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WASHINGTON. Amnesty and Foolery Both Houses. Carpenter and Sumner Wear- ing the Cap and Bells, The House Wasting Time Over a Drawing for Seats. Wasuineton, Feb. 5, 1872, Pereenalitics te the Senate—Summer aud Car- peater im Negre Barlesque—Edmunds and Viekers Scelding. Im the Senate amnesty ‘dragged ite weary lengin slong.” The morning hour was wasted in recrim!- mation between Senators Edmunds and Vickers, the former having called the Jatter to account at a late boar on Thursday last, after an executive session, for leaving the Senate without aquorum. Mr. Rob- erteon, who has sadly bungled in his management ef the Amnesty bill, showing a pariiamentary imeapacity which woula shame a boy in ap egcademical debating club, moved to lay the bul om the table, but was unable to get ® vote. His object was to get rid of the pending measure, and then substitute another morerecently passed by the House. vebate sprung wpatonce. Mr, Norwood, the new Senator from Georgia, taking occasion to air his fears that if Mr. Sumner’s civil rights amendment became law the People -of that State would at once rush into “mixed” marriages, At least this was the taunting eriticism made on the Senator's effort by both Sena- tore Wilson and Pomeroy. After they got trough sparring, Mr. Sumner for the fifth time during this @igeuseion took the floor for a set speech. Mr. Carpenter was the victim of the Massa chusetts Jupiter's criticism for having eXpressed an opinion that the civil rights amend- ment was unconstitutional in deta and scope. Mr. Sumner rung the changes op Carpenter's ob- Jections in bis most asive style, and then charged the Wisconsin Senator with being false to ‘the principles of the Declaration of Independence, ap instrument of the virtue of which Mr. Sumner has come to be regarded as the especial champion, He bas never forgiven Mr. Carpenter for having spoken of that instrament as a “revolutionary Pronunciamento.” Im brief, the latter got & magnificent scolding, and appeared to enjoy it as @ good joke; bus, in replying to the criticism, Mr. Carpenter took off his gloves. He announced that slavery had been abol- tsheé inside as well as outside the Senate Chamber, and he would neither apply nor submit to the dash, He retorted in a witty and effective manner by declaring that Sumner’s support of the Declara- Mon was offset by his submission of unconstitu- Monal propositions, In fact, that tbls character ‘Was necessary to gain Mr. Sumner’s support. Mr. Carpenter also showed that before presenting a wubstitute and making a criticism to the amendment he stated to Mr. Sumner his legal objections to the proposition as framed and asked him to modify it. With consid- erable humor and some spirit, Mr. Carpenter pro- ceeded to cauterize the position of Mr. Sumner and responded to his assault in a way that seemed to Strike the assailant as ratner audacions. Mr. Sum- ber responded at first rather lamely for him, but Wound up with an eloquent apostrophe to the con- stitution, closing by saying that “he was false to she constitution who did not interpret it in tne epirit of the insirument.’? Mr. Sherman took the Boor after the scolding was over, but gave way lor motion to go into executive session. The House squabbling Aovut Seats—New Departure Democrats—Twenty-two Hard Sbelle Left. ‘The whole day was spent in the House over ® contest about the drawing of seats. For the ‘ast three or four Mondays the time of the House tas been wasted by members wno have poor seats urging a redraw. The Committee on Rules, of whicb the Speaker is the Chairman, had instructed Mr. Cox, of that committee, to report a resolution providing that when seats were drawn it should be for the Congress, with a proviso that this rule should not apply to the Forty- wecond Congress. ‘Therecpon a mouon was made by Judge Poland, ot Vermont, to strike out the proviso with a view to bringing the matter to an issue and prevent iurther repetitions of the re- cent practice. Then a minor bedlam was let loose. Motions and cross-motions and calls for counts, divisions, yeas and nays, followed in quick succes- sion, each side intent on gaining the point at issue between the ins and outs of good seats. Three hours were spent in this wav, but it was ruled by the Speaker that a motion to suspend the rules would take precedence of all other motions, when & political contest was begun about the last three amendments to the constitution, whicn finally ended in the endorsement of the validity of these @mendments upon a motion of Mr. Brooks, only twenty-two members voting against it, This has no significance except in developing the fact that the division of the democratic party on the new depart- ure still exists, notwithstanding the good sense of ur. Brooks’ motion and the political force of Mr. Cox’s tactics, The question of seats was entirely Jost sight of, but it is understood that a draw will be had some day this week. Baltimore Harbor Improvement. The House Committee on Commerce heard Mr. Garrett, President of the Baltimore apd Ohio Rail- road, in support of the appropriatiow asked by the Marylana delegation for tne improvement of the harbor of Kaltimore. Mr. Sheldon rather nonplussed Mr. Garrett by telling him he would support the Proposition if Mr. Garrett would consent to accom- modate the travelling public by providing for the transfer of passengers through Baltimore without change of cars or rehandling of baggage. Mr. Gar- Fett did not say whether he would consent to such a “aicker.” The Clayton Investigation. The Clayton investigation occapies the Special Committee every morning. So far it is claimed by One side that the Senator has been annihilated and that the report will unseat him; and by the Senator’s Iriends, that so far all the testimony relied upon to Prove corruption and malfeasance is merely of a hearsay character, only accepted provisionally, not yet made a matter of record and liable to be ruled out by the commitvee. Mr. Clayton has not yet put in any revutting testimony, and declares that all the accusations against him will be disproved entirely ‘when he does, New York and Mexico Steamer Subsidy. My. Harvey B. Calkins, of New York, appearea belote the Senate Committee on Post OMces ana Post Roads and made an argument in support of a bull now before that committee granting a subsidy Of $5,000 per trip for 4 semi-monthly mali steamsnip