The New York Herald Newspaper, May 6, 1876, Page 3

m WASHINGTON American and British Legislation on the Subject of Extradition. THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF 1818. Gaara Schenck To Be Bxootted fom Fraud and Convicted of Impropriety. EX-GOTERNOR WISE ON THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION, The President of the Union Pacific on the Sinking Fund of the Road FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasuixarox, May 5, 1876, UB EXTRADITION TREATY WITH ENGLAND— TRE TRUE INTENT AND MEANING OF THE ACT OF ConcREss oF 1848 as SHOWN BY TEE DEBATE PLECEDING ITS PASSAGE—-WHEREIN IT DIFFERS YROM THE ACT OF PARLIAMENT ON THIS SUBJECT. ‘The statement made by parties in Washington that the Revised Statutes contain a law passed in 1848 in- tended to define and limit the conditions under which a fugitive from England could be extradited, is sup- posed to have been inspired by British influences here vith a view to nullifying the argument of Mr. Fish that the act of Parliament of 1870 was at best ex post facto and could not apply to the Ashburton treaty. In shurt, tt was said that the English act of 1870 was only an amplification and repetition of our law of 1848, The law of 1848, reforred to im’ this charge, simply makes it lawtful for the Secretary of State, ‘under his hand and seal of office to order the person so committed to be delivered ‘o such person as shall be authorized in the name ana on behalf of such foreign government, to be tried for ‘he crimo of which such person shall be go accused; and such person shall be delivered accordingly.” The ating is alleged to Iie in the tail of this short para- graph, but the assertion that the foreign governmént was intended to bo bound to try the extradited person for the cruaso, whieh he was orginally accused and g6 other, is bor~e out neither by the wording of the law nor the reasons given in the debate in Congress in ‘1848 for the passage of the law, nor by the prac” tee under it, On the contrary, the pages Of the Congressional Globe of that year show that the law was cnacted in order to assist the operation of the Extragition troaty, and fot to obstruct it or load it w:th conditions, The terms of the treaty did not specify what authority, Judicial or executive, should make the act of surrender of the fugitive, and it was at first proposed to vest this Power in our judges, down to as insignidcant an officia; asa Justice of the Peace. But in the amendment of the bill, in its discussion by both houses of Congress this power was eventually delegated to the Secretary Of State. The assertion that it was meant to restrict the trial of the surrendered person in a foreign coart to the crime for which his extradition was asked is also disproved by the language of the debate. Turning to the proceedings of the House of Representatives on the 23a of June, 1848, we find that Mr. J. R. Ingersoll, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported ‘‘A bill for giving full effect to treaties of extradition.”” The bill was read a first and second time, when—and the exact language of the Congressional Globe is now quoted—‘Mr, Ingersoll asked the indulgence of the House for u few moments, while he ststed the object of this bill, and then he hoped it would be the pleasure of the House to put it upon its passe. It was. knewn to the House that by treaty stipulations made with more than cne government ot Europe we were Bound to deliver up fugitives who had fled from Justice on the commission of crime. Cases were familiar to everybody which showed that it was neces- tary to enlarge the facilities to comply with our obliga- ons, It often happened that an individual came to this country where the crime was obvious ‘and the application for the fugitive rogular, but thers were no such officers in the part of the country where the fugitive was found as were authorized or were will- Ung to take on themselves the burden and weighty re- sponsibility of issuing a warrant to arrest and to take ‘he preliminary proceedings toward handing over the individual to the properly authorized officer. The ob- ject of this bill was to appoint officers, and to authorize sthers to carry out the provisions of the treaties with France and England at all times without delay and the danger of a demal of justice. It provided for tho poiutment of commissioners, or authorized the courts of the United States to appoint commisgioners to take the preliminary steps and to procure the authority of the Secretary of State,40 whom the treaties give authority to deliver up: fugitives to foreign countries for the accomplishment of the desired object. If the House would pass this bill it would be to the government , matter of gratification. The Secretary of State de- sired it to pass. He (the speaker) bad just had a cor- fespondence with the Charge of the British Government m the subject, and he desired it to pass, and by Canada and Franco the passage of thi= bill would be looked upon as an act of great propriety.’’ The bill was then read the third time and passed Going to the Sonate it was amended and came back to She House, wheh a committee of conference deliberated, Qpon it and reported the bill to both houses, and | then passed finally in the shape in which it now stands a the Reviced Statutes, SILVER CURRENCY—PROSPECTS FOR THE Pas- SAGE OF MB. (2O8T'S JOINT RESOLUTION. Mr. Frost’s joint resoluti-.a for an issue of silver in return for greenbacks will be renewed on Monday morning, and according to his assurances, as he states, it will be carried by a two-thirds vote, It has been made evident that this will be a measure of greatly re- quired reiief, boeause there has been within the few days past a paintul impossibility to change a five-dollar no.c, Unless the bill contemplated by Mr. Frost shall pass immediately there will bea dearth of fractional currency here, and a failure also of the accommodation of silver promised by the Treasury Department under the law directing the issue of silver coin, EX-GOVERNO2 Wik ON THE NOMINATION AT ST. LOUIS—GENERAL HANCOCK HIS FAVOR- ITE—HIS ANTAGONISM TO THE CONSERVA- TIVE PARTY OF VIRGISIA. Ex-Goyernor Wise, of Virginia, in a conversation with fome gentlemen here about the democratic candidacy for President, sald that if the Northern democrats would nominate General Hancock Le would support him. He wad also that Hancock’s name would give great strength to the ticket, and he thought he could be elected. He spoke very flatteringly of his papers while he was military Governor of Texas under reconstruc tion. Mr, Wise avowed himselt as