The New York Herald Newspaper, June 2, 1876, Page 3

——_——_ ACRISS. THE. CONTINENT Yesterday’s Progress of the Trans- continental Express. Mino Hundred and Seven Miles in Twenty Hours and Fifty-Seven Minutes. Forty-Three Miles and Three Quarters Each Hour. A REVOLUTION IN RAILROAD TRAVELLING. The Herald in Chicago in Twenty-Two Hours. * Cmcago, June 1—10 P. M. ‘The Jarrett & Palmer fast train has just arrived here, having made the ontire d'stance between Jersey City and Chicago, 907 miles, in twenty hours and fifty-seven minutes. Tho trip so far has been a grand success, for we have run abead of time ever since leaving Pittsburg. There was ovation after ovation all along the line, THE STORY OF THE JOURNEY, Passing hurried!y through the crowd in the Jorsoy City depdt, our party were soon on board the train. Then ensued a busy scope; hands were warmly shaken, hearty goodbys and “'GodJ specds” wore ut- tered, and everybody scemed much exciied “Clear the train!’ shouted the conductor, and as the order was obeyed a brass band struck up a moving strain‘wr, Jarrett waved his hand as a signal, the whistle sounded shortly afterward, and the train began to move, Then tno strains of tho band wore suddenly rendered inaudible by the hearty cheers*of the epectators. A lady friend of a passenger threw a shoe after us, and the Jong overland trip was fairly begun. 1: was twelve fifty-eight or three minutes bebind schedule time when we started. Long lines of men stuod on cither iide-of the track, Janterns in hand, and they presented & picturesque sight from the rear platform. On, on we dashed, past houses and streets; the lamp posts seemed to dance nimbly past us and then a sudden durkness betokened the open country. Dashing sud- denly through the silent strects of Newark we were soon at Elizabeth, passing numerous huge bonfires on the way. At Linden a band played some stirring airs, ‘bat we caught oniy a single note, and the music was yet far behind. Rahway camo.next, and then Union- town, where the people fired acannon under our feet. Wesaw the flash, heard a bit of the detonation, and then were far away from cannon, smoke and people, The motion of the train became more and more rapid And we began to settle down to the long journey before us. Sitting on the rear platform with the brakeman, your correspondent watched the stations appear and disoppear like the phantoms in Macbeth, until the sen- # Aion became monotonous, At each little: depot a §roup of men with railroad lanterns watched the Arrival of the train and its paseage on its headlong way. The Speed grew apace, and we began to gain the few minutes tost in Jersey City while putting the Hzratps and letter mail on board, ro that at Brunswick the Mme table was’ straightened out, and we were ranning ‘on time from this point until we reached Philadelphia, Tho time was admirably kept, Between Jersey City” and Brunswick we covered a bit of six miles.in seven Minutes; and on a crooked ten miles, {ull ‘of curves, ‘ear Vaoli, the time was twelve minutes. NINETY MILES IN NINRTY-NINE MINUTES. West, Philadelphia was reached one’minute ahead of ime, The whole ninety miles was done in precisely ‘ninety-fine minutes. At Poiladelphia the. work, distributing the Heratp packages began, and from: thence every way station received its quota As the train rushed past the platforms the Hxratp bundles wont Whtzzing into the air and fell among the people who came to see us goby. As wo passed the Centennial grounds the brilliantly lighted buildings made up a mngnificent night scene, but though i¢ was a thing of beauty it was only a joy for a moment, The watchers ofthe night were A. J. Cassct Third Vice President; Frank Thomson, Genéral Ma: ager; F. W. Jackson, G Saperimtendent New Jor- soy Division; G. Clinton/Gardner, General Sunerin- tendent Pennsylvania Railroad Division; D. M. Boyd, Jr., General Passonger Agent. With them sat Messrs. Jarrett & Palmer, and though everybody else was go- ing to bed, Mr. Lawrence Barrett was sv interested in the progress of the train that he remained up and as- sisted In keeping the record of the running time, It was as follows:-— Overbrook—2:43, or one minuto behind. Bryn Mawr—2:62; stitl a minuto behind, f Eagle was passed Gt 2:583¢ or ono mizute and a half ahead. Tits was kept up until we arrived at Penning- tonville; but at Kinzers we teli to schedule time. In the next six minutos we actually ran one minute ahead of schedule, and so it continacd all the way to Harris- burg, which place wereached at 5:19 A. M. The depot platform here was thronged, fully 3,000 people being present even at that early hour to see train go by, CLIMBING THE ALLEGHANXIES, ‘We did not stop to count the crowd, however, hav- Ing a big job belore us in climbing the up grades on whe Alleghanies, The sun rose clear and warm, and the varied scenery of river. mountain and dell was im its brightest colors, The train kept up closo to time aud Wo passed Altoona while cating breakisia, finding another throng at the depot as we dashed past, At Horseshoe Bend we arrived on time, and at 8:83 reached the divide and began to descend the fountains, Henceforward all the Streams «along our route to the Rockies fall into the Mississippi basin and thence to the Gulf of Mexico, Soon after commencing our descent tho. pace became terrific, and at every sharp curve coffee cups and glasses went rattling to the floor as tho cars lurched heavily to ond fro. A good road, however, kept us safo, and as wo grew accus- tomed to the uneasy motion the novices in fast rall- roading began to enjoy the sensation, It was, indced, & wonderful feat to perform, carrving*a train all tho way from New York to Pittsburg, with a single locomo- tive and without a stoppage of a single second, A NEW LOCOMOTIVE AT PITTSBURG, “We are two minutes ahead of time and only ten miles from Pittsburg,”’ sald Mr. Jackson at forty min- ‘utes past ten A. M. As he spoke the atmosphere grew bazy and the senlight becamy yellowish. It was tho fmoke from the smoky city, and as minute after minute the tram rushed over the rails the smoke was denser, and we soon reached tho clly of many chim- neysand iron foundri:s, Stopping at forty-two min. ‘utes past ten A. M. the gallant locomotive that had drawn us all the way from Jersey