The New York Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1876, Page 7

CABLE NEWS From All Parts of the Old World. SPAIN’S POSITION IN CUBA. British Opinion of the Madrid Reply to the Washington-Antilles Note. SCHENCK AND THE EMMA MINE. John Bull Agitated for a Fierce Opposition ; to the Suez Canal Purchase. DISRAELI’S . DANGER. Winslow’s. Family to Join the Forger in London. CARL VOGT DOOMED. ‘Steamships in Fatal Collision in + the British Channel. FIFTY-NINE PERSONS DROWNED English Cabinet Amendment to the An- drassy Note to Turkey. RUSSIA AND ROUMANIA. “The German Court Mission to the Capital of Italy. THE POPE AND THE PRINCE. ‘Weston's Gala Triumph of Pedestrian England. Day in HIS WALK AND TIME. Latest from Spain, Belgium, Aus- tria and Other Quarters. ENGLAND. “HE CHIEFS OF THE PARLIAMENTARY LIBERALS ASSEMBLED IN COUNCIL-—DISRAELI'S SUEZ CANAL BARGAIN TO BE OPPOSED WITH GREAT ENERGY—OHARLES BRADLAUGH LECTURING IN SUPPORT OF GLADSTONE’S POLICY. [From the Eventing Telegram of yesterday.} Lonpon, Feb. 17, 1876. A council between Earl Granville, Lord Harting- »ton, Mr. Gladstone and other liberal Parliamentary ~chjets has resulted in an agreement to open a severe -oppositionist attack upon the Disraeli government for ts purchase of Suez Canal shares, and to oppose thg Yatification of the bargain, believing that the ‘most serious foreign complications will arise from it, 7 THE DAY OF BATTLE. ‘The attack of the liberals will be made during the sitting of Parliament on Monday, 2ist inst. MORAL FORCE AGITATION. The adjournment of the House of Commons last Monday was insisted upon by the liberals for the pur- pose of gaining time to create an excitement ‘thronghout the country upon the question of the canal purchase. 4 CURIOUS FELLOWSHIP IN POLITICS. Mr. Charlés Bradlangh, who has been consulted by Mr. Gladstone, is now lecturing to country audiences ~and gecuring signatures to a petition addressed to ‘Mr. Gladstone, imploring resistance to the ratifica- tion of the Suez Canal bargain. -& CABINET ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT TO THE AUSTRO-TULKISH NOTE—A CAUTIOUS POLICY TOWARD THE PROVINCIAL INSURRECTION—AN AUSTRO-BRITISH DEMONSTRATION ADVERSE TO BUSSIAN INTERESTS IN ROUMANIA.” (SPRCIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. ] Lonpon, Feb. 17, 1876. Ihave the highest authority for stating that the following ts the text of the secret paragraph inserted ‘by the Queen’s Ministry in the articles of adhesion ‘to the Austrian-note to the Porte:— THE ENGHISH ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT. “The Sultan to send a special commissioner to the tmsurgents. If the tmsurgents reject the proposals for peace the Austrian government, at the Porte’s expense, will make @ military occupation of the whole territory of the insurrectionary provinces for six months, while the British government will send ‘4 division of its feet to cruise in Turkish waters and 'n the Adriatic also.” RUSSIAN INFLUENCE IN ROUMANIA. 1 learn by a private despatch from a high source ‘that General Souvaroff had an interview with Prince ‘Charles of Roumania, at which it was agreed that the latter should take an early opportunity for re- fusing to pay the Turkish tribute, and that upon the Porte taking steps to enforce its rights a Russian force of 150,000 men would occupy the province. STEAMSHIPS IN COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL, The Hamburg Steamship Company are unfortu aate. As their steamer Franconia, from Hamburg for the West Indies, was coming down the Channel at half-past four o'clock this afternoon, she ran into the Glasgow steamer Strath-Clyde, bound from Lon- don for Bombay, with merchandise, twenty-six of a crew and thirty passengers. POSITION OF THE VESSELS. ‘The latter had landed her pilot at Dover and was sheering and taking a westerly course. She was caught in a strong tide, which swung her bow round nearly southeast, and in this position struck with great force. EXPLODES HER BOILER AND GORS DOWN. In two minutes her boiler exploded, and she sank scarcely a mile distant from the Admiralty pier of Dover. : \ TO THE RESCUE. ‘The boats of a bark and of a pilot lugger lying near the scene of the disaster saved four men and two women, Other megers have arohahlv saved mora, NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1876.—ITRIPLE SHEET. : “re chief mate and four of the Strath-Clyde’s crew saved themselves by getting on board the Franconia. BADLY DAMAGED. ‘The latter vessel hag her fore compartment plate knocked away. She was taken in tow by two tugs, and is now anchored off Dover. LOSS OF LIFE. Most of the crew have been saved, but the re- mainder, with the passengers, are supposed to be lost. FIFTY-TWO PASSENGERS SAID TO HAVE DROWNED, Some accounts says that fifty-two of the persons on board the Strath-Clyde were drowned. Five passengers have been landed at Dover and four others are reported to have been saved. THE FRANCONIA MAKES PORT. Smith, Sundius & Co., steamer agents, report that the Franconia has put into Dover. She had her bows stove at the water line. . THE WEATHER. The weather was clear and the sea calm. at the time of the disaster. The Dover life boat was launched, but was unable to reach the scene in time