The New York Herald Newspaper, April 4, 1876, Page 3

‘a § GOVERNOR CHAMBEREAI'S CRUSADE, Remarkable Sumptuory Achievements of & Congressional Prisoner. BABCOCK’S UNPLEASANT POSITION. The President Speaks Signiiicantly of the Bell Expose. Inquiry. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, Wasuixctox, April 3, 1876, WoRTON'’s PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE EN- FORCEMENT ACT. ‘Tne actio# of the Suprome Conrt on the Enforcoment act has caused a good aeal of excitement among re- Publicans, especially Senators, and the anendments ‘effered to-day by Sepator Morton aro intended to show ‘this feeling. Mr. Mortem does not, of course, expect a femocratic House to pass his bill, but he says he means, if possible, to get it through the Senate, so as bo have it discussed in the House and let the democrats go on the record against it, This they will readily ao; but it js doubtful if amendments to the Enforcement fact can be made interesting to the public. The neces- sity for that kind of jion has passed by. ‘The bill introduced? by Senator Morton provides that all porsons and officers charged with the duty of furnishing to citizens an opportunity to perform any ‘act which @ State or Territory may prescribe as a pre- Fequisite for voting shall give all citizens equal oppor- tunities without distinction of race, color or previous ‘condition of servitude, and fuil- ‘mg to do this they shall forfeit for each offence to the person aggrieved $500, together with Costs and such counsel foes as the.Court may deem Just, Such offences are also to be punished ont convic- tom by a fine of not less than $500, and by imprison- ment from one month to one year, or by both, in the discretion of the Court. Tho second 'sec- ‘ion prescribes the same penalties for any per- ton who by force, bribery, intimidation or other un- lawful means shall binder, delay, prevent, or combine 40 hindor, &c., any citizen from doing tho act required to qualify him to vote. The third section pre- scribes a fie not less than. $500 and imprisonment of from one month to a year, or both, for obstructing on account of race, color, &c,, the exercise of the right of suffrage by any person entitled to it under the fifteenth amendment, by means of bribery, or threats of depriv- \ng any such person of employment, or of ejecting him from houses, or lands, or by threats of refusing to Fenew leases or contracts for labor, or by threats of violence to himself or tamily. THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL AS CUT DOWN— EIGHT MILLIONS LESS THAM THR ESTI- MATES. ‘The River and Harbor bill has been completed and [passedon by the committee, Mr. Hereford, the chair- ‘man, has brought down the appropriation to $5,877,000, a reduction of nearly $1,000,000 from Jast year’s appropriation and nearly $8,000,000 less than ~ the estimates made for the present year. He thinks in its present shape it can pass the House, and that if he had made greater reductions thore would have boen very great opposition, The appropriation ought not Teally to be greater than $2,000,000, or at the most $3,000,000, but almost every Congressman has some local improvement to advocate, and it has for many ‘years been ag difficult to cut down this appropriation to proper dimensions as to make the Indian servico — FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. ‘Wasuraarox, April 8, 1876, GOVERNOR CHAMBEELAIN ASKS THE MORAL SUPPORT OF THE PRESIDENT IN HIS WAR ON MOSES AND WHIPPER—STRONG APPEAL FOR THE INTEGRITY AND SELY-RESPECT OY THE PARTY—ITS FRIGID RECEPTION, The following letter was addressed to President Grant some time ago by Governor Chamberlain, of South Carolina, South Carolina republicans there tomplain that it has received neither reply nor atten- tion from the President, and that the organs continue to abuse Governor Chamboriain and misrepresent his political aims, A copy of the letter is given for pub- lication now. The letter uses some strong language, {t is as follows:— fo His Excetiexcy tax Presipext:— is sense, of the ‘Tho General Assembly of this State mst, elected W. J. Whipper and F. J. communication, as the bead, in a certain repaniens party. the former for the Circuit embracing the city of pieeninarteca ote ¥ far beg iene ne nreu! 0 in point o} wealth and susiness. The character of F. re Moses, JF w you and to the world. Unless the entirely uni- versal opinion of allt who are familiar with 218 career is mistaken, he is « character ay ever in any ago disgrace: sated public position. The character of according to my belief and tho belief o1 thi State, so far ag | am informed, rs from that of Moses only in extent to which opportunity has allowed bim to exhibit it, The election of these two men to judicial offices son tbrill of horror through the . It compels men of all parties who reapect de- vency, virtue or civilization to utier their loudest against the thelr elec. toed rng degree earning as to uality them ior the intelligent discharge of apy The least of all the evils inflicted on that 1t compels all republicans who love or honor the prineiples of their party to refase to countenance or bolerate such Sie he ican, of just as ug f years’ standing as | have beou a strict party here in South Caro- rough good report and evil report, never tor juitting its rauks amid the greatest discourage- arising {rom the bed conduct and suicidal | of many of its most prominent members; but ime bas Dow come when ny self-respecting repub- | can tolerate the ascendancy of such men es, in this instance, have been forced upon cs, For you or me, a8 republicans, to countenance the election of Moses and Whipper is as impossible as it would be tor Governor Tilden, as a democrat, to countenance the ‘election of Wilham M. ‘Tweed and George G. Barnard t Judicial tions in New York. 1 cannot and will not do it, the consequences what they may po- Utically. And yet 1 know there are men who wilt charge me im this crisis as they have charged me hitherto with treachery to the repub- can party, because I cannot keep silent and still sup- port party loaded down with such men. The news- paper in Washington which has sometimes been ca'led four organ, doubtless erroneously, will quite likely de- Bounce me with renewed vigor for what simple self- 10 do in view of this outrage. I , nO