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Radical Fright at the Louisi- ana Monster. Treachery Toward Pinchback Waking the Anger of the Race. REFORM IN RATING AMERICAN VESSELS. Wasuinoron, Feb. 5, 1874. Republican Treachery Toward Pinch. back Likely to Produce Defection of the Negro Element of the Party— ‘The Organ of the Colored Race on the Situation—Dismay Among the High Priests of Radicalism. ‘The New National Bra, Fred Douglass’ paper. and the representative of the colored people, in a long and forcible leader discusses the Louisiana case in its issue of to-day. The Era criticises the course of Senators Morton and Frelinghuysen upon the question with severity, The editorial, referring to Morton’s change of front in abandon- ing the prima fucie case of Pinchback and pro- posing an investigation into certain charges against him, preliminary to giving hima seat, charges that Senator Morton is inconsistent and disposed to make an exceptional case of Pinchback on the ground that he is colored; and, referring to the quibbling position of Senator Frelinghuysen, who proposes that Kellogg and his government be sustained on the recognition of the President and yet refuses & Senatorial recognition of the Legislature, and thus deprives Pinchback of his seat, the Zra character- wes the Senator’s speech as a specimen of first class Senatorial triding. The editorial closes by de- manding, in behalf of the colored voters, that the Senate shall follow tts own precedents in this case and meet the question at issue squarely and man- fally. The utterance of this journal, under the cir- cumstances, is significant, showing that the race most immediately interested in the prin- ciples underlying the Louisiana case, and for whose protection Senator Morton and his confreres ostensibly make their questionable fight, correctly apprehends the merits of the ques- tion before the people, is dissatisfied with the equivoca) position or its political leaders in Con- Gress, and does not propose to be made a variable political quantity, to be shifted from one side to the other as may best suit the personal aims of the men who, seeking leadership in the republican party, would unacrupulously utilize the 1,000,000 col ored voters of the country, not for the public good, but for their own personal aggrandizement and Political advancement, The intelligent colored citizens, if common with the white, feel that the guestions involved are too grave to be trified with, and will not support 4 party, whatever may Nave been its past antecedents or usefulness, that does not show itself willing and able to meet the pending problems in the interest of the whole people. They, in common with the masses gener- ally, demand that this question shall be settled Bot only so that the popular will in Louisiana shall be respected, but so as to establish a prec- edeat for future Congressional action that shall be im barmony with the spirit of our republican in- stitutions. The republican majority in Congress may yet take such inaincere and unmaniy action in the Louisiana case as will forfeit the respect and Confidence of their cglored voters, and thus, with ‘their consent, not only place the Southern States im the hands of the native, rather than the carpet- bag, leaaers thereof, but give in 1876 a de- feat to the national republican party, The tenor of the article is far more independent in its criti- ism than any ever published in that paper, and the republican Senators accused will no doubt dnd itdiMcult to reconcile their conduct at this late Gay with their unqualified support of the Kellogg government snd 1ts legislation and preferences a year ago. The article concludes as follows:— The people expect the Senate of the United | Btates to meet the issue involved in the Louisiana question squarely and promptly. If Governor Kel- loge is entitied to exercise his functions the lature that declared him elected and elected Senator Pinchback to represent it in the National Senate is ually entitled to recognition. If Governor Ki 1s 80 sanctified with authority as that he is competent to demand and receive, through the Executive, United States troops to maintain him in his executive position and enforce ey over the people of Louisiana, Senator chback, bea: the credential of this Governor, is entitied without delay to admission to his seat as Senator elect from Louisiana, Preceding the leader in the National Era to-day on the Louisiana case is the iollowing query: “Mr. Bruce, a colored man, has been elected to the United States Senate from Mississippi for the long term. The question is asked, will the Senate en- deavor to keep him from his seat in defiance of its own established precedents, as it does Senator- elect Pinchback, a colored man from Louisiana?” The unexpected assault by the negro element of the party on the high priests of radicalism has created a great sensation here among the republi- can members of Congress, who, with the granger element and cheap transportation questions, are casting about to discover how to keep the party intactand afloat. Now a new issue is coming up in the South, which bids fair to be more serious than the growl irom the West, for Pinch- back threatens to incorporate the colored voters ofthe South in the granger movement, and the Bervous aspirants for the Presidency are asking if prophecy is to be fulfilled, in that “The stone re- fected by the builders shali be the chief of the corner.” Pinchback’s Pian of Action Cha Remains at the Seat of Wa: A change has taken place in the programme of Pinchback, as heretoiore marked out in these despatches. Instead of proceeding at once to New Orleans, as he had intended, with the advice and consent of his friends, if not of the Senate, he will | now deler such action for the present, This has been brought about by the receipt of telegraphic advices trom New Orleans, the members of the Legisiature having met there in caucus ana re- solved to request Pinchback to remain here at his post and to fight it out in the Senate. So far as the question of letting him softly down is concerned, as was intended by holding the matter of his aa- Mission in abeyance until the adjourn- ment of the Legislature on March 4, tne members of that body have shrewdly deter- mined to adjourn before that time, to meet again and repeatedly afterwards, so as to keep the Legisiatore of the State in continuous extra ses- sion until next November, and thus to be in