The New York Herald Newspaper, February 2, 1875, Page 3

THAT MYSTERIOUS BOOK. The Bibliographers Getting Excited Over the Matter. WHAT CAN IT BEP pee ish iid Sit Letters from a Bookseller, the Advertiser and Others. Is IT A HOAXP APortland Captain Expects the Reward. ‘The mystery attending the offer of £1,000 ater- Mng for the recovery of a mysterious book, which ‘was suppressed in England, but o: which one copy fe said to be in America, p) to be an * exciting one in lterary circles, alleged dis- covery of the book in’Louisville, Ky., as announced yesterday in a telegram to the Hgratp only @eepens the mystery, instead of explaining it. There appears to be considerable diversity of opinion relative to the book, some people who fe entitled to credit maintaining that the Mleged offer 1s a shrewd device to advertise and create a demand for some book really of no great PORTLAND, Me., Feb. 1, 1875, Under the stimulation of a heavy reward books fiving an account of the alleged indiscretions of George IV. promise to become as numerous as the Obariey Rosses were a few months ago. The young lawyer in Louisville is not the only person in America who possesses the rare volumes for ‘which the tempting price of £1,000 in gold is offered. The work, consisting of two large volumes, is. Weld in this city by Captain William Leavitt, an sid retired sbip captain, and one of Portland's * $fost honored and stanchest citizens. Only in afew insignificant details do the booxs {atl to answer the description given, and it 1s surmised thas these differences were purposely made in the advertisement; that they are the volumes songat for 18 unquestionably @ fact. This is evidenced by the scandalous nature of their contents, and it ts also probable that the copies in Louisville are similar to those in the possession of Captain Leavitt. Deratis in the matter of date, printer and publisher correspond to the advertised descrip- son, and the stories told about the gay and festive George are certainly of such a nature as would be WKely to cause his friends to resort to extraordt- gary Means to suppress it, if one haifof what is told of him in the thousaud and oad pages of the two volumes is true. Beside alleged dedaucn- eries of the lace King our American scandal of the last fow months dwindles into utter insignificance. MRS, FITSHRRBSRT'S MARRIAGR. Among & multitude of matters contained it rives what pacports to be an authentic account of the marriage of Mrs. Fitzherbert with King George IV. The editor, in a note, gives the pasticulars of the lives of some very cele- brated and noble characters, and also states that: the fearless manner in which the vices of the Oourt were exposed caused some individuals who moved within the purlieus of it to strive to enter into ® negotiaton with him, througn « certain party, for the suppression of sixteen pages of the book, The author, however, refused to suppress ‘the volume, It also contains the particulars of the seduction of several young women by the King, sapplemented by a graphic and entertaining @coount of ine history ana inside doings of the Rowsehold. The narratives are all toldin choice : and the author frequently tages occa- - MOM to Veucd for the trath of bis startling in- ovduces of royal profigacy. The King is not lone heid up te ecanag), bat other memoers of We family also mingi® cobspicuoesiy in vhe gen. sal story. Both volumes are liberally embellished With choles ates! engravings. One of these gives & Ukeness of Mrs. Fitzherbert, and others tne’ profiles and fac simile autographs of his alleged. bog viotims and his masculine associ- ates vies. The work contems what. pur- per fo be copies of letters and a te Ss pe scl the penod, Ge of races Of the period f the engrav- tylish turnout, and ures and eee mexenp of the hero bear cere dashing Prince of Ene, val wanmurderea inal jew Yors hotel some are AGO. ue TITLE PAGS ss volumes are brought out. in the most ex. Tig @ud artistic manner known to the period -_ ad sy ib gag ages is:a8 tollows:— wise ait oat taper eeenes, x al ‘brival te TSpultg.itfe noe and ie be memorable a dy pd i the celebra were ie god a ie a vcorapanio.s roy Prlacy an ae ais Ministers and couasellors mountes Lecce rn pros cae of pig i.,.” elt te of queen, ‘Gero. T Paternoster ‘row; aR a mreet: donee 4. Uo. Sy sare and G. Virue, Poa an WERE PURCHASED, capeait t¢ Cume into possession of the volumes abuut tweuty-five yeurs ago, re Ble of ithe, Dend cook store treet, London, and these two Volumes were among his purchases, lie read tue | Nory auring toe voyage tu America, an ne fot home stored thé books away wi garded ag worthless rabbisu. Last Wedneuls ite fead tue advertiseme! eral Which bas been so liberally und the vid story waoicn he ears Aygo Was vividly Fecalled 10 goibg trom bis office wil leave for New and take with bim the vol- ‘We print to-day some letters that are of interest Im Connection With this sudjeot im 4 BOOKSBLLER’s OPIXIOX, Feb. 1, 1876, C3 t) Se iy ti evil! as eg Re oe patie eis eugth of bok pothing Bor eri shag of en ‘Tos k was seid pe) Bev. eu a Brees oe me ‘We Dave sid seve $18 it na oy ine bp tae u. aeatie Pitanerbert,”” 656—8 HOUR Which bus Not been sup- wd it s 2 sur prisil tiat the Bewsepapers E into the aixoussion Kox's- ime, gou the srqueived wm Duinoer of de Ve Of Gti] aborier Hel, at there cau be no sexson for Word In View Of the political geass ol Prong bs existence oO. aut Mant FOU8 Ot Bug Buch importance is ae oatiane ac: ro i the nulure yi the a unger tue taw or "Protestaut © inary regular mariage Sepuinatsnoes and the isaue | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1875.—-TRIPLE SHEET. of any such marriage illegitimate, Mrs. Fitzber- bert was a “subject” and a - bray Catnoite.’