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shies see _ Clerkenwoll, was destroved by fire this evening. The , New Orleans, presided, He stated tho object of the CABLE NEWS From All Parts of the Old World. THE TURCO-SERVIAN WAR. Insurgents Determined to Fight to the Death THE PORTE’S PEACE POLICY, A New Cable from Paris to New York Proposed. THE COTTON CONGRESS. A Great Fire in London— Loss, $1,000,000. A Prince's Life Attempted—President Mae- fahon’s Narrow Escape. THE WAR IN THE EAST. THE MONTENEGRINS RETREATING TOWARD POD- GORITZA AND BaNGANI, Loxpow, August 10, 1876 A-npecial despatch to the Daily News trom Trevinje Says:—The Montenegrins have retired, some toward Podgoritza and some toward Bangani. Mukhtar Pacha has made an excursion to the frontier unmolested. An offensive movement of the Turks is probable shortly. DEFEAT OF DERVISH PACHA. General Tscholak, who, with General Antiteh, de- feated Dervish Pacha noar Sienitza, is roported 10 be retreating from that place, General fchernayoff is ad- ‘vancing in tho direction of Banja. 4 Reuter telegram from St. Petersburg says General Horvatovitch maintains his position at the Banja pass, where he awaits reinforcement. BOSNIAN SUCCESSES, General Despotovitch, the new commander-in-chief ef the Bosnians, announces that he bas taken soven Turkish entrenchments and occupied several villages bn the Una. HE PORTE WILLING TO NSGOTIATE FOR PRACE. Loxpox, August 11, 1876 The Standard’s Berlin special says ttie Porte has Positively declared it is willing to negotiate for peace Whenover the Powers are disposed to intervene, but 1s not willing to agreo to an armistice before the entry of | the Turks Into Belgrade, THE TURKISH FORCES CONCENTRATING, The Standard’s Ragusa special announces that Tjeln- Gin Pacha has arrived at Nevesinje with remforce ments, Tho arrival of additional reinforcements at Beutart is expected. They are coming under Mehemet Pacha, who will assume tne chief commana, 4 FRENCH OPINION OF ENGLAND'S RESPONSI- PILITY. Paris, August 10, 1876. An article by John Emile Lemoinne, to whom 18 in- trusted the supervision of the English correspondence of the Journal des Debats, published in that journal to-day, insists upon tho necessity of prompt interven- tior. io put a stop to the atrocities of the Turks. WHY ENGLAND SHOULD INTERFERE, He says it is for England to intervene, because Eng- land, being the avowed protectress of Turkey, 1s unani- moualy considered in Europe to be responsible for the conduct of the Turks. SRAVIA TO FIGHT TO THR DEATH. A despatch to Le Temps trom Vienna states that the Servian Premier Ristics rojects{all offers of meaia- Mon, declaring that S rvia will not treat for peace until the Turks are under the walls of Belgrade, THE COMING SKRVIAN NOTE, A special dispatch to Le Temps from Viennn “The note which M, Ristios, the Servian [) is Preparing to be sent to the Powers, giving an account of the atrocities committed by the Turks im ge via, May serve equally to pave the way for mediation or for justifying war to the death. THE SULTAN'S HEALTH, Panis, August 11, 1876. Adespatch to the Liberté says the Sultan is better and his recovery is nearly certain, FHE ARRESTED CORRESPONDENT RELEASED BY THE MONTENEGRINS. RaGuaa, August 10, 1876. The correspondent of the Milan newspaper, JI Pun- golo, who was arrested in the Montenegrin camp at Drieno, on Tuesday last, has been released. ENGLAND. ANOTHER CANDIDAT® FOR NATATORIAL BE- RENOWN—PRICE OF SILVER. Loxpox, August 10, 1876. Frederick Cavill, a professional swimmer, will en- @eavor to swim across tho Channel Saturday, SILVER, Silver is firm to-day at 4s. 33¢d, per ounce. FIRE—LOSS ONR MILLION DOLLAKS. The extensive establishment of Grant & Co., engrav- ers, ithographers and publishers, in Tarnmill strect, Joss is estimated at $1,000,000. The firm havea branch establishment in New York. eset, THE EXTRADITION QUESTION. DISCUSSION ON THE SUBJECT POSTPONED UNTIL THE NEXT SESSION OF PARLIAMENT. Loxpox, August 10, 1876. In the House of Commons this afternoon, in conse- quenco of Mr. Misrael nos having fixed the day, Sir William George Granville Vernon-Harcourt, liberal, member for Oxtord city, reluctantly postponed the discussion on the extradition question to the next ses- sion of Parliament, unless the question should be settled in the meanwhile. THR CASE OF JONN WALTON, Loxpow, August 11, 1876. Jobn Walton, of New York, who was surrendered by | France under the extradition treaty between that fouptry and Great Britain on charge of forgery, was brought betore the Common Sergeant to-day on the question previously raised before a magistrate ‘at Guildhall that he could not be tried except for the offence for which he was surrendered ander the treaty, ‘The counsel for the detenee again raised the same ob. jection, which was held good, and the prisoner was dis- oharget. 0 A COTTON CONGRES IMPORTANT MEETING OF COTTON BOARDS AND ASSOCIATIONS AT LONDON--REFORMS In0- POSED AND ADOPTED. Loxpox, August 10, 1876, Right American, three Dateh, one London, and six Liverpool representatives of the cotton trade met in eouvention bere yesterday. Mr. Samuel Simpson, of meeting, a8 declared in the resoluiions of the Ameri« can National Cotton Exchange inviting it. Mr. W. B. Forwood, of Liverpool, endorsed the objects of the meeting. 