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ENGLAND. NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. SPAIN. —-—__—_ “The Question of Fomale Citizen Emancipation | French Report of Carlist Siege Operations—The and Woman's Suffrage in Parliament— Progress of the Measure During Past Years and to the Present Vote. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, April 30, 1873. During the session of the House of Commons this evening Mr. Jacob Bright moved the second read- ing of the Woman’s Disabilities Removal bill. In his remarks in support of the bill Mr. Bright cited the adoption of female suffrage in Wyeming Terri- ‘tory and elsewhere. He also said if the measure was defeated now it would be brought forward again and again i Mr. Bouverie moved that the second reading of the bill be postponed six months, and Mr. Scour- field seconded the motion. Debate followed, at the close of which the House divided, and the bill was rejected by a vete of 222 ‘to 155. History of the Measure and Its Legisla- tive Progress. The present is the sixth year in which the English Soclety tor the Attainment of Woman's Suffrage has exerted itself for the accomplishment of its ob" ject by citizen agitation and parliamentary legis” tation, The House of Commons has debated ana divided on the Disabilities Removal bill four times, including the division which we report in the HER- ALD to-day. The question reached a very animated pommt last year. On the 7th of February, 1872, the Vemen’s Disabilities Removal bill was erdered to be brought to the Commons by Mr. Jacob Bright, Mr. Kastwick and Dr. Lyon Playfair. On the 1st ef May Jacob Bright moved the second reading of the measure. When the division was taken there ap- eared—for tie bill, 143; against, 222; majority, 79. hen we add the tellers and pairs te the votes in the two preceding years we tind that, although the opposition was numerically stronger than in 1871, the sis porters of the bill were al§o more numer- ous, figures of the votes are as follows :— 1870. —For the Bill..—— ——A —- Literal. Com, Total. Siegal Mont Total. of 137 ) “Sa ae) 2 - 2 2 = 2 ie: ioe Ey mn © io i 6 mM wi. % 85 St mg e220 sale. ames. | por s a ae eae me Total... 100 5989 i 1S 1872, Votes. 15 8 OMS me 103 Tellers, 1 1 2 1 1 2 Pairs. Sather f u ety 8 0 B Total......13 9 168 mB Tp 1873. 222 against and 155 for the bill. the session of 1872 there were presented ‘to the House of Commons 843 petitions, signed by 355,801 persons in favor of the bill. Of these 181 were from public meetings or municipal councils under their corporate seals. In 1871 there were 620 petitions, with 186,890 signatures. THE ENGLISH TURF. Newmarket Spring Meeting Sport—Race for the Guineas Stakes—Ten Horses at the Starling Post and a Sharp Struggle. Darin, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, April 30, 1873. ‘The race fer the 2,000 guineas stakes, the great vevent of the Newmarket Spring Meeting, took @lace to-day and was won by Gang Forward; Kaiser was second and Suleiman third. THE BETTING fust before the start was 6 to 1 against Gang For- ward, 2 te 1 against Kaiser and even on Sulel- «man against the field. Ten horses ran. The fellowing is a summary of THE RACE. THE 2,000 GUINEAS STAKES—A subscription of 100 ‘SOV, each, hall iorfeit; the owner of the second horse to receive 200 sovs out of the stakes and the third to save his stake; R. M. (seventy-ene subs.) . W. 8, Crawlurd’s ch. c, Gang Forward, by Stockwell, out ef Lady Mary by Orlando....... Mr. H. Savile's b. c. Kaiser, by Skirmisher, out of Regina WE BANG GOEL G5, ss <005s rion rose rctns Wr. F. Gretton’s br, c. Suleiman, by Knight of the Crescent out of Queen of Prussia... GERMANY. Kmperialist Entente with Its Centre at St. Pe- tersburg—A Cloud in the West— Cholera Near the Capital. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. BERLIN, April 30, 1873, ‘The Provinzial Correspondenz says the visit of the ‘German Emperor to St. Petersburg confirms the pacitic policy agreed toby the Emperors of Ger- many, Russia and Austria last September. It is especially significant at this time, because the prospects ef quiet im Western Europe were grow- ing gloomier. CHOLERA NEAR THE CAPITAL. Two cases of cholera are reported to-day in ‘Magdeburg-on-the-Elbe, about seventy-six miles “trom Berlin, ITALY. Legislative Coup Against the Guardian of the Treasury. + TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Rome, April 30, 1873, “The Chamber of Deputies to-day, in opposition to ‘the representations and remonstrances of Signor Sella, Minister of Finance, voted $450,000 for the establishment of an arsenal at Taranto. When the vote was declared Signor Sella asked for an ad- journment, and said he would inform the House to-morrow what course he should take. HOLLAND. “The Asiatic War Debate Summarily Closed by Parliament. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Tas Hague, April 30, 1873. ‘The debate in the Chamber of Deputies on the -Acheenese war has ended, the subject having been dropped without a vote. THE HOLY LAND. Severe Fight Between Monks at Bethlehem— Man’s Inhumanity at the Birthplace of the Founder of Christianity. