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CONGRESS. ——— Standing Committees of the House. .A PETITION FROM POOR JACK. Mr. Sheridan on the Louisiana Election Returns. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WasninoTon, D. C., Dec. 5, 1873. BILLS INTRODUCED, Bills were mtroduced aud referred as follows :— By G. F. Hoar, (rep,) of Mass.—To establish an ‘educational fund and to apply the proceeds of the public lands to the education of the people. By Mr. Eames, (rep.) of R. 1.—To reduce postage. By Mr. My&rs, (rep,) of Pa.—Providing for the ‘outfit and yearly allowance of clothing to enlisted men and boys in the navy. By Mr, Piatt, (rep.) of Va.—For the improve- ment of the Dismal Swamp Canal. By Mr. Harris, (dem.) of Va.—To pay for quar- ‘ermasters’ and commissary stores when purchased aud receipted for, without requiring ap oath of past loyalty. By Mr. Morey, {rep.) of La.—To strengthen the qredit of the reconstructed States, and to afford “them financial relief. By Mr. TyNER, (rep.) of Ind.—To permit the pub- Ushers of newspapers ana periodicais to exchange their publications, and the publishers of weekly mewspapers to send within the county of their Publication one copy thereof to actual subscribers, sree of postage. By Mr. BuRcHARD, (rep.) of Nl.—To require na- onal banking associations to retain, as part of their legal reserve, the coin interest received on bends deposited as security for circulation; also to aid the establishment of free schools throughout the United States. By Mr. Fort, (rep.) of I!.—For the free transmis- sion by mail of newspapers in the counties where published, and to their exchanges. By Mr. BUCKNER, (dem.) of Mo.—To abolish the ¥ax On cigars, tobacco and snuff. By Mr. Corron, (rep.) of lowa—For the employ- ment of letter carriers at every place having @ br abi of 10,000 within the delivery of its Post By Mr. LOUGHRIDGE, (rep.) of lowa—To complete the James River and Kanawha Canal. By Mr. Donnav, (rep.) of lowa—To afford cheap transportation by water from the interior to the Atiuntic seaboard by way of the great lakes. By Mr. CLaYTON, (rep.) of Cal.—To incorporate the Asiatic Commercial Company. By Mr. RANDALL, (dem.) of Pa.—To renew, pro- tect and improve the condition of the national cur- rency. REPEAL OF THE SHIPPING COMMISSIONERS LAW. Mr. Cox, (dem.) of N. Y., presented @ petition signed by 3,411 mariners of the port of New York, with the designation to each signature of the ship to which they are attached, asking for the repeal of the act of June 7, 1872, to authorize the appoint- ment Of Shipping Commissioners by the Circuit Gourt to superintend the shipping and discharge wf seamen. The petition contains ten reasons for the repeal. The last reason is that they desire to sanke their Own contracts Without guardiansnip or raud. PAYING THE LOAN OF 1858 On motion of Mr. BaNks, (rep.) of Mass., the Senate bill passed yesterday for toe redemption of the Joan of 1858 was taken up for action, and Was explained and advocated by Mr. Dawes. mr. Beck, (dem.) of Ky., asked whether the bonds which were not exchanged would be paid in gold or Was a premium to be paid for them ? Mr. DaWES replied that no premium could be paid for them, They would be paid at their jace vaiue in gold. Mr. Beck—After the decision of the Supreme Court, deciding that debts on all contracts prior to the War could be paid in legal tender notes, why should these bonds be paid in gold y Mr. Dawes—Without goiug into the discussion #f that decision of the Supreme Court it is enough to say that the government does not hold itgelt at Nberty to meet its bonds wiih auy such decision as haa Mr. BECK—The government gets its money from the taxpayers ubd the taxpayers are bound by that decision. Mr. Dawe am snre that the gentleman from Kentucky does not wish to be understood as wish- ‘bg the government to pay its bonds in paper money. Mr. Beck—I want them paid at their face value under the Jaw. Mr. Dawks—That is the intention of the govern- ment—io pay these bonds according wo their tenor—tnat is, in the money of the world. Mr. RANDALL, of Pennsylvania.—Some time ago, when the Geneva award was paid, it was invested in five per cent bonds, and a commission to the Syndicate Was claimed and allowed. I want toknow whether a commission is to be allowed to the Syndicate for these bonds? Mr. Dawes—Whatever was the claim of the Syndicate, no such commission was allowed in that transaction or would be allowed in this, LDRIDGE, (aem.) Of Wis.—I object to the Mr. bill unless it be reterred. The vill was thereupon referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. © IMS FOR AID TO THE POLARIS CREW. i. F. Hoar, (rep.) of Mass., offered a resolu- tien directing the Secretary of the Navy to com: tunicate facts tending to show what legal or equitable Claims the owners, officers or crew of the Tigress, or any other persons, may have on the United States for assistance rendered to the off- ‘cers and crew o! the Polaris. Adopted. FREEDMAN’S AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. Mr. Rainey, (rep.) of S, 8., offered a resointion to abolish the Committee on Freedmen’s Adfuirs. Relerred to the Committee on Rules. UNITED STATES COURTS IN IOWA. Mr. McCrary, (rep.) of Iowa, introduced a bill changing the time for hoiding certain District Courts of the United States in lowa, Passed, alter @ brief discussion. STANDING COMMITTEES OF TBE HOUSP, The SPEAKER announced the standing commit- tees of the House as tollows: Blections—Messrs. Smith u (ot Wis.) Todd (or Pa N, Y,), Thomas (of N. C.), Pike (of NH), Robin: 0), Harrison (of Tenn.), Hyde (of Mo}, Speer amar (of Miss.) and Crossland (of Ky. and Means—Messrs. Dawes (of Mass), Kelly Burchard (of Iil.), EF. H. Roberts ct N. Yj, son (ot Towa), Waldron (of Mich.), Sheldon (of La.), Fouer ‘of Ohio), Beck (of Mblack (ot Ind) and a) On A riatons—Mesers. Garfield (of Ohio), Hale (ot Me.), Wircel Tr (of N.Y.), ONeill (of Pa), Starkweather 1 Conn.) Lou 1dge (of Iowa), Tyner wt Ind.) ‘arker (ot Mo.), ‘Marsal (ot UL), Swann (ot Md.) and Hancock (of Texas). On Banking and Corrency Messrs. Maynard (of Tenn.), Farwell (of ill.), Merriam (of N. Y.), Hawley of Conn), Hunter (of Ind.), Phelps (of , Hubbell (of Mien.) Miles (of Miss), Randall cof Pa.), Mitcheil (or Wis.) and Durham (of Paci Raitrond—Messrs. Sawyer (of Wis), Sypher (ot La.), Killinger (of Pa.), Houghton (of Cal.), Crocker (of Mans.), Willard (of Mich.), Corwin (of Til), MeDill (of Towa), ‘Wells (of Mo,), Barnum (of Conn.) Bandeford (ot Ky.), Creamer (ot N. ¥.) and Neal (of On Claime—Mesers. Hawley (of Ii), Shoemaker (of Pa.), Lansing (of N.¥}, Dunnell (of Mint. Munn (of Tenn), mith (of Ohio), Burrows (of Mich.), Howe (of Miss.), W. H Roberts (of N.¥.), Eden (of 1it) aod Hamilton wr Ne ‘On Commerce—Mossre. Wheeler (ot N. Y.), Sawyer (of is), Conger (of Mich.), Hooper (of Mass), Negiey (of lannard (of Mo), Parsons (of Onio), Clayton (of olan (of Ind.), Bromberg (of Ala.) and Willie (of irs. Townsend (of Pa.), Donnell . Bundy (of Ohio), Morey (of Vhillips (of Kan.), Bradl (of Va), Herndon (of Tess: ‘On War Claime—Messrs. Lawrence (of Ohio), Hazelton {of Wis). Cobb (ot N. C.), Kellogg (of Conn.), Woodtord int N.Y.) ‘udder (ot Smith (of Pa.) Wilson iof Joma), Holman (of Ind.), Harris (of Va.) and Morrison « On Post Officer and Port Roado—Messre. Pi Stowell (or Va}, Flatt wot N,V), Willinins (ar Macey Pan fot Cal.), Dantorth (of Ohio), Cobb. (ot N. C.), Cannon (oF 2b), Randall (of Pa), Read (of Ky.) and Atkins (ot lowa), On Manufactures—Messrs, Farweil (of Ul), Hathorne (of iy Niery (of Fa), Rannier (ot 8. 