The New York Herald Newspaper, January 4, 1877, Page 5

4* 1 t \ x ‘ f fe ° | > \ . WASHINGTON A New Phase in the Florida Electoral Muddle, MEMORIAL OF NEW YORK BUSINESS MEN. Action of* the Honse Committee on Counting the Vote. CRONIN'S TESTIMONY IN THE OREGON CASE. Negotiations for a Commercial Treaty with Spain. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, Wasuinctox, Jan, 3, 1877, THE FLORIDA IMBROGLIO—ANOTHER QUESTION FOR THE SUPREME COURT—AAS IT POWER TO OBDER THE NEW RETURNING BOARD TO BECANVASS THE ELECTORAL VOTE. By the change in the State administration in Florida tho Returning Board yesterday went out of existence. By vory singular manipulations of the returns they counted the democratic State candidates in, but gavo the electoral vote to Hayes. This done they passed out of official existence. Tho question is now raised whether the Supreme Court of the State has the right to order the democratic State officers who form, under the law of Florida, the present and new returning board to recanvass the electoral vote: On this point lawyers here are uncertain, It the court has no such right then of course, so far as State action is concerned, the State’s voto stands for Hayes, The question is a very interesting one, and may be- come of importance. Tho Supremo Court consists of three judges, all found lawyers, and believed to be good men. Two are republicans and one of democratic antecedents. All were appointed by a republican Governor, but they hold office for life. Judge Randall is from Wisconsin, anda brother of Mr. Randa!l, former Postmaster Gen- eral. Judgo Van Valkenburgh. is of New York, and was formerly member of Congress and Minister to Japan. Judge Westcott is a Floridian, er FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasmxoton, Jan. 3, 1877, THE MEMORIAL OF THE NEW YORK BANKERS AND MERCHAYTS—ALLEGED OFFICIOUSNESS OF FERNANDO WOOD. In the House to-day Mr. Fernando Wood presented ‘he memorial of New York bankers ana merchants asking for an amicable settlement of the present political complications by the Houso and Senate, It is said to-night on good authority that Mr. Wood was not authorized by any one to take this action, and that it was somewhat oflicious upon his part. The fact 1s, ono of Mr. Wood’s colleagues, Mr. Willis, was selected to Jay the petition before the House and Mr. Conkling in the Senate, and at least one of these gentlemen (Mr. Willis) was so notified by letser. Tho story is that Mr. Wood in some way obtained a printed copy of the memorial, and betore Mr. Willis had an opportumity to do as he was requested Mr. Wood thought he would relieve him of the responsibility. ACTION OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON COUNT- ING THE ELRCTOR:L VOTE. The House committee on tho counting of the elec- toral vote has decided to sit in secret session and to withhold any publication of its proceedings until later in the session, or until the committee has reached something like a unanimous sentiment, It will not moct the Senate committee in joint session until itis prepared to act definitely, Correspondence has passod between its Chairman, Mr. Payne, and the Chairman of the Senate Committee, Mr. Edmunds, on the subject of a joint conference, but the House committee wishes to reach a plan of action and decide upon a policy in- dependently of the Senate committee and consistent with the duty it owes the House of Representatives before it shall take part ina joint ecssion of tho two committees, COUNTING THE ELECTORALV OTE—OPPOSING VIEWS OF THE SENATE COMMITTER—-1HE QUESTION OF THE VICE PRESIDENT’S POWER DISPOSED OF. «It is understood that tho Senate Committee on Counting the Electoral Vote has not as yet agreed and the evidences point to strongly opposed views among its members, It is only known that positive views + have been adopted against the right of the Viee Pres!- dent to count the vote, Senator Edmunds, chairman of the committee, declines to say anything on the sub- ject because, in his own words, ho has placed a bridlo on his mouth; and the committeo hus resolved not to divulge anything during the course of their delibera- tions. e CRONIN’S TESTIMONY IN THE OREGON ELECTO- RAL INVESTIGATION—REPUBLICAN SENATORS PLEASED, The republican Senators weré naturally not dis- Pleased with the result of the examination of Mr. Cronin, the Oregon elector, by the Senate Investigating Committec to-day. Senator Mitchell was quite tickled at the acknowledgment mado by the witness that he had received $3,000 in gold nominally to pay his expenses im coming Kast as messenger with the democratic clectoral vote. The. committee say that they are prepared to prove by competent witnesses that a large amount of money has been used in the Oregon electoral case which wiil reach at least $17,000, It is due to Mr, Cronin to state that, ashe is a Jawyer and has a practice of about $6,000 a year in Portland, and, as some ot his cases were coming on in court, he put it that if he were to act im the capacity of messenger and leave his | business he would expect to be paid lor his time and | expenses, tho value ot which he placed at $3,000, The committee promise further and higher developments, THE RETURN O¥ THE SENATE LOUISIANA IN- VESTIGATING COMMITTEE. From private letters received here from Senator Howe, chairman of the Loaisiana Investigating Com. | mittee, it is learned that the committee will not re- turn before the 20th inst, It was the intention of the | committee to be back a week carlicr if possibie, but Senator Howe thinks that they cannot make a full in- vostigation betore the date indicated, OUR RELATIONS WITH S8PAIN—NEGOTIATIONS FOR A TREATY OF COMMERCE-~MINISTER CUSHING'S GOOD OFFICKS, It 1s understood in diplomatic circles here that no~ gotiations are nearly complete between the United | States and Spain for tho ratification of a treaty of commerce between tho two countries, and that steps have also been taken to secure a modification of article | 12 of the treaty of 1795, The