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ENGLAND. National Interests in North America and the Prospects of Democracy in the Dominion. The Radical Republicans Kept “Moving” by the Boyalists—Solid Endorsement of the Solidarity of the Popular Cause—The Cotton Supply. eee Disracli's Defence of the Monarchy and Church. TELEERANS TO THE NEW YORX HESALG. Lonpon, April 3, 1872, The Echo of to-day contains an article upon the Bubject of the union of Canada with Great Britain, 4n which it hints strongly that the connection be- tween the two countries is merely artiticial, and in- that Lord Duflerin, who goes out as Gov- Gonerat in succession to Lord Lisgar, is possi- ‘bly the last Viceroy of the Domiatoa, @HE GRISUS AND GLORIES OF TiIE DEMOCRACY, , The weil known tavern “Hole in te Wall,’? hay- Jog been used as a headquarters vy tbe republicans Of London, has been refused a licowse by the an- “fhorilies, New rooms have in asequence been Secured for (heir meetings by the London Patnotic ‘Boolety. The Hou. John stuart Mill has sent a letter to the President of the association, euclozing £20 ster- Mog as a coutributton towarts the expense of ta ohange of quarters, and expressing approval of the resistance of the organization to an attempt by Yhe goverument to prevent, by indirect means, the ussion of subjects which it 1s thought too zardous Lo Openly suppress. x THE COPMON SUPYLY. A vessel from New York landot American cotton at Liverpool to-day. 685 bales of Visracli’s Defence of the Glonarchy, the burch und tho Constitution—Cbeup Govern- Hl ent in Qentrast with tie Cost of the { accion: Syater Lonpos, April 3, 1872. @ Right Honorable Benjamin Disracil, who is Ww on # visit to Manchester, audressed an im- conservative meeting in Free Trade Hall in that city this evening. Mr. Disraeli . wy saying:—‘‘We have reassembled here proclaim our resolution to uphold the ititution of the kingdom; we have come socal talk of @ programme for future action, which will not despot! churches nor plunder Jandlords, but further the interests of the great body of the people, }The honorable gentleman then went on to make in earnest defence of the monarchy. ‘i'o the throne, 6 Said, must be ascribed the blessings which Eng- Ushmen enjoy, The sovereign does exercise a real uence. ‘The monarchy was an iustitution around hich in pertl and adversity ihe veople can rally. The English monarchy cost less tian that of any | ther nation, The expense of the sovereignty of the United States, which embraced Congress and the Btato Legistatures, a3 well-as the Executive, was between seven hundred and eight hundred tiou- Band pounds sterling, double the total of the Eng- Ush civil lst. Mr, Disvacli closed with a vindication of the itocracy and a defence of the House of Lords as QB essential element of the goverument, a FRANOE. Pnister Sohenck’s Visit from Loudon to Paris. TELEGRAM 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD. ¢ Pan's, April 3, 1872, Hoon, ‘R. ©. Schenck, the American Minister to ‘Pngliand, ts now on a visit to ils clty, * “ RA Régult of the Goneral Election and Caloulationt ofa Ministerialist Majority iu Cortes— The Rock of Gibraltar and Hopes of Its Restoration. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YOAX HERALD, ‘ MapRrp, April 3, 1872, Tho elections for members ot ihe Kiectoral Col- leges, which are to choose Senators and Deputies the Cortes, took place yesterday throughout the jom, and were conducted qnietly, except in @ordova, where slight disorders occurred. Full earns of tle result of voting have not been re- vod, but as far as is known the ministerialists } ‘pave elected 550 Presidents and Secretaries of ‘Blectoral Colleges, and the coaliltonists or oppo- Ponts of tne government 272 Presidents and 1,261 joretaries. {, Tho city of Madrid wes carried by the coalitiontsts, ‘tis supposed that the ministerialist party will ‘have 270 Deputies in the lower branch of the ortes, LATEST RETURNS FROM TH POLLING PLACES, te Additional returns—the latest in Madrid—from ¢ elections for members Of the Hiectoral Colleges that the ministerlalisig were successiul in the | winoes of Valencia, Salamanca, Iuesca, Alicante Avila, SUBSTANTIAL SUBJECT FOR FOLITICAL HOPE. Municipal authorities of tie towns in the vince of Badajos, together with the authorities @ number of towns in other provinces, have ca- int) a coalition, which has for its object the dation of measures Which, itis hoped, will lead to restitution of Gibraltar to Spain. BELGIUM. Progress of the Labbe Movoment and Carpenters i on @ Strike, TELECRAM TO THE KEW Y03% HERALD. “ BRvsseB13, April %, 1872. * Seven hundred carpentera m the town of Ver- ‘Pers havo gone on a strike. aa , CONFLAGRATIONS. Pwo Hundred Thousand Dollars’ Worth of Property Destroyed in Milwaukee. 5 MILWAUKEE, April 3, 1872, ~About half-past twelve last night a fire broke out Dyer's wholesale harness store, which was de- i , together with Zeliner & Kouns’ wholesale goods store. The book store of Strickiand was y damaged, © losses by the fire, as near as can be esti. Whated, aro as tollows:—Zellner & Bonns, whoiesaie rs, on stock and building, $125,000; partially by insurance, George Dyer & Co., whole- 9 and retail harness dealers, $75,000; insurance, 1,000; 1oas on building, $15,000. ‘oman named Keerber was badly, and prob- reaty, crushed by falling through one of the oga. Destruction of a Railway Bridge in Maine, BRUNSWICK, Me., April 3, 1872. Maine Central Railroad bridge at Topsham ‘as destroyed by fire this morning. The fire was probably by coals from a wood sawing en- Which passed over the bridge ashort time te, the fire was discovered, ‘Tne bridge was vor Cight hundred feet long and cost avout thirty ind dollars. Arrangements have been wade ¢ transfer of passengers and baggage until the fe rebuilt, $0 that there will be no retention + LA Child Perishing In a Burning Balding. Boston, Mass., April 3, 1872. 