The New York Herald Newspaper, February 3, 1874, Page 3

WASHINGTON, —— Opposition to a New Election in Louisiana, The Senate Passes the Order for the Howard Court of Inquiry. Extravagance of the Depart- ments of Government. Mismanagement of the Finances of the Indian Bureau. CONGRESSIONAL PROFLIGACY. A Committee of Investigation for the District of Columbia. THE FINANCIAL QUESTION. WASHINGTON, Feb, 2, 1874. The Opposition in the Senate to a. New Election in Louisiana—The Howard Court of Inquiry Ordered. In the Senate a resumption of the argument of Senator Morton in reply to Senator Carpenter commenced the business of the day, and, verifying the axiom that the calm succeeds the storm, Sena- tor Morton was remarkably cool and equipoised in his utterances, delivered from manuscript, which were strikingly in contrast with the indignant tone and aroused temper with which he opened upon Carpenter. His remarks, though caretully selected, were for the most part so monotonous in the delivery that not many of the Senators paid especial attention to them, except occasionally ‘when one of the lawyers would catch a point on which a legal question turned, and then the usual “Will the gentleman allow me to interrupt him ? Occurred, and Morton would amiably acquiesce and then go on with his speech. In it he made a full review of Carpenter's logic, conccived in moderate vein, and he took strong ground against the idea Of @ new election, to sustain which he adduced some convincing reasons, which in the after de- bate appeared to find an echo in some of the more prominent members of the body, as demonstrated by their subsequent remarks. He showed himself astickler for State rights all through, and seemed to think that, to meet this requirement, the elec- tion to be held next November would settle the case, It 1s the alternative in the current order, and, as the temper of other Senators showed, was believed to be the ‘best way to meet the proposed Working of Carpenter’s motion. Senator Fre- linghuysen followed Morton with reference to the constitution, sustaining the Presi- dent’s action earnestly, at which he said the people rejoiced, and quoted authorities in support of his views as to the Kellogg Legislature. Though he did not believe that either the government of Keliogg: or that of McEnery was ‘the de jure government, and he would not take the credentials of either Legisiature, yet he would let the present government remain in power until mext November, and argued that to give anew election now under federal controi, whether the ‘people want it or not, would be taking away irom them a republican form of government. stew- art followed briefy, contending that the will of the people was republican government, and be- yond this nothing of much importance was said by him. Senator Sargent then urged consideration of the Naval Appropriation bili, which was re sistea by Senator Edmunds, claiming pre- cedence for the Bankruptcy bill, which, | after some interlocutory pleadings by Sherman and Morton jor an early final disposition Of the financial question, was taken up and read by sections. Pending its consideration the House Joint resolution for the appointment ofa court of -inquiry, to consist of five officers to be selected by the President, for the purpose of in- Vestigating General Howaru’s case, was taken up and excited much comment, ostensibly on account | ef the increase of the number 0! officers to com- pose the board beyond three, as heretofore pro- vided by the Jaw. After considerable raking of the Christian statesman and soldier, the resoiu- tion passed, when the Senate took up the Bank- rupt bill again, which went over, and the Senate adjourned. Whe House Appoint a Committee of In- vestigation for the District of Colam- bia—The Franking Privilege Again. This being Indigo Monday, the usual stock of bills was offered for reference under the call of States, after which various resolutions were offered for passage under a suspension of the rules, which requires a two-third vote, Niblack, of In- diana, offered one instructing the Committee of Ways and Means to reporta new tariff bill, but it came to grief, the republicans going solid against it, The affairs of the unfortunate District of Columbia were again placed upon the Con- gressional griddle, for another and a warmer toasting than any they have received heretofore. Mr. Wiison, of indiana, presented several peti- tions to the House, as¥ing for an investigation Anto its afairs under the present régime, He said he presented the papers and made the request arom a@ sense of duty to his constituents and the people of the District, but did not @esire to express any opinion on the merits Ofthe case. A running debate took p!ace upon the resolutions, chiefy in favor of their passage. They Were adopted without a division. The old gentleman so much endeared to oficial Ife in Washington, and known as “Frankiag Priv- | ilege,” stalked into the House to-day, all smiles | and bows, and met with a most cordial reception from his old and new friends. He did not come, however, toremain; only to offer a resolution in- structing one of the House committees to report | whether it would be proper to restore his auto- graph to all matter printed by Congress, and, in order to make it pleasant to the country press, to permit weekly papers to pass through the maiis in the county in which they are published free of postage. On a call of the’yeas and nays the resolu- tions were passed by a large majority. So the public may look out for the restoration o/ the frank- ing privilege ere many weeks expire, and, asa consequence, plenty of work for the Congressional printers and no retrenchment, The Claimed Indebtedness of the United | States to the District of Columbia, The government of the District of Columbia Claims that the United States government owes it about $1,500,000 for improvement of streets in the Vicinity of the public buildings and reservations, ‘The unpaid contractors and employés have been expecting the realization of this sum through an appropriation by Congress, but, owing to the delay Of such appropriation, contractors and others are selling improvement, water and sewor certifi- Cates at a sacrifice to meet their respective obliga- | lions. The investigation just ordered into the affairs of the District government will probably be of long continuance, ana the subject of the | United States indebtedness to the District will not be considered until the investigation shall have been concluded. Meantime not only the District government and those to whom itis indebted will be damaged by the delay, but the business of the Citizens at large unfavoraply affected. The Financial Question, The