The New York Herald Newspaper, February 12, 1874, Page 7

Ca Progress of the Election Polls—-A Prominent Liberal Defeated—Home Rulers’ Gains— The Balance of Power Party. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, Feb. 11, 1874. Mr. M, Stewart, conservative, has been elected to Parliament trom Wigton Burghs, defeating the liberal candidate, Right Hon. George Young, Lord Advocate for Seotiand, who held the seat in the Jsve Parliament, The Vote in the Counties—The Party Forces, Lonpon, Feb, 12—5:30 A. M. Eighteen conservatives and nine liberals were returned by yesterday's county elections, HOW THE PARTIES COUNT THIS MORN! Returns thus far show the election of 310 con- servatives and 269 liberals and home rulers to Parliament, The conservatives have gained eighty-three seats formerly held by liberals, aud the liberals have gained thirty-one, The Contest in Irelana. Lonpon, Feb, 12—3 A. M. Returns thus far received show that forty-one home rulers, twenty-three couservatives and nine Nberals have been elected in Ireland, The home rulers are confident of electing a total of over sixty members to the new Parliament, Petitions will be presented against the members returned from Konia, Dublin, Wicklow and Water- ford, " IRELAND. fhipping Damaged by Storm. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALO. Lonpon, Feb. 11, 1874. ‘The weather is very tempestuous to-day on the aouthwest coast of ireland, and some damage to sbipping ts re} de STORM IN THE BALTIC. Floods from a Heavy Gale—Great Los of Property. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. LoNpon, Feb. 12—3 A. M. A heavy gale which prevailed yesterday ,on the Baltic Sea caused it to overflow along the entire eastern coast of Schieswig-Holsteii. The dikes protecting the low lands were burst in Many places and great tracts of country were Dooded, The damage to property is immense, and serious loss of life is feared. AMUSEMENTS. Old Folks’ Concert. i¢ is @ melancholy but undeniable fact that, with & portion of the musical public, an entertainment in which features of a character foreign to the divine art are introduced has more attractive power than the music itself, Onno other ground could the immense attendance at Steinway Hall Jast night be accounted for, Over a score of ladics and gentlemen, dressed in outlandish costumes, Occupied the stage and rendered @ programme, pretty well diversified, but rarely rising above mediocrity. There was some good part singing, madrigals, glees, &c., an agreeable saxophone solo, @ tenor ditto not so agreeable, and a rather pleasing arrapgement of themes irom “Un Ballo en Maschera,” on the harp. The finished styie and well- trained voice of Mrs, Caroline Richings Bernard were the principal features of the concert. Some people Say that a Flaherty or other like name must be Italisnized into Fiaecrti, or Foley into Fol, before it can be tolerated by polite ears, even wien ac- companied by the most magnificent voice, But when artists are obliged to conceal thetr real names under such meaningless termsas Margery | Pinchwife, Win the Fight Little Wit, Tatty Touch- lightly, and Susan Sweetapple, it is hard restating the impression that such a course is adopted to hide the absence o1 real musical talent, The per- formance last evening, however, tended to remove Partially such an impression, We trust that the | success of this ‘*costume” concert will not lead to similar extravagances in the dresses of singers. It would be hard to appreciate even the quartet from “Rigoletto” when sung by four persons in Kicka- poo war paint or Ashautee reception dress, Musica) and Dramatic Notes. A matinée will be given to-day by Bryant's Min- Strela for the benefit of the Church of St. Cecilia, Harlem. A musical matinée will be given to-day at Mason & Hamlin’s organ warerooms, Union square, with & choice programme. Ciel! Dumas fils wants to alter Verdi's libretto of his “Dame aux Camelias” for Miolan Carvalho, Is not the present “Traviata” good enough for a voic passie? A subscriber of the Church Music Association gays that the best seats in Steinway Hall are occupied by small boys before the main doors are opened for each concert. Misa Lydia Thompson has a sister whose profes. sional name is Miss Clara Thompson, whose mari- tal name is Mrs. Henry Bracey, and who has been | acting in Australia in operetta. One of the freshest impersonations in ‘‘Folline,”’ at the Fifth Avenue, is that of Miss Jewett as Gabrielie. It is sweet without being deficient in bead and ingenuous without being deficient in heart. In regard to “Ought We to Visit Her,” the dram- atization from Mrs. Edwardes’ novel of that name, ® good London authority remarks with respect to its production at the Royalty:—*The plot of the novel is one admirably suited for dramatizatton, and on the whole the task has not been badly per- formed, although we must confess to a certain feeling of violent disenchantment at the very brusque transition to the dénouement in the last act, We are accustomed in farces to the rapid heiter-skelter of the actors into the final tableau, but in a genuine comedy, such as the one we are writing of, we might expect a more careful ap- proach to the solution.” _ THE LISDERKRANZ BALL. ‘The great carnival eveut of the year takes place to-night at the Academy of Music. ‘The Lieder- kranz Society of New York, wh stands at the head of all German musical organizations in this country, pay their respects to the merry Prince Carnival, and their preparations for the event are, indeed, of a colossal nature. The ball will com. mence at nine o'ciock P. M. with a series of tableaux vivanis, representing Time, the Seasons, the Year, Transformation invo Carnival, the Home of Prince Carnival, Comus and the Grand Recep- tion. Prince Carnival’s annual message to his Liederkranz subjects concludes a8 follows :— We, Prince Carnival. send greeting to all our faithful followers and congratulate them npon the fact, now NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1874.