6 dwelling of Charles W. Fell, in Cambridge- was burned last night and his three-year-old on ufocated. Mra. Fell was a:tacked with heart ase on learning of her child's deatu and her 45 despaired of, “Valnatio Cotton Mill Buried in North hes Adams, Mass, ‘Wy SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April 3, 1872. vander Johnson’s.cotton mil! at North Adams, ora destroyed by fire at an carly bour this “- ‘The loss 18 estimated at $150,000; Ingured fi NEW YORK H THE ALABAMA CLAIMS. ERALD, THURSDA pre ITALIAN OPERA, British Metropolitan Club Reports of the Amount | The Master Werk of Verdi, with an Unprocee of the American Bill of Damages. TELEGRAM TD THE NEW YORK HERALD. K Lonvon, April 3, 1872, The Glove newspaper of to-day calls attention to a rumor of an extraordinary character, which has obtained currency In London, which states that the case of the American government before the Geneva ‘Tribunal of Arbitration estimates the losses of citizens of tho United States by the capture and de- Siruction Of American ships and cargoes by Con- federate cruisers, bulit or ftied out in English water, at $140,000,000 and the expenses of the United “tates government in pursuing said priva. | teers at $20,000,000. | The Glove comments with some severity upon this | statement aud expresses the hope that Mr. Giad- stone will be speedily called upon in Parliament for an explanation as to Its truth or falsity. THE DEEP SEA TELEGRAPHS. Portuguese Tabinet Effort for Electric Commu- nication wi.h Brazil. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW Y93( HERALD. Lisuoy, April 8, 1872. A convention has been signed by (te Maintenance and Construction Company of Great Britain and the goverment of Portugal for the laying of a tele- | graphic cable from Lisbon to Brazil, by way of the Madeira and Cape Verde Islands, Tie RHODE ISLAND ELECHON, All tho Nepublican Nomi Electod E the Candidate for Lieutenaut Governor. Provipgncs, April 3, 1872, ‘The Rhode Isiand State election was lvld to-day, and aivoke more than usual interest, owing to the fact that about three thousand democratic rogis- tered voters had thelr poil taxes paid for the first time in two or three years. The result, however, | was the election of the republican State ticket, except Lieatenant Governor. special issue was made against the republican date for Lieutenant Governor, the present imeumbent, Pardon W. Stevens, because of his alleged connection with trap fishing, and he is probably defeated by Charies R. Cutler (dein.) by & Small majority, although the scattering votes may throw the election into tha Legisiacure, when the republican candidate will be elected. The Journal has returns from all the towns in the State, except Block fsland, foott as follows:— pe ant Govrernor—Parion W. (rep.), 5,432; Charles R. Cutler (dem.,), 8,729. The Senate will stand tweaty six republicans and eleven democrats, and the House of Representa- lives tiity-uuree republicans, seventeen democrats and three no choice, THE OONNEOTIOUT ELECTION, Hanrrorp, April 8, 1872. Complete returns show the total vote of the State to be 93,047. Jewell bas 46,561, Hubbard 44,562, Gillette (Cemperance) 1,544, ant Harrison (Labor Reform) 330, — Jeweil's majority over Hubbard 1,999 and over all 76. The Senate ts 15 republicans to 6 democrats, and the House 130 republicans to 111 democrats; majority on joit baitot, @ republican gain of tour ou the Joint ballot over last year. In toe First Senatorial district Cole (rep.) has seven piurality and in the Twentieth district Wood. ward (vep.) Das Six plurality. Stevens REPUBLIJAN VIOTORIES IN KANSAS, eS = ca = Saisie ‘okt Score, April 3, 1872. At the city election to-day tho cltizens’ general Ucket was cleoted, with I, R. Boyle (republican) as Mayor, The Council has a republican majgrity of one. The School Board is all republicau excepting one. : OBARTER EL TIONS IN WiS0ONSIN AND MINNESOTA, MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 3, 1972, At the charter election in St. Paul, Minn., yester- day, the republicans elected the Mayor by 1,600 majori Council, At Minneapolis, Minn., @ democratic Mayor was elected, the other oficers being republicans. At La Croase, Wis., party lines were ignored, and Lynde, democrat, was elected Mayor, ELECTIONS IN MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS St. Lovis, Mo., April 3, 1872. The republicans yesterday carried the electlons in St. Josep and Warrenapurg, in this State, and tue democra's in Clinton and Chiulcothe, In Springield the offices are atvided, A Quincy (ill,) despatch says tne township elec. tions la Adaims county resuited in democratic vic- tories and democratic gains. THE GINGINNATI CONVENTION, A Call of Republicans tor a Mass Mecting= Opposition to Corrupilon and silitary Sue prem CHICAGO, Ill, April 3, 1372, A call nas been issued by Hon. J. B. Grinnell, Fitzhenry Warren, Jacob Butler, George W. Field, 4. H. Williamson and @ number of prominent repub- licans of the State of Lowa for a mass convention at Davenport on Tuesday, April 23, to appoint dele- gates to the National Liberal Republican Coavention at Clocia iat, The call ts artdressed to citizens who are opposed to corruption and military supremacy m civ administration, It 1s proposed to fold also a grand ratification meeting at Des Moines alter the Ciuclunalt Convention, INDIAVA TEMPERANGH OONVENTION, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 3, 1972. A State delegation Temperance Convention met at the House of Representatives in tuts city to-day. About one hundred delegates were present, Dr. Boyd, the temporary Chairman of the Convention, In his address stated that the object of the Conven- tion was the organization of a temperance political party, and to this en’l a State ticket suould be noml- nated at this mceting. One of the speakers sald there was nut the ghoat | ofa chance for a third party to succeed. Dr. 3. Aobot expressed himself cppoxed to the conduct of the Convéntion, Ho thought the majority suould rule, and not te controlled by a caucus, Alter a vote on the proiimtory clause in their platiorm @ dissentiont party repaired to the Senate Chamber. Finally a resolution was adopted by the seceders