The New York Herald Newspaper, March 17, 1875, Page 7

_—— SPAIN. GANERAL CABRERA’S PROFESSION OF GIANCE TO ALFONSO. Paris, March {6, 1875, 2 Umwers publishes the text of an address which 16 says General Cabrera has issued to the Cariiste and which ke will immediately despatch irom Paris. In this paper Genera! Cabrera annoznces his recognition of Alfonso as King of Spain. He points to the country’s need of peace, and appeals to the patriotism of the Oarists to discontinue a struggle hopeless trom causes which he refrains from re- vealing. THE CABRERA-ALPONSIST CONVENTION, A convention between General Cabrera and She Alfonsists is also published, By the terms of the convention Carltst towns, districts and provinces submitting within a month may retain the spectal and iocal privileges they enjoyed before the war, and any appointment of a Cariiat to a civil or milttary office which bas been @ppoved by or may emanate from General Cabrera Will be accepted and confirmed by the Al/onsists. TREASON TO DON CARLOS, To the above reports is added that @ Carlist proc- lamation has appeared denouncing General Cabrera as a traitor. FRANCE. ALLE- THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSEMBLY PRONOUNCES AGAINST THE BONAPARTISTS—CABINET IDEA OF A PARLIAMENTARY DISSOLUTION. PaRIs, March 16, 1875, When the Assembly met to-day the Duo @’Audiffret-Pasquier took the chair. He read an address containing some strongly worded expres- sions against the Bonapartists, which were loudly cheered by the Left, M. Duclerc, a liberal republican, was elected one of the Vice Presidents, receiving the support of ‘the republican majority. THE QUESTION OP A DISSOLUTION. M, Dufaure, Minister of Justice, stated that the @overnment had not yet deliberated on the ques- tion of dissolution; but his personal opinion was that the Assemoly should dissolve in August and elections for the new Ohamber of Deputies be wdered for autumn. GERMANY. LEGISLATIVE DEBATE ON THE ECCLESIASTICAL REGULATIONS BILL—BISMARCK'S OPINION OF A PAPAL POWER “‘MISGUIDED BY JESUITS.” BRrELIN, March 16, 1875. In the Lower House of the Prussian Diet to-day debate was opened on the first reading of the aew Ecclesiastical Regulations bill, Dr. Falk, Minister of Public Worship, in a speech explaining the necessity for fresh legislation on ‘the relations of the State with the GQhurch, dwelt especially on the fact that the Pope had authorized the Austrian dishops to obey laws similar to those Which he denounced im Prussia. The State was Dot afraid of the Encyclical, but considered the matter serious, and would not permit itself to be Sreated with scorn by the Church. Prince Bismarck made a powerfal speech in support of the bill. He said the maxim that more obedience was due to God than to man certainly aid not mean that more obedience was due toa Pope misguided by Jesuits than to the King. The government was doing its duty in protecting Ger- man freedom of mind against Rome. The House resoived to discuss tne bill {n a full sitting, instead of referring 1t to a committee. PRINCE BISMARCE'S PLAN FOR A CIVIL LEAGUE an “LGAINST PAPAL IVTERFERENCE. Lonpon, March 17—6:30 A. M. A special telegram from Beflin to the Lonaon Times says, in a recent de- spatch to the German Minisver at Rome, Prince Bismarck suggesta that al! States with a certain number of €atholic inhabitants enter into @n agreement to repel Papal interference with politica, THE PAPACY. GERMANY AND ITALY DELIBERATING OVER THE QUESTION OF THE PAPAL SUCCESSION. : Lonpoy, March 16, 1875, it is said that a confidential exchange of ‘views in regard to the election of a successor to Pope Pius IX. is taking place between Germany and Italy. ENGLAND. LONDON, March 16, 1875, The weather throughout England to-day ts fair. SPECIE SHIPPED FOR NEW YORK. The German steamer Oder, which sailed from Southampton to-day for New York, took $45,000 in pecie, THE MUODY-SANKEY REVIVAL, THR LONDON METROPOLITAN CONGREGATION STILL CROWDED. LoNnpon, March 16, 1875. The attenaance at Messrs. Moody and Sankey’s revival meeting to-night was as large as ever, although the ticket system has been adopted ex. preasly to prevent the overcrowding of the hall and blocking up of the streets. BREADSTUFFS SUPPLY IN EUROPE. —__—_— Loxnon, March 16, 1875, The Mark Lane Express, in its weekly review of whe breadstuffs market, says the long winter has made a backward season, though all accounts agree that the young wheat has passed Its trials successfully. Most of the European markets show @ rise in prices of from one to two shillings. NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION. Concorn,’' March 16, 1875, The fa‘) vote of the State is now in and foots up a8 follows:— For Governor—Cheney, 89,285; Roberts, 39,163; White, 754. Total vote, 79,202. Cheney over Roberts, 122. For Congressmen—First district, Whitehouse (rep.), 18,619; Jones omy 14,004; scattering, 826, Jones’ plurality, 385, ; Second district, Pike (rep.), 12.936; Bell (dem.), 13,083; scattering, 202, Beli’s pluraiity, 147. Thira district, Biair (rep.), 12,338; Kent (dem.), 12,181; Scattering, 163. Biair’s plurality, 207, TENNESSEE DEMOURATS. LAST NIGHT'S CAUCUS—INABILITY TO AGREE ON STATE PINANCIAL POLICY—SENATOR JOHNSON | AND THE PLATFORM. Nasnviiir, March 16, 1875, Tne demogratic members of the Legislature held A Caucus to-night to copsider the developments of the State financial policy. The meeting proved a failure; it was very inharmonious and there was uitimately an adjournment awid tumultuous confusion, A resolution was offered which stated that the election of Senator Andrew Jonson was tn con- tradiction of the State platform of last August. This was, however, not submitted to @ vote, A CHARTER ELECTION. Haverstraw, March 16, 1875, A heavy vote was cast at the Charter election