The New York Herald Newspaper, March 23, 1876, Page 3

s WASHINGTON. Caleb P. Marsh’s Testimony Before ‘the THE PAYMENTS TO GENERAL BELKNAP Receipt of the Money by the Ex-Sec- retary Clearly Established, MR. PENDLETON AGAIN ON THB STAND, Ex-Senator Stewart on the Mysteries and Miseries of the Emma Mine. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasmxaroy, March 22, 1876. APPEARANCE OF CALEB P, MARSH BEFORE A SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE JUDICIARY COM- MITTRE—A DISPOSITION MANIFESTED TO . SHIELD BELKNAP. The witness Caleb P. Marsh arrived here early this morning, but was not heard of unul éight o'clock this evening, when he was subjected to about two hours of searching examination by a sub-committee of the Ju- diciary Committee, consisting of Messrs, Eppa Hunton, of Virginia, democrat; William P. Lynde, of Wisconsin, Greeley liberal, and George F. Hoar, of Massachusetts, republican, the several shades of political senti- ™,nt in the House being duly represented in the three gentlemen. The witness was thoroughly self- possessed and gave his testimony without hesitation, except on a few occasions, when he asked time to think or to recollect in forming an honest answer to an ques- tion, He was dressed in fashionable style, with gray blue evening pantaloon, high standing collar and club necktie, Opinions differ as to the weight | of the evidence elicited by the committce, the three several gentlemen of which vied strenuously with each other in their efforts to get at the facts in proof of the Secretary’s guilt. The witness repeated his assertion that he had sent the first payment of $1,500 to Mra, Belknap, and the com- mittee are im possession of evidenee that this package was receipted for to the express compapy by General Belkpap. At no part of his testimony would tbe wit- ness say that he had ever conversed with General Bel- kuap on the subject ot the payments of money, which, after the first instalment to Mrs. Belknap, were all transmitted to General Belknap or disposed ot as he directed. Mr, Margh was requested to be at the capital at ten o’clock in the morning, when his examination will be resumed, Mrs, Marsh, although subpenaed, remains in New York pleading illness, and will not be required to come before the Committeo on Expenditures in the War Department unless it becomes necessary to estab- lish, through her, the alleged confession or boast of Mrs. Belknap that she (Mrs, Belknap) had shared in the proceeds of the allowance of the Kentucky Rail- toad claim by the then Secretary of War. “ MR, PENDLETON BEYORE THE JUDICIARY COoM- MITTEE—REITERATION OF HIS PREVIOUS TES- TIMONY—NO MONEY PAID TO ANY ONE CON- NECTED WITH GENERAL BELKNAP. George H. Pendleton appeared this evening before the Judiciary sub-Committee. As'they intend to om- brace in the testimony which has accumulated against -ex-Secretary Belknap all that might: strengthen the ease against him, they reealled Pendleton in the ex- } of payment im your hands? A. 1 pectation that he might possibly elaborate his former testimony, and, after all, show that Belknap was not 80 wholly disinterested. in the $148,000 Kentucky claim as Pendleton had first. represented him to have been. But Mr. Pendleton’s testimony proved to be only @ substantial repetition of that given before Mr. Clymer’s committee, and still left him, Mrs. Bel- Knap and ex-Secretary Belknap innocent of guilty participation in that transactien. Mr. Rendleton ‘ reiterated that he‘had paid'no money to anybody ex: tept to Mr. Ransom. As the specific question whether he bad paid any money to Mrs. Bowers was omitted at the examinution by Mr. Clymer, it was now asked by Mr. Hunton, and Mr. Pendleton denied emphatically over having paid her anything or anybody directly or | Indirectly connected with General Belknap. SENATOR BOGY ON THE CHARGES OF BRIBERY MADE AGAINST HIM—HIS VINDICATION BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND THE NATIONAL SENATE. In answer to the charge that Senator Bogy was tlected to his seat in the Senate by means of money expended in bribing the Legislature of his Stai (Missouri) and that fourteen members of the State Senato were thus bribed, and that one man had con- | fessed receiving $500 for his vote, the Senator, in an | interview with a Heratp reporter to-day, said that tl matter was untruc and had already been investigated, yet be would be obliged if the Heratp would put the facts before the public. He said that directly after he was elected to the United States Senate the charge of bribery was made in his own State, and the Legit lature had a complete and extended examination of t! whole case. Both democrats and republicans composed the cxamining committee, and he was satistactorily vindicated. Then he came on.to Washington to take bis seat, when the charges were again made. He re- fused to vote or take apy part inthe proceedings of the Senate until the members of the body had patistied themselves as to his record. An investigation was ac- cordingly given him, and the Committee on Privileges and Elections, alter a thorough aad impartial examina- tion, vindicated him the second time. He had hopea that his would let him. alone, but he found they were still after bim for no other purpose than to levy blackmail. The allegations could not be sustained. He had never paid a dollar for any man to vote for bim. There were several disreputable persons in his State who were anxious to make money by some means; others wanted to come to Washington on a summons; ina word, he challenged investigation and defied anybody to prove the base charge now being published in some of the newspapers. GENERAL KILPATRICK IN WASHINGTON—DREAD- #UL FATE AWAITING GENERAL BUTTERFIELD. General Judson Ki1patrick arrived this morning, and visited the Capitol in the afternoon. Owing to the srowd of testimony and witnesses before the committee he was not called on to testily to-day, but as soon as Marsb has finished the Judiciary Committee will hear what he may have to say. He declared emphatically this morving that he had enough evidence against General Butterfield to knock that gontleman and his | denials higher than “ Gilderoy’s kite.’” SOUTHERN REPRESENTATIVES NOT IN FAVOR OF | ‘ CONKLING. + The Senators and representatives of the Southern delegation, said to have signified their support of Mr. Conkling for the Presidency, have nearly all called on Senator Morton to state that there was not one word of truth in the statement, Conspicuous among them Were Senators West, Spencer and Clayton. THE RESIGNATION OF WILLIAM A. DARLING, ‘The resignation of William A. Darling, Appraiser of the port of New York, is in the hands of President Grant THE SILVER RESUMPTION BILL TO BE BROUGHT UP IN THE HOUSE, The Silver Resumption bill will probably come up to-morrow, and Mr. Holman will offer av amendment Mllowing the silver now comed to be issued in place uf fractional currency, but puttmg a stop to the further purchase of silver for coinimg by the government. It S probable that an addition will Le made to tho Dill, slowing