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F ~ MHEKING OF SPAN His Majesty Interviewed by a Herald Correspondent. A Frank Profession of His Platform of Government. Constitutional Liberalism with Pro- gressive Conservatism, CUBA AND GIBRALTAR. Amnesty for Political Offences and Freedom of Conscience, Don Carlos’ Father Accepts the New Regime. SERRANO ESCAPES TO FRANCE. Castelar Resigns His Com- missions. Panu, Jan. 4, 1875. At noon to-day your correspondent had an interview with King Alfonso the Twelfth, at Ahis residence, Basilewsky, Avenue Rome, HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE, In appearance he is extremely frank, truth- ful, bright and intelligent, and seemed ready and anxious to give the Hznaxn every infor- mation. TO LEAVE FOR SPAIN. The King goes to Spain on Wednesday, the ‘6th inst. THE CORONATION, The day of his coronation is not yet fixed. His Majesty has promised to give the Hznarp correspondent a special place to witness the ceremony. CUBA AND GIBRALTAR. King Alfonso will endeavor to settle the Cuban difficulty, and to negotiate with England for the restoration of Gibraltar to Spain. 4 CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT AND LIBERAL POLICY. His government will be liberal and consti- tational, framed after the model of England THE THRONE POLICY. The national policy will be peaceful and conservative. THE ARMY. ‘The Prussian military system, modified so sas to meet the requirements of a Latin people, ~will be applied to the reorganization of the | ‘Spanish army. FINANCIAL REFORM. There will be a thorough financial reform, and the King will satisfy the claims of the Spanish bondholders:at the earliest date. HOME DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCE, He will devote his whole attention to the | ‘internal development of the country—to com- merce and railroads. FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE. The King is personally disposed to grant a | general amnesty to political offenders, and to grant an entire liberty of worship and to Protestants the right of burial in consecrated ground, BLESSED BY THE PONTIFF. His Majesty has obtained the Pope’s bene- | diction. THE FRENCH MINISTER AT AUDIENCE. He received the Duke Decazes, French Min- ister, at two o'clock in the afternoon. “pom CARLOS’ FATHER PROFESSES ALLEGIANCE. The father of Don Carlos has given his ad- shesion to King Alfonso. Other supporters of the Bourbon Pretender are expected to follow his example, thus compelling Don Carlos to lay down his arms and recognize the new régime or retire to exile. SERRANO IN FLIGHT, Marshal Serrano has escaped .to Bayonne sand has just arrived in that city. -SENOR OASTELAR RESIGNS HIS COMMISSXONB. Manprn, Jan. 4, 1875. “ condition of that country, and may do so again, now that a change of government has taken place. It cannot, of course, be stated precisely what our government will or will not do in the present state of affairs, as but little is actually known here of the condition of things in Spain beyond the gen- eral fact that the monarchy bas been restored and Alfonso declared king, ana this with the appar- ent acquiescence of the people, As he has not yet reached the territory of Spain, it would not be in accordance with the diplomatic usages known to independent na- tions to deal at present with the important ques- tions at issue between the two countries in an- Ucipation of events in Spain. There is no doubt, however, that our government will not be less urgent now than in the past for asettiement of the pending questions so closely affecting the interests ofthe United States. The negotiations which were commenced with the late government will continue, The President in his annual Message sala:—“An early settlement, in part at least, of the questions between the two gov- ernments was hoped. Im the mean- time, awaiting the results of immedial Pending negotiations, he deferred a farther and fuller communication on the subject of the rela- tions of this country and Spain. Should the re- Gults not be favorable, Congress, to whom the tn- formation will be transmitted, may take such ac- tion as the interests of the United States require.” It has been ascertained from an altogether credible source that there was no modification of that part of the Message {n relation to Spanish affairs previous to the transmission of the docu- ment to Congress. FRANCE. The Parliamentary Party Leaders in Con- ference with the President. Conciliatory in Tone, but Not Po- litically United. Lonpon, Jan. 4, 1875. Paris despatches state that another conference of leading members of the Assembly and President MacMahon was held at the Elysée last Saturday. A FREE EXPRESSION OF POLITICAL OPINION. A semi-official note 1s published concerning the proceedings, It that in response to an ap- peal from President MacMahon each Veputy ex- plained the ideas of the party he represented with perfect frankness. No further details of the meet- ing are given; but the "note concludes with the hope that the conference will dispel misunder- standings and efface disagreements. NGLISH, DATEAPAREATION OF SHS MINISYERIALIST ‘The 7imes' Paris correspondent telegraphs that the note signifies that no party is willing to sacri- fice its pretensions. Misunderstandings have, in- deed, ceased, for the impossibility of an agreement is no longer denied. Osher special correspondents make similar re- porta, WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN THE ASSEMBLY. It ts said that upon the meeting