The New York Herald Newspaper, December 21, 1871, Page 3

WASHINGTON. The Senate and Southern Amnesty. Lively Sketch of the House Debate ‘on the Labor Question. & Fashionab!e Washington Wedding. Bribery and Corruption at Federal Elee- tio 8—Mexican Claims Settled—Rev- enue Reformers Turning Up. The Cuban Daughters See the Great Father. ‘ WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 1871. Amnesty for the South Among the Senators— Sumoer aud ill in Wordy War—A Maiden Speech trom Missisaippi-The Corruption Accusations Against the President. After the republican reformers got through with their suggestions of subjects for inquiry by the new Committee on Investigation aud Retrenchment Mr. Garrett Davis thought he saw some other things Which would enhance the prospects of the demo- oyatic party, If they should be ventilated, ana he accordingly took occasion this morning to ask the Senate to instruct the comuilttce to inquire into the Alleged connection of the President witn the matcers conlempiated by the leaders who recently entertained the idea of proceeding Sgalust the Executive by impeachment. It is the general opinion that the impeachment scheme was in every way preferable to a movement Of thie kind, which is regarded by men of all parties as a spectes of childish spite. Mr. Morton, the ad- ministration leader, was willing to allow the Davis resolution to be adopted, but Mr. Edmunds objected, and there the matter will probably end. The important question before the Senate was the House Amnesty bill, which was calicd up by Mr. Robertson, of South Carolina, .The “ebate was opened by Mr. Buckinghau in a series of plativudes, ant, he was followed by Mr. Hill, of Georgia, who favored amnesty on the broadest principles, but showed an unwillingness to accord those wings Which Mr. Sumner tnsisted upon so strenuously as the rights of the colored people, A very wordy ae- bate ensued between the two Senators on the well- Worn theme of the rights of colored persons in hotels, raliroad cars and other public places, Mr. Sutuner calling the Georgia Sevator the vindicator Of & barbarous intuallty, and retorting upon Hili’s eclaration that tue negroes in the Georgia Legisla- ture were induced to voice against bi through the Anfuence of fellows like Bullock with the remark that the negroes knew the Senator. Mr. Alcorn, of Mississippi, made nis maiden speech to-day, and succeeded in showing hitnself the equal of the men about him, though hts emort was impaired by the embarrassment consequent upon a first speech in the Senate, But the most remarkable and states- Mianiike speecn which has yet been made on this subject was the speech of Senator Scott, Which was both a surpriso and a delight, As chairman of the Ku Klux Committee Mr. Scott bad excellent opportuulues to discover the actual con- Gition of the South, aud lus declaration that what 4s now left of slavery and rebellion can be con- trolled by the civil law, and his desire that the People of the South should ve allowed to choose their members of Congress and State oficers Without restriction, made a very profound impres- sion. The bill as 1% came from the House be amenied so as to except mem- of Songréss and civil and military the United States who went into the rebellion. Mr. Sumner ts also trying to get his Supplementary Civtl Rights vill Into the velly of tus one, but as no vote has been reached on any of these proposiitons it i8 impossible to tell what Tavor be will receive, though it 1s not probable be will succeed. The debate is to be closed at four prclock P, M. to-morrow, 80 that the bill may be passed before the adjourtiment for the holidays, Tue Champlons of Labor in the House— Wrestle Between Biggs aud Mo: Dela- eo Whipping Post Dragged lu—Binge ham’s Speech—America is Labor. The House presented a deserted appearance this morning. Untii after the morning hour there were few members in their seats, many having already left tho city. Mr. W. R, Roverts, of New York, attempted a ilitle buncombe in the way of censur- ‘ng the Spanish authoriues for we outrages com- mitted on the medical students, which Mr. Banks Anterfcred with, not having offered it himself, by Bsking to have his tresolution referred to the Com- mittee ou Foreign Affairs, watch was done. After the expiration of the morning hour the House resumed consideration of the pti! on edueation Qud labor, Mr. Campbell having the Noor, This gentleman gave the country the venelit of long a speech upon the atrocities committed by the repup- can party, and drew a vivit picture of the sufer- ings of the soldiers, who were obliged to reccive $15 per month Ip greeubacks, instead of gold, for which they contracted. te trayelied through the history of taxation and the tarif, told of the wrongs inflicted upon his constituents through un- equal and unwise legisiation, and cited the results of the St. Domingo Comrulssion as proof that this Oviumission would also. prove @ fallute, Not willing to put nimself entirely in opposition to the bill, te proposed a substituie for 8 joint committee of both houses, and sakt he would rather tat the Speaker should name the members Man to trust: the President. He ended witha mighty flourish of trumpets, declaring himself in the contest of 1872 between capital and labor a migh private in the ranks, demanding equal and exact justice forall, A litle sparring occurred between Mr. Dawes and Mr. Campbell, when the former asked ifthe democratte party was not tn favor of repealing the mcome tax, to which Mr, Campbell replica with spirit thay he spoke only for himself and did uot assume the sins of any party, to which the suggestion was made on the floor oy some wiity member, in a stage whisper, that Mt was a wise proceeding ou Mr. Campbell's part, as he had belonged to every political party that had existed during his life, Mr. Biggs, of Delaware, a marked-looking mdt vidual, with a great forest of tron-gray batr, froin which bis face rushes ont, followed Mr, Campbell, Biggs !s ai least entitled to courage, and his barangue was a shadow from the “good old times.”” He was indignant tnat a party turn should have een given to the debate, and so hastened to end the matter by proving that the demo- yic party was the special defender and champion of labor by denouncing republican re- @istance to slavery. Biggs’ courage was food for Jaughter,{and when he ciosed he was surrounded and cougratulated by his Jocular friends, There was o buzz of expectation pervading (ne great hall when Mr. Bingham, of Onto, rose to address