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FRANCE. A Cabinet Constituted, but the “Slate” Again Broken. THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS MAINTAINED, The Bourse Weakening Under the Difficulty. PaRis, May 21, 1874, Toe new Cabinet was completed this afternoon by the addition to those members already given of the Duke d’Audiffret Pasquier, “without port- folio; General Cissey, Minister of War; M. Wad- ington, Minister of Eduvation; the Marquis de Montaiguac, Minister of Marine, and M. Bodet, Minister of Finance. At a subsequent meeting, however, the members ofthe moaerate Right objected to the republican tendency of thls programme, and M. Waddington Geciined the Portfolio of Education, This action flestroyed the proposed combination to conciliate both centres and reopened the crisis, The President of the Assembly, M. Buffet, the Duke Decazes and other members of the combina. | tion alterwards held a conterence with President | MacMahon, the result of which ts not known. The Bourse Sensitive Under the Cabinet- Making DiMmculty. Loxpon, May 21, 1874. ‘The Times’ special despatch {rom Paris says that the weakness on the Bourse is attributed to a re- port that 300 Deputies have signed a motion for | the dissolution of the Assembly, but the truth is that itis due simply to the prolongation of the ministerial crisis. SPAIN. Battles in the Frovinces with Victory for the Republicans, ManRID, May 21, 1874. | A fight took place in the province of Tarragona | to-day between a force of republicans and a body of Carlists, resulting in the defeat of the latter. The insurgents lost sixty killed and many wounded, The casualties on the republican side were five Killed and ninety wounded. ROYALISM AGAIN DISCOURAGED, A body of Carlists in Catalonia, numbering 2,000 men, have also been deleated by the national troops with the loss of twenty-one killed and four- teen taken prisoners. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST THE CARLISTS, 1t 1s reported here that tne Carlists shot several women lust Sunday. : General Concha’s Progress in the Field. MADRID, May 21, 1874, General Concha has reoccupied the town of Orduna. Death of a Bourbon Prince. PARIS, May 21, 1874. ‘The Duke de Montpensier’s son, Louis, died to- TRE FRANCO-AUSTRIAN DUEL. | Arbitration by the £word—Count of Monte- bello Wounded, Paris, May 21, 1874. | The duel betwcen the Prince Metternich and the Count of Montebello took place to-day at Meudon, | mear Versailles. ‘The weapons used were swords, The Count was wounded in the arm ana dis- abled, RUSSIA AND ENGLAND. Czar Alexander Embarked for Home, Lonpon, May 21, 1874. Tne Czer left England to-day on his retura to Busel.. | GERMANY. —_—- ——-— | Prassian Legis'ative Prorogaticn. | ‘ BERLIN, May 21, 187. The Prussian Diet was prorogued to-day without | any formal cereinonies. | THE BRITISH NAVY. EL Ships Ashore and Courts Martial in Prospect. . Lonpow, May 21, 1874. The Globe has a rumor that the British irigates | Narcissus; and Endymion are ashore at Palermo, and tat the corvette Racoon is ashore at Ber- muda. IRELAND. Petite Arms Taken {rom a Barracks—Arrests, Loxpon, May 21, 1874. Ten persons have been arrested at Cork on sus- picion of being concerned in the mysterious disap- pearance of a number of arms from the barracks, IDWICH ISLANDS. SANDWICH pe Nees Parliament in Session—King Lunalilo’s Lament Over a Depicted Treasury=—No Cession ot Territory to America, San NCISCO, May 21, 1874, The steamship Mikado brings Honolulu dates to May 9. ROYAL SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT. The Hawaiian Legislature was convened un the 30th of April, in the presence of about 1,000 per- | sons, The King delivered an address. He said the re- sources of the country had been greatly depleted by extraordinary expenses necessary ior the re- moval ol lepers to Molokai, the burial of two sov- ereigns and the election of their successors, RELATIONS TO THE UNITED STATES. He favored a commercial treaty with the United States, but deprecated any cession o! territory to tiat goverament. COMMERCE AND LAW. He favored the furnishing of jacilities for steam | Havigation with San Francisco and Australia, and recommended the establishment of a commission Of learned men to couify the laws of the kingaom, THE CONSTITUTION INTACT. The Legislature lias deteated the proposed amendimeut of the constitution separating the House, This measure was advocated by the late King Lunaiio, who hoped therevy to restore the constitution of 155: ROCHEFORT iN GALIFORNIA, The Grent Light of “La Lanterne” in San Francisco, N SAN FRANCISCO, May 21, 1874, Henri Rochetort, who was a passenger on the steamship Mikado irom Anstralio, is now in this city. THE WOOK MURDER TRIAL, | Dakota, May 21, 1874, In the Wintermute case to-lay, after nearing the testimony v/ dirs, McCook and her mother, the prosecution rested their case. The opening siate- ment for the defence was then mate by Mr. Swett 19 a speech four hours iv length, The Court then journed, The testimony for the defence vegins | to-morrow. \ | The Resignation of General Newton— | the supreme command. | showed such not to have been legal. | whisper most age¢ravating to those so unfortunate NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY. MAY 22, 1874.