The New York Herald Newspaper, April 14, 1876, Page 3

ne WASHINGTON. The Blaine Scandal Among the Gos- sips of the Capital, “THE TRANSFER OF THE INDIAN BUREAU i “More Light From Whitley on the - Safe Burglary. “THE WAR OF THE CONSPIRATORS. | | ‘The Venerable Avhburton Treaty in Need of | Repair. —_— SHERIDAN ON THE BORDER TROUBLES. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, Wasuixcton, April 13, 1876 THR BLAINE SCANDAL AT THE CAPITAL—STO- RIES SECRETLY CIRCULATED TO INJURE THE MAINE STATESMAN—PER CONTRA, THX GRATI- FYING NEWS FROM VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA, Mr. Blaine has pretty much monopolized the thonghts Qnd conversation of the gossipers to-day. The New York papers brought details of the charge against him, | and these wero eagerly read and discussed, with a gen- eral conclusion that, while they were probably false, they were calculated to injure his prospects asa Presi- dential candidate. What Mr. Blaine may have thought bo this last head is unknown, but to those who in- juired of him he said that the story which imputes rong doing to him is false and that he bas known for some time that stories intended to injure him were privately. circulated in uewspaper offices and else- ; where, and, while a positive denial of wrong doing is | ail that can be made by any one until specific charges are made, he is ready to meet uuy accusation and | Yo show’ ‘its falsehood whenover it shall be | | i ~ made, Mr, Blaine’s friends say to-night that they . bave known for some time pust that stories were privately circulated against him, just as they have been against Mr, Bristow, and they add that if those | who are circulating stories about him in secret will make them openly they will be squarely met and their tales disproved. Later tn tho afternoon the Western papers brought in additional story accusing Blaine of ‘having brutaily di treated bis first wite, and that “the poor thing sick- ened and died in a few years.” This foolish tale Created both laughter and indignation, because every- body knows that Mr. Biaine’s ‘Grst wife” is now liv- . Ing ana here at Washington, the happy mother of a large (amily. Later in the evening Blaine’s friends forgot the an- Boyances of the day in the news from the Virgwta Convention, which has declared for Blaine by a nearly } ananimous vote and chosen delegates to Cincinnati irom among his most outspoken and zealous friends, Well intormed South Carolina men say to-night that The delegates from that State are open friends of Mr. Blaine. THE INDIAN QUESTION IN THE HOUSE—DEBATE ‘ON ‘THE PROPOSED TRANSFER TO THE WAR DEPARTMENT—THE ORIGINAL VIEWS OF THE PRESIDENT IN FAVOR OF THE CHANGE. ~ ‘The Indian question came up again to-day in the House, and Mr. Seclye made a forcible speech ugainst ‘tho trauster of the Indians to the War Department, Mr. Hooker, of Mississippi, replying to him, Several persons will speak on the subject before it is brought to a Vote. The discussion is very earnest, and those who oppose the transfer offer a curious plea—that un. | der the control of the army the Indians would not be | © civihzed and-that Indian wars would increase, But | the contrary is truc, Judian wars hayo.almost, with. out exeeption, beon brought about against whe efforrs of army officers, and no one can so well tram sav- ages into civilized babus as an army officer, with bis habits of discipline, order, cleanliness and regular- * Wy. Itig nos generally known that President Grant | was, in the beginning of his administration, favorabie } toa transfer of the Indian Serviee to the War Depart- ment. In his first annual Message he reported to Con- tress that he had begun this reform, saying that, while ae had given the management of a fow reservations to the Society of Friends, allowing them to select the agents, “for superintendents and Indian agents not on these reservations officers of the army were selected. The reasons for this are numerous, Where Indian “@gents aro sent there troops must be sent also, Tho Agents and the commander of troops are independent of tach other and are subject to orders from different departments of the government. The army officer holds a position for life; the agent one at the will of the President The former is personally interested in living in harmony with the Indian and in establishing & permanent peace, to the end that some portion of bis life may be spent within the limits of civilized so- ciety; the latter‘has no such personal interest. An- other reason is au economic one, and still another, the hold which the government has upon a life officer to Secure a faith(ul discharge of duties in carrying out a given policy.” Congress, however, not only rejected this policy, for which the President offered such sound arguments, but procesded to make — it | smpoxsible for him to carry it out by passing a law prohibiting army officers from all tivil service, In his next Message the President al- juded pointedly to this action of Congress. It is not i known what he thinks now, but it is not probable that he has changed his mind, because he knows that the churches would support missionaries among the In- dians to civilize them if army officers had charge of the reservations and of the whole service. The subjecs | is so important that it Is a pity the Military Committee did not ask him ‘for his opinion on the question of the trausier when they were asking the opinion of the leading oflicers of the army. A PIECE OF WASHINGTON GOSSIP—PEINCIPLE VERSUS CANDIDATURE, APROPOS OF JUDGE BLACK AND JUDGE DAVIS, Among the Presidential gossip here is a story which | has caused ome quiet ter, Some of Judge Jere Black's iriends were anxtous that the Pennsyl. | ‘vania Democratic Convention should recommend him | to the National Convention us a Presidential candidate, but the Convention did not do so, Some days alter it | adjpurned, the story goes, Judge Black happened to meet Judge David Davis, now trequently taeutioned as | ‘a democratic candidate in spite ot his being an old line | whig. “You ought to be very good to me, Judge,” said | Black to Davis, “because Iam not a candidate. But you remain a good democrat,” said Davis, | “Certainly,” réphed Black; ‘and therein les the | iffercnce between you and me, Judge. I fim dem- | Ocrat, but nota candidate, and you are candiuate, but mot