The New York Herald Newspaper, March 8, 1871, Page 3

WASHINGTON. Republican Alarm at the Democratic Strength in the House. Bill for the Removal of Dis- abilities. The Spanish Minister Received by the President. uo New Feature in the mingo Question. St. Do- WasINGTON, March 7, 1871, Republican Scuatorial Caucas—Important Questions Considered The republican Senators nel a caucus this morn- fg for the purpose or considering the question of adjournmeni and rearranging the committees of the Senate for the new Congress. Senator Anthony, of Rhode Island, presided. Senator Morton callea attention to the fact that the House had passed a Fesolution providing for an adjournment on the 8th imst. He went on to say that, in his judgment, Congress should not adjourn without passing some measure for the better protection of life and property in the South. Senator Hamlin said that the President desired him to say that he hoped Con- gress would not fixa day for adjourning until he Bent amessage which he was preparing. Several Senators asked the nature of the message, and Senator Hamlin repliea that he understood it re- lated to the question of the condition of the South, Senator Morton then moved that tne House resolu- tion be laid on the table for the present, which was agreed to. It was also agreed thas the select committee on Southern outrages would make a pre- Maninary report on Thursday. A committee, consist- ing of Senators Sherman, Moriil,‘ot Vermont, Howe, Nye and Pooi was appointed to revise the com- mittees of the Seuate, with the unJerstanding that they would make @ report toa caucus to be held on Thorsday morning before the assembling of the Senate. The commiltee was instructed to form a new standing committee, entitled the Committee on Privileges and Elections, o~ Senatorial War on Mr. Sumner. There isarumor to-night that in the rearrange- ment of tle Senate committves an attempt will be made io remove Mr, Summer from the chairmanship ef the Committee on Foreign Relations, on accouat Of his hostility tothe President. It is underswod that Sumner does not trouble himself muck about the matter, and that he says he can stand it if the Senate can. Republican Alarm Over the Prospect in Con- % necticut. The republicans are somewhat alarmed as to the Tesult of the approaching election in Connecticut, and considerabie effort will be made to carry 1t. The democrats expect to carry all the Congressmen ex- cept in the Third district, where the republican ma- jority is over three thousand. The First and Second districts, which were represented by republicans in the last Congress, are so close that the dem-. ocrata hope, with an cxtra effort, to carrythem, thus leaving only one repub- Mcan from Connecticut in the House. Wiliam H. Barnum, democrat, from the Fourth district, had over two thousand majerity in 1868. He has been renominated, and, being a popular man, both in bis istrict and in Congress, will most likely be re elected. The fight will be made m the First and Second districts, where the democrats hope to gain largely over the vote of 1868. Drawing for Seate—A Disappointed Yankeo— Colored Members Standing Up for Their When the drawing for seats took place in the House last Saturday Ben Butler did not happen to be present. Ali the pest seats were, of course, selected upon that occasion, and Butler had to take @ back seat. This did not suit nim, and to-day he ‘was on the lookeut for a more eligible’ positicn, Among the fortunate ones at the drawing on Satur- @ay were ime negro members from South Carolma, Messrs. De Large and Rainey. ‘They “Selected seats near General Banks, on the left of the Speaker, about halfway up the hail, im @ commanding position. In scanning te hall Batler’s eye resied upon the seat occupied by De Large. He immediately coveted it, and going to the megro asked him if he had any objections to ex- change seats, The negro seeing it was Butler who addressed him modestly inquired:— «Where 1s your seat, Massa Butler?" “Back there,” said Ben, poinung to a seat away in the rear. “Well, I'll see about it,” said the negro. In the meantime Sergeant-at-Arms Ordway, who ig very persuasive with the negroes, went to De Large and succeeded in inducing him to change seats with Butler. Ginnery Twichell, another Massachusetts member, who had been unlucky in drawing a seat, secing the success of Butler with one of the negroes, concluded that he would try a similar game with the other. He immediately started for Rainey, the other lucky colored brother from South Carolina, and asked him if he had any objection to take a seat a little further back. Rainey was a member of the last House, and, coming i lave in the session, had been assigned a back seat. Unlike De Large he had nad fome experience, and he had no disposition to sepeut it, “Mr. Twichell,”” he said, weuld rather sit here.” “Well, you see,”"said Ginnery, with a smile that ‘was childliko and bland, “you won’thave much oc- casion to address the Speaker, and one of ¢hose Beats back there will sult just as well for writing letiers. You know our State has always stood up for the rignts of the colored people.” «Thank you,”’ said Rainey. “I think 1 would rather sit hore, if its all the same.” Ginnery went away, laboring under the impres- sion that a few weeks in the House has a wonderful effect upon a negro. Democratic Strength in the House—Conster- nation in the Republican Ranks. In the House the republicans seem to be fearfally demoralized at the sight of so many democrats, ‘They have no hope that a Ku Kinx bill can be passed, and very few of them, except the bold Ben Butler, have any idea of trying the experiment. The aemocrats, they allege, would keep them here all summer filtbustcring. Ben Butier says he ts willing to wy it, and he can stay as long as the democrats, Butler stated to-day that he did not intend togointo general legislation, but only to pass a bill for the Suppression of the Ku Kinx. One of his colleagues gaid the republicans could not pass a bill of that kind if they remained hero all the year. The indications are that the democratio side of the House will cx- ercise a wholesome restraint in the new Congress over the republicans, The latter, at least, seem to sppear to appreciate fully the democratic strength. A Disappointed Ex-Congressman—Minister Bancroft to be Retained at Berlin, The President informed a gentleman who called upon him to-day that he nad determined to retain Mr. Bancroft as Minister to Berlin, and that he could not, as he had expected to do, give Mr. Orth the place. When Mr. Orth, who retired with the last Congress, succeeded so weil in managing the San Domingo business in the House, tt was understood by both Orth and his friends that he would get this appointment. The President, however, has discovered that Mr. Bancroft is very popular at the Prussian court, and he aileges that the Germans ‘sist upon his remainining there. It 19 believed that Secretary Fish and bis Assistant Secretary, Mr. J.C, Bancroft Davis, who is a nephew of Minister Bancroit, have had something to do in prevailing upon the President to retain Mr. Bancroft at Berlin. The President