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* PRESS AND PCLITICAL PARTY CLASSIFICATIONS SPAIN. — GREAT POWERS—THE CARLIST INSURRECTION “TO BE IMMEDIATELY sSUPPRESSED—WHAT 13 * SAID OF THE AMERICAN CIRCULAR AND THE ‘SITUATION IN THE ANTILLES. Loypon, Jan. 31, 1876. ‘A special despatch from Berlin to the Datly News #ays that the Spanish government has tntimated to ‘She great Powers that it undertakes to quell the Carliat insurrection within ten days, and that :t will then have teinforcements for the army in Cuba THE AMERICAN NOTE. [tts understood in Berlin that the practical griev- ‘Bnces specified in the American note are in general . M0t denied, nor is the counter complaint against the Qcutrality of the United States alleged. THR PACIVICATION OF CUBA DOUBTED. The Daily News’ correspondent says in conclusion :— “The news of the final defeat of the Carlists is ex- pected here, but it is doubted whether Spain, with any umber of troops, can restore peace and order in Cuba.’ THE TOWN OF VALMASEDA CAPTURED BY THE ALFONSISTS—BILBAO RELIEVED FROM THE CARLIST SEIGE--THE TROOPS OF THE CROWN CLOSING IN ON DON CARLOS. Maprip, Jane $1, 1876, It is officially confirmed that the Alfonsist General ‘Loma has capturod Valmaseda, a town of Biscay, some miles west-southwest of Bilbao, and is advancing in the direction of Durango, BILBAO RELIEVED, The Carlists have been compelled to abandon the siege of Bilbao, and have evacuated their fortifled pos tions surrounding the town. The whole mining dis- trict fs now free of Carlists. OTHER IMPORTANT SUCCESSES, General Primo Rivera has captured the fort of Santa Barbara, near Estella, General Martinez Campos has entered the Valley and occupied Porte Velate. DON CARLOS IN PERSONAL DANGER. The royalists are closing in upon Don Carlos. Batzan REPORT OF A CARLIST VICTORY. Barone, Jan. 81, 1876, The division of General Morales attacked the Carlist fort at Aratzain on the 29th inst., but was repulsed, losing 200 in killed, including one colonel. MORIONES’ MARCH. Information has reached here that General Moriones is gradually advancing Yn the direction of Azpeitia, swhile Generals Loma and Quesada are pushing toward Durango. CONTINUED ANNOUNCEMENT OF VICTORIES. . Maprip, Jan. 81, 1876. The Oficial Gazette announces that General Rivera has captured three Whitworth cannon at Santa Bar- Dara, aud General Quesada bas taken the fort of 8an Antonio, at Urquiola. GOVERNMENT 4 CARLIST CANNONADE WITH INCENDIARIST Ma- TERIAL, Say Sxpastiax, Jan, 81, 1876, ‘The Carlist battery on Arratzain continues to can_ aonade San Sebastian intermittently. Some of its shells are charged with petroleum, GENERALS LOMA AND QUESADA MARCHING ALONG, Private despatches from Bilboa represent that Gen- eral Loma’s troops are completely masters of the Bucartaciones district Genoral Quesada entered Durango on Sunday. A VATICAN THREAT AGAINST ALFONSIST LIB- ERALISM. Rome, Jan. 81, 1876. Cardinal Simeoni has been instructed to quit Madrid if the government assents to an approval by the Cortes of the clause of the proposed constitution relating to liberty of worship, FRANCE. OF THE SENATORS. Panis, Jan. 81, 1876, The Journal des Débats classifies the Senators elected yesterday as follows:— Conservative republican: Radicals. Monarchist: . 0 Bonapartists a 41 ANOTHER TABLE. The Sitele gives the following result: STILL ANOTHER, The Paris Journal bas the following tablo Republicans, ..........++ Bonapartist conservatives. + Legitimists and Orleanist conservative: Governmental candidates M. GAMBETTA’S CALCULATION, The Republique Frangaise (M. Gambetta’s organ) claims 167 constitutional republicans, including the fe Senators recently elected by the Assembly, REPUBLICANISM IN THR COLONIES. It ts expected that the colonies will elect all republi- cans, 3 CABINET PROSPECTS AFTER THE DEFEAT OF LEADING MINISTERIALISIS—A REPUBLICAN MAJORITY OF SENATORS GENERALLY CON- CEDED. Pants, Jan. 31, 1876. The Moniteur says, notwithstanding the defeat of | MM. Buffet and Dufaure, therois ne probability that the Ministry will change before the Chambers meet. M. Buffet is expected to be a candidate for the Cham- ber of Deputics at Mirecourt and M. Dufaure at Mar- rennes, HOPE FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE REPUBLIC. Ail the republican journals are confident that their party has a majority in the Senate and believe this in- sures the consolidation of the Republic. The leaders of the Left consider a revision of the constitution in a monarchical and especially in a Bona. partist sense henceforth impossibie. The conserva- boty Papers admit that at least baif tne Senate is repub- an. LOrdre, « Bonapartist organ, concedes « majority of several members to the republicans ‘The Journal des Débats says the moderate and con- ciliatory Republic is sure of an important majority in the Senate, in PROTESTS AGAINST SOM" OF THY RETURNS Protests against the validity of elections bave been | entered in about ten departments None of the objec, tions, however, appear serious. ° THE INTERNATIONAL RIFLE MATCH, SCOTCH SHARPSHOOTERS TO COMPETE WITH AMERICANS FOR THR CHAMPIONSHIP, Giascow, Jan. 31, 1876, The Scottish National Rifle Association bas accepted the American challenge for the championship of tne world, WHAT IS SALD IN GLASGOW. Loxpos, Jan. 81, 1874 ‘The Pall Mall Gazette's Glasgow special says:—‘Con- sidering the ‘avorable answers received from a majority of the small bore shots of Scotland the Scottish Na- Comal Rifle association have resolved two accept the American challenge for the championship of the