The New York Herald Newspaper, December 12, 1876, Page 7

NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. ————- TELEGRAPHIC NEWS From All Parts of the World. THE TURKISH PROBLEM. Growing Hopes of Peace from the Conference. MACMAHON’S DILEMMA. Republican Majority in tho Chamber Immovable. TROUBLES IN SPAIN. A Rumored Ministerial Crisis in Hungary. BRITAIN’S GRAIN TRADE. (BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.) Lonpox, Des. 12, 1976. According as the time for the meeting of the Con- Terence draws near the hope that it may bo ablo to bring about a lasting peace seems to grow stronger here, but whether there is any real ground for hope eannot be ascertained for some days, HOPES OF PEACE. A Correspondent at Constantinoplo telegraphs tho foliowing:—‘‘I learn from undoubted authority that the Conference will eertainly result in peace, a mode of satisfying all just demands and providing sufficient guarantees having been found.” A despatch from Vienna says:—‘“‘Intelligence has deen received from Belgrado that M. Marinovitch has undertaken the task of forming a new Cabinet”? The majority of the special despatches to-day are very hopeful in tone with regard to the Conference. A Vienba despateh reports a greatly improved feeling on the part of Turkey. A special from St. Petersburg says great hopes of a peaceful solution are entertained in the highest quarters. TURKISH TROOPS ON THE DANUBE. Tho Post publishes in oficial form a statement which, after pointing out the necessity for concentration of the Turkish troops on the Danube as police, con- cludes as follows:—‘The insurance of orderly conduct is of paramount importance, for if present quiet is secured the pretext for occupation 1s immensely diminished, andwe may \rust, not without some confidence, that before the end ofthe year arrangements may be arrived at satisfac- vorily guaranteeing amelioration of the condition of the Sultan’s subjects while obviating any interference with the integrity of Turkey.”” THE FRENCH CRISIS. The Cabinet crisis is still a source of anxiety in France,and all efforts toeffect a compromise have hitherto failed. The groupsof the Left scem deter- mined to push their claim to ha’ ministry tuliy in accord with the majority in the Chamber, and the Mar, shal President is unable to overcome his repugnance to & ministry composed entirely of pronounced republi- cans. A Paris despatch says:—‘‘Tho interview between M. Dafaure, President of the Ministerial Coun- cil, and Jules Simon, which was held on Sunaay last, and at which M. Simon was offered the portfolio of the Interior, has proved abortive.” The Journal des Débats says:—“M. Dufaure has now aban- doned further efforts to reorganize the Cabinet and in- Bists upon resigning definitively.” ‘THE LEFT 1MMOVABLE, Adespateh from Versailles says the presidents of the various groups of the Left have urged the Presi- dents of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies to en- @eavor to induce President MacMahon to hasten the so- lution of the criais in accordance with the views of the majority, The deputies of the Lett have resolved not to vote the budget untila republican cabinet ts formed, REPORLICAN DEMANDS. A later Paris despatch says thatthe Left, who have wvidently been driven further than they intended, have entered upon a purely revolutionary path. They have nominated delegates who aro instructed to refuso by anticipation the support of the majority to any cabinet which is not in complete conformity with the settled programme of the Left. The Left also insist upon selecting the Ministers of War, Interior and Jus- tice, MACMANON FIRM, In this connection it is: noticeable that President MacMahoo at Saturday's Cabinet council said:—*I will ncver consent to part with the War Minister, I wall not give up the army and its organization, which are the yery security of the country, to the hazards of politics, which might at any moment overturn what has just been done and compromise the country’s re- covery forever.” WHY M. SIMON WOULD NOT ACT. ‘The plan for reorganizing the Ministry by admitting M. Simon broke down because he delared himself un- able to command the majority in tho Chamber uniess the porttolios of War and Justice also passed to fresh hands. This woula havo obliged M. Dafaure to retire and leave the Presidency of the Cabinet to M. Simon, which was more than President MaeMahon wished. Thereupon M. Dulaure wrote a letier definatively de- chning to form a Cabinet. In view of the dead- lock and menacing attitude of tho Loft it is possible that tho President will take a cabinet of so-callea social defence, which would engage in a conflict with the Chamber of Deputies, relying on the majority in the Senate, In the Chamber yesterday evening M, Bourdon charged the Left with striving to overturn MacMahon and the Senate, THE SPANISH TROUBLES. Mbo Spanish government seems detormincd to crash out the spirit of the Basques, and tho latter are evi- dently not ina mood to submit tamely. A despatch from San Sebastian says that General Quesada has ordered the Basque provinces to pay 18,500,000 reals for the maintenance of the army of occupation. The Geputations refuso, alleging the inability of the people to raise the amount. Great excitement prevails. AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN DIFFICULTY, ‘The Austro-Hungarian bank difficulty Is evidontiy mot yet settled, and the prediction that it would eventually bring about a ministerial crisis seems to have been well founded, A despatch from Pesth says that there is reason to believe that the resignation of the