act of mine, if I were the ‘to my party, could be so fatal | election of Whipper and Moses be. 1 want above all things | South Carolina for the republican party the coming Presidential struggle, but 1 cannot save bobody can save it, if the party here or the party at i uu Moses, Jz., as Judges of the Circuit Court of this State, | | accomplish 1, Bus t sustain ws, and we will ‘bid us can make au you - ' 'y ERLIN, South exciting and on the eve of jover, Chairman of the Committee a) Briate offered a resolution to the Hattet Kilo had been living in an ex- travagant and Jexurious manner at the expense of Congress in the jail where he 1s confined, by order of the House, for contempt, his bill of faro being 2 marked contrast with that of the other prisoners, ‘The resolution asked that the prisoner be put on the ordinary fare of other mmates, and it directed the Sergeant-at-Arms to make a contract with the jailer for that purpose. As the clerk finishod the last line many members jumped to their feet and objected, and it was apparent that the object of the Fesolution was not understooa, It appears that when Kilbourne was consigned tothe jail there was no up- propriation connected with the support in the jail of Congressional prisoners, and the House is obliged to pay the expenses necessary for the support of the prisoner. Mr. Freund, the House caterer, was accord- ingly ordered to furnish the necessary meals. Hence the objection to Mr, Glover to paying $18 a day, as shown by Mr. Freund’s bil. Mr. Glover asked u suspension of the rules in order to pass the resolution, but not receiving a two-thirds vote it was not carried, Theyeasand nays were called and there was much exeltement during the balloting. Freund stood near the Speaker's desk, and when the preamble of the resolution was read and received with shouts of laughter bis chin dropped down and he looked imploringly atthe determined Chairman, The resolution did not pass because only a few of the demo- cratic members understood why it was introduced, but it will be again offered to-morrow, with the bill, which is ten feet long, attached, and the Chairman and bis friends say that they will have no difficulty in getting it passed. Tho following is an abstract of Mr. Kil- Ddourne’s little bill for provisions :— March 15.—Breaktast, lunch and dinner, $12 60. March 10,—Lunch and dinuer, 05, March 17.—Breakfast, supper, dinner and lunch, pL Bo 18—Breakiast, supper, dinner and lunch, are Pages, Pig gyms es ten- jn. $2; P, ; 3 cream, SR st ; currant j co! inner— Soup, 600; birds, $1; #res nel grec peas, 75c.; green corn, 50c,; ice cream, $1; cakes, $1; lettuce, S0c, tenderloin, $2; mushrooms, $1; potato salad, 40c cucumbers and toma: total, $16 75. March 20.—Breakiast, luneb and supper, $13 50. and supper, $13 75. March 23,—Breakfast—Sirloin steak, $1; 40c.; bacon, 30c. ; , 306, ; coflee, 50c.; shad, $1; Po pee ‘ $1; ope ypae oe steak, fF i pquabs, ; ; cream, aay Melte cheseen aoc cliakent sold, SL i0; baked apples, 40c. ; tov, 500. ; 0c, ; ‘300, iis is foF breakiasé and lunch alone. Added to this is dinner, as follows:— 5 lock turtle soup, 7be.; stewed terrapin, $250; tato salad, 40c.; lettuce walad, 60c. ; asparagus, $1 50; French green peas, $1; stewed es, $1 ring chicken, $1 50; croum, 25c ; Charlotte Russe, $1 50; bar ite No Te one wit) 70, {arch 28.—! ner and supper, Among the luxuries served to the day were:—Conserved fruits, ‘$2; raw tomatoes, $1; amelts, $1 5 50; French asparagus, $1 60, and stowed terrapin, March 27.—Breakfast, dinner and supper, $12 60. March 28.—Breaktast, dinner and supper, $14 60. March 29.—Breakfast, dinner and supper, $13 70. March 30,—Breakfust, dinner and supper, $16 10, March 13 —Breakfast, dinner and supper, April 1.—The prisoner’s fare did not amount to much mouey on that , Dut among the delicacies appear the jollowing on Mr. Freund’s bill:—French green Sere sree Fe 25; the total for the day 1D] rat aici ok me lp 3 8 : eroque: jraw $1; Cream, 50c. ; Neuchtelle cheese, 15c.; stewed kid: Se iednn girjeaed Bale Sins Sheep ie serve rut iG ; Hi milk, 25c. j chogointy, 25c. ; 100, Dinacr—Tender- loin steaks, $2; French green peas, $1; sweet $1 50; ico cream, ; tomatoes, $1; cake, 50c.; celery, 0c. ; stewed terrapin, $2.60; birds, $1; green corn, Total amount for the prisoner's fare on this fifth Sun- bag Sie Lent, $21 20. serve these viands two men were carriage which sent over to the jail Mr. Freund itemizes as “draya: it $3 per day, amounting to $57. grand total for the imprisoned epicure is $355 making anaverage per day of $18.68, or per meal 9 34 This ‘Apolude the wines, Sus = When Mr, Glover, Chairman of the Real Estate Pool Committee, sent to the restaurant the iast time tor the expense account, Mr. Freund looked anxiously at ‘the m and said, ‘Do you write for any news- paper?” “I do,” was the reply, whe the caterer threw up his hands and exclaim ‘Mein Gott! Meim Gott! 1’m ruin’s,” THE STRUGGLE OVER THE APPOINTMENT OF MINISTER TO ENGLAND—DETERMINATION OF THE NEW ENGLAND SENATORS. From two o’clock until after five this afternoon the Senate hold another absorbing executive session on the question of the confirmation of Mr. Dana No result was reached, though the manifest disposition was to settle it one way or the other, The majority of the Republican Senators are tired of it and wish that tho President would withdraw the nomination, and itis freely said that it is a little strange that he does not in view of the manifest strong opposition to it It is Suid that the President is annoyed that ti Senute, which was so prompt to confirm any om whom ho might send im when the state of patronage was boing made up at the commencement of his present term, should now oppose the most important and special nominations which ho sends in. He has not got over the effect of this disaffection, notably in the’case of Mr. Shepherd when he was nominated a8 one of the Commissioners of the district. He has, it ta said, observed this opposition growing up against | him, and iu some cases he resents it, ashe did in se- lecting the appointees for’ federal officos—notably in Iltnois—without consulting the Senators or delegates of the State in whicb the partios are to be appointed, The Seuate proposes, some Senators say, to show him that they can exercise @ check on his way- wardness, Some