The New York Herald Newspaper, May 20, 1871, Page 3

WASHINGTON. A New Convention Concluded With Mexico. Large Fire in Alexandria---Relics of the Revolution Destroyed, The Congressional Ku Klux Committee at Work. Visit of the British Commissioners to the Washington Public Schools, WASHINGTON, May 19, 1871, New Convention Concluded With Mexico. Under Instructions from fecretary Fish, Minister Nelson has concluded with Mexico a new conven- won, which was received at the Department of Ktate yesterday and immediately communicated to the pl States Senate. This convention continues mixed commission on claims for oue year {rom danvary next. The new convention was promptly Tatified by the Mexican Congress, and it is expected ‘that it Will be approved by the Senate bere without ‘opporition A National Calamity—Burning of Public Build- ings in Alexandria—Destruction of Revolu- tionary Relics. ‘The fire which occurred In Alexandria this morn- ing destroyed all the city buildings, including many ume honored edifices associated witn old colonial ‘mes, and was one of the most destructive confa- grations that has ever visited the ancient town. The fége-burned four hours, and left an acre and a halt of the most valuable property in the city a waste, upon NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1871+TRIPLE SHEET. SUMNER ON THE TREATY. D, Oy 9O8,60M JAMES Mark & Co., Baltimore, $40,203; W. Boliman, Baltimore, $37,803; Thomas F. Roland, Continental Works, Brooklyn, $29,000; John McEn- fee, Rondout, $26,000; Alexander Caldwell, New- burg, $31,886; R, H. Barr & Co., Wilmington, $26,700; Heboura & Whitaker, Brooklyn, $60,900; Joseph Hall & Co., Richmond, $31,780; Gloucester Machine Company, Gloucester, N. J., $31,827; H. G. Morris, Philadelphia, $31,900, ana F, H. Smith, $34,979. Bids were also opened for the construction of an iron lighthe@use at Bohvar Point, Texas, The bids ‘were as foll@ws:—Balley & Debevoise, of New York city, $25,806; 1. P. Morris & Co., Philadelphia, $35,684; artlett, Robbins & Co., Baltimore, $26,5755 Portland Company, Portiand, $25,876, and John Cooper, Mount Vernon, Ohio, $30,889, The awards will be made to-morrow. Raling o! the Internal Revenue Commissioner, The Commissioner of Internal Revenue to-day heard the argument of ex-Deputy Commissioner Harlan, who is the attorney of the New York and Philadelphia merchants in the matter of an appeal from the rating of the bureau as vo what constitutes an origina) package. Tho Commissioner sald that he felt in duty bound to adhere to the former deci- sions of the pureau, that an original package 1s the package received by the merchant from the Custom House, and that whenever that was broken every bottie or package it contained required to be stamped under ihe provisions of the revenne law, and must be stamped before the goods could be offered for sale. He was disposed, bowever, in order to accommodate the trade, to accede to any pracucal suggestion which would come within the scope of this ruling and lessen the hardspip com- plained of. Regulations Concerning Imported Liquors. “Collectors of Customs have been directed, for the purpose of securing untiormity of practice at the seaports, to hereafwer have the proof of spirituous liquors entered upon the Custom House papers, in accordance with Tagiiabue's scale, the percentage of proof heing by 100 aegress insteady of fifty de- sveem, as heretofore. Meavy Veciine tn Internal Revenue Receipts. A statement showing the receipts from the sale of Internal revenue adhesive stamps, from July, which some fire-blackened and cracked wails alone remained. The total loss will reach $120,000, of which not over $15,000 is covered by in- surance. All the city records for a century, stored in the buildings, were burned. f2e Alex- andria Museum had many revolutionary relics, and Alexandra Washington Lodge had quite a num- ber of relics of Washington, who was one of the masiers of that lodge. AlJ the Washington relics and most of the revolutionary flags in the Alexan- aria Museum were saved, including the flag of the Alexandria company of Morgan’s rifle regiment, the fag of Paul Jones, and that borne by Washington’s body guard during the ‘times that tried men’s souls.” The city and court records were saved. Some of the buildings‘; burned came down from colonial times, and oth- ers were of more modern dave. The lot on which they stood was set apart for a market place in 1748, and the old Court House just burned was erected in that year. It was here that Colonel George Washington’s troops were quartered after the capture of Fort Necessity, in 1764, and from here Braddock’s regiments marched to thelr defeat im 1755. It was in this place that oceurred the noted scene between Washington and Colonel Payne. Im this old Court House Washington gave his Jast vote. It-is a local tradition that at that time (1799) the steps o1 the bulding were ricketty and trembling. When the old General alighted from his carriage to vote and was about to ascend the trembimng stairway, the crowd, which had gathered to witness the electton. ran with one accord, and witn hands and shoulders steadied the steps until he had passed up and re- tarned. ‘The old watch house, at the southeast corner of the market, Is the only one of all the old county buildings which remains. It was built for ‘the Fairfax County Jai) in 1748, and at one time last century each corner of it was adorned with a tall pike, on which was displayed the head of a negro, executed for insurrection aud murder. Apart from the pecuniary loss to the city, there is a very general feeling of sorrow among Alexandrians at the 1038 of 80 much associated with the lives of the citizens. Without the assistance of the Washington Fire De- partment the loss would have been far greater than ik The Congressional Ka Klux Commitice at Work, ‘vhe Congressional Ka Kix Commitee at their meeting to-day adopted the following resolutions: — Resolved, That for the present a sub-committee of eight members be appointed to proceed ut once with the investigation and to continue the same as Jong as they deem expedient, with authority to take tesumony