to-day. The liquor d ts elected the Excise Board and Poor Masters, THE CONSERVATIVES LN LOUISIANA. New OKLEANS, March 16, 1875, Marshal Packard telegraphs Governor Kellogg that the arbitration gives the conservatives a ma- dority of eight in the Hou A DEATH WARRANT. NeW ORLEANS, March 16, 1875. Governor Kellogg to-day signed the death war- runt of Esham Brown (colored), convicted of tne fuurder of James W. Churentil, in December last, }reday, Aprit 16,18 she day named for the execu- sid NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH THE WAR IN CUBA. SPANISH REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE I8SLAND— THE ALFONSIST ARMY COMMAND. MapRID, March 16, 1875. The steamer Mendez Nuuea sailed to-day trom Santander for Cuba with troops. Brigadier General Ampudia has been appointed Chief of the Central Departments. PATRIOT APPEAL TO THE VOLUNTEERS—A SIG- NIFICANT INCIDENT OF VALMASEDA'S BECEP- ‘TION. By mail from Cuba we havea communication enclosing the following transiation of a written document, several copies of which were thrown in the door of the palace at Havana on the day of the arrival of the new Captain General, Valmaseda:— To THB VOLUNTRERS Ov HavaNn To you, volunteers, but backers of iniquity, I wish to let you KDOW that the situation of all fairs in Cuba 18 now worse than ever. The Gov. ernors come forward and go back, and everything grows irom worse to worse. Concha, on hi Tival, went immediately into the country. What for? Just to take bold of whatever funds were to be found in the almost exbuusted army chests, im order that the troops would either starve or be forced to go over to the enemy, and there actually have gone over no less @ number than 3,650 men since Concha’s presence on the spot. Now comes another impudent one, who took away witu im when he left here for the Peninsula $30,000,000 in Spanish gold ounces, and augmented $20,000,000 more of bank notes of the deirandiug Aguiar street bank, New comes the corpulent and flabby General, ‘Who, in hig jormer time, did little more than en- joy himeelf in the glorieta of Marianoa surrounded y his friendly traitors and dancing with ladt attired in dresses covered with five-pointed stars. And Concha with his numerous decrees tending to defraud the poor classes, iet the rich, who caused the deposition of General Joveliar, thus far pay nothing. Whiling away the time in tue Quinta de los Molinos, risking a portion u! the ten per cent taxia gambling and giving dinner parties to those who contribute and sustain tne insurrection, both he (Conc! and the intendente sent on board the Frenca steamer at different times boxes full of Spanish 4 ounces to be lodged i the Bank of Engian' placed to thetr credit. The authorities here are burning bank notes every Monday morning, but, traitora that they are, Bt the same time issue more new ones than the old destroyed. It bas pot been a very long time since you have discovered that no others but your own col- onels are the chief !eaders of the insurrection on vhe isiand. Volunteers, you ought to be blamed for this, They are all sitting on the fence ready to jump on she side which appears best hur- rat accordingly. They are, moreover, the main Old speculators, and by so doing are robbing toe poor classes of their labor, at the same time turn- ing to their profit the production of the confis- cated property and boasting that, while there may be volunteers tame enough to be sent to the slaughter pen, they are sure to make the adequate use of them. Down with the traitors! Down with Concha and all like bim | Down with Valmaseda, ana three cheers for General Jovellar! A TRUE SPANIARD. WOUNDED REBELS SHOT BY THE SPANISH SOLDIERY, A letter received in Havana, March 11, from Sagua, staces that Colonel! Bonilla captured a rebel hospital Bear Chambas on the 8th tnst., containing about eighty wounded soldiers, nearly all of whom were Spanish deserters, and ordered them be shot, which order Te, Immediateiy executed. ‘ALIATORY RESOLVES. This act expiains more fully why Pepe Gonzales and the other rebel chiefs in the neighbortiood of Sagua and Remedios have determimcda upon a general massacre and bonfire, NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. A DAY OF LOCAL LEGISLATION—PROPOSED RE- PEAL OF BAILBOAD ENACTMENTS—THE CATHOLIC PROTEOTOBY BILL PASSED. TRENTON, N. J., arch 16, 1875, In the Senate of New Jersey to-day 4@ vill was passed abolishing the Board of Chosen Free- holders of Hunterdon county, and creating in- stead a Board of Commissioners, to be elected from the legislative districts of the county. A bill was introduced by Mr. Leaming to dispose of the public printing. in the House mr. Sutphen made a motion to indefinitely postpone Mr. Sheeran’s bill for the tn- corporation of the Mill Creek Canal and Dock Oom- pany. Mr. Sheeran stoutly opposed the motion, which was put, and declaréd lost, by a vote of 12 to 29. abd Ordered % be re-en; oeeeds A warm debate toox Face Of 4 bill whicn pro- vides for the repeai of all raiiroad legisiation enacted daring this and the preceding session of the Legislatare. Mr. G, W. Patterson vehemently opposed the dil) and delivered a flerce invective against those who suppor it. [tis considered to be ip the interest of the Pennsylvania Railroad mapany. The Fortean consideration of the bill was temporarily laidover, Mr. Gill (forthe tnird time durifig thé present session) offered a resoiu- tion that both housés (the Senate concurring) assemble tn joint meeting on Thursday, the 18th inst, at eleven o'clock, for the purpose of electing a State Treasurer and other State and county officers, Agreed 9 The bill incorporating the Catholic Protectery Was then taken up and discussed, After along and excitii deoate the Oatholic Protectory bfil passed the House of