being uncumpromis’ | ingly for the straight out doctrine of the old demo- eratic party and pussed some very severe strictures on the liberal republican conservative parties, which he characterized as being cutitled to no consideration, as they were composed of overy nondescript element— a sort of olla podrida, Mr. Wise, though enjeebled by age and a recent se- vere attack of sickness, hax still left much of bis old fire, as was evideoced in the telling manner in which be conducted his argument in behalf of Mr. Platt. He leaves for his home at once, but remarked that if such ps man as General Hancock should be put im the field for President be would take the stump and, if neces- sary, fight for him. He ente He stigmatized them as having out-scallawagged tho scaliawags aud out-carpet-bagged the carpet-bagger. . --—$———_ GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. Wasutxotox, May 5, 1876. JOHNXY DAVENPORT’S SCHEME FOR THE PRE- VENTION OF FRAUDS—THE LAWS UNDER WiticH HE ACTED AND BY WHOSE AID THEY WERE PASSED. ‘The Committee on Expondstures in the Department ef Jastice met again to-day ane continued the exami- au uncompromising | hostility toward the conservative party of Virginia | - alae nation of John I. Davenport. Witness was requested to name the different laws under which he bad per- formed the duties which be had spoken about, and he gave the act of May 31, 1870, to eniorce the rights of citizens to vote in the States and Territories ; the act of July 14, 1870, to amend the Naturalization laws and to punish violations of the same; the Appropria- tion bill of 1875 and an act amendivg tho act of July 14, 1870, and one to amend the act of May 31, 1870 Witness used his influence in obtaining tne passage of tne clause in the Appropriation bill amending the law, but had nothing to do with the appropriation itself; was attorney for the Union Leagtio Cluo at the time and was also-clerk of a Congressional committee. In reply to Mr, Caulfield, the witness explained the difference between the Committee of Seventy and the Union League Club. be Q@ What mewbers of Congress helped you to get these bills passed? A. Judge Binghain, of Ohio; Judge Lawrence, of Ohio; Mr. Dawes, of Massachusetts; Mr. Dickey, of Pennsylvania; Governor Blair, of Michigan; | Senators Edmunds, Conkling, Cole, and members of the Judiciary Committee generally. @ Did any of the democrats help you? A. No, sir; I believe every democrat voted against the bill, | By Mr. Joyce—What was the nature of their oppos- ton? Mr. Caulfield objected to the question, but after some discussion the witness was allowed to answer the ques- tion, and he said he could only judge by the speeches they made, and it.was principally that the law would prove oppressive to the people of the South. Q. What was the effect? A, To provent thousands of fraudulent votes. Witness was employed by the Union League Ciab, and by no one else, to uid in the passage of these laws. Never paid any member of Congress or any other per- son a single cent or anything else toward obtaining the passage of these laws. Witness explained the provi- sions of the law, and said it was applicable in every city of 20,000 mbabitants, In reply to Mr. Caulfleld he said it would ‘be as effec- tive to prevent republican frauds in Philadelphia as democratic fraads in New York; he bad tried to en- force the law impartially, and prevented at Jeast one- half of the clerks of both parties who came to New York from Washington to vote from voting, because they cculd not prove a residence thero; only last night be was waited upon by gontlomen nero and asked if he intendod to stop the clerks from voting in 1876 as he did in 1872, and he replied emphatically yes, and they | then desired to know what they mustdo to comply | with tho yegistration law. He wished to make this | statement to show that the law was executed, no mat- | ter who it hit. The committee then adjourned the further examina- tion of Mr. Davenport until Tuesday, May 16. THE EMMA bier? Sa SCHENCK’S COUN- REL ON CLARENCE S$ LETTER—GRNERAL SCHENCK TO BE EXONERATED FROM THE CHARGES OF FRAUD, The following letter was yesterday transmitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs by the counscl for | General Schenck :— Wasiirxcrox, May 4, 1876. Sim—When, yesterday, the letter of Mr. Clarence King was presented by a member of the committee I consented that it should not go upon the record, be- cause I did not think it was such a letter as Mr. King i would care to have published. Without any agency of mine Mr. King’s levter bas appeared in the newspapers, and I now request that it, with this note, may be printed as a part of your record. 1 was moved ta this action yesterday by several con- siderations. Mr, King says in his letter, ‘June 18, 1873, is the date of my first sight of the mine.” His report in evidence before you bears an earlier dato, Juno 11, 1873. His evidence in a case in Nevada, on 63i of your record, shows that he had examined and formed his opinion that the Emma mine was a “pipe vein” long before. Besides, 1 did not think the | tenor of his letter would add weight to bis opinion. 1 am quite content that Mr. King’s opinions should go upon the record and be tested 4 the future of the } ma mine, Yours truly, L. E, CHITTENDEN. Hon. Tuomas Swaxn, Chairman, &c., &¢” Tho Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day appointed | a. sub-committee, consisting of Mr. Swann, the chair- man, and Mossrs. Hewitt and Parker, to prepare the report in the Emma Mine case. From the tenor of the private conferenec of members it is inferred the report witl relieve General Schenck of any charge of fraud, ‘but will express the opinion that his becoming a director inthe Emma Mine Company was utterly in- compatible with his position as American Ministor. THE INDEBIEDNES". OF WHE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD TO THY GOVERNMENT—LETTER OF ‘THE PRESIDENT OF THE BROAD ON THE PROP- *OSITION TO MAKE A RBECONVEYANGE OF LANDS. > OMe The following letter from the President of thé Unicn Pacific Railroad Company was received by the House Judicary Committes to-day in response to its recent re- quest for tho submission, within ten days, of some Proposition for the creation of a sinking fund which shall not inclade an offer to reconvey to the govern- mont any portion of the land grants:— ‘ Ustox Pacrric Rat.way, Presipest’s rnd} New Yorx, May 4, 1876, To the Hon. J. Procron Kyorr, Chairman of the Com- mittee on tho Judiciary, House of Representatives, ‘Washington. D. C. :— Sre—After as much consultation with my associate