The New York Herald Newspaper, January 28, 1875, Page 3

THE LOUSIANA INQUIRY —--—+——-- Examination of the Chairman of the Returning Board. a oe | ALLEGED ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATIONS. An Army Officer Testifies to the Disloyal Feeling ef the Whites. NEGRO MURDERS AND THIEVERY. | Senator Thurman on the Bayonet Outrage. INTERVIEW WITH GOVERNOR KELLOGG. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 27, 1875, Tho Investigating Committee closed its session At halt-past ten o’clock this evening. Governor Kellogg was in attendance. At its conclusion your correspondent had a short interview with | him to the following effect:. Governor Kellogg stated that he had purposely absented bimsell irom the sessions while they | Were iuvestigating the action of the Return- iug Board. Learning this morning that they had concluaed that portion of their | lavors he had visited tiem tonight for the firat time, The evidence just adduced 1m regard to intimidation ana the White League had been terrific and could not fail to carry. con- Vietion with it when heard at the North. GOVERNOR KELLOGG ON THE COMMITTEE. When asked what he thought of the personnel of the cominittee the Governor answered :—“I think they are very {air men, anxious to do perfect jus- tice, and ure moreover remarkably shrewd and talented. ‘Their manner of conducting the examination is admirable; they go to the heart of every subject and aliow nothing to escape. Jn reply to the query whether le would be will- ing to trast bis interests to sheir decisions in solving the present political troubles he replied, “Certainly, and | have remained alter the session was conciuded to specifically state so. It am willing to leave the whole affair to their arbitration—tho election of 1872 or the election of 1874—and in either case 1 not only pledge myself to abide by their decision, whatever that may be, but to use Whatever power 1 may nave to infuence the legislative power. You know the gentlemen here are now virtually the Congressional Committee, the other members having leit it in their hands, Lunderstand the other party pas signified its will- | ingness to submit the entire question to them, | and lam not only willing, but desirous, of coing | tue same.” | THE SUD-COMMITTZR’S INQUIRIHS LIMITED. When asxed how they compared with the pre- vious committee Governor Kellogg replied that he | thought them more able. The other committee, he said, limited itself in the scope of its exami- Dation. It confined the intimidation mvestiga- tion to two parishes only. Tmscomniltice, on the contrary, had adopted a move enlarged policy nd signified its willingness to admit all testimony that could be produced. The result was that the corridors of the Court House had been thronged all day with witnesses, and would be thronged for six weeks more if the committee had the time or inclination to listen to them. The evideuce already produced was of the most direct Bnd unanswerable character, and it would be sus- tained throughout. THE FINAL SOLUTION ANTICIPATED. when asked hix opinion as tothe result of the sommittee’s labors he replied that be anticipated § Goal solution of the Louisiana troubles at their bands. He had reasons toexpect this from the Manger in which they conducted tne examination, &nd irom other causes which it was not necessary to mention, He spoke in the highest terms of admiration for | Mr. Hoar and very kindly ot Mr. Marshall; praised | Mr. Wheelcr’a method of cross-exXumiuiug, and, | taking it altogether, appeared aighly elated with She resuit of the evening session. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. In the Kellogg House of Representatives to-day Several admissions were made to the effect that there was uo jezal quorum of members upon the committee to examine into the books oi the Audi- tor and Treasurer, Jt is said the delay was caused | because the Attorney General had said the Invesil- gation would carry no weight because of its ille- Galicy. Acompromise of the preseat legislative dim- sulties tg on the tapis and is being pushed vigor- vus!y forward by the Kellogg party. They oifer tolet | she Wiltz party come back with fifty-turee mem- verg, their side aiso to have fifty-three members with Wiltz inthe chair. They go so far as to say that the conservatives might seat again the five ejected mempers if they would give suiicient guarantees that they would uot attempt sny revo- luttonary acts and would recogmize the present Senate and communicate with Governor ixellogs, and not attempt to disturb bim in his piace, ‘The diMiculty lies in the insaMiciency of the guaran- tees olfered by the conservatives, This is the question now under discussion with @ view to an arrangement 11 possible. THE CONGRESSIONAL INVES- TIGATION. —— + = NEw ORLEANS, Jan, 27, 1878. Before the Congressional Committee the testi- mony of Governor Wells was continued, In regard to the abstraction of iorty or fifty aml- fiavits flied by conservative counsel in Natchi- yoches parish, he stated that the papers irom which the Board made their report were taken Charge of by the clerks and tbat be knew nothing of the disposition made oi the pavers alter the Board had compicted their sessions, In felation to the White League matter and bowie- knile outrages in Rupides parish, be cited the case Of one killing, Jollowea by another, and intimida- toa frum that cause; that general rumor said two persons Who had witnessed the killing, one w boy, Were larcerated “ith bowle knives to prevent their disciosing anything; that it was the work of the White Longue, and thas in another parish their thod of frighiening the negroes was to dre brickoats or something similar at them from oa) bon, And In Other Ways intimidated them. ASSASSINATION EVADED, Touching bia statement regardiug an attempted Assassination while at the Vily Hotel on Sunday, Wovomber 20, he stated in substance that on jue Sunday wamed he was at the City Hotel ag dinner alone, bute was soon foined by @ friend with whom he had made an appotutment and that during the | Meal the trieud, whose Lame he did not give, was called hurmedly irom the aluing room; Mnisning his meal he arose and was leaving the room, when two strange men, Who were ritting at the opposice lable drinking wind, huriiedly arose and followed bim lo within a lew fect ol the door, When a gen- Vemau, who with his wie and dsughter were | sitting beara door jeading to tie ball, urose and On the way Out reacied tue door just in time to step between him (Wells) and ine two men, As be walked int? the hall he met his frend, | who somewhat excitedly hurried him down | Stairs and to the pavement, He there | told tim that he hud been called rom | the ining room by one oi nis iriends, who bad Stated Luat an attempt Was to Ve made to Assamst> | pate Wim (Wells) theres (nat the two sirangers Were, doubtier-, The assassins, und that upon Me Quiry It Wos Gscertdined that no oue about tho hotel Knew them, ‘ihe only thing KDOWN Waa Bhat | they wore regitered as trom Memphis, Teno, Be ona bis fricnde thon Went to nis foom in Ota | crahe cojored men 1D the pari, but tne; tom Howe street, where the matter was talked over and iinaily it was