Bauking bill reported by the Committee on Banking and Currency is in the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and the vill limiting the circulation of legal tenders to $400,000,000 and such other financial schemes ag may be reported by the Committee of Ways ana Means will be considered in connection with it And alj Kindred propositions, No one ventures to legal | of them, Amasa Walker in Opposition to Expan- sion of the Currency, Mr. Amasa Walker, of Massachusetts, appeared to-day before the House Committee on Banking and Currency, and favored the committee with a two hour exposition of his views on the financial question, He took decided grounds against all schemes having @ tendency to increase the vol- which be contends Predict the disposition which will be made of any | | ome. of the currency, | is now redundant to the extent of an- nibilating the export trade and ‘njuring ail the great interests of the country, espe- | cially the agricultural interests, He stated | that, in the manulacture of cotton goods, the labor, largely unskilled, has increased fifty-six per cent since 1860, but not to the advantage of the labor- ing classes, who have to pay seventy-five per cent more than in 1860 for the expenses o/ living. The increased cost of production, however, has been to wipe out our trade in cotton goods with Cuina ~ and to let it pass entirely into the hands of the British. Members of the committee endeavored to make Mr, Walker admit that other causes besides @ redundancy of the currency were operating to produce the effects which heinstaneed, But be adhered strenuously to the position that the principal and almost exclusive cause was the depreciated currency, and he de- Clared that the manufacturing interests of New | England would gladly surrender all tariff protec- tion if they only had @ normal currency, the cur- reney of commerce, He expressed himself favor- ably towards Senator Sumner’s plan for the issue Of $20,000,000 of compound interest three years notes, to be exchanged for legal tender, Farther Investigation of Extravagant and Useless Expenditure for the House of Representatives. The House Committee on Appropriations to-day heid another important meeting on the subject of | the expenses of the House of Representatives. Those examined were the Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms, Doorkeeper and Postmaster, each veing interro- gated with respect to the force of employés and expenses of their respective brancies, The salaries of the Sergeant-at-Arms’ office amount to over $10,000, and the duties comprise the disbursement | of moneys on account of salarigs of members, &c. ‘The investigation to-day, however, had special ref- erence to the organization, cost and efticiency of the Capitol police, It was asserted that one-fourth the mumber of officers employed could per- form all the duty which was required. In the Doorkeeper’s office it was found that there. werea number of supernumerary assistants. At many doors there are two keepers, when it is thought one would answer every purpose. The committee here also reserved a decision until fur- ther information could he obtained, exhibiting in ® precise manner the needs of the House tor this class ofofficers, The Postmaster of the House ex- plained the duties required of bis office. The salaries paid under him amount to $24,000 a year, which includes those of the Postmaster, one as- sistant, four messengers at nearly $2,000 each, and seven mall carriers at over $1,200each. In adal- tion to this there is an expense of some thousands | for horses and mail wagons. The committee are | of the opinion that the present House Post Office is | rather an expensive establishment for the despatcn and delivery of the maul of 302 members and dele- | gates, Mismanagement of the Finances of the Indian Bureau—No More Deficit Bills | | to Be Allowed. Judge Loaghridge, of the sub-committee of the Committee on Appropriations, charged with pre- paration of the Indian Appropriation bill, has perfected his labors. It is the intention of the | committee to report the bill about the end of the Week. The reductions eifected on the estimates reported from the Indian Office amount to | $1,500,000, ‘The Committee have experienced great embarrassment in obtaining information from the Indian OMfice. Jt was only aiter great delay that the report of the Commissioner was re- ceived, and this was unaccompanied by the reports of Indian Agents. The Commitice are not entirely satisfied with the appearance of things in the | Management of the Indians. The amount required | by treaty ts over $2,500,000. Tiie will remain as estimated for. Avant $4,000,000 additional, how- ever, is putin for the expeasés of the Indian ser- | vice and the Indians with wom no treaties have been negotiated, The latter include the Sioux, Comanches, Kiowas, Apaches and Southern Chey- ennes and Arrapahoes and a few fugitive or de- tached bands, It is the intention of the committee to add to the Indian Appropriation bul a provision requiring the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to apportion out the amount appropriated so as to make it last throughout the whole year, If tue amount be insuficient the Commissioner ts thus compelled to put tribes on short ailowance, as it is the object of the committee hereafter to allow no deficiency bilis, Hitherto it has been customary to squander the whole amount appropriated in the first six months, and so keep on, winding up the year with a large deficiency. Necd of Reform in the Administration of Indian Affairs. The douse Committee on Indian Affairs to-day considered tne bill to secure @ more efficient ad- ministration of Indian affairs. It provides, among | other things, that all books, records, contracts, bids or proposals for contracts (atter the same | shail have been duly opened), vouchers, orders, receipts and papers of every description what- soever that relate directly or indirectly to the payment or anticipated payment of any money or | other thing of value on the government account | in the ofice of, appertaining to or connected with the officiai duty or action of any Indian agent or sub-agent, shall be public records and open to the inspection of any person during all reasonabie business hours. Enormous Cost of the Congressional Printing and Stationery Supply. General Garfleid has laid out alarge amount of | work for the committee, in the way of calling ve- fore them the chiefs of the omMfces investigated. ‘To-morrow the Congressional printer will be ex- amined as to the expenses of the extensive estab- lishment under his jurisdiction, The total esti- mate for wages for public printing is over $1,000,000; | for material