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THE EASTERN QUESTION, WTALY ADHERES TO ANDRASSY’S REFORM NOTE TO TURKEY. Rows, Jan. 9, 1876 The report is confirmed that Italy has given notice of ‘Der adhesion to Count Andrassy’s note coucerning Tur- ‘kish reforms, AUSTRIAN POLICY IX THE RASTERN CRISIS— WILL THE KAISER'S AGENCY BE MILITARY OR FINANCIAL ? Lowxpos, Jan, 10—4 A. M. A special despatch from Vienna to the Standard con- tains the following :-— “A report is current in Bosnia and Dalmatia that 40,000 Austrian troops will very shortly occupy Bosnia, ‘Vienna official circles assurances are constantly given ‘that no occupation of the Turkish provinces is intended -Oven if the Porte rejects Count Andrassy’s proposals. If the insurgents refuse to ay down their arms when the great Powers require them to do so, Austria will -simply discontinue the subsidy which she now gives to refugees from tho revolted districts.” CENTRAL ASIA. ANSURGENT TURCOMANS IN GREAT FORCE AGAINST THE RUSSIANS. Lowpoy, Jan. 9, 1876, Late advices from Khodjend say it is estimated that about 25,000 insurgent Turcomans are assembled in the neighborhood of Andijan, which 1s expected to be the -chief theatre of the war. Andijan has been fortifled and is capable of offering strenuous resistance, SPAIN. THE FINANCIAL COMMISSION TO CUBA—NAYAL CAPTURE OF A CONTRABAND OF WAR—GEN- RAL (TRISTANY LIKELY TO SUBMIT TO ALFONSO. Maprip, Jan. 9, 1876, The Cronista is confident that the government wil) not accept the resignation of Sefor Rubi, Financial Commissioner to Cuba. CAPTURE OF 4 NAVAL CONTRABAND. An official despatch has been received here which ‘States that a Spanish man-of-war has captured a vessel “under a German flag laden with contraband of war. A CARLIST GENERAL MAKING TERMS WITH ALFONSO. The Cronista reports that the wife of General Tris- tany, the noted Carlist leader, has informed the Span- ish Ambassador at Paris that her husband will declare allegiance to King Alfonso if he is allowed to retain his ‘military rank. The Madrid government has not yet decided what answer to make. BELGIUM. MILITARY PRECAUTION RIOTS, Brussxss, Jan. 9, 1876, Two battalions of carabineers have gone to Charlero\, where the workingmen’s strike continues. ‘The troops of the garrison of Brussels have received orders to be in readiness to proceed to Charleroi, if their eresence should be requifed. FRANCE. AGAINST STRIKERS HE BONAYARTIST CANVASS FOR ELECTORAL | HONORS—M. OLLIVIER'S PLATFORM—HE AS- SERTS THAT NAPOLEON WAS ‘‘BETRAYED” TO THE GERMANS. Paris, Jan. 9, 1876. An active canvass 1s being made for Prince Napoleon | {n Corsica, where a coalition exists against the election | vf M. Rouher. ‘M, OLLIVIBR’S ELECTORAL PLATFORM, M. Ollivier bas issued an address to the electors of the Department of Var. He declares that he is in fayor of “the alliance of democracy and liberty” by the hand of a strong and national power. SAPOLEON “BETRAYED”? DURING THE WAR WITH PRUSSIA. Referring to the past, he says the Emperor did not | tdesire to enter into the conflict with Prussia; he aid all in fis power to preserve peace. If the intrigues of the Irreconcilables had not thwarted plans and “revealed movements to the enemy, If the Emperor had not been betrayed, and if the resources of the country bad not Deen disorganized and squandered by the revolution, the Army of the Rhine would have been victorious,” ‘MACMAHON'S MINISTRY HAS NOT RECOMMENDED CANDIDATES FOR THE ASSEMBLY. Pants, Jan. 9—Evening. The Constitution (newspaper) is authorized to deny ‘that Minister Buffet bas made any communication to the press relative to candidates favored by the govern- | ment, DEATH ON THE RAIL. 4 RUSSIAN RAILWAY TRAIN PLUNGED DOWN AN EMBANEMENT—ON FIRE AFTER THE ¥FALI-— MILITARY RECRUITS BURNED TO DEATH. Oprssa, Jan. 9, 1876. A train filled with military recruits ran off the track esterday and plunged down an embankment. FIRE AMONG THE,WRECKED MATERIAL. The wrecked cars caught fire before al! the men could be extricated, and many were burned to death. SIXTY-RIGHT SOLDIERS KILLED. The total number of killed is sixty-eight, and fifty- four are injared, several fatally. THE REVENUE DEFRAUDERS. ZMPORTANT EVIDENCE CONCERNING THE MEM- BERS OF THE CHICAGO WHISKEY RING—MORE INSINUATIONS AGAINST BRISTOW—AN c- | CUSED EDITOR SPEAKS. Curcaco, Jan. 9, 1876, Still further interesting facts are coming to light re- garding Anthony Junker’s testimony last week before ‘the Grand Jury. Besides paying Rebm amounts ap- proximating $20,000 in all, as stated in my deepatch of esterday, he also paid to the Ring gauger, D. L. Tay- lor, $4 per barrel of crooked whiskey, and to Mappy, the Ring storekeeper, about $500 a month. Rehm got the collebtor to assign these wortbies to Junker & Roelle’s establishment, and him- self suggested these bribes, which he said would “grease the wheeis.’’ Junker & Roelle bad been losing money until then through the com- sof the dishonest distillers, but so effective! ¢ bribes, together with an occasional thousan dollar bil for Rehm, grease the wheels, that they mado pile of money, THE DRFRAUDATION ‘by this firm alone being variously estimated at from one-half to three-quarters of a mtihon. The trials of Hesing, Rehm and Miller, which will come after those of the already indicted distillers and ‘and store- keepers, will probably have to go over to the next term of the Circuit Court. Edmund Jussen, ex-revenue col- jector, 1 said to be one of the counsel retained by the triumvirate, who are making extensive preparations Tor their defence. A SENSATIONAL STATHMENT is published this moruing that William P. Wood, for- merly Ubiet of the Secret Service, and John &. Walker, also formerly in the Secret Service, bad come to Chi- cago trying to blackmail the distillers by offering to sel] ther important imformation, im) Bristow, for $5v, 000, AN IRATE #DITOR. The Chicago Times having hinted at a possible connec- tion between Herman Raster, the editor of the Staats Zeituny, who preceded Irwin as revenue collector, and the Ring, that gentieman haga column card in this morning's Zimes, in which he belabors that journal and its reporters ag villains of the blackest Ld sod satisfactorily accounts for every cent of money he pos esses. This episode has produced ‘4 RIPPLE OF RXCITEMRNT among the Germans, Elmer Washburn, Chief of the Secret Service, arrtved ‘here this morning, and was ip ve consultation with ps eager Mathews durin; whole of this after- a. EMBEZZLING TREASURER. Newang, N. J., Jan. 9, 1876. A warrant has been issued against Patrick Hughes, Treas: of St. Joseph’s Benovolent Society, for em- $800 of the society's funds, He has not yet AN Geraling Deen arr A BRUTAL OUTRAGE. Newanx, N. J., Jan. 9, 1876. Mee. Trainor, who is a lone widow living in a tene- ‘ment at No. 27 Brill street, was knocked down and kicked in the tate Reynolds, who owns the Rouse. Her iste atm W@ paces Se ee he Bee to make ® com. NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY,' JANUARY 10, 1876. WASHINGTO Additional [Information Regarding the Mississippi Election. THE SCHOOL CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Tilden’s Tactics in the National Democratic Convention. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasmiaron, Jan. 9, 1876 ATTITUDE OF SENATORS ON THE MISSISSIPPI IN- YVESTIGATION—A COLORED REPUBLICAN ON THE SITUATION. Mississippi comes up in the Senate to-morrow. The position of parties on Mr. Morton's investigation reso- lution 1s a little puzzling. Some of the democrats ap- pear tobe not disinclined to let Senator Morton have bie way. They reason that as bis sole object is to make capital for the Presidential canvass, as there is no practical or constitutional reason for such an investiga. tion—the Representatives being all admitted to the House and the Senator to be elected not qualifying until 1877—both parties may as well make as much po- litical capital as they can out of an in- vestigation. While Mr. Morton's side of the committee might show some violence, as ‘at Clinton, and intimidation by refusing to employ or deal with persons who supported corrupt republican candidates, the democratic side of the committee would confidently expect to show a mass and extent of po- litical corraption by Ames and his followers which, it is suspected, would help them more than Morton’s re- port could injure them. Mr. Morton’s attitude toward the question, if it receives the support of the republi- cans in the Senate, commits the republican party, it is held, openly to Ames and bis scandalous rule, and places them before the people of tne country next sum- mer as the supporters of the worst species of carpet- bag misrule in the Southern States and the opposers of reform and honest government, even when this is ad- vocated by some republicans in opposition to the “reg- ular ticket.” Asto the real condition of Mississipp! politics the letter of Judge Morris, published in the Hxratp on Fri- day last, shows the opinion of a white republican, a man of honor and position, at Jackson, The following Jetter to the President ts from a colored republican, also a prominent man in the recent politics of the State, be having been a member of the Legislature anda Presidential elector in 1872 It is a little singular that both Judge Morris and Mr. Carter declare themselves third termers. This, of course, does not weaken, but, on the contrary, strengthens the force of their evidence | tm the present case. Mr. Carter, himself a colored man, asserts that his peeple are not cast down, demoralized or discouraged; on the contrary, he says they are hopeful and quiet He fully approves of the refusal of the federal government to tntor- fere in the State during the recent canvass he asserts that the Ames policy and its support by the federal government would alienate fatally the 15,000 white voters who would, if the party were honest, support it; and he also, like Judge Morris, speaks in disrespectful terms of Raymond, Ames’ chief supporter and organizer. The following is MR CARTER’S LETTER :— Tacksox, Miss. Nov. 15, 1875, To His Exceuuescr U. 8, Gkant, President of the United States :— Sm—lI have felt compelled, from a sense of duty as a citizen of the State and a member of the republican party, to write to you in relation to the condition of affairs in Mississippi and present a few leading facts as | to the causes which have led to the recent defeat of the republican party in this State, ‘on will please pardon hig seeming egotism when I say thatlam prepared to form a correct judgment upon the condition of our political affairs and the causes which led to the defeat at the late election, hav- ing been actively er in organizing and building p the party from the beginning of its existence in the y State. I bave been a member of the legislative branch | of the government, and have contributed in my humble way something toward incorporating republican prin- ey ten in the legtsiation of the State. I have the honor of having drawn, introduced and secured the passage of ‘a bill protecting colored men in their civil rights. I am identified by ties of race with the colored people of the country, and am therefore prepared to appreciate the principles of mR and the necessity for their maintenance, I was also one of the Presidential electors in 1872 and voted for you. Ido not propose to go into a detafled statement of the condition of things in our State, for it would be trespassing upon your valuable time. Unfortunate as the defeat of our iy may seem to be to those unacquainted with the true state of affairs, lam happy to be able to say that tt is by no means a hopeless case—very far from it. It might most prop- erly be denominated jal repulse and nota defeat, and. this Tepulse 18 not without value to the party in the future. It has taught us the importance of unity of action, and the necessity of wise counsel and | judicious inanagement of the Stato administration and the exercise of caution in the conduct of our party affairs, And last, but not least, ithas enabled us to get rid of many bad men—political adventurers—who have contributed largely to demoralize the party by their disgraceful conduct. ‘The main cause of our defeat was the want of proper leadership. Governor Ames, to whom we very properly looked for leadership, most ged failed, as the sequel most clearly shows, The whole matter may be summed up in afew words;—It was the inordinate ambition of the Governor to be re-elected to the United States Sen- ate, Had he gone forward and administered faithfully the duties of office, looking to the highest interests of the State, inaugurating reforms, secking the material and social welfare of the people, sought the counsel of ood, patriotic men, instead of surrounding himself, as fechas, with a class of mon notoriously corrupt—dema. jes of the worst type, and through whove advice | and counsel be has prostituted the high office of the | chief magistracy of the State to promote their personal schemes—had he been content to let the office of United States Senator sook him instead | of seeking it, the condition of the party would | have been far different to-day; its supremacy would | have been maintained with an increased popular sym- pathy and support. The truth is, Mr. President, Gov- ernor Ames bas, during bis entire administration, bent