The New York Herald Newspaper, February 2, 1876, Page 5

AMERICA AND CUBA Lnslish Contradiction of Secretary Fish's Offi- cial Assertions and Position, as the Famous Monroe Doctrine Been Surrendered or Made Worthless? Mr. Canning No Authority for the Washington Circular. “Intellectual Audacity” Cannot Change the’ Facts of History. {SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. ] Loxnos, Feb, 1, 1876. ‘There is an iraportant leader published in the Times to-day contradicting Secretary Fish’s assertion that his action in the Cuban affair is in accordance with tha Monroe doctrine. ’ THE BRITISH PRESS OPINION, After referring to the American note to the European Powers the Times says:—‘The note is generally inter. preted as a deliberate attenuation, If not a direct surrender of the famous political dogma,”” ho writer then proceeds tq suy:—‘While Mr. Fish is 0 careful “to cut away all the modern and popular developments. accretions and extensions, of the princigles laid down by Monroe in 1823, which have been so long proclaimed as the key- "stone of American liberties, he yet labors to show that ho holds to traditional policy to prove his case, and de- peuds for (his in a departure from what is supposed to bea tradition of American policy, Mr. Fish adroitly Opens a curious historical controversy by boldly as- sorting that tho real author of the principle enunciated in President Monroe’s Message was, of ali men, Mr. Canning. “The revelations are astounding. Looking at the evidence on which Mr. Fish based this assertion, Weare astonished at tho intellectual audacity with which ne attempts to give to the irrelevant the weight f relevancy by dint of stout affirmation. Monroe's idea became corrupted until it degenerated into a bar- ren cry of America for the Americans. Its bad effects been mitigated practice by" the good sense of American statesmen, though its pretensions have their freedom of action and kept many perilous questions open which might have been usefully closed by diplomacy. Many Americans had come to believe that the existence of foreign colonies upon the soil of the continent was an insupportable outrage. From such exaggerations of an originally foolish claim we are glad to see that Mr. Fish has withdrawn and that be Bhapes his policy rather by the precedents of Monroe’s Administration than by the principles ot Mouroe’s Message. “Me, Fish’s arguments are much what we would ex- pect from an astute statesman fecling bound to respect popular prejudices while receding from an untenable position and minimizing obsolete principles. His ad- mission that he has invited European governments to examine the state of things in Cuba would be quite suf- ficient to raise popular clamor if the Monroe doctrine had kept its hold upon the imagination of the Ameri- tan people. “Turning to Mr. Fish’s citations from Mr. Rush’s conversation with Canning we discover that the English statesman gave no single word to justify the preten- sions of President Monroe's Message. “Mr. Fish declares that the American invitation ad- firessed to the European Powers falls outside the scope of the doctrine, because Cuba is still a colony, but that the spirit of the Monroe Messaue clearly ex- slades interference with Cuba by any European Power, except Spain; for no other can claim a locus standi by | ‘n existing possessory interest. This spirit Mr. Fish now utterly casts out, and if he is willing to read the * Monroe doctrine backward, and to interpret it accord- Ing to the councils of Mr. Canning, which the original dogma directly traversed, we do not grudge bim sac- tess in his efforts to preserve the appearance of con- wistency."” THE VIRGINIUS CASE. have ir hampered GENERAL, BURRIEL SUMMONED FYROM BILBAO TO THE SPANISH CAPITAL. Loxpon, Feb. 2, 1876. A despato!: from Santander to the Times announces that General Burricl, Military Governor of Bilbao, has ‘Deou suminoned to Madrid, on account of the Virginius affair, and icit Santander on Monday. ENGLAND. ;BOUCICAULT’S AMERICAN ENGAGEMENT—A 80- LIctrok CHARGED WITH A HEAVY CASH DEFAULT. . Loxpox, Feb, 1, 1876. The World says:—‘In consequence of tne bereave ment of Dign Bouctcault, he will postpone his Ameri- can engagerents, He will not return thore until late in the summer.’” A DEPAULTING SOLICITOR. The Morning Hour understands that a warrant has been issued at the Bow Street Police Court for the ap- prehension of Wiiliam Smith, of the well known firm of solicitors, Smith & Co., of No. 32 Craven street, Strand. It is feared that he bas used a large amount of money belonging to various clients, and that his debts amoant to $750,000. FRANCE, PARTY MANIPULATION OF THE ELECTION RE- TURNS—TWO GRAND FACTS MADE PATENT BY THE vors. Loypow, Feb. 1, 1876. The Paity News’ Paris special this morning says, ‘with refercnce to the conilicting statements of the ree cent French Senatorial elections in the French news- papers, that the figures are artfully grouped in accord. ance with party feeling. Two great facts, however, are prominent, the ab- gence of a majority willing to dissolve the republican Assembly, and the discom{iture ot the Bonapartists, THE COMING ELECTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES—RADICAL OPPOSITION ‘TO GAMBETTA. Paris, Fob. 2, 1876. The excitement over the approactiing elections for members of the Chamber of Deputies is every where In” tense, ‘The radicals are determined to oppose the candida ture of M. Gambotta in the Twenticth arrondissement of Pari, GERMANY. nen aan BISMARCK OUTFLANKED BY THE ULTRAMON- TANES IN THE LEGISLATURE. Loxpon, Feb, 1, 