the House, As usual, Members left their seats and crowded the bapf circle fronting the Speaker's chair, Mr. Bing- Gin thought the iuteiigent American did not need this inquiry; that the foreign element among us ac brought @ restlessness from other shores 80 largely affecting public sentiment that he was con peiled to favor the comission, He replied in his Most effective manner to tno general charges tmat had been made vy the opposition. America, he sald, was labor, One of ms Keenest retorts Was made in response to a remark of Low Campbell, that the poor man was taxed even 10 the nails 10 his comin, Ain. Bingham sug- gested that before te Revolution no American coud have nails fora coma without sending 3,000 mijes away for them It wasin behaif of inde- penceat labor that this conutry had been creates, Ym abolishing primogentiure the republic bad m- sured comparative equality, The monopoly of iana produced by primogeniture would be sure to destroy England, in spite of throne and NEW YORK HERALD, THUKSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 187L.—TRIPLE SHEET, privilege, wealth ama power. _Lanor m America was per only nobility. He de- fended protection as the creator of American industry, and declared that inquiry would vindicate us in every respect, Mr. Shanks, of Indiana, spoke briefly in favor of his own measure, ana cited some facts to show the unequal distribution of the results of lavor in Great Britain, Mr. Hoar then rose to close the debate, addressing himself at once to Mr. Campbell’s substitute. The proposed commission, he said, must be so framed as to secure two results—one to make a fair and equal inauiry, the other to obtain the confidence of - the country. Congressmen who aid their duty have no tme for the first, and being elected as partisans could not insure the second, He cited the reports of the Massachusetts Bureau of Lavor | Statistics as to the employment of children as proof of the good that might be done, asking Mr. Biggs if it was not better to protect the children. That gen- tleman responded by saying he was content, if Massachusetts would pay the expense. Quite a little sparring ensued between them, during which Mr. Perce, of Mississippi, suggested to Mr. Hoar to inquire if Mr, Biggs sustained the whipping post. The Representative of the State of Delaware heard the remark, and at once leaped into the breach by declar ng that Delaware Was proud of the whipping ; Post, iItwas applied only .o thieves and rascals, and he had never known of a man needing it the second time, Mr, Hoar inquired if he had ever known of a woman being whipped the second time, to which Mr, Biggs ree sponded gallaptly that he d:d not, but thought 1t likely, as there had been @ large immigration from Massachusetts to Delaware. A roar of 1aughter fol- lowed this remark, upon the subsiding of which Mr, Hoar suggested if gentlemen found cause for approving laughter in the contrast between Dela- ware and Massachusetts they were welcome to it, We then closed the debate, First Mr. Campbell’s substitute was voted upon and lost, as also was Mr. Ambler’s, providing that the Bureau of Stacistics be required to do the work of the Commission, which was lost. Mr. Killinger'’s amendments, providing that one of the Commission ; be ® man who shall represent the practical interests of the workingman and limiting the term of the Commission to one year, were carried, Tho bill was then passed by a large majority—134 voung for it, to 86 againat it, The bill, as passed, provides for a commission of three men to be ap- pointed by the President, whose duty it shall be to inquire into Lhe relations of capital and labor, the hours of labor and the wages paid, the division of profits, and generally all matters pertaining to the economic, educational and sanitary relations of the working classes. The Commissioners are to hold oftice for one year and to receive $5,009 each as salary, with power to appomt a secretary; the ap- pointments to be made from civil Itfe of persons known to be interested in the subject matter, and one of them shall be practically identiied with the laboring interests of the country. Marriage of Congressman Hale to Senator Chandler’s Daughter=Brilliant Reception, The first great wedding of the season took place thts evening at the residence of Senator Chandler, the occasion bemg the marriage of Mr. Eugene Hale, Representative in Congress from the Sixth district of Maine, to Miss Minnie Chandler, only daughter of the Senator ana heiress to his immense weulth, Mr. Hale is the youngest member of the House, but has already taken a very high ‘position as an able working member. The wedding has been the chief topic of conversation in fashion- able Washington society for weeks, but it was essentially private, though the reception which took place this evening was a very grand affair. The pariors of Mr. Chandler’s house, in O street, were decorated with a profusion of flowers, which only wealth could buy, tne arch between the first and second parlors being adorned by a large bell maae entirely of japonicas and lilles of the valley, while inthe arch between the second and third. parlors a large ball of the same flowers was the adornment, These were much admired by the immense assemblage gathered im the rooms during the evening. The assemblage itse}f was of the most aistinguished character, . Among the gentlemen present were the Senator's 48 well as Mr. Hale’s many personal and political friends, and the most beautiful and accomplished women of the capital. At the wedding the only persons present were the President and Mrs. Grant, the Vice President and Mrs. Colfax and Speaker Blaine, besides the rela- tves and personal friends of the family. At the reception everynody who is anybody was invited, including Secretary Belknap, Secretary Robeson and his aManced, Mrs. Aulick; S{r Hdward Thornton, the British Minister; Senator and Mrs, Sherman, Senator and Mrs, Scott, Senator and Mrs, Logan, Senator and Mrs. Morrill, Senator and Mrs, Ames, and Senators Wilson, Fenton, Frelinghuysen, Conkling, Harlan, Edmunds and Sawyer, besides many Representatives and other well-known people, The bride wore @ rich, heavy silk dress, with overskirt and papier, trimmed with folds of white satin. The edge of tne over- shirt was finished with a deep, wnite chenille fringe, and the underskirt, en train, was trimmed round the bottom with a deep flounce of point lace, headed with box plaiting of silk. She wore high corsets aud long slecves, trimmed with point lace and satin