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r FRANCE. (QQEERICAN POTATOES EXCLUDED FROM THE PORTS OF THE REPUBLIC. Paris, March 30, 1875, AD Official decree has been promulgated pro- biviting the importation into France of American potatoes, or of sacks or barrels previously used in packing them. Tho onject 1s to prevent the introduction of the Dolorado beetic, THE INTERNATIONAL POSTAL CONTENTION. Paris, March 80, 1875, The French government has agreed to the Berne Postal Conventiun. ENGLAND. Lonpon, March 80, 1875, The weather throughout England to-day is tar, SPECIE FROM ENGLAND. Lonpon, Maron 80, 1875, One hundred and twenty-eight thousand dollars tm specie were sent to New York by the steamship ‘Mosel, which sailed from Southampton to-day. THE AMERICAN CENTENNIAL. WNGLISH PREPAUATION FOR A NATIONAL REPRE- SENTATION. Lonpon, March 31—5 A, M. The British Commisstoners for the Philadelphia Exhibition have sent circulars to 3,000 persons who have taken part in exhibitions and agricuitural shows in this country during the last seven yea! and also to chambers of commerce and heads of municipalities throughout the British Isles. The answers already received indicate that Ire~ land and the North of Engtand will be well rep- Fosented at the Centennial Exhibition, GERMANY. SUMMONED TO SURBENDEB HIS SEE, BERLIN, March 30, 1875, Right Rev, Henry Foerster, D. D., Prince-Bishop of Breslau, has been summoned to resign bis Disbopric, because he promulgated the Papal en- eyciical against the ecclesiastical laws, THE BISHOPS AT FULDA. & PBINCE-BISHOP BOMAN CATHOLIC PRELATES OF PRUSSIA ASSEM- BLED IN COUNCIL—TNS QUESTION OF STATI AID. BERLIN, Maroh 30, 1873, The Conference of the Roman Catholic bishops at Fulda is held with closed doors, The object of the meeting is to discuss and issue ®pastorel letter concerning the bill betore the Prussian Diet withdrawing the State grants from the Charch. THE POPE AND THE OLD CATHOLICS. VATICAN EXCOMMUNICATION AGAINST THE CHURCH SECEDERS IN SWITZERLAND. Paris. March 30, 1878, The Univers publishes a Papal Encyclical re- newing the excommunication pronounced against the Old Catholics of Switzerland and censuring the authorities for protecting them. SPANISH RULE IN CUBA. oe oes (ERAL CONCHA INDICTS GENERAL JOVELLAR BEFORE KING ALFONSO—A GRAND SENSATION IN MADRID. MADRID, March 80, 1875. General Concha, late Captain General of Cuba, Das addressed a petition to King Alionso accusing General Jovellar, his predecessor in the Captain Generalship and now Spanish Minister of War, of being the cause of the lack of discipline in the Bpanish army on tnac island. HIS ADMINISTRATION AS MINISTER OF WAR, Concha also censures the conduct of General Tovellar as Minister of War. 4& PROFOUND SENSATION DESPITE MUZZLE, The petition has created a profound sensation, The Spanish newspapers are compelled to main- tain silence in regard to it. THE PRESS CUBA. HAVANA, March 80, 1875. Instendeate Llanos and Collector of Customs Noguera sail for Spain to-morrow. MEXICO. THE NATIONAL CONGRESS ABOUT TO REASSEMBLE IN SESSION—RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSY—THE BIGHTS OF CONSCIENCE— PROVINCIAL REVO- LUTIONISTS DEFEATED—VOLCANIO ACTION, EARTHQUAKE AND ACCIDENT. City OF MEXICO, via HAVANA, March 22, 1875, The Seventh National Congress will begin its closing session on April 1. SUE RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSY STILL MORE BITTER CATHOLIC PRESS OPINIONS. The religious controversy tncreases in bitter- mess. The Federatista censures foreign journals of the capital for leaning toward the conservative and church parties. The Voz ae Mexico, a Cathonc organ, says: Our situatzon is critical, Our holy faith and its ministers are persecuted, ‘The written doctrines of the government and the constita.ion are against us, Mexicans and foreigners in tne Re- pubite are divided into Roman Catholics and a senters, On one side is religion; on the other wu. deltel, The unbelievers have onited their forces tocombat tae Mexican Catholics, Tne Empire faled because It did not achere to tts original plan and allowed the profession of taise worships. It consequently lost the support of the Mexican Catholics, ‘The actual quescon 1s not one of poll- ties, bat of religion. he Catholics receive tm- munity and iinerty for their rite and the nefarious lawa which oppose and oppress it are annulled. then, and not until then, will they be in concord With the rest of the nation, even if not entirely Satisfied with the condition of things. SKIRMISHING WITH REVOLUTIONISTS. Frequent skirmishes with the revolutionists are eported in Michoacan. The government troops tre represented to be uniformly success(ul. PAWN OFFICES REGULATION. Anew law compeis the closing of pawn offices @ the capital, The proprietors generally refuse to conform to it. A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. A floor in St. Paul’s Hospital, in this elty, re cently gave way anda large number of people were precipitated tothe story below. Several persons were badly injured, FARTHQUAKE AND VOLCANIC ACTION. The earthquakes in Jalisco are abating, the shocks being very slight. Meanwhile the volcanic activity of Ceboraco in- creases, and prodigious quantities of ashes and dense volumes of smoke issce from its craters. CREMATION. The State government of Oaxaca has ofmctally permitted the practice of cremation of the bodies oi the dead, er A