offered tue Brazilian mission to Judge Orth, but he decitued it aud left to-night for his home in Indiana, considerably disgusted and disap- pointed. . ‘The Adjournment of Congress. The question of adjournment was the only thing Of interest in either House to-day. It ts still practl- cally unsettled, and will be until after the President sends in nis promised message on the condition of ataire in the Southern States, This messeme wil) a ve based om the evidence before the select com- mnittee of the Senate appointed to investigate alleged outrages at the South, together with other «ocu- ments now in the hanas of the President. The select committee wit! make a preliminary report on Thursday. The disposition in both Houses is to adjourn as speedily as possible. ‘A New Feature of the St. Domingo Question. Several owners of large steamers” and other ves- sels, NOW under foreign flags, have obtained from Baez & @o, Dominican registers, to be used in case of annexation, The owners of a line of foreign sieamers, running beiween the United States and Europe, have already secured this accommodation for over ten thousand tons, ‘The Colored Cadet. ‘The case of colored cadet Smith has not been dis- posed of as yet by the Secretary of War, and it is Probabie that action will be deferred until after the adjournment of Congress, Zhe Spanish Mluister Received by the Pre- wident. Mr. Lopez Roberts was received by the President to-day. The occasion was marked with unusual interest, the members of the Cabinet and the per sonal staf of the President being im attendance, and Mr. Lopez Toberts was accompanied by all the members and a:tachés of his legation in full court dress, Mr. Lopea Roberts delivered the following speech:— Mr. PRESIDENT—I inave received the high mission of Bese mM your hands the jetcer whereby his Ma- Jesty King Amadeus the First announced to you his advent to the throne of Spain. 1 hkewise have the honor to deliver that which accredits me in the bend of his Bovoy Extraordumary ana Minister 1enipotenuary in the United states of America. In @ few days it will be two years, Mr, President, since, on an occasion like the present, 1 presented to you the letters which accredited me in the same er | in the name of the Provisional Government form in Spain alter the revoiution of September, 1868, During tne time which has elapsed since then the sovereign Spamisn Cortes, elected by universal suffrage, haye settled in the most liberal manner the yest and most important ques- bons which greatly obstructed social reforms and the development of the juaterlal interests of the nation, and they have given to thelr country @ con. stitution in whieh, While tt embodies the most Libe- ral political prineiples, are recognized at the same time all the essential attributes of a monarchy, The rights of the Spanish people thus being recon- chied with the prestige and authority of the throne, on which reconciliation must rest the welfare and happiness @f free nations having a monarchical ferm ef government, the bonus of close friendship and the cordial relauons which have always existed between Spain and United States lead me to mage that they will now be still more closely drawn, which end, Mr. President, I shall make every effort in accordance with my duty and as the representa- tive of the wishes of hie Majesty the King, and I must express to you, before concluding, my pro- found and sincere thanks for the proots of good will which you have shown me while I have had the good fortune to_be in this republic, accredited near your person as Minister of Spain. ‘The President replied as follows:— Mr. Lopez RoBERTS—I congratulate you upon the mark of the continued coniidence of your gevern- ment which the pew credentials presented by you evince. ‘This cengratulation may the more cor- dial as it confirms the general opinion of your course during your past oficial residence here—a course distinguished by zeal and fidelity to your own country and by courtesy and censideration towards that to which you have been accredited. ‘rhe recent changes in public persons and aifairs in Spain are understeod to have been so amply sanc- ttoued by the popular will that they must be enurely acquiesced in, especially in countries whose govern- ments repose upon @ similar basis. I beartily desire that the new order of things there may tend to strengthen tne bonds of coer and good will which Dave always been maintamed between our respec- tive countries, and that the United States may never forget that Spain was therr useful friend at an early and critical period of their career. Dinner Party at the Spanish Minister’s. The Spanish Minister gave a dinnér party this evening, at which were present General Sherman, Postmaster General Creswell, Mr. Hooper, the Mints- ter of austria, whe Minister of Italy, Mr. Bille, Danish Minister, and Mrs, Bille; Mr. L. Strange, ef the British Legation, and Mrs. L. Strange; Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle, Mr. Berpandez, Aide-de-Camp to Mar- shal Serrano, and Mr. Delfrasse, Minister of Belgium, Removal of Political Disabilities. The following is the text of the bill reported to- day by Senator Robertson, of South Carolina, from the Select Committee on the Removai of Political Disabiliti¢s:— Be it enacted, &q, That all persons subject to any disability iinposed by the fourteenth amendment of the constitution of the United States are hereby re- lieved from such disability, previded that the follow- ed ing claases of persons are excepted fi rom the pro- visions of this act, that js to say:—First, all persons who, being members of the Congress 0! the United States, withdrew from their seats and aided the re- bellion; second, all onicers who, belng officers of the army or Davy of the United States, and being above the age of twenty-one years, left the army or navy and aided the rebellion; third, all persons who, being members iy ie. State conventions which adopted the pre ordaiances of secession and voted in favor Of the adoption of such ordinances. These excepted classes are reserved tor future segis- lation. Senator Rohertson says he will press the passage of his bill, to the exclusion of all others of a private or local character. Matilated Cnrrency Receivable in Payment of Postage Stamps. A Tenncssee postmaster enclosed to the United States Treasurer @ slip cut irom a recent North Carolina paper, setting forth that the postmaster at Hillsboro, N. ©, bas been fined two dollars and ninety dollars costs for refusing to receive mutilated currency in payment for postage stamps, and says that since the appearance of this article in print his oMce has been flooded with mutilated currency, and desires to know whether he 18 com- peled to take or may refuse the money so presented. Treasurer Spinner replies, stating that under the rules of the Treasury De- partment postmasters are authorized to receive such -currency for its full value in payment of post- age stamps when im cases of United States notes not more than one-twentieth of the note is missing, and in cases of fractional currency when not more than one-tenth is missing. When such