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FRANCE. Phe Minister to the United States About to Embark. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Panis, March 11, 1874, M. Bertholdi, the new French Minister at Wash- ington, will sali from Havre tor New York on Wriday next. SPAIN. The Chief Command of the Army of tie North— General Concha for Cuba. TELEGRAMS 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD. MADRID, March 11, 1874. Marshal Serrano has assumed supreme command Of the forces operating against the Carlists in the | North, Genera! Moriones has resigned his command in | the Army of the North in consequence of illness. Jovellar’s Successor in the Government of Cuba. MapRID, March 11, 1874, The report that General José Concha is to be ap- Pointed Captain General of Cuba, in place of Gen- eral Joveliar, is confirmed. ENGLAND. Holiday Reception of the Royal Bride~The Quostion of the Parliamentary Opposition Leadership. TCLEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. ‘ Lonpon, March 11, 1874. Thursday, the day of the formal entrée of the Duke of Edinburgh and his bride in London, will be observed as a@ holiday at the government docks aud arsenal at Woolwic THE PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION LEADERSHIP. If his health will permit, Mr. Gladstone will re- sume the leadership of tne liberal parcy In 1875. The members of the late Cabinet held a meeting to-day, at which, at the request of Mr. Gladstone, they agreed to accept the temporary leadership of the Marquis of Hartington. A section or the lib- erals, however, propose to temporarily follow the dead of Sir William Harcourt or Mr. Robert Lowe. Civic Decorations in Honor of the Royal Bridal Party. Lonpon, March 12—5:30 A. M. The entire route of the procession of the Duke ‘and Duchess of Edinburgh, trom Paddington sta- tion to Buckingham Palace, via Oxford and Regent slreets, is galiy decorated with flags, streamers, &c. The procession will begin to move at forty min- ‘utes past eleven o'clock A. M. TO RESIGN THE CROZIER, The Archbishop of Canterbury will soon retire. IRELAND. Crown Prozecution in Dofenos of New York Capitalists, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Lonpon, March 12—5:30 A. M. The Crown has commenced prosecution in Limerick against a number of physicians and otbers for attempting to defraud the New York Life Insurance Company by obtaining policies un Known to the persons whose lives thay sought to * insure, ASHANTEE, English Report of Army Losses in the War. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. LONDON, March 11, 1874, The latest despatches from the Ashantee expe- ition state that the British loss in the war was 16 killed and 363 wounded. CUBA, An American Citizen Pardcned. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Havana, March 11, 1874, George W. O'Neal, of Philadelphia, who was con- Victed of homicide at Trinidad, has been pardonea by Captain General Jovellar. 8ST. DOMINGO. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Celebrating the Anniversary of the Republicelnauguration of President Gonzales. St. DominGo, March 1, 1874. | On February 27 the anniversary of the Republic | of St. Domingo was-celebrated with great re- Joicings, ‘The inauguration of President Gonzales has | been deterred until Congres# has considered and | revised the new constitution. THE NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON. The Fleet at Key West Preparing to Disperse—Reports and Rumors to the Destination of the Different Ves: Key West, Fla., March 11, 1874. The Wachusett sails on Monday next for hew Orleans. Commodores Parker and Rogers are passengers in the Wachusett, and are en route for Washington. The fleet will disperse shortly. It ia currently reported that the Wabash, Con- gfoss and Alaska will go to Corfu. EX-PRESIDENT FILLMORE/S FUNERAL BuFFALo, N, Y., March 11, 1874, The final arrangements for ex-President Fill- more’s funeral were completed to-night. The body will lie in state at St. Paul's Cathedral to- morrow irom nine A. M. to haif-past one P. M, to permit the general public to view the remains, he inmeral procession and ceremonies will be of as grand and imposing a character as the feelings of the family will permit. ‘The House Committee aud State authorities will arrive to-morrow. OBITUARY, Jean Craveilhicr, M. D. M. Jean Craveilhier, the eminent French physi- cian, 18 dead, The occurrence of his demise is re- ported by cable telegram from Paris, under date of yesterday. Dr. Cruvetlhier was eighty-three | ears Oi age. He liad devoted himself with untir- ing energy to the Study and practice of Nis proies- Sion, and was long regarded a8 an wuthority on disease and ite proper mode of treatment by his breturen, LADIES NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SOHOOL OOM. MISSIONERS, Bostox, Mass., March 11, 1874, ‘The City Solicitor has again decided against the Tight of women to serve on thie Hoston School Com- mittee. “The Supreme Court,” he says, “in the Opinion given to the House of Representatives, confine themselves expressly to the question sub- Mitted to them—nameiy, whether the coustitution prohibits the serving o1 women upon school com- Mittees—and say that they donot deai With any | statutes, ‘This seems to be an intimation that w proper construction of the stat Giferent result.” les nel THE STEAMSHIP NURNBERG IN AGALE, | BALTIMORE, Md., March 11, 1874, The North German steamship Nurnberg arrived at this port to-day, She leit Bremen February 17. On Tuesday, February 24, she experienced a ter- rite yale which continued until the tollowing day, When a Leavy sea swept the Vessel, beariug tour Mie voats irom tue davils, one of Which crushed @ ekylignht avowing the water to pour into the @obla, where costiy Ooi Mirroré aad furni- tare Wore damaved to the Oxtent of between mor | exceedingly ditticult w meet it. $30,000 wid $40,000, | NEW YORK H#KALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1874.