The New York Herald Newspaper, January 16, 1877, Page 5

ASHINGTON. The President’s Unexpected Action in Louisiana Affairs, INFLUENCE OF “THE POLITICIANS. The Joint Committee's Plan for Counting the Electoral Vote. Representative Meade on the Louisiana Election. SECRETARY CHANDLER'S EXAMINATION. caeseinmetiemmertonete Provision for Supplying the Coming Hundred Thousand. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, Wasuixctow, Jan. 15, 1877, THE PRESIDENT'S ACTION ON THE LOUISIANA QUESTION—-ULGENCY OF THE REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS— FEARS OF A RECANVASS OF THE ELECTORAL VOTE—PACKARD TO BE ABAN- DONED AFTER THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION 18 DECIDED. e . Tho Prosidont’s order to General Augur was issued on the very urgent request anid even entreaty of some republican politicians, who represented that Packard's organization would melt away and disappear of itself, unless it bad the moral support of sucn an order, The President has been very averse -to interference of any kind, and there is roagon to believe that he will, if further urged by the Louisiana repub- licans, hand the whole matter over to Congress, This ‘was his original intention and it required a great deal of persistent manm@uvring on the nart of tho Louisiana republicans here to move bim to issue the ordor of yes- terday. It is believed that be was reluctant todo what thoy wanted until some of them persuaded him that the Nicholls Legisiature had proposed to elect the President's brother-in-law, Colonel Casey, United States Senator, in the hope of thus touching the President through his family, and when he was told this ho became indignant, and issued the order, But thostory is an invention. The Nicholls Legisla- ture did not proposo to elect Colone! Casey, and there \s reason to believe that tho report that they would do 8? or were willing to propose it, was originated by the republicans in Louisiana There have been rumors here for some weeks that Casey was desirous of such an arrangement, but the matter never went any farther. A fear that the Nicholls government, if it should prevail, would undertake to recanvass the electoral vote, moved the republican leaders bere to extraordinary exertions in behalf of Packard, and itis probable that the administration will try to keep the Packard government in existence at least until after the electoral vote is counted. After that, It 19 an open secret here, the leading republicans will let Packard take care of himself, for they are heartily ttred of maintaining Southern state governments by federal interference, It is noticed here that since the Democratic Committeo declarod South Carolina to have gone for Hayes there is very littlo republican sympathy here for Chamberlain, THE PLAN OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE FOR @OUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTE—EXTREME REPUBLICANS FINESSING IN OPPOSITION—EF- FORTS TO THROW THE RESPONSIBILITY OF 4 FAILURE TO AGREE ON THE DEMCCRATS. ‘There was quite an outburst of democratic opposi- Non to-day to the supposod plan of the joint commit- tee on tho electoral vote. As there is as yet mo authentic account of that plan, discus- sion and opposition scem to be premature, dut the opposition, which is secretly fomented by afew extreme republicans, has had tne effect of preventing the expected agreement of the committee to-day, It is believed now that the opposition is chiefly among the democrats, and that those republicans who are opposed to the plan have the shrewd intention to foment opposition to such a degree that the committee will separate and report they aro unable to agree, Each committee will report to its own House and itis probabic, in that case, that the Senate committee will report its present plan apd tbat thereupon the cry will be raised that the re- publicans offered a fair and honest plan to the dem- derats which they rojected and that the responsibility of a failure therefore rests upon the democratic side, It is generally taken for granted that if no plan is adopted by tne House for “examining the electoral vote,” the Vice President thereupon counts the vote, Senator Morton has always strongly milntained that this would be the inevitable result of a failure of the two houses to agree upon a plan for counting the vote, and there is no doubt that, if the democrats shall be misled into the biusder of defeating a plan, the republican leavers will then claim that the Vico President must count, and that not they but their opponents are to blame for this. Thus the schemo tor having the Vice President count the vote comes up again, and shit time ina more formidable and plausible shape than belore. Exeitement is increasing here on both sides, and it {> certain that if the more