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SPAIN AND STATES. THE DIPLOMACY IN MADRID SAID TO BE SATIS- Factory. Mapaip, Dec, 6, 1875. Mr. Cushing, the United States Minister, bas had a Jong conference with Seiior Collantes, the new Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tt is understood that the negotiations continue to be satisfactory. SPAIN. MILITARY OPERATIONS RETARDED BY SEVERE WEATHER-—A NEW MAYOR IN MADRID-—PRE- PARING FOR THE BLECTIONS. Marin, Deo, 5, 1875. Heavy snow continues to retard militury operations dn Guipuzcoa. ‘THE NEW MAYOR. Spinola has been appointed Mayor of Madrid, to fill the vacancy caused by the elevation of the Count of Toreno to the Ministry. \3 ELECTORAL TICKETS: are to be distributed through Spain from the Sth to the | 10th of Decomber, DIPLOMATIC COMPLIMENT TO PORTUGAL, ‘The Spanish legation at Lisbon has been raised to the rank of an embassy, and Sefior Castro has been ap- pointed Ambassador to the Portuguese Court, THE WAR IN HERZEGOVINA. INSURGENT REPORT OF TURKISH LOSSES IN BATTLE. Raausa, Dec. 5, 1875. Raouf Pasha succeeded in throwing fresh provisions into Goransko; but the insurgents assert that he was subsequently defeated near Gatschko, losing 1,000 killed and wounded. AUSTRIAN IDEAS OF AN INTERNATIONAL COM- MISSION OF ARBITRATION—CAN THE TURKS AND THE INSURGENTS BE RECONCILED ? , Lonvo, Dee. 6, 1875, It is stated in Vienna that Count Andrassy proposes the formation of an international commission to estab- lish an understanding between the Porte and the insur- gents and superintend the administration of Herze- govina, COLLIERY EXPLOSION. ‘FATAL DISASTER IN AN ENGLISH MINE. Loxpox, Dec. 5, 1895. A terrible explosion took place Saturday in the Pow- ell Duffryn pit, near Tredegar. Twenty miners were Killed and ten bave been taken out severely injurea. THE STEAMSHIP AMERIQUE, ————_— BRITISH NAVAL SEARCH FOR THE UNFORTUNATE FRENCH VESSEL. Lonnoy, Dee, 5, 1875. Her Majesty’s ship Valorons has sailed from Plymouth to search for and assist the missing French steamer Amérique. The North German Lioyds steamer Koln reports she spoke the Amérique in latitude 49 deg. 40 min. north and longitude 17 deg. west. EGYPT AND ABYSSINIA. Lonpox, Dec, 6—5:30 A. M. ‘The Cologne Gazette publishes a report that the Khedive has ordered 15,000 men to march against the Abyssinians. JAPAN AND CHINA. A JAPANESE FRIGATE AT SEA FOR AMERICA—THE COREAN RELATIONS MORE PEACEFUL—CABINET MINISTERS IN| DISAGREEMENT—DIPLOMACY, FORKIGN COMMERCE AND NATIONAL INDUSTRY —NATIVE ASSAULTS ON AMERICANS IN CHINA. Sax FRANCISCO, Dec. 5, 1875, The steamer Gaelic has arrived from Hong Kong, via Yokohama. She brings the following news® JAPAN. Yoxouama, Nov. 11, 1875. A Japanese frigate, commanded by Captain Ito, has ust started on a cruise in American waters. She souches first at San Francisco. THE RELATIONS TO COREA, No immediate, action will be taken by Japan against Corea, The government resists the pressure in favor of a sudden assault, but holds liself bound to exact re- dress in duc season and by a regular and measured Process. War, therefore, is not imminent, but possible in the future, MINISTERIAL SQUABBLES. Two important members of the government, Shim- adzu Saburo and Itagski Jaiske, have resigned their office, It is currently reported that these resignations are the results of disputes on the Corea question, but this is untrue. They were dissatisfied, on differing grounds, with the measures of internal policy adopted by the administration. . COLONIZATION. Preparations are progressing for the opening of the new port, Tsuraga, on the northwest coast of Japan, in the Bonin Islands, to be colonized by Japanese. WANT TO GO HOME, All the Japanese inhabitants of the island of Sagha- Jien have petitioned for conveyance back to Japan. POREIGN TRADE. The Italian and French buyers of silkworm eggs have returned to Europe, having this year made small pur- chases, although the prices have been very low, ‘THR MISSION TO CHINA. Arinori More, Vice Minister of Foreign Affuirs, has been appointed as the head of a special embassy to China and will sail this month. During his absence Samesima, Envoy to France, now at home on leave, will act as Vice Minister, URITISH INFLUENCE AGAINST AMERICANS, The British Minister in Jeddo is making strenuons efforts to prevent the selection of Americans for po- sitions of trust under the Japanese government, CHINA. Hono Kona, Nov. 3, 1875, The Chinese government views the growing relations between Turkey and Kashgar with eome alarm. The Kashgar soldiera are becoming rapidly proficient under Turkish training. PREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE. Anew and conciliatory policy toward the Mobam-. ‘medans is said to be contemplated by the Pekin author ities. NATIVE ASSAULTS ON AMERICANS. ‘There is continued trouble between foreigners and ‘Chinese. American missionaries and ladies are assailed by wmobs in Nanking, and an English lady was attacked at Jaku, The telegraph builders have again been driven ‘from their work near Foochow, and the Amoy officials protest thetr inability to control the populace, The attempts to control the FORMOSA ABORIGINES is now merely nominal, All but 200 Chinese soldiers, ‘of the lowest class, have been withdrawn, and the forts Duilt by the Chinese are suffered to fall into decay. THE MURDER OF MR. MARGARAY. Although it is admitted on all sides that Mr. Wade fhas secured promises to accede to all his demands, growing out of the Margaray affair, a general dissatis- faction is manifested