service between New York and Mexico. The sub- sidy is asked in behalf of the Commercial line, run oy Messrs, F. Alexandre & Son between New York, Vera Cruz and Sisal, via Havana. Their vesseis now runevery twenty days. ‘I'wenty-six trips per f@nnum are proposed, and the total amount of sub- eidy asked is $130,000. Grant and Geary. Governor Geary, of Pennsylvania, had an tuter- view with tne President to-day. The McGarrahan Claim.! ‘The Senate Committee on Public Lands (o accom- modate General Sickles, Minister to Spain, has Heard his testimony 1 regard to the famous Mc- Garrahan ciaim, alihougn that case had been pre- viously postponed until alter Mr. Casseriy’s return from New York. General Sickles testified that he was counsel for McGarrahan in 1858, when he argued before Attor- ney General slack In favor of the dismissal of the appeal taken by the United States irom the flecree of confirmation of the California Dis- trict Court, and that Mr. Black, after hearing the argument, suggested to General Rickles to have the case docketed in the Supreme Court and the appeal dismissed, whicn was according!y done January 31, 1869, and which General Sickles considered a finai confirmation of the claim, General Sickles also testified tat subscauentiy NEW YORK HEKALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1872—TRIPLE SHEBT, tm December, 1842, Bickies swears, Presi- to him personally in of 1863, at which time ienctng various de- Ger Bic! 91m th t of the Interior, and foes weg Derren: Pee applied Republican Congressional Committee. ‘The Republican Longressional Committee held & meeting to-day. and listened to a report of the busi- ness heretofore transacted. They agreed to hold a Presidential Nominations. The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day:— Abram Hoffman, Assessor of the Bighteentb district of New York ; Bradley F. Gi rs Collector of Internal Revenue for the 'Fhird district ‘Michigan; James P. Taggart, Assessor of Internal Revenue for Utah; James M. Costello, Receiver at Fair Play, Col.; D, ©. Vox, Pension Agent al ington ; 4 Commanders FP. M. Bun ery lair, to be commanders; pata ig de Or ut james 5 captaing, G. B. Th ._ f. Sboemaier, J,"M. Sitams iam Chariton, to be second, lientenants in tne reve- nue marine service: b. F. Toaier and J. A. Samm, to be first leutenants In the reveoue marge service. * Senatorial Confirmations. The Senate confirmed tne following nominations to-day:— Mo.; Jeremiah ; r S. Young, New Lis- Middictown, Onig; Levt C. Clark Phillips, Newark, Ne ‘Obio ; Joseph ©. Ismer- 1p, Jacksonville, Fla. ; Ti, Harrison, Middle district of Edward. Johnson, Tonuenses; Adaison C. Gibbs, Oregon; Joehut’ W. Gilbert, Marshal district of en cee ie ene ai, Promotions. Batterson to be omimovare; Lacutsnant nena eeeeen: Sone, i Ue the retired list; Deria ‘ribon be caiaplain Faneed Seinen L] FP. Shaw, to fe ea id stant Roa J. Barry be frat aaalotant Fr. lollowing ‘masters & be Hevtenants:—Masters M Knox, ling, Frill, Beltnan, dnctues, Gilmore, jen’ Mitchell Sullivans ody, y Goodwin, Jacob, Miter, Little, Meigs, Wise, Gheen, Field, Cunningham, Colby, Logan, P: Arnold, Siurdy, Very, Perkins, reenieaf, Allen, G. Paul, Remey, Graives, Bowles, Taussig and Pillaburg. The motion of Mr. Summer to reconsider the con- firmation of James F. Legate as Governor of Wash- ington Territory, was agreed to, but no further action was taken on the nomination, wiich is pending. A Frandful Government Clerk. Victor G. Powell was to-day convicted in the Criminal Court on an indictment for receiving money for collecting claims against the government while he was aclerk under it. The case had con- nection with the Tennessee bounty frauds, The New York Central Taxable Bonds. The hearing in the New York Central scrip divi- dend case was concluded this morning, and Com- missioner Douglass hopes to give his final decision in a very few days. ‘The Unrrency Comptrellership. No appointment was made to-day of the Comp- troller of the Ourrency. Mr. Hulburd’s commis- ston will expire to-morrow. There is an impression in circles interested in this subject that the matter will be definitely settied by the Cabinet to- morrow, though it is not certain such will be the case. Alleged Difficulty Between General Sickles Secretary Fish. {From the Baltimore American (administration), Feb. 5.) ‘There have been many and contradictory reports afloat concerning the cause of the sudden return of General Sickles from Madrid to the United States, At the time of his arrival public curiosity was con- side! excited, One statement was ‘the result would we @ decided change in we tude of the administration toward Spain, and that he had been called to Washington for consuitation with the Presi- dent and Secretary of State concerning the presen- tation of an ultimatum to the Court at Madrid. However, General Sickles fas been at Washington a month, and there have been no developments in this direction, The latest report Is that there 18 pending @ serious personal difMiculty between General Sickies and Secretary Fish, and that it involves the retire- ment of either one or the other from his oficial Position. Since the former has been at Washington efforts have been made towaras a reconciliation, but as yet without avail. More detailed statements are said to be in progress of preparation for publication, but meanwhile we give the rumor as it 1s afloat at the capital. Day da, Di 0, Gi THE DUTY ON SALT. Arguments of Home Manofacturers and Im- porters Before the Ways and Means Com- mittee. W.SHINGTON, Feb, 5, 1872, The Committee of Ways and Means this morning concluded the hearing of the salt Interest, There were present the representatives from the Onon- daga, Saginaw and other works, who last week ex- pressed their views against a reduction of the duty. Mr. Kerr, in behalf of the importers of Philadel- phia and Baltimore, and, as he said, also of the consumers of salt, said to-day there was no oppor- tunity of combining to increase the price of the foreign articie if the duty were removed or de- creased. The price of salt would come down, and it would be more generally used as a’ fertilizer; besides the poor fishermen of North Carolina, the Potomac and the Shenandoah and planters would have advantages equal to those of the people of the North, and the chemical, pro- vision, hide ana other branches or business be relatively benefited. By removing the duty vessels which took