—I1RIPLE SHEET. en THE NATIONAL FINANCES. | The Debate on the Appropriation Bill in the House—Mr. Randall ov Figures. WASHINGTON, March 11, 1874. ‘The House, at two o'clock in the aftervoon, weng into Committee of the Whole on the Legislative Appropriation bill, and was addressed by Mr Parker, of Missouri, who undertook to elucidate some further problems m regard to the estimates and appropriations for the current fiscal year. Wis remarks related exciusively* to | the Indian service, Mr. Kandall, of Peunsyl- Vania, discussed at length the bill, directing | the attention of Congress to the fact that there | are now employed in tbe various departments ot the government in this city, without authority of law, 1,178 officers and clerks, aside from tne 1,869 paid out of the money appropriated tor the ex- penses of loans and rates. He also directed atten- tion to the appropriations for the Internal Revenue | Bureau proper, which shows by the oflicial | records an increase of force there over the num- | ber employed im 1866 and 1867 of 100 om. | cers, notwithstanding the internal revenue taxes | were then $311,000,000, while in 1873 they were | only $114,000,000, and were estimated for the cur- | rent year at $100,000,000, The internal revenue system in 1866 had reached every trade, occupa- tion, business, product and person, and the taxes were nearly all collected by assessment, while iu 1873 of the $114,000,000 collected $110,000,000 was secured by stamps {rom tive general sources. In 1866, of the $31,000,000 only about $20,000,000 were then collected by stamps, There were col- lected in 1866 $236,000,000 of internal revenue from sources not taxed in 1873, yet the salaries and ex- penses in the Commissioner's Bureau of Col- lections in 1873 were $546,949, against $817,765 in 1866. The contingent expenses of this bureau in 1865 were $40, and in 1873 | $187,360. The Commissioner asked tor the coming | | fiscal year for salaries and expenses of collections $1,995,042, while the expenses for the same service in 1873 were but $1,585,476—an increase of $409,566. Again, for salaries and expenses Jor various other oMcers the «appropriations in this bill were | $2,600,000, while the Fifth Auditor’s report showed the expenses for exactly the same services in 1873 as $1,694,637—an increase of $905,363. He said he had = given this subject great care, approaching it with no political object in view, preferring to join hands with men on either side, and he desired to correct abuses and extray- agance. In closing, Mr. Randall invited Mr. Gar- field to review his figures and correct them if pos- sible, Mr. Kellogg, of Connecticut, criticised some of the details of the bill, claiming that the items reported in some cases would not meet the re- quirements of the service. Mass Meeting in Cooper Institute. The following call is being circulated for signa- tures We, the undersigned, request the civizens of New York to ussemble in the Cooper Institute on some evening to be hereaiter designated, to give expres- sion to their opinions on the questions affecting | the national finances, and to enter their protest | against the delay of Congress in concluding effect- ive legislation on this subject. We hereby further request that William C. Bryant, George Opdyke, | Wilitam M. Vermilye, Elitot C. Cowdin, Ethan Allen, | B, B. Sherman, Isaac Sherman, Joho E. Williams, Henry M. Taber, William I’, Blodgett, Willlam Libby and Cyrus W, Field, act as an executive commit- tee to carry out the objects of this call, and with Power to fill vacancies ana add to their number, Peter Cooper, J. ). Vermiiyea, Peake, Updycke & Co. ; 5. Chittenden, R. S. & A. Stuart, Babcock Bros. & Co,, L. M. Barlow, A. E. Beach, Lloyd 8. Aspinwall, "Elwood Walter, Stuart Brown, James | M. Brown, J. Pierpont Morgan, W. L. Jenkins, E. A. Levrich, and many others, jew YORK, March 11, 1874. THE CUSTOMS FRAUDS. -— Mr. Jayne’s Crosi-Examination Con- tinued=A Clerk’s Reward for Playing the Faithful Informer—Extra Fees to Custom House Officers—“A Season of Prayer"=Mr. Dodge Again—Explana- tions and Counter Explanations. WasHINGTON, March 11, 1874. Mr. Dawes stated to the Committee on Ways and Means this morning that Mr. Bliss had called upon him to say, in behalfo! Collector Arthur, that he did not desire to appear before the committee unless the committee desired him todo so, as he had no personal knowledge of the cases under ex- amination. If the committee, however, insisted on Collector Arthur being here, Mr. Bliss said he ‘would communicate with the Collector in order that he might appear to-morrow. The Clerk of the committee then read the follow- . ing letters :— WOULD RATHER NOT COME, Sugveyor’s Gyre, Custox Bouse, - | kw Yor«, March 10, Hon. W. D. Ketury, Chair we | ¥ Dean Sin—I have received your tayor of y' Not one of the cases in which complaint has inade or testimony given veiore the Commitiee ot Ways and Means has occurred during my connection with | the Customs Department, and I couid give no evidence | therein of any value whatever to the committee. since | your letter seems to e it optional tor me to present | committee, I take the liberty of say- | e reasons above stated £ will wait your | further pleasure. Very respecttully your obedient ser- | vant, GEORG H, SHARPE, | THE NAVAL OFFICER EXCUSES HIMSELF, Custom House, Navas 0 March Lv, 1874, My Dyan six—I have your letter of yesterday's date | requesting ine to appear before the Commitee of Ways | and Mews on the subect of moieties at ten o'clock to- row worning. ‘This notice is so short that I tind it Whue I desire to snow ail respect for your committee and to state to them all the injormation 1 can give personally, | have nothing to urge that cannot better be said hy others. 