The New York Herald Newspaper, May 29, 1876, Page 7

CABLE NEWS From All Parts of the Old World. SALONICA CRIMINALS PUNISHED, England's Dissent a Serious Impediment to the Berlin-Eastern Policy. AN EMINENT STATESMAN DYING. Derby Day at Chantilly—trish Riflemen in Active Practice. ENGLAND PREPARING FOR WAR. TURKEY. BALONICA RIOTERS AND MURDBRERS SENTENCED. Sarosica, May 28, 1876. Four more rioters who took part m the murder og the Consuls have been sentenced to death and thirteen 16 various terms of penal servitude, some for life. THE BERLIN MEMORANDUM POLICY HALTING FOR EXGLAND’S ASSENT. Parw, May 28, 1876, Tho following semi-official statement is published here:—It is still hoped that England will make known the points of Prince Gortechakof’s memoran- dum which she wishes to have modified so that an understanding may be brought about between all the Powers with a view to united action ya the East. It is cousidered that an European Con- ference would be the suitable means of facilitating such an understanding. The Powers, before officially tommunicating the memorandum to the Porte, will await tho final decision which England is oxpected to adopt in consequence of the overtures made to her, ENGLAND PREPARING FOR WAB. Lonpox, May 29, 1876, The Standard of this morning says 100 tons of gun- powder and 1,000,000 cartridges have just been de- Ipatched from Woolwich to Gibraltar, Malta and the Mediterranean fleet, This is quite independent of the ordinary supply. THE NAVY. It was stated in Portsmouth, on Saturday, that all available workmen are to be placed at work on the ships which are nearest to a seagoing condition. Tho turret ship Thunderer ts understood to be the Orst whose completion will thus be pushed forward. THE PORTE AGAINST ARMISTICE, ‘A Berlin despatch to the Daily Telegraph states that the Porte bas indirectly notified the Powers that the Bultan will on no account consent to a two months? armistice, SERVIA READY FOR WAR. Tho Berlin correspondent of the Times telegraphs that tho Servian militia, nambering 100,000 infantry fod 10,000 cayalry, with 300 pieces of artillery, are Yeady for action. Their hospital utensils have becn purchased at Vicnna, AID TO BULGARIA. Southern Sclavonian journals freely assert that the Bervian government supphes tho Bulgarian insurgents with arms and ammunition, and also sends them,expe- rienced leaders. Thc Bulgarians are occupying the Balkan passes, A SOLEMN APPEAL TO THE ENGLISH CABINET. The Times’ Paris correspondent says a final comma- Bication was made on Friday last to England by the | French Cabinot, encouraged by tho Cabinets of the other Powers. The communication calls on England to “follow up her refusal. to agree to the Berlin memorandum with some other proposal, as it appears impossible that Eng- land sbould confine herself to a simple negative.” Tho communication ennmerates the different means which might be proposed for solving the ponding dim- suitios, and menitons the idea of of a European con- Jerence as one of these means. RUSSIAN REPORTS, The Russian Telegraphic Agency bas received a Aospatch from St, Petersburg stating that England will not oppose an armistice or infuence the Forte against ts No doubt is felt in St Petersburg as to the Porte’s acceptance of the propositions of the Powers. WAR RISKS IN LONDON. The Times says since Friday afternoon insurances at Lioyd’s bave been made to cover war risks. FURKISH OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE PUNISH~ MENT OF RIOTERS AT SALONICA. Wasnixctox, May 28, 1876, Oficial information has been received Nere that the Turkish government is now engaged in punishing per- sons engaged in the riot which took place at Salonica three weeks ago between Turks and Christians, and in which tho French and German Consuls wero killed by the exasperated Mohammedan populace, notwithstand- ing the efforts of the government to protect them. The Governor General of Salonica, Eebref Pat and the High Commissioner of the Sublime Porte, Vaban Effendi, have sent the follow- Ing telegram, dated Salonica, May 27, to the Turkish Minister at Washington :— “Eleven additional sentences were’ rendered yester- day, two of which are for capital punishment, eight to forced tabor for life or limited, and one to three years’ Imprisonment. The instigators of the riot shall be tried to-day.” ‘THE LATEST REPORT. Tho Turkish Minister to-day received the following telegram, dated Saionica, May 28:— “Yesterday nine additional sentences were rendered, two of which are to capital punishment, five to forced labor and two to three years’ imprisonment.” These despatches are signed by the Imperial Com- ‘missioners. FRANCE. AN EMINENT STATFSMAN AT THE POINT OF DEATH. Pants, May 28, 1876, M. Cosimir-Périer is hopelessly ill, and his death is momentarily expected. DEATHS OF FRENCH SENATORS, Lospox, May 29, 1876, The Daily Telegraph's Paris despatch announces the death of M. Peruette, a republican Senator for Badne-ct-Loire. 