The New York Herald Newspaper, February 21, 1876, Page 5

oe ee ee ee ‘ag Cy dete acta NEW YOh HERALD, MONDAY, FwBKUAKY 21, 1876.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. CABLE NEWS| From All Parts of the Old World. PRANCE ELECTS. A General Vote for Members of the New Assembly. CONSERVATISM WINS. King Alfonso's Soldiers Still ~Sueeessful Against the Carlists, BERVIA CALLS TO ARMS. Forty Thousand Spanish Soldiers to Rein- force the Army in Cuba. FRANCE, HE GENERAL ELECTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE BHEW ASSEMBLY—A TRIUMPH FOR THE CON- SERVATIVES—RIOTS—M. GAMGETTA ELECTED— HE PROMISES THIERS SUCCESSFUL—LATEST RETURNS FROM “MOMENTOUS THINGS”—M. THE POLLS. [SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. ] Panis, Feb, 20, 1876. The election for members of the new Assembly book place ull over France to- wery wet in the capital. IN PARIS. Paris has elected a majority of radicals. M. Thiers has been returned for the Ninth ar- Fondissement of this city. DEVEATED. M. Haussmann and the Dac Decazes were not Bected on the first baliot. GAMBETTA’S TRIUMPIT. M. Gambetta was elected from three departments. TRIUMPHS FOR THE RADICALS. ‘The rarlical list triumphed compietely in Marseilles, Syons and St. Etienne. SERIOUS RIOTS—PKOPLECY. Serious riots took place at Carcassonne, where the Bonapartists hooted M. Gambetta. He told the peo- le to have patience for three ‘weeks, when momen- us things would occur. ROUHER BEATS BONAPARTE. There were riots in Corsica between the sup- porters of Jerome Bonaparte and M. Rouher. The latter was elected, THE REPUBLICANS’ WORK. The republicans carried a majority of the seats in Whe departments of the Seine-et-Vise, Marne, and Proughout the central departments. M. Léon Renault is.elected tn Corbeil. M. Louis Bianc is elected, THE GENERAL RESULT. ‘The general result is favorable to the moderate fepublicans, and adverse to the Bonapartists and to ML Buffet, the Premier, who must now resign. AT THE POLLS IN THE CAPITAL, ‘The voting in Paris went in an orderly manner, nye there were numerous co: rvative abstentions. THE PEOPLE UNEXCITED, ‘The general interest in the elections was rather Dat, the republican majority being foreseen. : The weather was BRE RETURNS FROM THE POLLS—THE VOTE WHICH WAS CAST IN PARIS. Panis, Feb. 20—Night Elections for members of the Chamber of Deputies held throughout France to-day. THe VOTE. In Parts the result is as foliows In the First arrondissement there was no choice and B second bailot is necessary. ‘The candidates were Baron Haussmann, Bonapartist; Wirard, republican, and Maillard, radical. Tirard had double the number of votes polled for Haussmann, aud fell only 500 short of a majority over both his com. petitors. | In the Second arrondissement M. Erclay, of the Left Is elected. In the Fourth arrondissement h. Barodet, the famous Fadical, is elected, aefeating M, Vautrain, conservative republican. In the Eighth arrondissement the Duc Decazes re- epived 3,810 votes; M. Chaffour, republican, 8,612, and Raoul Duval, Bonapartist, 3,492. A secoud ballot is therefore necessary. TMERS TRIUMPHANT. Th the Ninth afondissement ex-President Thiers is Feturned by a large majority. ANOTHER BALLOT. In the Fourteenth-and Fifteenth arrondissements no Candidate bas a majority, and a second ballot is neces- Bary. AT OTHER POINTS, The following gentlemen are elected in the various emai! arrondissements:—MM. Brisson, Marmot- tan and Mioquet, radicals; Colonel Denfert, the defender of Belfort; MM. Clemenceau, Gambetta, Louis Blanc Bnd Greppo, republicans. M. Blane {s successful in two arroudissements. GAMBETTA PLEASED, * inne elections im Paris have resulted entirely in ac- cordance with the list inspired by M. Gambetta, Rouen, Carcassonne, Dijon, Nantes, Versailles, Rennes, Dole, Dunkerque, Nevers, Pau, Bar le Duc, Rheims, Moulins, Vesoul and Limoges, all of which towns contain several electoral districts, have so far returned one republican candidate each. PARTY BALANCES, Montpelier has retarned two republicans, Lyons fand Lilie three republicans each, Belfort and Nismes One legitimist cach, and Nice ove repuVlican and ove Constitutionalist. Gambetta received 7,000 votes in Marseilles, against 1,900 thrown for the extreme radical, Naquet, Gambetta is also elected in districts in Bordeaux and Lille. Second ballots, in which it is expected the republican candiWates will be successful, are necessary at Su Etienne, Havre and Brest. DUKE DECAZES. The Duc Decazes is elected by a large majority at Decazevilie, ja the Department of Aveyron, ‘THE EX-PREFECT OF POLICK. M. Renault, who recently resigned the Prefectship of | Police, is returned from Corbeil. 2 M. BUFrET. M. Bufot, Mibister of the Interior, was defeated at | Commercy, receiving 1,273 votes against 2,915 for his adversary, who is a republican. Jules Grévy is elected, but the name of his constita- ency is uot given. OTHER INCIDENTS. A secon: ballot is necessary in the Third arrondisse- Ment of Puris, where Spuller, one of the editors of La | Francaise heads the poll. Boulozu Pepublican. , ° ‘THR LATETT. Besangon, Nogent, ‘Toulon, Poitiers, Chatelhérault and the Second circumseriptions of Boulogne and Ver- gailles nave returned one republican each. ‘The Department of Vienue has chosen four Bona- partists. LOUIS BLANC HONORED, ‘St, Denis has roturned Louis Bianc, making the third Goustiiuercy which bas elected him returns one monarchist and Calais one | Santa Pickeiaicintsie A second ballot will also be necessary in the Nine- teenth arrondissemement of ‘aris. ENGLISH