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RUSSIA AND ENGLAND, The Czar at Windsor Castle After an Unavoidable Delay, THE IMPERIAL RUSSIAN YACHT AGROUND. Lonpon, May 18, 1874. ‘The Russian imperial yacht Dershave, with the Ozer Alexander on board, went aground yester- Gay while leaving the narbor of Flushing, Holland, and was not floated until en o’clock this morning. 4OHN BULL OUT IN FOROE FOR A PUBLIO GREBTING. 4n immense number of persons have left bere for Gravesend to welcome His Majesty, and large CTOWds Not aware of his detention are gathered at the railway stations by which the tram bearing ‘Dim will pass. In this city flags are fying at all points. THE LOYALISTS PERPLEXED BY TIDE AND TIMB. 4 rumor is current in Loncon this afternoon that he wil! land at Dover instead of Gravesend. At all events, he will not reach these shores before aLx o'clock this afternoon, which will be several hours behind the time fxed in the oficial programme, The Russian Monarch Landed Lodged in Windsor Castle. Lonpon, May 13—Night. ‘The Osar and the Grand Duke Alexis, of Russia, satrived at Dover at seven o’clock this evening, Immense crowds witnessed the debarkation of the party and greeted them with hearty enthusiasm, AT WINDSOR CASTLE. ‘The Duke and Dachess of Edinburgh, the Prince Of Wales and Prince Arthur were waiting to re- <elve the imperial visitors and conaucted them at Once to Windsor Vastle, where they arrived at ten o'clock to-night. : SPAIN. and a ew Cabinet Constituted—The Ministers and Portfolios, Maps, May 18, 1874. Anew Ministry is announced this morning. It 4 constituted as follows:— Zabdala, President of the Council and Minister of ‘War. Sagasta, Minister of the Interior. Ulloa, Minister of Foreign Afairs. Camacho, Minister of Finance. Alonzo Martinez, Minister of Justice. Alonzo Colmenares, Minister of Public Works. Romero Ortiz, Minister of the Colonies, Rodriguez Arias, Minister of Marine. FRANCE. Parliamentary Organization—A Lively Debate in Prospect. Panis, May 18, 1874, The Assembly to-day re-elected M, Buffet Prest- dent and ali the Vice Presidents of the late session. MINISTERIAL PREPARATION FOR AN EXCITING DEBATE. ‘The Duc de Brogile declares that he will call up for immediate discussion the new electoral bill. The Left and Extreme Right oppose its present consideration, and will force the government to make it a Cabinet question. The debate will occur on Friday or Saturday. ROME. Vatican Reception—The Position of the Church in Mexico and Central America— His Holiness’ Health. Roms, May 13, 1874. ‘The Pope to-day recelved a number of cardinals, bishops and other eminent dignitaries of the Chureh. In reply to one of the visitors from America he @nimadverted severely on the governments of Mexico and Guatemala for permitting the bitter persecutions of the Uhurcn in those countries: THR FONTIVF FATIGUED IN THE MIDST OF THE FAITHFUL. ‘The Pope appeared to be fatigued and was un- able to give audiences to all the delegations which ‘Walted at the Vatican. THE ENGLISH TURF. Bace for the Chester Trades Cup—Organist tho ‘Winner--Fifteen Horses in the Field, LONDON, Muy 18, 1874. At the Chester meeting to-day the race for the Chester Trades Cup was won by Organist. Leolinus ame in second and Bertram third. Fifteen ran. ‘The final betting was 10 to 1 against Organist. 40 to 1 against Leolinus and 8 to 1 against Bertram, SUMMARY OF THE RACES. ‘The Chester i'rades Uup of 600 sovereigns in spe- cle, added toa handicap sweepstakes of 26 sove- Teigns each, 15 forfeit and 5 only to the fund If de- clared by noon, February 3; the second to receive 60 sovereigns out of the stakes and the winner to pay 40 sovercigns toward expenses of the course; new cup course, nearly two miles and a quarter £3 subscribers, 22 of whom pay 5 sovereigns each the fand) :— Mr. John Osborn’ Scrat, by Cathedral, 8 01 ‘out of Gaily, 3 y: sees eessees sesesee 1 Bir R. W. Salkley’s ch. c. Léolinus, by Caterer, out of Tasmania, 3 years old.... 2 vevescine! & Mr. A. C. Barclay’s b, b. Bertrai by the Duke, Out of Constance, by Faugh-a-Ballagh, 5 years (Organist ran nine times in 1873 as a two-year-old, winning four times. His first appearance was at Newcastie-on-Tyne in the Seaton Delaval Stakes of £580, about six furlongs, which he won easily. His next race was at Carlisle for the Carlisle Stakes of 265, about four furlongs, which he won by three lengths from Harriott. The third time that Or- ganist appeared on the turf was at Ripon, where he ran second to Mirror for the Rea Bank Stakes, five furlongs, beating seven others. But the next day after his defeat he won the Claro Stakes, five furlongs, veating Borgie, Owton, F. by King of Tramps, Impudence, Benedictine and Rock Rose, with the steadying weight of 132 lbs. up. At Stock- ton, for the Hardwicke Stakes, six furlongs, Or- ganist ran second to Memoria, the latter carrying 122 Ibs. while Organtst had tn the saddle 131 1bs, At Scarboro, for the Prince of Waies Stake, Memo- ria and Organist again tried conclusions, and the latter was again defeated by haif a length, with 8 Iba. more up than the victor carried. At Ayr, for the Nursery Stakes, with 134 Ibs, in the saddle, Organist beat Greenwood, Campanola, Shy Girl and Elaine six furiongs, “But two days afterwards he was beaten by Greenwood for the Juvenile Plate of £100, four furlongs, and later in the au- ‘tumn was beaten at the Newmarket Houghton in the All-Aged Trial Stakes, six furlongs, by Oxo- plan, Rostrevor, Cat's Eye and Eve.