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NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1872—TRIPLE WASHINGTON. — (GREAT NAVAL PREPARATIONS. Fifteen Iron-Clads To Be Put in Sea-Going Order at Once. Coast Defences To Be Heavily Armed. MURMURS OF WAR WITH SPAIN. Withdrawal of Our Minister ! at Madrid. A British Admiral’s Tour of Inspection. DEADLOCK ON THE ALABAMA TREATY. Soom a te An Elaborate Plan to Save the Pieces for Future Use. ‘Amnesty Once More Killed in| the Senate. \ The Goat Island Steal Strug- gling for Life. Salt, Leather and Chicory Duties in the House. WASHINGTON, May 9, 1872. Trouble with Spain Ahead—Extraordi- nary Naval Preparations Afoot—With- drawal of Our Minister to Spain, At the session of the Cabinet on Tuesday last, | while the Alabama claims were under considera- tion, the condition of our navy was also referred to. The President said that he had for months past deplored the inefficiency of our coast de- fences, and regretted that he could not do anything to strengthen them. After an interchange of opinion, it was finally decided that every tron-clad of the navy should be ‘put in condition for immediate service. The Secre- tary of War was also instructed to make the coast defences, particularly on the Southern seaboard, an impregnable as possible, It is understood among naval officers, whose opinion has been consulted, ‘that unless we make the best of our meagre advan- tages, that we shall-be “caught napping.” The administration organ here, editorially, has the following :—‘It may be that itis not expedient to build great iron-clad ships of war at this time, or even at any time hereafter. Possibly our coasts may be defended without ships or guns, but there is little doubt that something must be or ought to be done to pro- tect our commerce, our ports and our cities against invasion and destruction.” What can be done to put our navy in a state of efficiency is being done, and therefore extraordinary efforts are to-be promptly made to put the best of the iron-clads in sea-going condl- tion, so that In a few weeks there may be not less than fourteen ready for orders. If necessary, work will be done day and night, Three iron-clads have been sent to the private yard of William Cramp & Son, at Philadelphia, for immedi- ate repairs. Those at Boston, Norfolk are being fitted out as rapidly as possible. | ‘The monitors at New Orleans can with little repair be made ready without delay. The cause of this activity cannot be ascertained, The officials at the Navy Department do not deny the preparations, | but profess ignorance as to the object of Otting them out, Information has reached the Navy Department that Morro Castle, guarding the entrance to Havana harbor, is being rapidly atrengthened, and that fif- teen-inch guns pointing seaward are now being put | in position. The order to fit out so many monitors at this time excites a suspicion that trouble is 1m- aninent with Spain. The Committee on Naval Affairs will hold a meet ing to-morrow night to arrange their business pre- vious to asking the House to set aside an evening | next week for the consideration of the various bills aiveady prepared by them, but which they have not yet had an opportunity of reporting to the House. ' Among these measures is a bill providing for the | construction of ten steamers, as suggested by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and apart from any | Yecommendations of the Secretary of the Navy in | his annual report. Not only the Committee on Naval Affairs, but distinguished officers of the navy, heretofore consulted by the committee, together with the Secretary of the Navy, are fully impressed with the necessity of an efficient navy, as our present force is inadequate for extended service in | case of an emergency; besides, it is said among public men that. our relations with Spain are of such a character as to suggest preparations, not looking to war, but to the protection of the rights of | citizens of the United States, ‘The United States and Spanish Claims Commis- j Fes although organized more than six months Ayo, have, as yet, decided no cases, there being | delays in consequence of the dimecaity in prochring | proofs. The United States having proposed that mode of settling claims of citizens of the United | States growing out of the rebellion in Cuba, there Cun be no disagreement on this point; but there are Other questions, including that pertaining to Dr. Houard, which may cause further irritation and | Fre gocasion fora more determined policy towards | instructions have been sent to our Minister at | Nuadrid, by cable to London, modifying those taken j out by him. He will, on his arrival at Madrid, pre- sent his letter of recall, setting forth that it is at his own request; that he leaves the Legation in the hands of Mr. Adee, the Secretary, who will be Chargé d’Affaires. Our Minister will, in his part- ing speech, regret that personal matters have rendered it imperative upon him to sunder the ) pleasant relations existing between himself and the Spanish government. The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs will kindly reciprocate the ex- j Pressions of good will, all of which 1s weil under- | occasion for Brooklyn and | | made | Our Minister has made himself personally obnox- fons to the Spanish government, and his recall was demanded as imperatively a8 the demand by the United States on Russia for the recall of Catacazy. To save our Minister from the disgrace of expul- sion the supplementary instructions were sent by cable to avoid, for the present, wounding the feel ings of the Spanish Ministry. The English Admiral Ingleficld’s Obser- vations, Rear Admiral Inglefeld, the naval attaché of the British Legation, who has been inspecting our navy yards and Southern coast defences, will devote the Tew days he is to remain tn this country to visiting the Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Boston navy yards. He expects to sail for England on Wednesday next, having been ordered to a subordinate command in the Mediterranean fleet. During his short stay here he has acquainted himself with the exact con- dition of our navy, the facilities we possess for building and repairing war vessels, the size and Strength of our iron-clads—in a word, that special iuformation which would be of most importance in