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Loxpon, April 30, 1873, Late advices from Jerusalem state that severe ‘Aghts have occurred in Bethlehem between the ‘Latin and Greek monks, Five of the former and six of the latter were in- «ared, JOURNALISTIO NOTE. After some recent vicissitudes, a fire and a ‘vemoval, the New York Express appeared in good ‘orm yesterday from its new publication office, 83 Park rew. It leoks typographically better than {t did for some time past, but its form is unaltered. In 4 notice on itself the Express states that during ‘the thirty-seven years of its existence it has changed its place of publication fiye times and its pelitics once. In whig days it wasa whig. When whiggism died it joined the democracy, and has tarfied the standard of the “unterrified” since. The demise of its principal proprietor, Mr. James Brooks, did not occur until after the publication of the last edition, and hence it contained no notice thereof. , MEMPHIS RACES, : MEMrHis, Tenn., April 30, 1873, ‘The races Were postponed on account of heavy seaing, . Cure of Santa Cruz Said to Have Been Assassinated—A Trade Strike Terminated. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Panis, April 30, 1873. It is reported in Bayonne that the Caglists in the Spanish Province ef Biscay have surrounded the city of Bilbao, which is almost defenceless, The Fighting Cure Said to Have Been Assassinated. Bayonne, April 30, 1872. Arumor comes from the frontier that the Curé of Santa Cruz has been shot by his own officers. A TRADE STRIKE TERMINATED. Telegrams from Spain state that the strike of the masons in Barcelona has terminated and the men have resumed work. THE PRESIDENT GONE TO GALENA. His Reception from Cheyenne to Omaha, Omana, Neb., April 30, 1873, President Grant and party arrived here to-night at ten o’clock from Cheyenne, eight hours behind time, in consequence of a terrific rain and wind storm encountered last evening. Last night and to-day the rain fell in such torrents that General Sickles, who had charge of the party on the Union Pacific road, reduced the speed of the train to fifteen miles per hour, and sent out a pilot engine to guard against any accident to the track or bridges by storm. At Sidney, Neb., officers of the post and citizens paid their respects to the President, but there was no display here. Governor Campbell and officials from Wyoming Territory took leave this noon, and quite a large crowd assembled at Grand Island to see the President, who acknowl- edged the attention by bowing. A number of Pawnee Indians gathered around to see their Great Father, and he gave some of them a little money, while others were receiving substantial gifts from the cook of the Union Pacific directors’ car, in which the President and party have taken their meals, Here Governor Furness, Senator Hitchcock and Auditor Weston, of Nebraska, came aboard to escort the President through the State. At Schuyler Major General Ord, General Ruggies and others of the staff and a committee of citizens of Omaha, headed by ex-Governor Saunders and Congressman Taife, joined the Presidential party. The latter invited the President to stop at Omaha toenjoy the hospi- talities — of the citizens. In _ conse- quence of his intention to go to Galena te-night by train over the Northwestern, he was compelled to decline, The committee and officers were enter- tained by General Sickles in the Directors’ car, The President stopped here but a few moments and then proceeded to Galena. Great disappointment was felt here because the President could not stay. The city 1s flooded with rain and mud. The weath- er throughout the trip from Cheyenne has been permoly orrible, but the peeple turned out to see he President, and showed a warm enthusiasm. The President feels deeply .the late Modoc massacre. He thinks there has been mismanage- ment, but proposes to send enough reinforcements to finisk up the work begun. Additional oor are to be sent to the plains in view of Indian difm- culties. Governor Campbell urged this move. A number of United States Centennial Commis- sioners trom the ific Coast are here en route to Philadelphia. WEATHER REPORT. War DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, WASHINGTON, May 1—1 A. M. Probabilities, ; For the Middle States and lower lakes light southwesterly winds, backing to southeasterly and northeasterly, clear and partly cloudy weather, high but diminishing pressure and rising tempera- ture; fer New Engiand and Canada generally clear weather, diminishing pressure in the evening, northwesterly veering to northeasterly winds and slightly higher temperature; for the Northwest and upper lakes, and thence to Kentucky and Missouri, northeasterly and south- easterly winds, threatening and rainy weather; for Tennessee and the Gulf States cloudy weather, occasional rain, southeasterly and southwesterly winds and possibly clearing weather in the after- noon; for the South Atlantic States partly cloudy weather and occasional rain. Cautionary signals continue at Duluth, Milwaukee, Chicago, Grand Haven, Detroit, Toledo and Cleveland. Reports are very generally missing west of the Mississippi River. 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 te of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s harmacy, HERALD Building :— 1872, 1873. 3A. M. 6A. M 9A. M 12 Average Average temperature for corr last year NAVIGATION ON THE LAKES, The Welland Canal Opened. Oswego, April 30, 1873, The schooner Morning Light, from Detroit with wheat, arrived here this morning, the first through the Welland canal this season. 