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- YW NEW YORK HMKALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY TM POLITICAL PERPLENIY —_——— + Evidence Before the Senate Committee on the Oregon Return. AN EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLAR CHECK. Testimony of Ex-Mayor Wick- ham’s Secretary. LOUISIANA. @HE SENATE COMMITTEE ADJOURNED UNTIL MONDAY—EVIDEXNCE BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE, New Onteays, Jan, 6, 1877. The Senate committee met tiis morning, but the witnesses from East Feliciana being delayed an ad- journment was bad until Monday morning. Senators ‘Wadieigh, Oglesby nud McDonald and a fow invited guests left this afternoon to inspect tho jettics at Southwest Pass. ‘The Sonate sub-committoc heard Augustus Williams {colored), of Baton Rouge, this morning, but his-evi- dence developed nothing of special Importance in con- nection with events here. No more witnesses were in attendances, and the committee adjourned till Monuay. The House co.nmitiee to-day examined D. B, Gorham, District Attorney of Natchitoches, who said he never knew he was a candidate until atter the elec- | bon, and ¢ the law required him to hive in the dis- trict, but he did not live there; ho acknowledged writing o letter to United States Marshal Pitkin for a blank commision for a Supervisor of Registration in Ouachita in the event that Supervisor Brady fuiled to moet the expectations of the party; be had read McEnery’s speech ut Baton Rouge, and thought ho fuvored an aggressive wartare against carpot-baggers; he thought the republican vote had been diminished 8,000 or 10,000 by the disturbances, and that the re- publican majority proper 1s about 25,000, NO TROUBLE APPREUENDED, Governor Kellogy apprehends no trouble on Monday. He thinks the democratic programme, after inaugurat- tug Nichols, is to duplicate the State governinent, but pending a solution of tho Presidential question they ‘will avoid a collision, THE PASSIVE POLICY OF THE DEMOChATS— KELLOGG NOT TO INTERVERE WIT THE NICHOLLS PROGRAMME, [px TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. 1 New OriEaxs, Jan. 6, 1877. Although the situation is still virtually unckanged Ue uneasy feeling manifest is augmenting. The dem- ocrats are still uctively engaged in discussing appoint- ments, preparing blanks, commissions, &c., and im- provising all the machinery necessury to tho tnstitu- tion of a rival government, though to what extent it will be pushed 13 yot problematic. | Uhe more conservative umong them, including Messrs. Nicholis* and Wiltz, favor a@ passive | policy, limited to formal declaration, leaving the Issue to be determined by the result of the national contest, Should those counsels prevail no conflict or breach of the peace will ensue, but it is nevortheiess Plain that the majority in the party Javor a more ag- Bressive action, and desire to not only inaugurate the new government, but to push it at once into practical Operation, In the latter event any overt act commit. ted in the way of interraption or interference with the Present constituted autuorities will be resisted with all | the force of the State authority, tuiliug which the | United States troops will be called’upon tor support, Neither Kellogg nor Packard ix disposed to in- teriere with the Nicholls programme, provided uo overt act 1s attempted, both having to-day expressed | to your correspondent their unxiety to avoid trouble and their entire willingness to allow the personnel of the iuture State goverument to be decided by the Presidential result. ‘This afternoon the new Superior Cirouit Court;was organized and recognized by Sherif Handy (dcW.). Governor Kellogg to-day reappointed Judges Ludel kg, King and Leonard to the Supreme Bench. OREGON. THE TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SENATE COMMIT- TEX ON PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS—EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS SENT FROM NEW YORE TO OREGON—THE WITNESS REFUSES TO SAY ‘WHO ORDERED THE CHECK. k Wasuixatox, Jan, 6, 1877, ‘The Senate Committee on Priviloges and Elections jontinued the examination of Governor Grover in rela- on to the Uregon electoral matter to-day, ‘In answer to Senator Mitchell Governor Grover stated that he bad prepared and filed his offictal opin- Jon in relation to Watts’ case a few days after the hearing, which took place the day before the mecting of the Electoral College, Ho announced his decision in Watts’ case to all interested as soon as he had made up his mind to whom to issue the certificates; the paper filed by the republican electors was a protest against his (the witness’) right to issuo the cortificates to any save the threo porsons | having the highest number of votes, as shown by the returns to the Secretary of State, The republican electors mado no argument; they only presented their protest; he might havamade the remark that in case he issuod a certiticate to Watts he should state iu the certificate that Watts was a post- master; ho conversed with leacing men of Uregon on the subject of Watts’ eligibiiity; he wasa witness be- fore Judge Deady, of the Oregon Supreme Court, on a certain occusion, and Judge Deady suid to witness that he (Judge Deady) was of opinioa that the Watts case ‘was one which ought to be settled by the State ovurts; ho talked with Generul Simpson, .of Oregon, aud spoke to Simpson of what Deady bud said, but don't tumk he told Simpron that he sbould issue a certificate ot election to Watts; he conversed with Simpson ina free, friendly manne: it was about the middlo of November thut the conver. Bation took place, and at that timo he (witness) bad hot thoroughly examined the case; ho never reeeived @ printed brief trom New York in relation tothe Watts case, but received a printed bricf from some place and person unknown to witness; thts prief was a coliection of old Enghah decisions; tt was a compound of contlict- ing decisions; on the day previous to tho hearing be- lore mentioned, Senator Kelly handed witne: argue ment trom Mr, Doyle, of California; this argument was against the issuing of a certilleate to Mr. Watts and ft Was concurrod iu by several promment lawyers of California; witness received no tustruction 3 from New York , pointing out any way he should act in rélauion to the Watts cases thero were no arms in the State House or in the pri+ Vato houso of the witness on the day of the meeting the Electyral College or at avy time afterward: witness. knew of bo funds being telegraphed trom New York to Oregon to pay the clechon managers’ expenses, and he knew of no moneys buing telegraphed to Lada & Bush about the time of tho meeung ot the Kiectoral College; Mr. Belimger, chairman of the Democratic | State Cominittee of Uregon, collecced money by sub- | Bcription trum prominont demuciats to pay the ex- penses of the electoral inessenger to Washington and return; he does not know that Bellinger was as. | sured from New York that parties in the Kast would be respousible tor ali necessary Oxpenses in this electors! water, In wwer to Mr = Kerna: the witness = sard:—"It