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ANTIOC The Earthquake “Visitation in Syria, with Alarmingly Fatal Consequences. One-Half of the Ancient Town Laid in Ruins by the Sheeks. Fifteen Hundred Persons Swept from Life to Eternity. Rise of the Waters of the Orontes and a, River Ran Over the Desolation. Sorrow and Suffering at the Scene of Paul’s Mission- ary Preaching. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YOXC HERALD. —~Loxpos, April 8, 1872, A telegram from Constantinople, reporting the occurrence of a most feariul and. fatal visitation by carthquake im the Hast, reached this city during the morning to-day. The despatch states that the city of Antioch, in Syria, has just been visited by an earthquake, causing terrible loss of fe and an alinost general Tuin of property. One halt of the city was totally destroyed, and 1,500 persons swept from existeace suddenly. SUDDENNESS OF THE CATASTROPHY. A rambling nolse, of almost unearthly sound, pervaded Antioch at anearly hour this moraing. The people vecame alarmed and startled. They were not permitted a moment for reflection as to the cause, When the town was visited by three successive shocks of earthquake and earti waves, the force of whica caused the buildings to vibrate | and rock to and fro. CALAMITOUS CONSEQUENCES. Houses commenced to topple over aud the tnhav. itants rushed from the falling buildings terror- stricken and shrieking in dismay. They endeay- ored to force their way from the town to the open country, but very many of them perished in the Attempt. ‘The river Orontes rose and swept over the lower Portions of the city. The two bridges which spanned the river have been carried away, and Great portions of the city walls thrown down, WOE AND WAIL OF THE SURVIVORS. Great distress prevails in that portion of the city which has not been demolished, and the tnnabl- tants are gadly in need of the assistance which 1s being forwarded to them rapidly from the ctttes | and towns more adjacent to the sceue of disaster. Sketch of the City of Antioch, ‘The city of Ahtioch—or, as itis now cailed, Anta- | tien now again, for the rourth or fifth ume, de- stroyed by an earthquake, was in ancient times one of the most famous in Syria, and at one period was even More wealthy and spienaid aud populous than | sither of tts great rivais, Aleppo and Damascus. It (9 situated on the river Aazi (ine ancient Orontes), about twenty miles from its mouth, and thirty-four miles west of Aleppo. It was tounded about 300 NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1872.—TRIPLE SHEET, TEE EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA. Particulars of the Destruction of the Town of Lone Pine—List of Killed aud Wounded, {From the San Trance. Chronicle, moron SL} ALIA, March 30, 1872 By the arrival, attwo P. o., of Colouel Whippie, by the stage direct (rom Lone las Tam enabled to iorward the parucuiars of what ‘13 woe ; douptedly the most destructive earthquake, con- sidering the theatre of the damage, wien has ever been experienced in the United States and probably jor & great number of years anywhere on this Conti- wr gtk Sooutted at twenty-five minutes past o Puesday, the 26t leur tach aay 26th, and, 80 far as I can the disturbance, [judge so, at least, irom tts be. ing the point wuere the agitation was most Vi and the greatest damage done. scale da 5 . A SURVIVOR'S RXPERIENCR. Colonel Whippie 1s the only pergou Who has yet arrived pers trom the Owens River Valley since it occurred, ant he nas been interviewed ever siace, } He was sive, 7 bing 1 a two story adove house, u, Stairs, Wheu the earthquake copurced. He sprany oui of bed, Caught ia puats, and had proceeded about ten leet into the nail ‘when be was thrown UpoOu his VACk, Lhe walls and the roof commg night down upon him, aud ne was knocked mo- mentarily insensivole. As he went down wilh the crash of the butiaing he saya, “L thought of my wile aad chuidren, and then tuis 18 death.” As soon as be came to aud was avle to dig out from the ruins he went down the street to the cenire of the town, where te hiost appalling sight awaited lim, Filty-two houses Man Ove sixth Of the population of the town, were buried boneain the ruins. ‘Lhe cries of those Who Were crushed in the fallen buildings were borne ouc Upon vile clear mountain atr with terribic aistunci- hess, and struck terror and dismay to the hearts of ‘Une relatives aud irtends who were more fortunate and had escaped. ‘Tae most terrible upheayvala were SUil golug on, tareatentng every sec: the few houses that were stil standing. ‘The citi- zeus linmediately commenced the work of removing the shattered and wrecked siructures to liverate Uuiose Who Were Only Wounded ani tind the dead, It 48 horrible to have to say that at Uns tearful time, when the air was” reat with shrisks of ‘the suitering and dytag, there were somo 80 baso ux to carry on the work of robvery and piliag Yet such isthe case. A man wio | lite, Waile 013 companion was Kuied at his side, and | Ne Siolc all the money and vainabies On ins ‘dead | Inend beiore he leit bint. ‘The elect of the heart- ending cals Of survivors ~“Oh, Where 1s my Wile “Ou, Where 18 my brother?’ “Oh, were are my ehudren 7? “Help me to ind my children !'’