The New York Herald Newspaper, March 18, 1873, Page 7

‘THE BRITISH MINISTRY, Mr. Gladstone's Statement of the Ministeri Position to Parliament, Queen Victoria's Message Announcing the Gov- ernmental Inability of the Tories—Royal In- vitation for Official Resumption by the Liberals—Disraeli’s Position— Legislative Adjournment and Political Consultation. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALB. Lonpon, March 11, 1873, ~~ Mr. Gladstone returned to London to-day, and “will, probably, resume the Premiersnip. In the House of Commons this afternoon he stated that last evening he received a communi- cation from the Queen announcing that there was no prospect that the opposition would form anew government. He replied, piacing his services at Her Majesty’s disposal, and undertaking to con- sult with bis colleagues. They were now engaged in considering what steps they should take, and he proposed that meanwhile the House adjourn ‘until Thursday. Mr. Disraeli said he had informed the Queen that he was quite prepared to organize a new Ministry, but could not undertake to carry on the govern- ment with the present Parliament, The House then adjeurned until Thursday, Inthe House of Lordg Earl Granville made a statement identical with that of Mr, Gladstone in the other Chamber, and the Duke of Richmond ‘epeated Mr. Disraeli's explanation. ‘The sitting was then adjourned until Thursday. \PRESS HOPE FROM CONSERVATIVE POWER. ‘Ye Echo says Mr. Gladstone has not withdrawn his tgignation, and the journal believes that the formajon of the Ministry is still in the hands of the consebatives. {= ES EEnAanaaaeaieeTe i tere’ SPALN. -A Carlist army Union League Defeated and Dispersed. TELEG\AM TO THE NEW YORK HERAL®. MADRID, March 11, 1873. The government has received oficial information ‘ofthe defeat near Pampeluna of the united Car- ‘list bands led by Ollo Perula and Dorregaray, by ‘@ force of Spanish troops under General Castrano, ‘The ingurrectonists were completely dispersed, ENGLAND. AS The Irish Movement for Home Rule and Fenian Amnuty, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALO. Lonpon, March 17, 1873. The demonstration by the Irish population of this city in favor of home role for Ireland and amnesty for the imprisoned Fenians, for which arrange- ments have been making for some time, took place in Hyde Park yesterday afterneon and was participated in by a very large number of people. The authorities made every prepara- tion for the suppression of disorder, but there was Mo disturbance, except in one case, where an ex- cited Irishman attacked one of the Grenadier ‘Guards because the latter had onared coat. In the scufle which emsued an arm ef the soldier was broken, CUBA. Political Preparation for a General Election—The Public Debt and New Loan—The Ger- man Fleet Gone to Sea. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Havana, March 15, 1873. ‘The republicans are making preparations, so that, dn case elections for Deputies to the Spanish Cortes are ordered to be held in Cuba, they will be ready (or political action. THE PUBLIC DEBT AND NEW LOAN. The Debt Commissioners announce that they will destroy half a million dollars’ worth of the ‘aotes ef the Spanish Bank monthly. Seven and a quarter millions of the new loan have been subscribed. The Constancta says the loan will be realized in an equitable manner, and that egotists and secret ‘enemies, who never gave anything, will have to take the bonds in quantities, in proportion to ir wealth. THE GERMAN FLERT OUT OF PORT TO SRA. ‘The German fleet has sailed, and it is thought ‘will visit the port ef New York. PORTO RICO. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, St. Joun, Porto Rico, March 10, 1873, Tranquillity prevails throughout the island. The general belief ts that the insurrectionary demon- stration at Camuy was provoked by the conserva- tives, and that it has been given undeserved Political importance. The purpose of the demonstration was to impede ‘the voting on the reform laws. HAYTL : TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Port Av Prince, March 6, 1873. Quiet prevails throughout mayti. The currency has almost disappeared. It is reported that General Luperon ts on the frontier, preparing an expedition against Presi- dent Baez. Pope Pius IX. has decorated President Baez with the Grand Cross of the Order of St. “Grogory. VENEZUELA. TELECRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, CaRnacas, March 1, 1873, Affairs in Venezucla are quiet. The President is pursuing smugglers, and several schooners have been captured. WEATHER REPORT. Wank DEPARTMENT, | OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, WASHINGTON, March 18—1 A, M, Probabilitves. For Tuesday in the Eastern Gulf southeasterly winds and generally clondy weather; for the South and Middie Atlantic States south and east winds, falling barometer and in- creasing cloudiness; for New England rising barometer, stationary temperature, followed on Tuesday afternoon by falling barometer and west- erly winds; a storm continues developing in the Upuee Mississippi Valley; for the Ohio Vall nd tl lower lakes, falling barometer, Increasing fouth and west winds, cloudy and Occasienally Tainy -weathe: The Weather in This City Yesterday. ‘The following recora will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the corresponding day of last ear, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnat’s Pharmacy. spi 2 Raining ” 2. 1873, 1872, 1873, NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1878.