The New York Herald Newspaper, December 18, 1871, Page 3

¥ % YESTERDAY'S PARADE. The Procession in Honor of the UNBR “iPhe World is Oar Conntry ; to Do Good Our Religion.” OKEN QUIET. MTho Order of March and General Char- acter of the Demonstration. The demonstration, under the auspices of the In- ternational Society, in honor of Rosse] and his fellow vietims took place yesterday, without interference on the part of the police or the slightest confusion or disturbance among the general public. The refusal at fret of the authonties to allow the procea- gion to take place undoubtedly gave it greater ‘mportance than it merited, and bad there been no fuss made about it it- would Nave passed of without exciting any special attention or interest. Many of the members of the Jnternational themeelves disapproved of the origi- wal objects of the parade, standing by the avowed doctrine. of the society, that it ts a social, and nota political Organization, and disclaiming its connec. won in any direct way with that dreadfal tragedy of ‘> Communist revolution. This was vertainly one reason why the procession of yesterday was not any- ‘ning ‘like as successfal a demonstration as the Hight Hours’ parade a few months ago. Long bejore the hour named for the start of the Procession the Bowery and Third avenue wero thronged with people, who, elther as spectators or aoinal participants, intended to ada to the effect of the proveasion, As 1s usually the case, however, the actual processioniats were far m the gory. The one grand mistake in tho onstration was the apparent oversight of . leaders to provide suMctent f a more singular since many of them are undoubtedly Well acquainted with this prime necosaity of a suc. cessful parade by former experience in working- men's parades. There were none of the usual (and mecessary) captatus, mounted on horseback and dis- tunguished by means of rosettes and sashes, to Mnrshal into respectable order the masses who constantly throngea to the place of meeting. Owing to this many who fully intended to “turn Ont” with the procession, but who were unattached tw any particular organization, got discouraged and Contented themselves with merely looking on in- stead of themselves displaying their sympathy witn the martyred heroes of the Commune, By half-past one all the streets near’ the Cooper Institute were sairly filled with people, and 1: wasa diMoult matter to force one’s way along the sidewalk or even along the middie of the road, while the cars were every now and then hopelessly blocked. Tho Various ussociations that were to take pars in the Procession, however, quietly formed on the side streots, the head of the procession taking up a posl- tion on Eighth street. This was, according to previous arrangement and in order to show the indliference of the International to every prejudice of color or caste or race, a company of colored troops, the Skidmore Guard, They were cn'y thirty-five m number, but their handsome uniforms and well-cleaned arms gave them a very creditable appearance, Seventh street was accunied with various trade union organizalions and a number of ladies, Three or four score Cubane, with @ handsome banner tn- scribed “Lanzeros det Caraaguey,” took up their station in Sixth street. Fifth street was held by a section or two of rhe International. The great centre of interest, however, was Fourth street, ‘Where stood the catafalque in hover of Rossel, Ferré, BeurgootSand Cromteux. The catafatque ifself was quite on imposirg affair. It was drawo by etx: gray horses, alt covered with black over- outs The Doay or the coud: oye ~‘erge coMn, draped in black, and festooned with rovning strips of black and white hangings, At either side of the driver, who wore a red sash, ‘Were tov red fags, surmounted with little pennons of crape. A number of wreaths of immortelles were hung ou various parts of the catafalgue— wherever, indeed, thero- was a conventent projec- tNun—and on either side of the coach there was ‘worked into the cloth drapery the motto— Le aTELOCOIOO LODE IOLETT PEDO EE LET To tho M: of the Universal Repuvite. POOP NL EOPORETE DOLE EELE LE TED IDLE LONE DE DOLE EELS 1090: is huge funerea} bier was attended by repre- sentatives of the various sections, each of whom vore the red of bis association. Tmmediately benind it was a Cuban ae headed with a hanasome red and blue si flag of the Cuban and Venezueian volunteers, Each corner was draped with crepe, Then came a French seciton of the In- ternational, who vore, in addition to their own ban- ner, & Mug presented by the people of Lyons to the “American Legion,’’ who volunteered tn the last ‘ranco-Prussian war In tho service of the repubiic. in the rear of these insignia were the men who ‘wero most interested in the parade. Many of them had themseives ogee Bai in that last terrible conflict in Paris, and nearly all were refugees. Jt was, indeed, a study for an artist to attentively observe their faces. ‘The countenauces were altogether diferent, not only in type, but in expression, from those which Wo are accustomed to sco In & crowd ol Americans, Haggard, sorrow- ‘worn and seared by misery and disappointment, they wnpressed themselves upon the memory with an indelible mark, and it needed but & slight oxercise of fancy to trace out in them lite histories, which Were probably hot very far from the truth. Periaps, indeed, wey have been only hoping for wie advent of some im- possible political as A ‘1; but at least they have been unselfish ta their alms, and devoted even to the pome of taking up their lives in their hands and de- lending the oause Which they believed to represent truth and progress and justice. Though scatned with the traces of “ohio ba struggle, most of them showed tracus ot ingate heroism and hobleness, it for once thg spectator allowed himself to separate the ian from ois slovenly, perhaps evea ditiy, raiment, Jmmediately behind the Frenchmen came several other sections, partly German and one American, whose banners were some of them worthy of notice. Among the rest was one handsomely a pee device of some allegorical dgures, surrounded by the folow- ing legend :— PACE LELEEREDEDETE NE RIED LOPS ADD DD NODES TELCO HPD The Spirit of the Commune Expands as the Axe? is Laid ou tie Necks of [ts Martyrs, g hannstt rp ap seoeoe sere nrce roan be 13438 SINE ibITI The foudhiew-cinap moliegs were also borne:— RIPE EE REEL COLE RD OTE RE LOA ELELL CEPOL PIOLOLESE LE HOOT The World is Our Country; to Do Good Our Religion. mt AO EONCODOLIDLE CO CoEDLE IEEE EAE LOPEDOTEDEDE DOI PODD SD) Pane re eOPEPPOLE Ls AOE IELEADLEDIDIO CE DE NEE HDG TOEE “and They lad Ail Things in Common,” PORDII TLE CELIO AED EE DEEE LDA DDOLEREDOLE DE ADIE DE HE Ail of tho Internationals proper wore @ litte