—TRIPLE SHERT, THE DROWNED AMERICANS. | Names of the Students Who Were Lost in Lake Genova. . GENEVA, May 21, 1874 The three American students drowned in Lake Geneva were one named Grant and two brothers named Woodberry. ST. DOMINGO. Peaco Mission to Hayti—Shelter to Vene=- zuclan Exil PUERTO PLATA, May 9, 1874, Adeputation has gone to Hayti to arrange the preliminaries for a treaty of peace, REFUGEE SHELTER, Itis reported that President Gonzales will issue a decree inviting to St. Domingo ail inhabitants of Venezuela who have been banisued from that Republic oy President Guzman Blanco, and offering to pay their passage to this country, DOMESTIC PEACE. , Tranquillity prevails ere. ARKANSAS, ———— The Appointment of Officials—Brooks Still in the City—Action of the Legis- lature. LitrLe Rocx, May 21, 1874, There Is a good deal of talk over the resignation of General Newton, in consequence of the message sent by the Governor yesterday to the Legislature, condemntag his address to his command, and General Newton’s personal staff sent in their resignations to-day. General Churchill has assumed A company of infantry and one ol cavalry will be kept at the State House hereafter. STATE OFFICIALS. J. N, Smither has been appointed Commissioner of Public Lands, vice William H. Gray, removed. William R, Miller, State Auditor in 1865, is ap- pointed State Treasurer. Though Sheriff Oliver and County Clerk Roland, who are North, have deputies here, their offices have been declared va- cant, and Colonel Rottaker appointed Sheriff and Ben Johnson County Clerk. The exodus of brooks men continues, but Brooks is still in the city. The only charge brought against State Treasurer Page was that he had paid militia warrants for Brooks. The committee appointed by the Legisla- ture have finished their examination of the books and will report to-morrow that the examination Itis stated that King White, living in Jefferson county, has said that he (Page) had better not re- turn there, as he would make it warm for nim, | All civil office commissions signed by Baxter | have “ad interinv’ appended to the title. | The record of military commissions in the Secre- | tary of State’s ofice issued by Brooks is aaving a bad effect with sume men, who state they never were tor Brooks. THE MISSISSIPPI FLOOD. Probable Need of More Relief than Hi Beon Provided for tho Sufferers, NEW ORLEANS, May 21, 1874, Mr. Frank Morey asks by telegraph from Wash- ington when 1t 13 estimated the present supply of food or funds will be exhausted at the preseni rate of distribution. Governor Kellogg replies that the Relief Committeo receive trom government dally | 8,000 rations, and distribute from 30,000 to 40,000, | Funds from private contributions wiil be ex- | hausted in fliteeu days. Every effort is being made, by sending cotton seed, corn and rice to the overflowed districts, to afford reliet in work and | discourage idleness; but the necessity for relief | ‘will last much longer than the present resources. Ald for tac Louisiana Sufferers, The Mayor of New Orleans has addressed toa mercantile firm in that city the following acknowl- edgement of the receipt of the donation of New | York citizens for the relief of the sufferers by the Mississippl floods. ‘ Mavoratty or New Ontxays, } New Onveans, May 15, 1874. *§ Messrs. Levy & Scnever, No. 15 Chartres sireet :— } GeNTLEMEN—I had yesterday the great pleasure to re- coe your letter ot May 1. enclosing check ior $1,077. sh ‘amount, you inform me, was collected’ in | New York city by the representatives of several New Or. leans firms—those of Holiman, Marks & Co. Moses Lobe & Co, jercier & Sons anit Levy & Scheuer. ‘This is in the $2,000 ransmitied’ by Hoffman, Marks & s, both suns being Gonations tor the reliet of y' the flood return through you and the other firms men. rest and most hearthy than in the name o ied for these philan:hropic co! tributions, Be pleased to extend this acknowledament each of your Wor'hy iriends who aided in making up this large addition to our resief fund, with ihe assurance | that their openhanded generosity will be remembered 1d by those who are afflicted with agreat | Very respecttily, — LOUIs A. WILTZ, Mayor and Chairman General Relief Commiitée, MUSIOAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. Signor Gardont, the “goiaen voiced’ tenor, is in London. Mme. Florence Lancta, the English prima donna, | retires irom the stage this season, Miss Marie Krebs, the pianist, played