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~~ enna SPAIN. —_-+—___ SHE NATIONAL POLICY TOWARD THE EXILED BOURBONS—THE EX-QUEEN ISABELLA CANNOT ‘VISIT HER SON. Panis, March 29, 1875, The Duke de Montpensier, having appited to the Marquis de Molinop the Spanish Ambassador, for a passport to Spain, the Marquis declined to Grant it, REASONS OF STATE, ‘The reason alleged for the reiusal was that it a passport Was given to the Duke de Montpensier ex-Queen Isabella would deem herself equally enti- tled 10 one, and he added that the Madrid govern- ment “considered her return to Spain tnoppor- ENGLAND. Lonpon, March 29, 1875. The usual Easter festivities were indulged in te- ay, here and cisewhere in the country. The weather was spiendid. THE AMERICAN REVIVALISTS ABOUT TO MOVE TO THE EAST END OF LONDON—THE IRISH IN LIVERPOOL DEMONSTRATE AGAINST THE | MISSIONARIES. LonpDon, March 29, 1875. Messrs, Moody and Sankey, the American re- Vivalists, announce that they will quit Agricul- tural Hall alter this week and open regular mis- sions tn the East End. THE IRISH STUGLORN AGAINSY THE WORD, Revival preachers who opened a movement in Liverpool yesterday were stoned in the Irish quarter of the city, HE AMERICAN REVIVALISTS AT WORK IN LIVERPOOL—TWO THOUSAND CHRISTIAN CON- VERTS IN THE CONGREGATION. Lonpox, March 30—5:30 A. M. + Mr. Moody preached to an immense gatnering in Liverpool yesterday. Among the audience ‘Were 2,000 persons wio were converted during a former visit of the revivall: THE GOOD WORK IN ISLINGTON, Mr. Taylor, of Massachusetts, delivered a ser- Mon at Agricultural Hall, Islington, last night, in the absence of Mr. Moody. TICHBORNE. 4 BRITISH DEMONSTRATION IN FAVOR OF THE CONVICTED CLAIMANI--ONE HUNDRED THOU- SAND PERSONS ASSEMBLED IN HYDE PARK— THE ‘MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE”—A STERN DEMAND FOR ITS RECTIFICATION, Lonpon, March 29, 1875, One of the Jargest meetings that bas taken place im this city for several years was held to-day in Hyde Park under the auspices of the Tichborne Reiease Committee, THK PEOPLE OUT IN IMMENSE FORCE. The crowd of persons on the ground was Im- mense, some of the estimates placing the numbec as high ag 100,000, Music was discoursed by several bands, and flags ona banners, with mottoes, expressing Sympathy and demanding justice for “the claim. ant,” were displayed. HONOR TO THE ADVOCATES. The addresses were short. Dr. Kenealy and Messrs. Onslow and Whalley were the principal speakers, The people took the horses from the carriages Of these gentlemen and drew them themselves, WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY AND DEMAND. Resolutions were adopted declaring the sense of | the meeting at the crushing partiality of tne | jadges on the trial, the unscrupulous license of the prosecution and tle absolute miscarriage of justice, and that they would know no rest till the enormous judicial crime was rectified, TUMULT TOWARD TITE CLOS The meeting adjourned tumuituously, The speakers were escorted irom the Park by great crowds. THE AMERICAN CENTENNIAL. SHE FRENCH REPUBLIC TO HAVE A NATIONAL REPRESENTATION AT THE EXHIBITION. Paris, March 29, 1875./ At the sitting of the Permanent Committee of whe Assembly to-day M. de Lafavette asked the government what were its intentions with regard to the United States Centennial Exhibition, and he promised it would have the support of the com- mittee in all measures aiming at a worthy repre- | sentation of France at Philadelphia in 18%, The Duke Decazes replied toat the work bad his entire sympathy and that measures would be taken to promote it in every possible way. He added that when the Assembiy reconvenes 1t would be asked to grant acredit for the purpose This had not yet been done because the govern- ment wished to act with the utmost economy. The Minister of Commerce will address a circular to oll Chambers of Commerce asking their co-opera- tion. M. QUINET’S GRAVE, THE FRENCH AUTHOR AND RADICAL REFORMER BURIED IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PEOPLE-- POPULAR AGITATION. Paris, March 20, 1875. The faneral of M. Quinet took ace to-day. Victor Hugo and M. Gambetta delivered orations atthe grave. The crowd Was immense and there ‘was some disorder. CUBA. Sees BATTLE WITH AN INSURGENT CAVALRY FORCE— THE NAVAL FLAG OF HOLLAND IN PORT AT BAVANA. HAVANA, March 29, 1875, It is officially announced that 300 mounted in- surgents were on Thursday last repulsed between Calabazar and Encrucijuda while attempting to | enter the jurisdiction of Sagua. THE NAVAL FLAG OF HOLLAND. A fleet of three Dutch war vessels arrived here | to-day. NEGRO INCENDIARIES Ar: TED AND EXECUTED, HAVANA, March 25, 1875. ‘On the 19th inst, ten negroes were caught in the act of setting fire to a sugar estate in the vicinity of Sagua. They were ordered to be shot, and were exe- cuted by the ausoritics the same day. THE SPANISH BANK IN HA- VANA. palais FORGERS ARRESTED—CAUGHT IN THE ACT, TIAVANA, March 29, 1875, ‘Tne police have arrested the remaining mem- bers of the hand engaged in counterietting notes of the Spanish Bank. One of the party was sur- prised while signing the bills, and another while attempting to dispose of them. Counterfeits to We amount of $20,000 were seized, WILLIAM J. SHARKEY. MORE NEWS ADOUT THE MURDERER'S PASSPORT— WAITING FOR ‘SOMETHING TO TURN UP.” HAVANA, March 25, 1875, William J. Sharkey, the American murderer, will be here on.the 28th inst. in charge of the Spanish authorities, He will be delivered to Mr. Davies, the New York detective, on board the steamer City of Mexico, which wiil sail for New York on the Bist inst, JOUN FOX IN COURT, John Fox, a Britisn subject, with whose pass: port Sharkey claimed Britisn provection at Santi- ago de Cuba, made afldavit yesterday belore te Britisa Consul that Sharkey had stolen his pass. port, together with $150 in Spanish gol. The affair was setiled by the return of Fox’s passport, but it seems strange t Sharkey shonid steal the passport on the 1Ztn and the loss shogid not be discovered until ihe 19th, When sharkey claimed To be # British subject. STILL HOPEFUL. Sharkey’s friends still hope that something may Scour to prevent his return to the United States. NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1875.