wa after tho | College met that Betlinger collect money for the | peters ce expenses; on the morning v1 the meeting of tho Eluctorul Collego witness directed his secretary to drait the certticates of the electors aud detiver | tuem to the Secretary of State; witness suid Judge Deady introduced the conversation in relation to the | and cor | answer the question, he would give th saw one of the Tiltons when mt to their bank to see Dimou, bat Mr, Tilton could not receive 1 ebeck becuuge Dimon was not there; Dimon came vo witness’. house ou.the atternoon of the cay in question and said that the check éould not be used as it was, as ho (Dimon) had no connection with Ladd & Bush; withess wid Dimon that le (witness) did not know what the check was for; witness gave the check to Dimon; on the 1th of December Dimon paid witness for the check; at the time the lirss check was di no charges. were mado; witness was ordered to give thecheck to Dimon by the person who came to witness’ banking house and ordered the drawing of the check; witness charged bimself on books of bis frm with tho amount of money fur which the chock was drawn; Dimon paid for the check by giving witness a check on the St. Nicholas Bank of New York; the amount of this check was returned to witness, less telegraph charges; witness understood that the deduction was for tcle- grupb charges. In answer to Senator Kernan witness said the amount paid him on this $8,000 eneck by Dimon was $7,997 25, witness having provionsly been paid $2 75 churges; the witness received interest on the check from the person. who first ordered it; the interest was paid to the witness in the office of the person who or- dered the cheel i In answer to Senator Mitchell the witness stated | that he bad never issued any checks to auy persons in Oregon; he accompanied Mr. Martin to the office of Burton Harrivon, a lawyer; o witness did not sug. gest that Dir, Harrison should come to Wusbington with Mr. Martin; the wituess saw the porson who ordered the check for $8,00) yesterday, and told bin | that he (witness) was going to Washington, having been subpunaed to appear before a committee; tt person made no suggestion to witness us to what he | should testify; witness isa democrat; Mr. Martip is an ardent republican, dkPP DAVIS? KATH sECRUTARE, The next witness was Mr. Burton Harrison, of | New York. Ho testitied, in answer to a question trom Mr, Mitchell, tat be is a lawyer; has been practising | in New York since 1808; be had no business prior to ‘Sat time; lived in the South belore going to New York; was conuected with the University of Virginia as un assistant protessor of physics trom 1859 to 180; lived in Virgiwia from 1861 to 1865; lived at Richmond dur. | ing that period; was a private secretary to ine Presi. Gent of the Confederacy, Jefforsou Davis, trom 1861 to 1865; in 1866 he was arrested and imprisoned ‘at Washington; went to New York in the winter of 1866 and 1867, and was.a law studeut in the oftice of Fullerton, Knox & Rugg, of New York, until admitted to tue Bar, which was in December, , and since that time has boer engaged in the practice of.his pro- fJession; for the two yers ending with the month of December last, witness wasa clerk and legal adviser inthe office of the Mayor, Mr. Wickham, of New York; witness stated that he had been acting with the democratic party, und that during the lust campaign had made oue or more specches at a placo near West Point, N. Y., where ho bas a summer residence; bo met Messrs. Martin and lun- you for the first timo day before yesterday; ‘Mr, Runs on cane tw his (witness’) office and gad he wanted to consult the witness about going to Wasbing- ton; tho witness did hot know Mr, Runyon, and could not sey that he knew Mr. Runyon was coming to con- sult with him, although a personal trienu of the wite ness bad said to him im conversation that day that some one might call to consult him (witness); the wit- ness declined to give the name of the person who bad infortned him that some one migat call to consult him; the witness was not employed to come to Washington by either Mr, Martin or Mr, Runyon, but camo here on professional busines, for which he received a rotaiuer; luis professioual business here is to look utter a claim belore one of the Commirsioners; he told Ar, Runyon that he (witness) was going to Washington, and that he (Mr, Runyon) could go va with him. 1n answer to Mr, Morton, tho witness stated that he met the person whose name he declined to give on the morning of the day that Mr, Runyon cailed on bim (witness); it was by chance that the witness was in- 1ormed (hat some one would call on him; the witness stated that he did not wish to givd the name of tho person Who informed him thatsome one might call sult him, becuuse lio did not desire to bring the name of any onc into publicity in connection with this matter; the witness suid he did not know that he took especial interest in the case; he gave Mr, Runyon no advice regarding the testimony he (itunyou) should give before the committee, Senator Morton hero recalled Mr. Runyon, who, in reply to questions, stated thut he bad consulied with the persons for whom be had drawn the $8,000 check before secing Mr. Harrison and this person kdvised him (Runyon) to cousult with Harrison, Mr. Harrigzon wus again recalled and stated that rather than be declared in contempt for reusing to hame ot the person who hud told him that some one might call and consult him; it was Mr. W. 1 Pelton, secreiary of the Democratic National Commitice; witness also stated that Mr. Pelton had informed him that he (Mr. Peiton) did not know Mr. Ranyon; Mr, Runyon told witness | this tn his (Mr. Ruuyon's) ollice in Liberty street; wit- ness docs not know whether there were other persons in the office when ir. Pelton made this retnark or uot; it is possible that Mr. Pelton might bave told witness that Runyon had been subpa@nued to go to Waxhing- ton; Mr. Pelton knew nothing of this transaction us for ‘aw witness kuows; witness saw Mr. Pelton at his (i, Pelton’s) office alter he (witness, had seen Messrs, Martin & Runyou and told Mr. Pelton what had tax place between Martin, Runyon aad witness, TESTIMONY “OP MR. WATT. At the request of Senator Kernan Mr, Watta, of Oregon, was called and testified that he r ned bis postmustership on the 13th of November last; he re- signed by telegraph to the Postmaster General, and the day following bis resignation he received a reply to the effect thas nis Temgmittou hua been uccepied; he made his returns aud ended all connection with the postmuastership which he held on the 15th of Novem- ber; his successor Was appointed on the 14th of November, A DEMOCRATIC ELECTOR, F. W. M. Hollady, of Virginia, was then sworn. Ho testified that he was apposed as a Centennial Com- missiouer by Prosident nt aboata year ago and has never resigned the oflice; he was Presidential Elector. at-Largo ov the Virginia democratic tieket and received a certificate trom the Governor of Virginia, but did not attend the meeting of the Electoral College; ho did not send in @ resignation, bat simply refrained