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—-_ “= ef THE BRITISH MINISTRY. Mr. Gladstone's Consultation with His Col- Ieagues—Formation of a Cabinet—The Names of the Ministers Submitted to the Crown. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Lonpon, March 19—Noon, “The Right Hon. William &. Gladstone and his ‘Cabinet colleagues remained in consultation dur- ing four hours yesterday on the subject of the Min- Asterial crisis and their oficial and political course Onder the circumstances of its existence. Nothing hag yet transpired as to the result of their deliberations. A Liberal Cabinet Constituted id the Draft Submitted to the Crown. Lonpon, March 19—Evening. Mr. Gladstone proceeded to Windsor to-day and submitted to the Queen the names of the incoming Cabinet. The Premier to Make an Important An- nouncement to Parliament. i Lonpon, March 20—6 A. M, Mr. Gladstone will announce in the House of Commons to-night (Thursday) that he has decided 0 remain in office with all his colleagues, ENGLAND. Serions Riot at a Provincial Centre—Thousands of British and Irish in Deadly Conflict— Alleged Forgers Set Free—Com- ing Holiday on ’Change. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YCRK HERALD. Lonpon, March 19, 1873, A serious riot between Englishmen and Irish- en occurred in Wolverhampton, a town of Staf- fordshire, twelve miles from Birmingham, yester- day. At least three thousand persons were engaged in the conilict. Firearms and knives were freely used and there was much bloodshed, though no cases of fatal injury have yet been reported. At last accounts from the town order had been restored, and it was believed there would be no repetition of the rioting. HE ALLEGED FORGERS ON THE BANK OF ENGLAND. The three men who were arrested in Cork, Ireland, yesterday, on suspicion of being the par- ties who committed the frauds on the Bank of Eng- land, were released from custody this morning, no evidence connecting them with tne forgeries hav- ing been produced. COMING HOLIDAY ON 'CHANGE. In consequence of some repairs being necessary at the Stock Exchange the managers have decided to close the building on Saturday, and no business ‘will be transacted therein, FRANCE. Parligmentary Unanimity for the Final Payment to Germany. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Paris, March 19, 1873, The National Assembly, during its sitting at Ver- @ailles, in the afternoon to-day, ratified, witheut a dissenting voice, the treaty which was signed on Saturday last between M. Thiers and Ceunt Von Arnim, the German Ambassador, providing for the payment of the war indemnity and the evacuation of French territory. SPAIN. Progress of the Debate on the Porto Rico Eman- cipation Bill. TELECRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. MADRID, March 19, 1873, “The Porto Rico Abolition bill was again under consideration in the National Assembly yesterday. An amendment offered by Sefior Ruiz, providing that the abolition of slavery on tne island shall be gradual, was rejected. PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT IN THE ASSEMBLY. Francisco Salmeron was to-day elected President of the National Assembly, and Sardsal and Lopez Secretaries. CARLIST OPERATIONS IN THE PROVINCES, The Carlist bands are becoming more numerous nd troublesome in Andalusia. RUSSIA. The American Ambassador Received by the Czar. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, St. PETERSBURG, March 19, 1873. Hon, James L. Orr, the newly-appointed Am- ‘Dassador of the United States to the Court of the Czar Alexander, was received at audience by His Imperial Majesty to-day, and presented his creden- tials, SWITZERLAND. Pere Hyacinthe’s Preaching a Pulpit Success and Power. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. GENEVA, March 19, 1873, The religious excitement in this city caused by ‘the preaching of Father Hyacinthe is increasing. The reverend gentleman is meeting with great success, The Ultramontanes are much exasperated. WEST INDIES. Movements of the British Fleet—Island idea of Confederation—Murder and Sui- cidemAmerican Trade. Krneston, Jam., March 1, 1873. Admiral Fanshawe, with the British fleet, arrived here yesterday and will remain a fortnight. The people of Turks Island have presented a memorial to the Legislative Council of Jamaica praying that they be placed under the government of Jamatea, MURDER. A few nights ago the overseer of an estate called “Canaan” made an attack on his wife and child, | Splitting open the head of the former with a ma- chette and wounding the latter, and then cut his own throat. The Coroner‘s jury returned @ verdict that the murderer and suicide was insane. AMBRICAN TRADE. Five American vessels are loading with fruit at Port Antoine, Jamaica. THE MONTREAL DISASTER. Condition of the Victims Injured at the St. James Hotel—Death of the Clerk. MONTREAL, Ont., March 19, 1873, Reports from the General Hospitai give the fol. lowing information concerning the condition of the victims of the fire yesterday morning at the St. James Hotel:—J. E, Thomas, of the Oriental Bank of Montreal, is suffering from broken ribs and ether injuries caused by a fall from a fourth story win- dow; Harry Belcher, commercial traveller for Messrs, Neild & Co., is badly injured about the head, He attempted to escape by @ stairway, but being bamied in this he rushed tor the roof, and again being bamed, entered a chamber and made a desperate attempt at escape tying together six sheets and commencing the perilous descent from the fourth story, but when suspended in mid-air the sheets broke their connection and he fell to the earth. The unfortunate gentleman lies in a very precarious condition. Another victim, Reet Brennan, was brought to the hospital dead, deat no deubt being caused by suffocation. Mildich, the unfortunate clerk who fell from a windew, sank gradually aiter being removed to the hospital and died at eleven o'clock, The building, furniture, c., were valued at $75,000, The loases are