? J. SABIN & SONS. THE ADVERTISER SPEAKS, The H. R, Brown, of No. 599 Broadway, who ts supposed to be authorized to pay the money for the book wanted, {s not anxious to near from Mr, Fox, judging oy the following ietter from him:— No, 500 BRoapway, Feb. 1, 1875. To rus Eprrom or THE HERALp:— Permit me to state jor your iniormatioa regard- tug a certain book for which £1,000 reward 18 Of- fered. published in your journal this morning, may pe all Saenegss but 1t 18 Dot the book wanted, There afe several copies extant of the “Memoirs of George IV.,’’ described in the Louisville despatch, in this country and England. If the owner it George IV.” he wili Gnd the history of the one advertised for and its suppression_related in de- tall, Yours truly, H. ed BROW A MALE “MRS. HARRIS.” The following letter is, more than likely, written by the individuat who penned the foregoing. Itis written in a cramped style, as il by a person check- ing the natural movement of his hand, witn s pen. ‘The color of its ink is purple. That of the ink used in producing the foregoing letter signed “Brown” ieblue. This vatiation is doubtless caused by the idea that it will prevent tne discovery that both letters were written by one person, but there are very many unconscious resemblances between the two letters, Farther evidence that all these com- munications are the offspring of @ single design and author is found in the fact that no such person as “B. L, Harris” coula be found, or heard of, at No. 1,226 Broadway, last night. A Mr. A. F, Harris was found to have a shoe store at. No. 1,215 Broadway, and a son named 0. L Harris, The latter gentieman denied having writ- teu to the HERALD upon any subject:— To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD: There are many such booka to described in your telegram irom Louisville. I tne gentleman bas not the book wanted for the £1,000, know of the copy in the Franklin Library, | Philadeiphia, _ ti Athen- gum, Boston, and other pubiic librarie: Benes, 1 nave @ copy myseif, so the Kentuckian need not waste Yankee AtARIDS ' TO: COMO. 08 bere to buat up bias Baus ald. ‘RRIS, No. 1,225 Broadway. peers pa ON THE ENGLISH COURT. A literary student who has bad his attention drawn to the subject, writes us the following interesting letter, in which he endeavors to throw some light on the mystery :— To THs EpiToR OF THE HERALD:— The reward of £1,000 receutly offered for the mysterious byok, which. a8 we now sear irom Loutavilie, ts entitied “Memoirs of George 1V.,’” has no doubt greatly excited many a book col- lector, and library shelves have been extensively ransacked. It ts Ooe of a numerous crop of Looks | Waico the rotten state of affairs in the English court in the early part of this century produced, ang the present effurs is one of many made to nup- presa them. Certam incidents connected with a jJormer publication of a somewhat similar nature are here presented. On the morning of May 31, 1810, London was thrown into a state of iniense excitement by the announcement that the lue of the Duke of vum- berland bad beea attempted in the course’ of tne previous night; that he kad been most danger- ousiy wounded, and that the assagain, joiled in hie Murderous intent, had trastrared the ends of Justice by deasrorins himself. ln the course of the toliowing day en the body of the would-be assassi: Ing iacie were put in eviden ry o'clock of the night o1 toe Both the Duke rewired to bed. Aiter having been some time usieep be was anekenes, about three A. M. by repeated blows on the h he su ed at first it was a bar, but soon ‘a covering it was something more. serious endeavored. to ward off tne blows wita his arms and hands, receiving several severe wounds oa the head. Neale, the page in waiting, was called to his assistance, and assassin, who the all througo the at- po had kept sue rr? most guarded silence, scaped ogh a foorsd on. the ’a surgeons, sir Everara woun were seventeen, of them, some very severe, ond ition She ssanaeia Baa ‘was found a web! be found door, which had been previo night, but was aiterward ound open. lome ai bur Henry Halford, were then sent 10) the de examined ‘and a3 the of them o! as seemed 11 patie with fhe eee ihe that. runey were selfin- On the Soor of the bedroom near the Secs by. Beoendl ahar, alsa turned out on examil- vter ot a 0 sabre. x Scloseria a ri ‘wee Jound the scabbard, @ pair pees @ dark lanter was in the rity it patel ry nag nad Sane oak Dimeel ia a 8 piston ad at once atincnea to. to orth 1 Duke's valeta, a several 0 ot 2.0 ae Bare. Wate aad tt Wet and, ili ay stuet entrance tee could be nee was 1d by tarough some, hali-dosen ot ef rooms copnedt ng wi They borried around. and. on arriving at ng into Sella! but bere ning, pit | 5 eevee. gorgling effected found ying’ oD tue @ bed'9 oarsid fhe ‘nis throat cus trom ear to. His arma 18 were siretohed straight down by nie aide bluo¢cy ragor Was on 0 $20. nereé was no sppearance aot, any. gle. The drawer where Sells ope ets Tagors Was 185 open, with key the ragor case‘was on the tables with Sno Taner presumably the one on the floor, wanting, His Coat, spotted with biood was jound on the back of @ Chair some six ieet irom the bed. As there ware no marks Of biood ia the intervening space, it did not seem poneae that these spots could bave been made ho apriukling from his severed artery, especially as ver Were on the side of the coat Which was tu. ‘ay irom tue bed. The smierence ‘Was that the rere were caused by the ounds wh fo ward off 3 and, in fact, iy gan eas’ vlood had \t feet in height around eh ~ wall of bis” Own Toom, sprinkiuug & gore! Pichegru which hung over his bed. On the pieeisee evens log Sellis, eneey, to os psa! custom when not on Bev did not sap his (amily apartments nocher part of the palace (st dames alleging as a ae for not Going. tat be