private parties to have silver comed at a seiguorage, payable to the government, which will be made equivalent to the difference between the market value of silver and its coinage value, given before the sub-committee of the Jadictary Com- j arranged to carry the stock for him. He could not, mittee to-night:— lam the same witness who testified before the Com- mittee ow Expenditures in the War Department; in Montreal I looked over the printed account of my tes- addition it is correct ; tumony; with one tnconsiderable the addition, ts, that I rewurned to ar ¥ alee 5 hes, ame. to or to make the tment of Evans as post trader; came to Washi im answer to a note or a request of Mrs. melproreperic ene Asevetary ot Wi came here! on ber first, not on him; she told me she had prevailed on him to give me the appoint- ment; she said I had better go and see bim; I did 80; ‘ think i pryduced letters of recommendation from udge im, of Cincinnati, and one, pos- sibly, trom Job Stevenson, but I do not recol- | lect distinctly. I cannot positively state tbat 1 fled any such letters; either Mrs, or General Bel- koap, at the Grst ioterview, told me that Mr. Evans wean in town, orig 1 bad better see him and arrange to buy out ¢., a8 otherwise my appointment would ruim him; I calied on Mr. Evans; he was much frightened, and proposed a partnership, whieh I de- clined; either he or 1 proposed a bonus of $15,000 a year; i think it was he proposed the bonus; I . stood I was to control the post; I ‘the $15,000; then I went to Secretary asked him to appoint Evans in what I suid to the Secretary of Tras itste War turther than. tet the interview had taken place; I do not remember | should not be about the interview specially, or what transpired between us; I can’t say whether the written ap- intment went through me to Evans or not; Mr. vans made his first quarterly payment to me # month or so after our contract; the nrst remittance 1 made was to Mrs, Sete pany is sigus OW. W.. Wun continuing, surprised and somewhat discon- certed:—Then lam very much mistaken; m; tion was with her; I can’t explain it if went toGeneral Belknap; the sum I sent was $1,500; this was half the amount I received trom Evans; | ‘sent halt the amount because I was pleased wo do 80; so far as I knew she was surprised at the resent; after Evans went away don't know ut that I only half expected to get the money myself; do not and did = not know that I should have threatened to have Evans re. moved if be did not pay up;I presume | may have said to that she might expect a present wuen she spoke of getting me an appoimtment; | sent only ene payment to dirs. Belknap; she died u lew months afterward; L can’t say when the second payment was made, except that it was about three mouths after the tirst sent the half of it to the Secretary of receipt of the express com- War; I sent the receipts given by the ex- press ofice for the money to be trans- mitted to Mr. Belknap, and he returned the same to me, with his endorsement *'0. K.”’ on the back ; these receipts are now destroyed in all cases; some- times an acknowledgement would be made by teie- ‘am, but such papers 1 also destroyed; 1 have au in- istinct impression that General Belknap once asked me to buy him a government bond; | do not remember whether it was for $1,v00 or $1,500; | am quite sure, however, that L once sent him a certiticate of deposit on the New York Nagiona! Bauk of Commer do not think the certificate was in blank, but that I followed the usual form and made it payable to General Bel- knap; 1 do not remember any correspondence with General Belknap, except when Evans asked tor some like this, ‘I forward a request irom Evans. comply with it!” ‘The witness said several years ago he saw an article in the New York Tribune saying that, owig to the payment of tribute by Evaus to Marsh, the tormer charged exorbitant prices to the soldiers at Fort Sill; it seemed to witness that there was something in the same article about bis contract with Evans; he thought that he then mentioned the subject to General Belknap ; General Belknap agked him whether he had a contract Can you with Evans, and so far as the witness re- membered he told him he bad; the witness he no pecuniary relations with Belknap and tamily other than those to which he referred; having been asked whether it was immedi- diately afier the publication in the Tribune that Gen- eral Belknap came to New York, he rephed he did not Know the year of the publication; the reduction of the royalty he derived from Evins trom $13,000 $6,000 a year, was made with- out consulting with General Belknap; the witness made sume payments to Laney 3 in person in New ‘York, giving bank notes; he supposed Belknap understood where the money came {rom without any conversation upon subject; the witness might have said to bum “Here are $1,500 or a present of money;’” he was up the impression Belknap knew the money came trom * 1n answer toa question, how he came to make the nt to Mrs. Rainn, the witness replied that ynerai Belknap must have known of the arrange- ment he made with Evans, for he had asked the Secretary tO al t Evans to his place and the Secretary did so, Q Do you believe that the transmission of inopey to Goneral Beiknap was dishonorable? A. I felt that if it should become known it would disgrace him. Q. Was that the reason for destroyiug all evidences uld certainly 0. “O Why did voluntarily, without solicitation, of- fer to General constituting @ transac- iknap eet tion that would disgrace him. first money I sent was to Mre. Belknap; the next was to General Belknap; whether this was in con: of any arrangement with ber { am uncertain; | n 0 idea the transactions would be made public; I did not consider them though if known they would diagrace bim. with See! ‘Belknap or ie Did not Lpoesbengag wer say, You must the sopra wow you are going to make me a presi and tid not that imply the Secretary would bo offended. A I got some impression when at ihe funeral either trom her or him that I could send tBe money to at ten o'clock the Committee adjourned until morrow, . THE POST TRADERSHIP INVESTIGATION—EXPERI- ENCES OF DR, BRADFORD—HOW SECRETARY BELKNAP MET AN IMPUTATION ON HIS HONOR. the Expenditures of the War Department to-day and explained that General Rice did not personally intro- duce him to the Secretary of War, but had an interview with the Secretary the day before the witness called on the Secretary in relation to the tradership at Fort ‘Sul. f* Dr. Bradford testified that in March or February, 1871, he made application for a tradership at D. A. Rus- sell or any other post; he met B. D. Peck, a clerk in the Treasury Department, and had a conversation with him on the subject; toenable him to secure the ap- | pointment he procured the recommendation of Senagor Hamlin and other members of tne Maine delegation; Peck said he had a friend (Hawkins Taylor) who had intimate relations with the Secretary of War, and could, no doubt, secure the appointment; was introduced to Taylor, who afterward said the Secretary would like to see