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»s » WASHINGTON. The. Defects in Our Extradition Treaty with Great Britain, PROBABLE ESCAPE OF. WINSLOW. The Charges Against Major Merrill, oF South Carolina Notoriety. THE CURRENCY QUESTION AGAIN AGITATED. THE ~RECUSANT WITNESS CASE. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, ‘Wasinyatos, April 18, 1876. @UR EXTRADITION TREATY WITH ENGLAND— REFUSAL OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO SUBRENDER WINSLOW EXCEPT ON CERTAIN CONDITIONS—ATTITUDE OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE GENERAL QUESTION—A NEW TREATY PROBABLE—THE CASE OF THE SWINDLER WORMS. It is known that despatches received here from the British government announce its determination to re- fuse xo surrender the forzer Winslow unless this gov- ernment gives its obligation that he shall be tried only for the offence for which he would be surrendered. It will also refuse to surrendor any other persons for whom claims have been made, and it is believed thore | are not less than twenty such persons néwin the British dominions who are wanted here, and in whose cases extradition 1s thas refused. The decision of the | British government must, of course, lead to a new ex- tradition treaty, and as there is no dispute between the twé governments as tothe terms of suck a treaty it cannot require much time to arrange it. Secretary Fish, while askiug that the terms of the Asbburton treaty shall be hterally fulfilled while it is Ya force, and refusing to recognize the autbority of an act of Parliament to limit its terms, would not proba- bly consent to a new treaty which should not contain such guards and terminations as would require the trial of an extradited person tor the offence for which bis extradition was demanded. This has been the pohey of the United States in all extradition treaties concluded in recent years, it not in ail made since the Ashburton treaty, and there havo been cases when the United States refused to conclude an extradition treaty because another government go- clined to accede to such limitations. The American people would not consent, for instance, to seeing a person extradited from our shores to France, Spain or England, on a charge of robbery, and then tried for a political offence. During the French Empire Great Britain was very careful to word her extradition treaty with France in such a way as to prevent the apprehension and extra- dition of French political fugitives in England on any plea of another crime, If the British government adheres’ to its present resolution, as it prob- ably will, Dr. Worms, captured in Montreal Jast January, charged with having, by means of a forged contract for Indian supplies, robbed a credalous victim ot-$6,000, will be the last man surrendered under the Ashburton treaty. He was given up to- day. Worms pretended that to get the contract he ‘was obliged to pay this sum to the President, and ac- ‘tually found a man, named Newman, silly enough to give him the moncy, which he pretended to put into fan envelope directed to the Prosident. General Grant took a special interest in tho cap- ture of Worms, and instructed the officers who were sent after him to spare no pains to get him. He was indicted in Philadelphia, and will arrive there to-night, and ve tried at an early day. When Worms was arrested in Montreal: he pretended that he had actually sent the money to the President, and that he was ready w take his trial in the United States, but he has ever since been struggling to gzt away and, as he had money ‘and is reputed a man of wealth, he was able to engagé three of the ablest lawyers in Canada, who have ever mince January been busied in measures to prevent his extradition, and have tailed only after carrying the tase through several courts, It was one of the officers sent after Worms whose resemblance gave rise to the fumor that be had been seen in Canada, piven MSW Soe FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasurxoton, April 18, 1876, FHE CHARGE, OF BRIBE TAKING AGAINST MAJOR MEERILL—GENERAL CUSTER REFORE THE MILITARY COMMITTEE, General Custer appeared before the Military Commit- feo to-day in connection with the imvestigation of Major Merrt'l. He was first asked if he had avy per- voual knowledge of Merrill’s transactions in South Carolina regarding tho arrest of citizens and the ac- ceptance by Merrill of $20,000 from thd State govern- ment for his services under the Ku Klux act, Custer said be was ignorant of it beyond general rumor. He was asked what he knew concerning the alleged ac- ceptance by Merrill of money as a bribe by an army officer who had been tried by court martial at Santa Fé in 1870. Witness said that he first heard of it ina letter written to him by an officer in. Wash- ington carly in January, 1871, in which it was stated that Captain Lauffer, the officer from whom Merrill demanded a bribe, bad informed the Washington officer that when he (Lauffer) was about to be tried by court martial in Santa Fé, Merrill proposed to act as his attorney for $500; that then and there he (Lauffer) was induced to pay a portion of the $500, promising to pay the rest of the $500 in instal- ments; that subsequently he mado further payments, ta all amounting to about one half the sum agreed upon- According to Lanifer’s statement to Caster’s inform- ant, he (Laufler) soon after learned that the acceptance and payment was illegal, and on that ground he de- clined to make further payments, Lauffer also said thathe bad received a letter trom Merrill a few days Previous demanding the balance of the $500; that he (Lauffer) had letters from Merrill making these de- mands; also memoranda of the amounts and dates when the paymenis were made, and he was willisg to go before any court with his proofs, General Custer, on receiving this letter from Wasbing- ton, the original of which was submitted to the com- mittee to-day, considered it his duty not only to the army but to the accused to submit the matter to Gen- eral Starges, commander of the Seventh regiment, of whict Caster and Merrill were members, that Merrill chance to explain the charge and defend Sturges notified Merrill of it confidentially, and Custer, finding that no wotion was to be taken, sent a letter to Merrill about it, suggesting that he vindicate himself, Merrtil_ made only a non-committal reply, Then Custer wrote to Lauffer for facts aud documents; Laaffer replied, saying that he had evidenco enough to ‘@uuse Merrill's dismissal from the army if they were Drought beiore a court. He promised to submit them to Custer and a few weeks afterward ho called on the General in New York city and do- tailed at great length full particulars of tho case. He exhivited a lotter from Merrill asking for the balance of the $500, which he claimed to be’ due him since the beginning of the regent investiga- tivn, Merrill admitted some such correspondence, but explained it by saying that the demand referred to a “debt of honor” which Lauffer had contracted. General Custer said to-day that soon after his inter- views with Lauffer Lo