—TRYPL SHEET, r ON THE WARPATH. Massacre of Lieutenant Robinson, of the Fourteenth Infantry, and Corporal Coleman, of the Second Cavairy—The Red Cloud Agent Shot--Probable Barn- ing of the Agency. Cnuuyanws, Wyoming Territory, Feb. 11, 1674, Information telegraphed from Fort Laramte states that on Monday last Lieutenant Robinson, of the Fourteenth infantry, and Corporal Coleman, of Company K, Sécond cavalry, were surrounded by forty or filty Indians near the sawmill, ten miles from Fort Laramie, and murdered. Their bodies were found yesterday riddied with bullegs ana arrows, but not otherwise mutilated. Two com- panies of cavalry, under command of Captain Kgan and Lieutenant Allison, have been sent in pursuit of the Indians, Colonel Bullock arrived at Fort Fetterman yes. terday, and reports that he saw a large party of Indians on the upper crossing of the Horse Shoe Creek singing and dancing a scalp dance. ‘the Sioux are reported as raiding in almost every ‘| direction, burning ranches, murdering ranchmen and stealing stock, Acompany of cavalry, under command of Captain Wesseis, left here to-day for Potter station, ou the Union Pacific Railroad, where the Ludians have been driving in the sec- tion men and stealing stock, A later telegram from Fort Laramie states that the mail carrier from the Red Cloud Agency, with an Indian escort, has juss arrived and brings in- formation that Frank Appleton, who was acting Indian agent in the absence of Agent Saville, was shot on Monday might, by the Minneconyon Sioux. The same night fourteen mutes were stoien from the government frejghter, Charles Goreau, within three miles of tne ney. At che White Agency the Indians have driven off the beet herders and taken charge, saying they would do theirown issuing. The corpse of Mr. Appleton hus left, with the agency's aoctor, jor Fort Laramie. The Doctor says he wit! not re- turn to be madé@ & target of. ‘iroops have been ee lor, and the greatest excitement pre- val A large fire was seen in the direction of the Red Cloud Agency last evening, aud it has probably deen burned ere this, as there appears to be a gen- eral uprising. The bodies of Lieutenant Robinson and Corporal Coioman have just arrived at the post in a muti- lated condition, Captain Egan's command is ex- pected to arrive at the iort to-night, as the Indians crossed back to the agency the same day of the massacre, The Quaker Indian policy 1s now bear- ing trait, Geueral Ord Confirms the As: tions a: Depredations. OmaHa, Neb., eb, 11—Midnight. Geueral Ord has received the following from Colonel Smith, commanding at Fort Laramie:— Dr. Saville, agent at Red Cloud agency, reports by letver that his chief clerk, Frank Appleton, was of the 8th inst, nt Howard, from Spotted Tail agency, writes me that several largo War parties from both agen- cies have leit, and fears that all tne Indians will commence hostilities. Colonel Smith aiso reports that the flour issued tothe Indians they throw away, and that their year’s supply of beef bax been 80 wasted that it will be exhausted next month, General Ord is seine poasible to meet the ap- prehended troubles, ops are scouring in all directions, Ri Additional news just received from Fort Lara- mie says that the bodies of Lieutenant Robinson and Corporal Coleman were found scalped and completely riddled with arrows this morning. Lieutenant Robinson's young wite is at the fort. Until the second report apoken of above the Military authoritics clatm the agents have not re- ported the departure Of war parties {rom the res- ervations. Calis for mass meetings have been issued in the papers to xpress indignation as the Ludian policy pursued by the government, WEATHER : REPORT, War Derartment, OP®ICK OF THR CHIRP SIGNAL OFFICER, Wasusnaton, D, ©, Feb. 12—1 A. Provabdttities. For Thursday in New England northwest winds, rising barometer, clear weather and lower tem- perature. FoR THR SOUTHERN AND MIDDLE STATES SOUTH AND WEST WINDS, HIGHER TRMPEKATURE, FALLING BAROMETER AND INCREASING CLOUDINESS, Tne Weather in This City Yesterday. ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the corresponding or of jaat year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s Pharmacy, HewaLp Building :~ 873 3. 1874. 1873. 1874, 3S A.M. BT Bh 6 A. M. 27 22 6P. M. 31 vA. M. oP. M. 27 12 M..... 34 12 Pp. M. 26 | Average temperature yesterday. Pil ‘Average temperature for corresponding date last year.. asa THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE. Last Years Management Been Wiset—A Card from an Officer, To THe EpIToR OF THE HERALD:— Idesire through the columns of the HERALD to call attention to some glaring anomalies in rela- tion to the affairs of the American Institute, which holds its annual election to-day, and to call atten. tion to a ticket, together with a circular letter, signed by what purports to be a nominating committee, selected by Orestes Cleveland, who heads the ticket for President of the American Institute, and not selected—as has been the inva- riable custom—by the members of the Institute, in open caucus meeting at the close of the annual meeting, I propose to compare the statements made in the following extracts from the circular letter with the actual tacts compiled from the recorus and irom the reports of the Finance Committee and the Board of Managers, presented at the an- nual meeting last Tharsday evening. In selecting managers for the exhibition, we have re- tained nearly allthe Board of 1873, beheving that their 88 bus been well established by their unprecedented omy of management at the last exhibition, it bel shown that their savings, as compared with the preced- ing exhibition, were nearly $12,000. ile net profit upon the exibition was nearty $15,000, to which has yet to be Has earnings to nearly I When It is remembered that the great monetary panic of 1873 commenced about two weeks alter the opening of the exhibitigp, and even yet continues in its effects, we are assured hat such a management must not only have deen economical but wise to have earned in profit & Sam so respectable as that named, The Institute having pald $25.000'tor the Exhibt- tion Building, located on ground leased for six % commencing in 187% the proposition of sixth of that stm sunk in and to be charged Axths of $25,000, for