The New York Herald Newspaper, April 19, 1875, Page 9

NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, APRW 19, 1875.-QUADRUPLE SHEET. GERMANY, TEE STATE GEANTS WITHDRAWN FROM THE CATHOLIC CHURCH—AN ENEMY OF BISMARCK CONSIGNED TO PRISON. Lowpon, April 19, 1875, A special despatch to the Datly Telegraph an- nounres that the Emperor Wiliam has signed the bill witndrawing toe State grants trom the Cath olic Charch. & PRESS ENEMY OF BISMARCK CONSIGNED TO PRISON. The 64me despatch reports that the editor of ine Germania, a journal conspicuous in its oppost- ton to Prince Bisuiarck, tas been arrested and ‘his ofices have been searched by the police. GERMANY AND BELGIUM. BISMARCK'S ANXIOUS CARE FOR THE INTERNAL PEACE OF THE LITTLE KINGDOM~-AN INTER- NATIONAL CONGEISS IN PROSPECT. Lonpox, April 18, 1875, The Berlin government, in its last note to Bel- plum, says Germany is avout to aler her laws with aview to the better protection of ioreign countries against any future designs of German subjects; asks Belgium to imitate her example, @nd adds that “it is desirable that an understand. lng on this subject shouid be established with all otner States equally interested.” LOOKING OUT FOR A CONGRESS, An Antwerp journal soys:—'Germany is destrous Of settling the question by means of an interna tional congress.” SCOTLAND. 48 ALARMING ACCIDENT, FOLLOWED BY RIOT AND INCENDIARISM. GLascow, April 18, 1875. A sertous riot took place to-day at toe opening Of some pleasure grouns in the suburbs of Glas- | gow. A SUDDEN ALATA. A stand, on which were 1,500 people, gave way &nd precipitated the entire mass to the ground, Thirty persons were injured. - INDIGNATION AND VIOLENCE, The vieltore, indignant at the carelessness of the proprietors, destroyed everything on the grounds Bod burned the barricades arvund them, GARIBALDI ILL. Lonpoy, April 18—5:20 P, M, 4 despaten from Rome to tne Daily News re- | ports that Garivaid: is il! and confined to bis bed. THE RIO GRANDE RAIDS. BEPLY OF THE CITIZENS OF BROWNSVILLE TO ‘THE STATEMENT OF THE MEXICAN MINISTER— LIST OF RECENT OUTRAGES, BROWNSVILLE, Texas, April 18, 1875, The following is the report of a committee ap- pointed by @ special mass meeting o1 tue citizens of Brownsville, which was ununimously adopted, | fhe memvers of the commirtee were all Union | ben and turee o! them are officers oj the general yoveri.inent, namely:—Coione! Haynes, Collector | Mf the Port; Colonel G. G. Lavis, Deputy Collector, | and Ldwaid Downes, Postmaster. THs KEPORT, Your commitice, 1o whum Was relerred the sub- | Ject ma'ter oF alieged siateiments o: Sefor Maris- | tal, Mexican Miuisier at Wasbi.gton, in regard to bo.der trouoles on tue Riv Grande, tat they are | uch tae work Ol Almericuns as of Mexicana; tbat American citizens, diszuiced «8s Indiaus ao Mexicans, irequently raid upon seitiers and shat the more daring of the purtics engaged in these Iregueut rei ts ure ex-Couiederate soraiers, Whe, raped by the War and deprived of the sap- per 0: Bluve labor, prec: the Lie ihey are eading arving ao hone-t livelihvod; say they are salisted tnat sefor Marisca: has been nits! formed tnd grossly deceived as io the tree condi ton of | Afars on this lroutier, aud that he has thus, no | Pouvt, unintentionally, done tae American cir | Zeps of this lrontier a great wrong and injus ice, | as can be easny | roved by ‘he most undouvted test'uouy. ‘ihe time given your committee 18 too Short 10 prepare a i{oll reiuiation o: the ROJAst aspersivus Contained ia the statement of , Sehor Mariscal, aud your cumtoitieo wouid recom- mena tbe uppointment of a commmitier to collect facts und fsubwit tuem to the cousideration of the Hunorable Secreiary oO! state, 10 retute the eharges O! the Mexicun Minister. In tue meade Mme your committee suomi tie tollowing BRIEF RESUME OF FACTS, which are snsceptibie of tne c.carest Drool: First—Tbat Of at wast tea yeurs since tne close of our civil War there nus vor been a sole Act of DOBLIlity, 1uVes8 ON OF piandering of fhousteriug Seuinst the Repunlico Mexico irom tue Kepuvlic Of Texas, Dor au, wctol w singe person parsing from this LO the other side of the Kio Grande, with Bhy SUCH iDteut; ana We cbaLienge any scintilia of proo: tu the contrary. Second—vhat tor the last ten years, since the close of our civil War, racas of volantcering par- ties Hom = MexXico to this side o: the Kio Granue have been Cont Duvus and persistent, aud these plubaering parties bave urawn irom’ our stuck | faucnes hugore.8 Of thousands of stock. Tobey bave c mimiited Murder, rubbery aud arson, and © 106 ie@peated comp.alnts made to the mexicaa Sutnorities lor their ren titiea ro the hinds o. jusuce a deaiear vas been turnea, folowing RECENT AND NOTORIOUS CASES. The robbery O1 w store at Peaescai avd the mar- fer of be Morton brotuers; the iui dor ot Asonry at Los Ajemos; Mr. Pos muster at ki sause, and my clerk i sounty; the ot Vidal by hucardo EL Pastil Bttempied as oO: Capra oud # party Of if.cnos Hear Sap Fernando anu tue mourd Fo! one oO ander s.orel ag tailed eres ter, for y or ity wen in dnlends; the wurder ot Alex. Dy others, wuica Wl be we lastly, tae receut rad of body veur Corpus Christi, Wich ban) captured and Od as prisouers tnany per-ons, inclugiag teres ladies, aud Woica Guay Buri Ouuded the town oF Kowa, on their retura to ti ior C2 pulp S2 Of robbery, rom woica &uey Were ODiy de erred vy the presence 01 a turce ot Untied pigtes soldiers. The proors ol the exe tent ot the rouber.es comsaitted by these planger- (bg Fads appear in tae reporte: the Frontier | om wission, (0 Wiich additional evidence cau be | a. oT he charge that these crimes have by ex-Von ederute sulaiers, dis- wa ludians, and tendered i@operate by juss O} operty abeurdity on its la M Micister co y borance of ims purt & place, there were never any worth wens | c. s ening, tue cenous of sbuwing the tutal | numer om this eyual te the Stare of a ex. tent, to have numbered ¥ Wihe west of San Antone Ki the nnimoer | jid Dot exceed 3.000, ‘Ikere