The New York Herald Newspaper, January 8, 1876, Page 5

THE JEFFERSON BORDEN. THE UNFORTUNATE SCHOONER TOWED INTO A scoftR PORT—SUXTY-SEVEN DAYS FROM aMBRICA, [SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. ] Lonpon, Jan. 7, 1876. The American schooner Jefferson Borden, Captain Patterson, from Boothbay, Maine, about the Ist of November, for Gloucester, England, was towed into the port of Aber- deen to-day disabled. A LONG VC YACE. The schooner has been sixty-seven days on ithe voyage from America, THE CREW EXHAUSTED. The crew was exhausted, almost famish- ing and unfit for duty, the supply of water having been a teacupful a day for each man during the later days of the voyage. THE SCHOONER Jefferson Borden is the vessel which was made so notorious on account of the recent mutiny of the crew and the murder of Captain Jefferson, her former commander. TURKEY AND THE GREAT POWERS, ilar oreadnemeneeisers THE SULTAN REJECTS FOREIGN MEDIATION. ConstanrixorLe, Jan. 7, 1876. The Austrian Ambassador to this Court has semi- officially communicated to the Grand Vizier Count An- drassy’s schome for reform in the Turkish provinces, THR REPLY O¥ THE PORTR, The Grand Vizier, in reply, is represented to have re- jected the idea of foreign mediation, and to have said that “the Sublime Porte would give the peoples of the provinces all necessary guarantees for reform.’” GENERALS FOR HERZEGOVINA AND CRETE. ConstTanTinorie, Jan. 7, 1876. All Pacha, formerly Ambassador at Paris, has been appointed Governor General of Herzegovina. Rasuff Pacha has been appointed Governor General of the island of Crete, NEW GOVERNOR ‘THE FRENCH BEPUBLIC LIKELY TO ADHERE TO THE AUSTRIAN NOTE. m Pants, Jan. 7, 1876. The Journal des Dédats publishes a semi-official com- munication from Vienna, which states in effect that France intends to adhere to Count Andrassy’s note re- garding Turkey, but has not yet done so, THE BULERS OF THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALI- TIES MAKING BEADY FOR WAR. Lonpox, Jan, 8—4 A. M. A Vienna despatch to the Daily News says it 1s re- ported that the Montenegrin Minister of War intends to purchase rifles in Vienna, THR SERVIANS ARMING. Telegrams from Servia state that the manufactories of arms are very active. ROUMANIA MAKING READY FOR WAR. The Roumantan government is hastening the com- pletion of its armament by contracts with foreign firms. THE INSURGENTS SEVERELY DEFEATED BY THE TURKS. Lonpox, Jan. 8—5 A. M. The Standard’s Vienna correspondent telegraphs that @ body of 2,800 insurgents tried to surprise Mostar, but ‘was defeated and almost totally destroyed. ‘THE ANSWER OF ITALY TO THE ANDRASSY NOTE. Tpxvox, Jan, 85 A. M. The answer of Italy to Count Andrassy’s note on Turkey bas arrived in Vienna. ?AIN. A GOVERNMENT WARNING TO BRITISH MER- CHANT SHIPS—ALFONSO'S DIPLOMACY AT THE VATICAN, Lowpox, Jan, 7, 1876, The Gazette publishes a notification to the masters of British vessels, warning them to keep away from the whole Spanish coast east of Bilbao, as Carlist batteries are stationed at intervals all along the shore and fire at anything that approaches. The neighborhood of Guetaria, San Sebastian, Pas- sages and Motrico is especiaily dangerous. ALFONSO'S DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS TO THE POPE. Rom, Jan. 7, 1876. Sefior Cardenas has been appointed Spanish Ambas- ‘sador to the Vatican. ENGLAND. PARLIAMENTARY GAIN FOR THE CONSERVATIVES— HEAVY LIABILITIES OF A FAILED MANUFAC- TUBER. Lonpor, Jan. 7, 1876. An election for member of Parliament to fill the va- caney in South Wiltshire occurred to-day. Lord Henry Frederick Thynne, conservative, who was chosen at the general election, was recently appointed to the office of ‘Treasurer of Het Majesty's Household, and by accept- ing vacated his seat as @ member of the House of Com- mons, Lord Thynne was to-day re-elected without opposi- tion, FAILURE OF 4 COTTON MANUPACTURER. Charles Suthers, cotton spinner at Oldham, Lan- cashire, has failed for $1,000,000, FRANCE. SENATORIAL CANDIDATES RECOMMENDED BY THE GOVERNMENT. Parts, Jan. 7, 1876. The Moniteur publishes a list of candidates for the Senate whose election the government favors. —————— COUNT VON ARNIM. TUR GERMAN JUDICIARY STILL PROCEEDING AGAINST THE EX-MINISTER, Lonpon, Jan. 8, 1876 A special despatch from Berlin to the Daily News Says the report is current that the courts will shortly publish a general denunciation against Count Henry von Arnim if he fails to return, and that be will be Cried in contumactam, MEXICO. GEQMAN AND SPANISH MINISTERS ARRIVED IN THE CAPITAL—PRESIDENT LERDO TO VISIT THE RIO GRANDR TERRITORY. Havana, Jan, 7, 1876. ~ advices received here from the city of Mexico to January 1 say that the new German and Spanish Ambassadors to Mexico had arrived at the capital A FRESIDENTAL TOUR TO THE RIO GRANDE, ‘The President of the Republic was to make @ visit to the Rio Grande fegion within a month. It is asserted that he will go no further than Tampico. PORPIRIO DIAZ’S LOYALTY. It ts roported that Porfino Diaz went to New Orleans in order to avoid complications with the government aod prevent his own partisans from inaugurating a revolutionary movement. RELIGIONS FEUDS. The Revista says the Catholics continue to threaten the Protestant worshippers at St. Peter's church. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS’ BTATUR. ‘The great statue of Christopher Columbus, designed for the city of Mexico, had arrived at Vera Cran Owing Wo the great size of the pedestal, it will be hauled over the mountains by ox carts. It is too large to pass through the tunnels of the railroad between Vera Crus end the city of Mexico, REVOLUTIONIST AGITATION. ‘The reyolation in Michoacan contiques, , ew A CHICAGO HOTEL BURNED. Cutoaco, Jan. 7, 1876, A fire broke out in the Gardiner House, corner of Jackson street and Michigan avenue, at about six “OleISeK” thie morning, and before it could be subdued damage to the amount of about $25,000 was inflicted by fire and water. The fire originated in the elevator bose box. and, owing to a misunderstanding in giving the alarm, the fire engines arrived so late that the fire had gained considerable headway before they could play upon it. The hotel is owned by C. H. Gaubert, is a resort for the wealthier class of boarders and ig finely equipped. Fifty rooms were rendered unserviceable, Another estimate makes the loss $35,000. ‘The following is the insurance :—$5,000 each in the Shoe and Leather, Commercial Union and Manufac- turers’, of Boston; the Neptune and Citizens’, of St. Louis; the Insurance Com) of Pennsylvania, of Philadelphia; American, ia; sociation and Commerci = Toronto and the le Island; the United States, of St. Louis; the Fame, of Philadel- | a the Farmers and Drovers’, of Louisville; the New Jersey Union, of Philadelphia; the Buffalo, St. Louis and Franklin, of St. Louis, and the St. Nicholas; $2,500 each in the Peoplé’s, of Memphis; Williams: burg City, Tenmeemen's of ‘St. Louis; Jefferson, Read- ing, of nsytvania; Buffalo German, Adriatic and Secarity, of New Haven; $3,500 in the cei ge aman of Pennsylvania, and $2,506 inthe Phontx, ot Memphis. be a - $132,500, two-thirds applying on the THE SMALLPOX IN SARATOGA. PUBLIC INDIGNATION AGAINST 4 HOMGOPATHIC PHYSICIAN—NEGLECT TO REPORT THE FIRST CASE TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH. Saratooa, Jan 7, 1876. Dr. T. E. Alien, keeping s homeopathic medical in- stitution here, was called some weeks ago to visita sick child, which afterward died and was taken to Syracuse for burial under his certificate of death from chicken- pox, Soon after several cases of smallpox broke out among the neighbors who had been in contact with the child, and the doctors called in reported the same to the Board of Health. Precautions being taken, it did not spread from them. Two deaths occurred there, and now, just as all were getting well and it was sup- the disease was stopped, the cook in Dr, Alien’s institation dies from jipox and one of his boarders is found sick, while Dr. Alien seems not to take any pre- cautions to prevent the 5 ing of the disease. He allowed all people who called at his house to go and see the sick woman. When the Board of Health in- quired he prevaricated about the death of his cook, and finally Dr, Grant exhumed her dody to be sure of the nature of the The Board of Heaith ar- rested Dr. Allen and he was confined one night in jail for want of bail He and all the inmates of the house will now be kept strictty contined until all danger trom infection ceases, Among those quarantined are the Rev. &. A. Woods, pastor of the Baptist church, and his family and two teachers in the public schools. No cases are known outside of those traced directly to the child first mentioned. ‘The people of the town are very indignant at Dr. Allen, who only came here a few years since from Can- ada. "He has denied that the diseage was smallpox and sent to Troy for Dr. Vincent to see a case in his house. Dr. Vincent and another homa@opath both deeided the cases to be smallpox. The Board of Health promise to prosecute Allen for the full penalty prescribed for not Teporting cases of contagious disease to them. THE PACIFIC RAILROAD, Sr. Louis, Mo., Jan. 7, 1876. Judge Dillon, of the United States Circuit Court, to- day delivered a decision in the railroad cases. He said the application of St Louis county to become a party defendant in the bill to foreclose the second mortgage on the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, and to the Dill to foreclose the third mortgage on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, must be denied for the reason that it was an unsecured creditor, and could not be permitted to imterfere with the foreclosure of the mortgage, as it had no interest in the subject matter. He also refused to grant the motion of the State to become a part in these cases, for tha same reason. mn respect to the suit of N. A, Cowdrey, of New York, against the Missouri Pacific Railroad and others, he said the bill was for the sole purpose of setting aside the third mort- gage as fraudulent, but that its averments were not sufficient for that put », it true, and that if the bill did contain sufficient allegations to justify the setting aside of the third mortgage no receiver could be ap- pointed under it, for the reason that the lease of that road had not yet expired under its provisions, and for the further reason that the object sought did not war- rant the appointment of separate receivers, He inti- mated that if it was true, as claimed, that the third mo was void because of fraud the proper way would be to intervene in the suit to foreciose, and that if the company retused to defend the Court would, on a proper showing, permit such intervention. THE RAILROAD CONFLICT. EVERYTHING QUIET—-THE VICTORY WITH THE DELAWARE AND BOUND BROOK RAILROAD. Treytox, Jan. 7, 1876, The latest news from the seat of the railroad war in- dicates that everything is quiet. The militia will en- camp there ali night and probably will not leave for