of the Illinois nominees have not yet heen confirmed, and it is not impossible that the Senate may have a rupture with him, aiter the manner of Mr, Sumner with the iste ex, President Johnson, The Senators, in talking among themselves, manifest spleen against President Grant on this account, though it does nut appear on the sur- face. During the discussion in executive session to- day Senator Wadi of New Hampshire, dolivered a philippic agatust General butler, and called him plainly by some very severe names. He does not disguise his utter dislike and opposition to him, and arraigned him before the Senate in terms not altogether complimen- tary. Me was in favor of the confirmation of Mr. Dana, and scouted the idea of the Senate being affected by sucha man as Butler. The whole of New England is aroused on this point. They are determined to show that the Senate cannot be controlled or affected by Butler; benco the republicans trom the East want to soe Mr. Dana confirmed, and will strain every puint to nomination will not be con- firmed in the end, there being a vote of more than three majority to reject him on an average Senate at- tendance. The Senators leit the chamber looking moody and disgusted. Senator Wadleigh is reported to have said tu the President ut the White House that | Genera) Butler was not the kind of man who should © influenco in appointments, Well posted Sena- tors, but who are indiflerent to the contest, say, how- ever, that Mr. Dana will not be contirmed. THE PRESIDENT ON THE BELL EXPOSURE— BABCOCK SHOULD CLEAR HIMSELF, During tho illness of President Grant, from which he ‘ashington or in the ag do jess (han Neg this and jom tueir eflorts to those of the honest: repabficaus here in on effort to overthrow | the power of such men as Whipper and Moses and their | Our only salvation | ir only salvation is in cuttmg loose trom all con | tamination with these men, ian requiring wis who are | | | amenable to our mituence to do tue same. To iry to 1d politics supportin Luis | struggle with political miquity in ns worst ioruis. Leis | as suicidal nve count Ww M } bere us it would be to give couniena ' theres 10 St Louis, The party teu. y awastrous tu the party, 1 have wricten earnest cannot do otherwise. | | A, | Js not, in the opinion of his iriends, entirely recovered as yet, he expreased bimself the evidonce given by D thought General Babcock gud said that be to ask to go be- a committee, Ie. feel that he ought Court of Inquiry which sides this, army oilicer also to purge himselt | was granted at hu request pending the preliminaries | im the imdictinent and subsequent trial at St. Lours. General Babeook, on belay wske tl if he imvended to apply to the committee to be summeaped, said he would not think of dowg aay thing of the kind, but intimnaied | that be bad been summoned by the Sergeant-at-Arms, He says, sncerumgiy, that the wuote stat ot Bell as « string of hes, aud exbibsted two letters iam Belt agreed to 1eLurH ax s00n as his omy pay rueuid be and controvert the statements which he has so freely made. & NEW BLOW FOR BABCOCK, General Babcock begins to exhibit signs of the wear and tear of anxiety. It is ramored that he is to be re- moved~ from the place of Superintendent of Public Buildings and Engineer of the Aqueduct, The House Committee of Appropriations, im discussing the pro- visions of the appropriation required for the completion of the Navy and War Departments, Proposed to make it with the stipulation that General Babcock shall not have anything to do with the expenditure of the money, nor with any other to be made in the District, as heretofore, under the Super- intendent of Public Buildings and Grounds, and will + provide that it shall be taken in charge and disbursed by the Secretary of the Treasury, through the Super- Vising Architect, QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED SECRETARY CHANDLER ABOUT BELL, When Secretary Chandier goes before Clymer’s com- mittoe on Wednesday he will be asked to explain tor what purpose Bell, while employed in the Interior De- partment, was sent to New York and St. Louis, and in whose interest. Vouchers in the department show that Bell received $16 for expenses to New York in January and $30 for expenses toSt. Louis in February. He also received $135 salary for his services for those months, making a total of $304. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasainatox, April 3, 1876, ‘THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD PROPOSI- TION—SUBSTANCE OF THE BILL. The bill introduced to-day by Senator Edmunds to crea.e a sinking fund for the liquidation of government bonds advanced to the Central Pacific Railroad Com- pany embodies a proposition submitted to him as chair- map of tho Judiciary Committee by Vice-President Huntington in behalf of that company, substantially as follows :— The company is to convey and release to the United States all the unsold lands hitherto granted to it in the State of Nevadaand in Utah Torritory, and the Secie- tary of the Troasury is thereupon to place to the credit of a sinking fund for the company the value of these lands computed at $2.50 per acre. ‘The company will also pay into the Treasury for account of this tund the proceeds of any such lands hitherto sold by it to the extent of the excess it may bave received over and above $2 50 per sero and the costs of surveying. Tho third section of the bill directs the Secretary of tho Treasury to carry to the credit of this sinking fund ail amounts due the company for government transportation up to the lst day of last January, which if not amounting at said date to $1,000,000 shall be made up to that sum by the company. The fourth section requires the company to pay semi-an- nually into the United States Treasury such a sum in money or in any United States bonds or securities at par as shall, with interest thereon as hereafter pro- vided, bo sufficient when added to the other sums to ‘the credit of said sinking fund ta pay off the govern- ment subsidy bonds, with six per cent interest theroon from their respective dates up to maturity. Interest on all sums placed to the credit of said sinking tnnd must be credited and added thereto semi-annually at tho rate of six per cent per annum. The payments thus made are in lieu of all payments