The New York Herald Newspaper, January 27, 1875, Page 7

TOUNG-TCHI. Death of His Imperial Majesty the Em- peror of China. The Celestial Empire Mourning for the Youthful Monarch, PROBABILITIES OF SUCCESSION. A Sketch of His Life and History of His Reign. Lonpon, Jan, 26, 1875, The Times has intelligence that the Emperor of China died on the 17th inst. THE SUCCESSOR TO THE THRONE. Bis successor to the throne is & prince five years of age. There had been no disorder. According to the Pall Mall Gazette's informa- tion it is not certain who will succeed the de- ceased Emperor. SKETCH OF THE DECEASED DYNASTY AND REIGN. The death of the Emperor of China ts an event » been ihe result had not wiser counsels monance—ars | 10 NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1875,—TRIPLE SHEET, greater strides in the direction of free govern- Ment than China under the rule of Toung-Tchi. The extent of the Empire ts so vast that occ7si00al local ¢mgutes are unavoidable, but the Taeping rebellion’ has becn finally repressed, and the subsequent revoits have not endangered the general peace. Diplomacy usually takes the place of an appeal to arms, a brignt example of ‘which was the settlement of the misunderstand- ing with Japan in 1574, in regard to the Formosan war. In ail these things the Emperor showed an enlightened spirit, and during the two years of his reign made only one mistake which he ailter- ward bad cause to regret. ‘This was the degrada- tion of Prince Kung, in September, 1874. This action grew out Oo! the conservative counsel of the Prince in regard to the Formosan war. Peo- ie who knew anything of the relations of Prince ang to the imperial throne had long predicted barm to that astute Chinese statesman whenever | the young Emperor should take the control of the Empire into bis own hands, On the loth of Sep- tember he was «eprived of his hereditary prince- dom and reduced to the rank of a secondary Frince. the sins of the jather were also visited upon the son, and he, to. was deprived of nia title. The Treason assigned for this action was that Prince Kung spoke his mind too freely to the Emperor. “Whenever speech has been neld by us with the Prince of Kung,’ said the imperial edict, “his language has been marked by manifold short comings of decorum.”? Tus fovlish and puertle action on the part o! the petulant Son of Heaven caused much talk and even consterpation at Pekin, and there is no knowing what would have But the two Empresses Dowager, who knew bet- revailed, | To make his degradation more complere | ter than the Emperor the worth and wisdom of | the Prince, used their Lofluence with the cifended | monarch to such good purpose that the ill-advised edict was revoked on the following day, and Prince | Kung and his son were both restored to thetr | honors and titles. The ismperor based nis change Of mind on the Prince’s previous good services to the State; but even in rectifying an absurd edict he committed another absurdity by warn- ing his uncle to behave more carelully the future. ‘lt benooves the Prince,” 80 runs the imperial command, “to respond to tne desire of his sovereign to convey a salutary admonition, and ior the future to be more and more diligent and careful, contributing largely fraught with more real importance than the de- | toward reliet irom diMculty sud embarrassment mise of any other Eastern potentats, not except- ing tne Shah of Persia, All the real progress of the Empire was made during his reign, and had his life been spared it 1s probable that he woula to the end that his trust be worthlly discnarged.” | Now that the Emperor ts dead ths uuhappy ept- sode is all the more to be regretted. ‘Lhe question of the succession 1s now the great point of interest. According to the Pall Mail Gozette’s information it is uot certain who wil have become the most illustrious sovereign of hls | succeed the deceased Emperor, while the London dynasty. ® critical state, and it is now announced that | . | we palnce at Pekin on | aspirant to the imperial throne comes trom January, | teen when he was married, and it has not been be died in the the 12th of 1875. thus early transplanted from his Celestial Empire, ‘was born April 21, 1856. Me was the eldest son of the deceased Emperor, Hieng-Fung, and was talled Prince Tsaisung during nis Jather’s lietime; but upon his accession to the throne, August 22, 1861, he took the name of Toung-Tchi. He ranked as the elghih in the dynasty of Ta-tsing. During his minority the affairs of the Empire were administered nominally by tne two Em- presses—the Empress Dowager and the Empress Mother—but in reality by Prince Kung, the Em- Peror’s uncle. These ladics were respectively Known as the Empress of the East and the Em- press of the West, the former being described as quiet and amiable, ana leading a retired lite, while the Jatter was said to be “rather fast.” The Empress Mother was always fond of company, and pot only extravagant in her habits, but of an un- Rovernable temper. A story is told of her that at the Emperor’s marriage she lost her self-control imperial the present month, and amused herself in smashing the china, which | in her case was certainly a Chinese diversion. Tbe Emperor came of age, or rather assumed the imperial control, February 23, 1873. Previous to | that time the imperial ladies Tsz-au ana Tsz-hat Bat behind the Emperor on all state occastons, being concealed by a curtain, but