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CABLE NEWS From All Parts of the Old World. EMPRESS OF INDIA. The Purse of the Porte May Pass to the Great Powers. BANK SWINDLES IN BRITAIN. The Alabama Claims Award Surplus Which is Unclaimed in America. POPE PIUS’ PROTEST. ENGLAND. VICTORIA VOTED EMPRESS OF INDIA—THE GENEVA AWARD—AN AMERICAN SURPLUS-* "CHANGE IMPROVED IN TONE AND CONFI- DENT—THE CO-OPERATIVE BANK SWINDLE CASE. Loxpox, March 23, 1876, After an animated debate in the Hoyse of Commons the Royal Titles bill, making Queen Victoria Empress of India, passed its third reading. The vote was 209 for the bill and 134 against it. ‘WHE GENEVA AWARD PAYMENT—HAS THR UNITED STATHS AN IMMENSE SURPLUS OF THE CASH? Mr. William K. Woeite, member for Gloucester, gave notice in the House of Commons to-day that he would shortiy ask Mr. Bourke, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, whether it is true that the government of the United States, after paying the Alabama claims from the Geneva award money, has a surplus of trom 5,000,000 to $10,000,000 for which it is unable to find legitimate claimants. *CHANGE MORE CONFIDENT. Confidence is (4:30 P. M.) apparently restored at the Btock Exchange. Home railway securities have been Meadily improving throughout, Foreign securities bave been steady, but neglected. HR MARKET FOR SILVER. Bar silver is very flat in consequence of the reduction in Indian exchanges, Sales were made yesterday at 5244¢., which, according to the financial article of the Times, is the lowest quotation ever touched, TUR CO-OPERATIVE BANK SWINDLE. Richard Bonner Vakley, who has been under exami- Bation before the Lord Mayor to answer the charge of having in bis capacity of proprietor and manager of the Co-operative Credit Bank obtained by false pretences various large sums of money and valuable securities from the trustees and depositors with intent to defraud, was to-day committed to Newgate for trial at the May Bessions. Tho Lord Mayor said he would accept $25,000 bail, ineluding the prisoner’s own recognizance for $5,000 and two sureties for $10,000 each. The bail was not offered, DISRAEL'S FRIENDLY ACTION TOWARD THE EGYPTIAN KNEDIVE, In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Disraeli, in reply to a question, stated that the Khedive desired ‘nat Mr. Cave’#roport should not be published, because Egyptian finances were inan unsettled state and tho report was of a confidential character. The government had conformed to the Khedive’s wishes, FRANCE, KFHE SENATE IN BRIEF ADJOURNMENT—UNI- YERSITY INSTRUCTION AND CITIZEN FREEDOM. Versamuxs, March 23, 1876, The Senate has adjourned until Monday. - USIVERSITIES CHARTERS, In the Chamber of Deputies to-day M. Waddington Introduced a bill abrogating the clauses of the univer- sity law which permits faculties unconnected with the State to grant degrees. CITIZEN RIGHTS, ‘M. Naquet introduced a bill in favor of the liberty of public meeting. SPAIN, PONTIFICAL PROTEST AGAINST CREEDS TOLER- ATION—REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE ARMY IN CUBA. Maprip, March 23, 1876. A protest has been received from the Vatican against the article of the Spanish constitution sanctioning re- ligious toleration. The protest declares that “the articie violates the right of Catholicism and annuls the concordat.” THE NEW CONSTITUTION, The Congress will begin to discuss the new constitu- tion next week. VIGOROUS TOWARD THE VATICAN. It is expected that the government will send an en- ergetic reply to tho Pope's protest against the religious toleration clauses. TROOPS FOR CUBA. _ Nine hundred troops will go to Cubaon the 3lst wet. TURKEY. HE FINANCRS OF THE ‘‘SICK MAN” CARED FOR—POWERFUL FRIENDS. Loxpox, March 23, 1876. The Pall Mall Gazette's special despatch trom Berlin reports that the imperial Powers are exchanging com- munications with the view of assisting Turkey out of her financial embarrassments and designating some expert Western statesman to take charge of Ottoman finances. sg | THE SERVIAN ARMY LEVY COMPLETE. Bevorape, March 23, 1876, The levy of the reserve has resulted most satisfac- torily. It ts estimated that Servia will have 30,000 men dis- posable in cage of war, TO BE! fHE HERZEGOVINAN INSURRECTIONIST MOVE- MENT IMPEDED BY STORM—THE PATRIOTIC FLAME STILL BURNING. Lospox, March 24, 1876. The Standard’s Vienna despatch says heary snows impede the operations of the insurgents in Heraogo- vina, The insurrection, however, is expected to break out shortly with renewed violence, as volunteers have been coming tp from Servia in considerable numbers and additional supplies of arma have been received from the same qoarter. MEXICO. —e—_——— THE REVOLUTIONIST MOVEMENT BECOMING ALARMING—TIGHTING IN THE PLAINS AND A PRONOUNCEMENT IN THE MOUNTAINS—A REBEL DASH FOR BULLION—CHARGES AGAINST CLERi- CALS, Havawa, March 95, 1876. The steamer City of Merida, from Vera Cruz, orings the following news :— THE INSCRAECTIONIST REVOLUTION NECOMING ALATAING. City oF Mexico, March 12, 1876, Publ attention is xed on Oaxaca, where the insur- fection cont:nucs, and the enuation ts becoming criti- ext. Genera! Alaterre is conducting the campaign with an army 0! 