are only emht Ameri- S408 WhO are eX-Con'ederaic soldiers m tbe county nt Cameron, aud we brobavly now wily these would ha: their own for p 1 Nuecss rhere are rate soldiers, aud themselves (0) rey on ; Nuiely 12:86, is aby on sings Sof Mexieo. and we ue Of & siugis indi Te tronier enalense any prov 7 vidual subject to EDWAKD DOWNY, Chairman of Commuattes, THE TURBULE Tt MINERS. CONFERENCES DETWEEN GOVERNOR MARTRANFT, GENERAL OSDORNE AND THE SIERIFF—TEE | TROOPS TO REMAIN. Hagersovne, Pa, April 18, 1875, | General Ossorue had & coulerence with the Gov- trpor to-day on the situation ta Luzerne and Carbon counties. Le reported the iaiuers quiet but expressed alear that the withdrawal or tne miliary Would encourage the riotousiy disposed to resume their demon: tions of viwience. While ao open resistance t» law exists there is | considerable secret intiaiidation practised on those who have re‘used tu co-operate with the turbulent Miners who are jot al work, While here Genera! OShorne received # number of telegrams irom the Luzerne regions, but vune loreshadowiag any im- mediate dancer of outbreak. Toe statements of General Osvorne are mainly in accord with those | of Sheri? Kirkendall, who has also had an iter | view with ine Goveruor, The Sherif’s consu.ta- tron Javied severai hours, during whicn the docu. co's submitted by the aggrieved mimers aud | operates were carefiiy examiaed, The Snerut admitied tho truth of misoy ci the statements OL tye Gubers, but on the whu.e regarded tae with drawal 0: tie (roups as mex, ediont, i not Iraarhr with great cau.er. Ihe Governor acquiesced m | this opinion, and dectared ois desermiaativa not | to 1ecali the military uti he vora.as assurance | fom the Sherid apd the Division Commander Mat they are no longer required tur tue p.eserva- | ton of perce ani the proutection of lie and | roperty. General Osborne and Adjutant Lowa ona Pbllavelphia tits stieruooee and Seng | Kirkencail hus revurned to Ligerne county, | leet, forming an impassable We cite the | § | whlch speakers deltvercd addicsees, Mr, Ba | Made a Very ciective address, speaking at eogtn jaentiy | DESTRUCTIVE FLOOD. Dams, Mills, Bridges and Country Roads Swept Away. LIST OF PROPERTY DESTROYED. * Boson, Mass., April 18, 1875, ndoeus flood, with disastrous results, oc- t evening in the towns of Wrentham and Norfolk, about twenty-five miles distant, by the breaking away of 4 dam which restrains the water of Whitin’s Pond, the source of the Mil River. This is @ small river, not over twenty-five tect broad at low water, but ranning with strong current, mostly through meadow land, and emptying into the Charles River at Med- way. At this time an immense body of water was confided im the pond by the dam, about one hundred feet in length, at the Wrentham and | Franklin county road, The sudden bursting of the pond through this dam hurled @ tremendous flood upon tne lands belo: sweeping away mills, bridges, country roads and dams tn its course, and causing damage to the extent of between $100,000 and $209,000. Half a mile below is the saw and grist mill of the Eliot Felting Company, known as Fisher’s mill. Such was the force of the waters on r@aching here thas it burst the thirty-1oot dam and carried along the sawmt.l | ; portion of tne establishment as though tt was a toyshop, On rusned the waters tnree- fourths of a mile through the lowlands to where there were located woollen and shoddy mills be- longing to the felting company. Borh enas of the dam were washed away, and below the mills @ large heap of coal, deposited tor use at the mills. Seventy rods turther on the great dam at the Ehot Fetclog milis was met. irom the wills to Prankiin Centie, beneath whica the river ruus, offered ‘A SUBSTANTIAL RESISTANCB to the rnshing current, The road, however, soon yielaed, aiiowing the full force of the w to Strike against te long dam, nwhue the in- habituu.s of Franklin and Wrentham rendered valuabfe assistulce to the watchman at the milis in opening 9 place im tue dam, hoping to save @ portion of the same. Their lavors were Succrssiul, and aithougn fitty :eet of the dam were curled away ihe mills were saved. Down the streum halt a mile turtner was the track o1 tie New Engiand anu New Yor rauroad, sowe forty or filty leet above the river’s bed, Be- heath tuts fhe water usuahy passed by an arched culvert, about ten or fifteen teet in width, Here the waters, with seeuipgly increased power, torced ous tho stone culvert aa fi it were con. structed of pebbles. So drm was the emoaokment of sand avove the culvert that it stood «pparentiy tniact or tne space of an hour, and then, under- mined, it caved in for & distance of 150 t» 200 barrier to the waters anove. Wren the road ped sank afreignt train was within 100 feet of the pla though not in motion. but a great volume of water had already passed the ralroad and burried on to the achlevemeut of ITS GikRAPEST FEAT forty rods below, at the city Co ten Mill, The mill was originally a three story wooden building, out latterly Was enlarged by the addition of a wing on eacn end, Th: bildge ver the country road suc- cumbed, and then the water, obtaining frm noid ot the maim banding, ited 1t and sent tf crastiug to the mesdows o#ow, So thorough was the Work of Gemolitivn that the cupola alone o: what @ lew minures beiore was @ Vaiuacle mul remained stanging won the plaim, Tae wn enioery ‘and water-wheel weot with mi! und shared tne which housed them, The wing: were leit wianding, but were so badly wrenched aot undermined that they are probably :uined aud Will Dave to come down. Abcot halt a mile below was another country wad urtage, cear Kingsburg Pona. Ths was ped Irom Its fougdstous almust at the ap- proach of tue Waters aud carried away. On the level Space between the road and the river the Waters spread out and ceasea their work of de- straction. Tue,last bridge was swept away about seven o’clo‘k ‘In the evening. Une vody was swept down on the flovd, but 1 Was supposed to be thar ot & manior some montes Missing. AS jar’as known no lives have been lost. but the damage to property is very large. No houses ne late .of the srrac‘ure Were Swept AWAY, as tleirlocation on the banks ‘Wus suca that the water did notreach them. The lolowiug, a8 iar as ascertained, are TUE LOSSES. Whitney’ Bliet’s down of 3 dew York and New Engiand itaitroa: 0 City Mills.. +$5), 1) to Tuy Alarge pumber of persons are thrown out of employment by the fal of tue City Mulls. BALMY SPRING. THE SIGNAL OFFICE REPORT OF THE TEMPIRA- TURE AT VARIOUS PLACES—THE PREVALENCE OF THE COLD SPELI-—SNOW AT POUGH- KEEPSIE. WASHINGTON, Apri! 18, 1875, The temperature reported to the Signal Ofice thiseveninz, at 4:35 o’ciock, 18 as /ollows at the places came: Alove Zero, Alove Zera, Port Huron. Mich. ss buffalo. . » Cieveland . 