The New York Herald Newspaper, March 29, 1876, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29. 1876,—TRIPLE SHEET. WASHINGTON. Action of the Committee on the Rio Grande Border Troubles. AMENDMENTS TO THE SPIRIT TAX LAWS. The Belknap Impeachment Articles Ready for Presentation. CONTEST OVER DANA'S NOMINATION Interesting Developments Before the War De- partment Committee. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasarxorox, March 28, 1876, THE SPIRIT TAX LAWS—MEMORIAL FROM THE NEW YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE FAVORING AMENDMENT. A committee of the New York Produce Exchange to- day presented to the Ways and Means Committee a memorial explaining the commercial evils of the pres- ent operation of the spirit tax laws and asking for their immediate amendment, The memorial was ananimously adopted by the Produce Exchange. Tho tommittee consist of Messrs. W. 8: Miller, of W. S. Miller & Co.; Isaac Bristow, of GW. Kidd & Co, and BE. P, Hill, of F. 0. Boyd & Co, They are to present similar memorials to-morrow to the Secretary of the Treasury and Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and have a full hearing before the subcommittee of Ways and Means on distilled spirits to-morrow afternoon, This sub-committee are Messrs. Hancock of Texas, Chapin of Massachusetts, and Bur- chard of Iilmois, Petitions favoring the passage of the Meade bill have been forwarded from Louisville, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, St Louis and other cities, and, while there is opposition to some features of all the plans proposed, it seems probable that some action will be taken on the subject. THE RIO GRANDE BORDER TROUBLES—RESOLU- TIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE SUBJECT TO BE PRESENTED TO THE HOUSE. ‘The following resolution has been agreed upon by the Committee on the Texas Frontier Troubles and Mr. Schleicher will report it to the House at the Orst op- portunity :— Joint resolution for the protection of the inhabitants of the Texas frontier on the lower Rio Grande against lawless raids from Mexico. Se it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the peters of giving efficient pro- tection to the country between the Rio Grande and Nueces rivers, in the State of Texas, from the cattle thieves, robbers and murderers from the Mexican side of the river, the President of thé United Btateg be and hereby is authorized and required to sta- tion ahd keep on the Rio Grande River, from the mouth of that river to the northern boundary of the State of Tamaulipas, above Laredo, two regiments of cavalry for fleld service, in addition to such infantry force as ry for garrison Mig and to assign re- giments so as to fill each troop to num- ber 100 privates, and’ they shall be kept up to that strength as long us they shall be required in that ery Sxerion 2.—That in view of the inability of the Rational government of Mexico to prevent the inroads of iawless parties from Mexican soil into Te: the President is hereby authorized, whenever in his judg- ment [t shall be necessary jor the protection of the rights of American citizens on the Texas tronter above described, to order the troops to cross the Rio Grande and use such means as they may find neces- sary for recovering the stolen property and checking the raids; guarding, however, in all cases against any unnec®ssary injury to peaceable inhabitants of Mexico. THE RECUSANT WITNESS KILBOURNE—REFUSAL OF THE HOUSE TO SUBRENDER HIM TO THE COURTS, os ee ‘The House by a decided affirmative vote refused a demand to-day made upon the Sergeant-at-Arms by the local courts for the body of Hallet Kilbourne, indicted as a recusant witness for not testifying be- fore the committee to investigate the real tstate pools. No other course could, without prejudice to the work of the numerous investigating committees, be taken by the House, and the republi- cans voted with the democrats to keep the rod in terror over all who may be called to give evidence before Con- gress, and Lo require thatthe truth, hurt whom it will, shall be told, The republicans accepted the situation ‘im this spirit, and bence Kilboarne is to remain in furance vile until he answers the questions put by the tommittee, In this connection it transpires that some persons bave been anxious to get a free ride to Washington by offering to tell about imaginary musdoings in the de- partments, but the committees have put a stop to this httle game by refusing to pay the per diem or mileage of any witness who is evidently insincere in volunteer, ing information of this kind. GENERAL SCHENCK BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS—IMPRESSION CAUSED BY HIS TESTIMONY. The presence of ex-Minister Schenck made quite a Stir ut the Capitol this fmorning. The Foreign Afairs Committee room was thronged with people during his deposition. An army of newspaper reporters took his words and the artist of an illustrated paper mado a picture of the scene wih General Behenck as the central figure. The impression lett | upon the minds of those who heard the testimony was aot favorable to the ex-Minister, whose Ynordinate and vulgar desire to make money out of the Emma mine Speculation was a confession ot his failure to compre- hend the exalted dignity of bis position of Minister and Diplomate at the Court of St. James, GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasuixetoy, March 28, 1876, THE WAR DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION—OPERA- TIONS OF THE DENT FAMILY—BARGAINS AND SALES FOR POST TRADERSHIPS—CONTRIBU- TIONS FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES, The Committee on the Expenditures inthe War De- pariment to-day examined Alexander T. Gray, a clerk in the Attorney General’s office, He testified that B. Gordon Daniels called upon him and said he wanted to get the trading post at Fort Stanton; that a Mr. Bliss was to go into partnership with him, and incase of their receiving the appointment, they would give him (Gray) $1,000; Gray went to Senator Carpenter and recommended Daniels to be a good business man, &e., and told him that he was @ constituent of Mr. Carpenter; Senator Carpenter recommended him, and Daniels obtained the appointment, but never paid him the $1,000, Lieutenant R. T. Jacobs, Jr., of the United States Army, was examined as to tbe conduct of the trading posts, He bad been stationed fur eight and a halt years in the Indian Territory, Kansas and Dakota; he knew of the payment of mouey by Evans to Marsh for the Fort Sill post; the officers of the post recommended Evans for Fort Sill, but no atrention was paid to it; the Witness said Orvil Grant went out there in 1874, and it Was generally understood that Grant sold the frauchise for Standing Rock, Forts Steveuson, Buford, Peck, Kearney and Berthold. ‘The witness further said that it Was generally wnderstood out there