The New York Herald Newspaper, January 27, 1872, Page 3

WASHINGTON. The Adjournment Question Settled in the Senate, The Legislative Appropriation Bill in the House---Raid on the Printing Department, THEGREAT SOREHEAD COALITION The Democracy to Swallow the Presidential Candidates of Republican Bolters. THE TRANSATLANTIC MAILS Williams & Guion’s Line Obtain the Con- tract—Cunard Going One Bet- ter Every Time. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 1872, tt Resolution Adopted Senate by 36 to 12—A Batch of Amendments Extiuguished. The administration Senators under Morton’s ead gained their first real victory to-day in the passage of the resolution for early adjournment, After the chaplain’s invocation had ended, Mr. Mor- ‘Yon, who had been laboriously working among Sen- factors, moved to take up the adjournment resolu- tion. Mr. Sumner, in the blandest and most inno- cent manner, asked the Senator from Indiana to give his reasons for pressing it. The interrogated Senator proceeded to declare that his object was not a political one, that there were no such reasons behind the proposition and none to be gained. He simply wanted to hurry up business, push matters to completion and prevent wasteful and unnecessary debate, Tils seemed to be exactly what Mr, Sumner expected, and he answered by reading copious extracts from a speech of Mr. Morton, made in May, 1870, against adjourn- ing on July 4 of the same year, The line of argu- ment was completely opposite to that just presented by the administration leader, and the fact caused a good deal of laughter. Senator Schurz did not Want adjournment until something was done about @ivil service reform. Mr. Morton replied sotto voce that not much was designed in that line. Scnurz's amendment was put toa vote and lost by 16 to 32, Messrs. Fenton, Schurz, Sumuer, Trumbull and Tipton being the only republicans voting ‘aye.’’ Mr. Trumbuli then moved to amend so that no adjournment take place unul after a.vote had been ad on the douse bill repealing the duty on coal. Pending this the morning hour expired, and the Apportionment bill came up as the rogular order. Mr, Trumbull explained at length the changes made vy the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Sherman opposed the report, arguing that apportionment was a mat- ter vitally affecting the House, and not the Senate; that a measure agreed upon by the former should mot be changed by tne latter without good reasons; that the Senate had already put itself on recordin favor of a House consisting of 300 members, thus Gefeating a bill then penaing in the House. Messrs. Frelinghuysen, Patterson and Edmunds opposed the bill, the New Hampshire Senator ar- guing that the basis agreed upon was, so far as concerned that State, plainly ‘unconstitutional. Mr. Edmunds said that it gave Ohio, with eight times the population of Vermont, ten times the representation, Mr. Morton, as usual, found a political reason for his opposition. He stated that under the Senate plan the republican party ‘would lose twenty-two members, the loss ofrepre- sentation being in communities of that faith. He also opposed the fifth section, which provides that no Ter. ritory shall be admitted as @ State without hay- ing the population required as the ratio of represen. tation. The Senator hopes to secure the admission of New Mexico and Colorado in time to have cast their electoral votes for Grant, and the section he ‘wishes excised would prevent this. The Senate then agreed to resume this question on Monday, and proceeded to take up the adjournment resolu- uon, - Some discussion of a desu ltory character occurred, and then a vote was taken on a motion of Mr, Thurman to lay on the table the whole matter. This was lost bya vote of 16 to 32, Messrs. Fenton, Schurz, Sherman, Sprague, Sumner, Tipton and Trumbull being the republicans voting with the minority. The vote was then taken on an amend- ment of Mr. Schurz relative to revenue reiorm, which ‘was defeated by a vote of 13 to 36, Messrs. Fenton and Sprague not voting. Mr. Sumner then sent up a resolution, prefaced by a long preamble, setting forth that justice should go before generosity, and that-congress ought not to adjourn till civil rights were fully secured and the wounds caused by civil ‘war completely healed, The resolution, being worded in Mr. Samner’s most ornate style and read by him 1m his most rotund manner seemed to so impress every one with being overstrained that a general ripple of laughter followed, which was increased by Mr. Hamho rising and quaintly inquiring, if it ‘would now be in order to sing Ola Hundred. Mr. Sumner retorted in an excited manner that the Sen- ator from Maine should lead off, and proceeded to Gemolish the scoffera by reminding them that prin- ciples had been derided and tne graves of the dead bad been danced on before now, and that he re. garded the conduct of Senators in the same light as he would botn reprehensible acts. He sald, with the most solemn air, that he had stood alone before and that he could do so again when duty demanded. This remark seemea to excite his colleague, who, having laughed at Mr. Hamlin’s suggestion, probably felt himself specially aimed at in Mr. Sumner’s rebuke. Mr, ‘Wilson said something not heard in the galleries; Dut which was afterwards reported to have been in esfect that Mr. Sumner was always charging that he stood alone, in order to make it appear at home thavhe (Wilson) gave his colleague no sup- port on moral questions. Mr. Sumner suspended hig remarks and engaged in an animated colloquy, which evidently was full of feeling. This lasted some minutes, when he proceeded briefly. The vote ‘Was then taken and tt stood 13 to 36, Messrs, Sum- ner, Scharz, Tipton and Trumbull being the only republicans voting for the amendment. The origi- Dal resolution was then passed by a vote of 36 to 12, Sherman, Sprague, Sumner, Tipton and Trumbull being in the negative. The Senate then adjourned, Pablic Printing. There 1s more or less sparring over pensions in the House this session, ana Mr. Moore, the benevo- lent Chairman of the Committee on Pensions, nas a serious time ptioting his pensioners, refused by the Commissioner of Pensions, through the shoals and quicksands of the Appropriation Comuittee. To. day one of those whom he had thought safely ribbed came to grief through a resolution offered by Mr. Cox, of New York, to have his case recon- siaered, This man, Adam Correll, was declared by ‘Mr. Crossiand, of Kentucky, to have been a hanger- oh around camps, and it was