over $800,000; for paper, nearly | $700,000; for the Congressional Record, $171,000; or lithographing, $50,000, making a total of over $2,250,000, The committee are of the opinion that greatreduction might be made here. The only | method of reaching this, however, will be to cut down the orders for printing. The estimates of the Congressional printer are based entirely upon the probable orders of Congress. Notwith- standing the abolition of the tranking privilege Congress has ordered the usual editions of public documents, More Stealings from the “Loan Fund” in the Treasury Department—An Ex- amination to Begin on Thursday. For Thursday the Secretary of the Treasury and the officers or agents of the express companics used by the department in the transportation of money and other oficial packages have been called _ | before the Committee on Appropriations, General Gurfleld has found, in his investigation of the in- terior workings of the Treasury Department, that an enormous amount ($260,000) is annually ex- pended on expressage. The committee, upon learning of the sum, were sufficiently surprised to cail upon the Secretary of the Treasury to appear, and to-day telegraphed to the express officers to appear at the same time, ‘The } | transportation of money comes out of | the irresponsible fund for the payment | of the expenses of the national loan, It is learned that the express companies charge and ‘are al- Jowed the same rates of pay for the carriage of bonds printed on one side and hence imperfect, as on money. This, it is thought, should be put in as paper. This item alone runs up enormously and is a serious extravagance or irreguiarity. It is also hinted that the $3,000,000 for the payment of the expenses of the national loan covers not only transportation of money, but that sundry unofMclat packages of great weight and dimensions are amuggied through under the provisions of this highly fexiple fund, The committee will make a very thorough investigation, The State Department To Have an | Overhaulin: | The Secretary of State will be called before the } Committee on Anpronriaijong in & Jew daa to ax. | currants three cents per pound. | bunal to hear |'in the Argentine Kepublic. plain the estimates of his department, and the dip- lomatic and consular expenses of the government, Reduction of the Force of Revenue Em- ployes. ‘The Commissioner of Internal Revenue, upon consultation with Mr, Kellogg, chairman of the Civil Service Committee of the House, and with Messrs. Beck and Foster as Sub-Committee of Ways and Means, has made a reduction in his clerical and other force of twenty-one persons, at aD annual saving of $21,540, This brings the force of the Commissioner's office, with the exception of @ few laborers, to ita size before the late discharge Of all the assessors, assistant assessors and their clerks throughout the country, which change in the system has greatly increased the labors of the | Washington office, The Committee of Ways and Me: the Customs Duties, The Committee of Ways and Means wil) not, for several weeks to come, act definitely on the various financial propositions belore them, and, therefore, nothing reliabie can be now stated concerning their views as a committee, although several mem- | bers have made known to the public their indi- vidual opinions. The action taken by the commit- tee on the subject of the tariff thus far has merely been to correct errors, and not with @ view of increasing receipts from customs. The amend. | Ments, however, which they recommend, will have the effect of increasing the revenue about $2,000,000 On silks, fruits and books, It is apprehended by some of the members of the committee that the introduction of these amendments to the existing laws may have the effect of reopening the entire question of the tariff. Amendment of the Tariff Laws. The bill introduced by Representative Mellish, amendatory of the tariff laws, provides that the following duties shall be collected on and after the 1st of Jury next:—Raisins, four cents; chiccory Toot, ground, burned or prepared, three cents, and and Bill to Establish a Court of Alien Claims, Representative Lawrence’s bill, introduced to- day and referred to the Committee on War Claims, provides, that for the purpose of providing a tri- and determine the claims of ahens against the United States for compen- | sation for alleged torts sutfered through the acts of persons for whose doings it may be asserted the United States should be held responsible, there | shall be established in Washington a court, to be | called the Court of Alien Claims, to consist of three judges, with the power to hear and determine all claims on the part of corporations, companies or private individuals, citizens or subjects of any for- eign Power, upon the United States, arising out of | acts committed against the persons or propérty of | such citizens or subjects during a period of recog- | nized war between the United States and a beilige- rent, the sovereign of the claimant. The Chinese Indemnity Claims. Mr, Pheips, of New Jersey, to-day introdaced | and had referred to the House Committee on For- | eign Adairs a bill supplementary to the act to carry into effect the convention of November 8, 1868, between the United States and China. The | bill proposes to permit claimants against, what is usually known as the Chinese indemnity fund to bripg suit in the Court of Claims and regulate the proceedings of said Court in such cases, Nomination of Minister to the Argentine Republic. The President sent to the Senate to-day one nomination, namely:—Thomas 0. Osborn, of Ili. | nois, to be Minister Resident of the United States | Proposed Amendments to the Postal Laws. The bili reported by Representative Tyner, in | the House to-day, amendatory of the postal laws provides that on newspapers and other periodicals | pot exceeding four ounces in weight, sent from a known office of publication to regular and vond Jide subscribers, postage shall be charged at the following rates per quarter pound, namely:—On publications issued less frequently than once a week, two cents; issued once a week, three cents; issued twice a week, six cents; three times a week, nine cents; six times a week, eighteen cents, and datly, twenty- one cents. And an additional rate shall be charged for each additional four ounces weight, provided that one copy of weekly newspapers may be sent to each subscriber thereof in the county where | they are printed and published tree -of postage, nd pubiisners of newspapers and periodicals may mutually exchange their publications, not exceed- ing one copy im each exchange, free of postage. All miscellaneous matter of the third class, including