all his energies, used all the power and patronage of his office, in an attempt to build up a personal perty, and, like his predecessor, Governor Alcorn, who made a similar attempt, has utterly failed and forfeited the con- fidence of many who have heretofore been his personal friends as well as the confidence of the party in his ‘ability as a leader. ‘A great misapprehension exists as to the real senti- ments of the colored relation to their future. They aro rej ted as utterly demoralized and di while bed nsenat di they are quiet Pl “io recs eggs wd the al og triamph of rej Incip! pecially are they encour- aged by the indications that the government will be controlled under the auspices of the republican party for another Presidential term. It is also Ca sented that the republicans of Mississippi have confidence in you and your administration because of your refusal to declare martial law at the request of Governor Ames. Several of our most distinguished men, whose fealty to fed mony cannot be questioned, have been severely cen: by Governor Ames and bis few friends for sustaining your policy of non-interven- tion, Such men as ex. tors Pease and Revels, ex- Governor Powers, La nares McKs Ni ‘ells ‘and many others. They have been ch: on) with having ‘sold out the party to the tion, and I am informed that ao to represent the senti- ments of the party of this State, bave com- to you that Senator Pease and others had be- tr the party demanded his removal from office, others complainea of, that made to you, aro seer false. ‘The trath is, Mr. it, that a large majority of the republican y fully indorse your action in re- lation to f intervention, and clearly comprehend | wisdom of the course pursued by the gentlemen | above roferred to, in sustaining your policy. Any would have resulted in revolution, forced government Ww have interfered, aud the party would have then raised a clamor administration, charging the republican using the anes onet ioe partisan par § 5 weapon ane tgeoss on eigen bares ona yr ab iv cays Bow elossoal vove tn 167e0na she did tp 1872, Grant for President. Of course much depends trom this time onward. allow me to say, that any intervention th the interests of Gov- friends who have proven them- to lead the the policy of your It can rosutt in no Pease It is unquestionably the most unfortunate He ie a ir several years past. The indorsement by the na- tonal istration of such men as Raymond will admin! Wipe out the last ray of hope entertained by the honest Anuttrue men ofthe party. be is needed to bring back the 15,000 white men who hat heretofore and until the last election voted the repub- lican ticket, for without their support the party is | irretrievably lost. Lam, very respectfully, your obedient servant, HL. C. CARTER, It will be seen that Mr. Carter agrees entirely with ex-Senator Revels, also a colored man, whose recently Published letver asserted, as Mr. Carter's docs, that it was the shameless corruption of Ames and the faction which he heads which forced all decent and thoughtful men, regardless of color or Face, to unite in opposition to Ames and corruption, MACHINATIONS OF THE WHISKEY RING—-AN- OTHER ATTACK ON BRISTOW IN PREPARATION. There ts some reason to expect that, as the 15th of January draws near, on which day the whiskey trials in St. Louis and Chicago begin, the air willbe dark with ramors and the press full of sensations, gotten ep by the Whiskey Ring and {ts emissarics, who have been for some days uncommonly busy here. Senator Spencer, of Alabama, has of late, it is said, taken a quiet hand in this game, and bas had an interview with the President end. made an ffort to cause the removal of one of the most energetic of the minor officers of the Treasury Department. His aim ts evi- dently to make trouble between the President and the Secretary of the Treasury, and one or two other Sena- tors are engaged in the same scheme. Their efforts 80 far are without effect, but they are incessant and in- genious. An ex-police officer of Chicago has also been here for some days and has boasted to his friends that he was “getting up an earthquake against Bristow,” and that his story would beat the last attempt of the Chicago Ring in the Jnter-Ocean. He boasted also that he had had several confidential interviews with the President, which is false as faras canbe ascertained. He re- turned to Chicago last night, and, no doubt, will try to give some comfort to the whiskey men there, but it 1s quite certain that he will not be able to stop the trials nor to save the whiskey thieves, who are extremely anxious and are using all the political influ- ence they can get to delay the trials and to put them. selves out of danger. It may be taken for granted that all ramors connect! the President or any of his family with the thieves are got ap by the Whiskey Ring for the purpose of covering their tracks and, if possible, irritating the President and making him suspicious of Secretary Bristow. Nor s there truth in any reports of dissensions in the Cabinet on the whiskey question, ANTICIPATED FIGHT OVER THE AMNESTY BILL-— DEMOCRATIC SENTIMENT ON THE SCHOOL AMENDMENT—GOVERNOB TILDEN'S INFLUENCE AT WORK. The democrats will probably make a fight on Mr. Blaine’s substitute for Mr, Randall’s Amnesty bill, which comes up to-morrow, and there may be a lively discussion on the question, The democratic theory 1s that amnesty should be complete; that it isa fit act for the centennial year, and that to leave Davis out ts only to make him a martyr. the fate of the Amnesty bill is decided. The two will im any case consume the day. When they ere out of the way debate may be expected on the Blaine school amendment, which will be reported whenever the Judiciary Committee is called. The amendment will not pass unchallenged, as democratic opinion is being quietiy collected against iu Mr. 8, M. Shaw, editor of the Cooperstown: Freeman's Journal, who has been here several days, and is under- stood to represent the opinions of Governor Tilden, strongly counsels the democrata tn the House to let the republicans alone with the school amendment He insists that It 1s in no sense a practical issue before the country, end can- not be made one, and that the effect of its adoption would be to strengthen the hands of the cen- tralizationists and break down another State rights barrier. To fall in with this measure as some have proposed, he says, would be ap act of weakness and | folly. | Mr. Shaw, speaking, as is understood, as the frm friend of Governor Tilden, says that New York will now present a candidate for President at the next Demo- cratic National Convention, but will