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ENGLAND.| Hierald Special Report from London. Council in Downing Street and Ministerial Changes. The Gladstone Cabinet in Process of Reorganization. Promotions, Exchanges, Con- solidation and a Peerage. JOHN BRIGHT IN THE MINISTRY. Pool’s. Youngest Son as Liberal “Whip” of the Gommons. Defeat of the Ministerialists at a Parlia- ; mentary Election, TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, The following special despatch to the ‘Henatp has been received from our corre- spondent in the British metropolis: — Lonpoy, August 7, 1873. A Cabinet Council of the Gladstone Minis- ‘try was held in Downing street during the afternoon to-day. ‘SMPORTANT CHANGES FOR MINISTERIAL RECON- STRUCTION. The discussion resulted in the adoption of a iresolve to effect important changes in the con- stitution of the present Ministry. These changes will take place in the following order: The Right Hon. the Marquis of Ripon, Right Hon. Hugh C. E. Childers and Right Hon. W. E. Baxter have resigned their re- spective offices—the two first named gentle- «men for private reasons. Mr. Gladstone, in addition to the Premier- ship, takes upon himself the duties of Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, in place of Right Hon. Robert Lowe, who assumes the office of Secretary of State for the Home Department. The Right Hon. H. A. Bruce, now Home Becretary, will be elevated to the peerage, and will snoceed Lord Ripon as President of Her ~ ‘Mr. John George Dodson, M. P., former chairman of the Commons Committee of Ways and Means, or Mr. John Bonham- Carter, M. P., will succeed Mr. Baxter in the * The Right Honorable Acton Smee Ayrton, Firat Commissioner of Works and Buildings, has, it is said, also tendered his resignation, Mr. Arthur Wellesley Peel, M. P., becomes the liberal ‘‘whip” of the House of Commons. ‘REORGANIZATION STILL IN PROGRESS. ‘Other changes are expected within a fow days. JOHN BRIGHT AT THE GREEN TABLE. Mr. John Bright joins the Cabinet as Chan- vellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. ELECTION DEFEAT OF THE LIBERALS. The election in East Staffordshire, to fill the vacancy in the House of Commons caused by the death of Mr. McClean, resulted in the re- turn of Mr. 8. C. Alsopp, the conservative candidate. Mr. Alsopp’s majority was 900, Whe Reyal Anglo-Danish Marriage Re- port Denied. Lonpon, August 7, 1873. ‘The London journals of this morning contradict the report that Prince Arthur is betrothed to Prin- cess Thyra of Denmark. BULLION, DISCOUNT AND AGRICULTURIST PROSPECTS. The bullion in the Bank of England bas increased £307,000 during the past week. The amount of bullion gone into the Bank of England on balance to-day 1s £126,000, The rate of discount for three months bills in the open market is 316 per cent below the Bank of England rate. MR, MOTLEY’S CONDITION OF HEALTH- The report that the Hon. John Lothrop Motley’s iliness was the result of an apoplectic stroke is | incorrect. He was suffering from a very severe attack of neuralgia, but is now much better, and ®xpects soon to be completely restored. FIRE IN A METROPOLITAN SUBURB. A large rice mill in Stepney, an eastern suburb of | ‘London, was completely destroyed by fire last night, RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. There have been numerous ratlway accidents in England during the past few days. The loss of life, fortunately, has been light, but many persons have received injuries. AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS. The weather ts again very hot in London, The thermometer stands at eighty-five degrees, Antiety For The y of a Passenger Steamship. Loypox, August 7, 1875. A large quantity of débris from a wreeked vessel ‘has been discovered off the coast of Ircland. The wreck is supposed to have been that of the State | line steamship Alabama, which left Glasgow for New York on Saturday last, No survivors from | any Wreck in that vicinity have as yet been heard of, and nothing more definite in regard to the dis- aster can now be learned. Canadian Orangemen at the Great Cot- ton Centre. Liverroon, August 7, 1875. ‘The Orange societies of this city to-day welcomed the Canadian Orange deputics with a grand public demonstration. Bn FIRE IN JEFFERSONVILLE, N, ¥. Port Jervis, N. Y., August 7, 1873, A brewery, owned by Valentine Smith, at Jeffer- sonville, Sullivan county, N. Y., was destroyed by | fire last might, The loss is $10,000; insured for FIRE IN AOTON, ONTARIO. Acton, Ontario, Angast 7, 1873. A fire this morning destroyed McKee’s general More and several buildings adjoining, The loss is About $25,000, THE CHBROKEE ELECTIONS, Sr, Loris, Mo., August 7, 1873. Election returns have been received from three districts in the Cherokee Nation—Delaware, Sa- 1iné aad Choweeskowee—which the betylanty | party bes carried by decided majorities, and feel hupetul of eleoting a majority to the Councils SPAIN. Carlist Assaults with Municipall- ties in Conspiracy. me A Flag of Truce from Valencia—Parley with the Insurgents—Colonial Loyalty in Porto Rico, TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Mapkip, Augast 7, 1873, The Carlists have attacked Oyaraun, in Gui- puzcoa. A