—may be better Imagined than described. Every man who | Was abie to stand worked at digging them out whers i Ee ae Were Cries lor help aatil long atier day- agtite Aiire broke out in Mr, Loomis’ store, beneath Which there wa3 Known to be powder stored, but | Mr, Covington, Mr. Lyman and owers, at imminent peril of thelr lives, worked at the fre unt tb wad Subited, and the danger of an explosion was averi- ‘ed, ‘The work of rescue went on ull nine o'clock, at whicu hour twenty-three cofllns were construct- eu. enty-three dead bodies were prepared ior their Hnal rest in the troubled earth, ‘Thirty of the Wounded had peen exivicated and cared Jor, of Whom, it is feared, five may yet die, Coionel Waip+ he baa counted 861 separate and disunct shocks, Tuere Were tour distinct Kiads 01 shocks, The ciiect of one he describes as if an enormous moasier Shell situated exactly beneath the town had veen exploded aud came up almost to their feet wilh & dull thud, and as it reached the suriace produced a lerritic vibration; another waz a quick, violent 03+ cillauon ol the earth without any nolse ‘or siga but Its motion; the tuird was preceded by a souud uke the long roil which drams beat belure battle, ‘Then | Was like a 200-pounder Parrott, fired irom a moun- tain side, the ucise seemlag Lo scale the mountains to thelr vase, and when this passed over a terriic Wwembling commenced, Tne protoundest sympathy 4s felt here for Une suiferers, A meeting of our clu: about 9700 have already been subscribed, and pro- Visions, blankets, &c., will be at once tor. warded. Everything in the town was destroyed that was perisnavie, such as food and all the goods in the stores, 1 send you a list of toe kilied and wounded, and aiso the proceedings of @ meeting held by the citizens Ol the late town, Exaggerated accounts had pre: led Colonei W nippie’s arrival here abvut an cior- noua Aperture heing opened in the earth, yoloa- Story thal a wale Was Opened 200 feet Wide; tiventy., Acrack 13 made through the vu! Unircy miles long, nortiew: from Lone Pine, bw Ibis hot very extensive, Tuere has beea no vol- canic demoustrauion. fn Killed there. ‘Ine Inyo Jadep@guient ouice Was badiy pled, the press being capsized, No town Was seri- ously damaged except Loue Pine, Minutes of Citizens’ Meeting at Lone Pine. Lox# Pixx, March 26, 1872. A public meeting was leid vy the citizeus of Lone B.C. by Seleucus Nicator, and named by him in honor of his father, Autiochus, fliteen other cities, ; Aone of which have, however, s0 successfully sur. | vived the attacks of time, enjoying at abont | te same period a like disiinction. Situated | (irectly in the track of the caravans , from Mesopotamia and Persia, in a beautiful valley | atthe foot of the mountains, which rise at tis | point from & narrow {fringe o! low ving shore, with | abundance of water anda singularly fertile soll, the | city soon became wondcriuily prosperous, and the | wares of Bagdad and Mosul, of Casamere ana | Benares, halted in its caravansaries on their way to | the bazaars of Byzantium and (ne markets of Rome, | One cause of its weaith and groarness was no doubt | the energy and industry of the colony of Greeks, of ; Athenian ancestry, by whom it wss peopled, ana | #ho had been removed from the neighboring city of Antigonium by Seleucus. It was for several gener. ations the favorite residence of the Scleucid Princes and became the capital of Syria. Splendid pniaces | and baths and amphitheatres and tempics were | built by the munificence of its rulers until tt was as celebrated ali oyer tne astern world for the graud- | eur of ité architecture as for the wealth and luxury | and devotion to pleasure of Its mhabitants, No | doubt it lairiyearacd the compliment of being | termed ‘Anuoch the Beautitul” and the “Queen of ; the East.” At the height of its spleador it num- | | | ' 1 | Pine tor the purpose of gaming miormation regara- ing the numver of dead aad disavied by the terrl | bic eariiquake which visited our town this moraing berwoen tue hours of two and three, and to devise Means (0 Assit AS Jar as possible the distressed, and to Care for the sick and the homeless and bury the dead. F, H. Burroughs wa elected Prestieut, aud Major koberé Goldman Secre- tary. Tis organization was eifected at six A. M., and the meeting adjourned to eight o'clock. At eight Lae President called the ing to order, A motion was made by S, Seaun to appoint a citizen committes of live to gather the dead and provide coMas and report at the next meeting. The lresi- dent appommied S. Seaua, J. 4H. Lodge, Mr. Dinero, Mr. Luokia and it was moved and carricd that a committee to ascertain the number of sick and disabied be appoinied, and report at the next meeting. ‘The lollowing were appomted:—Aa. C. Harvey, Mr. Hart and Juan Macy. The meeung thea adjourned to ten o'clock of the 27th, At this meeting tie Commuitiee on Deaths, Funerals and Casuailies reported the following:— VAST OF THE KILLED, Jules Madelon, aged forty-five years, native of rge Jocelyn, aged forty years, native of Lowsa Mauirti-er, intani; Aiuce May- Sou, aged teD years, Caulorma: Bran agell tairiy-live years, Mexico; José age? filty years, Mexico; J. Montarm, aged sixty years, Frauce; Miss Lucy, years, Ireland; Lorenzo Me years, Mexico; voli D. Ybese Calle; Antonio Montert, Mexico; Maria Cordota Ya years, Mextco: Polures Tarracon, aged e| California; Louisa Tarracon, aged seven years, Calis foruia; Autone ‘farracon, tnlaat, Californias’ Paii- omua Heuriques, four years of age, Caintornia; Al- yeu vedi f au " . berto Henriques, two years of age, California; bored 700,000 inhabitants, aud was the scene | Pointe vapita, aged SIXW yours, Ville: Willian of almost uninterruptel 5 ¢ goles and sles, | forty-two years, sfoxas; Ignacio Cordova, Its suburbs Were espdciaily fioted “for | a Jeo. their beauty. A ring of verdure surrounded iis wails of reddish stone, and «itis gules were the sacred fouutains and groves of Daphne and a world. | famous Temple of Apollo, It fell into the hands of the Romans in 64 8. C., and wae planted witha | Latin colony, whose members enjoyed the especial | privileges of Roman citizens, Soon after the death of Christ the Gospel was preached by the Apostles, harat, Airs, Burahardt, Mr. MeCwll, ). P, Carter, Miss Joken, Mrs, Joslyn, el Winppie, J. Mansine, Jalil, Cod G. vraneitiy, Me 6. Culiys