progress of nego- tiations as regards this latter object is de- layed by the necessity for consultation with certain officials in regard to the requisite treaty details, Minister Caleb Cushing succeeded in obtaining the release ot all embargoed estates tn Cuba, and also the pardon of most, if not all, the prisoners taken in Cuba who were condemned to death, The statement so free ade thatthe Spanish government acted in she caso of Tweed as It did because it intended uitimately to make som@ demand upon the United States, is positively denied by those who know the intention of the Madrid government, It is said that the latter government has no request. to make or favor to ask fn | | revurn for its voluntary action, but has been impelled | only by the best of good feeling and amity toward the | United States, Diplomatic relations between both countries are regarded as having been of late quite pleasant and satisfactory, and it ts believed they will continuo so, promising well, therefore, for the solu. tion of all questions im dispute, as well as thot re- | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1877.—-WITH SUPPLEMENT. quired to be considered for the maintenance of the most lasting and friendly relations. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasutxatos, Jan. 3, 1877. 18 COLORADO A STATE IN THE UNION ?—CON- CLUSIONS OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. Representatives Knott, Lord, Caulfield, McCrary, Lawrence, Frye and Hoar are the majority of the House Judiciary Committee, who to-day made a report on the credentials of James B, Belford, claiming to be entitled to a seat in the House from Colorado. ‘The distinctive point made against the recognition of Colorado as a State inthe Union was that Congress alone could admit a new State, having the sole power to judge whether its constitu. tion is republican in form; but this prerequisite was not complied with. Colorado having been declared by tho President to be a State in the Union witha republican form of government, The majority of the committee, after discussing the provisions of the law under which the people of Col- orado were authorized to form a constitution and State government preliminary to its admission into tho Union on an equal footing with the original States in all respects whatever, conclude their report as fol- tow: The provision authorizing the President to declare the State admitted into the Union upon certain things having been made known to him ‘s in no sense adel- egation to him of the will of Congress that Colorado should be admitted into the Union upon the happening of a certain series of events, ‘That will Congress expressed for itself in the act, Nor is it «# delegation of any authority to him to judge of the expediency or inexpediency of the act taking effect upon the per- formance ot certain conditions. That judgment Con- gress formed and expressed for itself when it presented the conditions. _ It simply empowered him to deciare the legal result of a complete periormance of ail tho conditions prosented in tho uct on the part of the peo- plo of Colorado—namely, the completion of the com- pact between the United States and the peo- plo of Colorado—that the tatter snould con- stitute a State in the Union. Assuming that the people of Colorado had, in point of tact, per- formed in good faith every condition presented in the act in strict conformity with 1ts conditions, the ent Congress would be bound in good morals to recog. nize them asa State and admit them to representu- tion in the Senate and the House, even if the Presi- dent had wilfully refused to issue the proclamation provided for, and that the only poasiblo pretext for failure on the part of Congress to discharge its solemn obligation in that regard, woula be found im the quibble that the people of Colorado had agreed that their admission should de- pend finally upon tho issual of a proclamation wil- Jolly withbeld without any fault on their part and alter they had religiously observed and periormed every obligation resting on them. Believing they have discharged those obligations, and that every condition upon which Colorado was to be admitied into the Union had been complied with, the committee recommend the adoption of a resolution that Colorado is a State in the Union, and that James B. Billord, Representative elect from guid State, be sworn in and admitted to his seat as such. Kepresentatives Hurd, Hunton, Ashe and Lynde, of the minority of the committee, take issue with the majority, and submit their dissenting view, conclud- ing as follows: Whatever be the consequence of a refusal to recog- nize Colorado as a State, noone will here maintain that the ma:n fact that the people have organized a State government entitles Colorado to a place in the Union, To maintain such a proposition woula be to hold that aTerritory can admit itself intothe Union. But tho consequences from a refusal to recognize Colo- rado will by no means be so serious as urged by the majority. Whether the government is called a Territorial one, the fact remains that there is & government, and a government de facto aflords the Satne protection to persons and property and the same opportunities for the obtaining of justice as a govorn- ment dejure. The minority, belloving that Colorado hag not yet been admitted a Stato into the Union, and desiring to expedite the people of that Territory in their efforts ty obtain such admission, would recom- mend the adoption of an act as follows:— Be it enacted, &c., that the constitution and govern- ment which the people of Colorado have formed tor themselves be and the same 1s hereby accepted, rati- fied and confirmed, and that the said State of Colorado shall be and is hereby declared to be one of the United States of America, and is hereby admitted into the Union upon an equal footing with the original States in all respects whatever. THE MUMITARY ACADEMY APPROPRIATION, The House Committee on Appropriations this after- noon completed