wherever they consider it advisable, by a suD-commiitee of thelr own number, and to report ali teatrmony by them obtained to the full comumit- tee at a meeting to be held on the 20th day of Sep- tember neXt, or at such earlier time as the sub- committee shall notify the Jotat Select Commitice to meet, at which thine sub-committees shall have Visited all such localities tn the South as the com- mittee first named shail-report to be in a disinrbed condition, and such other localities as the committee may deem necessary. Resolved, That the chairman of the Joint Select Committee be authorized to appoint saul sub-com- mittee, of which the chairmen of the Senate and House Committees shall be inembers, and that sald two chairmen be autnorized to fill any vacancy in said sub-committee. The followmg were appointed the sub-commit- tee:— Senator Scott, chairman; senators Foote and Blair, Representatives Poland, Coburn, Stevenson, Beck and Van Trump. Resolutions were offered tp rejation to the rules to govern the taking of testimony, but the whole sub- Ject Was postponed until the next mi Joint Commitiee. Mr. Bayard offered a resolution to restruct the tes- Mmony to facts since the passage of the Ku Klux law. This Was voted down by a party vote. Mr. Cox wanted fo instruct the sub-committee to callon the proper officers of the several Southern States for statements of the devts and taxes at the present time, with copies of the laws creating the same. ‘The subject was referred io the sub-committee, ‘The committee adjourned until the 20th of Septem- ber, unless sooner called together by the sub-com- mittee. All the mempers of the committee were present with the exception of Representatives Cook and Robinson, both of Niinots. ‘The sub-committee will hold its first meeting to- morrow. Movements of the British (Commissioners. Earl De Grey, accompanied by Sir Stafford North- eote, of the Joint High Commission, visited the Franklin schoolhouse in this city to-day, and were courteously received and conducted through the building by the trustees, the superintendent and the architect, This is the largest and most costly pub- uc school edifice in the District of Columbta, The vis ‘tors made many inquiries concerning the arrange- ment, architecture and cost of the enifice. They witnessed the exercises of the pupila in the male grammar school, ani when they reached the female grammar school the talking propensities of the visitors were developed, and both the Rarl De Grey and Sir Statford Northcote made brief ad- dresses complimentary to the schools and ackuow- tedged the superiority of botn system and manage- ment of our public schoois over those of England, Karl De Grey is in charge of and has taken great in- ferest in the educaiioual department of Kngland for the past ten years, ‘Te British High Commission have made their ar- fangements for an cariy (parture trom the coun- try, MAVing advertised that wi claims aguinst them must be delivered io-morrow, aiter which time no debts will be recognized. Farewell Dinner to tie Joint sioners. Secretary Fish tc-nignt entertained all the mem- bers of the Joint High Commisston and their ladies, together with the members of the Cabinet, at a fal well dinner. The British members of the Commix- sion leave here om Monday next for New York et romle for home, Proposals ‘or Furniswing Lron Bueye nnd Liat! Proposals for constrnctng ana tmrnishing eigh'y Arst and second class buoys were to-day opened at ‘the Lighthouse Board. The bids were as follows:— ‘West Point Foundry, New York, $94.740; B. Frasier & 00., Baltimore, $31,700; Charles Weidner, Ghester, Pa, $87,800; Joon Cooper & Co, Mount Vernon, Objo, $26,220; Robinsons Ov., Goormetowm, . High Commine ing of ihe | 1869, to May 18, 1870, gives a total of $15,936,484, and from July, 1870, to May 18, 1871, $12,923, 185, a fauing off in the recetpts of $1,068,298, Increased Mail Facilities in Arizona—Favor- able Reports From the Mining Regions. Ex-Governor McCormick, delegate from Arizona, who has remained here since the adjournment of Congress to look after the interests of that Territory, has induced the Post OMce Department to grant an increase of mail service on the route from Los An- geles, California, to Prescott, Arizona, and also on the route from Tucson to Prescott. This additional mail accommodation was procured owing to the rush to the new silver discoveries at the Bradshaw district, near Prescott, and to the increase of set- tiers upon the Gila and Salt rivers, in the face of the hostility of the Apache Indians, Arizona 1s represented as steadily gaining in population and prosperity. The recent mineral discoveries are sald to far surpass any made heretofore. With tne con- struction of the thirty-second and the thirty-fifth parallel railroads, both of which will cross the Ter- ritory on important lines, the Indian question, the only serious one in Arizona, will, it ig said, be effectually disposed of, and the resources of the Ter- ritory can be fully developed. With all tne mnse- curity of apd property, it is asserted that an average Sa in goid dust and bullion has been takt the Territory each year since its organization. Statiouery for [sternal Revenue Officers. After the Gretof July next internal revenue ofi- cers throughout the country will be directly sup- plied with stationery from the Treasury Depart. ment, the same as is now the case with Sui- Treasurers, Customs oMcers and others, ‘the sup- plies, therefore, will not be furnished immediately irom tue contractors. Nominations Confirmed. © to-duy confirmed the following noul- Ex-Senator Willard Warner, of Alabama, as Gov- ernor of New Mexico; Rev. C. 8. “Boynton, of tnis city, ax Reeorder of the General Land Oittce; Edwin L. Stauton, Sov ¢i the late Kdwin M. Stanton, as Secretary for the Territory of the District of Colum. William Herman, of Vermont, as Consul at St. hk. H. Milroy, as hal for Wyo- rritory; David H. Budiong, as Collector of Juternal Revenue for the Fitth district of Missouri; James V. Bentler, as Collector for the Fourth disfrict, New Jersey; eral Franz digel, Collector for the Ninth district, New York, and Edward