world. The competitions for the selection of s team of eight with two reserves will begin forthwith.” BREADSTUFFS IN EUROPE. '| Lospos, Jan. $1, 1876 The Mark Lane Express, in ite weekly review of the | grain trade, says:— “The damp weather during the past week has brought the price of native wheat down nearly a shilling more, The overfowing granaries make millers temporarily masters of the situation. The Paris market bas main- tained its prices for both wheat and four. The mar- kets of Belgium, Holland and Germany are very dull. ‘Our own weekly sales are 6,249 quarters joss than last year, while the price is a ehilling higher, There is in- creasing confirmation of our deficiency, though we may still have @ dragging trade until March." Advices from Slavonic sources report that the Turks’ were repulsed at Gradatz on Sunday, losing eighty killed; and that they met with a reverse near Klek, where they lost fifty mens 4 SPECIAL BRITISH MISSION TO THE PORTE. Mr. Holmes, the British Consul at Bosna-Serai, the capttal ot Bosnia, has gone to Constantinople on a special mission. re CUBA. —.—__. Havana, Jan. 81, 1876, The drought in the tobacco district continues, THE, LATEST CHARLEY ROSS. the New Tariff Bill, PEELING ON THE CURRENCY QUESTION Government Credit the Football of Po- H + — litieal Expediency. INTEREST DUE AND NOT PROVIDED FOR. PECULIARITIES AND TRAITS or THE Bor DIS- | Investigations in Various Branches COVERED IN OHIO—A SENSATION FOR THE | PEOPLE. Trrvix, Onio, Jan, 31, 1876. ‘The Charley Ross matter still continues the theme of conversation, Aspecial has just been received from Carey, Ohio, which says that the writer has just re- turned from along interview held with the boy this after. noon. The boy stoutly claims that his name ts Charlie Schenck; that his pa told him eo, and that his father's name is Samuel Schenck, a horse trainer. He has many features which correspond with the descrip- tion of the Philadelphia Charley Ross, and it fs maintained by } ap of the people who have seen him ud = compared him with photograph of the lost child that he is the identical ttle boy; while others, who are slow to believe, say there are many points in which he resembles him, but deny that this ts Charley. There are many things and incidents that warrant a very careful and complete in- vestigation as to who the boy really is and whence be came. During the course of conversation and !n reply to a question he said he once lived in New York and was kept in a building in which wero confined a of chil- dren. “Here I was kept for a long time,” he says, “and nobody came to see me but an old woman an: some men.” He told of many places and large towns where he was last summer, but could give no definite information as to his previous whereabouts. The boy was very shy about talking with strangers at first, but eave mare talkative on getting better ac- quainted. He scems to be strongly attached to his adopted mother, but can give no idea of his natural maternal parent He cannot speak distinctly more ‘shan one-half the words used in common conversation. Mrs. Beebe, with whom he was leit by the two an- known men, says the boy and the man who brought him into ber house do not resemble one another in the least, and the thought of the great difference between the two struck her when the man called the child his son. With the people in that yicinity it is the themo of conversation generally, and many are flocking to Mrs, Gibson’s residence. Many theories are afloat rel- ative to the child, and the parties now having bim in charge firmly believe that he will yet be proven to be the veritable Charlie Ross. THE RIFLED BANK. ~ ae CAPTURE OF A NOTORIOUS BURGLAR SUSPECTED OF BEING CONNECTED WITH THE ROBBERY— ELDER LUTZ'S PROPHECY—THE VALUE OF YOUTHFUL EDUCATION. . Srrincrisip, Mass., Jan. $1, 1876. Northampton was put in a feverish condition again this afternoon, not by another bank burglar, but by the arrival ig town, in charge of officers, of a notorious burglar named Stevens, who bas been arrested on sus- picion of being concerned in the bank burglary last week. A large crowd had gathered at the depot on the strength of a rumor that he was coming, bat were disappointed, the officers taking him off the smoking car and quictly walking him uptown, while the Northampton officer, just for a ruse, kept his team at the other end of the depot, where the crowd waited tn vain. Only half » dozon followed, the prisoner to the Mansion House, where in a room he was examined by officers and bank officials: The stairway from the lower to the upper hall of the hotel was guarded by Deputy sheriff Potter, and Policemen D. L. Harris and J. D. Brewer, of Springfleld, were among the examin- ing party, THR ROBBERY PROPAESTRD. Whether he is one of a gang, and what evidence has been obtained against him, are all matters of guess- work yet, as the officers are very reticent on the sub- ject. ‘It is recalled with considerable interest by per- sons in this city today that the peripatetic advent preacher, Elder Lutz, who bas been holding forth in this city and over the river in West Springfield this winter, told his people two or three weeks ago that there ' was going to be a robbery _ here- abouts. He was not sure it would be in this city, but Springheld ‘or some town in the vicinity was doomed. The ground on which he based his prediction was that he bad seen in town several professional gentlemen with whom be was acquainted in those remote days, when, tradition says, be was *‘one of the b’hoys”’ bim- self, and whom he knew to be brig! Seale