4,000 men. General Corella, after repuising | two attacks of the revolutionists, broke through thetr Ines andgeffected a junction with Alatorre, but Colonel Gonzalez has not yet been able to join the maim body. | The revoiutionists have fortified Carboneria, where they will dispute Ajatorre’s passage to Oaxaca, A battle is expected, Should Alatorre {ail the government will Gnd {tself weak, morally ana pnysiealty. GOVERNMENT GATS. Donata Guerra’s band of rebels have been compietely reed, = MOUNTAINPERS IN RENELLION, A number of towne in (ne Pu | band of Sioux, with aloss of two soldiers and sixteen | gach tpformation has been received at these headquar- . NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, “MARCH 24; 1876. —WITH SUPPLEMENT, in open rebellion. The Apan insurgents have joined | the Pueblans, General Escobedo, baving suppressed | the outbreak in Michoacan, will go to Puebla and operate’ against the revolutionists in that quarter, STATE OF SIKGR Puebla will be declared in a state of siege, Tiaseala has already been so proclaimed. A DASH POR BULLION, The pronunciados in Hidalgo recently attempted to gain possession of the Real del Monte mines and of the bullion stored there. They were driven off, and troops now protect the mines, DANGER TO TRAVELLERS. The revolutionist General Bocardo is near Hua- mantia, on the line of tne Vera Cruz Railroad, but up to the present hour has not attempted to interrupt travel, AMERICAN ORDER. The capital of Aquas-Calientes was recently aban- doned a few days by the Governor of the State. During his absence United States Consul Pilon pre- served oraer in the city, DISPERSED, General Rocha’'s band has been completely routed, TEXAN INVADERS, There is much discussion over an invasion by sixty Texan filibusters sent into Mexico by Porfirio Diaz, whose unpatriotic course 1s causing him to lose ground, It is reported that the Texans have been whipped by Mexican troops, All the invaders caught will be executed. EXTRAORDINARY TAXATION, The Mexican government has imposed an extraordi- nary tax of half of one per cent. The French and Spanish residents have objected to paying :t. Mr. Foster, the United States Minister, judictously declines to act with the ‘other foreign legations ina protest against the tax, and the forcign residents ab- stain from action, ‘THE CHURCH PARTY. Harder times are expected, The real working peo ple are opposed to any revolution, It ts generally be- Heved that the Church party and priests are doing the utmost to foment revolution and divide the liberals, HAYTI. JACMEL IN THE HANDS OF THE INSURGENTS— A CLOSE LOOKOUT FOR THE GOVERNMENT TROOPS—RISING IN THE RURAL DISTRICTS— FOREIGNERS IN GREAT ALARM. Kixasrox, Jam., March 15, 1876. Affairs in Hayti continue to give alarm. Jacmel is completely in the hands of the insurgent forces, and it is believed that General Carral has returned to tne country and is again leading the revolution. A SHARP LOOKOUT. All the trees back of Jacmel have been cut down so that the approach of the government forces may be seen, and that the vicinity may be fortified. The government steamers are blockading the port. THR REVOLUTION EXTENDING.” Meanwhile another section of the country, some thirty miles {rom Port au Prince, has risen against the government, and several engagements have already taken place, PORKIGNERS ALARMED. The foreigners in Port au Prince are greatly alarmed lest the negroes should take advantage of the situation and apply the torch. The first shot was fired on the 7th inst., and the fighting was still going on when the mail left, THE OCTAVIA, 8r. Tuomas, W. I., March 11, 1876. The steamer Octavia is advertised to leave for New York to-day. For eome days a small Spanish gunboat has been here, eupposed to be watching the move- ments of the Octavia, REPAIRED, The Octavia has had some repairs done to her ma- chinery, and has taken some coal. REMOVIN G A JUDGE, THE VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REMOVE JUDGE NELSON STEVENS FOR GAMBLING. Ricnuonp, Va., March 23, 1876. The caso of George S. Stevens, Judge of Nelson County Court, charged with conduct unbecoming his judicial character, in that he gambled and won money, &c., came up asa special order in the House to-day, anda resolution was presented removing him from office as judge of said court. A demurrer, in the form ofan answer from Stevens, was presented in which respondent says that he is cited for acts committed in his individual and not in bis official character, ana if they be tras he submits they are not sufficient grounds for his removal. The resolution of removal was debated at length and was resumed in the