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AMERICA AND CUBA, “HE WASHINGTON NOTE ON THE ANTILLES \\ QUESTION COMMUNICATED TO THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT, Pants, Jan, 2, 1876. La Liberté (newspaper) states that Mr. Washburne, the American Ambassador, communicated to M. De- cases, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the note of his Government in relation to Cuba, He declared that “the United States by no means desired to anuex the Antilles or to require Spain to grant autonomy to Cuba, altnough they desired to see the latter reform eiected, SUBAN PRESS COMMENTS ON THE AMERICAN OFFICIAL NOTE—COLONIAL ADVICE TO THE “MADRID GOVERNMENT—PRESIDENT GRANT NEEDS ‘A SEVERE LESSON.” Havana, Jan, 2, 1876, in @ leading editorial, The Diario de la Marina, We repeat that the Spanish government should ‘proceed with dignity, preserving its Independence and ‘giving Socretary Fish the check he merits if be pre- ‘tends to meddle with our internal afuirs, But what ‘We consider most singular, strange and even repug- pant in the field of fair dealing is the issuing by Scere- tary Fish of his circular note to the foreign Powers on ‘tne same day that President Grant told Congress he ‘would recur to friendly mediation or collective inter- ‘vention in case Spain could not soon suppress the ree Dellion im Cuba, TRE QUALIFICATION which this conduct merits is so severe that we do not care to express it, Persons exist who need severe les- Bona in order to make them act sensibly, President Grant occupying a prominent place among them, We expect all tho European governments to follow Eng- land’s example and make him understand at once that ‘the principles of international rights are not a dead lotter. Secretary Fish has offered European govern- Tents a magnificent opportunity to defend in America, with their permanent interests, the high rules of jus- ‘Nice. "* NO REMARKS. the Vor de Cuba is silent with regard to the attitude of the United States, GENERAL COMMENT, The course of the American government is widely and variously commented on by the other journals and the people generally, TURKEY AND THE GREAT AUSTRO-RUSSIAN EFFORT IN POWERS, BEHALF OP RE- FORMS IN THE PORTE GOVEENMENT—AN Ix | PORTANT NOTE TO POWERS. YEE GUARANTEEING Berux, Jan, 2, 1876. The note drawn up by Count Andrassy, the Austrian Premier, relative to reforms in Turkey, has received the approval of Russia, and ts understood to have been despatched to the guaranteeing Powers. SALIGIOUS TOLERATION, PRESONAL FREEDOM AND A FAIR ADJUSTMENT OF TAXATION, The note proposes the equality of all religions de- nominations and the introduction of provincial and communal self-government, and that the first results of these changes in the insurgent provinces shall be the imposition of taxation by the provinces themselves and the abolition of serfdom. PORTO RICO AND SPAIN. CHE COLONY TO ELECT MEMBERS TO THE MADRID CORTES. Maprip, Jan. 2, 1876, Elections in Porto Rico for members of the Spanish Cortes will be held on February 15. SPAIN. % OARLIST ARMY CONCENTRATING IN FOnCE. Say Senastiax, Jan. 2, 1876. The Carlists are concentrating a large force near the “wontier. FRANCE. CANDIDATES FOR SENATORIAL HONORS. Pars, Jan. 2, 1876. M. Buffot is a candidate for the Senate in the Depart- ment of the Vosges and M. Paul de Cassagnac tn that at Gers. PERU. CHB FINANCIAL SITUATION STILL GLOOMY THE INTEREST ON THE FOREIGN DERT— PIEBOLA THREATENS ANOTHER INVASION. Lima, Dee. 18, 1875. (via Panama.) The guano question remains in statu quo. Financial jatters are usimproved. The interest on the Peruvian foreign debt is unprovided for—the first failure in Swenty-five years. THE BANKS ‘have complied with the terms of the decree of Septem ber last, and on the 2d inst bad in their vaults, in specie, thirty per cent of the amount of their notes in Firvutation; though the government failed to give the janks the exchange on Europe, as agreed. POLITICAL MATTERS are analtered. Nicholas Pieroia treaiens the Republic with another invasion from Chili BVA AGUEKO, candidate for the Vico Presidency of Peru, has ‘Sesigned. Prado is still in Chill. His progpects are declining. ON THE RIO GRANDE. @UICIDE OF A TELEGRAPH OPERATOR—HIS LAST MESKAGES TO HIS MOTHER AND OTHERS. Browssviitn, Texas, Jan. 2, 1876, George Morrill, operator of the military telegraph at ‘this post, shot himself through the beart this morning about half-past nine in nis room on Elizabeth street, The weapon used was a Co.t's new patiern army re- volver, the ball piercing through the body, A letter, | nat in, found on the operating table, addressed to | irs. Dr. 8. C. Dewiit, Montiort, Grant county Daaw Motnen—Here’s a goody ork he Wis., Liqnor bes done the " Another letter, also jast beyun, contains the a only of Miss Blen Dimmovk, Avery counts consin. A third letter, addressed to iris m0: disposition of his eft his brocher Joo aga ‘the effects of whi’ , rr mu tender terms of hiskey, he coneludes. had crazed him. Morri!l had been dissipating very much recently, aod was short in his accounts. . THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE. NO ORGANIZATION aCCOMPLISHED — ESTILEITE DECLINES TO RisIG Naw Onians, Jan. 2, 1876, All attempts to effect a reorgsn ization of the Rou ‘Representatives by inducing Speaker Eetiletteto ri “ave go far tailed. A discussion 1 THE CONSERVATIVE CAt cs to-day was confined to # few reiurm measures jn regard to tatation and the election law. Another caucus wil. ‘De held at nine A. M. to-morrow, Lite oF bo excites ment on either side is manifested. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. SPEAKER THE MEMBERS STILI, ARRIVING -GENERAL EUs- TED AT WORK ON THE COMMITTEES. Auras, Jan. 2, 1876, A large number of members of tie Legislature have feached this city since last night ‘rom the interior of the State, but very few from the river counties or New York. They are expected to-morrow. The hotels are crowded with people looking for office. THE PROGRAMME 48 sent last night, for Speaker aud ( lerk, ie not changed tn the least to-night. There is no canvassing at wil Bing Bod for those offices, Genera gy gens the yesterday, but only @ few knew of bis presence, Ho immediately shat himself in hve room and went to WORK ON MIS COMME: TEMS, which ho hopes to be able to announce on Wednesday Morning. Reports and ramors are afloat as to the con- stitution af the committees, but Mr. Husted says they are necessarily far from the fact, nx he cannot pnt the jo (a complete form until Tuesday nightat the TRIAL OF GEORGE D. LORD. Borvaro, N. ¥., Jan. 2, 1876, ‘The trial of George D. Lord will take place to-mor, fow. before Judge Daniele. WASHINGTON. Obstructions in the Way of Pro- posed Retrenchment. THE ARMY AND THE NAVY. Republican Legislation Return- ing to Plague Its Authors. THE CUBAN RECOGNITION QUESTION. paclineedeeminerniarey The President's Disregard of Routine in the Matter of Army Promotions, FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Wasminerox, Jan, 2, 1876, DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED BY THE DEMO- ORATS IN THEIR RETRENCHMENT EFFORTS. Reformers are never popular, especially if they are ‘earnest, and this the democratic leaders in the House begin already to discdver. They propose a heavy reduction in the army, and, it is said, threaten aiso to reduce the pay of the navy. The last measure would be ill advised, as the pay of navy officers is not greater than it ought to be. As to the army, it begins to be seen that any considerable reduction will excite the opposition of democratic members from the South- western and other border States and from the Pacific coast, and will not be so easily accomplished as was at first thought It is possible that those who wish to reduce the army may receive assistance from an un- expected quarter. If Senator Morton should carry his Mississipp! investigating committee, and there should be a possibility that the President could be persuaded to use the army tn the Southern States as it was used in former years, in that case the democrats in the House would not merely voie to reduce the force, but would, probably, reduce any except an extremely moder- ate army appropriation, with the object of disabling the President from armed interfereace in the South. THE BILL REGULATING THE ELECTORAL VOTE— UNPLEASANT CONTINGENCIES LIKELY TO ARISE AND TO BE PROVIDED AGAINST. Senator Morton's bill regulating the counting of the electoral vote will be pushed forward in the Senate svon after the meeting. At present, in counting the electoral votes in presence of both houses, any mem- ver of either house may object.to the vote of any State, ‘and thereupon, unless both houses vote to receive it, it ig, under the twenty-second rule, excluded. The House will be democratic and the Senate republican when the electoral vote is counted next December, and under this rale itis possible that each house may arbitrarily throw out so many States that there will be left not a majority of all the States which is necessary to an election. In that case the election would fall to the House of Representatives, and this would insure the choice of a democrat as President, The twenty-second role is of republican origin, having been adopted to cover the case of some Southern States after the war, but, tu practice, very trivial objections have sufficed to fling ous the vote of a State. For instance, that of Arkansas was thrown out because returns were without the great seal of the State, and it was not dis- covered until after the counting was completed that Ar- kansas had then no great seal. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, sae sls a Wasnixaron, Jan, 2, 1876. SENATOR LOGAN'S VIEWS ON THE REDUCTION OF THE ARMY—THE PRESIDENT'S DISREGARD OF THE USUAL ROUTINE IN PROMOTION. Senator Logan, who is slowly recovering from his illness, *$ that while he was not consulted about the recent nominations or removals of federal officers in Chicago, and was surprised at them, he does not mean to make the matter personal. But he says freely that he thinks he and Senator Oglesby ought to have been consulted. He is opposed to the reduction of the army, and thinks tt not large enough now for the work it has to do, but he wants to consolidate the Ordnance, Commissary and Quartermasters’ departments, which, he thinks, would effect an important saving. He says he has not been well enough to consult with the members of his committee about the recent army nomina- tions, But, in other quarters there is some opposition to the coudrmation of Major Macfeely to be Commissary upon General Sheridan’s staff, be- cause the promotion was made over the heads of two colonels, three lieutenant colonels and two majors, and is heid to be a violation of army routine. Another prominent military appointment, that of Major Mayna- dier to be Paymaster, was shelved by the Military Committee last session. It is reported that the Presi- dent has within a few days written a letter to the Mili- tary Committce asking for Major Maynadier’s con- firmation. REPORTED ESCAPE FROM SPAIN OF DOCKRAY, THE CUBAN-AMERICAN PRISONER. It is reported here that Dockray, sentenced in Cuba and sent to Spain, where he was to suiler a long im- prisonment, has got away, and that he managed to bor- row money of Mr. Cushing before domg so. Senator Conover, of Flonda. in which State there is a large number of Cuban refugees, takes some interest in Dockray, aud, it is sad, means to make a speech in the Senate in favor of granting belligerent rightsto Cuba, GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. Niele Waswincros, Jan, 2, 1876, ‘THE GRANT PARISH CASE TO COME UP BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT TO-DAY. The Supreme Court will resume its session to-mor- row, When it is expected an opinion im the Grant Parish case, involving the constitutionality of the Enforce- ment act wil be delivered, 1875. Articles. Copper, wrought, cwts.. Sotten, piece goods, yard ihen and chinaware, &. Haberdasuery and millinery, Hardware and cutler: A , bolt and’ rod, {ali ‘sorts, ‘tons and boiler and piping, &e., tong... Linen, piece goods, Machinery and millwork, other than steam engines £199,068 Paper, writing of printing, and envelopes.... 