The New York Herald Newspaper, May 30, 1872, Page 3

WASHINGTON. —_—— The Ku Klux Bill Again Laid Over in the House. Extending the Session to Force It Through. PRESIDENT GRANT NON-COMMITTAL Cancelling the Japan- ese Indemnity. THE TARIFF IN THE SENATE. The Labor Commission as an Amendment. Ex-President Johnson and the Buell Record GREELEY AND THE VOTE OF THE SOUTH. WASHINGTON, May 29, 1872, The Ku Klux Bill Again Choked Off Prolongation of the Session to Pass It— The President and Repressive Legisia- tion at the South, Notwithstanding the failure of the efforts to carry through the House the Ku Klux and Civil Rights bills, the extreme radical republicans, under the leadership of General Butler, attempted a similar feat to-day, which met with such an unexpected Opposition as to frighten the majority into a sudden change of tactics, and, in fact, a virtual abandon- ment of the field. The democrats, having a foreknowledge of Butler's design to take up thé aliéndatory Enforcsmcnt adi, 48 passed by the Senate, held an informal consultation, and, prompted by the suggestions of Fernando Wood, resolved to filibuster against all attempts of the majority to force action on matters of a purely po- litical character. They agreed not to interpose the slightest opposition to the Tarif? or Ap- propriation bill, and, as soon as Butler took the floor, were in readiness to carry out their programme. Under Mr. Wood’s leadership, they began making dilatory motions to prevent even the reading of the bill. The cus- vomary acenes of confusion followed, augmented by the determination of both sides to carry their points. Mr. Eldridge was particularly prominent with questions of a parliamentary character, and repeatedly took issue with the Chair. The Speaker, in a very decisive and emphatic manner, ruled him off the floor, when the determination of the democrats to fight it out on that line, even Wit took all night, became more apparent. In fact, the prospect of an all-night session was imminent, and would doubtless have been realized, but a break in the discipline of the majority occurred at this juneture, of which Mr. Wood took advantage, and @ motion to adjourn was carried. Mr. Dawes was responsible for this break, and was doubt- less induced to take the lead in it by ® conviction that the minority was suf- ficiently well organized to execute its Programme. He foresaw the peril in which the Tariff bill would be placed by prolonging the struggle, and, no doubt, admitting the doubtful propriety of hasty action even at this late day in the session on bills of such great political import- ance, Changed his vote from the negative to the affirmative in favor of adjournment. A sufficient number of republicans followed his example to carry the motion. Probably no one was more astonished or disgusted at this result than General Butler, who is said to have threatened Mr. Dawes with all sorts of political punishment for what he terms “his great treachery.” The truth is that the republicans were divided in opinion regarding the policy of enlarging the pro- visions of the Enforcement bill, so as to embrace the rural as well as the city districts of the South, ‘a6 they had previously been divided in opinion re- garding the Ku Klux bill. Many of them had been led to believe, by printed statements and through other channels, that the President desired the pas- age of ali these measures, when, in fact, he has earcfully avoided all allusion to the subject which could in any way be construed to imply,a desire to nfuence Congress either one way or the other. At the very time the fight was progressing in the House ee was receiving visits from administration Senators in the room assigned to his especial use im the Senate wing of the Capitol, during which visite, all statements to the contrary notwithstand- ing, he studiously avoided all efforts to betray him into an expression of his personal desires in the premises. He declares that, inas- much as the Ku Klux bill vests in him most responsible authority, the exercise of which at any time, and particularly pending an election contest in which he may be a candidate, would be a matter of grave concern, he cannot, consistently with his own ideas of propriety, make any suggestion in the premises. He prefers to leave the entire subject of political legislation to the un- biassed judgment of Congress. He was ac- companied by Messrs. Fish, Delano, Belknap and Creswell, of the Cabinet, or rather met them there, evidently by prearrangement. The consultations that ensued related chiefly to current legislative business in which the govern- ment is particularly interested, such as the appro- priation bills, &c. Incidentally the subject of an extra session of the Senate for executive business was mentioned, when the President stated that, if such a@ session is necessary, it is hardly probable that it will last longer than a week or ten days. It is understood to-night, after consultation be- tween leading republican members of both houses, an agreement has been reached to extend the time of adjournment until the 10th proximo. A resolu- tion to this effect has been prepared, and will doubtless be offered to-morrow or next day. The object of this move is to ensure the passage of the Ku Klax Amendatory Enforcement and Civil Rights bills, It remains to be seen whether this programme can be carried out wn Opposition to the well-known determination of | the democrats todo everything and almost any- thing to defeat these bills. The resolution is not, ae stated, the result of any suggestion made by the President, but follows from the belief of leading republicans that the passage of these important Political measures is necessary, not only to pre- ‘serve the purity of the ballot box at the South, but ‘to preserve the lives and property of Union or re- | Publicam citizens,.as well asto give them protec- tion in their right ¢o vote as they piease during the comiag canvass, The Senate and the Tariff. Genexal Sawyer offered the House Labor