by the British community in ‘China on account of the slowness of his movements, and van increasing suspicion prevails that the government will ind means to evade ite pledges and eventually out- ‘wit the English Minister. Opinions are freely expressed ‘that Margaray’s murder will never be properly atoned for. PORRIGN DIPLMOMACT, An imperial decree, conceding free intercourse on stated occasions between foreign Ministers and heads of departments at Pokin has just been published tn tho | Official Gazette and received witn great surprise and signs of irritation by a class of illiterate and inferior amadarins. THE SUNNYSIDE DISASTER. Povanxxe: Y., Dee. 5, 1875. Two bodies were recovered from the wreck of the Bunnyside to-day, One of them was a colored woman, supposed to be the chambermaid, and the other s white ie irene to be Plathy, the missing New York jeweller, THE UNITED} i WHEW YORK HEKALD, MONDAY, GENERAL © BABCOCK. Startling Story of the Private Seeretary’s Connection With the Ring. A TRUE BILL «OF INDICTMENT FOUAD, The Evidence of his Complicity Long Known to the President and Himself. THE PREPARATIONS FOR DEFENCE. seal al apace a The Discussicn on the Court of Inquiry in the Cabinet. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasmtvaroy, Dec, 5, 1875. The most startling piece of news here to-night is that the Grand Jury in St. Louis, on Friday last, found a true bill of indictment against General Babcock, and that it will probably be formally returned to the court to-morrow. It has been believed here for some time by well informed persons that this would be done. It is well known, as was telegraphed to yoy several days ago, that evidence of his communications with The St. Louis whiskey ring was discovered some months since, so long ago in fact as last July. Shortly after- ward the matter assumed such a definite shape that all its details were LAID BEFORE THE PRESIDENT. From that time the investigation in the case has been vigorously followed up by the prosecutors, and the President has been made ace quainted, in advance, with each step taken. The delay in the case has arisen from the extreme caution which hss been enjoined by the Treasury Dep- partment. Upon those who were managing the case in St. Louis, on account of Gencral Babcock’s intimate relations to the President, and the effect which the proceedings against him must have upon General Grant, It was thought only justice to bestow unusual care upon the investigation, so that no public step shoold be taken until it was known, beyond reasonable doubt, that General Babcock WAS REALLY INVOLVED in such a way as to make it necessary, tn the interests of justice, that he should be brought to trial. It ts the knowledge of the great care taken to sift the evidence in his case which gave such weight to the open an- nouncement of General Henderson, the chief prose- cutor in St, Louis in the whiskey trials, the other day, to the effect that the government expected to show that General Babcock was connected with the ring. General Babcock, !n common with the President, has keown, in general terms, the nature of the evidence collected against him, and he has, therefore, had a good oppoatunity to prepare his defense. The movement fora MILITARY COURT Ov INQUIRY had much more behind it than asimple demand for a court on the part of an officer jealous of his reputation. It decided upon after and earnest consultetion with army friends and with politicians of high standing. It was believe that matters could be so shaped as to have a military court take the place of a trial by civil court in St. Louis, or, at any rate, so as to have it meet and pronounce its opinion in the absence of any civil tri- bunal, But, after very full discussion of this feature of the case in Cabinet on Friday, it was unanimously de- cided that under no circumstances would it be decent or allowable to permit a military court to take the case out of the > WANDS OF A CIVIL TRIBUNAL. was long It has come out since the decision, through some of General Babcoc! my friends, that when the court of inquiry was demanded it was confidently expected that the trial of the case could be transferred from St. Louis to this tribunal It was believed that the prose- eutors at St Louis would willingly give way, or, at least, virtually permit a transfer to take place by re- fraining from forther proceedings. But upon this dealing with the subject be- ing presented in Cabinet, it is understood that SECRETARY BRISTOW PROTESTED view of at once and presented such forcible reasons that all present were constrained to admit that he was right and it was decided toat instructions should be forwarded to District Attorney Dyer that under no circumstances was he to be delayed or restricted by the appointment or the action of the military tribunal to be ap- pointed. These instructions were sent him yesterday. Chicago was fixed upon as the place of tho court because it would allow its President (Sheridan) to be near his headquarters, | and it was also sufficietly near St Louis to enable it ob- tain witnesses readily. It was also deemed fairest to General Babcock to have his case heard ata distance | from THE EXCITEMENT AND CLAMOR which are known to exist at St, Louis, The Court has the same power to summon witnesses as a Court Mar- tial, and its process for sommoning witnesses rans through the United States. General Babcock’s military friends say that the President, at a recent Cabinet meeting, probably on Friday, suggested that the proceedings before the Civil Court