di- |, Fectors of this company'as bas been practicable in the brief time allowed in your letter of the 25th of April, I find myself unable at this time to submit, as requested therein, a new money proposition for the crea- tion of a sinking fund to meet the matual Tiabilities of the company to the ernment | under the second mortgage, but should any such prop- sition proceed from your committee, or 1 from the government, the company will give it imme. diate and careful consideration, with a coptance, if found to be fair and just vw the other cred- ators and to the stockbolders of the company. First—The disposition of the company in this direc- tion appears from the fact that before the recent de- cision of the Suprer Jourt of the United States, that neither the principal nor interest of the second mort- gage are reimbursable to tho government until the ma- tarity of the bonds, thirty yeurs from the date of issue, the company offered, under date of February 9, 1865, to commeace making sinking fund payments of about | $1,000,000 immediately, and $500,000 annually for ten | ears, $750,000 anuually for the next ten years and 1,000,000 annually thereafter. This offe hich was favorably considered by tne Executive | and transmitted to Mie ogy by Secretary of the Treasury during the pres- t session, although it has been made to too liberal on the part of the company by the subse- quent decision of the Supreme Court, proves tbat the company desires to do all that it fairly ought in order to prepare to meet its indebtedness to the United States by the time it becomes due. Second—The opinion of your committee that it would de inexpedient to accept, ou account of the company’s futuro imdebtedness, a reconveyance of avy of thi Jands granted by the United States in aid of the coi struction of the road, we trast, will on a further ex- amination of the subject be reconsidered and a differ- ant conclusion reached. The amount to become due | from the company to the government on the maturity , of the bonds about the year 1897 is so large that an- | nual sinking fund payments in money suflicient to cuneel it at that date would beyond the reasonable means of the company. There must, there. fore, inany settlement be o:ther au ex ion of ime for payment, or some wise and logitimate method must ind for reducing bya substantial credit the in- debtedness, or for in some way augmenting the sink- ing fund. In its ecarber years a fair and reasonable method of accomplishing this latter object is by the | Fetransier to the governmeut of the whole or a» part of | adi the lands granted to the company, which, although valuabie and sure to be es oe protitable, o hot produce cash returns with the rapidity which was first expected, If by more rapid settlement of th couutry along the line’ and by speedier sales of lat Jarger cash revurna were secured the company would be better able to make larger annual sinking fund pay- | ments to the government; but in the absence of such rapid sales such payments cannot safely be attempted. The land grant to toils company was about 12, 000 December 31, 1575, were about teavidg nearly 11,000,000 acres unsold, Tha average price realized bas been $447 per acre. Manifestiy the land grant to the company has not been ‘so immediately productive as was expected Why, then, sbould not the lands constituting the only wilt from the government to the company, and which it must have been intended should be largely relied on, _ tocnabie company to repay the loan of the gov- ernment the company, be utilized in any agree- ment the company? I do not expect im this letter to enter at any length into addyional ments favoring the settlement to melude = the of lands to the gov- ernment, suggested when the committee dectde to entertain the subject, Brietiy, may suggest that the opening to pre-emp- inestead lands, or the settlement ernment lands of several miilion of nere: country; that the efforts ma tories to impose unreasonable taxes upoo the railroad of einer surveys, sales or settlements, reduce the value of the lands | will not operate against | al eapecially that the lands eget to the government, ite second mortgage being confined to the ratiroad | itself, so that beere the mortgage matures the lands heir witl have been applied otherwise United Staesn, Although a Jaud at the government price of $2 60 per ac OUnLS to $20,000,000, yet as this latter will be thas discharged twenty-one yoars betore it is di jue is only $5,883, 1 ana the above ntity of lands valued at less than 6) per acre if suflicicut to meet it. As the com, po thus willing to convey to the United States 6,000, 00 or &,000,000 of acres, or more if desired of its lands at the price of $2 50 per acre, »nd to make in addition such sinking fund money payments as will cancel | NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, the whole debt at maturity, in 1897, or, if this scttlement te not agrecable to Congress, ts willi proposition which may a hs acer te accept it if its ns and its other ob- Peas Go eg Thave erg Pgs hope te cane ‘Congress lend to passage of harsh, forgible or hostile measures - the com- Brwy. The government has only a secon'i mortgage. fon thecitl Migs Aare wr tl jit 19 an imjary to the gover it and dimin’ its chances of coliecting its de®, while whateve: ‘ngthens the company 'n- Greases the yovern me: security its prospects of ultimate reimbursemcut. Tnero are also many other Peasons why the government Should deal liberally with the company. The government’s aid to the company, essuniing that its loan of bo: i be eventually re- paid, is only the lands, from ich the company has So far realized only $5,336,644 02, For this donation of only $5,000,000 the government has secured the construction of a railroad 1,086 miles long. giving cominunication from ocean to ocean, over which it coutrol at all times, but particularly in time of war, for postal, military und other ep ‘The road was required to be built by July 1, 1875. It ually for trafic more thar. six years in ince of that date, the last 600 miles being surveyed and constructed between 1868, and May, 1869, the cast saving to the govern: expense of transpo! tation during those six years alone being more than the whole government donation has produced tothe com- pany to this date, and tho total cash saving during the thirty r term of the mortgage being certain to be more than the amount of the government bonds loaned the company. to a ‘This rapid construction of the roud during and after the war, while the highest possible prices for labor and terial prevailed, made the cost of the road treble