Commis- ston pill as an amendment to the Internal Revenue part of the Tari? bill in the Senate to-night, when it was made the subject of suMcient argument to in- sure ite defeat untess it is withdrawn ana put upon its pagsage as an independent measure, The Senate, contrary to all expection, did not eonclude tts consideration of the Tariff pin to-night. In fact, the bill is not yet out of the Committee of the Whole, and if is not probable that it will pass the Senate uptil Friday. The mese Indemnity. After a failuré'to virtually adjourn over Thursday ®y ordering the session on that date for debate only, there was quite a spirited discussion in the House over the bill relating to the Japanese Indeur nity Fund, reported by Mr. Banks from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, It provides that the Japanese government be released from any further payment of the sum exacted from it under the convention of October, 1864, Mr, Dawes gave an jnteresting account of the means NEW YORK HERALD. ‘to be paid out of this fund, Japan from any fur- on could see no good reason for it. Mr. Banks cham- pioned the measure with his usual ability, giving many good reasons why this bill should be passed. He reviewed the advancement of the Japanese na- tion, the good will and comity existing between that great Power and the United States, and earnestly advocated this act of generosity toward her. The bill passed, Rear Admiral Alden and the Retired Naval Officers, The attempt of Secretary Robeson to keep Rear Admiral Alden in command of the European squad- ron, after his compulsory retirement under the first section of the act of December 21, 1861, is meeting with much opposition from navy offcers of all grades, who denounce it as a glaring act of favorit- ism, inconsistent with the welfare of the service. ‘The third section of the law just named permits the President to place retired oficers in command of ships or squadrons with the consent of the Senate, bat the section was distinctly adopted as a war measure in time of war, and it is claimed that no at- tempt has been made to put it in force since the war ended except in the case of Alden, for whose benefit the three preceding com- manders of the holiday squadron were hur- ried on the retired list, after but a few months’ service apiece. Both the second and third sections of the act of 1861 have given so much dis- content to the department and the navy at large into all the posts of duty that existed, or could be made for them, that @ bill has passed the House prohibiting the employment of retircd officers at all, This bill was supported by the Navy Depart- ment, but before passing the Senate it seems to be the Secretary’s design to take Alden out of its reach, and keep all the rear admirals who expected to exercise a brief commana of the European fleet, before their turn for retirement came, out of the coveted honor. Before the law prohibiting the assignment of re- tired army officers to active duty was passed it was @ common device of military officers to get them- selves retired with increased rank, and then be as- signed to “light duty,” with double thelr former pay. This Was Offe of ihe Tihustratlons weed ia passing the Naval Prohibition bill through the House, It is openly asserted in naval circles that Admiral Alden’s service record, if called for by the Senate, would not be beneficial to the present de- vie ; The President's Summer Qaarters. The present determination of the President re- garding his course after the adjournment of Coil- Gress is to go to Long Branch, about the 10th prox- imo, for tho purpose of establishing permanent sum- mer quarters there. His cottage is now almost in Yreadinegs to receive him, and every necessary arrangement has been made here to move into it during the first week in June. He may find it con- venient or necessary to change this programme, but unless something now unexpected occurs it will be strictly adhered to, and with the exception of fortnightly trips to Washington the President will spend the most of his time at his favorite sea: side resort. Mr. Greeley and the Southern Vote. ‘The belief is prevalent in administration circles that the nomination of Mr. Greeley will result in drawing off many white votes from the republican ticket in the Suuth, unless the democrats make a regular nomination at Baltimore, in which event it is considered certain that a suMcient pressure will withdraw, number of the Southern States through private sources confirms this belief, and explains that it is based upon the fact that nearly all of the federal oMlce-holders in that section who were ap- pointed as republicans are now on the fence. The so-called carpet-bag element, however, is unequivo- cally committed to the result of the Philadciphia Convention, and the blacks are almost certain to follow their lead in a body, Andrew Johnson a the Vanished Bacli Records. Uniess Andrew Johnson should dodge the question when he comes before the Military Committee of the House, there is a prospect of getting at the dispo- sition of the Buell records, The ex-President, when Military Governor of Tennessee under appoint- ment of President Lincoln, made many assertions against the fealty of General Buell and criticisms upon his mititary operations, accusing him among other things of a design to abandon Nashville and the Military Governor to their fate, an intention which Buell then denied, and still declares that he never entertained, After his political conversion, in 1866, it is alleged that the President was greatly troubled by the recollection of the record he had made for himself as radical Governor of Tennessce, and that his anxiety to get Secretary Stanton out through the crowding of superannuated officers | be brought to bear on Mr. Greeley to compel him to | Accurate information received from a | referred to have been applied to the purchase of clothing for oMcers and commissary stores for surveying expeditions, private soldiers and Indians. It has heretofore been