ofMficial power and existence, as well as to be to- gether for such manipulation and consultation as Pinchback and his friends may desire, in order to Manifest their influence and determination. Pinchback having presented himself promptly in the Senate to-day initiated this programme. He is able to the accusation of some of his friends that he has been deterred from his already agreed Upon threatening and dangerous course, in pro- ceeding homeward, and has been brought into a | Quast tractability by some of the more diplomatic and considerate Senators, The Kelloggites Bringing Money to Bear and Seeki: to Compass Their Ends by Corruptt: Congress—Pinch- back’s Defiance. ‘The Kelloggites in Washington have received to- night additional strength, The moneyed inverests in the State have sent their representatives here to beat a new election, and money, it is boasted, is to shamelessly move in the lobbies of both houses and have its effect. Having laid siege to the halls of Congress, the most im- portant victory is to break the force of the des- patcnes in this correspondence and to this end money is being lavishly used in sending general and special press despatches to New Orleans papers, denying the accuracy of the statements of your correspondent. Pinchback is threatened with political ostracism if he continues the fight, He throws down the gauntiet and says, ed—He “Les the investigation proceed, if J am, NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1874. Bot vindicatea, at least sometning will appear to extennate, if not to copdone, my course. Of one thing | am certain, and that ts that the result of a fair investigation willbe to make me a minor fig- ure in the grand cavalcade of damned scoundrels wno wilt have to marob in my van.” Tse Lowsiana bohemians have been strength- ened. They number the same as the forces of wealthy citizens—a patr and only a deuce. Progress of the Bankruptcy Bill in the Senate—Uarpenter’s Measure for the Relicf of Louisiana Ordered To Be Printed. The unfinished business on the Bankruptoy bill was calied up by Senator Edmunds in the Senate after the morning hour had been spent in memo- rials and bills, the usual routine, remarkable only for the resolution appoimting a committee of three, consisting of Senators Thurman, Freling- huyeen and Boutwell, for investigation into the affairs of the District of Columbia, which for some Treason was changed by the substitution of Senator Conkiing’s name for that of Senator Frelinghuy- sen, the latter having avowed that he could not serve; and then the sententious as well as jocular dialogue induiged in by Senators Tnurman, Conk- ling, Hamlin, Anthony and@ Boreman on the sacred rignt of petition, ag that effort of Joseph Segar,, of Virginia, presented through the innocent Senator Boreman, was character- ized, because it Mad for its object to get for Segar money which Senators thought not due him, bat which Boreman said should be paid, nd the difference of opinion sent this occasional effort of Boreman to the Committee on Privileges and Elections, which relieved the Senatorial body from its metaphysics. Instant upon this the bill of Senator West, relative to the protection of the mouth of the Mississippi, reported last week, was taken up, and after severe opposition by Senators Stockton and Bayard, because it was unprece- dented and supervened the well defined preroga- tives and power of the judiciary in granting un- known rights to the Secretary of War, it was passed, Edmunds did yeoman’s work for his Bankrupt bill, in the discussion of the various amendments proposed, which elicited occasional differences from Senators Conkling and Sherman, who were skirmished with by others on either flank. ‘The amendment contemplating the exemption of debtors to the amount of $3,000 from being com- yprehended in the Bankrupt bill was lost after plengtby discussion. The main difference arose on the question of the consuming expense of bringing this class of small debtors within the jurisdiction of iederal courts, where the costs of administra- tion would absorb the amount of principal at issue, The bill was ably argued by the unexcelled and honest lawyers of the Senate, and at length they reached the amendment, which proposed ninety instead of forty days, as urged by Senator Morton, to be the limit of time before a debtor can be legally adjudged a bankrupt. Senators Wright, Sherman, Morton and Logan were speaking upon this when the Senate adjourned, the motion pena- ing and the last named Senator having the floor on the question. Senator Carpenter’s bill on Louisiana matters was presente?, and was ordered to be printed. He requests to be heard upon its reference to the Committee on Privi- leges and Elections, During the day Senator Morton walked over to where Pinchback was sit- ting on a sofa, with his counsel, Mr. Billings, and shook hands with them both kindly. Pinchback resumed his seat independently, Billings standing most coarteously, when Senator Morton, answer- ing to his name on the yea and no vote, turned his head aside and then retired tothe cloak room, while Mr. Marr, the Alexander H. Stephens-looking and polite attorney of Governor McEnery, capered nim- bly on the opposite side of the Senate Chamber; McKee, the slaughter house man, sitting uneasily to his left and rear, and old Ben Wade, the iron visaged political warrior, knits his shaggy brows in solitary silence, upon the damask chair, which ident’ a eee win for a New Election in Louisi e Mr. Carpenter’s bili to restore the rights of the State of Louisiana commences with a long pream- ble declaring that there is no Governor, Lieuteflant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Auditor of Public Accounts, Superintendent of Education or Legisistere elected by the legal voters of the State of Louisiana according to the constitution and laws thereof; that there is no provision in said constitution and laws for the elec- tion of said State officers before the next regular election to be held im November, 1876; that the said offices are now filled defacto by persons claiming to hold them under a pretended traudulent and void canvass of the votes given at the last general election; that a pretended Legis- lature has been organized in pursuance of illegal orders issued by a Judge of the United States Cir- cuit Court; that the President’s proclamation recognizing the said persons as legal officers of said State was issued upon the