1b therefore, taken the Hberty ot ofierlag pressing en; inents as iny excuse tor Not promptly complying with Your invitation. It the above ts not pericetiy sutisiactory | ko advise me, for [ hold myselt ready at all times to obey the directions of your comuuttee. Yours respectiully, Hon. Kylie, M. 0. Ae LASLIN, JAYNE GIVES HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY. | Mr. Jayne was then examined by Mr. Wood, or the committee, It appeared trom nis statements that his commission as special agent vears date of April 9, 1869, He gave no bonus, but merely took ‘the oath of office, His duty was to act in counec- tion with the Officers of customs, especially with the Surveyor, and under his direction, for | the detection and suppression of frauds on the revenue, He never had tue disapproval of the Secretary of the freasury. He was five years in Washington in the Paymaster General's office, and his duty there was to examine accounts and ascer- tain whether money should be paid, He was turned out of office by Andrew Johnson, and, be- fore fis appointment as special agent, was agent Jor the Grover & Baker Sewing Machine Company. THE REWARD OF BETRAYAL. Jayne said he had no objection to giving the Dames Of persons OU Whose information he pro- ceeded against Phelps, Dodge & Uo.; but, as a gen- eral rule, Where iniormation 18 given in confidence and his name appeared against the sums of money received, he Would not give the name of the per- sons from whom the iniormation was derived. rhe Courts do not permit such questions to be inquired Into, but he was free to state that in the Phelps- Dodge case a young man named Henry C. Hervey came to Jayne with the attorney, Another young man named Kennedy also gave him iniormation, having been sent jor at the instance of Hervey. From Kennedy he received no Matter Of importance, but afier the case had been closed, Kennedy came to iim and sald he had been dismissed irom that bouse, and that he had @ mother and sister and a crippled brotuer, Who must suffer in consequence, and that, as oue of the incidents of the case, this misfortune had lallen upon him. Jayne went to the Collector in order to obtain him @ situation, Alter Jayne's Statement rhe Collector saw the young man had been innocently wronged, but he thought it would not do to give him a place in the Custom House. Jayne then went to Postmaster James and ob-+ tained jor Kennedy @ place in the Post Ofice, Jayne thougnt it was Mervey who told him that stokes, of the firm of Pneips, Dodge & Co, was burning his papers. Whitelaw, formerly in the | employ oi that firm, came to Jayne's room and also gave information. | CORRUPTING CUSTOM HOUSE OFFICERS. | Jayne read an aiticavit irom Willlam D, Porter, formerly cashier ot the hrm, showing that sums of from $100 to $160 had Leen paid by some meinver of the firm to Custom House oficers, aside from | the Custom House expeases, and cuarged to the cash account, Porter wus & conscientious man and wished to do no man harm, but to tell the trath without variation at alltimes, Porter said to him, ‘Jayne, 1 suppose When you asked me to tell the truth you expected me to tell you all?” “A SEASON OF PRAYER OVER IT.’ Jayne replied, “That was my understanding.” | Porter said, “I did not tell i? all the trutu; I told what I did to my wife, and we had a season of prayer over it. These men are my iriends; but the truth should be told,’ Jayne here read abother affidavit from Porter | further bearing on the subject above mentioned, | MI. DODGE IN REBUTIAL, : | William E, Dodge bere obtained permission to | reply to Jayne’s statement that one of the firm—namely, James—nad eudeavorea to cheat | the government in the importation of a dress, | ‘The hiets simply were :—There was a remonstrance | against the price the Woman charged for the dress in her bill, Kesistance Was made to its payment, aud another iil, less in amount, was made out, James was Out ofthe country at the time, | ihe two bills came together in two letters—one of them was receipted and paid, This disposed of the | ep attempt had been made to defraud | Maw by diferent juvoices, Potter, who le | against | meiuaed & nephew of Mr. Dodge, was established in busi- ness vy the firm aiter twenty years’ service in | theiremploy, They beard of the aiidavits wiuch Jayne read, and asked Porter about them. Porter i, “Jayne came to this office and asked very complacently, ‘Have you received & letter trom | Wiliam L, Dodge, Jr., your cousin? Porter re- | plied in’ the negative and wanted to know | Who Jayne was, Jayne sald, “I'll let you Know who | am,” and then showed his badge of oftice. Mr. Dodge then explained that certain sums of money bad been paid to em- of the Lheir customary hours to get out their goods, so What the appraisement might be made, especially in cases where Russia tron had been damaged. Beyond this they had never paid a dollar for extra services by JAY 2 Mr, Jayne resumed, saying to Porter's and waited until be arrived. He told Vorter wuathe cume for. He wauted to get the exact truth. There was no necessity for unkind- ness between Porter and himself, He never | Stated that he had a letter 1rom young Dodge, and the portraiture here presented by Mr. Dodge, Sr., just now, was not true from his own personal knowledge, so help him, God! Mr, Jayne, in response tothe question by Mr. Wood, as to the procedure about the seizure of books'and papers, proceeded to state all the re- quired prel minaries to the seizure. Among other things he found out the habits of customs onicers, und in nine cases out of ten he could tell the names Ol the officers who are responsible for neglect of business and coliusion with merchants, aud he could call such officers before him and say, This importation comes down to you.” ‘There was a Jump between business transactions that showed there was a wrong, and men would acknowledge itif you put the truth squarely to them. Having obtained the imformation and learned the exact truth, Jurther proceedings are taken. He would get hs evidence in the best shape, tuen