have a strong delegation there prepared to name a can- didate from that State if requested to do so by other States, and in the ovent of there being no candidate from some other section likely to command a two-thirds vote. In his conversations with democratic members of Congress Mr. Shaw says that he understands the sentiment of the farmers and business men in the rural districts of Now York to be this:—They will stand firmly by the position of no ex- pansion of the currency, and democrats honestly in- fall in of them anticipate a rapid return to specio payments, and few of them believe that the law of last year can be carried out in full or in the timeset, He says New York democrats are desirous that this Con- gress, at the present session, shall largely reduce the expenses of government and give the people the ben- efit of such reduction by decreasing federal taxation in equal ratio; that a proper construction should be given to the clause in regard to the sinking fund, which would, for the present, stop the payment of the $30,000,000 a year; that they believe that to be the easiest and safest road back to specie payments. Mr. Shaw thinks it would be un- wise for the democrats in Congress to attempt to repeal or essentially modify the republican resumption measures of last year; that to do so would only subject them to failure and damage their chances in the Presi- dential contest. These utterances are regarded as ox- pressing the sentiments and wishes of Governor Tiiden, whose name has been, until within the last few days, hardly mentioned here in democratic circles, THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FREEDMAN'S BANK. One of the best cards of the democrats will be a thorough investigation of the corruption and waste in the management of the Freedman’s Bank. A special committes will be appointed to-morrow, and the Speaker means to. put strong men on it, If the inves- tigation shall result in recovering a considerable part of the lost money and punishing the guilty persons the democratic party will receive and deserve the Jost their little savings by that shameless swindle and feel the loss keenly. They will be grateful to whoso- ever comes to their help, and the democrats know this and mean to probe the whole affair thoroughly. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. — Wasaiweton, Jan. 9, 1876. SUITS FOR PRIZE AND BOUNTY MONEY. There are now two suits pending in the Admiralty Court of the District of Columbia, brought im the name of the United States in bobalf of the officers and men of bounty money. The sait for prize money is based on ‘an alleged capture of the rebel ship Texas and the ten- der Beaufort, om the fall of Richmond, in the month of April, 1865, The sult for bounty money ts still pending without ction The suit in prize was referred to an auditor, who bas reported the value of the captured property to be over $300,000, so that, if judgment \s obtained, this large claim will be due from the United States. The claim bas no substantial merit, this opinion being based in parton the length of time since the alleged capture, 0 steps having been taken to substantiate {t for the long period of ten years, and in part on a report made at the time of the alleged capture by Rear Admiral Porter on the capture of Richmond the vessela were found there and fell into the hands of the government as abandoned property and not as captured in an engage- ment The case is being pressed very strongly and quietly by the attorneys employed m behalf of the alleged captors. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. Wasmisotom, Jan, 9, 1876. | RECIPROCITY WITH CANADA—THE FORTHCOMING REPORT OF MR. WARD, OF THE COMMITTER ON COMMERCE. | ‘The Hon. Elijah Ward, to whom the Committee on ap. | Commerce referred the joimt fesolution authorizing succeed Senator . the Preaident to ennoint commissioners to ascertain on , marched to Khe station Tt ts possible that the | Centennial appropriation may be delayed antil after dorse the platform adopted by their Convention last | thanks of the Southern blacks, a great number of whom | Roar Admirai Porter’s fleet, one for prize and one for | himself, from which it would conclusively appear that | what basis treaty of reciprocal trade, for the mutual benefit of the people of the United States and Capada, can be negotiated, will report at an early day. Itis expected he will refer to the difficulties of preventing smuggling along our northern frontier, which the Sec- retary of the Treasury declared vo be, “under existing circumstances, very great, if mot in some respects in- Surmountable.’’ Both countries gre injured by want | of commercial intercourse, which, together with natu- | ral resources. is the chief cause of the prosperity of our own States. The population of Canada is larger than that of all the six New England States, and her mercantile navy already exceeds that of any country except Great Britain, the United States and Germany. ‘These facts prove the importance of this subject. During the old treaty, imperfect as it was, what is called the balance of trade was inourfavor, Since that time until the pane there was a large balance against us. The proportion of the foreign commerce of Canada, which was trans- acted with this country, has been reduced from tifty- two to thirty-five per cent. The National Board of Trade, the Boards of Trade of Boston, Chicago, St. Paul and many other similar as- sociations, have, in substance, earnestly concurred in the expressions of the New York Chamber of Com- merce, that It ts especially desirable, on potitical as well as economical grounds, that all unnecessary binderances should be removed from the commercial intercourse between the United States and the great Dominion which bounds our northern fronuer for so many thousands of miles, And {t strongly recommended “tne proper authort. | ties at Washington to enter into such treaty stipu- | lations whenever the Canadian authorities may be found ready to meet them on a basis of perfect fairness and equity.”” Corresponding views have frequently | been expressed by the leading commercial bodies in Canada, If our present tariff or any other cause should pre. | vent any thoroughly comprehensive arrangement Gen- eral Ward, it is thought, desires investigation by the commissioners to ascertain how far reciprocal ar- rangements for the extension of trade can be made by treaty, Some manufactures might be admitted from each country into the other free of duty, with benoft to the people of both. Many of the rare productions of | each country can be profitably exchanged with great convenience to the people in various