The New York Herald Newspaper, February 4, 1876, Page 5

~ANTERNATIONAL SPORTS, Cambridge Declines the American Uni- versity Rowing Challenge. Ow IT MAY SEND A CREW. Dublin's Difficulties in Ac- cepting the Challenge. The English Rifle Team Not :to Withdraw. [SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. CamuaripGr, England, Feb. 3, 1876. There was a meeting to-day of forty-one representa- ‘tives, including the captains of the Cambridge Uni- versity and College boat clubs, W. B. Cole presiding, THE AMERICAN CHALLENGE DECLINED, ‘The business of the meeting was the discussion of the American challenge, 1t was resolved that the in- yitd¥ion could not be accepted, owing to the Henley regatta engagement and interference with college duties, REGRETS, The resolution was passed with expressions of re- gret. ADDITIONAL REASONS FOR NON-ACCKPTANCE. As additional reasons for declining it was stated that & picked crew could not be gathered, but if the date of the event were altered to July 30 the case would be different, and the American invitation be probably ac- -copted, STILL ANOTHER OBJECTION. Ahother objection was that a distinction was made in the challenge between graduates and under- graduates, HOPE OF AN ARRANGEMENT, If this obstacle were remo nd the date for the ‘contest changed, there wore still good hopes of ac- ceptance. f A QUESTION ON THE PART OF THE PRESS. ‘At the close of the meeting the Hxnatv correspond- ent asked, “Would any crew accept the American challenge as received ?”” THE RESPONSE, Four men responded, volunteering to find two others, providing the graduate aud undergraduate re- striction was abolished, 7 GREAT ENTHUSIASM. Ais was hailed with enthusiasm. CASH AID. “<4 was resolved, and carried by acclamation, that a subscription list be posted in the various colleges, with a view to obtain funds to defray the expenses of the journey of the men in the event of an acceptance of the English reply in this form. ‘THE PROBABLE RESULT. Xho most likely result is that a crew will be selected from the college boat clubs, but not from the regular University crew. WHAT THE OARSMEN OF THE DUBLIN CLUBS SAY. Dunas, Feb. 8, 1876. Mr, Leslie says that the Hexatp’s suggestions, set forth in an editorial published in your issue of the 19th of January, go far to remove the objections of the Dub- Un oarsmen. " HARD CASH DIFFICULTIES. Still serious money difficulties remain, which he thinks will prevent the Dublin clubs from accepting. \4 PROBABLE SOLUTION, A solution of the difficulty would, he says, be an acceptance of the international challenge for a contest at Philadelphia in September. CHE INTERNATIONAL RIFLE MATCH-—SIR HENRY HALFORD’S COMMISSION TO ARRANGE FOR THE ANGLO-AMERICAN CONTEST STILL IN FORCE. , Lonpow, Feb, 3, 1876. The article in the Liverpool Post yesterday tothe tffect that the National Rifle Association will shortly, ‘old another meeting to reconsiaer its acceptance of the American challenge because of the efforts of the Americans to induce other teams from Scotland and (reland to go over and compete, is pronouncéd un- true, SIR HENRY HALFORD’S CoMMISSION, Captain Mildmay, the Secretary of the National Rifle Association, writes that there is no intention on the part of the Council to hold another meeting at present. fhe resolution adopted on the 22d of January that Sir Henry Halford be requested to make all the necessary arrangements for the match, is the latest action taken in reference to the challenge. ‘The Captain has sent a copy of the Post's article to Sir Henry Halford. MONEY AID FOR GOOD AND AMBITIOUS MARKS- MEN. Loxpor, Feb, 3—Evening. ‘The National Rifle Association withdraws the notice ‘to those wishing to compete for a place in the British team that they must guarantee to pay their own ex- penses. Subscriptions have been promised in tavor of those who are not able to pay. TURKEY. FIERCE DETERMINATION OF THE SERVIANS—AN AUSTRIAN SQUADRON STEERING TOWARD THE DISTURBED TERRITORY, Vinywa, Feb. 3, 1876. Prince Wrede, Consul General and Diplomatic Agent of Austria at Belgrade, has arrived here. He says the situation in Servia is menacing, The warlike propen- ities of the people are no longer restrainabie, THE AUSTRIAN NAVY IN MOTION, An Austrian squadron bas left Pola; its destination is believed to be Klek. THE VIENNA DIPLOMACY. It Is certain, however, that Austria will not hamper diplomatic action at Constantinople by advancing any complaint in regard to the Turkish men of-war which recently fired upon the insurgents from Austrian waters. THE WAR CARRIED INTO AUSTRIAN TERRITORY— ACTION OF FRANZ JOSEPH'S OFFICERS. Lospox, Feb. 4, 1876. A special despatch from Vienna to the Standard says there was fighting on Wednesday on the Croatian and ‘Bosnian ‘The insurgents fled into Austrian territory. The Turks pursued them and attacked the Croatian village of Topola At last accounts the fighting continued. fhe Austrian authorities haye arrested and disarmed the insurgent leader Hubmayer and forty of his men. {HR PORTE’S TERMS OF SETTLEMENT WITH MONTENEGRO, Racvsa, Feb. 3, 1876. It is said that Ali Pacha has offered to cede to the rince of Montenegro the districts of Sutorina, Zubzi and Bagagnl, in Herzegovina, and the Albanian port of Bpitza, if the Montenegrins withdraw aid from the in- urgents and military operations are suspended. ay FRANCE. OVER A THOUSAND CANDIDATES FOR PARLIA- MENTARY HONORS, Panis, Fob. 3, 1876. Twolve hundred candidates for the Chamber of Dep- vaties are already in the field, and 600 more are ex- -gectes. NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1876—WITH SUPPLEMENT SPAIN. — GOVERNMENT GAIN I oe \TORIAL BLEC- Oficial returns represent that the Senatorial elections have resulted very favorably to the government. Among the successful candidates