The New York Herald Newspaper, January 16, 1874, Page 5

Boarded at Sea and Ordered to Show Her Papers. Curious Conduct of the British Vice Consul— Proclamation of a State of Siege—An Annex- ation Theory—Feeling in Manzanillo— Campaign in the Eastern Department. HAVANA, 39" 4, 0, 1974. Yesterday afternoon the British ‘ ¢eamer Kider, from Vera Cruz to St. Thomas, €D greg this port, having among her passengel?y wn transitu Fer- nando Cisneros, prominent,/anq active partici- pant in the Cuban struggle “er independence and a Brother of two well KNO sm *filibusteros,” as the Spaniards call them, “fanciso Javier and Hilaria Gisneros. For meM f this stamp the Spanish secret police keep « vigilant lookout, and it was mot long before they discovered the presence of @isneros amor the passengers on the Eider. Under the British fag in the harbor of Havana Cis- weros Was 4s safe from capture as if he reposed in ‘ame shadow of the lions that guard the monument ef Nelson in Trafalgar square, London, The un- holy maxim that all's fairin war may excuse the Spaniards for the trick they played to come at the person of Cisneros, but no maxim whatever will excuse the singular act of the British Vice Consul ‘which I intend to relate in the course of tiis Mmarrative, Without anything to indicate their efficial character two of the spanish police boarded ‘the Eider and knowing Cisneros they fell into easy and confidential conversation with lim, threw him completely off his guard, induced him to join them in a bottle of wine and represented them- selves as his admiring and devoted trieuds, “Why Net come ashore?” they asked. ‘You are perfectly gafe; we will protect you. A host of people desire tosee you. Leave the vessel for to-night.” Yield- ing to their kind and plausible importunities and relying on the good faith of their representations Cisneros went ashore and in half an hour aiter- ‘wards he was on his way to prison under a strong guard. His baggage was still on the Elder, and now it became a question how to get hold of that ‘without on order from the owner, who refused to give any. In this emergency application was made to the British Vice Consul, Mr. Crawford, ‘whose commercial interests in this port impel him te keep on the sunny side of Spanish favor, and ©rawiord gave an order to have the baggage of Cisneros delivered up. In his trunk they discovered a Cuba flag and various letters and receipts for arms that fairly implicated him in the insurrection. That wasenough, They had their prey safely sec- ured, and now they had all they deemed sufficient to Satisfy the opinion of the world that their victim was ® sworn enemy of Spain, to whom the penalty of @eath attached. I make no comment on the action of the British Vice Consul, It speaks for itself, and certainly in anything but a favorable tone for the conduct of Her Britannic Majesty's servant. Up to this writing Cisneros has not been shot nor garroted, He is in the common prison and incommuntcado—disallowed communi- eation with anybody. There is a pause belore dis- posing of him. The lesson of the Virginius has mace the authorities more cautious, and they de- sire to see their way clear to the execution of Cis- meros before they undertake it. Cisneros is a young man of twenty-seven, Three years ago ho ‘was a telegraph operator at Trinidad, and in this capacity, it is aileged, he disclosed to the insur- gents many secrets of the Spanish military move- ments. He was bound for Jamaica, by way of St. Tnomas, and had a properly vised Spanish pass- port from Vera Cruz, AN IDENTICAL CASE to this of Cisneros was that of Federico Bridat y Agramonte. In October, 1870, the latter was in- veigied ashore from the steamer City of Mexico, on her trip from Vera Cruz to New York. On his Way back to the steamer he was arrested by a Police officer and accused of being a courier for the insurgents. Mr. Hall, who was acting American Consul General at the time, made representations to Sefior Roberts, the political Governor, and the latter was so impressed by the statement of the ease that he had the prisoner restored and placed on ooard the City of Mexico just prior to her sall- ing for New York. We have yet to hear what steps ‘the English Consul General has taken in behal! of Otsneros, smuggled ashore by @ trick from under the protection of the English flag. LATEST INSTANCE OF SPANISH INTERFERENCE. ‘The American feet does well to remain a while longer at Key West, The sky looks clear overhead, but the horizon has a squally appearance. These people will plunge into some blunder before long worse than that of the Virginius. Our Consul General 1s busy to-day with a case which shows She spirit of incantious interference with the American fag that still prevails among Spanish dfMicials. The American schooner Margaret, Captain William Blakeny, which arrived in the harbor tnis morning, reports that at about two o’clock, when ten miles distant from Havana, a boat from the Bpanish gunboat Lince came alongside and boarded her. After ca’ling for and examining the pepers of the ship the boarding ofMicer ordered the hatches to be removed. Captain Blakeny refused to comply with the demand, at the same time in- forming the officer’ that the United States went to war with England for a slighter cause. The re- quest was not insisted on and the officer took him- pelf away. The Lince arrived in port tis morning also. Mr. Hallis now instituting an investigation into the afair, to report the same to his govern- ment, CUBA IN A STATE OF SIEGR. There Is talk of the Captain General being about to issue a proclamation this evening declaring the island in a state of siege. This 1s one of several sontemplated measures for putting a speedy end to the insurrection, The next is @ forced loan of 630,000,000, On the expediency of this step the Junta ge ia Deuda, or Committee on the Public Debt, have just made up tueir profound and Baptent minds. The proceeds of this forced loan ‘will be applied mainiy to tie expense of carrying on the war and partially to the purpose of reducing the public debt at the rate of $4,000,000 a year. Bich and poor will have to toe the mark and take sheir share of the loan according to tue buik of their capital. A PRSPOTIC EDICT, ‘The edict prohibiting ait Cubans between the be of eighteen and forty-five irom leaving the jand, in order that they may do their share of military service, will be rigidly entorced. A Cuban = went on board tie City of Havana to , bound for New York, and when the Chief of Police came to examine ms passport and found his age put down at fifteen he cried, “You are a liar, you are over eighteen, and it is well you got aboard in time.” This law is most cruel in its ration, Itshuts up every adult Cuban within je limits of the isiand, as none can other parts except oid men and boys, GREAT EXPECTATIONS, Great things are expected of General Portilla, who is now in command oi the Ventrul Depart- ment. If any man, they say, can dissipate the forces of the rebellion and bring the revels into submission with contrite hearts, full of a puritied and adhesive loyalty, he can, and if he can’t then mobody can, Portiila went overland with bis col- umn of soldiers, and now, irom that mysterious source that throws out at every opportunity suc! Sie fabricated rumors to amaze and be- Wilder the Spanish uand, we iearn that a battalion Of his contra guerilias were