—ED, HERALD.) ————— THE HERESY TRIAL, Cuicago, IIL, May 13, 1874, In the Chicago Presbytery to-day Professor Patton continued his argument for the prosecu- ‘tion in the Swing heresy case. nish the argument to-morrow. rr Sareea phere hal a THE PALESTINE EXPLORING EXPEDITION, Newakx, N. J., May 13, 1874, A largely attended meeting, in the interest of ‘he Palestine exploring expedition, was held in the Third Presbyterian church this evening, Addresses were delivered by Professor Hitchcock, president of the society; Dr. Hurd, of the Inde pendent, and othe CUBA, —-———— Military Code for Militia Service—Wo Distinc- tion of Color Sefore the Provost Marsbal— A Spanish Commisariat Ship Lost. Havana, May 18, 1874 ‘The Gaceta to-day publishes a decree prohibiting white or colored persons subject to militia duty from changing their place of residence or receiv. ing passports aniess they deposit $600 in gold in the Treasary. The provisions of the decree heretofore issued, exempting {rom duty inthe field all white mem- bers of the militia who pay $600 in gold or $1,000 im paper have been extended to the colored Militia. This amount can be paid into the Treas- ary ettner before or after the parties are drafted, All militiamen not dra(ted and those over 35 years of age; unless poor, are ordered to pay a monthly contribution of $2 vo $8, according to the position of the individual, STEAMSHIP 10sT. The steamship Triunfo was lost on Maternillo reefs, while carrying provistons to the Spanish troops, The crew were saved. WESTON'S WALK. As day succeeds day public interest with regard tothe progress of Weston’s attempt to perform his crowning effort in pedestrianism, which will, if successful, record him ag the greatest performer in the walking arena of the present or any pregeding century, attracts increased num- bers of spectators to the Third Avenue Rink. From early morn until midnight yesterday there was one continual and undiminished stream pouring into the building, composed of not only the aamirers of athletic sports and trials of endurance of the male sex, but an unprecedented number of ladies, who appeared equally with thelr escorts inter- ested in the effort im course of continuance by, the champion pedestrian of the, age. In fact, if anything, the members of the fair sex always admire all sports that con- duce to developing the moral, physical and in- tellectual qualities of the sterner members of hu- manity, exhibited yesterday a fuil quality of that peculiarity which characterized their first mother, Eve, 38 jar as regards their desire to witness all that transpired in the Rink, if one could judge from the number of questions they asked on each and all sides, wondering whether Weston would keep up, if he did not feet tirea, if he did not feel giddy, ana a number of other questions equally puzzling and dimcult of solution to any One other than the “walkiat” him- self. There could, however, be but little doubt, from the character and general appearance of the spectators visiting the building yesterday, that the present exhibition of what it is possible for man to do, providing he exercises care and supervision over his diet and habits, is attracting not only the lovers of sensations to at- tend 1t, tut also the attention of the intellectual and higher classes of the community, among whom there has fortunately been developed lately a healthful and strength-giviug passion for outdoor exercises of all kinds, more especit waiking, than which none other is more ful, and which is beginning to be considered as the true solution of the problem of !APID TRANSIT, and one that will effectually, if carried ont, seri- ously militate against the jobs and other diffi. culties hitherto preventing & consummation of the desires of & majortty of the citizens of this greatly taxed and monopoly ridden city. THE START. ‘Weston, after completing his 170 miles, retirea to his room at 12h. 6m. 36s, on Wednesday morn- ing and slept soundly tor four hours, when he was awakened by his attendant physicians, Drs. Taylor and Doremus. He was rubbed down by his trainer, John Grindal, and after taking some slight re- crackers, once more made a bee line for the start- ing post, which he passed on the commencement of his day’s work at'5h. 9m. 86s, The stiffness and Gragging gait which characterized his opening effort of the day previous was not perceptible on this occasion, for he at once commenced to get down to his work, and alter the first tew fair time, consid- ering he but so shortly before risen from his bed. He made his first ten miles by 8h. om. 188., bel 2h. 50m. 38a. in which ne had covered this stretch. He here reated for breakfast, which he ate with great appetite and relish. It was composed of broiled chicken, coffee and dry toast, He made a fresh start at 9n. 87m. 12s., Sones, with a little more vigor and spirit until he ni recorded another ten miles to the score, making 190 miles since the commencement of ms _ performance. This distance of ten miles he made on an average of a little over fourteen. minutes to the mile, He here took a short