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SPAIN. (Mr, Cushing Officially Received—The Mission to Washington—The Treasury and the Press MaprID, May 81, 1874, Hon. Caleb Cushing, the Minister of the United Gtates, was received to-day by General Zabala, President of the Council, with the customary weremontes. THE MISSION TO WASHINGTON. Sefior Mantilla has been appointed Minister of Spain at Washington. THE TREASURY AGAINST THE TRESS, ‘The government has forbidden the press from Wttacking its financial schemes. Warlist Operations Against a Besieged Garrison. BaYOwng, May 31, 1874, Hernani is completely invested by tne Caritsts, ‘who have bad some sharp skirmishes with the | garrison. FRANCE. Parliamentary Preparation tor Important Pro- ooedings. Panis, May 31, 1874, The AssemD)y has settled upon the following as order in which the important business before it is tobe’ taken up:—First, the Municipal Elec- feoral bil; second, the Municipal Organization bill, jand third, tne General Electoral bi. Wolitical Tactics of the Party of the ‘ Left—The Movement for a Dissolution of the Assembly. Paris, May 81, 1874. Ata meeting of the Left to-day it was resolved ‘that a motion for the dissolution of tne Assembly whould be pressed and that overtures should be Made to other sections of the Chamber to secure Mheir co-operation in the movement, Wrince Napoleon Nominated for the As- sembly. Paris, May 31, 1874. Prince Napoleon has been nominated for the yAsgembly in the departments of Charente, Char- | \ente-Inférleure and the Seine. THE CRUSADE AGAINST THE PRESS, The sale and circulation of the Sicle (news- japer) have been prohibited in several depart- ents. GERMANY. Disquieting Rumors Concerning the Imperialist Policy Disbelieved. . BERLIN, May 31, 1874. The ramors that Germany seeks to disturb the @Laxembourg Treaty and to revive the candidature fe German prince for the Spanish throne, which Wwe been ior some days in circulation throughout rope, are considered here to be whoily without dation. Bismarck. BERLIN, May 31, 1874, Prince Bismarck is slowly recovering health on Dis estates at Varzin. IRELAND. Biotous Attack on Militiamen and Police. LONDON, Jone 1—5:30 A. M. A serious riot occurred in Limerick yesterday, A mob of 1,000 persons attacked a party of @nilitia. The police defended the latter and ‘were stoned by the rioters. Reinforcements ar- Bived irom the stations, and the riot was finally Suppressed alter a considerable number had been ‘Aojured, THE AMERIJAN PILGRIMS. French Hospitality to the Devotees, Paris, May 31, 1874. The Catholic Olub of this city has been enter- ‘Waning the pilgrims from the United States. ‘THE AMERICAN BRIDE IN EUROPE. QUEENSTOWN, May 31, 1874. The White Star steamship Bultic, from New York fMay 23, with Mr. and Mrs. Sartoris on board, ar- wived at this port at ten o'clock this evening; all Fwell. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, “The great North American Pickwick” is what he froy Times calls Henry Watterson, The Shah of Persia has conferred the title of loselier to himself upon the proprietor of the tel de Rome at Berlin, Sir John Macdonald, of Canada, is about to pro- to Cacouna, a watering place on the St. Law- ice, for the benefit of his health. “There is some comfort in tne fact that Mr. ichardson is going to die one of these days any- ow,” says the Rochester Democrat. “ “Carmajole” Hill and “Kiederling” Stephens, as }the Georgia statesmen are called, are still “pen- ming” away vigorously at each other. Governor Henry A. Wise has very peremptorily wdeclined to allow the use of his name as an ‘in. -dependent” candidate for Mayor of Richmond, , The announcement of Fred Douglass that St, fetonae was a colored man js denied by a cor- eapondent of a Washington paper, who intimates t he knew the Saint intimately. Sophia Getterman, of St. Louis, tried so hard to yrerify her name that she was arrested as insane, ¥Phe handsome young drug clerks of St. Lous are cesicernd over her failure to ensnare them matri- omtally. It is reported in Ottawa, Canada, that the Hon. ,A. A. Dorion is going to England for the sake of nis health, and that during his stay in London he ‘will endeavor to obtain from the royal government sam amnesty for Riel and all concerned in the ‘Northwest troubles, The Baron d’Offenberg, the Russian Minister to Washington, was a passenger on the Bremen ~#teamsbip Rhein, which sailed on Saturday. He ‘was accompanied only by aservant. He will re- ‘turn to this country at the close of a short vaca- ‘tion spent in Russia and on a European tour. King Luis, of Portugal, recently established a Temarkably precedent by attending a sete given by -Count Armand, French Minister in Lisbon. Dur- ing the thirteen years of his reign King Luis had Mever before entered any drawing room in Lisbon Other than his own, and it is said that it was not ‘within the memory of courtiers when a King of Portagal entered any rooms in nis kingdom other /than thoge of his own palaces, Mr. Mitchell, the English Consul at St, Petersburg, | thas returned to the Russian capital after a long -absence spent in London. It was reported several months ago that the Russian government regarded Jar. Mitchell unkindly on account of some letters he wrote to English journals in which he attributed to the desire tor seif-aggrandizemeut Russia’s action toward Khiva, The rumed feelings of the ‘Czar must have been smoothed down during his late “visit without political meaning” or Mr. Mitchell would not be sent back to the post where he hasdone Great Baitain good service during several years. A WESTEBN OPINION OF SECRETARY RIOH- ARDS3ON. (From the Louisville Courter-Journal,) “If a public oMcer can be impeached for incom. petency,” asks an exchange, “wnat ought to ne done with Secretary Richardson?” Some people are of the opinion that he ought to be hanged; but, for our part, we think thac in cases of such extreme imbecility capital punishment ought to be avoided qs much &8 DOSS8IDIG. NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1874.