The New York Herald Newspaper, January 11, 1875, Page 7

‘ . NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY Ul, 1875.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. 5 STEAMSHIP COLLISION, Phe Steamers Abbotsford and Pennsylvania at Queenstown Disabled. DAMAGES AFTER COLLISION. THR OUTRAGED STATE Grant Ignores the Congressional Sub- Committee’s Investigation. [SPECIAL DESPATCH To THE HERALD Br CABLE.] | DISCUSSION IN WASHINGTON. re Lonvon, Jan. 10, 1875. The steamship Abbotsford, from Antwerp by way of London for New York, which was | Rumors of Serious Dissensions in the reported on January 7 as having returned dis- abled, was towed info Queenstown to-day with loss of her screw. She was in collision with the steamer Pennsylvania, of the Amer- | Ij ‘ican line, from Liverpool and Queenstown, Ddound for Philadelphia. THE PENNSYLVANIA DISABLED. ‘The Pennsylvania was badly damaged, and’ also put back to Queenstown. HE ABBOTSFORD S4ID TO BE BADLY AGED. Queznstown, Jan, 10, 1875. It appears that the steamship Abbotsford, now at this port for repairs, camo into col- lision with the steamer Pennsylvania, of the American line, hence for Philadelphia, and ‘was badly damaged. ANOTHER MARINE DISASTER—LOSS OF LIFE, f Lonpon, Jan. 11—6 A. M. The steamer Kathleen Mary, !rom Odessa for Falmouth, has been lost at sea, and twenty-six persons drowned. ' FRANCE. ‘MacMahon’s Difficulty in Constituting a New Ministry. pl Le Ministerial Tactics for the Man- agement of the Assembly. Panis, Jan. 10, 1875. The Duke de Broglie has iniormed President MacMahon that he will not be able to organize a Mintatry until the Assembly comes to @ decision ‘with regard to the constitutional bills, THE PRESIDENT IN COUNCIL. The President to-day communicated to the Council of Ministers the results of interviews bad with various party leaders, and requested the present Ministers to remain in office until tne Assembly comes to s vote on the constitutional bills and a pew government is formed, A CABINET RECUSANT. All acceded to the request except M. Chabaud Laotur, Minister of the Interior, who will proba- > bly be repiaced by M. Grivart, from the Depart- ment of Commerce. PARLIAMENTARY CALCULATIONS. Tt 1s hoped that the Army bill wil! be disposed of - fn the Assembly by Tuesday or Wednesday, and that the consideration of the constitutional bills ‘will immediately foliow. Tue Ministers will take no part in the debate. ‘MOVEMENT FOR A DISSOLUTION OF THE AS- SEMBLY. PaRIs, Jan, 10, 1875, The Bien Public says @ proposal in favor of the « dissolution of the Assembly has been numeronsly * @lgned by members of all sections of the Left KING ALFONSO. "THE YOUTHFUL MONARCH MARCHING TOWARD: MADRID. MapRID, Jan, 10, 1875, King Alfonso has lett Barcelona for Vaiencta, “where he is expected on Monday evening. Thence he goes direct to Madrid, and will arrive ‘there on Tuesday. GERMANY AND SPAIN. THE KAISER’S RELATIONS WITH MADRID.—PRUS- SIAN FERLING AGAINST THE CARLISTS, Lonpon, Jan. 11—6 A. M, The Post's Berlin special despatch says a lively « Correspondence 1s im progress between the Ger- Man and Spanish governments in regard to the outrage by the Carlists on the German vessel Gustav. Is is rumored that the German corvettes Victoria and Loulsa have been: ordered to be in readiness « to proceed to chastise the Cariists, if necessary. SPAIN AND CUBA. Pode ira las THE CAPTAS! G!\kEALSHIP OF THE ISLAND TEN- DERED TO VALMASEDA—HIS CONDITIONS OF AC- CEPTANCE. MADRID, Jan. 10, 1875. The Counct! of Ministers kave tendered to Count Valmaseda the office of Captain General of Cuba. ‘Vaimaseda will not accept the post unless he 1s granted a reintorcement of 20,000 men, which he | deems indispensaole for the effectual suppression | ‘Of the insurrection. Should this be promised him he will go to Cuba; vbut before his departure will propose a plan ior the gradual: emancipation of the slaves in the isiand. BEVIEW OF THE VOLUNTEERS IN HONOR OF THE SPANISH ‘ROYALTY—POLITICAL CANARDS FOR FINANCIAL PURPOSES, HAVANA, Jan, 6, 1875. On Sunday last there whs a grand review of all the volunteers in and around Havana im honor of the new King of Spain. About 12,000 troops passed tn review. There was no excitement, aud but few of the ¢roops cheered for Don Alionso. FPauily 3,000 volunteers were absent from their Tegiments, CONTRADICTORY RUMORS, All Kinds of rumors are put afloat in Havana by the Spanish authorities to bear the gold market. One is to the effect that Don Carlos, with 30,000 troops, had declared for Alfonso, The Cubans also lave rumors afoat to the effect that arms and ammunition had been landed for the insurgent army, but upon Abquiry from reliable sources it is learned that the rumors are put in Circulation to keep up the price o! gold, ST. DOMINGO AND HAYTI. ith liltiinls THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY RATIFIED, HaAvasa, Jan. 10, 1875, Advices from St. Domingo to January 1 report ‘that the treaty with Hayti has been ratified, In future ail duties are to ve paid tnree-quarters 40 goid and tne balance in government bonds. VENEZUELA. HAVANA, Jan, 10, 1875, News trom Venezuela to December 20 been | received. The revolution in the interior had received & severe Diow. The insurgent Generals Pulido Bnd Alfaro Perez had been captured near Urica Bnd Were in prison at Laguayra. President Guzman Blanco, with 17,000 men, was marching on Barsiquimento to attack General Oolina, who commands the remaining revolu- tionary forces, Acomplete trinmph for the government and the early re-establishment of ocace was con+ eldered certain, qm) Cabinet. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE = PREPARED. Kellogg’s Sentiments Begarding Judge Dib- ble’s Manifesto. pam-,| THE MASS MEETING TO-NIGHT.. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1875. The political day has been very quiet, the severe degree of coldness keeping many people indoors, and the atvitude of all parties being that of wait- ing. The caucus last night decided nothing and the speeches made only showed that opinious varied greatly and that some members held opin- ions which were scarcely expected ofthom. There will be another caucus on Wednesday. The ten- dency of opinion, however, ts toward a support of the President, Soat least it appears from the gen- eral admission of members, tnat if the resolution of Mr. White, of Alabama, giving the’ President the thanks of the House and its approval and oou- fidence for the recent action in New Orleans could be brought up on Monday it would pass, It will, not be allowed to come toa vote, but that is ail | those who opposed it can do, THE NEW ORLEANS COMMITTER’S REPORT. journey to-day, but helda meeting for consul- tation in the evening. ‘heir report ls not yet completed and will not be until to-morrow. The sub-committee will meet at ten in the morning to compiete, revise and sign the report, and at eleven will meet the full committee to present 1t, SENTIMENTS OF THE MEMBERS, The sub-committee will give only their con- clusions upon the facts in evidence, and will not offer any suggestions as to any legal or other methods of relief. ‘the reason they give for withholding such suggestions is that their ap- pointment was only to get information for the main committee, and on this information the com- mittee must then deilberate and act. The real reason of their withholding any suggestion ts, however, supposed to be that Messrs, Potter and Phelps, who are well known to be strict constrnc- tionists on constitutional grounds, ignore all pro- priety or right of federal interference, and could -| advise, therefore, only a withdrawal of the army or a repeal ot tne Ku Klux and Enforcement acts. This is stronger ground than Mr. Foster, who 1s more of @ partisan than Mr. Phelps, can be ex- pected to take. THE OFFER OF ARBITRATION. The report will relate the offer made by both parties to submit the Louisiana dispute to arbitra- tion by the committee, but will make no recom- mendation in regard to it. It is said that Antoine, the colored Lieutenant Governor under Kellogg, who alone refused to submit the matter to the | arbitration of the committee, to-day telegraphed that he would agree to this submission provided it was urged from Washington. Itis supposed that the committee will bring in the sub-committee’s report to the House to-mor- row; but this is not certain, THE PRESIDENT’S EXPECTED MESSAGE, The President has not seen any member or the Knew they were in town. He has completed his Message to the Senate without making any at- tempt to inform himself of the facts they have col- lected. This, which became known here during the evening, was thought an extraordinary omis- sion on his part, for in his Message he pre- tended a desire to consult Congress and to await his instructions, rf COMPLETION OF THE DOCUMENT. The President has completed his Message, and the documents are being arranged at the White House to-night, There will be a Cabinet meeting at eleven o’clock to-morrow to consider the Message, and it will be sent to Congress shortly after noon. Nothing is known of the tenor of the Message, but | itis rumored that the President approves, or at | seast does noc disavow, Sheridan’s despatches, | and that he will not disavow De Trobriand’s dis- Persion of the Legislature, RUMORS OF CABINET -DISSENSIONS, If this should prove true It is possible that to- morrow’s session of the Cabinet will be even more stormy than that of Friday, which, tt is now said here, had some very vehement features. It is the common talk of the street that Secretary Fish in particular expressed himself in the most positive | manner on all parts of the New Orleans proceed- ings. . The rumors of dissensions in the Cabinet on ac- count of the policy of the administration in regard to the Louisiana troubles are repeated in well in- | formed circies, and it was stated to-night that the | Secretary of State had tendered his resignation to the President. Mr. Fish, however, denies the wruth of the report, stating positively that he has | be did not know. | three members of the Cabinet are not thoroughly in accord with the President on this troublesome question, and have intimated to him that they wiil resign, It is known that several prominent republican | Senators were in consultation with Secretary Fish