1876. The Morning Post's Berlin spectal says the Penal Code amendinent rei to pamphiets and pastoralsy which was proposed by the government in order to Prevent an evasion of the law prohibiting an abuse of the pulpit, wae rejected by a mancuvre of the ultra- montane members, Who pressed a division when many of their opponents were absent. The amendment will be this week, - NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1876—WITH SUPPLEMENT, THE WAR IN SPAIN. OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE ACTIVE OPERATIONS OF THE ALFONSIST COMMANDERS—DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING IN THE NORTHERN TERRI- TORY—THE CARLISTS OUTMANGUVRED AND PUNISHED SEVERELY—CARLIST BULLETINS CONTRADICT THE MADRID CLAIMS. Mapnip, Feb, 1, 1876, The following news is official:—‘Genera! Quesada has destroyed a powder and cartridge manufactory and occupied Dima, Arteage and Cenauri, in Biscay. He now threatens Durango. “News has been received at San Sobastian that General Quesada has already entered Durango, but this appears premature. “General Martinez Campos is marching upon Eli-. zondo, in Northern Navarre, and will attack the place to-morrow, ”? ENGLISH DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING IN NORTH- ERN SPAIN. Lonxpox, Feb. 1, 1876. Tho Times this morning publishes a letter from San Sebastian, from which are gleaned the following inter- esting details and resuits of some of tho iattial engage- ments between the royalists and Carlsts in Northern Spain :— SUDICLOUS STRATEGY, FOLLOWED BY VERY SHARP ACTION, ‘The movement by the royalists toward Vera, on the 25th of January, was only a feint to cover the real at- tack on Guetaria, Guetaria 18 the only point the Carl- ists have held on the Cantabrian coast west of San Sebastian since the commencement of the war. General Morjones, returning to San Sebastian, em- barked two battalions of troops, which landed at Gue- taria beiore daylight on the 26th. These immediately attacked and captured the height of Garatemendi, which commands the town of Guetaria The Carlists fled, almost without firing a shot. AN IMPORTANT VioToRY. Tt would be difflcult to overestimate the importance of this movement. It completely alters the condition of the Guipuzcoan campaige; renders necessary the abandonment of the Carlist positions from which they bombarded San Sebastian, und opens an easy route whereby General Moriones may advance into Biscay, threatening Durango and other Carlist centres, to a junction with General Loma’s forces now advancing from the direction of Bilbad, CARLISM NEAR ITS DEATH IN THE WEST. Thus General Moriones’ movements have commenced most favorably, and shoul subsequent operations be crowned with equal success Carlism will soon have re- ceived its death blow in the western provinces. GENERAL ALARM IN THE CARLIST RANKS, A great panic is said to prevail among the Carlists at Vera and at other points on the Bidassoa River. Gen- eral Moriones coutinues the movement he commenced yesterday. THE CARLISTS DRIVEN TO THE MOUNTAINS ON THE FRONTIER. Saw Sewastian, Feb, 1, 1876, Advices receivod here announce that General Marti- nez Campos is advancing into the heart of the Batzan Valley, driving the Carlists toward the mountains of the froutier, CARLIST DENIALS OF DEFEAT—ALFONSISTS SAID TO HAVE RETREATED. To.osa, Feb. 1, 1876. ‘The Carlists deny that they were defeated at Santa Barbaras They claim that their General (Perula) re- pulsed the royalists and parsued them to Puente la Reina; that the royalist division advancing on Lorca was defeated and retreated procipitately, and that General Morioues recetved a severe check on the 29th of January. GENERAL QUESADA AT BILBAO—HIS MARCH THROUGH BISCAY, Biunao, Feb. 1, 1876, Generai Quesada has arrived here, having marched through Biscay without meeting serious resistance. Fourteen Carlist battalions are concentrated at Ger, nica, but they appear to be discouraged and unde- cided, TURKEY. —-— THE ANDRASSY NOTE COMMUNICATED VERBALLY ‘TO THE SULTAN—THREE OF THE GREAT POWERS ACT IN THE MATTER—THE PUBLIC SITUATION IN THE DISCONTENTED PROVINCES, Consrantinorie, Feb. 1, 1876. The Austrian, Russian and German ambassadors com- municated Count Andrassy’s note verbally to the Porte yesterday. The ambassadors of the other Powers at the same time declared that their governments saw nothing in Count Andrassy’s proposals contrary to the Treaty of- Paris, PROMISE OF THE PORTE. ‘The Porte has promised to examine the scheme and acquaint the Powers with its decision, THE NOTE TO BE BEAD TO THE GRAND VIZIER. Lonpos, Feb, 1, 1876. The Daily News this morning has a special telegram from Vienna, which contains the following:—"Con- stantinople advices state that Count Andrassy's reform projects will be read to the Grand Vizier on Saturday.” THE INSURRECTIONIST PRINCE SATISFIED WITH HIS POSITION. . Vianna, Feb. 1, 1876. The Polilische Correspondens, of this cit: ized tg contradict the statements which have recently been circulated m respect to Prince Milan’s supposed dissatisiaction with the present position of affairs and his intention to resign. ,There is nothing in the pres- ent coudition of the country to justify serious alarm or 80 extreme a measure as abdication. There have been struggles and contentions between the political parties, but they left the position of the dynasty entirely uatouched. All Servia has affirmed that it is well aware that at the present juncture no more serious misfortune could happen to the country than a change of its ruler. A RUSSIAN FROWN AGAINST THE HERZEGOVINIAN