The New York Herald Newspaper, August 14, 1876, Page 5

“274 eee CABLE NEWS From All Parts of the Old World. THE TURCO-SERVIAN WAR. Belgrade Becomes a Centre of Intrigue. PRINCE MILAN'S RECEPTION. The Story of the Death of Reeves, the Cuban Patriot. THE WAR IN: THE EAST. AN OFFICIAL DENIAL OF THE REPORT THAT THE TURES CARRIED PETROLEUM INTO SERVIA— PRINCE MILAN'S RECEPTION IN BELGRADE, Loxpox, August 14, 1876, The Ottoman embassy in this city officially denies that tho Imperial troops burn Servian villages or carry petroleum for that purpose, as has been charged. The embassy alleges that sixty villages in Ottoman territory ‘wave been burned by Servians. THE PRINCK 18 QUIETLY RECEIVED AT BELGRADE. The Standard’s Belgrade despatch says:—There ‘wero no demonstrations on Saturday, or tho occasion of Princo Milan’s return.” PRINCR MILAN WILLING TO ABANDON TIE WAR. A-despatch from Vienna to the Standard says that Princo Milan had a conference with tho Austrian and English Consuls at Belgrade, and expressed nis willing- Tess to abandon the war if England and Austria sup- port him in his negotiations for peaco. THK VALLEY OF THE TIMOK DESERTED, ‘The Standard’s Saitschar telegram says that instead of pushing vigorously after the evacuation of Saitschar, Osman Pacha crossed the Timok River into Servia and encamped in the former positions ot the Servians, The country is entirely deserted by the inhabitants, Tho Circassians, pusbing on, find only deserted houses, BEBVIA'’S PROSPECTS FOR INDEPENDENCE DWIND- LING AWAXY—PRINCE MILAN BECOMES UN- POPULAR. Lonpos, August 14, 1876. A special despatch to the Daily News from Belgrado says a change in the Servian rdministration is freely discussed, Yrince Milan has become unpopular, and his conduct is unfavorably contrasted with that of the Prince of Montenegro, who will have, in the contingency of Milan’s removal, the favor of Russia, The concealment of Servian losses has caused much distrust, Only a miraculous victory or the open es- pousal of Servia’s cause by a powerful State can re- storo the prospects of Servia’s independence, BELGRADE BECOMES A CENTRE OF INTRIGUE— PROBABLE OVERTHROW OF THE MINISTRY. BrGrapr, August 13, 1976, It is rumored that Prince Milan’s arrival has been the signal for all kinds of intrigues. The conserva. tives are reported to be agitating tor tho overthrow of the Mintatry. Their success is thought to be very probable if Prince Milan remains in Belgrade a few days longer. ENGLAND. THE DORY CENTENNIAL PUTS INTO ABEER- CASTLE, WALES—THE 8EAL DELIVERED TO DISRAELT. Loxpox, August 14, 1876. The dory Centennial put into Abercastle, Pombroke- abire, Wales, on Saturday, for privisions, and then pro- ceeded for Liverpool, Johnson reports that the Cen- tennial was capsized once during the voyago, but he succeeded in righting her. THE SEAL DELIVERED TO DISRAELL Her Majesty, the Queen, held a council at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, on Saturday. Sho delivered the teal of the office of tho Lord Privy Seal to Mr, Dis- raeli, who took the oath and kissed hands on the ap- pomtment, FRANCE, PRESIDENT MACMAHON PARDONS ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE COMMUNE PRISONERS. Parts, August 13, 1876. President MacMahon has liberated 161 persons, im- prieoned for participation in outrages during tho Com- mune troubles. * CUBA. fHE TRUE STORY OF THE DEATH OF REEVES— HIS RECORD WHILE IN CUBA—AN INSURGENT ‘VICTORY. Havana, Via Key Wrst, August 13, 1876, On the Ist inst. sixty insurgents belonging to tho regiment of Inglosito attacked Fort Jaques, situated in Partido Havabana, in tho jurisdiction of Cienfuegos, snd demandea its surrender, Outside the fort they found four men packing provisions, who surrendered; but fourteen men inside the fort commenced firing and tetused to surrender, when tho insurgents set fire to the fort, which was totally destroyed and the besioged all burned to death, REEVES’ HISTORY. The insurgent chiet Reeves, alias El Inglesito, who was killed on the 4th inst, was an American by birth, about twenty-six years of age, aman of great coolness and valor and highly esteemed by nis followers and Teapected by his enemics, Resves came to Cuba in 1869 with Jordan, to whom ho acted as orderly, General Ryan mado him lieutenant of cavalry, and = General Agramonte, who was killed in May, 1873, made him major lieutenant | colonel, and subsequently colonel. Ho was afterward Promoted to be brigadier. He was nine times wounded | in actions with the Spaniards—onco by a ball on his bip, which was never extracted. How HE DIED. His death, as related by eye witnesses, occurred as follows:—Reoves, commanding forty mounted men, fell into an ambush, bat managed to retiro after a few folleys bad been mutually exchanged; but, being pur- sued, ond seeing the enemy stronger in torce than he, he ordered bis men to separate, ‘when he altered his courso and feil into another am- bush, and was badly wounded in the neck and arm, He, however, kept on, but was closciy ‘followed by a Molatto, who was his servant at the beginning of the war, but who had lately passed over to the enemy. The mulatto contrived to give him some siashes with a machete, and then only Reeves fell from his horee. The account of his death given by the Spanish news papers are quite different from tho above, and is in- sorrect, VICTORY FOR THE IXSURGENTS, On the 2d inst, 106 men and s:x officers of the Span- ish troop, commanded by Fernandez, in tho jurisdic. tou of Villaciara, were attacked by superior insargent forces and dispersed, six officers and seventy men, retiring to Jicotea, and thirteen to the Trocka; the Fest are mirsing. When the disaster bocame known 40 Spanish troops wore seut from Clegodeavila to re- connoitre the ground, who found Commander Fernan- dez and others killed on the field of action, but could find no traces of the insurgents. This version of tho affair 13 entircly from Spanish sources, FATAL FALL AT NIAGARA, Crirtox Hovsx, Ont., August 13, 1876, . Herman Weigel, one of the excursionisis trom Toledo, whue walking on the bank of Niagara River, just below the Ilorse Shoe Falls, feil over and was instantly kulea, MR. BEECHER’S SUMMER PULPIT. Twix Mountats House, N. IL, Angust 13, 1876, Tenry Ward Beecher preached the first of om. mer course of sermons here to-day. A largo andience Irom the surrounding country was present, | NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1876.