House to. night, resulting in the adoption of the resolution by 70 yeas to 16 nays. The Senate will act on the matter to-morrow. GENERAL SHERMAN AT WASHING- TON. Sr. Loris, Mo., March 23, 1876. General Sherman left here for Washington Inst night in response toan invitation from Secretary of War Taft, who desired to consult with the General of the Army. It is thought nere that there is a possibility of the removal of the army headquarters back to Wash- ington, A RUMORED INDIAN FIGHT. RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS AT CHEYENNE SIOUX CAMPAIGN. Oana, Neb,, March 23, 1876. A report has been started from Cheyenne that Gen- eral Crook has had a terrible fight with Sitting Bull's FOR Indians, and that an officer was in Cheyenne recruit- ing volunteers to go to the neral’s assistance, No ters, and General Williams is authority for a denial of the whole story, No information relative thereto has been recerved at Fort Fetterman, which is the nearest Point to the expeditio IMPRISONED FOR LIFE, Rocuxster, March 23, 1876, Henry Thoul was this afternoon convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to imprisonment for life. He goes to Auburn to-night, EFFECTS OF THE FROST. CROPS DESTROYED IN THE SOUTHERN STATES, Wasutxetox, March 23, 1876. Severe frosts have killed the early crops of vegeta- bles and fruits in South Carolina and Georgian Ad- vices from Charleston and sicreuty Yee the vege. tables of the truck farms destroyea frost and ice, MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT,- War Drrantaent, Orrick oF tHe Carer SIGNAL Orricen, Wasuixctos, March 24—1 A. M. Probabilities, For New England, generally clear and warmer weather during the day, with light westerly to south- erly winds and rising, followed by falling barometer, For the Middle States and lower lakes, partly clondy, warmer weather, followed by ram daring the evening, winds shifting to easterly or southerly and failing borometer. } For the South Atlantic States, warmer, partly clondy weather, enst and south winds, slowly failing barome- ter and possibly light rain during the night, For the Gulf States, Tennessee and the Obto Valley, rain will prevail, with warmer weather, easterly to southerly winds and falling barometer. For the upper lake region, Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys, increasing cloudmess and rat or snow, rising temperature, falling barometer, easterly to southerly winds, increasing In force, The Mississipp! River will rise slowly between Cairo and Vicksburg, and floods will probably occur above Memphis. The river will fail at stations above Cairo, The Ohio, Cumberiand and Savannah rivers will continue to fall. The display of cautionary signals will be resumed at the Jake stations on April 1, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parisox with the corresponding dave of last year, as Indicated by the thermometer at Hadnut’s pharmacy, HeKaLo bee | i 1876, 1875, 1876, 2 8: 32 a2 2 66 »” ao 32 oP a 3 12 P.M a Rl Average temporaiure yesterday Average temperature for corresponding dave, ‘an | tories to day. | position. | mains to be seon whether the committee have altered WASHINGTON. +. The Syracuse Convention Among the Followers of Presidential Candidates. CONKLING'S CANDIDACY NOT BELIRVED IN. Gross Frauds and Defalcations in | the Freedman's Bureau, PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATION. eeeetiaecntiemrmentemee Interesting Explanations from Judge Pierre- pont and Mr. Marsh. THE MORE ABOUT THE EMMA MINE FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, Wasmixorox, March 23, 1876. THE SYRACUSE CONVENTION AND HOW ITS ACTION IS REGARDED—DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE CONKLING MEN, The Conkling men here have sour faces to-night. They expected a stronger indorsement of Senator | Conkling than the Convention at Syracuse gaye him, | and some of them do not hesitate to confess that the anti-Conkling men gained a substantial victory, Thero has been, however, a suspicion here all along that the Conkiing movement did not look to the nomination of Mr. Conkling at Cincinnati, but to. the ar- raying of a strong force to be thrown at the proper moment to another candidate, and this belief bas caused the politica: schemers here to take but little interest in Mr, Conkling's own prospects. Western republicans generally have always laughed at the idea of his nomination, and declared that it could not carry any considerable part of the West. As for the South, Mr. Morton’s friends claim that region tn.the Convention, and do not mean to give it up to anybody, but least of all to Mr. Conkling. THE FREEDMAN’S BUREAU—FRAUDS UNEARTHED BY GENERAL BANNING'S COMMITTEE AND A REPORT FORTHCOMING—GENERAL HOWARD | CALIED ON TO EXPLAIN. ‘The report of the Freedman’s branch of the Adjutant General's office hag been sent to the Committee on Military Affairs and discloses some curious transac- tions. Itstates