5 The death of a Bonapartist Senator is also reported, Dut no name js given. THE FRENCH TURF. DERBY DAY AT CHANTILLY—THE GREAT PRIZE WON DY KILT. Pants, May 28, 1876, ‘The attendance at the Chantilly races to-day was im- mense. Tho event of the day.was the Prix du Jockey Club (the French Derby) tor three-yoar-olda, THK WINNER. The race was won by Kilt. Euguwerrande was second and Ashantee third, * BETTIXG, The betting at the start was 2tol against Kilt, 20 to 1 agninat Ashantec, Fourteen ran. Cannon rodo the winnet fn olathe INDIA. PROGRESS OF THE GROSVENOR MISSION, Raxcoox, May 28, 1870. The Grosvenor mission arrived at Bhamo on the 21st inst, all well, IRISH SHARPSHOOTERS, PRACTICE COMPETITION FOR PLACES ON THE TEAM FOR AMERICA, Loxpox, May 28, 1876, ‘The Grat of the riflemen matches for the selection of an Irish team to go to Philadelphia was held at Dun- dalk on Saturday. The weather was boisterous, The best scores were as follows:— . 190 DOM PEDRO. _—— 4 VISET TO LOUISIANA SUGAB PLANTATIONS AND THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI—AN EARLY BETUBN TO WASHINGTON CONTEMPLATED. New Opieans, May 28, 1876. Dom Pedro took a special train yesterday at six A. M., and visited the plantations of Messrs. Carroll, Vaicouraine, Armant and Dugan, and arrived back at New Orleans at four P. M. ‘TO THE SOUTH PASS, At eight P. M. he started on Captain Eads’ steam yacht for the jettaes at the mouth of the Mississippi River. THE RETURN. He will return st one A. M. of the 29th inst., and intends starting for Washington at a quarter to seven A. M. of that day. MARYLAND COAL REGION. THE STATE OF MARYLAND AGAINST THE CON- BOLIDATION COAL COMPANY—-EMINENT COUN- SEL EMPLOYED—IMPOBTANT INTERESTS DE- PEXDING ON THE RESULT—-CONDITION OF THE TRADE. Compenuaxp, May 27, 1876, The people of Western Maryland, and particularly those living in the great coal region of this section, have been awaiting with mach anxiety the develop- ment of the case of the Stato of Maryland vs. the Con- solidation Coal Company, the papers of which wero filed on May 8 by Attorney General Gwinn in the Chancery Court of Allegany county, of which this city is the county seat, The Consolidation Coal Company wore required to filo ! inswer to the petition on Friday, May 26, 1876, and it was expected that tho case would then be heard by Mr. George A. Peane, one of the associate judges of this, the Fourth Judicial Cir- curt of the State, The papers arrived hore on Thurs- day, the 25th inst, and were filed in the clerk's office at a late hour on that day by the resident counsel here, Mr, Josian H. Gordon, who is associated with Mr.” William M. Evarte, of New York, Mr. William Pinkney ‘White and Mr. John P. Poe, of Baltimore, THK ANSWER of the defendants is an able document, and is supposed to be the production of Mr, Evarts, and covers all the important points in the case. No testimony has as yet been taken in the case, which will be taken up for } argument ina few days by the eminent counsel em- ployed, Mr. George A. Poane, who resides in this city, arrived on Thursday evening from Hagers- town, Md., and was ready to hear the case on Friday, but the Attorney General of the State was not present, and none of the defendant's counsel except Mr. Josiah Gordon, who asked for an order to take testimony, which was granted. THR COAL TRADE has been seriously affected by the action of tne Con- solidation Coal Company in retusing to carry coal over their road for less than three cents per ton per mile, and very little coal ia now being shipped by the other companies doing business in this city, ‘The coal companies doing business in thiscity are de- pendent upon the Cumberland and Piedmont (lately the Cumberland and Pennsylvania) Railroad for all the coal which they ship by tho Baltimore and Obio Rail- road and by the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, which rors: from here to Georgetown, D. C., a distance of 184 miles, and they are not able (o pay at present more than one and a half cents per ton per mile for the coal which is shipped from the mines to this city, so as to be able to compete with the Clearfield region, which js now putting its coal in the market sixty,cents per ton cheaper than any company in this region can possibly do it, except, perhaps, the Consolidation Coal Com- pany, which is tho only company doping any paying business this season. The Maryland Coal a ee havo also filed a bill mpany, who have heen inst the Consolidation Coal allowed by the court to file their answer to the petition by the 30th inst. Tho case, if decided for the defend- ants, will no doubt cause the breaking up of several of the coal companios doing business in this city. The celebrated Camberland coal field lies west of the city of Camberland and runs from the Pennsylvania State line through Allogany and Garrett counties, Maryland, into Mineral county, West Virginia, THR TOTAL ACREAGE of coal land in thisfleld js abont 75,000, From 1842 to 1876, 28,681,454 tons of this coal have been mined and shipped, which shows the immense mineral wealth of this region, which is now almost lying idle because of the high price of ti ws te tion, The extension of the canal by a railroad feeder to Westernport, a distance of thirty miles, which would cost $1,600,000, is thought to be the only remedy which will effectually break ‘up the ‘deadlock’ in the coal trade. “THE DESTRUCTIVE ELEMENT. STOREHOUSE AND DWELLING BURNED, Aunerst, Mass., May 28, 1876, - The storehouse Connected with H. D. Fearing & Co,’s hat furnishing establishment was burned last night, together with the dwelling house occupied by J. 3. Ames, The loss is estimated at $5,000; insured for $4,200. INCENDIABY FIRES IN BRIDGEPORT, CONN,—THE . 