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VENUS. Further Details of the Observa- tions of the Occurrence, Ceneral Triumph of the Ex- peditions. News from Egypt, Persia, China, Japan and Australia. FAIR SKIES AND CHEERING PROSPECTS, English Opinion of American Astronomical Genius. ‘THE HERALD DESPATCHES IN LONDON ‘SPECIAL DESPATCHES TO THE HERALD BY CABLE, Lonpon, Dec. 10, 1874. ‘The Astronomer Royal and the members of the Transit Commission have received, through the Observatory at Greenwich, an- other special despatch from the party of Eng- lish astronomers stationed at Cairo, Egypt, for the purpose of observing the transit of Venus. The telegram reads as follows:— Caro, Dee. 10, 1874. ‘We made most successful observations of the transit yesterday. Owing to the lengthy ‘discussion among us as to the adaptability of ‘sites in this region we were unable to effect direct telegraphic communication with the Royal Observatory at Greenwich until sun- rise yesterday morning. There were numer- ous difficulties met with in endeavoring to obtain favorable positions. WAKING POSITION WITH AN EYE TO THE WEATHER. We finally fixed the central temporary ob- ervatory on the Mokattan Heights and located branch stations at Suez and Thebes, thus constituting a distinct department con- sisting of the members appointed to conduct the photographic operations. These were stationed at Thebes, which we deemed a probably more suitable position than any other from which to take the photographs of the planet during its transit. MOUNTING THE SCIENTIFIC APPLIANCES. ‘We mounted the equatorial telescope and set the transit piers on an excellent foundation at Mokattan Heights and obtained several star observations to aid us in determining the longitude of the observatory. This subse- quently proved unneccessary, except as a check upon the other methods, for we pro- ceeded to lay the telegraphic wires with a view to communicating directly with Green- wich and thus determining the longitudinal distance therefrom with far less difficulty. ELECTRIC LINK WITH ENGLAND, This we finally succeeded in doing, al- though the preparations were not completed antil shortly before the commencement of the transit yesterday morning. We telegraphed to you, as you are aware, for instantaneous electric currents, and your return signal was successfully and accurately noted before the beginning of the phenomenon. At an early dour yesterday morning the weather was ex- ‘tremely favorable. GOOD INSTRUMENTS AND BRIGHT AUSPICES. The telescope, the micrometer and all the ‘apparatus worked splendidly. The first and second contacts of Venus with the sun were noted with precision, and very many micro- metric measurements of the line gaining the ‘usps, were made with great success. THE PHOTOGRAPHERS BUSY AT THEDES. In the meantime, and at the same instants, the observers situated at Thebes were busy taking negatives of the phenomenon. The clouds kept away, rendering their observa- tions peculiarly successful. VENUS’ PICTURE TAKEN. During the progress of the planet across ‘the sun several images thereof were obtained. ‘The apparent track of the planet as seen from this place is, therefore, beyond the hazard of mistake. THE MOMENTS OF ALL THE CONTACTS KNOWN. When Venus reached the western portion of the sun’s limb her contact with it was ob- served under highly favorable circumstances. ‘The micrometric measurements of the cusps line were obtained similarly to those made ‘during tho stage between the first and second contacts. Finally the planet's egress from the luminary was observed, and the eventful moment of the closing stage recorded by the chronograph. HAPPY AMONG THE DUSKY NATIVES. Since our arrival here we have received many courtesies, not only from the Khedive, but also from the bashaws, All the men in our party are well and elated over the suc- cessful operations of yesterday. THE THUNDERER ON THE TRANSIT. English Press Compliment to American Newspaper Enterprise. Lonpon, Dec, 10, 1874. The Times to-day contains an elaborate editorial article commenting on the work of the expeditionary parties despatched to ob- serve the transit of Venus. The article dwells particularly on the important telegrams which were published in the Hxnatp from the American observers in Vladivostok and NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER Tl, 1874.-TRIPLE SHEET, Times for publication. The editor says that the telegrams which Mr. James Gordon Bennett, of the New Yorx Hznaxp, enabled the Times to publish, show that although the weather was unfavorable at Nagasaki (Japan), nevertheless the observations made by the American scientists were admirable. 