or other requiro- mients from the Central Pacific Railroad Company under any act of Congress in relation to the reim- bursement to the government of the bonds issued to it and to the Western Pacific Railroad, THE EMMA MINE INVESTIGATION—LYON SE- VERELY OATECHIZED. The cross-examination of James E. Lyon was con- tinued before the Committee of Foreign Affairs to-day. He desired to make an expianation voncerning his testimony on Saturday. Instead of visiting Salt Lake in the spring of 1870, it was about the lat of September or the lastof August subsequent to the preliminary examination before Judge Brady, which was in July, 1870; therefore he did not know tho value of the mine ‘until be visited Sait Lake, and saw the working of the lode in which he previously claimed an interest. This explanation, he said, made his testimony perfectly consistent, Mr. Chittenden, of counsel tor Schenck, said that since Saturday they had communicated with Salt Lake aud received a telegram in reply that Lyon arrived there the 22d of May, 1870, Mr. Chittenden asked whether this information was correct. Mr, Lyon answered that he bad telegraphed to the St. Nicholas Hotel as to the time he left there to go to ‘Salt Lake, and was informed that it was the llth day of August. Mr. Chittenden—Have you any recollection that you arrived at Salt Lake on or about the 22d day of May, 1870? A. 1 donot know. Q@ Then you will not answer that you were in Salt Lake as carly as May, 1870? A I think I was there in the spring, but I do not know positively. Mr. Lyon, in the coarse of the cross-examination, ‘was interrogated at length about what he had hercto- fore stated concerning transactions in Emma mine shares in London by General Schenck, Park and others. He believed the Emma mine business was a fraud on the British public; but he took no means to inform them of the fact, as that was not his business. @ Did you swear before this committee that Park ever told you of bis giving shares or anything else to General Schenck to induce him to become officially as- sociated with the Emma Mine Company? A. I never stated that Park suid to me that be had givea Schencx shares to become a director; I do not ‘think he used that language to me. Q Did you at any timo have a conversation with Park, and, if so, when, on the subject of the ‘“‘arrange- ment” with Schenck? You having testified before i the New York Court that Stewart told you that such an arrangement had been made and your answer then was “No, sir; I don’t think Thad.” Do you repeat that answer now? A. 1 have a0 recollection of his tellung me so plainly, Mr. Chittonden asked Mr, hyon, who had referred to conversations with Colonel Baxter, whether he ever had one word of conversation with Baxter in his life. Mr. Lyon replied he had had more than one conversa- tion with nim. On one occasion it was about the patent of the Emma mine. He wanted to know of Mr. Chittenden what the “catch” or “trick” was, Mr Chittenden replied the patent was nover there. Mr. Lyon said he believed he saw it there. He called to satisfy his curiosity as to the way the ore carried out, Mr. Chittenden asked Lyon whether any other person than himself wag present when Park, as allecea, spoke to him adversely of the Emma mine, Mr. Lyon answered he doijeved that both Stewart and Park woro present when the question arose about satisfying the English shareholders why no ore was taken out of the mine, Stowart, on that occasion, said they could represent that work could not be prosecuted during the winter on account of heavy snows and that thero ‘was money enough in hand to pay dividends for seven months. Park intended to sell out on the strength of that. Q Did you not positively swear in New York that No one was present during that conversation but Mr. Park and yourse.f. A. I believe both Park and Stewart was present, but four years having passed I could not be certain. The cross-examination was further continued and ended. E. J. Hillyer, who was attorney with ex- Senator Stewart for Mr. Lyon in his litiga- tion concerning the Emma mine im the spring of 1871, was examined by Mr. Phelps, aud testified that when im Utah the more they learned about the mive the more they became convinced of its value up to tho time the stock was placed on the English market, When Stewart wrote a letter 16 Mr. Lyon in a certain contingency they would not be a worked-out mine ho did not, as Lyon interpreted it, mean that the mine was worked out, The committee adjourned till vo-morrow. THE PROPOSED TRANSFER OF THE INDIAN BU- BEAU, The House Committee on Military Affairs unant- mously adopted the report this morning transierring the Indian Bureau from the Interior Department tw the War Department. CREVASSE ON THE MISSISSIPPI. Mements, Teon., April 3, 1876. The ofigors of the steamer A. J, White report a largo } crovasse at Davis? Landing Saturday night aud yoster- asking him wwe money tn Varnous amounts on two oe? | onee for $4), ant again jor 380, whicu be | | receivedt. He says tuat bs bas itiso we alllitavit by Beil | piney to | tu tis possession Whick Will swow bum tu big trae J ght | duy. ‘Lue water was pouring through, aud sume three antat.oas were alteady submerged. bait a Dapolwuu, ov ihe wi sida, The FOUL this crevasse Will Fan tuto the okt Wacriu the lower portion of White River ready vver the bauks, rive isu SPORTSMEN KILLED, FATAL AND EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT TO & DUCK SHOOTING PABTY—THE STORY OF THE BESCUING OF ONE OF THE SURVIVORS. ° Ping Grove, Pa, April 8, 1876. ‘Three young men, named Warren Scully, George Frink and George Ball, on Saturday morning last, ‘went to Little Long Pond, three miles from this place, hunting wild ducks. They did not return Saturday night, and not having appeared up to yesterday noon & party started for the pond to see if anything had bo- fallen them. On reaching the spot, which is in the hollow of a mountain, and a place only frequented by fishermen and hunters, nothing could be seen of the men, and the bout that was usually kept on the pond was not in its accustomed place. A search was made around the lake, and against a small island about ‘300 yards from shore, near the outlet of the pond, the boat was discovered bottom up. This island ic of marshy nature and is covered with a thick growth of bushes peculiar