are two bishops, the Marquis of Molins and eleven generals, igeluding Ea. partero, Quesada, Letona and Primo de Ri DON CARLOS CHANGES HIS COMMANDERS. Huspaye, Feb. 3, 1876. Don Carlos has appointed General Cavero in place of General Urgate and General Lizarraga in place of Cavero, SHARP STRATEGY ON THE LINE OF THE BIDAS- S04, NEAR VERA—THE ALFONSIST TROOPS FALLING BACK. Henpare, Feb. 3, 1876 The Alfonsists have occupied Echalar and Losaca, and are advancing on both sides of the River Bidas- soa, toward Vera, The Carlists have destroyed alt the bridges. Later advices report that Count Caserta, with consid- erable reinforcements for the Carlists, having arrived at Vera, the Alfonsists have abandoned Lesaca and Echalar, and are falling back on Urdax, Maya and Eli- zondo, SPANISH OFFICIAL REPORT TO THE LEGATION IN WASHINGTON. Wasutxatos, Feb, 3, 1876. An official cable despatch from Madrid was reccived at the Spanish Legation this evening stating that as a result of the latest operations in the north the Alfonsiat forces have almost entirely gained possession of the provinces of Biscay and Alava. General Martinez Campos occupies tho whole valley of the Bistan, inter- cepting the communication of the Carlists with France, ‘The army of King Alfonso {s now in the hills of Santa Barbara, which command the Carlist stronghold, Estella ENGLAND. THE QUEEN'S ONLY UNMARRIED DAUGHTER EN- GAGED. Lownoy, Feb. 3, 1876. The Morning Hour says that Sir Henry Peck, at the annual meeting of the Sutton Conservative Association last night, stated that Her Royal Highness the Prin- cess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria, is ongaged to Prince Louis, of Battenberg, now in India with the Prince of Wales, and that Parliament at the coming session would be asked to grant a dowry, THE ERIE RAILWAY PLANS OF SETTLEMENT. Lonpon, Feb, 3, 1876. ‘The Hour understands that only about one-twelfth ofthe Erie bond and share holders assented to the scheme of Sir Edward Watkin, consequently Messrs. Miller and Fleming, representing the Dundee bond- holders, have gone to New York to endeavor to arrange the other scheme. THE EASTERN RAILROAD OF MASSACHUSSETS INTEREST. Lonpon, Feb. 3, 1876. The Hour also says, concerning the embarrass- ments of the Eastern Railroad of Massachusetts, Bar- ing Bros., the bankers, have issued a circular saying that, having shared the general confidence reposed in the company and its management to the extent ot specially recommending the sterling bonds as an in- vestmemt to many persons, they give notice that they willtake up the interest bonds provided for at the meeting at Boston on the 16th of January, and pay full interest on the £600,000 bonds issued by them, as on the Ist of March and the lst of September, 1876. A RAILWAY COMPANY CENSURED. Loypox, Feb, 3—Evening. The inquest on the railway collision aear Haatingdoa has resulted in the return of an open verdict by the jury, who add that they consider the practice of tho Great Northern Railway directors in conducting their passenger and mineral traffic over the same line nignly reprehensible, GERMANY. THE LAUENBURG DUCHY INCORPORATION QUES- TION—HOHENLOHE’S MISSION TO ROME. Buatix, Feb. 3, 1876. ‘The negotiations between Prussia and Lauenburg for the incorporation. of the latter with Prussia have been completed. A bill to that effect will be introduced in the Prussian Diet shortly. ale ‘THE MISSION TO ROME. Nothing is known in political circles here about Prince Hohenlgho’s mission to Rome. CARDINAL LEDOCHOWSKI. THE GERMAN PRINCE ARCHBISHOP RELEASED FROM PRISON—WHAT HE MAY DO AND WHAT HE MUST NOT DO. OstRowo, Fob. 3, 1876. Cardinal Ledochowski was released from prison this morning. WHITHER BE WENT AXD WHERE KE MUST NOT GO. He proceeded by rail in the direction of Breslau. He was informed that if he entered the provinces of Silesia or Posen or the districts of Frankfort-on-the- Oder or Marienwerdgr he would be interned at Torgau. NOBLES AND PRINCES GREET THE EMANCIPATED PRELATE. Lonpow, Feb. 3, 1876 ‘The special telegram to this evening’s Pall Mali Ga- tette from Berlin has the following details of the liber- ation of Cardinal Ledochowski:— “The small town of Ostrowo, sixty-seven miles south- east of Posen, where Cardinal Ledochowski {8 impris- oned, is filied with sympathizers, gathered to testify their joy at Lis liberation to-day. Among those pres- ent are many of the high Polish nobility, including the Emperor's nephews, the princes Edmund and Ferdi- nand of Radzivill. F CHURCH SERVICES AND MUNICIPAL REJOICEMENT. “There will be special thanksgiving services to-night, and the town will be illuminated. TO COMPLETE 18 FREEDOM. “The Posen Courier’s statement that Cardinal Ledo- chowski will be interned at the Fortress of Torgau, on the frontier of Saxony, is disbelieved. If it proves cor- rect an appeal will be made to the Emperor. Legal proceedings wil! also be taken, since the imposition of any further restraint upon the Cardinal without a further judgment would be unlawful.” CITIZENS, ‘THE CARDINAL IN THE GERMAN CAPITAL. Bratix, Feb. 3, 1876. Cardinal Ledochowski has arrived here and wil! con- tinue bis journey to-morrow. ROME, CARDINAL MANNING TO ADVOCATE THE RECEP- TION OF ENGLISH RITUALISTS IN (z FOLD OF THE CHURCH. . Roms, Feb. 2, 1876. It is asserted that Cardinal Manning wiff come to Rome in order to defend before the Sacred Congregations a scheme which has been submitted to him and on which he has been engaged for two years for the union of a portion of the English ritualistic clergy with the Roman Catholic Charch. The Pope is believed to be in favor of the scheme, bat the Sacred Congregations are opposed to it. AUSTRO-HUNGARY. Pesta, Fob, 3, 1876. The funeral of M. Deak took place to-day, and was the occasion of a most imposing demonstration. The Arch- duke Joseph, the Archduchess Clotilde and an aide-de- camp of the imperial staff, sent to represent the Em- peror, assisted at the ceremonies. Delegations were present from all parts of Hungary. Herr Ghiczy, President of the Hungarian Diet, deliv. ered the funeral oration, THE AMERICAN CENTENNIAL. Buawx, Fob 3, 1876. The Prassian Minister of Commerce will send sev- ‘eral officers of the Mining Department to the Oenten- pial Exhibition. They will be instructed also to study the mining industries of America. | t WASHINGTON. er < many and Its Effect. ITS CONTINUANCE RECOMMENDED. Senator Conkling’s Views Regarding the Presidential Candidature. EXERCISE OF THE VETO POWER. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasutyoton, Feb, 3, 1876 OUR NATURALIZATION TLEATY WITH GERMANY— ADVERSE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOR- EIGN AFFAIRS ON THE PROPOSITION FOR ITS TERMINATION—THE BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF THE TREATY PORTRAYED. . The following report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, prepared by Mr, C. J. Faulkner, adverse toa Proposal to give notice of the termination of the treaty on naturalization negotiated with the German govern- ment by Mr. Bancroft, is of interest to all adopted citi- zeus, ‘She committee, it will be seen, declare that the treaty works well and has beeu liberally construed by the German government in fayor of American citizens, ‘The treaty runs to 1878, and it will be seen that the committee oppose its repeal: — If the object of this proposed notice to terminate the treaty with the North Gorman Confederation of the 2d of February, 1868, is founded upon the idea that the condition df our German naturalized éitizens was better belore the formation of that treaty than it has been since its ratification by the two governments, we think this a grave error, Ali who are at all familiar with the facts as they existed prior to 1868 and since that period know that such ig not the case. Betore tho existence of that treaty constant difficulties arose between the two coun- tries, growing out of a return of the naturalized German citizen to the land of his birth, and every page of our diplomatic correspondence shows how continually our representatives abroad were called upon to protect the rights of this class of our fellow citizens. Great delays and difficulsies were eacountered in the yvindl- cation of their rights, and frequently the peace and good understanding between the two jovernments were imperillea by their rigid ad- erence to their own views of the obligations resting upon their native bora citizens. Mueh incon- venience, great loss of time, interruption of business, heavy fines, burdensome costs and sometimes imprison- ment were the fate of many betoro their rights were recognized by the foreign government, and in no in- stance have we ever learned that any compensation or indemnity was accorded by the foreign government or demanded by our own for the cost, privation and suf- fering encountered by our feltow citizens in the vindi- cation of their rights. Emigration itself, under many circumstances, was treated as an offence punishable by their laws, Much of this evil has ceased to exist since the forma- tion of the treaty in 1868. The treaty has been carried out by the German government with honor and good faith, The natural right of immigration affirmed by that treaty, with all the consequences of acknowledging that right, bave been fully recognized; the utmost caution has been observed in all proceedings involving the rights of the naturalized citizen; prompt investiga: tion has been made into the facta, and justice, accord- ing to the views of our representatives there, expedi- tiously administered. [ts beneficent effect was imme- diately seen in the remission of penal sentences against many of our (fellow citizens, too numerous to be men- tioned by our Minister in detail. It is probable that not a single case of any hardship involving the rights of a naturalized citizen since the adoption of this treaty would have occurred had {t not been for the extent to which our laws of naturalization have been abused by ymin! for the most selfish and unjustifiable purposes, . is well known that there is a very considerable class of our naturalized citizens residing in Germany who have sought American citizenship for the sole purpose of avoiding the duties of citizenship in their native country, and, having acquired it, have returned to their native land without any intention of residing again in America or of perlorming any of the duties of citizenship here. The “Ailmanach de Gotha” for the year 1875 gives the number of citizens of the United States residing in Germany and counted among its permanent populauion as 16,648. A decided majority of these are naturalized citizens, It is estimated that the number of Amert- cans annually arriving from the United States in the German Empire amounts to 16,000, of whom about 13,000 return inthe same season, leaving about 1,500 as sojourning of ‘temporarily’ abiding in ‘the country and about 500 added to the class of those whose residence seems to be tndefi- nite, Under the operation of this state of things there are large and steadily increasing colonies of Americans scattered throughout the German Empire. Native born Americans form only a comparatively small portion of the citizens of the United States permanently residing in Germany. It is estimated that at least throe-fouths of the number are persons of German birth who have beon naturalized in the United States and have returned to Germany to reside, and yet, great as is the number of naturalized’ citi- zens returning to Germany, with a whole male population under forty-three either actively or constructively, with