REPRIEVE REFUSED. | REFUSAL OF THE COURT O¥ PARDONS TO IN- TEREERY WITH THE SENTENCE OF SULLIVAN, March 50, 1875. The Court of Pardons hus retused vo interfere with the sentence of death passed on Michael bullivan, atthe late term of the court hela in New Brunswick, for the murder of Daniel Talmage. He Will accordingly be executed on the @th of April gext, The condemned man will be informed of | this action by spectal messenger to-morrow, \ NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. THE MEXICAN RAIDS. STARTLING NARRATIVE OF MURDER, INCENDIAR- 18M, ROBBERY AND OUTRAGE—APPLICATION OF LYNCH LAW—GENERAL AUGURB'S PROMPT ACTION. Gatveston, Texas, March 30, 1875. A spectal despatch to the News from Corpus Christi, dated the 29th, says:— A letter from the Postmaster at Neuces, who Was robbed and whose house was burned by Mexicans, says:—"On the 26th inst, about four o'clock P, M., Walle conversing with @ mao named Suath, 1 discovered three Mexicans approaching my store. 1 went into the sitting room ior my rifle und had secured it when Smith rushed in with a Mexican following him wita a gun peimted | and prepared to fire. My wile interiered and pre- Vented bim. He then pointed the gun at ie, but 1 proved too quick and suved my ile by taking his, | I hep aumed at the nearest of the other cut throats who bad entered the store, when discov. | ering about filly of them oatside, 1 reirained from | shooling, knowing my only chance for life was to | secrete wyseif, which | did in a subterranean pas- gage, where | found Smith. “The robbers completely sacked my store, pack- ing the valuables in wagons. “about this time the mail rider from San An- tonio arrived. They took him prisoner and the mau never reacued me, “Smith vow left his hiding place andran. They fave chase and murdered bim. Tne store wus ved, and 1 Was compelied to leave my place of conaceaiment, Woich I did unnoucea, I remuined near and witnessed the destruction of my home, The Mexicans le{t, believing that | was to ve con- sumed in the flames. My children were snot at pase while they lay prostrate ou the ground irom frigut. “Before leaving my store the Mexicans had cap- tured several Americans, wuom they sudjected Lo most cruel treatment, stiipping some of tiem and compel'ing them to go barefooted before them. | One man, who fainted Irom exhaustion, was beaten and leit on tue roadside. “Que of the leatiers was captured and lodged in Jail here on paturdsy, A Meeting Of citizens neld here to-vay, to cunsider What disposition should be made of the prisoner, resuited im Dis immedi- diate trial by the people. A court was Jormed, the prisoner arraigned, counsel iur the prosecus tion und the deleace were appointed and a jury empanelied, Tne evidence showed the prisoner to ve guilty Of murder, arson, robbery, {aise Im. prisonment and tortore of Americais. He was sentenced to be hanged, and tae sentence was im meuiately executed, “a citizen Of tits place who has just returned from Mexico, where he went to purcnase muies, visited Monterey and Monciova, wuere he learned that about 700 men nad leit that secuon tor Texas. He therefore returned rapidiy bome, At Camargo and vicinity all the *Peiados” have dixappearea ‘ald bands of 400 to G00 are reported crossing the river near Roma and Edimourg. It 1s siated further that a raid on this piace is contemp ated, aud that the Mexican leader of the outlaws boasted that his bugies would sound in tne streets of Corpus Curisti when the people least expect it.’ ACTION OF GENERAL AUGUR. New ORLEANS, March 30, 1875, General Auzur’s attention having been at- tracted to the Associated Press telegrams pub- lshea yesterday, giving reports of Mexican raids into Texas, and being still in commana of that Territory, telegraphed the Commandant of Fort Brown, at Brownsville,as to the truth of the re- ports, and received the following repiy: There are many reports of raids on the ranches in the viciuity of Corpus Christi and a Uireatened attack upon tuat place. Some ranches doubtiess have been robbed and burned and some people have been killed and some taken piisouers. The prisoners are reported to have escaped, and ‘ne marauders have been driven irom the vicinity ol Corpus Christi by the citizens in pursuit, 1have sent all my mounted force to intercept the rovbers ana Geuerai Hatch has sent (roo)s lor the same purpose. Many uep- Tedations nave been commitied along the river above this point of late and several persons have been killed. 1 believe these robbers are Mexicans and that most of them are from the other side or the river. There are probably several parties out for the purpose of stealing cattie and rovbing Tanches, but L have no reitaole inior} numbers. J. H, POTTER, Colonel Twenty-fourth infantry, commanding. THE THREATENED FLOOD. THE SUSQUEHANNA BREAKING UP—OCONDITION OF THE ICR AT PITISTON AND NEIGHBOR- HOOD—THE BESIEGED INHABITANTS AND THEIR TROUBLES. PiTTsTON, March 30, 1875. Tne water has risen about twelve inches since Morning, and yet there appears to be no change in the condition of things here. The sun until noon shone brightly, and its rays melted the snow upon the mountains and started thousands of | little rills, These tributaries have not been sufli- | ciently large to disturb the gorge, above or beiow, | at present, They remain fixed in their trigid grandeur, softening a little upon the surtace only, us an examination to-day proved. The