case of a cessation of friendly relations between the United States and Great Britain. The objeqs of this fying tour of inspection is well understood at the Navy Department. It is not disguised that Rear Admiral Inglefield has had an easy task, and, with the exception of the secret plans of our torpedo eystem, he will return to England with information concerning our naval status that must be invalu- able, The Alabama Treaty Crisis—Anxiety at the State Department. The State Department is anxiously expecting @ despatch from Minister Schenck, in continuation of Un changed singe Monday, Which, with the Feats pitt tw ftby ae rrecnbeat will positively determine whether there will be any the meeting of a Tribunal of Arbitration next month, The interest felt in the forthcoming advices from the British Cabinet 1s heightened by the impossibility of forming any opinion of value as to the result from the condition in which the case now stands; though from the firmness of the President in ad- hering to what he believes to be the only terms consonant with the interests and dignity of the United States Mr. Fish is more apprehensive of the failure of the treaty than hopeful of its success, Should the next exchange of despatches end un- favorably for the arbitration, it is in contemplation to issue immediate orders of recall to agent and counsel appointed to conduct our case at Geneva, and bring them back to the United States in time to prepare for the next session of Congress an exhaustive statement and vindication of the action of our government, prior to, and under the treaty, for the double purpose of setting the country and the administration right before the world and conserving our interests against such future meas- ‘ures and opportunities as may arise for the satis- factory settlement of the differences between our- selves and England. The Amnesty Dog Killed by Sumner's Civil Rights’ Kettle at His Tall, The extremists in the Senate succeeded to-day in defeating the Amnesty bill by enforcing the prin- ciples declared in Mr. Greeley’s well known plat- form, that civil rights shall accompany general am- nesty. The consideration of the subject, which commenced yesterday and ended at seven o'clock to-night, has presented many strange featares. Mr. Sumner, the champion of the Civil Rights’ bill, offered it as an amendment yesterday, and an in- teresting debate followed, in which the democrats led offin opposition to the amendment, and the ex- treme republicans, including Mr, Morton, sustained Mr. Sumner, Thus the great combination to defeat Grant was for the nonce disintegrated, and while Mr. Sumner became antagonized to his democratic friends, he fraternized with his republican enemies, It should be understood in this connection, that a mere majority 1s required to adopt the Civil Rights bill, while two-thirds is the legal vote in the afir- mative necessary to carry the Amnesty bill, on account of the provision of law requiring that number of votes to pardon disqualified rebels, By tacking the Civil Rights’ bill, to the pending propo- enemies to it were énlisted in the opposition to amnesty measure, Ip emer words, a republican majority suce to carry it. both the Amnesty bill and the Civil Rights amend- ment for the purpose of attracting votes from either side, but the efforts of the extremists pre- vailed. Among those adopted were provisions excluding from the amnesty the members of the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses, as well as persons who have been engaged during the past two years as members of the Ku Klux Klan and | other similar organizations, When the Civil | Rights bill was finally perfected it was virtually as follows :— ‘That no citizen of the United States shall, by rea- son of race, color or previous condition of servitude, | be excepted or excluded from the fuli and equal en: | joyment of any accommodation, advantage, facil- ity or privilege furnished by innkeepers; by common carriers, whether on land or water; by licensed | Owners, managers or lessecs of theatres or other | places of public amusement; by trustees; commis- sionera, superintendents, teachers and other oMi- cers of common schools and other public tnstitu- | tions of learning, the same being supported by | moneys derived from ge taxation or author- | ized by law: by trustees and officers of church o ganizations, cemetery associations and benevole! | institutions incorporated by national authority; but churches, schools, cemeteries and institutions | of a public character of learning established ex- clustvely for white or colored persons, and main- tained respectively by the contributions of such persons, shall remain according to the terms of the original establishment, That any person violating any of the provisions of the foregoing section, or aiding tn their viola- tion, or inciting thereto, shall, for every such omence, forfett and pay ‘the sum of $500 to the person aggrieved thereby. to be recovered by an action on the case, with full costs and such allowance for counsel fees as the Court shall deem just, and shall also, for every such offence, be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, yand, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, and shall be imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than one year, provided that the party aggrieved shall over more than one penalty, and when the offence is a refusal of burial, the penalty may be recovered by the heirs at law of the person to | Whose body burial has been refused, That the same jurisdiction and powers are hereby conferred, and the same duties enjoinec i courts and officers of the United States in cution of this act as are conferred and enjoined upon such courts and officers in sections 3, 4, 5,7 and 10 of an act entitled “An act to protect all per- sons in the United States in their clvil rights, aud to furnish the means of their vindication,” passed April 9, 1866, and these sections are hereby a part of this act, and any the aforesaid oMcers failing to institute and = prosecute such proceedings required shall, for every such offence, forfeit and by the sum of $500to the person aggrieved there. y, to be recovered by an action on the case, with ait costy and such allowance Jor youngel fees gs the Court. shat deem Sar aa hath, BK couvicuon thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, That