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NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1875.—-TRIPLE SHEET. FRANCE. The Assembly Division on the Constitutional Bill. A Presidential Triumph Amidst Intense Excitement. Popular Anxiety for the Future Government. Panis, Feb. % 1678, The Assembly to-day adopted M. Wallon’samend- ment to the Ventavon bill, granting Presidents of the Kepublic power to dissolve the Chamber of Deputies, with the advice and consent of the Benate. The division took place amia intense ex- citement. THE VOTR Was announced as follows :— For the amendment. Agains! 0 0 Majority in favor. ABGISLATIVE PROVISION FOB REVISION OF OB AMEND- MENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. M, Dufuure reported an amendment to the Ven- tavon bill from the Committee of Thirty providing im effect as iollows:— “That the Senate and Chamber of Deputies three months before the expiration of each Septennial term shall decide of their own accord, or at the request of the President of the Republic, whether @ny revision of the constitution shall be made. In case such revision is determined upon both cham- bers must meet in congress before the decision is carried into execution; and revisions of the con- stitution will not be valid unless ratified by s two- thirds majority of tne congress.” PARTY COMBINATIONS. ‘The deadlock in the Assembly has ended. The Hight Centre and all the factions of the Lett bave united in a majority which controls the House, ENGLAND. THE QUESTION OF A PARLIAMENTARY PLATFORM FOR THE LIBERALS—THE MARQUIS OF HARTING- ‘TON LIKELY TO LEAD THE PARTY. Lonpon, Feb. 3, 1875. At the meeting of the liberal party to be hela to-morrow the supporters of Mr. Forster will pre- sent @ programme of principles comprising the universal establishment of school boards, the as-, similation of county and borough franchise, a re Gistrivation of Parliamentary seats and reform of land venure, The whigs refuse to endorse this platform, considering it too advanced. $ THE LEAD OF THE LIBERALS IN THE COMMONS, The meeting is expected to pass at once are- solve regretting the retirement of Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Goshen will then nominate the Marquis of Hartington for the leadership of the party. A numoer of advanced liberais, including Messrs. Fawcett and Mundella, will attend the meeting in order to define their position. They ‘Will state that, while willing to give the Marquis of Hartington .general support, they reserve the Uberty of advocating their own opinions. The independent liberals will advocate the adop- tion of tbe Forster programme, with a view of Oducating the party and raising agitation in the eountry. GERMANY. , AM IMPRISONED BISHOP A CANDIDATE FOR A SEAT IN THE LEGISLATURE. BERLIN, Feb. 2, 1875. The ultramontanes have resolved to run the Bishop of Paderborn as candidate for Parliament from Brilon, Westphalia, BREADSTUFFS IN EUROPE, Lonpon, Feb, 2, 1875. The Mark Lane Express, in its weekly review, says floods and shipwrecks have caused great Gamage to the crops of cereals and an inte rrup tion to the market supply of breadstuffs, Dry Samples of wheat are uncommonly scarce, ana ie downward tendency is less marked, though Beavy arrivals prevent a rise in prices, CHINA. SUICIDE OF THE WIDOWED EMPRESS—THE RE- . GENCY RESTORED. Lonpow, Feb. 2, 1875, The Pall Ma Gazette says « private telegram has been received from China confirming the re- ports of the death of the Emperor and stating that he Empress, overcome with grief, committed sut- tide. THE REGENCY. The despatch further says that a son of the sev- enth prince, a child three years old, has been pro- claimed Emperor and that che Empress mother is again Regent. BILLIARD TOURNAMENT. Lonpon, Feb, 2, 1875. The billiard bandicap tournament which began & Week ago closed this evening. J. Roberts won the first prize, and Alfred Bennett the second, KING KALAKAUA DEPARTS. SAN FRANCISOO, Feb, 2, 1875, King Kalakaua and suite and the United States Minister at Hawaii (Mr. Pierce) sailed to-day on the United States steamer Pensacola for Honolulu. The Pensacola was escorted down the Bay by the Cnited States steamer McPherson, on board of which were General Schofield and ff. A royal salute was fired irom the jorts as the steamer assed, barry the passengers on the Pensacola is Colonel A. B. Steinberger, Special Commissioner of the United States to the Samoan Istands. Colonel Steinberger visited the islands about a year ago in- formally and established close relations between the islands and the United States, This time the isiands will probaoly be taken under the protection of the government. PARDON OIF A MURDERER. ‘THB RELEASE OF LYNCH FROM STATE PRISON— CLEMENCY OF GOVERNOR HOWARD. Newronrt, R. I., Feb. 2, 1878, The State Legislature ananimously adopted a fesolation to-day to release from State Prison Timothy Lynch, of this city, wno was convicted and sentenced for life for the murder of a mar named Sullivan in February, 1872, on Spring street, in this place. His Excellency Governor Howard warmly advocated the resolution, as did giso Lieutenant Governor Van Zandt. It has been the opinion of the Attorney General and the pre- siding Judge (Brayton) that ne was unjostly im- risoned, and the latter assured the Governor that ¢ Was surprised at she verdict of the jury, and Dever believed the guilty of murde! The tacts of the ease are that Lynch {3 an ignor- ant, hard working person, and, though nov an Babitua! drunkard, when partially intoxicated got into a brawl in a saloon, during which he Grew a knife, but did not use it, His wile, who resided near by, hearing of his condition, came and took nim away, he following her will- ingly. Sullivan, the man who was killed, and who was & much larger and stronger man came up Irom behind, jumped upon him ana bore him to the ground. In the confusion Suilivan ‘was stabved, and undoudted:y by the prisoner, Judge Brayton, however, was satisfied taat it did Hot amount to marder, and doubted if it could be even called mansiaughter or anything but what might happen in many cases and to any one. Upon the prison books there is not # mark against him for bad conduct, and in the Governor's opinion he has never had the Gt pag hope of a pardon antil the Governor mentioned it to him a shurt time ago, Wa:den Viall accordingly released Lynch, and he arrived home this evening, to the joy of his wiie and iriends, Three of his children, during bis confinement, have died from destitution, he thinks, The Gov- ig action is highly spoken ofin the home of neh. AUSTRALIA AND THE | CENTENNIAL. PHILADRLPHTA, Feb, 2, 1875, A despatch was received at the Centennial Roonmi» to-day from the Secretary of State of Vic- toria, Australia, at Meibourn lying for 000 feet Of space ior that pele Lally % the Centennial Exposition, | WASHINGTON. Decisive Action on the Civil Rights Bill Expected. The Ancient Claim of the Choo- taw Nation. FROM OURSPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasurneron, Feb. 2, 1676, THE SENATE CIVIL, RIGHTS BILL TO CHALLENGE DEBATE IN THE HOUSE TO-MORBOW—OTHER MEASURES BELATING TO THE SOUTHERN STATES TO BE PRESSED TO'A VOTE. agreed to go to the Speaker's table and take up the Senate Civil Rights bill to-morrow morning, immeatately alter the morning hour. Thus the House bill is likely to getthe goby. The Senate bill will ges one day's consideration under the new rule. General Butler will) move it and the bill can hardly fail of getting @ majority. Immediately attér the adoption of the ew rule to-ddy he gave notice of a meeting of the Judiciary Committee to-morrow morning, and tt 1s understood that the two bills of Mr. Whfte, of Alavama, “to provide for the better government of the Southern States,’ ire to be put in such shape at once ae to be offered by the chairman in the House. General Butier means now to push the legislation of which he is the champion. General Garfield will probably try to call up some of the appropriation bills as soon as possible, BUSINESS IN THE SENATE—THE TRANSPORTA- TION QUESTION. in the Senate nothing of importance was done ailday. The administration Senators.were very anxious about the result of the debate in the House. They gathered in littie knots on the floor in consultation. The democrats, too, seemed ner- vous, and there is talk of a formidabie and perti- nacious opposition to such measures as a two years’ sppropriation for the army. Senator Sargent, owimg to iliness, did not resume the discussion of the Louisiana ques tion, A petition of the Cherokees Sgainst the establishment of a territorial gov- ernment over the Indians was presented by Mr. Hamilton, of Texas, and the resolutions adopted by the republican caucus favoring liberal appro- priations ior internal improvements which will cheapen transportation of freight, were ordered to be printed. The bill confirming the leases made by the Seneca Indians to white men and corpora- tions and authorising other leases of the same character was passed. PINCHBACE’S CHANCES OF ADMISSION SOMEWHAT MORE FAVORABLE. Pinchback’s chances seemed better to-day, and he evidentiy watches bis opportunities closely, for he regretted to-day the threats of opposition he had used yesterday. There will be s meeting of the Committee on Elections to-morrow morn- ing. when it is proposed to try to obtain a report favorable to Pinchback’s admission, and an effort fs soon to be made on the floor of the Senate to pus him in bis seat. There is no doubt that social prejudice stands in his way as weil as the dislike of His Excellency the President. Many Tepublican Senatora’ wives do not fancy him and set their influence against him. He has been warned to-day to keep a little quiet and not give needless offence by bis language. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 1875. THE CHOCTAW CLAIM AND THE QUESTION OF ITS HONEST ADJUSTMENT. The first business in the Senate Committee on Appropriations to-morrow will prove to be sne Indian affairs, and, if the Choctaw claim be addea to the bill under consideration, it will be re- for $860,000 more than last year’s budget, is independent. of the Choctaw claim. The committees of both houses are opposed to due them from the United States government, go- ing through the men contemplated by the bill as the agents who are to receive it for distribution, and they are inciined to have the law so amended as to provide that the Committee on Indian Affairs of either house or a joint commtttee of both shall go down to the Indian Territory to supervise the honest distribution of the vast amount to be