decided that he szouid leave the hotel and find accommodation else- Where, which was don ALLEGED 1 MIDATION OF WITNESSES. Counsel then desired the name o1 the friend, that ne might be subpenaed; but Mr. Wells de- Ciined giving it, Stating that he had n.any reasons tor not doiny 40, OWE OL Which was the mjury that might result to bie. But he would cousulé with hun, #ud if permitted, give his name. Counsel wusisted, Wien the Chairman stated | at he had been taiormed by #zeatieman and | promment busitiess mun “here tuat there were many persons in the city who had valuable imiormation that they would be givd to pliaee in possession of — the committee ; out, Were they to appear as witnesses before the Committee, their busimess would mate- ritliy suffer, He cited the case of one, Mr. Ogiesby, Who testified before the sub-committee, and tor that bad ost nearly all hia custom, From Liat fact the committee would probably be de- prived of much tiormation, Mr. Marr did not constuer that any one would stitier Jor yiving trutlul evidence be ore the com- mittee, and t it would be as safe to testily here as it would be in Boston. If a witness swore to an untruth there he would be conaemped, and the BAC Was Lhe Case here, There had been lots of Talk “LOUL ASSA-S:Nation, but hone had been done, General Campbell thought differently. No busi- ness man could come here and testy to truth hout losing bis busmess.as well as his stand- ing, and he would be frowned down as @ public enemy, Or, in other words, be ostracised, Judge Hoar remarked tat he did not wish it un- derstood that the party who imparted informa: | tion to the committee gave It as lis Own experi- | Ea but that it was the general expression made yy nm. ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE RETURNING LOARD, Governor Wells having teit the stand General T, C. Anderson Was sworn, and recited his political histury. fie said he was a member of the Retura- ing Board, and generally ailirmed statements | made by Governor Wells, He empuutically deated thepassertion imputed to lim by Mr. Zacharie, who he knew would correct the statement when he reireshed nts memory, stating th it was not true that he had ¢100,000 worta of clafins wnich he got lor 310,000; nor did be ever say any- Mung positive as to a democratic majority,” as alleged; bus he might * have con. veyed the impression velore tne final action of the Board jrom,the daily papers that it Was the idea that the democrats would have the lower House, but he had never made the state- Ment after compiling the returusg; iu regard-to Mr. Arroyo signing the returns, he thought Mr. Arroyo Must be wistaken; tat ne had known him jor twenty years as au honest man and that he believed he was honest sull; never had any conversation with Packard or Kellogg sayiug the conservatives Would buve a majority, ‘Tue witness further testified as to the Return- ing Board. Gover Wells was then recalied and exam- ined by counsel of the conservatives, In reply to a question by Judge Wheeier be said tuat polite cai intluence had nothing to do with bis action as a member of the Keturaing Board, nor were the decisions of the Board governed by sucn infu. ence, Mr. Campbell then presented a tabular state- mMcht of tue vote of all the parishes in protest, giving a compilation of both the colored and While vote since 1867, and Offered it as a letter of reference, Wiich was received and handed to opposing counsel lor examination, STRONG REBUTTING TESTIMONY, Mr, J. B. Zuntz was pluced upon tue stand by the democratic counsel to rebut the testimony of Governor Weils In regard to the attempted ussase sination at tbe City Hail, Mr. Zuntz stated in sub- Stance that at the hotel on tie day named there Were two drunken wen, and that, jearing some> thing might occur Irom the men bets crank, he advised Dr, Scroggs to take Mr. Weiis out, which Was dune; he did n0t KuoW Unis to be a fact, but Was 80 told by My, Watson, the hotel proprietor. ALr. Pugh, a retired pianter, now took the stand, and ta wuswer to aquestu suid he knew Gene- rat Andersou; Lad % conversation with bim on December 13, When Anderson told him that there would be a democratic majority Cf not less than 8,000 und betiveen cight and itteen representa- tives; Anderson tols him Wells and Arroyo were in perect uccoid; had talked the matter over and Anderson produced a paper recounting seven parishes Chut Woula retarn aemocrats, but he was greatly surprised when the board returned the | republicag canduta On beiug cross-examined the witness said he had heard of remarks belug made upon the street ag to whut should be done with the Returning Board 1 they returned republicans; General An- derson toid him that some parishes had been pro- tested, Uut that the protests were versfrivolous, Mr. Melancun was then sworn, and corroborated the testimony given by Mr. Pugh, as he was with him when he culled upon General Anderson, General Auderson Was recalled, and, in regard to the assertions of the witnesses Pugu and ey lancon, said that it would have been imposaibl jor him to know the result on the day named, as the retarns had not peen seen by bim on that date, POLITICAL INTIMIDATION, Tnis closed the testimony upon the first line of evidence, whch the second line—nameiy, mtima- on—was bezui. Mr. E. L. Pierson. of Natchitoch2s, was sworn, and testided as tid intimidation, murders, &c., in nis parish, during which he recouuted an at- tempt upon his lue, lirst stating that he has lived in Natchitoches since bis boyhood, and that ior- merly his politics were democratic, but prior to the last election he became a republican; that for | big change of sentiment Na was ostracised, even by @ resolution adopted ata public meeting; inat ne came here aud Was appointed by Governor Kellogg Judge of the parish, and returned and was met | Within sixteen mies Of his Nome, and was told not to yo bome: ne did go, and a number oF nis Iniends there told 1M not to attempt Lo discharge the functions O! Is office: that iis iife was tn danger because Gl Ns being a republican; on go- lug to ins office next day Ue Jearned that his Ie | would be avtemptea, und be received a note Irom | tis Wile asking alin to come Lome; then its wile came and be went with ber; that bis sister told bim two armed men were lurking about the place, as she guessed, to take his lite; forty armed men were town, and that she heard these two sweur tuat they came there to kil him, and that he should not sit us Judge; svou alter that the Committee of Seveniy heid a meetimg and sent @ committee to his house to demand of him tuat he sign a written agreement not tu take parc in the coming campaign, which ue decimed doing, Whereupon one ol the committee pulled out ms Watch and toia tim he had valfan‘.ourin whica to sign the paper; that ne refused, teiling them that if they meant to assassinave him to do it at his ofiice or on the street, and tu spare bis family vom witnessing murder; that during the cam- | palgn ne wus i ASSAULTED TIME AND TIME AGAIN; | When he weut to make a speech men cougregated | | With bowie Knives in sight; bat on the approach oi a company of cavalry they secreted thelr arms, ‘there Was got, continued tie witness, @ iair rex. | istration in the parisa; the repuvlicans were pre- | vented rom taxing un active purtin the cam- palgn; & mass meeting Was held, wud trom thata | committee Was seit to call for the resigoa- tons ol tie parish officers, aud — threats were wade to hang one of them. He then recounted the attempts made to | take his lie in the night; the votes Were being countea, when he was fired at three tumes, sua he retreated to the Court House; ne reached his home wid was Kept there a week, | Tearing to jeave lest his ue should be taken; finally he escaped, but learned that two Texas desperadoes had been employed to tuke his lite, and tuat their employer was Done other than bis Own law partuer, WILLIAM LEVY, OONGRESSMAN-ELECT, With Whom, he subsequently stated, he nad some didicuity, but 1s character Was not given; @ negro Tun Was shot cecause he snapped a cap at a White man; he did not suy tis was done lom political purposes; he thinks there Was a White League in Wwe parish; men were urmed and colored men were alruid to go about at hight; the majority of the repubiicaus in my parish ought to huve been | 1,800, Aud at the election it was only 26; the par- ten is NOt Sale HOw Jor republicans; fam tuld that { would be hung ud returned; | lad a dificuity Witn Colonel Levy, but will uot state the circuin- stunces; go far asl kuow murders committed in the pariah were vot lor Political purpores ; at one poll 1b Natchitoches 170 colored men could not Vote, und #00Ut JO did hut register; the Dad lechag umong Lhe people has only existed since last July; betore this pariah Was Very quiet; iuis discon: tentis probauly due to # desire for ofico awong the propie; anotier Cuuse jor ill feeiing is the lurge debt which burdeds tne parish, coutracted partiy by domucrais and partly by republicans; Whe (AX rate Id WDOUL eight per Cent; lwad ty ds+ Beased wt $10 por acre; people have tue greatest Pespect lor the Datonal government; the Jualon Weket carried the parwhia Ista; toere was uo intimidation then. Mr. lioar—You state that the colored vows ia 1872 Was suaiier ti@u in 1974 und yet there waa intimidation ia 1874 and pone in 1872, How do you account for this? Fiersou—I decline to answer that question, Mr, oar-You were Supervisor im 18 don’t wisu tu cilminate yourselit Witness iY ail tue white mea who came from the ty put ou vadges aud acted as polwemen, aud thue prevented 500 colored meu irom Voting; 1 chauged iy politics ou the 4th of duly, 1874, wuee 1 thougit that Natcnitocnes Was & republican parish; there are sume demo- a conined to the bowl Of Natcuitocnes; the ‘ate Yepuviicans nu. ber chiriy; simce last Jaly about BIX Colored mend have been killea, some dy white men and owners by colored men, but Lao LOU Kuow that ib Was JOP pulllical purposes; [ Might thnk chat the iiveciiog and aiscontent among th: people might be due to the opiuion that tue Kellogg eoveru ment Was an waurpativn Dut jor the Vindictive wanner in Which 1 am perse- cuted, and J ueiy woy man to prove any charges Qyuingt my personal cnaracier; there is eat deal ol = steadlug—petit larceny—iu tue pangs, and tie colored people torm the Majority of the thieves; tne Mexnery ap- pointees are wow holding thele o@icea in the DArigh; Mie CharKe wyuinst Juugo diyers, which Mads bim so lnpopular, Was tigt he Was cor- dupt; lie Was couuecied With @ fing whica was endeavoring to 148d 4 deo" Upon tae State; the DiMOCkaTs aXD WAPUMLIC. § Waly NOV ‘COR. I made a charge against Judge Myers thay he nad elivegzigd more Lah $000 OF the sexgul Funds; hese wots Were parby tie Cause Of the ieeiy Amsiost Juugo Myer Twas comminsioned as Pasint Judge tm August, stk ond ray 9 tie Logi | Jacure in Oeraper While | Was Parian Judge | Unt Wisk Citkok TAT asaee, | stationed at Shreveport, then took the stand and testified ag to violence, intimidation, &c., at Shreveport, He stated that quite a number of men there, republicans, told tim that it was un- aie lor them to speak their minds; that it would be dangerous for a man ‘ro announce pudlicly republican principies; that they Would get a “rope for doing so; there is | yet a strong spirit of hostility by a majority against tne general government, something sim Har to that belore the war; colored men iD Shreveport were not mistreate2 to any great ex- tent, but in the country a spirit of oppression of negroes prevails: cored men stated to him that they hud no political rights, but were forced to wain in tae woods in some cases to save them- selves irom bemg wWlupped; thinks the elec- ton would pot ve passed off quietiy had there been an absence of United States trvops 5 there would, doubtless, have been trouble; tre Troops are quity necessary to ensure the safety of the republicans; there appears to be NO ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW there and peace ja mumtained solely by the pres- ence of the \roops; never saw any act of violence perpetrated against the republicans; on election day, While accompanying & marsnal to Campo. bello With a body of troops as a posse comiiatus, suw a number of negroes who were armed; ict @ large crowd of negroes and ail were armed; suw ulso some white men who were armed; the hegroes sald they Were armea for protection; in Ulustration of the assertion that there exists a hostility to tne general government witness said that im tue event of a soreign war they would not | fignt tor Uncle Samm; relative to the business condition of the commuuity wiereot he speaks Witness said there appeurs to exist a very general want of confidence bewween the two races und io | a great extent depression tn business ts attributa- biesto this lack of faitn, There ts no doubt that the couutry is not Im a prosperous condition, and that matters are growing worse dally, Witness reiated that during an excursion from Sh¥eveport | to Campobello he met a negro boy, Wao described the Coushatta massacre, the mangled appearance Of the bodies of the murdered men, &c. Mr, Frye vestred to know of the committee tf tt would not be well lor the witness to reproduce tie negro boy’s uurrative, that it migut be deter- | mined what effect the story, repeated as it might have been by the boy and others, might have bad | iu the way of intimidating negrves, Accordingly the witness told the story. OBJECT OF THE WHITE LEAGUE, Captain Arthur W. Allen testified:—Is an officer in the Sixteenth infantry; was stationed at Coliax | Jast year; on arriviug at Colfax mage it » point to ascertain the necessity of keeping up that post; Went throws the country and conversed wit the people geverally; found, in versation with Mr. Cosgrove, editor of the Natchitocues Vindicator, that there existed an organization known as the White League; the league was organized to work upon | the tears of the negroes, every other metnod to secure their political support having ialied; when | the men Who had been arrested aud tried for the Coliax murders returned to Grant parish a con- wratulatory meeting was held by the white citl- zens, LOUISIANA IN THE SENATE, WasuINGTON, Jan. 27, 1857. the resolution of Mr. Schurz instructing the Jud!