representations or said persons, who, it now appears, are not legal officers; that the people of Louisiana are in danger of being oppressed and involved in vexatious liti- gation by acts of the pretended Legislature, and that the public peace in Louisiana is now pre- served and can only be preserved during the exist- ing state of things at the expense of the United States and by retaining a part of the army in said State. Therefore the bill provides for holding an election in Louisiana on the fourth Tuesday of next May, for the above named State oMcers and for such members of the Legislature as ought to have been chosen on November 4, 1872. The President of the United States is required to appoint some person or designate some officer of the army, not below the rank of Major General, to act as superintendent of said election. This su- perintendent is to appoint two citizens of Louisi- ana of opposite political parties, to be State re- gistrars. The registration is to be com. Mmenced within twenty days after the enactment of this bill, and to be completed ten days prior to the date of the elec- tion, These registrars are required to appoint two supervisors of registration of opposite political parties in each parish except Jefferson and Orleans, for the former of which there are to be | jour supervisors, and for the latter two in each ward, The bill proceeds at great length to pre- Scribe details of registration and election, these provisions being substantially the same as those contained in Mr. Carpenter’s bill of last year. In case the President appoints a civilian to be super- intendent of the election the latter is to receive $5,000 for his services, and if an army officer shall be appointed superintendent and shall wiltully fail to perform the duties prescribed by this bill he shall be fined not exceeding $1,000 or imprisoned at hard labor not exceeding one year. The bill also provides that it shall be lawful for the President of the United States to employ such Part of the land and naval forces of the United States as shall be necessary to aid in the execution of the judicial process to carry out and eniorce its Provisions and to maintain the public peace and to sustain the officers appointed under this act in the discharge of their duties, and any act done by any Person claiming to be an officer of the State of Louisiana, or any process issued by any State court omicer to enjoin or interfere with the execution of this act, is to be treated as absolutely void. Poor rt Reinforced. Ex-Governor Hebert, the opponent of a new election in Louisiana, bas been reinforced by P. J. Kennedy, a wealthy citizen of that State, whose financial interests might be injured by a new elec- tion, This time the letter is addreased to Senator West. McEnery in New York and in Peace- fal Mood. Governor McEnery, with his eounsel, left here to-night tor New York on important business, He now disavows ail intention of raising any personal igsue with Senator Morton, but says that he ex- pects to be fully vindicated on the floor of the Senate. Laborious Foolery of the Ho: Army Appropriat Results. ‘The Army Appropriation bill occupied the time of the House again to-day. It was approved, sec tion by section, a8 reported. Mr, Cox was runny at the expense of the moths, showing an intimate acquaintance with this species of “shoo fy,” and Butler was melodramatic in his appeal for the manu- facturers of more Springfield breech-loaders, He Proposed to increase the appropriation tor this Over the. Bill with Meagre ‘ purpose from $150,000 to $400,000 for distribution among the militia of all the States, but the House by a large majority refused to agree with him. It 4g more than probable that two more days will be spent discussing this bill, 80 a8 to give the oppor- tunity to rhetorical gymnasts to indulge in ground and lofty tambiing on the floor of the House witn @ nation jor an audience and & motley crowd of unwashed humanity tn the galleries vo applaud. Thus a whole week will be lost over a bill that could | have been settled in one day. Proposed Additional irvey of the Pan- ama Isthmus for s Transportation Route. Brevet Major General Humphreys, of the Engt neer Corps, Professor Pierce, of the Coast Survey, and Commodore Ammen, of the United states Navy, Commissioners appointe’ by the President, met to-day to examine and consider all surveys and plans, proposals or suggestions of routes or connections by canal or water communication be- tween the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, over or near the Isthmus connecting North Soath America, which have already been submitted, or which may hereafter be submitted to the President during the pendency of the appointment of the Commission, or which may be referred to them by the President, and to report in writing their conclusions and the result of such examina- tion to the President, with their opinion as to the Probable cost and practicability of each route or Plan, and such other matters in connection there- with as they may think proper and pertinent. The Commission organized to-day, and se- lected as their. secretary Frank 8B. Smith, of Secretary Robeson’s office. The organization of the Commission has been delayed until this time, waiting the completion of the surveys of Captains Lull and Selfridge. The reports of these oMcers.are now before them and their examina- tion will be proceeded with. It is proposed that the routes surveyed and commendea by these two oMcers, and of which they present elaborate re- Ports, plans and estimates, shall be passed over by enginecring oMicers, acting directly under the or- ders of the Commission, who may be able in their Feport, to compare the two routes, consider the principal engineering difficulties, and report as to the feasibility of the work proposed. For this pur- pose the Secretary of War has been asked to detail two engineer officers of the army and the Commission will invite to accompany them over the ground eminent American civil engineers, Captains Lull and Selfridge will accompany these gentlemen, It is expected that this additional survey will occupy about two months, A naval vessel will convey the party to the Atrato, where they will cross by the Napipi route to San Juan del Sur, eastward by the Nicaragua route to Greytown, and thence to the United States. The government can pay no compensation, but food and accommodations will be furnished, Captain Lull appeared before the