the Military Academy Appropriation bill and will report it to-morrow, Its total is reduced about $25,000 below the amount appropriated for the Academy at tho last sossion, the reduction being effected by cutting off the usual pro- vision for Professors’ “longevity allowances’? (thus restricting thom to the pay of their assimilated rank), and by providing that the band shall hereafter consist of twenty-eight musicians, exclusive of the leader, this being its number as originally constituted. COINAGE EXECUTED FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR, The following 18 a recapitulation of an official state. ment showing the amount and value of the coinago executed during the first six months ot the fiscal year ending June 80, 1877:— Pieces. Total gold... ‘Total trade dolla ‘Total subsidiary ‘Yotal minor... PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS, SENATE. Wasutxoros, D, C., Jan, 8, 1877, In the Senate during the morning hoar, varicus bills and potitions of no public importance were presented and referred to the appropriate committees, and, on motion of Mr. Wright, the bill declaring the truc tn, tent and meaning of the Union Pacific Railroad acts of July 1, 1862, July 2, 1864 and July 3, 1866 was taken up. It refers to claims made by the Centra! Branch ot the Union Pacific Railroad Company tor is and bonds tor the construction of its roud in excess of 100 miles from the Missouri River. At tho expiration of the morning hour Mr. Morton, from the Committee on Privileges und Elections, sub- mitted ® report that William M. Turner, manager of the Western Union Telegraph office at Jacksonville, Oregon, bad refused to answer certain questions put to him by the committee, on the ground that he could not divulge tho business Of the compuny ; also, a reso- lution dectaring that Mr. Turner ts in duty bound to answer questions, and cannot refuse to do so by virtue ot bis oflicial connection with the Western Union ‘Telegraph Company. Ordered to be printed, Mr, Monroy gave notice that he would call the reso- lution up tor action to-morrow, Mr. Waicut moved that all further orders be laia aside and that the Senate proceed with the considera- tion of the bill declaring the true intent and meaning of the Union Pacific Railroad acts. Mr. Bourweut, (rep.) of Mass., said the object of this bill wus to declare the true interpretation of a statute passed sixteen years ago. There were more Important matters requiring the attention of the Senate, If this statute was to be interpreted the courts shoula do it, sle opposed the motion of Mr. Wright to proceed with the consideration of the vill indicated by him. Alter further discussion the motion of Mr. Wright was agreed 1o—Yeas 31, uays 6. Pending the discussion on the bill the Senate, at | hall-part three o'clock P. M., Went into executive ses- sion, and after a short time, when the doors were re- opened, adjourned, D. CG. Jan, 8, 1877, Mr. Woon, (dem.) “of N. Y., presented & memorial from certain merchants and business men in New York, expréssing their satisiaciion at the action of Congress in appolating a joint committees to consider the proper mode of counting the electoral vote, and praying that all party considerations may be thrown aside and that unselfish patriotiem may guide all Congressional action in the mater, Read and roferred to the joint committes of the subject. THE STATE OF COLORADO, Mr. Kyort, (dem.) of Ky., chairman of tho Judtetary Committes, presented the report of the committes on | the admissivo of James B. Beiford as Representative Stute of Colorado, with at resoluuon declaring Juton, and that Mr. Belford shouid by adiited as a Representative, Mr. Hvnp, (dem) of Ohio, presented the minority report which recomtmands the passage of an uct of Congress admitting Colorado,as a State, Both reports were recommitted, ‘ Mr. BuCKNRR, \dem.) of Mo., by fequest, introduc a bill tor the support of the government of the I trict of Columbia tor the next fivcal year, Keterred. Mr, Hexten, (rop.) of Ind., introduced a bill for the election of federal oflicers, au@ to prevent srauds in election& Relerred, i THE RKCUSANT NEW ORLFASS MANAGER. Tho Seryeant-ut-Arms by tho direction of the Speaker presented at the bar of the House Mr. B. W. Barnes, the New Orjeans manager of the Western Union Tele- grap Company, in custody as a recisant witness, te having refused to produce before the House [nvestigat- ing Cominittee certain telegraphic despatches passing through that office. A lettor having been reaa trom Messrs. Lowery & | Ashton, Counsel, asking a postponement of the hear. ing til Friday next, @ resolution to that effect was offered by Mr. Kxorr, of Kentucky, and it was adopted, Mr, Barnes was thereupon remitted to the charge of the Sergeaut-at- Arms. Air, Dexnast, (dem) of Ky., from the Committee on Expenditures in the Departinent of Justice, reported a bul Hxing the fees of clerks of United States District + and Circuit courts. Passed, “ Als bill fixing tho compensation of United State: | marshals and deputies, It provides that the com- pensation of marshals shall not exceed $5,000 per an- Duns, and that of deputies shall not exceed $5 per day when actually engaged, or $1,200 per annua. Mr. Concen, (rop.) of Mich., offered an amendment striking out the limitation of $1,200 as the coropensa- lion of deputies, No quorum appearing on the vote forthe amend- ment the bill went over without action, ‘The SreAKER renee Mr. McDill, of Towa, to fill the vacancy in the committee on the rights, duties and privileges of the House in counting the electoral Vote 1n place of Mr. Monroe, of Olio, excused, The Houso ther 35 o'clock, udjourned, A BURNING MINE. TERRIBLE CONFLAGRATION IN A PENNSYLVANIA COAL FIELD. (Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] BarnisecnG, Pa., Jan. 3, 1877, A terrific fire has been ranging in the Lykens Valley anthracite mines of this county since Monday last, aad all efforts to bring it into subjection have failed. It is hourly becoming