Livingston, Assessor for the Ninth district of Pennsylvania. Namorous nominations for postmasters were con- firmed, inctnding George L. Putnam, at Mobile, Ala., and Miss Eta 8. Keck, at Greenville, Pa. Transmission of Wenther Reporta—Saccess of the System. Arrangements have been made by the War De- partment for the resamption, on the 24th inst., of the regular telegraphic circutts for the simultaneous transmission of weather reports to all the prinetpal cities on the sea and lake coas!s of the United States, in accordance with the plan so successfully inaugu- rated last November. Reports will be received at trese poluis from forty-eight stations, and the promised co-operation of the officers and employ of the Western Union and International Oc Telegraph Companies insures facilities for the development of meteorological tele- graphy unequalled in any other country, Much in- terest is manifested in the continued success of the undertaking by the boards of trade, commercial and agricultural associations and by scientific insti- tutions generaily, and the results of such well- directed efforts cannot, tt is thought, fail to pe of importance to the every-day business of all classes of eltizens. Extension of the Fire Alarm Patent. The Commissioner of Pensions to-day delivered a decision In the case of the fire alarm patent of Messra, Channing & Farmer, granting them an ex- tension, The case has excited considerable atten- tign and has been elaborately argued at the Patent otice, + WORKINGHEN'S UNION. A Stormy Night—Voung Vindicated. The above union held its semi-monthly meeting last evening at No. 327 Bowery, President Gnf™n in the chatr, The immediate business before we Union Was the consideration of the report of the committee appointed to Investigate certain charges made by President Grifin against ex-President Nelson W. Young relative to moneys paid for a mass meet- ing at Cooper Institute. The report acquitted Mr. Young fily of the“ charges, Nearly three hours were spent m qnarrelling, yelling and disorderly demonstrations that were of such a character that the President threatened to call in the police. ‘The report of the committee exone- rating Mr. Young was adepted by a vote of forty- seven to six, avd the result was greeted with cheers, Mr. Browning offered the following, which Was ruled out of order, a8 the business was a special order, The proceedings are considered a complete vindication of the accused, and tt 18 likely at a foture meeting an attoinpt will be made to induce President Grifin to resign:— Whereas the charges made by Denis 8. Gritiv against Nelson W. Young, formeriy connectet with this Union, of frande and sttempt to Hilegally abstrac: the funds of ‘this Union ie not sustained in any partionlar by any testimony adduced Netore the investigating comraittee, and 1k in our opinion, the result of mallee and personal prejudice; ahd whereas such action on his part hae been productive of much il-feeting in the Union, and has continuously wasted the time, which should be Occupied in the interest of the different organizations here represented, over a direct violation of the solemn obi by the President to promote harmony and good f Union j therefore be it Resolved, That the said Denia 8. Grifin is hereby cehsnred and requested to reatgn the ofice of President of the Work- inginen's Union, THE INSUTANC: COMPANIES MULCTED. Fink MARSHAL's OFrice, | New York, May 19, 187l. 4 Yo rae Eprror or THE HERALD:— In your issue of this day there is a report in reference to the suts of William Ettinger against several fire tnsarance companies for loss and damage sustamed by fire to his premises, No. 481 Broadway, im the fall of 1869, in wnich you say that J was “arrested on snspicton of arson, but was after- wards honorably dischar ged.”’ T beg to deny the troth of such statement. [was not a and was never charged with any such offence, as the accompanying certificaw of the Fire ‘Marshai will show. By inserting this card and the annexed cer- tficate of the Fire Marshal you will yours, very traly, WN. obl . Grrinoune” oration of tne loreporne’ uyateuss Sy In_corrol in Justice to Mr, Ettinger, rempecitalhy te that the tal records of my oMoe show that the fire at Mr. Ettinger’s store was ly acciaental “ MQSPEDON, Fre Marsal, Speech of the Massachusetts Sena- tor in Executive Session. He Objects to the English Apology as Inadequate. An Acknowledgment of England’s Fault in Ree gnizing the Southern Belliger- ents Deemed Requis Engtish Claims Not Well Founded. The Treaty Acceptable Only as a Measure for Peace. WASHINGTON, May 19, 1871. In the executive session of the Senate to-day Mr. Sumner delivered an able and a very elaborate speech, occupying nearly four hours, upon the treaty of Washington. It was THE FIRST CLEAR EXPOSITION of the terms of the treaty, and the principles of in- ternational law involved, the Senate has heard. The large majority of the Senators have elther no know- ledge at all, or a very limited amouut, upon the gen- eral subject of our relations with other governments. They will therefore be com- pelled to consider the law and the gospel on this matter as expounded by Sumner, The Senator from Massachusetts 1s, perhaps, the only member of the body who 1s thoroughly posted upon the leading subjects embraced in the treaty now before the Senate. He started out with the asser- tion that he approached the consideration of the treaty with perfect fairness. [le had no prejudices or preconceived opinions against It. No Senator Was more anxious than himself that all diderences existing between our government and that of Great Brivain should be removed. At the same ume he was in favor of matutaining the national honor ana that RESPECT FOR THE FLAG ABROAD which could only result from respect for tt at home, In many respects this treaty differed from all the treaties negotiated by our government since its foundation. It was nota treaty of peace—that fs, of @ peace which follows a war between two natlons— and yet to some extent it was a treaty of peace, Upon its ratification or rejection depended in great Measure the character of the relations which in the