com- puted at $20,000, which is fully covered by in- eurance. { | of the h NEW YURK HERAL SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA, United States Diplomacy Teward Cuba and the Impressions of the Peoples. Isthmus Canals Projects and Surveys—Important Protocol Between Peru and Colombia— Treasury Finance—Religious, Politi- cal and Volcanic Excitements. By way of Panama we have the following I1kRALD despatches from the South Pacific und Central American States and Colombia, Peru. A HERALD special letter from Lima, under date of February 27, reports as follows:—The following is a synopsis of a highly important protocol re- cently signea by the Minister tor Foreign Affairs of Peru, Dr. Don José de Ia Riva Aguero, and Den Tedoro Valenaucla, the Colombian Minister ac- credited to this Republic, respecting the part that Peru wishes to assume in the great work of the interoceanic canal across the Isthmus ef Panama, ‘The two Ministers, Socording to custom, met in the Department of Foreign Afairs at Lima, on the 30th of January last, with the design of taking into con- sideration the possibility of carrying mto effect the canal referred to, Alter friendly discussion the President of Peru signed the following DECREE :— Lima, Feb. 8 f 5 1873. The protocol signed by the Minister for Foreign ‘Affairs of Peru and the Plenipotentiary trom Colombia is hereby approved, and it is underatood that the participation ot Peru is established in the interoc ic canal proposed by the government of Bogota. Therefore the National Con- ress must be informed of the purport of the protocol, so hat, acquainted with this most important matter, and when the preliminary reports respecting the practica- bility and cost of this unaertaking may be made known, the government may receive authorization asto the sums of money and mode of paying the same which it may contribute, together with the concessions and [ey yt which Peru shall be en- titled to in virtue of her intervention. Sign manuai of the President. RIVA AGUERO., The official despatch of Mr, Fish to the American Minister in Madrid, respecting the state of affairs in the Spanish colonies of America has excited much attention in Peru, and, at the same time, has elicited a general expression of approval. In spite of the allegations of certain journais in New York, the allied republics of the Pacific are deterred from aiding Cuba should the articles of agreement between them and Spain, prezieanaly, signed at Washington, be finally ratified. Cuba is stilla dependency and an integral part of Spain, the allied republics cannot, if the terms of the armis- tice be accepted, make war against Spain without a notice of two or three years. Cuba is Spain and Spain is Cuba; hence the hindrance. But all over Peru mass meetings are being held in favor ofthose brave men, who, in the “ever-taithful isle,” (up to now) are struggling for their independence, and a pressure is brought now to bear against the gov- ernment towards a retusal to ratty the Convention of Washington, whose injluence is apparent. Chile, despite the popular manifestations respecting the independence ef Cuba, is the only South American government that has refused its aid, and, in the reply of the Cabinet of Santiago to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, the former declared it incon- sistent with the policy of that government to work towards gaining the redemption of the “gem of the Antilles.’’ Peru, more generous and less calculating, will do all possible in aid of her woutd-be brethren ; but how far that assistance may extend aepends principally on the example given by the United States. THE SAMANA BAY ACQUISITION MOVEMENT. The news of the acquisition of the Bay of samana and the adjacent territory has been severely com. mented upon by the Peruvian press, it being im: gined that this is but the first of a series of efforts on the part of the ‘Colossus of the North’—as the United States are called here—to gradually encroach on the property of her neighbors in America. power to stipulate THE INTERNAL CONDITION. ‘The condition of Peru up to the 28th ult. was that ofan apparent general caim. in the meantime active steps are being taken by the government to issue the remaining part ofthe loan of 1872 for £36,800,000. Public excitement had calmed down & great deal eh the tragic deaths of Coionels Zevalles and jamio. ‘There seems to be some trouble in the political atmosphere betweem Peru and Chile abont the boundary line in the interior of the country. Colombia. A considerable degree of excitement has been caused in this city by the discovery of a band of counterfeiters of coin. Their existence has been suspected at different periods for several years back, but it was only the other day that an acci- dental discovery of their tools and machinery led to their arrest. The principal business of this party has evidently been to fulfil orders from others, who paid for the work and exported the coin to various places along the coast. Tne chief manufacture seems to have been of Peruvian soles and Mexican and Celombian dol- lars. The imitations are pretty —_ welll executed, though, suspicion once aroused, the counterfeit is gasily detected. The fact of few or none of the base coinage being offered in Panama bn explain that the gang could have carried on their industry so long wita impunity. The princi- pal is Louis eal a Swiss, whois now under arrest along with Mariano Campes, Manuel Care- nas Conchan, Manuel E, Mancilla and Francisco G. Hermoso, all Spaniards, with another called Igna- cio Delgado, a native of the Republic of Ecuador. All these parties are in jail, but, irom the many influential persons by whom they must have been protected, it is doubtful how far justice will be ad- ministered to them. SEVERE GALES ON THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD. Unusually strong gales and a heavy sea have pre- vailed for sonte weeks back along the Atlantic sea- board of Colombia, It has consequently been found exceedingly