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THE NEW TREATY. The Commitice on Foreign Relations Reports It Favorably. The Senate in Executive Ses- sion Upon It. Each Article to Be Acted Upon Separately. Growing Opposition to Its Provi- sious Among Senators. Barl Russell Growls at It in the Eouse of Lords. New Brunswick and the Do- m Dissatisfied. WasSHINGTON, May 15, 1871. PROCEEDINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, The proceedings in executive session to-day re- quire only brief mention. The treaty was favor- ably reported by the chairman of tne Committee on Foreign Relations, Mr. Cameron, without any re- commendation of amendment. That gentleman, after making a few remarks, was followed by Sena- Morton, wuo explained certain parts of the treaty tm response Lo inquiries. Some general remarks were made upon ft by Benators Sunmer, Conkling, Carpenter, Casserly, ‘Trumbull and others. Some of the Senators gave Rotice that they would offer sume amendments to- morrow. THE TLAN OF CONSIDERING THE TREATY ‘Was discussed, and it was decided that each article should be taken up separately and acted upon. The ‘Senate refused to take up the resolution heretofore effered PROVIDING FOR THE REPORTING tm confidence of the debate on the Treaty of Wash- Angton by the official reporter of the Senate, said re- Port to be suv ject to future disposition by that body. One of the objections against tue resolution was that debate would be thereby prolonged, as Senators might desire in some tuture time to see their Speeches in print. Besides, it was thought best to complete the action on the treaty as soon as prac- ‘cable. ANOTHER REPORTED SENATORIAL LEAK. Much surprise was manifested this afternoon in the vicinity of the Senate consequent on the report that the statement of the Joint High Commission had, like the Treaty, prematurely found its way into the newspapers. By sone genilemen this was con- sidered unfortunate, believing it would not strengthen the treaty, while others, who claimed a knowledge of the document, expressed a contrary opinion. Several of the Senators were informed of the reported publication and were not slow in ex- pressing their disapproval of the alleged occurrence, which, they said, was the more to be regretted as ‘the subject involved tne question of continued peace between the two countries and violated tne confi- dence which usually attached to the consideration Of matters of great importance. So far, however, there is no evidence of such a breac’ in the quarter Which report designated. ‘The opposition to the Treaty of Washington 1s said ‘to be gaining strength among Senators the more it ts subject to examination. It 1s stated that it is in Teality, that ts, in THE PRACTICAL MONEY RESULT, not so good an arrangement for the citizens of the United States claimants against England as was the Johnson-Clarendon treaty, The lattér provided in its first arcicle that all claims against each govern- ment since the 26th of July, 1853—the date of the exchange of ratification of the conven- tion of that) = year—should be = submit- ted to a joint commission of four, with an umpire in each case of difference, and in article four it provided for the adjudication of the Alabama claims. In the Treaty of Waslutugton ail claims prior to 1861 are excluded, thus cutting off a really larger aggregate of claims against England than the total of the Alabama claims, even should the latter all be allowe It was understood that the Joint High Commission were to take cognizance of all claims be. tween the two governments. When the commission was first agreed to Sir Edward Thornton expressea his opimion that ail claims wouid be considered. THE FROTOCOL, however, relates that when the American Com- mfsioners contended for the recognition of all claims, so as tomake the treaty at least as thorough in its scope as the Johnson-Clarendou Convention, they were imei on the part of the English Com- missioners by the dec!aration that the preliminary correspondence between Mr. Fish and Sir Edward Thornton limited the inquiry to the period of the clvil war, and the English side persisted in this view, as, indeed, it would appear in ail their other views tl the American side sub- mitted. The declaration by Earl Granville on Friday might in the House of Lords that the ’ British government would give every attention to all matters which wontd ald itin resistance to the payment of these Alabama claims has created a marked impression upon many Senators, who now declare that the treaty must be subject to the most careful and critical examination and fall under- standing of its various provisions, This has also calledsattention to the language of THE THREE NEW RULES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW which are to govern the Tribunal of Arbitrators, and 1t 1s alleged that these rules are so worded as to en- abie England reaily to escape from all responsibility forthe Alabama claims and thus accomplish the successful resistance to their payment which Eail Granville predic 's. The first rule is that a neutral government is bound to use due diligence to pre- vent the fitting out, arming or equipping whhin its Jurisdiction of any vessel which it tas reasonable ground to believe is intended to cruise or to carry on war against a Power with which it is at peace, and also to use like diligence to prevent the departure from its jurisdic- tion of any vessel intended to cruise or carry on war a3 above, such vessel having been specially adapted in whole or in part within such jurisdiction to warlike use. The whole correspondence between the United States and G taln, occupying some Jour thousand printed pages, 1s filea with the assertion on the part of Englana, iterated and reiterated over and over again, that due diligence was observed in preventing the fitting out and arming of the Alabama, and that in fact she was not fitted out and armed in a British port; that the evidence failed wo show she was Atted out tn whole or in part in British waters, asa vessel specially adapted for war, and couseqnently this first rule is so worded as really to acquit te British government from liubility or responsibily tn the matter of the Alabama. ‘Tie question so promi- nently put by Mr. Sumuer as to the responsipility of England for subsequently recognizing the Alabama, after she received her guns and armament aboard, fs a regular Confederate man-of-war, ts