notes and fractional currency are mutilated beyond the standard referred te no one is compelled to receive them for any part of their value, and the only place where such notes may be redeemed is at the United States Treasary. Customs Fees at Lake Por The Secretary of the Treasury to-day issued a cir- cular concerning customs fees on the Northern, Northeastern and Northwestern frontiers, which modifies the rates of fees hitherto charged in seve- ral important respects. Hereafter on the lake fron- tiers fees for clearances and entries of vessels will only be fifty cents in each case. The present fees are $2 60 and $1 50, according to the size of the vessel. Ali enrolled and licensed vesseis departing from or arriving at @ port in one collection district, to or from 2 port in another cellection als- trict, althougn touching at intermediate foreign ports, are exempt from the payment of the airect entrance fees aud from the payment of the tonnage tax. But in all such cases an entry and clearance must be made. Ferryboats running on routes, duly bonded and used exclusively for conveying sealed cars, under provisiens of section five and six of the act of July 20, 1866, and the regulations of the department, and ferryboats conveying passengers and their personal baggage only are not required to enter or clear, or to pay entrance or clear- ance fees, but the personal baggage so car ried is subject to the provisiens of section forty- six of the act of March 2 1799, and the act supplementary thereto. No fees other than those mentioned herein will be recetved in cases in which the vessels concerned navigate the waters of the northern, northwestern andj northeastern fron- tlers otherwise than by sea. Customs Surveyors and Collector#’ Fees. The Secretary of the Treasury has decided that a surveyor of customs is entitled to share with the collector the fees arising from the exportation of merchandise, in making his maximum salary, whether such merchandise 1s entitled to the beneuts of drawback or not. Subscriptions to the National Loan in London. ‘The Secretary ef the Treasury last nignt received an intimation that a large amount of the national foan will be taken In London, Personal. Senator Sumner was present at the session to day, seeming in better healtd than heretofore, Destitution Among the Russians in Alnska. The attention of the Secretary of State has been called to the fact that there are quite a number of Russians living at Sitka whpare in a destitute con- dition. They desire to leave that country, and ask that means for emigrating to Russian possessions may be afforded them. Opening of the Chesapenke and Ohio Cannl. Navigation on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was resumed to-day. A steam canal boat loaded with duke marble arrived to-night. Several boats with cargoes of coal from Cumberland are ex- here to-morrow. | | every d-—a one of them.’? THE REPUBLICAN COURT. s «Eighth Reception—Lent No Oastacle to Washingt Festivities—The British Commissioners and American Belles-- A Gay and Brilliant Entertainment. Wasuineton, March 7, 1871. After an intermission of one week Mre. Grant held her eighth reception this afternoon. Lent does not appear to have thrown as deep a shadow as usual over Washington gayety. T..is is in @ measure owing to the holding of the first session of the Forty-second Congress, The new members are m the city, some of them having their families with them, and Washington 1s over- flowing with strangers, It is provable that the members of the republican court circle have mag- nanimously concluded to sacrifice themselves a little longer for the entertainment of these people. Mra. Grant, being a constant attendant upon the Metho- ist church, does not believe in RUSHING THROUGH ALL THE GAYETY that can be crowded into the season and then going into sackcloth and ashes about it for six weeks, From the crowd at Mrs. Grant’s reception to-day one would imagine that very few distinguished people are strictly keeping Lent. The President was seen slow.y wending his way through the Green Room Into the Blue Room, as carefully observant, as ustal, Of all that was transpiring around him, and pausing now and then to exchange greeting with an ac quaintance, the latter, in every case, making the advance, The British MEMBERS OF THE JOINT HIGH COMMISSION were among the numerous visitors, After they had paid their respects to Mrs, Grant and the President, and been presented to Mrs, Senator Logam, Mrs. Marshal Sharpe, Miss Washburn and Miss Felt, tne ladies who assisted Mrs, Grant in receiving, they moved about the Blue Koom seeking out all the pretty ladies they had previously met,and being intro- duced to others. Eari De Gray’s English looking face Was seen hovering in the neighboricod of several beautiful belles, whom he critically examined through the eyeglass whicu every few minutes was percaed above his nose, A spray of lilac and white flowers, with green leaves, added to bis romantic appearance, LADY THORNTON AND LADY MACDONALD were among the notables present. Gail Hamilwon’s restiess, petite figure and bright, eager face dodged about here and there—now she Was in earnest cousuliation with the President; there she stopped to earess & Bunny faced child, and again she busiled oif i the direcuon ef a dashing belle. Miss Hamuiton’s oest friend could not con- sider her pretty, but taere is a nameless winning grace in her mauner despite its Lrusqueness. Mrs. Fish was present in an elegant carriage dress, as was Mrs. General Fremont, Mrs. Genera) Porter, Mrs. Secretary Delano, and a host of others. Madame Catacazy attracted the noice that she always does, more particularily as she is not cften seen at receptions. This reception was one of the most agreeable and brilliant that have been heid by Mrs. Grant this season, LIFE IN THE SOUTH. A Magistrate Murdered by a Nesro—Terribic Vengeance of the Citizeus—Six Negroes Killed~The Mayor of Meridian Compelied to Leave the City. MERIDIAN, March 7, ‘1871. Yesterday, during a trial of three negroes, betore Justice Brainlette, for rioteus conduct, one of the prisoners, named Finley, alias ‘Tyler, shot and instantly killed Justice Bramlette. An indiscrimi- nate firing ensued, and two negroes were killed in the court room. The negre who killed the Justice jamned from a second story window, but*was pursued and shot to death by ihe Sherif and his posse. ‘The citizens assembled in large numbers, and ‘with arms to assist the officers, and the Sherif was commanded to disarm the negroes, In the execution of this order several negroes were killed by the Sheriff's party during last night. The tota! numbers 0: persons killed, as far as is post- uvely known, is seven—six negroes and Judge Bramilette (white). The Mayor, Wiliam Sturgis, was, on his own re- quest this morning, after hapeny | is resignation, given safe conduct to the cars by citizens on his pledge to ge North and never return. Riot at Meridian—Old Scenes Re-enacted—A’ White Man Shot—Six Negrocs Killed—A Cuarpet-Baager Sent North—The City in the Hands of a Vigilance Committee. ‘ JACKSON, March 7, 1871. Ariot occurred at