- clary Committee to inquire what legislation by Congress 1s necessary to secure to the people of Louisiana the right of sell-government under the constitution, Mr. THURMAN, (dem,) of Ohio, said on account of physical indisposition he would have to leave unsaid many things which he desired to say, but he hoped to concluce his argument before the hour | | The peopie of this country were hot accustomed | | to see the miliary place itself above che civil | of adjournment to-day. He requested Senators Dot to interrapt him in his argumen’, and sald at its conclusion he would answer to the best of bis ability any question any Senator might put tohim, He then had the resolution read at the Clerk's desc, and said it required tuat the Senate should not stop at the election in Louisiana in 1874, but should go back to that of 1872, and he would first speax of the former election. He knew what he would say was a thrice-tola tale, and he would therefore be very tedious; but as his statement would not be complete with- out it he felt pompelien to wo Over tie Jacts again. He then spoke of the election in 1872, and said McEnery had @ majority tor Governor of 9,606 votes, Penn, jor Lieutenant Governor, had & ma jority Of 15,057. McEnery and his associates had een ousted from their ofiices by the iederal gov- ernment and those offices conierred upon other arties; republicans were installed in the zislature wno never made any regular contest for the seats. The men who had been in power in Louisiana during the past two years were in power by the grossest usurpe- uon Of a tederal judgeship, by the bayoneis o1 the army of the United States and ihe iederal govern- ment. United States, He suid be traced the beginning of this trouble in Louisiane to Washington city, and read the telegram of Attorney Gen. | eral Willams, dated December 3 1872, directing Murshal Packard to enforce the decrees und mandates of the United States Court, no matter by whom resisted. He argued that there was vo resistance to the jederal Court, and ail correspondence previous to the teleg:um did not contain a word to show that luwiul aecrees oi the Court would be resisted. Under a midvight order, wade, not in a court, not by acourt, but by tis man Durell, who was in the conspiracy with Packard, THK STATE HOUSE WAS SEIZED and batteries plauted around it to Keep the people of Louisiana trom entering 1t. Durell would not have made that crder and Packard would not have executed It had not telegrams from Wusu- ington assured t.em that they would be sustumed, ii¢ next reierred ty tue Lynch Kewurning Board, aud suid the report of the committee of ihe Senate, a8 weil us the »bie speech ot Senator Carpenter, of Wiscousiu, showed it nad not even the color of authority, mucd less the legal rignt to count the Vote in 1872. Their action Was usurpa- | He then read irom Mr. Carpenter's specca | tion, Gnu the testimony takeu by toe committee im re- gard to jraudulent affidavits and wuat use was made of them by the Linch Board, and suid that every member O1 that Board was rewarded with a lucrative oflce by Governor Keliogg or by the Legislature of Louisiaoa. He next referred to. the appeai of AicEnery and the people o Louisiana to the President, | and the telegram of Attorney General Williams to McEuery, telling him he need uot visit Wasning- ton with the Committee of One itundred, as the President wags uncuanged, and tne sooner the peopie there acquiesced tie suoner order would be restored; and said he knew of no desyot on the Jace of tue globe who would refuse to pear meu unuer such circumstances. That telegram was (o the éifect that the President's mind, gut or wrong, Was Urver to ve aliered, nery asked to ve heard; the Legislature asked to be heara; the people asked tO be heard; but ther were DOL Packard was beard ; Casey, tue brother in-law of the President, Was beard; but THs PLOPLE WERE RRFUSED, There Was ho Cuntest ior the seats of the five meu ejected. They were simply omitied by the Returmag Bourd, wud that omission ex- cluded them, That omission was w# vivlatioa of the sworn duty oi that Returning Board, Those men Were = aujudged to be tne iruders on that account, aud were marched out ay an officer of the army of the United States. as that republican government? ‘I'ne Returning Pa Board mignt just as weil have omitted fity | men a8 uve. When ithe Senator irom New York (Mr. Conkling) Was last swora iu as @ member of toe Senate nis credentiais wero not here; but his iriena vy the side of lim, an ex- Vice President (alr. Hamiin), said be had known Ol instaL ces Where Scnators Were sworn in ou the simple anucuncewent of the fact. All knew that | the Senator 1 Was sugges had been ested, aud fed he ve sworn sald “Amen,” His coueague (Mr Sherman) might just 8 well have said boat rresident Grant could have sent a fle of soldiers down here and put the Senator iro New York out, President Grant had been a democrat, under thix new doctriue he might have marche the Senutor out, His colieague (Mr. Sherman) thought {t was a horrible ining that Mr, Vigers, or the former House of Represeutue tives in Louisiaga, was not allowed to organize the Uouse on the 4ta inst, Hoe wad bot Olerk of th when in, alt stitution Of Loulsiauea did Bot even provive tues he should call the roi, but only tiat be should provide a ilat of mi #% He fad no tore Tight iu vast house On Che 460 inst, thanany orner Citizen of Louisiana, Lily collougue (Mr. Suormup) bad welt with great force upon the fact that the Yeas aud Nays Were reiused., Had it come to tute that Md @ Speaker Oo: @ State Legislature made an | erroneous ruing wn army Olver of tae United | States could enter tue balls of legislation and tear such Speaker out Oj Ws seatt THs PRROLDENT'S MESSAGE. Mr, the President ol the United States in reply to the resolution of the Senate of the vtiiiust, and sad never had & paper 60 full Of O1oldsions Of material facts emanated rom the Chief magistrate of this country. He would nut spewk disrespectiuily of tuo Président, but nis Mess: cisni, ihe resolution passed by the senate ro- quested the President to iniorm the Senate whether any portion of the Army of the United States or wny officer or officers, suldier or guidiers, ui g#uch imy did in any manner lntertere or iutermeddie with, control or seek to control the orgauization of tue Generul Assembiy of the State oi Louisiana, dc, The Sevacte had @ right to Bupposs that f miitury toe lerieroncd Nad ken pluce an omicial report was on file m the War Department, ‘ihe inter.ereuce was op tha 4 hh rasl., and uMcieoy tie elapsed re the Measuge Wa! ole the officers iu New Orl . Instead Of such a report tuere Wis a telvarau irom Geoeral Sheridan. 1 was no report irom General De Trobriwnd ; Ho report from General Lmory: ony & Ole-Bided Le@xram Ou Genera Sueridag, 10 Which Most Muberial facts Were omitted anit pro- posit10us Inuce Wulen Were eutirey imadeiensioie. What accouat bad General Ve irovriand to give for lis action? Where Was the ode? of nie superior, Geueral Kivory? sul #8 urdu, Bad What steps bad the i remdeut Aken (0 bree, tudse OenUeErs to juatioe? ports tie aM he President jo Woe sient ae lied the atuy won con: | ‘The sole title Kellogg ad to the oillve of | Governor was given him by the President of tne | House which assembied on tut day, afd had no right there, The con. | aye Was oped to crite | Why did Kinory tasue | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 238, 1875.