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. THE! SIOUX WAR. NO NEWS FROM CROOK OR TERRY—TNE CoM- MANDB INACCESSIBLE TO COURIERS—THE REPORTED SCATTERING OF THE SAVAGES DISCREDITED—THE PRESIDENTS VIEWS OX THE VOLUNTEER QUESTION. Wasmxotox, August 13, 1876 ‘The latest advicos at the War Department to-day do not give anything further from Generals Crook and Terry than what was reecived four daysago, Chief Cierk Crosby says that both Jenerals Crook and Terry are now thought by the War Office to be INACCESSIBLE TO COURIERS, and that n@ word can, therefore, bo recelved from them for the present, or until they shall have had an engagement. The news of a meeting between the In- dtans and the troops may, therefore, be looked for at any hour, In the Engincer Department of the army it is not believed that the savage forces ot Yitting Bull have divided and gone in various directions, One of the officers, explaining his reasons for this, says that from the nature of the movements executed by Generals Terry and Crook there is no way FOR THE INDIANS TO RSCAPR, 3 except by a hazardous movement in cutting away wholly from thoir families and camps and going north. ward. It is quite likely that the troops will remain in the Indian country all through the winter and hut themselves uatil the War Department build the posts on the Yellowstone recommended by General Sheridan, for which Congress has made the necessary appropriations, It is said by those who are well in- formed ot TUE PRESIDENTS VIRWS that the motive which prompted him to recommend in message to Congress the enlisting ot vounteers for six months is an apprehension, shared with him by other goyernment officials, as tothe ability of the United States forces As now constituted to contend successfully with the Indians. THE YELLOWSTONE FALLING, The Yellowstone River is tailing rapidly and will soon bo dry, when no other course but marching and wagoning will be left for transportation of troops and supplies, Senators and delegates from the frontier have also commended to the President the employ- ment of volunteers, which it is supposed has decided his action with Congress. IMPORTANT IF TRUE—RUMORS OF A GREAT BAaTILE BY CROOK—THE SIOUX ALMOST AN- NIHILATED. : Hevesa, Montana, August 13, 1876. The Independent's Bozeman (Montana) special of August 12 says:—‘‘A Sioux squaw came into the Crow camp with reports of a terrible battle between General Crook and the Indians. She statos that GENERAL CROOK HAS ALMOST ANNINILATED TRE SIOCx, and has the remainder in sach a position as to force their surrender. The parties that bring this news from the Crow agency may have greatly exaggerated the story, if 1t is not entircly falee.”” BISHOP WHIPPLE ON THE INDIAN SUBJECT— PICTURES OF THE ABORIGINES DEPICTED-— BAD RESULTS OF A BAD POLICY—EFFECTS OF MISSIONARY EFFORT AMONG THEM. Nawronr, R. I., August 13, 1876. Rev. H. B. Whipple, Bishop of the Diocese of Minne- sota, who recently addressed a letter defending the peace poliey to President Grant, officiated at Trinity church this morning, The church was crowded, the larger portion of the worshippers being summer residents. In the courso of his remarks ho sald that THE INDIAN SUBJECT ‘was one that was near and dear to him, and he held it to be just that the moment a man learns that he is a man and has a God that he sbould be assisted, and that we should always extend him a helping hand. If ho sat at the feet of Christ he would relieve his brother, and thereby help the Court of God that takes away the sins of the world, The red man was the only heathen that lived and believed in a Creator, for tney always speak of the “Great Spirit.” VIRTUES OF THE INDIAN. The Indian has more manly virtucs than all other heathen on earth. SeVventeen years ago he looked at that spot (meaning the Indian Territory) which is a race to our civilization. More monoy has been nt in the endeavor to exterminate the Indian than he money ever given by Christian gentlemen for Christian missions tn this country, and now we are celebrating this centennial year with an indian war. The policy of the English government had beon far su- rior to oars in the matter of dealing with the Indians ‘hat government did not spend a dollar in Indtan war- fare, one reason for this being that there was no gov- ernment within a government, but all were subject to one general law, and they havo NO POLITICAL SCHEMBRS who want their own aggrandizement, and obtain it, too, by oppressing an unfortunate class of people. They send out from Great Britain tho very best class of men, who remain at the given points for life. The speaker made a general allusion to bis starting out on his mission among the Indians. had never regretted itand knew he never should, but 1t was his determination to remain and work for tho Indians as long as life lasted. He gave instarces of numerous conversions among the Indians, and said that in ten years ope missionary had converted no loss than 700, In nis own dioceso the Episcopal service was, of course, used, but was spoken in a language which his present audicnce could not understand. THE RECENT MAMSACKE, he said, of which so inuch was read in’ the newspapers, ‘was no doubt the result of deception and fraud on the part of the white men. Numbers had, since the send- ing out of missionaries, become periectly civilized. They appear as does the white man, follow the same Vocation, and in all respects were good citizens, SITTING BULL'S SUX DANCR—THE MEN WHO KILLED CUSTER. [From the Helena (M. T.) Indopendent, August 3.] The Sioux, while baving many tribal relations and dialects, are really divided into two great families, the Dakotag and Tetons, For many generations the Tetons have ruled saprome west of the Missouri River, The name Teton implies People of the Lodges or those who livo west of the Missouri, SITTING BULL. Tatunka Eyotunka, or Sitting Bull, is at least forty- six