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FRANCE. THE ASSEMBLY AND ALSATIA, President Thiers Attempting to Coerce the Customs Committee. ‘THE BILL. ACCEPTED AT MIDNIGHT. Proclamation to the National Guard at Lyons. The Marseilles Court Martial— Death to Traitors. T.LEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. VERSAILLES, Sept. 16, 1871. The majority of the Assembly is known to ve ‘favorable ‘o the project of a law for a customs treaty ‘with Germany, including Alsace and Lorraine, a result of which will be the evacuation of the depart. ments of the Aisne, Aube, Cote d’Or and Jura by the German troops. The debate upon the bili introduced by Count ae Rémusat, authorizing the signing of such a treaty, “Will take place to-day, General “hangarnier is dangerously Ul. SUBMITTING THE GERMAN CONVENTION. ‘M. Thiers announced to the Assembly this afters Noon that the report of the committee on the Ger- yan convention would ve ready for submission at ‘the evening session of the Assembly. M, TITERS AND THE ALSATIAN CUSTOMS, ‘The Alsace customs question proves to be a trou- ‘blesome one. M. Bernard 1s the president and M. ‘Laurent tie secretary of the committee having wharge of the details of the Alsace bill, and it is Known that a majority of the committee is opposed To the bill. ‘M. Thiers paid a visit to the committee to-day, jhowever, and, itis hoped, arranged the whole mat- Ver satisfactorily, Fears are expressed that unless the customs ques- tion ts quickly settled the entire traae of Alsace will 0 to Switzerland instead of vo ¥rance. DISARMING THE NATIONAL GUABD. ‘The Oficial Journal of to-day announces that the disarmament of the National Guard ts proceeding ‘With the ut:nost tranquillity in the departments. , The Customs Bill Accepted at Midnight. VERSAILLES, Sept. 16—Midnignt, The Asscmbly has just accepted, by a vote of 538 against 31, the Customs treaty concluded by the Count de Rémusat and M. Pouyer- Quertier, represénting France, and Herr Yon Arnim and Count Herzog on the part of Ger:uany. Aisace and Lorraine are included in the treaty, the consequences of which are tne immediate evacuation of the Departments of the Aisne, Aube, Cote d'Or and Jura, and the reduction of the German army of occupation of the other de- partments to 50,000 men. Proclumation to the National Guard at Sept. 16, 1871. A proclamation appears to-day announcing the disarmament of the National Guard, Ail arms in the possesston of the guard are re- quired to be surrendered within two days, and tines and imprisonment are to follow failure to comply ‘With the terms of the proclamation. Regular troops will replace the National Guards A3 fast as they are disarmed, An Internationalist Agent Imprisoned—Denth for Desertion. MARSEILLES, Sept, 16, 1871. “The Court Martial to-day sentenced the agent of the Internationausts, M. Pavy, to a term of tmpris- onment, and M, Paynis and certain soldiers to ve shot for passing over to the insurgents on the 4th of april. ENGLAND. THE INTERNATIONAL IN LONDON. Conviction of Clark, the American Bond Forger— Conference on Reform in European aad Amorican Peflitentiaries—All the Powers To Be Represented. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, Sept. 16, 1871. The teaders of the International Society have vent the importation of foreign workmen to Eng- land, The London Labor League has denounced the in- troduction of foreigners into English workshops as & dangerous political precedent. The London Times of to-day euitorially depiores the continuance of antagouisin between labor and capital. OLARK, THE AMERICAN BOND FORGER, SENTENCED. Clark, the American bond forger, has been sen- tenced to eighteen months’ imprisonment at hard labor for pretending to be @ Mr. Cole, banker of Lyons ani New York. Clark is supposed to have assumed the name of Roberts for nefarious purposes, but owing to the want of evidence it was impossible to punish him Jor this crime, REFORM IN PENITENTIARY MANAGEMENT. An international Congress, having as its object feform in the management of the penitentiaries throughout Europe and America, will be hela in London in June, 1872. ‘The original suggestion for the assemblage of Buch a body came from the United States, where, at ® congress held im Cincinnati, the primary steps ‘Were taken. Delegates appointed at that meeting have visiied the various nations of Europe and have received promise of support from many of the gove ernments. ‘The call for the Congress will shortly be issued. THE BRITISH WHEAT CROP, Acorrespondent of the London Times says the Britian wheat crop is disastrously deiictent. COTTON FROM AMERICA. Arrived, ship Waverley, from New York, August 1%, with 249 bates of cotton. IRELAND. ‘ She Populace to Prosecute the Police for Break- ing Up the Phoenix Park Meeting. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. DuBLIN, Sept, 16, 1871. A mecting having for its object the taking of steps for the prosecution of the police for dispersing the recent assemblage of the people in Phoenix Park ts to be held tn the suburb of Herold’s Cross on Sun- Gay (to-day) 17th inst. SPAIN. ‘TELEGRAM TO THE KEW YORK HERALD. MADRID, Sept. 16, 1871, ‘The Empress Eugénie has arrived in this city, ‘A Cacological Congress. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. FLORENCE, Sept. 16, 1871. A Cacological Congress has commenced its ses ‘pons io the guy of Undine, \ Ae BOHEMIA, Delinquent Delegates to the Bohemian Diet. TELEGRAM TO THE WEW YORK HERALD. PRAGUE, Sept. 16, 1871. In the Bohemian Diet to-day ali the German mem- bers were absent because of the imperial rescript sent to that body on Thursday expressing a wish to recognize the rights of Bohemia by the coronation oath and new electoral and national bills. ‘A protest was, however, sent to the Diet signed by the missing delegates against whe passage of any iMegal votes in their absence, SWEDEN. Beorganization of the Army. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORX HERALD. STockHOoLm, Sept. 16, 1871. Both Houses of the Swedish Parliament have ap- pointed committees upon the bill for the reorganiza- on of the army. ‘The Upper House favors, while the Lower Cham- ber is opposed to the bill. OUR RUSSIAN VISITOR. The Royal Squadron to Fecort the Grand Duke Alexis to New York at Plymouth. TELEGRAM .T0 THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, Sept. 16, 1871. The Russian squadron, en route from Cronstadt to New York as an escort to the Grand Duke Alexis, has arrived at Plymouth, where the vessels will stop & week to coal, &c. The Grand Duke remains on board the frigate Sweetland, flagship of the squadron, and of Admi- val Poisset, the commander of the fleet, MONT CENIS TUNNEL. Successfully Traverzed in Thirty-eight Minutes. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. LONDON, Sept. 16, 1871. A correspondent of the London fimes telegraphs to that paper of to-day that he traversed the Mont Cenis tunnel in thirty-eight minutes; that the air in the tunnel is excellent and the rails perfectly level, and that the entire work has been admirably done, JAMAICA. | ANOTHER CYCLONE NEAR KINGSTON, Trouble Between the White and Black Squat- ters—The Cuban Cause Not Appreciated in the Island—The Offenders of 1865. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. KInosTon, Ja., Sept. 12, 1871. A cyclone was experienced forty miles to the southward of Jamaica yesterday afternoon, travel- lng westwardly. It was not felt in this island. One hundred summonses have just been issued against negro squatters and their white allies, It 1s asserted that such a wholesale summoning as wlll bring into the same court 100 defendants and 500 witnesses from one district, by one road and on the same day, will be a great temptation to insur- rection, whereas the settlement of one case would have settled all, and thatthe object of the whole business is to fee the lawyers. A memorial to the home government fs in course | Of signature by political agitators who were ac- quitted of complicity in the rebellion of 1865, Krnoston, Ja., Sept. 13, 1871. ‘The rainy season has set in. A bazaar Is to be held here to raise money for the support of the destitute Cubans now 1n this city; but the project receives little or no sympathy from the citizens. SOUTH AMERICA. A Terrible Earthquake on the Peruvian Coast— Agitating the Sea and Stopping the Vessels from Entering the Ports—News from Valparaiso and Colombia. Valparaiso advices are to August 18th. Another coal seam has been discovered at Neb- lunsta, ‘Much dispute as to the true boundaries of Chile and Bolivia has been occasioned by the discovery of | the Caracoles mines. promised the London weavers that they will pre- | Business was very dull at Valparaiso, and freights were nominal. PERU. Catlao dates are to August 23. The excitement over the approaching elections was increasing. Prado, the civil candidate for President, would certainly be defeated by his military opponent. An earthquake on the 21st shook the entire coast, botn north and south, very severely, The sea was greatly agitated, and fora time it was impossible for vessels to enter the ports. ‘The American man-of-war Ossipee sailed for Tal- cahuana on the 23d. An English merchant steamer had saved the crew of the English merchant vessel River Forth, which foundered at sea. Edawara Kendall, a sailor, was accidently shot during target practice on voard the English man-of- war Chanticleer. COLOMBIA. The American merchant steamer Honduras arrived at Panama, September 2d, from New York, via Cape Horn. TRIENNIAL CONVOCATION OF KNIGHTS TEMPLARS, BALTIMORE, Md., Sept. 16, 1871, The several commanderies of Knights Templars of this city have perfected arrangements for the reception of their brethren at the Grand Triennial Convocation of Knights Templars of the United States and General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, which convenes in this city on Monday next, A number of eminent Knights have already arrived and several thousand will reach the city to-morrow. From advices received 1t will be the largest assemblage of Knights ever convened in the United States. A number will be present from Canada ana England. ‘Two special trains leave Cincinnati to-night, over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, with Knights from Loulaville, Memphis, Lexington, Springfiela and Jacksonville, Ill.; Indianapolis, Columbus and other points, numbering about one thousand, who will arrive to-morrow evening. Arrangements have been made for the accommodation of Knights from Washington. Special trains will be ran between Washington and this city daily during the convoca- jon. PRESIDENT GRANT, WASHINGTON, Pa,, Sept. 16, 1871. President Grant is nere. Me leaves on Monday for Cincinnatl, THE M'GEHAN MURDER TRIAL, Darton, Ohio, Sept, 16, 1871. Judge McKenny has just submitted his charge to the jury in the McGehan murder trial, McGenan’s connection with the Vallandingham affair will ve remembered, EUROPEAN MARKETS. LONDON MOREY MARKET.—LONDON, Sept. 16. M.-Consols closed 93! for money and the count. American atcurities cloned, Sve-twenty bonds, 186%) IAG 1888, Bo 1887, 928: ten-Fortes, 94, LONDON PRODUOR ” MARKKE—LONDON, . P.M. Sagar afloat, 288. a 28s, 6d, ute Paws Bounst—Pasis, Sept, 16.