4 TRIBUTE TO THE AMERICAN ASTRONOMERS. The same article avers that the exhaustive methods of observation employed by the American astronomers, so skilled in expedi- tionary work, constitutes a sufficient guaran- tee that the results of their labors will go far toward influencing the grand calculations which the problem involves, IMPORTANCE OF PROFESSOR HALLS WORK. The details of the observations of the American party under Professor Hall at ‘Viadivostok (Siberia) have caused much re- joicing in scientific circles here, in conse- quence of the applicability of the observer's records to the method of Delisle in estimat- ing the distance of the sun. Delisle’s method is, of course, in fashion here, and is to be used by the Transit Commission and the Astronomer Royal The Times expresses the fear that Professor Hall’s observations will prove useless in the employment of Halley’s method, but will be of great moment in the use of Delisle’s system by the English and Russian astronomers. The careful determi- nation of the instant of the first two contacts, as indicated in the American telegram, says the same organ, renders the Vladivostok observances of momentous importance. (The chiet feature of Professor Hall’s observarce of the transit was an accurate determination of the instant of time at which Venus seemed to col- lide with the sun’s rim or limb as the astronomers call it. Inasmuch as the scientists in Alrica, thou- sands of miles west of Professor Hall, have care- fully ascertained the moment when Venus passed between them and the solar sphere, the time which elapsed from the contact as seen at Viadi- Vostok until the contact as seen in Egypt must be the time consumed by Venus’ shadow in flying from the Siberian to the Egyp- tian meridian. This period once determined the problem becomes capable of solution accord- ing to the method of Delisle, as has already been explained in the HERALD of the 80th ult. In Halley's method, however, which 1s to be em- ployed by the American observers, the mapping of the pianet’s track across the face of the sun becomes a matter of primary and paramount im- Portance, and at Vladivostok the means of de- termining said track could not be used in conse- quence of the unfavorable state of the weather.— ED. HERALD.) . THE NEWS FROM HOBART TOWN. Lonpon, Dec. 10, 1874. News has reached this city from the Ameri- can astronomers at Hobart Town (Van Die- man’s Land) stating that their observations of the transit of Venus were partially success- ful, the atmosphere being cloudy and con- fused. The observers on other portions of the island were a trifle more successful. THE TRANSIT IN ASIA AND AUSTRALIA, Intelligence received here also states that the phenomenon was viewed with success from points in India, China and Japan, and at Adelaide and Melbourne. THE CELESTIAL ORB OVER PERSIA. Txueran, Dec. 10, 1874, The transit of Venus was witnessed here yesterday by European astronomers, whose labors were generally successful. ‘The weather was clear and favorable during the greater portion of the time occupied by the planet in making its transit. The Losses and Gains of the Scientists— Striking the Balance. ‘Lonvon, Dec. 10, 1874. Telegrams in regard to the transit of Venus report that the observations failed in Omsk, Orenburg, Kasan, Uralsk, Astrakhan, Kertch and Tiflis, but were entirely successful at Yokohama. REJOICINGS IN WASHINGTON. Wasurinaton, Dec. 10, 1874. Except the elaborate despatches by cable to the Heraxp, which were read here to-day, no news has been received by the Smithsonian Institution from the American expeditions in any part of the world. In consequence of the gratifying details of their achievements made public through the columns of the Hzzanp there is universal rejoicing here. THANES T0 THE HERALD. The friends of the astronomers are especially jubilant in consequence of the success which generally crowned the efforts of the expedi- tionary parties, They openly express their obligations to the Hzratp for the full and in- teresting accounts received by cable from Vladivostok and Nagasaki and so promptly spread before the public by that journal. GRANT'S MESSAGE’ IN MADRID, The Spaniards Excited Over Garbled Portions of the American State Paper. A Corrected Report Likely to Calm the Public Feeling. [SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. ] Loxpowx, Dec. 10, 1874. Our correspondent reports from Madrid that the Spanish press is greatly excited by the receipt of garbled extracts of President Grant’s Message to Congress. A considerable amount of language of a very andiplomatic character has been expressed in consequence. CORRECTED AND TONING DOWN. The Madrid government has, however, re- ceived a corrected version of the paragraphs from the American State paper, and there is an expectation that the publication will Nagasaki. and which were forwarded to the calm the vannlar feeling. VON ARNIMS TRIAL. German Crown Testimony Against the Ex-Minister. The Missing Documents Still Hidden from Bismarck. “In Germany, but Beyond the Prussian Frontier.” THE ACCUSED SICKENING. Berwin, Dec. 10, 1874 The trial of Count Von Arnim was resumed