The New York Herald Newspaper, January 29, 1874, Page 7

ee ENGLAND. Premier Gladstone's Speech to the People—The Causes which Induced the Dissolation—Citi- son Duty of the Reformers and Legisla- tive Policy of the Party—John Bright im Accord—The Tichborne Prose- oution Closed— Legal Anathema Against the Claimant. TELEGRAMS TO THE MEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, Jan. 28, 1874. ‘The mass meeting on Blackheath to-day was not ‘#0 large a8 was expected, on account of a heavy fog and drizzling rain. ‘Mr, Gladstone, however, was on the ground at ‘the appointed time and delivered an address. He admitted Parliament had been dissolved because the government felt that their power was ebbing. He sharply attacked Mr. Disraeli tor seeking to Givert whe atvention of the people from domestic to foreign polttics. The real wsue before the country Was fnance.. The measures now proposed by the government were eminently practicable. They wanted to reduce and reform local taxation and Spolian the income tax, intending to relieve the Consumer by méans of the existing surplus. * The reddjustment of taxation and economy in ‘he’ sdministration of the revennes were dwelt Upon by the speaker at great length. The neces- aity for economy, which the conservatives never Practwed, was unfavorable to the conservative re- action. t In conclusfo Mr. Gladstone proposed as @ Watchword for the party “liberal union.” If the Uberals were not united they would suffer a dis- graceful defeat; if dissensions occurred he would refuse (ocontinue to lead the party. Mr. Gladstone spoke for one hour, and at the close received a vote of confidence. Owing to the unfavorable state of the weather only 3,000 persons Were present, JOHN BRIGHT ON THE PUBLIO CRISIS. ‘The address of Mr. Bright to his constituents is Published, It is brief, possesses no special fea- tures and fully concurs in the -policy announced by Mr: Gladstone. Mr. Bright will appear before his constituents at Birmingham on Saturday next and present his views on the situation at length, THE DAY OF CONTEST AT THE GREENWICH POLL. ‘The Parliamentary election in Greenwich will be Tiela on the 34 of February. Government Candidates in Defence of tl GL jtone Polley—The American Question in the Canvass, Lonvon, Jan. 29—5:30 A. M. Messrs. Forster and Childers addressed a liberal Meeting in this city las? night, Mr. Childers dwelt on the Gnancial success or the @overnment. In reference to tts foreign policy he reminded his hearers that in 1862 he waa one of the few who openly declared in Parliament their Gedire for the triumph of the federals in the United States.’ ‘The meeting adopted votes of confidence in the ‘iatinguished gentiemen wno had addressed it. MESSRS. ARCH AND DISRAELI. Mr. Arch has been invited to stand for Parlla- ment in Birmingham. Mr. Disraeli will speak at Aylesburg on Saturday. ELECTORAL NOMINATION, A meeting of leading liberals was held in Maryle- bone tast evening to nominate a candidate for Pariiament. The names of Daniel Grant, Tom Hughes and Edwin James were considered, and Mr. Grant was finally selected as the candidate of the party. THR GLADSTONE MASS MEETING. The itberal journals this morning say from 7,000 {0 8,000 people attended the Gladstone meeting on Blackheath yesterday. The Tichborne Prosecution Closed—Le- @a1 Detence of Lady Radeliffe’s Char- moter. LONDON, Jan. 28, 1874, ‘In the Tichborne case to-day Mr. Hawkins con- Cluded his summing up for the prosecution with a easionate vindication of Lady Radcliffe, who, he Gecigced, “had never been soiled by the filthy, Dlighting, unholy and unnatural touch of the de fendant.” SPAIN, Santander Not Captured by the Carlists—Cor- porate Effort to Buy Of the Royalists, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. BAYONNE, Jan. 28, 1874, The report that the Carlists have captured San- tander is denied. It is now reported, through Carlist sources, that the corporation is negotiating to raise $2,000,000 pesetas. which the royalists de- mand as their price for abstaining from the bom- Dardment of the city. GERMANY AND FRANCE, ‘Bismarck Again Charged with a Policy of Territorial Cession—Italian Denial of His Veracity, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, Jan. 29—5 A. M. General La Marmora has published a letter Aintaining the truth of his statements in regard Degotiations at one time for the cession of Ger- \a territory to France, in which, he says, Prince Wmarok participated. the letter is @ reply to Prince Bismarck’s recent \dal of the whole story in the Prussian Landtag. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, le repairs to the steering gear of the monitor Tator having veen completed that vessel down to the compass station yesterday Sinoon, preparatory to proceeding to Key under convoy of the United States steamer The officers of the Dictator ari ‘W. F. Spicer, commanding. Offcer—H. B. Roveson. —B. P. Lamberton. ‘R, Mm. Berry, F. P. Gilmore, U. H. T. Monahan. -A. 8, Uberly. “Piret Assisuania, Bal "s—First stants, Edmund ola ®. Fennett; Second Assistant, ‘Alexander ai the tata, which has done so much service ihe past six months, will also take part in ming Naval review. Her officers are:— der Braine, commanding. Ofwer—Lieutenant Commander ‘—G. Elmore Ide. Lewants£. P. MoClellan, C. W. Chipp. . D. Keeler. Surgas—Oniel, T. O. Walton; Assistant, B. F. "~Theodore 8. Thompson. f, R, B. Nones; First Assistant, J, z Captars Clerk—G. J. Marbury. Pay Ork—H. 0. Wood. HA @unne_M. K. Henderson, ‘maar ase ne a Satmoer—O. Van re Carpenr—L. L. Martin. tw vessels will probably arrive at Key wit seven days. Naval Orders. WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 1874. Téeutonat vommander Horace C. Mullan is Ordered toduty. on the North Atlantic station; Léoatenan, rn (rank Cartis is ordered to Oe westet ry Botaons’ wont padence; Chief Engine PHILADELPHIA, Jan. ‘This aftenoon, alter the “Black Crook” per- forpiance at Yox’s Theatre, a night ensued between bcm deal Scene smiter, from New York, and non, stage Manoger. 