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

@nergeticaliy protest against the Porte cop. struction. The President of the Council assured the Chambeg that the government would not rest until tho Porte declared {a as formal a manner as the Dew con- stitution was proclaimed that Koumania does not form a part of Turkey. The Chamber resolved not to adjourn for the customary New Year’s recess. THR OBNOXIOUS ARTICLES. Article Loft the new Turkish constitution declared that the Ottoman Empire, including its privileged Provinces, forms an Indivisiblo unity, from which no Dortion can ever on any ground be detached. Article 7 relates to the Sultan’s sovereign rights including the right of investiture of rulers of the privileged prov- inces, TURKISH FINANCES. A despatch from Constantinople announces that a decree has been published designating the purposes to which the new issue of paper to the amount of seven million Turkish pounds is to be applied. The princi. pal of these are the urgent expenditures of the govern- ment and the liquidation of a portion of the floating bt. RUSSIAN PORTS OPEN, The ports of St, Petersburg and Liban aro free from foe, and navigation to and from Baltic ports is nowise impeded, except in Revel Roads, which are full of drift ice. , EXTRADITION WITH SPAIN, A despatch from Madrid announces that an extra- dition treaty between Spain and tbe United States has been concluded and will be signed to-day, The treaty specifies twenty-six offences for which persons accused may be surrendered, and is tho most comprehensive which has yet been entered into by the United States, TROUNLE BETWEEN SPAIN AND CHINA. Aaespatch from Shanghai states that the Spanish Minister bas broken off relations with the Chinese government, and a Spanish fleet has been ordered to China, The cause of the rupture 1s not positively known. Some say the difficulty has grown out of un- settled claims, and others that it 18 connected with the Cuban coolie question. MISSOURI HIGHWAYMEN, POLICE OFFICKRS MURDERED AND MALTREATED. [BY TELEGRAPH 'TO THE HERALD.] St. Lovis, Jan, 4, 1877. The territory ander the patrol of the mounted ofll- core hos for a couple of weeks past been infested by highwaymen, whoso oxploits have been of unprece- dentod frequency and boldness. The efforts of the police under the usual patrol system amounted to noth- ing, and finally asystem which promised better re- sults was adopted. About one o'clock this morning Officer Charles Bielefeld left the police office and was bever seen againalive, About daybreak this morning a section man named Roberts ound tho bloody fragments of ahuman body strewn along the track of the St, Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railroad, not tar {rom the trestle over the Manchester Railroad in Rock Spring. He hastily collected the larger pieces together and then notified the police, From that part of the face which was left unbroken, from the clothing, the Police star and from the two loaded revolvers the re- Yoains wero identifled as those of Bielefeld, Officer Purcell, another of the mounted men, went out alone in a wagon, asa farmer, to hunt tor higbwaymen. He was captured, taken from the wagon and badly beaten, two of his mbs being broken. Officer Primean also went out alone ina wagon to hunt for robbera last night, aod has not been seen or heard of since, The utmost oxcitement prevails in police circles over this terriblo state of affairs, and the officials refuse to give the press any information on the subject, although all theories agreo that the murders have been committed by the villains for whom the police were searching. A DEFAULTING TREASURER, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. J Lasoaster, Ohto, Jan, 4, 1877. The caso of The State vs, Jacob Baker, the defaulting ‘Treasurer of this county, will be up for hearing on Monday. The State claims the defaication under the first bond to be $61,000, without computing interest and penaltios, and uuder the second bond $21,000, ex- Clusive of interest and penalties. MRS. CREIGHTON IN JAIL, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Lancaster, Ohio, Jan, 4, 1877. Tho murderess, Mra, Fannio Creighton, was lodged In jail here totday. THE ICE HARVESTERS’ STRIKE, WORK SUSPENDED AT MANY POINTS ALONG THE HUDSON RIVER. Carskiun, N. ¥., Jan, 4, 1877. Tho teo in tho Hudson at this place has been ready for cutting nearly a fortnight. Tho strike among the toe harvesters began on the 2d inst., and in spite of the exertions of prominent citizens hero it soon as- sumed formidable dimensions, The strikers paraded the stroet# and assaulted several people. Many ar- rests wero afterward made by special constables, Some of the men at work on tho ice were driven away by the rioters. Reports trom Athens stato that the men there were induced to quit work by the Catskill strikors, Other strikes are reported to have taken placo at Schodack, Coxsackie, Stuyvesant, Boarn Island and Smith's Dock. Work is completely suspended along the line. ICE PROSPECTS AT RONDOUT. Roxpout, N. Y., Jan, 4, 1877. Owners of icehouscs in this neighborhood began eutting and storing ice this morning. Most of the ice Is of tine quality and about one foot thick, although on the river, where the water is brackish and the ico thickly covered with snow, it does not in some places ix or eight inches in thickness, Several buns are now at work, and seem to be satistied 5 and $1 50 por day. cial desputen to the Daily Freeman from Cats- kill reports that the strike there is about over, al- though there were some wild demonstrations this morning. Tho Boerd of Trustees buve organized a force to preserve order. The companies are firm in their resoive not to yicld, CORNING IN A BLAZE. Eusura, N. Y., Jan, 4, 1877. A fire broke out at four o’clock this morning in the village of Corning, N. Y., and was still burning at nine A.M. The Erie Railroad depot, the Western Union Telegraph offico and the blocks of buildings adjoining bave been destroyed, and the flames are extending toward the Dickinson House, on the east, A number df stores on Railroad avenue, south of the depot, havo been destroyed. Assistance has been sent from this tity. Later accounts suy