one year, 1873, ‘at ot 40 ‘Tots, on which Exhibition the year 1873, for permanent improvements on the Exhibition Butlding, | $9,099, the proportion of that sum to be apportioned to the expenses of 1878 19 one-fifth. es vases” AS Amount expended by the managers in conducting tl of 1873. of the General Interes by the Building As the building fs only useful to the Institute for ios yea a pended Board of Directors on the Exhibition Rent received for use of Exhibition Building. ‘during the year 1873, tor other purposes than the fair... Seeseeees $4707 Gross receipts feo the fair of i873): (63,382 Gross receipts from the use of the building. $68,089 68,089 Dead loss toahe Institute. i ‘Thus it will be seen by the records that so lar from the Institute having made upwards ol $15,000 by the fair of 1873, it has made an absolute loss of $12,000 by the pretended economical and wise management alluded to in the circular. Very patent to everyone, that “all the fools arc not dead yet.” id that, owing to these wi xertions, all manner | ess 18 OF the in hen we | contrast the state of affairs in the reaiin of folly with that | ot other great empires It is evident that our system ot | govei Ss fully ay successiul a that of the wisest | nme! 3 otentate, Whoever hes, eure AL peace with every: | ody, including our mother-in-law. We have no stand. | ing army—on paper, no absent na We recognize the | ever we see it ag is uni | ih Republic whe oO ted. We have no poor diplomatic rela- e manulactired to be broken. We te sorely to pase away the time and Invent mis. lef. There is no back pay on our consciences, Kem: suffrage was one of cur earliest games The past year has witnessed no vefatcation on the pari of “any 4s A consequence, our humor ital remains in We have imposed no | re or less of & serious rever abolished. | It he Since tage. April 1. popularity of jails as places of while our most influential tools ‘The resnit is «4 ee Jashionable seclusion, have seized upon the honors and emoluments of office, Since every man is either & Dave OF 4 fool. it is only necessary for is tO put the knavea under lock a1 to seonre to ourselves Let us contin onciision, we cItroat OME Joyal subjects to enter heartily inw the pint ot fa annual metry anaking ‘The Manis ‘will begin at nine o'clock by the watch on the Rhine. ‘ihe Hoboken boats may run every Afcen minutes during the eventing, itthey want to. Not more than six pairs of siamess twins can be admitted lo the scene of revelry at the game tine, Specie payment having been rosiimed tor this occasion, German silver will he given in chan when required. The musicians are requesien to play the anusic of the Future hereatt Messrs, Bernstein and Dietz furnish the musical attractions on this occasion. ‘The suggestion of the H&RALD to place @ charity box in some prom. respecttully yours, JOHN B. BICH, Vice President of the American Institute. OBITUARY, Ne Trist. Trist, an American diplomatic officer of NLP. States in August, 1847, for the negotiation of a treaty of peace with Mexico, died yesterday morn- ing at Alexandria, Va., at the age of seventy-four years. He resided formerly in Philadelphia and served as Chief Cierk in the office of the Secretary of State at Wasnington, under the late Secretary William L. Marcy. The treaty with Mexico, whic! was approved by President Polk and Congress, is known as the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, On the 24th of August, 1847, the Ministerial Council of Mex- ico, consisting of Seiiors Antonio Lopez de Santa | Anna, J. R. Pacheco, V. foci Alcosta and Ron- aero drafted a plan of instractions for the guid- ance of the Mexican Commissioners, embracing the joint on which per should negotiate with the ited States. Mr. Trist, dating at Tacubaya next day, replied, and entered into @ correspondence With sefior Pacheco, Minister of Foreign Relations of Mexico, from which resulted the maturing and signing of the treaty—honorable to the talent of Mr, Trist and useiul to the American people. On the 7th of September, 1847, he wrote an able letter, addressed to the Mexican Commissioners, on the subject of the acknowledgment by Mexico of the claim of the United States to Texus, the publica- tion of which produced an excellent effect in ton- {nent part of the ballroom has met with general favor and will Likely be adopted. ing down an excited state of public feeling which ine prevailing at the moment on both sides of the We. shot and killed by & Minicauja Indian on the night | added moneys not eco which will increase the | $12,029 | great experience, and Commissioner of the United | holding its tairs the cost for the 1air of 1573 was. .$80,119 | WASHINGTON. Redistribution of the Currency Dis- cussed in the Senate. COMMON SENSE AND SPECIE.’ i q ‘Little Rhody” and the Big West Flinging Taunts at Kagh Other. Overhauling the Interior Department. Wasninoron, Feb, 11, 1874, The Senate on the Question of Specie or No Specie—Redistribution of the Cur- rency—“If the East Protest the Wenat | will Demand.” 4 ' ‘The Senate was to-day again stirred to its depths:} on the finance question, When the discussion was Opened on the proposition contained in Senator’, Sherman’s bill, reported yesterday, contemplating the transfer of $25,000,000 of the national, bank circulation from the East to the other sections of the country. The debate on the question proper Was not strictly adhered, to but throughout the day took almost as wide a range as the parent subject of the finances when recently before the Senate. The leading Senators had no idea that the bill would elicit so much animated strife aa was exnibited In the difference of opinions and in the earnestness with which they were avowed.: But the West came up with a bayonet charge and de- liveread a rattling fire, and with well dis- ciplined vigor repelled the attack made so insidiously upon its line, wherein have been in- trenched the calm forces of expansion, acting on the defensive against the attacks of the “hard cash” stipendiaries. Senator Logan led off in de- fence, and positively said that the West would not agree to the bill as an increase nor a distribution of the