Commission and gave a brief detail of his route. The Commission ad- journed untii to-morrow, when Captains Shuleldt and Selfridge are expected to appear. The Rating of American Vessels and the Preservation of Life on the Sea—Bill to Create a Board of Survey and Record— Rebates in Duties, ‘The vill of Mr. Houghton, of California, intro- duced in the House to establish a uniform registry of sea-going vessels, to afford protection for life on shipboard, and to govern rebates in duties on merchandise damaged on the voyage of impor- tation, which was alluded to in these despatches yesterday, provides for the appointment by tue Secretary of the Treasury of a board of mspectors, to be known as the Board of Survey and Kecord of Shipping, and to have the office of the same in the city of New York, with sub-inspectors at such other ports as may be required for the surveying of ves- sels, a8 to condition, seaworthiness and safety of Ife on the same. There are to be three Chief In- spectors, with whom are to be associated two officers ofthe navy. They are to meet annually, at such times as shall be fixed by them, and whenever called together by the Secretary of the Treasury. The Board will publish monthly a report of all vessels surveyed by them, and send a copy to the Collectors of Customs of the several collection dis- tricts of the United States. They are to publish annually a book of record, which shall contain the rules and regulations adopted by them, with the necessary plans, diagrams and drawings required to illustrate the same, und the particulars in de- tall governing and regulating the construction of iron and wooden vessels and of surveys, and also the names of all sea-going vessels engaged in the trade and commerce of the United States. The bill makes it unlawfal for any collector of any custom aigtrict to clear for any foreign port any vessel ‘with passengers, or with the mails or other prop- erty of the United States on board thereof, which shall not have been previously inspected and sur- veyed by said Board and certified to be seaworthy and properly provided with lite-saving apparatus. It provides that no deduction or rebate in duties for damage by sea water or otherwise of goods or merchandise imported in any vessel shall be made | by any collector of the customs or other officer of the government, unless the owner or cons!gnee shall first produce a certificate of survey of said Board of Survey and Record, setting forth the amount and extent of such damage, and the prob- able cause thereof, The certificates of survey given by the Board are to be received in eviaence im the Courts of the United States and be- fore all judicial officers as prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. It is alleged that this bill will remedy the great disadvantage American built ships now labor under trom the want of an established national register, as is the case in Great Britain, France and Germany. By an act of Parliament every British built ship has to be rated. Individual en- terprise has established boards of survey in New York, but, of course, being without delegated au- thority eituer fom the State or general govern- ment, their standard of classification of vessels, either with home or foreign tnsurance companies, has but little weight, the more so from the fact that these several self-constituted boards of sur- veyors frequently differ in the ratings of the same vessels. It 1s alleged that in order to obtaina rating that will enable an American built ship to compete with foreign vessels in the freight and passenger traffic, and also the lowest rates of insu- Tance, such vessels have now to be rated at the British Lloyds, which very unjustly rates iron ships at the same rate or bigher than wooden ships, because it 1s an advantage to the Britisn marine, as the larger portion of their sea-going vessels are built of iron, that material being cheaper and more available to the shipbuildeps of that country. The House Military Committee Favor @ Redaction of the Army. The House Military Committee will proceed to- morrow to perfect a bill looking toa reduction of | the army. It 1s claimed by members of the com- mittee, who have patiently heard fortwo weeks past the statements of prominent officers, that the preponderance of evidence thus far taken is to the effect that the army can be reduced materially without impairing the interests o1 the government, Yearly Cost to the Treasury Department of Transportation of Money and Bonds—Express OMicials Kxamuined. Henry Sanford, General Superintendent of the Adams Express Company, and Messrs. Lovejoy and Shoemaker, of the same company, and Mr. Lel- pold, Chief of the Independent Treasury Bureau of | the Treasury Department, were before the House | Committee on Appropriations to-day and made some desired explanation of the "ge sum of about $250,000 annually patd for the transportation of bonds and money. Mr. Santord, speaking for the company, stated that the transportation was done by contract and was entirely too low, and repeatediy they had applied to the Secretary of the ‘Treasury for a more favorable contract. At pres- ent they were doing the government business at very low rates. To-morrow the two Vomptrollers wili be before the committee, ana on the iollowing morning all the Auditors, the Register and Com- missioner of Customs, ‘Ihe Commissioner of In- ternal Revenue and the Comptrollers will be heard on Monday on the subject of a reduction in the | clerical force in their respective offices, Deposit of Moneys in Legal Action. ‘The Attorney General decides that the act of 1871 providing that money paid {nto courts shall be deposited with the Assistant Treasurers of the United States, does not apply to moneys in bank- rupt cases, but those moneys are to be deposited according to the oe of the Bankrupt act and the rules o/ the court made un?’ * it | The road is to connect with a track in Front street. THE STATE CAPITAL. MORE RAPID TRANSIT BILLS. - - Feeling Over the Sena- torial Intrigues. ——— APPREHENSION OF BRIBERY. Qrtintante The ftate Board of Health—Powers of Supreme | Courts in Writs of Certiorari—An Act to | \** Rogulate the fale of Poisons—Pro- Posed Increase of the Fees of the Sheriff of Now York. ALBANY, Feb, 5, 1874. The gentleman who was ejected last night from his seas in the Senate, Mr. Frank Abbott, repre- sentative of the Tenth district, ts not content with | the result, and as the resolution on which he was | deprived of his place permits bim to plead his case | before the Committee on Privileges ana Elections, | and show cause why he is entitied to the seat from which he has ynst been deposed, be is determined to avail himself 10 the fulleat extent of the privi- lege. The stranger who might have been a lis- tener to the debate of iast evening and witnessed the result would have been tempted to cry shame! but then to the Aadituds of this virtuous capital he would furaish a subject for ridicule. To turn @ man out of his seat who was tegally and properly elected thereto people that a party purpose may be served, is a thing of such common Occurrence as to excite no more remark than @ thunder shower. Madden, who now occupies the seat from which Abbott was ejected is an undersized man with a scrubby head of hair and a coarse iron gray beard around his face. He has a high florid color and a convivial reputation. He was present during the entire debate, and watched the final voting with a | most eager interest, That there was some doubt | Of this arbitrary proceeding of turning Abbott out | being successful was confirmed by the anxious’) presence of several well kni lobbyists during the Progress of the voting. Three republicans—Messra,— Lowrey, Middleton and Dow—could not reconcile it to their conscience to vote tn favor of giving | the seat to Madden, and, indeed, if Hugo Moore, democratic Senator of the Eighth district, | had been on hand, and Senator Coe, who | ‘Was supposed to be strongly imbued with demo- cratic doctrines and represents a democratic dis- trict, had voted in accordance with the general , expectation, the outrage of turning one of the People’s representatives out of his piace to make sure of & party majority might have been spared. j Had Moore been in bis seat, and had Coe been true | to the constituency that elected him, the vote, in | Place of being 16 to 14 in favor of Madden, would have been 16 to 15 in favor of Abbott, Or, even, if Coe alone had voted with the democrats a tie would have been the result, and on the call of ab- sent members Abbott mignt bi voted and settled the question in his own behalf. The subject is the chief topic of discussion here to-day. Peopie say money was used to imfuence the result which was reached last night. This report, howev ay j taken with some grains of allowance. It was tol- | erably Well known a week ago how the vote would | go. Moore being reported iil, his absence was | safely counted on, and the reputation of Middieton | for liberal republican pfoclivities or tendency to | democratic views was duly discounted, Still there was some degree of apprehension. There was a | large iss@e at stake, and the party engineers | thought 1€ just as well to put the result beyond ail } uncertainty. Senator Coe, of Kings, is @ young | man of average education, but with a happy facuity | of constricting a speech that leaves an impresaton | of his candor and good sense. He spoke briefly and well, and, though he disappoited the demo- crats, ‘sy little of an unfavorable opinion on — their ds of his integrity. After the adjourn- Prods ened elgg such an a - | a operat who wei av seed aes ee oe in a return and over- whelmed with joy at the result of the vote, that he fell under censure in table - vers, and bis constituency in Ringe will be aptto inquire more fully into his course in this matter. Ho morning Mr. Madden was sworn tn as Sei ator. By way of supplement to the work already trans- acted in the direction of securing @ sure republi- can majority in the Senate, Senator Coe to-day in- troduced a resolution that the Committee on Priv- fleges and Elections have power to send for per- sons and papers on the application of Walter 8, Pinckney to be awarded the seat now occupied by Hugh Moore, of the Eighth district, New York. There can no more aifMiculty in turn- ing Moore out of his seat than there was in deposing Abbott. Should Abbott succeed in regaining his lost seat, and You- | mans ousts Thompson, repuolican, something must be done to retain the party majority, and a | desperate eflort will be made to eject Moore. Popular representation, if sensitive, must receive asevere shock by news of this character; for the Tecords of this Capitol declare that where a party | majority 1s threatened law, justice and popular | will must be sacrificed, as has been done in this instance. It 1s a vital necessity to the republicans | that their majority of 17 in the Senate should be | preserved. They need at least one vote over this | figure ; but should Youmans and Abbott get in the | peril to the republican ascendancy in tne Senate | ‘will be very great. | ‘The charges recently made against the Police | Commissioners of New York city, prompted Mr. Deane to offer a resolution in the Assembly to-d: that the Committee on Cities. in view of the mors circulated regarding certain corrupt prac- tices among the members of the Police Board, pro- ceed to New York and institute an investigation, with power to for persons and papers, and re- port to the Le; ture. ANOTHER CITY RAILROAD. Mr. Deane’s railroad bill provides for a route | from South street, corner of Fulton, through South street to James slip, to New Chambers street, across Chatham street to Duane street, through to West street, thence through to Chambers street. A STATE BOARD OF HEALTH, Mr. Blumenthal’s bill creating a State Board of Health gives the Governor authority to appoint Jour physicians, one trom the Judicial districts of the State, one trom the First and Second, one from the ‘bird and Fourth, one from the Fiith and | ‘Sixth aad one irom the Seventh and Eighth. Each | is to be Sanitary Commissioner of his department, d all of them, together with the Attorney Gen- of the State, the Comptroller and State En- {| ineer, are to torm a Board of Health of the State. ie Commission 18 yee all the powers already invested in the New York Board of Health and ad- ditional powers to regulate the Dealth of the rural districts, RAPID TRANSIT. Mr. Daly’s rapid transit bill re. the Mayor and Commonaity the exclusive authority to construct rapid transit roadin any form or according to any planand through any streets the Common Council determine upon. NEW YORK’S RIGHTS IN THE COURT OF APPEALS. Mr. Blessing’s bill in relation to appeals in ac- tion, in which the Mayor, Aldermen ana Common- alty of the city of New York are parties, provides at appeais in which the Commonaity 1s plaintitr shall