to rescue any of the Strath-Clyde’s passengers or crew. ELEVEN SAVED AND FIFTY-NINE DROWNED, Lonpon, Feb. 18, 1876. Eleven persons were saved and fifty-nine drowned on the Strathclyde. It is now stated that the steamer did not go down until betweeny ten and twenty minutes after she was struck, her boilers bursting when she sank. WESTON COMPLETES HIS PEDESTRIAN FEAT— JEM MACE AND JOB GOSS RBXALT HIM IN TRIUMPH. Weston successfully completed his pedestrian feat of 18034 miles in forty-eight hours at the hour of fifteen minutes to ten to-night. HIS PHYSICAL CONDITION. He was very little exhausted. A GREAT CROWD AND A GRAND GALA. Three thousand persons were present in Agricul- tural Ha!l; many ladies and Americans being in the assemblage. Weston made a neat speech at the conclusion, thanking them for their reception and announcing that he will walk 275 miles in seventy- five consecutive hours, commencing on February 22. Jem Mace and Joe Goss carried the pedestrian from the hall to his lodging amid much cheering. PRESS COMMENT ON THE SPANISH REPLY TO THE AMERICAN-CUBA NOTE—FEEEDOM AI- ‘WAYS FOLLOWS COLONIAL MISEULE 2 Lonvox, Feb. 17, 1875, The Times this morning devotes a leading articte to the recent Spanish note on the Cuban question, The writer says:— “We cannot congratulate the Spanish Ministry on the force of their long and elaborate answer to the com- plaints of the United States, If their reply proves any- thing, it proves too much, The insurgents are made out so insignificant that it ts dificult to understand why they were not crusbed years ago. The damago done by the struggle is assumed to be so small that the complaints of America appear not only unjust, but tn- comprehensible. Spain speaks as if she had not merely been guiltless of oppression, but had treated the island with generosity; and, altogether, we are forced to in- fer that the people which has fought against sp good a Protector for more than seven years with !ndescribable bitterness, must bo an unparalleled compound of stu- pidity and wickedness. Such a line of argument lacks | the first element of good advocacy, for it is not even plausible. ° A very slight knowledge of human nature, Spanish history and colonial life would suffice to show that it must be fatally incomplete. When we test it by the real facts of the case itis found to omit circum- stances which make the origin and continuance of the contest intelligible.” ‘The article concludes as follows :— “No country seeks to interfere by force with Spain’s possession of Cuba; but if she cannot govern it she would do well to consider how she could best prepare it for the freedom which always follows colonial misrule.” MINISTER SCHENCK’S OPPICIAL POSITION, The rumors of the resignation of General Schenck, the American Minister, continue to circulate. The Central News is authority for the following, which is published in this afternoon’s papers here:— “General Schenck’s resignation has been tendered and accepted. He intends to remain in London to an_ swer any charge that may be brought against him respecting the affairs of the Kmma mine.” THE MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL READ A SECOND ‘TIME IN THE COMMONS. Lonpon, Feb. 17, 1876. In the House of Commons to-night the Merchant Shipping bill was debated. Mr. Plimsoll complained that throughout the bill the shipowner counted for everything, the seaman for nothing. He objected strongly to the provisions con- cerning courts of survey, because they left the matter practically in the hands of the Board of Trae, which had hitherto combined the maximum of interference with the minimum of management. He declared the restrictions relative to grain and deck cargoes abso- lutely valueless because of the facility with which they could be evaded. He said he would introduce amend- ments in committee. After further debate the bill was read a second time JACOB BRIGHT ELECTED FOR MANCHESTER. Lonvon, Feb, 11, 1876. Jacob Bright, radical, has been elected to Parlia- ment from Manchester, polling 22,535 votes, against 20,974 for Powell, conservative. af SPAIN. —_—_—_-_——_. ‘THE ALFONSIST ARMY CORDON AROUND THE CARLIST POSITIONS—THE REBELS PANIC- STRICKEN AND THINKING OF PEACE. Hexparn, Feb, 17, 1876. The Alfonsists encircle the Carlist positions as fol- lows:— On the east the forces under Campos are concen- trated between Elizondo and the valley of the Otzondo, in readiness for attack. On the north Navazcues’ brigade is at Irun waiting for orders to operate in the direction of Enderlaza. Another brigade is concentrated between Renteria and Oyarzun, threatening Arechulegay. Southward an army corps, which started from Pamp- Jona, is advancing toward the mountains near Leiza, In the west Moriones occupies important positions near Tolosa, A MESSAGE FOR PRACE. Mannrip, Feb, 17, 1376, Upon Alfonso’s departure for the North, before tho train started, Sefor Canovas del Castillo read to the King a despatch from the Spanish Consal at Bayonne, announcing that the Carlist Junta intended to hold a meeting at Villafranca to propose the conclusion of aig PANIC STRICKEN, ‘The Carlists are represented as panic stricken. They lack money and provisions, Many priests and Catholic families are quitting tne country. THE CORTES BLECTIONS