4 PROPOSITION FOR UNION. Mr. W. P. Campbell, of New York. moved that this Conference recommends the formation of an interna- Honal cotton association to promote the efliciency and to oxtend the usefulness of the various associations of Europe and the United States, to secure wnited and ‘ harmontous action in considering tho ‘VaTiOUs questions affecting + seriealinral commeroial and manufactur- NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST I, 187 ing Interests of cotton, that the wolfare of the cotton trade may be better protected and promoted. ‘THE PROPOSITION WITHDRAWS. ‘The delegates being unable to bind their respective Associations, the resolution was withdrawn. ARBITRATION TO BK IMPKOVED, A resolution offered by Mr. Reynolds, of Norfolk, Va., stated that it was the opinion of this conference that the present system of conducting arbitration om the quality of cotton in Liverpeot is unsatisfactory, and that the Cotton Brokers’ Associatton be requested to appoint a committee to consider some more ellicient means of assessing allowances to be made on cotton bought and sold to arrive. The resolution was passed after considerable discussion. THE BASIS OP ARBITRATION. Mr. Forwood, of Liverpool, moved that in the optn- jon of this conference arbitration upon the quality of cotton should be based upon grade and that the value should be fixed according to the offcial quotation of the day. The motion was adopted. DRAWN SAMPLES, Mr. Nicholson, of Liverpool, moved that in the opin- jon of this conference the Liverpool drawn samples of American cotton are on an average worse in appearance and consequently in class by 1-16d, to td. per pound than those drawn in America before the cotton is com - pressed, and that a severer pressure will further detert- orate theclass, Unanimously adopted COTTON TO BE SOLD AT NET WEIGHT IN AMERICA, Mr. Samuel Smith, of Liverpool, moved that, in the opinion of this conference, it is desirable that cotton should be sola in America at its net weightand that the various exchanges in America -be requested to en- deavor to give effect to this recommendation, Unani- mously adopted. OTHER RESOLUTIONS, Other resblutions were adopted unanimousty to tho effect that the system of sampling cotton tn America should be the same as the Liverpool system ; that it is desirable that tho same classification of American cot- ton should be adopted in all European and American markets according to the standards to bo furnistled the Liverpool Association, to be ratified the American National exchange; that the several Exchanges in America be requested to appoint inspectors to certify to the condl- tion of all cotton exported; that sufficient care is not taken by shippers in delivering cotton at Liverpool, which should be amended, ADJOURNED. The conference adjeurned until next July, to meet at Liverpool at the call of tho United Association of Liv, erpool and the Liverpool Cotton Brokers’ Association, which are empowered to invite delegates from Ameri- can and European Exchanges. by THE CABLES. PROPOSITION TO ESTABLISH DIRECT COMMUNI- CATION BETWEEN PARIS AND MEW YORK. Panis, August 10, 1876, Tho following ts publishot here to-day :—'Subscrip- tions will be opened on the 22d of August for an under- taking, with a capital of $6,600,000, to establieh and work a new telegraph eable between Paris and New York. The government has granted to M. Pouyer Quertier the right to establish this communication, THE JAVA-AUSTRALIAN CABLE REPAIRED. Loxpos, August 10, 1876. The Renter Telegram Company announce that the Great Northern Telegraph line to China and Japan, whic was interrupted on Joly 31, is now working, and communication with the East again establishe: Communication is also complete with Australia and New Zealand, the cablo between Java and Australia, which broke six months ago, having been repaired, See bs PRESIDENT MACMAHON, FRENCH PRESIDENT AND HIS WIFE HAVE A NABROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH. Loxnox, August 11, 187 A Paris despatch to the Standard reports that as President MacMahon and his wito were returning yes- terday from Versailles to Paris in a post chaise, the horses were frightened by the gendarmes drum corps ana ran away. Tho postchaise came in collision with ta driver was thrown to the ground and badly Tho President and his wife escaped unhurt, and THE hort, finished their journey in another carriage, GERMANY. INCREASE OF THE SPFCIE IN THE IMPERIAL BANK. Berwx, August 10, 1876. The specio in the imperial bank of Germauy bas in- creased 7,433,600 marks during the past week, os AUSTRIA. THE NEW MINISTER FROM THE UNITED STATES PRISENTS HIS CREDENTIAIA. Vinwxa, August 10, 1876, Mr. Edward ¥. Beale, tne newly-appointed United States Minister to Austria, bad an audience to-day with the Emperor Francis Joseph aud presented bis cre- dentials, SWITZERLAND. A LADY ATTEMPTS THE LIFE OF THE RUSSIAN MINISTER AT BERNE. Berne, August 10, 1876, jan lady fired a pistol at Prince M. Gortschakoff, the Russian Minister to Switzerland. The Prince escaped unhurt and the lady was arrested. THE MOTIVE, The attempted assassination 1s attributed to politica: motives, JOHN W. MURDER. Worcester, Mass., August 10, 1876, ‘This morning two trainps appiied at a pawn shop in tnis ctty and attempted to obtain a Joan ona yalaable gold watch and a heavy gold chain with a handsome geal attached. On being questioned they gave evasive answers and finally made a bolt for the door and ran. The police were notitied and gove chase, but did not succeed in captaring the men, They are thought here to be connected with the murder and robbery of Johu W, McElroy, of Bostor.. FATAL RUNAWAY ACCIDENT. Vitrsnuna, Pa, August 10, 1876. As Mr. Huselberg, a market gardener, was on his | way home this morning from this city his horse bo- came frightened, and, starting to run, throw Mr. Hnsel- berg and wife from the wagon. The lady was killed instantly and the husband severely injured, DROWNED IN THE POTOMAC. Wasittatox, Angnst 10, 1876. Edward J. Nalle, of Ohio, was drowned in the Poto- mac last night, near the Three Sisters, while bathing. Mr. Nalle was a member of a Centennial party now visiting Wi MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War Derartuent, Orrice oF THe Crier SIGNAL OFrice! Wasmotox, August 11—1 A. ML Probabilities, For the South Atlantic and Gulf States and Tennes- see, higher barometer, southerly to easterly winds, nearly stationary temperature and frequent thunder storms. For the Ohio Valley and lowor lake region, falling foliowed by rising barometer, increasing southerly winds veering to westerly, generally warmer, cloud weather and thunder storms, For the apper lake region, generally higher barom.