pure’ who would not be hanging about without a job, and Dig one, on hand. It ts not impossible the Elde will be the humble tnstrument ia bi ing some of the gang to justice, thereby gaining honor and ducats and earning the gratitude of the col munity. Among the persons who supposed thi bad ‘lost their all and are now bappily disappointed to fpd they did not, through the NEGLIGENCE OF THR BURGLARS, is Mr, W. E. Thayer cutlery manu- facturer, of Williamsburg, just above Northampton. On going to the bank to-day to conser with the officials in reference to the best mode of recovering bis securi- ties, he discovered that bis box was’not in the new safo that the burglars rifled, but all secure in the old safe. The box contained also the bouds owned by his three oldest children, an inheritance from their mother, Mr. ‘Thayer's first wife. It is said that the whole amount thus missed by the cracksmen was about $50,000. It 1s estimated thatthe pile of bonds lost by Richmond Kingman, of Cummington, amounted to $150,000. LIGHT ON A BANK ROBBERY. Evansvitu, Ind., Jan. $1, 1876. Aconfidence man named J. L. Termer, of Terry, LiL, has confessed being one of a gang of burglars who robbed the bank of Quincy, Ill, in February, 1874, of $350,000 in bonds and $84,000 In cash. He says that he was given the bonds and the others took the cash, and that the bonds are buried near Chambers Junction, lowa The Chief of Police bas just returned from a search, which was ansuccessful. Forty thousand dollars reward was offered for the recovery of the bonds by the bank, and it is probable that Termer will be takem to lowa and make a genuine confossion. CANADA'S CENTENNIAL CONTRIBU- TIONS. Orrawa, Jan, $1, 1876. The Canadian Centennial Commissioners report their work in a forwara and satisfactory condition New Brunswick will contribute ® column of polished red granite, Sixteen fect high by three and a half feet in diameter, raised on a base of brown, olive and gray stone, The Manitoba collection, which consists prin- cipally of agricultural products and Indian works, is all ready for shipment. Nearly all the specimens from British Columbia now at Montre: With reference to the exhibition of cattle it is stated that the commis- sion will pay the cost of transportation and feed, but the owners must be responsible for care taking, dam- ages, accidents, &e. Probably the steamer Lady Head will convey the goods for exhibition (rom Halifax and St John to Philadelphia, where the crew will be om- ployed and the steamer retained ag ® boarding house, thus saving vast éxpense, SIX HORSE THIEVES HANGED. Arcmison, Kan., Jan. $1, 1876. A commercial traveller, of this city, has just come in from Solomon Valley. He says that six horse thieves were hanged there a few days ago by a vigilance com- mittee. Among those lynched were Hutohinson, Cox and Connaughty, three desperadoes of the frot The thieves were surrounded in their cabin at dight, just after returning (rom & trip to Nebraska, where they had been to dispose of stolen stock. They were tried by a lynchers’ court, found guilty and executed at once THE BELL TOWER TRAGEDY. Boston, Jan. $1, 1876 ‘The secona trial of Thomas W. Piper, the late sexton of the Warren avenue Baptiat eburch, for the murder of Mabel Young, commenced to-day, There was mach difficulty in securing jury. It ts understooa female witness, who saw Piper climbing from the eburch tower on the day of the murder, bas been secured, and that her testimony will strengthen case against him, THE LOUISIANA APPORTIONMENT BILL. Naw Ontzaxs, Jan. $1, 1876, The cew Apportionment bill, based on the State cen- sus, was sent to the Governor to-day and immediagels ‘The bill leaves the Senate SyegFneamgte. | to the republican Lymer seven or eight additional copreseetaives io lower House, vs THE HARVARD-YALE BOAT RACE. Srrivorrety, Mass., Jan. $1, 1876, «| The Harvard Boat Club decided to-night to have the tight-oared boat race with the Yale Club om the Con- eceticut River bere oa June 30 next nigh of the Service. OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. rae Wasutoton, Jan. 31, 1876. THE NEW TARIFY BILL—DETAILS OF THE MORE IMPORTANT CHANGES MADE. Mr. Morrison brought in his revised tariff to-day, and it was sent to the committee, It contains no allu- sion to the reimposition of an import tax, and the re- port to this effect in some of the New York papers is FROM an error. The most tmportant changes pro- posed kre those regarding wool and wool- lens The general opinion of the woollen manufacturers of the country at present is that they would be greatly better off with free wool and a duty of twenty-five per cent. on woollen goods than they are under tho existing tariff; for of alt the industries of the country none is more depressed than the woollen mills, Nearly all the great woollen mills, except the Pacific at Lawrence, have gone into bank- ruptey since the enactment of the famous wool tariff of 186% Nor have the wool growers fared better, though they demanded the rates now in force, The product of wool east of the Mississippi is to-day not more than half what it was 1n 1868, and prices are not equal in currency now to prices tn gold in 1859, when all wools came in duty free, The committee seem to have thought it unwise, however, to propose a radical change and make wool free. They have reduced the duty on wool about half, and manufactures proportionally. ‘The duties on cotton guods have been brought down toan average of about thirty per centad valorem. The commerce and navigation reports show that no revenue of any