EXCITEMENT SUBSIDED. > Maven, Feb, 17, 1976. Of the members of the new Cortes 300 have been ro- turned without a protest berg entered against their election. In fifteen of the cases where protests have been made they are considered unimportant. HOLLAND. WINSLOW'S WITE AND SISTER SET OUT TO JOIN THE FORGER, Rorraroam, Feb. 17, 1876. The wife, son and sister of Winslow, the Boston forger. ieave for London at three o'clock this afternoon, ROME. PRINCE HOHENLOHE COLDLY CLERICS DISPARAGE THE EMBASSY—THE POPE IGNORANT OF THE OBJECT OF HIS MISSION. (SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. ] Lonpow, Feb. 17, 1876. From Rome I learn that Prince Hohenlohe gets a somewhat cool reception. The clerical circles speak slightingly of him. WHAT THE POPE SAYS. His Holiness said, “I do not know whether Hohen- lohe’s visit is a mission, but ifthe subject of the re- lations with Germany is broached I shallépeak him my mind.” NO FORMAL RECEPTION. Hohenlohe, so far, has been only received by the Pope in company with others. Abo. sues CEASA lig BELGIUM. ie CARL YOGT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER, Brvssets, Feb. 17, 1876. Carl Vogt, the murderer who was extradited from the United States, has been sentenced to death. He has appealed to the Court of Cassation. Final judgment is expected about the end of March. AUSTRIA. THE NATIONAL COMPROMISE WITH HUNGARY LIKELY TO BE RENEWED. Vimxwa, Feb, 17, 1876, The Austrian and Hungarian Cabivets are reported to have agreed that the Austrian National Bank shall es- tablish a Hungarian bank of issne, and guarantee the latter’s notes and accept them the same as its own. This solves the principal difficulty in negotiating the renewal of the Austro-Hungarian compromise, INDIA. ; MUBDERERS ARRESTED BY THE ENGLISH AT PERAK—CONFESSION OF THE ASSASSINATION OF MR. BIRCH. Loxvom Feb. 17, 1876 A telegram trom Sir William Jervols, the Governor of the Straits Settlements, to the Earl of Carnarvon, the Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, says that three of the actual murderers of Mr. Birch, the English Resident at Perak, have been captured. A Ono of them has confessed everything. He says that “nine men perpetrated the murder, and has given all their names, ‘ BRAZIL. PRODUCE MARKET AND BOURSE REPORT. Rio Jawaino, Feb. 17, 1876 Coffee market animated; prices very firm; good firsts, 6,700 a 5,860 reis per 10 kilos. Exchange on'London, 26 Saxroe, Feb. 17, 1876. Coftee market quiet; prices maintained; superior Santos, 5,600 a 5,750 reis per 10 kilos. THE GENEVA AWARD. THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PART REMAINING AFTER THE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS NOW PEND- ING. Wasminaton, Feb. 11, 1876. The Judiciary Committee to-day, through Represen- tative Frye, reported a bill in relation to the distribu- tion of the remaining part of the Geneva award after the claims now pending shail be satisfied. The bill is to apply first to such persons and corporations whose claims shall be allowed by the Court of Commis- sioners of Alabama Claims on account of losses directly resulting from damage caused by the so, called insurgent cruisers, Boston, Chickamauga, Georgia, Jefferson Davis, Music, V. H. Joy, Nash. ville, Retribution,: Sallie, Sumter and Tallahassee respectively, and by the go-called insurgent cruiser Shenandoah previous to her departure {rom Melbourne, Claims are required to be presented within six months No claim shali be admissible or allowed for any loss or damage for or in respect to which the party injured, his assigns or legal representatives, shall bave recety compensation or indemnity from any insurance com- y, in@urer or otherwise; but if such compensation or indemnity so received shall not have been equal to the loss or oh actually suffered, allowance may be made for the difference, and in no case shall any claim for damage be allowed for or in respect to unearned freights, gross {reights, peormeere profits of freights, gains or advantages, or for wages of officers or seamen, for longer time than one year next after the breaking up of the voyage by the acts afore- said, and no claim shall be admissible or allowed by the Court arising in favor of any person not entitled ‘at the time of his loss to the protection of the United States in the premises nor arising in favor of any person who did not at all times during the lata re- bellion bear true allegiance to the United States In estimating the compensation to claimants interest shall be allowed at the rate of four per cent per annum. Second—To ali corporations and citizens of the United States who paid a premtum for war risks on vesseisand cargoes, or other property the rein, after the sailing of either of the cruisers above named, to the amount of such extra or war premiums paid by them, whether they suffered loss by capsure of their vessels and property or otherwise, provided that incase of such premiums paid or secured to mu- tual insurance companies the indemnity shall be the difference between the premium paid or secured and the returned security or premium or scrip received on account of the same, if said returned security or premium or scrip shall have been paid, or redeemed by the corporation or persons issuing the