Meridian, Miss., ninety-tive miles from here, yesterday, during which Judge Bramlette, of the City Court, a white man, and eight or ten negroes were killed and a number of whites and negroeé wounded. A fire occurred on Saturday night destroying $75,000 worth of property, and Loften, a negio, was arrested as the incendiary and was being tried be- fore Judge Bramlette, when ‘Tyler, a nexro, rose | in the cuurt room and shot the Judge through the head, killing him instantly, A general melee ensued. Tyler and Loften were killed instantly; J, Aaron Moore, a negro and prominent polttioian, and member of the Mississippi! Legislature, who was | also a prisoner, a8 aceessory te the burning, was Shot, it 1s supposed, mortally. | Last night another fire ovcurred, destreying the church and other buildings. A meeting of the citi- } zens was held and « satety committee to co-operate | With the Sheriff m preserving order was appolated. | All ts now quiet. Mayor Sturgis, a Connecticut man, took a north | bound train last night, promising never to rewurn. | ‘The safety committee arrived here last evening to confer with Governor Alcorn in the matter. Ku Klux Ontrages in Sonth Carolina—Hant- | ing fer the Treasurer of York County— Negroes Buichered—Destroying State Arms. | ConoMara, S. ©., Maren 7, 1871. Intelligence received here from York county | states that a boly of men, numbering fifty or sixty, entered the town of Yorkville a few days since and | proceeded to Rose's Hotel, where the office of FE. M. Rose, the County Treasurer, is located. They broke | open the front door of the building with a battering | ram and stated that they came to obtain possession of Rose, the Treasurer, who, luckily, escaped. They demolished the papers, records and furutture of the office and then destroyed the liquors i in @ barroom also in the building, Tney then ; mounted their horses, which were picketed in the woods on the suburbs of the town, and after com- Mitting several other depradations repaired to the residence of Thomas Wright, colered, one of ihe Yorkville commissioners, who had alse taken the precaution to be absent. a day or two succeeding this a party of men dis- guised in black came at midnight to the rosidence of a negro namea Anderson Brown, living four miles north of Yorkville, whom they ordered to tol- low them. In a short time afterwards nis wife heard the reports of firearms. The next morning Brown's murdered body was found about two hun- dred yards from his house, with @ bullet hole through the forehead, a bali through the bowels and several small shot through the arms and shouidera. | Just previous to the above outrages a party of disguised men visited the depot at Kock Hull, where they tied the agent and then destroyed a large quantity of the State arms which they could not | carry off. This party was mounted and well armed. Acompany of the Highteeuth United States in- fantry arrived at Yorkvilie ou Monday, i or | THE HOLDEN IMPEACHMENT TRIAL. | anne | A Sad Story Detailed by a Wiiness—Ku Justifying Their Carolina, | RALEIGH, March 7, i871. | ‘The testimony in the tmpeachment irtai to-day, | with the exception of that of Luciida Morrow, a | colored wowan, witness for Governor Holden, was unimportant, She related a most horrible outrage, heretofore unpublished, which occurred in | Orange county about twelve months since, but which was perpetrated by Ku Kiax from Aiamance, One night aboat twenty-flve or thirty disguised i men came and broke open the house where | herself, husband aad three children resided. They seized and roughly handled her husband, who was dragged from the house with a rope round his neck. | She implored them not to harm her husbana, but they beat her back, and her husband begged to be aigwea to bid his wise and chiteren goutby. ‘This | was answered by dragging iin off and enrsing her. | She cried out oo Se the neigh nope Cosel ! vd some of the men say, “Go back and kt foo This caused her | to Keep silent, and she then took her children to the woods, where they rematned the entire nignt. The next morning she went in quest of her husband, ; To her horrer sho found lus body hanging, with that of her brother by tts side, not one hundred yarcs from the house. She had not seen her brother for several days before until his murdered body was found hanging side by side witn that of her usband. On a placard which was pinned to her husband’s body was written, in large letters, “All parnburn- ers ana women offenders we Ku Klux hang uatl dead! dead: dead!” In the oross-examination 1t was elicited that the negroes above executed were not only suspected, out actually known, to bave fred the barns of several planters, which were entirely consumed a short time previous Three Other Witnesses were examined. Crimes—Lyneb | FRIGHTFUL SHIPWRECKS. THE LOSS OF THE GENERAL OUTRAM. The Foundering of the Stenmer General Outram in the Indian Ocean—Filty-two Lives Losi. ‘The Bombay Gazette of January 28 gives details of the foundering of the steamer General Outram, Which resuited in the loss of 62 lives:— ‘The il fated steamer left Goa on Sunday evening, and all went weil until eariy on the following morn- ing. Shortly after three in the morning the wind, suddenly aud with scarcely any warning, came on hard from ali quarters, heavy and contrary seas broke over the vessel as hign as her masthead, aud, mid the confusion and darkness, ere any attempt to gave themselves could be made on the part of the crew or passengers, the Geneva! Outram heeled over to the port side. The loas of the ves- set 13 attributed simply to the unexpected change of the weather; wud, as to that, we may mention that on Saturday the steamship Elphin- stone brought to Bombay men who had been ‘washed asbore from no fewer than eight lost pat- tumars—only & portion of those which have been wrecked along the coast, It is believed by the survivors that the General Outram at once found- ered; but, at all events, passengers and crow were washed off tho vessel aud had each to do his best for itfe. There had beea some cargo on the deck, and if, with the boats, spars, planks and other loose materials, was launched over with the men, Doubtless some were stunned by the float. ing goods, but to others these were the means of preaebring: life. Of the boats nothing ia known y the men who have come to Bomoay, except that one, 4upposed to be the ifeboat, was seen stove in and could not be gotat. Captain Teas- dale caught hold of the saloon table, which had becn on deck, and clung to It for eight hours. He had lost sight of his wife, but when the vessel went over to port he saw his child in its nurse's arms, snatched it from her and kept it tor hours till frst death closed 1t3 little eyes and then the angry Waves swept it from his arms. The chief eugincer, Mr. Porrett, when swimming about near the ship, was struck by two “robing? and held on to them for an hour, Afterwards he was struck by a plank, and presuming it a betier support than the bundles which might have become so sodden as not to assist him, he relinquished them and held to the plank. The | first and second officers and one of the European 's