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4 THE STATE CAPITAL, | Another Defeat of the Tammany- Custom House Gang. THE CIVIL JUSTICES BILL How a Minority Vote Sent the Bill to Limbo. Adoption of the Capitol Appropri- ation by the Senate. ‘ ALbany, April 7, 1876. The Custom House Tammany Hall bargain makers ere ina terrible bad way, and though they have had their lobbyists bere during the weok to stem the tide that bas set in against them they have had to leave to- day after the adjournment, convinced that Boss Kelly and Boss Cornell do not, after all, make a good team As against the anti-Tammany democrats and the aoti-Custom House republicans, It was bad enough work for one week surely, after all the boasting of tuew paid agents here, to be defeated in their attempt to smother the anti-Wickham bill in the Senate Com- mittee on Cities, but it would seem that they have lost nll hold as well on the Assembly Committee on Cities, Some time ago Mr. Peabody introduced a bill giving to the Finance Department of New York city the collec- tion of all the revenues, including that of the water rents, which is now in the hands of the Department of Public Works, and straight way all the batteries of the ‘‘combinationists” were levelled against i, Influences were brought to bear on Peabody, beiore he introduced the bill, to cut out of it a clause which, in addition to the collection of all other revenues, gave the Comptroller the collec- tion of those derived from fines and penalties aud ther moneys due on account of docks and slips, This be did, But the climax occurred to-day, for the Com- mittee on Citles re-inserted the clause, and this after- boon reported the Dill just as Comptroller Green wanted it, It is quite a sweeping measure, and if passed will retire to the obscurity of private life sev- eral Tammany office holders who now have no other work to do than to draw their salaries once a month. PROVISIONS OF THR BILL, It provides that there shall be eight bureaus in the {nance department, as follows :— First—A bureau for the collectioon of the rev- enue accruing irom rents and interest on bonds and morsgages, revenues arising trom the use or sale of property belonging to or managed by the ¢ rents of docks and slips and all revenues deri theretrom, together with fines and penalties and other moneys due on account of docks and slips, the chief oificer of which bureau shall be called the receiver of the city revenue, Second—A bureau for the collection of taxes and ot revenues derived from the sale and use of Croton water, the chief officer of which shall be called the re- aeiver of taxes, and ho shall have the powers and perform ali the duties heretotore prescribed by law for the Receiver of Taxes and the Water Registrar. A bureau for the collection of arrears of taxes, assessments and of water rents, the chief officer of which shali be called the receiver of arrears, Fourth—An auditing bureau which, under the super- s10n Of the Comptrolier, shall auust, revise and settlo counts in which the city is concerned as aebtor or creditor, and shail keep au account of each claim for or against the Corporation, and of tbe sums allowed upon each, and certity the same to the Comptroller, With the reasons for the allowance, the chief officer of which shall be calied auditor of accounts, Fiftk—A bureau of licenses for registering all per- mits and licenses granted by or on bebalf of the city of New York, the collection of all sees due and payable tor such licenses and the superviston of the registration of such licenses, save and except the licenses now granted by and paid to the Bureau of Combustibles of the Fire Department o1 the city of New York, the chiet officer of which shall be called register of licenses, Sizth—A bureau of markets, the chief oftcer of which shall bo @alled superintendent of markets, who is charged with the duty of superintending the public markets and the inspection, regulation and management thereof, and with executing all repairs thereot, Seventh—A bure&u for the reception of all moneys paid mto the treasury of the city and for the payment of money on warrdats drawn by the Comptrolier and countersigned by the Chamberlain, the cutef officer of which shall be called the chamberlain, ight—A bureau for the collection of assessments, ‘the chief officer of which sball be culled the “receiver of assessments,” The bill provides further that, immediately after its passage, the Board of Kstimate and Apportionment shail meet and transier any funds heretolore appropri- ated by the Board for the performance of any work or discharge of any duties to the department to which or otticers to whom the work or duties are transferred Tespectively by the bill THE CIVIL JUSTICES’ BILL, ver since the session opened the question of con- folidating the New York District courts has given the New York members considerable anxiety. A. J. Camp- bell was the first to introduce a bili to settle the matter, but itdid not in its original shape meet with much favor, and so one day it was patched up in a way that it was thought would suit all the republicans, But it only made the disagreement worse than ever, and the Committee on Cities, at the earnest solicita- tion of Mr. Peabody,’ reported another — bill which provided for the consolidation of the First into the Second, the Third into the Kighth, the Fourth into the Fifth, the Sixth into the Seventh and the Ninth into the Tenth. It also retained the stenographers of the Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth and Ninth. This plan of consolidation by the operation of the first section of the bill tegisiatea out of office thirty-one employés Aud, its friends claimed, guaranteed to the city an annual saving of over $40,000. The democrats did not relish the bill, however, tor the reason tuat there was a clause in tt which provided that the clerks, stenographers awrsistant Sand interpreters of the courts as con- sohdated, “heretofcre appointed by the justices now in office,” should continue in office antil the expira- tion of the terms of the oilice of the justices by whom they were appointed. The importance of this clause can be detected at a glance when it is, borne in min that the officers appointed by the justices who Went out of oifice last January contend that they are yet the legal officers, and that the question as to their claim 18 now pending in the courts. With tuis pro- vision in the Dili, not ouly would the old employés be ruled out of court, but the present officers could hold = to their places in spite of the justices who appointed them. A FINE PIRCE OP STRATRGY. It was this bill which gave rise to one of the liveliest little tights we have had this session. Some days ago Mt was sent to the Sub-Committee of the Whole and that committee reported it favorably, and the plan ot those who were opposed to it and who wanted the em- ployés of the courts appointed by the old justices to have a chance to have their claims fought out in in the courts whero they are now pending, was to get the bili referred to the Committee of the Whole. Kian, of New York, was the iwember who undertook the leadership in the matter, und, Of course, he began operations by moving that the bill be referred back to the Commitieo of the Whole. If this motion had failed the resuit would haturally have been on the strength of its having been lavorably reported trom whe sub-commitice that the vill would have been crdered engrossed for a third reading. But it did not fail, Mr. Killian dia bis part of the business with an ingenuity that rather