8 Alpeaa. Mic! | Pitt-buarg, 5. Yorouto. wT St. Tau Memphis Monuromery, Ali Leavenworth . Vicksburg aud «inane dev Oriea Portand ¢ Tt Galves ou ‘The weather has moderated since morniay. T joliow og aro eXemoles:—fvere was a change from the morning ot 17 degrees at Pert Huron, 7 at ritisburg, 10 at Caicago, 25 at Louisvie, 4 at New York. 21 at Cincinnati and 5 ut Washington and Baitimore. Povgukeersi«, N. ¥., April 18, 1875. Tus, with the road | | _ those of Van Vieck and Hinas, Van Vieck w: WASHINGTON. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. WaAsnincrow, April 18, 1875. Tae '76 CENTENNIAL AND THE ABORIGINES OF THE AMERICAN CONTINENT. ‘The Department of the Interior purposes mak- ing tue Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876 an occasion fora complete exhibition ofsthe le, manners, customs, &c,, of the Indian tribes of the Un:ted States, this to include representa- tions, either in originals cr models, of the dwell- ings, tne‘implements and utensils, the weapons of war and the chase, articles used in the prepara tion of food, dress ang ornament, in religion and fuoeral ceremonies, plays, games and amuse- ments, and for locomotion, and, in short, of every- thing in use among the Indians at the present time, In addition, the department also cesires to obtain articles ulustrating the life of the inhavitants preceding those now occupying the Continent, as shown by relics found in anclent graves, mounds, shell heaps and other situations. In order to carry out this object the Hon, Edward P. Smith, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, has prepared a pamphlet, givinz the detalled itat of articies de- sired, two copies of which, together with a circu. ler of instructions, will shortly be sent to each Indian agent throughont the country, a ‘The agents are directed to return one of the two Pamphiets tothe Indian Mice at an early day, checking Of the names of such articles as they thing they can procure, indicating the probable costo! euch article, and making apy suggestions that occur to them. Should anything not enu- Merated in the pamphlet be in use among the Indians of their respective agencies 1% will be added in the proper place upon | the copy to be returned. Special attention is invited to that portion of the pamphiet | giving instructions in relerence to the collection of iniormation coucerning the belief, rites, cere- monies aud the bistory and peculiarities of these people in general. The completeness of this ex- hibition 18 considered a matter ot gieat im- portance by the department and the hearty co- operation of the Indium agents in the collection of | tne materialis expected and confidently relied upon, They are directed to foliow carefully the Jostractions ol the pampbiet In regard to laveliing Specimens, and accompanying them by a descrip. | tive lst, Bach articie Istu be identited by its | Dame aud the names of the coliecior and con- | trivutor, and otherwise by completely filing out | the blauk tags that will be sorwarded, | Commissioner Smith says ic 1s vesirable that the | collections be completed as ‘ar as possible and be | ready for orwarding to Washington by the Ist of | Octover. Instructions as to the vest method of | Jorwarding will be given nereaiter. THE KEITLE-HINDS MAIL BID FRAUDS—HOW THE EMPLOYES IN THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT ARE MANIPULATED. It will be recollectea tnat eb persons were charged with being implicated in the recent mail | bid irauds, namely:—Kettle and Hinds, the con- | tracto: Colt, Van Vieck, Fioyd, Unaunel and Rothrock, The cases vf omy two have been ex- am'oed into by Commissioner Ingersoll, vam dischaiged, there being no evidence taat he otlered money or procured money to be offered to & government officer Jor the purpose of inducing | bim to do an unlawiul act. But he iutro- duced Colt to Kottle, in order that Colt | might furoisn certain mail b:d information to | Kettle, who, by Colt’s own testimony ana that . ot Kettle himseif, paid him for it. It was im evideuce that Channel received money, but he bas not so tar made bis appearance 1m court, although the government — summoned him as a witcess against Hinds, The | reason assigned for his absence on Friaay, was that he was sick. Rotnrock testifiel that Hinds offered him $20, whico he refused to take, but a cepted whiskey trom him, both by the guilon aod in bottles; and he mentioned the tact tnat Hinds had promised to give bim a galion o! apple | brandy, but had not yet done so. Fioyd testified that Ketile gave him $2,590 not to lift his hand to } anytoing; tu other words, to “keep mum.” Bat his conscieuce smote him ana be iwiormed the Pos’ master Geveral of bis suspicions tnat a fraud was contemplated. He, however, has returned to Ketile only $1,000 of the $2,500, Kettle aad titnds were in partnership for mall coutr.cts in Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas, aod, according to the terms of the written agreement, Ke‘ tle was to manage the manipulatioa, whica, it | app2ara, Meant tiat De was to Secure, by the use of money, the assistance of “the boys,” or clerks in the Post Oftice Department, a business in which he has sbown himsel! to be remarkabiy