was going with the next moi to Windsor, which was ialse. pretended, instead, to be going to sleepin tne t 8 quarter beiore ten v’vluck, the housekee! who ‘was ia te room opposite, was oak Selita to bring him some waver. e bad previ: ously Milled the jug with waier, bat iound, on oeetaak wares spettie' er tai 0 re pearance of ita havin Deen used, It was assumed that Sellis nh gay red it into bottle which was aiterq “ound in in the Duk loset, perhups to reiresh ‘Bimeelt event of 1eeling iaiot woue shut up ior so lass o time iu such close quarters. Instead of acing to bed, as be gave her to understand he jatended. he ‘was lonnd vy anotler servunt at eleven o’ciouk 10 she Duke's bedroom, with a bundie of linen in lis hand, in which, 1t Was suggested, the ere he tero. aiterward Jound in tie Closet, was conceal Several minor facts tending to convict Sellis ‘ores Hated ~ | crime Be ime na & + iar bs Bouve but ImOny W: aby motive whico bavo Yadnced niw tye jact was noted, whica a at Ors t arae seemed to n His chain of proof. The ragor with which bells’ throat had been cus was found on the foor On’the leit side of the ved. . ai Saad evidently been Used with (ne tere Dal Selle Waa not what Uwe ase left-iabded mao, aithough aint jotive, waded wo alr of mystery to aitair. 8, however, been aMrmea un ood authority that ve was what Ie very Gaoouiud ambidea- ter, wud that be could usy born & tau G Sa Yin tcetaae aia Ha Mas € a wi satticient for uy Ovroner’s ju Teratned ot iO tue ooutee ore buried in the w it yey and, as ie nd Yard. O% Forel ray, Witt Hix « Veruae," vo oiumne ot aoe about 400 1s wa: ota’ en, faq i uave dieVadt form Ww Meuy current romurs, vet ‘Wus the charge iv mude Jer oat the Dake ry ‘om veriand that, by b8 Counsel, mir Charlies Weth- Grell, ve a polled or peruainal 10M aguiaat Pailips, The pessages von uheged Howl bp Aner piviug. the generally received version of of eer ry) ae Ort; the wuthor presents OF BIL® OF the pi 6 Sonu attantombr enoree wo Dadi see rs AQ individual then ip wwe housenola of the Dake, Who 18 Moet pruunviy DOW Alive (intormutiun of Balen 1Act naigot be obtainud Oy appiioution to tho Kiog 01 Beigium). wan inclined to give his de; tion apom ihe subject,” und t fT) at pereer to pean altidavit oi ¢ in.itvidual, rein boat some days Delore we ‘Sist of 1 iar he wi 1 eae on by Mid Mat hh aword upon one o1 we soMein bie Ledohumber; that be Undresved His Royal highness Ou the evening 10 qu ton, and a (OW vars wiler was roused bY ' Neale aud told to go tu toe Duke. why | macdered, He did vo anu found his ma ibe IN the mddie oF the chamber, compomd., wis shirt ne nwouy, Bauded de; vo feten Str fue wword wravch y oly day o had lott on a was Tying on toe flour and was very vivody, He ae be Bir Haliourd anu stvod vy when the ‘rounds were eXamiued, Gone Of Woich Were of & uerious inquest was 1m anelied on | the follow. | twelve | zoo dn waolch his body Was aiterward iound, dor, 4 ! 88 | In conclusion, depouent i With the cravat on, then, finding the woollen or H sachems, 10 Dll vacancies ocvagioned oy tbe resig- | bature or appearance; that on the hand was the most considerabie. During this period, which ‘was Dearly two hours, neitoer Neule nor Seilis had been 10 the Duke’s room, which deponent thought very strange. Whee his wounds were dressea the Duke sai. 7 Whereupon he went to the latte door, and opening saw bim lying periectly straight ta the ded, hia head raisea up iy. against the head board ana nearly severed irom the body; bas bands Bg lying quite straight on each side oi bit nd tis coat, carefully folded in- side out, Was hanging on the back of achair, A razor, cuvered with biood, was lying at a distance | from ‘the body, but too far to have been used by | himeelt or to have been thrown there by him in his matiated copaition, av deuth must have been in- stantaneous aiter such @ wound. Deponent examinued Sells’ cravat and found it cut; the paddrag, whicn he usually wore, was quilted snk; ut both padding and cravat were cut us if some Person had made an atvempt to cut the threat cotton toimpede the razor, tuok it o0 ts io order the more reaaily to effect bis purpose. ponent also stated 1t was his firm conviction mae. ‘uri the time the Duke’s wounds were being dressed Neale was absent in ovedience to arrangement, and merempuiree in laying Selits’ poay in the position in which it was discovered. He then stated that Lord Ellenborough undertook to menage the affair by arranging the proceeat fur the inquest, and also that every witn previously examined by im; tnat the fi were not permitted tosee the body in un- dressed state, and, not being satisted witn the evidence produced, refused to retura a verdict; in consequence they Were dismissed and a second jury summoned snd impanelled, to whom severally a Special messenger bau been sent requesting their attendance, and each one of whom was directly or indirectiy connected with the Court or the gov- eroment. That on neither inquest had deponens been calied on to testify, although it must hat been Known that he was a material witness, Th: the Duke was privately removed to Variton House, where he matatained a perturbed state of mind, evidently arising !rom @ conscience til at eases bu:, his wounds being slight, he went out daily 1n a sedan cha Lord Elienborough’s and } Sir William Phipps’, although the datly journals were lamenting bis critical state or heaitn aod enlarging on the errete severity of his wounds. ted taat he was ap- plied to soon aiterward b; @ noblemen aud strongly solicited to make * Mt disclosure of all the improper transactions to which he mignt have beeu made a party upon to's solemn sup- ject.” He had repeavediy declined, bat at last, ‘under a promise 01 protection, had consented to tell the whole truth as set forth in his