him; the witness accordingly called on the Secretary, who asked him what he wanted; he told him; the Secretary men- fioned that he had heard something about the private money transactions of witness, learning that he had been a little loose in his business; the witness wrote an explanatory letter; seeing Hawkins Taylor, afterward, the latter informed him that he had pro- cured the appointment, and produced it; the witness called on Peck and handed bim $200 to give to Taylor; the witness gave Peck $10; he entered into an agree- ment to give Taylor $1,000 a year s0 long as he remained at the post; Taylor vromised to keep him there; Taylor satd he would not enter into the agreement unless he would consent to give Peck $100 more; this is the $100 Taylor sid he returned; the witness procured the appointment of post trader at Fort Craig, bat it was taken away from him through the influence of Taylor, atter be had made arrangements Jor goods, and given to Bonificio Chaves, a brotner of the then Delegate from New Mexico. During the examination the witness gaid that the Taylor bad recommended him, he took on himself to wuquire if any appointment should be made. The wit- ness informed the Secretary that Taylor was his agont and was receiving compensation for his services. The Secretary said he knew nothing about agents, but made it « point to examine the qualifications of appli- cants for himself, It was alter this that he received the appointment. The witness said that he sent & man vamed C. C. Coggswell to interview the Secretary after be (the witness) hud veen removed. They had o@ stormy time. ‘The Secretary remarked that he removed Bradturd he had seen it stated in some newspapers th: ppoint- Vary said it wos ‘a damned.tio, and he could whip the parvment as he pleased."” THR EMMA MINE INVESTIGATION—CONTINUA- TION OF EX-SENATOR STEWART’s TESTI- MONY—DENIAL OF LYON’S TESTIMONY AND EXCULPATION OF GENERAL SCHENCK. Ex-Sevator Stewart was again before the Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day in relation to the Emma Mine. It appeared from his testimony that after the negotia, tion was made with Albert Grant for putting the stock on the market 1) Was agreed that General Schenck should have some of it, he having said be had money GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasutyotox, March 22, 1876, TESTIMONY OF MASH DEFORE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. ‘The tuilowing are the details of Marsh's testimony as and would like to invest, Me gave a circumstantia, account of the appointment of directors of the com- pany, and remarked that it was hot by aequ auy interest that Geveral Scheuck became wu director. The salary was $2,500, avd General Schenck had time w attend to the business. He tad no knowl- edge as to whether the General paid for tho stock BimsolG but sumposed that Park bad reed to take | y tramsac- the puckage | | | | John 8. Evans was recalied before the Committee on | Secretary of War informed him that, thoagh Hawkins | because he was a scallawag. Mr. Coggswell remarked | ments could be procured tur money, when the Secre. | juan who said so, and that.be mtended to run the de- | | favor at Fort Sil; im such cases I would send Evans’ ; letter to the Secretary of War, with a note somethiag | i however, state in what way. Lyon’s testimony, to the effect that Mr. Stewart urged him to consolidate his claim with the California company, as that company had a capital of $10,000,000, and Lyon could haves large interest in the shares, and further, that there were shares enough to give witnesses and jurors enough all round to influence a pending suit in Salt Lake, the witness pronounced uoqualifiedly untrue He did not think ne recommended such consolidation, although he would have been favorable to it provided @ sufficient title could have been shown by the California company. The witness also denied other made statements by Lyon including the one that thought Stewart the mine was exhausted, Mr. Stewart read further from the record of Lyon’s testimony. He told Lyon he was willing to authorize the sale of the mine, but would not agree to its being sold on a sham agreement; he wanted a regular bond Jide sulo; he (Mr. Stewart) gave Mr. Park authority to Sell the mine for what he pleased, and would agree to any reasonable contract, but would pot take any chances; he demanded a bond fide sale for a definite amount of cash and stock, and he did not say that it sold uciess he got $500,000. He weut through the record of Mr. Lyon’s evidence, and dented many of his principal charges, He particularly dwelt on the coutract with Lyon, where he was to drop his litigation for one-third of the proceeds and assign his rights to the company, to wake a clean title, and then to receive th option of one-eighth | of the proceeds of the sale of the mine over $1,500,000, and if tne proceeds over that were less than $500,000 Lyon was to take that in full settlement of his claim, The commissions or ish “pulls,” as thev called them, were demanded by all bankers’ and nearly everybody with whom they came in counection. Mr. Fabnestock, of Jay Cooke & Ce uded two anda half per cent on the sale; were also paid to Baron Grant, Lewis & Sens, Coates & Hankley, the parties who intro- demanded £10,000 tor the introduction, but it was not paid, Mr. McCultoch, of } THE ARMY. A Division of Our Country's Defenders Not Known in the Regulations. THE SOFT SERVICE BRIGADES. Officers Required for Picket Duty in Front of Willard’s, THE CHARMING WALTZERS OF WASHINGTON. How and By Whom Existence Is Made Tolera- ble in the Larger Cities. THE DUTIES, PAY AND ALLOWANCES Wasminetoy, March 22, 1876. Among the unanswered Congressional requests for in- formation is one addressed to the Secretary of War by the House of Representatives for a statement in detail of the number of army oilicers employed in Washington since 1869, their duties aud the amount paid to each, From the fuct that this request was made upward of #ix weeks ago it would appear that compliance with 1¢ is attonded with some ditfeulty or that it involves con- siderable labor and research to find out how many offi the tirm of Jay Cooke, McCulloch & Co,, did not want | cers bave been stationed here, what they really have his partaors to yo into it, but Fubnestock did Fale. tock objected to Puleston, and said he was x fool, &. Mr, Stewart remarked that nobody handled any of the money tii! Lyon was sent for and con- sulted, Lyom seemed anxious to yet sume monty and drop litigation, He (Mr. Stewart) former beheved strongly in the merits of Lyon's claim tor a one-third interest until Lyon came to him in answer to letters and telegrams, Mr. Park bad never had any contidence in Lyon’s claim, and he (Mr. Stewart) folt satistiea that it was wrong after the con- sultation referred to, litigation it would have been ali right; but lie seemed ery anxious to drop it, ‘The £46,400 referred to by Lyon to go into the treasury for paying dividends was for ore shipped to the old company. Park, who had charge of the accounts, turned it over to