diMcult to embark cargo at Santa Martha, Carthagena, Savanilla and other perts within the range of this stormy influence. FEVER AND QUARANTINE, Owing to the prevalance in Panama ef a species of epidemic remittent fever, caused by malaria, aad known on the Atlantic coast by the name ef “tablen,” the authorities in Guayaquil got tright- ened, and have established quarantine at all their ports to vessels arriving from the Isthmus. DEATH OF A FOREIGN RESIDENT. Among our foreign citizens we | ave had toregret the death of Mrs. Corwine, the wife of D. M. Cor- wine, agent ofthe Pacific Mail Steamship Company en the Isthmus. On the 26th of September last the Secretary of State of Bogota issued a circular to all the govern- ments of Central America and South America, in- viting them to co-operate with the United States of Colombia, with a view to induce the United States of America to go in with them in persuad- ing Spain to recognize the independence of Cuba, and accept an equivalent in money, the sum agreed to be made up by the different associated Re- publics; and that in the meantime the war now going on shall be humanized. Congress, en the Ist of February, gave its approval to this propesi- tion and to a diplematic note on the subject. The Darien Isthmus Survey—Expedition- ary Results Expected at Panam Panama, March 8, 1873, Asmall schooner has arrived from Darien, but brings no iniormation of the United States Ex- ploring Expedition, except that it was expected the surveys would be finished by the middle of this menth, when the Tuscarora will return with the party to Panama, Nicaragua. The El Porvenir, of Valie Gottel, of the 22d of February, says the practicability of the ship canal through Nicaragua has been settied by the labors ef the present United States surveying party in Nicaragua, The difference of levels between Lake Managua and the large lake of Nicaragua has been determined to be 24.35 feet, American, and 24.3 feet Spanish measure. The surveying party visited the capital and op the 18th of February last took the steamer on the lake which was to convey them to Virgin Bay. Lieutenant J. W. Miller and Mr. McRea remained behind in tne capital, having con- tracted an attack of bilious fever—not, however, of a serious character. THE JESUITS. The Porvenir of Nicaragua ef February 6 put its columns in mourning on account of the govern- ment, or rather the Chamber of Deputies, having decided, by a vote of 10 to 5, to aiiow the Jesuit Fathers to remain in the Republic. Guatemala. The political troubles in Guatemala continue without any decisive movements. Shocks of earthquake continue to be felt in the unfortunate city of St. Vicente. The greater part ses in the valiey of the Sempa are unin- habitabh BOARD OF HEALTH, Ata meeting of the Board of Health, held yes- terday aiternoen, a communication was received from the counsel stating that the present contract for the removal of dead animais was invalid. Judge Besworth made strenous efforts to protest the company, and introduced a resolution askin: the ceunsel what branch of the city governmen had the power to deciare the contract null. The object of this reselution was to gain time, and it was accomplishe night-soll centract was awarded to Charles Watson, who desired to with- draw his bid be: the papers were opened, but the privilege was denied him, and he was awarded the contract against his wish, The probable reault will be a lawsuit on the qiy. CRIME IN VIRGINIA. Arrest of a County Judge, a Sheriff and His Posse on Complaint of a Colored RuMan—A Brutal Murder for Twenty- five Cents. RICHMOND, Va., March 19, 1873. There is great indignation in several counties in Southwestern Virginia over the arrest in Patrick county by United States officials of the Judge of that county, the Sherif and members ot a recent posse, upon the mere aMidavit of a riotous negro, who was then a fugitive from justice. Atthe Feb- ruary term of the County Court at Patriok a col- ored man by the name of Carter was indicted by the Grand Jury, upon the information of Caleb Smith, for fring pistols in the public streets at Patrick Court House, and for other riotous and disorderly conduct. A few days after the indictment was preferred Carter wrote Smith # communication couehed in abusive | re, in which Smith was cotenaet to meet him fora settiement of the diffict Smith applied to Judge Samuel G. Staples, of the County Court, for a warrant for the arrest of Carter for a libellous pub- lication. The Judge issued the warrant, Carter was arrested by the Sheriff and his guardin the night, and, on the way to the Court House, made his escape. The Sheriff, after commanding him to halt, fired upon him, but did him no injury. Carter immediately went to Danville, and applied to the United si Commissioner for a warrant of arrest. Under that warrant Judge Staples, the Sherif and his guard were arrested, carried to Danville, and on Monday morning, the 17th inst., the case was. called, when, the Commissioner not being ready to proceed with the examination, the case was continued until the first Monday in April. A BLOODY TRAGEDY FOR TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. The preliminary examination of William Pates for the murder of George Sheets, by stabbing with a knife, is in progress ‘at Staunton, in Augusta county. The facts as developed are that, some tume age. William Pates borrowed a quarter of dollar from George Sheets and had never repaid it. Sheets had demanded it several times, tes had refused to pay it until David Skeets, a brother of George Sheets, should pay him a quarter he owed him. On last Saturday night they met at Mount Pisgah church, when an altercation arose between the parece Sheets demanded the quarter and Pates still refusing to pay him until David Sheets should pay him. Sheets cursed Pates very violently, and said he would whip him and choke him until he was as black as his hat. Two wit- nesses testified that Shects threatened to kill Pates uniess he paia him the quarter, Sheets