astonished some of the vider heads wise in parliamentary law, Having made his motion he suc- teeded im getting the support of Strahan and others, who were led to believe that be would de Motion be so amended as to retain the bill in its order of third reading, Killian did so amend bh us quickly withdrew it, because to ha: amended a majority voie would be required, while im its simple torm to reler itto the Committee of the Whole i required under a special rule of the House oply thirty-ve votes. It was in vain that Straban protested against this tarn of affairs, and threatened to Vote against the motion if not amended as he had agreed with Kallianthat it should be. tan wed to #0) 6ameud it, apd clinched the matter so that eveu Straban could not so mend it by stating that, asthe Speaker had raed his motion neither “debateable nor amendabie,’’ it could not be ded ut all in any way. Finally the y | were called on the single im bili to the Committees of and it was carried by a vote of only 85 ayes, as 1 have said, being necessary under the spoon Tule. The result of this ingenious stroke of Ulan’s 18 that the bill, though it 0 to the Com. | mittee of the Whole, has lost its piace on the order third reading of bills, and ubless votes enough can be secured to get it into “the fr: of the Whole not full” it will never come up on its Unal pas- . The friends of the bill teel cousiderabiy dewn in the mouth over their defeat, aud the mere mention of that “special rale,” by the aid of which Kiilan by « minority of votes was able to triumph over the ma- jority, makes them use language more Vigorous than lite. is TUB CAPITOL QUESTION ENDED LN THR peNaTe. Alter a lengthy and tedious debate the question of the new Capito! has at jagt been setiied as tar as the Senate is concerned. The Commissioners are directed to go on with the building oa the present plant report to the Legislature at the opentog of its full detailed plans and specifications for the on of the whole work by contract or contracts, secure by advertisement struction of t work from responsible parties, estimates or bids shall be accompanied by such sureties as the said Commis- stoners shall deem to be necessary in order to gui tee the faithfai performance of any contract or cc tracts that may be mado, all such estimates or bids shail be embraced in the report to be made to the Leg- shall be imposed, forthe fireal year commencing of October, 1878, in addition to any orner tax $800,000 on the real and personal property | li NEW YORK HERALD, taxable ip fl upon and by the annual assessment wnd collection for the year 1870 in the manger prescribed by bi paid by the county treasurers into try of the State, to the eredit, of the fun joe the coustruction of new ‘Capitol, which gum Js hereby appropriated, together with the sum of SISTA S (being U riated remain Tevied for tye same obje the Ist day of Oetobe new Capitol building, upon & Warrant of the Comptroller ew Capitol Cou missioners as the same shall be trom time to time required for materials and State, to De assessed, rasea and cattocted es r used oF employed. or that may be used ilding of said new Capitol. is a deticieney in the treasury of moneys to the of the appropriation for the new ‘ eris hereby authorized and required to borrow, from time to time, such sums as the suid Com- missioners may require, and the money borrowed, together with the interest thereon, shull be repaid from trom taxes levied to ‘New Capitol Commiasi Capitol building to be 1c@ AF Nall insure fis readiness fi first day of January, 0, and, if practicable, to apd render tenantuble some portion thereof at eatlier date, ‘The general plan for the new Capitol, according — tw has thus tar adopted with the approval of the C: Ottice and the Governor in pursuan not be changed or moditied except upon lixe appt of the Governor and 4 taajority of the Commissioners of the Land an, the exterior of f law, the he Superintendent of the new Capitol is hereby author- and directed to audit or settle any outstanding obli ions for rent, labor or materials done gr furnished by or: of the Bourd of New Capitol Commissioners her tofore existing, subject to the concurrent upprovi the Commissioners of the New Capitol and in such audit and settlement any el paym uitable offsets the Stave may have t such obligations shall be deducted therefrom, and tho Amounts allowed and approved by the Commissioners as Aforesaid shail be paid by omptroller out of his ap- propriation, with such interest as shall be allowed and ap- proved py ssid Commissioners aforesaid. LEGISLATIVE NOTES Mr. Robertson, trom the Judiciary Committee of tho Senate, to whom was referred the petition of Judson W. Breed contesting the seat now heid by Commodore P. Vedder, Senator trom the Thirty-second district, re- ported in favor of the latter, and as to the former they found that in any case, even if elected, he was ineli- gible to hold a seat in the Legisiature. Smith Weed, whose name has been for a long time meutioned in connection with the appoimtment of Superintendent of Insurance, will, it is said, be nomi- nated Lo the position next week by ‘the Governor. A bill Introduced by Senator Wellman extends the time of the State Prison Cowmission woul January, and provides for a preliminary report in October, LEGISLATIVE NOTES. ¢ In the Hudson River improvement bill which has passed the Assembly it 18 provided that the sand taken out of the river shall be delivered free to the State; hitherto the sand was sold to the State, {he bill to provide offices and rooms for the Court of neral Sessions has been ordered to a third reading in the Assembly, after being amended so that the Recorder, Conmptrolier and Commisstoner of Pub- lic Works shall hire the premises; also the Senate bill providing that the presiding justice or judge of any Court of Oyer and Terminer shall bave power to grant 4 bew trial on motion of the prisoner after conviction, beiore or alter sentence, on exceptions taken on the trial, or on the ground of newly discovered evidence, The Assembly, by resolution, has authorized the Cierk to select some reliable person to take tho original peution of Johu Hand to the Legisiature of 1871 to Buflalo, there to be used in the Lord trial UNITED SLATES STEAMBOAT SERVICE, THE SALIENT FEATURES OF THE NEW BILL IN CONGRESS—ALL FOREIGN STEAMELS TO BE UNDER UNITED STATES INSPECTION WHILE IN AMERICAN WATERS. The following proposed amendmonts to the laws governing the United States steamboat service will be read with interest by all connected with shipping mat- ters. They are embodied in a bill introduced in the House by Representative Reagan, and which has been read twice, to amend certain sections of the existing law concerning commerce and navigation and the regu- lation of steam vessels. ‘The bill, 1f passed, will bring all foreign steamers, excepting vessels of war, under United States inspection while in our waters, Another interesting amondment is that concerning the personal lability of owners. Unfortunately there {s no amendment forbidding passenger steamships to carry petroleum and like in- flammable articles, and the fearful warning of the City of Waco appears to have gone unheeded, The cxisting lawn reference to prevention of col- Mstons reads:— Sxcrtoy 4,233.