books, flexible patterns, sampies Of ores, metals, Minerals and merchandise, sample cards, photographic paper, letter enve- lopes, postal envelopes and wrappers, cards printed or unprinted, and on all matter not chargeable with letter rates, or by law excluded from the mails, the postage shali be one cent for each two ounces or fractional part of two ounces, and that the maximum weight of all such packages snall not exceed four ounces. It shall be lawiul for any person to write in any book, pampuiet, periodical, magazine or other matter of the third class & brief form of presentation, or write his or | her name on the wrapper thereof, ur the namber and name of the articies enclosed, without addi- tional postage. A Begging Sand of Indians Refused Charity by General Custer—Rumor of a Sioux and Cheyenne Movement Against the Rees—Attack Upon the Mail in Texas Repulsed. A telegram from General Custer dated Fort Abe Lincoin 28d ult. mentions that Two Bears, with about 200 Indians, including about a dozen chieis, arrived at that fort on the 20th ult., pretending that they would make a peace with the Rees, but upon discovering at their council that their object was to beg General Custer told them they could have no rations, upon which the council abruptly terminated, proving conclusively that the ques- tion of peace with the Rees had nothing to do with their coming. The Rees have no confidence in these Indians, and Two Bears was informed by the military authorities that if they visited the post again without permission they would be ar- rested and returned to their reservations, and fur- thermore that they would not be permitted during | the summer to visit the post and attack the Rees | without at the same time being considered as attacking the white soldiers and being treated | accordingly, The War Department has a copy of a despatch , from Indian Agent Moffatt, dated at the Grand River Agency, Dakota, January 24, saying there is information that a war party of Cheyenne and Sioux intend making an attack on the Rees, at or near Fort Abe Lincoln. days out irom the Cheyenne agency, The agent | Says there is some truth in this report, as it came | from reliable chiefs at the Grand River agency, and it may be well to keep a lookout for them. In for- warding the statement General Custer says:—“I place no great reliance upon the truth of this re- port, considering the season of the year, and, if true, anticipate no serious danger to parties here (Fort Abe Lincoln). The only embarrassment we laber under is that nearly ail our horses are bare- footed and there is not a horseshoe in the Quarter- master’s Department to issue.” A report irom Eagle Spring, Texas, states that the mail station there was attacked by Indians on the night of December 21. The attacking party numbered about filteen. They were driven olf by three soldiers on guard at the mail station. The Fort St. Philip Cana}. General Humphreys has decided in javor of the views of Major Howell concerning the Fort St. | Philip Canal, and will send his report to Congress | on Thursday. It seems probable Congress will make appropriations to commence the work at an early day. | DAMAGING TESTIMONY AGAINST LOWEN. | STEIN, | ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 2, 1874. In the Lowenstein murder trial to-day Mrs. Weston, the wile of the murdered man, and Mary Cochrane, @ friend of the prisoner's wife, were examined. Mrs, Weston testified that she saw her husband's watch chain in Lowenstein’s possession aster the Murder. She also dentifed the cloching | orher husband, and related a number of circum: | stances concerning the conduct of Lowenstein | both before and after the murder, ai) of which | ‘i have been published, | Mary Cochrane's testimony also was Of the same | rant bod. | would seem vy recent developments, the repub- | & natural weakness for political distinction, his They are reported to be 14 | ¥' ju Congress. | and if the convention acts with judgment—ani NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET. CONNECTICUT. The Gubernatorial Campaign in the Wooden Nutmeg State—Old Feuds the Republican Issue-A Democratic Senator in the Background—The Rival Journals on Frogress and Decay in Politics. HARTvORD, Feb. 2, 1874, When Hon. Joseph R. Hawley ran a second time | for Governor Of this State in, 1867, he was defeated by @ handsowe majority, How it was that he | should run bis party behind some 1,500 votes in one | year was & great mystery, and what made the mystery more mysterious was the Jact that his de- feay was effected for the most part by the large majorities given in New Haven to his opponent, Hon. James FE. Engush, The republican press, apparently as much sur- prised as the Scate at large, raised a great halla- baloo, stigmatized New Haven as the seat of high- handed iniquity, that money had been corruptly used, ballot boxes stuffed, New York repeaters em- ployed and such like trickery, with which, as It licans of that day were quite familiar. The democrats won the day and had to bear the opprobrium which was cast upon them. However, the cause of the republican defeat lay within their own ranks, subtie in its influence, beneath the surface, und beyond the sight of the casual ob- server. The cause was simply this:—In 1866 the friends of Hon, Henry B, Harrison brought bim forward as candidate for Governor. But WAR CANDIDATES were all the fash‘on just then, and General Hawley appeared on the scene fresh from the field, The party thougnt it policy to run bim. A few of the leaders met in the New Haven House, General Hawley among vhe rest. They decided to withdraw Mr. Harrison in favor of General Hawley, and in consideration the latter solemnly promised that, having served as Governor one term, he would take @ complimentary vote of the Convention the following year and then leave the fleld open to Mr. Harrison, Agreeably to this arrangement General Hawley was elected Governor; but, having movements, as the year came round, became a matter of suspicion to the Harrison men, and they put the question to him point blank whether he expected to run again tor Governor. His reply was that if the people of Connecticut saw fit to elect him again he should not decline. The Harrison | men were duly wroth at this reply. They told General Hawley that they would keep their promise; they would give hima complimentary | vote of the Convention; but if he accepted i: they would defeat him before tne people. The vote was given, and General Hawley made the greatest mis- take of his life. He accepted. The Harrison men, true to thelr word, defeated him before the peo- ple; indeed, they burned him so deep that they well nigh quenched his political glimmer