sama. Third—To all insurers, being citizens or corporations of the United States respectively, for insured or rein- sured property destroyed by any ofthe insurgent cruis- im the act of June 23, 1874, and tn the act in amendment thereto, for the losses actually paid by said citizens or corporations on account of war risks; pro- vided, however, that there shull be deductea from the amount of lesses paid by any such citizens or co! tions the amo of any Judgment, exclusive of tuter- est, which may have been rendered in favor of any insurors in conformity with the provisions of the twelfth section of said act of June 23, 1874. Ifthe sum of all the judgments rendered upon the first class shall exceed the amount remaining in t Treasury, then a Ve ger payment shall be made to the ciaimants. If any money remain after paying the first class, and there is not sufficient money to pay them in full, a pro rata distribution shall be made; and if any money shall remain after paying the first and second classes, then it shall be paid to the third class in like manner. AN INDIAN WAR THREATENED. THE SIOUX, CHEYENNE AND ARAPAHOE Lx- DIANS GETTING READY FOR A BIG FIGHT— A CONCENTBATION OF FORCES. Omama, Neb., Feb. 17, 1876. It is stated, on the most competent and reliagle of- cial authority, that the Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapa- hoe Indians have been and are yet making the most extensive preparations possible for an outbreak ina very few weeks, They have been purchasing large quantities of ammunition and arms wherever they could got them, going as far south as the Indian Terri- tory for this pul It has been known for some time past that the best fighting men had deserted the agencies and are roving in the Big Horn, Powder River and Tongue River countries, concentrating and arrang- ing forces for this war. There are at the agencies and on the reservation only those who are too infirm or disabled to be of use and the families of those Indians who have left. So far as is known the Indians will likely strike the frontier settlements, and, unless some- thing is promptly done, they. will do terribie work be- fore they can be overpowered, GENERAL BURNSIDE’S EXPLANATION. THE GENERAL, AS CHAIRMAN OF THE VETERAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, EXPLAINS AS TO THE PRESIDENTMAL CANVASS. Provipanon, R. 1, Feb. 17, 1876. United States Senator Burnside, Chairman of the Veteran National Committee, in speaking to-night of the report that he had “convened the said committeo to meet in Washington on the 23d inst. to make aer- ts for the participation of the veterans in the Presidential can’ E —_ “T have Dot usved & call to assemble the Veteran National Committee. I have been solicited by mem- bers of the committee to call a meeting, but declined wo do it, A very large majority of the Union veterans belong to the republican foe id will support the nominee of the Republican Convention at Cincinnati, asl propose to do, but I am sure they do not pro- to take ‘any action to influence the ir own localities, as members of pose nomination, sav the repubii pal The nomimations once made they will proper way make all necessary and ho rts to organize forthe support of the y ved the Union, Io meantime, i think «any jonal movement = 4 of the mn veteraps woul orien In their own localities they should exercise their rights aud duties as freemen. A majority of the members of the commitiee may hay rok ge | pig accord, as I being only an WASHINGTON. | The Attorney General’s Letter to the Western District Attorneys. THE ORIGIN, RESPONSIBILITY AND EFFECT: a Startling Exposures in the Post Office Department. TE DEMOCRATS AND THR CURRENCY QUESTION FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, Wasuxato, Feb. 17, 1876. THE LETTER TO THE WESTERN DISTRICT AT~- TORNEYS AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S EX- PLANATION—ITS ORIGIN, SIGNIFICANCE AND ,2FPECT. To rux Epitor ov THs HeRaup :— On Tuesday last the Herato’s Washington column contained a despatch from me under the special corre- spondence headed in the following words:— The interpretation so generally put upon the letter of Attorney General Pierrepont to the Western district attorneys in regard to the punishment of infagmers in the whiskey cases has annoyed Mr. Pierrepont very much, especially as he has been questioned about it by some of his legal friends, who have not hesitated to expreas their astonishment to him at the positions taken in the letter. His explanation to them is that he did not, in fact, originate the letter, but that it was written by special direction of the President, who sent for him for that purpose. Mr. Pierrepont is reported to have added that he softened the torms of the lotter as much ag possible and to such ‘a degreo that when the President saw it he expressed himself as dissatisfled that it was not stronger, Those with whom he has talked say that Mr. Pierrepont ap- pears to think that he did a public service in so man- aging as to prevent a more decided letter from going to the district attorneys. The Attorney General, to my astonishment, seems to deny the truth of these statements in a note you pub lish from him this morning. The matters asserted in the despatch are First—That the