aud t Larricn, f Murphy, Andres Lunas, Ss Mun 1. Varca, J, Cordoba, K. Larracon, J, Boron, and a flourishing Christian Church was founded, Indeed, it was at Antioch that the followers of Jesus ' first assumed the name of Unristiaus, About 115 A, D. itsuffered terribly ‘rom an oarthquake, but was restored by the Emperor Trajan, In 165 A. D. it ‘was destroyed by fire, but was again rebuilt. AS the Christian religion spread over the Roman em- pire its inbatitants gradually became exclusively Christian, and in the second, third and fourth cen- | turies It was the principal seat of Ube true Taith in the East, ten councils being held within [ts wails between ihe yeurs 252 and 380. When the Latin wer waned it suffered greatly from the attacks of Perse, and about the same period endured thr at lainines, one Of Which, in 331, Was so severe at Wheat rose to the price of 400 pieces of silver @ bushel. Between the fourth and seventh centuries tue city was three umes destroyed by earthquakes: In the sixth ceutary 1t was mide e seat of & patriurciate, Which included jn is rovince the Syriau, Mesopotamian and Cilicia ‘Churenes, it was taken by the Saracens in 635, together with the rest of Syria, and from that tine ‘has steadily declined in importance, In 975 it was again annexed to the Western Roman empire, anu, having been retaken Dy the Mosiem tu 1004, was iu 1098 captured by the Crusaders and made the Beat of a little Christian Kingdom, uoder Pohemond, the son of Robert Guiseard. it rematmed in Unriatian hands jor nearly two cenuiries, aad was then taken, after terrible losses, by Sultan of Egypt Sines then i been one of constantly perity. The Christian religion ainiost out, and, though it hal fouriven mosques, 1 did’not possess a single Christian cuuret unt an American missionary was sent there a lew years Ago to found @ now churen. In tits ho mot whta signal success, and the missio: raais Oc sionally contain very imeresiing accounts OL thts revival of the influence of the Cross, in Lv22 at was ie earthay ent a miserable tie = pearance Antakiek 1s at pre: Arab city Of about seven ile butit of square mud houses, with sloping and fal rools—Dby tie Way an unusaal feature sor an Rastern city—ana with narrow iittic sirects, nolsome With slaguant pools Of water and alive wich troops of hungry, maagy curs, Strange asit moy seem the American civil War somewiat luproved Jor a tine we prospects Of this ruined eiry, Stimulated by. the high price of cotton, tho ind owne of the soll in the nelghborhoou, waich js very Well fitced tor suck cuiture, becaine meaustrtows cotton raisers, and tuere ” was founded by an Engitsh coinpa ver, did nob pay, ani was al ‘of years ag ent 3 gone down the landed proprietors have subsided into their natural state of needy iteness. From wie preceding skoteh 1 will 69 seen that t{nere have previously quakes tn Aleppo i and 182% [tis a thousand of fii of Calitornia, where our ovourred. , 626, 587 1 tis cliy is Within $01 the antipories hyvake sensation Bioaro, | und Inhaotanis, | Tesponsidio cruzens to Sollett subscrinuoens im the btaic, a gr deal oi sufiering having beca caused by the 1a) nt and coniimuous eartiquakes, & | great namper of people having lost their al and | the lew mercnaats being wnadte to give relief, Une. | whole stock of merchandise beng a maas or ruin ani wreck. There 1s no lumber here to erect even u | temporary habitations, nor any of the common | Necessanes ol life, such as flour, groceries and | clothing. The lollowing gentlemen were appotaved | such committee:—J. B. Dinero, 3. Seaun, Jono Lue cas, C, Bogall, T. H. Burroughs, Colowet Charies of independence, and | Whipple, Wiliam D. moore, 8. P. Movitt, of Independence, On motion Colonel Whipple was appointed to Oo Visaita, San Pran- cisce and other potnts to solicit atd to start up bulla. x3 aL once | nthe meeting adjourned until ten o’ciock of the | 28th, to bury the dead and look after tne wouuded, THE BLACK i iL6s, A Proclamation from General McCook, Act- vernor of Enkotn— 4 Warning to tir siators invading Indian Territory. Yangon, D. T., April 8 13 The following proclamation has been issued hy General McVook, In the temporary absence of Gov- ernor Burbank, in pursua of orders from the Department of the interior: | PROULAMATION BY THE GOV RITORY. 4 Information having reacied the oMce of the Ex ecutive OF sald Terrilory through various sources Vo the elfec! that combinations Of men have beer and ure now peing made, with a view to catering ant ocenp) ing the region of country known as the | Biack Hills of Dakota, winch Is within the reser vation vuging to the Sioux Inatans, under the plea thas sata Black Hil, country has valaable min eral deposits, as Well as quantities of Umber Mt ior NOR OF DAKOTA TER- lumber, Now, therefore, I, Edwin S McUook, Secretary and Acting Governor of the Terrttovy of Dakota, by direcuon of the President of the United turougi the Hon. Columbus Delano, Secretary the interior, hereby warn all 8 unlawiul combinations of mea, of whate locailty, ov tnder Whatever plea or cuse operauing, that any such atrempt ex- to Violate out treaty stipulations with these Indians, or diatury tie peace of said Territory by an effort to luvade, COCAYY OF settie Upon said reservations, | will not only ve Miegal and likely to diacurd the ‘peace beiwveea te United Staves and sant Tati, but Will be disapproved by government, aot oH atch efor are persisted hit government Will usc 80 Much Of its civil god miliary power as may be necessary to remove from: inis Indian territory all persons "ho go tere I viovation Of law. | wie Fo ATeny whereof 1 have hereunto set my | id ‘ferritory. band and atixod the geal of the sai Given ab my culce, In the city of Yanston, this 6tu day of April, A. De 187% DWIN MCCO! Secretary wud Acring Governor