appropriated. CONTEMPLATED HONORS TO SENATOR-ELECT ANDREW JOHNSON. Friends of Andrew Johnson are working here quietly getting up subscriptions to give him a Mammoth reception. A torchlight procession, with a band, and a grand collation or dinner, with addresses of welcome, torm the features of the contemplated occasion. PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL MILITARY POST IN THE INDIAN COUNTRY. The recommendation of General Sheridan for "8 of McClellin’ Creek, the Sweetwater or Gageby Creek, near the Staked Plains, in the In- dian Territory, approved by General Sherman, 1s | now before the Secretary of War for approvaL As it will require. an appro- priation of at least $10,000 it is not likely that it will be acted on this season; but there is great need for the proposed action in establishing this post, inasmuch as it will be a protection to the great cattle trail from Texas to Kansas, and will be also,in @ great measure, a Protection to the borders of those States irom the unrestrained raid of Indians upon them. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. WASHINGTON, Feb, 2, 1875, REDUCTION OF SALARIES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE. A bill was reported favorably from the Senate Committee on Vivil Service and Retrenchment to-day which provides that for two years from and after the 1st day of next July all salaries exceed- ing $1,200 per annum in all branches of the gov- ernment service, civil and military, shall be re- duced ten per cent, . INSURANCE CLAIMS AGAINST THE GENEVA AWARD. A bill introduced to-day by Senator Wash- burn to amend the Isw creating the Court of Als- bama Claims Commissioners, provides for the ad- Judicatiop ana payment of all claims of insurance companies snd insurers or their assignees, and also of ajl claims for damage caused by the cruisers Boston, Chickamauga, Georgia, Nashville, Retribation, Sallie, Samter and Tallahassee, and by the Shenandoah previous to February 18, 1865. COMPTROLLER KNOX ON THE MUTILATED CUR- RENCY, The Comptroller of the Currency has received specimens of the fragments of matilatea national bank currency recently found in a rag shop in West Thirty-ninth street, New York city. The, fragments consist of the portions of the bills bearing the signatures, and upon examination have been found without exception to be portions of tne circulating notes of the Na- tional Spraker Bank of Canajoharie,N. Y. The Comptroller is certain that the fragments could not have been obsained from his office. The rules of the office require that all notes sent for destruction shall be cancelled before they are received, and it {s supposed that the National Spraker Bank cut out the signatures im conformity with these regulations and subse- quently sold the fragments with other waste paper. A DEFAULTING COUNTY TREASURER. AUGUSTA, Me., Feb, 2, 1875. Columbus Stewart, County Treasurer of Som set county, has been proved to be a defaulter in ‘the sum of $6,000, Ho was elected py the rcform party, and has heia one boa pind Disastrous ness speculation: ie of bis emvar- rassment. He Was at one time the wealthiest men in the county. The Bouse caucus, thinly attended this evening, | jected. The House Indian Appropriation bill | the money claimed by the tribes, and honestly | tablishment of a military post at the head- | | THE WHITE LEAGUE. Graphic Testimony Before the Con- gressional Inquisitors. THE 14TH OF SEPTEMBER. Armed Resistance to the Constituted Au- thorities of Louisiana. THE COLFAX PARISH TROUBLES. NEw ORLEANS, Feb, 2, 1875, To-day, being the ninth day of the investigation by the Congressional Committee, tne following testinfony was taken :— A WHITE LEAGUB FIGHT. General A. 8, Badger, worn :—Has been Super- intendent of Ponce; was born in Boston; came bere with the federal troops; had an average Of twelve or fifteen detectives under my control; the organization of the League commenced 1m July, on @ military bast, in companies and sec- tions; it was regularly drilled, andin September 1% must bave numpered 2,000 men; had information of 1,500; an article announcing that the negroes would ratd on a drinking shop, and callingjon the Whites for protection, brought in a great acces- sion; arms came from New York and Pniladel- phia; never heard of the Black League, which bad no exisience; the proportion of the races in this city ts about 110,000 whites to 80,000 blacks; several times the negro race held tne white in great fear; about the 12th of September arms were brought to Leed’s foundry and these White Leaguers distributed them; this created excitement; a mass meeting soon after assembled, which called upon the people to arm for two o'clock; on the same day, at half-past three o’clock, I was ordered to move my brigade to opposite the Custom House; | then called on the crowds to disperse and sent a squad of cav- airy todo the same; they were fired upon by tbe White Leaguers, who were then moving aown Poydras street; I changed iront and noticed that another body was moving down with Gatling guns; ordered to open fre; was then fired upon by a body of infantry; my infantry tnen aiso opened fire, but the Leaguers advanced under cover of freight in ‘the locality; I was soon badly wounded in severalparts of the vody, and Know but little more; I was treated