1872, 1873, 69 65 54 ‘The Straits of Mackinac Opened. CHicaGo, April 30, 1873, A despatch from Mackinac says that the straits May be considered open, although the ice may interfere with the progress of vessels for a number of days yet. The Beauharnois Canal. CORNWALL, Canada, April 30, 1873, The propeller Lake Michigan left last evening and the steamer Pictou this morning for Valley Field to await the opening of navigation on the Beauharnois Canal. The tug J. N, Tift, of Buffalo, arrived by the canal this morning en route for Quebec. Lake Champlain. WHITEHALL, N. ¥., April 30, 1873, The steamer Vermont, of the Champlain Trans- portation Company, arrived here this evening. She leaves here to-morrow on her regular trips. The Adirondack will arrive on Friday morning. This opens navigation on Lake Champlain. BAILROAD FREIGHTS REDUCTION AND PROG. RESS IN TENNESSEE AND ARKANSAS, Lowering of the Cotton Tariffe—Some of the Best Lands in Arkansas Given to 3 of the Rail—A New Rallroad MeEmrnis, April 30, 1873, Contrary to yesterday's promises, to-day opened with a heavy, soaking rain, which still continues, without signs of abatement, and has caused a sus- pension of the races. ‘The railroad diverging from this city gave notice to-day of a reduction of fifteen cents per handred on receipts eastward. The rate on cotton to New York, now 105, has been 120 since September 1, without rebate or variation. The Arkansas Railroad Land bill, signed by Gov- ernor Baker yesterday, gives to various railroads in that State the lands forfeited for non- ayment of taxes. Under this law the lemphis and Kansas City Railroad Com- any receive 1,000,000 acres and the Memphi Pine Bluff and ‘Shreveport Railrond 850,000 eres, ne ae a the best lands in Arkansas. an; ieacane wad nate y existence other than in ments have been completed for the iron- ing of the Memphis and Paducah Railroad trom vals a fusca a eee, miles, by July 1, ahd ave an EAS hn jother outlet to the ee EXPLOSION OF A BOILER—TH ing REE MEN George Reis, of 122 Third street; Luke Haley, of 128 Kast Seventeenth street, and Frank Duffy, of 13 Pell street, were severely injured last night by the explosion of a boiler at Durant's ‘sugar works, 428 East Twenty-fifth street. They were removed to Bellevue Hospital from tne Eighteenth precinct station house, by order of Captain Tynan, Reis had his leg almost cut of, Haley was wounded in the thigh and Duffy received slight cuts in the arm and face. An investization will be made into the cause of the accidegs by Fire Marshal Mospedon to-day. DEATH OF JAMES BROOKS. Another Journalist Called Away—The Representative of the Bighth District of New York in Congress Dead—Sorrow for the Deceased in Washington. Wasaineton, April 30, 1873. Hon. James Brooks, Representative in Congress from New York, died at his residence in this city to-night, at half-past eight o'clock, in the presence ofhis family. He recognized those around him tothe very last moment. He had long been in feeble health from, as he himself frequently said, the effect of fever which he contracted abroad. The deceased was in his sixty-third year. His death has created profound sorrow in all circles of the eommunity. It is understood that Dr. A. Y. P. Garnett, who was the attendant physician, had known Mr. Brooks for years.. He had been constantly by his bedside during his last iiness, and at one time Dr. Garnett recoMmended that he be removed to the sea coast for the benefit of the salt water air. After remaining some two weeks in Norfolk, without experiencing the anticipated benefits, he RETURNED TO WASHINGTON, About tne middie of this month Mr. Brooks was removed to his residence on F street, where he was surrounded by his family and the best medicat attendants. His case presenting some unusual and somewhat obscure features rompted Dr. Gar- nett to seek the advice and professional judgment of Drs, Hall and May, two of the most eminent be ar peryeow in Washington, there being a diversity of opinion with regard to the pathology of Mr. Brooks’ case. The combined skill of these eminent medi- cal DEACHSOn BTS has proved unavailing, and the distinguished dead, censctous to the last moment, surrounded by his mourning family, parted this life at half-past eight o'clock, exhibiting to the last moment that resolution and courage which had characterized his politicai and public life, ‘A POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION, The case of Mr. Brooks was so peculiar that his widow has consented to allow a post-mortem ex- amination to be made, at which the old physicians of the District have been requested to be present. THE REMAINS will be taken to New York to-morrow night, and buried from Christ church on Saturday, of which the deceased had been a member over thirty years. Sketch of Mr. Brooks. James Brooks was born in Portiand, Me., Novem- ber 10, 1810. At eleven years of age he became & clerk in a drug store, and at sixteen exchanged the mortar and pestle for the schoolmaster’s desk. He graduated at Waterville College, Maine, at the age of twenty-one, studied law, turned editor and be- came celebrated asa traveller. His letters to the Portland Advertiser, descriptive of scenes, peoples and personal experiences during a pedestrian tour of Europe, attracted universal attention and were extensively copied. In 1835 he was elected to the Legislature of Maine, and in the following year he came to New York and established the New York Daily Express, with which his name has been so intimately and constantly associated. The first quarters of the paper were in the Tontine Building, corner of Wall and Water streets, The office was afterwards removed to the triangle builaings on the corner of Centre street, City Hall place and Chambers street. Here, for the first time, an even- ing edition of the ¥ was started. After a seven years’ stay in Nassau street the office was removed to 13 and 15 Park row. The last change was made yesterday to the present quarters, and, in view of the death of the founder of the paper, a remark made in its editorial columns yesterday 18 fraught with touching interest:—‘“In the lifetime of the present propeerors we have a right to ex- pect there will be no more removals of the Hepress. Nearly forty years of service in the harness will, we trust, exempt them