the new cow- pany. He thought Buron Grant paid Jay Cooke, MoCul- loch & Co. the two and a half per cent on $5,000,000 demanded by Mr. tahuestock. Me did not think they earned the money; in fact, he was surprised at the amount of money they had to pay to numbers of peo- ple in England. Puleston did not get bis £10,000, though he tried hard. The witness devoted himself to-day to the emphatic denial of many of the main points of Lyon’s testuumony, and to show that General Schenck was an owner of the stock long before the organization of the company, and that he did not become a director until after the sale of the mine, he suid that it could not be true that Baron Grant went into the affair mainly on the statement that General Schenck was a director, for the reason that General Schenck did not become a director until after the sale of the nfine. He said that Genera Schenck's name was first suggested on the 2d or 3a of November, long afier the company was organized. Adjourned till to-morrow. THE “ABDUCTRD” SPANIARD. THE MYSTERY CLEARED UP—HOLGADO H&LPING TO SWINDLE A SPANISH CAPTAIN. The mystery surrounding the “abduction” of the Spaniard, Jose Holgado, which made such a sensation im the city and puzzled the police for weeks, has been entirely cleared up, and the affair proves to have been nothing more than a trick contrived by Holgado and his friends, the Moreu brothers, to swindle a confid- ing friend. The story is this:—In the carly part of just month Kafael Vassalo, captain in the Spanish army in Cuba, obtained, in consequence of ill health, a six months’ loave of absence to enadlo him to visit this country aad Europe. Being of a business turn of mind the Captain looked about him for something to speculate in on his travels, and as lottery tickets are one of the most favorable Cuban commodities, he obtained from his mother-in- law, Seilaro Gennaro Fernandez, of Havana, the sum of $31,000 for the purpose of purchasing tickets for the extraordinary drawing of the Havana lottery which is 40 take piace next month. Those tickets are sold in New York for $200 each, their cost in Havana being $200 in ish equal to abcat $95 of our og prone ts, e tain Vassalo, not wishing to purchase the tic! himself, ey the money to the brothers Francisco Augusto Moreu, with whom he bad beon on terms of intimacy for years, with the understanding that they ‘were to buy the tickets for him; that they should all three come to New York together, when the brothers should sel! the tickets at a premium and hand over the money to Vassalo, deducting a liberal commission. The Moreus were very intimate with an old commission broker named Jose Holgado y Cruces—the *‘abducted” man—who had carried on business for a long time in Havana, and they claim that they paid tne money to buy tho tickets to him. However that may be, the two brothers and the broker arrived in this city on February 24, by the Meamer City of Vera os and took rooms together at the Hotel Espafol, No. 21 East Fourth street. Cap tain Vassalo tollowed on the Ist of this month ana domiciled himself at the same hotel. He naturally in- ired about the tickets, and was informed by Holgado that they were safely deposited in the hands of Fran- cisco Liera, No. 55 lar st: who would dispose of them. Vassalo, being anxious to sail at once for Europe, became trom day tu lune os urgent in bis demand for some definite knowledge of the disposal of his property. One week from the day of his arrival— namely, March 8—ubout two o'clock P. M., the Moreus and Vassulo made their aj ince at the Spanish Consulate, and Francisco Moreu stated that Holgado had been abducted while walking with him at the cor- ner of Fourth street and Lefayette place, and that hi had in his Lore! 220 lottery tickets and other property, valued at som: almost incredible, but the course but to accept it as true till the matter could be investigated. The Spanish Consul at once gave 1 into the hands of Detective Henry W. Davi ry through the agency of handbills, headed with a wood- cut of the missing man, the latter was found at the Eastern Hotel in this city ter bis disap- ] some days pearance, Sefior Liera confronted Hglgado, when the lat- ter confessed that he had never given [.Jera any uckets atall. In the meantime Francisco Moren sailed for Cuba on the Crescent City, which was due at Havana last mght; consequently be was out of reach of the au- thorities, who now suspected a cong nraey. Augusto, however, was taken into custody on Tuesday by Detec tive Davies, at the St. Jalien Hotel, on an order ot arrest issued by Judge Donohue, of the Supreme Court, and was held in $18,000 to answer. Through the courtesy of the Sheriif he was allowed to occupy tis room at the hotel, under watch, on that night, und yesterday was removed to Ludlow Street Jail, On be.ng arrested he confessed that, instead of buying 240 lottery tickets in | Hayana, they had bought but twenty. Part of the oe remaining had, he said, been spent m gambling, and the rest he retused to say anything about, ‘The authorities in Havana wero notitied of the facts | by telegraph, and, f the Crescent City arrived there | last night, itis probable that Francisco Moreu is now under arrest. FREIGHT RATES. hemor ipracd , Twelve representatives of the principal railroad com- panies of this country and Canada have been in session at the St. adoption of such rates as would promote harmony among the different companies. The gentlemen pres- ent at the meeting yesterday —Messrs. Joseph Hickson, Manager of the Grank Trunk Raliroad; Joy, It Lyon had gone on with the | , Hen, as well as for the information of the new Se been required to do and how much they have received for not doing it. As a partial answer to the resolution of inquiry wnd for the benefit of the readers of the retary of War, die jollowing statement has been care- fully prepared, showing the number of officers now on duty in and about Washington, their ostensible duties and the annual amount of their pay and allowances. By way of supplement another instructive statement is given, showing how many regimental officers are on detached service elsewhere than in Washington and what their duties are. The Secretary of War and the pudiic will see from these statements that there 1s a class of overs forming & component part of the orgapization of the army who ure entitled both numerically and officially to the proud appellation of THE SOFT PLACE DIVISION. This division consists of two brigades, one of which f permanently on duty 10 Washington and its imme- diate vicinity, while the other 1s broken up into de- tachwents and scattered broddcast over tho land. The Washington Soft Place Brigade, at present consti. tuted, consists of six brigadier generals, fourteen colonels, four lieutenant colonels, nineteen majors, mine captains, seventeen licutenants and 135 enlisted men. It is, however, scarcely fair to muster the men a@sapart of the brigade, as their pay is so attenuated that few of them can afford miore than a coffee bean or a Very thin slice of lemon peel for lunch. The general officers and one or two of the colonels of this brigade are recognized appendages of the War Department. The War Department could not get along without them, and their official existence depends entirely upon its fostering care, The roster of the Washington Bott Place Brigade, showing the pay proper of each offi- cer, 18 as follows ;— WAR DEPARTMENT. ‘Annual Pay Proper. Colonel Randolph B. Marcy. Inspector General. . $4,500 Colonel Edmund Schriver, Inspector General. 