have a preference in the Court of pay erm over all actions, except those now by law entitled to @ preference, and may be moved out of their order on the calendar. MORE GAS, The question of gas troubles the Assembly, | although, strange to say, nothing has, as yet, been heard from tne committee to which several gas bills, Dot very favorable to the companies’ present | way of supplying the article, were referred some time ago. Mr. Daly’s bill, introduced to-day, autnorizes the city to supply count, and the Common Council the right to ix the price from time to time. The bill 18 loosely drawn up, and does not touch the “rights” of the gas companies as they exist at present. Even if passed it would not be of much value to = body, and it 18 believed by some that it has only been introduced vo head off any other bill that will meet all the wants of the people in the matter | of the gas supply. + “ONCE Mr. Schifferdecker, who, it may be stated, is & member from Albany, introduced another Forty- second street bill to-day, This makes the eleventh | already introduced, WRIT OF CRRTIORABI. Senator Lowery has introduced a bill _providin, that the Supreme Court shall have the power an it shall be their duty to review and decide ail errors of fact or law arising on the return of any writ of certiorari issued out of said Court to inierior tri- bun in the same manner,and with the same effect as they now have the power and are re- quired to do on a) is from the decisions of a referee or & single judge. In case the existence of any facts shali be claimed by either of the parties, Which tacts do not nece: Ss in said return, and whieh tended to affect t juriadiction or lent of such inferior tribunal, pon an affidavit shor pri the existence of such facts, sn authorize and direct specific allegations of suen ee ee a ae ae served u on its own ac- the parties to be thereby, who shall be required t file 7. serve an answer thereto within Gwenty days ftom such | Hun and A —TRIPLE SHEET. service, which time may be enlarged tn the same manuer as the time to answer in a civil action. In case any #1 facts are putin issue by any such answer the Court may order the issue so jormed to be tried by @ jury or a reteree in such county as % may direct; and the verdict of such jury or the report of such referee, when filed, shall be deemed and taken a8 a part 01 said return. TO REGULATE THE HAL OF POISONS. ‘The following 1# the bill of Mr. Bradley to regu- Jate the sale Of poisons, which passed the Senate to-day :— AN Act to regulate the sale of poisons, Chapter 40! of Laws of 1&0, and chapter 23 ot Eaws pt 1662 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and sembly, do enact as follows :-— ‘Section L.—No person shall sell of give away any arsenic or its preparations, corrosive sublimate, white ecipitate, red preoipiiate, biniodide ot mercury, amide of potassium, hyda |. stryehnia or Ponronous 'vexetabie alkalolds or their wa ‘Of bitter aimoncs, opium oF its pi tions, except paregoric and other prepa: 6 o: opium contaluing Jess than two grains to the ounce, “without dwtinetly labeling the Dotile, box, vessel'or paper in which the same is contained, ang also outside cover or wrapper, with the name of the ar- ticle, the word “poison” and the quanuty, the name and place of business of the seller, and, beiore delivering to the purchaser, causing an ‘entry to be made in « book kept tor that purpose, stating the date of sale, the name and address of the purchaser, the quan- ty, name and quality of the poison sold, the purpose for whieh it is re nied by the purchaser to be required and the name of the dispenser, such book to be kept ‘open tor inspection. Sxc,2—No person shall sell or give away any sconite, colchicum anium, nux vomica, henbane, ‘ottonroot, cantharides, creosote, digitalis, aceutical preparations, castor oil, chloro- hydrate, sulphate ot zine, mineral acids, rbolie acid of oxalic acid, without distinctly labeting the bottle, box. veasel or paper in which the same is con- tained, and the outside wrapper or cover with the name of the article, the word “poison,” and the quantity, ame and place of business of the seller. Sxe. shall not be lawful for any person to sell or deliver any of the poisons enumerated in sections 1 and 2 Of this act, unless, upon due inquiry, it Is ascertall that the purehaser is aware of its polsonous character, and stat ior which it 18 to be wed, and such purpose is a imate one. But the provisions of this act shall not to the dispensing of poisone in Hot unusual qaantities or dows, upon she wenien order oF Prescription of ‘some 'reyulariy "authorized practising yaiclan, whose namo is subscribed, to such order. OF Prescription. Nor shall It be construed to apply to oF ine ferlere (with the business of any ‘practising physician Who does not keep open shop for the retailing of medi- Mose *Sa NS person violet! f thi inc. 4.-—-Any person viol ing any of the provisions ot this act shall be deemed guilty of @ misdemeanor, and upon conviction shail be punished by # fue not exceed: "Sec. —This act shall not apply to the city and county of New York. Sxc. &—Chapter 442 of laws of 1860 and chapter 273 of of 162 are hereby repealed. This act shall take effect immediately. BILL INCREASING SHERIFF'S PRES. In the bill introduced to-day in the Assembly bearing the title of “An Act Entitled an Act in Re- lation to Certain Process,” the purpose is discovered to add @ munificent addition to the alreacy Princely revenue enjoyed by the Sheriff of the city and county of New York. This bill provides that, along with the present fees ——— to the office of Sheriff, that office shail also: at the time of the delivery of an order of arresi the sum of $1 for each and every defendan: nd the time of delivery of any notice, af¥davit or undertaking, he shall be paid the sui of fifty cents tor each defendant named in the proceedings, and fifty cents for each defendant named in any warrant he may serve, and flity | cents by any party issuing an execution. THE CITY .ROADS. The Assembly Committee on Railroads at a meeting this evening heard some arguments from Chariey Spencer on the merits of the Third Ave- nue Transit bill, Alter Mr. Spencer had venti- | lated his views it was agreed, belore having any further arguments in iavor of the measure, to rant a hearing to the advocates of the New York wees Railroad scheme on an evening next weel Erection of Sheds on Piers. ALBANY, N. Y., Feb, 5, 1874. The