always doubtful to which side he belonged. Besides, he had other small sins to answer for—was a robber, @ mur- derer and a thief This indictment was so search- ing that the bill granting the pension was reconsid- ered and faid over. Another morsel of spice was thrown into the dull debate upon the Appropriation bill by Mr, Maynard’s resolution to strike out the second section limiting the time for considering claims against tne government. Mr. Garfield op- Posed this resolution against Mr. Butier, of Massa- Chusetts, and Mr. Blair, of Michigan, both of whom Spoke with earnestness sgainst the section and in favor of Mr. Maynard’s resolution, Mr. Blair made the point that a sovereign should not fx a limita- Uon to claims against it; but the feature of the day ‘Was the onslaught made by the vigorous Chairman of the Committee of Appropriations against the system Of pubitc printing. In this new part of watendog of the Treasury this wentieman 18 not yet up. NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1872.—TRIPLE SHEET, From the Mheral policy upon matters of expendl- ‘ture hitherto pursued py him before occupying his present position to the new one of opposing all legis- lation or @ generous or even just character the change strikes one as very peculiar. fo-day his objective point of attack was Clarence King’s re- port of explorations of the fortieth parailel, This work he displayea, drawing the attention of the committee to the expensive style of the paper upon which it was printed, the plates illustrating 1t and the binaing. Alter this display from the Chairman, Mr, Sargent, of Ualiforma, made the same display of the maps accompanying the work, which, he eaid, contain, among other things necessary to 0e known the Comstock lode in ali its glory. The same aspersions were indulged in as by Mr. Garfeld, and the impression left upon the memvers who gathered around the objects of attack, the volume of maps, seemed to be of a dubious import for the Ubraries expecting to be furnished with this costly and elegant work. Mr, Conger, of Michigan, however, came to the ald of the cause, and spoke effectively upon the subject of extending encourage. ment and aia by the government to the development. of arts, sclences and literature, and considered the money spent in that way well invested. His re- Marks would have done honor to the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations before assuming mis new duties, It was allof no avail, and the Principle of economy prevailed. Tho Sorehead Compromise—Plans of the C irators—Trombull or Gratz Brown for the Presidency—Hancock or Joel Parker for the Vice Presidency. The recalcitrant republican element is slowly crystallizing into formal and active discontent and the democracy 1s shaping its course to acquiesce in the action of the soreheads, ‘ihe convention of the discontented republicans will certainly be held in Cincinnati almost immediately after the Philadel- phia Convention, and it will prepare both the ticket and the platform for the democratic party. The democratic convention will not be held till late in the summer, and then only to accept and ratify the work of the sorehead republicans. ‘This much 1s already understood between the politicians here, nd just now they are holding long and frequent consultations on the subject. The diMfculty will be in the choice of a candidate for Presi- dent, the democrate being dividea as to whom the recalcitrant republicans ought to select. Tne Indiana leaders, inciuding Hendricks and Voorhees, are understood to favor Trumbull, while some of the best men in the House prefer Juage Davis, of Iilinois, or Gratz Brown, of Missouri. With a good many the favorite ticket is Brown for President and Governor Joe! Parker, of New Jersey, for Vice President. But Trumbull 1s earnestly at work to secure the nomination for himself, and he has many strong backers. A consultation by his friends—among whom are couuted Senator Davis, of West Virginia; Senator Fenton and ex- Senator Hendricks—will be held in this city early next week to agree and determine upon the best policy to be pursued in this crisis, Dan Voorhees, who has just ceased crying ever the spilt milk of the new departure, thinks himself, however mistakenly, the democratic Atlas who must bear the whole world on nis shoulders, and he has assumed to be the director general of the grand menagerie. His show is not in very good order as yet, but men stronger than he are laboring to put other republican States pesides Missouri into an atutude hosttlé to the administration. Governor Blair, of Michigan, with ex-Congressman Driggs, who have got into a very uncomiortable state of mind tn regard to Senator Chandler, and the sen- ator in a like condition as regards them, are to lead in carrying their State for the new party. Senator Fenton, together with Mr. Greeley and the other malcontents, is to take charge of New York, and he is warm for the work. Senator Morrell, of Maine,who 1s not on good terms with bis colleague or with Speaker Blaine, is expected, with what show of reason 1s not so apparent, to mage his State once more hostile to republican rule. Mr. George W, Julian and Representative Shanks are counted upon to play the dissatisfed republican part in Indiana; Senator Logan and Representatives Farnsworth and Farwell, of Uhnols, to guard Trumbull’s or anybody else’ interests in that State, and even Mr. Bing- bam, of Ohlo, may be prevailed upon to do the samo thing in his own Staie, This is the condition io which the Wemocratic muddie stands at present, and there has been so little courage shown by the leaders of that party in Congress, and no real work accomplished by them, that it 1s not expected their consultations will result in anything of great signifcance. But the democracy see that they have no chance as a party, and the readiness with which the leaders ac- cept the situation is surprising, many of them, par- ticuiarly the Southern men, even going so far as to be ready for a complete reorganization of the party, The State faction fights of the republicans are ex- pected to be the strong element in carry- ing doubtful States, and as the condi- tion of the republican party in most of the States is not unlike its condition in New York, great things are counted upon on this head, In the matter of acandidate much anxiety and some magnanimity is mantfested, and a very strong effort 1s to be made to induce General Han- cock to accept the nomination for the Vice Prest- dency on a ticket with Trumbull, should the con- ferences