so placed as to hear anything that was said. When a decision bad been arrived at all that was necessary for the Emperor to do was to sign accordingly with the “vermilion peucil.”” The two great events in the feng Emperor’s life previous to his assumption of jhe imperial control were nis marriage and his first appearance in the Iemple oi lieaven. ‘the former ent occurred 00 the 16th Oo! October and the late ter on the 21st of December, 1872. The Emperor had really very little voice in the choice of the Empress or the selection of the im- perial harem. ‘ihe Prince Kung ussisted in that elicate piece of statecrait, out the Empresses Regent were the most active agents in seeing that the young man wus weil married. They not only ordered the bridal gifts. but chose the bride, and the Emperor took so little interest in the affair that he was asiecp when the Empress arrived, Bat when he heard tuat the Sister of the Moon | was in the recesses of the paiace, where she was | being xataived atthe door or tne yellow chair in | she had been carried previously to stepping | whic into the little goluen saddie im which she was to enter the dwelling oi her future husband, tho Brother of the Sau arose and nurriediy sald nis prayers belore taking ler to his arms. The young Empress Alute came o1 a somewhat uplortonate iamuy. Her fatner, Tchung-tschi, 18 @ junior officer in the Hanlin Coliege, and was ihe rst graduate at the trienniat examination for the doctor’s degree in 1865. He 18 the son Of Sais- hanga, a noted official at the beginning of the last reign, who lost tie Juvor of tie Emperor by his Jailre 10 suppress the Tacping rebellion im 1852-3, on Whicu account ne was degraded, and re- tired Into private itie, most Oi bis property being appropriatea by the government in 186i. In the game year that Alute’s grandiather, Saishanga, Jost bias ates, her grandiather, on the maternal side, Trianhua, Prince of Cheng, whose party was broken up by l’rince Kung as hostiie to the ruling dynasty, saved his head throush tbe “mitigated y” of suiciue. Alute is two years older than penal:) Was her husvand, and is a woman of genuine ace | complishments. Not oniy 18 she able to read and write her own language, but she is proficient in Chmese literature, a qualification wuich caused her selection as Empress. Among tne anecdotes that are told of her, it is sad morning shortly alter her marriage was exhibiting her capability of to the ki ror—making quotations books—who Was g.eatiy pleased at the beauty of the characters she tormed. While they were thus ‘turn- if she was to guts of literature auarr as eating and drink- story told of the Empress, quite to keeping with her ing indig be interrupted In the high d n@utly UPON htm sie a by such acommonpi: ing. ‘The Which seems to be charact’ When h nual: the olden tablet and sea ved, her to @ Empress, it became the duty il her reiatives to ko-tow to herin taatrank. periorms this ceremony it would with the customs oi tue country tor her to let hin Off eusiiy—that is, she should afect not to wish Buch a Mantiestaiion from ber Jather, and ow to have attempted to Itft mm up Wute prostrate on the ground beiore her, She showed po tense dencies of this Kind; but, on Was every inch an Empress, rather by her man- ner and action demanding, instead of prohibiting, tie obeisance o1 all her relati remember one o. the interior wives of tue imperial harem at the same tine that sie was raised to the higaest position a woman cun attain in China we are ita pressed with the idea that it is, aiter ali, a poor @ignity to become the Sister of the Moon, even though sne has optaivea the Brother of the Sun lor a spouse. The other ceremony in which the young Em- Pperor oflictated for the first time soon aiter his Marriage and just before he assumed control of 6 fl tant religious ob- ar. ‘Inere are a num- ial tempies in Pexin—ihe Tem- femple ot the Marth, the Tem. 8 of the sua and ven her father pie of Heaven, pie ol Agriculture, and the al moon. ihe ceremony at the Temple of Agri ture takes plice in che spring, When the Emperor ploughs a piece of ground and sows it with one o¢ two kinds oi grain, the ‘emple of the BE h takes place at the sum. mer solstice and that at the lemple of Heaven at | the winter s istice. in the lutter there are two altars, At the south altar only the great yearly solstitial ceremony takes place. In character itis ine bi ror foes to e Lhe night beore ina car drawn by | elepuants, Which kept tor this purpose, and , Temas in the “Hal for Penitential Fast. | ing" will near morning Before dawn he passes over to tne great south altar, where a bullock 1s sacrificed and the kmperor eats the “biesh of Happiness.” At tuls temple he worships sog-'l, the Supreme Lord of Heaven and the tabiets of his ancestors, the tormer emperors oi tae present dynasty. There are now cig! t ol them and thei altars are laced on each §: and ui front of tae altar to ine ord of Heave). It will thus be seen that a dead emperor 18 second only to the Supreme Ruer. ‘rhe assumption hat the Emperor of China and the Deity manage tie affarrs of the universe in partnersulp, the living partner, aud the dead euperors the sleeping Members ot the firm on the one side ana the Shang-ti on the other, The young Emperor ot Chiua, only sixteen years old when he was first associated with the Supreme Ruler and his dead ancestors, by means of this ceremony Was only twice allowed to repeat