to soll of that kind, On the tallest of one of these bushes a white cloth or handkerchief was displayed. While the party was discussing how to reach the islaud ‘and investigate the matter s man rose partially erect from the bushes, and, secing the others on tho shore, waved his hand, and then sauk back to the ground Although the pond was considerably jammed on that side with ice, it having broken up last ‘week, two hardy woodsmen, named Charles Conly and Jones Overbaugh, took off their boots and coats, and, plunging into the pond, ewam out to the island. They righted the boat with great difficulty, and in half an hour after leaving the shore wero, with the boat and the nila, seen on the island. THIS WAS WARREN SCULLY, ‘who was nearly dead with the loss of blood from an ugly wound in the fleshy part of the thigh, which was almost entirely torn away. He wes unable to converse and it was not until he was carried to the cabin of Ga- briet Sloat, a bark peoler and bunter, a mile and a-half from the pond, and his wounds were cared for and stimulants administered, that he was permitted to give an explanation of his condition and the mysterious disappearance of his companions. It seems that they had dritted about the pond all day, with in- different success, when, toward evening, a large flock of ducks rested in tho pond a bundred yards or 80 above the island, George Frink, who was seated in the stern, piloted the boat cautiously toward the spot. Seully had. charge of the swivel gua, and when tho ‘oat had floated sufficiently near the ducks he got rang@ and fired. A fearful report followed, and Scully felt Dimeclf thrown violently trom the boat and alighted somo feet away in the pond. It was some time before he could bring his mind to understand tho —" but supported himself in the water mechan. ly. BURSTING OF 4 GUN. Bt sinally broke wpou bis mind thas the gun must | Yt urst, and by the concussion thrown him out, reupou looked about for his companions, Nota a drifting toward the island, bottom up, twenty-five feet away. He attempted to swim to it, and for the first time realized the fact that hp was burt. His right leg felt Bumb, and he could not move it He with great difficulty managed to reach the boat, on which he sup- ried himself, and as it struck ns the @ crawled off into the bushos. With rem presence of mind he tore the lining from his coat and making a banduge or it smeared his wound, which was almost as large as his two hands and open to the bone, withthe black mud found on the island, and then bound the cloth around it as tightly as he could. FATE OF Hid COMPANIONS. This ho believes saved him from bleeding to death Defore he was rescued, although he could feel his strength gradually fuiling and would have died before night. He rightly conjectured that there would be friends out to look for them, and he tied his band- kerchief to the bush to attruct attention. He lay all might in the mud and roof the island, and besides the pain from his wound suf- fered greatly trom the cold, He thinks his two com- rades must have been killed by flying tragments of the gun, one of which had torn his ¢! ieee If the two had not been killed or badiy wounded before reaching the water, it is the unanimous opinion that they would have saved themselves, as they were both expert swimmers. Their bodies have not yet been found, although a vigilant search has been made for them, ‘The sad affair has created a profound sense of gloom in this community. The parties were promising and exemplary young men—all carpenters. Frink was twenty-three and Ball twenty-five. Tho latter was soon to have becn married, A GHASTLY MYSTERY. MUTILATED HUMAN REMAINS FOUND IX A BOX— 4 BODY BADLY CUT UP—IDENTIFICATION SAID TO BE IMPOSSIBLE, Stuyvesant Laxpina, N. Y., April 3, 1876. «The people of this pleasant little village on the Hudson were thrown into a great state of excitement to-day by the announcement that a wooden box, con- taining human remains, had beenffound oa the banks of the “fiver. The body had been cut into small pieces, but tho remains were evidently those of a person recently murdered. Tho box was about five feet long and two fect wide, and was made of rough boards, fastened together with largo nails. On one side wore the words ‘College place,” painted witha marking brush and black ink, A name had been painted above the words College place, but it had been so badly obliterated that it could not be deci- phered. David McAllister, who found the box, isa mere lad. He is the son ot the keopor of the little light- house placed on the banks of the Hudson to guide tho river craft on dark and foggy mee As soon as bo discovered the ghastly ni r the coutents of the vox he callod his father, and the two carried it up the aok and placed it out of the reach of the water. The cover was loose when the boy found tho box, and was partly open, so that he could ascer- tain by a glance what was inside. The news of tho horrivie discovery spread like wildfire among the villagers and farmers in the neighborhood. Coro- ners Holsapple and Ball wero immediately notified, and one of the village physicians was allowed by Coro- ner Holsapple, who first arrived at the scen take ‘the remains into a building near the river and examine them. The physician said that the remains were prob- ably those of a young gir. The body had, however, been cut up so much, portions bei missing, he could pot definitely tell whether the remains wero those of a girl or a boy, of, perhaps, Gfteen yoars of age. A jury was summoned by Coroner Holsapple, and an inquest will be held to-mor- row, A detective belvnging to the police force of the City of Hudsou is here and doing ail in his power to solve the mystery, but thus far nothing bas been learned indicating who the murdered person was or trom whence the box came. It is conjectured that the words ‘College place” on the box bad nothing to do with the remains of tho boay, as tho box was similar to those used by manuiacturers of lead water traps in which (o pack the traps for shipment. To all appearances it had boen used be- fore. So farasis known, no person ts missing from family in this vicinity LOVE AND PISTOLS. TWO YOUNG MEN OF VIRGINIA KILL EACH OTHER ABOUT A WOMAN. Ricuwonn, Va., April 3, 1876. Clayton T. Robinson and Jesse Mitchell, young men highly