Dakows Te) Nong. Were Larown down, and flity-tour persons, or more | ond 10 destroy | was sleeping, Yoacito,a butener, escaped with his | plo says Mr. Goldman told tum, about s1x A. M., thas | ; the noise aied out and the chul came on, The tourth | zens is now bemg neld at the Graham House, aud | noes burstiag out, and Kindred reports. We had a | depeadence suilered severely, but no one was | A motion was made@o appoint a committee of flye | states, | FRANOE. The Nation Still “Struggling Between tho In- terests of Aristocracy and Radicalism. Art Not Univerea!, According to an Artists’ Jury—Communists Preparing for a Fatal Conclusion. TELEGRAM 1B THE NEW YORX HEALY, Panis, April 8, 1872, During the recess the President has remained pretty near the inital point of | most of tho time in Paris, and gives receptions and dinners at the palace of the Elysée, The Permanent | Committee of the Assembly object to this practice | a8 anunderhand preparation for the removat of the seat of government to Paris, PARIS FORTIFICATIONS, President Thiers nas been tn consultatton with j General Frowsard with regard to ihe ortidcauons of France. BOURBONISM, The Duke do Montpensier ta in this city, REFORM. M. Gambetta {3 making a tour and was last at Angers, POLITIOS LEADING TO DEATH, There are now in the prisons of Versailles tventy- { to communists under sentence of death. H ARI NOP O¥ MEAVENLY INSPIRATION, The jury of painters of tne apnual exhibition have rejected two pictures sent in by Gustave Cour- “f ho provinces, conduct of that artist bas disqualifled him from | Competition with hovorable men, PRESIDENTIAL OFFICIAL REGEPTION, | President Thiers gave a reception in Panis this evening, whicn was well atteaded. The oficial ; aud diplomatic bodies were largely represented. AID AND COMFORT FOK NAPOLEON. M. Rouner has left Paris for Uniseluurst, it 13 | reported that he took with him three miilions of ; francs for she ex-Kmperor. GURMANY. The Parliament Assembled in Session and the Royal Speech Read by Bismarck—National Consolidation, Economie Frogress and Peace Under Imporiaiization. TELECPAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALB, BERLIN, April 8, 1872, The session of the German Parliament was ; Opened to-day, The Emperor was not present, and the specch | Irom the throne was read by ne Chancellor of the | Empire, Prince Bismarck. The speech enumerated the varions subjects of legislation to be submitted to the Perltament for the roguigtion and development of the national mstitu- ; Mons, Among them are new military and penal codes, unilorm becr and malt taxes, and the ratifica- tion of the commercial treaty with Portugal, of the consular convention with the United States of America and of the postal treaty with France, The imcrease of German commerce permits the government to raise its estimates of the revenue, and, accordingly, reduce the rates of taxation, Bills are promised to provide for the disposition of the loan surplus of 1871 and of the sums received od account of the French war indemntty. Alsace and Lorraine are recovering from the shock of the late war. The foundations of German administration have been laid in those provinces, The new University of Strasburg will open on the Ist of May, and grants will be required to provide tor the scientiic establishments comuected wise Oe institution, The Prime Cewucelior conciuded the royal ad- dross With the following expression “to the meme bers.”—*You will share the satisfaction felt by the federal government at the resuits of the first year of the empire, and joyfully anucipate turther developments. You wil. elg0 receive with satis{ac- tion the assurance that the policy followed by that | government has proved successful in retaining and strengthening the contidence of all foreign Powers, | ‘The strength acquired by impertallzsilon 1s the bul- wark of the Fatherland, and the guarantee of peace to Europe."’ IPALY. Royai Visitors Returning Hume from Rome, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Rome, April 8, 1872, ‘Their Majesties, the King and Queen of Deamark, in company with their Royal Higunesses the Prince of Wales and Princess Alc. ira, took thelr depar: ture from this city to-tay. The Prince and Princess of Wales have gone to Florence, YROUBLES IN HAYTI Arrest of the United States Consul for Prot:cting a Haytien “Goneral’—Londing of Insur- gents and Capinre of au Arsenal— Tho Invaders Fut to Flighs or Taken and Shot, TELEGRAM 19 THE HEW YORK HERALD, Torr av Prrsce, March Prt Via HAVANA, April 8, 4872. A disagreement has broken oul between the local authorities of St. Mare and the United states Con- | snl at that port. A Haytien General, walle being led to prison, took refuge in the house of the C sul. The Consul protected the General fora ti | but was arrested by the autnorities, The Consul | was subsequently released. The matter will be set- tled by the higher authorittes, Titrty men from Monte Christi lauded in a schooner at Cape Haytien and seized the arsenal, holding it one mght and adaey. They were dually | driven out and several killed, Tuose who escaped touk to the woods, a wnt of ihe Hnytien Insurrection. Bostox, April 8, 1872. By letters from Cape Haytien, March 13, we have | the following information:— During the night cf the 15th and 16th of March a band of Haytien exiles, with Cinna Leconte st their head, and recruited by some Dominicans, avtacked and captured the arsenal at Cape Haytien. friends in town were frightened by the military pre- cautions and refused to join the imvaders. Early on the 16th the national troops attacked | and recaptured the arseaal and put the invaders to | flight, who fled to the woods, inna Leconte, with seven others, were captured and shot on the 16th, and on the 17th six more were captured, five of whoin shared the same fate. | Another A CUBA AND PORTO RICO. Arrival of Spanisi Reinforcements—-The United States Steamer Nantaske!