—TRIPLE | SHEET. made up of lawyers, but in no country of the world Was iguoranve 0! the law to be picaded as excuse | for the commission of crime, If Senators desired irce institutions to be preserved if was | time to teach the army, irom the highest to the lowest mau 10 tt, that there Was such 4 ting as law and tae ignorance of it was NO defence !or Vielut ing it, They muse be taught that the States as Well as the tederai government had rights woich must be protected, le argued that there Was wo | quocum OF the louse present at tee organization meinbe:s thereof made these Were conclusive facts, but they were ountted General Sheridan, No matter whether General Sheridan was a lawyer or not, it was lis duty to ® minority report. All | ou the 4th inst. and participated tnerem, | Seventy-one votes were cust jor Speaker, | and the republican members were sworn [in by Wiltz, Why were all these tacts | ignored by Sheridan’ Aguin, a Comnutiee on | Privileges and Elections was appomted, wien j committee made a report, and the republican | tell tue whole trutu. He kuew when he wrote those velegrams that the senate wus im the midst of a heated debate on tne suoject, He knew the resolution | cailing for the unformagion would pass and that ‘bis telegrams would iff a part of that informa ton, Why, thea, were these lacts leit out? Gen. eral Sheridan said the request to restore order Was reasonavie and in accordance with law. He (Mr. Thurman) did not aaow tu accordance with what liwW, Uniexs It was a law which General Sheridan wanted to allow him to hang men. He commented at some leagtu on tne telegrams of Geucral Sheridad, and said ve would hke to know where the law Was or PLACING THE MILITARY UNDER THE GOVERNOR of the State who tareaceued bloodshed there. Tne whole State House was surrounded by an armed body of men placed there by Governor Kel- logg, While mside there were M{ty-iour conserva. uve members, one sergeantalarms, one clerk and ten deputy sergeant-at-arms, muking sixty- | BIX conservatives in all. Tuere were bun- | areds of Keliogg’s metropohtan police, all | armed, and with fifty or sixty of the worst | Tufluns of the radical party in che city of New Or- leans. No White Leaguers were admitted to the hali, and yet im the face of ail this (he Lieutenant General said this iutererence was to prevent bloodshed, The whole truth was, this miltary | lutertevence took place tor the purpose of usury- | ing the government of Louisiana just as it was | usurped two years ago, He next alluded | to the arguments of several Senators n reierence ft) outrages in the South, aod suid It was a well known fact that the great majority of these homicides in the South were by Diacks upon biacks, Arms had veen put into the hands Ol Lhese people, and in their burvarous con- diuon it Was their pattie to destroy eaca other, | He then sent to the Cierk’s desx and had read a letter of A, H. Buckner, a memver of tue House of Representatives, who visited Alabama usa mem- | ber of the committee investigaung the cuarges made by Rep eutitives uays and Hawley, tn which he stated “that the testimony taken vy that committee Will Dear Hin OUL In tue vasertion that foursiiths Of all the wurders committed ta the South are not jor poitticat purposes. In three counties im Alapama 1b nad been charged that thirty-six murders were committed in two wud a balftnunths, bat the comuitive could pot heur of more than two.” Mr, Thurman, resuming, said if us many murders had been comuutted 10 den, it showed that the administration of the re- ; Publican party in that State had been a fa:lure, | and 16 Was time tu let sume Other party try. | Why Was it tha: party tad appited uo remedy tor | | all these troubles? It bad been in possession | since the State was reconstructed. Jn conclusion, he said:—li outrages did exist they were to be deplored. But there was SOMEHING STILL MOKE DEPLOKABLE THAN OUT- KAGES. When an attempt wis made to overthrow the free institutions Of the Awericun people an evil was beiug parpetraced which could have no parailel. power. It was a vad ting to assassinate a man, but & Worse act Uo assussinate the cuusiitution of aState, Luese acts of the military in Lousiana have driven a dagger to the heart 0/ tree 1astitu- tions 1m this country, Mr. Wesr, (rep.) Of La,, read from the laws of Louisiana 10 reterence to election returns, and said that in Le Soto purimh the intimidation by the White League was so yreat tuat ine Register returns, In another paris the Kegister, wuo Was Dede by Governor Kellogg, wus driven oil by uu Kiux and a seli-constituted Register pretended to aut. Mr. CONKLING, (rey.) Of N. Y., obtained the fluor; batyielded ior a motion sv adjourn, with the un deréianding that le would go on to-morrow. NEVADA ON LOUISIANA AFFAIRS. SAN Francisco, Cal., Jan, 27, 1875, In reference to the action of General de Tropri- | and at New Orleans, a resvulution was adopted by the Senate of Nevada, by a strict party vote, dis- approving the iuterierence of the military with the clyil power, but holding that General de Tro- briaud 18 not gulity %f intended wrong, aud ap- pre the course of the President in tae Lousi- ana culty, expressing coufideuce that be will im the iuture, as in the past, execute the laws With justice and moueration. BROOKLYN YACHT CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING—ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR. The annual mecting of the Brooklyn Yacht Club was held last evening at tne club rooms, Court and Montague streets, Mr. P, W. Ostrander, Presi- dent, im the chair, Tuere was a large attendance of members, Alter dispensing witn the usual preliminary business, such as the minutes of the last meeting and the reference of the repotts of the standing committees to the Board of Trustees, the election of ofMivers for the ensuing year was announced to be im order. With & unsoimity wortny of note the following officers were thea elected :— Commodore—Joun 8, Dickerson, Vice Commodore—Frank H. Stott. Rear Convmodore—Marshall T. Daviasoa, President—P. W. Ostrander. Secretary—W illiam ‘I’, Lee. Treasurer—Canuncey M. Felt. Assistant Secretary—George G, Dunning. Measurer—John M. Sawyer. Fleet Surgeon—Samuel Hall, M. D. Judge Advovate—Joun Oakey, Trustees—P, W. UstPander, Chauncey M, Felt, Wilitum 7, Lee, fT. B. Asteu, Heury 8. Wood, Jacob Voorhis, Jr., auc Robert Diilon. | _ Commattee on Memver'ship—Coaries L, Franklin, J. L, B. Willard and S. L. Blood. Kegatta Committee—J, A. Braman, Henry Heatz and B, i. Mallory. Of the above list of officers the three leading Ramey are new im connection with the several | Positions, Commodore Dickerson was ‘ormerly Vice Commodore, and 1s well known to the yacht- ing commanity as the owner of tne Fieur de Lis. ‘Tow geuticuan bas receatly purchased tbe schooner Madevcine, lormeriy the Commodore Voorhis, and wil ta the future, as in many years gone by, fy the blue pennaut of the Cowmodore #t her masthead. Vice Commodore Stott is the owner of the schooner sea Witch, and Rear Commodore Davidson, of the saucy sloop