1088 AND IXSURAKCE. , Briwarrort, Conn., May 28, 1876. Two incendiary fires on Saturday night caused an estimated loss of from $8,000 to $12,000. Among the losers are Wheeler Beers, who lost on barn $800, in- sared age fa the aia, oe ope grain, feed, horses and carriages, loss $2 insure in the Germania for $1,200 and Atlantic for $500; Bridgeport Spring Company, loss from $5,900 to $10,000, fully insured in the London, Liverpool and Glote, Niagara, ¥tna and other companies. SAW MILL BURNED. Narayae, Ont., May 28, 1876. The saw mill and contents, and a large quantity of matched lumber, owned by Hon. John Stevenson, were destroyed by fire this afternoon. The loss is es- timated at $12,000; no insurance. The insurance ex- pired on the 11tn inst., and was not renewod. Tho tire was caused by boys smoking on the premises. LIVEBY STABLE AND HORSES BURNED. Provipesck, R. I., May 28, 1876, The livery stable of Freeman & Francis, on Pine and Potter strects, was burned just before midnight to- nigat, The stable contained fifty or sixty horses, probably none of which were saved. INCENDIARY FIRE IN OMAHA. Oana, May 28, 1876, A fire here to-day totally destroyed the large trame buitding atthe corner of Ninth aod Farnham streets; no insurance. The loss on the building is estimated at from $5,000 to $6,000, Consigumenfs ot agri- cultural machinery to the value of about $12,000 were stored in the building. E, Bain loses one car load of wagons, A. McCormick & Co, one car load of reapers, C. Auitman & Co. about two car loads of machinery; no insurance. The fire was undoubtedly the work an incendiary. SAW AND PLANING MILL DESTROYED. Bostox, May 28, 1876. ‘The saw and planing mill of John T. Ober, at Beverly, Mass, was burned last night. Tho loss is estimated as $3,000. VALUABLE HORSES BURNED. Provinexcr, R. 1, May 28, 1876, A fire last night destroyed tne barn of Frank Sleavin, } ‘with three horses, one of which was tho trotting horse j Long, which has a record of 2:20 and was valued by the ; @ colt, at $700, and a mare g was insured for $500, owner at we 0,000, orth $500, The BOAT RACE ON THE HUDSON. Povouxxersix, N. Y., May 28, 1876. An Eagle special states that at the annual boat race of St. Stephen's Coilege yesterday, near Barrytown, the Massena won, over a milo in course, 8m. 12*, There attendance was a brilliant were present from The victors’ wreath: and representatives bs, ere presented to the winning crew by Miss Aspi i. A’ number of clergymen were present, The defeated boat, Mollie, was beaten twelve see NARROWING THE GAUGE. Ricnvieip Joxctiox, N. ¥., May 28, 1876, The gauge ot the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad was narrowed between six o’clock this morn- ing and six o'clock this evening from Hoboken to Scranton, Pa. ; Binghamton, Oswego, Rome and Utica, and narrow gauge trains passed over the whole line without interruption last evening. About 2,000 men wore employed on the work, CHINESE IMMIGRATION. ” Sax Fraxctsco, May 28, 1876, Tho Chinese Six Companies have prepared amemo- rial to be forwarded to the President of the United States, givin; ment on their side of the question of Chinese immigration and the present anti-coolle move- menu WASHINGTON. :182 | Movement of the Soft Money Men Against the Resumption Act. SPECULATION AND POLITICAL — EXPEDIENCY. Interesting Developments in the Scandal Against Speaker Kerr. DEADLOCK ON THE APPROPRIATION BILLS. Sharp Letter from Seeretary Robeson to the Naval Committee, FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Washixcrox, May 28, 1876, TuE FINANCIAL QUESTION—ANOTHER MOVEMENT AGAINST THE RESUMPTION--THE INFLUENCE BEHIND THE SOFT-MONEY MEN—SENTIMENT OF BOTH PARTIES—MORE SILVER COMING. It 18 probable that an attempt will be made to-morrow in the Bouse to instruct the Committes on Rules to authorize the Banking and Currency Committce to report at any time, This will be in accordance with the vote of the democratic caucus on Thursday night Such a resolution will pass the House, and theroupon the straggle will be transferred to tho committec, The action of that body is not certam, If Mr. Cox, the chairman, stands firm, and if the repubiicans are ‘Vigilant, the committee will not report in favor of a repeal of the Resumption act. But it fs not certain thatthe hard-money democrats will be firm. There is a talk of toleration,” and ot the folly of opposing the Western democrats, and of the impossibility of resum- ing in 1879, And Mr. Cox, the