1t aroee (romije on Clair’ part, because Benson nad boon teite dd win, A general jt eneued between the and otlers behind the scenes, and during the méiée, Olair ny stabbed in the abdomen, causing s wound whick will probably prove fatal, ' He is ta ry ‘' gee wonaitio! to-night at the - v4 ight at the erent Several 28, 1874. I¢ is not known who inficted the arresta have beon made. Seecescoapeersmnnmennaieea NEW YORK HERALD, THORSDAY, JANUARY AMUSEMENTS, English Opera—Senefit of the French evulemt Society. The Academy of Music presented last evening an appearance similar to that on the occasion of The Bohemtau Girl” miatinée on Saturday. Tne house was filed ‘to repletion, huadreda being unable to procure seats, ana the receipts ex- ceeded $4,000. The cause of this unusual attend- ance was the double attraction of the an- Bust benefit* of the French Benevolent Society, and the opera, ‘Faust,’’ in English. Mise Kellogg’s Marguerite is one of her most popular; roles, and the curiosity of the New York public to hear her in it in her native language was natural, Those whose expectations of her impersonation of the character had been raised to a high standard, from having seen her on the Italian stage, were not disappointed iast evening. She has evidently made a careful study of the ri analyzi ita minutest requirements and nate te to @ manner peculiarly her own, The ch mor- ceaucx of the garden scene and the delirious utter- noes of the dying juerite in prison, where she defles even the power of the fiend and robs ee fasaly a perk in Migs Keil auty of ex: ry clloga’a hands, ‘The church scene was the gem of the performance, and in it the prima donna achieved her most dramatic points, The arrangement of the scene ‘was algo very effective, representing tne exterior iy of the church, with the demon appearing at inter- vals in & Diche at the entrance, as an insuverable barrier between the anguished Marguerite and the fountain of hope-and grave. The village maidens shrink in terror at the sight of the motionless body lying om the steps ag they leave the churob. Mr. Habelmann’s Faust 1s 80 well known to ohe Metropolitan public by his many representations of it on the German stage that it is only necessary to say that in English Opera the same character- istics of smooth delivery of the music approaching the monotonous and a eee manner in acting were reeptible. un Was @ charming slope and recetved an encere for her one aria in the garden scene. Mr. Peakea ave @ very fair rendering of the trying ol jephistopheies, and, without being a at it was, at least, an intelligent and symmetrical tm Personation. In the church scene he was a worthy assistant to Miss Kellogg. Mr. Cariton’s Valentine was pleasing and his voice in better condition than usual. The entire performance, without being an ambitious one, had so many points of merit that it may be regarded as the best yet afforded us by the present company. Alter the opera Mlle, Leontine Mendes sung “Salut & la France,” irom ‘La Fille du Regiment, with spirit and effect, and, despite the disadvan- es Of singiny at the close of along opera and before @ fast thinning audience a short time before midnight, she won applause. The performance concluded ata very late hour with Clateville and Gillet’s one-act comedy “Les Amendes de samen a Lyin bo rip cei erin and rent an le. Louise Dorel and ‘Mme. Jeanne Hassa took park Miss Charlotte Cushman’s Readings. The audtence that thronged Steinway Hall last evening at the opening ot the course of eight read- ings by the gifted Miss Charlotte QOushman was made up of the best elements of New York society. It was such an assemblage as an artist might well feei proud to meet, for it was in the highest sense appreciative and intelligently responsive. If the mission of mimetic and elocutionary art be to in- terest and excite the emiotions of the mind, to in- fuse into the soul Of the listener that degree of sympathy in the presentation that makes him fancy he hears the voice and feels the mental force of the character counterfeited, Miss Cushman may claim to have won the rare distinction of rendering her art with unequivocal flaelity, Few there are who individually and with noydccessories beyond a simple crimson-clad table and a pair of pillared Jamps could hold an audience like that wnich came together last evening in Stemway Hall for two hours untouched by ennut, In the receptivity of the performance the mind alone was exercised. It was purely a treat for the Intellect, and as that it was atriumphin the highest degree. Miss Cush- man gave her hearers *Hamlet” condensed, not lamlet’ diffused through five acts with many bad actors and much dreary scene shifting. She gave the essence of the chief character—the salient thoughts and declamations of the whole play; his discourse in scenes lour and five of act one, scene one of act three and scenes two and three of act five, along with the accompanying