REPORTS OF THE RESULTS OF THE FRENCH ELECTIONS. Loxpox, Feb, 21, 1876. ‘The Paris correspondent of the Times telegraphs a8 follows M. Dufaure, Minister of Justice, 1s elected. ‘The returns so far received elect 25 radicals, 21 mod- erate republicans, 10 conservatives and 4 Bonapartists. Gambetta is elected in five places and Blanc in four. MM. BUFFET AND THIERS, A despatch from Paris to the Standard says M. Buffet has been elected in Bourges. A despatch to the Yaily News states that M. Thiers had 7,000 majority in Paris. PARIS TRANQUIL, The city is perfectly quiet AN AMERICAN WAR VESSEL ON AN INDUSTRIAL MISSION. Parts, Feb, 20, 1876. The United States steamer Franglin is expected at Cherbourg, where she will take on board the Ameri- can works of art contributed in Europe for the Phila- delphia Exhibition, SPAIN. Site N Bonin THE HEIGHTS AROUND VERA CAPTURED BY THE ALFONSISTS—HEAVY LOSSES IN BOTH ARMIES— THE KING'S MARCH, Hespayx, Feb, 20, 1876. The Alfonsists have captured Endarlaza and Las Taola and all the heights around Vera. HEAVY LOSSES NEAR ESTELLA, Mavnip, Feb. 20, 1876, It is officially reported that at the capture of Fort Montejurra, near Estella, on Friday, the Carlist leader, General Calderon, was taken prisoner. ‘The enemy’s loss was heavy, The Alfonsists lost 300 men, CARLISTS ON THE WATCH FOR GENERAL CAMPOS, Henpayr, Saturday, Feb, 19—Evening. Large bodies of Carlists are concentrated in the neighborhood Of Lesaca to oppose General Martinez Campos, who entered Vera this morning, ALFONSO’S MARCH, King Alfonso is expected to go to Tolosa and San- estaban, STILL SUCCESSYUL, The reports that the Alfonsists have occupied Echalar and Penuplata are confirmed, FRENCH NEUTRALITY, The French authorities have interned 400 Carlists near Bayonne. The members of the Carlist Junta of Castile who crossed the border have also been interned, A BATTLE EXPECTED AT TOLOSA. Mapriv, Feb, 20, 1876. A battle is expected at Tolosa to-morrow. COMING TO CUBA, ‘As svon as the Carlist war ts ended 40,000 soldiers will be despatcbed to Cuba, SERVIA. THE PBOVINCIAL GOVERNMENT PEOPLE TO ARMS, Bercrape, Feb, 20, 1876, ‘The Minister of War has issued an order calling out all men between the ages of twenty and fifty. They are directed to report themselves to the Mili- tary Conscription Committee. BRAZIL. CALLS ITS COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS. Ruo Jawnino, Feb. 18, 1876. Coffee market animated; prices firm. Good firsts, 5,700 a 5,850 reis per ten kilometres, Exchange on London, 25%. Santos, Feb. 18, 1876. Coffee market quiet, with a downward tendency. Superior Santos quoted at 5.500 a 6.650 reis per ten kilometres, A NEW LABOR ORGANIZATION, Prevsnuna, Pa, Feb, 20, 1876. ‘The iron and steel workers of this and other sections have effected a co-operative trades’ union by adopt- ing, at their conference yesterday, @ constitution and bylaws by which they will in future be governed, and which, it is beheved, will Insure harmonious action be- tween 'tho different branches under all circumstances. ‘The association will be known as the “International Amalgamated Union of Iron aud Steel Workers,” and is said to be a very strong ateelmamntrei THE PITTSBURG REFORM SCHOOL. Pirrsncne, Pa., Feb. 20, 1876, The legislative committee which have been engaged for some weeks investigating the affairs of the Reform School at this place finished their labors yesterd»y and will probably lay their revort before the Legislature during the coming week. It 1s not known what the report will be, but itis pretty generally believed that the committee regard the charges of cruelty to inmates and of mismanagement as well sustained and that they will recommend that no more appropriations be made by the Stute until there is a change in the oflicers and the Board effected. FAILURE OF A SAVINGS BANK, Sr. Lovis, Feb. 20, 1876. ‘A temporary injunction was issued by the Circuit Court yesterday, restraining the Guardian Savings Bank from any further transaction of business. A re- ceiver was also asked for, but no action was taken on that part of the petition, The Guardian Savings Bauk isasmall concern and became crippled by the failure of ‘resident, B. J. Reilly, some time ago, HORRIBLE DEATH, A RAILBOAD ACCIDENT AND PROLONGED AGONY OF THE ENGINEER. Louisvinue, Feb, 20, 1876. At Lagrange, Ky., at eleven o’clock on Saturday night, Jobn Finnegan, an engineer on the Short Line Railroad, met with a terrible death. Finnegan was on a freight train when an axle broke and precipitated the engine and cars down a slight embankment. Finnegan ‘was by some means caught fast by the machinery aad held so that his companions could not release him, ‘Two streams of hot water POURED UPON 108 FACE and body from a broken boiler, No reliet could be ex- tended to the sufferer, ana after the most horrible ag- ony he became unconscious and soon died. The skin from the face and body | por off before his own eyes. When a puysician from Louisville arrived the sufferer was dying, with histongue almost dropping off from the effects of the hot water which had forced itseif into his mouth, A REGION OF CRIME, DETAILS OF ATROCITIES IN WESTERN ARKANSAS— A MURDER WHICH DISGUSTED THR co- MANCHES, Wasnrxatox, Feb. 20, 1876. A private letter received here from Fort Smith, Arkansas, speaks of the work of the United States Court for the Western district of that State, contiguous to the Indian Territory, as follows: — Alarge number of convicts have been sent to the Penitentiary. Six persons were sentenced to dic on the 2ist of April next for murder committed in the Indian