-TRIPLE SHEET. Wachtel has settled down at Homburg for the summer. Mr. Neuendorff gave a concert last night at Ter- race Garden. A lady orchestra bas been added to the avtrac- tions of the Casino, Paris. Mme. Mallinger wasto sing last week at the Imperial Opera House, Vienna. Lecoog 18 hard at work placing Sardou’s “Les Pres St. Gervais” in operatic form. A prima donna in KUnigaberg bears the eu- phonious name of Mme. Von Vehoggnuber. Gounod 1s writing @ pew cantata for the Liver- pool musical festival, which takes place in the fait Mme, Arabella Goddard will shortly arrive tn San Francisco for @ protessional tour in the United States. bignor Villani, who was formerly tenor in Italian Opera at the Academy of Music, has lately come out a4 @ barytone in Italy, Lisat says he is too old to venture across the Atlantic, but an enterprising Yankee may yet per- suade him to attempt the journey, Mr. Gye, of Covent Garden, has engaged Mile. Belocca, the star of the Strakosch opera season in Paris, for a few performances in London. An Italian opera, “Rienzi,” by a young com- poser, Persichini, has been produced at Rome. It is liked there better than Wagner’s work in Ger- many. Mr. Glorzs, formerly organist of St. Francis Xavier's church, in this city, bas drifted into Mel- bourne, Australia, and gave @ concert there on March 7, Randegger, the London song writer, has brought out @ cantata called ‘Fridolin,” founded on one of Schiller’s ballads. The first performance at Liverpool was very successful. Edmond Gerson has secured Hamilton Park for @ series of Sunday afternoon vocal and instru- Mental concerts, commencing June 7. Opéra douse will be performed in French, “Les Noces de Figaro’ has been given at the Opéra Comique, Paris, with Mme, Miolan Carvalho as the Countess and a young girl, Mlle. Breton, as. Chérubin, The latter was not a success. The cast of “Il Talismano” at Drury Lane, Lon- don, will be the following:—Edith, Mme. Nilsson; Queen Berengaria, Mile. Roze; Knight of the Leopar#, Campanini; Coeur de Lion, Rota. It is possible that the visit of Signor Muzio to Europe may add to the Strakosch Italian Opera Company for next season such distinguished names as those of Teresa Stoltz and Italo Campa- mini, The famous composer Abbé Franz Liszt, is at present engaged upon a three volume book en- titled ‘A Tneoretical and Practical School of Music,” which promises to be an exceedingly valuable addition to musical literature. The book is expected to be ready for publication in about & year’s time, According to the Musikalisohes Wochenblatt of Vienna, a tenor capable of singing simultaneously two different notes has been presented before a congress of Vienna doctors. This astonishing faculty is attributed to an trregular development of the glottis. We only hope he may be proved to be @ fraud; acheerful prospect truly if through his irregular development he should sing cousecu- tive fifths | Acorrespondent, writing from Paris, speaks in the following terms of the Maurice Strakosch sea- son of Italian Opera in that city, which closed on Tuesday last:—‘‘Although the season has been a financial as well as an artistic success, I hear that M, Strakosch hesitates to continue Italian Opera next year unless ne can secure the subvention which was promised tor 1874, but which has not been grantea. It 1s considered doubtful if asub- vention will again be granted to any foreign com- pany.” COLLISION ON THE POTOMAO. The United States Steamer Gettysburg Runs Into the Steamboat Lady of the Lake—Nobody Hurt. WASHINGTON, May 31, 1874 Yesterday evening, as the steamer Lady of the Lake was returning from her excursion down the river, and when opposite Fort Washington, she came 1n collision with the United States steamer Gettysburg, bound for New York. The pilot of the Lady of the Lake, on the approach of the Gettys- burg, gave the proper signal of two whisties ior the right, which was not answered {rom the other steamer. For some unexplained reason the Gettysburg did not follow the direction indicated by the but kept steadily on- ward, and before tne eeepne could be avoided, came in collision with the Lady of the Lake, pen- etrating about nine feet through her upper and lower guards, Great excitement prevailed amon; the exXcursionists, but no lives were lost an nobody was injured. The steamer brought her passengers salely to Wasbington. THE ORUSADERS STILL AT WORK. Meeting and Services at Wilkesbarre. WILEESBARRE, Pa., May 31, 1874. Yesterday morning Mr. Frederick Meyers an- nounced through the local papers of this city that the use of his opera house could be had by ‘he temperance crusaders on Sunday afternoon. This afternoon at a quarter before three there appeared some 42 ladies at the opera house, and Lai peanipey admitted te Neo eyers, Yhe meeting was opened by a@ lengthy prayer by Mrs, Sadord, of Ringston. Speeches, were then made by Mrs. Mussiwa (prealdent of the Williamsport aera Mrs. ‘Beers and Mrs. Rotherock, all of Willlamsport.