—TRIPLE MR. BEECHER ON THE STAND. Last evening atalate hour, after a long con- sultation with Messrs. Evarts, Porter and Shear- man, at the residence of Mr. Beecher, it was decided to put Mr. Beecher on the witness stand this morning. This was done on account of the absence of several witnesses, who the ccunsel had intended to examine previous to Mr, Beecher, The nou-cross-cxamination of wit- nesses by the plaintif’s counsel also forced this conclusion, THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER. IMPENDING DANGERS AVERTED FOR A SEASON— SOFTENING OF THE ICE—THE WATER STILL RISING—PARTIAL MOVEMENT OF THE GORGES. LOOK HAVEN, Pa., March 29, 1875, Late last night tt was reported that the Susque- hanna was rapidly rising in the interior country, and the apprebensions that existed during the a destruction of the lower part of Lock Haven and the property on the surrounaing low lands visibly increased, } SO much alarmed that they did not retire to their | beds, but stayed up turough the nignt anxiously | awaiting the coming of the inundation. Yowards morning, however, the wind, which had been blowing steadily trom the south, changed to the | northwest. ‘The temperature became much | colder, and the sky, which had been obscured | With heavy rain clouds, became clear, The ice floes which menaced the city became frozen | together and thus for a time the impending disas- | ter was averted. | THE ICE UP THE RIVER. Ever since sunrise, however, the snow and ice have been thawing, and reports come irom up the river that the Susquehanna is rising at Clearteid, | Last night tne West Branch ro-e turee feet within aijew hours, while the mountain cascades were | pouring forth vast volumes of water into the | streaa Your correspondent bas just received a telegri | Clearfield, in which it ts stated Laat toe water is | rising very rapidiy and great masses of ice are | coming down. A huge gorge has tormed at Cur- | rensville, and tne peopie of that region appre- | bend that much destruction Must ensue suould the stream overflow the banks. OVERFLOW OF THE RIV! Ateleven o'clock last night a despatch was re- ceived from Renovo to the effect tat the river had risen thice teet and was sill rising at the Tate Of two or turee inches per hour, About the same hour information reached here from Whet- ham ofa rise, while large cakes of ice Were rap- | idly filling up the openme ol the gorge at Glen Union, ‘this morning a heavy thaw solvened the } lee at that port, and it is understood pow that the floe has fallen as low as the river bank, A RAILROAD BRIDGE GUARDED. The Poiiadeiphia and Erie Railroad Company, in anticipation oi high water and consequent destruction, lave placed thirty-five cars, heavily luaded with stone, on the Queen’s Run Bridge to prevent its being carried ot fhe company also | opened a temporary telegraph ofice at that place this afternoou for the purpose of keeping the rail- road omices along the line advised of cue condition Ol the river. Re RENOVO FLOODED. This evening the Susguenanna commenced to overflow at Renovo, and at hali-past seven the water had risen to a height or jour feet, but no Gamage was done so far as can be ascertained, The water mams of the Water company were broken there a lew Cays since. Danger 1s antici- pated at Keating on account of the toreatened breaking up of the immense gorge there, The | ice wil prooably move irom there to-night, | LATSR—THE ICE MOVING, | At half-past eleven this evening a telegram was received jrom Mayor Jonn WW. imith, of Glen Union, staung that the ice had started at that | potut, It is probavle that the gorge there will be found here in the morning, ‘ GREAT ALARM, oming greatly alarmed, MOVEMENT OF THE ICE NEAR WILLIAMSPORT. WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., March 29, 1875. The river is nine and a half tect above low water mark, and 18 rising slowly. The ice at the lower part of the town moved off quietly this aternoon, | but stopped after going avout half a mile, the | water nor being high enough to force it on, The j lce at Jersey Sbore, alter moving about 10 tect this aiternoon, came io a stop, when it struc the piers of the public bridge across the river at that place. It is supposed that the water must Tise three fect more bevore it starts the ice again, The citizens are THE ICE PASSING DOWN THE RIVER AT PORT DEPOSIT, Port Derosit, Md., March 29, 1875, The ice here 1s passing out of the river very nicely. There is already a channel open on the eastern side of Watson's Isiand, and It 1s expected that by morning most of the ice will be gone from the Western channel. The river then will be almost ciear oi ice, Lhe water has been rising slowly all day. CoO: THE ICE MELTING, BUT STILL FIRM. POUGHKEESIE, N. Y., March 29, 1875, The icein the Hudson has wasted rapidly tor three or four days past, but the river ig still firmly bridged as far south as Sing Sing. THE RIVER AT ALBANY RISING. ALBANY, N. Y., March 29, 1875, The water in the river has risen again several inches and in some plices 1s up to the top of the | docks; but the ice is very heavy and strong, | allowing teams to cross 1n perfect safety. A RAID ON THE RANCHES, GENERAL POTTER'S DESPATCH FROM CORPUS CHRISTI—REPORTED ROBBERIES AND MUR- DERS—MEXICANS SUSPECTED OF THE CRIMES. NEW ORLEANS, March 29, 1875 General Augur received this evening a despatch from General Potter, commanding ofiicer at Fort | brown, to the following effect:—There are many reports of a raid on the ranches in the vicinity of Corpus Christi and of a threatened