INSURGENTS. Loxpon, Feb. 2, 1876. A Vienna telegram to the Standard reports that Prince Gortschakof has instructed a dele- gate of tho International Assistance Com- mittee to inform the Herzegovinians they must be satisfied with Andrassy’s reforms and neca expect Bo support from Russia NBOTRAL ON THE PBOVINCIAL PRONTIERS. Neutrality is now strictly observea on the Bosnian and Croatian frontiers. ENGLISH AND FRENCH REPORTS oF THE, PROS- PECTS OF THE WARRING PARTIES IN SPAIN. London, Feb. 2, 1876. The Times despatch from Santander eays:—‘The town is partially illuminated to-night for the capture of Durango by General Loma. Reinforcements have beem sent hence to San Sebas- tian, WAR SHPORTS TO PARIS—SOTN OF THE CONTENDING , SPANISH PARTIES WELL PLEASED. Trustworthy ‘intelligence has been received at Paris that General res’ column entered Klizondo and St. Jean de Luz on Tuesday. An Alfonsist sttack on Santa Barbara, near Mancru, has been repulsed. The Carlists have abandoned another place, named Sante Barbara, near Otelza. An attack by the Alfons- ists on Lorca failed. Tho reverse in that quarter caused ® panic at San Sebastian, and a large quantity of specie was sent into France, It 1s also reported that the Alfonsists entered Elizondo on Monday and are now blockaded by tho Carlists marching from Vera, ‘The Carlist troops are enthustastic, RUSSIA. THR PUNISHMENT OF AN ALARMIST AND sTOCK JOBBER. . Moscow, Feb 1, 1876. The German Garette of this city ts intormea that tho reason of the deportation of the merchant Brodsky is that he was the author of alarmist telegrams, letters and despatches to Berlin and London with the object of depreciating Bussian stocks and raising the price wheat, ¢ INDIA. TEE ENGLISH POWER THREATENED IN THE GREAT ASIATIC EMPIRE. 4 " Bomnay, Feb. 1, 1876. Sadash Rao, the nephew of the deposed Guicowar and the claimant to the throne, bas veen banished from Baroda tor inciting rebellion. BLOODY PRUDS. Serious and bloody feuds are announced as having ocourred among the tribes ou the Scinde frontier, DREAD OF A GENERAL REVOLT. The Times of India tears a general rising throughout Beloochistan. SUMMARY REDRESR, It is reported that the Indian government contem- plates occupying Khelat and deposing the Khan. CENTRAL ASIA. THE RUSSIANS UNABLE TO SUPPRESS THE RE- BELLION IN THK KHANATES—-A CALL FOR AEMY REINFORCEMENTS—THE INSURRECTION EXTENDING. Loxpox, Feb, 1, 1876. The 7imes’ Berlin special this morning contains the following :— The St. Petersburg Nive (newspaper) says that the Russian authorities in Turkestan, finding their 40,000 men insufficient to suppress the rebellion, have asked for the immediate despatch of 5,000 reinforcements to Tashkend, THK INSURRECTION IN KUOKA: According to the latest advices from Khokand the insurgents have been joined by Kashgar soldigrs, call- ing themselves deserters from Yakoob Beg’s army, while the Ameer of Bokhata has gone to Sharisbhk, where he is collecting troops, His presence there has excited armed rebellion in the neighboring Russian territory of Zarofshan. EGYPT. M, OUTRAY'S MISSION TO THE COURT OF THE KHEDIVE—ENGLISH OPINION OF THE FRENCH DIPLOMACY, y Loxpon, Feb. 1, 1876, The mission of M, Outray to Egypt for the purpose of fostering French influence is regarded as a failure, THR CAUSES OF THK DISAPPOLNTRENT. The Times’ Cairo letter says that M. Outray inter- fered between the Khedive and the English and French capitalists, who are competing in the negotiation (or further advances to Egypt, The Khedive inclines to the English, but wishes to conduct the operation on a purely commercial basis and select the party offering the best terms. This displeased M, Outray, and there has been & consequent disagreement between him and the Khedive, THE: ‘DYNAMITE’ .HORROR; : :|-t3 which BREMEN OFFICIAL REPORT ON THE PATAL EX- PLOSION—THE PERPETRATOR WILLIAM KING ‘THOMSON--WHAT HAS BEEN SHOWN CONCERN- ING HIS LIVE AND HIS LIFE INSURANCES. Loxpow, Feb, 2, 1876. A report, presenting the results of their investiga. tion into the Bremerhaven explosion, has beon pub lished by the Bremen authorities, who intend it to rec- tify false rumors and stimulate further inquiries. WHAT THK REPORT STATRS—THOMSON’S LIVE IISTORY. The report states that according to his own deposi- tion the name of the porpetrator was William King Thompson, He was born in Brooklyn in 1830, His parents, who originally emigrated from Ham- burg (to America, are now living in Vir- ginia) Thomson was taken prisoner when running the blockade during the Jate war in the United States. He escaped and fled to the South, where he passed under tho name of Thomas. He mentioned a Midlers Skidmore, of New York, .as an accomplice, With the above exceptions he made no reference to his former crimes or accomplices. His wife supposed his name was. He had a tatooed arm. ABOUT INSURANCES ON VESSELS. There is no evidence that he entered into relations with underwriters or plotted against the satety of ves- sels previous to 1875. Nor is there any evidence, ex- cept an insurance of $712 50 on the barrel which ex- ploded, that he insured any goods to be shipped by the Mosel or Deutschland. Observations made by Thomson point to the conclusion that he intended to hand a small box to the officers of the Mosel, declaring it contained greenbacks, and that he intended to have this box in- sured. 