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CONGRESS. Passage of the West Point Bill by the Senate. SENATOR MORTON AND THE EMMA MINE. The Deficiency at ‘the Red Cloud Agency: THE PENSIONERS OF 1812. SENATE, Wasuinaton, Feb. 29, 1876. Tho Care laid before the Senate a message from the President of the United States enclosing a communica- tion from the Secretary of the Interior, dated Febru- ary 26, iu regard to deficiencies in supplies ut the Red Cloud Iudian Ageacy in Nebraska, and recommending favorable action on the estimates submitted by the Secretary to supply such deficiencies. Ordered to be printed and referred to the Committee on Indian Afurs, SENATOR MORTON AND THE EMMA MINE. Mr, MoxTox, (rep.) of Ind,, rose to a personal ex- planation and read from the Baltimore Sun of this morning the testimony of J. L, Lyon before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, yesterday, in regard to the Emma Mine. Mr. Morton said the report of the testimony was by the Associated Press, and it would lead to the impression that be had accepted a fee of $20,600 in the case referrod to, and that bo had Participated in the effort to have Judge McKean re- Moved, in which there was got one syllable of truth, © was on his way heme from the Séuate in 1871, ‘when Senator Stewart came to him on the tain, near Pittsburg, and made a statement as to a lawsuit in Utah, and said he desired to have him (Mr. Morton) re- tained as assistant counsel, stating that it they were successful a large fee would be paid him. He intro- duced a gentleman named Lyon to him then, He (Mr. Morton) supposed at tirst that it was legitimate pro- fessional employment, and told Senator Stewart he would take it under consideration and meet hint in Balt Lake City, He afterward became satisfied that it was not a case in which he, as a Senator of the United States, could properly take part. He afterward re_ eeived a telegram trom Mr. Stewart to meet him in Balt Lake City, but he did not meet him, and never had any further conversation with him on tne subject, He (Mr. Morton) never had anything to do with the Emma mine. He now felt satisfied that the object of the parties was to secure his political influence— though he did not mean to say that such was Mr. Stewart’s motive for the removal of Judge McKean—but he had nothing to do with it. He Mr. Morton) went before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs this morning, and met Mr. Lyon there, He made his statement to the committee, which Mr, Lyon said was correct. ‘THK MILITARY ACADEMY, The morning now having expired, the Senate re- sumed consideration of the bill making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy tor the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877, the pending question being on the amendment of the Committee on Appropriations to strike out the clause appropriating $2,496 for six- teen musicians for companies, provided that sections Dand 10 of the act approved March 3, 1875, entitled “An act making appropriations to supply deiiciencies dn appropriations lor the fiscal years ending June 30, 1876, and prior years, and for other purposes,” be and the Same are ‘hereby repealed, and thereof the following > for the pay of the Military Academy band, $14,880.” And it was agreed to, ‘The vext amendment of the committee was to in- ¢rease the appropriation for repairs, improvements, &c., from $12,000 to $14,500, Mr. Sgnoxn7 said the Committee on Appropriations bad cutoff every dollar which could possibly be saved, tnd the bill as reported was far below the estimates, The amendment Was agreed to, GENERAL NABCOCK, General Babcock, Private Secretary to the President, ‘ppeared at the bar of the Senate and delivered a mes- sage from the President, it berg the first time he has performed that service this session. Other amendments reported by the Committee on Appropriations, appropriating $1,500 for the clerk to the adjutant and the same sum for a clerk to the Treasurer; increasing the appropriation for the depart. ment of Natural and Experimental Philosophy trom $600 to $1,000; providing that the Prot r of Law may be commissioned in the same manner as the other Pproulessors, aul increasing the pay of the Librarian's Assistants from $120 to $1,000, were agreed The next amendment proposed to increase the ap- fiomieoee for contingencies for the Superintendent of he Academy from $200 to $1,000. Mr. Wuyre, (dem.) of Ma., opposed the increase, and said at the proper time he would move to strike out the Whole clause for contingent expenses. H. ought this money was expended prmcipally in enter! The amendment was 7, Ober amendments of the committee, striking out tl Appropriation of $100 for printing a catalogue for Librarian, and appropriating $8,000 tor continuing the System of sewerage from the barracks and quarters, ‘Were agreed to. ‘Me Dill having been considered in the Committee of the Whole was reported to the Senate, the question be- {ng on concurring in the amendments wade in the tommittee, Mr. Wayre, of Maryland, moved to strike out the tliuse appropriating $1,000 tor contingencies for the Buperintendent of the Academy, Rejected—yeas 19, hays 21 Mr. Davis, (dem.) of W. Va, moved to non-concur in the amendment to strike out of the House bill the tlause appropriating $2,496 ior sixteen musicians for tompanies, provided that sectio repealed, and insert in liew Military Academy band, $14,880.” Alter discussion Mr. Davis withdrew his motion to Bon-concur in the amendment in regard to the band, Andon motion of Mr, Allison the clause was modified so as Lo strike out the lat rtion in regaru to the repeal of sections ¥ and 10 of t of March 3, 1875, leaving a the appropriation of $2,496 for the pay of sixteen musicians of companies and $14,880 for the pay of the band, and 80 moditied it was agreed to. ‘The amendments made in the Committee of the Whole were concurred im, and the bill was reaa a third ume and passed. The bill passed just as reported by the Committee on Appropriations with the exception of the modification Of the clause in regard to the bandas above mentioned, On motion of Mr. Morritt, of Missouri, the Senate then took up the resolution submitted by him yester- da; insert in heu ereof “for pay of That during the present session it shall be in order at any time to have a recess, and pending am appropriation bill to move to confine the debate on amendments thereto to Sve minutes by any Senator on the pending motion, and such motions shail be decided without debate After discussion the resolution was then agreed to, THR PACIFIC RAILROAD ACTS. On motion of Mr, Wnicur, of Indiana, the Senate took up the bill declaring the true intent and meaning of the Union Pacific Railroad acts, approved July 1, 1862, July 2, 1864, and July 3, 1863, Pending the discussion, at quarter-past three P. on motion of Mr. Epaunxns, the Senate weut into ex- ecutive session, and, after a short time, the doors were reopened and the Senate adjourned. PRESENTA TIVES, Wasuinotow, Feb, 29, 1876. The Sreaxxa (Mr. Kerr) laid before the House a mes- fago from the