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FRANCE. \Gho Constitutional Bill Under Discussion in the Assembly. MacMahon Must Be Commander- in-Chief, Pants, Feb. 1, 1676, In the Assembly to-day the consideration of the Constitutional dill proposed by M. de Ventavon ‘was continued, M. Barthe, of the Left Centre, introduced an amendment providing that the President aball not- be en:itled to assume chief command of the forces. M. Chaband La Tour, Minister of the Interior, gaia he bad authority to state that “Marshal MacManon would resign the Presidency if de barred from drawing his sword in defence of the country.” The amendment was thereupon withdrawn. THE POWER OF DISSOLVING THE ASKEMBLY, The amendment offerea by M, Wallon, giving the Presiaent, in concurrence with the Senate, the power to dissolve the Assembly, was relerred to the Committee on the Constitutional Ddilis, The committee subsequently reported ageinst that portion of the amendment which requires the concurrence of the Senate and tn /avor of granting the power of dissolution to MacMahon alone, the ir, however, Dot to be continued to other Presidents. ‘This decision 1s contrary to the vote of last Sat. ‘uraay, whereby the Assembly indicated that it ‘was im favor of the creation of & constitution as Opposed to personal law. AN MXCITING DEBATE EXPECTED. The report of the committee will be taken up to morrow, when an important debate 1s expected. SPAIN. @PFORTS FOR A PEACE TREATY WITH THE CAR- YWISTS—OUTLINES OF THE CONVENTION. Lonvon, Feb. 1, 1875. The Tmes' Madrid correspondent telegraphs that he is persuaded by private information that & great effort is making to secure an armistice with the Carlists as preliminary to @ definite oes sovasur POINTS FOR A CONVENTION OF SET- TLEMENT, The Alfonsist generals insist on relief for Pam- peluna as the first preliminary; then the main. tenance of the statu quo until the submission of Don Carlos. In the latter case Don Carlos will probably be treated with, at a later day, on the footing of an Infante of Spain. THE CABLIST LEADERS IN COUNCIL WITH THEIR CuIER. Mapnip, Fob, 1—Eventng. A great council of Carlist leaders was heid at Puente-la-Reyna on Sunday, Don Curios presided in pefson. SERRANO RETURNED TO THE CAPITAL, Marshal Serrano has returned to this city. SUCCESSYUL ADVANCE OF THE ROYALIST ARMY OF THE NORTH. Manzi, Feb, 1, 1875. The Army of the North continues its advance. It has taken Monr and Lerga. The. relief of Pampeiuna is considered certain. The Carliste are abandoning the route without resistance. ITALY. LUTIONIST. ‘ Lonpon, Feb. 1, 1876. A letter from Rome to the Datly Telegraph states that General Garibaldi bas informed King Victor Emmanuel that he nas not come to Rome with Political intentions, but to forward the material ‘Wellare of his constituents, AMERICAN OFFICIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO GARI- BALDL Roms, Feb. 1, 1875. Mr. Maren, the American Minister, bas sent e@ongratulations to General Garibaldi on bis return to Rome. GERMANY AND SPAIN. Buspars, Feb. 1, 1875 ° Two German sailors have been stabbed in the etreeta of Santander. ENGLAND. SHE LEADERSHIP OF THE LIBERALS A QUESTION OF POLITICAL DIFFICULTY. Lonpon, Feb. 1, 1876, Many reports are in circulation with regard to the future liveral leadership. {t is stated that Mr. Forster is personally not desirous of taking the post, and that two members of the late govern- men; bave informed Lord Granville that some whigs ond ultra non-conformists will secede (rom the party if Forster is chosen. The old whigs, a few moderate liberals and the bulk of the uon-conformists support the Marquis of Hartington, while a few non-conformists, the great majority of the liberals and oearly ali the Fadicals are in favor of Forster. The numbers for and agaiust the latter are about equal. The choice of the Marquis of Hartington, how- ever, would not cause a division of the party. THE POLICY OF RECONCILIATION. Conciliatory steps have been taken which will Provably lead to the withdrawal of one of the can- didates before the party meeting is hela to- morrow. NO REPRESENTATIVE TO THE INTERNATIONAL CODE CONFERENCE. Lonpon, Feb. 1, 1875, Great Britain has declined to send a representa tve to the St. Petersburg International Code Von- ference, alleging taat 00 practicaf results can be expected, MR, FORSTER WITHDRAWS FROM THE LIBERAL LEADERSHIP CANVASS. Lonpon, Feb. 2—6 A. M. Mr. Forster bas withdrawn Dis name as candi- ate for the leadership of the liberal party. Mr. John Bright has consented to preside at the o@ucus of tne liberal party to-day. GERMANY. BERLIN, Fed, 1, 1875. The Federal Council has empowered Prince Bis- Barck to conclude an Extradition Treaty with the } ‘United States. THE POPE. Lonpox, Feb, 1, 1875, & Special despatch from Vienna to the Times éays the Pope bas thanked the Emperor Francis Joseph for the considerate application of the Aas. cal laws. FLORIDA. TaLLanasses, Feb. 1, 1875. One vote for Calted States Senator was taken in the Legisiature to-day, after which that bocy ad- toon Uatil to-morrow, The vote stood as fol- Ww Geceral Roders Bulioc! 