sirip of red riboon ta a ean of their coats, The nue, Loysyes, bf not absolutely untform, but varied thom blood’ red t5 Pak. There were aiso a few red sashes, bat ot many. HUTT r Area ‘we o'clock the procession formed. Mr. Banks, to Whose efforts tho perinission to hold the parade is to & great extent dno, with two other gentiomen, all of Wkom wore red sashes, assumed the place of honor at the head of the demonstration. Immediately vehiad thom came a select com- pany of ladies and gentiemen; then for jowed the colored guards, and the vartous sections of Uo goctely And other associations participating tu the parade. The ladies, among whom were Wie “woman brokers,” Mesdamies Wood- hui and Clafin, were peruaps the most novel fea- ture in tue parade, and drew upou themselves the eyes of all spectators, Miss Claflin even bore a banner in the eariter part of the route, though she was compelled vy fatigue to give it up after sLe had warriod 16 batt a iittic or so. ‘There can be po douet (hat from the demeanor of the yencral public Who looked on that the laterna- tonal Society ts Mot as yet a very popular associa- Uon, Tho comments made ou the appear @uce of its ivermbers, however, were by ho Micans nicomplimentary, and this favorable criticism was certauly deserved. The men 3 a body, m spite of a certain forel@o tocoagruity of costume, wore sully us earnest and respectable a gatherwe as the general run of New Yours proces. sions, ney walked straizit along at a rapld Dace and im perfect silence, Without looking to the Fight or lett or iutoresting them: es in any Way as to the etect they produced upon the lines of specta- tors berween whom they passed. They were re- celved everywhere in sijence; at no part of tne route Was there even the fatutest cheer Oo! sympathy and support, There can be ao doubt, however, that they bad many friends in the crowd, but these wisely retrained (rom giving the epeinies of tie demonstration—i there were any desirous of cre- eeot aa euareneten has been feared and siated 4 the slightest eh reasin, Bi he parade, 1 8 aoe of preaking he police, apparently in pursnance of order: let the procession severely Mone. Not only aia we not interiere la any way woth 113 fori pation oF pr ed but they carried this pofnt of uasterly inac- vity to the Dulut of even letius the crowd Lirong owever, urbanee, should one occur—if the break-up of the ion, a pret the disturbance rising into a serious many of the side streets compact bodies were drawn Up In readiness to clear the thorough- Jares at a momenut’s notice should we occasion give them an excuse lor sone BO, ‘iv 18 hard to say exactly how many men partict- pated in the paraue, but their numbers were some- where between fifteen hundred and two thou- sand. The procession moved along at the rate of two milés and a heft or even three miles ” pot an an it $took seven minutes 11 passing, not countfng the dozen or 80 ol that brought up the extreme rear. Even allowing for the break between the dtfferent bodies 4 men they were so Slosely packed together that he estimate. aye above is rather an undet-estimate than of the actual numbers, Most of the sections, it must be taken ito acvount, walked Ove and 81x abreast, ‘The route taken was from tle Cooper Institute down the 'y to Great Jones street and thence through Waverley place, Fifth avenue, Thirty-fourth street, pavenue and Fourteentn street. A halt ‘Was made coln’s monument, and most of the proceasit ‘took off their hats in honor of the Inartyr President. Tne procession then yt. P peonmenes saya prose ond finaily broke up at the Cooper i tut ; oO "men peaceably and quietly dispersed. ‘LINTERNATIONALE. General Rules and Administrative Regulations by Which the Association is Governed, Its Declaration of Principles—Tho General Coun- ei) and Its Duties—Who May Become Mom- + bers—The Internal Machinery by Which This Powerful Organiza- tion is Kept in Motion. _ As Out Rehiers Fe aware, the sae of the Ine ternational Association of Workingmen wad cul. ceived during the course of a visit which @ deputa- tion of feria grligans pata to the Univeraal Exht- bition Lonaon in 1862. They had been sent thither, at the expenso of their comrades, to study the general condition of European industry, and while there became acquainted with English work: men and got initiated into tie nature of tides? unions and the manner of conducting strikes. In thelr discussions upon the latter they came tothe conclusion that ifthe principle of co-operation in strikes was beneficial to workingmen when applied vo one country it would be far more effective if ap- plied on a grander scale throughout Europe. Thus was thrown out the basis of an international asso- clation whose members should engage themselves to support each other in all countries wherever strikes should be deemed necessary to their interests, and it was agreed that @ great European meeting of delegates of workingmen should be held in London in 1864, This meeting took place on September 28 of that year, in St. Mortin’s Hall, London, and was attended by various representatives of foroign na- tions; but in the two years that had elapsed since the inception the original project was then found to have grown cagsiderably and to have assumed a much More oomprehensive form than was at first designed. A committoe elected at this meeting was charged to draw up the statutes of te association, and to act a8 a Central Provisional Councii until the fall of 1866, when it was decided that a General Congress of the working classes should be held in Geneva, Switzerjand, The'statates drawn up by this Council were prefaced by. ® declaration of principles de- claring the reasons that urged the establishment of the association, The provisional rules and regula- } and elects from its own members the officers neces- transact! business, treasurer,» general socretaty, ing aeeres o iy taries for the different countries, &c, 48 at present constituted it 1s as follows:— a, apeeaaeie Sc fhaeh as OOS, om . AD} . | Butiery, E. Delahaye, Kugene Dupont, Wm. Hales, G. Harris, Hurliman, Jules Johannard, Harriet Law, Fred. Lessner, Lochner, Ch. Lonquet, jartin, Zevy Maurice, Henry Mayo, Ge ray, Plander, Jono Roach, Kuhl, Sadier, Cowell Blepney, Alltéd Taylor, W. rownsliend, B. Vaillant, Jonn Wéston. CORRESPONDING’ SECRETARIES. Leo Frankel, for Austria aua Hungary; . jor Italy ry jor Denmark; Walery Wrovfewsk! Serraiiler, ior France; Hermann Jung, for Swit land; Kari Marx, tor Germany ‘ana Russia; J. G. Eccarius, for United States; Chariea Kocnat, for Hol- Jand; Le Moussu, ior French branch of the United States. Charles Lonquet, Chatrman; Hermann Jung, Trea- surer; John Bales, General Secretary. it 1s the province of the Genera! Council to form an international agency