to- day. PRINCE HOHENLOHE’S REPORT. ‘The report of Prince Hohenlohe, German Ambas- sador at Paris, in relation to the documents miss- ing from the archives of the lezation was read, THE MISSING DOCUMENTS—WHERE ARE THEY? It was followed by the reading of the corre- sponden@ between Connt Von Arnim and the Foreign Office tn relation to the return of certain documents, which was accomplished through the Count’s son, In a letter accompanying them Count Von Arnim sald he believed the other documents were not in his possession, Another report of Prince Hohenlohe, declaring that the missing documents numbered thirty-six, was then read. These documents referred to miss- ing soldiers, the ill-treatment of German subjects and violations of the frontier. THE PAPERS NOT IN PRUSSIA. The examination of the accused was resumed. He acknowledged the accuracy of the documents which had been read. His former statement, that certain papers which he had appropriated were abroad, meant that they were not in Prussia, In consequence of a suggestion made to him he had purposely set apart some documents which he considered private property and which, on account of their tone and language, were unfit to be communicated to a third person. As, since June, he had been gener- ally pointed out as an enemy to the Empire, he had kept these documents in Germany, but be- yond the Prussian frontier, GENERAL MANTEUFFEL CORROBORATED, The reading of the papers in the case was con- tinued, One of them was Manteuflel’s report con- cerning Arnim’s conversation with St. Vailier, which was followed by Arnim’s report, in which he admitted the truth of Manteuffel’s assertions, The prisoner here said ne regretted that Man- teuffel’s report had been read, as it laid the first stone of conflict. THE CROWN STATEMENT CONTINUED. The reading of documents of tho second class ‘was then proceeded with. The most noticeadle one was the reply to Arnim’s report on the German ambassadorial system, in which Bismarck reproaches Arnim with defective knowledge of his own country, The accused explained to the Court that he na- turally took grave offence at this despatch, be- cause it questioned his attachment to the Empire, SPECIAL POINTS, The Court granted an application made by the defence to call Professor Lewis, hy whose advice Arnim appropriated the documents, German officials testified as to the mode of conducting business in the Paris Embassy. Count Wesdebien, Counsellor of the Embassy, deposed that the archives were complete when handed to Count Arnim after a temporary ab- sence. Another attaché deposed thatit was not impos. sible that a few documents might get mislaid. PRESS REPORTS OF THE CASE, At the close of the sittings the Public Prosecutor complained that the Voss Gazette of yesterday published a report of the private deliberations of the Court, apparently emanating irom the coun- sel for the defence, He reserved the right to take further steps in connection with this matter. The Prisoner Overcome by T1ness. Lonpon, Dec, 11—5:30 A. M, The Datly News correspondent at the trial of Arnim reports that the prisoner yesterday showed serious symptoms of illness and was overcome by the heat. The Court rose at an early hour at his request. SPAIN. Mannip. Dec. 10, 1874, Marshal Serrano will take his departure from this city for the North immediately. The Carlist Insurgents to be Summoned to Surrender. HENDAYE, Dec. 0, 1874, Via Lonvon, Dec, 10, General Loma {fs preparing a proclamation sum- moning the Cariist insurgents to surrender within eight days, and threatening to devastate the country occupied by them in case of further re- sistance, FRANCE. A Question of Cabinet Embarrassment Settled— Bonapartist Papers Seized. Panis, Dec. 10, 1874, An understanding has been come to between General De Cissey, Minister of War, and the MIl- tary Committee of the Assembly in regard to the army cadres, BONAPARTIST DOCUMENTS SEIZED, A pumber of copies 6f a Bonopartist almanac have been seized by the police in this city. OCEAN TELEGRAPHY. Kinason, Ja., Dec. 3, 1874 The Colon cable has been restored and is now in working order. It was damaged by the German mat] steamer dragging her anchor. HAYTL Havana, Dec. 10, 1874. Advices from Hayti are to November 26. Heavy Trains had renaered the country roads impassable. Little coffee had come to market and business was dull, VENEZUELA. Havana, Dec. 10, 1874, The steamer from St. Thomas, December 6, ar- rived to-day, bringing advices trom Venezuela to the 2ist alt. Reports about the progress of the revolution in Coro were contradictory, both parties claiming advantages, The Venezuelan steamer Bolivar, having fully repaired, leit St. Thomas on the 27th ult. for Laguayra. WEST INDIES. Havana, Dec, 10, 1874, A serious conflagration ts reported in the island of St, Kitts about the 10th utt, FUNERAL OF EZRA CORNELL Irnaoa, N, ¥., Deo, 10, 1874. The funeral of the late Ezra