localities and ad- | vantage to the railroads, canals, seaports, shipping, ag- ricutture and manufactures of this country. This | trade, driven from us, might be restored and the pros- perity of many branches of industry much Increased. General Ward further holds that any commorcial ar- rangement between the two countries, if justly bene- ficial to both, must Include the manufactured as well ag the raw products of each, thus giving mutual encour- | agement to industry and permitting labor in | each country to adjust itself to the utmost advantage But to place both countries on a fair footing as to the general and unlimited ex- change of manufactures it is necessary that no higher | @uty should be levied in one than im the other on the materials used in manufacture. Hence {t is expected | General Ward will suggest a customs union like that now embracing all the States of Germany, except tho | two cities of Hamburg and Bremen, which has proved | to be of incalculable benefit, Under it the same duties are collected on the Joint frontier of the States thus | united, while in our case tt would be on the north and | the ocean frontiers only, Within that line all trade ia untrammelied as within our present Union, There is an ena of smuggling between the States, BAYARD. SENATOR SPEECH OF THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN AT ‘THE DEMOCRATIC BANQUET IN PHILADEL- PHIA—HIS VIEWS ON THE CENTENNIAL, THE CURBENCY QUESTION AND THE CONDITION OF THE soUuTH. Tho anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans was celebrated by the democrats of Philadelphia by a grand banquet af the Girard House Among the distinguished guests in attendance was Hon. Thomas Francis Bayard, United States Senator from the State of Delaware, and A prominent candidate for the democratic nomination for the Presidency. In reply to the toast, “The Fod- eral Congress,” the Senator made s long and eloquent speech, in which he touched upon most, if not all, the prominent questions of the day. Concerning the Cen- tennial he said ;— 1 It is quite impossibie to in this city and fn this year without reference to the Centeunial celebration to nally 1 tavored the idea take place in July next, Orit of all the States together in of bringing the people peace and amity, a thing to be done at any time, and in the lurid light of the events of the last Gfteen years especially to be desired. When it was agreed that such a celebration of the birthday of this Union of States and their government should be held the ques- tion was made by Senators from New York and New England as to the proper place, and I then said, “Where but in the birthplace of aman should the anniversary of that birth be kept? As well celebrate the birthplace ot Shakespeare elsewhere than at Stratford-upon-Avon as the birth of American independence out of Philadel- phia, where it was first proclaimed.” And here let me say that the energy, enterprise, skill, liberality and ability which baye been exhibited by Pennsylvania and her great city of Philadelphia in this undertaking have silenced the doubts, rebuked the sneers and gained the applause and respect of the entire country, The com- mission to whom the work has been intrusted have won an bouorable and permanent fame, There is a Freuct saying, ‘Aid thyself and God will ald thee,” and, though I do not consider the Congross of the Unite States as omnipotent as the British Parliament, yet I beheve it can lawfully se aid, and I sincerely trust it will, I confess to you | was mare influenced tn behalf of this undertaking by the beliof that it’ would reunite fi people of my country in a sense of common brother- hood and good feeling than from anything else. There were, perhaps, some doubts as to the possible want of | constitutional power in Congress to make such an ap- propriation, but the weight of reasoning was in favor, tnd | gave my country the benefit of the doubis. Regarding tho present administration he spoke ip the most forcible manner. He said:— Tink ADMINISTRATION, To-day the American people are inheriting ten years of misgovernment—of errors—and those public blund- ers worse than crimes In some Statos of the Union nothing worthy of the name of respectablo republican overnment exists—and all the States, excepting Cali- fornia and Texak, are suffering from confused and do- pressed commercial and industrial «fairs, a disordered and discredited currency and an aasettled and demor- alized civil service. On the money question he was equally explicit, say- ing:— THR BANKING SYSTEM. Where ts a line or word tn @ federal constitution that gives Congress power over the banking system of the country—not only to assume it wholly, and decree what amount, what especial kind of capital shall be used in banking, but to control the volume and charac- ter of the currency? To Congress was delogated the power to “coin money” and regulate its value, and to punish the counterfeiting of such coin, and to borrow money on credit, but nowhere to create an irredeema- blo paper currency, much less to deprive the States of all power over a subject that ever since the foundation of the government, and by the nature of it was theirs, and which they had from tts origin exerctsed,jand which they must be allowed to resume if we wish to see | our system of finance ever again adjusted in stability and security, regulating itself in accordance with the demands of business. A CALL POR HONEST MONEY. Let them give us back the honest money of the and custom houses between them are abolished. Thus a vast caving 1s effected. An equitable | distribution of the revenue is made among the States | so united, The smuggling which the Secretary of the | Treasury says it 1s now almost impossible to prevent, | will, ander the present systom, increase as the frontier | country is more densoly peopled, especially if, as now | Proposed in Great Britain, a customs union or zoll- | Verein shall be established between her and Canada It | fs thought the magnitude of the interests involved | will render necessary the appointment of commis. | | stoners who would give their best and undivided atten tion to the subject, and that they should be three in namber, to give duo representation on the commission to those different portions of the union most interested, | REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS. | The annual report of the Librarian of Congress brought down to January 1, 1876, was presented to the | Joint Committee On the Library yesterday. It exhib- {ted @ larger increase in the number of books added | thap usual, 19,850 volumes having been acquired during | the year, 8,000 of which were deposited under the