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| WASHINGTON. - ‘Williams Explains the Uses Made of the Secret Service Money. “a LEGITIMATE EXPENDITURE.” Democratic Discussion of. the Presidential Prospect. OHIO IN OCTOBER. Mr. Bristow Answered Reprovingly by Mr. Caulfield. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Wasuixatox, April 20, 1876. BAVELY DISCUSSION ON THE INDIAN SERVICE BILL—THE INDIAN RING IN ARMB. The House became very lively to-day over the bill ‘transferring the Indian service to the War Department. ‘Thocontention is very bitter, and the whole Indian Ring Das arrayed its forces in desperate opposition to the bill ‘The agents and tools of this Ring are very busy to- might, and by a singular fatality a good many ill- informed clergymen and other persons of perfectly up- Fight motives are helping the Ring by urging that the army will not civilize the Indians, and that the change would be prejudicial fo the interests of mis- sionary workers among the savages. They forgot that the order, cleanliness and discipline which an army officer would introduce on a reservation, ifhe were made Indian agent, would be an immense help to tho missionary, that the permanence in office of an army officer is a guaranty of his good conduct, which the presont system does not provide, and that mis- sionary and Christiamzing eftorts can best be carried ‘on by men who have no business relations to the In- dians, bat are independent and supported by volun- tary contributions of the churches, There is, in spite of all opposition, tc-night a fair prospect that the bill will pass by a handsome majority, It will have, Bocording to the prospects at the hour of adjournment, Mmost the whole democratic vote and a considerable yupport from the republican side. If it becomes a law It will save at least $10,000,000 to the government. BELATIONS OF OHIO WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION. ‘There has also been some talk to-day about the rela- tion of Ohio to the Presidential contest, Those demo- ‘crats who wish an Eastern candidate urge that if Mr. ‘Thorman received the nomination, and if then Ohio should go republican in October, this would seal the fate of the democratic party in November, whereas if A candidate trom another State were nominated tho Joss of Obio would not be nearly #0 serious or demoral- Sizing. SUDGR DAVID DAVIS’ MERITS AND DEMERITS AS AN “AVAILABLE” PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE— DISCUSSION AMONG THE DEMOCRATS. ‘There'has been for some time a growing feeling here ‘among democrats that, while Judge David Davis not a Gemocrat, he is on several accountsa very available man for the democratic nomination at St. Louis. Those who think thus say that Judge Davis is very strong in the West, that he would conciliate the confidence of a large number of voters who are tired of the republican party, but who do not like to support @ demoorat; that be has long and friendly relations -with Western labor * associations, which would secure him their zealous sup- port; that he would be" unobjectionable to the South; that his position on the currency question {8 not sufficiently pronounced to make him disliked by anybody; that heisaman of nubounded purity and ‘uprightness of character, whose nomination would in- Spire confidence and respect, among the people, and that Bis revations to and candidacy before the Cincin- Bati Convention of 1872, whieh nominated Mr. Greeley, woud make iim acceptable to the liberal republicans who were in that movement. For all these reasons, they say Judge Davis would make a very strong dem- ocratic candidate. There are, however, democrats who do not think that JudgeDavis’ qualities are s0 promising, These say that in the = first place the democratic party ought to nominate democrat; that, moreover, his affiliations with the labor reorm party would weaken him all over the country, because the platform of that party in 1872, on which he was nominated and which ho never for- wally repudiated, demanded unlimited greenbacks, the taxation of the natiomal debt, made them legal sender for all debts, pubic and private; the passage of an eight-hour law, government regulation of railroads And telegraphs and Mr. Kelley’s famous introconverti- ble 365 bond. On this platform Judge Davis was gominated February 22, and, after thanking the Con- qontion for the nomination, he held 1t under advise- ment until afer the meeting of the Cincinnati Conven- Mon, and finally replied to the labor reformers, on June M, that, having ‘consented to the useof his name st Cincinnati, and that Convention having nominated Mr. Greeley,” he thought it “proper. to retire abso- hately from the Presidential contest.” It is urged upon this showing that Jugde Davis must be supposed in sympathy with the extreme tuflationists and with the very crude ideas of the labor relormers, so called, in the West, and it is said that a candidate with such sympathies and opinions would be sure to defeat his party. Moreover, the same persons say that the coun- try will not sce with pleasure a judge of the Supreme Court becoming a candidate for a political office, and that this would set a great many conservative votes against him. In short, these democrats assert that Jadge Davis, instead of being strong “available” candidate, would in reality greatly weaken the party, in spite of some strong points which are admitted, FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasntxctox, April 20, 1876. HE EX-ATTORNEY GENERAL'S EXPLANATION OF THE EXPENDITURES FROM THE SECRET GER- VICE FUND—DAVENPORT'S REGISTRATION SYs- TEM. Ex-Attorney General Williams having been spoken ‘with this evening in regard to the expenditures in the Department of Justice through the Secret Service Bu- reau, stated that the first he knew of the requirements of Davenport was one day when he went over to sec the President, who had just returnod from New York, where he had seon Davenport, who came to him to lay before him his - comprehensive system ot” registration, which ho bad decom four years in completing. The President was in pestacies over it, and said it would be» good thing if it could be adopted all over the United States, as it was certain to insure honest elections and guarantee pro- tection to citizens in exercising the mght of suffrage. Ex-Attorney General Williams said that he declined to pay the amounts which Mr. Davenport continued to fequire, though at first he paid out $2,000, bat it was fot from a want