attack on Corpus Christi; Some ranches have douptiess been robbed and burned, some people killed | and some taken prisoners. The prisoners | are reported to have escaped. ‘The ma- ; Tauders have been driven from the vicinity of Corpus Christi by the citizens, and at last ac Were retreating with tie clitzens im pursul have sent ail my mounted tor robbers. same purpose. Many depredations have veen committed along the fiver above this pomt of late and several persons have been killed, { believe | these robbers are Mexicans, and that the most of them are trom the other side of the river, unts L to intercept the catile and rovbing ranches. | informaiton as to numbers, learn anything more cetinite, J. I. POTTER, Colonel Twont)-fourth iniaptry, Commanding. General Augur thinks no political importance can be attacned to the above, The Mexican States bordermg on the Rio Grande are almost out of government control. The marauders are all in the imterest of Cortinas, and no doubt embrace many depredators from our side. They have been ntly raiding for some me past on cattle ng expeditions, Dut never potore in such large numbers. fe 18 perfectly certain that they will be xpeedily driven across the river by the United States troops and that no serious trouble need be apprehended, ‘There 18 no relabie THE AGGRESSIVE MINERS. GOVERNOR HARTRANFT MEETS A THREATENED DISTURBANCE OF MINERS—THE OHIO MINERS THREATENING A FIGHT. HARRISBURG, Pa., March 29, 1875. Ademand was made on Governor Hartrantt this afternoon for troops to thwart a threatened dis- turbance In Mercer county, Western Pennsyl- vania, the miners of the bituminous coal region of Ohio, Who are on strike, having maae demon. ns looking to an invasion of this State and ack on the Pennsylvania miners, who refuse to co-operate with their brethren in their resistance? to the demands of their employers and tus aiford encouragement to Oilo operators. ‘The Governor bemg too til to reply to the telegram for troops, the Attorney General represented him, stauing that tn order to obtain the military a lormal de- mand py the Sheri! of Mercer county would be necessary. A considerable quantity of ammunition has, however. peen sent to the scene of the appre hended conflict, to be used in case of emergenzy. THE CENTENNIAL PHILADELPHIA, March 29, 1875. The Director General of the Centennial Bx- hibition was to-day advised by the Secretary of the Royal Commissioners in Victoria that a pres luminary intercolonial exhibition wi be held at Melbourne, Australia, m August next. ‘The ine habitants of all the ‘British, Freach and Dutch possessions in Australia and the neigndoring islands are invited to participate, and Articies judged meritorious will be lorwarded to the Cen. vepnial, Exhibition, among the citizens regarding the threatened | Wilintorm you tT | ‘There were some persons who were | m irom the Western Union operator at | | by him. | the Governor In this matter, | tolls collected on freight transported on the canals General Hatch has sent troops tor the | There are provably several parties out tor steaung | THE STATE CANALS. | Last Night’s Debate on the | Governor’s Message. THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE SUPPORTED. —\_-———_ Preparing for the Great Senato- rial Débate of To-Day. | GENERAL ROUTINE BUSINESS IN THE ASSEMBLY. ALBANY, March 29, 1875. The canal question has not assumed any new phase since the action of the Senate on Friday, and so far the friends of the Canal Ring have not | agreed upon any plan to retrieve their fallen tor- tunes, They are scarcely prepared, however, to give up the war at this early day, and will make some Jurther effort before yielding to the inevit- able. The Assembly has not yet taken up the question in the sbape in which it comes from the Senate, and the Senate has not yet moved in the | matier of the Assembly resolution ior a joint committee. Practically, legislation for | investigating the Governor’s charges in regard | to canal management is blocked by the separate action of the two houses, and nothing can be done until some policy 1s determined upon, In the meantime the Senate is keeping up the fire by a discussion in Committee of the Whole on the Govenor’s Message. To-night two specenes were | made, both in support of the Governor's policy, | the one by a democrat and the other by a repud+ | lican Senator. Senator Bradley, who first took the floor, arraigned the republican majority for in- | terfering with and limiting the Governor’s action by requiring the consent of the | Senate to the Commission to be named ‘rhis point of the speech has some in- | terest, for it 1s upon this very issue that the fac- | tions are feeling for the way of each other, He only threw it out, he said, by way of suggestion, however, and the point was eagerly replied to by Mr. Lowery, who repelled the accusation that the republican party was not in sympathy with The republican pa- pers all over the State, Mr. Lowery said, and the republican majority in the Senate are sustaining Governor Tilden in his course in regard to the | canals. THE UNBALANCED BIDS, Apart from this point neither of the speeches had much interest, Mr. Bradley compared the estimates and the excess of cost over the esti mates 10 canal management during the whoie | history of canal improvement in this State, and | restated at considerable length the Governor’s exposure of the unbalanced bid system. He tuen | quoted Attorney Genera! Barlow as saying that ; the estimates were only a basis for canvassing | the blds, and denounced this declaration as in | violat.on of the statute. The law, the Senator | said, should not be susceptible of a construction | which would excuse or justify the system of un- | balanced pids, SENATOR LOWERY’S SPEECH. Senator Lowery’s speech was full of figure: with no special bearing upon the real issue, and | he cited Judge Peckham’s decision in which une | balanced