out provisions, grain, petroleum, &c., could profitably return with salt, and thus the ship- ments would be greatly promoted. He referred to @ letter received by him stating that in the West the Onondaga, Saginaw and the the Ohio River companies had combined to advance or reduce prices at pleasure. Mr, Kerr read a short extract from Dr. Greeley’s book, ‘What I Know About Farming,” to show tie beneficial effect of salt as a fertilizer, Mr. Burchard, of the committee, inquired if Mr. Greeley was an authority on that subject? Mr. Kerr replied that Mr. Greeley was on the other side of the question, and in favor of retaining the duty on sali. Mr, Kelley, of the committee, remarked that Mr. Greeley tells what he knows avout it. Mr. Kerr, in reply to @ question asked by Mr. Dawes sald he believed the domestic works could be matntaioeu if the duty on foreign salt was taken of. Mr. Thomas K, Stewart, of Bangor, Me., made a statement to show the importance of the salt in- terest in connection with West India commerce in shipbuilding and the lumber trade, and as to return freight. While he did not ask the removal of ali the tariff, he believed it should be reduced to a point to enable the people of his section to live, aud, at the same time, secure a revenue for the govern ment. He suggested five cents a bushel on bulk and eight cents in sacks and packages, Mr. John F. Driggs, in reply, said it would be impossible to pay freight on torcign salt to be used as a fertilizer, to salt hides or for chemical purposes, even ii ail the duty were removed, as refuse salt only 1s used for such things, and being nnavoidabiy pro+ duced im large quantities at all the domestic works, it could be had by the ton for jess than the freight on joreign salt, and was often given away to get rid Ol it, soit Was nonsense to taik avout the duty affecting the price of salt for those appliances, To-morrow morning the Committee of Ways and Means Will near for @ short time a delegation of Virginia plug tobacco men, Who think they were not properly represented on the former occasion by the fine cut men, and on Wednesday certain distillers ‘will be heard, BROOKLYN COMMON COUNCIL, The Board of Aldermen met yesteraay. A resolu. tion was adopted requesting the representatives of Kings county in Senate and Assemviy to support the bill now before the Legislature looking for re. form in the management of the fer; Wiihamsburg and New York. It was yin (a fod to ask that public baths be established in Brookivn, and that $5,000 be inserted tn the Deficiency bili for the purchase of ambulances for wounded and in- jured persons while in charge of the police, The Jayiog of five miles adaitional pipes tor the aistri- bution of Ridgewood water was authorized, and bonds to the amount of $297,000 were or. | dered to be issued for that purpose. The receipts of the Board of Park Commissioners during me year, as shown by their report, which was sudmitied at the meeting, amounted to $692,658; expenses, $605,773. | For Washington Park $22,912 was expended; for Tompkins Park, $21,202 ‘Tne jie jeter were appointed mem of the Board of Education:—Demas Barnes, reappointed; G. 0. Bennett, ao; James W. Riggs, do,; Felix Campbell, ao.;" W. E. Sprague, do.; John Whhams, do.; Levi B. Faron, do.:; G, F. Hennessey, do; William Martin, do,; M. 0, Riggs, in place ot E. By Moore; J. hae ge In place of John Broad; T. w. Field, in Pace et See Pet Xe Curler, iw oo Ag 0. G. Carter; W. M. Cole, in place of «. ur More Testimony on the Old Grounds—Jayne on the Stand All Day—How Collector Murphy Endeavored to “‘Influence’’ Senator Patter- son in Making His Report—Specific Evidence of Political Assess mente—A Receipt Produced— The Investigation To Be Ad. journed to Washington Next Saturday. ‘The Custom House Committee held two more ses- sions yesterday, comprising about nine hours of steady work, which, however, had but little to show in the way of resuita. The various abuses of the Custom House have now been thoroughly exposed, and the evidence now being taken is almost purely Of @ cumulative nature and possesses, therefore, but very slignt interest vo the general public, In the evening, however, some new and interesting testi- mony was presented. Tho first thing done was to carry a resolutton to adjourn the investigation to Washington alter the present week. This was done im the teeth of a de- vermined protest put in by the democratic senators to the effect that, while an immense amount of tme had been expended im taking the statements of the Custom House oficials themselves, there yet remained a number of witnesses—merchants and other aggrieved parties—wno desired to be heard, and whose testimony was especially important, Deputy Collector Jayne, the great agent of the “Custom House circle” in getting information of pretended or real fraud, and im effecting just or un- just forfeitures of goods, and carrying out in general the star chamber system of espionage, prying into private papers and bullying men into “settlements,” Was again put on tne stand, Mr. . Jayne carried out, in an examination of five or six hourg, with aamtrable consistency, tne role of an ‘‘dnformer.” His questioning by the administration Senators was soon concluded, and he then fell under the hands of Messrs, Casserly and Bayard, the latter plying him with wonderful persistency in regard to various suspicious acta done under his direction. The witness was inso- Jent and defiant and repelied with marked dlsre- spect, which was rarely and very mildly re- buked by the chairman, al! awkward inqul- vies. This made the examination painfully tedious; but Mr. Bayard preserved nis good temper with admirable success, The points drawn out of the witness were, however, very unimportant. The principal was that he had bribed clerks witn pay- ments of money to give secret information against their employers, and that tne total amount real- ized by the ‘circle’ of informers, meaded by Mr. Jayne and Mr. Clark, amounted to $154,000 during the last eighteen months. Mr. Jayne also testified that the weighing system nad been marked with gross fraud, and that he had worked up many cases of guiit, im none of which, however, had there been a prosecution to the point or punishment, He added that in all cases against the government 1t was very hard to get an indict- ment frem a grand jury in New York, and his gen- eral testimony was singularly unflattering to the community