of appreciation of the good work which he recognized Davenport as having done. He objected to disbursing money through this channel, as he wanted to resorve everything for the expenses of the Judiciary whieh he was bound to provide tor under the Appropriations, He bad been called on, however, to expend nearly $500,000 in the matter of aiding to Preserve peace at clections and in the suppression of the Ka Klux, which he did not consider as improperly expending money to influence elections one way or another, becatse, to his Knowlodge, no discrimination bad been made tn favor of either of the contending political partes, but simply he had aimed to see that as m mater of justice and a proper connection with the courts or judicial supervision fair tlections should be secured to people. Ove thing, however, he did not like mach at the time was the ex- penditure on the requisition of Davenport for $30,000, prior to the election of 1872, because he apprehended that some day the cry would be made that it was politi- sal purposes, aod an interference with the elections. Mr. Davenport, however, had completed an immense work, having so arranged bis registration and appoint. ment of supervisors who acted under him as the chief, that months before the election he had accur- ately recorded the residence, namber and tall particelars of every voter, so that when oloction NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 2], 1876—-TRIPLE day came he did not have to burry and bustle about with a lot of subordinate however, had spoken to Mr, Williams and written to him to honor the requisitions of Mr. Davenport, as he Perfectly understood and appreciated the work which be had done. He bad not examined the system of Davepport’s registration until after be bad gone out of office, amd he thought that the money had been neither improperly nor injudiciously expended. He did not feel that tho President had done anything wrong. When !t was explained that it was for registration and under limitations provided for in the appropriations and cevered by them the thing had an altogether different took from that of expenditure for party purposes, The intention of Congress evi- dently was that this money should be expended by the courts and in the securing of elections properly con- ducted. DAVENPORT'S EXPECTED TESTIMONY—X¥FECT OF THE EXPOSURE. John Davenport, whe disbursed the money paid by Whitley on President Grant’s order before the clec- tions in New York, is expected in Washington in the morning. He has telegraphed the Chairman of the committee to that effect, and says in addition that he will show that besides the $40,000 spent on government account he pald $25,000 out of iis own pocket. Tho committee took no new testimony on the subject to-day, but went into executive session ,02 @ proposition to send the present testimony w the President with a letter asking his re- sponse to such parts of it as related to himself; but the proposition was dropped in conse- quence of a suggestion that if would be better to walt until all the expected Séstidiony on the subject was in. Colonel Whitley was in attendance at the committce Yoom, but was not further examined. ‘The Huraip’s revelations of the mattor to-day caused a good deal of excitement, especially among the repub- licans, to whom it wasa startling and unpleasant piece of news. It was generally acknowledged that any positive and indigpotable proof of the corrupt . uso of puble fulds in the elections would “be mor “datmaging to tho party than even the Belknap scandal, because the people would very bitterly resent it There is no talk among the demo- erats of an impoachment movement, even if they should get evidence abundantly warranting it. It may be taken for granted that they comprehend that im- peachmeat of a President Is a political blunder, and the shrowder democrats say that such exposures as the Orville Grant business, the Babcock business and this present matter are more daMaging to their opponents than any impeachment could be. In fact, the dono- crats care but little whether Belknap is convicted or not, except ao far as justice imposes upon them the duty of prosecuting him, They aro quite willing that the republican Senate shall, if it hkes, take the odjum of acquitting him. It is said that Davenport, in explanation of the ro- ceipts to Whitley for the $40,000 received from the Secret Service tund, will swear before the committec ‘that he did not use it for election purposes but strictly for Secret Service matters. In this conneetion it w aleo said that Daveapagt hes never been connected with the Secret Service branch of the gevernment and knows nothing about the detective business, THE S4LE OF THE GENEVA AWARD BONDS. Tho Secretary of the Treasury bad a conference to- day with the Ways and Moans Committee on the sub- ject of Mr. Hewitt’s resolution directing tho sale in currency of the Geneva Award bonds in sums of $1,000 and multiples thereof. Mr. Bristow assured tne com- mittee that the method of selling bonds practised for so many years had been proven by long experience to be the best one, and he thought, therefore, that the committee ought to allow the Treasury to follow the longest established plan, such as was proposed in the advertisement already ssued for the disposal of the in- stalment of bonds under consideration. ‘MRS. AVERY CONFESSES GRAVE FACTS REGARD- ING THE PRESIDENT AND BABCOCK TO ATTOR- NEY GENERAL PIERBEPONT. Mra, W. 0. Avery, wife of the Treasury clerk just sentenced to the penitentiary for complicity in the St. Louis whiskey frauds, returned to Washington recently, and it is said to-night on good authority that she went Defore Attorney General Pierrepont to-day and con- fessed pagprrcdes to the whiskey frauds so far as they cock and her husband. The interview was lengthy and of a most serious and painful character. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, a ‘Wasnixarton, April 20, 1876, DENIAL OF THE CHARGE AGAINST SECRETARY BRISTOW. ‘The following card is published this morning :— To raw Puriic:— My name has been mentioned in connection with an all payment to Hou. B. H. Bristow, Secretary of the ury, of 000 as an inducement w him to re- sign his position as District Attorney for Kentacky, and to release we distillery. I wish to sa: that 1 nave not lived im Kentucky since 1861; that have not owned or had anything to do with distillerics in that State or anywhere clse for the last twenty years; that I nover paid Mr. Bristow, either directly or indirectly, one cent io all my life for any purpose what- ever, and no ope has for me; that he has never acted as my attorney in any matter whatever. | am entirely at a lous to account for the origin of the base and baseless slander which connects my name with hia, although my attention was called to it by the ‘Washington correspondent of the Jnter-Ocean some time last summer or fall. 1 then denounced the whole story without regard to its. or as utterly false, warp and woof, and without the slightest foundation in fact, This denial I most emphatically repeat to-day and challengo all proof contrary. Ss. T. SUIT. REJOINDER OF MR. CAULFIELD'S COMMITTER TO SECRETARY BRISTOW'S LETTER. Representative Caulfield, Chairman of the Commit- tee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice, has addressed the following letter to Secretary Bristow :— Hoves ov Reraesentatives, Wasuixerom, D. C,, April 20, 1876, Dean Sim—Yours of yesterday, the 19th inst., was received at our committee room nearly simultancous with its publication iu the evening papers, In reply lam directed by the committee to say that the article you enclose from the Baltimore Gazette, as well as one of the previous day in a Philadelphia paper, ‘was entirely without the Enowledge or authority of tho cominittee. In reference to your criticism upon what you are pl to term the “methods ef your com- mittee,”? we must reply that our committee claims the Tight to conduct the jnews with which it is intrusted as it the best interest of the pudlic demands, always having due to the rights of every individual, and is committeo will believe that your criticism of its action was rather the result of undue excitement on your part than of any just ground of censure of it. The testi- mony of Judgo Bartley made no charge against you, but was simple hearsay as to what he claimed bad been told bim by 8. T. Sait, {It contained nothing apon which a cross-examination by yon seemed tw be de- manded. We telt there was no necessity for apprising you of it until we coald procure the attendance of Mr. Suit, and ascertain from hi he exact facts of the case. An officer wi 4 lespatched for Mr. Suit, who could not be found ‘ig place of busi- ness in Washington, as he lived some few miles in Maryland. His attendance was not procured until last Monday. He testified before the committee in tho most carmest and emphatic manner, utterly denying the truth of any charge implied in Judge Bartiey’s ws- timony, as having been made by him against you. As ‘a matier of course, there was nothing further for us to investigate as {ar as you were concerned, and we {elt bad been made and | that no charge m none proven agaist | The Teneete ou, 4 it was, however, agreed that one of the committee should communicate to you what had bappened. A gentleman ot the committee accordingly called on you the next morning (Tuesday), and apprised you of the formed hiin that you bad already heard that these two witnesses been before the committee, Under these circumstances the subsequent puolication of the arti you imclose from Gazettecan hardly warrant you in say- tly meet the slander as | find it in tee will willingly accord it to you if yo but we consider it wholly unnecessary, as charges made or proven against you, and you stand be- Jore us with the fullest exoneration of even a suspicion, l remain, Very rezpectfully &c., y B. G, Caviyiney, Chairman of the Committee on Expenses in the be- partment of Jastice. Hoa. B, H. Bristow, Secretary of the Troasury. JUDGE DARTLEY EXPLAINS. The following letter has been addressed to the chair- man of the Commitice on Expenditures in the Depart- ment of Justice by Judge Bartley: Wasntyatox, April 20, 1876. Sin—Secretary Bristow, in his letter to you of yes- terday, which appeared 1a the newspapers of this morn- ing, iinpiiedly represents me as having voluntarily ap- peared before your committee and detailed rumors Against bis official imegrity. lermit me to in- quire whether Mr. Bristow not been in- Jorwed prior to the date of bis letter by at least one member of the committec that bg ln 1 shore had been required by legal process it inforinu- tion as to the subject upon which the co: tee de- we me, alibough requested me, was after [ was sworn and ou the stand. Mr. Bristow represents me as heving testilied against hin on rumors and belief, You know that I did neither, and be complains that, tb been reached by information in a few minutes, he was kep in ignorance of the exact character of my testimony for Dearly a week, and without: opportunity to meet the charges, kc. Permit me to inquire 0 Mr, Brisiow had not been in communication with at least one of 1 testified “‘upon information os wh a) that, whe be was Culted ‘States Distret At atucky, his insiance, ‘end, thas. You my, testimony will show, that T deposed t0 no such’ fact on information and Import of my. tesuimosyr and then progounces, my '. un- qualifiedly false. Thie may be ingenious, but it is neither fuir nor trae, and | respecttully ask to be in- formed whether Mr. Bristow was denied'an opportunity of my testimony. z § z Z i Hea and of of the court on here to testify, persons who would not be vory apt to know the fact, oar nae reputable transaction had taken ith , ke, W. BARTLEY, PEOPOSED BILLS TO SECURE PRISONERS OF CONGRESS THE BENEFITS OF THE HABEAS CORPUS WRIT AND TO PROTECT THEM FROM JUDICIAL TYRANNY. Representative Lawrence to-day introduced tho fol- lowing bills, which wero referred to the Committees on the Judiciary :— Be it enacted, That whenever any person shall be de- tained or imprisoned by order of the senate or of the House of Representatives he snall be entitled to tho Ys of the writ of babeas corpus, and the ‘Arms or other officer or person havi: the custody of any person so de- tained or imprisoned shall, in obedience to a writ of habeas corpus, produce to the Court, Judge or Justice who meued the writ the body of the person so detained without any order fur that purpose from either the Senato or tho House, The application of such writ by or on behalf of said ‘80 imprisoned or de- tained shall be made in the first instance to the Chief Justice of the United States or any Justice of the Su- preme Court of the United States, or, in the absence of these, from the city of Washington, or, in case of disa- bility, the application shall be made to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia or the Chief Justice oF apy associate Justice thereof, Any person who shall be imprisoned