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wasn : position which Roumanta derived from international treaties. TOHERNAYEFY’S MOVEMENTS, According to the latest account General Tchernayeff will not return to Servia but will goto Nice. This thorough disgrace is probably owing to orders from Russia, RUSSIAN VOLUNTRERS IN SERVIA, The difference between the Servian government and the Ragstan voinntvers bos been settled. The men are to continue to turns u sepurate corps, under their own Officers, with Genera: Nikitine as their commander, CONFLICTING KEPORTS. The various special despatches as to the prob- able attitude of the Porte ut to-day’s sit- ting of the Conference are very conflicting, A Pera special, dated Sunday, says the Forte 1 apparentiy still determined to make no further concessions, The Marquis ot Salisbury bas” already enguged a steamer to depart on the 16th inst, The same corfespondent confirms the report that some sort of an ultimatum will be presented to thé Porte to- day. 4 HARDLY A CHANCE OF AGREEMENT. A Vienna telegram says reliable information has been received there that the memorandum of Safver Pacha isso categorically opposed to the proposals of the Powers that unless the Plenipotentiaries make con- siderable concessions in the Conference to-day hardly chance of agreomont remains. ITALIAN ELECTIONS, A despatch from Rome says complementary elcc- Mons held yesterday at Vittoria and Corigliano re- " salted in the regurn to Parliament of Signori R. Bonghi and Visconti Venosta, members of the late Cabinet. BXTRADITION WITH SPAIN, A despatch from Madrid states that the Extradition Treaty between Spain and the United Statés includes crimes committed in Cuba and other colonies. Tho relations between Washington and Madrid are very : cordial in respect to the claims connected with Cuba, PRINCE BISMARCK ILL. A Berlin correspondent reports that Prince Bismarck ws not well. His illness is not serious, but will render it necessary for him to return to Varzio, MEXICO, PROGRESS OF GENRRAL DIAZ PARTISANS—THE ADHERENTS OF IGLESIAS DESERTING HIM— ARBITRARY PROCLAMATION BY GENERAL MEN- DEZ—ESCAPE OF LERDO. Havana, Jan. 7, 1877. The English mail steamor has arrived here from Vera Cruz, and brings the following intelligence: Muxico, Dec. 29, 1876. Whole brigades and regiments of Iglesias’ army nave pronouszed for Diaz, but the latter has not yet dared to attack Iglesias, he being strongly posted with 15,000 Men at Siloa, about fifty miles from Guanajuato. The States of Jalisco, Zacatecas, Durango, San Luis Potosi and Nuevo Loon have pronounced for Diaz, AN ARBITRARY ACT. General Mendez, who was appointed Regent by Diaz, to act during his absence, has iseued a convocatoria tor the election of President, Chief Justice and Members of Congress, on January 28, General Mejia an 'e both excluded as candidates or electors all members of the Lerdo and Juarez goverem ‘This is denounced as one of the most edad evor perpetrated in tne name of a repubi a is sidered us unwite ae it ia tyranical, ie ever, a prospect of temporary peace, which animates everybody. Lerdo succeeded in making his escape from the country, having cmbarked at Acapulco, THE ASHTABULA VICTIMS. acts con- how- e is, MZMORIAL SERVICES IN BUFFALO. Burvra.o, N. Y., Jan. 7, 1877. Impressive services commemorative of the deatn of Miss Minnio Mixer, Louis J, Barnard and John and Charles kK. Pickering, victims of the Ashtabula disas- ter, no trace of whose remains was found, were held atSt, Paul’s Episcopal cathedral to-day. The attend- ance of rolatives and friends of the deceased was large, the vast edifice being crowded. A sermon appropriate to the occasion was preached by tne Rev. Dr, Shelton, rector of St Paul’s, AN UNFORTUNATE WIFE MOVING HOMEWARD, (Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD,1 Buoomixeroy, Ill., Jan. 7, 1877. Mra, Mary Groen, of Winchester, IIL, arrived hero yesterday direct from the Ashtabula wreck, in which a hor hsuband was killed and sho badly injured. Sho and ber husband had been visiting in Ashtabula county, Ghio, and had been on the ill-jated train only a few minutes, It is thought her injuries may terminate gravely. FIRE DURING CHURCH SERVICE. & PANIC PREVENTED BY THE COOLNESS OF THE: CLERGYMAN—ESCAPE OF THE CONGRE- GATION AND DESTRUCTION OF THE EDIFICE, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Norvoux, Va., Jan. 7, 1877, ' In che midst ot divine worship this morning, in the stately and beautiful Presbyterian charch recently erected in Portsmouth, a fire broke ont in the ceiling, caused by a defective flue from the lecture room. 4 PANIC PREVENTED. Rev. M. J. Rose, being intormed, calmly announced tho fact to his congregation and prevented a panic, All got out safely. The fire burned with astonishing rapidity, and soon the whole body ot the church was seething mass ot flame, THE KDIFICR DESTROYED Notwithstanding the vigorous efforts of the steam fire departments of Portsmouth, Norfolk and Gosport Navy the fine edifice wa@ soon destroyed, with the exception of the tower, which stood apart Kich- ard Lewis, one of the sailors working the navy yard apparatus, was hurt, and other agcidents occurred, but ‘ no lives were lost. The building was partially insured ia home companies, AT ARTIST'S. RESIDENCE BURNED. (Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] St. Louis, Jan, 7, 1877, The residence of A. J. Conant, the celebrated St, Louis artist, was burned to the ground at Upper Alton about eight o’clock this morning, the ames originating from an overheated furnace in the conservatory. The house was completely gutted, nothing but the walls being left, and much val- gable furniture and articles of vertu being consumed, } Mr. Conant estimates lis loss at $7,000 over and above all msurance, a“ LARGE SAW-MILL BURNED. ‘ Marxnoro, Masg., Jan, 7, 1877. \ The large saw-mill and box factory of M ‘& Smith & Hinks wero burned last evening. Samuel Boyd’s boarding house, adjoining, was also burned. The loss Ja not stated. The