chairman of the com- mittee, is understood to hold that, in view of the Ohio convention and tho Indiana resolutions, and the ne- cessity of hard money in the party, “toleration” is ad- visable. To this Western hard-money democrats reply that if Eastern mon do not stand by them the East must not complain against the West, ,Tho whole quarrel, however, has no immediate Practical bearings on the currency question. If the committee should report and the House pass to-mor- row a bill repealing the Resumption act, it could not pass the Sonate and would undoubtedly be vetood by tho President if it did, and it is remarkable that the soft-money men should be so suddenly active just now, when they must know that their measure cannot become a law. There is somo reason to suspect that there may be a gold speculation behind as a propelling force. Two or three well known Wall street gold speculators have, of late, been seen on the floor, and the attempt to create ai alarm about the possible action of the Banking and Currency Commitice may be designed mainly to give gold an additional start upward, It should be under, stood, thereforo, that the repeal by the Houso can have no possible effect, as the Senate and President would. not concur. Aside from a speculative design the agitation can have only political purpo the soit money men being anxious to go to St. Louts with the prestige of predominant inflnonco here. There is, moreover, no doubt that tho Resumption act is un- reasonably unpopular in both houses and with the majority of both parties, few of whom havo probably ever read it; it could be repealed to-morrow if a measure of even slight contraction were added to the repeal, There was, earlier in the session, a fair promise of such a measure, and no doubt it could pass both houses if it were prop- erly presented; but both parties are now so entirely given over to making and unmaking Presidential can- didates that thoughtful legislation 1s out of the ques- tion, at loast until afer the conventions have mat. But the strife is upon the question of a conditional or an unconditional reper nd soft money men who are positive and aggressive pparently gaining ground in the House, mainly because their opponents have not, 80 far, thought the timo ripe for tho deve'opment of their policy. Menntimo we aré to have more silver, Mr. Cox will report to-morrow, of as soon as he can get leave, a bill authorizing the coinage of twenty millions bosides that allowed by the act of last year, and permitting tho government to buy the bullion with any money, national bank notes or legal tender, in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to the amount of $1,000,000. This means that alter $1,000,000 worth has been bought the remaining millions will be bought with the pro- ceeds of the silver coined. This bill seems to have the favor of both sides of tho House, It will probably be- come a law, and will in that case authorize silver coins to the amount of the whole fractional currency and twenty millions over. , THE ACTION OF THE OHIO CONVENTION AND ITS PURPOSE--SIMILARITY BETWEEN THE ALLEN AND THURMAN RESOLUTIONS. General Ewing, who was one of the engineers of the Allon movement in the Ohio Democratic Convention, is Teported to have said, when hero the other day, that its object was accomplished in the defeat of Senator Thurman, and that whilo he thcught tho St Louis Convention would develop a strong sentiment in favor of soft money, there would begno bolting there. Atten- tion has since been called to the fact that the financit parts of the two platforms—that of the Thurman men, which was defeated, and that of the allen men, which was adopted—are sufficiently alike to be twins. Both demand the ropeal ot the Resumption act; both de- mand that the national banks shall be wound up, and that the government alone shall issue circulating notes, which tho Thurman platform, however, requires shal, be convertible into coin on demand, and both oppose contraction. ey eens | FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasmixctox, May 28, 1876, THE SCANDAL AGAINST SPEAKER KERR—EVI- DENCES OF A OONSPIRACY—ATTEMPT aT BLACKMAILING. A despatch was received here to night by the Clymer Committee to the effect that the witness Harny had started by the nine o'clock train, and would be at the capital in the morning. In correction of what was mado public of Green’s testimony yesterday, 1t appears that tbe amount of momey which passed was not $600, but, as near as witness could recollect, only $450. Witness also testified that Harny said he needed the $600 to influence Mr. Kerr, and when money had been paid over Harny told witness he had given it to Mr. Kerr. Green has been dismissed the army. He says he had been very poor and coald pot raise the full amoput asked fur by Harny, but paid him what he could contrive to scrape together, Jt will, it is said, be. shown by testimony before the committeo that Harny and )Green have been in communication in New York about the charge against Mr. Kerr, and also that Harny wrote