in which he lives, and out of whose ‘‘mis- fortunes” under the tariff he has made a handsome fortune, TEATIMONY OF JOHN M. PRECHT. that: house’ has got the reputation of peing very 7) Our hor » inspectors, because we have objected to" juele are mostly salling cra! ¢ satling vessels pay from #10 to $15 $25; this practice has prevailed ever 1 steamers about’ since I have done business in Now \ork. ‘The committee then adjourned until the evening, Evening Session. W. T. Perkins sworn—Reside at Dover, 3 loyed as United States weigher in the Custom House N. H.; was em- from inted through a letter Collector ved at Dover when a| of recommendation from Senator Patterson Grinnell ; when pate succeeded Grinnell Senators Patter- son and Cragin le to him asking that I might be Tetained; was attached to District No. 12; remained there six months; then I was eight or nine months at District ; 1 had m istrict a iector Grinnell's to prevent co! fasion with the marchacta; in some districts there were more men than were required; there is great competition among the weighers for work; I onee & man for drunkenness; Mr. James M. m wrote to me in Thom asking me to re- instate rr and promised that it should be advan- ous to’ me; was once asked to subscrive for a New Year's’ present to the harbor master; was dis- charged without cause by Collector Murphy ; the reason was because Senator Patterson, who bad me appointed, did not whitewash Murphy and the Custom House in bis report, as they wished; I was usked by Mr. Terwilliger if Teould not in- duce Senator jon to make @ favorable rt I replied 1 not think Senator Patterson coul approached by influences like that; Terwilliger then asked me if I knew Mr. Benton, and on my replying that I did, asked if I could not work on Senator Patterson through him ; I was told by several Custom House ofticials that my tenure of office depended very much on Sen- ator Patterson's report; was ‘removed immedi- ately when Senator Putterson’s report came out; I was also informed while in office that I must attend primaries if I wished to retain my position ; I did not 80 attend, as I wished to keep my residence in my own State; I have been assessed two per cent on my salary for political purposes; I received one receipt for the payments I thus made. ‘The following recelpt was then produced and put in evidence :— “NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 1870. “Received of W. dollars for poiltical cam- paign of 1870. LD (for the Surveyor.” Q. What would have resulted if you had declined to pay this assessment? A. My head would have gone into the Dasket; my removal was very sudden; I only heard of it about an hour before my successor arrived ; I was, sometime in 1871, asked to subscribe towards the establishinent of a newspaper to be started in the interest of the Custom House and Collector Murphy; 1 think the number of the weighers might be reduced to six; there are nineteen now, but they do not attend to their'duiies properly; they ‘ought to select their own men; at the beginning of my mter- view witn Mr. Terwilliger he asked me to go before the com- mittee and give evidence favorable to the Custom House to counteract other testimony tl been taken; I did not reply, and then he went on to ask me to influence Senator Patterson, either directly or indirectly, through Mr. Ben- ton; he said, im regard to the Jatier, that he guessed he 'was all’ right any way; had i been ‘at that time to give evidence before the committe have made the same statement that I have now ; Se: terson wrote to Collector Murphy to ask why I was removed and the latter treated the letter with silence: I should have resigned on the Ist of July; 1 would much rather have gone out at the front door than at the back door; I think I was co- erced into paying the assessment, because I never pay out money unless I am obliged to; ‘they called me a “‘carpet- bagger" {rom New Hampshire, and I was on that account not very popular; Senators Patterson and Cragin recom- mended four other'New Hampshire men. A great fuss ensued in consequence of Senator Prat? insisting upon the witness reading the letter he had addressed to Senator Bayard. ww Senator BayaRp satd that the letter was confiden- tial, and that such a thing was unheard of among gentiemen, Senator Prarr insisted upon it. The letter, how- ever, Was & mere skeleton of the evidence taken, Witness lurther stated that he was a republican and expected to die one, ani taat he wrote to Sen- ator Bayard because he saw fit to; he had given a memorandum to Senator Bayard in regard to his examination, Senator BayaxD then made a lively protest against this abuse of the power of examination. It was unbecoming, and he protested against being forced to sit at a table and hear his personal motives im- Pugned in this way. he committee then adjourned until this morning. THE GENERAL ORDER CHARGES. General Chester A. Arthur, Collector of the Port, On the assumption of bis oMictal duties, desirous of establishing a rate of charges for unclaimed goods which will be in accordance with our present near approach to specie payments and meet with the approbation of the entire business community, cor- responded with the President of the Uhamber of Commerce, desiring that a committee of tive of tts memvers be appointed to meet a committee of five of the most experienced snd imfluential bonded warenouse proprietors, and five of the most compe- tent officers of the Custom House, the three committees to form @ board to decide upon a schedule of prices to be finaly presentea to the Secretary of the Tressuty and the Cnamber of Commerce tor approval; Which schedule, when thus endorsed, is to be adopted as @ rule guvern! gen- eral order charges. The suggestions of General Arthur were cordiaily accepted by the Chamber ot Commerce, ana its reply was the appointment on its part of the folowing merchants:—Jonathan Sturgis, D. Willis James, 8. Humphreys, William A. Booth, A. Hewitt. On the part of the ‘warehouse proprietors the Collector has appointed Franklin Woodru@, tohn E, Fay, Frank Squire, A. B. Miller, M.S. Driggs. On the part of the Custom House the Collector has a} pointed the following omcers, all, by their relation to the matter under consideration, experienced persons:—s. P. Kussell, T. ren Joseph Treloar, Harvey Major, S. A. Smith. The joint Board will meet this afternoon a’ two o'clock, at the room of the Chamber of Commerce. OUTRAGES