Territory. The names of these parties are:—William Leach (white), Aaron Wilson (colored), Osa Saunders (Cherokee), eus McKee (Choctaw), Isham Seeley and Gibson wonubbee (Chickasaws). Some of the murders mney by these men were remarkable for D-BLOODED ATROCITY. Leach burned the body of his victim to prevent dis- covery, and the ny murdered an old man and a boy near Fort Sill asa favorable introduction to the Comanche Indians, whom he was ambitious to join; but the Comanches were isgusted at the details of the morder, and the piteous appeals of the child for life, that they gave him up to the justice of the white man. Recently a rencontre took place between two United States deputy mars! in which one ag them, named Maguire, was fatally shot by the other, NAVAL TNTELLIGENOE, THE DISPATCH EN ROUTE FOR PORT ROYAL. Norvoux, Va., Feb, 20, 1876. The United States steamer Dispatch arrived this evening from Washington, with Commodore Shufeldt onboard. She leaves to-morrow for Port Royal. FIRE AT MAHANOY CITY. Porrsvitte, Pa, Feb. 20, 1876, Afire at Mabanoy City last night destroyed two double frame dwellings, The loss is $5,000; iusured. WASHINGTON. Waiting for the Verdict at the National Capital. Anticipated Cabinet Changes to Follow: te: EEE DS Curious Attitude of the Exeeutive Toward the Whiskey Ring Prosecutions, Wee. THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION —— + Gathering of the Clans to Influence the Place of Meeting. ’ FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, Wasntxoton, Feb. 20, 1876. ANTICIPATED CABINET CHANGES TO FOLLOW BABCOCK’S TRIAL—CURIOUS STATR OF FEEL- ING AT THE WHITE HOUSE—BRISTOW’S RE- MOVAL OR RESIGNATION EXPECTED—THE DE- MANDS OF THE COUNTRY UPON HIM. The end of General Babcock’s trial is awaited here with an interest which grows more intense continually, The rumor mongers are very busy prophesying results to follow the verdict, and there isa singular but gen- eral concurrence of opinion that Secretary Bristow will be asked to leave the Cabinet, whatever may be the verdict in the Babcock case, and that Solicitor Bluford Wilson will either precede or accompany the Secre- tary’s forced exit. This belief is so universal that one would think it was a serious crime to have faithfully and rigorously brought to justice the principals m the gigantic whiskey conspiracy, and that the persons who have been zealous in this work were not fit to remain in places of trust or power. A plain citizen would think that Secretary Bristow and his faithful and able adjutant, Solicitor Wilson, by their relentless exposure of the whiskey conspiracy and their success in bringing so many influential plundere to deserved punishment, bad earned the praises of Congress and the warmest support of the President and all his friends and Cabinet, and that the mere hint that Mr, Bristow was likely to leave the Cabinet would bring sNowers of protests from the White House and from both houses of Congress. No right minded person believing that public officers are appointed to enforce the laws and to bring criminals to punishment, would have been surprised to hear rumors that Attorney Genoral Pierrepont would resign in consequence-of his letter to the District Attorneys discouraging witnesses, But there is no report to this effect. The wildest ru- mor monger does not venture upon such a guess. On the contrary, the latest ‘slate’ circulating among per- sons supposed to be ‘‘well’? with the source of “pat- ronage,’’ asserts that Mr. Pierrepont will be made Secretary of the Treasury, that Mr. Fish will go to London, and that ex-Attorney General Williams wil be proposed as Attorney General, while to Governo, Morgan, of New York, it 18 said, the State Department will be offered. That means, of course, disgrace for those who have tried to protect the revenues and enforce the laws, and promotion for Mr. Pierrepont, It does not seem credi- ble, and yet it is believea, and if Secretary Bristow and Solicitor Wilson should be allowed to remain io office long enough to complete their work of trying and convicting the influential whiskey thieves in Chicago ; and Milwaukee, whose trials have been pat off for some reason until March, the politicians here would experience one of the wildest surprises of recent days, 80 confidently and with such comfortable resignation do they look for the expulsion of these two officers. To any one who respects the President, the caiculations and prediction of his intimates and of pol- iticians influential at the White House sound like an in- sult, for these persons do not hesitate to talk and act as though General Grant was bitterly opposed to these prosecutions, and as though he would prefer to have no more of them, and would be glad to shield those who are yet unpunished or untried by the removal of the oflicers who have been so active and zealous in dis- covering fraud and punishing revenue thieves. Itis taken for granted py the Fresident’s friends and near- est political associates, that personal presentment may justly move him, and they urge openly that Bristow is making it too hot for the party out West. Meantime, so far as can be ascertained, Secretary Bristow has no idea of resigning. Why should he? He has been engaged in a very troublesome but very successful effort to unearth a monstrous conspiracy against the revenues, in which many influential poli- ticians, some of them unfortunately the President's personal friends,were engaged; he has destroyed the Whiskey Ring in St. Louis, Indianapolis and Evans- ville; sent to State Prison a good many of the chief