future will exist between the two governments, For this reason, if for no other, it should receive the most careful consideration of the Senate. But it was not such a document as he desired, yet he Was not disappointed tn it. From the very nature of the commission that formed tne treaty he knew that its labors must RESULT IN A COMPROMISE. The only question was whetier or not the advan- tage of the bargain was with us or against us. Senators would have to judge of this for them. selves, Mach had been said about the so-callea apology commg from the British side in the treaty, He did not regard the languge used as CONVEYING ANY APOLOGY, Tier Majesty's government simply expressed re- gret for the escape of the Alabama and other ves- sels from British ports aud for the depredations committed by those vessels. There was something behind and beyond this. Everybody knew that the Alabama and other rebel craisers were but the consequences of Great Britaia’s conduct in recog nizing the rebels a3 belligerent, If there was any apology to be made it should be made for this flagrant disregard of the Jaw of nations, Mr, Susaner then proceeded to argue at lengtb that the great wrong done the United States was tn the recognition by Great Britain of the rebels as bel- Ugerents, before they had formed a government or had possession of a single port, After disposing of this subject he proceeded to consider the article of Me treaty relating to 4 ENGLISH CLATMS. He did not think the American Commissioners should have consented to allow these claims to be put upon the same footing as tnose of citizens of the United States, They were of a different character. They did not orgimate under the same circum- stances, They were the resuit of Great Britain's own misconduct. The attitude she assumed towards the rebeis as everybody knew prolonged the rebellion atleast two years, If the property of her citizens suffered In consequence nobody was to biame but herself, cianns should not have been admitted here 2 Senator then proceeded to show the difference between the American and the Eng- lish claims. He called attention to the fact that the amount of the English claims had not been ascer- tained. Very mnch of Mr, Sumner’s speech was a restatement, of the arguments of his famons speech on the Clarendon-Johuson treaty. The Treaty Condemned in New Brunswick. FREDERICTON, May 19, 1871. or w Brunswick has adopted Dy unanimous votes In both branches resolutions condemnatory of vhe terms of the Treaty of ¥ ington in so fi they aifect the inter Canada. After the passage of the resolutions the Legisla- ture was prorogued with the usual formaiites, The The Legisiaty following is @ paragraph in the Lientenant Gov- | ernor’s speech relative to the treaty :— The result of the deliberations of the Joint High Commi sion at Wasuington, so far ay onr dom{nion-provinetal inte re invoived, ia calcniated to excite alarm aud dinsativ re | faciion; but we cannot for a moment suppose that tie Do- minion Parliament will give {ts consent to those parts of the treaty which dispose of our invaluadie fishery clgh.a for the veriest mockery of an equivaleot, when we should have re- in re ‘herefor at least a iree admission to United markets of our ships, coal and lumber, PRESBYTERIAN GEVERAL ASSEMGLY. ¢ States CHICAGO, May 19, 1871. In the Presbyterian General Assembly the com- mittee appointed to obtain charters from the Legis latures of New York and Penns, ula presented a report stating they had not accomplished their object. ‘ A report trom the Committee on Manses was pre- sented and read, Seventeen qnestions were stib- niltted In the report relating to and for information regarding manses seeking statistical infor with reference to supplying louses for ministers by their congregations, by issning certificates to per- sons subscribing certain sims to the Mause Memo- rial fand. Any person paving five dollars can re- ceive a ceriificate. Gratidcation is expressed at the large number of memorial manses al- ready erected by this plan. The committee call for plans for manses from every section, whole number of manses ts 453, total value $1,792,700 and the average value $3,767, The ad- vantages of living im manses ‘are set fortn bv the committee in carefully prepared statisitcs. tis estimated that — over $500,000 are annually lost by the absence manses in many localities, Forty-five hundred and twenty-six churcbes are reported in the minutes of the General Assembly. The report was accepted, The committee was continued and presbyteries re- quested Lo appoint co-operative commitices, Bx-Governor Pollock, chairman of the spectal ecummuittee appointed by the last assembly to ex. amine ito and report on matters involved in the Female Institnte at Lexington, reported that the contract made with old school assembly in 1858) was valid under the constitutions of Kentucky, and the United @tates, creaung a vested right noc divestibie by the State Legislature or individual action. The re- port recommends prompt measures to re-enter upon the rights invaded, The report was accepted and referred. The Committee of Conference on the Basis of Union with the United Presbytery reported two bases, one from each bouy, involving general nit fn Car De oo And divergence on. all other ‘The United church ii down as one condition the exclusion of membershiF from secret aocteties as relative of the spirit of the scriptures. The uses of ogy Was another point of difference. Atter iscusston rected to continue negetia eae en ee ‘that can stand of the i ry Pere reed from vhe Church in Great es couprernnns pln Tree Siiom The | COLORED CONDEMNERS. White and Colored Eloquence—Denouncement of ‘Tammany—Hypecrisy and Enthusiasm— Men of Every Benomination. A nuinber of colored citizens met last night m Twenty-fourth street, near Sixth avenue, The ob- Ject Of the aseemblige was not definitely expressed, but a sanctimonious gentisman from the District of Columbia, who stroked his oily hair with @ pathetic caress, endeavored to explain that he had been sent on from the seai ot government to denounce the sachems of the national! wigwam, whose headqnar- ters