The New York Herald Newspaper, July 26, 1876, Page 7

CABLE NEWS From All Parts of the Old World. THE EASTERN CONFLICT. The Servians Unable to Attempt Offensive Operations. DESPONDENCY IN BELGRADE. Prospect of a Protracted De- fensive Warfare. THE EXTRADITION TREATY. ‘Further Statement. from Mr. Pierrepont— No Negotiations Pending. FRENCH POLITICS. Senatorial Monarchists Orzanizing to Defeat Republican Candidates, THE WAR IN TURKEY. [SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. ] Lonpon, July 25, 1876. A despatch from the special correspondent of the HERALD at Paratjin declares that the Servian war has virtually collapsed, inasmuch as the Servian army is not in a position to carry on offensive opera- tions. QUARRELLING AND INEFFICIENCY. Quarrels have broken out among the Servian offl- cers to such an extent as to paralyze the army by destroying all concert of action, and the command- ug generals have shown such inefiiciency in the conduct of the war that an offensive campaign is ow iinpossible. A PURELY DEFENSIVE WARFARE. All these things have compelled the Servians to sonfine themselves toa purely defensive warfare, and there is no prospect of any change in the future. THE SERVIANS DESPONDENT. There is no doubt that the greatest despondency prevails in Belgrade owing to the want of success attending the operations of the army in the field, and Prince Milan’s advisers would gladly entertain an offer of mediation from England. A PROLONGED GUERILLA WARFARE. But though they are unable to undertake offen- sive operations it is the opinion of competent judges that the Servians, owing to the peculiar nature of the country and other circumstances, wili be able to prolong such a defensive warfare as they are now carrying on to an indefinite period. BEPORTED SERVIAN VICTORY—MINOR SUCCESSES OVER THE TURKS. e Bencrape, July 2h, 1876. ‘Yesterday tho Servian army under General Zach en- countered the Turks on the whole line near Yavor. The artillery firo lasted seven hours and was followed by an infantry engagement, in which the Servians were completely successful. Several of the Turkish guns were dismounted. Two other minor Servian suc- cesses are also reported. TURKISH OFFICIAL REPORT OF VICTORIES OVER THE MONTENEGRINS—A GREAT BATTLE IMMI- NENT. Constaxtinorie, July 25, 1876, e OMfcial despatches say:—‘‘A Turkish detachment from Sotchanitza crossed the Servian frontier and de- feated the Servians, killing 3,000 men. It also burned three villages, Thirteen Turkish battalions attacked and routed the Montenegrins near Nevesinge. Abdul Kerim, the Commander-in-Chicf of the Turkish troops, - bas arrived at Nissa. A great battlo is imminent.” ABSENCE OF NEWS FROM THE FRONT IN BEL- GRADE. Bstonape, Jaly 25. 1876, No news in regard to the Servo-Turkish war was re- ceived from the front yesterday. THE SERVIANS TO WITHDRAW WITHIN THEIR FRONTIER — CONTRADICTORY = STATEMENTS ABOUT THE INTENTIONS OF THE TURKS— GERMANY SAID TO FAVOR AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, Loxpox, July 26, 1876, The Standard’s Vienna special says:— The Servians intend withdrawing from‘all positions to within the frontier. The prevailing opinion in military circles is that tho Turks will not follow them thither. The condition of affairs is favorable to an armistice. There is great depression !n the Servian camp. Beveral companies of the older reserves have laid down their arms and gone home. Other advices assort that Abdul Kerim intends to force an engry into Servia-as far as Kragujeritz and dictate tertns from there. GURMANY IN FAVOR OF A CONPEREXCR, The Standard’s Berlin despatch mentions, under re- terve, rumors that Germany supports the proposal for sn international conierence on Eastern affairs, to be veld at Bertin after the first decisive battle, on condi- Mon that the topics of discussion are strictly limited vefore the conference opens. Urince Milan’s personal aidcede-camp has quitted Pa- ‘a with @ Russian officer who had been staying ‘here for some days, THE SERVIANS WITHIN THEIR OWN FRONTIER. No Servian corps are now ouiside the Southeastern froutier. SAITSCHAR STRONGLY REINFORCED. Saitschar is being strongly reinforced and provi- | sioned as @ defensive fortress, The Turks e re- opened communication between Bjclina and Ratcha, fespite the efforts of General Olimpics, SERVIAN REGULARS TO THE PRONT. The last regiment of Servian reguiars, which was in garrison at Scmendrin, bas started for Alexinats, ALLEGED FERVIAN SUCCESS, The same paper's special trot Belgrade says:—An wicial bulletin claims ihat Datitch has captured a fortified camp at Radoutne, commanding the only road | between Novi Bazar and Bosnia.’ GREAT BATTLE EXPECTED, The News’ Viewna despatch says a great battle tis ex- peeted on Friday, the Turks now having 30,000 men ce@ncentrated at Widdin. PROBABLE EFFORT TO RLOPEN THE QUESTION OF MEDIATION—AnhiViAL oF VIAN WOUNDED AT PARATJIN. Loxpox, July 26, 1876, The Times’ Berlin special says:—‘‘It ig expected that either before or shortly after the resumption of the of sysive by the Turks, which is imminent, an attempt | will be made to reopen the mediation discussions uf the Powers. WOUNDED SRRVIANS, The Daily News’ Varatjin despatch says that 400 wouuded arrived there on Monday night. BNiLAND SAID TO HAVE REMONSTRATR RUSSIA—THE THE CAUSE, D WITH MOSCOW SCLAVONIC socIkTY Loxvox, July 26, 1876, ‘The Paris Gaulcis has a St. Petersburg special stating NEW YORK HERALD, WKDNESDAY, JULY 2 ee eee that England Das remonstrated with Russia apon the proceedings of the Moscow Slavonian Committee, ENGLISH CONSULAB REPORT OF THB SALONICA MASSACRE—-THB AMEBICAN CONSUL FULLY EXONERATED, Lonpon, July 26, 1876, The correspondence relative to