The New York Herald Newspaper, December 18, 1876, Page 5

4 TELEGRAPHIC NEWS From All Parts of the World. EUROPE'’S SUSPENSE. The Informal Meetings of the Eastern Conference Ended. TURKEY TO REJECT OCCUPATION. The Situation in France Once More Clouded. \ A LEGITIMIST ELECTED SENATOR. {BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.] Lonpon, Dec. 18, 1876. ‘The informal meetings of the Conference on the Eastern question have come to an end, and we have now to wait till the representa- tives of the various Powers shall have re- telved instructions on the propositions to be discussed at the formal conference before anything decisive can be known, This, of course, will take some little time, and meanwhile Russia and Turkey are preparing for the inevitable struggle with all their might; for as Russia insists on the occupation of Bulgaria and the Porte will on no ac- count consent to it, it is only a question of time. WAITING FOR THE FORMAL CONFERENCE. A despatch irom Constantinople reports that at an Wnofficis! meeting on Saturday tho plenipotentiaries virtually terminated the labors of the preliminary Con- ference. After making some wutual concessions they have come to an understanding and have referred to their respective governments for definite instructions. No definite resolution has been drawn up. All questions, especially that of occupation, have been examined, but nothing has yet been determined. 1tis thought that Lord Salisbury will receive his in- structions Monday evening. If so, the Porte will be immediately asked to fix & date for the meeting of the Plenary Conference. The Porte rejects any proposi- Mon of foreign occupation. FRENCH POLITICS. Tho new Prime Minister in France evidently does not Fest on a bed of roses, A pronounced republican him- self, he ts associated with men whose republicanism is of the faintest possible bue and who are over-anxious to please the majority in the Chamber, A considerable section of that majority seem disposed to push mat- ters to extremes, but whether they will bo able to carry the whole of the Left with them or not remains yet to bescen. They are per- fectly competent, however, to make it uncomfortable for any ministry that is not in entire harmony with thom as the Chamber is at present constituted; and this fact, coupled with the encouragement given to the “moderate” mombers of the Cabinet by the conserva. tive majori@ in tho Senate, makes M. Simon’s task one of pecu™r difficulty and delicacy. THE SITAUTION CLOULED AGAIN. A despatch from Paris says the political situation is somewhat clouded again in consequence of the devel- opment of hostility on the part of the clerical- Ists and the cambetta radicals to the new tabinet. A conflict between the Senate and Chamber of Deputies also excites apprebensjon. The Republique Francaise dociares the Chamber will koow, If occasion requires it, how to remind M. Simon of his promises. 4 LEGITINIST SEXATOR ELECTED. M. Debriel, legitimist, has been elected Senator from the department of Tarn-et-Garonne. THE STORM BAVAGES FROM THE WIND IN THE NORTH- ‘WEST—LAKE STEAMERS HEMMED IN BY ICE— HEAVY SNOW FALLING. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HEBALD.] Derrorr, Mich., Deo, 17, 1876, A severe storm has prevailod here since Friday night, The wind has blown fiercely, doing much damage to buildings, and the snow has fallen more or less con- tinuously. Reports recerved hore show that the storm bas beon general all over tho State of Michigan and the northern half of Ohio and Indiana and the province of Ontario. STRAMERS HEMMED IN. The Detroit River is blocked with ice and two of the most powerful steamers on the western lakes, the Transit and Grect Western, were hemmed in by ice floes and unable to move for many hours, and railroad travel is impeded and in some places entirely inter- feted. ital is now falliog fast and heavily. A HOUSEBREAKER SHOT. A DWELLING ATTACKED BY DESPEEADOES— ONE OF THE ASSAILANTS KILLED, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Porrsvitiz, Pa, Dec. 17, 1876, Las@evening, about five o’clock, two young men, named Edward Skivertoa and John Flemming, at- tacked the dwelling of Jacob Simmitt, at Beaver Dale, small villago near Mount Carmel. Northumberland county, and tried to break im the door, at the same time using threatening language. A FATAL SHOT. Simmitt fired at them through a window, lodging the contents of a shotgun in Skiverton’s stomach and Inflleting injuries from which he died at one o’clock this morning. Simmitt delivered bimself up to the suthorities and Fleming was arrested to-day. Sim- mitt bas the public sympathy. SUICIDE OF A PROMINENT CITIZEN. A PLUNGE FOR DEATH FROM THE DECK OF A STEAMER. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Bautimonsg, Dec. 17, 1876, A young man jumped from the steamer George Leary, of the Bay line of Norfolk steamers, on Friday night, and from the description given fs supposed to be J. McKim Marriott, member of a Jeading real estate firm bere. A PREVIOUS ATTEMPT. Marriott attempted sui about two months ago by cutting his wrists His triends for ets lysis of the brain. we It connected f'n youug wile, to whom he Bas boon married b bate few woeks, A WICKED SEWING MACHINE MAN. EE ELOPES WITH HIS NEIGHBOR'S DAUGHTER AND HIS EMPLOYER'S MONEY. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1 Batimore, Dec. 17, 1876, August Wosch, aged twenty-nine years, ® sewing machine agent, eloped with Emma Reinhard, aged seventeen, last night. Ho leaves behind a wife to he has been married three years and takes with tae ‘addition to Emma, several hundred dollars, the property of the American Sewing Machine Com- CRIMINAL MALPRACTICE. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Battimore, Md., Dec. 17, 1876, Dr. T. Clay Maddux, ® prominent physician of this city, was indicted by the Grand Jury yesterday ‘iminal malpractice Mary Brocker, charged with er! pI ¥) er x aged nineteen. Ho was arrested a1 ed bail in —— SUFFOCATED BY SMOKE. ‘Miss Brocker will recover. TERRIBLE DEATH OF AN AGED COUPLF. Provipesck, R. 1., Dec, 17, 1876, Elkavah Inga'ls and his wife, occupying house alone on Pablic street, wero suffocated this morning. Ib appears they had left a lighted lamp on a bureau on bed. When the police, attracted by the pan A ventored the honso the top of the bureau was Cnuirely charred. The smoke bad aroused the old couple, but both perishod before reaching the door. , Ingalls bout seventy years of age, and was a el iagewn iron tence manalacturor. MOLLYE MAGUIRE TRIALS. TWO MORE OF THE MISCREANTS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDEB—DETAIL OF 4 MURDEROUS PLAN BY THE SOCIETY AND ITS EXECUTION. (SY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Porrsvitie, Pa., Dec. 17, 1876, Last night, at Mauch Chunk, s jury brought in a verdict of guilty of murderin tne first degree against Thomas P. Fisher, and guilty of murder in the second degree against Patrick McKenna, indicted for the murder of Morgan Powell, at Summit Hill, in 1871- “Yellow Jack”? Donaboe was convicted of this crime about two months ago. THR TRIAL The trial of Fisher and McKenna lasted two weeks, and was the most stubbornly contested of any Mollie Maguire trial that has been held. Eminent legal coun- sel were engaged for the defendants, and a desperate but ineffectual offort was made to make a break in the long list of convictions of Mollics. The evidence was too plain and damoi and the jury bave only re corded the unanimous belief of all good citizens, THE MURDER. The marder of Powell, who was a mine boss for the Lehigh and Wilxesbarre Coal and Iron Company, was after the most approved fashion of the Mollies. Inthe management of the colliery he gave offence to Alex, Campbell, who now lies in jail under sentence of death for the murder of Joba P. Jones, Powell’s successor. At a meeting of the Summit Hill division of the Moliies held in October, 1870, one Campbell proposed that Powers sh ‘be killea. Fisher, however, bad a grudge against Jobn P. Jones, and amended Campbell's tion by moving that Jones bo killed first Fisber carried his point, and C, T. McHugh, the body master, was instructed to find the men to put Jones out of the way. McHugh proved to be Jacking in nerve and was displaced, Campbell being chosen in his stead. No sooner bad Campbell sccared the leadership than he determined to have his man dealt with first, and accordingly sent word down to Yellow Jack Dona- hoe, at Tuscarora, to select men for the Joh, THE ARRANGEMENTS MADE. Donahoe was nothing loath, and the arrangements were made. Campbell, Fisher, Donahoe and Vona- hoo’s brother were in the crowd who killed P M, Donahoe fired the fatal shot, McKenna and a man named Mulhearn were near by and aware of the c!rcum- stances of the murder. STATR’S EVIDENCE. It was partly on the ovidence of ex-body master McHugh and Mulhearn that tho prosecction depended for their case. Both of these men have made a clean breast of everything connected with the murder, ard have leit no doubt of the guilt of the accused, UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH, There are now tivo Mollies in Mauch Chunk Jatl who will be ba aged and six in the Schuylkill County Jail, and the e1 not yet, CONFLAGRBATIONS. BLEACHERY DESTROXYED—DETAILS OF THE LOSS AND INSURANCE. Provipexor, R. L, Dec. 17, 187 ‘The bleachery and kier house at Pontiac, belonging to B, B.&R Knight &Co., were destroyed by ff yesterday morning. The fire was discovered soon after six o’clock in the attic of the bleachery, where there er was any occasion for a firo, and its origin is consequently a mystery. The larger mill adjoining ‘was saved by force pumps. LOSS AND INSURAKCE. ‘The loss is between $150,000 and $200,000. The in- surance on the main building and machinery is $50,000, on goods $50,000and on stock $3,v00, in manufac. turers’ mutual companies, including $25,750 in the Boston Manutacturora’ Mutual and $12,875 in the Ark- wright, of Boston, the remainder being tn this city. The Wi gan mills and the Ponemab mills lost about $5. im goods, and Jeremiah Kaight $5,000, fully covered by insurance im mutt panies. TANNERY AND STOREHOUSE BURNED. Sprinorigip, Mass., Dec. 17, 1876 Byrt & Bullen’s tannéry, and S. Blaisdell, Jr., & Co,’s waste storehouse, at Chicopee, were destroyed by fire last night, The first-named