more destructive and damage to the amount of $100,000 bas already been done. The fire is supposed to have orignated trom a spark thrown from a miner’s lamp. It threatens to de- strov the entire mining interests of this county, which amount to over $1,000,000 a year, In eight hours after the fire broke out an area of over 500 yards was burning, and now several! miles of the mines aroon fire, Already about 800 men have been thrown out of employment, All the miners escaped—some of them with great difficulty. The heat is causing the earth above to {fall in immense pits. The course ot Bear Creek, a small stream, has beon diverted into tho mine, but without visiblo salutary eflects, The impression is that the fire wil not ceake until it has no uel to feed it. It will require avout a year to repair the damage that bas alreavy been done, Assistance bas been sent from this city to the burning mine to-day. The tire by two o'clock this morning jad burned its Way to the surtace, a distance of 480 yards from the bottom gangway, setting the boiler and en- gine honso on fire. ‘two men who descended into the slope report tho finding of several mules which were still alive, creasing. COMBUSTIBLE STARS. OPINION OF PROFESSOR LOOMIS ON THE SUBJECT, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) New Havex, Conn., Jan, 3, 1877, Professor Loomis, of Yale College, to-day, in cons versation with a HeKALp representative in reference to the burning of the star in the constellation of the Swan, stated that his attention had been called several weeks ago to the fact that the star had suddenly increased in brightness to perhaps the third magnitude. Since then the star had fallen two or three magnitudes, It had not burned out, but it was still visivie, Such vari- ations in brightness of stars, according to the Pro gor, Was not Uncommon. ‘The cause of such phenomena is Yeta matter of conjecture umony astronomers, It ia not improbable that the cause is the falling mto the star of some luminous body, such asa comet ora shooting star. Itis a common theory that the con- tinuous intense heat of the sun is caused by the acces sion of combustible bodies, pee ie a A LUCKLESS EXPEDITION, (BY TELEGRAYH TO THE HERALD.1 . Bozumay, M, T., Jan, 3, 1877, A soldier with Licutenant Doano’s exploring expedi- tion writes here that their party lost everything by the upsetting of a boat on Spake River. Tho party j'ved eightcen days on horse meat, and were three days without food of any kind beforé reaching the settlement, Licutenant Doane left for Illia last Octo- ver to explore the headwaters of Snake Kiver. He had with him six soldiers, sevea horses and three pack mules, The animals wero all lost. THE POWDER RIVER EXPEDITION. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1 Font Larauix, Wy. T., Jan. 3, 1877, The pack and supply trains of the Powder River ex- pedition, with the intantry column, arrived, here to- day, The two spies sent to look up Crazy Horse's camp arrived at Fort Fetterman the day after our de- parture, the 31st ult, They had been on the Rosebud and Tongue rivers, and saw no signs of hostilities at either place, Woe start for Cheyenne to-morrow. MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. . Say Francisco, Jan. 8, 1877, In connection with the recent vague rumors of a Mlibustering expedition to Lower California being organized hore, the Mexican Consul states there were some suspicious circumstances attendant upon the departure of two small schooners—the Cygnet and Farny—a few days ago, which caused him to telegraph to his friends in San Diego to look out for them in case they put in there. ‘The telegram created some sensa- tion ut San Diego; but the Mexican Consul here re- iterates his beliet that while some such enterprise bad been talked of, and proposals made to certain parties to enter upon it, the movement has no strength und nothing 1s likely to result from it. BANK OFFICERS COME TO GRIEF, pie Cals [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Harrisacre, Jan 3, 1877, Samuel S, Bigler, late Prosident of the City Bank of Harrisburg, which suspended several months ago, and bis two sons, one the ex-cashier, have been ar- rested on the charges of conspiracy to detraud, of embezzlement and of obtaining —_ money under false pretences. The bank failed with Habilities aggregating $350,000, while the assets will not reach more than $70,000. Over 1,400 persons, most of them of the poorer classes, bad deposits in the institution, of which they will ro- alize probably ten or fifteen cents on the dollar, John A. Bigler, the cashier, tled the city in October, and yess terduy he was arrested in San Francisco, days he will be brought to this city, An investigation of the bank’s affairs shows that the money of the de- positors was mainly used tn running an extensive saw mill, which proved a losing speculation. COLD STRIKE, CATSKILL ICKMEN IN A BLAZE OF EXCITE- MENT. Hupsox, N, Y. 77, The striko among the ice harvesters at Catskill this morning assumed larger proportions and violencs was feured, Upon assembling the movement eimbraced about 100 men, with a large number of silent sympa- thizers, They formed in line with banners and music, and proceeded to the Knickerbocker Ice Company's houses at the “‘Hop-o-Nose,”” where they unharnessed the horses used im scraping ico. They then marched to tho houses at the Point, where they repeated their acts, overcoming all opporition, Warrants for the arrest of tho leaders were issued, but at last necounts no arrests had been made, Mr, EB. E. Conktin, of the Knickerbocker Company, at the scene of the trouble, and is detertn hat those who desire to work shail have prote Sheriff Hanar, of this eit for oflicers to keep the eat Rogers’ Island ice house, a short distance above Catskill, in this countye A des) to the Register from Catskill at tive o'clock this evening says the excitement 1s intense. ‘The strikers are parading tho streets with music and banners, and twenty special policemen