forever. The defeat was given in New Haven, of course, and democratic corruption was assigned as the | cause. With TRUE YANKBE GRIT General Hawley next appeared in the anomalous character of “the gentleman in politics,” mounted the lyceum stage, put whip to his Pegasus, and tolled with all possible speed for four years betore ne came again within sight or sound of political favor. Minister Jewell came forward next, and, after crossing swords a few times with Mr. English, had | things his Own Way till he reured last year, when Mr. Harrison's name was oguin proposed. Had he | received the support of his party he might have been elected; but, unfortunately, Hartiord tele- graphed to the New Haven Convention that they | would not suppors Mr. Harrison, Accordingly Mr. | Hari ison, Chary oi his reputation and dreading a opular defeat above all things else, withdrew, and leury P. Haven, of New London, took his p The New Haven republicans are ALWAYS SURE OF ONE THING: if they cannot have their own way they can pre- | Vent others trom faving theirs. On election day a republican says to a democrat, “You throw up your mao, English, for Congress, and support my mnan, Kellorz, anu f will throw up my man, Haven, | for Governo’, and support your man, Ingersoll.” The pl werked like a charm, tx-Governuor Eng- lish ap. ne 2r-could-be Governor Haven were un- | mercil..jly 8: 1ughiered, and the democratic State ticket look an easy victory. Bat the vid feud stili brous, and General Hawley (alias the Hartford Courant), anxious to visit upon Mr. Harrison chat which be 80 much dislikes— & poputer rebat—with @ characteristic magna- | nimity proposes Heury B, Harrison for Governor, when he very weli knows that neither he nor any other straight-out republican stands a shadow of @ chance to be elected this year. The State press Ce. | joinin, and Mr. Harrison is loaded with praises, ali of whicn are richly que; for he is A MOST EXCELLENT MAN PERSONALLY AND PROFRS- | SIONALLY, | and fully worthy of the oitice, and the only thing to be regretted is that the encomiums pronounced upon ag are not pervaded with as much sincerity | as trath. Mr. Harrison had at first no idea of allowing him- , seli to become a candidate ; but the flattery of the press, under the lead of the Courant, has been so abundant and so general that he bas nearly suc- , cumbed ; and itis now understood that, provided the homination be tendered by ballot and the vote | be made ungnimous, he will accept. Hartford will | smile quietly to see him deleated, while the New London section will laugh outright tor so early an opportunity to pay their compliments to the man Whose friends so unieelingly slaughtered their can- date, Mr. Haven, last year, THUS STANDS THE GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN IN CONNKCTICUT | on the part of the republicans, Their convention will be held in this city the second Wednesday in February. Mr. Harrison is the only man spoken of as candidate, and should he accept tne first Monday of April will be set apart to witness the pleasing little episode in State politics of a trie | angular duei—Hartiora, New en and New | London. The result ts easily foretold, and each | faction Will find its solace in the other’s misfor- | tunes, | ‘The Democratic State Convention will be held in New Haven on Tuesday, February 3. The two par- ties are so evenly balanced in this Stave that the democrats carry the day oiten enough to keep themseives organized and in good fighting trim. They are strong of themselves just now and still further strengthened by the local dissensions in | the opposing party and the increasing unpopu- | larity o1 the Grant administration. They will re- | nominate the old ticket—Hon, Charles R. Ingersoll for Governor and Judge Sill tor Lieutenant Gov- | ernor, they representing the liberal republicans. | ‘They look upon the success O! their State ticket as | certain, and are aiready disputing the Senatorship among themselves. Whom that fortunate tndivi- dual will be is not yet settled, but, unless the teel- ing of the State changes very considerably within two months, it 18 safe to say that it will be a man who will carry with him to Washington a feeling of vigorous and determmed opposition to the admin- istration. | The New Haven Press on the Convention. The Register to-night (regular democratic organ) Bays :— From present appearances we should judge that the convention would not be unusually large, as there is very little excitement, apparently, 1u regard to the nom- ination of the ticket. So tar as we have noticed, the expression of our democratic contemporaries have been unanimously in favor of the renomination of the present State official, ‘They have _ performed heir duties to the ‘satisiaction of the party nich eiected them, and their opponents have found little or nothing ‘to criticise. ‘The only attack has been made by « tew pretended deinocrats of this city, who sold out to the republicans last October, and who. now announce that they shall not support the present | State officers, whether they are renominated or hot. It remains for the delegates to the Convention from the Various towns to say whether the present State officials shall be renominated or not. It is their duty to take such action as, in their judgment, the best interests of the party demand. We would leave every delegate free to take such action as Would be acceptable to the people, The democrats and liberals are not blind. ‘they have | watched the events of the past year, and they have | Jormed thelr own opinion of the acia of the State oMcers. | | In the present condition of the party it is of the utinost importance that there should be harmony. And this can vel est secured by @ free Interchange of opinion by the lelegates. The republicans have already indicated the sort of a campaign which they propose, An effort is to be made to convince the farmers that there is a sort of an alliance between the democrats and the railroads Having a | | | | Senatorial fight of their own, they would like > get up one for us. Then the — railroads have combined to elect a Senator, if the demo- ts have a majority in the Leg railroads of Connecticut have no favors to ask of ‘The charges of corruption which have been made do not come With a very Hood grace Irom 4 party | which has received aid irom Huntington, Murphy ‘The. Allen, Whatever our opponents may’ do, the cam- paiga on the part of the democrats aud lWerals will wot | depend upon. the purchase of voters. If there are | any men in Connecticut who are manipulating | ir | | the caucuses for the purpose of improving — th chances, for the Senate, they are not demo- crats. Such charges as these come from those who are