very Kindly by the White Leaguers, wno carriea me to the hos- pital; General Ogden, who commanded the Leag- uers on the 14th of September, also commanded & detachment of men wno 4 year previous to the Stn of March had attacked the pelice court build- ing; Ove or two men were then Kuitd; on the 14th ut twelve or iourteen Kellogg men were kilied d sixty wounded ; on the Waite League side avout twenty or twenty-five were killed and seventy-five wounded; the affair of the 4th and the Presence of the White League had an intimi- dating effect; two or three policemen on the gay of the election were driven away; in December @& movement originated witn the High School boys nad driven colored pupils from the mixed schools; one church was fired into on Howard street; it was reported to me that col- ored men in several instances were marched up to the polls and hooted; some registration papers were tuken and torn up; @ policeman was ordered away on Spain street by White Leaguers; gome negroes were threatenea with discharge at the poll; 1 should Judge that not less thau 500 were discharged. “1 commanded, all told, 300 men on the police visit to St. Martinsville, to replace certain office holders, previousiy expeiled; this was May 7; two or three meu were badly wounded on picket one night, and the iol- lowlag day there was @ little brusn; the Unitea States troops subsequently came up and ended tne affair; on the 14th of september some ladders bad becn bespoxen by the Wiite Leaguers irom One or two of the ladder compantes; the police would not have been abdie to make certain political arrests; the organization stood in a threatening avtitude toward the Kellogg au- thorities; it was openiy stated that the govern- Ment would have been overshrown on the with- drawal of tne United states troops on the 4th of January; the White Leaguers were depended ‘upon to cutry out the mouvement; the police alone would have been abie to do nothing, and the schoulboys could Not have been arrested; tne pulice were irigat- ened; many of them leit their beats; the people believed that the law was harsh which Made militia of the police; witness himself thougnt toe use of them as military was necessary op account of the condition of things; about 1our bundred men is the proper numver Jor the police of the city; the force nuw numbers 600, with 100 supernumeraries: Gatiing guns were furnished by the goverument; tuis city, compared with others, 18 turbulent; witness supposed the State House was barricaded by General Campbell; Witness had no fears of an attack on the state House on the 4ti of January; he had no report ot any attack om the preceding days, but he thinks there was danger of an attack; during two or three years has been called upon to disperse riotous colored crowds brought together | about questions Of wages; atone of these dis- turbances a white man (a captain of a steamer) was killed, althougn some o: the leaders ot the Negroes were white men. DURELL'S ACCOMPLICE? J. _R. Beckwith was sworo and testified:—He is United States District Attorney, and has been since 1870. He said that in tne Uol.ax trial none of the facts ot the case were disputed; in 1873 affairs—to gtve a brief resumé—were ina state of disorganization, ihe ofices in Grant parist were ciatmed by both par- tes, ‘Tne republicans took posses-ion of tho State House. A meeting oi the white citizeus was culled lor the 1st of April. The report among the negrocs Was that tne wuites were coming on a hanging mission. Eighteen spec deputies, mosti; negroes, were sworn im, ‘he whites coming in, copierence took place amid frequent arms, armed bands gathering on voth sides, A slight skirmish at This created additional alarm. The town was ina state of siege for several days and the negroes threw up breastworks. An attempt wax made to Temiove, under a fag of truce, the negro women and children, The whites now made a serious at- tack, the negroes going partly into the Court House, partly aitempting to escape, the latter ve- ing almost entirely siaughtered. Tnere was some response of firing trom the Court House, which was uitimately set fire to by a negro, urged on by the whites. White flags being hung out, white men al up and offered terms. some negroes started out and were killed. At another sally the prisoners were taken out and gyarded, some being shot and _ killed. One man remained, reusing to surrender, and was burned up; o cavalcade of prisoners was marched off aiter nine o’clock at night, and were mostly shot; filty-nine bodies about the Court House were put in trenches made by them and | buried. . Several defences were set up, among others that the negroes meditated lawiessness, general danger to the whites, firing on a flag of truce, &c., ali of which witness discredited. ‘The character of tho negroes, created by slavery. has never been eradicated. The renson why the waite leaders of the negroes huve so much influence with them 13 the habit of mind the negro has of tollowing like sheep whoever has their confidence. Tnere have been over half a dozen riots and massacres tn tne State since 1866. There is no adequate remedy for the killing of negroes in this State. As soon as men, obnoxious politically, are killed, there seems to be # Class uf apologists to spring up. A large number of the citizens are opposed to crime. THE SECTARIAN REVOLT. THE NON-SECTARIAN SCHOOL DIFFICULTY IN NEWCASTLE, N. B.