City went off snort- ing and champig, very mach after the manner of a Dlooded horse that had won a race. The engihe was ood for nany a mile yet, but it had performed a task hitherto unprecedented, and we wont to takd"a fresh steed of iron sinews at Pittsbarg. Mr. Henry D. Palmer ieft us with Mr. Alonzo Bliss, of the Custom House, and the officers of the Pennsylvania Central Railway. They took with them a bundle of letters and telegrams from tho through passengers for thetr friends at hdme. The mail pouch was also deiivored, A large gathering of people had assembled to welcome the tram, and the rusk \or the Heracos was tremen- fous, To geta New York paper be ore eleven o'clock was the sensation of tho hour, and the cry of the news- doys, ‘Here's yer Noo Ywrerk Herat, tuis morning's tditfon!” sounded familiarly in oar cars as the depot togine arew us across the bridge to Allegheny City, Stopping near the workshops, the ia stood still jor seven minutes while an air brake was fixed cn the baggage car, and to wait for the cleven A. M. Pitts- burg railroad time, These jew minutes’ delay aleo enabled us to take in an additional supply of ico fm the refrigerator containing our fresh pro visions avd irait, A curious crowd gatherod round the steward as ho opened the iron doors beneath the hotel car. But seven minutes was now flying by and once more the scream of uur loco- motive revefberaied on tho hili tops and we ail scrambled ob board again and stu jor Chicago over the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway, The engine was No, 26, and it had Geen handsomely decor. ated with large deers’ antlers aud abundance vi O-gs, ——_1_-—— ‘The engineer in charge was W. G. Taber and our con- ductor. Major M. F, Scott, Away and away at full speed we went, and it was evident that the second sec- tion of Mr. Jarrett’s transcontinental railway combina- tion was going to run @ome fast time, The road was a much rougher one to travel, the track ballast consist- ing of gravel and cinders instead of macadam, ss on of this morning's rido now began to tell on the passengers, and with the exceptions of Judge Russell and Mr. Jar- rett your corrésponcent found no une awake as the whistle blew three times to denote the fact that wo had atlength left Pennsylivauia soil and were bounding over Ohio, This was at Palestine, which station was passed at twelve minutes past twelve, or one minute behind schedule time, GOING ACROSS OH10. The numerous manufacturing towns along this secs tion appeared to take great iuterost in tho passage of the train,’at Salem especially. The people from far and near had assembled along the lino of the road. They stood on house tops, satin rows on fences and stood ankle deep in the dust to see us whirl past. The poe- ple of the town were very lively, and it being tho dinner hour everybody was at leisure to watch the” train. At thirty-eight and a half min- utes past twelve o'clock we dashed through the town, having just passed trains Nos. 1 and 8 on the siding, The speed then perceptibly increased, and we passed Woodland, Damascus and Reloit in rapid succession, Fanning into Alliance three minutes abead of time, at fifiy-seven mintes past twelve, Here anotber locomotive, with enginecrJohn Vanwormers, with big nand on the throttle valve, waited for the train, and in less than thirty seconds we were again in mo- tion, The stations a'ong this part of the route wore dotted every few miles, and crowds were on the lookout, Everywhere the schoolhouses were emptied, the factories hushed for a moment and hundreds of people waived their hands to those on board, The delight of these residents on finding supply of to-day’s Heras on board was remarkable, apd there was a boisterous physical encounter, now and then, to get acopy. We reuched Crestline at fi ty minutes past three, five minutes ahead of the sched- ule, thus gaining suificiont time to change locomotives, Mr. Griscom left us, and the train came under the control of Mr. Charles Edward Gorham, Superinten?- ent of the Western Divis‘on, The engine was No. 199, Engineer A, Kelker, Conductor R. H. Youngbloed, ” WRCRESTLINE TO CHICAGO. Thgusual throng was at the depot, A cheer was given when we started from Crestline to Chicago. The road is as straight asa bec line, and we went at a speed of fifty miles per hour, The heat that bad been 80 oppressive all day was now subdued by a delicious breeze, and the gathering clouds told us that we were nearing the storm described by tho Hexano. The country looked beautiful in its verdure, and the fields seemed to whirl around, and every tree appeared to be dancing, so rapid was our progress, Indeed; had it not been for the rocking motion of the cars one would have thought that the landscape was a swift panorama, ‘We made the run of 131 miles from Crestline to Fort Wayne in two hours and fifty-five minutes, mecting the Chicago express bound cast at Ada siding, at fifleen minutes past five, m ‘TRY STORM PREDICTED BY THE UERALD. At Fort Wayne we remained ten minutes and distributed a large number of Hxratps to the throng assembled, starting on regular time, at five utes past seven, with engine No, 221, engineer A. H, Polhemus and conductor John H, Moore, We dashed with aclear track all the way for Chicago. Mr. Gorham announced that if the locomotive could do it, we would reach the Queen city by. ten P.M. Our rate of speed was indeed ter_ riflc, frequently over a mile a minute, and we gainod minutes on the schedple time from Fort Wayne. At nine o’clock the train passed through a blinding rain storm ‘accompanied by vivid lghtning and heavy thaader, emerging from it after a race of thirty miles, At the Chicago depot an immense crowd stands looking at the train and at its passengers, who walked through the Hxgatp building this morn- ing, and are now in their midst after traversing fivo States—namely, New Ji , Pennsylvania, Ohio, In- diana and Illinois,” Here General Horace Porter, Vice it ive. Car Company, leaves our party, well )with this trip from New York to ‘@ricago in twenty-two hours, instead of thirty-seven, the usual speed for that distance, Mr. E. W. Eldridge, of tho Tremont House, row of this city, also left ws, having made the round trip since nine o’clock on Tuesday morning. For the first time