are believed to have held out for a long as the captain or officers of the Phlox thought they saw the bodies of these gentlemen. Some of the passengers were on deck Wien the vessel heeled over, but there is lite doubt that many perished at once, Only thirty five are known to lave been afterwards picked up, and (hese, it seema, had @ terrible ume of it, © Wind was ogi | the sea was dashing and seething about fiercely, Above all total dark- | ness prevailed; ant thore the men had struggle | about, trusting to their ow desperate efforts au i} to @ support from whatever came within re for a temporary existence. Upwaras of a couple | of hours were spent by them tn this strugygie, | | sometimes holding by a spar, plank or heacuop, | atothers ightiag with the waves to recover the! lost preserver, aud not till daybreak did the sea quieter, and the survivors have a chance or time | to salute each other. Then ihe land became visibie, but at @ distance of many miles. The tae was, however, running in that direction, and a hope was entertained that the floating spars, with thelr living burdens, thight be wasted ashore, ‘That was again dispelled by the changmg of the current, and now, with the ristug snu beating on them, the fatiened and coverless men had but the prospect of being driven out to sea and the almost hopeless lope of meeting some auttinar or other vessel. Providentially, the hiex, on her passage from Bombay to Goa, hove in sight, after the men from the lost steamer had been In the water for some seven hours. She bore down to them and sent a boat to pick them up, which at once succored a bateh of thir. teen, including the captain, chicf engineer and the second engineer (a Mahometan), Who were struggling about within a radius of 600 yards. Captain Baker, of the Phlox, on learning the state of affairs, cruised about in the | y and rescuet in all thirty-five men up to four o'clock. Captam Teasdale was a deal injured on one ot his teet, but he bravely held owt and did his best for tne picking up of the other survivors. Ne more could be scen towards evening, and so the Pniox then made for Goa. The men received every attention on board and were sent on to Bombay pee steamship El- plinstone, which left Goa on Friday morniug and Treuched Bombay on Saturday evening, Up to the beginning of the week it was thought there was just a possibility that some others of the crew or passengers might have neld on and been washed ashore or picked up by some passing craft. Of such there is no hope now, however, and we fear those who are not now counted among the saved may be given up for lost. Amoug these | are tho following:—-Major M. W. Carr, Assistant | Superintendent of Madras Police. Mr, G. 8. Clay Messrs. Lawrence & Co.), Bombay, who was on 18 returh irom a holiday; Mr. Clay’s sorvant 15 among the survivors. Mr. D. Stewart, engineer, Bombay, on his passage to Boiwbay. Mr ana Mrs, Maundez and thelr two children; they were, we undersiand, on the passage [rom Madras, where Mr. Manunder kept a hotel. Mis. Teasdale and } catld, the wife and infant of the captain of the | General Outram, Mr. A. W. Milne, chief oficer of | the General Outram, formerly sccond officer of the j stcamsiip Magdala, THE LOSS OF LE CéRF, Particulars oj the Wreck ot the French Trane. port off Cape de la Hague and the Loss of Eleven Bandved Lives. {From the London Globe, Feb. 21.) Sir Harry Verney has received from a gentieman laboring In France in connection with the Society for the Reitef of the French SI and Wounded, a few particuiars concerning the loss of Le Cert, a French government transport, wrecked on the rocks of Cay le ia Hague on the night of February 6 to 7. On board Le Cerf were 1,080 Freucn wounded and convalescents and a crew ot 150 men. Of the jatter ten saved themselves on spars, &c. The | letier ts dated Calais, Saturday last, and says:— | In the fate of thi ship we are all most deeply interested, as {t contained 1.080 wounded soldiers, marines and sailors, all of whom had been cared for by diferent members of the National Soctety for the Relief of Sick and Wounded. They had been sent to Culais frora various parts of the north of France for embarkation, their destinations being Cher- bourg, Brest and Bordeaux. from which places they would be went on to their homes, | Many of them were the sons of gentlemen. They all arrived here without a sou im thelr pockets, clothes in | rags, and were billeted on the poorest fishin; People in Calais andthe lept, and had to seek villages, a: whose hosos the: i the casernes twice a day; a picee of dry bread water called soup were given them, and enough. Thus those poor starved soldiers, who bad sufered almost x martyrdom for their country, were to be seen dally wanderinz about the streets, {ality Weary, cold and hangry. ‘The French Societe pour Secours aux Blesses gave them a meal on their first rrival —nothing more. The wounded men on board the ill-fated Cerf were each and al! delighted to tell of the noble gifts that had been I Metz, directly after the had Wwas trom England, aud how many lives had been saved in consequence! Fuo- dreds were on board wuo had been wounded at Villers Bre- tonnenx and Amiens on the 26th ana 37th of November; these bad been cared for entirely by the F from the day of the battle untt! the 7 ‘of their departure, and | each carried with bim some substantial proof of England’ } symputhy for France in her hour of need. Saturday and Sunday, as ‘hey were departing, they came by dozens to thank their nurses. Others were parted from at the train where many a noole man, with the greatest politeness and courtes: OR and over again declared that England had | r Hives, A FRUE HT IN JERSE Attempt to Whip a Jersey City Journalist io Trentoa—sharp Taciivs—The Enemy | Ronted—Jersey City Victoriom TRENTON, March 7, 1871. Mr. McDermott, editor of the Jersey City Herald, Was assaulted to-night, at seven o'clock, while | Oswego screecher found this out just in time to NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1871—TRIPLE SHEET, THE STATE CAPITAL. The Two Houses of the Legislature in a Busy Mood, SENATOR BRADLEY'S NEW POLICE BILL, A Movement Toward Improyv- ing the Efficiency of the Officers of the Force. A QUEER DIVORCE BILL. The Brooklyn Police—Discussion on the Proposed Increase of Pay. ALBANY, March 7, 1871. The Legislatare has finally determined to go to WORK IN DOWNRIGHT EARNEST, Judging from the way in which the lower house Went about its business this morning, and the em- phatic “No? which the majority gave to every motion made to adjourn before the usual hour, In one sense the day Was an extremely dull one; that is, no new biils of any 1mportance were introduced, and no measure that came up tn any form whatever, with but one exception, was deemed of suficient moment to provoke even an inquiry from anybody. So lively discussions were only remarkable by their utter absence, This, probably, would nov have been the case had Littlejohn been in his seat, for Alvord was on Land bright and carly, with bis same white beard and RIP VAN WINKLE LOCKS trimmed to a fashionaple nicety, tanks to the cltp- ping skill