6.), Meld (ot Mich.) Hy Gs), Woodworth (ot Ohioy, Waddell (ol Ne Wilson (of Md.), Bowen \of Va.) and Blonut of Ga. Agricuiture—Hayes (of Ala.), Lamport. (ot NX Y.). Hazelton {of Wis.) Bexole (of Mich), Witkon (of Town) Ray 5 Rows pain (ofS. C.), Dav atcHor (of Ma.) and McLean vot Terug, D8V (of Vee) On Indian Afaire—Averill (ot Minn.), Lowe (of K. Butler (of Jenn), Bainey (of 5. C.). Richmond cf Pa. MeNulta (of ,, Lawson (of N.Y), tial Adams (of Ky.), Comings (of Mo.) and Giddings (of Texa ot Ind.). Donnan (of low! n.), Gunekel ‘of Obi On MA Nawiey (of IIL), Hawley (of Albright (of Pa,), McDougall (of \. Y.), Thornburgh Tenn.), Nesmith (of Oregon), Young (of Ga.) and (ol = wot a) unten On the Militia—Mesers. Butler (of Tenn.), Hazelton (of Wis), Snyder (of Ala.) Kiliott (of 8. C.), Wall Ala.), Hereford (of W. On the District of mer (ot Pa.), Cotton (of Iowa), Yt), Clark (of N. J.), Pelham (of Ala.), Ridridge ot Wis), Barnum (of Conn.) <n rudiciary—Messrs. Butler (of Mane.), Wilson (ot | Ross (of Pa.), Crouse (of Neb.) (ot itorm (ot Pa,), Sloss (of ‘On the Ji ry Ind.) Poland (of Vt.), Tremain (of N. Y.), Frye of Me), Cosmin (of Pa.), White (OF Ala.), Ward (of x. J.), Bidriage (oF Wis), Fouiek (ot X. Y.) and Jewett (ot Ohio). on idituren Messrs. Havent (of fo) wntiy dg.) Richa ond (ot Pa.) Pike ot B. i). Wi ber sot N. an av rt nes bag pC oohany began ous.) joo leattrel ol Gat) aime Messrs. rs ) mes 1R. 1.) Kendons (oN, ¥.) Barricte ‘onli, Pratt wot ows), Hendee (of Vi.), Freeman Ga), Brht (of Tena Sayler (of Ohio), Dewitt vot ey and Bockner Affairs-Messrs. Scofield (of Pa). Gooch (of lass), Maye (of Ala), Platt (of Va), Packard (of Ind.), Soudaer of N. ¥.), Hurleigh (ofMe., Parman (ot Fla), Arener (of Md.), Whitthorne (of Tenn) and Jamieson (of bes On Korein Affaire—Monate. Yai Wilerd @tve), He Dost ; ‘are J), Albert (© A Hobinron (or M.\. Gox wt N,V.) and Banning (of Ubio) (0 Terr itor ver—Nowste Mekee (of Mien), Curie (of Pa. Wiens wh iae.,, Vayeus wi Mo), Hosking is Bede, WEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1873.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. Urounse Ne . Si ae rae esers. N.Y. Ohio), W: ath tol Ls.) sora" oh Caltweil (of Ais.), Vance (of N. ©.) ana Rawls (o ‘On Invalid Pe Rusk wor Wis ¥), aru of Ul) Susail or MHD, Ben Youne (ot Ky), Criticnden (of Mo. and "o says and Canale—Mesara. McUF: F. Hoar (or Mass), Hurlbut (ot Mil.), Bass (0 x. ‘wood (of Ohio), Lewis (of Tenn.), Taylor \of (of Va), for fey. Walt «or Ind.) of Mo.) “On Mince and Mining—Messrs. Lowe (of Kan-), Negley (of Pa). Butinton of Mass), Rusk (of Wis), Hubbell or Mich), Page (of Cal), Shots wof Ala), Lynch (ot Mise), Je jal (ot Nev.), Southard (of Ohio) aud Harri Freedmen’s Messrs. Oi ownsend On Agaire— Cobb 4of Tenn.), Rainey cor 8. C.), f Towa), Morey (ot La.), ‘Barber (ot Wik). &.), Comingo (of Mo.), Eden (ot All.) and Adams (ot Ky.) On Education and Laver—Messre. Monroe (of Uhio), G. F. Hoar (of Mass.), Elliott (of >. C.), Davrale (of La.), Field (ot Mich.), Crooke (of N. ¥.), McUill (of Mich.), Rapier (of ge). Storm (o! Pa.), Whitehead (of Va.) and Glover (of 0.) On the Revivi: / the Lawe—Messrs, Poland (ot Vt), B. R. Hoar (of Mass), Lawrenee (of Obio), Dewell of N.'Y.), vis.), Pendleton (of K. 1), Moore (ot Pa.), tepliens (ot Ga.), Kendall (of Nev.) and ‘eights and Measres—Messra, Hooper (of Harmer (of Pa.), Barrere (of ‘Sayler (of Ind.), trai jerry (of Ohio), Bell (of Ga. Ark), Sehu” a. \er~ Pa, Smith ‘and Stone ay On Coinage, We Mass.) LL, W: Minn. Houghton (of © illard (of Mich.) Mills (of Texas), Bi jesers. Conger (of Mich.), Eames (of R. 1.), Smart (of N. Clements ony Crutchfield (of Tenn.), Dobos (ot lor gt d.), omith ot N. CG), Sloss of Ala.), Parker (of N. H.) and Maxee vot Pa.) and Grounds—Messrs. Platt (of Va.), utitinge Y.), Kiltinger (of Pa.), sprague (of Ohio), ieree (ot Mass), Lowndes (of Md.), Wells (of Mo), Perry (ot N.Y.) and Mulliken (01 Ky.) ering) Gini Service Messrs, Kellore, (of Cont.) (of Vt), Woodford (of N. ¥.), Sheats cof Ala). Huribut (of IL), Butler (of tera Strawbridge of Pa, Wilard (of Mich), Sayler (of Ohio), Luitrell (of Cal} and Whilehouse (of N. ¥.) ‘On Messrs. Bunay (of Ohio), Biery (of Pa.), Ray (of MM), Nesmith (of vregon) and Parker (of N. M.) On Accounts—Messrs, Buffinion (Of Mass.), Sawyer (of Wis), Hostins (of N.Y), Wallace (of 8)’ and Archer ) On kxpenditures in the State ent—Messrs. Packard (of Mowe Cobb (ol Kan), St. Juba (of Ne X-y, Morrison (or I.) and Lamison (of Ohio). On Expewditures in the Treasury pepe sense, Sy pher (of La), Snyder (of Ark.), Phillips (of Kan,), Schu- anacher (of N. Y,) and Southard (of Ohio), i On Expenditures in the War Department—Messrs. Williams fof Ind.), Lamport of N.Y), Curis (of La.) Bright (of Tenn.) aud Giddings (of Texas). Ou Expenditures tn the Navy Departinent—Messrs. Mo- Junkin (of Pa.), Burrows (of Mich.), Walls of Fla.), Magee (of Pa.) ana Herndon (of Texas). On Ex] ee. in, the Pow Opies Department—Mensrs, Barry (of Miss.), Todd (of Pa.), Mellish (ot N, ¥.), Whitt horne (ot Tenn.) and Young (of Ga.) ‘On Expenditures in the Interior Department—Messrs. Orr (ot Iowa), Woodworth (of Ohio), Lynch \ot Miss.), Robin- and Rawis (of Ga.) N.Y 4 (ol Pa.), Smith (of Uhio), Pratt (of Lowa) and McLean (ot Texas), On Rules of the House—The Speaker. Maynard (of Tenn.), Garfield (of Obio), Cox (ot N. Y.) and Randail (of Pa.) Ou Printing Messrs, Donnan (ot Lowa), Hale (ot N.Y.) and Waddell (of N.C.) ‘On the Library—Messr&. Frye (of Me.), Monroe (of Ohio) and Clymer (of Pa.) Enrolled Bilis—Messrs. Darrall (ot La.), Pendleton (ot R. 1) and Harms of Gay THE DUTY ON COAL. Mr. HamItton, (dem.) of N. J.. asked leave to offer a rescintion iustructing the Committee on Ways and Means to inquire mto the expeuiency of Teporting a bill jo aboush the duty on coal. hr. Cox, (dem.) of N. Y., desired to amend the resolution by making it imperative on the com- mittee to report such a bill. Objection was made to the resolution. THB LOUISIANA BLECTION RETURNS. Mr. SHERIDAN, (rep.) of La., rising to a personal explanation, said tnat he had some agency in seat- ing his colleague, Mr. Smith, trom the Fourth dis- uict of Louisiana, and if any wrong had been done in the matter he considered himself personally re- sponsible, Some newspapers had charged that the certificate read to the House. had been executed prior to the receipt and canvass of tne returns in New Orleans, He was informed on reliable authority that the returns nad arrived and been properly canvassed ‘3 | On the 28th and 29th of November, prior to the execution of the certificate, It was Dot a matter of physical impossibility, as had been said, tor a man could go im three days from any part of the district to New Orleans. He assured the House that the statements to the contrary were untrue, it was also a mistake to Say that that was a demo- cratic district; no democrat ever had been or ever could be elected from it. ‘be House, at 2:30 P. M., adjourned tii Monday. BEECHER AND