property was val- ued at $6,500 and the latter at $12,000, There is an insurance of $9,000. A BESIDENCE TOTALLY DESTROYED. Exaixwoop, N. J., Dec. 17, 1876. The residence of Mrs. Lebbeus Chapman, Jr., at Teaneck, N. J., was totally destroyed by fire between eight and nine o’clock this evening. The fire origi- naved from a defective flue in thoattic. The loss on the building and furniture 1s estimated at $14,000, and is by an insurance ot $10,000. DESTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE—A CHILD ED TO DEATH. Frvsutxe, L. 1., Dec. 17, 1876 Last night the house of Mra. James Hennessey, at Whitestone, was destroyed by fire, and her obild rished in the flames. The fire was caused by the Fenton of the cbild’s clothing at the stove while Mra, lennessey was absent on an errand. VALUABLE HOTHOUSE BURNED. New Haves, Conn., Dec, 17, 1876, A fire early this morning destroyed a hothouse on the mises of C. Mallery, No. 714 Chapel street, caualng 8 loss of $3,000, which ts covered by an insur- ance of $1,500, pw ‘ POST OFFICE, TELEGRAPH OFFICE AND HOTEL BURNED. Mowrreat, Dec. 17, 1876. A fire which occurred last night at I.a Prairie village near this city, destroyod the post office, telegraph of- fice, hotel, and one store. A man named St. Marie was killed by a falling wall. Tho loss js catimated at $20,000. UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE DESTROYED, Sr. Pavt, Minn., Dec. 17, 1876, Aspecial to the Pioncer Press from Fargo, D. T., says a fire last evening destroyed eleven buildings, in- eluding the Cnited States Land ufice. Tho other tores, a restaurant and a billiard COUNTERFEITERS CAPTURED. Naw Haves, Conn. , Dec, 17, 1876. Two Italians were arrested horo last night for pass- ing counterfeit ten dollar bills on the Lafayette Na- tional Bank, of Lafayette, Ind. The third member of the gang, an American, was captured to-day. The evidence against them is conclusive, EVENING WEATHER REPORT. . War Durantxxyr, Orrick or THe Cuter SiGx. Wasutscrox, Dec. 17—' Probabilities. For Now England and the Middle States, falling barometer, increasing easterly to southerly winds, low bat slowly rising temperature during Monday, with slight snow. For the South Atlantic States, east to south winds, falling barometer, stationary or slight rise in the tem- peratore, and partly clouay weather, with local rains. @For the East Gulf States, southerly to westerly winds, increasing cloudiness, with slight changes in temperature, and falling, followed by rising barometer, For the West Golf States, Jocal rains, winds shifting to northerly, lower temperature and rising barometer. For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley colder, cloudy weather and snow or ratn, aod during Monday rising barometer and northerly to westerly winds. For tho upper lake region, the Upper Mississippi and the Lower Missouri valleys, northeast to northwost winds, snow, followed by continued cold weather and rising barometer, following a depression now in tho Obto Valley. For the lower lake region stormy weather will con toue, with falling barometer. Incrcasing northeast to southeast winds during tho night, followed by vari- able js, Stationary or slight rise in temperature, Cautionary signals are ordered for Milwaukee, Grand Haven, Chicago and stations on the lower lakes, and for Indianola and Galveston. orem. | PM THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, Herat beasts 75, 1876, 187d, 1876, 37 8 29 16 MISSING LINKS. day morning Mr. Marcus Michels opened his Jewelry store, No, 202 Kwen street, for the accommo- dation of a few friends, and while engaged with them & Woman entered and wanted to look at some watch The sale was opened, but alter’ looking his Five minutes id jeft the store Michels found sho had th her valued at $30 WASHINGTON. Attitude of Republican Senators on the Electoral Question. THEIR VIEWS OF LAST SESSION. How They Stand Committed to the Powers of the Two Houses. DAVENPOR1’S FRIGHTFUL CONSPIRACY. A Supper of Horrors in Preparation for the Public, THE BUSINESS BEFORE CONGRESS. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasuinetox, Dec. 11, 1876, POSITION OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS ON THE ELECTORAL QUESTION DURING THE DEBATES OF LAST SESSION—A BILL TO BE INTRO- DUCED BY M38. FRELINGHUYSEN RECOGNI ZING THE POWERS OF THE TWO HOUSES— BREAK IN THE PARTY LINES. While Senator Merton’s bill for counting the elec. toral vote was under discussion last spring Mr. Fre- linghuysen urged an amendment giving to the Presi- dent of the Senate, the Speaker of the House and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court the decision in re- gard to disputed votes. It was objected to on the ground that nothing in the constitution empowers Con- gress to put off this duty on the Chief Justice or any one except the two houses, Mr. Morton and other republicans urged this constitution&l objection, declaring that the duty to count and “examine” the vote and to declare whether a State should be thrown out or not belonged, under the constitution, to the two houses, and could not ba delo- gated either to the Vice President or the Chief Justice Mr. Frelinghuysen