govbled up by tue in- surgents and that he suffered severely on the march. Likely enough, too; out the fountain from whence the news emanates never had the reputation of being the well spring of truth. Something, how- ever, must have happened to Portilla, ior when the Voz de Cuba is candid enough to say that even a Jew of his soldiers were surprised on the march ‘we may salely conclude the aifair was of a serious character, The Voz says the laborantes of Pueito Principe put the story in circulation, and if it has ny basi nd General Portilla has had any of licked off by the guerilias, he will ex- Fevenge in retura. TPLOMACY "VS. ARMS, General Portilla pacified the Otnco Villas by aiplo- macy. He twined aruund the naked bayonets of bis soldiers the attractive graces of a humane Statesmanship. He offered the generous amnesty ols forgiving father to his wayward and prodigal children. He called for the tated caif to be kiled and the erring offspring to be ieasted, and they hearkened to his kindly welcome, and they came prostrated themselves, and their gratitude bore fruits in the peace an Proaperity that subse- tly reigned throughout the country of the ico Villas, Can ne Stila ro at much whither he has now goner Doubtful. According to the most reliable estimates there are now under arms in Oubs Libre 12,000 effective men, armed with Rem- rides, Admjttjng, scwording to Sepor Zuly. leave sor ecta terrible ae oer HORE "ROUbis FOR SPAIN, | gees An American Vessel Peremptorily (arene ye ete, that two-thirdsof this “ slaves, the less" are com) thergie gy Ro: ng with the blacks 1D. y are safe in the y length of time, The; ore maine ous of Spanish’ amnesty. They dom, their they have tasted free- ap {wants are few, their ambition at a low ise: er 4 rathof than rely on the generous prom- their 28 of General Portilla they will keep up are ,@ild and aimless wariare jor years, If the ar _.3 blacks and deserters from the Spanis| y .@Y, a8 the Spaniards declare, they will decine smgotiations, ior they have an instinctive aud @read appreciation of Spanish treachery. e But they ar NOT ALL SLAVES and deserters from the Spanish army. It is reck- oned, on the contrary, that two-thirds of them are good and true Oubans, who are just a8 distrustiul Of Spanish amnesty as the slaves, They are men who have lost all that made the pathway of life smooth and pleasant, and the freedom for which aney now struggle on through weariness of soul and body 1s all they aeem worth having in exist. ence. THE WAY TO NET CUBA. There are some Americans here whom I have heard lately arguing a theory that, as we camnot have this revel 3 NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, January COST OF AMERICAN [From the Pall Mall Gazette, Dec. 27.) Ata tume when the seizure of the Virginins ‘pag 80 nearly led to @ war between Spain aya tne Unived States more than usual interest att zones to the annual reports of the American Sec’ e:gries of War and of the Navy. From another p int of view, too, a study of these reports may Dove not unin- structive, a8 affording material for comparison, both as to cost and eMiciency, Wh our own fighting services, It appears, then, rom tne statement of General Sherman, the Ligutenant General of the army of the United Sates, that the American army comprises allsgether 29,505 men, of whom 3,970 are DOD-@mbatants, “showing 25,535 enlisted men, ’of cavairy, artillery and in- fantry.” Bat, the General goes on to say, “in the active regiments the number of men sick and on the necessary details about the post will fully equal 25 per cent, 0 that the actual strength for military service does not exceed 19,652 men.” This is not a very formidable force even as regards such an antagonist as Spain; but, of course, it isiand except by forcible occupation, a way is open to us by which we can compel Cuba to clamor for admission into the Union. Suppose, they aay we annex St. Domingo, which is now, under the Presi- dency of Gonzales, more anxious than ever to get under the Stars and Stripes. Well, they continue, St, Domingo can grow as good sugar and tobacco as Cuba under proper cultivation. The first sugar own in the Western World caine from her soil. (he men who planted the cane and gave to Cuba her great reputation for sugar and tobacco were emigrants irom St. Domingo, driven out of tat island and dispersed over the West Indies to Ja- maica, Porto Rico, Martinique, Barbados, but especially to eee by the bloody insurrections of whe negroes, ‘Thirty thousand planters fled from the fury of the blacks, siave labor ceased and the great staples of the island went to the dogs, The finest coffee in the world was grown there, and Krance took the incredible revenue. of $200,000,000 in one year out of the island, Unless the country was valuable Napoleon the Great would hardiy have sent a feet of 100 sail and an army under the command of his brother-in-law, General faclaron: to try the task of reconquerin; the territory. St. Domingo annexed and Amert- can skill and capital thrown pienti/ully in there, competition with Cuba would svon begin, We should no longer have a BALANCE OF TRADB against ug of fiity millions in geld, almost the annual production of the Cahtornia mines, and a drain of gold so formidable as to be a standing menace against a return tospecie payments, And all this money goes to enrich Spaniards at home and abroud and to perpetuate the odious system of slavery. In return lor our liberality we bave a discriminating tariff against American products so high as to amount almost to exclusion, We have nothing from Spanish lips but revilement, and wnen tue oppor- tunity is offered, asin the case of the Virginius, the lives of American citizens are deemed no more precious than dirt, and they are shot down with exuttation and without a pang of pity. St. Domingo sugar grown by free labor (did Senator Sumner ever think of this?) would undersell Cuban sugar grown by the sweat of the slave four ceuts a pound in the markets of America, Slavery would soon deciine in the Ever Fatthful Isle, and the upshot of the mat- ter wou'd be that sooner than see their trade slip away from them altogether, and they themselves become paupers, these money loving Spaniards would ask for admission into the American Union, DRIVING THY THEORY HOME, Farther, say these American residents of Ha- vana, whose views | have here condensed, St. Do- mingo has but @ small population, and one that has no prejudice against Americans, while in Cuba, even amoug the Cubans who pretend to admire us so much, there is a rooted aversion to the Yankee. The St. Domingo people wouid “cotton” to us quickly, aod would as quickly be absorbed; and if we can have our sugar as cheap and as good by free labor within the Union as by slave labor without it, is there not something worth while achieved? An important considera- tion besides is that St. Domingo would be a field jor American products of ail kinds. Cuba cannot do without our flour, and she takes it alter exact- ing a duty equivalent to its home valine. Almost everything else she imports trom Europe, Aud, lastly, comes the reflection that there is no yellow fever (the curse of Cuba) in St. Domingo and there is no hintt to the productiveness of the soil, ‘These views muy be worth pondering as the framework of a theory of how to extinguish Spanish power and buman slavery together in Cuba with- out the shedding