home for a few days. Chancellor Runyon has issned orders to have both tracks cleared of all obstructions and not to disturb the frog. The Delaware and Bound Brook Company has gained a substantial victory, and itnow seems that they will not receive any more an- poyance in the construction of their line. Not a blow has been struck by either party. DEATH ON THE RAIL. Camenipox, N. Y., Jan. 7, 1876. John Pinkerton, night watchman on the Rutland and Washington branch of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company's Railroad, was run over and killed last night about six miles north of this village. He was found lying on the track, and it is supposed that he had been ina fit, He was thirty-four years old, ana lcaves a wife and six children. TWO NEGROES HANGED. Mrarnts, Tenn., Jan. 7, 1876 Frank Scott, colored, who murdered Ransom Phillips an old nogro, on Wolf River bridge on Christmas Eve, over a year ago, for ninety cents which the latter owed him, expiated his crime on the gallows in the jail yard to-day. He was a bright mulatto and showed unmis- takable traces of Indian blood. Last week he jomed the Roman Catholic Church, and has been constantly attended by Franciscan friars and Sisters of Mercy. He steadfastly maintained to the last that he killed Phillips in self-defence, He slept soundly last night, ate a hearty breakfast this morning, and expressed his readiness to die and appeared quite jovial He was at- tended to the scaffold by Friar Aloysius, who had ad- ministered the last rights of the Church tokim. Some 6,000 people, mostly negroes, were ted in streets and on the housetops to witness the execu! He made a short speech on the scaffold, he was convicted on false oaths. In conctuston, said cords were cutting his arms and he had rather be h: Priied the laverand befall His aock being broken, be u ir Bled almost without le. fr a stro; Bill Williams, also ‘color, was by at at one o'clock to-day by Dey Aged lor. He de- nied killing Joe Fields to Both men had three trials, the last being before the Supreme Court, The evidence against them was very strong. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War Derartuest, Ovrice ov THe Carer Siaxat Ovrrexn, Wasurwoton, Jan, 8—1 A. M. Probabilities, For the South Atiantic and Gulf States, Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, clear or fair weather, slight rise of temperature, southeast to southwest winds and slowly rising barometer. For the Middle States, clear or partly cloudy and Slightly warmer weather, with southerly to easterly winds and falling barometer. For New England, Northern New York and the lower lakes, increasing cloudiness, slowly rising tem- Peratare, southeast to southwest winds, falling bar- ometer, followed by light rains. For the upper lakes, the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys, partly cloudy weather, slight change in temperature during the day, southeast to southwest winds and rain of snow in the northern portion of the upper lake region and north of Missouri, followed by rising barometer, northerly to westerly winds and lower temperature during the night. For the canal regions of New Jersey and Virgitia the temperature will rise shghtly. ‘The Mississippi will continue to rise slowly below St. Louis, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the cor date of last year, as in- dicated by the thermometer at Huadaut’s pharmacy, 1875, 1876. o 8 Hewato a — 2» temperature yesterday..... 6 temperature e coresapohding date last ae anne ee ‘WASHINGTON. The President Makers at Work for Charles Frano:s Adams. THE BASIS OF THEIR HGPES. Agitation of Senators Over the Presidency of the Senate. A PROBABLE CABINET VACANCY. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasurnctow, Jan. 7, 1876. OPERATIONS OF THE CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS MEN TO SECURE HIS NOMINATION FOR THE PRESIDENCY AND DEFEAT THE THIRD TERM— ‘THEIR HOPES OF SUCCESS. While the democrats are vainly casting about in search of a policy as well as a candidate with which to go before the people with some show of success in the approaching Presidential campaign, and while the re- publicans are equally at a loss to know whether they are to be called to the support of a third term candi- date or not, the representatives of the neutrals in party politics—the swailow-tails of both parties—have been secretly active of late, and it now begins to leak out that the surviving friends of Charles Francis Adamg have been holding repeated and earnest con- sultations as to the proper course to pursue looking to the success of that gentleman as a Presidential candi- date, The result is, circular letters have been addressed and forwarded to the hesitating, halting, non-committal members of both political parties, urging co-operation in the proposed bringing forward of Adams and re- questing suggestions as to the best means of accom- plishing this object. As yet no prominent democrat has been identified with the movement. There is no doubt, however, but that such republicans as Carl Schurz and Sam Bowles have been putting their heads together with a view of taking advantage of a possible opportunity for bringing Charles Francis Adams tor- ward as a candidate for Presidential honors, My in- formant, a gentleman of national reputation—who, by the way, is in receipt of one of these circular letters— Indicated the following as the programme of the Adams cabal:—The nomination of Adams, even by s0 persistept and enthusiastic an admirer and supporter as Bowles, is