—French rentes a quoted at 57f. Sze. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.—LivERPOOL, Sept. 16— 4 P. M.--Cotto. firm; midding uplands, 93g0.; middliny Orleans, Yd. © qd. es of the day foot up 13,00 bates, inclading 4 dW for export ana speculation. LIVERPOO!, PRODUCE MARKFT,--LIVEREOOL, Sept. 16— 2 P. M.--Cheese, Sas, Bacon, 4s, (or Cumberland cut, Tallow. 434, « 44a, | tnat’s the plcase—the Lawrence phrase for BEN BUTLER. Butler Stirring Up the Manu- facturers. His Speech to the Workingmen of Lawrence. Like the crowd around the arena when the grand pageant dashes out from the stable and circling in the pavilion Sings sawdust in their faces, the peo- ple of Lawrence are scattering to-night before the onslaught of the so-called seli-nominated candidate tor gubernatorial honors—General Benjamin F. But- ler, The General came here at six o'clock. He left Boston at five, and on the way hither, allured by the steady rumbling of the train and the state of exhaustion to which his severe tasks of the weck had reduced him, he enjoyed,a quiet snooze; then he went to supper; then he went to the City fall, All through the evening the streets have been crowded to an unusual and most unprecedented extent, and to a careful observer the air was freighted with the odor of politics and of some strong goings on some where. There is evidently a slight antagonism here- abouts between the Butler and the anti-Butler mep, The hall was filled full, Not asolitary addittonal individual could have been squeezed tn at the hour to which the meeting had been called, any more than could nine sardines be got into an eight calibre box, and the Lawrence brass band, which busied itself in the interval of waiting with the performance of certain select and popular airs, pot pourries, &c., served to attract out- side the building at least a thousand persons, besides the 2,209 that were in. The General ap- peared prompt on time. He was accompanied by Mayor William H. P. Wright, and as he stepped upon the platform he was greeted with an ovation of cheers and applause, and ‘Hail to the Cnlef,” from the band, Mr. WILLIAM Wriaut, the President, when quiet had ensued, mtroduced the orator as follows:—“Ladies and gentlemen—I havo the pleasure of presenting to you one who needs no formal introduction to a New England audience—General Benjamin F. But- ler, of Lowell.” ‘The chairman then turned to the General, who bowed and stepped forward to the speakers’ stand, when the hall resounded with cries, cheers and hurrahs. ‘Down front!” yelled somebody in the rear, although nobody to mention was standing up. ‘Hats off! The hall was close and the atmosphere, therefore, not a little uncom- fortable, and before beginning his oration the Gen- eral, as usual, found it necessary to have recourse to that cambric “wipe,’”’ but he got ready at length and proceeded with his remarks, THE SPERCH. Fg.Low UITIzENs—If there ts any pressure on the rear let the people come forward and make every- thing as nice as they can, Just step forward, please. Fellow citizens, may I ask you to bear with me a few moments and keep as quiet as the state of the hall will allow, because, as you see, my voice is a ttle afecttd by a cold that L caught within a few days among the hills of Berkshire (and here the. General repeated his stereotyped observations with rela- tion to those momentuous questions wich are now agitating the mind of the Commonwealth), “Now,!? said he, “1 propose to present the views which [ have fairly and fully laia before you, care- fully and candldly addressing your judgment, rather than your passions, for there is nothing to be gained with the inteliigent people of Massa- chusetts either by musrepresentation, by mis- siatement or by any address to the feclings, when they are about the basiness of life. 1 am before you in somewhat peculiar circumstances, [ am a candidate for office, heraided to you by a thon- sand slanders and a miijion caiumnies, Ihave no lear of tnem. [have lived, man and boy, in your neighborhood forty years; and here I wisi to spend a very few moments in discussing these things, Elevated by a portion of the people in your county in my representative district to serve them in Congress three times over, Lreturned from my public duties to my home and there have leisure to examine in my vocation the statistics of the census of the United States. I found to my astonishment, in running over the census, that the agricultural por- tion of the State had decreased in numbers, while the State had increased im numbers,” and the General went on to tell what ‘he knew about farming and to show the causes cline. “Now,” said he, led a self-constitutea candidate. 1 y I was not awareynat | was a self- constituted candidate. Seif-constituted—l believe it. (Cheers and aj use.) { sunply said if anybody wants me for Governor Lam willing and I said no more. I went about the ordinary common business of my itfe, intercering witi novody, doing nothing to anybody, when I tound a most deligatful stream of coloring poured out upon me by the newspapers. Well, I said nothingavout that. [am @ patient, quict man for awhile and will beara ting or two if it don’t last too long. After a little time I was asked by the laboring men of Springficld, Mass., to come up there and give them my views upon the QUESTION OF LABOR REFORM. That seemed to be the last ounce that broke the camel's back of the patience of the newspapers, for they came out on me in a way that would astonish me if I was not too old tu be astonished at anything. (Boisterous laughter.) Well, they proceeded at once to