of blood, And, in truth, beau- tiful an island as this appears to be, it is not worth the sacrifice of the lie oj one simple American citizen, The Campaign in the Eastern Depart- ment Inactive-The Rebels Relying Upon a Fabian Policy—Crael Use of the Machete—Poor Lookout for Prison- ers of War. MANZANILLO, Jan, 4, 1874, The writer must be excused if he tires your pa- tience, like the Roman orator, with his ever recur- ring theme of “Carthage.” Our Carthage is the Spanish militarism, and, more than that, the Kind of lordly domimion or right over lives and property that every Spaniard who lands onthe shores of Cuba believes belongs to him. The changes of gov- ernment will be carried out in the mother country by different partics, who will carry to the seats of the Cortes the doctrines of their ideas, and this islana will aiways form the chorus to that con- cert, or “dis-concert,” of those statesmen; but the echo of their discussions will reach us like the memory of lost music, and will clash agatust the harsh precepts of the journals that advocate slavery, and the feudalism of those “unconditional” lords—unconditional to the aboll- tion of their trafic with their fellow beings and the concession of natural and civil rights to the colonists of the island. OUT TO PIECES WITH THE MACHETE, Meanwhile prisoners of war will always be macheteado (cut to pieces with the machete), aod the horrible butchery of the students will be repro- duced at egch chance, like the dreadful shooting of the Virginius crew, obtained, indeed, at the cost of @ terrible humiliation, but which still served to satiate for a while their thirst for blood, but cast upon America the stain of nourishing in her bosom anest of vipers, to the scandal of the civilized world. On this occasion the savage outbreak of the Spanish volunteers flung into the face of the People and government of the Unitea States their criminal acts by miserably assassinating a large number of her citizens; and when universal ven- geance demanded the exemplary punishment of the crime, which affected the organization and order of all society, we see the Washingtoa Cabinet employ diplomatic means and make use of inter- national law to correct some bad men, who would 43 soon shed the biood of children, imugining them guilty of some crime, as shoot by the dozen the yirginius expeditionists, going back from the tolerance and humanity of modern times to the Tron Age of Alaric and Attila. To apply to this SANGUINARY HORDE the laws of civilization is a lamentable error and a@ painfal mistake. These are some examples of their moue of repaying iavors, Through Spanish sources it is known that the column of the Vaimaseda battalion has been de- feated by Vicente Garcia, who Po at liberty and sent to the camp of Guaimaro all the prisoners he took in that action, while Manuei Sanchez Lamela, Governor 0/ this district, imprisons all suspected persons, right and left, and puts them to work on tne public highways to mend the roads, barely feeding them, so that they continually suffer THR PANGS OF HUNGER, and forcing them to sleep upon damp brick floors in @ reeking gallery or ward, and when- ever any of these unfortunate wreiches has an enemy among the Spaniards his death is certain; for by imputing to him any imaginary crime he is at once condeuined, and, as the climax of igno- miny and barourity, the vietim is machelteado lm a place hear the town, and iis unburied body leit a prey to foul birds and A SIGHT OF HORROR to the passer-by, who happens near the horrible spectacie, All the consideration, justice and equity which modern legisiation gives to the peo- ple to moderate the harsh consequences of political struggies are useless laws, which are despised and overstepped by this peopte—the immediate effect of thetr depraved condition and ther state of anarchy; consequently one assassination follows another and one violation of law brings 100 in tts wake, With unparalleled audacity they insult ana dety all other governments by their terrible crimes, and reply to ail thar consideration and indulgence by another groas insult, if not by another crime, which the present tolerance can Overlook, but which the public conscience can never forgive. THE MILITARY SITUATION in this district remains unchanged. The campaign on the part of the Spaniards i Not very active, The insurgents swarm over the entire ‘district, but noengagements of importance have latel: taken place, The rebet army is divided into small bands, and, relying for the present entirely upon their Fabian policy, they successfully harass rich Spanish columus which go out to protect the con- voys to the difierent military stations. ATTEMPT TO MURDER A STEAMBOAT OAP- TAIN, While the steamboat Syivan Grove, of the Har- lem jine, Was passing 126tn street, yesterday, tho Captain, George Magee, was hatled by Frederick Lubo, the commander of a lumber barge, lying there, and asked to “slow up.” Before Captain Magee could signal the engineer Captain Lubo fired a shotgun at him, fortunately witnout effect. Lubo was arrested by Omicer Brown, of the Twelfth recinct, and arraigned beiore Judge Kasmire, who Reta him to answer at the Court of General Ses- sions in $1,500 bail. Mr. Edward P. Steers, of Nu, 1,311 Fourth avenue, became bis bondsman, and he was released, would speedily be raised to any strength required, However, the question is not what would or might be, but what is; and that is that the effective army of the United States numbers less than 20,000 men. To maintain this army the estimates for the current fiscal year—the year that will end on June 80, 1874—asked for £6,765,275, reckoning $5 to the pound; and the estimate for next year, ending with June, 1875, exceeds this suin by a little more than half a million of doliars, fn making appropriations for the current year, Congress cut down the estl- mates, but General Belknap tnsista that the sum struck out must be reinserted. In addition to the above estimates, the Secretary of War asks for a vote of £4,381,908 for engineering purposes and the armament of forts, Thus the estimates for the current year for the entire military establishment oi the United States amount to £11,147,183; that is to Bay, they amounted to so much when first sup- mitted to Congress at its meeting by the War De- partment, but the telegraph hes since intorined us that furtuer votea have been proposed for fortifica- tions, It should be mentioned, however, that according to the statement of the Secretary of the Treasury the actual outlay of ail kinds on the military establishment last year was only £9,264,627, so that an increase of expenditure Of £1,582,556 ls now recommended, Our own mill- tary establishment, as the reader is aware, com- prises @ regular army of over 130,000 men, a militia jorce, the staff of which alone and the stores and buildings occasion a charge all the year round, the men being called out for only a short period and, lastly, & volunteer force receiving a grant in aid, if we omit the charge on account of the abolition of purchase, the cost of this entire estaulishment last year was somewhat over £14,500,000. So that for an expenditure about two-thirds of our own the United States obtained an army not nearly one jourth of ours in number of men, and without an irregular force of any kind to supplement it, itis unnecessary to remind the reader that the miiitia is a State, not