Attorney General has been annoyed at the interpretation pat upon his letter to the Western district attorneys. Second—That he has been spoken to about it by his legal friends, Third—That Mr. Pierrepont has said that he wrote the letter by direction of the President, Fourth—And that the President was dissatisfied that the letter was not stronger. Now, then, as to the first statement, I suppose there is no ground for dispute. The Attorney General would not be human if he were not annoyed at the remarks made everywhere about this letter. So far as I can as- certain here lawyers and others unconnected with the administration put only ono interpretation on it, namely—to use the cautious language of ex-Attorney General Black, that ‘it looks like discouraging wit- messes." As to the other points I do not read a denial of them in the Attorney General’s letter. I repeat that they are true He hasbeen spoken to about the letter by lawyers, he has said that the letter was written py direction of the President, and that the President ex- pected it to be stronger. For mz part, when this report of whac Judge Pierre- pont had said about the letter came to my ears, and when I had satisfied myself that it came from trust worthy authority, I was glad. I admire the Attorney General, and I thought that what I am convinced he bas said was creditable to him to this extent, that it relieved him of the very grave responsibility of having, as the chief law officer of the government, originated « iloetter which was everywhere and at once understoud—to use again Judge Black's words—as “discouraging witnesses.” Ifthe Attorney General reads the news- papers he must know that his reputation as a lawyer, and as the chief law officer of the government, was going a begging, so to speak, The Springfleld Repudii- can, for instance, said of it and him :— Any man in Mr, Pierrepont's position and of Mr, Pierrepont’s antecedents who writes such a letter as this at such a time, takes his reputation in his hand. The St. Louis Temes said, on the day it reprinted the letter from the Chicago Times :— Ifwe are not mistaken in the constraction of this let-” ter it is particularly intended for those who pleaaea guilty, and upon whose testimony the prosecution alone succeeded In securing the conviction of those who did not. 'Yhe Attorney General now takes the whole responsi- bility of the letter upom himself, and I venture to say, respectfully, so much the worse for him, But as he says of his letter that 1t was ‘purely official, confiden- tial, as all offictal letters are, and exposed by gross impropriety,” st {s proper for me to tell you that the letter was first published in the Washington despatches of the Chicago Times on February 1, and it attracted my attention there because it was prefaced by an open and apparently authoritative threat against all who should tarn informers, and @ distinct assertion that the President was ‘‘disgusted’’ at the mercy shown to guilty persons who helped the cause of justice by giv- ing evidence, I send you the words of this Washi: ton despatch to the Times, They amazed me at the time and will surprise you now, é Wasmrxatox, Jan. 81, 1876. Chicago Ring folks have been counting on govern- ment lenity in the pending cases, Counting too much on this they have boasted that by bearing testimony against each other they would escape the penalty of their wrongdoings. Washington authorities have been chafing under this condition of things. The President particularly has given expression to his disgust, He declares that when he directed that no guilty man should escape be meant all guilty men, and not one of ten. He has regarded with groat displeasure anything like toleration of the inform: There is evidence enough against all men, without the aid of informers, and he is resolved that no further parleying with in- dicted distillers will be allowed. He has given free ex: pression to his indignation lately, and believing, as he does, that his secrotary is the victim of guilty men who are conspiring to ruin an innocent mi has re- solved to push the indicted men tothe wall, It was in obedience to this desire of the President that Attorney Gen- eral Pierrepont on last Friday issued the following de- cistve order. Here followed the letter, Please to notice that here, so long ago as the Sist of January, the Washington correspondent of a Western paper, published in a city where a powerful and fnfluential Whiskey Ring was then baitling against the officers of the law, positively and with circumstance and apparently on authority Stated that the Attorney General’s letter was written “in obedience to the desire of tho President.” Finally, if you will search your Ales you will discover that about the time when this letter was sent by the Attorney General to Western district attorneys it be- camo public that one Everest, concerned in the St Louls whiskey frauds, was likely to give important testimony on General Babgock’s trial, I do ot oretond to gar. far loss to sug Gest OF to insinuate, that the Attorney General’s threat against informers had any relation to the appearance of Everest, but 1 do know that the publication gf the Attorney General's letter in the Chicago Times, just then, accompanied by the preface which