to-day, and this fact has given rise to the romor that an effort 1s being made to reconcile any dit. ferences which may have taken place between him and the President, KELLOGG ENSURED BY HIS FRIENDS, The partisans of Kellogg in Washington have been in correspondence with nim, pro- | testing against his vacillating course. In reply he | has telegraphed to a friend here that‘he was Willing to submit affairs to arbitration, because he was confident he could prove hts election and thus vindicate the President. He says he can safely abide a fair investigation, and that itis not a hew election that is wanted, but protec. ton in the right of administering the State Ove | ernment, He believes that tf Congress had acted as the President has comparative peace wonld be had. He will cheerfully abide any action taken by Congress, and trusts that it will act promptly for the good of the whole people of Loutsiana. He emphaticaily declares that neither he nor bis party desires a new election. THE INDIGNATION MEETING} . TO-NIGHT. The mass meeting of citizens of all political par- ties will be held at the Cooper Institute to-night, Ail the late news (rom New Orleans and Washing- ton in reference to the Louisiana outrages serves to make the people more determined to show their sentiments in regard to the action of | General Sherfdan in the matter. The feeling | against President Grant ts very intense, and People were unmeasured in their expression | 01 it yesterday. The object of the meeting and the effect it would be likely to produce were the gen- eral subject of conversation yesteraay in public places, and there seemed to be but one opinion | Gmong all classes of men. [tts more than prova- | ble that the compass of the hall in the Cooper In- | Btitute will be too limited for the vast audience — ‘Who will Want to take partin the Proceedings; — Gnd this is not to be wondered at, considering the | intense indimnation of the poonie. It naa been | The New Orleans Committee resied from their New Orleans sub-committee to-day, though he not resigned, though as to what would take Place | q | There seems to be every indication that at least | barroom and $300 Gefinitely settled that the following gentlemen ‘Will address the assemblage :— WItiaM CULLEN Bryant, EXx-GOVERNOR SEYMOUR, Jamxs 8S. THAYER, CLARKSON N. I@rrgr, Witttam E. Dopar, GOVERNOR SALomon, ABRAM 8. HEwIrT, GzoRGE TickNOR CrRTIS, WILiiaM M, Evanrs, and. COLONEL F. A, CONKLING. No second meeting will be held, and everything that would be likely to give the gathering a parti- san complexion will be studiously avoided. THE RADICALS INDIGNANT AT JUDGE DIBBLE, New ORLEANS, Jan. 10, 1875, The Republican say: “The somewhat remarkable letter of Judge Dioble, Assistant Attorney General, to Hon. Charles Foster, whicn was published tn the demo- cratic papers of this city yesterday morning, was the subject of considerdbie comment during te day. We conversed with very ew who tovk the view of the matter which is expressed by Mr. Dibble, and we jee| authorized to suy that the opinion is bis Individually and is not held by the ieading re- publicans of the State. Governor Kellogg most } emphatically disclaims any endorsement of the Jetrer and states that Mr. Dibble published it in democratic papers alone, without consulting nim or the other leading republicans on the subject. dIis own Views are in direct opposition to Mr. Dib- ble’s on the status of the State government.!! | PRESS NOTES ON LOUISIANA. ee ee The peopie must put cown Grant, or put up with Cwsarism in its vilest form.—Charleston News. “New Oricans is qutet.’? Sheridan is in New Orleans. His force consists of three staffoMecers and two ladies.— Washington Republican (rep.) Perhaps the oniy way to give satisfaction to the White League brethren will ve to nave the law provide for a democratic victory. Then, pernaps, there will be peace at la: Hartford Courant (rep). It 18 manifest that President Grant has contra- vened the constitution ana laid himself liable to impeachment—a consummation a democratic Congress must bring about.—Calskill Recorder (dem.) The President passed hundreds that might have been trusted in Louisiana, and sent the most unfit ofMicer he could have selected. He committed a crime against tne lana in doing 50.—Richinond Dispaich (dem.) The fact is that the military did not meddle with the Legislature at all. It simply ejected a mob which was not the Legislature, and which had never been organized even under color of lawful forms.—Detroit Post (rep.) When ail this has been said, we must add that General Sheridan is, do far as anybody has discoy- red, thoroughly honest. Nothing Worse can be mputed to him than indiscretion and bad judg- ment.—Chicago Tribune (rep.) How newspapers differ:—An Ohio paper nom- inates General Sheridan for the Presidency for what he has done in New Orleans, and a Southern paper says that he should and no doubt will lose dis commission in the army for the same reason. If any shall be so insane as to dare to attempt what these editors and some democratic Congress- men seem to invoke, they will find the whole peo- ple as ready to rise up to put down the new robel- lion as they were the old.