not touched upon at ail in the treaty. Consequently wt is held that 1 the United States fail to show that tne Alabama was “specialiy adapted” as & man-of-war when she left the Mersey, the American side of the case is lost. ‘The United States so far have never been able to wet England to admit that the Alabama was in this condition when sie escaped Anto the English Channel, and Earl Granville's dec- faration last week is regarded by many Senators as an evident proof that Engiand ts aa little prepared to make the acknowldgement under the Treaty of Washington as she was before the advent of the High Commission. The second rule deciares that the neutral shall not “permit or suffer either veill- gerent to make use of its ports or waters as the base of naval operations against the other, or for the purpose of the renewal or augmen- tation of military suppiles or arms or the recrulm NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1871—TRIPLE SHEET. necessary unless placed there with mischievous in tent, Uniess there is a hidden meaning, it is looked_ upon as only enforcing by the treaty the twenty. four hour rule. As far as the augmentation of military supplies or arms is concerned it might be the hidden meaning that in case the United States were at war, their national vessels could not be sup- pited with coal outside our territorial limits; but a pro- viston of that character would necessarily be utterly disregarded by the United States in such an event, nor does it prevent a neutral selling arms or muni- tions of war to any party, the risk of delivering such arms resting with the purchaser, As to the prolibi- tion of the ‘‘recrultment of men,’ that already 1s the law and the practice with the United States, as Eng- land discovered duriug the Crimean war. The third rule 1s merely a reiteration of the promise to exer- cise due diligence in carrying out the other two rules, THE OPPONENTS OF THE TREATY, therefore, contend that the rules can have no Tetroactive practical application, but that while they will not compel the payment of the Alabama claims, and the claims growing out of the damages: by the other Anglo-Confederate ships are consid- ered still weaker under the light of the rales, they answer a twofold purpose now. One is to induce the acceptance of the treaty by these GLITTERING GENERALITIES, and the other is to tie the hands of the United States effectively im tne future. Wher- ever the matter is alluded to in the treaty care is taken, it 1s said, to use no expression which can be construed into an acknowledgment that Great Britain has fatled to fulfil any duty or duties. If it had been intended by the adoption of the rules to meet the cases of the Alabama and other Anglo- Confederate vessels it would, it is held, have been clearly stated that such was their object; but, on the contrary, not only does Earl Granville refuse to accept such an interpretation, but declares that the government will RESIST THE PAYMENT OF THESE CLAIMS in every way; but the ablest lawyers in the Senate beheve that the rules are framed in such a manner and with such careful and delicate phraseology as will enable England to escape from her liability to the United States much more easily than if the rules were omitted altogether. Great opposition 13 gathering to article fourteen of the treaty—tne arti- cle providing for the payment of THE CLAIMS OF BRITISH SUBJECTS Against the United States, It is alleged that thé protocol qualifies the extent of these claims, but the tweaty itself does not. Under the language of the treaty “all claims,” of any and every character, are to come up for adjudication. All the money now in the Treasury of the United States for cotton seized, which was claimed by British subjects as theirs by virtue of assignments from the rebel gov- ernment, aud amounting to some seventeen mil- lion dollars, will have, it 1s alleged, to be given up, although it 1s known that the equivalent given by these British claimants for most of it was the means of enabling the Confederates to carry on the war against the United States, As to the explanations in the protocol, if any such exist by which these British claims might appear to be subject to certain limitations, the idea ts scouted that anything in the protocol can Iinit or affect in any way the language of the treaty itself. A proto- col is a mere record of the discussions—no more and no less. Usually,the protocol is made up after each sitting, and thus presents a sort of report of the proceedings. In the pre- sent case it 1s well Known that the protocol was not made out at the time, but was drawn up after the treaty had been agreed upon by the two secretaries from their recollection of the proceed- ings. In ordinary laws the courts never thtnk of taking the debates in Congress to control them in the construction of the law. That isconstrued trom its language, and if obscure an endeavor is made to get at the meaning of the lawmaker, but not by referring to the discussions pending the en- actment of the statute. A treaty being the nighest law of the land ts construed with even, 1f possible, greater exactitude, and it 18 therefore held to be an absurdity to talk of the protocol con- trolling the language of the Convention, especially when, as In the case of the present treaty in the Matter of British claims, there are absolutely no ob- scure expressions or words of Mmitation which ren: der the meaning at all difficult to reach. The arti- cles regarding THE FISHERIES are arevivalof the articles of the old reciprocity treaty, with an additional provision looking to the payment of asum of money, It1s hela by several Senators that the freedom of our fisheries and the freedom of our markets to the Canadian caught fish and the product of fish is evena greater equiva- lent than the Canadians should have received for the inshore fishery privilege without the extraordi- nary provision looking to paying them a large sam of money besides, The equivalent of free entry for Canadian caught fisn foto our markets will permit he Canadians to compete with American fishermen iu the sale of the deep sea fish catch, Our fisher- men have no market for their fish in Canada, so that for the liberty of catching deep sea fish within three mues of the Cana- dian coasts, the treaty enables Canadian fishermen to compete directly with ours in our own markets for ail Kinds of deep sea fish, no matter where