sent a detatied statement of the case to the Adjutant General at the War Department, im which he said that if Lauffer’s allegations were false and bis documents forgeries, Lauffer should be punished, In reply to an inquiry by a member of the committee to-day, General Custer eaid that ho had no fotiwation that’ the matter wax to be revived, and he did not know the object of his summons until he was In‘ormed by sone of the committee, At this, General Yerry, a member of the committee, said that Custer was, not the man who first caused the investigation of Major Merril, “The Henany correspondent was in the room when Colonel Armes, who preferred charges against Merrill and had Custer gaminoned, called, Armes sad he knew Merrill to be ‘a bad man and a pet of Beiknap’s and he (Armen) bad been porsecuied by ‘both of them sor year General Sees fi Custer furth@p tole the committee that hehad been opposed to made a party to the investigation, for he had di his daty in the matter in 1870 and 1871 wa robdectioe facts to bis superior officers and considered decision of the case final. THE INDIAN INVESTIGATION—EFFORTS OF THE RING TO SAVR EX-COMMISSIONER SMITH—AN ATTEMPT TO IMPEACH BEAULIEU. When the witness Beaulieu testified before the Indian Committee a few weeks ago as to the frauds perpetrated on the Indians at the White Earth Reservation, Con- gressman Page remarked that he would impeach the witness and prove’ bis testimony to be untrustworthy. Accordingly, in a fow days, witnesses were summoned to the stand, where they swore as bad been predicted by Page two or three weeks before. A few facts in relation to the matter will show how the Ring seeks to control investigation, even in the committee rooms of Congress. Ex-Commissioner Smith formerly lived in one of Wilder’s houses in Minnesota. Wilder is the leading Indian Ring contractor of the Northwest and a warm’ personal friend of the reverend ex-Commissioner, Before Smith sailed for Africa on bis mission to reform the heathen he was at the com- mittee rooms for investigation, and it was understood then among some of bis friends that certain Minnesota witnesses would be impeached if they gave any evi- dence against ex-Commissionor Smith. It was after this that Page said Beaulieu would be impeached. A gentleman from 8t. Paul, who knows Wilder well, and is here assisting ongof the committees in unearth- ing frauds, says that Charles Rufice was sent down | from St. Paut by Wilder for the express purj ‘se manipulating Beaulieu so as to make him contrar himself and save Smith, Ruffee manifested gre. interest in the witness, and was in his company almost | constuntly, apparently as his friend. All kinds of storieg bave been circulated against Beaulicu, and Page received his testimony with sueers. ‘The trath is Beanlicu is vouched for by Acting Vice President Ferry, ex-Senators Ramsey, Rice, General Sibley and other well kfhown citizens. Beaulien is a half breed, but intelligent. He was educated in Mac! | inaw, at a school kept by Senator Ferry’s fathe When he was hore a fow days ago he was cordially wel- comed by the Vice President and they conversed to- gether in French, Mr. Ferry says that Beaulieu ts well known in Minnesota to be a man of honor an‘ veracity, He speaks and writes in three languag: and is considered a Christian gentleman by honest men who know him best. Senator Ferry calls him a trath- ful man. The Indian Ring scoff at him and are trying to impeach nis testimony that E. P. Smith may be saved, 4 THE WHISKEY FRAUDS—A VIGOROUS PROSECU- , TION OF THE 8AN FRANCISCO RING PROM- ISED, Lightning will strike in San Francisco forthwith. The President has decided to appoint a sort of Cal- fornia Dyer, named Coglin, to be United States Dis- trict Attorney at San Francisco, and a vigorovs and inexorable prosecution of the Whiskey Ring th the St. Louis tashion will be entered upon at ouce. ARRIVAL OF ANOTHER POST TRADER—IMPORTANT EVIDENCE EXPECTED FROM HIM—AN AL- LEGED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BABCOCK. Mr. Reynolds, of the frm of Lee, Reynolds & Co.» post traders at Camp Supply, I. T., bas arrived in Washington in responso toa summons from Mr. Cly- mer’s committee. Heis to be examined to-morrow concerning the charge that bis firm paid large sums for the privilege of ‘trading at Camp Supply. A teading Oongressman says that he bas positive proof that $1,000 was sent to General Babcock in one enclosure and, if Keynolds denies it, the Congressman will put a well known gentleman on the stand to contradict his | testimony and substantiate the charge in every particu- lar. Mr. Reynolds has been a long time on the road, and his testimony and the corroborative evidence to accom” pany it are considered highly important, THE BLAINE CHARGES—-ME. HARRISON EX- PECTED IN WASHINGTON TO TESTIFY. Government director Harrison, of the Union Pacific Railroad, through whom, it is alleged, the Blaine scan- dal got its first publicity, has been subpenaed by the Judiciary Committee to come to Washiugton to give his testimony with referenve to the collateral subject of the Pacitie Railroad subsidy now under investiga- | tion by this committee, and will doubtless be cx- amined with reterence to the charge made against Mr. Blaine, ANOTHER AND SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST GEN- ERAL SCHENCK. A member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs says the committee have evidence before it going to show that while Schenck was chairman of the Ways and Means Committee he received $5,000 and stock for his services in getting a bill passed by the House for the ‘benefit of a Colorado immigration and land scheme. The | proof is understood to consist of documentary evidence | alleged to be over Schenck’s own signature. THE CURRENCY QUESTION AGAIN COMING TO THE FRONT—ACTION OF THE BANKING AND CURRENCY COMMITTEE. The financial question is likely to be taken up again at an early day In the shape o¢ action on a report from the Committee on Banking aud Currency, the members of which have deciaed to begin on Thursday next a } patient and exhaustive examination and consideration of the numerous bills and resolutions now in their possession. Tho acoumulation of measures on the currency question in the hands of the com.aittee is the result’ of the recent protracted caucus action of the democratic majority of the House, pending which the committee felt they were net expected to touch the sub- ject. Furthermore, it was hoped that the Senate would start something in the way of an amendment to the Resumption act, but the Tepublicans, both in the Senate and House, whatever their honest convictions as to the financial situation, have been wily enough to see that the question was best let alone and that its agitation | would only divide and hurt the party which started it, | Notwithstanding this view of the case by both demo- crats and republicars, the former fear that they will lose prestige in the West unless they make another effort to modify the Resumption law and they are will- ing, therefore, to risk the chacces of reviving discord in