characters. When Miss Cushman appeared she was warmly greeted. She carried herself with an uncommonly easy step for one of her years to the iront of the platiorm and there seated herself at a small crim- son covered tabie, flanked by two lamps. She paused for a few minutes whule the late comers were iussing and buzzing turough we aisles in an anxious lookout for seats. And how, people will ask, can @ lady s0 aged—a resurrection, 80 to speak, of @ bygone generatton—think of coming before an audience to undertake the difficult task ol reading Shakespeare? She did it last night, and did 1t 80 well that people marvelled and said it was wonderful. There was a vigor in her voice, a clearness in her enunciation, a sprightliness in her mimicry that were as unexpected as they were remarkable. Particularly excellent was the scene of the grave diggers, and the ‘take off’? of these two worthy characters in voice and look was admirable. The suliloquy was indifferent, and the alteration in the expression, “their currents turn” away “and lose the name of action” had a strangely flat effect. Miss Cushman’s qualifications tor reading Shake- speare—and in truth, after he ts properly rendered ail others become easy—are not iew. Her 1ntt- mate acquaintance with the text which enables her to keep her eye almost constantly on her au- dieace, her quality and compass of voice, which in easy transition passes from the iron tenor of the man to the silver sottness of the woman, und her intuitive instincts an artist make her an incom- paravie interpreter. Aiter “Hamlet” had been done ample justice and Miss Cushman had been deservedly well ap- pa Yennyson’s “Lady of Shalott,”’ ‘John tipin” and “Mrs, Moloney on the Chinese Ques- tion” were given, exviting tears and laughter by wurns. The next reading will be on Saturday morning. Academy of Music—the Shepherd's Fold. AD amateur dramatic entertainment will be given this evening at the Academy of Music in aid of the Shepherd’s Fold of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the State of New York. The charity has for ita object the care of tne children of the needy, and the building devoted to this purpose 1s situate at the intersection of Kighty-sixth street and sec- ond avenue. The entertainment to-night will con- sist of ‘Much Ado About Nothing.” The charac- ters will of course be assumed by amateurs. The original glee, “Sigh No More, Ladies,” will be re- tained, and appropriate music will ve provided by the Twenty-second Regiment Band. Musical Notes. The German Ladies’ Society concert will take Place this evening at Steinway Hall. “Faust”? will be given by the Kellogg company at the Satarday matinée at the Academy of Music. “Bafbe Bleue” was the feature last evening at the Germania Theatre, Herr Schultz taking the part of the much married hero. EIGHTH REGIMENT BAND RECEPTION, Large Gathering of the National Guard. The tenth annual reception of the band, drum and fife corps of the Eighth regiment was held last evening in their armory on Twenty-third street, between Seventh and Eighth avenues. One would have imagined, from the stream of ladies and gen- ) tlemen that kept pouring up the grand stairway of the armory, that the building would hardly have capacity for the party; but when they scattered through the companies’ roomg and _ the large ballroom there was still space to spare. Shortly before ten P. M. the band struck up @ grand march, and after a short promenade the entire party soon launched forth tn the tntricactes of a quad and the was iairly set a rolling. Drummajor T. W. McKeever directed the arrangements, assisted by Floor Managers Ser- geant David N. Jones ana Sergeant Herman Har- dort, with tne iollowing committee:—Sergeant Charies Judson, Sergeant Charles Kershaw, Cor- | aod W. McKeever, Corporal R. 1. Campbell and rivates Schafer, Witherall, Campbell, Metz, Sayers, Clark and MoGrath. The Committee of Arrange- ments were Cor] W. Notte, Corporal Pinckney and Privates Ginninger, Jaeger, Flood, Rimig, Downey, Donley, Bougard, Ready, Clark, Campbe Mills and Mi ph vests were Teselved b, by. Captain J. 3 Eabenam, lobn Ross, Jr., F. Hi and Charies W.. Bi ere. During the im between the dances the di proved of ee service for promenading,: firting, &c.' A number of officers belonging to other regiments were present and enlivened the scene With a. diversity of bright and glittering uni- forms. Dancing was kept up to an early hour, and when the company @eparated jor their homes it was only with the intention of returning again on the even- the 234 of next month, when the annual 1 regimental reception will be heid, SEXTON MUBREB HONORABLY DISOHARGED. Mr. Augustus M. Muerer, the sexton of Trinity church, New York, who was arrested upon com- plaint of a Brooklyn detective officer, who sus- pected him of being implicated in the McKee lar- ceny, was honorably discharged upon examina- tion before Justice Ricly, Brookiyn. it was clearly proven that Mr. Macrer was unconscious of the nature 01 the articles left by MoKee with nim for safe keeping, tueretore he could aotin any way have been goncerned in the robbery. im, loat none oftheir effect |: WASHINGTON. ‘Durell to Lead the Mournful March of Monstrositios. ‘The Louisiana Withheld. Message ‘Causes of the President's Vac- illating Course. ‘THE FANATICISM OF FINANCE. WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 1874, The fresident on the Koelilogg Mon- strosity—He Favors the impeachment of Judge Daurell—Congress Without Power to