or detained by any court of the United States, or any justice or judge thereof, for contempt shall be entitled to apply to any court having appellate jurisdiction in any case from the court, justice or judge having made such order of detention or imprisonment, or to any justice or judge of said court huving such appellate jurisdiction, for a wnt of habeas corpus; and the same shall be issued, served, obeyed, proceeded with and dotermined as in other cases, Mr. Lawrence also introduced a bill providing that tho power of the sevoral courts of the United States to fasue attacnments and inilict summary punishments for contempt of court shall not be construed to extend {0 any cases oxvept to the misbehavior of any person or persons in the presence of these courts, or so ncar thereto as to obstruct the administration of justice; the misbehavior of the officers of said courts in their official transaction: ud the disobedience or resistance vy any officer of apy court, party, juror, witnoss, or any other person or persons to any lawful writ, pro- cess, order, Tule, decree o> command of said courts; and no person shall be punisbable for contempt who is Mable to be indicted for the same matter which con- stitutes the contempt. No court shall, by order or otherwise, prohibit the publication in any néwspaper or other publication of any of its Proceedings orof any evidence produced or given in the trial of any cause, DAVENPORT IN WASHINGTON. A reporter of the Hemaxp called yesterday upon Mr. John I. Davenport, at his office in the new Post Office Building, to learn what he bad to say relative to the grave charge made against him by Colonel Whitley, ex- Chief of the Secret Service, and ex-Attorney General Williams. Mr. Davenport was very courteous, but de- clined to make any statement at present, saying that he bad just sent atelegraphic despatch to Washington Fequesting to be summoned beiore the Invertigating Committee, and im view of this tact he tl pat 1 due to,the committee in question that be silent until they had done with him. 'r. Davenport left for Washington on the ‘evening ‘train last night and will probably give his testimony to- day. His despatch, above alluded to, was as follows:— New You, April 20, 1876, Toe Hon. B. Caurmen, Chairman, &. :— The moral irs state that it appears to your commit- toe that I rece! from the government, between 1871 and 1874, various sums of money. As I ha: ipted for every peeps me, as I disbursed every dollar thereof, and as no dollar was expended otherwise than in obtainiog infor- mation and the votection and prevention of frauds nt elec- tious and crimes ust the United States, I ask to be sub- ‘your committee. 1 will appear upon ic summons and will show you that in addition to he jong government has pa ve ates no son rrowed and expended in this wo: lowe "onday. JOUN I. DAVENPORT. This was promptly answered, the answer containing the desired summons. BARTLEY AND BRISTOW. Loursviia, Ky., April 20, 1876. A Courier-Journal reporter has visited Colonel G. C. Wharton, United States District Attorney, and called his attention to the testimony of T. W. Bartley before the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice, as published in numerous papers. Tho stato- ment of Bartley was that 8. T. Suit had paid Mr. Bristow a sarge sum of money after the Secretary had resigned bis position as District Attorney of Louisville to procure the release of certain distilleries belonging to Suit and seized while Mr. Bristow was District Attorney, Col- onel Wharton said that no distilleries were seized while Mr. Bristow was District Attorney and he (Wharton) assistant; that no distilleries of Mr, Suit ve been setzed since Mr. Bristow resigned; that upon @ careful examination of the records of the Court ho finds no case against either distilleries or which Suit was a clasmant or had an attori ARMY INTELLIGENCE. _ Wasmxarom, April 20, 1876. By direction of the Secretary of War the sub-depot of the goneral recruiting service at Newport barracks, Kentucky, is hereby discontinued, and tne post is laced unaer the orders of the Commanding General, ilitary division of the South, for occupation by a part of bis command. in J. B. Throck- for recruiting ser- ve rece! NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Wasurxctox, April 20, 1876, Despatches have been received at the Navy Depart. ment from Captain J. N. Miller, commanding the United States steamer Tuscarora, dated Brisbane Roads, Australia, Febraary 14, 1876, in which he roports his ar- rival on the 10th of that month, having left the Fiji Islands on the 26th of January. The Tuscarora was sent out to make soundings between Honolalu and Brisbane, with the view of learning the practicability of laying o submarine cable between those points, One hundred and seven casts were made in all. Captain Miller says that as far as the nacure of the bottom and the depth of the water are concerned the entiro route between Honolula and Brisbane, via the Phoenix Islands and the Fiji Islan: 6 an easy and practicable one for Jaying © submarine cable. The citizens of Brisbane showed great interest in the work, and especially in as it was the first time an American man-of-war ever visited that port. The Tuscarora lett Sydney tor home March 11, via Honolula and the Samoun Islands. CHARLESTON, April 20, 1876, The United States steamer Shawmut sailed from Port Rovul, 3. C., yesterday for Key West, thence to Tam- pico, Mexico. MARE ISLAND CORRUPTION. OFFICERS APPROPRIATING FUBLIC PROPERTY TO THEIR OWN USE. San Francisco, April 20, 1876. The Chronicle continues the publication of charges alleging fraud and mismanagement at the Mare Island Yard, It now declares that the proceeds of eacn year's crop of grain harvested on the island, which is more than sufficient for the wants of the government establishment, are appropriated by the officers as pin id the im required for use there js pur- he mi Also, tbat expensive white and live oak and teak slip simber, brought from the East at heavy cost, bas been used for firewood and allowed to lie about the yard and rot, involving a loss to the government of ‘$600,000. A MOLLY MAGUIRE’S DEATH WAR- RANT. Haanisvcns, Pa, April 20, 1876. Governor Hartranit to-day issued a warrant for tho execation on Thursday, the 8th of June, of Edward Kelly, convicted im Carbon county of the murder of Joba P. Jones, and sentenced April 12 to be banged. t HAYTI. WHAT THE MINISTER O¥ THE REPUBLIC SAYS OF THE REVOLUTION—DOMINGUE FATALLY WOUNDED—DETAILS OF PUBLIC EVENTS— PROSPECTS OF THE GOVERNMENT. Mr. Preston, Minister of Hayti, mado the following statement'to a Huratp reporter yesterday with refer- ence to the revolution in that country :— PACTS AND OPINION. “Fighting has taken placo at Port au Prince, but I Rave no official news to that effect. The last news I have is that Domingue is probably fatally wounded and that ho has started on a steamer tor St. Thomas, 1 have also confirmatory despatches as to the death of Ramean, the Vice President, and the death of General Lorquet.’