The New York Herald Newspaper, March 26, 1876, Page 9

CABLE. NEWS From All Parts of the Old World. | PAUL DAHLGREN’S DEATH. Death of the American Consul Gen- eral in Rome. A Grand Reception at the Court of Brazil. HORROR IN. HOLLAND. Rush of a Flood, Extensive Ruin, and Thousands Made Homeless. The Prince of Wales on His Way to Cairo. CAMERON COMING. BRAZIL. REVERENCE FOR THE CONSTITUTION, WITH LOYALTY TO THE CROWN-——A BRILLIANT SCENE AT COURT—-THE CHURCH MORE CORDIAL — YELLOW FEVER MORTALITY. Pere DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. ] Rio JANEIRO, March 25, 1876. To-day is the anniversary of the Emperor Dom Pedro the Second taking the oath of fealty to the national constitution. CITIZEN REJOICING. The day has been observed as a public holiday in Rio Janeiro, COURT RECEPTION. There was a grand reception at the palace. The Cabinet councillors and other authorities of State were present, clothed in gold uniforms covered with gold bullion, crosses and other insignia and decora- tions of honor. A BRILLIANT SCENE. There were present the officers in command of the garrison and commanding officers of the navy. The troops turned out with their regimentfl bands, and the whole constituted a brilliant scene, ; THE CHURCH. The Bishop of Rio offered up a Te Deum in the imperial chapel, and at the close of the religious ceremony there was a salvo of artillery, YELLOW FEVER, ‘There have been 636 deaths from yellow fever in the last fifteen days. ITALY. SUDDEN DEATH OF THE UNITED STATES CON- SUL GENERAL IN THE CAPITAL—cIRCUM- STANCES OF HIS DEMISE AND FRIENDLY CARE YOR HIS TEMPORAL INTERESTS—THE EW AMERICAN CHURCH CONSECRATED WITH IMPOSING CEREMONIES—CABINET PROGRAMME OF THE REFORM MINISTRY, [SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. ] Rome, March 25, 1876. The American community in the Eternal City has experienced a deep gloom in consequence of the sudden death, on Thursday, of United States Consul General Paul Dahigren, son of the late Rear Admiral Dahlgren, of the American Navy. Mr, Dahlgren was mych respected. SAD CIRCUMSTANCES. The circumstances attending his demise are curi- ous and of a melanchély character. He had been suffering from illness, but was better. Thursday morning he told his servant to take some rest after his fatigue in attending on him, In a few hours afterward he was found lying dead in an upper room of the building, whither, it is supposed, he went etther for the purpose of calling the servant or to read and consult oficial papers. FRIENDLY CONSOLATION. It may relieve the grief and anxiety of his rela tives to know that Mr. Dahigren’s friends here are taking every care of the private interests of the de- ceased, whose effects have been all catalogued and sealed. CAUSE OF DEATH. The cause of his death was syncope of the heart. AN AMERICAN EPISCOPAL CHURCIL CONSECRATED. The ceremony of consecration of the American Episcopal Church of St. Paul, which is situated within the walls of Rome, on the new Via Nazionale, was performed to-day. The Right Rev. Dr. Little- olin, Bishop of Long Island, officiated, assisted by Rector Nevin, who has pastoral charge of the con- tregation. : AN IMPOSING CEREMONY, ‘Twenty-five English, Scotch and Irish clergfmen took part in the ceremony. The Bishops of Peterborough, Gibraltar and others, as well as Lord Plunkett and Rey. Messrs. Brooke and Nevin, the British Ambassador and the Ameri- can Minister were present. Bishop Littlejohn delivered a long address, ORDINATION OF A CLERGYMAN. The ceremony lasted four hours and terminated with the ordination of a clerk in holy orders. This ceremony was performed in the presence of avery large and fashionable congregation, made ‘up of numbers of Americans and English. THE BUILDING. The church is in the Lombard-Gothic style. It ts in ornament to modern Rome and a splendid monu- nent of American munificence. ‘The stained glass windows of the church were not | ull ready for the ceremony of consecration. | (HE NEW ITALIAN MINISTRY—CABINET PROGRAMME. The cabinet programme of the new Itallatl Mints- try, Which has been formed from the parliamentary party of the Left, announces a comprehensive scheme of electoral and administrative reform, an extension of the right of suffrage, popular election of mayors, abolition of the forced paper currency and a system of compulsory education. FRANCE, & COMMITTEE ON AMNESTY CHOREN BY THE owen Versaruies, March 26, 1876, Ia the Chamber of Deputies to-day ten members wero