the'r own ranks. The Banking and Currency Commit- tee will sit every day, beginning with next Thursday, until they dispose of the business on their table and agree upon a report to be submitted to the House. A NEW MINISTER TO ENGLAND. ‘The President will nominate a new Minister to Eng- land next week. ANOTHER SCANDAL ABOUT SECRETARY BRISTOW AND A PROMPT DENIAL BY THE ALLEGED AUTHOR. Secretary Bristow is the subject of a great deal of gossip to-night on account of a statement made belore the Committee on Expenditures of the Tre: ary, that he got a fee of $40,000 to step aside and let the Loutsvillo Whiskey Ring name | bis successor as United States District Attorney ag | that place, But the man who was said to ha id all | this took the stand. and swore he never said #0, He is (| also charged with specu!ation in Mexican land grants, the knowleage of which he got when he resigned from | the Solicitorship of the Treasury to become counsel of the Texan Constraction Company, as well as through a commission of Co ngress. halen GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. Wasnixetox, April 18, 1876, THE RECUSANT WITNESS, KILBOURN, BEFORE THE COURT—THE MARSHAL ORDERED TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE PRISONER, AND THE Case ADJOURNED UNTIL TO-DAY. In the Sapreme Court of the District of Columbin, Chief Justice Cartter presiding, this morning, Mr. J./@. Thompson, Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Repro: sentatives, came into court with his prisoner) and made return to the writ of tabeas corpus in the case of Hallett Kilbourn, committed to jail on the 14th of March by order of the House of Representatives for contempt / The answer sets forth that the respondent, Mr. Thompson, is and bas been Sergeant-at Arms of the House of Representatives since the first Monday in December; that the said TNouse was in sbssion when Kilbourn was arrested; that on the 236 day of January the House adopred a resolution to imvestigate the alleged Instrict real estate pool; that the /Speaker ap- han ee aaclect commitice to make the investigation on the 28th day of 2 owary; that Kitbourn was served with a xabparna duces fecum, and apper before tho Committee, March 4, and the return qdotes trom tho “NEW. YORK “HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1876,—TRIPLE SHEET Congressional Record the proceedings before the com- mittee; the report of the chairman as to the refusal of Kilbogrn to answer the subpona duces tecum, and his declining to answer certain’ questions, and the action of the House directing the Spepker to issue his warrant for the arrogt of Kilbourn, and the action of the House when, on the 14th of March, Kilbourn refased to answer the questions or to produce the papera The return further sets forth the fact that the Speaker of the House then tssued his warrant committing Kilboura to his (respondent's) custody, and he still holds him in custody, Thereupon the respondent's protesting that upon fucts declared by the return now made showing that the relator is lawfully held by this respondent as Sergeant-at-Arms of said House of Rep- | resentatives in pursaanco and in the execution of said order of the House, duly adjudging the relator to be in contempt of the authority of said House, the issuance of this writ was in derogation of the privileges of said House, and that the capture and detention of said reta- tor under and by authority of said House, ae aforesaid, being evidently and conclusively established by the vertitied records of the said House, and appearing ov the face of the petition of said relator, no further Proceeding or interference with respondent's custody ofthe relator can be lawfully had under tho saia writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum. In closing the Sergeant-at-Arms asks that the relator be remanded to his custody as Sergeant at-arms, &., aud said writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum be dis- missed as improvidently issued, He demies all aver- ments in the petition consistent with this return. At the conclusion of the reading of the return the ‘udge ordered tho Marshal to take charge of the pris- f and retain him it custody during the hearing of tne case, With a view to facilitate the hearing, the Judge then requested the counsel on both sides to furnish him with briefs of their line of argument, and postponed the further hearing of the case until ten o'clock to-morrow. Mr. Kubourn remains tn custody of the Marshal, bat) has not been returned to jail. THE ISSUE OF SILVER CURRENCY—THE Md } CONSIDERED IN CABINET COUNCIL—CIRCULAR INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE TREASURY DEPART- | MENT. ‘The Cabinet bad under consideration to-day the ques- tion of the issue of silver and the manner of so doing under the law just s “ned by the President. The Attor- ney General, to whou the law had already been re- forred, announced at thé meeting that the law required that silver be isaued without delzy, There was con- siderable conversation upon the subject of the necessary | regulations to govern the tissue. The Secretary of the Treasury explained the results of the consultations be- tween himeelf and other officers of the Treasury Depart- | ment, As soon as the Cabinet adjourned and Secre- | tary Bristow bad returned to the Treasury, he issued the following regulations, viz. :— i Circular instructions concerning the issue of silver coin of the United States in place of fractional currency. EASURY DEPARTMENT, Wasurxaroy, 1). C., April 18, 1876. By virtue of the authority vested in the Sccretary of the Treasury by the second section of an act entitled, “An Act to Provide fora Deficiency in the Printing and Engraving Bureau of the Treasury Department and for the Issue of Silver Coin of the United States in Place of Fractional Currency,’ approved April 17, 1876, the several officers below named are hereby authorized, upon the presentation at their respective ofllces for r demption of the fractional currency of the United Staves in sums of $5 or multiples thereof, assorted by de- nominations, and jp amounts not to exceed $100, to issue theretor a like amount of the silver coin of the United: States of the denominations of ten, twenty, twenty-five and fifty ceots ; and turthermore, upon. the presentation for redemption at the office of the Secretary of tho’ | Treasury of the United Statea tn this city of any | amount of such currency properly assorted, and in sums of not less than $d, the Treasurer 1s authorized to issue silver coin therelor to the amount of the cur- Teney presented, or he may issue his check . therefor, payable in silver at either of tne offices hereimatter, named, at the option of the party presenting the our- reucy, as far as may be practicable trom time to time, Fractioual currency redeemed in silver under these in- pcmiearhece vy any of the Assistant Treasurers or auy desiguat lepositaries of the United States, will be sent in sums of $1,000 or multuples thereot to the Treasurer of the United States im this city, the amount to be charged in the Treasurer’s general