caught, As the Canadian fishermen labor under lighter taxation than the fishermen of tne | United States, having no war debt to pay and no tax to make up on the material used in their equip- ment, and with free salt, it 1s feared, if the treaty goes into effect the American fishermen, with their greater burden of taxation, will soon be driven trom the water, as our merchant marine ts already driven from the ocean by the cheaper British marine. If, in addition to this, the United States have to pay them a large suin of money, the advantages will be sull more on the side of the Canadians, The ques- tion of the free nayjgation of THE ST. LAWRENCE AND ITS CANALS is made by the convention @ matter of treaty stipu- lation, but Senators who have examined the supject deciare that while this has always been practiéally the case, and that it 1s to the interest of Canada, it should be, as the Canadian government derives even more Income from the American use of those canals than from the tolls collected on 4neir own vessels, yet that the treaty of Washington provides now for great equivalents for this privilege, which was always free to us before without seeking any greater equivalent than the tolls collected from the American vessels, These equivalents consist of @ stipulation pledging the United States to endeavor to get the freedom of the State canals for Canadian vessels, and tu a provision as to vessels on the lakes, which will give to Canadian steamers almost a monopoly of the water carrying trade be. tween Chicago and Lake Ontario, and, in eifect, Unrow open the lake coasting trade to the Cana- dians wherever the transit is through the Welland Canal. Another equivalent 18 placing the transit trade under the stability of @ treaty stipulation, a matter which the Canadians have for years been endeavoring to effect, and one of the leading objects of the Canadian Commis- sion which came here in 1867, As for the provision of the treaty by which England agrees tourge upon Cauada and New Brunswick not to Place export duties on Jumber and timber cut on tnat portion of the American territory in the State of Maine watered by the river St. John and its tributariesand floated down that river to the sea, and when the same is shipped to the United States from the province of New Brunswick, it isregardead as avery poor equivalent for the transportation and lake coasting trade given to Canada by the thirtieth article of the convention, With regard to the reter- ence to arbitration of THE NORTHWESTERN BOUNDARY & good deal of opposition 1s felt, It is said that there is no doubt the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Katiroad will be on Bellingham Bay. If the Rosario Straits are selected as the voun- dary between the two countries the outlet to the Pacific from Bellingham Bay will be through a nar- row star strat, skirting the Britisn boundary for fifty or sixty miles before it enters the wide strait of Juan de Fuca, which s:parates Vancouver Island from Washington Territory, while the boun- dary by the Canal de Haro would place the Briush territory ® long and safe distance from the route of vessels running in connection with the Northern Pacific Railroad. They do not, therefore, see the wisdom of leaving the question to arbitration, especially as an adverse judgment may injuriously affect us in the future, while, unless for Zoent of men’ aud 18 cousidered by some as un- | _aggreseive purposes, It can be no object for England to insist upon the Rosario boundary. It 1s not now be Neved that the Senate is disposed to act hastily, but rather that Senators will be inclined to wait for the discussion in the British Parliament, where it ts sup- posed the phraseology of the new rules and the sub- ject of Engiand’s responsibilty for the payment of the Alabama claims will be tully entered into. In view of EARL GRANVILLE’ DECLARATIONS * @ strong effort will be made not to place the treaty beyond the power of revision until ft is understood and agreed what {t really means. It will be observed that the objections above noted are in addition to Mr. Sumner’s protest against the United States in any way recognizing claims of English subjects whicu grew out of the war, and which, he alleges, should be paid by England, if at all, as it was Engiand’s oMcial conduct which gave vitality to the war and the supplies furnished | the rebels by her connivance which nurtured it; and they are also in addition to the feeling that England in the treaty neither apologizes nor offers to recog- nize her liability for her hasty, injurious and un- friendly recognition of the belligerency of the Con- federates before that belligerency was a fact, but which recognition really created the fact, which had not existed before the Queen's proclamation was Put forth, It ts said THE DEMOCRATS met to-night to talk over the subject, especially as to the principles of international law involved; and further, that instead of Reverdy Johnson being opposed to the treaty, as reported, he earnestly de- sires that 1t may ratified by the Senate, THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE LEAK. The Select Committee on Senatorial Privileges held a meeting to-night and exammed five witnesses concerning the publication of the treaty in tne New York Tribune. G. ‘W. Adams, correspondent of the World, testified | in effect that he had no knowledge of how the copy was optained or from whom. Messrs. White and Ramsdall, of the Tribune, severally testited that they aid not procure It either from a Senator or any oficer or employé of the Senate, They, however, declined to answer the questions as to the name of | the person from whom it was obtained, and whether they paid money for it, This refusal on their part will be reported to the Senate ta-morrow for the | action of that body. . MOVEMENTS OF THE COMMISSIONERS, The members of the Joint High Commission who | are here, together with a few invited guests, left , this city early this morning on a@ special train of | elegant palace cars, consisting of three saloon cars, one dining and one smoking car, for the purpose of paying @ visit to Harper's Ferry. guests were Secretary Robeson, Attorney General Akerman, the atiachés of the British Legation, and | quite a large number of ladies. At the Relay House the private car of the President of the Baltimore and Ohio Rallroad was attached to the special train from Washington. The car contained