—THIPLE, SHEET. SHIPWRECKS. a ‘Phe Steamship Petersburg Wrecked Out- side St. George’s and the Ship Char- North Reefs—The Steamship fe at Bermuda. Hauirax, N. S,, March 17, 1873, By the arrival of the British mail steamer Alpha plying between Bermuda and this port we have received intelligence of the safety of the steamship Niagara and the wreck of the steamship Peters- burg and the ship Charlotte. The Niagara, Captain Stark,.for New York, about whose fate considerable anxiety had been felt, re- turned to Bermuda March 6, having been obliged to put back, owing to the heavy gales, which, on the 2d and 3d instants, had broken down her ma- chinery. The steamship Petersburg, Captain Black, was wrecked outside St. George's, Mareh 7, The Pe- tersburg, bound for New York, had sailed from Amoy, China, December 5, called at Singapore December 17, and at Galle December 27, and passed through the Suez Canal January 19. She was 1,506 tons burden, was 293 feet leng by 33 feet breadth, and having 20 feet depth of hold. She was a splendid vessel and the largest mer- chant ship that ever visited Bermuda, On March 5 she put into St. George's short ofcoal, having burned her spare spars, bulkheads and boats, and also 100 chests of tea for fuel. She took in coal at St. George’s and suiled again, but grounded out- side of the harbor and became a total wreck. She had on board, besides other cargo, 42,000 chests of tea, worth over halfa million pounds sterling, and about half of which has been landed by the great exertions of the crew and the inhabitants of Ber- muda. The efforts of the British naval authoritics to save the vessel were unsuccessful. The ship Charlotte, Captain Austin, for New York from Leghorn, was wrecked on North Reefs, off Bermuda, March 8, This vessel was rated as Als; Was 1,108 tons burden; was built at Bath, Me, in 1856, and was owned in New York by Nesmith & Co. No lives are reported as lost by the wreck of either of the ill-fated vessels, The Boston Steamer Grace Irving Lost with All on Board—Unhappy Result of a Sunday Trip—Eight Men Drowned. Duxsury, Mass., March 17, 1873. A most distressing marine disaster occurred near the Gurnet light, just off Duxbury, during the gale yesterday afternoon, and a number of souls, as yet unknown, went to the hottom of the sea, The un- fortunate craft which went down was the little, steam yacht Grace Irving, which left Boston for New Bedford in the middle of Sunday forenoon. When she left there was a fresh breeze, and in the course of an hour there came up a gale more fierce than has visited the Eastern coast for a long time. As the gale continued with increased fury those who were aware of the departure of the frail craft were apprehensive of her safety, unless the wisdom of her captain had prompted him to put into Hull or some other intermediate port until the wind had subsided, — THOSE KNOWN TO BE DROWNED, It is not exactly known how many were on board, but probably not less than six or eight, and there is no doubt that all were lost; Among those whom it is known were aboard besides the crew were Mr. James Ritchie, Captain Benjamin F, Low- den, of New Bedford, and Edward Eldridge, of Fair Haven. STATEMENT OF AN EYR-WITNESS. A Mr. Hastings, who lives on the Liversage farm, at Brant Rock, in Marshfield, saw the little steamer passing the point about three o’clock in the after- noon, and she was then about a quarter of a mile off shore. She was apparently at that time all right, out was soon driven a considerable dis- tance out by the high wind, In a very few minutes Mr. Hastings discovered a signal of distress, the steamer then drifting towards the Gurnet light at Duxbury, and about four miles off shore. He could see several men running forward and backward on the deck, but no boat was launched, nor was there any attempt made to launcn one. In twenty minutes after Mr. Hastings first saw the steamer SHE SUNK OFF THE GURNET LIGHT, where the water is very deep. He is certain that no person on board escaped, and thinks they did not have time to launch @ boat, WHAT ANOTHER OBSERVER SAW. From another point she was also seen at the same time, and the observers thought she acted strangely. At one time she was apparently at anchor, then she seemed to start on her course again. She did not proceed far, however, before she turnet and evidently tried to make fer the shore. It was at this time that she went over on her beam ends and sunk, stern first. Four or five men were seen to go forward, and three flashes were distinctly seen five minutes before she sunk, and her fag was at half-mast forward. Nothing has come ashere. ANTECEDENTS OF THE STEAMER, The steamer has been employed in Boston harbor during the past four or five years as a pleasure boat for small parties. During all of last Summer she was in the service of Norman Wiard, who used her te ply between the city and Nut Island ta ci nectien with experiments on the island with the Wiard gun, and numerous Boston and New York ‘ties who were guests of Mr. Wiard dur- ing the experiments will remember her. She was built in New York in 1859, and was used by Mr. Ericsson, the famous monitor in- ventor, for perfecting some experiments he then was engaged in. She was 25 56.100 tons burthen; a 65 feet; breadth, 13 feet, and depth 5 feet. While lying at South Boston, a few weeks ago, SH WAS CUT THROUGH BY THE ICE and sunk. Since then sie has been repaired, and was recently sold for $4,000 to the Nonquit Beach Company ol New Bedford, of which Mr. Ritchie was president. MR, RITCHIE, who was among the lost, was aman well and favorably known in Eastern Massachusetts. He was a son of Rev. Mr. Ritchie of Needham, and was at ene time Mayor of Roxbury. In 1861 and 1562 he ‘was & member of the Executive Council, and subse- quently was mat United States Assessor in the Third Congressional district, a pesition which he held for several years, and subsequently became solicitor for the nited States tax payers. He was a member of the Legislature in 1869 from the Boston Highlands, and in 1370 was chosen one of the principal Assessors of the city of Boston, a sition which he held but one year. Since then ie has been engaged in many business operations, and was interested, with several gentlemen of New Bedford, in land speculations. He married a daugh- ter of the late Kev. Daniel Kimball, of Needham, who survives, with several children, Supposed Loss of Fishing Schooner Joseph Garland—Twelve Men Reported Lost—A Portion of the Wrecked Seen by @ Steamer. PortsmouTn, N. H., March 17, 1873, The fishing schooner Joseph Garland, Captain William Blatchford, of Gloucester, Mags., left this harbor on a fishing cruise on Sunday, February 23, since which time no tidings have been heard from her. She had a crew of twelve men, and it was the captain’s usual practice to come in twice a week. The night after he left here a very heavy southeast