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s NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET. CONGRESS. Legislative Appropria- tions in the Senate. The CIVIL SERVICE. REFORM CRITICISED. A Railroad Tactician of the Erie Stamp. THE GOAT ISLAND GRAB. The Deficiency Bill in the House Reported from the Committee of the Waole, Fernando’s Driftwood for Demo- cratic Planks. THE EIGHT-HOUR LABOR QUESTIO) SENATE. WASHINGTON, March 6, 1872. SMITH’S LITTLE GAME. {n the Senate to-day Mr. MorRILL, (rep.) of Vt. paid a document had come into his hands which ne eit bound to bring to the attention of the Senate, le sent up and had read a circular, signed Gites a, Bmith, and addressed to leading railroad men #hroughout the country, stating tat a movement Wwras op foot to secure the passage of an act to in- \crease the rates paid to ratiroads for carriage of the is fifty per cent, without reference to existing ontracts, and proposes that they suould join m the ovement and make contribuuous to ald t, The ‘cular also gives a list of railroad presidents who, Wt says, have alreaay entered into the arrangement, ong them Wiliam H. Vanderbilt, Thomas A, Seott ana Jay Gould, Mr, MORRILL Said that Mr, Smith, the signer of e Circular, Was formerly a distinguished officer in e araly, and alterwards an oillver of the Post Mice Vepartmeut, and that he appeared to have ed to go into the busin He (Mr. Morriil) oped that the gentlemen cu dd with having en- red into this arrangement would be abie to ex- lain Lue matter, Mr. CAMERON, (rep.) of Pa., sald he was confident hat the statements of the circular, so far as they lated to ‘inomus A. Scott, were fa'se in every par- ticular, because Mr. Scott had too much sense and much integrity to enter into any such combina- ion. It was true that the raitroads were not pald enough tor carrying the malls and that tuey wished to have the rates increased, ana ‘he autior of the circular nad probably attempted to take advantage Ol the report to make money for himseil, A CAPITAL EDUCALION. Mr. WILSON, (rep.) of Mass., said tat one of the atest evils In Lids nAtION Was tixe practice of per- nS WhO Have Oven In Congress or 1n the depart. Ments allerwards setting up in Washiugton as fuser and using the Knowledge acquired in public we to Cheut the government, aud that the avolition if this evil Would be One of Lhe most necessary and Amportant reiorms, ir, CAMEKON moved to lay the circular on the ble. Mr. MORRILL concurred in the motion, having, he accompusied ls object by vringig ine efore the Senate aud the public, TE CUSTOMS BRIBERY PROSECUTIONS, , Mr. Bayarp, (dem.) of Lr gave notice that at eurly day he would move to take up tue resolu- ion asking the President to Wausmit te tostruc- lung given to the United States District Attorney in ew York 1a reiation to the prosecution ol persons avho Lave given gratuities to Custom House ofiicials. The correspondence, he said, was already ia we hands of we Commitice on Retrenchment; but he wished the resoluuon ken up so as to submit Bone expianatury remarks, aud also to give air, Movklivg and others an opporvunity to discuss it, "Mr. CONELING, (rep.) of N. Y., Said tie bad uo desire eo discuss the resoiution, He hau no obiection ‘whatever to Its adopuon., His only desire was to show tha: the instrucuons given to the District At- Sorney were given in ovedience Lo te imperative Mandate Oi a statute, and that their torm was determined by the statute, Mr. CONKLING Called up the bill providing for the rection of puvlic buudings at Utica, Passed, Mr. NYE (rep.) Of Nev., from tle Commitee on Naval Affairs, reported a biil to prescribe a mode for asce) wing the amount of prize money due to the captors 0: the marl ME. LOGAN, (Fr cl up the bill to authorize te in the Quartermaster’s De on inotion of Sir. AN, (dem. ) of Ohio, it was amended so 2s to apply also Lo the Inspector Gen- eral’s Departient, aud it Was then passed, Mr. CAMERON presented & petition of various in- Gustries 0! Berks county praying jor the repeal of the auty on tea and cofee and such other arucies @s cannot be produced tu the United States, and re- monstrating against any change in the Gunes on ar ticles which can be duced in this country. Re- Serred to the Finance Commiuee, THE TRANSIT OF VENUS. A petition of the members of the Philosophical Society of Philadelph:a was preseuted, asking Cou- gress to make ad appropriauon to enavie American astronomers to join those Of other natioas in ob- serviug tne transit or the planet Venus across the Bun’s disk im December, 1874, which interesting phenomenon has not occurred since 1769, and was Teierred to the Committee on the Library. ‘the Senate then resumed the consideraiton of the + LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILi. The pending amenement was to increase the galary Ol the Supervising Arciiniect of the Treasury to $5,000. Lost. Mr, POMEROY, (rep.) of Kansas, moved an amend- ment to give the Land Office lorty addiuonai clerks Of class one, Adopted. Mr. SAWYER, (rep.) of S. C.. from the Committee on Education and Labor, reported an amendmeat Increasing the appropriation for the Bureau of Edu- cation from $20,600 Wo 33%, 950. dir. CARPENTER, (rep.) of Wis., asked him to state under What head of Jederal jurisdiction tne Bureau ol Education came. Mr. SAWYER said he would do so if the Senator (Mr. Carpenter) would tell um under what head the Agricui.ura! Bureau came. FEARFUL OF CENTRALIZATION. Mr. CARPENTER Sild Ne Could not; stil he thought that neither of these bureaux had any warrant ‘Whatever under (ue constitution. ‘We are sensibly traveling,’ saia he, “towards concentration oF power iu ihe federai government, and tt would be ‘Weil to stop and look around us aud ask what a: thority we have to establish this Bureau of Educ: tion, We have a bureau of Agricuiure. What more authority have we to estavlish either of these bureaux than to estabisi a bureau of ooots and shoes—(iaughter)—a ourean of mercuandise or si'k goods, or Ol any other industry In the country? Tnese Bureaus of Agricuiiure ani Euucation are, in ny judgment, an innovation and usurpation on the part Of this government, 1 have never know. tugly voted for a bill which contained an appropria- tion for either of these bureaus, and Knowingly 1 never Will.” Mr. SAWYER satd he did not propose to reply on the constitutional poit; bul be urged the amend- tment bevause it Was necessary in urder to enabie the bureau to work satisiactorily. 