rest of 10m. 14s., daring which his trainer attended to particular department of ruvbing down, while the doctors administered a modicum of nourishment; ali of which, by the way, is taken warm, to prevent derangement and cramp in and of the stomach, He crossed the chalk line at 9m. 268, gnd bearing the publishel accounts of his ‘previous day’s periormance, which ared = to paces him, he commenced Increase is pace, and'scored his next five miles by 1h. 22m. 48s,, being an average of but a trifle over jour- teen minutes to the mile. The next five miles he made by 2h, 3im. 43s., when he took another recess of 1h. 27m. 46s., during which his feet were again bathed and rubbed, aiter which he partook of a hearty dinner of cold roast beef, bread, pota- toes and coffee. : He was then shaved and dressed in fresh clothes by nis colored attendant, Thomas Ockerme, and toed the scratch and passed it on his 20igt mile at 3h. 59m. 29s. At oh. lm. 443. he had completed his tnirty-ffth mfle and the 205th of the journey, appearing as ir at the time he first started. ‘Ihe crowd, began to increase, and as the large number of ladies who were present at this time cheered and applauded him a8 he passed, he seemed to gain RENEWED VIGOR. and every now and then spurted around the track, drawiirg thunders of applause, or as {3 said of popular actors “bringing down tue house.” The approbation of the ladies evidently, ag it of course ought to do, eat the chief actor in the scene, jor he scratched up his next ve miles by 6h. 7m. 398., making tory miles gone over since morning, and registoring 4n average of about thirteen min- utes to the mile. By 7h. 23m. 53s. he had gone round the track another thirty-five times, thus adding another five miles, the jorty-fifth of the day, to his list. ae etched on yet another five mules betore supper, for which he went to bis room at 5h. 29m. 878., the day’s record marti See} miles passed over since the morning, and since the first. He here retired for supper and reappeared at tne judges stand at 9h. 68m. 30s,, starting oi at a good round pace, THE CROWD INCREASING. As Weston entered the arena a visible difference could have been noticed in both the number and appearance ol the assembied spectators, for there could have been not less than 1,500 people present, @ large proportion of whom were ladies, and among whom were W. B. Dinsmore and tamily, Charies Butler and family, Rev. Dr. Hastings an family, soaks, Bi and family, Colonel Ethan Allen, Dr. Fimt, Dr. Ogden Doremus and wile, and many others well known in society circles. By 10h. 13m. 408. he had made his fifty-fith mile, or the two hunared and twenty-fiith oi the series of 600 to be completed: by Saturday night next. He reached bis two hundred twenty-eighth mile at 10h. 55m., when he rested 8m. 108., starting at Jin, 6m. 208, and will, like Jonn Brown, still keep marching on. WEATHER REPORT. War DgPaRtMent, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, ‘Wasmmaton, May 14—1 A. M. Probabilities, For New ENGLAND, THE MIDDLE STATES AND THE LOWER LAKE REGION, PARTLY CLOUDY WEATHER AND NORTHERLY TO VARIABLE WINDS WILL PRE- VAIL, WITH LOWER TEMPERATURE AND RISING BAROMETER. ‘The Ohio and lower Mississippi rivers will fall slowly during the day. The Weather in This City Yesterdsy. ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in comparison with the corresponding day of last year, a8 indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s Pharmacy, HSRALD Building :— bg 1874. of last year. THE DANSVILLE MASTODON, DANSVILLE, N. Y., May 13, 1874, Additional bones of the Dansville mastodon have been unearthed, and the excavation ts still going forward. Professor Jerome Allen, of the Genesee Normal School, has examinea the remains, and thinks that they are of @ larger animai than any Mastodon hitherto discovered. He estimates that it was rteen feet high and twenty feet long, or forty feet long, measuring from the tips of the tusks to the end of the tail, aud that it weighed twenty-five tons, THE NEWARK RING TRIALS. Close of the Famous Conspiracy Caso— Terrible Arraignment of the Officials by the Attorney General—Judge De- pue’s Charge—The Jury Still Out. The iamous Newark conspiracy case, in which Alderman William Stainsby, Chief of Police Rog- ers, Street Commissioner Sullivan, Inspectors Bechler and Dykes and Contractors Thomas 0’Con- nor, Michael and Bernard M. Shanley were ar- raigned to anawer an indictment for conspiring to cheat and defraud the city in the $121,000 Springfeld avenue pavement job, was brought to @ close yesterday, after occupy- ing the undivided attention of the Court no less than seventeen days, being the longeas trial in Essex county recalled in many years. On Tuesday Mr. Parker summed up for the defence im @ five hours’ speech, in the course of which he tried his utmost to convince the jury that there was nota tittle of real evidence to prove any conspiracy. He argued that the contract was fulfilled, that if it were not there was no evidence of an intent to do wrong, that the Street Commission alone, if any, was blamable, but not to a criminal exten:, and, as 8 whole, there was no fraud and nocrime, Yester- day the court house was crowded with citizens eagerly desirous of hearing ATTORNEY GENBRAL GILOHRIST SUMS UP for the