connected in Campbell county, Virginia, met at New Providence Church, near Rustburg, in , to settle an old feud with pistols, Robin- son was shot in the abdomen and the other received one shot in the baud, which, glancing, went a his cheok and lodged in the back of his head. Another jot took effect in his breast. The latest es that Robinson 1s dead, and Mitchel could not survive. The ditticulty is understood to have been on account of u wot A DESCENT OF FLIES. STRANGE APPEARANCE OF A MYRIAD OF LARGE FLIES ON THE SNOW IN CANADA—SPECIMENS COLLECTED AND SENT TO A SCIENTIST. Ortawa, Ont., April 3, 1876. The late wonderful shower of flesh which fell in Ken- tueky @ short timo ago has had its equal tn an immense shower of fies which fellon Monday last at Riviére du Loup. Professor Herbert Larue, M. D., of Laval Uni- versity, Quebec, has received specimens of the insects which had been rained duwn upon the surface of tho snow. These strango visitors were forwarded to the Doctor in a bottle by Judge W. F. Tascheresu, of Ri- vidre du Loup, accompanied by the following lotter:— Rivrerw vu Love xx Bas, March 29, 1876. My Dean Docron—A very singular phenomenon oo- curred het ring the northeast tempest of Monday. je fell with the suow over a 5] of ral acres, ‘They ure by the million waikivg over the snow, without appearing to be able to fly. I send you u few specimens. You will be able to judge whether it is worth while to classify them. ln haste, yours truly. W. E. TASCHEREAU, ‘The specimens to be of the mosquito species, though apparentiv about tarce times tne size of thone lively insects. Tbe phonumenon of insects and suow mingled together in a temperate clime and failing in shower ts indeed a most remark: and to be soun forgotten by these who witnessed CAUSE OF THK SHOWER. the not hikely i. jorms of wind which during so prevailed over the Continent, and were at inst rained down With the snow. The professors of Laval 8 past University are now engaged in tr, to solve this moat roceus selentife riddle. ni of thom could 09 seen anywhere, The boat was | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1876—TRIPLE aEET. | a JAPAN National Rejoicement Over the Peaceful Result of the Negotiations with Corea. THE LESSON FROM FORMOSA. Return of the Mikado’s Am- bassadors to Tokio. POINTS OF THE REPORT. Special Information for the Governing | Powers of Europe and America. THE TREATY. Toxto (Jeddo), Japan, March 10, 1876. All Japan is in a glow of excitement over the peace- fal and successful result of the negotiations in Corea, Tho satisfaction is not so clamorously expressod as that which followed the settlement of the Formosa affair, but it appears to be quite as general and pro- found. Victories of diplomacy are not so capitvating to the popular mind as those which involve more or less of physical contest and warlike demonstration, and it is not to be wondered at that the achievement is | less noisily welcomed than it 1t had been accomplished by more violent methods, There is no doubt that tho vast majority of the Japanese hold the view that a triumph obtained in this way is the best possible event that could have happened for the country. Even those who were most resolutely bent upon a conflict are silenced, if not wholly convinced. The govern- Ment has gained a strength with the masses that it never beiore possessed. Foreign observers, including the envoys, are ulmost enthusiastic in declaring their surprise and admiration. It comes a littl hard upon sme of the official representatives from abroad to have to acknowledge that Japan has again carried through a work which more than one Western Power had undertaken in vain, Two or three of the most prominent among them withheld their encouragement from the beginning, and prognosticated nothing but humiliation and defeat for the enterprise. They would have contributed a moro active opposition but for the severe lesson of the Formosa experience, when they were taught for the first timo that their porsistent policy of interference was becoming too common a scandal to be persovered in without danger to themselves. Now that the difficult part of the task 1s flaished, they join, though somewhat faintly, in the general congratulations. Some of them still tind consolation in reiterating the old cry that “lack” and ‘chance’? havo more to do with it than anything else, Tnis makes even the Jupaneso Jaugh. According to theso sceptical theorists, luck helped the country through the business of the Maria Luz, in which Japan gave the death blow to the Macao Coolie trade; chanco enabled the ambassador Soyeztma to settle the audience question in China, which all other ministers had been unabie to adjust; accident sup- ported Saigo in the campaign against the savage tribes of Formosa; the caprice of fortune sustained Okubo in the diplomatic struggle at Pekin, and now, once more, circumstances over which nobody could possibly have had control, have combined to make the government and their representative, Kuroda, famous by throwing ‘open Corea without the exercise of any ingenuity or energy on the part of the organizers of tho mission. But, in fact, excepting with those who are determined | to remain blinded by prejudice and conceit, this sort of reasoning is now recognized as too extremely thin vo be effective. It is talling into discredit here, and is not likely to ind much favor hereafter in tho estima- tion of the Western world, RETURN PF THE EMDASSY. The Embassy returned to this city only five days ago, and few details cf tho expedition have yet been divulged. Only the general fact,of the successful issue has been officially communicated, Innumerable ro- ports are prevalent, but hardly any of them rest upon asubstantial foundation. The ciroumstances which I shall presently recount will bo concisely imparted, by to-day’s mail, to the Japanese Diplomatic and Consular agents in America and Europe. WIS REPORT. Ho reports that ho arrived, with his fleet, at Fuson, the old Japanese station in the southeast of Corea, on the 15th of January. On the 23d he sailed for the mouth of the river, on which tho capital, Seoul, is sit- uated. Tho progress was necessarily slow, it being considerod of importance that the ships should all keep together, the rate of advance being thus deter. mined by the slowest. They met