4 the Senator (Mr. Carpenter) objected vo the bureau as UNC Cutionai the proper course ior hin: would be to move Lo strike out the provision for 1b inserted by the House of Kepresentativ Mr Carrr said that Mr awyers argument seemed to be this, we are goimy to doan un. coustitutional tag let us do it handsomely. (Langhver.) Mr. THURMAN, (dem.) of Ohio, agreed with Mr. Carpenter M every word be nad said on this =subject. The central goverament was gradually encroaching on the powers of the blates. The Deparunent of Agricuiture began asa mere bureau jor the collection of statistics, but ic grow io be 4 department, wud the next thing Would probaodly ve tuat the bead ui it would ve made a Cabinet officer: cation Was growing into a Departiueat of Public In- struction, and before long we would have a Minisier of Puvlic Instruction, Who would be a member of the Cavinet. Uniess the people puta stop to this centralizing movement 1¢ would uever end unt iL had ABSORDED EVERY POWER OF THE STATES And aasti.ned the right to reguiate every inuustry in te county. This lederal education scheme nad anotner ptiase. The people of thts country were already more heavily taxed by the Staiés tor educa- tionai purposes than auy other people in the worid; Dut 1 the feaeral government should levy upon tiem for the same purpose then they would be doubly nd insupportaily taxed jor education. Further, even if tne federal government had a constitutional right i0 take charge of the subject, 1t would be up- ‘wise for it to do 50, because It Would place the whole @ducauon of the couniry on ty unitorm dead ievel, which would be @ great mistake, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, (rep.) of N. J., thongnt there ‘was authority in the constitution for establishing & Bureau of Agriculture, and found in the provisions of (he eighth section wai Congress shall have power w levy taxes, &c,, &c., Lo promote the geueral wel- fare, Alter some further discussion on thig subject, DY | some muittary Jakas atr gitina law maid in Con. | PENTER, EDMUNDS, (reps) OF Vt, the amendmeut was rejectud— Messrs, ©, eas, 17; Nays, 22 Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN Offered an amendment in- ‘easing salaries ju the Agricultural Department, st— Yeas, 25; nays, 11. ‘to the item appropriating $60,000 to enable the dent to carry out (he civil service reform, Mr. RELINGHUYSEN offered au ameadment authorizing the President to make suttable compensation to Buch members of the Civil Service Commission a$ ‘hat three members of the Commission employés of the Was desig be otherwise in whe service of the United States, | tind no governm le said ere also Gepartments, and that ued enable Wem ta So, too, the bureau of du. | | sadors. seceive pay foe thetr extra service on she Commis. ion, Mr. SHERMAN, {rep-) of Ohio—That ts the best peerage piers ond service reform we have had (Laughter. 7"tir, CaUeRNTih also thongnt it a.striking tiustra- | Examination of General Babeock—He Knows tion of-the reforms as it was being ana ama that with an ay urpose, of the President, ai wth the lor tts expenditure by allowing each of these carried out, Bel ree reformers to draw two silaries [rom the govern- ment for the sume ume, the Pave see] was bt wien crail good that the people would be service reform. (Laughter,) Mr, FRELINGHUYSEN Said these gentlemen had had to do three or four hours’ extra work daily while on the Commission, and argued that they ought vo be paid for it, The amenament was declared out of order, and it _was withdrawn, Mr. LOWAN gave police that when the bill should get ous of the committee and before the Senute he would move to STRIKE OUT THE APPROPRIATION of $50,000 and insert a provision repealing the law under which the Civil Service feform Commission had been created. He was as much in favor of re- forming the civil service as anybody, but notin Uils way. In fact, the reform, as organized now, was a humbug, as was well illustrated by the ap- pointment recently of one of the Civil Service Com- missioners Lo another olice without undergoing an examination, according to,'the rules drawn up by the Commission, Mr. Sawyskn, for Mr. Sumner, who was absent, offered an amendment appropriatiag $5,000 to enabie the Commissioner oi sducation to prepare an account of the common schools of the United States in compliance wita the requestof the govern- meut of Japan, Mr. CoLs, (rep.) of Cal., opposed this as unneces- sary and said that there ‘were atready in existence books and reports which would give the Japanese all the information they could get from the pro- posed publication, The amendment was rejected. Mr. KELLOGG, (rep.) of La., offered an amendment authorizing the saie oi the branch Mint property at ed Orleans; but, after some discusaion, with- rew it. Other amendments were offered and rejected, and the bill was then reported to the Senate. + The Senute then, at forty minutes past four, P. M., Went tuto executive session, and soon after ad- Jjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, May 6, 1872, After the ceremony of the reception of the Japa- nese Embassy was concluded the House proceeded to legislative business, THAT ICB-COOL PROPOSITION, Mr. BROOKS, (dem.) of N. Y., presented a memo- rial of the Chamber of Commerce, of the city of New York, asking for the right to purchase, at cost, the site now occupied by the New York Post Office. Also a petiuon of the New Pork Tobacco Board of Trade for permanent bonded tobacco warehouses, E. H. Robgnrs, (rep.) of N. Y., from the Commit- tee on Ways and Means, reported the bill to permit the importation, free of duty, of 1,000 Highlander kilts uniforms for the Seventy-ninth Highlanders, of New York, and asked to have it considered and passed. Mir. Hoar, (Tep.) of Mass., objected. THE GOAT ISLAND GRAB The House then took up the bill to grant to the Central Pacific Katlroad Company the use of one- half of the Island 0. Yerba Buena, in San Francisco Bay. MY. SARGENT, (rep.) of Cal., made an explanation as to the arrangement between the Pacific Muil Steamship Company and the Pacific Ratlroad com- panies in reference to the tea commerce. He ad- mitted that the arrangement that the steamship company would not carty teas did hot exist, but argued that the cost of freight was less by the over- Jand route than by the Panama route, allowing for the diference of one per cent insurance rates in favor of the overland route. Hé Claimed that the agreement was for the interest of the steamsnip company and for the development of trade. He spoke of the EXACTIONS OF THE PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY, which charged $25 for carrying passengers, whether whole cost from New York to China, The Panama Railroad Company had sat there at the watst of the Isthmus threttling commerce, and now It came to Congress with 11s antique notions and its miserable history 01 exactions to try to force traffic by that route. Hedened that the extract read yesterday from the Alta Calijornia against the pending mil expressed the views of the people of San Fraucisco, and reterred to the San Francisco Bulletin as the great commercial paper of the Paciilc coast, which advocated the bill, Mr. STRONG, (rep.) of Conn., referred to the enor. ' mous subsicies granted to the Paciflc fatiroad Com- panies, from which the men who built the road had put $49,000.000 clear into their pockets, after build. ing the road. Congress had dealt liberally with these railroads and loaded them down with lands and bonds, and now they came for an additional subsidy. fe referred to the report of a board of army engineers to show that no portion of the islana of Yerba Buena can be saicly parted with by the government for railroad or commerctal pur- poses; also to the report of the Coast Survey against aliowing a bridge to the Island to be built in the Mr. Ke.iouG, (rep.) of Conn., argued im suoport of the bill, It was for Congress, he said, to tind fauit witb the Pacific Railroud compantes for ali the suv- sidies which Congress had chosen to give them. The Island of Yerba Buena was absolutely valueless, ex- cept for detensive purposes, and the portion of tt which the government wanted for fortification was the portion which the Central Pacttic Railroad vom. pany did not want, fhe bill was tor the interest of commerce rather than for the interest of that com- pany. Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) of Mass,, asked leave to offer an amendment tothe bill providing that any claim. ant 1o any portion of the island that may be occu- pled by the railroad company can bring: mis suit against the company in the Circuit Court of the United States tor California, which Court shail have full jurisaiction to entertain such salt, with right of appeal to the Supreme Court, ir, BINGHAM, (rep.) of Ohio, objected, Mr. Mzrcur, (rep.) of Pa., advocated the bill, and explained how tie bill was modified trom the bill of last Congress, which he had opposed. He looked upon it as being in the interest of the gov- ernment and of commerce. Various amendments were proposed and ordered to be printed, and the bili went over until to- morrow. The House then, at half-past one, went into Com- mittee of the Whole on THE DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL, WOOD FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. Mr. Woon, (dem,) of N. Y., referring to the Ku Kinx discussion yesterday, expressed his disappro- bation of the spéech of Mr. Dawes, who, Instead of conining uimseif to figures of arithmetic, indulged in iignres of speech on political and partisan snb- jects intended 9 bave thetr effect on the Presiden. tal et ‘The attention of the people was not to be a ied to the obsolete issue of the colored race. The democratic party intended to put for- ‘ward the issue of reformng the corruptions ui every departmest of the governmevt, They intended to denounce and bring home and prove that from the Official ihe Who'e concern was reekin: with corrup- tion, That was the issue which would be before the people at the next election. Ir. DAWES, (rep.) Of Mass., replied to Mr. Wood, ‘The republican patty, he said, had no uneasiness 1m respect to What Was said Lo be the issue, but one theory and one principic in regar.! to it, and that was to hold every public functionary co a strict accountability. He thougat it remarkabie that the cry against the corruptions of tne re- publican party came constantly from the Kepre- sentatives ot Manhattan Island, aud he intimated that tt must be om the principle of the pickpoceet Talsing TE CRY OF “STOP TINEF! Mr. Brooks, of N. Y., suggested, as an explana- Uon of the fact which so mucn surprised Mr. Dawes, fiat the New York Custom House was on Man- hattan island. Whenever the democratic par:y dis- covered corruptions 1¢ rosenp and overthrew them, whereas the republican party oniy voted to conirm aud strengthen corruptions in its own midst. The democratic party struck down rovbers, waile the republican party erected statues to them. As to the question of the colored race, he instanced, ag a proof that Cemocrats entertained no prejudice on account of color, the fact that his colleague, Mr. Wood, had walked into the hail to-day arm in arm with & eae oe of the Japanese AMbas- (Laughter.) ‘rhe discussion was further continued by Messrs. ELDKipGE, (dem.) of Wis.; BUTLER, (rep.) Of Mass; Gauxett, (dem,) of Tenn.; TOWNSEND, (rep.) Of Pa; Buck, (dem.) of Ky.; COBURN, (rep.) of Ind.; BING: HAM, (rep.) of Ohio, and GARFIELD, (rep.) of Ohio. Mr. Dawes offered an amendment for the pay- meni Oo! iaborers, Wotkmen and mecnanics m the goverpinent Ohya at the rate of a full day's Wages for eight hours’ work. _ After a jong discussion on the labor question Mr. Faansworru, (rep.) of Iil., offered a proviso to Mr. Dawes’ amendment that laboring men tu the United | States who work ten hours @ day shall not be taxed to mnake up tue deficiency for those who onlv worked eight hours, (Laughter.) Agreed to. Mr. Dawes’ Amendment as thus amended was then rejected, Mr. BurLeR, Of Mass., renewed Mr. Dawes’ pro- } Position in a diferent form, appropriating $450,000 | for the purpose, This was also rejected by 41 to sl. ‘The committee rose and reported the bill hack ti the House, ana then, without young onit, tne House, at five o'clock, adjourned, PIZEN BILL'S OPINION OP BUFFALO KILLING. Sourn Fork Rancn, Feb. 20, 1872, Mr. Bennet, Epiror or Tas Henaiy:— My pardner Jake red me a extrack outen your paper wich it sez that sam dam foo! naim Birg and gres how that nobody cant kil bulaiow. No moar gaim no moar ingin is our motto, As long as gaim rons ingin must have guas, and tha wil kil white men if tha have guns. You pet Congres nor no body elts cant pass no law that will keep me from kiilin gatm. When thare is a show to maik @ pore devil pay a tacks on a drink of whisky oar a chaw of tobaker we heer tel of guvermen: but when 1njin 1s skuipin of us an @ steelin ov Ower horses we cant i, Some sez ingin is Ne now but 1 notis toa alr ta in 1p powder and fera ranev da, Yoors Trooly PIZEN BILL first or second class, over its line of forty-seven | miles, and charged for freight one-fourth of the | Presiaential mansion down to the humblest federal | He had | THE CUSTOM HOUSE INQUIRY. Nothing About the General Order Business, Very Little About Samana Bay, Was Reciprocal to Lindsay and Con- siderate to Murphy. Wasuinaron, March 6, 1872, The New York Custom House Investigating Com- mittee resumed its session this afternoon, A communication was received from A. G. Page, of Bath, Me., complaining of wrongs inflicted by the Custom House offictals in the matter of importations, seizures and compromises, and asking for an inves- tigation, A conversation took place as to whether the committee could examine into matters other than those connected with the New York Custom House, The committee came to no conciusion; but Mr. Bayard, who presented the paper, withdrew the same, saying he would ask the Senate to authorize the committee to consider tt, GENERAL BABOOCK TESTIFIES. General Babcock was then sworn. He testified he wsa Major in the Corps of Army Engineers, He ‘Was on duty with the President as a secretary, and since July last has been in charge of public build- ings and grounds, and is Engineer of the Potomac Aqueduct, ‘The CHAIRMAN, addressing General Babcock, said he was aware tho newspapers had asserted that Colonel Leet was cngaged in the general order busi- ness in such a way a8 implicated President Grant and some of the members of his military family, and asxed General Babcock whether he had any know!l- edge of the general order business and how Colonel Leet had secured it? 1 had also been intimated that these secretaries had or have no small pecunl- ary interest in the matter. NO INTEREST WHATEVER, General Bascock replied:—“I have po