? ‘THE COMING PRESIDENT. General Biron Canal, the coming President of Hayti, is of mixed blood, about forty-four years of age, and. of very commanding presence. He bas been always « soldier, and is regarded as a bsave and honest man. He bas always veen bitterly opposed to Domin- gue’s government. Since his exile to Jamaica ho has been plotting to overthrow the government, and finally has suctesdod. Telegrams have deen sent to him from Hayti to St Thomas, where he now is, requesting his presence at Port au Prince, in order that ho may un- dertake the burden of government. THK DYING EXgPRRSIDENT, Michel Domingue (whose original African name was Macoom), the banished Haytian President, 1s the son of slave parents. He was born in the closing years of the lust century in the island of Curacoa. When a boy he ran away from home and reached Hayti. At the age of fifteem years ho entered the army, Ho took part in the revoltition of 1844. Subsequeatly he formed part of pemeof pen desperadoes, who carried on a war rich farmers and other persons of prop- erty, This was called in Hayt! Piquetti, and in France La J ve. In 1845 he wus tured, and, with fifty aecomplices, sentenced to be shot, by order of Presideot Kiché. Mucoom fell, but not fatally pound, See the officer in charge, who spared his lite, is now wg and known to several Yorkers, Two years subsequently, having in the meantime | Joined the army, Domimgne became an officer. His promotion was rapid. He became, under the Empire, Count of Plymouth—taking his title from an Engiish | settloment on the south side of Hayti—aud Equerry in ‘Waiting to the Empress Adelina. The Empress in question, it may be mentioned, is | now living neurthe American Minister’s residence at Port au Prince. Soon also Domingue became General in command of & portion of the Southern district. In 1888, during the revolution against Salnave, he was President of the Southern.department, After the full of Salnave he was & member of the provisional government, At the clec- tion of May, 1870, he was placed in command of tho Army of tho South, and in June, 1874, was elected President on the radical ticket, INDIAN OUTRAGES. TWO MEN AND A WOMAN KILLED AND OTHERS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED. Fort Lanamig, Wy. T., April 20, 1876, Mr. Milligan, of Scranton, Pa, who arrived bere this afternoon, says that while coming in on the morning of the 16th inst his party was attacked by Indians in Red Canyon, uear Cheyenne River ranche, ahout fity miles from Custer City. A few of the party escaped to the ranche. Mr. and Mrs, Metz, of Laramie, were killed, Aman named Simpson was also Killed anda colored “woman taken prisoner. The bodies were buried the nextday. Mrs. Motz had previously been ravished. Three men were woundei—named Grechan, from Missouri, mortally; Felton, trom Missouri, and ©. W. Bergesser, trom Virginia City, riously. It is foared the wounds of the latter two ‘so prove fatal. The wounded men are at Cheyenne River rauche. Tho place where the attack was made is about 120 miles from this post. ‘A party from the Black Hills to-day say that about ten days ago three wagons were found at the entrance to Buffalo Gap, on the Yankton route, dostroyed and the stock gone, Signs ofa fight were numerous. Tho ‘wagon covers had been shot to pieces and parts of the materials with which the wagons had been loaded were lying around, some with marks of ballson them. Tho i had undoubtedly attacked and destroyed the outfit, COsT OF THE CENTENNIAL EXHI- BITION. Puivaperrata, April 20, 1876, ‘The thrrd annual meeting of the stockholders of the United States Centennial Exposition was held at noon ‘to-day im the Board of Trade rooms. Tho report, in speaking of the financial condition, says:—So many agencies arc in action drawing the various parts of our preparowry work to a close, that it is impossible to spoak other than approximately of the outlay. We seo to vary from the estimate heretofore made, $8,600,000, from the beginning to the thal no reason which is winding up. Is must be borne in mind thut the expen- ditures incident to an exhibition on so large a scale can in advance only be given ey aoe od rom the The whole following $1,000,000 2,400ig90 000 , 500, 000 1,500,000 000,000 outlay will be provided tor sources: — Stock subscriptions. Appropriation by th Total....-.++0.0+ As this shows a deficiency of $1,500,000 that amount must be supplied by admission fees. THE TUSCARAWAS MINERS’ STRIKE. OBDEBR TO BE RESTORED BY MILITARY FORCE Iv NEEDFUL. Conumsus, Ohio, April 20, 1876, Governor Hayes has issued his proclamation for cir- culation im the Tuscarawas Valley coal regions, where the atrike is now pending, declaring in the most em- phatic terms thatthe reign of terror now existing in that region must come to an end and good order be re- stored; that the miners who are willing to work must not be interfered with, and declaring further that whenever the civil authorities inform him that they are no longer able to protect agree miners im the pur- suit of their calling be will at once order a sufficient military force to the scone of the troubles, with in structions to disperse the rioters and protect all who } | day, with a promise of increaso of wages later in the are disposed in the mines or elsewaere, LABORERS’ STRIKE ON THE HUD- SON. Roxpovr, N. Y., April 20, 1876, The reports of the disturbance by strikers here have ‘deen grossly exaggerated. The strikers yesterday pa- raded through the streets about 400 strong, but made | no disturbance except at the Ulster and Dolaware Rail road, where the men were driven away from their work. The strikers also visited the cement quarries and asked the laborers who are receiving $1 per day to Join them, but the ia! refased. Tho strikers made threats that no work should be done on the docks and railroad, and two companies of the military were or- dered out to [ney the property last night. During the night overything