old hands at the business. The \ gon pavement ring and the New York Custom House have their de- fenders in our State, it was Mr. Starkweather who ap- | pied to and received funds trom the former wit was Sen ator Buckingham who compared the latter toa church. The record of the democracy, on the other hand, ts clean, ere 13 little opportunity for blundering—the ticket whieh it puts in nomination to-morrow will go in with a tush, { | | The Evening Union—Gallagher and disaffected | democvatio—referring to the Convention, says:— | Tein generally conceded that the present State officers will be renominated by acclamation. has any serious objection been made. Charles R. Inger. soll, in his position as Governor, has not come up tothe | expectation of the masses, ‘ihe party leaders of course be not only satistled, but are somewhat en- | over him. Bt their good feeling toward him | ise be Nas been trae to the Dest interests of the | acted With a single eye to the promotion of | of tho mdualagel lasso yb hy 10 but one of these is not peopl who boast of their Puritan stock and reter with pride to their bank account. A combination of circumstances | which cecurs once in a great while assisted hi iast | the village. canse, first, he has listened attentively and spe Roe © the suggestions of the ring, to whieh most thew belong ; ang, second, because he has once béen suc cessful, and to change candidates now would, in their opinion, be almost a sure precursor of deteat, and would most certainly jeopardize the chanees of securing & democratic Legislature, and consequently democratic Senator. Although many influential demo- crats privately condemn Mr. Ingersoll (or Lis open nimart to the masses and his unwise stall appointments, yet they consider it better to smother their discontent lor the present, allow him to run as # candidate, and by the Brestiyé of his success Inst year they hope not only to cusry him in but to also secure a Legisiature to their like ing. Whether this reasoning is sound or unsound time alone will tell. Certain itis that the contest. In Apri is | to be an exciting aud close one, the democrats shoul have one of their moxi ‘popular men at the head of the ticket. ever was popuiar in the state is a’ iisiake in his own city his supporters are not to b pe i Perce ge ll ected of both parties and e Yo say that Mr. Ingersoll is or kven year in obtaining a very large majority in but this year he will have to depen own popularity, whieh will not secure party vote. It ls unfortunate, then, in the 10 that the leaders have sueh @ hold on’ the de t oree Ingersoll’s nomination, W cl ix the head of the ticket and placing some man in nomination who represents progressive democ raey, aud is not weiched down with personal dislikes and party bickerings, the Democratic Convention would ut re-ectro the demands of their constituents and estab- lish beyond a doubt a democratic victory next April If H must be chosen theré are these here | who answer this descripti CHARITY. pale Bazaar and Promenade Concert for the | Benefit of the Church of the Holy Trinity. Last night the doors of the Seventy-first regi- | ment Armory, on the corner of Broadway and | Thirty-fifth street, were thrown open to the pub- lie—that 18 to say, to all those who passed fifteen | cents into the box office—and the bazaar and prome- nade concert for the benefit of the Church of the Holy Trinity was fairly inaugurated. it must have Pleased the Rey. Stephen H. Tyng when making ‘ WOMEN VS, WHISKEY. - Ohio Ladies on an Anti-Barroons Prayer Crusade, LAGER BEER MEN CONVERTED, The Stiffnecked Paynim Threaten Legal War. CINCINNATI, Feb, 2, 1874, The crusade of the women of Southern Obigy Against the Lquor saloons increases in extent and importauce. At Franklin, Warren county, the ladies are zealously besieging all the saloon keep- ers with prayer meetings, One of the German saloon Keepers has signed their pledge and joined! in with the services held in his former barroom. ‘The same man had hired a band last Friday and! tried to give @ ball while the ladies were im front singing hymns and praying. Towards evening the dancers went to the dwelling of tue manager an@ told him they could not stand this, They abane doned the holding of the ball at his honse an@ went to the extreme lower end of the town to & hall that was away from the prayer circie, At Waynesville, Warren county, several saloom keepers hold out, and it is said that tne roughest. men find it sometimes impossibie to restrain tears asthe ladies kneel on the 1 in the cold or ms opening address to look around wrough the crowded rvoms and see the hundreds of ladies and gentlemen who had braved the perils of the fearful snow storm to lend their assistance in establishing the success of the Holy Trinity Bazaar. Outside the wind whistled and the snow fell in thousands of flaky particles, while inside the band played and quarters and dimes were scattered around in profusron, There is always a certain sameness in bazaars—a Rebecca at the well, @ flower stall presided over by a bevy of bright, Smiling girls, aud innumerable stalls where one can buy everything one does not want and nothing which can oe of real use; and in this special in- stance itis bunt fair to give the managers credit | for naving done the thing better than it has ever been done bejore. Passiugin through the door- | Way, attention is immediately attracted to two | COUNTRY STORES on the left, where everything can be purchased from a tenpenny nail to @ yard of calico, or from a | pound of soap to & bottle of Florida water. These country stores represent both variety and quantity, and sell their goods at | the same prices for which they can be purchased in | the large retail stores in the city. ‘The profit in these stores is merely the same as that of an ordi- nary commission house. Opposite the country stores is Rebecca at the well, ladling out lemon- | ade, and @ young gentleman presiding at a soda fountain. They evidently procured that particular stand with the charitable purpose of allaying any thirst that might be contracted trom the sight of the hams, sardines, anchovies, &c., on their neigh- bor’s counter. In the centre of the main rooma bright little blonde, seated in the historical shoe, presides over innumerable small dolls, and a little farther stands a bower of evergreens, in which | some half a dozen young ladies are ostensibly en- | gaged in selling fowers; but from the persistent manner in which the younger portion of the male sex hang ete it, 1t may be presumed that other attractions aré overcd, “BUY A BUGLE??? next greets the ear, and alter being mulcted of five cents one is handed an elegautly litnographed little sheet, which we