account has been derived from such goods where aduty much higher than thirty per cent bas been exacted. Tea and coffee are put back at duties of four and ten cents. This, if adopted, will givo a revenue of about $18,000,000. In doing this the framers of the bill disclaim all idea of increasing taxation in the slightest degree, because prices did not fall with the repeal of these duties, but they assert that by laying these duties they can relieve the people of a much greater amount of taxation which falls on the consumer and only ina slight degree benefits the Treasury. With a view of making these tacts clear it ts proposed that the Ways and Means shall! publish an annotated bill, showing what each duty Amoants to ad valorem, and also what revenue it has produced during the past year. Such a bill was tor- morly prepared at every session by the Specia! Com- missioner of Revenue, but since Mr. Wells went out of office 1t has not been attempted. Duties are proposed of three cents per pound on bar and block tin. These are freo now, but aro the only metals not producing revenue and it is held that the light duty laid will be much less bur- densome than many duties {mposed on other articles, in the existing tariff, as, for example, aniline dyes which hold an Important part in woollen and silk manufactures, and the present daty on which crip- ples our manufacturers and disables them from com- peting with foreign rivals even in our own country. Some of the most important articles put on the free Ist in the bill are soda ash and the salts of soda These articles are essential to the manufacture of soap and glass, and to the processes of bleaching, dyeing and oul refining. Many of the most important of our industries require these articles to be as cheap as pos- sible. Duties on most trons are reduced to an average of about thirty per cent; pig iron failing from $7 to $5 per ton, and scrap from $6 to $4 Copper is reduced from five totwo cents per pound, and thus an end is pro- posed to the present copper monopoly, while achance is given to re-establish a large smelting industry employing many hands, which was crushea out deliberately by the old duty when it was imposed on copper ores, which It is proposed shall now bo free of duty. Altogether the changes aro very conservative in character, and have been purposely made so, there being no disposition to disturb industries now prosper- ous by arbitrary changes, but a strong desire to revivo the great industries of the country by making cheap the raw materials which they use, and thus counter- acting the present tendency to a reduction ot the wages of workpeople. THE PRESENT CONDITION OF THE TREASURY—A MEMBER WHO WISHES TO KNOW. Mr. Hewitt, of New York, to-day introduced a roso- lation, calling on the Secretary of the Treasury to fur, nish the House with a detailed statement, showing tho amount of actual cash on hand in the Treasury and tho several government depositories at the close of business on the 25th day of January, 1876, specifying how much thereot was in frac- tional currency; how much in legal tender notes; how much in national bank notes; how much tn gold coin or bullion; how much in silver coin or bujlion; how much in gold notes, counted as cash; how much ‘m coupons, counted or teld as cash; how much in called bonds, counted or held as cash, how much in any other, items not specified above, counted or held as cash, and how many legal tender notes are actually held to redeem the bank notes of the national banks to whom bonds held for eirculation have been surren- dered, and whether these legal tenders received for the redemption of such bank notes were held as a special deposit or accounted tn general cash balance, reported in accordance with the terms of this resolution. The resolution attracted tmmediate attention In the House because of its mysterious demands. The story, fany it has, 1s supposed to lie in its tail, although tho inquiry ts believed also to have some reference to the accumulation of silver to substitute for the fractional currency. But the main object is to find what the actual condition of the daily accounts of the Treasury ts, THE CURRENCY QUESTION—GROWING FEELING AGAINST THE RESUMPTION ACT. As to the currency ® strenuous effort is making to unite the friends of sound money on the democratic side im favor of some practical plan, for the resumption act, 6o calfed, has few friends in the House on either side, but there {san unwillingness to repeal it until some- thing better ts done lest the repeal should look like a turning back. There is a certain amount of reluctance among some democrats to tauch the currency question at all, and Mr, Fernando Wood appears to be the leader of those who wish nothing done He begins to be regarded by the friends of lound legislation tn Congress as tho most obstructive man, capable of ex- erting any considerable influence om the floor, Ho ts said to have expressed himself as decidedly im favor of doing nothing, FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasuixoron, Jan, 31, 1876, ‘THE INTEREST ON THR 3,65 BONDS—ACTION OF THE TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS THEREON, Both political parties are trying to make capital out of the seeming instance of repudiation tnvolved in the obstruction of the payment of the interest due to-mor- row, Febreary 1, on tha 365 per cont District of Co- lambia bonda The Attorney General having, decided that the government’s faith ts pledged for the payment ‘of the principal and {nterest of these securitios, they have beem bought