not believed to be either practicable or advisable, should the republicans, instead of nominating Grant for a third term, select such a representative republican as Blaine or Washburne, and the democrats ebould at the same time nominate a hard money man, such as Hendricks, Tilden, Bayard or Thurman, as in the combination of these events the party lines would be fairly and squarely defined, and each candidate would be able to poll the entire vote of his party, thus leaving no room nor occasion for call- ing forth a third candidate, whose aim and hope would be to combino the better halves—as expressed in Gen- eral Bartlett's letter declining the democratic nomina- tion for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts—of both political parties. Hence such a division and marsnal Ting of political adherents and followers as either of the above tndicated tominations would cause would leave no opening through which the familiar and well worn name of Charles Francis Adams could be flaunted be- fore the Presidential voter. But in the minds of Adams men thero is not only a hope but a firm conviction that the republican and democratic parties are not destined to select standard bearers who will be able to unite the voters of the respective parties. As regards the republican party, they believe that the renomination of Grant has become so assured that the efforts of Blaine, Bristow, Morton and other rival aspirants will only serve to kill each other off and leave the way to a nomination open and unobstructed to Grant The nomination of Grant, in any event and under any and all circum. stances, would be recognized as @ most propitious and favorable accession to justify the presenta tion «of Charies Francis Adams as the candidate about whom all dissatisfied repub- licans and anti-third termers might snccessfully rally. If the democrats at the same time, acting with their characteristic propensity to blunder, shoutd nomi- nate for the office of Presidenta man who, while not necessarily an inflationist, should entertain any but hard money principles, this, too, would be regarded as furnishing an additional element of strength to the Adams movement. It remains to be seen whether the man who failed to secure the nomination for President in 1872, who failed subsequently to sceure the vote of either party in his State for United States Senator and for Governor, and whoran a most indifferent fourth, failing, in turt parlance, to secure a piace in the State election for Governor, can be revivitied by having the breath of political life breathea into him by men acting In opposition to and outside the lines of both political parties. Of all the men now classed among republicans and named as Grant's successor no ono will be so bitterly and obstinately opposed by the third-termers as Bris- tow. The impression is already sought to be con- veyed to the public by the intimates at the White House that Bristow is as far from being a true and rep- resentative republican at heart as was Andrew Johnson when the Jatter quarreiled with the party through whose favor he reached the Presidential chair, One constantly hears here from those whose hopes are based upon the success of the third term movement, and who regard Bristow with his increasing popalarity as a stumbling block in their way, that Bristow is bid. ding for the democratic nomination for President, amd with good prospects of securing it As evidence of this they refer boastingly to the fact that many of the dem _ ocratic papers throughout the coantry bave spoken ap. provingly of his nomination, and that in Kentucky, his native State, several of the democratic journals have not only declared for him, but express the belief that he would receive the electoral vote of that home of the Bourbons. Among these the Courier-Journal is classed, FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, en a Wasutxeror, Jan. 7, 1876. PUZZLING QUESTIONS ARISING OUT OF THE PRESIDENCY PRO TEMPORE CONTROVERSY IN THE SENATE--THE PRECEDENTS UNCERTAIN AND BARREN—VIEWS OF THE MINORITY OF THE COMMITTER. The Senate dodged the Presiklent pro tem. question to-day and sent it overto next week. The ieading members of the body are evidently mucd concerned as to what should be done to settle the controversy about Mr. Ferry’s status, Senator Cooper, of the Committee on Privileges und Elections, who, with Semator Merri. mon, disngreed with the chairman, Senator morton, and the majority of the committee, takes the ground that the prerogative of the Senate in electing a Presi- dent pro tem. exhausts itself with the exercise of it and may not be called into requisition again ad libitum. In the case of Mr. Ferry being uncnangeably President pro tem. of the Senate many puzzling questions arize— First, whether he would cease to be Senator, and if so, is the State of Michigan without its two Senators? The expression or term “pro tempore’’ is capable of varied and significant construction, ‘For the time’ being the translation, the query arises, for what time? The an- swer obviously is given that the fathers meant for the time the exigency may continue which called for the exercise of the power to elect a President of the Senate. Senator Cooper, who has examined the whole case down to the foundation of the government, says that the authorities for the fixity of Ferry’s tenure of office are uncertain and barren of precedents. Both Senators Cooper and Merrimon will make epeeches in support of their views, however, that Ferry cannot be disturbed, The payition taken by Senator Morton is regarded as only one step from revolution, because, in the qstablishmenwo! the precedent made by bis report, a democratic majority in the Senate ean elect one of their number in case of the death of Prosident Grant. The | iswue raised by Mr. Bayard, Senator from Delaware, father of the present Senator, in 1861, im regard to the case of Mr. Collamer, is quoted in point and also the debate then had as governing the present discussion. The scheme to oust Senator Ferry is a movement in the interest of Senator Hamlin and the Kast, Senator ( Cooper. im concinsion. said that nothing was better | armament YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1876. settled in law than th. ™t the exercisé ef a power given exhausts itself. SECRETARY BELKNAP 4.