storm came up, which lasted all night. PART OF THE SUPPOSED WRECK SEEN, On the 26th of February Captain Sargent Lane, of the fishing ste: r William G. Hunt, of Rockport, which has been sailing frem here this Winter, when near Jeffrey's Ledge, thirty-five miles southeast by east from Whale’s Back Light, sighted what he took tobe two men ina dory. The captain ran down to it and found it to be a piece of a vessel's stern and knees newly broken. The crew of the Hunt now fear that this was @ portion of the wreck of the Joseph Garland, which had been lest in the storm just Cahn If their theory is correct the crew are probably al) lost, or ere this they would have been picked He The Hunt has stocked $5,000 fishing off this har- aa since December 1. This sum is divided between e crew. A GREAT OCONFLAGRATION AT LAWRENCE. BURG, Cincinnati, Ohio, March 17, 1873. A special despatch from Frankfort, Ky., say: A fire occurred at Lawrencevurg, Ky., on Friday last, destroying four-fifths of the town. Many fam- ilies have been rendered homeless, The State ee ie is taking steps to assist the sufferers, Later particulars of the fire state that the fre began in & barroom on Saturday night, and as tae wind was blowing a gale and there being mo fire engine in the place, the main portion of the town was destroyed, Forty-seven houses were burned, including the Galt House, the Collin’s tavern, the Witherspoon Bank and every business house except a tin shop, The loss will fall very heavily upon the citizens of Lawrence- burg, a8 the houses were gencrally owned by the occupants, and there was comparatively little in- surance. The Royal loses about $17,000, and the tna $6,000, Some other companies also sufer, but the amount is not stated, A public meeting was held at Frankfort to-day, for the purpose of orgamtzing relief for the | sudlerers. MORE BLOOD. 3: ndeaeemererse Horrible Butchery in Seventy-fourth Street— Three Men and a Woman Slashed to Pieces with a Sheath Knife—One of the Worst Cases cn Record—The Price of Six Drinks of Liquor— ‘Where Are the Police? Again bas innocent blood been mest copiously shed by the lawless element of this city, Two human beings—one of them a woman—have been hurled almost into eternity, and two others have been chopped and otherwise mangled by three desperadoes, who are careless of the fate which surely awaits the score of blood thirsty ruMans now infesting the Tombs, and who will never re- ceive their meed of punishment till the last one of THEIR VILE CARCASES is left dangling at the end of a rope, At half-past one o'clock yesterday afternoon three Irish laborers entered the lager beer saloon of Jacob Schmitt, at 429 East Seventy-fourth street, and called for drinks. They were served. A sec- ond round was demanded and received, and when it had been emptied down the filthy throats of the lawless trie their leader announced to Mr. Schmitt that they did not proposej to pay for it. Schmitt stepped from behind the bar and seized One of them by the collar, whereupon he was in- stantly felled to the floor by the ringleader, who dealt him @ murderous blow from behind with a beer bottle, laying open his scalp and rendering him insensible for a few seconds, While on the floor THE RUFFIANS began kicking him about the head and body, and would doubtless have made short work of him had not his faithful wife hurried to his assistance. But her coming was unfertunate for herself; for no sooner did she attempt to push the scoun- drels away from the prostrate form of her hsuband than one of them whipped out a large, murderous-looking sheath knife, and plunged it into her back, just below the left shoulder blade. Again and again did the fend ply his deadly weapon, stabbing the poor woman in the left breast, and in the right arm near the elbow. She fell, apparently lifeless, to the Moor, and then THE THREE BUTCHERS again turned their undivided attention to her hus- band, who had by this regaimed consciousness and staggered to his fect. One of them laid hold of his left ear with his teeth, nor relinquished hus hold till a portion of that member was severed from its grnans head. Another bit him on the haud and early tore a finger off, while the third contented himseii with pounding him on the kead with beer glasses and bottled. > At this qpnetare a neighbor, Mr. Jacob Young, attracted by the cries of Schmitt and his wile, ran to their assfstance and received for his painsa deadly stab tn the abdomen, the villain handling the kuife still reeking with the blood of the unfor- tunate woman at his feet, plunging the blade in clean to the hilt and then turning it round and round as though he would make sure of FINISHING HIS VICTIM there and then. Young fell heavily to the floor, and as his life blood ebbed away and trickled down the fleor in a crimson pool. the wnnatural villains still further amused themselves by kicking his head and face. Doubtless, deeming their work well done, the murderers fied, but they had still more blood to shed before their thirst for it would be satiated. Fleeing up Third ave- nue they came to a place in the middle of the block between Seventy-fourth and Seventy- fifth streets where excavating was being done, over which a Qarrow walk of boards had been temporarily laid. Qn this bridge stood Mr. John Luby, ef Seventy-fifth street and Third avenue, having no thought of interfering with the retreat- ing butchers, fer he was as yet jerant of the fatal work they had been periorming. Neverthe- less he was in the way and might pede their progress somewhat, so plunging THE BLOODY KNIFE into his back was but the work of a moment, and on they sped, and are, doubtless, still speeding, for the valiant and ever watchful police know not their whereabouts, and probably never will, The fatal knife and the hat of one of the party, are now a contemplation in the Nine- teenth precinct station house, where they are held a8 rare trophies. Further than this our proteetors and guardians (/orgive the words) have no “‘clew”’ on which to work the case! The usual precaution of sending out a general alarm to all the station houses had not been re- sorted to up to one o'clock this morning, so it will be readily seen that the fugitiv ire not