should give way to those before the Military Court of Inquiry, but that the lawyers in the Cabinet quickly showed bim that this would not do, and the President immediately acquiesced. The delay possible under the mihtary proceedings would be very great. The Court ts ordered to report upon the facts and give an opinion, None of the necessary witnesses are in Chicago, and they must be brought mainly from St. Lous and Washington, POWERS OF COURTS OF INQUIRY. The Court of Inquiry can pronounce no sentence, no matter bow guilty it might find the accused. It can at the most only say that, in its jupgment, a trial by court martial should take place. Ifsuch a trial should follow 80 much of the ground would bh: to be traversed anew as to consume much time, The Howard Courtof In- quiry, where nearly all the witnesses and all of the rec- ords examined were in Washington where the court was held, occupied over forty days. Those statements give point to the strenuous attempt to have the mili- tary proceedings supercede all further action by the | Grand Jury or the Court at St. Louis. THE COLLEGE ATHLETES. ORGANIZATION OF AN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. Srninorrein, Masa, Deo, 6, 1875. Representatives of the Harvard, Yale, Amborss, Wiliams, Wesleyan, Princeton, Union, Cornell, Colum- bia and Neath f colleges met in this city yesterday and organized an athletic association of Ameri colleges, with G, Webb, of Yale, as President; Randolph Hurry, of Columbia; Vice President; G. W. Green, of Harvard, Secretary, and W. A. Platts, of Willams, as Treasurer, After adopting @ constitution they adjourned to meet tn New York, danware 6, THE JENNIE GILMOUR MURDER. THB OBIME OF THE MEDICAL SPECIALIST DAVIS AND HIS WIFE—A PROMINENT CITIZEN IM- PLICATED BY THEIR CONFESSIONS —~ THE DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED TO ENABLE THEM TO TESTLFY—DETAILS OF AFFam. Tororro, Ont, Dec. 5, 1875. The readers of the Heraxp will remember a despatch sent from this place about the middle of October last, giving an account of the trial and conviction of Arthur Paul Davis, a notorious medical specialist, and wife for the murder of a young girt named’ Jonnie Gilmour, the daughter of Baptist clergyman, It will be rememberea that her THE SAD | PHULOSOPIY = OF = RANDALL'S DEUVEMBEK 6, 1875—WI1TH SUPPLEMENT. WASHINGTON. Favorable Reception of the Nomina- tion of Mr. Kerr. SUPPORTERS. Inanguration of the Campaign Around the Hospitable Beard. nude body was found ina pine box in some sand pits on the outskirts of the city on the morning of Sunday, the Ist of August. By a chain of strong circumstantial evidence her murder was brought home to Dr. Davis and his wife, who were sentenced to be hanged on Wednesday next, December & Nothing came up dur- ing the Davis trial to point out, even remotely, who was the young giri’s seducer and the man who took her into the Davis den to bide her own shame and his | crime. It has always been felt, therefore, that THR CHTRP CRIMINAL has so far-escaped the clutches of law, though it has all along been supposed that the authorities were quietly working up the case in order to get hold of the man who was chiefly responsible for the murder. Sus- picion at Orst pointed very strongly toa young man named Nattrass living in the country, at whose house the unfortunate girl lived for some time But as: all the circumstances were connectedly developed at tne trial, it became very apparent that it was no country youth who induced her to enter the den in which she afterward met her death, but that it was more likely to be some city roué, well acquainted with the detestable agencies employed to hide the shame of their victims. This conviction gradually strengthened, and SUSPICION ¥INALLY SETTLED upon a man moving in the upper circles of Toronto so ciety, an ex-Alderman of the city, # member of the School Board, with a family grown ap, and some of them married to people in bigh social condition in this city. His name is John Clements. Notwithstanding the respectability of his position and connections, however, Clemeats has had the reputation of being somewhat loose in his morals, though mone of his amours have hitherto been moro than the subject of gossip among his acquaintances, About two weeks ago it was announced by the news- papers that the condemned Davises had each made a confession to their own clergymen, and that both their statements, separately made, not only agreed in every particular, but agreed in implicating Clements as the man who had engaged them, for a large sum, to per- form the operation which resulted in the death of Jennie Gilmour, After the confessions Clements was carefully watched by the police, as it was feared he might escape, though the authorittes did not yet deem it ex- pedient to cause his arrest, Hon. Mr. Blake, the Min- ister of Justice, shortly afterward came to Toronto. The evidence in the bands of the authorities was placed before him, and he immediately ordered the arrest of Clements, and arrested he accordingly was, and the astonishment created by this event was still at fever heat when it was followed by the announcement that the Governor General had, acting on the advice of the Minister of Justice, COMMUTRD THE DEATH SENTENCE passed on Dr. Davis and his wite to imprisonment in the Penitentiary for life. This step, until explained, was not very favorably regarded by the people here, who had all along loudly deman that the utmost rigor of the | hould be exercised upon those found guilty of the horrible crime which, so