folds, but was very sparing in her display of jewels, her only ornaments being a necklace of dia- monds and pearls, with earrings to match. The veil was of tulle, owing to the train of her dress and covering her face. It was fastened with orange blossoms. Her hair was dressed a la Pompadour, There were no bridesmaids or groomsmen, the bride and groom thinking them- seives able to take care of themselves. How Mr. Hale was dressed don’t make any difference to any- body, as store clothes for men have few points of In- tricate and nice description, Senator and Mra, Chandler seemed particularily happy, and recetvea their friends with the hospliality for which they are 80 remarkable. The Danghters of Cuba and the President. The delegation of tho Daughters of Cuba, from New York, again called upon Iresident Grant this alternoon, by appointment, and had an interview with him and secretary Fish, The conversation was on Cuban afairs, and they Jeft the Executive Mansion well satisiled that the object of their visit would be accomplished. The delegation next calted upon Senator Sumner, at the Capitol, and also paid a visit to General Banks, to whom they expressed their heartfelt thanks for his sympathy in behaif of the Cuban cause. General Banks Informed them that afcer the hotldays the question would receive in the Committee on Foreign Affairs all the considera- tion to which it 1s entitled, The delegation repre- sented to all these gentlemeMArnhat outrages com- mitted in Caba by the Spaniards would cease as soon as the American government shall acknowl- edge the belligerent rights of the patriots in arms, Organization of Territorial Delegates. The Delegates from the various Territortes, Gov- ernor McCormick, chairman, held a meeting this morning. There are ten of them. The parpose of the organization ts to secure harmonious action on subjects affecting thelr Territories, and to assist one another tu legislative measures, The Mexican Claims Commission. In the United States and Mexican Commission to- Gay the following cases were decided :— No. 16 George WH. Giddings vs, Mexico,—This was a ciaim arising out of the umlawfal selzure and as- oriation of the Claimant's cactle, horses aud muies rom American territory, for which the Mexican autnorities are held lavie. Award for claimant accordingly. No. Sul, Auguacus Morrill vs, Mexioo.—This claim ased on a certifivate of indebtedness given b; he only authorized Mexican officials to one Luis Steelman 1n payment of a valance due on goods supplied by him, endorsed for value to cl ant Mexico held liabie, Award for claimant. No. 316, R. W, Dexter et a, vs. Mexico.—Claim for alleged unlaw/u! aetention of claimant and his ves- sel, ihe brig J. B. Lunt, vy the Mexican authorines at La Paz. It was hetd by the Commissioners that ‘he detention was made a reguiar judtclal proceed- ing. Insututed for a guod cause. Claim rejected, No, 120. Torreand Labourdette vs. ecico.—TM8 was aciaim for the destruction of a lot of mer- chandise by a force of troops-—a part of the repad- jean army of Mexico—the goods beings in (ransicu from Tampico to che interior of Mexico under an escort of French troops at that time—/, ¢., Janu- ary, 1ssé—engaged in the Maximilian invasion, it Was held by the Commissioners that tt 18 an in- excusable mistake tO suppose that foreigners resid- ing In Mexico during the war with Prance and tn- side the lines of the French had a legal right toforce a trade with the Mexican territory, by the aid and under the escort of @ French miittary force. Clatn rejected. ioe 958, Bernard J. Gautier ve, Mexico,—Rejected on the ground of the French citizenship of tae ciaimant. Diterences In opinion between the Commission- ers were announced ta the following cases. which were ordered to be certified to the umpire for ae- cision:—Francis W. Rice vs. Mexico, James Selkirk vs, Mexico, Josefa ‘t. Lespes vs. Mexico, Mateo Collet va, Unitea States, Madame Bertinet: Claim Disallowed. The Commissioners of Southern Clatms have sent @ supplemental report to Congress, saying the day after they transmitted their general report they re- celved certain papers from the Treasury Depart- ment, from which it appears that the claimant, whose name formerly was Eugénie Bass, purchased of the Confederate government in 1863 seven per cent coupon vonds of the so-called Confederate States to the amount of $8,500. This was furnishing material aid directly to the rebel cause, and was, therefore, a «ttsloyal act. Notwithstanding the very strong and satisfactory evidence previously furnished the Commissioners of the loyalty of Madame Bertinett! and the recog- nition of her loyalty by the government, and the payment of $14,200 forher cotton, this newly dts- covered evidence is so clearly proof of her disloyaliy that the Commissioners feel obliged to report the saine at once, and to find her disloyal, and to dis- allowthe whole of her claim. Instead, therefore, of allowing her the sum of $11,860, as statea in the sSamimary report upon her claim, they reject it en- tirely. Madame Bertinetti ts the wile of the former Ttalian Minister to Washington. fedemption of Five. Twenty Bonds. The following notice of the redemption of five- twenty bonds of 1802 was this afternoon issued trom the Treasury Department:— By virtue of the autnority | agi by an act of Con- gress, approved Juiy 14, 1870, entitled “An act to authorize the refunding of the national devt,” I hereby give notice that the principal and accrued interest of the bonds herein below designated, known as five-twenty bonds, will be paid at the ‘Treasury of the United States, tu the city of Wash- ington, on and alter the 20th aay of March, 1872, and thatthe imterest on said bonds wiil cease on that day—that 1s to say, coupou bonds known as fpesecone serie, act of February 25, 1862, as fol- Coupon, second seri7s--$50, No. 5,461 to 10,775, both inclusive; $109, No, 13,094 to 26,034, both mclu- *F1,000,°NO” Livia to 27,443, oth inclusive.” Towle 10 i elusive. ‘Total, $10,008,000, tee : Registered—$50, No. 698 to 840, both inclusive; $100, No. 6,080 to 5,991, both inclusive; $600, No, asi to 2068, potn ‘inclusive; $1,000, No. 12,009 to 18,160, both inclusive; $6,000, N 403 to 4,102, both inclusive; $10,000, No. 3,900 to 4,724, both inclusive. ‘Total, $4,000,000, Grand total, $20,000,002. Of the Amount ouistanding embraced in the num- bers as above $16,000,000 are coupon vonds and $4,000,000 are registered bonds. ‘The coupon bonds of the act of February 26, 1862, were issued in four distinct series, The