BOWEN. Mecting Last Evening of Plymouth Church on the Question of Discipiine— Collapse of the Beecher Seandal— Bowen Confesses His Sins and Asks for Forgiveness—The Church Accepts Him. At & meeting of the members of Plymouth church, heid aiter the weekly prayer meeting last | evening, in the lecture room, which was crowded, a letter was read from the Clinton avenue church and the Church of the Pilgrims (Congregational) asking, in the kindliest manner, whether Plymouth church declined to meet in council as | well as in conference. The letter was read by Mr. Halliday, after which the following resolution, moved by Mr. Beecher, was adopted unanimously :— Resolved, That the follo answer be respecttully returned t6 the churches seuding thi Ea his letter : “Dwar Buetunex—We have received your third letter, ated December 5, 1873, and it has been read to the church. It gives us great pleasure to accept your state- ments in regard to the spirit and interest ot your letter of November & As we do not admit the statement of facts, nor the allegation of principles held by us. con- tained in your letter of November 8, we are not aware, on our own part, of any questions requiring the advice ot a council. 11, however, you desire further light, @ will state to us the points to be submitted to a we will promptly inform you of the decision church. We cannot consent to be parties to the calling of a council without being definitely informed of the precise matter that is to be reierred to. Wishing you Brace, mercy and peace.” THE BOWEN SCANDAL, Rey. §, B. Halliday read the following letter and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted :— SB. Haitipay, Clerk of Plymouth Church :— Dea Brothkn—At a special meeting of the Examinin Committee, eld on Monday evening last, the toil preainble and resolution Were adopted, and I was in: #tructed to send the same to you to be presented to the bP teg as their reportin the case of Brother Henry C. Jowell — Whereas a complaint has been made to the Examining Committee against Henry C. Bowen, a member o! Plymouth Church, of uttering sianders affecting the good name of our paster; and whereas a sub-committee was appointed to confer with Mr. Bowen in reterence to this complaint; and, whereas, Mr. Bowen assured the sub- committee that it has been, and is, his purpose to abide in good faith by the agreement signed by the pastor and himself, which’is as follows :— “I, Henry C. Bowen, having given creait, without, per- haps, due consideration, to taies and innuendoes affecting Henry Ward Reeche being influenced by them, as Was naturai to a man'who receives impressions suddenly \ the extent of repeating them (guardedly, however, and within limitation, and not for the purpose of injiring him, but strictly’ in the confidence ot consultation), now tee) that therein I did him wrong. Therefore 1 disown all the charges and imputations that have been atiributed to me as having Leen by me nade agaist Henry Ward Peecher, anc declare fully aud without reserve that I know nothing which should prevent me from extending to him my most cordial friendship, confidence and Christ fellowship, and I expressly withdraw all the charges, imputations and immuendces imputed as | having” been mi uttered, me, and wettorth in a letter written to me by Theodore Tilton on the Ist day of January, 1871 (@ copy of which ts hereinto ;and I sincerely regret having made any im- ons’ charges of innuendoes unfavorable to the Chris. tian character of Mr. cher; dred, recur to, repeat or allude to any or either of said charges, inputauions and innuendoes. And Whereas Mr. Bowen has also authorized Brother 8. B, Holliday to state to the examining committee or to the Church that #f on his part there has seemed to have been any departure from the letter or spirit of that agreement, he regrets it exceedingly, and trusts that nothing shall occur in the future iu this direction mar the peace of the Church. Therefore Resolved, That this committee. in view of the tacts and forth these assurances made by charges preferred against him, and that the complaint against him be distuissed. » W. TALMAGE, Chief Examining Cleric, THE DISCIPLINE OF THE CHURCH. Mr. S. ©. RaYMOND offered the following, which | were unanimously adopted :— Whereas it ie desirable that the relations of Plymonth Church with other churches should be clearly under- stood; therefore Resolved, That this Charch reiterates the principles Geclared in rules adopted April 17, 1#45—rulesi aud 2 of its manua:—as follow: “This Church isan independent body, and in matters of doctrine, order and discipline, is amenable to no other avization.” “this Church will extend to other Evangelical charches th i advice and assist ance 34 . Resolved, That we interpret these principles as re- relieving all other churches, and as asserting for this Chareh the right to judge in every case what fellowship, advice or assistance may, according to the laws of Christ, properly ve offered or received. At the conclusion of the passing of these resoln- tions some routine business connected witb the Church was proceeded with, and the large assem- bly then adjourned. SAILORS’ BOARDING HOUSE COMMISSIONERS, ‘The Commissioners under the law for licensing satlors’ boarding houses met yesterday at the office of the Harbor Masters, No. 40 Burling slip. ‘The Board is composed of J. K. Myers, represent- ing the insurance companies; Captain N. Briggs, of the American Seamen’s Friend Soctety; N. D. Wells, of the Port Society; ©. G. Duncan, of the Chamber of Commerce, and George W. Biant, of the Marine Society. ‘The Board elected Mr. G. W. Blunt president, and D. A. Nash secretary, the present assistant secretary of the Harbor Masters. ATesolution was adopted instructing the Secre- tary to notify the proprietors of sailors’ boarding houses in New York and Brookiyn that application must be made for licenses to the Commissioners before the 19th inst., and the meeting adjourned. ‘The law prescribes that the fee for the license shail be $20, which must be paid before the application is considered, and is to be returned ghould the license ve reinsed, The penalty avioiation of any of the provisions of the act is imprisonment for not, more than one year or less than 30 days, or a fine mot exceeding $250 or less thaD $1%, or by boin bug BAO WpPTWODMCDh ditures on the Public Buildings—Messrs, Duell (of | ise that for all fuiure ime Twill never, ‘by word or | rotn! ever, ( bred. recurto repeat or allude 0 any or either of cad | Gounod’s “Jeanne d’Arc, at the Paris Gaité, and } | | | | distance of, perhaps for the purpose of | per is ART MATTERS. Novelties at Goupil’s. ‘There has been a rearrangement of the pictures in the gallery known as Goupil’s, No, 170 Fulth ave- nue, but actually possessed by Knoedler & Co., and several new paintings have ceen added thereto. Among these a small and strongly realistic oil painting by Firmin-Girard will pe sure to win in- telligent plaudit. In tt a woman in an humble sta- tion of ufe is represented standing outside her door, drawing water from a well, The woman is What would be called a peasant were she encoun- tered among the Tyrols, but her dress has nothing about it to which ig commonly attached the idea of picturesqueness. Tone work is strong because it is all that it pretends to