Hungarian Ministry ts imminent. OXFORD DECLINES. ‘The Oxford University Rowing Clab has declined the challenges of tho Yule and Cornell clubs to a four. eared raco on the Thames next August, THE GERMAN BANK. A Berlin despatch says tho weekly statement of the Imperial Bank of Germany shows an inctease of 1,212,000 marks. THY MENNONITRS. Ibis reported that there is to be a fresh exodus trom Russia of Mennonites, 50,000 of whom desiro to settle either in Brazil or the United States. Six delegates have gone to inspect lands offered them by the Bra- sihan government. REVIEW OF THE DRITISH GRAIN TRADE. Tho Mark Lane Kzpr:ss, in its weekly review of the British corn trade, says the commencement of the week has beon marked by violent gales, whieh, it is feared, damaged the young cereal crops; on the high- Jands, however, appearances continue promising. In Scotland, agricultural operatians have been much re- tarded by rainy weather. Vrobably » larger acreage ot wheat has been sown throughout the United King- dom this year, owing to tho favorablo seed time. Dampness has much interfered with thresh: and much of homegrown ts again offered in poor condition, English wheat, both in London and evuntry markets, has advanced pearly two shillings per quarter; foreign hos also met with large inquiry at the same improvement, The fact that supplies are realjy short is forcing itself upon the minds of buyers, ‘who have been deceived, because there are 2,000,000 quarters on passage, not thinking it will not all come for five or six months Activity in trade bas been considerably duc to the marked falling off 1n imports of American wheat, arrivals being less than 3,000 quarters, and the stoppage of St. Petersburg sup- plies, and it was on those descriptions the demand chiefly fell. It appears hkely that increased activity and even excitement may be felt in trade before the year closes, An increased demand for Russian sorts will probably speedily follow the present demand tor red American, because no further shipments can take place from St. Petersburg,’ and a marked dimination in shipments from Odessa is expeeted. Maize has ad- vanced sixpence to ninepence and there is a probability of higher prices, owing to increased Continental de- mand, diminished shipments and higher prices in “America, . THE STEAMER BRISTOL. A ROUGH VOYAGE—A NARROW ESCAPE FROM FOUNDERING— CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE— ‘THE STEAMER GORS INTO NEW LONDON FOR REPAIRS. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Newrorr, R. !., Dec, 11, 1876. The stenmer Bristol, of the Fall River line, which arrived here last night from New York, had an un- usually rough time of it coming through the sound. When off New Haven, at eleven o’clock, the rudder chain parted directly over the boilers. 1t was repaired temporarily, but it parted four times afterward. After it was broken the steering apparatus at the stern of boat was resorted to, but the ropes there soon broke, The wind at the time was blowing a hurricane, and the sea was unusually rough. The steamer drifted along, the officers and crew managing as well as they could to keep her righted, and to do this they were obliged to back tho ‘engine repeatedly. For some time she lay m the trough of the and drifted about at the mercy of the wind and waves for nine hours, One of her paddle boxes was smashed in, and one of the lifeboats broke loose from her davits and stove inthe skylight. Consid- erable joiner work started, and one of the cabin doors was blown off, and mattresses were piled up to fill the gap. The carpets were slightly damaged by water, Several New York pilots on board state that it was the rougnest night they ever experienced, and that if the boat had not been built in a very substan- tial manner she would have foundered. The rudder and chains were repaired when the vessel put into New London. The colored waiters as well as the pas- sengers were thoroughly informed and the former lost no time in availing themseives of lile-preservers, THE EXPRESS CAR FIRE. Burravo, Dec, 11, 1876. Tho estimates of loss by the burning of express cars on Saturday night aré merely suppositions. W. B. Peck, manager of tho American Express Company here, states that the way bills of the contents of the through Chi safe were destroyed with the safe, and the value of its contents is unknown here. The Buffalo safe and its contents, which wero partially destroyed, was sent to experts in New York to-night, who will ascertain !f possible the amount of loss. Tho Bnflalo safe contamed Buffalo packages and express matter from Western points, Tho remains of messenger Woodworth were enclosed ma handsome casket and forwarded by oxtpress to Utica to-night. THE STORM. DISASTERS IN THE CHESAPEAKE. Battimorg, Dec, 11, 1876, Reports continue to be received of disasters to schooners and oyster pungies on the Cnesapeako and its tributaries, together with the loss of cre: bat few particulars are given. There has been much suffering on the bay, especially among oystermen; but the number of vessels disabled or of men frozen or lost 1s unknown. The sehooner Plan, Captain William: in Chester River during the gale on saturday. captain and crew, which consisted of four colored men, took to tho boat, which waa capsized, and the four negroes drowned, CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL CLOSED. Baxtimore, Dec, 11, 1876, Tho Cumberland Alleganian of to-day states that the Chesapeake and Ohio Cat from Cumberland to Georgetown, D. C., is complet locked up with ice. Between sevonty-five and ope hundred boats laden with coal ior