conspirators and thieves and recovered a large amount of money. Bat the work is not nearly done, In Chi- cago, Milwaukee, New Orleans and San Francisco tt is only half done, Who can complete it so effectually for the public intereat as he? It would be a very serious matter for the President to demand Mr. Bristow’s re- signation or to interfere with him in any way in his efforts to bring rogues to justice, But, on the other hand, it would be a serious matter for Mr. Bristow to resign now while his task is unfinished, The public would rightly regard him as a* deserter from his post, and would require of him his reasons, and very good ones, for such a course. Thatis what a good many persons hore are saying. The House of Representatives is ready to demand the papers in tho whiskey fraud investigations and trials, but it waits to see what will result from the Bab- cock trial If the President should make raaical Cabinet changes it is possible thatthe House may make its inquiry cover a wider field. THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS COMMITTEE ON THE CURRENCY QUESTION—SIGNIFICANCE OF MR. LAMAR'S APPOINTMENTS—THE MEMORIAL OF THE NEW YORK BOARD OF TRADE AND ITS EFFECT. Some of the Western inflation democrats complain privately that Mr. Lamar, in making up the Cauc Currency Committee, flung upon the inflationists a more serious responsibility than the prudent men of that side either desired or meant to take, As chairman of the democratic caucus Mr. Lamar has the task of naming the members of the different committees called for by that body. This gives him a large discretionary power and @ very great influence over the measures to be prepared by the committees for the caucus and the House. Lamar is himself a sound hard money man, and when it became known that the Currency Committee appointed by him contained a majority of soft money men outsiders were surprised, From what has gradually been revealed in conversation with dem- ocratic members, however, it seems now probable that he acted upon a very shrewd theory. The discussions in the caucus on the currency question have been very | spirited. Eastern democrats have not hesitated to de- clare that they will bolt from the caucus and rebel | against its decision rather than support an inflation | bill or consent to the repeal of the Resumption act, un Jess something better is provided in its place, The Western mon were also hotheaded, and the nomination of Mr. Landers for Governor in Indiana encouraged them to a very determined stand. Under these circumstances Mr. Lamar was called on to appoint a committee which should prepare & bill, one of whose morits should be that it would not split the party to pieces, and, by what may turn out to be a fine stroke of generalship, he gave tne control of this committee toinflationists, Itwasas much a3 to say to that wing of his party, “Gentlemen, I put the responsibility on you. Take | care that youdo no mischief, You have the power to | break the machine, but on you will rest the odium.”’ Whether or not this is a correct theory of Lamar’s action, it is, of courae, impossible to tell; but it isa fact, that the inflationists have been sobered by tho position they are placed it, What they may propose remains to be seon, but they are certainly staggered at their pe- culiar responsibility, They were ready to make a fight, but they are hardly disposed in cold blood to propose a measure such a8 would suit them, because they know that they would at once make a break in democrats, who, while they would deplore anything of | tho kind, bave no idea of surrendering to inflation. Meantime the good uame of New York suifers here and farther South through » pamphlet which has been industriously distributed in both Houses and, as it sp- Pears, in Virginia and other Southern States. This is & memerial to Congress on the currency of the United States from the Board of Trade of New York. It is an argument for soft money, against contraction and for a scheme something like Mr, Kelley’s famous intereon- vertible three-sixty-five bonds, which the boys in the House now cai! the “iacontrovertible bonds,” Theme- morial is signed by George Opdyke, as President New York Board of Trade, and it is producing the impression here and in Virginia that New York favors soft money. A Virginia member came oD Saturday with a copy of it to a New Yorker and asked) in some astonishment, ‘Who stood behind Mr. Op- dyke?’ and was curtly answered, “Nobody.” It is generally misunderstood to represent the sentiments of the New York Chamber of Commerce, and is thus likely to produce a false. impression here and in the South. It would be well if the Chamber of Commerce should take prompt action to relieve itself of responsi- bility for Mr. Opdyke’s scheme, and the Hexatp would please and instruct many persons here if it would tell them who constitute the New York Board of Trade. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, pee Nea Wasuinorton, Feb. 20, 1876. THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION— CITIES CONTENDING FOR THE HONOR OF ITS PRESENCE—THE REVISED ROLL OF THE COM- MITTEE—EXPENSES OF THE CHAIRMANSHIP, The Western trains to-day brought accessions to the crowd already here to influence the National Demo- cratic Committee in making a choice of the place at which to hold the Presidential Cenvention, and the hotel lobbies present to-night a thronged and ani- mated appearance. The National Committee are to meet on Tuesday next, and several of the members are already in town, conspicuously among them the Chairman, Augustus Schell, of New York, and the Secretary, Frederick 0, Prince, of Boston. The city of ‘St. Louis bas so far been regarded as most likely to be the place selected, and a delegation of thirty-five of hor ding men are in Washington working vigorously to keep this prestige, Their headquarters are at Willard’s, Their claims are stoutly contested by a solid cohort from Louisville, commanded by Mayor Jacobs, of that city, ‘This latter delegation disclaims any inten- tion or desire to favor one candidate in preference to any other. They want the Convention because Louisville is entitled to it, having never had it sit there, and they promise that no claquers shall be allowed to influence the feeling for any of the rival aspirants for the Presidential nomination. A third delegation ts working for Cincinnati, but less energetically, and a fourth is here to submit an appli- cation on behalf of Chicago, So far the friends of Philadelphia have made no stir in behalf of the Centen- their party aud relieve the wuxieties of the Eastern nial city. The following is the roll of tho National Committee as revised to date:— Alabama, Thomas A. Walker; Arkansas, 8. R. Cock- rill; California, William A, Piper; Connecticut, Wiltiarn "Barnum; ‘Delaware, Charles _Beaston; ’ Florida, Charles E. Dyke; Georgia, A. R. Wright; Illinois, ©. H. McCormick; Indiana, Thomas Dowling M. M. Ham; Kansas, . Eaton; tucky, M.D. Metter Louisiana, D. Ogden; Maine, M, “Sweat; ‘Marylan A, Loo Knott; i Abeash bettas F, 0. Prince; Michigan, Willian A. ’Moore; Minnesota, Witham’ Lochren; Mississippi, J. H. Sharp; Missouri, John G. Priest’; No- braska, George L. Miller; Nevada, Thomas H. Will- w Hampshire, M. 'V. B. Edgerly; New Jersey, . Randolph; New’ York, Augustus Schell; ‘Olina, M. W.’ Rangom; Ohio, John F. Thomp- son; Oregon, James R. Kelly; Pennsylvania, James &. Barry; Rhode Island, Gideon Bradford; South Caro- lina, Thomas V, Simmons; Tennogsee, William J. Bate; Texas, F. 8. Stockdale; Vermont, B. B. Smalley; Vir’ ginia, John Goode: West Virginia, John B, Hoge; Wia- cousin, George H. Paul. Daring the gossip to-night at the hotels it was said that August Belmont spent $50,000 on behalf of the party while he was Chairman of the National Com- mittee, and that Augustus Schell nas already spent $10,000 during his briefer incumbency. Should the latter gentleman resign his office his successor, it is said, would be Cyrus H. McCormick, of Illinois, who ts reported as having expressed his willingness to spend $100,000 to forward tho intereats of the democracy. ‘Tho St. Louis delegation is headed by Charles Ellerd and the proprietor of the Lindell House, St. Louis, ‘Tney met to-night and among themselves divided up the work necessary to accomplish in order to effect a decision for St, Louis. There isno doubt that among those who are with the St. Louis delegation are some of the best and most effective workers known to Mis- souri politics, A singular if not strange featuro in their canvass is a friendly feeling to President Grant, on account of bis being so well known in St, Louis, and to-night, in speaking in a somewhat jocose manner, one of the principal leaders of the St. Louis party sai ‘As we have no candidate, if the party does not do the right thing in its nominations, I am in favor of Grant for a third term.” This came from one who knew Grant well in the old days. The same delegate went on to say:— “I used to pay Crant’s whiskey bills and admit him tothe racecourse when I was in charge, and wo used to alwayscall him the old man.” This was a remarkable phase in the spirit of the West, coincident with what is reported here to have recently cropped out in New York among the de- mocrats as a remarkably friendly feeling for Grant. The St. Louis men say that they will give way to Cin- cinnati if by doing so the democrats can carry Ohio, THE AFFAIRS OF THE FREEDMAN’S BANK—THE CURRENT EXPENSES OF SETTLEMENT TO BE REDUCED—STARTLING DISCLOSURES PROM- ISED. Mr. B. B. Douglass, of Virginia, chairman of the House committee for the investigation of the Freed- man’s Bank, is pushing the work earnestly, and pro- poses, besides having a thorough examination, to in- troduce at an early day a bill to do away with the present extravagant system in use for the liquidation and settlement of the institution's affairs, Instead of the employment of an expensive Board of Commis- sioners, all the accounts will be formally transferred to the Treasury Department, where the available funds are, and all the law business, consisting ot foreclosing mortgages and pending suits, which is now very ex- tensive, to the Department of Justice. Mr. Leipold, who was formerly of the independent Treasury De partment, and now the only really working Commis. sioner, is said to concur with Mr. Douglass in the con- templated change, J. A. J. Creswell, late Postmaster General, and Dr, Purvis, the two other Commissioners, appointed by the President for the closing up of the Freedman's Bank, are regarded as not indispensable, A great deal of business is made by the Freedman’s Commissioners for lawyers, who are constituted trus- tees and the like, The bank has now six clerks at work, and if the whole were transferred to tho Treas- ‘ury Department the bank premises could be rented for the benefit of the freedmen, which woald bring in at least $1,500 per annum, thus securing an amount for the depositors which would apply to dividends, but is now adead loss, The clerical business could be done by the Treasury force. Mr. Leipold thinks he can decla: dividend finally of sixty per @nt, but