—The following rules for proventing collisions on the water shali‘be followed in the nayiga- tion of vessels of the navy and of the mercantile ma- Tine of the United States. The amendment adds to this—‘‘And by all foreign vessels within the jurisdiction of the United States.” ¥OG SIGNALS, Under the amendments said vessels shall sound a fog signal in thick weather at intervals of not more than two minutes, Steam vessels and sail vessels shall sound a bell at not less than two minutes’ interval, (The existing law is five minutes ) STEEKING AND SAILING, Rule 17 1s slightly amended to read as follows:— When two sail vessels are crossing 80 as to involve risk of collision, then, if they have the wind on ditfer- ent sides, the vessel with the wind on the port side shall weg out of the course of the vessel with the ‘wind on the starboard side, except in the case in which the vessel with the wind on the port side is close hauled and the other vessel free, in which case the lat- ter vessel shall keep out of the course of the vessel close bauled; bat if they have the wind on the same side, or if one of them has the wind aft, the vessel which is to the windward shall keep out of the course of the vessel which is to the leeward, In the two following clauses the word “course” is substitated for the word “way”? in the umendments;— Rux 14—If two vessels ynder steam are crossing so as to involve risk of collision the vessel which has the other on her own starboard sido shall keep out of the ‘way of the other, cLw 20.—If two vessels, one of which is a sail vessel and the other a steam vessel, are proceeding in such directions as to involve risk of collision, the steam ves- wel shall keep out of the way of the sail vessel, INSPECTION OV STEAM VESSELS. Tho following 1s one of the most important amend- ments. The first given paragraph is the existing law and the foliowing the amendment ;— Skerion 4,400.—All_ steam vessels navigating any ‘waters of the United States which are common high- Ways of commerce, or open to general or competitive navigation, excepting public vessels of the United States, vessels of other countries and boats propelled in whole or in part by steam for navigating canals, shall be subject to the provisions of this title THR AMENDMENT. Sxction 4,400.—All steam vosseis navigating any wa- tors of the United States, excepting public vessels of the United States and of other countries, shall be subject to the provisions of this title, Steam vessels of other Countries other than public vessels shall be subject to the provisions of this title so far as relates to equip- ment, outfits and navigating, and the transportation of dangerous articles as freight or stores. Skcrion 4,403 —Whenever damage is sustained by an enger or his baggage from explosion, fire, col- ision or other cause, the master and the owner of such vessel, or either of them, and the vessel snail be liable to each and every person so injured, to the tull amount of damage if it happens through any negleet or failure to comply with the provisions of this tit! REDUCTION OF PRES. A reduction of fees from $10 to $8 and $5 to $4 is among the amendments and reads as tollows:—'Each master, chief engineer and first class pilot, licensed as herein provided, shall pay for every cortificate granted by any inspector or inspectors the sum of § every chic! mate, engincer and pilot of an grade shall pay for every certificate so granted the sum of $4. Such foes shall be paidover to the chief officer of the customs iy such manner and under such regulations as shall be prescribed by the Secre- tary of the Treasury." LIVE-NAVING APPARATUS, The following is the section trom which the amend- ment given below has been remodelled :— Sxcriox 4,401.—No kind of instrument, machine or | equipment for the better security of life, provided for b; ‘thos tile, shall be used on any steam vessel which ‘shalt not first be approved by the Board of Supervising In- spectors and also by the Secretary of the Treasury. ‘THE AMENDMENT, Section 4,491 ts amended as follows:—No kind of instrument, or machine, or equipment for the better security of life provided for by this title shall be used on any steam vessel which shail be disapproved by the Board of Supervising Inspectora, And the Board of Supervising Inspectors may entorce on ail steamers the use of any appliances for the safety of life, 1 addition to those provided for by Unis titie, after such appliance shall have been fully tested tor six months in actual practice on at least three steamers, and approved by said Board and by the Secretary of the Treasary.” LIABILITY OV MASTER AND OWNE! This amendment ts an important ope, as defining the question of personal liability, ‘The following is the existin while below it will be fou ment: — clause on this satyect, the vext of the amend- THE AMENDMENT. to bis bag; , or by any person, to any freight shipped on any vessol used to navigate the rivers, great northern lakes or other inland waters of ted States from explosion, fire, colli bezzlement, loss, destruction or other cause thi the wilful misconduct or neglect of any master, mate or engineer, every such person shall be liable to tne per- son so Injured to the full Incurred and the vessel amount of the damages incurred. 7 LIMIT OF THE LIABILITY. ‘And in all ocher cases in which a carrier would, at common law, be liable for dam: the owner or owners of such vessel shall be lable to the person of persons so damaged, individuaily, equally and ratably, and not Jor anovher, to an amount equal to the value of interest in such vessel and the freight then pending.” It will be remarked that in the original sectl locality is mentioned, while it is in the amendme: A WOMAN IN THE CASE, Jobn Dougherty was placed yesterday tn St. Mi. chael’s Hospital, Newark, in a dying condition, It is alloged that he was shot by one James Shields in a boarding house at Hollingen, near Bound Brook, the cause being & woman and jealousy, At jast accounts Shields was at large, | October 15, 187: . SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET, THE ARMY. List of Promotions and Ap- pointments. DEATH AND RETIREMENT Movements of Officers on Ac- tive Duty. Wasuixatox, April 7, 1876. The following promotions and appointments in the army of the United States, made by the President, by and with the consent of the Senate, since the publica- tion of General Orders No, 85, of October 1, 1875, and up to April 1, 1876, are announced by the Adjutant General :— PROMOTIONS, Sudsistence Department.—Captain John W. Burri; commissary of subsistence, to be commissary of sub- sistenve with the rank of major, November 21, 1575, Vice taylor, deceased, Medical Department. —Captain Charles B. White, As sistant Surgeon, to be surgeon, with the rank of major, ‘Uctover 1, 1875," vice Weeds, deceased; Captain George M. Sternverg, assistant surgeon, to be surgeon, with the rank of major, Decomber 1, 1875, vice Peters, re- tired irom actve service, Corps of Engincers,—F iret Lieutenant James Mercur, to be captain December 9, 1875, vice Holgate, resigned ; Second Lieutenant William H, Bixoy to be first lieu- tenant, December 9, 1875, vice Mercur, promoted, Firs Regiment’ of Cavalry.—Lieutenant Colonel Cuvier Grover, ot the Third cavalry, to be colonel De- cember 9, vico Gillem, deceased; Second Lieutenant Frederick K. Ward to be first lieutenant, November 11, 1876, vice Wiuters, appointeg regimental quarter: taster, Company G. Therd Keyument of Cavatry.—Major William B. Koy- all, of the Fifth cavairy, to be heutenaut colonel De- ceuber 2, 1876, vice Grover, promoted to the First cavalry, fi Pyth’ Regiment of Cavalry.—Captain Verting K. Hart, of the Seventh cavalry, to be major, December 2, 1875, vice Royall, promoted to the Third davalry. Seventh Regiment of Cavairy.