currency circulation, It was the same old fight against the East and its concentrated capital, An amusing passage at arms occurred between Senator Anthony, of Rhode Island, and Senator Logan, the former standing up for his State, while the latter sneeringly belittled “Little Rhody” by suggesting that he could put that State with all its capital into a county of the great prairie State of Illinois. Sprague, who seems to be like a sapling vent by the late financial storm, listened with in- terest and smiled grimly as.. the * combat deepened, in which the” cause = of -- Rhode Island was not bettered when regarded in an impartial light, Next came the ever-ready charger Morton, in the attack, en arri¢re, who insisted that, if the currency were to be equalized by redis- tribution, the bill did not go one-third of the way and was not one-third of the measure of equaliza- ton, if it was intended to equalize the circulation, which he was of the opinion was not the case. He asserted that the West was better able to take forty millions of circulation on the day of the panic than she was to take ten millions on September 16, 1866, and thus she repelled the argument so {re- quently made by the East that the West,.not hav- ing taken what she proposed at the las¢ distriva-{ tion, would not now take her share if the volume of the national bank currency was. in- creased, Senator Ferry, of Michigan, {ol- Jowed, doing battle for the West, and sustained the positions taken by the two distinguisued com- batants, Morton and Logan, and he firmly held the same ground, which preserves intact the attitude heretofore exhibited by the West in requiring’ More circulation, or, in other terms, inflation. Tne South remained steadily in reserve and through Senator Merrimon came up courageously, who demanded even larger concessions, insisting by his amendment that the transter of circulation be Increased to seventy-five millions, This, of course, was regarded as asking too much, aud ; Senators Edmunds, Sherman, Stewart, Sargent, Morrill, of Vermont, and others, repelied the as- sault thos made on the accumulated capital of the East, which side of the question, narrowed down to what was proposed by the bill, was advocated strenuously by them, and it may reasonably be said that the decided opposition to anything beyond that will continue to find ready response on that side of the House, which has heretofore avowed itself as opposed to inflation and in favor of areturn to specie payments. A streng illustra- tion of the reason for the demands of the West was made in Senator Morton’s announcement that the West had increased 14,000,000 in population since January 1, 1860, and that three-fourths of the increase of the wealth of the coun- try had taken place im the West, which was not less there than 5,000,000 in population in the last five years. The West’ and Sonth still hold their own on this question of the increase of wealth, and it is acknowledged by the contractionists that they have @ majority in the Senate as they have in the}! House, and that if it-came to a vote to-morrow the Policy of inflation would carry the day. Those who are opposed to any increase of the circulation are pushing the Twenty-five Million bill, because they think it recognizes the principle that there shall be no increase of the cur- rency. On the other hand, Morton, who leads the West and South, insists that, asa redistribu- tion of the circulation, the Twenty-five Million bill comes short nearly two-thirds of meeting the amount, if there is tobe no increase but simply a redistribution of the currency. The most of those opposed to the bill prefer to leave the existing currency undisturbed, providing, however, for an increase of, say from $40,000,000 to $50,000,000. Senator Morton is not satisfied with Sherman’s bill, and, unless some compromise is agreed upon, it will not pass as it now stands. Efforts are being made to have Senator Merrimon modify his amendment, which, it is agreed, if it should pass, would render unsteady, if not seriously dis- arrange, banking capital and financial obligations in New York and the East, as well as exchanges elsewhere. It is barely possible that the splendid Strategy as well as power of the inflationists may see &@ way in this bill of settling the question of the increase of the circulation; but if they do not ac- cept or mould it into another form the vote of the West and South will consign it to the tomb of the Capulets, The South will, probably, be heard to- morrow, and from that sterling reserve may be expected echoes which, with those of the West, will not ve silenced in defeat. The Senate ad- journed pending the discussion on the bill. The Debate on the Army Appropriation Bill and Its P: ze by the House— The Fortifications. The Army Appropriation bill, amounting 10 $28,246,000, passed the House to-day substantially as it was reported by the committee. During the discussion a retrenchment of $208,000 was effected by cutting down the appropriation for the pur- chase of horses $50,000, expenses of the Ordnance Department $80,000, manufacture of arms $25,000, purchase of cavalry equipments $35,000, and for manufacture of gun carriages $20,000. The only increase made was $7,000 for the Army Medical Museum Library. A reduction of over $4,000,000 was made in the vill for the present fiscal year, The bill making appropriation for fortifications was then taken up and considered in Committee of the Whole, The only feature of importance in the discussion was on an amendment offerea by Mr. Holman, of Indiana, to reduce the appro- priation for the fort at Willett’s Point, New York Harbor, from $30,000 to $5,000, He pressed his amendment with great pertinacity, and, though he was replied to by several in opposition, he per- sisted in bis attack upon the fortifications, this evidently neing his entering wedge, and the yote on it would be @ test vote on the bill. Stark- Weather, Archer, Hawley, of Connecticut, and W. R. Roberts defended the appropriation. Mr. Roberts, speaking in behalf of the interests of New York, said that while he admirea the zeal with which Mr. Holman played the role ot watch