that certain sums were sent to dis- bursing officer at different points by the chief disburs- ing officers of the late Freedman’s Bureau, Balioch, for payment to claimants; that of the total amount thus sent $46,000 were not paid to claimants, were returned to the chief disbursing officer, but were not returned by him to the Treasury. There is a further account of “embezzle- ment” by the disbursing ollicers of the Freedman’s Bureau to the amount of over $36,000, and the War Department kas recommended criminal as weli as civil prosecutions against these officers for putting in a du- Plicate voucher for over $16,000 and having it counted in settlement of their accounts, The report further sets forth that the ‘balance deficits ranged from $9,000 to $800,000 on amounts certified as on deposit in the Treasury when not so deposited.”” It adds:— “There can be no doubtas tothe deficit, and the in- ference is that large amounts of money were tor some years used for private purposes, and in violation of law, It is significant that soon after the legisia- tion doing away with the Freedman’s Bureau, which action seems to have stopped the improper use of de- ficit balances, the troubles of the late Freedman’s Bank began.”” The report also charges that the disbursing ofMcer destroyed certain tinportant account books and checks } and concealed transactions with certain firms in this city, and that vouchers were withdrawn from the Treasury by permission of the accounting officer, “all in order to the concealment of wrong doing.” The amount not accounted for, and, therefore, to be ac- counted for, !# $131,481, and prompt legal action is urged against the defaulting officers. In the operations of the Rost Home Colony over $21,000 of the public money fell into the hands of the Freedman’s Bank and ought to be recovered, and it is added that General Howard has made no explanations why this amount, piaced by his order in the Freed- man’s Bank, was permitted by him to remain there, in violation of orders directing the transfer of all Bureau funds to the War Department. Of the fund loaned to planters, $200,000 is still due, and of the sums recovered trom this loan $141,000 was diverted by the Freedman's Bureau to uses never coa templated by Congress. Finally the report contains a copy of a letter sent by the Second Auditor to General Howard, calling his attention to the fact that false vouchers have been filed in 120 complaint cases amounting to over $22,000, which false vouchers were- filed inthe Treasury. This letter to Genera! Howard closes thus:— In only about a dozen of the 147 cases, in which notice has been sent to you through your attorney, George W. Dyer, has any reply been received, and if you wish to inake any explanation or intend to refund | the money involved * * * you should do go at your earliest convenience before the matter is prepared for suits in court, General Banning’s committee have sent this report to the printer and mean to go to the bottom of the Freedman's Bureau transactions, THE PRESIDENT'S KNOWLEDGE OF THE ATTOR- NEY GENERAL'S CIRCULAR LETTER. The Attorney General said this evening to a member of the press that the article in the Republican, giving an account of the origin of the letter to the District Attorneys, is substantially trae, and that the President really knew nothing of the letter and never saw it until it was in print, | A NEW SENSATION IN THE HOUSE, The House bad to-day a new experience in a North Carolina orator, Mr. Yeates, who made a very amusing | and good-humored speech upon general politics, in | which he told the republicans that they would not be | | able to keep the colored vote, | FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, ——— Wasuixatos, March 23, 1876. THE ADMISSION OF ,NEW MEXICO AS A STATE— PROSPECTS OF THE BILL IN THE HOUSE— | THE SECTARIAN QUESTION LIKELY TO ComME TO THE FRONT IN THB DEDATE. The next contest In the House will bo over the ad- mission of New Mexico, and a good deal of feoling wili be manifested in the debate. Party lines are not dis- tinctly drawn on the subject, although republicans are | regarded as favorable generally to the admission of the Territory for the reason that they hope to secure two republican Senators from the new State, The Senate | bit! was considered by tho House Committee on Terri- A similar bill, originating in tho House, passed this commitice afew days since, Mr, Mea of New York, and Mr. Southard, of Ohio, voting in op- The Senate bill takes precedence, and it re- their opinion in tne light of the Senate discussion, Mr. Meade deoounces the measure as a rotten borough scheme to get two additional repub can Senators into Senate. Mr. Meade says he bas thor- oughly investigated the subject and is sustained by nearly all who are familiar with the actual condition of the Territory, whose people are to all intents and purposes as much aliens as they were thirty years