The New York Herald Newspaper, May 9, 1876, Page 7

CABLE NEWS From All Parts of the ‘Old World. -EX-QUEENS FOR SPAIN. Repentant Carlists Commissioned in the King’s Army. FRENCH PREFECTURES REFORMED. Fishing Vessels Wrecked and a Fleet Sup- posed to Have Been Lost. THE KHEDIVE AND THE CANAL. “The Sultan to Atone for the Out- rages at Salonica, —_——-————— GORDON GIVES UP HIS WORK. SPAIN. THE EX-QUEENS LIKELY TO RETURN—MINIS- TERS IN FAVOR OF FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE. Loxpox, May 8, 1876, The Standard’s special despatch trom Madrid says the Ministerial papers Epoca and Politica state that ex- Quoen Christina will return to Spain about the end of May and will resido at Aranjuoz, and that ex-Queen Isa- Della will return durmg tho summer and take up her Tesidence at San Sebastian, i RELIGIOUS TOLERATION, A special despatch to tho Daily News from Madrid States that the consolidation of the toleration clause of the new constitution will continuo to occupy the at- tention of Congress all the week, and will doubtless pass, as Sefior Canovas Del Castillo makes it a Cabinet question. REPENTANT CARLISTS, Aspecial despatch to the Standard, from Madrid, Btates that an order has been issued permitting officers who jowed Don Carlos to resume service in the royal army with the rank they held previous to deserting, RFINPORCEMENTS. Twelve hundred officers have bevn thus readmitted to the army. ‘THE BASQUES IX COUNCIL. A despatch to the Reuter Telegram Company says the delegates from the Basque Provinces held a {ruit- less conference with Sefior Canovas Del Castillo yester- day, and that another has been fixed for Friday next. AFRICANS TO ME CHASTISED, The government has sent a frigate to Tangiers to support the claims of the Spanish Consul in regard to be seizure and pillaging of neutral territory by Arab sabes, FRANCE, THE REFORMATION OF THE PREFECTURES—BF- PUBLICAN APPROVAL. Paria, May 8, 1876. M. Ricard, Minister ot the Interior, has sent a cir- cular to the profects, informing them that the time has arrived to put an end to the doubts and distrusts which destroy party hopes. They must distinctly declare that they are called apon to co-operate in the work of conciliation as repro- sentatives of the Republic. The circular also urges the profects to act with defer- ‘ence and consideration toward executive councils. REPUBLICAN INDORSEMENT. The republican journals aro much pleased with Min- Ister Ricard’s circular to the prefects. CLUSERET IMPENITENT. General Cluserct writes to the Gaulois denying the statement, which he regards as an insult, that he so- lictted a pardon. He says he expected to be shot if captured, and would have shot ex-i’resident Thiers or President MacMahon if he had captured them, TURKEY. THE OUTRAGES AT SALONICA—FRENCH AND GERMAN DEMAND FOR SATISFACTION— CHANGES IN THE PORTE CABINET—AUSTRIAN ENFORCEMENT OF NEUTRALITY. Coxstaxtivorie, May 8, 1876. When totelligence of the outrage at Salonica became known here the French and German Ambassadors took simultaneous action for obtaining redress, and were promised every satisfaction by the Porte, THE PEACE PARTY POWERFUL IN THE PORTE CABINET. Panis, May 8, 1876, The Russian Telegraphic Agency reports that the Turkish Ministers of War and Marine havo been re- placed by mombers of the peace party. AUSTRIAN NEUTRALITY ENFORCED HERZEGOVINANS AND TURKS, Loxpox, May 8, 1876, A despatch to the Times from Risano says it is oM- tially ordered that ali ald to Herzegovinan refagees re- maining in Austrian territory be discontinued, ‘Tho Times Verlin special says Austria has informed Turkey that it will close the port of Kiek if the Turk- ish force at Scutari is increased. ae EGYPT. AGAINST COMPLETION OF THE FINANCIAL CONVENTION WIVH THE FRENCH—DBRITISH GAIN IN SUEZ CANAL SHARES, Camo, May 8, 1876. ‘The financial arrangement with the French group of Qnanciers, consisting of the Anglo-Egyptian Bank and pumerous credi: establishments, was signed yesterday. It provides tor the conversion of both the floating and funded debt into seven per cont stock. The nomi- Bal amount of the debt will be $450,000, 000, Redemption will be effected in sixty-three years, ENGLAND'S LITTLE Jon. Adegree has been signed establishing « board of tontrol, &c., in accordance with Mr. Eaves’ recom- mendation. One-half of the Khedjve's founders’ shares ‘nm the Suez Canal are placed the disposal of the British government. AFRICAN EXPLORATION. COLONEL GORDON ABANDONS HIS WORK. ye Loxpox, May 8, 1876, A letter to the Times from Alexandria says the latest advices from Colonel Gordon, dated Dufli, February 2%, state that he is returning, leaving his work un- finished. He hopes to reach Cairo in September. CAUSE OF WIS FAILURE. The failure of the expedition to establisha line of communication with Equatorial Africa and the other purposes projected is attributed to a lack of support at Cairo. bs SHIPWRECK, BEVEN FRENCH FISHING VESSELS LOST—FEARS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE FLEET. Loxpox, May 8, 1876. The Emma, of Dunkirk, bas been wreeked at Lath. eron on the east coast of the county of Caithness, most northerly portion of Scotland. M (x OTHER VESSELS LOST—ANXIRTY FOR THE SAPRTY OF THe Pieer. Theerew of the Bmma report that six other French veasels cogaged in the Iceland fishing trade have been ost, and it 1s fared that the @hole fleet has been de- stroyed. NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. THE IRISH RIFLEMEN. ‘THE COMPETITION FOR PLACES IN THE TEAM FOR AMERICA. Dsus, May 8, 1876. The second competition at Dundalk for places