was defeated on these objections, but it is understood he means to reintroduce nis proposition and to urge it 1m an elaborate speech, which will commit him to the ground that the two houses have not only the power themselves to scrutinize the electoral vote, but that they may even delegate itto the Supreme Court. It is said, but not on very good authority, that Mr. Edmunds will support Mr. Frolinghuysen. It 18 most probable that Mr. Morton’s bill will be com- mitted to the joint committe he basis for sucha new bill or rule as they may be ablo to agree upon, It the report concerning Mr. Frelinghuysen’s tnten- tions is correct he will be the leader in bolting trom the party declaration that the Vice President alone can count the vote, He has been hithertoso zealuus @ party man that surprise is expressed a thd position he is to take, but it is not likely that he will stand alone, tor nearly all the repub- lican Senators are plainly committed by debate or vote, or both, to the position that the two houses have the power under the constitution to scrutinize the electoral vote. MR. DAVENPORT’S CONSPIRACY STORY SUPPLE- MENTED BY GOVERNMENT DETECTIVES— HORRIBLE STORIES ANTICIPATED AT AN EARLY DATE. Mr. Davenport’s revelations of an impending demo- cratic revolution have been supplemented by reports of detectives who have been sent out by the administra- tion to hunt up msurrectionary movements, and who, after the manner of government detectives, have found what thoy were paid for finding. ‘This kind of business is 80 well understood here that the reports are laughed at by all exeept the extreme republicans, who magnify them asa of course, and are spreading rumors of intended rigings all over the country, in the hope, probably, that Shere ‘will be excitable people somewhere to get up a fight on such rumors, Meantime thore is no account by these government detectives of a formidable republican secret society, which is known to exist in Northern Unio and to be organized and ready to begin an ipsur- rection whenever its leaders command. As the gov, ernment detectives have not yet all sent in their re- porta the public may expect to de regaled on borrors daring the greater part of next week. FROM QUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. : Wasuixarox, Dee. 17, 1876. MORE TROOPS FOR WASHINGTON AND VICINITY. Captain Woodruff’s company of the Second artillery, recently stationed at Leavenworth, has been ordered to Washington, and started this morning. Three other companies of artillery, now on duty on the frontier, have been ordered to proceed to Fort McHenry, Baltic more, ‘THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEYSHIP AT NEW YORK—ASPIRANTS FOR THE POSITION. Thore are several prominent aspirants for the posi- tion of United States Distritt Attorney at New York city hard at work for the succession to Mr, George Bliss, the prosent iscumbent, whose term of office expires this week, The Germans, it is understood, are pushing Judge Dittenhoeffer for the place, while General Joseph C. Jackson is urging his own case. It is said that, besides being a man of means and fine prosence, Goneral Jackson 1s well thought of by Senator Conkling, Congressman Piatt and Mr. A. 3B, Cornell, It is known thas Mr. Bliss is also an applicant for reappointment but it ie thought he lacks the support of the leading New York politicians. Papers were some time sinco filed with Senator Conkling in behalf of the various aspirants, but during the past few days Senator Gonk- ling says thero has been a lull inthe pressure. The republican politicians trom New York do not yebsia- nify which of the candidates is likely to receive the appointment, THE CREW OF AN AMERICAN SCHOONER RESCUED BY THE MATE AND A VOLUNTEER CREW OF A BRITISH BARK—PRO! BE- WARD FROM THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE HEROIC ACT. Secrotary Fish has written a letter to the Secretary of the Troasury, informing him that the State Depart, ment has received intelligence from the Vice Commor- cial Agent of the United States at St. John, N. B, that the bark Crown Jewel, of that places, ii her voyage from Dublin te Galveston, Texas, fell in with the American schooner Thomas Winans, of New York, off Grasd Cayman, Gulf of Mexico, in a sinking condition, The crow was rescued by the mate of the Crown Jewel, James Mor- Tison, with a volunteer crew, g The Viee Commercial Agent had not been able to convey any particulars or the names of the owners of the Winans; and Secretary Fish asks tho Secretary of the Treasury te inform him of their names and residences, in order dhat such de- tails may be obtained aa will enable tho tment to recognize the services of the rescuing ww 1B a suit. able manner. The crew of the lost vessél wero landed at Galveston October 30 last. Formerly, for conduct such as the above, crews of American vessels were only re- warded by the payment of ony! cents per day for the time actually consumed in thoework of saving humen lives, under ¢ircumstances of great danger, while it was the custom of the govern- ment to pay large ‘ards in recognition of the services of foreign seamen iu saving the lives of Amer- jean sailors, But within the past few years the United States government has established the rajo of recog- nizing in the most substantial mai all such acts of bravery, whother American seamen are tho bene- ficiaries or performers thereof, —-—__——- GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasntxetox, Deo, 17, 1876, ‘THE BUSINESS BEFORE CONGRESS—IMFORTANT BILLS PENDING IN SENATE AND HOUSE. Avery large number of bills are before Congress NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER “18, 1876.