the Salonica murders ig published. The principal tacts are already known. Tho report of the English Consul at Salonica to Minis- ter Eliiot fully and warmly exonerates the American Vice Consul from any participation in the seizure of the giri which caused the outbreak. The Consul ree quests that Mr. Elliot shall submit this testimony to the American Minist ENGLAND. AN AMERICAN COMMITTED FOR FORGERY. Loxpox, July 25, 1876. A bearing was had to-day in the caso of John Wal- ton, of New York, who is ehargea with forging and uttering a check for £1,969. The check was drawn on the London and Westminster Bank by the British Foreign Exchange and Investment Bank for £19 1és., and was afterward raised to £1,969. Walton was com- mitted for trial, bail being refused, THK WEATHER. ‘The weather to-day ts fair. TKS PRICE OF SILVER, Silver ts vory firm at 50d. per ounce. LABGE FAILURE IN MANCHESTER, Loxpox, July 26, 1876. Thomas Barge & Brothers, merchants of Manchester trading with the River Plate, have failed, Their lia- bilities are placed at $200,900, THE EXTRADITION TREATY. ANOTHER INTERVIEW WITH MR. PIERREPONT— THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT CONSIDER THAT ENGLAND HaS BROKEN THE TREATY—NO NEGOTIATIONS PENDING. Lonpow, July 26, 1876. The agent of the New York Associated Press has had another interview with United States Minister Edwards Pierrepont in reference to the extradition question. Mr. Pierrepont denied that negotiations are progres: sing between Lord Derby and himsell, and said that the United States took the view that Great Britain's action broke the treaty of 1842. President Grant’s message was substantially based upon that assumption, and he relegated the question to Congress. Greut Britain, on the contrary, contends that the treaty is unbroken and that her action is justified by its provisions, Until this conflict of opinion is removed the negotiations are unlikely to mako progress; but whatever steps aro taken must necessarily proceed to or from Washington: What, if anything, Lord Derby may have received from Sir Edward Thornton, the British Minister at Washington, on the subject, Minister Pierrepont said he was notinformed. Possibly instructions are now on the way to him (Pierrepont) of which Lord Derby may have notice, but‘he himself is unadvised thereof, The agent asked Mr. Pierrepont what Lord Deroy meant by saying that he hoped to establish a provisional arrangement to tide over the possibly lengthy nego- tuations, to which he replied, “I was in the House of Lords and heard vhat remark, I think I know what Lord Derby meant, but that is for bm to explain, not for me, but Iaeny that lam a party to any negotia- tion, Of course, I cannot say what may be passing between London and Wasbington.”” PRONE ae FRANCE, THE BILL FOR THE INTERNATIONAL, EXHIBITION APPROVED—LARGE APPROPRIATION FOR THE WAR DEPARTMENT. Versaties, July 25, 1876 The Senate has adopted the bill authorizing the inter- national exhibition. ¢ The Chamber of Deputies have voted a credit of $1,500,000 tor the expenses of the War Department, The ate commi\tee on the Municipal bill consists ot four supporters of the measure and five Bonapart- ists, who are hostile to it, The Senators belonging to the Right defigitively agroed tq-day to elect successively Legitimist, Orlean- ist and Bonapartist candidates to the vacancies which willoccuras the present life Senators die of. M. Chesnelong, Clerical Legitimist, who will be the first to benefit by this arrangement, is already promised 144 votes. A MEMBE&4 OF THE PARIS COMMUNE WOUNDED IN A DUEL. Loxnos, July 26, 1876. The Standard’s Paris special says:—‘‘It is reported that M. Frangais, member of the Commune, has beon seriously wounded in a duel at Gereva, by M. Ver- nieseh, an editor.’? SPAIN. A NEW MINISTER OF FINANCE APPOINTED. Loxpox, July 25, 1876. Reuter’s Telegram Company publish a despatch from Madrid, announcing that José Barzanallana has been appointed Spanish Minister of the Finances, ITALY AND EGYPT. ITALY DEMANDS EXPLANATIONS FROM THE KHE- DIVE FOR EXTORTIONS PY AN EMIR. Lonpox, July 26, 1876, The News’ Rome special says:—Italy demands ex- planations from the Khedive m consequence of extor- tions practised by the Emir of Zeila on the Italian Central African expedition, SWITZERLAND. A TOWN TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE. Loxvox, July 25, 1876, The town of Albeuve, Switzerland, was totally dee stroyed by fire on the 20th inst. ‘THE EMPRESS OF BRAZIL. A CONSULTATION OF DOCTORS—-THE EMPRESS TO GO TO GASTEIN. Brussers, July 25, 1976. Ataconsultation of several eminent doctors to-day it was decided that tho Empress of Brazil should go to Gastein for the benetit of the waters, Tho Emperor and Empress dined to-day at the Royal Palace at Laeken, two miles north of Brussels, MR. WHEELER AND RIVER LEG- ISLATION. Crxersyatt, July 25, 1876, William A. Wheeler, repubsican candidate tor Viee President, in reply to a letter from William Ampt, of | this city, 19 regard to his action azamst the Ohio River interest while in Cougress, writes as follows:—“i'he wh to the Omio River interest has becn grossly misrepre- sented, Generai Garveld is now preparing an opening campuign speech, Wherein the matter will be fully ex- | plained’? | THR DOCUMENT NOT YRT RECFIVED AT THE MISSOURI PENITENTIARY. JavwERson Crry, July 25, 1876, Tho rumor that Avery bad succeeded wm securing a pardon from President Grant caused great comment hore, it 18 looked upon as one of the most disgraceful acts the Pr ent has ever been guity of, and 18 believed to be the work | of O. EF. Babeock & Co., who have never ceased to com. munieate, through Iriends, with the convic ea whiskey thieves. |The gentlemen who