State. Aa usual, nearly every city official, big and little, was present, as were also many leading taxpayers. Mr. Stainsby occupied a re- tired seat. As soon as the court opened Mr. Gilchrist arose and began his argument. Unlike counsel for the defence he considered the case one of the very mghest importance, not only to the) city of Newark, but to the whole State of New Jersey. The tune of the jury ana the Court could not have been employed in any more important work than thet of dab y b-boy imiquity. Justice was the greatest interest of mankind and none should weary of defending it. Cases of the kina on trial always entatled Jabor. It would not do. said Mr. Gilchrist, for the opposite counsel to belittle this investiga- tion, Pubiic robvery was the greatest crime that could be committed against avciety. Public rob- bery makes inequality between tne rich man and the poor man; makes the rich man richer and the poor man poorer. t Was no uncommon titng now find mea CONSPIRING TOGETHER TO STEAL the public money. The prostration of business and throwing out of employment of thousands of Jabor- ers in Newark and elsewhere waa, the Attorney General claimed, due to official corruption and to the fact that no man dare trust his neighbor. It was the duty of the jury, he urged, to do its share in staying the tide of official corruption. He then reviewed the testimony in a masterly manner, picking out the strong points which he considere roved the conspiracy between Stainsby and gers and Sullivan and the contractors. The Attorney General held the defenaants respon- sible, not because they violated the contract in litle particulars, but because when we asked for br sy gave Us a stone, When we asked for figs they thistles. He dwelt with power- fal effect on the spbearance in Court of the vener- able witness for the State, Mr. Jabez W. Hayes, and the incontrovertible evidence be prought into Court in the shape of bushels of field stone—aye! and a cart load outside, which he had taken trom the pavement—inferlor stone, which, it had been shown by the defence, was not to be found in the pavement, and for which first class price had been paid. ‘This thing was ‘ta DISGRACE TO NEWARK.” Stainsby had had his attention again and again called to vhese sandstones, aud again and again said tpey should be removed, but bere they were brought into Court as evidence against the whole of them. The thing that was to be given was a Telford pavement, with a trap-rock loundation, and they have given us sandstone, and, in many cases, no stone at all, on the bottom course, In some cases it was only four inches deep. Who, gentlemen of the jury, will you believe—the’ citizens or the offictaist ‘The Attorney General went on at considerable iength to show that the construction of the work was disgraceful and that the excuses of the officials on the stand were ali shams and were in them- selves evidences of guilt. He declared that the Donepiracy, was Gus ae? ‘up to the very moment of their going on stand. He never seen such loyaity to a chief as the officials had shown to Stainspy. They had done all they could to sbieid him, but the very minutes of the Street Committee meeting proved the ialsity of their testimony. Stainspy, the chiel, had, however, on tne stand gone back on every one of his colleagues, and was compelled to admit that he had done the very things they awore he had not done. He dare not deny them in the face of the official minutes. But ‘WHEN ROGUES FALL our honest men get theirown. It could not be found out who appointed Bechler, ® man who could not read English and nad to have an interpreter. Bechler Knew why he was put on. Harris knew. It was to do what was done, Nothing is more evident of oficial corruption than official mso- lence. Stainsby says to Lelbste! “Oh, you have got a little lot, too, have you?” ‘Tweed said, “What are you going to do about it?” Itisa strong evidence Of conspiracy this trampling on the people, overturning republican institu- tions and putting the master at the bottom and the servant at the top. In conclusion he said O’Connor seemed to be the most honest man in the batch, and that he did not think there was evidence enough to hold Dykee, but there was to convict all the rest_upon, spoke avout four hours. One of the oficial stenographers was so carried away withthe Attorney General's elo- quence (a8 the former said himself in excuse) that he forgot his duty, drupped his pencil an stopped +0 listen. Shortly after one o'clock JUDGE DEPUR CHARGED THE JURY. He said that in order to establish the fact that the money was obtained by false pretences the proof must be such that. the dary, were convinced that the work was so grossly deficient in execution as to be evident that the defendants intended to cheat the city. The burden of the proof rested on the State, and it must be clear. e question for the jury was, Did the evidence convince them that the accused did, knowingly aud unlawfully, con- spire to cheat the city? Ata quarter past two the jury retired to deliberate upon their verdict. At hail-past eight o'clock last evening thev sent lor refreshments, and the general impresston was that they would have an all nights deitberative job. Among the people the impression was last night that they would most likely agree to dis- agree. Up to @ late huur last night no result had been reached. THE ARMY REUNION. Election of Officers for the Ensuing Year—Courtesies Among the Repre- sentatives. HARRISBURG, Pa, May 13, 1874, The eighth annual meeting of the National En- campment, Grand Army of the Republic, took place to-day. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year :—Commander-in-Chief, Charles Dey- ens, Jr., of Massachusetts ; Senior Vice Commander- in-Chief, Edward sardine, of New York; Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief, Guy Gould, of Illinois; Surgeon General, Dr. Hans Cowell, of New York; Chaplain in Chiet, Rev. A. Woodbury; of Rhode Island. Council of Administration:—Maine, Ed- ward Moore; New Hampshire, W, P. Moses; Ver- mont, F, A. Lewis; Massachusetts, C. G. Atwood; Rhode Island, 8, W. Higginson; Connecticut, 8. M. Smith; New York, E. Perry; New Jersey, A. M. Way; Pennsylvania, Joseph W. ta; District of Columbia, a J. Gunning; Virginia, H. B. Nicholis; Onio, J. H. Seymour; Miimois, J. J. Palmer; Wisconsin, Gabe Briek; Minnesota, James orge. Inthe evening the representatives patd their respects to their comrade, Governor Hartranit, at vhe Executive Mansion, and were handsomely en- tertained by Governor and Mrs. Hartran{t, LIBERAL REPUBLIOANS IN OOUNOIL, ALBANY, N. Y., May 13, 1874, The following representatives of the liberal re- publicans are now in this city for the purpose of holding a conference in regard to the political ac- tion of the party in the coming campaign :— Messrs, John Cochrane, Benjamin Ff, Manlerre, Charles W. Godard, A. M, Biss, Thomas E. Stewart, W. R. Selden, ex-, blyman Niles, Colonel B. B. Lan- sing, Alo! Welch and Mr. Swan, of the Pough- keepste News. its AY A ke they favor a separate convention, to de held prior to the conventions of the other Political parties. WESTERN PRESS ON THE VETO, ® Cut0aGo, May 13, 1874. The Tribune this morning publishes repites to a circular sent to the press of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, lowa, Kansas, Missouri and wait | how each stood on the question of the President’s veto of the Cur- rency bill, The summary shows that of the 933 papers answering the circular 514 sustain the ‘Veto, 408 oppose it and eleven are pon-committal, Of those sustaining the veto 295 are republican to 217 aemocratic, and of those pe relag the veto 234 are republican to 174 democratic. Indiana, Mis- sourl and Kansas are the Only States where a ma- jority of the papers oppose the veto. METHODIST GENERAL OONFERENOE, Lovrsvintx, Ky., May 13, 1874, In the General Conference to-day resolutions were offered that the bishops issue a pastoral address presenting the importance of social and church meetings and urging attendance upon them; also eniorcing the duty of prayer and oi Treading the Scriptures. Reso)utions in response to the fraternal greetin; from the English Methodist Church wore passed, with expressions of regret at the departure of the distinguished messengers and of appreciation of their courteous and paternal beatin, ARKANSAS. Baxter Planting Cannon Before the State House. Another Skirmish in Lit- tle Rock. THE LEGISLATURE IN SESSION. The State House Practi- cally Besieged. The General Government Expect a Speedy Settlement of the Trouble. LrTfLe Rock, Ark., May 13, 1874, No fight occurred last night, but more skirmish- ing is expected to-day. Baxter got in his two Parrott twelve-pounders, from Texas, by train, at two ofclock this morning. They carry the same size shot as the two Rodmans which the federal troops have. Each party now has @ Provost Mar- shal General, who nave charge of all prisoners, General Upham acting in that capacity on Brooks’ side and General Ira M. L, Barton for Baxter. The Baxter men who took part in the fignt yester- day are complaining loudly against the manage- ment of the affair by their oMcers, They say that the skirmishers were sent out only twenty yards distant from the main bodies, and that they were only armed with shotguns to oppose the long range needle guns of the Brooks skirmishers, MORE FIRING AND WOUNDING. Five o’CLOck P. M.—At two o'clock this after. noon, while Major Henry, editor of the Lewisburg Empire, and Lieutenant Ail, both belonging to the Baxter forces, were standing on the sidewalk of Markham street, half way between the regulars’ barracks ana thelr own pickets, Sheriff Grayson, of Clark county, a Brooks man, stepped across the Street and shook hands with Hill, who was in command of the guardhouse wken Grayson was captured not long ago. While standing there Grayson or Hill drew the other by the hand towards the Baxter lines. Henry then hit Grayson four or five times over the head with his pistol, Grayson then drew his pistol and fired six shote, retreating as he fired. The others returned the fire. Colonel Brooker, of the Brooks forces, fired several shots. The firing by this time had become general, and about Alty shots were fired, some from buildings inside the Baxter lines, The reguiars, on the first fire, formed behind their barricade, and several lev- elled their guns, but none fired. As soon as the men saw the regalars were out the firing stopped. THE WOUNDED, The following parties were wounded:—A man named Powers, a non-combatant, who was standing by & saloon 100 feet