from attending the inceting; the Electoral College thereupon filled the vacancy caused by his absence, ‘MR. RUNYON RRCALLED, Enos Runyon was recalled, a By Mr. Kernan—Do you know Colonel! William T. Pelton personally? A. Ido not, Q Did he know anything about this matter beforo or after its occurrence? A. 1 do not know, Q You do not know him atally A. Ido not know him; I think I Kaow the man by sight, Q Didunything over pass between him and you about this check or anything connected with this mat- ter on your coming here? A. Nothing of the kind. MR, CRONIN WXCUSED, Mr. Cronin, of Oregon, wishing to return to his home to attend to his private business affairs, was cused from turther attendunce on the committee. Mi, RUNYON TO DE REPORTED, 1 The commitiee have decided to report to the Senato Mr. Runyon’s refusal to answer, and will usk that ac- tion be taken to compol him to do so. OHIO, PREPARING FOR THE DEMOCRATIC MASS CON- VENTION IN COLUMBUS—INDICATIONS THAT If WILL DROP BELOW EXPECTATIONS. (ey TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Couumsvs, Jan. 6, 1877. Very few leading democrats have thus far arrived to arrange o programmo for a mass convention next Monday, General Durbim Ward and Mr. George W. Morgan are the two most prominent men thus far here, and they frankly aamit that they do not know what the programme of Monday's e: cises is to be or what is expected of gathering. the it has been extensively advertised that Judge Ranney, of "Cleveland, would be here, as hend of | his delegation, but the Cleveland party arrived to-night and bring news that he will not attend the Con- vention, {t nas been claimed until to-day that at least 10,000 peopio would attend the Convention, the design being to make the largest political convention ever held in Ohio, A local committee say they have arranged to care for that number, but to-night delegates say they do not expect so largo u.number as that will be present. A strong effort has becn made to induce ex-Governor Allon to be presevt, and with that end in view his name Was placed atthe head of the delegation from bis county, If he attends it is quite likely he will be oxen Prosident of the Conventiot The feeling hero now is that resolutions to be adopted will be lirm but not violent in their language. PENNSYLVANIA. SESSION OF THE HOUSE INVESTIGATING COM- MIITEE YESTERDAY—NO PROOF OF FRAUD. | Paiapeiriia, Jan. 6, 1872. | ‘The House of Representatives’ gate the election of United States officials in the prin. | mittee to investi. | Watts case which took place between him and the Judge. HIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS YOR LADD & BUSH, Enos Runyon, oF Newark, » the tirm: of Martin & Ruuyon, Wall streoi, New York, was the next witue: to Senator Mitchell he testified that b a8 with the Bank of Nor Ameri they wave a business correspondence with parties in Oregon; Witness has no personal Lusiuess transactions with any parues in Oregon and never had; there was & certified cheok for $6,000 drawn by tis dem—Martin & Kanyon—on the bank of North America, on Dee | comoer 6, 1876, 1m favor of Laud & Bush, of Portiand, Oregon; the witness did not know why of tor what tne eheck Was drawn; it was drawa by George H, How the bookkeeper of the f tell who the check wus d Was hot drawn tor him, He'alsv declined to tell wh canie to his office and orde Senator Kernan stuted that he as counsel tor th Withess and a8 a member of the committee betore Which Wituess Was testifying, Would advise the wines to answer the question, - Senator Morton repeated the question, and witness Agua ceclined to answer it, saying that it would be a reach of confidence; that bankers and brokers uever gave the names of their customers im relition to any Lusiiess transactions, Witness took the check to Chartes Innton, at the banking how &C, ‘Tilton, im Liberty street; Mr. Dime i. witness returned, bringing the check with him; ho de: owed it, With the other cheeks of his tem, in jauk of North America, ou Winch it was drawn; hy Fenson lor depositing this check instead of destroyin ft when he brought it back from Tilton’s bunkiny bourse wis to enable Lim to keep the eheck accounts of the Orin straight; the cbock waa never used. £ fPtrand in the late election was elicited, cipal cities held thetr first meeting in this city, atthe | Continental Hotel, this morning. The edt pres. | out wero Messrs Waddell, Rice, Wells and McDougal, | ct Was Dot present, having gone | wod Mr, Rice oceupiod the | | f. Cox, to Washington yester chair im his absence Thomas A, Fah conducted the examination, aunty © seionor, testified re- | garding the iawner of purging the lists alter the rogis- tration of voters. he wa: verely cross-exainined by Messrs, McDougall and Wells, bat no dednite eharge of The committee then adjourned uutil ten o'clock on Monday morning next. HEWITY AND TILDEN. | THEIR ENTENTE CORDIALE UNDISTURBED— MR. TILDEN WILL NOT COUNTENANCE A REVOLUTIONARY UPRISING, Tho statement which appeured yosterday alter. hoon, that tho prominent leaders of the democracy had become dissaiisded with Mr, Hewitt’s manage- biwal since the end of the camraign and now ascribed | to it the alleged defeat of Mr, Tilden’s cause, pro- yoked emphatic aissent and den‘al in the highest democratic circles, and at the Manhattan Club y ester. day evening an intimate triend of ex-Governor Tilden stated that ho knew this charge to be untrue; that Mr. Howitt’s relations to Mr. Tilden were as iota And confidential ds ever, and that Mr. Hewitt’s tactics, | as pursued by bim since the election, are fully ap, In aneWer to Mr. Kernan the witness sald the check was disposed of As ure all Guused checks; the witness JWsers ia this city. proved by ex-tioveraor Tiiden and his friends and ad. Marwover. if Govervor Piitenta | | capturing with it the government, | the place hus not yet been named, and that it would | often dritt jazily with the tide, utterly helpless, frends are to be trusted, no “defeat” :s admitted by bim in any sense of the word, Ou the contrary, Mr. Tilden ts more honeful than he bas been for u long time past of a setiiement of the Presiiential issue which will lead to usp inauguration, — He re- gards the fact that Mr. Conkling was substituted tor Logun on the Seuate Joint Committee on the Klee tora! Count and bis speech in the Senate on Thursday last as rather iavorable signs, and thinks that the abandonment of the theory that the Vice Prosident alone counts the votes by most of the repub- lean Senators iooks favorable toward a fair settlomont Of the dispute, While Governor Tilden ts hopel thinks that the republican scheme of counting bi is so complicated und requires 60 mauy violations of the law that tt may easily tall through, he is yet not coutident, His iriends say that, at the same tine, it may be regarded as certuin that ex-Governor Tideu will take recourse to bo Incendiary or fratricidal measures it Governor Hayes should: be inaugurated by what Mr. Tilden may consider torce and traud, if tbe House does not acknowledge fiayes’ election, and elects him, he will consent to be im. @ugurated, ana probably appoint