of the Assembly M. Batbie or M. Dufaure will demand tmmediate debate on the constitutional bills or the dissolu- tion of the House in the event of refusal. A SHARP CONTEST FOR A SEAT IN THE ASSEMBLY. Paris, Jan. 4, 1875. An election to fill a vacancy in the National Assembly was held yesterday in the Department of Hautes Pyrénées. The Bonapartists, republicans and Septennalists each had a candidate in the field. Thus far only partial returns have been received. They indicate that no choice has been made, each of the candi- dates having about the same number of votes. EPUBLICAN GAIN ON AN ELECTION VOTE. Panis, Jan. 4—Evening. A second ballot will be necessary for a member of Assembly tn the Haute-Pyrenees, The united yote of Brauhauban (republican) and Allcot (septennaffst) exceeds by 10,0v0 that cast for the Bonapartist candidate. M. Brauhauban will retire in favor of Alicot, who has adopted a more republican tone in his latest political manifesto, A Republican triumph is con- sidered certain. M. LEDRU-RBOLLIN'S FUNERAL—A RADICALIST DEMONSTRATION. The funeral of M. Ledru-Rollin took place to-day. There was no religious ce:emony. Blanc, Victor Schoelcher and Arago were present, Immense crowds, numbering upward of 100,000 people, witnessed the ‘procession and burial. The affair is regarded asa formidable radical demon- stration. MEXICO. RAILWAY AND COMMERCIAL PROGRESS—AMERI- CAN ENTERPRISE IN THE MINING DISTRICTS— 4 NUNNERY SUPPRESSED. Ciry OF MEXIco, Dec. 30, dl Via Havana, Jan. 4, 1875. The Diario pudlishes the official text of the con- cession granted to Mr. Plumb for the construction of the Nuevo Leon Railroad to the Rio Grande. TRADE WITH AMERICA, The comimereial relations of Mexico with the southern ports of the United States and St. Louis are rapidly improving. , A committee of the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce has arrived at Vera Cruz, MINING ENTERPRISE, x Several wealthy Callfornians have arrived at Guerrero with the purpose of developing the min- ing interests in the Bravos district. THE PUBLIO PRESS, There are now 739 journals published in the Re- public. NUNS PLACED IN ARREST. ‘The police at Orizava have arrested a number of women belonging to @ nunnery, convents being prohibited by the new law. THE ARKANSAS ANARCHY. Soefior Castelar has resigned the Presidency |}, EXCITEMENT IN LITTLE ROCK OVER RUMORS OF of the Spanish Commission to the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, the Chancellorship of Public Instruction and his university professorship. THE JURY SYSTEM SUSPENDED, MADRID, Jan, 4, 1875. A decree has been issued suspending the jury ‘eystem. THE NEWS IA WASHINGTON, @EMI-OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM WASHINGTON OF THE RELATIONS OF OUR GOVERNMENT WITH SPAIN—THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. ‘Wasuineron, Jan. 4, 1875. The change in the Spanish government natu- rally occasions comment as to what course our government will pursue concerning it, and al- ready there is much speCulation connected witd the unsettled questions between the United States and Spain, involving those growing out of the Virginius afair, The mere fact that the President and Secretary Fish may, in common with all other public men and the citi: | zens generally, have recently conversed upon the subject of the change of government, certainly does not justify the assertion that a more vigorous policy than heretofore will charac- terize the Executive, or that these gentlemen are not in accord relative to the Cuban and kindred questions. Both these gentle- men are known to be of the same opinion respect- ing them, the Secretary always reflecting the | views of the President in his oMcial communica- tions. It may, therefore, be safely stated that there 1s no divergence of views between them. It 1s known that our government has, from time to time, plainly set forth to Spain the character of our grievances and the measure of A FEDERAL RECOGNITION OF BROOKS—GOV- EBNOB GARLAND PREPARED TO DISPERSE THE BROOKS LEGISLATURE. Lrrrie Rock, Jan. 4, 1875. ‘There is considerable excitement on our streets to-day growing out of the recent despatches from Washington favorable to the Brooks party and the supposition that the Brooks Legislature ‘would assemble to-day. Governor Garland has a rge force of militia on duty and is prepared to ueeres ig Bergen assemblage. There has apparently been no attempt to organize on the part of the Brooks men, Adespatch from Pine Bluff to-day states that there is great excitement there on account of the arrival of @ company of Garland’s militia, under Captain Cross, sent there with instructions to dis- rse the Brooks Legislature, should an attempt Bs made to assembie at that point. Advices from Washington, from republican sources, assert emphatically that Brooks will be recognized by Co! will be installed as Governor witbin thirty days. ‘The Legislature, in joint session to-da:; U. H. Gariand, U. M. Rose and Gordon finance committee, to dispose of the $2,' bonds providea for in the bill recently passed to raise funds to run the State government. BOILER EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LIFE. Boston, Jan. 4, 1875. One of the boilers at the Franconia Iron Compa- ny’s mill, at Wareham, Mass., burat with a fright- ful explosion early this morning, demolisuing the ‘west end of the immense building and shattering the entire structure more or Jess. Out of eighteen men in the butlding, Edward Cafery was iatally, and four others slightly