a very great convenience for the parties named to be allowed to purchase cloth- ing and horses direct from the government, and in case of surveying expeditions it is hard to see how they will be able to carry on their work in the ‘Far West, remote from towns and cities, without the privilege of obtaining their supplies from the army. Supplemental Apportionment. ‘The Supplementary Apportionment bill as passed, giving an additional representative to New York and eight other States, requires a reapportionment in those States next year. Jeff Davis and the Captured Specie. Several Virginia banks have a claim before the Senate Committee on Claims for about $100,000 in specie which was captured with Jef! Davis and was turned over to the Treasury Department tn 1865. In 1866 President Johnson ordered the money to be paid to the claimants, but on consultation with Secretary Stanton, General Spinner, the United States Treasurer, refused to obey the order on the ground that the money captured was the property not of banks but of the Confederate | government. In response toa letter of inquiry by the Secretary of the Treasury, General Spinner wrtoe a letter to-day adducing proof to show that the money was the property of the Confederate government, and that the claimants have no right- ful title to it. The letters will be submitted to the Senate Claims Committee for consideration. The New York Public Stores. Proposals for furnishing labor at the public stores at New York will soon be invited by the Treasury Department, The Quartermaster’s Promotions. Mr. Stoughton, of Michigan, slipped through the | House to-day, during the absence or inattention of its opponents, the bill to promote a number of | officers in the Quartermaster’s Department, with an amendment that carries it back tothe Senate. The other officers who have been heretofore opposing this bill have ceased their efforts for its defeat; but its passage in the Senate, as amended, or in any form, is regarded as doubt- ful, the Military Committee being apprehensive that it involves a mischievone principle affecting the | whole service, and are disposed to let it go over for more egreful ereminlote * ek ewe Re | The Young Men's Continental Union League. ‘The Young Men’s Continental Union League haye concluded their convention in Washington, W. B. Wedgewood, of New York, was elected President. Nearly all the States were represented, ‘They nom- inated Grant and Colfax. residential Approval. The President has approved the Indian Appro- priation bill. Sudden Death. Dr, Alexander McDonald Davis died suddenly to- day, it Is believed of apoplexy. New Oricans Colicctorship. | The President's letter to Collector Casey, request. | ing him to resign that oMice, was dated the 12th of | May. Casey’s resignation was written op the 17th inst., to take place on the appointment of his suc- ssor. It appears there is some dilficulty in scenr- ing one likely to be acceptable to those concerned, THE BROOKLYN YACAT CLUB. | Whe Regyler Mo Change in the Time-Allowance Rules. The members of the Brooklyn Yacht Club held their regular monthly mecting last evening in their club rooms, on Court street. Mr. R. W. Ostrander was in the chair. Commodore Voorhis, Vice Commo- dore Dickerson, Rear Commodore Dillon and a numberof other prominent members were present. After Secretary Lee had read the minutes of the previous meeting the reports of committees were | mihly Mecting—Another | THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1872.—TRIPLE LOUISIANA REPUBLICANS, The Pinchback-Warmoth-Custom House Assembly. Pinchback Takes the Mixed Convention by Storm—He is Determined to Give the White Race a “Show”—The Compact with War- moth—Supported by the Platform and Resolutions—The Gov- ernor Triumphs—Phila- delphia Favored. New ORLEANS, May 29, 1872. The Pinchback Custom House Convention met pursuant to adjournment this morning at eleven o'clock, with @ crowded lobby. It was soon ap- parent that the Warmoth programme was not to be perfected without a struggle, the Grant element appearing both strong and combative. The busi- ness first in order was permanent organization, For President the Warmothites put General Camp- bell on nomination; the opposition named Judge Dibble, Campbell was elected by a vote of 108 to 88, Twenty-five Vice Presidents were appointed, together with the usual committees, &c. GENERAL CAMPBELL FOR UNITY. On taking the chair Campbell made a speech, in which he pronouneed this the only “Simon pure” radical Convention, He regretted the division which had arisen in the party, making the Custom House wing fo astray. He urged a union of both upon the question of State politics, otherwise fhe State would be lost. This was only to be brought about by the re- publicans making allowances for ail diversity of individual opinion that might exist ln regard to national politics. One great, paramount question beiore the Convention was the salvation of the re- pudtiesn party and principles in the State of Louisiana. His speech was apparently well re- ceived, but at its conclusion a motion wis made b; way of a “leader? to immediately proceed with tve nomination of delegates to the Philadelphia Convention, This raised a storm, which the Chair proceeded ‘to overrule by ruling that all motiona were resolutions, and must be referred to the Com- mittee on Platform and Resolutions, This gag law ais Bot suit t to a hyely Awl at goin’ {WO wows, a Ing for an evoning session, was understood, would be ‘UE STATE K rose to a question During the debate Pinchba ech, In it he pro- of privilege, and made a By nounced hiuiself the strongest man in the State, i his withdrawal as a Gabert candidate before tie Convention, in deference to the prejudices existing on the partof the white | towards the black race, He said the blacks merely | claimed a representation in the government; | that the qnesitou of good State government was paramount with both races, and that he was will- ing to form a coaiition with any party to secure | this, if they fairly acknow »d the claims and | rights of tis race, At hail two o'clock the Convention adjourned to aect this evenlug at seven o’¢lock. The Hvening Session—Warmoth Tri- umphs—-A Smart Poittical Convention Dodge—The Governor Considered Safe for Anohter Term—The Piatform and Resolutions, ORLEANS, May 29—Midnight. The Convention reassembled at half-past seven o'clock, and on being called to order the Commit- tee on Platform and Resolutions, through its chairman, General McMillan, made a long report. ATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS. we declare the Lowi pathy with the nat plican dors’ the platform of principles laid y cago Cony Resolved, That we pledge ourselves and our party to the faithful excention of the consiicntion and statutory | Provisions for the ;ublic edueation of sll elaldren, wath. out dist lat we insist upon the ¢ SHEET. only eppoees to the dishonest and mischievous characters among the! Meeting of Abingdon Republicans. ABINGDON, Va., May 29, 1872. There was a large and enthusiastic meeting of the republicans of the Ninth Congressfonal district help here to-day, preparatory to the nominating convention for a Congressional candidate to-mor- row. Colonel Robert W, Hughes, the leader of the repnbdlicans in the State, by appointment ad- dressed the assemblage for nearly two hours upon the two probable candidates—Grant and Greeley— for the Presidency and the issues of the day, ‘The speech Was one of the abiest ever delivered in this tion of the State, and, as a cam tee harangue, it will be invaluable in the south. “The speaker freely ventilated Greeley’s record, and made a striking contrast between the friendly course of Grant towards tie South, and the ancient enmity of Greeley to its institutions and its people; and in force and argument the speech was quite a success with the audience, which was mainly composed of negroes, THE TARIFF REFORMERS. ecko Phy at Ohio Republicans and Democrats Calling Upon the Tariff Reformers to Nominate a Presidential Ticket. CiNcrInnatI, May 29, 18° The following communication, signed by the liberal republicans and democrats of Cincinnati whose names appear, lias been forwarded to the reform meeting tobe held at Steinway Hail, New York, to-morrow night :— CINCINNATI, May 27, 1872. To WILLIAM CULLEN Bryant, Davin A.’ WELLS, EDWARD ATKINSON, and those meeting with in New York May 80, 1872 GENTLEMEN—We observe with ‘eat pleasure your call for a meeting at Seinway Hail on the soth nst., and, ag among those sympathizing with the objects that you propose, we venture to urge upon you that the time requires prompt and energeti action upon the part of those opposed to the elec tion ofeither Grant or Greeley, and we hope that you will not fail to initiate such action We suggest that you take either of two courses which may recommend — itself to you as best—first, to nominate at once, at your mecting, candidates for President ana Vice President; or second, to calla mecting of representative men to make nominations at Stein- way Hall, forsome day not later than 27th June, We will pledge ourselves to heartily co-operate with you in such action, or in any other course that you May adopt to secure the end of placing a Ucket in ou the fleld that shall fitly represent. the princ!pies embodied in the platform adopted by the Kenaion and Reform Convention recently held at Cincin- | nati. Yours truly, je ne Snes TLS * aD, 09%, Geokve Toadiy, J. 1B. Staiio, M. 0. Giver, J.C Gollins, B. W. Kittredge, doth. Shil- leto, Charles Reemelin, B. Storer, Jz, %. 5. Noble, George Ward. Nickois, H. 1, Burne Noble, J. F. Follett, W. M. “Ramsay, Older William §. Fry, B. H. Kieinschinidt, A, Boelim, F. J. Mayer, Julius Dexter and many others. ‘The ’ communication also signed by ©. Daenzer, of the St. Li ger des Westen’, Who Was in this city yestord FRANK BLAIR. Letter from Hon, Frank P. Blair. [From the Selma (Ala.) ‘Times, May 26.) We have been permitted to publish the followin letter from Hon, Frank Blair, interest:— Wasiunatoy, D. C., May 21, Josern F, Jounsron, Selma, Ala, : 1 R Sir—I have yours of the 17th, [ entirely agree with you in thinki that the South, which alone can cast an clectoral vote for the democratic party, should have its say on the present phase of polities, Tagree with you also in thinking that itis useless, and worse thin useless, to undertake to run straight democratic ticket. Even if it were possible to elect, the candidate would be counted out, and if not counted out would be powerless to do anything with the Senate against him, In my opinion the Tennessee lead should be fol- lowed by every Southern State. It cannot be con- cealed that the South is for Greeley, and is for hit | not as an expedient to obtain power over the fe eral government, but as 2 means to obtain peac and the restoration of good relations between the | citizens of the Southern States and between that | section of the Union and the ; | ‘The election of Greeley will not be a sectional tri- | umph. He will be supported by both sections, and | heuee he will be the representative of both and will be able to restore fraternal feeling. Zz received. gatta both reported progress, Mr. Sawyer, on behalf of the Committee on Removal of Chub House, reported that they moved the house last Saturday, On motion the committee was discharged, with the thanks of the club, ‘Ten new meinbers were then elected, representing seven yachts, among which gre the Foam, Gracie, Vindex and A Commodore Voorts then ro: there appeared to be very strikin way of their making use of th w system of measurement, based upon the content, at their forthcoming regatta, The main diMicnity was the utter impossibility of getting all the yachts measnied in time, as every boat to be measured has to be taken out of the water, and even thon the ieasurer has @ three hours? job. Under the ¢ | enmstances he prop that they should use the | system of measurement bascd upon iength and | breadth at their forthcoming regatta, After some discussion