insuranco is lignt, THE COAL MINE FIRE. Harrisavra, Pa., Jan. 7, 1877. ‘The latest despatches from Lykens say the fremen are slowly but surely getting contro! of the fire in the voal mines there, A FORGER’S RETURN, Battitons, Jan. 7, 1877. Max Erlanger, the Baltimore forger, who w: rested a short time sinco in San Francisco, arrived here to-day in charge of a detective and was turnea over to Sheriff Mills. HORRIBLE SUICIDE. A LUNATIC THROWS HIMSELF IN FRONT OF A hy LOCOMOTIVE. New Havex, Conp., Jan. 7, 1877. ’ § William H. Jone: oung married man, joiner by trade, and living at No. 23 Frank street it this city, placed himseif in front of the locomotive ofa swift f moving train on the New Yotk road as it was crossing a spile bridge pear the city on Saturday uirnt, and was instantly killed, the body being horribly mangied, Jones was insane at the time and had been in the o asylum several tines, JACOB BAKER'S CASE. (BY TELEGRAPH TU THE HERALD. ] Laxcaster, Jan. 7, 1877. A compromise was effected in the case of Jacob Baker, the defaulting treasuror, yesterday, on the basis of $17,000, not twenty-five por cent of the money stolen, Tho criminal prosecutions against the defendant bave not been disposed ot DAMAGE BY RAIN IN BOSTON. Boston, Jan 7, 1877. The Jast night caused considerable damage in this city. Little, Brown & Co., publishers, report a logs of about $5,000, Cobb, Bates and Yerxa, grocers, of Washington street, had thetr collar fillea with wat and report a heavy loss Clark, Adams & Clark building, in Music Hall place, was constucrably dam- aged by Water, Many collars were flooied aud pumer- us private houses damaged by water coming through the roof, the gutters being filled wieh i:e avd unable to sagey of the water. WASHINGTON. | President Grant on Current Topics of Interest. NO INTERFERENCE IN LOUISIANA. A Detailed Statement of the Florida Canvass. HOW HAYES WAS COUNTED IN Republican Disappointment Over the Oregon Investigation, THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS’ COMING VISIT. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasuincron, Jan, 7, 1877, THE DETAILS OF THE FLORIDA CANVASS—A STATEMENT FOR REPUBLICANS TO ANSWER. Hero is the story of the Florida Canvassing Board, from the democratic side. Itis a plain story, easily before the show this Florida b counties, When the Return- ing Board mot they began by an attempt to ascertain how the vote stood on the face of the returns, But they met at once with a difficulty, in Baker count; from which two returns came up, one of which gavo the State to Hayes, tho other to Tilden Under the Florida law the County Canvassers are required to meet at the office of the County Clerk, within six days after the election, to canvass the vote and compile the official ve The Board of Canvassers aro tho County Clerk, te County Judge, and a justice of the peace or Sherif. In the cage of Baker county the judge (a republican) refusea to meet the clerk, and, after waiting for him, the clerk called in a justico of the peace and proceeded publicly to canvass the official precinct returns, and sent the rosult thus made by two of the three persons designated by law to tho Secretary of State. This return gave the State to Tilden by 103 ma- jority. The County Judge, who had refused to moet the other two, at the sainetime called in a person who bad been appointed Justice of the Peace after the election had been held, and these two canvassed, not the official returns, but duplicates that covered only two of the four precincts, and sent their returns to the Secretary of State, which gave tho Stato to Hayes by 42. Tho Returning Boa decided, as was proper, that the clerk’s return was the correct one, and this was there- fore allowed and counted, Next comes Clay county. Here the county canvass. ers, also republicans, left out one precinct, on the ground that it did not appear that the inspectors took the oath prescribed by law. But they made a state- ment with their returns, snowing that this precinct gave 24 democratic majority, and the Returning Board held that the objection was not good, and, therefore, counted the precinct, Bat, baving gone so far, the Board began to throw out votes. In Monroe county they throw out a dem- ocratic precinct on the ground that the canvass there ‘was not completed on the night of tho clection, as the law demands, Tho inspectors completed the count at one o’clock, but one of their number, a republican, fell ill, and moved to defer the declaration of the re- turn until the next morning. There was no pretence of traud. In Hamilton county the Board flung out Jaspar pre- cinct, on the ground that during the election two of the inspectors, both republicans, deserted the polls, One of these deserting inspectors—s republican, be it remem- bered—himself mado the aflidavit of the irregularity on which tho Board flung out the vote. There was no attempt to impeach the rectitude of the vote. In Jackson county the Board threw out votes on the ground that the ballot boxes were pinced so high that the colored voters could not seo into them, But all the election officers were republicans ana the boxes were all alike, In Manatee county the whole vote was flung out on the ground that there was no County Clerk to attend to tho registration and other duties. The circumstances wore these:—The Clerk of the county wasa republican, appointed by Governor Stearns; he resigned shortly before the election. Tho inhabitants appealed to bim to resume his duties, but ho refused. Thoy asked the Governor to appoint another, but the new appointee refused to quality, Hence no new registration of voters could be made, and the law requires that every voter shall previously and in the name year havo been regis- tered, After consultation it was determined to open the polls and to accept the votes of all who had regis- tered before the previous election, each voter append- ing an affidavit that he had so registered, The com- missioners, inspectors and County Judgo, did their duty. The