34,739, Paper, otuer kind, except paper hangings... 25,145 Salt, rock and white, tons.. 167,188 Silk’ oF satin, broadstufls of, yards. fe | 470,828 Suk ribbons. £28 253, Other articles of stik only... 118,782 Spirits, British and Irish, eacons per. Pin, unwrought, Wool, sheep and lambs’, Ibs. Wool, woollen cloths, cra- tings, duffels, &e., yard: Wool, worsted tufts, yards. Woo! carpets, uot being rugs, yards. eveeees THE COURT oF 2,079, 800 COMMISSIONERS OF ALABAMA CLAIMS ~IMPORTANT DECISION ANTICIPATED. The Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claime will resume its seas tant opinion son the 19th inst., when an impor- in the case of the Texan Star will be delivered, The vessel was destroyed by the Alabama shortly after the Captain, by aivice of the owners had, ander a bill of saje, changed her name to the Martraban, and trans- ferred her to the British flag. The claim is made priné cipally ander a subsequent mortgage, The case in- volves some very peculiar points, and in view of recent | international arbitration looking to the establishment | Rents of Wallugtords YORK of precedents, the decision is awaited with great in. CLAIMS COMMISSION It is known that some of the persons in whose favor awards have beeu made by the United States sad M ean Commission have sold their claime et a lange count, one gentleman submiiting to @ deducven of about one-third of the entire amount, Counsel whe have business before the Commission say that the sum awarded to Mexican citizens will be probably $2,000,000, and to citizens of the United States between $5,000,000 and $6,000,000. According to the terms of tho treaty the United States will give credit to the Mexican Government for the amount whieh will be awarded to its citizens, to be paid to them by jen, and sum due by Mexico to citieems of the United States will be paid to thie government in annual instalments of $300,000 in guid or its equivalent anti! the whole shallbe paid stead of requiring the entire sum to be paid at onee oF within twelve months; but this will not delay payment to citizens of the United States by our own government The decisions are absolutely final and conclusive im cack claim. EXPORTS FROM GREAT BRITAIN STATES, The following thble, showing the exports of the prin cipal articles of British and Irish produce and manulec: 1O THE UNITED tures from the United Kingdom to the United States | during the eleven months ended November 90, I8T#and 1875 has been furnished by the Chief of the Bureas of Statistics, THE NEWPORT CHILD BURIAL. THE FUNERAL SERVICES IN ST. MARY'S CHURCE-— THE USUAL SERVICES PERFORMED BY THE 4S- SISTANT PASTOR. Newrort, R. L, Jan, 2, 1876 A more beautiful day never dawned than to-day hae been for the funeral of Geneva De Fray, the child over whose burial there has been no little discussion throughout the country. Afler vespers at St. Mary's Roman Catholic churcn the funeral cortége arrived, Ia the immediate vicinity of the church the sidewalks were crowded with men, women and children of all de- nominations, drawn thiiler mostly by curiosity to see what might be seen, Some ANTICIPATED A DISTURBANCE, owing to the publicity which the afwr bad been given, especially when it was known that De Fray was @ Portuguese, instead of an Irish Catholia The re- mains were brought into the church promptly a four o'clock, and were followed by a large number of mourn- ers, Contrary to expectations, Father Graco’s assistant, Father Clinton, officiated, which by many was con- sidered tho wisest course after all, In view of the curi- osity to see how Father Grace would act under the circumstances, The church, which is the largest in the city, was comfortably filled, and during the services all Listened with reverential awe to Father Clinton, who read the impressive Catholic burtal service in a low but distinct voice, TO THR CEMETERY. Tt had been rumored for several days t but a small party of Catholics would follow the remains to the cemetery, This rumor proved to be true, compared to the number who usually attend the funerals from that church. ‘Khe reasons why they absented themselves are obvious and will present themselves to the reader, However, as the funeral procession moved away from the church about fifty, some of whom were Protestants, followed, and this number was increased before the cemetery was reached by about filty more, A large crowd followed on the opposite side, but they left the procession as Soon ws Thames street was reached. Itis a matter of congratulation that the burial was conducted peaceably, and that the cloud which has bung over the church since the unhappy affair was cominunicated to the public through the press is at last dispersed through the wisdom of those who have the best interest of the Church at heart. The remains were placed in a vault in the Protestant Cemetery, from which