- eter, southerly winds, veering to cooler westerly, and frequent rains, succeeded by clearing weather. For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Val- ley rising, tollowed by falling barometer, cool north to west winds, shifting (0 warmer southerly or ensteriy, and cloar weather succeeding occasional rains in the former. The Ohio River and the Mississippt below St. Louis continue slowly falling. Cautionary signals continue at Marquette, Escanad: Milwaukee, Chicago, Grand Haven, Alpona, Pore Huron, Detroit and Toledo, THE WRATHER YESTERDAY, ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperuture for the past tweaty-four hours im compar- json with the corresponding date of last year, as indi. cated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, Henato Baiiding 1 1875, 1876, 89 | give him WASHINGTON. A Political Torpedo Among the Demo- crats in the House. SOUTHERN OUTRAGES CONDEMNED Secretary Chandler in Defence of Political Assessments. THE LOUIMANA FEDERAL —+—_+—____ OFFICES. Confiicting Reports of the Majority-and Minority of the Committee. ——_-—___ FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasiixatox, Angust 10, 1876, A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP—MR. ScOTT LORD'S RESOLUTION CONDEMNING SOUTHERN OUT- RAGES AND NEGRO INTIMIDATION. Mr. Scott Lord, democrat, of New York, ono of the gravest aud most digmified elderly gentlemen in tho House, suddenly took it into his head to-day to enact tho part of abull ina china shop, For a first effort in that line he achieved a very toleravie success. A western republican said he stampeded the whole demo- cratic party. This isan exaggeration, but itis tre that Mr. Lord gave them a rather anxious half hour, Ho offered a long preamble concerning Southern out. Tages and intimidation of negro voters, with a resolu- tion condemning auch proceedings, When a momber of the House Intends to explode a torpedo, he usually consults beforehand the leading men of his party, and acts with their consent, and after due notice privately given to the rank and file to stand trom under. Mr. Lord, however, had noticed that such care sometimes pro« vents the explosion from startling the Houso, and bo this timo took pattern from Situng | Bull, His motion was an unmitigated success, He bagged nearly the whole of his party, Indeed, tt may be said that his explosion scared him as badly as it did any of nis victims. The demo- crats, taken completely by surprise, refused to vote for the preamble, on the ground that it contained damaging admissions, The republicans, quick to per- ceive their advantage, insisted on a call of the Honze, end alter a good deal of filibustering, all of which was. a blunder on the part of the democrats, preamble and resolution were adopted by an almost unanimous vote, After which unhappy Mr. Lord wanéered about the House trying to expiain to his angry associates that he had done a wise and necessary thing, which is quite true, only he might have given hia friends a little notice beforehand. Some of them are not very quick witted and need warning in such cases, Mr, Bland, for instance, refused to support Mr. Lord’s motion, on the ground that the celobrated Silver bill has not been kindly treated in the House. Another democrat wanted to know whether Mr. Lord meant to ruin the party. COTTON CLAIMS—-ANSWER OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT TO MR. WILLIS’ RESOLUTION— SOME AWKWARD REVELATIONS THREATENED, Mr, Wilhs’ resolution, passed some time ogo, asking the Treasury Department for a complete list of cotton claims paid and disallowed, with the names of the clamants and their attorneys and the grounds on which they were allowed or disallowed, was answered to-day. “Mr, Willis asked to have the document Printed, but thore was objection made and the request wont over. It will be repeated. It 18 said there is some objection to printing it by some subordinate officers of the Treasury and it is said that a close scru- tiny of the return would result in some awkward rev- clations, The best way to settle euch rumors 1s to have the document printed, GENERAL LOGAN IN CONTRADICTION OF BILU- FORD WILSON—THE WAR BETWEEN THE GRANT AND BRISTOW MEN, General Logan testified against Bluford Wilson to- day and there are increasing signs of a very pretty war between the Bristow and the Grant men which will not cease with the adjournment of Congress. Tho report that the President would take no share in it is correct, but he probably takes a lively interest in it, and it is well understood that his friends mean to defend him and themseives, and, indeed, carry the war into the Bristow camp. bi + FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasuixaros, August 10, 1876. SECRETARY CHANDLER ON POLITICAL AssEss- MENTS—A CIRCULAR WHICH MIGHT BE SENT TO ANY CLERGYMAN WITHOUT OFFENCE. Secretary Chandler having had his attention called to