of some good republican tonsoralist away up In Onondaga, and he was spoiling fora scrimmage all the morning. It may be that the keep out of the way. had it not been for the However, filibustering efforts of Irving, of New York, aud ONeill, of the county | Antrim, Mr. Griffin would have knocked the general duness in the head with his speech on “Bonds and mor , and why they should not be taxed.” Grifin bas spent considerable ume over this speech, which, they say, 1s brimfui of wit- Ucisms and overflowing with all Kinds of jokes at the expense of tne Ways and Means Committee, He has so far not opened his moutn on any occasion since he has becn a member, and Mr, Selkreg aud his backers on the radical side of the house think ft rather unfair thaé the democrats should always STAND IN THE WAY when he Cesires to make himself heard on the momentous subject of which his speech 1s to treat, ‘To-morrow, When the subject comes before the com- Muittee, 1t may be that those in favor of the bill now before the House will be able io euchre the other side. At any rate, if GriMu gets recognized by the Speaker he will ceriainly “make Rome howl.” In this matter of the absence of all discussion, I repeat, the Gay was a dull one, but the business done was immense, and if the members continue for a week or so 40 be as anxivus to clear away from the Speaker's table the pile of smail bills that now overwhelm it, as they seem to be now, there will be good reason to talk‘about AN EARLY ADJOURNMENT, ‘The lower house were in Committee of the Whole all day long, and passed no Jess than forty-five bilis, Ir that isn’t busiuess seme people would like to know what ts, The one exception to the general unimportance of the bills wiich I have already alluded to was one introduced by Senator Bradiey, vis A NEW POLICE BILL, which makes the Police Commissioners the trustees | Of tue Police Insurance tund, and authorizes them to deduct one dollar per month from tne pay of each member of tne force, and arrange a scale of pen- sions for disabled oflicers and their heirs. The roost extraordinary feature of the measure is that it em- powers tue Commissioners to disiaiss, without trial, by @ nnamimous vote, any captain, sergeant odicer or clerk in their employ, and i they ave fit pension hun mM @ sum nob move chan one-half the pay he had been receiving. The object no doubt of this feature tg 10 enable the Commissioners to get rid of a good deal of the drifiwoou which is now Noating about Mi the uniforms of sergeants and even capuuus, and which Is Of no eartuly good to the force whatsoever. AS matiers now siaud the Coim- missioners cannot get a govd-for-nothing sergeant out of the way except on ‘charges preferred,” and as many of them, whe bemg of no account as polive oiticers, Keep themselves straight enough not to be put on trial for auy otfence, ihe disadvantage of the present Jaw can be seen at @ glance. Peopie who are familiar with the status of our present se geauts of police in your city wil, no doubt, heartily applaud this bill, if the Coimisston ently make use Of it te get off thelr shoulders a load which, besides being too heavy for tue Comission to carry, 18 tue jurious to the department at large, if, when tiey | gel the new power, they exercise it rigitly, by plac- ing men Of Inteillgence in the places of many of the present sergeants, who can searcely WRITE THEI OWN NAMES or spell the simplest word in the English langnage courectly, and who can never tell the difierence pe- tween adrunken man and oue in convulsions, the morale ot the police force will certainly not lose by the innovation. The present Commissioners are | men of experience, and will doubtiess take tne | right view of the maiter, and not allow outside politicians so to make use of the new power given to the Board that good and meritorious men shall be made to stand aside, without being able to say a word in their own defence, only to make Tor less experienced and Jess worthy persons, whese only recommendation will be that they have “in- fluoence in ihe ward.” THE NEW DIVORCE BILL. Among the many bills reported formally upon to- Gay by the committee to which they were reicrred was Mr Baylis’ divorce bul. This measure 1s on a par, althougi it is not quite s0 bad a bill, with that latroduced in the Senate about a month ago. It gives the Supreme Court discretionary power vo allow any pariy against whom @ <lecree of divoree } Inay have been granted to remarry, provided three years lave elapsed after the time the decree was made, Jn other words, the guilty party has only te wait patiently three years, no matter how black was his guilt, und he can try his hand again in the matrimonial market. Then, if he gets decreed against again, anotier three years of waiting, and so on, ad itbiium. Of course it woud be ridiculous to argne that everybody whom the bill would “benent” would use it as a facile means to legahze his infidelities, out it virtually gives the guilty party in a divorce case a sort of Immunity which In pis State, some people think, will not be regarded with inuch favor. ERIF AGAIN. Mr. Lewis’ Railroad bill, introduced in the Sen- ate to-day, has not oaly the same end In view as the | Goodrich bill—the repeal of the Brie Classification in company with two frieads, on Assanpink | bridge. four men came ont, and one of them asked Mx. McDermott if he was editor of the paper named. Upon receiving an affirmative reply the | stranger then began to pummel Mr. McDermott, but the latter returned tae attack mest vigorousiy. McDermott’s two friends and the three romainiig irangers soon took part in the fray, which ended in the complete discomiture of the attacking ane three of whom were severeiy Deaten, and the fourth man only escaped similar punishment by making good use of hus legs. McDermott aitributes the attempt to whip him to some articles he had written against a prominent repuolicau member of che Legisiature. No arrests | have been made nor were avy of McDermow's as- sailants identified. THE CAMPAIGN IN CONNECTICUT. Jack Rogers in New Haven—A Telling Spee: Betore the English Clab—A Democratic Vice tory Anticipated. New Haven, Marcii 7, 1871. A.J, Rogers made the opening speech this even- ing before the Engtish Ciub of Uus city, and spoke for nearly two hours to 4 large and most enthustastic audience, ‘The speech was an admirabie one, and | the hits made upon the administration of General | Grant were so pointed that the speaker Was re- | p edly taierrupted with applause. The campaign is now fairly opened, and there is hardly a question that Governor English will be re-elected by a iargely increased majority ISSISSIPPI_PLITICS. The Legisiature Evading Their Datics—An Election to be Ordered by the Governor. JACKSON, March 7, i871. The Legislature has been trying to evade the en- actment of laws preparatory to holding an election | this fall. i Yesterday Governor Alcorn informed a committce thath he weald order an election for al! offices to be filled under the constitution, whether they enacted the |i or not. He algo informed the committee that he would not occupy his senatorial chair unt the clection