whut is would now cost to construct it, and bur- dened the company with a bond indebtedness which it ‘will require all its resources deg the interest on and to provide suitable sinking funds for, while it is pay- ing reasonable dividends to stockholders who have purchased their stock in the open market and upon | the faith of the government, as pledged in the acts of 1862 and 1864, upon contract and engagements of the United States, proffered by these acts | of 1862 and = 1874 as inducements to capitalists to embark 1m the hazardous undertaking of constructing 2 railroad to the Paciiic, us they have deen or may be construed by the Supreme Court of the United Stater, this company is willing to stand by, or it is willing 'to change them by consenting to insko Teasonable payments to the goverument upon its sec- fe mortgage years in advance of the time legally x Believing that your commitice will deem the prop- osition of tue company fair and reasonable, I have tho honor to be, very Tespeotfully. ‘ours, SIDNEY DILLON, President: + THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL—REDUCTIONS PROPOSED BY THE COMMITTEE—CERTAIN NAVY YARDS TO BEY PRACTICALLY CLOSED. The sub-committeo reported the Naval Appropriation bill to the full Committeo on Appropriations to-day. Several untmportant changes were made, some of the items betng cut down still more and others increased» making an mcrease !n the total amount in the bill of $270,000, The bill as prepared appropriates about $12,800,000, The bill last year appropriated $17,000,000 | and thero was also a deficiency bill for about $1,000,000 | for expenditures in the navy department, making a to- tal of $18,000,000, or $5,200,000 more than the present Dill, The reductions in this bill are general and cover all branches of the service except the pay of otticers | and seamen, which is not touched. It provides for stopping enlistments uatil the number of seamen is re- | duced from 8,500 to 7,500 iv the navy, and in the ma- rine corps to 1,600 men and 70 officers. It provides that the bulk ofall work for the coming year shall be done atthe navy yards at Brooklyn, League island, Norfolk and Mare Island, and practically closes work at tho Kittery, New London, Charlestown, Washington ‘and Pensacola navy yards, and cally upon the Secretary of the Navy to submit to Congress some plan for dis- posing of the yards last named, For labor at all of tho navy yards, magazines and stations, in fitting ships for sea and in preserving ordnance material, $125,000 is appropriated. ‘The Secretary of the Navy is directed to report at the ext session of Congress the best method of making sales of the naval hospitals at Annapolis and Wasbing- ton; the samo are to be closed during the coming year. THE ORIGINAL DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ‘aT THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION, Somo time ago the President directed the Secretary of the Interior to send to Philadelphia the origina! Declaration of Independence to be exhibited at the Centennial Exhibition. To-day, at the solicitation of General James D, McBride, who arrived here this morning for that purpose, the President changed the order and directed that it be sent to Colonel Frank Etting, at Philadelphia, to be exhibited im Independence Hall during the entire time of the Exhibition. Mr. ©. ©. Bell, Chief Clerk of tho Interior Department, will start to-morrow morning on the limited express ‘with the original document, and General McBride left { here to-night to make arrangements with the city authorities for ordering the military for the proper reception of the Declaration of Independence on its arrival in Philadelphia to-morrow afternoon. THE MOTH EXTERMINATOR INVESTIGATION— MR. COWLES TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COM- MITTEE. George A. Cowles arrived here to-day from Califor- nia, as a voluntary witness betore the Clymer Com- mittee in the investigation regarding the preservation ofarmy clothing and equipage by the firm of G. A. Cowles & Co. The commitice asked Mr. Cowles to postpone his evidence for a week. He 18 desirous of a speedy hearing, as he alleges he can repel by over- whelming evidence any and all charges affecting either his persona! homor or that of his company. THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR CARRYING THE MEM- | BERS OF CONGRESS TO THE OPENING OF THE | CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. Hi The Chairman of the Centennial Committee received & telegram to-day from Colonel Thomas A. Scott say- ing that be had failed to make arrangements with the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Com- pany to senda special train to convey members of Congress and other iuvited guests to the opening of the Centonnial Exhibition. Colonel Scott, however, | added that he bad concluded arrangements by which there will be two special trains from the Bakimore and Potomac station on Tuesday next, the first to leave at twelve o’cluck and the second | at haif-past three P. M. The trains will go by way of York and Lancaster over a road owned through its entire length from Washington to Philadelphia by the | Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The roate is only ‘an boar an a hall longer than that by way of Wilming- ton. ALABAMA CLAIMS. Wasuixatox, D. C., May 5, 1876, In the Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims to- day the following judgments were announced :— | means to sustain herself while here. When the re- HUNTING A HUSBAND. AN ENGLISH WOMAN'S SEARCH YOR HER FAITH- LESS SPOUSE—AFTEZR FIVE YKARS SHE FINDS HIM AND LODGRS HIM IX JAIL—AN INTER. | ESTING CASE OF BIGAMY. Povomxxnesix, May 5, 1876. The case of bigamy which has come to light in this city is replete with interest, and the details reveal the Pluc? and coursge ofa woman whe for six years has | waited paheatly to confront the man who basely and cruelly deterted her and her children, Her name is Eliza Cullom, and she is about forty years of age. She is propossessing in appearance, being a fine type of a healthy Engiish woman, Hor conversational powers aro extraordinary, and her story was told in such an earnest, honest manner as to at once impress the listener with its trathfulness, | THE STORY, Tm the year 1871 she and her recreant husband, George Cullom, were proprictora of an English ale house af Frith, in Kent, Enzland, called “The King’s Head.” Accoraing to her statement, tho husband did nothing but drink rum and milk and sport im gay attire about the town, while she did all the work and made him plenty of money, Her husband’s