elected a8 a committee on the aronesty question, Of these two favor complete amnesty, The re- | mainder, belonging to the Le and Left Centre, favor inaividua! pardons. HOLLAND. SUDDEN BUSH OF A FLOOD AND A TOWN IN BUINS—THOUSANDS OF PERSONS HOMELESS, Loxpos, March 26, 1876. The Telegraph's special despatch from Paris says that the dikes protecting Hertogenbosch, Holland, have been swept away by the flooas, BXTENSIVE RUIN, Tho railway bridges and roads have been destroyed, and the town 1s completely isolated. Hundreds of houses have disappeared, and 6,000 per- sons aro homeless, MERTOGENDOSCH; OR, THE DUKE’S WoOD. {The town of Hertogenbosch, in the Netherlands, which has suffered from the fearful calamity which is reported in our cable despatch from London, !s gen- erally known by the name of Bois-de-Due, or ve Duke’s Wood. Iv ts a fortified city, the capital of North Brabant, Is is situated at the junction of rivers Dom- mel and Aa, three miles south of the Meuse and twenty-eight miles south-southeast of Utrecht. Its circumference 13 about five miles. It is well built, de- fended by two forts and intersected by several canals. Amopig the public buildings are one of tho finest cathe- Graig in the Netherlands, six other fine churches, a cor- poration hall, an academy of arts and several hospitals. The town was founded by a Duke of Brabant in the year 1184, ins wood where he was hunting; hence its name, The place was taken by the French in the year 1794.—Ep, Heravp.} GERMANY. COUNT VON ARNIM CHARGED WITH HIGH TREA- SON—CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY IF IN CON- TEMPT. Loxpos, March 25, 1876. ‘A special despatch from Berlin to the Telegraph says the High Court adopted a charge of high treason against Count Von Arnim on Thursday. The property of the Count is to be confiscated if he refuses to appear. ‘THE GOVERNMENT BILL FOR IMPERIAL CONTROL OF THE RAILWAYS. Brnux, March 25, 1876. ‘The bill for transferring to the Empire the State rail, ‘ways and the control of the private railways was pre- sented to the Landtag to-day. EGYPT. THE PRINCE OF WALES LEAVES SUEZ FOR CAIRO. Sunt, March 25, 1876, The British war ship Serapls, Hon, Car-Glyn, Royal Navy, Commander, with the Prince of Wales aud suite on board, én route home from India, has arrived here. _ AWAY FOR CAIRO. After a brief delay the Prince of Wales started from Suez for Cairo, this afternoon, accompanied by M. de Lesseps and several Egyptian dignitaries. CHINA. THE GERMAN COMMERCIAL TREATY TER- MINATED. Suancuat, March 25, 1876. Tho German Minister bas givon notice of the ter- mination of the existing treaty of commerce between his government and that of China, : AFRICA. CAMERON, THE EXPLORER, EMBARKED FOB ENGLAND. Carz Coast Caste, March 5, 1876, Lieutenant Cameron, who has recently completea his explorations across the continent of Africa, has sailed for Liverpool, CUBA. THE INSURGENTS SAID TO HAVE ATTACKED NEWLY ARMED VOLUNTEERS. Havana, March 25, 1876, The Regla battalion Havana volunteers took the field on the 10th inst It ts reported that Captain Royo and two volunteers were kélied by the insurgents on Thursday last near Macagua, MEXICAN TROUBLES, A DIFFICULTY ABOUT LOANING POWDER TO GENERAL LABARRA—THE AMERICAN CONSUL IMPLICATED—GENERAL DIAS TO ATTACK MAT- AMOROS. Gatvzston, Texas, March 25, 1876, A Special despatch from Brownsville to the News says the Commander of the gunboat Rio Bravo loaned General Labarra six bags of powder, about 150 pounds, It is reported that this Joan was m: at the suggestion of the American Consul at Magamoros, Mr. Wilson, and that General Potter considers it a violation of the orders received from Washington, The loan was ef- fected on tne 23d inst, LABARRA CONSTRUCTING A FORT. On Thursday evening General Labarra Visited the gunboat Rio Bravo. He crossed the river in a small boat sent from the Rio Bravo. He did not call upon General Potter. tort at the lower edge of Matamoros, RELEASR OF LONGORIA, Don Antonio Longoria has becn released upon prom- ising to pay $5,000 to the forced loan. AN ATTACK ON MATAMORAS. It ts reported that General Diaz will attack Matamo- ros to-night. Several days since a United States sol- dier was found dead near Ringgold barracks, FORCING A JAIL. It is now reported that some Mexicans were arrested and imprisoned on suspicion, and that last night a | party of soldiers forced the jail of Starr county and killed one of thé Mexicans and wounded two others, THE METHODIST