—The Spanish Conservative Victory in the Flec- tions of Porto Rico. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD MAvana, April 8 1872, | Advices from Santiago ae Cuba to the 3d instant | have been received, A steamer from Spain had Janded 1,000 reinforcements for tae Spautsi army ta Cuba, The sanitary condition of Guantanamo was very | unsatisfactory. The American man-of-wac Nantasket arrived at Santiago de Cuba on the soth of March, ‘The long dronght in that section had ended, ‘Dhe elections iu Porto Rico for the Cortes resulted in @ victory for the Spanish conservative party, | which by extraordinary efforts succeeded In elect- ing eleven out of thirteen members, The news of the resnit of the elections in Spain and the colonics is received with great rejoloing by the Spaniards here, Captain Genorai Valmaseda has gone to Santiago de Cuba, | bel, the communist, on tne ground that the pubite’ | j nations. Their | ENGLAND. Parliamentary Consideration of the Elec-| The “Soreheads” Getting Ready toral Ballot Bill. Condemnation of the Spanish Colonial Labor Plan | TRUMBULL IN : THE in Cuba—Compliment to a Committee Chair- man—Criminal Celebrities in Court— Sunday fermons in the School of Nature—1he Supply of Cotton. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORX HESALD. Lonpon, April 8, 1872, ‘The House of Commons this evening took up the Ballot biil in Committee of the Waole. Mr. Bentinck and other conservatives proposed amendments, which were successively rejected. SPANISH EMBARGO ON ASIATIC LABOR. In the House of Commons Viscount Enfleld, Under Foreign Secretary, in reply to an inquiry of Mr. Thomas Hughes, stated that the government was aware that the Havana authorities had pro- hibited Cainese laborers irom leaving Cuba. Mr, Layard denounced this action and urged that @ remonstrance be sent to the Spantsh government, COMPLIMENT IN THE COMBIONS. Mr. Dodson to-day formally witharew from the chairmanship of the Committee of Ways and Means, Messrs, (iladstone and Disraclt ewlogized the re- | uring ofMicer, after which Mr. J, Bonham-Carter Waa installed as bis successor, SKETCH OF MR. CARTER, Mr. Joun Bonham-Carter was a Lord of the } Treasury from the year 1866 to 1863, He 18 a liberal | in polities, and was first elecied member for Win- chester in the year 1847, He 19 fifty-five years of age, and 1s marrica to the eldest daugiter of tho | first Lord Northbrook, CROPINAL CELEBRITIES AND THE LAW CouRT. The Grand Jury was sworn at the Old Bailey to-day, and charged by the Judge respecting the | cases of O'Connor, the assailant of we Queen, and | Castro, the Tichborne claimant, THR UNITED STATES MINISTER. Hon. Mr. Schenck, United States Minister at the Queen's Court, hus returned to the city from Paris, THE COTTON SUPPLY. | Fifty-one thousand sevea hohdred and nivety.six | bales of American cotton were landed at Liverpool | to-day. ' | MR. BRIGHT'S HEALTH. It fs announced that Mr. Jonn Bright will resume | is seat in Parllament tna few days. He will, how: | ever, take no active part in public affairs, and has | no intention of again entering tho Cabinet, BONAPARTIST FINANCIERING, The London Post repeats a rumor which ti gave previously that Napoleon nas borrowed £15,000,000 in London, but the truth of the ramor ts authori vatively denied. Sabbath Suushine, with a Grand Stroct Cone greantion—The Sermon of Nature and Sole aco of City Society. be DON, April 8, 1872. Yesterday (Sunday) the weather was fine and warm, the sun shining out with unusual bright- ness for this climate and season of the year. London was literally out of doors. The reclaimed lands alcng both sides of the Biver Thames, known ag the Victoria and Albert embankments, which have recently been converted into pleasure grounds, were uncomfortably crowded with people, Al mo | parks were thronged trom morntay until night | The bands of maste at Regent’s ead Pasvcows PALS attracted MmuTlsandte qe fiver steamers were crowded to their utmost capacity. ‘The bridges and all public places were utilized by knots of working people, men, women and chil- | dren, enjoying the bright day and pure air, No accident or disturbauce 18 reported, although the | number of people iuall the places of resort was unusually large. THE ALABAMA CLAIMS. English Report of a Frospzct of Satisfactory fet- tlement— he Illusion Dispella: TELEERARS TO THE NEW YORK HEALS Lonpon, April 8, 1872. Tho London Post states in its issue this morning tha a rumor prevailed generally in the city last | ni@it to the effect that an important telegram hed | been recetyed at the Foreign O fice from the govern- ment of the United State, ‘This despatch, it was reported, indicated that there was a prospect that the diMerences between England and America growing out of the claims for consequential damages in the Alabama claims case would be settled in @ manner satisfactory to both The Pleasing The rumor that the Foreign Oilice has re despatch from the United States which promised a solution of the question of Indirect damages 18 pro. nounced by auinority to be without foundation, The report was Hirst published in the Morning Post, and was copied and widely circulated by the evene ing paper: Its contradiction produces a general | feeling of disa, A Froclamation from Governor Reod—famucl Lay Warnod Not to Inter ore Further with tho Intdrnal Affairs of tho State—A Ctrong Donunciation. TALLABASSER, Fla., Aprils, 1972. Governor Reed tasued a proclamation to-day, which ta attested by the great seat of the State, claiming that the action of the Senate to adjourning without giving him a trial operated as his dis- charge and acquittal from the charges preferred against him, ‘The