expert. Keréle made ali expenditures witnoat consulting bis partner Binds, but, accoraing to nis own state- ment, tu.d Hinds that be rad paid money, He | cou.d not recall the words that Hinas uttered on | such oceasivns, thourh Hinds, he said, intima thai ail was right. According to Kettle, Hinds bas not set pald bim half the expenses of the | | Manipulation, costing, in all, sbout $6 000, The cold weather along the Uudson still con. | tinues. In the eastera part of Dutcness county there was a severe snow storm last nigot, and t: Mvrving at Pine Piuins toe snow Was taree inches aecp. Norvrovg, Va., April 18, 1875. Snow fell here tast night and to-day. The coid snap nas killed fruits and early vegetabies. The 1083 to Lae truckers is Very Heavy. Fort Moneog, April 18, 1875, Three inches of snow feil tere last mignt. AN AVALANCHE OF DEATH. Sr. Lovrs, Aprii 18, 1873. The bodies of three miners, Patterson Martin, Coristoph r Jonoson and Patrick Morgan, were cuz out ofasnow slide in Cherokee Gulca. jour miles irom Gecrgetown, Cvtorudo, yesterday, Yhey bad heen dead several cass, and Were found Jo thetr bed, indicating taat toe slide took place in the wight. BARNUM ON TEMPERANCE. PHILADFLPOIA, Pa., April 18, 1875. This afternoon an immense temperance demon- stration, uncer the direction of Father Aerirage, tovg place at Barnum’s Hippodrome, whica was thronged. Three Stands were erected, from roam oi the ev) applauded. of intemperance. He was I EWSPAPER LIBEU. S. C., Aprii 18, 1875. The drst criminal prosecation of a newspaper for libel ever Known im South Carolina begins to- morrow at the instance of ex-Conzressman Bowen, now Sherif of Cnarveston. Dawson, of the News and Cow ter, are to oe tried Upon eight fadictments Jor | nolieations exteudiag tirouga covering «ges aguin iy, jorgery wad insrtg. in}etmeut cased upon the pun ating owen mm murder wiil be tried fist. Great public interest is ieit mm the case. “ICE FORMATIONS. Exit, Pa., April 18, 1875. The propeller Alpena, Captain Thorne, arrived from Voledo with grain this afternoon, being the first arrival of the season. She encountered ice from of Asotabul thence all ihe way bere, ‘Luet+ 18 (rom One to one and a wall inches o1 new ice tn Gear piaves Hetween the Helds, and tue vid Is ir@suly Kast tower THY SUAL FISHERY. TIALIFax, N. 8,, April 18, 1975, The following are the satest arr.va.s reported at | St. Jouns, N. F., (rom the seal Asner: :—Steamers— Nanuer, 15,000; leelaud, 6,000; Wol\, 6,000; Wairus, 4.000; Commodore, 13,900: Merhn, 3,500 gua. a, 5.00, aud Kage, 15,000, s.1ume ves Harriet, 6,000; KaLmia, 8,000; Camtiia, 8,000, Willams, 3,000, Se@iS are Gonsicered Worth $6 eacn at St, Jobos. ' after consaitation wita the Secretary of t The evidence shows tnat Kettle was the sole actor in corrupting the clerks, puying them money tor their services, and that only one wit ness (Kothrock) testified that Winds offered a smal sum of money, Which be reiused, oxcepting the fity cents giv to bim for the purpose of Paying his car tare to Hinds’ house, by in- viration of the latter. The sum of tne entire etory 18 that, of the entire seven persons charged ‘with complicity in the frauds, ouly one muy be | held if appearauce, namely Hinds, the otoers having been exompted from a criminai prosecue | tion. The counsel for Hiads will on Monday offer some evidence to disprove the charges agains: | him of offering or precuring money to be offerea | to corrupt any clerk or messenger of tne Post Ofice Department, yn the Commisstoner will anoounce bis decision tn the Hinds case, BEDEMPIION OF NATIONAL BANK NOTES—aAP- PORTIONMENT OF EXPENSES. In view ofthe retirement of General Spinner from the office of Treasarer on tne Ist of July, it has been determined to asvess upon the several Datloua bunks tac expense of redeeming an sorting their notes at the National Bank Keaemp- tion Agency on the Ist of May instead of the ist oi July, a8 originally intended, As stated in the Treasurer's lust annual report, it tas been decided Treas- | ury that the expenses for express charges suould be apportioned in proporticn to the amount of the notes 0: each bank redeemes, whilo the expenses of assortmeat will be apportioned to the number of notes redeemed tor each bank. This | distinction §=is made for the Treason | that the exoress charges are base! upon the amounis trausported, wulle the labor and expense | of assortment are im direct proportion to the BumDder of notes Bandied. It will probabdiy be | gome weeks alter the frst proximo Delore tue ap- portionment of the expenses will be competed. | The average charge will not exceed one quarter of owe per Cent Upon the amount redeemed and | assorted, but the assessment apon each bank will ary (fom the average, according to the de- nominations of ifs notes. It the average de- hominations are greacer than the general average the expenses will ne less tnan the average, and vice corsa, The ratio of expenses will provably , be mucn jess im tae future, a8 the necessary books, farnicare, &c., bave now been procured atd paid for, amt the counters and assoriers pave | become expert im (heir work. Omana, Neb., April 18, 1875. The situation on the Uutou Pacific roaa is ua- changed ior the better. ioday tne warer is rapidly ring. The weather here and tbrougnout | the West is very warm, and tne so0w ts rapidly melting. There are such great quan! ities of it yec | that tue Water will dyuotiess ve much Riaer. It is Nt Prooabls passeugers aod Mas cad ve | gotten tarvugh under a week. | w =>) = g S| w bad > Qa | 3 a e os =] ° 5 | Heory Fisher, aged thirty years, having no home, ‘Was jound Iast nine by an oflicer of the Eleventh prectuct av suuerto; by sume vewn rsun. Vue Ho-pital tur treatment He was sent to Belle | bis | Net Mr, Smita ana sold nim ap A FIGHT AT THE BLACK HILLS! “| ‘TIT STATE CAPITAL THE INDIANS AND THE MINERS IN CONFLICT— ONE MINER SCALPED. Cucaco, April 18, 1875. Aspecial from Sioux City states that Captain Ferris brings news from Fort Randall that @ squaw arrived at Brule Agency and stated that the Indians had surrounded ¢he miners in the Black Hills and endeavorod to burn their stockade, but were unsuccess.. Thoy killed and scalped ope miner who was aw ey {rom the stockade. While the fight was progrossing the government troops arrived and rescued the party and took them from tae Bills, THE HARNEY’S PEAK MINEXS. Oman, Neb., April 18, 16%. Accompany of cavalry, under command of C.