CENTENNIAL. Raverau, N. C., March 25, 1876. To-night closes the week’s run of the Methodist Centennial. Anassembly of about 2,000 people is | present, among whom are Bishops McTyne, Marvin | and Doggett. Twelve thousand dollars were raised for | another Methodist church in Raleigh, to be caliéd the Metropolitan. John N. Staples, of Greensboro, made the closing address to-day, and said the great want of the country was Christian men in office. He invoked the spirit of reconciliation and iraternal love in all sections of the country. The oldest minister present | is Rev. J. H. Wheeler, who ts seventy odd Several brought their briaes wit ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS. MEETING OF THE NATIONAL CONVENTION THIS WEEK—THE ORDER DENOUNCED BY THE CLERGY—TEE PROPOSED ACTION IN REFER- | ENCE THERETO, Pirrsnonc, Pa, March 25, 1876, The National Convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians meets in New York next Tuosday, This Is a very strong Catholic organization hereabouts, and, in fact, all over the country. Archbishop Wood, of Phi'adelphia, and Bishop Mul- len, of Ene, have donounced the Order, comparing it in its object and purposes to the “Molly Ma- guires.” Ili feeling bas been engendered oF this clerical onsianght, and the matter, it is said, is to be brought betore the Convention by’ delegates from this | end of the State, who will ask that hereafter ali moneys of the Order be withheld trom Church yore EARLY VEGETATION ~ DESTROYED. Savannan, Ga., March 26, 1876, Advices from Southern Georgia and Florida say that eerily vegetables have been generally rumed by ihe recent cold spell. In the vicinity of Lake City, Fia., sereral acres of early hao amend have been killed, not- withstanding fires were cold nights fhe Polar wave extended as far south as Gainesville, Fla, as the same information comes from Live Onk and Wellborn. This disaster will materially reduce shipments of vegetables to northern markets during the next few weeks. The destruction of npr of crops has been general in Georgia and Florida, a larmers are a led to repiant. A FIRE AT FERNANDINA. Savannan, Ga, March 25, 1876. A fire at Fernandina, Fla, yesterday morning, do- pig ay all the business portion of the town The loss pyre of age, fy General Labarra is constructing a | | on post traderships in a political lignt | purposes to Senator Harlan, kept in the flelds during the | WASHINGTON. The Story of the Mules as Recited to the Judiciary Committee. | MAGNANIMITY OF THE GOVERNMENT. How the Breath of Life Was Breathed Into a Dead Claim. THE LOBBYISTS AND THE POST TRADERSHIPS FROM OUR "REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasmixcrox, March 25, 1876. SECRETARY BRISTOW AND THE MULE CASE— TESTIMONY OF EX-ATTORNEY GENERAL WIL- LIAMS AND OTHERS--WHY THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS WAS NOT PLEADED. The sub-committee of. the Judiciary Committeo took testimony to-day in the matter of the charge against Secretary Bristow with reference to the | | mule claim. The witnesses examined were ex-Attorney General Williams, ex-Assistant Attorney General Goforth and Dr. Brodhead, ex-Second Comptroller of the Tronsury, Ex-Attorney General Williams testified that in 1872 Mr. Bristow, as Solicitor General and acting Attorney General in the absence of Attorney General Williams, wrote to Secretary Bel- knap asking if he should plead the statute of limita- tion in the mule case. Secretary Belknap wrote | wrote back that he did not wish tho statute of limitation _ pleaded; that there — were questions of law and fact in the case, that he wanted the Court to passon. Tho statute of limitation was | pleaded by the Assistant Attorney General and subse- quently withdrawn, When Goforth came in, on the 6th of April, he found the plea filed and the letter of the Seeretary of War, requegting that it should not be filed, and he applied to thé Court ana presented the letter of the ‘Secretary of War to the Court and tho plea was withdrawn. Judgment was entered In tho Court of Claims in January, 1874. Assistant Attorney General Goforth said that he should have appealed the case; that he notified tho Secretary of War of the judgment, and the Secre- tary of War sent a letter to Attorney General Williams, leaving it optional whetner he should appeal or not; that Goforth talked with the Attorney General about | it and proposed to appeal, when in a few days another letter came from the Secretary of War explicitly in- ttructing them not