Cornell will take Place at one o'clock Saturday afternoon. Tribute of the Citizens of Syracuse to the Distinguished Deceased. SYRacvsg, N, Y,, Dec. 10, 1874 Ava public meeting of citizens held here to-day, suitable resolutions were adopted eulogistic of the late Ezra Cornell. The Board of Supervisors also passed memorial resolutions. A committee, con- sisting Of the judges of the county, the city officers and eer an leading citizens, was ap- pointed to attend {Mmuerel af the deceased, VICKSBURG. ieee Se All Quiet in the City—An Election for Sheriff to Supersede Crosby Urdered— Endeavoring to Fix the Responsibility for the Fighting. VICKSEUEG, Miss., Dec. 10, 1874. All ts quict tn the city andcounty, The county authorities have buried the podies of fourteen negroes, and about the same number have been buried by private individuals. The white citi zens still retain possession of the Court House and Jail, acting under the advice of the ,County Board of Supervisors, the members of which are negroes, with one exception, An election for Sherisl ou December 31 has been ordered and gives general satisfaction, The Mayor will issue @ proclamation tn the morning, announcing that peace prevails and Toqnealiny citizens to resume their usual avoca- ons. in on interview of a Vicksburg Herald reporter to-day with Andrew Owen, the negro comman- der of the negro column which advanced on Grove street, who is a prisoner, Owen reiterated that Sheriff Orosby ordered him to come to the city with ull the armed men he could get, and tnat Crosby gave Governor Ames a8 his au- thority ior calling out the negroes, Crosby says that Ames and Attorney General Harris advised him to call a posse to reinstate himself tn office, but that he did not do it, and ais- claims any responstbility for the three columns which marched on Vicksburg. Arrest of Dorsey, the Cireuit Clerk— Repseblican Condemnation of Crosby. Mewruis, Tenn., Dec. 10, 1874, Dorsey, the embezzling Circuit Clerk, was ar- rested to-day and made to go with the committee of taxpayers to fnd the stolen records of his office. Court house villanies are still being brought to Mgnt and nearly all the county officers are impli- cated. There is a strong feeling against the Gov- ernor for keeping these men in office and pledging them the support of bayonets. Crosby, the colored Sheriff, and leader of the negroes, 18 still held, but the other prisoners have been released on a promise of good behavior. No violence has been offered to Crosby, who says Governor Ames and Attorney Generat Harris told him to organize men and attack the city, The negroes say they got their orders from Crosby. The Times (republican) says the attack on the city was impracticable as it was atrocious, and the leaders ought to be punished. it says Crosby is as big @ fool as the other negrves, and intimates that white men Were at the bottom of lu aie . Governor Ames’ Proclamation Con. demned. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 10, 1874. A Jackson special says:—The proclamation of Governor Ames convening the Legislature is al- most unantimously condemned. T. W. Cardozo, than whom no man has done more to create this trouble, declares the race confiict is now on us and the negro women are ready to commence with axe and knife to elaughter the white women and children. One remarkable fact should be noted, only the country negroes have been drawn into the demonstrations. The town negroes are too smart to be duped by their leaders. ‘The actuat number of negroes killed in Monday's fight 1s probably 150, Forty-eight were buried in one fleld yesterday. LOUISIANA. Trusting That Congress Will Do the State Justice—A Journalistic Attack on General Emory. New ORLEans, Dec. 10, 1874. While the hostile feeling against the Returning Board continues, and a bellef is general that they will not proclaim tne demoératic legislators elected—the whites consent to trust to Congress for relief if it comes before the meeting of the Legislature on March 4 The Bulletin to-night makes a furious assault upon Emory. Such an assault, if uttered during Bautler’s rcgime, would have led to the suppresston of the papers, and have sent the editors toa bastile. The cause of the attack is said to be Emory’s report declar- ing the necessity of keeping the troops in the South to sustain federal government. The article attracts great atteation, but in army circles espe- cially it 18 deprecated, Marshal Packard declares that he has no fault to find with Emory, and does not join the gentlemen now in Washington en- deavoring to get this veteran soldier removed. More Tampering with the Election Re- turns. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 10, 1874. The Returning Board is considering the returns from St. Helena parish, which had evidently been tampered with. The conservative committee pro- posed that the Commissioners of Election be sent for to testify as to the condition of the returns when ‘they were forwarded. A member ot the Board, in reply, said that the Board could not arrive at a conciusion regarding these returns by the evidence presented and that the case would be referred to the Legislature. Apprehensions exist with many conservatives | that enough conservative parishes will be re- Jerred to the Legisiature to give the republicans a working mujority in the House. ARKANSAS, Sale of a Railroad and a Land Grant of 900,000 Acres for $100,000. LITTLE Rock, Dec, 10, 1874, ‘The Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad and tts land grant of 900,000 acres Was sold to-day under | a decree trom the United States District Court of the Eastern district of Arkansas, and foreclosing the mortgages given to Charles W. Huntington | and Samuel H. Gookin, trustees, to secure the | first mortgage bonas of the company for $3,500,000, and the first mortgage land bonds for $5,000,000, The road and lands were sold for $50,000, and were purchased by George 0. Shattuck, F. M. Wells and George Rysley, of Boston. A commit- tee, representing the bondholders and the pur- chasers Will organize a company and proceed witn the construction of the road. A bill was offered in the State Senate to-day proposing to issue $2,000,000 in bonds of the State, and hypothecate the same for $400,000, to raise funds sufficient to pay deficits in the expenses of State govern- ment, in excess of current revenue. A similar bill was offered in the House. There seems to he a disposition to shirk additional taxation by fur- ther inflation, out it remains to be seen whether or not, With the credit of the State in its present | condition, its bonds can be hypothecatea for a sufficient sum to meet the expense of printing them. Financial Legislation in Arkansas Ac- cording to the New Regime. LittLe Rock, Dec. 10, 1874. The Senate to-day considered in Committee of the Whole and adopted a bill exempting mining and manufacturing establishments from taxauon for the term of seven years. In the House the Senate bill directing the State officials not to receive Levee bonds in payment for State lands was passed, and the bill now goes to the Governor. KING KALAKAUA. Anticipated Arrival of His Majesty at Washington—Preparations for His Reception. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1874. The town begins to be aware that a king is coming, and to be curious about his ap- pearance, He is to come directly through, | ts | withoat stopping at Chicago, and it Known here that he has enjoyed the Jour- ney, but has found the weather uncomfortably cold, doors when the mercury gets down to sixty-two don the Rocky Mountains he jor the Xperienced frost. It 1s said he does not leave his warm car very often. HIS OFFICIAL RECEPTION PREPARED. ‘rhe officers appointed to receive and care for the King Will meet him at Baltimore, and members of tne Cabinet are to meet him later at Bladens- burg, seven miles from Washington, he Will Stop at the Arlington Hotel, The Arrival at Chicago—His Majesty Suffering from a Bilious Attack—The Royal Progress Continued. CricaGo, Dew 10, 1874, King Kalakaua and suite arrived here this arter- noon from San Francisco, The King was sucering from @ bilious attack and by advice of his physi- cians did not leave his car, consequently he post poned the inspection of Chicago, which be oe i ne | sirous of making, until bts return westward. King left by a special train on the Pittsburg, Fort wee Chicago Ratiroad at a quarter part ve P. My THE JERSEY CITY MURDER, TRENTON, N. J., Dec. 10, 1874, Governor Parker has offered $500 reward for the apprehension and conviction of the murderer of | average temperature for corresponding dai Whiiam Livineston at Jarsey Gitw on the 20th alt. In his tslands they complain and stay in- | 7 THE PIG IRON INTERESTS. Production To Be Decreased to One~ Half the Capacity of the Furnaces— Opposition to the Resumption of Specie Payment—Ju: Kelley's 3.65 Bill Ap- proved—Protest Against the Ratifica- tiom of the Reciprocity Treaty. PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 10, 1874. A convention of all persons interested in the pig iron branch of the tron trade in the United States was held this morning at the rooms of the American Iron and Steel Association, tn pursuance of a call maae by the chairman of the Pig Iron Committee. The meeting was very largely at- tended by the represeutatives of the iron mana. facturers of Pennsylvania and several {rom Mary- land and New York, After reading the call for the meeting and the resolutions adopted at the Meeting heid on the 24th uit. the committee of seven appointed last month reported the loliow- ing agreement:— : The undersigned pig iron manufacturers, believing that the greatly decreased demand in the consumption of pig iron imperatively demanas « corresponding de- crease in the amount produced, and believing also that through