be—a bit of common rustic life, realistically expressed. A coast-scene by the Swedish artist Wilhelm’ de Gegerfelt renders with much trutn the murky monotone of a cloudy day. The shore and the water ase particularly good. The sky is not 80 successful, It is somewhat dauby and contradicts the fact that im nature even the murkiest atmos- phere has a certain transparency. A landscape by Brochochi is informed with the feeling of a peace- ful sunset distributing its light over low-lying land and fair groups of trees, with a cottage or so bear- ing the sign of antiquity, but not decay. The hand of that graceful Belgian, Florent Willems, is discernible the exquisite art with) which | is BY pov the saun robe of a fair lady who reads a book just taken irom the case behind her, thougn we should have been glad if the ace had prevented our remembering the gown. By the Roman artist, Casanova, are two or three hittie pictures, one of which, representing a gally-dressed cavalier leaning Over a balustrade, 18 hoticeane tor the strong effact of its suniignt. The gaudy dress of the cavalier, however, is crudely painted. More careful painting is to be seen in another picture by the same artist, composed of a group Oo: ladies and a gentleman in the costumes of a couple ot centuries ago. Rossi has a bril- lant picture cleverly composed and wrought up. It represents a party of iadies and gentlemen of the time of Lows Seize, enjoying a picnic, ‘There are some hall-dozen figures in all, Upon an even piece of ground, which looks as though 1b might be the top of & ‘hill, a@ rich Turkish mat is spread, Upon this are seated several ladies, handsomely attired and preserving a refined and aristocratic air. The Composition is skillfully worked up, in order to show against the sky the erect figure of a gentleman, while ove of bis friends stands with his back to the party, a lite recon- noitring or Of sSausfying himself that no interio- insight. This incident, together with the glimpse that is caught of a female figure haif reclining beneath an umbrella spread open and resiing on tne ground, gives to tue composition a slight taint of that convivi- ality which just verges on debauchery. When we remember tae epoch when the scene is supposed to have occurred, the introduction of such an ele- ment cannot but be regarded as characteristic of it. Perhaps a periect master of color would not have introduced an umbrella of such color and at such an angle under the circumstances, since 50 large a point ol brightness at once rivets gh and distracts it irom the imtended effect. The picture, however, is very charming. Louis Gabriel (Bugene Isabey) has a painting, as strong as any of his marines, represenung @ trumpter calling the troops to arms. The trumpeter is mounted, and the norse is painted with a rude and shaggy strength that ts unusual; the coloring is strong, and so 18 the effect of daylight. Very clever, in its reproduction of the sense of a coming storm, is a little lanascape by Lier, showing a team of bay horses toiling along &@ pass between the bills, while the sky threatens and twig and tree bend in the Tising blast. Louis Georges Brillouin has a fine picture which shows a party oi six or seven French gentlemen discussing some topic, probably politics, in a private room of & Frencn café, The charac- terization is strong, the drawing 1s correct, and the general treatment reminds us of that so skil- fully used by Mr. J, Beaufain Irving in his recent picture, “The Recital.” Our references must close Jor the present with the mention of a large picture, strougly dramatic, by Cari Becker, representing an incident with which every student of Goethe is Jamiltar, F Novelties at Moore’s. Those who visited the Lotos Club last Saturday evening must have observed, among the many ex- cellent oil paintings there, a new marine, by Mr. E. Moran, It has since been removed tothe art rooms of Mr. R. E, Moore, No. 31 Union square, where it will remain for the present. Itis a noble piece of work, representing morning at sea, and is thought by many Lo be the best that the artist has sent lorth, It presents, in strong combination, several of the charactertstica which helped to form for Mr. Moran a reputation which bas now lasted a ood many years. It reveals his old power of de- pieting the life of water and lite on the water, and reproduces very distinctly that sentiment of buoyancy and animation which Mill the breast when the light of the fully risen sun Sets the ocean ina sparkle, and the fisherman Inends his nets and the sailor sings his song. An- other marine is entitled to equal prominence. It is by Mr. M. F. H. de Haas, and represents a moon- lit night at sea, A vessel is working her way through prosperous winds beneath the iull ra- diance of a round golden moon. The soiemnity of a glorious might at sea, its mystery, beauty, lone- liness, are pomrerialy indicated, and Mr. De Haas has painted with the sentiment of an artist who sympathizes with starry nights and ocean scenery, and the brave and dangerous life on the sea. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES, Wendell Phillips lectures on ‘Courts and Jails’’ on Saturday next, the 13th inst. The sickness of Mr. James Lewis, of the Firth Avenue Theatre is very severe, his ailment being rheumatism of the heart. There is nothing that we like so much as the puff dramatic, Here is one of Miss F, &. Churchill, @ reader:—“She once read selections from ‘Hiawatha,’ to Mr. Longfellow tn his own library, in the very chair in which it was written, with tears rolling down his face, and received his thanks for her conception and delineation, saying they were @ complete rendering of his own ideal.” With tears rolling down his tace is very good, bat that the poet wrote the work i such a mood is in- credible, The cast of ‘‘Home” which is to be produced at Wallack’s on Monday evening will be as follows:— Coionel John White, Mr. Lester Wallack; Mr. Dor- rison, Mr. John Gilbert; Captain Mountraffe, Mr. Ed. Arnott; Bertie Thompson, Mr. W. R. Floyd; Mrs. Pinchbeck, Mise K. Rogers; Lucy Dorrison, Miss EMe Germon, and Dora Thornhougn, Miss Kate Bartlett. ‘Ici on Parle Francais” is to be played as an afterpiece, Harry Beckett, Mra. John Sefton and others appearing in the jarce, “The Maid of Orleans” has always formed a favorite subject with musicians, She has now been brought into fresh notice by the production of M. the ill-fortane of M. Mermet’s opera on the same subject. which was rehearsing on the eve of the burning of the Opera House. Eleven composers have already chosen La Pucelle for their heroine, Weber's setting of Schiller’s “Yungfrau von Orleans” being, perhaps, among the most notable. Three other German musicians set Schiller’s tragedy to music, bat their efforts were doomed to failure. In 1790 an opera by the violin- ist Kreutzner was produced at the Opéra Comique with no success, Carafa followed suit in 1821, Vacca) in 1821, and Pacini brought out a similar work at Milan in 1830. Nine years later Balle’s opera on Joan of Arc was played at Drury Lane, while in 1865 the tenor Duprez turned composer, celebrated the fame of La Pucelle in Paris, We must not forget Verdi’s “Giovanna di Arco,’ pro- duced at the Milan Scala in 1845, and again 23 years afterwards at Ventadour, when Patti, in armor and casque, Was the heroine. Even Napoleon I. was struck by the fertility of the subject, ana it is said that he wrote one act of a drama in collaboration with the Prime Chancellor Cambaceres, PENNSYLVANIA'S NEW CONSTITUTION, jor Court Against the Authority of the Commissioners to Conduct the Election. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6, 1873. In the Superior Court to-day Judge Agnew de- livered an opinion, in which all the judges con- curred, restricting the Electoral Commisstoners appointed by the Constitutional Convention from acting in conducting the election. ‘The decision is to the effect that the Constitutional Convention had not the extensve powers it had attempted to assert, and that it had been guilty of an act of attempted hsurpation of authority in set- ting aside the election system prescrived for this city and inaugurating @ new one, under which the Glection lor the adoption or rejection of the consti- tution shonld be conducted, the opinion jurther declares tl the trne in- terpretation of the phrase “and manner in which this clection shall be held’ did not give the Con- vention the high authority it endeavored to as- sume, and that to conduct this election in a way diferent trom that by law prescribed jor all gen- eral elections in the State was an unwarrantable excess of authority which had not been given to the members of that Convention when they were delegated as the agents of the people to amend BPG FOvise the CoBBULUtiOn O! the State. SALMON P. CHASE'S SUCCESSOR. | The Press of the Country Excited Over the Nomination=The Senate Advised Not to Confirm—The Republican Press Displeased. The nominatton by the President of Attorney General Williams for Chief Justice meets with little enthusiasm from the administration organs, mild criticism from the independent press and general denunciation from the democratic journals. From the many views expressed the following are given as samples of how the nomination meets the ap- proval or disapprova! of the press:— The Cincinnati Commercial (independent) sug- gests that “if the Senate refuses to eonfirm Mr. Williams, they should consider the claims of Judge Lewis Dent,” Governor Hawley, a personal friend of the Presi- dent, in his paper, the Hartford Courant, does not approve the nomination, and’ rejoices that the confirmation “hangs fire.” The Courant, referring to Mr, Williams’ effort iu the ‘Crédit Mobitter suit, sarcastically remarks:—“If he is to be confirmed it ig to be regretted, for the peace of mind of the Bar of Connecticut, that Mr. Williams ever came to Hartford to make a speech in the courts.” The Detroit Free Press (democratic) says that while the nomination is not # surprise, “it cannot be very favorably received,” especially on account. of his support of Governor Kellogg, of Louisiana. The Indianapolis Jowrnai (republican) approves the nomination, very coldly, however, and,betieves that he may make @ good Chief Justice. The Chicago Tribune (republican) believes Mr. Williams to be superior to Conkling and the ap- pointment “a better one than was generally ex- pected.” ‘The Louisville Courier-Journal expresses its dis- approval thus:— General Grant has outraged the public sentiment of this country in many respects; but in uo respect has he set it at deflance more shameiuily than in his appointments to high and responsible oiices, Without recalling the number of his incompetent and worthiess relatives whom he has hoisted into position, We have enough 1p the appointment of Wiiliams to the Supreme Bench to barb and point old insults aud to add @ new and more grievous one to the iong and disgraceiul hist. It really ap- pears that in this case General Grant has acted on the idea of Jeffreys. “As you seem te be unfit lor the Bar or any other honest calling,” said be to the notorious Wright, 1 see notning lor it out that you be made @ judge yourseif,” here is po other ex- Plauation oj} hs course. THE RiNG CASES, ent Lt When the Next Cases Are To Be Calied— The Friends of the Indicted Parties Moke @ Strange Allegation—The Prob- able Return of Woodward and tbe Political Obstacies in the Way. Considerable specuiation 1s being indulged in Just now by the politicians aud others who take an active interest in city affairs as to the reasons why and wherefore the trial of any one of the so-called Bing thieves now under indictment has not been set down for the present term of the Oyer and Terminer. The friends of the accused parties allege that the District Attorney has decided to call the |, next trial only when Judge Davis is on the bench “This,” said one of the friends of one of the Court House Commissioners to a HERALD reporter yester- day, “is not justice, nor 1s it courteous to Judge Ingraham, who is presiding during the present term. It is almost the same as though Mr. Phelps openly declared that he had no confidence in Judge Ingraham, and that he preferred to have Judge Davis, because the latter has made such a ten- strike in dealing with Tweed and larrington that he will be WILLING TO STRAIN A POINT OR TWO toassure the conviction of any one else bronght before him on a charge of having been concerned in the ‘Ring’ irauds.’? “is that not rather severe on Judge Davis: was the reporter's query. “Yes, itis; I don’t deny that, nor (o J say that it is in my opinion just or warranted. But you can't prevent people talking, you kuow, and that’s the way a good inany whom | know are talking at present, and the talk has been started by this rumored action of the District Attorney that he is only Waiting for Davia to preside again to bring the other trial up,’? Inquiry at the District Attorney's office falled to elicit any definite information as to what the prosecution intend doing. To all questions as to Whether any one of the Ring cases was to be brought BR this term of the Oyer and Yerminer, only evasive answers were given when any answers at all were vouchsaied, One of the gentie- men connected with the ollice was, however, good enough to give itas his opmulon that Harry Genet will be tried this term, “in order to accommodate him before he goes to Albany” was the sneering addendum to the unofficial opinion. The friends of Genet are not apparently very hopeful of A SPEEDY TRIAL in his case. He himseii said yesterday that he was very anxious to be tried at once, and that he in- tended to go to Albany next month, “ut,” said he, “if it is the desire of the prosecution, whicu I do not believe it to be, that 1 shall be not only prosecuted but persecuted, my trial may be set down for January or some other month, when it will interfere with my Albany business, I have been told by several parties that this is just the kind of treatment I may eXpect. If it be true, I must say it 18 @ very smail business, i) the prosecution want me tried let them go abead at once. 1 am more anxious to be tried tham they are to try me, judging trom the slow way they are going about matters, and to Keep me waiting so 1ong after making such a fuss is excessively annoying.” Ip relation to the states ment that the District Attorney was reserving all the other “Ring cases” for Judge Davis to take hold of, Mr. Genet irankly said he did not believe that Mr. Phelps had come to any sach determina- tion, “I have a better opinion of him than that,’? he added, “and, besides, he is too sbrewd not to know that that Kind of thing would not take well with the public, who want justice done, but don’t like the idea of reserving this or that case for any particular judge to have a say about.” 