allowed the shadow of an excuse for not escaping if they by any possibility do not. ‘Gen ‘oung Was removed to his residence from e SCENE OF THE BUTCHERY and at nine o’clock last evening Ceroner Hermann Was requested to take his ante-mortem statement, all ra of his recovery being abandoned by the attending physicians, Mrs. Schmitt's injuries, too, wil! probably prove fatal, and tnus we shall have another double murder. Mr. Schmitt’s wounds, as also the one received by Mr. Luby, are not neces- sarily fatal, although of a very serious nature. Slaying is the word; It’s a deed in fashion, BRUTAL MURDER AND RETRIBUTIVE JUS- TICE. Syracuse, N. Y., March 17, 1873, At two o'clock this alternoon a man by the name of Albert Keeler, aged twenty-one years, killed a girl named Ida Spencer, aged fourteen years, Keeler was a nephew of Miss Spencer's father. He isa Canadian, and nad been visiting with Mr. Spencer about three weeks. Mrs. Spencer went to Oswego to-day and left her daughter alone in the house with two old ladies, one of whom was sick and the other deaf. Keeler went out into the kitchen where Ida was at work, and, taking @ short iron bar used for breaking open boxes, he struck her on the head. She fell to the floor, when he re- pec struck heron the head, almost beating her rains owt. She lived about twenty minutes. Keeler then left the house by the bi door and ran down towards the Cen- tral Railroad depot. A freight train had just started for the East. Keeler attempted to jump on the hind end of the caboose for the purpose of escay ria Sarge the town, when, missin, his hold, he felt back upon the track. His he: struck the rail; his neck was broken, and he was killed instantly. The motive which prompted Keeler to kill iss Spencer is not known. It is said that he Lo iat have made improper ad- vances to her which she repelled, and that he killed her, fearing she would divulge his attempt. It is aiso said that Keeler was heir to some prop- erty which, with Miss be age out of the way, he might have secured. The murder creates intense excitement, and so does the sudden retributive justice which overtook the murderer. The partics moved in good society. They were expecting to go to Kansas with a colony shortly. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. Meetii of the Board Yesterday—An In- vestigation Ordered Into the Conduct of the Clerk of the Board. The weekly meeting of the Board of Supervisors was held yesterday, the Mayor in the chair, CLERK YOUNG TO BE INVESTIGATED. Supervisor Van Scuaick moved the following resolution :— Resolved, That the Committee on Civil Courts be and they are hereby instructed to inquire into and make a thorough investigation of the official conduct of Ji he Betonng, Clork of the Board of Supervisors, in 1809, 1470 vid ISTIe After the reading of the resolution Supervisor VAN Scttaick said that im 1872, when the former Board of Supervisors took their seats, they were anxious to dispense with the services of the ginploys f the former ime, and, in lance with that desire, himself and several of his coi- leagues had waited upon the Comptroller in refer- ence to dispensing with the services of Mr. J. B. Young. The Comptroller then referred them to the laws regulating the Board of Super which stated that they held office under the suc- ae ee and could only be removed for mis- cenduc! bn Ae year 1872 Mr. Joseph B. Young, the Clerk to the Board, had, so far as he knew and been able to judge, performed his duties to the satisfaction of the Board. Since the present Board of Supervisors has come into power the Comptroller had, he understood, made some very ve statements with to the conduct of r. Young, and ina morning paper had appeared some very specific charges inst the Clerk. Mr. Young bad called uponghim (Mr. Van Schaick) that morni a requested a committee of investiga- tion, w! was, he thought, very proper on Mr. Young’s part. It was very. proper hat these charges should be closely looked tnto, and if found correct there will be only one result, and that will be the dismissal of Mr. Young. The resolution was unanimously ed and re- ferred to the Committee on Civil OMces, The Board then adjourned to Thursday next. NEW JERSEY’S RAILROAD WAR ‘TreNTON, March 17, 1873. After a long debate on the resolution to dismiss the bill to incorporate the New Jersey Railroad Company in the interest of the Pennsylvania Ratl- road Company, on account of fraudulent notice of publication, and the reading of an atidavit that this company had taken the Notice for another company and used it a8 their own, the House refused to dismiss the bill by @ vote @f 26 to 32. This isa victory for Tom Soott. Some of the members were in favor of giving the bill @ fair chance betore the House, and wil proba- bly not vote lor it on its final passages WASHINGTON. Eten WASHINGTON, March If, 1873. The Old and New Cabincts. A Cabinet meeting was called by the President this morning for the purpose of considering the nominations to the Senate, the President being desirous of completing this business, in erder that the Senate may adjourn sine die at its convenience. All the members were present with the exception of the Postmaster General, who was represented by Mr. Marshall, the First Assistant. All of the members of the Cabinet verbally tendered their resignations to the President, in accordance with custom. The President informed them that they would be accepted as a matter of form, but that it was his intention to renominate them to the same positions they held, and forward to the Senate the nominations, including that of Judge Richardson to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Mr. Boutwell. There is no determination as to who shall succeed Judge Richardson as Assistant Secretary of the ‘treasury. The choice will probably be ex-Senator Sawyer, Solicitor Banfleld or J. H. Saville. The last named is well and favorably known as Chief Clerk of the Department. All the members of the Cabinet wilt take the oath of office to-morrow, Mr, Boutwell’s Letter of Resignation to the President. The following is tne correspondence on the occa- sion of Mr, Boutwell’s resignation :— WasHINGTON, March 117, 1873, Sir—Having been elected to the