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revivals is going on vo a very satisfactory ex- tent in various parts of the country. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. SPAIN. TURKEY. In THe Sroxes Casz Yesterpar the bill of | French Reports of the Progress of the Carlist | The Sultan May Visit Vienna—The Succession to exceptions was read before Judge Boardman, and, after some argument, signed. The pro- ceedings to obtain a writ of error were then entered on, and, after some progress in this, ‘the Court adjourned over'to Monday. - PER“ONAL INTELLIGENCE. Dr. Roubestine, of Washington, is at the Astor House, 1 Captain Robert Catlin, of West Point, is at the Everett House. Samuel Vlemens (Mark Twain) is sojourning at ‘the St. Nicholas Hotel. Captain W. D. B. James, of Montreal, 1s a guest ‘ofthe New York Hotel. Senator Jarvis Lord, of Kochester, is sojourning at the Metropolitan Hotel. Colonel Mansfield, of the United States Army, 18 ‘at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Judge Douglas Boardman, of ltacha, is staying at the Grand Cent/al Hotel, % Congressman W. H. karnum, of Connecticut, is ‘again among the arrivals at the Fiith Avenue Hotel. The claimant, Tichborne, has removed to more (pledian quarters from Brompton square. The yubscriptions to the ‘defence fund” have almost ceased, . The French census enumerates 31,586 more mar- ‘ried men than married women. How is this? Do that number of French wives keep duplicate hus- bands ? or are the men widowers f Among the saddest episodes in the late storm in Minnesota, according to a Western paper, was the Treezing of the hands, nose, forehead, everything except the cheek, of a lite assurance agent, Rev. Henry Venn, Prebendary of St. Paul’s, Lon- ‘don, editor of the Cristian Observer and Secretary of the Church Missionary Society, died suddenly re- -Cently at bis residence, Mortlake, near London. Lord St. Leonard, the oldest member of Queen ‘Victoria’s Privy Council, has counted ninety-one ‘years of life's pilgrimage. His youngest colleague 4s His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, aged twenty two. Miss Emma Dover, daughter of a surgeon in Lon- -don, a kleptomaniac, who steals boots, carpets and other miscellancous articles wherever she can lay ‘hands on them, ts to try the reformatory power of yaix months in jail. Sir Robert Anstrother, Baronet, M. P., presided ‘ately ata woman's suffrage meeting in Dundee. ‘Professor Masson, of Edinburgh, Rev. George Gil- Allan, Rev. Mr. Knight, Miss Beddy, Miss Wigham and Miss Benton made speeches, Joseph H. Ford, who killed aman named Beach in St. Louis in 1871, tried for murder, acquitted on ‘the ground of insanity and sent to an insane asy- jam, has just been discharged from the asylum on ‘® writ of habeas corpus and 1s now a free man, Mr. William Skeen, who has been for many years ‘One of the editors of the London Standard, and for ‘thirty years a parliamentary reporter, died a few -days since on his sixty-first birthday, He reported debates in the House of Commons with Charles Dickens. ‘ .Bven the mild-mannered Mr. Gladstone, the London Glove admits, may be roused to “simu- Yate” decision and severity, and it advises Prince Wortschakoff not to continue perilous experiments Mn aggressive Anglophobia. W. E.G. might prove @ “Madstone” we suppose. Herr Sidow, who during the last fifty years has een counted one of the most talented and. popular preachers of Berlin, has been excluded from the uipit by the Brandenburg Consistery for rational- tic tendencies in his teachings. He has appealed ito the superior ecclesiastical court, and has the popular sympathy. Drs. Seemish and Brickner *voted in his favor. M. Revel, @ tax collector in La Rochelle, France, Wras recently murdered in his own bed, three savage Wounds having been inflicted on him with a hatchet. In the ante-room was found the de: ody ofhis housekeeper, and, in the courtyard, her pister, insensible from similar wounds. Ten or ‘twelve thousand francs were stolen, and the assas- Bins are entirely unknown. Calcraft, the English hangman, tsa robust, be- Mevolent-looking old man, wito a slight stoop and @ trife shaky in his gait, who wears a clerically cut ‘Diack suit and long white hairand beard. His as- pistant, and probable successor, is a well-to-do ‘Weishman, of thirty-five, who has a morbid fona- ess for witnessing last scenes. They both are amateur gardeners when not professionally em- ployed. e Edwin ©. Bailey, formerly of the Boston Herald, hhas purchased the Concord (N. H.) Patriot, one of the oldest demecratic papers in New England. Vostin Andrews, who was copartner with Mr. Bailey in the publication of the Boston Herald, has Just sold out his interest to the other partners and wetired. Perhaps the twain are to hitch horses gain and take @handin trying to run the New Mamyshire democracy. MUSIOAL AND THEATRIOAL NOTES, + , “One Hundrea Years Old’ has made a decided ‘Rit at the Union Square Theatre. On Friday night ‘the capacity of the theatre was tested by one of the largest audiences ever gathered within its walls. Mr. George W. Colby and