Interfere. The President was visited this morning by Gov- ernor McEnery and General W. L. McMillen, the Senator elect from Louisiana. They had veen re- lably taformed that only a few days ago the Presi- dent favored a new election and desired to learn from him directly his present prosition on that question, and also to disabuse his mind as to cer- tain representations made to him that no con- siderable number of the peoplo of that State de- sired a new election. They wece most courteously received and accorded a long interview. During the conversation Attorney General Williams was present and took part in it. The President admit- ted that the people of Louisiana were oppressed by disorder and bad government, which he claimed had been the rule since the war; also that the re- turns of the jast election, which he characterized a8 an organized fraud, bad mot been counted by any returning board recognized by the courts and that the Lynch Board had been obliged to make their returns from other than legal or oficial soarces. He justified his action im the case by saying that he had simply followed the de- cisions of the courts, He also expressed the opin- ion that Congress had no more power to interfere with the State government in Louisiana than with that in New York, He thought that the first thing for Congress to do was to impeach the Judge, who, it is claimed, acted without Jurisdiction in over- throwing the State government of Louisiana and setting up another in its stead, and if the Judge were found guilty, then Congress might have power to apply s proper remedy. He was asked if it be true, as charged, that the general government, through its Judiciary, had tmproperly interfered with the State government of Louisiana, and thereby had worked an injury to the people of the State and to the cause of free government, and whether the political department of the govern- Ment could not correct the evil done without waiting to punish the person guilty of the outrage. He repeated his opinion that the Judge should be tried first, from which it would appear that the President is of opinion that stolen prop- erty ought not to be restored until the thier is caught and punished. The Attorney General ad- Mitted that Congress had power to determine whether or not a republican torm of government existed in any particular State, and if it found that none such did exist then it would be the con- stitutional duty of Congress to provide the State with one, The President and the Attorney General were reminded of the fact that the legal State gov- ernment of Louisiana had been overthrown by the unlawiul interference o! @ federal judge, backed by the United States Army, and that action by Con, gress now could scarcely be considered as inter- ference with a State government chosen by the people of the State and regularly eatablished un- der its constitution and laws. Proof was also tendered to show that a large majority of the prop- erty owners of that State, as well as a respectable number of the best republicans, desired a new elec- tion as the best solution of the political troubles of the State. The President’s Vacillation in Regard to the Louisiana Trouble—The Influ- ences which Wrought the Changes—The Message To Come After Dureli’s De- partare to Oblivion. ‘The action and position of the President relative to the Loutsiana case is somewhat enigmatical. It is a well ascertained fact thas the President some time since, conceiving the de facto or Kellogg gov- ernment as one set up without votes—that is, with no connection legally estab- lished between the ballots cast and the officers installed in power, and so set by a military force furnished by the Executive ana on the order of a federal judge—leit that not only the integrity of the republican party but of the national goveroment itseif was seriously involved. This healthy Presidential conception of the merits of the case was so intensified by whe en- ; Ughtened and honest tone of the press of the country that the Executive expressed his purpose to unload the party irom its moustrosi- ties, and favored pronouncedly a new election in Louisiana. In accordance with these views he proposed to send a message to Congress reciting his action in the case and the reasons for it, and to further allege the existence of political issues and complications that should be settled by Con- gress, the political department of the government, and not by the Executive. Subsequently he was induced by the Attorney Gen- eral and others to so far modify his message.as simply to recite his executive action in the case without suggesting or submitting the political questions to Congressional consideration. This message was submitted to the Cabinet yester- day, and, under their advice, withheld. Several considerations have combined to produce the conclusion arrived at by the Executive— first, the Cabinet, considering that the non- descript, mon-committal message, prepared under the revision of Attorney General Williams, presented no facts that were not already in pos- session of Congress, the message under the cir- cumstances might be considered not only offi- cious, but a case of Executive trifing. They fur- ther suggested that the debate, McCreery having spoken, had already begun in the Senate, and no message was necessary pro or con. to call official attention to Louisiana affairs, These sug- gestiona influenced the President to de- jay action in the case. Second, in the meanwhile other influences