The New York Herald Newspaper, March 25, 1871, Page 3

WASHINGTON. Important Proclathation by _ the President. Lib ANARCHY IN SOUTH CAROLINA. The Armed Bands Ordered to Disperse in Twenty Days. Mr. Sumner’s St. Domingo Resolu- tion Before the Senate. ‘WASHINGTON, March 24, 1871, Proclamation by the President on Disorders im South Oarolina—The Military Power to be Used to Enforce the Laws. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMBRICA—PROCLAMATION, ‘Whereas it is provided in the constitution of the ‘United States that the United States shall protect every State in this Union, on the application of the Legislature or of the Executive, “when the Legis- lature cannot be convened,” against domestic vio- Jence; and ‘Whereas it is provided in the laws of the United States that, in all cases of insurrection in any State, or of obstruction to the laws thereof, it shall be laws ful for the President of the United States, on appll- Pation of the Legislature of such State, or of the Executive “when the Legislature cannot be con- vened,” to call forth the militia ef any State or States, or to employ such part of the land and naval forces as shall be judged necessary for the purpose of suppressing such insurrection or of causing the laws to be duly executed; and Whereas I have received information that com- Dinations of armed men, unauthorized by law, are uew disturbing the peace and safety of the citizens of tne State of South Carolina and committing acts of violence in said State of a character and to an extent which render the power of the State and its ofMcers unequal to the task of protecting life and property and securing public order therein, and Whereas the Legislature of said State is not now im session and cannot be convened in time to meet the present emergency, and the Executive of said State has, therefore, made application to me forsuch part of the military force of the Unitea ‘States as may be necessary and adequate to protect @aid State and the citizens thereof against the do- mestic violence hereinbefore mentioned and to en- force the due execution of the laws, and Whereas the laws of the Untted States require that, ‘whenever it may be necessary, in the judgment of ‘the President, to use the military force for the pur- pose aforesaid, he shall forthwith, by proclamation, command such insurgents to disperse and retire ‘Peaceably to their respective abodes within a lim- ited time. Now, therefore, I, Ulysses 8. Grant, President of ‘the United States, do hereby command the persons comprising the unlawful combinations aforesaid to @isperse and retire peaceably to their respective ‘eboaes within twenty days from this date. In witness whereof! I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be amxed. Done at the city of Washington, this 24th day of March, in the year of our Lord 1871, and of the independence of the United States the ninety- filth. U. S. GRANT. By the President: HaMI.ron Fisu, Secretary of State. oe: New England Stratesy Successful—Sumner’s St. Domingo Resolutions Before the Senate— A New York Senator Flanked. Senator Sumner, with his accustomed persistency, brought forward his St. Domingo resolutions again to-day, and finally succeeded not only in getting them introduced and read, but an order made to print them. « Senater Conkling, who is a very bitter oppo- nent of Summer and an equally active friend of the President, led the forces against the introduction of the resolutions, He made the point of order that in view of the passage by the Senate of the Anthony resolution, restricting legislation to ,a bill for tne suppression of tne Ku Klux, Sumner’s resolutions could not be ‘received, much less con- Bidered. Yesterday, when Sumner failed to get in his resolutions, the chair was temporarily occupied gy Mr. Anthony. To-day the Vice President was in the chair. He ruled that there was nothing in the An- thony resolution to prohibit the introduction of Sumner’s resolutions, which were not in the nature of legisiation. Conkling, who seemed par- facularly averse to the reading of the reso- lutions, questioned the correctness of the ‘Vice President’s ruling, whereupon Colfax, who has all the parliamentary laws and precedents ever framed or made at his tongue’s end, just asa school boy has his alphabet, immediately turned to @everal precedents which justified ms decision. Conkling was not convinced, but the resolutions were read, This was one point for Sumner. The next thing was to get them introduced, printed and placed on the calendar. Had Conkling maintained ‘the position which he took at the ottstart this ‘Would have been dificult of accomplishment, but after the resolutions had been read he rose, and, 1n a sort of sarcastic way, announced thathe had no objection to any particular resolutions being offered by any Senator. He intimated that if Sumner had asked unanimous consent to introduce the resolu- tions he woud, perhaps, not have objected. The Wily Massachuselts Senator took Conkling at his Word, and, taking what the latter had said in good faith, appealed to the Senate for unanimous consent to get in the resolutions. Probabiy Conkling did not expect this result, but, in view of what he had fast said, he could not very well object, and the resolutions were introdiced. Sumner sat down nd laughed heartily over his success, The people im the galleries seemed to sympathize with him, for they not only iaughed at the discomflture of Conk- ling, but broke out into a hearty applaase, which ‘was speedily checked by the Chair. Sumner gave notice that he had a speech ready to deliver in sup- port of the allegations contained in the resolutions, and that he would sustain every word of them by the testimony of official documents. The speech is quite lengthy, and is said to be very severe, though mot personal, upon the Prestdent’s course towards Hayti. He will probably deliver it on Monday. Republican Opposition to Conferring Addi- tional Powers Upon the President. The select House committee of nine, to which was referred the special message of the President upon the condition of the South, held a meeting to-day, but came to no conclusion. Two important mem- bers of the committee, General Butler and Mr. Dawes, are absent from the city and could not be present at the meeting to-day. There was an in- formal discussion of that feature of the Prest- Gent's message which asks that additional Power be conferred on the Executive. The Tepublicans upon the commitice, with the exception of Judge Sheilabarger, the chatr- man, were generally agaiust conferring such