from such an affliction.” In 1847 Mr. Brooks was elected a member of the New York Legislature, and from 1849 to 1853 he was a representative in Congress from New Yerk city, on the Committee on Public Lands. He was elected to the Thirty-first, Thirty-second, Thirty-eighth, Thirty-ninth (the seat in which was guccessiully contested by Mr. W. E. Dodge), For- tieth, Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses, and was re-elected to the Forty-third session of Con- gress. He was serving on the Committees of Ways and Means and the Pacific Railroad during the Thirty-ninth session, when his seat was successfully contested by Mr. Dodge. He was a delegate to the Philadelphia National Union Convention in 1866, and in the succeeding year a delegate to the State Constitutional Convention. ‘The political career of Mr. Brooks was chameleon- like in its changes until he gave his unswerving allegiance to the democratic Pgh An old line Whig tn past days, he became in later years an un- qualified revenue reformer. His specches on the tariff question and on the Cg ey of Ameri- can commerce were remarkable for their vigor and power. The position occupied by him in the last days of the last session of Congress in connection with the Crédit Mobilier investigation is still fresh in the recollections of our readers. In erson Mr. Breoks was ae ‘aceful and good look- ing, and one of the lions of Washington ony. His loss wiil be severely felt on the democratic side of the House, where his tee experience and keen judgment made him a prominent leader. He wrote an account of his travels around the world, which was published in book form and attracted a great deal of interest. DEATH OF JOHN B, THOMPSON, Joun R. Thompson, of the Evening Post, formerly editor of the Southern Literary Messenger, died in this city this afternoon, at the residence of his friend, Mr. Isaac Henderson. CURIOUS APPLICATION TO THE SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. CHARLESTON, April 30, 1873, Messrs. Morton, Bliss & Co., of New York, ap- plied to the Supreme Court at Columbia to-day for awrit of mandamus to compel the Comptroller General to levy a tax sufficient to pay overdue and accruing intereston the State debt. The writ is made returnable on Tuesday next. The Chamber of Commerce of this city held a A oe meeting to-day to consider this subject, and adopted a preamble de- claring 1t important to determine the character and amount of the State debt, so that the proceedings in the Supreme Court may not result in the recog- nition of fraudulent bonds; also a resolution de- claring it due to the credit and good faith of the people, and to the holders of unquestionably valid bonds that the taxpayers be represented by coun- sel in the suits, A committee was appointed to procure counsel and carry out the resolution. Norwicu, Conn., April 30, 1873, Melvin Foster beat Frank Denison, of Boston, at billiards to-night, by a score of 1,026 to 390, The game was 1,000 points up, and was played left- handed, Foster's average was 16 points per run. This 1s the first left-handed game ever played by right-handed players, BASE BALL, The Baltimores Beat the Athletics. Ba.trmore, Md., April 30, 1873. The second game of the championship series was played here to-day by the Baltimore and Athletic clubs, and resulted in the following score :— Te Sd. Sh Uh. Oh. GN. Th. BIA, Baltimores O° 0-12 3.0 0 56 0 0 0 ew Athletics. AN ABSCONDING LOVER CAUGHT. CHIcaGo, Ill., April 30, 1873, Mrs. Sarah Reed, of Boston, tracked hither her pg et | lover, John R. Goss, and caused him to be held In $2,000 bonds for robbing her of $800 and a diamond ring. NAVAL ORDERS, Chaplain John R. Matthews is ordered to the Naval Academy May 19. First Assistant Engineer John B. Carpenter is detached from the Narragan- sett and waits orders, Second Assistant Engineer G, ©. Neilson is detached from the Nina and or- dered to the Canandaigua per steamer of the 10th of May next. MEETING OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE COMMISSIONERS, Trenton, N. J., April 30, 1873. The Governor has issued his proclamation for the meeting of the Commissioners in this city on Thursday, May 8, to suggest and prepare amend- ments to the State constitation, Pn? CANNIBALISM. Charles Williams, alias Dad Williams, went into the liquor store No. 797 Washington street last night and kicked up a row with a number of parties there, John be Ni the bartender, attempted to put him out and Williams bit off @ piece of his nose. Sergeant Bird, of the Ninth precinct, who arrested the desperado, lost @ portion of one of his fingers before he succeeded in captaring him. BUBGLABRIES IN BROOKLYN. Yesterday afternoon room 13, in the building corner of Atlantic and Clinton streets, occupied by the Atlantic Savings Bank, was entered by burglars and robbed of Kabel § and jewelry to the value of about two hundred and fifty dollars. There were no arrests. The shew window of the shoe store of Mr. Han- ford, Court street, tend Opposite Butler, was broken by thieves on Tue: morning, and stock to the value of about one hun ite \ are THE MODOC BUTCHERY. General Gillem’s Account of the Sur- prise of the Troops. DESPATCH TQ GENERAL - SCHOFIELD. The Impossibility of Surrounding the Savages. MORE TROOPS WANTED ' President Grant and Secretary Belknap Oon- sulted by Géneral Sherman. WASHINGTON, April 30, 1873, General Sherman to-day received the annexed despatehes :—~ SAN FRANCISCO, April 29, 1878, To General SHERMAN :— : The following interesting intelligence is just re- ceived :— Lava Beps, April 28, 1873, To Major General ScnorieLp, San Francisco On the 26th instant, Major Green, commanding the camp on the west side of the