habits became worse every day, and finally led to inti- macy With dissolute women and the shameful abuse of herself, Tho police at one time interfered and took bis license away. By dint of hard work the wife managed to gave some money, when suddenly one moroing George Culiom turned up missing. That was not mach loss, but he had also sold their little property and had taken with bim $1,000 or $1,500, leaving his wife and four children without a penny in the world and not @ roof to cover their heads The deserted wife learned enough of his movements te show that he bad sailed with his ill-gotten gains to America, and, then with a | courage and determination that —_ challenged | admiration, she went to work to obtuin means wherewith to follow him. Having considerable in- fluence with many of the nobility, who were often | visitors at “The King’s Head,” sho managed to pro- cure tho rental of “The Grange’ at Tunbridge Wells, thirty-six miles from London, It is a summer resort, | and the photograph shows the buildings to be about | the size of Vozzens’ Hotel. The place is renowned for its mineral springs. Her new home was, always crowded with the fashionable society of London, and for three or four years she made money. MRR HUSBAND TRACED. Last January a man named Gilbert arrived at the “Grange” trom Poughkeepsie, New York, and informed Mra, Cullom that her husband was residing at the latter place at No, 58 Gifford avenue, and that he worked in a lunatic asylum. This was important news, | Decause under the law she was unable. to pertect an ded lease ot “The Grange” without the sig- nal of her husband, or else she had to show that she had no husband. Her object was to get him home, not dreaming that he was married, She wrote to the manager of “the lunutic asylum, near Poughkeepsie, N. Y.,” and received a letter in ‘reply that her husband did work there and that he was married. This astounded her, and she resolved to obtain all the facts. Sie uext wrote tu “the Chief ot Police of Poughkeepsie,” who turned the matter over to City Clerk Damels, and through Mr. Daniels Mrs. Cullom obtained all needed information, giving the name of the woman Cullom bad married The de- sorted woman wrote to the second Mrs. Cullom, stating be was Cullom’s lawful wife, but got no reply. Then she wrote to Cullom, saying: ‘Send me money or you ‘will find me there anyhow.” There was no reply to that. Getting together what httle means she had who engaged passage on the steamer Denmark, and on the 15th of April garted — for | America, leaving her children in charge of a housekeeper «at “The Grange.” She reached here on Tuceday and registered at the Park House, and the next day entered a complaint with the proper au- thorities against George Cullom, her lawful husband, whom she churged with bigamy. It was ascertained that Cullom was at Glenham, on the Stewart Mills,jand Officer Caso went thither aud arrested him. On their way wile No, 2 passed them in a carriage. She was, un- doubtedly, on her way to notity Cullom of the situa- tion. On hisarrival in this city Cullom was locked up for the night in a cell. Yesterday morning, at nine o’clock, Mrs. Cullom No. 1, who had toilea for years to got movey enough to follow her husband to America, ‘was ushered into the corridor of the jail by Sheriff Warner and led to Cullom’s ceil door, which was | locked, and she gazed through the narrow grating ut him, halt laughing and balf crying, and thon the follow- ing occurred :— AN INTERVIEW WITH HER HUSBAND. Mrs. Cullom—I tuncy I have seen you bofore, George Cullom (starting)—Yee, I s’pose you have come here to do the best you can with me; 1 know I ave been doing wrong, but for God’s sake don’t press it. Twill go home witn you if you will get me oat, Mrs. Cullom—Yeu are not wanted at home; I haven’t come to do that; I enly want justice. «And then,” said Mrs, Cullom to a reporter, ‘I told him what Ihave been wanting to tell him for years; how he deserted me and our little ones, how he left us home or bread and took everything from us; how by opr and I tok him, too, I was glad to see him in the deplorable con- dition he was, Why,” she continued, ‘he was quite a ood looking fellow when he went away, but now he | fooks thin and bad. I wouldn’t hi known him if I bad met him on the street, He certainly looks de- plorable and unbappy, and J am glad of it.” MAGISTERIAL EXAMINATION, After the interview Recorder Taylor ordered Callom to be brought before him at ten A. M., at his office in street, All the parties wore present, witness was Mra. Eliza Cullom. She testi- yas married to Cullom in England, Octo- ad xt sworn. He produced a the names of George C. notebook, on which appeal Cullom and Elizabeth Rappleyea, the page on which the names wore written being dated April 28, 18° When aaked it be could identify the prisoner, witn glanced at him and replied that he married a couple the day referred to, who gave the names as written, but he could not recognize Callom je man. Recorder Taylor then adjourned the examination till ten o’clock this morning and the prisoner was sent back to jail, THE OLD TENDERNESS REVIVES. jad gone Mrs. Culiom asked the Recorder yy was ior bigamy, and he told imprisonment. She seemed not to send him to prison, and so Stated to the Recorder, but the latter told her that that matter was out of her bands She does, however, desire to obtain a divorce, and wishes to remain here until positive evidence ef his bigamy can be obtained by official proof, She states | that she is almost out of money and will have to send back for more if she has to stay any length of time. ‘She says she is an excellent cook and will work for Alter what the her five years’ porter lett her she exciaimed, ‘But I feel better now anyhow; I have relievea my ‘mind on him of things I have been aching to say to bim for years, and now he has got something to think about.” GEORGIA REPUBLICANS. ATLANTA, May 5, 1876. The Repubiican State Convention adjourned last night at midnight, after two days’ session. Case 1,616, Frank Williams, $227; case 1,517, Isaac $849; caso 1,518, James E. Higgins, $376; 'V. F. Healey, $857; case 1,662, Delany D. Wilcox, $229; caso 1,554, John Healey, $023 26 case 1,522,’ Thomas F. Pease, 5 case | 1,563, Harriet P. Martin, administratrix, a} case 1,564, Charles Bonney, administrator, | case = 1,52 Fraga, = 3374 50; | dministrator, $798; case | case 1,527, Frederick B. | Brett, $278; case | FF ra $150; case 1,530, case 1, Benjamin Wilson Ir., $231 7 No. 1,660, Edward D, Mandell, administrator and agent, $5,188 10, awarded as the catch of the bark Gypsey, shipped