such abuse as I had seen over and again tn the libel newrapapers There {3 not anything original about it. ‘ue malice was the same, the abuse was the same—only it comes through dierent channels. Well, I went to Springfleld, and I struck back immediately—[ did that Why? They said, “What a quarrelsome man General Batier ts. (Laugnter.) Now the whole reason for this abuse was that | had said I thought there should be some legislation between capital and labor. Lam ready to prove what I said, and in order that the truth shall have the fuil effect upon you I desire to im- press upon your minds the fact that! am going to give you the exact truth, (Cries of “Good ! good !"” and applause.) And here the General proceeded to take the Boston Journal up again by reading that paragraph which was destined — to kick up such @ muss after the publication of it, entitled “A Lie Well Stuck — ‘fo. “You see,” said the General, turning over the leaves of bis scrap-book, “this is my ledger, in which [ enter debit and credit. I mean to deal with all these people before I die. Now, if what 1 say 1s true, you never ought to allow such a lying, miserable, misrepresenting paper to come into your families.’ (Cries of “Good!” and applause.) Here the General handed a copy of the editor's report to the chair- man and requested him to glance over it. Then he took @ look about the hall “There,” he said, “I see a soldier friend of mine in th neighborhood, aud, if I can find the place, will ask him to follow the figures which | give,” and he handed snother copy of the Auditor’s report to a gentleman at the reporters! table. “Who is it?) asked someboay. “Stephen A. Douglas,” was the reply of a son of Erin, who sat in front of the speaker. “Now,” saia the General, “we have got a Legislature in this State (a slignt laugh), and they sit six months m tie year, and ouly adjourn over six months until the pew Legislature comes to- gether.” ‘The orator next broached tue subject of STATE EXPENDITURES, and said:—It cost in 1861 $120,000 ts run the State House. (A voice, “Good."’) Now it cosis you 335,000. (“O! O! OW? exclaimed & man in intense excitement. Laughter and whistling.) Now let us take up that Boston Journal again. (A voice, “General, they are no friends of mind.”) Pardon me,” interrupted the orator, “I Know you are a friend and you are all right. (Laughter.) Now, 1 ask you What reliance can you place on men who choose to falsify as te Boston Journal does? Let me tell you its time for a reform. ‘The subject of taxation was next taken up, and the General read his self-same lst of Boards of Commissioners. Then he said, “Here they are; but there are one or two more that T have not giveu. “Oh, well, General,” said a trooly loyal one, *taever mind." Yes, that willdo, General.” added another.) Now, those newspapers again, They say I don’t tell the truth, generally, that | am nar, because I tell the people that thoze commis. sioners cost them money. ‘Why, my friends” (and the General stooped down and, putung both arms about that scrap book, he lifted ic up from the tavie and poured over its contents—“why, my frienus, they abused me four mortal weeks alter I by the metropolitan newspapers and some of their smal! fonlowers in the country, and among the rest the Transcript, Which 18 the tea-table paper—the ladies’ paper. down in Boston, It represents the cream of the cream, and snaps and snaris like a King Charlies poodie dog in a lady's lap, and it is about as impudent and about as vicious. But suddenly it comes round, and in au article headed ‘A Common Sense View,’ it went for me. Now, then, why publish all over the Com- monweaith such matters about me, ‘Yhen it 1s so easy to meet the argument that Lam right? There is a conlession of guilt on the part of these peopie, and | propose to reform it. 1 BREAK UP THE REPUBLICAN PARTY!’ and the General started back with @ theatrical ges ture and churned the air with both arms and hurled detlance av an invisible enemy. “Now,” said the General, “1 have seen an article in a newspaper in your ¢1 (‘Phmney,’ said a voice. ‘Order,’ said the General, ‘one thing atatime.’) Ibave seen an account of @ polftical gathering, if @ secret session can be socalled. (Cheers, yells and cries of all de- scriptions.) Well, they let one fool into to let_ out— daughter and applause}—and here | find very re- spectable gentlemen getting together to see how they can prevent Mr. Butler from being§Governor.”? “Be gorry,” sald a man, “that was George S. Merrill.” “It wasn’t,’ said another, “No,” shouted a third, “Now why not come out openiy avout 1? Fair play, no back down in secret caucuses. Don’t attempt to mislead and misgovern the common- wealth, avarice. Good boy, Mr. Butler. (Laugnter.) “Why can’t you be as good a democrat as you were ociore?” asked & mam al We Gens of the Gen the General slowly wiped the perspiration from brow a voice criea out, “Good boy, Tommy.” “Now, then,” said the General @ will discuss WHAT DEMOCRACY NS, and I'think we shall find that it don’t mean any: thing except what 1s good for the people, save as It has got into the lands of those who do not know how to biow the democratic bellows. Now look at the Prohibitory jaw for a moment. ‘There has been @ Pronibitory iaw on your,statate book for seven- teen years and it has not been enforced until about two days ago there came out an order, as you know, toenforce it. Wny dothey wantit enforced just now? Why, Viltellyou. it is because General Butler Is running for Governor and they hope to head him off that way. (Laughter.) Well, they won't enforce it. They think they will; but they don’t know