should be held in November, act—but it goes further, The Goodrich bil touches the Erie folks alone, while Mr. Lewis’ includes boin the Hudson asd Cen ‘The one leit it op- donal with the two latter roads to make use of the three-fifths rule in the election of directors; the lat- ter cempeis them to elect at the next clection a full board, aud forbids that, at subsequent elections, the stockholders shall elect directors ior the three en- sumg years. RAIATAY EXTENSION, A bill was introduced in the senate author! the Seventi Avenue Rallway Company to ext ci to Seventh avenue. THE BROOKLYN POLICE QUESTION. There Was quite a lively discussion this evening | over the Brooklyn Police bil, during which the dele- gation fron that village created qnite a breeze all among themselves. good deal of interest was Manifested in the discnssion, aud several members oi the other Honse were on the oor while tne Kings county chickens were tearing «each other's | feathers out, and seemed to ve highly amused at the exhinition. W YORE LSGISLATURE. Nr Nas Senate. ALBANY, March 7, 187, MILLS (NTRODUCED. ir, Lnwis—Reyealing the act of 1869 amending the act of 1668 ing to the Erte, New \ ork Central, Hudson River and Harlem fuliroad companies, and providing that at the next meeting of the stockholders for the tlection of directors of each company the whole Goard shall'go out of office, and at that election and ail subseuent elections the stockholders present. ia person or by proxy, shall elect directors for the then enaaing your. Company of ty Mr. CAVLDWPIL—Incorporating the Port Mi bouse aud Elevator Company, - ie eatey By Mr. Woon: xtending the act for the incorporation of imanutacturiag and mining companies, €c., to the business: of preserving and deaiing in meats, by Mr. CAGLDWELL—To protect southern boulevard of Morrisanta, 'y Mr. bRADLEY~ Authorizing the Brondiay and Seventh Aveuue Ratiroad Company of New York to extend. Weir track; alao amending the charter of the Police Life In- surance Company by transferring the custody of the fuads from the Chamberiain to the Police Commissioners. It allows a pension af three hundred dollars and a deduction of and keep In repair the its track aiong Fourteenth street, from Union square | poe * | po | appeare bin objections, whitch are, in effect, that extating !a tor po ey 's oul ot be interfere! Myon 3 abd which in this caso he take d ext bill was then rejectes. > Mee he thlaks a Incorporating the Htc RRVORTED, corporating the Pasitmatic tvs Railway Co 5 thoriging the construction of au arinosy In Syracises Ieee porating the Coatrai Savinyn isank oC Newt ork + ineorpos rating the New York Advertising Company wiatory of the genioral act for the Incorpuration a: viltagent for a ateout railfoad In Aubnra; amend the Brooklyn Turnverein; ye of Pharmacy. MMITTEE OF THR WHOLE, if ‘comm tive whol Was annomneed . ML. Norton, Murphy, sur ‘The following sub by the | Freaident: jan ks, C.F. Norton, Kenn odin'and Soott. bt Authorizing the village of Youke ‘onds for eertal purposes: 1 amend the act correcting abuses In relaying Pema in New i operty owners, allowing Ji ces of the Supren igued to hold general terms ia to fix times and places esion Of m bridge o ation; — amending — the Iiorary at Buffalo; the Sisters’ of | Charity incorporating the Harlem ding the act authortzing town aub- scriptions tn Ulster, Deieware, Greene and Schoharie coun- ties to the Rondout and Oswego Railroad; relative to the vokiyn Fire Department, making provision for tue sale of property ; amendiuy the ohiartur of the soolety for the protec- ion of destitute Roman Cathole children tn New York, PROGRESS REPORTED. Incorporating the bast Kiver and Bushwick Underground Railroad Company, THE CANALS, A communication from the New York Chamber of Com- merca, relative to canals was received and ordered tobe printed PM. Kecess until Evenuiag Session. The Senate met again at half-past seven o'clock P. M. BULLS PASBRD. ‘The bill relative to the acquisition of property by the Ame- rican Bociety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was passed. ‘The bill, amending the charter of the Williamsburg Sharp- shooters’ Soctety of Hrooklyn was passed, wasn KNERAL ODER, The following entitled Wits were disposed of as noted :— rennlaralug tue boundaries of Auburn, Ordered to a third ading. 6: Authorizing the election of m police juatiee at New Ro- chelie, Third reading. To enable the towa of New Rochelle to raise money to erect a new town hall. Third reading. To amend the act to fucihtate the construction of the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad ao as to make the town and city and village couuusaioners elective by the peopie. ng. A ng the clerks of certain counties to appoint addi- tional and apecial deputies. ‘Third readin, Mr. GrNur gave notice of a bill to authorize the Second Avenus Kelitoad Company to extend their tracks. your Assembly. ALDANY, March 7, 1871, BILL PASSED. Amending and consolidating acts reiating to the villnge of Peekskill; providing for the election ot a tax recetver for the town of Rye; amending the charter of the Loauers’ Bank of New York city; authorizing the Syracuse and Northern Rallway Company to construct and maimtaln a bridge over the Oswego canal; authorizing the Governor and Senate to appoint an inspector of ¢: rs, to realde in New York, who whall appoint two —one in Albany and one In Brooklyn ; to operty who shall fraudent ‘or otherwise dispose of - y mortgaged to them; relative to the Marine New ork: Ip po eed the Driving Park Assoctation; authorizing the city of jamton to borrow money for the purpome of enlarging the County Cou't Housd grounds: fnoorporating the Kast Chester Savings Bank ; por- viding (or the election of a supervisor at Intge in Kingn eounty ; fi foes of aberitfs, except in the counties of New York, Kings and Wertcuester; providing for the ap- ointment of a public administrator for te county of Kings ¥ Surrogate; amending the charter of the Eraployment and Indemafty Company of New York; authorizing the cliy Of Troy to raise mouey, by tux, to bulld bridges over the Poestenkill croex; amending the act fixing the time of holdiug the the boards of super. visors’ of iy; tO clange the name of the First Universalist churen of Hndson; to facilitate the construction of the Lake Ontario Shore Railroad ; amen the charier of the American Congregational Union of the city of New Yor«; {ncorporating the Matteawan Savings bank; authorizing the eppolutment of an incerpreter tor the Fourth aud }ifth District Courts of Brook! y: ~ fring the city of Troy to take water from the Hudson river; defining the quailfications of attorneys and solicitors at law. DUIDGE OVER LAKE OIAMPLATN, Mr. Weed evolution calling om the Canal Board for in- formation o the eifect ou navigation of the construction of a bridge over Lake Champlain was adopted. ‘Kecess until half-past seven P. M. Evening Session, GENFRAL ORDER—DESATN ON THE BROOALYS POLIO£ AG oT. Biils on general orders were considered end the following disposed of aa noted:— Amending the #rooklva Police Act. Mr. JAcons moved to amend by increasing the pay of the