President, urging the necessity of an immediate appropriation to supply the deficiency at the Red Cloud Indian Agency. Mg. Rayoats, (dem.) of Pa, Chairman of the Com- mittee on Appropriations, said that that committee had considered the subject and had been unable to procure information which !t deemed essential The HOUSE OF tommittee had, therefore, reported a resolution, which | bad been adopted by the House, requesting the Presi- Gent to detail an army officer to go to the Red Cloud | Agency and report on the causes of deficiency, Uniess the report of that officer was unreasonably delayed he thought the committee might wait fori. There had been gross frauds connected with the agency and there aiso bad beea a disregard of law. i the Freer deemed the matter of sufficient importance to send communication to Congress on the subject, the Com- on Appropriations would proceed at once to consider it. Mr. Baxxixo, (dem) of Ohio, inquired whether an Sry officer had ever been sent out. Mr. Ranpaut—The President so states, The moseage was referred to the Committee on Ap- Propriations. Mr. Kacey, (rep.) of Pa, by unanimous consent in- troduced a bill empowering the Secretary of the Inte- nor, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Instituve aod the Librarian of Congress to resort to such measures Qs Will most effectually restore the writing in the orig- inal manuseript of the Declaration of Independence, With the signatures appended thereto, now im the Patent Office Passed. TUR MEMPHIS CUSTOM NOUSE. ‘The House then took up the bill which was up a few days since, limiting the cost of a Custom House build- Memphis, Tenn. , to $400,000. ea discussion the bill was passed, Yeas 174, nays THR PENSIONERS OF 1812. motion of Mr. Huxrox, (dem.) of Va, the House Minutes to two o'clock P. M. went into Com- Blackbur ” mittee of the Whole, Mr. the Chair, pensions to the bon being on the motion to strike out th restoring to the pension rolls pbames stricken therefrom om account of sympathy rebelli Mr. Neal, of Ohio, advocated WJ to strike out Mr. Biand, of Missouri, opposed it, An extended discussion, covering a wide ran, owed, alter which the committee rose, and of certam acts be | NEW YORK HERALD; WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1876,~TRIPLE - SHEET. on motion of Mr. Homa, of Indiana, ordered the bill to be recommitted. Mr. edn wg Wagon of Cat., offered a resolution declaring it to the opinion of the House that the Secretary of the Treasury should at once commence the issue of the silver coin accumulated in the Treas- ‘ury a8 a substitute for fractional currency, which was apreamey referred. ‘be House then, at five o’clock, adjourned, FINE ARTS. SALE OF PAINTINGS AT MATHEWS’ GALLERY. To-morrow, at noon, commences a sale, at Mathews’ gallery, of paintings, mostly American. “An Italian Harvest Scene,” by L. Becchi, of Dusseldorf, is one of the best in the collection. “Going His Last Cent,’ by J. G, Brown, represents a young street Arub, of the bootblack tribe, pitching pennies; a@ picture painted by him some years ago is called “Little Strawberry.” Two uncommonly strong landscapes are by David Johnson; several land- scapes and figures by J. Crawford Thom; “A Game Supper,” by Tait; “Poultry,” by Van Severdonk; “Mill by the Brook,” by Van Perbandt; ‘“Content- ment,”’ a little urchin eating nuts, with a flatiron be- tween his knees and a hatchet lying near, with which he has been cracking the nuts. ‘The Skirmish,” by Victor Neblig, is small and rather confused, but power- fully painted. “A Summer Day” is a small cattle pic- tare, by J. O. Wood; itis good in color and contains some fine drawing in the foreshortened animal, ‘I Bet You'll Peel This One” is a girl throwing snowballs, by ©. P. Ream. “The Shepherd Girl” and “Boy” are by Heury de Beul. “The Songstor,” a still lifo study, with a canary, is by Marston Ream, “Amarine,” by Maran. “The Young Sports. man” is by Eastman Johnson. ‘Awful Cold,’ painted by George Innes about ten years ago; an “In- terior,” by E. L. Henry; ‘Cavaliers Resting,” two well drawn figures by Seratrice, of Rome; “Vunch and Judy?’ and ‘The Spelling Lesson,” two small ti pictures by Jeun Haag, of Paris; ‘Summer’ “‘Autuinn,’? two ideal heads, by Jules Masse, of Paris; | “Currants,” by George H. Hall; ‘Temptation, by | Fortez, of Paris; “Roadside by the tang! by Sonntag; 4 , of 1 Heavy Bill of Costs,” by Rits h svenes, by C. B.'Coman; “Hares,” by G. Rosel; ‘he Challenge,”’ a terrier behind a rail fence barking at a cow, by ©. M. Dewey; “Flowers,” by Redmond Fay “October Suow,’’ by W, M. Brown, and land- scapes by a number of our New York artists. SALE OF THE SANFORD COLLECTION. The collection of modern paintings belonging to James T. Sanford was sold yesterday a{ternoon at No. 845 Broadway, bringing the highest prices of any Jow and some of the poorer brought more than their value, but the general prices were a fair criterion of the value of the pictures. The following is the result of the sal “The Challenge,’’ Le Favre, $15; ‘The Sentinel Com- fain $15; ‘Landscape Scene on the Connecticut,” alter M. Oddie (deceaseu), $37; ‘*A Stilf Breeze,” A. Huik, $37; ‘frout,” H ; “Interior of an Arust’s Studio—Admiration.” J. Sprinck, $75; ‘Win- tor im Holland,”’ A. Kruseman, $100; “The Morning Toilet,” P, Seignac, $90; “Dock Scene at Antwerp,’ Ht $205; “Night Market i . Vanschendel | (deceased), “English Landscapejand Figures—Evening,"’ J. Gilbert, $205; “View of Lake George,” J. W. Cusilear, $130; *Barnyard—Sow and Pigs,” J F. Herring, Sr. (ae- ceased), $220; “A Frosty Morning,” Edouard Frere, $975; **Landscape and Cattle—View tn Berkshire,” A. D, Shattuck, $805; “Interior of Stable—Sheep’ and Chickens,” Verboeckhoven, $1,200; ‘The Toast,” L. Escosura, $580; “Dance of the Haymakers,” W. 8. Mount (deceased), $460; ‘Landscape and River View, with Cattle, in |,’ Constant Tryon (deceased, $5,600; “After the Masquerade,” ‘Il. Cerier, “The ‘Rival Landlords,” Hiddemann, $1,250} “English Landscape—tigures, sheep, &c.,”” H. J. Bod. dington, $300; “Commencing Barly,” Rhomberg (deceased), $425; “Welsh Water Mill, with figur George Morland,” P. J. De Loutherbourg (deceased) $350; “Wreck on the Coast of Sicil O1,”” Andreas Achenbach, $2,500; Storm,” T. H. Van Grootvelt, $410; “The Contidant,” Baron Wappers (deceased), $3,250; “The Love Test,"? “Italian Gleaners,” N. De Keyser, ‘$2,700; “Grandma’s ” |. De Heuvel,’ $600; “Pharaoh's _ J. F. Herring (deceased), $660, the original | from which engravings haye’ been made; | -—The Auction Sale,’ fe Quiet, Carl; You'll neture ‘Interior of an Artist's St Peter Baumgartner, $3,000 Wake the Baby,” Rudoiphe’ Epps, $900; Miniature of | General Washington (inclosed in gold locket; formerly in the possession of the late Governor Barbour, of | Virginia), J. Trumbull, was pat up at $1,500, but re- | | | cerving no bids was withdrawn; “The Strolling Play- ers,’ Zamuocois (deceased), $1, (i y | ations,” J. Akkeradye, $200; “The Roadside inn, | its C. Shayer, $135;' companion, H. & C. Shaye: ““Mother’s Joy and Mother’s Sorrow,” ©. Raupp, “Etruscan Vase Merchant,” J. L.'Hamon (de- interior aod ffgures (historical), iter (deveased), $250; ‘Storm in (from Cooper's “'Prairie’’), Thomas Colo (deceased), was put up = at $500, but receiving no bids was withdrawn; “Landscape and River Scene—Moonlight,” Thomas Doughty (deceased), $100; ‘Fruit’ (water color,, W. Hunt, $265; ‘Meditation’—(water color), Elizabeth Murray, $125; “On the Seme,”” K. Daubigny, $100; “At the Mill,” L. Lassalle, $120; “The Reprimand,’ L. Lassalle, $120; “Return from Pasture,’’ Rochenvire, $175; “Spanish Lady,” Merle, $1,450; “Tne Duet,” ‘ascuttl, $200; ‘Landscape,’’ Leon Richet,” $180; “The Reverie,” Alfred Steven: $1,900; The’ Dejeuner,” M. De Garay, “Ttahan Lan +, Ow! Napping,” C. Caroselli, $155; “Fruit,” J. W. $ A. Pletrasanta, $610; ch Fishing Boats on the Const,” H. Herzog, $250; “Ophelia,” James Bertrana, $1,450; “Harvest Time,” Emile Lambinet, $250; “The Surprise.’ Robert Beyschiag, $700; “Fisherman, Coast of Normandy,” W. P. W. Dana, $425; “The Promen- ade,’’ H. Salentin, $355; “A Quiet Tet H. J, Burgers, $200; “The New Bracelet,” A. Toescht, Coming Storm,” CG. Reinberg,. $275 “Rustic Happiness,” Theo. ‘Gerard, $675; “Wood: lands,” P. Vernon, $11 In the Seine,” Emile Lambinet, § nied,” P. Rumpf, $625; “Bedout | on the Desert,” Cos. Blombled, $350; “The Twins,” P. Leyerdecker, $200; ‘Coast ‘of Briltany—A Cloudy Day,’ W. Do Geyertelt, $110; “Grandmother's Staff,” Rethel, $290; “The Vidette,” J. A. Walker, $210: 'n the Garden,”’ A. Serruare, $525: View in Holland,” | C. Metzelass, $90; “Expectation, Cc. Castan, $11 “Butterflies,” W. Maris, $125; ‘‘Landscape,” Lang rock, $80;' “Sunday Evening off the Coast of Nor- mandy,” Chas. G. Rasenburg, $70; copy of Correggio’s “Magdalen,” $16; “Black Prince,” § RETURN OF THE OLD GUARD. On the 19th ult. eight members of the Old Guard lef Now York on the steamer Champion to as- at the Charleston celebration of the anni y of the birthday of George Washingtun. In the party were included Commander G, A. Fuller, with Captain Joe Terry and Lieutenant F. F. Beals, of his staff, and Messra M. Bell, J. B. Bazler, J. P. Whitfleld, J. BE. No- lan and C, 0, Nolan. The steamer Champion arrived at Charleston on the morning of the 22d uit, When the Champion steamed up to her wharf the | Old Guard were received by the Charleston Light Dragoons, the German Hussars, the Carolina Rife i Club, the Sumter Guards, the German Fusileers, the Wagner Artillery and the Filth United States Regiment, commanded by Major Gen- ‘al Hunt. During their stay im Charleston the Infantry, who, on the evening of Washington's Birthday, gave them a magnificent banquet. The people of Charleston did everything in their power to entertain rthern friends, furnishing them every facilit} ing all points of interest, such as Forts Moul- trie and Sumter, &., &e. On February 24 the Old Guard were taken out by the | Washington Light Infantry to Magnolia Cemetery, where they visited the graves of the Confeacrat Visited Obarleston ed that they never as nothing that ‘0 their comfort or pleasure was over- | looked by their Southern frienda. HOMEWARD BOUND. | The snow was coming down when the Cham- pion appeared off Fort Wadsworth yesterday morning; but when the ship was moored at pier 29 North River the flakes ceased tailing. In the meantime, those of the Old Guard who had re- mained at home marched down from their armory to the pier to welcome their comrades home. The pro- cession, headed by an excellent band, attracted a deal of attention as it passed down Broadw: tho procession reached pier 29, where the Champion was lying, the Old Gua on the steamer came do’ from the ship and were formally received by the mem- bers of their corps on the pier. The Charles- ton ladies bad given each member who had | Visited them a magnidcent basket of flow. | ers, which were displayed at | Each man wore upon his breast medals and medallions presented them by those who entertained them whi away. Bebind those who came off the Champion ap- | peared several negroes, who bo 6 whart | je band ed “Dixie’s Land, Oo large @ tronks of which were full handsome iron gray bi ry iy Old Guard passed mense concourse of pont an imi peo} upon either sidewalk. These magnificent paimetto ‘harleston, trees w presented by tho ladies of ‘ while the elegant assortment of flowers given to the Btock Exchange was the gilt of Mrs. Major Willis, THE DIRECT CABLE. ‘The steamship Faraday arrived at the place of frac- ture of the Direct Gable on Monday. and buoyed both ends of the cable. Favorable weather eabie com are confident that at any Will be reve:ved of the con- by C. P, Ream; “The Soldior’s Return,” a tandscape | London; two | salo this season. A few of the better oncs went too | at) $95; | by | ! Old Guard wore the guests of the Washington Light | | the reception, | orses, e8, and with Gags fying, — sp, Brosaway | She picked up | | alone is needed to splice them. The officers of the | THE STATE CAPITAL. The New York Salary Bill Amend- ments Adopted. A SWEEPING RETRENCHMENT. The Excise Commissioners Seeking a Longer Term of Office. The Pauper ahd Convict Labor Bill. ALBANY, Feb, 29, 1876. The Now York Salary bill was again a bone of couten- tion in the House to-day, and the debate that took place on the general reduction of tho officials was quite a lively one. It will be remembered that Mr. Graff on the evening previous had succeeded in having adopted in Committee of the Whole a most sweeping amendment which reduced the salaries of the city officials far below the figures to which they were reduced by the Sub-committee on Cities, which reported the Dill; but, somehow 0 many motions and counter motions were made dur- ing the evening that not even the Chairman of the | committee appeared to be able vo tell just what change had been made in the measure. So the frst work that had to be done this morning when it was again moved | become of the amendments that had been thrown about so loosely the previous evening. When jt became apparent that there was again to be another muddle the Speaker, who was on | the floor of the House, explained that the | Graff amendment was an amendment to an amend- | ment, and that the commyttee had adopted it without | having taken any vote on the amendment as amended, | This explanation created quite a laugh at the expense | of those members who were all along under tho im- Dression that the Graff amendment had been ADOPTED IX GOOD FAITH, and that unless it were voted to reconsider the vote by | which it was generally supposed it had been adopted, it remained a part of the bill, Under the circumstances, | the amendment to which Graff's was an amend- | ment had to be considered again. A do- | termined effort was made by Mr. Straban to have the salary of the Corporation Counsel fixed at $10,000 instead of $8,000. Forster took issue with | | him on the subject, and the two had quite a little de- | bate, all to themselves, over it Mr, Husted sided with | Strahan and explained how it had fallen to his lot to | take charge of the New York charter of 1873. He said | that he was given tg understand then, by the republi- | was