the nat jealousy excited against those who claim exempti from military service by virtue of their naturalization as American citizens, with the frauds known to exist frequently in obtaining this means of exemption, but thirty-five cases have been brought to the notice of our dipiomatic representatives since the formation of the treaty in which the military authorities have ques- tioned the status of any of them, and of these three only have been decided adversely by the German authorities, and they upon principles or facts the force d justice of which our Minister could not question. ‘So sound and unassailable are the principles incor- porated into this treaty that it would be difficult to conjecture any possible ground of objection to it. unless it be that provision which, having declared th: Ger- man naturalized in America renews his residence in Germany without the intent to return to America he shall be held to have renounced his naturalization im the United States, and also declares that the {ntent not to return may be held to exist when the person natural- ized resides more than two years in the country of his birth. The original phraseology of this treaty used the word “‘shail,’’ but at the instance of our Minister the word “ “g substituted, so, a8 it now stands, the two years’ residence affords only presumptive evidence of an intention not to return, which may be rebutted by facts and circumstances, | \ Your committee see no objection to this provision, which has been alike inserted into all of our nine Other naturalization treaties [tis intended to guard against the gross abuse of American cit- izenship, of which Germany especially affords so many oxamples This citizenship is | acquired by many, not for the honest and bona fide purpose of enjoying the blessings of our government ‘and contributing to the advancement of our country, but as a convenient pretext to enable them to escape their obligations as citizens both to the country of their birth and the country of their adoption. It bas been found necessary, therefore, 10 $x some period that will test intent of such persons. Two years bas n fixed upon as a proper time io determine that question, but even under this treaty that period of time is only presumptive and may be rebutted by showing that that or a longer resi- aence is honest and bona fide and consistent with the intent to return to the country of their adoption. The right growing out of this particular provision of the treaty has been exercised with remarkable delicacy by the German government, and when the residence of a naturalized German exceeds two years be is called upon for an explanation of that fact, and if the expla- nation is satisfactory and consistent with the fac he ts ordinarily left undisturbed That some such provision should exist in the treaty is just to our- selves and just to the German government. Ameri- can citizenship should be too highly valued to permit it to become the mere instrument of fraud and im- ure. Your committee, therefore, has reached the conclu- sion that it would not be expedient to terminate a treaty which has placed the rights of our naturalized fellow citizens upon a firm and secure basis, and which has been followed by such beneficial consequences. But if the object of this proposed notice is simply to stimulate our government to ask a revision ot that heb 8) to have it extended to tho entire German Empire, including Alsace and Lorraine ; to define with more precision some of the points of controversy touching subjects of expatriation, natural- yaation and nationality; to incorporate into tt some provisions that subsequent experience has introduced into our fT treaties on that subject, the resolution of inquiry addressed to us is unobjectionable and perhaps worthy of commendation. These points have aiready attracted the attention of the present Secretary of State and have been subject of an able communication by him to our Minister to Berlin. Fortunately none of the ambiguities or omissions in the present treaty have been the cause of any poo evil whatever. This may be ascrived to the liberal and enlightened spirit in which this treaty has been construed by the German authorities and to the sincero Lamy she they have manifested of cultivating the most friendly harmonious relations with our government. be We therefore think tt better to leave this aspect of the subject in the care of the State Department, where it properly belongs, entertaming no doubt that apieit ay Ser emane ore concerned, it bas been so wi favorably construed. This treaty admits, in the broad- est terms, the natural right of expatriation, a doctrine wer before conceded by the German government. It discharge of evesy naturalizod German all military service, not actually required of 4 some legal obligation then operative and in active day of his emigration, so that upon Germany, the exemption any p> aa : Maopo, ved. 3,1873. ) The Naturalization Treaty with. Ger~ ert This guarantee must neecssarily extend to 18 full indemnity by the government that unjustly in- terrupts, ys or denies those rights. is treaty recogmizes the full right of a German a to re- nounce his allegiance to the land of his birth, and through our naturalization laws to acquire a new nationality in the United States, Ifour opinion of the future action of the German government is too favorable there will yet be ample time to apply the appropriate remedy by the fil article of that treaty. It went into effect immediately on the exchange of ratifications, to continue in force for ten years from that day. Ratifications wero exchanged - gn the 9th of May, 1868. A previous notice of six iven if we desire 9 sor- mai te at theend of the teh years. Notice, thereford, ».