in the Irish team for the American Centennial rifle contests took place on Saturday last and was conducted as be- fore, by two squads of four each, SPLENDID WORK, ‘The score resulted im a tie, W. Rigby made a score of 211, out of a possible 225, whieh has been seldom equalled. Of his forty-five shots, thirty-tour wero bullseyes. Other scores were:—Milner, 203; Gaff, 195; Traill, 189; Patrick, 168; Dyas, 177; Joynt, 104 THE PRINCE OF WALES. Lissox, May 8, 1876, The Prince of Wales left here to-day for England. THE MURDERERS’ LEAGUE. DAMNING EXPOSURES OF THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE MOLLIF MAGUIRES—DIABOLICAL IN- TRIGUES—BABTERING BLOOD. Porrsvizi.x, Pa, May 8, 1876, This bas been the most exciting day In the most im- portant case ever brought to trial in any court in tho anthracite coal fields. The case is that of the five Mollic Maguires—Boyle, Dufly, Carroll, McGeehan ~and Roarity, charged with the murder ot Policeman Yost, of Tamaqaa, Atan early hour the court room was crowded with an excited audience, among whom could be noted the faces of men known to belong to the A. 0. H. The Court ordered a large force of coal and iron police to be sworn in as court offlcers and tipstaves to proservo order and guard the prisoners. The only witness examined was the detective, McParlan, of the Pinker- ton Agency. He laid open THE INNER WORKINGS of tho A. 0. H, in this county. He detailed how ho Joined the society, and how he was made to go upen his knees and swear to an oath called ‘The test.” None but Catholic Irishmen or their descendants are ever admitted to membership. The members distinguish ‘one another by signs and passwords, which are known as Goods.” The society is divided into divisions, each officered by a chief oMcer, called a body master, From him the trusted members get the passwords and signs. He gets them from the county delegate, who gets them from the State delegate, to whom they are furnished by the national delegate or national board in the city of New York. They originate with ‘The Board of Erin,” a body which holds quarterly meetings tin Engiand, Scotland or Ireland. These signs and passwords aro changed quarterly, and are transmitted to America by aman who is « stewardon one of the shipsof the Inman line. The various members know each other to be in good standing by the interchange of these signs and passwords, and the witness testided to having attended various county conventious of the Order, and gave the names of a large number of persons belonging to it, A GREAT SENEATION was created in court when the detective swore that a» man named Patrick Collins, at present holding the very important oMve of County Commissioner, was body master of a division of Mollie Maguires in Palo Alto. This sensation was heightened when. President F, B. Gowen, of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company, whois a voluntecr counsel for the Commonwealth, said ho woult prove that Collins had secreted murderets, ond bad, within a few days made a visit for which he wold be called to ac- count before the Court. He had placed oue of his j emissaries in the jail as watchman, with keys to the | ceils of prisoners, Mr. wen exoneraied the { the Ancient Order uf Hibernians ontside of the coul fields from any knowledge of a participation in crime, but boldly charged that in Schuylkill county at least the Order had degenerated into a society worse than the thugs of India, whose object was deliberate murder, arson, robbery ond the prevention of the detection of crime. Among its members the commission of murder was the title to distinction and pecuniary reward. Hereafter, to be a member of that society in this | county will bo regarded as ez-oficio—an evidence of criminal guilt, The detective testified that if an: member of tho Order gave any informrtion whic might lead to the prevention or detection of crime he would be immediately expelled. THE METHOD OF MURDER, The modus operandi in the case of a contemplated murder was explained. The person agrrievod states his case to bis body master and asks consent for the muruer. If the consent is given the body master ex- amines his men to flad some one personally unknown to the contemplated victim. If he cannot find any such he makes application to the body master of somo { neighboring division, giving a personal guaran’ that the favor will be reciprocated at any time. In cordance with this plan McGechan and Boyle came over from Carbon county to murder Yost, with distinct understanding that the Tamaqua division were to furnish men to kill John P. Jones, of Carbon county. Tho agreement was curried out to the letter. Yost offended Ihufly, one of the | sey mease and Jones hadincnrred the enmity of MoGeehan by refusing him work in the mine of which he had charge. The mur- der of Jones was the thirty picaos of silver paid for the murder of Yost, For the clean job McGeehan made an Yost’s murder the society set him up jn the liquor business in Summit Hill. It is not possible to describe the excitement im the court room when this damning exposure was going on. The various members of the society present were very white in the face. The de- tective coolly exposed their secret signs and pass- } words, Good citizens were rejoiced, as they believo the events of this trial will certainly work the destruc- tion of the Mollie Maguire power, | THE GENERAL CONFERENCE, NORTH. THE PRELUDE OF A STORM OVER THE AFFAIRS OF THE WESTERN BOOK CONCERN—EXCITE- MENT AND INDIGNATION—-THE CHURCH DE- CLARED TO BE SWINDLED. Bautrwonn, May 8, 1876, Bishop Foster presided at the opening of the Confer- ence this morning. Immediately after religious services, Dr, Hitchcock, Sr., agent of the Book Concern at Cincinnati, rose to a question of privilege, and inquired of tho Secretary why and through whom the paper presented to the Conference by Dr. Lanaban on Saturday last, in refer- ence to the Western Book Concern, had been jurnished the Associated Press, The Secretary, Rev. Mr. Woodruff, disclaimed any knowledge as to its having been givenout. Ho had not furnished it. f Dr. Hitchcock proceeded with earnestness and warmth to comment on the memorial presented by Dr.