injured, The mill belongs to W. &. CoMin & Co. of Boston. The damage 13 heavy, but cannot now be estimated. HAVANA EXCHANGE. HAVANA, Jan. 4, 1875. Spanish gold, 2038204; American, 2078 208, Exchange quiet. On the United States, saxty days, currency, 83 a 86 premium; short sight, do., redress, but Spain has oftentimes in reply pre. gentad as an excuse for non-action the unsettled 87 4.90 premium; sixty days, gold, 1028 108 pre- minm: short sight, 106 premium. ‘Un London, 128 | #182 vreminm. On Paria 103 4 105 premium, MM. Louia | gan eine ; men; if my men ever fired 1 did not know it; THE VICKSBURG RIOT. IMPORTANT TESTIMONY REGARDING THE ORGAN- IZATION OF THE NEGRO MOVEMENT UPON THE CITY—OCROSBY'S ORDERS TO HIS HENCHMEN— THE FIRST FIRING—GOVERNOR AMES’ RESPON- SIBILITY. VICKSBURG, Miss., Jan. 4, 1875. ‘The Congressional Investigating Committee met at ten o'clock. The first witness was Dr. Jones M. Hunt, who testified as followa :— Have resided nere since 1866; on the morning of December 7, owing to various rumors, Colonel Miller asked me to go out on the Grove street road apd see if the negroes were approaching; after galloping out five or six miles ran into a body of armed negroes, some of whom cried, “Shoot bim”; I asked, “Who is in commana t Owen said, “I am colonel,” and he ordered the men to Keep quiet, I asked him what he meant by this Proceeding. He sald he was going to Vicksburg under Crosby’s orders; asked him to ride back with me, which he did, On the way he told me that there were 700 armed negroes and 800 on another road, besides his men, and that General Grant and Governor Ames were in Vicksburg; that Crosby was 10 commana of all the blac! od that be had his orders tn writing. After we had ridden sOme distance I told him if he and nis men attempted to go into the city all would bé killed. Owen became frantic, and, showing a pistol, said he would go, or die, J tried to reason with him, and, seeing that was of no use, leit him, ARREST OF OROsBY. Thad not proceeded far before he overtook me, and accompanied me to near Point Lookout, when Ben Allen, now acting as doorkeeper of this room, signalled Owen, who stopped, and I came on and reported to Colonel Miller what I had seen; he told me to secure Crosby; [ went to his house and found Ben Allen there; when I told Crosby I wanted him he declined to go; | startea (o draw a | pistol and he surrendered; after taking him to tne Court House I went out to where Miller's crowd was; Colonel Miller asked me to get the Women and children out of the valley in front, and then to take Owen to see Crosby, which I did; when we saw Crosby he told Owen to lay down bis arms and go home; Owen said he would obey the command if I would take him back; when we got back Owen asked me to please write down on paper, “Tell the damned radicals to go to hell, for I am done with them and now intend to act with honest people,” and to put this in the papers; he then asked me to get some cavalry out of his rear and he woulda take his men home; I got some mounted men out of @ gap in bis rear, and be marched off while I re- turned to the Court House; l saw no fighting; the negroes were moving off when I leit; I saw some | excited men following, and told Colonel Miller, who stopped them, THE FIRST FIRING. Charles E, Furlong was the next witness, and ‘was examined by Mr. Speer :— i was formerly Sherif; first appointed by Gen- eral Ord and elected twice as a republican; my last term expired last January; I as elected State Senator at the last elec. tion, but both parties voted for me; 1 was in the federal army; on the morning of the fight was in company with Mr. Lanter; | went out on the Jackson road to | try and get the negroes to go back; saw Owen’s command, which began firing; I had no command; am positive the negroes fired first; [ was armed then as now (producing a repeater from nis panta- loons pocket) ; there was no attack by us; my mis- slon was of peace and defence; the action of the citizens that day was irrespective of party; about 100 ex-federal soldiers were in the ranks; poiltics had nothing to do with it; of my personal knowl- edge I know of no offcial corruption. TESTIMONY OF A LEADER OF TEE NEGROES, Andrew Owens, colored, a large man, with an Unnistakeable trace of Indiap blood, and the leader of the negroes on the Kaidwin Ferry road, Was the next witness, To General Huribut—Live twelve miies east of Vicksburg, on the Lanter place, on the Baldwin Ferry road; came in on that road the boy 4 of the | fight, with about 120 men from Big Block Bottom; We startea about daybreak; alter the meeting at the hickory tree Sherif Crosby told me himsel! to come in on Monday; my orders were to come armed; he had sent out some letters and oills: my orders were verbal and were given to pe at Montgomery’s colored men’s store in Vicks- jurg oh the Saturday before; Crosby did not state why he wanted us to come; only knew of one writ- ten order; that waatoJotin Taylor, a leading col- ored man, On the Hall's Ferry road; | ald not read it; Cannot read; when we started thought the ne- groes of the country generally understood it as we did; 1 have no military rank; I did not organize my men; only half were then armed and they with old muskets; shotguns and pistols, le then detailed ine mgeling, with Dr. Hunt, which differed very Ilitie from his former state- ment; also his interview with Colonel Miller, just outside the city, which substantially agreed ‘with Colonel Miller's statement. |, ‘Disband your men and go home;’ ight; | weut back and asked Colonel et some cavalry out of my rear, whicn then toid my men to go home; when on the bridge the citizens be- | and the men wanted to form | in line; told them no; the firing was | still kept up, and some of men formed into line, when I drew my revolver and Joreed them to go on; I soon saw one of my men fall; 1 tl jumped into a ditch, where I was cap- tured; had then fallen back three-fourths of a mule; I think the firing was begun by mounted said Miller to he did; they ‘got the firing only lasted ten minutes; John Kearner captured me, and told tne others not to ist Pal was put in jai moved on Vicksburg Crosby; didn’t have time to study it over; never heard there was to be any violeyce or robbery; had neard of the troubie about Cr told me what he wanted as to do; make any difference and that there was no danger in coming; the order to Taylor was writ- ten; the Rev. Ton: Perkins was to have carried it, but had gone home; heard Crosby’s order read at Hickory Tree; thought tne otners were coming on different roads, but had no communi- cation with them; didn’t know half of the men that came with me; while in jail I was allowed to | see Lr i 1 wished; Do propositions were made to me to implicate any one. MUSTRRING THE NEGROES. To Mr. Williams—Thought Crosvy, as Sherif, had autnority as Sheriff to order us in; intended to submit ourseives to him when I arrived, ‘Yo Mr, Speer—Had been in Vicksburg the Friday and Saturday before, but@only on business; the night atter Crosby was forced to resign he came to my house with Tom Broadwaters at eleven o’ciock, and said he was going to Jackson; said he had been driven out of his office; | think now his business was to notify the republican party to help him to be reinstated : notified men on Sunday morning to meet at Hickory Tree; next morn- ing notices were printed for the republican party to meet at Vicksburg; on Munday morning sent them round by two men; about seventy-five or eighty men were there that evening, and talked about coming in; Nelson Wells read it to them; a good many Wanted to know what they were ‘wanted to come in for; told them I did not know, but they must come; met next morning as Lid was breaking; thought all the colored men jn the county were doing toe same thing; the order was to meet armea; thought we were to obey any legal order of the Sheriff; if the Sheriff had told me that the people of Vicksburg bad pat him out and to arrest them all and put them in jail I would re done 80; five or six years ago | belonged to a society which re- quired colored people to swear to stand by each other; Colonel Furlong administered the oatn; when I saw Crosoy in jail I didn’t reproach him; was not angry with him; when I got back to Coonel Miller I didn’t curse or threaten Crosby; don’t think THE OBJECT OF COLONEL MILLER’S MEN at the time ol the fring was not to kill my men, only to irighten them; Dave no ill feeling toward Colonel Milier’s men; believe some of the young men would have killed my men, but the old citi- zens would not; would think 1t my duty to obey the Governor’s proclamation; wouldn't Obey the or- ders of preachers to commit violence; the tickets which we vove are Marked; don’t think the col- ored people would allow a negro to vote one not marked, but would not maitreat him for doing so. To Mr. O’Brien—My belief is that Governor Ames is the respon-ible person To Mr. Wiliams—This 1s merely my opinion. To Mr. Uvnger—It Crosby bad not been in- terfered with there would have been no trouvle, At tive o'clock the committee adjourned until nine o'clock to-morrow morning. INDIAN AFFAIRS. REPORTS OF DISTURBANCES IN THE INDIAN TER- RITORY EXAGGERATED. * WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 1875, The Commissioner of Indian Affairs to-day re- ceived the sollowing telegram from E. R. Roberts, Chief Olerk in charge of the Union Agency for the five civilized tribes of the Indian lerritory:— Musxoasg, I. T., Jan. 3, 1875. E._P. Smira, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington, D. 0. :— “ All quiet at Vinita and vicinity. No trains mo- lested and no destruction Wuatever at the ratlrovd tion, The 4 affray Was caused by an attempt to introduce whiskey by Ini 8 hear Prarie Creek and thelr attempted arrest by a Cherokee Sheriff and_ po: 'wo were kilied and two wounded. No ats or movements have been made to molest parties or trains at any station on the railroad, The account sent irom Gnetopa was greatly exaggerated. Can hear of no disturbance | ments ai NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS. Confusion and Excitement Among Wire- Pulling Partisans. Rival Politicians Resort to the Forcible Logic of Fisticuffs. THE UNITED STATES SENATORSHIP. HaRRissurG, January 4, 1875. I intimated in a former despatch tnas perhaps never in the history of this State had greater con- fusion prévailed in the ranks of the democratic party concerning the satisfactory distribution of the aifferent offices appertaining to tne Legisla- ture than now. The issue of the caucus, as might have been anticipated, caused no little dissatisfac- tion to those who hopelessly sought to control it, but no one imagined for a moment that the cha- grin and disappointment of the defeated candi- dates would result in the disgraceful knock-down and drag-out fight which ensued in this city this afternoon, The row occurred between two of Pennsylvania’s most conspicuous and well known politicians, Mr. Samuel Josephs, of Philadelphia, and Mr. William P, Furey, who is at