tidewater are frozen up, besider a largo number of empty boats on their retura toCumberland LOSS OF LIFE AT SEA, Haurrax, N. 8, Dec. 11, 1876, The storm Saturday night was sevorely feit at Yar- mouth. The brig Vista sailed {rom that port Saturday, In the evening a heavy sea washed overboard two sailors and Captain Jacob Durkee, tho latter being drowned. Jacob Stevens and bis two sons, Honry and Alexan- der, left Lunenburg on the 4th inst., in a boat, for Chester. It is supposed they were drewned, as tho ar- ticles they had in the boat have been found along the shore. A BRIDGE BLOWN DOWN. Boston, Dec, 11, 1876, The Connecticut River Bridgo, at Sunderiand, was blown down and ruined by Satarday night's gale, ‘WALKING ON THE HUDSOR. Poucuxerrsix, Doc. 11, 1876, People are crossing the Hudson River on tho ico a Coxsackie. At Catskill the river is frozen over, but the ferryboat basa track, The Rhinebeck ferry is rupning regulariy. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. Wan Daranraest, Orrick oF Tux CHEr SigNau Orricer, Wasuisctox, Deo, 12—1 A. M. Probabilities. For New England, snow will prevail, with increasing northeast winds, veering to southerly and soutnwest- erly, slowly rising temperature and falling barometer. For the Middle States, threatening weather, with light snow or rain, a slight rise m temperature and falling barometer, probably followed during the after- noon or evening in the southern portion by clearing weather, winds shifting to westerly and rising ba- rometer. For the South Atlantic and Gulf States, clear or fair weather, southwest to northwest winds and slight changes in temperature and baromster. For Tennessee andthe Ohio Valley, clear or fair weather, with temperature above freezing, southerly to westerly winds and slowly rising barometer. For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missoari val- leys, southwest to northwest winds, clear or fair weather, with no decided change in temperature, and stationary or slowly rising barometer. For the lake region, areas of snow, southerly to westerly winds, a slight rise in temperature and failing barometer east of Michigan followed by rising barom- et The Central Mississippi River will fall slowly and the Ohio rise slightly above Louisvil'e. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record wiil show the changes in the tomperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponding dato of last year, as indicated by the tlivrmometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, Henao Building:— 1875, 1876. 1875, 1876, Sa Mt. 30 a 3% 20 20 CA Averago tempera’ Fosterday.. eevee 9016 Average temperature ‘for corresponding date last FORE. .cccccrece WM eeveresecssccccveeces OAK COTTON CROP REPORT. Savanwan, Ga., Dec. 11, 1876, The crop report for November, 1576, 18 a8 follows:— GkORGIA. Tho character of the weather from the 1st of October last has been goneraily dry and exceedingly javorable for the gathering of the cotten crop; even wore so than last year, There was no killing frost until avout tho Lith of October in the upper, and from the Ist to 10th of November in the the lower counties, Very littio anamage was dove In most sec- tions tho crop is nearly all gathered while in a few districts picking will be continued until December 15. The epmparative est:mates as to tho yield are somewhat conilicting, but general opinion favors fitteen to twenty per cent in cxcess of Inst year. From various causes the crop has been rapidly marketed, and in grade und preparation oxceeds that of lust year, FLORIDA, The weather has been much more favorable than last year for gathering the crop. A killing frost oc- curred from tho 10th to the 20th of November, but no damage was done, as tho ae was tuily matored, Picking will be completely over by the 15th.of Decem- ber. Tho estimates of the yield vary trom’ filteen 10 twonty per ceut in cxcess of last year Tho crop ts also said to be better cultivated than it was last year, and in prep iz and grade much improved, oy Memrmis, Teno., Dee, 11, 1876, The crop report of the Memphis Cutton Exchange for November shows that sixty-two per cent of the crop in this district was marketed Decembor 1, against forty-three por cent at the same time Jast year, ‘Tue decroase iu the total yicld is twenty-six per cont, . WASHINGTON. The Political Situation at the Na- tional Capital. MORE MODERATE © COUNSELS PREVAILING. Joint Democratic Caucus Commit- tee in Session, emcee GRANT'S PARTISAN ATTITUDE CONDEMNED. 2 AN Legal Means To Bo Used to Prevent Hayes’ legal: Inauguration a Senator Randolph's Account of His Inter- view with the President. —_-+___ FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasutxatox, Dec, 11, 1876. THE POLITICAL SITUATION—A BETTER FEELING MANIFESTED ON BOTH SIDES—MEETING OF THE JOINT DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS COMMITTEE— CONSERVATIVE POSITION OF THE SOUTHERN- ERS—PRESIDENT GRANT'S EXPRESSION NOT APPROVED BY REPUBLICANS. Thero is a better spirit in both parties to-day, The republicans who spoke in the Sonate hoid a more con- ciliatory tone; the democratic Sevators were mainly silent, In the House the call of the States went on and there was an carly adjournment, whereupon the dem- ocrats went into caucus and there was more or less wild talk by a few excited members, but with no Tosults, except an evidently increasing opinion that it is now wise and necessary to await the return of the committees sent to the disputed States and to abide by their reports. The importance of these committees, as likely by their reports to settle all dis. putes, is more