to appeal. Goforth also said it was the first case ho had ever known whero the plea of the statute of limitation had been withdrawn, Williams said that the claim had been referred to him by the Secretary of War, before it had been refer- red to the Court of Claims, for bis opinion as to whether the claim could be allowed by tho Secretary of War; that his opinion was that the claim could not be passed by the Executive Department, because the damages were unliquidated, Ex-Comptrolier Broadhead said that when the judg- meht was entered Mr. Fuller, associate counsel, pre- sented the claim, with the Secretary of War's letter to the Attorney Gencral not to take an appeal; aiso tho letter from tho Attorney General stating that no ap- peal would be taken in the caso; that he asked Fuller how he got the breath of life breathed intg that dead claim? Fuller replied that the statute Jimitation had been waived by the government, GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. Wasninctox, March 25, 1876, THE POST TRADERSHIPS—GENERAL M'COOK 1N EXPLANATION OF HIS TESTIMONY—THE LOBBY AND ITS BROKERAGE IN LUCRATIVE POSITIONS AT THE CAPITAL. The Committee on Expenditures in the War Depart- ment met shortly after noon to-day, when Goneral Mc- Cook appeared and explained his former testimony about a house having been presented to General Rey- noids by army contractors at San Antonio, He bad no personal feeling in the matter, having always liked General Reynolds, but his report as Inspector of Mil- itary Posts in’ Texas was made in order that the Quar- termaster’s Dopartment in Texas might be investigated, there having been serious charges as to its conduct of affairs, In his former testimony he said there was a meeting of citizens of Antonio to raise $25,000, and that it was supposed that such contribution woula bring the headquarters there, but he did not know whether the money was raised. John H, Charles testified that ho supplicd goods to Durfee & Peck; when that frm was removed from several posts he applied for but failed to obtain a Noense.as an Indian trader im order to save bis inter- ests; he called on President Grant to help him, but the President sa‘d he had fixed the thing and was not going to change it; the President, in making this reply, bit off the end of his cigar as if he did not like the wit | nessa bit. (Laughter.) The witness called on the Commissioner of Indian Affairs about the revocation of his license, wishing to have it renewed under the Jaw; the Commissioner sald, “you undorstand this | } Matter as well as I do;"’ the Secretary of War was a | | personal friend of his, but said he could not help him; | | the Indian traderships being ont of his department, | Tho witness also corroborated testimony heretofore | given with regard to Orville Grant having obtained some of the posts. | B. Gordon Daniels testified that in looking ont for | business ke had his attontion called to the tradersmp be at Fort Stanton, N. M., goods to the amount of $125,000 being sold there annually; he was instru. | montal in having the trader thero, named Murphy, re- moved and a man nained Bliss appointed in his place; | | the way he procured the appointment was this:—Ho ‘went to a man named Alexander T. Grey, a clerk in the Attorney General's office, who was a friend of Senator | Garpenter, and told him that Bliss had agreed to make | the witness an equal partner with himeelf, and to give | $1,000 for the positign, and the witness promised | Grey that if he could obtain the place he would see | that $1,000 were paid to him; accordingly Grey saw Carpenter, who had the appointment made asa per- sonal favor to Grey, the latter so represented to the witness; the commission was seutto Bliss, but Bliss repudiated the arrangement, and the witness had him | removed im consequence; then a man named Charles Tracy said he would give the witness $3,000 if he | would procuro the place for him; 680 the witness applied to a lobbyist named Class | | to transact the business for him; and Class | | eaid he could operate through Senator Saw. | | yer, as Sawyer was his personal friend; the witness | | promised Class $500 it he should succeed; Tracy's | | bargain with the witness was to give him $3,000, of | which he paid oniy $500; Class lost his when | Tracy “went back” on the witness the latter said | Tracy must, and he did go, through the influence of | | Mr. Sawyer, with the Secretary of War; the witness | | never held a post tradership, and