—RBURIAL OF GIFFORD— THIMTEEN OF THE RIOTERS COMMITTED FOR ‘TRIAL. NEWCASTLE, N. B., Feb. 2, 1875, ‘The body of Gifford, the young man who was shot at Caraquet, arrived here encased in a comn, on Sunday evening. The /uneral took place this aiternoon, attended by fully 700 persons. Four Protestant clergymen conducted the services at the house ane grave. O: the rioters at Caraquet all save one have been arrested. The examination of the prisoners ‘s now going on at Batourst; thirteen bave already been com- mitted for trial. inflammatory speecn at the Court House, Bath- urst, yesterday, and it was feared tnat an at- tempt would be made to rescue tne prisuners, bu the imtiitary were om the alert and nipped the aifair in the bud. At Caraquet ail is at present qui CONSECRATION OF A BISHOP. BURLINGTON, N. J., Feb, 2, 1875. Rey, John Scarborough, D. D., was consecrated Bishop of Southern New Jersey in St. Mary's church, of this piace, at noon to-day. Pisnop Potter, of New York, oficiated, assisted by Bishops Stevens and Mowe, of Pennsylvania, and Doane, of Albany, and Paddock, of Massachusetts, a8 pre- sentors. An eloquent sermon was preached by Bishop Kerioot, of Pittsburg. The attendance was very large and tno! id @ number of distinguisned en of various creeds, Y | tax levy; first occurred, | ac long range. ending tn the killing of a negro, | A member of the Bar made an | THE STATE CAPITAL| Objections to the Cruelty to Children Bill. THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE CONSIDERED as to the Pavement of Avenue. . Legislatio: THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. ALBANY, Fob. 2, 1875. GOVERNOB TILDEN’S MESSAGE, The programme of considering Governor Tit den’s Message was made a special order for to- night in the Assembly. About one-half of the members were present, Mr. Daly, of New York, made the opening speech ; he tonched on a few material points of the Mes- Sage, including the canal question; local munici- pal government and republican Onanciai policy. He was followed by Mr. Clarke, of Wayne, who Tead alengthy speech, mainly devoted to elabo- rate discussion of Louisiana troubies. Mr. Sherwood, of Binghamton, made the con- cluding address, and humorously impressed upon his hearers the necessity of energetic reform measures, He attacked the bad principle ex. hibited in the House in making #0 many appoint- ments ond other Kindred mistakes. The Assem- bly adjourned at nine o'clock to resume considera- tion of the Message on Wednesday evening of Dext week. ¢ THE CRUELTY TO CHILDREN BILL. The bill for the Prevention of Crueity te Chil- dren, now before the Hoouse, has caused consid- erable outside debate during the past twenty- four hours, and the probabilities now are that it will be defeated, at least im its present shape. Senator Francis Kernan, who is here at the Delavan House, expressed himself freely to-day to several members as opposed to this bill. Some of the mempers have received letters from as to its provisions and cautioning them agatnst the passage ot the act as a sectarian measure, Mr. John T. McGowan, of New York, bitterly Opposcs the bill in committees, and gives his rea- sons as follows:—The warrant for the child may be passed by a judge on tne petition of any one, whether the facts be within his knowleage or not, It is aimed solely at the children of poor persons Tesiding in the city; it transfers from the care and custody of the parent and guardian for ill- treatment or neglect the castody of minor chil- dren. It provides also that the warrant shall be issued by & Judge of the Supreme Court, thereby overburdening the judges with business to which they cannot give attention. A referee Would be necessary to take testimony and the act makes no provision for the payment of a referee or the care of the children until the question ot custody is settled. lt makes no provision for the giving of the child to the custody of a Catholic Institution. It the child be a Catholic it grants no remedy whatever to the chila ur parents ior the arrest. Mr. McGowan also claims that the laws DOW On the statute books. are amply sumMcient to cover such cases, These are toe main points of objection cunvassed here, and the matter has as- sumed considerabie importance. Ina city like New York, where so large a poor population exists, this bill is of mucu interest. Mr. Bergu’s connection with the measure, how- ever, has led peopie to examine closely into its merit. There isa probability now of its defeat it tuese objectionable clauses are not amended, ‘The matter Wil probably come up to-norrow, on mo- lion to recommist the bil to the Committee of the Whole, A large part. of the New York delegation claim that bad Jaith was exhibited in bringing up the bill for the action of the House on Monday night, when a number of the members were absent, the Assembly has set to work in earnest and to-day had a lengthy session. In the Senate but little business Was transacted, and that pody ad- Journed at tweive o clock. TAXATION FOR THE “CITY OF CHURCHES.” Mr. ‘Talmage. of King+, to-day presented a bill providwiy that the assessmeni for purchase and improvements of Prospect Park be levied equally upon the whole