how.” (Laughter.) And from this subject the Gen- eral passed on to a consideration of labor reform and what the laboring men had asked of the last Legislature. “What argument is there on the part of the republicans who opposed them? Humanity, judgment, reason, candor, the well-being of the State, — all e in favor of some legisia- tion for iaboring men. Nothing but the insane thirst for goid, the curse which God sent on mankind, Is against it, You know what was done with what they asked for in a republican Legisia- ture. It passed through a republican House, and the laboring men are told, The republican party has passed your bill. It was killed in @ republican senate, and the capitalists were told, ’There the republican party has killed your bill, (Ap. plause and cries of ‘That is true’) I stand to-day on this question of hours of labor where I have stood for twenty years. We fought it out in this State at a time when men were working thirteen hours a day, with half an hour for dinner, and they ran far into the night, ayd I'said that was too much and fought the matterout here in your Legislature, and there was a final compromise on eleven hours a day, and now you have got the ballot in your hands. it is the greatest blessing of the world, You have got it and you can use it.” And here the General paused again, glanced over the meeting and again waged out his ‘wipe,’ which he applied with great diligence to the great beads of sweat upon his coun- tenance, for the hall was warm and he was becomn- ured. ‘Now, said the General,’’ once more haw- ing recourse to his scrap-book, ‘1 want to read to ou. an extract from the War Standard of Sepicm- r9, 1871. Here it is:— The special reporter of the Boston who 1s accom- panying General Buler and he suite on his tour over the aie, is our old personal friend, and * young man whose versatility of talents enables him to furnish reports for the Journa/, Boston Advertiver and New York World. In his report of Butler's meeting here he says, while he was in the hall some one occasionally cried out “Spoons!” while the General was speaking. We denounce this as a malignant falsehood. Not the faintest whisper of the kind was heard. But the reporter did offer a dollar to any boy who would cpy ont “Spoons |’?in the hall, (Laughter.) Now,” said the General, lookingthe reporters in the face with commendable pluck, “you havo earned your dollar; go home.” said the so-called self- nominated candidate, (Laughter.) ‘Well, then, as to Warrington, the correspondent of the Springfield Republican, Well, he calls Wendett Phillips @ har. “Bully for him,’? said somebody.) Weill,” said the neral, ‘the word of Wendell Philips will be taken here betore the word of any editor this side of that place where they are ali sure to goif they don’t stop lying.” By this time (nine o'clock) the audi- ence began extensively to go out, tn. anticipation of the usual Jinale to the General’s speeches; But he suddenly brightened up and kep. them lively by telling them the Bridget and O'Flaherty story, and hinting about that place where you and I go.” Cheers, yells and cries of Good, resounded the hall, and plaaced the audience above every other appreciation of Bridget. ‘Now, how about the enforcement of prohibiting law? the only rea- son they are doing it 1s to see if they can’t thus, just before election interiere with Gen. Butler's chances for nomination. [A Voice—* Cant do it.) That's one of the tricks by which people are to be robbed of thetr right to govern the State for themselves, (“Well,’? said a man away back in the body of the meeting, “they can’t do it, I tell you.” One Charles Davis, down in Piymouth, who repre- sents Mr. Jewell down there—and he is the ouly man that does represent Mr, Jewell that 1 Know of—aeclares, 1 I am nominated, he will bolt, ‘he Bird Club have decared that they will bolt am elected. Well,” said the General, stepping back proudly and laying his hand upon his breast, “let them bolt; if they Wiil bolt f wiil find a stedge hammer to drive it Now there are men in this city, and you know them, that will bolt, and they won’t support me.” While many pressed forward to experience the pleasure of personally congratulating him the band played and the audienee gave three cheers for the orator of the evening and the meeting quickly broke up. Altogether it was the mest enthuslastic, as weil as the liveliest of the campaigners, and it kept on ® par with the day of the month the General's 16th, ‘Ihe General did not tarry here, but in private conveyance was driven to Lowell, Monday night he will be at Fall River, POLITICAL ITEMS. Massachusetts Republicans Think of the Party Troubles in Louisinna. Bosron, Sept. 16, 1871, ‘Several members of the Louisiana Presidential Committee now in Boston have had a conference with Governor Clafin, chairman of the Republican National Committee. The alleged outrages com- mitted by the federal oMictals in New Orleans, and uneir attempt to disrupt the republican party there and to give the State over to the’ democrats, was duly represented. The impression here is that the conduct of Messrs. Casey, Packard and the owners, even as represented by themselves, in the use of the Custom House for a political convention, in locking and barricading it against the public, and in packing it with United States troops ana armed Geputy United States Marshals, was totally unjustt- fiable, and it is belleved that President Grant will immedtately remove the guilty oficials, unless «he decides to accept the responsibility of their acts, A prominent republican of this State, and of high official standing throughout the