thus comprise ihe “power behind the throne’ should bewure of their | friends, or there may be a worse “give away than that | at the Si. Lomis trier. through the Warden of the Penitentiary to day that he kuew nothing whatever of the pardon of Avery; i: bad not reached him, neither had be been advised of it in any way, except through the prese, IN THY © EAPOT. Rospovt, N. ¥., Jaly 25, 1876, The family of George B. Hibbard, cousisteng of him- soli and wife, Frank Hibvard and wito, of New York city, Frederic Hibbard and the servant girl, were taken | with severe vomiting after supper jast might. The | nausea continued uot one o'clock this morning. An- tidor Nica VOMUNINE Were administered wiih success, an vietiing are now doing well. Sedinent Was fgand in the teapot resembling arsenic, and is thought to be arseiic by the pliYxicians Who are how analyzing i. No susp Ons are entertained as to ARSENIC who the perpretrator of the deed ig, extent and pature or the opposition on my part | THE INDIAN WAR. INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL SHERIDAN—XO PBESENT INTENTION OF TAKING THE FIELD— A RAPID AND AGGRESSIVE WAR ON THE SIOUX PROMISED, Curcaco, IIL, July 25, 1876. Your correspondent called on General Sheridan at bis headquarters today to ascertain what truth was contained in the report from Washington that he was to direct the operations of the troops against the Indi-" ans by taking the field in person, The Lieutenant General stated that be bad received nothing official from Washington in regard to the matter, and it had not been intimated to him that any unusual course was to be pursued by the General of the Army, which would in any way conflict with his personal direction of the troops in his department, XO INTENTION OF TAKING THR FIRLD. He had no intention of taking the field at the present time, but beyond that he had nothing to state. He did not beleve such a course was necessary, and intimated that tho campaign, so far as tt was possible, was already planned and would be carried out before any change could be made. Mer- ritt will speedily be with Crook, and Terry, as you have been advised, will join him soon, when rapid and ag- gressive war will be made uvou the Sioux. UIRUTENANT SIBLEY'S EXPLOIT—OFFICIAL RE- PORT OF GENERAL CROOK, Cutcago, July 25, 1876. The following despatch was received at Lieutenant General Sheridan’s headquarters this morning, in re- lation to Lieutenant Sidley’s exploit, which has been before reported: — Hxapquartens ov tux Bio Horx YRLLOwsTONR Exreprrion, Camp ox Goose Uneex, Wyoming, July 16, via Fort Ferrgnmas, Wyoming, July 22, 1876. Licutenant General Suxnipan, Chicago:— I torgot to say when I despatched my last courier that I bad sent out Lieutenaut Sidley on the 6th with a small detachment of tue Second cavalry to escort my guide, Frank Gerard, in making a reconnoisance. When the party came on the 7th toa point pear where the Little Big Horn debouches from the imountai they encountered the Sioux in strong force, and saw enough to convince them that the main village of the hostiies are uot far {rom this point, They succecded in making their escape only alter abandoning their animals and making across the rugged foot hills of the Big Horn Mountain, The men were nearly exhausted when they reached camp. Lieutenant Sibley and Frank Gerard, the guide, are entitied to great credit for the manuer in which they arried out my instructions and the coolness and judg- ment displayed in saving the cetachmect when sur- rounded by a largely superior force of tue enemy. John F. Finerty, Mr. Burrier and Jim Traynor ac- companied Lieutenant Sibley as vouunteers, and be- baved well. GEORGE CROOK, Brigadier General, anD ARTILLERY ORDERED WEST. Provivence, R, L, July 25, 1876. Orders have been received at Fort Adams, head- quarters of the First artillery, to despatch four com- panies West forthwith. It is thought two companies will be taken from Fort Adams, one irom Fort Warner and one from Fort Trumbull. TROOPS ORDERED TO RED CLOUD. Cmcsco, July 25, 1876, General McKenzie, with six companies of United States troops, has been ordered from Indian Territory to the Red Cloud Agency and vicinity, via Cheyenne and Laramie, to take the place of Colonel Merritt, who goes, with the Filth cavalry, to join Crook, INDIAN EXTERMINATION. BRooKiyYN, July 25, 1876, To rue Epitor or tun HeRALD:— Thanks to your correspondent for publishing the St, Louis letter of General Sherman of December 8, 1806. Now, 1f the General had only adhered to those senti- ments and practised them, we shold not to-day be mourning the loss of the gallant Custer and his brave fellows, Goon, General, and stand to your colors. Wipe out and exterminate the ‘“varmints,” Wendell Philhps and bis old-woman notions to the contrary, notwithstanding. Pa : oe POLITICAL LITIGANTS. AN ARRAY OF POLITICIANS IN SPECIAL TERM— THE CANAL APPRAISED CLAIMS—NEW YORK ALDERMEN ASKED TO GIVE UP THEIR SEATS. Axuasy, July 25, 1876, This afternoon, in the Special Term, before Jusiico Osborn, the counsel for the plaintiffs, respectively, im the suits of The People ex rel. Henry 8. Redfield vs. George W. Schuyler, as auditor; The People ex rel. Hiram T. King vs. George W. Schuyler, as Auditor, and the Leople exrel. The City Bank of Rochester vs. George W. Schuyler, as Auditor, made ap- plication for amandams in each case to compel the Auditor to draw his warrant on the State Treasurer tor the amount of certain certifleates of indebtedness on claims allowed by the Canal Appraisers, Tho motions gave rise to lenghiy arguments by Messrs, Miller and Cochrane, for the plaintiffs, and the Deputy Attorney General for the Auditor; the latter setting forth fraud im connection