between the different ua- tonal and local groups of the association, so that that the working men in one country may be con- stantly informed of the movements of their class 10 every other country; that ap inquiry into the slate of the different countries may be made simul- taneously, and'under a common direction; that the questions of genera) interest mooted in one society may be ventilated by all, and that, when immediate practical steps are nceaed—as, tor instance, in case of international quarrels—tne ‘Action of the asgo- cinted socicties may be simultaneous and uniform, It 18 also the duty Of the General Counci), whenever it scems opportune, to take the Initiauve of pro- osnls WO laid belore the national and loc! cieties, and, for the purpose of facilitating com- munications, to publish periodical reports. It is is. roe to exeute the Congress resolutions, As ie ve THE POWER OF ONION AND COMBINATION that the success of the workingmen’s movement in each country can be secured, and as the usefulness of the General Council depends greatly upon we cirenmstance whether it has to deal with a few national centres of workingnien or with a number of small and disconnecied local societies, the com- bination of the disconnected wor kingmen’s societies of tne respective countries into Dational bodies 18 sti y urged wherever the laws of tne land do not place obstacles im the way of such com- Dination. Still no independent local society 1s pre- cluded from corresponding with the General Council, for which purpose every secretary of the asboclation has the right lo appoint its own corre- sponding secretary. WHO MAY BECOME MEMBERS. Every person who acknowledges and defends the principles of the International Workingmen’s Asso- Clation is eligible to become & member; byt eaci branch is responsibie for the Integrity of the méii- bers itadinits. Workingmen’s societies joming the International Association, Wale uniting in a per- petual bond of fraternal co-operation, are permitted lo preserve their ee} organizations iniach THE RULES MAY BE REVIBED by each Congress, provided the consent is obtamed two-thirds of the delegates present; and special if ulations found neyessary f leet cases not pro- ity Horth fue fates ote Hunjee TS Llane rovm@lan. DELEGATES 10 THE GENERAL CONGRESS. Every inember of the association has a right to yote for, and 18 eligible as a velegate to, this General Congress, to which every branch, whatever thé number of ijg members, has a right Y seid & repre sentally¢ xo AGOFUS HAS Hut ole Voie, and his Expenses aré deirayed by we branches and grou which send him. Neighboring brancues may Unite in the appointment of delegates, and when |. branches or groups exceed 600 members {hey may gend an additional deiegate for every adultional $00 members, In countries where the Interna‘ ional Association 1s forbidden by law delegates from trades’ unions and workingmen’s co-operative gocieties are allowed to lepton | in the debates on questions of principle, but not fo discuss or vote on adminisirative matiers. ‘The sittings of the Con- gress are two-fold—administrative sittings, which are private, and public sittings reserved lor the Giscussion of and the vote upon the general ques- J.P. Belgium; Hons on the progamme of tae Congress, and which may have veen suggested either by the previous Congress, by the General Council or by the duferent sections or groups. All subjects ior discussion, reports, &¢., to be submitted to the Congress, have, however, t© pass through the General Council, which prepares the busimess to be laid belore the Congress. THE FEDERAL COUNCILS, ‘The Central councils of the various countries In Waich the internarioual is regularly organized are designated *Feveral Councils” or Federat Com- mittees, with the uames of the respective couu- tries attached. Every new branch or society in- tending to join tne Interaationai is bound unmedt- ately to unnounce its adhesion to the General Coun- cil, Which has the right to admit or refuse the att- filation of avy new branch or group, subject to appeat to the next Congress. To guide 1b in its action, however, it mast consult with the Federal Councils, where such exist and have jurisdiction over tne roposed oew branches, but without prejudice to is rigut of provisional decision. The General Oyn- cil algo possesses the right of suspendiag, uptil woe meeting of the Congress, any branch of tats later: national aud of deciding upon ali diticrences be- tween societies or branches of the same national tions which were thus prepared were adopted, witn 8 (ew aaditions, at the Geneva Congress; but siace then they have bee revised by the successive Con- gtesses, and final'y.by a Conference neld in London ‘ September: 1: ‘The stavates, as: thus revised, form the constitution of the International Associa- tion, and, with tne reasons for its establishment, or the deciaration of principles, are bere summarized, BEASONG FOR THB ai! OF THE INTERNA- nN, In the deolaration of principles which, we re- peat, preface the regulations of the assoctation, and which are given as the reasons that have stimulated the foundation of the International Workingmen’s Association, it is considered that the emancipation of the working classes must be conquered by tue workmen ‘themselves, and that tho struggle for thelr emancipation does not mean 6 straggie for class privileges and monopolies, but for equal rights and duties, and the abolition of all Class rule; and that servitude in all its forms—social misery, mental degradation and political de- pendence—is the result of the economical subjection of the workman to the monopolizer of the means of labor—that is the source of Iile; aad thereiore the ultimatum to wich every political Movement ougnt to tend ts the economical emancl- pation of the working ciasses; and it is believed that the reason that ali efforts aiming at that great end have heretofore fatied is found in the want of eolidarity between the manifold divisious of labor in each country and in the absence of o fraternal bond of untfon between the working classes of differ. ent nations. It 1s asserted that the emancipation of labor 18 neither local nor national, but a soctal problem embracing all countires in which modern society exists, and depending for its solution on the concurrence, practical and theoretical, of tho most advanced countries; and that, while anew hope is raised by the present revival of the working classes tn the most industrial countries of Europe, it presents a solemn warning agaiust a relapse into the old errors, and calis for the tmmediate combi- bation of the sail disconnected movements, THE SPitir IN WHICH Wet RULES NAVE BEEN oP DRAW} is stated to be the declaration that all socicties and tidividuais adhering to the