an anonymous letter to t! it, and that later, when cailed to account sbout it, he pleaded he was a poor man; that he was threatened with a loss of bis situation ip the Custom House if he did not testify against Mr. Kerr; he would like to get out of the way if he could afford it, and, in short, that he hinted a sam of money would keep him out of the way, which offer was at once rejected by the Speaker, to whom it is said it was communicated. Mr. Kerr is ill and does not epeak of the matter, but he will be present at the examination of Harny and will take part init himeelt. THE LOOK OUT YoR AN ADJOURNMENT—DEAD- LOCK BETWEEN SENATE AND HOUSE ON THE APPROPRIATION BILLS—A SENATORIAL EX- PRESSION. It was never probable, and it is now out of the ques- tion, that Congress can adjourn on June 12, as was by the resotation of Mr. Morrison, The con- fet, which will bo kept ap, owing to the disagreement of the Senate with the House on matters pertaining to appropriations, has but just commenced with the future to agree of the Conference Committe on Legislative and Executive Appropration Dil, Without, it is sald, their having gone into any details of it, they promptly agreed to disagree, asking to be discharged, and that another Speaker about | ‘ Senate, from what Senators say openly, will not submit to the beroic treatment of the House in legislation per- taining to appropriations. Senator Morrill, chairman of the Senate commitice, says:— “We don’t propose to allow these gentlemen of the House, however well intended their views of economy may be, to embarrass the working of the government, whose necessities, from long familiarity with them, we | think we aro better able to jndgo than they.” SECRETARY ROBESON AND THK NAVAL COM- MITTEE. j Secretary Robeson bas written another letter to the Naval Committee, and the correspondence promises to be endless. The high contracting parties find it as dil- ficult to come to terms as though they were making a treaty. Ip one point, however, the Secretary, who ap- pears to havo been shy of explanations of the very awkward revelations of Cattell, bas the advantage of the committe. He demands a bearing with open doors, and this committee ought to give it bim, Nothing so far has been gained tor the ends of justice at this session by secret investigations, EXAGGERATED REPORTS OF BLAINE SUCCESSES | IN THE WEST—A CONSPIRACY TO COVER HIS WEAKNESS, Trustworthy advices received here during the past four days demonstrate that reports of the election of delegates favoravie to Mr. Blaine in several States— notably in Missouri, Illinois and Minnesota—are greatly exaggerated, if not deliberately false. It is now charged that these reports are part of a conspiracy to sustain Mr. Blaine’s candidacy and cover his real weak- ness asa candidate. His failure to secure support in New England outside of hia own State and his pros- pective loss of Pennsylvania haxe been a serious check tor him, and the extraordinary reports of large support among Northwestern delegates is supposed to be ade- vice to systain his waning fortunes. HONORABLY RESTORED TO THE SERVICE—MORE BASCALITY OF THR FREEDMAN'S BUREAU. Major Benjamin P. Runklo, a retired army officer, | who was dismiased several years ago, has been hon- | orably restored to service ona {ull investigation by the Attorney General and Judze Advocate General. Ho | was disbursing officer of the Freodman's Bureau in | Kentucky, and, to coverup trauds among the superior officers of the burcau here, he was made a scapegoat, tried and dismissed. The Secretary of War, Attorney General and the Prosigent now agree that he was in- nocent of tho charges brought against him, No Pin 2 GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. Wasuixctox, May 28, 1876, ANOTHER LETTER FROM SECRETARY ROBESON— WHAT HE SEES AND WHAT HE FAILS TO SEE. # Seoretary Robeson has written, in reply to the recent letter of Mr. Whitthorne, chairman of the House Com- mittee on Naval Affairs, as follows:— Waattxarox, May 27, 1876, Hon. W. C. Wmrrnorxx, Chairman Committee on Naval Affairs, House of Representatives, Sin—Your letter of the 24th rst. has been received. In reply 1 beg to say that the demand to be heard, con- tained in my letter, was founded upon the roasons therein fuily and __ specifically stated; that said domand was not made in Teaponse to a resolution of your committee, which, you say, Was adopted on the 17th inst, * ® mere formal oxpression of their purpose entertained by thom irom the institution of the investigation it such a course should become necessary, “for the very conclusive rea- son that that resolutign had not been made Pe and was, of course, unknown to me, nor am | even now advised that the terms of said resolution apply to my- sell, because I have never been informed that Lam “implicated by any proof taken belore the commit- and because, as far as 1 can learn of all’ tho witnesses examined in secrot by your committee (more than 500 in number), not one has been found bold enough to say a single word against my personal honor and good