7; 3, L. Requa, 22; foe Waiker, 5; MoLin, ‘remainder ‘Teeter: > WISCONSIN. MILWAUKEE, Fed. 1, 1875, The tenth datiot for United States Senator was taken to-day, and Gee ted as follows:—Carpen- ter, 45; Braug, 87; Cole t Bunn, Price aga Wazeicon received one each. Absent, thirty. MINNESOTA. St. Pact, Feb, 1, 1675. 4 ead of Sean it were absent to-day woen the vo! was taken, The &8 folio Heaney, Lochren. 43: Pillebur, NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1875—TRIPLE. SHEET. WASHINGTON. .The Problem of Strengthen- ing the Revenue. POVERTY OF THE TREASURY. The Republicans Still Lacking a Two- Thirds Vote in the House. CHEAP TRANSPORTATION. Caucus Action in Favor of Immediate and Liberal Appropriations. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasurnaton, Feb, 1, 1875, NEZCESSITINS OF THE TREASURY—THE QUESTION OF TNCREASING THE REVENUE FROM IM- » PORTS, The attention of members of the House begins to be drawn to the absolute and immediate neces sity of increasing the revenues, The Customs Tevenue has fallen of very seriously during the last three months, beyond even the lowes@pstie mates of the Treasury -report, and though mer- chants foretell betver times, there is a growing feeling that it is not sale to depend on their an- ficipations im this case. In the adjustment of new taxes the diMcuity is seen that mucn of the possible action of Congress bas been anticipated by merchants and producers. ‘Then it is known that, on the publication of the President’s and Secretary of the Treasury’s recom- Mendations, and the probability that the duty on eB and coffee would be raised, supplies were ordeged by telegraph from all parts of the world which the telegrapn would reach; and, unless Congress acts quickly and provides also that the Bigher duty shall take effect at once upon its enactment, the Treasury will, probably, gain bat little from the first year of the increased duties. It is now acknowledged also by Congressmen who have Jooked into the matter, that the proposed increase in would go almost entirely for the bands of the owners of the stock on hand, and many believe, moreover, that # nigher tax than the present will be evaded. Indeed, thougn the Commissioner of Internal Revenue ts said to hold that be can collect $1 @ gallon, there is good Teason to believe that be has not been able to col- leot the whole tax due even at the present rate. The revenue question is @ more dimicuit one than at first sight appears, for the number of new sources of revenue which can be utuized without reviving the old system of assessors and greatly increasing the number of office-holders and the cost of collection ts small. A republican member said to-day:—'There is one way to increase the revenue and that is by reviving the prosperity of the country. But that cannot be done without restoring confidence, and confidence cannot be re- stored white the Southern States are lying pros- trate under federal interference and the Northern people are alarmed by violent and unconstita- tional acts of the Execuiive. We cannot make and keep one part of this country unprosperous and in a turmoil without affecting all parts, and we cannot expect @ renewal of proa- perity until we have peace,” Another eminent republican, who agreed with this, added tnat “hateful as Andrew Johnson made himself while ge was President there is no doubt that to-day, if he and General Grant were competitors for the Presidency, three-quarters of the Northern people would vote for Johuson.”” THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE AGAIN BAFFLED—TO-DAY'S SESSION TO BE BE- SUMED TO-MORROW—THE DISTRICT OF COLUM- BIA BONDS. The day in Congress has ‘not been an eventfal one, except to the bolders of District of Colambia bonds, for whose relief the House passed an ap- propriation to pay the interest which was due to- day, end for which no provision had yet deen made. Besides this, the House ‘ried.to gpt at the new rule, but as two-thirds Were necessary and two-thirds did not agree after two efforts to take ap the report of the Com- mittee on Rules, the majority voted a recess unt! ten o'clock to-morrow, when the work will proba- bly bedone. It is supposed that the new rule will hasten legislative work, but General Butier and some other republicans complain that 10 more Dusiness can be completed under it than ander the old one, BESULTS OF THE NEW INQUIBY AT NEW OR- LEANS—THE HOUSE TO SEAT LAWRENCE, CHE DEMOCRATIC BEPRESENTATIVE. EM@ngham Lawrence