were pitched In the mpire State, A barber at the en of the hall, who could hardly keep his hands from imitating the movement of the razor on the strop, cried, “Go it boss; I used to shampoo you at Charley's.” The delineator contin- ued, although his voice could not be heard halt way down the room; still he was on his hobby, and he in- tended to ride it in the face of all opposition, He made the most calamitons efforts to lickle the rist- bilities of “Sambo,” but “SAMBO” WOULDN'T BE TICKL. Instead he grinned and showed the want of mas- ticators in the middle of his gums, until the audi- torium looked like the shadow of an attennated ghost, holdiug up tts weird aud fleshiess arms, crying, “Hold on! I’ve heard it all belore.” The speaker shook himsel! and thrashed the alr with his elongated arms; but his eloquence was net as- sisted, and the effect of his lucid (% Ideas was lost upon his audieuce, The next gentleman who condescended 10 ad. dress the multitude of one hundred and flity ne- groes was of doubtful color, but as be wore @ “Roman collar’ and white necktie 16 was supposed he was a limb of the church. He made a pushing appeal to the people present to rush at once to the office of the paper he edited and buy up all the copies they contd Gnd in the building, and if enough could not be found on hand he hoped they would order a@ suflicient supply of the paper to pay him for the trouble and expense he was at in coming to address them. The Washington expenses he simply looked upon as a bonus. He was going into the Eastern States, he said, and he hoped the liberality of his | colored brethren in New York would enable hin to speak of them as he desired, THE GENTLEMAN OF DUBIOUS TINT having subsided an unmistakable “Congo” was in- troduced by the chairman (a youth of fifteen}. announced himself as an impromptu speaker, before he began he placed a namber of notes upon the desk aud referred to them constantly in tie course of his discourse. Uniforms aud drams seemed to float through his mind men undis- tinguishable conglomeration, Tammany Hall would now and then suggest itselt Nke a rock upon vhe desert to a weary wayiarer; but, insteat of using it as afriend who had come to him in bis need, he only lingered to abuse it until hus listeners opened still nore their extensive mouths, incompre- hensive of the drt of ms argument. Un- able to arouse the feelings of his Northern brethren, he had recourse to some repulsive anecdotes, which, although they made the stupid langh, caused the houest negro to weep. Upon this she epiled such .a lamentable biliside of ony that almost all his auditors cried out, igger im the fence.” “Too late in the day,” said onderous moulder of dough in the rear o7 the press. - “Pat's good enuff down Souf, but don't wash here, ole man.” “What ye got down dar in Washington?” yelled a gray-haired voter. Tae chairman tnterposed, but a Mocha-colored gent on the right of the hall asked if this was not an indignation meet Being answered in the afMirmative he replied, “faat he would express his indignation against whom he liked and against anything he did vot like, in spite of the chairman, the consutuiion, OR ANY OTHER MAN? He was finally calmed by a seat on the platform, A gentlem: of the chocotate orcer next appeared = and announced himself as a member of the Methodist proclivities, He opened weakly, but got into a gradual crescendo as he continued;’ his utterances were incompre- hensible, and consequently Jost upon the audi- ence. His manuscript was worn at the folds as if it was@ portion ot his carpet-bag furniture. Yet tne audieuce laughed at hiin—as they will at any- thing they do not understand. Before this gentic- man had concluded & number of new arrivals dis. turbed the gathering. Some allusion to uniforms, however. soon set them at rest. Whether they were some vr ihe “BLACK SHEEP”? who haa been denounced so bitterly during the evening or not, it is dificult to say; but they stood their ground unfinchingly and bore the brunt of the argument without a frown. A set of resolutions was then offered by a waiter, whose name 1i was impossible to obtain amid the wild yells, hurrahs and hatleliujabs tha pted him upon his appearance. Without being at all under stvod they Were unanimously adopted, and the meeting adjourned to walt for a more congenial in- vitaion. SHERMAN'S NOMINATION. Kentucky Claiming the Second Post of Honor. HARRISBURG, Pa., May 18, 1871, To THe Epiror OF THE HERAL! The damaging exposé made by General Sherman and his nomination by the HeraLp—made in con- sequence thereof—are unquestionably the severest blows witch radicalism has received since tts aq vent to power. ‘Throughout the entire country your nomination of General Sherman for the Presidency 1s echoed aud re-echoed by the people with clarion cry. The masses of the people of the entire country would rejoice to see him the occupant of the Winte House because of the Wisdom and statesmanship he evinced in the times ot” capituation made with General Joseph Jolinston at the close of the war, and which, unfortunately for the country, were not accepted at Washington, and because his eleva- tion to that lofty station would give assuring evidence that “the dead past should bury the dead;” and the Southern people would hail his election with acknowledged satisfaction, knowing hero “too noble and chivalrous to strike an unarmed With Sherman as their leader, and a states- an of unblemished antecedents as thelr candidate for the Vice Presidency, the old democracy would roil np such an overwheiming majority at the ens ld bury out of sight and rorey those pigmy politi as who now seek to retain th power so unwisely placed tn their hands by means subversive of law, order and common decency. 