far, ad been of rare occurrence in Canada, But it was authoritatively announced that, In consequence of the principle of the law, that persons under sentence ot death cannot be called itnesses against others, the government had deemed it wise to secure the convic- tion of the greater criminal by modifying the penalty to be exacted from the two lesser ones. Yesterday CLEMENTS’ PRELIMINARY BXAMINATION ‘on the charge of being an accessory before the fact to the murder of Jeannie Gilmour was commenced before the police magistrate, Instead of attempting to give the evidence there taken, {t will be more intelligible to the general reader to give the events relating to the affair as nearly as possible in the order of occurrence as appears from that evidence. DETAILS OP THE STORY. Jeannie Gilmour lived tor over a ot with a family named Nattrass, some distance out of Toronto. In the latter part of March last she left this place at her father’s suggestion, he not being satisficd as to the piety of these people; and, on advice of some friends, she came to Clements’ house in Toronto half companion, half servant, ber father not being in ibs good circumstances. Though nothing unus) was noticed by the father on previous visits, his suspicions that Clements was not the: high Christian character formerly represented was finally aroused. It may be mentioned that Clements had reputedly been converted previous to this under the ministrations of Mr. Varley, the ‘revivalist. Dur- ing one of his visits the father noticed that Clements and his daughter were together carly one morn- ing, cooking breakfast before the ' other in- mates of the bouse were up. He warned his daughter to be careful of her conduct, as he had heard that Clements’ character was none of the best He observed that from her appearance her health was not as good #s usual, and, on mentioning this to her at the dinner table, she blushed violently and looked very much confused. He also noticed that Clements, as well as his daughter, who had been before of a very religious turn of mind, seemed both to avoid the religious exercises which he (Mr, Gilmour) as a clergyman conducted in the house during his stay. On the Lh of June he saw bis daughter for the iast time alone ‘and bade her goodby in the lobby of Clements’ house, though the parting was less Bappy than formerly, owing to her reserve and generally altered demeanor toward her father. It should be mentioned that M: Gilmour was during this time laboring at a station ata great distance from Toronto, She remained at Clems ents’ house until the 6th of July, when, for son, she returned to her former friends, the Nattrasses, ‘On July 24 she came again to Toronto, in company with young Nattrass, who left her in the city between ten | and eleven A.'M. An acquaintance named Pavey, a druggist, saw and spoke to ber at the Union station that day or the next, aud he swears he never saw her alive afterward. On Mouday, the 26th, a mau named Horace Nottingham saw her at Arthur Fisher's, a pub- hisher of city directories here, at whose place he was | working that day. It should be mentioned here that Mr. Fisher,fwho is a very respectable mun, and long intimate with Clements, never mentioned until very lately that Miss Giimour was at his house at ail so near the me of ber death, and, though no one | suspects him of any complicity ‘in the affair further | than a desire to shield Clements, his silence is not very favorably commented on, HOW SHE CAMR TO PISHER’S, It is given in evidence that she came to Fisher's in answer to an advertisement ior a sewing girl, the ad- dress baving been supplied to her by Clements on Wednesday, July 28, She left Fisner’s house, though what excuse she gave, or where fshe intended going, has Lot come out in the evidence of Fisher or his wite. Another point that has some significance here 1s that Nattrass, Sr., received a letter irom her during that week, and though its contents have not yet been stated | is was of such a character, he said, a8 to lead him to be- lieve she was in trouble, and he, accordingly, soon after came to Toronto, but the poor girl was then a partially DECOMPOSED CORPSE. On Saturday night her body was taken from the Da- vis den by Mrs, Davis and an unknown man and left at | the sand pits, where, doubtless, they intended burying it had they not been disturbed in their wark. Earlier that same night a watchman bad seen the wagon con- i: | taining the pine box which held her remains drive of from the direction of Davis’ house. This was tmmediately communicated to De- tective Reburn, who, thinking the intention might be to | send it off im a train which left shortly afterward went to the station where he found Clements ap- parently on the watch. The latter was not, of course, suspected at this initial scene in the horrible tragedy, | but his presence there at that time, in view of later | developments, 1s very significant, | WHAT THE PUBLIC SAY. | . The presamption is either that the real intention of the parties was to take the body to the train or that Clements was ready to clear out in case of the other arties being detected in their work. Clements asked Rebure what ho was doing there, and the latter replied that he was ‘‘on the outlook." ‘These are THE MAIN CIRCUMSTANCES in this affair as brought out so far in the evidence, ‘The most important testimony, It is generally su rd, has not yet come up, including that of the two | Dav ises, ‘THE EXAMINATION will be resumed on Wednesday next The case is re- garded with great interest