go to te Collector of the Port and lay all the tacts before him, and ask a letter from hiin tothe United Srates: Attorney. ‘the Collector would examme the evi- dence, and aid him in getting a letter Irom the United States Attorney for the seizure uo the books and papers, He never proceeded except on prova- ble causes, Eventing Session. Jayne to-night resumed his statement before the mittee on Ways and Means, He was again roguted by Mr. Wood, of the committee. He seized the goods of Julius Hart for undervalua- tion, Hart settled for $26,582, and Jayue received the iniormer’s share. In reply to the question, wiy Hart's name was not mentioned with the others 1m the report of the Secretary of the ‘Treasury, Jayne replied, “Because it Was not a suit against the man, but the goods.” Jayne referred to the printed oficial volume to show that the case was mhe cases of corsets. to questions, said he de ‘a report to the tary of the Treasury in Which he mentioned the names of eighty customs officers who had improperly taken money from merchants; he naa underscored witu red ink the names of those in office, sixty in all. Mr. Wood iquired, Were these officers immediately d. missed’ Jayne replied In the negative, Jayne was abundantly supplied with books and papers to ansWer questions propounded explaining invoices, entries, &c., aud other matters in that connec- uon. In response to one of the questions placed in the hands of the chairman to be asked, Jayne said there had been awarded to him since his ser- vice a8 @ special Treasury Agent, about $328,000, Of that amount there belonged to bim about $140,000, ‘the remainder was paid to others, Some got half of the amount paid, some all, and others none, In Lege to another qu jon he said Platt & Boyd had brought suit against him for trespass, assessing damages at $60,000, lor the seizure of books and papers. He had put in his defence, ‘The Attorney General had instructea | the District Attorney to appear for him. STEALING PAPERS. Mr. Beck asked Jayne-- ‘Did you know or believe that certain papers of Phelps, Dodge & Co., brought to you by the informer ana his attorney, were stolen or taken surreptitiously from that firm? Did you contract to pay to the informer two-thirds of the amount paid to you with a knowledge of such jact ? and did the Secretary of the Treasury know that two-thirds were to go to those parties 1” Mr. Jayne replied that at the ume the papers were brought to nim by the attorney of the in- jormer he did not ask the attorney the source trom Which he obtained ‘hem, aud the attorney id not tell him; he believed, nowever, what, perhaps, any one of the committee would believe under the circumstances; under the law the man bringing the information was entitled to one-fourth of the net proceeds, white he (Jayne) was to re- | ceive only such sum as might be voluntarily given him. But the agreement was that the case should be piaced in his hands, and he was to pay them the money—two-thirds. He did not remem- ber that he told the Secretary of the Treasury any- vhing about the distribution of the woney, The case Was discussed in the newspapers betore the ee paid into Court and the secretary read ie papers. Mr. Beck, of the Committee—What was the name of the man? Mr. Jayne—Charies F. Hervey, who with three or four attorneys came with the papers. Mr. Beck—What were the names of the at- torneys? Mr. Jayne—Ethan Allen, Dudley Field, son of David Dudley Fieid, and Judges Birdseye and Cros- | by, the last-named formerly of Micnigan, I gave the check to Ethan Alien, Mr. Beck—Had you any idea how they obtained the papers’ Mr. Jayne—I never asked, Mr. Beck—Did you not see these papers had been torn out of the books? Mr. Jayne—I saw they had been torn off; I can- not tell what the lawyers knew; I am not admitied | to the private consultations between lawyers and pret @ounsel did not tell where they got the Mr. Beck—And will you tell this committee you had no reason to believe the papers were stolen? WHAT IS EVIDENCE. Jayne—It Ishouid tell you what I believe it Would not be evidence, Mr. Beck—then you believe the papers were surreptitiously obtained ? Jayne made no reply end Mr. Beck again pro- Pounded his question. Mr, Niblack of the Committee (smiling)—Do, Mr. Jayne, answer for my sake. Jayne—I have no doubt the papers were taken trom the books, and I believe surreptitiously. (Laughter) Mr. Schultz said before he concluded the argu- ment for the compiaimants he snouid like to hear | trom Colonel Bliss, the Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Who was now pie:ent. Colonel Bliss said he would be glad of an oppor- tunity to say a few words, but he would prefer not going on to-mght. He thought he would occupy not less than two hours, and would theretore pre- ler postponing his remarks until to-morrow. He prooably Knew more about the seizure of books and papers than any one present, Mr. Gruob, of the Philadeipma Board of Trade, ‘was among the gentlemen in the committee room, The committee adjourned to meet at ten o'clock to-morrow morning. The hearing may then prob- ably be brougnt to a close, NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE, The Jersey City Boulevard Sustained= The Rejorm School Bili Killed. The debate on the Jersey City boulevard occu- pled three hours in the Assembly yesterday. Messrs. Washburn, Ward and Fitzgerald strenu- ously advocated the measure. nitely postpone was lost, and the bill was ordered toa third reading. The Hudson county members’ supported it, with the exception of Messrs. McGul, Sheeran and Coombs, The bill will be put on its | final passage without opposition. ‘The bill introduced by Mr. McDonnell, to allow clergymen of every denomination to visit the State Reiorm School, was brought up on its fina: passage in the House, Some of the advocates of the bill changed their votes, on the ground that the bill, as originally introduced, was ignored, and another bili, proceeding {roma fanatical clique in Jersey City, substituted, Under these circumatances they did not {eet bound to support the bill Ona divi+ sion it was lost by a vote of 21 to 39. ‘The bill was sustained last week by a vote of 27, The inter- ‘ence of mischievous parties killed it, THE INDIAN TROUBLES INOREASING. Curyenne, Wyoming Territory, March 11, 1874, The Cueyenne Leader of tais morning has a special despatch irom Fort Laramie, which says:— | A messenger trom tue Red Cloud Agency, just arrived, reports that General Smith, with eight compaules Of cavalry and {our Of intantry, started yesterday for the Spotted lail Agence: ite Brales and Minnecowous were concentrating near tne ugency, and threatened @ fight, Tne Indiana under Red Cloud are greatly dissatisfied, and there is inucn bad talk about the suldiera being in that country. RHODE ISLAND REPUBLIOANS, Nominations for Governor and Other Officers by the State Cunvention, PROVIDENCE, March 11, 1874, The Repablican State Convention met in this city to-day and nominated Heury Howard tor Governor, Joshua M, Addeman for Secretary of State, Willard Sayles tor Attorney General and Samuel Clark for General Treasurer—ali by acciama- tion, For Lieutenant Governor there was @ Daliot, and Charies ©. Van Zandt received 62 voves; Wiliam L. Sayles, previously nominated by the Prohibitory Convention, received 2s, and L, W. Ballou received 15, General Van Zandt was then nominated for Lieutenant Governor by acciama- ton, The candidates are ail present iucumbents, TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS, Mrs, Isabella Beecher Hooker and some other women, of Hartiord, will apply lor registration ag voters this week. Peter Clockson, a brakeman, ng at Greenbush, was killed tuts juorning on a Hudson River traia, near yde Park, by striking agwinat a bridge, ‘The Mexican authorities at Matamoros, in response to the serving of extradition papers upon them, heave ab sulutely retused to arrest the fugitive ‘ireasurer of Jersey Clty, A. N, Hamilton. ‘She treshot im Nova Scotia of Wednesday last oid great genage In, tne asiera, bart of aiitax county and in 4 cou any bridge jaune Wore are lod away abd te toads submetued, ‘stom House for working beyond | A motion to indedl- | NEW HAMPSHIRE’S REVOLUTION. The Supposed Defeat of the Republi- cauns—Causes of the Democratic Gains The Latest Estimated Results. Coxcorp, March 11, 1874. ‘The smoke of the political conflict of yesterday is fast clearing away, and reveals provable defeat on all sides for the repubitcan party, Weston will not be elected by popular vote, owing to the strength of the prohibitioniste, Keliable returns from 180 towns have been received, which give McCutchins 29,640; Weston, 30,375; Blackmer, 1,702. ‘The House will have a small democratic majority, A definite result has not yet been reached in the Councillor and Senatorial districts, EXTENT OF THE REPUBLICAN ROUT. The republican party were prepared for a non- election of their gubernatorial candidate by the people, but their defeat in the popular branch of the Legislature is overwhelming. The agitation on the prohibition question, which has been duced to some extent into the campaign, has had an effect to lose the republicans a large number of representatives, CAUSES OF THE DEFEAT OF THE REPUBLICANS. A leading repubiican newspaper, in a long leader to-day, charges their party deleat to a great ex- tent on the administration at Washington. Butler- ism and the Sanborn contract, the inflauon schemes, the moiety system and the failure of Cougress to meet the wants of the masses by legts- lation were the unendurable causes of the present defeat. The Simmons confirmation alone must have cost the party 1,000 votes. WEAIHE: REPORT. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, Wasuinaron, D. C., March 12—1 A, M. Probabilities, For New England, partly cloudy weather and fresh to very brisk norti and west winds will pre- vail, with temperature below treezing. FoR THE MIDDLE STATES AND LOWER LAKE RE- GION, FRESH AND BRISK NORTH TO WEST WINDS, LOW TEMPERATURE AND GENERALLY CLEAR WEATHER. For the Southern States east of the Mississippi, very generally clear weather and lignt to tresh winds, mostly northerly, on the coast. For the upper lake region and south over the Ohio Valley, generaily clear weather and fresh, brisk northerly winds. For Miasouri and Iowa, clear weather and east- early to northeriy winds, ‘The Obio and Cumberland rivers will fall. WAR D&PAaRTMENT, \ The Weather in This City Yesterday. The following record will show the changes in the temperature tor the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the corresponding day of last og as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnuv’s ‘harmacy, HERALD Building:— 1873, 1874, 1873. 1874. 385 ah 35 2 3:30 P. M 28 OP. M, a 30 9 P.M, 26 12M. 21 12P. M... 23 seve 46 Average temperature yesterday. on Average temperature for corresponding duts last years... Smow Blockade on the Pacific Roads. Satr Lake Crry, March 11, 1874. No passenger trains from the West have ar- rived at Ogden since Monday noon, One train 13 expected there at twelve o'clock to-night, and two at three and five o’ciock to-morrow morning. The San FRANCISCO, March 11, 1874. The Central Pacific trains east and west are ruuning on time, but the storm is renewed to- night in the mountains and more troubie is an- ticipated. ‘The weather here and in the interior remains unsettled, with alternating frost and rain. “The larmers in most localities need a few days’ warm, pleasant weather, OVERFLOW OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. MEMPHIS, March 11, 1874. Captain Lee, of the steamer Phil. Allen, says that the overflow is not so bad as reported between here and Helena, and thinks the damage will be comparatively light. There is no further news trom the crevasse at Sunflower, but news irom that quarter ls anx- ously expected. METHODIST