association shail acknowledge truth, jusiice aud morality as the basis of tuneir conduct towards each other aud to- Wwarda all men, wiihont regard to color, creed or nahonaiity; and it is aficmed wat the society | acknowledges “SQ RIGHTS WITHOUT DUTIES, ESL" RIGHTS.) The objects for which the International Assocla- tion 1s established are pronounced to be the forma- tion of a central médiiin Of Comindatoation and ov operation between Workingimen’s societies cXisung in diferent countries and aiming at (ue same end— the protection, advanosine band complete emanci arpa of the Wh TKI clagse8 power of thé association fa vested i THE GENERAL WORKINGMEN’S CONGRE! Tah Rat aie gan prpaiste of del ‘un ‘auChes the assdclaiion, The dutie at devolve Updh this Congress are the prod the common afplraiious of the working adopting measures reqnisite for the succe Working of the international Association, rec: the public accounts of the annual tre of the General Council, and appointing un Council of the society for the coming year, as oxing the time and place for the meeting of the next annual Congress, The delegaies appointed to the Congress assembie at the appoiated ume and place, without avy special inviraiion. In case of heed, however, the General Council has tue power of changing the place, but not of postponing the time of meeting; but, on the contrary, lo cases of amergeucy, ib can couvoke the Congress before the reguiar yearly term. Up to the present (ime there have beén four Congresses, The first met at Geneva, NO DUTIES wiTHoUr i legistative | Switzerland, on the 6th September, 1866; the second at Lausanne, Switzeriand,’ on tne 2d September, 1867; te third at Brussels, Bel- glum, on the éth September, 1868, and the fourth at Basle, Switzerland, on tne 6th September, 1969, ‘Tho Congress of 1870 was appotuted to de veld in Paris, but the meeting was prevented by the Franco- Prussian war, aud, a3 the General Counetl dla vot name apy other piace of assembly, Do Congress was held im that year, Nelsber has there been any congress held this year of the same public character Qs those Menttoned; but instead thereof A SRORET CONPRRENCE WAS HELD Av LONDON, from she 17th to tie 2s Of last september, at which twenty-six delegates Were present. It Was con- i jn a resolution passed ab tho Geneva Uungress, sidered, 19 Whe present still unsettled state of Europe, and the antiparhy that has been raised against we Internation of jate, that it would be ubadviea io §=6to) hhold oa public Congress this year, 45 it would be doubtful whether it Would be @ success. It Was thus resolved to invite @ few delegates from each country in which the assoelauon Is established to a private conlerenee, at which the organization and future poitcy of the assuciation should be considered, THR GENERAL COUNCIL, the members aud locaie of Wiieb are annually ap- pointed by the General Congress, has power to add to {ts nuuibera. It consist® of Workingmen from the | the left car with a revotver, { auiferents cougines représcuicd fa we assOuiall vi, group, or between groups of difierent naticualities, subjcct to appeal to the next Congress, whose ue- cision 1s Qual, Delegates sent on distinct missions by une General Coundll have the rigut to attend and be heard at all meetings of Feaerai Councils, distict and local committees and iocal. branches, without, however, being entitled to vote thereat, CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEMBERS, An annual contribucion of one penny. or two cents per member, is levied from all branches or alliliuied societies for the use of the General Council tor the purpose of defraying its expenses, such as the sulary of its general secretary, costs of correspondence, puv- ieations, preparatory work for Congress, &c. ‘Ths amount is collected by means of adhesive siamps, bearing the dato of tue year fur Which the amount 1s collected, which are furnished by the Geueral Council, and one of Which 18 required to be anixed to the copy of rules each member is heid to possess. Toe expenses of the Federal Councils are detrayed by their respective branches, NATIONAL AND LOOAL REGULATIONS. The Federal Councils may admit or exciude socie- ties or branches from connection with them; but they are not, however, empowered to deprive them of their International Character; yet they may propose their suspension to the General Council, Local branches are at liberty to make rules and by!aws for their local administration, auapted to local clr- cumstances and the 1aws of the respective coun. tries, Dut suet rules ana bylaws must not contain any thing contrary to the generai rules and regula- tions. Hxcept in the case of affiliated trades’ | unions, all locai branches and groups must neuce- | Jortn be simply desiguated as of the International | Worgingmen’s Association, with the names of their respective localities aitached; consequently it is forbidden im iuture for any to designate themselves | by sectarian names, such @s Posiuvisis, Maiualiats, Collectiviets, Communists, &¢,, or to sora separa. tivist bodies, under the names of sections of propa- ganda, &c., pretending to accompiish special mis- Sivus, distinct from tie Common purposes of the associaiton. NO PRES!DENTS, BUT PLENTY OF THE FAIR SEX, Ailhated sections, branches and socicues are in- Vited Lo abulish the office of President of their re- apective orgauizations, and the formation of femaie branohes among Lie working cinss is recommended; Dut this latter suggestion ts not intended to lateriere | With the existence or dormution of braucies com- posed of both se Cot Korte tutisties of labor red of Buch para- Mout Importance to the welfare of the association that the General Council is requiced to enforce its coliection; conseyuenuy every local branch is bound to appoint a 3} pecial Gommmaitiee i SLALISTICS, 80 as to be always Yeady. hii thé limits or its J, Wit means, to answer an aestion which may be pnt to it by the Federal Council or committee of tts couniry, or by the General Council, ond it is recommended that the secretaries of such committees of statistics shall be remuue- rated, considering the general beuelit the working claas Will derive from tien labor. ‘The Federal Counciia are required vo transmit, on the lst of August in each year, the materials collected in their respective countries to the General Council, in lis ura, J5 to elavorate them into @ gen port, to be lald before the Congresses or Con: annually heid in the month of Septeui er, portance Of this statistical information was set fort when “a ise GENERAL SCHEME OF INQUIRY. Was suggcaed, but subject to modification by each | local ‘The topics upon Which imformation ts Visa name of indusiry; 2, age anc sex of the emp! number of the employed; 4, Sala ries aud