The New York Herald Newspaper, January 9, 1877, Page 5

WASHINGTON. The Coming Report of the House Florida Ocmmittee, * ———_-- — = A FAVORABLE TILDEN CUTLOOK. Rummary Disposition of the District Police Board. EXPLORATIONS IN THE ARCTIC REGIONS. Action of the Committees on Counting the | Electoral Vote, FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. | Wasiflxorox, Jan, 8, 1877, BETULN OF THE HOUS® FLORIDA COMMIT- TEE—A UNANIMOUS REPORT FAVORABLE TO TILDEN NOT IMPOSSIBLE—VIEWS OF THE RE- | PUBLICAN MEMBERS. The Florida Investigating Committee, comprising four democrats and two republicans, got back early this morning, and both parties aro angiously specu- Jating as to thoir report, The four democrats will ve joined, it is thought, by at least one of the repubii- | ans in the expression of a belief that the Tilden elec- tors received a majority of tho votes of Florian, It | willbe ten days probably before tho roport will be ready to submit to the House, When the committee arrived at Jacksonville it divided the work assigned to it, and since that date no meet. | tng of the full commitice has becn hold, Consequently | there has beon no comparison of views and no inter- change of opinion on the testimony that bas been taken, From conversations, however, with tho mem- bers of tho committee, there is very little doubt as to the character of the majority roport. 1t will undoubt- edly bo. to the effect that the State weut for Mr, Tilden by a majority ranging trom 90 to 150, This is the opinion of individual members, and there 1s no probability that their united report will be different, There is a possibility that only one report will be presented, in other words that bot only ove but both of the republicans ou the coin- Mittee will sign the report of their democratic associ- atos, Allthe testimony has not yet been written out by tho stenographers, and until this 1s done the prepara- tion of the report will not be begun, The members of the committee are unanimous in condemnation of the loose manner in which every- thing connected with the election was conducted; Jooseness as to the manner of polling, of counting the votes and of making the returos, ‘There is only ono opinion in the committee as to the general character of the republican oflice-holders in the State, particularly those connected with the late election, and that isa Most unfavorable one. The report current as to the Intention of at least one of the republican mombers, referred to Mr. Woodburn of Nevada, who, itis said, would sign the majority report conceding the State to Mr, Tilden, Jn conversation onthe subject to-night Mr. Woodburn declined positively to say whether be should make a minority report or not. He was very properly j undecided on the subject, saying ho had not yet seen the report of the majority of the committee. Ab interview was next sought with Congressmat Mark H. Dunnell, the otuer repuvlican member of the fommittee, Mr. Dunnell, while # republican in bis political preferences, is acknowledged to be fair minded and conservative. He says that the general committee by berg divided up into subcommittees was cnadled to visit the different parte of the State, ana thus the counties in dispute were thoroughly Investigated. The general committeo had not met to | compare notes yet, and hence he could not say what would be its report. The order of the Supreme Court | of Florida merely directed a recount of the Guber- nutorial vote, and nothing bearing upon 4 recount of the electora} voto was done. He dwelt with emphasis on tho fact that in tho first count made by tho canvassers the two counties of Leon and Abbott were taken into consideration, but upon tbe second count they wero turown out, When asked whether, upon the wholo from what was brought to his attention during the course of the in- vestigation, he did not think there had been consider- able corruption and fraud, he replied that ho did and that thero were many ugly things shown, To the in- quiry as to what he thought on tho wholgot tho result in Florida he replied in these words :— “Why, if the votes of all of the counties were Bounted the electoral vote of the State of Florida would be for Tilden.” He does not know and cannot yet eay whether thore will be a minority report, but At the present outlook there is great probability of pne. The committee bas agreed not to publish any- thing touching its views as to what will be the terms of its report, & A gentleman, who {s familiar with such casual and informa; discussion and exchange of opinions as the members of the committee have indu'ged in, says there is no doubt the report of the committee will be unanimously in favor of a report that Tilden and Hendricks are entitled to the electoral vote of Florida, There are, however, some law questions yet to bo considered which will protract the deliberations of the committee, The matter of recanvassing the electoral vote and the legality of 't will bo one of the most im- portant of these, : HOW MR. JUSTICE FIELD WAS MISREPRE- SENTED—WHAT TOOK PLACE AT A DINNER PARTY—THE MEMBERS OF THE SUPREME COURT OPPOSED TO THE REFERENCE OF DIs- PUTED POLITICAL QUESTIONS TO THAT BODY, There is no trath in the statement that Mr. Justice Field, of the Suprefoo Bench, declared, unhesitat ingly, at a dinner, bis belief that Mr. Tilden bud elected fairly been. The following are the facts, which are well known to thoso who were present:—A dinver was given by Senator Ed- muvds in honor of a friend of tho family, who is in the diplomatic service of the United States, but no such expression of opinion occurred as that attributed to Justice Field touching the Presidential complications, The subject