upon the matter it was finally resolved that the system of measurement | based upon the cubical content be superseded until | after the June regatta, and that the June regatta. be sailed under the rule based upon length and breadth for schooners and first cla | upon length only for second aud thir A communication v then read dore Bellag, of the £ la. and said that obstacles in the of the War Department by resignation or undis- puted removal was controlled by his desire to get access to the Department records, which he feared of the Presidency. The Committee are now beginning to get on the right track of their investigation, and developments roughly done, General Tyler, of Connecticut, who was a mem- ber of the Buell Military Commission, writes toa member of Congress, alluding to the investigation concerning the loss of the official records:—“If the movement is intended to affect Inyuriously Gencra! Grant it will be a failure if the records are found or reproduced, General Grant's name will not be found in the records.” The Greek Brigands Story. The Secretary of the Treasury to-day, by direc- tion of the President, sent a telegram to the Colice- tor of Customs at New Orleans to watch for the vessels reported to be on the way to that city having on board certain Greek brigands, a part of the band engaged in the murder of English noblemen, and others at Marathon, and who were reprieved on condition of leaving Greece. The Collector has been instructed to prevent their landing and to report all the facts in the case imme- diately to the Secretary of the Treasury, Restoration of Retired Army Officcrs. The Secretary of War, in reply to a request of the resentatives for a statement of the number of ofi- cers who would be returned to the army should the bill now before it providing for the restoration to their former positions in the army of all ollleers mustered out under the act of | Juiy 15, 1870, who had been wounded in the service | and brevetted for gallant and meritorious conduct, and to its invitation for an expression of his views was carried out in strict accordance with iis letter and spirit, and any action by | Congress looking to a revocation of its | effect would be seriously detrimental to | the interests of the army. Te is therefore opposed to the passage of the bill indicated. To furnish the Statement requested would be prejudicial to the interests of the public servi and he regrets, therefore, that a sense of duty compels a declina- tion of the request, The Lines of Congressman Cox. Congressman Cox continues very sick with pleuro-pneumonia. He suffers severely, but strong hopes are entertained of his recovery, though it is not likely he will be able to resume his seat in the House during the present session. His large experience and great usefulness make this a matter of special regret among his friends both in and out of Congress. Sales of Public Property. cular of instructions concerning the disposition of the proceeds of the sales of public property under the fifth section of the Legislative, Executive and Judicia) Appropriation bill, directing that in com- pliance with the provisions of the act and in ac- cordance with a dagision of Comptroller Taylor, all proceeds of gales of public prop- erty, of every character mad deseription, muat be immediately paid into the Treasury, and shall not be withdrawn or applied excep\in consequence of @ subsequent appropriation made by law. The enforeement of this law, Jt is sald, will work great embarrassment to the army, might be used against his plans for a second term | of interest are now looked for if the work is tho- | Committee on Military Affairs of the House of Rep- | upon this bill, states that the law of July 15, 1870, | ‘The Secretary of the ‘Treasury has issued a cir. | the members of the Brooklyn Yacht Club to be | tice and equal r- | that the pu present at the launch of his new yacht next Sa day aflernoon, The club accepted the Invitation, Commodore Voorhis made a suggestion that it would be well to settle the date of the annual ri gaita, wherenpon Mr. Haight proposed the follow | Ing resolution, which was unanimously adopted:— | istence, ve disputed, and i | en this 1 doe! ance of w disgraceful to the republic | jormenotyed Bunt tien this meeting does adjourn tt ad: | party, and that he is our first ch Tor the oftiee of owners had better decid The club then adopted several of | of which the most important was th: | Nquors should be allowed on h | steamer. | ‘The President announced before urned that there were i te of the eruis or ‘esolutions, 10 spirituous d the club the club ad- y-three yachts now be- Tub, | jo | longing to members of the _ YACHTING NOTES. | | Yacht Sea Drift, | Homans, Ji terday, en Yacht R. 8. Simpson, J.C.Y.C., Mr. Beardsle | from Stamford for Jeisey City, arrived at White: stone yesterday. NEW YORK CITY. Comptroller Green made the following payments | yesterday;—For the Fire Department, for pay of | the foree and expenses for month of May, $100,000; | for street sweeping pald John L. Brown, contra tor, for wages to May 1 of scrapers, &c., in lis em. | ploy, $69,000, | ‘The obstructions on Pifty- | streets, between Fifth and | careless manner in that locality. are cl property holders as | venience and danger. ud Fifiy-eighth | and the e blasted in plained of by the adjacent being productive of incon- | lac ‘Three sneak thieves were tonnd in the hallway of the private house 140 East 'Thirty-fourth street on | Tuesday evening. One of them oniy was arrested, He was arraigned at the Yorkville Police Court, | where he gave his name as Jon Reddy, and was mitted, in default of $2,000 bail, for (rial. | Phillp Maher, forty-five years of age, of 249 West Twenty-seventh street, while employed in tearing | down the building No. 80 Greene strect, yesterday | afternoon, feli from the third story, st ing npon a | spike of the fence, and was instanily killed. The body was taken to the Bigith yp on | house and the Coroner notified, The remain of a male