the worsuip in the Temple of Heaven before he, Loo, be Bors Of the ‘Ta-tsing dynasty A During his sh. reiga Toung-Teht instituted many rejorins. poucy so Vigorously oogun by Prince Kung durin t $ minority was pursued mill tre ena of his reign, More ilberal treaties—the resait of Mr. burlingame’s mission tne European Powers, with tie United States and Peru. Many youns men and even young ladies of the higher rank lave been sent to tits country and HUro!e to be t in the arts and crvinzauion 1 the West, coolle tratiie hu abolished i not entircly to foreign missionaries Was clusiveuess of the Empire was swept away, and the young Emperor so comp.etely set aside the traditions of his ancestors as to receive forei:n ambassadors in tic imperial paiac the pubic service of th cticable, afier the The young Emperor, Brother of the Sun, | that one | sae | writiog | from | be in keeping | the contrary, she | Still, when we | hat an vunt of the Empress was made | he principal ceremony ve | mpevor being the active | ie one Of the suient | and to moaei | mpire, Woerever tt was | $50,000, ropean standards, No | earthenware, of st Oatuarine Sstrect, nas also For @ long time his health was in | Zimes reports that the next ruler of China is & prince only five years old. Where’ this youthiul are not told. Toe deceased Emperor was only six- Known that he leit any children by the Empress Alute. Whether there was a previous empress motiier 1s a problem, rency, even if he Goes not succeed to tre throne, n any event he will have a happy time of 1, sur- rounded as he 13 by not fewer than five Empresses Dowager. * e TURKEY AND MONTENEGRO. ees! THE FRONTIERS’ ARMY CONCENTRATION DIs- BOLVED. VIENNA, Jan. 26, 1875. The governments~ of Turkey and Montenegro have withdrawn the forces which they had col- lected on the border of their respective countries in anticipation of hostilities. SPAIN. AN ACTIVE MOVEMENT AGAINST THE CARLISTS IN THE NORTH. MapkrIp, Jan, 26, 1875. The Army of the North has assumed the offensive againat the Carlists. . A CARLIST MARCH TO NAVARRE. The Carlists have left the provinces cf Biscay and Guipuzcoa and moved into Navarre, taking with them all their material of war. A BATTLE WITH THE CARLISTS EXPECTED. MADRID, Jan. 26, 1875. Despatches from Peralta say @ great battle is momentarily expected. THE CARLIST CAUSE BECOMING DESPERATB. Fogitives from Estella assert that Don Carlos has shot several officers for treason. Six hundred Carlists have submitted in the Province of Castellon de la Plana within tne pres- ent month. COMMAND IN THE ARMY OF THE NORTH. General Primo de Rivera has been appointed to the command of the Second corps of the Army of the North, CARLIST INSULT TO THE BRITISH FLAG. SANTANDER, Jan. 20, 1875, The Carlists have fired on a British vessel loaded with telegraph cable of the Bycayan coant. ENGLAND. HARBOR DEFENCES IN THE WEST INDIES AND NORTH AMERICA—A LAWYER DECLINES A JUDGESHIP. Lonpon, Jan, 26, 1875. The Glode says the government has adopted a system of torpedoes for the defence of the har- bors of Bermada and also for the port of Halitax. DECLINES A JUDGESHIP, Mr. Hawkins has declined tie seat on the bencn of the Court of Common Pleas made vacant by the resignation or Str H. S. Keating, and it 1s probabl> that the appointment will be tendered to Mr. Henry Cotton, Q. C. WEATHER REPORT, The weatner throughout England to-day 1s fair. RUMORS OF EXECUTIVE CHANGES OFFICIALLY DENIED. Loxpon, Jan. 27—4:30 A. M. It is oMciaily denied that Mr. Layard is to be re- called from Madrid or that Lord Dufferin intends to resign the Governor Generalship of Canada, BELGIUM. LEGISLATIVE QUARANTINE AGAINST DISEASED POTATOES. BRUSSELS, Jan. 26, 1874. The government has submitted’a bill in the lower Chamber prohibiting the importation of potatoes from the United States and other countries, as @ measure of precaution against the introduction of the Colorado beetle and spread of the potato disease. The Chamber voted in favor of its early consider- avon. COUNT VON ARNIM. Panis, Jan. 23, 1874. Count Henri Von Arnim has arrived at Nice. THE TEXAS PACIFIC RAILWAY. Crxer ATI, Ohio, Jan, 26, 1875. The resuit, however, cannot | | faitto be the xeturn of Prince Kung to the Re- | county, made tp the supervisors’ statement; the The Chamber of Commerce to-day adopted, by a | large majority, the report of a committee favoring government aid to the Texas Pacific Railway. FINANCIAL PANIC AT WATERTOWN. Watertows, N. ¥., Jan. 26, 1875. Charles G. Harger & Son, bankers, of this city, suspended payment this mointng. This, together with the jailure of George F, Paddock & Co., bank- ers, last week, creates great excitement. FAILURE OF A PHILADELPHIA FIRM. PHILADELPHIA, Pa,, Jan, 26, 1875, The failure of Messrs. Martin Brothers, exten- sive manufacturers and dealers in tron, of this city, causes as much sympathy and regret as tt does surprise. ‘The liabilities are placed at | $509,000, out the firm declare their assets io be er wortn nearly $300,000 0 that amount. ‘Two- thirds of the creditors, Who are lew in number, have alreaty agreed to grant anexteusion and facilitate the Urm’s recovery in every way pos- stole. FAILURE OF IRON PIPE MERCHANTS. PHILADELPULIA, Pa., Jan, 26, 18 Messrs. J. P. Fulton & Co., 01 Conshohocken, Pa., manulacturers of iron pipe, have tailed, but are reticent as to details, They express the opinion that with further ieuiency irom their creditors they