a democrat.” nd FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasuixotox, April 13, 1876, THE SAFE BURGLARY CASE—AN ADDITIONAL STATEMENT PROM WHITLEY—ACCOUNT OF AS INTERVIEW WITH HARRINGTON—WAR TO THE KNIFE—GENERAL BABCOCK’s GAME. Colonel Whitley leaves Washington this evening, but wil) revure in afew days. In addition to what has | veen publithed, the Colonel gives some now facts as tuliows. He says:— 1 arrived in Washington under subp@na from the In- vestigating Committee on the nrorning of the 6th of April, and it t# a sigular coinewence that it was then just (wo years to # day trom the time that the safe bar- ylury conspiracy was first planned. Shortly alter my arrival this time, accompanied by Mr. Som- qmerville und ex-Solicitor Banfield, A. B. Williama, n friend of Harrington, came to my room ‘at the St. James Hotel before breakfast, To my great surprise he was very menacing in his manner, and seked what! intended doing =f told Bim that 1 pur. posed to tell the truth. He replied that be hed come j Mnued that be wanted to know the name of the in- ! and tell the truth—that was alll cared about, At this Tt te not i bbable that the venerable Ashburton treaty, which §@ early functus officio, the extradition clause being about the only portion of it that retains ap executory wer, may be superseded by a new | treaty ariting @ut.of tho hitch over the case of Wins- j-Been'forwatded from this country. 1s will be remem- _ NEW ‘YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1876—TRIPLE over to seo me and learn what [ intended to do. I said | made his statement and I think 1 shall ; goonand make mine and come out ‘at footed and | tell the whole truth, Williams replied, with ent phasis:— } “4's a dammed Iie. Harrington bis made no such | statement, and anybody tua: says he bas jes,” Lrephed that { bat nowb:ag to ssy aboot that Thad the information from 2004 authorny and believed it to betrue. Wilitams said i woukd not fad it to de trae, aod chet { was made a sucker of agd would find it ous Inthe end, sf saitail right, Iwas witing to stand it ‘Williams then ieft and I went down to break fast. Mr. Summervitio was there, and while we were af the table Willams and Harrington came tuto the dining room while we were esting. Har- rington begaptalking Im avery excited way and sald that whoever told me that he (Harriagton) bad made a staremenus was a liar, aud he added that he would go ‘with meto the man who said that be had made any such statement and face him down, Harrington cou formant. ! replied that I simply purposed to go on Harrington jumped up and exclaimed:—- “I want to give you notice that it ts going to be war ‘w the knife!" Wilitama also jumped up very much exbited aud Harrington added :— *T want you to understand that the knife is drawa and you will see where you will come out.” I replied, “You can draw your knife and be damned; no living man can bullyrag me.”” Harrington said as they withdrew, “I wanted to warp you,” and they lett, : Whitley expressed himself with much emphasis, and | said that he purposed to see the thing through to the end, In regari to what other persons were 1mplicated besides General Babcock and his friends, Whitley said that he did not believe that Attorney General Williams | was imphceated in the safe burglary in any manner. | ‘Tho present Attorney General Pierrepont gave peremp- tory orders that all the documents and papers in the case should be furnished to the committee, but there was some delay, because ths former Assistant Attorucy | General Hill put the documents in a closet in. the department separate from all others, without | making any report, They were not found until the | entire building was searchod, Among these documents | are soveral telegrams bearing Babcock’s initials or | characters, that will, as alleged, be identified and con- | nected with his name, and the key having been re- cently discovered they can be fully explained. | Itis a fact that a portion of the telegrams did relate | ton case of General Howard that Whitley and his men | were working up, but mgst of them will show Harring- | ton’s connection with the.burglary. These are known as the “telegrams.’’ There were several telegrams | sent on the 14th of March, 1874, signed by “£. C. Banfield,” the solicitor directing Whitley to come to Washington os General B. (Babcock) wanted him to do some work for him. The telegram asked Whitley to go to Banficla’s house first, which he did. When he went up Banfield said ho should have come sooner and taken breakfast with Babcock and Har- ington. After that Banfield went with Whitley to the Wash- ington Club House, where Whitley saw Dick Harring- ton. ‘The telegram from Banfield called Whitley up from Florida, and in it be was given to understand that bis place was m danger, and after the matter was fixed up by Babcock, apparently, and that placed Whitley under | obligations to hit, which wasa part of the plot ar- ranged by Babcock to uso him M& the projected bur- In regard to General Grant's connection with the case, Whitley went on to say that he did not think Babcock used the President at all. He simply made the most of his position as private secretary. He believed | that everything Babcock did of an unlawful nature was done without the knowledge of the President, | and “I firmly believe,” suid Whitley, “that Babcock | played double of the President as well as on everybody | else.”” THE SUBJECT OF EXTRADITION BETWEEN THE UNITED staTEs AND ENGLAND—NECESSITY FoR 4 NEW TREATY. bee Li ther alleged criminals in the custody of #*#uthorities for whomi requisitions bave bered that Charles J, Faulkner had a resolution adopted a little while ago calling on the Secretary of State fur any correspondence with the British govern- ment on the subject of the halt in the extr dition of Winslow. Tho resolution has devel- oped the fact that Mr. Fish has writen quite a tart note to England complain- ing of the delay on, the part of the British government in complying with the obliga- tions of the Ashburton treaty, which, in an able argu- ment, he contends had been acquiesced in for nearly thirty years, or until tho difficulty arose out of the stipulation imposed by the act of Parliament ot 1870. ‘This law Mr. Fish contends is in the nature of ez post Jacto legislation and refers to future, not to