then hit Pates, knocked him down and attempted to jump on him, but Pates caught him by the foot, threw him and stabbed him several times, thus termi- nating the dispute over twenty-five cents ina bloody tragedy. Sheets died in a few hours, WEATHER REPORT. ees Wak DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, WASHINGTON, March 20—1 A. M, Probabilities, The storm centre continue moving on Thursday eastward over New York; for New England and the Middle States southeast and northeast winds, with cloudy and rainy weather; a sec- ond storm centre will probably develop on the Middle Atlantic coast; for the South Atlantic States southwesterly winds veer to west, with clearing weather; for the Eastern Gulf States northwest winds with partly cloudy weather; in the Western Gulf States fresh to brisk northerly winds, with fulling temperature; for the Ohio Val- ley and the upper lakes and westward to the Mis- souri Valley rising barometer, northwesterly winds and cold, clear weather. Cautionary signals continue at Wilmington, Nor- folk, Baltimore and Cape May. They will be dis- played at the lake stations from and after April 1. The Weather in This City Yesterday. ‘The following record 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 Hudnut’s harmacy, HERALD building :— 1872, 1873. 1872, 1873. 40 3:30 P. M. + 49 40 6PM 4 9PM, 12M 48 12 P.M. Average temperature yesterday... lane's Average temperature for corresponding date last year. eee : desceees 383 ERIE BEATEN IN BOSTON. Boston, March 19, 1873. Judge Shepley, of the United States Circuit Court, has refused to grant the injunction asked by the Erie Railway to restrain the trustees of the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railway, under the Berdell mortgage, irom foreclosing and forming a new corporation. His opinion, which occupied an hour in delivery, was listened to by a full court room, Though assuming full jurisdiction under the Bank- rupt act, both in law and equity, he ueclined to ine terfere with the decrees of the State Courts as to underlying mortgages, and would not interfere with the operation of the trust until the question of the status of general creditors had been estab- lished and power of sale given by the District | Court acting concurrently. This decision insures the transter of the property to the bondholders under the Berdell mortgage and the speedy com- pletion of the whole road by the new corporation to be tormed by the bondholders. THE SUMNER FLAG RESOLVE, Boston, Mass., March 19, 1873, In the House of Representatives this afternoon the report of the Committee on Federal Relations on the matter of expunging from the journals of the Legislature the resolutions of censure on Sena- tor Charles Sumner, passed at the extra session, came ip, and after a brief discussion tke time assigned ior taking the vote arrived, when the House refused te substitute the resolve re- scinding and annulling the resolve of the last Legislature, which was offered by the minority of the Committee on Federal Relations, by 49 yeas to 167 nays. The other substitutes ofered during the ten days’ debate on the subject were all re- jected, a8 was also a motien to indefinitely post- pone the matter, the latter by a vote of 22 to 130, and the report of ube committee giving leave to withdraw to the petitioners tor the rescinding of the resolve was then adopted. The report will come up in the Senate in a day or two. FIRE IN BEEKMAN STREET. The Loss Estimated at Thirteen Thou- sand Dollars. At eight o’clock last night fire was discovered on the rear extension on the third floer of the five story brown stone front building 46 Beekman street, occupied by J. W. Waldron & Brothers, | manufacturers of fine harness ornaments. The loss on the stock is estimated at about nine thou- sand doliars; insured for $5,000. The basement and first oer of the trent building was occupied by Joseph Travers & Son, dealers in twines and cords; the joss is about five hundred dollars by water. The second foor is occupied by David Wil- litams’ publication office; damage to stock by Water, abeut three hundred dollars. The third floor was oecupied by William Somers, dealer in homeopathic medicines; damage by water abont five hundred dollars. ‘The tourth and fifth floors were uno te The pduilding was owned by J. P. Travers; damage by fire and water about one thousand five hundred doilars. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained. Miss Ellen Maheney and a boy who was im the building at the time the | fire broke out were slightly burned aoout the arms. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BROOKLYN, A Felt Factory Bemolished. At about half-past six o'clock last night a fire | broke out im the patent elastic felt factory of Bloedgoed & Ostermoor, on King street, between Conover and Van Brunt. The building is 200 feet en King street, 30 feet deep, and three stories in height, constructed of brick. The fire originated, it 18 supposed, in the drying room, whick was on the third feor and nearly in the centre of the bulid- ing. The superintendent of the factory occupies one end of the building as a dwelling, and, while eating his supper, became aware of the fire in the. place by the presence ef smoke. He reserted to the “fire extinguisher,’’ which he buckled on his back, and went out to seek an eligible position ta pune the fire out, He was subsequentiy bg up by @ policeman, who found him beneath the ‘“extin~ guisher" in a pile of lumber on King street. Owing to the inflammable nature of the stock, being raw cotton and felt, the flames soon enveloped the lace, and in ashort time the building was demoi- ished, involving a loss of upwards of sixty thonsand dollars. The fire caused quite a panic ameng the occupants of the tenement houses.in the vicinity, and they tumbied their farniture into the street @ lively manner, but fortunately the fire was con- fined to the factory. There is an insurance on the factory Of $15,0 ALLEGED WIFE MURDER, Throwing His Wife from @ Second- Story Window. Warden Brennan yesterday reported to Coroner Herrman that Julia Hickey, a woman thirty years of age, haddied in Bellevue Hospital, to which institution, on the 9th of January last, she had been received from the Ninety-ninth-street Hospi tal. It ts alleged that during a quarrel between deceased and her husband, Dennis Hickey, be threw her from 4 second-abory window of their apartments at 427 Weat Forty-second sti te the pavement, thus inflicting fatal injuries. But it is bie that Julia fell from the window‘instead of ing thrown out by her hus Whoreuchly ipvegtigated ease Will | has been crowded for the las! “( raisers Oresenting their claums. THE BRIE INVESTIGATION. eoptneerepeGearemeeet Second Day’s Proceedings Before the Assembly Committee. Testimony of Ex-Speaker and Matthew Hale. soopereeantheeeramenet History of the First Movements of te Enemy ‘ Upon the Old Brie Directors. NO BRIBES, NO LOBBY, NO RAKE. ALbany, March 19, 18%, D, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1873.—TRIPLE SHEET, TOM SCOTT'S WATERLOO. The Last Charge of the Old Guard. y MODOC TACTICS. JACK'S BAND WAITING AND WONDERING. Now Jersey Emancipated from Foreign Ror | Mad Because Biddle Captured 4 Smith The Second Great Battle of Trenton—“Oid Monmouth Still Trae te Liberty’—The Seott Legions Routed and Driven Across the Delaware—Trenton in e Blase of Enthusiasm. The long agony ia over, and the hearts of thou- fands‘in New Jersey are leaping with joy. Jersey: bs-once more a republic. The host#ef the invader, after etubbornly contending againet the army of independence with varying fortunes for severat Weeks, were huried back across the Detaware and routed with such slaughter yesterday im the “Bat- tle of Trenton” that tie struggle may be regarded ‘The Erie Investigating Committee met this morn- | #4 final. The momentous consequences ef this vic- ing, at nine o'clock, at their room in State street, | try are second only to those which fotewed an- all the members being present, except Mr. Op other battle at the same place a centuryago. How dyke, Ex-Speaker Henry Smith and Matthew Hale were before the committee and gave testimony, the battle yesterday was fought and won will presently appear. The galleries in the Assem- the examination being conducted by Messrs, Bab- | PY chamber were crowded, and the time: wore cock and Carpenter. , ‘TESTIMONY OF BX-SPEAKER SMITH, Mr. Smith, beit tained as counsel by General Barlow on January 1 in & suit to be brought by Bischoffsheim & Goldschmidt, rep- Fesenting @ certain branch of the English stockhold- ors; this was the first time that he had been spoken wo by the Attorney General, who said that ¢ English stockholders had resolved to undertake sult against the directors of the Kirio Railway, and that the suit was to be under tho direction of General Sickles; General Barlow had concluded to bring the suit, and h been instructed t y counsel, who were to be pald ish kholders, whom Sickles represented ; encral Barlow determined to return Messrs. Hale, Tre main and Smith as attorneys, and, on account of his opinions regarding the judiciary in’ New York, decided to bring the sult im Aibany; the reason given why said counsel were selected was on account of their familiarity with ults against the rie Railway instituted by Ramsay and others. Mr. Smith stated that he was at that time a member of the Assembly ; TH SYMPTOMS WERK THAT HR WOULD BE ELNCTED SPRAKER, and he at first objected to acting as counsel in the sults, 4s he would not have time to attend to legal business; ir. Barlow stated that his services were very important, and that ail that would probably be needed trom him would be an occasional consultation in New York, and thathe could do; on January 1 he received a note trom General Barlow enclosing a check for $1,500; this was deposited in the bank in the usual course of his business and was used by himself for his own purposes; it was all the money received trom Mr. Barlow} there was nothing. sald about legislation or influencing it; he was notinformed by any one, directly or indi- Feotly. that any services would be, reqitired to influence legislation, and had not suspicion that the suits were in any way connected with it; he only sought, logiti- mate way, to obtain the repeal of the Erie Classification actand to secure the passage of such laws as would give the Erie stockholders the proper control of their a! and the road through a proper Board of Directors; bill known as THE ATTORNKY GENERAL'S BILL was drawn up and reported, and was pending in the Committee of the Whole; the intention of the bill was to suspend the present rie officers, and there was a bill betore the Legislature referring to Erie as to the time of election and exhibition of the stock list, and it provided that no one director of the Atlantic and Great estern should be a director of the Erie; he never was betore any committee while he was Speaker, except the Judl- ciary Committee, ana then not on Erie Railway matters; he did what he could to influence legislation IN FAVOR OF THE ERIK STOCKHOLDERS in @ proper manner. and no more; he had been con- nected with the Ramsey suit to remove the Erie dire tors; also a suit brought by Mr. Burke; he supposed that all the legislation required would be to secure an ac- counting from the Erie managers of their proceedings and expenditures, and the only reason for the change of yenue ot the cases was for the better success of the suits. Mr. Smith further testified that he had no connection with the bill known as “the Attorney General's bill; he had a letter from Mr. Barlow to come to New York when the engagements of Messrs, Tremain and Hale would mit to consult as to the complaint. Mr. Smith had no knowledge, information or suspicion that money was to be used to influence legislation in the acts passed by the Legislature last Winter, and not to his knowledge was any money used against the directors. TESTIMONY OF MATTHEW HALE. Mr, Matthew Hale was next examined by Mr. Babcock, and