The New York Herald Newspaper, December 11, 1876, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS From All Parts of the World. THE TURKISH PROBLEM. Some Hopes of Peace from the Com- ing Conference. PRELIMINARY DIPLOMATIC INTERVIEWS, Russian Occupation Not So Objectionable to England. | WILL THE TURKS OCCUPY ROUMANIA? The French Cabinet Crisis—Pro- posed Compromise. [B¥ CABLE TO THE HERALD. | Loxpox, Dec. 11, 1976. People who have money invested tp Turkish bonds, or who are otherwise interested in the Eastern quos- tion, are waiting anxiously for the meeting of the Con- ference, In the meantime the papers are speculating 4s to what the said Conference may do, or whetner tt will be able to Go anything to prevent war. Inthe absence of any important information the public are wold of the movements of the Marquis of Salis. bury, and of his very satisfactory interviews with General Tgnatiet, These interviews show, of course, the most remarkable unanimity of feeling be- tween the Russian and the English representatives, And some sanguine people aro thereby encouraged to hope for peace. Meanwhile the Russian proparaticns for war go on as briskly as ever, and the work in the English arsenals does not flag. When General Igna- tielf gets the mot d’ordre from: St, retersburg that all is ready we shall hear no more of this wonderful unanimity of feeling and of these extremely satisfac- tory interviews. \ HOPES FROM THR CONFERESCE. Meantime tue Plenipotentiaries aro getting ready for the meeting of the conference, A despatch from Coustautinople states that the Marquis of Salisbury bad an audience with the Sultan yes- terday. It is understood that porfect harmony ot views has prevailed up to the present hour between Salisbury and Ignatieff, and the separate interviews bo- tween the Plenipotentiaries bave all been favorable to 4 good understanding. ‘Two Montenegrins, who had conspired to assassinate Midhat Pacha, wero arrested at his residenco last Weanesday. OCCUPATION NOT 80 OBJECTIONABLE. A despatch from Vienna says the news from Con- Btantinople is. more pacific and hopefal than it has been jorsome time. From Salisbury’s conversations it may be inferred that England, although still averse to occupstion, admits that it may become unavoidable; but maintains that other guaran- tees may be found, and that Turkey ought to be allowed some time in which to carry out reform, occupation to be resorted to only in caso of her failure, Tho Russian Telegraphic Agency says the long interview detween Salisbury and Igna- tie last Friday, showed an understanding between them complete on all points. The conference will de- cide on the condition of the Greek populations in Tur- kcy. A special despatch from Pesth reports that Salis- bury hus proposed to give Turkey a your in which to carry out the reforms, TUS PLOT TO BRIZR THE SULTAN, Among the conspirators engaged in the other plot to carry off ex-Sultan Murad are two Turk: Pole anda Greck. ‘The latter was formerly assistant dragoman of the British Embassy, WILL THE TURKS OCCUPY ROUMANIA? Reports are renewed that the Turks are about to enter Roumania, A Berlin despatch reports that the Turks have declared at Bucharest that they were obliged to occupy Romanian territory. RUSSIAN PRIVATEERS, ‘ The same despatch says the fact that the Russian government does not prohibit private meetings to promote the purchase of American vessels to be used as privateers im case of war ts creating much comment among German shipowners, who, being largely en- gaged in the carriage of Russian merchandise, fear the ruin of their trade if England should cver be com- pelled to resort to reprisals, . RUSSIAN RAILWAY TRAPFIO. Adespatch from Riga gays:—Tne goods traMe on the Dunaberg, Wilna and Warsaw Railroad bas been resumed, THR FRENCH CABINET Crisis. ‘The French ministerial crisis is not yet settied; but the indications are (hut a compromise wiil be effected vy the entrance of a pronounced republican into the Cabinet. A despatch from Paris says that a Cabinet sounci! was held on Saturday to consiaer the remodel- ling of the mimestry, It i¢ asserted that President MacMahon, although at first strongly opposed to such acourse, has consented to part with General Ber- thaut, Minister of War, in order to facilitate the en- trance of M. Simon tuto the m:nistey, M. Dafaure in- terviewed M. Simon to-day and offered bim the portfotio ofthe Interior, M. Simon subsequently had a confer- ence with the republican leaders, Tho republican party secms to be divided in opmion as to whether he should accept the office, A meeting of the Left adopt- ed.a motion confirming the previous resolve to uphold the programme of the republican majority, and insist- ing on the formation of a mifistry in accordance with the views of that majority. M. DUFAURE’S POSITION, A lnier despatch from Paris says that according to the combination agreed to by President MacMabon at the Cabinet Council on Saturday M. Dutaure would retain the Ministry of Justice, and St. Bardoux