of the Presidential clec- tion was referred io but incidentally when, in response to a qnestion as to who was to be our next President, the answer was promptly made that it was hoped the good sense and patriotism of the American people would be sufficient to provide a fair count and a means of adjustroont eatisfactory to the country, At this dinner, which was given doy a republican Senator, Shere was no such expression of political sentiments | such as has been reported. ‘There bag been a good deal of consultation among Justices of the Supreme Court, aad the feeling, as well bs ihe hope, is unanimous that no one of the political | questions will be referred to them for judicial action, | and they are averee to any fogisiation which would felogate to'them any jurisdiction in the settlement of disputed points or issues of the Presidential lection, VICE PRESIDENT PERKY ON THE ARKANSAS ELECTORAL VOTE—EXPRESSIONS OF OPIXION INCORRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO HIM, Acting Vice President Ferry says there is no truth In the sensational narrative relative to the alleged tr- regularity in the transmt no of the olectoral vote of Arkansas, There are nocontending electoral votes from the State, and be gave, as be has already done in other Similar cases where there {sno contest, a receipt for the package containing the words, ‘'said to contain the electoral vote of Arkansas.” He also denies the so-called semi-oMcial opinions attributed to him regarding the counting of the elec- fora vote, Hie says he has not expressed any such opinion as would lead to tho velief that he tntended to forestall either the joint or separate action of the two houses on counting the vote. THLE COMMITTEE ON COUNTING THE ELECTORAL voTé. ‘The Senate Committee on the counting of the olect- ‘al vote had a very protracted von to-day, lasting until neariy five o'clock, when the committeo sepa- rated. The democratic mombers withdrew for consul- tation to the committee room of Revolutionary Claims and the republican members remained by themselves to etili further confer upon the subject under consid- eration. The House Committee hada meeting Saturday and will bave another next Wednesday. WAITING ORDERS Par YOR ‘NAVAL OFFICERS. The bill reported to the House of Representatives to-day by Mr. Harris, {rom the Committee on Naval Affairs, te appropriate waiting orders pay to those of- cers of the United States Navy whose pay was alfectod by the goneral order of the Secretary of the Navy, No 216, appropriates whatever sum may be necessary to make up the difference between furlough and waiting orders pay of such officers as were so affected since September 1, 1876, and repeals section 1,442 of the Re- vised Statutes, It also provides that no officer of the Mavy sbaill de placed on furlough except at bis own re- quest or by sentence of court martial, and repoais all jaws or parts of inconsistent laws, THE POLICE BOARD OF THE DISTRICT TO BE INVESTIGATED—HOW THE OUTRAGE ON MR. WHITTHORNE IS REGARDED—A BILL FOR THE ABOLISHMENT OY THE BOARD. The House of Representatives acted promptly to-day | ip resenting the tndigmity offered it in the alleged con. | Spiracy against Mr. Whitthorne, chairman of the Naval Committee, who, it willbe remembered, was to have been enticed by the police into a gambling house or other disreputable place and sub- jected to disgrace, in order that the = invcs- tigation conducted by his committee might fat] in its effect in serving the ends of justice, The outrage thus contemplated being a gross insylt to Congress as well as a conspiracy against law and jus- ‘Mee, was the occasion of the offering of a resolution this afternoom by which a special committee of five has beon empowered to make a thorough investiga. | Mon of the whole transaction, The indignation aroused by this nefarious scheme | Was wo great that when, a littic later in the day, a bill was introduced to abolish the Board of Police and transfer its powers to the Board of Commissioaors and ‘Was put upon ite final pi ce, it received the imme- diate and unanimous assent of the whole House, and | Was thoreupon transmitted tothe Senate for concur- rence, EXPLORATIONS IN THE ARCTIC REGIONS—A BILL FYROM MR. HUNTER, OF INDIANA, Captain Howgate’s plan for reaching the North Pole has prompted the introduction of a bill in Congress by Mr. Hunter, of Indiana, to continue explorations in the Arctic regions, which provides that tho Presidont of the United States be authorized to send out one or more expeditions toward the North Pole and to estab- lsh a temporary colony for the purposes of exploration at some point north of the eighty-trst degree of north latitude, on or near the shore of Lady Franklin’s Bay ; to detail such officers or other persons of the public service to take part in the same as may be necos- sary, and {to use any public vessel that may be suitadle for tho purpose; the scientific opera- tions of the expedition to be prosecuted im accordance with the advice of tho National Academy of Scienco and that the sum of $50,000 be appropriated to bo expended under the direction of the President, pro- vided tbat no part of the sum appropriated shall bo carried to (ne surplus tund or covered into the Ire ury antil the purpose of the appropriation shall nave | been completed; but it may be applied to the expenses of said expedition incurred during any subsequent year that sald expedition may be engaged tn its dutics, ———— GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH ES. Wasmsxoron, Jan. 8, 1877, THE RECENT TREASURY RODBBERY—AKREST OF A CLERK IN THE DEPARIMENT—A LARGER PORTION OF THE MONEY RETURNED. F, 3. Winslow, who was arrested to-day