mass below 18 a8 compact as granite, and reaches to the bottom of the river. ‘The water between the gorges at this place, for @ distance of four miles, altnough seventeen tcet above | the level of the water mark, stands aimost | like a pool, the current being very slow. ‘rhe banks of the mver tave been lined wirh peo- ple toc two days, who are anxiously awaiting the disseverance of the icy embrace. Rumors are continually afloat with regard to the condition of things up the river. ihe intensest ayony of sus- pense prevails bere to-night. The heavens are | clouded and rain 18 promised. A heavy tall will | atart the gorges now, but nothing eise. The | dwellers on the West side are living in acondition | resembling those in a besieged city who await a | bombardment. THE RIVER AT WILKESBARRE SEVENTEEN AND A HALF FEET ABOVE LOW WATER. WILKESBARRE, Pa., March 30, 1875, The thaw this afternoon was rapid. Since sunset | the river, which was stationary during most of the day, bas been rising at the rate of two inches in ao hour. It is now seventeen and a half tect above low water mark. The gorge has not moved at ail ana will probably not do so to-night. Many persons are on the watch, expecting it to move momentarily. The water is dammed up above Ransom by the gorge there; but it has not yet Teached a height suiticient to move the ice or to overflow the river banks, NO DANGER AT WILLIAMSPORT—THE ICE MOVING NEAR JERSEY SHORE. WILLIAMSPoRT, Pa., March 30, 1875. The river is at a stand at ten feet above low water mark. There 1sno change in the ice gorge, i with the exception that from Jersey Shore it ts | reported that the ice is moving at that place. The weather has cleared and is getting warmer, Mayor Powel has issued the followin ‘There is not now, nor has there been, any danger from the ice, as reporied in the pal the ice is tast wast- i ing and this morning was so weas and rotten that cut- ting was abandoned. No damage has been done of any naiure whate MARTIN POWELL, Mayor. The river has fallen one foot since noon. The ice“from this side of Lock Haven reached the head ol the boom above tus place at tour o'clock tis aiternoon avd jodged there. fhe ice which startea froin the lower end of the city yesterdiy and jodged on an tsland half a mile below commenced to move again this alternoon, and is expected to reach the gorge at Watsontown every minute. The water at Watsontown is twenty feet adove low water mark, but hal! of this 18 supposed to be back water, caused by the gorge. The citizens of | that place are a little alarmed, and await with | anxiety the breaking up of the gorge. There is no coange in the gorge at Glen Union. THE SUSQUEHANNA NEARLY CLEAR AT PORT DEPosIT. Port Deposit, Md., March 30, 1875, | The river continues to rise here, but very slowly. Nearly all the ice has gone out of the river and no alarm is now felt, The weather is clear and warm. CONDITION OF THE DELAWARE. THE RIVER RISING—THE ICE STILL INTACT. | DELAWARE WaTER Gap, March 30, 1875. There 1s no especial change in affairs connectea with the expected ice jam this morning, except ing that the river is gradually rising under the influence of hundreds o! streamlets that are now pouring down the hilisidos. Engineers passed | through here yesterday, commissioned by the Le- high Railroad Company, to examine the ice gorge above. Great jears ure entertained tor ail the | bridges below. The cool nights have retarded the | rapid action of the water, and it is impossible to | tell just when the ice will come. | FOUR BRIDGES GONE. Oman, Neb., March 30, 1875, Four fine bridges have been swept away by ice and bigh water on the Eikhorn River, Further | damage 1s apprebend CIVIL RIGHTS CASE. New ORLEANS, March 90, 1875, | In the Civil Rights case vs, Robbins, clerk of the ) mdoat Seminole, for relusing @ cabin passage to Louis Ohevalier and wife, the United States Commissioner held Robbins in $100 bali for triai in the United States Circuit Court. | of a certain age WASHINGTON. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, WASHINGTON, March 30, 1875. BESIGNATION OF THE COMMISSIONER OF IN- ‘TERNAL REVENUE, J. W. DOUGLASS. The next Important change In the Treasury De- partment, it is stated to-day, will be the retire- ment of J. W. Douglass, Commissioner of Internal Bevenue, who resigus that position. to take effect on the 1st of May next, It is understood that Mr. Doug: will succeed Judge Peck, of the Conrt of Claims, who will be retired in accordance with the act permitting judges to leave the Bench on full pay. The question of a successor to Mr. Dougiass now agitates numerous aspirants for the oMce. Mr. Rogers, the Deputy Commissioner, and W, O. Avery, Chief Clerk of the Treasury Depart- ment, are urging their claims; but itis said that ex-Congressman Chuton L, Cob, of North Caro- lina, will receive the appointment. VICE PRESIDENT WILSON'’S CONTEMPLATED TRAV- ELS—A TRIP THOROUGH THE WEST AND TO THE OLD WORLD—PROGRESS OF HIS BOOK ON THE PUBLIC EVENTS OF HIS LIFETIME, Viee President Wilson, having disposed of his private business affairs and having made arrange- ments to deposit ior safe keeping at the Capitol, during his coming travels, the manuscript of his already half completed third volume of hia work on the public events which bave transpired aur- ing thirty odd years of public life, will leave Washington to-morrow evening for a trip to Nasnyille, Louisville and round by