that all the posts were pau for and for sale; the witness gave none but hearsay testimony; he knew nothing on th txcept what was the general understanding amovg army officers, First Lieutenant Robert G. Carter, of the Fourth tavalry, testified that Geveral Reynoids sent to Gen- tral McKenzie about 50,000 or 75,000 bushels of corn, bought from Adams & Wicks, contractors at San An- tonto; but General McKenzie, who was commander at ihe post, refused to receive it on the ground that it was | bot fit for issue and was too Igh in price; General Reynolds ordered him again to take it, when McK jain refused, aud had am inspection of the grain found weevil eaten and musty, and therejore unfit for issue; after MeKenzie’s secoud protest Reynolds made a peremptory order and the ‘ormer was obliged to take the grain; MeKonzie rep- tesented that Adains & Wicks were bad men; that they bad got a ‘corner’ in corn, and monopolizing ihe coutracts of the department, and that other com twas ubject | tractors offered to furnish good corn for fifteen or twenty cents a bushel less. The result was that Reynolds preferred charges to General Halleck against McKenzie for wilful and obstinate diso- bedience of orders, buthe was never tried, Witness said the damaged corn laid around the post for a long time and was finally wasted, because the horses would Bot eat it, Mr. J. E. Barrow testified that he was appointed post trader at Fort Union, New Mexico, in 1863, through the influence of W. D. N. Barnard, brother-in-law of General J.C. Dent; after trying other parties he went to Barnard and promised to give him one-third of the profits of the post; Barnard wrote a long letter to General Grant, wbo was then General of | the Army, telling him of the proposition made, and de- tailing the conversation had between the witness aud Barnard; witness saw the letter; he enclosed an appli- cation for the appointment, and got it direct from General Grant through General Smith; after witness | bad put up the buildings, accumulated a large stock and had gone to St. Louis to buy goods he was summarily and unexpectedly dismissed from his post iradership; Barnard was appointed in his placo and took charge of the buildings and goods without authority and commenced a career of profligate man- agement; Barnard bet two wagon loads of coffee and sugar belonging to witness that Grant would carry the Stato of New York by 20,000 majority and lost them; witness was placed «ss in, very unpleasant position, because he owed a large amount of money and said he desired to make arrange- ments with hiscreditors; he went with Dent to Fort Union and found Barnard in charge; witness made an agreement at Fort Union to sellout to Dent; witnessand Dent then went to St, Louis where Dent backed out of his bargain; after some diekering he made anew bargain with Dent to sell out to him tor $37,000, which included | two lots in St, Louis at $10,000; witness sold the lots for $4,500, and compounded with his creditors for a | settlement at forty cents on the dollar, turning over | Dent’s notes, &c.; witness said he had $60,000 worth of goods at Fort Union when he sold out to Dent; Mr, Barnard, a few days after enclosing witness’ ap- plication with the letter to General Grant, wrote to Mrs. Grant, telling her of witness’ proposition and asking her influence; the witness says he read the letter, and that Barnard familiarly addressed her as Julia; Barnard is now a bank examiner at St, Louis. Mr. J. D. Wooley, post trader at Fort D. A, Russell, Wyoming Territory, testified that he was first ap- pointed sutler there in 1867, and was reappointed in March, 1871; the original appointment was made tnrough the recommendation of the offleers of the garrison; he employed ex-Senator John M, Thayer, of Nebraska, to come on here three or four times when attempts were mado to remove witness; he had paid Thayer about $800 to $1,200; the first payment was made in August, 1872; the highest single payment was $350; he never conversed with Thayer about the proposed change in the manner of ap- pointing pos traders and never paid any officer,for his influence to retain the post either in money or by al- lowing him to have his goods cheap; he contributed $400 to the Republican campaign fund during the last Presidential campaiga, one check for $250 and one for $150; he never paid any one to attend to his matters except Mr. Thayer. Edward Welch testified that he bas been post trader at Fort McPherson since April 25, 1871; | he has also had an interest in Camp Sheridan; that post goes in with the McPherson interest; Mr. R. F. Bowers, a wholesale grocer of Keokuk, Ind., and brother-in-law of General Belknap, is his partner; wit- ness got the appointment through military influence; Bowers put $4,400 inthe business, and owns two- thirds; witness pat in $2,200, and owns one-third; he did not believe that Bowers ever wrote the Secretary of War about the pla he asked him to do so, but Bowers said he did not want to bother the Secretary of War; the profits of the post at Fort McPherson were $8,000 the drst year; they lost $2,000 by a regiment that left owing that much; since then the profits have dwindled down to nothing; last year they lost money; this was because of the decrease of the military force and increase of | competition. The witness subscribed $300 to the last | Presidential campaign, and sent it to the chairman of the campaign committee. THE BELKNAP IMPEACHMENT ARTICLES TO BE ; TED TO-MORROW. The full Housé Committee on the Judiclary held a Meetng to-day to receive the report of the sub-com- mittee which had heard the testimony of Mr. and Mre. Marsh and others im the Belknap case. The committee passed upon the articles of impeachment, and propose to present them in the House on Thursday, together with -the evidence in their sup- port. It is the general view of the committee that this is sufliciently strong to convict him of cor- ruption in office, The articles and specifications are in the usual form, and particularly set forth ag in an indigtinent the acts with which he is charged. MR. DANA'S NOMINATION IN EXECUTIVE 8ES- SION—SENSITIVENESS OF SENATORS OVER THE LETTER TO MR, BOUTWELL, The Senate was in executive session over threo hours to-day on the nomination of R. H. Dana, Jr., to be Minister to England. Mr. Boutwell made a long speech in that gentleman's favor, and, criticising the action of the Committee on Foreign Relations, said they made their adverse report on ez parte testimony. To this Mr, Cameron repliod that the, committee had adjourned over for «# week in order that Mr. Dana might be heard in reply to the charges against him; but, instead of accepting the courtesy thus extended by tho com- mittee, he wrote a letter clothed in offensive terms | and addressed to Mr. Boutwell, The committee first saw the letter in the newspapers. Mr. Dana did not | think proper to write