—Cincinnati Gazette (rep.) * A want of respect for any member of the Grant family, if tt is only a third cousin of a brother-in- law, 1s regarded as an offence against the United States under this administration, and will not be tolerated in any person.—Chillicothe Advertiser (dem) We are sorry—more than sorry—that somebody fin brief authority has committed a palpable wrong in using swords and bayonets in organizing the Legislature of Louisiana. It is the first federal usurpation known tn our history, and it should be the last.— Woonsocket (R. I.) Patriot (rep.) Nobody responsibly connected with these pro ceedings wjll escape the censure of the nation. ag 1s impossible to believe the American people will sanction them. However sincere the motivés of their action they will find they have assumed a Motistrois burdet,—"oston Advertiser tren.) = Seteataeent Sta q e flemen who propose an indignation meeting in Faneuil Hall, to protest against the course of General Sheridan in Louisiana, should bear in mind the motto of David Crockett, When sure they are right they can “go ahead” with more safety than at present.—Boston Traveller (rep.) If not Baltimore, then let Frederick county speak. Here, irom our Court House, went forth the first protest against the usurpations of British despotism. Let her gather ap the memories of her past history, and, filled with thetr inspiration, let her utter fortn her second protest against the treason of American Cwsarism.—Frederick City (Ma.) Citizen (dem.) Who js Grant that ne should seek to act the part of master of the South? Who is Sheridan that he should attempt to crusn the white people of Louisiana? Is it not time that this tyranny be brought to a sudden, and, if it must be so, a bloody end. The time for arguments, for appeals, for remonstrance, is passed. Barricades ought to be the Jashion now, With armed men behind them,— Atlanta News (dem.) VASQUEZ, THE BANDIT, GUILTY, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10, 1875, The trial of Vasquez, the noted bandit, ended yesterday, with a verdict of guilty. He is to be sentenced Janu: FATAL FIRE IN SACRAMENTO, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10, 1875, The Western Hotel at Sacramento was destroyed by fire yesterday aiternoon. Tliree men perished in the flames. Others are supposed to be buried in the ruins. DEATH BY BURNING. FOUND NEw HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 10, 1875, Yesterday afternoon Thomas Francis Farrell, a boy three years old, was burned to death in his father’s house by his clothes catching fire from tie | stove, where he bad come to dry them after sild- | Ing down hill. FIRE IN NEW HAVEN. New Haven, Conn., Jan. 10, 1875, An accidental fire in @ frame building at the corner of Congress avenue and Hallock street, last | night, caused a damage of $300 in James Quinn's so the house, which is owned by Quinn’s family narrowly escaped Frank Craig. suffocation, FIRE IN NEVADA, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10, 1875, A fire last night at Treasure City, White Pine district, Ney., destroyed a number of buildings, mostly dweliing houses. The loss is estimated at $40,000. No insuranc FIRES AND EXTREME COLD. PATERSON Depot, N. J., Jan. 10, 1875, A fire at two o'clock this morning destroyed a barn on Lawrence strect; loss $500, Attwenty | minutes of three o'clock another fire broke ont, | damaging Adolphus Smeau’s house, on Market | Street, to the extent of $1,500. ‘The mercury was | SIX Or eight degrees Lelow zero, Some of the steam engines were irozep up, and the firemen | | Suftered terribly, BURNED TO DEATH. While. Mary Welsch, sixty-five years old, residing at No, 217 Houston street, was cooking tn nev | kitchen on the evening of the Stn inst. her dress, becoming entangled in the stove, caught fire and | the Dames spread so rapidly that ver back, arms | and legs were severely burned beiore the fire could be extinguished, She waa removed to Bellevue FIRE IN LUDLOW STREET, | Shortly after one o'clock this morning a fire broke out in a bedroom on the second floor of the tenement in the rear of No, 17 Ludlow street, It caused consideranie alarm amopg the humerous inmates of the house Ob account of the great volume of smoke it pro- duced. After some diMcuity the firemen sup- ressed it. The loss occasioned by it ts estimated at only $25, Tuis falls upon a alr. Greenepaum, WASHINGTON. Spain Warned of Her Danger from | promisea witn Stockwell and reieaseu him from Grant’s Third Term Ambition. ADMIRAL POLO'S APPREHENSIONS, | prove nis assertions. Irwin says that tn the mat- Motives of the Pacific Mail Investigatiors Im- pagned by Irwin. Reciprocity and Favored Nations. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. WasHINGToN, Jan, 19, 1875, COMMERCIAL RECIPROCITY WITH FOREIGN COUN- TRIES—THE MOST FAVORED NATION CLAUSE: ITS INTENT AND OPERATION. The question of special reciprocity treaties is arresting the attention of our public men. It was not supposed that the sovereign right of a country to make a treaty of this character would ever be cailed in question after the negotiation and rati- fication of the treaty with the British government du 1864, made for the purpose of promoting the commercial relations between the United States and the Britisn North American Provinces; but apprehension has been expressed that claims to advantages of a special treaty might be made by other countries having general treaties with this country, by virtue of the most favored nation clause, The gross injustice of claims of this char- acter 1s apparent. While general treaties are designed to promote friendship and commerce & special reciprocity treaty ia based upon the princi ple of each party giving to the’ other some special privilege and advantage. 11 isin the nature of a special contract, made jor a mutual considera- tion, and 1t wouid be dishonorable in any nation to attempt to derive advantages irom a treaty for which another nation has paid an equivalent. But in all questions of law, international as well as common and clvil, authorities are more con- clusive than reasoning. As our authority for the principle we refer to the Canadian treaty, which Was negotiated by Mr. Marcy, Secretary of State, who was one of the most eminent statesmen of his time, and ratified by the Senate, which was then, as it 18 now, distinguished for its learning on ali questions of international law. In ashort time aiteryardg Mr. Marcy negotiated a treaty with the Hawatian government, involving the same principle of mutual exchange of producta, and subsequently Mr. Seward, while Secretary of State, directed his Minister Resident at the islands to negotiate @ similar treaty. There was no analogy between these treaties and that of Gan- ada in the details; but this was in the principle of mutual exchange without a duty, ‘The Hawaiian treaty was, in the fullest extent, mutual. The produce of the tslands, which would have been wholly brought to the Pacific coast, was sugar, tropical fruits, &c., which are not raised on that coast, for which they would have received from the United States such produce or manutac- tures as are not grown or made on the Islands, A treaty Was made between the Hawahan Kingdom and France, in 1859, in which was matuaily granted certain special privileges on the part of each country. The British Commissioner claimed the same privileges, by virtue of the most favored nation clause of the British treaty, as the French enjoyed by the special provision of thetr treaty, which was depied by the Hawalian government, upon which the British Commissioner addressea a pote to hig own government, and received the following reply:. FOREION OFFice, June 10, 1807, Sim—Lord Stanley bas had under bis considerge tion, aud has consulted the proper law officer 0; ti nen nen vonr dasnatch. Na @ of the Thm 6h | Wake Pogaraing Uis GaesiTOu” aa 'tS tne fant of rorefith ton: at Honolulu, to claim under the most favored na- tlon ciags the. pome privileges, with respect to jurisdi¢tiod over. O¥erices committed on board vessels of their fespective natrors in Hawanap ports, as were granted to F A consuis by the treaty between France aud Haw Ogrober, 139 that she Hawellan Foreign Minister has taken a correct view of the construcuon of the French and Englisi treaties, and that Her Majesty's wov- ernivent 18 not entitled to claim under the most Javored nation clause o/ the treaty with Hawau of the 10th of July, 1851, the peculiar privileges granted to the French Consul by the twenty-frst article of the French treaty. ‘fhis article is one of reciprocity, and unless Her Majesty’s government 18 able god ready to concede to the Hawatan Consul the same exclu- sive ee over subjects of their State on board Hawatian vessels in British ports, it cannot Claim ior Her Majesty’s Consul sach a juris- diction over British suojects on board British ves. sels 1n Hawaitan ports. 1 am, sir, your most obedient, bumble servant, E. MMOND, To Major J. H, WopgewousE, Honolulu, A jew years since a treavy was made between the Portuguese and French governments, and Mr. Akroyd, who was @ member of the British House of Commons, asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, “whetuer he wag aware thata treaty of commerce had recently been concluded between the Portuguese and French govern- ments, admitting French goods on more favorabie terms than heretofore, and thus to the compet tive disadvantage of the British manufacturer? Lord Stanley in reply, said—“In answer to the question of the honorable member, I beg to state that a treaty of commerce has recently been con- cluded between the Portuguese and French governments, admitting French goods on more Javorable terms than heretosore, to the competitive disadvantage of the Britisn Manufacturer, I ave to state that 1 am aware that it is the case, but inasmuch as that nas been done in return for certain spevial concessions granted by the government of France, the ex- isting treaties between England and Portugal do not give us any right to protest or complain on | that account.” From the dependencies of Spain and trom Brazil our principal importations of contain What is usually termed the most favored nation Clause, and the treaty with Brazil, “in aly parts