\p- tain Mix, arrived at Fort Laremie to-day with th.’ Harney’s Peak miners. They had a hard trip, and report much snow and high waters. OBITUARY. EX-GOVEBNOR 4. J. HAMILTON, OF TEXAS. The death of this distinguished statesman is announced as having occurred at his residence, near Austin, on the 10th inst. The deceased served Texas in her legislative halls, and aiter- ward with marked power and effect in the Con- gress of the United States, In commenting upon bis demise the Austin Statesman says:—‘‘He loved Texas with a most fervent zeal, and this love, while tt led others to the re- verse, impelled him at the breaking out of the Coalederate war to quit the South, He spent t period which encompassea that eventiul struggle at the Nerth, and when it was ended he came backto Texas as its rovisional Governor, and instead of exercisins ne powers of te conqueror, dealt out justice and leniency ‘0 ner people. Governor Hamiion was @ member o! the Reconstruction Convention. and in it engaged actively in preserving rights to the citizens o: Texas, Which Otherwise would have | been denied them. He also held a seat upon the Supreme Bench o1 this State. In consequence of generous administration and conserva- tlve etiorts, he became the compromise, candidate of the democrats tor Governor in’ 1865, but, thoogh right.ully aod fairly elec.ed, wag deieated by the Returoing Board. He possessed the most gererous impulses, and will be remem: bered as a Kind and good man. He was adorea by the wewbe s of ms immediie family, Hts iness Was of some duration—au affection of the lungs— trom which he seemed to tLe recovering, woen, atter a severe coughing spell, he became tne vi of almost immediate sattucation from @ severe hemor:oage, At Dis obsequie., on the 12th Iust., With D the walls ol (be Cupitol, an immense con- course of people, whttes and Diacks, paid Lomage to the dead caieitain. Eloquent eulogies were erg by Mr. Jonn Haucock and Generai nelley. CHARLES W. UNDERWOOD, Councliman Charles W. Underwood, ot Newport, R.L, died at nis res:dence in that city yesterday afternoon, alter @ brief illness, Deceased was one o! the iead:ng business men of Newport and Well kaown turougnout the State. He had been member of the city government for twelve | years, and while in the Council aurmy tue wur, although a democrat, Was tue wost zeaious advo. cate 0: granting the necessary aid fo Khode Isiand so diers. A special meeting of the city goveru- ment will be weld, tals eveaiug to take action upon his aeato, JAMES ROOT, AN AGED GRADUATE OF YALE COLLEGE, James Root, of Harifura, Connm., formerly of Cleveiand, Obio, died in Hartford on Saturday, 17h inst, He graduated at Yale College in 1806 and was one of the cidest living graduates of the lustitution, being eigity-eluat years of age. He was & pionecr setiier im Unio and served as a so.dier in tne War of 1812, . CAPTAIN HOFFMAN OF PHILADELPHIA. Captain Hodman, of Pniladeiphia, master of the | schooner Alue L. Smita (new), at auchorin the | harbor of Lewes, Del., died on board ol his vessel during the Oigst o1 tne 16th Inst, Irom the effects | @1 4D attack O/ pneumonia. TSAU-KIA-TSIOH, CHINESE STUDENT. Tsau-Kia-Tsiob, a Chinese student, twelve years old, one of the com,any of As:atics who arrived in the Untied States last November, died at the resideuce of the Culnese Comnmussioner, in Hart. lord, Coad., durivg the nigut ot it hua been under imsiruction with Amherst, aiaes, DR, HARTWELL CARVER, THE “FATHER OF THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.” Dr. Hartwell Carver, great-grandson of Gover- nor Carver, well Known as ons oO! the earliest ad- vocates o: the Pacific Ratiroad, died in Pittsford, near Koch ster city, N. Y., on Friday nicht, Jota inst. In 1872 ne placed =m = Mount Cemetery & monument, — waich finest of any in Western Que of the inscriptions on it reads:— “br Carver was toe Fatuer o: the Pacite Ral road; with bim originated toe tuougnt of conoecting tue Atiantic aud Pacific vceans by rauroad. A BATCH OF BURGLARIES. Borg'ars have lately beeo reaping a harvest in | the Fourteenth ward, where several piaces have eeu eutered by them witnin the lust few montas, Property amouating to many chousand doliars has been carried off. Some time on Suturday night or early yesterday morning an entrance was effected into the store o. James K. H. Wai, dealer in jadies’ dress trimuuogs, om secoud floor of =No 38 Howard street, Avous eight o'clock im the morning the officer on post alscovered the dvor leacing to the upper floors o; tne building open, and on making idre0er juvestigation, loud tual Mr. Hathaway's place had been eutered, A quautity o: goods packed tn bags ready lor removal aa traces of & STV EXUG Vy Lie depredators Were piaiuly Vise abi Mr. Hathaway was at once notife id on ins Com.ng 10 the store discovered are amount of Stock was missius. CLEVE ARREST. Yesterday evening Ottiver Burke, of the Four- teenth prectuct, nuticed two suspicious churac- ters go int a shoe store at No 3 Spring etrect. ‘Tuey haa nm their Possession = Boout = bue = dozen —s bundles, The ofticer folluwed taem into toe store, xud call- ing the proprietor aside, askea tim If he kaew who the men were, He w red that he had never seen tiem Deore, Wile the officer was talking one 6: tue nen, Who Was trying on a pair Of shoes, suddenly jumped up and went vuc by rhe rear duut, Woereupun Ulicer Burke arrested the other and brousat aim aud tae twelve bundles vo the station House, Weers the prisoner guve tis hame as George Edwards, resiuing at ine N Enuldnd Hotel. Tne bundies were examin youad to con @M