thatthe flames were got under control after the dostriction of the Erie Railroud de- pot, tures stores on Market street and five stores on Pine street. The loss 1s $100,000, Tho fire at Corning to-day caused a loss of $75,000, The ‘Erie Railroad Depot, the Aroude Hotel and Block and twa other large buildings were destroyed. Tho office of State Senator Bradley was in one of the latter and his fine law library was degiroyed. The insurauco will about cover the loss, GREA’ MINE FIRE, Haruisnerc, Pa., Jan, 4, 1877. Advices from Lykens up to hall-past ten P. M. state that the fire in the Lykens Valicy mine is still raging, NEW YORK FIRE BUGS IN TROUBLE, Fort Eowanp, N. Y., Jan, 4, 1877. Special Detectives Jones and Wiliams, of No, 4 Warren street, New York, after two weeks’ work at this place, have succeeded in ascertaining the names of the incendiarios who have been operating here during the past year, Seven have already been are rested, three of whom haye been committed for trial, Other arrests will soon be made. AN IOWA SAWMILL BURNED. Cuox, Lowa, Jan, 4, 1877. Lamb, Byng & Co.'s largo sawmill was destroyed by fire this morning. Loss, $40,000; uninsured. THROWN FROM THE TRACK, borthann, Me., Jan, 4, 187% Tie Montreal express tram on the Grand Trunk Railway, due hore at noon, was ‘hrowne trom the track pear Gilead, ninety miles from here, by the engine striking a heavy snow bank, The entire train, con- sisting of an engine, ba , express, smoktng car and one passenger ear, went over an embankment fifteen feet high. N. B. Mitchell, the fireman, is be- Doyo, the engineer; . Larrabee, brake: Canadian Expre Lieved to be fatally injured Frank Ross, bage man, aud Mr. Sinail, a Company, are all more of less hurt, fhe passenge ———$—$—$—$—$$——_—— HINGTON. Opening of the Electoral Campaign in the Senate, THE SPEECH OF MR. WRIGHT, OF IOWA How a Change of Circumstance Causes a Change of Sentiment, THE CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC BILL. An Unhappy Outlook for the Recusant Telegraph Managers. eebedtidhiectns FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, Wasuincton, Jan. 4, 1877, THE SPEECH OF MR, WRIGHT, OF IOWA, ON THE ELECTORAL QUESTION—AN EXTREME RE- PUBLICAN VIEW—SURPRISE OF SENATORS—A CHANGE O¥ FRONT WITHIN TEN MONTHS, The battle on the count of the electoral vote opened in the Senate to-day with a set speech, read trom manuseript by Senator Wright, of Iowa. Mr. Wright said it was the duty of the President of the Senate to count the votes, and both houses were to be present as witnesses and not as actors, They were to be Present to make the act public. in some parts his specch was so intemperate that it has attracted a good deal of attention. Ho said the republican party bav- ing saved the Union {* ought to be permitted to say something about governing it, and added a eulogy of tue bravery of the lowa troops in the war and their willingness to peril everything cartbly in defence of the right. Senator Wright is the first man to bring the troops into this question, and it musy bo said that his effort made o disagreeable impression Gpon most of tho re- publican Senato: It is believea that he had pre- pared his speech before the committee on the count- ing of the olectoral vote was appointed, and while many repadlicans wero still talking wildly about the exclusive right of the Vico Prosidwat to count and determine the vote. Another supposition is that Mr. Wright, being a person of little importance or influence, he was put forward by those who wish Mr, Ferry to count the vote as a kind of feeler to sound the way and as- certain how tho publicand the Senate would receive the proposition, the more important Senators who hold with him not caring to expose tnemselves until they should seo that the policy was favorably received, Tt is curious that Sevator Wright no longer ago than last March opposed vigorously the right of the Vice President to count the vore under any circumstances, He advocated Mr. Morton’s bill, which gavo tho whole question to the two houses, and when Senator Maxey, ot Texas, offered au amendment giving the decision to the Vice President in a case when the two houses could not agree, Mr. Wright refused to let the Vice President have even this con- ditional power, and he utterly opposed the very plan he bas now brought forward of giving the deci- ston to what be called then an outside tribunal Ho said in a speech on March 22, last year:— I confess that so far as the amendment under con- sideration (Senator Muxey’e) is concerned, it strikes me, of ali others, as being the must objectioauble, There can be but one reason, it seems to me, in logi for leaving the question to the presiding officer, an that is by reson of bis jon: the two bodies, Therois an argumont in favor of that by reason of his relation, rather than leave it to an ‘out- side tribunal, and yet it gcoms to me that that reason is more than overcome by his possible and, in many cases, his actual relation to the question, and for that reason, without mentioning othors, it sees to mo that the argument against intrusting tho powor of deciding the question to him (the Vico Presi- dent) is all conclusive. It occurs to me that it is illogical and in the face of the very theory of our system of government, the nature and duti nd obligations imposed upon the legislative depart- ments of the government, that an outside tribunal shall be selected as umpire, It seems to me just as logical that, in a case where tho two houses are unable to ugree upon a bill, upon a joint resolution or any other measure, you shall provide that an umpire shail be called in to settle this difference. It is said that it is unfair and that it is unjust to a State electoral vote shall be rejected and 8 you provide some tribunal it may occur, ay that its si It occurs after an honest and faithful effort on the part of the two houses to agree, The two houses have attempted to agree upon a bill and it fails, and the two houses have omnes to agree upon this question and they faul—I think it would rarely occur that the question could be presented in such a form that the two houses could not agree—but if 1t should occur it results from