moderate and conservative m2 of both parties fail to bring the two houses to an agreement before the 14th of February thoy will be powerless thereaiter. RIC EATS lean FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasmxatox, Jan. 15, 1877. THE LOUISIANA INVESTIGATION—REPRESENTA- TIVE MEADE ON THE RADICAL PRETENCES OF INTIMIDATION AND FRAUD—THE SUFFERINGS OF THE STATE FROM CAaPET-BAG RULE, % Congressman Meade, of New York, reached hero from Louisiana this afternoon. No one, he says, can have au adequate idea of tho utter worthiessness of the radical pretences of intimidation and fraud who bas not visited the people in their homes, The con- servatives at the last election evorywhero took un- usual precautions to prevent tho slightest excuse lor such charges, knowing the desperate meang hercto- fore resorted to by the Wells-Kellogg party to main- tain control, He says that the people of Louis. lana have suffered antold hardships as tho bands of their curpet-bag ruiers, bet, rely- img in the justico of their case and in their desire to satisty the North aud the world that they accept, without condition, the results of the late war, they will, rather than bo misrepresented, con- tinue to suffer, and leave tho responsibility with the people of other States who are (reo to act for them, and who, by reason of the existing election contro. versy, aro themselves now brought face to face with \ho corrupt, audacious and scoundrelly Louisiana government. The sub-committees hayo their several reports to the general committee tu course of preparation and will submit them curing the present week, The reports will be mainly fined to the review of the facts olicited, leaving the purely Id@jal questions to the con- | sideration of the general committee. BECRETARY CHANDLER'S EXAMINATION—CER- TAIN TELEGRAMS CONCERNING WHICH BE DIDN'T RECOLLECT—OTUERS OF MONK IN- TEREST TO BE PRODUCED BY THE COMMITTEE. The Committeo on tho I’rivileges of the House, “and the fairness of the election,” as it is now added, have had even a livelier bout with Secretary Chandler than has been reported oF supposed, The four witnesses exomined by the committee were Mr, Chandler, Mr. Purman, a member af Congress from Florian; Mr, Clancy, « stenograpbic teporter, and Mr, McCormack, secretary af the Na- sional Republican Committee, The examination of ihree of tho-e gentlemen 18 not yet completed, and even Mr. Chandler's official body ts still suspended over the committee's coals. ‘The examination treats with tho correspondence, especially by telegraph, of Mr. Chandler with republi- can partisans in Fiorida, He was asked first whether the following telegraphic despatch from Florida had been read by him:— We cannot carry Florida tor Hayes unless we have the army to back us und money immediately, Train wrecked. Ku Klux. To which the Secretary responded, showing pallor, that he had read the telegram about the wrecking of the train, but that he couldn’t say whether the words “Ku Klux” were in it of not. He would not say that the other words wore not included in the despatch. Indeed, he didn’t§remember, but he said that he might bave received the telegram as cited. He said ho had telegraphed to Governor Stearns about sending troops to Florida to “‘keep the peace,”” Being asked on whose authority he engaged to havo troops sent to Florida, Secretary Chandler declined to answer until he could consalt other members of the Cabinet and asked to have his further examination postponed until alter the next Cabinet meoting. This request was acceded to, The examination was deferred till Wednesaay. Only the tamest of the despatches which are re- Ported to be in the committe: bands have been so far laid botore Secretary Chandlor tor his explanation, it a said, Governor McCormack to-day testified that he had received only four or five of the telegrams put 1m evidence, having left New York the next day after the election. He was asked if office-holders had been assessed to pay the expenses of the election, He asked for time to answer unttl he could consult his as- sociates on the National Republican Committee, FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasmxotox, Jon. 15, 1877. THAT TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE—A LES- 80N OF MODESTY TO THE HOLDERS OF HIGH RANK IN OUR SMALL ARMY—RUMORS RE- GARDING TRANSPORTATION AND THE COMMIS- SARIAT—ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES ON THE BASE OF TEN THOUSAND KENTUCKIANS, Tam fortunately able to send you some further and interesting detatisot the great Watterson army of 100,000 unarmed democrats, The document which I enclose is supposed to ea rough copy of a statement compiled by Mr. Watterson’s staff officers for his intor- mation and by his command. You will sce that he in- tends his unarmed friends shall