a published statement that he nad ordered a clerk, named Redway, to collect assessments in the Interior Department for political purposes, pronounced the whole thing false trom béginning to end. ie says be does not know any such person as Redway, did not orders nor authority to collect assess. ments in the departmegt, and he has never scen any one who was engaged as stated. Ho added, with the grim humor and logic peculiar to the ex-Senator:— “1 gave my check for the assessment made upon me to General Rusk, of Wisconsin, and had it ready some days before they called for it. Thero is nothing of an arbitrary nature, to my knowledge, in regard to the manner of collecting these assessments, They are en- tirely voluntary, and aro suggested by a very modest, deferential circular, which I will give the HyKann for publication very cheerfully. Those who are dispo: can answer to this in compliance with requests, and 1 sec no objection to such action, It is 80 harmless that it might bo sent toevery clergyman in the Jand with- out giving him offence, The voluntary subscriptions for political purposes are all right enough. I poy mine very willingly, and it is nothing new. Printers bave a very peculiar custom, in observance of which they won't even set type without boing paid for it. Printing must be paid for; it costs money, and then there is ink, paper, presses, &e., allof which must be paid tor, Money must be also turmished to pay the expenses of and provide for campaign speakers, and then there aren hundred other Jogitinate and hdnorabie expenses provided for, You can’t get along without mone: don’t believe in the credit system or In going into debt by giving promises to pny. I never incur a money ha- biity until L have wherewith to meet it with funds | nything my money 1s ready for | When I say I will pay it, Thieisallthere js to this how! about collecting funds; but peopte will howL 1 have not bad anything to do with the subscriptions nor the manner of collect. ing them, and don't give them any attention; but I suppose they are voluntarily mado, if at all, Tho whole representation made in regard to moan. the col- lections in the Intorior Department are nothing but ties | made out of whole clota,”” ARMY REORGANIZATION—MILITARY MEMBERS OF | THE COMMISSION APPOINTED BY THE PRESI- DENT—GENERAL SHEKMAN'S VIEWS ON THE COURSE TO BE PURSUED. The President bas appointed Goneral Sherman and | Quartermaster General Meigs the army members of the commission authorized vy Congress vw examine and report upon the subject of army reorganization. Gen- eral Sherman was asked to-night what would be the course of action he wonld recommend as best to be done for a reorganization of the army with a view to providing for 1ts reduction and consolidation, and what would be the nature of his recommendations in general, He replied that he could not yes say, and that he could not give his views until he had Jooked furthor into and considered the matter. He says that the comms. sion will simply meet to-morrow formatiy and organize with a view to consultation upon what is required. Certain work wil be parcelled out for bimself, he supposes, to attend to with a view to his giving bis opiaivns and making his recommendations, and certain other work wil! be given to General Meigs, Quartermaster General of the army. Alter doing this he thinks the commission wil ad- Journ to mest, perhaps, next November, when a report will be made and sach further steps taken as will pro- vide Congress atite next session with information os to wnat is proper and feasible for putting the army on the best footing as to economy and efficiency. General Sherman has not made up his mind what he will recommend, and declined to give his views for the present. THE APPROPRIATION BILILS—AMOUNT APPRO- PRIATED AND AMOUNT OF REDUCTIONS FROM LAST YEAR. Eleven of the twelve annual apptopriation bills have been vassed or agreed upon in conference, which is equivalent at this stage of the session to being passed, The bill yet unpassed 1s the Consular and Diplomatic. The sums appropriated by each of the eleven bills and the total of the twelfth bill as it passed the House are Set forth in the following tabl Reduction Amount from Appropriated, Last Year, 957,16 Post Office, Pensions . River and Harbor... Fortification: Sundry Civil Deficiencies. .. Legislative, &e.... Indians. Consular matic, a 1, and Total. 4 $31,7 The tenth and cleventh items in tho above column, viz, the Legislative and the Indian appropriations, are estimated and given in round nambers, The bills are agreed upon, but the alterations in the Conference Committee have reduced the totals and will necessitate a couple of immense sums in arithmette, which the clerks of the committee are yet withont time to go at. The estimates are based upon estimates in turn of the aggregates of these alterations, As the | House started out with a detertaination to cut aown tho appropriations tor this year $40,000,000 the abovo result will show how successful bas been the effort. Pasi eek GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH, Wasuixetos, August 10, 1876. | THR NEW ORLEANS CUSTOM HOUSE INVESTIOA- TION—HOW GOVERNMENT FUNDS WERE SPENT FOR PARTISAN PURPOSES—SUIT RECOM- MENDED CASEXY—THE ADMINISTRATION OF OTHER ¥RDERAL OFFICES COMMENDED. The reportsubmitted in the House to-day by Mr. New, from the committee appointed to investigate the federal offices In Louiaiana, is devoted mainly to a re- citat of the resuits of their inquiries concerning the management of the New Orleavs Custom House, At the outset they say that Collector James F. Casey and his subordinates endeavored in