past, treaties, He concludes with a sharp and decided inti- mation that a perseverance in the policy pursued in | the case of Winslow will compel the United States to regard the treaty of 184Qa8 abrogated. It is said that the present complication is not entirely distasteful to the State departments both in London | and Washington, because it 18 likely to | lead to a mew treaty, the propriety and | necessity of which have’ been the subject | of quite an interchange of conversation between Sec- | retary Fish and Sir Edward Thornton, the Englisn | Minister, The old treaty is not suilicient to meet the extradition wants of the two countries in these days of close steamship and cable intimacy, and a new one is necessary to allow of an enlargement of the list of crimes for which extradition may be had, as well to permit direct negotiations with Canada for the restitu- tion of fugitive criminals across the border. THE ADMISSION OF NEW MEBXICO—A POLITICAL INTRIGUE ELIMINATED BY THE HOUSE, In regard to the admission of New Mexico it is re- marked that the Enabling act, which passed tho ate, provides that the election to vote on the constitu. tion should be held next November, but the House Commitice on Territories changed this by an amend- ment providing that the election shall ve held in Jum 1877, The object of this was to relieve the bill of the objection made to it ot a political intrigue to secure two repabiwean Senators next year, By the provisions | of the bill as amended the admission will be delayed, | The action of the House Committce in delaying / the vote untsh long alter the Presidential election will have the effect to eliminate politics from the bill, The peopte of the Territory desire admission | simply and do not want polities to defeat it, The friends of New Mexico say that the passage of | this bill will stimulate emigration, already now setting | in largely to New Mexico, and will also induce large investments of capital m stock and mines, Another j reason why the admission of New Mexico aaa State fs | desired is that the capitalists of the Rast and Europe | have more confidence in the stability of uw State than in | a Territorial government, They claim that the Rio | Grande vailey 1s the richest in the world in the extent | and variety of its productions, i THE MEXICAN BORDER ‘TROUBLE—Aa SENSA- TIONAL STORY DENIED—CHARACTERISTIC DESPATCH FROM SHERIDAN. The Secretary of War denies a report published hero | this eveumg to the efiect that Governor Bagley, of Michigan, had ordered out two regiments of troops to | asst m defending the Mexican border, Secretary. ‘Taft said there was po foundation for the statement. He had received a characteristic despatch from Gen- eral Sheridan making sport of the Mexican revolu- | tionists and their campaigns. Sheridan added that | there was no neod of more troops down there and the | troubles were ended until apother revolution began, THE DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY TO-DAY—A TRIPLE COINCIDENCE NARROWLY AVOIDED—‘‘oUR AMERICAN COUSIN” OMITIED FROM THE BILL OF FORD'S THEATRE IN DEFERENCRK TO PUD- LIC SRNTIMENT. A strange triple coineidence came near happening with the fact that to-morrow, the 14th of April, ts the double anniversary of Good Friday and of President Lincoln's assassination, The parallel was aboatte go jJarther—namely, in the production of the play of ‘Our American Cousia” at Ford’s National Theatre tomorrow might, ia which the actor Sothera bas buen playing the part of Jord Dundresry | and the piece to be substitated bas not yet bees an- | for a brief visit to his home in Western Pennsylvania, | there to recuperate, as his urduous labors have made | Danford will resign his position om the Clymer Com- | Initlee at the conclusion of the post trading investiga- | Subject of Steinberger’s adventures in Samoa, The | the Kentucky Railroad was # partnershig concern, | down to five; Mr, Bowler and Mr, Keith died, and | who afterward announced that he had bought 1 siuce Monday night and which was billed tm the ad- Vortisement for the six nights, but out of respect for the solemn occasion the play of “Our American Cousin" has been left off the bill for to-morrow sight, nounced, The gap on the playbill makes quite sug- gestive feature of the sad anniversary. NORTH CAROLINA AT THE CINCINNATI COMVEN- ‘TION—4 REPUBLICAN OFFICIAL ON THE PROS- VeCTS OF HIS PARTY IN THE STATE. Ande Settle, one of the Justices of the Supreme Courtof North Carolina, is tn town to-night, aud, in \alking with leading republicans on the political situa- tion im that State, holds out most encouraging pros- pects for a party victory there at the Presidential elec- tion, He says the party has been roorganized and mombers not iess than 30,000 native North Carolinans, all well in band and disciplined for rolid action ut the polls next Novem- ber, Tue Judge says an erroncous impression exists here as to the feelings of the party on the subject of a candidate, and particularly that ita choice is divided between Bristow and Blaine, Not only isthe party | not divided concerning these or any other candidates, Dut the delegation to Cincinnati will go unpledged nd | with the simple determination to accept the man aem- inated and tu work for bim earaestly in the fallean- ; vase, Judge Settle will probably be the next republican candidate for Governor, THE CLYMER COMMITTEM—THE CHAIRMAN IN NEED OF REST—PROBABLB RESIGNATION OF MR. DANFORD. Heister Clymer leaves Washington in the morning it necessary ior him to get rest, It is said that Mr, tions, that he may devote more time to bis duties on the Naval Committee, THE PRIME MINISTER OF SAMOA—SECRETARY FISH DISCLAIMES ALL RESPONSIBILITY CON- CERNING HIM, Mr, Fish is preparing, in answer to a resolution of | the House, a compilation of the correspondence ou the correspondence will show that Mr. Fish recognizes no responsibility of any kind wbatover tor Steinberger’s | present mission, which was undertaken without letter or document of any nature from the United States government. Furthermore our consular agent ut Samoa has been informed, in answer to an jnquiry, that Steihberger was not deputed in any capacity by | the government, and had no authority from it of any kind whatever, SIR EDWARD THORNTON .APPOINTED COMMIS- SIONER TO THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. Sir Edward Thornton has been appointed by the British government Commissioner to represent his gov- ernment at tho centennial. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. Wasuidrox, April 13, 1876, THE EMMA MINE—CROSS-EXAMINATION OF MB, PARK—HIS IDEAS ON THE VALUE OF THE H MINE—THE CAUSE OF THE DEFICIENCY. ‘The cross-examination of Mr. Park was resumed to-day before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, it betn; ath conducted by Mr. Hewitt, As to bis remark at the first meeting of shareholders in London that the mine would yield 100 tons of ore a day and that he would de- sire to have no better guarantee for the length of life than the time the mine would continue thus to yield, he said he founded this opinion on what he had seen on his visit to the mine and from reports of Professors Silliman, Wilhams and Anderson. It had been sug- gested that on the strength of a cablegram sent to Lon- don by Mr. Williams from Salt Lake on the 5th of April, 1872, the shares advanced very rapidly; that ho seized the opportunity to sell his shares, and that the cablegrain was by bis procurement, so that be might un- Joad his stuck and step out, He did not, however, sell his shares at that time, and for eight days after that cablegram was received the shares did uot advance » shilling. He sold out the shares he parted with before that cablogram was received, It appears from the further cross-examination that Albert Grant took advautage of the cablegram to sell | out Mr, Park's reserved stock—namely, 7,324 shares, ‘Mr. Park adhered toall his statements in the examination; and on the potat particularly pressed by Mr. Hewitt, as to the cause of the deficiency between the property described in the prospectus and that the company is said to have reahzed, Mr. Park replied that he had no more information on that subject than any | member of that committee. He had applied to the | company for information, and had been retused. He | had offered to work the mine after tho company had | stopped working it, and they would not permit 1. He | had learned that more tons of ore had been taken out of the mine tvan ever Professor Silliman had reported | in it, The ore taken out alter October, 1872, war not | so rich as that first extracted; that might account ip + part for the supposed deficiency. Mr. Chittenden stated that when in England taking testimony relating to the Emma mune, te had at- tempted to examiue Garduer, the chairman of the com- pany, on the subject of this deficiency ; but Gardner, by the advice of the company’s counsel, refused to an. | ewer any questions on the subject; but he did procure { a statement from the company, which showed that be- tween December, 1873, and December, 1874, thero bad been taken from the Erama mine orn to the value of between $400,000 and $500,000, which was taken out and realized on after Atwood, the English superimten- dent, and Clarence King, im the spring of 1873, had reported the mine exhausted. Mr. Park’s cross-examination by Mr. Hewitt will be resumed on Monday, EXPENDITURES IN THE WAR DEPARTMEXT-- CHARACTER OF THE KENTUCKY CENTRAL BAIL- ROAD COMPANY—MR.. PENDLETON NOT 4 REP- BESENTATIVE OF THE BOWLER ESTATE-— WOMAN'S RIGHTS ON AN INDIAN RESERVATION. Senator Stevenson, of Kentucky, appeared belore the Committee on Expenditures in the War Depart- ment to-day and made a statement to tho effect that composed of seven members of a board of control, all of whom were officers; each member of the Board had one vote and bo more, bo matter what amount of interest he bad in the roud; the partnership was organized under articles of association, and a mem- ver’s death could not create a vacancy until it got Mr. Pendleton secured an interest and was elected to iverease the number of members of the Board to six; nobody represented in the Board the interest of Mr. Bowler any more than his own; the Kentucky Cen- | tral road was originally a corporation, but alter a cer. tain decree of ioreciosure in 1869 by Judge Goodloe, directing a sale of the roud, a partnership was formed; the road was run up at the sale to $2,000,000 before Mr. Bowler, who had no idea of baying in the read, twok part; Bowler had some $2,509,000 of the road’s — securities, and was anxious to ave it bring a good price; the road was knocked down to Mr. Gedge | in for Bowier at $2,150,000; on the 1st of January, | 1863, witness drew up the articles of association upon the general idea of the Adams Express Company, as- | sociating several gentlemen, who were to take the road ab $2,000,000; that partnership has been continued ever since; Mr. Bowler’s eftate was not represented | in the Board atter his death; each of the members represented his own interest; Mr, Pendleton could not have represonted the interests of the Bowlers there, | because Mr, Baldwin had giveu large bonds and bad | exclusive control of the estate, | Mr, William Hartaan, of Minneapolis, testified that | he was post trader at Fort Rice, Dakota; appointed on | the recommendation of Mr, Peck, of Durfee & Peck; | he was removed in July, 1874, b7 an order from tho Seeretary of War; was interested at Standing Roc! sold out to Orvil C. Grant; a note signed by Bonnaffon, the order of Orvil G Grant, and indorsed by Grant, for $4,C3S, is still unpaid; received a note trem the Com- misswner of Indian Affairs saymg that Mra, Galpin, a full-Vlooded Indias woman at Standing Reck, had a right to trade with the Iadians; subsequently Mr. J. B, Smith, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, sent | him « letter telling him to stop Mrs, Ga!pin from trac- ; ing and send in his resignation; all efforts that have been made to eject Mra. Galpin have proved unwuccers- Jul, and she is still there; sbe was told that the Great Feather bud sent word to stop her trom trading; »! could nut spesk Rogheh, but her danghter satt she had been to Washington 10 seo.the Great Father, and | journment of the repuoiieas and democratic Conven. | diqcn im made, eluent tea bad seen @ good many squaws selling goods to the white | | gentlemen did not arrange avy bond story ubout M People in the cities, and she refused to admit that | white women had any wore mguts than sl witness: says she became what they call “hostile,” aed tacy had to let her alone; Orville Grant complained and tried frequently to get