proclamation concludes ag follows:— But now so tt ts that the said Samuel T. Day, re- gardiegs of the high and sacred rights of the people and of their majority, a3 impawted to me at the polls, unmindful ef the contusion, delay = and actual public injury resulting thereirom, has made and 13 making removais from oflice and appioniments thereto without authority therefor, thereby calling for this my proclamation | that to the end the rights of the people and the proper exercise of lawful authority shall be main- tamed; that the public credit be protected; that the property of the State be preserved; that the impose tion and COLLECTION OPPRESSIVE TAXES AUTHORITY of law be stopped; that the free and equal exercise of political rights 1n the elections soon to ocsur be nad, and that all things whatsoever affecting the public weltare be logitimately done. Now, therefore, I, Harrison Keed, Governor of the or WITHOUT State of Flortta, do hereby proclaim my authority and power In the perlormance of all the chief ex- ecutive duties, and that the acts and dolags of | Samuet I. Day, aud the acts and domgs | of the Assembly, Senate and High | Court of impenchient, as afore recite ty | to be without authority of law, and forvid bim aud | all persons acting under and by his authority from exercising any oficial power or authority, under He law, and Lovcap “PORE ALL OBEDIENCE TO THEM; and T command fall obedience to tue lawfal authority of the duly elected Chie! Magistrate of the State, 0% nereot I hereunto set my hand and pe Al of the State to ve atlixed, at | Tallahassee, tho capital, this 8tN day Of Apri, 1572, and of the mdependeace of tie United States the ninety-sixtn. HARRISON REED, si Governor of Florida, JONATHAN C. GIBBS, alaty of Bate, ove! J@eed to-day appoluted General Beracy as attorney coneral, I the place of Bisbee, ap- jointed by Day; and tT. G. Wheatons Juige of the aval Circuit, in place of Gilles, Coroner Schirmer yesterday hela an inquest im the case of Marion J. Beale, the litte girl, thirteen years of age, late of 607 West Fory-sixtn street, | who was crushed to death on the eveulug of the Syi | inst, at Porty-stxth street and Eleyentn avenue, by | being run over by entue No, 30, belongtag to the Hudson River Railtoad Company, as previously re- ported in the HEALD. The engine was running down ihe track at the nsual rate of speed, having @ | head light and the bell ringtag, when deceased at | | in a shape to be voted upon next Monday. run ate the track in advance of (ne lcgomolive, by Wich she was caught aud erushed to death, die engineer not sectag her at all, ‘Lhe jury readered w verdict oF accideatil deal. tempted t WASHINGTON. cial ~ i ? sertion of the right of thia government etthor te require more conclusive proof tuat Dr, Houard te Wholly subject to Spanish jurisdiction, or to be sat- isfed that he has not been sentenced after an unfair trial for a sympathy with the Cuban renellion, that cannot be proved to have developed at aay time into an overt avt against the Spanish authority ta Cuba, The National Morse Memorial Celebrations The committee having charge of the memorial TELD, | **v¥!ces in honor of the Jate Professor Morae, to 09 FIELD. held in the House of Representatives om Tuesday evening, 16th mst, held a fulk Private War Claims in the | pion ey ont, reported the near com. Senate. A Pacific Railroad Shindy in the House. The National Fank Lock-Up Inquiry. DR. HOUARD’S CASE. THE HORSE MEMORIAL CELEBRATION WAasuInarTon, April 8, 1872. The Fresidency—Tho Liberals Orzanizing for Cinclanati—The Sorehead Lopes Brighten ing. For some days past the manipulators of the wires in the liberal republican movement nere have been , Very active in setting pegs for the Cincinnati Con- venuon, and this afternoon they held an important conference at the Capitol There were presont Senators Schurz, Trumvull, Tipton ana Fenton, besides Colonel Grosvenor, ex-Governor J, M. Ashley and several other gentlemen of prominence, Reports * wero presented from nearly all the States, show!ng that there would be a much larger attendance at Cincin- Dat! than was at first supposed, There was little talk about candidates, although there can be no doubt there has been an understanding between them as to tbe course to be pursued in the matter, ‘The fecling was {or pushing Trumbull for the nom- nauon, but for abiding in good faith the action of the Convention should Judge Davis or Cnaries | Francis Adams be named, Sumner and Logan were not preseat, but it is well understood that they will give a hearty support to whatever the others may do for the good of the coalition. ‘The arrangements for the Convention at Cincianatl, So faras this end of the line is concerned, were completed, and in a few days an announcement Will be inade of the time and place where delega- tions from the Soutncast can secure thelr creden- tials and procure halffare tickets to Cincinnati. Senator Fenton, who 1s the head and front of the movement here, and 1s doing the organizing, de- Clares that the prospects are exceedingly bright, much more so than a week or two ago. Trumbull Js a Candidate tor the Presidency. A despatch was recently sept from this city stating that Senator Trumbuil had declared that he Would not be a candidate before the Cincinnatt Con- vention and believed that Judge Davis would bo the strongest candidate that could bonamed. Lieu- | tenant Governor Koerner, of Illinots, seetrg (is despatch, wr Sonat . ther j despatch, wrote to, the Senator aahDE AMP OEMtiod woe wy authority. in adespaten to Gevernor Koerner, sayin; is To foundation for the despatch wo w ‘There ich you Teter.” ‘he Democratic National Committee Atrnid to Meet. It 1s understood that the National Democratic Comauctee will mect in Washington apont the 25th inst. in order to adopt