years of age, has dark brown hair, gray eyos and is five fect nino inchesin height. The Indians call Sit- ting Bull Hunkishne or the slow one—a generic term applied by way of sarcasm. Sitting Bull «peaks only Sioux and Arickaree. On the 16th of June Sitting Bull and his bands feil upon General Crook and achieved a partial victory. Runners were immediately despatched to lukewarm tribes around the agencies to corry ‘the news and drum for recruits, Aceordingly a number of young braves left Standing Rock, Cheyenne Agency, and Fort Peck Keservation and joined Sitting Bull, Belore, however, they could be accepted thoy bad to pass through the i ORDKAL OF THK SUN DANCR. These ceremonies wore held in a wid canyon of the Big Horn Mountains, anda grapine aescription has been given by W. C. Gooding, ayoung trader who is studying the aboriginal characier, The sun dance commenced on the 18th of June, and from it mencement to the end 200 warriors were not t drink anything. Under shades of ent boughs iwung Bull and other warriors were gatuored to witness tbe ceremonies. The 200 warriors were ranged around a medicine pole, their bodies blackened with charcoal, and wearing nothing but a short skirt of backskin around their loins and RAGLE PRATHRR CORONETS, They would dance invervals of halt an hour, and were then allowed a short respite until a called out by the tom-tom. A warrior was suspended from the medicine pole by the ends of a lariat 1 to two thorns stuck in the flesh of his bac! hand he hetdi a long pole, which partia nim; bat every few minutes he would swing the whole weight of lis body wpon the lariat in an efturt to TRAR THR THORNS RROM 118 FLESH. Alter hanging for three hours in the giaring san he was cut down und carried away. Another young war- Tior, who wanted to show what a brave heart ne had, Jay down on his face and bad six thorns put in his back and shoulders; lurned over and had two more put in his breast | Th ising to bis feet, buffalo skulls were jastened to the thorns in his back and a lariat to those in his breast, and he was mado fast to the med. cine pole, The tom-tom struck up and the Indians be- gan to dance, and as the skulls TORK OUT OF THR FLESH one by one Sitting bull and the chiets would shout their approvatipn. Then, bracing back tll the iariat pulled bis breast out like a woman's, be danced with rene wed Vigor; and asthe thorns tore from his flesh, and he had demonstrated terrible powers of endurauce, the ebiets zave nim load cheers, Theso are the kind of men who are now on the wi path against jereditary foe, tho paleiace. Is it uny wonder that tHe brave Custer fell before them? ‘ CUSTER AXP MIS GOLD EXPEDITION. John Maguire, a California actor, who bas been trav- clling through the Territories for several years, has written along letter to tho Virginia City (Nev.) Ene terprise, saying that tho managers of the Northern Pacific Railway are the real murderers of General Cus. ter; that they caused tho first gold expedition to the Black Hillsto be made by the government at their re- quest, and that the mines were ‘‘salted”’ and Custer de- ceived as to the real yalue of the mineral wealtn of that region. ‘his charge is nota new one, It has been made by others who have done much talking and little work around the Missouri Kiver towns. General Custer not only claimed to bave found gold, but the He | old California miners, who went with the expedition on their own responsibility, found gold there, The best answer to the charge is the reports trom Dead- wood, published in the same paper, giving the number of ounces of gold just brought in trom tne Black Hills, DASHING CHARLIR—THE MAN WHO HAS LIVED WITH THE INDIANS SEVENTEEN YEARS. [From the St, Louis Globe-Democrat.] Among those reported slain on the Sioux side at the recent Littlo Horn massacre was Charles E. Emmett, alias Milburn, better known as ‘Dashing Chi , a famous scout and interpreter, who has lived for tho last sevonteen years among the Lndians of the wild Northwest, It was furthermore published that at the time Charlie was killed he was with Sitting Bull, and acting as the chief advisor of that savage warrior Among other papers, the Globe- Democrat published the statement; therefore, when a Globe-Democrat reporter, during bis peregrinations yestorday afternoon, ran up against the veritable “Charlic,” stalking along Fourth Street, his teeling of surpriso may be easily imagined. Emmett said he had seon the statement re ferred to, and was somewhat indignant that ho should be classed among those renegade whites who had turned aj st their race. Ho had not beeo on the Plains during the preseut Indian war, and therefore had not beee much killed on either side in the lute slaughter, During the course of the copversution he remarked that he had lived among the Sioux ever since he was ten years of age, and spoke their language with more ease than ho did his owa, They were greatly underrated as a fighting people. They numbered at least 5,000 warriors, besides their “fighting boys,” well armed, mounted and equipped. With our present force, consisting of about 3,000 troops, infantry and cavairy, it would be impossible to conquer them. ” In such a war he thought the infaniry Worso than useless, A participation in several bat tes with the Sioux hud taught him that they were poweriul enemies to cope with. They knew every inch of tbeir country. Every canyon aud gorge 18 familiar to them. They are the best marksmen in tho world. They ride horses that can travel over any kind of ground, They live on nothing but meat and drink alkali water, Two hours’ sleep will do them, and they can go three days without food, Custer, he thought, was not suflicientty familiar with the formidabie character of the Sioux, and, a8 General Sturgis haa recklessly rushed into a trap which iis wily foes deliberately set tor him. Emmett was among tho Indians in 1867 at the Fort Phil Kearny imassacre, He gave a narrative of that terribie slaughter which will prove ot interest to the Teader, as it contains some new facts not heretofore published, Karly one morning a detail of 100 men ‘were sent to a cruek known as “Crazy Woman’s Fork’? to bring in wood