behind the regulars’ barricades, towards the State House, was shot seriously with @ ball from a Spencer rifle through the right breast, just above the nipple, the ball passing through the lung, William Rufus Brooks, @ soldier, standing in front of the State House, was shot through the shoulder. Sheriff Grayson’s head was badly cut by Heury’s Pistol. Things have quieted down at the time of writing this, but sffairs of this kind may occur at any moment. The Brooks men captured a lawyer named Williams, belonging to the Baxter side, to day. THE TEXAN PARROTT GUNS, The implicated charge against Governor Coke, of Texas, is thus cleared up in the Gazette of this morning:— Speaker Tankersley’s report that Governor Coke, of Texas, furnished tne battery of artillery recently received here 1s false. I purchased the guns on the guaranty of private individuals. I applied to Governor Coke at Austin for a battery, but he posi- tively refused to let me have it. Tankersley served in and deserted the Coniederate army, and ‘was cashiered irom the federal army, He wears an alias name. In Virginia his name is Caswell. W. 5, WOODRUFY, Jr., Editor Gazette, A SCARR. Six O'CLOCK P. M.—There was a sudden scare a few minutes before six o’clock. It was ramored that Baxter had planted cannon in Centre street bearing on the State House. The citizens rushed out of the way. On going inside the lines I founa the cannon just where it has been since it was brought in. Baxter’s guards are very vigilant, Fifty Baxter recruits have just come in from Faulkner county. They were received with cheers, It seems almost incredible that none of Baxter's men were hurt in the skirmish to-day, as they were very thick and in range. More companies of regulars are expected from St. Louts to-night. HOW THE FIRING COMMENCED. Erant o’CLock P. M.—Grayson did not fire the first shot to-day, as previously reported. As he broke away from Henry the latter levelled his pistol, when some parties cried out, ‘For God's sake, do not shoot!) Henry then put up his pia- tol Aman named Keith, across the street, fired at Henry, and then Grayson fired, and the other men fired also, A QUORUM AND BUSINESS IN THE LEGISLATURE, In the Legiglature to-day a quorum was present in both houses—forty-five in the House and four- teen In the Senate. They immediately set to work organizing and ¢lecting temporary officers. ©. E, Berry was elected Speaker, Arrick, Secretary of the Senate last session, was in his place. Pindal, in the House, said he favored the reception of a petition if made by Brooks and if the facts showed that the House should act upon it. The House sent & joint resolution to appoint a committee to wait on the Governor (Baxter) and inform him that both chambers were organized and would receive any message he might wish to transmit. The Senate laid it over until to-morrow. Both houses adjourned until ten A. M. to-morrow. 4A SUGGESTION FROM THE BROOKS MEN. There are four Brooks men in the Senate, and if they do not like the action of their associates one can withdraw, another move for a call of the House, and no quorum could be declared, as there is now just a quorum. AN EXPLOSION AT THR STATE HOUSR, Two Brooks men were making cartridges In the State House last evening. One of them had a pipe, from which ® spark fell into a canister of powder, which exploded. One of them, John House, had his face, eyes and hands so badly burned that he will probably die. The other, James Ford, had the left side of his face and one of his eyes burned. DEATH OF ONE OF THR TURSDAY COMBATANTS, John D, Alexander. who waa shot by young Jen: NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1874.~TRIPLE SHEET. if nings, @ St. Jonn’s College cadet, in Baxter's camp | Brooks, wnere it woula be imposstole for Baxter yesterday, died to-day. Alexander told Jennings } OF his attorneys to appear. to give his arms up to him. He refused, and Alex- Up toa very late hour to-night no despatches have been received by the government from. ar- ander attempted to take them, when Jennings | xansas containing any important information shot him. The Legisiature to-night appointed a joint com- mittee to prepare resolutions to send to the Presi- dent in reference to the present difficulties. The House passed a resolution calling on Baxter to know whether or not Brooks had complied with the proposition of Baxter to vacate the State House and leave the Legislature to settle the present trouble, Another littie street akirmish occurred this even- ing, in which two men were wounded. AN INTERVIEW WITH BAXTER. —-—_—_—. Sr, Louis, May 18, 1874. whatever ; but private telegrams received here te night say that the government would be called upon for protection. it is believed here that the matter willbe settied, so far as the general goy- ernment is concerned, to-morrow, The Sloop Yacht Eliza; of Boston, Run Over and Sank—One of the Scamen Drowned—Professor Eggleston, of Ce- lumbia College, and Others Saved. POUGHKEEPSIE, May 13, 1874. Shortly after daylight yesterday morning there appeared at the telegraph office at Peekskill depot, Hudson River Railroad, an intelligent looking young man attired in clothes much. too large for him, who gave his name as Charies*M. Bailey, A special from Little Rock to the venting | a civil