*Lanahan on Saturday last charging the insolvency of the Western Book Concern and contending that the allegations of the memorial were untrue. Dr. Hitch- cock contended that the report of the committee, show- ing the assots of the Western Book Concern excecded its Habilities over $500,000, was strictly correct. He said the reports of two different examiners of the Western Book Concern agreed im every particular in establishing the correctness of the exhibit of the Book Committee, The only disagreement (which was a small matter) was as to the value of the real estate held by the Concern, which, Dr, Hitchcock said, was under- valued instead of overvalued, Amos Slunkle and Dr. Walden, Je., agent of the Western Book Concern, rose successively to questions of privil and earnestly protestedgagainat the state- ment made in the memorial, Dr. Walden said the attack un the Western Book Con- cern was « blow at its credit, and the statement charg- ing its insolvency given tothe pres#(we know not how) was full of misrepresentations. He read 2 stato- | ment of profits of the several agencies of the Western | Book Concern, showing its sound condition. At the jon of his remarks Dr. Walden offered the fol- REESE SRE. oe ' Whereas the memorial in regard to our publishing inter. ests, presented om Saturday through Dre Lanahan, and signed by C, Herbert Richardson, Jolin Miller, Join Baer and Jesse 0, eld, contained di m Resolved, That the ¢ is hereby instrneted to consider the subject of said merorial, report at the eartie Mert practicable npon the ncial condition of the Western Methodist Book Concern. Alter some debate Dr, Walden's resolution was adopted, Several memorials were presented and referred, Adjourned until to-morrow. A MINOR SIOUX EXPEDITION. Fort Laramie, Wy. T., May 8, 1876, Captain Egan, with bis own command, Company K, of tne Second cavairy, and Company F, of the Ninth* infantry, under Lieutenant Rogers—100 good fighting’ men in all—left here this morning for the scenes of the late Indian troubles on the Cheyenne River and in Red Canyon. They are efficient officers, and will be apt to ‘ke it lively for the Indians if they have an . tunity. This little expedition will aflord some pki 1 sulety to persons going to the Black Hilla, Captain Egan to beabsent about three weeks. tienen: ant Rol , of the Ninth intustry, and Assistant Surgeon Petteys accompany the ‘capeaiiion = ABRESTED FOR MALPRACTICE. Port.ann, Me,, May 8, 1876. Dr. Rafas A. Cobb, of Minot, was arrested on tho 5th inet., charged with murder by malpractice ot Mra. Biiza Calgrell, of 03! who died at his house, Ho was te ica? and put on trial, the | | | at the National Theatre, where the Vokes family ap- | THE LOSS OF THE SHIP NEPTUNE, | SPURGEON NOT WESTWARD BOUND. DOM PEDRO. HIS MAJESTY AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL— VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—EXPRESSION OF GRATI- FICATION AT WHAT HE SAW AND HEARD. Wasutncron, May 8, 1876. Before breakfast this morning the Emperor, ac- companied by his suite, visited the Smithsonian In- stitution, where he was received by Professor Henry, who showed the imperial party through the build- ing devoted to the cultivation of science. Owing to the great number of tmportant specimens which have been forwarded to the Philadeiphia Ex- hibition, the collection did not appear to as much advantage as 6 it = otherwise would have done, His Majesty was, however, well pleased with the arrangement and working of the institution as explained to him by Professor French. It would be diMcult to say whether the Emperor or the Professor enjoyed most the visit. When the tme arrived for taking leave Professor Henry said to the HERALD correspondent :— “The Emperor is the most extraordinary man I ever met. His acquaintance with men and scientific | matters 1s astonishing;” and the Professor evidently meant just what he said. The Emperor, in leaving, expressed a hope that he would meet Professor Henry at Philadelphia. AT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, After breakfast the Emperor visited the House of Representatives, where he occupied for some time a seat in the gallery. He was introduced to 8. 