misinabagement; corrupt, captious, unfair, unfaishtul conduct on the part of the officials of a State, because persons representing the State bave sent up their re- turns in such aform that the two houses, acting in good faith and under their sworn obligations, are un- able to deiermine what sbali bedone, If in such ovent a State shall not have its vote it occurs to me it is only one of those cagcs where, whether by reason of the mismanagement of the Stato or by reason of the inability of the two housee to agree after the most faithful - action, or both together, the State fuils to have its vote ‘It may bea mistortune, but it is only another of those that tre- quently occur in legislation, or in the administration ot our affairs where thero js loss, and it were better d safer that the loss should occur, perbaps, than to attempt to encourage any doubtiul legisiation, or to provide a tribunal or method of git thatis doubtiul and questionable, to say the least of it. This language, held less than ten months ago by Mr. Wrigtt,seems a sufficient answer toall that he said and proposed to-day. Then there was no Presidential elec- tion to bedecided. He spoke evidently his unpartisan sentiments, and thought the Vice President should not have even a conditional power. Nowa President is to be elected, and Mr. Wright suddenly believes the Vico President bas all the powers and the two houses are only lookers on, FMD 1s veneer} FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT Wasutxeton, Jan. 4, 1877, THE BEAUTIFUL SNOW AT THE NATIONAL CAP- ITAL—GALA SCENE ON PENNSYLVANIA AVE- NUE—A CARNIVAL IMPROVISED, Washington, whose streets and avenues wero never more magnificently gay than they have been every af- ternoon since the great storm of Monday, presents to-day, especially on Pennsyivania avenue, a scene of such variety, interest and pleasure as could be found nowbere eise in the world. A snow fall, filteen inches thoroughly trampled down; s/eighs and which had not seen service for twenty years, wore lowered from barn lofts and drawn out from sheds and tackled to animals of all rates of speod and all stages of disso- lution; there were sleighs with basket bodies, sleighs modelled vy ancient district cartwrights after the form of the swan, curving her neck tar backward; cutters graceful and cutters intensely comic In shape; sleds freshly fashioned of hoop iron by the blacksmith, and pine boxes by tho carpenter, and hacks and phactons on runners instead of wheels, Besides these winter vehicles, which the capital could furnish, scores of modern steighs had been ordered down trom Balti- more, Philadelphia and even from New York by tho rich peoplo who aro swarming here and whot uperb equipages crowd the city every day. tthe avenue between the Treasury and the Capitol showed notonly a swift moving mass of sloigns, cutters and wheoled vehicles from ond to end, but sidewalks thronged by thousands of spectators of the unusgal fun. Through the crisp air the riders shot merrily, laughing and stouting to their horses, cheered on from the curbs and greeting each other with lifted hats and waving hands, Every class par- Ueipated in the wintry glee, Cabinet officers, Senator ove or two Judges of the Supreme Court, numerous members of Congress, all ot Washington “soctety” that could buy of hiro something that would go on runners, tore past at speed, together with poor white trash and dyrkies whose utututored yells of delight rang through the thiekest of the gala stross. At last a carnival wos improvised, A dozen sleighs and cutters of the most whimsical and old fashioned patterns were occupied at the foot of Capitol Hill by men and womea in grotesque attire, nud as they were terriMy shaken ap, but none are fr orted as jured, Assistance was telegraphed for, and trains have goue thither, #0 that the passengers and tho wounded ‘will probably reach here to-night, started up toward tho distant pillars of the Treasury a path was good naturedly made for them by everybody, Un they came, carceripg, somo with faces blackened, NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY some topped with heads of bears and foxes, some tricked out in motley, all of them ina mad mood and urging their horses to a gallop, An acclamation— partly enthusiastic, partly mirthful, partly sarcastic and wholly American—rose at the rushing masquer- aders till they halted in front of Willard’s to let their tired horses breathe, and then, darknoss descending, the avenue was deserted for dinner. THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMITTEE—RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION AS STATED BY JUDGE LAWRENCE-—INTIMIDATION ON BOTH SIDES. Judge Lawrence, of Ohio, a republican member of the South Carolina House Investigating Committee, which returned this morning, is quite communicative in regard to the work of the committee in that State. Said he:— “All the members of the committee are now in tho city except one, Wo have taken what will make a large volume of testimony and we shall probably examine some more witnesses here. What wo have before us now, and 1 am certain what wo shall obtain additional, goes, and will go. to show thatthe South Carolina election resulted in the success of the republi- can electoral ticket.’” “Then the telegrams to the Northern papors that your sub-committee had officially certified to that fact at Columbia wero correct ¥’? Not exactly, While at Columbia, and just before our departure, the members of the sub-committee had ascertained and were unanimously of the opinion that the State had gone for Hayes on the face of the re- turns. It then became a question with us whether we should give that information to the public or not. Knowing the intense interest that was folt in tho matter in all sections of the country we decided that it was our duty to make tho result of our investi- gations known in some way. We then resolved to communicate the fact to the ropresentativgs of tho Colambia papers. They wero admitted to our room, and we informally authorized them to say that, in our opinion, the Hayes electors had a majority. To make the matter certain and avoid possibio misrepresenta- tion or inaccuracies I wrote a few lines in substance such as bave been printed and gave 1t to the press rep- Tesentatives. In publishing it they took the liberty of signing the names of the members of the committee to the paper, which was not authorized vy us,” “*W hat about the charges of intimidation by the rifle clubs and the democratic leaders?” “Thero {s no doubt in the world that intimidation was practisod by the Hampton side, That has been proven by numerous witnesses. The testimony is irref- ragable,”? “Was there any on the other side?’ “Well, there was and a great deal of it, Republican negroes in South Carolina understand that business quite as well as the whito men. Thero are black democrats in South Carolina, a largo number of them, ana their political opponents of the samo color in the late election used every influence they possibly could to infigence their votes,’ ‘This is the republican sido of tho South Carolina in- vestigation from a candid point of view. On tne dem- ocratic side it is admitted that the returns, county and precinct, show on their face that Mr. Hayes received the vote of the State, No fraud is alleged, but it is claimed that thero was gross intimidation, and that if it had not been practised the result might nave been, and probaby would be, different. It is probable that } there will be a unanimous report go far as the clection ot the Hayes electors on the face of the returns goos, but each party on the committee will undoubtedly charge intimidation on the part of ts opponent, and leave tho result to the Senato and the House when tho counting of the vote takes place, THE RECUS\NT NEW ORLEANS TELEGRAPH MANAGER—PROBABLE ACTION OF THE HOUSE IN THE MATTER—WILL THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS COME IN? : The contumacious witness, Barnes, manager of tho Now Orleans office of tbo Western Union Telograph Company, will again be brought before the House to- morrow. Last Wednesday he was given until Friday to make answer whether ho would gurrender the telo- grams demandod by tho Morrison Investigating Com- mittee or place bimself in contempt of the House, Messrs, Ashton and Lowry, the counsel who have been retained by the telegraph company for Mr. Barnes, have been engaged all day in the preparation of the answer to be made by Barnes, The exact line of defence ia not disclosed and tho counsel of the witness, boing questioned on tho sub- ject to-day, declined to say anything about it, It is safe to say that whatever the line of defence may bo tho majority in tho House will hold that thi committee is entitled to the production of the tele- grams and will so order, There is considerable specu- lation on the matter to-night, If Barnes shall be sent to jail his counsel will undoubtedly endeavor to obtain his reloase upon a writ of habeas corpus. Whether it will bo granted or not is another problem in the case, It is maintained, on the ono hand, that tho Supreme Court, will grant the writ it it shall bo applied for; that the caso of Barnes js pro- cisely similar to that of Hallott Kilbourn. It is con- tended, on the other hand, that thero is no analogy whatever between tho two, and no writ will be granted, One of tho justices of tho Supreme Court of the Dis- trict, in conversation on the subject this evening, said it would be impossible to give any prediction of what would be the action of the Court if the question were presented before it until the case was made up, Ho could, he said, conceive a casein which tho inviolability of despatches and of the contents of telegraph com- panies’ offices should be maintained, but ho also could conceive a caso in which, upon grounds of public pol- fey, no such tinviolability should attach to them. Which aspect of the question the present case before Congress would assume the events of to-morrow will tell. THE CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC BILL—rno- VISIONS FOR THZ SALARY OF REPRESENTA- TIVES ABROAD. _ The amendment proposed by Mr, Holman to tho Consular and Diplomatic bill provides that from and after the 3d day of June, 1877, Ambassadors, Envoys Extraordinary, Ministers Plenipotentiary and Ministers Resident shail be entitled to the following salaries: — Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary vo Great Britain, France, Germany and Ruesia, $15,000; to Spain, Austria, Italy, Brazil, Mexico, Japan and China, $10,000 cach; to Chili and Peru, $10,000, Ministers Resident accrodited to Belgium, Nether. lands, Sweden and Norway, Turkey, Venozuela, Hawaiian Islands and the Argentine Republic, $6,000 each, Minister Resident accredited to Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Salvador and Nicaragua, to reside at such places in either of said States as t President may select, $8,000. Minister Resident and Consul General to Hayti and Liberia, $4,000 each. THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEYSHIP AT NEW YORK—CANDIDATES FAVORABLY MEN- TIONED. A leading Cabinet officer, comparing tbe cinims of the different candidates for the United States District Attorneyship at New York, said to-day that the two most favorably considered thus far were Mr. Stough- ton and Mr. Van Cott, The object of the De. partmont of Justice is understood to be to ure @ lawy! of high standing and in- tegrity. Many of tho applicants who are being strongly pressed do not receive any consideration whatever, because reasons of their ineligibility have | been brought to the notice of the department. In General Sickles’ case, as he is an officer of the army on the retired list, 1t Is not in accordance with law that he could receive two salarics from the United States, No decision is yot indicated by the President, but a namo satistactory to the Department of Justice will probably bo submitted to and acted upon by tho Prosident beforg the close of the week, teiaeoeanietialeial GENERAL WASHINGTON OESPATCHES, Wasmixatoy, Jan. 4, 1877, THE DISTRICT POLICE COMMISSIONERS RE. QUESTED TO RESIGN—ALLEGED COLLUSION WITH THE GAMBLERS. Quite a sensation was created in this city to-night by the knowledge of the fact that the President to-day, through the Attorney General, addressed a letter to tho Board of Police Commissioners requosting the jiunme- diate resignation of its members, No roasons were assigned for the demand, Recently very serious charges wore printed in this city, asserting ¢ollusion on the part of the police authorities with the gambling fraternity, by which the latter have been enabled to pursue their avocations without molestation, and the | result bas been an invostigation of the subject by the Board of Commissioners which, though not yet concluded, bas been, it is intimated, Meoiont to impress the President and the Attorney Goneral 5, 1877.