were brought to bear to tnduce the President to abandon not only the Purpose to send in @ message but even his advo- cacy of the election altogether. The impression Was made upon hts mind that the Executive recog- nition of the Kellogg government, which had been intended to be only provisional in its character and for the purpose of preserving the public | peace until Congress should otherwise pro- | vide, really was a splution under the constitution and laws of the political question and conclusive against all executive interferences in the matter whatever. It was urged that his political oppo- ents 80 considered his action, and his admunistra- tion would be held to this responsibility, and = any abandonment of his position would be treacherous to his patty and irreparably damaging to himself. Again, the Attorney General argued that Congress could Dot constitutionally interfere so as to remit the question of the State government to the people, except it should appear that gaid government was eet up by some extraneous authority, outside the State law and without the consent of the people of the State. This ground of Con gressional interference could only be. estab- lished by ascertaining, through impeach- ment of Durell, the usurpatory character and effect of the political order, alleged to be the basis of the desacto government. Hence the mes- Sage could appropriately come in only after the Durell case had developed this cause of action. It further appears that some sort of agreement had been entered into between Senator West and « largo number of republican Sen- ators before the President had concluded to favor @ new election, and that these Somators, a6 © matter of party wrogriety and Sen- ? 29,. 1874.~TRIPLE' SHEET. atortal courtesy, would take mo action in this grave matter, except with the consent of Senator West. He has heid them to the agreement, and |’ the combination is too strong to be disregarded. ‘The President, acting on the military maxim that success is the criterion of merit, hesitates to take @ step that might pus him on the side of the minority, A matter of no little moment in the complex forces brought to bear on the Executive is the fact that, by willing witnesses and unscrupuious creation and use of telegrams by Kellogg, the President has been in- duced to believe that the majority of the people of the State, irrespective of party, deprecate and Oppose anew election. It1s dificult to tell which of the enumerated considerations Las contributed most ¢o produce the vacillating course of the Presi- dent, and his frequent change of front on the ‘Louisiana case suggests tue simile of the wind: “The wind bioweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but cans’t not tell whence it cometh and whither it goeth.”” Morton Gives Reasons for the Presi- dent’s Silence—Will There Be a New Election in Louisiana? Senator Morton, who has been the special cham- pion of the administration, says that the President wilt not send in a message on Louisiana affairs be- cause he has concluded not ty recommend a new election, Bud outside of this he feels that there is nothing for him toaay. The Senators opposed to @ new election claim that no respectable portion of the people in Louisiana are in fayor of changing the Kellogg government, not even among the demoorats. Senator Carpenter will to-morrow introduce his. resolution for a new election and make @ speech in eupport of it, Senator Morton does not know when his committee will reach the investigation of Pinchback, called for in his reaolu- tion which paased the Seuate. Pinchback saya that he wilt not submit to ap investigation until he is admitted to a seat, Umauceessful Search of Governor Me- Enery’s House for Louisiana state Papers. The Louisiana drama took another turn to-day, and an outrage, such as those which have charac- terized the Kellogg-Durell usurpation all along, Was perpetrated in this city about eleven o’clock. For @ week It has been known that a deteotive, by the name of Smith, from New Orleans and in the employment of Kellogg, bas been hanging around No. 513 Thirteenth street, the residence of Gov- ernor McEnery, ex-Governor Warmoth, General George A. Sheridan ana Mr. Marr, and known as the headquarters of the Louisiana people Opposed to Kellogg. He was seen late last night in the rain watching the house. His movements were known perfectly, and no surprise was felt when this morning he, tn company with two officers of the district and armed with asearch warrant, made a descent on the building and ransacked the rooms, parlors and wardrobes of the gentlemen occupying them, hunting for the official returns of the e1ec- tion, which Kellogg swears wero stolen from tho State House. The warrant for the search was made by the Police Court, based on the aMdavit of Gover- nor Kellogg, which Smith brought with him from ‘New Orleans. The audacity of the outrage is charac- teristic of Kellogg and his cause, Here are a dele- gation of gentlemen at the capital of the nation protesting against the greatest outrage on civil liberty yet perpetrated tn this country, and thetr residence is broken open and their papers ran- sacked by @ detective sent here for that purpose by Kellogg and his associates. This under the Shadow of the Capitol and within-threé blocks of the Executive mansion. Itis useless to add that the Outrage was totally barren of success and the officers retired crestfallen. The Sena: Squabble Over Finance— Boutwell and Richardson