better informed persons think he cannot pay more than fifty per cent to the victim: ized depositors. This change could be carried out at | once, and would be a net saving of $20,000 to $20,000 per year, It would not work any hardship nor in any way interfere with the successful closing up of the Freed- man’s affairs, Mr. Rainey, of South Carolina, a mem- ber of the committee, is in favor of the speediest pos- sible closing up of the business in some such way as this, The toils are closing fast about an official of the bank, and in connection with the startling developments made by the investigations of both the committees on the District of Columbia and Freedman’s affairs, ho will present a career. of singular baseness, carried on in the mame of philanthropy. Mr, Douglass is anxious to cause every step to be taken which will prevent the colored creditors of the bank from being fleeced any longer. CONGRESSIONAL BCONOMY—DRAWING THE PURSE- STRINGS INSIDE THE CAPITOL-—THE APPRO- PRIATIONS COMMITTEE STOPPING A BIG LEAK IN A SMALL PLACE, It is understood that the Committee of Appropriations have had under consideration the matter of a reduction in the folding room and other departments ot tho House. A member of the committee has stated that most of the places have been, it is ascertained, sought that they couid not even fold a book if required, ana that it is place, on the contrary, for experts. Folders used to be paid in the olden time $1 50 per 1,000, and the Cost of folding each book, as shown below by # state- ment covering the proposed reduction by the com- mittee, is 2044 cents. The committee have reduced the uumber of clerks 4nd employés under the Clerk of the House, so that a saving of $30,000 per annum is made, which, however, will not affect the efficiency of the department im any way. Under the jurisdiction of the Doorkeeper, aside from the folding room there will be a reduction in the | number of employés and their salary proportioned | to their time of service, amounting to about $35,000, In the Police, Sergeant-at-Arms and Yost Office depart | ments the reduction in expenses will amount to some- where in the neighborhood of $15,000, ‘THE HOUSE COMMTTEE on Appropriations intend to make the same radical | changes in the officers and employds of the Senate, and | itis stated that if, as they think, a reduction of $100,000 can be made there, a saving of $250,000 on th whole can be secured. The item of cost, amounting | to pO cents each for every bound book and volume during the Forty-third Congress, is calculated aside from the material and clerical as well as other labor required in packing and shipping books, This the | committee propose shall be done by the piece hereafter stone cent per 1,000, adopting the plan which ob- tained years ago up to the Thirty-sixth Congress. One of the committee, inan earnest retrain, asked, “Why was that plan abandoned??? and echo answered, “Why, our surmises are that it was abandoned to give office to the crowd of lazy office-seckers, too proud to work when they get here, and too weak to get home after they do get here. These men come here to get sinecure positions. They do not fatten a mule, nor raise corn, nor develop anything, but are a race of bloodsuckers. Ever since Congress was organized there has been a tendency to raise salaries of the em- ployés by reason of the popularity and good fellowship of the incumbents, against whom the members do not wish to vote and look them square in the face.” ‘The present action of the Committee of Appropria- tions in the folding room, on the basis of the dooks folded by the Forty-third Congress, will produce a sav- tng of nearly $71,000, The proposed changes will not take place until the lst of July. What the committee most obje¢t to is that the employés in the folding room, as well as clsewhere, get twelve months’ pay instead of three or four, They contend that on the whole they will mako a saving of $150,000. cost OF FOLDING ROOM, TWO YEARS, FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Amount expended in folding room, exclusive of cost of matorial vee so $116,191 One superintendent at $2,120 per annum (charged to another appropriation). + 4,240 One superintendent at $1,800 per annum—one- half salary (charged to anoter appropriation) — 1,800 Total... ‘ish $ Less saiaty of eight folders employed elsewhere 1 040 COST UNDER PROSOSED PLAN—TWO YEARS, Ono euperintondent at $1,800 per annum. ‘Two clerks at $1,500 per annum each One clerk at $1,200 per annum...... Three laborers at $720 per annuin each. . Folding 223,479 quarto books at 1c. each, Folding 72,833 octavo books at lc. each... Total cost.......... oe pean ie cost under Forty. third’ Congress, two $89,191 18,235 @AarS.... ess Total cost same work, ‘hew plan, two yeari ++ $70,956 CONGRESS. Paid one superintendent $2,130 per aunum, two years, $4,240 Paid one sup years (half salar, 1,800 Paid two clerks year 6,000 Paid o Dp , two y 2/400 Paid three clerks $720 per annum, two years 4,320 Total..... sake shevobnencance dae SaIOD When this is deducted from the total expense, as shown in the other statement ($99,191), the actual net cost of folding the books alone is secured. But from this must first be deducted the expense of folding speeches under tho Forty-third Congress, making $26,718 in all, to be deducted thus:—~ Amount paid superintendents, clerks and laborers... wi «+ $18,760 Cost of folding Speeches, . « 7,958 ‘Total expense of folding rooms was LABS. oc ese Total.......... Dividing this by folding each is 2050. THE ADVANTAGES OF THE CURRENCY