The New York Herald Newspaper, April 18, 1871, Page 5

; ea PRAT eee ee Oe THE STATE CAPITAL, Democratic Uneasiness Over the New Tax Levy Bill. Doubts of the Faithfulness of All the Members of the Party. WINANS AS A’ LION. . How Ho is Snubbed and Cut by His Republican Friends. He Intends to Issue an Address to the People. The Evil Doings of His Old Party Associates to be Shown Up. Republican Members Trembling in Their Boots. Whe Important New York Bills Being Rushed Through. The Now Tax Levy, tho Amended City ‘harter and the New Election Bills Ordered to the Third Reading. ALBANY, April 17, 1871, Indging from a republican point of view the DANGERS OF THE SITUATION Mm the assembly have not yet entirely passed away. The majority, glorying in their renewed strength, came to hand to-day looking in _ better humor with themselves aud everybody else than they have been at any time during the session; “but the rumor which still prevalis, and 13 gradually beginning to assume a sort of positive shape, as to the shakiness of one of the democrats on the tax levy question, creates a feeling of general uneasti- ness among the unsophisticated of both parties. In- Qeed it isnow given out in certain circles, with whom doubtless the wish Is father to the thought, that there aro at least three of the democrats who will “show fight against the tax levy. I must candidly confess, however, that I have been unable myself to trace: the rumors to any- thing like a rellable source. ‘There is not @ member of the majority whom I have not taken the trouble to question avout the matter, and every One rejects with indignation the charge that even one of the faithful could so far forget the duty he ‘owes to the party as to GO BACK ON THE “Doss” after every mother’s son of them was gotten out of such a tight corner by his efforts the other day. To be sure, three or four of the New Yorkers say frankly that—to uso thelr own elegant way of putting it—theyd oa ‘Jamned sight sooner” have a good old fashioned Tax Levy; but, then, ‘d’ye see the ‘old man’ has put ‘his foot down, and what can we do?” That is just where the rub comes in. The ‘oss’? has often had Occasion to put his foot down before this upon the hankerings of some of nis followers which did not coincide with his own, and he has never yet been known to fail. So, after all, I shink he will have but little trouble in getting the Tax Levy through just exactly as he wants it, all the etal to the contrary notwithstanding. It may be, » that he will have to SCATTER A FEW PENNIES AROUND @mong those of his devoted adherents who came all the way from the country to be honest men in the Legislature for the people's sake; lor they are or and meek and very fond of doing things like Rhee betters, They are a talkative set, as well as a hungry set; and they it 1s, 1 think, who have by their haif-and-half open way of bidding for stamps Jed the republicans to belleve, as they do be.ieve, that some one of them will stand out against his feliows when he is put to the test. It 1s almost needless to state that MR. WINANS was the observed of ali observers ull day to-day. He arrived in the Assembly chamber brigit aud early, and looked as choerful and as happy as though every republican on the floor of the House was as ready as of old to take him by the hand, and wish him all the compliments of the season, including the everlasting destruction ofthe democratic party, The minority tricd their best to make him feel bad by cutting him when- ever they got an opportunity soto do, They passed tim by withoui recognizing him any more than if he had been the meresi stranger that ever got on the oor of the House by an extreme stretch of the peaker's courtesy, and some of them went so far ag t honor him with @ scowl whenever they could catch his eye. Winans smilea generally ‘throughout the ordeal, however, and looked as in- dependent of the smiles of ms newly made fitends ag uf the openly expréssed contempt of the men whose little games he had been instrumental in knocking into @ profitiess cocked hat, If he is quiet now, however, I can say that his silence 13 nly the lull before the storm, It is A FACT WORTH NOTICING that not a single leader of the minority nas so far ‘dared to get Up in bis seat and attack him openly, though every one of them stabs bim in the back every chance they get. They may have good reason for this, and I think in a day or two—by Thursday at the furthest—the general pubite will know about the thing. Winans ts busily en- ed, I understand, in preparing an address to the ople of the State of New York, in which ie will give the reasons which actuated him in going over to the democracy, and at the same tume avail himself of the opportunity to make a few revelations concerning some of the prominent mem. of the minority. in fact, {t 18 said that a terri. die lot of dirty lmea will be washed for the benefit of the dear nw ge Boag are always very glad to know sometiling about the hidden virtues of the legislative leaders, no matter what party they ve- Jong to. THE ADDRESS ‘will afford some rich reading, it 1s said, ana several of the small fry of (he minority who sceut the batile from afar are trembling in their boots lest they may come in for a separate paragraph. A KNOITY QUESLION came up to-day in the Senate in the shape of a claim bill presented by a contractor for work dove on the canals. Claim ils a8 a general tuing are swindies Oi Lhe Most Shameless Character; Dut Once in a wiuile @ contractor who does his work faithfully finds himself at the merey of the State, be- cause of accidents over which he nor his contract has any control, Schaub, the claimant in the bill discussed to-day, wowd seem to be one of although whether the state onght to n” for the sake of ie accideat which be. fel him--or rather his surplus casi—tis rather a dim- enit.question to decide, The facts of the case are just these:—schanb got @ contract and put $12,000 on posit in @ certain bank as security for the faithtut execution of his work. ‘The work Was completed, but the bank failed. What was to be oue? The eppiractor thought of a claim bil and had the one I refer to presented. Now tue quesiion is, was te $12,000 on deposit the PROPERTY OF TIE STATE? Ifit was tho contractor ought to be reimbursed; if it was not clearly he will have to look elvewhere tor lis money—to ‘the bank folks if they are get-ut- able, Hardenbergh ciaimed that the State nad no titie to the money, Pa he oifered aa amenaument, which was adopted, that the Canal Commissioners should go to work and find out whether the con- tractor really had placed $12,000 on deposit in the wank as coourity, Was not this equivatent to a egncession that the State ts liable in such cases? Af the State had no title in the money