Sadie, 14 well aud favorably known by every live yacntsingn in the country, Upon motion oi Mr. H. Baragwanath the re- served juad, amounting to $600 or over, Felieving it of ail indebtedness, Measurer Jou M. are now enrolled on the ciao books né 1ollowing making @ fleet of 6v vessels. In addition to tnis bumver is toe large schooner oulding for Mr. Wutiam T, Garner. On motion of President Ustrander, Commodoro Dickerson in the chuir, a committee of iour was appointed to draft suitubie resolutions expressive of the club's Kindly sifection tor the modure, Jacob Voornis, Jr, at th jog him tue tavor of sitting for bis purtruit to be hube¢ op the wall oi the cluv room. The Obair ap- Router, aa this couimities, D. WV. Oatraader, John akey, U. G. Ganther und Giloert L. Hagnt, Aiter reading (ne propo: now ouustitation and comMenuoy Upon the several changes therein. Gon! aiued contraated with the uld Jaws gov. ring the arsoviation, tt was orderea to # third oudilg, When the ciub adjourned, PETITIONING FOR WORK. A genoral mecting of the Laoorera’ Union Be- Nevolent Society was held last evening in the Fourteenth Ward Hotel, Grand and Elizabeth streots. James O'Brien presided, The committee appointed at a former meeting for the purpose presented @ series of resolutions petitioniug, on Delials of 8,000 Jaboring nen, the Mayor and Voin- mou Cownel of the city to vevise means whereby | the unemployed members of the union may have Work to protect tuem irom starvation duripy we of the association to Adsembiymen Daly, Bi Costigan, Morgan and Campbdéli, as the representa. lives and friends of the workiagmen, tor their energetic deience of the peop dorsiog the lute resoiutions passed by the Dock Commissioners in censuring Comptrolier ‘een jor fils args ci | toward their Buurd, Fesolutions were adopied, aud & comunittee Was Qppolated to Walt upon the Ma)or uod Common Couuell and presence them witoa copy of these resolutions, HE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following recora will show the changes in the temperature during the past twenty-four hours. 18 compel gon yh Wus.coer sponding date tial y as recorded at Hudauvs Pharmac; Heiaty Bulidiug, New York :— i bit 1875. 3 SBOP, MM, w Wb ORM » 3% 1d OF, M 3 «uP M ‘ure yesterday. aie ‘wluro OF Corréaponuia, a | Louistana since 1884, as stated by General Sheri- | The Senate to-day resumed the consideration of ; Would not take the reapousivility of making the | voperty Of ex- | was | Passed into the geverui lund of the club, thus Sawyer reported that there | yachts :—schooners, 16; sioops, 39; steamers, i— | present Season of the year, tendering tae thanks | an, | ‘s Tights, and ins | Taese | 1st, 1875, | 4 uT | Lively Times in the Munici- pal Convention. A FIVE HOURS’ FREE FIGHT. A Man Thrown from a Second | Story Window. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan, 27, 1375. | © According to the provisions of the new consti- tution of the State of Pennsylvania the Aldermanic onlc>s of ths city have been entirety set aside, While, in lieu of the same, every 30,000 inhabitants of the commonwealth i8 entitled to what ts known asa police magistrate. It was for the bomination of these magistrates that the demo- cratic delegates from the different districts assem- | bled ita convention to-day. A more disgraceful Scene than that enacted im the building where these delegates mot could not very well bave taken place, and as every ward was represented by three parties almost ninety delegates were on | hand, so that the disturbance, generally partici pated in, approximated very closely to a riot. ‘The salary of a police magistrate ig about $3,099 @ year, and hence all butchers, bakers, tatiors and incipient lawyers of prominence in the ditfer- ent wards are severally clamoring for the appomt- ment. This intease rivalry on the part of the sev- eral aspirants has given rise to the most bitter personal pique and vituperation, aud hence waen the opposing élemeuts met to-day there was a general disturbance, The doors were closed nomt- nally to all who were not delegates; Lut the mob Outside was swelled to such great numbers, and the pounaing upon the door was so violent, that the order of the meeting wishin was seriously in- verfered with. Some of those inside demanded thut their interested friends in the street be admitted, Otaers violently opposed the proposi- tion, stigmatizing \he crowds without as rioters and interlopers. THEY MAKE A BREAK. By twelve o’elock fully 200 people clogged the thoroughfare in front of the building in which the Couvention was being held, und their chagrin at being locked out from tne proceedings haa worked | their passions into 1ever beat, ; “Damn 'em! cried a voice, “let’s go in any- how.” “Ay, ay!’ shouted a dozen more, “that’s us.’? A genera! rush was made upon the entrance in the twinkilug of an- eye, and a dozen muscular shoulders supplemented with the force and mad- ness of hundreds surging and pushing in the rear, thrust aside bolts, bars, hinges and doorkeepers alike, and afforded (ree egress to the corridor be- youd, Like animals friguiened by a company of imell, some planting their. eet upon the bodies of those whose footing had given way upon the slip- pery stairs. ‘The crowd made a general rash jor the gallery, and it was only alew minutes Jater | that tue gallery became the scene of @ disturo- goce, ‘Tne Presideut of the Convention, Benjamin | Paneer svated that the gulleries must at once be cleared, TEMPLE VERSUS THE BOYS, Temple's announcement was yreeted with a laugh of deflance, whereupon tne gentieman ordered the Sergeant-at-Arms and the doorkeepers: to obey his order. These gentlemen did their vest to tulil the command, but every one seemed so securely anchored to his seat that neither 1orce nor persuasion couid compel him to budge an incn. In the meauwhile a number of other inter- Jopers had found thelr way to the fsoor ot the house, and the scene there in an tu- stant became one of the wiidest disorder and cou- fusion, tie members of the ‘wenty-sixth ward Appearing upon the verge ol & haud-to-hand con- test. Mr. Temple then arose and stated shat he wished three meu to repair immediately to the Mayor aod demand the interference of the police. ‘rhe committee of trea at ouce started off, amid the hooting and Jeering o/ the gallery, A KNOCKDOWN FIGHT. AS s00n as the door closed upou the committec the noise in the gallery became almost deatening and soon merged tito un old time row, Four wen, urged on by backers, resorted to fisticutls, | punched, gouged and vanged each other, swearing | and yelltug as they lorcibly handled each other's eyes, noses, and upper and lower jaws, A wilder or more desperate scene has seldom been wit- nessed, and tne writer simply expresses the truta When be says that benches were overturned, win- dows smasned and huge urm chairs violently hurled upon the heads ol the delegates below. So intensely warm was tills fight that even those who hud forced tueir way to the gallery became alarmed ior their personal saiety, and, suspeui- ing themselves from the fratling, dangled momentariiy in mid air aud theu fell foorwara | with a crash. In their frantic endeavors lo §:ve their own