at the Dub- lin Philharmonic concert on the 6th inst, Adelina Patti has returned to London, and will shortly appear at the Royal Italian Opera, Mile. Essipoi, a Russian pianist of renown, has been engaged by the London Musical Union, Miss Kellogg has in contemplation the briaging out of Balfe’s opera, ‘The Talisman,’ in the fall. The London Atheneum warns Nilsson against essaying this season the two Leonorasin “Fidelio” and “Favonta.” ‘Tamberlik has appeared at Madrid in a Spanish | opera cailed “Las Naves de Cortes.” The opera is very highly praised, ‘The new tenor at Covent Garden, Signor Bolts, is fast winning his way to the head of his class, His last success was in Gomez’ Brazilian opera, | “41 Guarany, Salvini, the distinguished Itallan tragedian, was introduced, on the floor of the House of Repre- sentatives yesterday, to many prominent members, and attracted much attention. He was besieged by the pages for his autograph, and gave it very ireely. addition’: A | | su sb) “LE wish to tioned abov Theatrical Nuisances. May 20, 1874, To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— Much has been written from time to time about the lack of politeness very mauy ladies show tn the cars and stages by accepting seats trom gen- tlemen without giving the ghost of a “thank you’ in return, but 1 have never read a complaint irom my own sex tm regard to the rudeness they are obliged, when attending places of amusement, to submit to from the gentiemen present, It is a well | known fact that the passageways between ue | rows of seats in our theatres are very narrow, and | that sumMcient inconvenience arises from the ne- cessary passing required to reach the chairs early in the evening, without a repetition of the same between eacn act of a play. Say a lady is seated near the centre aisie and every gentlewan iu the row goes out at every fall ol the curtain. She has to rise, push up her seat and be crowded agiinst the back of her chatr (not mentioning the | dvigging and puiliog of her garments) ten to a | dozen times durimyg the evening. Now, i gentle- men must “smile and ‘smile’ again (you see L have brothers) during an evening periormance, Wily not carry a pocket flask and indulge in their | ats? ‘The sight could hardly be as disgusting aa the squeezing process, accompanica, as it most | always is, by the fumes of hiquor-laden breaths, Hints might be given to both gentiemen and ladies | that, Ii tiollowed Up With practice, would greatly add to the pleasure or attending theatres, For instance, tae curtaim rises at eight o'clock, Why not be punctual, instead of comme in aiter the play has commenced, thereby disturbing those wio came in time by desiroying the entire enjoyment of the first act? Again, Why oso many persist In talking during tue periormance, giving their com- panion a lite history of this or that actor or act. ress on the 8! ¢, Or comparing the acting of such a one with that of some one eise they have seen in same part? All this being done in aloud as tu be seated near stich tl-vred people. Lastly, why can emain until the close of a piece, ins’ do, getting up and iurely Dnished ? ren and have no selves, or can they inj noOy AN Audis e Hei many evils; let it undertake to remedy the ones jusv enumerated and thereby gain the sincere thanks of those woo now find it nnpossible to attend a theatrical per- jormance With any degree of quiet aud comtort, Kespectiully aL. W. leaving beiore th st Are they uitaid they won't oF show WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, May 21, 1874. The Bill for the Repeal of the Moiety Law. In the House to-day Mr. Foster, of Ohio, called | Up the dill to repeal the law under which the | Sanborn contracts were made, and proceeded | to the discussion of it. He criticised the speech of General Butler in defence of the Sanborn con- tracts, and said he could not overlook the careless- nes3 and general loose management of the Treas ury ofictals, and their attempt to shilt the respon- sibility the one upon the other was discreattable toallofthem. He couid not tell exactly woere the responsibility for the maladministration of the law rested, but it was somewhere in the Treasury De- partment. In conclusion he complimented the republican party on its courage in puritying itself, Mr. Fenton’s Bill for the Compensation of Custom House Officors=The Annual Salaries To Be Paid. Mr, Fenton’s bill to establish compensation of customs Officers, &c., provides that instead of the Salaries, moieties and perquisites of whatever de- scription now received by customs officers there sballbe paid to them specified annual salartes, Which the bill proceeds to preseribe in detail. Amoug them are the following:—For Collector of | the Port of New York, $15,000; Collectors of Boston | and San Francisco, $10,000; Collectors of Portiaud, Philadelphia, Baltimore and New Orleans, $8,000; | Collectors