faith, But not being wilhng to stand upon any question of feeling or ceremony in this mat- ter, and knowing that any attempt to give to my appearance before your committec a different character from that “which properly belongs to + it will fil in the judgment of a fair minded public, I hereby. renew my demand for a speody hearing in justification of every matter charged, and in reiutation of every false infer ence that cau possibly be made; and I dosire that the committee will be pleased, at as carly a day as possible, to fix the time and place where such hearing can be had. 1 also again call the attention of the committee to the other demard of my letter to which no reply is made in yours, viz, : ‘tbat this hearing shall be had in session of the committee,” and beg hereby to repeat that demand. In regard to the additional reso- Intion, recited in your letier, saying, n effect, that permission will be given to any officer in the Navy De- partment to have cxamined ‘any witness whoxe testimony may affect him,” confess that I fail to see the yaluo of such permission while such officer is kept in ignorance of the potnts upon which he is supposed to be affected, and evenof tho names of the witnesses who have testitied upon them. Again calling the attention of your committee to these matters, and suggesting that u disregard of them Is a disregard of the ordinary rights of an American citizen, 1 still await the action of your committee, Your obe- dient servant, GEORGE M, ROBESON, Sceretary of the Navy, THE IMPEACHMENT QUESTION, It Is expected that to-morrow the Senate will decide totako jurisdiction in the Belknap case, which view will obtain by a small majority of not more than five or six, So says a leading Senator. The trial will consume about thirty days and hence, on this account and the disagreement upon appropriations, the most generally accepted opinion 18 that Congress will not be able to adjourn before the 1st of August. THE Naval INVESTIGATION APPROACHING COM- PLETION. Members of the House Committee on Naval Affairs say they havo only two more witnesses to summon be. fore they complete the testimony in their investiga- tions—namely, Secretary Robeson and Admiral Porter. ‘The Secretary has not yet, however, signifled his in- tention to appear, asthe committee bave not complied with bis request to conduct the examination with open doors, THE HAWAIIAN TREATY AND THE CHARGE OF CORRUPTION IN PROCURING ITS PASSAGE. Several days ago Ropresentative Luttrell, of Cali- fornia, asked an investigation by the Committce of ‘Ways and Means of a newspaper charge that the Pacific coast lobby expended $300,000 in securing the passage through the House of the bill giving eifect to the Hawajian Treaty. Yesterday he received tho following despatch from San Francisco:— jon is correct, and sustained by all friends lian Treaty here. Strict and prompt in- vestigation will prove th's infamous business was started solely to damage the passage of the bitl. The telegram is signed by J. C, Merrill & Co, and other leading firma. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War Drrantunst, Ovrice ov Tuk Cuiky SiGxaL Orricer, Wasmxarox, May 20-1 AM Probabilities, For the South Atlantic and Galf States, slight changes in pressure and temperature, winds mostly from north- east and southeast and local thunder storms, For Tennessee and the Ohio Vajley, nearly stationary pressure, winds mostly from southwest to southeast, and sl'gbtly warmer, clear or partly cloudy weather. For the apper lake region and Upper Mississippi Val Jey, rising and stationary barometer, winds mostly from northeast to southerly, cooler, partly cloudy weather and local rains, except temporarily higher tem- perature in the southern portion. For the Missouri Valley, rising followed by falling barometer, southeast to northeast winds, continued warm, partly cioudy weather, possibly occasional rain, and succeeded by Jalling temperature. For the lower Jake region, rising barometer, warm southerly winds, shifting to cooler northerly or east. erly, partly cloudy weather and occasional rains, For the Middle States, slight changes in pressure, southeast to southwest winds, slightly warmer, partly cloudy weather, and local thunder storms. For.New England, falling followed by rising barom- oter, warmer southerly winds, probably shifting to cooler northerly or easterly, partly cloudy weather and possibly local thander storms, The Tennessee Rivor, the Cumberland and Missouri, from St. Joseph to Brunawick, continue rising, and the Mississipp!, from St. Louis to Vicksburg, and the Ohio, above Evansville, falling. THR WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- rison with the corresponding date of last year, as Midicated. by the thermometer at Kuduut's pharmacy, NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MAY 29, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. j committee be appointed. One thing is certain, that the THE BIG HORN. The Combined Expedition Across the Platte River. ATROCITIES OF THE INDIANS. | General Crook