lava beds, ordered Captain Thomas, Fourth artillery, and a party of Warm Spring Indians, to make a recon- noissance In a southeasterly direction to a point about four miles from camp, The party left camp about twelve M., and reached the designated point, and were resting. No Indians had been seen. Suddenly the party was fired upon by Indians, when, upon searching in the lava chasms, the bodies of Captain Thomas and Lieutenant A. P. Howe, Fourth artillery, and Lieutenant Thomas F. Wright, Twelfth infantry, were found, First Lieutenant Arthur Cranston, of the Fourth artillery, has not been found, and is undoubtedly killed. Lieutenant George M. Harris and Acting Assistant Surgeon B. Semig are seriously theugh, T hope, not dangerously wounded, Thirteen enlisted men were killed and six wounded. All the officers and a part of the men remained together and fought like heroes, but the Indians had secured the advantage of position be- fore being discovered. The remains of the ofMcers will be taken to Yreka to-morrow. The bodies of four warriors have been found at or near the scene of the battle. Captain Mendenhall reports from Burlettsville, and is expected to join on the 30th inst. The In. dians occupy a position in the rocks about four mniles south of their old caves, It wiil be impossible to surround them with the force at or en route to this place. The circumier- ence of the lava beds is about thirty miles, General Davis is expected to-morrow. . ALVIN ©. GILLEM. Colonel! of the First cavalry, commanding. General Davis started from Yreka for the lava beds this morning. J. M. SCHOFIELD, Major General, THE PRESIDENT AND SEORETARY BELKNAP CONSULTED. Wasuinaton, April 30, 1873, General Sherman has, after conference with Acting Secretary Robeson, telegraphed to Secre- tary Belknap and President Grant in the way of consultation as to future army movements. Maternal Aid for Lieutenant Harris. PHILADELPHIA, April 30, 1873. The mother and brothers of Lieutenant George M. Harris, who was wounded in the last Modoc massacre, have started irom this city to join their wounded relative. OHIO. pomennnc eae: WTS The State Senate Discusses Grant's Indian Policy—Funeral of Lieutenant Dennison. Co.Lvmsvs, April 30, 1873, In the State Senate to-day a vigorous discussion ensued over @ series of resolutions endorsing the present peace policy of the general government relative to Indian affairs. The resolutions were tabled, there being a decided difference among the Senators on the question. ‘The funeral of Lieutenant Dennison was largely attended this afternoon, from his father’s residence in this city. REPORTED MASSACRE BY INDIANS IN MANITOBA, ToRONTO, April 20, 1873, A special despatch from Fort Garry to the Mau says :— It is understood that despatches have been re- ceived by the ‘administration from Hon. Mr. Bre- land, who was sent out by the Council of the North- west Territory to ascertain the feeling and inten- tion of the Sioux Indians encamped in the neigh- borhood of Fort Ellis, The nature of Mr, Breland’s rt has not been made public. information has been received here, from a source generally reported reliable, to the effect that some American traders ha‘ poi: Sioux chiefs, Little Knife and Sitting Bull, place called Cyprus Hill, in British Territo administering strychnine to them in their { Sonix fell on the post there and massacred all the Americans in the vicinity. It is also stated that the half breeds wae the a IY Soe shared the same fate, but is contracted by another re- Ort. P Cyprus Hill is about four hundred and fifty miles from Fort Garry. INDIAN OUTBAGES DENIED, Topeka, Kan., April 30, 1873, Pull advices from the Southwest leave no room to doubt that the recent stories of Indian outrages in that locality are pure fabrications. There are no hostile or troublesome Indians within one hun- dred miles of the outermost settlements, PirrssurG, Pa., April 30, 1873, About three o'clock this afternoon the Pittsburg and Connellsville Railroad Company sent a force of men to restore the track on the Bradford branch, which was destroyed some weeks since, as charged, by parties acting under the direction of the Penn- sylvania Railroad Company. The laberers were met by a force of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- pany, 200 strong, who prevented the accomplish- ment of the work by demonstrations of vio- lence. They also burned two smail bridges on the part of the road next to the main line, of the Connelisville road, thus effectually defeating the object of the expedition. The Con- nellsville force quietly withdrew according to orders. The interruption to travel has been the cause of serious complaints from persens doing business on the branch road, The Connellsville Company have filed a bill in equity to prevent further interference with their alleged rights. Argument will be heard in the Supreme Court at Harrisburg next week. THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE VERMONT CENTRAL RAILROAD, St. ALBANS, Vt., April 30, 1873, The Investigating committee appointed by the last Legislature to look into the affairs of the managers of the Vermont Central Railroad is likely to prove as great a fizzle as the late hearing before the Court of Chancery. It has been in ses- sion two days and not a new point has been made, ‘The testimony offered is almost the same as at the hearing, but the public were astounded this after- noon at the pee | of the books for Sel tuitomn to the stock of the Central Vermont Railroad, which is to take the place of the present organiza- tion. The charter was obtained at the last session of the Legislature. In the cour: of two hours the cash — subscriptio: amounted t 000,000, besides $127,000 of the sec- ond mortgage bonds, which were turned in at $10 each. The parties behind this movement are mainly New York gentlemen who are interested ira the New York, Boston and Montreal Railroad, wiv have by this strategic move united with the Vir. mont Central and its leased lines, which the Pos tonians, with unaccountable indifference, have. let slip threugh their hands. PRINTING CLOTHS MARKET, jon, R. L, April 30, 1873, uaiess, PROVIDEN Print cloths steady, with moderatg 0760 1G LOK Ole BROOKLYN YACHT CLUB. Annual Meeting, Settlement of Business and Election of Officers and Com. mittees, . The annual meeting of the Brooklyn Yacht Clab took place last night at their rooms, No. 26 Court Street, P. W. Ostrander presiding, Mr. Lee acting a8 secretary. Mr. Cnauncey M. Felt, the Treasurer. submitted his annual report, showing the receipts to be $3,205 and the expenditures $3,775 98, leaving a balance due the Treasurer ef $570. One of the members remarked that while it might appear tnere was a deficiency in the treas- ury, 8uch Was not the case, as this was the annual mpening and there was now about. $3,000 om the able. The CHarr explained that many of the bills fel- due about this time of the year, and when the Treasurer did not have any ofthe funds 01 the club An Rip pesicmalon. he paid the bills out of his own ocke: REPORT OF THE MEASURER, The Measurer, Mr, John M. Sawyer, submitted the following report :— At the annual meeting in 1872 thero were enrolled on the books of the club three steam yachts, eleven schoon- ers and thirty-one sloops, making forty-five in all. Dur- ing the year there have been sold ott of the club one steam yacht and two sloops. There have been atded to the club during that time twenty-nine yachts, as fol- lows :—Four steam yachts, eight schooners and seventeen, sloops, making a total now in the club of six steam Yachts, nineteen schooners and forty sloops, in all sixty- five yachts. The names are as follows :— STRAMERS, Actimia, Hattie ©. Peek, In Time, Virginia, Mystic, Pastime. SCHOONERS, Alice, Daunticss, Dreadnaught, Enchantress, Fleur de Lis, Foam, Gipsey, Idler, Jessi, Ianthe, Madeleine, Magic, Rambler, ‘Sappho, Tarolinta, Tidal Wave, Wan- derer, Clio. stoors. Ariadne, Ada, Addie, Admiral, Agnatal, Bell, B. F, Mallory, Dudley, Emily,’ Emma T. Echo, Fannie, Flying Oh jussie, Geanott, J. Walton, Josie, Jennie, Witheim, Khedive, Maggle B., Mauketa, Mita, Maud, Maskodeed, Nimble, Phantom, Qui ivé,' Sophia, Selene, Trouble, Undine, Vision, Win. T. Lee, White Wing. The report was accepted and ordered upon the minutes, /Genia, Kaiser TIME AND ALLOWANCE. The Carr called for a report from the Committee on Time and Allowance, Commodore Vooruis reported that they were Not entirely ready to submit their report, but thi Mr. Sawyer, the Measurer, had something to sub- Tit on the subject, Mr, SAWYER then reported that the allowance of time used by the club at the last regatta gave sub- stantial satisfaction, but the committee appointed during the Winter have modified the table of allow- ance, without altering the measurement of the hele 80 as to make the allowances more uni- orm. ‘The report was accepted'and placed on file. ELECTION OF OFFICERS, The election of officers for the ensuing year then took place, and resulted in the cheice ot the follow- ing named gentlemen :— Commodore—Jacob Voorhis, Jr. Vice Commodore—John 8. Dickerson. Rear Commodore—Robert Dillon, President—P. W. Ostrander, Secretary—William T. Lee. Treasurer—O, M. Felt. Assistant Secretary—Clement M. Wood, Measurer—John M. Sawyer. Fleet Surgeon—Dr. Samuel Hall. Judge Advocate—Henry A. Mott. The following named gentlemen were elected as a Board of Trustees:—G, L. Haight, John J. Tread- well, H. 8. Wood, John H. Dimond, Rufus Hatch, Wiliam P, Nichols, J. T. Barnard, REGATTA COMMITTEE. The following named gentlemen were elected as the Regatta Committee :—Henry Baragwanath, John M, Sawyer, Henry A, Mott, J. 8. Dean, M. '. Davidson. ° At the close of the meetin; club partook of a substantii THE STEAM YACHT AMERICA. the members of the collation. Intended Accommodations Character of Fittings. The steam yacht America, owned by Mr. Henry N. Smith and belonging to the New York Yacht Club, was removed from the foot of North Moore street on Tuesday to the dry deck foot of Clinton street, where she was taken up yesteraay morning pre- paratory to being coppered and having her rudder post fitted. All things considered, the progress made in finfshing this elegant vessel is quite satis- factory. The machinery in general is all in place, steam having been applied te her engine a week since im the presence of many gentlemen com- petent to judge of its operation, and found to work admirably. There is yet left to be built in this de- partment iron coal bunkers of 160 tons capacity, some little brasswork and several ornamental rail- ings. The joinerwork, which is to be of the most elabo- rate and expensive nature, is notin such @ satis- factory state of progress as that of the machinery ; yet the work 1s being rapidly pushed forward, and will be completed about the lst of June. Euough is done, however, to judge of its character, and, perhaps, to justify the extravagant praises be- stewed upon itin advance, The house on deck is 75 feet long by 11 feet wide, built of mahogany, and to be fitted with plate glass. Commencing torward there is @ spacious pilot house, to be finished elegantly in hard wood. Next to this is Captain’ Van_ Sice’s room, vér: large, and to be handsomely fitted. Then there are the chart room and executive officer's quar- ters, also very commodious, and following, the galley. 