I have given above, was remarked upon here by journalists as a curious and disagreeable coincidence; just as it is noticed to-day as another curious and disagreeable coincidence that the man Roger Sherman, sent to St Louis by District Attorney Bliss, of New York, to hunt up whiskey frauds, insisted upon the respite from punishment of one Bingham, and got the Attorney General's command to that effect; wheroupon Bingham surrenders a number of letters to tho defence in the Babcock trial, as the morning papers report, I say these things are regarded hore as disagreeable coincidences, and that is true, No just man pretends to draw inferences trom them, but there ts a profound belief here among men who love justice and hate mystery that Congress ought @t once to demand all the facts, evidence and pro- ceedings, secret and open, in these whiskey fraud in- vestigations from their beginning to the present time, and in all the government offices and departments. % CHARLES NORDHOFF, FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, EN EST ES SS Wasummatos, Feb, 17, 1876. STRANGE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT—HOW FUNDS AND SOUTHERN OBATORS WERE FURNISHED DURING THE CON- NECTICUT CAMPAIGN, A. rather entertaining story was told the Committee on Post Office Expenditures to-day by George W. Mc- Lane, who belongs in Arkansas, and who testified that a month or s0 before the election In Connecticut last spring ho was appointed a clerk of the Post Office Department and sent into Connecticut, where he made stump speeches as a Southern republican and worked _ diligently for the State ticket during the rest of the campaign. Notwithstanding that he bad ignored all post office business he was paid his salary in fall and was remu- nerated well for all hotel, travelling and like expenses ineurred during thé canvass, The matter came to light as follows:—Mr. Stone, of Missouri, Chairman of the Committee on Expendi- tures in the Post Office Department, in examining tho vouchers for amounts paid to special agents for 1875, which are now in the hands of the committeo, had his attention directed to one rendered by George W. McLane for hotel bills and railroad tare in the month ot March, 1875, which was peculiar from the fact that it contained no amount as compensation for services. Upon inquiry it was found that this man appeared upon the rolls of the Post Offic@ Department as a first class clerk and was paid $129 67 for services from March 1 to April 8, 1875, McLane was summoned to appear be- fore the committee to-day and testified that he never did a day’s work in the department in consideration for the salary paid him, but that hoe went to Connecticut to take part in the campaign with the full knowledge of Governor Jewell; that, being from Arkansas and sound on the Southern question, he had, with Mr, Burroughs, of Michigan, a member of tho Forty-third Congress, been to New Hampshire to counteract, if possible, the effect of the speeches of Gordon and Lamar, and was to do the same service in Connecticut. On his return a voucher for his hotel bills and railroad fares in Con- necticut, after being cut about $45 by James Tyner, Second Assistant Postmaster General, was allowed by Postmaster General Jewell himself and the amount— $82—paid him. McLane testified further that he did no service for the Governor for the m&uey paid him ($211) but make republican speeches in Connecticut. He admitted that he called upon W. D. Kittle, a mail contractor, and told him that be would make capital with the Post Office Department by “putting up’? for the Connecticut campaign; that Kittle-agreed to do this and was drawn upon for $200, which he paid, aid the money went into the campaign fand, The contract frauds, partly developed before Jewell went home to Connecticut to vote, showed that Kettle was in them to such am extent that when the fact came to Governor Jewell’s attention that McLane had drawn upon Kettle and he claimed compensation on account of paying the draft, Jewell and McLano had high words, and McLane was paid off. The prin cipal facts in McLan atement were sustained by J. A. P. Burnside, Superintendent and disbursing clerk tor the Post Office Dopartment. Other officers will be examined upon that point to- morrow. THE DEMOCRATS NOT PREPARED FOR THRE CUR- BENCY QUESTION—POSITION AND EXPECTA- TIONS OF THE INFLATIONISTS. ‘The democratic caucus, which was to bave been held to-night to agree upon a financial policy, has been again postponed, and this time in¢efinitely. When the Clerk of the House, at the close of the session this after- noon, read the notice of postponement the republicans were cruel and wicked enough to laugh hard and long at the unhappy pré- dicament of their opponents revealed in this new sign of distress. In explanation the democrats say that the revocation of the call for the caucus was made at the instance of the joint committee of thir- teen, who met to-day and decided that in view of their inability to prepare and lay out work for thecaucus tt was best to defer the meeting of the caucus until they had had ampler time for conference. It is aid outside that the rea! reason of the postpone- ment was the nomination of Franklin Landers, leader of the inflationists in the