to the committee. After Mr. Boutwell had concluded his speech, inter- rupted occasionally by Mr. Cameron in vindication of the action of the committee, Mr. Morton took the floor, aud gave the reasons which influenced his oppo- sition to the nomination, objecting especially to Mr. Dana’s letter to Mr. Boutwell, which was offensive and disrespectful to the entire Senate, and was in- VERMONT REPUBLICANS. PREPARATIONS FOR THE STATE CONVENTION TO- PAY—BLAINE FIRST CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT— BRISTOW SECOND—THE NAMES OF DELEGATES INDICATED, Buruiveton, March 28, 1876. The trains from all portions of the State have, to-day, brought a large number of jtlemen prominently connected with the politics of Vermont and the dis, cussions on the coming political and Presidential issues have been both spirited and earnest, The arrivals today have given the best of evi- deuce that the republicans of this State intend to earnestly consider the real issues at stake in the coming political battles, Ever mindful that within the years of tne administration of Presi- dent Grant’s official career there have been somo grievous mistakes made by political tricksters, the Vermonters seem to be determined to denounce these evils and float the popular cry to the winds of “Let no guilty man escape.’’ For many weeks past the genetal drift of discussion has centered upon the coming Presidential candidate- All the prominent names mentioned 1n that connection have received their share of consideration, aud from what can be judged taking the discussions among those who seem to be the “knowing ones.’’ Vermont's first choice for the Presi- dential candidate will be Jam G. Blaine of Maine. The talk has been about an even thing by tween Blaine and Bristow, Naturally, the Grst prefer ence is given to Mr. Blaine, for he is a New Eng- lander and better known to Vermont than Mr. Bristow. Blaine is considered, and, in fact, has for many years been, quite a favorite with Vermontess, Mr. Bristow also receives considerable, and, in fact, a large share, of praise from all sections of Vermont. Should Bristow receive the Presidential nomiuation, | Vermont's republican voters will with unanimity cast their vote for him; but Blaine is undoubtedly the first choice, and when the Convention gets together here to-morrow boon, the political atmosphere will encom- pass Blaine. THE DELEGATES, The question as to the selection of delegates to repre- sent the State at Cincinnati bas for the it two months absorbed the greater portion of the politicians’ consideration, Among the prominent geutiemen named, those most likely to receive the actual support and consideration of the Convention are:—Judge Po- land, of St. Job Ludlow; Hon. George Howe, of Brattleboro, formerly State Senator from Windham county; ex-Governor Stewart, of chee a Hon. C, W. Willard, of Mont- Ves Mier; Colonel W. G. ey, of Rutland; George Bige- jow, of Burlington; Hon. ¥. E. Woodbridge, of Ver- | geno Hon, Worthington C. Smith, of 5t. Albans; Hon. John L. Mason, of Richinond, and ex-Governor Smith, of St Albans. All theee gentlemen are well known as representative men of the State. The number of delegates to which Vermont will be entitled is ten—tour delegates at large and six more representing the three Congressional districts. THE PROBABLE DELEGATES AT LARGE. From what can be ascertained, the indications are that Judge Poland, of St. Johnsbury; Hon. George Howe, of Brattleboro; George Bigelow, of Bur- ington, and Colonel W. G. Vesey, of Kutiand, will con- stitute the delegation at large. ; SENATORS EDMUNDS AND MORRILL, The Conventiou, in point of numbers, will reach about 600 members. It 1s currently roported that let- ters have beea received from both Senators Edmunds | aud Morrill which will be read to the Convention, and that these letters contain some advice to the repub- Heans of Vermont tor guidance in their course of action, lt was expected that one or both of the Senators would be present to enlighten Vermonters on the po- litical situation as viewed from the shadow of the Capi- tol at Washington, but those expectations will not bo realized. The most prominent gentieman named in connection with the presiaing officerstip to-aay, and who seems to be the universal choice of all present, is Hon, George W. Grandy, of Vergennes. This entieman bas Uiled the Speaker's chair of the Vermont Legislature for several sessions. The resolutions will undoubtedly cover muny important issues, promi- nent among which, I am told, there will be a protest against any third term ideas. Another will be for the meer. implicated in frauds of from what I from punishment of all every description. have observed person- the “knowing ones,” ‘delegation to Cincin- id; but should Mr. Blaine be do- nati feated on a nbmination, or even Mr. Bristow, and unpled, sorae candidate be sprung upon the Convention as a “compromise candiate,’’ the influence of Vermont to the extent of her delegation would not be hastily voted away upon this nominee, whoever he might be, unul bis record was fully known. Blaine is undoubtedly Vermont’s first choice, Bristow her second, THE LOUISIANA JUDGESHIPS. GOVERNOR KELLOGG ISSUES AN ORDER 4S TO THE BATON ROUGE JUDGRSHIPS—LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TO BE TAKEN AGAINST THE DISTURBERS, New Orteans, March 28, 1876, Governor Kellogg has addressed an order to the District Attorney of Baton Rouge to take prompt pro, ceedings in the courts in rejation to the recent troubles there. He says:-— I am definitely informed that George P. ‘is, Parish ones and B, fT. Beauregard, State and Parish Collector of East Baton Rouge, have been driven from the parish in open vivlation of Jaw. The Parish Judge is a constitutional officer, elected by a large and undisputed majority, and up to this time no charges have been substantiated against him which could affect his right to exercise his office, It he has been guilty of any such charge it is your duty to fustitute proceedings against hun before the District Court, now in session in East Baton Rouge. The Tax Collector of the pari h was appointed by mo some three years ago. , He is acoloreu man, who, be- fore I appointed him, had served, I believe creditably, as United States Coilector of Internal Revenue, If ho ig a defaulter or has been derelict im his duty it is also your province to proceed against him, before the Grand | Jury, vow in session in East Baton Rouge, The Sheriff of the paris constitutional officer, electea by a large majority, was some time since driven away and compelled to resign, no ollence veing alleged against him that [ am aware of except that he wasa colored man. I ap- pointed in his place a white man, a nauve of the parish, and I perceive that a committee chosen at the meeting recently held at Baton Rouge, while expressing — dissatisfaction == with him on ‘account of his