interest whatever in the general order business with Leet, Stocking or any other person, nor have I received a single cent in any way or shape from it, nor have I made any arrangement to receive any benefit or interest trom any Custom House officers.” He fur- -| ther testified that Lees became a member of his and General Porter's messin the spring of 1869; he did not at that time have kuowledge of his (Leet's) interest in the general order business; he did not kuow it until the discussion of tue report of Mr. Patterson’s Retrenchment Committee; Colonel Leet never pald more than one Ofth of the expenses of the mess; he vecame acqualuted with Mr. Leet in the spring Of 1864; he was then assistant adju- vant generat of volunteers, with the rank of cap- tain; that was when he (Babcock) jotned the stair of Lieutenant General Grant. n answer to Senator Bayard’s cross-examina- tion, General Babcock said he was still an officer in the Engineer corps, and was detatied ag secretary to the President, Which place he now held; he drew pay asa major of engineers with ten years’ service; before the mauguration he was on Granv’s staff, and drew colonel’s pay; he drew only one pay now—that of a major of engineers; he knew Leet intended to get into some business, and, from what Leet said. the witness obtained the idea that Leet had thougnt of going INTO THE WAREHOUSE BUSINESS, and Leet mignt bave mentioned the yeneral order business; he had no idea of what the general order | business was; he knew @ lew days before the ap- pointment of Grinnell that the latter was to bo ap- potted Collector of the Port of New York; he } thought the general letter of introduction, written | by Grant to Leet, was written a few davs before that appointmeat and that its date showed that fact; on returning from New York Leet said Grio- nell had treated him very kindly; Leet spoke of this only in @ general way; Leet was not, to his knowledge, @ nan of fortune, but might have had something more than his pay as an officer of the army; he did not see anything when Leet messed with him to show he liad an increase of income, To answer to @ question whether the witness knew Leet was drawing $500 a month asa sinecure at at that Ume, Baocock replied, of this he knew nothing except from repores; he had first met Mr. Lindsay during the last year of the late wur, and did not remember seeing him again until the close of the war; he afterwards say him in New York; he thought that as Lindsay had Seen civil to him he would, if occasion arose, reciprocate his kindness to him and others of the stai; he could not say whether he next saw Lindsay in New York or Washington; he thought he saw him on the same boat coming to Washington in 1864; he could not positively say he saw Lindsay from 1864 to 1569; he did not remember writing any communication to Lindsay, except in returning his thanks for hav- ing sent him some trout; Lindsay had never been at ns housd or privaie rooms; he did not remem- ber seeing him at the Executive’ Mansion but once. Mr. BAYARD asked General Babcock to look at the letter handed to him. General Babcock satd tt was written by him; but he did not recollect that he haa done so unt Just reminded of the fact. He read the letter as tollows:— ‘TO RECIPROCATE KINDNESS, EXROUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 21, 1869, | My Drar Linpsay—Your letter reached me to-vay. It is just as Lexpected. Tsent it simply to show you how people presume upon others. By the same mail I received the en- ; closed. Ido not intend to answer sach assumption, or, if at ali, in a short, curt note. You need have no ‘ears of their imposing upon’us. I shall be pleased to do whatever I can for your trieuus, when I know what you want, to reciprocate your kinduess to me, ‘am aione in my glory. General Porter will be back to-morrow. Remember me kindly to Leet, Parker and the geutiemen in your house, Hoping to hear from you when I fan be of any service, 1 am, yours truly, i if :. *'0, KE, BABCOCK, J. P. Linpsay, 58 John strect, New York. Mr. BAYARD asked General Babcock whether he aid not know at the time he wrote that letter that Lindsay held the conidential position of secretary to Coliector Grinnell? General Babcock replied vnat he did not know that Lindsay neki that position, ; but supposed 50. He was further asked whether he knew of aay proposition trom Leet,to Lindsay rela- tive to SPECULATION IN ST. DOMINGO and speculations in the Tybee. Babcock replied he had no knowledge of the fact to which the cofrespondence referred. He repeatea that he koew of no _ plans by which specniations were to go into operation; he was not aware that any more than the first payment of $100,000 had been made by the government to St. Jiomingo; this was provided for in the treaty which he negotiated; the $100,000 were on account of the lease of the Samana Bay; a furtler provision was $60,000 in arms and munitions of war, the receipt jo which Was Included in the treaty; the payment | Was made in November, 1869, alter the signing of the treaty; 1t was made to the Dominican govern- ment; the money was paid throug the American agent, Mr. Perry. The CHARMAN inquired whether the witness knew of any one Wi had received money on ac- count of the lease? General Bancocx replied that he did not, Being iurther interrogated, he knew of no American ; citizen who was interested in railroads in St. Domingo, but Mr. Sullivan toformed him that he (Mr. Sullivan) had an inverest 10 a@ ratlroad from | Samana Bay to Monte cristo, He believed that Mr. Sullivan represented other parties. He knew of 1 one American citizen Wo entered into the banking ; basmess in St. Domingo (Mr. Prime), but under stood that he failed. He did not know of anybouy to be beuellted by land grants in the event of an- | Mexation. He knew that a gentleman had a sur- | veying contract obtained previous tg ols Knowledge of proposed annexation. He could not say that Mr, Suuivan dtd nov hold an oficial postuon, as he may have been employed by the Secretary of State. Mr. CassRRLY imterrogated Babcock at some Jength in regard to St. Domingo, and tn the course of nis replies he said there might have been large purchases of land im 1869 and 1870, but not io his kuowledge. Genera! BABCOCK presented the following letter, which was rea NOT TO EMBARRASS TOM, EXECUTIVE Mansion, Wasurxaron, D. C., July 1, 1810, Sre—I am in receipt of Jetters applying for recommen tion to you. for places in ¥ tom House. I do. nov the working of that office in given po such letters, nor abi T wisi you all Sess, and know that st you are to be responsible for that great office you must appoint your own assistants, Tam, yours, very truly, 0. K. BABCOCK. To Hon, THOMAS MURPHY, Collector of Customs, New York, The committee adjourned till Monday at hall-past ten o’clock, after ordering the following gentlemen | to be summoned for examination on that day:—Wil- | ham H, Townley, George W. White and John Ben- nett, of New York; and to be examined on Wednes- day, Thomas Murphy, William Ortoo, A. H. Ladin and F. E, Howe, o1 New York. THE GERMAN SOCIETY. Increase