several ways to ob- struct the investigation, The report states that evi- dence of irregularities. and frauds in the im: portation of dutiable goods was given by a number of witnesses in the employ of the Custom House and Internal Revenue Bureau at New Orleans; and evidence was introduced on the part of the Col- lector to rebut the existence of these alleged frauds upon the revenue, but the committee characterize it as conilicting and contradictory. The committee add, however, that several merchants engaged in the im- port trade testified that they had fouud the Custom House management honest, efficient and courteous, anda statement so certitying was signed by a large number of New Orleans importers and received as evidence, ‘The committee then proceed to state that tt appears from uncontradicted evidence that the Custom House at New Orleans was mado to contribute lurge sums of money, taken from its revenues, to partisan ends. These sums were abstracted by menus of fraudulent vouchers, made ont !u the Custom House apparently, all regularly signed and sworn to, purporting to be for services rendered as temporary laborers. Many of the names were fictitious, and in other cases the parties named never rendered a moment’s service im the Cus- tom House. These papers were certilied by Crawiord, entry clerk, and forwarded to the Secretary of the Treasury as vouchers for disbursements made by the Collector of the Customa, and the moncy thus obtained was upplied to political purposes, and in fact sometimes the consideration was tue pollution of the ballot box itself, The committee find that Daniel P, Kinzella, Special Treasury Agent, bad knowledge of the prevalence of this system and did nothing to check it, The commit. tee say they wero unable to obtain from Coliectur Casey duplicates of any of these vouchers, although duplicates off all other vouchers were obtainable, and the Coliector failed (0 appear before the committee, although subpoenaed, alleging iliness as a reason, They add; — This fact supplementing the positive evidence estab- listing these corrupt practices cun lead to but one con- clusion, They next describe what they Characterize os “an- other glaring fraud,” namety, a payment by Casey of $5,000 to ono EF. A. Davis, nominally for repairing we government warehouse, at quarantine station, when, in tact, Davis performed vo work whatever, and merely turned the money over to J. H. Sypher for use, as he (Davis) understood, for political purposes. The committee recommond that the government should, without delay, institute sult against Collector Casey to recover such sums of money ax have been by him and his subordinates misappropriated to unlawful purposes, as shown by the evidence, They add:— Your committee cannot believe that tho President will pertmit Mr, Casey to con of Customs at New Orleans after he shall: bays become acquainted with the testimony taken before your com- mittee. The committeo devote some space to a description of | certain irregularities and violations of law in the office of the United States Marshal, with regard to the ap- pointment and payment of special deputy marshals AGAIN jf COLLECTOR for election = purposes’ «in-country places, where their appointment was not anthor- ied under tho General Election law, which is applicable only to cities or towns having a popula. | tion of 20,009 or upward, They commend Marshal | Packard’s administration, however, as fathiul and praieworthy in all other respects. They bestow un- qualifiod praise upon District Attorney Beckwith and | say also that they found all other federal offices in New | Orleans satisiacterily conducted in the interests of the | government and the convenience of the public. The | committee animadvert, however, upon the fact that the Surveyor General and Register of the Land Office are | atthe same tine members of the State Senate, which | shonld debar them from holding oflce under the | federal government, The committee having been further directed to tu- | quire into the Coushatta aifuir and the alleged ousrages | in Felisiana parish, adopt the reports of their eab- | committees. which have clready been published on those subjects, This report i signed by Representatives Gibson, Blackburn, Stevenson, Vance, and Reilly, | The minority, represented by Mosers, Conger, of | the tweive federal found them all correct am these oificial statements ty oft the fidelity of all of + of their appointments fo far as their cerned. iversal testin shows conefusively that the Collector of Customs bad antiormiy mann the business of bis department with promptnes | courtess, with fidelity to the yover | regard to the conventeace of the pabix livers in Lous: properly settled 1 sitistacior’ heer, 1 the | present t are con to punts with the goverume pleasure in reierring to the testime first an 10 views citizens of New Orleans in embodying in their inontl of a large st of the me busi men of the e:ty, moxt ot whom are not in politreal accord with the federal officers, whose adininistration they indorse so heartily. The minority append a statement signed by over 190 foporters, merchantx, shipowners, &e., who thus vea- tify to the eMciency and honesty of the federal officials, In regard to all the federal oMcials referred to tno minotity say that the testimony shows an abte, honest and efficient administration of the pubhe business, and the inmority cordially indorse the majority’s report conceroing the Marshal's oflice, | fhe minority also quote ond jndorsy the majority's expressions of satisfaction in regard to the manage- ment of the other fedora! offices im Louisiana, The minority then state that they were desirous of joining With the majority in @ report, and, when the majority report was submitted to them, moved to amoud it in five particulars, which was retused by « strict party vole, leaving them no alternative but to Permit great injustice to innocent men or to express their dinsenting views, First--The minority desire to striko from tho Majority report that portion charging Collector Vasey with obstructing the investigation of the committee. 