on record the people of Chicago read the New Yor HERALD on the evening of the day of its pubilcation, a fact worthy to be held im everlasting remembrance, t is quate evident that this experiment of a fast trans: ‘Continental train has aroused the eatiro country, aia all along the route farmers came fifteen and twenty miles to see the train, although no local effort had been made to attract special attention to it, If Mr. Jarrett succeeds im reaching San Francisco aci cording to the schedule time, the fact will revolutionize our present system of ratlway travel and make rapid passenger trains a necessity. A RETURN TO FAILADELPUIA. A representative of the HeraLp accompanied the Jarrett & Palmer fast train as fur as Pittsburg. The return by a spectal train to Philadelphia, through the courtesy of Superintendent Jackson, was made in a little over nine hours, ROUND POR THE MISSISSIPPI. As lI write these lines for the messenger at my win- dow the locomotive whistle is sounding, and ina min- ute more we start one gigantic bound for the Missis. sippi River, expecting to cross it twenty-four bours from New York. 1RON AND STEEL.. STATISTICS OF PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES DURING THE YEARS 1874 AXD 1875. Puaperraa, Pa., June 1, 1876, Tho American Iron and Steel Association has re- ceived full statistics of the production in 1875 of nig iron, iron and steel rails, &c.; also returns showing the quantity of pig iron in stock at the close of the year. The following table shows the total proauction for 1875 compared with that of 1874:— 1874. 1875. Products, Tons. Tons. Pig gO... ..seeres-e-eres 2689413 2,266, 681 All Folled iron, including Alls. ve... + 1,839,560 All roiled trop, inciuding nails and excluding rails.. 1,110,147 Rails of all kinds, 729,413 144,944 ‘The decrease in the production of pig iron was ite and charcoal pig tron, there being a slight inertie in bitamipous and coke, The stock of unsold pig iron at the end of the year ‘was 760,908 tong The tgtal valae of imports of fron and sicel a (he™ year was $15,273,315, a decrease of $9,327,405 from that of 1874 TORPEDO SERVICE, INSTRUCTION FOR A NEW CLASS OF NAVAL OFFICERS. — ' Nawrort, R. L, Jane 1, 1876, The new torpedo class, recently ordered to the torpedo station at this place for instruction, reported to Cap- tain K. Randolpn Breeze, the commandant, to-day. The following 1s the list:—Lieutonant Commanders—C, & Cotton, C, W. Tracy, Lewis Clark, W. H. Whiting, A. O'Neil, Licutenants—C. M, Anthony, J. KE. Noell, 8. Newell, E. W. Sturuy, GW. Ctipp, J.C. Irving, J, D. Adama, T,X. Lee, H. Buckingham, & C. Paive, f. 8. Bi —_ A. G. Berry. Mastere—Karl Robrer, D, H. Maban, G. A. Calboua, Busvib, and Ensign A. L. ry ‘They will commence thor duties on Monday, and a very lively season's work |s anticipated. The torpedo vost Lightning, a description ot which and ber remarkable has appeared in the Hxxato, has been accepted by Captain Breeze, per order of Cap- tain Jeffers, Chiet of Bureau of Ordnance, trom her builder, and she has arrived here to-day. OFF THE TRACK. Auuaxy, N. ¥., Ja "1876. A freight train bound south on the Saratoga Rail- road, rau off the trick at Mechanicsville to day, causing considerable damuge, and aelayed trains for five hours, No person was injured, LOW WATER AT ALBANY. Atnasy, N. Y,, June, 1876 a, 4, The tows which were grounded on the bar below this city have all been gotten off. Two now at work, and it 1s hoped that the trouble be remedied ) WASHINGTON. © ——__—+—__——_ Painful Impression Caused by the Blaine Soandgl Developments. The Maine Statesman Out of the Canvass. ‘he “Private Letters” Likely to Lead to Additional Investigation. REAPPEARANCE OF THE WITHESS HARNEY. Secretary Robeson in Explanation of His Dealings With the Cattells, FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasurmvctox, June 1, 1876. THE LAST STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BLAINE SCANDAL— PAINFUL IMPRESSION CAUSED BY HIS COURSE—HE I8 CONSIDERED PRACTICALLY OUT OF THE CANVASS—IMPRES- SIONS AND EXPRESSIONS BY FRIEND AND FOE. The extraordinary story related by Mulligan this morning regarding Mr. Blaine and the latter's state- ment in reply, with its astonishing admissions, wero whispered about the House during the afternoon, but as business was going on, and as the tale seemed in- credible and was supposed to be greatly exaggerated, there was littie discussion of it, Mr. Biaine was in the Houso during o part of the afternoon. The report in the evening papers was eagerly read later im the day, but tho lobbies of the hotels, which were singularly empty this even- ing, show less excitement than was to have been ex- pected, There is u very general disposition to treat Mr. Blaine kindly and to awalt the close of tho case before forming a conclusion. In fact, the testimony of Mulligan as to railroad transactions is scarcely men- tioned, But even Mr. Blaine’s friefids do not attempt to deny that bis course in privately visiting and tam- pering with a witness who was summoned to testify concerning’ him was an act for which there is no excuse and which he ought never to have committed, and while there are persons not especially friendly to him also, who say that nobody could be oxpected to rest quietly, under the threat of having private correspondence, covering a number of years and many ‘different transactions, exposed, no one attempts to defend bis visit to Mulli- gan. There is no doubt that the long continued attacks upon Mr. Blaine have aroused sympathy for him which tolls curiously in his favor just now. But few of either party openly exult jr his misfortune, and almost every~ body feels sorry for him. Some of his triends assert that he will. come out all right, bat the prevailing sentiment is that whatever may be the result of the investigation, Mr. Blaine ts virtually out of the canvass, and thepoliticians are al- ready busier with speculations as to where his strength will go than with the disclosures of to-day, which give them occasion to reform their calewfations. It is gen. erally admitted that Mr. Bristow’s chances are increased and that, for the first time, he becomes a formidable competitor for the Cincinnati nomination, and there 1g areport to-night of a combination between his friends