would take that of Public Worship, AMNUSTY FOR THE ComMUNARDS, The Council General of the Department of the Seine, in spite of the opposition of tne Prétvct, has passed a resolution in lavor of complete amnesty. THE STUBUORN BasQuEs, The trouble in the Basque provinces seems to be se:tled down somewhat, mainiy, it is suspected, tor the reason that the Goverument at present 18 too stroug to allow of much hope of a successiul resist- ance, Adespatch from Bilbao says:—The junta of Biscay has permanently organized itself in the {nee of the clear intimation that it may be dissolved by the government. /Peputies trom Ala’ nd Guipuzcoa hare Jonod the junta, A telegram from Pampeluga says the Navarrese deputies demand ‘or the tphabitants of thoir province the right to purchase exemption trom conscription, COMPCLSORT RDUCATION IX SPAIN. A despatch trom Madrid says the jaw Bas passed tho Corics making education obligatory, EGUET AND ABYSSINIA, A special despatch from Alexandria announces that the envoys from the King of Abyssinia, who bad been kept under surveillance in Cairo for some time, recently managed to escape to the hoase of the Britsh Consul, They were rearrested during the night by order of the Kbedive, The eontinuation of the war with Abyssinia is now certain, UNITING TWO CABLE COMPANIES. ‘The 7imes, in its financial article, says a movement js on foot tor an arrangement between the Direct and Anglo-American.cable companies. It's ostensible origi+ nators are the Globe Telegraph and Trust Company. Yhey have issued a clicular to the share. holiers of the Direct Cadle Company, invite ing them to have repealed a clause {n their constivauen which forbids arrangement with the Anglo-Americun Uompany. The Board of Directors of the Direct Com- pany, act ng unter the requisition, and apparently in harmony wiih a powertul body of the sharcholéers representa’ by the Globe Company, have catled an ex. tracrdinary meeting to consider the advantage of mak. ing ajoint purse arrangement withthe Anglo-American | | | | | Company, and the expediency of alt of assocration to enable them so to do. THR PROSPECT IN rHDIA. A Calcutta despatch says the prospects tn India are Bot so gloomy tn the majority of the famine-threat- ened districts. There will probably be no difficulty in keeping up the supply of grain in Bombay, there will be no cases of actus: ing the article RAILROAD ACCIDENT. TRAINS DELAYED ON THE NEW YORK CEN- TEAL—COLLISION NEAR LOONEYVILLE—sN EXPRESS MESSENGER BURNED TO DEATH— EMPLOYEES INJURED. Brrravo, N. ¥., Dec. 10, 18764 Saturday evening’s express on the New York Cen- tra! Railroad, due to leave here at twenty minutes to nine P. 3, was detained by the storm and the late- ness of the Lake Shore trains until ten minutes to twelve P. M. When near Looneyville, about etxteen miles from this city, the express ran into a freight train which was stuck in the snow. The two engines drawing the express and the ‘reight engine were wrecked, and also the two express cars, SAPES BURNED, The through Chicago safe and contentsand the Buffalo fe and contents were partly destroyed by taking fire, : BURNED TO DRATH. Benjamin Woodworth, of Utica, N. Y., express messenger, ared fifty years, was burned to death. He jeaves a wife and child. EMPLOTES INJURED. George W. Dougiaes, cogineer, and James Vaughan, fireman on the first engine of the passenger train, were seriously but, 1 ts thought, not fatally injured. The former was badly bruised, A switch man was sent for- ward to flag the coming train, but, taking refuge from the severe storm in a caboose lying on a side track, he allowed the train to pass by him. no of the pas- sengers wero injured. The track is clear andthe trains aro again running regularly. FORTY FAMILIES HOMELESS, TERRIBLE CONFLAGRATION IN BURLINGTON, N. 3.—PEOPLE HURRYING FROM THEIR TOUSES IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT—A WOMAN FAIGHTENED TO DEATH—DETAILS OF THE Loss. (By TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.) TRENTOX, J., Dee, 10, 1876, Burlington city, twelve miles from here, situated on the Camden and Amboy Railroad, came near being destroyed by fire this morning. As it is forty poor families dre left bon:cloas, fourtcen valuable horses were burned, one human Ifo lost, and twenty-seven dwellings, threo stores and two livory stables aro in hes. The heroic conduct of the small fire depart. ment, with the help of the citizens, saved the balance of tho city, THE CONFLAGRATION. Attwo o’clock this morning, when the wind was blowing a tearful gale from the west, flames were seen isguiug from the livery stable owned by Edward Riggs, situated in the rear of Beldon’s Hotel, adjacent to the railroad depot. A alarm was scunded which aroused the inhabitants and brought out a fire department con: ing of one steamer, two hose carriages, one truck apd one chemical engine; not, howevor, before the sparks bad communicated with a frame building lying contiguons and a terrible conflagratiun was under headway. REGRESS OF