bonds of the tirst serles—all of which have been previously called for redemption— do not bear the series desiguation upon them, while those of the second, Uurd ane sare kerles are distinctly marked on the face of the bonds, United States securities forwarded for redemption shoula be addressed to the “Loan Division,’’ Secre- tary’s Ofiice, and all registered bonds should be as- signed to the Secretary of the ‘treasury tor redemp- tion. The bonds specified in the notice of Decemver 7 will be paid upon presentation, together with all interest due. GEORGE 8. BOULWELL, Secretary. Prominent Free Traders Lobbying at tue Capital. Considerable interest has been aroused by the appearance here of leading revenue reformers— Messrs. David A. Wells, Horace White, Colonel Grosvenor and Mahlon Sands, of the Free Trade League, who arrived this morning. They were busily engaged all day in the lobpies of the Senate and the cloak rooms of the HouSe with gentlemen who are known to be m sympathy with thei views of the fiscal policy which Congress shouid adopt. It 1s understood they are arranging for a meet- ing to be held here eariy m January. Mr. Trambull has been urged by them to press & motton to relieve tie Senate Fiaance Committee of any further consideration of the bill referred to thei at the last sesston re - pealing the duties on coal und sait. ‘he result of such action as is urged on Mr. Trumbull would be to place the whole matter before the Senate again. It is understood that the Iinanze Committee will report tn favor of repealing the obnoxious duties, but accompany the report with an elaborate tarif® vill, so arranged a8 to preveut the desired repeal without acting upon a revision of the tarif. ‘This revision 1s said to be in substance that proposed vy General Scheuck to the Forty-tirst Congress, watch contains features decidedly objectionable to the re- formers, One thing 1s noticeable, and that is that the appearance of these geutlemen creates nothing like the interest felt in their movements at this time last year, It 1s remembered now that Mr. Burchard, of Ilinois, the low tariff member of the Ways and Means Commitiec, who is supposed to hold the vaiance of power tnerein, was present at the banquet given last year by the revenue retorm- ers, and towards the “‘weo sma’ hours” made a stroig fadical reform speech, The Appropriation Commuter. ‘At the session of the Commitice on Appropriations to-day Secretary Boutwell was present. A full ine terchange of opinion was bad between the com- mittee and the Secretary. Mr. Boutwell had no recommendations to make, other than those found 1n his report, except to express a wish thatthe ap- prupriations should be made as much as possivie by general bills, as special acts complicated accounts nd tended to produce contusion. A Bill to Prevent Bribery and Corruption at Kederal Elections. Senator Anthony's bill, just printed, proposes to convict of bribery before the federal Courts any person who in @ Presidential or Congressional elec- tion, directly or indirectly, gives or offers money or presents or promises ofices or aids in such transactions to influence votes. It also convicts of bribery those who accept money, presents or promise of ofllce, those who furnish the means to bribe voters, those who bargain with candidates to aid In their election and anv candidate who knows that brivery is being used in his behalf; those who pay for election treats as well as those who resort to any means of intimidation against or interference with voters, whether moral or physical, are to be held guilty of corrupt practices and punished accordingly by fine and im- prisonment, Ali corrupt votes are to be rejected in the count, and (he fact of bribery or corruption on the part of a Congressman-elect Is to deprive him of his prima faole right to a seat under his certificate ofclection, These last provisions wil mect with fierce opposition if any attempt be made to force them through Congress m their preseat shape, It being intimated by the “members” of the left that they are purposely so drawn as to pul an immense power in the hands of the dominant party to keep down the rapidly growing minori'y by rejecting as corrupt the necessary numLer of democratic ballots, Distillery Surveyors Abolisued. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has nott- fled the assessor of each district in the United States that the commissions of all surveyors of distilleries will be revoked, to take effect on the Sistinst. It 1s the purpose of the Commissioner to designate as- sistant assessors to perform ali the duties bereto- fore performed by surveyors. This will make @ great saving in the expenses of administering the Revenue Office. To Keep Them fram “scalping.” The Secretary of the Interior, in a communtcation to the House of Representatives, recommends the appropriation of $185,000 for the immediate relief of the Navajo Indians of New Mexico. Eight or nine thousasd of them are, by the total fatiare of thelr crops, left entirely dependeat ou the govera- ment for support. A New Natiounal Bank. The Comptroller of the Currency has authorized the establishment of a nattor < at Coshocton, Ohio, with a capital of $100,000. T. C. Ricketts, Joseph W. vwyer aad others are directors, Colonel Boudimott, the Cherokee, and His Toe bacco Factory=Brighain’s Little Game. The House Judiciary Committee had wader con- sideration at its session yesterday the case of Litas O, Boudinott, a well known Cticrosee Indian, who has been before Congress and the Supreme Court for the last Uiree years, over the seizure of a tobacco factory he was operating m the Indian Ter- ritory. He engaged in the business uvder a con- struction made vy the Interior Department of the intercourse jaw, and was seized by oMcers of the Internal Revenue Bureau for vioiation of those jaws, During the progress of the sever al sults that have beeu instituted by the United States or Colonel Boudinott the latter has beea ruined pecuniarily, and now prays Congress to relieve him of farther penaities, Tho Judiciary Committee directed Mr, Bingham to write the Attorney Gen- eral as to the practicability of toi action, which iis believed will be recommended by the Department of Justice, Mr. Ambier'a bill, all ug writs of error to be taken trom the Sunreme Courts of Territeries to Wie Supreme Court of the United States, was also dis cussed, but no decigion rcached. This 1s intended for thé benefit of the Mormons, and if it passes will enable Brigham Young and company to appeal from Judge