on the Machinations of the Indian Ring. Font Furranuay, Wy. T., May 2s, 1876. The forces of the Big Horn and Yellowstone expedi- tions are all across, the Platte ferry having been mended, Colonel Chambers is to command the fantry, Independent of Colonel Rovail’s cavalry col- umn, and the expedition will move to-morrow. , BANDS OF SIOUX are prowling through the country between North Platte River and the Pacific Railroad with perfect impunity and marders and robberies aro reported daily. Yesterday David Herman, a herder employed by Bosler, the government beef contractor, was killed at the crossing of the Platte on tho Sidney and Black Hills road. The cattle were swept off by stampeding. The mall carrier butchered noar Snake Croek was named Farnham, PROM THE BILL, A man named Murphy, baif dead from hardship and Privation, has just reached hero from the Black Hills, He says his companion was shet by the indians He had helped bury seventy-three men, and believed 300 men had been killed since January 1. The people at Custor live in constant terror; ail who can aro aban- doning the country, ° The gold digging is not profitable, according to his observation, VIRWS OP GENERAL CROOK. In an interview with General Crook that distin- guished officer said he had no doubt Red Cloud abets the northern Indians in their hostility and encourages the young men of tho tribeto go out against the whites. Ho is informed there ate very few able bodied warriors left nt the agencies, and thinks the contractors, Interpreters and agents, from soif-in- terest, OPPOSE THE MOVEMENT to subjugate the Sioux and use their great influence to induce them to make a formidable resistance. THE INDIAN RING want to preserve the present condition of affairs to enablo them to continue tho frauds, He believes that many of the outrages occurring south of the Platte and ascribed to the Sioux aro committed by desporate Black Hillers; that the stories from the gold flolds of Indians occupying the rocks and nataral fortresses aro extravagant, Still he believes ¥ THE COMING CAMPAIGN ‘will be most arduous and long continued. Tho Indians are well prepared for a trial of strength, are irritated by fancied and real wrongs and are urged on by THR MACHINATIONS of men connected with tho Interior Department to defy and defeat any movement tending to lessen the expense of their maintenance and simplify the man- agement of families at the agencies, Tho indications which ho observed point to the inauguration of A DESPERATE STRUGGLE. * A bold stand will bo mnde by tho Sioux, and their whote savage forco will be concentrated in the Big Horn country. It is doubttul if THR CROW SCOUTS can be gecured. Tron Bull, famous in the battles with the Sioux, will probably be the leading chief if they join tho troops, MINERS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE FRONTIER— CITIZENS DESIRING ARMS FROM THE GOVERN- MENT. . Wasmrxctox, May 28, 1876, A great deal of feeling is manifested here on the part | of those who are from the Western frontier at tho manner in which the government is prosecuting the Indian campaign, which, they say, will result in the de- struction ot the miners now in the Black Hilla, By Feagon of the : PECULIAR STRATEGIC MOVES of the troops they will have the effect of driving the Indians in upon the mivers, who will be overpowered, and besides leave the frontier towns unprotected from taids of the warlike bands of Indiangfand they appre- hend destruction of them as well, as of the railroad and telegraph lines, They intend to ask the President that they be authorized to ORGANIZE TROOFS for their defence and that the government supply them temporarily with loaned arms and ammunition, which, they say, it 1s bound to do, because by tho withdrawal of the troops for campaign purposes they have been left detenceless and dangerously exposed. A great deal of @ ALARM 18 PRLT, and some of those who are here from the frontior doubt the advisability of returning to their homes until the present threatening aspect of affairs has passed over. comply with their wishes in furnishing them with arms, as requested, unless he shall be authorized by Congress, THE EXPERIENCE OF TRRAS in this regard is quoted disparagingly, and, outside of a concentrating movement of the sparse settlements in the west for defence, with only their own resources, it {s not thought that anything will be done. Great ap- prehension 1s felt here for tho safety of Bismarck and its population, who are not armed. TROOPS MOVING TO THE PROTECTION OF MINERS, Omana, May 28, 1876. Company H, of the Twenty-third regiment, under Captain Eskridge, lo(t bere this morning for Fort Lara- mie, and from there will go direct to Custer City, where they bave been ordered to protect miners against the depredations of the Indians, THE BATTLE OF FORT MOULTRIE. PROCLAMATION OF GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN RE- GARDING THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION, Cnarienton, 8. C., May 28, 1876, In a proclamation just issued Governor Chamberlain