deposited of What avail 13 tt to go to the trouble of tinding out whether any such mouey was ever on deposit, The “pill, with the amendment, was formally reported and will undoubtedly pass, Senator Genet mtroduced a bill anenaing chap. iter 240, Jaws of 1847, so as to enable vacancies tor a eprerenesives to be filled by election any time, instead of between the Ist of Decem- ber and 1st of March, and also when 10 case of an Xtra session Mf the Legistatnre @ vacancy oceurs the Senate or Assembly an election may be held any time ten siays before the convening of the exiza session. This may ultimately be substtatea for the fiouse ¥pevial Wlection bill, which was Lavor- ably reported upon in tke Senate to-day, he Sympathizers with Winans—Repndlican Memuers Who Wanted to De as He Did ‘The Important Party Measures Before the House—The City Tnx Levy, tho Amended Cherter and the Election Bill Ordered toa , Third Reading—The Amendments to tho Tax «Jevy Bill, bi ALBANY, April 17, L871, Ther? 18 but litle doubt now that if Wingna did make @ 500d thing by joining hands with the demo- crats he rew the personal caiculations of more than one of itis fellow republicans \MPLETELY OUT OF GRAR, Soveral of ten}, 1 appending thelr pames tp the | caucus tesolutions proseribing vie tax levy and the other designated “party’? measures, reserved the right to vote for at least three of them If they were moalfied to suit thelr views. ‘Their ideas as to what the modifications should be were not very clearly expressed, and every man of the minority “ring? was prepared to squirm, nicely and honorably, out of his cau- cus pledges on the modification plan—provided they were comfortably “seen,” as they all itched to be—nor was itat all necessary that the modifica- tlons should have changed the actual intent of the bills, so long as they were made in the pull-the.wool-over-your-eyes-sort of a fash- ion, Is it 9 wonder, then, that there should be great gnashing of veeth in certain virtuous quarters over the villanous way Winans, without consulting with a solitary member of the “ring,” took the wind out of their sails? The majority to-night for the first time since their new acquisi- tuon of strength, gave au earnest demonstration of the way they intend to rusn the bills through which the republicans have peen making such a fuss about. Alec Frear took the pull by the horns shortly after the House met, and dragged up the amendments to the city charter, the Two Per Vent bill, the Registry bill and the lection bill, ALL IN A BUNCH, It would be only a Glide of what happened the other day in the Election bili to describe in detail the manwuyres of the opposition to keep the buls back: but suitice it to say that after a little talk by Alvord and a few others about the necessity of look- ing into the amendments made to the Dilla, every one but the Registry pill got safely tnto Committce of the Whole, Weed in the chair, under tae whip and spur of the previous question, and were finally ordered vo a third reading. . THE REGISTRY BILL failed to have the sane success owing to not get- ting a two-third vote; but Weed gave notice of cer- tain changes of the rules of the House, whic will be passed to-morrow, and which will knock aputs. Out of the two-third pulé, fad Jeavy a malo. yote all powerful in shoving thé Registry bi!l as Weil as all other bills that the democracy want to get through this week. All the democrats were oa hand when the bills were called up, even including #ennett, who had to leave a bed of sickness in order to make up the necessary sixty-tive, and atone tue 4¢ was the intention of the “leaders” to have the bills passed at once, but on second thought it was considered advisable to jostpoue the final triumph until to-morrow, when the Registry bi'l will be shoved through with the three others, This was very commendable policy mn view oi the fact that two of the majority, Vansteenburgh and Chamberlain, had vamosed the ranche, for rea- sons best known to themselves, and were nowhere to be found. Itis said that several of the republi- cans resolved, this afternoon, not to make factious opposition to delay only the Registry bill. Hence the succeas of the other measures in securing a two- third vote when the motion was made to get them into Committee of the Whole. To-morrow under the rules a two-third vote will not be necessary for tho exceptional bill, so 1t will go ahead swimmingly wiin Its fellows, THE TWO PER CENT BILL is heavily laden with amendments, the nature of which the Committee on Cities will not reveal untit itis put upon its final passage. This looks ratuer suspicious, to say the least. Itis understood, how- ever, that one of the amendments limits the amount to be ratsed to $25,000,600 at the utmost, just as one ot the republican Senators wanted it to be when the bul was in the Senate, and that, in addition, it is veal that if the proportion of the State tax to ps levied by the city shoulda exceed $500,000, then e RATIO OF TAXATION can be increased to meet the sum required above that amount. 1t may be of moment to state that, tn answer to @ question by Mr. Alberger, Mr. Field stated that the vaiuation of taxable preperty had been determined on the 10th instant, and that it sould not possibly be changed. THE PINAL ADJOURNMENT will certainly take place this week, NEW YORK LESISLATURS. Senate. ALBANY, April 17, 1971, VACANCIES IN THE LEGISLATURE, Mr. GENRT introduced a bill to amend the election laws 80 as to cover cases of vacancy in the Legislature, by providing for elections at any time; but in the event of an extra session of the Legislature having been called the election must take lace not jess than ten days before such sessio! ‘he bil Was referred and reported to the Senate. me RA.LROAD OONDUCTORS’ UNIFORM. Mr. GENET also introduced a bill to amend the act to pre- vent injury and loss of life to railroad passengers, by pro- viding that conductors need not wear any uniform other than & reguiation cap aud badge prescribed by the companies, JIEDGING ON THE CONGRESSIONAL ELRCTION LAW, The bill providing for separate boxes for members of Con- gross and the Legisiature at elections was reported. FEMALE DRUNKARDS. ‘The bill providing for the confinement and enre of female drunkards vagrants and prostitutes in the city of Brooklyn was passed. RAPID TRANGIT. The bill amending tho charter of the New York Rallway Company for rapid transit through the city and county of New York and Westchester county was passed. ‘The tollowing bills were ORDERED TO A THIRD READING, Relative to doubling the locks on the Western division of the Erie Canal ; for the relief of the surviving members of the Firat regiment New York Volunteers in the war with Mesteo. Assembly. ALBANY, April 17, 1871, A VETO. ‘The