ago. Outside of this legitimate opposition on the part of such men as Mr. Meade there is more or less of a sce. tarian hostility to itamong some Congressmon on ac- count of the spanish Catholic population of the Terri- | tory, Some one canvassed the House for thos who aro likely to be influenced by this prejudice and has quictly mailed them copies of a pamphiet contain. ing some very bigoted sentiments, Indeed it ts such a crazy document altogether that | % is more than suspected to be a shrewd | trick on the part of tHe republicans to enlist the demo- cratic majority in favor of the bill by showing them | that the population of the territory is so made up as to | offer the prospect of turning out a very good demo- cratic constituency one of these days, however sub- | apprehended when he read the debate in the House | which appeared on the morning of the day he left New “they held the post tradeships under the administration; | having complied with its requirémonts; be thought | witness eaid he bad voted for Lincoln as President | ject it may be to i and ring control at the | present time. Very probably the sectarian question which Mr. Blaine thrust upon the House in his pro- posed amendment to the constitution, and which has | slept in committee ever since, is likely to get a lively ventilation in this debate, MARSHALL 0, ROBERTS’ CLAIM FOR CABRYING THE MAILS—NO IMMEDIATE PROSPECTS OF PAYMENT. Marshall O, Roberts {s likely to realize afresh the truth of the old saying that “Troubles never come singly.”’ Just ashe falls back discom{fited from Syracuse he learns thatthe Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives will not set apart the requi- site amount to pay the claim of $1,000,000 recently sl- Jowed him by the Supreme Court judgment reversing the action of the Court of Claims dismissing bis suit against the United States for the amount sued for under a contract for carrying the mails. It seems that the Appropriations Committee have usually limited the allowance to the Court of Claims for judgments to about $400,000 annually, and the present committee are likely to cut down this maxi- mum, 60 that Mr, Roberts’ judgment which, in exact figures, is $1,031,000, has but faint chance of liquida- tion this session of Congress. Furthermore, a motion has been made in the Supreme Court for a review of the opinion reversing the decision of the lower court, freshly complicating the question of liquidation, and in a way that must prove disheartening to Mr. Roberis. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE—A DASHING CAY- ALRY LEADER WANTED. Where is Kilpatrick? The redoubtabie cavalry ralder whe w to knock General Butterfield higher than Gilderoy's kite was seen for a few minutes yesterday, but has since proved utterly invisible to the Sergeant at-Arms, and, what is more remarkable, to a small regiment of Henanp tterviewers, armed with sharp- ened pencils, foliowing him from the namo on the hotel beok to every nabitable portion of the city and suburbs. The sub-committee of the Judiciary Commit tee met to-night at the hour appointed im the sub- pena for Kilpatrick's attendance, but the expected witness failed to put in an appearance, GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Re biwecik Wasmnotos, March 23, 1876, ATTORNEY GENERAL PIERREPONT BEFORE THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE—MORE LIGHT ON THE “CIRCULAR LETTER—GENERAL BABCOCK'S AD- MISSION THAT HE MADE IT PUBLIO AND HIS REASONS THEREFOR, Attorney General Pierrepont spent three hours to- day in attempting to satisfy the curiosity of the Judi- ciary Committee on tho subject of Executive interter- ence with the late “crooked whiskey” trials in the West. Naturally the examination covered a great deal ot matter which has altogether lost the inter- est of freshness or novelty. The committee manifested the most interest in the <Attor- ney General’s famous circular letter to the Distriet Attorneys of St, Louis, Chicago and Milwaukee, which received the popular interpretation of being designed to discourage prosecutions of the Whiskey Ring conspirators. Mr. Pierrepont’s account of it is that tho President was very much distarbed at tho constant receipt of newspaper slips and letters and personal statements giving information of attempts on the part of the government officials in those three cities to compromise fraud on the revenue, and that the Presjdent spoke to him on five or six different occa. sions, expressing bis fear that such things, if allowed, would bring scandal on the administration. Mr, Pierrepont himself was rather inclined to treat these statements as exaggerations, and did not believe that the District Attorneys or the special counsel of the gov- ernment would be guilty of anything improper in the matter. He had, therefore, rather warded off the President's advances, until finally the President sug- gested that the Attorney Goneral had better