measures to secure the im- mediate and thorough organization of the demo- crauc party for the Presidential campaign. Whe Best Southern War Claim, The passage by the Senate to-day of the House bill of last session for the reliet of Dr. Best, of Ken- tacky, 13 generally regarded as establishing a sub- Not pletion of arrangements whien will make the event one Of great interest. Leading members of botn houses of Congress will deliver short addresses, and Oliver Wendel! Holmes will probably read a poem written expressly for (ue occasion, Letters have been addressed to the mayors of the princtpat cities of the United States, requesting them to call public meetings on the samo pight, and a plan being perfected to hold similar meetings through- out the world, to communicate by telegrapn wit the meeting here, It was resolved that the following invitation ve extended :— To His EXcRLLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF —:— The National Telegraph Monument Association have appoinied youone of the Vice Presidentaon the occasion of the memorial services in honor oF Samuel F, 4. Morse, to oe heid in the hall of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday evening, April 1. Telegraph your acceptance, and if you cannot be present, the appotutinent of a proxy residing or s0- journing here, Aadress A. & SOLOMONS, Chalrman Commattiee of Arrangements. Tt was further agreed to favite the widow and family of the late professor to be present upon the Occasion, and to become the guests or the nation. Rev. Dr, Adams, pastor of the Professor, is invited } to open the proceedings with priyer, Adintssion to the building is to be had by card oniy, ‘he Soldiers and Snilors’ tlomestend Act. The President on Thursday tast signed the bit granting homesteads to those who served im the army ana navy during the rebo'lion. It thus becomes law. It provides that every | private soldier and officer who has served in the ariuy ol the United States during the recent rehet- | Hon for ninety days or more, and who was honor- ably discharged and has remained Loyal to the gov- | ernment, including the troops mustered into the service of the United States by virtue of | the third section of the War Appropr@tion ret, | approved February 13, 1852; and every scamen, | martue and omtcer, who has served in the navy of | the Untied States, or in the Marine Corps during the ! yebellion for ninety days, and who was honorably | discharged and has remained loyal to the govern- ment, shall, on compliance with the Homestead law, be entitled to enter upon and receive patents for a quantity of public lands (not miperas) not exceca- ing 160 acres, or one-quarter section, to be taken | in compact form, according to legal subdivistons, including the alternate reserved sections of public lands along the line of any railroad or other public work not otherwise reserved or appropriated, and other lands subject to entry under tie homestead laws, The act defines the manner of settlement, and makes the imporcant provision that the time ot ser- vice shall be deducted from the time necessary to perfect utie to the lands, Those ineapacitated from service by wounds will be allowed the full term of their enlistment. The provisions for actuat settling and improvement remain in force, modified, however, to allow of eu axeut entering onthe hor staea, vu demanding that the soldier or saulor shall withia tH- steer wecsuribed persouatiy com~ sucuce se;tlement and Improvemonts, fliness of the President. ‘The Presi teut is suffering from a cold, with which he has been afiicted for t wo or three days, and res mains in the private portion of the Execuitve Man- sion, He consequently received no visitors tus morning. Georgia State Bonds. A-ccommittee of the orgia Legislature, consiste ing of Senator Thoiass J. Simmons, chairman; Jonn J, Halt aud Garnet McMillen, togetier with General Rovers Toombs, attorney for the committee, and Aiton Algier, Assistant State ‘Treasury Clerk, passed through this city to-night en route for New | York, where, wnaer a resolation of the Legislature, | they wiil investigate the sale of Georgia State bonda stantial precedeat for the gradual recognition | ‘ued and dispo: ed of while Bullock was ee v of that State, It1a said that the amount of bonds by the goverument of all claims that can | faced, and into the iranster of which by Bullock be brought strictly within the definition of | this commat: 1s to inquire, amounts to nearly damages inflicted upon the property of | $12,000,000, $7,500,000 of which were Issued as ated loyat citvzens by the military operations of | t0 Various railroads which are uncomaleted and with the Union forc2s in the Southera States. A prece- dent for the clalm of Best was found in an act of | the previous Congress for the relief of a resident of ‘Tennessee, whose dwelling, like Best's, was razed to give sweep to the guas of temporary detensive works, and a strong lobpy influence was exerted in behalf of both cases for the sake of the precedent, Civil Rights in the House—Tao Pacific Kai's roudsThe Appropriations Prosxressing— The Money Lock Up in National Banks. ‘he number of bills and resolutions offered for reference to-day was not as large as usual, and the Civil Rights bul, whick has been vending for Many weeks, was put forward by the previous question being seconded, ana the engrossment of the bill ordered by a vote of 100 yeas to 77 nays. Itis now The opposition seem to have lost thetr interest i its passage, There was a little scene between Mr. Brooks, of New York, and Mr, Negley, of Pennsylvania, which promised for a time to prove exciting. asked leave to introduce a resolution to appoint a commutice to lavestigate the condition of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads. When Mr. Brooks.objected to