bids are called fraudulent, and itis held that the Canal Board 1s not justified in canvassing them. Neither speech contributea any new point, and for all practical purposes might as well never have been made. SENATOR WOODIN’S SPEECH POSTPONED. Senator Woodin was to have made the speech of the evening, but he refrained and asked that the subject be made the special order to-morrow. In this he was not quite successiul, but as the Mes- sage is again to pe considered to-morrow night he will bave an opportunity to be heara, CANALS AND THE RAILROADS. Mr. Shattuck to-night introduced the following bill in the Assembly in reiation to canal matters, It provides that the Canal Board shall hereafter require and 1% shall be the duty of all ratiroad | companies owning and operating any railroad | which comes into competition with any of the | canals in this State in the transportation and | carrying of freights to report to the Canal Board on | or belore the 10th days of June, July, August, Sep- | tember, October, November and December in each year the amount of lumber, Jath, staves, shingles, iron ore and grain transported upon their respective roads during the past month, and | the said railroads are hereby req@ired and com- | pelled to pay the same rate of tolis per mile on | the same a8 would have been patd from the point | of receipt to the point of delivery had the same | been transported on the Eric or the Champlain | Canal. THE COLLECTOR OF TOLLS, | Section 2 provides tnat the Canat Board shall | have power to prescribe the manner in which | such tolls shall be collectcd.and to enforce the | collection and payment of the same, and every | railroad company which shall neglect or reluse to , comply with any regulation of the Canal Board made pursuant to the provision of this act shali | forfeit to the people of the State for cach and every day of such neglect or refusal the sum of $1,000, and in every case of such forieiture It shall | be the duty of the Attorney General to sue for the | Penalty in the name of the people. THE CANAL FUNDS. SEC. 3—The amount of tolls and penalties collected by the provisions of this act shall ve deemed to belong to the canal fund, and shall be paid over and applied in the same manner as of this State. ROUTINE BUSINESS. The Assembly to-night devoted its time to usual | routine proceedings, A resolution was passea | | designating Thursday evening as the time for tak- ing up Mr. Davis’ Canal bill, THE DOCK DEPARTMENT. A dill was introduced by Mr. Dessar, of New | York, providing that the Dock Department snall have power to widen any plersor docks they think fit In New York city. LUDLOW STREET JAIL, Mr. J. W. Smith introduced a bill giving the | Commissioners of Charities and Correction, in- stead of the Sheriff, control of Ludlow Street Jaa. ‘ | BOARD OF HEALTH PTS Some time since Mr, Sinith presented a resolu- tion calling upon the Board of Health of New York city, to furnish a statement of amount of moneys collected trom fines and other sources for | the past year. The document was sent to Albany several weeks ago, but trough some peculiar | operations here hus been delayed in its transit to the Legislature. Mr. Smith is about to ask for an investigating committee, WARPATH. » March 29, 1875, Intelligence was received here this morning about nine o’clock of an outbreak in the collieries at Buck Mountain, Eckley, Drifton, Jeddo, Eber- vale and Hazieron by a large mob of miners in a State of irenzied excitement. They started simul- MINERS ON THE ! , taneously at Huck Mountain and Eekiey wita the determination to visit all the mines In theipneign- | borhood. They disarmed the special police force | from Philadelphia stationed at Buck Mountain and took the arms, sixteen shooters anda revol- vers, with them. They then went to deado, where policeman King was shot in the head, but not fatally wounded, and | policemen Warner and Meyer were badly | beaten with clubs and their weapons taken away. Nach place visited—viz., Eckley, Drifton, Jeddo and Ebervale—the men were forced to go with them, They also called at Mount Pieasant Col- liery with the avowed determination to eompet | the men to quit work, although Mr, Taggart 1s paying thovc in his employ the rates of 1874, ‘The men quit and joined the mob. No damage has been dove to property at the latter place so jar. ‘tae i »D marched through Hazleton at twenty minutes past two P. M., where Fatner | O'Marra, the Roman Cathoite priest, advised and exhorted them to return peaceably to their homes. | ‘This advice was heeded, and at last ac- | counts the raiders were quietly disbandin | tion to take eifect immediately, | pended upon | eldest cnild, a lad of sixteen, is now travelling | ofat. | grand | prosecuted, trie WASHINGTON. | FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, WASHINGTON, March 29, 1875. | GENERAL SPINNER RESIG THE OFFICE OF UNITED STATES TREASURER—UNPLEASANT DIS- | AGREEMENTS WITH SECRETARY BRISTOW RE- GARDING OFFICIAL PATRONAGE THE CAUSE. General F, E. Spinner, who for thirteen years has been United States Treasurer, to-day tendered his resignation to the President, to take effect on | July 1 next, It was an event not wholly unex- pected, as three years ago he had resolved to do the same thing, but reconsidered his intention at the request of the legion of triends who depended upon his remaining in | oMice jor their retention in government employ. | Generali Spinner could not resist the chorus of lovely female voices and sought recreation aproad lorafew months, The Treasurer’s office, like other rcokeries in the Treasury Department, had become covered with cobwebs, Which It was re- garded as vandalism toremove, Anew generation of officials, however, did not respect the ancient web work, and recently the Assistant Treasurer was intormed his commission would not be extended, and he could resign, The cashier was promoted, leaving a