conspiracy has been discovered to give the town up to the enemy, and many arrests have been made. PARLEY AT VALENOLA. The bombardment of Valencia has been sus- pended, @ flag of truce having heen received from the insurgents requesting a parley, which is now going on. PORTO RICO LOYAL. The Cortes, by a vote of 184 yeas to 1 nay, have passed a bill granting constitutional guarantees to Porto Rico. A deputy from that colony in the course of the debate declared that the island would always remain faithful to Spain. ESPARTERO’S EXPROTATIONS. The /mparcial says that Kepartero is extremely popular in the Cortes. French News of a Garlist Victory. BAYONNE, August 7, 1873. The Carlists claim @ victory at Elgueta, in Gul- puzcoa, ten miles from San Sebastian, They state that they captured one repuolican general and 600 prisoners. Prassian Official Denial of Imperial Na- val Inierterence. Benuin, August 7, 1873, The North German Gazetie denies the truth of a current report that the German Consul at Carta- gena went to Madrid to place the captured insur- gent vessels at the disposal of the Spanish govern- ment. Progress of the Bourbon and Orleans Princely Family Fusion—Spscie in Outflow from the Bank. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Pans, August 7, 1873, A Vienna despatch says the Count de Chambord yesterday returned the visit of the Count de Paria, The interview between the Princes lasted an hour. Nothing is known of the nature of the con- ference. THE “HEAD” OF THE FAMILY. A Vienna despatch says that in his late inter. view with the Count de Chambord the Count de Paris acknowledged the former to be the head of the House of Bourbon and of the royal line of France. On the return visit of Chambord to the Count de Paris the latter met Chambord at the door ot his hotel and escorted him within, Specie in Outflow from the Bank. Paris, August 7, 1873, The specte in the Bank of France has decreased $7,000,000 francs during the past week, ROME. The Papal Temporalities Question Not Pressed in France. Paris, August 7, 1873, The rumor that M. Councelles was endeavoring to induce the French government to attempt the re-establishment of the temporal power of the Pope is unfounded. THE ENGLISH TURF. Race for the Brighton Cup—An iting Con- ee Ry em ey te test and Good Sport—Uhlan the Winner, TELEGRAM TO THE WEW YORK HERALD. Lonpow, August 7, 1873: The race for the Brighton Cup took place at Brighton yesterday and was won by Uhlan. Flageolet was second and Mornington third. Five ran. The betting at the start was 7 to 4 against Uhlan, even on Flageolet and 8 to 1 against Mornington, The following is a summary of THE RACE. Tur BRicuTon Cur, @ piece of plate, value 300 sovs., if ten subscribers and four start, the property of different owners, added to a sweep- stakes of 10 sovs, each. The old course, about two miles. Mr. Savile's br. c, Uhlan, by the Ranger out of La Méchaute, 4 years O1.........ssseeeeseeeeeeeees Mr. T. Lombard’s ch. ¢. Flageolet, by Plutus out of La Favorite, 8 years O1d...........eseeese sees Mr. Brayley’s b. h. Mornington, by Arthur Welles- ley out of Blondelle, 5 years old OUBA, The Sequestrated Property Relief Decree—Press Opinion of the Position of the Rebels, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. HAVANA, August 7, 1873, The Diario dela Marina of to-day says of the telegrams announcing the promuigation of a decree annulling the sequestration of the property of Cuban rebels that it will not pronounce the news false for fear of misleading the public, but it | cannot accept it without oficial confirmation. The Diario thinks it impossible that the Spanish gov- ernment decrees the immediate return of their property to rebels and rebel sympathizers, The writer says:—‘‘The rebels have used a great part of their resources in bnying vessels and arms to carry on the war. The return of their property will send out new expeditions and prolong the struggle. Such ac- tion would bean absurdity and show a want of reason and patriotic sentiment on the part of the government. The loyal people of Cuba are making heavy sacrifices to enable the government to sus- tain the increasing expense of the war, and it is a great outrage to take a million or more out of the treasury in this way.” THE OOLORED CONVENTION, A Barst ef African Oratory Expected on Tuesday Next—The Louisiana Deicga- ton. SanarToGa, August 7, 1873, The Louisiana delegation to the Colored Vonven- tion held here yesterday are announced to speak on Louisiana affairs on Tuesday night, the 12th inst, Invitations are being extended to them to speak at various parts of severai States, which have been accepted, The Louisianians now here are Colonel James Lewis, Senators Barber and Burch, Repre- gentative J. Rosa Stewart, 1. Morris Chester, B. F. Latimere. on, Wm. G. Brown is expected here in @ iew da’ ELECTIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA. WitmIneton, N. C., Angust 7, 1873, The election on the constitutional amendments and for township officers took place throughout the State to-day, But little interest was manifested, This county gives a majority against the amend- mente, but it is generally understood that they are ail adopte There was