and those of Senator Morton, of whose purpose, how- evor, no detailed statements are given. ‘Mr, Bisine is engaged this evening with his lawyers. It1s reported by some of his friends that he will to- morrow submit the letters he took from Mulligan to threo of the committee, a republican and two demo- crata, under the pledge that their contents be kept secret by them unless they show transactions wrokg. in their nature and demanding exposure and investign- tion, This, they say, will show that he bad no wrong to conceal. But, on the other hand, strong pressure will be brought on the committeo to require Mulligan to state under oath the nature and conients of the letters, If he should refuse to do this and should call upon the committee to demand a production and return of the Jetters by Mr. Blaine, there would soem to be no excuse for the latter’s refusal. There are a few shrewd politicians who say to-night that Mr, Blaine’s popalarity in the country 1s so great that he will not be seriously hurt even by the events of the last twenty-four hours, and that” he has still n good chance for the nomination, but the general impression is that he has been put out of the list of candidates by his admitted acts, and that no matter what may be his popularity, the Convention would not nominate a man Hable to be called on to make still further explanations JAKE THOMPSON AND THE ABSTRACTION OF THE INDIAN BONDS—HIS READINESS TO MEET IM- PEACHMENT. The recent publication of a remark by Secretary Chandler that he thought Mr. Jacob Thompson, for- merly Secretary of the Interior, was responsible and might be impeached for the loss of the Indian bonds while he was Secretary of the Interior under Mr. Buchanan, has brought Mr. Thompson to Washington. He arrived bere yesterday ard this morning senta Jeter to Mr. Coandler. asking whether the newspaper paragraph represented him correctly as saying that he believed Thompson guilty of abstract- ing the Indian bonds. Mr. Chandler said he would roply to the letter, bat ho was undorstood to hold that if bonds were abstracted trom the Interior Department while he is Secretary ho would consider himecif re- sponsible for them. Mr. Thompson announces publicly his readiness to have the Joss of the bonds and his whole conduct of the Lnterior Department investigated by a committee, the majority or the whole of whom should be republicans, and that :f they hold that he ought tobe tmpeached he pledges himavif in advance not to plead that the Senate has no jurisdiction. —_—- FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasnixotox, Jane 1, 1876, WHAT MR. BLAINE’S PRIVATE LETTERS CON- TAINED—ADDITIONAL CHARGES IMPENDING. One of the letters which Mr. Biaino took from tho witness Mulligan is said to-night to refer to transac- tions m roference to a Spencer rifle contract. It 18 said that Blaine first knew Fishor through his brother- in-law,. who was @ partne? with Fisher in the Adams sugar reflnery in Boston. The Speneer rifle contract existed, it1s saw, whilo Blaine was a mem- her ofthe Maine Legislature, and the leter is re- ported to relate to hiv share of the profit in the con- ‘ract, amounting to $5 each on 10,000rifles, There are rumors on the street of still other charges to be brought against Mr. Blaine. Other witnesses have also been subpa@naed, whose evidence is expected to confirm that of Mulligan. Mulligan stated to-day to the committee that oneof the jetiers which Binine took from him contained a distinct admission that Blaine had recotved $20,009 in bonds of the Little Rock snd Fort Smith Raliroad on account of an outside matter. An investigation will be made to see if there ts any connection vetween this and the transaction concerniug which Carry sworo that Robinson had toll him. It is also asserted that in one of the letters Blaine speaks of a transaction which would “ruin ‘him politically’? if it should become known, and that this reiers to his having old some bonds to diffcrent partion at a higher rate than to others in Maine, they believing that they were dealt with on the same terms, and Blaine taking the difference for himsel{; also that in some of the letiors Fisber presses Blaine for a settiement of the Northern Pacific account and the repayment of the $25,000 to the Boston parties from whom Biatne had reczived it, and that Blaine says, in excuse for delay, that he is hard up because of his political expenses. =, REAPPRARANCE OF THE WITNESS HARNEY—THE CAUSE OF HIS ABSENCE—WBHAT ME SAYS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE KERR SCANDAL. ‘The witness Harney, concerning whose absence yes- terday there was so much unflattering conjecture, go here this afternoon jast im time to mect the Ulymer Committee at its eccund adjourned session; but, owing RK HERALD, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1876,—TRIPLE to the Jateness of the hour and plea of Mr. Danford that he- had becn engaged five hours al- Teady in committeo work, the further ex. amination of the witness was deferred until to-merrow morning. Harney is at the Ebbitt House o-night where he was interviewed on the subject of hus absence yesterday. He said that he suffers severe Jy from neeralzia ot the face, and that he was unable yesterday to see his physician, Dr, Little, in New York to get relief from one of the attacks of his malady, aud, supposing one day could make but little difference to the committee, he took what he thought @ justifiable hberty under the circumstances and stayed over his time. Ho is not anxious, he says, to go before the committee again. He never was at any time, but he will tell the truth all the time, He would never bave acknowledged to the com, mittee that he had paid any money to Mr. Kerr sf Mr. Kerr had not required him to speak. If Mr. Kerr had only kept silent that day in the committee he (Harney) would have gone to prison before he would have told of the transaction with Mr. Kerr, Harney went on to say that Greene, who swore that he did not believe the money he gave Harncy was ever paidto Mr. Kerr and did not believe so ut the time, mast havo been a great fool to have sent him presents such as a handsome seal ring and other gifts in token of bis gratitude for Harney's services. He also con- tends that if Greene believed that the money