Mr. Charles E. Pratt ‘were the musical conductors at the grand dramatic and musical entertainment given for the benefit of ‘the poor at Terrace Garden Theatre, which artisti- Cally and financially proved such a great success. Mr. B, Mollenhauer is spoken of as the artist ‘Who will wield the baton of musical conductor at Pecuter's new theatre, ‘THE THOMAS SYMPHONY CONCERTS, ‘The large and critical assemblage that thronged | Steinway Hall last evening was not at all unpre~ pared for the rich musical treat afforded by the fourth of the series of symphony concerts given ‘under the auspices of Mr. Theodore Thomas. Their predecessors had made the most favorable impres- don, and it was but natural to anticipate a warm and substantial recognition on the part of an @ppreciative community. The concert, it may at Dnce\ be said, was, in every respect, a gratifying puccess, and in an artistic point of view proved a ‘genuine triumph—a fact, by ghe way, which the audience seemed frequently deter- Mined to demonstrate. Rarely indeed hae pny performance of the kind = given more heartfelt satisfaction, simply because from Mirst to lass there was littie or no roem for im- provement, Nyiumann’s Symphony No. 3, in £ mat, was the first work interpreted, after which 2a Anna Mehlig pMyed Chapin’s Concerte (No. 2, miner, Op. 21) in a manner that elicited the most cordial admiration. To be sure she dis- layed none of that vigorous “pounding” which istinguishes the performances of some artists, ut her effort was characterized by @ fine sym- pathetic feeling, an unefring accuracy and ex- pression that took many by surprise, The three ery different and dificult movements were exe- cuted by her as only @ thorough artist could eriorm them, and the general approbation hat followed was meritoriously won. Beet- oven’s grand overture to Uoriolanus, Up. 62, ‘as played by the orchestra after the in- ‘termission, and of itself alone was almost worthy the attendance of so numerous a gathering of musical connoisseurs, Then followed Liszt’s symphonic poem, “Orpheus,” @ wierd though mar- yelluus production; and alter it W: Piel, Zu ile Merstersinger Ven Nuern! »”? which ‘was listened to with mingled feelings of wonder gnd delight. Altogether the concert was a thor- oughly enjo! le one, ® prominent feature being tne matehi ea precisa and fi of the orchestra, it is wort! ote that at the sixth and last CN “ce pie A BS move! ing by uced, and the choi ‘the Handel and Haydn Society from Boston, num- Hering 500 voices, It was performed here some ears ago with great success under the direction of x . Thumas and Dr. Berge, and its repetition un- der such circumstances will doubtless be awaited grith pleasure. MES. WHARTON, ANNAPOLIS, Md,, Feb. 1, 1873. in the Wharton trial the jury at ten o'clock sent @communication to the Court stating that they ‘were unable to agree on a verdict and asking to be discharged, The Court refused to comply, and the gury at half-past two P. M. was stilliout, Many ru- ‘jnors are circulated how the jury will stand, but bey are only conjecture, Insurrection—Mail, Railway and Commer- cial Communication Interrupted—Bat- tle with the Royalists and Claim ef a Bourbonist Triamph. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Panis, Feb. 1, 1873, Communication between San Sebastian and the interior of Spain has been entirely interrupted by the Carlists, and no mails from that country have been received in Paris for three days past. There is no communication with Bilbao, except by sea, and an attack on that town by the Carlists is appre- hended. The railway between Alsasua and Beasin has been cut by the insurgents, and the running of \ains between those places is suspended. Several Spanish customs officers on she frontier have been driven away by the Carlists and forced to take refuge in French territory. BATTLE IN THE FIELD AND A BOURBONIST TRIUMPH. A Carlist band, entrenched at Sturnoz, was attacked by a force of the royal troops, and main- tained their position after a conflict of three hours’ duration. The insurgents claim the result as a victory. Ministerial Explauation of the Situation. Mapnip, Feb, 1, 1873, During the session of the Lower House of the Cortes to-day Seiior Zorrilia, in reply to a question by a deputy in reference to the iusurrectionary movements in the North, said he regretted to an- nounce that many excesses were being committed by roving bands of Carlists, The royal forces, however, were active and were vigorously pur- suing the insurgents, ‘he government had re- ceived intelligence of the destruction of Maestraz- zo’s band of Carlists, the defeat of Baball’s bana and the complete rout of another force of 1,200 insurgents, with the loss of twenty-eight killed, including two priests. It was expected that the insurrection would soon be ended, and that com- munication with France, which was now inter- rupted, would be restored at an early day. Seflor Zorrilla, speaking as President of the Cabinet Council, asked for an appropriation ef 12,000,000 reals to enable the government to put the telegraph lines throughout the kingdom in thorough working order. FRANCE. Parliamentary Censure of a Popular War Action. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. . PaRIs, Feb, 1, 1873, After three days’ agitated debate on the report of the committee on the Lyons war contracts, the National Assembly this aiternoon, by a vote of 559 against 42, adopted a resolution condemning the conduct of the parties who had hoisted the red flag in that city. PORTUGAL. Executive Interference Against a Labor Strike. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, ‘ Lisson, Feb. 1, 1873. The strike of the engineers and stokers-on the Portuguese ratlroads has terminated, the govern- ment having interfered and compelled them to re sume work. Trains have again commenced running as usual. GREECE AND ITALY. Ministerial Discourtesy and Diplomatic Offence. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. ATHENS, Feb. 1, 1873, The Italian Minister to Greece refuses to have any communication with M. Spiliotakis, the Grecian Minister of Foreign Affairs, in consequence of the receipt of an alleged discourteous letter. ENGLAND. Snow Storm in London—Fire in Woolwich Mili- tary Academy. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALB. Lonpon, Feb. 1, 1873. The frst snow storm of the season in London oc- curred this morning. The fall was light. FIRE IN WOOLWICH MILITARY ACADEMY. Fire broke out to-day in the central block of the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, and the flames were not extinguished until the entire block was destroyed. ‘The total loss is $250,000. BOHEMIA. Political Agitation and Prospect of Public Tumule. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALB. PRAGUE, Feb. 1, 1873. Disturbances are apprehended in the districts sur- rounding Prague because a meeting of Czech dele- gates in the Bohemian Diet to protest against di- rect elections was prohibited, and troops have been sent to those localities to suppress any demon- stration that may be made. DEFALCATION IN THE POST OFFICE, The Superintendent of the Newspaper Mail Department Suspended During an Investigation—Supposed Deficit of $50,000. For the last two or three days whispers have been heard of a defalcation in the Post Office, and rumor had it that the superintendent of the news- paper mail department was the supposed guilty person. It was not known positively until last night that @ defalcation ef something like fifty thousand dollars had really been found, and that attempts had been made by the government ofi- cialis to hush up the matter as mach as possible, all facts having been refused the newspapers. For the purpose of ascertaining ali the informa- tion possible in connection with the theit, an at- taché of the HERALD was despatched in quest of some one of the gentlemen helding high oficial po- sitions in the Pest Office Department, He entered the building about nine P. M., and after passin; through @ number of compartments in whic! busy clerks were handling, with lightning rapidity, Jetters and newspapers marked for certain destina- tions, finally succeeded in finding the party he de- sired to see. In reply to various inter- Togatories the gentleman addressed stated that it was well known throughout the building that there were some irregularities in the books of Mr, Stephen H. Kna Ps the superintendent of the mail department, and it posed that a deficit of $40,000 or $50,000 had been discovered. Mr. Knapp was _sus- pended from his duties last Wednesday, and would remain suspended pending an investigation, which ‘was already ordered. He stated, in addition, that the only persons who could furnish any accurate details of the affair were the Postmaster, sistant Postmater and Cashier; that none of the entlemen were at that time in the building, and hat even if they were the probability was that they would deciine to supply amy facts for publica- tion. AS nothing additional could be ascertained the reporter was reluctantly compelled to leave. M.— Lonvon Mowry Marant.—Lonpon, Feb. 1-3 P. Consols and American securities closed unchanged. sols opened at 92% a 9244 tor both momey and. the count. United States flve-twenty bonds, 1865's, old, Ru 1867's, are tap fortion yg; new fives, 91. Erie Rail- way shares, ‘ants Bovrss.—Panis, Feb. 1A. M.—The Bourse opened buoyant. Rentes, 55t. 200. Liverrool Corron Mauaxt.—Liverroot, Feb. 1— 1 P. M.—The cotton market closed quiet. The sales of the day have been 10,000 bales, i lading 2,000 for spec tion and export Of the ies Were Americ Middling uplands, 10d. a middiing Orleans, 10, a 104d, Liverroow Breapstorrs Marxet.—Livenroon, Feb. 1— 3 P. M.—The market is quiet. Liverpoo. Provuck Manket.—Lrverroot, Feb. 1-3 F,M-—Petroleum, 18d. 8 ul, per gallon tor spirits and \. for refine Pernouxom MAaRreet.—ANtweer, Feb. 1.—Potroleum, 443f. for fine pale American. the Throme—An Important Question for the Peoples of the East and in Europe. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 1, 1873. It is expected that His Imperial Majesty the Sul- tan of Turkey will attend the Vienna Exhibition. Should he do so he will leave Youssouf Izeddin Effendi at Constantinople, and before starting will proclaim the latter the heir to the Turkish throne. The Question of Succ m to the Throne—An Important Dynastic Move- ment in the East, The Sultan’s action of proclaiming His Highness Izeddin his successor on the throne of Turkey, should it be persevered in, as it is most likely it will, will exercise a most important and decisive influenct on the current of Eastern affairs, and it may be on the active diplomacy of the Old World Great Powers with reference thereto. Very late accounts from Constantinople bring iaforma- tion that there prevails a serious difference among the Turks on the subject of the crown suc- cession, Under the law which has regulated the heirship during the last 600 years the crown always passes to the eldest male of the imperial family whose father was on the throne at the time of his birth, so that as arule the Sultans have been succeeded, not by their sons, but by their brothers. It wasin accordance with this law that the present Sultan, Abdul Aziz, ascended the throne on the death of his bother, Abdul Medjid (25th of June, 1561), though the latter left seven Sons, Abdul Aziz has four sons, the eld. est of whom, Youssouf Izeddin, was born on the 9th of October, 1857, and is, conse- quently, under the above law, disqualified tor the crown, since at the time Ke was born his father was not as yet Sultan. ‘The lawful heir in the eyes ofthe people is the eldest son of Abdul Medjid, Murad Effendi, who was born during his father’s reign, on the 21st of September, 1840; but a strong party at court now urges the Sultan to introduce the European system of succession, and declare his eldest son his heir. The old Mohammedan party, however, is strongly opposed to such a course, wok {t considers, would involve a departure from th fae a of the Koran, and as under tne Koran a Mohammedan is only bound to obey his sovereign in 80 far as he keeps within its restric- tions, and this opposition may lead to very serious results if the Sultan adopt tne above proposal. Moreover, it is feared in Constantinople that the Princes of Servia and Roumania, the Khedive of Egypt and the Bey of Tunis, who, as it is, bear with impatience the suzerainty of the Sultan, will seize the Ce a el for declaring themselves in- dependent if a Sultan is crowned who, accord- aes the law which existed at the time when they did homage at Constantinople, would not be the rigatful heir to the throne.: COLOMBIA. Hurricane at Aspinwall—Heavy Damage to Shipping—Loss of Life. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. ASPINWALL, Jan, 20, } Via Havana, Jan. 31, 1873, A terrible hurricane visited this port on the 18th, which did much damage. The schooner Royal Arch, from New York, was driven through the Pacific Mail Company’s wharf, and seventy-five feet of wharf, the wharf engines and a quantity of merchandise were destroyed. The schooner afterwards sunk. The bark Orient was driven into the rallroad wharf and destroyed sixty-five feet of it, and then sunk, The lumber schooner ©. H. Kelly, from Bruns- wick, Ga., and the bark Gilmore were driven ashore. The British brig Elvic Allen and the bark Lewis T. Stoker, trom Boston, were slightly damaged. All the steamships are safe. ‘The total loss is between half a million and a mil- lion dollars, LOMS OF LIFE. Three persons lost their lives by the storm visitation. CUBA. Money Market More Quiet—Telegraphs Inter- rupted. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALB, HAvana, Jan. 31, 1873, Financial matters are more quiet. TRLEGRAPHS INTERRUPTED, There are numerous complaints from the public in consequence of the interruption of telegraphic communication between Havana and Kingston. Telegrams are nine days coming, owing to the bad condition of the short land line between Havana and Batabano, Communication by cable between Dominica and Martinique is interropted and a vessel has been engaged to carry the telegrams between those islands. HAYTL Presidential Politics and Attempt at Insurrec- tion—Arrest and Execution. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. . 1T AU PRINCE, Jan. 20, Via HAVANA, Jan, 31, 1873, There has been an attempt to create an insur- rection in Hayti for the purpose of preventing the election for President. The demonstration was soon suppressed and sixty of the ringleaders were arrested, five of whom were executed. JAMAICA, The Governor's Return—War Ships in Port. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Kinaston, Ja., Jan. 22, 1873, His Excellency Governor Grant has returned to Jamaica. The United States steamship Wyoming and the German fleet have arrived at Kingston. THE BROADWAY FIRE. The Total Loss About Three Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars. At twenty minutes to three yesterday morning a fire broke out in the five story building, 742 Broad- way, on the second fleor occupied by Nicol, Cow- lishaw & Co., upholsterers. The fire extended to the whole building, which, about two hours after the fire broke out, was a mass of ruins. The only parties who occupied the building were Nicol, Cowlishaw & Co. and Wood Bros., carriage manu- facturers. The last owned the building, which is a total loss, Their stock was not completely de- stroyed, being in a rear part saved by the efforts of the police and firemen, who, rushing inte the lower story of the building where the carriages were stored, moved them out before the fire com- municated, Nicol, Cowlishaw & Co. were not 80 fortunate. Their stock was completely destreyed, a8 No one was enabled to save a particle of it, so rapidly did the fire extend. The firm estimates its loss oy 000, oh which there is $275,000 insur- ance. loss, including everything, will not be more than three hundred and seventy-five thou- sand dollars, FIRE IN LIBERTY PLACE LAST NIGHT. Last night, about haif-past ten o'clock, a fire broke outin the four story brick building in the rear of No. 4 Liberty piace. Tne building was owned by George W. Platt, and is damaged to the pein ho So Nien as: the ‘total loss on eetock will amount to le fire burned ver, rapidly and was with dimeatty subdued. ‘4 FIRE AT HICKMAN, KY. LOUISVILLE, Feb, 1, 1873. Two large commission warehouses, owned by Piant & Brothers and Bondurant & Drury, at Hick- man, Ky., were destroyed by fire on Thursday night. The losses of Plant & Brothers are esti- mated at $12,000; insurance $7,000. Bondurant & Drury’s losses are about $5,000; insurance $2,500, There were considerable quantities of cotton and fe) in the houses re bee to farmers algo lestroved, making the total loss about $25,000, WASHINGTON. Our Mormon Relic of Barbar- ism To Be Investigated. Anti-Polygamists at the White House. CONFERRING WITH PRESIDENT GRANT. Brigham’s Despotism, Immoral Rule and Exclusive Policy. IDAHO AND MONTANA DISGUSTED. A Congressional Committee Will Prob- ably Dive Into Mormondom. THE JAPANESE FUND Passage of a Bill Appropriating $120,000 for Heroism. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 1873, Utah To Be Taken in Hand Next—Our Relie of Barbarism To Be No Longer Tolerated—A Delegation Conferring With the President—A Commission of Inquiry To Be Appointed. Congress is beginning to think that it is high time to settle the troubles in Utah, and by some sort of legislation correct the abuses which have been so eloquently depicted before the House by several of the Territorial delegates, who declare that in’this free Republic there exists the most shameless despotism, a despotism more galling than that exercised by a Pasha in the remotest parts of the Sultan’s dominions, General Negley, of Pennsylvania, in company with Delegates Clag. gett and Merritt, and a HeRaLp correspondent, called upon the President to-day to have an inter- view with him upon this subject. The President received the party at ence, and signified his wil- lingness to listen to what his visitors might have to say. The conversation began as follows :— General NEGLEY—Mr. President, I have called to- day with the delegates from Idaho and Montana to draw your special attention to the terrible con- dition of affairs in Utah, with the request that you will give them your speedy attention. President GRanT—I am willing to listen to you, gentlemen. Mr. CLaccrtr—It is a shame, Mr. President, that our beautiful country should have such a plague spot upon its wide domain as this government of Utah. Though you live ata far distance from its lawlessness, Mr. President, you cannot but feel the urgent necessity of some steps being taken to remedy it. President Grant—That is very true, Mr. Clag- gett. The social, political and judicial condition of affairsin the Territory of Utah is retten and corrupt. Every principle of the govern- ment of Brigham Young is in direct opposi- tion to the principles of our government. If Utah were not within our borders, if it were an adjacent province; we might well excuse our- selves from interfering except by the moral erfect of condemning its principles; but, as it is, the final issue with Utah cannot be avoided. f General NEGLEY—As the country,becomes more and more settled by immigration along the line ef the Union Pacific Railroad the conflict between the Mormons and the so-called Gentiles will become inevitable. It isa question, Mr. President, that is not easy of solution, but nevertheless it is one that cannot be evaded. We are well aware, Mr. Presi- dent, of your desire to contribute to the welfare of the country, and that to you we can confidently look for a solution of this problem, After this President Grant sat in silence for some time, as if he were reflecting; although his face wore no reasonable outward expression. Finally he remarked, ‘It ia asad case.” Mr. Mergitt—For a long time we people of the Territories adjacent have waited in patience for the government to abolish the despotic and cor- ruptrule at our own doors; but there has been delay after delay until we feel that the evils of Brigham’s management should be no longer borne. The demoralizing effect of this rule, and its exclu- sion of all others except Mormons from a share in the riches of Utah, should be abolished. President GRaNT—Exclusion? Mr. MERRITT—Well, equivalent to that. The laws discriminate with great severity against