to ascertain the position of the bill, and what had | and | tions or special proceedings porauon is @ party, or whereia an officer of any Bicipality is made a pe on account of some oiticial duty, act or default, it shall not be necessary tor the municipality or for the officer to execute or A bend or security, unless the Court in which action. takes place shall otherwise direct. The lack of this bond shall pot deprive the munici- pality or officer of the provisional remedy and stay of proceedings which might properly be granted iu the action had a bond been duly fur- nisbed. In case a bond is required by the Court, the | Mayor or Com may execute it in | his official capacity in behalf of the munici- pality or officer. The other bill provides that no action or special ( omsegeier rd shall be prosecuted against the city of New York unless it is stated in the complaint that at least thirty days have elapsed since a demand in writing was presented to the Comp- troller for the payment of the claim upon which the and refused to make payments thereol, plaintiff recover judgment in his action or in his special Pp for ‘au amount less than $50 he shail re- cover his disbursements necessarily made and incurred therein, but no other costs, No petition or proceed- to’ vacate an assossment shail hereafter be made after the expiration of four montbs after the assess- ment shall have been confirmed, nor proceeding to vacate an assessment which bas been heretofore con- trmed be commenced after the expiration of four montas after the passage of the act. ’ LEGISLATIVE NOTRE. To prevent the dumping in the waters of the harbor of stuff dredged or excavated in any of the slips, docks or landin ng the shore front of Brooklyn and New York ts object of a bill introduced by Senator Rob- ertson, To allow sloops and oyster boats waters of Long Isiand Sound the privilege enjoyed by river cratt as to half wharfage rates iu Brookiyn and Now York is the purpose of a bill introduced by Sena- tor Prince, ‘ The appointment of Sinnott as Marine Coart | to be contirmed by the Senate, though the | Governor holds there is no necessity for it. The anti- | Tammany element is sorely exercised over the selec- tion of Sinnott, who was beaten last fall, tor the very | position mto which Tilden now thrusts him, by a ma- | jority of over 26,000. His confirmation by the Senate | is most unhkely. The Senate is well abreast of the public business, and notwithstanding its recess of ten days has caught up with the Assembly, and will goon be waiting agam on | the Lower House, where the work of legisiation lags | through the mania for talk that hag seized on some of the members. Senator Loomis’ bill amending the Butter and Cheese law by inserting the words that any person taking skim | milk to a cheese factory “with intent to defraud? in | place of “knowingly” taking skim milk toa cheese factory, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, was passed, ‘The discusston on this amendment last evening was all | im the milky way, Senator Woodin set himself up as | an authority in Iaoteal problems, but Senator Loomis threw Woodin entirely in the shade by proclaiming that bo was brought up on a farm and milked cows for er, NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. APPROPRIATIONS FOR LUNATIC ASYLUMS—IM- PORTANT LEGISLATION FOR THE CITY OF NEWARK—GOVERNOR BEDLE ON THE STATE PRISON, Trenton, Feb, 29, 1876, duced :— By Mr. BLackweLt—To appropriate $7,000 for the elevation of the dome of the State House. By Mr. Hrt—To appropriate $250,000 to finish the Morristown Lunatic Asylum. BILLS ON SECOND READING. cans, that it was as “sure as the water that ran down the mountain side and radiant as agem;” white the | democrats had told him that the day would come | when he would be only too glad to amend the vill, But | he had laughed to scorn all this talk of the democrats then, never dreaming that that wonderful charter would becom eyesore to any good citizen in the State, 1t was all very tine to talk about the hard times | now and the necessity that existed for dscreasing sal- aries of public officials but there were just as hard | times in 187% He believed the Mayor, the | | Comptroller and the Corporation Counsel ‘ought | to get at least $10,000 a year, ‘The | (f amendment, however, was carried by the decided | | vote of fifty-seven to twenty-one. Mr, Fallon tried | hard to have the salaries of the Aldermen tixed at | $3,000, claiming that when they were elected the people entered into acontract with them, so to speak, the con- | dition being that they should perform certain services | for the period of a year, for which they were to receive $4,000.each; but it was allin vain, “Then Mr. Betts offered an amendment that the $3,000 clause should | not go into effect until after the expiration | of the terms of office of the present incumbents. This amendment was likewise defeated as were the two amendments offered last night that the Mayor and | the Comptroller after the expiration of the term of the | present Mayor and Comptroller sbould receive no | salary. | _ After all the salaries had been fixed, according to Mr. | Graff's standard, Mr. Watts moved that when the com- | mjttee should rise it recommend the passage of the bill, This motion was adopted, and to-morrow it will robably be passed. What fate it will meet with at the | } Bands of the Senate remains to be scen. As the bill now | | stands it provides that after the expiration of the terms | | of office of the present Commissioners of the Fire, Tax, Health, Charities and Correction and Dock de- iments, each of these departments shal! consist of | but one Commissioner, the President of each of these | | departments who shall be in office at the time to re- | | main in office until nis successor shall be appotnted. | The salary change made by the bill can be seen al | glance by the following table: REDUCING THE NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS. | ' Corporation Counsel. | 8,000 President of Police Board. 8,000 6,000 Police Commissioners...... 7,400 6,000 | President of Park Depart- | | _ ment + 6,600 6,500 | | President of Fire Depart: ment... ee 7,600 5,000 Fire Commissioners....... 6,000 4,000 | President of Charities and | | _ Correction. see 7,600 4,000 | Commissioners of Charities 5,000 4,500 7,800 4,500 5,000 3,000 4,000 2,000 5,000 3,000 President 6,500 Tax Commissioners. 5,000 4,500 President Dock ment... 6,000 Dock Com: 4,000 Superintendent of | ings. iesteces tes 500 3,000 Commissioners of Accounts 2.500 2,500 | Civil Justices... 