no person shall be disqualified for service as juror In any court, national or State, by reason of race, color or vided that such person possesses all other qualifiva- tions which are or may be by law prescribed; atid any oficer or other person charged with any ‘duty in the selection or summoning of jurorg who shail | exclude or fai! to summon any person for the reason above named shall, on co! ction thereof, be deemed uilty of a misdemeanor, ot less 1,000 nor biore than *- Be fined wot lows than —s pa ate dul acatnto, ordinance, Féguiation or aiecrite! Tastent with this act, or making any pve trian cae any person on account of t0Y, by the use of the word “ ‘ rel fo pedied and annutied. Mate eae 'hat it shall be the duty of the jadges oft a eral courts upon which furiediotiee 4 MSerehy conferred to ve thie act in charge to the Grand Jury of their respective courts o ce ment of cach term thereof, sacle is cg The origing! measure “was the House Amnesty bill, amended, as explemed above. At three o'clock the voting commer@ed, as stated in these de- aspatches last night that it would, and o sumMcient debate foliowed ty extend the session until each and every Senatorial stomach got twice empty. The most important vote taken was on Mr. Trunbull’s motion to strike out the Olvil Rights amendment, which resulted in yeas 20, nays 29, the Vice President voting In the negative and Bustaluing the motion. It is a remarkable coincl- cidence that this is tne second time that Mr. Colfax has been called upon to do the same thing under the same circumstances. ‘The utmost quiet prevailed during the vote, and stood here to be nothing leas than diniomatic iving. the deevest internat waa manifested in the result. sition, as an amendment, a sufficient number of secure the required number for the defeat of the ed in attaching the amendment toa measure which required a two-thirds majority | Re Anumber of amendments were offered to perfect t | from office, herein | revious condition of servitude, pro- | Both sides were anxtous, and exerted their most earnest endeavors to secure a full vote on their respective sides. Messrs. Sumner and Edmunds were particularly conspicuous in their efforts to bring in the full strength of the radical vote. Pages, doorkeepers and messengers were sent to the restaurants, com- mittee rooms, &c., tosummon the absentees. The Clerk proceeded with the roll call as deliberately and solemnly as if he had been engaged to preach a funeral oration, It was the final struggie for this session between the extremists and the combina- | tion of conservative republicans with the demo- | crats, The vote to strike out was as follow: Messrs. Alcorn, Bayard, Boreman, Carpenter, Cas- serly, Cooper, Corbett, Cragin, Davis of W. Va., Fen- ton, —, of Conn,, Goldthwaite, Hamilton of Me., Hamilton of Texas, Hill, Hitchcock, Johnston, Kelly, Logan, Norwood, Pratt, Saulsbury, Scott, rague, Stevenson, Stewart, Tipton, Truanbuil, Vickers—29, ‘The vote to retain the amendment was as fol- lows :— Messrs, Ames, Anthony, Buckingham, Caldwell, Cameron, Chandler, Clayton, Conkling, Edmunds, Ferry of Mich., Flanagan, Gilbert, Hamiin, Harlan, Howe, Kellogg, Morrill of Vt., Morton, Os- born, Pomeroy, Pool, Ramsey, Rice, Sherman, Spencer, Sumner, West, Wilson, Windom—29, and Vive President Colfax, who cast the deciding vote. ‘The subsequent votes were of less importance, for the reason that the foregoing decided the fate of the bill. . Vice President Colfax on Civil Rights. A large meeting was held this evening at the Congregational church, which was presided over by Prederick Dougiass, on the subject of civil rights. Among other letters, the following was received from Vice President Colfax CHAMBER, N, May 7, 1872. Dear Smm:—Having voted recently in the Senate upon the question of civil rights to which you re- fer, I need not make any extefided statement as to my views upon tt; for actions always speak more loudly than mere words, But if that v needed te cation, as it does not, the _ travel- ling experience of your delegates to the National Colored Convention at New Orleans, as detailed by Frederick Douglass, Sr., in the Natwonat New Era, would be its fullest vindication. If orderly, sober citizens of the United States, entitled by its constitution to equality under the law, ¢ tain food and lodging at public hotels lik of mankind,” or even average accommodations on railroad trains after paying first class fares, we should either acknowledge the coustitution is a nullity or should insist on that obedience to it by all and protection under it to all which are alike the right and the duty of the hamblest as well as the most influential throughout the land, Respectfully | yours, SCHUYLER COLFAX, F, Dovatass, Jr., and others, Committee. The Tariff Bill in the House. ‘The discussion of the Tariff bill to-day was brought down to the twentieth line, making no change in salt or leather, except on unfinished skins and mo- rocco, upon which ten per cent was charged. Con- siderable merriment was indulged in at the ex- pense of chicory, which was reduced from two to one cent per pound. Mr. Wallace, of South Caro- lina, spoke with the memories of Confederate chic- ory crowding thick upon him, and objected to the article in any form, and thought it quite right to abolish it altogether. Mr. Cox, of New York, gave the best review of the present debate in an ironical speech, full of good points and happy hits. The Goat Island Steal in the Senate. The Goat Island bill finds sufticient opposition in the Senate to make its passage a matter of doubt. Mr. Cole, who represents the San Francisco opposi- tion to it, has for two days succeeded in carrying it over to the morning hour of the following day, in- sisting on his demand that it shall be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Such a refer- ence, it is acknowledged by the friends, would be equivalent to its defeat. He renewed this motion to-day, and pending discussion on it the morning hour expired, and for the second time the matter was carried over. Improvement of the Schuylkill. The Senate Committee on Commerce have agreed to report in favor of increasing the appropriation for the improvement of the Schuylkill River from $15,000 to $40,000, The Sundry Civil Expenses Appropriation Bill. The Sundry Civil Expenses Appropriation bill re- ported to the House to-day makes a total of appro- priations of about seventeen and a half million dol- lara, The principal objects provided for in the bil. were as follows :— | ‘The revenue marine service......... $1,078,000 Lighthouse establishment, about 2,900,000, Ce irvey. 