TIE INHABITANTS, Frantic with terror the people rushed out from the burning houses, and, seeing the feariul situation, com- menced saving the lives of thvir families and whatever household eflects they could Ixy their hands on. The volume of fire increased’ in spite of efforts to control it, Soon an immense crowd was gathered ot the scene, which preseuted a terrible spectacle, Conster- nation and confusion reigned stpreme, and men, women and childrep, halt nude, rasbed jn ell direc- tions for safety. York street suflered most in the burning of email stores kept by poor people, whieh were soon laid wi UNDER CONTROL, The fire raged for two nours, when the firemen got it under control and prevented its spreading fur- ther, and at six o’ciock it was subdued, Word was sent to Trenton Jor help, and Chief Ossen- berg got outthe Eagle steamer aud other apparatus, placed them on a rairoad car at the depot, but no lo- comotive was there to take them to Burlington, and Bone coula be obtained {rom the ra:lroad authorities, 80 help from Trenton conid not be sent, THE CASUALTIRG. A woman named Harbison, cighty-two years old, rusxbed out in the street trom a burniog house and foil dead with fright. ‘Two men, named Mitchell and Raeger, were slightly injared, Besides the vulldings burned one block of houses on Main street were considerably scorched. i" HORSES BURNED, Fdward Riggs lost fourteen horses, which were in a livory stable, A valuable stallion, worth $3,000, was saved. ‘THK Loss, ‘The principal losses are as follows:—Edward Riggs, $16,000; James Fletcher, $3,000; H. 8. Wells, $2,000 Mrs, Woodward, $1,500; Henry Stoll, $1,400; James Powell, $1,800; Mr. Craydon, $2,500; George Burr, grocery, $3,200. Other losses will foot up a total of about $60,000. Partially insured. REULF FOR THE SUFFERERS, To-day leading citizens of Burlington took mensures for the relief of tho sufferers, end resolved to ask the Common Council to appropriate funds tor that purpose. 4 ORIGIN OF THE FINK ‘The origin of tho tire is supposed to be the work of incendiaries, One negro is in custody on suspicion, An investigation will be made to-morrow. A RESIDENCE BURNED. Provivexcr, R. 1., Dec. 10, 1876. The residence of James L. Bliss, in Pawtucket, was burned carly this morning. Tho loss 18 $3,000 and the insurance $1,600, in the Pawtucket Mutual MINERS BURNED TO DEATH. St. Louis, Mo., Dec, 10, 1876, Atan early hour yesterday morning a small frame building, at the mouth of a coal shaft, near Calhoun Henry county, in this State, was burned. An ex. amination of the ruins discovered the bodies of three men burned nearly to a cinder, It was discovered subsequentiy that three miners entered the building after m duigbt, built a fire and went to sleep on the floor. Jt i supposed that the fire in the stove Ignited some oil whieh was stored in the house and that the men wero suilocated. The names of the deceased aro unknown. BARN AND STOCK BURNED. Bosros, Dec, 10, 1874 The barn of John Trickey, in Watertown, was burned this morping, together with six borsos, thir. teen head of cattic, 106 tons of bay, grain, farm im- plements, &c. The loss is $10,000, which is partly covered by insurance, The firo was of incendiary origin. ‘the residence of Colowel C. G, Atwood, on Belle avenue, West Roxnury, was burned this morning. Joss 1@ $6,500 and the insurance $3,000, The fre was caused by a delective fluc, A STEAMER SUNK. Evravia, Ala., Dec, 10, 1876, The steamer Big Foot, owned by the Central Railroad uf Georgia, was snagged and sunk ten miles above Eu- faula, be ten and eleven o'clock last night, Tho crew and passengers were all saved. The lower deck 1s under water and about 200 bales of cotton are floating of, [tis unknown whether the cotton was insured. The steamer will probably Ye a total los: THE COLTON OROP. NOVEMBER REPORT OF THE CHARLESTON (8, Cc.) EXCHANGE, Cuakiestox, Dec 10, 1976 The November report of the Charleston Exchange on the South Carolina cotton crop, based on Sity repnes from twenty-five counties, siates that the weather reported by thirty-three more favorable, by fifieen the same, and by two aa less favorable than that of the same month last year, ‘Tue crop of the State may be regarded as gatherod, Thirty-four report the picking finished, At the date of the F replics sixteen said that trom 85 to 99 per cent eady picked, and that all would be gathered by w the 1th. THE AVERAGE ESTIMATE of the replies show a decrease in yieid in the twenty- five connties heard trom of 16 per cent as compared with last year, The proportion of the crop alrendy sentto marketis from 50 to 90 per cent, the aver- age ig 76 per cent. The drought in August and the early frost 11 Ottober are reported to have reduced the crop trom 25 10 82 percent. The present condition of the cfop 1s causing :t to be marketed more rapidly than usual, SUFFOCATED BY COAL GAS. Nasnva, N, H., Dec. 10, 1876. Benjamin Ciliey, of Fremont, was sutocated last night by tuhaling coal gaa NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER Ul, 1876.