child, one month old, were | found in the water, at pier 4 North River, by | | Andrew McGreerkin, a lad living at 22 Morris Street, and taken to the Twenty-seventh precinct | station house by Oiicer Brady. The body, which | was in a nude state, was subsequently sent to the Morgue, and Coroner Schirmer notified. | OMcer Dyer, of the Fifth precinct, arrested James Burns and Francis Redmond, Tuesday afternoon, in | Thomas street, on suspicion of being thieves, and | on searching Burns a bundle of broadcloth was | found under a cape he wore. The two were locked up for the night, and yesterday morning were taken | before Judge Dowling at the Tombs, where an | owner appeared for the cloth in the person of | James M, Rice, of 127 Church street, from whom it had been stolen the evening before. ‘he prisoners | were locked up. Joseph F. Meehan, of No, 208 East Twenty-ceighth street, on Tuesday evening went to see his friend, John J. Cullen, of No. 387 East Thirty-fitth street. In the course of the evening they got Into an argu- me a a matter important to each, during me len ordered tne digs leave his room. lo and Cullen on the head and inflicted w ands from h he now lies in Bellevue Hospital, Yesterday Cullen was committed at the Yorkville Police Court for the reason that heretyfore _the _procecds SEE ne ae ee to await the sesult of jig victim's duiurios. ‘ The Committees on Ciub Room and Re- | and have had it painted and put in thorough order. | and | land le} ony ato result from the eff arty to obtain con ng train Among. . civil, rights age the destruc diation of the ments to bitter pf our Sta publican ther al ent of qua’ common schoel Ad subjection of the ial proseripti in the tone of the law, the e 10N Of -@ | State debe | It nd comme finea. su em, ress and in nd reforn n °, iso ur political bordinating the Pr therefore overthrow, anc esidential and Resolved, That, in order to save the State from demo- | eraite raie and to perpet went, itis hist | important tha tall republte nd | be united up: tieKet to republican: national a! | rat , jon of the fe ) 4 | of rs. eral and | axbit power, to zhtot | the ett mble, to overthrow our State | goverament, and through co n with our political | ene nies publican pal nize in Governor Warmoth an a cilicient diseha: to overthrow the © Grant represents only the conquering section, | and has no faith an the maintenance of pea | by the sword, Local disorders, whieh ean only be | suppressed by local power, le makes the pretex for suppressing local power itself, It 48 like curin a temporary lameness by cutting off a limb, I | for Greeley, but in doing so should de: that thi © ‘abundant | Gi $Oas a manifestation of their desive for peace armony between the sec- | and the restoration of ha ces resident in the South, exa of g00. ees is 2 man of stron, | feeling and wi ) | lightkeeper a 1 It will be read with | save t iz | ink the Southern States should all declare will, Thave | 3 THE STEAMSHIP EMPEROR WRECKED. The Steamer Strikes Seal Island and is Capsized. Eighty Passengers and the Crew Take to the Boats at Two o’Clock in the Morning. ROCKLAND, Me., May 29, 1872. ‘The steamer Emperor, Captain W. E. Sulls, from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, for Portland, with eighty passengers and a small freight, struck on Kasterm Point Ledge, Seal Isiand, at half-past eleven last night. There was a dense fog at the time, and the steamer struck heavily and began to make water rapidly. ‘The passengers were all embarked in boats at | half-past two this morning, at which time the water had drowned the fires, and at daylight the passengers and crew were safely landed on Mathole cus Rock, ‘The steamer sunk to the water's edge to-day and subsequently mized. Her upper deck was torm off, and she will undoubtedly be a total loss. The Emperor 600 tons burden, and was owned by the Yarmouth and Boston Steam Navi- gation Company, She was insured for $25,000 im Yarmouth companies and $5,009 in St, John compa nies, ‘The ge oneht nothing from the wreck but lo swook th. § small fehing | sehe ‘ to bring the officers and 9 | part on 1 J river ni on, and has reto i ) tion in his power to the and crew, and they speak strongly in iat ‘ CHUACH CONVENTIONS. eens Proceedings of the Presbyterian General Assembly in Detroit and Michigan. Derrorr, Mich., May 29, 1872. jan General Assembly to-day dis posed of thé fpbris of the Finance and Mileage Committees, Six cents per member was fixed upom | as the assessment for Assembly purposes for the next year, The divectors of the Theological Semi- naries were duly elcted by ballot. An extended and important report froin the Com- mittee on Polity of the chureh was adopted, It alters the lines of certain Synods, erects the Pres« bytery of Montana, and determines other points re- lative to the mternal polity of the Church. A committee was appointed to consider the pro- priety of adopting some untiorm method of publicly adinitted to the Chur and if {lt, to propos ns for this purpos rooklyn on puipits i nat there 1s no necessity for a change in the constitution of the Church, and the menorialists are referred to the | deliverance of 1832, which expresses the judgment | of this Assembly This action de mien by thems ‘The Preabyi | | the Assembly app A mem committee § ropriate forn res that meetings of pious wo- for conversation epi prayer are entirely approved, but to teach aud exhort or lead in prayer Im public and promiscuous assem- biies is clearly forbidden to women in the holy oracles, Evening Soaion—The Adjournment. ‘The Assembly this afternoon discussed a report touching the Presb) t rian win Taine isters of the ¢ DAY nted pro- | posing an ove ‘o be Presby- | te altering the constitution so as to provide | distinetly for limited terms of service in Eldership. A minority report was presented declaring the Y of the judicial decision already inade. rts we tabled, Tne Moderator, Dr. | Nicolls, with Drs, Hatfield, Adams, Backus, Tryon, | Edwards and T, Ralson Smith, were appointed