which are mapping out the working of the prospective Cincinnati convention finally agree upon Trumbull’s nomination. Hendricks asks nothing for himself ana is willing to help anybody, and the sume thing is true of a number of others who have been considered Presidential aspirants. Porter and Babcock Defi The following letter has been sent to Hon. William A. Buckingham, chairman of the Senate Investigat- ing Committee, in session at New York:— EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, sta. } Sir—In view of the facts that our names have been mentioned before your committee in an atrempt to implicate ofMcers on duty in the Executive Mansion im @ pecuniary con- nection with the New York Custom House, we re- spectfully request that you will not close the pres- ent investigation without summoning us as wit- nesses and geting any questions which may assisg the committee tn its efforts to ascertain the truth, We are, sir, your obedient servants, HORACE PORTER, 0. E. BABCOCK, The Transatla Mall Service Contracte— The Wednesday Mail Awarded to Willinms & Guion—Cunard Offers to Take It for Nothing. The Committees on Commerce and on Post Offices and Post Roads of both House and Senate met this morning in conference with the Postmaster Gen- eral in regard to awarding the contract for carrying the European mails which leave New York city every Wednesday. Statements were made by the representatives of the Cunard and the Williams & Guion lines, trom which it ap- peared that the average time of trips from New York to Queenstown made by the former has been, during the past six months, nine days, seven hours |- and fifty-six minutes, and the average made by the latter has been ten days, seven hours and fifteen muinctes. It was stated, however, that Williams, Guion & Co, will have two new steamers, the Mon- tana and Dakota, completed within a few months, and will aiter next May be abie to runa first class fast steamship every trip, and thus carry the mail tn about the same average time as the Cu- nard steamers, It was also arged in behalf of the Williams & Guion company that by either line the mails leaving New York on Wednesday reacn Lon- don too late for distribution before Monday—tweive days afterwards, and the committees were reminded that when the Cunard line demanded tn- creased compensation @ year ago the other com- pany took the contract at the lowest rates offered by the government. In view of these considera- tions and the additional one that three-nfths of the stock.of the Williams & Guion line are owned by Americans, while the Cunard Company ia entirely Engiish, the committee decided, after some discus. sion, to authorize the Postmaster General to contract with Wiliams & Guion for carrying the Wednes- day European mail on the terms now fixed by law. Subsequently to the above named proceeding the Cunard line, through its agent, formally offered to the Postmaster General to take the Wednesday's mail from New York to Queenstown, the most im- *portant mail of the week, free of any charge, thus enabling the Postmaster General to reduce the post+ age to’four cents on letters to England. In connec- tion with the proposition the foliowing statement was submitted:—During the year 1871 the mats were delivered in London by the Guion | hime a8 follows;—Thirty-six mes on Monday, tne | remaining times on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs- day; whereas the Cunard agent says if they had gone by the Cunard line they would have been de- livered in London thirty-eight times on Saturday, twelve times on Monday and twice on Tuesday. The Postmaster General has this proposition under consideration, New York Pilot Laws and the Supreme Court Suriadiction, The original jurisdiction of the United States Supreme Court was to-day invoked to issue a writ of prohibition to the Judge of the District Court for the Eastern district of New York, to restrain nis entertaining jurisdiction of certain cases brought under the New York Pilot laws by legalized pilots to recover half pilotage, they having offered their services, which were refused by the vessels to which they were offered. The ground upon which the motion is based is that the Half Pilotage laws of the State are clearly a regulation of cemmerce, and as such a violation of the federal constitution and void, The States have no power without the sanction of Congress to pass such Jaws, and Congress has no power to authorize the States to pass them, and all laws attempting to authorize such legislation by the States are vold. The cases are uumbers seven and eight, original, ex parte MoNell and of ex parte Sand. Charles Donohue makes the motion, Mint Matters—The Assay Commissioners. The following gentlemen were to-day appoiuted by the President as Commissioners to the annual assay or trial of the pyx atthe Mint of the United States at Philadelphia, on the 12tn dayof February next:—Professsor Joseph Henry, Smithsonian In- stitution; Professor John ‘Yorney, United States Assay Ofice, New York; Rev. F. A. P. Barnard, President Columbia College, New York; Professor Fairman Rogers, Philadelphia; Hon. George H. Stewart, Philadelphia; John Jay Knox, De- puty Comptroller of Currency; Professor W. P. Blake, New Haven, Conn; R, 8 Ste+ vens, Esq., San Francisco; Samuel R. Green, M. D., Boston, Mass. H. R. Linaermon wnd John Jay Knox were to-day before the Committee on Coin- age in reference to the Mint bill now pending be- fore Vongreas. The bill will be reported from the committee to the Honse at the first opportunity, DI wes in the Ships’ Registry Laws. The draft of a bill for tne revision of the laws relating to the registry, enrollment and licensing of vessels and the customs service, prepared with great care by J. F. Hartley, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, will be sent to Congress on Monday, The bill proposes 80 many modifications of existing laws, based upcn the examination of special agents sent out by the Treasury Department to our princt- pal ports, that there is little hope of its passing at this session of Congress. Commerce and Navigation Report. The last proof of the report on commerce and navigation has been returned py the Register of the Treasury to the public printer, and copies of the re- port, it 1s #xpected, will be sent to Congress early next week. The edition for general circulation will not be ready for two weeks. Bonded Railroad Routes. The Secretary of the Treasury to-day extended the time for procuring the prescribeu seal locks on bonded rallroad routes till the 1st of