Governor returned, without his approval, the bill to authorize the Commissioners of the Highways of the town of Lowville to borrow money to repair roads and bridges, He says the object can l@attained under the general law. velo was Sustained and the bill rejected. poietin A TRUST COMPANY. The Senato bill extending the time for organizing the American Trust Company of New York wan passed. WATERBURY'S REPORT. The Governor sent in the report of Neison J, Waterbury, the mmority of Commissioners to revise the statutes of tas | Btate. Referred to ie Judiciary Com:nittee, CONTAGIOUS DISTABE. _ Tho bill to prevent the spread of contagious diseases in New York was passed. PASSAGE OF BILLA. To provide tor establishing grades lu certain streets in New York; to make provision for Insane persons and idiots in the cily and county of New York; to incorporite the New York Stock Exchange; to incorporate the St. Patrick's Hall Association in New York; to provide for the better protec: tion of henlth in New York e! ys D5 © provide relief for the Children's Aid Society of Broo! fi provide for drainin; lywlands in New York city; toalter the map of the cliy of New York; to. make a contribution for the completion of the National Washin, regiment, National war, gton Monument ; to reimburse the Sixth Guards, tor uniforms used during the REFUNDING MONRY 10 DRAFTED MEN, Mr. Fre.ps called up the report of the majority on refund- ing money to draited men, which was to the effect that the matter be postponed, and ‘that the report be priated iu tyro pavers in each county, so that the people may form and cx. ress an opinion upon’it- Mr. D. B. HILL moved to substitute the minority report for that of the majority, which recommenva the passage of a Dill submitting the question to the majority of Ue taxpayers in each town, and if they approve of refunding tais money a tax may be levied in each town. He thought this a more effectual way of settling the question. Mr. MURPHY stated that the majority report was in err in stating that there was no provision for the representativ of those who fell, ‘The bill which he had introduced made 18 provision. Mf F.B1.08 admitted that the bill: made provisions for re- presentatives, but it was for the representatives of dratted men. It was for drafted men and thelr representatives wii | were provided forin that bill, There was no provision for | ue men who volunteered and went to the front in defence of | elr country or their representatives, He (Fields) was in | favor of paying those patriots who volunteered, if anybody, | and not those who were drawn ad forced to discharge their | duty. Mr. Mosrrty followed on the'same side. He had scen enongn of the sufferings of those wao went voluntarily to cue iront in 161 and 1862, and knew enough of the waut of their families now to convince him that {7 any ono wa: aid itwas they or their representatives, After £ cussion the question was taken on substituting tite mn Zor the majority report, and It was lost-—43 t0 4%. The m, | report was then adopted. — + ANOWHER GOOD VETO, The Governor returned without his approval the amend the charter of the Mutual Life Insurance Compan He objects to giving the company apectal privileges beyond | {hore yranted by general law. ‘The veto was sustained wud | the bill rejected. Recoss to seven P. M. Evoning Session. Mr. FIELDS Introduced a bill to confirm the offeial acts of Henry af. MeQuade, notary public, and on his motiow it was passed, BILS PASSED, ‘To extend the charter of the Bankers’ Life Insurance and ‘Trost Company, New Yorks Yoamend the act for the incorporation of the Trades’ ns, ‘authorize the formation business of marketing in New THR IMPORTANT LOCAL BIL! Mr, Frean moved that the House go Into Whole on the following bills: -Providin, ment for the elty of New York; to pro zation of the local government of the cits to | amend the act providing for elections im New York. ‘ ‘The question was divided and first taken on the first two bills and carried, by 99 to 17, abe question was then taken on | the election pil and lort, by 68 to 50—not two-thirda. ‘The House then went ‘into committee on the bill to mal roviaion for a local government of New York, being the Tw > er Cent Tax bill, As amended by the House committe the ‘Aasessment is to be made on a valuation, including State tax "Ghaait was ordered to a third reading by €3 ry was ord a reading by to 58—all the republicans in the negative, except Wingca Feite he bill to amend the act to reorganize the local gov ment of the city and county of New York was then taker ‘This bill was ordered to a third reading by 64 to 51 vote Mr. WEED gave notice of hia intention to move arnend: bed 2 the rules, #0 that business can be done by a ma- jority vote, Joke Livtuezone warned the Houre against letting down the bars in this wholesale manner, He suggested to the gen- tleman to make bis motion apply to there political measnres which ft was the desire of the majonty to pass, and not to open the gates to all tho business before: the House, Te asked this in bebalf of the four millions of people of the ti 0. Mr. WERD replied that ho merely gave the notice * When the resolution came up the uestion could Ne weve “gone further debate et of associations to carry on the of ase carry on the ‘Commitee of the for a local govern- for the reorgan of New York: ° , and the matter was dropped HUSH AND BRIDGET ON THEIR MUSCLE, Hugh Blissing and his wife bridget bethougns themselves to take @ walk last evening, and so set out for a trip up the Bowery, When in front of No. 164 of thet thoroughfare they met a man named John MeGoldrick, an old acquaintance of theirs, and at once went for him in sot what domonstrative manner. Bridget, woman like, Ht right into Mao's hair and whiskers, whilo her noble sponse whipped out a huge knife aud cut him a irightfal gash across the ‘left thigh. fd Bissing) thea ran pt ono Oo} sul nit Fras and locked up in the Tenth precinct station h. as was also his wife, Mrs. Biissing atates tat MeGoldrick has sedneed her danghter and the re- pd to maz be, AMUSEMENTS. Boorn’s THEATRE.