at Chicago and Surveyors of Customs at | St. Louis and Cincinnati, each $6,000; Naval OMicer and Surveyor of New York, $10,000 each; | Naval Officers and Surveyors of Boston and San | Francisco, $5,000, and at Philadeiphia, Baltimore and New Orleans $4,000 cach, All other Na Officers are to be abolished, ‘The biil also con- tains many provisions taken from Mr. Fenton's previous bill on the same subject. Report of the House Committee on the Senate Amendments to the House Bill Relating to the Currency. Representative Maynard to-day submitted o | report from the Committee on Banking and Cuar- Tency on the Senate amendments to the House bill relating to the ciirrency. The committee recommend a concurrence in the same, with the following amenaments:— ‘To strike out in the second section the-words “and each national banxing association now or- ganized or hereafter to be organized shall keep and maintain as’ a part of its reserve one-fourth part of the coin receive: by itas interest on bonds Oi the United States, deposited as security for cir- culating notes or government deposits.” To strike Out the third section, which requires that | each of the banking associations shall, within | ninety days aller the passage of the act, keep its lawiul Money reserves within ity own vaults, where its operations of discount and deposit are carried on. In section 8 strike out the words “twenty-five” and insert the word “torty,”” 80 48 to require tne Secretary o1 the ‘Ireasury to Tetire an amount of United States notes equal to forty per centum on the circulating notes issued | notes so retired shail be canceiled and carried to | the account of the sinking fund provided for by the second clause of section 5 of an act approved February 25, 1852, beng an act to authorize the issue of United States noes ior the redemption and rene tee and tor funding the foaung debt of the United States, and the notes so retired shall constitute a portion of such sinking jund,.’? The amendment to section 9 1s to provide that on and after July 1, 1878, the holders of Untied States notes to the amount of $50, or any multiple thereol, may present them to the Treasurer of the United States for payment. It also authorizes an | exchange in gold, National Banks Authorized to Commence Business. The following national banks have been author- ized by the Comptroller of the Currency to com- Mmence business:—Mattoon National Bank of Illinois, capital $50,000; First National Bank of Liverpoo!, Ohio, $50,000; Second National Bank of Bay City, Mich., $100,000; People’s National Bank | of Martinsburg, W. Va., $50,000; First National Bank of Hancock, Mich., $100,000, Governmental Aid tor the Louisiana Suf- ferersmMecting of the Congressional | Delegations from the Overflowed Scce | tions. The Congressional delegations of the States of | Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi had a cenfer- | ence to-day at the Capitol, with a view of ovtain- ing further governmental aid jor the suiferers vy the overflow of the Mississippt River. Senator | West presided and Representative G. L, Smith, of | Louisiana, acted as secretary of the meeting, | Detaiied information was laid betore the mecting | showing the absolute necessity of turther aid to | feed nearly 90,000 destitute people who require assistance for about three months to enable them to live until new crops can be raised. After some discussion a sub-committee, consisting of Repre- sentatives Morey, of Louisiana; Hodges, of Arkan- sas, and Howe, of Mississippi, was appointed to collate all the information available on the subject as to the resources and requirements of the sufter- ing population. It is expected that $502,000 adai- tional will be asked of Congress. The Post Office and Pension Appropria- tions. The House disposed.of the Post OMce Appropria- tion bill without discussion or important change; and the Pension bill, appropriating $29,980,000, was taken up and passed. In the Senate the bills were | received from the House and reterrea to the Com- | | Early this morning two business men from Maine, | before starting Jor the ruins, thought they would mittee on Appropriations, Discussion of the Civil Rights Bill. The Senate to-day resumed the consideration of the Civil Rights biil, in which Mr. Johnston, of Vir- ginia, »r. Morton, Mr. Boutwell and others took part. Mr. Johnston thought that any attempt to bring about social equality between the races Would only increase the existing prejudice. Stress | having been laid upon the tact that the decision of the Supreme Court in the New Orleans Siaughter | House case tended to show the constitutionality of the bill, Mr. Boutwell said, with all due respect to the Supreme Court of the United Statis, re thought it made a mistake when it intimated, tn the New Orleans Slaughter House case, that there were two classes of rights enjoyed by the citizen— those