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. which were left over from tbe last session, but it is ‘Bet probable one-fourth of them will be acted upon. The calendar of the Senate shows that 212 bills are pending before that body, besides ® number of resolutions. Seventy-lour of the Dills now before the Senate have been passed by the House, and 138 are Senate bilis, many of them being of minor importanee. The calendar of the House of Representatives shows that there are forty-two bills of ® public nature and 231 of a private character pending before that body. Among those of importance before the Senate are the three bills amendatory of the Pacific Railroad acts, two of which were reported by Mr. West, Chairman of tho Committee on Railroads, on the 26th of May last, and the third was reported by Mr. Thurman, from the Committee on the Judiciary, on the 12th of July. These bills, it will be remembered, are for the creation of a sinking fund for the liquidation of the indebted- noss duo the govefnment by said companies; and that Teported from the Judiciary Committee has been the special order for the third Tuesday of January next. The bill to equalize the bountics of soldiers who @erved in the late war for the Union, which passed the Howse last session, also stands upon the Senate cal- endar, having been reported favorably by Mr. Logan, from the Committee on Military Affairs. Repeated ef- forts to have it considered were made by that Senator Jast session, but the Senate refused to do so. This bill passed two years ago, on the last day of the session, but did not become a iaw, the President having “pocketed” it He bad prepared a brief message ‘YVetoing the bill, but did not send it to Congress, as the Session was on the eve of closing. The vote upon its passage in the Senate resulted in atie, and late Vice President Wilson gave the deciding vote in the aflirma- tive. The bill reducing the salary of the Provident of the United states from $50,000 to $25,000 per annum will be disposed of to-morrow. This bill passed last session and was vetoed by the President. The Committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment roported in favor of passing the bill, notwithstanding the objections of the I'reeiaent thereto, and tho vote on it will be taken to-morrow, though thore is no probability of its receiving the necessary two-thirds vote, ‘The Senate bills to restore tho franking privilege; for the protection of agriculture against injurious insects; to provide for the construction of a new library build- ing; relating to telographic communication between the United States and foreign countries; to protect sons of foreign birth against forcible constraint or 1 voluntary servitude, and to authorize the payment of pensions by the Treasurer of the United States instead of pension agents, will all be called up for considera- tion this session. The House last session, it will bo romembered, passed a bill to repeal the Bankrupt law, and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary reported it back without amondment, but also reported a bill providing for the appointment of a commission to investigate the Operation of the several statutes in relation to bank- ruptcy and to recommend legislation thereon, which bill has never been considered by the Senate, but still occupies a place on the calendar. ‘The House bill to transfer the office of Indian Affairs from the Interior to the War Department, which created much discussion last year, will probably be brought up again, as it bas friends among the Senators from tne far West, but it is strongly opposed by Eastern Senators. The House bills granting a pension to Mrs, Elizabeth Custor, widow of the late General G. A. Custer, and to Maria and Emanuel Custer, bis parents, will be passed by the Senate this session, There are no bills of public importance on the House | calendar which were left over from last session. STATUS OF THE EXTRADITION TREATY WITH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT—CORRESPOND- ENCE ARISING UNDER—ATTITUDE OF THE TWO POWERS. The diplomatic correspondence recently published contains nothing of recent date on the subject of extra- dition between the United States and Great Britain. It appears, however, that in May last Sir Edward Thornton informed Secretary Fish that a person named Maraine Smith, late of Detroit, was committed to jal; at Sandwich, Ont, asa fugitive from justice of the United States on a charge of murder, and he added:— As the ususl application for the surrender of this man under the extradition treaty bas not been re- ceived by the Governor General of Canada, his Excel- Jency has