to consider and report next year upon the methods of publicly recognizing persons reeelved to member- | ship in the Chureb, After the usual Vote of thauks and addresses, the | Assembly was dissolved to meet in Baltimore the third Tuesday in May, 18 Protestant i tion. Bavemtore, Md., M: ‘The annual Convention of the Protestant | Mavyla ipiscopal Convens | | i i | BP | urch, In this cif; | vention sermon was this morning. ached by Rey. William 8. The Con- nuisted for Judge Davis, He 4 , Support Grecley, notwithstanding his | Southgate, of Annapolis, After the services the | present. vations to the contrary. hope 80 for | Convention was called to order by Right a his own sake, as Well as for the sake of the cause. | Dishop Whittingham, who read the annual address | Hecan not support Grant, and he wil have to | sketching the history and advancement of the past | choose betwecn Gieelcy and Grant. Yours truly, and congratulating the diocese upon its un- PRANK P, BLA ty, which he atwibuied largely | READING (PA.) DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, READING, Pa., May 29, 1872. Already some two thousand persons are in the city inattendance upon the Democratic Convention, | and many more will arrive to-morrow. ‘Th le of th reely’ ow vithful tall | vention ineet @ toward the | VOT neiples of jus. | ler's Opera Ho of Its organization; | hictly the preservatie tate, by carrying out. { ity whieh are the bi ic owe to him ILLINOIS DE eleven A. M, to-morrow, in | and ma o piblie order | Perla which surme ntod the | SPRINGFIELD, May 29, 19° | candidate, and uw | endorse and support him. Reso hat in our honorable fellow | tenant r 1 | manly the yacht | ernor'at the next many evil {and the © jon; that we present him as all other republican organizations to | The Democratic State ~ | been calied to meet at Springfield on the 4th of | nn | June next to supplement the call for the $ | vention on the 20th of June, so a8 to inciude the F | nomination of a State ticket, Central Comm iN. nittce ate {OURATIC CONVENTION. ave Con- | itizen, Liew | DELEGATES 10 THE PHILADELPHIA CONVEN: | 4, a 7 ad | vention, | nice schemes | trusted in the | the past, and our first choie ant ¢ him as our candidate, and urg | organizations to endorse and suppor devoutly desir. set their party and OUND Purp hevefore iat t, | Resolved, That ail true repuly | ous of averting the dangers which ol reuniting thelr party for a Resolved, That when thi Convention adjourns es ‘on the 1th of June next, eroatter be ind purpose of 1: efiort,to insu bliean ved, That th be as tral 10 be composed ol twent members; the in this Conventiot shail el ten membe ber of the er 0 The report was wel Congression the President #h ate at large and shall be a | trict poi rh | ine mnmittey received with long enthusiastic cheers, principally from moths friends, who were largely majority. At its conclusion repeated were made by the dissatisfied to be heard in opposition, but by a litte sharp filibustering the and War- in the | adoption of the report was rushed through, and the Convention hurried to an adjournment, fore was a similar sudden strangle Never be- onvention brought to such a 1 unexpected conclusion—a perfect birth- Dube of polities, YARMOTH IN THE VOCATIY When it arose loud calis were made Int he was not to be found. Pinchback then mounted the platform and made ncratulatory sper in which he decta his peion to the nomimee of the Philadelphia Con- whoe' he might be. The result is a sad disappointment to the democrats, who thought a split unavoidable, and they comment bitterly on Warmoth for what they denominate his treachery. Old politicians, however, look upon tt a8 @ sharp political dodge on the pait of Warmoth, eulated to retain his position with the radicals, and at the same time strengthen him in making terms with the democrats and reformess in case the ected, SATISFIED, The Grant men are inclined to be satisfied with the result, seeing in the reunion of the factions now certain to ensu Baton Rouge the greatest obstacle to thelr snecess overcome, Whos right and how it will all turn ont it is impossible to foretell. Ppolitics change here with the wind, and so many are laid that must inevitably gang aglee. ————-+------ Dr. Smith, of Richmond, Denies that he Favors Greeley=He is for Grant, Body, Soul and Breeches—Colonel Hughes In- structing the Population of Abingdon on the Presidential Movement, RicuMonD, Va., May 29, 1872. Dr. BE. UH. Smith, Assessor of this district, has sought an interview with me and states emphati- cally that your Washington correspondent has been imposed upon by some designing demagogues in relation to al the statements made in his de- spatches of yesterday as to Senator Lewis, him- | self and the other administration republicans of Virginia. Dr. Smith indignantly denies that he has any affiliation with the Greeley | movement, and denounces the statements that he or any of the gentlemen referred to are op- posed to Grant as utterly false and calumnious, and states that he is for Grant first, last and ail the time. Dr, Smith further states that he is the friend of all honest and respectable Northern republicans here, aud cordially welcomes them, and that be is « | GREELEY. | attempts | ior Warmoth, | § | | CucAGo, May 26, 1872, | Alarge number of persons will leave the city to- | morrow and Friday for Philadelphia, to attend the | Republican Convention. Thirty delegates from | California and Oregon reached here to-day, en route | to Philadelphia. | ADDITIONAL JOURNWALISTIO SUPPORT FOR CHARLESTON, 8. C., May 20, 18 The Charleston Republican, the oldest radical the hanner of Greeley and brown. It takes the | ground that they hetter republicans | Grant, and that their election will best promote tn true interests of the republican party. [t also de | claves that henceforth only honest and capable re. publicans must be elected to the offices of the State government. MR, GREELEY'S MOVEMENTS. The Sage, who has been hidden in a deep forest | of Long Island