of Brookiyo. Hitherto @ large area, including Williamsburg, was exempt from paying @ prorata share of the expenses of this Work. CONCRETE PAVEMENT FOR FIFTH AVENUE. Mr. F, W. Seward to-day presented @ very im- portant bill providing for tne paving of Filth ave- nue. [tis accompanied oy a petition of property | holders, composed of some of our most prominent and wealthy citizens, Under its provisions the Mayor and Aldermen, by the Department of Public Works, are authorized to remove the present | pavement, to rectify the grage and to repave and Teimprove the roadway of Filth avenue, from Waverley place to Ninetieth street. ‘the entire cost 1s not to exceed $6 per equape yard, in- cluding removal of present pavement, prepara- tion and construction of a hydraulic concrete preparation and construction of a suriace layer of not less than four inches in thickness of an asphalt concrete. ‘Ihe Comptroller ts authorized to borrow money by the issue of city impcove- ment bonds, having twenty years to rup, to pay expenses of this work, ‘rhe petition from the residents and property | holders in Futh avenue represents that “the saia reetis the only one ta the city which ts free irom Catholic clergymen throughout the State inquiring | Tairoud tracks, and that, consequen'ly, itis the | principal vhorvugnfare im use jor artving to the | Ceatral Park; that the number of veuicies datly three per cent are owned or used by the residents | and property hoiders in said avenue, and (hat con- sequentiy it Would seem proper and just that the cost 01 repairing should be charged tn the general that the condition of its pavement 18 of paramount anu common interest and imp tance ty the entire city, and tnac its present co dition is unpicasant, imconvenient and danger- ous, inflicting an evormous wear and tear on horses und vehicles, and, therefore, the under- signed do respectiully petition your honorable body to enact that tne said avenue be repaved with such materials ana in such manner as tu pro- duce neither mud nor wust, and also to be smooth, comparatively noiseless and easily kept clean.” ‘This petition is signed by Meesrs, W. Butier Dun- can, August Beimont, John Hoey, William B. Dins- more, Joun J. Cisco, W. A. wounrerd Jonn M. Bixby, Moses Taylor, C. A. Seward, Edward 8, Jaffray and @ number of others. ‘the bill was tntroduced hy Mr. Wagstaff tn the Assemiv last year, vut failed-to receive the con- currence of the Senate. not meet with a similar fate aé the present ses- HON, a3 Such & Measure should receive unanimous pport 1 both branches of the Legisiacare, CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BILLS, Two of the bills iramed and introduced by Mr. J. Bradiord Prince for tne purpose ol carrying out some of the provisions oi the constitutional amendments were also before the Committee of the Whole to-day. Alter some discussion and slight amendment they were reported favorably, THE COMING BRILLIANT ENTERTAINMENT BY GOVER- NOR TILDEN, ¢ As I announced some time since, an entertatn- ment On an elaborate scale will be given by Gov- ernor Tilden at his house on the evening of the 8th of February. specially in honor of Wiliam Cullen Bryant, and ho political significance 1s to be attached thereto. It 18 given as a banquet solely im honor of a gen- teman distinguished in literary life. Many or our Most promineat citizeus, poth professional and | civil, have been invited. Among them, President Grant aud Cabinet, Governors of States, officers of the army and navy, journalists, authors and poets. In fact, the gathering is expected to be one of the most select which has yet come to- gether io this country or Europe to honor geaius. To originate @ formal entertainment of a wide- spread character m houor oi distinguished *om- clals is usual, but Governor Tilcen, a8 fam in- formed, proposes the coming Jestival peculiarly in Tespect to the talents and genius oi Mr. Bryant, whom he thus undertakes to honor as his special guest. THE ST. LOUIS DEFALCATION. St. Lovts, Mo., Feb. 2, 1875, Theodore Kalb, Vice President and acting Presi- Gent, and F. M. Walke, Secretary, made an assign- | Ment to-day of the People’s Savings Institution. | No statement has yet been made of the condition of the bank, but it is expected the assignee will make an immediate examination Of its affairs and give the result to the pubiic. Itis noteven kuown What amount of deposits the bank had, but it 1s supposed they were xvout $600,000 In small sums, veionging aiinost Wholly to very poor people, | numbering perhaps 2,000. Ot the li@uilities noth- ing has been made known yet, Rothinge has been hearu Oo; Wuerpel, the missing casuier, nor is taere any Cle ¥ to his whereabouts, He leit beating him a wile aud six children, A MURDERER RECAPTURED. ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb, 2, 1875, A despatch to the Gazette saya that Foucks, the murderer o/ the Herndon family, in Prince Wilitam county, Was captured about dve miles irom the Court House, He itaplicates other colored men in the murder, but his statement is not believed. It isexpected that he will make a confession he te banged, { traversing it 18 avout 14,00), of which not over | It 18 hoped that tt will | It ts understood tu be arranged | WEST VIRGINIA. . CHARLESTON, Feb. 2, 1875, A ballot in Joint session to-day for United States itor resulted as follows :—Walker, 20; Camden, wenn, 16; Brannon, 12; Price, 13; scatter- ing, 4 There is @ grave fear felt that unless s choice is soon made the democracy will be somewhat de- moralized, as the people are impatient and clam- oring because so much time 1s lost in this sense- strug If Waiker or Camden are not chosen it will be an iogratitude on tne part of the party that has seldom oceurred in any State. MINNESOTA. Sr. Pact, Feb. 2, 1876, Tn joint ballot to-day Davis receivea 27 votes, & gain of one; Ramsey lost one, and Locnren, demo- Crat, received the same as beiwre. The contest appears no nesrer aa end than neretolore. FLORIDA. TALLAHASSES, Feb. 2, 1875, One ballot was taken to-day with the following reault:—For Henderson, 34; McLin, 2¢; Requa, 3; Sam Walker, 10; Hopkins, 2; Witherspoon, 2; Knight, 1; Maxwell, 1. cam WISCONSIN. MILWAUKBE, Feb, 2, 1875, The eleventh ballot for United States Senator, taken to-day, resulted as follons:— CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION. Nogwicu, Conn., Feb. 2, 1875, The Third Congressioral District Republican Convention met here to-day and nominated Hon. A, H, Starkweatner by acclamation. ENCKE’S COMET. ITS RETURN TO OUR FIRMAMENT—OBSERVATIONS AT THE NAVAL OBSERVATORY. WASHINGTON, Fed. 2, 1875, Rear Admiral Davis, Superintendent of the United States Naval Ubservatory here, has made a report to the department relative to observations of Encke’s comet, in which he says that since the 1st of January every avatlable opportunity has been used to look for Encke’s periodical comet, an elaborate ephemeris of which, by Von Asten, was furnished to the Observatory :hrough the courtesy of the Imperial Academy of Sciences of St. Petera- bury. As the comet was so Jar away from bot the sun and the earth (182,000,000 miles from us and 142,000,000 miles irom the sun) 1t wus known to be too faint to be seen ip the smaller instru: ments of the Observatory, and the twenty-six incn equatorial telescope was employed tor the search. The comet was first seen vy Professor Holden and Paymaster Tuttie, United Scates Navy, on the night | of January 26, It was extremely iaint, with no Bucleus and with no well defined boundary, but seemed to be trom one to two minutes of an arc of diameter, All attempts to observe the comet witn the micrometer iatled on account of its ex- treme distance. 1t will probably be too faint to be observed for some weeks, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. CRUISE OF THE KANSAS AMONG THE ANTILLES— THE BEVOLUTION IN VENEZUELA—THE OSSIPEE AT SAMANA BAY. WASHINGTON, Feb, 2, 1875. A report from Licutenant Commander Hopkins, commanding the Kansas, detaliing the cruise of that vessel to Samana, Pucrto Cabello anu Aspin- wall, has been received at the Navy Department. He reports that before leaving the Venezuelan coast the rebellion in that State had been sup- pressed, rendering the presence of 8 man-of-war no longer necessary in those waters, After suil- ing from Key West on November 26 and touching at Havana the next day, the Kansas sailed for Cape Haytien and Samana Bay, arriving at the jormer piace on December 3 and Samana Bay on the 7th uf that month. The customary v sits were paid at Cape Haytien, but there was nothing of interest to report. The Ossipee was at Samana Bay. All well. Tne Kansas anchored at Puerto Cabello on the 19th of December and lound everything in an up- roar in consequence of a rew revolution. The town was crowded with troops, and provisions of all kinds were at exorbitant prices, The next day news came that Don Guzman Blanco, tne President of Venezuela, had deieated the revel ‘ai Colinas in the West, had taken all his ry, ammunition, &c., and that all of Colina’s troops, except about 2,000, had pronounced for Guzman Bianco, The passage from Puerto Cabello | to Aspinwall was a rough one. Alter iurther un- eventiul cruising the Kansas arrived at Key West on the 18th ol January.. The neaith of all on board is good, excepting that of the commanding olticer, THE MUTILATED MONEY. New York, Feb, 2, 1875. To rae Eprror or Tax HERALD:— Taid not know anything about the mutilated currency being in my shop till the next day alter the reporter being here. they did not let me know anything about it till I inquired the next day. HERALD; but [told the reporter I dia not know nytoing about them. [ did not at thetime. [ bouvht them of a man named S, Madigan, near Albany, N. Y., on the 9th of December. I aid not know they were assorting them the night the reporter was here. OWEN WARD. EXPLANATION OF THE ‘‘MUTILATED MILLION” SALE OF FRAGMENTS OF BILLS BY A TROY | e BANK. TROY, Y., Feb, 2, 1875, About a year ago, Timothy Garri, junkman, of West Troy, bought a bushel of fragments of bank bills from a Troy bank with a quantity of other paper, sweepings from the cellar. Garri soid tne stuf to tin pediars and others. The bank em Ployés say that worn out hills on State banks were formerly cut up, burned or sold for waste, Under the national banking system many country banks have been in the habt* of clipping the signa- tures from mutilated and worn out bills and send- | ing the balance to Wasatogton, either burning or se.ling the signatures toroid paper. This explains the “Mutilated Mullion” story