political associations, recommended that he be toleraicd for the present, thus disclosing the animus of those who have thus taken the lawinto their own handsto be directed against these appointees becuase they are republicans. ‘This 18 in a parish admitted to be very largely republi- | can, Ido not gutend to permitaresort to mob vio- Jence in East Baton Rouge or elsewhere in the State. To the end therefore tbat I may exhaust all civil remedies, I request you to immediately wstitute proceedings before the istrict Court dicative of a disposition which uafitted him for a high “diplomatic position, No action was taken by the Senate. Mr. Dawes has prepared a speech in favor of Mr. Dana, and Mr. Whyte will make one in opposition tothe confirmation. Une of the Senators, while as- serting that he has not made a canvass of the Senate, says tuat Dana will: be rejected by at least thirteen majority. In this event it is whispered in Senatorial circles that E, W, Stoughton, of New York, will be the next nominee. THE SPENCER INVESTIGATION. The Senate Committee on Privgleges and Electiqns continued the Spencor investigation to-day, Benjamin de Lemas, of Lowndes county, testified that he never saw any money paid by Senator Speacer to any one; but Mr. Whitney gave him $15, and he gave $8 of w to Merriweather, a member frem Wilcox county, and kept $7 himeelf; did not know that the Wilcox members were opposed to Spencer. Merriweather came to witness and said money was being paid out by Spencer ana his friends to members, and he (Merriweather) was going to Selma if money did not come to him; wituess told him he would see he was ‘fixed; saw Whitney, who did the talking to Merriweathor, aud gave witness $15, and wituess gave | $8 to Merriweather, Merriweather voted for Spencer. | ‘The committee adjourned untfi Thursday morning. | THE REMOVAL OF ARMY HEADQUARTERS TO WASHINGTON, | There is nothing new, rogarding the restoration ot | the army headquarters to Washington. It seems to be | sottied that the change of quarters will soon ve made, | but no order upon the subject has yet been prepared at | the War Department, | ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS. The antual convention of the Ancient Order of | Hiverniau’ was beld last evening at the hall, corner of | Twenty-second street and First avenue. The chier | business before the convention was the election of national officers. For the position of national eiegat | or president there were two candidates, and the con- | test was close and exciting. Patrick Campvell and | Joun Maguire were the contestants, but it ix more than | provable that Campbell will be elected. Delegates trom every State in the Union were present, and the con- vention Will remait in session for several days. CAPTURE OF ROBBERS. Thomas Hanrahan and Thomas Dugah, employed at ‘the Weehawken ca' yards, New Jersey, were arrosted yesterday, in Hoboken, by Roundsinan Hayes aud Officer Gallagher, for brutelly beating and robbing Jacob Hellen, of Hoboken, in Marshall street, jast Saturday. They are held for examination, Heillen Says be can identify the men, but as ver 's 100 weak Lo eave his home, | we | consequence und Se all persons known to hi been concerned in u Rouge, and not only against those persons, but against any officers of the parish.who ray have been derelict in the d-scharge of their duties, Should tho | Sneriff be called the Court, structed citizens upon to issue any process of you will cause him to be in- to summon @ posse comitatus of gbod to execute this process, no me to be informed immediately of the fact, you further to call the special attention of the District Judge to these points, instructions to the Grand Jury touching these matters, “MOLLIE” THE MURDERERS, MOVEMENT OF KELLY'S COUNSEL TO DELAY HIS TRIAL—THE CASES OF HIS AcCOM- PLICES, Maven Cnuyx, March 28, 1876, ‘The case of Kelly is drawing slowly toward the bar of the court and the trial will most likely commence | to-morrow morning. Public interest in the case seems to be rathor on the increase thau otherwise, stimulated by the legal dodges which, it is now under- stood, are to be resorted to in order to stave off action. This morning Mr. Daniel Kalbfus flied a motion for achange of venue and was followed by Mr. Hughes on the part of the Commonwealth in opposition to the movement. The questivn of conveying the cause to | another county will of the court to-morrow, be denied, Mr, Kalbfus will then proceed Urge 48 @ cause for further delay that the panel of jurors has not been properly made up. ‘This question was fully considered iu the cuse of Doyic be argued at the opeving Should the rule and it is not known that anything new in regard to it | bas since come to light. The Court regarded it as of no so devide against it to-morrow. ‘The dilatory measares, It is believed, will not have the effect té stay the onward march of justice toward the murderers of Jones, and tae trial of Kelly will go on to the end ‘There has been some excitement in the streets to- day in consequence of taking Kerrigan trom the jail to the Grand Jury room. The carriage was followed by a large crowd of people, who extibied a great amount oft morbid curiosity to catch sight of the ‘‘squeaier,”’ as the accomplice of Doyle and Kelly is now | popularly cased. District = Attorney — Siemers sent the vill of indictment ayainst Campbell, Carroll and McGeben for complicity in the murder at Lans- ford to the Grand Jury, aud Kerrigan was ted to repeat hig coniession, implicating his companions in crime. He wasdetamed but a short ume and then taken hastily back to prison, the exeitement sub- siding us be disappeared with the gloomy walls, ‘The jury soon alter returned a true bill against the parties accused. The straggie to obtain a jury in the Kelly case will undoubtedly be prolonged jur several days, and the whove trial may occupy # Week of ten days more, Doyle is reported to lave quite recovered his sang- JSrod, aud 1% apparently resigned to bis tate. It is thought that an effory will yet be made to save him | from the gallows by appealing to some Judge of the Supreme Court to grant a stay of proceedings, bury; Hon, William H. Walker, of | je recent unlawiul disturbance in the city of Baton | matter | by whom resisted, and {f met with force you will cause — T request | nd to move un Open court for | STORM AND FLOODS. | The Sweep of the Gales in} France and England. FRENCH VILLAGES SUBMERGED. | A Railway Train Engulfed | in a River. SEVERE LOSS OF LIFE. Loxvox, March 17, 1876. During vhe past week England and France have | been visited with a succession of heavy snow storms | aud severe gales, the effects of which haye been more or less disastrous both on land and sea, ‘Telegraphic communication has been interrupted, rivers have over- flown, and a long list of foundered and damaged ships | has appeared daily ju the Loudon papers, The