6.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. on the ground that such charge is founded on the evidence alone of a witness named Secleye, whose festimony was admitted by the whole committee to be entirely unreliable, and even If worthy of any eredit does not, in the opinion of the minority, at all sustain the conclusions reached by the majority. Second—Phey desire to strike out the similar charge Against the subordinates of the Custom House, A care- ful examination of 1 iness ex- they ‘say, will ‘satisty every eis not the least ground suspicion, Oo the and auxious to assist the for the Custom Huuse officials voluntarily furnished all the proof within their control that was asked for, Third—The minority desire to strike out the charge of tptentional violation of law by Marshal Packard, | and say they are surprised to find in the majority re- port the assertion that section 2,021 of the Revised Statutes is only a statute authorizing the appointment of & deputy martial for election purposes, £0 to speak, whereas full authority ts contained in section 780. Their dutts are therein clearly defined, whether connected — with Violation of law or other matters committed charge. There is nothing 1 the testimony the Marshal, either by knowledge, intention o wit consent, the action of any of bis deputies in regard to boat charges or to the keeping of prisoners iu the Parish Prison, ond the reflections ot the majority upon this efficient, capable and honest officer are, in the opimion of the minority, entirely uncalled for and unjust, 1n regard to the reflection upon Collector Casey ns disbursing officer under Vavis’ contract, so-called, the minority say that Casey appears to have no other con- nection with the work than to act as disbursing officer, under the direction ot the Secretary of the Treasury, in paying ous moneys appropriated by law for this work, Tho minority say they have labored earnestly to as- certain what testimony or influence coula have induced the majority of the committee to differ so widely from the entire body of the respectable and honorable | business men of New Orleans in their estimation of the worth, efficiency and courtesy of Collector Casey, and they prefer to join with all of these g00d citizens in upholding and sustaining such an Olticer rather than with the majority, in assuming to be privy councillors to the Executive of the nation, and Fecommending his removal from office; and the min- ority submit these views with the full confidence that the testimony, {f carefully examined, will convince aly of their propriety and justness, Mr, Darrail, of the committee, also particularly in- quired into the cause of the murder in Coushatta of David King and the attempted murder of W. N. ‘Twitchell, State Senator, and haying visited Coushatta and carefully read all the evidence taken by the sub- committeo on that point, is compelled, although re- luctantly, to differ entirely from some of their con- clusions, and submits his views in aseparate paper. The evidence itself 18 largely quoted from to show, first, that the murder of Davia King and the attempted murder of Senutor Twitchell was of a political charac- ter and for political reasons entirely; and second, thnt it is very unsafo for a momber of the republican party to actively advocate his principles in that part of the Stato. The evidence of Twitchell was taken be- foro his wounds were healed, and the evidence of a man with both arins amputated and wounded sn a leg, Mr. Darrall says, is entitled to entire confidence, { Mr, Darrall gives tho evidence of a large number of | both demucrats and repcblicans to substantiate his conclusions and Closes as follows :— What isthe remedy for this and similar outrages of personal ric hts and violations of law xo trequent in tho South? Not, in the opinion of the undersigned, any further iegislation; but, first, a more prompt and vigorous enforcement’ of laws and — punish ment of those violatmg thein by local and State anthorities, alded, 1f need In general government; and second, tual (acts of each case as it occurs, fi coloring, should be try. When these aciual plain tacts can be known such a public opinion of the country will be formed that they will cease, THE GENERAL OF THE ARMY. by the power of hat the real and THE RUMORED RESIGNATION OF GENERAL SHER- MAN IN FAVOR OP GRANT CONTRADICTED— THE THING REGARDED AS AN ABSURDITY BY | THE GEXERAL—HOW THE STORY ORIGIN- ATED—THE “MEMOIRS OF THE Wan.” Wasiixeton, August 10, 1876. The General of the Army had bis attention calleato- night to the-report in a St, Louis paper that he would retire from the army after the 4th of March, in the event of tho election of Hayes and Wheeler, in order to admit of the appointment of General Grant as his successor. He was interviewed to-night, after having been showed the paragraph in question, with the fol- lowing results :— INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL SUERMAN, General Sherman bad just come into his hotel, tho time being about half-past nine, and, with the key of his room in hand, as he was ascending the stairs to his sleoping apartment, he was accosted as follows: “General, have you seen the