Senate of the United States by the Legislature of Massachusetts, I tender my resignation of the office of Secretary of the Treasury, In severing my oficial relations with you it is a great satisfaction to me that on all occasions you have given me tull confidence and support in the discharge of my public duties. In these four years my earlier acquaintance with you has ripened into earnest personal friendship, which Lam confident will remain unbroken, I am yours, very truly, GEORGE S. BOUTWELL, THE PRESIDENT’S REPLY, Ww. Leieaaligh 2] MANSION, } ASILINGTON, March 17, 1873, Hon. Gronox 8. BourwELL? Wee DEAR Stk—In cco bela your resignation of the office of Secretary of the Treasury—an office which you have filled for four years with such satisfaction to the byrne d permit me to express the regret I feel at severing otlictal relations which have been at all times so agreeable to me, and, as I am as- sured by your letter of resiguation, to you also. Your administration of the important trust con- figed to you four years since has been so ad- mirably conducted as to give the greatest satisfac- tion to me because, as I read, public judgment aud opinion,sit has been satisfactory to the country. The policy pursued in the office of Secretary af tie Treasury by your successor I hope may be as successful as yours has been, and that no departure from it will be made, except such as experience and change of circumstances may make neces- sary. Among your new efficial associates I trust you will find the same warm friends and coworkers that you leave in the executive branch of the gov- ernment. You take witn you my most sincere well wishes for vour success as a legislator and as @ citizen, and the assurances of my desire to con- tinue the warm personal relations that have ex- isted between us during the whole of our eilicial connection. Very truly yours, U. 8. GRANT, The Ex-Secretary Sworn In as a Member of the Senate. Two and twenty years ago, “more or less,” the aristocratic whig party of Massachusetts was over- thrown by a coalition between the democrats and the free soilers, The first triumph was the elec- tion of George 5. Boutwell as Governor, and in due time he signed the credentials of Charlies Sumner as Senator, while Henry Wilson was President of the State Senate. This trio of coalitionists ulti- mately became pillars ‘in the fepublican political temple, and to-day Senator Sumner presented his new colleague, Mr. Boutwell, to Vice President Wilson, who administered to him the oath of ofice. Senator Boutwell was warmly congratulated, and tvok the only vacant seat in the Senate Chamber located in the northeastern corner. Soon afterwards the nominations of the Cabinet were received, the Senate went into Executive Session, and ex-Secre- tary Boutwell’s first vote was upon the confirma- tion of his recent associates in the Cabinet and his own immediate successor. Here, again, is another curious coincidence, for Vice President Wilson, Senator Boutwell and Secretary Richardson are all from Middlesex county—an honor seldom conferred upon a single State. General Butler was in the Senate chamber when Boutwell was sworn in, and he appeared greatly pleased with this result of his recent trip to Boston. It remains to be seen whether, having checkmated Dawes’ aspirations for the Senate, he will permit his reappointment next Winter as chairman of the House Committee of Ways and Means. How Sharpe was Appointed Surveyor of the Port of New Yerk. The appointment of George H. Sharpe to the position of Surveyor of the Port of New York is briefy explained at the Treasury Department. Benedict, the first deputy, is a crispy individual, and his confirmation as Surveyor would have been the source of unceasing annoyance to the Presi- dent. All the New York merchants, that is, Murphy and his friends, -remonstrated against the cenfir- mation of Benedict. An Examining Board was then appointed, consisting of G. W. Curtis, Col- lector Arthur and J. 8. Schultz, to recommend a man by examination for tke place. Mr, Curtis was sick for some time, and although his physician daily promised that he would be able to attend te business the head of the Civil Service Commission did not appear. This was a dreadful state of things. The politicians in New York reasoned forapi 5 themselves, “Supposing Mr. Curtis should be sick until after the Senate adjourns, the Tenure of Office act will make Mr. Benedict Surveyor ad interim.” This was too horrible to endure even in anticipation, so Sharpe, who is not a relative of the President, has been confirmed as Cornell's suc- cessor. The civil service reformers are very indig- nant, and openly declare that the scheme was a political dodge on the part of the President's sup- rters. The anti-civil service men, like the anti- jasons of yore, are increasing in New York. Senator Bogy’s Election Again Ques- tloned—Members of Both Branches of the Missour! Legislature Memorialize for Another Investigation. The following memorial from eleven members of the Missouri Senate and twenty-six members of the House was laid before the Senate to-day and referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elec- tions, by which it will be considered on Wednes- day ‘The undersigned memorialists, members of the Senate of Missouri, feeling that they have no right to p testimony taken by the House of Representativ yet constrained to believe and do believe t necessary, the House in urg: Action be immediate and complete. McGinnis, A. £. James Southard. J. M. J.M. Filler,” B. divert, R, H. Browne, ames ©. Patterson, Anshony ittner. M. 7. 