nation, states that the least of the ontrages committed by the federal officials in New Orleans—the calling of a convention to meet in the Custom House—if it were attempted in Boston would be suficient to cause a Sond revolt, and that the people woulda go to What oston Common first and hold a convention there, The committee express much gratification with their reception tn the East, , Ulster County Democratic Couventi. NEW Pawra, Sept, 16, 1871. ‘The democrats of the Second Assembly district of Ulster to-day chose $.G. Young delegate of tho Judicial State Convention, and James Ketcham to the State Convention. Delegates to the New York Republican State Convention. Urica, N. Y., Sept, 16, 1871. Roscoe Conkling, F. A. Baker and I, L. Addington were to-day chosen delegates from the Fifth district of Oneida to the Republican State Convention, Strong resolutions were adopted in favor of General t, Senator Conknng and the re-organization of e republican party in New York city. A contesting delegation 1s made up from the district, Republican Assembly Nominations. Osweeo, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1871. Ata Republican District Convention held in this city to-day D. G. Fort was unanimously nominated for the Assembly and J. A. Place, A. H. Fatling ana W. R, Worden were elected State Delegates. Lockport, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1871. At the First Assembly District Kepublican Con- vention of Niagara county neid io this city to-day, Richard Crowiy, Benjamin Carpenter and Luther Forsythe were elected delegates tu tne State Con- vention. Personal Intelligence. Baron Lederer, the Austrian Minister, is at the Brevoort House. Governor Hoffman came to the city late on Frie day night. He remained at tne Clarendon Hotel until yesterday afternoon, when he departed for Albany, Captain Webster, of England, is staying fat the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Commodore M. R. Simons, of the Narragansett Steamship Company, lately returned trom Europe, ig at the St. James Hotel. Count Cortt, the {talian Minister, left the Brevoort House for Newport last evening. John Groesbeck, of Cincinnati, is sojourning at the Fith Avenue. Judge Jeremian S. Black, of Pennsylvania, 1s domi- ciled at the Astor House. Judge Meeker, of Minnesota, is stopping at the St. Nicholas. Colonel G. W, Bradley, of the United States Army, has quarters at the New York Hotel. GREAT TROT OF GOLDSMITH MAID IN MIN. wESOTA, MILWAUKEE, Wis., Sept. 16, 1871. Goldsmith Maid trotted the first beat in Min- neapolis to-day im 2:18%4; secon? heat in 2:17). ‘The third heat was made in 2:21, In the second heat Lucy came in only a neck bebind the Maid, thus making better time than ever helore. ‘The track 14 new and sandy, and gave way be- Death the hoofs of the horses. The horses were in splendid condition, and trotted the second heat with apparent ease. Doble thinks he wiil easily go below his Milwaukee time on the first favorable op- portunity, FOUR SEAMEN DROWNED. MILWaUKeE, Wis., Sept. 16, 1871. Four seamen, named Dickey, Stéele, Davidson and Merchie, belonging to the bark 8. D. Pomeroy, were drowned at Menomonce on Wednesday while POW AARC LA. a VOWh i i‘ NEW YORK H#RALD, SUNDAY, SWPTEMBER 17, 1871.—TKPLE SHEET, eral, (Tremendous applause and cheers.) wae WwW A SHINGTON. An Insight Into the Manner of Conducting Business in the Departments. Officials Excited Over Hodge’s Peculations, IRREGULARITIES IN THE WAR OFFICE, Major Appointment of Counsel Before the Tri- bunal of Arbitration. WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 1871. Responsibility tor the Hodge Defalcation, The Treasury Department was this morning fur- nished an official copy of the letter of Paymaster General Brice concerning the defalcation of Pay- master Hodge, and accusations having been made against the United States Treasurer, a statement de- fending the course of General Spinner was given out by Mr. Leroy Tuttle, who is acting United States Treasurer in the absence of the General. ‘The Treasurer is not alone held responsible for the payment of checks to “cash or bearer,” but the Secretary is charged with . issuing regulations for the government of the Treasurer, by which the act of Congress of March 3, 1857, might be evaded. The law requires that “every disbursing oMcer or agent of the United States having any money of the United States entrusted to him for dis- bursement shall be, and he is hereby, required to deposit the same with the freasurer of the United States or with some one of the Assistant Treasurers or public depositories, and draw for the same only in favor of the persons to whom payments are to be made in pursuance of law and instructions, ex- cept when payments are to be made in sums under $20, in which cases such disbursing agent may check im his own name, stating that it is to pay small sums.” A strict construction of the act was found to hin- der, in very many instances, the prompt transaction of business, and it was at the urgent request of the Paymaster General himself that the order of the department was modified, It is claimed that the only duty of the paying teller of the Treasury ts to know whether a check presented for payment ts genuine. He stands in the position of guardian of the funds deposited in the Treasury, and has no Tight to dispute the payment of a check drawn by & government official when he knows that the check is genuine. Much stress has been placea upon the payment of the checks drawn to “cash or bearer,’’ and without doubt the money 80 obtained was used by Major Hodge in his stock speculations. It is asserted