—Mrs. Bramwell stated that their number was over 1,700, and that they are sure of success, that nothing will deter them in thetr work against the selling of whiskey. Hymns were then sung, and the exercises were concluded by the ladies offering a prayer for Mr, Meyers and his family. The services lasted about two hours, TEMPERANOE SUCOESS IN CALIFORKIA, SAN FRANCISCO, May 31, 1874, The city of Vallejo, by a small majority, voted in favor of licensing the sale of liquors, The returns 80 far indicate that the temperance people will sweep the State. The constitutionality of the law will be hotly contested by the liquor dealers. No elections been held in this ciry yet, The elec- tion in Oakland yesterday was exciting, and the local optionists carried it by one-third majority against the advocates of the granting of licenses to liquor dealer: BEBUILDING THE LEVEES, New ORLEANS, May 31, 1874. Governor Kellogg will send commissioners to Washington to urge national aid in rebuilding the levees Of the Mississippi River. Extent of the Damag: to the Missis- sippi Levees—Remaining Effects of the War—Need of National Aid. WASHINGTON, May 31, 1874 It is said by Lousianians now here that the dam- ages to many of the levees during the late war have never been repaired, and the present flood has 80 ravaged the levees which were rebuilt, and impoverished the people, as to render their repair and reconstruction impossible except by national aid. It is now proposed by Senator Alcorn and others to furnish labor to the people whose crops are destroyed in rebuilding the broken levees, to in- gure the next and future crops, and thus errest the famine. Five million cubic ya 1 levees, costing some $2,000,000, are reported as needing repairs. It is furtner proposed in General Morey’s bill to appoint a mixed commission of military and civil engineers co investigate and report a more com- plete plan for the concroi of the Mississippi River yh bid complete reclamation of the great Delta juvion. SOUTH CAROLINA'S GOVERNOR, The Trial of Moses for Grand Larceny— Triumph for the Accused. CHARLESTON, May 81, 1874, The trial of Governor Moses for grand larceny, which was set down for Friday at Orangeburg, did not take place, in consequence of the absence of the accused. The Solicitor for the State asked for &@ Warrant of arrest, but the Court refused it. The counsel for Moses then moved to strike the case from the docket, on the ground that the Governor cannot be indicted and tried for any crime before impeachment, The Court reserved its decision on the potot and postponed the case till the next Court, which meets in October, This is regarded as substantially a triumph for Moses, THE TRANSIT OF VENUS, SAN FRANOISOO, May 81, 1874, The steamer Colorado, tor Yokohama, took a tull set of astronomical instruments for Professor Davidson's Transit of Venus expedition to the coast of Japan, and aise & Carload of Gatling guns for the Mikedds ‘MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC HOTES. | JERSEY BLOOMERS IN BLOOM of Spiritualists in Newark—The Vineland Women’s War on Folly and Fashion—Corsets and Petticoats Bad as Rum Drinking. As announced in yesterday's HeraLp, some Spiritualists in New Jersey are holding a quarterly “Convention” in Newark, which appears mainly to consist of a medical gentleman, Dr. L. K. Coonley, and two rather odd, but unquestionably intelligent Vineland ladies, Mmes, Mary E. Tiliotgon and Shepherd. The Doctor does the pre= siding and the ladies the business. Mrs. Tillotson is @ peculiar-featured and venerable woman, of between Afty and sixty. She wears @ sin- gular costume—viz., &@ woman’s Bloomer hat, @ black silk sack, trimmed with black lace and having a rolling collar, which affords an Opportunity for the display of an embroidered shirt front. From under tna sack, extending down past the knees, falls a short frock, also of Diack ail, something like a Highlander’s kilt, A pair of ught fitting black silk pants, Lisle thread gloves, a pink ribbon bow at the neck and a brown ribbon tying up the white curls, complete the lady's costume. Mrs, Shepherd wore an equally extraordinary costume, not quite so tasty as the other lady’s. It consisted of blue flannel sack coat, pants of the same material, men’s Oxford tie shoes anda man’s straw hat. Mrs. Shepherd is many years Mrs, Tillotson’s junior, and, as far as external beauty 1s concerned, would seem to have been behind the door, and well back, when Dame Nature distriouted ol oa In the “Convention” and in the streets these two women, no less singular in jeatures than in attire, have, for the last two days, proved considerabie of a sensation. THE ‘CONVENTION was held, or ratuer is being held—for it continues to-day—in Upper Library Hall, and has been busy in the consideration of almost everything under the sun. Yesterday the subjects of govern- = temperance, the Indians and fashion and dress reiorm were the themes of three ses- petites pr noon and night, At the morning session the outcome was the unanimous adoption Of the following DECLARATION OF SENTIMENTS. That the political rights vf all persuns not insane, Not idiots, not convicts, of the age of eighteen, should be equal; that each child should havea Tight toan equal, thorough and aselul education by the government as such, ree be ele parents or guardians; that ali persons should have an equal rigbt to labor, to worship, or not to worship, ac- cording to the dictates of their consciences, and to bold and promu’gate such opinion as shall be agreeabie to them, without molestation, proscription or penalty; that government should not take the lives of criminals or prisoners of war, aud that all discipline of persons who violate laws should be for their emendation, restitution for wrong done, and the protection oi society; that peacetul arbi- tration should take the place of war, and Courts of Conciliation should be substituted ror the present Indian tribunals; and believing the present American government has falled to meet the hignest needs of the whole people o1 this age, we declare it to be our wish and intention to ao What may be in our power to supplant it by the use of fair, honorable, moral and religious means, and that all legislation not ba-ed on eternal justice, or that favors one class while it oppresses or injures another, should be null and void: that all govern- ments not derived from the consent