—The last week of Mr. Edwin Booth’s engagement was opened yesterday evening by the reproduction of Bulwer-Lytton’s “Richelieu,” which will be given again to-night, as well as on Friday and Saturday nights, Whatever criticism may be made upon the dramatist’s conception of the character of the Cardinal Duke as one of the most conspicuous and Influential individualities which have figured in the history of France, it is undenia- ble that Mr. Booth embodies that conception with the utmost fidelity and with extraordl- ~ ‘The Situation More Threnteniag than Ever= Refusal of the Delaware and Lackawanon Railroad Company to Accede to the Miners’ Terms—The Miners Determined to Hold Out co the Bitter End—New Workmen to Supplant tho Strikers—The Companies Alone Resporsidie for the Condition of Affairs. Scranton, Pa., April 17, 1871. Everything 1s at sea again, Tois morning the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railway Com- nary power, Tho thrilling scene in which h@ | pany made answer to the proposition of thelr Jaunches on De Baradas “the curse of Rome” would | miners, rejecting tne offer of last Thursday and relt- alone suilice to demonstrate this, and the fact was yesterday attended by the heartiest applause on the part of a crowded audience. We need not repeat what the unanimous voices of the press and the public have said as to the splendor of the stage ef- lect and the elaborate Pees of details in cos tume, furniture and all other appotutments, which contribute so effectually to the successiul revival of this groat historical play. Unquestionably old age and the triple character of Richelieu, as Statesman, churchman and man, are repre. sented by Mr. Booth 80 yivily as to make his impersonation durable as one of the finest pictorial remluiscences of the Ameri stage. The entire cast last evening was the same as that of the plece during the first eight weeks of its revival We heed, therefore, add nothing to our previous remarks upon Mr. Barrett, as De Mauprat, and the rest, except to say that in the fourth act Miss Pate- man agreeably surprised us by acting with more enerzy than we have ever seen her act before. On Wednesday eveaing Mr. Barrect will appear for the second time in the new drama of “Jonquil; or, Only a Heart.’ br. Booth will personate Bertuccio, in the “The Fool’s Revenge,” on Thursday evening and at the Saturday matinee, NIBLO'S—RICHARD HILL—A change took place gt this house last mght in the substitution of Mr. Neil Warner for Mr. James Bennet tn the title rdve and Colley Cibber’s for Calvort’s version of the play. The change was a decided improvement in both in- stances, and the performance was smooth and effective. Ail the magnificent stage setting, the finest probably ever give to the tragedy, was retained, Mr. Warner plays the part of the tyrant with a great deal of ower and spirit, and that compensates much for & lack of subtlety, Anything, Indeed, was better than the platitudes of his predecessor, In the last act Mr. Warner proved himseif one of the best Richards on our stage at pr.sent and was ably seconded by Mr. Theodore Humilten as Richmond. The present cast and version of this tragedy may revive the en- thusiasm of the patrons of the theatre which last Week's fizzle had well nigh drowned and give the play a lease of life until ity successor is ready. Not the least feature 18 the exceilent music of Slguor Operti and nis admirable orchestra, . Fourrrentn Street Tnearar.—Bouctcault’s drama, “Hunted Down,” was produced last even- ing by Miss Laura Keene at this theatre, It ts cer- tainly a very powerful play, and the characters of the cast gave ample scope to the histrionic powers of their delineators, if they were possessed of any. This is certainly the case with Miss Laura Keene, who gave a very fine ren- dering of the long and arduous part of the herome, which brought her high talents and exquisitively sensitive temperament into play. In the scene where Mary Leigh is unexpectedly brought face to face with the biackleg, her first hus- band, whom she thought at the bottom of the sea, Miss Keene’s voice, look and gesture were express sive of the inward horror and amazement which the situation of the character demanded, Of the oiner periormers we can only speak in terms of praise, Mr. Frank Mordaunt, a3 the manly, gener- ous hearted Jonn Leigh, entered into the spirit of the part, and played it with the ease of a gentleman of culture. Mr. George Becks, wlio impersonated the biackleg, with several allases, was somewhat still, but gave otherwise a satisfac- tory delineation of the character. Mr. W. H, Otis, as the good-hearted snob, Sir Arthur Clangurrig, played the part with @ Keen perception of the ludi- crous, Mrs. R. Cantor looked the repuisive part of the female dragon to periection. Nor must we omit Nr. Rainford, who played the part of Joa, the aris- tocratic funkey, with a propensity for dropping the aspirates, and Mr. F. Dovey, a3 tie model butler, in the same predicament. Both were excecdingly funny, without overdoing their parts. A numerous and appreciative audience applauded the perform. ance. Lrva EpwIn's--PLUCK.—Mr. DeLeon should never have attempted to palm off a love-sick engineer, with phrases of maudlin sentiment, as a true speci- men of pluck, and George Oiarke should have chosen a better rdle to satisfy his Fitth Avenue and Wallack adinirers. The plot is good and the priuci- pal characters well selected, but the play needs con- siderable dressing up In tie dialogue, which, in the ease of the engineer in particular, is actually poeriie. The story is the usual one in a new dress—love, villany and virtue, all in and = around that most unpoetical of all places, a coal mine, Tom Morrts played the part of an old gentleman who has scarcely anything to do more than to make en- trances and exits to fill up groups, and Mrs, Bont face, a very estimable actress, was to a consider. able extent out of her line as a gushing, forty-year- old spinster. (She made up as one of twenty.) Mr. Mark Bates was the representative of muscular ristianity, but of a more agreeable type than the individual in ‘Men aud Wire, Haury Eytinge gave a forcible and natural idea of a rough Cornish miner and Mr. Cooke was linmersed in an aimless character as an idiot, Miss lone Burke did not create any Impression worth speaking of as the ordinary lovesick heroine, and faved to do herself or the part justice. Miss Lillie Eldridge, on the contrary, made the part of the tender and true” heroine a prominent feature 1 the play, and surprised even her friends by her intense yet quict actiag, The best part in the affair, a3 we could gather irom a first hearlug, Was the “gentlemanly villain,” played fanltieasiy by George Boniface, The main eccentric pert was played by Sol Smith with his accustomed skill, The piece is splendidly mounted, and has ove good sensation—a coal mine explosion. It is rather clumsily constructed, and the author does net seem to possess the slightest knowlege of the necessary architecture for a fair proportioned and well con- structed stage story. Yet there are some few power- fni elements in 11, Which subsequent representations may bring out into strong relief. The performance | last nignt was indicative of long and caretul re hearsals. Tur Great Loxpow Cincvus.