4) Colonel James A, Hardie, Luspector General. Lieutenant Colonel Oscar A. Mack, Twenty-first infantry, in charge of matters pertaining to Major Heury Goodtellow, Judge Advocate. ¢ Her: fellow, Judge Captaum Arikar Moarshur. Thorsosnth infandes Lieutenant Thomas H. Bradley, wenty-tirst fantry, in charge of “Division of Appropria- tions and Requisitions’’, ssee 1,800 Lieutenant Thomas H. Fis! id in fantry, in the Secreta: Lieutenant Edward D. the Inspector Gener: ADJUTANT GENERAL’ Brigadier General Edward D, Townsend, Adju- tant General... Major Thomas M. 1» Assis Adjutant General, in charge of ‘*Special Order branch,” “‘Preedmen’s branch,” ‘Volunteer Recruiting uis H. Pelouze, A: eharge of heeler, F fice ajamin, Assistant Adjutant General, in charge of muster rolls, &c........ 3,000 Captain James McBlllan, Third artillery, chief disbursing officer, Freedmen’s branch......... 2,340 BBAU OF MILITARY JUSTICE. Brigadier rai William McK, Dunn, Judgo Advocate General.... oe yey «+ 5,500 Major William Winthrop, Judge Advocate. ++ 8,000 SIGNAL BRBVICK. Colonel Aibert J. Myer, Chief Signal Officer...... 4,500 Captain Garrick, First infantry, assistant to Chief Signal Ofticer. .. wena 2,400 Lieutonaut Henty W, Howgate, Twenticth a 1,760 tantry, ucting signal officer « and Lieutenant Robert Craig. Fourth artillery, act- ing signal officer..... saseeess Lieutenant Charles A. Booib, First ibtantry, disbursing and oroperty officer..........++ i Lieutenant Richard P. Strong, Fourth artillery, in charge of signal station, Fort Whipplo. . Lieutenant Frank Grugan, Seound cavairy, acting signal Officer,............2seeeeereee Lieutenant Charles E. Kilbourne, Second artil- lery, acting signal officer, Lieutenant a. H.C. Dunw ing signal officer, Lieuteaant Georg: acting quarterm| Whupple fantry, acting signal officer...... rete Lieutenant John MeLellan, Filth artillery, act- ing SC eee o- Lieutenant Henry A. Reod, Second artillery, act- ing signal officer.............2 det Lieutenant James Allep, Third cavalry, acting signal officer......... os ane QUARTERKMASTER'S DEPARTME. Assistant (aud acting) 1,760 1,760 Quartermaster G i Colonel Stewart Van Viiet, t Quartermas- ter General, Inspector of the Department... Lieutenant Colonel Judson D. Bingham, Depul Quartermaster General, Chief Executive Otticer. 4,000 Mayor Henry C. Houges, Quartermaster, in chur; of matters connected with the settlement of the indebtedness of Southern railroad compani Major Charles G. Sawtelle, Quartermaster... Major William Meyers, Depot Quartermaster. SUBSISTENCK DEPARTMENT. Brigadier General Rovert Macieely, Commissary General of Subsisteyce. ,........ 20.6 eeeenge+ Major Kdward G. Beckwith, Third artillery, "on duty with the Commissary General Mayor George Beil, Depot Commissary. Major Johbu W. Barriger, assistant to the mussary General... +e MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. Brigadier General Joseph K. Barnes, Surgeon “Gown. Nicholas Hote! for the past two days, delib. | | erating as to an equalization of freight rates or the President of the Miebigan Central, and Layard, Freight | | Liewsenant Colopel Thomas 1, Casey, assistant to . Agent of the same road; Lansing Millis, Traffic Super. imtendent of the Central Vermont; John Newell, Gen- eral Manager of the Lake Shore, and Gray, Freight | Agemt of the same road; William Bliws, General Man | ager of the Boston and Albapy, and Hayden, General Freight Agent of the same road; Rutter, of ‘the New | York Centrai Railroad ; Scott, of the Canada Southern, and Crampton, of the Great Western of Canada. ‘The meeting yesterday closed leaving the whole sub- ject of freight rates just as it had beeu, These meet- mgs in New York were the consequence of a resolve on the part of the trunk lines from the West, entered upon about three weeks agy, to reduce the freight rates trom the West to New York and New England. At the meetin fore arriving at this conclusion the Grand Trunk Rail- road Was not represented, no invitativa having been sent to its officers; but it was found that the scheme of reduction, as put in force Uy one of the interest controlled by Commodore Vauderbilt, could not work without the co-operation of the Grand Trank Company. This scheme, as is stated by the representative of the Grand Trunk Company, Was especially directed toward the trafic on the Grand upk Rail road, and whey the reductivn was discovered to v in operation =the Grand Travk Company at once retaliated by contracting for certain tari on one of its connections—a roate to New England through Canada, A meeting of all the parties concerned was then had in Montreal, and the whole question discussed, nd it was resolved tv adjourn to New York, ther te the aispute finally. At the meeting in the St, Nichvlas How! on Tuesday all th lege themselves not to make any chan; frog trates wut xome decision has been arrived but it Was uscertuined late yesterday aft one of the parties pledged bad brokew faith companies controlled by Commodore V ee a by opie Rays wud this pus fa 0 all discussion, the meet vara to an ii m1Le time without taking doa! action, id which were held by the trunk lines be- | VAY DEPAWTMENT, Colonel Benjamin Alvord, Vaymuaster General.... Major Asa B. Cary, paying bounty claims, &¢ Major Nicholas Vedder, on temporary duty CORPS OF ENGINEERS, Brigadier General Andrew A, Humphreys, Chief, 6,500 Culet ot Engineer pegaonsins GONt QKONANCK DRPAKTMENT, Brigadier Goueral Stepnen V. Benét, Chief of Urduapce Major 8. C. Lyford, bance,, abbistant 10" Chiet ‘or Ord. ARMY MEDICAL MUM Captain George A. Otis, Avsistaut Captain J. J. Woodward, Assistant Sargeon. WASHINGTON ARSENAL, Lieutenant Colonel Join McNutt, Commandant,. 4,000 Captain Claret K, Datton, Orduance Depart went .... Captain Frederick Beeper....... Orduauce Store- Whyte,” SOLDIEKS’ HOME, Colonel Thomas G, Pitcher, First infantry, Gov- eruor.. toes see ty Major Joseph ©. Clark, Jr., United States Army (retired), Depaty Governor... . 2,625 | Major ©. HB, Laub, Surgeon, Secretary" ‘aud ‘Treasurer... . 