BY THE APACHES, SANTA Fs, N. M., Feb. 6, 1872, A Las Cruces correspondent of the Daily Post re- ports that the Apaches have murdered three mail drivers and wounded one and captured their stock, on tne J. KF. Bennett & o's New Mexico and Arizona stage line. One of (he men was murdered Within sight of Oamp Bowie, A general outbreak is feared, as these three men were al: attacked at aiferent potnts of the road, NAVAL ORDER . WaAsaINncton, Feb. 5, 1872. Lieutenant George W. Converse has been detached from torpedo duty and ordered to the Asiatic feet, T. Perkins fift W. L. GRISW THE HERO OF SUMTER. Arrival of the Remains of General Anderson at Norfolk. Imposing Ceremonies at Fortress Monrce To Day—Telegram from the War Department— The Reception of the Body in New York. FORTRESS Monro, Feb. 6, 1872. The United States steamer Guerriere, Captain Creighton, passed here yesterday afternoon about one o'clock, for Norfolk. Sne sailed trom Cadiz, Spain, on December 29, touching at St, Thomas for coal. She encountered very heavy weather off Cape Hatteras on the 2d, and in which she behaved splendidly and proved herself a first class sea going vessel, She has on board the remains of the late General Robert Anderson, United States Army, ana it was understood she would stop in at Hamp- ton Roads und transfer them to the custody of Gen- eral Wiliam F, Barry, the commandant of the post; but she had received orders in Cadiz from Admiral Boggs to proceed to Norfolk, which she did tnis morning. General Barry went to Norfolk to con- sult with Admira! Davis, Commandant of the Nor- folk Navy Yard, in regard to the matier, and it was arranged that thu Guerriere should return to the Roads, She came down iis giternoon and droge ped anchoy off the Fort at five P. M. THE CERBMONIBS AT FORTRESS MONROB, The obsequies will take place to-morrow after- Moon at one o’ciock. All the naval officers trom the Norfolk Navy Yard, the receiving ship New Hampshire and the steamers Congress together with ihe band of and Wyom! the New Mau » Who Will Procession ot the oilicers, and marines, and march inside the Fort, ‘Where the remains will be deposited in the chapel. Minute guns wili be fred from the Fort immediately afler ine body 1s turned over to the military authori- tues, ‘This is the first naval or military funeral of A DIS“INGUISHED MILITARY OFF 10EK that has taken here siuce the war, and the ceremonies will be very impressive, The Gi 1% will be remembered, met with an accident iast gummer while on ao @ from Naples to Leghorn, She ran on Vado Shoals and received such smjuries to her keel a8 requirea her to be docked at the navy Yard at spezzia, had an iron piating put around her stern and the forward part of her keel, which was all that was required Ww make her seaworthy. The following 18 a LIST OF THB OFFICERS OF THE GUERBIBEE. Captain—J, B, Creiguton. Lteutentant Commander and Executive Oficer— John F, McGlensey. Lieutenant Commander—F. E. Chadwick, Navigator—Lieucvenant Commander J. J. Reed. Masters—F. M, Wise, J. F. Meigs, Duncan Ken- nedy, J. F. Mosely, G. W. Taylor. Captain W. Wallace, commanding Marines, Chief Engineer—J. H. ne Assistant Engineers—W. K. Purse, R, T. Bennett, Paymaster—O, P. Wallack, Paymaster’s assistani—W. T. Stevenson, Surgeon—P. & Wales. Assts.ant Surgeons—H. M. Rumdiett, J. OC. Wise. After the ceremonies are over the Guerriere will go to Norfolk, where she will probavly go out of commision. The Reception in New York—Telegram from the War Department. The following telegram from Washington was received by Major General McDowell yesterday Wap DrraRTMEnt, WAbHINGTON, D. C., Feb, 5, 1872. To Gentral Inving MCDOWELL, United states army, Com- manding Department of the Kast, New York city :-- General Anderson's remains arrived at Norfolk, Va., yes- terday, and will be taken to Fortress Monroe until arrange- me completed to receive tuem in New York. An es- cort of an oflicer and tweive men will be sent with themto New York city. Tae Secretary of War wishes you to re- ceive them there. ‘As some volunteer organizations wish to show them honor in New York notice had better be given in the newspapers. Colonel Daniel Biinson, No. 123 West Thirteenth street, (9 charged by Mra. Anderson with making arrangements as to vault, I will telegraph you what day they will leave Fortress Mon- roe as soon as the time can be fixed. D. TOWNSEND, Adjutant General. CHAUNOEY MOKEEVER, Assistant Adjutant General. POWDER EXPLOSION. Five Powder Mills Blown Up—Five Men Killed and Others Seriously Injured—Debris Scat- tered Around for Half a Mile. SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Feb. $, 1872, Five powder mills belonging to the Miami Powder Company and located between Xenia and Yellow Springs, on the Little Miami Rallruvad, exploded about ten o’clock this morning, Five men were killed, and another who 1s missing 18 supposed to nave perished. The ground is strewn with tigbers and debris for haif a mile around. At Yellow Springs hundreds of windows were de- molished. This city was considerably shaken, send- ing the inhabitants into the streets in great alarm, The particulars as to the cause of the explosion and value of the property destroyed have not yet come to hand. , The names of the killed were Nero Ballard, Robinson White and a colored man named Conley. Conley was blown into fragments; nothing could be found of him but @ portion of ms head and trunk, The shock was distinctly felt av Dayton, Urbana and Xenia, The amount of the loss has not been ascertained, Hundreds of citizens are hurrying to the scene of the disaster and rendering all possible assistance, Duncan, @ colored man, 18 80 terribly lacerated that death is momentarily expected. Search 1s being made among the ruins for more of the work- men, some of whom are missing, The bodies of the dead are shockingly mutilated and burned, The milis were situated some distance apart, but the concussion was 80 great as to produce the ex- plosion of all of them. A brick house standing more than a mile distant had the windows completely blown out and was otherwise damaged. Great excitement prevailed. Another Account. CINCINNATI, Feb. 5, 1872. ‘The explosion of the mills of the Miami Powder Company, near Xenia, this morning, was une of the Most terrible in the nistory of powder making in the West. The shock was 80 great that in the adjacent towns and cities much consternation en- sued. In Dayton the children