of German Immigration. The new!y elected Board of Directors of the Ger- man Immigrant Society met at their oitice, No. 13 | Broadway, yesterday afternoon, and organized by the election of the following officers :—Presi- Frederick Schack; Vice Presidents, Pagenstecher and Jacob Windmueller; Secretaries, William A, Scnmitthenner and Carl Rose; Treasurer, Theo, Buck. The Finance Commitiee was composed of Messrs, Fred- erick Scnack, Wiliam A. Sclimitthenner, Theo. EB. Bock, F. W. Bruna, Dr. Johannes Noessing and William stelaway, The Relief Committee was com- | Posed of Messrs. Jacob Windmueiler, Cari Rose, Ernst Steiger, Sigismund Kau/maun, and Franz Malignon. ‘Tue Keer Committce expended during the past month $1, in aid of poor German immi- granw, and $1,200 were appropriated to be used in & similar manner auring the present month. The treasurer's report showed a yamancve of $8,992 63 in the treasury. The manager's report showed that during the past monti 262 German immigrants Were landed at tls port, an increase of 2,644 ag compared with the corresponding period ol last year, When only 70 Germans arrived. The number Of Gerinan immigrants since (he ist of January amounted to 6,453,430 more than during the cor- respouding period of last yeac. ‘the majority of these German immigrants ‘were destined’ for the States of liinow and Michigan, | dent, Rev. A CHAPTER OF MEDIAEVAL HISTORY. Full Account of the Japanese Embassy to Pope Gregory XIIL in the Sixteenth Century. The Ceremony of Reception—Great but Transient Suocess of the Jesuit Mission—Letter of Homage from the Emperor of Japan and the Pope’s Reply. The presence in Washington of the Japanese Em- bassy may properly be considered among the im- portant events of the century. It 18 highly gratify> ing that its members should first present their credentials to the government of the United States beiore offering themselves to the other friendly Powers towhom they are accredited. The honor and distinction with which these gentlemen will ve treated during their sojourn in this country will be ail that is properly due aod suitably rendered. It 13 now nearly three hundred years -ago that an em- bassy was sent from Japan to Pope Gregory XiIL to offer homage to him as the head of the VUhristian Church, Since that time Japan, naving adopted the Principie of isolation, its government has refrained from sending Ministers abroad. In the nistory of the empire the present Embassy ts the second that has ever left the country. Some particulars of the visic of the tour young princes, with their attendants, to Portpgal, Spain and Rome in 1585 can hardly fail to possess @ degree of interest at the present mo- ment, when the highest Japanese officials are in our midst as diplomatic representatives of ther country, MISSIONARY LABORS. The HERALD of the 1st instant gave an elaborate and carefully prepared account of the past and present of Japan and some particulars of the per- sonnel of the Embassy. St. Francis Xavier, the apostle of the Indies, renewed in Japan the wonders Of the apostolic age and exhibited in nis own per- son a living proof of Christianity. A new world ap- peared to be converted by his preaching, and from the time he landed in the empire (1549) until his death he lavored assiduously and successfully among the natives. In 1687 all missionaries were banished and a terrible persecution of Christians followed. About two millions of the people had openly pro- fessed Christianity. The followers of the new doc- {rine took no pains to pacify the government, but etied it and began to overthrow theidols, This led to further and more crushing persecutions, The Native Christians endured all with Reroic courage and refused all inducements to make a recantation. In 1687 an attempt was made to overthrow the gov- eroment, and at this juncture an edict was issued (given below) vanishing Europeans from the em- pire and prohibiting Japanese vessels from leaving the country, EMBASSY TO ROME, Before these events took place the number of con- verls was almost inconceivable, The Princes of Anima, Bingo and Omura openly espoused the in- verests of Christianity and were baptized. Father Alexander Valignant, Visitor General of the Jesuit Missions established in che East Indies, came in that capacity to iuspect the establishments of the Order im that quarter of the world. It was deter- mined soon after tosend an Embassy to the Pope, then ranking mighest among the potentates of Christendom. For this purpose four young nobdle- men of royai blood were selected. ‘nis constituted the first Embassy ever seut by Japan to a Western Power, and was considered at the time an event of the greatest consequence, The second Embassy, now in the United States, is more numerous, ana perhaps charged with more important duties; but in the sixteenth century, when trade with the East Indies was regarded a3 the broadest and easiest road to fortune, all that pertained to that part of the earth was looked upon with absorbing interest. The ambassadors were attended by two councillors of mature years—men who had attained drstinction in learning and knowledge of tue outside worid, . ARRIVAL IN EUROPE, They sailed from Nagasaki February 20, 1682, ac- companied by Father Valignani, on 4 Portuguese snip bound for Macao, the great ceatre of uro- pean commerce in the East. After a stormy pas- Sage they arrived at Macao, but were obliged to re- main at that piace six months, as the season tor taking passage for Malacca had passed, When at length the Emovassy renewea their journey they en- countered violent storms, Dut at last reached Ma- lacca, passug as they entered the harbor the wreck ot a richly treignved saip that had sailed tn com pany with them irom Macao. Afver many days they arrived at Goa, where the Viceroy of tae Indies urmished the Embassy with a good ship, in whicn thev had a favorable passage round the Cape oi Good Hope and arrived at Lisbon August 10, 1634 It 18 not unworthy of notice that the present Embassy, travelling by a new and unknownroute when the former one was on its ‘way to Rome, has also encountered storms and de- tentions, The snow blockade on the Pacific Railroad caused the Japanese to halt several weeks at Salt Lake, 10 something like @ similar way as in 1582, the young princes were compelled to remain at Macao, Now, however, that the ambassadors are in Wash- ington, and the objects of special attention, it will noi be entirely without advantage to observe how the first Embassy was received in Europe nearly three hundred years ago:— ESCAPE FROM PIRATES, Four years before their arrival Portugal haa Passed under the rule of Philip IL, who nad then United on his head the crowns of both the East and West Indies, and to him these ami lors ‘were charged witn iriendly messeges. The Viceroy of } Portugal received them at Lisbon with every a'ten- ) tion, At Madrid Philip 11. himself accorded them @ hearty welcome, accompanied with every mark of distinction, Having traversed Spain they embarked at Alicante, but were driven by @ storm toto the islana of Majorca, thereby escaping an Algerine