testified he was employed by the Attorney General as counsel i the case ; he was not sure whether he was spoken to before January 1 or not; thought that Mr. Bar. low did speak to him about it few days betore that fime; Mr, Barlow told him he had been applied to by General Sickles, who represented the English stockhold- ers, to take the case, and that Mr. Barlow was to have control of them and to empley proper counsel, and to 1x their compensation ; ™ er- ARLOW EMPLOYED HIM: also Mr. Tremain and Mr. Smith; Mr. Barlow sald at the same time that it would probably be necessary, to. pro- cure some legislation, and that he employed Mr. Tremal and Mr. Hale to that énd; Mr. Smith wasin the Legi ture, and Mr. Barlow would have tedepend upon Mr. Tre- main and Mr. Hale todo the most of the work ;on January 1 he received a letter trom Mr. Burlow containing $1,500 a4 a retaining tee as counsel in the suit of the English stock- holders against the company, and he was to be coumsel before the committee of the Legislature; the {ainer was understood to come from the’ Bischoffs- heim and Goldschmidt | party, | of, which General Sickles was agent, and pot from the State; the counsel were not to look tothe state tor payment for services; he was employed as counsel before the committees and to drart such bills as were necessary; it was necessary aiterward to obtain information from parties living on the line of the Erie Railroad relative to the act of the officers of the road betore anything was to New York early im January with Mr. met Messrs. Barlow, Sickles, Southn Carter, und consultea with ‘Mr. 8 M represented the Heath and Raphael branch of the lish stockholders, and he understood that both they an he Bischoffsheim party were to act in concert in suits to oust the present Erie din THE CONSULTATION took place atGeneral Barlow's house, in New York; it was agreed to bring the suits in Al Mr. Southmayd Was to draw the bill of complaint aml submit it to the other counsel before it was acted upon; Mr. Tremain and Mr. Hale were todraw the bill ter the Assembly in relation to the suits. against the corporations, and the bill to repeal the Irie, Classification act was drawn by some one else; Mr. drew the Attorney Gen- eral’s bill, to Mr.” Tobey to be introduced ; to. repeal the Classification act 'was introduced by Mr. Eastman, ot Poughkeepsie; Mr. Hale and Mr. Tremain both ap: peared before the Judielary Committee; Mr. Hale pre- Pared an argument of points, which was printed with air, Tremain’s name and Mr. Hale's signed to it; the prominent men, who were opposing the Krie bills on be- halt ot the directors of the road were Judge Selden, of Rochester; Mr. Shearman, of New York; Judge Ram: sey and also Mr. Bemis; the amount he received from the Attorney General was $3,500; $1,500 at the commence- ment, and afterward two checks of $1,000 eac after the controversy in the Legislature Mr. was sick, Mr. Southmayd did not c y engaged in a will case in New York, MOST OF THK WORK PELL OX M he attended nearly every meeting of the Judiciary and Raiiroad Committees of the Assembly; Mr. Hale had no doubt butthat Mr. Smith would have been employed whether he was in the Legislature or not; when it was proposed to employ him General Barlow hemtated on ac- mt of Mr. Smith being in the Assembly; it was d cided that his legat services were trportant, and he w not expected to appear before any of the committee: neral Barlow stated that the reason for employing Mr. Smith was bis familiarity with Erie ‘matters im other suits. and that all the propexed attorneys knew the Erie crowd; Mr. Hale was then ex- amined by Mr. Carpenter with reference to the use of money in the Legislature, aud stated that he did not know of any money being thed except in the em- loyment of counsel; he was told by Barlow and Sickles hat the English stockholaers were willing to spend money liberally, but no money for influencing any leg- islation—not one doliar was to be used for such purposes; he had no knowledge of any money spent by the Erie Rai!road men; he had heard rumors to that effect, but had no knowledge as to facts; Mr. Smith was notem- ployed of consulted ia drafting any legislative bills; be DID SOT MELIXV® THAT MR. SMITH WAS INFLUENCED In the formation of bis committees by Is connection with the suits; he did not beileve that Mr, Smith intended to make them in favor of the English stockholders, and nothing was said to influence Mr. Smith in his actions as a member of the Legislature or a Speaker of the House; the amount received by Mr. Haie ($10,000) was | Jow and others and retained by him tor his | own use ; it was paid bythe Bischoflsheim & Goldschmidt party, and there was an additional sum paid him to be expended for incidental expenses, such as priating, stenographic reporting, &c. CONCERNING THE LOBBYISTS. Mr. Hale was questioned by Mr. Carpenter as,to the parties known as the third house (the lobbyists), who were supposed to be busy in influencing legislation on the Erie Railroad matter; he stated, in reply, that the | Class who ontact with attorneys empleyed in thecomse ; done Fs Ctors men so employed, if any, were not of the among them a gentleinan trom Corning, a Mr. 4 a. but tie comd scarcely. be called a lobbyist. | 4 X*4equemrs Anderson. J. he from the Erie Ratlroad section of the State; | {3h ee ty ay Wobart, Hoppack, were generally | opposed | Iu sympathy aud | [indsuy, Marter, Meo Moki to the slation against the Erie Com- swith, A. pany; there was a general local sympathy. exerted 1 Wide. Willer r forthe road; Lucius Rovinson was in’ Albany once im Anderson, J. J., Camphell, Carse, Cole, opposition; Judge Breoks was also here, and acgentle- , Fartiar, Foreinan, Gaede, Heniming” man frem Yates county, whom Mr. Hale knew,but whose Hopper, tard, Leaming, Lee, Lutverry, name be could % remember | the gentlemap made a co Ryders, Sehultz, Sumalley, speech against the Mr. Hale did not know many names familiar to him as lobbyists who were engaged in working against the