6,000 6,000 6,000 | The bill provides that no subordinate in any depart- | ment shall receive a greater salary than the salary paid | to the head of the department, except the Super | tendent of the Police Department, who shall recei salary of $8,000. | WANT TO LIVE LONGER, ‘The terms of the present Excise Commissioners of New York expire on the Ist of May next, and an effort is to be made by their friends to extend their term for three years from the 30th of April next, Dill to this effect will be introduced by Mr. Watts to-morrow. The bill will also provide that all arrests for violation of the made only by the direction of the Commissioners, and that for the sale of lager, ale or spirituous liquors, in quantities lese than five gallons at a time, no less a license fee than $50 nor more than $100 shall be | charged, | NEW YORK CITY RONDS FOR THE FRUGAL POOR, | ments, funding of | erowded condi cise Jaw sball be | The general bill respecting the government of coun- ties coming up on its second reading, Mr. Sarr moved to amend sv as to provide that each towaship, ward or Aldermanic district shall be entitled to one Chosen Freeholder, instead of one to each Assembly district, as provided by the bill. After some discussion the amendment was adopted by avote o: 13 to & The time of holding the election for Freeholders was amended so that the election shall take place in the spring instead of in the fallof the year. The bill was then recommitted, The bill providing for an appropriation to build in- stitutions for the deaf, dumb, dlind and feeble-minded was amended so ag to limit the appropriations, this year to $32,000 tor deaf and dumb institutions and $18,500 for that of the feoble-minded, The sum of 10,000 was appropriated to prepare the Soldiers? Children’s Home, at Trenton, for tho teeble-minded. The bill repealmg the act whereby sheriffs are al- lowed twenty-five per cent additional tees, passed | when the Bankrupt Jaw was euactod, was recommitted on motion of President Sewell for the purpose of amending it so that i shall apply only to futare sheriifs and not sberiits now in office, - IN THB HOUSR. Mr. E. H. Drake offered a concurrent resolution, authorizing the Quartermaster General to turnish stand of arms to Companies A and B of the Conti- tal Guards, Princeton, for the purpose of using em In the celebration of the ove hundredth anniver- gary of the battle of that town. Adopted. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Heremng—Makiug it unlawful for any person ‘to sell or issue railroad tickets, coupons, passes, &c., without they are authorized agents of railroad compa- nies. For every violation of this act a five of $500 or one year’s imprisonment is to be imposed, or both. By Mr. Howxtr—For better protection of sheep. It provides for the indiscriminato slaughter of dogs when found chasing sheep and lambs, and fixes the dog hieense at $10 for cach animal over two months old. Mr, Paterson introduced five bills relative to the city wark, touching the subjects of schol tax, assess- 1 city debt, to prevent false swear- tng off of taxes and concerning the disposition of the net proceeds from markets and licenses. ~ THE FIVR-COUNTY act. Mr. Lewis’ bill, which extends the act exempting mortgages from taxation to all parts of the State, was replaced on the calendar. ‘The general bill concerning the laying out and con- struction of public roads drew forth a@ protracted dis- cussion. Several amendments were offered, many of ofthe bill One amendment adopted re-establishes the old system of highway overseers, instead of road com- missioners appointed by township committees as pro- | vided by the bill, The amendments were ordered to be printed, and the bill was laid over until next Tues- day. OVERCROWDED CONDITION OF THE STATE PRISON. The following communication was received from the Governor :— GeyTLEMRN OF THE SENATE AND GENERAL AsseMBL) T herewith preeent two reperss tn. t6 rd to the over. G ion of the State Prison, trom the Su Visor and the otler from the physician. ’ They are dated Tuury 21 inst., and exhibit the following fucts:— the nuiuber of convicts wus $95 Scene tn” the “prisons thirty, 86 females, used | four for for two and three persons ¢: diate necessity for additional estly recommend that the Le, ter aud make provision (o m | The Supervisor's report says that during the last 444-10 percent The average number for the year 1876) it 1s 787, with indications of a constant increase, “The bad effects of confining two or three criminals in one cel] are too palpable to require an elaborate argu- ment” ‘The physician’s report says ‘‘that the crowding of prisovers together is demoralizing to them and sub- versive of discipline. Neither is it necessary to state that it 1s deleterious to the health of convicts to liveso crowded together.” The reports were referred to the regular standing Committee on State Prisons. UNSAFE AND UNHEALTHY SCHOOLS. | | Senator Gerard is enthusiastic on the subject of a | Jaw suggested by a late resolution of the New York Common Counet! authorizing the issue of city bonds in denominations ranging from $20 upwards. ‘The bonds of wwe city of New York are regularly bought up now by a few rich banking houses at seven per cent in- ple of limited means would have some chance of investing im these securities if the idea on the Common Council, the best that has emanated from that body for a long time, was carried out, General distrust im the savings banks urges attention to this scheme for supplying the work- ing people of New York with a safe method of invest- ing thet | outasa | kind, The poorer classes in Paris flocked in crowds | to buy up the paper promises of the government, and | their investments never failed them. THE PAUPER AND CONVICT LANOR DILL. In Committee of the Whole of the Senate the Assem- bly bill providing for the employment of convicts and Er under the control of the Commissioners of ‘hi: York and Kings counties was dis- cussed awhile and ordered to athird reading. A mo- tion by Mr, Jacobs to except Kings county was adopted, | as the Commissioners of Charities there have no con- | trol over convict labor. A motion of Mr, Woodin’s | was also adopted, amending the second section | | by inserting that the ‘materials, tools and implements (furnished to the convicts) shall | be purchased in the same manner as other | supplies for the department out of the proper appro- | priation, and the proceeds of sales of articles sanaratee: | sured or moneys received for the labor of said convicts | and paupers shail be accounted for by the Commission. | ers of the departinent to the Comptroller and paid into the city treasury on aecount of the appropriation atore- eaid; and whatever profit may accrue from such labor on sales of articles manufactured by said pau nd convicts shall be accredited to the general fund.” | Mr. Gerard, anxious that o diversity of | occupation ht be furnished the poupers and convicts, and unwilling to have them | solely devoted to the business of making shoes, or to any industry likely to {ni re too much with | any similar one conducted outside the prison by honest tradesmen, wished to have the bill recommitted for further emendi but his motion miscarried. He did not seck to 1% compulsory on the Commis- sioners to farnish a variety of employments, but left it to their discretion to the work of the convicts and paupers when it was possible to do so, CIVIL ACTIONS AGAINST THR CITT, The two bills introdaced to-day by Mr, Strahan are Father important, One provides that in all civil ao | ‘The condition of some of the public schools in Jersey City is a