gale of | Sunday broke down the telegraph wires in both coun- | tries, thus depriving English journals of their usual | columns of Parisian news, while in the French capital | itself THR SHINE has steadily risen to a greater height than it bad attained since 1802. In the environs of the city % rious floods have occurred, the safety of the villages of | | Alfort and Alfortville being so much imperiled that | the military train are assisting the inhabitants to re- move their household goods, and below stream the | country between Chatou and Asnieres is under water, | the tramway service between Paris and Versailles | bemg also checked by the overflow between Auteuil | and Grenelle. AtNantes several manufactories have | been closed by reason of the rising of the Loire, i THE HOSPITAL at the village of Ivry was in danger of being undor- | mined, and 800 of the 2,000 patients have been re- moved. AT MARNE, | Bercy and the neighboring villages the waters reached | | to the second stories of houses, No trace of land can | be seen for miles, Streams run in aud out of the | various thoroughtares of these little towns, and in | Alfort alone 4,000 people have been thrown out of em- | ployment. The most TERRINLE CATASTROPHE yet occasioned by the deluge was the ratlway accident at Lutterbach yesterday, where one of the arches of | the bridge over the Ill gave way, and the slow train | bound trom Mulhouse for Strasbourg was precipitated into the river. The engine had reached the ground on the opposite side when the breakage occurred, but the | carriages, sinxing with the arch, drew with them into | the torrent the remainder of the train, Tho | carriages fell on the top of each other and immediately | | disappeared in the river, where they were broken up | by the strength of the stream. The scene which en- sued was a heartrending one, Those of the travellers who were not killed by the fali were, of course, unabie to escape from the Wagons in Which they were impris- oned, ana they were carried down the river until they | were’ dashed to pieces against the rocks or slowly | drowned. | OVER THIRTY KODIKS" have already been recovered, but this, unfortunately, does not represent all the victims of the accident. AT NEULLY, | the Isle Grande Jatte is submerged and St. Cloud, St. | Ccurbevoie, Bellancourt, with many other have suflered severely, IN PARIS. At the Pont National, in Paris, the water had risen yesterday to withina few inches of the tops of the arches, and near by scores of kiosks, wooden huts and { stalls were being whirled about in all directions. SERIOUS RESULTS are apprehended in the event of the waters not sub- siding. au places, | AT CAMRAY eleven persons lost their lives. AT CATEAN ‘a loose stone falling frum a beliry killed a priest. | AT LIEGE, in Belgium, the barometer tell on Sunday afternoon lower than'in 1768, in which year the reading was | Jower than at any other time then on record, and at Brasagis an unpleasant, but comical shower, com- of rain, hail, hats, umbrellas and chignons, biinded the street passengers. IN THE ENGLISH SHIRES, Various low lying districts of England have sus- tained severe injury in consequence of the heavy falls of snow aud th has been found necessary to sow second spring seed, OPF COAST. ‘The rough weather off the English coasts has caused plenty of work for the lifeboats, among which cratt appears prominently the Springwell, of Harwich, whica | Was placed at that port shortly after the wreck of the Deutschland. The lifeboats stationed on tho Kentish and Sussex coasts have done especially good service in | the houses, whic! undations, and in sore locatities it | telegrams could only be issued from thence. morning a detachment of pioneers urriv Coblenz, also the government president, accu by two engineers {rom Wiesbaden. In the course of the day another express train brought mor. soldiers, who, however, were recalled shortly aiterward, Fi THE FLOODS having endangered Cobienz and its neighborhcod, As soon as the first miliary detachment made its appear. ance the citizens were ‘driven away, and have been preven from working, On 5 tthe thirty pioneers st i work altogether, t order of their oificer, They had not done auything worth mentioning to relieve those who are perhaps hving, and how the government will answer fur not allowing the miners, who would willivgly work day and night to assure themselves of the tate of their fei low creatrres, 1 do not Know. On one of the remain ing corner houses for some months past, by order of the Mayor, a board bas been put up, on which in large lotiers is Written that passengers are warned to y the narrow street as quickly a8 possible, andy government did not take steps to remove the people from their endangered homes, Two or three houses, which are still lable to be smashed every moment by some pieces of the threatening loose rocks, ought to have been pulled down immediately, whereby they would have gained considerable space Lo pursue the operations without any further hindrance. But up to this even ing the government is still considering whether to gacrilice two or three thousand pounds, the value of ccording to the universal opinion, will bave to be done after ail The easy way in which the soldiers were working DISGUSTED EVERY PRELING MAN who saw them, and yesterday, as well us the day be- fore, 200 to 300 miners repeatedly offered their ser- vices, but were each time rejected by the officer in command; nay more, the latter secing the threatenmg position tho men adopted, gave orders to their nyen to direct their arms’ against the people. The situation was a Very grave one, indeed, for only one offensive word would have sufliced to cause a most fearful slaugiter, I must confess I myself was disgusted at the slowness of the proceedings of the work, which is a disgrace to government. Yesterday ONE MORE DEAD BODY was brought forth, which leaves eightcen still to be got out, besides cattle, A peculiar incident is that a son of one of the unfortunate families was in before for a trifling matter and thus sa About 300 people who inhabited the houses adjoining the place of disaster have now been ordered to leave them and ob- tain only with great difficulty a provisional home. Bd) STORM AT HOME. ITS VIOLENCE IN THE CITY AND ELSEWHERE— | STRONG GUSTS OF WIND-—THE CAUSES. As if not content with the liquid flagellation that has been twice bestowed upon us within ten days, the heavens last evening again opened and poured a flood upon the suomissive earth, Impelled by pow- erful gusts of wind the falling clouds were dispersed in huge drops, and whirled about in almost every direction when nearthe ground, Urobrelias su fered wreck and ruin in the small cyclones, Forry boats swerved from their course in crossing the rivers, and their trips were lengthened in making headway pgainst the wild blast. The quantity of water which descended