¥e0 by the 9th of November, 1877, will terminate (he trot! , ¥ twelve months mor8 sf diplomatic hegotiation it by thet time, aay exlld Fema n from alleged am- and omissions tn that lfomy are not remedies it- will be in the power of the next seagion of Congre: to direct a notice to terminate if, if, in Jt judgmen it would be wise and expedient to do so. Your committee, therefore, report against giving the notice at this time referred to in the resolution. ACTION OF THE SENATE OW THE 3,65 DISTRICT A BONDS. After prolonged and dreary debate in the Senate the &65 District bonds matter was settled at dark by the Senate agreeing to the proposition to limit the issue of bonds to $25,000,000; to pay the interest on those already issued; to make the penalty of vio- lation of the law $10,000 Hime and ten years imprison- ment, oe VETO OF THE BILL FOR THE TRANSFER OF ¥UNDS FROM THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TO THE REGISTER OF THR TREASURY. The first veto of the Forty-foarth Congress went upon the record to-day, Toward the hour of adjourn- ment Speaker Kerr announced ‘‘a message from the President.” As may be fancied, the House picked up its ears suddenly, to catch the rest, and for a moment the belief was entertained that the long expected sup- plementary message on the Spanish-Cuban question was athand. It proved, however, to be his veto of a bill transferring the custody of certain moneys from a bureau of the Interior Department to the Register of the Treasury. As the bill camo from the Appropriation Committee, Mr. Randall rose to express his surprise at the veto, es- pecially as the President’s action was based upon a let- ter from an official in the Interior Department, at whose suggestion and desire the bill had been passed. Mr. Randall said he could not understand the inconsis- tency of suck people, The bill was just what had been asked, and now the same people were dissatistied with it, and got the President to veto it. The message and papers were recommitted. SENATOR CONKLING ON THE RECENT MOVEMENT IN HIS FAVOR—HIS VIEWS, OF PRESIDENT GRANT AND THE INDEPENDENT LIBERAL PRESS. Mr. Conkling: is authority for saying that he nover, by word or sign, signified that he was a candidate for the Presidency, but he has always told his friends to make no demonstration in his behalf. He has repeat- ‘edly prevented his name from being publicly brought forward by the journals of his State and placed at the head of the Presidential ticket, He thinks that tho recent political movement in his favor bas been prin- cipally caused by the continued assaults on him by cer- tain newspapers that claim to represent the purity and virtue of the land. From their lofty pinnacle of exalta_ tion they have misrepresented and maligned him until his friends, unable to restrain their indignation, have been driven to express thoir minds more freely than they otherwise would have done. In regard to President Grant he has always, publicly and privately, made no concealment of his high esteem for his capacity and integrity in every respect. He considered him a pure, conscientious, faithful and upright man. His (Mr, Conkling’s) intimate relations with the President enabled nim to say that he knew him to be innocent of every infamous charge that had beon made against him. President Grant could not be corrupted by bad men, no matter how great their po- Uitical power. Mr, Conkling had repeatedly said to his friends and acquaintances that were he (Grant) run- ning for a second term to-day, no man nor party could defeat him. As for tho third term, he did not remem- ber to have said anything about it, as had been asserted in the independent press; and the statement that he bad made an arrangement or bargain with the Presi- nent or any ono else, for or against the third term, was unqualifiedly false. It had been rumored that he was to buy the 7ribune and have a powerful organ in the great State of New York. To buy the 7ribune, or to get control of it, required a large amount of money, He was sure that he did not have it, even if he desired to buy that independent organ of liberal republicanism. If he answered all the statements circulated about him it would leave him no time to attend to his legitimate affairs, SENATOR MORTON'S RECORD AS A DEMOCRAT. Senator. Morton, of Indiana, takes exception to the historic correctness of the leader in to-day's Hrnatp, and desires to have corrected the statement that he mn fherefore well bears wag the democratic Governor of Indiana at the beginning of the war. Ho states as a fact, generally known, that he left the democratic party in 1854; was nominated as Governor by the republican party in 1856 and defeated, again nominated by them and elected, and during the war was known as one of the war republican governors who, with Denison, of Ohio, and Andrew, of Massa- chusetts, gave such ready and prompt support to Mr, Lincoln in strengthening his hands by their co-opera- tion in men, money and measures. THE LOUISIANA SENATORSHIP, The Pinchback matter was called up and will be dis- cussed to-morro: APPALLING RAILROAD ACCIDENT, A HEAVY TRAIN ON THE MIDLAND ROAD BREAKS THROUGH 4 TALL BRIDGE—SLIGHT INJURIES TO THOSE ON BOARD. Mippierows, N. Y., Feb. 3, 1876. A special train left Middletown yesterday morning about eleven o’clock for the purpose of clearing the track of the Midland Railroad of snow, with which it was covered to the depth of six or seven inches by the storm of Tuesday night. It consisted of an engine and snow plough, and on board were the following official and employés:—General Superintendent H. M. Flint, of Middletown; Roadmaster John Babcock, Master Me- chanic John Minshul, Conductor N. R. Hawkins, Engineer William McClowd, Fireman Ed Cooney and FE. J. Vaughn and George Goer, brakemen. The train had performed its du very