vacancy in that oMce which General Spinner was determied should be filled by his choice, and threatened, as usual, to resign if he was interfered with, Secretary Bristow Promptly informed him there was no opposi- tion to his tendering his resignation, whereat the venerable Treasurer got angry and indulged | in a series of pious ejaculations, but not in the | spirit of piety. It was a sort of boyish play—T | dare you to knock the chip off my snonider”— which really provoked the Treasurer, and when the fight began the Secretary wanted the restgna- It was ina dis- passionate moment, however, he thought it better | to wait until a worthy man could be ound for the | place. H | | THE NEW APPOINTEE. If there has heretofore been a doubt as to whu the administration depends upon for advice, suggestion aud direction, tne occurrence o1 to-day settles the jact that Senator Morton is '*the power behind the throne.” It was to him that Secretary Bristow appealed for a suitable man to fill the oMlce certain to be made vacant by General | Spinner’s resignation, It was Senator Morton who brought Hugh McCullough to the ofMce of Comptroiler of the Ourrency and _ Judge Frazer to the position of American member | of the British Clatms Commission, and his last act | is In putting Mr. John C, New, cashier of the First | National Bank of Indianapolis, in the office of United States Treasurer. When the man for the | place was found Secretary Bristow informed Gen- eral Spinner that he was of the same opinion with the President; that when a man thougnt himself necessary to the extstence of the government or any branca oi it the sooner he vacated his oMce the better it would be for the country, and if ne wanted time he must get the President’s consent, | General Spinner again indulged in a few emphatic remarks, went to the President, remonstrated, and finally lett, with the information that it all de- Mr. New. Secretary Bristow, having recovered his volce after consuiting with eminent medical practitioners, returned to | Washtngton last Thursday, requested Senator More | ton to sena for his friend, Mr. New, and let nim | decide when he would take possession of the | oflice. He arrived on Saturday night at a late | hour, and yesterday it was finally determined by | him that he could not settle his present business relations before July 1, ana Mr. Spinner’s resig- Bation will accordingly take effect on that day. SKETCH OF JOHN C. NEW. Mr. New 1s a wealthy and successiul banker of Indianapolis, and about forty-three years of age. | He was Clerk of Marion Coanty Court, Indiana, | and was Quartermaster Generat of that State under Governor Morton during the Jatter part of the war. While in that capacity he became a member of the Finance Board of Indiana, which | assisted Governor Morton in counteracting the | rebellious opposition of the then demo- | cratic Legislature. Mr. New was invited to become a member of that Board on account of his finan- | cial ability, and in this capacity iirst became ac- | quainted with Senator Morton. He subsequently | became cashier and manager of the First National Bank of Indiana, which position he has since held, He 1s a man of unimpeachable integrity, of large financial experience, has been State Senator, and | enjoys the unlimited confidence of the bankers of Indiana, He is a man of family. in Europe. He has younger children, daughters, and will remove his famlly to Washington next summer. His income ts estimated at $30,000 an- bually, so the salary attached to the office has no attractions tor him, Mr. New 1s about five feet | eight ches in height, broad shoutdered, | his head resting firmly on ® short neck, concealed by the luxurious growth of beard in front and a satin gloss collar benind, His eyes are gray, borrowing brilliancy from a ruddy countenance, always wearing a smile compressed between thin lips, He will not be the jather that General Spinner has been to the thousand dependent females, but he will be master of the office when he takes charge If he abolishes the teapot system and intro- duces a few practical business regulations Into the bureau he will prove himself worthy of the ofice, though it may disappoint Congressmen who have heretofore made an asylam of the United States Treasurer's office. | | His | | | PACIFIC MAIL PERJURIES. ARGUMENT BEFORE THE DISTRICT COURT ON THE PROPOSED INDICTMENTS—KING AND SCHUMAKER IN PEQRIL—GENERAL BUTLER ON | THE LAST CONGRESS. WASHINGTON, March 29, 1875, In the Criminal Court to-day Judge MecArtnur, | General B. F. Batler and Richard Harrington, counsel for representattve-elect William 8. King, calied attention to the resolution of the House of Representatives, passed at the last session and transmitted to the wisirict Attorney, together with a copy of the testimony taken before the Com. mittee on Ways and Means in the Pacifle Mail in- Vestigation, This resojution instructed the District Attorney to lay betore the Grand Jury such por- | tions of said testimony as relate to the truth | of the statements made by Willham S. King and John G, Schumaker. Generat Butler stated that | itwas not proper or lawful that any testimony, | papers or aMidavits should be lata before a jury which were not competent nor Televant ty be laid before a peut jury, He cited several autnorities and ask d the Court to instruct the Grand Jury as to What evidence they | should taxe cognizance of. He said that what was proposed to send to the Grand Jury was a mass of unverifed affidavits, and cited irom the trial of Aaron Barr that afidavits should not be taken when the personal attendance of a witness could be procured. General Butier said this book could not be sent to the Grand Ju 8 evidence Judge Fisher sald the government admitted the correctness of this view. Judge McArthur said the Court could not de- cide the application unless he kuew what the pock or document was. General Butler —There are