722,00 ig to States expenses incurred in raising ers... Surveying public lands Expenses of collecting public lands... Navy yards. aepexks e 1,059,000 Armories and arsenals... , + 1,107,000, For continuing the work of the New State Depart. +) ment building..... ; Fi 800,000 For continuing the Work of the New Orleans Gus tom House Lead ae 4 800,000 For a new 4 ent building at Cinclnati...; 300,00) For the same at Hartford, Conn A 100,000 | For the same at Albany, N.Y. . . 100,000 For the same at Indianapolis. R oe 109,000 For the completion of a government building at Columbia, 8. ( He ies -.. 100,000 For the continuation of the Work of the Custom House at Charleston, 8. C........ ceeeeee 100,000 For IIfe-saving stations on the | const 162,000 Marine Hospital service........ 125,000 Expenses of loans and Treasury iotes 225,000 Freedinen’s Bure ; 175,000 Public buildings grounds in’ and around Washington csi x 246,000 Capitol extension... : 109,000 | Government Insane Asylum 178,000 | Metropolitan police... ‘ 208,000 | For pedestal for equestrian statue of General | Winfleld Scott, authorized by the act of July ). . 42,000 For defraying the expenses of the Courts of United States, in uding the District of Col bia; for Jurors and witnesses and exper sults in which the United States are con of prosecutions for offences against the States; for the safe keeping of prisoners, and for expenses which may be incurred in the enforce: ment of the act of February 28, IN71..... 3,000,000 ror the Signal Service weather reports, $225,000 are ap ‘ne nited to said company at the time the assessment was made or since. Senator Morton’s Plan for Restoring Harmony to the Republican Party. ‘The President will to-morrow be advised of @ plan, whifh Senator Morton has devised, to defeat his nomination at Philadelphia. It is, in effect, that Grant is the only obstacle to the success of the republican party, and that in order to secure the election of the nominee of the Philadelphia Convention the delegates must unite for Morton as the only candidate they can | hope for success at the November election, Final Adjournment and Tariff Chances. Numerous members of Congress express the opinion that no tariff bill will be passed during the | present session of Congress, but that the Internal | Revenue laws will be changed so us to retain the | taxes only on spirituous, fermented and malt liquors, banks and tobacco. ‘They also say the Prospect is that Congress will adjourn on the 29th | of May. | Presidential Approvals. ‘The President has approved the Legislative, EX- ecutive and Judicial Appropriation bill, Also the | bill funding the debt of the District of Columbia | and limiting the debt and taxation thereof to $10,000,000, unless a further increase be authorized SHEET. THE CONNECTICUT SENATORSHIP, | The Republican Breach Widening | in the Caucus. . Eighteen Ferry Republicans Already Bolt the Cancus—The Democratic Deviltry a Great | Success and a Reunion of the Re- | publicans Hopeless. afte | Hawley Nominated by the Republicans and | English by the Democrats. NEW Haven, May 9, 1972, Wide as was the breach in the republican ranks yesterday, growing out of the bitter factional con- test berween the adherents of Hawley and Ferry, it is worse to-day, now that the bargain made be- | tween the friends of Ferry and the democrats has by Congress, NEW YORK COLORED CONVENTION. Resolutions Endorsing General Grant's Administration and Seeking Represen- tation £ onvention at Philadel- phia. Troy, N. Y., May 9, 1872 | The Colored People's State Convention, in session here to-day, adopted an address to the people of the State urging them to support the Philadelphia nominations and aiso the following resolutions :— Resolved, First—That the duty of ever; Ameri- | ome cauzen es valle oe lee of the Fepubiican party: sl thal any departure therefrom must inevitably: lead fio He cay SP Me dition ehh : Ser at We are greatly ende party, because in its rai ti mains true to the pariloss and because the republi 4 to the republican we fi Al that re- n party, true to its ears of its exist and wieked re- | and established | tl aptismal vows, have during the twelve ence not only suppressed the most eruc yor cursed a vellion. the suprem country, bu ver and wh land er found, t he Taw ts fi ry Al e | clothed hin eure it also has and de and his—despite the opposition and protest of the demo: eratic party and its allies—the recognition of their man hood and i liberal share of the tedefal patronage under | its control. \ This ‘That we endorse the adn i 3 that we regard it as statosmanlike, as fulfling our expec republican executive ought to be vurth—That we will in the future, as we have In the past, nominations when made, both State Fiyth—That we recow Republican State Convention, to be held at Elmira on the 1th instant, the Rropriety of sending w re tive colored tr rato " tutions of What | large, and res} Btute'Conyenti fluence of t m1 State York by naming as such delegate William F. But New York, our chosen representative. fully but earnestly appeal 10 | TENNESSEE “DEMOCRATIO CONVENTION. Support of Greeley and Brown « Patriotic Daty. Nasnviix, Teun., May 9, 1872. The Democratic State Convention assembled at the Capitol to-day at noon. Delegates were pres- ent from every county in the State, B.J. Lee, of | Haywood county, was chosen President, John ¢ Brown was nominated by acclamation us candidate for re-election as Governor. Resolutions were adopted as follows :— “ cratic faith the preservation of local agalnst federal encro power; the equality men befor equ) participation of all citizens In the rights and | fits of government; the subordination of military to eivil | | authority, the inviolability of the right of habeas corpus, the purification r of the govern: | ment and the faith corrupt civil serv 1 me wit national hon the union or the States, with all gu. tution: Ge cted. Weare ready to co- with Bt ood citizens in the pendng Presidential conte irrespective of party The fourth resolution declares that, inasmuch asthe Convention of liberal