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GARIBALDI. DEFENCE OF HIS RECORD AS AN OFFICER OF ° ‘THE FRENCH ARMY—A VIGOROUS CHARGE AGAINST THE CLERGY OF THE REPUBLIC. Panis, Dec, 25, 1874, Garibaldi has written a letter in reply to the statement contained in the recent report of tne Investigating Committee of tne Frenca Assembly on the Army of the East. Garibaldi blames Gen- eral Bourbaki for not communicating with him, and asserts that he opposed Manteuffel to the last extremity. PERSONAL WAR ON THE FRENCH PRIZSTHOOD. In the same letter Garibaldi makes a bitter attack upon the French priesthood, ‘ THE WAR OF RACES. — BLOODY AFFRAY BETWEEN WHITES AND BLACES. CINCINNATI, Dec. 25, 1874, Aspecial despatch from Lexington, Ky., to the Enquirer says itis reported there that a collision Occurred between the whites and blacks at Ver- sailles, Thursday evening, in which two negroes were killed and others wounded. ‘Two whites are probably mortally wounded. The affair originated in the sportive snooting of fre crackers between the two parties. A white man passing on horseback was annoyed by the Oring ana discharged a revolver, which was fol- lowed by indiscriminate firing on both sides, The Degroes were driven for refuge into a house, which the whites set fire to and compejied their surrender. All the negroes were arrested and quiet was restored. ROBBING AND CUTTING FRACAS, PATERSON, N. J., Dec, 25, 1874. About eight o’clock to-night James Vreeland, tolored, was attacked bya gang of white men, who tried to rob him, near the Erle depot. He tan, and they followed and tried to shoot him. Finally he stabbed one of his assailants, Robert Babcock, in the neck, inflicting a serious but not ‘atal wound, A great crowd then chased Vree- and, threatening to lynch him; but he concealed Mmeelf in a house and sent for the police, to whom be surrendered himseif. The police algo arrested Charles Titus, one of Vreeland’s assailants. Great excitement prevails in the neighborhood. MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE. CLEVELND, Ohio, Dec, 25, 1874, ‘The jury mthe case of John Jobnson, on trial for the murder of Andrew Johnson near this city last August, returned a verdict last night of murder in the first degree. The prisoner will Probably receive sentence next week, DROWNED IN DELIRIUM. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., Dec, 25, 1874. Last night a passenger on the steamer John L. Hasbrouck, from New York, named Lynch, while tn astate of delirium jumped into the river and was drowned. Deceased was about twenty-five y of age, and had purchased a ticket ior Poughkeepsie. His boay has not been recovered. SHOOTING AFFRAY. St. Louis, Dec. 25, 1874, A special despatch to the Globe trom Chester, OL, says:—Jacop and William Fisher and Amos Younz, of Ellis Grove, Randolph county, made a Murderous assault upon D. P. Roberts last night. Roberts took refuge in the store of Chris, Beare, and Young. who ia ® notorious desperado, tollowed, with the inten- tion of killing him, Beare orderea Young to leave the premises, which he refused to do and threat- ened to shoot Beare and his son, whereupon Joseph Beare, Jr., shot Young, killing him in- Stantly, FIRE AT NEWPORT, KY. CINcINNATI, Oblo, Dec, 25, 1874. 4 fre at Newport, Ky., to-night destroyed Robe- gen & Co.'s distillery, with its contents, and two #mall buildings adjoining. Thelosson the distil- lery 1s $80,000, insurance $6,000, and on the other buildings the loss is $4,000, insurance $1,000, OBITUARY. WHITFIELD 8. JOHNSON. Whitfield 8. Johnson, a widely known and much Tespeoted citizen of New Jersey, died at his home on Thursday, in Trenton, at an advanced age. The deceased was Secretary of State under Gov- ernor Olden, and was »t one time Prosecutor of the Pleas for Sussex county. He was a lawyer of Great ability and was well known as a prominent politician of the republican party. RAID ON “THE BURNT RAG.” THE POLICE MAKE A DESCENT UPON A No- TORIOUS THIEVES’ DEN IN BLEECKER STREET. A raid was made at half-past twelve o’clock last night on @ basement saloon kept by a Captain Unger, at No. 50 Bleecker street. The place is one which has for a long time been the resort of evil persons of both sexes. They have beld carnivals there every nignt, aud upon certain Occasions, when they were more than usually hilarious, they have been in the habit of speaking of the saloon as “The Burnt Rag.” It has been the habit of a notorious vourtesan to visit “The Burnt Rag” and, on account of the manner in which she has oft displayed her vocal abilities therein, it has acquired the alias of “Jenny Wimks’ Opera House.” The descent was made by ethe officers of the Fourteenth precinct at the complaint of citizens who have been apnoyea by the orgies held in the saloon. Captain Allaire sent six ofMcers in fitizens’ clothing, under the charge of Ward Detective Kelly, to surprise the inmates of the saloon and close every avenue by which they could escape ar- rest. Ho then followed with twenty officers to con- duct the captured bacchanals to the station house. The offcers, in piain clothes, were successful in their mission. They shut up inthe saloon about thirty persons, of whom only two were women. It was expected that a large number of women Would be arrested in the “ag.” Numerous rob- beries of unsuspecting men, who have been lured Into it, have