the way of st, Louis to Boston, He is going to take tnis trip for pleasure, and especially through Tennessee, be- cause he has never travelled througn that State belore. fis passage nad been taken by the steamer for Europe on the 17tn of April; but he will have to postpone his departure tothe 28th. He expects to join Mr, Ulafiin and his family in Romer and will be gone from twoto four months, He will not do any more work for the present on his book, The third volume will contain forty well prepared chapters, and will come down to the present time, In this regard, it 1s said, it will be unprecedented in completeness, In coaversing freely about politics, Mr. Wilson said that new men must be selected, who are worthy of patron- age, to do the work of the republican party, and those who, though having been defeated tn the late campaigns, yet have shown great strength, Must not be cast de. As for the third term business, be remarked, emphatically, “We must have none of it; it will never do. The soldiers, the laboring element and the grangers are going to be of great weight in the next Presidential campaigu.” FRENCH AND GEBMAN WAB PREPARATIONS—A MILLION STANDS OF ARMS MANUFACTURING FOR THE REPUBLIC, The precaution taken by Germany to prevent France from strengthening her war footing 1s more than confirmed by advices received in Wash- ington to-day. The order of the Frenen govern- ment was for 10,000 horses, having already con- tracted for the speedy manufacture of a million Stands of arms at Styria, Austria, where the German government, it appears, is now having | manufactured a large number of improved arms, the delivery of whicn has already commencea. MALIGNANT OUTBREAK OF THE YELLOW FEVER AT KEY WEST—ASTONISHING NEGLIGENCE OF THE AUTHORITIES, One week ago Captain Russell, the senior oficer in command of the United States steamer Plym- outh, at Key West, telegraphed the Navy Depart- ment that on that day there had been two fatal cases of yellow fever on shipboard, and that he had taken every precaution to prevent the dis- ease [rom spreading. Incredible as it may appear, neither the War nor the Treasury Department were advised of the prevalence of the disease until to-day, when the engincer oMicer in cherge of the government works at forts Taylor and Jef. lerson telegraphed the Chief of the Engineer corps that the yellow fever had greatly increased within a few days, that ali the naval vesseis were quarantined and the soldiers garrisoning the torts would leave immediately for colder quarters, Followiug this came a telegram to ‘nother army ofiicer stating that the epidemic was spread- ing, which report was soon generally known in army and navy circles and was not confined to the vessels of the navy, but that deaths were occur- Ting in Key West. The existence of the disease was unknown to the Treasury Department, but upon hearing the report the Supervising Surgeon in charge oj the marine hospitals directed that in- structions be sent at once to the surgeons at Pen- |.sacola, Mobile, New Orieazs ana Galveston to be on the lookout for Yeliow Jack and promptly re- port its appearance, The United states steamer Despatch, sent to New Orleans to convey the Sen- atorial party to Mexico, was at Key West when the jever had broken out, increasing the solicitude felt here, pot only tor the naval ofMicers, but for the prominent persons composing the excursion party. This early appearance of the f.ver in so malignant & form and the negligence of the au- thorities in not advising the Treasury Department of its existence causes serious apprehension lest it may become suddenly widespread in its rav- ages. A TERRIBLE EPIDEMIC IN MEXICO—THE SURGEON GENERAL IGNORES A SPECIAL ACT FOR ITS IN- VESTIGATION. It will be remembered that on the 11th of Febru- ary Senator McCreery introduced @ bill premising that it had been reported in a responsible medical | Journal of the United States and that it had been announced in a Texas paper that a disease resem- biing cholera was raging in Mexico, at no great distance irom the frontier of the United States, and directing, therelere, that the Secretary of War detail a medical oMicer o! the army, under the direction of the Surgeon General, to investi- | gate carelully the matter of satd reports. It is understood that the Surgeon General does not deem it advisable to expend the appropriation on such evidenve and declines to detali the medical oflicer. The rapidity with which the yellow iever 1s reported to hive taken hold of Key West would seem to indicate a favorable condition of climate for the spread of epidemic diseases, and it 18 possible Surgeon General Barnes will be induced to comply With the act autnorizing the expendi ture of $2,000 belore it is tov late. THE GRANT PARISI CASE, The counsel in the Grant parish case held a con- sultation to-night for the purpose of agreeing upen a postponement of the case. It is thougnt the argument liad better be made when the su preme Court meets next October, and when the political condition ot aiairs in all parts of the country will be more favorable for sober judg- ment. —+ WASHINGTON, Mareh 30, 1875, IMPORTANT DECISION PENDING ON THE EN- FORCEMENT ACT. In the Supreme Court to-day the case of the United States against Cruikshank and others, charged with a violation of the Enforcement act in Grant parish, Louisiana, was taken up, and its argument will probably consume the remainder