a Cub- met, but he swill, ip unwise coante- ance an armed uprising, and would not even com- mand a revolutionary army if he wore certain of ‘These, suy some intimate friends of Mr. Tilden, are his sentiments, and we give their statement for what itis worth,” Mr. Tilden is so reticent that he will not be imterviewed under any circumstances whatsoever, und hence there 18 no way of ascertaining whether his views araxepre- sonted with absolute correctness, Ihe statements that Mr, ‘Tilden means to be present at the electoral count in Washington im February aro also denied by his friends, who say that he would consider tt inde- cent for Bim, a8 a candidate, to personaily meddie with the settieinent of this inomentous issue, and what he will not try to bias the action of Congress by bis personal presence one way or the uber, THE STA TE CAPITAL. SPEAKER SLOAN AND HIS NOMINATIONS FOR THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE COMMITTEYS— THE PROBABLE NOMINATIONS TO THE TWO STATE 8UPERINTENDENCIES—WOODIN AND 2HE SENATE. (ey TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Aubany, Jan, 6, 1877. Speaker Sloan has his faculties fully exercived this evening im the work of framing the standing committees of tho House, It is an anxious task even to an old hand at tho business, but to anew one of Sloan’s disposition, which ts that of being fair and just with all men, it is especially per- plexing. Tho new Speaker has secluded himself in a house on Madison avenue, and is inaccessible to all but a vory Jew, TUR SLATER. Ono of'this very rew gives out to-night the following slate for chairmen of the eight or nine principal com- Imittees:— Husted, of Westchester, for Ways and Means, Straban, of New York, tor Judiciary, Fish, of Putnam, tor Cities, Hogeboom, of Columbia, for General Laws. Baker, of Washington, fur Canais. Alvord, of Onondaga, for Rai!roads. Bowen, of Chaoton, tor lusurance. b Hayes, of New York, for Commerco and Navigation, “OLD gaits”? INFLUENCE. A good deal has been written {rom here to the effect that Sloan’s election as Speaker {8 attributable to Tom | Alvord’s carrying over seven votes to his support and exercising certain underhaud policy that worked mate. rially against Husted, I am satisfied there was but o very smoll grain of truth In these statements, Sloan was elected without Alvord's aid, and ‘the latter now pub Holy admits that. He un‘tormly retased to wive adv when asked by any member as to how te should cast his vote. Ho further admits t! neither Mr, Sioan nor apy of bis trieods ever made any approaches to him for aid in the canvass, and that bo velunicered none, ‘THE SUPKRINTRNDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. Govervor Robinson suid this evening, on tho sub- ject of nominating a person for the position of Super. | imtendent of Public Works, that it 1s unlikely any name will be sent In for soine weeks, because laws | have yet to be passed to determine aud give foree to the ‘duties pf the olfice. It would be a Most important and responsible position, and | he should take pause in taiing the appointment, | Being new and untried experiment in the history of the State it is desirable that whoever ts called upon to carry it out should give confidence that it will not | bo u taiture in his bands. That l 13 entirey proma- | ture to atttribnte to him an imtention, as soiue of tho papers have, of sending in the vame of this or that map, @ called attention to the fuct that the very salary of be u strange proceeding to ask nbybody to accept a position the coinpensation of which is 4s yet problem- atical The Governor, when the time comes, will most likely send in the name of some first class engineer. THE SUPRRINTENDENT OF PRISONS. Mr. Pillsbury, the present Superintendent of tho Albany Penitentiary, is undoubtedly the most prom. inent candidate 1or Superintendent of Prisons under the amended constitution. The Sena hough dis. | Eee to fight other nominations of the i vernhor, Will | ardiy offer opposition to such selections as he may | muke {n these instances, for the simple, though | seltish, reuson that most’ of those displaced | in tho six offices uvolished by the | stitutional amendments are democrats. If they were republicans Senator Woodin would eat his boots off before the two new oflives should full into the bands of democrats, or fall into any hands at ali but remain unfilled, and uulilied for all w Woodin "will be about as stiff and bitter in hi: positiva to Robinson as he was tn bis opposition to Tilden, ‘THE BALE OF CANALS. Warner Miller, of Herkimer, who lett here tor N York this evening, denies the statemont that the com- mission uppointed last winter to Inquire into the expediency of selling the lateral canals havo de- cided on making two separate reports, pro wud con, ‘The roports will be unanimocs, und declare in favor of | selling ail but two of the number. TAKING POSSESSION, | Governor Robinson went into his new house to-day, which 18 the same residence as that occupied by | Governor Tilden ing his torm of office. Meing a | widower, his daughter will act and also grace the part of hostess, THE ICE BLOCKADE. THE EAST AND NORTIT RIVER BOATS RUNNING REGULARLY—-THE CHOKE AT HELL Gatr— DANGER IN THE LOWER Bay. The pleasure of residing onthe Jersey side of the | Hudsen or of living in the City of Churches and doing | basiness in this city is it a discount tor the present. ‘The delightful uncertainty as to the time required to cross the East and North rivers is not appreci- ated by business men and travellers generally, and the fur distant day when the Brookiyao Bridge and the Hudson River tunnel shall be com- pleted is the only consolation they have for their troubles, On the Nortb River yesterday the boas perienced tte difflcuity in making their regular trips. Large cakea of ico floated here and there, but | the continual plying to and fro of the fterryvoats had | broken the rest of 1% into small pieces, ‘The greutest difficulty was experienced 1a forcing the boats up against the bridges alter getting them in the stips. Great quantities of the broken ice choked up the slips ‘on the figod tide, and the boats were olten competied to buck down several ties and come in with increased: prough it. On the Kust River ferries communi regular during the day, though the ice was plenusul. The Staten Island fer. ries started at regular hours, but were some time Jonger than usual in making their trips, Several veasels that started for sea on Friday put in | at Staten (sland, fearing to venture into the lower buy | on account of the ice there, There are also a number of them waiting at their wharves for a chance to yet ot), 'Yoe rain which came down 80 freely in the event was of great service in opening the way for them, aud they will doavtiess be able to yet away to-day, AT HELL GATE. The scene at the Gate during the prevalence of the present ice blockade ts worthy of reproduction by a ter, and for years no such Interruption of travel | occurred. At ebb tide, expecially when the water | leaves the sides and surface of the rocks fur above bigh water mark, the frozen masses cling 