they were brought to the church, as the lot be- longing to the family in the Catholic ground was very wet, and it will have to be drained and a brick It b before the body can be removed, This action of the family cansed Some comment among those who were not acquainted with the facts in the case. SUPPOSED MURDER. THE BODY OF A LABORER FOUND IN THR CANAL—EVIDENCES OF FOUL PLAY—THE COR- ONER'S INQUEST. Tuxstos, N. J., Jan. 2, 1876. A supposed murder has just been discovered at Greensburg, a small village on the Belvidere and Dela- ware Railroad, near this city. Yesterday afternoon the body of a man was found in the feeder of the Dela- ware and Raritan Canal at that place, with marks of violence on the head and face. The body was covered with a thick coat of mud and had evidently been in the water for three or four weeks, Nothing was found oa the remains but an old smoking pipe and an envelope, directed to “DAN SULLIVAN."? Coroner Bodine, of this city, held an inquest, when Six witnesses were examined. The evidence showed that the deceased was a laborer on the Delaware and Boundbrook Railroad; that his name was Daniel Suili- van, and that he had been missing since the 23d of No- vember, He had been paid off on the 19th of that month, and a couple of days afterward two fellow la- borers saw him on the bank of the stream, near where the body was found, in a helpless state of intoxication, ‘These men have disappeared and nothing ts known of their whereabouts. Lt is surmised that they had some- thing to do with the death of the unfortunate man. The suspicion is strong that foul means were used in sending him to bis long home. The jury reudered A VERDICT that “he came to his death by the hands of some per- son or persons unknown.” Effurts are being made to sift the mystery to the bottom, and more developments are expected soon, The deceased was ubout forty years of age. SHOOTING AFFRAY. ESCAPE OF THE WOULD-BE ASSASSIN. Trestos, N. J., Jan 2, 1876, In Bordentown last evening a respectable citizen, named John Fulger, was dangerously and probably fatally shot in the neck, at asball, by a canal boatman, who fled after the occurrences, Much excitement pre- vuiled, and the assassin would have been severely handied if he bad been caught. A TERRIBLE AFFAIR. A DAUGHTER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY AN IN- TOXICATED FATHER, Utica, N. Y., Jan, 2, 1876. Christopner Van Slyke and his son, of Clerksville, Madison county, while intoxicated, fired satutes in honor of the Centennial, with a gun in the yard adjoin ing the house, at about one o'clock A, M. yesterday, After a while the father pointed the gan at his wife and asked if he should fire it off in the house, when she became frightened and he turned it toward the bed- room, in which were a deaf and dumb daughter, another named Emma, aged seventeen years, and a four year- oldchild, The gun was disctiarged and Emma was shot through the heart, dying instantly. Van Slyke was arrested, He claims the shooting was accidental, THE WALLINGFORD TRAGEDY. AN EFFORT TO SAVE THE MURDERER ANDER- SON FROM HIS IMPENDING FATE—NEW EVi- DENCE OF INSANITY. New Haves, Conn., Jan. 2, 1876, ‘The fact that a motion is to be made to-morrow in the Superior Court 1 New Haven county, in this city, for a new trial of thé murderer John B, Anderson, who now lies in jail awaiting execution in this city, 1s ex- citing much interest. Anderson’s case is almost a bis- | toric one. A MASS DY CRIME. On Satordaf, Mafth 8, 1874, he shot and fatally wounded Horatio ©. Hall, of Wallingford, in the Wail- ingford Wheel Company's works, and afterward shot George Norton and fired at five or six other persons, finishing the performante by shooting bimeelf in the FIRE IN A CHURCH. Pcare OF 4 THOUMAND CHILOREN—FATAL GOONSEGO ENCES FORTUNATELT AVERTED. Boeros, Jan. 2, 1876 The terrible chore bh loreet at Motvote several months since came eat being repeated tm St. Mary's Cathebe charch, om Calon street, im the Buber Wi destrek O8 ae: onat of the fee weather tbe edifice War more thas weunlly ited at the wine o'check mane, Ja tact, oot omiy the Dady. atsios amd corridors of the charck were parked wih worshippers, but even the | Yard end the edewalts im from @ere densely crowded | Pear of the vesry head, cutting his throat and throwing himeelf on the | track opposite the Wallingford station, He was tried 8 the October term of the Court, POUND GUILTY of murder in the first degret and sentenced to be hanged vo April, 1876, At the last Meeting of the General As sembly of Connecticut strenuous efforts were made to secure his pardon or a commutatéon, bat these wy op , compos principally of resi and were unsuccessful. Berore | the Court, Anderson being poor, accepted the gratuitous | services or a youug ane teexperionced lawy et THE PLEA OF INSANITY was found insuMcient, It is now claimed that evidence not introduced betore has been d.scovered, and on this ground the motion is brought. Anderson isa Swede, His previous character is bad, but the excuse of insanity is urged in extenuation. Had | he succeeded in his apparent intention at the time of the Walliugtord u ly no less than ten persons would — have been shot, ere will be & large atiendance from all over Western Connecticut at the new hearing. A NOTORIOUS THIEF ARRESTED. ——_ Wasmixetox, Jan. 2, 187 Thomas Curran, one of the boldest and most success: fal thieves m the country, was arrested bere last night, securely handenfled and imprisoned for a hear- ing on two tndictments peading agaist bina With © Surging and prewng throng a!) enmious to gam Adm Maace to the iment In the vestry of basement below there wan a the same tiene, gathered early 1,000 ehildrem eugaged 1 Sunday