dog of the Treasury, he should never bark at his friends, and that while he might be excellent authority on matters connected with the West, he knew nothing whatever about the wants of a ereat mer- cantile city like New York. On the vote being ; taken Mr. flolman's amendment was deleated by & large majority. ‘ihe entire amount appropriated by the bill a4 reported to the House ts nearly $1,000,000, Sweeping Reductions in the Army Pro-~ ‘ Posed. * The Army Reduction bill, under consideration by the House Military Committee, has been printed for the private use of members of the committee oniy. It provides for sweeping reductions in the army, among others of five regiments of infantry, ‘two cavalry and one artillery. Offlcers who may necessarily be affected by the reduction are to re- ceive one year's pay on heing mustered out, im- portant changes are also proposed in the number and mode of the selection of officers as command- ing generals of the several military’ depart, ‘ments, “The” bill provides for the appoint ment of assistant surgeons and assistant quartermasters from officers» who. nave served in the Medical and Quartermaster’s de- partments during the late war, and thac the first twenty graduates each year from the Military Abademy shall be assigned to regiments and the remainder discharged. Labors of the House Military Committee. * The House Commitree on Mititary Affairs to-day considered the til for the reduction of the army. There was 4 general expression of views, and , Various amendments were made and suggested. } Business is not sumciently progressed to indicate what will be the conclusions of the committee fur- ther than that, whatever reduction may be recom- ,mended@ in the number of infantry, cavalry and artillery regiments, it is not proposed to interfere with the pay of either oMicers or men, or to reduce the numoer of officers otherwise than as reduc- tions may occur by death or ovher casualties. Legislative Action To Be Taken to Cor- reet the Abuses in (he Administration or Indian Affairs. it The House Committee on Appropriations to-day | tarned their attention to the orgammation and management of the Department of the Interior. Under this department are embraced some of the Most important as well ay extensive setvices of the government, including the control of the Iadi- ans, the payment of pensions, the survey and sale of the public lands aud the vast business of the | Patent Office. The Secretary of the interior and bureau officers were belore the committee to-day to answer such questions as might be put to them, It was shown that in most of the bureaus the busi- ness had increased in reasonable ratio, This was particularly the case in the opening up and settle: | ment of pudlic lands, which had necessitated a different policy toward the Indians and which re- quired a larger outlay on account of the obligations . of the government to feed a much larger number than when the ianda’ were unoccupied and were overrun by gaine. The Pension Office, it was shown, was an outgrowth of the war, and, though many of the soldiers whose names Were on the rolls hgve since died, the con- stant expansion of t ‘cope of the provisions of the pension laws had largely increased the number of pensioners since the war, and hence the labor of the office i8 as great as ever. The committee were more particularly interested in the manage- ment of Indian affuirs. Though the Secretary favored liberal appropriations, in the belief that the Indians would ultimately be civilized and that the present policy was the most economical, the committee divered in the matter of expense, The result of the investigations of Judge Loughridge, charged with the indian Appropriation piil, de- veloped many curious features in the disburse- ments on account of Indians, and legislative ac- tion, as already anticipated in these despatches, is | contemplated to correct some of the known abuses. | The District of Columbia Investigation. | The joint committee to investigate the affairs of | the District of Colambia met this afternoon in the room of the Seuate Committee on Mines and Min- ing, Senator Boutwell presiding, and appointed @ sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. Bout- well, Wilson, Thurman and Hamilton, to consider the best mode of conducting the inves- >, committee came to the conclusion that it would be best to have tre investigation public to the ex- the committee authorized representatives of the’ press ana parties especially interested in the in- vestigation, with their counsel. This, it is under- stood, includes not only the persons making charges against the District government, but the parties of that government affected by these accu- | sations. The joimt committee will not meet again | until the sub-committee shall be ready to report. The Sanborn Contracts. The Committee on Ways and Means to-day directed Mr, Foster to report back to the House | Mr, Randail’s resolution directing the Secretary of | the Treasury to furnish full copies of all contracts | made under authority of the Treasury Department | in pursuance of the act of May, 1872, and also copies of all schedules and correspondence relat- ing to said contracts. These relate to what are known as the Sanborn contracts, and which the Secretary says he will (urnish if calied (for, Denial of Unfriendly Correspondence with the German Government. Secretary Fish is emphatic in denouncing as un- true the statement of the Paris Patrie that “gharply worded notes have recently been ex- changed between the governments of Germany | and the» United States; nor is the German Min- ister aware of any subject of unkind feeling be- | tween the two countries. Government Regulation of Emigrant | Ships. | ‘The Secretary of the Treasury has sent to the | House Committee on Appropriations the corre- | spondence between his department and the De- partment of State relative to sending experts to | England to aid tn framing the necessary regula- tions for the proper construction of emigrant | vessels, In January, 1872, the British Minister, | through the Departurent of State, submitted to | Mr. Boutwell a draft to reguiate