been effected tn the saloon. , Many of the most desperate thieves of this city have resorte ed toit. There are several outiets by which they could escape trom the place alter they plundered B victim. Ou: ofthese Is a small window, cut through the wall of a closet, and looking into the yard of the house No. 52 Bleecker Street. This house has been vacant for some time, and the thieves have had easy means of escape through it. At the rear of the lace there is a aoor opening into a yard, Mtge be which the plunderers could escape inio the alleyway at the side of St. vnilip’s colored church, and thence into Mulberry street, witnin half a block 01 Police Headquarters, The persons arrested were quickly taken to the Fourteenth precinct station, there examined and locked up. Some of them were foolish lellows from out of town, who were on a ‘signt seeing tour;’’ others were ofthe meanest class of sneaky criminals, Some represented themseives us Balesmen and clerks; others announced themselves, as hostiers and licensed venders, Some, upon being searched beiore the desk in the station house, were found to be penni- Jess. Those who did have money had plenty of it, and they carried it in most strange places and in pecoliar wads, In the aggregate the amouny of money taken trom the party was very large. The prisoners will be taken to the Toimos this morning. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changes in the temperature during the past twenty-lour hours in comparison with the corresponding date of last y recorded at Hudnuv’s Pharmacy, HERALD g, New Yor 1874. 1873, 1 » 40 + 38 2 OP, . 3s 12 BP, emperature yesterday tee temperature for corresponding date last year... FIRE IN EIGHTH AVENUE, A fire was discovered Inst night by OfMcer Stanton, oO! the Twentieth precinct, on the frst floor of the jour story brick building No, 609 Eighth avenue, occnpied by E. Meyer a8 a (ur and at stoi The damage to stock is estimated at }2, 000, he butiding was insured te the extent of The origin of the fire < present unknown, NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1874 LOUISIANA. | THE OUTRAGE ON THE BALLOT. | Governor McEnery Declares a Free Peo- ple Cannot Submit. Resistance to the National Authority Not Meditated, ne REPORT OF THE RETURNING BOARD. Its Action Explained and Defended. New Ozuzans, Dec. 25, 1874 To James Gorpon Bennett, Esq. : The wrong just perpetrated by the Re- turning Board against the people of Louisiana, and which vitally threatens the safety and integrity of republican institutions in the United States, is a more crowning infamy than the action of the Lynch Re- turning Board, surpasses even the midnight order of Durell, and would not be submitted to by any free people. Resistance to the national authority, rep- resented here by a large portion of the army and a naval fleet, sustaining a usurpation and stifling the voice of the people, has never been meditated. JOHN McENERY. THE RETURNING BOARD CLOSES ITS LABORS AND REPORTS—ACTS OF VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDA- TION CHARGED ON THE WHITES, NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 25. 1874, Tne Returning Board, in closing its labor of can, vassing and compiling the vote of the State given at the election of November 2 last, states that tt is but Just and proper that the returning officers should give a statement of the dimculties attend- ant on thelr labors, and the principles laid down, drawn from law, to direct them in the discharge of thetr duties. Inthe first place this election was very loosely conducted by the Commissioners of Election—so much so that at not one-tenth of the polls in the State were the forms required by law observed. The law requires that the Supervisors of Registration forware tothe returning officers the original list of votes kept by the Commissioners of Election, Second—A Statement of the persons voted tor and the num- ber of votes received by each, and third—the tally sheets, All of which the Commissioners of Election are required to furnish to the super- visors, and they to lorward them to the returning ofcers, In many cases no lists of voters were kept by the Commissioners, or if there were, they were not Jorwarded to the Returning Board by the supervisors, and many that were forwarded to the Returning Board were not signed or sworn to as the law requires. In many cases there was no statement of the persons voted for and the number of votes received by them forwarded to the Returning Board, for the reasons that none were furnished by the Commissioners of Election to the Super- visors, and many that were returned were neither signed nor sworn to, and in many cases the1e were NO TALLY SHEETS FORWARDED to the Returning Board, to enable them to test the accuracy of the statement of the voter, and in some instances only tally sheets were returned to the Returning Board, without a list of voters or statemant of votes, and tney not signed or swora to as the law requires. This being the case, It became necessary that the papers received from the polling places should be carefully examined. There were over 650 polling places in the State, and there wasa large list of candidates, so it became @ very laborious duty, which occupied the Board neariy a month, lapor- ing from eleven A, M. to four P. M. and from seven to eleven P. M. every day. The law requires