—The opening at the Rink last night of Howe's great London circus and the trained annuals belonging to Sanger’s English menagerie was a perfect rush, the immense en- closure being completely tilled at an early hour, and the sale of tickets stopped before the performances mmenced. The ring exercises were entirely new to this audience, and the riders, bow male and female, as well ay the beautiful ring stock, were all | in ep.endid condition, while thelr feats were of the most extraordinary degree of excellence, But the crowning novelty was the exhibition of wild beast waining by Motoch, the tiger tamer, and | Montano, the subécer of tue hyena’ pack. Tne costumes, trapplogs and — surroundings generally were of the richest and most by ant ri, ton, The ements of the int — scatings, light, ventilation and coavenience of cess—were most periect, and the audience seemed pleased with everyting presented, coming away in excellent hun We shail take another opportu- nity of speaking more in 1 of the performances; meoauwile it is bn! just te say that the London Cir- cus has made a decided hit im this country, and their short siay in New York will, douotiess, be attended witi full houses day and night. NEW YORK CITY. The following record will show the changes ia the temperature for tie past twenty-four hours In com: parison with the corresponding day of last year, a3 indicated by the thermometer at Hudnavs Pi macy, HBRALD Boilding, coraer of Aun street:— 1870. 1871, 18% » 40 “ woes 52 « 46 oo 4 60 oe OL « 52 55 Average temperature yesterday... sevens OLY Average temperature for correspondiag date ' last year....6. servceveseeves SOM | The vuitare from South America, brought by Captain Murray, will be seen in a few days at the al Park. No bird of this class has been seen before in this city for a number of years, On Friday evening, about six o'clock, as Mr. liugh O'Rourk, an old resident of the Twenty- second ward, was standing In conversation with some gentlemen in the store of Mr. Daniel Grinnon, on the corner of Fighth avenae and Fiftieth street, oiticer O'Brien, of the above precinet, entered and commenced using abusive language to Mr. O'Kourk; not being satisiled with that he assaulted lim, striking him viotentiy in the eye and otcerwise ais. figuring him, reudering lim incapavie of attending to his business. The Chamber of Commerce Rellef Committee are in receipt of mail advices from Mr. Cuarles Lanter, treasurer, dated Loudon, April, Speaking of along interviow wilh Mr. Parker, who had neon disiriputing the comnittee’s funds in the agriouttis ral aistricts of France, + Lanier says" dir Parker has done our work in & most judicious man- nov, und we can congratulate ourscives that we Jaced our fands la the hands of 4 Loudon commit- o, Ur Parker ig to have a very fuil report, with voucher’, &¢, Jor ine by the Wwe J aw reydy to Sail.” erating the terms of November, when the men were forced into @ strike. The result has been anticipated and predicted smce the recent interview between the railroad officials and the ,miners and nobody is surprised, Although apprehensions of trouble in the near future have been revived, from the present feeling between the parties in this struggle, it 1s believed that no other negotiations will take place between them for atime tecome, Some hoped the company would meet the men half way between the price fixed by the last proposition—oue dollar twenty-five per car, and sug- gested one dollar a car as a fair and equitable arrange- ment, Under this iuea, and believimg that the miners would make that conceaston,-bela were freely made that work would be resumed the coming week. What has been predicted in your columns as likely to be the result of the delibera- tuons has come to pass, and miners and companies are as far apart as ever, with less chances fora speedy adjustment, “'Yhe situation 18 now regarded as more threat ening and imiportant than at any time since the commencement of the struggle I do not believe that tne miners will move again unless ulrecuy invited by the companies, and it may be set down as certain that they will never accept the elghty-six cents a car nor go to work till an arrangement satisfactory has been made upon these points, They have determined, and will stick out to the end, bitter as it may be. There 18 deep feeling of disappointment at the aspect of affairs, but it does not seem possibie to alter them, Both sides have become obstinate, and there is no telling what may occur from one moment to another, All depends upon the companies; they have a policy marked out, and will pursue it as pertinaciousiy as the miners contend for their rights. What their rogramme js to be cannot be known, except as it as been shadowed forth by those pretending to be, or are, actually in their confidence. The companies have declared all along that the mea would go to work at eighty-six cents # car or not at all; that if bey did not accept tae terms of- fered Jast November by the 16th of this month their day of grace would be over and their places filled by other workmen, and further, the Maines would be in Cpetaton by June without re- gard to those previously employed, ‘This is the plan aiready made public, and it looks very mach as if the companies were determined to carry it out with little regard for the consequences, The people are quite apprehensive at the shape before them, and are startied at the more insignill- cant movements, This morning the troops were drilicd at daybreak, and within a very short time the whole communi't¥Y was In @ state of alarm. This afternoon a street row occurred in @ disreputable part of the city, aud from that disturbance a rumor was started ®iat the, miners had again commenced acts of violence. The hearts of tie people are brimiul of fear, and I now do not think without cause. Another disturbance and dangerous element has just been let loose among tle inhabitants. The list of idlers has been swelled by twenty-five men (rom the rolling mills and furnaces of the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Com- pany, who turned out in conseque ce o; the stoppage of the mines on the last day of the trouble. These men have decided hostility to the miners for having deprived them of work, and itis feared that riots will take place between taem. Altogether the state Ot things is considered more unsatisfactory than ever, and nothing but the wisest counsels and a spirit of forbearauce can avert most appalling scenes, 1t would seem the duty of the companies to turn aside the danger, which can be done by making a fair proposition to the miners, It 1s more imperatively their duty to do this, a8 11 i8 demonstrable that the men were forced to strike by collusion between the monopolists to so crowd down wages that it would be impossibie for them to work, Should the great companies main- tain their present attitude tt is not too much to say that they are