but little opposition in the majority of the counties. Only in a few counties where the colored peopie predominate was there any decided effort made to defeat the amendmenis THE BREAK IN THE ERIE OANAL REPAIRED, INA, AUUBt 7, 1873, The break in the Erie Canal, at Shelby bagin, has been repaired and boats are passing, THE VIRGIMIA DEMOCRACY, Conclusion of the Struggle in the Richmond Convention. General Kemper Nomi- nated for Governor. Colonel Withers Obtains the Second Place on the Ticket—The Platform of the Conservatives—Supposed Surren- der to the Administration— Mosby's Guerilla Tactics. RidnMonD, Va., August 7, 1873. The Conservative Convention aasombled promptly &t.ten o'clock this morning. There were many in- dications of a renewal of the atrife between the factions of Kemper and Withers, apparently hap- pily terminated last night by the unanimous nomi- nation of Kemper. Evidently sore under the de- feat of their cherished favorite, the Withers men, it was apprebended, would renew the fight when the vote for Lieutenant Governor should bo reached this morning. This menaced pvril was happily e4- caped by # timely coup a@’diat, which reminded spectators of the old ante bellum atrokes of Vir- ginic political strategy. After some little prolimt- nary skirmishing and feoling of the temper of the Convention, @ proposition to neminate Colonel Withers by acclamation for the second piace upon the ticket immediately captured the Convention, and was adopted by tne Convention with THE WILDEST ENTHUSIASM, Informed of his nomination for Lieutenant Gov- ernor, Colonel Withers at first declined positively, assuming that it would be inconsistent with his self-respect to accept a nomination for the second place, when for months past he had been known and warmly supported as an aspirant for the first position. Yielding to the overwhelming pressure of his friends, and touched by the heartiness and fervor witn which the Convention tendered him the second honor in its gift, Colonel Withers appeared upon the platform and in a glowing address declared his acceptance of the duty imposed upon him by the Convention, He was greeted with a tumult of applause which shook the building in which the Convention was sitting and was caught up by the eager, listening crowd surrounding the theatre. General Walker, supposed to be the candidate of the Mahone people, and representing the south- ‘West, the section traversed by Mahone’s railroad, had previously withdrawn in favor of Withers, and this generous sacrifice greatly improved the feeling of the whole Convention and assured the harmony which an hour before had. appeared to be so seriously menaced. When the Lieutenant Governor question had been thus adjusted a spirit of MAGNANIMITY AND MUTUAL CONCESSION prevailed, and inthe excess of amability the va- rious interests embraced by the Convention vied with each other in tenders of sacrifice and con- cession, An evident result of the settlement reached by the acceptance of Withers was the breaking up of all slates as to the Attorney Generalship, which theese Southern States w: n rie illustrates the wisiam ct the poopie at fice a the adoption of their pian msity of poiey, continu my the powers of the ontrol of the conservative peo- of the conservative ‘ome or ro. » Virginia, die nt tar ti Wy by tal action, = in” ovary. meneue ay nefcent in = (ha +. J [ape the weltare of the Cuitivate sentiues oo i be tw ee sectiows of the | “ye Ys Anew me Caan tet of a large section of this completion ef the great J Co = line that Doald commect waters with those of the /Malgporiaon we marts of tncks to the points of shipment HE Rroducts to, the poin: ipren| Pourth— reste pa TI im these of Virginia. demand the ei n wot beam na be ween the commun) Be pats ea Spe eae ond conducted ender eth wee ter b we ere indebted unrated Corre zeal of @ Conmervauv® Sia govera: sion onght to be comtini tor the eres whools tor white Feapectivety Resolutions were poxsed dectart the tate Oyator iaw oppressive and correction oy Tepiniative enactiucn: 5 pisa Cay by A county party ding for oni the Raw Executere | hanging © mMittoe. GENERAL ERMPRR ACCRPTE ‘The followme telegram trom Gener em per was received ;— — wbve eet me Convention adjourned sine die, and was re- ved into & Maas meeting at eleveR o'clock to ai low the most prominent speakers 0 address the vast assemblage. icc Thieves Taking Some of the Wi of Eastern Sportin, im Moncey and Vat DurraLo, Auguat 7, 1873, Mass.; Mr. William Larrabee, H, ©, Howard, of Boston; Waterbury, Conn., and Mr. Massachusetts, all of large parlor ia the Mansion House in this city, retired about 12 o'clok, They securely, as they supposed, locked and bolted their door. When they arose this morning they saw, to their great amazement, that their room had been enter- ed during the night, and most of their valuabies pod arse sums of moucy abstracted from their From one of Mr. Hannah’s peckets the thieves took $800 in greenbacks and left over ene in the other pocket. His valuable cluster diamond pin and elegant watch and chain, which were in is shirt bosom and in his vest, escaped their notice. Mr. Howard found his vest cut and his watch and chain gone, also $600 in money, His