—W1 ‘TH POLITICAL SITUATION A Frank Expression from President Grant. HIS INTERVIEW WITH MR. HEWITT. A Private Opinion That Might Have Been Wrong, “THE PARTY WHICH I REPRESENT.” > A Distinction Between Loyal and Dis- loyal Voters. THE USE OF TROOPS IN THE SOUTH. The Florida Supreme Court Col- lected at Tallahassee. “GOVERNOR GROVER'S UNTENABLE POSITION.” Wasmivarox, Dee. 10, 1876, President Grant, in the course of along and free conversation concerning political affairs to-day, said that he recently received a despaten from Governor Chamberiain informing him that it was currently re- ported in Coluinbia that the President bad, in his in- terview with Representative Hewitt, of New York, a week ago, remarked that when sixty-threo members of the South Carolina House of Representatives hold- ing certificates from tno Socrotary of State should convene, he would recognize them as the legal House. ‘the President, in reply to Governor Chatnberlain, telo- graphed that whetber or no Mr, Hewitt had sent or authorized tho sending of such a despatch it was un- true that he had so expressed himself. MERELY A PRIVATE OPINION. The President says he had a free and agreeable con- versation with Mr. Hewitt, in which be said that in his judgment not less than sixty-threo momber3 wero cligible to organize the House ana transact business, inclading the determination of the qualitication of its members, This was the view he then held, but it was merely a private opinion, and ho might have been wrong, The President on that occasion further ex, pressed bis views with regard to the grounds on which each wing of the members of the House respectively claimed their seats, and in this cornection tho Presi- dent produced a note addressed to him by Mr, Hewitt, dated House of Representatt: December 6, as fol- lows:— MR, NEWITT TO THE PRESIDENT. To THe PRESIDENT :— Thave received a reliable telegram trom Columbia, stating thatthe sixty-third member bolding a certif- cate from the Secretary of State has been sworn into the House presided over by Speaker Wallace, which is theretore organized im accordance with the require- ments of law as stated by you, On the same day Mr, Hewitt sent him another note, aa follows:— 1 have just received a later despatch, saying that the Supreme Court of South Carolina has provounced its judgment and declared the House prosided over by W. Ti. Wallace to be the legally constituted House of Representatives, ana that Mackey is a private person, noi Speaker, or in any respect an officer of the legis- lative body. THE PRESIDENT'S PARTY. The President said with reference to these note, that he did not think, alter bis free conversation with Mr. Hewitt, that the latter would make use of what be suid for the purpose of defeating the party which tho President represented. When Mr. Howitt and senator Randolph ealled on him several days ago he informed Mr. Hewitt of the contents of the dospatch ho had re- ceived trom Governor Chamberlain and the reply he bad made to it, and intimated to Mr. Hewitt that he thought his onildence bad been abused. Mr. Hewitt denied that ne bad sent to Columbia such a despath as tnat mentioned. ‘Tho President then repeated to Mr, Hewitt the sub- stance of tho despatch in reply to Governor Chamber” Jain as to the report current in Columbia, A PINCH OF IMPERTINENCE. Senator Rando!ph then produced a despatch from General Hampton, in which ho satdif the President would recogoize the Wallace House and withdraw the troops he would do everything possible to preserve the peace, The President remarked that ho looked upon this as a piece of impertinence on the part of General Hampton in telling him what to do; that the sending of troops to South Carolina was in obedience to the call of Governor Chamberlain, the danger thero being too formidable for the authorities of the State to control; that organized rifle clubs, represent- ing General Hampton, were in the city of Colum- bia, aud that if the federal troops should bo withdrawn there would be peace, but it would be the rest of death. Senator Randolph then explained that the President should not think that General Hampton sought to advise what to do, and that the despatch which was shown to the President was a reply to one that Senator Randolph had sent to General Hampton, INSTRUCTIONS TO GENERAL RUGER, I» rosponse to a question the I'resident said he hed never instructed General Ruger to piaco troops in the State House, but that was the way General Rager un- derstood bis orders, The troops were in South Caro- Jina, the President repeated, in obedience to the call of Governor Chamberlain, to suppress insurrection too formidable for him to control, and had it not been for theso troops Governor Chamberlain would be a refugee to-day, as Governor Ames now is Irom Mississippi. THE SITUATION EXBARRASSING. The President said in the course of conversation that he looked on the situation a8 embarrassing, to say the east. A guod deal of vad tewper had been shown on the