throughout the whole of Canada, and especially in Toronto, where Clements is | well known. DAYS, it will be remembered, practised his detestable trade in Rochester, Buflalo and other places belore coming to | Toronto, Tt is strongly suspected that position in Toranto will watch Clements’ case with moro than usual interest, as it is said that Clements is not the only Toronto name appearing in Davis’ books for ser- vices rendered, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. THE WORK AT PORTSMOUTH, N. HL, NAVY YABD, | PontsmocrH, NX, H., Dee, 6, 1876. Orders were promulgated at the Navy Yard here yes. terdggy to fit the United States steamer Ticonderoga for sea forthwith, The Marion is nearly ready to go into commission and most of her officers have reported for duty, A large force of workmen are employed and working extra hana. weral people of high | THE LOUISIANA QUESTION THREATENING. The Chairmanship of the Committees and What is Indicated by Them. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasutyatoy, Dec. 5, 1875, The excitement over the contest for the Speakership has died out, and victors and vanquished have been fraternizing all day in the most enthusiastic manner. It is only fair to say that in the estimation of nine out of ten men the selection of Kerr for the Speakorship will lend spirit to the democratic majority in their ermination to make # good record in the Forty-fourth Congress anent the Presidential election. Now that all faction foeling has beem buried with the dissolution of the caucus leading democrats go 80 far as to say that the result of the contest has been fortuitous in keeping Randall upon the floor of the House, as he is the best parliamentarian of the demo- cratic side and the only one able to lock horns with ex- Speaker Blaine. The Randall men know that their fa vorite will achieve a fame im the leadershtp of the House glorious enough to reconcile him to his defeat, As Heister Clymer, of Pennsylvania, said to-day, “Not an ungenerous word has passed the lips of the Randall men. He 1s the only man that can fight Jim Blane on the floor of the House.” During the balloting for Speaker Blaine was in the Clerk's office, sitting on a box containing McPherson’s effects. Before the result of the first ballot was an- nounced the ex-Speakor was exceedingly mirthful, and, by his anecdotes and witty remarks, kept the by- standers in @ roar of laughter, But when Dr. McHaffy announced that Mr. Kerr had led on the first ballot Blaine suddenly became quite sober, and later, when the final vote was given and Kerr declared nominated for Speaker of the House, bis head drooped and his general appearance reminded one of the statue of the disconsolate Indtan who perpeta- Cox in banking and curreney ought to mean hard money; Barnum, as chairman of the Post Oflice Com- mittee, would mean an easy time for the Postmaster General, as Mr. Barnum is @ notorious absentee from the House, The republicans claim that asthey will number 109 members, or more than four-elevenths of the tota, House, they must have four of the cleven members o¢ each of the principal committees The independents are on the anxious seat about places on committees, but they will probably be couciliated by gratifying places. THE IMPRESSION CREARED BY THE DEMO OCRATS—MODERATION OF THE SOUTHERNERS. The democratic part of the new Congress makes on the whole # good impression. The caucus was con- spicuouoly quiet and orderly, and there was entire bharmouy & the close, and to-day, general acceptance of and satisfaction with ahe result Considering the fact that there were in the caucus eighty Southern votes, who could, of course, have controlled the body and elected whom they chose, the fact that they helped to elect as Clerk Mr, Adams, a Southern man but a Union soldier, while Mr. Crittenden, who stood next on the poll, was also a Union soldier, and that a Northern maa was also chosen Sergeant-at-Arms, ts thought to show great good senso and self-restraint among the Southeru members, On the other hand, the republicans point out that two of the minor officers of the new House were Confederate soldiers; but there is nothing against them except this, ” FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. piaeh alent heet aha Wasuixaton, Dec, 6, 1875. CURIOUS (COURSE OF THE LOUISIANA MEMBERS— THE GOVERNORSHIP QUESTION LIKELY TO BE REVIVED. ‘The organization of the House is not unlikely to be delayed to-morrow by a singular course of the six Lout- siana members Al! but two have provided themselves with certificates of election from both Governor Kellogg and Mr. McEnery, who, it seems, still pretends to the Governorship, Even Mr. Darrall, a republican member, has created laughter here by showing the two certi- ficates. Charlies Nash, a colored member, holds only Governor Kollogg’s certificate. Frank Morey also holds a Kellogg certificate, but his seat ts contested by Mr. Spencer, who holds only @ McEnery cer- tifleate and means, unless he {s overruled, to ap- pear and present his claims, It is said here, openly, to-night by leading democrats that an attempt will be made to swear in Spencer on the McEnery certificate without further inquiry. This, it is also known, will be vigorously resisted by the re- Publicans. The combat will not begin until after the Speaker is elected, as, under the rules and alaw of Congress, the Clerk makes up the roll, and from that roll the names are read without farther delay or dis- pute and the Speaker 1s elected by those whom he ad- mits on this roll After the clection of the Speak: members are sworn in, and then, if at all, will come the tug of war. It {es said ally mourns in the group of statuary that adorns the pediment of the Senate wing. In the language of the lobby, “He wasn’t going to have such a soft thing of At, putting up jobs on the democrats, now that Kerr was in the chair and Randall on the floor.” In fact, so well recognized are the ability and the services to the party ot Randall, that when defeated for tho Spenkership in the caucus last evening he was gracofully allowed to designate the rest of the nominees, and the election of Adams for Clerk was a special com- pliment paid him by those who had supported Kerr, but who had declined voting for Crittenden, the favorite of the latter for Clerk, in order to testify their faith in Randall. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE—THE PRESI- DENT’S MESSAGH TO BE SENT IN TO-MOR- ROW. ‘The first business of to-morrow will consist of cailing the roll of members by Mr. McPherson, the present clerk, and the administration of the oath of office, and next the election of Speaker, Clerk, Doorkeeper, Ser- geant-at-Arms, Postmaster and Chaplain. Questions affecting the seats of some of the members may arise and ‘therefore, the organization be protracted by de- bate, In view of such an event the President will not trans- mit his Message to Congress until Tuesday, at noon, which is the more probable time for that purpose. The document is longer than that of last year by about five printed pages in document form and contains upward of 16,000 words. The Message will be telegraphed to the press of the country. All of the reports of the heads of departments, with the exception of the report of the Secretary of the Interior, have been sent hence to be held for publication antil the Message shall be sent to Congress. The printing of the above named report haa been delayed, but copies will be forwarded to-morrow. The contents of the Message have been studiously concealed. The most interest concerning any part of it ts expressed concerning our relations with Spain, Cuba included. PREPARING FOR THE CAMPAIGN — FERNANDO ‘WOOD INAUGURATING THE HOSPITALITIES OF THE SEASON—THE PROGRAMME OF THE WEEK. Tho work of preparing a plan of campaign for the session began as early as this afternoon when Kerr and Randall had a conference with Fernando Wood, who will stand in the position of mentor to his democratic colleagues. The three gentlemen will constitute a tri- umvirate, whose counsels and action will tell with great effect in the deliberations of Congress. The conference at Mr. Wood’s house this afternoon was preliminary to a dinner party, at which about thirty members of the House were present. The gentlemen who stretched their legs under Mr. Wood’s hospitable mahogany were not confined | to the majority, but comprised @ fair share of republicans, The entente cordiale was established as the discussion of the meal occupied about three hours. On the adjournment of the party Kerr retired to bi apartments at Willard’s, where, late as was the hour, he gat down to arrange the heads of the addre which he intends to make on assuming the Speake: gavel From the expected lengthy nature of the debate that will ensue upon the presentation of the ri- val certificates of election of Messra. Spencer and Morey of Louisiana, it is thought, to-night, that the organization will be so delayed to defer the reception of the President’s Message until Tues- day, The House will meet at noon. The debate referred to may protract the roll call an hour or two; the swearing in of the members will take another hour, probably, and before the Senate is notified that the House is organized and the Joint Committee is ap- pointed to wait upon the President {t may be too late in the day to receive and hear the Message, The further programme of the week is speculated upon as follows:—After the reception of the Message it will take until Wednesday to complete the drawing for seats, and an adjournment will be then taken over until the following Monday, to allow tho Speaker to make up the committees. The number of new mon and of men with fresh records will render this task no easy one for Mr. Kerr, and every day of the proposed recess will be required for consultation and deliberation in ar- ranging the committees, CHAIRMANSHIP OF COMMITTEES AND WHAT THEY MEAN, The election of Mr. Kerr to the Speakership indicates the following selection of chairmen of the several promt, nent committees of the House:— Ways and Means—Fernando Wood, of New York. who 3 Al muel J. Randall, of Pe Ivania, Banking and Ow Samuel 3. ot New York, P Railroad—J. K. Luttroll, of California, ol P. F. Thomas, of Maryland. War Olaims—W. 3. Holman, of Indiana Commerce—Erastas Wells, of Missouri, Post Office and Roads—W.'H. Barnum, of Connecticut, ‘Naval Afairs—W. 0. Whitthorne, of Tennessee. Judiciary—Hiester Clymer, of Pennsylvania, Foreign Ex-Qovernor Swann, of Maryland. Mm Levees—R¥ L, Gidson, of Louisiana Raihoays and Canals—W. R. Morrison, of Illinois, Public Groundo and ings—. W. Milliken, of Kentucky. Indian Affairs—A. Comingo, of Missouri. There is likely to be some delay in deciding upon the chairman of tho Judiciary Committee. While Hiester Clymer is most prominently apmed, his claim will be dispated by Lamar, of Mississippi, and by Proctor Knott, of Kentucky, and Randolph Tucker, of Virginia, ‘Lamar will probably be consulted as to the chairmanship which he would prefer, and bis wishes, if he expresses any, will carry the day, The