shirt, containing three valuable diamond studs, remained undisturbed ona chair at the head of bis bed. Mr. Larrabee lost a fine gold watch and chain and a solitaire diamond stud of the first water, all valued at $1,000. Two thousand dollars, which he placed er his pillow was safe, Mr. Galvin lost three valuable diamond studs, Fortunately he placed between the beds $4,600, the pees won by the celebrated trotting horse Jastle Boy, which was found all safe. Mr. Watson lost $230, which was in his pantaloons, A gold watch, without a chain, which was in his fob pocket, was not touched, The roem was evidently entered by hotel thieves, as marks of nippers and other tools were found on the door. These gentlemen were very heavy Hartford; Mr. M. Galvin, of Mr. Henry Watson, of Whom occupied a@ had been formed upon the supposition that Walker would be easily chosen candidate for the second place. It was believed that the original Kemper Slate embraced R. T. Daniel, of Richmond, for At- torney General, and it was observable that the Ma- hone people were accredited with a very kindly feeling towards Mr. Daniel. But the suppesea Mahone slate being broken and other combinations falling, Mr. Daniel's chances were obviously dimin- ished by the time that the vote for Attorney General was reached. Nevertheless his name was resented and warmly w! by his friends. P. W. icKinney, of Prince Edward, a gilted advocate and popular orator, was also prominently put forward as the candidate of the south side counties, The Valley counties, where conservative strength is Greater’, presented the name of General James A. ‘illiams, ef Frederick county. General Walker, of Pulaski, who had withdrawn in Qvlonel Withers, javor for the Lieutenant Governorship, was pre- sonted by a strong support ior THR ATTORNRY GENERALSHIP, and immediately afterward Alexander R Holliday, of Henrico, was also presented, but withdrawn at his own requesf. General, Wile 9 was, Ukewise withdrawn by his friends. ‘The lagt nomination ior Attornéy General was that of Colonel Godwin, of Portsmouth... By this time the delegates were thoroughly exhausted by the protracted session of the nig t previous and bhe long discussions of this morning, 9 were ¢ ‘orous for a vote, ire- quontige smtorripting’ the “apeaxers whi’ In- sisted upon pressing the claims of their favorites, with cries of © Question |? “Vote! &c. At half-past two o'clock P.M. the Convention silenced the begat cut short ail harangues and proceeded to vote for a candidate for Attorney General. Upon the first ballot Daniel, backed by the enthusiasm of the delegates from Richmond (his home) and the auxiliary influence of the audience in the galleries, had a plurality, and the southwest people, despairin, of McKenney, came rapidly over to the ald o Daniel and gave hima clear majority. There was something of justice in Daniel’s nomination. He deserves well o! his party, which he organized for the great victory of 1869, and which he has faith- fully served for six years past as the efficient Chairman of the Executive Committee. Mr. Daniel is best known to the coun! by his celebrated de- etait President Grant immediately after the ‘alker triumph of 1869, in which, with mocking sarcasm, he ponerarilated the President upon the success of the administration policy in Virginia, THE CONSERVATIVE TICKET 1s undoubtedly able and bd yr) and the conserva- tives are greatl; mulated by what they consider the admirable It of their deliberations. Con- servative leaders scout the idea of a smaller ma- jority than twenty thousand. Republicans, per contra, are equally confident, and Colonel Hughes, their nominee for Governor, said to-day that he would walk over the course. A singular apprehen- sion of republican leaders is that the conservative aera meditating a ruse de guerre in the shape of A SURRENDER TO GRANT; that they will abstain from all opposition to his administration, and will practically support the administration, provided the President abstains from ae his influence and patronage upnat the conservatives in the present canvass. striking fact in this connection is the present attitude of Mosby, who, although more powerful at workin, than any republican in Virginia, has just declared his purpose to sustain the conservative ticket. With Mosby asa mediator between the Virginia conservatives and the President, and with liberal professions and assurances from the latter, there are certainly possibilities well calculated to excite the alarm now felt by the republicans of Virginia. The conservatives inittate their canvass, which will unquestionably be brilliant beyond precedent, by a monster meeting at the theatre to-night, to be addressed by the best popu jpeakers in the State. The conservative ticket, as completed, ts as follows :— For Governor—James L. Kemper, of Madison. For Lieutenant Governor—Robert E, Withers, of Wythe. for Attorney General—Raleigh L. Daniel, of Rich- mond, COLONEL WITHERS, Colonel Robert KE. Withers, the nominee for Lieutenant Governor, has a war record not inferior | even to the splendid record of Kemper. A physi- cian with large practice before the wa Withers promptly entered the Confeder: at the commencement of hostilities, 4 Manassas commanded the Eighteenth Virginia regiment, which is believed to have been the rogi- ment which captured the famous battery of | Sherman in that engagement. articipating in the subsequent movements of the Army of North- ern Virginia, Coione] Withers was desperately | wounded in the grand charge upon the federal works at Gaines’ Mill, and was permanently dis- abled. Withers, in the minds of Confederate sol- diers, is emphatically one of the heroes of the war.’ By the ex-Con/ederate soldiers he and Kemp- er are regarded with an affection kindred to that | of the Old Guard of Napoleon for Cambronne and | others of the heroic leaders of the command | which boasted that it died, but never surrendered. | Colonel Withers is a brilliant orator and stirs the people to the utmost enthusiasm wherever he ap- pears as @ public speaker. RALRIOH 1. DANIEL, the nominee for Attorney General, is one of the most eminent of the Virginia politicians of the old school. A devoted whig, he red conspicuously in the party contests of the 5! before the war, fol- lowed the flag of Clay, Ty) d Seott and. heroic- aliy resisted the secession movement until seces- sion was an accomplished fact, when he embraced, according to the Virginian idea, the cause of lus | native State. Since the war Mr. Daniel has been conspicuous for his wisdom and tact in the organ- ization of the conservative party and for his ad- | mirable tact in shaping the canvasses ef his party. { He ts an able lawyer, a seholar of remarkable cult- ure and a public speaker Of extraordinary giits. Upon the reassembling of the Convention, at hall-past eighs e’clock, the Committec on Busiress, through Mr. James Barbour, the following series of resolutions on the dociara- tion of principles, which were adoptesl :— THE PLATFORM, We, the raprosentatives of the con ervative people of of Culpepper, reported | winners at the Cleveland and Buffalo races, and no doubt had been closely followed by the thieves, who embraced the first opportunity to relieve them of their property. At the Tift House a guest was robbed of his watch and $800 in money, ACCIDENT OR MURDER? ——_— Fatal Result of A Drunken Spree. David Jones is a watchman on board the steam- ship Atlas, now lying at pier 12 North river. At half past eleven o'clock last night three fremen,em- ployed on the steamer—Hugh Murray, Summerville and Quinn—ceame on board considerably under the infuence of liquor. They were all very noisy and were evidently spoiling for a fight. Jones, the watchman, asked them to keep quiet, and finally told them If they did not the wuss go ashore, At this juncture the fire- mInél ent for Jones, and in order to intimidate Pred Gi npn told eee to panes or he would shoot. 4 © infuriate qhe frgmen, one of whom se! err ie Pret ‘attacked the watch ‘ing him two murderous blows on the head ene on the arm. A scuffle ensued, the three men pounding the watchman in lively style and making things so hot for him that he wag ote hones to retreat across the gang- plank to the dock. Thinking to call up the mate and steward to assist ira, the watchman returned to the boat, when the firemen attacked him again, and during the gscufie one of them, Hugh Murray, either fell or was thrown overboard. He was too drunk to swim, and before assistance could be ren- dered he had drowned, firemen say Jones threw ‘Pree reside’ members of | Whe wrote to him for that purpose. Last night Mr. John Mannah, of Northampton, | BOLD BEN BUTLER. He Defends the Salary Steal and Attacks the Press, oat HOW THE THING WAS DONE, Reasons for Raising the Sal- aries of Congressmen. | BACK PAY GRABSED BEFORE. —-—— Unpleasant Recollections of Former Pay Rais- ing for Massachusetts Statesmen, ~_—. Boston, August 7, 1873, Bold Ben Butier's promised defence of the salary steal appears this evening in the local press in the form of & letter to George H. Briggs, of Amesbury, The following ts a aynopais of the screed :— that the future rect, and that the salaries not so large /n purchasing day. Me states and shows that as Of $25,000 8 population of enirty. ry nm irty- fous should + rh Pay Grant $275,000, equalizes the salaries of cor! are baa increased ite pay and Legislature hae made tho increase to those who voted for it, ee, are and are Splunderers” ‘the same as ment by cle! he saya, cannot to pay clever rice unless they contrive in this wa: out of the Treasury. | “that which foundation of the govern- the common consent of all goom men, object Must be taken in human early the right thing to be doue as to justiiy whoever does it. The increase of salary, made retroactive, was right in itself, The moab of xing and paying the compensation of members of Congress was Much considered in the Convention which, the constitution. One ‘iramed position was that they should receive their ison and rom their States, That was opposed by Mad other fur-seeing men, on the and that whe poli tm the State the islatares woul starve their members of Congress into to their will, Another proposition was made that incoming OSngresa. "Again, {twos proposed that in, it was the Senators should have po pay, on the nd that rich ry could only come hed we . { course, such @ proposition was re) u as it would be witor