hearing in retation to the bill providing for the erection of sheds on piers, and renting of such piers, subject to the supervision of the harbor mas- ters, was taken up by @ joint committee of both houses, Mr. Stoddard, of the Dock Department, and Mr. Dimock, of the Metropolitan Steamship line, spoke in tavor of the biil,except that Mr. Stoddard was not in favor of giving the increased power over afte to the harbor masters, Rosert 8. Minturn and Mr. VAN Brunt = im Opposition to the erection of additional |New York State Medical Society. ALBANY, Feb, 5, 1874. At the session of the State Medical Society in this city to-day the following oficera were elected :— President—Dr. George J. Fisher, of Sing Sing. Vice President—Dr. Wenry Jewett, of Canan- “Erin ry—Dr. William H. Bailey, of Albany. Treasurer—Dr. ©, H. Porter, of Albany. Censors—For the Southern district—Dra, Squibb, | of Brookiyn; Parker, of foagahongete, and biloct, of New York, For the Fastern district—Drs. Whiton, of Troy; Bab ock, of Albany, and Shaver, of Little Palia, the Midale district—Dra. Bogg’ of Utica; Bassett, of Waterto: Fultov, For the Western aistrict—Drs. Cotes, of Batavia; Jewett, of Canandaigua, and Green, of a on Publtications—Drs. Quackenbush, First Drs. Back id district, and Hutchins; Second district, Dra, Dougias an McCabe; Third district, Drs. Vedder and J. 8. possi Fourth district, Bri and Watker; Fifth district, Dra, Rice and Andrews; Sixth dts trict, Dra. Beards! and Moe; Seventh district, Dra, Pearse and tton; Eighth district, Drs. Sprague and Hor THE DEAD SIAMESE. Arrangements for an Autopsy To Be Had at Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 5, 1874. The committee of physicians delegated by the chief medical institutions of Pennsy!vania to visit Mount Airy, N. C., with the view of obtaining per- mission for an autopsy of the dead Siamese twins, returned to this city to-day. The bodies did not come in the same train with the doctors, but are expected here by an express train this evening. A scientifft examination of the world-famed curiosi- ties will be made during the early part of next week, probably on Tuesday, The examination, it is believed, will be conducted at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, but it will be of astrictly | private nature; none but the most celebrated sur- geons to be present. In due course a full report will be prepared and published for the benent of the scientific world and civilization generally. KAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Officers Ordered to Duty in Connec with the Observation of the Transit of Venus—Other Chai se Wasninoton, Feb, 5, 1874. Captain Charles W. Raymond and First Lieuten- ant Edgar W. Bass, of the Engineer Corps, have been ordered to report on or before March 1 to Rear Admiral Sands, in charge of the Wasnington Observatory, for duty in connection with the obser- | vation of the transit of Venus. Upon the completion of that duty Captain Kaymond will resume his duties at the Military Academy and Lieutenant Bass will report in person to the Chief of Em» neers. z Colonel Ingalls has been ordered to resume his duties as Chief Quartermaster of the Military Divis- jon of the Atlantic and Feport to the Q ter at New York, relieving Colonel Tyler, who is to report to the Quartermaster General jor a new as- ment. FE ieurenant Commander J, B. Coghlan has been ordered to the North Atlantic station ; Lieutenant Commander 8. A. McCarty to the receiving ship New Hampshire; Lieutenant Commander McFar- land has been de' from the Nortolk Ni Yard and ordered to the North Atlantic sta: Second Asiastant rR. W. Milligan from the Wyoming and pl on Waiting orders, THE CAPMAKERS’ STRIKE The capmakers’ strike is not yet ended. The usual daily meeting yesterday, at No. 56 Orchard street, was weil attended, and the mass of the men appeared to be determined to keep up the | lockout until the “bosses” shouid adopt the newly arranged schedale of prices. The manufacturers also had @ meeting last night, at which they pressed their determination of i what they consider the of the operatives. the meeting that some gram! were secretly speaking of ing back ‘This caused a at of nation, and it was resolved to e some action their respective | cases, The letter given below is from the manafactur- ing house of ‘ks Bros. & Thompson, Nos. 50 and 82 Greene street :— Naw Yous, Peb. 6, 1874. Te Tmeeting of {he principal bai and cap manufacturers was held eseriny ninernaon inthe offer of Marks Broa feare of ch was torent the de ce toeit pers: the wale tives, who ow on , for an reprecenig od ie coe" as eae ties, 4 yoo A = of whieh it bs B.. or, f ete was | “4 K NOVA SOOTIA FISH TRADE. Hawirax, Feb. 5, 1874. Fish to the amount of $6,200,000 were taken in Nova Scotia during the lest year. and Bacon, of | juarvermas- | Is came to the Kepolodee of blers | OHIO 1 EET 1 OTALISM. ———- —-- Another Victory for the Female Whiskey Warriors. Van Felt Surrenders with Pack and Baggage. Crncrnnatt, Ohio, Feb. 5, 1874. The most noteworthy feature in the news from | the Woman’s whiskey war to-day is the intelli- | Bence of the sudden surrender of Van Pelt, at New Vienna, Ohio, who was rapidly becoming known as “the wickedest man in Ohio,’? Van Pelt swore he | Would never capitulate, but j esterday he gave up | the struggle very unexpectedly, A despaten fron | New Vienna say “REY, VAN PELT SURRENDERS. A request was circulated from Van Pelt inviting the citizens to appear in trout ot bis place of busi: ness attwoP.M. At one P.M. the ladies met at the Baptist church, and at two th March, about 100 in uumoper, to Van Pelt. “ine church bells were all rung, und in a few minutes an immense crowd was assembled in iront of the saloon where so many prayers have been offered. Alter singing and prayer by the ladies Van Pelt came to the door and said that he was ready to fiye up his entire stock in trade for the good of he cause of temperance. in a few remarks, ull of emotion, he expressed his determination to make & jull surrender, not because o! law or force, but he said he yielded to the simple labors ot love of the women. This was what nad reached his heart. He then gave Rev. D. Hill, of the French church, and Kev. H. H. Witter. of the Bees church, privilege to bring out his whiskey and beer. They rolled out two barrels and one keg. A SPIRITUOUS SACRIFICE. Van Pelt then took an axe and stepped forward, and held it up, crying, “This is the