that in such canvass and compilation returning board officers shall observe the following order:—Tney shall compile the first statements from all polls or voting places at which there shall have been a fair, free and peaceable registra. tion and election, Whenever trom any poll or voting place there has been any riot, tumult, acts of violence, intimidation, armed disturbances, bribery or corruptiofluences which prevented or tended to prevent. a iair, free ana peace- able vote of all qualified electors enti- tled to vote at such poll or voting Place, such returning officers shall not canvass, count, nor compile a statement of votes trom such poll or voting place until statements from all other polls or voting places shall have been cane vassed and compiled. The Returning Board of- ficers shall then proceea to investigate the state- ments of riot, tumult, acts of violence, intimida- tion, armed disturoance, bribery or corrupt in- fluences at any such poll or voting place. The Board has FOLLOWED THIS REQUIREMENT of the law, as it was their imperative duty to do, and in examining the proceeaings of the Commis- sioners of Election forwarded to it by the super- visors. When either of the counsel appointed vy the political parties objected to the count of any poll and Idid before the Board any evidence to sustain such objections such polls were passed over and not canvassed until the Board had compilea tue vote irom all the polis not objected to. In the progress of ‘the examination a large number of polis were objected to, including some in twenty- seven Of the parishes, und in some of these par- ishes all of the polls were then objected to. The grounds of objection to some of the polls were the tailure of a substantial compliance with the law iu conducting the election aud making the Teturng# to the supervisors; to some, that the returns of the Commissioners had been changed alter they had been made to the supervisors; and, to the far greater number, that the voters had been intimidated so that they did not Tegister or vote, or were compelled to vote dif- ferently from what they desired. Had the Board decided that anything like a strict compliance With the forms of law tn holding the election and making the returns to the supervisors would ve quired, the eect would have been that so many of the polls would have veen thrown out that there would have been no election inthe State. The Board then adopted.a rule that when the super- visor had returned any evidence SHOWING AN ELECTION WAS HELD, although it only be @ tally sheet unsigned or sworn to, thatin the absence of (raul or intim!- dation it would compile the vote as shown by such evidence or document, t. tt may be called evidence, This decision disposed of a good many protests to the reception of polls, but when substantial forms ot law had not been observed, and evidence of fraud or intimidation was produced, the failure of suostantial com- pliance with the forms of law was considered a badge of fraud and the poll was rejected. We be- lieve this to be a just an@ reasonable ruie, and the Board strictly aduered to it. In the cases of Carroil, St. Helena and St, James parisies, where it Was charged and proved that the returns made by the Commissioners to the supervisors had been changed alter tuey came into the hands of the supervisora the Board tgok evidence to ascertain the trne state of the vote, and made tie compuation accordingly, , The question raised Against the greater number of the polls was on | the charge of intimidation to prevent voters irom voting and forcing them to vote against their wishes, To establish this charge a GREAT MASS OF AFFIDAVITS ‘Was taken, some applicable to the whole of the | w paris! and some to particniar polls, anda mass of counter aMdavits was also filed. The general facts proved on this puint established that about May, 1874, @ military organization, known as the White League, was established in this State and permeated every neighbourhood, That the ob- ject of this organization w to prevent col- ored men from votipg uniess they could be controlled to vote the democratic ticket, and to prevent them from holding office, and further to compe! republicans nolding office under the present State government to abdicate their oMices, and to prevent the republican party in this State trom organizing with a view of con- centrating tneir party at the late election, and expel the white republicans from tie State unless they would desist from organizing the republican = party in this State and withdraw from the active support of that party, The means taken by this White League organization to accomplish the above pur- poses are shown to have been by threats that if the colored voters did not vote the democratic Ucket they should be expeiled from the plantations on which they were farming, be deprived of their crops, be excluded from renting lands nereaiter, or of being employed and deprived oftheir rations, or credit to obtain them, and leading colored men were threatened with deatn if they persisted in orgauiziug the republican party, aud white repub- licans were THREATENED WITH PERSONAL VIOLENCE, Proscription in business and socially, of them. selves and families, and witn hanging if they per- sisted in organizing the party with a view to the late elections, This organization in armed vands in many parishes