of the gov- erned and all taxation without representation is ae that “resistance to tyrants is obedience 0 God. Tne chamber was full of people. The afternoon session was devoted to the consideration of “Fashion and Dress Reiorm.” The chamber was ae full, the majority o! the attendance being odd Iposiug, white haired venerabies of both sexes and @ sprinkling of younger people. Before the holding forth of the pantalooned ladies on “Fashion,” A BLIND INDIAN was given a chance to deliver a speech, the most remarkable features of which were that accord- ing to the way the government had been treating the Indians they received one blanket and the white man had to pay for twenty, one gun and the white man had to pay tor twenty. Captain Jack, said the speaker, ‘‘iorgives you white folks’ even tor hanging him, because you no know what you do any more than they did who crucily de Cunist.” Amid applause the Indian subsided. He claimed to be a “mejum;” but declined giving hisname. After the Indian came Mrs. Tillotson, who delivered half of a written speech on fashion and @ reiorm, whicn was a strong and cogent argument against the present system of female at- tire, which, Mrs, Tillotson declared, was injurious to health, morals, com/ort and economy. ity was expressed ior “POOR GRACE GREENWOOD!” because she had not the courage to stand out against the scoffers, At the close of the address a white haired septusgenarian moved that it be adopted and published to the world as the senti- ments of the “convention.” To this a Dr. Hyde, o1 New York, objected. He argued that it was no greater load to carry a few inches of skirt than it was a book, He going on with a string of op- jections when some one interrupted him, where- upon Mrs, Tillotson provoked laughter at the Doc- tor’s expense by saying contemptuously, “Let him go on; we'll attend to him directly.”” So she did. She said that “this man’s policy is Sinibly, tue cow- ardly one o: floating along with the stream.’ She never, she said, ‘heard so weak an argument put forward by a man of brains.’ Dr. Hyde sub- sided, and eyerybody luughed and applauded Mrs. Tulotson, Then came Mrs. Shepherd’s address, which was an elaboration of Sirs. Tillotson’s re- marks. She declared boldly that the present !ash- ion among women was conceived for the purpose Ol appealing to the sensibility of men by distortin, hips ana busts. The corset was roundly rated an declared to be & curse as great asrum. The world, she said, Was Willing to ald diess reform, but the women would not aid themselves, Petticoats also came in for a severe drubbing. A collection was taken up and the ‘convention’ adjourned till evening, when the indian question was considered, A MONSTER FENIAN PICNIC, mio The Fenian Brotherhood of the Department of Manhattan held its first annual picnic yesterday, | at Excelsior Grove, a beautiful spot, about a mile above and opposite Yonkers, on the shore of the Hudson River. Three very large barges and the steamboat Wyoming were chartered by the Brotherhvod to carry the guests, who num- bered—men, women and children—about 6,000 persons, making ® monster water festival. Stoppages were made to take in the excursionists at Greenpoint, Market street, Christopher street, Thirty-fourth street, and at 130th street, Manhattanville, The steam- boat and barges were handsomely decorated with the Irish and American national flags, and Man- ahan’s band to the number of about thirty-six ye were divided up in the different bands of er fleet. Among these on board were U’Donovan Rossa, Captain Harry Mulleda, Colonel P. W. Vhelan, of the French Brigade; Major Hannan, of the same organization; and a large number of others, The oid Fenian leaders were conspicu- ous by their absence, it was noticed, and yet the excursionists eat, drank and danced themselves into a state of beatific enthusiasm. There was & barge at Christopher street and one act Thirty-fourth street dock, but owing to her great number of passengers it was as late as half- past twelve o'clock beiore the excursion finally got under weigh, and the boats did not reach Excelsior Grove before half-past four o'clock in the alternoon, and thi delay only permitted of a stay of three-quarters of an hour at the Grove, as those who had charge of the bar and lunch counters, wanted to have the passengers on voard as long as possible, 80 as to increase their receipts. This was one of the largest water picnics ever held on the Hudson, and By the most perfect order was manifested, owing the discipline kept on board of said barges by the different Irish military organizations, who were in goodly force and uniformed. At the Grove picnic parties wandered in the shade and sat on the grass, discussing the contents of capact- ous baskets and large flasks. There were, to add to the other festivities a real, Irish bag- lke on each of the three ‘ges, Who played incessantly, furnishing their peculiariy delicious music to the hundreds of men and women, who danced Irish jigs, reels and old fashioned break- downs. It was really exciting to see a fine, healthy and pretty girl exhaust three or four partners in the wild Irish jig. There was a very exciting con- test fora cupin @ breakdown between Private Roger O'Donoghue, of the Irish Volunteers, and | Private Newman, and the contest lasted for about twenty minutes. It was finally | decided by competent judges that New- man hi shown the most fantastic and intricate steps, while O'Donoghue had done the hardest work. Private Thorne, of the volunteers, also danced a match with Mrs. McCor- miok, but the lady nearly killed Thorne, She out danced tweive men in succession, and when tne thirteenth came up Mrs. McCormick was as fresh as ever. A young man named Hawkins, a deck hand, then offered to dance a pore ol lance Ggainst any one on