0, Williams, Daniel Kangow, C, © Allen. Tne memorial of the House is as follow: The undersigned, your memorialists, respectfully rep- resent, after reciting t committee of investisation was ordered and rep that said committee was com- posed of four demoe: iad one republican, not @ full representation of the minority; that, notwithstanding the evidence taken by the committ: ( transmitted herewith, tends to si used in the Senatorial contest shortly berore the election of United States Senator, it is the opinion of your memo- rialista that had the committee exercised the powers they possessed for obtaining the real acts relative to the matter much testimony would have been elicited tend- ing to show that some portion of it was used he terest of V. Bogy, and that th absolutely forced by the Mouse to make the report they did, notwithstanding the earnest protestation of republican bers; that the republican members then svt the matter reconsidered, empower- minot ‘to employ counsel and in- committee to inquire specifically whether to imfuence the vote of any member of ‘The recommittal was finally accomplished agajnns epronten and without any such Instructions, with the committec not possessing & single member wi tion fitted him to make an examination, and the farce of an investigation was resumed, After such recommuittal een, taken was confined te state- if part irectly interested, and closed in two days; that the recommittal was to some extent induced by & letter written by Bogy, demanding full and jorough investigation ; but that, strange as it may seem in a Unifed States Senater elect, he opposed & recommit- tal in conversation with members ofthe House; that com- corning this mutter republicans could not obtain a fair hearing on the floor of the House. morialists further state that, in their opinion, stimony taken was partial, uniair and totally un- satisfactory ; that some Ipportant witnesses were never brought before the committee, and that many witnesses were not thoroughty examined for want of ® proper dis- position on the partof the committee, and that money was used the Senatoria: contest; wherefore your ask for an investigation & committee of ir, Edward P. Horton, D, P. Stubble- . Hudson, SP. Twi: ‘atum, |S. P. be . Le Bittinger, Scott K. Snively, John rows, DS Hueper, Joseph Burgess, B. Richardson, William K. Py 4 Fox. 0.11, MeBonald, William CO. Gilliland, U.K. "8. Kobi Confirmations by the Senate. The Senate, in executive session this afternoon, confirmed all the Cabinet nominations sent in to- day, with the followin George I. Sharpe, to be Surve: ot Customs for the port ot New York, vice Cornell, Jia. a be Naval Ofliger at Boston ‘qeappolaved) ‘illus 7 SETAE Vp SOP Pe ey ENC RRR ce OD H. H. Terrell, to be Pension Agent at India Ina. ; to be Governor of Dakets Territory: THE STATE CAPITAL. John W. Foster, of Indiana, and Minister Plenipotentiary to Mex wes ree to Mexico, vice Thomas Nelson, of Indiana, resigned; Cornelius A. of Kansas, to ‘Kuvoy Exteaurdiuary “and Min: ister Plenipotentiary to Chill; Cyrus Northrup, © «be Collector ‘of Customs’ for the distrie of New Haven, Conn.; Byron 0. Carr, to Supervising Inspector of Steamboats for the sixth dis. trict, vice Samuel Houston, removed ; George M. Dusten, to be United States ‘Attorney for the Southern district of Alabama: George J. Lammon, Marshal. for Nevada: James Ashworth, Collector of Internal Revenue Fitth district of Pennsylvania, vice Mr. Yardly, removed; A. K. of Obfo, Indian Agent for the Sacs and Foxes BE. 0 Goodrich, Surveyor ot Customs, ia, Pa., reappointed; Edwerd P. Smith, of rk, Commissioner of Indian Aftairs, vice Frahers A. Walker, resigned; BE. W. Barer, of Michigan, Third Assistant Postmaster Gener: George Willey, States Attorney for the Northern district of Ohio, reap- pointed; Warner M. Bateman, Attorney for the southern district of Ohio, reappointed. Nominations by the President. The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day :— William A. Richardson, to be Secretary of th George H. Williams, to be Attorney General Fish, to be Secretary of State; William W. Belkna) Secretary of War; John A. J. Creswell, to be Postmaster General; Columb fo be Secretary of the Inte- MM. to be Secretary ot the N. (4 istant Attorney ¢ ral of the John N. Sarber, to be tor the Western district of Arkansas, John P. Lane, to be United States Attorney for Iowa; A. Higgins, to-be United States Attorney for Dela P.-C." Shannon, to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of’ Dakota; James G. Palen, to be Chief Justice of ti upreme Court for New Mexico; J, 8. Boreman to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Gourt for Uta G. W. French, to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Dakota; A. Armstrong, to be Marshal for Minne: Sota; George Willey, to be Attorney for the Northern dis- trict of Ohio; W. M. Bateman, tor the Southern district ot Ohio; William McMichael, United States Attorney tor the Eastern district of Pennsylvania; A. P. K. Safford, to be Governor of Arizona Territory le Bashtord, to 0 Secretary of Arizona Territory; Frank Hall, be Secretary of Colorado Territory; William G. Riteh, to Secretary of New Mexico; John H, Stevens, to be Register ot the Land Office at Legrand, Oregon ; D. Chaplin, to be Receiver of Public Moneys at Legrand, Oregon; William H. Fitzpatrick, to be Register of the Land office at Topeka, Kansas; A. J. Simmons, to be Indian Agent for the Milk River Agency, Montana; George H. Thompson, of Maryland, to be Consul at Ste tin; Second Lieutenant H. B. Sh tenant of the Fifteenth inmate: gineer John L Hannum, to be First Assistant Ergineer; Fetired Second, Assistatit Engineer Absalom Kirhy, for restoration to the active list 1 ver W. W! W. Wood, to be Chief of the Bureau of Steain Engineering in the Navy Department; Charles Dillingham, to be Naval Officer at New Orleans, La. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. SER CU es Naval Orders and Changes. WASHINGTON, March 17, 1873, Under the act of Congress relieving from active duty all retired oMcers of the navy, Rear Admiral Alden will relinquish the command of the European Squadron, and Rear Admiral Case, who has been for several years in charge of the Ordnance Bu- reau, will be ordered to succeed him. Admiral Case's successor has not yet been decided upon, but he will be taken trom ‘the active list. Since Mr. Robeson has been Secretary of the Navy he has been acting for him. The other important change already foreshadowed in the correspond- ence 18 the assignment of Rear Admiral Scott, who for some time has been commandant of the Navy Yard at Philadelphia, to the command of the North Atlantic station, the change to take lace on April 5, at Key West. Admiral Scott has been ordered to turn over the papers and official matters pertaining to the