BILL IN- TRODUCED BY MR. MEADE, OF NEW YORK. ‘The advantages over other similar measures claimed for the bill introduced by Mr. Meade, of New York, to provide for payment of the United States notes and to strengthen the public credit, are, that it establishes a fixed sum of $15,000,000 as a minimum annual accumu- lation of gold, which can readily be increased from time to time as the condition of the country and its finances may warrant. It 1s contended by him that it will insure, beyond question, a resumption when the requisite percentage of thirty-five per cent in gold is reached, and that, too, without reducing the volume of greenbacks or resorting to any other form of contractign, It brings into aid resumption by the national banks, requiring them to retain one-half of their gold receipts from interest on bonds securing circulation and deposits. The percent- age of reserve for both Treasury and national banks is made purposely largo in the first instance, to avoid exhaustion from any run which might follow resump- tion, The reduction of reserves which follows resump- tion gives an elasticity to the volume of currency and induces a gold average of currency before resumption is arrived at by law. The legal tenders are intended to be agood currency and retain their character until new transactions alter resumption, If we were to ro- peal the logal tender character of greenbacks, he con- tends, in caso of failure of gold, we should be without currency. He also argues that by it the inoperative resumption law® ts repealed and that this pian on the whole is safe and conservative, MEETING OF THE JOINT DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS COMMITTEE. The Joint Democratic Caucus Committee, after much discussion, decided to request the members to reduce their views to writing and present them in the form of bills, The committee areto meet in the Capitol to-mor- row morning at ten o'clock, RETURN OF ALEXANDER Louis. Alexander Shepherd returned this morning from St. Louis and bad a long conference with the President during the day. He came back in answer to a sabpana sentout by the Chairman of the Freedman’s Bank In- vestigating Committee, before which he is to appear as @ witness. EVENING WEATHER REPORT. $89,191 26,718 SHEPHERD FROM ST. Wasuixctox, Feb 20—7;:30 P. M. Probabilities. In the South Atlantic and East Gulf States, falling barometer, stationary or rising temperature, northeast to southeast winds and increasing cloud! ness, probably succeeded by rain. In the WestGalf States, Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, failing barometer, increasing southeast to southwest winds, stationary or rising temperature, cloudy and rainy weather, and followed in the western portions by cold northerly winds and rising barome- ter. In the lower lake region and Middle States, falling barometer, winds veering to easterly and southerly and increasing in force, rising temperature and in- creasing cloudiness, with rain or snow in the former, and possibly rain during Monday night in the latter. In New England, rising followed by falling barome- ter, northwesterly winds veering to easterly or southerly, and colder, clear or partly cloudy weather, succeeded at night by rising temperature. The Mississippi River will remain nearly station. | ary atand below Cairo, The Ohio River will continue falling. Cautionary signals are ordered at Milwaukee and | Grand Haven, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The follpwing record will show the changes in the | temperature for the past twenty-four hours, m com- — parison with the corresponding date of last year, as in- | dicated the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, after by country newspaper men, who don’t do aby work and do not want to do any, It is further asserted , uildsng — | peaenieas” ME 1875, 1976 Ct Rie aba “ae 6AM aL & 6 7 wine eS oe WM 8 RM. 2 perature yesterday sencee BOM Fein of temperature for corresponding heme. year .Bourbon whiskey. There are two reasons for this. BABCOCK’S ORDEAL. THE JURY UNDER THE FERVID ORATORY OF COUNSEL YOR THE DEPENCE—AN EXECUTIVE PARDON GUARDING THE JAWS OF THE PENI- TRNTIARY—DYER'S OFFICIAL HEAD TH DANGER—THE VERDICT, Sr. Lovts, Feb. 20, 1976, ‘This Sunday is a welcome relief from the wearying excitement of tho past week, and yet, as the tine for the verdict draws nearer, public excitement increases to know the result. Storrs’ and Brodhead’s speeches are being read to-day by the thousands who were un- able to obtain admission to the court room, and vlocked up Third street, Storrs’ heaven-climbing elo- quence 18 commented upon everywhere, the follow- ing, whieh is verbatim, being regarded as the climax of his effort of yesterday :— CLIMAX OF STORRS’ SPRECH, ln the presence of these facts, of these dumb and voiceless letters and telegrams—which yet speak trumpet toned—before I wouid utter, as a juror or as a cluzen, a verdict of guilty to be addiced trom them, I would lear my heart from my bosom and see it lay quivering before me. A broken. pledge, a violated oath, an outraged consetenee must be the price that you would pay for such a verdict on these facts. And, leaving this jury box as you will at the conclusion of this investigat { you say that they mean guilt, the conscience which you always carry with you will pur- sue youlke an uure! g Nemesis to the last day that you hve. lt would dog your footsteps like & shadow and you could never shake it off; and into your very soul would such mcrime burn and burn and bur, as if a blazing iron had been plunged into tt, SURVIVAL