10 the durk colored rocks, and hang hike giant stalactiies, Flood Rock, Vot Rock and = tho romains of the Gridiron are topped with crystals, pied up in every imaginable manner and of every m, At the westerly poimtot Fiood Kock, iacing | ckwell’s Island, there aro the remains of an old coal sloop, Wrecked thero lust fall, firmly, and the oid hulk is now covere encrustation of tee, heaped proportions, like masses of froze which the timbers are at times f Pursape by tailing verter through impossible; only the heavier wieamers cun erus through the ice, and every passing boat fights 1s way through with a noise distinctly heard on either | shore, Tho bouts of the Harlem and Morrisa- | nia line are compelled to take the western | channel on their pussaye to Harlem River, and they | landing of the Hariem Company at Hallews Cove nearly beyond reach, by reason of one unvroken sheet of solid ice reaching froth the point of the cove to whe shore. OUR SNOW BL STRERTS. ' President Smith, of the Polico Hoard, yesterday, | forwarded a iong communteavion to the Board of Ap: | portionment asking for a transtet of $146,669 75 from | the unexpeuded bulanco of the departinent for the | yours 1974 and 1875, to be applied to the expenses of | tho current year, The Strcet Cleaning Bureau, he | suy#, is sadly in need of funds, The quantity of snow y blockading the streets 18 estimated by Mr. Smith 26,066 cubie yar He urges as wn additional a1 Why the appropriation shouid be granted, that | the work would give employment to the needy work: | ingmen, Kelerence 18 also made in it to the made- | quacy of the fangs now at the service of tho bureau to | Ineet the current expenses of the force, thirty patrol | men more being in the department under the law than | was provided for by the appropriation, INSTANTLY KILLED, Cantarino Massican: "1 while gatbering coffce beats in Linde’s «tore, at the Hodson Kiver Railraaa depot, yes- turdav. was seruck hy tuw@levalor aud inamatly Killed, WASHINGTON —_——e—-—— Sentiment of Politicians on the Presidential Trouble. HAYES AND THE CARPET-BAGGERS. TheGrand Sleighing Carnival and Masquerade. MORTON’S LITTLE GAME. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasuiyotox, Jan, 6, 1877. ATTITUDE OF THE PRUSIDENTIAL QUESTION. OPINIONS AND PROJECTS OF THE VakIOUS CLASSES OF POLITICIANS—UNEASINESS OVER | HAYES’ OVERTURES 10 SOUTHERN DEMO- CRATS—THE NEW ELECTION Progect. There are here republicans who insist that Mr, Hayes has been elected and must be inaugurated, und deino- crats who insist that Mr, Tilden bas been elected and must be inaugurated; but between these stands a large inass of republicans and democrats who say, to use the words of ong of the most eminent and influential of thyir number: — “Wait, Nothing ts known or decided, Eyes and | ears have been sent officially into the States where the electoral result is iw doub = Through them we must seo and hear this cause im the hight of the facts they shall present, ‘The Seunte and the House will have to Pass upon these cases judicially, and until the tacts are all in it ts absurd and mischievous for any member of cither house to rise and give his decision upon tt.” It was « republican’ who spoke these sober and sensi, bie words, and, unless matters change very greatly and unexpectedly, it will be found when the debate on | the electoral yoto comes to an end, that there will be enough republicans and democrats in # judicial trame of tnind to insist that Congress shall ascertain who has been elected betore prociaiming a President, Meantime rumors abound to make many people un- | easy, The democratic organ, the Union, which derives unportance from the fuct that Mr. Montgomery Blair t its editor, has (or several days shown extreme alarm aud oxasperaiion at a plot wisich it asserts exists to gain Southern democratic support for Mr, Hayes by an agreement ou the part of Mr, Hayes? friends to give up | the earpet-baygers and take up the Southern whize | Mr. Blair quotes frow leading Northern republican newspapérs to show that this plan has a good deal of support, aud the nervousness he shows about it seems to prove that the project has, at least in big opinion, a good deal of strength. Itis known that some of the Southern republican Senators are uneasy about the matter also, One of thom remarked yester- day to a friend, “If we are to be discharged, we | would like to know it beforehand, We prefer to dis- charge oureelves.” | Meuntime Messrs, Chandler and Camoron protess to | have received withiu a week entirely sat.sfactory as- | sura from Mr. Hayes himself that there is no | foundation for the stories which have been in circula- | tion, and which alarmed them last week as much us | ey now alarm Mr, BI They teil thoir toilowers that “It is all might, Hayes is sound aud safe | for ys.” Their followers renew, und with more vigor than before, their expressions of determination to put Mr. Hayes in the White House if be nas to be sworn in by a justice of the peuce and It the streets of Washinu- ton have to be lined with artillery. ‘The project to hold a now clection seems to die away. | It never had many friends, but found most favor among the democrats, who have no doubt that they would curry the country ina such acase by an over. | whelming majority, It ts not probable that either side would retain the present candidates, The democrats would want some other man than Mr, Tilden, and would,provably take some man like Genoral Palmer, of Mhacts, Whose name has been mentioned. The repub- licans would undoubtedly drop Mr, Hayes, aud there has been floating around for some days a curious #ug- gestion that, If no choice 18 made and a new election should, be ordered, the Senate would elect Mr. Blaine Prosident pro tem., ana the administration falling into bis hands in‘ such a case, on the 4th of March they | would nominate him as the republican candidate, It | is asserted by persons often well intormed that Mr. | Bluine, who was suid to be opposed to the plans of | Messrs, Chandler, Cameron and Morton two weexs ago, has been won over and will be found on their sido when he rewurns to Washington, A great deal of argument 13 wasted here in private conversation among leading republican politicians on the question whose succeas would be the best fur the country, They take great pains to demonstrate that Mr. Hayes would make a better adininisiration; thut he would be better for the South; that he could better restore peace and good tecling than Mr, Tilden, Yhey appear to forget entirely that an elec tion has been held and that the question is not at all who would mako the best President, but who has been chosen by the people to be President, But this ta the question which more and more repabli- cans of the moderate kind usk themselves, and there is reason to hope that when the 14th of February comes the men who mean that man to be | President who has been fairly choson will outnumber | the rock, and it was not ul in the Senate thoso who would, on either side, put in their candidate “for the good of the country,’ whether he was elected or not. MORTON'S BITTER FIGHT ON THE OREGON