that no nomination should be made until alter the democratic party had presented 113 canal- dates, The main brancn in the Assembly Chamber adopted the platform of the national temperance partly, and then adjourned sine THE METAIRIE RAGES. The Third Day’s Eve! Postponcd=Stormy Weather tu the Crescent City. NEW ORLEANS, April 3, 1872. A Violent rain storm has prevailed here siuce moraing, and the stewards of the Metairie Jockey Club in consequence postponed tue races set down on the cards to take place to-day. These include the Minor Stake, for three-year-olds, one mile; the mile heats for four-year-olds, and the Metairie Cup, a Wweepstakes for allages, two miles and a quarter, uch disappointment is expressed at this annoying reak in the meeting. RAILROAD BRIDGE BURNED. HARRISBURG, Pa., April 3, 1872, The Northern Central Railroad bridge, which spans the Susquehanna at Dauphin, caught fire about nine o'clock this evening at the Dauphin side, The fire 18 supposed to have been caused by a pass. ing engine, One-half the bridge extending to the iron span was consumed, the balance of the struc+ | ture having been saved. Loss about $200,000, No } insurance, EUROPEAN MARKETS. Lonpon Mongy MARKET.—LONDON, April $—~4:90 PB, M.—Cousols closed at 9514 for botb money and the account. United Stara tvorurenty boudsy MBH, 999s ol, Of Lesa 9B5p ;_ten-fortles, 89), ‘ Pants, April 3.—Rentes, 55f, 900, M.—The cotion market closed strong jpintdditon hplanda, 14d. ; middling Or! Vd, ‘he sales of the day have been 2000 bai for speculation and export. AVRRPOOL BREADSTUFFH MARKET.LIVERPOOL, April The vreadstutls market 18 dull, POOL PROVISIONS - Soymeanigedshd sits sea ‘April . per wl. art opook MAtKET.—LIVERPOOT, Avril 6 30 P, M.—-Roatn, 8a, per owt. for common North Carolin LONDON PRODUOR MARKRET.-LONDON, April J—4:60 P, M.—Linseed ofl, 10s, ver ton; apirita turpontingy | Sis, Gd. 0 068. per cyt cand. | , aad have @ majority tm the Common | douted Cas'—The Rigolotto of Santley— A Remarkable Ferformance, Forty years have passed since Victor Hugo first | ; Dlaced on the Parisian stage bis powerful ptay of | “Le Rol s’Amu#o,"” and it has siauce become well known on the Unglish dramatic and Italian opera . Stages, through the medium of Tom Taylor, in “The | , Fool's Revenge,” ana Verdi, im the best of all M8 operas, “Rigoletto.” “ue opera was produced last night at tue Academy, belors an overs whelming housa, with the best cast ever given | * toitin this country, Mme, Parepa-Rosa appeared | a3 Gilda, Miss Adelaide Pailliys as Maddalina, Wachtel as the Duke and Sautley as Rigoletto, ‘This work bas been very seldom presented to the | American public in comparison to Verdi's ciher | Operas, and as it was given last night, for the first time, in its entirety, a short explanation of the music Will not be found uninteresting, Tae mu ters utterly | unlike Verdi tn his other compositions, as tn it he has | ; eudeavored to unite his wonderful tecundity of | melody with a dramatic design, by which each | | character 1s Individualized and each scene m the | | play ig limned in the strongest and most distinct colors, It 13, 48 It were, the bridge between | tue two styles of the composer—i e one in | which he pours torta mel aller { ) melody from his fertile imagination wiihout reference to diamatic exigencies, as ta “Evan,” “‘lraviata” and “Lrovatore,” and the other m Which, having tost the tresiness of ins eariy powers, he plans each opera on dramatic principies alone, as in “Forza del Destino” sad “pon Carlos,” which | are elaborate and wat ally periect, but heavy and ponderous in a mejodic point of view, | | But tn “Itigotetto” the intensity of patertial | love, the egotism and heartlessness of tie tiver- | une, the purity, wafrere and afierwards shome, | despair and seif-sucrificing affection of an outraged | maiden, and the cojuctry and esplégiere of the ; Slereoiyped yenime Wargent (if we may be allowed the expression), are photogravhed in music with remarkable fideitty. ‘These various aud opposite traits are particularly shown ul (he same tine in ; the magnificent quartet im the las! act, taau wineh ho more expressive concerted pivee exists Iu opera, | oe bore oF the clei share of the honors last | | night. Tt would be exacting too much from an ope- ratic artist to look ior a belier represeutative | King’s Jester. In acting he has evidently taken | Roncont for @ model and bas careiully avorded * the harlequinade of some of the otuer ii ; baritones im this role, There was real terror shown in his countenance when Monterone (the St. Valier of the drama) launched at him tho terrible matediction, aud the cry, “ha | Matedizione ! winch burst iron ‘iis lips ab ue cad of the secoud act, wnen he discovers tue abduction Of bia daughier, was fraught with intense anguish. | | Again, in the melody which be sang in the veginuiug | | Of che third act—the refrain of one of the chansons of tho buifoon—he combined a father’s anxiety ; ; and fear with the tripping, clownish measure Then the desperation with which he sought | tO. break throug tho ranks of the jeer. | ; tot courtiers, “his deflauce of them “and the scene wilh nis daughter brought the » third act to @ close m such a manner tiat the entire audien<e became convulsed with excitement, In the last act, the action bemg evenly divided, we can only speak of tae horvor expressed by lim on discovering the corpse of his beloved daughter, While the Intended viciim ata dist trols out Nis libellous satire on womel e mobile." , A bariione could not look 1 eater or my Oile plete triumph than Mr, Saatley achieved Last mirit, Wachtel vrougut gayety, eles uncontroliabie Impulse and the manuers of a verttabic Don Juan ; tothe rdleot the Du His iirst ura, “Questa o quella per me pari sono,” a sort of Lree love aecla- ration, and the well kuown “La Doan € Movile,! were given with rare eilcer, There 13 one grave fault which tis tenor idtizes im at tines, | and that suaming alter sensauon. inh his frequent fours de force he siarpens is notes beyond the pitch and mars Waal