a federal, force. If now we turn to the report of the Secretary of the Navy and the sub-report of the Chief of the Ordnance, we find equally strong evidence of the wasteful misapplicauion of the pubiic revenues, The whole number of vessels of all kinds com- prising the American Navy is 165, and they are thus described by Mr. Secretary Robeson :—‘63 steamers, other than tron-clads and tugs, Sania | 826 guns; 29 sailing vessels, 322 guns; 48 iron-clat Vessels, 121 guns, and 21 tags, used tor navy yard and freight purposes.” In a naval battle with a Power possessing a respectable fleet, iron-clads alone, of course, would be of any real use, How much service these American iron-clads might be counted on to render may be gathered from the fact here shown, that on an average they carry less than three guns each. They are, in monitors, many, at least, ofan antiquated kina, Indeed, ifwe may judge of the sea-going qualities of these vesseis from the behavior of the monitor Manhattan, which has just been specially fitted out to reinforce the West Indian squadron, they would be much more dangerous to their own crews than to an enemy. She nad hardly got outside the Delaware Breakwater when, says a@ New York paper, “her turret started, the quarters of the men were flooded, the water poured in, and the pumps could not tree her; in the imminent danger of her going to the bottom, the boats and fe ralis were got out, and every preparation was made to abandon her. It does not appear to have been un- usually stormy Weather that she encountered, for the Powhatan, which had her in tow, suflered no inconvenience from it.” ©1 the whole feet Mr. Robeson himself speaks as follows:—“Many of the ships now on the navy list and which serve to ell the number in the figures above given, are | far from being sucii a8 are really needed, und their true condition, Which has ween oiten officially rep- resented to Congress, can be sully understood aud appreciated by reference to the reports of the bureaus whch are herewith transmitted.” In plain language, they are utterly worthless, Nor 18 this all. ‘The Chief of the Ordnance tells us that “the principal cities on our coast ure in a very detenceless state, and the tedious and costly work Of preparation cannot be commenced on the breaking out of a war with the hope of accomplishing any ade- quate result.” ‘To sum up, the money actually voted last spring tor the expenses of the naval establishment for the current fiscal year beginning With July Jas¢ amounted to £4,629,570, and in re- turn the American Admiralty keeps 46 vessels at sea, carrying 407 guns, and it has 119 others of the kind we have now seen rotting in its navy yards. Our own naval expenditure last year was little more tian twice that of the United States, It will be seen trom the foregoing that for an un- expected emergency—anu wars usually break out suddenly nowadays—the United States are abso- j Jutely without an army ora navy, Riaiculing the | agitation for the annexation of Cuba, or at least tor | the recognition of Cuban belligerency, General Sher- | man the other day asked an astonished newspaper reporter Who was to Ogit should a war break out, and, following up the question, he said there was not @ cavalry regiment in the service but had its troops scattered all over the Union; one, pernaps, in the South, another a couple of thousand miles away hear the British frontier, and a third, possibly, in the extreme West. Even a singie troop May have detachments in two or thiee diferent States, The same is equally trae of the artillery and to @ lesser éxtent of the infantry. Few as are the effectives, then—iess than 20,000, as we have scen—not @ man of them could be withdrawn tll volunteers were ready to take their place. But, as remarked above, the expenditure for naval and military purposes last year was £13,804.197—more than half the expenditure of Great Britain for the same purposes, even includ- ing the charge on account of the abolition of purchase. Nobody will be bold enough to claim for our own War Office and Admiralty the creat of securing efficiency with economy; but at a pinch we could place an army corps in the ficld, and we have a fleet at sea which, even ont ot England, is at least supposed to be capable of lighting any other fleet afloat. To put the matter in @ some- what different light, the entire expenditure of this country iast year tor military purposes smounted to somewhat more than £100 for each man en- rolled; the American expenditure amouated to somewhat more than £300 for each. FUNERAL OF THE STINER FAMILY. i eee ee The funeral of the ill-fated family of Jacob Stiner, consisting of the father and mother and tne daughter, Miss Deborah Stiner, took place yester- day morning, from the saddened home of the son-in-law, Mr. M. H. Moses, whose residence is at No, 62 East Fifty-fourth street. There was @ very large assemblage of persons in and around the street, and seventy-five car- riages followed the remains of the untortunate victims to their last resting place. The bodies were encased in three magnificent cloth covered, silver mounted caskets, which were placed in the front parlor, The remains were badly disfigured, but were arranged in a manner which rendered their mutilation scarcely discernible. At nine o'clock im the morning the spacious drawing rooms Were thronged by hundreds of the acquaint- ances of the deceased, anxious to take a last look at their departed friends. Noticeable among the crowd which pressed around the comMns were a number of poor persens, who had, during the great tea merchant's life, benefited by bis gener- osity. The steps leading to the mansion were covered with carpet, and a special officer, of the Nineteenth precinct, was stationed at the ball door to regulate the entrance of the crowd, In the Jarge parlor were the family and imme- diate friends of the dead, together with the t sons in the employ of Mr, Stiner, and the children ofthe Hebrew Orphan Asylum, who afterwards followed the hearse. The remaining parlor and halls were fiiled with their acquaintances and members of the Temple Lmanuel, of which the Stiner family were members. The crowd was s0 great that tt required the services of five police. men to preserve order, Tbe ministers present were Dr. Adler, Dr. Rubens, Dr. Vidaver, and Dr. Gottheil, of the Temple Emmanuel. The services were according to the Hebrew ritual and were performed by Dr. Gottheil, who delivered a brief sermon. He spoke of the terrible disaster which had befallen their friends in the middle of @ busy life, and of the recognized virtue and great benevolence of the victims, from whom nobody went away unrelieved if in distress. Mr. Stiner was the first oi to take out a@ life policy for $10,000 tor the benefit of the Hebrew heen Asylum, and this money now reverted to that institution. Of the wife the minister re very feelingly, allud- ing to the affection which was felt for her rovers one who knew her, as instanced b; ie fil de- votion of the daughter, who gave up her own life rather than leave her mother to perish. Then, after @ prayer, the bodies were borne to the hearses, tree in number, which were in waiting. The taneral procession was then formed, with the relatives, intends and those empioyed by the late Mr. Stiner tn carriages. It ded down Madi- son avenue and thence to the ferry. The bodies were taken to Salemfleld, the