rid of her, but always failed; witness had not paid any mouey to anyboay for secur- tng his appointment. THE BELKNAP IMPEACHMENT COURSE OF PROCEDURE. One of the House managers of the impeachment says | that all General Belkuap is required to do on Monday, to which time the Senate sitting »s a Court ot lmpeach- ment has adjourned, is tc appear belore the Court, it not being legally supposed that he will know beforo that time the character of the offence with which he ts charged. He may then putin his pleacings or claim his right of five days or moro delay betore doing »& If he should put in a demurrer or plea to the jurisdic- tion of the Court, that he, not being :n office, is not subject to impeachment, there may be a rejoinder or a reply on the part of the managers, as the case may be. Inthe impeachment of President Johnson, the articles of impeachmont having beon read, the Presi: | dent answered them in writing, and alter the replica. H tion of the Honse wu day was set for the trial Should | General Belknap plead simply the general issue the plea of jurisdiction could be raised at any time during the proceedings therea: It 1s not known, however, the course the counsel for General Beiknap (Messrs. Blair, Black and Carponter) will parsue, as owing tothe absence from the city of Judge Black they bave not yet held a consultation to determine it, ‘The President of the Senate, Mr. Ferry, will preside over the court. } SENATOR SARGENT'S TELEGRAMS TO SECRE- TARY ROBESON EXPLAINED. The two telegrams trom Senator Sargent to Secretary Robeson, which have come into the possession of the committee investigating the Secretary’s business transactions with Jay Cooke, MeCulloch & Co., are e: Plained as follows:—The trst, dated San Francisco, June 16, 1873, and requesting Secretary Robeson to “telegraph $8,000 to construction for this month, to stop suspension,’? was sent to procure a remittance to keep the men at work at the Mare Island Navy Yard, the department's allowance tor that month being then vn the point of exhaustion, The other despatch reads as follow: TRIAL—TE * \ i | | ! San Francisco, June Brown !s trying to buy out other granite to gouge the yovernment, 1s he in busi oo advertisement? Grilliths’ is lowe his, the Senator says, related to bids for granite for the dry dock at Mare Island, 8, R. Brown, of Wash- ington, having no quarry, and not in the business, had put in a bid alittio lower than that of GriMths, a Calis fornian, engaged in tho quarrying business.. Senator Sargent telegraphed to warn the department against whut he considered the frauduient bid of Brown, who, however, was awarded the contract, but failed to exe- cute it, and the work was thereby groatly embarrassed, and the government sustained pecuniary loss, A COMPLAINT FOR LIBEL AGAINST THE WASH- INGTON REPUBLICAN BY COLONEL WHITLEY, Dotective Whitley appeared before the Grand Jury of this District yesterday sod made a complajnt that an ar. ticle in yesterday's Zepublican, of this city, reflecting upon him was a gross libel and untrue in every particu- lar, therefore being a sufleiont causo for complaint and indictment. The article charged that Whitley’s real | name was Hale, and that he changed it to Whitley to avoid punishment forcrime, It is not known what action (he Grand Jury will take In the matter, THE SILVER BILL IN THE HANDS OF THE PRESIDENT. ‘The bill making an appropriation to supply the defi- clency im the Treasury Department, and to authorize the issue of silver coin to redeem outstanding frac- tional currency, was to-day signed by the President pro tem. of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, apd now goes tothe President for bis approval, THE APPROPRIATIONS TO BE HURRIED ¥OR- WARD IN THE HOUSE. The House Committee on Appropriations to-day au- thorized and instructed their Chairman, Mr. Randall, to antagonize the pending Appropriation Dill against all other business in the House, not only in the evening but in the daylight sessions, The committee indicate a determination to pursue this same policy with regard to the other appropriation bills which are soon to follow, THE TREASURY ROBBBRY--THE JURY UNABLE ‘TO AGREE IN THE CASE OF W. H. OTTMAN. The jury in tho case of W. H. Ottman, tried on in- dictment for the larceny of $47,095 65 trom the United States Treasury in June last, and for receiving stolen money, kuowing {t to be stolen, came into court this morning and stated that they could not agree and were discharged, It is understood that the Jury stood five for conviction of receiving stolen money, and seven for acquittal, Mr, Ethott, of Ottman’s counsel, gave notice that he would make an application for bail on Saturday. The District “Attorney said he would put the case for a second trial on the assignment for Monday, April 24. THE WBECUSANT WITNESS KILBOURN—THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS WILL NOT BE OBEYED. ‘The sub-committee of the Committee on the Judi- ciary, consisting of Representatives Lynde, Hoar and Hard, to whom the subject of » liabeas corpus in the case of Hallett Kilbourn, the re- cusant witness, was referred agreed to-night that a respectful reply be communieated to Judge Care ter, but that the body of Kilbourn should not be pro- duced before him ‘by the Scrgeant-at-Arms, The de- “cision of the sub-committee will be reported to the full committee, which, it is supposed, will fully sustain such action. THE RECEPTION OF DOM PEDRO. The Secretary of State, accompanied by the Secre- taries of the Navy and War, will leave here to-morrow morning on the limited express for New York to await the arrival of Dom Pedro, the Emperor of Brazil. ‘The United States steamers Minnesota and Alert have been detailed to receive him, The Minnesota will fre the salute, THE BLAINE SCANDAL. ALLEGED CONSPIRACY OF MEDILL, SMITH AND HALSTEAD RESULTING IN THE BOND 8TORY— A BROAD DENIAL BY MEDILL. Cmicaco, April 13, 1876, A Washington special dispatch to tho Jnter-Ocean, in referring to the Indianapolis Sentinel’s story about SABI 6 irsends stated to your correspond. ent to-day that this story of the bond was arranged some time ago at Cincinnati, at a meeting of Bristow’s friends, at which Joseph Medill, of the Chicago Tribune; | Richard Smith, of the Cincinnat: Gazette; Murat Hal- stead, Of the Cincinnati Commercial, and General