write to the District Attorneys on the sub- ject. Mr. Pierrepont had, therefore, prepared and forwarded the letter, couched (as he said interms that were rather lame, Nobody had made or suggested a draught of this letter, and be had not submitted it to the President. In fact, the Presi- dent knew nothing of it tor three or four days after- ward, when he asked Mr. Pierrepont whether he had taken any action in the matter, and then be told him ho had written this letter, aud he sent him acopy of it, A conple of days afterward, on the discovery that the Jetter had beon published in the Chicago papers on the Ist of February, himself and Mr. Bristow ex- presved great indignation tn the presence of the Presi- dent at the gross impropriety of giving publicity to it, and then the President, who did not manifest any feel- ing whatever on the subject, remarked that he had read the letter. @Mr. Pierrepont further stated that General Babcock admitted to him on the $d of March that he was in- strumental in giving publicity to the letter, and de- fended himself on the ground that they were trying to drown him, to destroy bim, and that he had the right to defend himself. He (Mr. Pierrepont) called the President’s attention next day to Babcock’s admis- sion, The committee wanted to know why Babcock did not call for a court of inquiry to ascertain whether he had been guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentienan; whether he was still Commissioner of Pub- lic Buildings and Grounds, &c.; but Mr. Pierrepont was unable to give any information on those points. His examination is to be continued next Monday, MR, MARSH EXPLAINS WHY HB WENT TO MON- TREAL. C. P. Marsh was again before the sub-committee of the Judiciary Committee this morning. His attention was called to the article in the New York Tribune of March, 1872, in relation to the post tradership at Fort Sill, stating that Evans had paid Marsh $12,000 a year forthe place, &c. Marsh replied that he called Gen- erai Beiknap’s attention to the articte and asked who could have written or inspired it, whon General Bel- knap replied he supposed it was the work of General Hazen, Marsh explained the reason why he went to Mon- treal after giving his testimony before the Committee on Expenditures inthe War Department He said ho York, that he might be indicted for «criminal of, fence, and hence his anxiety to get out of the way of arrest. THE POST TRADERSHIP—MORE INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS—HOW THE TRADERS Anz MULCT FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES—‘‘ALICK" M'COOK ON NEZDED REFORMS. C. BR. Peck was recalled and testified before the Com- mittee on Expenditurein the War Department to-day that the post traderships were assessed for political purposes. and during the last Presidential canvass he | paid from $5,000 to $8,000; he thought he remitted the money to the chairman of the committee at Washing- ton; he presumed they were asked to subscribe because | he did not consider they were obliged to pay, but were notified that contributions would be acceptable; he and his partner Durfee, held four military poste and six Indian trading posts; they were recommended for the military posts by military officers, and obtained the license of Indian traders under a jaw of Congress, the amount of contributions from the military posts was designated in proportion to the number of traders there. J. J. Fisher was recalled, and testified that the frm of Evans & Co., post traders, contributed money for political purposes, In pursuance of # request contained in a printed cirenlar, He did not understand that the contribution was compulsory, bat he thonght 4 was the safer way to pay the money apart from politica, considerations, Mr. Evans was recalled, and, being asked whether he contribated money during the last Presidential can- vase, said that be had in complia with a circular sent to Fort Sill sent $300 to the Republican Executive Committtee in Warhington, and he has paid $150 to the same committee within the jast six months; the against McClellan, but was not now mixed up in poll, ties; he would not have paid the money if he had not been calied upon to do so; he the check for the money to Postmaster Edmands Lieutenant Colonel MeCook \estified, among other things, that he had heretofore stated his belief thas it could bo proved that post traderships bad been sold; he aid not know that such sales could be tracea to thi Secretary of War, but believed that he or some middie. man had beom solling them; this was a matter @ common conversation at the Western posts, Stated several circumstances which led to this belief. Ih response to a question the witness said his convic, ion was that there should be a return to the old sys- ten in ghe appointment of post traders; let tho Council of Administration select the candidate for the Place, to be approved by the commanding officer and those in