Assembly by @ vote of 36 to 20. Mr. Kirk, of Essex county, Made a violent attack on the bill. Messrs. Hf. McDonald, Fitzgerald, T. 8. Henry and Rabe made speecies Of considerable length in favor of tt. The floor ana galleries of the Honse were crowded, and the closest attention was paid to \he speakers. Messrs. Carpenter, Carecallen, L. Conover, Dowdney, Edinunds, Goble, Halsey, Kirk, Lodge, Morrow, Owen, Payne, covel, Taylor, Teed, Toney, Torbet, Voorhees, Youmans and Young- blood voted in the negative—sixteen republicans and four democrats, Messrs. Pope and Wilson, republicans, thirty-four democrats, voted In the aflirmative. Messrs. H. U, Herring, BR. N. Herring, Kinnard and Moffatt were absent. There are bright prospects of the bill being passed in the Senate, ‘rhe Carr-Hopper Senatorial contested election case was argued betore the Senate Committee on Blections to-night. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. HARRISBURG, Pa., March 16, 1875, The House bill to repeal iocal option p: Senate on the third reading to-day, witn ent license law added, and was sent back to the House for its concurrence. It is thought tne Honse Will DOt accept it and that local option will stand, SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE. acer JOINT SESSION ON THE CHARGES AGAINST STATE TREASURER OARDOZO—ARGUMENT OF THE OOUNSEL OF THE ACCUSED TO BE HEARD ON THURSDAY. COLUMBIA, March 16, 1875, The Legislature met to-day at noon in joint ees- sion, There was a full attendance of members ‘The session was called to investigate the charges of the joint committee against State Treasurer Cardozo. The legal statement of these charges was comprised in 8 lengthy document. Briefly stated tuey are as follows :—First, Tne iunding of bonds once hypothecated in New York, with their coupons; second, the diversion of the interest tund. Oardozo’s counsel are Messrs. Porter, Mel- ton and Yeamané, who applied to the Legislature fer time for the preparation of an argument. A [ed tac was asked for until Thureday next. ‘he Senate immediately acceded, but in the House the question was discussed with considerable warmth, and OD & division the request was granted by @ vote 01 35 to 17, Governor Chamberlain favors Cardozo, and stigmatizes the proceedings as a how! and outcry against honest officials. Cardozo is confident of acquittal. There sre rumors of a liberal avetribu- tion of greenba 8. A STEAMER BURNED. St. Lovts, March 16, 1875, The steamer W. J. Lewis, bound from Vicksburg to this port, took fire while coaling at Chester, Ii, sixty miles below here, this afternoon, a burned to the ‘ater’s§ = eage. David Warbries, the watchman, was burned or drowned, and one pilot and three other men are missing. The boat was owned by the Missouri River Packet Company, she was valued at $60,000, and was insured tor $38,000. in Ciucin- nati, Wheeling and Pittsburg offices. RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION. PORTLAND, Me., March 16, 1975, The consolidation of the Portland and Vermont divisions of the Portland and Ogdensourg Ratl- road was to-day authorized by the stockholders. This consoldation places the entire line under the control of one company, and contemplates the negotiation Of & morgage loan of $8,000,000, of walch $5,000,000 will be reserved in tiustees’ hands to wake care of the other indeptedness, the balance to be used in constructing the road through to Montreal and equipping it, The lease of the Canada line (the Montreal, Chambly and Sorel) has veen made jor 999 years, ana will take effect on the completion of the joint mortgage, so that the opening o/ the new road trom Portiand to Montreal May be considered asaured, ‘The dill was then amended by Mr, Sugeran | with | THE ICY FLOODS, Rapid Rising and Overflow of the Delaware and Susquehanna. BRIDGES AND HOUSES SWEPT AWAY. Ominous Threatenings of Death and Disaster. NARROW ESCAPE OF A PASSENGER TRAIN. Fearful Destruction of Ani- mal Life. Towns and Villages in Imminent Danger of Inundation, THE RIVERS STILL SWELLING. Probable Break Up of the Ice in the Hudson. WATER SPOUTS IN TENNESSEE. THE DELAWARE. PORT JERVIS, March 16, 1875, About seven o'clock this evening the Delaware broke up at Hancock. It rose ten feet in a lew minutes, and carried the ice along with such velocity as to tear up trees by the roots, destroy fences and wash away buildings near tne vanks. The ice passed down the river treely for three miles, when it jammed. The water was thrown back clear across the railroad track, and tn the lower part of the town the ice was piled against the bridge over the East Branch. The flats below the piace were covered four feet deep with water and ice. While the river was in this condition ana rising at the rate of a foot a min- Use news was received at Hancock that the river above was breaking up all along irom Downsville down to Gear’s Flats, and that two miles above TWENTY MILES OF ICR were overflowed. The Jams at Hale’s Eddy and Deposit were broken and the river was a mass of moving ice for twenty miles. The East Branch was momentarily expected to break up. The ex- citement was intense and the people of the place deserted their houses by hundreds when the river had risen several feet above its flood height. The dam below Harcock broke away, and the water fell ag rapidly as it had risen. The food swept on, carrying lumber, fences and houses before it. It reached Stockport, five miles below Han- cock, im @ very short time. At that point it carried away thousands of feet of lumber from the banks. It is on its way to thig place, and since it left Stockport no damage has been reported. The West Branch is breaking up and the streams above are still rising. asm Alarming news comes trom Deposit. ‘rhis place is on the west branch, three miles above