President Garrett, several other oMicers of the railroad and a number of prominent private citizens from Balumore. Refreshments in abundance were provided after arriving at Harper's ferry, Jefferson Rock and all the other points of interest were visited, Earl de Grey and = sir stafford H. Northcote, accompanied by some of the ladies, were the only persons who ascended Maryland Heights, but after having gained the summit tney were satisfied that the view fully repaid them for their trouble, The splendid scenery of that region was universally admired. The party returaed here late to-night delighted with their visit, THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT AND THE TREATY, Preparing for the Attack—Earl Russell's Motion in the House of Lords Against tho Ratification of the Trenty. | nomination of Messrs. W, H. Gulon, Jr., G. ©, Clark, Among the | 4, | raisi | clerks of our city of the ul THE LIBRARY GROWLERS Meetings of the Radicals and Conservatives of the Mercantile Library. Resolutions and Counter Resolutions, : CONSERVATIVES, Some sixty or seventy members of the Mercantile Library Association—friends and supporters of the present government of the institution—assembled last evening at the Sinclair House, to ratify the W. H. Lewis and James Bruce, Jr., for directors. The election for directors 1s to take place tv-day. Several speakers addressed the meeting last even- ing, urging the adoption of the regular ticket. The speakers were E. T, Reed, who presided; William H. Meekem, Henry ©. Cooper, who made @ very humorous address; M. C. D, Border and R. C. Allen, the two jast named being ex-presidents of the association. The meeting was most harmontons and very pleasantly conducted, every one present seeming to feel assured of the defeat ot the “reform- ers’ and jubilant over the prospect of another vic- tory for the old management. THE RADICAL A meeting of the reform party of the Mercantile Library Association was held last evening at Piimp- ton Buliding, and was largely attended After Mr. William H. Marvin had stated the ob- ject of calling the meeting, Mr. Charles H. Patrick was chosen as chairman. Wiliam LL, Bailey ad- dressed the meeting at some length. EK. J. Wright followed in a few remarks. Wiiliain HL. Corry spoke to the same eifect, A. W. Green said the Mercantile Labrary Association was organized ih 1820 by a few clerks, demrous of improving themselves and their | class. In 1830 the Chnton Hall Association was formed by some merciants, to hep clerks along. H. B. Lloyd advocated opening the rooms on Sunday. T. C, Campbell charged tue regular parity with fraud and corruption, He had in his ofice afidavits from two men who had voted, one of thei twenty and the other thirty times, receiving five and ten dollars for so doing. J. H. MacKenzie and Mr. Dancer followed in tne same strain. Theodore Allen saw the brotuer-tn- law of the chairman vote six times last year, until finally the chairman said, “I guess you had better | stop, Bul.’ several other speakers spoke in the same strain, ‘The following resolutions were adopted:— Resolved, That we, the members of the Mercanttie Library oclation. assembled, do view with disapprobation directors of ou in refusing to ac- of the members that the reading room be Resolved, ‘Ihit we do hereby censure the officials of the Ji rary for their scandalous action in using their o Hon to pack the fast a eting aud thus legitimate members of their right Resvived, Lhat the action of the present management in the annual dues, and thus depriving many ot the of the library, meets our severest condemnatio pprove of the establishment of The Nadicalw’ Reply. To THE Epiror oF THe HeraLp:— The Board of Direction of the Mercantile Library | have publicly asserted “that so long as they have the control of this library no further steps shall be taken to open the reading rooms upon the Sabbath."* | They take this” position upon the ground that the trustees of the Clinton Wall Associ- ation have informed them that they refuse to grant their permission, And they inform ‘us that this correspondence will be published in this morning’s papers. By the constitution of the Mer- cantile Library Association the days upon which the luvrary shali be opened are determined by the by- laws, which are enacted by the Board of Directors. To open the reading room on Sunday it Is necessary only that the Board strike out the words ‘except Sundays” from the bylaws. They would not there. Lonpon, May 15, 1871. In the Honse of Commons to-night Viscount Enfield, Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs, said the government was not prepared to state the exact terms of the Treaty of Washington, as a copy of the document had not yet been reveived. Mr. Disraeli, therefore, postponed putting the question to the government in relation thereto, of which he had previously given notice, Mr, Gladstone stated that the government was un- able to anticipate the exact time of the arrival of the treaty, but promised that it should be instantly submitted to Parliament, In the House of Lords Earl Russeil gave notice of his intention to move an address to the Queen against sanctioning the ratification of the Alabama treaty, in case the arbitrators are bound by rules or conditions other than the law of nations and Eng- lish munie pal laws extsting during the civil war tn | the United States, when the alleged depredations upon American commerce were committed, THE TREATY IN THE NEW DOMINION. Discussion of Its Provisions Among the Gov- ernment Organs—Dissatisiaction With the Fivhery Clause. ‘TORONTO, Ont., May 15, 1871. The government press here give a rather equivo- cal support to the Treaty of Washington, while the opposition papers, on the contrary, are very decided in their expression of disapproval, holding that to grant to citizens of the United States the right to fish in Canadian waters may make it unnecessary for the American government to adopt a policy of reciprocity. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and the journals that represent the French speaking population of Ontario are in favor of rejecting all parts of the Trea‘y affecting Canada. The Globe thinks that seif-interest should direct the people of Canadain any consideration of the Treaty, while at the same time it recommends that a difference of opinion in the matter between Great Britain and the Dominion should be avoided. Opposition to the Treaty in the New Branse- wick Assembly. Sr. Jon, N. B., May 15, 1871. The touse of Assembly 1s now debating the terms of the new Treaty, which is meeting great opposition, LYNCHIVG IN NEBRASKA, Hanging of Jameson at St. Helena—A Carecr of Crime—Three Murders Coufessed—Ate tempted Suicide. YANKTON, May 15, 1871, An eye witaess says:—I learn the following addl- tional particulars relative to the hanging of the murderer Jameson at St. Helena, Nebraska, yester- | day. The prisoner confessed to the murder of John | Coffrey at Fort Buford, but claimed that his com- rade Swisder shot him. He denied the murder of Locke until about two o'clock, by which time the | crowd had increased to about 200, A vote had been taken and he had been informed he would be hung. | Tle then confessed to the murder of Locke, and on being taken to the porch sald: FELLOW CITtZRN8—I have co confession of the eriine 1 ha ‘ wil have to be hung, and I only ask to be hung like a man. recelved a good deal of abuse for a murder commit: ted at Fort Buford, the principal,part of which was done by the man himself who teatitied against me, [killed this man Locks down bere. Thad a quarrel with bim the day bet Dut that was no excise. Thad time to reflect; but kitled him. We were going through the timbers together; Th ' nery word's, whea [caught bis axe and siruce bim twice, kiding lin Immediatery. The prisoner's real name ts John McBeath, Ile Was thirty years oll and was born in New York, He went to Kentucky, were he served in the Union army and came to Dakota in the Twenty-second infantry. He hwlasister at Bowling Green, jd to her he bequeathed house and four acr of land. He contessed to killing @ man in Ken- tucky before leaving, but sald it was accwentaily. On Saturday night. atrer being taken across tie river from tere to Okheavy, @ dose of strychnine was given him by @ prisoner at Sioux City. The dove was too heavy and be recovered, though he was sick yesterday from the effects, to make a free and open * committed. I kuow that I FS < LoDo, May 15—5 P. M— .o money and the account. Ame- Untted States fi Hum, 164d. per gation, LONDON BUGAR MARKRT.-LONDON, May 18.—Sugar, 30s. 6d. per ewt, for No. 12 Dutch standard afoat. Livenroon Corton MARKET. Nagy HA 18 6 P.M.-The market closed iddling w ded. ; middling Orit Tad, lea of the day La ‘been 16,000 bales, inciuding port and tt speculation. Livenroo, Provisions MARKFT.—LiveRroor, May land: | active member of the Mercantile Library of this city, by coniravene the spirit or the letier of any of the | articies of agreement between the Clinton Hail | Association aud the Mercantile Library Asso- | cation, No one of these requires the con- | seat of the trustees, either before or after | such action. Even if they should consider such | action immoral or illegitinate they can take no ac- | tlon except upon the authority of a meeting of the shareholders. In view oi the present state of pudiic | opinion concerning this matier we do not believe tat a majority of such men as the shareholders of manner of fair treatment, and should be emhodted in the bylaws, I hope ali reformers will bring their recelpts at the next election. The nominating con- ventions should be called by notice published in the library several days Pkg g so that members could attend to see and hear the members who wish to be candidates. in conciusion, { am a so-called reformer, as [ belleve are nearly all the members; but if the next election 18 controlled in the same manner the last one Was what caance have we of BUCCeSs ? ‘The public as well as the private reputation of the present board is at stake, and It is fair to suppose They will use extraordinary means to sustain th selves, Nevertheless, with fair play, the refo will win, AN ACTIVE MEMB; BLOOD, WOODHULL, CLAPLIN. ry The Great Scandal at Essex Market. Astonishing Revelations by Old Mrs. Claflin— Blood Threatened Her Life—The Daugh- tors’ Testimony—His Denial of the Violation of Domestic Laws. The preliminary examination in the matter of the complaint of Mrs, Annie Claflin vs. Colonel J, I. Blood, alias Dr. Harvey, was begun at Essex Market Police Court yesterday atternoon. The notoriety of the parties Involved render this an exceptional case, the complainant being the maternal progeni- tor and the defendant being the silent or “sleepmy partner’ of the renowned banking house of Woodhull, Clafin & Co. in Broad street, and attracted @ large concourse of spectators to the otherwise uninyviting precincts of the Essex street ‘Vermple of Justice. The testimony of the respective parties to this curious strife was listened to with eager avidity and each salient point quickly seized by the sensation-mongers, Mrs. Victoria Woodhull being in the conclave for the presidency, could not | spare time from her grest social and poiitical duties to mingle in tue ingiorious struggle between the tess.r Nghts of the concern. She was conspicuous py her absence, as also her maiden sister, Tennessee Celeste. Both sides were represented by counsel; but, contrary to the usual proceedings, no dilatory motions were made nor any desire evinced to protract the issue. As with the fierce old English barons wo figured in the “Wars of the Roses’ it seemed to be understood that quarter wouid not oe asked or given, and tn response to the summons of the magistrate a pe- cuhar old lady, of determined mien and expression indicative of unrelenting purpose, ANNOUNCED HERSELF AS THE “AGRIEVED PARTY,” and, being duly sworn, proceeded to relate the story of her wrongs and domestic tripulations. Tue ani- davit of the lady, uvon which the proceedings were based, Was substantially to the emect that the defendant had not only, by divers wicked and magic arts and devices, alienated tie alfections of her charming, gifted and otierwise promising and devoted offspring, but had also threatened the Ife of herself and thereby caused her much unneces- sary dread, anguish of mind and other discomfort. This the strong arm of we law alone could remove and enable her to resume the tranquillity desirabie ; toone of ber advanced stage of life. She was desperately in earnest, and counsel on both sides vainly endeavored to restrict her within the bounds tie law prescribed, Bursting through all barriers she gave the iollowing a: HEI TORY. “Judge,” she sail, “My daughters were good daughters and avectionate children Uli they got in with this man “Slood,” (giving particular emphasis