and moro felt by both sides, This evening the joint caucus committee of democratic Senators and Representatives met to consider the policy of the party in the two houses, There was full and treo discussion, but the spirit which prevailed was conservatve and sound. Thero is good reason for say- ing that the wisest and best mon on the democratic side have the control of their party here tn their hands, and that the advice likely to prevail is to demand justice, to expose all attempts at injustice, if such shall be made, bat to frown down all wild plans, if any such snould arise, and all tendency \oward lawless and irregular proceedings. There is not tho least doubt that every republican motion, looking toward an honest and fair scttlement of the matter in dispute, will be promptly met by the democratic side, The Southern members and Senators are using all their influonco with their party to insure patient waiting for the return of the Southern com- mittees and to prevent violent or irregular proceed- ings under any circumstances. They do not want war under any circumstances, and declare openly to ox- citable Northern men that in any appeal to arms they must be ‘counted out.’ “What would bo the result?” asked one to-day. “You might very easily get up a fight, but whois going to fight? Not the respectable people, and what would be the inevitable result of a civil war except a Dictator? You cannot better even the worst that the republicans could now do by fighting, but only make it worse, infinitely worse,” It mast be added that if the President’s wish was to increase the evil passions of the day ho certainly suc- ceeded by the partisan expressions in the interview which appears in this morning's papers. His frank announcement that he “represents” the republican party caused a fceling of disgust on the republican sde, There are men on thot side who mean to uso him, but even they do not like him to speak out so cynically. SENATOR RANDOLPH'S ACCOUNT OF HI8 INTER- VIEW WITH THE PRESIDENXT—WADE HAMP- TON’S IMPERTINENCE EXPLAINED—THE Av- ‘THORITY OF THE SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH CAROLINA DISREGARDED. Senator Randolph, of New Jersey, in answer to some questions about his interview with the President seve eral days ago, gives the following particulars. It will be seen that the President, !n his account of this inter- view in to-day’s papers, omitted some dotails of his own conversation, which Mr. Randolpb now supplics, He said:— Thad said to General Hampton daring my visit to Columbia that if I could be of any service in bringing about an understanding between the federal authorities at Washington and the conservative branch of the Leg- istature that I would be glad to do so, I saw from time to time, through the public press, how matters were progressing at Columbia, and on Wednesday Jast I un- derstood from Mr. Hewitt that a majority of the consti. tutional ndmber of the South Carolina Legislature had given their adherence to the conacrvative body, I tele. graphed General Hampton during Wednesday as to the political situation. His reply camo to me about six o'clock P, M. and was In these words:— Hon. Tnroporr F. Raxpourn, Washington, D. C.:— Everything is going well. Wo ask that the troops be removed and the decision of the Supreme Court be re- spected. This willbring peace and harmony, If our ‘ouse 18 recognized all trouble will be over, WADE HAMPTON. Earlicr in the day I had received a despatch from General Hampton acknowledging tho receipt of a letter written to him on Monday, whorein 1 had stated that Mr. Hewitt’s understanding with the Presiacnt was that no House would be recognized until sixty-three members holding certificates of the Board of Can- vassers bad gathered in one body. General Hampton closed this despatch in these words :— Try to got recognition from authoritios, well, With these two despatches In my hand, and with my un‘terstanding of the President's interview with Mr. Hewitt on Sunday, I deemed it my auty to eall upon the President and mako known General Hampton's re- All going quest in bebalf of the conservative Legislature. As | Mr. Hewitt bad given me the original information as | to the Prosiaent’s interview, I requested him to go with me, which he did. Senator Conkling bap. pened to be in the dining room of tho hotel atthe time of my receiving the despatch quoted fully veiore, [submitted it to him, and asked bis opinion as to submitting ittothe President. Ho quite agreed with me that 1 wos desirable 60 to ao, and suggested that I tako with me the despatch received cariier in the day, stating thata majority of the constitutional members had been convened in one House. It is due to Mr, Conkling to say that the whole conversation with him occupied bat a minute or two. Mr. Howitt and I reached the White flouse between seven and eight o'clock and wore shown into the Pres- ident’s private parlor, where the President and his family and the Secretary of War were assembiod, I stated to the President that wo calied to give him some information whien I had received from South Carolina and to show him a despatch I had received from General Hampton. Before I had read any portion of the despatches he turned to Mr, Hewitt and complained pretty warmly of the misinterpretation of his, tho President's, expression as given onSunday. This con- versation lasted some minutes, and when I supposed the President and Mr. Hewitt had come to an under. standing as to what each had sail, | renewed the con- ‘versation as to General Hampton's despatch. As soon as I had read ft to the Prosident he said with