for the theft of the funds belonging to the Lllinois National Bank, has been employed in the cash room of the Treasury comparatively only a short time. He appeared at bis desk as usual this morning, and, remarking that he was glad the detectives had silted the matter of the robbery, began his work without de He was noticed to be very reticont during the day, but gave no indications of any agitation whatever uutil about two o'clock in the afternoon, wnen he was arrested by Messrs. Brooks and Benson, of the Secret Servieo division of the Treasury. Winslow was searched, and two new $100 bills were found apon him. He merely said that ho camo by them honestly, and made no farther remark, as he was informed that whatever admission he should make might be used as evidenee against him. Winslow wi not in the employ of the Treasury at tho time of the Halleck robbery of $47,000, having been appointed since that occurrence. The amount lately stolen was $11,990, nearly all of which was in 100 dollar bills, ana of this amount $11,200 has been returned. The au- thorities aro still aisinclived to give any information concerning the party who returned the money, con- tenting themselves by saying that tho guiity person shallbe brought to the bar of public justice and the outrage upon the public service tully vindicated. Winslow isa man who Was very highly respected in the office, his deportment always having been of a quict ind «gentlemanly order, Ho had no confederate in the crime. The old clerks in the cash room, and particularly those who have on one or two previous occasions had the misfortune to be under acloud during investigations of thefts that have oc- curred, are vety much elated that the genoral sus- | picion has been removed and that they aro no longer | the subjects of detective shadowings and constant espionage. THE VACANT COMMISSIONERSHIP OF PATENTS, Representativo MacDougall, of New York, informed the President to-day that ho will give him an answer to-morrow in regard to accepting the appointment as Commissioner of Patents recentiy tendered to him. NEW TONNAGE FEES At YORK. THE CASE OF THE INMAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY AGAINST THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT. Wasninatos, Jan, 8, 1877. In the Supreme Court to-day the caso of the Inman Steamship Company against Tinker, Captain of the Port of New York, was submitted on printed briefs of counsel, presenting the question whether the statute of ‘tue Stato of New York authorizing the Captain of the’ Port to exact fees of one and one-half cent per ton | on the tonnage of vessels making fast to the wharf, whether services are rendored or not, ts unconstitu tional. The steamship company insists cause a regulation of commerce and beeaw tonnage, Hoth being exclusively wityn ted: William M. Evartsand F. L. Stetson for appellant and H. J, Seudder for appello THE ILLINOIS SENATORSHIP. | PROPOSED COMBINATION OF DEMOCRATS AND | INDEPENDENTS ON JUDGE DAVID DAVIS, {ay TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Bioomisetos, Jan, 8, 1877. A new movement 1s developing in the Illinois Sen- atorial question within the past day or two, and ts rapidly assuming streugth and prominence, The iden | is, in case it 18 found that the republicans cannot olect Logan, that the democrats and indopendents unite on Judge David Davis, of Bloomington, a mem: | ber of the United States Supreme Court, i ‘THE PROPORED CANDIDATE, Judge Davis is now in Chicago, but 1 is understood | that, While he does not geek the honor, it chosen he will not refuse to act. Judge Davis 18 certainly one of the | most available, as he is as able and worthy, a man as bis party could choose. COUNTERFEITERS CAU HT, OGLESBY AND JOHNSON ARRESTED ON A RAIL~ ROAD TRAIN WITH COUNTERFEIT MONEY IN THEIR POSSESSION. [by TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.) Prvtspyre, Po., Jan, 8, 1877. On the train of the Pan Handle Iroad an ime portant arrest was made last night, the parties berng tho notorious counterfeiter, Miles Ogie, ating J. Oglesby, and his partner, 3, Jotinson, formerly recog- nized a8 the head and front of couaterfoiting m the United States; but until the present time, although Strengous exertions ha’ Deen mado to that end, bis erimes have never been the means of having bim pnoished, By his consummate tact | and ability ho bas invariably kept out of the meshes ofthe law. On the person of these worthies was found $7,000 in counterfeit money and umber of first class plates, The bills consist principally of Rich- mond tn dollar notes, Lafayette {ives and Muncie tons Oglesby 18 @ most expert counterieiter, and made and issued the Indiana tens, for shoving which humerous individuals are now in the Penitentiary. Both worthies were committed to jail im default of $20,000 bail, ANOT Vv The Steamer Montgomery Sunk by the Seminole. ———— THIRTEEN LIVES: LOST. Struck Amidships in a Fog Off Cape May. Statement of Two of the Survivors of the Montgomery. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.