in the State carried their threats Ol personal violence into effect by killing some republicans, whipping and ill treating others and compelling the parish officera holding ofice under the present State government to abdicate their oMices. This was particularly the case in all of the Red River parishes, most of the Teche parishes, and in the parishes between the Rea and Ouachita rivers, All the above acts, iesorted to by this White League organization to carry out their pur- pose, were clear violations of both State and United States laws, and would subject the Perpetrators of these acts to imprisonment in the Penitentiary, so odious are they to the sense of the people. These acts of intimidation which prevented a fair, free and peaceable elec- tion in the parishes of St. Mary and Grant were so general and overwhelming that the Board felt compelled to throw out every box in tnese par- fishes aud in many other parishes where there was satistactory proof that in- timidation bad been used at Aesignated polls so as toprevent a tair, free and peaceable election at such polls, and they were excluded from the compilation as the law requires. When the FRIENDS OF A POLITICAL PARTY such as the White League organizauion Is toward the democratic party shali clearly and generaily Violate the laws of the country to control au elec- tion in their interests it is but just and prorer that when they are shown to have brought such acts to bear on an election tuat they should not be Permitted to profit by them, and such ts tne in- tenion of the law. The Board, however, in this case did not exclude any poll from com- pilation except on satisfactory proof that such violation had been perpetrated, and that it had the effect of intimidating a sumMcient number of voters to change the result of the elec- tion. Asall these acts to produce intimidation had been perpetrated in iavor of the democrauc party and against the repubiican party, the polls excluded from compilation gene- rally gave majorities in favor of the democratic party, and thei¢ exclusion from compilation re- duced the vote of that party, and in some instances had the effect of returning Represeata- tives and other officers of the opposite party, dif- ferent from the returns made by the Supervisors. ‘This ts the natural result of an illegal attempt to accompl.sh an object and is no fault of the Board. The cvunsel of the democratic party protested against THE COUNTING OP CERTAIN POLLS in the parishes o! Natchitoches and Bossier, on the grounds that United States troops were ex- pected at the polis on the aay of election, or aid actually visit the polls on the day of election, in order to assist the United States Marshal ¢o arrest persons charged with violations of the United States law, and that im consequence a great number of democrats did not attend the polls and vote for Jear of arrest by the United States troops. Even if such tacts had been fully proved, as alleged, we do not see that there was any violation of the law in United States troops doing s0. Certainly a person charged with a crime against the United States law cannot say he is intimidated by the fact that the United States Marshal was trying to arrest him. {¢ 1s bts own rault i! he 1s guilty, and he cannot urge his crime as protec- tion, Persons not conscious of their guilt would not flee from the presence of a United States mar- sbal and his posse of United States soldiers, This 1s preposterous, and we did not consider this a good GROUND OF INTIMIDATION, There were no returns of the election from the parish of Desota by the Supervisor of Reg.stration, as the law required. Persons interested produced the Clerk of the Court with such papers as were intrusted to him and offered them as the returns irom the pariah, The Board decided they could not receive, canvass and compile such returns. The parties 1 interest applied to the proper Court tor & mandamus to compel the Board to receive tae canvass and compile those returos; but upon trial the Court sustained the ruling of the Board. The same principle was acted in the Terrebonne case. There was ro Supervisor in the parish of Winn, the one appointed for that parish hay- ing been expelled from the parish and an unanthorized person assumed to act, They could Not recognize such lawlessness. The Board submits to the Legislature ana people of this State the result of their investigation with @ consciousness that they have properiy dis- charged their trust. J. MADISUN WELLS, President. New ORLEANS, Dec. 24, 1874, ‘The Board has adjourned subject to the call of the President, THE LEGISLATURE—THE HOUSE NEARLY 4 TIE. Governor Kellogg states that the returns show three republican and three democratic members of Congress. Tne Housé is nearly if not quite a tie, as ex-Governor Hahn and other conservative Tepublicans will probably rematn neutral. THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS ure declared carried by about 10,000 majority. Bienville parish, which gave Grant and Kellogg 600 votes iu 1872 and Dubuclet no vote this year, {s not counted, and Grant parish, tne scene of the Colfax massacre, is also thcown out, though it gave @ small republican majority. ORONERS' CASES. The body of an unknown man, of middle age, | was found doating in the dock at pier No. 28 East | River, and sent to the Morgue, There was no de- scription of