Arraigned— The Specie Basta. in the Senate, after the morning hour, the finan- cial question was resumed in a jong and well pre- pared speech by Mr. Bayard, who went over a great deal of ground showing familiarity with the Statistics and a close examination of the manage- ment of the Treasury, which he denounced in severe terms, both under the management of Senator Boutweil aud Judge Richardson, and he censured the former unsparingly for his defence of the latter in the use of the forty-four million reserve, and pointedly referred, with a good deal of irony, to the fact that, as Secretary of the Treasury, one Teason controlled him, while a different one ac- tuated nim as a Senator. He turned by legalin- terpretation against Boutwell the decison of the United States Supreme Court of December 3, 186 8, which the ex-Secretary of the Treasury had quoted in his speech. He then walked into Richardson right and left, and said the practices of the Treasury had been flagrant violations of law, especially referring to the custom of retiring and cancelling legal tender notes and then issuing others in leu of them. This brought Mr. Boutwell to his feet, who cited the law of March 3, 1863, which, he contended, gave ex- press authority to reissue legal tender notes. To this Bayard replied that the statutes must be con- strued together and that the last law must and should prevail. He deplored the millions which had been expended in gold to pay interest on the national debt, not yet due, and a great part of it abroad. He designated Boutwell’s views, and, by consequence, the practice of the Treasury Depart- ment, as the fanaticism of finance, and sneeringly Teterred to the tragic close or his speech demand- ing taxation before disgrace in borrowing further loans, Some sop was thrown to the Grangers, as is becoming fashionable, if not effective, in both houses. Mr. Bayard did not pro- pose any specific plan to cure the evils of which he complained, as he said it would be presumptuous in him as one of the minority. He was tn favor of the substitution of the promise to pay by demand notes and @ unification of the currency, with gradual contraction looking to specie payments, which he would not say that we could do now in two years, but it might have been done in that time from 1869 to 1871, which was our golden opportunity. He endorsed Chandier’s specie voracity, and, with four years of moderate resump_ tion, felt that the Treasury could be brought back to honesty and healthy financial management; but tne greatness of the country could not be Permanently established until every promise to pay was honestly provided for by @ specie basis. The speech was well received, Boutwell maintaining throughout that wonderful immubility and unruffied composure which is his great characteristic, though he was not entirely unconcerned at the persistent attacks made upon him by the scion of the ancient family of Delaware, to which in long line is supposed to be handed down the glories of the celebrated Chevalier Bayarch Not less kindly was Mr. Bout- well nandied in his own camp when Mr, Morrill, of Vermont, succeeded in the discussion of the same question. This was a matter of surprise as com- ing from @ political friend, but was not the case when roughly handled by 9 democratic Senator, whores side of the house have no love for Boutwell. ‘Mr. Morrill commenced trom the very outset of his speech to berate Boutwell unmercifully for his financial ideas, though his opening had mm it that mollifed sentiment of brotherly compassion which his later and closing remarks wero divested of. Being @ “hard cash” man like Bayara he deftly set to work to prove the incompatibility with his present views as ex- pressed in his speech of his resolution in the House March 15, 1866, for specte resumption. Then, taking his report of 1860, he proved him to be still of the same opinion, which, after a lapse or silence of two years Was reaMrmed in his annual report of 1872 ag Secretary of the Treasury. ‘This was re- garded evidently as a clincher by the Senators around Boutwell, as Sherman, Schurz and Morton smiled quite signifcantly over tne arraignment, the first named laughing quite heartily. He de- fended the national banks because they had Soated the government paper; criticised the theory Of paper currency being beneficial to the agricultural classes as a delusion. He said that there ts no class who have derived a smaller ad. vantage from paper currency than the farmer. He cited the National Board of Trade at Baltimore, as well as those elsewhere, being all in tavor of a re- turn to specie payments, of whitch consummation he was strongly in favor, At the close ot Mr. Mor- ril’a very earnest and able speech the Senate went into executive aessiou, after which it ad- jouroed. Government Loss by the Failure of |, Clews, Habient & Co.