bill; he did hear of some, but could ber who they were: Mr. Hate, did, not think y members the. third’ house were d on the or ie Erie Kailroad. General Sh 1m Albany, but was looking after evidence, an not alobbyist; Mr. Godrich, of Kiny np campty, formeriy & member of the Assembly, weg in Albany, but there were | av lobbyists that Mr. Hale knew of working in the in- terests Of the English stockholders. SECRET SKSRION. After the examination of Mr. Hale was con- cluded the committee went into. secret: session and adjourned to meet in New York en Friday morning | at 10 o’clock at either, the Filth Avemue Hotel or , the Metropolitan, | Card from Attarney Gene Barlo: New You, March 19, 1873, To THE EDITOR OF THE HPRALD:— You are mistaken in supposing in to-day’s paper that I do not acaount for the $2,000. The checks inthe hands of the committee account for the whol@ $12,000. I received the $2,000 as carly as March. The amounts were only paid once by Sickles ‘to me and by Erie to bim. Sickles’ only error i& in stating in his account with Erie that the | cradle @1 fraud and corruption, and I think and | credit was due for opening the resources af the | unexpect on without bringing the all-absorbing and all-inter- esting question of the day before the mass of'spec- duly sworn, testified that he was re- | tatora til eleven o'clock, when Willets, Chainman ‘ of Committee on Corporations, handed in a report whioh he desired the Clerk to read. It was to the effect that said’ committee reported adversely on Senate bill No, 138, incorporating the New Jersey Railroad, and they recommended that said bill-do not pass. Carse then meved a call of the House before vote on the report be taken. He said every member should be there to vote; it was unmanly: to shirk, Fifty-six members answered to their names. Barnes, of Passaic, was absent, and some members hinted that he had gone to: the Lunatic Asylum. His coleague (Ho- bart) said that the cause of his absence would be explained, not now, but some other time. Mr. Canfield then moved that the report of the committee be concurred in. He con- sidered the bill a monstrous fraud. It was without ae and was a Heathen Chinee copy of Assembly Mr. Ward said it was easy to say the bill was a fraud, but when it was analyzed io objectionable features could be found init. Do they charge the iacorporators with stealing railroad charters? He asserted that there was no Stauhope to be seen in tt. The corporators asked for it with the utmost good faith, and the gentlemen named as corpora- tors were men of the highest integrity. Mr. Letson here objected to Ward’s stealing his (Letsoa’s) speech. hen No. 3 was before the House he made use of arguments in favor of it which Ward turns around now and uses in de- fence of this monopo!y bill. He could not stand such barefaced plagiarism, and he denounced it as anything but decent. Mr. Canfield rose again and said that bill No, 138 asks for astrip of land around and whereon No, 3 had spent $600,000. Mr. McDanolds here called attention to tne pres- ence of ared-headed lobbyist then on the floor, meaning Naar, who was in close conierence with Ward and pointing out to him a section in the bjll under discussion. Mr. Morrow took this hint as personal to himself and expressed the hope that McDanalds did not mean him. The red-headed young man beat a hasty retreat. Alter this interruption the debate was then re- sumed by Mr. Ryder, who referred to the sad fate of No. 3 in the Senate. He said a new bill now takes its place and it was for them to obey the People’s (%) wishes by voting for it. There was no use in wast ammunition on dead ducks, This bill was really as good as Assembly No. 3 and he hoped it would pass. Mr. Cantield replied that the people were not okie Jor this billas the last speaker insinuated. If the Pennsyivania Company were allowed to build it there would be no competition. It was now Patterson’s turn. The moment the Speaker announced ‘Ihe gentleman from Men- mouth,” consternation and dismay breoded over the faces of the monopolists. George, as his friends, who new may be counted by thousands, love to call him, delivered the greatest speech of his lite; indeed it may turn eut te be one of those efforts which the greatest men make only once in a lifetime. If published in full it would at once be- come household property in every hemestead of New Jersey. But enough is here given to conve: the force of it:—“‘Mr. Speaker, this is simply a bill to extend exclusive privileges te the Pennsylvania Railread. Cempany. 1 see Colonel Tom Scott in every line of the bill—he was about to say in every line of railroad in New Jersey, but George 1s not given to small puns—as far as ten incorpo- rators are concerned. It is unreasonable for the Senate to ask this House to pass this bill, alter they have killed Assembly bill Ne. 3, when this bill, No. 138, is a fac similie of No. 3, and 1 look upon it as a fraud upon the people of this State. It was born in the house of Colonel Tem Scott, rocked in the hope it will be killed and buried while it is yet in its infancy. Ihave too much confidence in the in- telligence and henesty of this House to think for a moment they will surrender to the Pennsylvania Railroad. Company when victory is so near at hand. Let us be steadfast amd true to the trust confided in us by a@ grateful constituemcy. Let us lend willing ears to their petitions, and be true te the trust confided in us by them. Let us return to them with @ pure record—a record in the interest of the people and net in the interest of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The effect of the enactment of this bill would be to trample New Jersey under the iron heel of monopoly and leave ber in hopeless bondage for ail time. They have been, already crushed down for ferty years, and 999 years. 