1n June, 1875, Thompson insured goods on the steamer Rhein, which had started from Bremen for New York, for $45,000, through the Barings, of London. WHAT HIS WIFE TRSTIFED. His wife’s evidence shows that previous to his de- parture in November, 1875, Thompson anxiously waited for a letter from England, which he concealed when it arrived. : THE NORTHAMPTON ROBBERY. THE MAN ARRESTED AS AN ACCOMPLICE RE- LEASED—HIS RECORD AS A KNAVE—THE DE- TECTIVES STILL PUZZLED, Sprixarie.y, Mass., Feb. 1, 1876. The arrest of George, alias J. 8. Stevens, or “itib- bons,”?as hé# is familiarly called by those who know him, on suspicion of knowing something about the bold robbery of the old Northampton Bank last Wednesday morning, has come to naught, and the detectives, who thought they had inpim at least a “lead” to the active participants in the job, are as fur at sea as ever. Stevens was kept at Northampton till to-day and was “subjected to a most searching examination, the detec- tives and others pumping him to their heart’s content, but all to no purpose. All their quéstioning elicited nothing from him that could be of the least service to them and he was allowed to depart this morning for Boston. STEVENS’ PARTICULAR PORTE has always been the confidence game, and the preiim- inary work of spying out, which’ is necessary in such big cases as the Northampton afjair, he being of too timid a mould to be jn: | trusted witn the ‘job’’ itself. It was in this role that he was connected with the Ball bond rob- | bery at Holyoke, some six years ago, working up the aflair and then Jeaving it to the New York profession- ais, Williams and the notorious “Bully Forester,” to execute, Stevens, after lying in jail for some time in | the vain hope that Williams and Forester would scare up straw bail for him, it back” on Williams, and gained his own liberty by doing so. ‘The fact that the Bali bond robbery grew of a job put | up to rob the Holyoke Bank, which was abandoned be- cause the amount to be got would pot pay for the risk | to be run, and the fact that Stevens was in Springield | about a month ago, and was also at Northampton asa | paper stock agent, and had been seen several times on | the canal road, was what led to his arregt for supposed | complicity in the Northampton affair, He has been known to the detectives for a long time as a protes- | sional, though some of them claim that he has been overrated. However this may be, it is | A SIGNIFICANT PACT tbat he is sharp enough to crawl out of every job that he is arrested for, He was arrested in Hurtiord some years ago on suspicion of being connected with the rob- very of the Windham Bank, but escaped prosecution. Some time after he stopped several monchs in Hartford, | and it was known that he had about $30,000 in United States five-twenties in his possession; but every at- tempt to ascertain how he came by them failed. One of his tavorite dodges 18 to open @ store, stock it with goods purchased on credit, fail ina short time and let his creditors whistle for their goods and money. He | fully acted out yesterday bis nickname of “Ribbons,” appearing in a dreasy suit, flashy and flowing necktie, fall hat and heavy watch chain, and accompanied by a sleek looking black and tan puj, quite in keeping with Lis master, CHARLEY ROSS AGAIN. Cixcixxati, Ohio, Feb. 1, 1876. A special despatch from Crestline, Ohio, says that the report from Tif_in, Obto, that a child supposed to bo Charloy Ross has been found near Crawiordsyillo, | Wyandotte county, is well authenticated by responsi- | bie residents of that county at Upper Sandusky. No | details are given, | WORMS, THE ALLEGED FORGER. | Moxrrmat, Feb. 1, 1876. | Dr. Worms, the alleged forger, was brought before | Judge Ramsay to-day, The complainant, Mr. Newman, if Chi and Consul General Dart gave their evi- Gende, th prisoner was oxamined at length, and the case adjourned until to- morrow. THE JAPANESE CENTENNIAL COM-| MISSIONERS. Saw Fraxcisco, Feb. 1, 1876. | The Japanese Commissioners to the Centennial, | Moases. G. Kunst, M. Shioda, T. Yamaon, H. Shibata red on the wad ang 5 Tawara, ey yesterday Beigio, \ | wanted immediate netion. | Senate are WASHINGTON. New Demonstrations in the Third Term Movement, VIEWS OF MR. BARD AND SENATOR CONKLING, The President's Intentions as Stated by Himself. PROCEEDINGS OF THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. * FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Waasntnerow, Feb. 1, 1876. A NEW IMPETUS TO THE THIRD TERM MOVE- MENT—-SAM BARD AND SENATOR CONKLING IN THE BREACH—GENERAL GRANT DETER- MINED TO ACHIEVE A NOMINATION OL TO NAME HIS SUCCESSOR. The third term has broke loose again to under the joint auspices of Senator Conkling and the noto- rious Sam Bard. ‘The latter made a speech before the Southern Republican Ass course of which he said In my opinion Genera! Grant is the only man who can save the republican party and comptete the work of reconeiliation. The present democratic Congress 18 t the South is not yet reconstructed. We bloodshed in the canvass, We must stand by our colors. If the democrats do not go to a politi- cal heil, then there 1s no God. Mr. Bard had a crowded audience of nine men, in- cluding the Hxnatp reporter, ‘Senator Conkling is neither so bloody-minded nor so public as Bard in bis third term manifestations, His arguments, as made to an Bastern politician yesterday, were to the eé that General Grant is tho strongest man in the party, the easiest to elect, and the only candidate who could carry any of the Southern States. With any other candidate, he thought, no Southern lation this evening, in the State could be carried by the republicans, and the result of the election would be in great doubt. He believed General Grant to be gaining constantly in popularity and thought the am. nesty debate in