only 680 pages to bo reud beiore 1b can be decided. District Attorney Fisher said that he understood the motion to ve that the District Attorney could not lay the matter before the Grand Jury without | tho order of the Court. He submitted that it Was te province ol the Court to make an order sending the book co the Grand Jury, and that in obedience to the resolution of the House of Rep- Tesentatives he could send the book there. He | reserred to the oath taken by the Grand Jury and | said the affidavit coula go betore them, He aid | Not propose to throw the book into the Grand Jury room, tor they could not fiad an indictment on it unsupported by evidence. It would be tor | the purpose of enlightening them as to the nature | of the charge. He would call their attention to | what Mr. King had testified to and then to what | Mr. Schumaker and Mr, Coe had tested to. ‘Tne | propose to show to what Mr. King nad sworn that he had never received any money on ac- | count of THR PACIFIC MATL SUBSIDY, and to offer evidence to snow tiat 1¢ was false, He submitted that the case of Aaron Burr was not the same as this, In that case the question wes woetier certain papers should pe sent on which to find an indictment, and in this the ques+ tion 18 a preliminary one to determine whetuer , they shall prosecute the inquiry, | MY ington, jor King, sald there was an- | | Other point in tie case—the Statute of Limita- vons. He read irom section 1,044 of the Revised Statutes, which provides that “no person shall bo or punished two years alten? | belore that fatal day. | about, and on tne 2d of Ma | tween | He said SHEET. ‘ec, The two years had expired on the 25tn of | February last. Judge McArthur asked if something was not Bild AbOUL being a fngitive trom justice, Mr. Harriogton replied that the law provided | Jor thts limitation, unless the party was 4 fugitive irom justice, bULIT Was not pretended that Mr. King bad been a fugitive. iie bad been Postmas- ter of the House, with his residence at Mimneapo- lis, to witeh place ne hed returned on the ad- journment of the House. They claimed thatit was the duty of the Court to say to the Grand Jury that they could not examine this case, as to send | @ witness to a Grand Jury was a prosecution. Mr. harrin ton discussed the question as to the kind of evidence to ve sent to the Grand Jory, and urged that this book was not the Kind of evidence 10 be sent FROW JUSTICE. her read from 1 Krigntiy, page 2: and said that this Was not the stajce of the case 10 Which the question of Iimitations came in. It could b2 made in a plea in bar. It was well known that King was a iugitive from justice, a subpmna having been placed in the’ sergeant-at-Arms? hands, which be (King) had evaded the se Vice of, Al indictment for perjury was wanted, He (the District’ Attorney) asked to move for an express order to exhibit a bul of indictment against W.S. King for ihe erime of perjury in swearing falsely, that satd W. 5. King had never, directly or indirectly, received any sum of money for adVocating the passage of @ bill, &¢., and to send up a bul charging Mr. J. G. Schumaker with a similar offence, General Butier sald that a great deal had been | sald about obeying the orders of the House of | Representatives. That body was dead, aad it might be said of it that a live jackass ts better tian a dead lion, That body Was not like the Senate. It tad no existence now. They were like every other mob ot two hundred and more gentie- mnen—they had no judicial powers, although of late years it dad amounted’ to about as much a8 a small police court, This rep.ort, | which itis proposed to send to We Grand Jury, Was mude ou the lust day of the sessien and never Tead, It had been stated that Mr. King Wasa fugitive irom justice. He bad evaded tae process because he did not wish to give evidence whist could be used in a case against him by tue Pacific | Mail Company to deprive him oi his property. The Grand Juiy were to inquire, &c., on lewal ev dence, not otherwise, To sending Up Witnesses they had no objection, but they might as well send | the Tribune or tne New York Sun to the Grand Jury as this book to inform them. General Butler submitted that there was no proviso now as to the Neeing from justice, accoraing to the Revised Siatures, THE REVISE Judge Fisher ted before the Ke’ General Builer proposed to pro: some dimlenc: STATUTES, id that the offence was commit sed statutes were adopted, And the law under which tney | had been repealed. He had In relerring to the fact that a | Dil was hurried through the House—not high au- thority, but the best we had—t order to save the jimitauions, and the prosecutor himself had drawn Up this bill. He thought he was rigut. As to fleeing trom justice, King did not do 80. Fleeing irom the service of a subpcena was not fleeing fom justice. He haa fled trom injustice, He | Would not object to competent witnesses going betore the Grand Jury. Mr, King could ve found at | any time. Now he bad no desire to flee except from a court of injustice. Having suffered outside | ofa court of jusuce he hoped that ne would not | be made to sttfer in a court of justice for an accu sation based guly on hearsay, rumor and slander, it he 1s to suffer here, let 1t be on the testimouy of competent witnesses. DECISION EXCLUDING THE REPORT. Judge McArthur sald that without the applica- tion made by the District Attorney he very muca questioned the power of the Court to interiere. ‘there 18 no delegation of judicial power by tne constitution to efther House of Congress, except in inatters of Contempt or impeachment When either tlouse attempts to make complaints wey should only have tne same respect ws 1s given to iBdividuals OL Tespectavility. It struck Mim that the Huuse of Representatives ad no power and a have such power. Neither House is | d to prosecute, ‘There is no such thing 4s an informer vetore the Grand Jury. ‘The