aMdavit, pus these extrac‘s and an affidavit o the Dal of Cumberland denying ine truth of the lide crimimal iniormation was filed, to which the de- fendant pleaded not guilty, and the case came on for triul in the King’s Bench betore Lord Chief ir Denman and a special jury on June 25, i veral witnesses were examined for the prose- cutton, The Duke of Cumberland gave au account of the assault and exnibited to the jury a scar on , the back of his head, the result of one ot tue Wounds he wag said to bave received. Alter the lapse of twenty-toree years it was distinctly | visible. Sir Everara Home was then deceased, | but declaration mage by him some time aiter | the affair was pat in evidence, in which, de- | | scriping the Duke's — woand: he sata | | they could not have been inflicted unless ; his head baa been lying on the pillow at the time; also that the length and direction of ine wound on Sellis’ throat were such as left no doubt of its being given aH own hand. Sir Henry Halford was summoned a8 a witness, but ne did not appear. The Dake apolozized for his absence on the ground that a “recent misiortune in nis Jamily made it impossible for nim to attend.” Sir W. Waller testified to seeing the Duke mmediateiy atter nearing of the attack; he superintended ns removal to Carlton House: was in attendance | upon him as a iriend at Carlton House until. Au- ast 4, wnen he went to Winosor; irequently saw he wounds when dressed; the one in the head was so severe that ne saw the pulsations of tne brain, and the Prince o1 Wales was so affected thas he. fainted away; if he accidentally touchea | the bedclotnen the ike Would scream with agony, and could not even bear the scratching of witness’ pen when writing in the room. The Coroner who heid tne inquest testified that the jury was drawn irom persons connected with the palace, as was the custom in tne case of a Geath 10 @ royal paiace; that but one jury was summoned, and there was no retusal to give a | verdict; ae » inacines was held at the palace, was an open o ind every reporter who upplied | was ndualited jas many es fiity or sixt; Were present, and sey notes; the ys 4 examine! ym, Sellis’ also; Sells’ body was still lying on the bed; the jury examined it most. minutely; ail persons Who could give any information were examined. ‘The foreman ol the jury Was next examined; he Gorroborated the evidence Oo! the Coroner. ana bad binseli oer the body ‘with to Gare discovering no Wound on it save 4 » large the neck, Fineen of the jury bad con: in the veraict two refased 10 do £0, Dur solely on the ground that as the deceased was insane he oould not be ily of 70 apo; a8 To the tact Jace of "the proseoution” they trarer unanimous. 7 je proses " hele. br D cra'uatd the at in amidevit died. io tue gourse at aes Toe i deianaaat had stated that woes person named, oat Y ew, Tore dove | ari hth ari oF ope Dany ot Cunpariin, ye eco Sea and swore tnat the bog ‘ ne lsots stated toerein were never oy to anybody t be Was Hever airs: crea aby the he Duke to lay & td Ubon one Of the Bol hamber; i tbat be was sent for Sir Henr: but DOt oy Doke, wnom he di Hg not C be ‘wae at U fe House tha Was {oot valet, tt was not ace to be in the ‘with bovis rete) ae not 0 to Sellis’ room unt , S06 he Hever a mre ay P deposition to one ‘nor was The, erendent called no wi es, A, of course, im; bie for nis counsel 10-60 there Was no libel on tte Duse, and on that) he necessarily Rad to abaneon "ns client. dress to the jury, wien, by the way, was a remark. ably able one, was directed more With @ View to TMtligation of punishment than to cotala soquittal Minding to the high ition of Royal Highness and the opscarity of ihe bapa Bee goto) to show that the apurd | t the damnum. Pas ll a teen I but one iat mono ombuse 2. of a "Pook ae | lou licate! interworea a vein" of satre i he apnea snag fo URely any ate ies ihe was like tr; to paint chi ‘greamieleaiy expresied in | he, “ine jury conia ava Nica - | ‘They mignt as wel: believe that s gnut | thro the pide of an elephant!” ‘The jary hac, of ou | Go ‘Was found @5 be absented | rom the jurisdic ‘of the Co ‘was, 01 the 2 ‘of ostober in the ensuing Year, ou ee: . CUBA. RUMORS OF AERIOUS LOSSES TO THE SPANIARDS" IN THR FIELD—DOM ALFONRO'S ROYALTY oF-— FICIALLY SALUTED IN HAVAMA—THE PEOPLE UNMOVED BY THE NEWS FROM MADRID. Havana, Jan. 37, 1873. ~ From the insurrectionary districts there area | great many ramors, some favorable to the Cubans and others in favor of the Spaniards. Tne Diario de la Marina and Vos de Cuba yesterday publisned a report that Spanish convoy had been compelled to take refuge in Fort No. 7, with the loss of ten men, and this mormng the same papers report some skirmishing along the line and give sutnen- ticity ea the apc of the tas ta tats of dve or as OPK Tl Tumut on ti st ope tae Us oe oe eee pea Mes usequenee, ruse irom monk Pt punatee a Netweed tie ots | Sas : meat oO peuve, satis wentaan Gown archi eare quite overjoyed on tha re ok wile te abou oe a0 rakes! HIGH YEATHEB OVER ALFON- part of Siete ty of the 5 gaye aunor of statue bl elu was awe at euvel ad th ane of eat vento the park statoy of we Lrg 6 Concourse of kan Ge there ea u corietened Parqae jum@bas removed tu the courtyard War ne eutousiseds inom Monga y alternoon there was a prodession compen Of svcivcies irom ev ince of Spain, dreseed in national cowumes, wi songs and dances, Which marcned th tl nop streets to the admiration of jteoumace ie wh only came out to see a Mai Oo we night of the 28d ines, ¢ rand A Qt the Casigo Tepedeh C mor ott the eat oriue army aaa uavre Tas onl Foo wus y decorated with tne af tee eee te 1 the accession of Dou Al uns, THE TAMMANY SOCIETY. The Tammany Svcety met fast might, end | Sieoted George J. Forest and Heary L. Citntun | | es they bad an id