Han- cock. When the toe broke up and formed the gorge here i¢ also broke up between Hale’s | Eady and Deposit and gorged there. The storm of yesterday brought a large quantity of ice down the west branch from above Deposit, and this, lodging against the jam at Hale’s Eday, dammed tbe water, and it is thrown back into he lower part of Deposit, inundating several atrédtaang driving (omulies from their houses, at babket STATION. The flood of ice and water nas reached Basket Station. The wagon bridge across the Delaware at that place is carried away, causing a loss of $15,000. The deluge is rushing in a great body down the stream, and the excitement is increas- tog here over the alarming news that comes from @ll potats along the banks of the river above this point. EAD DISASTER AT DEPOSIT. At Deposit three houses were carried from their foundations before the dam broke. The high water is now moving down the river gradually, at about five mité¥/an hour. If it meets with no further obstruction it could not reach Port Jervis at thaf race tiefore half-past eight o'clock to-mor- row morning?".There will undoubtedly be several other bad jams before it reaches this point, BACKBONE OF THE JAM BROKEN. The nitro-glycerine operations were brought to aclose this afteruoon for the present. Tue wall of the dam was broken through this morning, an opening about twelve feet wide being made. Above the dam the depression marking the course of the channel under the ice was fotlowed, and fifty feet up the stream the reef known as Sims’ Cltp, and which did much toward forming the gorge, was found. This reet extended irom the Pennsylvania shore across the stream, and has been adreaded object torafimen, Chief Engineer the jam is broken, When the water has risen to a pointwhich he thinks will indicate a sufficient volume of water to float the tce and carry it over all obstacles Several heavy blasts are to be made in different parts of the lower end of the gorge, especiaily in toe wail on each side of the channel. According to Mr. Chanute’s theory this will so Shatter and disintegrate the true resisting por, tion of the ice that it will soon give way before the pressure of the water and be Jorced into the un- covered channel, which it will rapidly widen py tearing away the icy wall forming its shore until the whole mass will again pass or dam the stream. This afternoon the channel was somewhat widened by the blasting out of large quantities of ice vy giant powder placed in the crevices made by the nitro-glycerine biasts. CABPENTER’S POINT, Tne people of Carpenter’s Point, the village a mile below here, built at the intersection of the Neversink with the Delaware, are now beginning to manifest considerable uneasiness. In the river, balf a mile below tne Point, ts an island known as Reuben’s Island. This mouopolizes the larger part of the channel and often disputes the passage of rafts. The citizens at the Point are airaid thatif it is ag Mr. Chanute says in regard to the action of the nitro-glycerine on the ice, it will move in water that will be tusuMcient to carry it by Reuven’s Island. The only gorge ever known at this point previous to the present one occurred in 1832 and was formed by that island. The ice first lodged in Sims’ Ciip, the same as the one now here, but a channel was on the New York side, aud @ great body of ice passed down to Reubden’s Island, where it became blocked. The water was thrown back to tne Neversink, up which a flood of water and ice fifteen feet high was forced with great velocity. Carpenter’s Point was flooded and many persons narrowly escaped with their lives, Much property was destroyed jor a mile up the Neversink, The dam lasted several hours, THE UPPER GORGE, Reports from the upper part of the gorge here Say that the channel has commenced to appear near Buckley’s, THE UP RIVER REGION. Great excitement prevatis to-night. SeveraY despatches have been received from tne up river region since the storm. One from Hancock states that the river is msing very rapidly, and has been all day. The east branco, which joing the main river at that point, and which receives the water of a hundred moun tain streams, is filling up with water. The beaver- kill, the main tributary of the east branch, is very high. From Basket station, this side of Hancock, the tiver is rising very fast, but the ice still remains firm, ‘Tue telegraph offices are NOW great objects of Chanute is of the opinion that the “backbone” of | | Trees were turn up and twisted, interest, and the anxiexty to hear the latest from Up the river is very great. THE RIVER STILL BISING—PROSPECTS OF THE MORROW. Port Jenvis, March 16, 1875. Despatches just recetved from the upper Dela- ware report the ice broken up tn all the branches and in the Delaware aa far as Cochecton, forty miles west of here, At Lordville, stxty-five miles west, the river rose so rapidly, that the ice was forced on the track of the raitway. The river is rising rapidly there, and will probably break up the ice all the way down. The water has risen here six inchee since five o’ciock P.M. The tele- graph office is thronged by excited citizens. Hign water is expected here about nine o’ciock A. M, to-morrow. Chief Engineer Chanute thinks that in the morn- ing, when the river is Ligh, large biasts of glycerine will set the whole mass of ice in motion. The Neversink River. which empties into the Delaware at the lower end of the gorge, is rising, and, it is hoped, will be high enough im the morning to break up the ice beiow the gorge and so help to liberate the latter. THE SUSQUEHANNA. Pittston, Pa., March 16, 1875, Pittston and West Pittston, situated on the bank of the Susquehanna, in Luzerne county, embrace & population of some fifteen thousand persons, The weather, for the past six weeks, has