8. Cox and Representatives Faulkner, Springer and Will- jams; of the Forcign Affairs Committee. AT THE WHITE HOUSE. At half-past one P. M. His Majesty, accompanied by the Visconde de Bom Retiro, Dr. Macedo and the Brazilian Minister, called upon General Grant at the White House. The visit was wholly informal, and the visitors were at once usheréd into the blue parlor. After a short delay the President, accompa- nied by Secretary Fish, entered the room. His Majesty rose upon the President's entrance, and his example was immediately followed by his suite. Secretary Fish introduced the Emperor, who presented his suite, and, after the exchange of the usual courtesies, President Grant invited the Em- peror and suite to enter the red chamber, where tlie ladies of the household were waiting to receive. ‘There were present Mrs. General Grant, Mrs. Fish, Mrs. Colonel Fred. Grant and one of the President's Younger sons. The President and Dom Pedro conversed together during the interview, while the Brazilian Minister devoted himself to Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Fish. The Visconde de Bom Retiro and Mrs. Fred Grant exchanged notes on European travel, the conversation being carried on in French and Spanish, which languages Mrs. Fred. Grant speaks with fluency. After something more than half an hour had passed the Emperor rose and took his leave. if IN THE SENATE CHAMBER. His Majesty next visited the Senate to be present at Senator Black’s speech in defence of General Belknap, His Majesty occupied a place in the diplo- matic gallery, and was the centre of observation during his stay. He listened with attention to Judge Bilack’s speech, and, on leaving, said that the Judge spoke welland was evidently a clever and dexterous man. On his return to the hotel His Majesty had a pleasant INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL SHERMAN, who made a very good impression on the Emperor by his frank, soldierly bearing and witty conversa- tion. After dinner His Majesty visited the government printing office, and in the evening he occupied a box peared in the “Belles of the Kitchen.” In the morning His Majesty will visit the Corcoran Art Gallery. He will leave for Philadelphia by the 1:30 train, arriving in that city about seven o'clock in the evening. THE EMPRESS IN PHILADELPHIA. PHILADELPHIA, May 8, 1876. Her Imperial Majesty the Empress of Brazil visited the Academy of Notre Dame to-day. Pleasing exer- cises in her honor were given by the pupils. Hauirax, N. S., May 8, 1976. The schooner Vanilla arrived to-day from Sable Island with tho captain and crew of the New York ship Nep- | tune, recently wrecked on that island. The captain reports that the ship went ashore in a dense fog on the evening of the 12th of April, A landing was effected from three boats on the fourth day. The captain | speaks very bighly of the treatment they received on the island, the Governor of which charterea the schooner Vanilla to bring tho shipwrecked people here, Nothing was saved from the Neptune. THE DENISON CANAL CASE, AvBayy, May 8, 1876, In the Denison Canal case the struck jury was excused | to-day till next Monda: Bowtox, May 8, 1876, | Rev. Mr. Spurgeon, of London, bassent a letter to the | Lecture bureau in this city, declining the invitation to lectare in America, MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. Wax Drranteest, Orrick or tHe Cnr Sigal Orvicen, Wasuisorox, May 9—1 A. M. Probabilities, During Tuesday, in theSouth Atlantic States, rising barometer, winds veering to west and north, and rainy, followed by cooler, clearing weather will prevail. In tho Gulf States, rising barometer, cool northerly winds, shifting to warmer westerly, and in the south- west, to southeasterly winds, falling barometer and clear weather. In Tennessee and the Obto Valley, rising, followed by falling barometer, cool northwest, backing to warmer southwest winds and generally clear weather. | In the upper lake region, falling, followed by rising barometer, warm southerly, veering to cooler north- | westerly winds, partly cloudy weather and possibly light rains in the northern portion, In the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys, falling, followed by rising barometer, warm southwest, veering to cooler northwest winds, and clear or partly clondy weather, In the lower lakes, rising, followed by falling barome- ter, westerly winds, backing to warmer southerly, and clear or partly cloudy weather, For the Middlo states, rising, followed by stationary baromoter, northwest to southwest winds, lower tem. perature than on Monday, partly cloudy weather and coast rains, succeeded by clearing weather. In New England rising barometer, north to west winds, lower temperature, except on the coast, partly cloudy weather and rain arears, The Lower Missourt! River, Mississippi at St. Louis and Cairo, Obio at Paducah, and Tennesece will con- tinue rising. THR WEATHER YESTERDAY. Tho following record will show tho changes in the temperataro for the past twenty-four hours in com- phos the corresponding date indicat HeraLp ed by the therfmometer at Hudni ‘Buildiag:— 1875, WASHINGTON. Persistent Efforts for the Release of an Imprisoned Irish Patriot. THE EXPEDITION AGAINST THE INDIANS A New Candidate for Nomina- tion at St. Louis. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT Wasaixatox, May 8, 1876, THE CASE OF F. O'MEAGHER CONDON, THE IRISH | PATRIOT—EFFORTS MADE FOR* PROCURING HIS BELEASE—A POLITICAL MOVEMENT OX THE PABT OF THE DEMOCRATS, Tho Senate Foreign Relations Committee has been much annoyed in the final disposition of cases brought before them, involving the imprisonment of American citizens by Great Britain, and the last of these, that of €. O’Meagher Cordon, has given :hom no end of trouble, having been, in the language of one who is well in- formed, ‘a subject of diplomatic despatcbes continually for months past.’ The latest demonstration on this subject has taken shapo in a huge petition, with tho names of 1,627 Imsh soldiers who served during the war, petitioning, with tho Legislature of Kentucky, the Irtsh American citizens of St. Paul (Mion.). Irish Literary and Emerald’ Beneficial associations for the intervention of our government to secure the re- lease of Mr, Condon, and these are to be followed by others of @ similar racter from other States. It is claimed that this case has been accorded an 1odecent, undue and partial notoriety; that, if the matter wero allowed to rest, the Queen, on assuming her new title of Empress, would amnesty all prisoners, but that this pressure specially in favor of Mr, Condon will not dispose her favorably to this case, if, in fact, It will not bave the effect to prejudice her against all of the kind, The fact ts that the democrats generaily throughout the States have taken thre subject up and are going to work it assiduously for political capital to be used in the coming campaigns where the Irish-American and foreign vote ix to be catered to, with a view of secur- ing its support. The State Department has been also importuned about it, and ihe amount of correspond- ence and telegraphing which has beon created by It is | almost incredible. When the Queen shall amnesty these alleged offenders both the Foreign Relations Committee and State Department signify that they will be relieved from the consideration of a subject which has been a continual bugbear to thom for months past, THE EFFECT OF MR. BLACK’S SPEECH ON THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL—PROBABLE ACTION OF THE SENATE ON THE QUESTION OF JURISDIC- TION. By general acknowledgment Mr. Black did not make much impression to-day on the Senats sitting asa Court of Impeachment. From remarks which tho democratic Senators made, dissenting from the position taken by Mr. Black, there is good reason to believo that thoy will be solidly against giving General Belknap the consideration of non-jurisdiction, and the prediction 1s made to night that the Senaia will find that it has ju- risdietion. tion and itis surmised that Senators Frelinghuysen, Edmunds, Wright and others of tho republican lawyers will yote with the democrats. It is urged that the necessity for trying Belknap Is felt by the republicans in order to shield President Grant and’the party from thoodium of having accepted his resignation. Many of the Senators, it 18 said, will submit written opinions, which they aro anxious to have go on the record. A decision will not, it is thought, be reached for two weeks to come, THE CONNECTICUT SENATORSHIP—A MAJORITY OF THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS FOR BARNUM— BESaTON ENGLISH’S RECOMPENSE, Information has reached Senator Eaton from Con- necticut that Representative William H. Barnum will have, in the democratic legislative caucus to bo held at Hartford on Tuesday evening, fully 100 votes ont of a total of 180, There is likely to be some compensa- tion for Senator English’s ill-fortune at Hartford by a vigorous push for him as tho Eastern candi- date for the Presidency at St. Louis A quiet dinner party was recently held at the Arlington, attended by Mr. Evglish, A. E. Burr, editor of the Hartford Times; two Eastern members of the Democratic National Com- mittce, Senators McCreary, of Kentucky, Bogy, of Mis- sourl and others. When the quostion of the Presi- dential candidacy came up all concurred that Governor English would be a stronger candidate than Samuel J. Tilden, and it was conten:tod that the Davenport testi- mony before Mr. Cautfield’s Committee had so far com- plicated New York’s favorite son in the conceded elec- tion frauds of New York city as to give tho republicans a fatal advantage over Tilden, His famous ‘private and confidential” circular of October 27, 1868, when he was chairman of the Democratic State Committee, again brought before the public by Davenport, was also be- Neved to be very damaging to Tilden’s prospects and fatal to his election should he be nominated at St. Louis, Senator English, it was argued, would carry | every doubtful and all democratic States, and thus secure the next administration to the democracy. The dinner party and sts table talk have made quite a stir in political circles here, “THE EXPEDITION AGAINST THE IXDIANS— PREPARATIONS IN PROGRESS FOR THE CAM- PAIGN—TRIAL OF OFFICERS YOR ALLEGED | MISCONDUCT. General Crook, commanding the Department of the Plaite, bas nearly ready for the field another expedi- tion against the Indians, and was expected several | days since to start from Fort Fetterman, Wyoming Territory, May 15. No definite information has yet reached here as to the companies of troops selected, but they will be from the Second and Third cavalry, and Fourth, Ninth and Twenty-third infantry. A | large number of cavalry recruits will be sent from New York city next Saturday, tho 13th, direct to Omaha for assignment to companies composing the expedition, instead of first ‘going to the cavalry recruiting rendez- vous at St, Louis. General Crook will start from Fort Fetterman and push for Powder River, thence to Big Horn River, and if necessary to the Yellowstone. Two captains, who commanded companies during tho late expedition to Powder River, have already been tried for misconduct during the operations, but the re- sult of the trials has not yet been made known. The trials of Captain Anson Mills and Alexander Moore are now taking place, and that of General Reynolds, colonel of the Third cavalry, will come next, THE RUMORED RESIGNATION OF SPEAKER KEBR POSITIVELY DENIED. | The rumor that 3{r. Kerr intended to resign the ; Speakership, which was brought from New York to- day, though not generally believed, caused a good deal of talk. It ts false and without the least foundation. Mr. Morrison, who is one of the Speaker’s most inti- mate friends, telegraphed him to know it there could be any truth in the report and received a reply this evening from Richmond, from Mr. Kerr, saying, “Not one