13 WOODWARD COMING ? It is now pretty certain that the ignorance played by the District Attorney as to the expecte return of one of the Ring maguates ivom kurope, at least So far as the subordinates of Mr, Phelps are concerned, is not puton after all, and that they really know as littie about the matter as a good many other persons who are not always consuited about the doings of the King prosecutors outside the District Attorney’s office. One thing can now be relied upon as a dead certainty, deny the fact a8 inuch as the officials may, and that is that ne- gotiations have been going on in Europe for the past few weeks which, if everything is guaranteed, to suit the party most concerned, will resuit tu the return to this country of Woodward, who knows more about the ramifications of the Ring and cer- tain pious people, who are now among the most clamorous of reformers, who profited heavily and criminally and knowingly by the Villanies of the oficial thieves than all the other members of the Ring pat together. There is one great drawback, it Is said, to Woodward's guarantees being made satisfactory, and that is the general fear among those republicans who have been made aware of the negotiations that if his revelations should criminate any republican in good standing now in the party the whole party would be the sufferers. And it is just ths question which will maternally decide the chances of Mr. Woodward's return. TRANSFER OF NOTORIOUS CONVICTS. are 4 Frank H. Walworth and James H. Ine gersoll Sent to Auburn Prison Despite the well known influence which secured a pleasant reception for Frank H. Walworth at Sing Sing prison, it has not been sufficiently po- tent to render his stay at that institution a per- manent one, a8 he, together with James H. Inger- soll, was transferred to Auburn Prison, among a drait of 60 jailbirds, yesterday evening. This augurs il) for the future comiort of those two “respectable” convicts, as Auburn, on account of the rigid discipline practised there, is particu- larly dreaded by wrongdoers, Shut in by lofty ‘wails, with no pleasant view of the Hudson River to relieve the Monownous lile of the convict, and chances for escape made next to impossible, tt is the last prison in the State which an experienced criminal would select. It is gratifying, however, to know that inthis transaction the State Prison Inspectors have evidently risen above party or per- sonal considerations. Ingersoll, bejore starting, ‘tended to be sick. He did not want to go, le intimated that he would make matters right if allowed to stay, dis- od Farringion said but little, but seemed quiet and joomy, Walworth was quite cheerful, He leit the Fowpital yesterday Such prisoners give no trounle if their friends will let them alone, but they claim the right to interiere continually, Just alter the convicts lett the prison a whirled up to the prison portals, from which Mrs, Walworth and daughter alighted, and, in great haste, she said, ‘Is my som going to Auburn 1? Warden Hubbeil repited, “He has gone.” Hastily regaining their carriage they were driven rapidly to the depot, and arrived there jast in time to get on board the train, and, with Wal- worth, took passage to Auburn. ‘SUDDEN DEATH. ONIGAGO, Lee. 6, 1978, James L. Lamb, one of the oldest citizens of Springfield, li),, died suddenly at hie residence Jast pight. THE RECENT GALE. Effects of the Tornado in the Western and Northern States and Canda. Crveisnatt, Ohio, Dec. 5, 1873. Advices from the surrounding country show that the damage to houses, fences, &c., from the late gale was considerable, At Dayton, Ono, a brick building, 150 feet long, four stories high, occupied a8 & Screw factory, was razed to the ground, The structure was substantial, one of the walls being 18 Inches thick, The damage is estimated at $10,000, ‘The roofof Peregrin’s machine shop was blown off and the end caved in; loss, $4,000, A number of wooden houses and sheds in different parts of the town were blown down, Jn the country near Dayton long lines of fences were levelied. One large barn was moved several feet trom the foundation. Mrs, Hall’s barn, on the Eaton turnpike, was completely demolished, and for half a mile at one polnt all the fences were blown down, A frame cottage was biown 110m one side Of the turnpike to the other, At Laure}, Ind,, @ number of houses were blown down 4nd unroofed, among them an engine house, @ Methodist church and the Odd Fellows’ Hall. Near Fort Wayne, lnd., a car was blown from the side track on the Wabash road. The fast line train ran into it, but no one was injured. At New Faris, Onio, a fouring mill and railroad depot were unrooled. kverywhere the str 8 were reported to be ris- ing rapidly. The booms of the Licking River Lum- ber Com, at Boston, Ky., gave way, and from 1,000 to 1, ogs Were washed away, Fences and Trees Prostrated in Illinois. CuicaGo, Dec, 5, 1873. Reports from various points throughout the West state that considerable damage has been done to property by the storm of Wednesday night. Many mules of fences were blown down, trees uprooted, &¢.° Damage to Shipping at Detroit. Derrorr, Dec, 5, 1873, The gale on Wednesday night caused consider- able damage in Detroit, One hundred feet of the brick wall of the new Michigan Centra) Car Works was prostrated and the whole roof blowa off. The iron roof of the Central Freigbt Depot was blown into the river. The steamer Burnside was blown against the steamer Mackinaw, damaging the iat. ter to the extent of $4,000. The steamer Kewee- Daw was blown up the river a inile and a half and beached on Belle Isle. Two tugs were lost and their whereabouts is unknown. The propellers Caidweli and Montgomery, vesides many other crait, were blown across tiie river, sustaining more or less Gamage. Houses Unrootéd in Canada, TORONTO, Ont,, Dec. 5, 1873, A terrific gale passed over Ottawa yesterday evening, doing much damage. Many churches and dwellings were unroofed or otherwise damuged by failing chimneys. Several buildings in course of erection were prostrated. A Destructive Conflagration in Spring- ficld, Mass.