—F irst Lieutenant Thos, W. Custer to be captain, December 2, 1875, vice Hurt, promou to the Filth ‘cavairy (company ©); First jeutenant Thos M. McDougall to be captain, Decem- ber 15, 1875, vice Thompson retired from active ser- vice (company B); Second Lieutenant Wm. T. Cray- croft to be first heutenant, December 2, 1875, vice Custer promoted (company 8); Segond Lieutenant Chas, Braden to be first lieutenant, Decemver 9, 1875+ vice Weston, who resigns his regimental commigsion only (company L); Second Lieutenant Chas. C. Do Rudio to be lirst lieutenant, December 16, 1876, vico McDougall promoted (company E). Ninth Regiment of Cavalry.—Second Lieutenant Jobn Conline to be first lieutenant, November 15, 1875, vice Davidson, dismissed, (company u); Second Lieytenant Beers taylor w be first leutenant, February 25, vice Warhington, dismissed (company ¥). Second Regiment of Artilery.—Second Lieutenant Edgar 8 Dudley to be first lieutenant, October 29, 187, vice Campbell, deceased (Battery K). Fourth Regiment of Infantry.—First Lieutenant Ger- hard L. Lubn to be captain, December 31, 1875, vico De Laubenteis, dismissed (company F); First Lieuten- ant Thomas F. Quinn to be captain, January 10, 1876, vice Bartictt promoted to the Eleventh infantry, (com- any B); Second Lieutenant Rutus P. Brown ww be first fleudenabt, danaary 10, 18%, view. Qaian promoted (company ‘K). Eighth: Regiment of Infantry.—Second Lieutenant P. Henry Ray to tirst lieutenant, December 31, 1875, vice Loshe, resigned (company &). Eleventh Regiment of Infantry.—Captain Charles G. Bartlett, ot the Fourth itantry, to be major, January 10, 1876, vice Douglass, promoted to the Fourteenth in- fantry. Fourteenth Regiment of Infantry.—Major Henry Doug:ass, of the Eleventh infautry, to be lieutenant colonel, January 10, 1876, vice Woodward, promoted to the Fifteenth tnlantry; Second Lieutenant Charles A. Johnson to be first ‘lieutenant, January 24, 1876, vice Warren, deceased (company F); Seconda Lieuten- actJohn Murphy to be first lieutenant, February 1, 1876, vice Steele, resigned (company ). Fifteenth Regument of Infantry.—Lieutenant Colonel George A. Woodward, of the Fourteenth infantry, to be colonel, January 10, 1876, vice Granger, deceased; First Lieutenant Casper H. Conrad to be captain, Jan- uary 25, 1876, vice Ellis, deceased (company C); Second Lieutenant Loverett H. Walker to be first lieutenant, November 2, 1875, vice Little, dismissed (company G): Second Lieutenant George A. Cornish to be first Heutenant, January 25, 1876, vico Conrad, promoted (company 1). APPOINTMENTS, Bureau of Military Justice.—Colonel William McK. Dunn, Ass.stant Judge Advocate General, to be Judge Advocate General, with the rank of brigadier general, December 1, 1875, vice Holt, retired from active ser- vice, Subsistence tment,—First Lieutenant Jobn F. Weston, of the Seventh cawalry, to be commissary of ronan the rank of captain, November 24, het | Chaplaine’ oP ‘Tey. G A. Engl f Post —The Kev. George ‘ngland, o: Colorado Territory, to be post chaplain, Fare 1, 1876, vice Pet Tesigned; the Rev. George W. Simpson, of Hand, to be post chaplain, February 1, 1876, vico deceased; the . Moses F. Vag chaplain, Fopruary Adams, of Minnesota, to be 14, 1576, vice Ragan, decease: Fyth i of Cavatry.—Homor W. Wheeler, of Kansas, to bo! second tioutenant, Uctobor 14, 1875, vice Kkerson, disinissed Sony L). fenth Kegiment of Cavalry. —William Van W. Reilly, of the District of Columbia, to be second Heutenant, October 15, 1875, vice Gillmore, resigned (company K). Since transierred to the Seventh cavalry, First Regiment of Infantry. —Louis Hilhelm|, of Penn- sylvania, to bo second Neutenunt, October 15, 1875, vice Armstrong, prowoted (company E). Second iment of Infantry. —Richard T, Earle, of the District of Columbia, to be second lieutenant, Novem- ber 5, 1875, vice Clark, appointed Regimental Quarter- master (company K) Regiment of Infantry.—William H. C, Bowen, of Maine, to be second lieutenant, October 15, 1875, vice Riblett, resigned (company A). Sixth Regiment of Infantry.—B. A. Byrne, of the District of Columbia, to be second leutenant, October 16, 1875, vico Eckerson, resigned (company C); Charles Hz Ingalls. of Maine, to be second heutenant, Febru- ary 29, 1875, vice Wetheril 5 promoted (company B), Seventh Regiment of Infantry.—A. 1b. Johuson, of Minnesota, to be second heutenant, Octover 15, 1875, vico Amot, deceased (company I); Francis Woodbridge, of Pennsylvania, to be second iveutevant, February 1, 1876, vice Long, dismissed (company A), Eighth Regiment of Infantry.—Henry Johnson, Jr., of California, to be second Heutenant, October 15, 1875, vice Summerhayes, promoted (company 5" Tenth Regiment of Infantry.—Stephen Y¥, Leyburn, of Louisiana, to be second lieutenant, Uetober 16, 1876, vieo Duggan, promoted (company A). Kieventh Regiment of Infantry.—¥iret Sergeant William W. Shipman, Company K Tweilth intantry, 10 be second lieutenant, October 15, 1875, vice Thayer, resigned (company A). Fourteenth Reyiment of Infantry.—Vrivate Stephen J. Muihall, of the General Service, to be second lieu- tenant, February 20, 1876, vice ‘Johnson, promoted (company Hi), Fifteenth Regiment of Infantry.—Goorge F. Cooke, of Unio, to be second Heutenant, October 15, 1875, vice Cottel, promoted (company B); Private Basil N. Waters, of the Signal Service, to be second lieutenant, 8, vice De Lang, promoted (company D); David D, Mitchell, of Missouri, to be sevond how. tenant, February 29, 1876, vice’ Walker, promoted (company K). Sizteenth Regiment of Infantry.—Richard 1. Steed- man, of Massuchusetts, to be second lieutenant, Feb- ruary 1, 1876, vice Ballance, transferred to Twenty- second intantry (company A). Seventeenth Kegument of Infantry.—Andrew EB, Kil- atrick, of Mississippi, to be second lieutenant, Octo- ber 15, 1876, vice Cairns, promoted (company K). Private James D, Nickerson, of the general service, 10 be second lieutenant, October 15, 1875, vice Lyons, de- ceased (company C). Kighteenth Regiment of Infantry. —Wiiliams 8. Patten, of New York, to bo second lieutenant, October 15, 1875, vice Benner, promoted (company C). Twentieth Regument of Infantry.—Joun J, Crittenden, ot Kentucky, to be second lieutenant, October 16, 187: vice Ribbel, resigned (company G). ' Palmer Tilton, 0} Massachasetts, to be second lieutenant, October 15, 1875, vico Howgate, promoted (company A). Twenly-turd Regiment of Infantry.—J. Rozier Clag- ett, of the District of Columbia, to be second lieuten- ant, November 29, 1875, vico Winters, dismissed (com- pany C). Twenty-fourth Regiment of Infantry.—The Rev. James c haven Pennsylvania, to be chaplain, March 16, 1876, vice Schultz, resigned, Twenty fifth Regiment of Infantry.—James H. Lane, of Kansas, to be second lieutenant, Octover 14, 1875, vice Wheeler, resigned (company A). Rovert H. R. ay es of Virginia, to be second leutenant, arg 15, 1878, vice Thompson, casbicred (company ‘TRANSFER, Second Lieutenant William Van W. Reily, from the Tenth cavairy to the Seventh cavalry, January 20, 1876, vice Craycraft, promoted (compapy —). RETIRED, For incapacity resulting from long and faithful ser- | vice, for wounds or injary recetved, from disease con- | tracted or from exposaro in the line of duty, in con- formiy with sections 16 and 17 of the act of August 3, 1961 (section 1,251, Revised Statutes).—Major De Witt ©. rs, Surgeon, December 1, 1875; Captain Hamil- ton Liever, Muitary Storekeeper, Quartermastor’s De- partment, December 13, 1875; First Lieutenant Ramp- den 8 Cottell, Fifteenth iniantry, February 29, 1876. tion of the President, in coniormity with section i2 of the act of July 17, 1862 (section 1, Re- vised Statutes).