remaider of the chairmanships stand as they did last night, Wood in Ways and Means means Revenue Reform; Swann, {n Foreign Affairs, Is a per- sonal friend of Secretary Fish; Luttrell, of California , on the chairmanship of the Committee on Pactfic Rail- | Toads, m arigid invest) nm into their affairs, \ as bo 1s an opponent of the Contral Pacific managers; to-night by some of the Southern demoerats that they will oppose the admission of Spencer on the McEnery certificate, but unless some determination is come to to-night there ig little doubt that Spencer will have a hearing and that there will be a very lively discussion. Tho republicans are prepared for 4t and will be only too glad of the opportunity it will give them, The clerk of the House, who receives and examines the certificates of elec tion, was shown the McKnery certificates by several of the democratic members, and they mean to present them for the action of the house, If the attempt {s made and forced {t must necessarily ro- vive the whole Louisiana question, and tn a shape which would occupy the house for days, GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasuineton, Dec. 5, 1875. CONGRATULATIONS TO ‘“‘THE RISING sUN”— THE RUSH FOR THE MINOR OFFICES. Representative Kerr received many of his friends to- day, who called to’ congratulate him on his nomina- tion for Speaker. All parties concede his fitness for the position. The remarks of representative Randall in the caucus and his motion to make the nomination unanimous are everywhere spoken of in terms of com- mendation. The surprise is expressed that the West and the South carried all the offices. For the 200 or 300 subordinate places there are at least 1,000 appli- cants, nota few of whom are already at work to se- cure the respective positions, including clerks, assist- aut doorkeepers, messengers, document folders, pages and bathroom attendants, A dozen or more applicants want the privilege of keeping the restaurant, which has for some years been tn the possession of George T. Downing (colored), Some of the defeated candidates complain that certain members who promised them support were guilty of a breach of faith, having de- serted them on the ballot At least a dozen of the de- feated candidates came hither with high expectations, but now wonder that they bad so little strength. THE STONE WHICH THE BLUE NOSES REJECTED. J. I Townsend, who has charge of an Episcopal Church in Washington and who received the majority of the votes of the caucus for Chaplain of the House, was nominated by the Hon. W. H. Barnum, who stated that Mr. Townsend had been driven out of Connecticut by the Republicans of that State for his political views HENRY WILSON. MEMORIAL SERVICES AT NEWPORT, BR. L Newrorr, Dea 5, 1875. Memorial services, commemorative of-the life and character of the lato Vico President, Henry Wilson, were held this evening atthe Union Congregational | enurch, the pastor, Rev. Mahlon Van Horne, deliver- ing an excellent discourse, which was listened to by a large audience. AN AWFUL CALAMITY, TWO CATHOLIC PRIESTS AND A LADY BURNED TO DEATH. Moxtreat, Deo. 5, 1875. On Saturday the Rev. Father Murphy, editor of the True Wiiness, the famous lecturer om papal infalli- bility, &e., and the Rov, Father Lynch, a talented ‘oung priest, lately from Ireland, drove out to Back Lajeunesse’s Hotel, At night, after retiring, a fire broke out in the hotel, and Fathers Murphy and Lynch and Mme. Champagno, a lady sleeping on the ‘third flat, were burned to death before assistance could be rendered. LAJRUNESSE’S HOTEL was a large wooden building and burned very rapidly, both structures were burned to the ground. AT THE SCENB OP DEATH. Five thousand people visited the scene to-day. RAILROAD LITIGATION. Torrka, Kan., Dec. 6, 1875, “In the United States Court yesterday a bill on the part of certain stockholders of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company, asking for an imjunction to restrain collecting along the line of said road, and from levying apon, seizing and selling personal property to pay taxes assessed against property of the company, and also to enjoin certain counties from prosecuting certain suits in the Stato courts of Missouri for the collection of taxes, was argued before Judge Dillon by James Cun, attorney for the stockholders, and by Attorney General Hockaday, of Missouri, for the State and counties. ‘The caso involves over $500,000. The Judge took tie matter under advisement till January oext, and requested the State Auditor and At | torney Genexal to rye collec ae Fgh ey bo | make/any seizures of property antil he bas time to | contider the case and dives Lis ‘Opinion, which they } agreed to do, ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAIL IN OBIO. Crvorxxati, Dee. 6, 1875. ‘Tho Enquirer's (Circleville, Obio) special says & des- | perate attempt to break out of the jail there was made | by three convicts this morning. When keeper Hart red to replenish the fire he was seized by Ser Mason, sored we Francis Dunton, another pris- Sougeon, she third prisoner, azsaulted the keeper with ker, which Hartmeyer seized, burning him a.red-het Pethason. struck Hartmeyer wcroos the shoulder with the poker, felling him to the floor, when three ran out; but Hartmeyer’s wife raised an alarm, and Johnsow and Mason ecaptured, Du ton fs still at hberty. A TANNERY BURNED. Saco, Me., Dec. 61875. } | this place, was burned last night, Loss, $20,000; in surance, $14,500, Fifty men are throwg out,of em | ployment neti | River, seven miles