those who do not belong to Brigham Young's Church, so that it amounts to virtual exclusion. General NEGLEY—One of the worst features of this government is that it legalizes, in a measure, slavery, almost as degrading as that of the blacks before the war. President GRanT—That is really @ bad state of affairs, Mr. Mgergitr—That is one reason why Brigham Young can build railroads and all kinds of public works so cheaply as to drive away all competition. President Grant—Just so, Mr. CLaGGeTT—The whole Mormon system is a legalizing of what in all other States is punished with imprisonment as felony. It stamps the brow of every child born in the Mormon creed with the name of bastard. Then followed very interesting statements from the delegates, who furnished the President with copious statistics in regard to the affairs in Utah. When the subject was fully stated the President sald, ‘Well, gentlemen, what is your immediate desire in this matter?” General NEGLEY—The appointment of a special committee to look into the matter and prepare a basis of facts for future Congressional legislation, President Grant—Gentlemen, I assure you that what you have said to-day has awakened my in- terest, and I agree with you that something should be done to remedy the unhappy state of affairs in Utah. I am inclined to favor your proposition to appoint a special committee. The delegation then withdrew. General Negley when outside said to the Heratp correspondent that @ resolution will probably be introduced in the House on Monday requesting the President to appoint such @ commission. Passage of the Bill Appropriating $120,000 of the Japanese Fund to De- serving Sailors. In the House to-day a warm debate sprang up on @ bill reported from the Committee on Naval Affairs. 1t was short, but while it lasted it was pretty sharp. The bill appropriates $120,000 out of the Japanese Fund, now in the hands of the Secretary of State, as prize money for the officers and men of the two United States vessels who, in in conjunctionwith several European vessels of war, bombarded the Japanese forts in 1863, Mr. Archer introduced the bill and explained its nature. Mr, Wood spoke against the bill, believing that the money would not go to the sailors, and that it should be used for purposes of educating. General Butler showed the money would go to the sailors and their heirs, and warmly advocated its passage, General Hawley, of Connecticut, who seems to réiish opposition to Butler, opposed the bill. He declared that the sailors had no just claim on the fand, neither had the goverument any right to keep it, and that it should be given for educating Japanese scholars, as recommended in a peti- tion presented by him a few days ago to Congress from the Jeading scholas- tic institutions of the country. William R. Boberts favored the passage of the bill. He said it was wrong for Congress to pay a few days ago out of the Treasury nearly $300,000 to nine men for the destruction of the Albermarie, and now re- fuse $120,000 to the officers and men who fought for thisfund, He sald <be sallors whe risked their lives, and the widows and orphans of tose who fell had a better right toa share ofit than the college professors had to say who should get it, “Fist be just,’ said he “to the brave sailors, and you gan The bill passed then be generous if you please.” without a division, After this the House went into Committee of the Whole on the private calendar, ang passed a Mon- tana Indian war claim, after which the House ad- journed. What Caused the Incresse in the Public Debt. The reason of the increase of the public debt ts stated at the Treasury Department to be on ac- count of payment during the past month of the in- terest on the Pacific Ratiroad bonds over the amount retained from pay for services rendered of $1,826,274. Had it not been for this advance to the Pacific Railroad the debt would have been decreased $1,420,030 88. There was also disbursed from the Treasury during January, in addition to the ordi- nary expenses, $12,400,000 to the Board of Public Works in this city, and $1,000,000 on account of de- ficiencies in the postal revenue, making the total amount of extraordiaary expenditures during January $4,066,204, The Departmental Appropriations. The Secretary of the Treasury to-day addressed a letter to the heads of departments enclosing the Tesolution of the House instructing the Secretary to inform the House what appropriations are necessary for the fiscal year for each department to meet the expenses for postage on official busi- ness on account of the abolition of the franking privilege. The Secretary requests that he be furnished, at the earliest practicable moment an estimate of the amount which will be required by each department on matter received, distinguishing in both cases between written and printed matter, and giving, if possible, the data on which the estimate is based. It is proposed to ask for the appropriation as for postage on oficial mat- ter for each department, and to give all the details from which the estimates are made to Congress, Three Per Cents Called In, The