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ty THE CUBAN. QUESTION. An American Diplomatic Note to the British Government. Will the Crown Approve a Collective Euro- pean Intervention ? Loxpow, Doc. 30, 1875, Reuter'’s Telogram Company publish the statement that the American Minister hero, in tho name of his government, has addressed the British government for the purpose of learning its views respecting ® col- lective intervention of the European Powers with the pbject of patting a stop to bloodshed in Cuba. ENGLISH OFFICIAL DELIBERATION. ‘The British government has deferred answering defi- aitely for tho present. FROM AN AUTHESTIC SOURCE. ‘This Information comes from a special and authentic NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1875._ LARGE DEFALCATION IN BUFFALO. CITY TREASURER BORK ABSCONDS, LEAVING A DEFICIT OF A QUARTER OF A MILLION—RE- GRET AND SURPRISE IN BUSINESS CIRCLES— HIS EMBABRASSMENT CAUSED BY HELPING OTHERS. Berrato, Dec. 30, 1875. The rumor upon the streets this morning that City Treasurer Joseph Bork was a defauiter to the amount of $800,000, and had absconded, created as great a sensation among business men hero as did the failure of Jay Cooke & Co, im Wall street, The rumor proved to be trie and crowds of people besieged the banking house of Lyon, Bork & Co. to get informa- tion concerning the matter, Mr, Lyon, the senior member of the firm, could give nothing definite save the {net that there was a deficit of over $300,000 in the accounts of Mr, Bork with the city, Whether the frm had suffered or not he could not teli, but thought it best to suspend business until Monday next in order to have time to look {nto the matter. Accordingly the bank was closed at oleven o'clock this morning and PAYMENT OF CHECKS REFUSED, Mr, Bork was seen inthe city at nine o'clock last evening, and tt 1s believed that he has fled to Canada, A Henao reporter called on Mr. Henry W. Box, Lyon, Bork & Co.'s attorney, and, in reply to inquiries, wi informed that Mr. Bork recontly made a general as- source, THE MADRID CABINET TO EXPLAIN THE ISLAND DIFFICULTIES TO EUROPE. Mapai, Dec, 30, 1875, Tho Jmparcial (newspaper), of this city, asserts that Spain will shortly addres* a communication of impor- bance to the various European cabinets om the subject of Cuba. * FRANCE. THE ASSEMBLY TO DISSOLVE AFTER IMPORTANT WORK I8 COMPLETED--THE PARTY OF THE LEFT DISSATISFIED-—-POINTS OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTER ON DISSOLUTION ADOPTED, Paris, Dec. 80, 1875. In the Assombly to-day the debate on the report of the Committee on Dissolution was continued, The committeo had submitted a motion that the As- sembly finally separate to-morrow, even if the seven bills which still await consideration should not be dis- posed of. ‘THR LEGISLATIVE WORK TO BB COMPLETED, M, Caillaux, Minister of Pubhc Works, urged the House not to adjourn until all the bills were passed, ‘This was agreed to, and it is therefore probable that the Assembly will meet again in January. ‘THE UBYT DISSATISFIED, ' The Left is greatly dissatisfied over tho delay tn the final adjournment. DISSOLUTION AND THE ELECTIONS. The Assembly adopted all the other recommendations of the Committee on Dissolution, via > “That the delegates to choose Senators be elected January 9. “That they proceed to the election of Senators Jan- wary 23. That the general election for members of the Cham. ber of Deputies be held February 20, and both the houses meet March §.'” A PERMANENT COMMITTRR. The Assembly will appoint a permanent committes \o-morrow. COUNT MOLTKE, THE GERMAN GENERAL'S OPINION OF THE WEST POINT ACADEMY. Bexuty, Dec. 30, 1875, The statement published in the Army and Navy Journal of August 7 respecting an alleged utterance of Count Moltke on the West Point Military Academy and As pupils during the war of the rebellion in the United Mates ts, according to reliable information, incorrect. Count Moltke, besides never having made use of the yoservations attributed to him, wonld not agree with many of tho views expressed in them, and in many points oven entertains opinions directly opposite, RIFLE SHOOTING, AN INTERNATIONAL MATCH BETWEEN AMERI- CANS AND ENGLISHMEN ARRANGED—TO TAKE PLACE IN AMERICA DURING THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. Loxnox, Dee. 30, 1875. The Times this morning makes the following nouncement :— “The National Rifle Association of Great Britain have accepted the challenge of the New York Association to take part in the match, for small bores, to be held in the United States during the Centennial celebration. Bir Henry Halford bas been appointed Captain of the English team, and is now busily engaged in arranging the preliminaries.” THE CABLE, RATES. Loxnox, Dec. 30, 1875. On and after January 1, 1876, the Anglo-American Telegraph tariff for political and general news, other than commercial despatches to the press, unabbrevi- ‘ated and not in cipher, will be one shilling (twenty-five tents, gold) per word. THE RIO GRANDE BORDER. PROMPT ACTION OF THE MEXICAN AUTHORITIES IN DELIVERING UP A ROBBER AND HIS ACCOM- PLICE—-THE HARRIS EXTRADITION CASE STILL PENDING. Brownsvini, Texas, Dec. 30, 1875. About three nights ago the quarters of Lieutenant Carleton,-in the garrison, were robbed of money, jew- tiry and clothing