—WITH SUPPLEME with the beliet that = reorganization of the Board ‘s | necessary. The Board as at present composed con: of Messrs. William G. Murtagh, President; C. i. Nichols, Vice President; H. M. Sweeney, Treasurer; James G, Berrett and William H, Smith (colored), GOVERNOR ROBINSON'S STAFF. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S cern} ‘ALBANY, Jan. 1, 1877. The following persons have been appointed on the Staff of His Excellency Lucius Robinsou, Governor and Commander-in-Chief, viz. :— Major General Franklin Townsend, Adjutant Ger eral, Brevet Major General John B, Woodward, Inspector General. Brigadier General James B. Pearsall, Engineer-in- Chiot. Peed General Charles Hughes, Judge Advocate Bri eral. Brigadier General Clarence Camphell, Quartermaster General. Brigadier Geveral Hermann Uhl, Paymaster General, Brigadier General Charies Tracey, Commissary Gene eral of Subsistence, Colonel Thomas Stokes, Aide-de-Cam, Colouel Ciifford A, H. Bartlett, rend reel Colonel Robert Olyphant, Aide-de-Camp. Colonel Charles U. Lodewick, Aid Colonel James McQuade, Jr., Alde- THE STEAMER ler General Austin Flint, Jr., Surgeon Gen- R NEWPORT STILL ASHORE, New Haven, Conn., Jan. 4, 1877, The Fall River steamer Newport, Captain Simmons, one of the largest atexmers plying on the Sound, still Neg in this harbor stuck fast on the beach, About twenty-five passengers remain on board. This after. noon the steamer Traveller, of tho New Haver line, went down to her and began to tako off freight. She is Still at this work, and it is hoped that by the removal of freight the Newport witl bo sufficiently lightened to float at high water at three o’clock to-morrow morning. If unable to get off in the morning more freight will be removed, and tho atd of steamers called for to pull her off. she lies easy, and is not known to have sustained any damage, The Newport went aground owing to the pilot mistaking @ buoy from which the ice bad rubbed off the paint, MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. Wat Derartaent, Orvice oF THe CHIKF SIGNAL OvFICER, Wasuisroy, Jan, 5—1 A, M. Indications, In tho South Atlantiv States, falling barometer, easterly to southerly winds, warmer and generally clear weather, In tho Gulf States, falling barometer, southeast to southwost winds, warmer, partly cloudy weathor and possibly followed in the Southwost by rain areas, In the Ohio Valley and Tennessee, falling barometer, southwest to southeast winds, warmer, partly cloudy weather and possibly succeeded by rain areas, In the lake region, falling barometer, southwest to northwest winds, warmer, partly cloudy or cloudy ‘weather and frequent snows, possibly turning into rain an the southern portions, In the Upper Mississipp! and Lower Missour! yal- loys, nearly stutionary, possibly followed by rising barometer, winds mostly from east to south, generally warmer, cloudy or partly cloudy woathor and occa- tonal rains, turning into snow in northern portions, In the Midalo states, falling baromoter, southwest to southeast winds and warmer, partly cloudy weather, In New England, rising barometer, stationary or slowly rising temperature, westorly winds and gen- erally clear weather, probably succeeded in western portions by falling barometer and winds shifting to southerly, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY, The following record will show the changes in the temperaturo for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponaing date of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudout’s pharmacy, Heravp Building 1 1876, 1877. ture yesterday Average temperature tor corresponding date last JOAL....er00e aoe 28H ART MATTERS, THE CONGREVE COLLECTION, Some ninety water color paintings, tho property of private gentleman, Mr. Charles Congreve, will bo placed on exhibition at the Leavitt Art Gallery ou Sat. urday, preparatory to their sale, These works vpiong chiefly to the English and Italian school, and some of the latter are especially good. The English paintivgs are chiefly landscape subjects and are very quiet in color, Among the ltulian artists represented are some whose names aro very well knowa to American pic- ture buyers. Indoni is strongly reprosented by somo ball_ dozen figure subjects, Theso works are vigor- ousl¥ painted and tho brilliant colors are washed in with a breadth of treatment that leaves nothing to be desired. Novono, Dominguez and Quarlandi, belonging to the same school, and sometimes treating subjects almost identical, display the same breadth of troutment and powerful realization which distinguish Indont’s wor! the public on Saturday, and will remain on exhibition until Saturday following, wuen the works composing it will be sold by auction. THK ITALIAN EXHIBIT, An arrangement has been made by Signor Rossi, on hi t ol the Italian art exhibitors, tu have ‘the works of painting and sculpture which formed the Italian art exbibit at the Centennial placed on exhibi- tion in New York, ‘These works, which aro both valuable and interesting, will be laced on view in one of tho large rooms | ate gang are safely locked up in tho jail at Astoria, and ‘The collection will be thrown open to | of Clinton Hall and a charge of twenty-five cents for | admission will be made. As svon as ntrangements can be made these works will be offored tor sale at public auction, Signor Rossi taking charge of the Italian ex- hibitors’ interest. METROPOLITAN ART MUSKUM, : In order to make arrangements tor the exhibition of the Castellani colicction of antiquities the Metropoli- tan Art Musgum wil be closed tor one week. The di- rectors hope by the expiration of that time to be able to announce the reopening of this deservedly popular institution, Notice