disgrace to that community. Mr. Jewell, a member of the Board, reports that the furnaces in School No, 6 are unable to heat the butiding, and that | the class rooms were never during the winter season above the temperature of ifty-five degrees. The result ‘was that many of the classes were dismissed, The heaters do not in any sense deserve the name, School No. 151s also in avery bad confition. Five of tho pupils died recently and one of the teachers is serl- ously ill, The floors are full of cracks, and it is impos- sible to keep the children’s feet warm, Diphtheria, bronchitis and pneumonia find a congenial locality there. The heaters, as in No. 6, are useless, The walls are unsafe, and one child was struck and tnjured by a piece of falling plaster, This is one of the results of the reckless misma‘ ment for which several members of the pres joard are responsible and which was oxposed in the Henan a few months ago. AN ABSCONDING CONSTABLE. There was a flurry in the vicinity of the Hudson County Court House at Jersey City yesterday over the announcement that Constable Henry H. Kline had ab- sconded, taking with him largo sums of mopey which had been collected by him in legal executions Last Friday he collected $250 for Benjamin H. Watlace, of New York, on a raint warrant, and deposited the money in the Hudson City Savings Bank, Soon after he retarned and withdrew that sum and all other moneys deposited there by him and decamped. His wife, w! whom he has not lived very happily of late, s: knows nothing of his whereabouts, and she hopes will never see him again, Tho total amount of bi falcation is not known. Kiine isan old man, a to this transaction Hudson County never had active or faithful officer, BRONZE. By special request Mr. Frederic Vors, of Tiffany & Co.'s bronze departments, will repeat his lecture on which were adopted, changing the general provisions | action is founded, and that the Comptroller has veg- | Jected If the Judge, im place of Spaulding, deceased, will have | In the Senate, to-day, the following bills were intro- | three years the number of convicts has increased | ending October $1, 1873, was S45. To-day (February 28, | THE SEC°ND CARLIST WAR Sketch of Its Outbreak, Prog- ress and Termination. The Successful of 1874. Campaign MADRID THREATENED. Alfonso XIL, Witnesses in Person the Flight of the Last of the Pretender's Followers. ‘The year 1868 witnessed a revolution in Spain which ssabella from the country. The government was left having been the leader in the movement, entered Mad- Tid im October at the head of an army and became the actual ruler of the Kingdom. Many popular outbreaks followed, wnich were suppressed, and soon the ques- tion (one that inthe end proved to be of fearful conse- quence to France) arose, Who was to be King? ata general election held in 1869 the monarchists elected 250 members to the Cortes and the republicans seventy-five, but. among the former were many supporters of the claims ot Don ; Carlos (who has just closed unsuccessfully his three years’ campaign in the Basque provinces) as successor to the throne. There were many other candidates, among them Leopold of Hobenzollern, a German prince, whose nomination led directly to the Franco-German war, King Ferdinand, of Portugal, Entique de Bourbon, the Duke of Savoy and the Duke de Montpenster, but Prince Amadeus, ason of the King of ltaly, was chosen, and he entered Madrid January 2, 1871, to commence a brief and unhappy reign. He had hardly | been well seated on the throne when Don Carlos en- tered Spain with the view of establishing by force of arms bis pretended hereditary rights to rule over the | Spanish nation, | THR CARLIST CLAIM | The origin of the claim of the young Pretender goes back to the year 1880, when Ferdinand VI. repealed the Salic law, which excluded females from the throne of Spain, in favor of bis daughtors Isabella and Louisa, and to the disinheritance of his brother, Don Carlos Maria Isidor, who was born in 1788, and digt at Trieste iw 1855. In 1832, Ferdinand, while it was supposed he was on his death bed, restored the Salic law, and in the following year he was gathered to his fathers, Don Carlos immediately announced himself King, bat Maria Christina, hii ter-in law, proclaimed him a-rebel and concluded a treaty with Great Britain, France and Portugal, recog- nizing her infant daughter, Isabella, as Queen. A san- guinary war foliowed, in which the Pretender’s cause was brilliantly sustained until his greatest general, Zumalacancquiva, was killed before Bilvoa in June, 1835, atter which he met a series of reverses which compelled hit to retire into France September, 1839, with a few followers, Carlos Luis Maria, the son of the preceding, died in 1861 at the age of forty-three, In 1849 he entered Spain in disguise, was captured and | soon set at liberty, The present Pretender is nephew of Carlos Luis, aud was born in 1848. DON CARLOS ENTERS SPAIN IN 1872. ‘The elements of distraction continued ceaselessly, from the moment the Italian prince assumed the royal | authority, at work. Amadeus, styled the stranger | king by his inhospitable subjects, remained on the throne, but it was shaken by many tempests. Nothing but the worth and gallantry of bis personal character saved his position from being one of commiseration amounting to contempt. A party of Carlists crossed the French frontier in April 1872, and 000 troops were promptly sent against them, and they had to retreat in a demoralized condition, On the 2d of May the Pretender himself appeared at Vena, in Navarre, where he found his adherents cooped up in a corner be- tween the Pyrenees and a chain of mountains in Gul- puzcoa, while the royal forces occupied ‘tions that made ‘it almost “impossible ior the radels to escape. Don Carlos. issued/a proclamation telling the Spaniards that he was their King, that be was now among them, that he had come to restore to them their privileges, and that the cry should be, Down with the foreigner. point six miles distant. Everything now looked dis- couraging, and Radu deciared to the prince that the cause was hopeless, but being told in return that he was a coward and a traitor he resigned his commission. Gen- eral Agniora was appointed in hia place. On the evening ofthe 4th of May, 1872, the inevitable collision took place between the hostile forces. Moriones, who hap- pened to be the ieader, came up with the Pretender ‘with 2,000 men and a mountain battery. The Cariists, hastily gathered and poorly armed, numbered 5,000. The latter defended themselves behind rocks and stone walls for hours, but finally gave way, leaving 700 prisoners in the is of the enemy. For some days after th te of Don Carlos remained @ mystery. It was rumored that he was killed, that he was a prisoner, that he was hiding among the mountains, 1t turned out afterward that he had crossed into France, Though badly scotched in this first encounter Carlism was far ffom being kill Tt resamed, as will be important proportions year or eighteen months and at one period the Pretender's forces, atver obtaining a number of