3,500 Coptwin D. i. Hi 2iav0 Colonel Uryilie beock, Engineers, Super- sntendeat of Public Builuings. . oe any Major Masi! Norris, Attending Surgeon to c id their families... $y Lieutenant Kicbard L. Hoxie, Engineer Corps, Engineer to the Board of District. Commis. wiouers.,. Total pay per um... ee +s 4m addition to the above pay all ofleers of the ja ' NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. at public expense, to be furnished by the Quarier- master’s Departineat. The price allowed tor quarters im Washington is as follows: THE COST OF QUARTERS. Brigadier generals und colonels, $1,080 per year; Neutevant colonels and majors, ; Captains and a $648; lieutenants, $422. The Quartermaster General reports that bis depart- ment pays $26,460 per annum for rent of buildings in Washington, but this evidently does not inelude house and room rent jor the Washington Soft Place Brigade, Jed to purchase their groceries and provisions | Major Albion P. Howe, Fourth artiliery, bas been from the Subsistence Departunent at cost price, aud all | disburse! those on military duty are entitied (o quarters und fuel | Joseph | ag that alone will amountto not less than $55,000 & | year, The cost of fuel for the brigade will not fall tur | commandant at West Point siuce 1871. short of $20,000 per annum, as each officer has a stated allowance, fixed by regulation, as lotlow From May 1 to August 1, brigadier g lieutenant colonels and mujora, one hard wood; captains and chaplains, three-fourths of a cord, and lieutenants bhif a cord each. From September 1 to April 30, brigadier generals and colonels, four cords; lieatenant colonels and majors, three anda bal cords; captaius and chaplains, three cords; and lieutenants, two cords each, | Acting Assistant Ins rals, colonels, | rrd merchantable | Tenth infantry, 1s wide-de-c#mp to General Sherman, Frot the foregoing’ figures it will be seen that tue | country pays $300,000 « year for pay and allowances to | ment, officers in Washington alone! ‘The otficers in Wusbington will not be likely to vol- unte Miened bere, how easily their services could be dis- pensed with, or bow much fairer it would be to give them a chance to see the country and their regiments and aly other well beuaved officers an opportunity to see the Washington monument belore it 13 completed. The fullowing notes are therefore furnished us of tuter- est to the readers of the Hexacp in general and to the Honoravle Alphonso Tutt in particular: STAPY OFFICERS WHO “STICK. Among those staff officers who follow Senator Sum- ner’s advice to Secretary Stanton are Assistant Adju- tant General Vincent, who has been here since L802 He stood very high im Mr. Stanton’s estimation, and is cousidered the right bower of the Adjutant General's Depurtment Bis torte is to “go for’? the late Com- missioner of the Freedmea’s Bureau, whose otiicial administrator he became when be affairs of that institution were transierred to the War Departnent Surgeou Basil Norrig hus had a long sojourn at the pational capital, having come here about the same time as Major Vincent, He was ordered to be relieved several yeurs ago, but the ollicers and ther families could Bot spare him, und got the order rescinded, Major Beli, of the Subsistence Department, and Major Myers, of the Quartermaster’s Department, are also old residents. So are Assistant Surgegns Billings, Ovis nd Woodward, while Colet Medical Purveyor Baxter has never been anywhere else since bis connection with the regular army in 1807. For several years pre- viously, as surge.p of volunteers, he was here upder Provost Marshal General Fry, ugaged in collecting and urranging inedical statistics. These statistics have cost the United States $180,000 in direct appropria- tions, besides whut was paid out for clerk hire, &c., from other appropriations under the control of the Provost Marshal General prior to 1868, when the first specitic appropriation of $60,000 was made for this pur- pose, The question hus been frequently asked why Colonel Maxter has not’ been ussigued to his legitimate duty 4s chief medical purveyor ; aud this seems au appropriate time to repeat the in: quiry. The properstatiun of the chiet medical pur- Veyor Would appeur to be New York, where the bulk uf the purveying is done; but while the responsibility of purchasing aud stupping supplies and yt making heavy disbursements is lett to the two assistant medical pur- veyers, Lieutenant Colonel Murray ut Sau Francisco and-Livutenant Coionel Sutherland ut New York, the chiel medical purveyor, with the rank and pay of colonel, basa desk in the Surgeon General’s office, Assistant Surgeon General Crane is another old resi- dent of Washington, ‘The Senior Luspector General, Marcy, is ne on daty in the War Deparunent. His forte mend the abolition of iaundresses, The other Inspector generals named jm the roster, Schriver and Hardie, rendezvous at the War Department, and scurry theace on tours or furays of inspection uuder special orders from the Secretary, They inspect anything and overy- ‘bhing tro twenty-five cent unserviceatio bedsack to @ disbu nia account with ‘millions in it,” Why didn’t they or some of tue other inspector gen- erais discover and expose the post tradership busi- ness! in company with the staif officers reierred to ubove are several LUCKY LINK OFFICERS who have never seen their regiments, and probably don’t want to. First on the list 1s Lieutenant Colonel Oscar A. Mack, of the Twenty-first intantPy. His lust regimental service was in Culilornia in 1869 as major of the Ninth infantry 1 command of the District of the Humboldt. Prior to that yeur, trofn 1864 to ‘feos, he was secretary aud treasurer of the Soldiers’ Home, and has spent the last six yours in the War Depart- ment, He never joined the First miantry, to which he wasassigned in December, 1870, and has rendered no service with bis present regiment, to which he was promoted in Decemoer, 1874. Major Edward G. Beck- with, of the Second artillery, has uot served with that regiment, though he has been borne on its rolis as major since Fobruary 8, 1864. He has becn absorbed in the Commissary’ Geueral’s office twelve years. Captum James McMillan, of the Third arullery, has bene bis regiment, He was an infantry olficer until 1870, Being a gentleman of artistic tastes and skill in drawing, he has uaturally been kopt on dis- Dursing duty, drawing checks for the last thirteen years, with an interval of @ tour years’ tour of duty at West Point as assistant professor of drawing, trom which he was relieved September 30, 1870,’ Cap- tain Garrick Mallery, of the First infantry, a stranger to his regiment, having been in thé Signal Serviee since Marc! as assistant to the Chiet Signal Officer and ‘‘acting Probabilities”? daring the ab- sep ot the Tweuty-dre:infaniy, W apeiger oflcae whe 'wenty- infantry, is apo Bu; Siered vo Fegumdutal serve. +0 Wash ington in 1863 as assistant adjutant of volan- and has been on duty in the nent His commission in the regular army dates ‘The welfare of the war-worn veterans of the regular army who-have found a retuge in THE SOLDIERS’ HOME is looked after by « colonel of infants retired major, rgeon, who is sec: ry and treasurer, and an assistant surgeon. The me of this establish- ment lor several yours past has averaged over $250,000 per annum, derived from unclaimed pay and bount! moneys forfeited by deserters, court martial Unes, a ‘a stoppage of twelve and one-half cents per mouth from the pay of enlisted men. The Adjutant General, Sur- geon General and Commissary General of Subsistence are, ez officio, a Board of Commissioners, who pay monthly visits of