power upon the President, even temporarily, Of course the democrats are against it inevery shape. ‘They wilt oppose all iegislation of the Kind sug- gested by thé Presiuent in his message. Whe President’s Proclamation on South Caro- lina Affairs, Tho proclamation of the President issued to-day relative to South Carolina and the disturbances there will serve to strengthen the position of those Fepudlicans who have been asserting the existence NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MAROH 25, 1871—TRIPLE of the Ku Ktux at the South. At rhe end of twenty days mentioned in the proclamation it Is the pur- pose of the President, should the disturbances con- tinue, to throw a large force of cavalry into South Carolina to pnt an eng to them, Nominations Confirmed. The Senate, in executive session to-day, confirmed the followmg nominations: — Horatio ©, Newopmb, of Indiana, Assistant Secretary of he Interior; James 'T. Rapier, Assessor Internal Revenue, nd district of Alabama;'Wiillam D, Franklin, Register miieothes Ohio; James Rowe, Receiver, Chillicothe. Obio; William Stephens, Register, Wall ‘Territory ; Anderson Cox, Receiver, Wallawalla, Washington Territory; David T Corbin, United States Attorney for South Carolina; William Pound, Fostmaater, Yankton, Da- a. Tho Senate to-day rejecied the nomination of E) F, Jennings to be Assessor of Internal Revenue fo! the Third district of Alabama, Nominations by the President. The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day:— Horatio C. Newcomb, of Indiana, to be Assistant Secro- ‘of the Interior; Joseph Rowe, } be Receiver of Public Mongy at Chilloothe, Ohio; William B. Franklin, to be Regis bee Sete berg ie Lepage be Yager, for the 4 wil Reventi. Twelfth diairct of Mingle: Williaa Hy Robb, fer the Eights district of On10; Joseph Mason, for the Twenty-second dis- ee or de 1 Revenue, [ly Stephani, for the “Ansessore na aot en 4 Sixth district of Ilinois; gh . Graham, for the Fourth district of Virginia; Horace Candee, for the Twenty-third district of New York, Judge Otto’s Resignation. Judge Otte, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, has resigned, the resignation to take effect upon the nomination of his successor. Subscriptions to the New Loan. The subscriptions to the new loan to-day were two and a half million dollars. Governor Holden, of North Carolina. Governor Holden came to Washington to testify before the Senate select committee on Southern outrages, but having been taken sick he has not testified, His removal on the impeachment from the Governorshlp of North Carolina took place dur- ing his absence from that State, He is still here, as are also Judge Settle, who was a principal witness in the Senate investigation, and Colonel Kirk, the commander of the militia of North Carolina, who was prominent in the Alamance and Caswell county affairs, Personal. Lieutenaut Governor Ranster, of South Carolina, together with twenty or more others, inclucing members of the Legislature of that State, white and colored, have arrived here, Their business has ref- erence to the disturbances in South Carolina, THE JOINT HIGH COMMISSION. No Business Transacted Yesterday—More Gastronomic Diplomacy in Prospect—The Fishery Question Under Consideration. WASHINGTON, March 24, 1871. The English members of the Joint High Commis- sion were engaged to-day in preparing the mail for the home governmeat, and as Secretary Fish was obiiged to attend the session of the Cabinet, there was no meeting of the Joint Hign Commission to- day. The English Commissioners dined at home, and at nine o’clock this evening visited the resi- dence of Senator Sprague aud paid their respects to Chier Justice Chase. ‘This aiternoon Secretary Fish called on the British Commissioners at their residence to pay his re- spects, To-morrow evening Sir Edward Thornton will give a dinner to the Commissioners at his resi- dence, ry The Commission have not got beyond tne fishery question, and there does not seem to be much pros- pect of a satisfactory adjustment of the points of dispute between the Canadians and our New Eng- land fishermen. It 13 understood that Colonel John Warren, who claims redress for imprisonment in England, has been informed that his memorial will be brought up for consideration whenever an opportunity shall present itself, The present indi- cations are that the consideration of clatias of this class is, to say the least, exceedingly remote. In this connection it is stated that all claimants will receive timely public notice, should any arrange- ment be made for the adjustment of their claims, as to what may be required from them in the way of additional payets or testimony. RELIEF FOR SUFFERING FRANCE, For some time past the Chamber of Commerce here have been collecting and transmitting funds for the relief of the sufferers by the war in France, This money has been sent to a committee in Lon- don, which committee chose one of its members, Mr. H.T. Parker, who, at some personal sacrifice, went to Dieppe, Keuen and other places as the almoner of New York’s beneficence. Letters have just been received by the Chamber, in which Mr. Parker gives the result of his investigations, The town and canton of Dieppe contains 24,000 inhabit- ants. The Reitef Committee of that town provides for 116 families of soldiers and fifty-one families of sailors left destitute, to whom they pay avout 6,000f per month, and will have do so for at least a year A month’s subscription was left in their hands. AtGrana and Petit Couronne the Germans were still in possessioa March 6, aud had sacked both places and broxen and destroyed what they could not use or send away; 10,000 irancs were left there. The same was true of the village of Monli- neux, which has been the scene of three severe conficts from December 80 to January 4; 15,000 francs were left there. In the Department of the Seine [nferieure 2,300 persons are supported at a cost of 20,000 francs per month; Mr. Parker left 10,000 irancs for their aid. Reuen has been sustain- Ing 34,000 people—wives and children of workmen out of employment during tne winter. In Bourg Achard thirty families out of 1,200 inhabitants are utterly destitute, and for their relief 2,000 francs were left with the relief committee. Bourg Therould, @ Village of 700 inhabitants, was so completely sacked by the Germans that the people had nothing to eat for two days, and then were glad to pick up the crumbs thrown away by the soldiers; 2,000 francs | more were left there. At Etrepagny 2,000 francs were Jeft, and @ similar amount at