\D THR [OWA SENATOR-" SHIP—A PossrBce vacan. "2 IM THE CABINET— WHO SHALL FILL rr? Speculation is afoot as to who wl be President Grant’s choice for Secretary of War, in €29¢ General Belknap is elected Senator from lowa. Wer® the army to be reduced by Congress, and one or more of the major generals mustered out of service, it is quite probable the President would make # selection from among the number, Again, it is conjectured that the choice might fall on Senator Burnside, of Rhode Island, were be not from the East, which is already so fully represented in the Cabinet, and were he not at one time of the war in reported disagreement with General Grant, The strongest probability is, however, that the President would select some one of his Western corps or division commanders and his well known personal friendship for General Dodge, of lowa, has suggested the latter’s name for the appointment, especially as it would not alter the present sectioual distribution of the Cabinet membership, PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE. The House was not in session to-day. But little business was transacted in the Senate beyond the in- troduction of bills, mostly of a local character, Senator Sherman referred to the report made yesterday by Mr. Morton, from the Committee on Privileges and Elections, in regard to the presiding officer of the Senate. It Seemed to him that the report had better be acted upon, and he made a motion to that effect. At the suggestion of Mr. Edmunds, however, the report was laid over until Monday, to which time the Senate at one o'clock adjourned, THE WEST POINT AND PENSION APPROPRIA- TIONS—DISPOSITION OF INVESTIGATING RESO- LUTIONS, The Appropriations Committee agreed to cut down the West Point estimates to the extent of $75,000. The pension estimate was suffered to stand as presented. The Ways and Means Committee agreed to report Mr. Morrison’s resolution to refer all investigation resolu, tions to the appropriate standing committee, CLERK OF THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY. Milton H. Northrop, whe was the rival of Hiram Calkins tor Clerk of the New York Assembly, last year, has been appointed clerk of the Committee on Bank- ing and Currency. Mr, Northrop, who is from Syra- cuse, is a journalist of many years’ standing. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. Wasmneton, Jan. 7, 1876, THE PRESIDENCY OF THE SENATE—ARGUMENTS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS. Tne report of the Committee on Privileges and Elec- tions made yesterday by Senator Morton bas just been printed. Although the conclusions have already been announced, the following extracts may be ot general interest:— ‘The committee did not understand that they were called upon to report upon any question of propriety or expediency in proceeding to an election of & President tempore for the Senate on the day named in tl resolution, but to inquire into the character and tenure of that officer, The language of the constitution designates the Speaker as an oilicer of the House, and as he is chosen by the House he sustains the same relation to that which the Prosident pro tempore does to the Senate. Tho committee did not think it necessary to extend the argument to prove the President pro tem is an of. ficer of the Senate. It appears that Mr. Jefferson's proposition that the office of President pro of the Senate is determined at the meeting of the Senate after the first recess, is not only not sustained by the of the Senate, but is overwhelmingly contradicted by it The four instances referred to, sustaiming Mr. Jetferson’s theory, bave been reversed by the unbroken usage of the Senate from 1803 down to the present time. The committee therefore assume the rule to be well established that the President pro tempore of the Senate chosen at the expiration of one session, does not cease to be such with the beginning ot the next, but continues until the Vice President appears and takes the chair, or until the President pro tem- pore shall himseif fail to appear in the Senate and take the chair and thus require another to be elected, or until the orm of office as Senator of the President pro shall have expired. @ committee are of opinion that the death of the Vice President does not have the effect in any way to change the term of office of the President pro tempore. lt is true that under the act of 1792 the President pro tem- ¢ is upon the death of the Vice President placed in the {ine of immediate succession to the performance of the duties of the President ‘0 case of the death, resigna- tion or inability of that officer; but as yet the duties of the President pro tempore are in no wise changed. The President pro tempore and the other officers