requested me to inform you that on the 4th ot June, two months trom the date of his committal to prison, the prisoner will be eutitled to claim his dis charge. STATUS OF EXTRADITION. Tho Secrotary replied, that as Her Majesty's gov- ernment at the time of the receipt of this communi- cation had already informed the United States that Winslow and other fugitive criminals then in British jurmdiction, in whose cases the necessary steps had been taken, and who had been committed for extradition, would not be surrendered pursuant to the stipulations of the tenth article of the treaty of 1842; It was deemed advisable to desist from preterring applications for extradition in new cases until the final decision of Her Majeaty’s gov- ernment on that question should be reached. Sir Edward, several days after this, informed the secretary that two men named Walter Moore and Froderick Moore, charged with the crime of murder, in Canada, were fugitives trom justice and were under arrest in Bogton, having been remanded until the next day, and he asked, in the name of the Governor General of Canada, that when the necessary forms should have been complied with, a warrant might bo issued for their extradition, and in July Sir Edward also informed the Secretary that from a despatch re- ceived from the Governor General it appeared that Charles P. Jones, of Uhio, was on the 30th of Juno committed to jail at Hamilton, Ont., as a fugitive trom justico of the United State. As the usual appli. cation for the surrender of this man had not have been received by the Canadian government, the Earl of Dufferin had requosted him to inform the Sceretary that, at the expiration of two months from the date of the committal of Jones to prison, Jones should, under the Imperial statutes, be entitled to claim his discharge, Secretary Fish, on the 18th of July, in reply to Sir Edward inclosed him a copy of the President’s special Message to Congress, which would, ho said, explain the position which tho President felt constrained to adopt, and the reasons why a request for the sur- render of Jones and others had not been pre- ferred. The .Mossago alluded to the inct that Her Majesty's government bad released Wins- low and Beck and sct them at liberty thus omitting to comply with the provisions and re- quirements of the treaty under which the extradition of fugitive criminals is made between the two govern- ments, The position thus taken by the British government, if adnered to, could not but bo regarded the abrogation and annulment of the article of tho treaty on extradition. Under these circumstances it would not, in tho President’s judg- ment, comport with dignity or self-respect of this government, to make demands upon that government for the surrender of fugitive criminals, nor to entertain any requisition of that charac jor from Tier Majesty’s government under tho treaty, and =the = President concluded by saying should the attitude of that government re- main unchanged he should not, without an expression of the wish of Congress that he shoald do so, take any action either in making or granting roquisitions for the surrender of tugitive criminal der the treaty of 1842, From this view of the President there has been no dissen' id recent acounts from England show that tho British goveramont has changed its attitade and is en- deavoring to restore the treaty to its former vitality, This government will then be ina condition to enter into nogotiationa for an increase of the number of of- fences for whieh extraditiop can be claimed, ALBIANDER H. STEPHENS AND HAYES’ IN- AUGURATION, Represontative Stephens, of Georgia, over bis own signature, says the statement going around that he is advising @ “iriendly acceptance” by the people of the South of the inauguration of Hayes is utterly un- founded. " SENATORS ABSENT FROM THEIR PILACKS— BARELY A QUORUM IN ATTENDANCE. Twolve Senators are absont from the cit, been sont to South Carolina, Louinia inqairo Into the recent election, and six others have not yet appeared in their seats this session or have been called away from the city on personal mattors, leav' fifty-seven Senators to transact busi- ness. Tho Senate now being composed of seventy-five Senators, the only vacancy being from | Louisiana, thirty-eight are required to constitute « quorum, and as a number who livo within a day’s rid” of Washington will go homo to spend Christmas it is likely that there will be scarcely a quorum im tho Seo- ate during the holiday week if Congress should decline to adjourn over as usual, THE QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT FOR THE HOLIDAY8—DIFYERENCE OF OPINION AMONG PROMINENT DEMOCRATS, There is a great diversity of opinion among prom!