with the claims, and that there was no money appropriated to pay them, The plaintiffs concluded that the claims were legal and proper, and of the same class ns that of James B. Jermain, which was adjudicated some time since, and in which the State was obliged to pay. At the close of the arguments Justice Osborne took the papers and reserved his decision. A motion for a peremptory mandamus to compel the Attorney General to commence a proceeding in tho natare ofa quo warranto to compe! Samuel A, Lewis and others to show by what right or authority they eccupy at present the otlices of New York Alder- men Was made before Justico Osborne, at the Special Term of the Supreme Court to-day, y Counselior Wolf, of New York, on behalt ot William E. Demarest and others. It appears that Lewis and others were elected in 1875, under the law of 1873, while Demarest, although receiving only 959 votes, claims to have been elected, at the same time, under tne law of 1870, avd further claims that the law of 1873 was unconstitutional. Tbe Attorney General said he did not choose to br ng the action, because he could see no good reason for doing so. He held that he was justified in assuming thut the law of 1873 constitutional, Justice Os- Dourne dented the motion, on the ground that he had no power in the prem: Judge Countryman has declined to act as one of tho referees in the case of The People vs. Henry L. Deni- sonetal It is believed that the respective counsel will agree upon another referee, THE EVARTS CONFERENCE, Aunaxy, N. ¥., July 25, 1876. . The Evarts Conference took their departure from Congress Hall at an early bour this morning, As- semblyman Forster going as early as the 1:45 A. M. train for New York. Curtis and Barlow leit on tne morning train for New York city and Choate returned > Boston. : LOUISIANA DEMOCRATIC CONVEN- TION. Bartox Rover, July 25, 1976. The Democratic State Convention’ met here at seven o'clock P. M. The Committee on Credentials not being ready to report the Convention adjourned until ten o'clock to-morrow, when the committee will report, Much dissatisfaction prevails among the anti- Wiltz con- testants, who, it is understood, will be thrown out, the wiitz party having the upper band in the credentials committee, MID\IGHE WEATHER REPORT. War Derartarst, | Orrick oF rum Cine SiGNAL Ovricen, Wasuixeoy, July 20—1 A.M. Provabiiunes, For New England and the Middie States, a slight rise in temperature and clear or fair weather, except local rains in the extreme northern portions, with southerly | to westerly winds and slight changes in barometer, For the South Atlantic States, rain near the const and clear weather in the interior, with slight rise in tem- perature, northeast to southeast winds and stationary or rising barometer. For the Galf States, warmer, partly clondy weather and local rains near the coast, with cast to south winds and rising barometer. For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, warmer, clear or fair weather, easterly to southerly wings and station- ary or slowly falling beromoter. For the lower lake region, slightly warmer, partly Your correspondent learned | A white | cloudy weather, winds shifting to esst aud south, and rising, followed by falling, barometer, For the upper lake region, the Upper Mississipoi and Lower Mirsourl valleys, warmer and clear or fair weather ja the southern portion, asd areas of rain in | the extreme northern portions, with east to south winds, and ja ling barometer during the day, The Red River will continue to rise at Shreveport, where it is but one foot below the “danger line,” THE WEATHER YESTERDAY, The following record will show tho changes in the temperature forthe past twonty-(our hours in eom- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as in- dicated by the thermometer at Mudnut’s pharmacy, | Hixauo building :— 875, 187 1875, 1876. | 63 3:50. M. 8S 6 | 2 a oo 70 12M. ry oo Average temaperatare yesterday. . soos O85 | Average temperature for correspouding date last 14K 6, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. WASHINGTON. Attempt of Soft Money Men to Pass Blount’s Silver Bill, SKETCH OF AN INIQUITOUS MEASURE. Machinations of Wall Street Men Who Are “Long” of Gold. TACTICS OF BLOODY SHIRT REPUBLICANS, The Majority Report on the Naval Investigation, FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasmixcton, July 25, 1876. THE BLAND SILVER BILL—THE EFFORT TO HAVE IT PASSED IN THE HOUSE—BITTER STRUGGLE OF THE INFLATIONISTS TERMINATED BY THE EXPIRATION OF THE MORNING HOUR—HIS- TORY OF THE BILL—A MEASURE IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALL STRERT SPECU- LATORS. When the House met this morning there was an uncom- mon though subdued excitement, Members gathered in knots about the floor in eager discussion, load- ing men were seen moving {rom place to ying a fow words ax they passed along, ‘Tho friends and the Opponents of the Bland Silver bill were ranging their forevs, and the report that the bill had been fixed inthe Senate, and thatit it could only be forced through the House it would become a law, had aroused to bitter. ness the determination of those who are managing the monstrous plot against the currency and credit of the country to rush it througn, It was Known that, owing to the persistent opposition of Mr. Randall Gibson, the Banking and Currency Committee had once more atits meeting this morning tailed to come to acon- clusion upon a repeal of the Resumption act, and this unexpected defeat enraged the soft money meu, who yesterday believed that this moruing would bring their scheme toa fortunate conciusion, A metion to take up the contested election case of Platt agaist Goode opened the ball, It