Philadelphia Navy Yard to Commodore Mullaney, who will hereafter have charge of the League Island Yard, assuming for the time being command of both stations, to carry out the orders for removing the machinery and ap- pliances irom Philadetphia to League Island, ie following naval orders have also been is- sued :— Detached and Placed on Waiting Orders—Rear Admirals Theodorus Bailey and Henry Walke, from the Lighthouse Board; Rear Admiral M. Smith, trom the Governorship of the Naval Asylum ; Medi- cal Director J. M. Foltz, from the Naval Hospital Medical Director W. M. Wood, from the Inspector- ship General of Hospitals, &c. Ordered—Commodore F, A. Parker and Com- mander John Lee Davis to the Lighthouse Board, Commodore George B. Balch to the covenaranlp of the Naval Asylum, and Commander A. Weaver to the Naval Asylum; Medical Inspect P. J. Horwitz to the Naval Hospital. Commander R. L. Shaw has been detached trom the Navy Yara at Philadelphia and ordered to the command of the receiving ship Potomac; Commander W. W. Queen from the command of the receiving ship Potomac and ordered as Assistant Executive at the Washington Navy Yard; First Assistant Engineer John Lowe to duty at the Washington Navy Yard. Captain Roe, in charge of the naval rendezvous at San Francisco, will relieved by Commander McDougal, THE METHODIST MINISTERS, ee How to Make the Secular Press Tribu- tary to Evangelical Christianity—A Tough Job for the Ministers—The Press the Mirror of Public Opinion. The topic under discussion among the Methodist preachers yesterday was one of much interest to themselves and te the religious community, and henee drew together a large assemblage. ‘How can the Secular Press be Made Tributary to Evan- gelical Christianity?” was the question pro- pounded. Rev. Mr. Thomas, of Brooklym, opened” the debate by reducing the question to the simple one of “How Shall the Press be Made te Serve Christ?” He looked upon the press in its double capacity as a leader and reflector of public opinion and @ mirror of human events from day to day. The devil, he contended, new has the public press, THE DEVIL IN THE PUBLIC PRESS is aterrible fact. The devil is in our secular, eur philosophic and our poetic literature, and we can’t tell how the press can be made to serve Christ until we see how it serves the devil. The circulation of the nen in this country is enormous.. In 1885 the united issues of the press were but 150,000,000; but they have grown fifteen-lold since then. Aten-cylinder Hoe press can throw off 20,000 copies an hour. These papers represent the evil that lurks in the unregenerate mind, Mr. Thomas then illustrated the insidious- ness of the histori literature of the age, turned again to the press and said that he would no more let these papers into his family indiscriminately than he would let his little child go into a drug store ana help himself at will to tre contents of the vials that line the shelves, We must look, he said, to the datly and weekly issues of the press, which are but the expression ef the public mind, and see how we can make it serve Christ, Let us look at the time when God gave us the press. Mr. Thomas then prety referred to the Reformation and the desire for literature which had sprung up in the public mind about that time. It seemed to him, he said, that GOD GAVE THR PRESS TO THR CHURCH, and bade it use it for Christ and His kingdom here. How can it be made to serve Christ ? In propor- tion as editors and publishers, reporters and con- tributors are converted to Ged, the press will serve Christ and His cause. It seems absurd to think that men on whom the devil has a mort- gage, the foreciosure of which wouid be certain and eternal death, can or will use their press issues for God. These persons are responsible to God for being sinners both in their words and writings, and they must be made to feel and realize this, The duty, then, of the Church and of the ministry, as Mr. Thomas pointed out, is to seek to have the publishers and editors, &c., of the press converted men, and to use the pastoral influence among Christian familtes to keep out all kinds of immoral literature from their homes-—a rather tough job in this day. Chaplain Hibben, of the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, remarked that intidelity infests every form of iitera- ture, even theology. In the contests between science and religion, science of late has been victorious, and ministers have been much to blame for this result. Science is a revelation from God as much as religion, and every minister should labor in his pulpit and’ elsewhere to get into sympathy with science. Dr. Devinne aud Mr. Butler made a few remarks of listie or no moment or bearing on the question, A GOOD WORD FOR THE PRESS. Dr. F. O, Haven, being called upon, said that the Press is the tongue of which the Apostle James said {t had not been tamed nor can it be. It ts im- possible to make the press subserve Christ’s cause ‘until we can spread Scriptural holiness over these lands, ‘The press is an effect and not a cause, and we make # mistaki id the Doctor, this point. It is not often tl writer will express lus vice in his writings. The press is probably to-day in ad- vance of the thougnt ef the world. It is far in ad- vance of what it was fifty True, there 1s @ literature that ts pw The Doctor here called attention @ disclosures made be- fore the late Congress in its discussion on Com- an, to be First Lieu- econd Assistant E: stock’s Obscene Literature bill. Tons upom tons of this literature are circulated in this country and id amot oung people, and even our e said, are consulted, and this through the mails. We are t we can’t wegpress these things with- out interference with the it OMce prerogatives. e It is iy ible, the Doctor remarked, te govern this world in abstract principles, and the press must be the liberty ef curtailed only as other liberties are, when it over- passes the bounds of morality as found in the community and loosens social and morai ties. The roper way to make the press tributary to re- igion, he thought, was so to train up religious ther men in their colieges and jemies that ey Would be called to guide and manage the sec- ular press. He had