republican the cou he names o Brown candidates for I’ pledges maintain and ¢ numetated, and have invited t! patriotic cilizens in their supp part of our patriotic duty contest: now well nigh upon deserve the support of every. patriot in. the as against the ticket representing the principles, polic: and practice of the present federal administration while reaffirming our poses and desire to prexc ot the democratic part; verth in our behat of the people we repre: light before us, the PE i cratic party of t would be ‘unwise, and exceedingly dangerous t the weltare bt the people at large The fitth resolution provides for the appointn delegates to the Dem atl ‘ational Conventh a delegates to be ructed to carry out the spirit of the tore- ioing declarations. he sixth resolai Senatorial electors, to the districts, deney and cessar election of tw he remmaln some feeling was manifested, but they were adopt by a large majority. ‘The Convention {3 still in session. DELAWARE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION, Dover, May 9, 1872. The Repubiican State Convention met to-day. The following were elected delegates to the National Convention in Philadelphia, and were instructed to vote in support of Grant and Colfax, The New- castle county delegates are HL. T. Pickles and ¥ Clark; alternates, B. F. Booth and Andrew Ly Kent county delegates—D. J, land; alternates, D. W. D. Col Davidson, Sussex delegates—C, F and D. W. Cc, Rickards and E “ art of this ropriatio Wi which si 7 ne p al the rates of compensation established by the Postmaster General. The details of the appropriations for new light- | houses and various other objects provided for in | this bill were given to the public during its prepara- | tion. ‘This is the last general appropriation bill to | | be reported to the House this session, | Claim Agents and Treasury Employes. | heretor to be | | general order. that from this date prevents dis- bursing oMcers and agents’ attorneys, claim agents or other persons acting for themselves or in behalf of others, having accounts in process of settiement. | from confering with any employé of the Department | in relation thereto, except upon written express per- | mission from the Secretary, Assistant Secretary, or | | Chief Clerk of the Department, or head of the office | | in which the account is pending. No person may | have access to the records or files of the Depart. | ent except upon express. written permission | from one of the ofMlcers above named. Any em- ployé violaitag this order is subject to be disinissed | | Cotton Claims and the Proof of Loyalty. | The Court of Claims yesterday decided sixteen | cotton cases, aggregating awards to the amount of ¢ , two of these claims had been appealed to | ; the Supreme Court, but, the decisions being over | | ru | in pursuance of the opinion of the higher Court, | one of them was the Gaxzoll case, involymg over | | $93,000, and the other $23,000, a l, they were sent back, and judgment ordered | S | | From the deoision of the Suprema Court it ts in- | ferred that acts at the time of the seizure of the cogon is @ controlling element to determine the | disposition of the property, and the statute is thus | to be construed, namely :—Where the property was captured during the lifetime of decedent then evi- dence of his loyalty is suMfctent to maintain the tion, but where the seizure was after administr: tion then the loyalty of decedent is immaterial, and | the right to maintain the action depends upon the loyalty of the administrator. Spanish Vessols and Tonnage Dues ‘The impression prevails among owners of Spanish vessels that their ships are entitled to enter ports of the United States, under the recent proclamation of the President, without paying any tonnage dues whatever, This is not the case. Spanish vessels are required to pay the same dues and fees as are | levied on vessels of the United States and of other nations with which this government has commer- cial relations. The Central Railroad Scrip Dividends. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has or- dered the Collector at Buffalo to make legal demand of the representative of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company for payment of the special tax. assessed on its scrip dividend, amounting to $460,720, with instructions that if, after fuch demand, there is a failure to pay aceord- ing to law, to distrain upon way property belonging | met in this city to-day. | ford Journal, | The Secretary of the Treasury has issued a | 2 | in the upper part of the Stw | blacks united in the demonstragion and the speaker: | Burton; alternates, W. P. Orr and J. Simon Pen- | newill. MAINE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION, Bippevonp, Me., May 9, 18’ The Republican Convention, to choose delegate: to the Philadelphia Convention for the First district, | J. B. Butle the Bidde- | and 3. T. Pullen, of the Portiand unanimously chosen and instructed to ‘cnomination of Grant. r'e88, W vote for th SOUTH CAROLINA RATIFYING “IHE CINCIN- | NATI NOMINATIONS. | CHARLESTON, 8. C., May 9, 1872. A large public meeting was held at Geeenwood, Monday night, to Jona, ‘The whites and | ratify the Cincinnati nomi of both colors eulogized Greeley as the original , abolitionist and the friend of peace, Much enthu- | siasm prevailed. David Owens (coldred), offered the following, which wa4 pissed :— Whereas, Hora ecley, from bas bee the unrelenting’ cham the be wer of civ nd hood to old age, | not Refetittl this 1 jigious verty upon all man. | kind, and the impart ‘ocawe of justice without re- | ward to rage or color, ore, te ib ds.ms a wsolved, Th: We éartily endorse the nomin | tions of fli ginethnalt convention, a Hay allthattn | {18 Hed to sitstuin the platform. udopter «| and. in exten general amnesty, wil ive the provisions of the late | amendments, BROOME COUNTY (N, Y,) REPUBLICANS, BINGHAMTON, May 9, 1872. ‘The Broome County Republican Gontéaition, to choose delegates to the State Convention, met in | this city this aittHSdi. General John C. Rooinson, | Sherman DP. Phelps, Alonzo Wi Morrin Canitf and N, P, Brown were chos plations | jorsing President Grant and inst Hele gutes to Vote for men favorable ty his re-election | were passed. ELMIRA (N. ¥.) LIBERAL REPUBLICANS, Eawina, N. Y., May 9, 1872. ‘The liberal republicans held # preliminary