—Brigadier Gencral Joseph Holt, Judge Advocate General, tote vei 1875 (at bis own re uest); Captain William Thompson, 1b cavalry, Heconiver ‘16, 1876 (at his own request). CASUALTIES. Resigned (12).—Captain Asa H, Holgate, of Enginoers, December 9, 1875; Captain Francis L. B. Monroe, Assistant Surgeon, December Si, 1875; First Lioutent . ey saigleewen Seventh cavalry, ; ber 9, 1876 (his ental commission only); First Lieurenant Charles F. Lose, Eighth iniantry, Decem- ber 31, 1875; First Lieutenant George W. Stecie, Fourth infantry, Febraury 1, 1876; Second Lieutenant William H. Trftany, Fourth cavairy, January 27, Lieutenant Thomas M, Willey, Sixth in‘ ber 30, 5; Second Lieutenant Hen Seventh tafantry, December 31, iy Novem- 1876; ‘Second Lieuten- Sacond | ant William Abbot, Ninth infantry, March 27, 1876; Second Lioutenan¢ William J. ios Twenty-lrst_ in: -fantry, Qetober 18, 1876; second Licutenang Louis P. | sve bg ipo py hg mt sores ee 1876; LI 0 Hiram Stone, Jani ES ‘Declined By Edmund R. Wilhams, of New York, the appointment of second licutenant, Sixth infantry, October 15, 1875, Commission Vacated by New A; intment.—By Brig- adier General Wiliam McK. Dun, Judge Advocate General, the commission of assistant judge advocate general, with the rank of colonel, December 1, 1875. Died (22),—Colonel Alvan C, Gillem, First cavalry, bt ag residence, near Nashville, Tenn., December 2, Colonel Gordon Granger, Fifteenth infantry, at Santa F6, New Mexico, January 10, 1876. Major John MeL, Taylor. Commissary of Subsistence, at Baltimore, Md., November 21, 187 Major James F, Weeds, Surgeon, at Nashville, Tenn., Oder Bickace M. Hill, Ord riment, at jor Ric! . Hill, nance Depa Springtleld Armory, Massachusetts, March 25, 1876. Major Charies H.' Morgan, Fourth artillery, at Al- catraz Island, Cal, December 20, 1875. Major William Silvey, United States Army, fotired, at Uswego, N. Y., October 1876, ‘Major Charles D, Jordan, United States Army, re- tired, at Canton, Masa, January 5, 1876. Major Washington L.Newton, United States Army, retired, at Philadelphia, Pa, February 6, 1876. Captain Verplanck Van Antwerp, Military Store- keeper, Quartermaster’s Department, at Strawberry Hill, near Upper Marlboro, Md., December 2, 1875. Captain Allred D, Wilson, Assistant Surgeon, at Camp McDowell, A T., November 30, 1876. Captain Alfred Delaney, Assistant Surgeon, at At- lanta, Ga, February 14, 1876. Captam Henry A. Ellis, Fitteenth infantry, at San Francisco, Cal, January 25, 1876. Captain George Lancaster, United States Army, re- tired, at Bangor, Me,, September 26, 1875. First Lieutenant John A, Campbeli, Second artillery, at Raleigh, N. ©., October 29, 1875. First Lieutenant Patrick H. Breslin, Fourth infan- try, at Cincinnati, Obio, February 26, 1876. First Licutenant Robert P. Warren, Fourth infantry, at Camp Douglas, Utab, January 23, 1876. First Lieutenant Horace L.. Pike, United States Army, retired, at Mendocino, Cal., March 25, 1875, Second Lieutenant Patrick Keliher, Twenty-fifth infantry, at Fort Davis, Texas, Febraary 12, 1876. Post Chaplain Zachariah Ragan, at Steubenville, Ohio, November 27, 1875. Post Chaplain Charles L. Hequembourg, at Fort Mc- Pherson, Neb., December 24, 1875, Post Chaplain David M. Eaking, at Philadelphia, Pa, March 5, 1876. Wholly itetired,—In conformity with section 1,252, Revised Statutes, Captain Charles B, Atchison, Four: | teenth infantry, February 25, 1876, Dropped for Desertion.—In conformity with section 17 ot the act of July 15, 1870, (section 1,229, Revised Statutes), First Lioutenant Ucran H. Howard, Filth ar- tillery, March 11, 1876, ‘Dismissed.—Captain. John Laube de Laubenfels, Fourth infantry, December 31, 1875; First Lieutenant Francis ¥. Davidson, Ninth’ cavairy, November 15, 1875; First Lieutenant Reade M. Washington, Ninth cavalry, February 25, 1876; First Lieutenant John Little, Fitteentn ‘infantry, November 2, 1875; Second Lieutenant W. St. C. Long, Seventh infantry, Decem- ber 9, 1875. Cashiered. —First Lieutenant Josiah A. Sheetz, Fourth infantry, December 9, 1975. Officers bave been arranged in the foregoing order to the companies and batteries to which they have suc- ceeded in the natural course of promotion or appoint- ment, or to which they have been assigned by compo- tent authority, Acceptance or non-acceptance of appointments, and in case of acceptance the birthplace of the officer ap- pointed, his age and residence, when appointed, and his full name, correctly written, will in all cases be promptly reported to the Adjutant General. Iu case of the death of an officer it is hereby mado the duty of his immediate commanding officer to report the fact at once direct to this office, stating the cause, date and place, When an officer away from his command dies in hos- pal or under treatment the medical oflicer in charge will forward the report as above required; 11 not under treatment by an army medical officer the report will be made by any officer having cognizance of the tact, MOVEMENTS OF OFFICKRS, The following olficers are relieved trom duty and will join their respective command econd Lieuten- ant Louis Wilbelme, Firet infantry, from Fort Colum- bus, New York harbor; Bernard A. Byrne, Sixth in- fantry, samo; George F. Cooke, Fifteenth’ infantry, from lumbus herent, Ohio, when rolieved asa member of the General Court Martial; J. R. Cloggett, cr Md dada pa ge from Fort Columbus, New York arbor. By direction of the President the order relieving Major Lewis Merrill, Seventh cavalry, trom duty in coneecte ‘with the International Exhibition of 1876, is revoked, THE STEAMSHIP OCTAVIA, DETAILS OF THE CHASE AND DETENTION OF THE VESSEL IN BRITISH WATERS—HERB REGIS- TEB AND CLEABANCE FROM JAMAICA—NO EX- CUSE FOR THE ACTION OF THE SPANIARDS. Sr. Joun’s, Porto Rico, March 10, 1876. The steamer Octavia, formerly Urugaay, was chased into British waters and was detained by the authorities at Kingston, The cargo, consisting of arms, was landed. The vessel and cargo were bought by a Mr. Cordaba, a British subject, and the vessel was duly registered as a British ship under the name of Octavia, of Kingston, Jamaica, and all the usual formalitics duly complied with, CLEARED. . The Octavia was cleared for New York direct, Mr. Cordaba giving the authorities a guarantee that sho woald go direct to New York, She loft Kingston, Ja- maica, February 17, and finding a leak near the dis- charge pipe, aud that the pumps were choked and out of order, she put into Port Morant, Jamaica, and made some repairs. On proceeding again the leak was found to increase, he put into Jacmel, Haytt, never went north or jt of Cape Tiburon, avd, conse- quently, did not approach Spanish territory; findin that she could not be repaired at Jacmel, she directe her course to St. Thomas, going direct and being prop- erly cleared and papers ‘signed by the British Consul; she passed to the south of l’orto Rico, but did not com- muuicate with the shore, + ENTER SPANISH WATERS Cortes, which vessel had been watching ber for some time. She passed to the east of St. Thomas so as to id running into Spanish jurisdiction, and steercd t north-northwest with tore and aft sai! ngiues broke down at noon, whén she CAPTURED, most of the crew transierred to the Hernan Cortes and put in trons until the ship arrived at Sap Ju t 14th. The vessel was captured on the high s twenty-four miles north west of Cockroach Isiaud, and, therefore, about twenty miles norih of Culebra, the nearest Spanish land (if it really is Spanish, which is