April. Locking After the Assessors. The attention of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue has been called to tne fact that very many of the Assessors who are entitlec to a clerk leave tneir work to the subordinate and engage in personal bustness of profit. The Commissioner to- day issued an order to all the Supervisors to report without delay all Assessors whose allowance for Glerk Dire could be dispensea with, and to also re- port those Assessors whose allowance can be re- duced. The enforcement of the order 1t is estl- mated will save the government $75,000 per annum, House Commitiee Clerkships. The republican members of the Special Committee on Civil Service Reorganization are preparing to report @ bill arranging the clerical force of the House and changing considerably the little matter of committee clerkships, which is now in genera! so nice @ perquisite of the several chairmen of commit- tees. The House will be asked to make this one of the standing committees of the House, The Bakimore Whiskey Frauds, ©. C. Gogle, one of the parties Implicated m the whiskey fraud cases in Baltimore, and whois now on trial for defrauding tie revenue, has made a proposition to the Commissioner of Internal Reve. nue tocompromise fis case for $20,000. This is the first acknowleagment of the justice of the prosecution in these cases, and as the offer is opposed by the Baltimore In- ternal Revenue officers, it is said that 1 tne parties implicated will have to stand trial and abide the result. The amount of the alleged frauds 18 $1,200,000, connecting with them ex-revenue ofMicers and prominent distillers of Baltimore. Congressional Temperance Society. The sixtn anniversary of the Congressiunal Tem- Perance Society is to be held at the Congregational church, in this city, on next Mondav night, Senator Henry Wilson taking charge of the exercises, Presidential Nominations. The President sent the following nominations to thesSenate to-day :— William Y. Gilmore, Recetver of Public Moneys at Chillicothe, Ohio; Josnua W. Gilbert, United Siates Marsual for the Southern district of Fiorlda; Amos Morrell, District Judge of the Eastern district of Texas, instead of William S. Goddard, whose nomt- nation is withdrawn. The Inaian and Diplomatic Approprintions. The House Committee on Appropriations to-day finished the Indian appropriation bill, amounting toabout five million dollars. The diplomatic and consular service appropNation bills will be next consiaered, The Charges Against Judze Field. The House Judiciary Committee heard the con- tinuation of the argument of H. Hastings, of Call- fornia, asking the impeachment of Judges Field and Hoffman, ana continued the hearing until Monday. It is the general belief that Hastings hag 80 far made no impression whatever on the come+ mittee, Southern Claims Commission. ‘The Southern Claims Commission to-day heard the cases of John Alexander and James H. Bitzer, of Ciarke county, Virginia, and Charles B, Love, of Atlanta, Ga. The claims are comparatively small amounts. The first named claimant is elghty-tour years of age. Senatorial Confirmations. The only confirmation made by the Senate was that of James F, Legate to be Governor of Washing- ton Territory. National Labor Reform Convention. Mr, A. M. Puett, chairman of the Executive Com- mittee of the National Labor Reform party, after considering the mooted question of the postpone- ment of the convention, which is to meet In Colum. bus, Ohio, on the 2ist of February next, finds he has no right to postpone the meeting. Therefore the convention will be held on the day appointed. Rice and Lei Before the Ways and Mei Committee. The Committee of Ways and Means to-day con- tinued the hearing of persons interested in rice, among them John F. Tallmadge, of New York, who said that under the present duties the rice culture, in addition to other places, was more developed in Louisiana and Florida. Although the reduction of the present duties would benefit his trade, yet he believed that in fouror five years under thoge du- es the article would be as cheap as though they were now removed. The consumption of rice was not diminished by the present duties, Senator Norwood, of Georgia, spoke of a number of rice pian tations now unused for want of capital. If this branch Of industry should be destroyed about fifty thousand laborers would be turned loose, ‘They are the most ignorant of all the negroes, owing to the fact that they seldom come In contact wh the Intelligent portion of the ey at the rice lands should be abandoned they could pot be restored. By reducing whe duties on rice not only negroes but planters would be severely injured, e committee next heard a delegation represent- ing the leather interest, the delegation comprising large interests in Massachusetts, New Yorg, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and land. Various firms in these States say they are manufac- turers of leather from goat and sheep skins, and abolition or reduction of the present r and manufactures of leather. memorial to the committee they si this industry amounts to a production of over $20,000,000 a year, and giving employment to 60,000 opera’ is into market they RY, from $14 to $17 for common, and $21 a week for akilied labor, while the same goods are made in France and Germany, with laber’ at from $4 to $6 for unskilled, to $6 for skilled jabor a week. It is against the cheav Euronean labe they want to be protecteds STATE LEGISLATURES. PENNSYLVANIA, The House of Representatives Said to Have Committed Sel:-destruction by Llegal Ad- Journment, HaRrisBura, Jan, 26, 1872, ‘The Patriot argues that the adjournment of the House from Kriday until Wednesday next, without the consent of the Senate, 18 unconsututional and revolutionary and that the House bas committed self-destruction, and advises that tne doors be closed and the people choose new Representatives. MINNESOTA, Aiding the Sufferers by the Prairie Fires to Provide Secd for Their Land. Sr. Pavt, Jan, 26, 1872. Tn the House yesterday a bill in aid of the suf- ferers by tne late prairie fires was passed, providing for aloan of $20,000, to enable poor people to buy seed for next crop. The loan to each party is not to exceed $30, WISCONSIN, The Le; re Memorializing Congress for ec of the Fox and Wisconsin Im- provement Arbitrators. Maprson, Wis., Jan. 26, 1872. The Legislature of this State has adopteu a me- morial to Dongrom for acceptance of the award of the Fox and Wisconsin improvement arbitrators, A memorial has been adopted in the Assembly favoring the repeal of the Bankrupt law. ao Both houses have adjourned tll Monday evening. MISSOURL The Senate and the Governor Bent on a Tit—The Bill to Pay Maturing Bonds in Greenbacks Vetoed. 