want for none of their accustomed comforts and luxuries. Mr. Watterson has found It necessary, so rumor says, to promote nimeolf, and during the past week has passed himself rapidly through the lower grades from corporal and sergeant upward, Last evening, it is reported, ho conierred upon himself the grade of coionel, for bril- Jiant and meritorious services, and, unless I am misin- formed, he hopes by the 1st of February to attain the rank of full heutenant general, It is said that ho con- siders tho title of Field Marshal, borne by Mr. Halstead, of the Commercial, to be undemocratic, and savoring of imperialism, and he considers it bis duty tothe country to set young men an example of moderation. General Horace Porter, who ts one of the managers of the Pullman Car Company, arrived bere last nig! from Chicago, and itis belioved that he has been sum- moned by Colonel Watterson to advise with him about the safe and comfortable transportation of the 100,000 unarmed democrats, Porter was seen (bis morning coming out of the Ebbitt House, Colonel Watterson’s temporary headquarters, and be had a very preoccu- pied air—which is not unnatural, considering the sud- den demand upon bim for first class transporta:ion. The fact that he declined to speak about the matter, and indeed tried to put off one of bis questioners with aridiculous attempt at a joke, seems to confirm tho general euspicion that he has been in consultation with Colonel Watterson. An intimate but sometimes incau- tous iriend of Watterson’s was heard to say at a late hour last evening, in the barroom of Willard’s Hotel, that he was no longer to be scared by rumors of cases of muskets stored at the arsenal. ‘1 know a man,’ said he, ‘‘who can bring to Wash- ington a barrel of whiskey tor every musket the Presi- dent has got in hisold arsenaL’’ Boing asked pri- vately afterward whether the man he said he knew was named Watterson, he positively declined to com- mit himself, A street rumor says that Colonel Watterson, bei: requested to-day to give so the press the interesting details of his plan, cunningly evaded the question by trying to interview bis interviewer, asking if it was thought probable on the street that Riggs & Co, would honor bis draft for $2,000,000 at sixty days. Mr. Riggs not being present at the moment it was impossible—so rumor says—to give Colonel Watterson an imimodiate and favorable ans After a few moments of pro- found study and some counting on his fingers Colonel Watterson is said to bave remarked that if he could get a draft (or that amount at fittysix days cashed be thought it would answor, and this has led ingenious speculators to the conel wn that ho hopes to get bis appointment as Minister to Poru, draw a yoar’s sala square all his accounts and sail for the Isthmus by the Oth of March. All this, however, is mere guesswork, Colonel Watterson is prudently réticent about bis fu- tare plans, The following are the figures which, unless I am misinformed, were saved out of Colonel Watterson’s waste paper basket this morning by a colored man, Jim, who has been en, at a handsome sali by Secretary Chandler to keep him informed of Colonel Watterson’s movements. No, 1.—Estimates of subsistence, Nors.—This estimate is for 10,000 Kentuckians alone, as Celone! Watterson directed, Estimates for jo whole feree will be submitted on another sheet, By the Colonel’s directions each Kentuckian will be accompanied to Washington by a nigger, to bring him 1s apittoon and his cocktail and be genorally useful. mi for the 10,000 niggers are not included herein, Respectfully submitt B TABLK OF SUBSISTENCE, Cocktaila.....+ At 15 cents per cocktail, would make... Add incidental whiske; Aad occasional §=whiskey dark ° 2,500 spitteons, gentleman (this being an or retrenchment and reform) at $1 per spitioon seee ° Baths (estimated), 530 at 50 ce: ‘The paper was hero torn say tho remainder is illegible, Tho next item plainly began with tne letter B, and I supposed reterred to bread and other solid nutriment, of which Colonet Wat- tersou’s unarmed democrats will, of coutse, require moro or ‘There is a report in town to night that Field Marshal Halstead invaded Washington on Thursday night, in strict disguise, and is still here, lying perdu as it were. Rumor says that Mr. Halstead has been in close com- muonileation with Secretary Chandler, and has been en- deavoring to negotiate a joan with that wealthy states man, to cnable bim to bring on his 100,000 unarmed repablicans, Such reports are usually exaggerated and oftem untrustworthy, bus it 18 asserted with some posi- tivenoss that Mr. Chandler cnt up rough (so to speak) relused to advance s d——ime, saying that he had already spent over $29,000 of his own money in getting witnesses before the Louisiana committee, and that he wanted to