on board the Goiconda. This is to be received und distributed by the owners among the re- spective parties cntitied thereto. ‘Case 1,661, Isaac Chase, administrator, $359 50; caso 1,562, Mary 'E. Tuell, $434 50; case 1,539, Charles Weymath, $812 14; case 1,542, Wendell H. Cobb, o ministeator, $754 55; case 1,664, Charies Bonnoy, - Minintrator, $550; case 1,510, Jotfervon Howes, $4: case 1,580, Francisco C. "Bonne fr, $955; cass | 1,659, Benjamin ¥. Hutchinson, $490; caso 1,712, Dunfel D. Moore, $479. Interest at four per cent in all the above cases from the time of the loss, i, These comprised all the caxcs ready for trial, and the Court, baving no business before it, adjourned until the 7th day of June next. THE LOUISIANA DISTURBANCES. New Onteans, May 5, 1876. Acting Governor Antoine has offered $5,000 reward for tho arrest of the Coushatta assassin. Advices re- ceived at the Stave House report that Senator Twitchell ww stil! ving, but im precarious condition. His left arts has been amputated, and fis right arin 1s #0 badly ike it off also. trom West ember of yen out of the parish take to the woods, of Reprosentat: by “regulators, id compel Their fate is not known, THE ARNOLD FAILURE. SraixcrtEnn, Maas., May 5, 1876. The failure of Harvey Arnold & Co., of the North Adams Priot Works, carrying down five other cotton mills, is ever more disastrous m its resalts than it first appeared. The Vabilities, it ts thought, will rime over rather than fall below the estimated ae aud not Jess than 1,200 men, women and iu the six mills are thrown of work. | Evans. ‘The delegates at large to the Cincinnati Convention | e Messrs. H. P, Farrow, James Atkins, H. M, Tur- | ner (colored), and George Wallace (colored). The «i ation as estimated stands us lollows:—Morton, 5; , ristow, 6; Conkling, 3; Blaine, 8, and is composed of thirteen white and nine colored delegates. The Con- vention indorsed the administration of General Grant, and adjourned without nomimating a Governor or an electoral ticket, but recommended a convention for that purpose, to assemble in Macon before the 1st of August, REPORTS FROM WASHINGTOX. A private despatch from Atlanta, Ga, says the ma- jority of the Georgia delegates to the Cincinnati Con- ‘Vention are in favor of Morton, though they ure not so instructed. A Fone sn from Portland, Oregon, gives the names of the es to the Convention as follows:—H. W. Seott, J. Poster, J. C. Foiman, and Messrs, Van Houtow, Davids and Hines, alternates, and says that Blaine was unanimously indorsed by the Convention. SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS. CONSERVATIVE DELEGATES ELECTED FOR CON- GRESSIONAL DISTRICTS—-NO INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN. Conumnta, S$. C., May 5, 1876. The State Democratic Convention met this morning atten o’clock and spent most of the morning session in caucus deciding on the candidates to represent the Congressional districts, of which there are five. Pond- Ing the arrangements the Convention went into an élec- tuon for delegates at large with the following resalt:— General Joba Bratton, Hon. W. D. Porter, D. Wyatt Aiken, General John D. Kennedy. Alternates—General M. C. Butler, Colonel William Wallace, ¢x-Governor Bonham, James A. Hoyt. For the Firat Congressional District—T, & Richard- son, J. D. MeCin! Second—M. P. O'Connor, John F. Ficken. Po tote na Samuel McGowan, Captain W. B nley } Fourth—Ex-Governor B. ¥. Perry, Colonel John H. Fith—J, C, Sheppard, William Elliott, with alter. | Rates equally etiment aod conservative, The velegates have worked with unanimity and with | uncommon sagacny. No vexed questions were to en- ter into the discucsion, An uokuown skeleton, om: fasion, or coalition, la known to exist, but when spoken of tho Couvention goes inte secret session and tho ball is cleared. Several such sessions were held to- day. A contest can scarcely be sad to exist, yet an effort was made Ww ascertain the strength of the dele- Kates in favor of a straight-ont ticket at the next state elecuion aud Msotrni Pau tae a siete county, the o Carolina, mai the straight-ouvers, but the Convention elected men of Y 6, 1876—TRIPLE SHEET. sis Se be We POLITICAL CHAOS | would, doubtless, act as seemed best to him, and would | Charles Francis Adams On the Situation. GRANT, THE DISINTEGRATOR. What a Veteran Thinks of Adams, Tilden, | i Seymour, Hendricks, Grant, Blaine, Conkling and Washburne. THE GREAT UNKNOWN. Wanted—A Man with a Head | On His Shoulders. te cE IY Bostox, May 5, 1876. “This is chaos.’? “Grant has distutegrated everything.” “The country needs a man with a head on his shoulders, ’” . Thus spoke the veteran Adams—Charles Francis— asthe Henap correspondent waited on him to learn his views concerning tho situation of PARTING AND MEN now before the country, and more especially in rela, tion to the approaghing conventions and the subse- quent campaign, Mr. Adams was found sitting at @ plain office table in a cosey little room on Pemberton square, He looks well, aud al. though age has plauted here and there a trace, there is a vigor of physique and a sturdiness of bearing which many a younger man might envy. Plunging at once into the subject of the interviow Mr. Adams ex- pressed his disinclination to appear in print, but pleas- Aantly proceeded to give a summary of affairs and ten- dencies as they appear to him. In relation to CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS he sald ‘Long since I retired from active participation in politics and was never a strict ‘party man.’ I have acted in good faith with parties when I could, bug when our views diverged I leit, and allowed them to go on their way, aa I went mine. With politicians, as such, I have not now and nover had any sympa- thy; nor have thoy over shown the leust regard for me. In my own State they gave no prefer- ment, even when they had the opportunity to grant it | T believe 1 could not be elected a State constable even, | here, When 1 returned trom Europe the last time and | ever since i have endeavored to induce an independ. ence of thought and action among those with whom I have influence, Personally I LOVE MY couNTRY, and what littlo service I have done hor hag been based on that love. I have nover sought office, nor have I courted those who could bestow it. There is no reason | why any party, as such, should look to me asa candi- date. lreceive from all sections of the country letters indicative of personal confidence and esteem, and I | have every reason to consider them truthful. Of course such expressions are gratifying to me, and I en” deavor to answer them in a proper spirit But as YOR THE PRESIDENCY, 1 have no itching im that dircction. office at the best, and whoever is President now must expect a deuce of a time, with avast amount of care and trouble.” CoRResPoxDENT—Baut it would bo a great honor to havo three Presidents chosen from one family. Mr. Apame—Certginly, but in that event I would be- come simply a DRAMATIC SPRCTACLE. That is, it would be an event which might look well on the theatrical stage, if threo Presidents were to bo chosen from one family without effort of their own. But from the experience of the two who would, in that event, have preceded me, I can say that four'more mis- erable years they never spent, than during the time they occuptod that position. 