valued at $600, the thief, a colored tervant, escaping to Matamoros. Yesterday General Hatch applied in person to the Mexican authorities for u render of the thief and of a colored deserter pamed Andrews, who is charged with complicity in the theft, but the Court REFUSED TO COMPLY with the demand, or even to permit the General to identify Andrews, A few hours later, however, Lieu- tenant Carleton himself made a similar application‘ and without being sworn but on his simple representa- tion, the thief was arrested and sent to this side of the iver. Andrews, who since his desertion had joined Mexican artillery, was also turned over to the tustody of the authorities on this side. The unusual PROMPTNESS OF TH MEXICANS, In this case has taken everybody here by surprise. jeutenant Carleton has been unfortunate, however, in not being able to recover his property, a portion of which he recognized in certain shops in Matamoros, the law there, as it waa explained to him, not requiring purchasers of stolen property to make restitution with- but compensation. THE HARRIS CAS Temains In statu quo. It will take some time to inves. Sigate the extradition cases, not a single one being on | record in the Court clothed with the proper jurisdic. | . Gction—a most singular state of affairs, | DIAN OUTBREAK, DIANS THREATENING, SAN Fraxctsco, Dec. 50, 1875, The Nez Perce Indians, a tribe having about eighty rriors, threaten to drive the settlers from the Walla Walla Valley, in Oregon, General Howard has ordered bis companies of cavalry from Walla Walla to protect the settlers. MOODY THE FEZ PERCE HE SERVICES IN THE DEPOT—CHURCH—WATCH NIGHT MEETING EXERCISES THIS RVENING. Puitapsnraia, Dec, 30, 1875. The depot church was about two-thirds filled to-night, and Mr. Moody preached from the text “What think ye of Christ?’ To-morrow evening watch services will be | held, the doors opening at half-past seven o’clock and service beginning at nine and closing at twelve o'clock, | anging every hour, with an opportunity for ingress d egross, at ten and eleven o'clock, and closing the year with prayer. | A VETERAN FOUND DEAD. | Bostox, Dec. 30, 1875. The body of Samuel Gerry, of Stoneham, who myste- Piously disappeared on Christmas night, was found this #fternoon at Medford, ina marsh, beside the road, It | 1s supposed ho died of oxposure, as no marks of violence | aro tound on hi He was a veteran of tho war of 1812, and & Freemason of fifty-nine yoars’ standing, | signment for the benefit of his creditors without prefer- ence, the assignees being Messrs. Henry W. Box, John MeManus, Alexander Martin and George Baldus. The City Clerk, RD. Ford, showed your reporter the two bonds given by Mn Bork as City Treasurer, which bear date January 17, 1874, each for $175,000, and have the signatures of the following gen- tlemen as sureties:—James S$, Lyon, H. W. Box, Charles E. Young, David Bell, James Mooney, Clifford A. Baker, Jacob Davis, John Irlbacker, 8. D. Colie, Alexander Martin, Joseph Kauss, Charles Schwartz, George Baldus, Kdward Hager, Francis Handel, Mat- thias Holfelder, Sebastian Elzert, Jacob Korzelius, Thomas W. Poye. MR. BORK’S STANDING in this city bas always been of the very highest in financial circles, and in @ soctal sense he was beloved by everybody. The fact that he was president of thir- teen different organizations attests bis popularity more than mere assertion. Among other projects which his enterprising spirit entered into was the very laudable leone «6Of providing cheap homes for the me- chanic and laboring man, A large plot of ground situated in the suburbs of tho city was purchased by him in the spring of 1872, and he tmme- diately commenced the erection thereon of cheap yet comfortable dwellings. These he rold to the poor of our city, and only required a small sum per week in pay- ment therefor. When times were dull and the occu- pant was unable to mect his monthly stipend Mr. Bork generously said, ‘Well, do the best you can, and when you get able pay it." Besides this, he has frequently put the meat upon their tables and kept many trom starvation when help has been refused them atall other sources, His failure is mainly attributable to the neg- lect ot many firms in this city, to whom he had lent 4 HELPING HAND to meet their obligations, although {t 1s reported that he confessed to having carried on a system of defalca- tion during both terms of his office, by using as ‘cash on band” his individual ebecks on Lyon, Bork & Co, bankers, Tho city will not suffer, as his bondsmen are ample security. Among the business men in this city there is a universal expression of sympathy. His lia- bilities are said to be nearly, if not quite, $500,000, and his assets may amount to nearly $600,000. The city is short really between $200,000 and $400,000, « THE ALABAMA SENATORSHIP. REPORT OF THE SPENCER INVESTIGATING COM- MITTBE—GRAVE CHARGES AGAINST THE SEN- ATOR—HIS EXPULSION TO BE BEQUESTED. Mortoomerr, Dec. 30, 1875. To-day the Spencer Investigating Committee re- ported in the Senate, which was crowded with spec- tators. The report ts most scathing in its character, charg- ing Spencer with abusing the army, the Post office and the Internal Revenue Department for his selfish ends; with bribery and corraption of the most glaring cha: acter; with procuring the