the construction of emigrant vessels, which draft was prepared by the English Board of Trade, with a view of settling, by a convention between the governments of Great Britain and the United States, the proper | requisites of law governing the structure, equip- | ment and management of vessels transferring emigrants between the two countries. In May, | 1873, the Secretary of State transmitted to the Treasury Department a communication trom the | British Minister, in whigh, acting under instruc- tions from Lord Granville, be formally invited the | government of the United States, on the part of Her Majesty’s government, to send to England ex- perts in whom it has confidence for the purpose of completing the necessary regulations. This invi- tation was urgently rencwed in December last. { their loyal supporters seemed to indicate jetigation and report to the full committee, The | tent of allowing to be present during sessions of | t | CONNECTICUT. Republican Nominations in Conven- tion for State Officers, —_+--—__.. Henry B. MHarrison, of New Haven, for Governor. Hawrrory, Fev, ti, 1874, Allyn Hall, Martford’s famous opera house and theatre, has to-day echoed with the patriotic us- terances of the faithful disciples and representa- tives of Connecticut republicanism. It has been the scene of the annual nominating convention of the party, and there were present about 400 dele- gates from different sections of the State. The proceedings were harmontous except so far as the selection of candidates for some of the minor of fices was coucerned. Nearly every county lad a candidate, and the ealogies of the aspirants by that there 18 an abundance of pliable political material here with which to rig and sail the staunch old ship of state, The interesting features of the Con- vention, in fact, were combined chiefly im the in> dustrious and persevering manner in which some of the delegates urged the ctatms of their favorite candidates. A CHEERFUL OUTLOOK. Roger Averill, of Danbury, the temporary pre- siding officer, indulged ia a speech of nope and confidence when he took the chair, From what he had observed the prospects of the party in the State were highly encouraging, and he believed that about all they oeed to do was to name their standard bearers, and he had no dowbt but the people would triumphantly elect them in April, GENERAL PRAIT HEARD FROM. General James F, Pratt, the hero of Rocky Hil. was on hand with his traditional white coat, and, very few matters were brougit up that did not receive his careful attention. He also introduced several mieasures of his own into the Oonventior according to custom and rule, were ri ato the committee on the platiorm. Among the matters thas referred, and which the Geu wished acted upon, were the following :— Resolved, That the people of the United States demand an smendmentof the constitution, fixiug the compensa tion of uwmbers of Congross aud uthor government ollie cials, so that there may be no opportunity for another “salary grab.” Resolved, That the act of the last General Assembly, in establishing a Board of Charities, was uncalled ior by the people, and 1t8 provision», it carried out, would subversive of prison discipline; therefore, we vari call tor its repeal. Resolved, That the project for a grand Centennial cele. bration in te city of Philadelphia 1s, wo say the Teast, of doubtful expediency. Tt would be better to leave it with the several States to notice the anniversary of the great event; and still better to leave it with each county to eclebrate at its county seat, thereby giving 896 opportunity to participate ; whereas, at Phi one in ten thousand of the people ot tht would be present to witness the ceremo Resolved, That no further apportiontment should be made by the general government tor the support of the Tndian tribes within our borders; that, witt: suitable reservations granted them, they should i support themselves by honest, industry the uational Treasury the $10,000,001 dered by reckless and dishonest Indian Agents. A PERMANENT ORGANIZATION. The Convention was finally organized perma- nently by the choice of Hénry P. Haven, of New Lon- don, for chairman, and, upon taking the chair, he indulged in a speech of no moderate length. Aiter (| he had finished there were vain efforts to pro-' ceed to an informal ballot for s candidate for tiov- ernor. in the midst of the wrangle General Pratt moved the NOMINATION OF HENRY B. HARRISON of New Haven, by acclamation, ana upon the mo- tion being seconded in an able and eloquent speech by Mayor Robinson the Convention fell into lune, and the nomination was at ouce made unani- mous. Now came the struggle for the second place on the ticket. Mr. Bent, the Middietown postmaster, ‘ said that tt seemed to Dimas if they had simply come here to go through the form of ratifying the plans lild out by the republican press of Connecti- cut. For one, he dissented irom any such pro. ceedings, and he thought that as they came here to represent the people they should not annually squat be guided by any newspapers. His own county, he sad, felt that Mr. Gru. wold, of Chester, ought to be kept on the ticket for Lieutenant Governor, ana in pre- senting his claims to the Convention the postmas- ter delegate was very enthusiastic and eloquent in his praises of Mr. Griswold. Afterwards the claims of John T, Wait, of Norwich, were urged, ana the latter was subsequently nominated by a vote of 298, against 69 for Mr. Griswold, The balance of the ticket was then made up by the nomination of Joun Q. A, Stone, of State; David P. Nichols, of Danbury, for State Treasurer, and £. Perry Packer, of South Voven- try, for Comptroller. THE RBSOLUTIONS. Mr. H. W. R. Hoyt, of Greenwich, in behalf of the Committee on Kesolutions, reported the lol- lowing:— The republican party of the State of Connecticut, in Convention assembled, declares that the true epd of government secure cqual and exact justice to all its Citizens, with as little infringement as possible upon individual treedom; (hat the governinent of the people by the people and tor the peeple, interpreted and tore- shadowed by the laration of