democratic side, and many were acting unreasona- bly. They seemed to (ear that he was doing what was right and were abusing overybody iar not yielding to their views. This struck him 8 strange, considering | the scenes through which we have passed, DISTINCTION NETWERN VOTERS, Governor Hayes represeated be party which in the late election carried all but four og the States which furnished the meavs for suppressing the rebellion; und Governor Tilden carried ali but three of those which sought to destroy the Union, In alivsion to frauds he said the majority for Tilden in the clty of New York was larger than his total majority in the entire State, and in which city much crime is perpetrated and where there {sa large bumber of men whohave very httle tuterest cither in the State or in the Repuolic. FRAUDS ALLRORD, In the same way frauds were committed in the States of New Jersey and Connecticut, while 1 was | true that in those of the Southern States which gave | Governor Tilden a majority were volers many of whom voted more than ofee, but nobody claimed that Tilden did not carry such States, The same party that per- petrated frauds in some of (he Southern States for Til- den complain of frauds in Florida, Loulsiana and South Carolina, but if there had been no trauds in Mississippi, North Carolina and Arkansas these States would lave | gone for Hayes and Wheeler, LAURENS ASD RDGRFIELD, The Iresiaent justited the exclusion of Laureas and Edgefield counties (rom the South Carolina roturne on the grounds that Georgians voted in them tre- quentiy, and cast more votes than there were voters | for the demoerats, Much taik, he said, had been made | about the use of troops; but, considering the number of lives sacrificed and the many political mardersin the South, i} was necessary to aford the required protection. The President thought all was not quiet in the South, and said that, 6o far as he could, he would protect every one from violence, and that all past steps to this end had been duly considered, THK IMPEACHMENT QUBSTION, In reply to a remark shat it seemed as if the demo- crats had abandoned the idea of impeaching him, the Presdont said he would advise them not to attempt it, for it might bring out evidence which they would not like toseosprend on the record, That he would rather | trust rebels than their Northoro allies, and tried to say as much in his annual Message. He did not receive re- ports from ali of the departments in time, and, there- fore, was obliged to leave out of b Message many subjects to which he would otherwise tuded. TUE DISPOSITION OF TROOPS. He sald in response to a question that he would answer the House resolution and inform them why he sent troops to the South. Among other things the President said in response to inquiries that there were now 600 oF 800 troops in Washington. If there should be any necessity for more he would order them hither. We should have peace if we nave to fight for % Some days he received Ove or six letters threatening assossination, but he paid no gtten- tion bo the A crazy man once followed him six months threatening to taxe his life, and this person was, he believed, placed in the insane asylum, When he first came tothe Executive Mansion he found a mill, \ary guard there, but be immediately caused 1 to be withdrawn and sent into barracks, PAITH IN THE PEOPLE, The President, referring to the political complica. Mons, said ho had an abiding faith in the people. As we have had one rebellion he did not believe the peo- ple were anxious for another, and thought there would be some way out of our present diMcultics, FLORIDA. THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE DEIAYED— THE ADDRESS OF THE DEMOCRATIC MAN- AGERS—MEMRERS OF THE SUPREME COULT AT TALLAHASSEE. (bY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Tanranasser, Dec, 10, 1876, The Congressional Committce was delayed at Savan- nah by missing a connection, and will not arrive until to-morrow night, THE DRMOCRATIC ADDRESS. The address of the democratic managers from this Stare reached here to-night, and the fact that the name of Mr, John F. Coyle, of Washington, who was an active leader in the campaign, was not signed to It, creates some comment Mr. Coyle approved of the address and was cognizant of the truth of tho stat ment contained thereip, but the address was presented ‘on the train en roule to Washington, and as Mr. Coyle was left at this point he did not see it, The democrats here were unanimous in their sentiments. THE SUPREME COURT. The members of the Supreme Court will reach this point to-night 1tis supposed they have been sum- moned on account of the case of contempt against the Returning Board which comes up for Gna) trial to-mor- row, GOVERNOR GROVER'S UNTENABLE POSITION. ‘ A REVIEW OF HIS EXCELLENCY’S DYFENCE OF HIS ACTION ON THE ELECTORAL QUESTION. To tux Epiton or THR HERALD:— May Lroview the statemevt of Governor Grover, of Oregon, telegraphed to your paper, containing ‘the grounds’ of his action “in