word of truth.” It is believed that the report was thought, Mr. Kerr has been advised to take a little rest. He is now absent ona days’ furlough, a part of which has expired, and at its conclusion he will ask for ten days more, THE MISSISSIPPI INVESTIGATION—ACTION OF THE COMMITTEE. Senatér Boutwell says that tho Senate Selcet Com- | mittee on outrages tn Mississippi will not start for | eri their fleld of operations in that State for a week to come, Having finished the examination of ex-Senator Kellogg, of Louisiana, they will examine Senator Brace and representative Lynch, both of Mississippi, and some others, All their records and stationery have been prepared for some days, and it is evident Senator Boutwell intends business, a GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH, Wasurxotox, May 8, 1876. THE NAWAIIAN TREATY— PASSAGE BY TIE HOUSE OF THE BILL TO CARRY INTO RFFECT ITS PROVISIONS. Tne bill to carry into effect the provisions of the The democrats will be solid in that direc- | | Buenaventura Correoso, Manuel Murilla Toro and | in Montevideo, ? overboard. The boat pre] gry beyronge but | proper appliances not being at hand the poor f sot gong by some persons anxious to succeed to the | e Ppl 4 Speakershtp, and that the wish was father to the | — insite eens treaty with the Hawatia: Jands passed tho House to- day by a vote of 116 to 101, ‘The bill, which was origins ally troduced by Mr. Luttrell, of Califorma, provides for the President, whenever he has evidence that the Hawaitan Legislature has passed laws to give fail effect to the treaty, issuing his proclamation, deciaring tho treaty of January 40, 1875, to be im effect, and that thereupon the foilowing articles, being the growth and manufacture or produce of the Hawaiian Islands, shall be admitted into the United States free of duty :—Arrowroot, castor oil, bananas, nuts, vege- tabies, dried and undried, preserved and unpreserved; aides and skins, undressed; rice, pulu seeds, plants, shrubs or trees, Muscovado, brown and ali otber mana fuctured sugar, syrups of sugar cane, melado and mo- lasses and tallo MR, BLAINE AND THE MARYLAND REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. Reference has been made to # letter from Mr. Blaine that was m some way introduced in the Maryland Con- vention, The circumstances which led to the letter are these:—A prominent and distinguished repubtican of that Stato, a warm and personal friend of Mr, Blaine, wrote to him a few days before the Convention as folio Every county in the State bas chosen delegates to the Frederick Convention favorable to you ufld the delegates to Cinciunat: will be for you ananimously. Would you desire simply to bave your recogmized friends chosen, or woula you prefer a voto of instruc. tions in addition? You can baye whichever you preter Mr. Bisine replied as follows:— Ordinarily I should be unwilling to express any pref- erence as to What a State convention might do touch- ing myself; but of late, as you well know, a very per- sistent attempt has been made to throw mud at me, anda pronounced expression from the Maryland Cou: vention in my favor would at this time be grateiully received, CUBA, Havana, May 8, 1876. Moderate rains have fallen throughout tho Island and the protracted drought is beginning tu abate, DIRECTOR OF FINANCES, Sefior Joso Canovas del Castillo has been appointed Director General of Finances for Cuba in tho place of Seftor Vigil BRITISH WEST INDIES, THE BARBADOS RIOTS NEWS A CAUSE OF EX- CITEMENT IN JAMAICA—DREAD OF AN OUT- BREAK IN KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 1, 1876. Great excitement prevails here over the news of tho disturbances in Barbados, The natives are jubilant over the demonstrations, Troops have been hurried off from bere in Her Majesty’s ship Argus. ALARM IN KINGSTON, Unless thero is. a more conciliatory policy pursued in Jamaica au outbreak in Kingston 1s feared. Waste of puche money also exasperates the colonists, RIOTING MAID TO HAVE NERN RENEWED IN HARBADOS, Tho Jast advices trom Barbados say there has been fresh rioting there and that several more lives have been lost. HAYTL. GENERAL CANAL'S PRESIDENTIAL TRIUMPH, Kiyastox, Jam., May 1, 1876. Advices from Hayti state that General Canal, on ar- riving at Port au Prince, was met by the populace and carried on their shoulders to the National Palace, where he was feasted, lonized and decorated with laurels, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, Paxama, April 27, 1876, Tho Legislative Assembly of this State in extraor, dinary session on tho 16th inst. elected General Damaso Corvera Sonators to the national Congress, THE AQUEDUCT PROJECT. The Assembly also defined the law on the aqueduct Project, specifying that the flve per cent annual inter* est guaranteed by the State on tho capital invested is additional to the seven per cent guaranteed by the na- tional government. The Assembly also empowered the Executive to invest $5,000 of the State funds in the aqueduct enterprise. VRNEZUELA. A report reached Bogota that President Guzman Blanco, of Venezuela, had sent Sefor Guerra Marcano as emissary to Keuador to ascertain what attitude sho will assame in case of hostilities between Venezuela and Colombta, AN EX-KING ARRESTED. Orelie, the King of the Araucanians, has been arrested OLIVIA, Rumors of a coming revolution in Bolivia are rife, rere. Advices from Peru state that the absence of Mariano y Prado, the supposed Prosident-elect, has led to dis- sensions. Sefor Riva Aguero, the candidate for the First Vice Presidency, snd Sefor Canevara, candidate