engineer on the Boston and Meine Ratiroad, doubt, he would advise President Grant of its action and ask that the United States autnorities compel Brooks to vacate the State House. Ifthe President should comply and Brooks refuse he ‘would take the butiding by force; or if the Presi- dent should delay and still permit the troops here to interfere as they have been doing he would pro- tect himself.” Baxter's forces have all the advantage in point of men and artillery. They received last night two Parrot guns from Texas, with plenty of prepared ammunition. These gune are being put in position to-day. Baxter also received several new com- Panies last night and a large supply of ammu- nition, The federal forces have agreed that hereafter they will not interfere with either party outside the limits of the thickly settled part of she city. Hereaiter neither men nor supplies will be per- mitted to enter the Brooks quarters without a fight. THE CONTEST IN WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, May 13, 1874, 1t is now believed that, under the advice of the President, the State Legislature will be permitted by both parties to settle the question, who 1s Gov- ernor of Arkansas. A well-informed citizen of that State says that there can be no doubt of the result—that the Legislature will declare for Bax- ter, provided the members are not tampered with in any way by parties concerned in grand railway and other speculative schemes, whose interests depend upon Brooks, My informant further declares that/he has reason to believe that the President, on the first information of the coup d’¢tat of Brooks, would have pronounced for Baxter had he acted upon his own judgment; but that Gen- eral Grant, not trusting to his own judgment as a lawyer, has been misled = by certain legal advisers around him, whose party predilections have made them partisans of Brooks, that upon its merits the case of Baxter is clear, that having been officially declared the elected Governor of Arkansas, and having been recognized by all parties as Governor in the actual exercise of the duties of the office tor more than a year, the seizure of the State House by Brooks, with all his pretences of judictal authority, was simply & revolutionary coup @évat without any constitutional justification whatever. THE ONLY TRUE COURSE. ‘The New YoRK HERALD, says my informant, hav- ] ing all the facts in this controversy, has given a | correct Judgment upon the law and the testimony in the opinion that Baxter is the Governor of Arkansas and that Brooks hag no case; and if the interests and intrigues of the republican carpet- baggers, spollsmen and speculators had been thrown out here at Washington, Brooks would not have remained over ® day in pos- seasion of the State House. If the occu- pation by force of a particular ~bullding gives the party seizing it the office connected with it a posse of 100 men or lese, may, under cover of the night, dispossess the President of his office on taking possession of the White House. On the other hand, if the Governor of Arkansas is in- stalled in his office as the choice of the people and under the requirements of the constitution, he is the Governor of Arkansas, even if driven out of the State by a hostile party, whatever the pre- tences under*Which the outrage is committed. This whole matter, however, is but another tlius- tration of the old fable of your bull and my ox. | Baxter was all right as Governor so long as he was considered @ plant instrument in the hands of a certain republican clique; but when it was aiscoy- ered that he was not this pliant instrument, this clique entered into a league with Brooks, and hence this coup d'état against Baxter. POWERS OF THE LEGISLATURE, “But suppose,” I inquired of my friend from Arkansas, “the Brooks members of the Legislature refuse even to respect his call and you fail in rais- ing a legislative quorum, what then?” “Why, then the legislators assembled can com- pel the attendance of absentees by hunting them up and bringing them in. Otherwise a State Leg- islature might be practically abolished for the time being by a factious majority or minority. But the constitution of no State leaves a loop- hole for such a revolutionary proceeding. The tundamental idea of our whole political system is sach constitutional safeguards as will main- tain the will and the accepted officers of the people from one election to the next ciection for the offices concerned. in Arkansas the Legis- lature, in default of the recognition of the Gov- ernor by the President, is the proper tribunal for the settlement of the dispute, and Baxter will doubtless be sustained by the Legislatare and re- “established as Governor. JUDGE WILTSHIRE’S VIEW OF THE LEGAL CONTEST. Judge W. W. Wiltshire, member of Congress from Arkansas, states that the Supreme Court of Arkansas, under the constitution, is composed of one Chief Justice, to be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and four Associate Justices, to be elected by the people; and there is no provision in the constitu- tion for @ less number than the whole holding Court, ao that four Judges cannot constitute the Supreme Court. Any action of less than five Judges holding the Court would be void. The courts cannot now meetat Little Rock, because