doubttul). The British Consul Protests at once, obtained a promise of good treatment and safety, objected to inflammatory language in the paper und uso of the word “pirate,” as applied to the Uc- tavia, all of which was carricd out; obtained permis- sion to see the crew; took verbal depositious; com- municated with the Adiniral on tho station and with the Foreign Otfice by cablo telegram, and made bin- self generally unpleasant, Eventually he obtained from England and Madrid an order not to remove the crew or sip from here penaing discussion of govern- ments, and on the arrival of the Eclipse, got all the crew, ‘except the captain (a German) and three sup- posed Cubans, delivered to the Ecitpse by joint re- moustrance of the captain and Consul. At present he goes lor tne rest. THE GERMAN PRISONERS FREED. In a private letter from Porto Rico it is stated that the people there believe thut the falling of the steamer Octavia Into the hands of the Spanish was preconcerted by the Cubans, who were desirous of complicating mat- tors betweon the Spanish and English governments, It i¢ said that her engine was purposely broken. Ty Cubans woo were on board whea she arrived at St, Thomas all remained there after her departure, On the 2vth a German man-ol-war made Its appearance in the port where the vessel and crew were detained and entered iuty a conference with the Captain-General She went away, and returned on the ist of bh, ‘The captain and the other Germans wore delivered up to ae and assurances given of the surrender he vesse ‘A. Venegas, after nine months of Imprisonment, has been liberated at the instance of the Buglish govern- ment CHOOSE YOUR DEATH [From the Salt Lake Herald.) ‘The People, &c., va J. G. Wiggins, convicted for the murder of John Kreat The prisoner was brought into court to receive ence. The Court asked him if he bad apythirg to say why sentence of death should not be prouounced against him. The prisoner roplied that he was not guilty of murder; that his vic, tim, Dutch John, was armed with a pistol at the time of the shooting. The prisoner, in coneiusion, called God to witness that he was innocent of murder, The prisoner was then told that the statute allowed him to select his mode of death, tw be shot, hanged or be- headed. He remained silent a moment, and then said, “1 prefer to be shot’? The Court then pronounced the death sentence as follows :— “It is the judgment of the Court that you be taken from hence to some place of safe coniinement im this county; that you be there salely kept in continement until Friday, the 23d day of June next; that between the hours of ten o'clock in the forenoon and three o'clock m the afternoon of that day you be taken from your piace of confinement and publicly shot w roa are dead, And may that God whose laws you have wantonly violated, but whose lo mercy aro illimi and boundless as eternity, morcy on yt woul." ‘The prisoner scarcely moved while the sentence was being spoken, and manifested little anxiety or feeling at 4 was going on. However, wheu all was over, terribie doom had been told and he was removed mm the court room, he ‘let down’’ considerably, and showed that, hardened as he was in crimeand desperate, daring and lawless as he had been, i couid feel; avd, as he contemplated the dreaded execution, tears filled tos eyes and his hands trembled. He was re- turned to the finement, ity Jail aud piaced in solitary con- THE DIAMOND CUE. CYRILLE DION DEFEATS A. P, RUDOLPHE AND RETAINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE FOUR- BALL GAME, The match last night between Cyrille Dion and A. P. Ruaolphe, for the diamond cue and the four-ball cham- Pionship, resulted im a victory for the former. Cyrilie Dion was the favorite in the betting, $100 to $70 being freely offered on him. The attendance was tolerably good, but not equal to the crowd that is to be seen at the three-ball game, The diamond cue was presented for competition by Phelan & Collender in the tourna- ment of May, 1869, and since then has passed through the following hands:— Con- test, Pi Won 1, Deery vs. Foster. Sept. 14, 1968. Deery 2 Deery vs. C, Dion. Jan. 8, 1870....Deery. lo 8. Deery vs. Rudolphe....March 5, 1870..Rudolphe 173 4. Rudol; ve. C, Dion, .May 31, 1870...Rudeiphe 15 6. Rudoiphe vs, J. Dion. .ct, 7, 1870..., Rudolphe 308 6, Rudolph vs. F.Parker.Jan. 11, 1871...Parker. ,.266 7 Parker vs. C. Dion,... April 26, 1871. & C. Dion vs. Foster June 19, 1871..C, Dion #2 C. Dion vs. Daly. 10. ©, Dion va, Dal; 11. ©. Dion vs. Daly. 12. Daly v. Garnier. Oct, 2, 1873,...Garnier. *This contest wap decided by the referee no game, in con” sequence of an error in keeping scure by the marker. Cyrille Dion came into the possession of the cue on December €, 1873, by forfeiture on the part of Garnier, ‘The game last night was for $1,000 and the tiamond cue, 1,500 points, four ball American game on a 54¢x11 four pocket standard American table, Mr. Gillette acted as umpire for Cyrille Dion, Mr. Kendall, of Boston, looked after the {nterests of Rudolphe and Mr: Glea- son officiated ag referce. Mr. Budd Schofield, the marker, called game shortly after eight P. M., when the players strung for the lead. Cyrille won and played for safety. The first seven innings were very uninteresting, and then Cyrille gota pretty little ran of 141, The professor was not in very good luck during the early part of the game and failed to get the bails together, On the eleventh inning Cyrille ran 45, which he followed with a pretty spell of nursing that | added 177 more to his score, On the next Inning Dion ran 43, and Rudolphe followed with 66, his first double number, On the fourteenth inning Rudolphe made a preity hitle score of 108, and at the close of the Af- teenth inning the game stood:— Diox, 476; Rupourue, 201, On the sixteenth inning Cyrille went to work again and added up a neat little run of 114 that gave him a start of nearly 400 points, Rudolphe was not playing well, and the balls ran‘badly for him, On the nine- teenth inning Cyrille Dion got away with a run of 216 in a clever and artistic manner. Rudolphe then took ‘SD inning, and after counting 9 missed a very easy one, At pine P. M. the number of spectators had increased and nearly filled the hall. Cyrille was now playing ‘with increased confidence, and the betting was about a dollar to. button on bie gama’ He ran 99 onthe twen- j tieth inning, and then followed with 42. In the mean- time Rudolphe was making the most ridiculous misses, and in the twenty-first inning be had acarrom that any schoolboy could make and he failed to hita ball, On ; the twenty-second inning Cyrille rolled them around to some advantage, and succeeded in counting 228, which Rudolphe followed with 83. At the close of the twenty-second inning the game stood— Diox, 1,181; RUDOLPHR, 255. In the next five innings neither player displayed any remarkable skill, but Cyrille Dion made a very lucky bank shot from the string, which, after taking four cushions, carromed. Tho applause was enthusiastic, Vue audience appearing to forget that it was a scratch, Radolphe made 36 in tue twonty-cighth inning, bringing him inte his fourth string, but he fell away again very soon, only scoring 6 in the next three innings. At the close of the thirty-second innings the game stood;— DION, 1,325; nupoLriE, 345. On the thirty-fourth inning Dion pioked 8, 57, and, after 12 from Rudolphe, the champion added 12 to bis string, bringing bis total to 1,894, Rudolphe then got Sand Dion rolied up anothor 57 that brought him to 1,451. After three more he put in a run of 46, and won the game, The following is the ‘ SUMMARY, Match for $1,000, the diamond cue and the cham- pionship at the four-ball American carrom game, be- tween Cyrille Dion and A. P, Rudolphs, played at Tam- many April 7, 1876, on a 53<x11 four-pocket Collonder standard American table; 1,500 points, each epaptia Tons 20,3, 7, 12, 8, 1, 141, 0, 3, 45, 177, 48, yrille ‘on. f 1, 5 . an 46,3, 8 318, 00" do dos , 8, 30, 80, 0,°0, 18, 9, beer iis 1 sot ren 7 0, 6, 0, 66, 108, 8, 9, udolphe—I 1, 0, , 2, 0.9, , 83; 0, 8, 18,0, 8, 36/3 0, 3.94, gh a BL Gyritle Dion—141, 117, 14d, 416, 228, ri n—| Tudolphe 0a.” ae 39 off “Rndolphe, 10 22-37 m, wie—20. 