of the week. It comes to tis Court by certificate of division from the Circuit Court of Louisiana. Judge Bradley, of the Court, was of the opinion that the act of 1870, under which the indictment is framed, 18 unconstitutional, and bis colleague atthe Circutt was of the reverse opinion. ‘The Geleudants are represented by Reverdy Jonson, | Vavid Dudley Marr, of Louisial THE eld, John A. Catupbell aad Judge BLACK HILLS. UHICAGO, March 30, 187% An order will be issued from General Sherman’: headquarters to-morrow inciosing a communica- tion irom the Interior Depar:ment tn relat | the Black Hilis country. Alter reserriog to the pointment of a geologist to explore that region und to (he desire of tue government to extinguish | the Indian tite i gold exists there, the Secretary says tial the Department ot the Int has re- cenuy obtamed tutermation leading to the that the trespassers now in the country will ens danger the success of any negotiations, He theres fore requests that the Military Department nouty those Interlopers to jeave immediately, and to inform them that a refusal to do so will lead to ‘ their expulsion by mulitary torce, THE ALBANY FIGHT The Canal Controversy and Its Lessons. GOVERNOR TILDEN SINCERE. Need of Reform Universally Admitted by All Parties. REMARKABLE INSTANCES OF IGNORANCE. Indorsement of the Governor by New York Merchants. ALBANY, March 30, 1875, The whole canai movement is a delusion and a smare, except on the part of Governor Tilden. It 1s not o matter dificult to be under. stood, and, indeea, if the truth must be told, all the facts contained in the Governor's exposure were notorious for years, In spite of Ngures, and arguments, and explanations, and even justifica- tions, the fact remains that most of the work done on the canals in the last quarter of a century has been done in fraud, and this was so well known that it required no committee or commission of j investigation to make it plain. The Governors Message and the exhibits accompanying it were proofepnough even for the most sceptical states- man in the Legislature had the purpose been hon- est remedial legislation, As matters stand to-day 10 1s equally certain that it was investigation and punishment were the primary purpose of the Governor. Mr. Tilden moved for some political advantage at the same time that he was subserving the pablic good, and all the factions, both demo- cratic and republican, were inspired by like motives. WHAT THE GOVERNOR SAW. But Governor Tilden saw a chance even be yona the mere righting of wrongs and the punishment of wrongdoers, and he resvived to Profit by the opportunity. It was out of tnis de- Sire on his part—the wish to become democratic candidate for President—that eccurred the first pretence in nis grand movement against the Canal Ring. Governor Tilden knew that the practical question with which he ought to have dealt was to prevent and, if possible, to punish pubdlic robbery, and he was aware also that bringing the fraudulent canal contractors to trial in the courts of thejState would be a more effective method of exposing the frauds than by his own plan of an unnecessary commission of investigation. THE TRUTH OF THE MESSAGE, Every word that he uttered in his Message was true, and because it was true the proposed investi- gation was a work of supererogation. Knowing this, peril for the public good, he pursued it for his own advantage and made investigation his left as an after consideration. This course gavé the political factions the opportunity they de- sired; and ths leaders of both parties busied themselves in killing all useiul legislation while pretending to be zealous for the goodof the State and the people, so that to-day the demo- cratic Assembly and the republican Senate are atloggerheads, and nobody can see a way out of tue troubles which beset botn the friends and the enemies of honesty. It is possible that the Governor, in his anxiety. to man- age this business in bis own way, and his bellefin his own power to make the Leg- islature do bis bidding may not have expected the opposition he has encountered, but he might have known something of the strength of the Canal Ring in his own party and of the insincerity of tne republican leaders. Alvord, Husted, Woodin and all the rest are in favor of investigation aud rem- edy, 80 they say, but not one of them bas evinced an henest purpose to that end. Tney are par- tisans and, what is more, most of them are the secret Jrienas of the Canal Ring. It was not to | have been expected that they would give the and koowing beside that his policy was fullot | primary purpose, while remedial legisiation was | | Governor an honest support, and they have not | | done so, Bestdes, the Governor knew, or shoul. | have known, there was another danger in the imbecility of: the Assembly, which, in a moment of passion and excitement, might overturn all his | plans if these were conceived in singleness of pur- | pose and honesty of tntention, And this is what | actually happened, THR BALD-HEADED EAGLE. Husted saw his opportunity in the wild anger | and inexperience of tne House, and artfully used | it to make that body stuittly itself by indorsing the Canal Ring and the Governor at the same time. It was unscrupulous and can only be justi- | fled on the grounds of partisanship, but 16 was | the action any partsian would have adopted when dealing with a feevie and ignorant