and Governor Warmoth were on the floor of the House to-day. Lawrence 1s Sypher’s competitor for a seat, and the Vom- mittea on Elections are likely to give him the seat, Both he and Warmoth say that the New Orleans committee’s report is not likely to differ materiaily from that of the sub-commit- tee. A good deal of remark is created here by the fact that the committee are sitting with closed doors, as the sub-commit- tee sat with open doors, and it seems but fair to the public interest to make such an investigation openly. The committee went down on motion of Mr. Phelps of the, sub-committee, and itis prob- able that had the sub-committee opposed their going they would not nave gone, THE LOUISIANA BEBATE IN THE SENATE— PINCHBACK’S FATALITY. In the Senate Mr. West, of Louisiana, took up the greater part of the day with a speech on Lonisians affairs, ot which one of his hearers re- marked, “He added nothing bat impudence to the Old defence o: the Kellogg government.” A can- vase of the Senate shows that at this time one- fourth of the repudiioan Senators oppose the ad- mission of Pinchback, and these, united to the democrats, suMice to keep him out. A committee, headed by Fred Donugiass, to-day waited on all the republican Senators to advo cate Pincnback’s admission. Mr. Conkling, tt is said, declared himself opposea to Pinokback, as his admission would be a recogni- tion of the election of 1872, Senator Howe de- clared that be would not on any account vote for Pinchback. Senator Frelinghuysen said Pinch-’ back was not fit to sit with Senators, It is Temarked here that tnose Senators who re im greatest favor at the White House are among the most strenuous opponents of bis asdamission, Seventeen republican Senators are said to be opposed to him, and the caucus refused absolutely to make bis admission & caucus measure. Pinchback’s supporters, however, profess & belief, when the question comes to a vote, that ® gooa many who now oppose bim will bach down. Pinchback, mean- time, says be will leave for New Orleans on Friday and threatens to upset the Kellogg govern- ment. it is not believed by the administration that he will carry out his tareat, but Louisianians here say he can do what he says, FROM OUR’ REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. WASHINGTON, Feb, 1, 1875, TAR PROPOSED NEW RULE OF THE HOUSE—PAR- LIAMENTARY TACTICS RENEWED—GOOD HUMOR CREASES TO BE A VIRTUE, When the resolutions were adopted in caucus looking to an amendment of tne rules of the House, so as (to prevent dilatory motions and Giibustering, @ aamber of the majority conceived the idem that it was neces. sary to further retrench and strengthen themselves by adopting such resolutions as would put the question of the consideration of any @mendment to the proposed new ruies beyond a peradventure. Tails required a two-thirds vote, and they fatied to cetit on eltner of the resoim- tons offered by General Butler. On the Srst propo: | sition. directing the Committee on Rules 10 report | forthwith, the vote was 170 yeas to 86 nays; on the | second proposition. authorizing the commitsee to report to-morrow and forbidding dilatory Motions the yeas were 173 and the nays 49. The vote was strictly partisan, excep: that Mr. Sener, of Virginia, & republican, voted “No,” with the democrats. When the House is full there are 292 members on the roll, but there are two vacancies, one from Florida by the resignation of Mr. Purman, and the other from Louisiana by reason of the contested election case of Pinchback va. Sheridan. There are, therefore, 200 members ail tolé, of whom 197 are republicans and ninety- three are democrats, No better evidence of the | intense feeling ard excitement concerning the pending questions can be had than the fact that on the roll call on General Butler's last proposition to-day all the democrats except one are recorded sad all toe republicans except twenty-iour, Some of the latter are away on business, of the House, and others are reported sick, 80 that no more than halfof them, if that number, are Sbsent without excuse, Of the democrats not Voting Mesars. Barnum. of Connecticut, and Ken- Gall, of Nevada, ara the only two absent without excuse, Mr. Marshall, of Illinois, is at New Or- leans on the investigation committee, Mr. Mitchell, of Wisconsin, was paired and Mr, Eden, of Mlnois, entered the ball just as the vote | wes announced, The House took a recess until ten o'clock te-morrow. The good humor that prevatied last week is be- ginning to give way, and gentlemen on both sides to-day manifested @ good deal of restlessness and irritaotlity, SUSPICIOUS RUMORS BEGARDING THE RECENT FIRES IN THE NAVY DEPARTMENT. The fires in the Navy Department are said by ‘wicked people to have some relation to the forward condition of the new State Department building, ana to signify the anxiety of navy people to secure early and good lodgings in the new edifice. this feason it wes said here to-day the efforts of the Navy Department to remove have ceased for some days, HEALTH OF SECBEIARIZS FISH AND BRISTOW. Secretary Bristow is stil! confined to nis bed, and will be for a day or two, from the effects of bis recent fall, Secretary Fish was also at home during part of the day, sufteriog from rheumatism. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. WasurverTox, Fed, 1, 1875. BEPUBLICAN CAUCUS ON THE CHEAP TRANSPORTA- TION QUESTION—RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED REO- OMMENDING LIBEBAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND OTHER INLAND IMPROVEMENTS. At a caucus meeting of the repubiican members of the Senate several weeks ago a commitsee was appointed co report what action should be taken this session on the transportation questton. Senator Windom, of Ainnesota, who tor the past two years has been chairman of the Select Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, was appointed chairman of this caucus committee, and to-day, in its behalf, re- Ported to the caucus, which was specially con- vened to determine the party’s action on the sub- Ject, He submitted tne following preamble and resolution, which were, with almost entire anan- imity, adopted and authorized to be made pubiic. They will be offered tn the Senate to-morrow, when, of course, they will be ratified :— Whereas the power to reguiate commerce among the federal States conferred upon Congress by the constitution includes the power to aid and Joctlitate commerce by the smploymens of such means as may be appropriate and plainly adapted to that end, and Congress may therefore in its aiscretion provide tor the improvement or crea- tion of such channels or nignways ot commerce as will, im {ts judgment, af- ford the cheapest and facilities for the interchange of commodi petween the different States of the Union; whereas it is believed that the thorougn and aystematic im- provements of the Mississip; Legere River, inclading an channel at 118 mouth; the connection of issippi River with the lakes by means ot the Fox and Wisconsin improve. ment oo the Hennepin Ca: the speedy com| ol improvements detween. Lak ‘Saperior and Huron and Lakes Huron and Erie, the thorough and systematic improvement of the Ohio and Kanawha and of the Tennessee River are works of great national importanc nd of immediate and pressing necessity, which, when Penn will materially reduce the cos of eye and thereby diminish the burdens the industrial inverests of the countr: pet Resolved, That in addition to the usual and nec- axons made in the River feaady under charge and Snd Baror 0 orks ofthe povernment, Tocina’ the Committee on Commerce be to insert im said bill such sums as | in thel judgment = (havi due regard Jor the recommenda‘ions of the Ohiet of Engineers and of the commission ap; appointed to report upon. the mouth of the Missi Pe Lert can be judi- clout and economically ex during the Dext Hacal year upon the improvements above in- dicated, looking to their speedy compietion and the wants of our rapidly tocreasing internal commerce. TRIAL OF CASES IN THE ALABAMA CLAIMS COURT. Without further consideration of the sehincs the committee adjourned. In the Court of Commissioners of the Alabama Ciaims to-day notice was given that under the order of the Court, made on the 26th ult., the calling of the trial docket will be commenced on Thursday, 4tn of February. The counsel for the Untied States announced it was his intention, with the consent of counsel for claimants, and for the rapid disposition of cases, to group, so far as possible, all cases arising out of the loss of the same vessel, and thus utilize the testimony in each and all of the cases, after the facts m relation to the destruction of a vessel have heen once adduced and the valuations estab- ished both as to snip and cargo, THE PARTISAN STRUGGLE IN THR HOUSE. THE REPUBLICANS STILL BAFFLED—SPICY SCENES—MONDAY'S SESSION TO CONTINUE TO-DAY—A RECESS TAKEN. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 1875, The attempts of the democrats to embarrass and baffle the republicans as much as possible in their efforts to secure the passage ofthe proposed new rule, woich 18 to close the lips of the minority, Were renewed to-day in the House of Repre- sentatives. ff Mr. BROMBERG, (tb.) of Ala., made the point of order that the unfinished portion of the journal of Wednesday should be read, but the Speaker over- ruled the point. The Speaker then proceeded to the call of States for bills in reference, beginning with the State of Maine, THE NEW RULE. * Mr, HALB, (rep.)sof Me., introduced a resolution to change the rules of the House by the adoption Of the following as a new ruls inatracted he ‘adjo the avin 6 wn on the engrossment and third reading of OF joint Lae ort shali not be ordered during the rae t its consideration unless thre Parag of the m mn | \. Provided that this tions yorttet im the m ee er property '¥, the ci Fo} ot, of the 8 ees teates, except the regular appropriation “an RANDALL, (dem.) of Pa., made a point of order, which, after discussion, was overruled and the resolution was referred to the Committee on Ruies. Mr. Cxssna, (rep.) of Pa., also offered resolu- tions to change the rules providing in addition to | take! Ss rule substantially the same as the one offered by Mr. Hale, of Maine, that the Judiciary Com- Mittee may report bill public character on Tuesdays and (hursdays, and that the House may, by & majority vote, dispense with further reading | of the journal aiter ite reading sbali have occu- a's thirty minutes. A point of order was also made upon tt by Mr. Randall. Alver discussion tt was overruled, and an appeal | from the decision of the Chair was taken by Mesars. be cel and Beck, (dem.) of Ky. Toe appeal Was presented in written form, as follows The andersigned take an appeal from the dectsion of | the Chair made tis day which permits the reading of House resolations intetided tor reference to the Commit- Seah Baise te ee scied with teh Duginems Grvt pro- jed tor roceeded with ih rule ” UEL J. RANDALL, Sates B. BECK. Mr. GARPIELD, (rep.) Of Onto, objected to the esentacion of such w paper setting out what th rs decision was, | the consideration and discussion of such ri For } whe Missouri River, | %, | which 1s truly tearful to contemplate. Human a PRAKER Femacked that the apped! Was pre sented In an unusual wey,0 He bad nos eciaes I that such resolutions shoul received * exclusion Oo! the business ast provided: for." ir, RaNDaLL—That te what I say in my appeal. The SPEAKER—But neitaer the gentleman irom Pennsylvania nor the gentieman irom Kentucky (Mr. Beck) has a rignt to say so. The matter Should go belore the House regularly. The paper presented is wholly unusual. THE APPEAL DISREGARDE! After some furtuer colloquy the Speaker stated br Bad reduced to writing bie decision, which wirhet sf fetolution to amend the rules be read and referred to the Committee on Rules dur- ing the art call of States tn t! nome nour of peng: ane that that constitut notice accord. to the usage o: the House; and ‘com that deuion ibe Gentleman from Pennsylvania bad Ar. mpeg ‘Seatemens of appeal having been handed back im he stated bat he had not with. orawa i ond ‘was injormed by the Speaker thas tyere. was no necessity of withdrawing it, as the aker bad not received it. 3S me We: wat a nay Mr. N, (rep.) of Jowa, moved to . bape appeat on the vale, to—yeas 84, A strict party vot a's resolution was then referred to the counmitvee on Rules, Other business now engaged the attention of the Bouse jor & short time, but the party struggie was soon returned to, a nay PABTISAN SALL’ UTLER, (rep.) of Mass., moved te Mr. Bi sus) the rules so as to allow the Com on Rules to report at the prea ae tt (4 amenament and or changes of rules, action and providing that that cunne or and amendments offered theieto, the —_ entertain no diiatory motion what and that discussion om the rules and amendments thereto shall not exceed one hour. There was great excitement as the vote pro- gressed, and particularly when it became known fiat cue neccesary twothiras ad ‘not been ob- tained, it lacking jour of that number when the roll call was finished, Messengers were sent to the committee rooms to look for absent memvers, and every effort was made on the part of the majority to secure the necessary two-thirds,’ Alter reading the names, out belore the an. nouncement rt the vote, Mr. WILLIAMS, (rep.) of Wis., rose and voted yea, whereapon Mr, RaNDaLu asked the Speaker whether the gentleman (Mr. Willtams) was in the hall during the roli cail, a8 required by the rule. he SPEAKER intimated to Mr. Randall that he was oer to Yo iy suggenting that any member wena offer to vote if not entitled to do go, RANDALL replied that he had meant no pavaizon on any one, and would not peenker to endeavor to make him appe: nine SPEAKER said he could not regard it as the righs ol any Cpe to catechise another member on such & point, Mr, WILLIAMS said he did not regard Mr. Ran- dallas capable of putting an imputation on his veracity. He had not voted at first, becanse when his pane Maa called he was in conversation with nilemal ir. RANDALL replied that the gentieman from Wiscnsoin should not reflect upon in any par- ., moved to suspend ticular. Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) of Mi the rules Fo as to authohize the Committee on ales to report immediately alter the-reading of the ;ournal to-morrow changes or amendments to the rules, ana providing that, during the con- sideration of such report, no dilatory motion whatever shall be enterrained by the Speaker, and that all debate thereon shall cease within oue hour after the report shall be made. Mr. ELDRE®GE, (dem.) of Wie, moved an ad- Sournment. Negatived by yeas and nays. The vote was then taken on Mr. Butler's mo- tion, aad, amid renewed excitement, it was re- jected—yeas, 173; nays, 69—two-thirds pot voting in the affirmative. Mr. SENER, (rep.) of Va., was the only repub- Itcan who voted in the negative. Mr. GAKFIELD, (rep.) of Onio, them moved to take a recess until ten o’clock to-morrow morning. Mr. ELDREDGs, 0! Wisconsin, suggested that, inasmuch as the majority could do what it liked, the receas be till twelve o’clock to-morrow, and ‘that all to-morrow’s session be considered as that of Monday, go that the majority might do all the mischief it chose. Mr. GARFIRLD’s motion was adopted—yeas 167, nays 85, and the House af six o'clock took a@ re- cess until ten o’clock to-morrow morning, when Monday's session will be resamed. Sec COLORED APPEAL TO CONGRESS. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 1875. A number of representative colored men, now in Washington, ftom several Southern States, in- ciuding Representatives Rapier, of Alabama; P. B. S. Pinohback, of Louisiana; A. M. Giobs, Arkansas; George W. Price, North Caro- lina, together with Frederick Douglass, George T. Downing, Professor Langston and Samp- son, and Drs, Purvis and Angusta and others, held a and Linined meeting recently have just now published the reault of their delio- focus They conclude their address as fole WS Con nsidering et every democratic victory, whether won ina Northern stave or upon the oor e ti "Con (ads dureotty to incr ease the a Hf law foueneed of the enemice ot constitutio iF Fa nion as Bow estidiished: and. wurher, conside Dg a, rat to cea Paaieiane of a democratic victo! es A reavonaol follow tn that section of onr country, "9 view 0 of the circumstances now e: the es, Congress should, after ail, adjourn providing for ‘the enforcement of adequate laws for the Detter protection of person: es and political rights in that section. Com: ring that we belong to the class ot citizens who wri sutle TOL Te monabasticn ot Tess, tly app for velict, If affairs are permiited to proceed as now 11 requires no unusual foresight to eer that the colo: citizens of the South will either be driven A ity, or, 10F selt-protection, forced to act with th the democratic party; rovable Pte former, peaceful oreactzation for the | purpose ty would naturally excite suspicion, - There as till one other alternative to which we are expose is the same Syl hb Th ‘atiol ceasing outrages and seoing no means of esca| of retaliation and revenge way be arouse fill the South with scenes of rapine, blood avoid this catastrophe we curnestly appet Congrese for the action aiready meniioned, ant invite the sympathy and ror stint to this appeal of all ‘the lovers of liberty and ord F faronghout the country. FREOERICK Dov LASS, JOHN i LANGSTON, ‘A. M. GIBBS, ot ‘Arkedeasy Pitti JOs! GEORG! Committee, PH, of Alabama; EW. PRICE, of North Carolin AMES EMERSO ESIBRSON, of Aransas, Secretary. AN EXPRESS OFFICE ROBBERY. Mena, Tenn., Feb, 1, 1875. A most daring robbery occurred in this city this morning. On Saturday evening last a man giving the name of W. R. Parker rented the basement of the Knickerbocker Building, No. 18 Madison street, for the purpose, as he stated, of opening a stock insurance office, and put up asign with the name “WV. R, Parker & Uo.,” and placed an old desk and a {ew chairs in the back part of the omce, which has a rear entrance through an alley. This morning John Brady, @ messenger of the Southern Express Company, who aelivers all the valuable packages, entered Parker’s office to de- liver & package said to contain $10, addressed “Ww. R. Parker & Co.” and expressed from Collinsville, Tenn. Brady asked to sce & member of the firm, aud msde known his business, There were two white men and three negroes standing behind the counter. Brady presented a receipt book, and at the same time threw & pouch, containing a large number of money packages, On the counter. At this moment a rope Was thrown around his neck, a bag drawn over his head, and he was beaten tos state of almost insensibility. His cries had attracted at- tention, and as the street was full of people a crowd suon gathered, but tne robbers heed secured the pouch and escaped by the eee At present tnere is no clew to their ‘whereabouts, It 18 evident that the whole transaction was oa! fully planned by some one who Knew the manner of tne delivery of money packages by tne express company, aud withthe view of securing asimost the entire amount <:ecetved