McKean to the United States Supreme Court. Forging the Member's Frank. It has been discovered by a gentleman of the House, whose frank was recently forged, that there 1s no law which punishes the offence, ‘The fact bav- ing been brought to the attention of Senator Ram- sey, that gentleman will move au amendment to the Postal bill, making the forgery of the frank of a member of Congress a misdemeanor, to be pun- ished by @ fine of $590, Tonnage Dues. The bill introduced by Representative Lynch, of Maine, on Monday, imposing tonnage duties, pro- vides in the Orst section for a tonnage tax on all vessels entering from foreign countries of thirty cents per ton, and in the secord section for the pay- ment of $4 per ton per year to American vessels en- aged in foreign trade, The bill was referred to the jommitiee on Commerce, A Souvenir of the Assassination. Mr. Lewis presented a petition in the Senate yes- terday from Richard H. Garrett, of Carole county, Virginia, asking compensation to the amount of | $2,525 for his barn of goods destroyed by Volonel Baker to effect the capture of John Wilkes Booth and D, C. Harold, in 1865, Booth and Harold, tt will be remembered, were concealed in Garrett's barn, | and 1t was destroyed by fire in order to get them. Senatorial Confirmatio Pay Inspector Join S. Cunningham has been pro- moted to be Pay Director, and as such confirmed by the Senate. Presidential Nominatio: The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day:— Horace Weeks, Collector of Internal Revenue for the Sixth qustrict of Iiinols; George H. Burrows, Assessor of Internal Revenue for the Fourth district of Virginia; J. B. Odeneal, Superintendent of In- dian affaiss for Oregon; P. A, Sinnot, Indian Agent for Grand Ronde, Oregon, Newark, N. J; Postmasters—Clark — Phill Horace ©. Lee, Springfield, Mass.: Heury Roberts, Elko, Nevada; D. K. Providence, Pa.; J. D. aboo, Wis.; G. W. Tabler, Marunsburg, Me . Treat joyes, W. Va. Also the following to be Second Lieutenants in the army: ward P. ‘Lurner, ‘Lenth cavairy; Wil- lain L, Pureher, of the District of Columbia, Tenth cavalry; John L.Celem, of Illinois, Twenty-fourih infantry; M, ©. Wessells, of Pennsyivania, Tweity- fourth infantry; Jacob RK, Pierce, of Mississippi, Twenty-fourth infantry. The Alabama Claims aud the Statement on Behalf of the United states, [From the ne. uae (Senator Anthony), ec. As 18 already known, the arbitrators on the claims of the United States against Great Britain, under the ‘treaty of Washington, assembled at Gencva, Switzerland, at the beginning of last week, ‘They are five m number, and have been ap- pointed according to the provisions of the treaty, one by the United »tates, one by Great Britain, and one by the governments of italy, Switzerland and Brasil, respectively, Mr, Charles Francis Adams represents our own government, 1 the Right ilon. Sir Aiexander Cockburn thabot t Britain, The counsel who are to argue the case In belialf of the United States are Messrs. Caleb Cushing, Wililam M. Evaris anu Morrtson R. Watte. At the openiag 0! the session last week tue case on the part of tis country was presented im a printed statement prepared by Mr. J. C. Baacrott Davis, late Assistant Secretary 0! State, who was tie American Secretary of me Joint High Commission, He is now im Geneva, and preseuced his statement in person; but as elther governmiat, by tae terms of the con- vention, is allowed four months for the preparation of its answer, the arguments of counsel will not he heard till April, wien the tribunal of arbitration Will hoid a second session at Geneva. Meanwhile they will have beiore them this statement of all the claims of the United States thus far ascertained, growing out of the Alabama depredations, as they are called, together with the evide! of various kinds on which these cluits are made to rest. *« * * The statement 1s contained, together with the references and facts under each hevd, ina volume ef 500 pages, printed both m Enghst and in French. volumes, containing tue documents, oficial cor- respondence and other evideace on which our government rests iis various claims, and the Tight is reserved to present fiereafter still other evidence of the same kind, should it be required, No one can even glance at the out- lines of the guestion now before these arbitrators without beingimpressed with the vast magnitude of the claims presented by the United States, and also with the exceeding delicacy and difliculty of the task which the treaty has assigned to the arbi- trators under its provisions, We do not ree, how- ever, that the claims could have beea made any less than they are, for, great as they are, they very Im- perfectly express the magnitude of the wrong in- Nicted on us by Great Brilain—a wrong whic tripunal of arbitration can estimate, and which only those who experieuced it can even understand. THE GRYND DUKE IN CANADA, The Imperial Traveller Experiencing an American Railroad Accident. The Cars Run Off the Track--- Narrow Escape, The Prince, the Breakfast Party and the Eatables All Mixed Toronto, Ontario, Dec, 19, 1871. Duke Alexis and his party were treated to a genu- ne railroad accident on the journcy from Ottawa to this city to-day. 1t was as fortunate, however, as it was singular, The consequences were not serious beyond a severe shaking up aud, of course, a fright of no insignificant proportions. The party left Ot tawa on the special Pullman tran, consisting of four cars, and came via the Brockville aud Grand Trunk roads. Everything was lovely when the train left the Dominion capital amid the cheers of an assembled multiiude, and all continued well until the train neared the end of the Brookville line. It was pro- ceeding at a rate of about twenty-five miles an hour when, very suddenly, the two rear Pullman cars jumped off the track, and ail inside were CONFUSED WITIL TERROR AND ASTONISIIME The cars bumped some little distance along on the snow and groundabout, before they were stop- ped, aud the fears of the distinguished passengers ailayed. At the moment of the accident the party were taking breakfast, aud the dishes, steaks, exes, coffee and humanity were Jumbied up together ina most indiscriminate mass, the Imperial guest being itis accompanied by seven auditional | MRS. WHARTON'S TRIAL, RE-EXAMINATION OF DR. WILLIAMS, General Ketchum’s Body Exhumed a Week Ago. Another Careful Analysis of the Stomach to be Made. Professor Toney Describing the Condition of the Exhumed Parts, ANNAPOLIS, Md., Dec, 20, 1871. When (en o’ciock