for the fort. The creck in question deriyes its nome from a tragedy which took place oa is uke, In 1859, when the so-called gold tever was place by a band of Ogallall Sioux Jed by Red Cload. All the men, one alter ether, teil beneath the tomahawk of the savagos, while tho women were reserved for « worse fate, The most of them met a speedy death, but Mra. Honderson, wile of one of tho murdered cmiyrants, and mother of two small children, after having seen her busband killed before her eyes and the brains of her little ones dashed Out, was delivered into tho hands of tho savages and met no mercy, She passed trom one to another, till madness took away her senge of suffering, and’ the wretches found their victim was a raving maniac. With the superstition of their race they stopped their abuse, but too late; the unhappy woman died {rom the shock, aud from that time the Indians say her spirit haunts tho borders of the ercek, and on stormy nights her wild laugh can be heard above the whistling of the wind, ‘They call the place Weab-gun-ush—"Crazy Woman’s Fork.’? Tho Indians bad been watching the fort for weeks, firing on the sentries, and cutting off parties who ventured out for the necessary supply of water. When tho wood detail was ordored out they sent about twenty-five of their men to attack the soldiers and retreat, which they did. The men, expecting an easy victory, were led to follow them step by step into a narrow pass, The iustant they were in the desired position tho artful savages ap- Peared from both sides of the canyon, tiring down ‘on the surprised soldiers, slaughtering them to a man. When the men trom the garrison, two days afterward, Ballied out to-bring in their comrades, they found their remains mutilated beyond recognition. Kach body had been disjointed and cut into small pieces, and the Pieces piled into small mounds, ‘The burning sun and swarms of canyon flies were doing their loathsome work. Therefore, the only thing to be done was to dig atrench by tho sido of each heap and shovel the mass under tho earth, Since then a monument bas been erected on the spot. 5 THE WHEELER EXPEDITION CONTINUATION OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL suUR- VEYS—THE GROUND TO BE COVERED DURING THE PRESENT SEASON. Wasnixetox, August 13, 1876. Detachments of the Wheelor expedition are leaving here daily for the field, This work of exploration and survey, technically known as the “United States Geographical Surveys West of tho Tenth Meridia,” will bo carried on during the remainder of the year in New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada and California. The sections of country to be explored are contiguous to ““Gnished territory,” surveyed by this body or by Clarence King in previous years, and the triangulation will be an extension of systems already completed, to which it will be joined, POINTS OF RENDEZVOUR There will be two pointe of rendezvous and outit— Carson City, Nev., and West Los Aoimas, Col. At these places the execut! ve and sctentific attachds of the rvey, some fifty in number, are now gathering, and at these points of outfit the expedition will receive nnmerous additions in the persons of guides, packers, military escort, kc. Seven working parties’ will take the flela, it having been found that the work caa be nrost vigorously carried on by small corps of eight or ten personseach. One of tbe Eastern parties will traverzo the country on both sides of the Rio Grande, south of the latitude of the Albuquerque, New Mex- feo, The other, to be ongaged in Colorado, will proceed to the northwestern corner of that State and in tho course of tho season acquire the data necessary for the completion of the maps of theTerritory. Five parties will operate on the Pacific coast, taking Carson City as an imtial point. From here they will make surveys eastward over the plains and tsolated mogntain regions of Nevada and westward into the rugged Sierro Nevada range, along which tho.triangulation will be developed abovo tho Central Pacific Railroad, working in the vi- cinity of Beckwith’s pass, and as far toward the northern boundary of California as the shortness of the season wi'lallow. P AS yt the topography of those rogions is but slightly known, and as the tido of settlement is turning in this direction it has been deemed advisable to immediately cover them with a systematic geographical survoy, which will also take cognizauce of a national resources of the regions v: THE BRAbEMEN'S STRIKE, DISORDERLY SCENES ON THE LINE OF THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI ROAD—THE POLICE DRIVEN ACROSS THE WADASH—AN APPEAL TO GOVER- NOR HENDRICKS FOR AID. Crscixxati, Obio, August 13, 1876. « Contrary to general expectation, the strike of the brakemen on the Obio and Mississippt Railroad did not end with the yielding of the men at Seymour. Tho strikers at North Vernon, Mitcholl and Vincennes re- fused to be governed by the action of the Seymour parties, and are still out OFFICERS AT THE SCENE, Acar containing officers of the road left here this morning and found matters comparatively quiet at North Vernon and Mitchell, and reported their belief that matters at these points could be controlled ina short time; but on reaching Vincennes the car was run on aside track and the switch spiked, to prevent its removal. POLICR DRIVEN OFF. In addition to the ratiroad officials the car contained & detachment of police, who were driven across the Wabash Kiver into Illinois by the strikers, who havo been reinforced by some machinists from ‘the shops, aod to havo possession ot the town. The local authoritics have mado a strong appoal to Governor Hendricks, whe heretofore taken no action in tho premises. ' The situation to-night is considered grave, but the ral!road authorities hope tor State aid to-morrow in preserving the perce, when tho strikers will be paid off and discharged, THE DEVOURING ELEMENT. | STREET CAR STABLES BURNED—AN EMPLOYER FATALLY INJURED—FIFTY HORSES PERIGH IN THE FLAMES. Isptasaroris, Ind., August 13, 1876, The stables and car house of the Citizens’ Sircet Railroad Company were totally destroyed by fire carly this morning. Of 175 horses