satisfactorily, was beginning to cross tl bridge that spans the Beaverkill about two miles this side of Walton, when the low wheels of the snow plough lett the track, It work app of the bridge, was on the plough, instantly signalled to the engineer. Before the train could be stopped it had got upon the bridge. The snow plough tore away some of the trusses, which 80 weakened the structure that it broke down, and the entire train A ay over into the river, lying on its side in the | water, which, fortunately, was not deep. All on board the train were more or less injured, and those ‘on the engine were scalded, Mr. Flint being the severest ir, He was conveyed to a farmhouse near b; it was ascertained that all the exposed portico: rson were badly scalded, and it is feared that he inhaled some of the steam. Information was telegraphed to this point, and a train to repair damages, with physicians and friends on board, was d hed to the scene of the disaster, Trains will be running regularly in a day or two. It is, on the whole, most remarkable that the heavy engine ont. a i should Lp crashed through the bridge ani len twenty-eight fect, with so a sons on board, without more serious reste THE LANDIS TRIAL. | CHARGE OF JUDGE REED—HE EXPLAINS THE INSANITY PLEA—THE JURY RETIRED AT FIVE O'CLOCK. Batartoy, N. J., Feb, 8, 1876, At the conclusion of Attorney General Vanatta’s ad- dress Judge Altred Reed charged the jury. After congratulating the jury on their patient atten- tion he said:—The indictment is for murder. Under an indictment in this form there cannot only be a ver- dict of murder in the Orst or murder in the second de. groe, but the statute requires you to return the degree if you return a verdict of murder. There can sleo be returned a verdiet of manslaughter. Under our present statute « verdict of not guilty of murder but guilty of fan attempt to.murder may be also returned, course @ verdict of not guilty can be rendered upom this as upon any other indictment If, owever, this result shall be reached in this case on the ground that the it wae insane, then you should be prepared to certify that fact upon your coming in. The jury retired for deliberation at Ever. M MARKETING FROZEN FISH. Sr, Jos, 8. B., Fob. 8, 1976. The transportation of frozen fresh fish from North. ern New Brunswick over the Intercolonial Railroad is assuming large proportions, Last woek 116,000 basrela St alone, the Uained Sates winrketa ” MMAY Or Rlomemt ve _ THE NeW JUDICIAL DISTRICT. —_-—__—_. TEXT OF THE ErLL OF REPRESENTATIVE BASS The following letter is 7OR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW JU= DICIAL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Wastinoroy, D. C., Feb. 3, 1876. The following is the full text of the bill to establish an additional judicial district in the State of New York, yi ako further provision in relation to the courts of the United States in said State, recently in. troduced by Representative Bass, of New York, in the House of Represontatives :— euncted, that present Northern district ‘hall hereafter embrace only the countic Tomkins and Tioga, and the several counties of the Si Rew York lying we: erly of sald counties, and the name and legal designation of said district are hereby changed to, and hereafter shall be, the Western district of New York ; andthe brosens Distriet Attorney and Marshal of the District Court of said present Northern distriet shall hereafter discharge their severw) duties in said distriet hereafter to be called thé Western district of York; and the title an designation of such officers shall be #0 as he a to correspond with the change of the dame and designation of suid district; aud shey shall have and exercise the same powers, authority and jurisdiction, and may do and perform the same acts and duties within said Westerm district as now they within their present and proceedings, civil nding in the courts of said Northern disgrict may be contmued and completed by the courts to7be held im sale Westerm district. But the District and, Circuit Court of New Ca end ‘erimin: y created, oF any indictmont for an been conimitted in said territory ot ro district, or any case or proceeding in bankruptcy in which the’ bankrupt of alleged bu: resided within suid territory when the potition was filed therein, to the proper court of said new Northern district, amd when all parties to any such cau suit or proceeding, of any such bankrupt or alleged ban! rupt, shall consent, im writing, to such transfer, shall order the same, and thereupon the clerk of shall transmit all of the papers in such suit or proceedings, with a certified copy of the order of, transfer, to the clerk of the proper court of the said new Northern district. and all further proceedings, civil and criminal, after such ‘ail be had in the said court or courts of the said now a district, in the same manner and with like effe id cause, suit, plea or proceedinas liad been original ot ly com: menced in the said new Northern district, or the indicument had been originally found ther: % hat the residue of the sald State not embraced in the East South. districts, is hereby created and shall hereatter te Juaicial district to be called the Northern ; and the office of District Judge, ited States Attorney and Clerks of the Dixtrict Circuit Court of the said Northern district of New the except ed by the Presi with the hey shail reside within the said Jurisdiction, powers and authority, and digcharge the same duties, as officers of the said Northern district, as the same officers o the present Nort and Eastern districts of New York now severally ercise and discharge in their respective districts officers of suid districts, And the Judge of — the said Northern and = of the id Wostern district shall each have and receive an annual salary of $4,000, to be paid quarterly as the salaries of the e paid, The t judy resent Judge and Clork of the District Court of the present Northern district of New York shall hereafter discharge their several dutios as Judge and Clerk of the new Northern District Court atoresaid and not otherwise, The present Clerk of the United States Circuit Court of the present Northern district of New York shail be such officer for the new Northern district hereby created, @ Cirenit Court for the Western district of ¢ New York shall be appointed as before provided by law. And the said United States Attorney, Marshal and clerks of the said Weste: and new Northern districts shall have the si and emoluments as have been hitherto rece! have and exercise the same power and authorit; e ais are ox- ercised by the like officers of suid Northern district. See. 3.