been in- tensely severe and the congealed water nas formed four teet thick on the bosom of the river, For several days grave apprehensions have been felt vy the public in reiereuce to the results of the breaking up of the river, THE ICR BRBAKS UP. Just above Pittston, in what is known as the “Narrows,” at the foot of the historic and poetic Campbell's ledge, is a bend in the river. To the east, between the “Narrows” and the centre of Pittston, are three bridges. About seven o'clock this evening the tce in the Susquehanna at this Place began to rise auddenly. In @ short time after the whole masa broke up and com- 17, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. | Sway, the family barely escaping. The steam saw. ing mills of Betts were Mited up and carried down stream. Carige’s distillery bas gone and also sev- eral smaller establishments. The damage ts esth mated at $100,000, The waterspout continued for about half an hour. As the hau fell it congealed into lumps as large a8 nail kegs andin this way | | @oated down stream, | Another waterspout fell near Lynchburg, carry- ing away two distilleries, wita an immense | amount of ratis and many outhouses. The fall of | Dailstones kiiled the poultry; the hall fell so | thickly that the surface of the stream looked like | @ mass of ice. Hundreds of cattle were drowned. The Tennessee River at Johnsonville ts higher than | 1t was in 1867, The stream {8 sweeping over the | tron bridge at Nashville, on the Northwestern Ratiroad, Jonnsonville is completely inundated, The heavy storms of Suaday night did immense damage. EXTENSIVE SNOW SLIDES. Sa.t Laks Crry, March 16, 1875, There were two extensive snow slides in Little Cottonwood Canyon to-day, the canyon being thereby rendered impassable and the telegraph Ime demolisnea, Snow has been falling most of the time for the last three days, melting in the Valleys but accumulating on the mountaius, WASHINGTON. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, WASHINGTON, March 16, 1875. | THE CASE OF PINCHBACK POSTPONED TO DE- CEMBER—A REPUBLICAN FLANK MOVEMENT | SAVES HIM FROM UTTER DEFEAT. The agony to-night in the Pinchback case was brought to a close. Not with positive decision, 7 STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITY. PRISONERS TAKEN FROM A UNITED STATES MAB SHAL BY A MOB HEADED BY A SHERIFF— DANGER OF MILITARY ANARCHY IN TEXAS WASHINGTON, March 16, 1875 The following was received here to-day :— Austin, Texas, March 15, 1875. To Hon. Georcs H. WILLIAMS, Attorney General, Wasbington, D. U,— 1 have the honor to report that the following telegram has juss beeu received, dated Waco, Marco l¢ Dapaty Holland pursuea four men for passing coun- ferfeit United States Treasury notes into Corryville county, found them and called dpon Jim Roby, her, to aid in arresting then. Roby did so, and upon the arrest of three, Koby by force end strates thes and held them. I sued out write of arrest, Ihe writs | Were put into the hands of Deputies Holland and Kagan, who attempted t wet the prisoners. Roby, with a mob, and with arms, resisted and over- powered the deputies. Passing counteriert United sustes ane Boles is Hol an offence against the Stale ry Come by the first train with a force of, say fifty or ona hundred troops. The resistance threatened is death to ail United States officers ‘Tne object of holding the prisoners is murder and robber ANDKEW J. EVANS United States Attorney. T leave to-night for Waco, Lexpect to accom. plish the object without troops, Lut wil report iurther when | reach there, THOS, ¥. PURNELL, United States Marshal TWO POWDER MILLS BLOWN UP. | EXPLOSION AT THE AUSTIN POWDER COMPANY'S MILL8—THREE MEN BLOWN UP--GREAT DAM~ AGE TO PROPERTY. CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 16, 1875. Tne Austin Powder Company’s mills, located Dear the canal, five miles south of this city, blew Up this afternoon with a series of terrific ex- plosions, The works, which consisted of ten or twelve buildings, were completely demolished, large fragments of timber and heavy machinery” being thrown @ considerable distance. There were eight or ten mep at work in and about the in a fair manly way, did republican Senators decide upon thetr adherence to the cause of the black | man, nor yee positively avow themselves against mills at the time of the explosion, three of whom were killed, the others escaping with a few sight | menced moving downward, greatly im- | bruises, The names of the killed are Fred Put- pelled by the tremendous rush of waters, | 8 @dmussion, on the ground of their high-Nown | om agea thirty-three years, who leaves a wile which forced tt out of its position. The weather Ideaa of propriety, but, sneaking away trom and two children; David Lawson, aged forty during the day has been exceedingly warm, tho | ‘Hel responsibility when they knew tho verry wno leaves a wife and. four chile beams of the sun melting tne snow neaps on tne | “ePudlican idea, per se, could not 0 Gren’ and August Radclime, aged forty-five mountains very rapidly and enlarging the tribu. | C@ffed out, just as had been done when | yeurs, and unmarried. The two magazines, taries of the river toa fearful extent for twenty miles from this place toward its rise, THE PEOPLE ALARMED, ‘The river has been gurged with heavy masses of {ce for some time past, in many places reaching to the Reight of twenty feet. It was thought that this would gradually go off, under the genrle influ. ence of the sun, and that no serious disasters would occur unless the rain wmecreased the current and caused the banks to over- flow. At the present moment, however, the vast body of water now going down is rising rapidly and the inhabitants on the west side of the river, belore communication was cut off, were greatly alarmed, fearing & more disastrous flood than that which occurred here in 1865, just.ten years ago to- day. At this place three bridges span tho river within the space ofa mile. The bighest one is a fine railroad bridge, built by the Delaware, Lack- awanua and Western Railroad Company. and was remodelied and strengthened about three years ago. It cost $120,000. It is built of iron and wood and has always been considered a seron sale structare. Below this is a covered wooden bridge, erected im 1863, lor teams and passengers, 1 originally cost $20,000. A quarter of a mile oelow this and leading directly into the town 1s another Span, @ beautiful iron structure, only completed last spring by the Watson Bridge Manufacturing Company. It cost $80,000. the vote was taken on the question of laying tne | Pinchback matter on the table, they again, as a party, took refuge in a subterfuge when at mid- night they resolved to postpone the whole ques- tion until December next by a vole of 83 against 80, The opposition was made Up Of a solid democratic vose, assisted by Senators Christiancy and Hitchcock, and to them the issue | was @ great disappointment. On the part of the friends of Piuchback, the whole | thing, 60 far as tne in view of the facts, is regarded @ parrow escape. Senator Thurman to-night, however, believes, that, according as tne action of the committee now aitting in New York may graduate the future suc- cess of @ republican Legislature and the success of the So, Just in the same ratio, will the cpances of Pinchback’s success in next December be calcu- lated. So the standing reproach to she republican party in Pinchback and his fortunes still exists, like Niobe, a sad monument of woe, As a flank movement the action of the weak-kneed re- publicans to-night, in regard to Pinchback, | RISB OF THR WATERS, The water rose six Jeet within two hours and | May be regarded as & success. Be- jo is reeniae Aone Gh a Cape Bere) fore the vote was taken im the Sen- | ing on ta 1080: jminense cakes 0! foe. At both bridges the passage across | 8 Mr. Edmonds to-day made & powerfal the river has Deen Interdicted, as it is | argument against the revolution. Mr. Mor- Ho} Known at what moment the structures rey give de Tne oain® Of the riyer are lined wit! undreds of curious peoplé aid no such excite- ae has been manifested in years a3 1a seen to- night. DISASTER BEGINS. The ice breakers of the new passenger bridgo gave way about eight o'clock and now the ice and water are wearing against the abutments, Two Spans O! the railroad bridge have given way anda portion of the wreck has floated down and is caught On the new bridge. This will atop all passage over the Lackawanna and Bloomsburg Rallygadu Between Northumberiand and Scranton, 1g reported that a number of houses gituated along the banks and at the 1oo% of the mountains above are inundated and there is nO way to help the people who live in them out of their dilemma, ‘vneir only sages les in flight to the mountains in ear, Thé west side, opposite this point, is 0 filles back a level plateau, on which are built the magnificent residences of the wealthy | Sere HE D. ORRAST i e ANGER TS NG, A meanness wn jude ‘Gas OVE the old bridge States that the water is now running over the banks, and every cellar along River street, (ront- ing the Susquehanna, is rapidly filling. the ex. | citemeat is at fever heat. Many who came over to ton closed the debate with @ reiteration of his former arguments. The motion to post- pone was made by Mr. West, to pre- vent @ vote on Mr. £dmond’s amendment, Proposing to insert the word “not” vefore the | word “admitted” in the resolution, so that it would read :— Resolved, That P, B. S$, Pinchback be not ad. \tsed as Senator from Louisiana, &c, Thus Pinchbaek was saved, GENERAL WASHINGTON DOESPATCHES, WASHINGTON, March 16, 1875. PRESENTATION OF KING ALFONSO’S LETTER TO ; JAS EXCRLYENCY RRESIDENT GRANT. Phe Spanish Minister, Sefor Don Antonio Man- tilla de los Rios, in fall court dress, repatred to the Executive mansion at noon to-day, by prear- rangement, and delivered to the President, who was in company with the Secretary of State, the result 18 concerned, | | j Kellogg government | | 1M which ts stored a large quantity of powder, are situated about forty and eiguty rods row the neare ess exploded mill, and did not explode, although the roofand wal of the nearest one was badly torn by the concussion. The joss to the powder com~ pany cannot now be ascertaimed, but will be heavy. The vouildings, with the exception of the engine house, were of little value. Ihe ex- fent of the damage to the machinery 18 now known. The cause of the explosion will probabiy never be known, as the man at the coining mill, where tue first explosion occurred, waa Kuiled. In the immediate hel gabornood of the explosion, houses were badly damaged, windows being’ broken and plastering torn off. In this city the Wildest excitement prevatied, many thinking the | detonations were caused by an earthquake, Houses | Tocked and shook snd people ran into the | Streets. Horses became irigntened, adding to the alarm by their irantic plunging. Much dataage | Was done to windows. Tne large plate glass fronts m Ryder’s photograph rooms, Baldwin’s dry goods store, the new City Hall, Cushing's block, vhe Standard block and severai other places wer sDattered. The damage in toe city ls estimated. Bt irom $25,000 to $30,000. An expiogion occurred at these mills three years Ao, but little damage was done to property exe cept that owned by (he Powder Company. | THE TRISH-AMERICAN RIFLE MATCH. (From the Irish (Dublin) Times, March 4.) The annual meeting of this association was hel@ in the Oak Room of the Mansion House yesterday. The Lord Mayor of Duolin presided. Mr, Foster next read the report for the pas® | year, giving