was defeated by the democrats on arising vote, and then came Mr. Bland’s Silver bill ‘Speaker Sayler, himself a soft money man, had already decided that the bill negd not be discussed in Committee of the Whole, which means that its authors might, with his cousont, push it through without dis- cussion and under tho previous question. But the question was revived by Mr, Kasson, on a new point of order, his ground beig that it involved an appropria- tion of money. He was interrupted by Mr. Here- ford, the father of the huge internal improve- ment river and harbor job, who did not want to waste time on debate and asked that tho Speaker take the floor trom Mr, Kasson. General Banks, who is the putative father of the bill, followed, urging that when the Dill was passed it was timo enough to appropriate money to carry it out, and, as the bill stood, it could not be carried out; that 1s to say, he Virtually confessed that is was a mere specula- tion, Mr, Holman remarked tnat the bill did not appropri- ate money, but merely directed the exchange of com- modities—paper for silver. He regards paper money as a commodity, Tho general drift of the arguments for tho bill was that it wus of no consequence, and might, therefore, without impropriety, be crammed down the throats of the House, Mr. Garfeld followed Mr. Holman, quoting rule 110 of the House to show that the bill, relating, as it does, to the currency, should have been reported by the Banking and Currency Committee, and was necessarily subject to debate, Mr. Burchard, of Dlinois, followed, quoting rele 111 to show that, as tho bill affected taxation, it must be | debated in Committee of the Whole. Mr Wilson, of lowa, asked if it were wise to passy undor the peremptory order of the previous question, and without debate, a bill which made a comprehen. sive change in the public debt and finances. All those opposing the bill were republicans, and they were constantly interrupted by soit money dem- ocrats, who demanded that the Speaker should put a stop to the discussion and order the yote. Finally tho Speaker declared that discussion was no longer in order, and proceeded to decide that the bill need not be discussed in Committee of the Whole, but should be brought toa vote under the previous ques- tion. An appeal was immediately taken trom his de- cision, but the authors of the bill now saw that it was lost for thia day, the morning boar being near its end. When the vote had been taken by tellers the yeas and nays wero demanded and ordered, and before they were taken the morning hour had expired and the vill went over to the morning hour to-morrow; but as the decision of the Speaker ways sustained by the House it will be necessary to-morrow to contrive some other parliamentary means to put it off, ‘There is no doubt that the bill is strong in the House. It has on its side all the fgnorance, which ts an uncom, monly large element in this House; all the inflation «and soft money element, which 1s half crazed with a desire for a victory over tho East and a quiet but pow- erful lobby of Wall street speculators and Pacific silver men, ‘ The history of the bill is this:—There have been hero in close attendance on the House daring the whole ses- sion several adroit agents of the Wall street gold cliques, and it was one of these who originaily framed this Dill It was at first suggested and presented to tho Banking and Currency Committee, but Mr. Cox was too wise to entertain it there, nor did its friends care to have it considered by a committee, some of whose members at least would see through it and mako its sinister designs public. It was therefore brought to the Committee on Mines and Mining, one of the most ovscure committees of the House, from which no ono expects any measure ex- copt, perhaps, a modification of the mining laws, Horo it slumbered for a while and was never considered in full committee, as even that has members who would never agree to it and who would have cx- posed it, It was reported in June, with a desire on the committee’s part to have it referred back with leave to report again, and under this formality attracted nobody's attention, and thus it was kept hidden from the general observation until now at the close of the session it is suddenly sprang upon the House and attempted to be passed without debate, Massachusetts men express great indiguation at General Banks, who, it sfems, has addressed the com- mittee in favor of the bill, and is now one of its open defenders. Ho has fallen a too ready victim to the schemes of a party of gold speculators in New York who are known to be “long” of gold and whose theory in regard to this.bill is that if they can have silver made a legal tender it will be the standard of value WY which greenbacks will be measured, and that while greenbacks will fali to alevel with silver or to very nearly the same level, or, to say it in another way, that while the two will approximate very closely | in value wherever the point of compromise may be, tho offect on gold will be to drive the price up some ton or fifteen per cent, In other words the volume of greenback currency will be injected with and watered by a limitless quantity of equivaient legal tender, reducing its purchasing power so greatly, or taking the other view enhancing the value of gold 89 much as to causo the premium to ad- vance to the full extent of the percentage of difference between the market price of sliver and that of gold, while silver will retain its fluctuating rate below gold, making a constant source of speculation, The agent here of the combination referred to has managed very adroitly to combine tho forces of the soft money mon and the silver producers, and the