by parties who know Hodge that very frequently, while iu. company with General Brice,he would consult the telegraphic report of the condition of the stock market in New York, but asthe head of the Pay Department had unlimited contidence in his subordinate he never suspected that he was frittering away government funds in such transactions as he has since confessed he was engaged in. Fifty thousend dollars was drawn from the Treasury on Wednesday and Thursday preceding the gola panic on Wall street September 24, 1869, Prior to that time the largest amount drawn out was $10,000, but the majority of the checks were for sums ranging from $150 to $5,000, After his heavy losses in 1869 he became bolder, drawing two checks in July, 1870, for $30,000 and $50,000, and in April last he Crew $70,000, The voucher which the Paymaster General states ‘was the occasion of discovering the peculacions of Major Hodge was detected tn the Second Auditor's office m June last, and an explanation asked from the Chief Clerk of the Paymaster’s Department, | While the conversation was going on Major Hodge entered the room, and, noticing the voucher, ex- plained that it was correct, that Major Webb had given him the receipt for $10,000 trans- ferred in 1865. Major Webb, now an ex- Paymaster and residing in New York, was written to for an explanation, responding with the statement that Mf any such voucher was on file it must be a forgery. He subsequentiy, however, wrote to the Treasury Department that he was ready to assume the responsibility of the amount stated. General Brice says he was never officially informed of the existence of this voucher until & short time since, and that he immediately called upon Major Hodge for an explana- tuon, This Hodge furnished and it was submitted to the Second Comptroller, who did not hesitate to say that it was a lame excuse to cover up some irregularity. ° General Brice then demanded of Hodge a satisfactory explanation, and the de- faulter askea permission to visit New York and see Webb. This was granted; but on his return the Paymaster General, not satisned with the answer, ordered Hodge to immediately close his accounts and transfer the funds on hand to Major Rochester. Even up to this time there was no suspicion of ae falcation, and it was not until Hodge confessed that the fact was made known. ' The accusation made against the Treasury om cials for not complying with the law ts said to apply with equal force against the Paymaster General, but the Secretary of War to-day declined to order a court of inquiry into his oMcial conduct, and so the charge will not be investigated. Of one thing, how- | ever, there can be no dispute. The act of Congress of May 15, 1820, limits the appointment of all dis- bursing oMicers of the government to four years, Which implies that if they are reappointed they must renew their bond. Paragraph 989 of article 41, Army Regulations, prescribes that— All officers of the Pay, Commissary or Quarter. master’s Department, and military storekeepers shail, previous to thelr eutry on the duues of their res] ve offices, give gvod and sufficient bonds to the United States fully to account for all moneys and public property which they may recetye, in such sums as the Secretary of War shail fx, and the officers aforesatd shall renew their bonds every four years, and ofiener if, the Secretary of War shall so require, and Whenever they receive a new commission or appointment. Major Hodge was appointed a Paymaster in the regular army January 17, 1867, having previously served as Additional Paymaster in the volunteer service. According to the requirements or the army reguiations the old accounts of Major Hodge should have been completely examined by the Paymaster General's office before accepting the new bond filed by him on receiving his new commis- sion or appointment. But the fact 1s, according to the statement of Major Hodge himself, that the very voucher which ted to the discovery of his defaication and which he failed to satisfactorily explain to General Brice was accepted in September, 1865, fully eighteen months before his appointment tn the regular army. The next fact is that the commission of Major Hodge, ex- piring by limitation January 17, 1871, and as he was reappointed and opliged to renew his bond, it tm- plies a closing up of his accounts for the previoas four years and a commencement entirely anew of his responsibility to the government. Had his ac- counts been examined, as the army regulations re- quire, in 1867, irregularities would have then been discovered sufictent to debar his reappointment, or had they been examined in January last, when he renewed his bond, the defaication must necessarily have been discovered. ‘The examination of the accounts referred to does not mean their being audited by the Second Auat- tor, The Paymaster General, in half an hour, can, at any ume, if he is suspicious, learn the amount to the credit of a paymaster in his office, what the amount of his disbursements have been and what amount he should bave on hand. When Hodge confessed that he was a defaulter the officials of the Pay Department were not long in ascer- taining the amount ot the deficit according to hus books. General Brice admits that unwavering confidence in Major Hodge disarmed suspicion, ana was the only excuse for not exammming bis accounts. ‘the Treasury ofictais are equally entitied to the benefit of this excuse, and while there have been irregularities im ooth the ‘Treasury and the War Departnents the responsibility, In the opinion of disinterested government oificiais, directly falls upon the