Boyn- ton, Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette, and others, were present. The supposed fucts were then pat into a sbape to invite credulity, and it was resolved to have the story appear simultaneously | in Various newspapers in the country about the Ist of June, x0 that Blaine would have no time to counters the force of the uttack, The Indianapolis Sent man Was somehow let into the secret, and being uvable to contain it, exploded 1+ prematurely and upset the whole thing.” Mr. Joseph Medill, upon being imterviewed by an honest agent of tho Associated Press to-day, says that it is | Py true that some weeks ago he was in Cincinnati, and while there saw the gentlemen riamed, but in ali other respects the dispatch to the Intfer-Ocean is untrue. The body elve; did not put any supposed fx ‘a shape to invite credulity ; did not resolve to li Ory appear simultancously m various newspapers: ind did not let the Sentinel man fs Mr, Medill says that in all eseential particulars the Jnter-Ocean’s spoctal dis- A MOB CONVENTION Disgraceful Proceedings at Lynch- burgh, Va. FOR BLAINE. BULLYING The Minority Insulted and Sup- pressed, FATAL POLITICAL FAVOR. Lyxonsura, April 13, 1876. The Republican State Convention having elected a delegation to the Cincinuati Convention, ana having adopted a plattorm, adjourned to-night Mr. Blaine may well cry, ‘Save, on! save me from my friends!’ af they are at all like those who have managed his affairs here, After my despatch closed, at one o’clock this morn- ing, the Convention proceeded with increased boister- ousness, the majority having no regard for the rights of the minority, and ex Congressman Platt ruling the mob with an iron will, At one time a motion to ad- Journ was carried and declared to be in effect, and the chairman bad left -hia seat, butas he attempted to leave the platform be was called back by Platt and resumed bis gavel, Mcanwhile a num- ber of delegates had left the hall, un- der the impression that. the _procoedings were ended fer the night, After this glaringly fraudu- lent reorganization the Committee on Permanent Orgamizution reported ex-Vongressman Sener, the auti- Civil Rights ex-representative of the First district, as chairman, This at once provoked excitement among the colored delegates, and was denounced by the ma- jority of them as AN OUTRAGE AND AN INSULT. Remembering that, to some extent, at tho time when Mr, Sener voted against the Civil Rights bill in the lust Congress, Mr. Blaine was not exactly square-toed, the nomination of Mr. Sener, enraged them and increased their very natural devotion to Mr. Morton, The white leaders, however, including the powerful office- | holders, held control of a sufficient number of blacks and rotten borough delegates to accomplish their ob- Ject, which was to choke off any appearance of oppost- tion to Mr, Blaine, The fesult of this choking off was directly manifest in an attempt on the part of the Conkung ‘and Morton men, under the lead ot Captain’ J, oH. Rives ‘and Colonel Woodfin, to withdraw from the Convention. Pend- 1ug this attempt Major Wagner, enueagent, made an insulting remark regarding ptaim Kives, which the latter resented, and for the moment a bleody ren- contre was threatened, Colored delegate De Mortie had been nominated in opposition to Sener, and the Blaine men, alter choktng olf debate upon the merits of the two candidates, tendered an hour’s time toe delegate who could not speak three minutes to save fe, This increased the turmoil aod was in effect an insult to De Mortie, which he felt keenly. ‘The el- egates were nearly all on their toet, some rushing to- ward each other with belligerent iutent, und others attempting to restore order. Rives und’ Wagner were prevented irom meeting, and Onally quict was partially restored, THE CHAIRMAN PUT TO FLIGHT. At this juncture, the chairiman, without regard to any motion for deiay trom the minority, declared the report of tho Committee on Permauent’ Organization adopted. Ex-Senator Lewis got excited at these arbi- trary proceedings and devounced the chairman for his shure in them, His deunciation was so severe, truth- ful and deserved that the chairwan cowered betore him, resigned his chairmanship, and actually fled trom the stage, leaving the Convention without a presiding ofticer. There was, another scene of indes- cribabie —_ contusion. This was the second time the chuirman had vacated his chuir, and for the second time he was brought back by torce at the command of his muaste! Alter a few moments he called other colored levate from Allegheny, to the chair, and Jett the ball in disgust. Beckiéy svon adjourned the Convention, under Platt's orders, the ides ber was necessary to placate Carter, the regular chairma yr the subseq Wholly devoid ot any appearance of regularity, Num- bers of the so-called delegates could not even recollect the names of the counties they represented, and the chairman was constantly noma 8 to blunders by cred- iting members to the counts lived in instead of counties they wero represent Mr, Biaine in the Convention; Most of these were subdrdinate federal ollicials, such as depntios, inutl agente-and clerks, TUK PEDERAL WORRRES. In fact, nearly theentire federal: machtuery in the State was liberally used to secure the Virginia delegu- tion to Cinciunati tor Blaine. Am: he most promi- nent office holders who were assisting Mr. Piatt in the management aud manipulation of the Convention were Conector Fernald, of the Fourth district; Vostmaster Jorgenson, of Petersburg; Collector Richards, also of that city; Collector Russell and Pepusy Postmaster Jeifords, of Richmond ; Postmaster Nichols, of Noriolk ; Postmaster Miller, of Winchester; Special Ageot Wag- ner, vepaty Collector Bramball, of Wytheville; Cul- lector Kegley, of the Ninth district, and Dusendorf, inspector of merchandise at Nortolk. Besides these there were bala dozen minor officials of the Custom Houses of Norlolk, Petersbarg and Richmond, and a delegation vt department clerks from Wasbington on the floor, The ‘bully’ boys were led by a brazen- fuced negro named Mulord, a mail agent, and Diezen- dort, a white officul from Norfolk, did most of tho yelling and bullying for Blaine, STRATAGEM OF MORTON'S FRIENDS, ‘This morning tue vpponents of Blaine attempted o shrewd trick tor the purpose of securing