} Bosros, Jan, 8, L877. This scems to be an era of marine disasters all along the Atlantic coast, and all of them involving serious lose of life, Tho latest one oceurred at half-past one o'clock Sunday morning, thirty miles off Cape May, when the steamer Seim:note collided with the Montgom- ery, sinking the Iatter in six minutes. Four passengers, all there were on board, and nine of the crew went down with tho ill tated craft, and nineteen of the crow were saved by tho Seminole and landed tn this city this evening, now THR VE: The night was dark und’ toggy. Neither steamer COLLIDED. was geen by the other until the moment the crash camo, The Montgomery was en route from New York to Havana, and the Seminolo was making her regular | trip {rom Savannah to Boston, The lost steamer was struck squarely amidships, and as she sunk almost in- stantly it is probable that she was nearly, if not quite broken in twain, The knocking off her head gearing was the only damago sustained by the Seminole, and sho procceded at once on her journey, after rescuing such as she could of the crew of the Montgomery. The lost and saved are as follows:— ‘THE Lost, Mr. Archer, Second Officer, John O’Brien, oiler, James Granger, oiler, Jotun Morgan, freman. Thomas Scott, stoker, James Denig, stoker. Albert A. Smith, cook, Alice Phillips, cook. Thomas Stockburn, walter. Four passengers, all Spanish gentlemen, ond not given, names THE SAYER Captain Winters, J, W. Savage, First Officer. John Monroe, Quartermaster, J. D. Nickardson, seaman, John L, Moran, seaman, Fred Loungard, seaman, P.O, Sturm, seaman, John Haikis, seaman. Edward O'Loughlin, steward. Frank Lewis, second steward, James Clare, messman. John McEwan, chief engineer. R. H. Jenkins, first assistant engineer. James MeEwan, second assistant engineer. Henry Osborn, oil James Norton, §reman. James Callendar, freman, Patrick Brien, stoker, Hugh Dorothy, stoker, 4 SAILOR'S STORY OF THE COLLISION, The lookout of the Montgomery says that their lights were all up and burning. He sighted the steamer a few moments before they struck her, but by her rig and lights he mistook ner for a sailing schooner. The wheel of the Montgomery was put to the starboard as soon as sho was descried, thinking they could cross the eniling vessel's bows, The supposed schooner was unfortunately under steam and running at the rato ot about nine knots an hour. Tho Seminole was reeling off about ten knots, and it was not long before they met. Tho cotton-loaded steamer had the advantag he was coming bow on, She struck the Montgomery just abaft tha pilot house, crushing in the bulwarks and cutting into her side away below ber water line, The bow also struck on the side of tho second officer's room and it is said that when the forward house was stove in ho was pinionod by the pieces of the wreck and went down, uttering piteous cries for assts- tance. So far did the Seminole enter tho side of tho Montgomery that those on desk saw at a glauee thero was no help for ber, and they sprang at once for the deck of the Seminole. The captain and mate were of the number, while two or three who attempted to po in this way fell short of their mark, and leaped = mto tho —ssen_—s to meet death almost instantly. The list of those lost tells plainly how quick the Montgomery sunk. Tho stokers, with two exceptions, had not timo to gain the deck, and two oilers and one fireman went down with the steamer. STATEMENT OF ONE OF THE SAVED, Tho following statement is made by one of the sur- vivors:—The watches wore set for the night as usual, and the watch below had turned in, Shortly,atter two bells had beon struck | heara sounds of Siiciics on deck, and cries as if an accident of somo kind had happened or was impending. My berth was in the forward house, and as soon as I awoke | jumped from omy bunk and pulled on my pants. 1 was engaged putting on my boots when the crash came, and the steamer fwomed to stop if it had struck a rock. ‘There wasa crashing of timber auda slignt recoil, 1 sprang ont upon the deck, and, on looking through the must, discovered that we had been run into by a bark 1 mer, All was confusion. Thoso ‘who were below rushea on deck just as they let thelr bunk: terrified at the tho & that the steamer iad struck = something — and was about to go down, while to thoir number were added several men who had jumped from the vessel | they bai we ba ron into, It was but a second, so it scomed, achance to kee what wo had struck. When 1 firsts saw ber she was settling by the head, and in another moment she made a junge forward and sak beneath the waves carrying numbers down with her. By their agonzing cries it appeared to me that a large ship's company were struggling for life, but those voices were soon hushed, There waa quite a high sea running at tho time and the Seminolo’s boat forward on, the starboard band was with difficulty cleared away, launched and manned and sept to aid any that might be floating ona part of the wreek, but there was litle iett to mork the «pot where the ill-fated steamer had gone down, The boat returnod with but one man. Presently ® boat belonging to the other Steamer boarded $he Seminole, and when al! hands HER DISASTER. | THE RUSSIAN FLEET NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1877—WITH SUPPLEMENT. Arrival of the Russian Cor- vette Bogatir. THE SVETLANA COMING IN. Grand Duke Alexis and Grand Duke Constan- | line on Board, {By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Caarueston, 8. C,, Jan. 8, 1877, Nicholas Shisken, the Russian Minister, and Rear Admiral A. Crown, of the Russian imperial navy, 1d here by rati this morning from Washington, | Tho Minister brought @ letter of introduc. from Secretary Fish to & prominent | lawyer here, in which 1% was stated that ho | had for the purpose of meeting the Grand Duke Alexis, Grand Duke Constantine and Rear Adnural Bantako®, who were | tion come to Uharleston | expected to arrive at this port shortly in the frigate Tho created quite a stir, which was Increased by the arrival in sight, a short while after, of the Russian corvetto Bogatir, Svetlana, of which the Grand Duke is captain. arrival of these distinguished dignitaries NOARDED AT A PILOT, The vessel carries twolvo guns and draws twenty. | two feet aft and seventeen feet torward, which is too heavy to