of the Senate are at all times under the control of the Senate and may be changed at its pleasure, COMMITTEE CLERKS ELECTED, fi The Committee on Ways and Means this morning elected Dr. J. P. Hambleton, of Georgia, clerk of that committee, in place of George A. Basset. Georgo L. Woods was re-elected clerk of the Committee om Public Lands. TRIAL OF G. D. LORD. YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS—CLOSE OF THE CASE YOR THE PROSECUTION—THE DEFENCE OPENED. Burrato, Jan. 1, 1876, The Court met at the appointed time, and the cross examination of Lewis J. Bennett was resumed. Mr. Walter A. Cook was also examined by Attorney General Fairehiid. John Hand, of Amsterdam, was the next witness who testified, This witness was not cross-examined. Thaddeus ©, Davis, of Buffalo, canal appraiser, was also examined, Altor the testimony of Henry D. McNaughton, Mr, Humphrey stated that he,expected some other wit- nesses from Rochester and Albany to prove certain matters, after which the prosecution would rest. They would probably be here this afternoon. Judge Daniels said the taking of evidence would be suspended until afternoon. ‘Mr. Cogswell then said he desired to present certain points to the Court, The defence desired to refer to every day Of the Legislative session of 1871 prior to February 9, in order to make it appear that Mr. Lord was present and voted, There was no evidence upon the case as it now stands which would justify the jury tp rendering @ verdict of guilty. The statute of 1869 provided that there shall be ne conviction for bribery upon the testimony of the other party to the offence except it pa gt ora ted by other os At this it, wi! i eeese ee wi argumen' Mr. Humphrey rose Stated that ne had omitted 4 call one wil and woukl like to do so now. Mr. coprwell ht it hardly fair, bat J Daniels said it was. jbtedly an oversight, and would therefore allow the evidence to be taken. Mr. Andrew Spaulding, of Buffalo, was called, and testified :— Counsel then quoted from the transcribed steno- graphic report of Mr. Bennett’s cross-examination of yesterday afternoon. He submitted to the Court that there was no evidence that this conversation, which is claimed to be the offeuce, took place until after the meeting of the Legisiature. If not, thon he was nota n holding office, and not lable for official bribery. said to bold office until he has jo person can be pt office. seonptod There cannot be two, ns in the same Assembly district holding “ot as a member at the same time, The member in the Second district of Monroe, up to January 1, 1871, was not George D. Lord. Mr. Bennett's statements as to the time of the agreement were so loose that no definite time coald be fixed, and he was confident the Court would not give the case to the jury, to say per- nt took piace after January 1, Cogswell then said he desired to present a question under the statate of limitations, which he believed would arrest this tion, His position was that the act of 1860 being in force when the alleged of- fence was committed must apply in the finding of the indictment, and not the statute of 1873. He then tered into an argament of some length as to the con- struction Of these statutes, claiming that the statute of 1873 was not retrospective. The arguments used wore substantially the same as those presented before Judge Clinton on the motion to strike out the plea. Upon the grounds stated be asked the Court to direct a verdict of acquittal, At the conelasion of Mr, jwell’s argument the Court adjourned until two 0” P.M. The Court convened this afternoon. ipragu foliowed Mr, Cogswell in an arguinent j r of admission of the statute of limitation in this cage, bo! ing, im that if applied as the wanted It, become an ny jaw, and, therefore, upconstitational. Hon, Mr. Humphrey then addressed the court at length on the subject, in favor of the prosecution. Judge Daniels then proceeded to deliver, extempora- BeGusly, lengthy decistan, citing numerous aathori- ties and denying the motion to dischargo the prisoner under the Statute of Limitation, holding, substantually, ied to this case; that three years’ allowance war the old law not having expired when the Statute of Limitation of 1873 was enacted, the case bocame sajen ‘t to the provision of the latter, which repealed the former tion had greement detween Bennott and Lord, and it was m terial for them to think that the w nderstanding took rood time of the date of the paper; tus he bo 3 aes taudmitio the jury that the agree- = ‘aco previous to the 3d of January, and wg Sgreement spoken of took place previous to t date that was the end of the case, and that there was nothing ia the case 4 fully ee, fact of january ‘he prisoner had > with Cornell. Of this Cornell was certales fen ha ned & memorandum that he laid up his dredge December 24, 1870, and the conversation was previous to thay and that Bennett had complained of the unremunerative character of his work. That Bennett had already had @ sonversation with Lord on the subject of relief. and, Mf Cornell’s tetimony was true, it seriously conilicted with Bennett's and was before December 24. 1870. They would prove that Bennett's frat conversation om the sub- ject waswith Kiley, who was in the employ of Lord, and asked bim.