Hebrew burying KOU, AL Cvnrase Hille Cormetarn ARMAMENTS. | THE QUAKER CITY ISSUE. Imereasing Strength of the Union Selec= tien, Mr. Littleton—He is Endorsed by the Best Men of the Commonwealth Independent of Party—What George ‘W. Childs and Colonel! J. W. Forney Have to Say in His Favor—Interview with Mr, Littleton—His Surprise at the Herald's Letters—Bold Effort on the Part of the Ring. PHILADELPULA, Jan. 15, 1874 An 8 great political issue like the one in future for this city there is no telling what an hour may bring forth. Last night, at bedtime, the rumor upon the street was that Mr. Littleton would not accept the nomination for the Mayoralty, even Were it offered him, while the conditions at sunrise this morning not only indicate the re- verse of this, but also sbow that the chances for hie election are not to be indifferently set aside by the powers that be, The Jact of this whole busi- ness is that the circumstanees which brought about Mr. Littleton’s selection by the reformers and democrats are but vaguely comprebended by the republicans, and they do not immagine for @ moment how many prominent, diplomatic and influential individuals back bim up. Your correspondent bas the means of knowing just who have signed the paper urging his personal accept- ance of the honor, and recognizes among them many Who have not only always stood beiore the community as upright and unimpeachable repub- licans, but, at the same time, those very persons who have hitherto been regarded as earnest sup- porters of the administration. The document, of which an analysis was given two days ago exciu- sively in the HERaLp, and which makes its ap- pearance in the local press of to-day, urges Mr. Littleton to accept the nomination as the CITIZENS) CONSTITUTIONAL CANDIDATE, and that document is already signed by many in- fuential persons, irrespective of prejudice and party. While your correspondent would not for one moment underrate the extraordinary power of tne reconciled and co-operating combinailonsofStokley and Mann, he would not, on the other hand, draw too rigid lines about the new movement of a con- stitutional caste, which is daily and hourly more and more rapidiy developing. AS was stated in to-day’s issue of the HERALD, the seiection of Littleton took every one by surprise, For years and years, indeed trom the very hour in which he first figured in politics, he has ever been recognized as @ republican, stanch and true, but at the same time as an enemy of cliques, combinations and rings. It ts certain that, under such circumstances, the democratic party, acting alone in this matter, would never have selected him as its candidate. It is us certain, on the other hand, that such @ movement would have been equally as impossibie upon the part of the republicans; and yet, when the best blood of all pariies meet in communion, Mr. Littleton is selected IN PURFERENCK TO ALL OTHERS, The result of the coalition has been commonly regarded as surprising; perhaps the result of tue canipaign may be equally go, ‘The Ring, robbed of its power to manipulate the ballot box and ren- dered unable to ascertain its success at the polls during different hours of the day, may greatly overrate its present strength, and, consequently, meet with an overthrow when the election is decided upon honest returns. However this may be, there is one thing regarded as certain, viz., that uf the democrats, as a party, endorse Mr. Little- ton, as a few of their representatives have lately done, he wust carry with him an enormous power, and & Wager in one direction would be about as sale u3 a Wager In the other, If tue democrats as @ party, however, repudiate Mr. Littleton and take up aD out and cut party representative, Mr, Littie- ton himself ceases to remain @ candidate, and takes no personal prominence in the contest at all, an INTERVIEW WITH MR. LITTLETON | this morning he assured your corresponaent that he had ot jn the least courted tie office, and gave me to understund that unless he were heartily assured that his nomination by the people would be acceptable to the geueral pub- lic. irrespective of politics, he would not allow bimself to be brought forward asachampion. Upon this point the Ring are fully convinced, and hence they will use every means wichin their power to force a democratic candi- date upon the democratic party, and, by splittiug the union towards which minor factions are now tending, Will seek to render victory of compara- lve ease to themselves. In a conversation with COLONEL J, W. FORNEY a few hours ago, when your correspondent asked him whether he did not think that there were men representing themselves a8 prominent democrats in the city who were in reality acting according to the mandates and inducements of the present republican Ring, he said to me that it was absolutely true, and he said, moreover, he Was as certain that by the actual vote cast at tae last election Hartranit and the present lecal in- cumbents were defeated, as he was certain he was not elected himself, He assured me that the Ring under the old constitution had absolute power over the ballot box, and that they could render to the Commonwealth any returns that they pleased, Colunet Forney anticipates a different or- der of things for the future, and may be regarded as a strong opponent of the present administration. He told me that he believed there existed, independent of tue so-calied aemocrats urging & toird pominee simply to aid strength to tne Ring, a great many earnest and sincere demo- cratic partisans who would preier and who he believed would nominate an “out-and-oui” ticket. Colonel Forney spoxe in the very highest terms of | Mr. Littleton, assured me that he would do ali he could ior him, and stated, moreover, that he would would sigu the Jetter urging his acceptance of the nomination as the peopie’s constitutional candi- date, He also thought that, in case a pure demo- crat were selected, Judge Porter would be the man. Durmg the course of a very pleasing and informal interview with MR. GEORGE W. CHILDS, publisher and iad daha of the Public Ledger, the gentleman spoke earnestly in behalf of Mr. Littie- ton’s ability and personal integrity, against which, he said, bo man could justly say @ word. He said what he was jamiliar with the gentleman's history from his boyhood, und that one who had been left an orphan and who bad attained his present high position by means of personal industry and without reproacu was certainly deserving of the heartiest praise. Con- cerning the part the Ledger would take in the present campaign neither Mr. Childs nor your cor- respondent said a word, but I was assured that the Jedger might always be considered as the sturdy opponent of cliques and rings, The Age wili endorse dir. Littleton throughout the cam, . and in an able editorial this morn- ing expresses gratification at their “oon-parusan movement” in these words:—“The triends of the new constitution can wil a most important vic- tory by putting up a non-partisan ticket in Febru- ary. They can secure a crusting deleat by listen- ing to the syren songs of those who declare for pure tickets, The people of Philadelpaia must choose between the two paths.” Mr. Stokley, however, and his friends are in the Meantime vigorously at work. {t is jolly to under- rate their strength. Under Mr. Stokley’s rule the city has been better governed than ever before, and