to Blood.) “ile bas threatened iy life several tines, und one night last November he came into the house in Thirty-eighth street and said he would not go to bed till he had WASHED 1118 HANDS IN MY BLOOD, | Piltell you what that man Biood is. He is one of | those who have no bottom in thet pockets; you | can keep stuflingin all the money in New York; | they never get fuilup, If my daughters wouid just send this man away, as I always told them, they Might be millonairesses and riding around tn their own carriages. Icame here because I wantto get my daughter out of this man’s clutches; he has taken away Vicey’s ‘fection and Jenuie’s ‘fection {rom poor old mother. S'HELP ME GOD, JUDGE, I say hereandI call Heaven to witness that there the Clinton F* " Association can be persuaded to condemn the opening of the reading room ou Sun- | day. WILLIAM LAURENT BAILEY, HENKY D. LLOYD, FE. J. WRIGHT, W. H. CARY, Candidates of tne Keform Party for Directors. The committee appointed at the meeting on Fri- day night o request of the president of the associa- | tion that two out 0: five of the inspectors for to-aay’s | election be selected roi our party has been vervally refused by hin, CONSERVATIVE CONTESTANTS, | NEW York, nae 1871 | Mr. Witson G. Hunt, rresident of the Clinton Mall Assoctatic The communic cantile Library Association of presented py you to the Board of Trustees of the ‘Clinton Hall Assoctation” aud referred to the Com- | mittee on “Relations with the Mereantie Livrary | Association,” Your committee, after a long aud careful Inquiry, have become satisiled that the movement to open the reading room of the library on Sundays 1s directly opposed to the views and wishes of the great majority of those Who have at heart the best Interesis of the instituuion and of the community. Besides, in the three epochs in the history of the institution—viz., when founded im 1$20, When re- moved to its present site in 1865, and, in 1864, when the final debt of about sixty thousand dollars was patd, large sums of money were contributed by our | merchants—a very small part of which, if any, in | the opinion of your commiitee, would have been 80 contributed if the applications had been accom- anied With a declaration that the reaaing room or brary would be kept open on the Sabbath. With these views and with the law of God and the laws of our country reiating to that day before us we recommend that the Board of Trustees shall not permit the opening of either the reading room or library on eis igs THOS FAILE, WILLIAM &. DODGE, } Committee. JOHN K. MYERS, tion of the directors of the Mer- An Active Member’s Opinion of the Mercan- tile Library Association’s Troubies. To THE Epirok OF THE HERALD:— I am now, ana have beea for many years, an ana, like the large majority of its members, exceed- ingly regret the scandal that seems of late to have fallen upon us, and it seems co me that in ail the matter recently published in relation thereto, the real evils have been left untouched, and, with your permissjon, I would Itke to present my opintons to { the public and to my fellow members for their con- siacration. And, first, as to the real facts:—With 12,000 members, about one-half of whom are voters, only about 1,200 voles are cast during the most ex- citing election, lasting some nine hours, When tere 18 but one ticket offered, only about half that nomber, Why is this? Simply vy reason of the bad management at the polis, thereby disgusting many good members and pre- venting their attendance, And why this bad man- agement? I will tell you, About fifty members, more or less, divided into two factions, are aspir- ants for the high nonor of hoiding office. They hoid nominating meetings with scarcely any notice to any but their particular friends, aud nominate themselves. Very few members know who they are to vole for until the lists of Candidates are published } a day or two before the election. ‘Theu, election day, the polis are under the control of te directors then in ofice, Who appoint relatives aud particular friends as inspectors. The latter decide who may vote, and couut the votes after the polis close, The newspapers of May 18, 1570, charged that gam- blers, ruMans, unworthy characters una many others not members were allowed to Vote aud re- wat their votes In the interest of the so-cailed regu- jar tteket, While Inauy members who held opposition ballots were not perniltted to vote and were told that their names were cnecked oi as voted, and on other fraudulent pretexts, and were not ailowed to swear in their vote and no satisfaction given them, and this m the presence of the principal oificers of the association and against the energeuc protests then and there of other members, These facts that 1 have stated, as well as the charge against the directors, of issuing tickets and | pagking (he hal on the 9th inst. by persons not melnbers, cagnot be and have not been truth fully dented, that f am aware of. Ne what is the remedy for these evils which shail insure us fair elections and proper pro- ceedings at the annnal meetings’ fn my opinion We need & new coustitution, with provision tiat in- spectors shall be elected at the annual meetings, also board of canvassers; aiso providing that de- sired arvendments shail be posted in the brary ten days previous to the annual meeting, scted upon at that meeting, but only to be valid When ratitied by ballot at the ensuing election, As itis now impor+ tant amendments are sed at the annual meet- ings. the unport of which few members have heard of or had proper time to consi 2ist June last was | Was the worst gang of free lovers in that house tn ‘Vhirty-eighth street that ever livei—Stepheu Per- THE COAL TROUBLES. Failure of the Attempt to Resume Work at Hyde Park. The Feeling at Scranton Unchanged-- Miners Still Holding Out. Rumors of More Favorable Propositions from the C.rporations. Scranton, Pa., May 15, 1871. Every day presents some new phase in tne coal competition, and every twenty-four hours furnish about as many facts and speculations. To-day has been one of the most exciting in Hyde Park thathas been seen since the troubles commenced. ‘There has occurred no actnal diMculty, but everybody antict- pated an outbreak of some kind, and the way seemed expressly prepared for it. All day long the streets have been more than ordinarlly crowded with men, Women and clilidren, the former looking flerce and determimed, the