1 have noted the careers of the prominent men of the day, and among tuem all I know no one, at this time and under present circumstances, who would be more acceptable as the co-standard bearer of the democracy with General Sherman than the Hon, | Jonn W. Stevenson, of Kentucky. Governor Stevenson is a statesman of broad and com- | prenensive views; he has had experience in we halls of Congress; he was re-elected to the gubernatorial chair of Kentucky by a greater ma- jority tian aay candidate had ever before received, and, in deference to the wish of the people, the Legislature of his State has lately sent him as the worthy successor of tie immortal Clay to represent Kentucky m the Senate Chamber of the Untied States. Governor Stevenson is known as a stanch and consistent democrat. imbued from childbvoa with those principles which rendered onr country honored abroad and prosperous at home, ‘To the West and South bis nomination would be particulariy gratifying, and, on the whole, there 18 no than in the country more worthy in every respect of the confidence of the people. For these ‘reasons, Mr. Editor, and with y 1 herewith neminate aw the dem I bearers for 1372 General Tecumse the chivalrous Sherman, nd the Hon. John W, Stevenson, the pride ROVING NOTES—POLITICAL AND GENERAL, St. Joseph, Mo., must be a flourishing place for river trade. Another “new departure” of the repub- ican organ, the St. Joe Herald, is arthounced ‘The Gallatin (Tenn.) Braminer says:—A live Kue Klux been sent to the Penitentiary for ten years from Carroll county. It will not be long before they will exhibit these animals in the North in cages as if they were live orang-outangs, Old Ben Wade once said of the Cleveland Leader, which now supports him for Governor, that it was the “G—d d—est Har in the State."” Profane History.—The tife of Ben Wade.—New Orwans Times, An irreverent exchange says Horace Greeley has Mp ck pera ead gests that the democratic party, if it acts wiscly, gone South to serve asa scare crow In some Ku Ktnx cornfield. The Warrenton (N, C.) Gazette states that while it 1s not disposed to advocate the claims of General Sherman for the Presidency it 1s free to admit that, in its opinion, he 1s the surest chance the democrats have to defeat Grant, The Shellbyville (Tenn.) American Rescue ex- pects to see not less than three canaidates from ‘the radical party for President next year, and sug- “will let things reat quietly until the meeting of the National Convention, and then, if wisdom and patriotiam prevail, the setection of # suitable can- Gidate will be quite @ smail job.» That will #0 fond 6 thee to RomBete Bherman ay AY that In the dauntiess warrior they would find the | The Seranton Heumlcide—Funeral of the Murdered Men—The Miners Defented— End of the Strike—Work to be Kesumed on Monday. WYILKEsBARRE, Pa,, May 19, 1871. THE SCRANTON MURDER CASE, Desirous of obtaining all possible information in regard to the terrible affair of Wednesday, f made a visit to Cairns, the alleged murderer, at the county jail this morning. Last night ne wad a call from W. W. Scranton and others tnterested in his case, and during my interview he appeared to be on his guard and was quite non-comimunteative, ex- ecpt to deny that he fived the fatal shor AN INCREDIBLE STORY. tin seeing the prisoner was to compare the statement of Sergeant Holly, wno commanded the squad of Macklegs, published ina local paper this morning, with that of the supposed active pi ficipant in tue trouble. Sergeant Holly is repre sented as raying that he saw revolvers displayed by the miners, and that stones were thrown i great profusion, He furs the man who was shot throw a@ sione, Cairns ia the back, upon which Caire Hed his rifle and fired. % clares that he Was not hit by a sto: any other person. elul Investigation to-day fails to el that any usaault wax marie ar cont It1s believed that the laborers y to order, Casens is an Irishman, abont twenty-seven yea! not look like @ bad man. He shows, teristics of a viole “hasty tempe whieh strnck icnmediately eur A Very desirable reputacon for observance law and good order; in lact, 1 18 yepresented as be- ing extreme! + formerly in bad. vu ‘The mu Business was yen munity seeming deparied, About # WV veapect to the ners Were In procession, vi at the 1 and linpressive ED—WORK TO BE RESUMED, y that the Hyde Park men wilt a Mnety-three and a half cents a car, and the long strike and tts attendant horrors will come to un end on Monday. ‘The miners at the Briggs shatt are to have their chambers again, with afew exceptions. and it looks as if the blacklegs old, After Young Scranton m they ave likely tohave a oor, delnded me 4g COr)US Case OF Catrus will be b ow moriing. ard to- mor THE GREAT RAILROAD The Meeting of Directors at Tren day~Camden nod Amboy No More—A jority for the Lease. A special meeting of the Camden aud Amboy dt- rectors was held at Trenton yesterday to consider the question of teasing the road. ere Was a@ long and animated discusston, which lasted ull six o'clock, when & vote was taken resulting m a majority in favor of the lease. = The terms: of the lease” as | agreed upon will be submitied tu the stockholders afer the lapse of ten days tn printed form, each suareholder receiving @ copy of the pampulet. In this way the stockholders will have time for mature | refection, and will be e on the question. Pending the decision of the question the HE reporter had an interview with one of the ie men of Camden aad Amboy, and perhaps the intivential rauroad man in the State, He observed that there would have been very litle HESITATION ABOUT TILE i abled to vote intelilgeutly it 1 SE but for the iuchimonad in the fleld alluded 10 in the | The proposition made by + HERALD a few days ago. the Reading Ratlroad of one multton of dollars over the original offer of the Pennsylvania Centra the efiect of oringing the jatter “up to levei. y could be no doubt that the lease would be effected, as the smartest’? men in Camdea aud Am- boy were in favor of It, and would push it through, With regard to detats be was cautious and reserved, though he said he nad tu his pocket a draft of the terms whieh would, in ull provability, be adopted, but he would not AROUSE PUBLIC OPINION on them ull the printed pawphiet would be in the hands of the stockaolders. ‘Vhis genlentan asared the reporters alter the close of the mecting tuat his observations were boruc out by the result. ‘There are thousands within and out sey Who are aaxious as 10 the Late of 1 city is at once the rendezvous