superior authority, The council would al- ways select a gentleman, one with whom they could associate, THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGA- TION—-HOW CONTRACTORS ARR BLACKMAILED BY STRAW BIDDERS—A REMINISCENCE OF CRESWELL'S ADMINISTRATION, Tho House Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads to-day examined Colonel Joseph C. McKibben, of Philadelphia, He testified that he knew nothing | whatever about the expenditure said to have been | made by Mr. Bradley Barlow to influence the report of tne House Committee in the year 1872. He was then trying to act as the prosecutor of that investigation, and he wrote the minority report, which was adoptea and signed by the democratic members of that com- mittee. Subsequently he was retained as counsel by Mr. Barlow and acted as his attorney for several years. He had, among other things, been active in defeating certain proposed amendments to the Postal jaw, which contemplated conferring extraordinary and dangerous powers upon the department, and which also were against the interests of his client. Ho had received only $2,000 from Mr. Barlow for disbursement in con- nection with the threatened investigation of 1874, and had paid out every dollar of it for legitimate purposes, such as stenographers’ foes, printing, &c. Colonel McKibben said he thought that very little new legislation was needed to correct straw-bidding abuses, and, in reply to a question put to him by Mr. Luttrell, expressed his opinion that many frauds were committed by the bidders and contractors under Gen- eral Creswell’s administration which might have been remedied or prevented by the department, He should not be understood as saying that Mr. Creswell was an accomplice in their perpetration, The question and answer were both ruled out by direction of the committec, as relating cuiy to“maiters of opinion. The witness then, in response to a series of inquiries, gave an account of the charges against the Post Office administration which he presented to the investigating committee im 1872, The committee had agreed to allow him to conduct the examination, but rescinded this privilege when Giles A, Smith began to be doubled up on sundry points, fe (the witness) was then rather the prosecuted than the prosecutor, (Laughter.) All the material facts charged were proved by tne recoras and by various witnesses, but certain other parties, whose names he gave to Mr, Van Trump, a democratic member of the committeo, were not examined. The witness was not certain whether or not Var Trump asked the committee to summon them, The parties were Jobu Allman and Jesse D. Carr. Their testimony would have been only cumulative as to the rascally transactions of the con- tractors under Creswell, and the records examined by the committee had shown in regard to the route from Orville, Cal., to Portland, Oregon, that it had been iraudently let to Allman and illegally to Barlow. But behind all that record it could have been ascertained from Allman and Carr how it was that the government paid $48,000 more than it should have patd for service on this route during a few months, Allman could have testified that he was paid by certain parties $10,000 per month not to bond on his bid and execnte his contract, the service being meanwhile performed by Carr under a temporary contract from the govern- ment at the rate of $700 per day. Colonel McKibben said he believed these to be facts, as they were told hrm by credible authority. Mr. Saulsvury was one of his informants. The witness, in the course of his statement, mentioned that he was told by Saulsbury that Allman got his contract through Senator Nye’s influence, Mr, Cannon, a member of the committee, who was cross-examining bim, thereupon intimated that Mr, Nyo’s name was “lugged in” and that the witness was “slopping over.’? Colonel McKibben resented this with severity, say- ing he would not suffer such language, and if Mr Cannon could not put his interrogatories in a different form they would not be answered. The other members of the committee sustained the witness in this position and expressed their opimion that the reference to General Nye had boen brought out by Mr. Cannon's own questions. 