present a resident of the same city. The scene of thé uproar was the reading room of the Bolton House, THE RESORT TO HOSTILITIES. Samuel Josephs, ever since the tnciptent stages of the campaign, has been the warm and earnest advocate of Mr. MoGowen in his efforts to secure the Cierkship of the House. Furey, on the other hand, has‘been the bitter antagonist of McGowen for the oMe, and nence, by virtue of this simple antagonism, Josephs’ sworn enemy and foe, For many weeks past considerable feeling bas existed among the country members against Mr. McGowen, they claiming that Josephs was en- deavoring to secure his election at the instiga- tion and direction of the “ring.” However this may be, all poiltictans at present here, no matter to which party they may chance to belong, are aware that, within the past few days, numbers of “rounders,” well known in Philadelphia, have ar- rived at Harrisbarg, and have been secretiy lurk- ing around the State Capitol It 1s stated that they came with the sole intent of Intimidating all democrats who would venture to oppose McGowen, Samuel Josephs’ bosom friend and pet candidate. At noon to-day your correspondent sawa gang of roughs attack one of McGowen’s strongest Phila- deiphia antagonists, and a general row was only prevented by the interierence of apparently indif- ferent outsiders, who, while appearing to act irom & common impulse to preserve the peace, had in Teality recognized the existence of the rounders, anticipated their intentions and quietly banaea themselves together to forestall the cousumma- tion of their plot. MEETING OF FUREY AND JOSEPHS, In the caucus Josepns and McGowen were tgno- miniously deieated, as was indeed Mr. William P. Furey. All were stopping at the same hotel, and thither, alter the contest, each repaired. By sume strange circumstance Furey and Josephs met in the reading room at the moment when each was burning = and fuming under the _ bitter ataappointment of defeat. Angry words at once ensued, and Furey charged Josephs with being a trickster, saying that he had prostituted the in- terests of his party, and that he was glad he had | never peddied republican tickets as Josephs nad done. Josephs replied toat if Furey meant what he Said be was a liar, Whereupon Furey strack him a poweriul blow whico prostrated him in an aon- Conscious stute upon the floor. While lying there Josephs was rudely kicked in the ‘ace and given a irightiully black eye. Intense excitement babe vatied. The hotel at the time was crowded. to overflowing, and all appeared reaqy to take sides, A general row was prevented, however, by the immediate iutertereace of disinterested parties, who separated the contestants and carried them to opposite ends of the room. RUFFIAN REVENGE, When the disturbance seemed apparentiy to have been quelled, the gangof “rounders” men- tioned above made a simuitaneous rash upon Furey—a circumstance which he least expected. They knocked him down, beat and bruisea nim, and gratified their intentions by hurling him from the reading room of the hotel precipitously dow. A general rush was made to 16 Np rtd somehow managed to escape, and at this hour both Furey and Josephs have divorced themselves from the common crowd to nurse their countenances into respecta- bility. So much for the fignt between man ana mad, and now a word in relation to THE UNITED STATES SENATORSHIP, The pronunciamento denouncing Wallace will be pretty generally circulated to-morrow. Tnough it boars nO name at its beginning or end, the en- velope in Which 1t was lolded and which passed into my hands bears the imprint oi the legal frm of the Buckalews. Tne flat was published tois morning exclusively in the HERALD and re- produced in alltne evening papers oi Philadel- phia this afternoon. It is very long and very care- jully drawn up, and very great excitement exists here coucerning Its contents. There is scarcely @ State constitution that bas not been ransacked to increase its strength, and it bears the imprint of many hours close and logical thought. The temper of the entire article may ve learned from the following quotation from the 8 constitu- tion of New York, section 7, article Sxcrion 7. No member of the Legislature shall receive any civii appointment within this State, or to the senate of the United States, from the Governor, the Governor and senate, or from the Legislature during the time tor which he shall have been elected ; and ali such appoint- 11 votes given for any such member, tor any such oftice or appointment, shail be void. EFFECT OF THE PRONUNCIAMENTO. There are a great many who stand in awe of the pronunciamento and who state thal, as it raises a test question, Wallace will reiuse to-morrow to take tbe oatn for the State Senatorial obiigations, but will hold off on account of his chances for the United States ‘Senatorial chair, thus completely vanquisbing all who might wish to test the legality Of nis election into the higher iegislative courts, During an interview, however, just concluded with State Senator Playford, the recognized leader of the democratic Senate, I was iniormed that no matter now great a talk or popuiar sen- sation tne fiat might cause among outsiders, when the caucus met to nominate a candidate for the Unitea states Senatorsoip no notice whatever would be taken of it. THE CAUCUS NOMINATIONS. The democratic members of the House held a caucus this aiternoon, at which Mr. Patterson, of Allegheny county, Was nominated tor Speaker, and Mr, Woolever, of Levigh, tor Chief