Independence, is the true American idea; that this tdea can only be realized by the election ot honest and capable men to public oitice and by conducting public aifairs with strict pru- dence and in accordance with the sound and approved Maxims of business and political economy; that in accordance with these principles the States should. be Jett to regulate their own interual affairs without Inter- ference, and this Convention gladly endorses the course of the national administration in réterence to the recent election in Texas ‘Phat good administration and freedom from te: ficial dishonesty can be best secured by suc! n of the civil service ‘as shall insure y of civil officers, who shall be undisturbed by 5 ¥ and temptations of active politics. That there ought to be no further increase of the paper currency of the country, and that, the people expect from the present Congress the adoption of such measures as will forward the early resumption of specie That there should be n in the interest of fis corporations; that taxation should be equal, and be laid in such @ manner as least to interfere with the general prosperity, and so as to en- courage the various industrle: That party organizations are useful and necessary, but that, while -we are proud of the birth and. Nistors of the republican party, we recognize no such allegiance to political associations as shall prevent our fair aud can. did criticisin of the a every case of negli ‘ation or ayments. more substdies of public lands 8 of all , wasteful es} or dishonesty on to be promptly investiated and severely punishea with- out ear or favor. That we expect of our State legislators and State of. ficers the strictest integrity and economy, the largest possible relief from the burden of taxation, the mainte- and treedom of the ballot box, the continuance of such rogistration laws as shall Invite all who are entitled to the precious right of suffrage to pation in it, al il at the same time exc! le all fraudulent + that the sessions of our General Assembly ¢ short and its legislative acts tew and general; making judicial and other legisiative appoimt- rand capacity should be the only quali- red, and that all bargains and trades for those appointments are abusive of the health of the Commonwealth and destractive of the interests of the on of the industriel classes and their re- capital and to the great corporations of the country, demand the careful solicitude and attention of that we recognize the wisdom and n cessity of obtaining reliable statistics and Intormat regard to the condition of the laboring classes which to dase proper legislation, and we believe that an impartial and non-partisan bttreau tor that purpose demanded alike by humanity and the best interests of Je State. That the question whether oF not & convention oug to be called to revise our present State constitu showld be submitted by the General Assembly to the people of the “tate for thelr decision. With these declarations we present to the people of Connecticut the names of the Hon. Henry B. for Governor, and of his associates on the ticket for their several offices, with pride and confidence, believing that their well known characters is a guarantee of their saithful pertorma: the trusts which we feel assured will be committed ta them After the reading of the resolutions a motion was in a The Secretary submittea the whole subject of the | propriety of the appointment in question, the number of experts and the provision to be made for them to the discretion of the committee. Contest for the Making of the Bust of Chief Justice Tancy. Art circles here are much excited over the con- test between Jones and Simmons for the $1,000 | commission for @ bust of Chief Justice Taney, to | adorn the Supreme Court room. Mrs. Kate Sprague urges the employment of Jones, who used to live in Cincinnati, and who modelled a good bust of Judge Chase there years ago. On the other nand, Representative Frye, of Maine, who is chair- man of the House wing of the Library Committee, | urges that the commission be given to his towns- — man and personal friend, Simmons, whose busts of | General Sherman and others are much liked. | Stone and Rhinehart solicit the bust of Taney, but | it {8 probable that the artist who receives the | order for the bust of Chase will also receive the order for the bust of Taney. MISS PLESSY MORDAUNT DENIES AND EXPLAINS, ‘To THE EDITOR OF THR HeRALD:— An appeal having been made to certain mem- bers of the dramatic profession on my behalf for pecunlary assistance I beg to tuform you— grateful for the generous response to it—that I never authorized any one to make such an appeal, nor would I under any circumstances accept its results, or charity of any kind. I cannot question the motives of se who originated this idea, but allow me to jure the ytd 3 througk you that my personal needs have never been and never Will be brought home to them, Again tuanking you for your liberal kindness, I beg to | remain your obedient servant, FEBRUARY UL, 1874, PLESSY MORDALINT, | tional convention, mace by Mr. Maples, of Westport, to strike out that portion of the platform relating to a constitu- motion, and said that the candidate for Governor, who last year in the Legislature had advocated rhe submission of the question of calling a constitu. tional convention to the people (and whose posi- tion in the matter had been sustained by a recent decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania) desired the introduction of that clanse of the plat- | form, «nd suvely the Convention could not reiuse the ~eqy est. Other gentiemen, including Messrs, Marshall, of New London; Geer, of Lyme, and Douglass, of Middletown, spoke in the same vein and in favor of submitting the question to the people for their decision, and Be sonr out the fact that sucha submission to the popular will is all the platform advocates. The motion of Mr Maples was voted down, and the report of the committee accepted and adopted, SMALLPOX, Every Gouse tn South Windham, Conn., Afflicted—Proper Measures Wanted for Suppressing the Disease—The Village Doctor Sick. Hartrorp, Conn,, Feb. 11, The village