QUESTION—PREPARING THE WAY FOR THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE SENATE, ‘The persistent fight on the Oregon question by 3 ator Morton attracts attention bere, because It shows, toa certain extent, the fears and the plans of Mr, Morton's alites. They think it evidently of extrema importance to break down the action of Goyeruor Grover, Tho leading democrats have not defended Mr. Grover and have not claimed a vote trom Oregon, ‘They say they would not think of doing so If fair play had been allowed by the republicans in Florida and Lewisiana, but that, under the circumstances, they choose to stand still and let Mr. Morton worry over Oregon ull be gets tired, He, on tho other hand, wants to settle the Oregon question betorehand, evi- dently #0 a8 to save embarrassment in case the Vice President 18 alowed to not only pen, but declare the vote, With Cronin out of the way the republican managers would plant themseives on the prima facie | returns on the “regularity” of vertiticates, ard demand | the votes of Florida and Louisiana, no matter what facts the investigations might bring out, This is the | only explanation for their extreme bitterness about Oregon, | ——+ FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasmxarox, Jan, 6, 1877. A GRAND SLEIGHING CARNIVAL—A DAY OF Jo- | VIAL FUN--THE MASQOERADERS OF THE PRO- CESSION EXCITE GREAT MERRIMENT. All Washington was gloriously excited this afternoon by @ carnival sieighing procession on Pennsylvania | avenue, which transcended in fantastic scenes aud | fun any public frohe here since the grand caruival of | 1570, The broad avenue—frestly paved with snow and resembling, in its width, at leust, a Parisian | bouievard—was before three —o'elock_~—tined | with thousands of people, on foot, under | umbreting, and ia carriages, moist and expectant specs | tutors of the show. Neither the Senate nor the Su- | preme Court was in session, and the dignitaries of both those bodies came down from there homes with their wives, children and coach Haif the houses tn the capital were emptied of their occupants, who crowded the walks oo both sides of the avenue Wil near night- fall and stayed there despite the hail and rain, Atan carly hour the House of Reprevontatives ad. journed and poured forth its members and clerks to swell the moving mass of lookers-on, Among these not tho least interesting were the colored popu- lation of Washington, the shrewdest, best natured, Wittiest aad most totelligent negro multitude in any | American city, and who nati from every part of the Union, North and souts, From their rollicking lips came chiefly the shouts which greeted the royaterers of the carnival, ‘The tatter appeared en masse in sieighs, cutters, hogs- | voluuteers of this odd festival, | pect | preliminary work of examining and discu answers, Father J, Griffiy, of Maubattauvilie, | preached the ; the Htauies were then ree | by the clergy the posculunts retired to | | veu, 7, 1877.—TRIPLF SHEET formed a spectacle prodiziously comical The vehicles in which they rode wou.d have sufficed to exeite mirth enough, representing us thoy did every style of winter equipage introduced in the United States since the day of Washington; but the wasquers, the costumes and their mishaps caused the greatest glee, and for hours the avenue was in au uproar, It seemed though the museums of all nations bad been ransacked for uncient garments to encase the ‘The jungles of Africa and India; the forests of buth Anricas, and the wilds Of the British possessions north of the United States contributed, along with the toy and costumers’ shops, to ther make-up, As they went by behind horses both fleet and slow they presented forms of giants, monkeys, tigers, opossums, dwarts, whales, ostriches, bears and wolves, alternating between hiuls of vividly bedecked mock specimens of emperors, prin- | cesses and queens. ‘ls dem,’’ exclaimed a wondering darky, “de tame crowns doy 'pears in when dey 1s on the thrones?’ H “Ol course. Now, | neva knowed it, Dar was Jim Blossom, fy brudder-in-law, de minstrel man, what perfawmed befo’ Queen Victory. He said she didn’t wear uo crown,”” A mighty sied, bearing 100 masquer- | aders, and drawn by @ dozen mules, hitched tandem, | went by with waving of flags and many voices, An- | other sled, occupied By men with Liackened faces and attired like women, in calico dresses, sped past. A slegh juil of meg im pastebourd masks, with long noses’ and™ searlet cheeks, —_iollowed by @ cutter crammed with boys, tunitating | tm dress and motions a cluster of oraug-outangs ex- cited merriment which was swollen into great peals of laughter a8 a vehicle on runners, representing the | Louisiana Returning Board, came into view. The personages composing this-board were mone too com- Plimeniary to tho originals; indeed, their as" was as piratical as can be fancied, Not the group of Molly Maguires im a cutter close after them, nor even the silent four members of the Ka Klux Klan, who. tailed of this | brunch of the procession, matched their fervcious looks. The cheers and cachinations of thousands of Spectators rolled down the avenue inaroar, as Tr sounding as the New Year's guns from tho Navy Yard. Nothing in the p»geant was more delighttul than tho good humor with which all classes ot people behold aly kinds of satires and burlesquea upon the present po- Ntical diMeulties, Such satires, however clumsy, wero numerous, but they provoked naught but hearty laughter and harmless witticisms, The very Cabinet ollicers, and other offico-bolders of both parties who poked out their heads frow thelr carriage windows to | view the spectacle, laughed, shook und choked behind their handkerchiefs, ° GENERAL “WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasursarox, Jan, 6, 1877. ENUMERATION KELURNS. Tho official returns made to the Bureau of Statistics show that during the quarter ended December 31, 1876, there arrived at the port of Now York 13,903 immigrants, a8 compured with 15,607 for the cor. | responding period of 187), « decrease of 1,704. During the month ended Decomber 31, 1876, 2,896 | immigrants arrived at the port of New York. Of this bumber 1,822 were mutes and 1074 females, Their | countries or isiands of last permanent residence or citizenship were as follows :--England, 605; Scotland, 142; Wales, 13; Ireland, 201; Germany, 940; Austria, | 98; Sweden, 37, Norway, il; Denmark, 21; France, 123; Switzerland, 99; Spain, 39; Italy, 83; Russia, 249; VPolaud, 51; Hungary, nuda, 20; Holland and Turkey, 9 each; Belgium, 2; Greece, China, Nova Scotia, Mexico, Honduras, Brazil, Pera and West | Indies, 1 cach; New Brunswick and Jamaica, 3 each; Cuba, 5; Sicily, 4; burn at sea, 2 THE ELECTORAL VOTE COMMIITEE. ‘The Special Senate Committee on Counting the Elec- toral Votes beld another Joug session to-day, which was devoted, like all the preceding se: sug bistort- cat and legal data for future action, ‘the House com- mittee on the same subject also Leld a meeting, which, | Monday. = + ey HELL GATE. SUSPENSION C¥ OPERATIONS AT FLOOD nocE— WORKMEN IMPRISONED FOR A, DAY BY THE Ick, The