Clerk. At the caucus of the republican Senators Mr. Cutler. of Erie, was nominated for Speaker, and Mr. Russeil Errett for Chief Clerk. AMUSEMENTS, THE LYCEUM THEATRE—MRS. ROUSBY AS LADY ELIZABETH. Mrs. Rousby comes from the full harvest ot her English fame to test the favor of an American pubic. She certainly has no reason to regret her reception last evening. The night was cold and forbidding, and the theatre in which she opened has not, for some time, at least, been associated in the minds of the people with any special dramatic attraction. But at an early hour every seat was filled, and the open spa were crowaed with spectators. It was a critical audience, for everybody in New rork who may be said to be anybody in @ dramatic sense was present. When Mrs. Rousby came on the stage, which she did in one of the earliest scenes, she was cordially received. But cordiality soon deepened into enthusiasm, She was called out at the end of every act, and at the end of the fourth the call was repeated three times. Flowers in garlands and pyramids were heaped upon the stage, and when the curtain finally fet! the universal opinion ‘was that our fair English guest bad won a genuine, enduring and well-earned triumph. The play, “’Twixt Axe and Crown,” partiy | romantic and partly historical, is one of the best of Tom Taylor's works. Tne plot is slender, ragged and lacks unity. There is littie note of time and fitness of historical incident, and in Many instances Nberties are taken with the known record of those stirring days. When the play begins Mary is on the throne, and the Prin- cess Elizabeth, just budding into womanhood, is in@ position of half-disguise in her cou The Queen is under the influence of Gardiner, Lora Chancellor and Bishop of Winchester, an ambi- tious prelate, as fond of power as President Grant, and as greedy for money as a member of the old Tammany Ring. She has conceived a pas- sion for the Ear) of Devonshire, who happens to be | m love with the Princess Elizabeth, Gardiner offers the Earl the hand of the Queen, which he declines, This incenses Her Majesty, who sigus an order for the imprisonment of the Earl and her anywuere in the Territory. A iuil report will be sent bY mai { sister. and accents the hand of Philto IL of Soain. who becomes nes_basband. But Elizabeth has ® strange bold on the #fections of the Kngiiah peo- ple, who have no fonduess for “Jack Spantards,"” and the bishop, in union with Simon Renard, the Spanish Ambassador, formea plot for the execu- ‘ton of the Princess. The attempt to involve Devonshire tn the plot fails, eis banished. The council issue a warrant for the execution of the Princess. Gardiner and Renard agree to have the ady beheaded without the Queen's consent, fearing that her sister's love Would aever allow her to sign the warrant. But Sir John Brydges, the Lieutenant of the Tower at the critical moment, decitnes to execute the war- rant without the signacure of the Queen. In the Meantime Devonsmre bas become the accepted lover of (be Princess. Their troth is plighted before bis banishment. The failure of the plot is suc- ceeded by the illness of the Queen. Philip Il, sends the offer of bis love to Elizabeth, who scorns it, remembering her troth. News comes that Devonshire has died in Padua, and, while in deep grie! over this sad bereavement, the lords and Gentlemen come to announce to the Princess that the Queen is dead aud that she lives as Queen of England. This climax of heart-rending grief for her lover and exciam ations of loyaity upon ber accession closes the p! As our readers may see there are many opportu- nities in this tor scenic effect and dramatic situa- tions, Mrs. Rousby is a young woman of unusual ersonal attractions. Sie has a fine sptricuelle larie Stuart face, lull eyes, regular features, with @ steady, unvarying expression of sweetn and interest, We dao not know of @ face on our stage that can be regarded as more beautitul than that of Mrs. Rousby. Her manner is natural, so free from stage graces as to be almost awkward. Her voice is soit low, withous compass, lacking tragic power or any of those electric bursts of Charlotte Cusiman. But it is very sweet, and in the low tones has a grace, & charm, a tenderness, that becomes inex- ratelul as the play gocs on ‘ne feature of her acting is ber natveté—ner ingenuous, artless manner—the conscious dignity of the Princess constantly strug- gling with the strong natural instinct of the Woman. Then what Mrs. Rousby means to do she does. She acts her part with ner whole teart and soul. Her love scenes with Devonshire were juli of nature and feeling, passionate feeling for the man she loved and tn whose arms her womanhood the scene with warrant for her execution 1s read, and where her imagi- nation, morbidly affected by the gloomy influences of the tower and the memory of her mother, who was dragged to whe block, gives way tp @ burst of fear and terror, she showed great power, and so impressed the audience that she was three times called belore the curtain. The closing scene, where, torn witn sorrow on learn- ing of her lover’s death, she 1s hailed Queen, was Ot go effective, |, Were it not for the necessity of the narrati d_the scenic value of the tableau, tt would be well to close the play with the fourth act, for tnis is the natural climax of her acting. Altogether, waile in Miss Cushman and perhaps other ladies we have actresses with more genius than Mrs, Rousby, we have none more natural and pleasing. She occu- pies a unique position