all speak in the highest terms of the manner in which he bas attacked gamblers and tnieves and punished the participants in every variety of crime, A better police force than his never ha: been known in the city. In all cases of whole: sale arrest he has meted out justice and punishinent as freely to his friends as to his ene- Inies, and under his rule the city nas always been quiet and orderty. The main arguments brought against him are that he was placed in oflice turough the power of the Ring; that he is identified with the oy now, and that he was scrennously poses to the adoption of the new constitution. These are the arguments brought against him by the opposition, and should be considered in pre- cisely that circumstance. The Ledger, the Press, the Ageand the German Democrat or already be considered as the champions of Littigion. In what direction the other papers will cast their voices 18 at present doubtil; as it is now, how- ever, the Union nominee has the majority, and, in fact, all the influential journals are in nis bebaif, which circumstance is, of course, a great deal in nis fayor, The letter, urging Mr. Littleton to ac- cept the nomination, has not yet been submitted to him officially for his reply, and this morning he expressed great surprise to me that the HERALD should have published its contents before its existence was known in the city and at aimost ‘the precisy hour in which it was prepared. CORONERS’ CASES. The body ofan unknown man about fifty years of age, apparently @ boatman, dressea in rubber overcoat and black cloth vest, with sandy hair and chin whiskers, was yesterday found floating in the dock foot of Twenty-second atreet, North River, and sent to the Morgue to awaltan inquest by Coroner Kessler, The remains apparently bad been in the water for some time, Coroner Woitman was yesterday called to No, 1,961 Third avenue to hold an inquest on the pody of James Traynor, @ child avout one year old, whose death resulted from scalds caused by pull- ing @ basin of hot water from a table, the water failing on his neck and.shoulders. The remaina of a male iniant of recent birth were yesterday morning found ying in an ash barrel, in iront of premises No. ii ivan street, by two persone living in the neighborhood, The child was probably born alive, and death hastened by the unnatural mother, who subs tly caused 1t to be placed in the ly was sent bilanicd, and Coroner Weltman no! 16, 1874.—-TRIPLE SHEET. : CONGRESS. Further Discussion of the Financial Situation in the Senate. MR. MORTON CONDEMNS CONTRACTION. The Naval Appropriation Bill Passed by the House Without Amendment. SENATE, WasHINGTON, Jan. 15, 1874, PETITIONS PRESENTED. Petitions were presented as follows :— By Mesers. Boutwell, Fenton, Buckingham and Scott—From citizens in various parts of the coun- try, asking for the appointment ef a commission to investigate as to the manufacture and sale of alco- holic liquors, Réferrea to the Finance Committee. Mr. FRNTON, (rep.) of N. Y., presented a petition which he said had been forwarded to him by Miss Susan B, Anthony, President of the Woman’s Suffrage Association, asking for the right of suffrage for women. - Similar petitions were presented by Messrs. Sar- gent, Ingalls and Logan. Referred to the Commit- tee on Privileges and Elections, Mr. BoUTWELL, (rep.) of Mass,, presented a peti- tion of the New England Shoe and Leather Associ- ation in reference to the extension of the Post Office grounds and building in the city of Boston. Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, SALARY OF LETTER CARRIERS, Mr. Ramsey, (rep.) of Minn., from the Commit- tee on Post Uflices and Post Roads, reported favor- ably on the petition that the salaries of letuer carriers be fixed at $1,000 per annum, and the committee was discharged irom turther considera, tien thereof, BILLS INTRODUCED. Mr. Kguty, (dem.) of Oregon, introduced 9 re- solution authorizing the Secretary of War to as- certain the amount of expenses incurred by the Territory of Dakota in the arming and equipment of troups to suppress Indian hostilities in 1862, Agreed to, Mr. WxiGnt, (rep.) of Iowa, introduced a bili to estaplish an assay office at Helena, Montana. Re- ferred to the Finance Committee, Mr, KELLY, of Oregon, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported favorably on the bill jor toe relief of certain settlers on the Fort Ran- dolph, Dakota, military reservation, Placed on the calendar, YREE ENTRY OF GRAIN SACKS, Mr. SARGENT, (rep.) of Cal., introduced @ reso- jution instructing the Committee on Finance to inquire into the expediency of allowing the return free of duty of in sacks manutlactured in this country which had been sent abroad filled with grain. Agreed to, UNPROFITABLE MAIL ROUTES. Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) of Vt., introduced a resola- tion instructing the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads to proire into the expediency of con- tinuing the mail service on routes where the actual receipts are not one-fourth of the expenses, Agreed to, RELIEF OP THR EAST TENNESSER UNIVERSITY, Mr, WADLEIGH, (rep.) of N. H., from the Commit- tee on Military Affairs, reported favorably on the bill for the relief of the East Tennessee University. Placed on the calendar, POSTAL SERVICE. The consideration of the bill to establish post routes throughout the country was resumed. Mr, MORRILL, (rep.) of Me., again urged that the Service be divested of all the express and freight systems. Mr. RaMsry, (rep.) of Minn., said there were but fix or seven States in the Union which paid the ex- penditures incurred by the Post Ofice Department for transporting mails in them, and he desired to say to the gentleman from Maine that his State Was not one of them, and to the gentleman from Vermont that his State was not one; yet the de- partment had not been tn the havit of curtailing the service in those States, Mr. MORRILL, of Verinont, said bis State paid for the transportation of its own mails; but the heavy mails which passed throug the State for Canada made the expenses appear to be larger ior the Ver- mount service. He did not desire to attack the Post Ofice Department, but wanted that depart- Ment to have an opportunity to economize as well as the other departments of the government, It should not be said that the department wanted to economize, but could not do so on account of Con- feu having ordered mail routes to be estab- lished, Mr. Hayy, (rep.) of Me., thought that the Post Route bili should be careiully guaraed. He would offer an amendment at the proper time to provide that service should not be established ou new routes until an examination should be made by a special agent, with a view to ascertaining i such a service Was necessary, Mr. FenTon, (rep.) of N. Y., offered a resotution, Which was agreed to, reciting the prevalence of yellow fever in portions of the United States last year, and the belief that the disease 18 ‘usualy in- troduced into this country by sea, and, thereiore, directing the Supervising Surgeon otf the marine Hospital service to prepare a brief bistory of the yellow fever epidemic 01 1873, as 1t prevailed at the varions ports of tne United States, with especial reference to details of prevention and hygiene, and transmit the same to the S 2. Penaing discussion on the Post Route bill, the morning hour expired and the