—100 Persons Thrown Out of Work. SPRINGFIELD, Dec. 5, 1873. A fire in Wright's block this morning involved losses as follows:—E. Wright's toss on building, $1,000; Seymour Bros., paper box makers, $5,000; M. Goldthwate & Sons, button makers, $200; D. Schoonmaker, silverplater, $3,000; Isaac Painter, $500; John Hood, carriage maker, $500; the Morgan Edvelope Company, $1,700, including 8,000,0C0 postal cards damaged by water to the ex- tent of $1,500, The insurance ts as lollows:—On Wright’s building, in the Queen's, $3,8334; in the National and State of New York, $833,33% euch; in the Franklin, of Boston, $2,500; on the machinery aud fixtures, in the Queen’s, National and State, $1,666.66 2-3 each, fully covering the Seymour Bros,, jn the People’s, of New Jer- sey, and the Westchester, of New Rochelle, N. Y., The Morgan Kuvelope Company, on postal cards, $2,000 each in the St, Nicholas, Citl- yen’s and Gloucester. One hundred persons have nee temporarily thrown out of employment by the fire. Fire in Maine Staie Prison. TROMASTON, v. 5, 1875, A fire broke out last night in the carriage and wheelwright shop of the Maine State Prison. The whole building was consumed, but by the timely assistance of the firemen ani citizens the stock, machinery and tools were saved. The Joss is esti- mated at $20,000. Fire in Suncook, N. RB. Corcorn, Dee, 6, 1873. A fire broke out this moruing 1m the loit of the stable attached to the Pembroke House, at Sun- cook. The hotel and the stable, containing 17 horses, Were entirely consumed, together with a smal dwelling house and portion of Bartlett's biock. The loss is estimated at $10,000. Fire in Missouri Sr. JosEre, Dec. 5, 1873. Three of the principal business houses in the town of Laos, in this county, with their contents. were destroyed last night. Loss from $25,000 to $30,000, Insurance abont $4,000, of which $400 was inthe North American of Philadelphia, $2,400 in the Allemania of Cleveland and the balance in St. Joseph companies. THE STEAMSHIP BaEMEN. Petapanasnca cst A Leak Discovered When 150 Miles Out— She Puts Back to Port, but Again Pro- ceeds on Her Voyage. Afternoon reports yesterday stated that the North German Lioyd’s steamship Bremen, which was to have sailed for Bremen on Wednesday after- noon last, but, being delayed by the foggy weather, made her departure Thursday morning, at six o’clock, had met with an accident of quite an alarming character when a considerable way on her voyage and had been compelled to return again to port. When the reports had been pernsed in this city serious apprehension was experlenced by the friends of those who had takeu passage on the vessel, and eager inquiries were made at different places to ascer- tain, if possible, the extent of the disaster and in- quiries were rife to learn if any of the passengers had met with mishap, At about daylight yester- | day morning a steamer was sighted of Sandy Hook, which was at first veleved to be the Amer- ica, but itsoon proved to be the Bremen on her way back. On her arrival the Captain reported that @ leak had been discovered at noon on the day of her departure, when the vessel was about 160 miles out. The pumps were instantly manned and the ship headed back to port. A HERALD reporter visited the office of the com- pany and learned that the Bremen had only a slight leak in her coal bunker, and upon having the damage repaired at Quarantine immediately after put to sea with her juli Sammement of pas- sengers, who remained on board. No danger was anticipated by her ofiicers, and another start was effected with only a delay of two hours in port, BOOK TRADE SALE. Yesterday's transactions at the Trade Sales- rooms of Messrs. George A, Leavitt & Co., Clinton Hall, were attractive from the fact that some mMagulficent publications were offered and disposed of. Bright and early the purchasers had congregated, and the auctioneers commenced operations with the invoice of Scribner, Welford & Armstrong, of | this city. This contribution consisted of illustrated works, ranging in price from $1 to $63 per volume. ‘The Pear! of the Antilles,” a new work by A, Gallenga— &@ $4 560 book—sold well, probably in view ofa large demand being made lor such reading in case o1 a diMculty with Spain. ris Under the Commune; or, the Seventy-three Days of the Second Siege,” bh pete Leighivon, illustrated, had quite a demand, id up to very near the publister’s price, The sal stuns be said of the Hoya Tiuninated Book of Legends,” contatnin, inderelia,” “The Fair One ‘with the Golden Locks” aud. “The Sleeping Beauty.” “The Royal Jiluminated Nursery Rhymes” and the “Juvenile Books” had a very active demand, Of the pocket and other editions of Waverley Novels” Mba an exteusive nomber of volumes were gold. Altogether, the invoice of Messrs, Scribner, Welford & Armatroi just have realized Sa Lisfactor rices, as the entire offerings were disposed of, and in many instances Ly coogi ‘ollowing the contribution of thie firm was that of Messra, James Blackwood & Oo., of London, con- sisting bevy ts holiday books. je same May be sald of the invoice of L. Reeve & Vo., Of London, It waa expected that large invuices of Catholic books would be offered yesterday, but these did Dot come up. THE TENNESSEE DEFALCATION, MEMPHIS, Deo, 5, 1873, It is now believed that the deialcations of Achilies Woodward, We absconding trostee, will | reach $100,000, He war jest beard trom iv New Yorks THE CORNELL INVESTIGATION. ————_ Examination of Dr. Samuel J. Parker, Professor McCandless and E. G. Putman—Mr. Cor- nell and Mr. Woodward Recalled— Important Testimony, ~ The Cornell Investigattag Commission continued to hear testimony at the St. Nicholas Hotel yester- day morning, Colonel Van Buren being the only member present, Judge Parker as usual appeared in behalt of Mr. Cornell, remaining during the entire session, but Assemblyman McGuire, the public prosecutor, did not put in an appearance until some time after proceedings had commenced. Dr. Samuel J. Parker, of Ithaca, was called, but found unable to give any injormation of interest concerning the administration of affairs at Cornelk University, except that he did pot like its religious tone; yet he knew of no special act of hostility to any creed, nor any act favoring any particular sect. Henry McCandless had been Professor of Agri- culture for two years in the University, He tes- tifled that agriculture was not a prominent branch of the course at the time that he was engaged there; the farm was not cultivated as thoroughly as it should have been, and agricultural students were kept too exclusively at theoretical studies; practical agriculture was, in fact, left im the background; he had severed his connec- tion with the University because they would not pay him a yearly salary of $2,250; there was @ resolution vf the trustees requiring every student to attend the lectures on agriculture, and it had been observed; but the lectures were too general to convey much knowl- edge of practical farming; he did not know how THE WISCONSIN LAND USINESS was conducted, and his belief with regard to the charges against Mr. Cornell Was tuat they were without any foundation. Upon cross-examination by Judge Parker it was shown that the witness had received $1,800 @ year, but was promised more, and, not receiving the in- crease and poring @ better position elsewhere, he had leit, Tegolution was on the books of the institution to fucrease his salary along with the rest of the professors, but he did not wait for it. ‘The testimony of this witness was enlivened by a number of tilts between himself and Judge Parker, the former retusing to be “badgered,” as he calied it, by counsel. At last the witnessed in his excite- ment indulged in personalities which the Commis- sion at once stopped, Mr. E.G. Putman, next examined, had been a clerk 1m the Eauclair Land Ottice and later became the business manager of the University. He said reports had been made from time to time at his ice by persons appointed to select lands; every- thing the land huaters brought in was rejected unless it contained a certain amount of timber to the acre; if 80 acres were lound to be worth locating the whole 160 wouid be located; he was engaged about oneyear in this business in 1866 and 1867; he was in Wisconsin