much fecling:—" Governor Randolph, if I were to characterize tat despatch at all I should say that ‘t was an impertinence’ To which I repiied;—“I do not see, Mr. President, how you could imagine a man of General Hampton's cnar- acter seeking such methods of offending you. His whole course for months past has been one of pra- dence, temperance and patience, and it is hardly to be conceived that, at this juncture of affairs, he would geek to offond the Chief Magistrate.” I also assured tho President that I was perfectly convinced that General Hampton's puryose wea to convey to me as clearly as porsivly within the brief lmits of | ‘a telegraphic despatch just what the Situation was and how the public welfare might be promoted; that he probably had no idea I would hand the despatch over, and that I certainly bad no idea, as no one else bad who bad seen the despatch, that it intended to convey aby covert meaning or anything more than the s0- licitous expressions of an anxious man, sincerely desiring to promote the public welfare, I also said to the President that if he would bear in mind that tho despatch was not to him, but was one from one friend to another, he would probably seo that his interpretation of its spirit was Bot a fair one. He replied that in this view of the matter perhaps I was right, The conversation turned upon what constitated a constitutional quorum of the Legislature, Mr. Hewitt and myself contending that the Mackey House could not possibly be recognized, inasmuch as it did not have a majority of members holding certificates either from tha State Board or the Supreme Court. The Secretary of War expressed the opinion that a number less than one-half of a legislative body might, under given circumstances, constitute a legal quorum, 1 made reference to the fact in talking to the Presi- dent that the conservative House in South Carolina not only had a majority of all tho members holding the certificates of the State Board of Can- vassers, tho same board that gave the Hayes electors their certificates, but that, in addition, to this seven or cignt members held credentials under order of the Supromo Court of South Carolina. To this remark the President promptly replied that he did not think the Supreme Court of South Carolina nad anything to do with the mattor; that they had overstepped their functions, and that he did not propose to recognize their authority in the matier, I expressed some surprise, and said to him that if the decisions of the highest court of a State were not to be ac- cepted in matters pertaining alone to a State, | could not understand where our anchorage would be, and I therefore bogged of him to reconsider this opinion as #0 the authority of the Supreme Court. The remainder of the conversation was as to the general eicction, the loyalty of the Hayes States and disloyalty of Tilden’s, and bas been subs tally stated in previous publications The President did not seem to have any donbt as to the validity of the elec. toral votes of Florida and South Carolina He was not so decided im his expressions as to Louisiana, but thoughi the report of the republican committes sent by him to that State would carry great weight with the people of the country. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasutnctox, Dec. 11, 1876, IMPORTANT ACTION OF THE HOUSE DEMO- CRATIC CAUCUS—THE ATTITUDE OF THE ADMINISTRATION CONSIDERED—FEARS OP GRANT'S BAYONET POLICY—THE RETURN OF THE SOUTHERN COMMITTEES TO BE AWAITED— HAYeEs' ILLEGAL INAUGURATION TO BM RE- SISTED BY ALL LAWFUL MEANS. A caucus of democratic members of tho House of Representatives was in session this afternoon for nearly two hours The proccediags were of an exciting character. Prominent among those who spoke upon tho — situation were Messrs, Randall, Wood, Caulfield and Hunton, The attitude of the administration was the frst matter taken into consideration, and the President’s manifesto was characterized as a partisan utterance, unworthy the dignifled office which ho holds, 1 was declared evident from the late uttor- ances of the President upon the poulitical situation that the administration is determined to adopt and carry out any schomo which will secure the counting in of tho republican candidates for President and Vice Presi- dent, and that tho Chief Executive of tho nation ts not only willing but anxious to back up that detor- mination at tho point of the bayonet. It was resolved to await the return of the House committees sent to the Southern States, and if their report shall show indisputably that Tilden and Hen- dricks were entitled to the electoral vote of Florida and Louisiana the democratic members of the present Congress will set the facts forth in an address to the people of the United States, together with all the laws and precedents which have hitherto guided the two houses in determining doubtful questions in regard to the Presidential count, and upon which they rely, as heretofore, tor determining the present complication. It was also resolved that, in the events above named, the democrats will insist upon tho inauguration of Tilden and Hendricks, and they rely on the great mass of the American people, who are in favor ot law and order and free government, to sustain them, Several membors expressed belief that the pro- gramme of President Grant would be carried out, and algo their fear that a people would luok tamely on and witness the unconstitutional acts of the President in South Carolina and tho various acts of igurpatioh that pave characterized the conduct of tho administration in the Southern States before and since