otherwise would be delightful, In the opening melouy of the quariet, “Bella figha,” he sang comme un ange The role of Glide demaads a simplicity and purity of vovalization in the second act for which Madame j Rosa's voice is admiraviy suited. ‘The lovey aria, “Caro Nome,’ lias never here received such a touch: | Ang interpretation. At the glnaie ol tia aria tue fair vocalist gaye Bin Hs pra Barling ete The | relation of ev Wrongs to her father lrtie third act + how like the lovely phrase, ‘ulle il pesie al | lempio,” 18 to a meiody tu the graud duo of “Les | Huguenots”) was full of deep emotion, and in tne quartet sie quite overshadowed her fatier, lover | and rival, | ri ‘The careless coquetry, trresisttble laugh aud per- fect ease of manner of Miss Pulilips lent a pecall charm to the +o’ of Maddatena, Mr, Aynsley Coox, as tho culthreat Sparafraiie, was eifective and artistic, as this careful arst always is, aud Mr Ua sang the sinatl rie of Monterone commendadly, ‘The woaderful instramentauon of the opera, so upli Vordv’s over | works, always supordinate to the siiuation, aud sometimes used to exp it instead of the | volce, received @ most satisiactory rendition from | | the orchestra of sixty pieces, under the direction ot | | Mr. Neuendorf., In the fiest act there was a mill tary band on the stage to aasist the orchestra, and tue effect recalied meimories of Covent Garden and Costa's orchestra, The chorus, couststiug of sixty. | three voices, has been trained’ to a degree such as | few habilues of the Academy would lave reason to expect. In the chorus ot tie abuuctors, In the sees | ond act, “ZG, 21615" the changes Irom pianissima | to forlissimo Were given with x unanimity of spirit | aud expression deserving of Aizh praise. For an opera demanding suca a nicety of coloring, | such a distinctness of characterization, such a va- riety Of sentiment and such a Aarmony in ail its | parts, the periormance last night was one that | any director might be proud o:. On ieiday night j “Don Glovannt” will be given, with a cast meluding | Madame Parepa-! Mad: Van Zandt, Miss | Ciara Doria, Wachtel, Sautiey, Cook, Roncont and | Ryse. Three military bands wilt be heard in the } ball scene, On Saturday a matinee of “Trovatore” | is promised, aud on Monday Meyerbeer's chef Mauve, “Gli Ugonotit.” ART SALE, The Coiemay-Hall Colicciion. Tho Somerville Gallery was crowded last bight to inconvealence on the occasion of tho artist’s sale, which has attracted so much attention during the past week. Every seatin the room was occupied, ‘The disposition on the part Of those present was to purchase, but they were evidently anxious to buy as cheaply as possible. ‘This natural desire | caused the proceedings to drag a@ little, as the advances were smaii, though continuous, Indeea, much tenacity was displayed by some of the bidders. ‘Lhe prices realized were moderate, consideriug tie quality of the works, but when wo coasider the ume and circumstances uader which the the pic- tures have been offered to the public, we do not think the artists will be very greatly disap- pointed. In fact we know that they have made up their minds to seli the works at a figure far velow their real value, tn order to be as liberty to under- take their pligrimage to Italy, tie cradie of the | arts, ‘Tho following works by Ci at the rices indicated :—“Dridai Veil 2 ‘Mount | ilatus, Switzerland,” $140; “irvington Point,'? ; gisd; ‘ ‘Sunrise Cape, Spain,’ ~ $250; “A | Trout Stream tho =Aurcadacks,"’ $300; “Lake Placid,” $125; “Summer “afternoon in the Genesee Meadows," $2 “Hil of | the Alhambra, — Spain,’” $2,400 “Summer | Clouds, Genesze Vailey,” $275; ‘Tne North Vom: Yosemite,’ $300: “on the River Darro, Spain, $600; ‘Ihe Mercer River, Yosemite,” $300; “Me terranean Boats,” $160; “Tree tu the Sow Mul | Valley,” $130. Mr. Hall’s works were principall, figure and fruit subjects, 4 il the follow a, nn ing amounts:—““Antot anish Mother, $160; “Lilocs,"” $161; Fish,” “Cherries”? $108; “Solita, $335; “Youth and Age,’ | $125; “Trying Fils Luck,” § Benita,’ $130; | “Grapes and Melons,”’ $300; “Soid,’" $10: The Embroiderer,” $110. The sale will be continued to- night, and will no doubt attract by the moderate prices for which good pictures cau be procured, BREAKING THE ICE. The Pioneer Steamer Connecticut OCatting Her Way Up the Hudson to Troy—Reports of Her Progress—Tbe Expected Freshet at Al- bany. ALBANY, April 3, 1872, ‘The navigation of the Hudson is now open to this city. The steamer Connecticut, Captain Hancock, left New York at six o'clock last evening and arrived here shortly after twelve o/clock to-day. She encountered sharp, heavy ice ail along from Rone dout to the piler of the Peovie’s line of steamers, She is now making the third attempt to beat her way past the draw in tho new bridge, but appa- rontly she ia unable to get sufficient steerage way to ry her througu. bai ‘Connecti it has been the ptoneer boat for the past three years, generally opening Ad the navi- gation for the season, At this writing she Is Struggling between the two bridges to endeavor to effect a clear passage to Troy. a Navigation 1s now open, and the St. John, Cap- tain Christopher, will probabiy reach here on the buh inst. Last year several boats arrived here ag early as the 7th of March. Up to this time tt has been considered that when the heavy snow Which has fallen this season in Northorn New York and Vermont should melt Albany would experience a disastrous freshet of reat magnitude, Which Mg immense damage in the neighbornood, An 1d gd prevails that this wilt be avoided, Owing to the timely passage made by the boat. 1 8—8:15 P.M. a tug broken # rut. nt ak ath having. Dr hefore ten | | Ghe | oll freights by the South Improvement Company | now investigating the title to some $250,000 worth | of bonds, which originally belonged to the Choc- | by the sharpers, | wno claim to be entitled toa commission out of ) Wilkingon, ¥, APRIL 4, 1872, ‘ ay WASHINGTON. Pc eal, Sel sey The Steamboat Bill in the House? ~ SPINNER’S DEFALCATING CLERKS Tho Modest