by the company on Saturday and yesterday. It is believes tthe men who robbed the ex- press messenger this morning crossed the river in ‘@ skiff within half an hour after the robbery was committed, and are now in the canebrakes in the bottom. core Poa messenger, though severely beaten, ig not gerously #0, and it 1s belteved, from the size of the vl bludgeon used, that it was the tnten- tion of the robbers to kill him. The express officers decline to state how much the robbers cane but 16 is supposed that « large amount was Mr. Loop, the cashier of the company, has offered @ reward of $1,000 for the apprehension of the robbers, and nen are now scouring the woods Opposite the city 1n search of them. arker rey (kgs og? himseli as being from Springfeid, fi, but many believe they were part of vhe Gadshiil band, RUMORS OF BANK IRR IRREGULARITIES, sr. Lours, Mo., Feb. 1, 1875, Rumors have been circulating since noon that the People’s Savings Inatitation, corner of Fifth sSireet and Carondelet avenue, in the lower part of the city, bad suspended and that the cashier had absconded with a large amount of money; bat veyond the tact that the bank closed its dours, thac tt had # debt of $42,000 against It in the Clear: ing House this morning, and that the casuier nad Dot been at the bank to-day. litte ts known. | Wolfe, in an excited manner, s) ha Me ghd tl are examining its counts and probabi tarement of its adairs will be mede Known to-Dichs, A GRANT ARGOSY, Ss Is This Another St. Domingo Scheme ? A. B. Steinberger and a Condemned Howitzer Off for the Samoan Islands, MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENT OF ARMS. San PRaxcisco, Feb, 1, 1875, Atnoon to-morrow the United States frigate Pensacola will sail from this port for Honolulu, and willcarry as a passenger one A. B. Stein- berger, who 1s bound for the Samoan Islands. The announcement that Steinberger is a passenger by the Pensaco'a doubtless leads to the impression that ne ‘sa public functiocary of some kind sent outby our government to the obscure group of islands in the Pacific above mentioned. Such, however, is not the case, Steinberger naving n@ official connection whatever with the government, but he is a favorite of the President, and to the. initiated this explains all. HSB CARRIES A HOWITZER. He bas purchased a condemned howitzer ena $300 or $400 worth of small arms, together witha number of fags, all of which he takes with him, thus converting the Pensacola into ® freight boat a6 wollasa passenger vessel. Arrived at Hono- luin, Steimberger will transfer himself and nis cargo to the Tuscarora and at once proceed to his destination. HAS BEEN THERE BEFORE, This is not the first time our hero bas visited the Samoan group at the publicexpense. In 1878 he in- duced his friend Gen. urant to send him out—for what purpose the Lord only cnows. His expenses Upon this occasion were paid out of the secret service fund, and on his return to Washington he made & report to the State Department, where it was received with derision. Then, as now, he held Do oMcial position; but now, as shen, be ts sent out by the President. 4 DELICATE MISSION, On bis previous trip he professed to be on a “dvlicate mission,” although bis name nownere appeared on the register as an officer of the gov- ernment. He now endeavors to enshroud bis trip im mystery, but asserted ppon one occasion that he was going out on an official mission, and upon another that be was bens om the civilization of the natives, The truth of the matter probably is that he is going to look alter the personal inter- este of Steinberger. The arms and trinkets he takes with bim sre intended a# presents for the ative ch and his arrival out in » United States man-of-war will give the natives an idea that he is some public functionary of the Great Repubito, and he will doubtless be treated ac- cordingly. PROPOSES TO ARM THE NATIVES, The fact of his having spent most of the winter im Washipgton and Baltimore, where he was in close relation with prominent dealers in arms, leads to the very general belief that he ts going into an army speculation on behalf of himself and Grant, The aealers with whom he had business transactions in Baltimore sald at the me that he Wes going out to tne Pacify Islands to sell arms, but he claimed to be going on acivilising expe- aition, 4 FIELD BATTERY ON BOARD. But there is yet snother theory in connection ‘with this expedition of Steinberger’s, During the last twenty-four hours a rumor to the effect that Grant has determined upon another St, Do- Mingo scheme, that the condemned howitser is only a cloak under which is hid a full fleld battery and s large quantity of small arms and ammunt- tion which have been secretly stowed away on board the Pensacols, has gained wide circulation im this city and