arrived tits morning there were @ goodly number found willing to brave the fearful weather and be present at the fifteenth day's pro- ceedings in the trial of Mra. E.G, Wharton for the murder of General W. Scott Ketchum, now being heard here before the Circult Court of this county; and there were, considering the weather, quite a large number of ladies among those present. Mrs, Wharton and daughter came tn a few moments be- fore ten o'clock with the Sheriff, as gloomily dressed and heavily veiled as ever, aud took thir seats in rear of those occupied by the counsel for the pris- oner. Atten o'clock Chief Justice Miller, accompanied by the two. associate justices, came into the court Toom, ascended to their seats and directed the Court to be opened, All the attorneys employed in the case were present, and Chief Justice Miller at | once directed them to proceed with the case, CONTINUATION OF DR, DONALDSON’S STATEMENT. br. F. Donaldson, whose lengthy examination wag noted yesterday, resumed the stand and was sub- mitted.to a rigid crogs-examination by Mr. Steele for two hours, ‘There were no new points of iter. est to the general public developed, His whole tes- tlmony was as a medical expert. Dr. J. Harry Thompson, of Washington, was the next witness called for the prosecution, who wad examined and cross-examined as a medical expert, He knew nothing, whatever, of tne case upon trial, EXNUMING GENERAL K&TCHUM’s BODY, Dr. P. ©. Willlams next took the stand, and testified:—Since 1 was first examined as a wit ness in this case { made an exhumation of the body of General Ketcliiim; on inst Saturday, at about eight P. M., [ received a written communication re- questing me. to proceed to Washington with Drs. Miles and Chew and exhume the body of General Ketchum and bring away such parts ag we should think necessary to elucidate the case on trial. (Witness here produced the communication.) It | Was arranged that 1 should go on Saturday, and I took the pall-pust eight o'clock tain, and reyched Washington abont hall-past ten o'clock; then proceeded to General Brice’s ofl) nd then 0 his house, hut fatled to obtain entrance to. ettier | and returned to Ue hotel, and at six o'clock Sunday morning went and met Drs. Miles and Chew at the depot; we took a carriage and arove directly to the residence of General Brice, aroused him ant ob- tained permission to have General Ketchum’s body exbumed ant to bring away such portions us we desired; we leit Dr, Chew in Wasilungton with instructions to look for an analytical chemist in order to place the material ob- tained at the graveyard in his hands imme- diaiely upon cur retura from the — cem had the grave opened and obtained from the ot General Ketchuin the liver, oue kidney, the spl or pancreas, J ami not certam whi and avout 81X mches of the pie end Of the intestiaes, (rom that portion adjoiilug the stomach; we put them in two glass jars, the Kidney in one and the otier mat+ ter tn the others; 1 washed the jars out myself to prepare them; one was larger than the other and £ put the hverin it; we secured both jar: dl re turned to Wasiington with them in our possession; 1 recognized the remains from which we took the matter as those of General Keichuin ; his, be gpd ee was not greauly § aitered, and recognized hm a distiacuy as could any living person by his clothes, his wni- form and the incision we had t.ade ou the previous examination; we met Dr. Chew on our returaat the oftice of General Brice; we then ascertamed (hat for reasons ol public consideration we could not obiain the services of the chemist to whoin we first obliged to balance and gather himself as well as the | others. Upon examination the cause of the accident was fouiid to be that inevitable “byoken rail,” and the cars Which were thrown of bad taeir trucks and ranping gear so badly smashed as to disable them for present service. ‘rnere was a delay of about two hours, during which ume the tavies were again prepared and breakfast served without further tn- terruption. SAPS ARRIVAL IN TORONTO. The party subsequently (ook the cars which re- malned on the track, and resumed the journey, arriving tu (his city at half-past eleven—or two hours anda haif benind the time they would have arrived but for the unfortunate accident. There Was quite a littie crowd at the depot to see the visitor, notwithsianding the mercury was down to about dve degrees below zero, He proceeded Immediate:y to elegant apartments provided for him at the Queen’s Hotel, and aster a Htie Iuuch and @ probable prayer or two for his safe {deliverance from a@rauroad horror, retired to rest. ‘Yo-morow he will bave a formal reception, and on Friday proceed to Ningara Fatis, A committee from Muvwaukee, beaded by the Mayor, ts here to urge tue Grand Duke Lo visit their city. STONECUTTERS ON STRISE, Avother Fight Between Capital Labor— Menaccs ond CountereWarnly Beiweea the Men and Their Employers ats Quarry. WESTERLY, R. 1, Dec. 20, 1871. A strike Is prevailing hero among the stonecut- ters. About thee hundred men leit Batterson’s quarty on Mouday last, having demanded a dis- charge of #ix apprentices, which demand was re- fused. Battersou has already put on sixty new ap prentices, that had been kept out by the stonecut ters’ Agsociation, Dally meetings are held by the soctety, and to-lay notices were issued warning stonecutters from cou ing to Westeriy for Work. A, Batverson has issued orders not to cuir Mav uyul he witu«lraws from the sovicty, ya | catied won mé were Des. Wallan applied. (The witness is suppos-d to have referred to General Cratg, the government cuemtst.) We were then rejerred to a chemist in Baltimore, Pro- fessor Toney; we returned to Baltimore, and, after consideravle difliculty, succeeded m finding Mr. ‘Toney, to whom Wwe conimitted the mattcr we had brought with us. ANOTHER ANALYSIS TO BR MADE. T requested hii to take charge of 11, subject it to fQ careful andiysis and report the results to the | State's oflicers; 1 had a conversation on the evening of the 4th of July, 1871, with Mrs. Wharton In refer- ence to the matter of poison. Mr. STRELE—We object, Mr, REVELL—I'll state the object of this evidence. Mr. STEELE—That makes no difference. We object. Mr. ReveLt—Certainly it does, Wo put the de- fence in possession of this testumony inadvertently. When General Wise was examined as to Mrs, Wharton’s manner, we promised to foliow tt up with testimony to show that, atthe tiuejshe was talking with Mr. Wise, she knew that tartar emetic had been found in Generai Ketchum’s stomacn, Judge HamMonp—Why did you not ask the ques. tion when the wiutess was on tue stand before, Mr, Revell? 