alluded to the approaching centesnial celebration in Charleston of the battle of Fort Moultric, and as a occasion which will be graced by the presence of many distinguished citizens of other states, invites the people of South Carolina to consider the 28th of June a8. public holiday. LAYING A CORNER STONE, Bostox, May 28, 1876. ‘The corner stone of the new St. Mary's Catholic church, at Boston Highlands, was laid to-day with tm. foligious ceremonies. The charch is to be Lew finest in the city, and, next to the new Cathe. dral on Washington stroct, the largest, STORMS IN THE WEST, LONG DETENTION OF RAILTOAD TRAIXS. Lawnexcr, Kansas, May 28, 1976, ‘The first through train from Denver for several days tne this city this cvening. Heavy storms on tho rn Aa ga ‘of the Kansas Pacific road are causing Henauy — ea ilitieiisbihahialia ance stasis. 2 8 HANGED TO A BED POST. 32 +f L A a BEuirvinen, Unt, May 28, 1876, ‘Avorage ter ny day... sees TU Thomas Henderson, a shoemaker, committed suicide dave last this himselt toa bed He APPREHENSIONS FELT FOR THE SAFETY OF THE | te It ts not believed that the President can | public testimonial to the patriotic significance of an | : 7 A. PLOT. SPOILED. ‘ THE ADVENTURES OF TWO JERSEY BURGLAES AF A FIFTH AVENUE MANSION. Mrs. Marietta Stevens, widow of the tate Param Stevens, notified Supermtendent Watling a lew days ago of a plot to rob her house, of which she was warned through a letter from a conductor on the Erie Rail- road. The letter was to the effect that the conductor, while collecting fares on his train within a short dis- tance of the city, overheard words pass between two evil looking men that induced him to watch and listen, He then heard them discussing a plan to rob the rest- dence of Mrs, Stevens, No. 244 Fifth avenve, and on the following day he wrote to that jady informing her of the same, ‘The Superintendent at once detailed Detective Dunn, of the Central Office, upon tho case, but nothing fur ther came of the matter until yesterday, when Mra Stevens cailed at the Central OMes in company with Mr. Arthur Leary, of Tammany Hall fame, ana tol lnapector Dilkes the following story :— Three days ago a tramp rang the boll of her residence and told the servant a piteons tale of starvation, Mra Stevens, overhearing the story, took pity on him and directed the servant to take him to tho pantry and give him allhe could eat, A few minutes later Mr. Leary called at the house and noticed a rough looking fellow on the top step near tho front door, bh was slightly ajar. Suspecting something wrong ked the man his business and received mumbling reply that he wanted something to eat, after which the begear hastily took his departure, On et tering the house Mr. Leary mentioned the circum- stance to Mrs, Stevons, whereupon sho told him about the other tramp .who ‘was in the pantry. He advised her to look to her silver, and she went down stairs for that purpose, but the ‘tramp, becoming alarmed, had fled, Yesterday the conductor's lettor flashed through her mind and sbe became satistied the men were ti two bargiara who were planning the robber; poner notitied the police and gave a description of them. AN EDITOR KILLED. @ M. D, BLOSS, OF THE CINCINNATI ENe QUIRER, STRUCK BY A LOCOMOT§VE AND Hist SKULL CRUSHED. Cixcrewatt, May 28, 1876, G. M. D. Bloss, one of the editors of the Cincinnatt Enquirer, who is widely known throughout the coun- try, was instantly killed about balf-pust seven o'clock to-night, while walking on the track of the Little Miami Railroad, near Branch Hull station, wnere resided, The engineer of the train saw bimon t track and blew the whistle, but Mr, Bloss, apparently not hearing the signal remained on tho track. The air brako was used ineffectually, and he was struck by the engine, had bis skull crushed and both legs broken. The accident occurred near his home, and his body = recognized by the raiiroad men and carried to his Ouse, HOTEL ARRIVALS. A. J. Cassatt, Vico President of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, is at the Brevoort House. Sur. veyor General J, H. Baker, of Minnesota, and Pro- fersor Nathan Sheppard, of Chicago, havo arrived at the St. Denis Hotel, Edward J, Baldwin, of San Francisco, is staying at the Metropolitan Hotel. J. Hubley Ash- ton, of Washinyton, is rosiding at the Union Square Hotel. Assemblyman Shepard P. Bowen, of Plattsburg, N.Y., isat tho St. Nicholas Hotel. Ex-Congressmen John Cessna, ot Pennsylvania, is sojourning at the Astor House. Christopher Townsend, of Newport, is at the Albemarle Hotel, BRAZIL MARKETS, Rio Jaxxmo, May 27, 1876, Coffea market quict; prices maintained without change; good tirsts, 5,800 a 5,950 reis per 10 kilos, Exchange on London, 255. Santos, May 27, 1876, Coffeo quiet; prices maintained at 5,300 a 5,450 role per 10 kilos for superior Santos. SUCH BLOTS UPON BEAUTY AS PIMPLES, roughness and sallowness are obliterated by GueNn's Suu "Hits Tiare Dyn, black or brown, 50 cents, A.—BENNETT B LOCATED ON HANDSOME! 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