what he had above | stated was ali he ever had to do with them The wit- | ness testified that post traderships were procured from time tottme for money, and the trader at Fort Bascom | informed him he had given $1,000 for the place; he had | heard that Jobn Dent, a brother-in-law of the Presi- dent, controlled four or five such appointments. The witness was asked by Mr. Danford whether he | thonght that such business as ho baa been engaged in “Was honorable? The witness replied he thought his | business with Bliss was honorable as he never looked Two other witnesses were examined, G. W. Fleet and & Cheney, who testified they paid nothing what- | evor for their post tradorships. The latter said when he was trader at Fort Davis he patd $100 for political THE POST OFFICER DEPARTMENT INVESTIGA- TION-—EVIDENCE OF FAVORITISM IN AWARD- Ino CONTRACTS—BIDS THAT WERE NEVER CONSIDERED. The House Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads to-day examined J. C. Chidestar, a mail contractor of Arkansas, He tostified that he deposited in the Con- tract Office Jast spring a bid for the route from Dalk Texas, to Jacksboro, that the contract was awarded-to somo one else, and that when he called for his bid and the security check attached to it they were banded to | him by the Second Assistatit Postmaster General, with the remark that the bid had noyer been registercd or | cago Railroad, | ex-Superintendent of _NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCH 26, ‘1876. —QUADRUPLE SHEET, - ‘siaiaiincod, witness did not know whether it was the lowest bid or not; General Tyner did not inform him bow {* happened that bis bid had never been recorded. It was, however, just after the time when discoverics were made that Ubannel and Floyd, two of the Department clerks, had suppressed and ab- stracted a number of bids, Several other bids de- posited by the witness had never been returned to him. | These were not accompanied with checks. He was next interrogatea concerning the remittance by Second Assistant Giles A. Smith, some years pro- viously, of a fine of $1,800, that had been assessed against him for failure to perform the stipulated ser- vice on tho Fort Smith and Little Rock route, He swore that ho was let off from paying the fine only by reason of full proof that floods, &c, had Inevitably inter- rupted the service, As to his having taken a policy of life insurance in a company represented by Mr. French, Chief Clerk of the Contract Office, the witness testified that he did this merely because he wanted to insure his life and not with any expectation of receiving off- cial favors In consequence, Ho was then asked if Mr, J. J, Hinds had not de- manded, when they were making a settlement of some joint business interests, that a certain sum of money, pérhaps $5,000, must be reserved or paid for the bene- fit of Senator Spencer. The witness replied that noth- ing of the sort had ever occurred, and he had no recol- lection of having ever said so to any person, Mr. Hinds made a claim upon him growing out of an agree- ment that Mr, Hinds should have a right to purchase an intorest in one of his contracts on aroute he bad long boen running. Mr. Hinds had performed some services in travelling, &c., for the benefit of ibis route, but did not pay the promised purchase money. Their dis- agreement was submitted to arbitration, ex-Senator McDonald acting for the witness, and Mr. J, J. Noah for Mr. Hinds, The arbitrators agreed that witness must pay Mr. Hinds $4,000, and he patd it in order to got rid of the controversey, and to aveid trouble which Mr, Hinds could have caused him by stopping his pay from the department, THE SPENCER INVESTIGATION, The Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections met to-day to continue the Spencer investigation, but immediately adjourned until Monday, at the request of General Morgan, counsel for the meinorialists, who stated that the witnesses expected {rom Alabama had not yet arrived. MRS. C P, MARSH BEFORE THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. Mrs. C. P, Marsh, accompanied by her husband, was before the House Sub-Judictary Committee to-day, and gave testimony similar to that of yesterday before the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department. THE DISTRICT REAL ESTATE POOL—A SEARCH AMID WESTERN UNION TELEGRAMS. The select Committee on tho District Real Estato Pool held a short meeting this morning in secret ses- sion, Mr Leonard Whitney, the