county js strongly democratic and the dem- ocrats claim vbat they lost betwoen 200 and 300 votes: by the discouragement of their voters and the impos- sibility to register new voters, However that may be, the Returning Board flung out the whole county. é By these operations tho State waa counted not only tor Hayos but also for Stearns, the republican Gov- ernor, candidate for re-election. But Drow, thé demo- cratic candidate for Governor, appoaled to the Su- preme Court; and the Court, on the evidence before it, and which 18 above briefly recited and was not dii puted, ordered the Returning Board to recauvass the whole State, mentioning particularly four countics, The Board complied literally with the order of the Court; but when they camo to Baker county thoy ac- cepted the returns which before they had rejected as false, and they flung out the whole of Clay, to which on the first count they had made no objection and where no fraud was charged, Thus they re tho State on the second count to Drew and the democratic Stato officers, but still maintained it for Hayes, This is the demoeratic gido of the story, obtained from a moderate and well informed source. It must be remembered that in all the countics which wero flung out the election officers were republicans, and that the wrong or informality asserted was caused by them; that tho Board first counted in both Stearns and Hayes, and on a recount were ablo to count in Hayes only by arbitrarily flinging out votes to which, on their first count and when thoy could not calculate so closely, they made no odjection. It is clearly ne- cessary that the republicans, who possessed ali the election machinery, shall show that this story of the Florida election is false. They cannot afford to have Mr. Hayes counted In by such frauds a8 are above ri counted. THE OREGON DISPUTE--FAILURE OF THE hE- PUBLICANS TO DISCOVER ANY CORRUPTION— THE PROPLIETY OF GOVERNOR GROVER'S ACTION LIKELY TO RE ESTABLISHED. The republicans, who hoped to fix upon tho Oregon democrats the corrupt use of money, begin to see that they are going to fail. The evidence so far before the committee shows that no money passed, and it will probably be found, on turther investigation, that the Oregon democrats, believing that their opponents would oppoal to the Stato courts in the electoral matior, thought it prudent to retaia ablo coun. | sel and to prepare for costly litigation; that, being poor, they asked for help irom the Democratic National Committee, the Louisiana, Florida and South Caro. lina repubiicans have asked for heip from the Republi- can Committee, and that, while they were probably promised that their legal expenses should bo made | good, the fact 1 that thoy have received uo money and | are out of pocket at this time for any expenses they may have gone to in the matter. Those who have becn inclined to laugh at Senator Morton for his oxtreme anxiety to break down Gover. nor Grover's action began within a day or two to per- ceive that he was sbrewder than they and that he saw 4 strength tn the Oregon case which neither tho democrats nor the republicans saw in it, The democrats do not defend Governor Grover, but they smile to seo the eagerness with which Mesers, Morton and Mitchell and other Senators worry about | it, Itis possible that @ thorough investigation may sot Governor Grover right with the public and show ‘that he acted in @ conscientious and Jawful manner, 14 that he had to support him the opinions of his own courts and those of other States, It is possible that the knowledge of this may havo led to the at- tempt of the republican Senators to develope a cause of fraud and bribery against the Governor. le FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONUENT, Wasuinarox, Jan. 7, 1877. THE COMING RU:.~.AN FLEET WITH THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS ON BOABRD—SKETCH OF THE APARTMENTS PREPARED FOR HIM IN WASH- INGTON—AN HISTORICAL MANSION—REMI- NISCENCES OF THE PRINCE'S PREVIOUS VISIT TO THIS COUNTRY. The Russian fleet, which bas sailed for America, will probably anchor at Port Royal two weeks hence, The Grand Duke Alexis, whose former visit to this country caused so widespread a sensation, accompa- nies the fect and will come directly to Washington. Here he will stay at least a fortnight, apartments having been engaged for him and seventeen of the most distinguished officers of his staf! and the squadron at the Arlington Hotel. The old Reverdy Johnson mansion, annexed to the Arlington on the north, is to be surrendered to the Prince and bis companions, Senator Randolph and a few other guests now occupy some of the lower rooms, which will be vacated on the Prinee’s arrival, When in his seat the Senator from Maryland made this house celebrated Jor its hospitality. Since it became a part of the hotel it bas been occupied by the members of the Japanese Embassy ana by the Emperor ot Brazil. Its interior is conveniently arranged and the furniture throughout it rich and tastelul, Tho three fluors which have beon engaged by tho courier in advance of the Russian fleet, have perhaps twenty parlors and bed- chambers, more than may be necessary to supply the wants of the party, They aro laid with Wilton car. pets, furnished with mahogany, walnut and oak, and lined with paintings of such merit as sbould provoke the curiosity of Alexis, as it excited the admiration of Dom Pedro. These paintings belonged to Stephon A. Douglas and are now the property of bis widow, Mra. Williams. Some time ago she asked Mr. Roessle, the present proprietor of the Arlington, to take care of them tor her and he cared for them in the most appro- priate way by hanging them on walle where they would have botn light and ain They are mostly old paintings and, Itke certain ancient canvasses just found to have been long neglected in the gallery of the Luxemboarg, were fading until they were put into view again. Inthe parlors and dining rooms their beauty is especially displayed, though they are rendered garish by