1s too long to have to wait for emancipation. The great American orator and statesman handed, down. to us the injunction that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, and unless we enact laws for the protection of the ‘opie. our: liberties are doomed.” He convuised the House with laughter when he related the story ef the dying Quaker who was reconciled to his neighbor, and who arose on his elbew as the neighbor was leaving and sald to him, ‘John, ifI don’t die this thing will go on.’ “So also,” said Patterson, “if I don't die this fight must ge on till victory perches on the banners of New Jersey.” Patterson had no sooner resumed his seat than the members crowded around and congratulated him, and when he made his appearance on the treet he was the lion of the hour. ‘Old Monmouth stuli true to liberty and human rights’ was. the motto posted on the door of his room at the Tren- ton House when he arrived there. When he resumed nis seat Carse, of Camden—the oid pocket boreugh of Camden and Amboy, and now of the Pennsylvania Railroad—arose and. de- livered a glowing eulogy of the latter corporation, which, he contended, was net a monepoly, and that Jersey men did not think so. Tom Scoot had paid $300,000 to the State for taxes, and to him the country from ocean to ocean.. He insisted that the people were not monopely ridden; it was false. If Their Mustangs. THE TROOPS INACTIVE. General Canby's Probable Plan of Sur-- ‘ rounding the Savages, VAN BREMRR'S Rancn, Cal., March 18 Via YREKA, Cal., March 19, 1873. Everything ts quict at the seat of war, and, ex- cépting the occasional moving of troops from poss to post, there is really nothing going on. LOSS OF THR MODOC PONIES, A squyw came from Captain Jack's camp the other day and saéd the Indians were mad at losing the ponies which Colonek Biddie captured, THE UNITRD STATES TROOPS IN THR FIRED. We have now im camp tliree batteries of ‘the Fourth artitiery, two companies of the Twelfth tnfantry and one treop of the First cavetry, makiag: inal about two hundred amd fifty rank ana file. © There are two troops of the First cavairy at Dorris?” ranch, four companies ef tle Twenty-first infantry at Lost River and'two troops of the First cavalry * at'Clear Lake—the total number of troops amount- ing to about five hundred and Afty or sx hundred. GENERAL GANBY’S PROBABLE TACTICS, General Canby ia very reticent as to what move he intends to make, for fear the Indians would learn his intentions. threugh the agenoy of ‘some of the squaws and men, Krom preparations that are being made [ am led to believe that we * will move camp befere iong, and completely surround the lava bed. THE INDIAN CAMP TO BE SURROUNDED, There will be three’ or fonr camps—one on thé banks of Tule Lake, wt the foot of the bludm, about two miles due west ef Jack’s cave; another at the foot of the Love Butte, about four miles south of Jack’s cave; another af Landes ranch, on the east ern side, and perhaps some en the peniasular, te the northeastof the cave. Thesemovements wil5 Probably be made in the course of @ few days. Mr. Odeneal, the new addition tothe Peace Come Mission, will arrive in about five days. Reinforcements Ordered to the Lave Beds. San FRANCISCO, Marci 19, 1873. Company A, Fourth artillery, has. been ordere@® from this city to the seat of war, andwill march om Friday. ‘Trrousands of Hotels, Steamboats, Wares houses and public buildings dre, treed from.nastous ime ta y Sprin: @ puri ing baptism INsker DESTROYER. Phe $1 and 8¢ asks apo infinitely the eheapest for this wholesale work. 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Texas Jack, the Living Scout, Now Pers. forming with Budalo Bill snd Ned Buntlins in the drama. winkeye j 1" ’The Seouts of the Prairie,” is the hero of story just eommenced in te SEW TOW all Cards, Latest Parig scale ia slack italebiacalh EW PUBLICATIONS. BoUwWER ann vaste Nena e picture, 1 BY JURY men were aivocating bill No. 69 in earnest and really wanted another line this No, 138 is.the only bill which they can vote for if they are honest. Baldwin then came to the rescue of the people, and made a few pointed remarks, in which he as- serted that he did not believe that bill 138 was legaily advertised. ir, Willets also spoke, andl advocated, competing lines, but he did mot want them in the interest or m After a heated and acrimonious debate a division was taken on Cantieid’s mien to con~ cur in the report of the aommuttee, which resulted as follows:— Plympton, Roacdon, Ward, W Mr. Gaede explained his voje by the importance of the bill deman come before the House for action. Smith moved to reconsider the vote, Mr. Carse maved to lay this metion on the Carse’s motion tot agreed to—2q ying that against The mottep ta,reconsider was then pu’ and de alared lost by & vote of 34 against 24, ‘Thus the bilj-recetved its final death ‘wow. The people's representatives cengratulated each otver on the result, An adjournment thea iolluwed, and all re} they indu Lin great joy and exultaon over the event. Letson and Patterson, the | commander of the right. centre and the commander of the reserves respectively, were seen locked in each other's arms, and if ‘the test of affeetion’s, a tear” Joe loves Geonge with an ardor worthy of the loye of early daysin the green bushes. ‘Trenton was in a blaze of glozy last night. It was the culmination of the popalar excitement, Gratification ‘mass, meetings swept away every other programme, and at eieven, o’clock the people on the streets and in the hotels were wild with enthusiasm. ‘Lom Scott's Waterloe” was the theme in every gathering. Petterson and Letson were repeatedly cheered, money cee we me pA services, instead of saying expense: you please correct i FRANCIS C. BARLOW, THE TEXAS CLAIMS COMMISSION. Corrvus Cristi, Texas, March 19, 1873, The United States Commissioner, having ex- amined at this point nearly a hundred witnesses, left for San Diego and Laredo this morning, and from Laredo he will move to Eagle Pass. The city eek with stock. voted against Tom Scott s The Free Ra¥road bill wilj,come up this morning in the Senate on special erder. A COWARDLY RUFFIAY. 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