the election, would submit to any further law- lessness and violence, unless aroused at once tothe danger that, under such a state of things, menaces our free government, The caucus expressed a determina- tion to contest all attempts of the administration to in- augarate Hayes and Wheeler, unless those candidates shall be found to be legally clected, and to exhaust all legal means in the contest, and to rely on the poople to take the matter up and assert the right of the majority to rule, Oa motion of Mr. Hunton a resolution was adopted to refer the existing complications to the Judiciary Committee of the House, through a resolution to be presented in the House, with instructions to determine what isthe legal course forthe House to pursue in canvissing the Presidential vote, and also what are the legal retations of the two houses toward cach other in reference thereto. A CAUCUS OF DEMOCRATIC SEXATORS-—-SRVERE COMMENTS ON THE RECENT EXPRESSION OF PRESIDENT GRANT—A COMMITTEE APPOINTED ON THE EXISTING DIFFICULTIES REGARDING THE ELECTORAL VOTE. Acaucus of democratic Senators was held to-day afer the adjournment of the Senate, and lasted over an hour, during which the political situation was dis- cussed, Tho attitude of the President, as recently de- veloped, was commented on with moro or less se. verity. The alleged highly partisan character of the atest manifesto of President Grant was hailed as foreshadowing a determination to override ail the previous practice of the two houses it necessary to secure acount for Hayes and Wheeler, Finally a committeo, consisting of Messrs, Tourman, Bayard, Bogy, Kornan and Eaton, was appointed with instructions to act with any similar committeo that may be appointed on the part of the House of Repre- sentatives with reference to the relations of the two houses, and the legal remedy, if any, for the prospec- tive diMculties in the matter of detormining the result of the electoral vote and to determine what provision should be made for any complication that may arise in reference thereto, THR TWEED PAPERS—AN EFFORT TO TRACE OUT THE ORIGIN OF THE BOSS’ FRAUDULENT PASSPORT. The Tweed papers aro in the government’s hands here, but have not yet been fully examined, Tweed wont to Cuba with a forged or srreguiar passport, and his papers aro now hold for oxamination by federal officers with a hope of tracing by their heip the origin of this passportso asto bring to punishment those who procuro. tt for htm. COMPENSATION OF INSPECTORS OF CUSTOMS, In the House to-day Mr. Foster, of Obio, introduced a bill to amend the 2,730ch and 2,737(h sections of the Revised Statutes, so that, in liew of the rates of com- pensation to inspectors of castoms as fixed by theso sections, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to fix the compensation at such rates as, in his discre- tion, he may deom proper, not to excced $4 per diem, EQUINE HYDROPHOBIA, Thw Superintendent of the Socicty for the Prevention of Crucity to Animals was notified yesterday to send an officer to shoot a borse suffering with an attack ot hydrophobia, An officer was sent to the corner of Mangin and Broome streets, where the animal was found and shot, It appoars that the horse was v bitten in tho mouth seme two ks by © spriz dog, and yesterday became mad uncontroilable apd tried to bite everyone that ap- proached hi This strange ck Was accompanied with frothing at the n hh whieh led to the is that the horse was su from hydrophobia. Thi Sool ph Nan is of the opinion that the animal died of blind si and docs not credit the story of bydrophobtia, It 18 probable a post mortem examina+ sion will be made to-day. THE HAPPY COOKS. ONZE HUNDRED ROTUND AND ROSY CHEFS EATING THEIR ‘OWN DINNER. “You sce,” said Chef Schelcher, of the Grand Union of Saratoga, whose English is not as perfect as his boned turkey, “we hafe a socicty like ze French cooks, and wo make ze same dishes; but (wink ing) there ees a ileetel rivalry. Zat is why wo geef zea ball and make ze Pieces of good work.” The venerable Alsacienne cb cook had discorded cap and apron, and tn full dross Suit Stood admiringly betore an alarmingly large pile of boned capon guarded above and below and on either side with little mutton tallow angels biowing elongated dinner horns. They seemed like miniature Gabriels sounding the judgment note of the dinner which the Sociwty of German Cooks, No, 1, of New York, had Spent Weeks in preparing lor tho curious eyes and eager stomachs of their friends. ARAND ENTREE, One hundred and three cooks, fresh from the savory Steam of the aristocratic kite! escorted 103 ladies about the tables. In ail t of wholesome looking gentlemen in white kids, Waxed mustaches, white ies and all the concomitants ot vali room ‘costume, there was not ono that could pot at @ minute's notice have evguifed himself in pots and pans and produced any dish from the Bowery irce lunch to the Prettiest piece de résistance that ever tempted unfortu- nate epicures to risk the purgator.al pangs of indiges- There were Chet Louis Arnheiter, of the Grand hoi Fischer, of the St. Nicholas; ef Klein, of the Coleman; Chef Willams, of the Filth Avenue; Chef Rub, of the Atianuie Garden; Chef Pateuko, of the St. Cloud; Chef Wetchel, of tt Gramercy Park; Chef Stanger, of East Third stree! Chet Bultz, president botn of the society and of the Winchester Hote! kitchen—ail practical men, practi- eni enough, as Chef Stanger said, “to cook the white Whale Irom the Aquariuin, if the Commissioners of Charities and Correction would purchase it, for the destitute of New York,” PATE LRFORE PARTY. In on