wages; (a), apprentices; ()), wages by the day or pieve Work, scille paid by uniadlemen, weekly and yearly ave + 51), hours of work in facto. rie; (0), the hours of work with smail employers and iu home work, i tue busiuess be carried on in those Gitereut modes; (vi, might work and day work; 6, mea} times and treatment; 7, sort of work shop and work, overcrowdlug, deieciive ventiiation, walt of sunlight, use of gasileht, cleantness, &c.; 8, eifect of employment upon the cal con lition; 9 moral conditiog, education; 10, state of trade; wheter season trade, or more or jess uniformly distributed over the year; Whether greatly face twating. whether greatly exposed to foreign compe- tition, whether destiaed principally for Lome or foreign conswaption, &e. The Congress heki at Geneva invited the Worklogmen ot burope and the United States to co. 1 ged io gathertag the eie- meots of the statistics of the working class, especialiy on tne diferent points specitied in this selieme of liqairy. + The General Council ta equaiiy desirous of being Informed of all attacks made upon the Internas uonal, a3, Whenever such are published, the nearest brauch or committee 18 held to sead to it at ouce & copy of saved pubiivation. FRBE PIQHT, Ina disturbance that occurred last night on the coruer of Twenty-sixth strect and Second avenue three men, named James Doran, Patrick Dooley and John Donhie, severely beat & fourth about the Nead ao badly hat pis life 1s despaired of by tho pouee sargeon. The assailants were arrested to await the result of the wounded man’s injuries, ‘SHOOTING AFFRAY, Patrick Nash, of 207 Tenth avenue, and vohn Mur- ray, of 607 West Twenty-seventh street, got into an altercation Inst night avd Nasn shot Murray through Ho was arrested by an Oficer of the Sixicen th precincts WASHINGTON. The Stars and Stripes Hauled Down at Samana. THE WOOL CLIP FOR 1870. Spanish and Mexican Claims Commissions, How the Geneva Arbitration Will Be | Pennsvivania 6,01 Spun Out on Paper. Wasninaron, Dec. 17, 1871. The Geneva Arbitration aud the Law's : Delay. General Caled Oushing 1s still in Washington, abd does not expect to leave for Geneva, with tne other American counsel, for some months, as the treaty provides what within four months after the delivery, on both sides, of the written, or printed case, elther party may in like manner eliver the duplicate to each of the arbitrators, and tothe agent of the other party a counter case and additional documents, corresponaence and evidense | Georgia. m reply to the case, documents, correspondence | LoUisiana and evidence s) presented by the other party. The arbitrators are authorized, if necessary, to extend | California. the time for the delivery of such counter cases, Peace io 81. Dominzomthe United States Flag Down at Samana, Aprivate letier from Haytl say: “As an evi- aence of the peace that prevails President Baez recently travelled through tnat country without even a cody guard. Cabrel still threatens hostiliues.” ‘The two years’ ieuse by the United States of the Tay or Samana having expired our flag has been taken down, The Supplemental Convention with Mexivo. The supplemental convention between the United States and mexico for the settlement of Claims was ratified at the city of Mexico last Jane. ratli the United States Senate last week, ‘he convention is éxtended for Sud yee from thé Slat of January next. 1t is suppased by the mem- bers of the Commission thay this time will be suf- Aiclent for the transagiof of the business, No new claims are ty 4g allowed. About one-third of chose oD the Aifierican side have been decided, Spanish and American Comminsion. ‘The United States and Spanish Commission have not yet decided any cases. But few have been pre- sefited with the necessary proofs. There 8 some delay in taking testimony in the island of Cuba, owing to the uasetticd condition of affairs, Southern Claims Commission. The Southern Claims Commission will resume its sessions immediately after New Year's. In the meantime they will take up two hundred or three handred cases now all ready for decision, and pre- pare them for consideration by the Houae Committee on Claims, if that committee shall desire to have them submitted during the present session. Under the operation of the present law the Commissioners are authorized to make only one report each session, @nd that at the commencement of tue session. But the pressure on members.vf Congress (rom per- s008 whose claims were not included in the first report is so great that a chanse im the law may be effected. Tnose claimants to whom awards have been made by the Commission are pressing for im- mediate action oy the Committee on Claims and hope to get un appropriation sufficient to pay the amounts allowed them without the further delay of Teiereuce to the Appropriation Commitiee, it being suggested that this not belng a stand- YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET. in Dominica | Colorad tng appropriauon for the regular service of the government custom does not require it to be examined and reported on by that committee. Phere is no expectation that the Claima Committee Will be much delayed by avy further examination Of the ease submitted, they being understood to be satirgee with them by the Commissioners. Unicas the act making the appropriation should otherwise provide, those claims which were allowed will be settled by the accounting oficer of the Treasury, and under the ordinary rules of that department. A number of claims that were expected to appear in the first report were purposely omitted with a view to their fartner Investigation. Tae Court of Clrims—Cases Dismissed and Appealed. Nearly all the claims before the Court of Claims for the year ending December 4, 1871, were tor cot- ton. Of about seventy of these cases one half were dismissed, while otuers have been appealed. The largest amounts awarded are $151,000, $165,673 ana $53,000, together with others of comparatively small amounts. The Court dismissed the claim of M. 0, Roverts, gument in the case of the Leavenworth, Lawrence Horace F, Clark and Edward N, Dickerson, trustees of A. G, Sloo, to recover under contract with the defendants for carrying (he United States maiis from New York to New Orleans, touching at Charles- ton, Savannah and Havana, and from Havana to Obagres. They have taken an appeal to the United States Supreme Court, Congress Prepuriag for the Holidays. Many members of Congress have made their preparations to leave for home early this week to spend the holidays. Thursday 1s the time for ad- journ ment, but on that day It is supposed there will not be a quorum present, All important matters, the consideration of the tari? and the question of Cuba inciuded, will be postponed unt! afier the