largely by savings banks and invest- ors, and as the Febreacy interest cannot by any posst- bility be paid now for severai days the dofeatt, brief } And techaical only as it may be, will be heard of a good deat in the stump speeches mext fall, Tho democratic House refused to 6 8h appro- priation, dut allowed the Commissioners to pay | the interest out of any surolus moneys om hand The Tepublican Senate could bave passed this bill last Wook and burried tt along to the President for signature, but the ch: to make the point of repudiation against the House was not to be lost, and hence the bill has been held in chancery until the Ist of February must come and go before the bondholders cap get their in- terest money. During the discussion in the Senate to-day on the subject Senator Oglesby delivered a churacteristio speech, denouncing in unmeasured terms the extrava- gance of the Commissioners in making what he called unnecessary expenditures, Instead of stopping at $15,000,000, he said, they would go on squandering the public funds until they reached $10,000,000, He asked what need had the oppressed people of Washington for such magnificent streets. Hoe advised them to como down to the humble walks of life. The bill will be the | special order for to-morrow’s proceedings, and then Senator Morton is expected to finish his speech, THE MILITARY ACADEMY APPROPRIATION BILL, In the House to-day the Military Academy Appropri- ation dill came up in Committee of the Whole, An amendment, offered by Mr, Hurlbut, of Illinois, fora detail of a competent staff oficer to act as quartermas- ter and commissary for the battation of cadets, and | that all supplies shall be turnished at actual cost, was | adopted. The committee rose and the bill passed, The pay of the cadets is fixed at $540, without rations, THE MANAGEMENT OF OUR DIPLOMATIO AF- YAIRS—LOSSES TO THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH INCAPACITY OF CONSULS. R. F, Farrell, formerly Consul at Cadiz and removed in 1870, was before the Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day and gave some interesting and somewhat important testimony regarding the management of diplomatic affairs by the United States government He said that at least $40,000,000 had been lost during the last ten years through criminal mismanagement and incompetency in signing invoices by consuls, He claimod that the government would be defrauded and shamefully mis- represented so long as consuls were appointed and re- moved for political reasons, Each candidate should be examined by a board, and removed only for dishonesty or incompetency. Ho assured the committee that good men could not be had for the prosent small salaries, and it was a great mistake to reduce them, Mr. Farrel! called attention to former cases in illustra- tion of his point He said that Eggleston, his prede- cessor at Cadiz, received $1,000 for clearing a whaler, but was only removed for an offence that should have condemned him to severe punishment THE TRANSPORTATION OF INDIAN SUPPLIES ON THE MISSOURI—CONTEST OVER THE CON- TRACTS. The vids for transporting War Department supplies on the Missouri River for 1876 have been opened and submitted to the proper oflicials for examination, after which they will be returned to Secretary Belknap for his final decisién. General Sheridan 1: lly the offi- cer who signifies what bids are to be accepted, but the Secretary of War awards the contracts, There is much competition this year among the transportation companies, the chief of which are the Kountz and the Coulson lines of Pittsburg. Notwithstanding the bids are supposed to be secret printed slips of the rates offered by each company are in circulation. The amount of money involved in moving the army supplies on the Missouri River is be- tween $500,000 and $750,000, Five steamhoats, 200 tons buraen each, and making four trips during the season, are required to do the work. The expense of each trip between Yankton and Fort Benton {s about $10,000, The distance each way {s 1,983 miles, or nearly 4,000 miles for the round trip. Orville Grant is authority for saying that the bids were turned over to General Sheridan this afternoon. Most of the con- tractors are in town, and the leading members of the Indian and post trading rings are laboring indus- triously in bebalf of their pet trasportation companies THE INVESTIGATION OF THE INDIAN BUREAU. Commodore Kountz, who ts familiar with the whole” sale swindling operations of the Indian Ring on the Upper missouri, was before the investigation commit- tee, and testified that his bids for transporting Indian supplies last year were {rom thirty to filty per cent be- low those of the Coulson line, yet the latter was awarded the contracts for carrying all of the govern- ment freight, including the army supplies. Ex-Indian Commissioner Smith presented himself before the chairman of the investigating committee, in answer to a process served on him in person by order of the committee. He was told that he would be re- quired to appear at different times during the coming investigations, and that witnesses were coming from the West and North to give evidence concerning his alleged irregularities, THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT PREPARING FOR INVESTIGATIONS, By direction of the Secretary of the Treasury a large force of clerks of the Treasury Department aro very busily engaged im preparing a statement harmo- nizing the inaccuracies said to exist in the accounts so as to be ready incase the resolution now before the Senate Finance Committee