banotie of Bamuel J, ‘Iden end John W. Chanter, NO ialied to quailiy. ‘Sve Sesetun lasted over dhl ia ae Mr, Augus- LOUISIANA. Yesterday’s Session of the Congres- sional Committee. | What the White League Said and Did. Stories of the Wrongs and Troubles of the Colored People, 4& Legislator Who Organized Republicans. THE QUESTION IN THE SENATE. Nzw OBLEass, Feb. 1, 1875. The Congressional Committee resumed the in- Vestigation to-day. The evidence during the day did not greatly differ from what has already been introduced, Mr. Hoar fixed the number of witnesses to be examined on each side at thirty-one upon the subject of intimidation of republicans, and thirts- five for tag democrats. AN ANOIENT FEUD. Mr. Allem Green testified to the existence of an ancient 1eud between himself and the Alien boys; on election day, in 1872, it culminated in a shoot- ing affair, in which a number of shots were fired. As to the White League organization, he only knew that it wasa kind of club. Two negro men Were killed north of his place in 1668, It was not known, Or positively proven, that the deed was done by white men. 4 POLICEMAN’S STORY. P. A. Veasey was sworn and testified:—He lives in Iberia; is @ member of the police jury, all of | whom are republicans; says the negroes during | white man who us thatifwe did not quit fooling with carpe! re we would be de- stroyed. THE QUESTION IN CONGRESS. LONG-DRAWN APOLOGIES FOR THE ADMINISTRA- TION NOT YET ENDED—SPEECHES OF MESSRS. WEST AND MORRILL IN THE SENATE, WasHINGTON, Feb, 1, 1875, The Senate resumed consideration of the resolu- tion of Mr. Schurz to-day instructing the Judicsary Committee to inquire what Jegisiation is neces- | sary by Congress to secure to the people of Louisi- ana the rights of sell-government under the con- stitution. Mr. Wast, (rep.) of La., said, baving already | occupied the time of the Senate on this question | be felt some hesitation in again speaking, but some features not yet touched upon forced him to ao 80, He proceeded to show that il it nad | been designed by the government of the United States to overthrow constitu: tonal government im Louisiana and es- tablish in its place military despotism aa had been charged here, theré bad been earlier and better opportunities todo it. He then re- ferred to the report of the sub-committee of the House, of which Mr. Foster was Onairmao, which recently visited Louisiana, and said that docu- ment, frequently quotea from by democrats, was simply a democratic paper and presented conclu. sions without the evidence to sustain them. The democrats were now making @ great outcry against military interference; but, in 1872, they called upon the President to disperse the Legisia- | ture of that time. The democratic members of the | Bar of New Orleans, ademocratic mass meeting, | democratic judges upon the bench, all besought the President to disperse that Legisiature. But What was the answer of the President then? He said the troops could not be used except under the provisions of law. HIS EXCELLENCY’S RESPONSIBILITY. Tue President was not responsible ior the act of his subordinate in the recent interference, as he was not aware of it and had saidin nis Message that it was not his desire to have United States troops interiere in tne affairs of Louisiana or any otber State, Mr. Wxst then sent to the Clerk’s desc and had read the terms of capitulation between Grant and the recent election campaign were kept in tear | Lee at Apomattox Court House, and said that all and did not register as fully as tne white men: | states that the conservatives rallied fully to their utmost vote; corroborates the statements of the preceding witnesses as to threats and intimiaa- tion. 4 MAJORITY FOR MANGING, Mr. De Lahouste, Jr., was sworn and testified :— He resiaes in St. tin parish, of which parish he was Assistant Supervisor; was a democrat, and Carried oat the Jaw sully in a legal way in the interest of Mr. McEnery; Warmotn’s instructions | democrats at one time wanted to make the Chief | were to that effect; witness excluded 100 repub- ' lean votes; the republican party carried tne elec- | tous 1a spite of that; before juining the repub- Mean party witness was esteemed by tue white { population; the White League forced nim to resign hig office; its Executive Committee took & vote at @ meeting a month ago to see whether | the lican office-holders should be hung or | driv irom the parish, 190 voting for hanging,. three against; 200 negroes were discharged ior | having voted the republican ticket; the orgaviza- | tion in the parish is armed; was told frequently that there & disposition to murder him; Mr. | Marr telegraphed ac one time to keep the bail | moving, as there was no proapect for troops; tho negroes om election day were threatened witn 3 many republican voters were dis- 3 party votes were thus lost; United could not make arrests without as aukaews oO witness; colored men were largely 1 Neslaaled 3 witness did \he same toing Diusell in 1972 toward as many colored voters as | possible; was a candidate ior Tor fue, House on the Jusion ticket, and though be contested the seat Was Dever enemies & committee expressed tbe opinion in be presence of ‘witness ac punts mae peek opereeely by the tax cok lector; they tormed @ tax-resisting association erty 2c itgues: Drover ae a ts gen. srahiy edindicated 10 hho stave, r sree Fae Propet ne He a eopart i te rey pl woes ne ottainge ind barren sorwasd who said tha! against Re! by aA. i Seaseepes ee. forward ‘with wolp | mee. way id the meeting was with great ‘dimoulty BCi- fled; several others were pointed out who adie | ted that what tney had done bad been done by | orders from thefr chief; on the following Sunday there was a While League cavaicade Rroced went toachurch, and two of the