was not given to Mr. Kerr, why did he take the trouble and pains to get a money order for the deficiency of $40 and send it to him by mail from New York, When Harney appeared before the committee this afternoon he had a amall package with him, which gave rfse toa report that he had fortified himself with papers and memoranda to substantiate his charges; but when questioned on this point he said he had no such documents; that the package was merely a change of toilet, and that ne should go before the committee to-morrow depending only on bis momory, MULLIGAN SUBPQNAED BEVORE ANOTHER COM- MITTRE. Mulligan was subpoenaed to-night to appear before the Commitice on Public Lands, who are iavestigating the affairs of the Northern Pacific Railroad, THE BELKNAP IMPBZACHMENT—A VERDICT OF GUILTY ANTICIPATED. It seems probable to night that the Senate will pro- coed with the impeachment of Belknap at once, in- stead of putting it off until the fall or winter, ana that there will bea verdict of guilty. Ithas been suggested to Belknap that he would do wisely to make no de- fence, but let the caso go by default, ashe would thus avoid painiul exposures, and it is generally admitted that the evidence which the managers will produce will convict, pean ar SE RC Ae GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. Wasninatox, June 1, 1876, SECRETARY ROBESON BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAIRS—AN EXPLANATION OF HIS DEALINGS WITH THE CATTELLS—THE TRANS- ACTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. ‘ Socretary Robeson appeared beforc the House Com- mittee on Naval Affairs to-day and explained at length his account with A. G. Cattell & Co., which he showed ‘was fully settled on the 13th of Uctober, 1871. He paid them in money value; the wrong done to him was in the publication of detached portions of the testimony ; the committee would see by a fair analysis that he had turned from one account back to another covering 100 pages in order to give this explanation. Tho Secretary also referred to the testimony of Mr. Lewis, the rece.ver of the late frm of Jay Cooke & Co, At the time the firm fatled he owed it $18,000, in two amounts—$10,000 and $8,000. This Jatvor amount was mentioned in the testimony seven times, making it appear $56,000, The Secretary cir- cumstantially related his business transactions with A, G. Cattell & Co. at that period, from which it appeared that he had loaned them $25,000, or _ $7,600 more than he had to pay. The Cattells began to pay him back as was convenient, and the account was closed by their giving him fa check for $25,000, Tho Secretary produced all the [ist aud checks, ‘Tho indebtedness of the gem ‘of Jay Cooke & Co. was settled, Tne Secretary also explained the item of $13,000 which appeared on the Cattells’ books as an amount owing by bim fora ailding lot and cottage at Long Branch. The prop- erty was not. a¢ Long Branch, but two miles off, 26 Monmouth Beach. In 1871 a number of gontlemen formed a compaty and cntered into a speculation by buying a farm on credit and dividing it into building lots. He went into the speculation, believing, with the othergentiemen, that they could sell enough of the property to pay them all back what they bad ad- “vanced and make # yood deal of money besides. It was not, however, convenient for him at that timo to go into the speculation and spend money, and A. G- Cattell covered his shares, as had been done for several other subscribers, The Secretary never had any agree- ment with the firm about this basiness; it was with A. G. Cattell himself. for a deed of one-half of a proce of property On Sixteenth street, which was worth about $30,000, As much bud been said about E. G. Cattell receiving commissions on contracts, the Secretary de- sired to gay that such transactions on Cattell’s part were, in all respeets, unknown and unauthorized by him. He said his relations with A. @. Cattell & Co, wero such that if, ina legitimate way and doing busi- ness as other people, they could by contracts in thoir line make money he should not be sorry, although he would prefer that they should not have c#ntracts, Ho had no personal knowledge of the Cuttells receiving commissions on contracts. Information, however, reached him eighteen months ago that E. G, Cattell had applied to several persons to be employed by them in connection with their contracts, He recol- lected hearing of John Roach, Cramp, Swift, o live oak contractor, and Quintard being approached, He did not remember who informed him_about the matter; but when he spoke to anybody he was per. fectly certain that in every instance he sald that Mr. Cattell must have nothing to do with the contracts of the Navy Department, other thun in the line of his legitimate business. How strong Me made this lan- guage he could not recall in words. but that ho ex- pressed himself strowgly, in every instance, ho wag sure. The next time he met Mr. Russell, the naval paymaster at Philadelphia, tho latter, in respouse to a questioa by the Secretary, informed) him that the Castells liad no contracts for flour or horse feed except withis their legitimate line. With fegara to the property opposite to League Islund, in New Jersoy, the Secretary said tne Navy Department had never purchased or used any such land. Som@q was, however, the War Department. He dosired to say that since he had been Secretary of tne Navy he had never given a contract for supplies, and this statement, he believed, Would be verified by gentiemon now pr: ent, embractng almost every one who had been chit of a bureau in the Navy Department since he held the ofice of Secretary; nor bad he ever dictated, orally or in writing, that favoritism should be shown to any man, He had never dictated or suggested, or hinted or spoken 40 anyone for the purpose of having persons favored in the matter of con, tracts, Thers wero a men now present, of the highest respeotability im the navy, who could testily to the truth of this statement, The Secretary, however, did not pretend to say ho was not responsible for the policy of repairing theirun-clads, or for the policy ot repniring and rebuilding cert@m ships; but he had di- rected the Bureau of Construc! and Repairs and the Bureau of Steam Engineering to distribute the work