senate resumed consideration of the resolution reported by the Finance Committee, Mi MORTON'S ARGUMENT FOR EXPANSION. Mr. Morron, (rep.) of Ind., reviewed the speech of Senator Schurz made yesterday and said he could not agree with that gentleman. He (Norton) believed in order to bring our currency to par we must resort to some other means than contraction, He was hid to the reduction in price of labor or commodities, If it be done it should be done very graduaily. The Senator (Mr. Schurz) would do it all at once. He would descend from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario over Niagara. Mr. ScuURz, (rep.) of Mo., replied that the Sena- tor was mistaken, He did notdesire it all to be done at once. Mr. Moron replied that he accepted the correc tion of the gentleman, ‘The thoughtfal sailor in going from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario would go by way ol the Welland Canal, locking down gradually; but the impulsive one would go over Niagara, ‘and it was pie regard to the resumption of specie payments. . Mit. FENTON, of New York, said that while he con- curred in the views of the gentleman from Missourt (Mr. Schurz) be did not desire to be understood as advocating # rapid withdrawal of currency. It should be done gradually and a time fixed to com- mence the resumption of specie payment. Mr. Morton said the eye | ope ie by the gentiemap irom New York ( enton) Was like that offered by the gentleman from Missourt (Mr. Schurz)—contraction of tne currency, It would be well for the country to understand now that the proposition is that we return to specie payment by the contraction of the currency. The great body of the people of the Northwest and, he be- leved, of the South, now thought the currency circulation too small. He argued that the United States could mot be gvided by the experience of England in the matter of contraction, There was hardly a man in Kngiand living five miles from 9 bank, and most of them lived in towns and villages in sight of banks. The facilities for bank credits there were much greater than in this country, and there was not the necessity for 80 great # volume of currency. England, with ber 31,000,000 people, has $600,000,000 currency, and the United States, with ner 40, ou0 people, has oniy $800,000, 000 on ak He did not think our currency ‘redundant, I: had been argued that we had built ratiroads too fast. He did not believe a Senator on this floor would say his State had one rallroad too many. Probably sometimes they had been built in advance of settiements, but they were oa Oe tie pioneers of civilization, He inquired of the gentieman from Missourt (Mr. Schurz) what tour countries in urope had made the greatest progress in the last tem years ? Mr, ScHuURZ replied he could not answer now, not having the statistics before him. Mr. MORTON said he had been informed that Aus- tria, Kussia, Germany and Italy had,made such progress, Austria, tho greatest, cofnparatively speaking, to the United States; Kussia next, Ger- many next and then Italy. During this period the currency of Austria had been at a discount of 10 to 20 per cent; that of Russia from 10 to 26 per cent, and that of italy somewhere from 5 to 20 per cent, desired to again state thas the recent anic in our country did not spring out of any de- ct im. our carrency. The currency did not run down during that panic, but, on the contrary, in- ¢reased in value. He saw bebind all this contraction argument the old State banking system looming up. He hoped the country would never return to that system nor anything like it. He had under- stood that his friends on the other side of the Chamber (the democrats), witn but two excep- ttons, opposed the present national banking system, One of the Senators from Missouri (Mr. ry) & few days ago said his State wanted more currency, while the other (Mr. Schurz) yesterday said it had too much. Which of these gentiemco represented the people? He ventured to say the former (Mr. Bogy) represented the great majority. Mr. Morton, in conclusion, argued that the yy Of contraction was disastrous and ruinous, je would rather see the currency increased @ ll gmount. There was a smaller volume of currency to-day compared with the wealth and business of the country than there was five years ago, compared with the wealth and business of the country at that time. These things were not to be whistied down and settled by the visions of John Stuart Mill. The system of wages and prices in — a bated no he met tees i this country @map of Europe would answer for a map of North America. . SENATOR NOWR'S PROPOSITION, Mr. Hown, (rep.) of Wis., said so many plans had been devised that he began to think it would be uupatnons in Lim Oot te may something. and be 5 had, therefore, given notice a few days he would introduce @ bill. In accordance wi' uch motice he sent to the Clerk's desk and read the bill, the titie of which is:— “& bill to provide for the gradual withdrawal from circulation of irredeemabie national notes and the substitation therefor of redeemable pa- tional bank notes, to remove unjust restrictions upon banks of issue and upon the amount of cir- “vite uatd he thought th try was doing busi. é Haid he thou; @ country was - ness on @& soarrorde @ gobd way up from solid ground, sustained by statute. Re uhat statute And the business will tumble down. He did not propose wo disturb the volume of the currency, but. steadily appreciate its value. He advocated the Passage of the bill, and expressed the opinion that it would be the safest road to return to specie bayimnent. The government should maintain strict heutralty between those Who demand more and those who demand lesseurrency. Tue country had not money enough to doat Erie at or Northern Pacific at 20, “But he thought it had ougi money to eect the exchal of commodities. ‘The bill was reierred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Wiiour, (rep) of Iowa, said two or three Senators desired to speak om the resolution, and, as two Of them were not here to-day, he hoped the Vote would uot be taken before Monday. Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ouio, said ke Would make Some observations himsel! before the close of the debate, and saw no objection to the course sug- ct je Would speal Senator peste Py +P a4 to-morrow if no other HURZ Said it nad been suggest 10 him b: the Senator trom Massachuscnts’sae Sontwell that he bad done him injustice in {its speech yes- terday in saying that he (Mr. Boutweil) had advo- cated the doctrine that the government was bound only by its own pleasure in redeeming iegal tender notes, and might not, tuerefore, redeom them at alls. even if it were able to do so. He tua certainly no intention to do Mr. Boutwell injustice, A(ter read Ing from the speech of that genticwan, in which he said legal tenders are redeemab'e at’ the pleas- are of the government, and that, while the process ie going on to bring greenbacks and goid to par, the government was not under obiigation to bring that process to a javorable resuit ac @ particular time, Mr. Schurz said he had some reason wo con- atrue the language as be had done; but, since Mr. Boutwell ussured him he meant to say that iho government was bound to redeem the legai tender notes as soon aa it should ve abie to do 80, it gave him pleasure to make this explanation. Mr. BUCKINGHAM, (rep.) of Coun., argued