who. exercises, amd bere owas thet OF ac komee Cocurred, which came moar renuiting im a lowe ot Life | almost bey nnd war wlat bom, ecuraw or drapery Vinge Mary 0 pe bias 1 seems that @ removing the Shick Covered 4 etatertte ie of tee tals RE camtic Almost imstomtly Obs the ams dared up the ceiling ecrom the aNer a@i around the Nght corns es amt orna Meola! Womtwork, whieh existed im AbURdanoe ob tbe 21eme Chere one ted 23 INoew Rewamn Pasi among the hildree and the was How commentated to the Buor shove, where suet war at the same avo ment being oeeursted = Some of the teachers and Older sehvlart, #HD A proence of Mind Red qurcknews of action w Rich war (ruiy remarkabic, mume heteiy tore and smothered the burming gus, aod others at the Same Moment Sib thew werounte ant heavy Mi staged, Ly what may be vexoribed as waperbu: tore to of 6 tow it igntied, Tee BORN Wow RE eresea } When this wat done aud a: demgor from Giro wes at “4 ead the @00P lmad: to the wee church were cloud locked by some Lene hets and the threaioning x Are wae over the feor abows. the The however, Sus Oat the case ot be cry bed been raised that the Vestry was of fire and immediately there was THR WiLOEeT Atacw and confusion. The exweme warmih had adumiived of many of tbe Out of these many jumped Under: themsctves from wnat they Beier ed 6 roasting alive. tte the bod themeelves BLY thowe upon BO MERIO”S CONEY! RY ‘This scene, however, #0 full of Lorror apd exettement, inoreduble as it Serius copseg ue: bruised in the Jam toward the doors and Windows, but © nee Tiously Injured that could be fo Teecived @ broken leg by jumping from the gallery Fortunately, the windows were only & few tect from the ground, and any serious injury by jampung from them Was almost imposible. Tue ordinary me too, Were admirable, consisting of three | road vestibule, from here there Spacious openings to the stro@t The fow moments the Panic lasted, however, were full of alarm, and the SHRIEKS OF THR Wommy and the shouts of the men terrified the whole section ofthe city in which the church i* situated The event, as might be expected, was quickly magniied into a terrible calamity, and the sceves of melancholy confusion among those had friends in the church were painful and numerous At the best the alfuir was Sn unfortunate one even in the absence of fatal cone. quences, and, when taken in connection with the late terrible ‘afait at Hol: q bot be surprising if some legislative action is taken to guard againmt each calamities a8 are now possivle in every Catholic charch throughout she country. THE DEVOURING ELEMENT. WORK OF INCENDIARIES—THRER BOTS RRSTED. Havennit, Mass, Jan 2, 1874, Au incendiary fire on Saturday night consumed « barn with flity tons of hay, near Pentucket Cemetery, in this place; also two smatier buildings destroyed J.'F. Abbot's tcehouse, Loss but shght insurance, Three ooys have beca arrested for setting the fire. AR- FRUIT HOUSE DESTROYED, Cixctxwatt, Ohio, Jan, 2, 1876, The Commercial’s Pana (lll.) special says the Alden Fruit Houso, owned by C. C. Vandewoter & Sona, was burned last pight. Loss, $15,000; insured for $4,600, DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT WATREVILLE, N, ¥. Utica, Jan, 2, 18746, A fire yesterday morning threatened the destruction of the entire business part of the village of Watervil in this county, but was fortunately prevented. The Gibbs Block and one dwelling wore destroyed and the Tower Block damaged. The total loss will not exceod 0, THE EPISCOPO-THIRD TERMER, Crivcinsati, Oblo, Jan, 2, 1876, Bishop Haven preached to an immense audience at St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal church to-day, The sub- ae chosen was “The Two Greek Books onthe Future jaife." THE COLOR LINE. FATAL AFPRAY BETWEEN A SAXON AND AN ETHIOPIAN. Civcixxat, Ohio, Jan. 2, 1876. Valentine Kessling, white, was instantly killed, this afternoon by George Crow, colored, The parties were inmates of a tenement house, peopled with white and blacks, on Sixth near Mound street, Kessling bad threatened Crow, who was p! cally his inferior, meeting him to-day in the court yard of the buildin Kessling at once commenced the assault and w: stabbed with a pocket kaife, dying almost instantly. Crow surrendered himself at the nearest station house. THE UNIVERSITY REGATTA, HARVARD TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GENERAL BRACES NEXT SUMMER-—SOME OBSERVATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS OF OLD OARSMEN FOR FU- TORE REGATTAS. RBosroy, Jan. 2, 1876, As already intimated in the Hegaty’s correspondence from this vicinity the Harvard University crew will unquestionably participate in the general regatta of the American colleges next summer. The idea ot with- drawing from the association and only competing with the Yale crew for aquatic honors, although seriously entertained and generously dismissed during the past two weeks, has now been abandoned, and thos decision will be formally and publicly mado by Harvard's rep- resentatives at the general meeting of all the college representatives, which is to be held on Tuesday. THR VOICK OF OLD HARVARD GRADUATES aND Oars- MEN. It ts cartons to note the interest and opinions held by the old oarsmen and graduates of the Cambridge Uni- versity inthe matter of these aquatic trials, which have grown so popular in our American colleges. When it was first intimated that Harvard was likely to follow Yale in withdrawing from the general regatta thore seemed a course from nearly all who have been and aro now identified with this renowned university. In fact, this pegative feeling was 80 numerous and emphatic that it was deemed wise on the part of some of the old gradu. ates