an account of the proceedings of the association for the past twelve months, extracts. from which have already been published. Major Leech proposed the adoption of the report, together witn the reappointment for the coming year of the former officers, and tendered his own) resignation a3 Chairman of the Council, but said | Phat he would stili be gig to give phe agsoclation | any support that @a3 in his powef. We paid a well deserved compliment to the honorable oMl- cers for sueir efficiency and constant attention | | thétt daties, Major Leéch further added that his® retirement irom the Chairmanship of the Council) would make room for young blood, wutle he would, | GO gverything in bis power to give effect to tne comida meeting of the international contest bes, tween America and Ireland, but he was resolved to cease taking a prominent part in ride shoowung alter that. + Tue Earl of Kingston having been called to the | second chati, a vote of thanks was passed to the | Lord Mayor for his courtesy in presiding, The Lord Mayof, In acknowledging the compli- ment, said he would spare no efiort to give every support to the association, in order to have the the east side early this evening cannot return, letter f which it internat ny a driliian and are greatly alarmed about the saiety of their Paina H Sie pe NEO nee ee asset, ke he wae comin Te “would be. families, The ice stopped flowing about nine | following!s a translation :— | (“Hear, hear??) On the visit Of the Amer- o'clock, and if is. reported that an im- | Don Alonso XU, by the grace of God, ana the will | ican team to our shores he hoped he would mense dam barricading its further of the people, King af Spain, dc. é0., to the Pres- | be permitted to show, through them, his desire progress down the stream at Mill Creek, tdent af the United States of A: | toexpress the gratitude which he entertained to about six mules below this point. The river ‘he Spanish monarchy having been re-estab- | tne American nation. (Applause,) He asked the now | Att @ terribly Arctic appearance. The | lished by the acclamation and assent of the peo- | meeting to consider for a moment whether they ice massing rapidiy and heaping itself in | ple, and we having been called to govern it, by | ghonid entertain Major Leech’s resignation of @ Tagged boulders across the nalf mile of space at rene of our timate heirship and the abdica- , position which he had held with so mucn credit this poimt. The night is clear and the moon illumt- | tion of our well beloved mother, Queen Isabeila | ang eMciency. He asked Major Leech to with- nates all objects with its pallid light, adding to | IL, we haesen 10 {nform you of our acces | draw that resignation and continue to act on ‘the spectral appearance of the scene. The water is backing up at a terrible rate. Urders nave been | sent by the Delaware, Lackawauna and Western Ratiroad Company to sell no more tickets for points on the road in this section, The Lehign Yaliey road is reported to be flooded at the ‘Nar- rows,” about ia miles above this place. The east bank here ls comparatively safe, by reason of its high position. The streets are crowded with people, all anxiousiy watting further particalars. ANOTHER BRIDGE GONE. It is reported that the bridge, which Is the only one across the Susquehanna between this potut and Tunkhannock, and located at the latter place, was carried away about an bour ago and is lodged in the ice above here, It will probably come down when the ice moves again. The ice is now piled up against the upper side of the old bridge and it appears to be doomed to destruction, ESCAPE OF A PASSENGER TRAIN. SCRANTON, Pa., March 16, 1875, The magnificent vridge spanning the Susque- hanna River at Pittston was swept away by a flood to-night at half-past nine o’clock, about ten minutes after the passenger train with its living freight had passed over It, The river is rising rapidly, and huge slabs of ice are coming Gown with the swilt tide, thick and fast. Fears are entertained that the two passen- ger bridges lower down the river will be torn away. BRIDGES CARRIED AWAY NEAR BINGHAMTON. BrnauamtTon, N. Y., March 16, 1875, The tce ts going cut of the rivers without dam- age here, The highway bridge over the Tioughni- oga River, at Chenango Forks, was carried off at | three o’clock this afternoon, and also the bridge | at Kattleville, three miles above here, on the Chenango River. The débris of the latter bridge passed here at eight o’clock this evening, going down the river. THE HUDSON. ALBANY, N. Y., March 16, 1875, The water in the river is rising. Four inches have been add to its height and, if {t continues at the present rate, there is & prospect of a breaking up of the ice. A FERRYBOAT BREAKS THE ICE AT NEWBURG. NEwsUvRG, N. Y., March 16, 1875, The ferryboat Union forced a passage through the ice to-day, reaching this side from Fishkill Landing this evening afier twelve hours, hara work. The ice Is from eight to eleven inches thick and very firm. The Union {a the only terry- boat eens | on the river norta of New York. She has been laid up avout six weeks. WINTER RIGORS IN NEBRASKA. OmanA, March 16, 1875. The storm which commenced yesterday raged all day to-day, and the trains {rom the Kast and West are behind time, It is stated that one | eastern road ts blockaded. It is intensely cold | here, DISASTROUS TORNADO IN SOUTH | CAROLINA. CoLumBia, March 16, 1875, A fear(ul tornado passed over the lower part of Richland yesterday. One house was viown down, | and two persons killed and several badiy injured, | ALONG THE TENNESSEE. DESTRUCTIVE WATERSPOUTS AND OVERFLOW OF THE RIVER BANKS—DUILDINGS SWEPT AWAY. NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 16, 1875, A waterspout which fell at Fayettevilie on Sun- day evening