Hebeco:rt. Mr. Parker was to investigate the distress at Rouen and afterwards proceed to Paris, PETER COOPER'S PREDICAMENT, Miraculous Escape of the Venerable Philan- 7 thropist. At noontime yesterday Mr. Peter Cooper was dniving up Liberty street m that antique vehicle of his so well known to New Yorkers, The ancient genticman was looking well and hearty, and was apparently thinking of some charitable enterprise, when suddenly a heavy truck, which was just in front of Mr. Cooper’s gig, gave a lurch backward, the wheels having struck the Guidet stone Pavement on Broadway, which is a tew Inches higher thai the “Nicolson on Lanerty street. Mr. Cooper's gig was forced back on another truck and between the two it was overturned, and the philanthropic octogenarian dumped out’ and into the arms of a gentle Jerseyman, who had ob- served the predicament in which the venerable Peter was placed, and had prepared himself so as to assist him. He held the ancient gentleman safely in his arms and put him on his feet with a whole body, unhurt, but with @ mind somewhat rumed—not to say excited. Mr. Oooper’s horse was gentle, a8 gentile as himseif, and stood quite still during the trying moment. Had he been victous or too spirited te aifulr might not have gone so well with the gela- tine gatherer of Gotham. FEMALE M. 0.°S. Woman's Medical College Alumni Associa. tion. The first annual meeting of the Alumni Associa- tion of the Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary was held last evening in the college lecture room, No. 180 Second avenue. The hall was well filled, chiefly by ladtes, who listened to the proceedings with great attention, Mrs. ©. A. Loring, M. D., presiding. That lady, on behalf of the faculty, extended her cordial greeting to the young lady students. Dr. William B. Lewis then delivered the salutatory address, alter which the report of the college his- torian was read by Miss #. B. Phelps, M.D. The exercises were concluded by a_ few appropriate re- marks by Professor Arthur M, Edwards. Among those who occupied the platform were Mr, Willott, president of the trustees of the Medical Col loa Mrs. Prolessor Emily Blackwell and Mrs. Dr. organ. Owing to an accident to the gas meter the meeting ‘was nol called to order until nearly nme o'clock, “WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE, MaDIsON, Wis., March 24, 1871. The Wisconsin Legislature practically cfosed its session to-day. The final adjournment takes place to-morrow at noon, The veto by Governor Pair- child of Mr. Dell's Improvement bill was sustained in the Assembly by a vote of 32 to 33, The Senate appointed a committee to investigate the reported.corrpption in the passage of the bill, and also what Filfluences, tt any, were brought to bear on the Governor, the commuttee to report ab the next segs10n of the Legislature, THE BRITISH ARMY. Radical Onslaught on an Aris- tocratic Stronghold. Parliamentary Movement for a Reduction of the Force and Reform in the Command, Premier Gladstono’s Defence—The Cabinet Sustained—Outline of the New Bill. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Lonpon, March 2%, 1871, ‘The popular agitation against the aristocratic sys- tem of the purchase of commissions in the British army is maintained rigorously by the radicals The movement for its abolition gains strength daily out of doors, and is still more fayorably received inside the walls of the Parliament. I am enablea to report to the HERALD by cable telegram to-day that during tne session of the House of Commons Jast night Mr, Mundella caused a deep sensation by moving the following resolution:— That while the House a) protes of the inciple of the measure for bolition of the system of the purchase of commissions tn the army, it believes that the army and navy an be made eflicient without any inerease of expenditure from the ordinary esti The Premier, Gladstone, in opposing the motion, gave many arguments why the House should reserve its judgment on the antithesis between the Intentions of the government and its past conduct, and stated that the habitual economy of the government was only suspended fora time by the diplomatic pres- sure of the exigencies of the late war on the Contl- nent. Messrs. George Dixon and Jacob Bright, both members for Birmingham, made speeches in elo- quent denunciation of minisverial extravagance, and accusing the government of having violated its pledges to the nation. Mr, Cardwell, Secretary of War, having spoken in reply, @ division of the House was called for, and the government was sustained by a majority of 204, Mr. Leatham, member for Huddersfield, submit ted @ motion for the reduction of the proposed increase in the army to twenty thousand men, which, on a division, was rejected by 230 majority. The Cost of the Army—The Money Burden ‘Still Heavier on the People. ‘The British army estimates for the support of the force during the military year—from June, 1871, to June, 1872—have been issued. They amount to a total of £15,851,700, but from this a deduction must be made of £1,154,000, as representing the estimated exchequer extra receipts, leaving the net charge £14,697,700, The net expenditure last year was £11,665,985, and in 1860-70 it amounted to £12,444, 765. The estimates tor the current year are therefore the heaviest of any presented to Parliament since Mr, Cardwell’s appointment to the Ministry of War. With five exceptions, there 13 an increase in every item of expenditure on the regular forces. Among the principal 1tems of increase are £640,000 for regimental pay, £237,300 for militia pay, £307,300 for provisions, transport, &¢.; £327,000 lor clothing, £995,400 lor “supply, manufacture ana fepatr of war- luke and other stores; £288,400 for superintending establishments, and £73,800 for the volunteers. The total vote for the etfective services 18 £13,554,200, as against £10,668,200 twelve months ago. The regu- lar forces vo be provided for number 133,201, or more by 19,930 than were included in last year’s es- timates, This increase was voted upon army supplementary estimate presented to Paritament in August last, and the additional expense was pro- vided for by a vote of credit for £2,000,000 taken at the same ume, Purchase cud Sale of Commissions Abolition Bill. For the information of her Majesty’s subjects abroad we publish in the HERALD to-day the main peints of “the Regulation of the Forces Act, 1871”— the title by which the bill brought forward by Mr. Cardwell will, if passed, be known. It is divided into five parts. The first part treats of the abolition of