other places, At Panco Panco there is a very good harbor, and upon this piace the President is said to have @ covetous eye. THE SAMOAN GROUP. | Of all the many islands in the Pacific Ocean the Samoan group is probably one of the least pro- ductive and least valuable, They have been for Yours the subject of land speculating schemes, and last year a plan for colonising them exploded tn San Franoieco, putting a number of Californians and some English capitalists to severe loss shreagh mismanagement or worse. WHERE THEY ABB. ‘The istands, eight in number, are situated be- tween latitade 13 deg. 90 min. and 14 deg. 80 min, south and longitude 168 deg. and 178 deg. west, and are estimated to Rave an area of 2,660 square miles, witt a population of upward of 60,000, Tne tnhabitants are said to be superior im bodily and mentalendowments to those of many other parts of Polynesia, and to seek for articles of utility rather than trinkets in their traMo with Eu- repeans. There are a Bumber of British missionary ecacions at a place called Upolu. MOUNTAINOUS AND WORTHLESS, Americans who have visited the group cistm that they are really worthiess; that they are simply mountains rising out of the sea, having a very narrow belt of plain land along the shores on which the native population live; the products valuable to commerce are few, and the area of arable land is very small. The mountains are worthless even for grazing purposes, and the elimate Is excessively ho; wherever the land cuts of the breezes. Some years ago Mr. Webb, of New York, contemplated forming sn estabiish- mentin Panco Panco, where there is a harbor waich might be made useful as a stopping place for Australian steamers, but he saw suficient reason for abandoning the project. STEINBERGER’S RECORD IN BALTIMORE. BALTIMORE, Feb. 1, 1876, Steinberger’s brother-in-law, who lives here, states that he (Steinberger) goes by accident with Kalakaua; that be probably goes om his own pre vate affairs. While here he was very close avout bis business affairs, refusing to tell any one where he was going or whats he intended doing. The brother-in-law says he will be gome about two years, A FIGHTING LEGISLATURE DISGRACEFUL SORNMS IN THE PENWNTLYANIA LEGISLATURE—PISTOLS DRAWN, AND AD JOUBNMENT IN DISORDER. HAGRissung, Fob. 1, 1875, A Most disgraceful scene occurred this evening in the lower House of the State Legisiature. Soon after the opening of the session @ motion was made by W. Cooper Talley to take up the consideration of & petition of citizens of Lancaster county, contesting the seat of D. P. Rosenmiller, republican, from tnat district, wDich had been presented om the first day of the ses sion, before the members had even qualified, and was postponed, The republicans raised the point of order that the petition could nos be considered without being presented anew as an bdriginal petition. The Speaker (Mr. Patterson) decided the point not well taken, and, upon an appeal from bis decision, ® very lively partisan debate ensued, The deciston of the Chair, however, was sustained by s vote of 100 yeas to 75 nays, whereupon Mr. Wolfe, republican, submitted the further point of order—"That it required &® two-thirds vote of the House to tase up the petition, a ispension of the rules being necessary.” The Speaker also decided this point not well tal and as no appeal was made from bis deci entertained a Motion to adjourn, whereupon Mr. rang to bis tees and demanded to be heard. he Speaker ruled him out of oraer as there baa been no appeal taken and & motion to adjourn was not debatable. Mr. Wolle ee am not out of order and | Won't take m: ‘The Speake: ne gentieman wii take nis seat or the Sergeaet-at-Arms wili remove him trom the Mr. Wolfe—No he won't. (Cries of “No, no,” from the republican side of the Hoase.) THE Speaker—1 Sergeaot-at-Arms will move the gentleman trom the hull, That officer at once proceeded to bean | his duty, when the republican friends iitertered and ® most diserace: enacted, The re- Mr, Wolie immediately | ‘are to blame ro the: peared to bea ssosted effort on their dunae the whole evening to vex and annoy tbe aker. Tt is thought on the democrats will demand fre t expulsion of Wolfe irom his seat in the a aring the commotion the voice of Parson\Pinm mer, democrat, was heard vociferous! g 10F “Sheridan,” while another shoo test ly for “Grant and his troops.” THE CASE OF SERAPIE SERPA. To the case of Serapie Serps, accused of smug Gling, bis bonds were cancelled, because there Was DO evidence jnst him, the United ae District Attorney smiidoning tue he case, MAILS FOR EUROPE. The steamship Java will leave this port om Wednesday fur Queenstown and Liverpool, The matls for Europe will close at the Post Omos at eleven o'clock A. M. 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