1 believe in being inde- pendent of all parties, and take no interest in those ex- isting. Corrrsroxpant—In view of the fact that the New York Democratic State Convention did not instruct its delegates to St. Louis to vote for Governor Tilden, do you think his supporters will be embarrassed at the National Convention ? Mr. Apaus—Well, really, I pay so little attention to these details that I had supposed they wore instracted 80 to vote, Tt is a thankless | 1 KXOW MR, TILDEN alittle, but not much. We metat the famous Buffalo Convention, at the time of the Barnburner excitement, and nominated and elected a candidal Since then I have followed him with considerable interest, I think very wellot Mr. Tilden. He has the confidence of bis party and has done good work, I judge. I do not re- | gard bim as a very broad man, but I believe him to be | a politic man, and a President should be a politic man. If he should be nominated I should feel confi- | dence in his honesty and his desire to do right. Ho | be independent of bad advisers. However, I am not sufficiently intimate with Mr. Tilden to express an ab- | solute opinion, save that I have watched him for many years and regard him very favorably indeed, Comngsronnest- The friends of GOVERSON SRYMOUR seem to think that they captured the Convention, and | the inexplicit letter written by bim gives some of Mr. Tilden’s friends uneasiness, What do you think of Mr. Seymour? Mr. Avams—I should say Mr. Seymour tuating a man for the emergency. Cornnesronpent—Unrelabie? Tricky? i Mr. Apams—I mean that he wavers, flactuates in his opinions and would not be steady enough in purpose. | Inever bad much confidence in him after his going down to New York during tho war, ConkesroxpExT—But he was misunderstood at that tinne. Mr. Apams—Well, he seemed to waver and fluctuate, and I Jost faith in him, Conrespoxpent—The West appears to be in favor of MR. HENDRICKS, Mr. Apams—I doubt if Mr. Hendricks would have much strength here or outside of his own locality. Indiana seems to be devoted to him, and, perhaps, | other States, but I doubt his strength, I know, though, | very little about him. We need in the Presidency a man independent of party aud of sections, who has a head of bis own and on his own shoulders. GRANT Has, DISINTRORATED everything. I felt it long ago, and predicted it locg ago in a letter to my son Henry, at Washington ‘The fact ts is too fluo- THIS 18 CHAOS, and the question is how to get out of it, Grant has been surrounded by people who wouldn’t advise him He had no policy of his own. He has gone on the laisser faire principle from first to last, and now everything is absolutely disintegrated. In this con- dition of affairs parties aro at a loss and politicians are | nd would undoubtedly take the advice ef good coum | sellors, Ithink very well of Mr. Blaine, Coxnkesvos vext—r. Blaine would never get nelp from Mr, Conkling? Mr. Avams—I think well of Mr, Conkling, I was im Congress with bim. He would not be as independent ae Mr, Blaine. I think he would act more in concert with what nowadays are called rings. He bas many fine qualities, but 1s not independent enough for the times, You see the country is all unsetiled. Grant has unsettled it, He had no permanent policy, He let matters take their own course. What has come is trouble and confusion. What 1s to come no one knows, It is certain that at present everything is ussetied and everybody is uneasy, and the country is looking for a man, Whoever Le may be, whether ho be ono of the party fayories oF some utterly unknown man, or one taken from the rauks of the Intelligent and inde- pendent voters, be will have a perplexing rdle to ensct | He must be patriotic, politic, discreet and sagacious He can have noconnection with rings, and, therefore, I speak of that feature in Mr, Conkling’s life, I think well of Mr. Conkling and like him, but I fear that dif- ficulty. Connusroxpext—Mr, Conkling certainly looks well | and the correspondents never tire of describing his beautiful toreo, Mr. Avams—I think very well of Mr. Conkling, but s President must be independent of what they call rings. Corkesvoxpext—Mr, Washburne has many iriends, but his opponents argue that his nomination would be an indorsement of General Grant, because he made Grant. Mr. Avams—Oh, notat ail. I regard MR, WASUBURNE, as aman of native talent—a man of strong will, He certainly did make General Grant, but he is a very dif. erent kind of man. Grant has no policy of bis own, but Tregard Mr. Washburne as eminently a man witha head on his shoulders. Corgesronpent—- A kind of Linco!n? Mr. AbaMs—More than that, He is firmer and more settled in purpose than Lincoln, 1am not intimate with Mr. Washburne, 1 met him perhaps two or three times in Paris, and was 1m Congress with him some fif- teen years ago; so that 1 know of him tolorably well, and regard him very favorably. ‘The fact is, there are NO PARTY LEADERS who can command the nomination or exact the party vote, All are at sea, and when the conventions meet they will cast about for the candidate most likely to win, Where he Is to come from for either party no one can predict, 1t is absolutely a matter of chance, and quite as likely to be some utterly unknown man as either of those with whose names the public is so fa miliar, I see, by tho way, that I have been NOMINATRD VOR THE VICE PRESIDENCY by a ‘Labor Convention,”? Cornesroxpent—Whieb, of course, you don’t pag ticularly care tor? Mr. Avams—No; the nomination for the Vice Pres Gene; is rather amusing, and as for the Presidency & is something for which I can nave no desire, nor can I see that either party, as such, would be likely te come to me, tor I a not in sympathy with the politicians and have never acted us a party man, ‘There is a very large class of people, the wealthy an¢ more intelligent of the community, who should b« above