over varnishing. The Grand Duk second visit recalls many of bis former American adventures which bave never been alluded to, Mado by manhood and bravery a strong friend of General Custer, with whom he scoms to have shared tho discourtery of the President, baffalo on the plains, feil in love with Custer smitten sorely by General Grant, But the strongest blow received by the son of the Czar, who now ap- proaches us, was, let 1t be whispered delicately, given him by the courage and the graces of a young belle from Lawrence, Kan., who killed her buffalo on tho day when he shot his, who was singled out by bim at the subsequent grand ball at St. Louis, and to whom Alexis flung bis heart hopelessly away, NAVAL AFFAIRS—PROVISION FOR A COMMISSION FOR A REORGANIZATION OF THE NAVY—THE OBJECTS CONTEMPLATED, The Naval Committee of the House have agreed upona bill providing for the appointment of a com- mission whose duty it shall be to consider and devise a plan for the reconstruction of the naval sorvice, The commission is to be composed of nino members, as follows:--Threo members of tho present House of Representatives, to be appointed by tho Speal Senators, to be selected by the President of the Sen- ; the Goneral of the Army, the Admiral of the Navy and two naval officers, to be designated by tne President. The commitieo are of the opinion that the work of building and maintaining the navy should be conducted om some fixod and well defined general principles, in accordance with the progress of naval architecture in other countries and with the necessities of our Own position as a nation, The prin- cipal points which the commission will be directed to examine into and report upon C First—Heavy ships of war; how many, if any, of them we should have, their construction, armamont and material. Second—Cruisers. The committee belicve that we should have a number of cruisers of fast sailing and steaming qualities that might be used in destroying the commerce of an enemy and tor other purposes of a similar character, Third—Harbor dofences and torpedoes, Tho com- mittee has had the wholo subjoct under consideration for some time, and the object proposed to be reached by the present bill is, 1f possible, to prevent reckioss and costly experiments with the navy and save money to the Treasury. THE ELECTORAL VOTE OF ARKANSAS—A SLIGHT IRBEGULARITY SET RIGHT BY THE ACTION OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, Congresssman Wilsbire, of Arkansas, says that s0 faras his knowledge goes there is no irregularity in tho form of presentation of the electoral vote of Ar- kaneas. Acting Vice President Ferry has given to the messenger a receipt in regular order for the package, acknowledging it to be the electoral vote of Arkansas. There may be, however, this irregularity alone, that theenvelope did not bear the superscription tnatit contained tho electoral vote, although the statutes of Arkansas call for it. Mr. Hewitt sent instractions to the electors how to make their returns and to have them duly accompa. nied with the proper certificate in due form, all of which were to be folded together and indorsed on the back. This he knew was dono, but whether the out- side of the envelope bore the certificate that it con- tained the electoral vote Mr. Wilshire does not know, but tho action of the acting Vice President makes it allright, and the electoral vote of Arkansas is cor. rectly presented and receipted for. THE RECENT TREASURY KOBBERY—RETICENCE OF THE SECRETARY—INDICATIONS THAT THE MONEY WILL RE RECOVERED. The Secretary of tho Treasury was in consultation late this evening with the chief of the Treasury secret service in regard to tho recent robery of $11,900 from the Treasure! office. He would not acknowledge that the money had been fecovered, as was reported around Washington to-night, but said that, at this time, it would be improper in him to state exactly what has been and was being dono, though something it was inferred had been accomplished toward tho re- covery of the missing money, Ho would say, however, that no one was authorized to say, nor was there any ground for saying that they would grant immunity to the guilty parties for making restitution, nor had any idea been entertained of allowing them to throw them- selves upon the clemency of the department. Nosuch consideration would be entertained, because it would bo a sorry pass if, after money had been and could be abstracted from the cash room of the Treasury Depart- ment, when the guilty person had been detected it would be strange if all they haa to do was to throw themselves upon the consideration of the department to be let off, perhaps to encourage others to do the same thing. From a diagram and such hypothetical explanations as Secretary Morrill was willing to make It ix thought the theft was accom plishedthroagh the collusion of some of the clorks who handlo the money packages. Secro- tary Morrill is not at liberty to say more at thi of the investigation he is pursuing as to whether the money has been recovered in whole or it part, but ho intimated that the measures ho was taking would lead to such a result, It ts reported to-night that the thief who stolo the money from the Treasury bas made restitution of the money to Treasurer Wyman by sending it through am third person, and asking a con. doning of his offence, The conscience strickon thief, whose name is withheld tor tho present, is sid to have been familiar wilh tho busi- ness of the Chicago bank, towhich the package was addressed, and heace the facility with which he was enabled to plan the abstraction of the money package in its progress through the cash room 10 the oxpross company. THE WANTS OF THE CROW INDIANS NOT SUP- PLIED—NEGLIGENCE OF A CONTRACTOR. Letters and potitions have been received here from citizens of Bozeman, M. T., and trom officers stationed at Fort Ellis, representing that the wants of the Crow Indians, with whom the government is 50 anxious to maintain peaceable relations, are mot supplied in ac. NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1877. cordance with the provisions of the .ast appropriations made by Congress for their benefit. 