for the Second Vice Presidency, are also in Europe. Now candidates for these latter posts have been pushed forward at the risk ot a split inthe party, It 1s ru- mored that Congress, in Jaly next, wili ignore the elections and declare the present’ incumbent, Don | ManuelDurdo, Provisional President for two years, THE TRADE IN NITRATE, The export of nitrate ts rapidly falling off, ‘THY CHINESE. Another Chinese rising in Peru was frustrated, c1Lt. The Congressional elections in Chili were over, but the result was not published. AN ALABAMA CLAIM CASE. | DISPUTE BETWEEK FATHER AND BON UPON AN AWARD, Mr. A G. Benson, President of the United States Guano Company, has entered a sworn protest against the payment of damages awarded by the International Court of Commissioners for the destruction of the ships Golden Eagie and Avon by the rebel cruisers Alabama and Florida during tho war. The amount awarded is $60,000. Mr. Bonson has made an affidavit before United States Commissioner Winslow im Brooklyn, in which be states that whilo entirely unfit to transact | any basiness about May 14, 1876, he: sigued certain | papers brought to him by his son, George W. Ben- bey the Secretary and Treasurer of said company. told these documents were necessary in the Proceedings, but has since learned that it was an assignment of and a power of attorney for the collection of one-half the above claim. He alleges that aboat the month of July, 1875, W. Benson assigned a fraudulent claim against id company tor his salary to one Warner, who in turn eued said company for said claim, and George W. | Benson aliowed judginent to be obtained by default, | and subsequently appeared before the Court and de- | clared the company to be insolvent, with the exception of aclaim before the Court of Commissioners of Ala- bama Claima, Subsequently the deponent caused ap- | lication to be made in the Supreme Court, New York, tor astay of proceedings on the ground of ‘‘colluson and fraud on the of said Secretary George W. Benson, Rd: F. Brown and one Warner to defraud the stockholders of the company, and Juige Brady immediately, granted the same,” Mr, Bonson now learns, as set forth in the affidavit, that these par- ties are endeavoring to obtain the amount to ve paid under the Cee Wo he “begs and prays that the award shall not be issued” tothem. He that the money shall be held by the treasury until sach time as | Monday, the company shall take action in the matter and em- power their president or legal representative to receive | the said award for the benefit of the stockholders of said company, or for such other rehef as may be re- quired. . It is said that the Secretary of the Treasury will hold | the award till tho seitlement of the pending legal dis- | putes, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The United States steamer Vandalia is at Port au Prince, while the United States steamer Plymoath ts coaling and provistoning at Jamaica, FATAL FERRY ACCIDENT. About 7:20 l. M. yesterday, as the ferry boat Sa- porior, of the Roosevelt street line, was entering tho slip at the foot of Broadway, Williamsburg, a man fell | was drowned, He was a man about thirty-five yea Ho Rremet seven inches tn height, light complexio ‘with sandy bair and whiskers, AVOIDING NEW YORK. Tho now arrangement for carrying through passen- gers between all points on tho Pennrytvania Railroad and New England, without change of cara, went into effect yesterday morning. Upon the arrival of the South. train at Jersey City it was on board the steamer Maryland, which carried it thence across the parbor | and via East River to Harlem River, where the train twok the rail again and Jed eastward. A large party of invited guests made an excursion to inauga- rate the novelty, ROBBED AND DROWNED. Yeaternay at noon, while Poltee Officer Jacobus, of the Hoboken Police force, was patrolling his post in Newark street, near the ferry, he discovered a dead body floating in the river, Jacobus ran down to the ferry and procurea assistance of several of the em- ployée, and by the aid of ropes the body was di ashore, The skull appeared to have beon by some blunt instrument, bid sg ton had been turned Sacked Gib ene” dead man had been and then murdered, T THE BIG HORN EXPEDITION. PREPARATIONS FOR ITS DEPARTURE FROM FORT LINCOLN—OBJECTS ON THE MOVEMENT—A BAND OF INDIAN SCOUTS TO ACCOMPANY THE ‘TROOPS. Fort Lryeouy, April 50, 1876, To cause certain bands of the Sioux naticn to curb their warlike propensities and go to the reservations set apart for them is the purpose of an expedition now being organized at Fort Abraham Lincoln, Dakota Territory. In the fastcerses of the mountains on cither side of the Big Horn River and in the country adjacent thereto there have been encamped for a number of years bands of Indians who have declined the aid offered them by the government, preferring to maintain an independent life and support themselves rather than submit to the care of agents appointed to exercise a kindiy surveillance over their welfare, Unfortunately, however, they have not confined themselves entirety to the chase, but have made raids on the settlers of Mon- tana and Dakota, stealing stock, plundering ranches and killing the inhabitants, until they have inaugurated such a reign of terror that their numbers are popularly supposed to be hundreds uf thousands instead of twoor three thousand, At all of the agencies on the Missouri River there are numbers of t DISSATISVIED INDIANS, whom it would be impossible to pleaso under any cir. cumstances. Then there are certain young men