appointmont of government officials whose only duty it was to secure pledges of votes for his election, and other offences of like enor- mity. A MEMORIAL TO THE SENATE. The report was received and ordered to be printed with the evidence, and the committce was given time to prepare a memorial to the United States Senate against Spencer's turtber occupancy of aseat in that body. The report was signed by the whole committee, on which both parties were represented. THE KENTUCKY SENATORSHIP. THE CANDIDATES AND THEIR CHANCES OF SUC- CESS. Lovrsvinig, Deo, 80, 1875 lature of Kentucky will convene at Frank- fort, the State capttal, to-morrow, quorums of the House and Senate now being there. Ae the Legislature not been in session for two years the present ses- s10n is anticlpatea with interest by the whole State, Tho election of a United States Ssnator to succeed the present incumbent, e¢x-Governor Stevenson, has awakened general interest and ts causing a very warm struggle. Besides Senator Stevenson, the Hon. James B, Bock, ex-Governor Leslie, Cerro Gordo Williams and Isaac Caldwell are candidates for Senatorial honors. Public opinion is very much divided regarding who will be elected, though the race is evidently between Steven- son, Beck'and Williams. THE NEW CANAL AUDITOR. Avaaxy, N. ¥., Dec. 80, 1875. Mr. George W. Schuyler, of Tompkins county, to whom Governor Tilden tendered the appointment of Anditor of the Canal Department, vice Francis 8. uspended, has signified his acceptance of the id will assume the duties of the office to-mor- Tow morning. THE RAILROAD POOL. PROTEST OF THE CITIZENS OF CHICAGO AGAINST THE DISCRIMINATION MADE. Cmicaco, Deo, 30, 1875, The Board of Trado to-day appointed a com- mittee of three to investigate the subject of the discrimination in railroad rates made by the pool in favor of othor cities and against Chicago. The discrimination in favor of Milwaukee on flour rates was to-day abolished. The rates irom both cities will henceforth be nincty cents. INDIOTED FOR LIBEL. A COURT THE SUBJECT OF THR LIDELLOUS ARTICLE. Partapsrenra, Deo. 80, 1875. Colonel E. W. C, Greene, of the Philadelphia Sunday Transcript, has been indicted on the charge of libelling the Court of Common Pleas of this county, The alleged libel was contained in an article published in the Transcript on the 19th Inst. co ing the action of the Court in deciding an application for an injunction to prevent the Markot Street Railway Company from using the tracks of the Chestnut Street Railway Company. PORK PACKING REPORT. Cixeixxatt, Dee. 80, 1875, Estimates for the entire season indicate a falling off in pork packing at all interior points In tho West amounting to 670,000 hogs, and with a possible falling off at the leading cities enough to make the aggre ate decrease 750,000, compared with last year. However, the chances favoring a final deficiency some. what leas than this namber, and, taking the increased weights into consideration, It may be safe to caleulate | that the hog crop will’ not materially vary from 5,000,000 hogs at Inst year's weights, inst | 6,566,000 last year—a deerease of tet per cent. The packing to date at all points is approximately 3,000,000, against 4,000,000 hogs a year ago. The interior points in Ohio show 10 decrease in weights; Indiana, about the ; Mlinois, 20 pounds increase; lowa, 15 pounds increase; Missouri, 35 pounds increas Kansas and Neb 50 pounds increase, and a moderate increase in other section: WRESTLING MATCH. Bostox, Dee, 30, 1875. A wrestling match at Beethoven Hall to-night, be- tween Andre Christol and Professor Bauer, was won by the latter, An immense audience was present, WINTER FISHING, Eastrort, Me., Dec, 90, 1875, The winter fishing hero is almost entirely a failure, Over sixty vessels are here, but none of them has a cargo, There are no herring between this port and Back Bay, sa WASHINGTON. Preparations for Opening the Out- rage Mill. A COLORED SENATOR IN DANGER. Report of the Commission to Investigate the Fort Witowski Claims. OFFICIALS SUMMARILY DISMISSED. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasuixatox, Dec, 30, 1875. THE MISSISSIPPI TROUBLES STILL FRETTING THE LEGISLATIVE MIND—-THE OUTRAGE MILL AT WORK—AN ATTEMPT TO OUST SEN- ATOR BRUCE. The Mississippi troukles do not coase, AS soon as Congress reassombles Senator Morton ex- pects to pusn through his resolutton for an in- Vestigating committee to go down to Missis- sippi, and the ontrago mill has been set going already. Meantime the democrats will probably at- tempt to oust the colored Senator Bruce on a charge that he obtained his election by wholesale bribery of the Legislature, which consisted largely of colored members. Evidence has been preparing for this case for some time, and it will be brought out very soon after the Senate assembles. ‘i REPORT OF THE COMMISSION IN THE MATTER O¥ THE WITOWSKI AND SUGG FORT CLAIMS— THE SECOND COMPTROLLER AND THIRD AU- DITOR DECLARED GUILTY OF GROSS NEG- LIGENCE AND TENDER THEIR RESIGNATIONS, A small bombshell exploded in the Treasury to-day. The old Sugg Fort and Witowski claims, which Roder- ick Random Butler tried to work through Congress last session, finally got into the Treasury, where they were allowed. They were, however, such glaring frauds that the matter was not permitted to rest, It