party threatened to. cut off the ea:a of the negro preacher; subse- quently they sent to see thut this man ana others: who had been ordered uway did actually leave: witness, upoo peng. consulted, advised colorea men who had families not to tisk their salety by voting ; he told young men tt wa! duty to vote; Witness himseli saw ne, teavi ui 6 :—Was in st, sme meeting whit conironted by . rat 2. there was euy iounda- RB ALOFY of the condition: jored man tuen et eats had been here :Coula nos Call the country peaceiul; preferred living poret Comanches to reslding amos, that ignoran:, priest-ridgen peo- | ple; I could nut believe, atter livins among the peopl Eg Whom I vad been raised, that there was ne Bop ulation Witness coulu not sey that there was leoiing toward either the col- oted population or the United Stutea; tne seeling | among the white population ty in opposition to olored mien voting; they i emorene the United | States troops as so mang tools Ot the Kellogg gov- | | pat thought the army officers were in- | ip the Kelloge vernment, toward which -| fey wei were very bitter; they were not republicans, ae jor a man to be a regud- pak San Vales renee they contempiated a are toere was no /ounda- tion whatever ior any*such report; don’t velieve any white man who oad any brains credited any such report. & LEGISLA’ iJ. Johnson ter tencineds-Lives ia De. Soto parish; colored people voted the repuviican ti wit. ness Was Ouce told that the vi peop’ thowia not vote the republican white ple were tired a tbat rule ana that they would hang tne colored peo- ple up to the ae the Court House; wruinene Went throug parish organising woe Chel gcenpreyer and Erin} tae dolcred Peop! vote the colored ticket if they aid no} { 60mMe White men, wuo seid they meant bi nese, tri 4 to Kee, 6 to the Conven- tion in. Orie Tis retare hume there ry aguife Bed ited ior jou ed the repubii- nepauer Was killed out on the ne | De $00 fue ay ior if olty he found owt he was fo be eined whenever he opened bis doors ® colored man would be gone be- fore they Woulu eveo kuuw what Nad become aia Wh thi ey were found iD this way gone; the word t Dewees aud some others gone whee ie fhe buasar never get them; witness was bung until be wei nes era aria 1 gotta ual (bere were pik bandred at Aye Het rere toregt seth camped oa Oat to re, 0 let tue ert ¢ or ay tscha: whip colored le | ia had trie: once ari or fith orickbate; 100 tomers anne id not vote; I ‘t kuow what ish 5 haes vecuiiee the matter Wax referred to ig ure; there Was nO Votew countsd in the Legtlarure; 1 and another man turnished a list 0: wolored Lina Which amvanted to 196; was not present ut 5 ot the | Rilings, except that of Dan Tyler, who wus shot o Dia mule by aman Who did not seem to be a Dan did not give the road quick | ge 98 Hot say that was killed ior puiltie wed; atone the rest oi the 120 ali the , finea were oviored except five or ax. ihe witness Pity cred Tearsully mixed up on nia exumination tO the Various Killings, of whica be kiew Hutte or Duthing excerpt irom h ; they camo into the ‘itness went Une records refuted the supposition that President Grant wouid ever seek by force to subvert the constitutional privileges of the country to military Gespolism. Any efort to make the people of this country believe that was aboat the | airiest bubble which ever filled an empty nead overcrowded with ambition. He deiended the Judges 0: the Supreme Oourt of Louisiana, and said they were natives of the State and no disrepute was ver attached to their names. The | Justice of that court Executive of the State, out he decliued the nomimation. He ten read aifi- davits of Tood aod Huns.cker, who were mem- ters o1 the Mechanics? 1 tute Seuate and after- ward Went over to the McEnery Senate, to the effect that returns, which made it appear that McEnery was eiected, had been cauvassed before Possession of tho Bourd, and that some of tne vignawures thereto were tur- geries, and, iurther, a iaircount oi the returns woald have shown that KRLLOGG WAS ELECTED GOVERNOR IN 1872, In 1868 there was a deficiency of 3,00) 1epubli- can votes OR account O1 intimidation, Reierring to the administration of Governor Kellogg, ne said he chaile! bay Somer of the opposition to show any act of Ogg’s admiaistration in Louisiana to which reasonable exceptio taken. The democrat securities of Louisia: cents on the dollar. cause Of it was the Tevo- Jution and constant warfare kept up by tbe demo- cratic party. In conclusion: ne suis there migot | oa some etrors committed by tue State govern- but so much tine was occupied in de.ending | Dural attacks that it was almost impossible to relorm abuses j@. He condemned all wrong, aud said 1{ there was s party of thieves, which ne mn could be- had compiained that tbe sees 1 pe yould Support toe chieves ugainat the Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) of Vt. said he regretted | this toug. Giscussion nad been in fe } perey 8. itt. | The whole artillery ont the opposition had been rolled into She oa to to give Uencral maueridan e Takiug fire, ond 1 oat Lh em ep Teach, as sna mas he ‘nol trey gen of censure iru: cone 4th ‘complained on ‘ook | ad been up ‘Upon @ resolution | | i | Bad sallen to twenty-five | oO; —— $$$ AMUSEMENTS. ENGLISH OPERA—‘MARTEA.” Flotow’s work fits admirably tato the Bagitem vépertoire, and with such @ bewitehing Lady Hea rietta as Miss Kellogg and witn suco a bewitching Nancy as Misa Addie Randall, tne performance last night can be characterized as an unequivocal success, The cast comprised Miss Kellogg, Mist Randall, Mr, Maas ahd Mr. Carleton. Miss Kel. logg’s rendering of “Tne Last Rose, of Sommer" Was wortny of comparison with the efforts of toe best artists who have appeared in the ttle rte, The dignity of the high born Jady, who