learn trom the tithe page is “ihe | Bazaar Bugle, publisied during the bazaar at eight P.M,” The Bugle is quite a spicy ttle sheet, with & page picture on te front page and some inter- esting reading matter on the mside. ‘the front page of the first number has a picture of the door of old St, George’s church, and on the inside , the Rey. Dr. Tyng bas something to say on the same Bub- ject, conciuding his remarks as follows :—"[f this is a fair view of tie door of old St. Geor to help such looking people to a better condition would be Qn act of generous and friendly love, and as so many of tue congregation of tae Church of the Holy’ Trinity have in some Way descended from old | St. George's, it is a fair and Kind relation of ali who Witness their great efforts to help themselves to aid them generousiy in their commendable pur- pose, and others may unite in giving thanks that we no more see such Old and shabby looking churches and people as old St, George’s must have been and seen.” The Bugle is printed in @ large room on the left, known as the CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT. The name was not given because the Bugle Was edited there, but on account ol the presence of two remarkable rocking horses that gyrate backwards and Jorwaras with uyceasing persever- ance. ‘There is also a photographic establishment and a candy store in the same department. On the other side of the main hall there is the usual art gallery and a smoking room, where cigars, cigarettes, &c., can be purchased and smoked. Travelling further still the same direction at- tention 18 directed to the INDIAN BOX TRICK, which remarkabie illusion is eXwbited every even- ing by Adjutant Edgar 8. Allien, of the Ninth regi- ment. The Indian box trick is remarkably clever! done and well worth the twenty-ttve ceats whic! every spectator is taxed. Last nigut Mr. Allien had a crowded house, and gave his entertainment | in a remarkably neat style, sending everybody away wondering how the boy got into the box. | One gentieman, however, who attentively ob- | served the persormanuce, remarked that he never belore saw any young man take so much yrouble by get into the box who knew the difficulty of get- | ing out. | All throughout the evening the Seventy-first Regiment Baud, led by Professor Eben, played Strauss waltzes, airs from “Mme. Angot” and other inspiriting music, that set the young ladies in the passages pirouetting on their toes in an insinua- ting way, 48 much as to say, “Ii there was only an © empty room, wouldn’t 1 like just one turn!’ The bazaur will be oven every evening during the week, and those who have the spare time could hot pass tt better than by going to see the Indian box trick and other attractions. PLUNDERING RINGS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, CHARLESTON, Feb, 2, 1874. At @ meeting of the taxpayers of Charieston county to-day to elect delegates to the State Tax- payers’ Convention the following resolutions were unanimously adepted :— Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting, com- Oo: the taxpayers of this county, irrespective of he honest citizens of South Carolina cannot ex- | i will not obiain any substantial rellet from the ich oppress them uniess they throw off apathy and | doubt, and begin at once a vigctous and persistent move- | Ment against the plundering rugs whieh have overbur- | dened the people with taxation and brought the State to the brink of ruin, . solved, ‘That the reassembling of the Taxpayers’ Convention 1s, in our judgtent, the simplest, qu and most effective means within our reach of expo: to Congress und the American people the true condition of South Carolina, and of permanently organizing all good citizens for ‘the detection of o iraud, the punishment of criminals, the repression o travacance and corruption, and the restoration of an honest and a equal government to the people of South Carolina, A resolution was also adopted requesting the Charleston delegation to urge the Convention to send a committee to Washington with a memoria showing the condition of the State, and asking from the President and Congress such measures of relief as they may deem most advisable. j EARTHQUAKE, | A Distinct Shock Felt at Farther Pol: Canada, on Sanday. | QUEBEC, Feb, 2, 1 | Asharp shock of earthquake was distinctly felt | at Farther Point yesterday afternoon. It shook | stoves and everything moveable in the houses of The shock was also tele about ten | miles below this city. | It appears to have come from the southward. Two Shocks Mxpericneed at Rimouski, Rimouski, Canada, Feb, 2, 1874. Two distinct shocks of earthquake were felt here | yesterday between the nours of hall-past two and three o'clock tn the afternoon, ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING. Coroner Croker yesterday afternoon received in- formation that Christian Maichow, a lad sixteen | years of age, was lying in Bellevue Hospital in a | dangerous condition from the effects of a pistol ghot wound, Last Saturday evening Christian, while ini a lager beer saloon in Bleecker street, was — in the act of shitting a pistol from one pocket to | Shotter, when William H. Charvill, then in the | place, asked to see it, Taking the pistol Charvill | cocked and snapped it, and the explosion sent a builet into the lower part of Malchow’s abdomen, on the left side, Inficting a dangerous and perhaps | mortal wound. Charvill, Who Was arrested, ex. | pressed great sorrow at the occurrence, demed | that he had any intent to shout. the boy and claims that the shooting was accidental. (! found to be necessary Goroner Croker will take the ante: Mortem statement ol Lhe ywlortanate youth, } | storm, A picket of ladies ned the saloons om Saturday night and immediately surrounded we doors when any man tried toenter for a drink, Oue of the saloon keepers has sold his stock to an active promoter of the c.usade, and he will move West. Deputations of iadies visit each saloon datly. On Saturday, at Waynesville, the largest temperance mass meeting that has yet been held assembled, ‘The enthu- siasm Was such that the meeting continued lor over three hours, At one time the packed multi- tude rose en masse to testify that they would | hever cease their efforts till the last vestige of the whiskey traffic 13 banished from the town, At London, Madison county, the ladies are visit- ing the saloons, groceries and drug stores. The druggists there have unanimousiy signed the pledge. he saloon keepers number twenty-five, some of whom are hostiie and some non-com- mittal. If ordered out of a saloon, the ladies immediately organize their prayer ear, on the sidewalk, ~ ina temperance speech ihe Kev. Mr. F Y said, “Yes, we wii