interval between two danves a little gathering was held in tho private supper room. A gentleman interested tn the Washington Market meat traific hazarded the assertion, ‘*i! Tilden ain’t elected there's going to be a war,”’ Politics had no followers. Chef Buitz sipped his wine and pointed to an exquisitely delicate cut trom a marvelously mottied paté, as ho remarked, with cool indifference, “This 18 true art; the giblet is precisely im the centre, you seo’? Cief Stanger, with one kidded hand under his claw hammer ‘coat tail and the otner holding a glass of champagne, explained to a restau- Tant waiter, who possibly never dined ou anything better than bee! stew and beer, that “as a bright and sparkling wine he preterred Heidsick to Rocderor."” “Chablis 18 tasty; 1¢ pas asoap in it’? bazarded a little chap, who, likely enough, drow his kuowledge trom the novel of the period, “Yes, aamitted Chef Stanger, “Chablis is not a bad wine, but I profer He: " “He drinks bock beer the Man across tho table sotto voc An impertinent reporter suggested that it was a goed thing to see Cooks eating dishes of their own Preparation, and related Dickens’ story of the pie; who challenged his rival to cat ono of bis own p but the story and its moral (cll flat, The c Wot “bite” —that is, not on a stale picce of s The orchestra played a German waltz and the rotund chefs danced, They fumed and splattered and putfed as they twirled about on the waxed floor, aud a medi- tative onlooker couid scarcely help thinking of weil Dasted joints turning on spis before glowing fires, as they did in the olden tim . WIGH ART AND PRACTICAL, Said an old gentioman, a gastronome of tho substat tial type, as he looked at the ornamental piles on the dining tables, “Phis surpasses sculpture. Seulpture is wsthoucal, but you can’t eat it. Luis is westnetical and you can eat it Powers was grand—Blot is grander.” One of the pleces attracted attention. It was a representation of a horse race. Chef Schelcher, of Saratoga, made it, Twenty stearine horses were rid- den by twenty stearino riders, The view was perfect— 80 perfect that one of the horses having tumbled to Pieces in taking a stono fonceand ditch, the rider was squatted astride of a dish of lobster salad ten inches away, Teutonia Hall, the scene of the ball, never held a happier or better satisfied throng. As the evening wore on into sight, and the people began to think about supper, the veteran cook marshalled the waiters and jooke lovingly at Ine tasteful diehes soon to be demolished. One old chef, lorgettul of his white kids, kindly laid his hand upon’a great game pi> us a fatner would caress a son. When supper was announced tho gentlemen es- cortod their ladies to the tables, and'then the towering supremacy of the chiel cook was secu at its best, Pyramids went down, angels fell, patcs went the way of all flesh, and the eleventh annual ball of the Ger- man cooks ended, THAT SEALSKIN SACQUE. ‘The story of a most audacious woman is told by Mr, George E, Phelan, the weil known billiard table manu- facturer, Sho ts attractive, of medium height, with black hair and eyes and of dark complexion. Sho is under thirty years of age, and is saidto bea terror among house owners and agents, Mr. Pheian’s story is that on the 13th of April last this woman, who then called herself Catharine A. Waters, wished to lease the promises at No, 438 Wost Twenty-third street. Mr. Phelan’s mother is the owner of this property. Mrs, Waters said that she was worth about $60,000 and that hor husband was a lu- natic. Sho referred Mrs. Phelan to Dr. Drake, in West Twenty-fi'th street, saying that ho would vouch for the truth of her story. Mrs. Whelan’s daughter visited De. Drake and he said that Mrs. Waters was all that she represented herself to be. Mra Waters then told Mrs, Phelan that sho would pay a half month's rent ep to the Ist of May. When Mrs. Waters was dispossessed from No. 438 ‘West Twenty-third street she took with her, it ts al- lezed, about $1,000 worth of clothing, sesiskin sacques, erik dresses, &c., belouging to Mra, Phelan, Then Mrs. Waters was arrested, and she was adnuitted to bail on Friday last by Jastice Bixby, as stated in the HeraLp ot Saturday, Mr. Whelan has spent some time in looking up the history of Mra, Waters, Within one year and prior to the time of her taking Mra. Phelan’s house sue lived at the following places and was dispossessed from ull of them:—No. 53 West Forty-fourth street, No. 171 Columbia Heights, Brook- No, 436 West Thirty-fourth street, No. 237 Rei ue, Brooklyn; No. 311 West Twenty-third street id No, 411 West Forty-third street. @ demandet the $200 from Mrs. Phelan to leave her hou: The woman has been known by tho name of Kate Shandiey, Madam Ja Manche, Mrs, Sinclair, Mrs. Walters and Mra Waters. The goods, which alioged she ‘‘ap- propriated” from Mrs. Phelan, were found in pawn shop in Twenty-seventh street, near Sixth avenue. dhe Js to be tried in the General Sessions, INSPECTOR WADDY' tof the year,” said a JURY GIVE A VERDICT IN HIS FAVOR IN THE FALSE IMPRISONMENT SUIT. An action was brought by Frederick P. Halberg, against Police Inspector George A. Waddy, In the Brooklyn City Court, before Judge Reynolds, yester- day, to recover the sum of $5,000 damages for alleged faise imprisonment and arrest, The complainant states thas on the 29th day of January Inst he was illegally arrested by ordors of the defendant, and confined for twenty-four hours intho Fifteenth Precinct station house, charged with having murdered William 81 mous, Whose bead was found ina lumber yard, the river, on the morning of