caused an immense overfow at Norris Creek, which swept away rails, logs, furniture, hogs, cattle and sheep houses, A small village was suddenly and completely inundated. A house in whtch & man named Armstrong lived, with the 4 blacksmith shop and ali tt contained, waa washed s10n to the tyrone, We trust that we shal! be en- abled, by the atd of the Almighty, to re-estaplish order and peace in our couutry, always respect- ing its religious beiie/s and its Uberties’ and tran- chises. In order that we may attain this end, nothin; will be so necessary to Us as the maintenance o friendly reiatious and fraternal harmony with foreign States and sovereigns; and in begging you to be pleased to honor us with your triend- ship, and to accept that which we offer you, we pray God to have you in bis sae and holy keeping. Done at the national palace of Madrid, January kai ALFONSO DE BOURBON Y BOURBON, ALEJANDRO CasTRO. The presentation was merely formal, no adj dresses being made on the occasion. There was, however, the usual exchange of personal cour- tesies, The Spanish Minister will present bis new | credentiais on a future occasion. a REMOVAL OF CHIEF JUSTICE MKEAN, OF UTAH, ‘AND NOMINATION OF HIS SUCCESSOR—THE GOVERNMENT POLICY TOWARD THE MORMONS, The President to-day nominated ex-Representa” tive Isaac 0. Parker, of Missouri, to be Cnlef Jus- tice of Utah, in place of J. B. McKean. Mr. Parker is @ mative of Obio, He received an academic education and was admitted to the Bar in 1859 In 1861 ne was elected City Attorney of St. Jo. seph, Mo., holding the office for three years, He ‘was in tne military service in Missouri during the rebellion, He was elected @ Circuit Attorney in 1864 and resigned the office in 1867, He was again elected to the same office in 1868 and re- signed in 1870, He was a member of the Forty- second and Forty-third Congresses. In the Jast Congress he voted to seat Brooks a» Governor of Arkansas and for the Force bill. This action of the President, while {t involves the removal of Chtef Justice McKean, does not tn- dicate any change in the policy of the government regarding the question of polygamy. This re- moval and that of the present Register of the Land Oce in Balt Lake City are caused oy what the President deems fanatical and extreme conduct on the part of these oMicers as evidenced by their violent attacks upon Governor Acbell, and certain Senators who recommended bis appointment, ana by several acts of McKean, which are considered ill-advised, tyrannical and in excess of his powers as a judge, BRANCH OFFICES OF THE NEW YORK POST OFFICR ESTABLISHED IN THE RECENTLY AN- NEXED TOWN. ' The following order was issued to-day by the | Post Odice Department :— WASHINGTON, March 16, 1875. OrpeR.—Discontinue the lollowing named post offices im the State of New York, viz. :—Mott Haven, Morrisania, High Bridge, Tremont,+West ‘arms, Fordham, Sgayten Duyvii, Kingsbridge, Riverdale and Woodlawn. Establish branch offices as follows:—At Morri- sania, to be Known as Morrisania. At fremont, to be known as Tremont. At West Farms, to be Known as West Farms, At Fordham, vw be known as Fordham, pat + die Duyvil, to be knowa as Spuyten uyvil. ‘ae Kingsbridge, to be known as Kingsbridge. At Riverdaie, to be Known as Riverdale, At Woodlawn, to be known as Woodiawn. All to be under the jurisdiction oi the Post- master, at New York city, and within the delivery of that oMice, Allow the Postmaster, at New York, the following sums per annum :— For salaries of clerks to take charge of said branch ofices. 800 Haveo and High Briage Post omices ‘his order to take eect on ta 876. 4,200 y ol Apri, } behalf of the Irisu Rifle Association, of which he | Was the parent. (Applause.) His services would | be now more reguired taan ever, when they should require a guiding hand, (Hear, hear! Alderman Manning supported the Lord M: and earnestly requested Major Leech to rec: sider bis intention. He feit sure the Americans would be disappointed if they did not dnd him oc- cupying in Ireland the same position that he dia {no their country. (Hear, hear |’) Major Leech said it would be affectation on hia part not to say that he appreciated what had beem | said of him. In coming to the determination of | resigning he consulted no person, but it was nos his intention to cease from co-operation with hia friends 10 carrying out the great commg meeting | in June. cee heari”) The Lord Mayor, while betne glad that they had in these observations @ guaiantee of Major Leech’s co-operation in their movement, regretted that he should resign the Chairmanship of the Council, and he moved they shoulda postpone the consider- ation of the matter to a lature meeting. (Hear, bear |’) Alderman Manning having seconded the propo- sition, it Was carried unanimously. The proceedings tben terminated, ITCH I3 UNQUESTIONABLY A CUTANEOUS disease that 1s known to be prevalent among a popuios class of the community. Gusxy's ScueHuR SoaP will cureit The Board ot Health should order a supoly the Soap for that purpose at public expense. ‘Sold every+ where, Depot, CRIPTENTON'S, No. 7 sixth avenue, ALL pew nha bein iC SHOES bin | ci ON Si te LJ ALL KINDS WIRE SIGNS AND BANNERS | cked and shipped to order by Made, Packed at ER & GHAIAM, 97 Duane street AN UNDISPUTED FACr—THAT KEARNEY'S Extract Bocut is the only remedy extant that cares alt diseasos of the Bladder and Kiduevs, Gravel, Diabetes and General Debuity. Sold by druggists every wuere, A HUMILIATING FACT—THAT METAL TRUSSES: ere ever nsed. They are now entirely superseded by 6 kLastio TRoss, 68) Broadway, which, worn night and day, cures rupture, eva AN INDICATION OF THE OPENING NAVIGA+ tion is KNOX'S introduction of his spring styles of gen- tlemen’s Hats. 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