coin accouut as a transfer of fads, and any amount of such currency | for which silver has been paid remaining at any time in the care of the several oflices will be treated as coin assets, and in no case will such fractional currency be reissued, Fractional currency sent by express or otherwise to the oificers below named, for revemptfon in silver, un der the provisions of this circular, should be accom panied by a letter of aavice, stating tully the address of the sender aud bow the remittance an ae oa therefor is desired, and, af by Teasurer’s check, the office at | which the check should be made payable. The govern- ment will not pay express charges ou the silver ixsued or the fractional currency presented for redemption under the provisions of this circular. The offices herein { referred to are as follows:—The Treasurer of the Uniied | States at Washington, D..C.; the Assistant Treasurer of i THE STATE CAPITAL Tammany Hall To Eat Humble Pie at the Utica Convention. Tildew’s Triumph—One Rule to Govern City and Rural District Representation. BOSS KELLY OUTVYOTED. Business Brushing Up In Both Houses of the Legislature. The Supply Bill Passed in the Senate and Brought to a Final Vote in the Assembly. A CALL OF THE HOUSE. Atuany, April 18, 1876. All the indications now point to the certainty of a very large majority of the delegates to the Utica Con- vention being strongly for Tilden, This prospect, al- ready more than assured, 18 affording the democrats in the Logisiature avery fruitful subject for discussion, and is giving rise to considerable speculation as to what will be the grand result so far as Tammany Hall is con- cerned, It 1s all very well for Tammany, at this lato date, to try to get frum under by pleading that. the delegates thus far electea in New York city who choose to call | thomeelves “Tammany” are “unpledged,” and that there Is, therefore, no good reason why the “hay mow and cheese press democracy” should make such a fuss about Tammany’s being upposed to ‘Tilden; the country democrats have not forgotten the stand John Kelly took in the State Central Committee last month. It was deemed necessary then by ‘Tam- many to give the districts outside of New York to un- derstand that the Boss of the delegation that would go to Utica, ostensibly to represent the democracy of New York city, but in reality to represent the Boss himself, was against Tilden, first, last and all the time. It is quite true that Mr. Kelly did pot say that | he was opposed to Tilden, but the course he decided upon taking in the committee, the preliminary ma- nmuyring made here by those who voted with him in the committee, not the least of which was the sym_ pathy and aig’extended to them by the friends of the Canal King, all were prompted by a feeling of the most bitter hostility to the Governor as | A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. Every Tammany plug ugly in New York, and every Mammany representative here who dared to call his soul his own joined in the grand anti-Tliden chorus that went up the next day from the camp of his ene, mies after Kelly’s action in the committee had been | made public. “Kelly has come out likea man, and, with Tammany against the Governor, he will have to take a back geat.”’ That was the exultant cry of the Tammany carp followers six weeks ago, and everything done or said by the Tammany wirepullers since that timo has been proof positive that “Boss” Kelly’s de- nuneiation of the idea of a pledged delegation to St. Louis was nothing more nor less than a direct stab at Tiden, Boss Kelly had an idea, doubtiess, that the country democrats would stand back aghast on hearing of the determinationof the “Tammany organization,” as expressed through its owner; and when the gather- ing at Utica would come about, be as meck as lambs, to. do anything he wanted done, so long as ho would be kind enough nét to make arow. But he counted without his hogt. The Gov- ernor, since the State Committee met, has never ut- tered one word about Mr. Kelly’s action. All the ingenuities of the professional interviewer to induce him to give his opinion of the probable effect the Tam- many Boss’ action would have upon the couatry demo- crats were resorted to, but to no purpose. But the country democrats apparently have taken up the gauot- let throwa down by Tammany, and the indications are, as the result of their action, that nine-teuihs of the delegates to Utica will be ardent friends of Mr. Tilden. There are ninoty-eight districts outside of Now York and Kings connties, which will be represented in the Con- vention by 294 delegates, and of this number two-thirds: clerks aud subordinates, and no others :—To each court clerk and one assistant’ clerk: one intarprater, who also perform the duties of court officer, There sball alsa hod to said courts five stenographers who shall be as- One to the First and Second district ird and Eighth district courts, one to Fifth district courts, ome to the Sixth aw Seventh district courts and one tothe Ninth and Tent district ‘courts. The stenographer now acting as sueb in the Second district court shall be er of the First and Second district rapher tn the Third and rapher now acting as snc shall be tho stenographer in the Fourthand Filth districs courts, the stenographer now acting ax such in the Sixth: district court shall be the the Sixth amd courts, one to the Fourth and we of the Ninth and Tenth district courts. The sa stenog- raphers and the cles assistant clerks and interpreters of sald courts heretofore appointed by the justices now in office, shall continue to be thy stenovraphers, clerks, as- sistant clerks and interpreters of their respective coar til the expiration of the tertis of office uf the Justices by whom they wereappointed, and shall receive the sume sai- aries as wow provided by The offices of janitor and Pome iga ie hereby aboli: |, wad ne tw any persons olher than Ln yg es shall hereafter be mado ¢ justices for services in said ided. If any vacaney ant clerk, interpreter ancy may be filled for the unex- Jee of justices of the court or courts in whieb such yacuncy shall occur. jo such court or any justice thereof shall make any process or citati ole. nor hear or determine any cause or matter at of said court; aud the sald shall be the only district justi York. ‘wise 5 ral district justices courts GREEN AND TAMMANY, The plan settled on by Tammany Hall to defeat the | bill for the extension of Comptroller Green's term and the Woodin bill recently passed the Senate for the amendment of the city charter is given out here privately tbis evening, A prominent democratic official in New York has arranged with the leading republicans in Brooklyn to trausfer so many demo- cratic votes to the republican side as will insure the passige of the Brooklyn charter through the Assembly | jn return for such republican help as will effectually kill the bills already mentioued in the lower house, If the emergency.demands it Tammany Hall is pre- pared to uso money freely to accomplish the same end, NEW YORK BILLS, Senator Woodin, from the Commitiee on