10 feet by 8 feet, the butlér’s pantry dad he chief engineer's room. Next to the latter is the engine room, which is large and well venti- lated, Sad te be Mnished in maple and mahogany. Around the engine is to be an ornamental railing, which, together with the great amount of brass- work to lace, rp pee this reom to look very pro e fast division of the house on deck, just aft the inachinery, will be used asa soctal hail, and within it is the companionway to tne saloon below. ‘This hall will be finishe French er on te and maple, while all the skylights are built of mahogany, mounted with brass, and the bulwarks panelicd with the same expensive wood, each panel having an elliptical head. The main saleon is 45 feet long and of the full width of the sete At the foot of the com- penton, way, which wil be elegantly finished, are 0 be found two large staterooms, designed ior the owner and a friend. These will be superbly fitted in white and Fol while the doors will be finished with French walnut panels, amaranth mouldings and maple. The saloon, in its fitting, will have handsome hard wood, and among its other appointments there are to be pro- vided a@ cost ikease, an upright piano, and soiags of unique ttern, on either side, ‘The ceiling will be handsomely decorated and in keeping with the general character of this su- perb apartment. Forward of the machinery is another saloon, which also will be finished in hard wood, Here are four staterooms of spacious char- acter, designed tor ests. Adjoining is the ward- room for officers, to be fitted with three staterooms and pantry and all other conveniences. Then comes the berth hall, where the sailors’ hammocks will be slung in man-of-war style. Such 1p general is the work on deck and the‘ in- tended interior arrangements of this large steam yacht, and, no doubt, when she is fully finished and equipped she will prove an object of interest to all who love @ superb vessel. The trial trip of the America will be made in about three weeks. KENTUCKY. A Negro Boy Lynched=Small Democratic Convention, Lovisvinte, April 30, 1873, About mfdnight last night a large crowd gath- ered around Mercer County Jail, at Harrodsburg, aroused the jailer, demanded entrance and took out a negro boy and carried him @ short distance from town and hanged him, Nearly @ year (o he was sentenced to a year’s imprisonment for an attempt to commit rape. The jailer permitted him to go alter his cow every evening, and one day last week he made a second attempt on the person of @ little colored girl. He was found hanging dead this morning. Only about thirty delegates had reached Frank- fort this evening to attend the Democratic Con- vention. A special despatch says but little interest is manifested in the Convention. The Bourbons have passed a fac simile of the resolution of '98; but there is a strong opposition to the adoption of any platiorm. LOUISIANA The Police Return From Port Vincent— Arrival of Sheridan and Belknap. New ORLEANS, April 30, 1873, Mr. E. Hall, of Lanark, Ark., fell overboard from the steamer Bertha, yesterday, and was drowned. The Metropolitans are returning from Port Vin- cent. The difficulty hasbeen amicably adjusted. Secretary Belknap, General Sheridan and party have arrived here from the Rio Grande en route for Washington. 7 hie PARNER URINE remnRtLR licuattinbibtienmna en oe, | WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, April $0, 1873, The Vienna Exposition Commissioners and the Expected Report. A telegram has been received from the Speciat Commission at Vienna, appointed by the President to examine into the alleged irregularities of the original commission, to the effect that some of the suspended commissioners appear to be implicated in the charges of improperly receiving money. It Teavea ‘the following persons free from the charge of any irregularity, viz:—Dr. Anthony Ruppaner, ‘Thomas McElrath, Lewis Seasongood, J. 0. Botten, G, L, Blodgett, H. Garretson, Edward Gotthiel, Clayton McMichael, Isaac Cook, A. G. James and William F. Round. Thev recommend that no part of the suspended commission be restored at pres- ent. It is understood that the result of the exam. ination and the grounds on which its recommenda- tion is founded are to be immediately forwarded. Postal Cards as Notices of As ment. Third assistant Postmaster General Barber re- cently received a letter asking whether postat cards containing notices of assessments, &c., that have been once properly transmitted through the mails and the stamps thereon cancelled, can, after their being retarned to the sender in a gealed en- velope with the remittance, be retransmitted to the person originally addressed with the word “paid’? Stamped or endorsed thereon, by placing upon the card @ one cent adhesive stamp. The Postmaster General to-day decided that such cards can be 80 transmitted upon payment of the réquired postage of one cent each. This decision will be largely availed of by masenic and other associations im the collection of dues and assessments, The Duty on Rubber Boots, The Secretary of the Treasury decides that rube ber boots with felted lining composed in part of woolare not subject to the duty en wearing ap- Parel composed of wool imposed under the act of March 2, 1867, but are subject to duty as rubber boots, which is thirty per cent, under the act of August 5, 1861, with ten per cent reduction, under the act of June 6, 1872. The Labor Movement. John W. Browning, of New York city, has been appointed and commissioned Executive OMcer for the State of New York by A. E. Redstone, President of the National Labor Council at Washington, D. G. There will soon appear an oMcial authorized state- ment of the laber movement by Mr. John Pool, of North Carolina, Chairman