the day on whic plarnull Was arrested, The case was submitted to the jury about naif-past four o'clock P. M., tbe Judge, in 18 ebarg that the Police Department should be protecte that all gvod citizens would bave to ald in and sabmit to theso investigatio: After being absent twenty minutes the jury returned with averdict in favor of the defendant, COUNTERFEITERS ON TRIAL, Twocolored men, named Buscher Aguller and An- eemoe Aguiler, who in June last wero arrested at a picmic by Detective Burrell for passing counterfot five dollar bills on the Hampden National Bank ot West- field, Mase., were arraigned yesterday in the United States District Court before Judge Benedict. One of the bills whieh, it is alleged, eas 5 ssed by the ai cused and filed'as evidence 1m tho Inistrict Attorney's office, Was stolen on the day of the finding of the } dictment, At the time a number of the prisoner friends were in the office. A humber of witnesses were examined, but the most material evidence was that of Mes. Eva Faber, propri- etor of the Atlantic Garuen, who tesutied that Buscher had visited the garden in June on the occasion of the pientc, that she received a bad $5 bill from him on the bank named avd handed it toa Mr, Gebrhardt This geniloman testifed that Buscher redeemed the bill, giving five good bills tor it, In the meantimo witness had marked the bill, The case Is still on, and as yet the bill has not been tracea from the tine it was returned to one of the priaeners until it reached tho possession of the prosecuting authorities, A SERIOUS CHARGE. Percy MeQuillen, age thirty-five, of No, 35 Great Jones street, died at the Tombs late on Monday night, The attendant physicians gave it as their opinion that | he bad died from the effects of liquor, James B. Han- kins, on equestrian of Barnum’s company, claims the deceased ag nis adopted Urother, and alleged in a con- versation he had yesterday with a HkraLp reporter that tho deceased bad been 80 severely clubbed by the Tombs ofticers as to cause his death. The Coroner will fully investigate the case to-morrow, SALTING THE TRACKS, Superiniendent Hartiuld has men on the outlook to prevent the employés of the different ratironds in tho chy Irom sa'ting the tracks of their respective lines, Michael Branner wi ‘rested yesterday morning for throwing salt on the Helt rond at fwenty-ninth streot and T avenuo, and hold to bail in the of $300 by Jadge Bixby. This isthe first arrest made under the new law ‘to prevent injury to an! THE the OBITUARY. GERTRUDE M. M'CURDE Mra. Gertrude Mercer McCurdy, wife of RoDém ML. McCurdy and mother of Kichard A, McCurdy, the well known Vice President of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, died yesterday at her late residence im Four- teenth street, Mrs. McCurdy, who had been an invalid for a long period, was noted in the tashionable circle in which she moved for the unostentatious interest she always took in every movement that bad for its ob- | ject the improvement ot the condition of the poor.. | The ery of distress never fell upon her unheeded, and no one really deserving of charity ever left hes door in want, she seemingly looking upon her wealtk but asa gift granted her to be used for the benefit @& others, Her funeral takes place to-morrow. DR. JOUN HALL, Dr. Ward, the Essex County Phyeican, was notified of the sudden death, at Milburn, on Sunday, of Dr. John Hall, uncle of ex-Mayor A. Oakey Hail Mr, Hall wax in good health, apparently, up to the time of his deatn, He was stricken with apoplexy, He was seventy-eight years of age. ALFRED B, BOULTON. Mr Alired B, Boulton, a well known citizen of Madle son, N. J., died yesterday of pneumonia, SMITH T, VAN BUREN. A despatch from Poughkeepsie, N. Y., announces the death of Smith T. Van Buren, the oniy surviving son of ex-President Martin Van Buren, The deceased was sixty years of age and was much respected by all who kacw him. His remains willbe interred to-mor row at Fishkill Landing. He leaves a widow and throg children, MR. MURPHY CHALLENGED, To tHe Epitor or tae HeraLo:— ‘ T hereby challenge John Murphy to spar for half an hour tor $100 to $250 side at any ball in New York which may be mutuaily agreed upon, and within throe Weeks of signing articles. If Mr. Murphy will spar f will meet him at Mallahan’s, next Tuesday evening, December 12, between eight and ten o'clock. Respect WILLIAM J, GOULD. fully yours, Deceannk 11, 1876. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Secretary of State Jovn Bigelow is at tho West minster Hotel. Horace White, of Chicago, is at the Buckingham Hotei. Wane MacVeagh, of Pennsylva- nia, 18 at tho Breyoort House. Professor William P, Blake, of New Haven, is at the Albemarle Hotel, Alessandro Castellani, of Rome, and Lieutenant F. P, Gilmore, United States Navy, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, William G, Fargo, of Buffalo, is at the Astor House, Adjutant General Frayklin Townsend, of Governor Tilden’s staff, 1s at the Hotel Brunswick. Professor Locke Richardson, of Syracuse, is at the St, Denis Hotel. Theodoro N, Vail, Superintendont of the Railway Mail Service, ig at tho St. James Hotel, Edward J, Phelps, of Burlington, Vt., t the Claren- don Hotel. General Rufus H. King, of Albany, y the Gilsey House. Judgo J. Prout, of Vermont, and Rey. A. L. Blackford, of Rio Janeiro, aro atthe St Nicholas Hotel. MAILS FOR EUROPE, The steamship Algeria will leave this port on Wodnesday for Queenstown and Liverpool. The mails for Europe will close at tho Post Office at eleven o'clock A. M. 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