CONFERENCE. Forty-fourth Annual Session of the New York District—Proceedings Yesterday. The Annual Conference of the Methodist Church of the United States, New York district, assembled yesterday aiternoon in the Graham avenue church: Rey, Mr. Conklin pastor. Rev. J. J. Smith, of Ca- narsie, last year’s President of the Conference, led the devotions, Rev. J. D. Woodworth was elected temporary secretary. The Methodist Church—an offshoot of the Methodist Episcopal Church—has had twenty-nine annual conierences in this country and an aggregate membership of about 140,000. Each circuit or station is entitled to a representa- tion by its pastor end one lay delegate. There are forty-eight churches and stations in this Conier- ence, but all the deiegates were not present yes- terday. About sixty ministers and laymen were on hund at the opening service, and a few others came along before the day’s session closed. The Conterence extends over a great area, and takes in Long Island and other parts of New York btate, New Jersey, parts of New England and Pennsyl- vania, ‘The business yesterday was of a routine character, and the session Was a short one, owing to #jair Which the ladies had in progress in the basement of the Graham avenue church, On motion of REV. 7, T. KENDRICK, the hours of business were fixed at from nine to hail-past eleven o'clock A. M. and /rom nalf-past | one vo five o’vlock 1’, M. it was proposed te ele t a President of the Con- ference at three o'clock P, M. to-day (fhursday), but Mr. Robinson opposed this motion on the ground that it was paying too great deference to the joiterers, WhO are never present unless they expect ome very important measure to come up. He therefore substituted tour o'clock (Wednesday) as the time Jor such election. Carried, Brother Sharpe was elected the Conference Steward, Committees were appointed on statistics, on boundaries and necessities, and a vote was tuken | on the appointment of the Stationing Committee, but it was lost by the vote of the Chairman. ‘This 1s the Most important committee oi the Conier- ence, and if Was Cousidered uniair to appoint it until there Was a larger representation iu the Con- Jereuce. At lour o'clock the Conference went into an elec- tion for President lor the ensuing year. Au in- Jormal ballot made Rev, J. J. Smith the choice of the Conference, and oo @ regular ballot he was elected unanimons, REY. M. BERRIMAN, of Pennsylvania, was elected permanent Secre- | anys Brother Smith delivered his inaugural, thanking the Conierence for ts tangible evidence of their Bppreciation Of hia services and asking the co-up- | eration Of uis brethren tor the ensuing year. ‘rhe examination of character was then taken up. Rev. W. H. Johnson, a Couierence missionary laboring in the Eastern district ior wenty-one years, 10 giving & report of his work very naively ed that he was not a @ pulpit orator, tvough he iad preached in the puipits of every denomination except the Catholic und the Epls+ copuliad, though he had exhorted trom the clian- cel of the latter, He has a Sapvath school of Nearly 800 scholars and expected to erect a churen | im North ‘Third street in @ sport time, A WIPE BEATEN TO DEATH, CHICAGO, March 11, 1874 A horrible case of wife murder occurred at Peoria, Ill., on Monday night, Thomas Fitagerala, a drunken wife beater, having literally pounded his wile to death in a Mt of drunken fury, The murderer Was arrested. A THIED TRIAL FOR MURDER, BANGor, Me., March 11, 1874. ‘The third trial of Eldridge W. Reed, for the mur- der of Jou Ray, in Milway, in September, 1970, commenced to-day. Reed was convicted of mur- der in the first degree at is frat trial in i870, but hig counsel fled excep «round of dnguiticiency of evidence aud a second trial took place in August last and resulted in a disagreement of the jury, A MARYLAND MURDERER CONVICTED. BaLtimorg, March 11, 1874 In the Criminal Court the case of Charies Henry Jones, colored, for the stabbing and killing of Ed- ward Berry, colored, on Sunday, January 18 last, in a dispute over a game of cards, was given to the jury this avternoon, and in jess tnan five min- Utes they brought im @ verdict of murder in the frat degre HAVANA EXOUANGE, Havana, March Ll, lar; on the United statom ov d 78, short sight, 9 a v4 premiuin j ume onore sights die 8 Al ‘6 180 prem. ih Gi varia Ii antro- | | cero nor anything | like him; he never was popular a: | WHISKEY AND WATER. | Prayer and Ministry in the Cause in New York—Revolting Scenes in Indiana— Fears of Bloodshed—The Move- men: Elsewhere—The Fire of Conversion Dying Out. A Daily Prayer Meeting Organized in Harlem, A large and enthusiastic gathering of the ladies | of Harlem took pl: yesterday aiternoon in the Methodist Episcopal church, corner of 119th street and Second avenue. Rey. Dr. Dio Lewis was an- nounced, but at three o’clock he had not arrived, and Rey, W. W. Bowdish and Rey. |S: H. Vaugnn opened the meeting. Rev. | W.C, Steele occupied the pulpit, and announced that ne had early in the day received a telegram | from Dr. Lewis, who was in Philadelphia, say- | ing that he could not be iu New York | until late in the ufternoon, Mr. Steele then | addressed the meeting on the subject of total ab- | stinence, and said he had no doubt whatever that | the present movement would succeed; that its | permanency was assured he was equally certain, | for it had a religious basis, ‘The campaign hymn, “Nearer, My God, to Thee.” was then sung by the assemblage, and Rev. S. H. Virgin came forward and delivered a short ad- dress, during which he quoted a large number of statistics to show the magnitude of the liquor tramMec and the disastrous eects produced upon the people addicted to tue use of ardent spirits. | Dr. R. Wheatley, Dr. Wakely and Kev, W. W. Bowaish ajso delivered addresses, and Rey, W. C Steele, in bringing te proceedings to a cio: | called for the ladies to rise in their seats who were | Willing to