5 a Chief Justice MILLER—The Court thinks the testi- mony admissivle. Wirsxess—In order to explain fully I shall have to advert to the circumsiauces on which the cou- | versation took place; Thad been In couversalion with Professor Atken, and he pronils' to tuform me when he had obtained satistie uits of his analyses of the stomach of chum, nd having ascertained that a definite result had veea reached and that the presence of poison in the stomach and tumbler of punch had been | found, I wrote a note, inviting Dr. McSherry | to meet me and Mrs, Whatton at my house; they came there atthe time appolited, and 1 told Mrs. Wharton that Lhad on that day, for the first time, discovered that General Kerchum had died trou poison, and that Mr, Yan Ness had taken some | poison, or it had beew found mM the punch prepared | for him. 1 told her that 1 deemed it my duty to comniunteate tis iact to her at the earhest possible moment, im order that she aad ner daughter might protect themselves against a simiar accident, for, | to be ak with her, L suspected one of their ser yants of having administered the poison; Mrs, Wharton then said that | must be mistaken as to the fact of having «i red POISON, AS It Was LMposst- ble that he coutd tL. died of poison. NO DOUBT GESE KELCHUM WAS POISONED. Trephed that there could be ho doubt about the fact, because 1 hit bad the contents of the stomach of General Ketchum end of the tun ro! puach analyzed, and in both the same por 3 found; Tthen repeated to her tuat there cou as to the fact of the posontng volved In doube Wa was the had adrainistered tt, y subject for future investigat & wa 1 be no doubt ; the only question ta- hidividual who I said, would be the jon, but in the mean. time I desire both you and your daughter to be on your guatd: Mrs, Wharton re- plied that she was satisfied that her servants | pact had nothi i it; Susan, shesaid, iad lived with her Live or Six years and sie had the most implicit confidence In her, and knew that she could not have done it; IF then replied if she could be so sure | would ve exceedin:ly giad If she could not only show that Susan had not done it, but that no oné else in die house had coramitted the deed, as it was perfectly clear (iat somebody ti her hou: a administered the poison; after some further conver- salon of no importance Mrs, Wharton and Dr. Mc» Sherry arose to leave, and then Mrs, Whartoa re- rkéd that she lad oniy tis much to say, | that if there ts anything iound in the stomach of | General Ketch , ibis the result of his own hand; | she repeated that remark three times in quick suce | cession, and then, alter thanking me for my great | kinduess toh ud my very assiduous attentions to General Kete! he lett the house. Mr, (evr! Did you order brown stout for Gen- eral Ketehum Mr. Uacnsr—We claim that his answer as to e same as though he mentioned brown norier 1s stout. Chiei Justice MtLLeR—The Court can see no objec- tlon to the Wilness answeying the question, Wiis kss—! (lid not order brown stout or porter, ox ted Mrs. Wharton to give therm to lim. ‘The witness Was here Handed over for cross-exam- ination, Which \vas conducted by Mr, Stee: Dr. WruLtans—E was surprised to fiad tr such ageod state of prescrvation; the grave was opened im my presence; the coMy Was A Wooden one | coverca with the cloth; L found the liver tn the the other suspected, a domen, wh was placed by us Wit vivecra; J fold Vrolesaor Toney v hat w and to 109k pa ry for tartar emet PROFESSOK TONEY AND TUE RESULT OF THE SEC OND ANALYS. 3. Professor W, P. Toney was the next witness, is the new chemist whose services had be voked to make another analysis of the s General Ketchum, and as le ook the stand every eve in the asses ‘as centered upon him. He HUY about thirty years He i M- of delicate physique = and Ho” testified: Maryond, and have ¢ as oan nalytical nist sine the javoratory of tne on Generai’s OMice m Washingtons ou lost tay evenintg, at about six o’ciock, Iwas called door, acd Was told that the geatlemen who and Chew; they tne rger, and ted me two Jars, Which they s and Kidneys of General Kel ax told, — contained sualicr =the = Kitacysy 1 the = live was | the cit, told | bla ty sit uy and con to éxamine only for antimony, that would be necessary for me to come to Annapolis on Monday evening; | un the anal locked Up what had been given me in a trunk, key of which I kept; 1 took the jars from the trunk on Mond: and carried them to my office in the jaryland = Institute, and by a string or cord’ and the use sealing wax u cured the omce when I had to go ou Tasked my friend, Dr. Foster, to be present with me; [ cut the string and found the jars where I had leit them; the larger one had no cork, but its mouth Was covered with brown paper and was wrap! in cotton; the smaller one was corked and also wrapped in cotton; T took ont the content# of the larger jar first; there were four Dleces, and w very small quantity of dirty fluid; What they were I cannot prevend to sav; the small bo Tfound to contain four pieces; also while opem- ing that jar vr. Chew came ip, and I put the contents “of the smaller jar back again, corked if up and put it asic; 1 also put the con- tents of the larger jar back again, except what ad. hered to the plates; I then commenced preparation for the analysis; 1 tested some new sulphue rio acid, which Thad bought for the purpose some distiiled water, and I think some Other things; before I began Drs, Chew and Foster leit the laboratory; I thea took out the contents of the larger jar aud pat them upon which they had tirat n; then cus about one-half ~ of each plece, cutting it as nearly as I could im the centre; I put one half of each piece back again into I then cut up the pieces left on the tolerably fine with a shoemaker'a had bonght for that purpose; { then ut them tu a poreelain evaporating dish, which Olds about sixteen fluld ounces; the dist was en- tirely new, and had been washed, once with hydrant water and strong concen- trated inuriauc acid, and thon with dis- tlled er; then mixed fimid onnce of muriatic acid with four fluid ounces of distilled water; of that I poured two, perhaps three, fluid ounces over the cut up mass which was in the evoporaling dish; I then put the dis over a water bath, and a3 soon as tt commence to heat added powdered chlorate of potash, and continued to add sali quantities of the cilorate of otash and continued stirring for some