of the National Executive Committee of the United Workingmen of Ainerica. Internal Revenue Receipts. The total internal revenue receipts for the month ending to-day was $7,566,490 23. The total receipts for May, 1872, were $10,190,175 20. The total re- ceipts from all sources for tho first four months of 1872 were $41,045,936, and for the first four months of the present year $32,094,609. There seems to be no doubt that the estimated receipts for the pres ent fiscal year—namely, $110,000,000—will be fully realized. The receipts already amount to over $93,000,000, with two months remaining of the fiscal year, CONTRABAND WHISKEY. . Poy Os ee ES An Dlicit Rum Distillery Discovered on. Barren Island—A Raid Made Yesterday Morning. For some time past the occupation of ‘poteen’* distilling has apparently fallen into disuse, owing to the watchfulness of Supervisor Hawley’s officera, The last large capture made by them of a huge still in Thirty-ninth street scared the operators in the forbidden stimulant, and not one place of the kind had been reported at the office since. The fact of the supposed inertness on the part of Mr. Hawley’s staf led the contrabandists to suppose. that the chase after them had been entirely aban- doned, Such, hewever, was not the fact, as the revenue lynxes are as wide awake now as they have ever been. It was known to Supervisor Hawley that ILLICITLY DISTILLED RUM was being made-in the vicinity of Coney Island, but the exact locality could not then be ascertained. Day before yesterday, however, it leaked out that the exact spot was at Barren Island. The Super- visor called upon the United States authorities tor trangportation to convey his officers to the “Sweet Smeling Isle,’ and had the steamtug Thomas Kiley placed at his disposal by Major General ku- fus ngalle, Tepey juartermaster General. Yes- terday morming, at three o’clock, the boat landed at the government dock, on the Battery, taking on board Captain I. N. Beach and Colonel A. M. Cy Smith, venue agents; cater’ Tuzo, Assist ant Assessor, and several others of Mr. Hawley’s staf. The tug took the party through the tortuous channel to Barren dsiand, where upon landing the officers found sev- eral barrels of molasses rum and the place where the distillery had been located, but the still, which is said to have been of five hundred gallon capacity, was missing, the owners’ evidently fearing a sur- prise having removed the same to a place of safety. ih leering the island the officers saw SUSPICIOUS LOOKING VESSEL, which was overhauled, and on board found some implements which were supposed to have been used in said distillery. The capture of the “poteen” was effected in @ prompt and quiet manner, and without the slightest dificulty, reflecting credit upon the officers having the expedition in charge. Supervisor Hawley likewise deserves considerable praise for his vigilance in suppressing illicit distil- lation, d it is safe to say that never before, since a tax has been levied upon spirits, has theré been so little contraband distillation carried on in “ district (the State of New York) as at present. Consumption Can’t Kill who wil Take HALE’S HONEY OF HOREHOUND AND TAB when he's ill Of. cough that no other prescription will still. PIKE’S TOOTHACBE DROPS cure in one minute. any Patient A.—For Elegant and Stylish Hats Ge direct to the manulacturer. ESPENSCHEID, 118 Nassau street. Squlioering § Patent DHAMPION SAFES, 251 and 262 Broadway, corner of Murray stroot, jcal.—The Unders! ed Takes special pleasure in announcing to their patrons and the Public in general that they have this day opened their new and magnificent warerooms, 11Z Filth aven above Sixteenth street, New York, with a full assortmet of their celebrated GRAND, SQUARE AND UPRIGHE PIANOFORTES. The demand tur the KNABE PIANO has increased to such anextent in New York and the Eastern States as to reuder the establishment of a regular branch house in New York imperatively necessary as a matter of convenience to our patrons and to insure the filling of all orders with despatch. All orders entrusted to our New York house from private purchasers as well as dealors wiil receive the same prompt attention as at our tactory in Baltim 11 18 respectiully solicited. M. KNAB: CO., Baltimore and New York. A.—“May” Hat.—We Are in the Midst of moving spectacles, sogeestive of crushed hats. KNOX has introduced his May hat—a superb tabric. Buy it af 212 Broadway, in the Prescot House or in the Filth Ave- nue Hotel Establishment. Any Disease of Bladder and Kidneys ermanently cured by KEARNEY'S EXTRACT BUCHU. pot 104 Duane street. A.—Ladies and Gents—If You Wish Good BOOTS and SHOES go to MILLER & 00.'S, No. 3 Uniow square, ES «Ss A—Ean Angelique, for the Teeth and Gums. BISCOTINE FOOD for infants. DELLUC & ©O., 635 Broadway, are the sole proprietors and manufactur ers. Paris agents, ROBERTS & CO. Place Vendome. A.—Wedding and Party Invitation: peters Eerie tyiee; MONOGRAMS and FRENCH NOT PAPER, JAMES EVERDELT 92 Broadway. (Established 1340) in Watches ai Jewelry Selling off, great reduction. GEO. C. ALLEN, S41 Broadway, near Fourteenth street. Cristadoro’s Excelsior Hair Dye Trans= forms hoary heads into youthful ones instantaneously. Sold everywhere. Corns Removed Without Pain, 5c. each. Dr. LUBELSKI & CO., Chiropodists, Broadway, corner Bleecker street peeks are Pills r e cure of all di liver and dige: organs. Pure! Worsaable, contsiaine no mineral part; free trom griping pains and nau: eitects; thelr action is certain to: cleanse tho body. of bihous disorders restore health to the overworked. systemy GRAEFENBERG CONPANY, cy e strent. 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