in to-days HERALD. Recently banks tave discontinued the ne of | signatures and sept the bills intact to the Department. TROTTING AT THE HIPPODROME, fhe trotting at the Hippodrome last night was highly interesting, the contests being very close, particularly the first, and the riding of the jockeys most excellent, which was vigorously applauded at times by the whole house. The great building was nearly filled by the admirers of trotting, a large proportion being ladies, the families of the gentie- men who attend our regular tracks in the racing season; and it is evident trom the manner they expressed their delight during the various heats freasury | that they can fully understand why their husvands and male iriends have such a liking for rac- ing. The proprietors of tracks aroun! th country will no doubt sce by their extra receipts mext season the advantage of these exciting contests at the Hippodrome. The ap- petite for racing appears to be @ healthy one, bordering on gluttony. Jerome and Fleetwood Parks will be visitea next summer by @ new class of patrons, those who were never on a race course before in their lives, who have during the winter nights at the Hippodrome acquired a love for equine sports that will last as long as good racing | is given at these places, ‘The first trot was for a purse of $250, free tor all, one mile and repeat, with an additional prize of $60 tor the borse that beats 2:47. The entries tor this event were John Murphy's bay gelding Sher- man, J. B. Listener's bay mare Mary L., Alonzo Nodine’s bay gelding Lyman, Dan Mace’s bay geld- ing Pilot and E, Doty’s chestnut gelding Dan Miller, This was a fine fleld of horses, with one exception, and a grand race was the resalt. The ware sary Le More in the way than in the race, and she was distanced in the second heat, and shoula have been in the first. the finest trotting contests that has been wit- nessed for years under auy circumstances, Five heats had to ve trotted before « decision could be reached. Lyman won tue tirst heat vy five lengths, Dan Miller second, Sherman third, Pilot fourth, Mary 1. @ lap beat The heat was trotted in 2:51};. ‘The horses then warmed up, and the sec- ond heat Was won by Dan Miller, Who took the lead on the sixth lap, Lyman having shown the way the five previous turns, Sherman was a gvod sec- ond, Lyman third, Plot fourth, Mary L, distanced. ‘Time, 2:45. The third heat w tween ; iy) an Miller fourth, who had to retire for not winning a heat. Time, 2:45. On the fourth heat Dan Miller \ook the lead, With Sherman at Bis heels, who haunted S When the men found it | I have not denied where | | the cat bills came irom, as you stated in to-day’s The race throughvut was one of | Bim for six laps and then carried him to on the seventh and beat Dim home balf s lengths, Lyman ten lengtus devind. Time, 2:45, Dan Miller showed lameness in his bind quarterg when he cme ro score for the fifth heat; bat after warming up a littie he seemed all rig’ ain. He took the lead with the word and keptit ‘or iour laps, Lyman second, Sherman trailing, The latter then moved up to second piace, and, putting on steam, soon carried Dan Miller to a break, The game was then up, She:man afterword went on steadily and won the race vy eighty yards in 2: Dan Miller second, Lyman wioning the third prize. The second trot was lor a purse of $150, one mi! and repeat, tor which three started. These were Jo Rogers’ bay mare Helen, Ben Mace’s bay e Hummingbird aod Dan Mace’s bay mare ry M. Ihs race was rather a one-sided affair 9s far as Helen was concerned. This beautitul mare has improved so much since she first made her appeurance at this place that she trotted away from Mary M. and Huminingbird with the greatest eave, winning the race in two straight heats, She was well ridden by the old veteran, Jonn Rogers. The $50 premium for the horse that beat had to oe divided between Dan Muller aud Shere man, 48 they both veat that time. Messrs. Shaw, Simmons and Springsted were. the judges. The toliowing are the SUMMARI BARNUM’S HIPPODROME, Purse $250, free for under the saddle, with fo the horse that beats 2 BS, Feb. 2,—TROTTING—~ one mile and re ca John Murphy’s b. -330135 &. Doty’s cn. -210238 Alonzo Nodine’s v. g. Lyman -l3S332 loc ~4 46 Gr b, m. 5 5 dis. Time, 2:51}4—2 45—2: Me Same NIGHT.—Purse $180, One mile and repeat, under the saddle. . ENTRIES, Jobo Rogers’ b. m. Helen.. 1: D. Mace’s cb. m. Mary NM. 23 Ben Mi b. g- Hammingdird s- Time, 2:54—2:48, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The tollowing record will show the chances tm the temperature during the past cweaty-four hours, in comparison with the corresponding date oe tyear, as recorded at Hudnut’s Pharmacy, d Building, New York :— 1874, 1875. uu Lai 20 1 6 1 py 3T UW 22 a 36. 19 32 al 32 rature yesterday 36 see 29 Average temperature jor corresponding date VABL FOAL... cece ceseccceenesecccevcseecceseeses Mf MAILS FOR EUROPE. The steamship Java will leave this port om Wednesday fur Queenstown and Liverpool, | ‘The mails for Europe will close at the Post Ofice at eleven o'clock A. M. Tue NEw YorK HeRALD—Editton for Europe— will be ready at half-past nine o'clock in the morning. Single copies, in wrappers for mailing, six centa, DIED. 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