—What the Over- O@ictousness of the State Department Has Cost the People. ‘The Treasury Department, with the exception of two unimportant accounts not yet received from the Department of State, has succeeded in getting the government accounts with Clews, Habicht & Co., late bankers at London, in condition, prelim- inary to final settlement of the finances of that concern, should they ever warrant such a desir- able result. For @ great many years it has been customary for the government to have a destg- nated banking house in London for the transac. tion of all financial operations tncident to receipts and disbursements of the diplomatic and consular a en ABT MATTERS. eceeedietonalied American Seciety ef Painters in Water Colore—Seveuth Annual Exhibitions Water color painting nas not yet actrieved time popularity with the American public which its merits deserve, but there 1s s considerable number of artists who labor constantly to cultivate » taste among our people for this delightiul branch of art. Only those intimately acquainted with the ionec life of the artist community can form even & faiac idea of the aifMficulties in the way of the water cot- orists in this country. The present exhibition is largely made up of foreign works, Principally of the English, French aud service. The disbursements for the naval services| !tallan schools, but the American element i io European waters and postal expenses abroad are also made through bankers selected by thoso departments. Previous to the passage of the Consular and Diplomatic Act of August 18, 1856, the expenses of the consular and diplomatic services were paid by the govern- ment bankers on the order of the Disbursing Clerk Of the State Department, In those days the amounts included outfits and gross compensation of Miniaters. The Ministers never rendéred any accounts, but drew on the bankers, and the State Department, without examination, said 1b was all right. After 1856 a system of accounts was per- focted which has since assured responsibility. Under this arrangement the Baring Brothers of London were appointed government bankers and -bransacted the busines» with great satisfaction to the Treasury Department. Upon the incoming of the present administration a cry was raised that the government accounts ought to be in the handsof Americans, Various unfounded allegations Were made against the policical predilections and sympathies of the Barings, Finally, in August, 1871, the President was induced to give the orders Necessary o the transter of the accounts to Clews, Habicht & Co., of Londun, who had been selected in the place of the Barings. The Treasury Depart- Dient issued the necessary orders to consular and diplomatic oficers directing them, on and after October 1, 1871, to remit the fees of their oftices to the new bankers, At the time of the transfer tne Barings, according to the accounts of the Treas- ury, held $112,000, which they were directed to turn over to the newly appointed State bankers. The State Department, with characteristic know!- edge of tts Mnanctal business, also sent an order to the Barings to turn over the baiance to their credit It turned oat that the balance was on the wrong side Oo! the books, an@that, tnatead of a credit, the Stave Department owed the Barings $37,000, This left $76,000 as the actual amount paid by the Barings to Clews, Habicht & Co, It should be stated, in explanation of what follows, that all Consular officors, except in British America, the West indies and South America, are required to remit to the government bankers all fees in excess of the amount of their salaries and allowances which they are permitted to retain, accounting for the same to the department quarterly. For some inexplicable reason, which the State Department can perhaps explain, the balances to the credit of the Treasury Department in London were per- mitted w ran up to the extraordinary sum of be- tween $225,000 and $250,000, which was the amount of the government funds in possession of the house of Clews, Habicht & Co. when it failed. At the time it was not known what the actual amount was, the Treasury not being aware of the transactions of the Department of State. It was presumed, however, that $125,000 would cover the government loss, The closing up of the account of Clews, Habicht & Co. shows that the loss is just double thatsum. The responsi- bility for this large loss of government money rests entirely with the Department of State, in consequence of its interference with the proper functions of the officers of the Treasury Depart- ment. Under the laws governing government accounts the Treasury Department ts presumed to have exclusive control of receipts aud disburse- ments and all other matters bearing directly thereupon, At the time of the change of bankers the Secretary of State took umbrage at the circu- lar instructions sent out by the Secretary of the Treasury, and bas invariably embarrassed that oiticer in securing proper and prompt settlement of consular accounts. In this the department of State ignores the plain provisions of the act of 1856, under which the Treasury Department 1s pre- sumed to act. In connection with other improve- ments of the consular service it is proposed to take all matters of accounts out of the hands of the Department of State, the interference of which has led to so much eonfusion and logs. Naval Estimates To Be Reduced Forty Per Cent, The Senate Committee on Appropriations to-day further considered the Naval Appropriation bill, and heard Captain Jeffers, Ohief of the Bureau of Ordnance, in regard to items for that branch of the service. Very little change will be made in the bill as 1t came from the House, and the action of the latter body in cutting down appropriations for the civil establishment of the various navy yards forty per cent below the figures of last year will be sustained by the Senate committee. WEATHER REPORT. —-__—. Wak DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFricer, WasHINGTON, D. C., Jan, 29-1 A. M. Probabilities. For New ENGLAND AND THB MIDDLE STATES COLDER AND GENERALLY CLRAR WEATHER WILL PREVAIL, WITH