latter pale and anxious, Knots of people here and there were earnestly canvassing the sifuation or offering mutual enevur- agement, and everybody has acted as uv something dreadful was going to happen. The cause of this unusual commotion has been the attempt of Mr. W. W. Scranton to put the Briggs shaft in operation at all hazards, This young gentieman is superintend- ent of the Lackawanna Coal and Iron Company’s Works, of which tis father {8 president, and has exhibited a strong desire to make some figure and noise in the troubles, He has succeeded in both respects to-day, although it must be adimtted that he has sig- nally failed in making @ sensation by breaking the dead loc! Upon the lamentable fizzle which ettended the laborers’ meeting last Thursday Mr. Scranton determined to put one of the mines, Owned by the Company which employs him, to work with that class of mining material. Up to Saiurday he had sueceeded in obtaining the names of eighty men tn Bellevue, a suburb of Hyde Park, who sald they would go to work tn the Briggs shaft on Monday. At five o’clock this morning but twene ty-two uf the uumber reported for duty. Ip Is alleged that they were weil primed with whiskey and then marched to the mines, two miles distance, under a strong guard of military, At that earl hour hundreds of miners were out Ue marcel of the laborers was any’ eneerful one. Upon reachmg the mines’ pickets Were tiown out and No person, except a re, orter, Was atiowed within luv yards or so of the snaft, The wen worked UnuL about eleven o'ciock and luaded eighteen cars with coal which had been cut When suspension look place. No coal was cat, and ve is lulimaied that but four men in the whole party kuow how to drill @ hole, In view of this tit 1S anticipated tat serious accidents may weur lo some Of the inexperienced men Leiore this dangerous experunent is well through with, At mi o'¢lock, the emects Of the stimulant having om, the laborers determined to leave the mine ant were escorted to their homes by the suldiers, On this occasion the men were armed with the muskeis teken from the ‘Yhomas Zouaves and preseated qaive a formidable appearance. Iheir tuaren homeward was accom. panied by the tost unearthly hoots and yel's from The excited miners on the strects. ‘They did not return to Work Lils aiternoon und the cbulliuons of dissatisiacuou gradually died away. During the atternvon young Mr. scranton passed through ilyde Park, in company with Major Jack- son, of the Berwick Guards, a ved a& share Of groans and hisses, Later, mis-father made ly appearance, en rowe lo the Briggs shalt, and was greeted with t uncompluucntary vestimo- uals, Thus the first «day's attempt to ao have promised to return te sume douptful if they Will go Muto the anki quite uacertain if there Wik be any augin their force. I believe there Will be no gen break by ine Hyde Vark imen, it having been de- monstrated thai Ue edort Lo Work the mine 13 eom- paratively afeilure. “‘Tney whl content themselves | with expressions of dissatisiaction whenever the Dlackiegs tnd thelr employers appear, and make 16 generally uncumoriabie lor then. There hus been a delegate meeting of the Hyde Park men Uus uficrnoon to cousult with a couple of geulicwen who earnestly desire Jando and Dr. Woodhull and lots more of such trash. Counsel for piaintif—'*Keep quiet, old lady.” Mrs. Clafin, petuientiv—“Yes, yes; Wii keep quiet; but I want to tell the Juage what these peo- pie are, I WAS AFRAID OF MY LIFE all the time t was in the house; it Was nothing but talking about Junatic asylums; if God had me Bivod would have & THE DAVGH Mrs. Mary Spar was She sub- stantiated her mother’s statement, and sald that | she remembered the night that Blood was so violent witit her mother; that Victoria, her sister, tried to e lum away by the neck, and all night she beard nyise, as if they Were quarreliing in their roou. MR, BLOOD'S STATEMENT, Mr. Blood then gave his evidence. He denied the | statements in toto; said he never used violence with | his mother-in-law, but that sho was very annoying | at times and wanted to interfere with the busine-s | of the firm, “Did you Claflin?” “Nothing, except one night last fall, when she was very troublesome, I said If she was not my motier- | v 1 would turn her over my kace and spank never make any threat to Mrs, | ounsel—‘Would you really do that?’ No answer, Counsel—“When were you married to Mrs. Wood- huiy? Blood —“In 1856, at Chicago." cCounsel—Were you married before that to any one” Biood—"Yes, I was married in Framingham, Mass.” Coates et were you divorced from your first wifes” Blood— 39. Counsel: yas Mrs. Woodhull you married her? Blo. d—“1 don't know.” Counsel—“Were you not afterwards from Mrs, Woodhull?” es; in Chicago, in 1868.1" ‘How loug were you separated from divorced when divorced er Biood—‘We were never separated; we continued to live together, and were afterwards remarried.” “Wien have you seen Dr. Woodhuil sce him every day; we are living in the yo you and Mrs. Woodhall and Dr, Woodhull occupy the same room t? No answer. Counsel for defendant—“Now, Mr. Blood, please tell the Court why Dr. Woodhull lives in the same | house, and who supports him.’? Blood—"Tae firm of Woodhull, Clafin & Co. has supporied the whole of them; Mrs, Woodtuli’s first clvid is idiotic and Dr. Woodhull takes care of him,’ | The examination was conunued for some ume | further. Mrs. Victoria Woodhull and Miss Tenunie ©, Clafin are Lo be examined to-day. DECORATION DAY A meeting of all the posts of the Grand Army of the Republic in the Department of New York was held last evening, Comrade O, R. MacDonait, of | Post 113 in the chair, Comrade Frank Clarke was | elected secretary, J. W. Marshall treasurer, and | the matu te bring xwbout aw settieomeut of dimculties, The celegaies are not disposed to inake any overtures to Mr. Storrs, without Invitation, aud the coulercnve ts likely tu be barren of satisfac- tory results, They will nui recede from the vropo- sition made to Mr rougi the gloom Which has settled upon the coal Interest in this sec- Hon there seems to come a tay of hope. Tuts afters noon Mr, Joun Brishin, the counsel of the Delaware, awauua aud Western Kaitroud Company, ar at (tree o'clock aud iumediately proceeded to have an interview with Mr, Thomas Dickson. ft ts reported that He Cowes authorized to say to the miners that if they will go to work unconditionally the company will