1t ia represented tat the person who bas'the contract for flour is en- deavoring to shirk its fulfilment, for the resson that since the contract was made the price of flour ia the market nearest the agency has advanced and ho does Dot want to lose money. It is alleged that the agent in charge 1s friendly to the contractor and does not ross him to fulfil bis agreement or report his failure to perform it to the department. The result is that the Crows are now depending upon the white people for their supply of flour, and that the friendly rela- tions wo have with them aro unnecessarily imperillods GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. Wasuixotos, Jan, 7, 1877. PRESIDENT GRANT AGAIN SPEAKS—AN ORIG- INAL VIEW ON THE GENEVA AWARD QUES- TION—HIS REASONS FOR DISMISSING THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS—THE REMOVAL OF ORDNANCE—-THE DEMOCRATIC INTIMIDATION MEETINGS. The President says that, vontrary to a recently pub- lished statement, he has no intention of sending a mes- sage to Congress on the subject of the Geneva award, He thought, howevor, that Congress ought to extend the class of cases for which dumages aro claimed; that none of the awards ought to go back to Great Britain, because the entire amount was less than the value of the ships destroyed, and that if there were apy surplus it would be a good thing to expend it toward restoring our merchant marine to what it was betore the depredations of the rebel cruisers, The reason given by the President for asking the members of the Board of Police Commissioners of this District for their resignations wes that, on reading the testimony taken in the recent investi. gation conceruing gambling houses, he was surprised to learn that their suppression hag been neglected, He bad been in Washington « long time, he , but had not until recently loarned of the actual existence of so many places of that character, which were carricd on contrary to law and should, therefore, bo closed, He knew nothing of the alleged police conspiracy against Representative Whitthorne except what two detectives related to him. The President, in reply to a question concerning the recent removal of ordnance and ordnance stores, said the force at Jefferson being small they wore sent to Rock Island, where they could be properly guarded, but he had no knowlodge of a recent movement of like material trom Baton Rouge to New York, although the report might be true, In regard to the recent publications as to the result of interviews with him the President said that, ko others, he had freely expressed his viewson tho elec. toral question, but bad rot said what he would or would not do further than recogmize his successor so legally declared. The President, on being asked what he thought of the democratic meetings to be neld to-morrow in vari- ous places said they seemed to be intended to intimi- date the opposite party and make capital. The effect on the public mind of the North weuld depend on the character of the proceedings, The people were not to be brought to submission by attempted intimidation. If the speeches delivered at these meetings are tom- Perate or moderate, advising conformity to law and order and acquioscence in the decision to bo reached by Congress, as to which Presidential candidate re- ceived the majority of tho electoral votes, the demo- crats might strengthen their position; otherwisea eon- trary effect might be the result, THE REPUBLICAN MISSISSIPPI PLAN. Wasutxatox, Jan. 4, 1877, To tux Evitor ov tux HeRaup:— Permit mo to correct an erroncous impression made by the paragraph introducing the report of my inter- view with the Attorney General in the HrraLp of the 2d inst, Inasmuch as I was not sent by radical repub- licans, nor by any one else, to the Attorn Teport of the con in Mise ppl, your suggestion that republicans are prepar- ing Jor tho possibility of being driven from possession of the Louisiana electoral vote 1: toral vote of Louisiana nor with tie electoral voto of any otner State. J. . LAKE, Jr, ARMY INTELLIGENCE, AN OLD SURGEON RETIRED—PROMOTIONS SULTING THEREFROM. Wasutscrox,-D. C., Jan, 7, 1877, Colonel Joseph J. B. Wright, surgeon, having served falthfully antil he is over sixty-two ycars of age, has been retired from active sorvice under section 1,244 Revised Statutes, He was the oldest surgeon in the army, having been commissioned October 25, 1833, By bis ment the following officers will be pro- BE- jeutenant Colonel Charles McCormick, Assistant Medical Purveyor, to be colonel. Surgeon Ebenezer Swift to be lieutepant colon \d Assistant Surgeon William M. Norton to be major, subject to being passed by the Army Medical Hoard. THE RUSSIAN FLEET, Sax Francisco, Jan. 7, 1877. The Russian gunboat Ermack arrived to-day, Six Russian corvettes and gunboats are now hore and five are due, CROPS ON THE PACIFIC COAST, San Fraxcisco, Jan, 7, 1877, The drought continues unbroken. For the first time since the American settlement December has passed without a drop of rain. Yerterday despatches from various points in the State seemed to indicate a change of weather, but it has again cleared off. The crop reports received from all quarters indicate that in tho extreme south the drought has had to some extent disastrous effect on grain and feed. In some parts of San Joaquin Valley and the lower portion of the Sacramento Valiey the crops are sufleriug. Along the coast counties generally the reports are iavorable, and no trouble is approhended if rain should be delayed until next month, In the northern portion of the State anxiety is felt, but no serious damago has yet resulted, ‘he crops in Oregon are coming torward excellently. On the whole, the prosent indications are that with rains later in the winter sufficient grain will bo raised for home consumption aod asmall surpins left. If rain comes within