Leads irom being mashed they caret ot whose heads they mashed im escaptng irom tue tier above. Riot became so louse that a crowd oi jour, Who were Oillcers of the Couvention, Tushed into the gallery once more to clear it. “Ali you here inthe gallery who velong to our ganz piteu in and hetp to clean the place out,” cried One of them, und the next instan’ he found many | at his side, Who, with shirts elbow-rolled and fists clenc.ed, began tne disagrecabie vusiness. The denting, which bad previously been confined more particuiarly to one part of the gallery, uow became general, und the scruggls o1 contesting parties hurled many under toot, But the attacking party | Was so strong tiat it cleared the place in five miuates, One uniortuuate veing thrown trom the second story W ndow. THE POLICE ARRIVE. At this juncture Captain Garry, backed by twenty policemen, entered the room and toid the President to express his wishes in writing, where- upoa Mr. Temple penned the iutlowing:— Paitapetrar, Jan. 27, 1875. tain Coary :— il you please clear the hallway and the gallery? Please do so at once. SENJAMIN L. ToMPLs, Chairman of the Democratic City Sxeeutive Committec, ‘The yallery again became tempestaous despite op place, aud the populac@ cried: them in here.” Many let themselves down in a ridiculous man- her to the door velow (where the delegates were ( uszemblec) on the frames of the mirrors, Toe Presideat, Mr. Yemple, higniy angered at this iudecorous benavior, earnestly deavunced 1t, aud ordered those who uid thus got p ssi0n of the foor to be ejected. One mao (O'Neil), upon Lemmy Ordered to tuke his seat, cricd out that he | would not be put down, and, hurling a profaue put him down. We put itis band ag he spoke upon | nla hip pocket, and it was iexred that he would pull out & “shooter.”” MR. TEMPLE’S SPEECH, Mr. Temple immeuiatoiy arose und sald:— GENTLEMEN OF THR CoNxveNTION—[ came here this moruing to organize this Convention; and it this Com vention Cannot now conduct itself gecanty, and that order Is maintained ( will adjourn it sine die and let the Peopie Make their nominations. (Applause) CALLING OF THE ROLL. The roll was (nen called again, in order to ascer- tain What men oad droped into the Conventio Irom the galleries, About Uftcea interlopers wer lound, Whom thé police promptiy ejected. ‘Tue it Was that every momeut iutervening vetween teu A. M. ond walf-past three P. M. Wus consumed Ty Srityrey” fighting and ousung, and it was Not until the hour last named that the Convention could proceed with evcn preliminary busiuess. Perhaps there are wore iractured noads, maimed limbs and black eyes in the city to-day than there hus ever been since the abandonment of the old Volunteer Fire Deparment, Twonty-on8 policemen guard the building and it will be Gangerous now for way one Who attempte to Cieate a disturbance, MORE POLICEMEN BENT. ; The Convention did not udjourn until nearly geven o'clock and then its business Was only about Ous-iourtd conciuded. So greus was the popuiar excitement and so probable were the prospects | that the rivt and figntiog which had marked the day would be repeated with renewed vigor at tue | adjournmuane that the police force guarding tie buliding waa increa 10 prese: je KVO t two men, well armed ani peuce. The crowd withour, im thom streets seemed @ Vast Luman sea, surging und fuming With eXcitement and Lhreaceoing all corte | Of ousiaughte, and jor the time impeding public (rave: aud the ycueral Dusiness of the oeignvor- | hood. ‘Three letters were-sent by citizens to Ken- | nard H. Joues, Onief of volice, which were o: sucn | Bo earDest Bud Important nature that the Chief uppeared personully upoo vie scene in lull Unie form, His preseuce did much to quell the turvu- lebt spirit, though mauy threats were uttered against the lie of Ben Lemple, who had presided Gli day over the Convention, Meient to Irighten My. Temple, Who at the close of the Couventiva tremuled uke au aspen leaf, POLICE PROTECTION FOR THE PRESIDEN Many prominent and respectadie a appreciating the danger of the Presi ty proacked Vata Curry, 0: the }olice, and asked tout dir, ‘Tempis should be escorted hume unier o guard of police, Mr, tenpie wae the last man to leave che meeting, sud was conveyed to sale quarters under cover of w guard oi oilvers, wraie¢d and iu anllorm, Altogether the Couven- | Vow to-day wae a regular “old timer,” auch as the CiLy Os LUt Kee jor many, Many years, ra | irom Lie prugress wade wlewuy it will take a east tires Gd Ore a eine iv adjouramedt cao | Take (lace, uilcers Wi Gbdoavor te preserve (he | Purt: Deace tomorrow, PHILADELPHIA DEMOCRATS. Gesperate pursuers, they leaped up tue steps pell | the general clearing out which had just taken | “send those policemen away; we don’t want | epithet at the President, dared the gentleman (0 | ‘those tireats were | 8 THE STATE CAPITAL Passage of the City Deposit Fund Bill in the Assembly. PHE COUNTY JAIL AND 118 MAINTENANCE. The Tompkins Square Park Bill Pagsed. PUBLIC GAUGERS AND BRANDED BARRZLS. ALBANY, Jan, 27, 1975. ‘There is likely to be various impediments tn tae Senate relative to the passage of certain oils whieh New York statesmen. are exceedingly anxious should become law. The remote contin- | gency, to which I alluded yesterday, in connection with a decision of the Senate Committee on Elec tions giving Thompson's seat to Youmans, and the provabie alliance of Senators Coe and Middietoa aud Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer with the democrats on party issues, might work out o wonderful political change here. But there seems to be a very remote probability of this, on the parc of the Gemocrats, much desired resuit, THE NEW YORK CIPY DEPOSIT FUND BILL, Little diMcuity was expericuced in passing the bill in the Assembly. By its provisions Mayor Wickham and Chamberlain Lane are permitted ta deposit the city fuuds ip any bank or at any rata of terest they may deem advisable. The present charter makes it compulsory upon them to accept of no less arate of interest than four per cent, When this measure came belore the Senate it went to tne Comiittee on Cities, It was sup posed it mignt receive the same prompt attention in the Senate asin the House. But an odjection has arisen. Grave and reverend Senators put tueir heads togetuer, and some minted the proba- bility of a “small axe.’ “Why,” said one of these distinguished republicam Senators to your correspondent to-uay, ‘it would be monstrous to give such absoluge power to the Mayor and Chamberlain of New York city, Of course the present meumbents are honorabie gentlemen, but they may not always be ta power, Under this uct suci olfiiciais could de- pos:t city moneys and receive ouly one per cent therefor if they pleased. ‘There would be ame ple teid for corraplion.” The gentleman farther reitorated lis determinauon to oppose such a Measure to the bitter end. In tue meantime Mayor Wickham aud Chamberlain Lane had better provide un appropriate saie jor the moueys of the city, the bubks having refused to receive them at jour per cent inierest. peculative iriend here— not a vanker, however—remarks that ne would be perfectly wiliing (o pay Ove per ceut Jor the privie jege of taking care o( these junds, Some savin -3 bunks, he gays, pay SiX,per cent on ueposit aud make mogey at that. SUPPORT OF PRISONERS LELD UNDER CIVIL PRO- CESS. Another somewhat peculiar iil introduced by Scnutor Fox bas developed proportions to-day. ‘Yhere are two sides to the matcer, and tae Senuiors should pay particular attention to tie provisions of the vill pefore obtaining its final passage. Tue County Jail is situated in Lad:ow strect, New York, aud presided over by Waruca Wittam H. Duuhum. Uncer Ring rule this post we: ered Worth 1roga $40,000 to $50,000 per @onum. ‘Dick’? Connolly Was then Comptroler, aud iumor has tt that the Warden of those cays had littie trouvie in procuring the payment Ol exe orbitant bills, the “usual” per centage, howeve! deux allowed off, whatever tat mennt. Whether tormer Comptrollers establisued simiur cousctentious rules Im the munagemens of ls item —suistory alone can —_ae- termine, The iacts are uncontested tuat haus dreds of prisoners are yearly placed in Lud ow Street Jai on covil process wuo must be sup. ported gy somebody. As the law now stauus Ubere appears to be no adequate compensaticn allowed Warden Dunuam for the support of such prisovers, Tuis geutieman Claims tuat inst vol waking monéy out of bis position he bas ady lost several tuousand dollars. If this ts true theo the bill should pass, But it the appropriation jor this purpose is lucended to be divided, a3 ia oftca the case, among political adherents, then, of course, 1¢ Must not ve allowed. A rigid scrugl.y | suouid'be kept over the exact number of prieouers heid unger such proceas, aud toe bill ought tobe amended so as to meet this particuiar point. ib 1s now before tne Judiciary Committee of the senate. AMENDING THE BROOKLYN CHARTER. Senator Coe to-day introduced an important bill ameauing the charter oi tue city of Brooklya, ls provides ior the elecvion of ohne Supervisor ana one Aldermaa from each ward, there bewg tweuty-Ove wards in Brookiyn. Under the present charter there are tairty-s1x Aldermen. ‘The &\u- ator contends that $22,0u0 per aunum will be saved to tue “City Of Caurches” by these ameud- ments, THE TOMPKINS SQUARE BILL PASSED IN ASSEMDLY, | AML. Daty’s cull providing tuat iompkins square Slali be Used as 4 public park Was passed to-day iu the Assembly, und went to the Seuace or cun- currence. Should the bill become law the people of this overcrowded quarter of New York city way tuauk Mr, Daly alone or a successful efort to pro vide them with a proper vreatiing place. INZERESTING TU GULD AND SILVER WARE MANUF LC- GURERS. We may expect a large inuux of representatives Ol gold and siiver Ware werchaois here Within tue neXt ieW vays, A vil Was presented in the As | sembly to-day proviaing that ail gold ware, suid us suca, shail be o: lourveeu carats standard aod ull lower qualities deemed 18 composition. Suver- Ware fuse not ve below the grade Oi 0-100, or of the proportion of you paris siiver to 100 parts of baser Materiai, Aud property Under this stanuard Will be considered cuuposition met fho: articles must be siamped, and each iniringeweut 01 tue Law 13 punishable witua fae OF g5u. Lures cOmMissiOuers ure to be uppolnted for eusd | County in the State by the Governor, witn the cousent of the Senate, whose duiies will ve tc euiorce the provisions Of we act. Taey ure to Appoint w secretary, Whore duty 1¢ wiil 0G to issue certuivales and sue Lor ait peuuitics become due, IMPORTANT TO BREWSKS OF ALE, LAGER URER, 8, Mr, Joun C, Brogan’s bul reiative to tae gauging Of burrels promises Lo be oO: miucd interest to xl exteusive vrewers O! ile, lager becr and over | walt liquors located throughout the state. Lis wevises ior the protectiou of dealers in these beverages as well as iur consumers. it proposes | tw nave every burrel, cask aud keg used in the sale of auch ‘iwalt liquors gauged by a public oF lucer and andelibiy Lranded witu toe igures o1 tie eXACL Cupacily Ib gauons. he Mayors ol New York, Brookiyn and Albany are empowered to ap poiut, ior & prescribed district, & pubic gauger, Wo Will be sworn to w Jaitiiul periormance o! duty. ihe Governor ol the State Can ulso appoint adaitionai gaugers and deliue such other disiricts as may require their services. Unbranaed kegs or barrels coming into tue State irom other plucve for ihe suie of (uelr contents Ore also to be pranued, Refusal to allow this to be done ts to result iu cons uscation, und other penaities are provided ive nod-compliance with the jaw. A ie@ of twenty+ dive cents is set dowo in the vill ior every Case oF barrel yauged, wiich would umouut tu @ bende some income ID itseil. RXCISE MATTERS. The liquor trade are Much exercised in the per son of their represeniatives here over the pr sage of Ou eXciwe Dil to suit their castes. Sever, euaccments O: Luly character ure BOW Ddelure tLe Legislature. Tae bul Which meets with approval | of the liquor Interest i# that introduced in the House by Mr, Waenuer and in the Senate by Mr, Jacobse, The wad points of this bill, as belore the Legisiature for passage, are as fuliowst—The election oF uppointwent of Commissioners of Kx- clgé 1n @ach cuunty, City Or town as how provided vy jaw; al moneys collected ior license to ve aid over Within tweuty days to the County ‘Treasurer; Boaras of Supervisors to upply suco moneys to uny local purposea they may deter. a pl of $250 provided ‘Jor Wil loand ng liquor Without license; no liquora to ve gold Det ween one and five o'clock in the Morning, Dor ob Sundays or e@i¢otion days; no greater supe tuan 390 to be ciiarged for auy license. MOR# PAY FOW BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS, The Committee on General, Loon! and special Lawa are autaurized, under @ resolution by Mr Barrow, to inquire ito the whilly Of inereasip, the Salaries ui Boards of Supe visors, in view ol thelr increased duiies wnuer tae constitutional umendmenis. in New York city, where tue Board oO) Aldecmen DUW act as Super vido! ior the laviee position is set down at $2,000 annus \ wily. As Aldermen taey receive $4,000, ORURLTY To CHILUREN, The Commitiee ou Generai, Local and Special Laws have veen busily eowawcd to-day in the con. sideration Of the vil Mmtroduced in the Assemoiy Jor the preveution ol Grueity to children, ‘This proposed enactment is likely 10 create considers ole discussion, 1b will be reported jor action to morrow with several amenduients. loterierence Detweea parcut and Cliid is a delicate suuject, ANU Opponents Of the Weasure in is present shape contend that is wil prove arbitrary in operation, It is und ad that # general law at pr | { 1 5 cover the whole State wilt be repo providing jor the wrrest and punisument of ail pureuts wultreating their children, aad also jor | Warsants in tae oatuce of write Of have corpus to bring the suderiog lttie oner Justice of the Supreme Court la New mauy prominent gentiemen, o1 higious muta, huve banded the @ society, aod Low come to tae islature turoug a their representative, Mr. &, T. Gerry, seeking ior a charcer. GOVERNOR TILDEN'S ENTERTAINMENT. An entertainment, On @ very extensive acale, ia anuounced to come olf at Governor Tilden's House On the &th of February, some ti uns rainent wil be