relating to commerce and navigation,” ceased and determined December 12, 1841, pursu- ant to notice given vy the Brazilian government, So far as we have examined our treaues are well guarded jn this particular, Many countries of Europe have made special reciprocity treaties, and we are not aware that any difficulties have arisen with other nations in relation to them. There are but few nations with whom we can advanta- gcously make a treaty of this character; but when, like the Sand Wich Islands, the products of the two countries are dissimilar and their associations Most intimate, great advantages will result from it, It 18a matter o! justice to the people of the should be made, 1t is due to them for the promo- Uon of their trade and for their future protection, There is something due to the Americans at the islands, who have dune sv much to promote the Christian civilization of that interesting people, | They have furnished a valuable commerce to this country for many years, and sustain there an American lonuence which has undoubtedly kept | the islands irom the control of some one of the great Powers of Europe, FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, oa ewonany WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1875, IRWIN ON THE COURSE OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTER AND THE PACIFIO MAIL COMPANY—SKILFUL MANIPULATION OF CHECKS, General Sickles was put while on trial for the murder of Key. Irwin stfll insists that the chief object Of the committee 13 to suppress testimony which he desires to give. He says the committee want to find out woat Congressmen were bribed, Wf any, and that the object of the Pacific Mali Company is to make it appear that he stole vhe money given tobim to Procare a subsidy, in H order that the; may get the symvathy of Congress | Ot the 22m oF am stdte to you, in reply, that Iam ddviséd suis, other than the Consul of Franco ; i sugar are made, Our treaty with Spain aves not | Pacitic coast of the United States that this treaty | Irwin was to-day ordered to be kept within the | ‘Re Absence of Vice President Wilson, who ts Hospital, where she died early yesterday morning. | !mits of the Jail, not being allowed to walk out | Presidents of the soctety, the Secretary, Dr. Chick. side, He is confined in the same roota in which | CMS, Made a statement as to the progress of the | and thus ‘save the subsidy.” But ne claims that | all the money was given him by authority of the Board of Directors and by Stockwell; that the present directors, while charging everything | Against the Stockwell administration, nave com- every obligation, including the subsidy money, and thereby ratified bis acts, snd Irwin asserts that the committee are uowilling to receive tes- timony on tins point, and have even allowed tue company to retain the minute books, which could ter of the Pacific Matl Company investigation, John Roundey testified that the debit to Eldridge and Irwin was reduced from $800,000 to $600,000, which sum they never had, by some exchange | of checks with Jonn Roach, amounting to about $200,000, of which sum $100,000 was charged to tron steamer No, 5 and $100,006 to iron steamer No. 6, being the steamers Peking and Tokio. Mr. Roach said he never had this money, and it was a mere exchange of checks with Stockwell. Mr. Hatch testified that he had an “impression” that this $200,000 went to Lockwood & Co., bankers and brokers, Mr. Lockwood testified that the transaction was @ mere exchange of checks. After Mr. Lockwood testified Mr. Hatch was again examined, and swore that this $200,000 was not apparent upon the books of the Pacific Matl Company, and satd, im substance, that the company had never had it, Alter this ex- amination Mr. Lockwood procured the original check of Lockwood & Co. for $300,000, being the check Jn question, and sent it to Washington by a trustworthy party, “whose name Irwin has,” who. delivered it in person to Mr. Kasson, one of the Committee on Ways and Means, The said check 18 payable to the Pactfle Mati Steamsnip Company, or order, and is indorsed “for deposit— Heory Smith, Treasurer,” and bears upon tts face the Clearing House number 23, which indicates the National Bank of Commerce, in New York, where, in fact, the check was deposited and passed to the creait of the Pacific Mat! Sream- ship Company,‘thus impeaching the accuracy of Mr. Hatch’s sworn statements and ‘4mpressions.”” These facts were stated to Mr. Kasson, and if the committee have any doubt upon the subject and desire the truth let them subpana the officers of the Bank of Commerce and cali for the deposit slip of that date. ADMIRAL POLO'S WARNING TO HIS GOVERN- MENT—DANGER TO SPAIN IN GRANT'S THIRD- TERM AMBITION. i A friend of Admiral Polo, who was sometime Spanish Minister here, relates that belore the Aamiral left here last June he said in conversation that on his return home he would seek to accom- plish one object, namely, to warn any persons who were or might come into power tn Spain to con- cede everything to the United States necessary to | avoid a war, because he was convinced that an at- tempt would be made to get up a war