was pertectly quiet. This pti | Cornell & Co. attempted to unload a boat load of o for the steamer Cornell when the strikers attempted to drive the laborers away, but the miliary cloared the dock and work is now going on. The steamboat Pitts- ton left here this morning for Saugorties to obtain troops to relieve the military eompanies on duty be: but a mob of seventy-five men on the dock at Saugi ties hurind stones at the men on the steamer and p: vented ber from making a landing, Tho boat returned to this piace and troops have been ordered to embark on her for Saugerties to repel the rioters. STRIKE OF QUARRYMEN, Cmicaco, April 20, 1876, ‘The workers in the stone quarries at Lemont, lil, who have been working during the winter at $1 per season, inaugurated a strike on Monday, which gradu- aily grew im proportions until yesterday, when 600 men had joined in it. Several policemen were sent down to } occur, They arrested five were inciting a disturbance and brqught hi They were arrsigned to-day in ao justico’s court and their cases were adjourned until | jo eal ita seta being required to give $300 A telegram received here to-aay trom Lemont says all is quiet there now, A HEAVY FAILURE. Provivexce, April 20, 1876. Another large failare occurred in this State to-day, The Ballou Manafacturing Company and the firm of George C. Ballou & Son, identical with exch other, of Woonsovkot, made on assignment of all their real aod personal estate for tho benofit of their creditors, Tho assets comprixe three large mills, with 60,000 spindies and a large amount of valuable real esuse in Woon- socket. It also melades one-third of the Clinton Mull El and ono-half of the Peabody Mills, both located in New- buryport, Mask Jt ts estimated that the indebtedness will exceed $1,000,000, and it 18 reported this will ex- ceed a fair valnation ol the ausets by from $160,000 to $200,000, The news of the failure spread like wildiire, and its effect caused no little consternation in this sec tion of the State, The asatgneex aro Charles H. Merri. man and Addwon Q. Fisher, of this city, and Joseph Laselle, of Whitinsville, Mass, HOM@OPATHIC HOSPITAL. Bostox, April 20, 1876. The new Massachusetts Homowpathic Hospital, on East Concord streot, was formally opened to-day, SHEET. PUROPEAN APPAIRS Raising of the State of Siege in Paris. EFFECT ON JOURNALISM. DUKE DECAZES’ GRAND BALL. Queen Victoria's Visit to Germany—Selling Value of Coburg and Gotha—Her Mojes- ty’s Opmion of the Three Per Cents. Panis, April 6, 1876. The stato of siege, which bad dwindled down to bea mere form of rhetoric or figure of speech in use among the reds, came to a natural end yesterday. Nobody but a few young journalists, who hope more than is good for them from the revival of light literature, are affected by the change, if change it be, for “THR STATE OP SiRaE'’ only made iteelf munifest by a few patrols which were paraded round’ Paris now and then after dark. The Journalists, however, above mentioned have a very rea, interest in the cessation even of this grotesque busi- neas, because, under the state of siege dispensation, they had to deal with the Governor of Paris, a military man who detests the very name of @ newspaper, and who made them dance atiendanoe day after day in the ante- room of hia OFFICIAL RESIDENCE AT THE LOUVRE merely to be snubbed by his aldes-de-camp, a warlike sort of soldiery much given to a display of their au- thority over unresisting quill drivers, Now the mili- tary Governor of Paris will subside into private life os far as the press is concerned, and he may expect to be extremely roughly handled by the penmen he has aftronted often rather gratuitously, and French jour- malists are a race by no means remarkable for a Chris- tian forgiveness of injuries, Moreover, in a few days quite ‘A CLOUD OF ¥BW NEWSPAPERS will make their appearance, and even M. Gambetta 1s about to profit by the removal of the restrictions hutberto in force upon printing, and he advertises LA REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE POUR UN 800; Whether this fillip given to the newspaper trade in France will materially improve the value ef property invested in it remains to be seen. At present few French journals ind in be paying their expenses, though a bern jou such as Villemessant or | Rochelort can alway: A YORTUNE IN A PRM, The Duke Decazes, MacMahon’s Minister for Foreign Aflairs, gave a splendid dinver and ball at the Grand Palace, on Quay d’Orsay, yesterday evening, Everybody in Paris, including the Duke of Edinburgh and the principal newspaper correspondents, were there; but the Duke attracted more attention than the mon ef letters, because it was whispered about that he had been sent by QUBEN VICTORIA to make a sort of apology for that august lady's haughty treatment of the republican government when she passed through France on ber mysterious visit +o Germany a few days ago. WHAT THB QUEEN 13 ABOUT. The mystery attending the movements of the illus- trious traveller is now Snes and the cat is fairly out of the bag. His Royal Highness of Edinburgh bein, rather doubtful as to the permanency of monarchi institations in Barre ia desirous of selling his pros- bective rights as adopted heir of bis uncle, the reigning Duke of Coburg Gotha, and his mothe: has always had the character of a shrewd business woman, bas gone to negotiate the salo on neutral ground at Baden, THE PRICE, Bismarck & Co, eaetie Now $5, ee, for i tho Queen stands out x and will probably get at least two-thirds of what usks, Indeed, the bar- gaining is merely for money down instead of an annuity | chargeable on the duchy, and it does not seem to arise trom any divergence of opinion between the British and German sovereigns as to the selling property. Bismarck at first pro- ed $5,000,000 ready cash oud an annuity of i $500,000 churged upon the revenues of the duchy. This would be about the vaiue of the capital sum of the {$29,000,000 in dispute, supposing it invested tn the nghsh three per cents; and Bismarck, svizing this ostensible advantage, shrewdly argued in that sense, showing the Queen and ber son that they would pot joao any income by accepting the proposed arrauge- ment; and that, inasmuch as tho Duke of Edinburgh had children, ho would feel naturally bound to preserv: the capital of his fortune intact for them; deca | they could not absolutely count on being provided out of the public taxation either of England or Prussi: Queen Victoria, bow ia said to have