- democratic members of the House of Repro- sentatives on the subject of a holiday recess of Congress, and it is as yet uncertain The Committee on Ways and Means will, at their next Meeting on Tuesday, determine upon some recom- mendation as to the matter, and report to the House. ‘The general impression is that there will be an adjourn- ment from Friday next until the Wednesday alter Now Years, Speaker Randall, and several other leading democrats, nowever, are known to favor sessions of that House daring holiday week, and their views bave been strengthened by Representative Morrison’s telegram trom New Orleans urging, that in view of the possible need of exercise of the power of the House aga‘nst eontumacious witnesses, the usual holiday recess should not bo taken. THE ANTE-MORTEM NKCROLOGIST. HOW CONDIT WES TRACED AND IDENTIFIED— SOME OF HIS PREVIOUS HISTORY—A BOGUS BOND STORY. Edward F. Condit, ‘now confined in the -Central OMce, charged with sending the telegram in the namo of Dr. Deems, which, on the 16th of October last, had such o startling effect in announcing through tho Associated Press the death of Commodore Vanderbilt, swill, it 1s claimed, prove to be a man of bad antecedents, Mr. Jobo Kiernan, it is said, hasa tale to tell of the operations of the prisoner, which, if true, would rank him bigh on the list of sucecssful swindlera, Ebenezer Brown, of Palisade bogus insurance company noto- riety, was arrested a few years ogo for attempting to dispose of $28,000 worth of bogus bonds. Brown claimed at the time that they had been placed in his hands by Condit, who thon kept a broker's office in Pino street, and bad a less tainted reputation than at present. . After the Associated Press received the bogus tel- gram announcing the death of Commodore Vander- bilt the caso was immediately placed in the hands of Wall street Detective Lampson, by President Orton, of the Western Union Tolograph Com- pany, and John B, Norris, chairman of the Law Committee of tho Stock Exchange Mr. Sampson began by proceeding to the office from which the bogus telegram was sent. There he found the operator who had sent the dispatch, and from him obtained a description of the person who bad sent it. ‘The operator stated that it had been brought to him by a man about twenty-two years old, wearing a blue blouse and bare-headed. From this description the detective conjectured its subject was a hall boy from the St. Nicl®las Hotel, opposite the telegraph office, He took the operator and a boy: employed in the office, who bad seen the person who brought the despateb, over to the hotel and submitted the porters and hall boys to their inspection. Thoy at once Pointed out a hall boy named Joseph Dann as the one who had brought the telegram, Dunn Was at once accosted by the detective, when he stated that he had been given the despatch by a gentleman, whose appearance he described. “Why didn’t you send it from the hotel here?" said Mr. Sampson. “Ob,” cepliod Dunn, “the gontieman gave me par- ticular instractions to send it from the office opposite. I supposed ne was a guest at tho hotel, but when I mare pepe to give bim some change he nad disap. A private policeman in tho hotel, named Mills, eame up while Detective Sampson was talking to the boy d demanded to know his business, As that officer beea instructed by Messrs. Norris and Orton to peremptorily de- rf, when Mr. Sampscn was conversing with a hail boy named McKinley, who had seen Dunn sent with the dispatch, Mills approached Dunn and led him acard. Mr. Sampson saw the boy’s eyes Mill with tears) Going up to the boy he learned that the document was his peremptory diseharge irom the hotel re- fusing to divulge the subject of conversation with Mr. Sampson. Through the interces- sion of tho latter, President Orton at once employed Dunn in the Western Union Company’s sor- vice, and then detasled iim to assist Mr. Sampson in aiscovering the calprit, Mr. Morris wrote a jetier so Mr. Weleb, proprietor of the hotel, requesting him tp give the Stock Exchange the services of McKinley fora: few weeks to assist in. identitying tho criminul, a re- quest which was courteously complied HUNTING THX NECROLOGINT. With these two “boys’’ Detcctive Sampson at once began scouring the city in search of the man they de- scribed. He was told by the Inds that the object of his search always carried a very small black valise in his hand, and from this he concluded that the gentle- man resided a short distance out of town, and was tn the habit of staying in the city but a single night at a time, such valises being used for carrying a single change of clothing. McKinley was quite familiar with the inan’s appear- apee, for the boy & Dowspaper stand in tho ' Metropolitan Hotel for several years, and the man had frequently been a customer. For two months unremitting searen was made vy the with the oxception of two weeks that he spent out of town effecting the arrest of Ellis, who robbed the Park junk; and during that time the swo boys were con- stantly on the look out for their man, with instruc- tions from Superintendent Waiting to eall upon him for officers to mako the arrest (n cage they found him. THR ARREST, On Saturday afternoon Mr. Sampson and al were walking down Broadway nei Wall et, whem euddenly the boy said, -‘Why, there’s the man now. ”? “Why,” said Mr, Sampson, with surprise, “I know him, thav’s Condit,” He immediately called tothe latter, who was a dozen steps in front, and coming up to him at once took him into custody. ls that the rage The impression generally pre committed by Condit ts not p is a mistake. About two man named