can Weather through. MERCANTILE FAILURES IN CANADA. MONTREAL, Jan. 28, 1875. Armstrong Brothers, produce dealers and saip- pers, have suspended payment; their itabilities are Davia Gradt, dealer in china, glass and ntrvin the world, not even Japan, has made | failed, THE WAR IN CUBA. A SPANISH CAPTAIN DEGRADED FROM RANK AND IMPRISONED—PLUNDER OF THE PEOPLE BY THE ROYALIST SOLDIERS—GENERAL ESPONDA SAID TO HAVE BEEN KILLED—REPORTS FROM THE YIELDS OF BATTLE. HAvana, Jan, 21, 1875, The following news is extracted from a letter dated Puerto rrincipe, December 31:—On the 29th inst. there was @ sorrowful scene enacted here. Tne captain who commanded the Spanisn forces when the insurgents attacked San Geronimo, and who was sentenced to be shot by order of the court martial, had nis sentence commuted by General Concha to be stripped tu presence of the army of all insignia of rank end to serve ten years’ imprisonment in close confinement. The sentence of disgrace was executed In the presence of all tho forces in Puerto Principe and 4 large number of citizens. SPANISH MILITARY PLUNDER. The folowing 1s from Manzanillo, dated January 8:—The merchants of Manzanillo having refused to credit the Spanish troops for groceries one company attacked the stores and attempted to help themselves. The merchants resisted the at- tack and were aided by a ‘ew volunteers, and the dimficuity terminated tn the killing and wounding of several on both sides, MEPORTED DEATH OF TIE SPANISH GENERAL ES- TONDA. There is a rnmor on the street to-day that Gen- eral Esponda, commanding the Spanish forces in | the jurisdiction of Santt Espiritu, had beon killed during a skirmish with the forces of Maximo Gomez on the 19tn. i INSURGENT SUCCESS BY A RAID. On the 4th the insurgents entered the town of | Mayari, set fire to several houses, and alter a short skirmish with the volunteers departed. Six volunteers were wounded. CANARDS AND FACTS. The streets are {ull of gold speculators and all kinds of rumors are putin circulation by them, but nothing reliable can be gatned. | It 1s conceded by the Spanish authorities that Maximo Gomez and Villamt|, with 2,500 men, are in the Cinco Villas, and fears are entertained that in their retreat they will order the destruction of all the sugar estates in that department. ‘Tne Spanish officers claim they have all thein- | surgents who crossed the ‘Trocha in a trap, and that 1t is only a question of a few days’ time to destroy the whole rebellion. This, however, has been a standing report at headquarters ior the | past six months, HOPES OF THE CURANS. The Cubans are very sanguine abont the success of the insurgents who crossed the Trocha, but it 1s doubtful if they will succeed in getting into the sugar districts this side of Sagua. | Matters are so uncertain, however, that it. 1s | possible small bands may run through and burn plantations. | SMALLPOX. i Smallpox continues to rage very severely over | the whole island. Many poeple are dying from it. SPANISH REPORTS FROM THE CINCO-VILLAS DIS- ‘TRICT. HAVANA, Jan. 26, 1875. The press Of the city pronounce certain un- favorable rumors about operations in the interior | untrue, and report that the troops in the Cinco- | Villas district have been heavily reinforced. EXPRESSION OF BEVENGE AGAINST THE INSUR- GENTS. Confidence 1s expressed that not only will the | insurgents find their intentions frustrated, but they will receive the punishment which their sav- | age conduct merits, and which brings them the hatred of the inhabitants of the island and the | contempt of civilized people. | THE YACHT JOSEPHINE. HEE ARRIVAL AT HAVANA AFTER A CRUISE. Havana, Jan. 21, 1875. The yacht Josephine, N.Y.Y.C., belonging to | Lioyd Phoentx, Bsq., arrived at this port on the | 18th inst. irom @ cruise on the South American coast and the British West India Islanas, All well on board. She will leave for New York on the 27th. LOUISIANA. EX-GOVERNOR WELES BEFORE THE CONGRES- SIONAL COMMITTEE—HE CITES HIS POLITICAL | RECORD. NEw ORLEANS, Jan. 26, 1875, Ex-Governor Wells was belore the Vongressional Committee to-day and testified as to the action of the Returning Board, and submitted the Return- ing Board’s report to the Legislature—about sev- enty foolscap pages—as his statement. He ex- plained his not appearing before the sub-commit- tee when he was suppmnaca, saying he received no notice whatever about the committee being here except through the newspapers, and did not think they would leave so soon. He intended going to Washington to testify, but heard that another committee was coming, so he did not go. Mr. Wells testified as. follows:—All the polls in Rapides parish were thrown out on my evidence; we had no other; I made my afldavit on the 14th ot December; I filed these statements and men- | tioned these facts to members ot the Board. Mr. Hoar asked if the counsel had access to that aMidavit beore filing their briefs ? Governor Weils said he thought they did. Mr. Hoar—Was 1t flied betore going into secret session ? Mr. Wells—Just before; counsel would have had time to examine that affidavit if he had remained long enough to have reached that parish; he could have had time he wished 1"; there was no protest by the cle@Mon Oi olicers in Rapides, | because it Was Werth a man’s life todo sv; Judge Manning, one of the White Leaguers in the Sheriff oi the parisn, a White Leaguer, held on till December 20; they putin a reguiar