inspection to the Home and audit the treasurer’s accounts quarter yearly, The Home is elegantly situated, the grounds kept, the supply of fruits and vegetables almost peren- nial—in short, the Soldiers’ Home is oue of the softest quasi military places that an officer can alight upon, and is also the only post to which a retired officer can be assigned to duty. For that reason three out of the four positions are given to officers on the active list, The SECOND BRIGADE, SOPT SERVICE DIVISION, is composed of officers on detached service elsewhere than in Washington, and outnumbers, thuagh it does not vutrank, the Washington brigade, unless the eleven general officers and the eighty or ‘more officers the staf departments stationed wt New York, Jcago. Louisville, Omaba, St. Paul, San Francisco, | New Orleans and Sun Antonio are included jn it. lo that case the Second brigade would stand first, both in rank and numbers. Omitting, however, the geveral othicors and the officers of the stafl departments on duty with them, and including only regimental officers absent from their commands, there are eight colonels, ten lieutegunt colonels, {teen majors and 120 captains and heutenants away trow their regiments. Secretary ‘Tait, not being a military man, may be surprised at this state of affuirs and may not unnaturally ask | whether these officers are absolutely necessary as part of regimental organizations. The thirty- two fleld officers referred to are accounted for below The 120 captaims and svbulterns are on various duties, viz :—At West Poi assistant and acting assistant professors; at colleges aod univernities as professors of military science and ; 1c¢; ardes-de-camp to gu ficers; in charge of ni CAVALRY AMSENTEES, Colonel William H. Emory, Fifth cavalry, Washington, as already stated. A vill to retire with the rank and iutroduced im the law does not appear vei with his regiunent since 1871, Col First cavairy, has been jor som Assistant Inspector General in the Department of the Platte, but is now on leave of abyeuce for eiybt months with permission to go veyond the sea. Colonel Samuel D, Sturgis, Seventh cavalry, bas been at St, Louis since Vetober, 1874, and will remain there uti! next October ag Superiotendent of the Mounted Recruiting Service ks, Missouri. Licutenaut Colonel J. P, Haten, fourth cavalry, is on rocraiting serv! Liew. tenant Colonel! Thomas H. Neill, Sixth cavalry, has of cadets at West Point since June, tenant Colonel Wesley Merritt, was detached from his regiment is in him jouse, but its chance of becoming a Cuvier Grover, Ninth cavalry, and assigned to duty as special inspector of cavairy in the Military Division of the Missouri last year, Lieutenant Colonel Willian B. Royall, Third cavairy, js also on detached service. Majer George G. Hewett, First cavalry, and Major Abraham K. Arnold, Sixth cavalry, haye been on disbursing duty in New Orleans, the former since October, 1872, and the latter since 1s7 ing bounties, &c., to colored soldiers under pay: | orders of the Freedmen’s branch, Adjutant General's oilice. Majors Henry ©, Bankhead, Fourth cavalry, and George A. Gordon, Fifth cavalry, are on detached ser- vice. Major Veriing K. Hart, Fifth cavalry, and Lewis Merrill, Seventh cavalry, are at Pbiladelpiia on Cen- tennial duty, whatever that may be. Major J. J. Up- ham, Fifth cavalry, 1 Acting Indu ent at Mus- coer, Indiau Territory. Major Janes Forsyth, Tenth cavalry, bas been on Liewtenaut General Sher:- dun’s staff, with the rank and nt culuwel, , SIXth cav- Seventh cavalry, colonels A ted has since 1462, and Colonels on General Sherman's not done regimental dut Tourtellotte and Bacon have drawn colonel’s pay since January 1, 1871. Second Lieutenant Frederick D. Grant, Fourth cavairy, has been drawing |i cotunel’s 4% aid to General Sheridan since March 13, 1873, which gives him $3,000 instead of $1,500 per anbum. ARTILLERY ARSENTRES. Colonel William F. Barry, Second artillery, has never joined bis regiment, to which he was promoted in 1865, bas been commandant of Monroe simce its re-establishment 1 Fourth the same regiment, is at the Artillery Sel Second artillery, therefore, has only two, Betetda, "thing afitory, in commend of the’ rison, artillery, is wilitary prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kensus, aud y of a brigadier general has been | ‘YY brilant. He has not been | time past Acting | much ivformation to the new Sverctury a8 (0 | teenth infantry, bag bad command of the thoir duties, the length of me they have been st | depot, ( { | Stonsive and weil | eyes, bronzed complexion, | cont, well dressed, gentlemanly appearance, | stated that he entered the Royal Nuvy as a midsbip- { e Artillery | | constitution the existence and power of God, duty at Louisville, Ky., since 1872. Capcaia Sanger, First a y ‘ee dotachal ab vice, under the orders of the War Department. INFANTRY AUSENTEES. Colonel Thomas G. Pitcher, us already reported. ie Governor of the Soldiers’ Home. For many years past the ‘old First’’ has had only one tield officer, the Hieutenant colonel, with i, and yet it still lives, Colonel August V. Kantz, Eighth infantry, is in com mand of the Department of Arizona. Colonel Jobn H King, Ninth mtantry, has been stationed in New York since October, 1874, a8 Superintendent of the Genera’ Reeruitang Service, and Colonel Thomas H. Ruger, Eightecnth infantry, bas been superintendent and Lieuten- Jobo 3%. Mason, Fourth infanuy, tor General in the Department of Texas, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander McD. McCook, ant Colonel 4 pay of colonel, Lieutenant Colonel ‘elson, Twellth infantry, was recently assigned to duty as Acting Inspector’ General in the Departwent of Dakota. Lieutenant Colonel Peter T. “ifteenth infantry, bas been disbursing officer , and Lieutenant Colonel Oscar . Twenty-tirst’ infantry, is in the War Depart Major George Gibson, Fitth infantry, has been Paying bounties, &c., to colored claimunts at Memphis, Tenn., since 1 Major Robert B. A, Crott ven ruiting vernur’s Island, New York Harbor, since Oc tober, 1874, und Major Edwin C. Mason, Twenty-first intantry, bas been in command of the sub-depot at Columbus Barrrcks, Obio, during the same period, Captain Joseph 8. Conrad, Second infantry, is dis: bursing oflicer to the Departmental Centennial Board, His lust ‘soft place” was at West Point, as Assistant Instructor of Intantry Tactics from July, 1871, to Octo ber, 1874 with the rank Anderson D. A BOGUS LORD. HOW AN ADROIT SWINDLER DUPED PROMINENT AMERICANS UNDER THE MASK OF A TITLE— HIS CAREER AS TOLD BY THE LONDON POLICE. Superintendent Walling yesterday received from the police authorities of London the following letters re- lating to an expert swindler who, under the guise of an English nobleman, bas flourished in many cities throughout the United States :— No. 4 Warremart Prace, 4th Mancu, 187 Sin—I have to transmit an abstract giving particulars re. specting an impostor who, there is reasou tu believe, is wow or hay beeu lately in the United States, and 4s he bas beeu in several