board for $25, but Hawkins hag no takers, and he was forced to dance for mere amusement, which he did without clogs. He Periormed some astounding feats amid much Pplause. lt was quite late last night before the Gxcurstopiass were enabled to maxe the last land. ing at Greenpoint, but they all seemed high! Pleased with the day’s enjoyment. nly DIFFERING WITH THE HERALD, {From the Lynchburg Virgintan.j The New YORK HeRALD thinks that, so far as it (the Civil Rights bill) relates to hotels, &c., the law willamount to nothing, since these can be made so uncomfortable for the colored people that baa) will not press their company. We beg leave to differ with the MxkRALD on this point, since a Great inducement is offered in the bill to those Who would giadly incur rebud for the damages that might enure to their benegt, | judge t WASHINGTON. Present Aspect of the Finance Question. EXPECTED CHANGE IN THE CABINET. Susan B. Anthony Victorious Over Judge Hunt. WASHINGTON, May 81, 1874. The Financial Outlook—The Confer- ence Committee Laboring to Effect a Compromise Between Sectional Inter- este—The West Obstinate—The Presi- dential Field and a New Party. The Joint Committee of Conference on the Finances meet to-morrow at one P. M., to continue their deliberations, which have thus far been un- successiul, though they sat for three hours yester- day, during which considerable debate occurred. Both Seuators Morton and Sherman continued to distinguish themselves with thas persistency which has characterized their, so positively expressed Views on the financial question. Senator Merri- mon is perhaps the most conservative one on the committee, and he says that since the original Finance bill, which he regarded as a very fair measure and one which would have socured great relief to the country, has been vetoed by the Pres- ident he haa not taken such interest in the measure as he has herétotore. inasmuch as he aespairs of getting any benefits for his people through the means of anything practical now to be done. With the present inaications nething harmonious will result from the Conference Com- mittee, The fixing of a time for specie resump- tion, the issuing of an interest bearing bond and the retirement of more than twenty-five per cent of the greenbacks according as new national bank notes are issued will meet with firm resist- ance from Senator Morton, though Senator Mer- rimon will be wiliing to accept thirty-three per cent retirement in lieu of forty, as required by the House bill, and on the former limit a compromise is now being urged, However, as Senator Mer- rimon says that the country needs more currency, he is not, of his own conviction, in favor of any | retirement beyond twenty-five per cent of the greenback circulation. It is agreed that President Grant will veto anything decided upon which will reflect the views of the Senate majority on the finances as recently ex- pressed by their vote. If the question were brought up to-morrow in the Senate there would be @ solid defection of at least seven votes from the position formerly taken by the Southern dem- ocrats, with many of whom Grant has gained ground. Mr. Dawes expresses himeelf hopeful of & favorable result from the action of the Confer- ence Committee, and beleves they will agree upon some measure which the President can consist- ently sign. Speaker Blaine is also confident that something effectual will be done whici will mainly hinge upon the compromise measure of thirty- three per cent; but on the whole the proceedings now had bave mainly for their object the mere seeming purpose to do all that can be done to solve the problem of the finances. But under- lying it is the determination to carry out just such action as the President cannot ap- prove and ther have it go to the country that the responsibility for non-action rests with him. In | coming campaigns and party movements this will, it is said, be used as a counter irritant to the sup- posed aspiration of General Grant for a third term, and isso intended. Senator Morton in the mean- | time organizes a new party with a touch of the labor and agricultural interests in it and goes for- | ward under the magic cry of “We, the people.” Senator Conkling bas been industriously at work, | with Senator Howe as an intermediate agency for persuasion, and he in turn has held several con- sultations with Senator Morton in order to gain some common ground on the financial question which the President can approve and to remove the stubborn antagonism to the President which has been planted in the bosoms of Senators Mor- ton, Logan, Ferry of Michigan and Wright since the veto, which was not discussed in open Senate for the sake of the welfare and untty of the repub- lican party. Susan B. Anthony’s Fine for Attempting to Vote—Her Petition for Its Remission Sustained by the Judiciary Committee of the House. The House Committee on the Judiciary, to whom Was referred the petition of Susan B. Anthony, have made a report in the case. She prayed that a fine, alleged tohave been unjustly imposed on her by a judgment of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern district of New York, for the act of voting, may be remitted. The report concludes as 1ollows:— We come to the great question in this case:— Whether the Judge erred in withdrawing the case from the jury, Upon this question it would seem | that the Judge himseli vaciilated in the trial, ve- cause he permitted eviaence to be gone into on both sides as @ question of fact, tending to show | whether the petitioner dit or did not | vote, knowing that she had no_ right | to do; but aiterwards withdrew | the consideration of that evidence, upon the fact of intention or guilty knowledge, wholly from the jury, and ordered a verdict to be entered upon his | own decision, without