the House had strengthened the desire of the people to renominate him. In connection with this there {s a curious report which comes from the friend of a prominent lawyer of this city who has long had confidential relations at the White House. This gentleman is authority for a state. ment that within a week the President has had a very free talk with one of his friends in regard to the third term question the President is said to have said oe if at the time of the meeting of the convention, he folt that the chances were favorable to his nomi: nation he would certainly be a candidate and allow his friends to press his nomuaation, From all present appearances he feit convinced that the Southern dele- gations would be a unit for him aud that his friends in the North would probably be able, with this the solid vole, to contre! the bulance of power and final character of the Convention: In case they were not able to do this he felt convinced that he could name: his successor, and fully intended to do so. After further couversation the Prosident said that in this last contingency tho person nominated would be one who had not yet been prominently considered in connection with the nomination. Recalling the names of prominent candidates, he said that as to Mr. Blaine, while there was some little probability of his nomination, his (Graut’s) strength would not be thrown for him. Senator Morton would not receive it, and there was little probability of his carrying the Convention. The Presideut was then asked by his visitor, “What of Bristow ?”” In reply he said that least of all who nad been named would he receive any indorsement or help from bim. In his opinion Mr. Bristow had used his office for his own political advancement and in such a way as to bo exceedingly distasteful to him, and he did not propose to afford such an oficial any help im promoting his ambi- tions, The contingency to be called upon to name the candidate, in consequence of his own failure to receive the nomination, seemed to be regarded as very remote by the President, while there ap- peared to him to ‘be a certainty’ of his receiving the solid support of the South and enough from the North to compel his nomination. This st of the President's conversation is given as { ported at second hand by a friend of the genti whom the remarks are said to have been addressed. There is no doubt, however, that General Grant has said to others that the person who woula receive his support in the Convontion is one whose name has not been prominently meationed asa candidate, FROM OUR» REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasutncron, Feb. 1, 1876, ACTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS—AGGRES- SIVE ATTITUDE OF THE SOPT MONEY MEN— STRONG FERLING IN FAVOR OF THE REPEAL OF THE RESUMPTION ACT. The democratic caucus met inthe House of Repre- sentatives this evening, with an attendance of hardly 100 out of 180 democratic members, Mr, Lamar took the chair, and Mr. Robbins, of North Carolina, was chosen Secretary, The galleries and iobbies were cleared for & very secret session. The proceedings opened with the presentation of a resolution by Mr. Landers, of Indiaua, The-resolution proposed to repeal post- tively that part of the Resumption act which authorizes the retirement of fractional and legal tender currency. The section in question provides for the withdrawal to the extent of eighty per | cent of the amount of national bank currency issued, the resumption of specie payments in 1879 and the sale of government bonds by the Secretary of the Treasury to the extent necessury to carry out the provisions of the act. Mr. Landers advocated his resolution in a vehement speech. The resolution was seconded by Mr. Bright, of Tennessee, who expressed himself to the following effect :-— First—That the currency of the United States fs un- | equally and unjustly distributed according to popula- | tion and wealth, Second-—The currency is insufficient in volume. Third—The probabie Quantity needed is not lees than $500,000, 000. Fourth—Provision should be made to redeem the five-twenties in logal tender notes. Fijth—The wational bank currency tributed. At the conclusion of Mr. Bright's remarks, which were quite lengthy, Mr, Landers resumed the floor, and, reeurting to the subject of his resolution, urged | prompt consideration of the currency question and | | should be redis- | Mr, Hardenborgh, of New Jersey, onposed hasty ae- tion and declared that if the caucus sould attempt to pass decisively to-night mpon so vital a matter -he should be compelled to leave the caucus, so that he might not be bound by its action, Mr, Payne poured oil on the troubled waters of the | caucus at this juncture, the excitement atwnding Mr. | Hardenborgh’s speech having run quite high. Hé depre- | cated undue haste and made a conciliatory spesch, with good results, by way of amendment to, a3 @ substitute for, that of Mr. Landers, Mr. Payne's resolution declares the resumption of specie payments, whieh the resump- | tion act of the last Congress commanded to take place | | He then offered a resolution or | m January, 1879, entirely impracticable, and sure, if attempted, to plunge the business of the country ito | disaster and ruin, and added that such part | of the resumption act must be at once | repealed, and that instead of it a policy should be | adopted involving neither contraction nor expansion, | but one based on the gradual accumnlation of com! He explained that an accumulation of fire per cent per annum of coin by the Treasury | would bring specie payments in «x years, and | that specte paymentayby the banks would be a conse- quence Of specie payments by the government. A sharp controversy hore ensued between Messrs. | Holman, of Indiana, and Schiccrcher, of Texas, the | | former being agreenbagk man and tho latter a hard | nye Collector, who God ana the world. T money advocute of the most approved pattern, Mr. Herford, of Wost Virginia, now proposed that the | members should bind themselves by the cancus pledge, | not to offer any resolutions or introduce any bills on | subject of the currency or the finances | within the moxt twenty days, during which period time would be — afforded the mem- | vers for the maturing of some measures on | these subjects which would express the sense of the | democracy. Objection was made by Mr. Holman, and the proposition was not acted upon. On motion the caucus then adjourned to next Tues- day evening, when the democratic meimbers of the ‘ited to sit in jomnt sextion with the demo- | tie representatives for further consideration of the | discussion to-night, SPEECH OF MR, FRYE, OF MAINE, ON THE | THIRD TERM AND THE POWER OF THE PRESS, - In the House to-day Me, Frye advocated w six year term instead of four years, the amendment to | take effect in 1885, But he eaw no necessity | for any amendment of the constitution on the subject. It was not demanded by tho people but by Congress and the press, Hethen made the followtng remarks on the pross, the Hxwat, the third term and | wesar ist :— | Why ia ih then, Wak Goux roms gre to-day ia ofering | . | office of Collector he was unused to its duties, sur- | then announced that those | should, have two years in either of the penitentiaries they might prefer, and pay. Then followed the case ot James K. Hill, | vous system might prove fatal, and as farther fact to the people this sixteenth article for their adoption? Tt bas eo whispered in my ear why it The power of the press of this coun- try 18 an overwhelming power; it is almost omnipotent. Since I have been in Congress I have learned that it legislates on the tloor of this hall again and again and again; that its influence controls my vote and yours, Oh, that it might be alw: @ power for good; x» power for righteou: ness, a power for justice and humanity! But | der Power, and as such must be recognized in the Now sir, paper, powerful, in its resources won- derful, in the ability of its management marvellous, one paper of the metropolitan pross, sent out oue day through the country—sent out a ery of pe ‘cawan, casa! nd up Cwsar’s chost spranginto the air, a that day till now that*ghost will not down at an oe bidding. That gird —_ is sitting” there, ‘and no 0 wer seems able to drive him ‘om the Doge whero that great paper put him, But, sir, did the people of the country fear the ghost id of Cwsarism? they fear that a new Cromwell had sprung up? well The press in that case was ahead of the honest toilin: 3 integrity you will find | the officers of the army and navy of the United States, and when they heard that voice of the greatest living soldier saying to them again and again in the simplest language have no thought of a third term; I am not expocting a third term,’’ they believed him, Th trusted him as do and the third term “spook” was only a myth, When his voice came to them they required no affidavit, no sol- emnities of oath from the loved commander, The great scare seemed to affect our democratic friends alone. They tremble for the safety of the Republic and Cwsarism is their terrible nightmare. ‘True, I have met politicians now and then outside of the democratic party who quivered with fear of a third term and talked about this immense patronage. What patronage was it? Why, sir, in my city of 22,000 in- habitants there is one federal office holder: Suppose the President of the United States sends to him and tells him to secure delegates from that section of the State in 4 national convention what fearful results would tol- low. Why he has hardly the power of an ordinary citizen. His office hampers him; his votce “would not ve heard; his toucli would not be felt, Whose patronage ts it? Who ap- potuted that man to his federul oilice? Why, sir, L did; not the President of the United States. The President signs his commission, but we under- stand perfectly well that we, the representa- tives of the people, really appoint those officers. they come to us; they look to us, and if anybody bas patronage it is members of the House and Senate, men who are close to these officeholders, whom they can touch and handle and control in their own cities and their own districts. There is the danger, if there is danger anywhere, As | have already stated, I have submitted the minority report simply because it seemed to me the House would adopt dither that or that of the majority, and I believed, for the reasons I have givén in this feeble, oll-hand manner, without any special preparation or thought, that if'any proposition on this subject was to be submitted to the people this was preferable in all its parts to the oth 1am free to say that if the amendment should be adopted 1 shall still vote against the adoption of the joint resolution, because I think we shall find, “after the republican party have elected their next President, a man chosen from those we respect ‘and love; the man of our choice, wise, sagacious and patriotic, Your third term goblin is then damned forever and ever, and after that dutnnation you may propose your constitutional amendment to the peopie and hardly a man, white or black, naturalized or native, would be scared enough