reprosenta- tion among the delegates at large. They agreed to vote for the resolution of preference for Blaine in the in- terests of harmony. Rives for the Conkiingites, Lewis tor the Mortonites, led on this movement, 'e & 2 5 and the colored Morton delegates protested agatuxt it eurnestly. Before this scheme was developed, how- ever, Carter, having resumed his chair, obeyed his musters again, and, Without even offering 1 chance to the minority to present a candidate, declared Sener to be elected permanent chairman. The blacks smothered their indignation for the time being, but Carter, having reached the tloor, could content hinself no longer. Notwithstanding the part he had played in organizing the Convention for Biaine. be made a Morton speech and defied his late masters. the platform was adopted, including the .re-o- lution of preference for Blaine, and subse- quently 4 stre resolution complimentary to Morton was passed unanimously. This broke the torce of the Blaine preterence resolution, mollified the anti- Blaine men and the election of delegates to Cincinnati was proceeded with. Though the Convention was packed in the interest of Mr. Blaine, its managers tell far short of their expectations. The solid, ited, ticketed and labelled delegation for the ex-Speaker is not forthcoming, The labor, wire-working and ex- pense of months is well nigh lost. The Virginia dele- gation to Gineiu will be a mixed one the dele- gates will go unencumbered by Blame collars on their necks, Finally THE DELEGATES, The delegation as elected is as follows:—From tho 4 State at large—John F, ew is, W. H. Hi. Stowell, Will- 8 (colored) and Colonel Richard H. Carter, tdistrici—J. B, Sener and Peter J. Carter From the (colored). dorfand W. strict —O1 From the Fourth distriet—Wilham ‘aid Hamilton (coiored)» From the Fifth district—D, Lewis and John P, Dehaven (colored). Sixth district— Joba Henry Rives and George V. Case, Seventh dis- trict—J. W. Porter. and: Joseph Harrison (colored). Eighth district—W. W. Miltier and Osas Blanchard (colored). Ninth district—W, 3. Uakey and Jacov Wagner. SENTIMENT OF TUR DELEGATES, A carcfally prepared analysis, alter consultation with the delegativn, goes to show that of the twenty-two there are only Which can ve counted jor Mr. Biaine; four ai a ior Sr, ped bow they may vote; Lut it fof the delegation are anti-Blai 3 eight are colored, hold- og tour whites are local the delegation is unin. regard itasa victory of ing no office, and the poitticians. ‘Considering ted, the wnti-Blaine m great importance, THE rLATYORM. The Committee on Kesolutrwus reported the follow- ing, which were adopted ;— ‘The republicans of Virginia, reafirmung their allegianes atch ix false, * Mr. Medill’s: is confirmed by another gentleman who accompanied him on his trip. THE LILERALS PREPARATIONS IN PROGULSS YOR A PART IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAION. A private eircolar is in preparation summoning prominent independent poilticinns from differcot parts of the country toa meeting, to ve held in New York or Philadelpuia about the miuidie of May. for consul- | tation concerning the aetion of the hberal and inde+ pendent voters upon the Presidential question, It ia proposed to tasue an address, THE POL: of the Independents ang iiherats, cad to select from the persons whe chal bo present a the say meeting a patiobal cormuttee, with authority & calls ational convention of liberals and independents, to meet at | some date ag yo! unsottled, out probably after the ad- to the nations! Jiewn party in thie cent xpression preserved through all the American pes ‘the world Recht septs Union remains wubroken, eit on rebellion. ast of our aug Pray bons ¢ ite future ake Spon the ration ot emt fut Saget yg a tive of Lndependence and in the titution wf the United States has.} aah scan woasnen py Bes - vepubliean party has '§ been devoted thtwl oe has curried the gurerument forward into the front rank | reveaues, and it hae developed the wm susom; ati " ted aniuest brerral Moerahiy: ie” Gage presents an ini the ble debt Te ike the try with al currency. tm counourtenl ‘steadard ot publie e quired a taithtel culieetion aud country by imefenwng tbe fnelilies tetwean the cigten nl tou republican the administration of the national iieramined b7 the countition thai ve. fully ereured Src We taper henomy, sed economy. mis o wistratton ‘Mme favor libs }, Just compensetion though neither of them abandoned their candidates, | servants, believing it to be the means to secure the honest and fnithtul disearge of duty. private and pubife, This eure in favor of the quick m punish- di nd the Kovern- our support pt olticers of ation, und pledge jonor and credit of this nation must be + aud, to put this beyond dispute, specie be resumed at the earliest practicable ‘We beliove free schools to be the palladiam of eivit ‘and that they should be supported by the general ‘of the people, und we are vpposed to auy division school money for the benesit of any sect or deni hatever, or to any interferenco with the sehi any sect or denowiuation.” We deaounce the action of the demiocratic authorities of this State, by whom the money raised for free school n taken for maintained inviol payments moment. a5 = e sizens, he safety of tree institutions depends ypon the purity of the ballot, and we ask she Conyress of the United States to Jaw for the protection of its citizens Jn tho right of the slective franchise, by which they may obtain the benefit thereof, and be certain that the ballot deposited for andidate vf their choice will be counted for him and id ballot. 