no man would desire that only Tich men should go to the Seni WHY HB COULDN'T VOTE The men of large wealth in —— ury, Mintsters abroad, oT Promoted to ign by election and appointuae You have been told by the Ptes® that f was “author of the bill,” “presente. tt to “got it referred to my committe...” “engineered ‘ough the House” and “carried tt through th ate,’ and the democratic papers x4d the state. mient that this was done under direction and in conspiracy with the President for tf of raising his own pay; estays generall; wind up end and finish of all ci mnation by calling mé the “arch-salary-grabber.” Not one word of alt this mass of assortion ta true. They do honor My capacity overmuch, These falsehoods accord) to me the ability to carry @ measute, of the most flagrant wrong as they ciaim, ‘through both: Honse - and Senate, ceks bardly had passed since thead very same newspapers denied that I had any cons sideration in Congress, or claim to be considered as “leader” even in the Lower House, INNOCENT! INNOCENT! The salary measure was brought into the House without my knowledge or action, waa referred td the Committee of the Judiciary without my knowk edge, and had been voted on in the H so fat the President was concerned, tn my oe dw) and sion cause I expressed ayselt en ea to oppose: i I thonght tho ‘esident’s puacy ae ‘cere menenhy increased ; since ‘ashington and Ada: longr had, as I supposed, increased the Bllowenoss ‘or furniture, servants, fuel, lights and other matte: 80 a4 nearly to double the salary. Being assur yy my colleagues on the commitice thar f was mise taken in that, I examined the matter carefully and procured an inventory of the allowances made by Congress toward the expenses of John Adi ’ andan inventory ef the present allowances in the same regard to General Grant, both which I gave to the House; and, somewhat to my surprise, found that the perquisites of the President—if may 80 call thom—were not so great in degree they were in the times of Adams and Jefferson, be- cause in that time Che horses, stables and appure tenances of every kind were furnished to the le dent from the Treasury, of which nothing now i# furnished the President. Upon learning thi consented in the committee that a bill shonld be reported raising the salary of the President. I had no doubt as to the propriety of raising the pay of Cabinet officers, for | knew one Cabinet oficer, living in a not extravagantly fur- nished house, which he had hired, pai 6,000, (it of his salary of $8,000, for rent 'aione. Nor did doubt as to the propriety of increasing tee salary of the Judges of tne Supreme Court, or the neces ality of raising that of members of Congress. Being the only republican on the committee IN FAVOR OF THR MEASURE who had been re-elected to the next Congre after the bill reported by the sub-committee tn been peeseenny tho Judiciary Committee, { was asked by m leagues to present the bill to the House, and I did so at the earnest urglog of every member of the committee but one, and the onty one who opposed the bill; one who nas hon himself, for, so far aa I know, he has not return his pay, while others, who urged me to favor of oni tas the bill, are reported as having done POOR MEN CANNOT LIVE IN WASHINGTON. He voted for the bill because poor men cannot live in Washington on their salaries as Congee: men. He had seen in Congress many faithful ang eMicient representatives obligea to borrow moneg and pledge their salaries in advance to pay thelt way and support their families. I saw them ex. posed, day by ery to the pressing temptations whoever should offer them other means tting money to supply their wants, an knew that some of them had _ yielded, and ed themselves, their colleague® and their country by so doing. I pitied the needs and the struggle for the means of living which had induced them to it, and felt, from my soul, that such ought not to be the condition of & Representative of the American people in Con- gress.” fe says:—I voted for, advocated, ‘en- gineered’ and made myself responsible for—how- ever the same may be phrased—an increase of 'y to the President, judges, members of the Cabiact and of Congress, to every degree tn m: power, and! am giad that I was able to bring i About te the extent charged upon me, Iv ls a ree sponsibility from which Ido not shrink, and [ shale neither falsify my act or prevaricate myself in pal Uation or excuse.” ABREST OF A SNEAK THIEF. Hermann Schneider was arrested by Detective NST IT, ba age] did not vote for increase of salary, with Cs ex- ception of the senior Senator from Pennsylvania, They tl it y afford to vote against It, because it made no difference to them, Havil means by which I can live without any salary, 1 thought [ could not afford to vote against crease oj salary; for, of the people, Jn a ie ity of repre- and if their representa- tives are not so well paid as to be able to there one o1 two tguat follow, either that he cou! ss if he did go, he would be tempted to sell himself and his vote to get the means 0! living. The final result was giving members 2 compensation, to be fixed by tne votes of both Houses. Therefore, by the constitution and practice, each Con, fixes the salary of ite