rashed out of the school buildings, the fire bells rang, and it was generally apprenended that some great calamity had occurred within the city limits, In Troy and Tippecanoe houses were shaken as by an earthquake, The first explosion took place ig a wheel mill; this comrunicatea with tne press mili, where the powder was in process of manufacture, and was contained in canvas bags. The double dryhouse, filty feet square, containing vast quantities of dry powder, came in next for destruction, From this the fames spread, and other mills exploded in quick succession. Two large double dryhouses, three glaze mills, one canning mill, two press mills and one packing house were annihilated, while the re- mainder of the company’s works were more or less Injured. The following named persons were instantly killed:—Arthur Mero, David Conley (colored), Wil- ham Hobbins and Jonn Ballara. Henry Duncan (colored), wounded in the head, will probably die, Samuel Miner was blown across the mull race and bis hearing partially destroyed. Others were badly stunned, barely escaping with their lives, All the killed were men of families. From twenty to twenty-tive tons of powder ex- plodea. = ‘rhe company’s loss is estimated at $25,000, LAURA D, FAIR, A New Trial Granted by the Supreme Court of California, SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5, 1972, The Supreme Court has granted a new trial to Laura D. Falr, on the ground of not allowing her counsel the privilege of the closing argument the trial and of introducin: certaie vestimony Te garding her reputation for chastity. ASTRAL OIL PAOTORY ON FIRE, Ai about four o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire occurred in Pratt's satral oil factory, foot of North Thirteenth street, Waiilliamsburg, ana ofl wort $1,000 was destroyed. The puil escaped material damage, prs araatcss LOUISIANA. PERFIDIOUS ‘ENGLAND, Governor Warmoth Before the Congressional Committee—A Long, Strong and Doubtful Story—The Commencement and Culmina- tion of the Trouble—How He Worked for the Interests of the State—His ‘Message to the Legislature—The People’s Voice Must Be Obeyed, Therefore Let the Legislators Obey. Ngw ORLEans, Feb. 5, 1872 Governor Warmoth, the great central figure of the present political troubles in this State, occupied the Whole session of six hours of the Congressional Committee of Investigation to-day, He did not finish his testimony and will probably occupy most of to-morrow, The room of meeting was packed with auditors, and hundreds desiring admission were refused. The Governor presented his defence in a written statement covering about ffy pages of copy paper, accompanying his statement and assertion with documentary proofs, He pre- faced his statement with a protest against the lati- tude the committee nad allowed the investigation to assume, but did not object as far as he himself per- sonally was concerne@, Bis defence of hfs course is @ strong One, and made a aeep impression on every member of the committee, Among other points he stated that “the first coalition between the Custom House and democrats agaist me was in 1871, It was proposed, not effected. It had no reference then to impeachment, but simply to defeat my renomination. They flat- tered Governor Dunn that he should be my succes- sor, but were Insincere, The existing coulltion de- signed my impeachment by first suspending me from office, declaring Pinchback's election as Lieu- tenant Governor iliegal, refusing me a trial, thus making Speaker Carter Gevernor protem. Know- ing this plot, 1 was justified in valling an extra session, Notice was given of this extra session in the usual way and particular efforts taken to ad- vise the Carterites, who were in secret session plot- ting for their action, On the day following I BMPLOYED AN ARMED FORCE to protect the State Rouse, and then only by writ- ten request of the majority of the Legislature. I have never held as state and United States Senator West’a resignation in blank; the only time I ever held any blank resignations was in 1870, and then only those of the provisional municipal authorities, and notat my suggestion, Marshal Packard had Spoken to me that be had been informed that Theld such resignation from Senator West, and if L Would accept it Packard’s friends would elect me to the Senate. I denied having it, refused pis offer as I was not old enough to go to the Senate, nor had any inclination to jeopardize thes interesst of my Party and Stale by leaving it, West was elected by @ Coalition with the democrats who preierred him to PINCHBACK OR ANY OTHER COLORED MAN, besides which West bad personal infuence of lead- ing democrats of the city, partly on account of his being & native or Louisiana. I have never slighted or neglected the interests of the colored people, but have sought confidence of the entire people, 1 vevoed the Civil Rights bill in 1869 be- cause of its unconstitutional provisions and im- possible guarantees, The next bill | approved of and signed because it conferred more assured rights. Marshal Packard and Postmaster Lowell, to make capival with the colored people, denounced me in the Convention of 1869 for my action with regara to the first bill, without waiting for the reasons of my veto, difficulties with Collector Casey commenced with my refusal to support nin as United States Senator against West, although 1 had sustained him Perousy for retention as Col- lector when attacked by Packard and all the federal onicials except General Longstreet. ‘The reason why che republican delegates withdrew from the Custom House Convention last suinmer was their determination not to be OVERAWED AND CONTROLLED BY UNITED STATES ° MARSHALS and soldiers combined, that with their knowledge and protection the Hail had been previously packed with spurious de party never con- templated a counted resort to force. 1 suspended Mr. Bovee, Secretary of State, for promulgating as alaw @ bill which I had refused w sign, and had notified him of my intention to veto. When the Legislature met this bill, called the Crescent City Water Works bill, donated to a private corporation reps property valued at five iniliions, and passed he wslature just prior to adjournment. 1 con- side! I had the legal right to suspend the ity a, of State, and my action was subse- quently sustained by a democratic Judge upon Bovee’s appeal to his Court. Bovee also offered a bribe of $5,000 to Senator Gallup, and was other- wise corrupt. 