derived Jrom the general government and those derived from the State. In his opinion the first privileges and immunities enjoyed by the | citizen were derived from the general govern- | ment. At the conclusion o/ the debate Mr. Freling- | huysen gave notice that to-morrow he would ask | the Senate to remain in session and finish the bill. | Civil Service Reform. | The House Committee on Civil Service Reform to-day unanimously agreed to recommend that the continuance of the civil service commission be provided for by means of an appropriation of $25,000—the same amount as last year. Captain Huli’s Manuscripts. The House Committee on Naval Affairs to-day agreed to recommend the purcase of the manu- scripts of Captain Hall relating to Arctic explora- tions at @ price not exceeding $15,000, ‘This action is to be taken by the committee in the place of their former determination to recommend thata pension of $30 per month be granted to Captain Hali's widow, the manuscripts reierred to being now in her possession, FIRE IN COLORADO, Great Conflagration in Central City=The Business Portion of the City Poomed= Lack of Water and Fire Engines. DENVER, May 21, 1874. A disastrous conflagration is raging in Central City, Colorado, The fire broke out at hali-past ten o'clock this morning. Owing to the scarcity of water and to high winds the fire spread with great rapidity. A flre cngine was sent up trom Golden City on a special train at noon. This alternoon a portion of the Denver Fire Department, including Ahoox wna ladder truck, @ Babcock engine and jorty men, leit jor Central City. The tire is spread- ing in the direction of Blackhawk, which ts in great danger o1 being destroyed unless the wind | changes. The fire is at present confined princi Pally to tho business portion of the town. A RAILROAD DISASTER, A Train Falls Through a Bridge=Two Mon Killed. Syracuse, N. Y., May 21, 1874. The engine of the carly train north on the Syra- cuse and Northern Railroad yesterday morning went through the draw of the’ bridge over the river at brewerton, killing Engineer Wiggles and Conductor Chureh, who were on the jocomotive. ‘The fireman was slighly hurt. The accident was the | result of pure carciessness on the part of the en | ginger, Church'§ body is still im the river, | to-day. | alreauy have their work well in hand, | a lew cases have escaped their notice, as when a | child was found yesterday, who was in its night THE GREAT CALAMITY, Laborers Engaged in the Search for Bodies. Supposed Loss of Passengers on the Williamsburg Road. rulned, The engineer figures up ninety acres at $15,000 in one place and in another place $75,000 18 lost to the owners. ‘The committee then took up birarceheng B, S. Johuson, cashier of the Wilitameva ank, stated that about one-third of the village been destroyed, Of the vaination. of nearly $1,600,000, one third had been swept away, and with a loss of business and depreciauon tuere must oe a loss Of taxabie property o: $800,000, In the village of Lees, the two button iactories and the boarding houses invoive a loss ol over $100,000. 1b Florence, there 1s $15,000 loss to buildings and Machinery. Lewis todman, of Willlamsburg, suggested that the town be relieved partiy of its taxes for several years. lt their roads anu bridges could be restored and their water power replaced, they could do whe rest jor their peopie, Hiram Nash, of Williamsburg, was the last wit- | Mess, and he explained the condition of the roads MEASURES FOR RELIEF | Examination of Reservoirs Throughout the State. NoRTHaMPToN, Mass., May 21, 1874. This hasbeen one of the most stormy and dismal days of the spring season. From early morning until night the rain has poured town ia torrents and almest entirely prevented any effectuai search for the missing dead of the great calamity of Sat- urday. The principa searchers consisted of about 200 men, who were Jurnisued from Springfield by Superintendent Russeil, of the Boston and Albany Railroad, under whose direction taey nave labored Besides, there were a few farmers and mechunics from the surrounding country, who joined in the work, but the weather was so un- javorabie that but very little was accomplished. Only two bodies had been found at a late hour in the alternoon, and neither nas yet been recog: nized. It is quite likely that few of those now missing Will never be found, although the search Will not be abandoned at present. O! the 138 bodies found all HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY FRIENDS except threce—those of two women, apparently thirty-ive and forty-five years of age, and a boy, of two or three years, They were recognizable | had any one known tiem, but, after being seen by alarge number o: persons during the thirty-six hours they remained in the rough little shop near Florence, which served as a dead house, they were removed to the cemetery at