signal successes, struck out boldly for Madrid. During the remainder of 1872 a guerilia warfare was carried on by the T's followers. PRETENDER'S CAUSE GAINS STRENGTH. The birth of ason to King Amadeus toward the end of January, 1873—making the third Prince of Asturias, according to contemporaneous Spanish politics—might have flattered the national pride and reconciled his strange Cage bert to their new monarch. But at tho same time disgusting news came from every quarter. The people really could not rest content under the foreigner, however amiable and well-intentioned he might be in all respects. The Carlists were still troublesome in the Northern — provinces, and the batte of Orognosita, im May, 1872, ventions with some of the leaders amounted to noth- ing. Bands of haray mountaineers roved about the provinces of Biscay, Alava and Navarre, burning rail- roads, upsetting trains, cutting telegraph wires and levying contributions, Moriones, the commander of the royal troops, found it prudent rather to evade than_ u tempt to defeat or crush them. he pursued a pol- inactivity, while the insurgents were in strength, contidence and disct- They were also supplied with arms and ition from abroad. But meantime the meshes were closing around Amadeus. Disaffection ‘in the army, the worst of all, began to manifest itself, About 800 artillery officers suddenly resigned their commis- sions in consequence, as alleged, of t Hidalgo, an unpopular general. ' The elections in April were favorable to the government. But now thero were general risings in Arragon, Navarre and other provinces in favor of Don Carios under the old chiefs of the party. In Castile and Leon also bands were rapidly formed in the mountains of Toledo, and the plains of La Mancha sent forth THR CRY OF “VIVA CARLOS Vit 1)? Tho ‘principal leader of the rebel force was Diaz de Reda, who was appointed by the Pretender com- mander-tn-chief of the Basque provinces. No time ‘was lost by the goveroment of Amadeus in despateh- ing Marshal Serrano against the malcontents; but in | face of the formidabie dangers that surrounded him Amadeus wok a resolution for which his princely race had 1 history afforded several preeedents, On the 8th ‘February, 1873, ho his determination to abdicate. Zorilla remon: vat the King only consented tora delay of forty-eight hours, lncompany with bis. wife aud children he quitted the palace of Madrid on the 14th, returning to his Italian home by way of Lisbon. is sudden va- eancy on the throne called forth no sensation or dismay, and two days after his departure the Republic was proclaimed. The Carlists now became more active, Such leaders of the i rection a8 Lizarraga, Olio kiiled in action early last month), Dorreg: , Tris- ee Hl, the Curé Santa Crag, had popular affection and confi- dence. Their daring feats, successful raids and num ou the government troops Drought to the standard of Carlos VII. thousands of portage nag he northern provinces seemed to is favor. thusiasm that pervaded the country, and to add to the difficulty of the new Republic, the intransigentes in the south and a portion of the fleet set up and attempted to 8 called “Provisional Geverument of the Spanish Confederation,” Difficulties with Germany also ocourred, and meantime the Carlists had almost undisputed contro! of the Basque region and were cheered by the presence of their chief, who had re- turned from France. THE WAR BLAZES OX, | litical crisis, Soon, however, the insurrection im the south was quelled, but in the north the Curlist war | blazed on aud became more formidable, Considerable | sympathy was felt for the Prevender's cause im many rts of Kurope, and large suins of money were raised jy» England and France to support it. ly in Jan. uary the headquarters of General Morjones were at | Laredo and those of Don Carlos at Somororostro, « | town famous for fts iron mines, on the coast of Biseay, Fach army was watching Bilbao, the capital of the | Basque Provinces—the Carlists in the bope of captur- | ing tt, and the government troops with tne view of re- leving it if they could Gnd @ tavorable opportinity of breaking through the Iines of the enemy. On the Zist Don Carios, jeaving Durango, took up a close position at the south side of the beleagured city. Two days and the republican ves- “Bronze” ursday | later Mt hed te pen og ne Rm ghey hy eapeoptiovs, | mo fel ‘beena shelling, the on 3g oe ae Bee il be exhibited « mpiemens 00% | oocunying aa piston fairly” bristling resulted in the abdication and expulsion of Queen | to the choice of the people, and Marshal Serrano | Bat the same day de Rivera arrived ata | was far from beingacrushing defeat. Serrago’s con- | pointment of | informed his Ministers of | Nothing could exceed the en- | At the close of 1873 Spain was in the throes of a po- | gee with batteries thrice repulseu «ne assailants with a low by the jatter Ce ne ape) guundey an immediately o| 8 resignation, cepted. cue g himself, the chief of the Executive, then quitted Madrid and assumed command at the head of 30,000 troops, and Admiral Topete was do- spatched to Santander to direct the 0 sons tie Bilboa sui held out 25, attacked the Carlist position, wh was by 20,000 men, After two days’ desperate fighting be failed in his designs, and a pause, which continued over one month, followed io military operations, Atthis moment it was thought thut Don | Carlos was on the eve of triumpb. Rumors were widely circulated concerning a convention for the of hostilities, but they were denied. ANOTHER STRUGGLE AND ANOTHER DEFEAT. Serrano now commenced to direct all his energies against the insurgents. General Concha, an able and ‘experienced commander, was piaced im a highly 1m- | portant station, and, the Ist of May an effective | army of 30,000, well provided with artillery, was pag to resume the contest, On the 1th Concha left Bil- boa to inaugurate what was hoped would be a decisive spovenant Uae he advanced to destruction, Dorre- garay was in command of the Carlists at Estella, where the battle took place. The government forces were in defeated with heavy loss | and Concha was killed. The defeat, it was said, was | owing to the treacherous failure of a convoy on which his men relied; but it seems that the Carlists, like Juckson’s men at New Orleans, reserved their fire until the enemy was within a few yands of them, and mowed down the republicans, brigade after brigade, as they advanced. Carlists now overran the northeastera | provinces, the fortified places only holding out | against them. They were, however, repulsed at many | of the latter poimta A portion of their forces under the Pretender’s brother, boldly struck westward | and marched in the direction of M: capturing the | elty of Cuenca, in Castile, after a spirited resistance by | us garmson. In November the chief seat of opera- tions was on the banks of the Bidassoa run was im- ves'ed by the Uarlist troops, aud the “good” cause was progressing beyond all ex) tions, It was, relieved by the republicans, but twelve days later was again invested and the republicans shut up im San Sebastian. Don