organize and go to work at once, About | twenty-five answered to the appeal, this number being increased aiter the meeting to filty. These | ladies will hold dally prayer meetings in the chureh aud select each mnorniug deputations to go around and distribute tracts and obtain signatures to tue pledge. Miss Phebe Cousins on Temperance. A large and enthusiastic temperance meeting was heid at tie Beekman Hill Methodist Episco- pal church last night, Rey. Mr. Steele presiding. Dr. Boole, of the Seventeenth street Methodist Episcopal church, opened the meeting with prayer, and, after a few introductory remarks by Mr. Steele, Miss Cousins in her address gave her ideas and opinions on temperance, She said she was unprepared to submit her views on the im- portant subject, as sie had not had time to collect them properly, having just left the house of a dear friend, who was in deep affliction, How- ever, she would not disappoint the ladies, and gentlemen, but do as best ale could. She has | always been, and will always be, an advocate of temperance, a !esson which she learned when she was very young. Miss Cousins telis the following Ielaucholy story of the going out of a young and brilliant lile, and remembers it as the beginning of her disiike to drink and drinkers :—A young Wash- ington lawyer, who had become addicted to drink in the national capital, strayed to the West aud found ‘a place in the oilice and home of Mr, Cousins, Miss Phoebe’s lather tried every way he kaew to reform | aud convert tue young man, but arink had destroyed all his refined instincts, and he resistea the good infuence. One’ night, when Mr. Cousins had gone out, the young man got the terrors, aud Miss Cousins and | her mother lad to attend him. He diedin unutter- | able agony and his young soul went to its God for | | Judgment. Aiter this Miss Cousins made up her Mund to do alisne could to prevent tne curse of intemperance, and in compliance with this deter- mination she appeared last night tu the cause. Her opinion is vhat the ladies of America, especially Eastern America, are responsiole tor much, 11 not all, the Grunkenness among the men, as they on festive occasions not only ask, but induce, young men to drink Wine. “Can woman's prayer move a nation?” is a question the answer to which 4s mm doupt iu the mind of Miss Cousins. Although her opimious might uot oe shared by any one in the audience she hoped it would be tolerated, as it came irom the heart. In her opinion as long as the sale, manulacture and use of hquor are made respectable by statute there is no use in trying to suppress tbe business. It might be asked with youd reason, Why the women | don’t go to Congress Instead of going to the liquor | stores? Im her opinion it would bea goou thing | Jor them totry it. Let the Sanborn and all other investigations be stopped, and jet Congress listen | to the compiaints of 5,.00,000 of women. Another plan Miss Cousins suggests 13 to organize the sentiment, the murauty aud the spirituality of the ‘women of the country and put them to work ut home and not on the streets. Sue concluded by saying that i women were really necessary to the suc- cess of the temperance movement they should be accorded the proper means of working out the good result—the elective franchise, Mr. Dio Lewis next spoke. The only thing in this speech was a sort Of implied acknowledgment that the whole excitement Was @ religious and not @ temperance revival. Several hymns were sung and Dr. Lewis answered about 500 questions, after which the meeting adjourned, Temperance in Brooklyn. The ladies who have entered upon the temper- | ance cause in that city are constantly in receipt of jetters trom liquor dealers inviting their attenda- ce and prayers. On next Sunday evening they will hold a meeting at Antonia Meyer’s saloon, Bridge street, and yesterday morning a letter was received froma dealer in beer named Dusell, of | Park avenue. He invited the ladies to call upon | bim. A delegation visited him and was kindly re- ceived. He promised to abandon the beer busi- | less as soon as lie could find some other occupa- | tion whereby to maintain hjs :amiiv. | The pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, in Clermont avenue, corner of Willoughby avenue, | has offered the use of his church to the temper: | apce agitators lor as long a time @s they may re- | quire it. A mass meeting will be held in Talmage’s ‘tabernacle on the 17th inst. There will also be a mass meeting held at Plymouth church on Thurs- day evening, the 19th inst, THE WORK AT LARGE. | The Aggressive Forces at Dayton, Ohio, Meeting Obstacies. DayTON, March 11, 1874, | Aggressive operations on the saloons continued to-day with the usuai vigor, but without the cap- ture of the objective points, The women moved irom their beadquarters iu four columns, marched up Jefferson and Main streets, and deployed in | front of the establishments heretofore assailed. | The scenes generaily were less animating and ex- | Citing than yesterday, the rabble seeming indis- | posed for ribaldry, The women jorm for action | near the curb stone, and are speedily encompassed | bya crowd, who watch with varying manifestations | and emotions lines of men file into bars to quench real or atiected thirst, and the clink of foaming | giugses chime in with the soit, pathetic notes of the worshipiul women. The plaintive voice of | prayer whe the women on bended knees suppli- cate the mercy of God produces an instant ana in- describabdle hush in the barrooms, and as tie elo- quent pieadings asceud the induence quickly strikes | the nearest rank of spectators, and permeates and pervades to the outermost rim of the ragged semi-circlie lormed about them. There are io- ments When the women Weep and pray, and their influence is thrillingly oppressive, aud men even Wio do got approve of suloon devotions are un- conselously and irresistibly affected. Excepting | amouy the depraved