Northampton and placed in the tomb, The number of persons of whom there has been no trace since the tlood is twentysone, Of these seven-Julia, Patrick | and Alexander Lancy; Mrs, Jane T. Cogan, Mrs. Mary A. Bazley, of Fitchburg; Artnur Sharp, @ child of James Hennessy, and a child of Edward Hannon—were swept from Leeds. Two—a little daughter, seven years old, of Jorn Wilson, and A. Posct, a girl of tena—belonged in Haydensville and twelve’ in Williamsburg. This would indicate that THE TOTAL LOSS OF LIFE was 157. The number was stated to be larger at first owing to the fact that some of the corpses when removed from one dead house to another were counted twice. It is quite possible that some of the families who were swept away entirely may have had friends visiting them at the time, who were also lost, and strangers travelling on the | Wilhamsburg road at the time could scarcely have escaped; so that the number of the lost can never be exactly known, Of course many bodies may still be covered several feet deepin | the sand, as before intimated. The disaster has aroused the people all over the State in localities { WHERE RESERVOIRS EXIST, | and general and ihorougi examinations are every- Where being made by practical and skilled en- giueecs, In reference to the alarm existing at | Williamsburg and all through the valley orders \ have been given to-day for drawing down botn of | | the great reservoirs in Goshen. It would take nearly a month to exhaust them. MEASURES FOR DISPENSING RELIEF have been pretty thoroughly organized and the contributions are rapidiy finding their way to quarters where they are sudly needed. This fore- noon the Relief and Finance committees at Wil- hamsburg wet in the vestry of the Congregationa, cuurch to consider what was the best modeoi procedure untii the town meeting, to be held next Tuesday, should take some definite and authorita- | tive action, H FROM SPRINGFIELD | this evening comes tne announcement that nearly | $2,500 has been contributed in smail sums. The pastor of the First church in that city writes | that the ladies of nis society have been | at work to-day upon shirts for boys and underclothing for women, for all of which. there is urgent demand. There was no cessation of work at the committee rooms at Northampton this morning. N. B. Hussy and | E. P. Copeland were early at work makin. up Packages of clothing and {ood to be sent to the sufferers and the workmen, while Deacon Lincoln and A. E, Smith kept up a vigorous telegraphing to Springfield, East Hampton and Boston tor ad- | ditional supplies. DETAILS OF AID FURNISHED. One hundred mattresses and 100 pairs of blankets are on the way irom the Young Meun’s Christian Union of Boston, to be received this evening. just drop in and see the commitiee. One hundred dollars each were subscribed and paid on the sy ot unconcernedly and naturally, in true | “Down East” style. W. F. Prindle, of Northamp: | ton, was the next man tn his coutribution, being | four stoves. The Relhe! Committee at Northamp- ton estimate that over $100,000 in cash will be needed to MEET THE NECESSITIES OF THE SUFFERERS, and in addition to the demand for money there ts a loud call for provisions, clothing, furniture, &c, The local Relief Committee at Leeds are working | nobly. With the advantage of knowing personally every applicant for aid they investigate the cir- | cumstances of each case careiuily and intelligently, | and the women especialiy render most valuabie aid in caring for the suilerers, RATIONS DISTRIBUTED, A day’s rations are systematically distributed to 250 persons every morning, and tuere has probably | been no suffering in this village from hunger. Of these 250, 116 were made absolutely destitute by | the flood, having notiuing left save the clothes on their backs, and these, of course, require much additional care. One Irishman who was asked | how mucd of his furniture remained with which he could recommence housekeeping, replied, “Well, I’ve got tue Jegs of my stove,’ and his case was # Sainple one, A good many gitis who worked in the mills have been provided with re- spectabie dresses and sent to their former homes or to stay with relatives, Indeed, AN EXCEULENT SPIRIT [8 SHOWN vy the cominittee, and while they will use all proper iweans to reduce the number of supplicauts, and will show “dead beats’? no favor, they will render every possible assistance to the needy, and Of course | erable. | there will be troiting at both places, snirt when the food came, and had absolutely no | clothing save that one garment since; but sucn instances cannot long exist with the system and energy With whica the work of hamanity now goes on, On Sunday morning appropriate allusions willbe made to the great calamity in ali the churches along the line of the desolated valley, | and in the afternoon the pastors will pronounce fitting eulogies upon those who