Mackay ing forged telegram, and he could not be indicved under existing statutes. Th law firm of Sewell & Pierce, counsel for the Now York Stock Exchange, at once drafted an act which was sup- sequeatly passed by the Logislature, making the afix- ing of another’s n: toa gram a felony, punish. able with imprisonment of not lows than two and a half years, CONDIT’S SYRCULATIONR. en Edward A. Condit was at Princeton College ho a promising scholar and a base bail expert, both sons made bit general favor- fellow students whose con- @ young man named his schol wi of which qualiti ite, the Among open him to repeat his visi He did so very trequently, manifested quite pn interest in of the office ge made = inquir- fos of the clerks concerning the terms given to le transacting business there. Mr. Bail who heard of this gavo orders that Vondit should re- ceive every consideration ut the hands of lis employés and might safely bo trusted by them, Condit, it is alloged, soon alter deposited some checks as security for money or kK advanced bi these were in time protested. This brought abot 2 inquiry into his bank account and it is said that he was found to bo indeed a depositor, but th ant for whieh he stood credited for a couple of years had never exeeded $5. Although Condit’s methods of transacting business seemed singularly like swindling, Ball was leniont, and for the sake vf old acquaintance he did not proceed to any extreme measures, feeling confident, no doubt, that Condit was driven to sach expedients by force of of circumstances, Besides, Con- young man. ‘was religiously inclined, baving once conducted a lead- ing Newark Sunday schoo’, As both Ball and Condit are inclined to secrecy in the matter, the one from re- Juctance to prosecute an old schoolmate, the other {rem an obvious motive, it bas been | dificult to present @ full statement of tho erse; but it is presumed that Conds has kept within the law 1n the use of his bunk checks, baving deposited the five dollars. Condit had sovoral visitors to his cell yesterday. Ho ssys that ho regards his arrest as a curious blunder on the part of the detectives, and claims that his is a case of mistaken identity. . WOULD EVEN TALMAGE DARE? “If tho Rov. Mr. Talmage had been in Brooklyn lest Sabbath,’ remarked Rev, H. R. Nye io rmon yesterday, “he would havo told us that the souls of the entirs 300 victims of the terribte fire at the Brook- lyn Theatre had all gone straight to hell, and many of the orthodox ministers would have Some of the Methodist clergy at the spoke of the matter, and said bad he been there the: would have united im protesting against any roo 4 | ee to stop his v one declaration; they would be cot month on the subject it possible. in Booch ot the most advanced, has perverted an old text, ** to draw a losson from tho dis- 200 go when they died? I will it to heaven rig away, bat all bave y are prepared The oak w in the sout of man 16 1n the body. By doath th 1¢ has been in this world ‘the other, the mption are delivered from sin 1m God's pla vation. whether any will bo ordered, or for what time. | § TERRY'S TRICKS. Terence Cosgrove isa merry wight whose escapades when in liquor create great amusement among the people of a certain section of Williamsburg, while they entail either considerable expense or punishment ta himself. Terence, ihe Penitentiary aud Riymond Street Jail are well acquainted, though trom mis chief rather than serious offences Last night Terence discovered in an hours walk how many saloons he could drink in without any trouble, but the Knowledge caused him to fluctuate in bis walk and bis moral ideas, At the corner of Hum- boldt and Grand streets, where Luigi Buonarotti bad established a portable peanut establishment, Cosgrove took # fancy to the busines: without due procesd of law dispossessed Luigi oy kicking lim inte the street, Then seating himeelt in tho vacast chair with “I’m boss here now,”’ dared the [talian “intertere wid him while makin’ an honest itv: Luigi hurried to tho Sixth Precinct station house, and, securing the services of Detective Ennis, hurried back to reclaim his chattels. Meanwhile Cosgrove had filled bis pockets with peanuts, and bad given away a let more to the passor not liking the noise made by the boiler, ed @ portion of th Italian's cooking utensils, Eon rested him, but required the services of three other officers to tak@ him into the cells. SHELTERING ARMS TEA PARTY. The tea party In aid of the Sheltering Arms will b¢ opened to morrow evening at Trenor’s Lyric Hall, ow Sixth jue, opposite Ri Every prepa ration has been made to havo an exceedingly pleasant affair, and the worthiness of the charit; ought to insure a large attendance. The party will held to-morrow ana Wednesday evenings, General Jonn 8, Marmaduke, of St. Louls, is at thd Fifth Avenue Hotel. William D. Bishop, President of the New York, New Haven ana Hartford Railroad Company, 18 at the Windsor Hotel. Sidney T. Fairs child, of Cazenovia, N. Y., is at the Buckingham Hotel, General J. A. Williamson, of lowa, is at the Gran@ Central Hotel. A—BENNETT BUILDING. FIREPROOF. LOCATED. 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