Cities, made a copious report ot New York bills this evening. | Among them were the bill to rovide for the payment of ciaims for labor and materials on school houses in New York city; the bill in relation to assessments for the cou- truction of sewers and j the bill in relation to ding and regulating streets, and the bill relative to cla men and Commonaity, AN AQUARIUM FOR CENTRAL PARK. Mr. Booth introduced a bill providing that the Board of Commissioncrs of the Departinent of Parks in the ctty of New York may erect aud maintain an aquarium for that portion of tral Vark known as Manhattan square. ‘The Comptroller may issue bonds to the amount of $50,000 for that purpose, WORK ON THE SUPPLY BILL—A CALL OF THE HOUSE. The Supply Bll was taken hold of | by the Assembly about ai e the ustal time | for the — afterno adjournment, and, after | adopting in bulk several amendments made in the Senate, the House excepted several others to be voted on separately, including the New Capitol appropriation. In the evening these excepted clauses were considered seriatim, and every one adopted, alter each one had elicited more or less debate. On the question of the final passage were obtained for it, two-thirds of all the members elected being necessary to pass it, Mr, Strahan at once asked for a call of the House, which was ordered. The galleries wero immediately’ cleared, and every one except the members and oflicers of the Assombly ordered from the tloor. ‘The doors were then closed and the roll was called, The result showed that thirty members were absent without low Among these were Messrs. Scramling, Cruice, who, it was shown, had leit town on account of deaths in their families. They, on motion, were ox- cused, as was another absentce, Mr. Cheney, who had | beon injured by @ runaway accident during the day. Dr. MeFalls and Mr. Shanngp, two other members, were excused, as they were in ‘attendance upon Mr, Cheney. Mr. J. S Brown and 1. Post, it was shown, were sick at their lodgings, und they, too, were ex: cused. The House finally, on motion of Mr. Sherman, adjourned, subject to call of the House. The doors to-morrow morning will be opened only to those mem- bers who were present this evening when the call was ordered. Alter the regular hour the. opening of the proceedings of the day shall have arrived the doors will be closed, and then the Sergeant-at-Arms will bring before the bar of the House all members who are in contempt by their ab- sence, As there is an evident disposition on the part of the majority present to-night to have the absentees who bave no valid excuse to offer for their absence severely punished, to-morrow’s session will be an ex- citing one, 1676—1876. BI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE BATTLE OF SUDBURY—KING PHILIP'S WAR—INTER- ESTING CEREMONIES AND HISTORICAL AD- DRESSES. Supuvey, Mass., April 18, 1876. This charming rural town, where, two hundred years ago, the haughty King Philip and bis dusky Indian warriors were vanquished by the gallant Captain Wads- except as herein otherwise provided, aro | courts in the eity of New | nd legal proceedings against the Mayor, Alder | a whole 67 votes | Webb and | 1 NAVY YARD REMOVAL MoKay Explains His Contracts and Their Fulfilment, A 8PECIOUS DEFENCE | | The Charge of Theft Directly Contradicted. i | PuriaDELpata, April 1S, 1876, | There are two sides to every story, and the investle | Bauon now beng conducted here by a Con, | Committee into the management of affairs at the Phila~ | delphia Navy Yard is no exception, The Henarp has | given at length the story of the prosecution and It is no more than fair that one of the accused, against whom | charges of wholesale theft of government property hava been made, should be heard in his own defence. | Mr. McKay had four contracts for removing tne gooda and stores of three of the Navy Department bureaus— Construction and Repatr, Steam Engineering, and Ord- nanco—from the old Navy Yard in this city to League | Istand, the mud-bank down the bay which Congres sional wisdom has made a naval station, . Whatever | may be said against those contracts it certainly ap- pe to be the general opinion of Navy Yard author« | ities that the $59,750, which was tho total amount | MeKay received for his work, would cost $150,000 had | 4% been done by government laborers of the kind whe | toaf about navy yards, It would be certain banke | ruptey to any thoroughgoig business man who should | employ such loafers as Messrs. Randall and O'Neill, the | Congressmen trom this district, aro allowed to put upon, | government payrolls, especially about election time, when their numbers have been known to reach 800, | Concerning his work Mr. McKay says that be chal- | lenges investigation, He has given the committee @ | list of his former employés, demanding that they be summoned as witnesses, offered to show bis books and | pupers, and is anxious to be placed upon the witness | stand himself, WHAT M’KAY’S TRSTIMONY WILL DR, The statement given below einbraces the principal points of the testimony which Mr, McKay will give | when he is called before Mr. Whitthorne’s committee :— On the 27th of July, 1875, Mr. McKay says he offered, for $30,000, to remove two ship-houses trom the old | Navy Yard to League Isiand, “to furnish all the neces= sary material of good quality and replace all broken, | spht or rotten timber or lumber.” The contract waa made and the work performed, the ship-houses being | rebuilt and examined and accepted by a board of exe aminers, appointed by the cormmandant of the yard, | Inquiry of Civil Engineer Stratton and Naval Cons structor Hitchburn, at League Island, failed to reveat any dissatisfaction on their part with the work, al | examination of | which = showed = no aps | pearance of failure to perform it properly. | On the 224 of September McKay offered tor $5,000, to Temove ordnance stores to League Island, consisting of | shot, shell, guns, gun-carriagea, lumber, timber, aod | all stores belonging to the Ordnance Bureau, weighing | about 3,000 tons. ‘+My offer.” says Mr. Mckay, “wai | mb onoe acccepted by telegram trom Washington. fore the contract was awarded, the officers of the yard | hud made an estimate of the cost to remove these heavy articles by day’s work and tound it would cost at leayt $3,000 more than iny offer, This contract was fuithtully completed at a saving of much money to the government. [am satistied no one else could do the work Jor less than $10,000."’ Uctober 7, 1875, I offered. to remove the Steam Engineering Dew partment, consisting © of ~—luthes, —_ planers, | drills, steam boilers, steam engines, —_ store | and all material belonging to that department fo $14,250. I being the lowest bidder, the contract wi awarded mo November 2, 1875, work to be completed i fifteen days; ail of which 1 complied with. On Noveme | ber 24, 1875, I offered to remove the construction stores, consisting of stores in storehouses; tools in blacksmith shop, iron plating shop, joiners’ shop; iron in storee houses, engine and boiler una machinery in sawmill, | coal, engine and boiler in joiner and plating shop; guls | vanizing turnaces, punches and sheurs, all to be put ix tho places provided for them at League Island for the sum of $26,600. This offer was made to Chief Com structor Isaiah Hanscom, Washington, and by him rec ferred to Commodore Preble, commandant of the Philac delpbia Navy Yard. After due consideration by Com modore Preble that officer, with Naval Constructot Hart, added w the list of articles to 4 removed reverberatory furnace, steam the United States ut Boston, Muss.; the Assistant | are as certain to be Tilden men as that the day follows hammet ‘ a pump boring machines, and all tools bvelongin worth and hia brave followers, has to-day me the soene | Eovebodiroctioa aud repaice they” then acupled ts of an interesting and euthustastic colebration., The | Gir on the 25th of November, 1875. This cont weather was most charming, aud the people not ouly | was completed according to agreement to the satisfac of this but of all the adjacent towns united in rendering | on Of all the officers of the yard. On December | 1875, L made an offer to remove the following bulau the bi-centennial observances such as were worthy of | | and rare cup of carved: jade, with dragons carved on ‘Treasurer of the United States at New York city, N. Y.; the Assistant Treasurer of the United States ut Phila- delphia, Ya; the Assistaut Treasurer of the United Staves at St. Louis, Mo. ; the Assistant Treasurer of the United Swatos at Charleston, 8. C.; tbe Assimant | ‘Treasurer ot the United States at New Orleans, La ; the | Assistant Treasurer of the United States at Cincinnati, | Ubio; the Assistant Treasurer of the United States at Chicago, Ui.; we Assistant Treasurer of the Umited | States at Sun Francisco, Cal.; the Assistant Treasurer of the Unived States at Baltimore, Md.; the United | States Depository at Buffalo, N. ¥.; the Uoned States Depository at Pittsburg, Pa. } B. H. BRISTOW, Secretary. VETO OF THE BILL REDUCING THE PRESIDEN1’S | my SALARY, ‘The President returned to tue Senate this alternoon | the bill which provides for reducing the salary of the | President to $25,000 per annum from and after the 4th of March next, with a message stating his reasons foy | not approving it, The veto message was not, however, ' read to-day and, therefore, cannot be published untl, to-morrow. « FINE ARTS. One of the most complete and interesting collections of ceramic ware in this country is now exbibited at Miner’s gallery, No. 845 Broadway. ‘The articles were coulected by tho late General Caled Lyon, it being his | aim to make as complete a collection as possibic, and he made the best use of unusual opportunities for ob- taining rare specimens, having been an extensive trav- | nd as first Consul to China being able to procure some of the most valuable specimens in America. A collection of porcelain used by the different Presidents of the United States, including a part of a dessert ser- | vice presented by the Tycocn of Japan to President | Lincoln, and plates, &¢,, decorated with mono grams and initials and with scenes commemorative | of deeds prowiinent in American hytory. Many speci- | mens of English pottery trom jhe manufactorics of | Staffordshire, Burslem, Chelsey, Liverpool, Leeds, | Longport. Of Wedgewood, or qgcensware, there is a frat dish, ornamentea with a Preaih of grapes and | Jeaves in white relief, on a creamy yellow ground, and | vases, &¢., ornamented with rasthological subjects de- | sigued by Flaxinan. ‘here/are forty-eight miniature ; ca nos on light olive green/and blue grounds, mended for brooches, rings, &c., des.gned by the same artist. | L‘There are specimens of English porcelain manufactured | from 1745 to 1917; Freneh pottery and porcelain, some | spectinens supposed to be by Bottcher, who first made porceiain ware in 170% From the factory at Sevres are specimens from their first starting, vearing mono- grams, &c., of Louie XV., Louis Napuloon, Lous | Yuulippe, and jewelled plates cootwwing portraits | of Henti 1V., “Mime. Powpadour, Marie stuart, Na- | polqpn and Eugétie and others, OF old Japanese ware | there are ap anctent rice bow! and a pair of vases, sup- | posed to be gus or 400 years old; a fiver colored Carafe | vase; and of Crackle ware many xpecimens, including |* & pair of antijae vases; Konya ware, with decorations and poems Written inside the gups, &e.; a handsome | rim and handles; Clowonne ware, in which curious patterny are of porcelain mosaic, Inlaid on a base of porcelvin and brass; # single cup of the “precious ware | of China,” the tirst kind mado, apd ated only for sa- | cred purposes, and an ivory vase, decurated with | flowers, animals, birds, &c., of mother of colored aod inlaid and in relief on the tvory, The collection | nombers 859 a and will be at auction by H. PD. Miner. The sale will commence April 24, at cleven | o'clock A. M., and continue the folluwiug days until the articles are ull disposed of, SALE OF PAINTINGS. Last evening a portion of the pictures contained in the collections of Mr. William Menzies and a chent of Mr. J. PD. Townsend were sold at Leavitt's art rooms, the following being the highest prices brought:—“Man Reading,” Merivi, $70; “The Tender Passion,” J. G. Brown, $57 60; colored crayon portra.t of Washington, J. Sharpless, §37 50; “A View from Kauterskil! Plane,” Smile, $80; “View on Lake George,’ Kensett, $80; portrait of Lafayette, Professor 3 F. B. Morse, 30; “Morning Prayer,’ Consiant Mayer, $100; 7 Ae Law 8a ‘fhe Henaio : $90; “Youth Age” 38. OP. * Guy, “stre tom Cwro," Haysmans, Pet Lamb,” De Buel, $100; “Ponnme Sampson," George H. Hail, $H0; “Summer aferavon,” 4, W, Hubbard, | $165; Mountain Glimpse,” Ceopsey, $100; “Conway Valley,’ Shadduck, $5; “Conway Meadows,” &. KR Gittord, 5; Model» eh reste ig Mong Adtuma m Berkshire, ‘on Even, 1a ing”? idsummer m Mobawk Valley,” Ie ount Washington,” TI Col $63; the Adirondac! > Rerhar. Parton, Winter,” C, ore s. ng L Moore, the mgbt Under the circumstances 1 1 WoD- der that Tammany men woo were loud mouthed iu their denunciations of Tilden shortly alter the “Boss” had indigated his policy should now begin to hedge by asserting that Tammany was never opp: sed to ‘Tilden as a candidate, but only ‘opposed to the delega- tion to St. Louis expressing a preference for any cne man in particular. The country democrats, however, are not blind, and, so far as I can learn, and I have dur- ing the past day or two conversed freely on the sub- ject with several prominent democrats from the interior, Tammany will find, besides, that at Utica she will be given to Understand that her delegates cannot jin adinittance unless they can give proof of their regularity just the saine a3 overy country delegation from every country district. In other words, the | DEMOCRATS FROM THE COUNTRY will insist upon it t neither the Tammany nor the anti-Tammany delegation shall be considered as a whole; that the regularity of the contesting delegations from eAch of the twenty-one Assembly districts shall be passed upon separately, utterly independent of tue other districts. This the