Secretary of the Treasury has called in all the outstanding three per cent certificates of the numbers dat between January 25, 1869, to April 14, 1869, as ‘Tollows:—Five thousands from Nos, 5,546 to 5,651, and ten thousands from Nos. 6,207 to 5,568, The total amount called in 1s $660,000, In- terest will cease March 31, 1873, Only $715,000 of three per cents remain uncalled. Business in the Senate. The Senate was not in session to-day, but the Committee on Privileges and Elections of that body continued the examination of their witnesses. A Scamper of the Hoax Men from the Capital. The Crédit Mobilier brigade left to-night for the North. McComb, Durant and Crane have gone to Philadelphia. Mr. Todd, Vice President Colfax's private secretary, also left on a special mission for Philadelphia and New York. Returning, he will stop at Baltimore for that alibi on the $1,200 check. The Bribery Scandal in Kansas. The defeat of Pomeroy in Kansas, coupled with the startling proof of his attempt to purchase his re-election, revives the investigation a year ago into his election in 1867, which was a famous piece of whitewashing. Hon. E. G. Ross, who was him- self a member of the United States Senate some years ago, testified that Pomeroy told him the election had cost $30,000, He paid all the bilis at the Capitol House, where, as he was'a total abstinence man, his friend John Martin furnished free whiskey. Some of the members who voted for him received federal officeg and others were paid money. The Lou! Investigation. Collector Casey and Marshal Packard, of New Or- leans, are expected here to-morrow for the purpose of strengthening the case of Kellogg before the Committee on Privileges and Elections, The com- mittee are ready to hear all evidence. It is doubt- ful whether any conclusion can be reached at this session, and it is conceded that the committee do not care to make an issue with the State govern- ment of Louisiana, Caldwell to be Censured and Exonerated. The same committee to-day decided to finish the Caldwell investigation on Tuesday next. The re- port will, it is said, exonerate Caldwell, while a minority report is spoken of to-day which will cen- sure Caldwell’s conduct, The Louisville Canal Debt. General Weitzel, with alarge delegation from Louisville, has arrived here to ask Congress to liquidate the indebtedness of the Leuisvilie Canal, which amounts to ‘the sum of $1,400,000. This scheme has the reputation of being a first class job. Statistics from the Department of Agri- culture. The report of J. R. Dodge, statistician of the De- partment of Agriculture, upon the comparative numbers of the different kinds of farm animals, as shown by careful estimates annually made by coun- try correspondents, shows a small increase in the horses, cattle and sheep of the United States, while the number of swine will nearly reach the total of last year. The indicated increase in horses is about twe per cent, and the advance in cattle is nearly as much. The percentage of horses, as compared with last year, is as follows:— Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Jersey, ninety-nine per cent; New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, velaware, Florida and Ohio, 100; Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, In- diana and California, 101; Georgia, Kentucky, Illi- nois and Wisconsin, 102; Iowa, Missouri and Ore- gon, 103; Louisiana and West Virginia, 104; Missis- sippi and Texas, 105; Minnesota, 108; Arkansas, 109; Kansas and Nebraska, 110, Mules in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Vir- ginia, Florida, Louisiana and California, 100; Mary- land, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana aad Wis- consin, 101; Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennes- see, Illinois and Iowa, 102; South Carolina and Ne- braska, 103; North Carolina and West Virginia, 104; Texas and Minnesota, 106; Kansas, 107; Ar- kansas, 108, The States in which a decrease in cows appears are—Texas, 94; Florida, 97; North Carolina, Ala bama, Mississippi, 98; Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Georgia, 99. Those in which numbers are unchanged are Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina and Kentucky. The following States show an increase:—New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, 101; New Hamp- shire, Vermont, Tennessee, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Iitinois, 102; Missouri, Louisiana, 103; Maine, Wisconsin, lowa, California, Oregon, 105; Minnesota, 108, The comparison of numbers of oxen and other cattle in the several States is as follows:—Texas, 91; Connecticut and California, 95; Kentucky, 96; Flerida, 97; Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsyl- vania, Maryland and Mississippi, 99; Vermont, Del- aware, Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia, 100; New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Tennes- see, West Virginia and Michigan, 101; Alabama, Louisiana, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, 102; North Carolina, 103; Wisconsin and lIewa, 105; Arkansas, Minneseta and Oregon, 