pay as much per car as Is re. ceived by inners in otter regtons. If this rumor is tue, aud there is reason to belleve It is, ‘Ib seems most probable that —resump- tion of = work will taxe ph unme- diateiy, Up to this tune but one propositioa— tuat of Mr. Dickson’s—has come frou the compantes last November, ‘The meu have been groping K unui Wey reached We proposal, whieh Was Virtually rejected ov L st ent of the Dela ware and ifudson Canal uipany, and they have resolved to feul Utelr way no further. It Grisbin comes prepared to make the offer alluded to it Wil show @& good spirit ou the part of the company, aud tLeiieve the men will favorably consider aud accept it If he only seeks to propound couditious fe mht as well nave stayed in New York. ‘the men have Leen too severely badgered to yield to suck an arrangement. The ume sees propitious for those parties to accept the = suggestion of the Hekatn and by mutual Concession and conciliation close up the terrible ach between Capital aud labor, Neither Side should seek to proiong a struggie which is prostraung te prosperity of thls coumuntty, tn order that it may be sau that we lave gained the victory. Such # victory, so Wou, can be but an empty louor al best. ‘this i the’ way tue people View the situation, and | belleve that daylight 1s near. If Mr. Brisbin makes @ hur proposition lo the wen to arbitrate Uiey wii! embrace it, and it seems to-night as Uf that is Lhe olyect gf lis mussion, But whatever it nay be, rest in the coat troubles. 18 about cnded, so far as Cis section 1s concerned. With Se: iil al Work tt makes no divereace whether companies and men continue to quarrel or make up, withough it will be much better for them 10 About the. only Curtosity newspaper Te u now have mn Sto Know whether the long strike 18 to armiouy or Vioence, Aday or two will deenle that pot. Not to embarrass tue negotiay tions, Which Will commence to-morrow, L jorbear giving currency to mauy rumors asoat w-night. 1 deew tt best to accept that which represents Mr, brisbin vs commyg lo offer the olive brancu instead of the sword. ‘There 1s quite a display of munitions of war here today. Two fleld pieces, Wh a compliment of grape and canister, were browgut up last might Ail is quel at Us writing. . vd) end in Talleond< qua District— Th.ougiout ~ the Reduction of Volis om the RB: Miners’ Strike in the T. General esumplicn Sebuyikill PortsViLLB, Pa., May 15, 1871. The folowing despatch was received were Uils af- ternoon frou Phiadelpni Tolls have “1, bat they wali be wi if resumptior Pdi LurOUgnOUE Lo ayn advanced ote rexion, 8. GUWAN, The miners of District No. 4, comprising Tamaqua comrade B. T, Morgan assistant postmaster, Grand Marshal for Decoration Day, May 30. The executive committee, floral committee, | transportation, press, — hall, orators —_priut- ing and other committees were appointed. | The flvance committee was appointed, with Judge Charles P. Daly a8 chairman. Generals | Sharpe, P. Daly, Pinckney, Morgan, McQuade, McDowell, Ketchum, MacMahon and George B, McClellan; Mayor Hall, Comptrotier Connolly, ana | Messrs. William M. Tweed, Peter B. Sweeny and ail the heads of the departments and commanders of | the Grand Army of the Repubite posts, with a num- ber of prominent citizens, were elected to membe ship. On motion it Was resolved that any surplus when the expenses of the day have been paid iva be wanded over to the directors of the Union Hume and School, ‘ine department commanier aud stat | were made members cf the executive comitit The route of the procession was left to the diseretion of the Grand Marshai, report to be made on Wedues- day next. TRAIN ON FIRE. Narrow Escape of Kuilway Passengers at | Jamaica, L. L The train which left Jamaica, L. f., at half-past seven o'clock yesterday morning, took fre wheu near Clarencevilic, Two cars containing hay iu bales were entirely detroyed, causing a loss of about 81X thousand dollars, The passengers were thrown le Other hnprovements might be included in the new constitution, but itis of great importance that we 15.—Cheese, 668. Fast ewt, for the best grades of American fine. Lard, bls. 6d. per owt. Liverroot Propuc® MARKET.—LiveRrooL, May 15.— Petroleum, 17d. @ 174d. per galion for retined. ee ty soner Mal Boe cand elce te ‘atea five-twenty bonds are quote . jor the issue of 18a “4 m have a fair election; and i would here make @ sug- gestion—that in order that none but members may ore, each person eda iS necaens produce his jast seceipl a should, when ne votes, be marked “voted.” That appears to me « simple into the wildest excitement, but fortunatety no accidents occurred either in the loss of life or limy. ‘The scene can be more readily imagined than de- scribed. Few persons would like to be so near death, and were it not for the sudden stopping of the Sos there might have beeu a jeartul catas- ‘trophe to record, | si | ton aud vicinity, Who have beeu Working some time on the ur ar basis, re‘used to work this morn- ing, leaving the question to an umpire, and i is reported they will not go Work until the question of Wages Is decided by the umpire, Which Is not ina ordanes With the agree> bent entered into by oMmcers of t Anturacite Bi ring coltiertes that did not neing preparations There Wis a fe scal resume this Morning, Gul ar to go to Work ig the morning, that resumption Will be general throughout the Senuyikili region to- morrow, witht hé exception of the Tawaqua dis- trict. The umpire, Judge kiwell, arrived here this afvernoon. m M. Tweed Associ» of the Twenty-first ward was held at their rooms, coruer of Thirty-second street and Secoud avenue, last evening, for te purpose of perfecting their organization and earoiling members, after which a surring speech Was made by Mr. Jolin Rafe ferty, of the Twentieth ward, strongiy coudemning ation and centres the Ru KiUx bt and the usar, tion of power by President Grant's administration, Turee clicers for the “Buss followed and the meet- Ing closed. HIS LAST FUN, On Sunday afternoon John Foy, a man twenty. seven years of age, While at play with some children on the balcony of premises No. 56 Mulverry street, lost his valance and fel! head foremost to the pave- ment—a distance Of thirteen feet—thus receiyiag & compound fracture of the skull. Poy was taken insensibie and removed tu Centre street Hospi where death ensued some hours: Lane gy De- ceased lived at No, 69 Mulberry street. Noung Was noulled