a quautty of bead trimmin amounting in vaius at least $2,000, La ff tue evening It Was uiscovered by UMicer Mitche! that a burglary bad Broome @:revt and @ quautity of geuds had ceen cariied away irom the Urst abd secund Moors, oc capied respectively by Messrs. Weivs & Go. and L. Meyers & Go. The property jouns 19 the posses- son oi} Ed sards Was identifies as part 1 tac pro Ceeus Of boty (bese Lursiuries, lue cases mentioned seem to be the work o/ one gan’, Unve: tue Cue geLEral sysiem of efectiug au euirance by Means of duplicate Keys, and tne oDly oche? tool appeaciog wo bave been ased Was & smal jimmy tv open (he IDDer dovrs. Cepiain Allare pas been at work jor some tine to Quearin ‘Ris gaNg, AOd EXpects that his jabu7s Wil soun bE crowned Wii n succes: a it Oo committed at No. 424 PROBABLE MURDER. | SINGULAR DISAPPEARANCE OF A DUCK HUNTER. Last Monday the HeRaLd pubilshea a brief para- graph cescriblug the siugular disappearance, jour or five days oviore, of Mr. Nurion Smith irom bis home in Boonton, N.J. Since then tae whole town has turned itsell loto a searcn expedition, ous Without traciog tie whereabouts o1 the mt mao, although some serays vi eviden turaed Up Wittcu seem to ciearly tad. be is @ Victim of ioul play murdered. Mr. Smith kept a sao spectably connected aad Was aud idustrivus persou. On Taursdsy, the oer inst. he sarted to haat dacks on the fiver, ab a pot Known a8 Great Piece. avout turee A. M, ve Was Hot neurd of fill Next day, When A Mon named Vaurdyne stated in Booatvn taat fe wad rot ducks the day beore. Smit fad hired @ boat and gone on theriver. On Friday ihe voat Was foun :, oul uf @ snug and bottom apserd, and the ducks und oars unver it, out oo sign or Mir. Smith, Un sae urday and Sunday "andreds oF persons started m voats apd On shoe th every difeciion to hunt up tee miysing Man, deed or alive. the but noting river Was grappled sur @ wie 5; 2 found, Are ats of $40 was ¥ © very OF tne bow Weauesuay od fy wee scoured, uut they lurnisued v0 so the mysieries. ‘Tne mun or Waum Smite boat ashed out o1 tho river Sunta’s | powder Mask. As the day Smicn started off was ebiiy the floaing of the coat of tue poay fact that he tad a jargo sum of muney anda fine gold wate id cou strengthen the theory that be bas been murderen. ed for tne ; anda dash of “black horse cavalry,’ led by the Sketches of the Politicians of the Period. PECULIARITIES OF ALBANY LEGISLATION. Governor Tilden’s Plans for a Charter. The Responsible Majority and Their Sins | of Omission. ALBANY, April 18, 1975, “Ato we to have a new charter?” This ques. | tion has been asked me several times during the | yreek, Whatever shape legislation now assumes | we Cannot be far from adjournment. ‘The resolu tion "essed in the Assembly to adjourn sine die on the dof April still lies on the table in the Senate, \..0ody imagines that we can leave the dust of the + State capital” behind us betore the 1st of May. Prob ‘bllities exist that it may be much later. One sentia'sDt seems uppermost among | legislators, lobbyists, Correspondents and others of the small army whi%® go to make up our win" | ter’s political circle here--&@ nervous anxiety to the ‘interests’ of the dear peo, \e will permit, CHARTER PROSPECTS. The Miller-Green-Husted combinaNon charter les in custoay of the democratic Comittee on Cities, there to slumber untli some magic political wand can awaken it back to activity, Whoo will that auspicious moment arrive? Echo answers, “Never.” The Lawrence bill, introduced two | months ago, providing fora spring election in New | ! dorsed, not alone by the two associations, bui we trust by¥ York city this year, also lies quietly beside tne Miller-Husted-Green document. The slumbers | of this infant are quite as profound as | its twin brother, Wit’ @ flourish of trampets | readoutable General Ransow, of “rie, supported by | the golid repubiican column, commandeu by Major | General Husted, of Westeester, Comptruiler | Green's charter was ushered vefors the Legisla | ware, The enemy’s fortification’ were captured, | and the cohorts of Tammany Hail sent ‘whirling | up the valley’? of political des*ruscion, The | | advocates of this bill mow ciaigt they ac, | | complished all tnat was reqmred, They | brought dismay and disorganization ‘ote Tammany’: cump. “Boss” Kelly, with. War puint, gayly caparisoned and accompanied | by his staff, consisting of Major Goneral F. B. | Spinola, Flelt Marshal E. D. Gale, Attorney Gen- | eral Wiilam A. Boya, Commissary General | Edward L, Dooneily, Judge Advocate Jonn R. Fellows and others vurried to the scene of action. Neariy one-half ths republicans and some of the Six democrats were brouzot over by vigorous argument, and the Green bill was sent back to | | the Committee on Citles. There was joy in the Wigwam, The impending tounderdolt against Tammany Hall had been averted. “Wine was | opened” at the Delavan and Congress Hall, | “ Boss” Kelly visited the Assembly Chamber next | day. He hobnoboea with Speaker MeGuire, | passed by the Executive Caamber Ja tae vestibule | smiling gayiy aud took the 2:49 train for New York, Some o! the voys savhim om. The re- | Puolicans Jaughed in their siceves, They bad | Toused the tiger from his lair to come to Al- j bany in the cuaracter of a lobvuyist, The train | Moved of and the farce was ended, GOVERNOR TILDEN’S LATEST CHARTER MOVEMENT. | I have it irom good authority that Governagy | | Tilden 18 naw preparing a message to the Legistas | | ture in relation to charter matiers, My lutormant | tells me the Governor will recommend the passage of a law giviag him power to appoint a Commis. sion to frame amendments to the coustitation regulating all charters in cities aad towns of the State. Tae atatement does not come to me from | | Executive sources, Governor Tidea is probably | the most pon-committal man that has ever occu- | j pied the gubernatorial eaair, He avhors “giving | bimseil away,” as some of the “boys” cail it. ‘The | yroad views which His Excellency takes o! ctiarter | legislation are well known. He was opposed to the Green bill simply because It originated in @ | partisan spirit—for the purpose of ousting | one set of politicians t» increase the power of another, One fact is as clear as sunligat—tf Governor Tiiden supports any meas- | ure ty reorgaaize the iovsl geverameut Oo; the | city of New 1ork it Cab be carried through to-cag | Wita hehintng rapidity, He nas the whole gaue tn bis honas, A sharp, narro*-minded politician Would Warp the situatioa to bis owa persoual uses. Bus Pam ted to think Governor Liucea has | higher and wider amcitions. State and New York | | polities ne now hoids wader periect control and id tO SUG wimeeif Af he wishes, as it is Ancrew HL. Greeu to tie pinna- trengta in New York city, Gove | iden possesses (ne power to du i'—i mean | gta, So jar a PA rouase o1 Office Is coa- But umuael J. tideg has national aspirution-. House looms up intee | Dusty oi the future. people ivoxk 10 Dm lor broad, statesm tay vi ie canact ailSra te push iegisiativa lor the exaltation of any Ove man or set of meu. | However, t' a charter is introduced wMicn pears vpon it#iace the stamp Of latraess co ail party Aud persons, Woich Will relicve us of the preseut Gisorgan.zed condition of our City affairs, Gove nor Tuden’s supp Tt may fecured. Iwo yea is a jong ume 10 wart wv amendments to tae constituiion on this suoject can be wassed. “THE RESPONSIBLE MAJORITY.’ | Thave no more cheering news to impart relative to tue Woes, [ne DickeTiNgs HAG ConiusioN of (hat Gistipguished cvogregation of statesmen known | among us hers as “the resvousinie majority.” | Thos tive hag oecome historic, aud ta two or Laree | Weeks more, when this Legisiatiure as secome & shadow oF st, Many an aaecdote will be Teiated Of the Guings WoO Sayluzs OF “the pone sive Majority.” Woe: these patriots uave done nit + wor Sie, town of city, as Yel, to en. title them te the that of “a” gratevul peopie | cannot deteraune. I heave looned cartciully over tne legisiative feld without aiscov- ering @ ray of light t» dispel this general gloom of insettun aod biunder. respousiDie Mia jority” ia twe Avsen ean Seuats as tae proper weasures. Le Assembly, and then the peopi siputty for deleat. Nota York city Measure bevetica tue people at targe bas you veen passed. Are we to have any rapa transis legisiation ¥ Wil tnose statesmen Wark Nowe Wi'o $1,900 i sune of them With a thle More) Hi he poracta, aga toil their con: wents toey Nad hus t me to attend to this MM ortaat subjecty Wat is the mater? Mave tie street rat oud corporations ava owner monvpoles been at Work? | Unuerstaau the Bourd o: Aldermen agreed upon a rajjd irtustt Oil to be sent uo Here and present by seaator ttagh Moore. The genticman was will log nud ADXI Us to Withdraw tis OIL How Oetore the CumMiLe € O& CItiEs OF tae Senate, and sudsti- tute dic Aldermame proposition. Re bas not heard a word trom New York 1 reiarion to tue Matter, Wil “the responsible warts” im tae Asrembly [ook atter this? Such aciwa wii ve more ereditavie to thew than ; ersoual al.erea. Hens and jealoustes, partieutariy amoung New Yor Members, Let inent Waive iheir leat Of tums talented pariamentarta s¢ Bid Bawe of West~ chester” wod “vid Sait,” Hom Onondaga. ti tney opiy pull toge her ihey cin sti conquer. The electricny of Hastea aul tae ponderous serious ness or the Veucrabe A.vord might be jorgo The great troune seems to be (hat the democrats are olsuutted ; the republicuns work togetues With the diserpling and precision 0: coca wore TAMMANY'S LEGISLATIVE TRINCLATIONS, The very apparent vissatigaction that exists amoug the New York devesativa as to presen Nagoment and dictatorsiiy i Tammany ACTIN In Preventing the passace sures for the cousttuen tney represeat. maty of ntem my rid, nav! ol gr or represen MI tney 0 themm—oue arotud y 2 and concert of #ction f might ve Ovriated, They could then assert aud deutand ther rurits, He bbe MU ZUraAtivn Of tae ‘Tammany sett ty pare of tee seston, the dispeasing OF patronage Wiinout proper ce sideration ir mau nee of legislators, tie meults Maadetory aiC.aon ieed t oifered im cvediugs tend to conten! now ana again li suca pro- the fire of dis. teung iO break out m open ruptare. W vienatt oppertaainy Governor el Pussesses to Lake Hold vl tHis © meu ut QIRCOrd egisialive webon Mm the mrerests vl tne © York. Wuat- eVer te M.y OWe to present leaders of Fammuny Hatiiu ms no mad pn jor Goveroor, ine peopl + Can Wneersand any cry o: iograutuae raised , 4gaINsl @ Move necat to prevent palpavie cential- Za1oo anu iwriher Miymanagement, Nearly all | the New York Scnstors ant Assemblymen are ready ior acnange. in conversation witn many | proainent politicians nore during the past week | Wey expressed those views, 1 merely set forto | get out of Albany as quick 0s circumstances and | | standard 6fs tor democrats who supported the bill were away, ~ Mure “cliver: their iaeas with paper, pon and ink, Mr, gong Morrissey is rive for revolutiva, to etd not tel Me 80 personally. vUL»omy of bis Irienla col (his idea. Morrissey tas been roundly abu! from various arters. lo poutics | be! him to be surewd, reliable and seusible. He bas @ great many friencs in the Legislature. Toey allege Nis Word 18 4% goou as tis bond and that has bever been Known fo pr a viedge or « | ceive airiend, This ts more t can he satd fora gréat many of our iater state-mex, itis easy ta decry a man for eariy mistakes in lie, but spe Die In glass houses should got throw stones.” Morrissey has his weak voin’s, like other mon. It records of sume Oo! those wRo now control Tar. Taany Halt were lula beiore tie public they would | compare feebly wich the history oi Joun Morrissey. Let us vase “short hair” ov *swallow-tail? Pita | Porter, Fitz Keily, Fiiz Wickham, Fira G any oiher man, | propose to deal out & critielsra to ail, TUR “PAYING CANAL” FEVER. Governor Tilden’s fight with the Canal Ring naw now narrowed itseli down to the dreary sysiem of investigation, When toatis concluded! presume