newspaper paragraph stating that you were going to retire us Goneral of the army to facilitate the appointment of General Grant as your successor?" “Oh, yer,” he said, smiling, with a t@inkle of merri- ment in his eye, as it enjoying the thing as a funny joke, ‘but there is not one single word of truth in it, and I have never had an idea of the kind. There has not been a thought or word of the kind with any one that I know ot.”” “What do you think has given rise to the absurd rumor, us it was thought to be?” “Well, I hi have a very mi of property hei own a very nice residence in St. Lous. So there is vo need of my desiring to buy another one there as tho one [ bave is entirely adequate to all my wants, and wiil do me and my family as jong as 1 live, Butan en- terprising real estate man whom L know, and who is a friend of mine, thought that, In the line of his opera- tons, bo could negotiate a trade of my Washington property lor « piece in St Louis, and I think Icon sented to his trying to make the operation. That is all there is of it, as far asl know, which could give color to the statement that 1 was treating for @ properiy in St. Louis I have never had any other idea in the premises.” “THE MYMOIRS OF THR WA: “It 18 said that your book, ‘The Memoirs of the War,’ brings you in such a handsome revense that you could well afford to retire to the shades and sweets of private life to enjoy a well earned ease. | under. | stand that it brings you in $60,009 a year 1” | ‘Oh, no; thatis not so, Butl have given that all away. It does not bring me anything at all, L have given all therevenue whie' may arise irom that source to my children for their benetit and support. Sof do not bave anything to do with or about it. [arranged {tro from the first, and hence do not bother myscif about the income from the work," “It bas been plausibly asserted and generally believed at you have always been so magnanimous and seit sacrifiemg when the name or fame of General Grout was concerned, giving him all tho credit during and since the war, night be that yon would be willing to resign in order to atiest your devotion to him further.” “Oh, there is Hot one word of teatt In the report and «never oeen anything to call for it,” neral Sherman, lanzhing outright as if templating some great absurdity which flushed him with mirth and amas with his usual activity and ¢ chamber, ARKANSAS RB ner to his bed UBLICANS. STATE TICKET NOMINATED—JOSEPH BROOKS FOR | GOVARNOR. Lirris Rock, August 10, 1876, The regular republican State Convention, which bas been in session for mo past Wwo days, completed its labors to-day by nominating the following State | | and cectoral ticket:—For Governor, — Joseph | | Brooks; Seeretary of = State, Joseph —N, Johnson; Auditor, MH. Miller; Treasurer, Attorney General, Thotmas+ IH. Nichol ch ite ork of Chancery Coart, J. W. Vresidenvial Electors, J. N. Sarber, M. W, keen; Gibba, AH. > A. Falton, G. W. Prited- ard and L. Gregg. The Convention was largo, and combined in it tho jeading — ciements and thinking mon of the party im the State, | Ex-Governor 0. A Hadley presid General A Bishop, the nominee tor Governor of the Republi Con m of duly 27, Presidential Elector on the ticket to-day, but retused, Ali efforts to harmonize tho two Inetions of the party failed, and they have two State and electoral iekets in the feld. NEW HAMPSHIRE Coxconro, Angust 10, 1876, The Democratic State Committve met in the Phen!x Hotel this evening and decided to hold their Conven tion (6 nominate candidates for live Prositential elec turs in the forenoon of Tuesday, September 9, DEMOCRATS. COUNTERFEITER ARRESTED. SAN FiaNctsc>, August 10, 1876, United States Detective Finnegan arrested here to- day ©. F. Mohring for manufacturing atd uttering counterfowt go doliars, Several pieces, 600 finished gold dollars aad a que and stamps were seized. Partice in the Kasiern aad Western States bave been pasaing these counterfeits. Joseph H. Prince, alias Gus Williams, pow awartin trial in Chicago for passing countorfens, was wapplie by Mobring, The prisoner gave bail im 83.000, nent, he whirled of | thousand blank | Wty of dies | OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD, A STRIKE OF BRAKEMEN INAUGURATED—FREIGHT TRAINS HELD ON SIDINGS AND THE TRAFFIC. INTERFERED WITH. Ctxeixsamt, August 10, 1876, Last night the freight brakemen on the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad inaugurated a strike, leave ing their trains, at Seymour, which poimt they {| have made their headquarters, and where the strikers Dow number sixty-tive or seventy men. Their demonstrations thus far have been confined entirely to holding freight trains on sidings by uncoupling the cars and throwing away the coupling pins, To-night they stole two handears, sending them East and West, for the purpose, it is supposed, extending their operations’ in uneonpling uh of freight trains, Their reported F. E. Dayson, tormerly a telegraph operator im the em. poy of the company, who wax discharged from that Dranca of the service for ing to deliver a train or- der, and acollision iu consequence was barely avoided by the prompt action of some other employes of the road, Dayson was afterward given a situation ag brakeman, owing to the sympathy felt for his destitute family. To-night the brakemen whose headquarters are ai Vincennes also struck work, and itis believed tnat the movement will become general throughout the ling, The cause of the strike is a reduction of the wages te the rates paid by other roads, A special train left this city to-night conveying seve enty-live or 10u resolute men, who will go to Seyinous d there