of the non, boy junta, sometimes called the New Jersey Legis- Jatnre, Nothimg could be so effectual im reiarding the commercial progress of “ THAT LLL FATED CITY than the heavy freight tari which the monopoly levied, and which tne people of the State had not power to resist. It 1s well known in Trenton that several months ago a New York firm desired to bulid an Iron foundry in Trenton, which snould give em- ployment to tiree hundred or tour huudred men, but abandoned their purpose after @ consultation with the Camden and Amboy men, who Inid down AN EXORDITAND TARIVP for the transportation of iron. ‘There are still a few descendants of Rip Van Winkle who ae fabulous prices for land which corpora for manufacturing establishments, tontans cannot suffer gnytning by th EY DUMP WAK. A Compromise Ei ed Between the New Jere sey Contral Raiiread aud the Sugar House Company. ‘rhe troubles between the > of Jersey City, regarding the ownership of a strip of jand lying near the Morris brought to a close yesterday, The Sugar | House men frequently ‘kept guard to prevent the railroad men from dumping, aithough tne Central Company claimed the own property, ip of the One gang would set down a eave and the oppostie gang would tear it up the following | day. A rot Was feared on severai occasions, but happily no blood was spilied. Hoth parties are to haye free ac the property, but the New Jersey Central Company do not waive their ngnz of ownership. TATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT. BrrpGerort, Cony ‘The down tram from Winsted on the d road on Wednesday morning, the i7th, when two miles south of Burrviile ran over and killed almost instantly, @ man named James Walling, who was walking at the time on the track. The engineer saw jim and whistled repeatedly, but was not heard. 1s’ ‘The man was iilty-tive yeais of age and Was so deaf | that he carried a siate tor peeple to write upon, as he could hear nothing. He had been warned re. peatedly by tu and was willta a rod THE WATIONAL GAME, The Olympics Scitl in Bad Lack. Chicago, May 19, Stockings, of Chicago, Olympics, of Washington, played game of base 1 for the today; six thousand peopie were present, Both Sweasey and Allison played, At the close of the errhtit Inning tue Waite Stockings had fatied to score arun, but, inthe ninth tuning, by terrifle bat Ung, coupled with errors by the Olympics, they scored nine runs (six earu placing them five ahead. The Oiyimptes, in thei ointe inning making three runs, lost the game by a score oj mine to seven. The cxelement was intense, and the game is regarded as one of the most remarkabie on record. ish, The White and the a second championship TUM PHILADELPHIANS IN BOSTON, Bosvon, May 19, 1871, In a game of base hall to-day, bevween the Ath- Tene: he Harvards, the former won by the fole lowing « Athletics. -10620100 44 Narvaras. ‘91000003 6 THE ST. LOUIS RACES, Sr. Lovurs, Mo., May 19, 1871. ‘The spring trotting races at the Abbey track ciosed to-day. The meeting has been a success in the noted races of the week, one of which began on Wednesday and was ended yesterday. The race was for $1,000, best three heats i five, free to ali norses, There were three starters—viz., Pilot Temple and Lackey, of St. Louis, and Chicago, of Chicago. Pilot and Chicago each won two heats, the fifth being a lead heat between Pilot and Lackey. Time—2:27, G\o, 2:28, 2:31, 2:33. Darkness having set in the race Was postponed until yesterday, when Chicago won the heat and race in 2:27, MUSIC IN THE PARK. The Department of Puolic Parks announce that if the weather be fine there will be music by the Central Park Band in Central Park on Saturday, the 20th inst., commencing at half-past three o’cloek P.M. The following is the programme:— ad 2: AVS that he disttnetly sew | and does | RALD | He New Jers | vhs | ‘auroadt men, | and the seat of government of the Camden aud Ain | Jersey Central | Railroad Company and the Sugar House Company | Janal basin, were | ngatuck Rail- | : 3 IMPORTANT Extensive Mines on the Isthy mus of Panam Particulars of the Discovery--- » Location of the Mines. Qualify Excellont—Quantity Inexw haustible. ASVINWALL, April 21, 1871, Fuily appreciating the value of your paper am the medium of commercial and useful information, | bermit me to use your columns to tell of the im- poriané discoveries of coal on this isthmus, which have now beeu fully confirmed by the most satisface ments, | About three or four years sinee, when che Rev. Mr. Temple made Known the fact that extensive | and valuable stratas of coal, with every indication: - | of the presence of petroieam, existed in a region of this isthmus, comparatively unknown to travellers, — ) the persistent dental of the probability of auch @ formation in a region declared by Hwnabdoldt, and, | as a maticr of course, supposed by men of long” ) residence ana position im the country to be entirely: . Cast such a doubt upon the maiter that — scieutiic and commercal men set themselves agumst the man who led the boldness to question ~ Huwbolit'’s opinion and the courage to stand alone against such an overwhelmmg opposition. k All doubts, however, are now at an end. Mire Temple returmed a few days since from the mterior, with suficient quantity of the coal to make exten= sive experiments, Tnese experiments have proved ~ most satisfactory. ‘The clef engineer of the Elbe) \ of the Royal Mail Steamship line, which i now - lying in the harbor at Aspinwall, used 540 ponads of = |” the coat in the furnace of the donkey eagine, Iq | burned foar hours, and he stated that it generated, f steam much quicker than the Welsh coal, which, he said, Was the best in the world. It was not, how= ever, equal to that, he said, but was equal to the. best Newcasile coal and resembled in a erp: the North country or Scoten coal, As he sad Was the isthmns surface coal that he used he could) not give Ita fair trial, but did the best he could, Wit ® the above results. 