05m, May . ril! Hae of YACHTING. A CHALLENGE FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP, To ram Epitor ov THe Heraup:— * I am in recoipt of a letter from Mr. Charles Gifford, Vice Commodore of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, challenging the New York Yacht Club possession of the America’s cup (or “Queen's Cup, it is usually termed), provided the latter club consent to waive tho six montha’ notice. The Countess of Dufferin, schooner yacht, is named as the shallenging vente. ‘ours, &c., [ey INTON, Secretary. New Yorn Yacur Cuca, April 6, 1876. RIFLE SHOOTING. : A match was shot yesterday at Creedmoor, Jr., bo- tweon Sophomore Ciass, Columbia College Rifle Team, and ateam from tho New York Life Insurance Com- pany. The Columbia Coulloge team scored 224 points and their opponents 221. “TOO MUCH LOVE.” 4 JEALOUS LOVER SHOOTS HIS MISTRESS—AN- OTHER WILLIAMSBURG SENSATION. | About nine o’clock last evening, the young men standing on the corner of Third and Grand streets, Williamsburg, were astonished by the sound of ro- peated pistol shots and the screams of women proceed- ing from the second floor of the dwelling No. 107 Grand streot. They, in company with OMm- cors Hynes and Detective Holland, who were in the neighborhood, rushed to the house, and entering it found a young man_ struggling in the sitting room, on the second floor, with two women, one of whom said the fellow had shot her, ‘The man was at once arrested and taken to the Fifth precinct station house, where he gave his name as Theophile Kraycki, a tailor, residing at No, 87 Third street, New York, but doing business at No 340 De Kalb aveaue, Brooklyn, When asked what he had to say, ne said be intended to shoot the girl because she sel!, and as he was taken back to the ceils “Too much loye—too much love, "That 1s ali ‘The injured woman was taken to the Eastern Dis- trict Hospital. where it was found that the ball had pierced ber dresses and corset, and, after piercing her ckin on the left gide, glanced of ona rib. By ht incision it was extracted trom her back, thi ud, though paiulul, being bata superdcial one- Mra. Mit- tivoch, the lady with whom the injured woman | boarded, statcs ‘that Miss Tékla ikrewicz arrived in this country from Poland in Jan- uary last and soon after her arrival made the acquaintance of Mr, Kraycki, and an ardent alfection seemed to spring up between them; bat bis issipated babits led to quarrels, and she finally de- cided to seject his proposals, and thus incensed him. Last night, while drunk, he entered the parlor at No, 107 Grand street, where she and Miss Krolikiewics were sitting, and, without a word, drew a revolver aud, inting It at the young lady, shother inthe side. Mra, ittivoch then screamed “Murder!” and in answer to her cries Kraycki said, “Keep still or take that,” fring Ubree shots at hor, Both women then jumped at him and seized him. Daring tho scuffle he dropped pistol, a Colt’s revolver, attracted shots and cries entering about the time he eroppes the pistol put an end to the affray. Miss Krolikiewica ho. — against bim this morning before Justice i rewarked, ra STABBING AFFRAY. An altercation took place yesterday afternoon at No. 1% Leonard street between Samuel! Evans, colored, aud Goorgana Robeson, a white woman, with whom he was tiving. Evans stabbed her in tho left side, in- | flieting a deep cut over two inches in width. e Was taken to the New York Hospital, whore the wound, pnd not very dangerous, was dressed, Evans was jocked up. POLICE JUSTICE DEFALOATION. Police Justice Keose, of Jersey City, whose unac- countable absence for several weeks during the exam. ination of the financial accounts of the police justices ve rise to gravo suspicions, returned yesterday. ee been mummoned to copes before the Board of Fi- hance next week. The examination of the accounts of Justice Davis will be resumed to-day. JERSEY BURGLARS CAUGHT. James Farley, the burglar who was arrested in con Rection with the Orange burglary, bas been identified as the perpetrator of a series of crimes in Newark, brine f one Jacob Bost was arrested and beld ona cape accomplice. Charles being au have also ovtvil a stolen gooan trees would not marry him, and would then have shot him- | | the substance of | be of bitte consequence, and Christian is rotten. | ——_ CANADA AND THE AMERICAN CANALS, IMPORTAN?. CORRESPONDENCE IN REFERENCE TO THE RIGHTS OF CANADIAN VESSELS IN THE CANALS OF NEW YORK STATE——A DECISION INSISTED ON BY THE DOMINION GOVERNMENT. Orrawa, April 7, 1876. Important correspondence between the United States, imperial and Dominion governments in relation to Canadian vessels and the American canals was pre- sented to Parliament last night, The correspondence begins February, 1872, extends down to the 6th of April, 1876, making a very bulky document, On the 2d of November, 1874, the committee of the Privy Council adopted @ report complaining that en- gagements entkred into between Her Majesty’s governe ment and that of the United States in reference to the mutual use of the canals of both countries by the yes- sels of the United States and Canada respectively, as contained in the twenty -seventh section of the Treaty of Washington, have not, on the part of the United States, been carried into practical effect; but that, while all Canadian canals have been freely opened to the ves- sels on payment of the same toils and charges as are exacted from Briush or Canadian ves sels, the latter aro still entirely excluded rom the use of any and all the canals within United States territory, except the Sault Ste. Marie Canal; that thus, while barges and other vessels, with or without cargoes, clearing from ports on the Hudson River, are allowed to pass through the Chambly Canal to the St Lawrence, and thence from Montreal through the Lachine Canul to the city of Ottaws, or other destina, tions, British or Canadian vessels loading at Ottawa or any other Canadian port, or eyou in ballast, are pro, hibited (rom passing Whiteball through the Champlain Canal to the Hudson River, m the State of New York, and that same probibitory’ policy obtains generally in reference to the, use of the Ene and other canals con* necting the navigable waters with the ter, mitory of the United States; that considering that over three years have passed during which the Canadian government have been faithfuliy acling upon the spirit of the treaty, permitting the use of their numerous canals in as full aud unrestricied manner as that accorded to their own vessels, and thie liberal policy having met with ‘no reciprocity on the part of the government of the United States, the commitieo recommond that tho British Minister at Wasbingtoa be communi, cated with, with the view of ascertaining whether the government of the United States was endeavoring to procure British und Canadian vessels tho use of their canals, according to said twenty-seventh