was not so great as might be supposed, but it came with wonderful violence, Announced by all the trumpets of the sky, and would be a fitting finale trom the windy billows of March were we certain itis the finis of ita storms. All the street cars were loaded to excess during the even- ing, and the poor steeds were fit objects for Mr. Bergh’s pity or to awaken a little conscience inthe bosoms of the Solons whb opposed the ‘No Seat, No Fare’? bill. PME THERMAL CAUSES. The storm was accompanied by taunder and light- ning and bigh winds from the northwest, aud was due to the passage of the area of low barometer which we announced as Lemg central in the lower Missouri Valley on Monday, At a late hour last night this storm was central in the region of Southern Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where it has, doubtless, caused a heavy pre- cipitation With floods. A large drainage of this heavy rainfall from this storm wil: take piace through the Ohio River, and will cause a considerable rise in that river, The Indian Territory and the lower Missis- sippi Valley are probably beimg visited by another rainstorm, which will flood the rivers of that region, In New York the storm will be followed by clearing weather and very strong northwesterly winds aud cold, ‘There are indications that the “uorther’ in Texas will increase in force during to-day. A heavy suow storm 1s reported trom the lake region, but will not affect New York, as it will pass through the St. Lawrence Valley, causing a temporary movement of the wind to easterly points. The strength of the gale in New York last might indicated that an extremely low barometer ‘Was moving southward of the city, We will probably hear of some disasters from that direction, THE VICINITY. The channel of Newtown Creek, since the storm of Saturday night, has been in many places so filled up that heavily laden boats find it impossible to go above Penny Bridge, at Laurel Hill, It 1s proposed to dredge it at Onee by private parties who require its use for | purposes of transportatio:. HOBOKEN, ‘ School house No. 3, on Adams ¥treet, Hoboken, N. J., hus been closed for the present te ad the lower floors having been submerged, and the fires could not be lighted. The superivtending principal cansed the | schoo! to be closed on account of it being deleterious for the pupils’ health to remain in such a damp. place, | The boys can sally calculate on another henday to- day. Tie floods in Guttenberg have damaged the streets to the extent of about $1,500. FREAKS OF BLACKSTONE CREEK—DAMAGE IN WOR- CESTER COUNTY FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND | saving the crews of rour distressed vessels, The state ' of the sea all round 18 unusually davgerous, owing | { mainly to the continued violent west and northwest | | gules. and since Sunday very many shipping disasters | ve happened. SERIOUS DAMAGE by floods and winds has been inflicted in the neighbor- | | hood of Bath, Banbury, Blackpool and Chatham (where, | | on Tuesday, @ large building conwected with the school | of military engineering was blown down, many gun | | carriages and military wagons boing greatly injured), | | Tie WORST IN FIPTY YEARS. | | In Dover, Gioucester, Hastings, Monmouth, South. | | amptou, Windsor, Yarmouth and many other places railways have been flooded, roadways torn up, market gardeng inundated, trees uprooted, houses un- rooted and walls broken down. Altogether this has been one of the must extravrdinarily mischievous gales of | the last half century. As a kiud of atonement webave | | had in London a succession of sunny days and an un- | usually bright sky. | RUIN ON THE RHINE. | THE FEARFUL DISASTER AT THE TOWN OF | | CAUB—CONSEQUENCES OF THE MOVE OF A MOUNTAIN—OFFICIAL NEGLECT THE CAUSE | OF RUIN AND DEATH—A TERRIBLE ROLL | IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT. | | [Wiesbaden (March 15) correspondence of London Stan- | dard. } No doubt to many of your readers who have made a trip up the Rhine, the small town of Caub, the histori- cal spot where Marshal Biucher crossed the river on the Ist of January, 1814, is well kuown through its splendid scenery aud the wine that grows there, For | the last few yours the people have noticed that part of | one of the mountwins—at the foot of which whole | streets aro situated—haa moved about two fect down- ward, forming vertical crevices, of which the bottoms could not be ascertained. The numerous petitions | sent to the government in Berlio, in whieh atten | Hon was drawa to the imminent danger, induced the authorities to erect a wall thirty fect thick about a | hundred yards above the houses, in order to prevent | the rocks from rolling down and crushing them. This | | Wall was built six months ago, and since that time the miners, about thirty in uumber, working near the | sammit of the monntain for slates, were ordered to throw their rubbish down in the direction of the guardian wall, which accamulated im time to an enor- mous mass, Whatever reason the government may huve had for giving this order, it is certain the puvlic will not be convineed of the propriety of the measur the more so as the valiey ou the leit side grigt wave | been purchased ana used for heaping up the waste, whereby, at all cvents, no houses would have been eu: dangered or lives I A MOUNTAIN MOVING ON THEIR HRADS. Last Friday night, shortly before wweive o'clock, the | inhabitants Were alarmed by the bells and the night | watebmen, as well as by the eres of the peopio, that | a portion of the mountain was rolling down, | nd everybody hastened to the place called | Kaikgrube, where a sight as norrible us | ‘ever inankiod witnessed presented itwell. conse. | | quence of the heavy ram during the last lew woek, mense masses Ol Slate suddenly gave way ubov | came down with tremendous force against the guardian wall, which gave Way With a terrivie crash, together | with the immense heap of waste slate that was piled | | Up agaist it IS RUINS. | In afew seconds afterwards no fewer than eight | houses, with their twenty-seven sleeping inhabditauis, | were eutired buried im the débria. Turee persons, | who bappened to ve ap hy be peculiar noise in | the back houses, had just time to escape, The scene | that followed 1s seareely to be descrived—the screams | of about two thyusead men and women who sur- rounded the entrances of the only two narrow streets | | feading to the place of disaster, combined with the | | cries tor belp and expressions of tear that still greater ents night every moment occur, were fur some | be deatenmg. Order prevailed at last, ana the men | set to work, aithough it was piteh dark, to release ! THEIR BCKIBD FRIENDS ANL NEIOKBORS, | On Saturday moruing they heard sounds below, and | | digging 1m that direction they succeeded, atier a hard | straggie, in liberating a man, bis wife and ber sister | | from the