friends of the measure assert in private that the Senate will pass it and the President will sign it, if itean be got through the Honse, It is not probable, however, that it can get through the Senate, for that body tolerates no “previous question” and halfa dozen Senators would “call it to death’? at this stage of the session as the Force vill was defeated last year, It should be under- stood, therefore, that the bill cannot become a law «Visions of this « even if the President was ready to sign It, and those who are speculating on this eveut will lose, This does hot losten tbe audacity of the attempt, It remains to be seen what will be the democratic vote on it if it is forced to avote in the House. The Eastern democrats ofcourse oppose it, and they will carry with them many Southern men, but how many remains to be seen. The Banking and Currency Committeo broke up this morning in lil-temper, the soft money meh feeling their disoppointment keenly, and one of them remark- ing that he would not attend another meeting. Mr. Holman, however, is undaunted, and when the Silver Bullion bill was laid over this morning quietly asked and obtained unanimous consent to have an amend- ment printed in the bil, This amendment is nothing less than a repeal’ of the Resumption act, and it is ex- pected that when tho bill comes up to-morrow Mr Sayler, whose convenient rulings are all on the soft money side, will hold that Mr, Holman’s repeal is germain, and may be tacked on as a section of the Bland bill and passed as a part of it. The delay, however, is injuring the prospects of the billin the House. The fact that it was framed and is new pushed by a set of Wall street gold speculators be- sins to make respectable mombers sny of it, About thirty republicans are believed to be ready to voto for the bill if it can ve forced to a vote, but the longer 1t is looked at the worse it looks, and there isa growing feeling of resentment to-day at the impudence of the tools of Wallstreet speculators and the soft money men in attempting to gag the House upon a moasure of such immense importance and wide-reaching conse- quences as this, Itis hoped by many that a vo.o may be reached, so that those who ure engaged in this con- spiracy to apply yag law to the Houso and choke down such a measure as this may be put on record. The following is the text of Mr, Bland’s bill: — Bo it enacted, &c., that coin notes of the denomina- tion of $50 and muitiples thereot up to $10,000 may, in the mode hereinafter provided, be paid by the sev= eral mints aud assay offices at San Franeisco, Carson City, Philadelphia and New York for the net ‘value of gold and siver bullion deposited thereat; and of the bullion thus received vot loss than seventy-five per cent in coin or fine bars sball at all times be kepton hand for redemption of the coin notes, goid for gold and The gold deposited shail be computed lue, aud silver at tho rate of 412 8-10 grains standard silver to the dollar, less the Inwful mint charges, and such charge for transportation from the several assay oflices to the mints for coinage, and from the latter to the assistant treasuries respectively at which the coin notes shall be payabie. Seo. 2—That for bullion deposited at the mints of 1 Francisco and Carson the coin notes issued shall be redeemavie on demand at the Assistant Treasury at San i rancisco, and for bullion deposited atthe Pia. | delphia Mint and Assay Office ut New York the | notes shall be redeemed at the Assistant ‘Treasury at New York, " 3 —That tho Seeretary of the Treasury shall, from time to time, cause coin and fine mint bars (stamped) | to be transterred from the mint to the assisiapt treas- uries at San Francisco and New York in such amounts | as may be necessary for the retemption of the coin ~ 4.—That the coin notes issued under the pro- U shall be receivable without limit for | ail dues to the United States; aud the coin mentioned | in this act shall boa legal tender for all debts of the United States, public and private, not specified to be id in gold coin, Sre. 5 at the gold coin notes issued under this act shal! be redeemed, on presentation, Jn gold coin or fue vars, and silver in silver doliars or fine bars, ‘hat the coin-notes authorized by this act to bo issued shall be prepared under the direction of tho Secretary of the Treasury, and shall be transferred to the mints and assay offices named in this act asa part of the bullion fund, and trom which sund deposits shall be paid for in coin or coin-notes at the option of the de- Positor, Sno. 7.—That the fine gold and silver bars by this act authorized to be issued shall bear the mint stamp of fiven weight and value, and the value of the gold bars shail bo computed according to their coming hs and the silver bars at their coining value in dol- ars, Sue. 8.—That the Secrotary of the Treasury shall pre- scribe the necessary regulations for carrying into effect the provisions of this act, ATTACKS OF THE BLOODY SHIRT REPUBLICANS ON MR, LAMAR—HIS VINDICATION IN THE HOUSE-—CONTEMPTIBLE PARTISAN SPIRIT OF MR. EUGENE HiLE, OF MAINE—EFFORTS TO STIR UP BAD BLOOD. Mr, Lamar’s recent speech condemning the Hamburg outrage has drawn upon him tho bitter hatred of the | bloody shirt republicans, who are making attacks of various kinds upon him, Among others a local news- paper here on Monday charged that he made one kind of speeches in Congress and another .kind in Mississippi; that he had encouraged. the white line movement in his State and that he had apologized there for his Sinner eulogy. He chose to-day to take notice of and deny these caarges in the House, and produced the evidenco of two Mississippt Congressmen, Messra, Singleton and G, Wiley