Lawyers and the Choctaw Bonds. HULBURD'S — RESIGNATION AGGEPTED, THE OIL FREIGHT SWINDLE. WASHINGTON, April 8, 1372, Wool, Shecp and Railroad Measures in the Senate, In the Senate to-day there was little business and | much talk, The day's session started off soberly by a resolution, which was passed, of Mr. Davis, of West Virgiula, to pay John Potts, Chief Clerk of the War Department, $2,500 for services as disbursing | clerk of that Department, Mr, Ramsay followed by calling up the House bill which prescribes fine and , imprisooment for tho failure of mail contractors to | perform service after thei bids have been accepted. . it Was amended and went over. Mr. Morrill’s mo- tion to instruct the Committee on Agriculture to report any fact in 1t8 possession showing the causes | of the Muctuations 1a the production of sheep and | the prices of wool was taken up and passed. The Indian Appropriation bill, which was the regular | order, was then laid aside upon motion of Mr Lewis, and the bill to allow the city of Washington to subscribe $600,000 to the Piedmont and Potomac Railroad Company taken up, and upon this ques- on the remainder of the day was spent without dedainite result, steamboat Passengers’ the House. Tt was the dullest of dull days in the House to-day, A promise of interest was held out in the discussion of a billofered by Mr. Dunnell, of Minnesota, to grant an act of incorporation to the Great Salt Lake | and Colorado Ratlroad, and to grant to the same | road the right of way through tie public territory, | ‘This was, however, dispelled by its being made the | special order for ‘Tuesday next, by which means it | was praciically killed, The Steamboat bill came up 43 unfinished bust- ness, and, to the extreme disgust of the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, sttll remains 80, Tails bill seemed to elicit but little interest except to afew members, and the details were exceedingly dry and stupid, ‘The tog horn was again the bone of contention, Mr. Buuer, of Massachusetts, asking ihat the word tin be tuserted in place of fog, aud explained that instructions had been issued from tue Treasury Departinent that a certain Kind of horn be used in foggy weather, for which a patent had been granted, and it was to secure the sale of this article that the fog horn had been inserted jo tho bub Mr. Holman rose to explain | that fog horn did not apply to any particular kind | of horn, but provides simply that a horn be used Satety Bill inj ; F.y’ he understood these inttials meant reguiar | not make fusils apply to artillery. | complement for une contractors; his interest was | simply in buying and selling these five battertes, | | @xccedingly ; 48 much by one-third as those previously sold. A. ) testified a3 to having made a contract in connection 5 during foggy weathor, ana its use gave it the name. In view of this explanation becoming # matter of record Mr, Butler withdrew bis amendment, The Dill passed last year making steamboat owners re- sponsible for accidents to both life and property was criticised and some discussion had upon the subject of responsibility attaching to owners of ves- sels, && An effort was made to equalize and ex- tend to the Western rivers and lakes the same con. | ditiens imposed upon the East. During tnis discus. siga the House adjourned, protection against hun- ger having more vital interest than protection against explosion of steamboat borers, and another aay wil! probably be spent over the bill, Hulbvrd’s Resignation Accepted. The resignation of If. R. Hulburd as Comptroller of the Currency was to-day accepted by the Secre~ tary of the Treasury. At Mr. Hulourd’s request, made to-day, his resig- Nution takes oduct immediately. Tho Oil Combination Freight Swiadle. The investigation of the attempted monopoly of was continued before tte Commerce Committee of the House to-day. The testimony of Josiah Lom- bard, oll dealer, of Titusville, Pa., was to the effect that in the latter part of February last he shipped forty-eight cars of crude petroleum to New York under the then existing rates, elghty-seven ceats ber barrel. That on reaching tts destination he was intormed by vhe ratlroad authorities that the freight had been raised to $2 14 per barrel while his con- signment was i transi(u, which increased freight, amounting to over $5,000, he was compelied to pay, Tne ratiroad agents informed him that the new rates were directed by the South Improvement Company. He further testified that under the new rates the freightage on Mis shipments alone would amount to an annual increase of over $338,000, The Custom House Inquiry. Colonel George A. Gouraud, formerly Assistant Appraiser in the New York Custom House, was be- fore tne Senate committee for investigating the alleged abuses in the New York Custom House to- day and made a statement in regard to the seizure of Nalor & Uo.’s books for under valuation of rails and steel fish-piates. Paying the Debt Interest in London. Secretary Boutwell was before the Committee on Ways and Means to-day and urged the passage of a law permitting him to register United States bonds and pay the interest thereon in Loudon, Attempt to Rob the C2octaws. The Committee on Indian Affalrs of the House are taw Indians, This tnvestigation promises some rich developments In relation to the manner in which the Indians are despotled of their possessions There are three diferent persons these bonds for services rendered the Indians as attorneys {n procuring @ settlement of their claims with the government, One of these claims the whole amount as his fee for valuable services; an- other flity percent, while the third 13 con- tent if he can get thirty. Thus 180 per cent 13 claimed, aud it is hard to under- stand what benefit the Indians will get if the bonds be issued ag the attorneys desire. General Shanks and Secretary Boutwell have somewhat tn- terfered with the vaiculations of the modest law- yers by causing an investigation to be made, which promises to save at least seventy per cent of the $250,000 to the