in rendezvous on the 25th at the island of Kualio (Japanese pronuncia- tion) and on the 29th at tho island of Taitu. From this point the walls of tne capital were plainly visible, and hero a delay of several days took place fur the ar- rangement of the final preparations, One other island (Chosan) was visited before the place of debark- ation was reached. On the 10th of February the En- voy aud his suite landed upon Kokwa, near the scene of the rocent skirmish between the Corcan soldiers and the crew of tho Japanese man-of-war Unyokuan, ‘and at once proceeded to a distance of about two miles toward the centro of the island, where they es- tablished themselves in the chief town of the neigh- borhood, occupying the premises usually in the pos- session of the military ruler of that district. The en- trance was made as effective as possible by the aid of detachments of marmes and sailors from the various ships, who acted as escort and whose movements ap- peared to excite thi ‘eatest astonishment on the part of allwhosaw them. The members of the commis- sion, dressed in tull uniform, reached their quarters iu the middie of theafternoon, With very little delay they were visited by two officers appointed to receive them and their attendants, These delegates, named Ji Shinken and Injisho, aged respectively abuut sixty-five and iifty years, represented themselves as having full power to treat with the visitors upon all subjects, The former was announced as holding the highest rank in Corea, the equivalent of “Ip-pon’? in Japan, a fact of which it was thought desirable to obtain evidence be- fore entering upon discussions. Formal salutations were exchanged, and the remainder of the day was oc- cupied in ceremonies of courtesy and such offerings of hospitality as the Corean dignitaries were ablo to sup- ply. A simple feast was prepared, und THM ENTERTAINMENT ‘was enlivened by the performance of specimens of an- cient Chinese music, During the evening the Japanese despatched a messenger requesting thut the work in hand be entered upon the next day, Accordingly, on the 11th, the subject of reaty for the maintenance of friendly relations was taken up, not without manifest reluctance on the side of tie Coreans. It was earnestly debated for three days, at the end of which an interval | of ten days was requested, in order that the matter be referred for consideration. TO THE COURT AT SROUL. This appeal was urgently combated by the Envo; ho represented that asthe capital was only twenty or twen- | ty-flve miles distant, the demand was unreasonable, He proposed that the answer sbould be returned within five days, but as the Coreans expressed great anxiety to secure a longer time, it was nally agreed that ten days should be conceded, but only upon condition that tnere should then be no furtker conferences, and that at the expiration of the term allowed the treaty should be returned signed and approved by the King. With this understanding the native officials took leave and departed for the seat of governmont. During their absence opportunity was taken to examine the locality with some minuteness, THE PROPLE appeared to be in @ state of abject degradation, and one close observer deciares that he nevor saw a smile upon any face during the whole of the sojourn. In speaking of the names of Corean places and persons I ought to mention that there is, and probably will be for a long time, much aifficalty in representing them accurately by Roman letters. Everything there is written in Chinese characters, which dro used alike in Corea, China and Japan, but are spoken differently in each couniry. Thus the name of this particular town, broperiy Kanfa, is pronounced Kokwa by Japanese, | | and may be uttered a dozen or more ways by Chinese, According to the dialects of their various provinces. OFFICIAL AXNOUNCEMENT, At tne expiration of the ten days agreed upon tht Rative officials presented themselves, but only to an nounce their inability to full the conditions to whict they bad pledged themselves, The envoys at onc adopted a very short method of dealing with them They declared they could now listen to no arguments or remonstrances, and that nothing but a positive promise to produce the treaty, signed and ratified, within a specified time, shou'd iduce them to ro. main a day longer on shore, This having been met with an apparent attempt at evasion the eutire Japanese party abandoned their quarters and went on board the ships, excepting only two subordinate officers, who remained to collect baggage, &c, The Coreans, thus fally persuaded that their visitors were not to be trifled with, besought these two attachés to carry to the envoy their entreaties that he would re- turo and their assurances that no further cause of reasonable complaint should be given. Upon the Strength of these protestations the communications were renewed, but in a spirit, on the Japanese side, that plainly demonstrated the inexpediency of furthe! efforts to protract the settlement, It was tunidly in- timated by the Coreans that the main obstacle to a Prompt conciusion was the requirement, by the Kuroda and his party, that the actual signature of the King should be affixed to the document as a guarantee of fidelity in its execution. Then came a flood of assev- erations that such a thing had never been done or even heard of in Corea; that the mouarch never attached bis name to anything; that to ask him to append it with bis own hand would be an act of temerity they could never venture upon, and much more of the same sort, All this was cut short by the curt announcemens of A NRW DEPARTURE, from which there would be no recall. Messra, JI Shinken and Injisho then surrendered without further struggle, and asked only for suilicient time to go u Seoul for the ratification and return. After this al went smoothly. The two additional days required were passed in amicable intercourse, exchanges of presents and consultations respecting the probabl¢ course of future relations between the two countries. The gilts offered by the Japanese were in some instances looked upon with grave suspicion, Some of them-were of European or American manu: facture, and the inscriptions or trade marks upon them were recognized and regarded as carrying with thea some diretul influence of Western blight and destruc