with Spain in order to further the President's third-term schemes. A NATIONAL CAUCUS OF DEMOCRATS. A number of prominent democrats, mostly Western men, are in town and others are expected to arrive to-morrow and Tuesday. Among those here now are ex-Governor Magoffin, of Kentucky; Washington McLean, of Cincinnati; Duncan Fra- ser and General Harris, of New Orleans. It 1s un- io i —_—_ MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. Mr. Boucicautt ts at work on a comedy which {@ to succeed “The Snaughraun.” Tie, chief pass Will be written for Mr. Montague. ™ April “fhe Shaugoraun’ will De withérawa, Mr. Boucicanlt will play for four wees in Boston. Aiterward he will proceed to Cauforma. In.the autumn ue returns to New York. FE. L, Davenport played in “Damon and Pye thias” on Saturday night at Mra, Conway's Theatre to a crowded house. To-night be appears: as Shylock at the Firth Avenue Theatre, An Irisn romantic play, entitied “Clancarty,™ was presented at tie Par Theatre, Brooklys, last week, with indifferent success, It is from the pem of Tom Taylor, and abounds with the extravae gance which characterizes this authors works. Clancarty ts an Irish characters drawn by an Eng- lish band, and 13 a strange compound of Gascon boasting and Hnylish vulgarity. As a sketch o8 human character it is s mere caricature, not de- serving of serious attention, Tom Taylor makes o( his Irish gentleman an impossible compound of hero and swash-buckler, who is constantly pere forming some chivalrous act and mforming the audience of the chivalry, sense of honor and courage of Irish gentlemen, a¥if he were under the impression that these qualities in his country~ men needed the service of a moral bill-sticker to be discovered by the rest of humanity, The author Means to be complimentary, and fatls only because he knows nothing whatever of the feelings uf tne people be undertakes to write about. The thin varnish of heroism, which he spreads over the vulgar, boasting, swash-buckler that he has dubbea@ Clancarty will scarcely induce the publia to re. ceive him with favor, We should be sorry to think that the outcome of Ton Taylor's dramatic brain, ever could have eXisted as & represen‘aAUve typ@ of gentiemen. ART NOTES. A Striking portrait of Judge Kufea.W. Peckham, who was lost with his wile in the; Ville du Havre disaster, has been executed by Jarred B. Fiagg, of this city. The canvas ts a three-quarter length por- trait of the deceased Judge, who ts represented in his favorite pose—leantng on a.cane, The likenoss ts very good and 13 full ofcharscter. «lt is intended for presentation to the State, to be hung in the Court of Appeals with tae portraits of Kent, Spencer, Cady and other judicial worthies, The present work was ordered by (he Bar of the State, and the commission was tntrusted to Mr. Flagg, who is a nephew and pupil of Washington Allston, ® painter of the Revolutionary, times, 1t is related of Judge Peckham: that whea the Ville du Havre was sinking, and some conijusion occurred among the passengers, he appewed to them to be calm, saying, “If we must go down, let us go down bravely.” There was @ good deal of the soldier in Judge Peekham’s character, and the artist has not failed to indigkte the decision and firmness whick distinguished him. HORSE NOTES. CG. H. Andreas, of Youngstown, Ohio, has sold his. chestnut trotting gelding Reserve, by Excelstor, dam by Bacchus, to Thomas P. Wallace, of this city. Tne price paid ts said to be $8,000. Reserve derstood that in a tew days there will be a meet- ing of the democrats for consultation, GENERAL WASHINGTON : DESPATCHES. aah ease) WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1875, SOUTHERN PACIFIO RAILROAD INTERESTS. Colonel Thomas A. Scott and Judge Baker ap- peared on Friday last before the House Committee on Pacific Ratiroads,and presented reasons why the bill pending to aid the construction of the Southern road to the Pacific should be passed, Prominent among the reasons given were the great advan- tages that would result to at present. depféssed industries by the demand for material and labor consequent Upon the construction of the road aad the increased taxable valucs that woulé be r t¥eated to furnish revenue to the government, The benedt to the South by giving all her ‘tities and Atlantic ports ® djrecs Sonnection with the Pacific was dwelt upon, a also fie advantages to héF Giitire Failroad aystem, ag Weil as that of the Eastern States. It was claimed that the govern. ment would gave millions of dollars” yearly, now spent ii the iransportaiion Aud subsistence or Hoops. ‘the government’s guarantee of in- terest in the company’s bonds was shown to be shoroughly protected, even should the Toads only ¢ayn one-half of the sums now earned by the (gion and Central Pactflo; so the government wott@ never have to advance one dollar; and, as the bos Were the Bonds of the company and not of the UnNted States, and would be held by tuird parties, spe -arst mortgage which secured them could never be™*eleased_ and the Men impaired, ag had been done in oeusr cates, The protection to the government was“! eg ar $e ample, Judge Baker