the body given by the Fourth precinct police, who reported the case to Coroner Eicknom, The remains Ola man, thirty years of age, whose name, age or place of residence are unknown, on Thursday night Were found lying under the stoop of premises No, 243 West Twenty-fittn sirect, The body was sent to the Morgue and coroner Eickhof called to hold an inquest. itis thought by the police that deceased, while intoxi- cated, lay down under the stoop and died taere belore being discovered, Dr. Marsh will make a | post Morten: examination on the oody, Shortly beiore ten o'ciock yesterday morning Hleury Luggett, a man fity-tnree years Of age, was | found dead tn his room at No, 2,155 Third avenue, he having died uuring the night from causes tt known, Coroner Eickaot? was notified to hold a: inquest. A RUMBLING MOUNTAIN IN GEORGIA. (From the Gwinnett (Ga,) Herald.) Very singular rumbling or detonating sounds have been repeatediy heard in the vicinity of Stone Monntain, What seems somewhat strange 48 the dificnity im ascertaining the direction, Some assert that it isin the east, while oiners think it south or west, while it appears again to some others in the elements above, We ourself have heard it repeatedly, aud very irequently du ing the Sabbath. The sound ms tous som like distant thunderor heavy machinery, WASHINGTON. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasuinton, Dec, 25, 1874. THE PRESIDENT SAVAGE ON THE SOUTH AND FIRM ON FREE BANKING. The President ts fully aroused, and is repre- sented by gentlemen who have conversed with him on the subject as being savage, and has avowed his determination to have no more trifing or weak treatment of the disorders complained of. The President, in conversation with Representa: tives who have been chatting with him on the Senate Finance bill, expressed bis satisfaction with \t as being generaily about the best that could ve had at this time. He is more particularly tavoravle to the free banking clause, because he recognizes in tt an eviaence of the influence of that part of his Message recommending tree banking as one of the measures of relier to the finances of the coun- try, accompanied with a specie resumption con- sort. When it was suggested to him that a four per cent bond, payable in currency, might be the best medium of placing the indebtedness of the government when reduced to the basis of $00,000,000 outstanding, this to be accompanied with the government receiving duties in green- backs, or at least ofty per cent thereof, he re- marked, ‘hat this would have the effect of driv- ing gold out of the country.’ When a leading Representative demurred to this he repeated his couviction with emphasis and would not appar- ently listen to any questioning of the ground he had thus taken. Members subsequently con- sulted, prominent among whom were Messrs. Phelps and Chittenden, did not agree with the President’s views, THE ALABAMA SPECIAL COMMITTEE UNABLE TO SEE THE EXECUTIVE. Another ineffectual attempt was made to-day by Representatives Coburn and Albright, of the Alabama Investigation Commitiee, to see the President before their departure for Montgomery, Ala., Which will be to-morrow, out be was non est inventus, Some little dissatistaction is ielt by those gentlemen at this unlooked-for conduct of the Presideut, especially as he and Geneial Bab- cock gave them to understand that 1t was the de- sire of the Executive to see them at first. When they went yesterday pro Jorma to see if he had anything to communicate to them he said “He would Uke to talk over matters.” Mr, Coburn, policing the want of promptness on the part of the President to conier witn them at once, became somewhat impatient, aud on consultation with Mr. Albright expressed his indifference as to whether he had anytuing to say or not, and signi- fled bis unwillingness to wait, The impetuous Coburn leit in “high dudgeon.” The repetition of tho President’s failure to afford tnis im- portant committee an opportunity of con- sulting with them to-day is viewed with additional astonisnment and annoyance. The members of the committee now say that they don’t care whether he has anything to impart to them or not, They expect to be returned here about the 12th of January and to be able to report. to the House at once: Tuey will take two phonog- raphers and divide the committee, separating and going to different points to take testimony. Mr. Coburn will act a8 chuirman of the main and Mr, Albright of the sub cummittee.. Tne latier gentie- man stamps the information heretoiore received trom Alabama in regard to tue outrages there as incomplete and untrue to the record. 