allow her to cross tne bar and come up to | the city, She was boarded by a pilot, and her com: | mander, Sehairog, First Ofticer Lang and twelve officers came up to the city and paid their respects to the Minister, who is quartered at tho Charleston Hotel. COAL AND PROVISIONS. ‘Tho Bogatir, besides twenty oMeers and ten mid- | shipmen, bi crew of 350 men, and has come tw this | port for coal and provisions. WHAT REAR ADMIRAL CROWN Sars. In an interview to-night with Rear Admiral Crown, ; Your reporter learned that the Svotiana, commanded by the Grand Duke Alexis and Rear Admiral Bantakof, and with Grand Duke Constantine aboard, together with the corvette Askold, | Captain Tertof, eight guns, and crew of | 825 men and officers, and the cruiset, a despatch boat, | | Captain Nazimof, with three cuns, were some miles out to sea, and would arrive off this port in the morn- ; ; Img. He said that theso vessels had come South to | seck winter quarters and take in coal, and bad sought this port on account of the temporature, On learning tbat | tho dopth of the water on the bar would not admit the entrance of the vossels to tho harbor the Minister has determined apon their arrival to suggest Port Royal as a convenient port for wintering, and after a short stay hero they will probably sail for that pert. The | Bogatir will leave hero to-morrow for Port Royal. 4 TOUR THROUGH THE COUNTRY. It ts also stated on good authority that the Grand , Duke Alexis and the Grand Duke Constantine will take advantage of their stay to travel through the country, and tho four vossels, soon as the woather turns warmor, will sail for New York, ‘The United States revenue cutter Moceasin bas boen Placed at tho disposal of the officers for visiting the | city. The unexpected arrival of those distinguished personages has occasioned quito a sensation, and y effort will bo made by prominent eitizons here to in- duco the Grand Duke and his distinguished cousin to make a stay of some length tn this city. \ LAKE TUG BURNED. | Y (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] | Detroit, Mich., Jan. 8, 1877, The powerful lake tug Kate Filcher was totally de- Stroyed by firo at Saginaw this morning. The tons in $30,000, insured for $2,000. The fire was the act ot an incendiary, A NEW WAR SLOOP. THE ALLIANCE PUT IN COMMISSION—A LIST OF HER OFFICERS, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. Nonrrotk, Va., Jan. 8, 1877. At noon to-day tbo Alliunce, tho last of the now | stoam sloops-ol-war, was put in commission, The off. | cers of the ship and her crew were assembled on the | quarterdeck, a$ usual on euch occasions, whon Cup- | tain Thomas Scott Fillabrown, second iin command at this naval station, addressed a few complimentary ro- marks to her commander, Theo, F. Kaue, and | directed the pennant to bo hoisted at the peak, Anum. ber of lauies wore present. Among the number were the two Misses Richards, nieces of Commodore Creigh- ton. These two ladies hoisted the vessel's colors when customary civilities had passed. This ship has ro- tion of all naval ofticers who avy of tue diferent dock yards where the other seven steam sloops were | conatructed, The following 18 a list of ance:— i Yue omcere of the Alli. Commander—Theo. F. Kane. & Commanding Lreutenant—K, P. Bradford. j Executive Ofivers—Charles Seymour, W, H. Beebler, | Masters—Lyinan G. Spa J.C, Cresapy Ensigns BT. an, Clacf Enaineer— 5 Assistant—William Rowbotham, Surgeon—dorome Kidder, Paymas Ht | relett. Second Lieutenant Martnes—Lours J, Gulick, ‘Mulshipmen—York Nooli, F. J. Meiligan, Rovert C, Ray. | Boatsoain—W illiam Long. | Carpenter—Jobn J, Thomas. The tirst cruise will be up the Mediterrancan, A $30,000 SWINDLE CHECKED, " Bostox, Jan, 8, 1877, Some time since parties procured from a New York | other cl were afterward mustered it was found that Aiteen of | eight persons who had left New York tor Havana ip tne steamer Montgomery were alive, DESCRIPTION OF THR SEMINOLE, The Seminole t# 1,07.95 tons burden, 210 feet in Jength, 82 fees in breadth of beam and has accommo. dations for eighveen ¢ d fifteen steerage paseen- gers. She was purchased of the government—bveing originally & #loop-of-war—to take the piace of the Kensington, and is valved at about $50,000, THE STRAMER MONTGOMERY, The Montgomery was a serew steamer, bark rigged, built at New York in 1858, and abouws 1,100 tons bur. den, She was a wooden versel, owned by ©. and RK. Poillon, of New York. THE NEWPORT STILL ASHORE, New Havaw, Conn., Jan. 8, 1877, This evening the steamor Travollor and roveuue cat- ter Groat made an ausueresstul attempt to pull the steamer Newport, of the Fall Kiver line, off the beach in the harbor, There ts no likelihood that the New- port will get off before S perigee tide or until easy erly winds bring @ full tide, She lies very easy, printing house a lithographed check book, claiming it | was for the use of the First National Bank, of Lowell, | in drawing checks on their Boston correspondent (the | First National Bank). Suspacting some trreguiarity the New York house notified the Lowell bank, when the [reud was discovered and the Boston bank notified nobto pay the chocks, This morning the Boston bank received, through the mails, bogus clocks for $5,000 from a Montgomery (Al&) bank tor collection. Five | ks for $6,000 each Were also presented, through the Clearing House, to the First National | Bank by the Revere Bank, for collection, on account of their Now York correspondent, Thus tar the for- | gery has been traced to parties purporting to be cot- | ton buvers for Massachusetts manufacturers, The first intimation of irregularity grew out of the disposal of the cotton at