over-production a cri: joW exisis in the pig iron business waich requires prompt and energetic action to save it from threatened bankruptcy and Fuln, ana believing also the proper aud most effective remedy 1s to be found in a decrease ot the production to corre- spond withthe demand for cousnmpuon, ‘Wo, the ondersigned furnace owners, in person and by agree, each with the severaily ' decrease the other, that ws will Production at our respective’ works to quantity not exceeding one-halt the capacity of our, several furnaces, and to faithfully con uUnne and maintain such decrease of production tor and during the whole of the year 1875; provided, that this agreement shal! not be binding until signed by the rep- resentatives of at least two-thirds of the furnaces, exclu- sive of charcoal, in the United states, and provided, fur- ther, that the signers of this ement may withdraw and de released from the same on giving two months’ written notice ¢o the Secretary of the American lron and steel Amoclation of thelr desire and intention jo 80. Mr. H. McCormick, of Harrisburg, offered the following substitute for tue report of the com- | mittee:— Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting that any combination or agreement to limit the Droduc:ion of any article in general use by the public is unwise. The bet- ter course Is to circulate as widely as possible the most correct statements of market prices that can be ob- tained, the amount of production, the probable demand and stocx on hand, leaving the produ to their own Judgment whether'it is to their interest to suspend or continue production. With about‘one-half of all the furnaces of the country now out of blast, and the de- mand so limitea for the product of those yet in blast that gray forge pig iron is quoted in this market to-day at very low Qgures. in our opinion. the pig iron manutac- turers need no advice or agreement as to suspending tor ‘& while further production, After some debate a vote was taken on the sub- olitute, and it was declared lost. The report of the committee was then adopted almost unani- | mously. Co.onel Kaufman, oi Lancaster, ofered | we | FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS: Resolved, That in our judgment it would be disastrous to the manufacturing and commercial interests of the | country to attempt a resumption of specie payments in the near {uture, and that if attempted would oaly be @ jaiure. ‘Resolved, That the only way to resume is to get the business of the country in such @ condition, by regulat. ing the tariff on imports, as will keep the balance of trade in our favor, and by that means keep our specie from going out of the country. Resolyed, That we hereby approve of the 365 bill of Judge Keliey, and ask our’ representatives in Congress to use all honorable means for its passage. Mr. McCormick, of Harrisburg, opposed action upon any matter that savored ol! politics or finance. He declared himself in favor of specie payments, and thought i! this question had been settled by Congress in lavor of specie payments it would have completely ended the fluctuations in Tices to which all articles of trade had lately Been subjected. colone} Kauffman thought the industrial men of the country were opposed to specie payments, Bankers and brokers tavor it, but ninety-nine out of every hundred producers oppose it. Mr. Chamberlain, of Chattanooga, Tenn., de- prevated a discussion of the finance, urging ‘that } the meeting should confine its attention to the present condition of the iron trade. Mr. McCor- Tuick moved that the resolutions be laid on the table. Lost, The resolutions were then adopted. Mr, Whitaker, of Hellertown, Pa., presented the following :— Resolved, That this Convention. representing the* pij fron manufacturers of this country, earnestly protest against the ratification of the proposed Reciproct ‘Treaty with Cunada, believing that such treaty, ir ral fled, would result in completely breaking down the | barriers which now exist against the Introduction to our markets of the products. of low priced Karopean:, labor; in disastrously impairing the revenues of tho’ government; in preventing the payment of the Interest On our national debt and in cuntinuing indefinitely the general distress which now prevails. Unanimously adopted. Mr. Ainey moved tuat ap executive commtttes of five be appointed to carry out the plan of cur- tailing production. Adopted, The committee Was then appointed, as lollows:—Messrs. Wm. H. Alney, of Allentown; J. B. Moorenead, of Phila- Gelpnia; W. H. H. Gore, of Geddes. N.'Y.; James 1. Bennett, of Pittsburg, and H. L. Brooke, of Balti- more. . ‘The meeting then adjourned. INDIAN SOOUTING EXPEDITION. Severe Suffering of Troops from Lack of Provisions. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1874. Secona Lieutenant Turner, Tenth cavalry, com- manding 4 scouting expedition from Fort Sill, re- ports to headquarters the fact that he has scouted | ten days, travelling over 210 miles through a | country barren of game. The rations of the ofi- cers and men becoming exhausted, they were forced to subsist upon horsefesh for the last six days of the scout. ‘the men and animais suitered | Severely Irom cold weather and other causes. THE BLAOK HILLS. | Reported Invasion by a Party of White Men. : CuIcaGo, Ill, Dec, 10, 1874, | A rtpune Sioux Clty special says Little Buck shot a half breed scout, who was with General Custer’s Black Hills expedition last, | summer. He came to Boise City, Dakota, \a@ few days since, and reported having.; seen in the Black Hills country recently, | while hanting stolen horses, @ party of white prospecting im the vicinity of the | lower hills. They had & camp well fortified | and stocked with animals and wagons and ‘could, he said, deiend themsejves against large odds, His description of the party leads to | the beltef that they are a party who leit here last | fall ostensibly on a hunting excursion, but who | have not yet returned. MUSIOAL AND DEAMATIO NOTES, | Mr. Clarke appears to-night as Timothy Toodies | and Dr. Pangloss, A. SS. This clever actor’s en- | gagement ends on Saturday night. “London Assurance” will be produced at the Fifth Avenue Theatre to-night. The retarn of. Mr. Daly’s company to the fleld of legitimate comedy, where it has won 80 many triumphs, will, | no doubt, meet with. public. spproval. “She ~ Stoops to Conqaer” is one of the revivals promised in the immediate future. It will be pre- sented with all the strength of this remarkable company. | ANOTHER DIAMOND ROBBERY. George Williams entered the jewelry store of Mr. Beck, at No. 264 Third avenue, last night and requested to be shown some valuable rings. The | clerk showed him a tray of diamond rings, whose value reached $1,000, While the clerk's attention was attracted by another customer, Williams seized the tray and ran out of the store. ‘The clerk pursued him and shouted “stop thief? at the height of his voice. Ofmicer Reid, of th Eighteenth precinct, gave chase and succeeded in coming up with Williams at the corner | of Irving. place and 3: | where OMicer bolster awaiting his | approach, having heard the alarm rap given by Reid. Williams’ coat was buttoned ; up, and when charged with the robbery he dented ut,’ but they searched him and foand the tray | sought tor. The clerk having come up by this time fnily identified Williams as the thiel. He was then taken to the Eighteenth precinct station hoase, in Twenty-second street, wuere he gave his address as No. 111 Bleecker street. A DISHONEST STEWARD. | Patrick J. Mullany, steward of the North River steamboat St. John, was arrested last Tuesday | evening by Detective Melas on a charge of having cheated the owners of the steamer by substituting taise bills for those rendered by bakers, butchers and others who supplied articles in his depart- ment. 1t is alleged that he had spurious billheads printed in imitation of the regular ones and an accident only led to the detection of a fraud which | is Said to reach over two or three years and prov- | | ably to amount to over $15,000, @ “perquiaite”” | which the steward ts supposea to have appropri- Sted to his own Use, He mae ape, se cee ol | police station till yesterday a , Was arraigned at the Tombs and locked up to | | await examination, | THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changes in the temperature during the past twenty-four | omparison with the corresponding date or iar veer my recorded at Hudnut's Puarmacy, | ng, New York:— FERAL aaa ars. 1873, 1874. BAM. 40 35 SBOP, Mies a2 Ob 6A. M 4% OPM. oA M a 8T OPM. 12 M. 40 122P.M.. | Average iemperature yesterday. bcounty, N. Y. (For Dien. ALLISON.—The members of Ancient of Periection, A. A. R., are requesied to attend the faneral of respected brother Beury 8. Athsou, af No, 218 West Fiiteenth gtreet, at two o'clock P, RIME, Grand Secretary. SMILeY.—In Jersey City, N. 4, om Thursday, De cember 10, JoHN F, SMILEY. Funeral will take place at half-past one o'clock P. M., (rom bis late residence, No. 189 Pavonia avenue. Relatives and friends are invited to at tend. Remains wil be interred at Goshen, Orange ‘Other Deathe see Ninth Page.) That Might Mark This!—The Co roduce Tubercles on the Lungs to-morrow can be cared jo-day by HALE'S HONEY OF HOREHOUND AND TAR. PIREY TOOTHACHE DROPS cure in ove minate. A.—Manufacturers’ Consigament Sale, 779 BROADWAY, $225,000 WORTH OF SOLID GOLD AND SIL¥VEB WATCHES. $50,000 WORTH OF EAL CORAL, $75,000 WORTH OF JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, &@ TO BE SOLD DURING THR HOLIDAYS REGARD» EVERY ARTICLE MARKED IN PLALN FIGURES, ONE PRICE ONLY. SOLID COIN SILVER WATCHES $460 aD UP- WARD: SOLID GOLD WATCHES $15 60 AND UPWARD. EVERY WAICH WARRANTED TO KEEP PERPRO® TIME. BOVE GOODS HAVE BEEN. CONSIGNED TO aay TRE LEADING MANUFAOTUBERS IN THIS > PA nh B! TO SELL THE A 30 cost AED oats tO ne CORDIALLY VITE THE LIC 3 ra GRAND OPENING THIS EVENING. RICHARD HUMPHREYS, 779 BROADWAY. An Offer Will be Received for Two TEN CYLINDER FOS ROTARY PRESSES: WILL BE SOLD LOW. ADDRESS THK NEW YORK HEBALD, RDLESS OF A > z o A.