—That all process, moyue or final which niny have insued from any of the courte of the United States int Northern district aforesaid shall be served executed and r turned, according to the terms there: circuit courts of the said di van ge which may be issued from any of the suid courts in any o or proceeding now pending therein, or any final or other process which may thereafter issue from any of said courts, to enforce any order, judgment, decree or sentence in any suit or prosecution, civil or criminal, or any other civil or criminal proceeding now pending or heretofore ended or de- termined the all and made returnable to the court ry be issued, in any part of the St executed if this act had not bee: Sc. 4.—That stated terms of the District Court for the said district, heretofore known as the Northern district of New York and hereafter to be ealled aud known as the ‘estern aistrict of New York, shall be held at the city of uburn, y the third Tuesday in January; at the city of Rochester, in the county of Monroe, on the third Tuesday in March; at t of Cann: duigna, in the county of Ontario, on the third Tuesday ho city of Buffalo, in the county of Erie, on the day in September? and at the city, of Klmira, in vt he third Tues in November, AAnd special terms of the sald court may be appointed by the Judgo thereof, to be held at such times and places’ as be, by writing, under his hand, shail designate and appoint. Court for the sai hern district of New York, hereby ted, shail be Reld at the city of Albany, i Albany, on the first Tuesday in July cuse, in i Osweg: y densburg, in the county of St. Law: in September of each year "Tho Judco of the suid. now district may In his discretion, and whenever he may deem the same necessary, by order of rule, direct that # stated term shail be held aunually at any other place in said district, and may fix the time of holding such additional term or terms for said district in ‘er order; and upon such ru order and oritered on record in the District Yourt of the all the Circuit me time and place as th be held after this act shall take effect, and thereatter terms of the Circuit Cours in said distriets respectively shall be beld at such times and places as the Circuit Judge of the cireuit in which such distriets are, or may be, shall, by his hand, designate and sprains which written ation and Spe poe all be filed in the offic f the clerks respectively of said court; and the Cireuit J shall cause @ copy thereof to be a ished twice in paper in the Stase of New York, and twice tn such other newspapers, not exceeding three in euch of such districts, as cr reuit Judge may direct. ‘Suc. 5.—That the petit jury summoned and empanelled to attend and attending said stated terms, or any special or adjourned terms, of the District Court of said new Northern and Western districts, or either of them, shall also serve as the petit jury in the Circuit Court held at the same time and place, and shall have ywers and duties as if ‘awn and summon attend said Cirenit Court salon and no other sepai shall be drawn, #u mpaneiled to Cir order entered at the term, direct that such separat Jury shall be summoned and empanelled to attend si cuit Court at the term then in session or at any day to whieh the sessions of sald term muy be sdjourned, when a petit Jury may be summoned for said Circuit Court, in ac- Cordance with sueh order. And no Grand Jury shall be drawn ot summoned to attend upon any terms of said courts of new Northern and Western districts, or either of them, the District or Presiding Judge of id district in which the said Grand Jury is to be drawn summoned, or the District or Oircuit Court of said district at term, at their own discretion, or upon a notil ¥ the Dist that snch jury will be needed, shall order « therefor, And the said District or Circuit courts, or either of thom, may be adjourned by the judze or judges holding the same, whenever he or they may think it conducive to the public interests, and to such time and place as may be degined expedient and proper. ‘BEC. 6.—That no bond, eecognizance, process, pleading, order, Legg we rt resent Northern district o: ation tion of the the time of processes and orders returnable, and all persons bound to Appear at the terms of theeDistrict and Cireuis Courts of said Northern district, which, ander existing laws, were to be of this act shall be deemed returna- the term first to be held in held, after the passage ble to and be bound 1 the said haba daw che at whicb such process or order was returnable and such per- ns were bound wo appear. f the District and Circuit courts 7.