have beer sworn in by the Village authoritios, Serious trouble 1s anticipated. The ieading ice companies held a meeting in New York and resolved that the wages to be paid on the river for men shall bo $125 and $1 50 per vay, that under no circumstances will the scale of wages be advanced, A was to-day called upon END OF A RAILROAD STRIKE, Detroit, Mich., Jai 1877, The strike of the locomotive engineers on the Grand Trank Railway ended Jate Jast night, all the members of the Brotherhood resuming their old positions, It is undorstuod that concessions were mado on both sides, The trains are moving all along the line as usual to- day. THE LOST STEAMEK EMILIE. Key West, Fla, Jan, 3,1 Aboat bas Just returned from the search for the Missing passengers of the steamer Emilic, which sunk on Monday night near this piace, Two of the crew were found wading in the water noar Harbor Ke; one having becomo thoroughly insane from his suifer- ings. Dre Hernonegiide Rodriguez de Alvarenza, Brazilian Commissioner to the ate Centennial Exiivt tion and passenger on tho steamer, was saved th morning, He was taken from a skylight, on Which he had dritted since the Emilie went down, in an ex- hausted condition, Ile 1s now recovering. A FALL RIVER STEAMER ASHORE. New Haves, Conn,, Jan. 3 1 The steamer Newport, of the Fall River line, came into this harbor on Tuesday to eflvct repairs to some of her machinery which bad Uroken, She ran on the beach and stuck fast. Those of the passengers who Wore tor Boston were taken off and forwarded by ra and thoge for Newport remain on board, supplies ba ing been forwarded them, The stenmer is not damaged as yet, aod will provaoly get off all right soon, ‘The smoke from the mine is hourly in- 4 Ina'tew | according to the character ot the work, and | THE BRIDGE OF DEATH. Additions to the Identified Dead at Ashtabula. —_+—_ A SAD STORY FROM RONDOUT Asutasuta, Obio, Jap. 8, 1877. By the finding of papers aud scraps of clothing among the débris to-day, the following named persons are known to have been on the train:— Misses Charlotte N, and Martha Ann Smith, of Ron- dout, N. Y. J. W. Smith, of Toronto, Ont, Among the bodies at the fro'ght house that of Mra. Elizabeth Kopper, of Chippewa, Ont, was identified to-day, POCKET KNIVES FOUND. Tho only relics found to-day besides those men- tioned were some pocket knives, CLEARING THR WRRCK, It 13 probable that the work of clearing away tho wreck and the search for the missing will be finished to-morrow. . A SUMMARY, ‘The hist now stands as follow Number of passengers on the train Number of employs on tho train, Total number of persons..... Passengers rescue Employés rescued Total rescued Number of pers Unaccounted for... OF the rescued throe passengers and one employé haye died since the disaster, A NEW YORK MAN SAPE. William H, Kinkeld, of Bates, Reid & Cooley, No. 451 Broadway, New York, has been published as one of the lost by the Ashtabula disasver. He got off the train at Erie and is safe, | THE INQUEST. Tho inquest commenced this mourning at ten o’clocls, ‘The first witness called was Mr. G. A. Knapp, Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, who testified:— “fhore was one engine on the spot when I arrive: about hall-past eight o’clock; this engine, the Protec: tion, had u large amount of bose when it arrived at the fire; witness asked Mr, Strong, the station agent for the Erie Company, which side water should be thrown from, Mr. Strong said ho aid not | want any water; that he wanted help to get the people out; Knew there wasapipeat the pump house to which the hose might haye been jomed, The en- gine was there and had all steam up. Wit- ness did not order any water to be thrown, becuse he was ordered not to; was in su- preme command of the Fire Department; tho wreck was burning to a considerabie extent when he arrived; the last person was taken out alive half an hour after his arrival; thinks the bodies could have been raved so that they might haye been recognized by friends; could have sent two steamers to the fire; all he saw done toward putting out the fire was cathng for buckets; thinks there were persons enough to put out | | the fire; had no other reason than stated for not throwing water on the fire; no one made | any effort to binder witness from throwing | water upon the wreck; there were no intimations | that ho should not throw water in order that the | bodies might not be recognized; ne had perfect right | to throw water notwithstanding what Mr, Strong said; | he simply thought that af they did not want water | thrown he did not want ta throw any; heard screams | and groans trom tho wreek; knew he hada right and | authority to throw on water; had no reason for not- doing 80, except that Mr, Strong told him not to; sald his excitement was very great, but knew what ho ought | todo; should have thrown on water had he not been preyentod by Mr, Strong’s statement, | ANOTHER BODY IDENTIFIED, CunvELAND, Ohio, Jan, 3, 1877. | A special despatch from Ashtabula, Obie, to tne | Leader last night, says the body of Boyd L. Russell, of Auburn, N. Y., a victim of the late railroad disaster at | that place, has been identified, | ANOTHER VICTIM. Worcester, Mass , Jan. 3, 1877. It has just boon asserted that Georgo H. Spooner, of Millburg, perished in the car City of Buffalo in the Ashtabula disaster, He was on his way to California, | TWO YOUNG LADIES FROM RONDOUT. Rowvour, Jan, 3, 1 It ts now ascertained beyond a doubt that two young ladies of this pluco, sisters, named Charlotte and Martha Smith, who ictt here on Thursday of last week, intending to visit their uncle at Bloomington, IIL, were among the victiins of the Ashtabula railroad dis. aster, They have been traced to tho palace car from whieh bot one person s known to have escape They were the daughters of a widow recently reduced’ from affluence to poverty, and the blow falls upon ber with crushing weight. SOME OF ASHTABULA'S VICTIMS, [From the Utica (N. Y.) Herald, Dee, 31.] One of the sad