and oarsmen in Boston and vicinity to organize a formal protest, and it that the movement has met with @ hearty approval from the alumni all over the country. The parties who initiated the protest in response to inquiries have received & multitude of communications from all par- ties urging that the threatened withdrawal which haa been reported be deferred, at least until after the races of 1874 This feeling, it may be sald, is universal, with the exception of a few oarsmen who were so un- fortunate as to represent Harvard in her years of ae- feat, This protest, xo ueneraliy signed, bas been pres sented tothe Harvard Clad of the prosent year, and the names of the #igners will probably be m: " atthe general meeting of the college representatives on Tuesday SHOULD THE RULES AND MANNER movriey f While the Harvard boating men ate generally !n favor of the races of the prestns year being conducted as formerly, it @ Bev rPelens & fact that many of them think that there shordd be some modification of the rules for future regattas | find that most of them in- cline to the opimon that a dozen or fourteen too many to row comfortably asd fairly at oge time, ‘The several crews being @ distance of some two hun. dred feet apart there is necessarily a wide co" ered, and it is next to imporsibie the crows at the most ae distances from each other to tell by ob- ' is in progress, In view of this and other objec- tions with which the crews are familiar it is not sur- prising that some modification ments 1% desirable. One of the old Har- vard oarsmen has su; that the different colleges compete with four, #ix and eight oared cre in separate Faces as @ means of avoiding too many crews participating in any one race. Thenthere would be different regattas of different classes, and still two das ould be ample ti to get through with them. Another suggestion I have heard is participate in thene several quartets then row for the champiou- ship, the latter contest taking place on the second day. Whether these or other ts are the most de- OF THR RACES BR in. the arrange- of the Tules ts required for the future races if all the colleges Of the atoocativa regattas a ate bo particupaty ia (he Find mato the whe dawra, | neral expression of opposition to such a | Is only to be adaed | position of their competitors while the | an the crews | juartets, and that the winners of HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1876. SPENCE PETTIB. THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICAN | A SCENE OF Panic aND ConPraroN—Nannow | COYERNOR GASTON DeTERMIVED NOT TO PAR- DON mim. Boston, Jan, 2, 1876. Governor Gaston to-day stated positively that he will pot pardoo nee Pettis, notwith: Ss meadaton cine Couneil. eage cind a Ie | AT THE MINEs. TEMPOMARY SUSPENSION OF WORK You REPAIRS. Witerspanne, Pa, Jao. 2, 1876. Work bas been suspended at the Hollenback Works Ne 3 and at the Diamond shaft of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company for the purpose of repairs. | They wall not be idie over ten days. There will be no | i sapenee ‘as any of the other works except for re- FATAL MARITAL AFFRAY. SRAND KILLED BY HIS WIFE IN RESISTING AN ATTACK. Warrevace, N. ¥., Jan. 2, 1876, James Bazell, of Cheever Orebed, N. Y., was killed this morning by bis wife during an altercation, From the fete gleaned it appears that Buzell, in a Gt of tom- Porery insanity, attempted to assault bis wife and was | wtabbed im the stomach, and from the effects of the } wound died shortly after. Hoe was forty-five years of nen, and leaves mo family except the wife. He for- | merly lived at Glondaie, Mass | MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. ; Wan Derantwxnr, i ; Orvicr ov THE Cuike Sionat Ovrioer, Wasmotos, Jan, 3-1 A. M. ) Probabilities, Yor New Boglamd, the Middle States and the lower luke region, generally clear and cooler weather will prevail, with southwest to northwest winds and rising ) barometer Por the South Atlantic snd Eastern Gulf States, Ten- | mewsee and the Ohio Val clear or fatr weather, | tower temperature, northerly to westerly winds and Fang barometer, Yor the Western GulfStates, clear or partly cloudy Sot cooler weather, northerly winds, veering to east- | erly and southerly, and continued high barometer, BFor the opper lake region, the Upper Mississippi sod the Lower Missourivalieys, genorally clear woather abd lower temperature than on Sunday, rising followed | Oe falling barometer and westerly winds backing to } | southerty, ‘The Ubio sad Central Miss | slowy. | For the eamal regions, from New Jersey to Virginia, | the lomperature will remain above freesiuy 1 will fall THE HUDSON CLEAR OF ICE, Heowos, N. ¥., Jan, 2, 1876, The tee im ¢ or at this point moved out to-day Without damage, aad there ts notbing now to interfere with wavigation, TUR RIVER AND THR WEATHER at ALBANY, Auman, Jan. 2, 1876 The tee in the river in front of the city has moved of eliently and withows domg any damage As Wwe water pow rises here there mast be am opening below *o very mild that Bostmen are making arrang ts to make up tonnage to send off, as they lwara they can got through. WIND STORM IN THE WEST. LARGE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. | Cremer, Olio, Jan, 2, 1876, The Commercial’s Bloomington, UL, special says the | heavy wind of Saturday did considerable damage, An old Indy gamed Mathows was dangerously cut ‘about head by being blown across the street against « curbstone, and a house was badly damaged by the chimneys failimg th At Normal, fi, toe mense cory eribs were blown across ‘the track of the Chicago and Alton Rail road, but were removed promptly. Reports from the country relate general destruction of