—That the ciert of the said new Northern and Western districts shall, ander the direction of the Judges of the respective districts, pro- cure suitable seals for the said courts respectively, the ex- onse of which, when certified by such judge, shall be Ey'the Marshal of the respective districts and allowed in accounts Inst the United States. the eald new Nerthors be Of said districts, wi req Judge of the circuit ich such district may out any order or designation therefor; but no-such jug hall be entitled to any extra compensation of allowance expenses in holding ® court out of his own district, under the tion, Pee oe raat thin, ack shall take effoct at the end of the hen thereu in whi OREGON'S WANTS. UNDER MILITARY RULE. PortLann, Feb. 8, 1876. The Board of Trade of this city, at a special meeting Jast evening passed @ resolution urging our Senators and Representatives in Congress to secure an riation of $26,000 to build a military telegrapn line m Portland to Astoria; also @ resolution (avoring the attaching of Alaska to Washington Territory asa prt in order to froe Alaska trom military juris- iction, Communication on the Columbia River to Dallas bas been resumed. HOTEL ARRIVALS. ‘Wendell Phillips arrived in the city yesterday from Boston, and is at tho St Denis Hotel. Rodney W. Daniels, Collector of the Port of Buffalo, is staying at the Fifth Aver Hotel. Sidney T. Fairchild, of Cazenovia, N. Y., {8 residing at the Windsor Hotel, General C. W. Mead, of Minnesota, and Jerome B, Chaffee, of Colorado, are at the St Nicholas Hotel. James 3. Pike, of Maino, is among the late arrivals at tho Westmoreland Hotel. A. D. Hazen, of the Post Offieo Department, is at the Everett House, Daniel Dougherty, of Philadelphia, and ex-Congress. man John M. & Williams, of Massachusetts, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. William A. Pile, formerly United States Minister to Venezuela, is registered a the St Denis Hotel, Benjamin Cartwright, of Newark, and Ban tmie Namnine are Marina ab Khe Merchants’ Hotel, And staied terms of the District , or proceeding in any suit, matter or prosecu: | ing | | A GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPH ASKED--ALASKA | / SHERMAN ON THE PRESIDENOY. CoLomunvs, Ohio, Feb. 2, 1874. from Geoeral W. T. Sherman :» Sr, Lours, Mo., Feb. 2, 1876 Dwar Sin:—Your kind letter is just reeeived, and though I thought everybody knew my general opinions on the points of your inquiry, I cannot bewitate vo answer you in such a way as to admit of no miscon struction. 1 never have been, am not now, and never shall be a candidate for the high office of President be- fore any convention of the people. 1 shalr always p fer to see that office filled by one of the millions who in | re war stood by the Union firmly ana an- equivocally, and of those I notice many names willing: and phones i Prominent among them is General Hayes, now Governor of Ohio, whom we know asa fine officer” and a gentleman in every sense. I do not, howov wish to be misunderstood, ap presuming to advise aay: body in the choice of the man. My wife and family are strong Catholics, but I am not; that, however, is nobody's business. i believe im the common schools, and don’t over the little m: ters which seem to erated by the press. Im some quarters, however, these schools are extrava- #ent, and indulge in costly buildings and expensive teachers, 80 as to be too bea’ burden to the tax- payers. This tendency ought to be checked, which may easily be done without making it # political ques- tion. Self-interest will regulate this and make them free schools to all and capable of imparting the rudi- ments of a good English education. Yours, truly, W. T. SHERMAN, THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION. GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK A®-A DBMO© CRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. The Concord (N. H.) Patriot, one of the oldest deme cratic organs in New England, proclaims its preference tor General Winfield 8. Hancock as (he democratic can+ didate for the Presidency. It says:— There is one man in the democratic ranks, the men- tion of whose name sends terror into the republican camp. The name of that man is General Windeld Scott Hameock. They know perfectly well that Han- cock caf carry Pennsylvania and New York, with aw equat chaneo for Ohio, against any man the republicaws can bring against him, even Governor Hayes. They know, too, that Hancock can carry every Southera State, and should Trumbull be put on to the same ticket with him that it would secure Illinois, We have no hesitation in saying that Hancock would carry New Hampshire by a handsome majority, and if Blaias is thrown overboard by the republicans Hancock would receive the electoral vote of Maine and of Coanecticut. ROSCOE CONKLING AS THE “YOUNG AMERICA” CANDIDATE. {From the Buffalo Express, rep.] Roscoe Conkling is forty-six years old—in the vory flush of manhood—and the Worcester Spy says that he “can afford to wait.” So hecan, He has a great future before him. Bat why not enlist the services of @ statesman who, though comparatively young, hae had great experience, while all his faculties are at their best?) Why wait until aman begins to break down physically and mentally before calling him tos Tesponsibte post that demands the exercise of a man’s best powers of mind and body? It is true that evem: in 1880 Mr. Conkling would still be younger than Joha Adams, Jefferson, Monroe, Madison, John Quincy Adams, Angrew Jackson, Harrison, Buchanan or Lin- coln, when chosen Prosident; but still, it would have been much better for the country if some of these emi- nent men had been called to office sooner. Senator Conk- ling is sound and vigorous in mind and body. If wo take him now we take him at his best. He is the fa~ vorite son of the Empire State, and will go into the coming canvass with a backing that will certainly place him in the front rank of the strong candidates at the Centennial Convention. Why not have a young men’s candidate for President for once? 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