weare to have another startliog array of jacte and Qgures, Itis understood that the Governors Commission of Iequiry Wil conducs their affairs secret, This is to 0¢ regretted, as 1H® pub! sionally regarding the rogress of the work. With the passage oft emoval bill In some shape, the senare’s approval ol tne inspector of Puoic Works bil! aud the | passage of measures preventing canal frauds in Juture, the Legisiature wili have iatthtully dis- charged ttsdnty ip this pariieular. The coming | Week wul provably conciude those 'avora, THE AMERICAN RIFLE TEAM. The following letter, accepting a free passage for the American Rifle Team from the Inman Steamship Company, will be read with interes: by all who bope to see our riflemen do as well Ireland as they did at Creecmoor:— ‘a Ovrices o tim Nationat Rivur Assoctatzo > 4ND Amateur KirLy Chon, No. 95 Nassay otnemt, New Yous, April 17, iT § Mr, Jon G. Dare, Agent Inman Stcamship Company, | Duan Six:—Your favor of the sth inst., covering ine structions {rom your company to tender Iree paxsage out and back to the gentlemen seiccied tor the coming international mutch, was duly laid*betore the com. mittee. I am directed by the Joint Committee to convey you their cratetul ucceptance ot tho liandsome offer the Loman steamship Company, Ihe American rite embaré on board the City of 3, } team wull be prepared Chester, as designzted. On behalf ot exch indivwiual member of the commit- I the apprecaition of the Kindly “d this geuerous and courteous teo I beg to express spirit which has diciate ac ermnit me also to assire you this sentiment is in- the ritlemen ot America. ia whose behall the commit tuo are Jaouring, and whom I bave the Nonor tor i Ver; ren: rly, 4 0. BRUCK, reeretary Joint Committee National life Association, and Amateur Ritle Ciuh. . YHE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the chaoges ta the temperature jor the past twenty-four hours, in comparison with the colrespooding date of last year, ag indicated by the thermomecer at Hud» Dut’s Pharmacy, HERALD Bunding:— 1874, 1875. 1874, 1875, 2 50 32 25 26 aT 31 30 a 29 82 - 0 26 | Average temperature yesterday sevee 23% Average teuiperature ior corresponding date jast year. seceee . weseeee GG RRINTING CLOTHS MARKET. ® Pnowipesce, R. I. April 17, 1875 The printing sigths market was wore. active duri the past week and ng.ces a iittie fl mer at the close, the sales of ihe week toot yp iU7.4y pieces at 5% uly #4 Uetober, nd Sige Gc. or best stindard and extra spot 20018. S$ A MOVABLE CURSE QED BUGS, FLEAS aches and Garden Insects are apse than (ao <redil jobilier. A: 1 tae with KRqwLes' INseor Dm stuoren, discnarges from KNow1Es’ POwpen Geox. Sold only in bottles, gs age A.—FOR G 'S HATS OF EXTRA facturer, ESE. LD, qeky, 0 direct to the m Nasowu strect. AL—FURNITURE BARGAINS. SEE KELTY & U.S advertis ALL KINDS WIRE SIGNS AND BANNERS made and shipped to order by HOJER & GUAUAN, OF Dua: treet. QAVED METAL taign Pancing. & Cv... 309 Broadway. ANCH OF Fi corner Fulton avenue ani Boeran st Open trom 3 A. On Sanday (cow A.—YOU CAN'T select your sprin Broadway. or in vi less tn beauty and exe patronize KNOX at LECTE! LEAD TO SER A COUGH Ni Barsax wiil give relief at once. ous results. Por AN INVENTION THAT RSALIZES TRE HOPES of raptured LAST 3 Company, 683 Broatway, by d eifective appliance, effect @ permanent ¢| E—AN ENTIRELY NEW de Tovlet, gaarantecd to re of every wlarsy boattt DUMAS, smecique move ail WRINKLES, PRCKLES OF MKT #ription, and mpartto the skin « slug routhtulness of toxture. a 7No, 3. West Twents-Aith street, New York (adjoining the Hoffman House), inventor and proprietor. RANT, ESQ. VICTORTA, | ELUTE je worl Lirzost stock farmer i GEORGE Gr county, Kansas, (17) square 9), uses for man and Heast Gites’ MENT 1ODIDE OF AMMONIA. Depot, 451 sath avenue, by ail druggists. HAVANA LOTTERY. CHANGs IN A LIFETIME. “There isa tide in tho afairs of mon whieh, taken et flood, leads on to fortan Sw. FO! Ss ed EXTRAORD! CAAWING, A i $1.20), 1ZUS, ily 16 009 Tickets. 120 io Every ? Ticket Cay ie of, * . 8 vag 1 Prigs of.. wo 1 Prize of 28 f 8 Prizes amounting to ONT Prizes. Lighest prs d tor 5p te Palo prevent lowe by mail, (Lotter, Pow omer jon NeW Lork OF Ly «XDIeer Adare: sto re YLOR & CO., Bankers, Post office box 4,144 HWal . New York, MME. A. GRADOT, 40 street. Union 84 ae linen jothing and ‘entl- » sets of the PEOPLE’S LINE TO THE FRONT.—THE MAG niticent s eamers Drow, St John and J have commenced to inher regalne trips to and mom Albany. ihey have been thoroughiy overhauled And refitted with clezant car furinure, Ae TO boilers are new, and the oche : in perrect Anotuoe in Imbrovement iz ihe supply them €or great redaction passage ty * cents, wil tant most pour lines at prow city and Albeay. OF MAGNESTA Lins one of the ¢ ent running between Ih PHYSICI is the best pr alkali they have ever seen, and s:roa riers oF (ne Stomach, Gout and ( deneficial to children and ieimaie: (MAT THE PERU THOUSANDS 1 vias ovRur is t 1 alcerative medicine known. BET aILIDe THE “BEEBE RANG 1HE BEST AND pparatus for tenrtties: price re. a to 3 re targost family #20, ineiuding vaok Ps some bv me promptly ae i py skNeS & Kiate t m + steve THE Cal Ei—A NEW AND kX. juisive Per i tw His amimence Cardin Ncvioske MAS, No 8 West swemty-i street, adjoining the 1 yaa House RAUCHFUSS, PRAG f of human har, 4 Ease WHY DO YOU SUPFER tH CORNS AND ba : WLny's Mates, Paw Eernsctom to certai J WiLL si ompert thn 0 iia mmy ve Heat fhoag yt conn" Pad ished OY J. UALG & SON, We & aad sok by ail boos ool V eeveral pracd.lwers, A siXcy Page LI apniel, Expl itine (heir sticessal trertnemt oy Nae ! @ Miaceal pring Water, amd Wt Asli, the auuior and Pr spen Hatters (co physicians vad nred eat, sopot and reception & ay, New York. (Uae E fat BOOK stowk 18 pie Wot. J” Libraries and pureeis of Boo ¢ bought. i Sst received trom the tals sale, IN MeNs€ Cole not Books, thom, when lost tow to bi om the. Auany vr. t. J. 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