same weapon used to terrify the ladies; J now use it to sacrifice that which | fear has ruined many souls.” So saying, he knocked the heads out of tne barreis and the bung out of the keg, and emptied the entire contents on the ground. Prayer was offered by Brother Witter, during which time a oreo took @ picture of the crowd, with Van Pelt with axe in hand, After another pymn, and prayer by Brother Hill, there was an an- nouncement made thut a thanksgiving meeting would be held in the Christian church at seven o’clock P, M.. in which Van Peit would give some of his experience as a lignor dealer and present some arguments in favor of temperance. The women gathered around Van Pelt to shake hands and congratulate him. He said he rejoiced with them that 1t was woman’s work. He had stifed nis convictions for days, and had been having thoughts that he had not made known. VAN PELT, CONVERTED, REVIEWS THE PAST. At the meeting in the evening Van Pelt came forward and spoke about twenty minutes, His manner was characterized with a good degree of humility, His remarks were interesting and fre- quentiy called forth hearty applause. He first made apologies to individuals and corrected some | false reports, He then proceeded to give briefly his views of the liquor tramic and the temperance work, He had felt for some days a deep conviction that he was doing a mean business, bat had used every argument ne could to sustain himself; had tried to argue with the ladies and get the best of | the argument. It was bot arguments, but their | prayers and suffering that had touched’ his heart. jo men or set of men would suffer and endure what the ladies had endured in this | work, He referred to his saloon as a low doggery, saying, Yes, Vl call it alow doggery, for no man cab keep a higt one.” He had oiten taken the last | ten cents from a man for whiskey when he knew the money had been earned by his wife or child. | Every man who sells whiskey does this. Littie faces thus robbed had often appealed to his heart with greater force than any words of man. He was now determined to quit this business forever and throw his strength on the other side of the question. He thought places of innocent amuse- ment and resort ought to be established to enter- tain those who seek company at saloons, He be- lieved this emphatically ‘A LADIES’ WORK. He believed that God had led them into this work; he wanted to encourage them to go on till the country 18 freed irom the greatest curse o1 the land, ‘He had been thinking for several days that perhaps the great God who oOverrules all had al- lowed him to go into that business that he might see the great iniquity, and be better abie to in- uence others to quit the terrible business, THE CONVERT RECEIVES 4 PRESENT. At the close of the speech the audience ex- pressed their delight by Utes it applause, Some of the ladies are to go to the Hillsboro mass meeting on sy and Van Pelt is invited to accompany them. The audience made Van Pelt a resent of $150, not as a compensation ior his whis- | i, jor he did not ask that, but as an expression Of their good feelings toward him for his sacrifice. | Since yesterday the temperance war has broken | Ont in Delaware, Deiaware county, and in Pomeroy, Meigs county. At Pomeroy, yesterday, fiity ladies organized and visited the saloons, singing and praying for the proprietors and against tne sale of iquor. This was their first demonstration, MEETING LAW WITH LAW. At Washington, Fayette county, an injunction has been granted by Judge Safford fagainst fity- seven of the ladies engaged in tue crusade. In obedience to this legal demand the tabernacle ad- joing Beck’s beer garden has been removed. Counter suits have been instituted against the saloonists by the wives of tipplers. At Greenfield, Hig! \d county, a resisting drug- gist was fined yesterday, and many new cases are pending against him. A day of temperance | thanksziving has been appointed 1n the village ior next Friday, when business will be suspended and | the public schoois wit be closed. Of the fliteen saloon keepers in Greenfield eight have yielded, | and the remaining seven are the object of constant prayerful attention. | HAMILTON AND HIS Reparation To Be Made To Jersey City-« | T Board of Finance in Earnest at | Das | The meeting of the Board of Finance of Jersey City last evening was an interesting one for | tne taxpayers. City Counsel Lewis reported that, in accordance with instructions from the Board, he had examined the bonds of city oMcers and foucd the following defective, inasmuch as they bore no date or seal:—John P. Culver, Chief Engineer Board of Public Works; R. M. Broas, Assistant Engineer; C. Vreeland, N. G. Vreeland, John Camp, Jr., and Mr. Ruggles. There ‘was also @ defect in the bond of Jonn E. Scott, Uity Clerk. ‘The report of John N. Outwater on Hamil- | ton’s cash accounts was presented as follow Mr. Lockwood moved that the City Counsel and City Attorney take legal proceedings against the bondsmen of the absconding Treasurer Hamilton | to recover the amount sostracted trom the city, and the motion was adopted. Mr. Oase moved that the accounts of all city officials under control of the Board be examined, and that the necessary clerical assistance be obtained, at an expense not to ceed $500. The motion was carried, though Messrs, Farrier and Rogers voted nay. By this meuttulancarges tenes Sontag i abe ment wi . M Case and Lockwood to jesers. te that they made every = to redeem the at Board from the taches to that body in connection fication, The Board was extremely cautious in voting for every appropriation iast | evening. THE STANLEY-OOLT LITIGATION IN BOSTON. Boston, Feb. 5, 1874. It is stated that the Stanley-Colt lawsuit is soom again to appear in the courts. It involves prop- erty to the amount of $3,000,000, and Mr. Ezra Stanley, of Waltham, Mass.; his brother Frede- rick, of Vermont, and a sister are said to be the right(ul owners of this property by the taniey, proved and iy ht a rs ‘lative in this ‘instru «{, William Stanley, gi’ e Bs é H society avd their successors forever, provided havea Teal estate be not hereafter sold OF te watace consists of 128 acres, of which eigh- 4 E g 3 decision. The Stanleys Dow propose to renew the fight. THE PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY. SSoesaentae Ss Het eu HP! SS becag ening a a et notes stood nothing will ve to-night. .SMALLPOX BEPORTED IN OONNECTICUT. “Tasrronp, Feb, 5, 1874.