Superintendent of the Western Union Telegraph Company, produced, under the usual protest, a number of telegrams that passed through his office during the summer of 1872 and sinco in regard to the Real Estate Pool. Tne committee de- cline to givo the telegrams or their purport for publica- tion, It was understood thata subpoena has becn issuea for Judge McArthur, of the Supreme Court of this District, and that he will scon return to this city and appear before the committee, EX-ATIORNEXY GENERAL WILLIAMS AND THE KU KLUX, Ex-Attorney General Williams and ex-Comptrolter Brodhead were before a sub-committeo of the House Judiciary Committee to-day, and were examined in regard to certain expenditures made by the Dopart- ment of Justice during what were called the Ku Klux raids, THE SALE OF ARMS TO THE MEXICAN GOVERN- MENT. No action has yet been taken by the authorities here Tegarding the request from the Mexican government for the purchase of arms from this government. Per- sons officially connected with the War Department, as well as others who have given this subject some atten. tion, do not think this government has tho material to. spare, BELKNAP. ALLEGED BRIBB TO THE EX-SECRETARY TO SECURE A CONTRACT. Mancurster, N. H., March 25, 1976, An evening paper here publishes a ement that J. G. A. Sargent, of this place, pald Secretary Belknap $12,000 for a contract to furnish heating apparatus in the government buildings at Fort Leavenworth. BRITISH EXPORTS LIST O¥ PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF BRITISH AND IRISH PRODUCE IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES IN FEBRUARY OF 1875 anv 1876. Wasuixatoyx, March 25, 1876, Tho following statement, showing the exports of the principal articles of British and Irish produce and manufactures from the United Kingdom to the United States during the two months ending February 28 and 29, 1875 and 1876, respectively, has been furnished by the Chief of tho Bureau of Statistics :— Articles, 1875. 1876. AMKal. cee eee eeeee £195,916 132,700 ‘Apparel and slops. 16,414 9,849 Beer and ale.... 89,661 23,514 | Copper, wrought, cwt..... 38 109 Cotton piece goods of ail kinds, yards. 478,500 17,477,600 Korthen and “chinaware, &e. £98,465 88,877 Haberdashery and millinery pens aga a 167,172 81,380 | Hardware and cutlery... 106,764 72,164 Iron, pig, tons... 7201 6,078 | Bar, angle, bolt and rod, tons 613 452 Railroad, of all sorts, tons . 4,981 o Hoops, sheets and botier and armor plates, ton! 3 313 Tin plates, tons 17,091 15,141 Cast or wrough' 997 916 Old, for remanutacta 445 1,201 Steel, unwrought, tous. 1,507 1,182 pig, rolled, ‘she , tons Linen pre Machinery ° Bther’ chan engines.. ‘ Paper, writing a H and’ envelopes. Other kinds. Salt, rock and white, tons Stk—Broad stufls of silk or | eatin, yards. , ere. ee 63,708 Silk, r-boons of all kinds £2,633 1, Silk—Other articles of silk only... .. 20,741 14,403, sim Oiher urticles ot silk and other materials... ae 4,407 8.995 Spirits, British and iris! 8. 10.691 7169 Stationery, other than paper.. £10,793 11,618 Tin, unwrought, ewt 6,980 2.875 sheep and lambs’, Ibs 89,600 23,500 Woolk—Woollen cloths, coat- ings, duffels, &e., yard 908,500 607,800 Worsted stutls, yards... 12,465.709 10,680,800 Carpets, not being rugs, yards. | 702,000 395,000 RAILROAD RECEIVERSHIP, Memrnis, Tenn., March 25, 1876. Upon the petition of the Illinow Central Railroad Company Judge Emmons has appointea J. B. Alex- ander receiver of the New Orleans, St. Louis and Chie | THE HOLLOWAY TRIAL. Inptaxavouss, Ind., March 25, 1876. To-day was commenced the trial of Harry Holloway, tho Indianapolis Post Office charged with having received $2,000 from William ©, Mason for securing him a contract for repairing mat! pouches at this penne A DRUNKEN JUROR. inne Bartimone, Md., March 25, 1876. A few days since, in the City Court, Judge Brown | presiding, during the trial of a cause tho foreman of the jory was discovered to be in a@ state of intoxica. tion, He was withdrawu, the jary discharged and the case continued. Yesterday he was sentenced by Judge Brown to ten days’ imprisonment in the City Jail, to forfeit his pay asa juror and to be disqualified here. after from seryiag on a jury. ACQUITTED OF MURDER. Puinapeventa, March 25, 1876, The jury in the case of Frederick Miller, charged | with the murdor of Matthew Spellissy, to-day rendered a verdict of not guilty. ATTEMPTED ESCAPE: ~ FROM JAIL, Bostox, March 25, 1876, The prigon oMcials