of ihe re-opening will be giveu to the pablic, ART NOTR, Edouard Detaille, whoso pictures of military life have earned him an enviabie reputation, 1s at present at work on a picture for Mr, Hawke, of this city, The Subject selected is “Bringing Prisoners trom the Front.” The price agreed on is $40,000, AMUSEMENTS. THRODORE THOMAS’ SYMPHONY REHEARSAL, Notwithstanding the inclement weather, the dif- culty of city travelling and tho general want of intor- est on the part of the public in theatrical and musical entertainments at prosent, Steinway Hall was crowded yesterday afternoon on occasion of the third public rehearsal of Thomas’ orchestra, Thé programme be- gin with Mozart's second sympbony in G minor, one of those lovely thoughts of the immortal composer that tar outweigh the more ponderous and more pretentious musical structures of the modern school, A novelty was presented in the *Novelieties” for string orchestra by Niels Gade, the Danish composer, con- tomporary and friend of Mendelssobo. Though less masterly in many respects than his friend, Gado is fully bis equal in delicacy of expresion. ‘Ihe tinge of Northern romance, which gave a peculiar local culor- ing to hig earlier works, bas widened into more gen- eral and artistic tints, and in the *-Novellettes’’ the ex- treme of delicate treatment ts reached, Bar; ture to Medea,” a very dramatic and impressive work, followed, and Schumann's third symphony in E closed the rehearsal, Place on Saturday evening. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES, The Boston Courier calls Ole Bull the “Folicia He. mans of the violin.” George Fawcett Rowe proposes to face tho London public next summer with “Brass."’ Goldmark is writing a new opera, the “Argonauts,” for the Imperial Opera House, Vienna. John McCullough will shortly favor the Chicagoans with his noble impersonation of Coriolanus, During the last twelve years ten theatres and 220 churches have been destroyed by fire in this country, Tho Viceroy of Egypt pays an annual subvention ot 1,600,000f. ($900,000) to his opera and teatro in Cairo, The Boston Globe Theatre ts closed, although hail the aeason is scarcely over, Hard times alfect the stage as well as the counting house of the merchant, To-night the attachés of Booth’s Theatre, inclading the doorkcopers, ushers, clerks, firemen, &c,, will re- ceive a benefit, Wo hope “Dan’l Druce” wili have a fine house, The success ot the r ent “audition at Brusselg of Mrs. Corinne Young's new American opera, “Ougarita,” founded upon Longfellow’s “Evangeline,” was 80 pronounced that the mapagement of the now theatre now in course of construction in the Belgian capital will bring out Mrs, Young's opera at the open- jug in grand style, ‘The symphony concert takes | | the door, NT, HUNTED DOWN. Five of the Astoria Masked Burg- lars in Jail. TRACED BY A TRINKET. A Skilful Piece of Detective Work by Captain Murray. ———_—_. The exploits of the six masked rufMflans who in so daring @ manner entered tho houses of Mr M. L., Hillier and Mr. Honry Green at Astoria at midnight of the Saturday before Christmas, ard, holding pistols to the heads of the frightened inmates, ransacked the premises and carried off everything portable, is still fresh im the public mind. Tho thrill of indignation and alarm the aifair sent through the community has scarcely yet begun to subst The polico of Now York and Brooklyn wore stimulated to unusual efforts, and a sense cf relief will be experienced and contidence in the police will bo in a great measure re- stored when it becomes known that five of the desper- that there is good reason to believe the remaining ruMan will be in custody before many hours, THK GANG. On Saturday morning last James Connors, a buat- man, was arrested in South Brooklyn on suspicion of being one of the parties, put was discharged upon bis showing that he not the man the police wished to see, although he bore tho same name. The original James Connors is the mau now sought by the police, The five men tn custoay, whose names are John Rob_ erts, John James alias “Fatty’? Farrell, Jor McCarthy alias Carrol, James Reilly alias “Juggy,’” and John Schmidt were arrested in this city by Captain William Murray, of the Fourth pre- cinct, on Wednesday night and carly yesterday morning iu the spirited manner related below. *Lodged in the Fourth precinct station house for a few hours they wero, at half-past four o'clock yesterday atternoon, formally arraigned betore Justice Dufly at the Tombs, The examination room was crowded, and the burglars: @ rough and desperate looking set, stood round in semi-circle before the bencn. Captain Marray said ho had positive evidence connceting them all with the Astoria outrages, but did not think it advis- able to present it just then, Counsellor James Oliver, who appeared for the defend. ants, demanded an examination, Justice Duffy said he could grant none and could take no cognizance of the cave whatever, inasmuch as the offences charged against tho prisoners were not committed in this county, They wore thereupon remanded to the Sheriff of Astoria, who was in attendance, and wore taken to the town whero they were all fully identified as the des. peradoes whocommuitted the erimes which so startled thecommunity. They were then locked up until to-day to awall a formal examination, THE CLEW, ‘Tho full story of the manner in which the police con- nected these mon with the robbery Captain Murray pu eight o'clock, Captain Woods called ome pened pays e their names and ‘pedigree”’ The will not divulge until tho last man shall be in custody, but ho adinits that an innocent looking gold pencti case, which he carries now in bis vest pocket, was the first clew obtained, It appears that ‘Fatty’? Farrell re- ceived tor his share of the proceeds of the robberics only $13 in money and tho pencil caso in question. Not being of a scribbling turn of mind, ‘Fatty’? had not much use for the pencil, and “gave tt away’? Probably to a pawnbroker. Hail an hour later it was in the hands of Captain Murray, who was on the look- out for it ag one of the articles stolen, a list ot which had veon furnished by Messrs, Green and Hiller. ‘Traced to the hands of Farreil, it