Sherif aiter- ward; the Recorder ts a McEnery man, Mr. Marshall asked if Governor Wells had been | assaulted in Kapides, Mr. Wells—l was not assaulted, but my life was threatened; [received a letter irom my son-in- aw. ‘The letter was read. It advised the Governor to beware; thathe would be killed by stealtu, and as it was in the discharge of his duty, ns Iriends would die with him in protecting him, Mr. Wells sald: Assassins can threaten me, but my enemies dare not face me; | am not | alraid; I could not speak im the porish -1 would | have been kilied; the colored peopie were my Iriends during the war; when Iwas driven out for my opinions they watcled over and cared jor me; / heard no man threaten mo; Lam sixty- seven years Ol age, and was born in Rapides; was a wnig betore the war, and voted for Douglas to avert the struggic; | was a Sherritt before the war; was a federal during the war; I had to stop in the woods during the war; I was called a jayhawker, and am proud of the mame; 1 would ratuer be a jayhawker than a trattor; 1 was Governor aiter the War and Was removed in 1867 by General Sheri ; [had 127 slaves when the war broke out; | owned two plantations, but aim very poor now; | have acquired no property since the War; could not pay my debts, but may be apie to do so, il i live loug enough; my noigh- bors treated me very Well until the White League was organized; | proposed an amendment to the constitution in my message Governor which produced politica: dilerences; the il tecling tow- | ard me has only sprung up since the Kellogg | and McEnery aimvulties. ACCIDENT IN “AN ICE HOUSE. | declaration in WASHINGTON. Proposed Constitutional Limitation of Presidential Ambition. | Historical Protest Against | the Third Term. A New Caucus Conspiracy to Pass the | Civil Rights Bill, | SANGUINE REPUBLICAN PROPHECIES. | Another War of Rebellion De- | clared Imminent. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 1875. THE BLOW GIVEN THE THIID TERM MOVEMENT {t is claimed, to velieve that an amended Dill Would fatiin the Sena Those who attended the caucus expressed themselves as ready ior the Strusgie. The Northern republicans lingered about the hotel corriaors until midnight to hear | the news, and reminded old Washingtontans of the patriots who thrunged the hoteis during the war, always on the qué vive for the latest reports from the battleficll, and always ready to fignt With thetr tongues for tue integrity of the Union. POLITICAL NECESSITIES OF THE INDIAN NA- TIONS—THE OXLAHOMA DILL. The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs propose to go down to the Indian Territory during the re- cess to investizate the causes of the Indian troub’es and to ascertain what legislation 1s nec- essary to remedy them or provide against their recurrence. A resolation wili shortly be intro- | duced in the Senate wuthorizing this to be done, and it is probable that they will proceed to Fort Sill and examine into matvers at the Southwestern Ogencies, and thence proceed to those in the northern section of the Indian country. In pass- ing through the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Creek couutry they will inform themselves fully upon the merits of the proposed territortai form of gov- ernment proviaed jor in what 1s known as the Oklahoma bil], whicb, however, 13 entirely unsat- isfactory to the Committee on Territories, who now have it under consideration, NO REORGANIZATION O¥ THE ARMY BY PRESENT CONGRESS, Mr. Logan, Chairman of tho Senate Milltary Committes, says that 1t will not be possible at THE IN THE HOUSE—VOTE ON THE PROPOSED this session to do anything toward reorganizing CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT LIMITING THE ELIGIBILITY OF A PRESIDENTIAL INCUMBENT —THE DEMOCRACY PLEDGED. troluction by Mr. Clarkson N. Potter of a constitu- tional amendment fixing the term ofthe presi- | dential ofice at six.years President ineligthic and making the for re-clection, In pre- }| senting the amendment, Mr, Potter explained that its passage would in nowiso atlect the eifgibility tend the present term. Judge Hoar said he did not favor the amendment because, while he did | not think it likely that etther he or tho people | would iavor more than two terms tor any Presi- | Mr. Ellis H. | dent, he did not want to bind them. Roberts repied that he would bind.them by a con- stitutional provision, because in his belle! consti- lations were made to protect minorities against the unbounded power of the majority. It was not, he thought, a question of trusting the people, buta qnestion of enacting in times of peace a reguia- tion which would prevent tronble in times of war, or Insurrection, or great public excitement. Mr. Roberts aaded that he could not tmagine any cir- cumstances which would induce him to think it Well to continue & President in office for a series of terme, | on the subject. the army. He 1s oppused to piecemeal legislation Seuator Login favors tne retire- ment of General Meigs from the ofice ot Quarter- | master General and the substitution of Generat Tus event of sheicay: tn the: House: wae: the 10>) 1 cane: wiid-is Rilo wa abcCeieFal Grantie-intidiate | friend. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. PEE COR IO ENE WASHINGTON, Jan, 26, 1875, | of the present incumpent for re-election nor ex- | BEPORT OF A HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE BEST MODE OF ELECTING THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT—A PLURALITY OF VOTERS TO RULE AND THE SUPREME COURT TO PRY CONTESTS— REFORM OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE, The House Committee on Elections made a re- port to-day as tothe best and most practicable mode of electing the President and Vice President of the United States and pro-. viding @ tribunal to adjust and decide all contested questions connected therewith. The committee give some considerations In opposition to tie existing provisions of the constitution and their workings. The present system makes the convention or caucus system indispensable, because the tndtvidual yoter | cannot give effet to his vote unless there are This was regarded a8 a declaration against a | Others in the particular State or locality who third term, as the remarks of General Butler, who | preceded Mr. Roberts, were taken a8 o Javor of a third term, in fact the amendment, though Mr, Potter explained carefully that it had no reference to President Grant, and would not, even if adopted, affect hia | re-eligibitity, was regarded by the whole House as a direct thrust at the third term, and accordingly General Butler said that though he thungut it weil enough to adopt the amendment so as to let the people have their say upon it, he was op- posed to it because he believed that circum- stances might occur in the country, disturbances Might arise which would make it advisable to have a strong man at tne head of the State, and to re-elect him. There was some turther discussion | Of tte importance, \ut the remarks of General Butler and Mr. Roberts had fixed the attention of the House upon the amendment, and the aaminis- tration republicans began to gather their forces to oppose it, evidently rezard- ing it as o thrust at the third term. It would hardly be proper to say that the vote on the amendment may be regarded as a decia- ration of the sentiments of the House on third term, for Judge Hoar, for instance, declared lumself opposed to a third term and yet voted against the amendment, and others were of his mind; but itisa Jact that | all the republicans, fitty-two in number, who | voted for the amendment thereby declared their opposition toa third term. Every democrat present voted for the amendment, and the members of that party are committed so far directly for a single term for the Presidency. tion. The vote stood 134 for the measure and 104 against it, and thus it was defeated by twenty- | flve votes. Seventeen democrats and thirty- three repuplicans were absent from their seats. The measure had im reality’ no practical importance, for, even if the House had Passed it, the Senate would have rejected it. But the excitement it created and the attitude of parties and partisans upon it showed how pres- ent the third term question is in ail minds here, | and how strong aad how weak, too, is the third | dential votes shall be President, and so or the | | term movement. | Vice President. THE SENATE LOUISIANA DEBATE—SPEECHES YET TO BE HEARD—‘‘ON THE EVE OF A NEW RE- BELLION.”” In the Senate Mr. Pease, of Mississippi, enliv- | ened the day bya furious declaration that we ‘are on the eve of another revolution, more sanguinary and formidable than the war of the rebellion!” Mr. Pease, who began yesterday and occupied the whole of to-day, emptied the Senate pretty weil before he cot throngh. Senator Thurman will speak to-morrow, and Senator Conkling will, tt 1s said, follow him. Mr. Conkling has not made a set speech in the Senate for some years. Senator Boutwell will probably be heard before the debate closes, and he, too, itis said, believes tnat “we | Schurz will close the dedate, and will probably in his speech restate the principal points in tho Loul- | siana question briefly, and show waat Is the real | Position of the administration and the country, FROM CUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 1875. ANOTHER CAUCUS OF THE ULTRA-REPUBLICANS— | THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL TO BE PUSHED | THROUGE THE HOUSE—EFFECT OF YESTER- | DAY'S DEFEAT, | The reptblicans held another caucus in the Hall of the House of Representatives to-night to agree upon some plan of action that would, if possible, rally the eatire republican vote. There were about sixty members present, nearly all of them being from Eastern and Western States. The Souwhern republicans were disgusted with the action of the party, and | refused to attend, It was agreed, after nearly | four hours of debate, that the Civil Rignts bill | should be pushed through, and as the Judiciary | Committec have the right to report their bill at | any time, General Butler, the chairman of the committed agreed that it would bo best to make the issue promptly, and under tne privilege already accorded, ret the floor to-morrow and aunounce that three hours of debate wouid be allowed and the bill open for amendments, The amendments which wil be accepted are to strike cut the ceme‘ery and public school clauses, the | latter of which, it is said, is objected to by the N, Y,, Jan. 26, 1875, A serious accident occur at the Washington Point ice house, near Rondout, yesterday. One of tho elevators gave way under @ heavy load of ice and buried six mon in the ruios. Their names are :— James Barry, James Harne, Patrick Witz, 1, eGrath, rald, Kuwara seull, Devan and Harney were so seriously injured that it is thought that they cannot live, The