was bronght before the Grand Jury of the District, who have indicted ex-Congressman Butler, Fort, Witowski and s number of others. concerned, Fort and Witowski are now here under ball and will be tried at the next term of court, There 1s a great deal of perjury and manutacturing of false evidence in these cases. The Secretary of the Treasury deputed the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and three other ‘Treasury officers to examine into the manner in which the claims were finally got through the department, and these gentlemen reported to-day that six persons, in- cluding Atlan Rutherford, Third Auditor, and two clerks and the Second Comptrolier, J. W. Brodhead, his Chief Clerk, F. B, Curtis, and another, had been culpably negligent in passing these claims without proper exam- ination, This report was at once submitted by the Secretary to the President, and the officers and clerks were promptly dismissed. They leave atonce, It is said that the Grand Jury investigations proved so abom- inable a case of fraud against the cluimants that, besides indicting all who were concerned in pushing the two claims, they sent a letter to Secretary Bristow, signod by the whole Grand Jury, calling his attention to the miseonduct of the Treasury officials who are now dis- missed. The two claims amounted to about $43,000, and were pretended losses by the war. Brodhead has been a Treasury officer for a great many years. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasninerox, Dec. 80, 1875. CHECKS AND DRAFTS NOT TO BE RECEIVED HEREAFTER IN PAYMENT OF DUES TO THE TREASURY. In view of the labor and hazard incurred by the Treasurer of the United States and other independent Treasury officers by the receipt and collection of drafts and checks received by them from national banks, pub- lic officers and other parties having payments to make into the Treasury, the Secretary has advised these offi- cers that he thinks it better they should receive in al! official transactions only the lawful and proper moneys of the United States, as provided by law and regulations thereunder. This will prevent national banks from paying their semi-annual duties, banks and other parties from paying for fractional currency and collectors of internal revenue from making deposits tn the offices mentioned by means of drafts and checks, thus doing away with a practice which seems to have crept into government transactions without any special authority of law or regulations, and which has become & burden to the officers who voluntarily undertook to collect for parties the checks and drafts transmitted for the purpose of maxing the payments mentioned. ARRANGEMENT FOR CARRYING THE BRAZILIAN MAILS, The Post Office Department is in recetpt of tnforma- tion that the Liverpool, Brazil and River Platte Steam Navigation Company have arranged to despatch one of their steamers monthly from Rio Janeiro for New York, calling at Bahia, Pernambuco, Para and St. Thomas, under a mail contract with the Brazilian government, The first steamer was to be despatched on the “6th inst, It is expected that this line will offer to carry mails from the United States to Brazil for the ordinary Bea postages. KENTUCKY'S CANDIDATE FOR VICE PRESIDENT In 1876. Cassius M. Clay, of Kentucky, writes toa gentleman of this city that his State will present his name to the National Democratic Convention tn 1876 as the nomt- nee for Vice President. IMPORTS AND EXTORTS FOR NOVEMBER, The Chief of the Burenn of Statistics has prepared a statement of the imports and exports of merchandise into and from the several ports of the United States during the month ending November 30. The returns of Alaska, Brazos, Corpus Christi, Detroit, Mobile and Vicksburg were not reported. The statement shows that the total imports for the eleven months ending November 30, 1875, were $471,087,838, as compared with $525,263,022 for the fame months in 1874; the domestic exports for the same time were $502,752,099, as against $552,662,318 for 1874; the foreign exports, $11,214,299 for 1875 and $14,616,103 for 1874. Of gold ani silver the total im- ports for the eleven months of 1875 were $2,168,077: the domestic exports $5,540,030, and the foreign ex- ports $920,363. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War DerartMent, Orrick oF THR Wasuin Probabilities, For Friday in the South Atlantic and Gulf States, rising barometer, warmer southerly winds and clear weather, with occasional rain, poxsibly followed by northerly winds In Texas, For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley rising barometer, south and west winds, lower temperature and partly cloudy weather, For the Upper Mississippi and the Lower Missourt valieys rising barometer, cooler, northwest winds and cloudy weather. For the lake region falling, followed by rising barom- eter, warmer, southerly winds, veering to coolor west- erly, cloud and rain. For the Middle and Eastern States, rising barom- eter, southwest winds, warmer, foggy and clearing weather. For the canal regions the temporaturo will remain | above the treezing point ‘The rivers will continue slowly rising from Cincin- nati to Memphis without overflowing the danger line, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY, The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as in- dicated by the thormometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, Henavp Building: — 1874. 