in the stables at the time of the breaking out of the fire fifty perished in the flames before they could bo rescued. Twenty-five cars and a large amount of other property were destroyed. One employé, named Thomas Hail, was fatally injured and died this evening. The loss Is estimated at $50,000 and 18 partially covered bv insurance. SERIOUS RESULT OF PLAYING WITH MATCRIS. Newncry, Vi, August 13, 1876. A fire broke out this afternoon In the barn of Moses Clark, and the flames spread to the store, shed and barns of Denning & Co., which wero destroyed, as was the drng storo of 8, T, Swayzy. The total loss is esti- mated at $15,000, and is nearly covered by insurance, The fire was caosed by childron playing with matches, FOREST FIRES—LARGE DESTRUCTION OF PROP- ERTY. Sr. Joux, N. B., August 13, 1876, Firos are raging in the woods near Fairfield. It is estimated that 2,009 acres of land have been burned. Fires have also been burning near Quaco since last Wednesday, Consideravio railway property is boing destroyed, 2— WASHINGTON. An Early Adjournment of Congress Anticipated. BUSINESS BEFORE THE SENATE. Mr. Randall’s Coming Speech on Retrenchment. The Religious and School Constitutional Amendment. EQUALIZATION OF BOUNTIES. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, Wasinxatox, August 13, 1876, OHIO POLITICS—ANNOYANCK OF HARD MONEY DEMOCRATS AT THE SITUATION, Despatches received hero to-day from Columbus, Ohio, give a goou deal of uneasiness to the hard money democrats, Thero has been.a struggle there between tho hard and soft monoy democrats for the Congres- sional nomination, General Tom Ewing being the Allen and sott money candidate, The news received to-day is that General Ewing will be nominated, and this ts very disagreeable to the hard mouey wing of the party, because he is one of the most determined and out- spoken of the soft moncy leaders, a man who will give a good deal of, troublo in the canvs and if he should be elected will make himself heard in the House, and would make Mr, Tilden’s lite migorable if he should be called to tho White House, FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasnixarox, August 13, 1876. THE QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT W:TH THE SENATE—ABSENTFES FROM BOTH HOUSES. The adjournment of Congress now depends largely upon the action of the Senate which by voto Jaid on the tablo the House resolution to adjourn to-morrow at fur o'clock. If the seasion last much longer a quoram. cannot be had for tho transaction of business, Already seventeen Sonators have ‘telt or aro absent—viz., Alcorn, Bayard, Brace, Cameron, ot Pennsylvania, Conover, Dorsey, Goldthwaite, Johnston, Merrimon, Morton, Randolph, Sharon, Sherman, Thurman, Wal- lace and Wright, and on to-morrow Senators Dennis, Ransom and White will leave. Tho understanding with somo 1s that the resolution for adjournment will be taken from tho table about half an hour before the Senate will be ready to adjourn and its passage attempted. But others are of the optn- fon that it will bo Tuesday before the Senate can ad- Journ, ifnot Wednesday, at tho very earliest. The business on hand cannot be wound up before then. The House will open in the morning with nearly seventy authorized absentees and perhaps as many moreé'absent without leave, This will leave barely a quorum to do business, should anybogy raise the point, PREVIOUS LONG SESSIONS OF CONGRESS. The present is the longest session of Congress in twenty years, and the second longest in twenty-six years, Omission is made in this comparison of the session of the Fortieth Conercss in 1866-67, which sat continuously in order to prevent President Andrew Jobnson from making any oMcial appointments and to obstruct generally his famous “policy.” The session twenty years ago, to which reference !s first above made, lasted until the 30th of August (1856), owing to the delay of legislative business occasioned by the pro- tracted deadlock of the rival parties in endeavoring to elect a Speaker, Nathaniel ¥. Banks being tho’candi- date finally chosen, Six years proviously, in 1850, Congress sat until September 30, the session boing pro- tracted by the great debate over the Missouri com_ promise. The long session of the last Congress lasted until July 23, and that of the Forty-first Congress until July 15. MR. RANDALL TO SPRAK ON RETRENCHMENT— A REPLY TO SENATOR WINDOM'S SPERCH. To-morrow, or as soon as opportunity is presented him, Mr. Randall will make a set speech in the House ‘on the reduction in the appropriations, and during bis remarks be will reply to the attack made upon the demo- cratic party by Senator Windom, of Minnesota, chalrmai of the Senate Committe on Appropriations. He will give a résumé of all the work of the House, showing how much it haq saved the government by enforcing a policy of economy and retrenchment. Ho has been, 1t 18 said, preparing his epecch quite a while, and will, im the course of it, present a valuable and in- teresting array of tacts and figures from the Appro- priation Committce’s records, The tables which Senator Windom has asked to bo Allowed to print at tho end of the specch which he made as chairman of the Senate Appropriation Committee aro veing prepared, and are nearly ready. They will show footings of the ap- Propriations for tho presont fiscal year, what they were last year, what they wore during and before the war, and what has been saved, he claims, to the government by the republican party, exclusive of any meddling or coercion on the part of the democrats, Both Senator Windom’s and Congressman Randall’s speeches will bo made campaign documents by each political party respectively. THE DISCHARGED EMPLOYES OF THE BURRAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING—-SHABBY TREATMENT BY CONGRESS. The following facts are stated by those representing a committee of the employés in relation to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing:—They were discharged in February last from that bureau, and Congress provided in the Sundry Civil bill that they should each receive oue month’s pay, to meet which Congress appropriated | $25,000, After the bill became a Jaw