others were severeiy hurt, bat will recover, D FRENCHMEN, Sr, Joun, N. B., Jan. 26, 1875, Yesterday at Caraquette, Gloucester county, | about 100 Frenchmen, with guns and sticks, assem- bled to attack the residence of Hon. Robert Young, a meinber of the New Beunswick government, Woo 18 OONOXIOUS Lo Them On account oF bis action in relerence to the government School act. Mr. Young had his premises barricaded and armea men inside. The mov, alter consuitauion, re. lieated, threatening to return to-day, Three of | tue ringieaders*and eight others of the mob were arrested this morning, | DISCONTENT! | support reqnires acall of the House, | republicar members President and tho House bill, so amended, will tneu be passed to a vote py calling the previous | question. It 1s anticipated that the democrats | wiff be remforced by the dissatisiied republicans, and strong opposition will be made, Those present at the ceucus to-night substantially agreed to tvery cali for the yeas and nays made, and thereby put the opponents of tre measure t) the test of sitting it out,even if it Ip 19 said that if the cannot be united on a btil which was approved by the platiorm of the party in the last Presidential election, it 18 useless to hope for any legislation of a character Deneficent to the repabiican cause, either at the next elec. tion or inthe campaign of 1876, The menbers present at the caucus expressed themseivei as disgusted with the conduct of their | | colleagues yesterday, Tne House bill, af passed Will have lo be acted upon by the Senate, and, ay upon the record in voting for the Senate bill now on tie Speaker's tabie, the | | if the plurality | the people vote | | iT 7 | y the repubiican memvers of that body are already | about five miles distant irom Montreal, yesterday | only 2% cents, | ot there ig no reason, | $50,000, will meet and nominate an electoral ticket for which he can vote. The election under the present system is an election by the States, Under the present apportionment the electoral votes of ten, or less than one-tnird, of the States may decice the contest. | There is an inherent injustice and unfairness now existing. It had its origin in the idea of preserving the equality of the States in the selection of a Chief Magistrate and of protecting the smaller States In thetr rignts, but instead of this the election is controlied by some one of the larger States, An illustration of this is found in the case of the election of President in 1844, when the small vote of 5,000 given in New York to Mr. Birney resulted in giving the whole electoral vote of that State to Mr. Polk and electing him over Mr. Clay. The proposition of the committee involves @ radical change inthe mote of election, and dispenses entirely with what the committee have sought to show was the useless machinery of Presidentiat elections and electoral colleges. Tne amendment proposed secures the election of President and Vice President by ao direct vote of the people and looks to a vote of the neo- ple by districts equal in number to the Repre- Probably Eugene Hale , 8entatives to which ‘he State may be entitled in Congress, to be composed of contiguons territory and to be as nearly cqual in population as may be, Congress is to have power to provide for con- ducting the election of the President and Vics | President, and the States are to be divided into | districts by the legislatures thereof, but Congress Two-thirds are | may at any time by law make or alter the same, required to adopt an amendment of tne constitu. | The returns of the election shall be made to the Supreme Court of the Untted States within thirty days after the election, and that Court shall, under such rules as Congress may adopt, or such as the Court in the absence oflaw may adopt, determine any contest in re- spect of such returns, Canvass the same and de- clare within ninety days after the ciection by pub- lic proclamation who are elected President and Vice President. The person having the highest number of Presi- This suystitutes what is known as the plurality rule for the majority rule. system be adopted and directly for President and Vice President, every voter casts his vote with a fall knowledge that the canaidates receiving the highest number of votes will be declared elected, and this takes away the incucements to scatter the vote and throw the election into the House as under the present system. The Electo- ral Colleges may be chosen by a plurality vote, as there is no provision in law In any of them that the electors shall have a majority of all the votes cast in the State. The report is signed by Representative Harrison, and the Com. | mittee authorize the making of tt without commit- i i a . iy ting themselves to the reasoning of the report as | are in danger of a new rebellion.” Senator to the powers of the Senate and House in the counting of the electoral vote under the existing provistons of the constitution. THE SOUTH CAROLINA TROUBLES. CHARLESTON, Jan. 26, 1875, Judge T. J. Mackey, republican, who was sent by Governor Cnamberlain to investigate the recent troubles in Edgefield county, has made his report, in which he lays the blame chiefly upon the gross abuses in the county government. He declares that no English speaking people have been subjected to a like infliction since the Saxon wore the Norman collar, He says officers of the colored militia have been in the habit of calling ot