fleet and a Turkish squadron, both of whicn were cruls- ing im the neighborhood. Sailing thence the: landea at Leghoru, and soon reached Rome, Marci 22, 1635, RECEPTION AT ROME, Aquiviva, General of ine Jesuits (fourth successor ot Si. Francis Loyola), was very pressing on the Pope for a reception without display; but Gregory Xiis, (the same who reformed tne calendar) nad determiued Mm a consistory that the honor of tne Church and of the Holy See required a different course, Tue ambassadors were met at, Viterbo by the Pope's light horse, and were escorted into the’ city by & long cavalcade of Koman nobies, They were met at tae gate by the Senate and the magis- trates. The streets were crowaed witli people, and the’ strangers were greeted with deafening shouts, As they alignted Irom their carriages they were con- ducted to the Gesu cuurca, where a ‘Te Deum”? was sung. DRESS AND APPEARANCE OF THE PRINCES, The next day a Mg ope procession was formed, headed by the light horse and foilowed by the Pope’s Swiss Guard, officers of the Cardinais, Ambassadors of Spain, France and Venice; Roman | princes, the whoie Roman nobility on horseback, pages and officers of ambassadors, with wumpets and cymbals; chamberiains of the Pope and officers of the palace in red robes, Then followed ihe Japanese ambassadors on horseback, in na- tional dress, cousisting of turee silken gowns of a | light fabric, one over the otner, of a white ground, splendidiy embroidered with fruits, leaves and bird Jn tuelr giraies they wore two swords, symbols of dapanese gentility. Their heads were shaven, ex- cept hair around ears and neck, whre the ‘hair ‘Was gathered into a cue vent upwards, but bad no covering. Their features were hardly less diverse trom the European standard than their dress; yet te whole expression of alr aad manners were modest and amiable, but with a conscious sent- meut of nobility. The Prince of Flunga came first, between two archbishops; Prince Aruira followed, between two bisiops. ‘Tne commissioners, WhO also rode on horseback, were suitably attended, Agreat Dumber of richiy dressed courtiers ciosed the pro- cession. As vie ambassadors crossed the bridge of St. Angeo all (he cannon of the castie.were tired, to whic’ those of the Vatican responued. This was me ee ee for all tne bands to strike up. They con- tinued unul the party reached THE HALL OF AUDIENCE. The Japanese Ambassadors approached the foot of the Papal throne each with the letter of his King in hand, They deciared tn their mother tongue, in voices loud and alstinct, that they had come trom the extremes of the earth to acknowleuge in the per. son of the Pope the supreme ruler o: ine Christian Church, and to render to him homage 10 the name of the monarens tuey represented, as weil as for themselves. ‘The iivpression mace on the beholders 1s stated to have been deep and affecting. ‘The ap- pearance of the young princes themselves, who had essayed so many dangers to come to pay nomage to the Holy See, Was more expressive than words, and it drew tears and sobs from the ter part of the audience, Gregory XIII., himself greatly agitated, hastened to raise them from their Kneeling posture. He missed their foreheads many times, and, Groping wars upon their shoulders, biessed them over an overagain. The Japanese were then conducted to an aicove, @ We Secretary of the Consistory read ‘the following LETTER FROM THE JAPA’ KING, addressed tu the Pope, It reads:—‘Full of conf. | dence in tne grace and mercy of Almighty God, I write with Ql! possivie submission to your Holiness, The Lord, Who governs heaven and earth, the sun and aii the celestial hosts, has made itlis light shine upon one Who Was plunged 1 ignorance and buried in deep darkness, It 1s more than thirty years since this Sovereign Master of Nature displayed ail the treasures of bis pity In favor of the Inhavitanis of these countries, He sent then thither the Fa- thers who have sowed the seed of the Divine Word in these kingdoms of Japan, and fle was pleased, in His infinite ty, Lo cause @ part of it to fall under lar Lg for which I feel my- indebted. If tue ware} have had to suet Tay old age aud my iprmides bad not oreven' EB THE POPR’s g To this reply Monseigneur Bocapadull responded Commands me, nose cable toda to sag to Sot at to say to you Dom Protats, ‘tiny ot rma: Dom. Francis, King of aod Dow King of Omusa, have may imitate so goot an example, may destroy ldolatory, and may adore in truth and Justice the Sovereign Lord who has created the universe.” ‘This reply finished, the ambassadors were con- Gucted to the foot of the throne and kissed the feet of the Pope, alter which the Cardinals, drawing hear, embraced them, and put to them many ques- Bens eal to thelr wavels ana the rarities of their country, A JAPANESE COLLEGE ENDOWED. At length the Pope exciaimea, ‘1 have mow lived long enough since I have seen this wriumph”—a Prediction that was very soon fulfilled. The two ambassadors of blood royal were direcied to lift ‘up tne train of his robes, un honor monopolized, 28 far as European princes, were concerned by the ambassador of the Emperor. The Holy Father hav- ing been thus conducted to his apartments, a splen- did banquet was served to the company. A private audience followed, at which the Pope announced that he had endowed the proposed new seminary at Pucheo with an annual dotation of 4,000 Koman crowns, DEATH OF GREGORY XII. Bat all this Joy was soon damped and turned into griet by the unexpected death of Gregory XIIL, April 10, 1585. sis successor, Sixtus V,, who, as Cardinal Montealto, had taken greatly to the Japanese, was not less favorable to them as Pope. ‘They assisted among the ambassadors at his coro- nation, bearing @ heavy canopy, and held the basin for His Holiness to wash in when he said mass, ‘They occupied equally honorable positions wuen the Ponti was enthroned at St. John Lateran. Finally, on the eve of Ascenston, in presence of all the Koman nobles, they were created : KNIGHTS OF THE GILDED SruRS. The Pope himselt girded on the swords, while the spurs of the two princes were buckled on by the ambassadors of France and Venice, Alter this the Pope placed avout their necks chains of gold, to wnicn his medal was at- tached, and then embraced them. The young princes were dismissed with brief addresses to thelr sovereign. From Rome they were escorted out of the city with all honors, ‘I'he ambassadors went by way of Loretto, where they paid their de- votions, to Venice, and thence to Milan and Genoa, at which latter place they embarkea for Barcelona, They declined, as they had been so long from home, @ pressing mvitation trum Henry Ill. to visit. France, and alter anew audience with Puilip IL they set sail trom Lisbon on their return vo Japan April 13, 1586. THE EMBASSY RETURN HOME. The Embassy returned to Japan after an absence of six years, bu¢ in the meantime the native pricsis had stirred up the feelings of the people against the Christian missionaries, ‘he persecutions of tne Roman emperors were but trifles in comparisoa with the wholesale butcheries in Japan, During