country democrats will insist apon, for they wiil claim, and wich right on their side, that there should be no longer one rule for the city aud another for thetown, For tostance, last year one of the threo districts ia Oswego county had contesting delegations, ‘The regularity of the uelegation trom that district was decided upon irrespective of the other two districts. Yet when New York's turn came, torsooth, though there was a separate contesting delegation trom every one of the twenty-ove Assembly districts, each distinct in itéelt from the other, the question was decided as though the whole sixty-three Tammany delegates rep- reseated but one constituency, By insisting that cach | sembly district delegation, be it Tammany or auti- | Tammany, shall stand on 118 owngnerits, the different | Assembly constituencies in New York will be treated Jjusuty and fuirly, but be treated precisely as ali country | district treated where there are contests, | It 1 understoud now generally that the Tilden mea, | | confident im their own strength, will not ask for a | pledged delegation to St, Lous.’ They will content themselves with passing resolutions edlogutic of the Governor as a reformer, and may go so fur us to | “present”? his name us their choice for President, But | i | this latter ts walk BUNINESS BRUSMING UP IN TH SENATE. ‘Tho Senators are beginoig to brush up and enter in the discharge of the business that | has been fast accumulating on their 1 minees of the Whole ive been sending furward bills to a third reading, reading of bilis went along to-day pretty briskly. | Few were of general importance, the mass having re. Jation to towns and villages throughout the State. Tho | Senate Committee on Cities still retary everal bills | concerning New York city, but most of those that aro | likely ty pass have been already reported, RUTRENCHMENT IN TU MARINK COURT. Mr, M y's bill reducing the clerical expenses of the Marine Court, New York, passed the Senate, The abatement im the cost of court to the cuy | will be about $12,000. Senators Rogers and | Gerard, whon the bill was in Committee of the Whole, advocated « reduct of the namber | ol employes, bat Mr, Morrisiwy spirit of more earnest on in humane conmderation, insisted that the object of re- irenchment conld be reached by retaining the em- ployes aud reducing their salaries. . THY SUPPLY BILL, reported this morning to the Senate from the confer- ence committee, was amended im eleven different ma, the principal ones bemg tho appropriation the Elmira ietormatory, wh ch was reduced to the exient of $54,000, und that to the Bailaio Asylum, £30,000. The item for the Attorney Generat | in the prosecution of fraudulent contractors was raised | front $10,000 to $15,000, The appropriation of $6,000 for the Binghamton Inebriate Asylum was restored, and ‘the $5,000 for the Prison Assvciation of New York 1 dischurged prisuncrs, the money to be disbursed in the discretion of the Comptroller, The | item of $20,000 for the trignometric survey of the State was restored, As repurted the 51] exhivits a re- duction of $85,300 and au increase of $35,436, leaving | # net reduction in the total amount since it was last betore the Zonave of $46,864, It was passed without furthor amendmeut and sent to the Assembly. ; THE CIVIL JUSTICES BILL—VOTE OF NEW YORK MEMBERS. ‘The Civil Justices bill was ordered to a third reading inthe Assemuly* to-day, Mr. O'Hare, of New York, who has kept very quiet thus far during the ee and was, theretore, set down as one of those member who could not make a speech, took the House by sur- piive bynaking a ringing «| h against the bill, He wt tacked that portion of the bill which provides that the present clerks shall continue to be the clerks of the courts until the expiration of the justices’ terms of of- fice, taking the ground that, as there was a test case pend- ing, and which would decide detinitely as between the clanos of the old and the present cierks, tho Legisla- ture ought not to meddle with the question. The bill was nally ordered to a third seading, without the adoption of any of the many amendments that were oilered. The Now Yorkers who voted for an amend- ment to atrike out the word clerks in the clause com. menging, “The said ston and the clerks,’ &c., Which was proposed by. Mr. O'Hare, were Messrs. Kilhan, King, Muller, O'Hare, Patien and Slevin, Those who voted against tho amendment were Mosars, Betts, Carty, Kngiohars, Fallon, Galvin, Graff, Gugel, Hayes, Peal Strahan, Watts aod Whitson. ro bil is ae follows: 81 1.—The several district courts in the city of Yar suall horeatter have attached to thems “se tohiosing the memorable event so fittingly and pleasantly commemorated. The — greater mart oof =the forenoon was occupied by the crowds in visiting the Wadsworth monument, the old garrison house, the Red House Tavern and other points and sgenes inti- mately connected with the great event of two con- turies since, THR CRLRNRATION, Tho first demonstration of the day was in the form of @ procession, which was made by cltizens and beaded by a brass band, which furnished enlivening music as the concourse marched from the village com- mon to ihe Wadeworth monument, a distance of nearly two miles, Here there was a historical address de- | livered by Hon, Thomas P, Hurlbut, of this town, | which incladet a graphic account of the event which the citizens had mbled to commemorate. The procession rehed from the monument to the Town Hall, which was reached about haif-past two. ‘The edifice was riled in every part, bat, of course, wy. afragment of the crowd could be accommodated, Parker Fairbanks, President of the day, called the ‘assemblage to on opened by prayer by Rev. George A. Oviatt, Professor Kdward J. Young, of Harvard College, was then introduced, after which he p to deliver the principal a8 of the day. pe AMUSEMENTS. ACADEMY OF MUSIC—‘‘DER FREISCHUTZ.” Weber's grand opera, “Der Fretschiitz,” was given last evening at the Academy of Music for the benetit of St. John’s Guild. ‘Tho house was very large, and a large sum of money was realized by the institution, The Empréss of Drazil and suite oceupied the pro- scenium boxes on the right of the stage. The Brazilian, and American flags were handsomely displayed from those boxes. Afler the magnificent overture to the opera was played, Dr. Damrosch, the conductor, gave the signal to the orchestra for the Brazilian national anthem, and it was given with rare effect. The au- dience rose en masse and remained standing during the perfermancs of the anthem, out of respect for the distinguished lady present. The performance was not a remarkable one. 1ts best features were the chorus and orchesira and the Casper of Mr, Blum. The chorus, mainly composed of tnembers of the Liederkrauz and Arion socicties, deserved the highest commendation, The orchestra comprised the best material of the Phil- harmonic Society. The cast was as folluws:—Agathe, Mrs, Imogene Brown; Acnchen, Mme. Pauline Bro- deli; Max, Mr. Alexander Bischoff; Caxpor, Mr. A. Blom; Otvocar, Mr. A. Debnhofl; Cuno, sr. R. Kep- Jer; Kian, Mr. Charles