allowing the question either to be argued or submitted to the jury, or the jury to pass upon it, There certainiy can be no graver question affecting the rights of citizens | than this, The whole theory of trial by jury at | common law consists in the fundamental maxim that, before any conviction can be had for a crime 3t must be passed upon by twelve good and lawiul | men, the peers of the accased; and the very oath | rescribed to jurors by the common law most dis- inctly guaranteed this right to the accused, “You shail well and truly try, and true deliverance make, between the king and the prisoner at the bar, according to the evidence;” while in tue common law the oath prescribed in civil cases gave a right to a judge to direct the jury in the matter of law and to direct the verdict one way or the other as he saw fit, the oatn being sub- stantially as follows:—“You shall well and truly try the Issue between party and party according to the law and the evidence given to you.” Wuat- ever changes may have been made in the practice of the States since the time of the early amend- ments to the constitution, certain it is that at that time, after @ jury had been empanelled, there was no that the accused could be put in jeopardy of life or limb without his cause being submitied to twelve men and their unanimous verdict pass- ing upon the fact of his guilt or innocence, And this | right Akers committee deem is not one lightly to be | sacrificed. Burke once satd that the whole English constitution and machinery of government—not quoting words—were only to put into a jury vox | twelve honest men. What advantage couid it be | to an accused to put twelve honest men into the jury box, if the judge, without asking Jor their Opinion, Or without their intervention, can order a Mee Cod Of guilty to be entered up against the accuse Nothing, therefore, can be of more consequence to tne citizen in troublous times to protect him against the exercise of usurped or other power for oppression than the intervention of the juag- ment of lus peers upon the question whether he has been guilty of @ crime—an offence against the government, And, in the judgment of your com- mittee, we cannot too scrupulously guard in the interest of the liberty of the citizen this great and almost invaluable right. | The friends of liberty under the common | law system have stood for it and stood by | it strenuously and assiduously, as the jadiom of their liberties and the impenetrable eld of the people from oppression. By the order of the e deiendunt was deprived of this right, ‘and if In this case of mmor consequence so far as regards the punisnment inflicted this can be dont 80 in the trial for murder or treason a judge m order @ verdict of the jury without allowing them to upon the fact, “It has been sometimes said, “Can this be done?” We are clearly of the Opinion that it cannot and ought not to be done. It 14 sometimes said as a triumphant argument in favor of the exercise of this power, “Has not the fudge the power to order a verdict of acquittal?” @ answer to that, asa matter of law, 1s, ‘‘N he can only direct the jury that upon the fact and matter of law he believes the case cannot be maintained, but that it is tor the jury to say whether they will follow that direction," and his remedy \s to set aside that verdict, and that power has always been exercised at common law in favor Of the prisoner, but he cannot set aside the ver- dict of “not ih nty.” Sometimes, in the darker hours of English jurisprudence, the judges fined the jury when they were not the obedient instra- ments of their will, but persisted in finding tne de- fendants in State prosecutions “not guilty” when the judge thought they ought to have been found guilty; but er Jeffreys nor Scroggs ever dared ‘W set aside a verdict of “not guilty.” Your committee have been led by the great con- sequence of this precedent more carefully and at It, sut your committee do not find it necensai vo tmpute any intent of wrong to the jearne Judge Who. tried the case; but the effect of his error was to deprive tis petitioner Oo! a great and beneficent right, guaranteed to her as strongly as any other by the constilation of her country, to have the question of her guilt passed upon by tier peers, which error has had the same effect upon her rights as an intentional assumption of power would have had, and may nave hereafter, in bad mes, wherein corrupt judges, wielding instro- Ments Of power, shield themseives by precedents Set by good judges in good times. Thereiore, because the fine has been imposed by a court of the United States for an offence triable by jary, without the same being submitted tothe jury. and becauge the Court assumed to itself the Tight to enter @ verdict without submitting the case to the jury, and in order that the judgment of the House of Kepresentatives, if it concur with the judgment of the committee, may, in the most signal and impressive form, mark {ts determina- tion to sustain its integrity, the common law right of trial by jury, your committee recommend that the prayer of the petitioner be granted, aud to this end report the following bill, with the recom- menuation that it do pass. . The Management of the Treasury—Ru- mors of Secretary Richardson’s S cessor—Solicitor General Bristow and the Expected Change in the Cabinet. The indications are that the President will to- morrow send to the Senate the nomination of Colonel Bristow to be Secretary of the Treasury. It wilt be remembered that Mr. Bristow was noml- nated forthe Attorney General:hip at the same Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, but owing to the withdrawal of Williams’ nomination, and as a consequence of hia remaining tn office as Attorney General, there was ‘no vacancy to be filled by Bristow. it is