a couple of weeks, foir crops may be harvested under favorable conditions during the rest of the season, butalarge yieid can hardly be expected unless rains should immedia and copious, BILLIARDS IN NEW ORLEANS, A VICTORY FOR SEXTON OVER SLOSSON. New Oneans, La, Jan, 7, 1877. A billiard match of 1,800 points for $400 and the gate money, which was played by Messrs, Sexton and Slos- son to-day, resulting in a victory for the former, the latter scoring 976 pots, Sexton's average was 24; Slosson’s 13 7-87, Nexton’s largest run was 417 (tho largest on record); Slosson’s 10u, 100, 75. SENTENCED TO BE HANGED. Dartox, Ohio, Jan, 1, 1877, Harry Adams, who was convicted of murder in the first degree several weeks ago, was yostorday sentenced to be banged on the 27th of April. His counsel will tako the case to the Supremo Court, LOST ON THE CIRCASSIAN. The bodies of Captain Williams, the mate, three ap- Prentice boys and two seamen of the wrecked ship Circa , found on the Brid; buried at Bridgehampton y day aiternoon. Rev. D, Stokes, of East Hampton, preached the foneral sermon, The bodies of the Long Island wreck- ers, belonging to the Shinnecock tribe of Indians, wore also buried yesterday afternoon at the lodian Reservation, OBITUARY, THE REV. HUGH HENRY BLAIR. The Rev. Hugh Henry Blair, who departed this life yosterday morning three o'clock, after a protracted illness, was in the sixty-eeventh year of his age, ha ing been born im 1810, He was a native of the “Lake shore,’’ Pennsylvania; received his education at Pitts. burg, and bad been for the Inst forty-one years pastor of the First United Presbyterian church in this city, He leaves a wile and grown up son beside @ wide circle of friends to mourn his loss The funeral will take Place from the aries Streets United Prosbyterian church, to-morrow, at cleven o'clock. HERMANN BROCKHAUS, A cable despatch from Leipsic says that Hermann Brockhaus, the distinguished Orientalist, is dead, A NEW CHURCH OPENED, The new Roman Catholic Church of 8, Paul, corner Of Sixtieth strect and Nioth avenue, was opened to tho public last night, and Df. 3. A, Roborg deliv, Po n Tho Christian Wowan” to @ vi aa a i} | THE WILD STORM GODS Wind, Rain and Snow on Sea and Land. THE STEAMER AMERIQUE STRANDED. She Meets Her Third Mishap on Sea- bright Beach—Three Lives Lost. A SHIPWRECK AT BARNEGAT. Effects of the Rain Torrents in the City and State. The storm of wind, rain and snow whieh swept over New York State and the eastern coast on Saturday Bight and yesterday morning has been productive of | A sheaf of disasters which sadly supplement those of | A special despatch to the Hrxay from | last wook. Long Branch gives the particulars of the stranding of an ocean steamer which has twice already experienced the terrors of the deep, THE AMERIQUE STRANDED. The Tran jantic steamship Amerique, which sailed from Havre December 23, bound to New York, is ashore at Seabright, three miles north Long Branch. She struck yesterday morning about three o'clock. The following facts were obtained from Mr, Cornell Jewett, who, with his wifo and a Spanish lady, were the only cabin passengers on board. The passage was a very rough and long one, and Captain M. Pouzolz proved himself one of the most capa- ble and reliable commanders, At one o'clock A. M. everything was going on smoothly, and the steamer expected to reach Quarantine about four A.M, She took pilot yesterday, January 6, from | pilot boat No, 21, latitude 40 deg., 30 min, about 187 miles trom New York. The sen at that time was very smooth, The ship struck at about threo o'clock, with the wind fresh from east southeast, and tho weather very thick. THRRE LIVES LOST, The captain ordered a small boat in charge of Officer Charlos Brillaping and eleven men to convey tnforma- tion ashore and look for assistance, Tho boat in its passage tothe beach was capsized and three of tho crew lost. Inthe meantime a crew trom Life Saving Station No, 3, in command of Captain A. H. West, had succeeded in shooting a line tothe ship and the life car was hauled aboard by the crew of the Amerique, Tho captain requested Mr. Jewett and wite to first at- tempt landing in the coMn-shaped lite car, as the pas. sengors scomed to mistrust the queor-looking thing, THX FIRST TO VENTORE IN THE LIFE CAR, Mr, Jewett and wife complicd and woro safely landed, Afterward the rest of the passengers, filty- four in number, also part of the crew, wore landed five orsixatatime, The captain still remains aboard tho vessel, She lies well up, and at low tide will be nearly, if not quite, high and dry, The officers on the beach report her to be tight and not laboring in any manner, Major Wardoll, agent of the Board of Underwriters, and Charles Chamberlain, Wreck Mas- ter, aro at the scene rondering all possible assistance. The crew of Life Saving Station No. 3, under com. mand of Captain A. H. West, deservo a great deal of credit for prompt efficiency, through whoso exertions the crew and passengers were all landed, Captain Valentine, of No, 4, also rendered valuable aid, THR PASSENGERS CARED FOR, The cabin passengers are at Mr, Emly’s hotel, Sea- bright, while a number of the secoud and fourth cabin arc at the East kind Hotel at Long Branch, The mails and specie, together with the baggage of somo of the passengers, are all safely landed. The mails will be forwarded this morving per bodes etch and will arrive at New York about ten A. M. CROWDS AT THE SCENE. The beach for miles was lined with people and car- riages, and it is estimated that at least 4,000 con- gregate@ from adjacent villages to view the sight. Tho passengers all speak well of Captain Pouzolz and pratso vory highly his conduct through the trying circum. stances, Among tho pasgengers aro eight nuns. Tho fourth cabin passengers, en route tor Lowa, Jewett will probably leave for Washington to-day. The tug Cyclops came down during the day, but soon returned, ARRANGEMENT FOR TRANSPORTING THE PASSENGERS, The Superintendent of tho Transatiantic line weut to