it was ascertained that tho sum was not snfMficientyto pay each employs more than halfa month’s salary. Mr. Townsend, of Pennsylvania, therefore introduced a concurrent reso- tution on Wednesday last, at the request of a committce of the aforesaid employés, to give thom a halt month's pay on condition that they would receipt for that of the full month, There is no trouble in regard to obtaining information as to how much money 1s required to carry out the clause in the Civil Sundry bill, Any momber of Congress can get it by sond- ing to the Treasury Department These unfortunate employés think that it is better to get a portion of it than none at all. Thoy wero disebarged without any warning in the winter, The principal cause of this was tho stoppage of fractipnal currency making. About 1,500 omployis were discharged, 500 were taken back, Many of those permanently discharged are in destitute cireumstances. It has been customary to give the clerks a month's salary when discharged in any great numbers, After keeping those turned adrift from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing wa ting six months it is proposed to give them a half month’s pay, SPEAKER KERR'S HEALTH—HIS 80N SUMMONED TO HIS BEDSIDE. Mr. Samael B. Kerr, son and secrotary of Speaker Kerr, reached Washington to-day from Indiana, en route for Rockbridge Springs, Va, whither he has been sum. moned to join his father, whose precarious health is the subject of great solicitude with him. Alshough Speaker Kerr was known to be better this morning, as compared with his condition a few days ago, his sending for his son at this time is taken to mean that he fears a crisis in his ilinees, MR. HENRY WATTERSON IN WASHINGTON, Mr. Henry Watterson, of Louisville, elected tor tho unexpired term of the Inte Congresaman Parsons, of Kentucky, arrived in town to-night, and will probably be sworn in and take bis seat in tho House to-morrow morning. eeepc GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasnixorow, August 13, 1876, THE GALE OF GOLD RECEIVED FOR THR FIvE PRR CENT BONDS FOR THE PAYMENT OF ALA- BAMA CLAIMS, The Socretary of the Treasury has directed the As- sistant Treasurer of the United States at Now York to fell on Wednesday, the 16th inst, gold received tor bonds of the Sve per cont funded loan of 1881, sold on the 12th tyst. under the provisionsof the act ap- Proved April 12, 1876, providing for the payment of Jrdgments rendered by the Court of Commissioners of Alabama claims. The inoney reccived from Great Britain, amounting to $15,500,000, it will be remembered, wos converted into one registered five per cent bond for that amount, to be held subject to the future disposition of Congress, The Court of Commissioners having rendered judg- ments for over $5,000,000 Congress last spring passed the bill, which was approved by tho President on the 12hjor April, and by that bill the Secre- tary of the Treasury was authorized, in order to change that bond, to convert it into smaller fivo per cent bonds, and to sell, after five days’ notice, as many as might be necessary to pay the judgments to which reference has been made. Accordingly these bonds were sold for coin yesterday, and the com thus realized 1s to be sold, and the amount received will be applied to the payment of the judgment. THE RELIGIOUS AND SCHOOL AMENDMENT IN THE SENATE. Mr. Edmunds will call up the constitutional amend- ment prohibiting appropriations for sectarian schools as soon as he: can obtain the floor in the Sonate, and have the vote upon its final passage, Should it re- ceive the necessary two-thirds vote it will be re- turned to the House, and the question before that body will be on concurring in the Sonate amendment | to the proposition of the House, upon which a majority vote only is necessary, Should the House nop-concar in the Senate amendment a committeo of conference will bo asked for and efforts be made to so frame the measure a8 to havo it meet the approval of both tho House and Senate, Fears are entertained, however, | that it may not be perfected before tho'flnal adjourn- ment. THE BILL FOR THE EQUALIZATION OF POUNTIES. The Houso bill for the equalization of bounties of thoso who sorved in the late war for the preservation ot the Union stlil occupies its place on the calondar of the Senate, and Mr. Logan proposes to antagonizo it inst every other measure this session and demand a vote upon taking it up, Two or three times already the Senate has refused to consider it, but the yote each time was close, and Mr Logan is not without hope of having it disposed of beforo tho final adjourn- ment. GOVERNOR TILDEN AND MR. LORD'S SUFFRAGE RESOLUTION, It has been charged that a paper which Representa- tive Lord showed to some members of the House at tho time his suffrage resolution was passed, was a lotter from Governor Tilden indorsing the resolution, This is a mistake; Governor Tilden wrote no such a letter, Tho paper shown by Representative Lord was tho ort- ginal resolution, a copy of which had been sent to the Clork to read. THE HAWAIIAN TREATY BIL. It is not probable that a vote upon the bill to carry the Hawatian treaty into effect will be reached in the Senate before a late hour tw-morrow, as there are soveral Senators who desire to make spoeches against it, among them Mr, Morrill and Mr. Gordon. There seems to be a large majority in favor of tho bill, and no donbt of its paseage 1s entertained, A DESTRUCTIVE WATERSPOUT, LARGE EXTENT OF COUNTRY sUBMERGED— FATAL ACCIDENT TO A RAILROAD TRAIN— PASSENGER TRAINS STOPPED. Lyxcunore, Va., Augut.13, 1876. This morning, at about eight o'clock, a waterspout struck tho line of the Virginia Midland Ratlroad, near Molver's station, six miles north of Lynchburg. The flood extended for five miles, swelling tho smallest creeks into rivers, and submerging a large portion of country, A culvert was carried away, loaving a gap ninety feot broad and fifty deep, into which the south bound freight train was precipitated, killing G. D Keys, engineer, and Robort Anderson, brakeman. The storm was over in afew minuton PASSKNGRR TRAINS STOPPED, All passenger trains were stopped bythe track walkers, and thus escaped accident, In ix hours the water bad receded, so that passengers wore carried around the break, and there will be no further imter- ruption to trains after to-night. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War DerantMent, Orricr ov tnx Cuizr SicNat Orricen, Wastuxctox, August 14—1 A, M. Probabilities. For the South Atlantic and East Gulf States, station- ary to falling barometor, winds mostly trom southeast to routhwert, slight chango in temperature, partiy cloudy weather ond rain areas. For the Weat, Gulf States, Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, slowly falling barometor, easterly to eoutherly wind: tionary to rising tomperatnre, partly cloudy weather aud occasional thundor storms, For the upper lake region, upper Mississippi and lowor Missour valleys, rising barometer, warm sonth- onstorly winds shifting to cooler, northerly, partly cloudy or cloudy weather and frequent rains, For the lower lake region and Middle States, falting barometer, nearly stationary temperature, winds mostly from northeast to southeast and increasing cloudiness, with ratn areas from tho former to Virginia and Mary- Jand and suceceded in the former by rising barometer. For Now England, slowly falling barometer, sonth- west to southeast winds, nearly stationary temperature and generally clear weather. The Mississippi River will continue rising at Cairo and falling below Memphis. THE WRATHZR YESTERDAY, The following record will show the changes in the temperature for tho past twenty-four hours in compar- ison with the corresponding date of last year, as indi. Hudnut’s pharmacy, 1875, 88 1876, 89 83 79 78 Average temperature yesterda: ie as¥a) 90 Average temperature lor corresponding date last year. 2 1K COMMODORE VANDERBILT. According to the testimony of his physicians, the Commodore spent a comparatively comfortable day yesterday. Ho enjoyed a refreshing sicep from four to nino o'clock yosterday morning, and though ho was wakefal and somewhat restless throughout the day ho did not seem to suffer any great pain. Ho received a few visitors, among them his danghter, Mra, Allen, and bis youngest son, Cornelius Jeremiah, who spent some hours in his room, The Commodore, how- over, was not very communicative yesterday and seemed rather averse to much conversation. His clerk called during the day and received his instruc- tions, a8 usual, as to basiness matters, Mr, Augustus Schell also called, bat did not seo the sick gentieman. Dr. Deems was at the house during the afternoon and remained with the Commodore for some time. He thinks that his condition is about the samo ns on the previous diy, with very little perceptible chango. Though Mr. Vai derbilt’s appetite is not as good as it has been last ill he managed to eat some eggs and the usual qnantity of watermelon yesterday. « Dr. Linsly, who was with him during the greater part of the day, left about balf-past pine o'clock for the night, and Dr, Elhott and Mr, Vandervilt's nephew, Mr. Barton, remained in attendance tll this mornin; even o'clock the Commodore was quite comforta- nd no Immediate danger was approhended, OBITUARY. LIEUTENANT ROBERT CAIRNS, Robert Cairns, juntor first leatenant of the Seventh cavalry, who died at Fort Abercrombie, Dakota, on the 4th inst., was born in Ircland, and ontered tho service of the United States at Camp Temple, Ky., Apri 3, 1962, as second Nentenant in tho Twenty eighth Kentucky volunteer infantry, with which he served until November 4, 1864, when he was mustered ont by reason of resignavon, having in the mesntime become & first Hentenant, On Oetober 16, 1867, he was ap- pointed from Kentacky to a second lieutenancy Seventeenth infantry, and remained in that erganization On its Consolidation with tho Forty-eehth infantry in 1869. After serving rome years in Texas ho was sta- tioned with bis company at Cheyenne Agency until Jane 1, 1875, when bis promotion to a first lientonancy car. ried him to Company F at Fort Abercrombie, where he remaymed until nis death. MAJOR LEOPOLD BLUMENBURG, A despatch irom Baltimore, under date of the 13th inst, announces the death of Major Leopold Isl nm burg, which took place in that city on Saturday even- ing, re ing from Bright's disease. Major Blumen. burg was in his forty-ninth year. During the war he was Major of tho Fifth regiment Maryiana and at the battle of Antietam was badly w coming ® cri for life. From 1863 to 1863 he was Provost Marehal of Baitimore. He was the first Presi. dentand king of the Baltimore Rifle Target Scheutzen Association and its Prestdent at the time of his death. He was born at Frankfort upon the Oder, 8. P, BENSON, Hon. & P. Benson, of Yarmouth, an ex-Congress- man of Kennebec district, Maine, and college class- mate of Longfoliow, died on Saturday. COLONEL HENRY J, WARREN. Colonel Henry J. Warren, of Pownal, Me., @ promb nent shipbuilder, died on Saturday from injuries re ceived by being thrown from a buggy. THE LARUE MYSTERY. THE ALLEGED POISONING OF MRS, LABUN—SOME PARTS OF FAMILY HISTORY. Severa! new facts were discovered yesterday in the case of Mrs, Amelia Larue, of Buffalo, who was alleged to havo been poisoned at No, 12 Clinton place by Mra, Sarah MH. Driggs, Mrs. Larue’s condition 1s very dangerous, notwith: standing that the theory of poisoning has been aban- doned by the police, Sho was so low yosterday that @ Catholic priest, to whoso faith the dying woman bo longs, was called in to administer to her the last com solations of the Church, Mrs. Larue left Buffalo about six weeks ago, to com- mence proceedings {n this city for a divorce from b husband, Sho has been married soven yoars to the son of a hotol-keeper in Buflaio. The groundsiof het divorce suit she claims to be adultery, On arriving ts this city she first took board atthe Ashland Houso, on Fourth avenue, then took rooms im a boarding house, at No. 20 Fast Washington place, and finally ro moved, on the recommendation of Mrs, Driggs, to No, 12 Chnton = pince, a boarding houso of ao tors and actresses, kept by a Mrs Callahan. She was taken sick with dysentery abow three weeks ago and was attended by Dr, Joseph Ww. Richards, a physician of good