among the great firms of shipbuilders of tho country, Ho believed~ that in 1873 and since there was not a shipbuilding establishment on the Atlantic coast that had not had some of the patronage of the depart- ment. ‘Tho Chairman Of the cothmittce asked:—Did you! not in your statement say that you n: made or di tated a contract tobe made with any given person? A. It ts just possible that I may havo referred to some in Baltimore for repairs of the Tallapoosa; if vo the mattor was brought to my attention by Mr. Archer, formerly a member of this committee; I made a con- tract with Norman Wistd for oxperiments; I cannot recall anything else of the kind The Chairman—I should like your statement to be compreheusive and specific. A. L never gave or dictated, orally or in writing, or suggested or hinted to any person to give contracts for supplies or anything about contracts, either asto per sons Of prices; I neror dictated instructions to show favoritism to anybody. In response to a question by Mr. Willis the Secretary said his impression was the priccs were fixed by calling on the great builders of the dousiry and letting them purchased by | SHEET. - consult with tho bureau officers, and then come down to the lowest fair prices, Mx. Wittis—Do you know whether or not theso ship-builders and contractors, with a view of putting up too prices as high as possible, did not combine? A. 1am not prepared to say that the ship-builders did #0, I suppose there are no men more respectable and honorable than John Roach and Harland & Rol- lngsworth, and I suppose the other ship-builders are not different in character from those gentlemen. Mr. Wilhs interrogated the = tary about repairing vessels, the repair being in fact a rebuilding of the ship, and asked the Secretary to state whether for this be had authority of law, The Secretary said he never built aship without a specific appropriation for the purpose, @hough such things were done previous to his time. He thought that Secretary Upshur built six sloops without authority of law under the ordinary appropriations; the repairing of vessels was substan- tially the rebuilding of them; as the decay ed timbers would involve a greater expense than the rebuilding; the Franklin was an old ship of the line, but by re- building she was made a steam vessel. Mr. Wittis—And you did what you say with your eyesopen? A. Yes; and Ihave given tho navy ships that will last filty inatead of onlv five years. Other questions less material than those above re- ferred to wore asked snd answered, whee the committee adjourned until to-morrow. THE NEW CABINET OFFICERS IN PERFORMANCE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES, Tho oath of office as Secretary of War was adminis. tered to Mr. Cameron this morning by Judge McArthur, of the Supreme Court, of this District, and soon after Mr. Cameron began the performance of his new duties at the War Department, The coremony took piace at the Executive Mansion. At the same time Judge Taft qualified as Attorney General. VERMONT DEMOCRATS. THE STATE CONVENTION YESTERDAY-—-A VERY LARGE DELEGATION—-AN OUTSPOKEN PLAT- FORM—GOLD AND SILVER THE ONLY LEGAL TENDER—TILDEN STRONGLY INDORSED. Monrrmuxn, Vt,, June 1, 1876 Tho Democratic State Convention was called to order ateleven o'clock by Hiram Atkins, chairman of the State Committee, who said this was the largest Con- vention assembled in Vermont since 1863, und that the only real issue before thom was whether honest mon are to hold office. George M. Fisk, of Northfield, was elected tempo- rary chairman and William Kidder secretary. A spirited ‘discussion ensued ot tho question of ad- mitting delegates other than those duly elected by town caucuses regularly held, there being present one who had been appointed to tilla vacancy. After con- siderable contusion and recrimination Simmons, the delegate appointed to fill the vacancy, was excluded. ‘Tne permanent organization is as follows:—George M, Fisk, of Northfield, Chairman; William Kidder and William L. Guild, Socretaries, and a Vice Prosident from each county. A. M. Dickey of St, Johnsbury, was selected] as chairman of tho Committee on Reso- lutions, Mr. Atkins nominated Hon, William RB. H. Bingham, of Stowe, for Governor, and he was unani- mously velected by'a rising vote. ‘The Convention adjourned itil two P. M. The resolutions embody the following declartions:— Firet—Videtity to all rovisions of the comstitution. Second—Ketrenchment at nomy in federal and State administration, and lessening the burdens imposed on lavor by reduction of officers and taxation. Fourth—Honest payment of the publie debt and the pres- ervation of the publi a Free schools, exempt from all sectional control: no appropriation of pubile money for sectarian instruction. ‘Si Home ruil 0 centralization of Stato or tederal powers; no federal interference in State or municipal elec- tons, Seventh—Exposure and 6} nishment of corr: sc ade jth—Gold and silver as the only legal tender. Ninth—Steady steps toward the resumption of specie pay ments, ‘Teath—A tariff for the purpose of revenue only. Bleventh—in the sa idence thet our delegates to the i National Democrat! ‘at St. Louis will support of these principles er discretion us to fitted to bri ‘about thorough retorm 1 of our national affairs, The twelfth resolution states that in the interest of honest avd pure government the co-operation of all pe men a rt bhrtang Nad ol former party n, und that the thanks o! loupe due to {te House of Representatives of the Vato Melos tor reducing appropriations and instituting investigations and (or unearthing fraud in higo ove, ‘That the action of democrats in the States of Now York and Connecticut in making large reductions in State taxa- tion is a practical result, which has always cnaracter- ized a democratic administration of the government, and is commended, ‘On the reassembling of the Convention, E. B. Bald- win, of Sharon, was nominated for Lieuvenant Goy- ernor. Resolutions were adopted strongly indorsing Gov- ernor Tilden for the Fresideucy, and the following named gentlemen were elected tea to the St. Louts Convention :— Marcus D. Gilman, of Montpelier, Chairman; B. B. Smaiiy, of Burlington; Joseph Rand, St. Albans; P. 8. Benjamin, Wolcott; James H. Wilhams, Bellows’ Falls; J. W. Bliss, Bradford; U. W. Chase, Lyndon; Thomas B, Kennedy, Fuirield; John Cain, Rudand; Goorgo M. Fish, Northtled. ‘Allernates—E. M. Satton, Burlington; § L. Goodell, Brandon; J. J. Deavitt, St. Albans; George W. Boards- ley, Alburg; S. L. Wisweill, Cabot; H. W. Gillett, Thet- ford; D. C. Pollard, Cavendish; John W. Currier, Troy ; % PY, Bowman, St. Johasbary; John Quinian, Char- jotte. Tt was voted to instruct the delegates to the National Convention to vote as a unit. MISSOURI ' DEMOCRATS, YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS AT THE CONVEN- TION—THE PLATFORM—AN UNINSTRUCTED DELEGATION—HENDRICKS THE FAVORITE AND ‘TILDEN A GOOD SECOND. JuvveRson City, June 1, 1876. When the Democratic Convention reassembled last made, and after numerous specches and a groat deal of confusion the following were clected:— Henry J, Spaunchorst and Stilson Hutehins, of St. Louis; Governor Charles H. Hardin, and ex-Governor following platform, which was adopted :— ‘Seromd—Porpetunt union of States, with local self-govern- ‘and capacity, as qualifications for pa vlic office. by, a reduation of offices and taxation. affairs. use and appropriation of public fania by © moan emberzlement and robbery; ofticin! accountability exacted and ent Silas Woodson. The Committee on Resolutions then submitted tno First—Fidelity to all the provisions of the the United states. ts wae ment in every section. Third- Service reform and restitution of te: Hetronchment ind ecomomy In Fed di sianicipnl sdmtuteceaions, Wempbuhag ties ereope a? tates ith—Exponure and punishinent b; corruption and peculation i the ‘Sdestuistreticn of gi Sicth—Prit State eustodl ia & tion of civil and criminal laws, ore marae nth—Froe schools, exempt from all sectarian cont F press, accountable for’ al vit und crim jaw Eighth—The preservation of public faith oe nt of the public debt. tepacgeuatl honest pay! Ninth— are in favor of the repeal of the act of J to the electoral ticket of tx neminge. The demvcratic party ia the party of the constitution, the party of rotorm and 1! my, and. if intrusted with the administe vm hol hold racteristic depiorable cenuition of the ad the country iw the result of everupt and patiiann administen: bag and sage eb is tei hn eg for the rel lem} peuple. ni e goverament, w tbat thieean oaly be Gone by» change of Ulanioiaration. A resolution instructing the delegates to labor and vote tor Hendricks in the National Convention for President was offered, but the Convention sed to allow 1¢ to be read. Great confasion 4, but order was finally restored and the Convention quietly ri adjourned, A special despatch to the Republican from Jefferson cny ‘ives the foliowing as the reliable canvass of the me ee Presideat:—Hendricks, 10; Tilden, 10; MINNESOTA DEMOCRATS, THE STATE CONVENTION YRSTERDAY—A HARD MONKY PLATFORM—GOVERNOR TILDEN NOM- INATED FOR THE PRESIDENCY. St. Pact, Juno 1, 1876. ‘Tho Democratic State Convention met in this city to- day. Afters long and very exciting session tne fol- lowing wore chosen us delegates to the National Demo- erat ¢ Convention at St. Louls:—E, M. Wilsun, Daniel Buck, J. H. McKinoey, C. F. Buck, Michael Dorran, J. F. Norrisk, Georgo E. Skinner, William Lee, J. N. Castle and T. G, Mealy, ‘The following resoiutions were adopted :— Bb tep oa ben bi and will uphold the constitution of the Second —The powers uf the federal government are limited by the itton ‘be . Third--Union ot the beater ie: perpetwal and the right of Joes! in the ‘ofowrh ie public credit should be maintelned at bay pr 7 and silver eatin is the only leral tandar ean- needed to be roplaced with sound material the repair | evening the nomination for delegates at largo was | j | ance Amateur Rifle Corps, Captain T. MeGuire a sinexs, interests of te country wily . pa I ‘* high regard h. —We roaffirm the unwaverin ition of the demon cratig party that « tariff for protection Is of the nature of class fegislation and is oppressive and unjust, and that if for revenue is only admissible wheu it Is ens to provide moans to defray tue ordinary expenses of government and to meet its obitzations, mt in evory branch of the federal, ‘and local government is douianded, that the burden ol taxation may be dlininished, Zighth—The yeculation and appropriation of public funds or uses merit and should be visited by Public t Inhod ws x Haxrantly criminal hools free to all. ct, justice to all men; no partial sof the federal govern- hed by the displacement ora@lixed and diegracetul ax directly roxponsible f¢ condition of the public service, whieh brings 13 to the face of every honest eitixen; for shiold. offendera from just and long-deserved punishment ; | for contormptnions disregard of the plain provisions of tution; for repeated violations of the rights of Sti ranteed tb usirament; for the innuiner- Helknap ‘and most ot tho criminals; for the decay and almost destruc our commercial ‘marine; for the tefiicient wich countless mill f of f all propert, ht ‘busines’. (ai has broaght disaster and Ttizons. unsettle the depression of ruin upe y of Cordiully inviting the co-operation of honest men of all shades of political op we pledge the democratic party of Minnesota to work uncecsingly and earnestly tor the overthrow of the dominaut party, which, by its aets of omis- ston and commission, hus wrought 80 uuch dishouor aud sa many evils upon il classes of our countrymen. Tho following resolution, oflered by E. M. Wilson, delegate at large, was udopted by 125 to 74:— or Samuel J. Tilden we recog- mer of the times, and believe nt will be the baxt course ut ae which our party is 0 essential to tho very nomination tor Pres ocracy to secure the und whieh aro ‘The majority of the Convention was in favor of Til- den’s nomination, but a strong minority vigorously opposed lim at every opportunity. ‘Too candidates for Presidential electors are:—Edward Rice, John F. Meagher, Joseph Copser, Richard AL Jones and W. T. Bonnewell. f ALABAMA , DEMOCRATS. : Moxtcomery, June 1, 1976. The Democratic State Convention to-day nominated L. F. Box, Superintendent of Education; J. L. Pugh and J. T. Morgan as electors of the State at large, and | J. 8. Shorter, L. P. Walker, J. F. Morgan and ©. C, Langdon wore elected delegates at large to St. Louts, ‘The