or near the point of purchase, The parties who sold the cotton are probably the losers, THE ELECTION COMMITTEE. | SUNSET COX'S CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE IN PHILADELPHIA. Prtavevrutia, Jan, 8, 18 10 House committee to inquire into the tanner in which the recent elections wore conducted in New | | York, Pailadelpbia, Brooklyn and Jersey City ree | sumed its sessions again this morning. Only three members were present, re having been another do- sertion sinco Saturday, Mr. MacDougall having gove to | | Washington to eee what tho Presiaent’s unexpected | nomination of him for Commissioner of Patents means, | Bow nd Mr, Cox are expected back to-morrow, ¢o | ay th is @ possibility that some spirit and purpose | Ay be infused into the inquiries of the committee, ad Which have thug far resulted Im nothing. Mr. Charles Henry Jones was tho only witness ex- amined to-day, He testified that be is an attorney-at- jaw, and was retained as counsel by the democratic party in purging the registry He then gave at length ) & recital of the character of the election laws and the | | general machinery of tho preparation of the lists, CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. Cmicaao, II, dan, 8, 1677. The Board of Trade at its annual election jay chose D. I. Lincoln as Presidens and William Dickin« won Vice Promide: | in Browa Un | the Was | sootery, where | being rheamatisin of the heart, AMUSEMENTS, BDWIN BOOTH AS KING LEAR, Edwin Booth played, for the first time shis season, King Lear tast night at the Lyceum Theatre, to an audience so thoroughly stirred by his superb acting that ho was called before the curtain at the end of every act, The simulation of oid age is ono of the diMcuities the actor must meet, but it was one which Mr. Booth casily | overcame, Infirmity and the weight of time are not easily, we think, expressed by an artist of sa much firo and energy, and, indeed, Mr, Booth ia still too young for the ideal Lear—that magniticent ruin, who appealed to tho heavens to pro- tect old men because he bitosel! was old, and whose rage he could only express by wedding it to the dark- bess andtempest, Mr. Booth rovenis the weakness of the character more than its power, tenderness than in {ts strength, Thus, in the | curse he failed to make thd impression he should have doue, and surpassed 11 it in the second act by the delivery of the pasaage in whieh the tallen, weak old king promises to do such things, what they Ss nol, but they shall be ‘the terrors of Tho'storm scenes were unequal, but in ot the ‘fourth act, wien Lear recognizes 16 better in ita his daughter Cordoiia, the’ tecling and method of the artist wero exquisite. That scene displayed genius ot the first { rank; | and its pathos wis developed still more in the passion ate lament over the dead body of Cordelia, that wild agony of madness and love, whose many hues Shakespeare, with bis supreme genius, has blended | poetical light. Mr Booth mukes Lear more beautiful and pathetic than ter- rible and great, He seems to sympathize | with the affection and anguish of a father more than with the angur of the king, ‘The rest of the pertorm- | ance was air, Mr, Robinson was a good ‘Bdgar, and | Mr. Hardie siinply erred in Edmund by a too deliber- ate manner tn big soliiuquies A capital Kent was given by Me, Levick. The tool was finely rendered by Mr. Hart Conway, and we were much pleased with the delicacy of Miss Clara Jennings’ Cordelia. PARK THEATRE. Tho lively Lotta appeared last night in her peculiar Impersonation of Zip, and, as usual, won from an ine telligent and highly refined public applau ter artist would receive more sparingly. ip)? as a play, belongs to a class which it is diMeult to charac- terize, It 13 neither comedy, tragedy nor burlesque, but something of ali combined, and flavored with the spice of negro minstrelsy. Its most amusing sit- uations occur when the beavy characters are on the Stage, a8 ail the heavy villains are irresistibly funny. Lotta was as sprightly asa harlequin aud as merry a cricket, aud those two qualities more than compen- ated lor an occasional alse note in her song or a omewhat laine performance ou a banjo, Mr. Locke, as that impousible person, “Philosophy Jack,’ was very good, a8 was Miss Kate Meck in the thankless cbaracter of Mrs, Elkton, but tho only piece of indi- vidualization having any real dramatic merit was Mr, Anderson's Jules Galette, which must have been attentively studied’ in the neighborhood of Baxter sircet, OLYMPIC NOVELTY THEATRE, Tho variety entertainment given nightly at the Olympio may be truthfully termed kaleidoscopic—ever new, fresh, dashing and brilliant. now be called the ‘amily theatre” of Now York, so careful i@ the management to produce nothing that can offend the most fastidious taste, the current week {s full of striking, amusing, instrac- tive and eptertaining performances. Last night a toe audience wore delighted with an amusing Ethiopian sketch cailed ‘*Fooling the Old “Man,” tn which Sam Devere and Low Spence ap+ peared, followed by Ben Gilfoil’s eccentricities ; & wwusical sketch called “Niches trom Nature,’ inte preted by those weli known character artists, the Cal roll family; the Murrays in a peat little original Irish interlude entitied “Old and Young," acrobatic per- formances by the Miaco combination; the Parkers in uh original sketch called the “Hopper Family, Miss Jonnie Eugel in her clio of melodious gems, Carroll and Barry in their specialties, the whole con- cluding with avery seasunable and laughable afair called ‘*A Slippory Duy.’