is conjectured that the latter was arrested, and told the story of how the trinket came into his possession, or at least “ieaked’’ ‘enough to put the detectives on the right track, STORY OF THE ARRESTS. “On Now Year's Day,” said Cuptain Murray to a Heratp reporter, who interviewed him after his re- turn from Astoria last night, ‘Detective Carr, ot this precinct, and myself received trustworthy information that the five men whom we arrested last night wero concerned tn the robberies Having obtained a letter from Superintendent Wailing to Superintendent Uarnp- bell, of Brooklyn, I yesterday weut over to that city with Mr, William H, Green and Michael Hillier, the two gentlemen whoso houses wero rovbed, Through the Kindness of Superintendent Campbell, who sent for Judge Walsh, the Court having closed some time previously, we were onabled to procure a search war- rant for the house No. 242 Fourteenth street, brook- lyn, near Greenwood Cemetery, This house, wo learned, was the residence ol Jack Roberts and John James, alias Fatty Farreil. Superintendeat Campbell detailed two detectives of his force to accompany us, and jast night, about seven o'clock, we surrounded the houso, and with Sergeant Van Wagner, of the detective force of Brooklyn, we entered the house and made a thorough search from gurret to cellar, but were not able to find anything, Neither of the men were at home, Sergeant Van Wagner jett four detectives in the house, with orders not to let any of the mmates pass out for fear that they would send word to Roberts and Farrell. We then returned to New York, and a short time afterward arregted Jack Roberts, at a throves’ den kept by him at No, 99 James strect, Alter locking “him ap, wo went to Maguire's liquor store, corner of Water street and James ship, Wo there found Jerry McCarthy, alias Carrol, and James: Reiliy, alias = *‘Jugay.”” Detective arrested “Juggy”’ and | attempied to take McCarthy, The latter slipped trom my grasp and jumped through a window, carrying sash ‘and everything else with him. 1 gave chase and caught him in’ the fear of a bouse corner of Water and Roosevolt streets, where [ found him hidden ina snow bank. Two very elegant pocket knives were found in Reilly’s pocket and a meerschaum cigar- holder in tue pocket of McCarthy. STOLEN PROPERTY IDENTIFIED, Theso articles have been identified by Mr. Hillier asa fortion of the property stolen from his house by tho Toasked robbers onthe nigntof the 23d ai, 1 then kK to Jack Robert's liquor saloon with De- r. We took upa@ position on the sidewalk opposite the entrance on Jaines street, for the place runs through to Roosevelt street, and kept wateh upon Alier atime we saw John James, alias “Fatty” Farrell, going in. Farrell is @ notorious river pirate, the worst of the lot We crossed the street and looked in through the window, We saw that as Farrell entered the barkeeper whispered something to him, no doubt him about Roberts’ arrest, One man upon this assed Out at the Roosevelt street side and Officer Meakin, ot the Fourth precinct, who was watch- ing there, at once Jad hoid of bim, Farrell thereupon pulled out a large revolver, and, placing it against tb broast of the oflicer, cried, “Let go or I'll shoot you, By that timo Mr. Carr and myseli got around to them, and, taking the pistol from Farrell, took him to the station house and iocked him up, At. half-past four o'clock this morning [ arrested John Schmidt, the fifth ruffian concerned in the outrage, He wa ing asieep in bed at his resi- dence, No. 140 Cherry ‘street, when we found him, and was nota little surprised to find himself im custody. We took him with as to Astoria with the othors, and he was identified by Mr. Green and also by Alired Willis, Who Was an inmate of Mr, Green's house on the night of the outrage, as one of the masked men who entered that house. The rest of the story you know, but! may add that the remaining member of the desperate gang will doubtless be im custody very soon," BACK TO THE SCENK OF THE RownERy, | . When the prisoners were being taken trom the Tombs yesterday, each handeulled to an officer, a large throng collected around them. spread that they were the famous “masked burgiars,’* und the crowds jostied each other to catch « glimpse ot ther faces, The prisoners and their excort proceoded to the Fourth — pre. cinet station house, and thence after a svort delay to the James slip ferry. The boat to Hunter's Pome, which is usually crowded at-that hour, wag partic larly 80 on this occasion, many people making the tri across solely to have a look ut the burglars. On t boat the crowd which assembled around them was | actually suftocating; people looked at the band- cufled men as they would at a number of wild animals, Tho prisouers, however, took things very coolly, staring every ono boldly in'the face and now and (hen making some remark to the officers in charge | about the closeness of the atmospnere. Mr. Hiller, who was alsu on the boat, looked on with atruiy happy look, and received the congratulations of his friends on board with the air of a man who hus fought cousstul combat, am quite lagged out,” said be to a Henan ro- porter, “For the last three days I have beon with Captain Murray, bunting alter these fellows, and, as I ar not used to this kind of business, 1am now quito exhausted’? Arrived at the dock at Hunter's Point Mr. J. Freo- man, tho manager of the car Hine, kindly provided a large sleigh to take the party to Police Headquarters, aud alter some deiay a start was made, “Hang me,’? gaia on: the drivers, “4f I would not like to run this damned gang into the river.” “What! all of us?’ exelaiined Captain Murray, “Oh, 10; Only these —— (using some violont word) ; they’re nob fit for anything better,” On tho road to Police Headquarters the prisoners brightened up. Tho erisp air, the jingling of the bells and tho general good humor of the rest of the numoer scemed to exert an exhilarating influence on the bur- | glare, espectaily as Captain Murray gave them each | cigar, 1 How do you like this sleighride?”’ said the reporter to Schmidt, “i like it well enough," said he, ‘but I'd like it Dotter if it were not under these conditions,” raixing his handouts, As tue trip lasted almost an hour, however, the fel- lows, who were all bat thinly clad, began to shiver and their humor gave way to a sullen sience, About seven o'clock the weigh stopped in front of | the police headquarters in Broadway and all alighted, | Karly so the evening Captain Murray bad sout te | following desparct to Captain Wood “Lam on the way with prisone Judge, aso notify the TAKING THEM DOWN, Captain Woods received the party with grim 1i8O~ fess atthe station house door, As Pulice Justice George Parsolis did not appear, however, until alter first one was Jeromiah McCarthy, @ m one-eyed individual, dressed in @ torn He gave bis age to be twenty years, and was boro in this country, aud that he had tod that be resided at ) next man led up was John boru in Germany. He stated by trade, and had resided for the years at No. 140 Cherry street. He isa t¢ fellow with a thick bushy beard, giving poarance of a Greek bandit. ‘Fatty lellow who poinied a pistol at the arrested him, was next brought up. | that his name was John mes, tear) byt oasbi trade, r the past m Y had been worktag for a Mr. James Ward, who “kept » shanty of sorne kind’? near the beach at Fort Hamile ton. He hi nd farming for Ward, He ave his 242 Fourteenth street, rooklyn, James is quite a notorious character, was one of the principal members of the Lowery gang, and is otherwise well known to the police, He is a short, thickset mao, with coul-black piercing eyes and altugether wicked appearance. Job: Roberts is a remarkably handsome tellow. He a proached the C: stand with asmile and ans ull bis questions with readiness. Hy said he was thirty. two yearsof age; was bora in Poughkeepsie: it tw places of bueiness—'"a saloon in Bleecker street ‘eating house in James slip James Riley stated bis age as eighteen. He is s short, quiet but “hard” looking fellow, whose face is deeply marked with sinalipox. This is the man who 1s said to have given the officers some valuable bints, oF, in other words, to have ‘squealed, ’* IDENTIFYING THE PLUNDER, While this scene was in progress Mra. Honry Green, Mrs. George Green, Mrs, und Miss Hillier and othe: entered the room. Hillier and Green, who had beea present during the whole proceedings, shook Capt: urray warmly by the hand and were very their thanks lor his energetic action, and con- gratulated him upon his success, When the exainination was concluded and thé Police Justice George Parsells appeared, Captain Murray proauced @ number of articles waich were jound upon the pers sons of the burglars, They consisted of ared sille handkerchief, a pair of lady’s lined dog skin gloves and (wo pearl handled and one tvory handled pocket. knife, From the side,of the latter un macription had been erased. There were also five keys, two of which were skeletons, a French five centimes piece, acoumoricit English sovereign at ®& moerscuaum cigar holder in acase, The latter article and the ivory handle penknife were ieotined by the Hilliers as part of the property stolen from them, Mrs. Henry Green said she had had @ gov of that’ Kind and she believed 1% waa hora, Mr; Joho Willis, a brother-in-law of Mr. Green, identified Schinidt as one of the men who entered Mr. Grovn’s louse. He stated that as be was in the act of leaving his room on the ght of the robbery Schmiat raised a pistol toward him, ana that for a moment his mask partially fell from his face, McCarthy was also identiied by Billi Tho Justice then remanded the prisoners to-d. ten o'clock, when they will be DrOugae Hy amination, and District Attorney Downing, county, will be present to conduct tho case. Belore adjourning Justico Parsells thanxed Captain Murray publicly for his cnergy in the case, Ho ree marked that the whole community ought to be deeply erateful to him for his galiant conduct. The captain waived all this and said that he had done nothing but bis duty, a ' aoe Queens LITERARY NOTES,, D. Appleton & Co. have just republished “A Mad World,” by Julius Chambers, in a neat and attractive little volume, This work bad a ready sale in England, notwithstanding the events of which it is the narrative occurred in New York, and tho book cannot fail to meet with an equally hearty reception here, It is written ina cloar and conciso and at the same time graphic style. It deals with the treatment of the in- sano from the standpoint of personal observation and experienco, and tho story of the author's experiment is so vividly told that its effects will prove of the most beneficial charactor, As a journalist Mr. Chambers un- derwont voluntary incarceration in a tunaticasylum, - mastering all the symptoms of the disease previously o imposing a sham insanity upon the authorities, and the success of the experiment and the information ac- quired by this novel process give the book a perma” nont valuo as well as a deep interest, A highly valuable practical book to those starting manufacturing concerns is M. Guilbaulv’s *Traité a@Econome Industrielle; Etudes Préliminatres, Organisation ct Condiuto des Entorprises,’’ just pubs Mshed at Paris by Guillaumin, A now quarterly, under the title of the Melbourne Review, has just appeared in Australia, and displays much freshness and vigor in the writing. Mr. Duiton Cook’s ‘Book of the Play,” in two vob umes, gives us a whole gallory of pleasant pen piee tures about strolling players, stage ghosts, kings and queens, hurleqyins, machinery, stago dresses, stage storms, tho pets of the ballet, &c, There have lately been added to the valuable sertes, of volumes on ‘British Manutacturing Industries’ @ ss. book on sugar refining, by C. H. Gill; one on buttor and cheese, by Morgan Evans; pons and papiermaché, by G. Lindsey; jewelry, by George Wallace; cutlery, by F. Callis, of Sheflicid, and gold working, by Charles” Boutell, EL ARRIVALS. Professor E. Loomis and George J. Brush, of ¥1 College, are at the St, Nicholas Hotel, Cungressn Josiah G. Abbott, of Boston, is at the Clarendon Hotel, on his way to Washington. Professor J. M. Peirce, ot” Harvard College, and Froderick broughton, General Manager of the Great Western Railway of Canada, are atthe Brevoort House, Professor John F. 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