to vole for th DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN AND CONFERENCE COM- MITTEKS, The following is the Democratic Campaign Commit- toe for 1876, a8 announced by Mr. Lamar to the caucus to-night:—Senators White, Wallace and Gordon, Messrs,* Clymer, Pennsylvania; Chapin, Mas- sachusetts; Throckmorton, Texas; Hooker, Mississippi; Hewitt, New York; Robbins, North Carolina; Taylor, Onio, aud J. O. Harvey and Judge Mason, of the Dis trict of Columbia, Mr, Lamar, also, as chairman of the caucus, annonuced the following as the committee on couterence:—Cox, New York; Whitthorne, Tennessee; Randall, Pennsylvania; Goode, Virginia; Buckner; Missouri; Wiguington, California; Hartridge, Georgia Blackburn, Kentucky; Tarbox, Massachusetts; Lynde, Wisconsin; Eden, Illinois; H. B. Payne, Ohio, and Caid- well, Alabama, THE REVENUE FRAUDS, MAGUIRE PLEADS GUILTY ON “aun EXCEPT ONE COUNT OF THE INDICTMENT AGAINST HIM—A NOLLE PROSEQUI ENTERED As TO THE: CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY—THE BABCOCK TELE- GRAMS. Sr. Lovrs, Mo., Feb. 1, 1876. | Upon the opening of the United States Circuit Court this morning the attorneys for the Western Union Telegraph Company appeared with a motion to locate a writ of subpana duces tecum tr the government upon William Orton, Presiden! the company, Te- quiring him to produce all telegrams which passed be- tween General Orville E, Babcock, at Long Branch, and John McDonald, John A. Joyce or Mrs. Joyce, at St. Louis or at Ripon, Wis. over various signatures, during severa! months of last year. The telegraph company set up an answer that the demand was too general and would require an immense amount of labor. Any intention to impede the trial was disclaimed, but it was asked that dates and descriptiogs of messages be given with particularity, The point was argued during the morning and taken under advisement until after- noon, On the reassembling of the Court this afternoon Judge Dillon overruled the motion on the part of the Western Union Telegraph to set aside the subpena duces tecum. MAGUIRE’S EXTENUATION, Mr. Voorhees then addressed the Court, and stated that, after consultation besween counsel for the govern- ment and for detendant, it had been agreed that the government would withdraw the sixth count in the indictment against Maguire charging him with con- spiracy to defraud the government, and that defendant would enter a plea of guilty as to the remaining five counts charging him with neglect er dereliction ot duty in not reporting to his superior officer, the Supervisor of the district, certain irregularities of distillers. Counsel further stated when Maguire took charge of the brouglit to bear upon him. He was under the control | apd subject to all the orders of Gener lcDonald, the Supervisor, who was a member of the ing, mever received a dollar by the conspiracy which has been unearthed. District Attorney Dyer reiterated Mr. Voorhees’ statement as to the action of counsel, and said the gov- ernment accepted the plea ot guilty as to the counts | charging neglect of duty, and abandoned the sixth | count charging conspiracy. He added;—“It is due to Colonel Maguire to stat at so far as the government is concerned, we have been unuble to trace the pay- ment of aay money to him as a member of the ton- spirney.” The Court agreed to this arrangement A nolle Proseqti! was entered as to the conspiracy count, and a plea of guilty as to the others, It was understood that Colonel Maguire would furnish the government with information relative to the conspiracy, here and else- where, not yet broaght out in evidence, and he will no doubt be a witness in other cases, It was then agreed that there should be no change in Maguire's bond, and the Court adjourned, SENTENCE PRONOUNCED ON THE WHISKEY RING CONSPIRATORS IN INDIANAPOLIS -BING- HAM'S SENTENCE DEFERRED. Inpranarouis, Ind., Feb. 1, 1876. In the United States Court this morning several of the prisoners in tho whiskey cases, before sentence was passed, pleaded their honorable wounds and faith. ful service in the army, and various other reasons, in | mitigation. Judge Gresham admitted the unplgasantness of his duty, bat could not allow sympathy to make him forget the crime they had committed. He drow a decided contrast between the officers of the government and distillers, The former are trusted servants in the pay of the United States, while the latter are not trusted, but are watched by government officials. Therefore | the former ought to have increased punishment, He | OPPICKRS WHO BAD BETRAYRD THEIR TRUST ® fine of $1,000 each, Deputy Rev- Vgemd his innocence before @ Judge, in sentencing him to three years im the Penitentiary and to pay a fine of $1,000, remarked that his crime was of deeper dye, be- cause of his high position in the government service, In Leyes sentence on those who had been laborers about distilleries, the Judge again remarked the differ. | ence between their crime and that of the government officers, and gave them six months in the Gibson County | Jail and $500 fine, with the exception of Thomas J. | Robb, distiller, whom he gave one year in jail, BINGHAM'S ‘BENTENCK DEFERRED. The only case remaining being that of John W. Bing- ham, Colanel Trusier stated to Court that he had a | couple of affidavits showing that Binghamn’s wife was in n critical condition, and thata sudden shock to her ner- that the government officers in Now York wished Bingham’s affidavit in other cases, and therefore caked delay in passing sentence, The Judge re} lied, that | common Inw and equity ROSCOE CONKLING