feuces aud outbuildings. Uv NPRECEDENTED WEATHER SPRING DAYS I JANUARY—roGGY MoRNINC AND WRT BVENINGR ‘The weather for the past two Gays, viewed in ite moteorological aspect, may almost be characterized as phenominal. Indeed, for dhe last week he who presides over tt bas evidently been doing his best to perplex poor suffering humanity, On Now Year's day there were as many changes as the most perfect typical April day could boast of. Fog, sunshine, mist, showers and wncertainty were distributed in equal portions from break of day wuti! nightfall, giving the bellesand beaus ®@ glorious opportunity to ring the changes on “the | weather,” that malo stay and stanch pillar of would beconversationalists, Yosterday, however, capped the climag, inasmuch as it was the warmest fu of Januery | known for many years past. The music of the Sabbath | bella, which fang out their summons to the devoutly | inclined, floated on the atmosphere as balmy os ev Kissed the cheeks of the daughters of this city, It was, indeed. aturally warm for this season of the year and deserves more than passing comment in the morning the sidewaiks were covered with that slippery, muddy grease which exudes from the earth in eariy spring. So warm was it that whatever frost there may | have been remaining in the ground was tnost eftectually thawed out, Instead of being covered with snow and the jeafless branches of Une trees with teickes (here was dreamy, enervaiing tone 10 the atnosphere rug gestive of crocuses in the moadow and cowl) Ditleide. gentlemen their great coats and the youth who w: Pompalled to stagger along under the of bis fas for fear of exposing | the verge of morning | scarcely 4 cloud was visible, the sky Was blue and the | sun beat down with the ferver of an April day. Later ‘on dense black clouds floated overbead, threatening rain, and at the close of day their promises were ful filled; bot all this time the temperature was oppres- | sively warm, aod about three P. A the mercury um the | thermometer bad risen to 64 The meteoroiogica! records were searched in vain fora paraiiel instance under the date, and to the supertitiogs tiie phenom. cpa portends grave consequences in the centennial year of the Republic. Physicians argue that sech un- seasonable weather is not favorable to the general pub- lic health, and it therefore behooves the authorities supervising the cleaning of the streetsand the Healin | Bureau to be more than ordinarily careful Below will ‘The following record will show the changer in tho | the past twenty-four hours, in eom. | corresponding date of last sear, ae the thermometer at Hudaut's Hunatp Batld on } 5. 1874 187%. 187% | 2 a 0! ‘Average temperature yesterday... ‘Average temperature for correspoudiag |” yeor ate inst | CALIFORNIA GOLD SEEKERS. | PRENTICE MULPORDS LECTURE AT TRENOR's HALL LAST NIGHT, | Last evening Prentice Mulford continued bix course of dime lectures in Trenor's Hall, Broadway , gubyect— The Pecaliarities of Miners and Mining im California '* Begi fg with a brief description of the gold mins: belts of California be pamed to the constu- eration of the miners and their peeularition, ela | that from the nature of bis position the otherwise untutored miner soon sequired « Knew! edge of the peculiarities of the lever, the quick, the | crevice, the rock and ail other features of the country | The tailings which were thrown over the lew lying sections of & mining camp give to |. an appearance of arid desolation, and destroy tis appearance even where | care i taken to make the turrocndings a* cheerful ee possibie; and yet digging for gow oF | for — enytl cee wae * had to be acquired. The beginner nearly aw the short-handied shovel, believing (bat be cow more rapidly with {t than with « jong Dandie, prs og patience and endurance aiways brought the [Fang heal gems So, too, in breabing jer, there were siways various opimone Among hew men as to how the work coud be done the best; but experience ht othe =workman whic anite away deposit, @ jecturer then es, an interenti: tion of the various of washing, end | sing gold; the value of book lore in bunting fer gold, : leewure ae. uses of streams in mining regions. ‘as illuminated by many pleasant anecdotes, aad was liatened w sneuuvely by a large audience. THE PALETTE CLUB. The Palette Cinb will pre & grand ladies’ reception this evening in their butlding in Kast Twenty second street, Some very fne works of art will be oxhibited aad a numerous gathering 18 expected. 5 MUSIOAL AND DRAMATIO NOTES, Mapleson will pay a short vise to New York daring the present month Saint Salus bas been giving concerteef chamber me ale at St. Petersburg. A Dew Stadt Theatre was recently imaugurated at Dasseldorf, with « performance of ‘*Fidelio.” Pasiat, once a distinguished tenor, died last month, athis native place, Colombago, Italy, aged seventy: nine years, Mr. H. J. Jarrett, of Booth’s Theatre, goes to Chf ago this week to superintend the productian @ ‘Henry V."" at MacVickar's Theatre, Chicago. ‘The Italian masters of the seventeenth and sigthteent® centuries kuew more about recitation of songs, it bot more about the construction of the humaa voice, Suan we know, Miss Meblig gave a piano recital at St. James’ Halt, Loudon, last month, tu which she was assisted by Mme, Essipot, Mile. Sophie Lowe and Wilbelmj. She was Very successful The rival Liahiaa opera seasons in Manchester, ia the boglaning of a. month, under the direction of Gre aud Mapleson, were very successful, Nilsson sang at tho Queea's ant Atbani and Zard Thalverg at the Prince's, Mr. Tom Taylor's drama of “Anne Boleyn"? will be Produced at the Haymarket, London, on the 17th of this month. Miss Notlsou will play Anne Boleyn