Keppler; Hermit, Mr. Charles ‘rehs. The rdle of Agathe was evidently too heavy for Mrs. Brown. The grand prayer of the second act was very ineflectively given, Tho lady dressea the part as Murguerite, a decided - mistake. Her yowe is not one calculated to make a fa vorable impression in vpera, Mme. Bredelli had not a single quality in regard to voive to recommend her impersonation of Aenchen, Mr. Bischoff sang the music of Max artistically and with effect, but be has much to learn as au actor, Mr. Blum iy an admirable singer and actor, and his rendering of the role of Cas- per, last might, calls for warm praise. Mile. Anna de locea sings to-night in “Il Barbiere” for the second time, and the Euipress of Brazill and her suite have ep- proscenium boxes on the left of the stage for the occasion. On Friday Mine. Eugenie Pappenbem ap- pears as Marguerite in “Faust.” STADT THEATRE. ‘The “Two Orphaps,”’ recently withdrawn from the boards at the Union Square Theatre, was produced in Gorman at this house last night. Although the play Jost some of its native beauty in Mr. Jackson’s adap- tation from the Fre there was enough leit in ng English version to admit of subtraction, and that sub- traction was found at the Stadt last night. As was announced on the bill, the scenery, costumes, &c., which had served ot the Union Square were used. Th characters were for the most on well delineated, the “Two O1 (Mrs. Bebane, Henrietta; Mra. Baurerm, Louisa) being deserving of special mention. Jacques, Herr Worret, and Pierre, Herr Corvinus, were very happy, but not quite up to the standard of tne Union juure, The ere of the .play was very well ren- ee ee Hor keasoaniatr aa on the yniheg character of the ers Oo! Tone whicis it bad been ppbverh eng The creme cater of the piece was slightly diutarbed, by what mignt be cailed a meteorological derangement carpentry. The snow storm which occurs the church scene continaed during tho scene in the drawing room at the Louse of the Pretest af Po- hee. her serions objection—m the charch and that the su; from above is ly regulated. sq im the i hae ruroe teil lumber wi less . and then formsl exercises were | f construction material, consisting of all live oak im | yard, all white pine, all white oak plank, ull the yellow | pine timber on purchase, all the knees, all 4 | white oak timber on new purchase, all trenai shores, timbers, yellow pine of various kinds, ‘ing in yard and used oo the Antietam, laanchwa; | aud all the Jaunchways in the yard; ais@ to remove all Iaunchways and blocking after the Cons | stitauon Jaunchea i transport the same t¢@ | League Island, and that blocking on the sectional dry dock for launching the Constitution. All thia I offere¢ to do for $21,300. This offer was made to Chief Com structor Hanscom, at Washington, aud by him referreé to Commodore Proble to make the best terms with in¢ he could obtain. After Commodore Preble had com sulted with Mr, Hartt, Naval Constructor, and added j several provisions to my 6tfer to Mr. Hanscom to cover | all the material in tho yard, he accepted my offer and | ordered me to begin work, subject to the approval of | the Bureau of Constraction and Kepair. ‘On the 16th, after 1 had been at work two days, with | Decween 600 ‘and 600 men, forty teams and twenty scows, and over one-half of the material named in my contract had been removed, Commodore Preble sent containing the following extraordinary “Your contract is annulled, not bemy ap roved by the bureau. You will stop wurk at once.’* bth Hanscom had sent him 4 telegram that he could confirm or reject, without action by the bureau, and £ | took the ground that Commodore Preble had once con- | frmea my co and that ke had no right under | the law to interiere with me in the midst of its com- pletion, ana 1 Naval Constructor Hartt a commu- nication declining to stop work in the mi tract made and accepted. Un the same day Commodore Preble, to carry outhis orders to annul my contract alter I refused to stop work, placed a guard of marines: on all the articles I was removing and compelled me ‘e stop. He appointed a board of officers, consisting Kaward Hartt and John B. Hoover, naval Riga big and Captain C. H. Wells, to ascertain what material | had moved ou my contract, and what I should receive therefor. A majority of tho Board awarded me about $9,000, this amount not being yet settled at Washing ton. Asabout half the material had beca romor this amount was nearly a3 much as my contract cal for. On the 17th Commodore Preble made ancthet contract with me to remove the balance of material 4 the yard for $10,000, which I completed at the ti specitied, THE CHARGES OF THKET. No complaint was ever made against mi | tion of property or landing it at any at League Island. tracts had to be removed at a given time ou accoant the salo of the yard, and im more men had to be employed thad would have been if more time was allowed. All the reports of landing scow loads of valoable material at Greenwich Point and the ot whurves is without the slightest foundation of Lie and as to material being taken from the nd Bi at Queen strect wharf, belonging to the government, it: js utterly false, All the material that went there was bought and paid for, and passed out of the yard by the proper officers. As to the mock auction, I am prepared to show that. Place except All the material named in the con- | all the material ought through Samue! Cook, the | auctioneer for the government, was just! bonestly done, 1 wee the highest bidder and have my bills and | receipts w prove it. The bronze I bought of Commo. dore Jeffers | paid threc-eignths of a cent per pound more tor than was offered by another party, and the same price it wan previously sold, at by auction two months betore, ail being paid for before being delivered, Some of thi material was sent to New York and sold. As to my iufluence and power used in removing officers and sending them to sea, it is ag infamously false as all the rest of the oc! trumped up against me, and the officers have #0 testified before the In ing coms mittee, As to colluston with officers of the navy to obs tain contracts it is faise, So ts the alleged con. spiracy with the Honorable Secretary of the Nevy. 1 will stato that I never bad any connection with bia wee they were made with the jreau, v INTERESTING TO SHIP OWNERS. By the followmg Treasury circular it will be seen that fo vessel can take out marine documents upless the fol. Jowing section of the law has been literally complied with, Therefore masters on taking out registers, en- Tolments oF license should see that tho terms of the circular aro carried out The bailing port is that from which the docantent igh oy ‘The penalty for sailing documented vessel, 1 complying with tie Law ‘ js mame and hailing port, is for enrolled aud $50 for registered vessels:— CIRCULAR. Der, oii eas aca aap tothe Ph erent od the epee / Printed on the sora, oa Diack frvund, la ‘not Tess thas, iu ‘and 7st, Used maton st Tor, vol 18, of the customs will, therefore, cause an exe ee a acta eat i Acting Harvester. ; ‘