4 MISCONCEPTION ABOUT RELATIVES, The selection of a successor of James H. Howe as District Judge of Wisconsin has nothing to do with his brother’s position as Senator, as an error in the transmission of the despatch last night represents. ° AN UNGRACIOUS DEPAR’ . Anthony Comstock, the special agent of the Post Office Department, who intercents obscene litera- ture in the mails, was recently deprived by offenced parties of so much of his clothing as would have rendered him liable to a fine had he been found in that plight in Washington. In com- Municating the facts to the Postmaster General he doesnot ask compensation for damage done his person, but requests that he be provided with a new sult of clothes. The Postmaster General regrets his Inability to clothe the volunteer ally of the department even with as much a: tisfed the modesty of Father Adam. 4 NEWS LEAK IN THE TREASUBY CUSTOMS DIVI- SION. It 1s very seldom the dignity of the United States Supreme Court is affected by rumors of what its decisions will be in pending cases, but recentiy the entire Bench was horrified at the publication of what would be the opinion in an important case involving, if decided against the government, @ refund of several millioos of dollars. The Chief Justice, as wellas the associate! justices named in connection with the report, made complaint to the Secretary of the Treasury that one of the ‘Treasury oficials was supposed to have originated the story which had so completely upset the gravity of the dignified judges. Secretary Bristow responded by requiring the official charged with the offence to purge himself of the contempt in which he stood. Tnis has been done, but not entirely to the satisiac:ion of the Secretary, This circumstance lea the Secretary to look closer, into the conduct of the Customs division, and the result bas been a verbal order to Assistaut Secretary Hurtley that hereafier all customs revenue matters must pass through his hands before being promulgated by the depart- ment. The New York Importers’ Association has for some time been endeavoring to bring this change about, and in what tney failed Justice Swayne has unintentionally accomplished, CUSTOM HOUSE RETRENCHMENT. Mr. Lorin Blodgett will remain atthe head of the Customs division and continue the work of cutting down the expenses of the important cus- tom houses, He has already periected a plan by which the sum of $300,000 per annum will be saved in the weighing department of the New York Custom House, and a large reduction iu the force and expenses of the other branches of that Custom House will be immediately begun. in re- gard to the fron‘ter importation in bond, the re- ports received show tnat tne facility with which smuggling could be carried on has not been gen- erally known, as examination of some of the cars owned by private parties revealeu the tact that the doors were so constructed that they could be taken off without regard to the seaied lock. Dountless the revenues have been robbed to a large amount, but not near so much as the means afforded, COMPLEXION OF THE LOUISIANA SPECIAL COM- MITTEE. e Despatches were received here to-day from re- sponsible parties in New Orleans that there would be no further demonstration by the White Leaguers until after the special committee ap- pointed to visit Louisiana had made their report. The composition of the sub-committee ts wholly unsatisfactory to the radical element of New Or- leans. Mr. Potter is Known as an unswerving democrat, the leading member of the House Juai- ciary Committee against Durell both tn the last and present Congress, and traces the origin of the trouble to tne midnight order which imposed Kellogg upon the State as ite Governor. Mr. Phelps is not regarded as a partisan, and would be tnfu- enced more by his business tact than by his poittt- cal aMiilation with the republican party. Charley Foster, the chairman, does not impress Kellogg's defenders as a man of any weight in their behaif, and so the committee appointed after so much strategy 1s a sore disappointment to upholuers of the present State government in Louisiana. The White Leaguers seem to fully understand this, and hence the masteriy tnactivity which is to pre. vat! for the present. The only consolation now leit 18 the assignment of General Terry to com- mand the Department of the Guif. SERIOUS ACCIDENT. Ascar No, 15, of the Tenth avenne line, was passing the corner of West Forty-firat street, Mar- un McGowan, of No. 562 West Forty-second street, Who Was crossing the avenue, tripped and te, against the vehicle, He was thrown back to the eyeevat ite, LU 1 force ie, his Jers an was ead severely injure was sent to Bellevue Hospital, THE IMPERIAL STRANGER, | How King Kalakaua Spent Christmas Day. Religion, Art and Pleasure—A Royal Levee— » The Ovation at Brooklyn—Exhibi- tion by the Fire Department, —_+-—_—__ Governor Kapena’s Impressions of America. King Kalakaua’s Christmas was 8 pleasant one, and the more he sees of the city the more anxious is he to prolong his stay. He has everywhere won general regard and there seems to prevail @ unt- versal desire to accord to him a hospitable and generous welcome. Now that the cold which he contracted on bis way to the national capital has Partly disappeared he appears to enjoy with keener relish the many novelties that daily come under bis observativn. and his comments on the various features to wolc. his attention is drawn savor of sound judgment and ready appreciation. ‘The weather yesterday was exceedingly bracing and he expressed himself as in better healtn and spirits than on avy occasion since his arrival. 