Indians, The statements of the torneys as to thelr claims, under oath, were beautl- fully less than the amounts first claimed, United States Treasurer Xpinner’s Troubles. Some time ago United States Treasurer Spinuer asked Congress to release him from responsibility for the peculations of hls clerks, and his petition was re+ ferred to the Committee on Claims of the House. It set forth the losses sustained through the several clerks who have been found guilty of a fraudulent use of the public treasure in nis keeping, which aggregated a large amount. To-day Mr, Hole man, from that committee, presented a resolution in the House, which was passed, aathorizing the committee to send for persons and papers in all cases and to employ stenograplile services in the taking of evidence when they deemed It necessary, It ia understood that this was proposed so as to afford bettor factlities for tne settlement of the com- plications in whieh General Spinner has become In- volved through dishonest oficers, he New Jersey Lilesaving Stations, ‘The report of the superintendent ot the life-saving stations for the New Jcrsey coast states that no lives were lost In the superiutendency during the quarter ending March 31, The Mixed Commission. The British and American Cialms Commission resumed its sessions to-day. Several memorials were filed by permission of the Commissioners, and rogated? A. jo two or three cases extcnsiona of the time to take Pohon ‘adm testimony were granted, The following, eases Vs. the United States were submitted ou printed or oral @t@uments and decisions reserved:—Walter Jonn Dobbins, No, 25; Robert Avisck, No, 27; sohn i 90; Timotby Towllng, No 9, aad | Ay hall-vass ton o'clock TRIPLE SHEET, Commission ea- oe Jonathan Braithwait, No, 31, The journed until to-morrow, British Bioocul for Bravo Berry. ‘The Secretary of State has received from sir Ede ward Thornton a binocular glass presented by the Quééa to Captain David B. Berry, of tne American ship Amelia, in recognition of his services to the crew of the British bark Danish Princess, of New- castle, on the 9tn of December last, The glass ts <{tausmitted to the Collector of the Port of New York for delivery to Captain Berry. TAS FRENCH ARMS MUDDLE The Batteries & Artillery—C. K. Garrison Ex- amined—The Mean ug of 2. ¥.—Regular Fu- sils, Republique Fransise or Remington Fils }General ingally Rorvicss—What They Couldn't Welp Knowing. ° WASHINGYON, April 3, 1872, i The Senate Arms Committee to-day examined q 5 een ; HER RODEN H INVESTIGATION More About the Torpedo Bot Engines and Iron—! Valuations—Addiifonal on (d* *9°0F Claime— Secretary Roboson On Their ra ality. WASHINGTON, April 8, 14h£> The Naval Investigating Committee mot tus” evening at a quarter before eight o’¢lock, ADMIRAL PORTER Was sworn and interrogated by Mr. Bartlett. He Said that since the fucumbency of the present Secre- tary of the Navy he occupled a position in the de- partment mereiy temporarily, and performed suct: duties ag the Secretary assigned him, His duties were advisory, He recollected hearing of the Secor claims whea Mr, Borie was Secretary. He did nos remomber having any conversation with the present Secretary until after the appoimtment of the Board to examine the claims, The witness signe® the order {or appointment of tue Board, or which Commodore Boggs was President, He spoke to the Seoretary, and the conversation Charles H. Pond, arms dealer, who gave a long ac- | Was in relation to the amount of money which they count of the batteries and other suppties bought for France, in connection with which 0. K, Garrison's name has been mentioned. Mr. Pond stated that the batteries were INSPECTED BY FRENCH OFFICERS sent to the United States for that purpose, and he thought the inspection took place ou pier No, 4 io New York or In that vicinity; these French officers put marks on the packages; the marks were “R, fusils, Mr, Scrunz, tnterposing, said the witness could Witxess—The government had supplied twenty batteries and he had purchased five to make up the } in reply to a question of Senator Hamlin as to sales | Ol arms generaliy, the witness said the sales were WAVORASLE TO THR GOVERNMENT, Frequently parties had come to him to purchase | arms and afterwards bought of the government at higher prices than those charged by dealers or mer- chants; the arms sold by the government during | the fiscal year ending with June, 1871, did not bring Tn response to Senator Hamlin the witness said he knew of no government officer who participated in tho profits of tho sales of arms; he saw no neces- sity for employing government oMcers to assist in buying arms; any man with money in his pocket | could buy as cheaply as witness or any other per: oan ae Without the intervention of a third party; | NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY MILITARY RING which sought to interfere im the purchase of arms; he knew that Generai Dyer, the Secrevary of War, and Colonel Crispin consulted together and put up the price of arms; he knew of no sates in which government oMcers were connected; he never paid one oO: them; it would be impossiole to do 80, con- Sidering their mode of transacting business, B. STEL ER with Ballentine & Billings, of London, ana Laurent, of Bordeaux, vering tweaty-iive vat. teries and 70,000 stand of smati arms, ammunition, | &e.; he allempted to fll the contract, out found duticulues in tae way, Owing to the change iu the French government. | to be sul further rest, | ton of the witness, had on hand at the (me; the Secretary informed him that he nad examined the law and nad aright toadjast the claims; witness thought that was im January, and he expressed an opinion, or was under the Impression, that the bilis had been pad; aa te | John Koaoh he did not recommend Rm to the Secre> | tary of the Navy, but wrote a letter of tatroduction to the Secretury saying thas Roach was an honest man and would do as weil os any one; he did no’ designate Roac as a builder of engines, Questioned be Secretary Robeson, the witness Said tue order of the Koard was SIGNED AUGUST 9, 1867, the Secretary having been appvinted to his office w month betore; he didnot Know by whom the clasms were refer! 