holidays, Tae Wight for the Georgia aud Alabama Senne forsiips =My. Norwood to Take His Sent for © Formers ‘The iunttcr to be Considercd 'This Week. The new leading Committee of the Seaate, that on Privileges and Elections, over which Mr, Morton presides ({he senior Senator from Massachusetts having twice deciined the dubious honor), met to- day to consider the credentials of Mr. Norwood, the fourth expectaut from Georgia, who, during the past two. years, has claimed a seat ii the ‘Senate Chamber. Tho first elections were & compromise, and re- suited in the choice of Messrs. Hiil add Miller, The former was finally admitted, and now sits in this committee to decide who shall be his colleague. Then came the reorganization of the so. caiied Reconstruction Legisiature. * Three other | persons were = elected by the purged body, Messrs, Farrow, Blodgett and Whiteley. Finally Mr. Mail was admitted on the ground that he was elected before the democrats succeeded iu iliegaliy unseating republicans cnough to give them control, Dr. Muller was rejected on the ground that | he was not elected till after the Legtsiature nad ine validated his title to act. Mr, Farrow was after Joshua Hill's seat, Mr. Whiteley wanted a smail remnant of Ay, Muller's term, ana Foster Blodgett was after the succession, Whiteley was ruled out by lapse of time, and, having alsv been elected to the House, took his seat therein, Blodgett, however, has been trying to get in ever since; but it has been too doubtful a dose (o be readily swallowed, The present fegisiature have elected and sent here Mr. Norwood, a moderate democrat, who 13 not under disqualifications of any kind. It was supposed that this new committee would be of a more facite parti- sansnip than that on Judiciary, to which all certiti- cares were formerly sent, but Blodgett has no better chance. At the meeting to-day the whole subject was tly discussed. Mr, Blodgett will be refused a seat and the committee will report unanimously in favor of admitting Mr. Norwood. There are two sessions left, besides the present one, for the incoming Senator to serve, The committee will meet carly in the week and will, It lg expected, take up the case of Mr. Goia- thwalte, of Alabama, whose titie to a seat Is disputed investigation made in regard to | Washington some time carly next year, \f on the ground that a number of the legislavors who voted for him were disqualified under the constitu. tion or elected by armed violence, which drove from the polls the peaceful electors, There 1s no con- testant in his case, the opposition being made ona memorial and pettions setting forth the alleged 1avise New Mall Rovtes, extension of the mail service on the West Wiscon- sin Raiiroad from Menomonee to Hudson, forty. five miles, at an additional cost of $2,200 per an- num. Mail service was also ordered on the steam- boats of the Lake Champlain Navigation Company from Lake George to Ticonderoga, forty miles, during the season of navigation, at $500 per season. A daily matt has been ordered on the railroad between New Orleans and Donaidsonville. The Woo! Clip for 1870. The following statement shows the wool clip of the United States for the year ending June 1, 1370, ag returned to the Census Otlice: — NEW ENGLAND STrares, Lbs. Connecticut 254,129 Maine.. Massacbuset 306,069 Vermont New Hampsmire 1,120,442 Khode 1) Total. 722 Delaware. New Jersey, 36, ae Maryland 23 OUPHWESTERN STATES. 5,739,249 Michigan. MOU. .sesecsslevssdescoe sees seenneseess 6TO0)008 BORDER STATES. Kentucky 2,234,450 Virginon........ 8g, 110 Missourt.. 3,049,300 West Virginia., 1,593,642 eae 1,389, 762 ‘Total. COTTON STATES. Alabama. 379,773 Mississippl..... 288,285 Arkansas, 203,275 North Uarolina. 79,067 Florida, 37,562 South Carolia. — 160,314 + 845,947 TeXOS 0.0.0. ... 1,251,828 + 149,118 — ceeeesee 4,004,209 PACIFIC BrATES. ++11,291,743 Oregon... ++ 1,080,638 Total... +002, 472,381 TERRITORIES, Arizona . . 079 New Mexico 654,930 204,025 Utah... 109,918 Dakota, 8,810 Washington 162,713 idaho. % 3,415 Wyoming...... 30,000 Montana, , * 100 —_—_— Total Territories. «1,204,590 ‘Total States... + 100,080,038 Grand total Philadelphia Merchants Pa on Imporied Goods. A delegation of Philadelphia mercnants, ac- companied by Judge Kelley, Leona at Colonel J, W. Forney, called 61 the Secretary of the ! Treasury on Satureay to “gee af soma arrangement + 000010), 254,678 Double Kees | dy legisiation Br otherwise might not be had to save them from the imposition of doubie fees on their imported goods, Under the present arrangement the goods come through the Now York Custom House, where the fecs are pald, aga theo are wang mitted to the Philadelphia Gustom lioase, Where other charges are made. The delegation wan‘ed the Secretary to make the Camden and Amboy Rail- road a bonded warehouse, so that they can get their imported goods divect frem New York without breaking the bulk and being subjected to ali the charges at the Philadelphia Custom House, ‘The Secretary expressed hts willingness to do all he could, but declined to acquiesce in the proposition made, ag the government would thereby be tn- suMlcicntly protected, Whe Great Bacher Wants to Palaver Cachiz The following letier has been written by the So retary of the Interior to Cachize, the noted Apache ehiel:— DEPARIMENT OF THE INTERIOR, WasHINGroN, D. CG, Dec. 14, 1871. To CacnizE:— Your Great Fatner, the President, desires your Happiness and prosperity, and wishes to be at peace with you and ali your peopie. ‘Io convince you of his friendship and good wishes I am authorized to Invite you, with “Loco” and “Victoria,” to come to Washiugton, where you can see your Great Fatner and the Secretary of the Interior, to be as- sured from their own lips of the truth of this letter, If you conciude to come to Washington the Super- intendent of Indian Avairs, Colonei Nathaniel Pope, will make arrangements for your visit, and will provide ior the payment of your expenses, Assuring you again of the sincere friendship of your Great Father, the President, as well as of my own desire to promote your happiness and prospee 3 VIRGINIA Phy AN CS, Excitement Over the “unding BIN in the Legislature. the January Interost on Bonds Wot To Be Paid—Allegations of frasd and Sharp Practios in Re'srencs to Vie nancial Meares, RicuMony, VA, Dee, 17, 187%. There is considerable teeing here avout the action of the Legislature upon the Funding bill, which was passed by the list Legisiatare, and under which about twenty-five mtlifons of dollars of the debt bas Leen tuaded. A joint resolution passed the House yesterday ordoriug a suspension Of operations under the bill, The vote was very decisive—101 to 18 It was sent (o the Senate, and the indications are that it will pass that body by an