sudden accumulation of heavy and drift ico at Hell Gate bas given a uew aspect to affairs at the gov. ernment works at Mailew’s Pointand Flood Rock, All the projections in tho middie channel ure covered with ice, in some places several feet thick, and the only chunnel open is that nourest the New York shore Captain Mereur has tried ull that he could to con- tinue hts drilling operations at Flood Rock, a the however, was very brief, aud was adjourned tll | SPECIE PAYMENTS. How to Get the Gold for Resumption. SOME PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS. ent Wasuiorox, Jan, 6, 1877. Mr, Edward Atkinson, of Boston, pas addressed s letter to the Hou Josiah G. Abbott, M. C., in whieh is embodied tue testimony recently given by Mr. Atkin- #0n before the Silver Commission, After reviewing the results ofthe financial policy of the government since the war he makes the following suggestions: Tho interest account for the last ten yeurs has aver- azed a little over $120,000,000 a year, the highest amount having been paid in 1867, $145,781,501. Ibis now $95,000,000, If the reasoning to which’! kavo referred is true it follows that the true way to mikea large saving fp the anvunl interest account is to pay interest on thas portion of the debt that 18 now dishonored, ‘This isa very plain and simple proposition, in tall accord with the ordinary rules and methods of bust- ness, and will not be contested except by those who imagine that the credit of the nation is governed by ditferent prineiples trom those which apply to other azsociations of men. Now 18 THR TIME, In view of the present condition of our forsiga trade it may be asked whether the preseut time is not one of the period, of which several bave occurred tince the war, when liquidation and disaster having greatly reduced imdebtedness, and when the fall in prices having caused much less currency to be needed, the conversion of legal tender notes night not be care ried to a very large amount without in the least affect- ing the exchanges of the country. May not the assurance of the speedy re-establish- ment of the specte standard restore confidence and iu duce constructive enterprise? In such case will not wages, prices and profits tend to riso rather than to fall, and the payment of existing debts in good money be- come ouster than it now 1s In bad money? Tas not want of confidence so puta stop to all uns dertakings baving reference to future need as to re- duce about ten per cent of the population to compul- sory idleness? Is not the effect of this compulsory idlenoss of « sma!) portion of the population to lower the wages of all unduly, to restrict cousumption and to reduce the | prices of almost all commodities, services and rents, even below a fair specie standard? flas not the effect of inconvortible paper money in ull nations and at all times been the same—fir due inflation ; Lexi, undue dopression * A VASE AMOUNT OF IDLENESS, Wo are burdened with what ts absurdly called overproduction of many things, which 1s but a name for a vast sum of idle capital rendy to be I w low rate of juterest, Did abundance ever ruin a pa tion’ andis not this plethora of *quick"’ capital « mere consequence of that waat of confidence which prevents planing enterprises at long autet Are wo not to-day wasting or wearing away our fixed capital tnster tuan we ure coaverting this ruperabundance of quick capital into permae tor lixed iorms? Are we never to want more nilia, railroads, works or Warehouses anywhere or at aby time, and what prevents their construction being now entered upon ¥ A ¥IPTY YEAR FOUR PER CENT BOND, ‘These questions cuu perhaps bo answered by remov. ing all uncertainty ay to the luture of the currency by the simpie ofter of a tity year tour per cent bond tor the voluntary conversion of legul tender notes, with the rae | peal of the act tixing the date of postive payment oa January 1, 1879. In place of which pledge of payment of the whole sui of over $00,000,000 on a txed day, January 1, 1879, might be substituted the cancullation of the notes from time 10 Lime as they come inte the surplus revenue. Is it not a palpable surdity to count a# money in the Troasury the demand notes of the government paid in for taxes and constituting surplus’ If the notes may be considered i y available to pay debts | With, are they NOL More rightly 10 be considered debts already patd? ‘To accumulate a great ssock of gold tor the purpose of paying great debt ou a particular iy | when the notes issued a8 evidence of the debt are fall ing in weekly in lurge sums and becoming the property of the promisor, is surely « costly and in direst method of domg w very simple act. Why not murk them off now as they fall ip instead of waiting until January 1, 187v? ist any better ceo y to buy the notes at a dis. count with sarplus gold and then reivsue them, than it is to buy them ata discount aud cancel them? Thea, why not buy.now ata discount with surpius gold as 16 | tally in, rather than to pile up the gold anti Junuary 2, | 1879, and then buy the whole issue ot par? WHY Wait Yon 1379 It such purchase and cancellation makes the notes seufce then the price will rise—that is, they will ap- | proach par in specie, Will it not be better to cause | the price to rixo slowly and steadily to par rather thaa | wait antil January 1, 1879, and theo make « spasmodie eflort to compass the same puryose at one step? Vbich method is the m kely to aflect the banks stoppage, Just ab this time, would Lo disastrous, alter all the exponditures made and the good progress in the work, a8 sted in tho M&RALD some time since, It has been customary to take the workmen \o the rock by meuns of a small steam launch, but the frail Yesvel 1s powerless to contend against the musses of ive, and early in the week the Captain re- that unless the i¢e blockade were ruised be subuid be anable to maimtain communication with the works, much less continus the operations, u# his men were inuch exposed and suffering from cold and the delays in reaching the svene of operations, where it Was necessary tu keep voth day and night gangs work- ing. 4 GANG OF MEN CUT OFF. On Tuesday a gang of picked men were despatched to take uway the steam vump and to cover up the ma- chinery, {hey reached the rock ut noon, alter « hard | completing thoir work signutled lor the launch to tnke | them trom the rock. All efforts to reach them were vain, the little “pulling pig’? bout could take no headway aud communication vy row bouts w | impossible, Allday on Weducsday they were up 1 W evening, a | wight o'clock, that the lauuch was pushed up to the | end of the Fock, being then partly lifted from the wacer by the drifting | The mon were much were 50 weak that they needed assistance, THK WORK STOFPRD. The steam pump hus been removed from the works and the water 1 allowed to Oil upthe tunnel aud shafts, pump ceased to work, on Fucsday afternoon, to fill up the mine, ‘The water js now far up tho muin salts, aud these will shortly be completely filed, Thy borers, engines and machinery un the fock aro all covered up and protected from rust, but It is feared that 