11s fires were kept quite low, and only one-third of the quantity of the w=sthmust coal was fed ata time in comparison with the Welshy | coal of the ship. following experiment is more | sauisiactory, helug made in the presenee of several inforined parties, While that on the Elbe was inessed by any bat the engineer aad Uremans ‘The certiieate speaks for itself, as tollows:— Thereby cert't ont was made on 843 pounde | | | | pelongt Kiehard Temple, in the Doler _ onthe whart of fhe Pacilic Mail Steamship Company, at As pinwall Coin), on Ap ‘or Uwe hone; that the comb N17, 1871, fi burned freely with ABPINWA [certify that th: emnent of the test made on 8a8 to the Rey. Richard Temple wae nec saul isto she best of any knowledge wm WAM. RATHBUS, ddorse the ab ey t po made in my pr belief, trne. eminently’ sal | Having w | Ott Logi | CoNsULATE OF THE UNITED Sera oF AsuRRtoay | AT AS Api 1D, dat i criment of barmiog: ™ betonging to the eu this tsthmas) was tase y gtip ot the rest by Bdwin Da Coss all Steamship Company's ; Rathbun, ageat of npony ard others, } pow Rev. Richard Lemp concur tn the sum the engineer of the Pacitic ending, and certited by Captain | the wai Pacific Steamship ¢ HARLES ERASMUS I ERY, Units ie WPL Sw : J take pleaware in stating that L wiinessed of parning 1 | | , VE DEPARTMENT OF THE PANAMA i NY, ASviwwaLt, April 20, 187k. y begn using a specimen of coal 0 Indio, and take pleasure to in- tire satisfaction ima c.one trial he latwo lave been present at experi- from you form ‘you that weiding sive | mente tw.th under steam boilers, and at showing moet fuvoral suits, Very reapectfuliy yours, By, CHARLES STEWART, Muster Mechanic, ¢ ASPINWALI, April 19, 1871. 4 Rev, R. TEMPLE — z D¥AR Ailow me to congratulate you on the success of your mission to the Isthmus of Panama. Having seen your coul landed on ihe dock and theu used in the Paeitie Mutt Stearaship ¢ ine, I am fully satinied that ft is i ‘a quick, bright and strong tire. Hoping it may benetit and ‘kindle the tame ot torprixe, L remain, yours truly, JOSE Chaplain’ Panama Ka’ Here follows a copy of the engin .er’s report:— WALL (Colon), Aprit 18, 1871. Richard Temple S eoogtauen e het At the him to hal been fortanate noch to ae mite Isthmus of Panama. We crossed trom the Pacitic side of ue Atlantic. ‘The first portion of the journey Was tudertaxen on boat, keeping the Indiam trai! Uirough the forest, and frequently crossing rivera and : considerable aititnde, er in canoes going up ' ob tie ns, The latter nd down ‘and elmbing mougtalus art was performe the vivers, or walking throngh the beds cases to their sources inthe bills. In this an he formed of the geolorical formations r 4 to me, represen’ y) ‘The ined was Uvers ¢ stream on which, the mine is situates obliquely, and cam be seen on each Danke hone piace al dione houider I rying on the top of theseam. The coal dipa almost perpendicniarty, is i. From this seam 1 obtained bet were ted io the trial at Aspiuwal Verwards traced this seam t various poinis ec, and then to another river at consideraple | soout twelve fee ° we visited was Jaboncilio, The seaus aks of the Kio indio. sere che coal ie . that we ob- | tatned the coal in ope place | the atream runs over the 6 rapie distance, { the seam dipping at an angle of about fifteen deurees, and im : the other case ittups along the side of the civer for about, one bundred yards, and then diseppears or the water. The third mine we vised was tue terial, This mine ie aul oindio. Near srerivee & hull about en on the uppasiie ‘iirece aceme to ron in the the dip of sixty degrees; thicke foe last mi we visited wan e se e depth of thess deoosiis’ belag t this. From my own Reronal observa’ the statements of the sore fntelligent among the inhabitants T beheve that there are large and raltianie deposits of coal in the localities we visited. With regard to the appearance of U Looal ia many rea ta two dir almost wrogularly avier a8 the d on it i iiapossible to deny with avery clear, Hot flames gives bat, We hovgls light, is vory durabie, pro~ a ‘The great number of rivers fntertecting the seama of coat present unusiial faciities for working and transportation. ‘(As to its immenge importance in a commercial point of view: 1 tine facts that have recently come to the i whieh will soon re fully known ih other quarters, must greutiy enbauce ita value. nS ENSOR, B. A. ©. B,, ‘Trinity College, Dublia. Tlaving ac mis of Panama for coal that hud been din years since I #oon found that the statements made by Tell tar below the reality, wad velng cropping ma many. places respecting which he had sald m We brought about twenty-five husdeed pounds of coal with us to. Aspinwall, Throagh the kindness ‘ot the Pacific Mail Steantahip Company aA opportanity wae afforded of testing it on a stationary boiler connected with oyed in pumping water and hoisting. ‘The d under the bor minutes pant one P. five pounds of with fitty-five T ind the co freely with the doors of the furnace open, leaving bi ashes, and uo clinker perceptible. Very ‘ligt fires make flame equal le the amount of Cumberiand coal, with whieh I intimately acquainted for many years. To burn it economically requires but Vite dranght Aus 1 aan, of hi that a saving of onethird can be o firemen have become acquarated with the hod of managing it. £ have seen ao locality where coal mines coud be worked! to nee. ms are rich and extensivi ch healthier than at Aspinwall and re nication with the Atlantic by Ye bauke of which the coal lies. oft ie this river i navigable free months jtcould be made so ata very (rithng exDense, s T have no he in sivting that this coal is ested, takeu trom the same depth. This it properly developed, will inevitably prove st'to theve localities. WILLIAM H, ARNOLD, Civil Engineer, ‘The coal used in the experiments at aspiuwail was surface coal, and some of it had anf n soaked in salt water. These experiments prove Ro be coal of tie first quality, fully equaling cannet coal in the freeness and iness with whict a burns. ne reas of the niines {3 Well wooled and com. paratively hea! MOVEMENTS OF COVERNOR HOFFMAN, : 3 RicHwoyp, Va., May 19, 1871, { Governor Hoffman left for New York tne afernoon on the steamer Isaac Hell, He 18 accom panied by Governor Walker and a number of othes Gentlemen, Who will part frou im at oriole. ¥ a Rael