is com. pelled unwillingly to assume a characier foreizm to her, was admirably preserved in Miss Kellagg's impersonation. Miss Randall, a désufanie, whom Mr. Muretzek prepared for toe stage, nad > & nota- bie hit In the role of Naucy, and won applause by her clever rendering oi tne contraito alr at the | commencement of the fourty act. Mr. Maas sang the music of JAonel acceptably, lacking, aowever, the Warmth ‘and expression the parc demanded. Mr. Carieton ialiead io convey an quate 10e3 of the sturdy, uncultured, yet kina b ied Piunkett, but his singing of the music suowea vocal taient and cultivation, The fair oi Richmond, a suburb of Londoo, bad the usual Mont Blauc backgrounu, and the costumes were of tue in uous order Uhat seems to be traditional “rnani” will pe preeenet to-night, with Mme. Van Zandt as “TOM AND JERRY”? AT NIBLO's, Last evening the old burletta extrayaganaa of “Tom and Jerry” was revived at Nivio’s before a siender audience in the parquet and quite a large one in the galleries, The piay is intended to portray the Jollies, irolics, lasnions and mix eries of a great city, and two fox hunting squires who come to London from the country lead the audience through every place of questions able repute with whica large cities are imiestedy Watchmen are assaulted, thieves’ dens ana gambling houses are visited and the rough ele. ment is satisfied by the appearance on the stage of two young men (proiessional porn de who mil eacn otner to tne de- ligst of the galleries in three scieatiiic ands and even somewhat to the detriment of the nose of one Oo: them, aud decidedly to the railing of the otber’s temper. ‘Tom (Mr. Farwe'l) and Jerry (Mr. Louis Mestuyer), the heroes of tae rattling play. seemed to enter into its spirit tuliy, and Mr. Ketchum as Bob Logic, was rather innay; bat the audievce was not enthusiastic and ap. plange wus rare. iven when Miss Kate Quinton, ‘4S @ ballad singer, Sang “Robert tol que j’aime’”® quite sweetiy—alcnough, perhaps, out of ~place— oaly one or Lwo very young men in the Jront seata in the parquet bainmered wita their canes and thes looked aroune quite asnamed that they were the whole claque. Mlle, Katie Launer aud the Francisco Sisters appeared in a grand par de trois, but @ Wonderiul jig by African Sal (Mr. Fe: Budworth) seemed to please the sovereizas of* the gallery best, and tuis was the unique encore of the evening. Woop's MUSEUM. __ Last night Albert W. Aiken appeared at the | Museum im his five act drama, entitled, “The Witches of New York.’’ The drama 1s one of those | Sensational conglomeration, popular with Bowery audiences, that introduces @ multitude of caarac- ters, imposs:ble scenes in which the virtuous orange girl and tne aristocratic villain play a promipeat part. Mr. Aiken, like all authors, pays attention to hisown part and has four distincs enapges of character and dre-s, and ts weil sup- ported by Miss Sophia Miles, the virtuous orange girl that, riging in the world, eventually becomes the “witch of the stage.” Mr. T. L, Condor, the aristocratic villain, is certainly a first class Villain, pe doea not give the impression of ‘possessing @ pedigree of any great aurtiquity, unieas tie scions of the present day have deterioria:ed con- siderably in breeding. Miss Theresa Wood was ge asus! very attractive as “Witch of the Ballet ber ag Fag ag received the attentions of Joe wational reporter, personatet any oy rs ‘Speldon, with becoming modosty. it of other characters were ruog 1n, each imsome: Wav or other to the excinnanne ; Cldenta Srought forward ip rapid su-- cession, “Taere waa a tolerably mood uadiepce and the; seemed pleased with the piece, ~ a eH oN New Yora” occupy the boards and Wedne: ad “Tue fee oot ams ben or be peogsoee oa ‘pursday, ets drama of the Meccauic's Wi Kit will be recat ellthe mae ica, Oxcept Wednesday and turday, OLYMPIO THEATRE. Achange of programme usual to the opening | Gay of the week marked the variety periormance a Nenai ar. Qt this theatre last evening. Sanford and Wil Senura), waicn did not propose & {he | abn were very effective in their ever iaughapie sar 45 ba atta a oe ommiciee eocentriclties of negro character, that are as {reab ‘80. ng } sepelae passed; but’ no | to-day as on the po Ha oecasion. they Were eve) ipoawe aig Hy “ahabs care down with commentary, “iVanpeagedt ane; is ae magi Stee ae nis ao that the jew days left of this ceroten _ business. br reierred to tha spezoh, Scaurz, and sald what Senator held out” the taes fava th that nobody was io the fiona. bat the. ee. | ican party, and oalied upon that party to ¢ 402% dangerous courses while it ‘wan yet. me. Was the republican party responsible jor the Penn Ba td or the massacre of the ttn of} tember’ trage.and the wholesale ation nt Vicks- burg? He (Mr. Morrill) wished the Seuacor (ar. Senarz) could have jound it cofvenient to have satd to ‘the southern democracy about their ori rages, even 10 & low tone of volee,.