Wolls, the latter a republican, who had beard his speeches, and also letters and extracts from repub- | lican papers, to show that he was falsely accused, Mr. | Lamar’s statement was completo and satisfactory, but | when he sat down Mr, Eugene Hale, of Maine, arose, and, in a narrow and contemptible partisan spirit, | made some insinuations against Lamar’s good faith, | Hale's remarks | Mr were received with evi- dent disgust by the greater part of the House, but it is intended to renew the _ attack on Lamar because the bloody shirt republicans | find that he stands in their way. His Hamburg speech was a bitter pill for them. They seo by the warm ap- | proval it has gained evorywhere that he isa powerful peacemaker between the sections, and their only hope | lies in stirring up now strife in the South, and between the North and South. There is increasing evidence hero that the most des- perate and unscrupulous efforts will be made by the re- publican extremists to stir up bad blood, Anything like pacification and the prevalenco of good feching alarms them and excites their instant opposition. “Cursed are the peacemakers” is the motto of this kind of demagogue, FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasmxotox, July 25, 1876. LETTER.OF CONDOLENCE TO MRS, CRITTENDEN FROM THE WiDOW OF AN OFFICER SLAIN WITH CUSTER—PATHETIC DESCRIPTION OF THE SCENB AT FORT RICE—LAMENTATIONS oF TWENTY-FOUR WIDOWS, Mrs. General Crittenden, of this city, mother of Lieutenant Crittenden, who was slain with Custer in the massacre of the Little Big Horn, bas received a letter trom Fort Rico from the widow of one of the ofll- cers who perished in the battle The letter, after a tender expression of condolence with Mrs. Crittenden in her bereavement, describes the sceno of anguish at Fort Rice as soon as the boat arrived with the news of the dreadful result of the fight. When the awtal tidings were disclosed the air was rent, says the writer, with the lamentations and shrieks of twenty-four widows, many of them with wailing children at their skirts. Some of the women thus suddenly aillicted are without money to leave tho place where they parted with their husbands for tho last time on earth, and others again are without home or place of shelter to go to when they can get away, Itis conjcotured hore that of these twenty-tour women sev- eral are widows of the non-commissioned officers and pri- vates of tho Seventh cavairy, Their distress will form the subject of a special appeal to Congress for relict, WASHINGTON Wasuinatoy, July 25, 1878, THE NAVAL INVESTIGATION—REPORT OF THE COMMLITEE—SEVEREZ CONDEMNATION OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. The following extracts are made (rom the forthcom. ing report of the House Committee on Naval Aflairs on alleged abuses in the Navy Department:— “Rings” are formed to control sales made by the Navy Departineat, and there is reason to believe that in frequent cuses they include oificers aud employds in the navy yards. This is notabiy true att orioik Navy Yara, where the proof shows that Asserson, tho civil engineer, and W. H. Lyons, © master machinist, are, or have veen, memvere of sach rings. The immor- ality and iliegality of such combinations are not to be doubted, and it is difficult to suppress or proviae against them; bat surely the depart t shonid pro. tect itself against such members of them as are shown to be in the paval servive by tocir prompt dismissal, Referring to the use of materials, &c., owned by the government for private purposes, the report says:— The eet offender ta this regard 1s the Secrotary of the Navy himself, who procured « subordinate em- joys ab the Washington Navy Yard to make certain Aodsehold torniturs, consisting of @ sideboard, dining tabie, hatetand, & ‘id also a Daptismal font for some church in New Jersey. It is said and is nted that the Secretary pala for the lumber aod labor usea and GENERAL DESPATCHES. empoyed 1 making of these articles; but ho seems to forget that no one had the right to sell the lumber or 0 divert labor. The government of the United States 1s nota desler in lumber nor the procurer of jajor. But the rankness Of the offence of the Secretary in this regara jles in che fact that lis work was done and his materials procured | macninery, stores and supp! Seow ary Srey | without the knowledge of the commandant of the yard, or the civil engineer, whose subordinate wag euiployed to do the jobs and who took lumber from the stock on hand at the yard belonging to the ro nd itis evident from the proof that this em. one Childs, either imposed upon the government or the Secretary, The proof of this offence 18 found in the testimony of Wm. P. Ferguson, H. C. McCoy Clarence Barton and Childs himself, The testimony of these witnesses, taken all together, makes it very patent that the government was defrauded in this transaction, When the chief of the Navy Department so acts the House will not be surprised that similas practices are indulged im by lesser officials, In evi- dence whereof your committee refer to the use of gov. ernment material in the making of a small capnon and gon carriage for the benefit of a political club, at Noriolk, Va,; the use of government ‘al in the’ manufacture of furniture ‘or Contract Williaa. Hanscoin, at Brooklyn Navy Yard, the hiring tting of adredge by the civil engineer at Boston Navy Yard to private parties, and a similar ip- stance of the use ot a dredging machine by W. H. Lyons, Master Mechanic at tue Norfolk Navy Yard. Under the head of retention in office of unworthy parties by the Secretary of the Navy, the committee say — That gross and frauoulent management exists ig some of the departments of the Brooklyn