0 Se ‘Y Borie; he did not thio Mr, Borie ever saw tiem, Admiral Porter, tn reply to @ question by Archer, said Leathall miormed him he thougat claims for extra work Were contrary to law; Witte uever Kuew what the result of the Boggs Board was, Witness, in response to Secretary Koveson, there was an oruor oO! Lhe Departinent that business should come through the Secretary of the Navy, gad in reply to a question by Mr. Blair, said Leuthall had imiormed him he had read AN ORDER TO PAY THE SKUOR OLAIMA, and thought that for the purpose of dding so they would have to reduce the work on some ot the vessels, a8 the money would have to come out of the general appropriation; witness mentioned this to the Secretary, Who satd, “Very well, Pil iook into it,” meaning that he would not settle the bill unsdl he had examined into the matter, ABRAHAM 8. HEWITT was sworn, ana tesufled he Was 8 manufacturer af tron in New Jersey and Pennsylvania; he was ace quatnted with the various grades ol iron; he them } gave particulars of his visit to the Brooxlyn Yard, where he examined the ron jor (he torpedo boat; he there witnessed tests and tao result was they were not all favorable; the gee fron stood the teaG very well; iron which would have stood the required tests exe COULD HAVE BEEN BOUGHT FOR $87,431, while the contract price was $130,045, Secretary ROBESON asked witness as to the highest grade of charcoal bioom iron, &c., Whed witness re- plied:—The best 13 the Sligo tron; the price yartea irom ten to twelve cents a pound; he did net know anything about the Eureka iron; charcoal wom varies M1 quality; he had seen sume bad, owtag to the quality Of the mine; witness sald there ough ; lie Eureka iron might be as good as Sligo, but he dit not kuow it, some ime ‘was occupied by Secretary Kovesou tn tke examina- ‘Cho Secretary suggested cal- culations showmg $16,000 more than the Lody of the contract. NO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS PAID. Tn response to a question by Senator lamin, he kald he had no Knowledge of any government oileer having realized money by Ute sale of Arius; the contract’ passed from his hinds to C.K. Gar- rigon the latier part of December, 1570, and in eeply | to a question by Senator Schura sald he understood | the initials on the packages, K.,"" to mean the | Republic of France; the #rench inspectors toid | him thus to mars the gouds. H ©. Ky GARRISON, having been sworn, sent up to be read a contract between the French Mmuister of War and Ballentine & Billings, of England, and M. St. Lauren France. They were to supply 70,000 rifle mu at forty-three (rancs each, and 1,000 Hnfieid carvines at forty francs each; Wwenty-tive batteries of can- non, also ammunition, &¢., all to be delivered at Bordeaux, France. ‘Tinese supplies were to be first INSPECTED BY FRENOH AGENTS in this country, two having come nither especially | for the purpose; there were certain conditions a3 | to the tume in which the goods should be delivered; @second contract was read, concinded January 23, is7l, between CG, K. Garrison and Balicutine & Billings and M, St. Laurent, tn the matter of a guar autee for the delivery of tho arms by these parties, Garrison to charter ‘a vessel to take the war mate: rial to Bordeaux; Garrison was to be paid from time to time in reimbursement of the sums of money advanced by him, arrangements having been nade for the purpose; the French iy Fave sg accepted the proposition of the contracting parties that Gar- rison should become security tor tem. Some time | after Unis, perhaps in the month of December, 1870, two of the parties came to New York and wero in- troduced to Im by Mr. Steinberger; Uey repre. sented to him that ‘THE. BANK OF FRANOR WOULD PAY nis checks as they were drawn; at first he declined to have anything to do with them, and said if they would place the money tn New York or London and | get an extension of the coniract he would ao what they required for a certain sum of money; after several acspatches with the French authorities had passed it was finally agreed by them that tuey would DEPOSIT SIX MILLION FRANCS with J. 8, Morgan, of Lonaon, to be par on certain conditions; the French government gave a reason- able time to the parties to go and do what they fad undertaken; the French government took him us security for the parttes @ month after the old con- tract with them expired; accordingly, on the 234, he made a contract with the parties above named; he chartered the ship Ontario avd paid the charter money; the batteries had been sold to these parties, but no money paid; the batteries had been ordered from ditferent places, aud he paid the money as they were delivered; he thought ho paid $144,000 on the 23d of January for artillery; there was TEN PER CBNT MARGIN; his certified check was given for that amount to bind the bargain; it was boisterous weather, and every effort Was made to ship the goods; they pro- ceeded to load the vessel with lery as fast as they could; that was in February; they had got on board at least three-iourths of the pieces and seven: ethihs of all the fases and shelis, when to lity as- tonisiment the French agents slowed nima ue- tC! Hane STOPPING THE TRANSACTION; it did not state on what ground; he thought thts ‘was tlurty days alter the contract was made witn him; the amount of money advanced by him was $600,000 or $700,000, besides the ris! witn Ballentine & Billings and 8! avrogated by the French government; a new ar. | rangement was made the June following tor the artillery, When he shipped it on a sailing yessei, under ivstruction of the Krench government; wit- ness never made a contract With (ue Frenca govern: ment direcily or indirectly, but only ENTERED INTO THE GUARANTER, as he had already stated. In response to a question by Senator Hamilton witness said he never had an interview with Mr. Treilhard, the French Minister; he requested General ingalls to