Gopy- right law, The whole library now numbers 293,607 vol- | umes, beside 60,000 pamphlets, The copyright entries | for tho year were about 15,000, and over $12,000 in copy- | right fees were paid into the Treasury. The Librarian | urges upon Congress the absolute and pressing neces- | idly growing copyright department by a new building. | THE CASE OF GREEN--THE BOGUS BAIL-—AL- LEGED NEW EVIDENCE DISCOVERED, | Ithas heretofore been stated that the United States District Attorney has moved for a new trial in the case of John Green, who was indicted and tried for person- but acquitted by the jury, and that the motion for a new trial is based on the fact that the foreman of the Jury bad some years ago been convicted of felony, It 1s now said that the prosecution bas not only procured additional evidence as to the bad conduct and incompe- tency of the jury who tried Green, but that additional | evidence has been accumulated to prove conclusively at Green is the man who personated Edes, and that | the bailing was the result of a well arranged conspiracy. | FOUND GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY. | Gay M, Thompson and Thomas J. Lazenby, charged | with conspiracy to defraud the District government by | presenting false payrolls, were yesterday found guilty. Samuel T. Luckett, of the same party, was acquitted, | but be is under indictment for obtaining money on false | pretences. CONFLAGRATION DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BUFFALO. Bervato, N. ¥., Jan, 9, 1876. John W 's grocery store and Jacob Houph’s bakery, corner Genesee and Jefferson streets, were burned early this morning, Janae =f by an incendiary. | Loss, $10,000; insurance, $13, Five horses, one | | cow and 100 barrels of flour were burned. | A RAILROAD DEPOT BURNED. j Porrsviur, Pa, Jan, 9, 1876. This morning the depot and telegraph office of the | Philadelphia and Reading Railroad at Tuscarora were barned to the ground. Loss unknown, As several | attempts were made iast year to burn this building the | fre is supposed to have been the work of an incen- diary. COUNTERFEITERS ARRESTED. | Bostor, Jan. 9, 1876, | Patrick Devenny and wife, Joseph Devenny and wife, | and Michael May, who have been engaged for some | | time in ranning a private mint and coining spurious nickels at @ locality called Durginville, in Ward 20, this city, were to day arrested and their tools, dies, | &o., captared by Mr. Colkert, of the United States So- | cret Service, They we a hearing before the | United States Commissioners to-morrow. COLD IN THE WEST. } Omana, Neb., Jan. 9, 1876. A very severe cold wind storm, accompanied with « ght fall of dry snow, prevailed between Cheyenne and this place, passing southeast, last night and to-day. lt 1s now clear and very cold. | THE CARNIVAL SEASON. | | | The carnival season was inaugurated by several Ger- | man societios last night by burlesque entertainments | | and soirées, suchas they call carnival ‘sessions.’ | | The Arion Society was the fret in the field. | Ma: ace Oaraiyal hoorety opened a series of svirées | the Turn Hall last night, every member i | } | for good faith and just dealing. | tuates in | sity for providing more room for the Library and rap- | | world, the gold and silver coined under the constitu. tion, the true dollar for all debts, whether due to the hard hand of labor or the money chest of the capital- ist, and leave banking and all forms of credit it may find needful to the States where it belongs, and from which, ander the pretext of taxation for revenue, it was improperly taken, It ts our boast thatall men are equal before the law, but what a commentary when we see those classes of bur community most needing protection receiving but eighty or ninety per cent of their hard earnings, while the holders of other obliga- tions of the government are paid in gold coin Dis- honest money will make a dishonest people. It de- stroys that precision and accuracy which {s necessary ‘9 demoraiize a people | no engine is more efficient than a currency which fluc- 9, and, being no measure oi value, ts yet compelled to be received for debts. THE MISSISSIPPI QUESTION. But eee what other dangers threaten us from the as- sumption of unlawful power by the federal authority. Pending before the Senate ts a resolution offered by | Mr. Morton, of Indiana, a leader of the administration, | proposing to create an inquisition in the internal and | domestic affairs of the State of Mississippl, where, by an election lately beld, the party favored by Mr. Morton been defeated at the polls, The claim of power | thus made—not by Congress, but by one branch of | of Congress—if admitted, leaves this no longer a ted- “eral government of thirty-seven States, but a single | | centralized government; not a Union, but a unit. T wiil not enter upon the state of affairs in Mississippi. I pray that honesty and justice may there prevail. | But Mississippi must decide for herself whether they do or not. As you and I will not brook interference by Mississippi in the elections of Pennsylvania or Dela- ware, neither can we claim such power in regard to her | affairs. The it—the ty of every other State forbide it. What ia to be the fate of the resolution | know not. Perhaps the ill success o/ all former interferences of hike nature may teach the party in power lessou and induce them to pause. It never has been adopted, but that trouble has not grown out of it, been abandoned but that good results have followed. regard to bard money, but that none | ating David Edes in the release of the burglar Snyder, | Three years ago Texas was to be interfered with in tho | The President was applied to for troops to | same way. overthrow the duly elected State government. Taught by the case of Louisiana, fortunately, he refused. ‘And look at Texas to-day—prosperous, peaceful, con- tent {nsending to the House of Representatives citi- zens worthy of every public trust, and to the Senate a gentleman whose character and abilities make him the r of any of his associates. Is not such a result a essing to the whole Union? Are not the interests of New England, New York and Pennsylvania safo in the hands of the intelligent and honest men whom Texas has chosen to represent her in the Houses of Congress ’ MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War Derartaent, Ovvice ov tHe Curxy Siavat Orricen, Wasmivotos, Jan. 10-1 AM |) Probabilities, For New England and the Middle States cloudy weather and rain, changing to sleet and snow, easterly to southerly winds, shifting to southwest and north- wost with increasing force, decidedly lower tempera- ture and rapidly rising barometer during the afternoon or evening. For the South Atlantic and Gulf States, Tennessee and Ohio Valley, cloudy and decidedly colder weather and rain, with north to west winds and rising barome ter, followed by clearing weather in the Ohio Valley and the Southwest and a ‘‘norther”’ on the Texas coast. For the lake region decidedly colder, partly cloudy weather, with areas of snow or rain, northwest to south west gales and rising barometer. decidedly colder and clear or fair weather, northwest to southwest winds and high barometer. Cautionary signals continue on the Atlantic coast, dianola. ‘The temperature will fall below freezing in the canal region of New Jersey and Virginia during Monday nighu THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- son with the corresponding date of last year, as in- Freated by the thermometer as Hudnuvs pharmacy, Heratp Building ~~ sam ‘d OAM. 90 44 OPM 26 (bt 9AM 83 48 OOP. M n 63 uM. .