ume; think it continued digesting about two nours; it may have been more; | don’t think it was less; I then took a glas® funnel, put a piece of ilter paper inside oi it, then a plece of musiin vr cotton, then poured out nearly all the quid in the evaporating dish into che filter, which 1 had washed with water and muriatic acid; I then took the solid part in the evaporating dish and transierred it to a Wedgeworth mortar, mashed it with a pestle and transferred 16 back again to the evaporating dish, which J replaced an the Water bath, added the balance of the flv ounces of the solution which [ had made and poured Itover the stud, acding ugain small quantities of powdered chiorate of potash and stirring as before, Uns digested for at least an hour; {found by the giass Tod with which 1 was surring the com- pou that all the tissues was broken un; I then Poured itinto the Mier with the frst solution, and as soon as the Hquid bad drained througa I washed the mass in the filter with dis tilled wa'er; T then took @ glass evaporating dish and a porcelain evaporating dish and put them on the sawe water bath, cach of them contaming gonie of the solution, the object bemyg to evaporate the solution down to 4 conventent quantity and con+ centrate any metal present. 1 coutinued add. t ing from the solu to the two ishes as they were ey ated down by the heat; — then, — whi the solution — wad evaporating down in the two dishes, | took the residium in the cloti titer, collected the four upper corners of the cloth togetner and ted them, and then squeezed what liquid £ could into the liquia I had; Tthen put the cloth on a plate, spread the clotit ont aud spread the mass over the cloth so that itvould dry, apa put it aside, At (hls point the Court was about toa Attorney General Syester satd that the entire analy 81s had not been completed by the witness, although one resuit had been obtulned, which the witness had with hiro in court, that the State wished wit. ness to return to Batiim: and Unish the analysis, but perhaps before that could be done the State would have closed its case and the defence might object to the witness being again put on the stand. He would, therefore like to have tt settled by the Court whether or not they would have per- mission to put him on the stand again. Chief Justice MILLER—We will decide the matter. Wien the proper time comes Jor thls question to arise, The Court then adjourned until to-morrow morte Ing at ten o'clo sk. hie has been more excitement hero to-day than ever belore since the trial began, and it sul con- tinues auabated to-night, Fr. OF WV. A Wholesale Raid on the Faro and Keno Hells in Richmond. journ, when Proprietors, “Dealers” and “Cappers” Arrest. ed—The “Highly Rospectables’” Flesing Through Back Doors, Over Roofs aud Into Dark Alleys. Ricroxp, Va., Dec, 21-1 A. M, About eleven o'clock last mght the police, under the directions of tie Mayor, made a sudden and wholly unexpected raid upon ail the faro banks, keno and other games in the city, They were all taken by surprise, and were found full of citizens playing at the various games, Among them several persons of tho highest re- spectavility and holding resposible positions in the State. ‘The only arrests made, however, were those of THR “DEALERS PROPRIETORS AND “CATPERS.’? The players generally effected thelr retreat through back doors, over roofs Into dark alleys and escaped. The houses entered were Wasbam’s, the largest In Hungerford’s, Patten’s, Muller's, Nolt's, Barly's, Morgan’s aud one or two ol lesser note. Most of them were on Fourteenth street. TH8 D ECTIVES ENTRRED DISGUISED, and proceeded at once to seize the faro boxes in the hands of the dealers as they were turning th dS. One of the games seized was known as “The Repub- lican," a faro bank open to professional gambiers ag well a3 citizens generally. This is the first raid Lycars on aro, and the sporung frae d grown qnite careless and very confident ir apparent exemption from police sur- ‘They were (wily lulled into security, and ye that the authoritics would Indeed, favo has always beem NIAL it, whether State; but just now there 8a Ung in, andthe wave of reform taro banks, as well as the corrupt veillance. had come to bel hem. never molest | A LOPULAR GAME IN VI few Who do not play at or and there of the Chu virtnous ft Tuust swee)) tH political “rings.” All who bave been arrested will be brought be. fore the Court to-morrow. ‘They were vated at half-past twelve tuis morning. ched by Negroes, Tock Possession of the White Lohable Who Lake City Subscqaently nd Caused tats to Fly tor safety. Memrns, Dec. 20, 1871. Aconfirmation of the report has been received nders, Jasper Dugan and Curis Garrett, confined tn Lake City, Chicos county, Ark, for the murder of the negro lawyer Wynne, were taken out and shotdead by @ mob of negroes, Who then took possession of the town, Which they now hold, A number ol citizens have fed for safety, RAILROAD MATTERS, Bancor, Me., Dec. 20, 1871. J. M. Lunt, Superintendent of the European and North american Railroad, has accepted tne superin- tendency of the Maine Central Koad, in place of Rd- win Noyes, resigned, He will assume the position on the Ist of M. I. Angel, general ticket agent of the Bur n and North American Raile road, Is spoken of a& the Supermtendent’s successor Harrrorp, Conn., Dec. 20, 18716 The regular passenger trains commence bil Thursday the new Connecticut Western Katlroa from tata e:ty to Milerton, on the Harlem road, 10 that John I, | upon that road. | New York Slate, connecting, via the Dutchess ana c ia anc Poughkeepsie and Eastera roads, to m Fishkill and Pougii CANADA, The Members of the New Cabinet of tue Onturio Government. TORONTO, Dec, 20, 1871. ‘The new Cabinet of Ontario consists so farof B Blake, President of the Council and Premier; A. McKenzie, Provincial Secretary; A. McKuiar, Com misstouer of Agricalture, Immigration and Public Works; Adam Crooks, Attorney General. The ‘Treasurer and Commisstoner of the Crown Lands lave not yet beea appointed. | qoLRDO AND SAGINAW RAILROAD OPENED, ToLEDO, Ohio, Dec, 20, 1871. The Toledo and Saginaw Ranroad opened to-day. The openmy was ceiebrated by an excursion by the Mayor, City Council, Board of ‘Trade and business men. eee ee es ILLNES3 OF PRESIDENT GRANT'S VATHER. CINCINNATI, Dec. 20, 1871. Jesse NM. Grant, father of whe President, was stricken with paralysis at one oflock this after. noon. He fell wo the Moor at the Covington Post Onice, and remaine cusivle an hour, Le was reo some LUIS aivernoOD.