equally decisive majority, This, it fs quite certaim, Will be followed immediately by another resolution suspending the payment oi the Junuary interest oa the bonds already issued. ‘yhe opponents of the funding measure dectare It ‘was passed by fraud and gross corruption in the interests of the home brokers and of Wallstreet, and that the interests of the State were entirely sacri- ficed, and therefore they will repeal itand make another and more equitable bargain with the credt- tors of the State, They do pot, propose repudiation as the remedy, but declare thas the State 19 $9 com- Pletely impoverished that tt ts imposarile forthe People to bear the necessary taxation ty redeem the coupons and pay the exne ses of tie overnment, They propose to open up tue entire qnestion, pare ticularly as fraud 1s charged in US passage and sharp practics ts ‘alleged on the part of the bondholders and speculators, They reply wo the argument, that the part already funded ia inthe nature of a binding contract and the tntorest musé he paid, that the coupons caunot be refused when oflered in payment for taxes, that the bill was mo% passed In violation of the constitution, and that the courts wiiso decide. And tat, tarthermore, 16 could not do away wiih the orlginal contract be- tween the State and tiie ho!ders of the bonds, [tis quite certain that the whole thing wilt ba fully ventilated, as the advucates of the Foauing law are Very nopopular and In a very smal rulnority. rhe interest, it f safe {9 say, will not be pald on the ist of January} for asidg frum the passage of the resolution, Witte wilt be at once proposed to suspend the payment, the Logislaiure wi'l refuse to make an appropriation, and this wien tere is nearly two mulilon dotiars im, the Treasury collected for that purpose. The eivect this will have upon Virginl curities Will, of courg®, Le visible at once; but it shoutd bo Understood that there is no cousiderable number of people in the State in favor of even a partial repa- lation of the debt, and all who are moving tn tls measure declare that they have only the houor and interest of the Commonweaitn at heart, They de- | sive-to save the people and to rebuke {raud ana core ruption; they promise to at once init measures for the settlement of the Jebt on a joiut and perma nent basis. OBIZUARY. Heary T. Taskerman, Henry T. Tuckerman dicd at his residence, Madison avenue, in this city, yesterday. Ue was prostrated gome short time since by an attack of pneuwonia, which termtated fataily, Ue wag Ofty-clght years of age. Mr. Tuckerman enjoyed a national American and world-wide reputation as a writer. He was @ poct, critic, biographer and essay ist—a man ot versace genius, blessed with a mind which was to @ great extent an “essence compounded with art from the Gnest and best of all other men’s powers,” Henry T. Tuckerman was born in Boston, Mass. rivy, {am your sincere friend, , DELANO, Secretary of tho Interior. Information furnished the department vy Super. intendent Pope, who left for Arizona with this letter on Friday nigat, leais to the. expectation that Cachize wii! accept the invitation, and comes * e Customs Lumber Reautnationg. The Secretary of the Trcasncy has addressed. a circular to Collectors of Customs and others, as fol lows:— Omcers of the customs will hereafter require but one entry to be made of lumber iunported at ons time jm two or more canal boats or barges towed by 4 single steamer, where the several cargocs shall ba embraced in on€é invoice properly certaied by aconsul. One entry for transportation in bond from the port of original entry to another port will also be allowed to embrace such cargves, in cas the barges or boats contaiming the same continue in tow of a siugle steamer, olherwise a separate Warehouse and transportation entry should be maie of each boat load, and an extract from the imvoice specifying the appraised vaiue of tne cargo ve lor- warued tierewith. The Land Grabs tn the West. ‘The Secretary of tie Interior yesterday heard ar- and Galveston and the North Kansas and Texas Railroad Companies against citizens of Kansas, mvolving the question of the Ultle to Certain Usage ceded lands, through which the suid roads run. Patents, The Commissioner of Patents yesterday extended the patent to Lafayette Stevens, of Elmira, N. ¥., for @ boring machine, and refased the application of Richard N. Watrous, of Elmira, N, Y., for a pat- ent for a drawing knife. SCEVE ON THE MiSSISSIPPL RIVER. Nergro Attack on a Store Boat—One Mon Kiled fod Two Wounted—Uerecism of a Wouwan. {From the Mempiis Avalanche, Dec. 14.) From J. E. Haymond, who arrived from below by the steamer Pbil Allin yesieraay, we learn of a ter- Tible afiray that occurred last week at Stewart's Landing, near the foot of Walnut Bend, sixty miles below thia city. A trading boat, belonging to N. 8, Cummings, who is weil and favorably Kuowa beiow here, was lying av Stewart’s Landing, and was visited by three negro men, near dark. on Monday | on the h of April, in the year 1813, He descended from an ancient English family, which was settled | m we county of Devon, In Yld England, for more than four centuries. He reccived au excellent @du- cauon—botb primacy end collegia—and enjoyed the benefit of amoral home teaching ora very high Onter!” Having attained his majority—or when about tweaty years of age—Mr. Tuckerman visited Kurope. te journeyed ia the Vid Worlt in the years 183234, and again ua 1837-'38 and 1852 Mis ens largea and continually expanding mind gained Iresa power from the exercise of his great faculty of ap- preciative observation during tuese severai loura, Mr. Tuckerman edited the *Bositun Book,’ first series, in 1834, and the “Philadelpiia Book® in the same ycar. Ho contributed a sketch of Amer fcun literature to the American edrion of “Shaw's Ouuuncs of Engitsh Literatare.” Tus was translated ipto the Germman jun guage and pubisted in Germany. lie wrote smalier history o! English and Americaa ieracu tor the use of schools; an article on Washington tr. ving, part of an article on Everett, a poem on the scenery of the Connecucut River and a variety of ariicles for American magazines and encyclopedias, Ths pampalet on “Artin America” was repnblisned in Macao, Cluna, tu 1859, He also supplied jatrodue- tory essays, which have been preitixed to the Amert- can editions of the poews of Goldsmith, Southey, Wordsworth and Mrs, Hemans. Hts prolactions attracted most (avoratie remarks from the Huropeaa critics. ‘To notice all the iiterary works of Mr. Tuckerman wWoult be @ task ol superfuous lavor aud unnecessary just ut present. is “Ital- jan Sketch Book” *Ramoles and lReveries,' “Artist Lite; or Sketches of American Painters;” “Lile of Silas Tallot,” “A Sheal oi Verse, Bound for the Fair