1875, 1874. 1875, 3A. M. 23 37) «3:30 P. M..... 28 “ 6 M a7 a 9A. M. J .M ~ 41 2M. a 1 RPM - uy Average (emporature yesterday. cess 40 0 last Avernye temperature ior corresponding dat THE SOUTHERN TORNADO. ITS TRACK THREE HUNDRED YARDS WIDE— HEAVY OBJECTS BLOWN AWAY—MEN CRUSHED AND MANGLED—A TRAIN OVERTURNED. Nasnvitiw, Dec, 30, 1875, The track of the tornado which did so much damage AMUSEMENTS, LYCEUM THEATRE. A capital programme was given at the Lyceum last BAILROAD | night, the occasion being the benefit of Mme. Lormiant, an artist of versatility, power and finish, There was a large and intelligent audience presems, despite the inclemency of the weather, and the perfurmance amply im the western portion of Kentucky and Tennessee ts | repaid the visitors, The clever and amusing little farce, 209 yards wide. Mr, Chuck's residence was blown to fragments, and ail the muimates were severely injured. The roof of the house was blown several hundred vards. A trunk in the sec- ond story was blown 100 yards, sweeping away a pile of currency tt contained. At Winfrey, Mr. Cornoll’s residence is a wreck and the family are bad!y bruised, Levi Matiox’s orchards are the largest in West Ten- nessee; they have been completely demolished. Cabins were blown down and four negroes were killed, One was caught between two hoary logs. He made a struggle to relieve himself, when another log feil and crushed him to death, The other three were also killed by the falling of timbers from the house. Their bodies were horribly mangled, One man was lifted up in th yards, falling in a corn field in the bruised, A train of cars on the Mobile and Ohio roud was blown over and of the track. Bed clothing is strewn along the course of the tornado for fifteeh iniles, This was the sixth tornado since 18: A MISSISSIPPI ROW. ir and blown forty ud and was badly A COLORED STATE SENATOR GETS THE WORST OF THE SHOOTING, Vicxsnuna, Dec, 30, 1875, The Caldwell.brothers, colored, of Clinton, one of whom ts Stato Senator, appeared on the streets of Olin- ton to-day drunk and a quarrel ensued. Senator Caldwell then went into the cellar of a store and was pursued by whites when he commenced firing. Dr. Banks was shot at the second fire in the knee joint, The firing continued until Caldwell was fatally wounded. COLLECTOR O’SHAUGHNESSY'S DESPATCHES NOUNCED AS FABRICATIONS, Vicksnura, Dec. 30, 1875, A Herald special says there bas been no armed band at Summit at any time, as represented by Collector O/Shaughnessy. A little Christmas whiskey caused a Personal difloulty, which alarmed Deputy Redmond. ‘A hundred men will protect Redmond if necessary. A meeting of citizens is called to denounce the despatches in to-day’s papers. DE- MOB JUSTICE. THE MURDERERS OF THOMAS LEE PURSUED BY CITIZENS EAGER TO LYNCH THEM-—THEY CAPTURE THE JAIL IN CHARLESTON, W. VA., AFTER THE REMOVAL OF THE PRISONERS— THE SHERIFF IN DANGER. Cuanuestox, W. Va, Deo 30, 1875, On Christmas night Thomas Lee was murdered at Campbell's Creek Bridge, this county, by Jobn Dawson and Rufus Bastept. The murderers were arrested and lodged im Charleston Jail To-night a mob of about 300 men assembled near the scene of the mnrder and marched to Charleston, some on horseback, some on foot, with tho avowed intention of banging the murderers, A few minutes before their arrival Sheriff Morgan, hearing of their coming, ré- moved the prisoners from the jail. The mob took pos- session of the jail, forcing the jailer to give up his keys, Not finding the prisoners they searched the court house, the clerk's office and other buildings to no purpose, They bound the jailer and Deputy Sherif Perry, and threaiened to hang them unless the whereabouts of the mur- derers were disclosed. It 1s supposed they ot. the desired information. A large squad as just left the jail in the direction in wl the prisoners are supposed to have been taken, @ street corners are all picketed and the mob have full possession of the town. Great ex- citement prevails. Another murderer named Belcher was also removed by the Sherif. The mob propose to = hang him too._—s They are well organized and well drilled, respectable, sober, and only a few of them are masked. Prosecuting Attorney Kenna met them above the city and tried to deter them, but to no purpose. Fears are entertained for the safety of the Sheriff and squad. THE COAL REGIONS. NO REDUCTION OF WAGES OR AMOUNT OF PRO- DUCTION CONTEMPLATED. Puitavenrara, Dec 80, 1875. y, that there is great uneasiness and alarm among the miners, and that they not only fear a reduction of wages but a long suspension of work. That oficial data might be obtained upon which to take an opinion, your correspondent intery operators in the Schuylkill, Lehigh and Wyoming ree gions, many of whom have’ their offices here. There was no diversity of views; so that a just conclusion could easily be drawn upon which to found an opinion. In brief, there is at present no desire tochange the existing prices nor the amount of production. CZSARISM. 