alone to biame for whatever may occur m this sadly demoralized city. As tt is hardiy to be supposed that they Will make any advances in the way of compensation the deadlock remains mtact for the present. We are yet to learn if it is to be broken by force, I have private despatches from Mauch Chunk, that Jndge Ellwood has been selected as umpire by triumphant | theminers. From present appearances the action of the boay in Carbon county will have no effect to better the condition of things here. Ouly two things can have any influence to settle the trouble in this county—a more liberal spirit ou the part of the | producing companies, or a rate of tol!s on the rail Toads which wil permit the tudividunl operators to do what they can toward supplying the market. The coal troubles are truly depressing, threatening and alarming. Hhere will ve & meeting of the Miners’ Executive Board for this county i Wiikesbarre to-morrow; but the proceedings will have no beariug upon the topics which distract this part of the cowatry, Jt is Impossible to say Whore relict is to come fromif not irom the sources i have mentioned. REPORT. OFFICE OF THE Crime Sr WASuINGTON. D. C., April 17, 1871, Synopsis sor the Past Twenty-your Hours, The falling barometer and cloudy weather of Sun- day were accompanied with light ratn on the Pacific coast, where tie barometer is now rapidly recover- ing. This disturbance fs now felt at the Rocky Monntain stations. The temperature has risen repidiy, with falling pressure in Wisconsin and Nebraska, Clondy and threatening weather, with fresh northeast winds, have pre. vailed from Lake Erie to Lake Superior. The highest pressare now exists over Lake Erle, Clouds have been broken up in tue Eastern states and par- ually cloudy and clear weather have prevailed on the Atlantic and Guif coasts, Provapitities. It is probable that a storm will be developed by Tuesday morning {i the Mississipp! Valley and west- ward. Northeast winds and threatening weather are probable for the lakes on Tuesday. Threatening weather m the Lower Mississippt Valley is probable. No serious disturbance Is probable for the Atlantic coast, AN EDITOR OF A PAPER DERS A NEGRO Pi ORG MW CHER. He Justifies the Act on the Ground that tho Negro Went Beilowing Around. | | of our humble pen, end wien L “leit for parts We tind the following letter In the Macon (Ga.) | delegraph and Messenge ON THE nur issues Of we Wing, Mareh 28, 18 belore last appe Tn one the followin rl county ty Ppose, W avor” | hat on th before i we ave informed t and wounded an inoWenaive negro named Gam reavher incharse ut the Methodisi colored ebuvch at e evenin, Now, with the matter above simply these, radical preacher, who had veen “bellowing” in and near Blakely for @ year or more, taking great interest what were tie circumstances connected referred toy They were This negro, Ganbelic, is a novortous iu the radical atiairs of the day. It 18 a well-known juct that T have, through the Karl county News and otherwise, shown ht aud his co-workers no quarters. Gambelie, in order to injure me, three didierent and distinct times tried to get a negro in my employ to leave me. | told him, after his first attempt, that if ne did so aguty, and if he ever spoke to me again, T would shoot him, He aid so again, and 1 on repeated my Gret threat. Doing #0 a& third time—trying to persuade my servant of, and speaking tO me—I carried | out my threat, AS to whether IT did right or wrong, I Will leave the public to juage, Now ag to why Ljeft; L did so because Laid not wisn to be | arresied, from the fact that certain influence would no more give me Justice than it would get me to neaven. FT could easily have given bond for my ap- pearance at court, for | know that t have a8 many warm aud true democratic iriends in Blakely and | Earl counties as any men living, This is the Whole of the “iamentable affair to Rariy coupty.”” What @ pity it is we can’t nave such “‘hulenta bles” all over tie State, I wilt be at my post aysin in a few weeks, when some men will find out that t havn't yet lost the use knowa”’ I did so at my own expense and not that of the Georgia Legislatures and bankruptcies. Piease publish this, in jnstice to myself and friends, and oblige yours respectiully, B. H. GOUBY, of the Barly county News, P. 8.—If the correspondent of the Telegraph, who Bave tt the above information, will only write it again about my shooting a negro preachor I will fiud wore ivlends ihan TL will possibly know whatio do with. Haifa dozen have ulready offered me board and lodging free for some Ume to come, People Where I how am are not very much “outraged” over such praiseworthy acts, By the way, J am somewhat astonished at the Telegraph, & democratic paper, giving publicity to such @ ptatoment ay tbe above in rence to & Senowaas editor, it seems to me you should havo and wotten whe Jacts Ip Ws Gages JAOW 18.15? Te MINERS STRIKE | WASHINGTON. Ben Butler Stirring British Lion. Up the The Amnesty Bill Killed in the Re- publican Caucus. Immediate Changes in the Cabinet Determined Upon. The President Anxious for Bout- well to Resign. An Uxecutive Session of the Senate to be Convened in May. Ruasian Capitalists Subscribing to the New Loan. Chief Justice Chase Presiding in the Supreme Court, WASHINGTON, April 17, 1871. Immediate Chauges in the Cabinet Inevite able—Senator Merton to Succced Secretary Boutwell. * The rumor of an immediate change in the Cabinet was current to-day in the highest oficial circles, and the understanding is that the President desires to fill the position occupted by Secretary Boutwell with some prominent politician who is favorably known to the country both as a financter and a statesman, The party named in this connection is Senator Morton, whose unflagging zeal in behalf of the Measures proposed by the administration seems to have won for him the highest esteem of the Presis dent. Itis openly asserted that the resignation of Mr. Boutwell would be exceedingly grateful to the President, and while Grant does not feel disposed to request It, the events which have transpired in connection with departmental matters during the Past two weeks have fully confirmed this statement. The presence of John A. Griswold here to-day and his interview with the President, as well as with Secretary Boutwell, has led some to sup- pose that he is the President's choice for Secretary of the Treasury, bat among those well posted in the afairs of the administra. tion no importance 1s attached to his visit here, as it 1s said that he comes only on business matters of his own, The President called upon Secretary Fish at his residence last night snd remained with him for several hours discussiug — ques- tions bearing upon this administration, It igs the general opinion