features of the terrible railroad acci- dont at Ashtebula, Ohio, Friday, is the kiliing of Harry Wagner, of Syracuse, slee; ing car conductor, # brother of Cal Wagner, the well known minstrel manager, Conductor Waguer was oue of the most gentiemanly and genial of railroad men, and mado a host of friends by his faithful and eneertal performance of bis duties, | Asfaras heard from nothing but the buttons of his | uniform coat had been found im the wreck, The Syra- | cuse Journal of Saturday says:— | A private telegram this morning conveyed the very | sad intelligence to the fa vor. Harry Wasner in this city, that he was up iitated train winen met with such a terrible d 0 road last evening, in bis capacity ar conductor, | and that he was missing, o 18 scarcely grounds for | whope that be is living, (ough bis relatives and many friends and acquaintances 1n Syracuse will hope to the | Jast. During the past week he was detained at howe by illness, and selt the city yer y morning to as. sume the duties of bis position agam, According to | ning bis trips, he would ace bir, | the rules gov: the tram to Chicago, friendship and esteem of a | | ot people im Syracuse, and in | the ratiroad, Which he had faithfully — Gli | two years or e £0 won the favor of the i that he b » conspicuous In the service and a te with the nowt, For many years he clerk 1 the Post office in this’ eity, in pity he exhibited rare qualifications aud the | Inost unquestionable fidelity, His geuiul disposition | caused him to ta tyieW of the {ature and constantly shed bi contentment int degree m bis pathway, His generosity was also a promineut traitet bis character, His sad death wul | iy lamented throughout the city, in which he | F known, He leaves a wife and two ehiidren, feve, Who most of ull will be heart-stricken and | borne down with griel, | ‘vo oF three of the Colored sleeping car porters were killed and others injured. Many reports in relation to | ntare brougbtirom the West. Tis said that | 1 dircet cause of the accident was the brewking of | the puraliel rod of the J locomotive, which threw tr 1 the sudden dropy upon tho bri coupling that connected it with the forward locemo- tive, which saved tho jtter the fate of the remainder of the | So. foar that the Mrs, Low, among the | injured, y ter and Delaware, is | Mrs, Lt th ed Sowing Mus | eine tea, who was en route to vy her new home’ in ¢ nd, bat they may be mis. taken, Ars. Low has been visiting in Delaw ANOTHER RAILROAD ACCIDE TWO FREIGHT TRAINS ON THF MARIETTA AND CINCINNATI RAILROAD TRLESCO! ‘ERADLE, DAMAGE--NO LIVES Lost. (BY VRLEGHAPH To THE HERALD] Cincisxats, Obic, Jan, 2, 1897. Botweon four and five o’clock this morning a colliae | D—CONSID= | ton occurred between two freight trains on the Marie | etta und Cinemnatr Railroad, near Vienne, a station | forty miles east of Cimeinnati, ky whien one train was | prety iicarly demolished, the other cousideraply da aged and 200 feet of trestle work burned to the ground, Fortunately there was no losg | of human life connectod with the aceidont, It seems | that a westward bound freight train, composed of nine cars, loaded with hogs tor Cincinnati, had stoppel to tuke coul and water about two miles beyond Vien! and its conductor neglecte®to send ont [ approwching (rains, Ile wag already behind time, and another train, the through freight, west, was due; tilihe hoped to make the station without danger or further delay, and was | ing barometer, westerly or soutl | southerly winds, generally warmer and clear weather. | the tide to get across the river. Looe and smeared bit shin@ like the sav: then woul now the the same pe yloe, Ha deserves © (great warrior and a | age. He remained with these Inuians anti at y he was captured by the Cot 2 pull out wham the through train came thun- dering slong at a specd of twenty-five miles au hour, crashing through tho cars which were stand- ing still, and driving forward such of them as were not jammed into splinters, with tne engine at their head, on a trestle which formed part of the track, a few rods further along. The forward engine jumped the track, and by thetime the trestie was reached, toppled over into the ravine, a distance of some forty feet, where the flames belched out of the furnace door and set fire tothe timbers in tho trestle. In a few minutes the fire had caught along the entire length, some 200 feet, and it and the five or six cars whieh were stand- ing upon it were wrapped ina long sheet of flame. There being ho facilities at hand tor checking the fire they had to allow it to burn up, and in half am hour's time the entire trestle with tho cars came tumbling | down, There were between 200 and 300 hive bogs on tho tram, all of which were killed, and most of them burned, The burning of the trestie caused a delay of trains on tho road to-day, but it will be cleared up and ready for business to-morrow. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. Wat DurartMent, ) Orrice oF Tux Cire SiGNat Orriexr, Wasitsarox, Jan, 4—1 A.M. Indications. In the Middle and Eastern States, rising barometer, northwest to southwest winds, continued cold and clear or partly cloudy weather will prevail, followed in the western portion of the former by tailing barometer and winds shifting to slightly warmer southerly, In the South Atlantic States, rising, followed by tale t winds, slightly warmer and generally clear weather. In the Guit States, falling barometer, westerly to In the Ohio Valley and Tennessee, rising, followed by falling barometer, winds shitting to easterly or southerly, warmer and generally clear weather, In tho Upper Mississippt and Lowor Missourt val- loys, falling barometer, warmer southeast to southwest winds and generally clear weather In the upper lake region, rising followod by talling barometer, cold westerly winds, backing to warmer southerly and clear or partly cloudy weather, In the lower lake region, rising barometer, colder westerly winds, partly cloudy weather and occasional light snow, followed by falling barometer and warmer southerly winds. Tr Ww TER YESTERDAY. ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the pnst twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, a indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's pharmacy, Hxraty Budi 1877 1876, BLOCKADE. THE EAST RIVER FILLED WITH ICE AND THE TERRIES STOPPED. An {mmense quantity of ice came up from the Lower Bay last night with the tide. As related im another artl- cle in to-day’s paper, the East River was full of floating flelds of ico nearly ull of yesterday, though not so full as to eause any serious delay in ferry travel or trafic, Nearly allof this ice went down with the ebb tide ant more fieias floated down from the Nor! River, so that the Bay was full of from Governor's Island down as far as old Fort Lafayette, When the tide turned the ice be- came denser, and as usual the greater part was carried into the Hast River, At ten o'clock tho entire rivor, from Buttermilk Channel up as far as Wallabout Bay, was one unbroken expanse of ice, in huge masses, all in rapid and constant’ metion as the’ tie rose, Only two boats succeeded in getting safely across at Fulton ferry after hall-past nme P.M. Wall street jine being completely shut off, boat was able to get trom New York on the Wili burg line alter nine, the boats being compelled to lay up in the slips, us the ice prevented any eter. age way and they were unable to cut through the elds, The Grand street line made trips at long Vials, One of the boats on the Fulton Ferry started trom the Brooklyn side at hail-pust ten P.M. and after” an exciting and helpless passa up and down the river nally reached the New York slips @ 1:10 A. M. The ferry houses were crowded up toa late hour this morning oy passengers who were compelled to wait for the turn ot RONDOUT CLOSED IN. Rosnovr, N. ¥., Jan, 3, 1877. Teams, with heavy loads, begun crossing the river to-day, and the ferry was closed for the first time this The track has been kept open for the past weeks by the steamers Norwich and Saminy Cornell, of Cornell & Co.'s line, at a cost of about $200 per day, with the average daily receipts about $40. A SNOWBOUND RAILROAD. Punavenenta, Jan, 3, 1877. Aspecinl despatch from Jolnstown, Pa,, says the Ebensburg brauch of the Pennsylvania Railroad is so blockaded by snow that it will require the labor of over 100 men to open it for traffic within a week or more. The mails und passengers are now carried tn sleighs bewween Ebensburg aud Cresson, Pa, A CONNECTICUT CHUKCH BURNED, Hanzvorp, Jan, 3, 187' The Congregational church at Windsor Licks was burned this morning, Loss, $20,000; insurance, $12,000, $7,000 im the Hartford and $5,000 in tho #tna, DEATH OF HANNAH, THE WIFE OF ESQUIMAUX JOE, Hannab Eiberling, who was known in her native Jand as Tookoolito—Battertly’—the wife ot Joseph Kiberling (Esquimaux Joe), died on Sunday, the 3ist wit, at her residence in Groton, Conn, She was an Ionut, a native of Frobisher’s Straits territory. Es- quimaux Joe and Hannah, with one child (Puney), came to American with tain ©. F. Hatlon hi turn from his Wrst expedit ard the North Pole. Tho adult couple accom, a Captain Hall on tis second journey to King William's Land, where Sir Jotn Franklin perished, and wero again out with Hall i the Polaris, | During the vicissitudes of the expedition Hannah and Joe were with seven. teen others, Jett on an ice floc They were picked up off the coast of Labrador afier a Urift of six months’ duration, Joe went again north on board mthe Vane 1 whien was | wet and noah and the intense emplo: changeable clin Joe much more physical trouble th cold of their native place, and ¢ produced disease of the tings in the Woman, ‘This Was fatal to her, Hannah spoke English fluently, She was greatly respected by her American neighbors lor her many amiable and lovable traits of character, and ber los# 1x universally regretted by tho-e among Whom she Iivedand died. When Joc and Hannah visited Eng. Jand they were received by Queen Victoria and onter- tainod in one Of the Salaces by order of Her Majesty, AN INDIAN KOMANCE. A BOY STOLEN BY THE SAVAGES AND RETURNS IN TWENTY-FOUR YEARS. {From the Omaha Herald, Dee, 28.] A dark, swarthy looking individual, dressed in semi. Indian garb, was at the Union depot yesterday making numerous inquiries in very imperiect English dialect concerning the name of ©. G, Gaskill, who Left some portion of Eastern lowa for an overiand trip to Caltfors hia during the gold exetoment ot 1s This halt wild te that he was the & kill, a was about five or s hive ath) out with lhe wagon trip to Calitornia, fumily, two years Jater, were im Aria and ye night the Apwebo Indians made oon attack upon — them vd carr while the others made thy kill baw ay vivid and also the long wagon trip from Lowa, while he has little or no ree home or just where it was located, He was y the Indians and hved with them, s nd ationtion as ther own ried ring the be ca low ehiet Cochte Liles. and fol. no arquainte Ho parnte A him in many ot i witht the re, i , at as a capt them uy y and at Joust fall te sueh a in nd ti his way toword the Pacite cast, made taquiries concerning bis family, but t Hed 10 ry unything cm, Tn bis watdering, nomadie he bad accumulaced eousiderable tort of gold d THE EAST SIDE POOR. To Tux Eniror ov Tue Henau The distress among the suffering poor of the east side at this season being mach greater than what any ope is aware of, Lam gbliged, in behalf of Chrisi’a poor, to appeal to our svmpathizing Christian frien: for immediate aid for the many hundreds of utterly destitute families, widows, sick children and orphans, who are at present ine: e suflering for want of toed, fuel and garments, I therefore ask, 19 the name , for asinuil donation, in order that I may be alleviate the great suffering of those poor crea. ures who are daily applying to me for assistance, have extended reliet to over 4,300 persons since the 2ist of August to the present time,.and out of tho above number 1 have visited 1,075 families and am still conunuing to visit more; but iny means being now +o completely exbausted | cannot refrain rom bringing the matter pefore the Christian community. Hoping that tuis appeal will open the hearts of our Christian trends and extend a little assistance toward this charitable object, 1 am yours, veby respectfally, McCAFFREY, Rector. York, Jan, 3, 1877, . 