4 CAMBRIDGE DIVINE ALARMED AT THE THIRD TERM MOVEMENT—THE REPUBLIC IN DANGER AND EDUCATION OUR ONLY SAFETY. Bostox, Dee. 30, 1875. The annual Convention of the Massachusetts Teach- ers, which closed tn this city to-day, was not go fruitful of topics of popular interest as was anticipated. Tho most significant address of all was one delivered by Rev. A. P. Peabody, D. D., of Cambridge, who spoke upon the subject of “Popular Education in its Relation to Our Form of Government,” and in which he ad- ministered EDUCATION VS. UR TO CASARISH. He said that a strictly democratic government nad never yet been self-sustaining and permanent, and if our experiment in this country should succeed it must be because tt is favored with conditions which were wanting in former experiments Universal suffrage is fastened on us inevitably. We are throw- ing a fearful weight of ignorance into a scale which seemed heavily loaded before, A very large propor- tion of our voters have very ttle or no conception of whom or what they vote for or what is the ques- tion at issue, CORRUPTION AND CONSPIRACY. Our Republic isin danger. A cloud bangs over us. Our safety must be sought in the education of our citi- zens, and that education must be sought in the public schools of our land. The hostility to our schovls on alleged sectarian grounds is almost entirely on the part of the foreign element in our population, and is based on the fear that their children will become American ized. With all its demet 1 believe the school system of fifty years ago did more for the proper fitting of citr- zens than the system of t The system of graded schools tends to lower the standard of education for the more lighly favored of our children; the van is kept back for the rear to catch up. But it is absurd that the same system should be applied to the different grades. TMK RED TAPE OF TH® SCHOOLROOM. A further deduction trom the efficiency of our schools is found in a certain kind of prevailing tormalism, Dickens would cali is the red tave of the schoolroom, There ts much that might well be omitted from our public school instruct Idoubt whether the study of grammar, as at present taught, ever does any goo, On the other hand there are other subjects, generally excluded from our schools, which might with advantage wed some of the leading be introduced. What, for example, can be of more un. | portance than the study of the great principles of moral law and the study of American history, or the fundamental facts and finance and the relations bet ween labor and capital 7 You, teachers, are the fathers and mothers 8f the Republic which shall be, (Applause. ) A PULP MILL BURNED, Haurax, N. 8, Dee, 90, 1875, The pulp mill at the Ellershouse Paper Mills w: burned down last evening, 11 is said the loss amounts to $100,000, FIRE IN TRENTON, N. J. Trextox, Dec. 30, 1875. Farly this morning a fire broke out in the store and residence of John K. Walsh, situated in Centro treet, in this city, and, before it was extinguished, the building and stock were damaged to the extent of $4,000. Tho origin of the fire could not be axcer- tained, Fully insured, NAVAL ORDERS. Wasnixatox, Dec. 30, 1875. Commander Albert Kautz is ordered to duty as Light- house Inspector of the Fourth District; Ensigns E. B Underwood and Wm. P. Halsey are ordered to special duty in charge of a draft of men and for service alloat; Lieutenant Charles H. Rockwell is detached for ligut: house duty aud piaced on waiting orders, SUPPOSED BURGLAR ARRESTED. Bostox, Mass,, Dec, 80, 1875. Michael Sallivan is under arrest on suspicion of being | Hixhteonth street, on the evening of Tuesday, January meof the burglars who stabbed Mr, Wood at Cam- bridge on Sumday night last Ho will soon be ex- sree 2376 | amined, | | out, “Le Homard,” once more brought the pevuliar talents of M. Mezidres into requisition, and he was ably assisted by MM. Richezand Jaeger. “Par Droit de Conquote,”” by Legouvé, is a light and pleasing comedy, in three acts, Simple tp its action but nevertheless noteworthy for {ts neat and charming dialogue and happy combination of enjoyable events, It might, indeed, be called a miniature edition of the “Lady of Lyons,” so fur as the lovemaking part is concerned. Mme. Lormiani in the serio-comic réle of Mine, Georges had an excellent op portunity for the display of her merits and im the last act was rewarded with hearty and well deserved appro- bation. Mme. Lormlani has already won the recogni- tion of appreciative audiences by her admirable and thoroughly artiste itipersonations, The andience seemed delighted with the entertainment, the sur- rounding and excellent support fully ' warrant- ing the repeated plaudits which marked it through MM. Veniat (George Barnard), Riches (Le Marquis de Brouilie), Legrand (Le Vieomte Goutinn de fil Mmes. Renard (La Marquise Dorbeval) and The {Alice de Bochegume) pertormed the parts assigned them moat creditably. |The company will perform in Bosion during next w nd will then return to the Lyceum, when several new comedies will be produced. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES, ‘Alfred Jaell will likely visit the Centennial Exposition next year, Mile, Zaré Thalberg has won fresh lnarels during her recent operatic tour in England and Scotland. Mile. Titiens returned to the city last evening from her New England tour, and is at the Everett House. “Julius Cwsar’’ still continues to draw immense houses to Booth’s Theatre, Two performances will be given on Now Year's Day Mr, Wachtel completes his second season in New York on Saturday night with @ performances of Ros- sini’s masterwork, ‘William Tell,’ In consequence of the indisposition of a member of the opera company there will be no operatic perform- ance atthe Academy of Music to-morrow. Mrs, Levy (Miss Minnie Conway) being taken very-{Il, the Levy concert tour came to nn abrupt conclusion at Erie, and the members of the company have all re- turned to the city. / A London paper says:—'‘Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark witnessed the performance of ‘All for Her’ at the Mirror Theatre.” Was fa play got up especially for the royal visitor? Mile, Leonora Rita's concert, announced to take place last evening at Chickering Hall, was unaccount- ably postpened, although many persons assembled in front of the darkened builaing, and there was no ex- planatory bill to show why the public should be thus disappointed. Hans von Bulow concludes the first week of his second season in New York this evening with a choice programme, his assistants being the same that took part in the Wednesday concert, Yesterday afternoon, at Chickering Hall, be repeated Monday's bill before a very elegant and fashionable audience, The perform- ance was in many respects superior to its predecessor. Theatricals seem to be prosperous im Australia. Madame Janauschek concluded her engagement at Mel- bourne October 28. Ristori played her farewell en- gagement there in November, andthe Royal Marion- ettes, under John E. McDonough’s control, had two snecessful seasons, In music Mr. Lyster’s Eng- lish Opera Company has produced opéra bouffe with Miss Emilie Melville as the prima donna, Iima di Marska has given concerts in Victoria, and at Sand- hurst sang “The Last Rose of Summer,” in the open air before many thousands of persons, In New Zealand all amusements are dull. MR. O'CONOR IMPROVING. Fort Wasntxcrox, Thursday, Dec. 30—11 P, M. There is but little change in Mr. O’Conor's condition. He has had no relapse to-day, and is thought to be slowly improving. TILTON’S LECTURE. Patiapairasa, Dec. 30, 1875. ‘Theodore Tilton delivered his lecture on “The Prob- lom of Life” to-night in tho Academy of Music before | filect, |s ment disastrons. | Hicnee it behow one of the largest audiences ever assembled in that The despatches and letters from the coal regions show | building. His two daughters, Florence and Alice, oc- cupted one of the proscenium boxes. HEROIC WOMEN. ENCOUNTER OF A MOTHER AND ‘DAUGHTER WITH A BEAR—A TERRIFIC STRUGGLE, END- ING IN VICTORY FOR THE HEROINES. Detat, N, Y., Dec. 29, 1875, Two women, mother and daughter, named Butler, living on that spur of the Catskills of which Mount Prospect is the termination, recently had an encounter with a bear, in which was manifested a heroism worthy of those early days tn American history when the set- tlers were compelled to be continually on the alert against ferocious beasts and still more ferocious In- dians. STORY OF THR FIGHT. Mrs. Butler is a woman about thirty-five, and her daughter Jennio 1s sixteen. It is the custom of the husband and father to be absent in the woods some- times two or three days, leaving his wife and daughter alone with a good watch dog and rifle in the cabin. He was away on Sunday last, About five o'clock on that day the daughter, Jennie, was preparing the evening meal for the hogs, which were squealing in the pen, a log enclosure a short distance from the house, A sud- don change in the ories emitted from the sty, and the furious barking of the dog Joe caused both mother and dougtiter to run to the door of the cabin and look out. What was their amazement to see a large black bear with a shote weighing sixty or seventy pounds, tucke@ tn under one tore ley and try- ing to chinb out of the enclosure. The Butlers had lost three hogs already by the inroads,of bears or other animals und the women resolved to’ rescno this one if possible, The dog was making a great fuss on the out- side of the pen but was afraid to Jump Inside and attack the bear, Mrs, Butler seized a heavy maul, used in driving wedges in logs, and her daughter snatched tho axe from the woodpile and the twe moved at one to the pen, They both jumped INSLDE THK RBNCLOSUAR, emboldened by which the dog also leaped over and com- menced harassing Bruin in the rear. The women rained blows heavy and quick on the bear, which pres- ently dropped the pig, and, turning on the dog, had him in bis embrace in a twinkling and crushed him to doath, Tho ciforts of the women to despatch the bear were redoubled. The bear was now raging with fury, and advanced with his jaws distended upon the girl, who was wielding her axe unmercitully, With onesweep of his great paw he struck the weapon from her bands, and the next instant had pressed her into a corner of the pen; but the terrible blows that were showered upon him by Mrs, Butler with the maul forced him to leave the her any great injury. He rushed girl before = furiously upon Mrs. Butler, who managed to elude his grasp and retained possession of her weapon, which ahe used to good advantage. She shouted to Jennio to hasten to the house and bring the rifle and sheot the bear, The girl jumped trom the pen, her clothing nearly all TORN PROM HRR PERSON, and hurried after the gun. The blood trom the