ruins. The mau, although seriously injured, may yet recover; the two women (with whora L have poken) Wére not hurt atall, Later on, the bouies of | two men feariully mutilatea, one m¢ decapitated, Were got vut, and more distant sor were beard from woderneath, Daring the night « me: senger on horseback bad to be sent to Bacharach, which lies about eight miles jower down the river, to | telegraph tor assistance; because Caub, although a tullway station, bas go might service, aad thereios ; ment of Wall street. DOLLARS. Bosrox, March 28, 1876. It 18 now thought that the destruction caused vy the freshets in Worcester county will amount to $600,000, | While there is reason to believe that three lives have been Jost—two in Clinton and one in Webster. A por- tion of Blackstone was flooded, while at Waterford cel- Jars were flooded, and a general stampede took place lest worst harm should come, At Fiskdale the Cedar Pond dam gave way, and the water swept off a bridge on the highway there, cutting off communication with Southbridge. In Grafton, all along the valley of the Qninsigamond and of the Blackstone, damage more or Jess has been sustained, At Fisherville the road is guilied for rods in length, and one corner of the costly briage over the Blackstone at this place ig washed out. On the Upton road another bridge is almost raine and the road itself is badly ¢ ged, The damages the highways through the town will not be less than from $1,000 (o $2,000. At Rutland the reservoir at M. KR, Moulton’s mill broke through Sunday alternoon, the water doing much damage in the low lands beiow. In Milbury the damage to Captain Simpson's property 48 estimated at $5,000. Work at his mill is suspended consequence. here was a panic at Southbridge on hearing that Cedar dam had given way, and the mill owner: haste to strengthen their dams. Much dam: averted by the tunely news received Several bridges were curried away in Sturbridge. Uxbridge the roads all over the town are badly washed and the total damage cannot fall short of $5,000, dam at Tyler's mill, in West Brookfield, gay: a large territory was flooded. At W ble datnage was done. While two men ina boat were endeavoring to remove the flash boards of we dam ¥, Slater & Sons’ mills the boat was upset, and ono of them, Fred, Andre, was carried drowned. His body was subsequently recovered, was twenty-eight yeare of age and leaves a wile, ywn the rapids aud A SAW MILL AND DAM DESTROYED, Bostox, Mancu 28, 1876. J. A. Jewott's saw mill, on the Sheepscot River, at | yo Giphtheria and searlatina. was | Alna, Me., together with a portion of the da carried away vy the late freshot. ‘The loss 1s $2,000, GIVING WAY OF A MILL DAM. Lowkxt, Mass., March 28, 1876. This afternoon a portion of the stone dam of the Middlesex Mills, on the Concord River, yielded to the tmmense pressure of water, The main current of the stream rashed diagonally against the front embank Al force of men were at once put to work, aud by strenuuas eflorts the river was turned from destroying @ large pamber of houses om Davidson street. Alter having swept out about twenty feet of te Middlesex Company's dam and sixty tect of Wall street, the rush of water was stopped at the sil of Modony’s house, ‘The damage is not yet uscer- THE MERRIMAC PAST THE STOPPED. Lawreyce, Mass., March 28, 187 The Merrimac River reached its highest point during the ireshet at ten o’clock last night, and has since fallen a little, The Spicket River is three inches lower than when at its highest. Ail the mills are troubled with backwater about the sume ag yesterday, and 4,000 to 5,000 operatives are out of work. CLIMAX—MILLS A LARGE DEPOT BLOWN VOWN IN PHILADEL- PHIA, * PuILAavELrata, March 28, 1876, The heavy wind storm to-night blew down the new depot of the Twelfth and Sixteenth streets Passenger Railway Company, which covered nearly a square of round at Twelfts street and Susquehanna avenue. ‘he buildiog Was ander roof, and ihe company ex- pected to causes a heavy joss. SNOW FROM THE NORTHEAST IN TOLEDO, To1.evo, Ohio, March 28, 1876. The worst snowstorm of the season, w'th a furious northeasterly gale, commenced early this morning, and at one o'clock this afteravon was still prevatl- ing, with no signs of abatement. Six iaches of snow have already tation aad drifts bauly, The thermom- eter is at Su degrees, A COLD RASTER IN CHICAGO. Cuicaco, DL, March 28, 1876. Early this morning a drizzing snow storm set B. which up to this hour. two o'clock. P. M.. has eo ieoned the day | apy it in about ten days The accident | _—— $$ | the east. | rush of water on Sunday. | @re interested in the commercial | & Brother, Willam E. Douge, ne | way and | Ho | | ine} | with a ran tinued without abatement. It comes directly from The snow drifts ure very deep in some laces aad the street cars have temporarily stopped. robably about sixiuches of snow bave falleo ale ready. TEN INCHES OF SNOW IN 8ST. LOUIS. Sr. Lovis, Mo., March 28, 1876, After continuous rain ail yesterday the heaviest snow storm of the season vet in about ten o'clock last night, and up tothe present hour (eleven o'clock A. ML.) some ton inches of snow have fallen, The streets are ina horribly slushy condition, and street railroad and other travel is much impeded, The temperature ie mild, TERRIFIC SNOW FALL IN MICHIGAN. Mosror, Mich., March 28, 1876, A terrifie snow storm, the largest of the season, commenced this morning at an early hour and con- tinued with great severity all day until this evening, The snow is about ten inches deep on a level, but » high wind from the nortuwest 18 causing it to drift badly, ‘The storm has been general in Michigan, THE MISSISSIPPI STILL THREATENING. Memruis, Tenn., March 28, 1876, There isa settled conviction in the minds of those interested in the river bottoms that a disastrous over- fiow is inevitable. The water this evening 1s within two inches of the danger line and scant two feet below the extreme high water line. A SNOW STORM IN CANADA. Toronto, March 28, 1876," Another severe snow storm extends throughout One tario to. RECOVERING FROM THE STORM. Provivexce, March 23, 1876. Some of the mills in Lonsdale started up ais morn- ing. The loss of the Quinnebaug Company, at Daniel sonville, will not exceed $12,000, and 30,000 out of the 36,000 spindles are running to day. Advices from Burrillville report that the dam at | John L. Ross’ warp mill, at Oakland, was washed away last night, {it having been crippled during the Tt was intended to have the mills started this morning. In Woonsocket the water has receded five fect, and a large force of workmen were engaged to-day clear- ing away the débris at Valley Falls. ‘There was a panic avout midnight last night, o rumor haying become general that.a large reservoir at Worcester hud given way. There was no little excite- ment, more especially ‘when the station master w unable to telegraph to