anxious to make a name for themselves in order to gain intluonce in thetr tribe, and which, should they remain quietly on the reservation, they could not accomplish. From these elasses the hostile Indians receive their reeruits, and as they are generally desperate characters, without much to lose but every- thing to gain, they make good fighting men, In add. tion to their Aghting qualities they are well armed with the {mproved fire arms, have plenty of ammunition, obtaining these from unscrupulous tradera, and living as they do ima section of the country but very littl known, it is not to be wondered at that they are feared by the poor settlers of the frontier, who have but few arms of any kind, and who, if they had, could not protect themselves, for they are scattored over tho country at such distances from each other that there is no such thing as mutual protection, To the inbabi- tants of a large city the organization of an expedition for duty on the Plains seems an easy task, more 40, it they have not forgotten the rapid movements of troops during the late war, Could they know the ISOLATED CONDITION OF THE FRONTIER POSTS and realize the immenso amount of time necessary te get things together, their ideas woulkl change, We will take the present expedition as an example. When it was determined to drive tho hostile Sioux to their reservations and tho number of troops that were to ac- complish this decided upon, it became necessary to draw troops from posts whe! and replace them to some extent by companies other stations; In order todo this companies have been ordered from Fort Ripley, Miunesota, Pembina, Fort Buford, Fort Rice, Standing Rock, and three com- panies of the Seventh cavairy have beeu ordered up from the South, A large wagon train being required to carry supplies many of the posts mthe department have been directed to furnish their proper proportion of transportation, Sub: are ordered from the different «| supply requisite, Teamsters have to be employed, and it was necessary, in order to procure experienced packers, to send to.St. Paul for them, So it will be en that the formation of an expedition requires much time and labor bes! boing very expensive undertakt In order to coun- forbalance the expense it 1s desiravle that its mission bea successful one, and its success depends entirely upon the officer selected to command, who taust be of indomitable energy and willin order to enable him to overcome the thousand and one obstacles he will find im hig march through the wilderness, FORCES IN CAMP, Tho grounds surrounding Fort Lincoln recall vividly the scenes witnessed during the war. They are dotted with different camps, made by the companies reporting for duty with tho expedition. In one portion the cav- alry is located, in another the battery of Gatling gut then there ‘s the infantry camp, and last the immense wagon train with its numerous attendants. Orderlice and messengers may be seen galloping in all directions. seemingly intent on business of some kind; teamsters earnestly arguing with retractory mules and the gen- erel condition of the atmosphere surrounding the fort would convince an outsider most thoroughly that the dogs of war were about to be let loose. There yet remains considerable to be done before the command can take the field, and as not all of the coms panies have arrived it 18 Impossible to give the person. nel of it, but it is known there will be twelve companies of the Seventh Cavalry, six companies of infantry, e battery of Gatling gunsand a ‘detachment of Indias scouts, : DEATH OF MRS. G. H. MUMFORD. A telegram from Salt Lake City, under date of May 8, reports as follows:—The widow of George H. Mumford, Iate Vico Prosident ot the Western Union Telegraph Company, died in this city of apoplexy yesterday morn- ing. Her body was sent Kast to-day. er sou, George H. Mumtord, Jr,, was also at one time a vico prosident of the Western Union Company. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Godlove S. Orth, of Indiana, United States Minister to Austria, arrived from Europe yesterday, in the steamship Egypt, and is at tho St, Nicholas Hotel, Governor Henry Lippitt, of Rhode Island, is at: the Filth Avenue Hotel, on his way to Philadelphia, Pro- fessor Jobn Forsyth, of West Point, is registered at the Astor House, Thomas Dickson, President of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, is at the Gilsey House, John M, Forbes, of Boston, is at the Brevoort House, Judges William F. Allen and Theodore Miller, of the New York Court of Appeals, arrived last even. ing at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Surgeon Charlies Me- Cormick, United States Army, and General Adna An- derson, receiver of the Chicago, Danville and Vincennes Railway Company, are at the Everett House. Gover. nor Person C, Cheney, of New Hampshire, and Captain Samuel Brooks, of the steamship City of Richmond, areat the St. Nicholas Hotel. Congressman John 0. Whitehoase, of Poughkeepsie, is at the Albemarle Hotel. John Davis, Clerk ot tho Court of Commis. sioners of Alabama Claims, is at the Hoffman House, Galusha A, Grow, of Pennsylvania, has arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel Professor T. J. Backus, of Vasss~ College, is at the St. Denis Hotel. MAILS FOR EUROPE, The steamship Scythia will leave this port ot Wednesday for Queenstown and Liverpool. The mails tor Europe will close at the Post Office af twelvo o'clock M. Tux New York Herary—Edition for Europo—will be ready at eight o'clock tn the morning. 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