section of suid Treaty of Washington, On the 23d of November Sir Edward Thorntun replied that tho United States government had already brought the subject under the notice of the UF ptm ws ot the Stato of New York, in which State the principal canals are situated, aad that they had, therefore, lost no time in currying out the engagement contained in the ‘Treaty of Washington. As their ropresentation had no cflect he would urge that the subject should be again brought under the notice of the State govern- ment. On November 26 Mr. Fish writes to Sir Edward Thornton to say that he is surprised at the general statement contaiced in the report of the Canadian committee, und that it would have been more satistug- tury had some special instance of exciusion been ported, He says, however, that he had forwarded a copy of the despatch to the government of the State of New York, On the 4th of December Governor Dix writes to Mr, Fish, enclosing a letter trom tho Canal Collector at Whitehall and other papers, from which he deduces this statement:—That British subjects were allowed to navigate the New York canals on terms of equality with citizensjof the United States, ahd that the Cana- dian authorities buve been misinformed in regard to the exclusion of British or Canadian vessels trom the Champlain Canal at Whitehall, On the 8th of February the Privy Council adopted a minute giving reasons which led them to formulate the charges contained in their former minute, but thus winding ap—“that.as the government of the Stato of New York now asserts positively that Canadian vea- sels ure not prohibited {rom uavigating these canals on terms of equality Jodanay tues atiaeial ‘6 ug It is recummendod that Her Majesty’s Secretary State lor the Colonies be iniormed that the Canadiag government no longer continues to be of the opinion that Canadian vessels are excluded {rom the cauals of the State of New York, and will take the necessary stops 10 promulgate oilicially this important taforma- tuun, in order.that Canadian canal boat owners and forwarders may be enabled totuke advantage of the privil roicrred to, Here the matter ap- pears have rested until the 27th of August, when another minute of the Council was adopted by the Privy Council based on the refusal of the Collector ‘at Plattsburg, N. Y., to allow a Canadian barge laden with umber or other foreign merchandise to pass from New se ee beers blag cet Lb getitaree rine coe constr, yy the Trousury ment trade in question so tar as British vessels are cone cerned, This iuterpretation required the barge to un- joad atthe first port of entry, which was Wuiteball, thereby practicaily closing the Champlain Canal to ‘British and Canady vessela, ‘The correspondence on this subject, which is very voluminous, contains a letter from Sir Edward Thora. ton detailing a conversation with Mr. Fish on the suo- ject, in the course of which Mr, Fish said.that i¢ was under the consideration of tne Treasury De- partment, and while he couid not speak officially ‘with regard to it, it seemed to nim that the revenue Jaws of the United Siates would prevent the use of the entire navigation of the canals by Canadian vessels. Mr. Fish, Sir Edward writes, added thus he supposed that the idea and object of the Canadian government ‘were that Canadian boats should be enabled vo bring @ cargo from Canada through the canals and down Hudson to New York. This was impossible by reuson of the above mentioned provisions of law with the first port of eutry, and because neither by the ty of Washington nor by another treaty had the naviga- tion of the River Hudson been allowed tc British or other foreign vessels, This view was subsequentiy sus- tained by the Secretary of the Treasury, who communi- cated a iong letter on the subject to Mr, Fish which wag transmitted on the 26th of November to Lord Dutferin, Here the matier rested uutil tho 5th inst., when the Privy Council, apparently provoked by the inquiry for the papers, adopted a minute io reply. It takes up Secretary Bristow’s argument and calls attention to the fact that be had overlooked the provision of law contained in the act of Congress passed on the 26th of Septombor, 1860, and re-enacted and confirmed in the Revised Statates of 1875, which authorizes the American government to permit vessels laden with Products of Canada to load or unload at any port or place in any collective district in the United State: provided similar privileges are extended to vessels o! the United States in the colonies. They therefore rece ommend that Sir Edward Thornton be requested to call the attention of the United States government to this act and to press upon that government the making of such arrangements as will at once secure the same privileges to Canadian vessels in the United States cu- nals a8 are accorded to United States vessels in Cana dian canals. A POET FOR MINISTER. Naw Yong, April 6, 1876, To tue Evrror ov Tar Heracy:— ‘The suggestion of the Hkrauo in to day’s issue—viz., for President Grant to nominate Henry W. Longfellow Minister to England—is a capital one, I am sare the country would have had an honorable and able repro sentative in the person of R. H. Dana, Jr., but seeing that his nomination has not been sustained by the Senate, surely none could on any reasonable grounds Oppose the nomination of Mr. Longfellow. Just here allow me to say, Mr. Editor, that although you have frequently found fault with the present administration (justly perhaps), yet you have manifested a spirit of Magnanimity in sanctioning and supporting the Presi- dent when he does a good thing, a8 be did in nomi- nating R. H. Dana, Jr. But, since the Senate has not seen lit to indorse ident’s action in the matter L hope His Excellency will be of the same mind of the Henao, and that wo will shortly hear that Henry W, Longteliow, of Massachusetts, has been chosen to rep. resent this ‘great Republic” at the Court ye” BRITISH POWER IN AFRICA. A WARLIKE MOVEMENT AGAINST THE KING OF DAHOMEY—WILL THE QUEEN'S TROOPS FIGHT FEMALE WARRIORS ? In the House of Lords on the 24th of March Lord Cotlesloe called attention to an outrage said to have been committed at Whydah upon the European agent of an English house, Ho asked the Secretary of State for the Colonial department if he could give the Mouse any information as to the expedition which Commo dore Sir William Hewitt was stated to have unden taken in Her Majesty’s ship Active with tour gun« boats, and accompanied by the Lieutenant Govgrnot of the Gold Coast, for tho purpose of punishing the authorities at Whydah, and as to other offences said to have been committed by the Dahomeyans Englishmen. The expedition was a very laparetnee. ter, and he Loped it would not turn out that another ttle war had commenced, The King of Dahomey wat avery warlike and powerful Prince, and, next to Whe King of Ashantee, he was the most powerful sovereign am that part of Airtca, A telegram had also been pub- ished mentioning an outrage on two Frenchmen, The army of the King was composed to a very large extent who were said to be well train idiers might bi ak eal ih J id ght be unusual if they fous meeives opposed to an army of women. (aughter.| He believed te King was we! posed to this country, but these matters were not without their danger. i ‘The Earl of Carvarvou had received very little infor. mation on the mete, and neither the telegram nor t, meutioned by the noble lu Feached him. The outrage ‘would’ prabably turn asa prehend a little war, bah orgies! hoa ‘The Earl ot ‘nll rl of Lauderdale made a few remarks and the