Governor Baxter has aeclared martial law in the county of which that city is the county seat. He was dtly declared elected by competent guthority as Governor, and was regularly installed as such and periormed the functions thereof, and ‘was recognized by every department of tne general government and both houses of Congress, ‘and was and now {8 unquestionably the Governor, ‘and was so declared by the Supreme Court in the case directly between Mr. Brooks in fact and Baxter, involving that question; which decision is final and the law of that case. And no action of the Supreme Court between the same Parties for the same purpose can be had to reverse or over- rule {t, and he must be regarded as the Governor by the authorittes here. Hence his proclamation of martial law must have tne effect to suspend all civil authority. ‘The effort to get a meeting of the Supreme Court, taken in connection with the published telegrams of Chief Justice McOue, Judges Searle and Steph-. enson, the last two of whom concorred in the opinion of the Supreme Court, holding that no court of the State could take cognizance of a contest for* the office of Governor, to say the least of it, looks as if they had joined in the general con- spiracy to oust Baxter, whom they helped to elect, and who, they declared, could not be disturbed as Governor by the Stave Courts, Iam advised,by private despatcnes from Little Rock to-night that an effort will be made to have that Court make some ruling to affect their former ruling in the Brooks-Baxter case if such a thing is possible, for the purpose of producing an effect on | the President, and prevent him from recognizing Governor Baxter. I regard the whole effort on the part of Brooks and those co-operating with him ag most outrageous, and without a par in the history of this country. If the Supreme Court could be legally held, it would, by the Judges pres- jen, be hela within the gailitary barsinade Despatch saya:—‘‘In an interview with Baxter to- | residing at No. 568 Fifth street, Boston, and day he stated that in the event of the Legislature | married. On Monday, May 4 in company with recognizing him as Governor, of which he had no | Wiliam P, Evans, who resides on Westminster atreet, junction of High street, Providence, & Ly he left Providence in the sloop yacht Eliza for ® cruise in Long Island Sound and up the Hudsom They had two seamen on board whom Mr. Bailey dé not know, but he remembers that they answereate the names of “Bill” and “Jake.” They stopped as New London a little while, and then proceeded te New York city, where they took on board Profes> sor T. Evgleston, Professor of Metfilargy, of Col- umbia College Schvol of Mines. The excursionists left New York sunday morning to come Fe) the Hudson, Towards night cg reached @ point two miles north of Catsktll, and turning about start south again. Early Monday morning they ancho: off West Point, and going ashore in & small boas spent the dayon the Post, visiting all the inent places, with hesaquarters at Roe’s Hotel, At nine o'clock Monday evening they left the Voimt and were rowed out to their yacht again, when,sall was hoisted, and there bemg only a light air of wind they drifted slowly southward. Belore Peeks- kill was reached Mr. Batiey, Mr. Evang and Pre- lessor Eggleston ali turned in, the Professor and Mr. Evans sleeping on the sterboard side of the cabin and Mr. Bailey on the port. Mr. Bailey was awakened between one aud two in the morning by @ deafening crash, ana FOUND HIMSELF IN THE WATER, He was in the middle of the river, of Gi Point, and the yacht had been cut in twe by the steamer and sunk, Although there was some haze the night was compara- tively clear and starlight. He struck ous. for the steamer, swimming vigorously sit the while, looking in vain for the yacht or any of his companions. He shouted till he was Bi but got no answer. He looked to see ifs 81 boat Was near, but saw none. Still he kept om swimming towards the steamer, but it was a hope- less task, a8 she floated away faster than he swam towards her. Feeling weak, he realized that ne must soon find rest on shore or on 8 boat or sink exhausted into a watery grave. Shen he turned towards the east shore, and, after being in the water over an hour, reached: terra Jorma in safety. This evening, however, he received a telegram stating that ALL ON BOARD WERE SAVED except one seaman named Jonn Ingersoll The large steamer Drew and one of the Troy line steamers were about due of Grassy + om the night of the disaster, and it may have beem. one of those vessels which run the yacht Eltzm down. It coald hardly have been the Thomas Oor- nell, of. the Rondout line, as she passes there ear- lier. The Catskill steamer may Rave passed there at the hour reierred to. THE OONNECTIOUT SENATORSHIP, William W. Easton Nominated on the. First Ballot. a New Haven, Conn., May 18—0:30 P, M. The Senatorial caucus held this evening oy the Gemocratic members of the General Assembly for the nomination of a United States Senator waa. unexpectedly quiet. A choice was made imme- diately after the firat informal ballot, which re- sulted as follows :— Whole number of votes cast William W. Eaton Willtam H. Barnum...... Governor Charles R. Ingersoll. 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