that the amount of banking for the country could not be determified by Congress, but must be regulated by the business of the country. He favored tree banking, as the business of the communities de- manaed, He opposed any expansion of the indett- edpess of the country and expressed the opinion that temporary loans might be eifected to relieve stringency, such loans to. be destroyed upon re- demption and not re-issued, The great question ig not Whether we expand or contract legal ten- ders, but whether we expand or coutraci the in- debtedness of the couutry. At jour o’ clock, on motion of Mr. Sherman, the Senate went into executive session, and soon after adjourned until to-morrow, HOUSE OF BEPRESENTATIVES, WasHINGTON, Jan. 15, 1874. WOMAN SUFFRAGE, Mr. Cox, dem.) of N. Y., presented a petition Jrom Mrs. A. B, Walker and women of Wyoming, county, New York, asking for the right of suffrage. THE WEST VIRGINIA CONTESTED SEATS. Mr. Surrs, (rep.) of N. ¥., irom the Committee on Elections, reported a resolution declaring Messrs. Wilson aud Martin entitled to seats from the First and Second Congressional districts of West Virginia, and a minority’ report was pre- sented by Mr. HAZLETON, (rep.) of Wis, The reports Were all ordered to be printed and are to be called up at an early day, REGULATIONS FOR FREIGHTAGR. Mr. Hype, (rep.) of Mo., offered resolutions look» ing to vhe regulation of commerce on the navigable rivers; to prevent tugboat and other combina- tions, and to establish uniform rates on railroads, &c. Referred to the Comimitiee on Railroads and Canals, EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Mr. SENER, (rep.) of Va., offered a resvlution for the appointment of a committee on expenditures in the Department of Justice, as there are such comunittees for all other departmenis, Referred to the Committee on Rules, HABEAS CORPUS APPEALS, Mr. POLAND, (rep.) of Vt., irom the Committes on tne Revision of the Lawe, Teported a bil pros viding for appeals irom circuit courts to the Su- preme Court in Cases Of habeas corpus, Alter remarks by Messrs. POLAND and Woop, (dem.) of N. Y., the latter stating that the neces- sity ior this bill Was Caused by the repeal of a lke law some years ago, in order to anticipate a de- cision of the Supreme Court in the Mulligan case, the bill Was passed. Mr. CLyMER, of Pennsylvania, was appointed on, the Committee of the Revision of the Laws insteaa. of Mr. Kendall, of Nevada, excused. . PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE, Mr. STRalt, (rep.) of Mion., from the Committes on Public Baiidings and Grounds, reported a biil to provide eight fre extinguishers ior the C ‘The bill was passed, CONGRESSMEN NOT TO BE FENCED IN. Mr. LoWNDx:S, (rep.) of Md., irom the same com- mittee, reported adversely on the proposition to have a railing placed outside the members’ seats in the hail of the House. Laid on the table, APPOINTMENT OF REPORTERS. Mr. RANDALL, (dem.,), of Pa., from the Commit» tee on Rules, reported a rule vesting the appoint- ment and remaoval of the official reporters of tho: Fiouse im the speaker, and requiring them to fur- nish for publication @ statement of the petitions filed each day. The last clause of the rule elicited a long discus- sion, Mr. G F, Hoar, (rep.) of Mass., taking the ground that the placing of petitions ina box pri- vately, instead of their being presented in open ago that House, was an abridgment of the right of petitions Qs guaranteed oy the, constitu. tion. Finally the ryie was ,adopted, and the Speaker announced that he would now appoint the present corps of reporters, and would exercise in future the power of removal only for cause, the cause to be entered in the journai. PRINTING PRIVATE BILLS, Mr. MAYNARD, (rep.) of Tenn., from the Commit. tee on Rules, reported a rule forbidding the print- ing of private bills on their introduction. After lonz discussion, in which Mr, Porrsr, (dem.) of N. Y., took the groucd that never should have power to pass any rrivate bill at all, and Mr. GARFIELD, (rep.) of Ohio, made the atate- Ment, withont counung the bills introduced last Monday, that there had been introduced and printed this session 1,011 bills, of which 88 wero private bills, tae whole subject was laid on the table. ‘The House then, at two o'clock, went into Com- mittee of the ole, Mr. E. H. Roberts, of New York, in the chatr, on the NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. A long discussion took place on the amendment offered last Tuesday by Mr. Randall, of Pennsyl- Vania, to punish oflicers for making coceye in ex- cess of appropriations, to which Mr. Loughridge, of lowa, offered an amendment:—“Bxcepting cases of sudden emergencies, in which the i’resi- dent may authorize, in writing, such expendi- ture.” Mr, HAWLEY, (rep.) of Conn., condemned both amendments, the first as being too restrictive, and the second as giving too much latitude in a Sy sort of way, and both as being in derogation the sound princtple that there should be no gen- eral legislation m appropriation bills, Finally both amendments were rejected by a vote of 71 to 82, and the committte rose and re- ported the billto the House. The bill was thea or and the House, at half-past four, ad- Journes CURIOUS ROBBERY. Mr. Oscar Elder, of No, 929 Broadway, reported yesterday morning to Captain McOollagh, of the Twenty-ninth precinct, that thieves had entered his premises auring the night previous and robbed him of property valued at $8,000, The case was sub- mutted to Superintendent Matsell, and he detailed a detective to examine the piace and inform him how the robbery was committed. Mr. Elder's statement is that he lett the store about eight o'clock the previous night. He locked the doors and took the keys with him. On recurning the following morn- ing everything wore its usual aspect outside. Within he was amazed to find the trapdoor open aud held back by @ chair. At once suspecting burglars had been there, he made an examination of the boxes and fixtures, and this resulted in tho discovery that goods worth $3,060 had been carried of, The property stolen ts very distinctly marked, and the detectives are of opinion there will not be much diMcuity in discovering it. AN ARBITRATION CASE SETTLED. In the arbitration case between Messrs. Sone & Fleming against Messrs. Libby & Clark, in regard to the grade of certain residuum furnished by the former firm on ¢o) the Committee of the. Produce Exchange Cond yesterday that no claim, for damages had established. ‘The decision ia, as follows:—“Thoe committee decide that, after) care(ul deliberation, they find that Messrs. Libby: & Clark have been justified in refusing the re- siduum so far tendered them by Messrs. Sone & Flem! and ot with contracts dated March and tne Messrs, Libby & Clark bi m ‘any claim ya 801 pf “P eatabtin di he sa and nat jor damages apo lessrs. Libby & Otar! must pay the coat of frst and of the balance ot costs, $175. each must 87 $0.” This case has created great fnesrelt dong petroleum refiners, ESCAPE OF PRISONERS MILWAUKEB, J@n. 16, 1874, A special despatch from Waupun to the Wisconsin says three prisoners escaped from the State Prison last night, having been furnished with false keys and pistols, Among the te the celebrated David Reggio, Wuo, wit Allen, als most escaped from the Chicago jatl and also fron the Milwaukee iail during Lieu trial los Darglary, >