see the French Minister and to state to him the witness’ understanding that the French government had ACTED IN BAD FALTH TOWARDS HIM; General Ingalls had no inicrest in the matter of selling arms, nor, to his knowledge, had any other | officer of the government; he repeated he did not | believe any officer of the United States had any | pecuniary interest in this contract; the call of General Ingalls on the French Minister was at wit- ness’ request, In the course of his testimony wit- ness Said the French government still owes him $4,000, 7 wer to Senator Schurz the wliness said he aid not know how the oflicers of the Ordnance Bu- cat COULD HELP KNOWING the war material was bought for France; {t was a matter of pudlic notoriety. Mr. ScuuRz asked Whether the witness had made any attempt to influence the State Derarsment in nis behalf? To which question he replied that he may have sent some one there to make a requost. He tried to get our Minister, Mr. Washburue, to help him. MR. WASHBURNE DECLINED THE REQUEST; the reason why he asked General Ingalls to go to see the French Minister was that he had long been acquainted with Ingalis; if General Logan bad been there he should have asked him or hry 4 ollicer of the army or other person to asglac bim; he talked over the whole matter witn Ingalls and any other per- gon Whom he thought had influence; he never con- sulted with Ingalls as to what he coald got out of the aceeneie} he was dealing with @ tnlng (meaning "1 ibs maroUr WICH HE KNEW NOTHING, Witness said he made application to, the War De- artment to have a margin he had puiup refunded ‘oO him; he placed his application on equitabig grounds; the arms were never received aud ho thougnt the government had been well pale for the | sent to the bureau about th WILLIAM H. SHOOK, Chief Engincer of the Navy, sald he held the post tion of Acting Cnief of the Bureau of Steam Ens gineering last yea he remembered papers being Secor claun irom the department; he had the impressiun the sending of the papers 1o that bureau was aa error; he toid Mr. Allyn, the clerk, to make out a statement so far as that bureau was concerned; the papers found thetg way back to the department; he cither sent or re- turned them himself; the bureau took no official action on the papers. In answer bo a question by Mr. Bartlett the wit { ) ness satd as a general thing contracts for engines are accompanied by specifications, but there are exceptions; Mr. Ericsson built ihe Puritan and Dioc- tator, taking all the responsibility and building bia own engines; tie contract for the machinery OL the Tennessee was given without specifications; the navy yards are superior in many respects to private estublishments for manufacturiag machinery; they are In-no respects inferior; engines can be bulte AS CHEAPLY IN THE YARDS AS OUTSIDE, Mr. BARTLETT put in evidence the contract with Roach for the Tennessee's machinery. The witness said ne gave instructions for the drawing of the contract; Roach made a proposition to the Secre- tary of the Navy, who directed the aking of the contract; the price was $3)0,000 and the old ma chinery, the contract being made tn accordance with Keaeh's proposition; the old macninery waa regarde as olf material and was wort $65,000; wi spews A aoa tue price of the new engines waa roagonable, Secretary Roseson sata his attention had been calied to a telegram in a New York morning paper of Monday, which spoke of what had been proved im this investigation. Now, he did not speak of that, for he presumed that no one of the comunittee or others would undertake to say what was esiab- lished at this stage of the proceed!n: but tite telegram went on further to stace What was assumed to be his detence for WHAT WAS CALLED HIS DELINQUENCY in the payment of the Secor ciaims, saying he ex- cused himseli on the ground of a misapprehension of tie law. He desired here to say that he consid- ered these claims just and equitable, and that the department was bound to pay tiem, unless debarred by the restrictions of some law, and that tt was nis opinion as @ lawyer and ag an administrative officer that there was no law which debarred these claima. Those who thought there was were either not in- formed of the circumstances or misconstrued tae effect of the law. ‘The committee adjourned at half past ton o’clook. 106 AND SNOW BLOOKADES IN MAINB. Bangor, Me., April 3, 1872. The co gorge at Bucksport has been broken, an@ the Cambridge arrived at Wiuterport and the Katah- din left for Boston this morning. The track of the Huropean and North American Railroad 1s clear of snow, and a trata from St, Joum arrived here at half-past two this moratng, VAN Nostraxn.—On Wertnesday, April 3, of te phoid iever, Many L., wife of Jacob Van Nostrand, aged 63 years. Notice of funeral witl be given, (For Other Deaths Sve Fifth Page.) 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Bean patdy he thought he eked Genera, ‘(agaits iS JOxueN BATES, Broker, 1M Broadway, vom 4 look into that matter, ani might have asked Geu- eral Ingails to do what he couid for him, Jn reply to & question by Senator Sequrz whether ft was underswood General Ingalls sAcauid use Nis Ine duence is TO GET BACK THE MARGIN for mIM, ‘Witness ropiied that he had not ryade any requost of General fugalis thathe would, not have made of anybody else. , Senator scHuRZ—Dia Yo not offer General Ingalls a considerable, aja, of mouey If he would get the margin back for, yout’ A, Not a doliar Senator HAMEIN}o you know by whom tho con- tract with Frap6 for the deilvery of arms was ab- ‘so, except by the change of tha tion. ets question by Senator Stevensou Tn respo; witness tala General Ingalls informed pop, ar ~A4 Intervicaw with Lae eitvecsam that if le be ar? e“commities then Fay ga antl to-morrow, Libraries and Books Bough¢.—165,932 Now kc Boon ddat botitsny, LT bectman streen pas. alivhonbeiniaters, Morse.—A ai Wace wale Patan ol ‘a oat ro" imgelt, ai pit eat BOGARDUS & og a BAN: yoadway, near ‘fwenty-sereutte, of. 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