(Kiley) if he could not procure through Lord the passage-of such act of relief. He (Bennett) volun teered to give Kiley two thirds of what he could make out of it if be through Lord suceeeded in procuring the passage of the act. At the close of Mr. address, Mr. Laning stated they had not us yet decided on their line of defence, their time having been se occupied in the pro- gress of the case, and asked the Vourt for time until to- morrow morning, which was granted, until which time the court adjourned. THE LA PAGE TRIAL. Concorp, N. HL, Jan. 7, 1876. The interest in the La Page trial is unabated. A large crowd was in attendance at the epening of the Court to-day. ‘The several witnesses examined this morning testi- fled to seeing La Page in the vicinity of the place where the murder was committed. Thomas Gardiner testified tnat he had engaged the prisoner to chop wood with him on the day of the mur- der, and that the prisoner did not put in aw ee) until night, when he said he had got lost in the woods, Fourteen witnesses were examined during the day. ‘The main points brought out wore that La Page was in the vieinity of the murder in the morning aud was not seen until two P. M. on that day, and the finding of his knife, he having denied the possession of one. TEXAS DEMOORATIC CONVENTION. Gatvestox, Jan. 7, 1876. The Democratic State Convention assembled at ten o’clock this morning. Governor Henderson nominated 0. M. Roberts for Chief Justice, On motion of Mr, Bagley Mr, Roberts was nominated by acclamation, when the latter gentleman addressed the Convention. ‘The following received the nominations for Appellate Judges:—John P. White, General M. D. Ritor, C. M. Winkler and R, 0. Walker, W. 8. Herndon, T. B, Sexton, W. M. Walton, George Clark, George Mason, BG. Brewer, T. W. Walker and John’s, Ford were agreed to for delegates for the State at large. ‘The Convention then adjourned till seven P, M. CHICAGO'S MAYORALTY ELECTION. Srawertecn, IIL, Jan. 7, 1876, The Supreme Court yesterday granted a writ of its taking place after alternative mandamus on the Common Council of Chi- cago requiring that body to show cause why they should not within ten days order an election for Mayor 1 April next KENTUCKY UNITED STATES SEN- ATORSHIP. Lovisvinie, Jan. 7, 1876, The democrats, who have a majority in the State Legislature, held a caucus to-day im regard to the elec- tion of a United States Senator, but adjourned, subject to the call of the chairman, without any delinite action or choice. AMUSEMENTS. HANS YON BULOW. There was a very large audience last night at Chick ering Hall, It was the last evening performance of the celebrated Prassian pianist. The concert commenced with a sonata for piano and violoncello, played by Bilow and Aubert. It is a work abounding in reminiscences of Beethoven and Schumann, and yet so artistically put together that, notwith- standing its extreme length, there is not a dull or uninteresting phrase to be found in it, Mr. Aubert was unfortunate in this work, He tuned } is violoncello a trifle below the piano, and consequently in the first movement he found that the strmgs fell } nearly a half tone too low, Here there was an abrupt stop. In the middle of a passage the violoncellist came to grief and was obliged to tune his instrument £0 as to bring it up to the pitch of the piano, Even then he still persisted in keeping flat and thereby destroyed the effect which such a magnificent work should proazes, In the Beethoven sonata, opus 31, No. 3, @ most delicious work, so well known to all musicians that a detailed description of it is unneces- sary, the piamist was in his happiest mood. He played this work with skill and expression such as it demands. Even the lively little minuets had the impress of genius in the rendering A few num- bers by Schubert and a rominent part in the grand septet by Hummel luded the pianist’s work ip the concert. Miss Lizzie Cronyn sang charm- ingly, and showed that she has tmproved as a concert singer to an extent very encouraging to her future career on the stage. ‘on Balow gives a ferewell matuaée to-day. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. Hans Von Bilow has not yet inflicted any bodily in- jury on the representatives of the Philharmonic Soci- ety who take part in his concerts, although they have been subjected to a terrible ordeal at the rebearsals. ‘A number of dramatists have begun the dramatiza- tion of Dr. Holland’s “Sevenoakes,” but have been stopped in their work by the announcement that the author has made an arrangement with Mr. John T. Raymond for the preparation of the work for the staga, Mr. Raymond is to play the part of Jim Fenton, for which he possesses rare ability, and the play in his hands can hardly fail of a signal success, The drama- tization will be the joint work of Dr, Holland and Miss Gilder, The three panoramas, ‘‘The Siege of Paris,” ‘The Assassination of the Archbishop of Paris” and ‘The Franco-Prussian War,” which have been on exhibition at the Colosseum for the last two montha, will remain only ashort time longer, it being the purpose to ro- move them to Philadeiphia, where they are to be ex- hibited during the Centennial. These pictures are vory attractive and are well worth seeing, both on account oft their artistic merit and the interest of the subjects which they illustrate, FATHER KREBES’ FUNERAL. St. Nicholas charch, Second street, was crowded yes- terday morning, on the occasion of the obsequies of Father Krebes, its pastor, The edifice was draped with mourning weeds and the service was most solemn. The mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father Priedth, of Newark, assisted by Father Ivo, of the Capuchin chi in Pitt street, as deacon, and Rev. Father Kess- ler, of hattanville, as subdeacon. The funeral