Chis? of Police from $1,600 to $6,000, that of servenate from 1,200 to 41,600, of pairolnen trom 1,000 to $1,200 and doormen from 8400 to 2900, Mr. Jacovs cxplained that the salaries, ax ixed in the Dill, were those agreed upon last year, under the prensure of economy, but ithns bei found toat they were taudequate, and the taxpayers were in tavor of the proposed increase: Mr. Jacobs continued to speak fur some time In advocncy of the proposition. Mr. Goonaict was opposed to the Increase of salaries, ‘Tuey were last year !ixed prospectively, Ko. that thosn ofilcers who thought they could uot live on them might rewlun on the Ist of January. The city was laboring under a terrible taxa tion-—a taxation amowning to four percent on e was atly depressed iy it. It was, in facta drug in market. He telt somewhat embarrassed by this proposition, yot ho felt it his duty to oppose tt. Mr, MOBELRY auld {t was ajdisagreeable duty to op pose this motion because it was a woll known fuct that the polleemen of Brooklyn were a worthy class of citizeos and earned, fasthfully earned, their money. Last year iis coltengue (Sr. Jacobs) had amended the bi'l by Oxing the salaries of these men, saying tuat they could accept the salaries or not, and gave them until the fst of Jaquary to decide, and now, when & bill le introduces here to amend the act th otuer partion Jars, this amendment is moved. He hoped tue motion wou.d ‘not prevail. Mr, JAcons sald he would repeat what he said before, and that was that a vast majority of ths taxpayers ask for this increase of salary, and that was enough for him. Whea hfs constituents—and they were thos most tateres‘ed In the matter—agk hin to do an act here ho constderet ft his duty to do It. did not care what this or that man may aay, be listened to his constitueats. One man, a polttical opponent of his, who pald taxes annually amovaiting to mineiy thou. sand dovars, had asked him to go for the increase. Mr. BAYLI6 anid he represented the ricbeat district i the city; that he knew many of his constituents had signed the petition for this Increase, but they had signed thea through fear. He read the resoltitions wiopted by the Poiee Com- mistioners deprecating any increase of pay. Mr. Jacobs said If the gentleman would taro to the bill be would find thatin this bill drawn by the Board of Police Commissioners, who bave objected to an inerenss of pay to policemen, they have increased their own pay. (Languter.) Mr, Mos) auld Cant, while the pay of xome of the Com- d been fngreused, that of others had been ex Urely cancelled, showing a het gata of #1,W00 to the city. Me. Goomnrcit sald he waa informed also by the slaners of the petition that they had signed, hecanae If they nad not they were air ‘The motion to increase the pay ot 35. t0 34. ‘rhe motion to increase the pay of sergeants was lost. The question then betng upon the increase of the pay of patrol. men from 1,00) to 81,200, Mr. Hasted made « strong appeal in behalf of the Increavog Mr. MOSELRY repited® that the object of this bill_ was to ity of yn habitable by tue poor. He was einen Were deserving man— put this bill was the entering i furniah homes in Brooklye New York. as carcied. jd their property would not be protected. Li Net of Police was iost— reaay ty cone poor men, (oo, in many enves ; wedge for such economy as W! Jor those Wuo now overcrowd the tenements ‘The motion to increase the pay of patrolin Mr. GooODLLOH moved to reduce the pay of captains from $2,000 to 1,000. ont Mr. JAcons moved to make the salaries of sergeants 81.40) ench. Carried, ‘The bill was then orderod to a third reading. BILLS DISPOSKD OF IN COMMITTEE OF THE WIIOLR Amending the act relative to Hei) Gate pilots. Tue first section, witch established new rates, wus airicicen ou leaye ing the present rates to stand Give years longer, aud tbe ofll was then ordered to « third reading. Providing that persons who Lave honorably served seven PeNts im the National Guard shail be exempt from Jury duty ‘the payment of highway taxes, and a deduction of 500 each ent i the auseasuient of thelr real and personal estate, Third n i ‘Reauiring the Union Ferry Company to run a boat at Cathe arine ferry once every Sftean minutes late at might Third reading. The bill reducing rates of wharfage tn New York and Brooklyn, a8 regards elevators, was recommittea to the Comuntiee on Commerce and Navigation, On motion of Mr. Jacobs the Assembly adjourned. THE XEW HAMBURG DVASTER. Continuation of the Investigation by the Legisiative Committee—Levter fram the Inventor of the Patent Brakes. ALBANY, Maren 7, 1871. Ata session of the Joint Ratiroad Committee this afternoon, to continue the tnyestigation of the New Hamburg railroad disaster, a letter was read from Mr. Creamer, Inventor of the patent brakes, whicn were on the express train, describing the purpose and manner of using the brakes, He says it isthe duty of the engineer to pull in the bell cord till itis taut, and he should not, ag in this case, according to the testimony, Cail on the fireman todo so, Ife also says his brakes have been tn use thirveer years, and never betore had it ever been said that they raited. Also, Uf properly used, @ train can be stopped in 800 or 000 feet. ‘This letter, Which was written frum e, TIL, by Orcamer, stating that tt was im- ible for him tc be present, was put in as eri- dence. ‘The chairman stated that as Judge Fairenitd, who on venalf of the railroad company, was unavoidably absent, it might be proper, as that gen- tieman had requested, to postpove the fucther ex- anitnation a day or two and to 4x a day for tne Close of the examination. The General Supermtendent of the railroad sald he thoaght st would be an accommodation to the company if tncre was time given to cxumne tae testimony, 3 portion of which only had te-day beem placed 13 hy It Ti he did not Know but it wontd give time euoaga. The committee then adjourned to Thursd iy afver- boon next, at tour o’clocs, with the understanding That the case Would then be closed up. WINNIPEG. DissatisTaciion Among the Cauadian Volare teore—Revival of the Nerthwese Difil-alites Foared—Kavages of the smuilpex om tho Plains. 18 hands. norsday Was azre:d upon TonoNnTo, March 7, ist. ‘Advices received from Winulpeg, dated February 15, state that a good deal of cussausfaction exists among the volunteers owing to alleged favorittsm of diferent batalions. A volunteer who had been ordered under airest, supported by bis comrades, fired hia rifle at and severely wounded the corporal of the guard. “A revival of the dimeuities i the northwest are possible, Tho meeting of tue Provinetal has been delayed autil alter the selection of the Dominion remeseutatives. The members will en- one dollar per mouth from the ch poitceman for the fund, ‘The Cormmissiovers bave power, by a uvanimous vote, to diam! wergeant or’ clerk. and piace ‘on the more than half pay. + VE! MESBAQE. ‘Fee Governor returned a bill to amend certain laws, with deavor to postpyae the siting autil the present ex- citement Dos s:bsatded. ek oe age Breter, who bw peri Mountain House, reporis great ravages on the plains aud in tue mission.