OF THE JURY, The jury to-day were not so overwhelmed by the big words flung at them yosterday as might have beem ex- pected, but went to churea in the morning andtook # walk in the afternoon, while the counsel charged their legal and rhetorical batteries. Mr. Storrs was so pathetic yesterday that if he soars even higher to-morrow he may summon tears to the eyes of the jury when picturing the defoudant’s touch- ing innocence and purity. Dyer will have THE CLOSING WoRD after Porter, and, though his opening was mild as lem- onade, his summing up will probably be as stroug aa io the first place tae Sherman imbroglio—though he now believes he was too harsh to him—still rankles in bis breast, and in the second place he knows that ne is not in the best odor in Washington ever since he so openly sided with Henderson, and that am acquittal of Bab- cock would be soon followed by his removal, as A REBUKE TO HIME for having laid Babcock’s case before the Grand Jury and caused his indictment, Private information trom Washington strongly points to that, and among well informed people here it is generally believed that not only Babcock’s honor, but also Dyer’s official head, is at stake in this case, I say “honor” only and not lit- erty, because absolutely nobody believes that Baboock would go to the Penitentiary if convicted. It is gener- ally taken for granted that AN EXECUTIVE PARDON would be interposed between Babcock and the “jaws of the Penitentiary,” as Williams called them, as soon as the measures for a new triak &e,, bad failed, Tho President's reiterated belief in his innocence, which was reported from Washington, after all the testimony of the prose cution had been published im the Washington papers, and said to have been read by the President, is com strued as adetermined declaration to pardon a mas who might be innocently convicted. As regards the PROUARILITINS OF THE VERDIOT itsef there are few people who are non-partisans who since the introduction of Magill by the defence, be lieve in an acquittal, the vast majority inclining to tha probability of eitber a disagreement or “a hung jury,” as it is generally called here, or conviction, Many whe think that the jury, if lett to their own judgment, would convict, baso their prognostication of @ disagreement on the favorable charge the defence is sure to receive from Judge Dillon, In the McKee case it was generally thought that the charge of the Judge was a virtual invitation to acquit, and most people think that it will be the same in this, more es- pecially since his decision on Porter's motion, whicl plainly announced that the Court considered the'cas¢ of the prosecution weak, People say that it was only # jury of extraordinary independence of thought, as that in the McKee case, that could withstand such a charge, particularly when it is clothed in the foreible language of Judge Dillon. THE SUSPECTED M’KEE JUROR. AN EXPLICIT DENIAL OF WRONGDOING. Sr. Lovis, Mo., Feb. 20, 1875. The Republican has a special from Lonisiana, Me, stating that H. F, Summers, who has been charged with doing very improper things as a juror in the McKee trial, denies in toto the statements of Watsoa Foster, his accuser, Summers is said to be a re- tired merchant of Louisiana, and stands very high io the community. OPENING OF A CATHEDRAL, Hasanroy, Ont, Feb. 20, 1876, Christ Church Cathedral was opened here to-day. In the chancel were tho Bishop of Niagara, Bishop Coxe, of Western New York; Dr. Shelton, of Butalog Dean Geddes and several clergymen from a distance. Sermons were preached in the morning aud eveuing by Bishop Coxe. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Mile. Titiens, Max Strakoscb, Signor Brignoll ané Colonel J. H. Mapleson arrived at the Everett House yesterday from Baltimore. Adolph E. Borie, of Pajta- delphia, formerly Secretary of tho Navy, is residing at the Albemarle Hotel. General William F. Burtlett, ot Massachusetts, is staying at the New York Hotel. KEx- Senator James W. Patterson, of New Hampshire, ana Horace Fairbanks, of Vermont, are at the Fifth Avenué Hotel. Ex-Governor Thomas Carney, of Kansas, i registered at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Judge E. ML Durell is among the late arrivals at the Brevoort House, READ THE WEEKLY DEATH LIST OF CONSUMP- 4 Tear how many die of neglected coughs and colds ri 's Howsy of HoweuouNn anv Tak would Lave that “pixe's Toortact cure in one minute. A SURE RELIC! THE COMFORTABLE SILK Exastic Truss supplied by ELASTIC TRUSS COMPANY, $ Broadway, Retains worst ruptures securely, night amd day, till cured. BALSAM OF WILD CHERRE lung complaints. 50 conte and $l. D FOOD “FOR MOCKING hy bill birds, for sale tteagists and. bird, de r can, BING. GRAVEL PAPER COMP. freturers, O82 ude som st. es GOLDEN HAIR.—BARKER’S AURORA CHANGES any hair t Depot, BARKER'S Humes Hair and Wig Parlors, 36 20th'st. many cities for d on's Birthday, this canteaaiel yea wake Ww Cia} content eeteaniat, Deconations and all other Place mame factured by DETWILLER, STREET & CO,, No.9 Dy tty New York. KEEP YOUR BIRD IN HEALTH AND SONG By using Sixcen's Pater Graver Pare For sale by all drag- gists and bird dealer ot O82 Hud SODA WATER ARATUS FOR MAKING ALE es. JOUN MATPUEWS, Ist ay. aud 206k beemecaenteiereels - ATEN NE RY, Auaune LA MOLLY iPaU ines Frees GOMPANTON. EN 3 WAND BOOK OF Tat GRASSES Ob ns Ob Britain aud America; price $1 50 by m crag warp i Addrons JOURN ti ENDERSON, Noetipors, New 1876. TUE NEW Toss HERALD ALMANAG. ae com Borat AND, POLITICAL dy. 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