purchase. It provides that after a certain day,. be named by order of the Queen in Council, no shall be made of the commission of any officer er Majesty’s forces. It appears that by the 5th and 6th King Edward VI., chap, 16, and by 49th King George IIL, chap. 126, an exemption was made against the penalties named in those acts in favor of persons concerned in the case of purchase and exchange of commissions; but by she new bill tnese exemptions are to be repealed, and the penalties of those acts are to be put in force against all offenders, After the said day no officer shall acquire any pecu- niary interest in any commission, but every oficer pe a salable commission shail, on his retire- ment, be entitled to receive, on application to the commissioners appointed under the aci, such price or sum as follows:—Where such officer 1s permitted to retire from a regunent in the army under circum- stances in which, if this act had not passed, he would have been permitted to retire py sale o1 his ; Commission, he shall be entitled to receive asum equal to the estimated price at which the commiggion held by him on the said appointed day would have been saiable if this act had not passed. Provided that the nuraber of officers or each rank and branch of the service entitled to retirement shall not, without the sanction of the Treasury, ex- ceed the largest number who have retired in any of the preceding five years, deducting those who have exchanged from half-pay to sell. The “estimated age at which a commission would have been sala- ve if this act haa net passed” shail in this act be the regulation price of such commission together with the over-regulation price, Ifany. “The reguig- tion price oi a commission”? shall mean the price authorized to be given at the time of the passing of this act; and, in the case of an officer holding on the said Sppoihted day a commission, the full price of which (lf such cominission were sold on that day) he would not be entitled to recetve, shall in- clude any allowance made in respect of such com- missiou by the said warrant and regulation on ac- count of service, whether performed before or after the said appointed day. The rate at which the value of such service as aforesaid shall be calculated shall be fifty pounds for every year of home service, and £100 for every year of foreign service, except in the case of service performedgin the ranks, the value of which service shall be calculated at the rate of twenty-five pounds for every year of Nome service and fifty pounds for ever vear of foreign service. “The over reguiadon price” of a commission in any regiment shall be the customary sum, if any, pay- able in that regiment beyond the regulation price on the occasion of such commission being vacated, and shall be determined by the commissioners, as nearly as may be, according to the custom preva- lent in the regiment prior to January 1, 1871. WEATHER REPORT. War DEPARTMENT, \ OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, WASHINGTON, D. C., March 24—7:30 P. M. Synopsis Jor the Past Twenty-four Hours. The low pressure Thursday evening over Lake Champlain has moved rapidly down the valley of the St. Lawrence. Minor areas of low barometer in the Southern and Middle States have moved rapidly, with brisk winds, in a northeast erly direction. The lowest barometer 1s now south of the Bay of Fundy. The highest pressure extends from Tennessee‘ to North- ern Michigan and from Pennsylvania to Mississippi, Into which regien 1t has moved from the Northwest- ern plains. The pressure is falling rapidly in Ne- braska, with Increasing temperature, and is rising on the Pacific coast. Fair and cool weather has generally prevailed to-day east of the Mississippt. Threatening Weather and @ rapid rise in the ther- mometer is now reported from the extreme north- west, Probabilities, It is probable that on Saturday an area of low barometer will develop in the northwestern stations and more southeasterly, Partially cloudy weather, with 1resh winds, will probably prevail on the At- lanuc and Guif coasts and the Lakes. BURIED, ALIVE. Four Men Injured by an Embankment Accident in Brooklyn. An accident of & serious, if not fatal, character oc- curred yesterday at an embankment atthe Boule- vard on New Sackett street, in East Brooklyn. It appears a number ef laborers were digging at the embankment when &® quantty of earth caved in and buried them. Their companions worked with a will, and in a few moments had them exhumed, but three were almost lifeless when taken out. The fourth was but slightly injured and went to his home. His com- panions, who were jess jortunate, were Jonn Ros well, who resides in Washington avenue, and Michael and Leonard Tootes, Who reside at No, 19 Baxter street, New York, Stretchers were procured and they were removed to the hospital in charge of Sergeant O’#rine, of the Fourth precinct. 1wo of the men, it 18 said, were so badly Wjured thgt their recovery 1s copsidered doubtful, ROUMANIA. Mob Assault on Germans in Bucharest—The Question of the East. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, = BucHAREST, March 2%, 1871. Thave to report to the HeRaLp the occurrence of very sertous events in this city:— While the German residents were engaged in cele- brating the oirthday of the Emperor William, on the 22d inst., they were attacked by a mob, and several persons wers injured during a mél¢e which ensued. The North German Consul, who was present, was roughly handled by the rioters, ‘The Ministers and Prefect of Police have resigned, in consequence, it is alleged, of the affray and ita probable dangerous consequences. Prince Charles of R ania—His Executive Danger and Policy. Scarcely a month has elapsed since Prince Charles of Roumania declared publicly—as we reported in the HERALD at the moment—and in the most emphatic manner ‘that he is neither willing nor able to con- tinue the government of his country unless the European Powers consent to lend him a help- ing hana for the overthrow of the existing Rou- manian constitution.” In other words, he avows bis inability to maintain his position, if he cannot count upon their support in carrying out a coup d'¢tat for the effectual destruction of the infu- ence which the people now exercise on the govern- ment of the country. In confirmation of this intelli- gence a letter has been published in the Augsburg Allgemeine, addressed by Prince Charles to a person- age ot high distinction in North Germany, in which he repeats his fears of being abie to sustain himself without the aid of foreign friendly Powers. This may account, to some extent, for the anti- German nativist riot in Bucharest. THE IBERIAN PENINSULA. Electoral Constitutionalism in Spain. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. MADRID, March 24, 1871, Thereguit of the parliamentary elections for mem- bers of the Spanish Cortes—a constitutional event which was watched with very great imterest—has been made public by official certificate, I transmit the gross numbers, stated according to the political party classification which prevails in Spain, to the HERALD by cable, as follows, viz.:— In THE LOWER CHAMBER—Carlists, 50; Republi- cans, 45; Moderates, 15; Montpensierists, 13; Minis- terialists, 230, SENATE—182 Ministerlalists and 19 opposition members, ‘The King’s government has attained, as will pe seen, a strong working parliamentary majority, a fact which is accepted in Madrid as very hopeful to the cause of the constitution and the steady main- tainance of public order. Royal Congratulations from Portugal. MADRID, March 24, 1871. Iam enabled to report to the HERALD, by cable, that bis Majesty the King of Portugal has congratu- lated King Amadeus ana his Queen upon “their peaceable accession to the throne of Spain,” and conferred various Portuguese orders on the royal pair through nis Minister in Madria. ENGLAND. | The Question of Reclamation on France—Philan- thropy Towards Ireland—Preparing for Easter Enjoyments. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, March 24, 1871. ‘The miscellaneous or general business transacted in Parliament this evening was not of particular hiter’st. 1t 1s, however, worthy of report to the HERALD by cable that in the House of Commons Mr. Stansfeld announced that “the opinion of the law officers of the Crown was adverse to making reclamations on France for injuries to British subjects residing in that country.” Mr. Gladstone followed with the statement that “the government was ‘not disposed to press the claims against France for the property of British subjects which had been destroyed.” Mr. Gregory moved a resolution looking to the im- provement of laborers’ cottages in Ireland, ‘The motion was supported by the Marquis of Hart- ington and others, It was announced that the Easter recess of Parlia- ment would commence on the 4th and last unul the 17th of April. The Policy Towards China. Lonpon, March 24, 1871. In the House of Lords to-day debate arose on the policy of the British government towards China, which was denounced by Earl Grey and the Duke of Somerset. » * Earl Granville stated “that a British man-of-war had been stationed at each Chinese treaty port with orders to act in cases of outrage after communi- cating with the Legation at Pekin.” In the House of Commons Mr. Gladstone said, “the government had no intention of prosecutmg any of the speakers at a recent democratic republi- can meeting in London for the use of alleged trea- sonable language.”” THE PACIFIC COAST. Avenging a Sister’s Honor—Trial of Denuvis Gunn for Shootiaug Edward Murphy—A San Francisco Will Case. SAN FRANCISCO, March 24, 1871. The trial of Dennis Gunn, the murderer of Edward J. Murphy, concluded in the Fourth District Court this evening, It was shown that on the 81st of De- cember Gunn received an anonymous letter telling mm his sister, fifteen years of age, had been de- bauched by Murphy, who was a notorious seducer, having three wives living. He immediately charged his sister with the fact,and she acknowledged it. He then took a pistol, went on the street, found Murphy and shot him down. The defence proved that Murphy’s character was abominable; that he had boasted of seducing Miss Gunn under a promise of marriaze, and that Gunn's character was good. The jury rendered @ verdict of ‘not guilty,” being out only afew minutes. The whole audience burst into cheers, which could not be repressed. The court instantly adjourned. The widow of the late Horace Hawes will contest his will ana the deed for the foundation of Mount Eagie Wniversity, which was made just before his death, on the ground of insanity. The will gives her $2,500, and provides that in cage she contests the will she shall have nothing. The estate is valued at $1,000,000. THE REPUBLICAN RUMPUS, That republican sub-committee charged with the | investigation of the irregularities in the republican party in this city met Jast evening at the headquar- ters, Twenty-third street and Broadway, General Cochrane in the chair and all the members of the committee present. The sport of the evening was the trouble in the Eleventh District Associaton, a full account of which appeared in the HERALD on the day following the committee's last meeting. The fun last evening was not very enlivening, and par- took rather of the solemn character. Ex-Judge White, in the most formal manner, read the charges he had prepared against the Eleventh District Asso- tion. Then followed an equally carefully prepared reply by @ member of the impeached association; after which Colonel Bliss made his appearance in high style, grinding some little axe, all about which he knows himself, amd in the meanume some of the small fry participated in the wrangle. Alter a few hours’ hifalutin taiking, most of which was done in the hope of its being reported in the UERALD to-day, the committee adjourned to Friday evening next, when the dose 1s to ve repeated. “BURIED ALIVE INA WELL. CHICAGO, March 24, 1871. A few duys since, at High Prairie, near Leayen- worth, Kan., while John Celf was engaged in clean- ing out a well, the walls caved in and buried Im deep in the earth. Everybody supposed he was crushed to death, and the process of digging him out Was very slow. Five days aiter the accident he Wes reached and found to be alive. As soon as he Was taken out he declared himself all might. He drunk a glass of whiskey, ate some food and smoked a plpe of tobacco. Several hours afterwards he commenced sinking. and soon died without a sirpaale, SHEET, THE STATE CAPITAL, An Exciting Day in the Lower House. * THE CA WAL BILL. Personalities Between Field and Goodrich. A VILLAGE §=EXCISE BILL THE CAU; ALBANY, March 24, 1871, THE CANAL QUESTION has been the great stock in trade of the raging canawlers of both houses, ever since the open- ing of the sossion, and the speeches that have already been made upon the subject in its various phases would make a very respectable volume in point of bulk. However, the honorable gentlemen who are sufliciently familiar with the practical workings of our canals to speak intelligently upon the subject are few and far between, both in tne