107; Maine, 108; Nebraska, 112; Kansas, 115. In the following States a decrease in the num- bers of sheep appears :—Louisiana, Tennessee, Ken- tucky, 95; Mississippi, 96; Iowa, 97; Georgia, In- diana, 98; North Carolina, Alabama, Missouri, 99, No change is reported in Rhode Island, Virginia or Texas. Increase is apparent in Maine, New Hamp- shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary. land, South Carolina, Florida, Arkansas, West Vir- gina, Ohio, Michigan, Ilinois, Wisconsin, Minne- sota, Kansas, Nebraska, California and Oregon. ‘The comparative namber of hogs 1s as follows:— Vermont, 95; New Jersey, 96; New Hampshire, North Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, California, 97; Rhode Island, Connecticut, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, 98; New York, Pennsylvania, 99; Maine, Massachusetts, Kentucky, 100; Virginia, Louisiana, Tennessee, Wisconsin, 101; Georgia, Ohio, Michi- gan, 102; Delaware, Maryland, Arkansas, Illinois, Minnesota, Oregen, 103; Missouri, 105; West Vir- ginia, 106; Indiana, 109; Nebraska, 118; Kansas, 120, Senators Looking for Vacancie: A number of the Senators called on the President and others visited the departments, many of them in search of offices for their friends, 1t is evident that some removals mustbe made at the expira- tion of the Presidential term, to create vacancies, _ O¥en if the civil sgrvive regulations are Viglated, ? ee WEATHER REPORT. War DEPARTMENT, } Orrick OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, ¥4 WasuinoTon, D. C., Feb. 2—1 A. M, Probabilities. : For New England and the Middle States freat} and orisk northerly to westerly winds, lower tem< perature and generally clear weather; for the Southern States, east of the Missisaippi, fallmg temperature, light to fresh northerly ana westerty winds and generally clear weather; from Missourt and the Ohio Valley to the Upper Lakes and Lake Erie diminishing pressure, higher tempersture,/ Winds gradually backing to westerly and southerty, but generally clear and cold weather. The Signal Office reports the following tempesa< tures at eleven P. M. last night :— nd Duluth, 4 degrees below zero; Escemaba, ® degrees below; Keokuk, 4degrees below; Kings- ton, Canada, 5 degrees below; Marqueste, Mich. @ degree below; Milwaukee, 1 Seqree below ; Mon< treal, 2 dexrees below; Port Dover, 4 below; Port Stanley, 9 degrees below; Langee! 2 degrees below; St. Paul, 10 degrees beim Toronto, 6 degrees below; Quebec, li de; below; Fort Garry, 15 degrees below. fi NO SNOW OBSTRUCTION ON THE UNION P&S CIFIC RAILROAD, Colonel McComb, ef the Alta California, left Saty Francisco on the 24th of January, and reached New Yerk yesterday noon—a little over eight days from California. He reports a slight fall\ of snow west of Ogden on Sunday morning, but no obstruGe tion from drifting during the whole trip, though the face of the country is cevered with snow for 2,700 miles. Near Percy, in the former “snow biecke ade," the train was ceased by a “dead on; Yowd that is, the water froze in the pumps and ft wi im} ible to make steam. An enyine from freight train came up, but betore the requisite ag sistance was given that engine ‘died out’? al Locomotives were sent out from Percy to convo} the train, but no attempt was made to regain tle lost time through extra speed, the rails brittle with frost. The season appears to be very favorable for travel on the great Pacific raiir With less detention than on this side of Chicago. ‘ A SNOW IN NEVADA, Virainia City, Feb, 1, 1873. A snow storm of twenty hours’ duration has just ceased. The snow is eighteen inches deep, ANOTHER OF SHAW'S VICTIMS DEAD. CAMBRIDGE, N. Y., Feb. 1, 1873, Harriet L. Shaw, the third victim in the Shaw Poisoning case, died to-day. The other three are very low and must soort follow. HAVANA EXCHANGE, Havawa, Jan. 31, 1873, Exchange weak, with a downward tendency. O@ United States W days, currency, 18}; @ 1444 premium; short sight, 15%; 16 promium ; 60 days, gold, 0 & 30% pre: mium ; short sight, 324¢ a 33 premium; on London, 41 a 44 premium. Spanish gold, 21 premium. «A Widow and Her Child.” A singular Instance of superstition came to light no® Jong since, which is thus related :— Going into @ neighbor's house, one day last week, © found one of tne children sateen from @ severe cough,, and expressed my opinion that it was a case in whi medical asststance should be obtained. The mother the boy agreed that it was very bad, but sald that peiors calling in a doctor she intended to try a cure that she hi long used in similar cases, and never found to fail, On being Dread. So) Coie BGS eq preeriedon ae ravely informed me that the cl sist “HALE’S HONEY OF HOREHOUND AND TAR.” A.—Herald Branch Office, Brooklyn, corner of Fulton avenue and Boerumatreot, Open trom 8 A. M, to9 P. M. On Sunday from 3to 9 P. M. A.—Herring’s Patent CHAMPION SAFE! 251 and 252 Broadway, corner of Murray street. A.=—St. Vitus’ Dance Curable.—Watts™ NERVOUS ANTIDOTE. cured my daughter, who sul ears, tered area W. LAKEMAN, 60 Tillary street, Brooklyn. 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