558 LEXINGTON AVES! COMMODOKE VANDERBILT. Commodore Vanderbilt was a little stronger at ten o'clock last eveuing than he has been for several days, HOTEL ARRIVALS. Congressman Elias VW avenworth, of Syracuso, and Rev. Dr, W. C, Cattell, president of Lafayetto Col- lege, are at the Nichoias Hotel Proteasor A. M. Wheeler, of Yale College, 1a at the Hoffman House, Judge Charies Daniels, of the New York Supreme Court, isat the Grand Central Hotel, James F. Joy, president of the Detroit, Lansing and Lake Michigan Railroad Company, and Major James M. Whittemore, United States Army, are at the Filth Avenue Hotel, R. Holland Duell, recently United States Commissioner of Patents, and K, C, Banfield, aro at the Astor House, Ex-Senator Wells S, Dickinson, of Bangor, N. Y., is at the Metropolitan Hotel, W. B. Stearne, president of the Fitchburg Railroad Company, 1s ate the Windsor Hotel, Congressman Jobn 0. Whitehouse, of Pough- Keepsie, and Professor T. J. Backus, of Vassar College, are at the Albemarle Hotel, Navat Constructor Isaiah Hanscom, United States Navy, is at the Grand Hotel. Conzressional Delegate Willian K, Stecle, of Wyomin; is at the © an Howe. Sidney T. Fairenild, of Cazenovia, N. Y., 14 at the Buckingnam Hotel, THE WEEKLY HERALD, ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. THY, CHEAPEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER IN THB COUNTRY—NOW READY, The WeeKiy Heratp lor this week contains tole. graphic news from all parts of the world; Details of the Dreadful Calamity on the Lake Shore Road at Ash- tabula, Obio; Wreek of the Ship Circassian; Terrible Suflorings on a Floating Wreck; the Political Situae tion in the South; Inauguration of Governor Robins s Woodward Discharged; vasses; a Tale of the Adirondacks; a Murdorer's Vision; Personating the Saviour; the Snow Storm, and a thrilling story, entitled “On the Verge of Death.”” It also contains editorial articles on the prominent topics of tho day; Amusements, Personal Intelligence, Religions, Art, Literary and Sea Notes; Reviews of the Horse, Catue and Dry Goods Mar- kets; Financial and Commerctal Reports; Agricul. tural and Sporting Matters, and items on the most important events of the week. ‘Terus—One dollar per year; single copies, three cents, An extra copy will be sent to every club of ten or more. ACTU! ommend I Pines 1S, PUBLIC SPEAKERS REC. ¥ OF HORKHOUND AND TAR. BUILDING, FIREVROOF, DU ATED. NASSAU, ANN AND FULTON STS, HANDSOME AND. HEATED OFFICES TO LET OD ABLE TERMS, re LAWYERS’, ) INSURANCE OFFICES, APPLY 6 ES3 THAN Cost Sleiis Robes, 214 Broadway seal, mink and er untiets, &c. BOURKE, M yi OR SALAD OM, od especially for, fmported and bottled , LARD & CO. fu A ith wv. ,corner of ‘ewport, R. L’Our only places of business are ‘LUNG PROTECTORS old the prize of $500,000, gold, and on In April, 187: we #109,009, September 1 we sold and cashed. BM “PIPER-NEIDSIE To the Trade :~ We bex to inform you that we have thisday been ointed General Agents, in the United States und Ca: i “PIPER-HEIDSIECK” CUAMPAGNK H. PIPER & CO's * Soliciting @ continuance of yo We renal Your obedient servants, OSBORN, SON & CO. January 2, 1877. New York and Montreal, POMEROY’S TRUSSES ARE BY FAR THE BEST in une; axk your physician, POMEROY fRUSS © 746 Broadway, SODA WATER APPARATUS FOR MAKING ALU aerated beveraxes. JOUN MATTHEWS, Ist a D ‘Ante Bruaxcur, Src.” steemed favors, and 26th st., city. THE MUTUAL LIFE INSU CK COMPANY 1 New York, FS. Winaton resident, Iseues every approved description of Lire AND ExpowMxst POLICIES ou terms as favorably ws those ot nay other company Organized April, 12, 1342. Cast asxets over $80,001,000, exception orto any and all spoonful taken hourly will cure the worst cold © be without it. 168, TOUPEES,—G. RAUCHFUSS, PRACTICAL, w Wismaker Switcies, Curis, INVISIBLES, BANDEAUX. 44 at Leth st., nue Broadway. NEW PUBLICATIONS. VANCER—NOW TREATISE, FREE, without knife or poisonous minerals, 8 West Lath st, AONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES: sons, polintion, taint or absorption of lous diseases alt trested upon’ in Dr. WEATILS book, tree. Office, Broadway, New York. TORTH AMERICAN | N HOW CURED Dr. STODDARD, JANUAKY, 1877, I, POINTS IN AMERICAN POLITICS. Richard Hy Dana, Jr. nye IL. DANIEL DERONDA. IIT. RICHARD WAGN Gryranowrki, e1V. DRET HART. E. 8. Nadal, Y¥. THE TRIUMPH OF DARWINISM. John Fiske. VI. THE EASTERN QU TION, Edwin L. Godwin, VIL. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, P. Whipple, 5 THEORIES OF MUSIC. B Single number, #1. Recsirming with the January nurabor the NORTH AMER. ICAN REVIFA will be published once In two months. Ite more frequent inne and the eminent writers engaged for it will enable it to discuss promptiy and thoroughly the vital questions of the time—politienl, economical, social, induse triai, setontue, educational, Ieerary and moral, The REVIEW is not the organ of any party, saet, school, tho best scholars, ‘thinkers, sclontists, statesmen, writers wud eritien of the day, and, cliquo of of ity editors, but commends itself to the favor of all intelligent citizens, Yearly subscription, $5, in advance; single Sold by booksellers and newadeaters, JAMES RK. OSGOUD & CO., Publishers, sha Winthrop square, Noston, OW ke T } RLECTORAL VOTES OF 18705 Who should Count Then, What Suould He Counted mnie The Remedy fur a Wrone Count, travelling in search of his lost home one seomed to be able te him any information, ed on bis way bast to prosecute his search in By David vadiey Field. 25 ents, Sent free by mail to any widress D. Av TO Publishe: * 649 and 061 Broadway, New York