81. Lovls, Jan. 26, 1872. ‘The State Senate to-day passed a bill authorizing the St. Louis Board of Water Works to issue bonds to the amount of $1,885,000 for the extension of the ‘water works, Governor Brown has vetoed the bill to pay ma- turing State bonds in greenbacks, The Senate made the veto a special order for next Wednesday. After the passage by the Legislature of the concur- rent resolution requiring the payment of maturing State bonds to be made in greenbacks Governor, Brown submitted the matter to the Supreme Court, that to-day has decided that the bonds must be paid in coin, ‘The decision was presented to the Senate with the Governor's veto, THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE. New Orleans Quict—Tie Members Taking Their Seats—Warmoth’s Chief of Staff Iu- terviews the President. WASHINGTON, Jan, 26, 1872, Despatches from General Emory represent every- thing quiet at New Orleans. He announces that nearly all the members of the Legislature took thelr Seats at the State capital yesterday. Colonel G, Leonard, of the staif of Governor War- Moth, had an interview with the President to-day 1 relation to affairs in New Orleans. OBITUARY. Mrs. Eliza Davis. Mrs. Eliza Davis, widow of the Hon. Jonn Davis, and a sister of Hon. George Bancrott, United States Minister to Germany, died at Worces- ver, Mass,, on the 24th of January, after along and painful illness, at the age of eighty years. Mrs, Davis was an excelleut woman and greatly es- teemed and respected through the years of her long life, Her husband was Representative 1n Congress from 1824 to January, 1834, when, having been elected Governor of Massachusetts, he resigned his seat. In March, 1835, he resigned the gubernato- Tal office to become United States Senator, which position he held tor one term. He serve again as Governor of the State, and also as United States Senator a second term. He enjoyed the popular appellation of ‘Honest John Davis”—a fact in which his wife, the lady now deceased, took great pride. Mrs. Davis was keenly sensible of the pleasurable enjoyment of the refine- ments of society and intellectual life. She possessed an almost masculine understanding. from asso- clating with types of the highest political genius and wisdom of the age. Among others, she became the friend of Clay and Webster, of Calhoun, Crit tenden and Benton. Her power of epistolary cor- respondence was remarkabie. She was satisited only with the actual and the substantial. Hence a reat love for absolute truth, and, as some might jeem, a too impatient utterance and imperious assertion of what she considered the truth was and must necessarily be. Lord Fitzroy Lennox—Was He Lost With the i Steamship President? A London journal of recent date publishes the fol- lowing extraordinary and romantic statement:— ‘There has just died at Battersea-rise, Wandsworth, @ person who some few months since was expected to startle the world with a revelation more mystify- ing and of wider interest than the cause célevbre of Tichborne now dragging its weary length along. It will be within the recoliection of those whose memory dates back to the time of the loss of the 1ll- fated vessel, the President, that among the voyagers who were at the time supposed to have found, without one single exception, a watery grave, two were singled out as more thau ordinary passen- gers, and their loss was specially dwelt upon in the newspapers of the day—one, on account of his universal popularity as an actor—tne giited Tyrone Power; the other—Lord Fitzroy Len- nox, ‘The family, having no reason to doubt the authenticity of the story, and it being proved _be- yond alt reasonable doubt that Lord Fitzroy Len- nox had taken his passage and embarked In the President, his loss was duly mourned, the sudden and special circumstances adding to the distress of the grief-stricken parents. But if we are to believe the story of the person ‘whose aegth we are recording, and who claimed to be Lord F. Lennox himself, he was not wrecked, nor at the time ol the wreck was he even on board the President. He did not leave New York at all; but, after going on board, returned ashore; nor aid he embark from the port in the til-fated vessel. This statement, without tne faintest trace of eccentricity or symptom of aberration of mind, he main- tained to nis dying day, and his iast request, when in full possession Of: consciousness, which Nas, we know, n acted upon, was thdt he should be buried in what he asserted was his true name, and,that his comn plate should be iscribed with his fuli style and Uutle—viz., Lord Fitzroy George Charies Gordon Lennox. Monday, therefore, saw the remains (if the Inscription on the funeral urn ts to be credited and accepted in the spirit of the truth tablets should generally carry with them) of Lord Fitzroy Lennox committed to their last resting place, attended only by three mourners and some twenty fellow clerks, was followed as a last mark of special respect. ‘Tue orn ye bear: iS e ad Ug ye tee eae itzroy George Charles Gordon Lennox, aged 51. Died December 3, 1871.”” i The ground for this was deceased's statement, so far removed from hallucination that it fully satis- fled many well apie to judge, and more especially one medical gentieman of some eminence as a Lon- don practitiuner, wo, after spending much value bie lime in investigating the truth of the story, was So convinced of his identity ag the missing memper of the Lennox family, that he treated him on all oc- casions not as an impostor, but as a friend and con- fidant; and in his professional capacity sanctioned the making out of the certificate of death in the full style and ttle of tne Lord Fitzroy Lennox. Passing under ihe name of Henry Clay, but generally known as the “Captain,” the deceaseu obtained a situation with the London and Southwestern Railway Com- Dany, and has been employed as clerk at their Lon- don Goods Terminus for the last twelve years, earn- ing the respectful esteem of all bis fellow servants, LIFE ON THB HUDSON, The Ico Gat All Returned to the Frozen Harvest FieldeRegatta of the New Ham- borg Iceboat Ul ONDOUT, N. Y., Jan. 26, 1872, Weather very cold. The ice men have all re- sumed work. To-day, from the point up, about a thousand men and boys, with @ large force of horses, are at work, It is estimated it will take about @ week to