appii- cation Of the District Attorney was’ irregular, Jor the book was not testimony, and it would ve in- | competent to lay it beiore the Grand Jury, As to the statute of limitutions, Wiich had been dis- cussed, tis could not be discussed at the present point. That point could be made by plea in bar. | ‘the case wlll now go to the Jaryin the usual | manner, | CAST AWAY ON THE ICE. DISTRESSING STORY OF THE CASTAWAY NEW- FOUNDLAND FISHERMEN—NABRATIVE OF THEIR | | PERILS AND SUFFERINGS, | BALTIMORE, Md., March 29, 1875, | The names of the ten men brought to this port | yesterday by the steamship Nurnberg, Cap- | | | | | tain Jaeger, Who were taken from the schooner George S. Fogg off the Baniss of Newfoundland, are Andrew and Thomas Mooney (brothers), Wil- liam Ruben, Patrick and Michael Tobin (brothers), John Fuer, James Grace (aged fourteen, whose brother, Josepn Grace, perished), | James Peddie, ‘thomas Barre (whose brother, | Michael Barre, perished), and © Benjamin Sancrow. They are all Irish or of ‘Irish descent, untutored, and their party com- prised nearly the entire able-bodied male popula- tion of tie little town of St, Mary’s, A morning paper publishes an interesting statement of the sufferings of the rescued by Anarew Mvuoney. He says the ice had been firm ail winter, and some of | tne villagers had gone out upon it irequentiy to hunt seabirds. 1t vad showed no signs of moving Reports had been received from the headlands that # vessel was seen arittiug a the brig Was dis- | covered two and @ hail mies from the shore, ast | inthe ice. Tne party of thirty-iour, all men but | James Grace, was quickly gathered, and they | started out on the ice to her and spent the day ou board. ‘loward evening they sturted homeward, but had not proceeded tar when te terribie fact Was presented to them that the ice had parted be- hem and the shore and the opening was increasing every moment, A piece of ice twenty leet square floated near tie brink of the ice In the open water, upon Watch bine of them got, Ruptag that it would float toward the shore, and they could thus save themscives. When it had floated three hundred yards irom the ice upon which their comrades srood it groundea, and the unfortunates remained upon it jor tnree days and nigots, curing Which tine six of them died, the other three being tacse picked up by the Schooner George 'S. Foge on tue 6th ot March, All the Jooa they had In all that me was a small white fish, which Was trezen in the ice, ‘This they divided between them, Of the three men two are on the Nurnberg—viz., Join Fuer, in the siitp’s hospital, badly irozen, and James Peddie. | The eighteen men remaining after the nine floated off on the smalier ive fieid made their way | back to the abandonea vrig, whicn was tiehtiy | jammed in the ice, and Was carried with it. All | expected -to die im her, and some otf them | had lost their senses before reaching her a second time. The fishermen, who admit they | are unmiettered, couid not read her name, but | knew sue was not Kuglish. ‘The crew had left on the ice for Hollow Koad, a village near st. Mary's, | the ist of March, ‘ihe brig moved with Lhe ice for @ Week, In signt of land, ana the fishermen were on ner ten days. To a question as to how te news woitld be recetved iu St. Mary’s Mooney re- pilec ‘here is noW Mourning Mm every house- hold, for tiey do not Know any of us are “saved.” he had six children and that some of those who had died had families equally as large. | The ten rescued fishermen were taken in charg by the British Consul this morning, ‘ney wilt be pnton board the British steamer Caspian, which salls tor Halifax Thursday morning next. AMUSEMENTS. ACADEMY OF MUSIC--ENGLISH OPERA. The Kellogg Engiisn Opera Company commenced the last week of their Jali and winter season lust | night at tae Academy of Music, ‘Ihe house was | prowded, the opera being Balle’s “#ohemian Girl,” @ perenuial iavorite. Miss Kellogg appeared as Arline aud gave indisputable evidence taat her Tecent imdisposition has not rovved her voice of any ofits charms. The same beautilul, weil bal- anced toue, sympathetic expression and artistic fiuish in singing gave the ttle 7le all the ate | tractiveness in the rendering that 1s calcu- | lated to perp the — popularity — of Balie’s chef a The various melodies with whicn the role of Arline is embellivhea and | which are now sung over the word, recctved at | Miss Keilogg’s hands that completeness of render- log that might be expected irom an artist woo has enjoyed Sach an extensive experience on the lyric stage, united to remarkable naturai talents, GRAND OPERA HOUSE, This immense theatre was filled to overflowing last night on the occasion of the production of the new spectacular play, “Ahmed,” about which the pusiic has heard & good deal tor some | time = past. In many respects all that | was promised in its regard by the management has been fulfilled, So far as it is a spectacle it 1s a success, but the dramatic interest is wofully meagre, It jacks the poetry of the Frenca erie, and has no flesh and blood inter | est to support the series of truly spiendtd tavieaux which are strung together without any necessary | or logical sequence. The original story upon which the new spectacie was based has been almost wholly Jost sight of in tho anxiety of the authoress to produce striking and brilliant eects, The story treats of the adventures of Ahmed Prince of Granada, who, having been kept a prisoner until he arrived to manhood, makes his escape in order to proceed to Toledo, under the guidance of an owl and a parrot, to contend in Knigntiy lists for the hand of the Christiaa Prins cess, Of course, to achieve success and surmount the numerous obstacies that he in path there is need ot supernatural agencies. These are supplied by good spirits; one Ackoar, | the familiar slave of the King known to all readers 6 Masieta tales, tne other, Gelva& the