legislative body. General Husted could in no way have better served his party and the Canal Ring even | than by assuming the leadership of the demo- | cratic majority as he did and committing them to | @ fatal blunaer by a trick. He completely out. witted ls democratic opponents and at one blow placed both the Governor and the Assembly at the mercy of a republican Senate. The latter body was not slow to take advantage of their op- | others in their interest. | who would in turn appoint for them the chairman | | ob ain contracts upon their own terms, | successful in procuring nominations except by portunity and immediately proceeded to insult | the Governor and snub the Assembly. The | action of last Friday night in refusing to consider | either of the resolutions which came from the Assembly, and passing one of their own, by which Governor Tilden’s choice of Commissioners | Was limited to Senatorlii approvai, coulda have had no other purpose. The democrats have been and beaten, and yet this is plain to every one be- sid They have no plans and, so iar asI can | see, nO hopes; but they still go on talking as | Sagely ana as wildiy as if they had tt 1h their power to dictate to their republican masters, | They are even canvassing the composiiton of the | Proposed Jomt Committee of Investigation, when such @ committee is a thing they will never be able to extort irom the Senate, except as the re- sult of @ corrupt barcain. FRAUDULENT CONTRACTS, fraudulent contracts, and, although some new measures have been introduced into the Assem- | Depurtment, there is no eagerness to act upon them, and it may be doubted if there will be any useful legislation on this subject during the present session. Inaeed, most of the members of | Assembly are so Il informed that few of them know the actual condition of legislation, even on canal Matters, Some of the most intelligent among Senate had acted upon the House resolution, and | itis impossible to tell now long it wiil be until | they actually become convinced of their discom- fiture. IGNORANCE AND IMBECILITY. | This extreme ignorance and imoectlity in the Assembly makes it dimcult to predict what the action of that house wii! bo upon the Senate reso- | lution for a committee of investigation, The prob- | abilities are, however, that the Senate resolution | Will pass with an amendment extending the | period of investigation from 15683 to 1860, so asto include as many years of repubilcan administra- tion Possible, Even this extension may not ve accepted by the Senate, which has it in its power | to dictate to tie Assembly any course the republt- ‘au majority may choose to follow. For the esent ‘the republicans are willing to | talk rather thaa act, and so pursue There is no movement as yet to set asido | bly looking to a purer administration of the Canal | hem supposed, as late as this alt 5 tthe | re ave as this aiternoon, that the | Void contiuue to be the commercial metropoils | Means of obtaining desirable contracts; the poliey that would be so grateful to them of letting the matter die should be adopted in their dehail. THE MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR TILDEN ON THE CANAL QUESTION INDORSED BY THE COTTON EXCHANGE—MEETING OF MERCHANTS AT THE | PRODUCE EXCHANGE TO-MORROW. At the close of business hours yesterday the | Members of the Cotton Exchange held a meeting | to take action oa the recent message of Governor | Tilden regarding the canal frauds, The President, | Mr. Henry Hentz, in calling the meeting to order, | Stated its object and expressed the hope that the | Members were desirous of lending their aid to expose corruption in any shape. The following | preambie and resolutions were then offered by Colonel F, W. Baker and unanimously adopted:— | RESOLUTIONS. Whereas Governor samuel J. Tilden has, ina recent message, exposed the corrupt management of our ca- vals, ably and fearlessly suowing the manner im which frauts have been perpetrated, and has recommended such action as will tend to p mt the recurrence of such frauds in the future ; and Whereas, although as ceal- ers in cotton we are not directly interested in the man- agement of the canals, yet believing that itis the duty ol every citizen to aid in the preservation and improve- ment of the travsportation facuities of our State and city and to prevent, as tar as in uur power, their being | Made use ol by rings of cliques tor their individual profit; theretore, Kesoived, {hat we heartily approve of the action of the Governor ni the inembers of the Legislature who havo seconded his efforts to gecure reform and prevent frauds An the future management of the canal Interests of the Resolved, That we accept tho invitation of the Prod- uce Exchango to attend a joint meeting of the differ- ent trade bodies at the Produce Exchange, on Tharsday next, to take action in the matter before referred to, and thavour members be and are he tend said meeting. I) P. BAKER, . D, HARRISON, WILLIAM P. CAMERON, New Yous, March 20, 1878. THOMAS SCOTT, COMING MEETING OF MERCHANTS, The mercantile community seem to be fully aroused as to the {mportance of giving their moral support to the Governor in his crusade against the Canal Ring, and to-morrow they will meet tn | mass convention for this purpose, at the Produce Exchange, at two o'clock P, M. The Board of Managers and the members of the Exchange | some days ago conceived the idea of this | meeting, and intended to confine it strictly to members of that organization, expecting that similar organizations in other branches of trade more or less interested in cheap transportation would take important action. Since then, how- ever, the Board have been urged to make the meeting more general, 80 as to allow all Classes of business men to unite in the demon- stration, They have, consequently, extended invitations to all organizations, such as the Chamber of Commerce, the Grocers and Importeis’ Board of Trade, the Cotton Exchange, the Butter and Cheese Exchange, txe Cheap Transportation Association, tne Maritime Exchange, the Wine and Spirits Assoctation, una indeed all’merchants, to participate. ‘The meeting will be held in the | larye room on the second floor, which will accom. modate 2,000 persons. A number of prominent Speakers, tt 18 understood, wiil address the meet. ing, Which was originally set for yesterday, but changed by the Committee of Arrangements to Tharsday. The Exchange bas appointed Messrs, Alexander E. Orr, Carios Cobb and Wilham H. Phillps a committee to drait resolutions for the consideration of the meeting. DB. B. F, STEVENS’ LECTURE ON THE HISTORY OF CANAL FRAUDS. A meeting of the Municipal Reform Association of the Seventh Assembly District was held last evening at No, 43 South Washington square, for the purpose of listening to an address by Dr. R. F, Stevens, upon the subject of “Canal Frauds, Their History and Results.” Dr. Stevens, from | naving lived a long time at Syracuse and in the | central portion of the State, claimed especial fa- | Millarity with the topic, : Dr. Stevens traced the history of the canals and | their subsequent enlargement growing out of the | demand for increased facilities. In the aayswhen | ¢ the original canai was built laboring men were accustomed to vie witi! each other as to the | amount of work they could do each day, | but in later years they evidently do | as litue a3 possible, Out oF this grew the system of letting out the work of en- largement in jobs and by contract to the lowest | bidders. Under the contract system men became | skilled in the required kind of lavor, and con- | tractors became experts, not only in the manage. | ment of large bodies of laborers, but also in the canal | contracting becatae @ business, and its leaders | were often men of vast business capacity. By | degrees some of these men began to monopolize the ousiness and to be called the “anal Ring,” | They became the most skiliiul and shrewd poiiti- cal managers in this State. HOW THE RING MANAGED POLITICS. For many yearsa partnership had existed be- tween the ‘two principal jeaders, Beluen and Denison—the former a republican and the latter a democrat—and these men with their assoctates mavipulated nominations in both parties, always being careful to secure control of a sufictent umber of delegates to State conventions to secnre the nomination of Canal Commusstoners and | Beyond this they had usually secured a sufficient number of mem*ers | ol the Assembiy to organize that body by the election of a Speaker, us in the present instance, | of the Committee on Canals, The chairman of | the present vanal Committee in the House 1s the | brother-in-law of the republican head of the Canal Ring. ‘Their doings do not consist only of wrong measurements of eartn or rock removed in straw bids, in slighting the construction of embank- ments or in false accounts, but also of the use of reprehensible means to procure legislation and | No one accustomed to attend the State conven- tions could have failed to note the presence of certain prominent members of the Canal Ring, and rarely nad the {rienas of candidates been pledging subservieacy to the demands of the Ring. During the present session the most prom- Inent members of the Ring nave remained at Albany to watch the course of legisiation. INSTANCES OF FRA The present Lieutenant Governor narrated to nim a case in whicn the State was sued fora large amount for bottoming out one of the side cut canals near Buffalo. They employed an ene gineer to determine the dimensions of the em- bankment that wonld ve formed by the earch or | sediment alleged to shave been removed, and | slow to perceive that they have been outwitted | founda that the amonnt would nave been saficient | if snovelled back to more than fii the whole | prism of the cana Upon visiting the iocality no ev dence was tound of the removal of any con- siderable quantity of earth, | At the ume of the first enlargement of the | canal there “ere leit upon each side what were | | | termed ‘bench walls.” the removat of which had given the contractor ample opportunites of mak- | ing money. The process was perfectiy simple, and consisted first in having control of the local en- gineers and second in informing those oficers how much money it was de-ired to make by the job and his certificate of measurement was made | to state that the requisite numver of yards of | | the make beli¢ve policy, which, after all, is what | | the Canal Ring most desire, That body of astute politicians has rece d from whe scare into its members w precipitated by the nor’a Message, and the present dilatory way of dealing with the question raises their spirits day by day, as nothing whatever was done to-day, | the Senate adjourning over till the morning ta- stead of holding an evening session for Senator Woouin to expound his views. This