inquired “whether the Chancell considered the ish three per cents a desirable aegis whether a higher interest could not be obtained for money with- out incurring serious risk.” ‘‘If it can, Madam,” the Chancellor is said to have Teplied, “your princely son might be satiated with less capital.”” The fact 1s the German exchequer is not very fallana | there are many claims on it, But thereis very good reason to believe that Kaiser Wilhelm and his Minister will flud enough funds to buy the ducal crown of Co- burg Gotha THE STAGE AND THE, CHURCH. value of the DRAMATIC CONTROVERSY IN ENGLAND—OAR- DINAL MANNING'S ANATHEMA AGAINST THE STAGE—IRVING'S REPLY TO HIS EMINRNCE— “QUEEN MARY"—THE ENGLISH ACTOR TELLS THE RELIGIONISTS SOME HOME TRUTHS—HIS ARGUMENT REGARDED AS A MAGNIFICENT DEFENCE OF THE STAGE, Lonpox, April 6, 1876, ‘The London stage proper does not give us just.now anything demanding particular notice, The nuvelties will not be produced before Easter, “Queen Mary” is in active rehearsal at the Lyceum, and promises to create deep attention, both {rom a literary and dramatic point of view. It willbe no surprise to youto learn that Tennyson's work has undergone considerable curtailment, but it may be some consolation for you to know that thie has been done with the consent and under the supervision of the poet laureate himself, Several acts and characters of the original drama havo been mercilessly cut out; the severe anti-Catholic tone of many of the speechos has been modified, and several new passages and anow ending have been added by Tonnyson—about which I trust to be able to report in good time, Irving's rdle in the drama will be that of Philip, a very short one, indeed, which will show this talented actor in 4 uew and praixeworthy light, for he thus gives an excellont example to his brother actor# of true devotion to the Interest of dramatic art in thus aiding, in a comparatively insignificant part, in giving a perfect representation of the entire drama, as ery true lover of art would wish. DRAMATIC CONTROVERSIES. lam indaced to speak of the approuching perform ance of Tennyson’s drama to-day principally on ac. count of the interesting controversy which is being carried on in the newspapers respecting Cardinal Man- | ning’s recent condemnation of the entire dramatic art. In this condemnation Cardinal Manning, I am bound to say, Causes us surprise, the more so because his course te in direct contradiction to the attitude usually main, tained by the Catholic clergy of the Continent respect- ing the drama The Cardinal condemns the drama in toto, Atameeting of the Roman Catholic Temperance Society at Rxeter Hall, on the Zist of March, His Em|, nence denounced all establishments for theatrical rep. resentation, ‘from the costly theatre of the rich to the penny gaff of the poor,” as ‘one vast scalo of corruption,” and counselled and strongly advised al; his hearers “never, on any account, to set their feet in one of them.” Which, with all due deference to the Cardinal, is pure nonsense, hardly deserving the sert ous attention that bas been given it We are accus” tomed to hear such denunciations from Scotch Puri, tans, but from the Cardinal we had expected better things, But THERA 19 4 REASON YOR EVRRYTHIXO, So, at least, say some of tho English actors, and that reason is to be found im the coming performances of the drama of “Queen Mary," which contains, it is true, some hard passages against the Catholic rel}; If this ta the only reason then the Cardinal may rea, in peace; for all passages of an anti-Catholic, and there: fore objectionable nature, have been carefully ox- unged of modified, and nothing fa st will be found to hart the feelings of the most faithful to any great de- etee. Had the Cardinal confined himself to a con- demnation of those performances which are really worthy of censure he would have found support enough, There area dozen or moro theatres in London and where the managers have no higher aim than pam dering to the baser part of buzan natare. These the Cardinal should have justly condemned. There are houses “run” (under mapagement of others) by noble lords, for whom the personnel of the stage is a reorult- ing ground for their desires. These the Cardinal could with justica condemned. There are opera houses im the world to the stage doors of which royal bigh- nesses have private keys, and — well, no more, These the Cardinal might with justice condemn, But in com demning the stage as a whole the Carainal has calles upon bit well deserved rebukes from many and @® fluential quarters. ACTORS AND PRIESTS. Daniel Bandmann was one of the first to reply to upportes bimeselt chiefly by quoting from Sehiller’ Stage Com- sidered as 4 Moral Jassicusion, © and then asserts that “Nowbere bas the drama a healthier and greater in- fluence than in Catholic countries—Ausiria, Bavaria, Suabia, Italy, France apd Spain, IRVING TO THE ¥RONT. The best reply to the Cardinal was made by Bemry Irving on Friday last before the Church of England Temperance Society, The chief subject of discussion was on certain preventive and remedial measures against intemperance, Mr. Irving read, by invitation, an exceedingly imteresting paper on ‘‘Amusemente,’ his arguments being rather directed against the nal’s anathema than in reiation to the drama asa re- medial measure against intemperance. A poruan of Mr. Irving's address is well worthy of quotation in the Hana.v, thas:— (THE GREAT ENGLISH ACTOR ON AMUSEMENTS, In rising to spenk of public amusements —an on thou; feligio known, fal member of ray pro emotion, and 1b ¢, for instanceend fraukly in my endeavor to bring out the truth. people who would think it dangerous to go 49 a " plays represented at the (rystal Palace, oF at whi Phe evil whitch has eutirely disappeared trom our theatres. Know I may speak platuly to you, and Task you to reflect bow little the m: of our great towns fe under the tive influence of rdligion, to what a po educated, how limited is their reading . how much they frequent the galleries and pits o! ine thomtres, At the frst thought of this it i your protessignal ay, @ Christian impulse bids you—to shud. der; but & little Fy reflection, however, produce nt feeling. Much in these ti and there may even bo things that Literary men who write, preachers who really preach, dally discover with pain that, to a lurge oxtent, their work is la the cloud: A moving acter goes straight anc popuiar bead and heart, jeont writer hi sarily, refused to apotheosize the