should be reported back favorably to the Senate. Complaint is made at tho Treasury that the resolution of Senator Davis has oc- casioned a great deal of unnecessary trouble, and It is stoutly contended that there is not even the shadow of wrong in tho accounts. Many of the discrepancies are stated to arise from amounts covered by warrants that have been {ssued but never returned for payment as yet to the department, SENATOR WEST ON THE CHARGES MADE AGAINST HIM. It was rumored last evening that Senator West, of Louisiana, would make a sharp reply in the Senate to- day to the article in a Now York paper charging him with securing his election by bribery. In an interview ne said that he should do nothing of the kind’ He did not coasider it proper for him to even take tho trouble of denying the infamous charges, inasmuch as they were to be investigated by the Legislature of his State. It devolved on his enemies to prove their allegations A sifting of the facts and testimony before » legal tribunal would vindicate him and leave no ground for bis accusers to stand on. The attack was the resuifl, he aid, of a {allure to levy blackmail by ® man who was formerly Sergeant-at-Arms in the Louisiana Legislatare, and finally dismissed in disgrace for general misconduct, For three years this man and other members of a band of blackmatlers had made venomous assaults on him in hopes of getting oflice or money. This man ts a creole, and had demanded $1,000 at one time. Because the Senator retused to recognize him, or even speak to him on the street, he had trumped up the: recent eharges and printed a list of names purporting to represent person§ who had been bribed to secure his election, There was nota word of truth in the entire statement; but the Senator did not wish to get up @ controversy about it in the public journals, He had published o newspaper, and knew too much to fight editors throngh their own columns. SUSPENSION OF COAL MINING. Pirrstox, Pa, Jan 31, 1876, Contrary to general expectation, an order wad re- ceived here this afternoon from the managers of the Pennsylvania Coal Company to stop work to-night in all their mines im this locality. In consequence there will be 2,500 men and boys added to the idle population to-morrow, which will be swelied to 4,000 on Saturday next, when the Lehigh Valley, Pittston, Butler and sev- eral other companies suspend operations, There is mach talk concerning the eudden suspension of the Pennsylvania Company, as it was universally sup- posed that work would continue in their mines until the 16th at least, and then ft was thought that the idle time would not extend much beyond two or ‘bree weeks, It is reported, on pretty good aa. thority, thas the big company intend only a suspension | of a fortmghteven now; but this may be only conjec- { ture. When the companies determined on a suspension at their meeting last month circulars were sent out to dealers notifying them of tho fact, and*sij the Ist of January coal shipments from this poinFilave been a Ustie more active, but not to the extent anticipated At least seventy-five ,per cent of coal ordered prior to the mee@y was for stock. The stoppage {8 not intended to et Com sumption, alti the ispension is limited t five weeks, should @ demand be made for coal, the mines will be started at any time before the me fixed expires. All furnaces and rolling mills will be supplied whenever may require While the mon feel bad 10 Of the enforeed Idle. ness, still they are generally looking torward to brisker times after the present suspension, when they hope to make ap for all losses which may bo entailed upon them in February. SUICIDE WITH LAUDANUM. Boston, Jan. $1, 1876 i | Agnes French, a woman of twenty, took laudsnum wastardaw and dint tasiew NEW YORK HskALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1876—IRIPLE SAKKT. WASHINGTON. 2. , 1st. | The Modifications and Changes of THE WHISKEY FRAUDS, WILLIAM M’KXE CONVICTED—BABCOCK AND BIS WITNESSES NOTIFIED TO APPEAR IN COURT ON MONDAY NEXT—SELECTING A JURY TO TRY MAGurnE, St. Lovrs, Mo., Jan. 31, 1876, ‘The Jurors in the case of William McKee, one of the Proprietors of the Globe Democrat, charged with com- Plicity in the whiskey frauds, received their instrac- tions from Judge Villon, Judge Treat coinciding, at half-past ten o’clock this morning, and retirea at haif- Past cloven, Tho charge was very long. It commenced with a review of the operations of the “Whiskey Ring,” ad. | mitted ag a fact by both sides, from 1871 to 1875. There | was no doubt that the government had been defrauded | of millions in St Louis alone, and it seemed astonish- ing that the conspiracy could exist so long. The ex- planation lay in the udmitted fact that information was received from Washington and that $35,000 was spent in buying off revenue agents and investigations, There isevery reason to believe that the conspiracy here bad its connections in other cities, The govern- ment had laid its hands upon these frauds, but the government sustained a duty to its citizens as well as to its revenue and would not be benefited by the con- vietion of @ single innocent man. The jurors were warned to approach their decision dispassionately, but to do their duty fearlessly and tmpartially; espoetally must the jury be on guard against feeling THE PRESSURE OF PUBLIC INDIGKATION against these frauds. The only question before them was whether the defendant was and had been fully proved to have been in the conspiracy. The onlv mo- tive which the government bad advanced in the: ry for the defendant’s