26 eminently rede and inark « new erain the tuinated by the National Republican Cont i ati in June next, rae to the interests ul construction h water lines and rail. Ww North and Xonth, ‘rom ‘ihe interior to tha railroads as will coi and furnish cheap transportation sens, A HALY TRIUMPH FOR CHAMBERLAIN—BR 18 CHOSEN DELEGATE TO CINCINNATI, BUT & VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN HIS ADMINISTRA> TION 18 REYUSED—MORTON COMMENDED, CoLemmia, April 13, 1876 The Republican State Convention sat the whole of Jast night unt! seven o'clock this morning, and eom pleted the hst of delegates, The State at large will be represented by Governor Chamberlain, Lieutenant Governor Gleaves, Senator Fatterson and Speakes Elliott, | Governor Chamberlain offered the following resoiw tion, which was adopted: ‘That this Convention leaves the delegates of South Carolina to the Cinciunati Convention wholly unia- structed and untrammelied in their choice of indi vidual candidates tor President and Vice Hresident of the United States, but requires euch of them to vote and work earnestly for those candidates whose gharac- ters and careers have shown them to be most flithful to the cardinal doctrines ot the republican pore numoly, equai civil and political rights for all inen, instant and complete refurmatiyn of all existing abuset in the administration of the government, purity, in tegrity and ubility tn all public appointments, and as uplliuching determination to make the public service, in all its retrenchments and branches, as honorabie as when the unsullied Washington wielded the executive power of our Repablic, A resolution was also adopted thanking President Grant for his faithful execution of the law and the vigor with which he bas extended the strong arm vi the government to protect citizens when threatened by armed bands of conspirators, A resolution thanking Governor Chamberlain for the manuer in which he has administered the government of South Carolina, urging him to go forward in the path of retorm and good principles, and assuring him of the support of all true republicans, was deleuted by a two-thirds vi Oy INDEPENDENT REPUBLICANS, The Independent Republican Anti-Custom House Con. tral Committee of the city and county of New York held a meeting last night at No, 1,266 Broadway. The following were elected as permanent officers for the year:—Edward E, Thorne, president; James A, Blanch- ard, vice president; Grotius Corwin, second vice president; George G. McMurray and Richard A. Banker, recording and corresponding secretari d Gebrge W. Rose, treasurer. Mr. Samuel N. Lacomte, in the course of hie remarks, said that no doubt the inde- pendent republican organization would secure the moral support of the Union League Club and of every independent republican, He had no doubt that the in- dependent republicans would compel the National Republican Convention to nominate for Presi- dent ® candidate that alj bonest republicans can yoto for. Mr. Thorne, when led to tte chair, sald he did not mtend to do anything to injure the prosperity of the party, but the party has been greatly misman- aged, und thorough reorganization was necessary. The nom:nauon of the Convention would receive his hearty applause. Efforts must, however, be made to purge the party of corruption. Mr. Heury C. Atwood presented some resolutions devouncing the pucking of primaries by the Custom House machine and punhe er favoring @ sound currency and asserting the right of the indepen. dent republicans to representation in the conventions of the party; declaring the republican delegates to the Syracuse Convention as being only the represeptatives | tho -oflice-holders’ party; extending the thanks of the party to George W. Curtis tor hix manly and inde- pendent course, These resolutions were refered to committee on resolutions for revision and considera- tion, PENNSYLVANIA CORRUPTION. ARRESTS OF ALL BUT ONE OF THE COMMIS<« SIONERS—HIS FLIGHT TO CANADA—OTHER DEVELOPMENTS LOOKED FOR. Witkesnannn, Pa., April 13, 1876 Quite a commotion in political circles has been cre ated to-day by the arrest of Andy J, Williams and Nicholas Seibert, the defaulting commissioners ot | Luzerne county. The parties were taken betoro Alder. in Parsons, who held them to bail inthe sum of $10,000 for their appearance at the term of court which commences next week, ‘sbacher, the other county commissioner, could not be found, and there 1s asbrewd guess that he has placed bimself beyond the jurisdiction of tne court by moving into Canada That he would take to flight was anticipated a week ago, as he was known to pe settling up bis affairs, excepting those in whieh the county ts interested, und reuizing as much ready cash as pos- | sible. Efforts, however, will be made to reach him, as he is regurded as tho Tweed of the trauds apon the | taxpayers of the county. ASTOUNDING ROTTRNNESS, The testimony taken before the County Auditors dis- | closes a system of corruptiva and robbery perfectly | astoanding, aud impheatos quite a large number of promivent politicians who have been working it the Wiikesbarre Ring, Revelations have been as to over charges im printing, the alteration of the cours house building and, in tact, in almost every branch of the public business which came within the control of the County Commissioners, a Other members of the Ring are in great trepidation to-night, and 1 ia intimated that other warrants will be ts to-morr Much syropathy is felt for Mr. Set- vert, as it i# generally conceded that he would have been fairly honest in the discharge of bis duties had be not been overruled by hie ruscally coadjutors on the | Board of Commissionefs, A distribution of the losses to be made good to the county by the Commismonera will nearly ruin Mr. Serbert pecuniarily, even if be manages (0 Keep Out of the penitentiary. OTHER RXPECTRD EXPORURES. Further investigations aro to be made in rela tion to action of other county officers during the past seven y and another mass of official cor- ruption is certal 0 come to light, and it is pot im- probable but some smirches upon judicial ermine be exposed to public gaze, The indications are thas, the lightning is going to strike with jul effect and im quarters now little anticipated, QUARANTINE INVESTIGATION. MR, COLVILLE’S ATTXMPT TO FIND FRAUD TQ DR. VANDERPOEL'S ACCOUNTS, Avwasy, April 13, 1876, The Assembly Committee on Commerce and Naviga tion held a session this evening to afford Dr. Vander poel an opportunity to answer the statements made against him by the Superintendent of Quarantine, Mr. Vinzantvoord was ¢xamined on the part of Dr, to the bill for the State boat by Fleteher, & Co, ; be «id not, however, pay the bills ot Fletcher, Harrison & Company, testitied that he had no arrangement with Dr. Vander- Doel, a operas: by Rik: Cmyes 50: ceueee > tie ean eee cent. a ‘he committee adjourned The witnesses whore hi "Tr Colville has demanded that they be summoned, Pitrstos, 13, 1678, Thomas Beven, » wholesale Nquor of tht, Place, commitsod suicide this moruing by hanging, { }