sta under tne pro- visions of the bill, 80,000,000 % acres of land, largely enhanced in value by the “gtduction of {he roads, would revert to the United Statess The committee requested that the statements should be printed for their use, and appointed a sub-co.Q- mittee to consider and report at an early date. N INJUSTICE OF THE LAW FORBIDDING sTAFF PROMOTION IN THREE OF THE ARMY CORPS— GENERAL SCHOFIELD URGES ITS REPEAL, The Secretary of War has transmitted to the Senate @ communication from Major General J. M. Schofield respecting the repeal of the law which forvids promotion in the staff of the army. The President in his annual Message of this year recommended to Congress the passage of an act to repeal the law in question, and, as itis under- | Stood that bills have already been introduced in | vongress opening appointments and promotions | inthe Adjutant General's and Pay departments, the Secretary recommends that a general meas- ure be passed on the subject which shall include aiso the Quartermaster’s Department, HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIvisIon oF THE PActric, SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Dec. 11, 1874, Drar Sir—I beg your favorable consideration of the question of inviting the attention of Congress to the effect of the act, now in operation nearly five years, forbidding promotion in the staff of the army. This act, stopping advancement in rank, has been repealed in tive corps, yet stili bears | upon three—the Adjutant General's, the Paymas- ter’s and the Quartermaster’s—directly aflecting at iis time twelve officers—three in the Adjutant | General's Department, two in the Pay Department | and seven in the Quartermaster’s Department. The act, as it stands to-day, nas been reduced, you | Will observe, to nearly a personal measure, I therefore so! 1, Mr. cretary, your interven- tion in behalf of the officers concerned and of their corps and the military service tn genera, by recommending to Congress the repeal of an act fi Whico stops the advancement by promotion of officers who are, in consideration of their long and useful puolic services and excellent cuar- acter, entitled to tie rewara the country holds out to military men, and which the few | whosé advancement has been so long stopped | eminently deserve. I beg to suggest the question of reorganizing the corps 18 quite different from, and should properly be considered independent of, the question of | Promotion. When Congress decides there are too | many officers in any grade Of a corps and limits | the number, thé qnestion of promotion in tnat | corps is no longer an open one. But iu the corps | relerrea to the number of ofticers now 18, and for pears has been, below the organization ailowed by law; nevertneless, the law o! promotion is in jorce and eXists, except for those who are entitled to its benefits im those corps. Pray, Mr. Secre- | tary, use your influence to have repealed that pro- j vision of @ jaw which for a long time has borne hardly upon some very talented and meritorious omMcers, the question of reorganizing the corps being left for the after consideration of Congress, Very respectiuily, your obedient servant, J. M. SCHOPLELD, Major General. To the Hon, SECRETARY OF WaR, Washington, | THE CONGRESSIONAL TEETOTALLERS. ‘The usual winter series of temperance meetings, Under the auspices of the Congressional Temper- ance Society, was commenced tnis evening, In work. Abie addresses were made by Dr. Rankin, Messrs. King, Drew and others. THE INDIANA SENATORSHIP. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan, 10, 1975, The Senttnet of to-morrow morning will contain WTO ee onan’ is very fast, and will be a great acquisition to Mr Wallace’s already numerous and valuable stable. Colonel W. H. Johnson, of Tennessee, has been elected President of the Nashville Blood Horse As- sociation. Tne right man in the right place. Mr. S. R. Keene, of California, bas purchased the interest of Messrs. McCord & Malone in the trot- ting stallion Sam Purdy for $25,000, As the ine terest of the latter gentlemen was a half owner- | ship im Purdy the horse may be said to be worth 50, 000, § Mr. A. Welch, of Chestnat Hill Stad Farm, Penne sylvania, intends to breed some five or aix of his best brood mares this season to Lyttleton, among é number his late purchases from Messrs, unter & Travers—two imported fillies, Lady Lume ley, by Rataplan, dam Scottische, by Fandango, second dam by Sleight-o!-Hand, and Blairgowrie, by Dredatbane, dam Klarnet, by De Clare, second dam Miasmma, by Hetman Piatom, Mr. Welch is determined to give bis young horse @ fair trial im the stud, PRINT CLOTH MARKET, PaOVMENcE, RL. Jan. 9, 1875, increasing busitiess in print clotl eek at firmer and somewhat improve firm at Sige. Jor stand- jes of the week, er may Thefe has beat during the past’ prices, the market closing ard and extra 64x5is, Sa psa aeons THE TEST. - BY INQUIRING AT THE DRUGGISTS: a will learn tbat Nate's Honsy ov Hongwousp axp Fak has a far larger sale than any other cough medicine. ‘Pice's Tooruspus Duors cure in one minute. 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