connection with the conspiracy was that of pecuniary gain. The Court then passed in re- view the evidence, point by point, for the government with that raised by the defence to contradict it, and then passed to the important question of the weight to be attached to the testimony of co-conspirators. The ruling may be gathered from such sentences as these :— As to co-conspirators, |t 1s held that they are competent Witnesses and under the legislation of Congress must testify, The testimony is always to be received with extreme caution and to be weighed with great care by the jury. It is proper for the jury to seek for material facts in support of this evidenca If any witness is shown to have sworn falsely bere or before the Grand Jury in this matter the jury are at liberty to reject all of his testimony. The most important and delicate duty of the jury is to settle THR CREDIBILITY OF THESE WITNESSES. To the jury, and the jury alone, belongs the question of weighing and deciding ‘the worth of this evidence. ‘They should be governed by the manner and conduct of the witness, his apparent motives and the strength or weakness of his recollection, The law clothes the defendant with the protection of mnocence until his guilt {8 proven beyond a reasonable doubt The evi- dence of guilt must be clear, positive and abiding. It is not sutlicient that there be a strong probability or a preponderance of testimony, but it must be such that when it is all given to the jury they feel a clear under- standing and are satisfied of the defendant's guilt, After the jury retired the Court announced that the trial of Constantine Maguire, Ex-Collector of Internal Revenue, would begin at two o'clock this afternoon, and directed the attorneys to notify General Babcock and his witnesses to present themselves next Monday, unless otherwise informed before that time. 4 At half-past ten this evening the jury returned, and brought in a verdict of guilty against McKee. He will file 4 motion for a new trial to-morrow, and expresses confidence in an ultimately favorable result, On the opening of the court this aiternoon the empan- elling of a Eh § in the Maguire case was immediately proceeded with and resulted in the selection of twelve gentlemen from interior counties. They were closely questioned by the counsel of both sides, but none of them had any opinion touching the guilt or innocence of the defendant, and had no prejudice for or against him. Major Lucian Eaton, one of the épecial counsel for the government, then opened the case with a state- ment of what the prosecution expected to prove against the accused. He stated that the prosecution proposed to prove Maguire had a knowledge of tho existence of the ring, and the destruction of the records in the Collector's office, and had failed to report the sume to bis superior officer; that he bad made inquiry as to how much money he was to receive, showing he expected a share of the “ring’’ fund, and some other genera! mattera, The commission of Maguire as Collector of Internal Revenue and some other documents were then sub- mitted and the Court adjourned. THE INDIANAPOLIS CASES—JUDGE GRESHAM RE- FUSES A NEW TRIAL TO HILL AND M'GRAFP, Ivpraxarorts, Jan, $1, 1878. The motions for new trials in the cases of James K. Hill and Alfred M. }.0Graf, convicted of whiskey irreg- ularities, during the present term of the United States Court, were finally disposed of this morning by Judge Gresham, who refused a hearing and will enter judg- ment upon the subject to-morrow, The Court reviewed at length the argument urged by defendants’ counsel for a new trial, and the affidavits they submitted tn fur- therance of the same. The Coyrt held that in the case of Hill the declarations of Couchnour, Lewis and Phillips, conspirators, were admissable as bearing upon the defendant, and with reference to the objection that the Court erred in commenting upon the evidence in the charge to the jury, it was maintained thatsuch was [te legitimate and proper in the case in question. ith reference to the newly discovered evidence ad- vanced by tho defence as cause for a rehearing, the Court observed that the much talked of report of Mr. Hill, made to General Veatch, relative to sus- pected distillery irregularities, did not differ materially from that to which General Veatch tegtified on the trial prior to the report in question coming to the sur- and, in the judgment of the Court, the statements for the rehearing of the case, would have little, if any Deuring in a new trial, The question to be determined 1n the discovered evidence is, will it, with the evidence betore introduced, change the verdict ofthe jury? The Judge expressed himself in the belief that the verdict could not have been other than it was, even admitting the important and newly discovered evidence, as the defence term it, to have been introduced im the trial proper. The reasons alleged by the counsel In the McGraff case for a rehearing were, that the Court erred in giv- ing improper Instructions to the jury; that tt erred in refusing to give the instructions submitted by the do- fendant's counsel, and on the further ground of newly discovered evidence. The several points were taken up in their order, the Court overruling each and all of them and expressing its decided conviction of the Justice of the jury's verdict in view of the evidence established against the defendant THE MILWAUKEE FRAUDS—A FORFEITURE TO THE GOVERNMENT, Mirwauges, Wis., Jan. 81, 1870 The first payment of forfeited official bonds made in this city oy indicted