for the last four or five days in order to avoid the artisis, finally broke cover yes- terday and ventured to show himself for a moment at the Astor House. He om Brooklyn in the one o'clock Fulton ferry boat, and the men in the | ladies’ cabins, who steadily ignore the claims of women to the seats, rose @linost en masse and ten- dered the Philosopher a place to sit, He found | attentions of his friends burdensome, even in the | short time in which he made his public appearaice and hastily withdrew, after spexkin friends of the Libera! Committee, to th re for the preset he ‘not at home: proposes to be GRAMMAR SOHOOL NO. 66. Graduating Excreises of the Senior Female Class. The graduating exercises of the senior ¢ the nue Department of Grammar School No. 56 were held yesterday morning. Miss Mary A, | Simms, the principal, conducted the exercises. | Among those present were Commissioner Wo Commissioner Van Vorst, Superintendent +. | die, Mr. Davenport, Dr. Reuben BE. Vance | and the school trustees of the Sixteenth ward. | The schoolroom = was beautifully with flowers, The exercises commenced with | the athem “God of Israel,’ sung by the class, ss of | Me. John De Lamater then read the Seriptures, | after which the class chanted the “Lord's Prayer, and then sang the chorus “Good Morning.” Miss | Mary Gallagher then read a composition, “Athen: After which Miss Mary Cook, @ sweet me: | Soprano, 81 ng the solo, “Faith and Hope.’ At chorus entitled “See the Golden Stars,” seve young ladies took parts in a German play, entit “Das Landhaus an der Heerstraese.”® Miss. Ki Brown received much praise for her clear and dis | Unct elocution, After a variety of diferent exer- | cises # scene from ‘King Lear? was read, in which | Miss Jean S$, Herring took the part of Leah and | Miss Mary Wheaton that of Cordelia. exercises were concluded Mr. Hooper 0. Van Vorst addressed the graduating ciass, and then Superintendent Kiddie, Mr. Hunter, Mr. B.C. Wan- deil and Dr, Howe made short addresses. | ‘The pro- ficiency and accomplishments exhibited by the Upon Miss Simma, the talented principal, COURT OF APPEALS CALENDAR, ALBANY, May 29, 1 The following is the Court of Appeals Day Calen- dar for May 30:—Nos, 804, 330, 239, 342, 130, 60, 136, Ge decorated | Alter the | Members of the class reflects the highest credit | mpled prospe energy aud devotion of the Assistant Bishop, ve Wil ‘There was a full ate wates. to Right Ri il tendance of clerical and lay de am Pinkney. | Baptist National Convention. PHILADELPHIA, May 29, 1872, Ata session of the Baptist National Educationar Convention, held to-day, papers were read by Presi~ dent Sampson Talbot, D. D., of Denison University; Rey. R. C. Mills, D. D., of Massachusetts; Brother D. B. Pepper, of Pennsylvania; Brother N. Le divews, of New York, and Brother H. H. Harris, of Virgina uy ions which followed were marked by and hip. ‘The committe permanent organization. nition will visit Crozier Theo- i, reported with t | To-morrow the Con | logical Seminary. Annaal Meeting of the American Tract Socfety. Logon, May 20, 1872. ‘The annual meetiug of the American Tract Society | was held this afternoon. ‘The following ofticers were | elected for the ensuing year:—President, Willam | ©, Chapin; Vice Presidents, Hon. Henry Wilson{and | J. G. Tappan; Secretary and Treasurer, Arthur Gil- man. ‘the report of the treasurer was read and | fa received, The total receipts for the year n $ disbursemen: Total liabilities, $14,412. $51,754, THE WEATHER. $5,007; asnets, "Balance in favor | | newspaper in South Carolina, this evening hoists | Wan DeParTMENt, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, Wastinoton, D. 0., May 30—1 A. M. Synopsis for the Past Tiventy-fow Hours, The barometer is lowest over Michigan, where cloudy weather with light rain is now prevailing; partly cloudy weather over the South Atiantie and Gulf States, where occasional rain has prevailed; otherwist ar weather very generally. Probabilities, ‘The area of cloud and rain over Michigan extend eastward over the northern portion of the Middle States; increased cloudiness, easterly to sontherl, Winds, and possibly threatening weather revall Stales and over the Gulf States, rising barometer, northerly westeily winds and clearing weather extend stward over the Upper Lake regton, the fo Valley and the Lower Lake region. - Dangerous winds are not anticipated, over the Atlantic with southerly wins to The Weather in This City Yesterday. ‘The foliowing record wil! show the changes ia the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in comparison with the corresponding day of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnuts Pharmacy, Hetatp Buildin As71, 1872, 1 70 68 . 68 rage tem, + 64g | Average e | last yea Ts FIRE IN FORTY-SECOND STREET. ‘A fire broke out yesterday morning in the four | story brick buliding situated at the foot of Forty- second street and Last River, the property of John | | | - | Ahabahs, that consumed the stracture, which is estimated as being worth $45,000 and was insured for $41,000, The house was occupied by Eberhard Faber, lead-pencil maker, whose joss muchinery and stock fs put down at $160,000, The fire originated on the first floor, and when dis- covered wis in the southwest corner of the building and had gained —con- siderable headway when the watchinan | found it out. The — bulldii was 100 | feet square, and was always careflly watched the managers to guard against fire. The first floor, Where the Naines burst out, was used as a sawing | mill and storeroom for ed timber. A night | Watchman was kept constantly in the building, | Whose duty it was to inake @ tour of the place every | half hour, Two hundred and sixty other employés were engaged in the building, ana the superintend- ent resided on the premiss Fire Marshal Mc- | Spedon held an investigation into the causes of the conflagration yesterday morning, and from the tes~ timony adduced is of the opinion that the cause of » the fire Was spoutaneous combust