their men whenever a personal quarrel arose between white and colored men, and this in spite of the fact that the State constitution givea to the Governor alone the power to call out the militia, He recommends the immediate disband- ment and disarming of the militia. It 1s said that Governor Chamberiain will act upon this recom- mendation, THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE. TALLAMASSEE, Jan. 26, 1875. The Senate met at ten o'clock A. M., a quorum being present. The republican members entered into a warm and exciting dispute over the action of the mi- nority yesterday in ordering the Sergeant-at-Arms and his assistants to arrest absent members, ‘They refused to approve the journal and deciared ali orders, motions, «&c., Null and void. The House adopted a resolution for a committee to inquire into the status O1 the $4,000,000 bonds igsued to Littiefiell for the purpose oi extending the Jacksonville, Pensacola aud Mobile Ratiroad, and the Governor's suit in the Supreme Court of the United states. Both branches adjourned till hali-past ten o'clock A. M,, to-morrow. NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. TRENTON, Jan. 26, 1875, The democratic joint caucus to-night nominated the following persons for State Prison inspectors :— J, i, Grad, Warren county; David C. Joyee, Hud. son county; J. P. Cooper, Monmouth county James G. Irwin, Essex county; D. P. Carpenter, Middlesex county Police Justice, to OH va- cancy in Jersey City, dames N. Davis. TWENTY-TWO FAMILIES BURNED our, MONTREAL, Jan, 26, 1875, A destructive fire occurred at Deillse, a village ‘bwenty-two fmilies were burned out and a biock Urick caved houses destroyed. The loss is LN — | with W ce | s i A. thousits 7 A DIABOLICAL OUTRAGE, THROWING A HAND GRENADE INTO A COTTAGZ— SEVERAL OF THE INMATES KILLED, Kansas Cry, Jan, 26, 18 This morning abont half-past one o'clock an a& tempt was made to capture the celebrated James boys, at their home, three miles trom Kearney, a smail station twenry-fonr miles east of this c.ty, on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad. The ro porter of the Kansas City 7imes visited Kearney | this evening and obtained the following particue lars from Sherif Jobn 8, Groun:— The parents of the James boys are named Samuela, the mother 18 a widow; tiaving married since hee first husband’s death, their house isina thics wood, there are no houses withina half mite, either way. It is & most dreary spon The family was first awakened by some noise, when Samuels arose and went outside to ascertain the cause, ir iter putting it ont ne returned tus.id>, where he discovered @ hand grenade, a small bomb lying on the floor and Mrs, Samuels atrempt ng to throw it into tue tire, not knowing what was. He iynorantly picked itup and torew if into a large fire piace. ‘Lhe whole family came in wpd almost immeutately it expioded. four of the family. Mrs. Samu \ Ite tonnd the house on child, eight years old, w two ‘others were tnjured. ade had been thrown in the wine ie ight was commenced outside, and, from of horses and men, tt 18 evident that a terrific battle ensued, the James boys were eitner in the house or the barn and im going out the bare commenced. It is impossible to tell wero how many were wounded; biood was found about the fences and at the back of the house, The wounded were carried off into the woods a¢ was snown by tie bleody tracks. The whole vicinity 18 in a great excitement, It 1s feared that the town will be burned and anything may be houriy expected, SHOT BY HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW. About nine o'clock yesterday morning Michael | Kagen, seventy-cizht years of ago, liviny at No, 3 Eighth avenue, became imyclved in a quarrel am Higgins, nis brother-in-law, con- cerning some money matters, during which the latter lost control of his temper, and taking a pistol from his pocket shot Mr. Kagen in one o! Dig wrists, imflctug &@ dangerous woun'. Higgins was promptly arrested by the Twenty-seconad pres cince police and t nto the station house, Mr, Kagen w ed to the Nimety-nintu street Reception Hosoital, and the surgeon in attend ance believing the wound would prove fatal notte fled Coro: Croker to take his ante-mortem ex» amination, ARREST OF A HOTEL THIEF, On Sunday last William H. Brown arrived at the St. Nicholas Hotel and registered himself from Rochester. On Monday morning Mr. Browa sude denly disappeared, and with hima suit of clothes taken from a carpet-bag belonging to a lodger in an adjacent room, There were $500 in currency in the same carpet-beg, but this seems to have been overiooke!, Last evening Brown again made his appearance at the ot, Nicholas, and was promptly arrested bv Ofticer Hawkins. He loudly protested his innocence, but was taken before the insp or, woo" ordered btm to be searched. On his person was foand one ol the pocket haudkere chiets taken irom the carpot-bag, so Mr. Brown ‘was locked up to await trial. ARREST OF A SHOPLIFTER. Maria McPherson, of No, 121 Christopher street, was arrested last evening by Oficer Simmons at A. T. Stewart’s Tenth street store, on a charge of shoplifting, On her was found one dozen of silk handkerchiefs and one dozen of ladies’ hose. she Was taken to the Central Office and will to-day ve arraigued at the Jefterson Market Police Court, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. 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