at the same time with Mr. Cornell; he understood that Mr. Cornell’s object in going there was to push forward the locating of land; about 500,000 acres had been selected, of which 100,000 acres were timoer lands, the remainder farming lands; he could give no rellable idea of how many feet of timber there were to the acre in this land; be was not further interested in it than peing em- ployed in the business; there were about twenty- live firms at the same time engaged in era land; it was after this that he went to Cornel University ; he had heard the Sage and McGraw con- tract discussed in the Execuitve Board of Trus- tees and had several conversations with President White on the subject of these lands, the latter hav- ing frequently expressed himsell as anxious that the saleshould be made; at one meeting of the Board of Trustees the President was quite indignant thas the sale had not been made; he spoke algo ol the in- tention of McGraw to erect a building for the use of the University on the un’ and the structure was begun, he thought, in the autumn of 1870; it was not completed im duly, 1871; the Sage buildin; had not been commenced at that time; the witness thought oper price for lands selected in 80 acre low, with the privilege of rejecting ali containing less than 4,000 feet to the acre, would be about $25 per acre; he had @ great dealof faith in these .iands, and had probably put his estimate higher than others would; the price ought to be about the same for 100,000 acres with simular rules of selec- tion, but he had never heard of such large lots being sold; he had himself offered selected lots of his own, in the same county as the Cornell Jandsin Wisconsin, lor $8 and $10 an acre, yet had not been able to sell them. MR. CORNELL ON THE SAGE AND M’GRAW CONTRACT. Mr. Cornell, being recalled and examined by Mr. McGuire, said tha¢ under the two contracts with Sage and McGraw but $10,000 of the principal had been paid; the remainder pald was interest; he had returned to them $91,000 when the contracts were cancelled, but he had not the data to show how the $91,000 was footed up; it was partly due to taxes and the expenses of agents; it was con- sidered to be to the interest of the University that the contracts should be surrendered; he paid no bonus for the surrender of the contracts, and the cancellation of the contracts had no reference to the legislation sought last winter; the contract of Sage and McGraw is now simply tor 50,000 acres, and gives them the same right of selection as they bad under former contracts; there is one other contract for 50,000 acres with Dwight and McGraw. During the examination the witness said that he wished to make @ remark regarding the question of the payment of taxes discussed the evening previous. The phrase used by him in his report to the Comptroller does not indicate anythi but at any rate the 10 p> what the facts really are; troller knew, a8 witness informed him at the time, that he got a very large discount on the payment of those taxes, The Comptroller, understood at the time that the full amount stated as sasessed in the report was not paid. Previous to that re- port the Comptroller had expressed some anxiety on learning that the land had been sold for taxes, and Mr. Cornell expiained the circumstances and peeieas under which they were allowed to bo We had made various efforts—Mr. Woodwara haa assisted in making various efforts and various inquirics— in reference to getting the taxes abated by the States. We understood and velieved that the states had no rigni to tax these lands while the title remained in the gov- ernment We were informed that @ decision of the upreme Court to that effect had been rendered, and we made diligent inquiry to see if we could deck sion, but tailed, | Then circumstances led to a canviction on the part of both Mr. Woodward and myeelf that i would be better to let the matter drift uni get a proper adjustment of it 1 troller of the fact, and stated to him thas { had no d that when we settled tn ing much better than to have paid them when they be- came due, as we did, so that the Covptroller was not mis+ lea by thé report atleast. + Mr. Cornell did not recollect any correspondence between Judge Allen and himself in which the jormer demanded an account of the University matter; he did not know if patenta had been issued by the general overnment for these junds, and did) not think that in the trial between himself and Woodward _ notices had been served on Woodward to id over the Fabel he had understood, how- ever, that the government had made such patenta for all the lands in bis name; the certificates of jocation are returned to the General Land Ofica On the issue Of the patent. A technical discussion here ensued between Colonel Van Buren and Judge Parker as to whether ‘hese patents are now beyond recall by the govern- ment, Mr. Cornell having denied that the patenia had been issued to him, yet admitting that they were made out. Mr. Woodward was then recalled and examined Tegarding THE ISSUE OF Before he proceeded, McGuire abie testimony upon this subject, taken before the referee in the case of Woodward against Cornell at Newburg. Mr. Woodward then said that these patents Were issued and were at his house, and he had obtained them from the district land agents to enter them in the books ,of the University; ne kept these books irom Mr. Cornell; they were written ap at the house of witness; during the tial the counsel of Mr, Cornell demanded tha surrender of these ape but he refused to give them up aniess the duplicates were surren- dered or the Comptroller would give his consent; Pi en to the number of about 2,500 are in my pos- Judge Parker, in cross-examining Mr, Woodward, deduced the fact that the patents wi entrusted to him, and that he never delivered any according to a promise made to the government or its agents, The Comptrolier also wanted him to hold them. And witness also said that if Mr, Cornell had paid phim the amount of his ciaim that even then he would not have delivered them to him, but would have gone to the Comptroller “tro cofnel Van iuren Mr, W ‘o Colone! aren Mr. Woodward admitte that in one instance a deed of land had been ven without the surrender of patent and while the SERRA, wy site fhe Comptroller's omMce. Mr. at Hi remember any other cages + MMMClfS did noe After some add 't importance, itional testimony, not of great Colonel Van Boren presented him with REPORTS TO THE COMPTROLLER upon the question of these land grants, ana asked which he wrote. Mr, Woodward complied and stated that Mr. Cornell had changed some Of tie Agures, stating amount of taxes paid. To this Mr. Cornell said that was caused by the fact that he ioe taxes which Mr. Woodward knew nothing The Commission then adjourned sine die, 4 = THEFT FROM A PENITENTIARY, ALBANY, Dec. 5, 1873. Wiliam King, white, and John Brown, colore were a few days since released from the Penitei tiary, Where each had served @ long sentence. ty appears each returned to bis former business of stealing, and, without concert, managed on difer- ent nights to effect an entrance to the Penitentiary workshops, irom Which they stole a number of r iy made shoes, Which they wold, They were d aud rearrested to-day,

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