fll the ice houses in the vicinity, The ice is about thirteen inches thick, beautifully clear and sold, and the best that has deen gathered in many years. Much satisfaction 19 felt av the re- sumption of work. The annual regatta of the New Hamburg Iceboat Club took place to-day over a twenty mile course, ‘The Phantom won the prize in the frat class boats, @ silver pitcher, in thirty-six minutes and forty: eight seconas, The Whiif won the prize in the second class, a set of furs, in thirty-nine minutes and twenty-four seconds. Superintendent Keiso, of the |New York Police, ‘Was ihe guest of the club. To-morrow all the boats of the club will enter into @ grand scrub rece, . RAILROAD SMASH-UP, Sr. Louis, Jan. 26, 1872, As the passenger train on tne North Missouri Rallroad, due here about seven o’ciock this morn- ing, reached @ polnt between Bridgeton and Gra- ham, fourteen miles from here, the rati broke under the locomotive, and the baggage and smoking cars were thrown down an embankment fifteen tcet ter wisobed’ bast car slid part of the way down, ut witnout tarnin; 5 man, was badly Deaised about te nead'aha legs Several passengers in the smoking car were severely ruised and cut, One or two jut pone Were fatally inured hey alae REFORM PRIMARIES, The Reform Democratic Primariee—Scenes and Incidents. ‘The primartes of the reform democracy were held last night m the various Assembly districts of the city. The vote polled in each district was large, and tm general everything passed off quietly, In the First Assembly district, comprising the First, Second, Third and Fifth wards, unere were five polling places, each claiming to be the legitimate one. At No. 13 Ann street things were 80 dull that those in charge closed the books and, left before ten o'ciock P, M., although the closing hour was to have been eleven o'clock P. M. At No, 78 Vesey street matters were a shade livelter, but the four policemen who were detailed to the place, finding no need for thelr services, le!t at nine o’clock. No. 78 Greenwich street was no exception to the general quiet, though there were @ number of rougns quite inclined tomake a disturbance if they hada falr oppor- tunity. No, 74 Cortlandt street had decidedly the largest crowd and the greatest enthusiasm. Among those who visited and voted here were Alderman Fit, rele, salges Quinn and Hogan, Assembiyman Healy, Wiliam H, Crane, ex-Alderman Moore, Mr. O'Neill, &c., &c., by all of whom the situation of affairs was eagerly discussed. ‘The fifth and last polllas place of the district was atthe Vanderbilt jouse, Corner of Hudson and Hubert streets, wnere a@large vote was polled, but nothing particular transpired. HOW IT WAS DONE IN THE THIRD ASSEMBLY DISTRICT. A. McLoughlin, William H, Rooney and Jeremiah Manoncy were the inspectors announced to wake charge of the retorm democracy primary in the Third Assembly district, to ve held at No, 67 Spring street, Jeremian Mahoney was on hand in time, and soon his associates, accompanied by friends, arrived. | Manhoney | was assl to take charge of the book containing the names of voters, and tne friends of the other inspectors commenced to vote, They did this work 80 quickly that Mahoney suspected they had previous expe- rience in repeating, and objected to votes being de- Posited faster than ne could check names. Tuis objection was regarded as impertinent interference With the right of free suffrage, and Mahoney was charged with not being a citizen and having no nights. He appealed, and said that the records of his citizenship could be found filed among the pro- ceeding of the Supreme Court tor 1860, ‘This was not Satisfactory to Lhe crowd that had now taken pos- session of the poll, aud he was told to get out, Captain Scully, the Supervisor of the district, inter- posed, and one Feeny took him by the neck, but the Captain shook nim off, and called on the police tu protect the polis, The protection was not given, and the Captain lodged @ complaint at police headquarters, whither he was followed by @ portion of the mob, but they did not offer further violence, The Captain returned to the polls, and finding all the reform ballots destroyed, he withurew. Inspector Mahoney gaid the reformers would make no turther effort to vote until they could secure the protection of Uhe police against the bullies of the Fourteenth ward, Captain Scuily and Inspector Mahoney claim that the repeaters were old Tammany allies, IN THE FOURTEENTH DISTRICT there wasareguiar and a mixed ticket, both of which were headed with the names of Jonn A. Fo.ey and Henry {, Carroll, The vote polied was larger than at any primary election in the district for years. A large crowd remained around the polling place auring the whole evening, and much interest ‘Was manifested in the result. There was no disturb: ance whatever, The services of the police were neces- sury tn the Fitteenth district, notso much to keep the peace, as to preserve order and keep the voters in ine. Everything passed off peaceably. 1m the SIx- teenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth districts there were nO Opposition tickets, and the only leature worth noticing was the large number of votes polled. Two tickets made their appearance in the Nineteenth district, botn of which were headed by the same names—a ruse of Tammany Hali, adopted in several other districts, ‘Ihe regu- lar reform ticket was elected. An incl. dent occurred tn the Twenty-first district, which at one time threatened to cause considerable aisturb- ance, John Foley, Joseph Discomb and Robert Yeiverton were appomtea inspectors of election. Yelverton, it appears, received from Mr. Wyckham, Chairman of the Executive Committee, the book upon which the names of those entitled to vote were recorded. Yelverton states that he brought the book to the cast side of Assoclu- tion Hall, corner of Eighty-sixth street and Taird avenue, where the primary was held. ‘There he met Foley and Liscomb. ‘The former had a book like bis, ‘Which he sali was the correct record for enrolment, and asked Yelverton to lend him the book he haa, He did so us Foley was an inspector, The three were then about to enter the room to receive the votes when Yelverton asked Foley for the enrolment book be had lent him, which was refused. Yelverton states that he believes Foley sent away the book aad substituted the one he brought with him for the re- ception of votes. Yelverton further asserts that Foley’s book does not contain the names of all cn- titled to vote, but only those of his supporters, The consequence