on the stage. She is uot brillant, she does not startle with sudden bursts of electric ganius. You are not swept aiong, as it were, in tides of passion and eng ‘ou do not feel that you are under the spell of a Ristori or @ Rachel. But sheis a finished, beautilul, sincere, high-guted, even actress, Whose performance, taken as a whole, Is full of profit and merit. As a famous painter once said:—‘Kaphael is a greater ainter than Claude, but there will be many phaecis before we have another Claude.” We shall have many greater actresses than Mra, Rous- by before we have one so perfectly artistic, fas- cinating and trachful. ‘The play was well cast. Mr. Walsh Edwards, as Gardiner, acted with judgment, but win hi Garainer, where rouna, hearty face seemed sadly out of place as a! Intrigutng, selfish priest. Mr. George H. Clarke returned to the stage the Earl of Devonshire. He was well received, and the audience rejoiced to gee that he retained his mustache, It ls rather @ mean mu he, and he might have added a conical beard to be im spirit with the time, But Mr. Clarke means to live and die in de- fence of tue mustache, and although he deserved @ smart hissing for walking of Mr. Daly’s stage im the middie of a play, lhe was warmly cheered, but not warmly enough to warrant his coming before the curtain in citizen’s clothes at the end of the fourth act, when every one wanted Mrs. Rousby. FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE—‘“‘THE PALACE OF TRUTH.” Mr. Daly has made a good hit in producing here Mr. W. S. Gilbert’s admiraple comeay of “The Palace of Truth.’ The plot of the piece is happily conceived, and sffords scope jor much telling Satire and for many excellent situations, Briefly told it 1s the story of a gay and not over moral king, whose life has been passed not in the strict- est pursuit of virtue, The royal ga!lantries nave not been confined to his bachelor days; but he has succeeded In concealing them from the knowledge of alaitnful put jealous wife. The King possesses a palace which has been placed under an en- chantment, and within its walls and grounds every person is compelled to speak the entire truti, giving utterances to their most secret thoughts without being aware of their candor. The ig Dimeelf owns a tallsman which irees him from tne iufuence of the charm, hence be can | Visit the palace without making disclosures of secrets he would desire to conceal. In order to vest the love of his daughter for her betrothed the King agrees to take ols wife and his entire court to the Palace of Truth. While they are in- mates of the enchanted place they are all com- peiled to speak the truth and some awkward dis. closures are the result. The King bimsels is robbed o. the talisman by an intriguing woman of the Court and questioned on his intrigues by his queen, who keeps him at his coniessions for three hours. The consequence may be conceived. In the end the King recovers his talisman, bis wife © becomes again couvinced of nis innocence and fidelity, the adventuress is exposed and tue Prin- cess and her jover are made nappy. ‘The piay is produced in much vecter style here than atthe London Haymarket Theatre ana is on the whole better acved. Mr. Owen Fawcett as the King is superior to Buckstone in the part, making More of it, with less low comeuy, Miss | Cariotta Leclercq | playeu admirably as the Princess Zeoiide, but Would have looked the character better ten years ago. Mr. Louis James and the other entiemen Oo! the piece acquitted themselves well, fr. James in particular playing with much spirit. ‘Tne exception to the acceptable character of the cast 18 the Queen (Miss Nellie Mortimer), who would evidently be bet er as a chambermaid or in opera, than a8 @ queen, provided she could learn what to do with ber bands andarms, For a first mignt the piece went exceedingly weil, ex- cept lor the delay between the acts. The scenery is very good and the piece cannos tail to be popu. Jar, lor it affords @ most pleasan’ euing’s eaver- vainment OLYMPIC THEATRE. The best bill of the season was presented at this theatre last night, and the house was crowded from parquet to dome, There were ten speciality sketches and acts, of which not one was dull, and an emotional drama by Poole, the American Boucicault, under the name of “The Sunny South.” Tone periormance began with “‘A Pair of Victims,” with Courtright as first victim. Alice Harrisonand Blanche Eilerman sang olio comic songs and bal- lads, and Sam Rickey and Barney appeared in new sketch, “Brady's Boarders.” Gus Wiliam: who-has become the reigning favorite at tis house, presented @ new Dudget of comicalities, and Johnson, the English swimmer, who won the Match on the Shrewsbury River last summer, per- furmed some remarkable feats in a tank o1 water, eating, drinking, smuking, reading and writing under the sarface of the water. ‘wo chilaren cailed tue Garnelias, did some wonderful things in the acrobatic li the younger, only seven ears old, giving & douvie somersault on his Brown "8 pepider @ feat never attempted be. jore, The little fellow successiull, itat the firattrial, A young man Burton Stanley appeared in a lady’s evening totiet, and sang @ few comic son, The entertain- ment’ comvined each extreme of variety, ‘With positive merit, and was one calculated to please the most refined audience, by the entire absence of aught approaching to vulgarity. accomplished : yy the name of Woop's MUSEUM. | Mr. W.T. Melville, ® comedian and character actor, appeared at this theatre last