? The Olympic will depart trom ite novelty character fora time next week tor she purpose of introducing Miss Lucille Western as Nancy Sykes, supported by Mr. J. B Studley anda well selected dramatic company, TONY PASTOR'S THEATRE. Quite a large and respectable audience was present last evening at Tony Pastor's Variety Theatre, Tony has ach‘evea an undoubted suce in his new and pretty placo of amusement The programme last night comprised an infinite variety of entertainment, ail select and unobjectionable, barton Stanley's *‘i'rima Donna of a Night. a comic operetta in which Clara d Christine Nilsson are cleverly mimicked, teresting teature; so Was the popular “Going for the Cup, the Stratagem," and the amusing +ketch cajled “Germany Versos Ireland,” in which Gus Wilhams and Harry Kernell appeared to advantage. No notice of Ton Pastor's would ve compicte without reference to the woudertul child artist, “Baby iodley,"’ whose/pro- cocity 18 a aniversul wonder. ‘The balance of tho pro- gramme was interspersed with songs, danees, recit tious by Fields aud Hoey, Johnson and Bruno; Euge: Biitz's marionette performa Tony Pastor's mor moments, and 80 on to the endof an excellent vill of fare. GRAND OPERA HOUSE, Mr. Augustin Daly's play gt ‘‘contemporaacous in- torest” entitled Divorce’? was produced at the Grand | Opera House last evening, before an audience that | quite filled that vast building. The play was well cast, Miss Mary Wells played Mra, Ten Eyck with her usual force, and Miss May Nunez made a capital Fanny Ten Fyck. her performance was characterized by graco and intelligence, Miss Emily Rigi made a hivas Lou Ten Eyck, her bewitching accent being aa the sparkle on the champagne. Mr, Harkins was bardly the ideal Alired Adriance, nor did Mr, Parkes as Edward Lynde fil the bill as we have seen tt filled, Mr. Ed mb’s Templeton Titt found considerable favor with audience, a8 did Mr, Devere’s’ Burritt. The piay was weil received, and will be coutinued through tho week, SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, Birch, Wambold and Backus, with thetr popuinr company, appeared last night in a bill that was mirth provoking inthe extrome, Thero were many sweet ballads, interpretod by accomplished singers. Mr. | Ryman discoursed extensively on the obsolete subject of “Political Virtues,” Me. Birch and Mr, Backus gave a dissertation on the perplexing theme, Talent on a Bus The coming American drama, ever sought or and not yet tound, was foreshadowed In tho inimitable sketch called the “Happy Moke.’ Tho per- formance was excellent and the approctgion of tno audience in a corresponding dogree. KELLY & LEON'S MINSTRELS. This well selected and talented company appeared Inst night at their haudsowe theatre, iu Twenty-third street, ina bill that must prove attractive to ali, The | frst part, ontirely of a minstrel character, was charm- tng to ade and when Courtright, “The Coming Man," and “Aranunta's Wedding’ were placed ou the bowrda the audience enjoyed the pertormance with Mr. Edwin Kelly is the principal attraction entre. His comic talents, versauliiy and cquuintance with every part he undertakes keen zest. ot this thorough make nim a teature kuown as Keliy & Leon's Minstrels, OBITUARY, REY. ALEXIS CASWELL, D. D. Li. De A telegram trom Providence, it, L, under date tot the Sth inst, reports at follows:—'Alexis Caswell, DD. LL. D., ex president of Brown University, with which bo was connected for half a century, died here this morning, aged seventy-oight years.’ The decoased gentioman was graduate! from Brown Uni- versity 10 182% He onee held the position of professor of languages in Colombia College, Washingte He Was professor of mathematics and uatural philosophy orsity (rom 1828 to 1860, and then teid the position of professor of mathematics and astronor there until 1864 He beeume president of tho university in Ios He was the aathor of “A Memoir of Joun Barstow,’’ published in 1964, COYLE, Kate Adelo Underwood Coyle, who died in this city on Sunday last, was the wife of Mr. John F, Coyle, for many years the editor and one of the proprietors of hington National Intelligencer, The deceased was born at Rome, Ga, and was of the Underwood Jamily, one of the oldest and most distinguished fame lies of the State, wood, a very able jurist, and distinguished for bis literary acquirements and keen wit Mer father was at the Bar, and « Representative in Congr the time of the war, Belore her marriage (as 8 Under wood) she held & prominent position ta Washington was as remarkable for be tonal powers, Birs. Covle unexpected, the linmediate cause The ‘uneral takes Place from the Church of the Holy lonoceuts to-day, as tor hor couver was sudden and JUDGE SAVCIER, Judge Saucter died last evening at New Orleans of dronchitis, He was Judge of the Sixth Distriet Cours, lately abolished by the republican Legislature, JAMES A, BROWN. James A, Brown, Superintendent of Construction | Of the new Stato House at Hartford, died suddenty at his | house in Exsex, Conn,, yesterday. Me was ofty years of age and has bean counected with the building | Of important nacions! works, COAL MIN IRE. Hanns RO, Pa, Jan, 8, 1877. Reports from Lykons this morning represent tha the firemen are etill gaining onthe fire im the coal 0 strong hopes of subd be | ing Mrs, Bancroft thas morning, aud I sw | cause we bad no hose tit for us The Olympic may | Tho budget for | “Darkoy'a | tn ihe handsome litte theatro | Her grandtather was Juage Under. | ne ASHTABULA'S TRAGEDY. THE PROCEEDINGS AT THR CORONER'S IM QUEST--FURTHER TESTIMONY ON THE WATER QUESTION. Md i CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 8, 1877. The Leader’s special {rom Ashtabula says:—The Core | Onor’s Jury mot at two I. M. ‘Tho first witness examined was Mrs. Lettie