8. S. Huntley, a partner of Mr. Barlow, was tnen ex- amined. His testimony, as far as given to-day, was to the same eftect as his partner’s—tnat he knew of no corrupt expenditures of money, although they had paid & great deal of blackmail to save lo: nd trouble in re- gard to their business and had expended large amounts in buying off lower bidders for eontracts. ‘His examination will be continued to-morrow, THE EMMA MINE SGANDAL—CONTINUATION OF EX-SENATOR STEWART'S TESTIMONY—sTATE- MENTS OF LYON DENIED AND EXPLAINED— INTERESTING LETTERS, Ex-Senator Stewart resumed his testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, saying that on his return from Paris to London he met General Schenck, who stated to him that he had concluded to become a director inthe Emma Mining Company, not | thinking there was any impropriety in dotng so, for the reason that at that time the Minister of Por- tugal, one of the oldest and most re- spected diplomats, was the President of a Tram- way company, and also a vender of the stock, The witness said he bad no reason to believe that General Schenck knew before he became a director that Albert Grant was to receive £100,000 for being the promoter ofthe scheme, The character of Grant was obtained from Mr, Puleston, who said that Grant was aman of wealth, and efficient and successful in everything he undertook. It was not known how Grant's private character was regarded by the people of London, ‘The question was asked of the witness whether he, Mr. Park and Mr. Grant had an understanding prior to the settlement day that the stock should be bought tn open market with a view of sustaining prices. The witness answered, yes, with the explanation that it was the understanding if the bears undertook to black- ball the stock and sell short, when they really bad no stock, for the purpose of destroying the stock, Grant was to manage and take care of the stock, which he did, according to the practice of the stock market. More iian one-half of the stock was then on the market. Mr. Lyon made.and urged a proposttion to sell out his interest, and begged the witness todo it; he ad. | vised bim not to sell out, as he could make more by | staying in; Lyon was then a bank superintendent and Yery anxious to got money; witness was in London | and wanted to Ond a Mr. Moffatt; Lyon told him to go and see a man named Jonnson, but not to talk business with bim; he saw Johnson, who was very familiar and inquisitive fromthe start; he found Moffatt, who asked him where he jound Johnson, and told him to beware of him; that he was dangerous man, &c.; Witness avoided Johnson as much as possible. Ho bad this morning walked up to him (Stewart) in this room and shook hands. He (Stewart) thought he wa: a member of the committee; otherwise he would not have shaken hands with such a man as he has proven to be, The witness charged that the attempt on the part of Lyon and Jobnson to injure the prospects of the Emma Mine was s conspiracy for biackmail, which finally broke the mine and made the stock nearly worthless. He (Stewart) always had great faith fn the Emma Mine, He read a number of confidential letters and telegrams, and filed several that he did nos read. The committee was decply interested and at times greatly amused with the letters. They were addressed by Lyon, London, to J. Hi. Almy, Utah. Park paid Lyon $50,000 in addition 10 the $150,000 in Juno, 1872, and told Stewart that it must come from his share. Lyon's receipt was produced, He (Stewart) and Hillyer wero to got $100,000, and he became anxious about it Park gave him acheck for $50,000 for Hillyer and bought Mrs, Stewart $50,000 worth of Canada Southern and Utah Central bonds. He went to Utah and remained a | yoar, attending to the interests of the company, Hght- ing lawsuits aud the conspiracy, The bonds to his wife, the cash paid from time to time, with @ check for $15,000 or $20,000, in the settlement made was, as near as he could get at tt, about $270,000, The witness showed telegrams dated in February and Moreh, and a threatening letter from Lyon, dated March 5, 1876, which he gave as the original informa- thon to bim of Lyon's intentions, which resulted in the | uit in New York against Baxter, Park and Stewart by the Emma Mine Company, of London, to recover the 000 purchase money. He never had an ander- standing with Park, either with regard to what Lyon’s | “*” | be regained. | Veing the result a settiemont was to be, or what is (Stewart's) Mare was to be. Park said he would do the fair thing and he left | iv all to Park. THE BILL TO DISFRANCHISE POLYGAMISTS. The Senate Committee on Territories to-day heard Mr. Baskin, of Salt Lake city (the contestant for Dele gate Connon’s seat in the House), in advocacy of Sena- tor Christiancy’s bill to regulate the elective franchise in Utah, He quoted from sermons of Brigham Young to show that the latter authorized and apologized for murder in the interest of the Church of the Latter Day Saints, This brought Mr. Cannon to his feet, and a lively colloquy ensued between them, which was cbecked by order of the Chairman. Mr. Cannon subsequently made a closing argument against the bill, and the committec will now consider and report upon it at an early day. INDICTMENT OF HALLETT KILBOURN. The Grand Jury have agreed upon an indictment tn the case of Hallett Kilbourn for refusing to answer @ question as to the real estate pool before the selees committee of the House, DIPHTHERIA. Miron, Pa, Mave 98, 1876, Diphtheria prevails to an alarming extent in Boome ingburg and other villages in Sullivan county, N. ¥. 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