spirit of | Want of an interesting p | brillianey and beaut, ; Might, in spite of all drawba and “Fixed 1n His everlasting 5 his | 5 .. R000, corresponding to the good fairy in the pan- Tomimes. Dtveties, the spirit of revenge, ang Zamas, spirit of fire, supply the reverse Of the pio ture aud Work @ good aval of Petty annovances to the adventurous Prince, Jf it Were not for the long-winded and very dull disiogue whieh sews the tableaux together the spectacle would be enjoyable, put the interumable talkee, takes of the personages in the story in the unimportant scenes Is exceedingly tiresome, This detect can easily be removed by a prompt and cner- getic use of the scissors, and the Im iusion of a& iiitie more action inte the jront scenes, The weight of the action falle at presenton Ahmed and two birds, “Phiosopner, an ed owl, and Fovperrin, @ well bred parrot. There was «an evident intention to make these birds say some very se. vere things about society, but either the muse broke down cr the intention waa abandoned. At least we did got caten apy very smarting or sarcastic remarks, except the repeti- “thon of the famous words of General Grant, “Let us have peace.” This was very appropriate, be cause it was What every one Was thinking about— the people on the stage anu their endless com Monplace chatter. We verily beileve that Abmed given without words, alter the manner of an italian mime, would prove more successful than in Its present jorm, because the beauty of the scevery ana the richbess aud urustic quality Ol the mountings Would by themselves command a large share of popular lavor it taey were not heavily weighted down with words—words, The pleasant features undoubtedly are tae scenic and ballet effects, whtch tor brilliancy, grace and arustic design, deserve to rauk with the best pro duetions of tueir Kind im this city, They are also very novel. The first scene representa a beautitul garden, @ portion of @ Moor ish castie and the monntains of Grenada seen in the distance, One of the most truly ariistic scenes we have ever seen on any stagé and which reflects infinite credit on the artist, Mait Morgan, under whose direction the sceni¢ effects were prepared. The tournament scene in the second act and a lairy cave scene in the third were also. ‘very beautiful and Won instant recognition from the mmense audience, Tne next important feature the bahet, which has been carefuily selected, and te directed with excellent Juigment. There is very little to be said of the actors, They have not much to do, aud if we except Mr, Atkins, who piays ‘the part of Foperina," the well bred parrot, with real humor, they do not seem capable of lending any force ‘to the very slender parts intrusted to them, It 1s due to Mr. At kins to say that he saved the piece from vatiing fat in the first act, and, though tne eilort seemed to exhaust all his originality, he did good service. Notwithstanding tie t, “Ahmed” might hope to obtain a large amount ‘of public favor by the of its artisuc effects, 11 the unnecessary Malogue were reformed and the action of the piece quickened, There was a Kood deal of Nonest enthusiasm displayed iast . A ballet per: formed by iour little girls, Miniature coryphées, made a genuine success and was rapturously encored, BOWERY THEATRE—‘‘AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY Days.” After weeks of preparation and at a great ex- pense of time and outlay of money Manager Fre- Ugh produced the grand spectacular drama of “Around the World la Eighty Days,” translated and adapted from Jules Verne’s sensational story of the same name, Fora first night the working ol the scenery and the whole machinery of the stage went exceedingly well. The first Scene opens in London, and in panoramic order scene after scene succeeds, giv- ing pictures of lie, manners, habits and customs in England, Keypt, on the Suez Canal, at Calcutta, in the isiand of Borneo, in Calitornia, on the Piains among the lndians, over tne Pacific Raul road, on stupboard and back again in England. The play closely follows the story oc the French author thronghout. ‘The cast requires a large number of artists, and among those whose acting attracted the applause of the audience last might for excellence were Mrs. Jones, Miss Sackett and Miss Saidee Montgomery. Mr. Edwin FP. Tnorne prayed ‘whe part ot Jonn Archibald, an American yentiemap Ou bis travels, with skill, intelligence and hearty good humor, and made a aeciged impression by Nis good acting, Mr. Marston, as the servant of Mr. Fogg, Was uproariously iunny and “toor’® with the boys, and the remainder of tne cast ac- quitted themselves with commendable skill, ‘1 house was crowaed to excess, and, altvough the | curtain did not Jali until long aiter mlanigut, the } audience remained until the end. The play haa proved a big success, and from present indications will Kold the stage of Oid Drury ior a good long run. STEINWAY HALL—ORATORIO OF SAMSON. The accomplished director of the Oratorio So clety, Dr. Leopold Damrosch, had a benefit tendered to him last night by the society which he | organized, brought up to a high standard of train. ing and placed in a position whence many great artistic triumphs may be expected, The work chosen for the occasion was Handel’s “Samson,’* not by any means the most attractive of the great master’s works. The principal choral numbers, Then round abont the starry throne,’? ” displayed to the best possible advantage the excellent matericl ol the society, The quailty of the voices is fresh and full of fire, and the evidence of careiul rehearsals Was Shown in the promptness Ol »ttack, precision of rendering and Onedience to the con. duetor’s vaton., The soloists were Mrs. Imogene Brown and Miss Harriet E. Bedloe, soprani; Miss Anna Drasdil, contralto; Mr. Bischof. tes + a 4 Mr. Remmertz, basso, THE HIPPODROME. 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