% 61 WPM 6 60 ‘Average temperaiure yesterday, 49 Avotage temperature for corresponding Gate iast year, 20%. HORRIBLE HYDROPHOBIA. DEATH OF A BROOKLYN MAN FROM THR BITE OF A Cat. The police of the Twelfth Brooklyn precinct were notified last nightof the death trom hydrophobia of ot /Mugh Murray, nineteen years of ago, at his place of Hung beil-tinkering fool’s cap'and jndulging in @ variet; | nonsense, eo Beethoven Minnerchor also had a | “session”? at ite bail in Fifth street, the proceedings at | | which were of a similar nature. | A PRIZE FIGHT DISTURBED. } A fow days ago Captain Hedden, of the Thirty-third | precinct, learned that arrangements were in progress | tor a prize ight between Charles Soteldo of 164th street and Boston avenue, and Thomas Kelly, of 160th street and Courtland avenue. He subsequently ascertained at the affair was to come off yesterday in a barn on Fox's (arm, Hunt's Point, Calling Vogether reserves | the Captain proceeded in citizen's clothes to the piace pa gee ay yon bis men in Fan ae they coal Li ce J before two P.M. the tMendat both coeeasante Short! straggied to the spot and soon Soteido made his ance. Fig of this was the aoe the ft watohii icemen came to 0 1 vonk Sesates into po Le Lens Tho would-be the prisoner was tors then took to their heels end Lowe, residence on Baltic street, near Albany avenue. About six weeks ago Murray was playing with « large Maltese cat in the sitting room of his house, The young man sought to tease the feline by tickling her cars with a small stick, and the animal, becoming infuriated, sprang at him and fastened ber fangs 0a him, inflicting a small but deep bite, Murray thought nothing of the matter until within «few days, aud the wound caused him no inconventenco, A fow days ago, however, his wound began toache, and in the achisig was followed by sharp, sv which rendered him almost insane with agou mediately the flesh near the bite began 10 sw ny Murray vecoming alarmed, summoned Dr. Sullivan, of Tompkins avenue and Decatur street, who, after a careful examination of the patient, pronounced the case one of hydrophobia. He apple’ soch remedies as were ger but Murray grew much worse, On peed and yesterday afternoon he became more violent, and at night be died in areat acour, lity of the States forbids it—the law forbids | It never has | For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys | from Wilmington to Eastport, and at Galveston and In- | THE STOKES CASE. THE FOREMAN OF THE JURY THAT CONVICTED ASES GOVERNOR TILDEN TO PARDON HIM—Aa STARTLING ACCUSATION OF PERJURY AGALNST A WITNESS. The most important fact made known since the last trial of Stokes i# the statement made public by Mr. Thomas W. Bartholomew, the foreman of the jury whieh convicted the prisoner of manslaughter tn tho third degree. Mr. Bartholomew is a retired merchant, residing at No. 443 East Fifty.seventh street, who has for thirty-six years been known as s wealthy sugar merchant, owning @ sugar plantation in the isiaad of Cuba, twenty-two leagues from Matanzas. Mr. T. W. Pittman, now employed by Edward 8, Stokes, has fore warded the statement of Mr. Bartholmew to Governor Tilden, POREMAN'S STATEMENT. cel Samuxe J. Tupen, Governor of the TaR or i ting to your favor the in tn commending our favor fe about to be made by Kdward fore his last trial, [ was man of the jury on euabled to gain « ‘ull and complete knowledge of the his- tory of the Tacks ircumstances sarrounding the eventful tragedy in whic was concerned, and I beg to preseut the following et whieb f join in The verdict wh. ent as conteiging the reasons apoe cation for Bxeeutive clemency — 4s rondered was the result of » compromise, wat number of the jurors, including myself, being in favor of bis a’ o sequittal. But ia view of the fact that the case nad already occupied the courts for nearly two the jurors believed that the public interest dein. Af possible, they should agree upon ® verdict, whic fle it did not tally t wcquis in jaced the case upor yasis for Mr. Btokes which I believed to be moro preforable than « disa- ‘As understood the case ihe prosecution railed grooment, folely upon the evidence of Thomas lian and John Red- mond, two young men emplozed ia the Grand Central Hotel, a convict # Permit to ebaracter of their ‘unrollable ne ‘was to relate upon the witness stand, ud it wident that be did so to perfection, for it was as ini every way fulness of thie refer you to Charles G. Hi respectabilit; the prosecation, testified to of the place where Fisk w: near thereto that when be paced it of be ft occupied ouly four seconds. Almost fancously with the Grin he asconded nN case. Mr. Hills and took’ partic: ren assageway was uarrow Boon Smistaken in his observ = Hill toatified not present, and jokes was alone; that Hart ieee ates. Cnpoasivie, have boew prosetit, at that, ts was tmpossibie for Eat to testified, and ho not to have seen him. a ne was also proved that Hart's confederate, Red mond, swore at the Cor , When everything wat fresh upon his mind, th wus nob present at the shoot ing; that there was no one present on the stairs; neither bad any one od ap or down the stairs from the time Stokes snvered until Pisk came in. And upon this trial Redino testified that nd causes his previeas statement to contrary b; hat when he testh Hed at the Coroner's inqnest be about Hart, and never recalled to his memory the ¢ Hart was prea ent until several months after the shooting, when he was ia the House of Detention in company with said Hart. od bis Oret statement tru 1d false when he as above stated Peter Coughlin, the led by th le, testified that Hart’ wae sh aire in his company, but minutes before the shooting, and 0 it ocourred. Cou; ..who passed sitaated direct