members, not only for a Congress, but establishes it every year when it passes the logisiative appro- priation bill. Congress alone determines ite own compensation for itself during its term, and no- body else can do it, F atte Ra ne Lp A. sibie ever sof Congress, unleas more of less of them do vote to inerea ie their own pay. A large majority of the present pe berg were re-elected to the next Congress, ‘heir pay was fixed at @ certain sum at the th of their electiou. If they increase that for whatever cause, and make it applicable to the next Congress, then, in that case, the majority would be voting an increase of their own pay over and above the sum at which it stood at the time they were elected. And io the case of the Senate, as one-third of them oniy go out every two years, the cannot be rati ‘at ail uniess the then present Senators vote to raise their own pay. So that THE REQUIREMENT OF THE NEWSPAPERS, that no man shall ever vote to raise his own pay, would render an increase of impossibic, The contract with the mewber of Congress, when The two remainin Murray overboard; but, be that as it may, it Y. is evident he (Jones) had all he could do to pre- vent himself going into the river, An oMicer was quickly on the spot, and arrested Jones, Quinn and Summerville and locked them in the Twenty-seventh precinct station house. A FIGHT WITH BORDER RUFFIANS, Sr. Louis, Mo., August 7, 1873, A special despatch to the Democrat from Venita, Indian Territory, says there was a fight on Tues- day about twenty-five miles west of there, on Ver- digris Creek, caused by a party of roughs assault- ing some quiet cittzens and driving them and their families from home. About forty citizens started in pursuit of the roughs overtook them id a fight ensued, in which several persons were slightly wounded, The ro escaped, but the pursuit was continued and at last accounts was still kept up. FIGHT WITH REVENUE OFFICERS. An Assistant Marshal Killed in Virginia. RicHMOND, August 7, 1873. Afight took place yesterday, in Scott county, between & small force of revenue officers, under Colonel George §, Egbert, United States Deputy Marshal, and a gang of illicit | distillers, in which @ man named Willcox, an sistant of the Marshal, was killed by John A. Van- | gard, who had previously surrendered, but was rescued by his friends. The Marshal had but three men, while his opponents numbered eight, CATHOLIC CONVENTION IN PENNSYLVANIA, POTTSVILLE, Pa., August 7, 1873. The Convention of the Catholic Benevolent Union of Pennsylvania adjourned this morning alter @ very harmonious session of two days. George J. White, of Philadelphia, was elected prestient. A grand festival was heid at Agricul- tural Park, where about two thousand persons were assembled, Everything passed off harmont- ously, Scranton was selected as the place for hoid- ing the next State Convention, VERMONT SOLDIERS’ REUNION, id Display of Troops, Deeorati and Fireworks.. RUTLAND, Vt., August 7, 1873, The seeond day of the Vermont Soidiers’ Reunion} A Gr has been @ great success. A beautiful day, a larges gathering of soldiers and citizens and eloquent ; orators tended to put all in goed humor. The re- 4 view of General Veazey’s division at Camp Double- day by Governor Converse took place at two o'clock, Soon after addresses were made by Generals Divens, Hawley, Doubleday, Robinson, torchlight procession threngh the principal streets of the village. The illuminations and decorations were Aine, seme of them remarka- biy 8% amine the most noticeable were these of the Herald anal Globe offices and the resi- minated of any in the line of march, siasm prevails among the ofticers and soldiers im regard to this reunion, The division breaks up. camp to-morrow. RAILROAD SLAUGHTER. PATERSON, N. J., August 7, 1873, To-night, about half-past eight o'clock, the Pater- son local train ou the Arie road, which leaves New | York at ei@nt o’clook, when abouts one mile west | of Bergen Tupn@l, struck and tnstantly killed a | man about thirty-five years of laborer. tack to escape the day express train, notice the Paterson train, The man; were brought by the same train vi i jon assembled, 6.9 declare Vipgiuia jn converntrast of the condition of Virginia wader couservative governmgy’ with (he condition of Vark Griffin, Sprague, | Veazey and Captain Trumouil. In the evening there | dences of General Baxter end W.C. Clement. The | amrmauv | weraid building was pronounced by all to have | tive, and six members—-to wit, Jona bi, Alley, Ames, been the most, elaborately decorated amd iiG- | J. 1, Baldwi Great enthu- | Wiliam B. ty | Gevernor—“dodged the vote.” Robert C. Senenck, | Thaddeus Stevens and Jobo F. Farnsworth are apparently a He had ht from the eastward bond and fatved to remains Ruaerfurd | all were returned to the Senate, made elected, is that he will serve two years for such compensation a8 shall be determined at any time during the term tor which he serves by his | own vote in conjunction with those of nis fellows. On the contrary, the clerk of & committee does make @ contract that he will serve for so much 4 day, during the Congress, and having made that Pp ibeagey & hewspaper cor: dent or itor, he takes his increased