House, for Governor of Indi- ‘ana, made by the Greenback Convention at Indianapo- hs yesterday. Mr. Landors, who has been conspicuous in the previous caucus meetings, cannot now abide by anything less than the platform of the Convention which nominated him. He is, therefore, committed to inflation in its wildest form, and cannot stand by the compromise measure of Mr. Payne, of Ohio, or any other similar policy likely to be evolved from the inner consciousness of the caucus. He and his fellow infla- tionists are compelled to'uphold their principles or re- tire from the Indiana campaign. This latter he does not propose to do, sand meantime the regular democrats, who favor Mr. Holman for the nomination, are distracted over the dilemma of indorsing Mr. Landers and going to political death with bis inflation heresy or of running a separate candi- date—Mr. Holman or some one else—and being whipped in their State election on the eve of the Presi- dential election. The inflation party are quietly helped by the neutrals and the anti-resumption party, who believe in fopealing the Resumption act of 1875 and allowing the currency question to take care of itself. ‘They urge that the Treasury is 80 poor in resources to- day that if its matared obligations were paid it could not, at most, show more than a few millions of gold ooin on hand as really owned by the government. Under the recent resolution of Mr. Milton Sayler, of Ohio, tho Secretary-of the Treas- ury has been required to report within the next cight days what amount of goll coin be actually owns at the present time that can be ap- plied to resumption, and information on this important point will be soon at hand, The inflationists expect to get a sorry showing from Mr. Bristow, because, under the resolution, he is expected to give only the net amount of gold he possesses, after deducting from his assets in the Treasury vaults the outstanding gold cer- tificates, the accrued interest on the public debt, all bis silver of every kind and all obligations which he may be called upon at any moment to liquidate, such as the principal of called bonds, iftterest due but not taken up and the like. The showing will be an interesting one to the country at large, and, the inflatronists say, will reveal a nearly empty Treasury. Meantime this resurrection of the inflation heresy has been taken a vantage of by the gold'gambiers of Wall stroet, and a delegation of the fraternity may be seen in constant dally altendance in the lobby of Congress watching every stir the galvanized rag baby makes. THE EXTRADITION OF THE FORGER WINSLOW. Detective Dearborn, of Boston, who traced the fu tive forger Winslow to the wharf of the Rotierdan steamor in New York, arrived here to-day, aud made Application at once to the Sesretary of State for the papers requisite to secure the extradition of Winslow by the British government He was promptly fur- nished with the documents, which were in turn in- dorsed by the officials of the British Lewation, and ho Jef to-nwht for Boston. whence he will cail Suturiaw T morning, armed witn ‘uit powor to bring the forger back to the scene of his felonies. During the course of the day the Secretary of State telegrapned to the London authorities that a duly ap pointed officer was on his way to take possession of their prisoner. ANTICIPATED CABINET AND CHANGES. There is reason to believe here that Attorney Gen- eral Pierrepont will be offered the place of General Schenck as Minister to England, and that Governoe Morgan, of New York, may be the successor of Secre tary Bristow at an early day, some say next week. & prominent Western Senator who served with General Grant is the authority for this. It is not known whether Mr. Pierrepont will accept the English mis- Sion, but it is believed that he will. eculation i also afoot here as to who will succeed Minister Orth at Vienna, should he come, as he promises, to rum for Governor of Indiana, DIPLOMATIO GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. Wasuincrox, Feb. 17, 1876. THE MILITARY ACADEMY APPROPRIATION, The Senate Committes on Appropriations to-day tool up the Military Academy bill, The clause reducing the pay and allowance of cadets from about $610 to $540 per annum was concurred in. The indications are that the bill will be reported to the Senate without material alteration. COLONEL FRED GRANT AS PRIVATE SECRETARY. Colonel Fred Grant, son of the President, tor the first time delivered @ message from the President to both branches of Congress to-day. IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGE Mos CHarurstos, S, C., Feb..17, 1876. The articles of impeachment of Judge Montgomery Moses were formally read before the Senate to-day, and to-morrow was fixed for the trial. Moses will demand thirty days to prepare his defence. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War DEPARTMENT, Ovrick ov THR Cuter SIGNAL OFviceR, Wasuixotox, D, C., Fob, 18—1 A. M. : Probabilities, In the lower lakes, Middle States and Now England, rising barometer, northwest to southwest winds, slightly warmer and generally clear weather will pro- vail, except lower temperature in the last district, and succeeded by southeasterly winds and falling barom- oter in the first. In the upper lake region, Tonnessce and Ohio, Upper Mississipp! and Lower Missourt valleys, —{all- ing barometer, southwest to southeast winds warmer, partly cloudy weather and possibly from Nebraska and Dakota to Northern Micht~ gan light rains and snow, followed in the Northwest by rising"barometer and cold northwesterly winda. In the South Atlantic States, winds veering to northerly and easterly, falling temperature, increasing cloudiness, rising, succeeded by falling barometer, and in the southern portions by rain. In the Gulf States, falling barometer, winds yeoring to northeast and southeast, warmer, partly cloudy weather and coast rains. The Mississipp! River will continue slowly rising at Cairo, and nearly stationary at stations below, THE WEATHER YESTERIAY. The following record will show the changes in the” temperature for the past twenty-four hours, im com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as in- dicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, Hunaip Bullding:— 87 ‘Average temperature yerterday + 807 ‘Average temperature for corresponding date last year. 22 HOTEL ARRIVALS. Professor Benjamin Peirce, of Cambridgo, Mass, ie , residing at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Rev, James Free- man Clarke, of Boston, yesterday arrived at the St James Hotel. Franklin B. Gowen, President of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company, is at the Brevoort House. Mrs. Scott-Siddons returned to the city yesterday, and is at the Clarendon Hotel. Rev. E F. Torrence, of Montreal, is sojourning at the Gilsey House, Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., arrived at the Fitth Avenue Hotel yesterday (rom Washington. Professor M. B. Riddle, of Hartford, is stopping at the Grand Hotel. DIED. Laxostare.—In Brooklyn, on Febrbary 17, 1876, Many, wile of John Langstad, in the 6ih year of hee a erhe faneral will take place on Saturday morning, February 19, at,ten o'clock, from her late residence, No. 179 Myrtle av., to the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, Debevoise place. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend, (For Other Deaths See Eighth Page} AND CHAP THE SKIN. eons and reunites tty ." black or brown, 50e. COLD WINDS RO! LEN} “HLL A.—BENNET? BUILDING, FIRE PROOF, OCATED ON ‘8 Hain ann W) i NASSAU, ANN AND FULTON sta HANDSOMELY AND WEUL-HEATED OFFICERS: TO LET ON VERY REASONABLE TERMS, SUITABLE FOR LAWYERS, BA: EB OFFICES APPLY ON 1 A.—WHERE DOES IT ALL COME FROM ?—PINTS and quarts of fiithy catarrhat discharges. Where does it all come from! T whith lines the cham- bers of the nose glands are diseased, so that chan; into corruption. liquid iy needed to up the sysbem, but it isextracted and the system is weakened by the loss. To cure, gain flesh and strength by nsing Dr- Pixece’s GoLDEN Mipicat Discovery, whlch also acts di- rectly upon these glands, correcting thom, and apply “Dr. Saau's Catannn Remepy with Dr. Prence’s Nasat Dovene, the only method of reaching the upper cavities where tl rot The instrument discharge accumulates and comes 6 nd dealers in me and bot medicines sold by druggi cines. A SURE RELIE: EW SILK ELASTIC COMPANY, 6X4 and day till soom EFFECTIVE. WISTAR’S BALSAM OF , in enses of sudden coughs and colds. $0e A—MOLES, WENS, WARTS AND OTHER EX. erescences painicasly removed; also unnatural the nose and untimely wrinkles of the ‘ace, pimple he moth patehes and fre Dr. PERRY, Dermatologist, 49 Bond 5 DONOVAN’S RESTAURANT, 12TH NEAR 5TB av.—Tabie d’hote from 6 to 8; also Rooms tor private dim ners. KEEP YOUR BIRD IN HEALTH AND SONG BY sing Sixoxn's Parent Graven Paren. For sale by all druge ‘and bird dealers. [sor LADIES’, MISSES’, $ AND BOYS Boors, Snoxs, Garrens, Iw Patronize Mile LER & CO., No. 3 Union sq PEOPLE SUF R RHEUMATISM should procure Dr. Frtixe’s Ruxomaric Syaur, at 21 Johm st., in store, ba WIGs, TOUPEES, &C.—G, RAUCHFUSS, Prag. tical Wig and Toupee Maker, No. 44 East 12ch st. nege Broadway, New York. ‘EW PUBLICATIONS. , Prematare Prostration, Alfections (im curable by general practitioners). Two pamph ing thelr successful treatment by NATURES 5 ASAHBL, MADE OF GOD, BETHESDA MI SPRING WATER, and Dr. A. HAWLEY HEATH to any address, Depot and ri ork. A Muscular Debility Der Address the anthor, Dr. E. DE ‘2ad st, New York. W A iutaeas Sap 1876. THE NEW Tons HERALD ALMANAG <C} COMMERCIAL AND POLITICA! FINANCIAL, COMMER CLS ATS ts In addition to its asual contents, comprising aluable t ‘sod statistical returns on finance, with ‘quotations of gold for 1475, of government bonds of « rates of consols, railroad shares and. stuc ‘rities on the London market, Bank of Bag ot, Custom: returns and othor sslectione ‘al information presonts, (u its issue (ye te f interest, 187, OT UERALD ALMANAC FOR 1873, Its election returns are the fullest, most perfect and only reliable dats We the comin Presidential election. Corrected score of the Doilymount Lurernstional Hilts Match, with diagrams, Ac. ; private shimale ot the New York < sted lar tee, Untied ia nite. Staton; table show! postage to foreign coum tries, also she time of closing the malls at New York Post office. All the spectaltios of the Almanac, Mariners’ Missing Het, de. are con tho past year, lee ehronol ramout ee, | “Mies q jum 9