be sworn in as deputy marshals, and will protect the company’s employ és and property from the depredations of the strikers, G VOYAGE, Port Connoxye, Ont, August 10, 1876, Tho skiff Graco 1, from Boston to Detroit in 120 | days, fora bet of $3,000, passed through the Welland Canal to-day, ninety one days out. CATSKILL RACES. Povauks! N, Y., August 10, 1876, Thero wasa large attentanco at tho Catskill races ‘The first race was for the 2:28 class, and was the second, third and filth tho first and thira, Time, 37, » second race Was !or 2:38 horses and was won by taking the third, sixth and seventh heats, Irish Maid took the first and second and Silas Rich tho fourth. The fifth heat was a dead ono between Silas Rich and Nick. Time 2:35, 24044, 2:40, 234044 and 2:41. SALE OF SHORT HORN CATTLE, Ciycixxatt, August 10, 1876, Tho sale of short horns, owned by Georgo M. Bede ford, near Paris, Ky. attended by some 1,500 or 2,000 persone, irst on the st was the celebrated bull, Fourteenth Duke of Toorndtale, which sold for $7,900, Another bull sold for $6,090, In all twenty-one bulls were sold for $20,205, Forty-eight cows and heifers and three oxtra calves brought £37,640, averaging $798 (or females and about $1,200 for butis, rhe prices were not satixfactory to tho owner, who stopped the sale when only $300 was bid for Oneida, Duke of Goodness, The owner said that the sale woul proceed when about $1,500 was bid for About forty animals were not sold. COMMODORE VANDERBILT. Throughout yesterday Commodore Vanderbilt was comfortable and cheertul. The physician considered that the disease from which he has been suffering was under control, and the slight failing perceptible in his strength was attributable to advanced age, In the moruing the Commodore enjoyed his congress wator, and during the day ate some bdecfstenk, eggs and melon. His appetite was not fo strong as during the previous day, He conversed freely with the members of the family and several personal friends who catled, At the usual imidday consultation the medical as- ts were hopeful that the lite of their friend could weeks, but realized that a ange might proe vdisastroas, In the evening De Forest went to their homes, . Eliott and Mr. Barton rem dore during the might. At patient was removed from the library to his usual slecping rovin and extibited no indications of passing away during the next twenty-lour hours, At midnight the Commodore was sleeping. Ho was free from pain and there had been no change in his con- divion since the last report. THE OCEA The Suovia, which sailed yesterday, took out 485 registered letters, 28,620 ordinary letters and seventy- eight bags of newspapers. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Governor William Pitt Kellogg, of Louisiana; United States District Attorney Warner M. Bateman, of Cin- cinnati, and Joseph Pulitzer, ef St. @ouis, aro at the Futh Avenue Hotel. Alvaro de Ia Gandara, of tne Spanish Centennial Commission, is at the Grand Central Hotel. General Adam E. King, Naval OMicer of the port of Baltimore, !sat tho Gilsey House, Ex-Governor Wille fam Clafiin, of Massachusetts, is at the Metropolitan Hotel. Mr, Nabuco, of the Brazilian Legation, is at the Buckingham Hotel. Judge E. H. Grandin, of Mobile, is atthe Astor House. Colonel James 0. Broadhead, of St. Louis, and Isaac E. Eaton, of Kansas, aro at the St. Nicholas Hotel. the animal MAILS, DIED. Rixer.—Lavinta M., daughter of Jobn J. and Phobe ‘A. Kiker, im the 17th year of her age, Funeral services on Saturday, August 12, at two o'clock P. M., at her parentw’ residence, No iS Henry at., Jersey City Heights, J. [For ‘Other Dei A.—LIVER COM inte Page.) By R. _V._ Pierce, M, D., of the World's dispensary, Rutlalo, ¥., author of “The People's Common Sense Medical viser,”’ &e., de. ‘The liver ix the great depurating (purifying) organ of the system, and has very appropriately been termed the “house keeper? of our health. I have observed in the dissectin; ‘oom, and also in making pest mortem examinations of bodies of those who have died of diseases. that I alarge proportion af cases the Ii mi A heaithy Mi d& half pounds of bil ested, or if from any en ho perforinance of its duties, it inevident that ments of the bile mast remain in the blood, thas irritating, poisoning and pervercing every vital Ni tempts to rid the «3 menos of ¢ as the kidneys, lungs. ret rtaxed whieh becor in performing the! bor, and are unable to withstand the prewur Y entre of ail vital hy bi fail perform its functions, Hence there Is dulness, . imoarrment of the memory, dizsinens, gloomy ings and irritntility of tempor. When the’ blood disensed the skin mantfests discolored spots, pimplos, blotches, boils, carbancles and scrofulous tumors, The net or later, become affected, and sy, dyspepsia or dinrrhcra is the im ai MPTOVS OF LIVER COMPLAINT. kin or yellowish brown spote on the the boiy: dulness nnd drowsiness, dizziness, bi or bi taste in tirsoss af the throat wnd internal heat; palpitae then heart; « dry, teasing coug! Hendy. ‘appetties ‘equr cototaeehe ralsieig tnt a choking “seneation in the and nd coldness of the symptoms of # vat nize) and chil wi peciall « Ridney and other urinary dificalsie duiness, low spirits and «loomy forbodings, Only afew these symptoms will be likely to be present in any case ap one time, Treatment Take Dr. coveny, with sural dosex Leta, which ae a com aint and 4 Goinen Mente, 7 a diseased The Golden Medi healthy stay ‘Appetite it nd enriched andthe entire vie Ticcovery. is_aold by druggists. RY, PIERCE, MDM, Proprietor, World's Dispensary, Buffal , N.Y. 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