dram: virtue, fered to dem: beon a direct educational instrument. for tens of thousands of our countrymen, a pring Purost moral emotion. Ou the staxe selfishness can only hown to be gibbeted. Private und public generonity of life ym without being admired. The stage must not wr diductic: it must exhibit in its mirror the durk with the light, the vilien: hich humanity may be betrayed, as and which are naturally beloved and desired, If there ‘ho are fc ing from human sight all the developm ft evil, they indeed must turn from the theatre door, and must desire to see the But they must also close Shakespeare, avold #, Thackeray, George Bliot—pronounce Kin; 4 and, #0 far as I can understand, read only, iat vhelr Bible. It ix not by hiding evil, but b; alongside of gvod, that human character le tralia Let members of collgious congrogatious know that there {s no Larm, but rather good, iu eutert into ordinary amus:ments, #0 far as they are decorous, the pulpit, the press and the platform to denoun stage, but'certain evils that find allowance om it. ing. Jand attendance at a theatre—I kuow this too well, for Iwas brought up in Cornwall—is too commonly rexarded aw a pro- fossion of irretigion. Break down this foolish and vieious hope that some inroads may be made on the possessions of the drink demon, and some considerable acreages ainexed to tho dominions vi religion and virtue. Mr, Irving’s address, which was very lengthy, was cheered by tho audience, and has been very wel ceived by the public at large. CKOP PROSPECTS. Curcaco, IL, April 20, 1398, The Inter-Ocean ot this motning publishes reports from some 200 points in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Pennsylvania, where the bulk of the wipter wheat is grown, showing the present condition of the growing crops of winter wheat and fruit, Lilinois prom. isos well; iu a few counties tho wheat threatens to prove a failure, but by far the majority of the reporte ure encouraging; peaches were injuired by the cold spell during March, but apples and nearly rarities of small fruit look well ana promise \bundant yield. Michigan and Pennsylvania report excellent prospects for all kinds of crops; Michigan expects a plentitul yield of everything, In Indiana winter and spring have proved unfavorable for winter wheat sud peaches, but apples and small fruits generally appeur thriving. F pa it tous and perfected. FRUIT IN OHIO AND INDIANA. Cincrxsatt, Ohio, April 20, 1876. Returns from 57 points in Ohio as to the con- dition of the crops, ‘published in the Commercial whit morning, indicate that peaches are totally destroyed or badly injared. Of the other fruits 15 report that the Indications are favorable for good crops, 21 fair, 21 badly injured. Wheat—2 points report good ci ub fair, 22 ly injured. Fifty points in Indiana indicate thas peaches are badly jured; other fruits—27 good, 12 fair, 11 badly Injured, Wheat—10 good, 16 fair, 23 badly injured. PAYING OUT SILVER COIN. HOW THE NEW CURRENCY WENT OFF AT VARIOUS ‘ POINTS. Cmtcago, April 20, 1876. The Unitea States Sub-Treasury here to-day com menced paying cut coin for currency, About $40,006 ‘wore paid out at two o’clock P. M. < PaiLapetruta, April 20, 1876, The exchango of fractional currency for silver cois began at the office of the United States Sub-Treasury in this city to-day. A continuous line of people passed into the office from ten A. M. until tho closing baat in theatternoon, The unt paid out in sums of $5 aggregated $3,200, Bautixone, April 20, 1876, The United States Sub-Treasury in this city began paying out silver coin to-day. The amount paid out ‘was $6, TILDEN DELEGATES CHOSEN TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. Omana, Neb., April 20, 1876 The Democratic State Convention held at Lincoln yesterday was the largest and most influential ever held in the State. Resolutions for bard money and reform were adopted, with great unanimity. Two. | thirds of the Convention favored the nomination of Governor Tilden for President, but no formal exprossion ‘was given to thus preference. The delegates te the National Convention are Charles H. Mcfonald, ot Lincoln; A. Harman, of Franklin; Tobias Colton, of Saline; &. Seotield, of Otoe; Alexander Bear, Madison, and George L. Miller, of Dougins. The dele- gates aro known to be for Tilden unanimously. MORE TILDEN DELEGATES. Avnany, April 20, 1876, The following additional delegates have been elected for the Utica Convention, alt of whom are in favor of Governor Tilden :— For Schobarie county—Messrs. Charles Holmes, KE, Dantall and L. G, Baldwin. For Fulton and Hamilton counties—Messrs David Quackenbush, Richard Murray and R. H Anible, For Wyoming county—Messrs Nobles, Vincent and Walcott. For Allegany county—Messrs, Sanford, Champlain and bs rr For . x county—Messrs, Graves, Livingston and A. B. Waldo For Westchester county—Messrs, Tappen, Parsoy and Cauldwell MARYLAND DEMOCRATS, Bartimone, April 20, 1876. The Democratic State Central Committee have called the State Convention to choose delegates to the National Convention at St. Louis, to meet in this cig on the Sist of May. TAMMANY PRIMARIES, Tammany delegates met last nightin the Fourth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth districts and the First Assembly district of Westchester county, and elected the following delegates to it them fa the Demeoratic State Convention at Utica:— Fourth Amembly District,— -Thomas Shields, James Bagley and John Galven, Alternates— James B. Mulsey, John Simpkins and Willan F. McNamara. Seventeenth Assembly District. —| Frederict Smyth, William Joyce and Charles H. Haswell Alter Edward weyer, Walter Murray and J. Bighteenth —_ Assembly District. —Delegates—Joba Kelly, William C. bys! ana Edward Lv a Ab teraeteed one P. Mel ough, Hugh F. and Jeflerson M. Levey. District of We First ‘estchester County Dengan ‘Abraham B. Henry D. Purroy and William Geuta well. Fis tage of breve L. Purdy, Lawrence McGrath and George Cooper. ANTI-TAMMANY PRIMARIES, ‘The following anti-Tammany delegates to the De ceratie State Convention were elected last night:— « where the performances are unhealthy in tone end the Stage simply a show place for pretty faces and good figures scantily dressed for vulgarity and indecency, jizth Assembly District. —Di Michael Healey, Benjani Wood and Maarice 8 De Fries. Alternates— Mt Maloney, Thomas W. Sullivan amd Augest Kletnan. Twelfth Assembly District. —De! jobe Koon and Williem Hall. neruaeee rte ‘Nicholas Drummond end Levi .