one day—April 12, 1688—37,000 Christians were put vo death, Nothing could appease the alarm of the heatnen priests but total extermination of the Chris- tiang, and the ignt of the Chrisuian religion, which had shone in full brightness, was soon extinguished in the blood of numberiess martyrs, and Japan fell back into @ policy of total exclusion, The decree issued 1n 1637, which ISOLATED JAPAN FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD, ‘Was as 1ollows:—‘‘No aapanoee ship or boat whatso- ever, nor anv native of Japan, shall presume to go out of the country. Whosoever acts contrary to this shall die, and the ship, with crew and goods on board, shall be sequestered till further orders. All Japanese who return from abroad shall be put to death. Whoever discovers a. priest or a Christian Shull be reworded. All persous professing tne doc- trines of Onristianity—the worship of the fathers— or bearing this scandalous name shall be imprisoned in the common jail, The whole race of Portuguese, with their mothers, their nurses and whoever be- longs to them, shail be banished to Macao. Wuo- ever presumes to pring a letter irom avroad or re- turn after banishment shall die; aiso all who pre- sume to memorialize in lavor of those condemned to death. No novieian or any soldier shall be allowed to purchase anything of a foreigner.” CRIME IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY. What the Grand Jury is Doing—Long Stand- ing Outrages to be Accounted for—Conster- nation Among the Justices of the Peace— One Official Arraigned for Felony and Balled in $5,000. ‘ In the Circuit Court at White Plains, West. chester county, yesterday, alter the business for the day had been transacted, Justice Tap- pen, in the absence of one of the Justices of Sessions, called Justice Flanagan to the bench, and after the customary oath had been ad- ministered William F. Browne, a Justice of the Peace at Morrisania, was arraigned on an indict ment for malfeasance in office, to which he pleaded “not guilty,”’ and, through his counsel, requested to be admitted to bail. Judge Tappen—I scarcely understand the case, District Attorney Briggs—Your Honor, the in- dictment now presented is a most serious one. William F. Browne, the prisoner at the bar, a justice of the peace at Morrisania, is charged with having neglected to pay over to the County Treasurer the amount of fines and penalties paid to him in his official capacity, neglecting to report the amount to tne Supervisors, as by statute provided, thus com- mitting a misdemeanor, and also with feloniously spproprianng, the amount to his own use. + J. Johnson—Your Honor, although I am glad to see that our prosecuting officer is waking up, I ain sorry to see that the first victim 1s my young friend here, wno is not only young in years, but young 1n office, having held the ‘office only six months, There are ola Justices in the county, many of whom have held the position for years, and I Cannot see why he should be the first one pitched into. District Attorney Briggs—If Your Honor please, the fact that the prisoner 1s tue first Justice ar- raigned is no evidence that he is the first indicted or that the prosecution is not carried further, and 1 assure the counsel that his client is not to be made the only object or sacrifice to the public feeling in Westchester county, which will not be satisfied until the Grand Jury have thoroughly investigated the whole matter, and no exceptions will be made during the investigation, Counsel must un- derstand that I am_ not personally reiernag to the prisoner, who shall have every opportunity to relieve himseli of the serious charges preferred against nim; but if the evidence adduced before the Grand Jury 18 true, although he isso young in office, he learned his lesson early, and he learned i¢ weil, for the receipts of hundreds and hundreds of dollars is sworn against him. He wild not be the only one tried, for all those who have violated the law will be punished by the law il found guilty, At the same time, as public prosecutor, I intend to give him and all the fullest opportunity to prove their innocence, The enormity of the offence in this instance requires bail in commensurate amount. Johnson—I move, Your Honor, that Mr. Browne be admitted to ball in @ reasonable amount, We are prepared to offer guod recognizance, Juage Tappen—I fix the batt at $5,000, in recognt- zance satisfactory to the District Attorney, for ap- pearance in this Court on Thursday morning, at alf-past nine o'clock. ‘fhe required pail was given. BOILER EXPLOSION IN HOBOKEN, Yesterday morning a sad accident took place in the house of Alderman John Curtin, in Hudson street, which came well nigh being attended with fatal results, The feed-pipe of the bouerin the kitchen had been frozen, and the servant naving drawn off aconsiderabie portion of the liquid a partial vacuum Was created within the vessel. Tne fre was lighted, and, the apparatus becoming in- vensely heated, suddenly thawed the feed pipe, tne steam generated and an explosion en: Frag- ments of the snattered range were shot against one of Mr, Curtin’s sons, and ppreda very dangerous injuries about the head. He was also scalaed by the steam. The servant narrowly escaped, her chignon ig carried off by apiece of metal. Much sym- hy is felt for the amicted family, Mr. Curtin ing a prominent and highly respected citizen. DUELLING IN VIRGINIA, RicumonD, Va., March 6, 1872. Alexander Mosely, editor of the Whig, and James C, Southalt, editor of the Znquérer, were arrested this morning to prevent an anticipated hosule meeting. ‘They were bothplaced under bonds ia $1,000 to keep the peace. THE IMPORTERS AND GROCERS’ BOARD OF TRADE. Aregular meeting of the Importers and Grocers’ Board of Trade was held yesterday afternoon. A communication was received from the Cigar Manu- Assoc! lative to the use of the fooms ct tee Soard of trade for their meetings upon & suitable compensation being gg Sy mt Board ten was ecutive Commitige. with gower. adwnurned have visited ¢ne holy oven onesie | THB UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, Meeting of Stockholders in Boston anf Receipt of the Annual Report. > The Receipts and Expenditure for the Past Years Operations of the Land Department and Gen- eral Financial Condition—The Pennsylve- nis “Railroad King” Gives Way to Vanderbilt in the Manage ment—The New Board of. Directors and Officers, Boston, March 6, 1672, The stockholders of the Union Pacific Ratiroaa held their annual meeting at the company’s offee in this city to-day. The attendance was quite lange and the business transacted, so far as It affects the future of the road, was the most important of any Since the completion of tne great trans-continental thoroughfare, Hitherto the management of the in- ternal affairs of the road has been in a measure under the control of Mr. Thomas Scott, the “rallway king” of Pennnsylvania, or of parties who were working in his interest; but to-day the situation has been changed by the declination of Colonel Scgtt to be re- elected, which deciination carries with tt