repute, wno Itved in the same house. Dr. EB. M. Deer, of No, 58 West Thirty- first street, also attended her without knowing that the other doctor had been engaged. This apparent breach of etiquette was satisfactorily arranged by tho pbysicians, Dr, Richards retaining the case, and Dr. Deor acting as consulting physician. Dr, Deer exprosses his belief that the Indy has pot been poisoned. Police Surgeons Felter an¢ Dorn yesterday took ch of her, replacing the twe otber doctors, Mrs. Driggs, whoso acquaintance Mra, Larue made on the tram when coming from Buffalo, was very assiduous in hor care of Mrs, Larae, going ta her room and constantly nursing hor, never leaving her bedside, Mrs, Larue’s condition becoming very much worse, she desired to telegraph to her brother, Mr, Georgo F. Wackerman, at Buffalo, On learning this Mrs Driggs tried to prevent her, but did not succeed, The Rev. Dr. Deems, of tho Church of tho Strangers, came to see tho sick woman, and she contided to him the care of her will, which she had previously mado, Ho very properly refuses to. make known its contents, Mrs. Larue asked him to find hor jewelry, and be endeavored to do so, but Mra. Driggs denied all knowb odgo of it, Mr. Wackerman arrived in this city from Buftale on Saturday, Te firmly believed his sister's statement that sho had been poisoned, and at onco notified the police of the Fifteenth precinct, Ho was also told by her that when sho spoko of telographing to her relas tives Mrs Driggs went so far as to threaten to tel thom if they came that Mra. Larae was suffering from the effects.o! an abortion produced upon her, In spite of Mrs, DAggs’ threatening to teil this base lie the message was sent, Mr. Wackerman also said that he was iwnorant of the wheroabouts of his sister's husband and that sho had not been formerly acquainted with Mes, Driggs. Detective Slovin visited Mrs, Larue on Saturday, and she appeared overjoyed on secing him, She hail as her protector, and, declarmg that poisoned, asked, a8 a special favor, that shi her body be subjected to a post mortem examination to discover the fact. Tho detective asked who had poisoned her and she ded not mike any answer. Tho intercepted despatch to airs, Driggs from her son-in- law, Alfred Chester Driggs, and the manner of his ar- rest, were detailed in vesterday’s HERALD. Ten bottles of medicioe that were in tho lady's cha:nber wore seized by the police and taken to the Fifteenth precinct station house. The prescriptions under which the remedies had been prepared were made out by Dr, Deer. Tho labels had been scratched off from some them, to that it was impossible te tell where they had been bought. Ono of the bottles had been emptied of rts contents by Mrs. Larne’s brother on her complaining that it gave her pain ta eit, Sorgeant Murray cross-examined Mrs, Driges and re drow trom her a contession that she had taken Mrs. Larue’s property. ‘Tho only excuse that she gave was that she thonght the woman was going to die and that i that was the only means of obtaining any recompense for her troublo in nursing the sick woman. that she had veposited the jewelry with the Stny Sate Deposit Company, at tho corner of Third and Sev nth sireet. producing the following receipt:— “Deposit No, 6,255, New Yorn, August 12, 1876. “Received from Mrs. S. H. Driggs, of 9 Chnton place, one case of jewelry and ‘premium of $2, to ba paid on withdrawal. Kizht pieces, valued at tho sam of $200, on which amount the responsibility of the company is limited until said depositor shall obtate the company’s certificate of deposit and pay the pre- mium on the same, “DANIEL F, TYLE! “Secretary,” Depositors are particularly requested to call atthe company's office and exchange this recoipt for the revular certificate at their earliest convenience. The following enumeration of the articles thon suc coeds :—One waten, yold enamel; onochatn, twocharmng (cross and anchor); one cluster ring, three diamonds; one solitaire diamond ring, one chased ring, one pearl ring, one parr of Etrnsvan eurriags. Mie Driggs sud, that this was all the property she had taken, Her son-in-law was then searched and on hit erson was found a pawn ticket of Simpson & Co,, No, 27 Chatham street, for $20 Jor a diamond ring. He said ho had received th:s ring from Mrs. Driggs, thua proving her atatement faise, Mrs, Sophia H. Driggs, aged forty, and Alfred Ches- tor Driggs, aged thirty, wore locked up in the Fifteenth precinct station house on complaint of being suspected persons. Coroner Croker was notified of Mrs, Larue’s desire to have her ante-mortem deposition taken, but as she ‘was in bo immediate danger of death he considered if untimely and did not do so. The prisoners were taken before Justice Smith, of the Washington Place Police Court, yesterday morning, and were remanded for exammnauion. Mrs, Driggs bears a rather doubtful reputation, She 18 said to have been proprietress of a hous of sll-famo at Buffalo and to bave lived for nearly three years in criminal intercourse with her xtep-son, Alired Chester, who is concerned with her in the present crime. ‘Last year they separated and Alfred Chester Driggs married and went to live at No, 325 West Fifteenth street, She was the second wite of Mr, Chorles Driggs, an extensive grocer at West Third stroot and Broadway. He spent some of his monoy in baild- ing the Tripler Hall, called also Jenny Lind Hall and Metropolitan Hall, at No, 655 Broadway. This venture rove a financial fatlure, and he soon alter died, is other son, Edward C. Driggs, ts sald *9 be in Cale vornia, HOTEL ARRIVALS,’ Congressman William W. Crapo, of Massochusetts, is atthe Fifth Avenne Hotel. General John M. Harlan and Colonel G. C, Wharton, of Kentucky, are at the Windeor Hotel, Judge J. Mulun, of Watertown, N, Y. is at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Attorney General Charles I, M. Gwinn, of Maryland, is at the Clarendon Hotel General Willham Gurney, of South Carolina, ts at the Sturtevant House, Professor Huter, of Greifswald, Germany, is at tho Hotel Brunswick. “HOW MUCH BETTER 1 LOOK exclaimed a lady who bad peon using ¢ Soar. 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