instances success{ul in obtaiuing money from citizens of the United Staten I think it necessary to forward the information respecting bim thut you may if you think fit cireulute the particulars to the police of the lacge cities inthe states, Lam, sir, your obedies WALMOSDIEU, To the Chief of Police, New York. THY SWINDLER’S HISTORY. In the London Times of Monday, March 23, 1876, appeared the following caution :— ‘The public are cautioned sxainst @ young man who by senting bimselt to be Hugh Leslie Courte: © Hon. and Rey. H. H. Courtenay. has obs s persons in America and London, Me ul ts th ,ONDOM, 6, ‘ by young man won, but r. H.H, COURTENAY. Mannxav, Devon, March 1874, From subsequent inquiries made by the Metropolb tan police the following particulars were obtained :— In January, 1874, this man obtained by false pre tences a quartity of goods from various tradesmen 19 London, in one instance by representing that he was acquainted with the soa of Mrs. John Hanson Thomas, Baltimore. He stated that he was known to Mr. Van Buren in America (an intimate friend of Mr. Fish), ar American gentieman of the firm of Morton, Rose & Co., bankers, London), Mr, Fish when seen stuted that he believed Courtenay to be known in New Or. leans and at the Union Club, New York. At the lat. ter place he was believed to have swindled a resident Courtenay by irom named Maynard, address unknown. false pretences obtained a sum of money . J. MeKinnon, an American ate, was a fellow passenger trom New England, per White Str steamer Republic, ber, 1873. He introduced himself to Mr. McKinnon aa the son of the Kev. H H. Courtnay, of Mambead, Devon, and said that ship Niove on the North American % 1874, he appeury to have been in Melbourne, aud then wrote to the Hon. and Kev. H. Courtenay saying be had assumed bis son's name, and had while in America obtained from a Mr. Dombilee the sum of £20. Im- mediately prior to going to Melbourne he was in Cul- cutta, representing himself as Lord Courtenay. In Uctober, 1875, the impustor made his appearance at Savannab, Ga. obtaining introductions to various {amiles there by representing himself as the nephew ot Lord Devon, Mr. T. A. F. Whyte, box 79 Pe ip of this, On Febru- jetter was sent to the Hon. Devon, by Mr. ‘ing that Courtenay wad there representing himself us the nephew of the Earl ot Devon; that he was entirely without meuns, in debt to his hotel to the amount of £50, and in immi- nent danger of being arrested and sent to the States Prison 4s an impostor. On the 8th of 2% orien ren ent by Mr. Bork: Mostyn, No. East Eighteenth street, New York, to the Earl of Devon, to the effect that in 1, 1874, Courtenay and Mr. Mostyn were fellow passengers in the steamship Abyssinia from Queenstown to New York; that during hw journey he represented that he was nephew to the Karl and that his tather was a clergyman bolding livings in Devonebire and Ireland, On reaching New York they parted and Mr. Mostya saw no more of him until the 2d of the following No- vember, when be said that he had received a letter summoning him to juin bis father, who was seriously ill in Ireland, and by this falsebood obtained $60, fos which he gave bis 1 0 U. This ts not the hee 9 instance in which Courtenay haa obtained money by the false statement that a dear rela- tive was seriously ili at home and that he had no time to get remittances, Hugh Leslie Courtenay was of the following descrip- tron in June 1874 Age, twenty-one years; beight, six feet two inches; slightly bai wnt mustache, heavy peaks with ‘American ac- He has maa at the age of fourteen years and spent most of bia time at sea Ull attaining the age of twenty-one; thatne cruises under His Royal ake of Edinburgh; was stationed in tl West Indies and during his naval career performed bg journey through the United States accompanied r by Courtenay was borne during her commission, aud commission in the Royal Navy duro spoken of by him. Pr =. Wi Superintendent Detective Depart Police, Maxcu 4, 1876. THE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS. brother officers. No officer of the name ot Hugh books of the Galatea one of that name held a the Rev. Dr, Cheever delivered an address on the subject of ‘The Bible in Our Public Schools,”’ before the Ni York branch of the Retormed Presbyterian Associa- tion, at the Second Reformed Presbyterian church, West Thirty-fourth street, last night, The reverend geptieman was introduced to the moet. ing by Mr. Walter Miller, President of the association, who said he had no doubt many of those present had heard Dr. Cheever before and so were anxious tq hear him again; that all were anxious to hear him oa | so important a topic as that of the Bible in tha seutecs of rank and exporience | school Dr. Cheever began by saying that for one hundred had a government acknowledging ne Yours we ha it had come to be regarded as unjust tv teach the go through the medium of common schools the Word of that God who was acknowledged in the federal and State constitutions. The reverend gentieman’s argam seemed to be all directed against the opinion recently deliv- ered by Justico Walsh, in the matter of the Bible in the public schools. This legal light, he suid, held the doctrine that children might be taughs all clences und arts, but that they might not be taught from whence they came or who ordained them, The sciences Were, 10 fact, essential parts of education, but nothing was to be taught of tho All- Wise Being who had ordained the rules through which science works out its results, Many, he said, had argued that it was untair to tax an atheist for the teaching of doctrines in which be did not believe; but could it not be said with equal truta and greater force that it would be uujust and cut ragevus to tax Christians for the suppression of what they believed ty ve the fundamental truths of eternal salvation This they would be catled upou to do in the event of the expulsion of the Word from the schools, At the conclusion of Dr. Cheever’s address the tol- | lowing officers tor the e year were ciecyed:—W, | F. Miller, President; Rev, J. Kenney, Secretaty; Re : C, Killigan, Corresponding Secrevaty, and W, Neely, Treasurer. SBN A LETTER FROM DON CARLOS, The Vaterland, of Vienna, publishes the following peculiar letter written by Don Carlos to his mother, who resides at Gratz, prior to bis defeat by the Altonsists :— My Deae Mori prowches; the dence and hope, precisely because 1 know the dispro- portion of U work Jorces, Ii wo are deteated it will be the ‘The present tx the most serious mo- campaign. The legiops of ine upon us from every side, aud we shail We to undergo terrible anguish; but taith will, trust, redoable our strength; God will not abandon us. of God, If you should receive sad news from our camp do not On the contrary, pray for us, my deat for your prayers wili have more jure our grieve. ; much, effect than all the powers of Inieruo. to have public prayers said for the triam; In the meantime we shall redouble our efforts rie! we have the firm resolution to fight, to upon the will of God. which 1