“‘trn bac: Taro back woue it is yet time!” HIS EXCELLENCY’S MESSAGE, Mr. MORRILL tnen referred to the Message of the | President and said it was modest and trathtul. | the, Be did not order any intesierence, and did not ue- | sire to have United States troops interiere in Could not the | Loursiana or any otver State. President be believed? ‘fhe republican party bud always treated the Senator irom Missouri (Mr. Schurz) with Kindness, and he (Mr. Morril) would gay to that Senator, “Turn back, turn back, while there is yet time.” Ho charged: tuat | the troubles in tne South were duz to the demo- cratic party, As that party would not acqiiesce 1u the constitutional amendments, {those amendments were acquiesced there would be no more need for tu He dented that the democratic party was wholly loyal vo the constitution, and'sad, un- | hike other nations, the United Srates had not sought vengeance against those in rebelltun, but had pursued a jolicy of extreme leniency. extreme pevalty fur treason hud not been upon any one. Jefferson Davia went. tu his home lL peace, aad the oilicers wno had laid dowa tueir aria bad weir political cisadiiities removed by had panisned with death guilty of wreason; but tne bad exerciged the greatest clemency. Notwi stan Gli this it tad been said here that tho Tepublicau party whe fuli of passion aud hate. Some blunders may have been committed, but the Tepablican party tad carried ite beuners webs that they would ever be honored throughout ihe civiliged world. Tne Gemocratic party), vot only im tne South but in the North, might win tne ascendahcy by & More gene:ous epi§rit “op pence aud goouw will. li order was claimed Credic due tLe aemocratic party, it snould "seo ‘wherever it was in ower tat no brorner’s those who were views ia = drawn ¢ political irposes. The colored Beopie s were poor and warm-heuried, and should Da’ tof the whites, ‘Toe P| demucrais should mise fot that great Christian troth, “Do Ente, others thera. aa yon Would bave others do unto you.) Iv is Paid tO Delieve tuat it wae the seitiea ta Dose vt any body 0: mea to sass ae a ments to Tne oousti tution. Ther ng IY foe. Went @ bos ates etang ants the ctack of dvom. ible that there Was tu be 00 aa napport tom te ae Pgomocra res iy thea reterrey to Louisiana was ui tO nave at toring tr aie some it orion, meas sa ak eae ruetner et ate i abowes seer ve Governor y af pie wo would accept or noe fr} vy as be was. wi yeartaion. down, aud Nel ere by a TnoN oh ir ) of Val, the floor, vary lon for executive sesuiou. nee JERSEY LEGISLATURE. ‘DUSINESS IX THR HOUSE AND SEWATR YESTER- DaAY—THE NEW OFFICE OF aSS0CLATE JUDGE— CBEATION OF A STATE BOARD OF REMALTE. TRENTON, Fed, 1, 1876, Both houses held short sessions to-day, the Calondars being exhausted. A large numoer of | bills were introduced in the Lower Hoase, among tuem being ous to create the new office of Atso- Clate Judge ior cirouls courts, Essex and Hudson counties, salary $6,000 per year, and $10 + Igog mg tre tor e a)'s service, each county to Pmanuer. ‘thie Ouk (tis sald. to Ggaicet the bill introduced for the creation ola new ory and is tutended to Cy in ace o bill was introuaue bab @ State bout Of Heulth, cousisuog 10 be appointed by the Sen axtate seas tO. act with. the ‘Soutuera aulateat got tne id im, ret C Out remuneration, exoent tne secre y reveive oem 600 a year, Their duties Pri fe Wire into all diseases am thats a Beate ne vi the teh Marderen was 3 Rodis jou; anotier man was mat rates fed for stenliag an overcont.” ‘Tareo candiates on the re eeeeee | varish oKet Gould not read or Write, Was is responsiple for tne Consnatta | of exuressibns ot a vaigat ‘onaracter aud not lure government | | | Two short Ethiopian pieces were produced with ; the usual amount of jum and fuss, and answered we Diy one of making tha audience Jaugu rent, Jennte Engel has a tremendous Og voive, periiogs to the ears of people in tie ore eatra seats, Giloert, Who the comic npeglerty, ol Tins to Meod,’? t drop the ase . leit a reputation for ceing funny, “The Shocg- ran,” a Duriesgne of the play at Wallack’s, Was otfered io & reconstructed form. The umeadments suggested tm this column last week have been in & arent degree attended to, and a much more pre- | Hentale, amusing ond lively performance is tne resnit. It witl be kept on the noards somewnile longer. Fn theatre only needs, on tae part of ager, tue eschewing O/ all tat 1s coarse eculiar to variety periormances to make it rat Of its kind in che city. the LYCKUM THEATRE. Mrs. Rousby was greeted warmly last night by aQlarge audience on her reappearance at this house. The lady seems to have quite recovered trom her recent tlinesa. A little paleness was the only trace it has jest, cut the spirit and fire with which she played the pari of the lion hi d Eliz. abeth showed distinct! rengih has pot been mate ‘o-night Will , be tne last opportuuity the New York puoke wil enjoy, jor some time at least, of witnessi om periormance of “(wixt Axe and Crown.” On ; Desday evening she appears as Hosalind in as you like it.’ MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. Miss Louise Sylvester will give some of her famous specialties at the annual benefit for the poor at tne Terrace Garden Theatre to-morrow night, Miss Bijou Heron, the talented little actress, will recite.@ favorite selection to-morrow evening, at the Terrace Garden Theatre, for the charity benefit of the Dominican church. A very mteresting concert was given jast night by the Jubilee Singers, colored students o: Fist University, Nashville, at Steinway Hall, They are thirteen in number, and they sing part songs, adrigais and characteristic melodies in a style entirely remarkable. d The popular humorist, R. J, De Cordova, gives @ new atetch this eveniog, at Steinway Hall, “Bam- | Derly & Co.’ is the title of the new lecture, The Story will treat of social, commercial and national matters in the unctuous way for which De Cordova ie famous, ond & pleasant entertainment may be expected, SPIRITUALISM AT COOPER INSTI. TUTE. 4 NOWY AMD SCEPTICAL ASSAMSLAGE—A- CRAIN LENGE TO THE MEDIUM. Mr. T. Watren, & medinm who claims to be in- spived by the spirit of samorset, toe Indian chieh tain, gave s public s¢ance at the Cooper Institute last evening, In point of numbers the andience ‘Was fair, bat in behavior it was aprosrious, Cpua the platform in the main hall were a very plain Cabinet and a tadle coverea witha ring, ropes, gy I se tai Qnd other articles, em w om aa, fe ag Lint? the aud. fence 2 the remark thet it was aie gabe al a tue tea he The cortatns ry iow valnuses they ty wae disco ered oles Mvodiod Samoset,