thought there will be several im- portant changes in the Treasury Department con- Sequent on the coniirmation of Bristow, who is now in Washington, The nomination of Richard- son to be Associate Judge of the Court of Claims will also be sent to the Senate this week, The Civil Rights Bill in the House—Its Fate Doubtful. It 1s the intention of Mr. Butier to-morrow to endeavor to call up the Senate Vivil Rights bill, now on the Speaker’s table, and if the necessary two-thirds vote can be got the bill will have to be first referred to the Judiciary Committee, who now have the leave of the House to report it back at any time when a majority will secure its passage. It is not believed the requisite two- thirds vote can be obtained, as there are at least fifteen republicans who will vote against snspena- log the rules to allow the summary passage of a measure which it is well understood the President will not approve in the form in which it came irom the Senate, The Sundry Civil Appropriation the Only One Remaining To Be Made—The Day of Adjournment—Distriet Affairs. The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill, the last on the list of appropriations, will be reported on Wednesday. The leading members of both Senate and House are still confident that all husiness will be disposed of in time for adjournment on the 22d ofJune, In order to meet the demands of the Dis- trict government, arising out of actual and just indebtedness, it is proposed to make appropria- tions at an early day to pay the members of the police force and other creditors. The money, however, will not be disbursed by the present Dis- trict officers, but will go through the hands of an auditing commission, to be provided for by Con- gressional legislation. Sales of Gold Ordered by the Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary of the Treasury has directed the Assistant Treasurer at New York to sell $1,500.000 gold on the first and third Thursdays each, and $1,000,000 gold on the second and fourth Thursays each, or $5,000,000 during the month of June. There is no direction for the purchase of bonds, A Naval Investigation of the Gettysburg Collision. It 1s understood that the Secretary of the Navy will order a court of inquiry to ascertain who is Tesponsible for the colitsion of the Gettysburg with the passenger steamer Lady of the Lake last ments, apparatus, &c., for the transit of Venus expedition, and was en route for New York, Lady of the Lake was near Washington and gave the necessary signals three times, no notice being taken by the Gettysburg at either time. The dam- age to either vessel is not great. THE MILL RIVER DAMS. Testimony Showing Their Utter Weak- ness—Built Upon Sliding Foundations— The Views of an Engineer—The Work at Every Point Badly Done. NorTHaMrron, May 30, 1874. Hon. Henry W. Wilson, Ci4il Engineer and mem- ber of the Legislative Visiting Committee, con- demned the dam in every respect, The contractors had not adhered to the specifications, and the spe- ciflations themselves were weak. The slope was too steep, the mucky soil was not cleared away, the wall was not laid on bard pan, the groating was good for nothing, the banks were badly bulit and the repairs made were worse than none atall. The wonder was that the wall stood so long as it did. He had inspected the Goshen reservoirs, be- longing to the same company, and thought the old one was safe if the water kept below the ola level of the top and unsafe if it is raised to the height of the newly built embankment, The new or upper reservoirs needed to have certain meas- ures taken, which he had pointed out, to make them safe. Several other witnesses were called, among them Thomas N. Hayden, whose testimony was much like his brother’s. Mr. Dimock, Mr. Clement and Mr. Spellman, mill owners, all contradicted tnat the latter had warned them that the dam would Jeak if they built at a certain point on | gravel, and that they (the mill owners) had never- theless directed It to be built on gravel to save ex- pense; this was not true; they had trusted the contractors entirely. The Coroner adjourned the inquest to June 13, to give the stenographer time to write out his notes of the testimony. DECORATION DAY, Graves and Monuments Ornamented with Flowers Yesterday. Newport, R. 1, May 31, 1874, The graves of fourteen members of the Four- teenth Rhode Island regiment, who were buried at Dutch Island, were decorated to-day by Stevens Post, of the Burnside Guards. General Burnsett and staf, of the First Rhode Island brigade, were resent. PrSmonument was erected to the memory of these dead heroes last year by the State and it was also decorated to-day. Decoration Day in California. SAN FRANCISCO, May 81, 1874. Decoration Day was generally observed in this State yesterday. General LaGrange delivered the oration at Lone Mountain over the graves of the Soldiers, DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN NEWARK. Yesterday afternoon, between four and five o’clock, @ fire broke out in the top story of the four story brick building of Osborn & Oo., corner of Lawrence and Mechanic streets, Newark, which upied by Dodd & Hedges. Jewellers, The Gainage was oat d at about $2,000, chiefly by water. The sun’s rays on some combustible mat ter is set forth as the cause. CRIOKET IN PHILADELPHIA. PHILADELPHIA, May 81, 1874. An interesting cricket match was played yester- day between the first elevensof the St. George Club of New York and the Germantown Club, The St. George made 55 in the first inning and 94 in the second, The Germantown had time tor but one inning, the result of which was 138 runs to 149 runs by the St George in two innings, BASE BALL ACCIDENTS. Hanrrrorp, Ot., May 31, 1874, At an amateur game of base bail yesterday three of the players were injured and the game