of this was that Liscomb and Foley received votes in one portion of the hall and Yelverton had a box on a table in another corner of the hall. The iriends of tne latter appeared very much incensed at the conduct ot the otner two in- spectors, and were only restrained from forcing them from the hall by the presence of the Twenty- third precinet Police, There was no physical vio- lence however. THE LUNAR BOW. The study of the phenomena of light 1s one wherein beauties are ever being revealed that amaze and delight the student. To the practical man, with a mind intent only upon things that are of uulity toward the acquisition of matertal wealtn these beauties are little cared tor or known. At times @ phenomenon will occur that will rivet his gaze, and call out greater wonder than if he were familtar with 1ts cause. But the occasion of marvel having passed away, he becomes again heediess of it, Last night a revealment of one of the most beauti- of these phenomeuas occurred, It was a lunar bow or CIRCLE OF PRISMATIC RAYS about the moon. Early in the evening the sky was cloudiess, and the beams of the full moon that was | tn tneir calmly climbing to the zenith, enwrapped the cit in @ mantle of Silver light, At about eight o’cioc! the sky became flecked as with fleece that soon gathered into a bank of cirrous cloud at the northeast, the quarter in which the moon then was, Shortly after the circle of cloud around the moon began to decompose Its beams and to reflect from 1s own outer side only the brown rays. The re- ered satin after leaving here for the Eas’ mines of Nevada, has resolved to co-operate with them im every pos- sible manner. 3 The Police Clearing Out a Den of Thieves, A Notorious Eesort of .Cracksmen Emptied~. Booked for d—More Work for Dowling. Tui Captain Mount, of the Fourteenth precinct, made another descent last night, This time, however, it Was,on a different class of depredators to what he Cleared out on Broadway and on a different side of the town. Fora long time past there has been a most notorious den, where thieves of the lowest and Worst description congregated, on the corner of Hester street and the Bowery, The place had become such A PLAGUE UPON THE NEIGHBORHOOD that respectable people dared not go witnin block@. of the dangerous hole. Captain Mount determined when he was sent into the Fourteenth ward to cleat the district of all the disreputable places in it, andi he has begun his work, When he started from the station house last might there were about twenty-five thieves im tbe Hester astree! den. These he expected to catch, but, un: fortunately, only two of them were to ba foyna when he arrived on the spot with his men., Ever since the Captain went into that precinct the thieves have kept up a watch upon his actions, an@ as soon as he stirs out of the station house the direction tn which he goes is at once telegraphed to+ the Interested parties, When Superintendent Kelso gave him instructions to make a descent on thist Place he cautioned the Captain thatthe men were @ dangerous lot, and recommended him to go there IN FORCE AND WELL ARMED, The pull’ was decided upon last night, and about nine o’clock Captain Mount left the station) house alone, He went down to the Bowery an@ then dropped quietly along the street, He wag shortly followed by Sergeant ates, who crossed tha Bowery into the Tenth ward with ten mem. Ti detectives had previously been sent on to HM Street to watch the “den”? in the rear, ‘This move- ment of the police threw the thieves completely off the scent, and they were enjoying themseives after their fashion when the Captain and nis meni pounced upon them, ‘the Sergeant and the police joined the Captain at the junction of the Bowery; and Hester street, and they dashed into the bagé< ment, with the Captain tu advance, armed to thoj teeth, and ready for a struggle. The thieves wer completely surprised at the sudden appearance o} the police, and several of the JUMPED TO THR REAR door, expecting to get out that way, but Detectives; Bean and Dulop wereestanding thera, pistols 1m hand, ready for any emergency. Captain Mount pug thejten rnitians found to tue piace under arrest aud: proceeded to search the saloon. He found a quan- tity of burgiar's tools under the counter, which he selzed, ana then he marched the djscom. fitea cracksmen’’ to the station house, The tools were all of the latest cut and new- est design, suited to sthat branch of industry, With them under the couater was a paper of réd Pepper, which 1s used to Lurow into the eyes of peo- Be in the streets before their pockets are picked, ‘hus ‘den’? is, without any exception, the vilest and. most dangerous in New York, and Captain Monut. deserves well of the entire community for the man- ner in which he has executed this work. One rea son why so lew of the ordinary habituds of tis place were DISCOVERED BY THE POLICB " 1s that they are constantly moving in and out as soon as the darkness sets in, and sometimes there are as many as forty of them theré at a time, Su- perintendent Kelso has given Captain Mount in- structions to keep on at this work until he hag cleared the ward of everything of the kind. It is understood in police circles that the Superintendent has made the others understand that they must also drive from their precincts all “dens” ot thieves and other infamous piaces, of no matter what descrip- tion. ‘The names given by the mens arrested lasa night were:— Pat Kuapp, twenty-six years of age, @ saloon’ keeper, and lives at 28 Ludiow street. James Morgan, twenty-eight, plamber, living at 22 Hamilton street, Thomas Eugene, twenty-one, weighmaster, live eget 61 King street. at Connolly, twenty-seven, liquor saloon keeper, 61 King street. twenty-four, blacksmith, living at Thomas Jon 2% Monroe stree Frank Nilson, twenty-four, plumber, living at 76 East Tenth strect, John Lynoh, 40, blacasmith, living at 116 Hester street. ‘This man 1s one of the most notortous tneves’ in America, His name 1s Patsey Conroy and his picture adorns the Kogaes Galiery. Willtam Connolly, 23, works in a spice factory, living at 62 Forsyth street. en Kunsly, 21, bartender, living at 145 Cherry street. William Thompson, 26, saloon keeper, living at 28 Ludlow street, They are to be brought before Judge Dowling at the Tombs this morning. CALIFORNIA, Honoring the Jxpanese iy the Legisiature= Splendid Dresses Made for the Princesscs for Their Eastern Trip—The Chief Justice of Japan Looking for Points in a California Court. San FRANCISCO, Jan. 25, 1872. The State Senate has