have been so sud- | denly and vidleutly taken away. Reports to the Legislative Committee on the Losses. BOSTON, May 21, 1874, The special legislative committee appointed to visit the scene of the Mill River disaster having returned held a meeting to-day In the committee room of the State House, and took testimony in regard to town damages. The loss to Northampton was first investigated, i. K. Starkweather, chairman of the Selectmen, sald ten bridges, all bat one of which were nearly new, had been swept away. The cost of the bridges with the damage to the highways would | make & total loss to the town of $80,000. The valu- tion of Northampton 18 $8,000,000 and the debt $600,000. Many hundreds of acres of rich meadow land, Worth irom $200 to $800 an acre ia totaliz | and bridges, Mr. H. H. Bond of Northampton, made a brief address, in which he urged tie committee to r heve tue towns irom taxation and to rebuild te roads and bridges, as he vellev d this had been done by the State sions, lies left who had tost everything they tiad im ihe world, and these he thought the Legislature should help, as they really were in the position of paupers, and for such it could hardiy be denied Luat the State had a right to appropriate money for thelr assistance, Alter a few remarks by Messrs. Brewster and Bodwell of the same town, the hearing closed. Visit of a Committee from Connecticut. New Haves, May 21, 1874, The Connecticut Legislature wiil visit the scene of the recent flood in Massachusetts by excursion train over the New Haven and Northampton Rail- roud to-morrow, HELP FOR THE UNFORTUNATES. | New York, May 21, 1874, To THE Epiror or THE HERALD:— We continue our report of daily receipts for the | Massachusetts sufferers, Reporied in thi. 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To THE EpiTor oF THE HERALD :— New York, May 21, 1874, The following contributions have been received by me, in addition to those reported in the HERALD, for the relief ot renuered destitute by the recent disaster at Mul River, Mass, :— The Singer Manutac- Siyphans, & Co. of turing Company, by ns . 0 Tnsive A. Hopper, Johu ft, Walker. 50 President . D. 0. 7) 25 25 John Caswell luo 1,100 Beluing Brotherst Co 10 feeen Join H. Draper &Co. 90 2,180 Yours respectfuily, FRANKLIN ALLEN, Secretary of the Silk Association of America, 93 Duane street, N.Y. Lowell Divides Her Charity. LOWELL, Mass., May 21, 1874, The citizens of Lowell to-day remitted $2,000 to the Mayor of New Orleans, and $634 to the Select- men of Northampton tor the sufferers by the nood. Reis Donations Received atthe Herald Office. The following contributions for the sufferers by the Mill River and Mississippi flood disasters have been received at the HERALD office :— L. C. B., a Britisner, tor Mull Rive) X., ior Mill River. 25 L. B.C, tor Mul Bt 10 L. B. C., for Louisiana,. ww C. H. Moore, Jor Louisiana, 1 A Southerner, tor Louisiana.. 10 An Irishman, for Louisiana..... 1 Total : oe 00 $62 A DAM AOCIDENT IN WISCONSIN, A special despatch to the Chicago Jnter-Ocean, | from Shawano, Wis., on the 18th inst., reports a terrible and Jatal accident at Gardner’s Dam, on the Upper Wolf, on Thursday night at about twelve o’clock. The dam had been fliled up and | was running over when the men in charge con- vluded to raise the gates in order to relieve the pressure ou tue bulkhead. Nine men weat out, und just as the gate Was started the whole buik- head gave Way, and the men were washed tuto the terribie vortex of water, Which, backed by | sixteen feet, wasied everything clean. Large | trees were wasted out by the roots and swept away, and stones Weighing several tons were swept along like pebbles. Nathaniel Parks, brotaer of John H. Parks; Jerry Casey, Nichvias Notts, a German biacksmith aud 1@3 Makoka, au Indian, Were instantly kUied. leter Lafon and Mike Madden were saved by being washed near the shore wuere they succeeded in getting out of the reach of the logs. f'ne otners Were more or less bruised, but none have serious injuries, FLEETWOOD AND DEERFOOL PARKS, The trotting contests announced to come off yes- terday at the above named parks did not take place on account of the rain that fell about the time the sports were to have commenced, The tracks were deluged and the managers made mis- Should the weather be favorable to-day o RAOING IN TENNESSEE, NASHVILLE, May 21, 1874, This was the third day of the spring mecting of the Nashville Blood Horse Association, tendance was large, the ladies’ stand being well filled. The first wasa HURDLE RACE, one and a half miles, over six hurdles of three feet 81x inches, for a purse Of $200; $50 to second horse. Benton's br.c, dim Alexander, by Hiawatha, dam by Wagner, three years oid . Hore’s bd. G JOMANies.....6... eee eee . Lewis’ br. c. oniei Engineer, by Rivoli, dam Victoire, four years old , Tunk’s b. g. Steve Atchison, by 2:58 1 Norwood, aged Sime, 2:58! In the pools Clief bugineer and Steve Atchison sold even as the favorites, Jim Alexanuer was third choice. Chief Engineer came in wiih one stirrup strap broke! SECON Sinck’s. HoTsL Stakes—For green three-year- olds; mlie heats. There were twenty-five entries, PD. Psy $3800 added; $60 to second horse. Closed With eightecn entries and six started, Alcock'’s Orphan Girl, by Muggins, dam by Hiawatha * 11 Turner's Ve 22 Taylor's ca. 1 ore | Hitehcock’s br. 1, Lutttia H., by Second Daniel Boone, dam Meanness. 