Navy Yard is manifest from the history of one transaction dri out by your committee. A large lob iron chain is advertised for sale at the yard and fs sold and purcbasea by one Walton, The amount of his bill shows about 149,866 pounds of old chain purchased by him at 24 cents pet pound, making $4,012 15 which he centracted for and sold to the United States Lighthouse Department at 3% ceuts, making $5,243, Tuts is bad enough on its face, but when it is shown that Hall & Lackey, junk dealers, get avout 150 tons of this chain trom Walton, under ag agreement to stop bidding against him, it is left a mat- terof doubt whether Waiton was charged at all with the whole amount that he bid off And if becomes quite evident that your comimitice do not speak of the transaction more severely than it de- serves, Another jpstance of fraudulent conduct is show! ob the part of certain officers ip the Boston yard by the testimony of Commander George Brown. The com- mittee say that prior to the sale of the Philadelpa Navy Yard it seemed to ve regarded that, by disposing of it, the new one at League Island could be bailt without much, if any, additional cost to the govern. ment, and that the proof belore them is abundant in showing that no adequate provision was mad gue Island jor the storing aud protection of machinery, stores, supplies, materials, &c., belonging to the Navy | Department at the old yard; that the proof is abundant beiore them that said saie Was made without givin suilicient time to effect proper and judicious removal o said property; tbat the proof is abundant that in con- sequence of the short tid allowed by the orders of the department in which to take down the buildings aud remove the property and materials very great damage and joss occurred to the government. In tact, the evi- dence of the waste and destruction of government ‘operty following the basie and reckless coutusion at- nt upon the e removal, as prescuted by numerons witnesses, and aa was apparent to "the — sub-committee = who conducted the investigation at tvat yard, was inculpa- tory of almust every officer connected with the yard in @ total lorgeUuinéss of his duty to the government Large numbers of buildings, immenso quanuuies of lies, whose careful and proper removal ought to have taken {rom six to twelve mouths, Were ordered to be removed in from oue ta four months, in the major portion of the contracts th Shoriest Lime apparently being taken, ‘To add to cConlusion attending this state of things it appe. that the government directed the sale of iarge quant= ies of old material and its removal to be effecied at the saine Line, and still, as if to make “confusion worse coniounded,’’ a private sale of iren, &¢., belonging te the Nebraska, a vessel broken up at said yard, as well as “such iron ag was not required “for imme diate use’? im the Construction Department, Was made to certain parties, who were remove this at the same time Now, when it is under. stood that such Was the necessity for immediate haste in the removal of all of this property that all parties, the contractors for the removal 0: government prop: | erty and the paruics ot purchasers, had to work tro: quently at mzbt, employing laborers by the hundred, the House will at ouce realize that great opportunities for theit and swindling Were offered. Lat such oppore tunities were taken advantage of is clearly evident from the proof, The committee say the attempt of the Secretary of the Navy to justify his action in giving more than $200,000 to Mr. Wiard ior orduance. experiments 13 a failure. His acuon in this matter cannot be defended or justified. Mr, Wiard was an adventurer and pre- tender, and i the Secretary did not know it he could easily have found it out. SECRETARY ROBESON BEFORE MR. GLOVER'S COMMITTEE:-—HIS EXPLANATION OF THE AP- POINTMENT OF JAY COOKE, MCULLOCH & CO.—THEIR CONFIRMATION BY THE SENATE NOT REQUIRED. Secretary Robeson was before Mr. Glovet’s commit+ teo this afternoon in response to an invitation sent him yesterday. He explained that Section of the act of 1844 requiring special agents of the Navy Department to be confirmed had been abrogated by succeeding acts, ‘and had passed out of the statutes, and was no longer in force when the appointment of Jay Cooko, McCulloch & Co, was made, but had beon superseded by Another provision in the act of 1854, which provided fot the appointment of these epecial agents upon the! giving security. lle said that the act of 1844 had bees left out of Brightiey s Digest, and was notin force until revived by the Revised Statues of 1875, and that it thereiore was not applicable to tho caso of Jay Cooke, McCulloch & Co.; that tho law having been revised by the Revised Statutes of 1875 the new agents, Messrs. Seli.man Brothers, had been sent to the Senate for confirmation, He aiso explained that the deposite, made in October and November of 1873, with the house of Jay Cooke, McCullogh & Co, were merely in continuance of the foreign’ no. count of tho navy, for which ho took ample security, only giving them at the roge ular time, with security, What under ordinary circum. stances would ‘have been given them without security, | He showed also that the Treasury draft issued on the 24 of July was paid at the New York Sub-Treasury on the 6th and placed to the credit of the Navy Department with Jay Cooke, McCulloch & Co. in London on the 7th, and that the bili which came due on the 22d of September was merely tho billof exchango by meang of which the money was transmitted to London, HOTEL ARRIVALS, Congressmen John Hancock, of Texas; Benjamin J, Franklin, of Missouri; Gilbert C. Walker, of Virginia; Joon K. 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