ora- tion was in German, Rev. Father Nicol. The the casket was of arenes, tatlly silver mounted, and was lite covered with floral tributes. Between fifty and sixty priests, and also the ae Albany attended. The remains were conveyed to Calvary Ceme- very, IMPATIENT BONDHOLDERS. An adjourned meeting of the first mortgage bond- holders of the Logansport, Crawfordsville and South. westorn Railroad was held yesterday at the Fifth Ave. nue Rotel, Mr. Jobn Bayard, of this city, presided, ‘and Mr, Howard Darlington, of Philadelphia, acted ag secretary. Ata preceding meeting the bondholders had authorized the recetver to loan 000 to pay off liens, This had not been On motion of Mr. Henry, a resolution was for the foreclosure of their mortgage. Mr. L. CG, Clarke moved the appotnt- ment of » committee power to adopt the suit of Mr. Middieberger, at Indianapolis, or to bring a new The committee consists of Messrs. John Bayard, Henry A. Moti, Chartes W. Hasler, of New York; T. C. Henry, of Philadelphia, and P. G. Sauerwein, of Baiti- more, FIRE IN EAST FOURTEENTH STREET. About seven o'clock last evening fire broke out in the four story brick building No. 28 Kast Fourteenth stre occupied J. Bernhardt, importer and mana- feoerer of one’ ant ladies’ dress suits, and caused ‘Tho disaster was oo- ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. Francis Br Wood, colored, while carelessly handling @ | pistol, shot Elmira Jackson in the lef shoulder. He ing ‘at the ume at her house, No. 13 York street. She was taken to Chambers street Silos. pital The wound was not a dangerous one pre cr hese A Pe POLICY DEALERS ARRESTED, JIncob Singor, No. $0Nassan stroct, and Henry Rodri. (rues, wore arrested yostorday and taken to the First station Wokoue 5 —— ” PRINCETON COLLEGE ALUMNI A mocting of the Alumni Association of Princetow College met last night at Delmonico’s, Fourteenth street, There were more than 100 members present. Mr. Parke Godwin, in the absence of Secretary of War Belknap, who sent a letter of regret for his inability to attend, presided. The treasurer reports a balance im hand of $562 46. The Committee on Base Ball reported that they should be compelled to give up the old ground, and recommended the purchase of new ground aia cost of $5,000 or $6,000, ‘The Committee on Rooms reported that rooms could be obtained at $2,000 per year. Rev. Dr. Prime spoke in favor of intercollegiate and oratorieal contests, He wished to see the cotpetition now established in New York eneou! He had great faith in the scheme. It wasthe very thing needed. He thought shere was a want of capacity in the youg tmen to learn how to speak. THE SECRET sOCTETY QuESTION. Mr. Cole reported the action of the committee ap- Pointed to see and imterview the faculty of Princeton College on its action im regard to secret societies, Is advised the trustees to give up the system of demand- ing pledges from the young undergraduates that they will not join any secret socketies. A lively and long debate followed in tavor of the report and against it. ‘The Chairman, Mr. Parke Godwin, summed u arguments and points of the various speakers in a very Clever style. He said there was ome matter which im- itselfon the mind that forms some conception— it might be a misconception—as wo the influence of these Greek letter trateruitics The government of the college had adopted a test wnich he thought altogether unjustifiable and mostdecided!y injurious, (Applause. ) Tt was that of the pledge. Now, Dr. lodge, in his very able letter. stated that whon a person joined a com- mercial tmstitution, for instance, or a church or the thousand aud one other instiutions, they would exact some pledge of fidelity, but that it was very different when a mature tan was going to Join somo secular institution. He did it not only alter long deliberation, but did it with a full knowledge of the fathre, whereas in the case of the boy entering a col- joge the exaction of a pledge was uuiair, bis wind not having yet become sufticiently matured. He thou some change ought to be adopted that would not nex sitate any compulsury pledges at matriculation, After some further discussion it was decided to post- pone further consideration of the subject until Febru. ary LL next. DEATH FROM WOUNDS. Ludwig Wibetz, agod thirty-eix, a German baker, who was brought to Bellevue Hospital New Year's Day, having beon stabbed in the abdomen and chest, died there yesterday evening. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Congressman George F. Hoar, of Massachuectts, ar- rived last evening at tho Fifth Avenue Hotel. - Rear Admiral Augustus L. Case, United States Navy, is quartered at the Gilsey House. Judge William J. Wal- lace, of the United States District Court for Northern New York, is at the Hoffman House. Congressman Benjamin A. Willis, of New York, and Mr. John V. Farweil, of Chicago, have arrived at the Windsor Hotel. Professor ©. F. Brackett, of Princeton College, is stay- ing at the St, Denis Hotel Lord Milton, of England, arrived at the Metropolitan Hotel yesterday from Sam Francisco, Ex-Governor J. B.Page, of Vermont, is sojourning at the Gilsey Howsé. Rev. John Reid, of Lancashire, England, ts registered at the St. Nicholas Hotel, Ex-Governor William Clafin, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Smith M. Weed, of Plattsburg, N. Y., are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. GOOD ADVICE.—USE HALE’S HONEY OF HORE HOUND AND Tax for a cough or cold. 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