pay in disregard of his contract, and writes denunciat articles against receiving back pay, insisting on the sacred- ness of coutracts. Very little objection was made tn the debates in Congress to the increase of salary being made ap- able to the present Congress, The ro jiseussed was what the amount w be, However, Mr. ilawiey, of Connectiout, spoke very fluently upon the subject of our raising our own pay, as if it must not always be so done. That member, I hear, has refused to take bis increased ay. But as he was elected to serve only turee months in ory of am able representative of that State, who had deceased, and as his back pay ¥ amount to but ilttie more than his icted, his words did ieage, w ot produce * they might have done if they would | that it is impos- goth Sun cost him more. THE RETROACTIVE CLAUSE. | Mr. Butler next Froese to show that the retro- active clanse is justified by the example of ai p men, and instances the fact that in 1790 th akon ef giving back pay to the members dur the whole of the Congress was #0 little regarded that the yeas and nays where not called in either House; and that Washington signed the bili then as Grant | did in the present instance. In 1815 he Mindy that Join McLean of Obio, alterwards Judge of the su reme Conrt; BR. R. M. Johason, afterwards Vice resident; Timothy Pickering, a0 honored met ber from Essex, and Iantel bater, all for increased back pay. In 1s: m the iw of the session, the pay Of members of Congress. addition to mileage, Wes made appicavi wards to the as gowns 4 of the Congress, salary was raised more them sixty-sev vesides the prior allowance for wewsp: tionery end books, as fixed when they lected, or the “contract,” as it is now ci The vote stood 100 in javor tin the House. Of the eleven Keprone Of Massachusetts eight vo back pay and three jailed to sub negative vote would have dele Tu the Senate, on a direct vote retaining the bees pay clause of the bill, it Was sustained by At te 12, or more than two-thirds, ameng Whom were Dougiass, Fish of New dork, of New Hampstire, Trumbull of likwots, Bei of Tew nessee and Wiison Of Massachusetts, the latter of whom favored it ina speech, in Which be said s— “Tdonot believe any party cam tnake anythieg at this tinue, when we spend $76,006,000 wealy ty carry on this government, by opposin pay ment of a reasonable compensation te in yabers of Cou If anybody undertakes that sted game I belteve be will be irewned down by the good sense of the people.” THE THING WAS DONE *. In 1866 the salary Of Inembers of Cougress Was sin increased LO $5,000, OF FIXty-seven per CeMt, taining mileage, stationery, postage, Lewapapers and other allowances, “to ommputed irom the firet day o/ the present Congress,” of back for sixteen months; $0, that, the “back salary” of each rember Was Leary douvied. The vill Passed by a vote of 51 yeas in the Mouse to nays, two members from Massachw setts—-banks and A. Hi. Rice—voting in the Boutwell and Elliot voting in the nega. H, L. Dawes, Samuel Hooper, aod ashburn, now His Excellency the also named as among those who voted for and | took the salary then, and the General takes occa | sion to ‘avenge himseli upon the editorial frater- | | nity byshowing that Henry J. Raymond, of the N | York Times | already mentioned, editor of the. Worcester Spy, | did the same. “dodged” and that Mr. Baldwin, A RAP AT THE STATESMEN. £#very member of tne Massachusetts Delegations « for 1860 and 1866, including Mr. Sumner, Mr. Wik son, Mr, Baidwin, Mr. Da Governor Wastivurn, Khia B. Washbarn, and all other members of tly House and Senate for those years took their “in creased back a ee all er eneee tee Gat ews . not denounced by the n Tetee, pre fe fe Governors, Secretaries of the, Treas , j McDougall, who had been detatled for the purpose, yesterday alternoon as he was about leaving the steamer Drew, which was lying at pler 41 Norte River, on a chi of stealing from the boat. Upom searching the p ner anumber ot articles were found on bis person, which he had taken irom the staterooms, He was locked up at Police Head quarte: Sulcide=' Apaches—Aid for Portland, Baw Pranciaco, August 7, 1873. Martin Kuppal, a German, committed suicide by hanging himself at tke Swiss Hotel here to-night. He recently arrived from the East, and, veing” desut money, became disheartened. } at Oak Creek, near Camp Verde, on the between the troops end Apaciies three Indians were killed and five women captured. ’ Porte ~ has sent already §7,000 for the relief of. habia A RATLROAD WAR Attempt to Feorcibly Unite the Bostem and Maine With the Maino Central, PorrTLAND, Me., August 7, 1873, The Boston and Maine Railroad made a forma attempt to make @ forcible connection with the Maine Central today, which was formally resisted, Each ayia] had thelr legal advisers present, in order to make the necessary points for a lawsuit. No connection was made ad uo disturbance oo curred, . NEW YORK AND OSWEGO MIDLAND. MIDDLETOWN, Y., Augast 7, 1873. The New York and Oswego Midland Railroa@ Company make Middietown the terminus of the Eastern and Middle divisions and locate the prim~ cipal bine shops here. THE WEEKLY HERALD. 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