wounds inflicted on the bear by the axe and maul ponrea on floor of the pen and over the shaggy coat of the monster. Round and round the enclosure the contest waged, until at last the bear struck the woman's weapon with his paw and sent it fying onton the ground fe pressed Mrs, Butler into a corner, where she dropped in a crouching position and placed her hands over her eyes expecting to BR TORN TO PrecKS the next instant. Just then her daughter returned with the rife, She pushed the barre! through a chink ia The bear staggered an instant on bis bawue i, be ball had entered and passed clear through his was afterwards: ascertained, With the removal of the great tension on her nerves Jonnie felt liteless to the ground, and it was a long time before her mother could summon strength suili- cient to climb out of the pen to her aid, She finally got ber into the cabin, and succeeded in restoring her wo consciousness, Neither of the women was hurt to any great extent, the daughter baving the flesn toro iter her arms where the bear serzed her, and being considerably scratched about the body, Lizzie Smith, colored, of No. 50 Thompson street, was arrested last night, on complaint of Alexander Stevens, of Jersey City, who elaims that he was robbed | of asuin of money while in company with another colored Woman’at her house, Stevens was detained, ORUELTY TO CHILDREN. Tho first annual meeting of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Child will be held at Chickering Hall, corner of Fifth avenge and 4, 1876, at eight o'clock. Eminent speakers will ad dress the meeting, Free tickets of mission can be had by calling at the oe the society, No, 800 Broadway, cornor of Seventeeath street, i CURRENT POLITICAL NOTES, The Chicago Tribune (rep.) does not like the recent address of Tammany Hall, in which it alleges @ direct issue is taken with the President apon the sents ments which he has expressed in his Des Moine ; speech and bis Message, and is hardly complimentary to Tammany when it characterizes it as an “infamous organization, which has been the curse of American politics and a scanilal at home and al ‘upon the boasted freedom of our political institu has been the agency of villany and corrupuon ite tneop- tion.” y Carl Schurz writes an open letter to the St Louis + Westliche Post, in which he says that “any suspicion of Grant's participation in the whiskey frauds he holds to be unfounded and unjust,” and adds:—‘‘Let us cling te the belief and Jet us bope that there never will be cause to change this belief; that the fall of a President of tne American Republic to the actual membership of a band of thieves, who litera!ly rob the people of its money, = simply an impossibslity.”” ‘ Referring to the making up of Speaker Kerr's com- mittees, said to have been done in the interest of Tilden’s aspirations to the Presidency, the Chieag@ Inter Ocean remarks that “it will quite likely appear, when Kerr shall come to make up bis next set of Jewels, that the Presidential diamond has been reserved, in bis own mind, for his own wearing; and, instead of Tilden having used him, that he has used Tildes, ‘Wicked, wicked world!” ” Congressman Hubbell, of Michigan, having voted “No” om the anti third term resolution, quite & hub- bub ts raised among the papers in his district. They aver that {f he meant to be understood as favoring @ third term he was not in accord with the people of | his district, The Lynchburg Star says it 's prepared to specify ite grounds for its belief that Grand is seeking a third term. ‘The Pottsville Miners’ Journal regards it as “very funny to hear the Pittsburg Post crowing so lustily and crowing all alone for Judge Black as the next President of the United States.’? The Massachusetts Legislature meets on the 5th of January, The Boston Traveller thinks it is pretsy cor- tain that the Senate will re-elect President Loring an@ Clerk Gifford; that Mr. Long, of Hingham, will be Speaker of the House, and that Mr. Marden will have no formidable competitor for the Clerkship of that body. HOTEL ARRIVALS, Quartermaster General Rufus Ingalls and Major T. J. Eckerson, United States Army, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Governor Charles R. Ingersoll, of Connecticut, is staying at the Albemarle Hotel. Rev. Dr. R. B, Fairbairn, of St, Stephen's College, is at the St, James? Hotel. Professor J. M. Peirco, of Harvard College, is at the Brevoort House, General Abner Doubleday, United States Army, 1s at the Coleman House. Sen- ator Roswell A, Parmenter, of Troy, is at the West minster Hotel. Congressman Richard P. Bland, of Miggourl, is at the Fifth Avenne Hotel. Professor H. B. Nason, of the Rensselaer Polytechnio Institute, is atthe Hoffman Houso. Lieutenant Governor George G, Sill, of Connecticut, and Paymaster Samuel T, Browne, of the United States Naval Academy, aro at the St. James Hotel. Mr. Joseph Hickson, General Manager of the Great Western Raitway of Canada, ws at the Breevort House. DIED. Covi. —Snddenly, of disease of the heart, at the Delaware Water , on Wednesday, December 29, Jonx CoLviLL, of this city, In the 6lst year of his age. Notice of funeral hereafter. [For Other Deaths See Seventh Page. THE PUBLIC NO LO! R LACKS A GENUINE remedy for skin diseases. 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