discovered and frustrated a pian for tho escape of Miles, the Barre bank robber, from the Windsor (Vt.) Prison last night. had been procured and one of the attendan ae bribed. On searching the cell a mew five-shooter, loaded, was found concealed in the prisoner's coll, | any quarter. | elndiny RACING AT SAN FRANCISCO. Say Francisco, Cal., March 25, 1876. Tho two-mile and repeat race came off to-day. The track was in fair condition. A strong breeze prevailed. The pools at the course were well patronized, with Hockhocking the favorite, Golden Gate next and Rev- enue and Chance about even. The first was won by Chance, under a pull, by three lengt! olden Gate second and Hockhocking third. Time, 3; Hockhocking shoved lameness between the heats, and Chance was now the favorite at $500, Golden Gate $155, Revenue $70 and Hockhocking $37 50. The second heat was also won by Chanco by six | lengths, Hock Hocking second and Golden Gate a poor thir Time, 3:46%. Revenue dropped at tho first half mile with » sprained ankle. } A ROBBERY FRUSTRATED. | AN ATTEMPT TO STEAL THIRTY THOUSAND DOL- | LARS FROM A BANK AND TO GAG THE CASH- IER—THE ROBBERS CAPTURED. Harrissere, Pa., March 25, 1876. Last May a man giving his name as Major Rollins ar- rived at Chambersburg. He reprosented himself as a wealthy Southern gentleman, and, by his fine social qualities, won the esteem and confidence of a large number of the solid citizens of the town, among them the cashier of the First National Bank. Last night Rollins called on the cashier with a friend he tntro- duced as Johnson, who, he said, desired to make a de- Posit of $30,000 until morning. The cashier accom- panied the men to the bank, and while he was placing & package containing $30,000, which arrived by express afier banking hours, in a private sale with Johnson’s bogus deposit, the men made a desperate assault on the cashier, gagging him and seiz- ing the thirty-thousand-dollar package. As they wero going toward the front door to escape the bank officer partially removed the gag and gave an alarm, An inmate, who had been up stairs, came to his rescue, locking the front door to cut off their retreat, Rollins drew a pistol on him and commanded him to open the door, The man refused, and the robbers made their exit by areir door, In'going down the steps Rollins fell, and a negro, who had been in the building, jumped on bim and held him unui assistance arrived, The stolen money all found on bim, Johnson had meanwhile escapod on a horse stationed on the outside, This morning he was captured about twenty miles {rom Chambersburg. Both are in jail. AN E EDITOR FINED, Warernvry, Conn., March 25, 1876, R. H. Smith, editor of the American, was this after- noon fined $75 for contempt of court, ho having writ- ten and caused to be published an editorial calculated to injure the dignity and eMcioncy of Judge Boughton, of tho City Court. “Mr. Smith reinsed to pay the fine, and*was taken to the New Haven Jail, The editorial was written for political purposes. MOTHER AGAINST SON. The trial of the suit of Mrs, Maria Mulock to re. cover possession of a large amount of property alleged to havo been fraudulently taken from her by her von, William G. Mulock, was resumed yesterday in Nowark, N. J., before Vice Chancellor Van Fleet. The defendant was placed on the stand and put through a rigid examination, With regard to a certain tax on the property be swore positively that he did not receive acheck from his mother to pay it; but the check book with the stub was produced, showing that such a check had been made out in his name, and ho stammered out that he had made a mistake. He tes- tiled that he bad collected rents in his mother’s namo on property she conveyed, as he alleges, to him, im accordance with an understanding ‘with her, Since ceasing to reside with his mother he had pre- forred a claim against her for $200,000 for five years? services as her man of business. Subsequently he re- duced his claim to $120,000. He e: inod the absence of family witnesses to certain alleged transactions between him and his mother on the ground that she did not wish to have her daughter know all that was going on, The case was then adjourned till the 4th of April, when the hearing will be resumed at Elizabeth. There are half a dozen witnesses yet 10 be examined. HOW SHE PEPPERED HIM. [From the Marshaltown (Iowa) Times, March 17.) “At noon to-day, just after the adjournment of Justice Frisbie’s Court, as the