office, who should neither seek nor care for it | and who should always so cast their votes as te control the choico of the people. As it is, this class of people are disgusted with affairs and keep away from tho polls, They. should be above office, and might by intelligent concert serve the country and benefit their follows. I endeavor at all times to encourage this idea, and hope in time to find it effective. The conversation then turned on general topics, | and in consequence of a modest reference by Mr. Adams to his services abroad the correspondent sug- gested that it was unfortunate that the country did nothave tho benefitof Mr, Adams’ experience at St. James in these days of diplomatic compli- cation, when even Mr. Schenck was absont. ‘Ah, yes,’” said Mr. Adams,” Mr, Schenck is a very able man im certain directions, but it was unfortunate that he never had studied the duties of a foreign Minister. When be ‘went ubroad he plunged into all sorts of things, which injured him, and he has never bad any influence at all.” CoxRxsroxpEytT—Are you writing much now, Mr Adams? ° Mr. Apams—Some. Iam still at work on the life of my father, of which the copy is nearly completed, and which will make, I judge, about thirteen volumes, ‘This euded the interview, during which the veteran statesman in familiar but cautious phrase expressed his opinions in general, but did not say whether he thought Bristow would or would not come in as the “Great Unknown.” THE METHODISTS. YESTERDAY'S PROCERDINGS AT THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CONFERENCR—THE TEANSFER OF THE INDIAN BUREAU CONSIDERED—RESOLU- TIONS AS TO THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. Battimone, Md, May 5, 1876. Bishop Bowman presided at the opening of the Con- ference this morning. Committees wero annonnced on correspondence, the American Bible Society, tem. perance, expenses of the General Conference, pastoral address, religious corporations, on the propriety of re- vising the hymn book and on new charters for benevo_ lent institutions, The resolutions of J, H. Wilbur, of Oregon, offerea yesterday, relative to the trai of the Indian service to the War Department were taken up, and Mr, Wilbur advocated the passage of the resolu- tions, Dr, J. P. Newman sent to the Secrotary’s desk and had read the bill recently passed by the House of Representatives for the information of the Conference, Judge Lawrence, a member of Con- gress from Ohio and » delegate to the Conference, etched the history of the indian service, and held | that the present policy had put an end to Indian wars and elevated the condition of the Indians, Now it was proposed by the dominant party of the House of Representatives to abandon this policy of peace, civil. zation and Christianity. The dominant party in the House cared very little about cither civilization oF Christianity. (Laughter.) Neither was material to ite saccess, If this General Conference, representing 1,500,000, shall send a committee of five to the Senate its voice would be heard and respected, and the bid would not pass, for there was some regard for Chris tianity and civilization at that end of the Capitol, (Applause.) The President was not a Methodist him. seit, but his wile was, and od oe beg to him in ace policy which he im iy, of lows, and ‘General Chmtou B. Fisk, ais Conference, expressed regret that po- litical issues or personal erences should have been made, which was also the unmistakable sentiment of | the Conference. ‘The resolutions were then referred to a special com- mittee of five. The er of Conferences was called for petitions, re ‘ts an rs, Ponibert tt rity submitted the report of the fraternal delegation to the Conference of the Methodist Church oj the South, which assembled at Louisville, May, 1374 detailing the events of their visit and reception by body, which was of tho most kind and Christian chan acter, The hos ned Lisp ste aoe a 0 Thus terminated onr services as your representatives Uieneral Conference of the Motiodist Kpiseupal Chureb, uth, [twas our nim to dis the high trust com: mitted to us in truth and love. re iv reason to am pate the presence smung us at aneurly day of the dis- guished representatives of the Methodist Episcopal Chureh, South, why have been sppotnted to respond to yar re of no avail. The nominations aro as uncertain as the THROW OF 7 pick —quite as likely to be ono as another, and very possibly an unknown somebody, who has never oven bees mentioned, In that event each party will support its | Se"th» own cundidate—unless there should be an obnoxious nomivation, which Ido not at all apprebend; and as the parties are very nearly equal in strength tho RESULT WILL DEFEXD on the action of the independent thinkers, the great middie party, which will act intelligently as between the two others, It has been my effurt for years to educate the better class of voters up to an jutelligen, and patriotic standpoint, for phe good of the whole country amd absolutely away from the interests of party and politicians. Coxnxsronpext—What would seem to be the choice | of Massachusetts among the republican chances? Mr, Avame—As I said, i have no partisan alliances, Tand the politicians are out. They never would seek me for anything. 1 think WELL OF MR. BLAINE, who js strong and bas a head of his own, He would have the advantage of good counsellors, and, if elected, would doubtless see the necessity of discretion and sound, patriotic policy. Conunaroxpext—Rather talky, ten’t be? Mr, Apame—Me Would see the necessity of diseretion common Methodistic paret ih concert tery CHARLES 1, FOWLB! CL NB. Fiske, - A vote of thanks was passed to the delegation for the faithial manner in which they had discharged thor | trust. Bishop Harris aunounced as the special committee of five, to whom Mr. Wilbur’s resolutions relating to the transier of the Indian service were referred; —Judge Cooley, of Iowa; Clinton B, Fisk, of St. Lous; George W. Geddes, of Northern Ohio; William Lawrence, o| Central Ohio, and Charles W, Howland, of the Cincim nat! Conference. Rev. J, Lannigan, of Baltimore, from the special Committee on tho Centennial Sabbath Observances, submitted a report as foilows:— Whereas the Commissioners of the Centennial F- have, by an almost uoani ‘Getermined to clove | both ‘the buildings aad th Christian jand whereas such act Jo in entire harmony sie the poral and C ‘ent of « lange mn rican people, Herol ‘te thanks of this body be wel Wecraiweseets tor thelr prompt and “sade conlee in thos matter. ‘The report was jew fentern Mothodist Book Book Com: were subinised, ! oe.