1his suspension of work will do considerable damage tothe machinery, THE TWO VEILS, ONE NOVICK MAKES HER VOWS AND THREE POSTULANTS RECEIVE THR WHITER VEIL, ‘The Rev, Felix Farrelly, of St James’ church, yeu. terday guve the black velt and the golden ring to Sister | M, Baptistu Quinn, at the Ursuline Convent, Melrose, | audalso gave the white veil to three other young | ladies, A grand high mass was first celeprated, the | four candidates occupying places directly im trontof the altar, The novice wore the religious dr with the linen vol on her head; tho other young Indica wore olegaut white silk dresses, illusion veils, orange blossoms and white kid gloves. They all entered we chapel currying @ burning candle in the Jelt band apd | crucifix ia the right. Alter the ustal questions and | change thuir Hen they returned the black Viewsed ring and crowu were given to Six Baptista, who read her vow in # clear, disituet voice | and sighed her nano to it in the presence ot the | clergyinen and the Superior The white veil was then given to each of the postuiants and & crown placed above it, to be worn for the remainder of ‘he day, ‘The clergy and choir chanted the “le Deum,” the kiss of peace Was given and benediction of the biessed | scrament followed. Misa Aunte Delaney received the Sister Mary Josepnme ot the Hear’ Re} Lucy of the Imi us, Josephine teonsmts , Wolte linen bandeaa and guimp, veil, folued in a’ peculiar way at the back, which Is worn daily, and w long, black silk ver which 18 worn when they Visit the chapel They wiil shortly open an academy in West Four. teenth street, adjoimipg St, nernard’s church, HOLDING CARNIVAL, ‘The Arton Vocal Society Jast night commenced the celebration of their twenty-first “carnival,” as thei hail, situated on St, Mark's place, Notwithstanding | the unplew weather a large concourse of ladies and gentte u assembled before nine o'¢lock, fod When (he exercises commenced the hall presented worked passaze consuming several Lours, und alter | jausted from thoir long exposure, and tea of them | It will take about a week from the time the | unity well or ily here apy ppuision The public need aot seil | the notes even at pur in gola if they want to keep | them, | ‘The government can, it Is trac, fix a date In advance | for which it can prepare, and may doubtiess avcumu- | late coin sufticient lor the purpose of paying its own | labilities on a given day, But it is beyond the power | of tegisiation to fix a dave, 1m advanee, op which private | Habtiities shall become payable and be paid im a differ. | ent currency trom that in which they were incui | without danger of great disaster. On the other band, | the government can give the opporvunity for the mas ural laws of trade to work their own remedy, vy re- moving legal obstructions. Of such # nature is the Legal lender act, whereby the note of the gov istorced to circuiate, Let this obstructio moved una the specie standard will be restored, bee cause {t will be profitable to all solvent meu shat it should be. It wil be no hardship upon the commuoity if merely | the option is given to fund the wotes which are wanted for use, nor will there be complaint of meas+ ures that tend to overcome depression and stagnation, Specie payment is the rule of commerce, because tt fs for tho interest of all purties that it sould be so, and it ought never to be forgotten, as it often is tor. | gotten, that legal tender acts meroly prescribe the method of enforcing contracts. They never impart value either to the substance or the symbol; that tv, of course, beyond the power of legislation to do. There. tore it is oniy necessary to make way for natural laws to work the remedy by the removal of legal obstrue tions, and the specie standard will restore itsell, bee cause It is the normal condition of business, NO PARTISAN BIAS. In the consideration of these questions It 19 Ot to It is imtended to leave the works ay they are until | avoid all isan viax The wise plans of Secretary the weather moderates to such un extent us to justify | MeCutloch thwarted by the action of both parties, @ resumption of work, und thus the vileials beheve | and while Iicans have tailed to exert their power that active operations will not ve resumed until spring. | while they held 1, democrats have created y Tt will ake about three days to pump the chambers | distrust by the acts of their leaders and the abe and shatts free trom water; after has been begun souce of pt to remedy the fauks | will bo some days Letore the mine can be resiored | of their when the responsibility to a proper condition for the men to commence work. | has fallen upon them in the control of | House of Representatives, May not the opport | have come in the present confusion of parties for righ | minded men, by whatever name they may have been designated, to unite tn the necessary legistation tor restoration of the specio standard apd for t causes of corruption as they excessive aud compli whiskey thiet will exist under an: so long as the attempt ts made to coll per gallon tax on spirits, and that th return of the Civil Serviee by removing the in our system of Ist pot trae thas administration porter will take advantage of a tarif! hot be coustrued or administered alil any two Custom houses? [sit not aiso true thut the traadu. Jent distiller and the dishonest importer will Gad there fit tools amoug the officiuis by whomsoever appointed? It needs but little knowledge of the fiscal history of other countries to answer these questions, TROTTING, The polo game and trotting matches at Gilmore’e Garden continue to grow in public favor, and lass uight, notwithstanding the inclement weather, the house was crowded. Tho trotting matches were as usual very exciting. In the first match, tor whieh there were #ix oftries, Billy Blue took first monoy; time, 2:61, 2:4854, 2:50, Boy Billy second and Doubuul third. In the second mateh Billy Porter won, Timo, 2:66, 2:55, Misx Grady won the chariot race, having for a rival Mr. Whittacker, who took the place of Miss Lewis, Who was siightly injured when dismounting after the flat race, Amovg the noveltios tntroduced last night was @ rt which proved to be one of the most ex. verformance. A vew me jeu ow Munday evening oll the interesting features of last night's entertainment, NEW BOOKS RECEIVED, rly Journal of fuebriety. Vel. 1, No.1. Putbe the Kuspicos of the Ainericat Assouiation tut the Oure of Inebriates. Lockwood, Brainard & Uo,, Harte . ford, Conn., orl ) of Eduention fur the Government Printing Messrs, Lindsay & Buti the Prince Consort of . Vol 2 Messrs, D. Apple ke. ® Series of Problems. Mesvrs, Dy POLO AND al App etn & Ou., Brondwi voreign Relations uments fransmi tied: & Invst lively appearance, being decorated with th | and trowded with guyly drowed indica. After Ki | gers Hand bad piayed the overture, “Sirena,’? bj Auber, tue President, Mr. Berenger, dovivered bis hoads, boxes aud Larrela, On FunQery, aud in Droressnn opening address, which was very witty and elicited work lanwhter teem the wudienca, ef i with the ual Me cere tent tomes jor January, 1877, Messrs, ‘o. a te go