—For a First Class Dress or Business HAT go direct to the manufacturer, ESPENSCHBID, LS Nassau street. A Natural, Pure, Dry Sherry $3 50 Per gallon, 7c. per bottie, a specialty ; regular lines SHERRY, $4 to $12 per gallon." H. B. KIRK & CO., 69 Fulton A.—Ruptures and Physical Deformities successfully treated by Dr. MARSH, at No. 2 Vesey stroely opposite 5&6 Pat church. A.—Silk Elastic Stockings, ey Knee Japs, Abdominal Supporters, Suspensory Bandaves, Shdiider Braces und Crovches, at MARsH'S Truss Ontice, No, 2 Vesey street. Lady in aitendance, A.—10,000 Pairs Overshoes, Self-Acting Overshoes put on and off without using the hands, an the New York high buckle Overshoe, the lightest a neatest in the world, at BROOKS’, 1,196 Broadway, com ner Twenty-ninth street. A.—The Stea and Triumphant Ad=- vance of THE ELASTIC TRUSS COME way, in permanently curing Rupture, ds of this country and & Usses. Hojer & Graham, Wire Sign Makers— Sign, Store and Office Painters. 97 Duane street. Havana Lottery—“‘Extraordinary” Drawing, December 16—Whole tickets, $90; tractional parts in proportion; circulars furnished. A. ROGSRS & CU,, Post office box 3,938 New York city. Keep Wistar’s Balsam of Wild Chorry always in the house. It is the best cough remedy knowa 50 ceits and $1 4 bottle, large bottles much the cheaper Royal Havana Lottery. Extraordinary DIAyIOE, In the extraordinary Drawing which will take piace on the I6th day of December, 1874 there will be ont 16,000 Tickets, numbered trom 1 to 16,000, with 3.007 Full Prizes, and the amount drawn will be $1 cy ‘The prizes in this drawing will be as follows:— ol 5, $500, 10), 50, 50, 40, 50,000 234,500 175,500 S258 ; 0 ort 9 of 1,609 other prizes, 703, @rawn axe $120,000 puncte aisy ABOVE STATED ARK DRAWN AF THIS DRAWING, Price in currency, whole tokets, $100; halves, 9385 rm 25; fiiths," $20; tenths, $10: twentieths, Toe NI LOSS BY MALL, remit REGIS “RED LETTER, “Post Office Money Order,” Drafts on New York City Banks, or by Express. We are prepared to N. Beware of counterfeit tickets, TAYLOR & CO Banket Tl Wall street, New York (late of 16 Waid, Post Office address, box 4,443 Startling But True!—Five Pound Cases of pure, fresh and fragrant TEAS for $1 50, $2, $2 50 an@ 3. end remittance and address to insure immediate atiention. to the ORIGINAL GREAT AMERICAN AND CHINA TEA COMPANY, 39 Vesey street. Hat-—Knox Has Issued his new style of ‘NTLEMEN’S HATS, expressly de signed for the holiday season. Make your purchases at 212 Broadway and in the Fitth Avenue He fll orders. The oe ee ge The Pieasant Valley Wine Compan. WINES are absolutely pure, still or sparkling; much cheaper than toreign wines; full discounts to the trade. Depot, 69 Fuiton street. Wigs, 'Toupees, &—G. Rauchfass, ractical Wigmaker and importer of Human Hai, 0. 44 bast Twelfth street, near Broadway. NEW PUBLICATIONS. ELEGANT BOOKA, SPLENDID COLLECTION OF CHOICE STANDARD AND ILLUSTRATED BOOK. On exhibition SATURDAY MORNING, at the Chnton Hall Saiesrooms, an extraordinary collection of fine English and Mus trated Books, specially adapted for Chrisunas presents and tor the library. in the departments o! ry, ‘a . the Drama, Belles Lettres, ‘ae g BEST EDITIONS, IN RICHEST BINDINGS, being an unsa assemblage of splendid Illustrated Works and Books connected with the fine arta, Fortes | galleries of Painting and Sculpture, Archit ae Voyages, ‘Classical Antiquities, Scenery, Costumes, collections ot ings, &e., incl a superd copy oF Hoberts’ age oly Lande a fine collection on Nataral History, fhe unsurpassed works of Wilson and other natural forming altogether one of. the most unique Sollections od iterature and Art ever offered. To be sold by auction and following Gays. Commencing at 73 o'clock P. M. ‘Books on exhibition three days prior. Gentlemen unable to attend the sale may bave thet» orders attended to by the Auctioneers, N ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BEST THOUGHTS OF Charles Dickens, compiled by F. G. De Fontaine: ‘one of the most valuable books of the vear; indispens- able toevery lover of the great author; S85 pages; LS Tolan Ce a SON: 17 Marray street, New York. by br, Soreng. iw member Now Kork, “neadeny 3 ‘or! ere ce eel ipo? let should be read by every lady."—Meg> cal Review. (IHEAPEST BOOKS IN THE WORLD. 61,482 magnificent English books for the holldaya, at our S72 beantiful Juv. x RA choos send stamp. LEGGAT BRUTHGRS, 3 Beekman st, corner Park row 1 DEAFNESS, CAUSI RELATIONS | ind creatuent, by A. N. WILhLAMSON. MD. tate Clinical Physician in the Universit College. Price We. 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