adopted a resolution inviting the Japanese to visit the capital. The Assembly nas not yet done so, Costly American outfits are being prepared for the Japanese princesses, and they will not appeart cturesque Ortental costumes of embroide are now visiting the silver he State Agricultural Society Part of the bmbass The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan attends the Fifteenth District Court regularly, and is seated alongside of Judge Dwinell on the bench, fracted rays graduslly appeared and ranged toward | his attendants taking down all the proceedings in| the moon in brown, red, purple, blue and green, forming @ gorgeous circumference, encompassing the inner circie, which was tinged at the outside the trialof Ike Brokaw for the murder of Ropert Evans. An expedition satled for the Arctic Ocean yester« with brown, and whose centre was occupied by the | day to endeavor to find the winter haunts of ihe fur “Queen of the Night’ resting on pure white, he exquisite beauty of the phenomena would need @ more detailed description, but even thes it could only give the barest idea of its magni- ficence. HIGHWAY ROBBERY, A Relic of the Battle from a Lady’s Pocket. Mrs, Margaret Cunningham, at present living in this city at No. 414 West Forty-fourth stree’, while out walking upon Broadway on Tuesday evening, had her pocket picked of @ purse containing twenty-two English sovereigns. Within the purse there was also a handsome jewel in the shape of @ Maltese cross, composed of a binding of gold, filled in with diamonds, amethysts and topazes, Beyond the mere pecuniary value of the cross, there was an interest in \t Of @ peculiar nature to its owner, the jewel having been picked up from among the wounded and dead of a battle field, ‘Mrs, Cunningham related her loss at Police Head- qaarters, and toid Captain Irving, of the detective force, thas ALL SHE COULD REMEMBER of suspicious circumstances at the time she missed her purse was seeing ® woman stumble, as if ner dress had caught in walking too fast. The por- traits of notorious women thieves in the “Rogues? Gallery’? were successively shown to Mrs. Cun- mingham until, On coming to that of Ellen Lee, sne ened out that she identified her face as that of the woman who had stumbied. Captain Irving arrested Ellen Lee yesterday and took her before Jud Court. Mrs. Cunning! was present; but, upon seeing the prisoner’s face, said that she could not fully identify her, Justice Dowling remanded Elien Lee, in order that the police could arrest the sup- posed confederate. THE FUNERAL OF GENERAL EWELL. NASHVILLE, Jan. 26, 1872, General Ewell’s faneral occurred tn this city to- day. It was altogether quiet and unostentatious, The remains were buried in the old cemetery. ACQUITTAL IN A MURDER CASE, EVANSWLLE, Ind., Jan. 26, 1872. Robert Blakely, who killed John Donahoe, of Buf- falo, N. Y., last May, about nine miles from this city, was acquitted to-day by @ jury at Princevon, Tileson county. He was tried once before, and the jury disagreed. The verdict excites great indigna- on among those wo know the circumstances. ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS, Wasuinaton, Jan. 26, 1872. Lieutenant Commander R. P, Leary has been or- dered to the Canandaigua; Passed Assistant Pay- master John R. Carmody is ordered to the nav: station at New London, Conn. Lieutenant Commander Henry ©, Nields has been | Galveston. 4 ordered to the | Mobile foquots; Master P Sueriok Ce nrde, from torpedo | Savannah... duty and yrdored tothe Gananaaigue. ty and ordere Captain Jonn Willams, of the ‘Twenty-fiftn ine i) vhe service, | Norfolk. fantry, nas been wholly relieve’ from ‘Total ‘with one Year's Daye Farmers and Manutacturers? Poughkeepse in circulation, These buls are being. f Waterloo Picked | put out by &@ man dressed in dark clothes, dark complexion, full veard, about five feet #x inches, sad jhe carries @ small package of cigars in aud. Dowling, at the Tombs Police | 26-—Noon.—Recetpis of wheat for three day: 7,600 are seal. PRR TRONS DA cole nN COUNTERFEIT MONEY, There ts & quantity of $10 counterfeit bills on the National Bank of. EUROPEAN MARKETS, Brn London Monty MARKET.—LONDON, Jan. 26-5 P.. M.—United States tive-twenty bonds closed as follows:—~ 1628, 93% 5 18t58, Ol, MBha ; 1887 ge nis Hounsi.—Fanis, Jan.’ 38°P, M.—Rentes closed, 16. 5 FRaNkrort Bounsk.—FRaNkront, Jan. 26.—United States five-twenty bonds Wd « 96% for the tasue of 1862. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.—LIVERPOO! Noon.—Cowon sirong., Middung, upua Middling Orleans, Tosa. wild. Salen’ 16, les, 0 which 5,000 bales were for speculation and export. Sales of the week, 112,000 bales, of waich exporters took 16,00) bales and spectators 21,000 bales. ‘Total stock, 491,000 bales, of which 156,000 bales are American. Total imports of the week, 57,000 bales, of which 25,000 ‘bales were Ame Actual export , 10,000 bales. Amount of cotton at s Liverpool, $33,000 » of which 197,000 are American. Sale of cotton on sbip named at New Origans, 11d, tor mids dine. HAVER CoTTON MARET.—HavRe, Jan. 25—Nvon.—Cot ved fir ;_tres ordinaire, 1340. ; low middling, 184i. TRADE IN MANCHESTER. —LIV Jan, 26—5 P. @ market for yarns and (abrics Liveevoon PRODUCE MARKRT—LivER! P. M.—Spirits petroleum 11d, a 12d. per ealion. LiveRPOOL BRRADSTUFFS MARKET. —LIVER POOL, Jan. ,000 quarters, ia. New prime jan. 96—Noon.— éd, Calcutta sperm oll, 4 of whiel Ameri beef, 71s, Bacon—Short LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—LON| ‘A, Tallow, 61s. for common. Rosin, Is, aU Mnseed, 628. a 628. 8d. ; linseed cakes, £1) 8. Pye HAVANA MARKETS. Bavans, Jun Leg =. m Spanish gold bas raised 23 per cent during the week. Suga exchteds ubimand active aud prices advanced wock 1 wits rT jelpating higher prices; there is also & specula~ (ivedemand. No.2 Dutcy standard, {la 11g reals pee ‘Muscovado sugar, (air to retining emer, at 9 a 9% real ne speculation ip sugar haa ae Ea canis mdoner of doing. uaiten iaifereat bases here. mann ccs Menta ac So" Bkg "panes an tr ata al he market, Cautious merchants be- next and will fall month, pelted to suspend lators will be com; raplddectine, Kxchange easier. On sara Ase thse promt faye Oba Londow, ia = 24%, promlule premium, COTTON RECEIPTS. ‘The following figures show the total net receipt® of cotton at the ports mentioned irom September 1,, aj | 2871, to January 26, 1872:— 8. Bales, Ports, Bales, New Orleans 689,555 City Point 18,158 132,710 15,351 219,073 16,839 ee ae Charleston F Wilmifgton, 26,312 BOStOU...... wre . bec RRR :