and Mr. Harcourt Honry VIL Mise Carlotta Addison and Mr. Arthur Cecil are also included in the cast Hans Von Bulow will appoar at Chickering Hall to night, and will play Beethovon's Sonata (odicated ta Kreutzer), and Schubert's Introduction et Rondo Briley lante, with Dr, Damrosch; Scarlatti, Cat's Pogue; Bach, Sarabande et Passe Pied; Gluck, Gavotte; Mov zart, Minuet et Gigue; Chopin, Noctarue, Ballade, and three waltzes, Mr, Max Strakosch makes the welcome announce. ment that, in compliance with the widely expressed desire of the public and the press, he will present Mme, Titiens in Italian Opera at the Academy of Music fora few nights in some of her grandest lyric representations The first performance takes place on Monday, January 24, on which evening ‘Norma’? will be given, To-night Mr. Lester Wallack makes his first appear- ance this season at his own theatre as Colonel Whitol in Robertson’s fine comedy of “Home.” The full cast is as follows:—Colonel Waite, Mr. Wallack; Mr. Dorn. son, Mr. Gilbert; Captain Montraffe, Mr. Carrol Mr. W. Seymour; Mrs. Pinchbeck, Miss Dyas; Lucy, Mist Maye; Dora, Miss Kate Bartlett, The farce of “A Quiet Family,'? with Mosars. Beckett, Shannon and Hollaud; Misses Effle Germon and Ione Burke, and Mrs. Johm Sefton, will conclude the entertainment Theatre parties are very popular at this theatre this winter, and sometimos 150 seats have been occupied by a single party. CONDITION OF Fort Wasu vox, Jan, 2—10:50 P.M. Mr. O'Conor sat up for an hour anda quarter and passed a very good day. His symptoms appeared in all respects more (avorav.o. OBITUARY, CHARLES O'CONOR. PROFFSSOR JONATHAN B. CONDIT. Jonathan B, Condit, professor emeritus of the Aubura Theological Seminary, at Auburn, N. Y., died at ai o'clock on the evening of the Ist inst, He had bee honorably and eminently connected with the seminary for about twenty years, and was universally esteemed by all who knew him, ‘His age was sixty-cight years. COLONEL SIDNEY A, STOCKDALE. Colonel Sidney A Stockdale, a member of Genera Grant's staf’ during tho latter part of the war, died o« Christmas day at San Diego, Cal, His body wax seat Kast for iuterment, HON. JOHN H, CLIFFORD. Hon. Joha H. Clifford, ex-Governor of the State ot Massachusetts, and President of the Boston and Prova donce Railrond, died at Now Bedford, ou the 2d instant, of dropsy, aged sixty-six years, A NEW YEAR'S GIFT. Last eveninga aumber of tho friends of Aldermas | Hess called at Lis residence, in Fifty-eighth street, and presented him with a handsome gold badge, Mr. Moat has beon President of the Thalia Club for several youra, anda large number of the members jomed in making the tation. The badge isa handsome one, and bears the coat-of-arms of the city of New York, aur mounted by an eagle, with the following insoriptioas “Presented to Jacob Hess, Alderman-at-Large, by bia friends, January 1, 1576." CENTRAL PARK SAVINGS BANK, The meeting of the Depositors’ Committee of the Central Park Bank, which should have been held o@ New Yearts day, was held yesterday afternoon at the Brevoort Assembly Rooms, Fifty-ninth street and Third avenue. The committee reported that thoy had been unable to obtain any satisfactory information from the recerver, Mr. French, and it was understood that be was about to dispose of the bank property ats great sacrifice to the depositors. The committee alsa reported that it had ascertarned that moat of the do- oxitors? money bad gone into the pocket of tha jate Prosident of the bank, Thomas Gearty, who isa builder, Gearty put ap the bank building as it now ktands, receiving in cash $75,000 and « mortgage $95,000. Counsel had advieed Wat the President thou! sued as well ay the trustees for the moneya found to have been illegally taken from the bank. The committees then decided to a meeting of the depositors at an eariy day and then devermino upoe | what atops shall be taken against tho receiver, tha Vresident aud the trastecs. THE DILLEBER ASSASSINATION. The inquest in the case of Mr. John R Dilleder, wha was shot in the Westminster Hotel on Friday night by Romain Dillon, will be held at the hotel on Tuesday by Coroner Kickhoff Mr, Dillover's remains will be baried from the Charch of the Roly Wats, oa Rev. Stephen Tyag, Jr, onion Dulen, ailoged murderer, wae transferred ey to the Tombs of the commitment of Coroner ickhof. ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING. About four o'clock yesterday afternoon Joseph Pas- tell, « boy of twelve years, was accidentally shot in the abdomen by Mr. Stotnkopp, of No. 261 stroet The ball was extracted by Dr. Place, fen wecaeee, and it i thought that po serious results will follow, HOTEL ARRIVALS, Congressman MH. H. Hathoro, of Saratoga, aod Gene. ral RK Quesada, of Mexico, are staying at the Gilsey House. Colonel Geo W. Patten, United States Army, ia quartered at the ®t James Hotel, Mr J. Hl. Ketcham, Commissioner of the District of movie, and Mr. B, G Jayne, of ithaca are at the Fifth Avene Hotel, Ee Mayor George H. Thacher, of Albany, (s registered #1 the New York Motel oney ov Honenousn any Tam Deore are i ane minute, A BUCH BXTRACT BUCH, FoR Diaeter Rideeys and erimery complaints P great diuretic, bord by Gruggints every eb ALL WHO WEAR GRADUATED CHEST AND LUNG Poorectons bere bealth, etrengih and old by all wearwoar deniers i SORISCAR seechararer is roadway 0 8S A NATIONAL KRCOGNITION..THE RLASTIC TAUSS COMPANY, O80 Peete EE thelr vainable Silates are vaperseaed in wrestiog ruptare, ie ALWAYS RELIABLE—WISTAW'S BALSAM OF W Lo Comnny, for Coaghs and Uoide S0e. and $1. THR MOST VIOLENT EXPLOSIONS OF Covat- In, ered + THR HONK JOURNAL Fifty too weeks, only Bi ecactere, bllatin of new howky wook ree