that Mr. Fish would gindly be relieved from the lavors or his present office, and, with the conclusion of the session of the Joint High Commission, retire to private life, and in this connection, as it sc€ms to be conceded that Senator Morton will succeed Mr. Boutwell in te ad- ministration of the finances of the country, Massa- cnugetts is to be honored with the Premlersp, put who the party is has not as yet transpired, Despondent Over “New York S— Effects of the Winans Summer. Republicans Poli sant, The startling political summersault of vrange 8. Winang, in the New York Assembly, from the republican ranks to those of the democracy, has creard some rensation here, especially with reference to the power it has placed in the handsof Tammany to control the State in the next election for the Presidency, The republicans are disappeinted and disgusted by tne treachery of Winans, and the democrats are de- lighted at the “signs of the times,” which they im- terpret to be full of hope jor the democracy. Friends ofthe Conkling faction here are rather pl dat the Insinuattons that Winans was Insplred by Fenton, for the purpose of frustrating Grant’s aspirations for the succession, There is but live credence, how- ever, placed in the story that Fenton had anything todo inthe matter, except by the Conkling men. Fenton himself, while he regrets that such insinaa- tlons or charges should be made against him, is less disturbed by that aspect of the affair than by the damage the action of Winans may occasion to his party. He says thatso faras he is concerned the carges have no foundation Jn fact or inference, dhe Amvesty Sill Killed in tie Republican Cancun. A caucus meeting of the repuolican Senators was heid at eleven o'clock this morning to consider Senator Robertson's proposition that the order of bosiness be so amcnfed as to permit action to be taken this session upon the House General Amnesty bill. The discusston, which was conducted under the flve minute rule, was opened by Mr. Robertson in advocacy of the propriety, Justice and expediency of enacting a law for general amnesty at as early a day as possible, Senators Sawyer, Sherman, Lewis, Buckingham, Logan and Wilson also supported the proposition for immediate ant favorable action on the subject. Senators Chandler, Morton, Scott and Kdmunds opposed the movement for a general am- nesty at this time, arguing that it was mexpedient, unwise and uncalled for, ally, after @ seseion of nearly ao hour, on motion of Mr. Rice, the propost- tion of Mr. Robertson was lald on the table by a vote or 20 against 16, thus defeating the measure for this session. Ben Brtler’s Now Political Move—‘ietting Ahead of the Democracy. hon Butler endeavored to stir up the British lion to-lay by getting through a resofution requesting | ‘he President to bring before the Joint High Com- mission the clalins for damages of private American citizens imprisoned by Creat Pritt n on account of alleged participation in the a movement, | Butler rather took the wind out of the sails of the | democracy by introducing this resolution, although | as goon as it was e the He the democrats joined heartily in securing its passage. | It was only @ House resolution at first, and Sam Cox, wita a view to add to its strength, suggested that Batler raise it to the dignity of a joint resolu. tion, so that the President would pay some atten. | ton to it, Being a joint resoiution, tt wil have to pass the Senate, and there is really little hope for it in that body. Probably Butler knew this when he proposed at first to pass it as a House resolution, Whether the President wonld undertake to oning this subject before the Jolut High Commission, even should the resolution pass, is not known, It is at least doabtiul. But this does not detract from Ben Butler's laudable ambition to help the unfortunate Irishmen Who suffered imprisonment, Disngreement of Conyress on the Ku Klux Bill, The conference committee on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on ie Ku Klux bill held a meeting this afternoon, but failed to agree, The managers on the part of the Senate adhered to the Sherman amendment, which provides that in each county where lawlessness exists the citizens shall pay all expenses resulting from it. The managers on the part of the House hold that this ts ciearly un- constitational, coming, as they assert, it does under that clause of the constitution which pro- hibits the quartering of troops upon the people in time of peace, After discussing this point the com- mittee without coming to any agreement, adjourned until to-morrow, The Democratic Cancus. The democratic members of Congress met again in caucus to-night, but the committee to prepare an address not being ready to report the caucus ad- journed until to-morrow night. But if Congress should adjoura to-morrow the caucus will meet im- mediately after the termination of the session. Altompt to Secure Office for Fred Donglass— Tho President Non-comulttal. The General Republican Committee of the Disirict of Columbia waited upon President Grant to-day and Presented to him resolutions adopted by the republi GAR COMTEAUOD Which nomated General Chipman, | fession, but for some reason or otly 5 | in favor of the appolatment of Frederick Douglass as y secretary of the new government, if a vacancy occurs by the election of General Chipman as dele- gate to Congress, Mr. Ordway, as chairman of the — committee, introduced the members to President Grant and stated thetr pustness, and presented the Tesolutions. ‘The President answered that he was pleased to see the delegation, and would consider the papers presented and the recommendation of te cancy now, although convention; that there is no yj he hoped and believed there would boone by the election of General Chipman; but until a vacancy occurs it Would not be proper to make any promises) or pledges, and that when a vacancy takes place ne would consider the claims and merits of ali whose names might come before him, and make the best choice he could, The Southern Claims Commission, At the session of the Southern Claims Commissioa today the President of the board, Judge Aldis, stated that they were waiting for Congress to pass a bill conferring upon them the same privileges allowed the Court of Cialms in taking testimony in the South before proceeding with the more important cases. The claims set for @ hearing to-morrow are those of Hugh L. Gallaher, of Waynesboro, Va., for cattle, forage and provi- stons, valued at $40,000, taken in the Vailey of the Shenandoah, and the claim of Armisted Burwell, of Vicksburg, for sugar taken for the use of the army, valued at $35,000, Chief Justice Chase Again on the Bench—Tho Legal Tender Cases. Chief Justice Chase was on the bench