Carlos now asstmed a bold front and placed himself in command of the Army of Navarre and took up “his headquarters at Tolosa. “Thus stood matters near the close of 1874 when Castelar’s government was suddenly overthrown | and the young son of Queen Isabella was dec! and | accepted ruler of Seem as King Alfonso Xil, The revolution, if ‘It may ‘80 called, did not dampen the hopes or ‘determination of the Carlists to Oght for “God, king and country,” nor did either in any import- | ant respect alter the sentiments of their sympathizers im foreign countries, who continued to subscribe mé and furnish men, arms aud munitions of war for their assistance. ‘THE END. ‘The fortune of war was generaliy against Don Carlos | during 1875. His supplies were growing insufficient and his followers getting tired of what must have seemed to them an endless and fruitiess struggle. Reports became most contradictory, ach side claiming victories, But {it was evident, notwithstandin, glass, und stabborn resistance of the Carlists, the Al- fonsists were steadily driving them out of the country that is toward the French frontier, and across it. Quesada @ royal general recently through withe out meeting any serious opposition. Uther commanders found no diificulty in passing through districts considered two years ago Carlist strongholds, Bat- talions laid down their arms and it only remained tor Alfonso XII, to proceed north to witness the complete | suppression of an insurrection which at one time | looked very much like as if it would be successtal, LIQUOR DEALERS’ CONVENTION. A convention of delegates, representing the various | 1 quor dealers’ organizations of this city and Brooklyn.) was held at the Germania Assembly Rooms yesterday afternoon for the purpose of organizing a central body to consolidate their efforts to procure the early enact excise law to be uniform for the whole | | ment of an State, The following named societies were represented by deregates :—The Liquor Dealers’ Protective Union, the German Saloon Keepers’ Association, the Liquor aad Beer Dealers’ Protective and Benevolent Axso- ciation, the Associated Liquor Dealers and the | Liquor Dealers’ Association of Brooklyn. A temporary organization was effected by the election of Henry Cunningham as _ Prosident. Several | vice residents and secretaries were elected, | and Major Sauer was chosen as ‘Treasurer. A committee was appointed to watch the proceedings of the Legislature in reference to bills that have been introduced with reference to excise laws and to urge the passage of a State law. The committee was com- posed of Charles R. Townsend, Martin Nachtmann, James W. Collier, M. Keenan and Mr. McCleary. A committee was also appointed, com, of Major aagih Colone! Schwarz, and vig nv ox Kelly and Berry, to prepare a plan for permanent organize tion, to be submitted at the next meeting of the dele gates. SEAMEN’S BETHEL TEMPERANCE 80- OIETY. ‘The fifth anniversary of the Seamen’s Bethel Tem. perance Society will be held this evening at the Sea- men’s Lecture Rooms, No. 34 Pike street, The am nual report of the society will bo read and addresser will be delivered by Messrs. W. T. Parsons, J. A. Faulkner and others, The proceedings will be en- hanced tn interest by the cd ache) of the children of the Five Points House of Industry, who will sing some of their best songs. OUR SAILORS LEAVING US, Hundreds of ablebodied seamen are unable to find employment at the present moment in this elty. Many of them will go across to England on vessels which have been lying up here through the winter. There they can get £5 10s. a month. In Ham! $4 a month being paid. Several m have lately shipped at $10 to $12 a month on American snips to San Francisco. Formerly our seamen received, on ap average, $25 a month. Steamsbips which formerly paid $30 a month now pay $18. THE "LONGSHOREMEN'’S RIOT. Some of the Jersey City ‘longshoremen who partic pated in the riot on Washington’s birthday came grief yesterday. Officer Boyle arrested four of the gang, named Patrick Rowe, Thomas Beatty, Patrich Delahunty and Terence Brady. The prisoners were charged with an atrocious assault on Michael Cassidy, ‘whom they beat in so bratal a manner that he was con- fined to his bed till yesterday. Justice Farrier said that an example must be made which will not be fom gotten, and he committed them for trial, A CENTENNIAL CANVASS. To rue Evitor ov tux Hexatp:— in your remarks about the Centennial candidates for- the Presidency to-day you forgot the best one of all, and that is General Hancock, of Pennsylvania, for President, and John Q Adams, of Massachusetts for Vice President, With such a ticket the democrats, think would clean the track. A HERALD READER. SUFFERINGS OF A MAINE WOMAN IN CUBA. The Machias Union publishes the following letter re- ceived by Miss Susan L. Brown, of Machias, from her sister, Mra, Julia M. Garcia, now in Cuba The family were at one time residents of Portland :— | | Sagua, Jan, 24, 1876, | _ My Dear Stsrer:—Now, don’t be itened when you hear what has to us, with thousands of others. We have been visited by the our house and plantation burned, with bad tn our house, We are lett without a bed to | “only about. twenty oF th afoot, | a it twenty or came They had tied Desi snd austere @ white man, made us all form a line, with gans at us if we moved to save anything. | dog with shots and for unul the last moment. they wanted, even taking ri then set fire to all the houses, took and then marched us off m at hi orhen at last they took us off outside of the Lager Of the captain, negro, aad would not fat him go uati o in, & an not un he gave me back Desiderio, but the other Tin they would not let go; they took hima little way of and chopped off his head. my God! what a night of horror! Is there no one to hear, to see, to save? Make my case known, and if possible see if some- poor dy pomp a ee ‘* wn ANoag Pianta. | tons, they are burn: ery one is coi town, | and faring will follows — | are herein Sagaa, Ihave $17 to Kite commence wewith. All m: all my books, papers, everything lost Do please send me a Bible when you can, I don’t know what to think or do; one can no house here; we are in the house of a friend for « | few days, no more, But nothing can be done—but | jenco Pepon't think that we shall have to suffer hut for wo can ail do something to gain our living until better | days. But these things ought to be stopped; this wat | ‘bt not to last longer. @ are all quite well, After we get settled I will SULLA, write again, GEORGIA WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM. [From the Savannah News.) gration agent accosted an old negro in Colam- ‘bus the other day :—‘I say, old ma, don’t you want make some money?” “Dats jest what I’m a sarebin® | fer, bos, I bongry right now."” “Well, in Misslssippl, the ers are 5 ha | oon Tene ify wait, I'm @ Middle G Digger, Im a wok besd teeea” dar, an’ den [ tun roun’ an’ wok right hore I'm gwine ter stay, in boy hen I dies | wants ter have a belly re bread an’ meat, and I ina | Seer 1 'quainted wid de folka, Xou heered my