attorneys, witnesses and parties to the suit were coming down stairs, the sister | of Mies Shelton, who was noticed in yesterday’s Times as having attempted to rawhide Goodrich, tho | defendant in the seduction case, pulled torth an ugly looking switch from under her apron and made a dive for her old enemy, with the intention of administering to him the castigation she promised on Monday. Mr. Boardman, Goodrich’s attorney, socing the move- ment, pushed him one side, A brother of the girl, who was with the party, struck Goodrich, and sho drow forth a package of Cayenne pepper and dashed a hand- ful of it in his face, a part going into his eyes, He fell instantly to the floor and in the most intense agony. She then passed down into the street, where she stood for some time waiting for Goodrich to come out, flourishing her whip and expressing an in- tonse longing to be allowed to get at him, and promis- ing to take his scalp. A crowd gathered, but no one seemed inclined to interfere, and quite a number ex pressed themselves treely in commendation of the girl’s conduct. She said that if Goodrieh could escapo tne law he could not escape her, and that she would kill him if he did not produce her sister, whom sho alleges he has hidden away in order to provent her testliying against him in the examination now in | progress. Goodrich was taken up and assisted mto Mr. Board- man’s office, where he was placed upon asota and Dr. | Adams sent'for. His sufferings are said to be fearful, | and it will probably be several days before he will bo enough to permit of his exammation being con- tinued. Alter half an hour or so the girl, her nother and her brother got into their wagon and drove off, and the crowd seemed half inclined to give her three cheers. GOOD FOR KENTUCKY—IF TRUE, The Danville (Ky.) Adoocate (dem.) remarks that tt \3 is a matter of just pride tbat no Congressman, Senator, | Cabinet Minister or representative at a forcign court from Kentucky has brought reproach, at any time, on the fair name of the State by corrupt’practices from If they have gono Into the public service poor, asa rule they have come out poorer. None of | them have ever learned the art of getting rich on @ salary (bat was hardly enough to sustain them in de- cency in their official positions. Aad yet how many ot them, by honorable bearing and commanding intel- Jects, have secured the ear and respect of the nation! ARREST OF A MAIL AGENT. [From the Danville (Ky.) Advocate. } During the past three months many letters contain- ing money, maiied at various points along the Knoxville branch of the Louisville and Nashville Ratiroad, have fatled to reach their destination, and a systematic watch- | ing of the mail bags @ few days ago developed the fact | | that Dr, Hugh Muiholland, one of the route agonts, was responsible tor their non- dolivery. On arrival atl “ ville, last: Monddy afternoon, the Doctor was tiken in | cnstody, and in default of '$5,000 bail was sent to | rison, He 18 most reputably connected, and has a jarge circle of sorrowing relatives, friends and ac- quaintances He was surgeon of the Filth Kentucky infantry in Goneral E. H. y's brigade, ond afer | the close of the war was t assessor of internal revenne in Hardin coum He had been a tanhiut public officer im every position hitherto occupied by | him. ILLICIT DISTILLERS IN “KENTUCKY | KS COME TO GRIEF. | {From the Bowling Green Pantagraph.) | De | Colonel E. L. Mottley and Deputy Marshal Adair, with a posse of daring young men of that city, mado a descent upon the moonshine distillers of Alien county on the Oth aud 10th 4nst., arrested three of them, one Kiah Perdue, who ts known as of the Moonshiners,” and destroyed the last o thert dyatiliertes in ‘that coo nty. the others having been destroyed on a previous raid. The party was on ny - | back thirty-two hours, and rode 110 miles during the | ume. / | HOTEL ARRIVALS. Senator Justin “8. Morrill, of Vermont, is residing temporarily atthe Fifth Avenue Hotel, Schuyler Col- fax, of Indiana, arrived in the city yesterday and ip atthe Everett House. Congressman Lyman K. Bass, of Buffalo, is registered at the St, James Hotel. Rev. Dr, John Newman, of Troy, 1s staying at the St, Denis Hotel, Wilham G. Fargo, of Buffalo, is at the Astor Nonse, Congressman William H. Barnum, of Cons | necticut, and ex Governor J. Gregory Smith, of Ver- | mont, yesterday arrived at the Filth Avenye Motel. James G. 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