instant of the fring, saw Hart was not present. accused that Hart was not present, and that bis story was purely manufactured from beginning to end, and by mie Cooney, the washgirl, who cleaning the doors tn the hallway, that she saw Stokes descend the stairs and heard bim exclaim, “Don't shoot!” ‘ears Hart was not present. Morse family clenuing globe: went away ton had not returned Tho defonce first proved by y of speaking to was standing i Ly ‘scene of confiict, and where any view was impossible, If Your Excellency will examine closely the entire tes ‘imony in the cass, you will notice that Hart stands not only uncorroborated, but positivel contradicted Hart further vestifi it cold-blooded murder of » man be well k: perhaps the most notorious man in the country—that he chased & in the dining room hallway, at loast fifty fe the "prisoner | down | stairs. and there | heard licly don $y of the shooting. And Hartree Y perfectly silent and made nv roply. And Hart remained Every law of human nature unerringly brands this as utterly fact that out of the hundreds of witnesses not one could be produced to corrobo- o verdict our jury rendered virtually con- perjury in ita most appalling form, and bad the press, instead of animadverting upou our covelnsions, advocated the trial of Hart for the crime he has doubtlessly committed. tt would have bean only in justice to the Jury and likewise justico to Hart. The stimony of ex-Coart Oficer Patrick “Logan, as art's motive, is importans. Logan testilied hat Hart admitted being in- false, and also th prosens at the time, The wing stantially & | fiienced by ® promise of $1,000, and that he | boasted of strong, influential ‘backers. wit | ness, as also Lizzie Cooney and Mary Bean, who testified to seeing Fisk draw lis pistol just previoas te the tiring. In conjunction with all the facts, inclined mo to the opin! at the prisoner was justified in believing his life imperi Perinit me niso to add, that in these views and opinions I am ‘not atone, but I feel assured that I only express the feelings and convictions of the greater portion of the Jury; and | present these facts to Your Excellency's consideration, with the fires hope that in view of all tho surroundings, and | of the irresistl act that the prisoner has already been eater punishment, more than adequate ta that may Rave been committed, you will con- dneys” With igh reward. Ac, Iam Yours, moat o ia regard, Ac., %. Fospecttully, “hide. W. BARTHOLOWEW. Aroporter of the Hxraun called yesterday evening ‘at the residence of Mr. Bartholomew and had a@ short inverview with that gentieman. He said:—‘‘I do not betieve that Stokes is any more a murderer than | am. 1 saw and heard nothing while foreman of the jury to make me think otherwise. 1 do not believe he had any premeditated intention to kill Fisk. I called on General | Dix while be was in office to urge Stokes’ pardon, be- lieving {t conscientiously to be my duty to do so. The Governor (Dix) informed me that be bad not placed any credence tn the testimony of the voy Hart, who was the main witness against Stokes, nd he added that he did not consider that Hart was sworn truly, Governor Dix seemed quite favorable te Stokes’ pardon, or at least that was my impression from his manner and words, but whether the Gor- ernor intended that I should receive that wp nat | the time of the interview I will got think, as foreman of that jury, that Stokes should receive a par- don, A affered twonty times more than the roughs and rufflans who daily receive like sentencos and | are prepared by education and surroundings to met | just such a fate as his any bn | of their lives. His father, poor old gentleman, called on me once about the matter, and his appearance affected me very much. You may tell Stokes when you see bim that I wish him all Kindness and a safe deliverance from prison.” Mr. Bartholomew was asked if his statement, as it i printed, met his approval The old gentieman amined the paper slowly aud deliberately through bis glasses and said :-— | te little broader tn verbiage than I expected; | bat I approve of it as it stands aud am perfectly willing | to let ft go to the public with my name signed to it.” In addition to other facts Mr. Bartholomew stated that on urging Governor Dix to pardon Stokes the for- mer gentieman seemed deeply moved, but stated that as he had only oine days is time to serve when his request was made, he deemed it only courtesy to let the case lie over until Guvernor Tilden, having entered on his term, might adjudicate, | THE CENTURY ASSOCIATION. ‘The annual election of OMicers, trustees and com- mittees of the Century Association took place Saturday night, resulting as follows:—William Cullen Bryant, President; Gilbert M. Speir, First Vice President, D. Huntington, Second Viee President; Augustus R. Mac- donough, Secretary; Charles Collins, Treasurer. ‘The trustees are James C. Carter, William KE Curtis, eury Drisier, F. F. Marbury, Stephen P. Nash, J. @. A. Ward and Jervis McEntea The Committee on Admissions are H. H. Anderson, | g. 8 Conant, C. D. Gambrill, Benjamin Knower, Joha 8. Newberry, Edward Oothout, G. A. Peters, Chandler Robbins, H.W. Robbins, Jr., E. BR. Robinson, Hewlett Seudder, 2. a. Mag Bn W. A. Ay Draper,’ Thomas Kinnieutt bs leer, ‘3. A. Strang, A. J. Taylor and T. W. Woo. The House Commitice are J. W. Pinchot, G. W. Dilla way and George Booth. The Commitice on Art consists of John B. Bristol, Henry A. Loop and W. H. Beard, The Committee on Literature are W. C. Church, Henry Holt and Bayard Taylor. A QUESTION FOR TILDEN. To tae Epitor or tHe Henato:— Can the Hxeay enlighten tho public in reference te any proposed action on the part of the Governor touch- ing the escape of Tweed? Over four weeks have now elapsed since the community were startled by the Sherif’s dereliction of daty—to use the mildest term— and as yet no action has been taken on the part of the Executive, looking cither to the suspension or removal | of that officer, Will the Governor turn his gaze for s | moment trom the White House toward the city of New York and let us know “what he is going to do about wr LAICUS. New Yorn, Jan. 8, 1876, A GALLOPING CONSUMPTION MAY BE AVOIDED the tinely ase of Haue's Howxy or Honewoonn anv Tan ike 8 LOUTHACUR DROFS cure (u one minuve by; +20 | THE BUCKINGHAM HOTEL, aod 50th st, wit be open for the reception of guests on Tues nt aw GA FULLER & 00., Proprietors A—COUGHS AND COLDS ARE SPEEDILY cURED wy i use of Wistat’s Batsam or Wit Cusger, 50 cents and $1. A_NOVELTY,—TH® MAGNIFICENT SILK ELAS- hi . lately Insroduced by the BLASTIC TRUSS COM. 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