was a perfect | holiday to them, and it would not be surprising if | | | | | Will be satisied with nothing less than fastening earth had beep removed to draw the desired | amount of pay. In @ large pumber of cases it will | be found that the amount o1 earth stated to have been removed Would be sufficient to fill the canal — 4, to a level of the top of the bench walls. The pay- | ment of such jarge sums as had been referred to in the Governor's recent message Without any just returns had greatly retarded the completion o1 the enlargement, for it was perfectly true tnat money enouzh had been paid to enlarge the canal to seventy Jeet in width and seven feet indepth. Another effect of these frauds had | been the necessity of high tolls, whien diverted | trade 1o other chaunels. They encouraged the | Canadians to enlarge the Welland Canal and awrence, | ” TILDEN PRAISED. The nomination and election of Governor Tilden meant the ireeing of the canals irom these cormo: Jonvention the Canal Ring rg to defeat his nommation. Now that the exposure has been made the people | improve the the gailt where the criminality belongs. With low tolls and steam power on the canals New York of the couutry. Mr. Avraham L. Earle, Deputy Comptroller, | made an elaborate speech, tending to suow that Vicious laws Were at che bottom of the stupendous frauds in city and State, He then offered resolu- tious indorsing and praising Governor Tilden’s action, which were adopted, The meeting then adjourned, THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE, NEW ORLEANS, March 30, 1875, The General Appropriation bill, approved by the Governor and promulgated in the Repudlican to-day, 18 denounced by Lieutenant Governor Antoine and Speaker Hahn, in a communication to the Secretary of State, as @ gross, unwarrante able and criminal act of forgery, and is not the act certified and signed by them. They request tue Secretary of State to revoke and annul the promulgation of said act, and the Attorney Gen- ral to take steps to find out the guilty pare ties and fave them prosecuted with the utmost rigor of the law. The changes mnade from the origimal appropriations show a decrease iu several items of over $157,000 and an increase of other items of $11,400, Senator Woarton, Chairman of the Finance Com- mittee, certifies that he compared the bill, as pub- lished la the Repudlican, with the bill passed dy both uouses, and with the bill as signed by tho Speaker and the President of the Senate, and that the statement is correct as to the changes and alterations made, so /ar as the figures and amounts are concerned, | Specimen index mailed b 8, MINERS ON A RAID. Mavcn CHUNK, March 30, 1875, Nearly one hundred and fifty armed raiders were | in procession to-day, and visited Yorktown, Spring Mountain, Audenretd, Beaver Meadow, Jeansville and other collieries on a scouting expedition, and made all persons stop Who were engaged on dead work, Noone was injured and no damage waa done. 118 reported that 50,000 bags of four wera purchased fcr the miners 1m tne Lehigh region last week with the funds of tne Workinemen’s Benevo- lent Association, and 18 now delivered in the neighborhood of Audenreid and Leaver Meadow, whence it will be distriouted to those in need THE MINERS MOLLIFIED.. HazE.ToN, Pa., March 30, 1875, Tho mob which left Audeoreid this morning for this place was intercepted at Beaver Meadow mines by Father Warren, the Cathohe priest of Audenried, who persuaded them to disperse and return to their homes. ‘The Nazelicnians hava thus escaped a second invasion, which threatened serious consequences, and everything 13 now. quiet. Many shots were tired last evening by tna rioters while rallying their forces, tive of which went through a window of the Yorktown Com« pany’s store. At Beaver Brook two of tne fires men Were driven irom their work and one of theny compeiled to join the ranks of the rioters. THE CHICAGO EDITOR'S IMPRISON. MENT. Cricaco, I., March 30, 1875, All the morning papers nave editorials cone demning the course of Judge Williams in sending Mr, Storey, the editor of the Times to prison, ang denounce the action asa judicial outrage. The Tribune says:—‘Judge Williams forgets that re- cently in New York three judges were persistently attacked and pursued to impeachment by jours nals of that city, and that one of them died of shame and remorse. In the case of Storey, howe ever, it does not appear that the administration of justice has been impeded one lota.”” e last night the following teisgram was Tree ceived by the attorneys for Mr. Story trom theiz partner in Waukegan :— Following is an order for release of Mr. Story:— “Upon piainti! in error entering into recognizancg before the Sheriff in $2.500 with George Chandler, suretyy he will be discharged from custoa WILLIAM K. McALLISTER, Judge Sapreme Court.” THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changes im the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the corresponding date of last year, as indicated by the tnermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, Hera.p Butlding :— 1874, 1875, 58 60 Average temperature yesterday. Average temperature for corresponding da last year.. : DIED. TWEDDLE.—On Tuesday evening, March Maacie J., wife of William D. Tweddle, and eldest daugnter of George W. We.sn. Notice of funeral hereaiter. 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