AS A CANDIDATE, {From the New York Sun.] Is there any gooty reason why Roscoe Conkling” should not be the candidate for President of the repub- lican party of New York ? During the last six years no other republican time done so much for the party ds Mr. Conkling. He has kept step to the music, aud marched up to the standard every time, Others have criticised, and some have condemned ; but Le has been only the defender and ad- vocate of the party, of every one of its representatives and measures, Vrominent as he has been in the Senate, and in public affairs generally, he has made ne speech throughout this whole period, cast no vote, supported or opposed no measure, except with refers ence to the success, the harmony and the efficiency 08 the party, and to its prolonged tenure of power. Who is there among tho republicans of the State te compete with him? It is easy to mention the namesof all those who would now Jike to-be selected as the re~ publican candidate for President, Governor Morgan is? prominent, Governor Fish probably the most! the mos earnest in tis desire, and Governor Dix the least conf— dent; but is there any one of these three conspicuous Setitiomen who has rendered any sueh service to the Party as Mr, Conklng? Has any one of them con- tributed like him to its councils? Has one of them maintained its unity, and stood forth at all times and in all weather as its champion and defender as he hast done? To ask these quostions is to answer thom, We suppose there is littic doubt how this matter will: be determined. Governor Morgan is a politician of extraordinary shrowdness and uncommon resources Governor Fish possesses a Dutch pertinacity, which enables him toappear as 4 ca although the supporters that follow him are scarcely enough to comer stitute a forlorn hope. Governor Dix is a veteran off immense experichce, a scholar of cradition so raret and a poet of imagination s0 chastene? that he has transi@ed into English verses the majestic measures of that grand old Latin hymna, the “Dies Ir»; vut Latin scholars and hymnologists are not numerous enough to make a great figure in a State convention of poh- ticians and office seekegs. Each of these gentlemen, then, wealthy, experi- enced and resp@ctable as they all are, will probably ind it his duty to stand aside and make way for the younger aspirant, who comes from Utica with brighter imtel- lect, broader fame, a superior record of services and far more contempt for the ordinary arts of party man- agement than cither of the others, We conclude, then, that Roscoe Conkling wil! be pre sented to the National Convention as the unanimous choice for President of the republicans of New York. With such backing, zealous, patient and discreet, it is by no means impossible that the Convention may. finally select him as its candidate. But will he be elected? Ah! that is another point, opon the discus sion of which it is net yet time for us to enter, HOTEL ARRIVALS, Congressman George F. Hoar, of Massachusetts, are rived last evening at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Professor L, H. Atwater, of Princeton Coliego, 18 registered at the Everett House, Colonel Robert H. Hall and Captaim Robert Catlin, of West Point, are quartered at the St James Hotel. Ex-Governor Jobn B. Page, of Vermont, is staying at the St. Nicholas Motel. Johm O'Connor Power, M. P., of Ireland, returned to the city yesterday and is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel Major Charles F. Trowbridgo, United States Army, is stopping at the New York Hotel. William H. Kemble, Peter A. B, Widener and Charlos T. Yerkes, Jr., of Philadelphia, are at the Hoffman House. General John N. Knapp, of Auburn, N. Y., bas arrived at the Windsor Hotel. A FAIR LADY BRCOMES STILL FAIRER BYt using that salutary beantifier, Giawy's SuLPHuR Soar. “Hitt's Han axo Wiser Dy,” black or brows, 508. . A— From, the Missouri Republican (St. Louis) A REMALKABLE PROFESSLONAL, SUCCESS, Among the notable professional men of this country whe have achieved extradtdinary success is Dr. It, V. PLERC! 'Butlalo, N.Y. 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Corrected score of the Doitymount Internationnl Itite Match, with diagrams, £c. ; private signals of the Now York Yacht Club, compiete’ census returns (latest) of this, state by counties, fait list of Senators and) Members of | Forty-fourth’ Congress, standing and seloet voth Leg, | dea addresses, Ae, a mM Les: mericdn Minis. ninco these facts had come to his knowlodge be bad thought much about what was best to do, and that sl. though there will be a popular clamor for eng ‘8 sentence, he thought, as a.quegtion of hamanity, sene tence ought to be deferred ; that Bingham bad recently. Jost @ brother, no doubt, had died of remorse; that the government conld afford to wait a few weeks before passing sentence, and he was perfectly willing to take the responsibility of postponing sentence for the present. . ‘Tho prisoners were then given into the custody of a Unites states Marshal, and will to-taorrow ‘ be (akon (9 Uaalk aawanin ters road: forsign Legations im the Uni States; table showing the rates of postago to fryici cons tries, also the time of closing the mails at New Vork Pugh offies, All the spectaitios of the Almanac, Mariners Guide, Missing Heirs, & continued fur the poy! sear. [ew tables, government departi offet a gorrecthd Ute ‘Mim Taable coripendiign ro aes a ae is hse 7 neral an a tions Noma of Generis TEIALD ALMANAC, Price, 25 conte; maited t oo of the United Stat a 3m a ate joners and noweqonlers. Aildrest ne Kock ekg: >