delegates to St. Louis aro instructed. CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION. CROOKED WHISKEY IN LOUVISIANA—-HOW THE DISTILLERS FIXED A SUPERVISOR OF INTER- NAL REVENUE WITH ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER MONTH. New On.eaxs, June 1, 1876. ‘The Congressional Committeo commenced their inves- tigation with open doors to-day, All the members of the committee were present except Mr. Blackburu, whe is en route to Washington by order of Speaker Kerr. Internal Revenue Supervisor P. H. Hunt was tho first witness examined in regara to tho crooked whiskey matters and attempts to bribe public officers, | He testified that while on his way to New Oricand tu 1875 he stopped at Holly Springs, where h met Walshe, a dlgtiller of this city; Walshe st.ted witness that they (the distttlors) had patd his predo- cessor, J. R. Cobb, $1,000 per month, amounting to $12,000 or $14,000, and desired to make the same ar- rangements with witness; Hunt came on to Now Ur- Jeaus afterward, appointed new gaugers and store- keopers for the Carey distillery, and found a gain of a gallon per bushel increase in’ production; the distil- lery was only run five days after these changes, consequently the inference was they had been making a large percentage of crooked whiskey. It had been’ customary to withdraw forty or fifty barrels per day, but three days before the local revenue officialg seized the Carey distillery about 400 or 000 barrels were withdrawn, The inference on this occa- sion was that officials had notified the distillers of the intention to seize the distillery. The amount of revenue due for which tke distillery was seized was $24,000. Hunt dismissed Todd and Harman for irregularities, but they were soon alter employed im the Custom House, GOVERNOR TILDEN. AN EXPLICIT DENIAL OF THE “ADVERTISING” CHARGE—THE GOVERNOR TOO BUSY TO BEAD NEWSPAPERS. Avsasy, June 1, 1876. The Argus to-morrow will contain the following: “It is alleged that a firm of advertising agents have sent circulars to certain newspapers containing ex: tracts from other newspapers favoring Governor Til den for republication as advortisement or for compen. sation, Wo are authorized to state that no such act has beon dono by that firm or by any other firm, or by ‘any person whatever with the authority, direct or in- direct, or with the knowledge of Governor Tilden, or bv the agency or with the knowledge of anybody about Governor Tilden.” Ever since the close of the legislative session Gover- nor Tilden has beon facessantly occupied in examining and acting on the 175 bills left on bis hands, Ho baa had no time to road the newspapers, and soareely to read the letters addressed to him not relating to the ponding bills. are THE CANAL SUIT STRUCK JURY. Avsany, June 1, 1874 Application was made to Justice Ingalls on Tuesday last for an order that the defendants im the canal cuse ‘of The People, &c., vs. Henry D. Denison ot al, show cause, ataspecial term of tho Supfeme Court to be held at the chambers of Justice Landon, in Schenec- tady, why an order setting aside the order staying proceedings in the matter of the strack jury im tbe above case, granted by Justice Noxon, at Syracuse, | should not be set aside. On hearing Mr, Paige tor | plaintiffs and Mr. Henry Smith for defendants Justica Landon granted the following order:—*That the order herom made at a Special ‘Term to be held at Syracuse on the 27th day of May, 1876, staying all proceedings | under the order of May 24, 1876, granting a speci) jury, be, and the samo hereby is, vacated and set aside. . Landon, Justice Supreme Court.” Soon after three o'clock today Messrs, Ruger & Hiscock and Hand & finle, Mr. Paige and Senator Kennaday entered the County Clerk’s office, and the matter of striking the jury was held open until e oven o'clock to-morrow, in order to allow the counsel to examine the list of jurors. MASS MEETING. ‘TEMPERANC About 2,000 friends of the temperance cause assem- bled in the main hall of thé Cooper Union last evening to hear the songs aud speeches of « number of then leaders. Mr. J. B. Gibbs acted as Chairman, and Messrs. George Smith and William Daltos ax Secretaries. Tho front of the platiorm was horately decorated with American flags, Amol the andience were representatives of the Sons of Temperance, Go mplars, American Temperance Union, Daughters of ‘lemperance, East Side League, and the Roman Cathote Societies, The exercises consisted of instrumental and vocal music by the Sea-King minstrel troupe; avery creditable drill in the manual of arms and fucings by the Temper- . Jenny, Joun B. Gibbs and the recitations by the Rev. J. V, Me- portent Rossa and men; specches by E Rey, 8. Merritt; Namara, Mra. H. C. others, ' During t tained with choru singing of “Killarney”? by Miss Washington Council WOMAN SUFFRAGE SOCIETY. At the annual meeting of the New York Womar Suffrage Society, held lost evening at No, 238 West Fourteenth street, the following officers were elected for the coming year:—President, Mrs. Dr, Losier; Vico Presidents, Mra Stocam, Mra, Austin, Mra, Matilde Wendt’ and Mrs, Freeh; Correspond., ing Secretary, Mrs. Surah Goodyear; Recording Secretary, Helan Mar Cooke; Treasurer, Misx Jeannie McAdam, and Chairman of the Execative Committeo, Mrs. Lillie Devereux Blake. Charies Sotheran read an essay on Mary Wolstom cratt, and the socie.y voted that Wherens the republican party claims to bo the party sire ideas” ani of harhan progrena therafore ‘ BResoived, That in fuitiiment of former viedyes and ase tee of it shoul Incorporate # the polloieal enranchinotent of THE FREE COLLEGE. The results of the examination of scholars for admis- sion into the Introdu-tory Department of the College of the City of New York wero antiounced yesterday morning. There was an unprecedentediy large number or applivante—ceariy, 700—and oat of these about 500 obtained admission. The examination of the classes begins to-day and will continue until Monday alter mext, RITE OF CONFIRMATION. Bishop Potter administered the Episcopal rite of com> firmation to thirty-five young ladies, in St. Mary® Caurch of the Virgin, West Forty-fitth street, , evening. FATAL ACCIDENT, Jobn , whose residencs is unknown, — while working on tho new building No, 060 Fina . a ; 4 d