meet- ing here to-night to organize @ Greeley Club, Wil- | liam 7, Post presided. About twenty persons were | present participating in the meeting, and some thirty more as spectators, The meeting adjourned | for two weeks. | BEN BUTLER A DELEGATE TO PHILADEL- PHIA, | RosTON, Mass., May 9, 19 The Fifth District Republican Convention at Salem, to-day, elected General Benjamin F, Butler aod J. F, Harris, of Ma~blehead, delegates to Phila- deiphia, and instructed them to vote for Grant and Wilson. THE DEMOORTIO NATIONAL CONVENTION, By @ clerical oversight the signature of John | 8. Davis, who represents the State of West Virginia in the Democratic National Committee, was omitted from the copy of the call for the Na- | our State Legistagare th ©) to act on all questions of public pol 0 ) right of man t | within which it isu nto the | ate | of the Old Political Landmarks—The 1 ie | The resolutions gave rise to debate, in which | ed tmp and de bat. | ¢ | inination of | their organ (the Register) in support of the fusion | is fgund that they Sannot | crats shall cast a strictly party vote for Qavernor | office-holders would ever join hands, yet such ts the | He reports that the {liness of Ferry is not calculated more fully developed itself. Indeed, there ts a gulf | between them that notning but wise diplomacy can | close, and T question whether @ reunion can b | effected at all, My letter of yesterday clearly ex- | | hibited the manner in which the demo- | crats have put their political opponents at | swords’ points; but, the more fully to de- | velop the conspiracy of the democracy to divide the republicans, I will refer toa movement | hat [have known of for days, but which only took shape yesterday. The Ferry men, anxious to ease the consctences of the barn-yard republicans, who | have great faith in party caucuses, put their wits | to work, and the result ig the publication of the fol- | lowing in the Ferry organs this morning:— | | A FERRY MANIFESTO. | ® REPURLICAN SENATORS ANU REvReSUNTATIVES OF TIE A zens and voters of tient, beg Senators and Re nm unthy in following considerations :— fundamental prineipley of our sis that every man. is bound leave to urge upon th ¢—That one of th political and etvil institut State and national rep: ment and dividual ji tion of hi K Serond—That our caucus system has its proper limits, ad which it Is produc* m= tive only of evil, and tat caucus action should | fined to cases where the right and expedie ht or where the want of pre red agree: tise the loss of Some principle oF of ‘some tm s. Inshort, that | of principle or e who hold and ment may portant representative of right: principle; when non-caueus action will bring no | power, and will give no advaniage to tl | would carry out wrong principles, then and there caucus action | es unwarrantable and injurious. Third—That Congress has, in ity recent Law, thaton the second Tuesday of the session of prescribing he Legisla tive and give the name of the ‘States Senator, recog. laid down, and meant'to hold w 1th h Re eac | sponsi him no p | | of dictation by caucns or any other pressure with which | | toexcuse hiinse}f from the exercise of his personal judg- | ment and conscience. ; u | Fourth—That the impending election of a United States | Senator is not one of the cases that by any rule of right or plea of necossity should be submitted to caucus action, In- asmuch as ul ple or measure is involved ve of other than a republican » possibly exist. | candidates have been long and fully | nefore the people ahd are known in their past acti | their views of public policy and their ability to ser | State, | The undersigned would, therefore, earnestly urge upon | the republican Senators and Representatives that they re- frain from caucus action on thissubject, and thus act {nac- cordance with the funda avernment, further the great cause of 10) tions, and spare the republic divisions and Litternesses that must follow if the decision is not lett to the uncontrolled judgment and conscience of each Repre- sentative and Seriator. dN. THOS, R, TROWBRIDGE, HENRY TROWBRIDGE, WHITNEY. RY K. WALKER, WALKER All TWINI WILLIAM PATTON, ALFRED WALKER. UKE W. W. WINCHESTER, ND. PARDEE. The first three gentlem ssrs. Woolsey, Bacon and Twining—are professors in Yale College, and the others are representative business men of the city. This document has had a remarkable effect, and one of the results is the publication of the following DECLARATION AGAINST ENTERING THE CAUCUS of to-night. It is signed by four representatives from Fairfield and New Haven counties, but four- teen others, I learn, have signed it since it: publi- cation this morning. These eighteen are the | leaders of the Ferry bolters, and it is very certain that they will carry others with them, ‘The mant- testo reads :— To tne Rervstican MeMarrs oF THE GreNKRAL AssEM- BLY i= tblican members of the General | which gave him some | drama of 3 rather than to discard him fora newman. Mas- sachusetts fully understands this principle, and has acted wisely, while Connecticut belitties her infuence in our national councils by constant changes of Senators.” I requested Mr, Sperry to candidly give me an explanation of the reasons that induce a portion of the St press to assail him for his support of Mr, Ferry, aud, after some hesitancy, he remarked that hé accounted for it by. | the fact that he had been many years chairman of TE REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, rominence, and it was | simply to neutralize his influence. While he held the position the republicans had won every election, and, while he did not claim any partieular merit for this result, the position he filled had given him: & prominence that must be curtailed In some manner by those who favor Hawley’s election. Hence the attacks now made upon him, as @ federal ofice-holder, he conceived to be Intended to weaken his influence, Referring to questions that enter the canvass Mr. Sperry said, “the capital question, I think, 18 being made a handle of for the purpose ‘of aflecting the interests of Hawley, Who is a Hartford man. T have advocated the new Haven side of the question, and, as you are aware, | there is A GREAT DIVISION AMONG THE PEOPLE | upon this point,’* “ How can it materially enter into the Senatoriu? contest?” Lasked, “It is self-evident that when the same lobby who last year worked for Hartford as against New Haven are here working for Hawley as against Ferry, who lives at this end of the State, such must be the case, Personally Ihave no unkind feelings towards Hawley; on the contrary, admire him much, but £ prefer Ferry, on the ground of possess- ing greater parilamentary experience. I under- stand that his friends are taking advantage of every little circumstance tu strengthen tim, Hartford capital constructed a railroad through Middle- Sex county, from tnat-city to Saybrook, and the fact that Hartford, the tome of Hawley, supplied the means for opening up the country 1s being used to influence the Middlesex dele to support Mr, Hawle we facts to show you that uestion is not ities, but being run simply that | srests largely enter into it.’ The cauens of the party will take place at halt: past seven o'clock to-night, and to it all look with Interest, as it will put doubtfnl men on record should they participate, [stall advise you by tele- graph of the result, lis Senatorial asa matter of Hawley Nominated by the Republican Caucas—T Democrats and Ferry Bolters Forming a Coniition Party. New Haves, May 9—Evening. One hundred and ten out of 159 republican Senutors and Assemblymen entered the nominating caucus this evening, On the. first ballot Hawley got minety-vight votes from mem-_ bers and two cast by citizens who smug- ‘The nomination of About thirty are bolters, and there wley getting more than Joint ballot. wave just left have re- first choice; but the comb: epublicans 18 almost c gled in, Ferry got twelve, Hawley was then made unanimous. of the republican absente: was no probability of E 105, at the most, on thi The democratic cau solv snglish fe tion with the Ferry and the democrats, It 18 believed, will go for pnd choice.’ If they do Ferry is certain of = ‘AUCUS Of republicans has developed Hawley’s strength, and nothing but the action of the demo. crats, who hold a winning card, can elect him, Hawley's men are somewhat disappointed. To-day Tom Acton came down, working fe Hawley’s interest, and other federal oficers who have Supported show he is the choice of tie ad- ministration, he battle is narrowing Itself to one between Grant meu on one side and liberal repub- Heans and democrats on the other, The Legislature will adjourn from to-morrow until Monday. ‘The democratic caucus, to which I was courteously admitted, was ve thusiastic, and be- fore the conflict ends they may astonish the country by a coup a'état of formidable proportions. AmU SEMENTS. —-— Wood's Maseum. Miss Marietta Ravel, the well-known pantomime , appeared last evening, for the fourth time of her present engagement, in the spectacular The French Spy.” AS on Monday, a crowded house witnessed the performance of the eful and agile actress, whose arduous efforts were rewarded with frequent applause. ‘The repre- sentations of the “French Spy’ generally depend ly on rounded limbs for success in the part. Ravel has a better claim to public favor, Her e is worth seeing as an exhibition of art. She was well supported by Keene, Sheidon and Wallac: Lina Edwin's Theatre. Anew burlesque has been brought out at thie theatre, under the title of the “Gold Demon.” It has no pretensions to high merit, and the efforts to be witty in political allusion at the expense of the overthrown Erie and Tammany folks are somewhat heavy, though well intended, no doubt, The theme is, after all, not of much import, and is simply an excuse for the introduction of some songs and dances of un- doubted Cockney favor. rt, Hogan and the Chap- man Sisters display much humor in the rendering of their parts, but the piece itself 1s so lacking in tthe Hon. Orr! os Net ung of this w the nomination of 1d they take this mode of giving their reasons for action. Fi i their constituents know Mr. Ferry to be-a ian e lity, of large legislative e: Integrity. and ‘of ‘unan fluence ple of the St would be overwheliningly | Senate, ‘Seconl—They be | advisory in thelr eve that when cane | er, and meet only to | sults that have been predetermined or prejudged, they ¢ perverted to bad purposes, and no party man {4 | bound to enter therein, and, by participation, be bound That Legislative caucuses States Senators and mem | ht with evil to the body | corrupting in their influences, and that | the spirit nand the laws, the whole hody of the Legislature, and not a majority | the prevailing party, the appointing por | Fourth—That Conyress, when it enacted that each House | shall, on the same da inet vore for Senator, and that i 7 nit trammels of “his voice,” quires that it shall be given | dons or favor of any man.” ry'srecord and services are such as Foren matter of duty and principle to th of the Uni tates, the: “without respect Fi That Mr. to make it, in th be returnes | and that his reap, | ora thing of in a cn tion is due to him; it, and that unage of the State, All republican members of the Legislature who approve of the tor ng expression of principles are cordially in. Vited to act with us in carrying them into e1 t. HAWLEY'S NOMINATION LOOKED FOR, | It is understood that nearly all Ferry’s supporters | will allow the caucus of to-night to pass unnoticed | by them, that they may remain untrammelied. It | is conceded th will be notuinuted In that | caucus; but the Ferryites will reserve thelr strength for the ballot on Tuesaday 1 ‘The democrats, all. | admit, hold the balance of power. The course of | diency deter. | id some suspicion, and many believe that rats were not sincere in their bargain y liberal republicans. To-day Thad an | interview with the conductors of the paper, and they | assure me that the democracy are acting in good faith with the Ferry repubileans, belleving that of the two candidates is more accepta- | ble on account of his independence and tailure to | blindly fotlow the bidding of party hacks at Wash | 9 ington. Lam assured tyat the democracy will not combine 01 PROPS Bee, ie Ft A THIRD MAN, tid to thet Hawiey 1s less obicetionable than H, B. Harrison, who for a day or two bas been looming up in the fight aa a compromise, The democrats are contident that they can secure nearly every member of their party for Ferry, and with the republican adherents of the "present Sena: | him. Mone ight's demogratic cus will deyelop their actual strength, and if it arry @ sumicient support to