Bancroft, who testified that she resides in Asutabala; had a con- Versation with Mr. Simon, night ticket agent at the depot, the morning after the accident; | asked him why they did not extingnish the Gre; he said they ha¢ orders from the compatiy not to, N. W. Sinton, reeallea—Have no recollection of see- rt did hot say that the railroad employés at Asitabula haé orders trom the company not to putoust the fire. Uross examined—I have no knowledge of any orders betog received trom Cloveland not to throw water on ¢ Cully, the next witness Has been connected with the present Fire Departme: for over two years; holds the positioa of captain of t second reel of the Seamer Neptune; was at home t time the alarm was given; started immediately foe the engine house; said that a hose reel upon whicd were 500 feet’ of bose had boem taken te the bridge by the men of the company; thinks he and his party were half au hous 1m arriving at the wreck with the steamer; thinks that when they arrived A. Hitchcock, captain of ¢! steamor, orders that no water should be used suid the mer stood near a cistern opposite 4 American House; said there was no signal by whic! the engineer gives notice that the hose 1s to be at- tached, Micvael Fioley sworn:—I have been connected with the Ashtabula Fire Department about thirteen years; am foreman of one of the cotspanies; did not ran ont our engine, because there was so much snow and be- ro one told me not to run the steamer down to the wreck, and nothing was said about water, Theodore H. Screvet steamer Neptune’s house found the to start; the out; upon reaching sworn:—Am captain of the arriving at the engi fired up and ready carriage was drawn wreck heard some howe the thababet- | ono’ say that wator was not wanted, but help tor the wouaded; weut down the bili to see what progress the fire had made, and then gathered what men I could and proceeded with Protection engine down the bill, was met by Georgo Brake, the foreman, who called oul, “My God, do not take thatengine down; [ hare orders foom the engineer, Mr. Krapp, not to use an engine,” heard noother words trom any one 1 refers chce to using water, Adjourned till nine o'clock to-morrow morning, NOT LOST AT ASHTABULA. Cruvetann, Jan, 8, 1877, Mary and Ellen Austin, of Omaha, who were ro ported as having been lost in tho wreck at Ashtabula, were discovered at Buflalo yesterday alive and well, KILLED BY TRAIN, A Boston, Jan, 8, 1877. Mrs. Furey was run over bya train at the treight yard of tho Framingham Raliroad, near Lowell, this } morning, and ki! i CANALS AND RAILROADS, Purtapaceata, Jan. 8, 1877, The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Pennsylvania and New York Canal and Railroad Com- pany took place to-day. The report of the president shows an increase in the net earnings for tho past year of $69,235 47. The following officers were elected:—Presivent, R. H. Sayre; Directors, Asa Packer, W, W. Longstreet, Flea ‘Hartshorne; J. J, Taylor, G. B. Linderman, Robert Lockbart, V. E. Viollot, R. A. Packer, J. H. Sawyer, J, W, Hollenback, W. H. Sayre and . Wilbur, ‘ MORE BEAUTIFUL SNOW. [BY TZLEGRAPH TO THE®HERALD.] St. Jomxsvitte, Jan, 8, 1877, | The most terrific snow storm of the season is, pre | vailing along the Mobawk Valley to-night. Travel on the Central and Hudson Railroad is entirely ens- pended, Light trains are only moved by the aid of several locuinotives. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT, War Deranraest, Orricr oF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OvricRR, Wasuisotos, Jan, 91 AM. Indications. In the South Atlantic States, rising barometer, die Minishing northwest or westerly winds, colder and | cloar or clearing weather will provail. | In Tennessee, tho Ohio Valley and apper take re- | gion, rising followed by falling barometer, cold west- erly winds backing to warmer southerly or easterly | and clear or partly cloady weatner, probably auc- | ceeded in the last district by snow. : | {n the Upper Mississipp: and Lower Missouri valleys | falling baromoter, rising temperaturo, increasing east | to south winds and cloudiness and snow, partly turn- | ang to rain accompanying the development of a storm, | In the lower lake region, rising followed by falling barometer, lower temperature than on Monday, west. erly winds, backing to southerly, and clear or partly cloudy weather, In the Middle and Eastern States, rising barometer, decidedly cold and clear or clearing weather, with di minishing northwesterly winds, backing to westerly, and in the western portion of the former to southerly, Cautionary signals continue along the coast (rom Florida to Main ° bs HERALD YACHT WEATHER OBSER- VATIONS. yanuany 8, 1877. { Bar, \Ther. At Hour, |Inches.| Deg.| W er ar} 8.6. [Cloudy iS [oloudy snow squalls Staten Isiand] Noon Narrows...../4P. Staten [sland]$ General Stephen V. Benét, Chief of the Ordnance Department, United States Army, 18 at the Grand | Hotel, Signor P. Brignol is at the Kverett Houre. | Mayor J. J. Crouse, of Syracuse; Charles W. Woolley, | of Cincinnati, and Major Nathan W. Osborne, United States Army, are atthe Filth Avenue Hotel. General B. H, Robertson, of Tennessee, is at the New York | Hotel, Dantel Dougherty, of Philadelphia, is at the Windsor Hotel George Cavendish Bentinek, of Eng- | land, and Vaymoster Arthur Burtis, United States Navy, are at tho Hoffman House. General James L, | Doualdson, of Baltimo at the Union Square Hotel, MAILS FOR EUROPE, Tho steamship Parthia will leave this port on Wounesday for Queenstown and Liverpoot, The mails for Europe will close at the Post Office ab ten o'clock A.M. 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