of South Windham, on the line of the New London Northern Ratlroad, is terribly aMicted With smallpox. It was introduced by @ lady from Mystic, whose child was recovering from the malady. To-day it is reported that every family in the village has one or more cases (in one there are six), and there are filty cases in all. Several deaths have occurred. Even the village hysician has the disease. Nurses are present, Rom Providence and Boston, and there is need of more. Every business piace 18 closed, no trains stop at the place, and no communication from the outside is allowed. The Board of Health, composed of villagers, ignorant of the manner of crushing the epidemic, is doing som®thing; but evidently has m im. capable of taking proper measures, There are @ fow cases already in neighboring towns, | ment. of Danielsonvile., for Secretary | com: | ublic men; and that | mt the part of any having control of public moneys ought nance of public education, the preservation of the purity | htful interests of labor, in view ot the | arrison | Mayor Robinson opposed the | CHANG AND ENG, Re-Embalming the Bodies of the Dead Twins. Lae al = Photographs and Plaster Caste of the Ligament. era NO DISSECTION YET. 4 ere Probable Result of the Surgical Examination. he toaten of the Siamese twine cos of wat was considerably decomposed, are now underge- tog the process of re palminent, and the operation will necessary consume a period of three or four days, Tne full contract in the legal bond of agreement between the wives of Chang and Eng and tue Philadelphia physicians, which appeared exclusively in your columns two days ago and which was reproduced in thé Yeading journals of both cities this mornmg, ts so binding that the Committee on Autopsy are obliged to proceed with the most extreme care. WHILE THE PROCESS OF RE-EMBALMMYENT was going on, however, photograpters, drangnts- men and artists generally employed by the College of Physicians and Sargeons were kept exceedingly busy, and poth pictures and plaster casts were taken of the exact appearance of the bodies, of the connecting link existing between them, of the contour of the — faces, of the unprepossessing and shronken condition of the limb; not one point was omitted that woula enable the doctors to comply with the require. ments of the rigorous legal bond that would esiab lish Success from the conception until the Anas fuidimen t of the proceedings. THE CONNRCTING LINK was shrunken and decomposed, and the generat appearance of the twins frightful. Sul), as the bodies really were, so were the casts and phote- graphs, Conformed tront, contour, and perapec- tive views were taken, and wmile at this time the surgical Knife has played no part, there has nothing been left undone that would give wo the fraternity a mi and minutely accurate representation of the bodies as the time of the opening of the metallic box and prior to the application of the dissecting instru- ‘The knife cannot be applied tor days vet te come, because the embalming fluid needs time to enable it to diffuse itsell to every part. ONE LIFE IN TWO BODLES. The general opinion of the physicians at presene is that the verdict of the London doctors, rendered years ago, ts correct, namely:—“The pressure of the connecting tink caused the weaker of the twain to faint, and bence the blood must have flown from one to the other.’! It is generally believed that the extreme shrunken appearance of the commu- nicating bond could not be so great as it is were there not within it arteries and channels of the vital fluids of Life. From the proportions of the link when the twins were alive and the messuremeat now there 18 avery evident decrease, which at this premature point does much to corroborate the verdict of the London doctors. Two surgeons willtake part in the autopsy, attended by two uo- complished anatomists. The duties of each pair will be distinct. Report states that the knife can- Dot be applied until the end of the present week. ‘“7HEN EXTREMES MEET." Virginia, and an Addi- Governor Kemper, of President Grant to Have | tional Comfab. | Rucomond, Va., Feb. 11, 1874. A few days’after the inauguration of Governor Kemper the HERALD published @ lenthy telegram from this point indicating the policy of his adinin- ) istration, and in the same despatch the fact was | stated that a meeting of a friendly nature, as. well as in the interests of sectional harmony, had been arranged between the new Executive of the Oid | Dominion and the President of the United States. | Phat telegram has been verified in both respects, the Governor, who left here to-night for Wash- | ington, fulfilling the latter statement. The pub- | ticity given to the proposed visit by the HERALD | caused @ general Rewspaper discussion through- out the State as to the propriety of such a proceed- | ing on Governor Kemper’s part, Some organa | were loud in their denunciation of the | Scheme, but it is gratifying to state that a’ large majority of the State press | commended the proposed meeting of these two | distinguished soldiers—the one the champion « | the war for the Union and Rational Executive, the other a representive of the soldiers of the Lost | Cause. The meeting, I understand, was arranged | by that guerilla in politics as in war, Colonel John S. Mosby, and it 18 supposed the object is eiiber to | convert the President tnto a strong partisanship | of the South or to bring the Southern States into | a thorough sympathy with and make them strong ; Supporters of the present national administration. | The meeting Will, in all probability, take place to- morrow, and the result will be looked forward to with no small degree of interest by the people of | Virginia and the whole South. I hear that General | Jubal Early was opposed to the visit of Kemper, but Mr. Withers, United States Senator elect, warmly approved AN OHIO MURDERER PARDONED. CovumBus, Feb. 11, 1874. | Wiliam Graham, of Akron, sentenced to impr sonment for life for killing two men during the war, was pardoned out to-day by Governor Allen, after having served nine years’ imprisonment. it. 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