granting certillcates to electors 1n Oregon.” He says “The laws of Oregon require the Governor to grant certificates to clectors duly clecied.” This is untrue, Theso Iawsdo not require him to grant cer- tiflcates to electors at all; bat merely to sign two lists, Nor is he required by these laws to deliver any such certificals toelectors; but it is the duty of the Socree tary of State todo that, and also to affix the soal of the State tothe same. [ quote only the statute of Orogon applicable to the subject, from title 9, chapter 14, section 60, page 578 of Deady and Lane's general laws of Oregon, 1543-1872, published in 1874, as (ol- lows:— TUE LAW ON THK SUBJECT, ‘ ‘The votes for electors shall be given, received, returned and canvassed (not certitied, you vbserve), ay the yume are. . returned and sed not eertified) for member of Congress. -y of Stato shall prepare two lists of the nam. Jeeted and affix the seal of the State to hall be sined by the Gov- ernor nnd and by the latter delivered to the Gol ho hour of their meeting on such first Wednesday in December. OF WHAT PRECEDES THE CERTIFICATE, tf what shull precede the act of certitication, & ¢ giving, receiving, returning and canvassing th votes ior electors the State law says these maticrs shall be attended to in the same way that like matters are attended to 1m the case of members of Congress. Therelore, 1t was a mistake tor the Times of Friday, in its leader, to assert, citing title 3, section 37, that ‘it is provided that the Governor shail grant a ceruficate of election to the person having the highest number of votes,” as applicable to Presidential electors, Section 37 applies to Secretary and Troasurcr of State, Stato Printer, justices of ine Supreme Court, members of Congress aud digtrict attorneys. As to these only tho Governor shall grant a certificate of election to the person having the highest umber ot votes, Title 9 is tho only statute which applies to Presidential electors, and there a mode of certifying 1s separately prescribed, as I have shown. DUTY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. So that it appeurs that the Secretary of State ts the officer to prepare the lists of electors, alter canvassing tho votes in presence of the Governor, and then the Governor and Secretary are to sign these certificates, (Sections 37 and 60.) And, therefore, the Governor's Brststatement is simply untrue, The rest of it con- gists OL areterence to the oath of a Governor to sup- port the United States and the Stato constitutions and to the law prescribing qualifications of electors, fol- lowed by a statement of what may be termed the pleadings and proots before him and his judgement thereon and upon what constitutes a vacancy. In other words, be assumed jadicial functions, called pariies into his court, heard their case and passed upon their mgbta, And for all this, here is his only author- iy, in the words of the statute, “Sucn sts shall bo signed by the Governor.” ‘A more ludicrous exhibition has rarely been mad than is offered to lawyers, at least, by the conclusion of tact of this Governor that the voters for Watts knew the fact of bis disqualification for the office, yet voted for him wiltully, so that the law must tmply wanton- hess on their part, and leave them no right to com- piain of the consequences. Ho is the more guilty be- canse of the deliberation of his conduct, for be heard ument, and had time tg reflect. His premeditation is for the present a matter of inference. A better man, Joba T, Doyle, of Califorpia, in an article in the World of Saturday, falls into the sam: error a8 did the Times. He cit he same statute, which does not apply, and then proceeds to argue, in a general way, that when the Governor 1s about to act under tt he should ascertain who is disqualified of the electers elected, and reject such. Ishould state that be assumes that conciusicn for 01s argument is a mere begging of the question, and deserves no answer, os- peciaily as he cites neither text book i yes » WARY AN ALLEGED DEFAULTER'S EXHIBIT. THE LATE CITY TREASURER OF BUFFALO SET- TLING UP HIS ACCOUNTS—CRIMINAL PRO- CKEDINGS SUSPENDED. Beurrato, N: Y., Dec. 10, 1876. The Inte City Treasurer, Joseph Bork, under whose adminisiration it was supposed the city had lost nearly $500,000, has secured the city in full to tho amount of $460,000, He also proved ag assignee of tho tirms of Lyon, Bork & Co, and Lyon & Co., that $394,000 of the supposed indebtcduess was no indebteduess at all, and bas sat- istied claims against them to the amount of $34,000, leaving $45,000 of th still unpaid, There is now in the receiver $50,000 with which to pay these debts, «nd he bas thirty days’ ume in which to settle the balance. ‘This exhibit 8 regarded as remarkable, and as yet no further action been taken in the criminal suits brought by the city againat Mr. Bork, NITRO-GLYCEKINE EXPLOSION, TWO PERSONS BLOWN TO ATOMS—CAUSE OF THE ACCID Pitrsnvee, Pa,, Dec 10, 1876. A special from Petrolia says that about