later, ‘The Geneva Arbitration. ‘There is authority for announcing dent has selected W. M. Meredith, of Pennsylvant and Caleb Cushing, of Massachusetts, as counsel the United States before the tribunal of arbitration at Geneva, to be organized under the Tre couateen and that theye genlicmen have acy Gepled the apnguutment, WEATHER REPORT. Wat Derarrusyr, OPvIck oF THE CHIEF SIGNAL Orvicutt, WASHINGTON, D. U., Sept. 16—7:80 P. M. Synopsis for the Past Twenty-four Hours. The barometer has fallen slightlyat the Pacifie and Rocky Mountutn stations, and hazy weathes 1a reported, which 13 probably connected wily the extensive fires lately reported in Oregon, Tha pressure has fallen, but is now rising, uw Minnesota, The highest barometer extends north. eastward over the Ohio Valley, and the area of low, pressure, which was Friday afternoon on Lake Erie, has extended northeast and eastward and 1s now spreading over New England, where rain prevailed during the might, and cloudy weather ia now re- ported, Asmall area of rain has extended fronw Tennessee and Northern Georgia northeast~ ward, and is probably now off Cape Hatteras. Local rains have fallen on the» immediate Gulf coast during the day, Eastern winds in the Middle and Eastern States have generally veered through the Southeast and West and Northwest.’ Southerly winds have prevatled from tne Onto valley northward, with threatening weather on Lake Superior, Cloudy and clearing weather continues in the Misatssippi Valley. Probabitities, Partlally cloudy and clearing weather, with rising barometer, ts probable for New England on Sunday, and very generally east of the Mississippt River The conditions will remain favorable tor rains om the immediate Gulf at In the course of the day. Rising barometer and pleasant weather are tndfe cated for the upper lakes and the Northwest, ANOTHER MYSTERY. Tho Wife of a Detroit Clerayman Missing. The relatives of Mrs. E. C. Mitchell, wife of Rev. F.C. Mitcnell, of Detroit, Mich., are in a painful state of anxiety over the disappearance of that ladp whue on @ visit from Portland to Boston. She lett Portland September 5, and arrived in Boston in the afternoon, She had been instructed by her husband to make the journey by easy stages, and therefore intended to pass the night in Boston, Finding tha hotels crowded she resolved to continue her jour- ney, and telegraphed to her father-in-law, Mr. EB. P. Mitchell, president of the Commonwealth National Bank, apts hears that she would proceed by the nine P, train, and also wrote @ note in pencil to her husband in Detroit, saying that she would Fo, forward and telegraph him om her arrival in Philadelphia. This is the latest au-- thentic intelligence of the lady. Her husband ny his brother went to Boston and tuterrogated tha conductors of the train she said she would take, bug found no clue beyond a faint recollection on the part of the sleeping car conductor that such a lady ON the bight of the Sth inst, wanted @ berth, bué could not get it, owing to the crowded state of the: train, but was taken into # section which a Mra. Ames had secured entirely for herself by that lady, who kindly oftered to share with her. This lady, 4 communicating with Mrs. Mitcheli’s relatives, greatly relieve their anxiety by giving what inform- ation she can regarding her travelling companion. Mrs. Mitcheil mentioned in her letter to her hus- band that an elderly gentleman had been very Lie to her on the way from Portland, and on her arrt' in Boston offered to conduct her to @ third rate hotel; but a8 she objected to stopping in any but & first class hotel, he advised her to continue her Journey. Whether he came further than Bostom does not appear, CALIFORNIA INTELLIGENCE, Wreck of the Clipper Ship Annie Sise—Pertle of the Whiskey Trade in Alaska. SAN FRANCTISOO, Sept. 16, 1871. The American clipper ship Annie Sise, Tucker, master, owned in Portland, Maine, from Sydneya Australia, with a cargo of coal for the Central Pacific Ratlway, went on a reef off Point Reges dur- ing a dense fog at five o'clock last evening, and soom commenced breaking up. All of the crew were saved, and reached San Francisco tuls morning. The el ana cargo are & total loss. The surveyors of the Southern Pacific Railway Teached Petropolls, thirty miles trom Los Angeles, yesterday, McGlynn, the republican candidate for Stata Harbor Commissioner, was defeated by a small mae jority by Rosenfeld, a democrat, The republicans elect all the other State officers. Judge Hoffman in the United States District Court to-day rendered a decision confiscating the schooner Mary Taylor wnd cargo for landing $2,008 wortn of whiskey from San Francisco in Alaska, THE QUEBEC BOAT RACES. QUEBEC, Sept. 16, 1871. It is rainy and foggy here to4lay. Tne boat race has been postponed to the first fine day, The Taylor-Winship crew left here this morning for England, leaving only Kelly, Barton and two tocat crews for the four. ed match, But little interest 1s manifested in the race. VIEWS OF THE PAST. SEPTEMBER 17. 1862—Battle of Antietam Creek Line gg 1787—The constitution of the United States adopted. by the Federal Convention in Philadelpuia, 1753—The first theatre opened in this city. A1.—Barry’s Tricopherous In Actu good article, being the only article that will posit 8 aew growth of nair. A.—Herring’s Patent CHAMPION SAFES, 21 Broadway, corasr Murray sae A.—Phalon’s New Perfumes, “I LOVE YOU" and “WHITE ROSE." A.—For a Stylish and Elegant Hf lar prices, go to DOUGAN'S, 102 Nassau street, A.—A.—$2 Saved on Fall Style Gentlemen’s Dress Hats. 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