send the ladies to these i to thei, if @ haud let them dare to S one an, and eD- 1s jaid on them, let us see touch my wite; we willr force the laws of our counwy At MeArtuur, Vinton County, the excite~ @ mostintense ever Known in the vil- The ladies are making the rounds ol the saloons daily, and av each one they preseut the pledge to the proprietors to quit the sale of intoxicating liquors. One O1 the dealers capitulated, closed lus saloon and signed both the personal und dealers’ pledge. ‘The remainder of the dealers lave agreed to quit the Los i as 800R as they Can dispose Of their stock: on hand. At New Vienna, Clark county, the incorrigible and combative saloon keeper, J. c. Van Pelt, detest the crusaders, He publisbes a card, saving:—"“E uve not sold out. They can’t buy me out, nor scare me out, neither will Iran; and I shall attend to the lies that have been published on me ag. soonuas | get through with the so-calied temperance movement.”” At Williamsport, Pickaway county, committees: have been organized to slut up two drinking sae joons in that village. At Middieton, Butler county, the women for the lust week have been busy creating the raiding aen- | timent. A ings meeting of the members of the various churcnes will be heid, It is not expected that tue forty saloons will be crushed by moral suasiog alone. ‘fhe sum of $10,000 1s to be raised to carry’ on the legal war. At New Lexington, Perry county, the war 1s vige orousily prosecuted by avout 100 ladies and 150 men, Immense temperance meetings are being eld, at Which One of the speakers is un ex-colonel, who rehearses the story ot his downward career asa drunkard, The praying band of sisters Seventy-lve strong, and they go their rounds every Gay; but the majority of the besieged reject their overtures und conduct their business as best they can, At Hillsboro, Highland county, of the nine saloons, including three hotel bars, five gave closed, at least temporarily. Of the tour druggista two have agreed to seil only on prescription of ® regular physician, and the others claim to be regue jar physicmns. A suioon keeper there named Dunn has issued posters warning tue womeu of Hillde boro not to obstruct his iegitimate business. Addressing the ladies by name, ne says:—"You are, thereiore, hereby further notified that if such acuon and trespasses are repeated ij shail apply to the laws of the State for redress and damage for the injuries occasioned by reason Oi the practices of wach | compiain, All others aiding or encour- aging you, by means Ot money or otuerwise, are also notutied that I shall hold them responsible ior such advice and encouragement.”” ‘Yhe isacies 01 Hillsbore, however, have eight leaders, each commanding a band o! twenty to forty, and divide time regularly. If the saloong will not close under a regular agreement they purpose to Keep @ permanent guard irom vis ume On until the people get accustomed to do with- out saloons, Their success thus far has been only average, The record shows that the consumpwon of nquor. has decreased two-thirds, The German press of the State fiercely denounce the crusade. The ‘sidewalk Crusade to be Adopted in the Bay State—tiumsellers of Wore cester to be First Experimented Upon— * Clergymen in Earnest This Time. BosToN, Feb, 2, 1874. Anew temperance movement—that of visiting’ barrooms by a vand of praying men and women, ji imitation of what 1s said to be the practice in some Western localittes—was started in Boston to-day by some twenty gentlemen, mostly clergy- men, identified with the State Temperance Al- lance, They neid a meeting at the office of Dio Lewis, There was a good deal of discussion as to where the initiat experiment should be tried, Boston, Chelsea, Brigiton and other places being suggested as the proper objective points, The Kev. Mr. Wilson, of Brighton, now of the Nineteenth ward of Boston, proposed that as the place for the initiatory step to be taken. He said it was terribly intested with rumseliers, more than any place im the State, con- sidering the size ol 1ts populanon. ‘There are be- | tween ninety and 100 ram shops. One thing was in favor of the moveineut, and that was, the min- isters were @ unit on the temperance side, and Would use their influence, Dr. Lewis objected, as this theory was not adapted to the étrects or sections of towns. Mr, Wilson thougnt that Brighton was partica- larly the place (or the first attack, and that | Wilson's hote! shonid be the tirst place for a prayer meeting. Rev. Mr. Sargent supported Mr. Wilson, and moved that in tue judgment of this body it is ex. pedient to commence operations in Brighton. Rev. Mr. Wood, of the Harvard street Church, Wus not in favor of Boston as the starting point, ‘Yoe movers Wanted the sympathy in the work of the entre clergy, and he was teartul that this could not at once be had, He would have @ struggle in bis own church, Mr. Brown, of Cheisea, had an argument in favor of taking Chelsea. Rum is svuld there, but the trafic ts in bad odor. Aiter a lengthy discussion, in which Dr. Lewia strenuously argued taking a whole town in the name of equal rights aud justice, Mr. Sargent withdrew bis motion, and, on the suggestion of Mr. S. 5. Foster, of Worcester, that city was substi. tuted for Brightow. Mr, Foster lad no doubt that the movement would ve crowned by = success inere. It was yoted that: @ committee of five be appointed, headed by Dr. Lewis, to visit Worcester and inaugurate the movement in that city, and the following gr tlemen were selected:—Kev. Dr. McKeown, Kev. Mr. Wilson, S. 8. Foster, of Worcester, and Re . , of Boston. aoe Lewis said that While most people called hint; reckiess be was in reality a most tunld,, cautious person, and he dared not go there without he had ten good Workers in the cause with tim, aud he moved that the committee be increased to ten, which was done by adding the toliowing clergy- men:—Rev. Mesets. Bianchard, Ira G, Bidweil, McCorney, Cuevins and Dr, Marshall, ‘The mecting then adjourned, LOUISIANA FINANOIAL TROUBLES, Governor Kellogg fu ig Scheme Under Criticism. New Onveans, Fev, 2, 1874 In reply to the protest of the Louisiana bond. holders published in the New York papers against the funding scheme, Governor Kellogg makes a statement that $4,000,000 worth of bonds, mostly held by the signers of this protest, were issued by his predecessor to the Chattanooga Raliroad, with out adequate consideration to the State, and thas $2,500,000 Worth oi these bonds were issued in the Wight and wurried out Of the State on a special train, there being no record of them in any ofice of the State, He claims that many holders of meri. torions bonds Have signified their acceptance of vhe funding scheme,