1b will be seen that the programme arranged for his entertainment was appropriate to the day, com- mencing with attendance at churcn in the moruing. Carriages were in waiting at the Windsor Hotel sbortly after ten o’clock, and as usual a crowd collected in the vicinity to gatcn a glimpse of the regal visitor as he passed out. He was accompanted to St. Thomas’ Episco- pal church by Colonel Wherry, United States Army ; Lieutenant Totten, United States Navy; and Alder- man Gilon, whose attention and promptness nave contributed much to the pleasure o! the city’s guest. ‘The other members oj the Reception Committee followed and asthe ride was short one the church was soon reached. In anticipation of his coming @large assemblage congregated at the entrance. The services had just commenced as the party passed into the edifice and were es-’ corted to seats !u the centre aisle which had been reserved for them, AS might have been expected King Kalakaua was the cynosure of every eye during the impressive services, and on leaving the church tie party was followed by a dense throng. But the King bore Himself with ease, aud seemed tobe unconscious that his presence attracted somuch attention. The party returned to the hotel shortly aiter one o'clock, THE KING PHOTOGRAPHED. In accordance with the arrangements made and with the expressed desire of several to have pho- tograpnhs of the King jouvenirs Of his visit, ihe Reception Committee escorted the royal guest to Gurney’s studio, op Broadway, where preparations were promptly made to carry out the programme, The visitors were received by Mr. Benjamin Gur- ney, Who, while the committee were inspecting his handsome gallery, conducted the King, Gover- nor Dominis and suite to the mysterious realms overhead. The King dogned his imperial uniform, and was first pboyographed standing, next ina sitting posture and again in citizen's attire. Gov- ernor Dominis next fell into the hands of the skt\- jul artist, and after him Colonel Wherry and Lieu- tenant Palmer. On seeing the negatives the King expressed his satisfaction with the rapidity with which he had been photographed, and before leaving personally thanked Mr. Gurney for his attentions. lt was intended, in response to an invitation, to visit the Hippodrome in the afternoon, but it was igund that time woula not permit of it, and an intimation was forwarded to Mr. Barnum that the King would go to bis estab- lisnmentearly next week. King Kalakaua, more- over, had an engagement to meet some [riends at the hotel, to which the party returned at four o’clock. THE KING'S LEVER. About five o'clock the King held’an informal reception in his private parlor, and many of bis old acquaintances that he had known in Honolulu were presented. His Majesty was greatly pleased to meet them, especially when some of his old classmates at college made their appearance, The visitors present, all of whom had either been rest- dents or tourists in the Islands, were as tollows Dr. T. M. Coan, G. P. Lathrop, General 8. UC. Arm- strong, the President of the Normal School at Hampion, Va.; ara. King, Dr. Natnaniel Emerson, W. W. Armstrong, Wurren Goodall, Miss Philips, Charles Dana, samuel Hoimes, Miss Avna Paris, Dr. Henry M. Field, ot the Evangelist; Colonel W. C. Churcu, Mr. Odell, Mrs, Hovt, Miss tall, KF. W. Sadier aud Mrs. Sadler. Mrs. Sadler's visi: was especially opportune, as her father was the first consular represeatative of the Hawaiian kingdom to the United States, Tnis reception was one ot the most pleasant Phases of the royal visit. tp | to @ certain exieut, Was thrown aside, apd His Majesty up- peared to enjoy greatiy meeting his old acqgaint- ances ina social way. After the reception was finished, the HERALD representative had a private joterview with the King, Alter a friendly discussion of the events leading to His Majesty’s accession, the conversation turned to the Reciprocity Treaty which wiil at- tract attention during the present session of Con- gress. In atew well chosen words the King men- toned the advantages which would accrue to both countries by the passage ot the wished tor treaty. “Wuat did your Majesty tuink ol the ‘Black Crook?’ asked the reporcer. “T enjoyed it very much,” replied the King, “I had never betore seen @ ballet, and its novelty amuscu me greatly. The ‘Queen’ in the periorm- auce was especially good.” His Majesty was particularly gratified by the exercises at the Normal School on (hursday, and expressed his unqualified approbatio: uring the interview the King usual air Ol easy good humor, with, however, a certain dignity that marks the monarch. AN UNMIXED HAWAIIAN. Itis safe to say that ne has very iavorably im- pressed all with whom he has come in contact, and, despite nis short stay at the Windsor, has already won golden opinions. In tnis connection it is proper to refer to an ab- surd story that has been going the rounds of many newspapers, it has been stated that King Kala- kaua is the son of an American irom Massachu- setts, who married a native woman of tne Hawaiian islands, and afterwards returned to tne United States, paving tired of mis isiand lie. Some papers have even gone 80 far as to say that His Majesty has made arrangements to visit nis father's family in the Bay Staie. He contradicts emphasically tnis story. The King 18 of unmixed Hawaiian biood, and the story of his American isiand he married « vauve who bore him @ son. tened Kalakua, not Kalakaua, and from this similarity of name has arisen this very romantic bat utterly untrae story. It may interest old residents of the islands to know that the King has prociaimed as his successor Prince Leleeonuku, bis brotner. Fatling of issue from the | prince the crown goes to Mrs. Dominis, wife of one Of the members of the King’s present stat, | and all who know this Princess will