from Montreal, and stopped at | The flames spread to Marcott’s Hotel, opposite, and | ‘at him ineffectualty witha knife. Nicholas | ‘The extensive tannery of Wallace Brothers. & Co. in OBITUARY. Louis ¢. voor. | Atelegram from Morristowm, N. J., under dato of | the 4th inst, reports as follows:—‘Louis C. Voxt, for narly forty years editor of the Democratic Banner, ded this morning at the age of sixty-seven, He had been @ sufferer from paralysis for twenty years."” JAMES a. LER. James A. Lee, colored, familiarly known as “‘Prieat’® Lee, died at Shinuecock last week. He was an carness advocate of the doctrines of the Second Adventists, and about eighty-four years old, He was welland fa vorably known, and his son, Ferdinand, haa been very successful’ whaleman, being now master of a shi} out of New Bedford. He was formerly a slave in Sout Carolina and had a wife there, but married Roxsona Bunn, of Shinnecock, and was thus taken nto the tribe, JAMES J, FENTON, a scenic painter, aged thirty years, fel! from the roof of @ house on Holling street, Baltimore, yesterday, and Was killed. ALFRED COPE. Alfred Cope died on the 4th inst,, at his residence, t= Germantown, Pa, aged seventy years, The deceased was a momber of the old firm of Thomas P. Cope d Sous, of the celebrated line of Liverpool packets. He Was an enterprising citizen and leaves a large estate. PRINCE BISMAROK’S INTENDED SON-IN-LAW. A telegram from Berlin, under date of December 5, reports as follows:—Count Wendt-2u-Eulenburg, who was betrothed to Prince Bismarck’s daughter, is dead. The Count was already distinguished tn the military and diplomatic professions. Bismarck opposed the courtship of the young couple at Grst, bat at leagite yielded bis assent to the betrothal. THE INFECTED ASYLUM. Nothing of interest has occurred at the Deaf an@ Dumb Asylum at Carmansville, but two of the patients are very low and may die. A number of friends of the pupils, who had read the report in the Hexato about the prevalence of typhoid fever in the institution, called yesterday to make inquiries about their (riends, being very much alarmed for their safety, The doctors are very angry at the exposure. A BAD ITALIAN, A woman named Julie Mack, of No. 153 Thompsom street, presented herself at the Eighth precinct station house last night about eleven o’clock, and stated that she had been struck in the eye by an unknown It: at No, 89 Thompson street, The injury to her es serious, but she refused medical assistance, aud waiked home, The Italian has not been arrested. BURGLARS ARRESTED. Officer Musgrave detected Alfred Mangles and Martin Meyer in the act of stealing some parcels of tea from the grocery store of Hermaa N. Nudermanns, at No. 88 James street, which they bad broken into. They were both arrested ana brought to the Fourth precinct police station, PRINT CLOTHS MARKET. Provipunon, RI, Dec. 4, 1875 ‘The print cloths market for the past week was rather less active, the sales renching 94,500 pieces. Prices were steady . for best, spots and early deliveries: quotations re nominally the same at the close of she market, but nob HOTEL ARRIVALS. Count de Pourtales, of Paris, arrived from Europe im the steamship Klopstock yesterday, and is at the Metropolitan Hotel Quartermaster General Rufus Ingalls, United States Army, is registered at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Captain James Kennedy, of the steam- ship City of Berlin, is quartered at the New York Hotel. Mr. Henry S. Sanford, formerly United States Minister to Belgium, is sojourning at the Brevoort House. General A. C. McClurg, of Chicago, 1s staying at the Windsor Hotel. Mr. Adam Crooks, Treasurer of the Province of Ontario, Canada, 1s residing temporarily at the Everett House. Mr. Allan Rutherford, Third Auditor of the Treasury, arrived from Washington yes- terday at the Metropolitan Hotel. General S. C. Arm- strong, of Hampton, Va., is stopping at the Albemarle Hotel. Genera: Anson Stager, of Chicago, and Mr. John Echols, of Virginia, are among the late arrtyals at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. DIED. Srravss,—On. Sunday, the 5th fnst., at ten P. M., Maven Srnavss, in the 86th year of his age, at the resi- dence of his son-in-law, George Marks, 704 Fifth street. Notice of funeral hereafter. [Mor Other Deaths See Ninth Page. RED, RY, SLEEP-DESTROYING ERUPTIONS. yield to the action of Gusxn’s SULPHUR Soar. “Hitt's Hatk and Wuskea Dye,” Black or Brown, 50c A $3 HAT FOR $1 90.—FINE HATS A SPECIALTY. Stix Hars, 83 80, worth $5. 15 New Church street, up scairs, A—WIRS, SIGNS, ENGRAVED METAL SIGNS, Store and Office Painting; low prices. HOJER & GRAHAM, 97 Duane street. A—THE RUSSIAN BATHS, NO. 25 EAST FOURTH Street, are a pleasant ana effective remeay in colds and rheumatism. ARMOR CLAD AND PROOF AGAINST CONSUMP- tion aud lung troubles are those who wear Gnapuatep Cuxst aND LUNG PRorectors; sold everywhere; by mail, 150 ISAAC A. SINGER, Manufacturer, 694 Broadway: A NEW AND NOTABLE REMEDY FOR RUPTURE, worn was nicht and day. soon effects perfect, and perma. | nent cure, Sold cheap by THE ELASTIC TRUSS COM- PANY, 653 Broads A—HERALD BRANCH OFFICE, corner Fulton avenue and Boerum street. Upen from 8 A. M. tod PB, ML On Sunday from 3 to 9 PLM. BROOKLYN, BEAUTIFUL AND NATURAL BROWN OR biack.—BOSWELL & WARNER'S “Cotoniic ror tus Hain” Depot, No. 9 Dey streets. | BUY THE BEST FURNJTURE.—MODERATE prices. HERTS & CO., Manufacturers, 805 and 308 Broad- Way, opposite Eleventh street, New York. 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