Assembly and the Senate. ‘The consequence 1s that a@ democrat, after displaying considerable heat and fume ina debate on some particular mat- ter, of which the canal interests are no small part and parcel, often finds out when he resumes his seat that ne has all along been wasting his precious breath for the benefit of the policy to which his party is opposed. The republicans are sometimes unfortunate enough to get themselves into the same rather disagreeable position, but not quite so often as the other side. Still, the democrats have, by all odds, among their number the best posted man on canals in either house, and, as a general rule, they let him do the heavy canal work and TRAVEL THE TOWPATIE altogether on his own hook when the subject be- comes more than usually dificult to be handled as against the ether side, This ‘“canawler’ is Mr. Hardenburgh. He has already delivered about ail the big canal speeches that he can possibly get a chance to deliver this session, and some time ago he made his last stand on a bill to avolish the super- intendents of canal repairs, which gives the Canal Commissioners power, “each upon his own division,” to keep the canals in good and navigable condition. ‘The bill is generally conceded to bea very good one, although it has not as yet succeeded in getting safely through the Senate, where the superintendents, tt would appear, have many admirers, even if the system by which they make their living has not. thirty-one superintendents, each of whom gets very well paid for the trouble of having A HOST OF OVERSEERS and lock-tenders under him, who do all the hard work and draw the smallest wages. Besides, tue canal debt, I believe, is still somewhere in the neighborhood of $12,000,000, and the frends of economy in both houses are of the opinion that the Dill, in a saving point of view, would be @ good one, particularly if the tolls are to be reduced as low as some of the members are work- ing to have them reduced. Well, the billisnow quietly biding its time in the Senate, and no one in the House had the slightest idea of its appearing in the Assembly for a week at least, until to-day, when, to all appearances, the self same bill of the Uister county Senator came up for a third reading on mo- ton of Mr. G. D. Lerd. 1t was printed, had Harden- burgh’s name attached to it as the introducer “in the Senate,” and looked in every way correct to those who were not familiar with the [athdegle of ‘the bill that drew forth from Hardenburgh such a leng speech when it was made a special order some days ago. However, the cat was made to CRAWL OUT OF THE BAG by an inquisitive member, who wanted to know what committee had had it under consideration. ‘The fact is that the bill was entirely a new one, or rather Hardenburgh’s had been so amended, and printed as amended, that no person could tell where an original provision bad teen allowed to remain or where any of the amendments came m, Ten @ scowling gtowler from Sencca, bis anxiety to say something as usual about what he knows nothing of, advocated the bill as against the arguments of the members who said they had not been able to read it, and put his foot in it badly by saying tnat he had days vefore carefully read the poe and studied it over. How he could have lone 60, the bill in existence, was rather a mystery, and a loud \ paged Sonlea him from all sides when he made his “studied”’ assertion. The discovery of THE DISGRACEFUL “DODGE” that had been resorted to in order to get the mea- sure through as amended, under false colors, of course led to its squelching then and there, and a vote to reconsider the vote by which it was lost was adopted and the bill referrea to the Canal Committee. There it will come face to face with the true bill and will be sliortiived afterwards. Now people who have no idea how very peculiur laws are sometimes passed in the Legislature, or who believe that before a vill is voted upon every member has had time pre- vionsly to look into tt, can take the way this bill was cooked up as an example of dozens ol other bills that are sneaked ih after the same fashion, and olten succeed in escaping detection. This style of Jegislation 18 a disgrace not only to those wno father it, but to those Who Wink at it and blindly vote for What they know nothing about. THE EXCISE BILL raised quite a rumpus in the Assembly when it was reported from the Judiciary Committee this after noon, and forashort time ihe exciiement was so reat, und personalittes began to be thrown about so loosely, that the danger of a legislative rough and tumble all round appeared imminent. It will be re- memlered that the origimal bill was defeated te otner day, owing to the stupidity of certain demo- crats who voted against it, and this, added to the fact that it became rumored that the committee had almost totally changed it in every important particular before reporting it, made everybody on the qui vive when 1t putin its’ ‘appearance to-day. Little Gooa- rich, of Kings, went for it in lively style, ana de- clared that the bill was a “misguider,” and that it should be printed so that members could know what it was all about. Tom Fields took thts to ve an in- sinuation that the committee nad sneaked in amend- ments that they were afraid to have read, jumped to his feet and sneered out, among other things, that | the member from Kings had formed his judgment from the fact that he had so long “WALLOWED IN THIEVERY.’ Goodrich when he got the chance responded to this | attack by exclaiming, ‘He 1s a coward who strikes @ blow and then runs away, and he Is equally a cow- ard who by blackguardism and the calling of abu- sive names seeks to throw discredit on a@ fellow | man.”’ Fields taunted back that he had not made an attack upon his “fellow man’ next to him; but if Goodrich thought he had it was because he was in the category of the clas referred to. This got the whole house by the ears, and where tie quarrel would have ended it would be hard to tell had the Speaker not had the good sense to bring his gavel down right heavily and called the two members to order, However, the encounter had served the purpose ef exciting all the members on the quescon of the provision ot | the bill and this was all that 1s opponents wanted; | tor no one was willing to absent ‘itmselt while the | prospect of A JOLLY ROW lasted. Littlejohn took a haud in, as usual, and de- nounced the bill because tt repeaied the wholesome provision of the other Excise law, Wat no license Should be granted unless on the recommendation of twenty respectable men of the town or village in | which the icant resided. tie then launched out about the “floodgates of titoxieation” that was sweeping over the State, which brought Alvord to his feet, who exclaimed that if it was a wrong to setl tutoxicating liquors, it was a wrong to legalize it. The debate became quite lively for several minutes after ts, aud, amid much excitement, the vote on the amendment tuat tere should be but one board of excise In a town containing one or more Villages was taken and lost by 63 nays to 62 yeas, The bill was tuen put on is final passage, when a VERY LUDICROUS SCENE ensued. Many of the members sprang to their feet and began to ciy out ali in te same breath to be excused from voting. ‘They were all, however, promptly denied the privilege by the House. It was i yain that dozens of the rural folks attempted to dodge the issue an escape the odium of village tavern keepers with pleuty of political in- fluence in Uns Way: Jor everybody was de- termined to hold everybody eisé to the mark. The Clerk began to call tne roll, and a scampering irom the back seats ‘at once took place of members who wanted to be avzent, This ruse was disc nd whea the roll was finished the nices were called, and finally & mouon tor a call of the House was made by a New Yorker, This was voted down, when one by one the absentees Were smoked oat of thei niding places and the vote was announced—68 yeas to 63 nays—aud the bill was declared carried.” THAT NEW ROAD TO NEW YORK. As tf this had not been excitement enough for one + Mr. Littlejohn raised quite an excitement when ras announced that the Railroad Committee had reported favorably upon the bili to incorporate the Albany and New York ‘Transportation Company. As @ member of the committee he asserted that it had never been discussed or read in the committee, aad he raised his voice against it m the name of the peo- ple whom it was intended torob. “There are mono- polies enough already,” said he, “wio are raising the rate of freight, so that 1t will Soon be almost um possivle to get THE PRODUCTS OF THE WEST Yo OUF Breet sity, aNd Wey are Aldine iD Pullding | irial by I ‘There are now | in view of the fact that the copy | put in the hands of the Clerk was the only copy of | of men he had } x Philadelphia and Montreal, and other cities in her States, ‘This bill gives the corporators power to take our canals, and authorizes them to take the towpaths to the exclusion of the people.’? These remarks created the greatest consternation among the members of the road Committee, and Mr. Irving called Litélejohn’s amention to the fact that every member of the committee had had a copy of the bill in his lon for several days, and ample time to study it over. Littlejohn wound up finally by making @ motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Canals, and amid the greatest confusion imaginable, the motion was carried by @ vote of 67 to 45. METROPOLITAN LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Senator Banks introduced a resolution providing that Edward P. Parker, James Trumbull, Paul C, CoMn, Henry L. Slote, Josepn B. Poliock, James Moran, John J. Holmes and others may associate themselves for the purpose of forming a company to accept and execute any trust created by mortgage made by any railroad or other corporation, to secure its bonds or other obligations lawfully made or issued, and appointing such company trustee. Capital stock, $200,000, CONFIRMATIONS BY THE SENATE. The Senate, in executive session, has confirmed the following nominations of Governor Hoffman as Commissioners of Public Cbarities:—John V. L. Pruyn, of Albany, for the Third Judictal district; Willam N, Voit, of Clinton county, for the Fourth Judicial district, vice Edward W. Foster, whose term of office has expired. To be Trustees of the State Institution of the Blind:—Sanford, Wilbur, of Batavia (reappoint- ment), and Herlty J. Glowackl, of Batavia, v: A. Hayward, whose term has expired, RELATIVE TO STEAM BOILERS, Senator Lewis introduced a bill providing that all coporations known as steam boiler inspection and insurance companies may issue certificates under the following rules:—That in each case where certi- ficatea are issued the inspection shall have been made in all respects in accordance with law, and said details be forwarded to the chief inspector of the State, RAILROAD MANAGEMENT, A joint meeting of the Kallroad Committees of both houses of the Legistature will be held in the Capitol on Wednesday next, 29th inst., when the gelteral management of railroads In this State will e discussed, Several poards of trade and others interested in the transportation of freight have de- termined to be represented, Petitions bearing the signatures of 25,000 persons have been presented to the Legislature praying for relief from unjust and offensive railroad management. THE ERLE CLASSUFICATION REPRAL BILLy At @ meeting of the Railroad Committee this morning Mr. Littlejohn moved to take a vote on the report of the Erie Classification Repealing bill, but Mr. Flagg asked postponement, as he had not yet concluded the writing of the report. Some diseus- sion ensued as to the delay, when, Mr. Flagg pro- mising to have the report ready to-morrow morn- ing, the postponement Was carried, The Joint Committee on THE NEW HAMBURG DISASTER was also to have a final meeting this morning, but the Senate portion of the comumitiece tailed vo ap- pear, THOSE VILLANOUS ‘‘s0B8,” about twenty of which have been sneaked into the Legislature in various sha) and which are com- monly known as claim bills, having been made the speciat order for this eveniug in the lower House, the home-loving members, despite themselves, had to remain over, ‘The entire evening was spent in cousidering the jobs, and many of their peculiar beauties were shown up by Messrs, Littlejohn and Fields, Severai of tne members of ine Senate— which, by the way, adjourned in the af.ernoon to Monday evening next—were on the floor of the House during the debate. To-morrow the Assembly will also adjourn at half-past twelve to: Monday evening. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE Senate. ALBANT, March 24, 1871. BILLS REPORTED. Amending the act to reorganize the local government of the city of New York, being the amendments to the charter introduced by Mr. Tweed yeaterd: e Incorporating the Continental Loan and Trust Company. Providing for improving streets in New York. Amending the act relative to elections in the city of New York. Incorporating the Progress Ciub in the city of New York. Incorporating the Lutheran Emigr ante’ House Association. Incorporating the Anglo American Loan and Trust Com- any. Incorporating the Troy Security Loan Company. Reguiating the construction and protection of railroad cro gs in Westchester. To lay ont courtyards 1n Brooklyn. Amending the act for widening and tmproving Union street, bse dag Amending the act in relation to the Court House im the Third Jadiciai district in New York. Unmpelling the New York Central Raiitond Gi to Jompelling the New York Central y change the ‘uame Of stations im the town ol Alles, Erte county. Appropriating mo} to the Hudson River state Hospital. dnenrvorating the Singng Society Germania of Poug | xeepsie, "Allowing Curther costs fn suita brought by working women, BILLS INTRODUCED, By Mr. BANKs—Incorporating the Metropolitan Loan and ‘Trust Cumpany. the Railroad Company. | BILLS PASSED, Regulating the construction and for the protection of rail- road crossings in Westchester county. Amending the charter of the New York Commercial Ware- house Company. x Authorizing the appointment of a public administrator for ings county, Incorporating the American Acclimatization Soctety. Amending the charter of the New York Land and Improve- ment Company. Amending the New York Wharfage Rates laws. Regulating the writiug of medical prescripuons, Providing for security for the performance ot contracts on public works, Kelative to improvements in the counties of Westchester and New York and to provide facilities of communication between them. ‘Adjourned until Monday evening, Assembly. ALBANY, March 24, 1871, BILLS PASSED. In aid of the Child's Hospital at New York ctty, Regulating the sule of patent mghts, Providing fora swing bridge over Buffalo creek. Amending the charier of the village of Geddes as to con struction of sewers. Amending the act providing for public instruction, Making appropriations to the Boys and Girls’ Lodging | House. | Increasing the jurisdiction of civil and ertminal courts in | Brooklyn. 4 PROPOSED ABOLITION OF THE OFTIOR CF CANAL BU- PERINTENDENT. G. P: Lorp introduced biti to abolish the office of Super- Intendent ,of Canals, and giving additional T8 to the Canal Commissioners, Mr. Lord moved that the bill be now passed. Carried. On calling the roll Mearrs. Durfee, J. W. Hill, Howe, Hues- ted, Jucobs’ and otuers protested against such hasty action on such an important ueasure. They voted no, ‘The meme bers on learning the nature of the proceedings changed thelr votes on the biilto such an extent that the bill was defeated by a vote of 80 to 78, though many expressed themselves in favor of the principle contained therein. Mr. FIELDS moved & reconsideration, with the view to having the bill sent to the Canal Committee and take the usual course. The movion to reconsider prevailed, and the bill was referred to the Canal Committee. ‘THE EXCISE QUESTION. Mr. Fret.ps moved to take from the table the motion to re- consider the vote by which the bill allowing towns to decide upon the question of excise was carried, ‘The motion to reconsider was then carried, Mr. FLKL.D8 then moved to recommit thy bill, with instrac- tions to fusert a provision for the punishment of persons sell- {ng liquors in violation of the law. Air. ALVORD moved to amend by not having more than one board of excise fn any town, Mr, LETTLEJOHN moved to further amend by having a pro- viston that no license shall be granted without the applica tion of at least t five freeholders. He spoke of the evils of intemperance, and insisted that some prot of law should be adopted to put a check upon it, | _ Mr. ALVoRD was opposed to any license system. If the trafic in intoxicating Nquors was wrong it should not be | lcensed ; it shonid ve abolished. ‘The CHAIR decided Mr. Littlejohn’s motion not in order, as there were pending two motions to amend, Aftér some further discussion Mr. FIR1.08 moved the | vious question, which was ordered. “The queation waa taken on Mr. Alvord’s motion for one board in each town, and it Was 1ost-—02 t0 68. nti Mr. FrELps' motion toen adopted. The bill was then ‘tions to wo amend as to provide id villages, 60 as not to have them conflict in their action. i: ‘THE. VIADUCT RAILROAD. Mr. FLAGG moved to inake the New York»Viaduct Railway bill the special order for Monday evening vext. Agreed to. NEW YORK AND BUFFALO RAILROSD AND TRANGPORTA- TION COMPANY. Mr. FLAGG repbrted @ bill to incorporate the New York and Buffalo Railroad and Transportation Company. Mr. LITTLEJOHN dissented from this report, and pro- nounced it the most monstrous scheme ever thought of, and which would pr>ve disastrous to the interests of the beople. | It proposed to take the peopie’s property and place it in the hands of a gigantic monopoly. The effect of this measure would be to drive our commerce {nto otner States and through Canada. In the committee no. opportunity had been: given for a discussion of it, and he gave notice that he would Oppose it atevery stage of its progress, in behalf of the in- terests of the peopie. He moved that it be referred to tue Canal Committee. He hoped this would be done and bave the bill printed. Mr. FLAG stated that the Railroad Committee had con- sidered the bill, and a large majority of the committee had voted in favor of supporting it, Mr. ALBERGER agreed with Mr. Littlejohn. He regarded this bill as being the last blow needea to destroy the value and use uiness of the canals, Mr, Littlejohn’s motion was carried by a vote of 67 to 45. THE EXCISE BILL was reported, amended as instructed, and passed—¢e to 33, NEW YORK SPECIAL SKSSLONS. The bill relative to the Special Sessions fn New York was ordered to @ third readrn, Recess until balt-past seven this evening. Evening Session. The session was devoted tothe consideration of private claim bills for canal damages, aud a number were ordered to athird reading. Adjourued. THE COAL TROUSLES. Report of the Pennsylvania Jadiciary Come mittee on the Coal Troubles—Tio Arbitra- tion System Recommended. HARRISBURG, Pa., March 24, 1871, The Committee of the Judiciary have made a re- port to the Senate relative to the coal troubles. Is includes extracts of speeches made at meetings of the National Association for the Promotion of Soctal Science in En, in favor of the arbitration sys. tem, and closes with the Lollowing recommenda- tton:— And now, in view of the immense interests in Pennsylva- nia and elsewhere depending upon the steady and harmonl- ous working of the anthracite coal trade, the committee are of the opinion that the system which haa produ suca valuable results in Engiand should be given an i