ita reception Mr. Negley angrily asced if it was proper for a stockholder of the road to object to 3 matter so just. Mr. Brooks retorted by asking if a tool of Walt street, interested In stock speculations, was a fit person to offer such a resolution, It not being in order to suspend the ruies Mr. Brooks insisted upon his objection and the resolution was withdrawn, It seems that the people tuterasted in the stock of this road re- ceived intelligence that a ring had been formed to getup a furor in rezard to Its financial condition, and through it to lower tie price of its stock and so make handsomely by the operation, Upon learning this project they telegraphed the fact to Mr, Brooks, who was on the lookout for the resolution, aud re- ceived it with a broadside. On the other Land it 15 alleged that the read Is on the verge of bankrupiy, and that investigatiun Lato its affairs is necessary. In any event the whole proceeding to-day was dis- graceful, and reflected discredit on both sides. Mr. Hovuper, chairman of the Committee on Bank- ing and Currency, offerea a resolution directing that committee to Investigate any nationat bank alleged to bo engaged In a conspiracy to lock up currency, with a view to procuce @ money pantc, ‘with power to send for persons and papers. This was agreed to, with an amendment by Mr, Cox ale recting the Secretary of the Treasury to report any information he nas received on that subject and what legislation 1s necessary to prevent its recur. rence. Tae House went into Committee of the Whole on the Legisiative, Judicial and Executive Approprtta- ton blil, which has been returned by the Senate with nivety-ttiree amendments, of which about twenty-five have been concurred in by tne commit. tee. hight of the passed the House; two more have been in the House ready for action several days, and the eleventh, the River and Harbor bill, was launched this morning, There remains but one more of the regular bills, the Miscellaneous bill, and that will be ready in a week, The House was clearly in no mood for work to-lay. After considering the Appropriation bill tor a short time, quite languilly, and doing one good deed in abolishing the practice of printing the laws of Congress In small country newspapers—the jod only serving as sO much pap from government to keep journaltstie life in them—at four o’¢lock the House adjourned, De. Hounri’s Case. The House Committee on Foren Affairs will meet (o-morrow for the Consideration of Mr. Ran- dal’s resolution concerning Dr. Honard, on which they have leave to report at auy time. Dr. Houard, of Philadelpiita, a brother of the condemned man, has furnishea @ statement which con- tradicts In some Important particulars the late leiter of Secretary Fist to Vice Presideat Colfax, but which 1s mainly argumentative as to his prother’s right to American protection, The gen- eral belief and the wish of a majority In Congress (ia that the committee will report explicitly (i a ) owe, Mr. Negley | mlar appropriation bills have | ont rolling stock, althowsn the fil quota ef bo | belonging to them upon compietion have already been tasued and sold. The other $4,500,090 bonds were, it i3 claimed, issned by Bullock to deiray ex- penses of the Legisiature ana to provide for ine terest accruing on bonds to 1871, wh li ty sadd only $1,000,000 was actually required for that par. pose. 1613 claimed that the tasue of these ponds, or a greater portion of them, was clearly nncoustt! tional, and that the State of Georgia is not legally responsible for them, The Freneh Charge d? Affaires. 1t is understood that the recall of M. Bellonet, the | nen Ohargé d’Aftuires In thls city, nas been | asked of the French government, EXPLOSION FROM FIRE DAMP. cr Disobeys the Orders of Bis Fire by Exposing a Naked Lamp—One Maa Killed and Twe Others Seriously Injured. Seranron, Pa,, April 8, 1872 ‘This morning an explosion of fire damp occurred in the Pinebrook shatt of the Lackawanna Iron aud Coal Company, resniting in the death of one maw and the serious Injury of two others, As the men ‘0 their work those engaged ta the chambers re the exp.osion Look place were notified by the nos4 not to go to work, as there was fire damp Tuls order was repeated several fanding, a miner named James aked lamp. The gas ignited 00k fi killing a laborer named Campbell and burning rick O'llara ser ously, If not fatally, about the face, nands and body, 3 Stone about the tace and back, x fire b in that locaitt Notwi wont mm with iis DR. HUSTON'S CASE. tee Idvenicating=The Chneges be Proven—Tie Accused Prefers inrgers BALTrMone, April %, 1872 The committee appotnted by the Methodist Eptas. copal Conference to investigate the charges against Rev. Dr. Huston, whose alleged eccentricities with the youthful lady members of his congregation have been printed In. the HERALD, are now at work, and will report this week, Although notimg is Knowm definitely of the results of thelr inquiry, euougt has transpired to Warrant the asseruon that (he charges against Pim HAVE BEEN STOWN TOO TRUE. Dr. Rogers, the Presidmg Elder of the Diatriot, and chairman of the committee, authorizes the statement! that Dr. Huston’s declaration to HERALD correspondent jn relation to hia, Dr. Roger's, state- ments at the Warrenton Conference were wholly unirue, A few days ago Dr. Huston preferred AROES OF IMPROPER INTIMACY with the lady mennvers of hts congregation against Dr. Mansey, who 1s a principal witness against him, but an investigation bas shown them gronaa- less, The report of tie committee will undoubtedly show a degree of crime on the part of this Dr. Huston each as this couniry has seldom kaown, » Never Depart Crom S CHEMICAL UAT IN Sold by all druggists. Life and Rerun the hair to whteh PHALO! 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