five o'clock this atterroon a wagon load of nitro-glycerine, con- taining some 600 pounds of the fluid, exploded with terrific force about three-quarters of a mile trom hero, tearing the wagon and horses to shreds, and instantly killing Dantet smith, ot the Roberts Torpedo Company, and Mr. Humphreys, of this place, The bodies were biowa to atoms. ‘The men were unloading the wagon, and it is snpposed that one of them shipped and dropped a can. The magazine, which is located twenty-five yards from the scene of the disaster and contained over 1,000 pounds of nitroglycerine, ese caped injury. BROOKLYN NEWS. The Twenty-third Regiment Band concert takes place on Thursday evening tn the armory. Wednesday evening tableaux and the Young Men's Apollo Ciub will be features at Plymouth church, Hermann M. Hedden, boatman, on a warrant issued by Justice Delmar, was arrested Saturday night for stealing agold watch and chain, valued at $80, from Mary K. Emmons, ot Nv. 236 West Thirty-eighth street, New York, 1p July last, A deputy shoriff lett Brooklyn yesterday for Boston to bring on Tillcy Miller and Black Lena, the shop. lifters who escaped trom Raymond Sve: Jail about year ago while under indictment for rovoing the store H of Mr. Loeser, of Fulton street, Henry Lubald, agea sixty, of No. 197 Court street, © who has, owing to the Joss 0. cmployment, frequently threatened to kill himself, was found at three a, M, yesterday by his sons lying dead on the floor of pis Toom with a pistol suapen Mghty in his right hand and a builes in bis heart, TH SUPPLEMENT. LYNCHING IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Discovery of a Diabolical Plot Among the Negro Militia. INDISCRIMINATE SLAUGHTER PROJECTED. Tho Plan Initiated by a/| Double Murder. j EXCITEMENT AMONG THE CITIZENS. Supposed Capture and Hanging of the Perpetrators, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THR HERALD. ] | Cotemuta, Dec, 10, 1876. Rumors were freely circulated here this evening in republican circles, and emanating from similar sources, that ten negroes, arrested for murder, had been taken from the Sheriff of Abbeville county while en route to Anderson County Jail for safo keeping, ana lynched. It was further stated that three of the samo gang of | anum or their injaries. Up to the present time the | Sheriff has been unable to find out any postive inn formation as to the disposition of the prisoners, DISTARSSING RUMORS. The country ts alive with rumors of the most dis. tressing character, but the cannot possbiy be latest been county, which is probably sixty miles trom Lowndesrille, but this lacks confirmation. The oewly-elected Shenfl of Abbeville was commissioned on Friday, and he pro- facta of ascertained to-night. that the to Wallbaiia, ‘a the case The ‘es have ramor prisoners taken Ocones ceeded to Lowndesville om Saturday. When he arrived thero the prisoners had been removed by order of whe Tria: Justice, with the exception of the three that be brought back there last night THE NEGROES’ CONFRSSIOY, The negroes who confessed say that they were prompted to the butchery by their leaders, and had the plot proved successful it was to be followed by Similar outrages in other portions of the county. REASONS FOR THE PLOT. In Lowndesville township a large portion of the ae- groes voted the democratic ticket at the late election, and tt 1s sald their leaders intended to provoke vio- lence and bloodshed there tm order that the dissipated colored people might not rema:a confirmed im their new political allegiance, ARRES T OF A FORGER [sy TELEGRAPH To THE nENALD.] Bartimone, Dec. 10, 1876, Information bas beon received here to-night that negroes bad been poisoned in the jail of Abbeville, Diligent inquines to she truth of | these reports resulted in ascertaining that they had been circulated by a republican who arrived here | yosterday evening from tho northern portion of tho | State, and who came through a portion of the county where the lynching was gaid to havo taken place. Your correspondent at once telegraphed to Abbeville for full detaiis, and at half past ten P.M, received a | despatch, which gives a rather ansatisfactory account of the affair and leads to the impression that tho ne- groos were lynched. MURDER BY NEGROES. It says that on Monday night, the 4th Inst., between the hours of nine aud ten o'clock, a young white man named Clayton Allen, agea twenty, and Theodoro Baker, also white, wero riding out of tho village of | Lowndesville, about clevon miles from the county seat | of Abbeville, together. They had not procceded far be- | fore they were fired upon by a party of armed negroes, numbering about twenty, and Allen was in- stantly killod, pierced by six musket balls Baker was sevorely wounded by small shot, but escaped with his life. The negroes belonged to one of tho State militia companies, and were armed with the rifles be- The murder took placoon a longing to the State. pubic street in Lowndesville, in front of tho Prespy- teriaa church, AN ALARM