Sandy Hook yesterday afternoon and obtained train over the New Jersey Southern Railroad, at the Amerique at six o'clock, Most of the passe gers will arrive in Now York to-day, arrangements having been made to sond them on by tho New Jorsey Southern road, . MRR FORMER MISHAPS. ‘The steamer Amerique on her voyage from New York in April, 1874, was abandoned off the coast of Brittany, and ber Englisn,’ Norwog: pened in her vicinity. She was afterward picked up by the English stcamer Soray, from Newport, bound for Gibraltar. During her trip she encountered a heavy gale nnd became loaky and unmanageable. The French Company threw the blame on the british shipbutiders who lengthened and transformed the old ships of their line bearing the imperial names, who, thoy claim, weakened the ships and impaired their seaworthincss. Again, in No er, 1875, the Amerique broke her shaft in mid ocean, and her passengers were trans- ferred to tho China. Sho arrived some weeks later at Havre, finishing her jot inder sail. THY SUI! SIMLA ASHORE NEAR BARNEGAT, The ship Simla, of Portsmouth, N. f., t ashore about six miles below Barnegat Iniet early Sun- day morning. Her masts are all gone. Tho Simla, under command of Cap’ Salter, sajlet from Marsei ‘ovember 2, in ballast tor New York. The crew have all been saved. The veasel will probably be 4 total loss. The Simla was built at Portsmouth, N. H., in 1863, where she wis owned. Sho registers 1,110 tons, and her dimensions are as tollows:—Length, 17 breadth of beam, 36 fect; depth of hold, 23 feet, rated Al dg. She THY RAIN STORM IN THE CITY. In a brief space a marvellous cuange has been wrought in the aspect of the city. Buta little time ago it rejoice# in an Alpine hoariness, and tho rine of tho winter clung close to the fleeting houra All that is over for awhile; there isa springtime balmi- ness in the alr, and the streetsare magnilicently dirty, Tho poet who *‘saw the skirts ofthe departing year” may not completely apprehend how defiled can be the swaddling clothes of the newcomer, but there can bo no doubt that the new year appeared yes- terday im a garb which ‘was uncompromis- ingly ugly. Some cynical writer has intimated that it is pretty mach the same ‘whether we sean Soracte's snows or thoso noar Ballaculish," and possibly New York’s snows do not constitute that exact excep- tion which is held to be arnio. Atail events, they are very white and very nuggestive of delicate sentiinent and purity and the rest, in the beginning, but they aro apt to catch defiloment, like other suows, until at last they are hardly worth preserving. Tho ‘city authori« ties, however, preserve them as long as they can, und ero’ understovd to be antagonistic to their removal On Saturday mght and in the oarly hours of the sab bath morning the conservative inelinings of the do- partment which should attend to street cleaning mes with a signal def Early enough on Saturday evening there wasa pluvial Monace in the sky and later on it was carried into eflect with Lea rand efficacy, The rain fell with 8 n making special supplication tor its tho cold still continued, the streets condition % at all favorable to the The street cars toiled 8 with fortitude and cnte of domestic e y, in became softer, imic Aips, which in- ad officials bad piled led of thoir fair pro- dustrious househo! in the stroots, begai portions, Seams and scars an them, torrents of their kind rolled down miniavare rivers ran by them or around then tings considered, a fair text presented for an vent discourse on ti ‘anescont and unsubstan- tial quality of things mundane, But these times of sudden thaw aro apt to bring damp, if not chill discomfort, They are trying, too, to the weak spots in the roots of houses, and are rathor unfavorabie to cellars and othor places situated atan abnormally low level. Some injury was aone in this Tospect during the recent rain siorm and consequent Melting of the snow, but it docs not appear to have been much. Any estimate, however, would be only Approximate, for the excellent reason that most of the cellars and baxements were cloned during yesterday, and that the damago done could not therefore be ascer- tained with accuracy by the police 1+ does not appear that there was any flooding by reason of ineffective working of the sowers, inasmuch as the tide was nus so high as to force the water beck, butin many in- stances there was an overtiow from the sidewalks which found its way into the cellars. A good many places in Fifth street, between the Bowery and Second avenue, were injared in thie way, Tho cause of the overilow appears to have been that no gutters were | cut in the meiting snow to allow the water to ran of, The principal injury was, it seems, occasioned by jeak- ag he roots of and even this was greatly modified by the fact that the high wind which pre- vailed for some days preceding the rainiall had blown great deal of th woffthe houres, Several houses J Jmdifferent parts of the city sustained some damage by _ | damaged and a number ot oyster boats’ and | ly damaged twenty-four in number, are | Uaialataientoninana reason of these leakages th: the roofs. whole, however, the reports which have captains of precincts do not indicate that has been sustained. The ice on the rivers was ‘up & good deal yesterday, and traffic by the was much easier than it Bas been tor some days THE PARKS AND THE sxOW. The Park Department finds it impossible to the resolution requiring them to clean the sno: the public parks and the sidewalks of the streeta, The Commissioners state t with which todo the work. It than the last transferred apprepristien to parks. President Martin says the snow will department thou@ands of dollars it let alone, roads are preserved, and when the snow meits at will be tu excellent condition, At present the ment has no need of meu io repair the reads or Had the winter been an open one, with rain, a large force would have been necessary, ‘He considers the snow ‘a good thing.’’ OM LONG ISLAND, Much damage has been done in Hempstead and the Great South Bay during the past week by the floating ice, At Babylon the Fire island steamer John a. Dix, owned by Mr. Sammis, waa crusbed so badly that she is worthless, Mr. Sammis puts his loss at $16,000, The docks at Rockaway, on the bay side, were bad! it houses were drifted away. The storm of Saturday night did but comparatively slight damage on the island beyond the flooding o! cellars. The Long Island Railroad Company succeeded in opening co! tion with Greenport, and all trains, except on the Harvor branch not yet cleared, will be run to-day s— time. ‘ae AN UNDISGUISED BLEASING, About eleven o'clock on Saturday night, a large tion of the roof of the shed covering of ti rd ave. Due car depot, at 150th street and Th: ue, gave way, under the weight of snow, id entirely de- tmolished two of the old might cars that have been on the road a score of years, Three others wore badly smashed. Uniortunately ony: five of these second hand coffins wero ander tho broken root. The actual damage 18 trifling, on account of ry able nature of the timber, bata wildly imaginative employé put it at $2,000, pore INJURY TO PROPERTY IN NEWARK, ¥, 3, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Newar«, Jan, 7, 1877, Tho heavy thaw caused a great deal of damage te property in Newark yesterday, tho full extent of which cannot be estimated. Not only were basements: | and first floors flooded, but severai roofs teil in, ing furpiture, fixtures and other property, The el ing of the sewers will involve considerable public loss, PORT JERVIS THREATENED WITH ANOTHER IcK GORGE, Port Jervis, Jan. 7, 1677, The residents of Port Jervis dread the effeets of Sat urday’s storm. Tho water from the mountains bas raised the ico from its bed, and their only hope is that the ico ts strong enough to prevent the water from breaking it, Even then the catastrophe will oniv be averted for a time, as the unusual severity of the wouther has covered the mountains of the water s! with ice and snow, which heavy rains or a thaw wil) melt and cuuse the much dreaded ice gorge, PEAKS OF THK IMPENDING THAW, For weeks the people of the Vort havo recognized the impending dapger and havo removed everything portable trom the area’ covered by last year’s gorge, With all the precautions it will be impossible to save ‘an immense amount of valuable property. after year witnesses the wholesale destruction of property, too often accompanied with loss of life, alos shores of the Delaware Rivor. CIENCK POWERLESS. Science has as yet been por danger; consequently, from Janu peo- ple live in hourly dread of the inevitable destruction which awaits their homes and proporty, The citizens of the town call upon the scugptific men of the couatry to devise means to lesson, I not avert, the yearly ca tastrophe, ! THREX AND A HALF ¥EET OF SNOW AT WATER© TOWN—A CITIZEN FROZEN IN HIS SLEIGH, Watxrtows, N. Y., Jan. 7, 1877, There was a vory heavy fall of snow here last night and to-day. The snow is fally three and a half feet deep on the level. A large brigade of shovel wore busy all day keeping the sirects in a passuble condition, DEAQ IN A CUTTER. Aman named Edwards, who lived in the northera part of the county, left hore last night to drive home and was tound dead this morning ina cutter, afew miles trom home. ‘The railroads have been running snow see to day to keep roads open. Should a wind blow serk ous difficulty would be unavoidable, TRAINS DELAYED BY THE SNOW. Burrato, N. Y., Jan. 7, 1877. All the onstward bound trains are from twelve t¢ fourteen hours lato, owing to the severe snow storm of last night, No trains due hero to-day are yet in. DAMAGE FROM THE THAW IN HARTFORD— BUILDINGS SERIOUSLY INJURED. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. J Hartrorp, Conn., Jan. 7, 1877. Damages from the thaw occurred here to-day aggre- gating fully $20,000, Tho walls and treseoing ob thp Vhoonix Bank building were damaged to the extent of $8,000, The Centre church, newly repainted last sum- by leakage; and the tes Hotel, two other hotel United St roofs caved tn from the weight of snow, and although no persons were hurt the property losied are heavy, A SOUND STEAMER OVERDUE—THE NEWPORT STILL AGROUND. Nawront, R. L, Jan. 2%, 1877, A sevore southeast gale blew in this vicinity last night. The boat of the Fall River line due at half. part four this morning had not yet arrived at o'clock P. M., and as uo word has been received at company’s office here it is presumed that she started on tume, ty as if all tac churches ia | THE STHAMER NEWPORT STILL ASHORE, A despatch from New Havon stutes that the bigh tide of to-day tailed to float the steamer Newport, ashore at that piace, Captain Ferguson, of the revenue cutter Grant, olfered to-night togo to her assistance, The offer was uccepted and she will start at once, Collector Moey, of this port, would not allow the cut ter Samuel Dexter to go to her assistance, fa New Haven was out of her district, HOTEL ARRIVALS E. A. Cronin, of Oregon, is at the Astor House, Congressmen Eppa Hunton and J, Randolph Tucker, of Virginia, are at the Everett House. Generat E. 8, Walthall, of Missiasippl, 18 at the New York Hotel, Ex-Congressman John C. Churchill, of Oswego, and James Tillingh: of Aloany, aro at the Windsor Hotel, Protessor Jolin M. Rountree, of Chicago, and J. Condit Smith, of Buffalo, are vt the Fitth Avenue i Lieutenants James W. Carlin and Uriel Sebree, United States Navy, are at the Sturtevant House. Francia Berger, Centennial Commissioner tor Luxembarg, is at the Hotel Brunswick. HALF b sooeee men ed S ALWAYS RECUR, fe h ith GLews's seu ‘R SOAP. messi ire cit Guan Bee AGN Sea ty yn F THE RESPIRA- ot the residents in made to om nes are pl Far te and their action, They ean be hed of drnggiste at the United states. It I8 YOUR OWN FAULT IF YOU SUFFER mpsand colic, Keep Paxkan's Gaxcea Tome ale he house a LEA & PERRIN'S Wonrcestensning SAUCE is the original ly Worcestershire Saves. 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