1 tpink registration and election laws should be greatly modified. While I am Gov- ernor { know they will be faithfully administered, but a bad man might possibly succeed me. I was first to raise the question as to their modification in my annual message of 1870, when the democrats had not deaounced them as obnoxious, I do not think the Chatianooga Katlroad Bill a bad measure, but admit thas THERE HAVE BEEN MANY BAD BILLS PASSED by the Legisiature. Republicans are not alone re- sponsible for these measures, wiich in every in- stance received the sageee of democrats, 1 vetoed no legs than seventy of these obnoxious bills, forty others passing almost unanimously, and became 1aws without my signature. Under General Han- cock’s military registration 1 carried the State for the republican party by 28,000 majority and was inaugurated in July, 1868, when federal protection was immediately withdrawn owing to the old demo. cratic election laws thus coming into force, The Ku Klux Societies were organized, and Grant lost the State in the fail of the same year oy 40,000 votes, by the adoption of the proper registration laws protecting negroes in their franchise, Tne previous republican majority was regained one year later, hence the gClamor of the coalition for the repeal of the election law. My appointments to the Supreme bencb have never been questioned by either party. The judges possess the contidence of the entire peoples, Tie five thousand members of the city militia are equally divided in color, and.no discrimmation has been made against an ex-Confedcrate soiier as Treasury agent in Texas. I was indicted in the United States Court at Galveston tn connection with the seizure of some Confederate property ; I went there unsolicited, appeared in Court aud demanded a@ trial, when the District Attorney announced @ nolle prosequt had been entered as to my relations in the army with General Grant, I can only submit to the committee my official record, which states that on my being reported by the Inspector General for absence from my command without leave the charge was Investigated and reported as wholly unjust and mail.ious. Warmoth’s Message to the Lezisinture, New ORLEANS, Feb. 5, 1872. The message from Governor Warmoth to the Legisiatare says that thirty-four days of the session have been (dissipated in contests which have veaded much to weaken the confidence of the people in a free government. There are laws on the statute book which must be modified, and which tie Legis- lature is pledged in the most solemn manner to modify in a way to render them acceptable to the great body of the people. The public voice has spoken on this behalf wita no uncertain sound, and it is the duty of the representatives to give the peo- ple’s will the force of law without further delay, ‘Tne Governor says:--“I will be candid with you, and state that your plighted faith is suspected on this subject when so mach time ts wasted in delay, Every consideration of justice to the people, to yourselves and to myself juires that the modifi- cation of these laws should receive your prompt and undivided attention.” The message re- cites that the condition of affairs ~which in 1868 made necessary the enactment of the most stringent registration and election laws have in agreat measure ceased to exist, The re- lations between white and colored citizens, which were then unsettled and hostile, have been estab- lished on @ basis of qilet and growing respect for each otner’s rignts, If such laws were neces- sary to bolster up and sustain the republican party in the State, better it shoulda perish, He recom- mends a modification of the constabulary, printing and revenue faws, also & repeal of the metropolitan police law, and of all railroad charters where the work 18 not actually commenced. ‘ihe last named repeal would save the State $12,000,000, Concluding with subjects of political ana econom- toa! reform the Governor says so fully has a commit tal been made on these subjects that a jallure to crystallize them into law would be universally and justly regarded as unmitigated treachery and con vorapt for public opinion. all the city and State Courts and the Cor stonal Investigating Committee have agreed to hold no session on Mardi Gras Day, 13tn inst. The dis- play promises to be the graudest ever kuown in tie country, The Mystic Krew of Comus will appear in a | a allegorical procession. The Grand Duke Alexis and sulte have timed their visit so as to be here during the carnival. Guests from all parts of tie country are already flocking to tne city. CRIME IN WILLIAMSBURG. Scarcely a night passes that a citizen escapes being molested in the lonely and dimly lighted streets of Williamsburg. Shortly after midnight Saturday Mr. Robert Fletcher, son of the venerable sexton of Christ church, was knocked down aud robbed Of $3 75 oe on his way to his residence, a Take “Calauan, of No, 36 South Fifth street, while leaving the People’s Gaslight oorarrend | home, withou! Nr callanon. ‘na rospagtaote and’ quiet citizen, over sixty years ol age, No arreaie OUR TREATIES WITH GREAT BRITAIN The Way in. Which We Have Settled Our Difficulties with Our Bluster- ing “Cousins” Since the De- Claration of Independence. How Two Wars Have Been Terminated and How Other Conflicts Have Been Prevented. Substance of the Various Treaties and Cone ventions, with the Negotiators and Places and Dates of Settlement. Regulations with Regard to Pecuniary War Claims, Boundaries, Commerce and Naviga- tion, Fisheries, Reciprocal Relations, Pos- tal Communication, Naturalization, &. THE TRIUMPHS OF THE PEACEMAKERS, The obstacles that interposo themselves in th@ Way of @ harmonious settlement of our claims against England, in accordance with the principles and regulations laid down tn the recent treaty,, naturally draw our attention to the manner im which we have previously settled our diMoult! with the Briush government, and to a review n only of the various treaties that have paved way to such gettiements, but also of the conve tious that have thus far regulated the internation: wade and communication of the two countri In taking this retrospective glance at our dip! matic relations with the mother country we fin that, shoula the present treaty unfortunately set aside, it will not be the first time that sucl an event has occurred to disturb the harmony o! those relations, as the first treaty for the settle- ment of the northeastern boundary was repudi< ated even atter the award had been made. Thd entire number of treaties and conventions that have been negotiated between this country and Great Britain, from the Treaty of Paris, in 1783, ti which our independence was acknowledged, the Treaty of Washington of last year, are as [ol lows:— Provisional Articles for Treating of Peace, Paris, November 30, 1782, Detinice Treaty of Peace (independence recog« nizeu), Paris, Septemoer 3, 1783. Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation (Jay's), London, November 19, 1794. A:idiional and Expiauatory Article to ditto, Phile adelphia, May 4, 1796, Second Explanatory Article to ditto, London, March 15, 1798, Convention—Payment of Private Debts, &c., Lon« don, January 8, 1802. r rep noe and Pinckney’s Treaty, London, 1806, ( Re jected.) Treaty of Peace, &c., Ghent, December 24, 1814, Comwmerciai Coovention, London, July 4, 1816, Convention Regulating Vessels of War on the Lakes, April, 1817. Convention—Fisheries, Boundaries, &c., London, October 20, 1818. Mediation of Emperor of Russia, St. Peversburg, 1822 and 1826, Convention—Northwest Boundary, London, Aus gust 6, 1827, Commercial Convention Renewed, London, Au- gust 6, 1827. Convention—Settlement of Northeastern Boun- dary, London, September 29, 1827, Ashourton ‘Ireaty—Northeastern Boundary, Slave Trade and Extradition of Criminals, Wasbington, August 0, 1842, ‘Treaty for Settlement of Oregon Boundary, Wash- ington, June 15, 1846. ‘ostal Convention, London, December 15, 1848, Treaty (Clayton-Bulwer)—Ship Canal between At- lantic and Pacific, Washington, April 19, 1869. Convention for Settlement ot Claiins, London, ebruary 8, 1853. Reciprocity Treaty, Fisheries, &c,, Washington, dune 5, 1854, ‘Treaty for the Suppression of the African Slave ‘Trade, Washington, April 7, 1862, ‘Treaty for Settiemeat of Claims of the Hudson ce company, &c., Washington, Jury 1, 1863. ostal Conventions, London and Washington, June 18, 1567, July 18, 1868, November 7, 186%, and December 14, 1869, Johnson-Clarendon Juan Diiliculty, jected.) Johnson-Clarendon — Treaty—Alabama London, January 14, 1869, (Rejecied.) Convention—Rights of Naturalized Citizens, Lon- don, September 10, 1370. The most important of these treatics are natur- ally those which terminated .he war of independ- ence and the second war with Great Britain. Nearly all the others have reference to commercial rela- | tons, the fisheries or to the defining of the boun- dary line between the Territories of the two coun- Irles, Three of the treaties, it will be observed, have been rejected by this country—these being Monroe and Pinckney’s, of 1806, and the two treatica for the settiement of the Alabama claims, and the San Juan difficulty negotiated by Mr. Keverdy Johnson and Lord Clarendon, in 1869, TREATY OF PEACE—1783, ‘The aisaster which attended the British arms in the surrender of Lord Curnwatiis at Yorktown, tn Octo- ber, 1781, led the then government to abandon the further prosecution of the war; and early in 1782 Par- liament accordingly resolving on peace, Richard Treaty—settiemeat of San London, January 14, 1869. (Re- Claims, Oswald was seut to France to confer with Count Vergennes on the subject. Little, how- ever, was done until July, when Parliament, on the 26th, passed a bill by which King George the Third was enabled to acknowledge our independ. ence; and thereupon Mr, Oswald was commuis- sioned with full powers to negotiate the prelimi naries of a treaty with the United States. For that purpose there met him at Paris John Adams, John Jay and Benjamin Franklin, Who were at that time Ministers at different courts tn Europe, and who were afterwards joined by Henry Laurens, where, two days after the arrival of the latter, the negotia- tons were brought toa successiul termination, and preliminary or provisional articles were concluded and signed on November 80, 1782, Five commis siohers were appoi nted by the United States to ne- gouate this preliminary treaty, selected from alffer- ent sections of tne Union, but the fifth, Tuomas Jef- ferson, did not serve. These provisional articles, according to the pre- amble, were “to be inserted in and to constitute the Treaty oi Peace proposed to be concluded between the Crown of Great Britain and the United States;” but the treaty was not to be concluded until terms of peace should be agreed upon between Great Britatu aud France, ana until His Britannic Majesty Should be ready to conclude such treaty. The arti- cles were nine in number, and as foliows:— First—rne acknowledgment of the British mon- arch that the United States are to ve “Lree, sovereign and inaependent.’? Second—The boundary of the territory of the sald United States 1s deflaed. Third—Tue uncioiested enjoyment 1s secured to the people ot ihe Untied states of the right to take fish on the Banks of Newsounaland, in the Gail of St. Lawrence and other places, aud to American fishermen of tne liberty to dry and cure fish on an- settled lands 1u Nova Scotia, Labrador, &c.; but when the same shall become settled, only upon ob- taining the permission of the proprietors of the lands. Fourth—All bona Ade debts to be recoverable by the creditors on either side, Fifth—Congress to recommend to the Staves the restitution of confiscated estates. ‘Sizth—No further conhiscauions or prosecutions to take place. Seventh—Hostilities to cease and British armies to be withdrawn with all convenient speed and under certain stipulations as to the liberation of prisoners, the carrying off of negroes and other te ma Rn Eighth—Tne navigation of the Mississippi ve free to both nations, ‘Ninih—All conquests made vy either party before the arrival of these articles iu America to be re- ea rate article was also game time @ sepal agreed dipon defining the boundary between the iced States and ‘est Florida, ‘‘in case Great Britain at the close of the present war shail recover ossession ol” said province. By tnia EKA Pirucie the ooundary line would have com- menced at the Misaissippi, at the mouth of the Yazoo, insiead of at the thirty-first parallel as arranged in the second provisional article. The armistice Was signed by All Fitz Her- bert, sinister Lr arena 2 Me of is Britannio jajesty at Vers + accepted john rend and Benjamin Franklin. ‘There was naturally considerable rejoicing in Amer | | sca when the news of toe completion of news Drea. \ rn