officials was made by Fitzgerald to-day, The amount is $10,000, In anticipation of the verdict against him Fitzgerald, who is an ex-gauger, admits that he made the mouey by “‘crooked"’ whiskey. None of the criminal cases.being ready, the Court ad- Journed the eriminal calendar to March. INDICTMENTS FOR CONSPIRACY AND PALSE #N- TRIES FOUND IN NEW OBLEANS—COLLECTOR CASEY'S SUBALTERNS—THE “INDIA BUDBER” METHOD. New Onieans, La, Jan. 81, 1876. General Brady ts pushing bis investigation into the whiskey frauds with great energy and determination, and the Mutter in the “crooked” dovecote is becoming correspondingly alarming. Last week indictments wero found by the United States Grand Jury against nearly all the principal distillers for non-production of books, and to-day another batch was presented, In addition to this Messrs. Walsh, Cowand, Henderson, Harman, the gauger, and the storekeeper of Casey's dis- tillery were indicted for couspirac; ‘The plan used in this case to defraud the government is known as the ‘India rubber’’ pian, by which the stubs wore filled ap with less than a quarter of the juantity called for by the stamp. Gener: te case is conclusive against the parties dictments were also found to-day against Behan, Tho} Co, for false entries on books, &e. These parties are connected with the St. Louis and Evansville “crooked” cases, having been heavy receivers of the Bingham, Bevis & Reese whiskeys, which are not roperly accounted for on their books, The shipments been traced down the ri and their subsequi distribution also closety followed up. This case is r rted to be very complete, and its connection with the Wester Ring’ undoubtedly established, All that has been done heretofore in pursuing the sinuosities of the “crooked” was merely preliminary, but now that the conspiracy cases are opened up the serious part of the work begins, All the parties implicated are reputed to be wealthy, and a lively contest may be armucipated. Gener: Brady seems determineg to prosecute to the bitter end. WINSLOW'S CREDITORS. Bostox, Masa, Jam 31, 1876. A meeting of the creditors of RK. D; Winslow; fate | f Proprietor and publisher of the Daily News, was held | this forenoon. A statement of the financial condition Of the News, including the receipts and expenditures, was presented. A full discussion followed, tho result ‘ Mae. Fh aiad WEATHER REPORT. Wan Derartwayr, Ovrice ov Tae Cur SioNAL Ovvicun, Wasmwertoy, Jan, 31—7:30 P.M, Probabilities, For Now finglam, | 824 the Middlo States rising tem rometer, easterly to southeny ather, followed by hght raing and evening. and Eastern Gulf States er weather, with east - barometer, followed nerly to. westerly » a the Lower perature, falling winds, partly cloudy we during Tuesday afternoom. For the South Atlantic . partly cloudy and slightly warn erly to southerly winds and failim during Tuesday with colder noth winds, rising baromoter and light ram Mississipp! Valley. For the Southwest areas of rain, fotlows ' >Y rising barometer, southerly winds, shifting to nerty °Y, aud lower temperature by Tuesday night. ’ For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley tncreastag ela 2i- hess and possibly light rain, and during Tucsdwy riit\t barometer and colder weathor: » For the lake region tnereasing cloudiness and asrexs* of snow or rain, with variable winds, shifting to north- erty and westerly; a decided fall im temperaturo, fall ing followed by rising barometer in the lower lake re gion and rising barometer in the upper lake region. For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missourl val- leys decidedly colder northerly to westerly winds, ris- ing barometer and areas of snow, The Ohio will continue to fall above Evangvitle, The Mississipp! will rise slowly between Vicksbarg and Cairo. THE WEATHER YesTERpDay, The fullowing record will show the changes im the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, incon parison with the corresponding date of last year, ax in- dicated by the thermometer at Huduut’s pharmacy, Heraip ages: — 1876, 1875, Average temperature yesterday... ay Average temperature for corresponding dato last JOOP. vee ee COMPULSORY PILOTAGE. Avavsra, Me., Jan, 31, 1876. The Senate passed a resolution that Congress be re- quested to prohibit by law the exaction of compulsory pilotage. HOTEL ARRIVALS. John King, Jr., Vico President of the Baltimore an@ Ohio Railroad Company, 1s at the Fifth Avenue Hotel Professor George J, Brush, of Yale College, ts at the Sturtevant House, H. C, Johnson, United States Com- missioner of Customs, is at the St Nicholas Hotel. Sur- geon James Simons, United States army, ts quartered at the New York HoteL Genoral George J. Magee, of Schuyler county, New York, is at the Metropolitan « Hotel Deputy State Treasurer Edgar K. Apgar ar rived trom Albany yesterday at the Windsor Hotel General Uraga, of Mexico, is at the Westminster Hotel Inspector General Delos B. Sacket and Licutenant George M. Wheeler (of the Engineer Corps), United States Army, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel William G. Fargo, of Buffalo, is at the Astor House. MAILS FOR EUROPE The steamship China will leave ‘this port om Wednesday for Queenstown and Liverpool The mails for Europe will close at tho Post Office at half-past six o’clock A. M. Tux New York Heratp—Edition for Earope—will be ready at six o’clock in tho morning Single copies, in wrappers for mailing, six conta 1 EOIEDL Focanty.—January $1, at eight o'clock, Wituram Fogarty, of 88 9tb av. 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