LIGHT TO FRESH AND OCCASIONALLY BRISK NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND RISING BAROME- TER. For the Southern States east of the Mississippi River clear or fair weather, with low temperature and rising barometer on the Atlantic coast. For the Ohio Valley and the Lake region south- westerly and northwesterly winds, with clou‘ty or fair weather, and lower temperature in the upper Jake region. For the Northwest generally clear weather and southwesterly and northwesterly winds, and de- cidedly low temperatare in Minnesota, The Weather in This City Yesterday. ‘The following record will show tne changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the corresponding day last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s phar- macy, HERALD Building :— 1873, 1874, 1873, og J 8 45 12M.. 20 45 M Average temperature yesterday. es Average temperature for corresponding date tast year...., ‘ Snow Storm at Augusta, Me. Av@usta, Jan. 28, 1874. Asevere snow storm set in at two o'clock thia afternoon and still continues, Five or six inches have air eady fallen, HARVESTING ICE ALONG THE HUDSON. PovuGHKEEpsiE, N. Y., Jan, 28, 1874, At severat places on the Hudson River companies are at work cutting ice from the coves, not daring to watt for the river to freeze. At Castleton a San of twenty-five men are stacking ice on e shore. VIRGINIA JOSTIOB ASSAILED, Attempts to Liberate MoCarty—Six Monthy’ Imprtson: Killing a Man. mt Too Mach for Ricuwonp, Jan. 28, 1874, The moat extraordinary efforts are now being made to invoke executive clemency in behalf of Page McUarty, who was sentenced to six mouths in jatl and to pay a fine of $500 for killing John B. Mordecai in a duel in May last. The petition for ardon has been Cd by @ number of the jury ho tried McCart; by @ majority of the tactudin, a of Delegates. In Me sition. to this @ number of influential citizeus, and among them several ladies of distinction, also called upon the Governor to liberate the young man who ts now fn jail. The chief ground of the application for pardon ts that in the pesent condition of are ir, who is suf- ferti m the wonnd received in duet, six months’ imprisonment would probably be fatal to bim, This is the first instance in which a duellist has Deen convicted by a Virginia jury, and their Verdict of invotuntary manslaughter ts regarded as absurd, as is conceded, nevertheless, that Hts a stop in ft ditectiom, “The Governas + what is decision will be, eect Sp ns ny aha eke - ul SR Strongly represented, Some of the native works compare favorably with their foreign competitors, In view of the little encouragement given to this class of art the state of advancement whic it tae reached is very creditable vo our native artiste, “Moonlight,” vy Richards, is a work of much merit, and shows the usual care and atrention to detail of this artist. Tifany has two imuortant pictures i the exhibition which show a cosuded Gaaeameanae on his former efforts. A mosque, with & group oe Palms in the foreground, is in bis old style, ae aims at conveying to canvas the wondrous harmomy of color which 18 such a distinctive seature of the South of Europe and the Kast. The com- position of this work ia 4 decided tmprovemene on bis former works and is fuil of promise for the future. An Arab study shows traces of the toflw- ence FA a RR ened nut merit and seems 6 i rther development Be: of Mr. Tiffany's lavors. et haa ‘ath, who is one of our best and most prome- ising artists among the young men, ts repre- sented by an important work—a landacape, witty the figure of a ea and some sheep in the (ore- ground. This picture is strongly and admivably painted. It has the qualities of oot work combined with poetic conception, which go to make up the highest class o! art. fae influence of the French school is also very visite in Mr. Magrath’s works, and we are glad to see our artists attaching themselves to the reatly sound system of art which is practised tn France. For some years we have watched the progress of this artist with much interest, a8 he appears one who 18 destined to take avery high place tn the American school. Gifford also has been doing well. contributes an “Eastern Twilight Scene, which reprodaces with fidelity the wondrous beauty of the short Eastern twilight. The atmos here also is well 8 ve, but the artist has failed to seize the delicate grace of the palm trees. J. @. Brown’s “Rustic Miiliner” 18 one of those: happy conceits of child lie in which Mr. Brown so woll Bucceeds, The present work Is rather ambi- tious, but tis well handled. The figures of the two little girls are carefully drawn, and the aun- light effects are very cleverly managed. Lumley contributes a tew interesting pictures of childrea.. Among the foreign works the important is Dimmenetti’s ‘Fis! painted with the masterly freedom distinguishes his brusning. It ta one of the best examples of real water color work in the collec- tion and is marked by a complete absence of body color. Every detail has been worked in with mar- vellous freedom and breadth of treatment., Is belongs to the new Italian school, and has the characteristic brilltancy of color. For-: tuny'’s “Mandolin Player,’ “Duck Shooting” by; Saunter, and a very careful copy ol one of Riberals works by Fortany, and a number of other really, good pictures represent European art on the Academy walls. The collection is a rei good one and will well repay a visit. 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