Worcester as to the truth of the report, THE COURT OF ARBITRATION. The following memorial was sent last evening to Governor Tilden in regard to the appropriation to con. tinue the Court of Arbitration for the Port of New York:— New York, March 27, 1876. To His Excellency Samvugn J. Ti.veN, Governor of the aaa: ve of New York :— ue undersigned merchants and business men who rosperity of the city ot New York, and have their places of business in that city, respecttully represent to your Excelieney that the city of New York, being ‘‘lirst im wealtb, orst | im population and first in commerce among the cites of our country,” holds such pre-eminence, not alone by reason of her unrivalled situation, but as well by Treason of ber exvensive commercial transactions and enterprise, that there exists a general sentiment of Unauimity concerning the advantages to such com mercial interests of the Court of Arbitration ot the tate of New York, already established and in succe: | ful operation im suid city, aud we believe that the extensive mercantile and other ousiness allairs of the city require the continued support ot said Court upon its present ioundation to the end that disputes and differences which unavoidably arise, and necessarily must be determined by sume judicial tribunal may be readily submitted to the Court of Ar- Ditration, where they can be speedily heard and de- cided. We therefore take the liberiy of expressing these sentiments, and the hope that your Excellency will ind it proper to give your executive approval ta the Appropriation bill, or such other act ax has been or muy be passed by the Legislature containing a pro- viriou for the continued support of the said, With sentiments of highest respect, we are your Excellency’s iellow-citizens:—Maitiand, Phelps & Co., KE. D. Morgan & Co., Samuel B. Ruggles, L. Von Hout man & Co., Charles Dennis (Vice President), Gilmour, son& Co., Marx & Co. Hallgarien & Co, Kount Brothers, Wm. Agnew & Sons, A. H. Trowbrid; Amy & .Co,, Charles Lanier,’ Cyras W. Field, lire Brothers & Co, Drexel, Morgan Brothers & n & Co, Baveocs , John J. Cisco & Son, Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company, Eugene Kelly & Co., Richard Ir- vin & Co, Jobn Munroe & Co. Heury F. Spauld- ing, Vermilye & Co. Geo, K. Sistare, Purket Handy, M. K. Jesup, Paton & Co,, Burdett & Pond, Archer & Bull, Howland & Aspiowatl, George W. Lau & Ov., B. G. Arnold & Co., Williams & Guion, A. Low & Brothers, ©, H. Marshall & Co., Benj, i. Sti quan, Kiliot ©, Cowdin, Lee, Tweedy & Co... W. Hol- brook & Co., Wendell, Hutchinson & Co,, Seth B. Hunt & Co., Howard, Sanger & Co., A. V. Stout, D. F., Ties mann’ & Co., ‘George T, Hope, President Conuingptal Insurance Company, Jesse Hoyt & Co., James W. Ek well & Co., Maury’ Brothers, Murray, Ferris & Wo. Fabbri & Chauncey, BE. Pavenstedt & Co, Olypuaut & Co,, William ©. Gilman, William H. Fogy’& Co, Beebe » A. L, Richards, Kayne, Spring, Dale & Co., H. B. Ciatlin & Co., Pomeroy & Plummer, H. K.'& F. B. Thurber & Co,, Kitebing Bros, William Bryce & Co,, Sawyer, Wallace & Co. David Dows & Co., Snow & Burgess, Boyd & Hincken, Dauiel Drake Smith, POLICE BOARD. REDUCING THE EXPENSES OF THE DEPART+ MENT. The Bourd of Polive met yesterday, General Smith im the chair, Roundsman Stewart, of the Fifteenth pro- cinct, was dismissed from the department. Patrolman Tierney, of the Tenth precinct, was sim- ilarly dealt with, Koundsman McGinn, of the Thirty-first precinct, was dined twenty days’ pay. ‘The request of the Supervisors of the town of West- chester tor a detail of New York policemen was deuled, as being beyond the power of the Board. A number of patrolmen were transierred. The clerks employed in the Chef Clerk’s depart- ment—Barret, Waldman, Sandford aud Barkalow— were notitied that alter April 1 their services will uot be required, the object being a reduction of expenses, Operator Lucas, employed in the telegraph depart. ment, Was removed and T. Brennan appointed iu bis piace. BOARD OF The Health Commissioners held their weekly session HEALTH. | erday. an | Yesterday A resolution was adopted forbidding the aumping o manure in the East or North nvers after May 1, The following statistics were received :— During the week ending March 25 there wero 588 deaths reported in this city, being a decrease of 31 a4 compared with the preceding week and 17 les¢ than the number reported during the corresponding week ot 1875, The actual mortality for the week ending Marcd 18 was’623, representing an annual mortality of 30.64 ry 1,000 of the population, which is estimated af 107,086. Daring the past five weeks there bas been ¢ Linual decline ia the number of deaths from stoalb ihe mean temperature fur the week was 32.5 Fabr, cot 40 deg, and the mean humidity 75-1 of total sacaration, as’ reported by Dr. Druper, Direo tor Meteorological Observatory, Central Park, | According to the more r weekly returns of the | followmg cities the gunual rate of wortality is:—le Batimore, 2.67; SC Louis, 21.7; Chicago, 19.865 Bosiou, 25.84; Philadelphia, ; Rickmoud, 15.79; ark, 33.00; Nashville, 3417; Brooklyn, 22.78; N London, 21.08; Dublin, 34 ; Glasgow, Liverpool, bay, 411; Madras, 391; Paris, Awsterdam, 31.1; Rotterdam, Naples, 363 Vienna, 90.8; 7; Rome, Alexandria, 42.6; |, 41.4, The Hague, 29.2; Bertin, 20.1. following 18 4 ative statement of cases of contagious diseases at the bureau for the two weeks ending Mareh 25, 1876:— — Weel Enting—— March 13, March 25, Typhoid fever. . 7 Searlet tever :. 7” Meastes OL be Dipttheri ; ; 123 a | Corebro-spinal meningitis % 3 Smallpox... . a “3 Co | on an Erie Railway train in motion at Rutherfard MR. BOWE Mr. Henry C: Bowen, accompanied by his son Ed- ward and Dr, Ward, again met the special committee of Plymouth church last evening at the private resi- dence of Mr. Pratt, corner of Orange and Hicks street, Brookiyn. The proceedings were strictly of « private character and none but those directly interested in the case were permitted to be present. From what 4 H&®aLD reporter was enabled to ascer- tain, however, alter the majofity of the committee haa retired to their Lomes, it seems as if the entire time of the session was occupied im the earnest discussion of the THIRD, FOURTH AND FIPTH CHARGES made against Mr. Bowen by the church and what sort of vesumony was fitung to be admitied in order that they might be sustained, The exact character of the discussion, however, could not De learned; but it was stated that the only party Wio Was present for the pur- pose ol rendering testimony, Mr. Andrew Bradshaw, t permitted by the Cominittes todo so, M fier the adjournment, retired immediately and relused to state anything whatever ip reiation what haa taken piace, KILLED ON THE RAIL Jolin Herster, of this city Was in the wet of jumping under N. J. on Mouday night, when he shpped, fell tuo wheels aud was Lorribly mangled, 9