might as a typical pegro in @ sem tion drama called “smoke.” The name is @ very appropriate one, for the piece is cloudy in the extreme as to plot, sense or coherency. Mr. Melville’s negro imper- sonation was an extra thing in t neath, and it would be a vain task to analyze the reason of the existence of such a character. The surroundings were 1D keeping. A cockney, with hey red whiskers and an acceut wuich Was @ cross between a North ol Ireland brogue ana a Maine drawi esapeake pirate of the most inoffensive mien; @ hero rejoicing in the name Oi St. Clair, poverty of attire and general wretchedness; 4 mincing spoken heroine and a number o! su) mery persons tormed the features of this ‘The attendance was very small, except tn t lery, Where the wsthetic points of we keeuly appreciated, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY, The following record will show the changes in the temperature during the past twenty-iour hours In comparison with the corresponding date of last year, as recordea at Hudnut’s Pharmacy play were | cold. T LOUISIANA DRAGOONED, i ort CONTINUED FROM THIRD PAGE, State, snd untii I amJegaliy relieved f am bound to disctlarge the duties of the office to the best of my ability. if I have been guilty of corruption or malfeasance in ofice it is your duty fo at once institute an investiga- tion, But if the'contrary isthe case—if, as | con- tend, the facts show that my administration has lightened tne burdens-of the people sud advanced | the materia; interests of the State—1 appeal to you, | gentlemen, and through you to a good citizens, to iay aside the bitterness of polizical rancor and $0 co-operate’ with me tn seourimng the passage of such further measures of reform as will best se- cure the public welfare an@ advance she prosper- ity Of the State, SHERIDAN TAKES OOMMEND. New ORLEANS, Jan. 4 1875. ORDER FROM GENERAL SHERIDAN, The following order Bas been issued Ly General Shertdan:— MILITARY DIVISION OP THH MissoUnt, New On.gans, La., Jan, 4-9 P.M. GENERAL ORDER No. 1. Under instructions from the Prestdent of the United States, communicated through wné Adju tant General of the Army, the andersigned oereoy assumes controi of tie Department of the Gulf, consisting of the States ef Louisi- ana, Arkansas and Mississippi, ant the Gott posts as {ar eastward and embracing Fort Jefferson and Key West, Fla., excluding the posts tn Mottle Bay, which will hereafter constituse one of the de-' partments of the Military Divisiom of the Missouri. Pp. H. SHERIDAN, Lieutenant General of the United states Army. THE GENERAL'S REPORT TO WASHINGTON, General Sheridan has sent the following +o Sec. retary Belknap :— HEADQUARTERS OF THE | HEADQUARTERS OP THE \ MILITARY DIVISION OF THB’ MiSsOURI, 1875. Hon, W. W, BELKNaP, Secretary of War, Wesh- ington, D. C. dt is witn deep regret that I have to announce to you the existence in this State of a spirit ol de- flance to all lawiul authority aud ap insecurity of life which is hardly realized by the gem eral government or the country at large. The lives of citizens have beeeme 380 jeopardized that umess somet is done to give protection to the people all security usually afforded by law witt be over- ridgen. Defiance to the laws and the merder of Individuals seems to be looked upon by. the com- muuity here iro a standp%ot which gives impu- nity to all who choose to indulge in ettner, and the civil government appears powerless: ve pun- igh or even arrest. Lhave to-night assumed control over the De- partment ot the Gull, P. H. SHERIDAN, Lieutenant General. OBITUARY. MRS, MARIA C, GODEY. The death of Mrs. Maria O. Gedey, wife of Louis A. Godey, publisher of Godeys Ladies' Maga- eine, is announced, The funeral will. take place on Thursday trom her husoand’s residence; No. 1,517 Cnestnut street, Philadelphia, New ORLEans, La., Jam ©. B. GOODYEAR. C. B. Goodyear, one of the oldest memers of the Board of Trade of Chicago, died imthat city yester- day morning, to the great regret of tne members of the mercantile community, and.of & wide cirsle of frienas in private society. PROFESSOR JOHANN WILHELM ZETTERSTEDT. A telegram from Stockholm under’ date: of yes terday, 4th inst., reports as follows:—“Prolessor Johann Wilhelm Zetterstedt, of the Wniver- sity of Lund, the eminent Swedish natural ist. died to-day in the ninetieth yeap of hisage.’* This distinguished man was born tn Midiby, in the Province of East Gothiand, Swedenyon. the 20th of May, in the year 1785. He became teacher of botany at the University of Lund in the year 1810, and Assistant Professor ‘of Natural His- tory the year 1812 In the year 1839 he was promoted and named Professor of Botany and Economy at kung. He was Rector of the University bight | the academia year 1846-47. The Professor made several scien- tfic journeys through Northern Europe, aevoting his altention princuyslly to entomolugy. He haa published an account ‘uf bis travels, andelso many valuable works on botany and entomology... FIRE IN WILLIAM STREET.. Fire on the third Moor of No. 148 William street destroyed property to the value of $5,000 laa? night. PAINFUL AND REPULSIVE FISSURES IN THB palms of the hands, which incapacitate those afficted ‘with them from pert wiind manual labor, can ds readily heated. and ly so, by wasnll the s affected ‘with Gunes Scuemun Soar. which is sold everywhere. Depot, CRIITENTON’S, No.7 Sixth AN OFFER WILL BE RECEIVED FOR TWO ‘Tax Criuixpum Hox Roraay Panssxs: wit, 2. soLD Low. 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