seen expressions ‘of thought in the pubic press which showed that the writers kuew what religion is. neat toms rae NEW YORK HERALD PROVE? ‘That it is @ mirror, and not a leader or guide, of the public — of the world, and we oiten sce init and in other daily papers expressions of thougut as pure as we can fina in our religious papers. The Dector did not, however. believe it possible to make the press what it Mg 4 to be until the people are what they ought to be. What is the efect of this semi-infidelic literature? It does not affect the minds of the masses, and it can’t. Lett toitself it will work so much mischief that it will be swept ont of the reach and the hearta of men. If the Church ever gets the mas- tery the press will then be religious, but nor befor The subject was continued, amd Dr. Kudy wiil speak op it next week, csepencceendiiamoeaesni ALBANY, March 17, 1873. The Charter Committee held a short and unsatiae factory session this afternoon, Woodin, Benedict and Tiemann only were present. Perry and Weiss- mann remained in New York, the latter being re- Ported ill, The three chartists proceeded in Stumbling sort of way as far as the 106th section, but made no amendments that are of any gencral importance, notwithstanding the evident impa- tience of the chairman to get through. THE TWENTY-FIFTH SECTION. The prospects of reporting the bill to-morrow are entirely blotted out, and if they bring it into the Senate this week it will most probably be because the compromise measures rumored so freely to- night have actually been proposed and accepted. It is stated here on very good authority that Thur low Weed has been the peace-maker between Have- meyer and the Custom House, and that the twenty- fifth section will be amended to its original status om certain conditions which the Mayor imposes upon himself, Thurlow Weed is further reported to be in Albany to-night, but he is not at the Delavan or Congress, and hae net made his appearance among the Senators. All inquiry fails to confi the fact, but what adda some confirmation to it, however, is the absence of Davenport, that active young dictater havin, seemingly fed before so famous a veteran as Wee from his 80 far unsuccessful generalcy in the field of legislative lobbying. The tour committee mem “stick”? on the question of the appointing power for the Mayor. Another meeting of the committee will be held to-morrow morning. In the Senate to-night Senator Benedict intro- duced a bill relative to WHARVES AND PIERS, which provides that no vessels, employed on the sea or canals of other States, shall be charged greater rate of wharfage in New York or Brookiym than vessels belonging to this State. EXTENDING THE REGISTRY LAW. Senator Palmer introduced a bill extending the present registry law of New York eity to all incor- porated villages of 10,000 inhabitants in the State. CITY COMMON SCHOOLS. The bill relating to the common school system of New York city, which was introduced inthe As- sembly by Mr. Patterson, was discussed in Com- mittee of the Whole and ordered to @ third reading: without amendment. THE NEW QUARANTINE BILL, which was the work of Dr. Vanderpoel and was © great improvement on the present system. at quarantine, has been at his request withdrawn, and will not be pressed to a passage during tne present session. The cause of this movement is that Quarantine Commissioners Jordan and Speers, who have recently been ap- pointed, are amxious to investigate quaran- tine as it now stands before any further legislation be taken in relation to it. Dr. Vander- bases does not doubt the feasibility of the excet- lence of the new measure, but simply withheld it in order that these two gentlemen may understand the present working in the lower bay. The fact that the Commissigners under the present law draw $10,000 a year salary and will draw only $5,000, if the pending bill passes, of course, has not so much todo with the suspension of the bill ag that very commendable desire of the new Commis- sioners to know their business, In the Assembly the famous BEACH PNEUMATIC TUNNEL BILL for boring Broadway and running “Postal ptpes'® under every street in the city as well as tunnelling in a small way East River itself was ordered toa third reading. It seems there was some oversight or trick in the reporting of the bill from the com- mittee; fer a provision that, before work should be commenced, certain guarantees should be given of good faith and pecu- niary ability to} carry it on, which were understood tobe im the bill when reported. was missing when the discussion upon it came up in Committee of the Whole. Denny Burns had tha billin charge and readily consented to have the provision reinserted. The bill is almost sure to eyes and Broadway ere many months may actually e in the agonies of a disembowelling. THE CENTRAL FOUR TRACK BILL also came up in Committee of the Whole, and a ralt ‘was at once made upon it, especially by membera from the west side of Hudson River, who declared that they wanted their soil kept free. Pierson, ote. parently anticipating this ravenous rush at hi “fat take,” had a new bill ready, which he was per- mitted to substitute for the old one. He said it con- tained provisions that would amply satisfy the gen- tlemen who opposed it before. This assurance seemed to be very welcome to the hungry enes, and the new biil, with little opposition, Was pro- gressed. THE TRACTION TOWAGE BILL, which pices to a ‘firm’ (Backhus) in Rochester the exclusive right to use the traction engine for towing vessels by scraping the bottom of the canal on all the canals of the State, for seven years, was also ordered to a third reading. THE PRICE OF GAS. Mr. SMITH offered a resolution calling on the Meta Topolitan Gas Company to report whether the: charge a uniform rate per 1,000 feet for gas, and not for what reason they do not; and also what are the highest and the lowest rates per 1,000 feet they charge for gas, which was adepted. On the 7th of April next will be sol in Paris, atthe Hotel Drouot, the splendid Gallery, Modern Paintings belonging to M. Laurent Richard. magnificent collection compriser 62 masterpleces—viz., L Th. 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