of 1864,” and ‘The Criterion,” stand prominent among the literati of the vay ‘as works of acsnowledyea inert. His “Optumiss’? appeared may years ago. In addition to these Mr, Tacke erman printed many other Sparraanaad, to we bational Hterature of the Ualied Stetes, the Mnajority of which have been translated into loreigu: tongues and hold rank on the sneives of tie moat eminent publishers i Leipsic, Manick, Lon. don and other cities, “The Reveition—Its Latent Causes and ‘True Significance,” woich appeare4 in the shape of letters addressed to a frend abroud, made one of Mr, Tuckerman’s latest and most powerful off-hand productions. His biographies, arugies on religious subjects, notices of distinguished public men, criticisms On art, und so forth, were almost exhaustess, but each one displiying «a originality of style and pecullarity of elegant finish, the power of which appeais to have beeu entirely his own, and quile natural vuriog the year 1866 Mr. Tackerman was coust«ntly seadiag forth from his study, tn the Tenth street Art Baiiding, in this city, some sign of literary occupation, eliner evening, tie 4li inst, The negroes pretended to want a gallon of whiskey, and said a comrade would soon be slong with a jug. Lounging avout untt some time affer dark they then went beside the sioré room, found Mr. Haymond sitting down be- hind the countsn peached over and shot him with a pistol, the bail entering between the ear and eye, and dropping out of bis moutil. ‘The two others then commenced firing on Mr. Cummings and wher person, named Dedrick, who was near, They shot Cummings twice, tue balls passings through both shoulders, from the ef- fects of wulch he died on Friday last. Mr. Haymond, although badly hurt and nearly unconactous, ran | foragun, and a fight at close quarters ensued, which filled the ovat with smoke and darkness, Dedrick, by siriking one of the negroes while in tite act of firing, caused the murdering thiel to shoot himself in the hand, ‘Ino attacking feuds soon fled, Guding they were likely to get the worst of the figut, the result of wiich was the killing of Mr. Cumnungs, the wounding of Mr. Haymond and also of one of the attacking Carkles, Simec the wouvie one of the miscreanis has been arrested, and the otuers are !ikely to be taken, as they are Known to be still prowling 1 the yieinicy, A REMARKABLE WOMAN, Aman named Gullion, with his wife and a male employ}, bad a store boat lying a few hundred yards above that of Cummings at the ime of the witack. The noise of firearms attracted thee at- tention and they consuited aud thought vest not to go tothe scene. The woman, who was lying in bed, leaped_out, canght up @ pistol, called upon one of the party to foliow her, entered a. skift—leavin, Gallion to 100k aller the store Loat—and pushed ow in the river in the «darkness, the man acting sg oarsman, Finding the boat going below the sceae of baitle, and suspecting Wat the oarsman feared in verse or prose, apd always ia (ne Most scholarly form. Geniul in manners, us Well as in the style of bis compositions: & personal {riend of most of our noted authors, arists, editors and scholars, ane, heving a heart overfowing with warmest sym) thies, he had an enviebie piace among the mos popular American writers, A receut literary labor ot Mr. Tuckerman was his memow of thie late Dre Jonn W. Francis, prefixed w a new edition of the Doctor's “Old New York.” ‘This biographical sketch ana aualysis of one who walked Jor half a century among our and whose personal character and tndueus a ehly-prized local possession Of the American me- tropolis, Was Wiltten ta Tuckerman’s happiest style, and the Doctor's gossipy book, Wilu this genial me. motr prefacing it, Was made fall of atiractive inter. est to New Yerkers and to all who tase pleasnre in the sort of sejat-antiquarianism of Wiick Diy Frain cis Was ihe oxXample und the expoucut. Hon, John Hon. John L. Tineter, tL State Senator from the Eighth district of Litnols, died in Springteta, vt, yeatcrday evening. Deceased served one term in the House of Representatives, and was tn his second Tinster. term ag Sevator. He was also a momberof the Constitutional Convention. He was Witw sears of age, aud widely respected a3 a citizen, geutemia and legislator. Samuel H. Dale. Samuel MH. Dale, Mayor of Bangor, Me., died snd deuly im that clty, of apoplexy, yesterday, Mx Dale was widely knowa as a prominent mercbant, He held the office of Mayor of Bangor from March, 1562, to March, 186%, and Was agaia lected mm March to approach, the brave woman drow her pistol, levelled ivat Rer companion’s head and ordered him to pulliato shore and land, He obeyed, and they entered the store boat together to find that the negroes had fled. fhe woman and her companion then rendered all the assistance possiole, dressing the wounds of the Injured ana ps | ail for their relief that so daring a person couid. While the row was in progress @ party ot fishermen wore camped on the fiver bank @ short distance below. One of the party went to the boat, and, starting oo board, was fired upon bya negro. Not being hit, but terribly scared, he tumbled into the river and swam back to nis camp to tell a terrible story of blood and thunder, Which deterred his comrades from aug attempt to render aid, But tor the brave woman who ordered her comrade in the skuff to pull tothe spot the attacked would have had none bat themselves to assist through the night, Mr. Cum- mings had coliected some $1,700 in money while ly- ing at Dr. Peter’s landing a few (lays before, and it is supposed that the negroes, geting wind of this, formed a pian to murder the poat’s occupants an 83 themselves of tue money. Mr, Haymond 1s Tecovering rapidly from the eifects of his wounds, It 18 to be hoped that the raseally, murdering scoun. Orels will be caught apd be svecdtiy brougiNt to The Postmaster General on Saturday ordered the | justice last. He was a native of Salem, Mass, FOUND CN FILeE, Avout three o'clock yesterday afternoon an oiieet_ of the Thirty-second precinct found an vld canul boat on fire near Fort Wastington Point. He se cured the flaming craft aod brought her to the sliore, but thére was no name or any clue ypon the vessel that could lead to (ae ower Or the locality to which she belonged, She was a total loss, anit tho amount of damage dove las not yet vecm ager tained. ’ CHICAGO RELIEF FUND. Cuicago, Dec. 1%, 1871. Countess Elle, wife of Dom Fernando, of Lisbon, Portugal, herself-a native of Miinols, has sent, through Hon. Hamilton Fish, Seevetary of State, 60 sterling for the benefit of the Uhicago suferers. ~*~ irate tor £1,000 wos wl8o recerved yesterday from Dublin, ireland, to be applied to ihe same charitable purpose, This makes a total of Lh dud from that cltyy é t ’