3 sgstereeceesees & Loudon'’s ci, c. Valentine, by Vandal, dam Velvet....¢ * 5 Lewis’ ch. f. Bole dis. 1404, Orphan Girl was the javorite at 5 to 1 over the fleld. THIRD RACE. Dash of ona and a quarter miles; purse $200, Sculiy’s vr. ¢. Noll, by Asteroid, dam by Austra. lian, 4 years ol Wiliams & Owing : ar, by Gilroy, ae Gilt Star was the favorite at turee to one, FOURTH RACE. Dash of one and three-quarter miles; purse $250, Willams & Owing's ch. c. Somerset, by Concord, dam vy Glencoe, 4 years old. Harding's ch. f. Madicra, by Jor Somerset was the cnoice ; » to THE NATIONAL GAME, Philadelphia Against Hartford. PUILADELPMIA, Pa., May 21, 1874. The Philadelphia and Hartford base ball clubs | played here to-day, with the following result:— INNINGe, Clubs, Tete 2h. Bel. Athi. BUM, BEA, TO Bt 90h. 104% Philadelphia... tf £ 0 0 8 9 O LL 2. Maruords.. 1 8 oo 0 0 0 8 2 8 Une There was A tle on the ninth mning. ‘The game Was a magnificent one, Runs earned, none, Base Ball Notes. The Bostons play the Atlantics on the Union Grounds this alternoon. Billy West—late of the Nassau club of Drooklyn—-will play second base tor the Atiaution, i es I past years on several! occa- | He said Unere were parts of about 100 fam- | the silX operatives | The at- | 4] a THE NEW YORK INSTITUTION FOR THY BLAND, | _ Yesterday evening the aunual exbibition of the New York Institution for the Bind was held at Steinway Hail betore a crowded ana respectable audience. Over 200 pupils of the instutution, male and female, occupied the platform, ana presented a very creditable appearance, Yueir ages varied trom eight or nine years to seventeen or eighteen, judging from their size and Jooks, aud they were dressed with great neatness. The eutertainmeat was conducted by the Superintendent, Mr. Waite, who showed a wonderiul knowledge of the capa b.uties of his pupils aud great tact in showing them to advantage. This began by a@ chorus, which was participated in by all the pupils, aiter which came @ periormauce on tue piano by John Carroll, who gave evidence of a careiul training. A cradle song, by Fannie Samuels then followed, after which Jour blind giris operated on the sewing machme in @ manner that elicited the admiration of all present. The work Was done almost as |ast as could be done by a good | Operator with periect sight, and the work was thea handed round to ve inspected by tue audience, Alter this interesting spectacie another well exe cuted chorus was sung, wulch was lollowed by | periormances on the piano and vocal efforts by Various puyils, male and iemale, all of which were | heartil . Suen a recitation 1 arithe | metic was proceeded with, type being used with | Various variations to represent figures, and Te. | markable proiiciency was shown, More musical | perjormances then jollowed, most of them veing encored, and the appreciation of maividuals in te audience marked by the presenta | uon of handsome bouquets, and then some of | the younger pupils were brought for to ‘ard and mad@ from books printed in raised letters. ucy Was Very remarkable, as little could be noticed between their reading At ol children not deprived of thelr sight. | ‘the most remarkable feature in the whole entere | tainment was a geography recitation with dise | Sected maps, on Whica the rivers were indicated by grooves, cities by pias, &c. A map of the | Umted States having been taken asunder wag put togetuer withont the slightest error by some of the younger papiis in jour and a half rad read While the older oues were questioned in a wa; | that tested them io the utmost, and they displaye | such anintimute acquaintance with the rivers, clues, &c., of the world as is seldom met with, ‘This drew from tue uudience rounds of entbusiastio | applause, wd on the termination of the entertains ment crowds of iriends rushed to the platiorm to | congratulate the successiul pupils on their pros | ficiency. | PELL UNDER THE OARS, Boston, Mass., May 21, 1874, George Thayer, of Braintree, in stepping off the train at Quincy to-day, fell under the cars and hag both legs cut off, A Compliment from the beep i rere) siclans everywhere are recommending HAL! HON | OF HOREHOUSD AND TAK as a cure for Coughs Colds, prtterable to all other remeilics, E'S TOOTHACHE DROPS cure In one minute, Pu A.—Gentiemen’s Pinte. 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