admit that a better selection couid not have been made. she is the King’s sister, and an excellent represenia- tive of Hawaiian beauty and cultivation, GOVERNOR KAPENA’S OPINIONS. For the last two days Governor Kapena, of tne King’s suite, bas been confined to his room by a slight lameness, and he has not parucipated tn any of tne royal movements. Yesterday utter- noon, while fis Majesty was at the photograph- er’s, a representative of the HBRALD called upon the Governor, His Excellency, oi whom New Yorkers ave seen but little, owing to his tem- porary illness, is a tall, handsome inan of cou- mancing appearance, with @ dignified manner tempered with good nature. He cordially welcomed the reporter, and showed no disincunation to give his opinionaregarding | his visit to the great Repuviic. “it was our desire," said His Excellency, ‘to preserve as Much as possible # strict incognito, We have | come to the United States simply to guin informa- | tion and to see sometuing of the country, aud we did not expect to meet with so much ceremony. The Benicia, however, was placed at our ulsposal, fund sinve leaving Honoiuiu we have had to appear th pubic more than we anticipated.” apena 1s & Man Of cultivation and intellect, and it is 10 be regretted that he has not veen avie to accompany bis party in their daily journeys, | Previous to toe accession Of fis preseut Majesty the Governor was tie editor of the native govern- Ment organ, and consequently wkes a great in- | terest in everything pertaining to the press, In to questions relative to, the royal visit His cellency expressed himseif well pleased with the courtesy With which he had been received, bis | reminiscences of the Washington oficiais were quite interesting. Grant is described by tim asa “very qiuet man, With Dut iitile to say,” | while the Known “jolliness” of secretary Robeson | was dniy appreciated, THE DEMONSTRATION AT BOOTHS, An overflowing audience filled this elegant es- tablishiment last eveuiug, ana ior many reasons woman, The child was cnris- | Volume ot 505 pages; | invaluable to every admirer of the xeeat. author. the performance was awaited with the dee; anterest, As asual, the arrangements ior the regal Visitor were completé in every particular, King Kalakaua an‘ suite and the Reception Committee did bot leave the hotel until eignt o'clock, On the arrival of the carriages at the theatre a fine pyro technic exnibition Was given in trout of the butid ing, and attracted a vast concourse of people, King Kalakaua and suite were courteously re- celvea at the main entrance by Mr. Harry Paimer, who conducted them to the lower prosceninm box on the rignt—the other boxes being reserved for the rematoder of the party—which now included Fire Commissioner Hatch, Congressman-elect Wil- lis and Mr. M. B, Miller, of the Produce Exchange, The King received 4 rousing weicome, the audience rising and cheering vocuerously, & compliment whicn the regal visitor graceiuily acknowledged. He immediately became the observed of all ooservers, but as On previous occasions he stood the saock with becoming diguity, There were u¢ decorations, but what the theatre lacked tn em: biematic tokens, Was fully made up by tne bright and cheerful aspect of the house. It was @ de- monstrative ove, judging irom the frequeat out. bursts of entnustasm, and beyond question thig Jeeling had its effect upon the King, who from the beginning to the end mantiested a decided interest in this performance. The play was “Macbeth” wita George Vandenhom and Matilda Heron in tne powerful parts, At the termination ot the first act the orchestra under Mr. Connolly struck up the Hawanan national hymn which was followed “Star-Spangied Banner.” the theatre rang and itis no exageration to say that this was the Grst occasion since his visit to this city in which King Kalakaua received woat might be termed a hearty ovation, During one 01 the intervals Mr. Palmer conducted the King beuind the scenes and explamed to him the woraing of the intricate machinery,with which he expressed biinself mighly pieased. ‘At the cone clusion of the piece the managers were thanked by King Kalakaua, and the absence of any coniu- sion either at the entrance or exit of the party, contributed to render the occasion particutariy enjoyable. A DISAPPOINTMENT. As King Kalakaua stepped tnio the carriage in walting the as bled throug greeted His Majesty with an enthusiastic shout. Without much ade the party drove quickly ont of sight. It was the intention of the Fire Commissioners to give the King an opportunity of judging of the efficiency ovthe department in its general arrangements. ‘the carriages drove down to the corner of Canal street and Broadway, when Commissioner Hatch atoace proceeded to the headquar’ers of the de- partment to ascertain Weverytning in work- order, the recent heavy fall of snow having intertered with the wires. He was iniormed, un- luckily, that the engines wuich could be sum- moned directly irom Caual street were just then engaged ob erred a tire at Sullivan and Sprinj streets, Under these circumstances and in view o the condition of the King’s healtn the Reception Committee deemed 1t prudent to uefer tue exe hibition. To-day King Kalakaua will hold a levée for army and navy oficers at tue \\indsor Hotel, at eleven o'clock. 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