those of his mmediate associates connected with the Pena- sylvania Central, and has resulted in tran Terring the management to the Vanderbiis interest, The meeting was harmonious fer the most part, little dissension being manifested, and the general rule was hailed with great satisfac tion, Among the prominent gentlemen presen’ were Messrs, Augustus Schell and L. P, Morten, bankers of New York and London; ex-United States Senator Benjamin F, Wade, of Ohio; Messrs, Price ‘and Wilson, of the National House of Representa- tives; Mr. George M, Pullman, of Chicago, and Mr, G. M. Dodge, of Council Bluts, lowa, SENATOR BEN WADE TAKES THE GAVEL. Colonel Scott, President of the company, was at sent, and the meeting was called to order by Mr. Jonn Duff, Vice President, aud “Ben” Wade was subsequently called upon to preside. After a tew Insignificant preliminaries, Mr, Rollins, the Scere tary of the company, proceeaed to read the annual report of the directors, which embraced a record of the operations of the road for the year 1871, THE FINANCIAL REPORT—EALNINGS. The following 13 a summary of the report aul» mitted:— Passage earnings. Freight earnings. Company treight, Express earning: 3,123,510 08 3,276,053 6® 352,935 44 Mail earnings. 743 80 Car service 57,469 13 Rent of but 15,809 54 Miscellaneous . 103,934 88 Total. $7,521,682 16 IT Conducting transportation. $667,815 of Motive power . Maintenance of Malutenance of way General expenses, tn Total —bein, NET KARNUSO FOR 187L he expenses being calculated as 17 and 87-108 per cent of the earnings and leaving the net earn. ing ior the year 1871 at $3,921,115 30. COMPARISON AND RECAPITULATION, The total amount of revenue, as compared witm last year, 18 as follow: $7,625,277 11 1870. sees 7,521,682 16 1871 . Showing a decrease of.......... Showing @ decrease Of......s.0++-+++6 1,076,847 98 “ee Increase i the net earnings is shown as fol- Ws:— Net earnings in 1871. $3,921,115 88 Net earnings in 187 2,947,862 2¥ Increase . 973,263 08 REVIEWING THE RECENT SNOW BLOCKADE, The foregoing report is supplemented with com. ments, which go on to say that the revenues for the company for tue year have fallen considerably be- low the estimate, owing mainly to the detention caused by the storms which have prevailed throughout the entire winter. The weather has been unprecedentediy severe, and precautions which, according to the experience of ail previous Jeats were ample, proved insuMctent, Every- hing, however, tat, in the opinion of the Chief Engineer and general superintendents would expe- dite the trafic upon the line and secure the comfort of those who were delayed was provided, and it is believed that no actual suitcring resulted from the detention. By judicious management in the opera- tion of the line the net earnings, it wil be seen, show a handsome increase over those of last year and approximate the estimate made in the report submitted at the last meeting, i THE BRIDGE OVER THE MISSOURI, AT OMAHA, has been pressed to completion, and will be open in @ few days for the passage of tratos. OPERATIONS OF THE LAND DEPARTMENT, The operations of the Land Department during the year have been satisfactory. The number of acres sold from March 1 to December 31, 1871, has been 102.276 62-100, yielding in cash $733,081 86, an. average of $3 81 per acre. ‘Ihe cash recel| of the Land Department from March 1 to December 31, 1871, has been $319,680 49, and Out of these $229,000 of land grant bonds were can- celled by that department and over $80,000 remit- ted to the trustees under the mortgage securing the same. Up to the close of tne year 1571 500,000 acres have been sold in all, yielding $2,102,123 96; an average of $4 20 9-100 per acre; and the amount of land grant ponds cancelled has been, by the Depart- Ment $935,000; by ‘Trustees, $261,000; and tor whe balance, the company Jand notes, maturing in one, two and taree years, with interest. The receipts have thus'far beén more than sumicient to take care of the interest upon the outstanding land bonds, BOARD OF DIRECTORS BLECTKD, The meeting then -procesded to the election of a board of fifteen directors, and the following gentle. men were chosea unanimously:—Horace F. Clark, Augustus Schell, James H. Banker, Oliver Ames, John Duff, Elisha Atkins, Oakes Ames, L. P. Mor- ton, R. E. Robvoins, James Brooks, G. M. Dodge, Sidney Dillon, G. ushneli, George M. Pullman, F. Gordon Dexter. Messrs, Clark, Schell, Barker and Dexter are the new men on the Board in place of Messrs, Scott, Thompson, Carnegie and Dennison. OFFICERS ELECTED. At a subsequent meeting of the board of Directors the following officers were elected :— President, horace I, Clark, of New York; Vice President, John Duif, of Boston; Treasurer, E. H. Rollins, of Coucord, N. H.; Auditor, H. B. Wilbor. KING SCOIT NON EST. The Scott faction was not represented, and the eneral understanding Was that Lue distinguished “Raliroad King” can employ nimseif more profit ably than managing the Union Pacitic. Une ex- Geeeecr ‘was to the effect that he is to be largely identided with the Northern Pacific, and, as thas ‘Will be a rival to ihe existing lime, nis position ag a president would be inconsistent and unprofit- able. Mr. Clark, the successor of Colonel Scott, Is a son- in-law of Commodore Vandervilt. A “BOARD” DESPATCH, During the meeting a aocument purporting to be @ telegram from Superintendent Sickles was read. It was as follows :—*There 1s no obstruction by snow anywhere on the road, All trains are in motion. Cost o1 repairing the engines damaged during the blockade, $20,000. Nodamage was done to road, Snow is melting fast. No sersous injury from high water is expected.’ From the tact that the purported despatch bore no date it 18 as iair to presume that 1t was for warded some months ago. The statements con- parently very reliable reports wi ceived from various stations betwee Omaha and Oden. ‘The next meeting will be held in this city on the 6th of March, 187% SPECIAL COMMITTEES APPOINTED, ‘The new Board o| Directors appointed the follow. mmitrees:— ime cocuttve committee—Horade F. Clarke, Sidn Ditton, John Dui, Oakes Ames, Augustus Scholl M. Pullman. Government Director, James on. Committee—James H. Barker, Oliver anen, "Shisha Atkins, N, A. Baldwin, Levi P, Mor. ton, Augustos Schell; Governihent Director, & 0. Ta Harrison. La nt Commitiee—John Dutt, James Ht. pikeer, Taree ‘Ames, ©. S Bushnell, F. Gordon Dexter, B. H. Baker; Government Lirector, Hiram Price. Committee—Jonn Duff, C. 3. Bushnell, Jenmee |. Banker, G. M. Dodge; Goverument Direc- . Wade. ton Bia’ committer, to conter with connecting rait- roads—Horace F. Clark, George M. Pullman, G. M, Dodge; Government Director, James F. Wilson, THE NORTHERN PACIFIO RAILROAD, Sr. Pavn, Minn., March 6, 1872 The Northern Pacific Ratiroad was to-day opened to Red River for business, PROTECTION TO RAILWAY STOCKHOLDERS, CoLuMBus, Ohio, March 6, 1872, A bill passed the House to-day to protect stock+ holders in rallroads by providing that ali contracts , now existing between rallromla and fast (rateee Uunea are Aull and Voids