Ferry to elect him it is intended that the demo- English. The va yinent to-day 18 not a eonse a3 It has been, but the Hawley men are nervous and alarmed at the powerful combination that my first letter on Tuesday pointed to, which was not cred- Ited at the time, but which bas proved to be as important as 1 intimated. POLITICS MAKES STRANGE BEDPELLOWS sometimes, and it certainly does in this cor Few would believe that the democrats and Ali the federal oMicers here, except Marshal | Carl, are working for Ferry or Lag Vd jim. Col. | lector Northrop, of the Custom House, who is a rofessor in Yule, does not actively participate, but in a conversation with me to-day he spoke of Haw- ley’s merits and his honorable record in terms of praise, but expressed his preference for Ferry on the ground that he is aman of great experience, case. to disable him from attending to his duties and that he ts constantly improving. Postmaster Sperry and his course seem to give the friends of Hawley more trouble than any other of Ferry’s supporters. Meeting him to-day, | endea- vored to sound nit as to his reasons for Supportin i} aes and he frankly stated that he now supporte | him for the same reason that he opposed him when | he was a candidate for the Senate against L. F, Fos- ter—viz.: Owing to the fact that experience of par- Hamentary usages is much needed In a representa- | tive in the Senate, Said h believe thal OUR CONSTANT CHANGE OF SENATORS at Washington is detrimental to the best | hath | of the State, and that we cannot afford to dispe ‘A interest that not even the introduction of Horace Greeley can make the audience enthusiastic, Brooklyn Theatre. “Article 47," a play that is now familiar to the frequenters of the Fifth Avenue Theatre, was pre- sented to the Brooklyn public on Monday evening at the above theatre, The plot and story of the play are familiar to the readers of the HgRaLp, and therefore any reference to them is unnecessary. It would certainly, too, be very bad taste to institute any comparison as to the respective merits of the performance as given in the two cities. It will be cnough to say in that regard that the play is rendered at the Brooklyn ‘Theatre in a manner that is = quite in accordance with the reputation this theatre has obtained for the production of society pieces. The cast fs excellent; the parts are well distributed and with a fitness that brings out each of the actors’ specialties, Mrs. Conway 13 Cora, and the revenge- ful, er bl unrelenting woman, who carries within her a volcano of Vemyene that uitimatel; scatters her reason and destr realized, The violence and the cunning shown in the assumption of her overwrought brain in the last act was a splendid bit of acting and certainly served the applause it received. Miss Minnie Uon- Way, as Baroness de Mirac, has a part given to her that is quite in harmony’ with the vivacity of her nature, and the assumption of the carelessuess and the deviltry of the woman of pleasure is well sustained, while the redeeming feature of her character that subsequently develops itself in the womanliness and iy gh actions, a8 seen in the Tifth act, show careful study and thorough apprecia. tion of a character not by any means easy of repre- sentation, Mr. Frank Roche as George Duhamel, is, #8 usual, gloomy and sombre, and lacking even heroism that could be well introduced into a eh acter that is capable of such @ many-phased man festation. The other characters are to a certain extent placed in minor positions, with the excep- tion of Mr, Lamb, who comes into prominence on account of the fun that it seems inevitabie he should put into every character he assumes, The piece 18 very popular in Brooklyn, as was shown her life, is well ge attendance on each of the nights it has layed, It will be continued throughout the k, and will be played at the matinée on Sat- Musical and Dramatic Notes. dwin Adams appears as Enoch Arden on M Booth's. “London Assurance” is in the zenith of success at Wallack's. Miss Vienna Demorest is reaping quite a harvest of laurels in the West, “see the Vokes and die—of langhter,” is the latest pronunciamento from the Union Square The atre, Mr. Daly, in assuming the management of the Grand Opera House, still retains the Fifth Avenue Theatre. “Woodleigh,"’ a sensational dra) Lizzie Satford as the star, is this we at the Bowery. The children are in tears (tiers at the matinées) over the announcement of Fox's early withdrawal from the bustling scenes of “Humpty Dumpty” at the Olympic, fi On Tuesday evening ‘Le Prophete” was brought out at the staat ‘Theatre by the Mulder-Fabbri Com- any and achieved a grand success. Mile, Clara Bort Mme Fabbri, Herr Richard and Jacob Muller distinguished themselves In the leading parts. The opera will be repeated on Friday. Henry Clay Demorest gave a dramatic reading 1 1 on Tuesday evening, before & pai wis talents are of the most unquali- ce. #e¥Sedcreand the’various selections on the pro- imme were recited inan impressive and tnem- firrnssed manuer, He will give a second reading next week. One ofthe most remarkable musical sessions ever known in this city was brought to & closy on Monday evening by tha Seventh ip Sed Festival of the Orpheon Choral Society, @ cl red institu: tion forthe maintenance of free ae schoo! for choir and chorus singers, found eleve! ears ago by Mr. Jerome Hopkins, the pfanist. ‘he anniversary on Monday night was @otable and excellence of the , with Miss k's attraction for the great varie performances, comprising English glees and madrigals, and German rt songs, as well ag. solos, both vocal and instrumental. A great, novelty, and one warmly applauded, was the “Solo, Sextet Choir” of Mr. Hopkins, Mr. k Herman, the Berlinese pianist, was recalled after his solv, and Miss Cassie Renz fairly “carried the houge’” by her songs, in both of which her truly phenomenal yo! tional Convention at Baltimore which was furnished to the press. It ts proper to that Mr. Davis heartily endorses the action of ommitter, wit ‘of experience, ability and worth. meg” ay pee very smart in brain ower but deficient in other — requisites. do not say that Mr. Hawley would but Lam in favor ea good Senator: { not in time make a & a econ | | of the retention of cue who bas ab was well exhibited. Rev. Dr. Bellows delivered the address on “Music,” and it Wis @ masterty-etfort,