tuere 1s Not the remotest sug- gestion of levity in the scene, Walch is touchingly solemn. Adozen or more saloons were visited to-day Without the least apparent effect, and, with oue | exception, without insult, The resolute crusaders | wilinot desist trom the Sisyphean labors they have | undertaken. ‘fhe movement is about to strike Mie.aisburg, | eleven miles south of Daytou, aud the Brookville women, § ew miles West, are reading themselves | up in Scripture preparatory to an assault. | In Ponusylivanta, | WILLIAMSPORT, March 11, 1874. | The women's crusade agwinat the itquor tramo | and in favor of tocal option remains unabated. Over 1,000 Women are now enlisted in this city, Tremendous mass mectings are being neld and | the various clergymen earnestly co-operate in the movement. | Revolting Scenes at Jeffersonville, Ind Fears of Riot and Bloodshed. | JEFFERSONVILLE, March 11, 1874. Alter Mrs. Hunt, the Quaker lady, had finished her street lecture on temperance to-day the cru saders started on their usual dally saloon visits ‘They had held services in front of several, and art rived at Jonn Sittles’, on Spring street, at four o'clock, Here they met Mrs, Sitties at the door who attacked Mrs. Jackson, one of the leading | crusaders, throwing her down, Tue police inter. fered aud quieted the disturbance, After several | prayers and songs Jonn Sitties vecame very vor. | terous, threw of fs coat and proposed to fight the entire crowd. The efforts of his irtends quieted him , | while drinks Were being sold and the rattiing of | glaswes and oatus could be heard across we suree! | The services continued, and the crowd had in- was literally biocked height. The irienas of med res jepreaae tions to the verdict on the | t by a number of good citizens t) 0 bloodshed. hat it may yet lead Mrs. ditties Was sO enraged that she told the crusaders that it would iook better for them to be at home where they belonged and look aiter their families, a8 she did, instead «f trying to make trouble at other people’s houses, ‘The services continued at this saloon until six P. M., and the crowd did not disperse until several buckets of water were thrown upon them from secoud story windows. Ramors of a Riot at Dayton Contra dicted CINCINNATI, March 11, 1874, Rumors were current to-night of a serious riot in Dayton, and that three or four persons were killed in consequence of the women’s temperance movement ; but careful inquiry shows that all bus been quiet there, and that there is no truth in the rumors. ‘The Saloon Keepers of San Francisco Gracefuily Yield. San Francisco, March 11, 1874 ‘The saloon keepers of tlis city have agreed to close out selling liquors and confine themselves to Groceries. The business thus far of the women’s temperance crusade 18 confined to corner groceries where liquor is sold. * AMUSEMENTS. reapers a Academy of Music—“Martha.” The quartet of solo artists that M. Strakosch presents in the sparkling, popular opera of Flotow can scarcely be equalied in any other existing company, The innate grace and ladylike dignity that seems to be & necessary element in ail Mme, Nilsson’s impersonations lends adaitional lustre to the réleoi Lady Henrietta, In the sec ond act the scene with the tenor was entirely attractive and full of effect. “The Last Rose ot Summer” was rendered with that purity, expres- sion, and, if we aay call it, naivet’ of voice, such as no artist las sung it here beiore tor mauy years, Miss Cary is a very charming representative of | Nancy, her suil toned, sympatnetic voice and arch- hess of manner being'iu entire accord with the de- mands of the 7dle, M. Capoul 13 an impussioncd operatic lover, and as that is principally needed in the ro/e of Lionel, bis impersonation is generaily considered as complete, Last night, however, ue Was indisposed, and an apology was made tor hin, The favorite aria, ““M’appari,” was omitted, mach to the chagrin and disappointment of those pres- ent. Signor Del Puente repeated his very co n+ Mendable representation of Plunkett, and gave the song in the beginning of the third act with effect. “Aida”? will be presented this evening at tne areata Academy of Music and on Friday in New ork. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, Transfer and Waiting Orders. WASHINGTON, March 11, 1874, Captain Thomas S, Phelps has been ordered to | duty as Executive of the Navy Yard at Mare Island, relieving Captain Paul Shirley, who is or- dered to proceed home and await orders. Livu- tenant KE, T. Hutchinson has been detached from the Wyoming and ordered to the Fortune. Licu- tenant D.W. Davis has been detached trom the Mayflower and ordered to the Kansas; Lieut ou- ant Charles A. Stone, trom the Mahopac and or. dered to the Fortune; Lieutenant F. MH. stevens from the Mayflower and ordered to the Wyoilags Mates F. H. Poole, T. M. Nelson and H. Wilson, trom the Fortune and ordered to the Mayflower; Chaplain D. H. Trivons, trom the Colorado aud or- dered to tite Congress: Boatswain Charles Mi from the Wabash and eal on waiting ord +133 Gunner George P. Cushman, irom the Brooklyn | and ordered to tle Shenandoah. $150,000 INSURANCE ON A MAN'S LIFL Lovisvitie, Ky., March 11, 1874 A deficit of at ieast $58,000 has been found in the accounts of Adolph Rammers, late Tax Receiver of | this city, who died very suddenly and under sus- pictous circumstances, on Monday morning last. | ‘Phe Finance Committee ol the City Council sre sel | engaged in an examination of tue accounts, and other deficits may yet be sound, An ingue:ton | the body has been postponed until tue conten :s of | the stomach have been tully examined and » re- ort made. Rammers was possessed of consiverae | Bre roperty, besides an insurance of $150,0u0 om | hus Ife, wnich will probably be contested. Spring Hygiene. ‘arch humors brings and giveth rise to pains; ‘Then cat of roots, hut open not thy veins. 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