tion. In regard tothe methods of conducting a diplo matic connection they seemed greatly at a loss, and, no doubt, they sincerely felt so, Tho treaty provided for the visit of a Corean ambassador to Japan at an eurly date. They frankly admitted that they knew nothing about such usages, and that they bad no means of sending a representative, being without suitable ships or the means of buying them. The Japanese set aside this obstacle by undertaking to supply transpor- tation for all that might be appointed to come. A par- tal understanaing followed, to the effect that much good might be accomplished by selecting young mea from Corcan familles known to be the most hostile to the idea of foreign associations and sending them ta Japan for education in the national schools, Ample apologies were offered for the discourteous responses given in late yoars to messages from the Court of Tokio, and also for the attack upon tho gunboat Unyokuan, the nationality of which vessel, was protested, was entirely unknown to the assailants, The objections of tho Coreans to all other outside nations, excepting Japan, presented themselves ip a very strong light. ‘They pleaded that the Japanese should do all that they could to prevent stran, from a distance attempting to visit them, and, above all, they wanted Christians to be kept away. To appeals of this kind nu response was given, although an erroneous impression has gained currency among foreigners in Japan to the effect that stipulations have been made subjecting Europeans and Americans to Japanese rule in case they should go to the newly opened land, and requiring Japun to be responsible for their behavior. No such thing has been done or even remotely thought of THE TREATY SIGNED. On the 27th of February the treaty was brought t¢ Kokwa (or Kanfa), duly signed and attested Suv affirmed by the King’s autograph—all as required, HOMEWARD, Early on the 28th the Embassy started homeward, arriving on the 1st of March at Simonoseki, whence ‘an outline of tne proceedings was telegraphed to the capital. On the Sth Kuroda und his companions landed at Sinagawa, near Tokio, whither they proceeded by railroad, They were received with great distinction iv ‘the hall of the Dai jo Kuan by the Emperor and the highest officials of tho Stato, The treaty which they brought has not yet boen seen by any person outside of the Sei In, or Imperial Council. It causists of only twelve articles, and its brevity is explained by the faci that it is intended only asa preliminary paper, upos which the more permanent agreement will subse quently be based. The following are the principal pro- visions :—Corea ceases to be regarded as tributary ta ‘Japan, and takes an independent position, The port of Fusan, for many centuries accessible to Japaness inhabitants of the island of Tsu and to messengera especially commissioned by the government, becomes immediately freo to all natives: of this Empire; more- over, the barriers preventing access to the interiot from Fusan will be removed, and Japanese may go te any part of the peninsula It is, however, understood, though not expressly set down in the convention, that Japan will take measures to prevent neodless and un- timely intrusions and that travellers shall be hela in due restraint by their own officials stationed there until unimpeded intercourse be found practicable, TWO OTHER PORTS, to be herealter chosen by Japan, will be opened ro spectively in Mfteen and twenty months. In order tha they may be judiciously selected Japanese ships have permission to survey every part of the Corean coast ‘This 1s found necessary on account of the danger sur. rounding many of the towns along the shore, the ap- proaches to which have never been thoroughly ex- amined. Kokwa had been thought of by the Japanese asa suit- able commercial station, but the lato visit has proved that the powerful vutpo current of the Seoul River renders it too difficult of access to be available, Japanese wrecked ships are to be assisted aud their crews humanely treated. Tho treaty ratification on the part of the Mikado ie to ‘be sent back in the hands of a permanent representa- tive at the end of six months, when trade regulations will bo definitely agreed upon. The understanding will ve that Coréan officials shall in no case intertere to pre. vent free commercial transactions between the twe countries. Ono of the moat dificult and delicate subjects com sidered in the treaty is that of jurisdiction, With the feelings ef the Japaneso upon this head, so far as theii own nation is concerned, they would willingly hav strained a point to avoid interference with a neigh boring government. But on investigation it becam clear that they could not commit their citizens to the chances of such treatment as native Coreans aro com. pelled to undergo, They therefore stipulated, as West- ern Powers bave done in Japan, that their peopl should be subject to trial and punishment only by their own deputed authorities, Having demanded this, they felt bound to accord the same privilege to Corea, This part of the treaty will probably be open w more criti- cism than any other, It bas already become a ques- tion of digcussion among officials of the inner circles, and there is a prospect that it will not stand without alteration when the dpal international compact adopted, PEACE. It now appears that, in spite of the almost universal expectation of one period not long past, and the avowed desire of an tufluential party in Japan, peace is to be Maintained, aod the vast preparations for hostilities are to be turned to no immediate use, But, nevertho Jess, they have not been without their indirect advan. tage, It was the knowledge of the readiness of Japan te outer upon a contlict, in cause of need, that most deeply vm Corea with the necessity of abandoumg her sions. Exactly the same result came from the jupanese demonstrations in respect to China ® and ahalfago. It seems to be @ principle with government to engage in no dispute the result which 1s douotiul without simultaneougly the worst emergencies that may arise, THK AMKRICAN AND FRENCH to Corea were feebie ailuirs, und were supported by a determination to push tremity. For this reason heyy Bae ised rather ignomi: ‘us, eomnpelied to admit. 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