SOUNDED, The reports of tho rifles attracted sevoral persons to the spot, and when it was found that Allen was killed, whites scoured tho country tn search of the assassins, but without success. Trial Justice Beckham thon held an investigation, which lasted till past midnight, and issued warrants for the arrest of the suspected parties, A DIABOLICAL PLOT. On yesterday sixteen negroes were arrested, who made f lull confession, and said they wero engaged in | @ plot to inaugurate an indiscriminate slaughter of the whites, including women and children, The num- ber enrolled in this terrible undertaking was twoaty- five, and tho conspiracy was matured at the colored church on Sunday, tho 34 inst The plan was arranged to start the row on Monday and commence their bloody operations Monday night. It was carried out as agreed upon, in the first instance, by the rescuo of one of their number, who was conlined by tho town authoritics in tho calaboose for drunkenness. When the negroes wero captured they wore confined in an old scuddy building, and were guaraed by the town constables, The in- vestigation disclosed the whole plot, and seven of the negroes delivered up their guns. EXCITEMENT AMONG THR PEOPLE.” Tho community were fearfully excited over tho murder of Allen and the revelation made by the inves- tigations, and it was with difficulty that the people could be restrained from commencing bloody warfare on the negroes in general. Threats of lynching the captured assassins wero loud and vohement, and to savo the prisoners tho Trial Justice sent thirteen of them to the jail of Anderson county yesterday, under strong guard, INVLUX OF GEORGLANS. Abbeville county tz only separated trom Georgina by the Savannah River, andgwhen the exciting news of the plot reached that State the Georgians flocked over It was the intention of the authori- by the hundred, ties at Lowndesville to have the prisoners sent from Anderson to Aobeyille Court House by rail, and thus avoid their transmission through the county over | This seizure its public thoroughfares. precaution was used tho of tno prisoners bya large party of Georgians, who wero understood to be posted on the road for the purpose of to prevent waylaying the Sherif’s posse and prisoners, Aftor the party left Lowndesville notbiog is known of it, The supposition is goneral that the prisoners wero taken from the guard and summarily disposed of. This is again doubted by many, ho de- | lieve that the Sheriff's party and prisoners made a circuitous route to escape tho lynching. A | despatch, however, received at Abbevitle Court House | by Shoriff Jones from Anderson Court House, which was the destination of the prisoners, state that no | Abbeville prisoners bad arrived there, This is re- | garded ag ominous, It ts twenty miles from Lowndes. ville to Anderson, and tho universal supposition now {9 that the negroes have been lynebed. Ii they have it is almost certain it did pot take place in Abbeville Court House. RETURN OP THE SHERIFF. The Sheriff returned to Abbeville last night with three prisoners, Who now are saiely confined in the jailthore, The investigation us to the pilot ts still going on, ond numbers of warrants are being issued for other suspected partics. The indignation of tho whites ts great, and the excitement 1s on the increaso, but there 18 a disposition to allow the law to take its | The murdered white man, Allen, is revorved course. to have been & quiet and inoffensive citizen, as was | also Baker, who was badly wounded, | LATER INFORMATION, Alater despatch from Abbeville states the impres- Sion prevails there that the prisoners were taken trom | the Sheriff's guard before reaching Anderson county, aud were taken to the Georgia side of the Savannah River, or were sunk in the river, PRISONERS WOUNDED, Ope of the negroes was shot on the day of his capiure, | while trying to escape from tho officer in pursait, and another feliand broke bis arm. They were with the party that started to Anderson, and were civen lagd- anum to ease the pain of their wounds, [i 18 reported | j that they bave either died trom the use of the laade | the alarm was instantly given, and an armed body of | Marx Erlinger. who on November 28 borrowed $12,00¢ from John Dowell on forged s has been ar rested in San Fr sof Police of thateity. A spe tive, armed with a requiste tion trom Goveruor Carroll, left here last night to ‘bring him on. COMMODOR VANDERBILT, Mr, Vanderbilt was not quite so well yesterday, but there is no serious change in bis condition, That he ia growing w y by day there can be no doubly and his physic the necessity of increased an continued wateh!ualuess, EL ARRIVALS, Congressman Willlam M. Springer and gerry H. Smith, of ioois, and M. M. Jackson, United States Consul at Halifax, are vt the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Congressman Henry Watterson, General Witham !'res- ton and J, Stoddard Johnston, of Kentucky, are atthe New York Hovel. 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