of the Supreme Court to-day for the frst time this term, To-morrow is set for argument !n the legal tender cases, when tt is expected a full bench will beim at © tendance, The cases will be argued by Clarkson N. Potter, of New York, for the plaintiffs, and by Attor> ney General Akerman for the governmont, The points upon which the court wishes to hear argu. ment are, first, Is the Legal Tender act constitue tional? and second, Are contracts made before the war valid under tt ? Presidontial Nominations Confirmed. The Senate, in executive session to-day, confirmed the following nominations by the President:— To be members of the Legislative Assembly the District of Columbia for one Gulick, John A, Gray, Dantel L. Cross and A. K. Brown. To be mem| for two earey tolphus Hail, Frederick Douglass, William Stickney and Dantet smith. James H. Baker, of Minnesota, to be Commis« sioner of Pensions. Consuls—George W. Holt at Gaspee Basin and Ne . Elwing at Stockholm, Collectors of Internal Revenue—J. W.Cillt, First district of Georgia; H.C. Mauniag, Fourth district of Texas, Pension Agents—James MeGrogor at Pittsburg, Pa.; John T, Rankin, Vicksburg, Miss. Navai Promotions—Pay masters Wtiliam EH. Wile Mams and Charles F, Gould to be advanced ten num. bers each in their grade, Y Postmasters.—Miss E. G, Colburn, at Franklin, Ne HH; Mrs, Sarah Hockleman, Rushville, indiaua; He W. Hassall, Leroy, New York, Exceutive session of the Seuate to be Cone vened lu May. It is unofMiclally stated by several Senators thas the President will convene the Sonate In Excontive Session about the 15th of May, by which time, it is how supposed, the Joint High Commission will have concluded their labors. The Alabama fe A volume of 358 pages, entitled “The Private and National Alabama Clams and Their Final andy Amt- cable Settlement,’ has been circulated to-day. author is Charles C. Beaman, Jr., of New York, who, in his preface, says:— Considering what tho United States has already rejected and what Great Britain hag already offered, T have ventured to present a basis of possible settie- ment as consistent with the expense waich Lord Stanley said would be quite worth meurring, aud with what Mr. Seward said was the lowest form of satisfaction for its national injury which the United, States could accept, Rugsiau Capitalists Subscribing to the New Natloval Loar. An application was received to-day at the Treas- | ury Department from St. Petersburg for an agenoy | for the negotiation of the new loan to ve estab. | lished in that city, The application was accompa. nied by a subscription to ten iilitons of the new bouds by the house appiytng lor the agency. Sudden [ness of the Austrian Minister. As the Austrian Minister, Baron Von Leterer, was walking down /ennsylvaila avenue this afterneon, in company whi Count Corti, of the Italian Lega. tion, he was attacked with vertigo an’ fell to the pavement senseless. Physicians were prompily summoned, and with the ald gf restoratives sec. ceeded In bringing the Baron to a state of couacious+ ness, after which he was removed to his residence on If street, where his physician, Dr. Agnew, ate tended him. He was considerably, bruised by the jull, and with this cXveption Was quite comfortable late to-night, ‘the New (overaor of Maine, Governor Sidney Perham, of Matue, who is here on oficial business, was waited upon at the Ariing- ton thia eventug by the citizens of Maine resiaent in Washington to pay Wielr respacts to the new Gover- nor of their State. South American Legatiens Sevennded, ‘The Chilian, Peruvian and Argentine legations were serenaded to-n git by the Marine Band, the compliment being tendered by a number of oMeers of the Marine corps stationed in this city, Hamilton fish, Jen Birthday Party. The residence of Secretary Fish was thronged tos night with the ¢ite of Washington society at @ party given in honor of tho birthday of Hanniton Fish, Jr. Tho British members of the Joint igh Commission, members of the Supreme Court, Senators, Representatives and foreign dlplo~ mats, with their ladies, wore among the Invited guests. Emaceiphtion Celebration. The colored people of the District of Coin toe of the slaves by & wass meeting and a procession, As the procession, in the line of iis mare}, ap proached the Execative Mansion, the Preaid-ne came | ont and stood upon the portico and was lordly cheered, The procession, in the course of the afternoon, repat to the Capitoi, where several short speeches were delivered fromthe main pore | ico Dinney by tho Enalish Comuissionors, The English members of the Jotat High Coramts sion gave a (inner tls evening at their residence on K street, which was attended by all the members and the attachés of the Cou:misston and their tadies, fhe Brooklyn Navy Yard Removal. The House to-day agreed to @ resolution for the appotutment of a select commission to examine and report upon a new site for tae Brooklyn Navy Yrad. ‘rhisis tue same resolution as passed at the last ev the commas sion was not appointed, The Ohio Contested Election Case, ‘The Commities of Elections to-day beard rg ment by K. G, Corwin, of Dayton, for Mr. Schencs, and one by 1. D. Campbell, tne sitting member from the Third disirict of Ohto, for himsetf, The commit. tec unanimously overruled the application for tak« ing testimony in beha’f of (he contestant, Work to be Commenced on Public Buildings. The Supervising Arcittect of the Treasury Depart- ment will be enabied by recent Congressional legis- lation, making funds available for public builaings before the Ist of July, 1871, to commence work at once on the custom houses at Machias, Me; Wil- liamsport, Pa,; on the extension of the Uustom House, at Baltimore, the Court House and Post OMce building, at Columbia, S. C., and the Court Honse and Post Oice, at Trenton, N. J., whtle it . will also permit the appointment of janitors of public buildings throughout the couaniry. General Spinner’s Contemplated Visit to Europe. General Spinner intends visiting Barope this summer, in company with his daughter, and will spend most of the time Ia Germany. He hag becn m {il health for some time past, and hw physictans advise & change of climate as well 9 Te laxation from the cares of oMcial life, Daring tha absence of General Spinuer the dutics of United States Treasurer will he performed by his First As sistant, Mn Le Roy Tuttle, It is understood that during his visit abroad General Spinner will mako arrangements for negotiating the new loan. New York National Bunks. Tho name of the Worthington National Bank, at Cooperstown, N. Y., bas been changed to First National Bank of Oneonta, N. Y.; also Farmers! National Bang of Fort Edward, N. Y., to North Grae NAUQnA) Hanke day celebrated the anniversary of the emancipation — } ie