ended with the fifth Inning. One had a finger broken, another his jaw broken and six teeth knocked out, and the third received a aa cut in the head, The Brown Universit length to give an examination to this question to which a ‘tance would not gtherwise entitle which threatens a fatal te Mine deat the Trinity College nine yesterday, se time that Mr. Williams wos nominated to be the | evening, by which the lives of 150 persons were im- | perilled. The Gettysburg had on board the instru- | certain statements of the contractors, to the effect | | | | The | } dres this country. T RECEPTION AT THE MOUNT SINAT HOSPITAls During the past week a neat circular, setting forth that “the Directors of the Mount Sinai How Pital were desirous olf receiving *tneir patrong members and iriends prior to the commencement of the heated season, and inviting them to tospect the building on Sunday, the 31st of May,” was distributed, and in consequence thereof a constam stream of visitors poured into the hospital yester- day. The reception lasted from three to sts o'clock in the afternoon, during which period probably 2,000 persons passed throuzh the edifice. Four of the wards are full, the report of Dr, Froelicn for yesterday showing the number of patients to be 100. ‘The beds, bed linen ana ail the surroundings of the paticnts were found most scrapulously cleaa, and the encomiums bestowed thereon by the visitors must have oees highiv flattering to those in cnarge. The Board of Directors were all present personally con ducted many of the sightseers, Anoag the were biany prominent Christian gentlemen, whe devoted the Sabbath afternvooa to view this noble Hebrew charity, which, though ostensibly de- signed to minister to patients of the Israelitish per Suasion, does not exciude Gentiles from its ben- ents, Sinclair Tousey, President of the New York Prison Assoctation, was one ol these, aud he expressed great admiration at what he witnessed, as also did Dr. William rodd Helmush. It would o¢ tavidious to rlicuiarize the many eminent an@ Prominent Hebrew gentiemen who were among Lhe visitors, among them being the Rev. Dr. Som nenachein. The Board of Directors for 1874 consists of Colonel Emanuel B. Hart, President; Lewis Fat man, Vice President; Lewis May, Treasurer; Junus J. rena Secretary; H. Aronson, Houry Git terman, M. Stadier, Solomon Sommerich, £S . Se Conen, A. S. Rosenbaum, Isaac S. solomon, Ansbacher, F, Kurzman, V. H. Rochschiid, M. Fechheimer, David Salomon, Samuel Zeimer. Di- rectors; Joseph L. Scherer, Assistant Secretary. r. K E. Treusch ] Dr. David Froelich, Resident Physician; First Assist- aut Dr. Ann A. Angell; Second Assistant, Dr. Samuel Rapp. A ire2 dispensary is attached to the hospital, which seems to be doing @ beneficent business, judging trom the large Dumber of applicants tor Benisient who presented themseives there yes- erday, Connected with the Mount Sinai Hospital is an association called the “Ladies! Hevrew Auxiliary Society,” of which Mra, 8. Lavanburg is President; Mrs. Lewis May, Vice President; Mrs. Henry Git- terman, Treasurer, and Mrs. M. Myer, Secretary. Under the direction of this organization all the sewing lor the loapital is done, linen, clothing, shoes and other wearing apparel furaished with- out cost to the hospital, All these ladies were present yesterday, and modestiy received their share of approbation for the charitable services they render to this noble instisution, of which not only the Heprew population but all citizens of tals Metropolis may feel justly proud. HOSPITAL DEDIOATION IN TRENTON, Address by Bishop Corrigan—The Growth of Catholicity in Jersey. The dedication of St. Francis’ Hospital at Trem- ton, N.J., took place yesterday, Bishop Corrigam oMciating. An immense concourse was present. All the Catholic societies of the city, except those attached to St. John’s parish, joined in the proces sion, The sidewalks along the route of the proces- sion were crowded. The bishop addressed the multitude, when the ceremony was concluded, re- viewing the history of hospitals and their conneo- tion with the Church trom the early ages. He paid a glowing tribute to the Sisters of St, Francis for their noble sacritices in the interest of suffer- ing humanity. Tue work they were then enzaged. in waa a nobie charity, a truly Samaritan work. in conclusion he called upon the generous people of Trenton to aid the good sisters in their holy work, Alter the ceremonies the Bishop gave an audi- ence to the Young Men’s Catholic Association, Wao were introduced by Mr, Fitzgeraid. He imparted to them the apostolic benediction and exhorted them to persevere in the good work, assaring them that they should always have his biessing while they continued in their present holy pur- poses. He said they nad already achieved a great amount of good and the value of their organisa- tion could not be overestimated. in the morning the Bishop administered con firmation in St, Mary’s and St. Francis’ parisnes to 620 children, and in the evening he lectured at St. Mary's churcn. He congratulated the pastor, Father Schmidt, on the growth o! Catholicity in tae city of Trenton, and especially in his pariah, Died. Guy.—On Sunday, May 31, at_her residen Ro 530 Kast 120th street, Saran B., widow of P. A. Guy, aged 66 years. Notice of funeral hereafter. KELLEY.—On Sunday evening, Ma: | year of tis age, J. KeLiEy, | Street, Brooklyn, E. D. Notice of the funeral hereafter. {For Other Deaths See Ninth Page.) Astonishing. Few persons are aware of the time, talent and ex- jense necessary to develo, riect an invent He NEW WHEELER & WILSON NO. SEWING. MACHINK, advertised in our columns, has ‘already cost that company over 000. and to bring it well before the public will require $20.00 sore. 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