see some sign of getting this money back before he put out more. [It was whispered in the lobby at Willacda’s this exening thi . Chandler asked Mr. Halstead whether he took him for a —— tool? 1 vould pot learn what Mr. Halstead’s real opinion of Mr. Chandler is, or whether he express The gen- eral jinpression here this evening is that Colonel Wai terson has got ahead Bat time wi show. dor graph of General GENERAL WASHINGTON Wasnixoton, Jan. 15, 1877, PRESIDENT ORTON AT THE BAR OF THE HOUSE. Tho Sergeant-at-Arms appeared at the bar of the House to-ray, having in his custody Mr, William Orton, President of the Western Union Telegraph Company, under a writ issued against him by the Speaker for contempt of the House in not having obeyed the subpoena of the New Orleans Investi- gating Commitiee to appear there on the 26th of De. cember and produce certain iclegrams, The Speaker having put the usaal questionto Mr. Orton whether he was now willing to purge himself of contempt, Mr. Orton filed a written answer, which was thereupon read by the Clerk. Mr, Orton during the reading occ 10 the area in front of the Spen! with his counsel, Mr. Lowre; First, that at the he was 80 subpernacd he was sufering from an ailment of such a character thut then and ever since tL Was impossible for him to tak jong journey; and econdly, that the telegrams cailed tor had never been in his possession or control except as an agent of his company, and that the company had, without any kuowtedge or participation on his part, taken from hiw al) power and control over tel grams sont through its offices. Ho disclaimaany {i tentional disrespect to the committee or to the How: and decl mittee on its return mony fully and freely. charged {row custoay. The reading of the paper having veon concluded the f was, on motion of Mr. Hunton, of Vir- red to the Judiciary Committee, and Mr, remanded to tho custody ofa@he Sorgeant- 2,500 00 00 265 andI am sorry to ning, but this is not certain. DESPATCH, nm and give Dia test He therofore asketo be di THE ICE GORGES, TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY ON THE MONONGAHELA AND OHIO RBIVERS—STEAM- BOATS, BABGES AYD TIPPLES DESTROYED— “RIVER CHANNELS BLOCKED—A COAL FLEET THREATENED WITH DESTRUCTION—TWELVE MILLIONS WORTH OF PROPERTY SWEPT OFF. (Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] » Pirrancara, Pa,, Jan, 15, 1877. To-day, on either shore of the Monongahela River, from this city to almost the head of navigation, the dovastation and ruin ot yesterday were everywhere apparent. Wrecks of steamboats, laden coal barges, empty barg coal tipples and iramo house fists are strewn in almost inextricable confusion. In some places great coal barges are piled one upon another and surrounded with huge masses of ice in fanciful shapes to a height af. teen and twenty feet. For sixteen miles up stream there can be noticed at once flourishing coal mines a strange absence of coal tipples that were either cn- rely swept away or sunk. Tipples consist of frame work extending out into the river, u which cars and carts can be run for the purpose of dumping coal into the boats and barges, ‘The cost of a good tippel, well supplied with shute apd screens, and other paraphi lia, reaches about $5,000, Al- thougo solidly b wid the way of the huge m along witb almost irresist ecrious features of yestorda; tion to navigation, THR KIVER CHANNEL LOCKED UP. In the Obio River at Brunot’s Island thousa’ thousands of bushels of coal lic in the chai close proximity tot, Some coal men say that it will Tequire months to remove these obstructions. DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND ITS RYFECT ON BUSI- Nuss, Another bad feature of the situation is that all the docks and nearly ail of the empty craft that have been swept away arc so badly injured as to be uscless in their present shane, The result is that tho operators have no boats to fill, and the works, in consequence, will have to shut down. The injury and destruction to the docks provent immediate repairing of the damaged bouts and barges, and tho swoeping away of o roe, One of the most havoc ig the obstruc- y Immense quantities of material from the sawmills will delay the building of new ones, TWO MILLION DOLLARS LOSS. It ts impossible to gi will hardly fall much 11 he aggregate losacs, but they $2,000,000, Oue thing is never visited Pittsburs river However, most of the dealers arc ablo , though perhaps a number of them may for a time be crippled, but the majority of them will quickly regain their feet. MAPE FOR TUM PRESENT. jo River, just below the c! coal fleet, which barely gorge of yesterday, and this of much anxiety. It raining heavily since noon, and it iw feared that tho Ice in the Allegheny River, which is yet intact, will come booming out crushing these heavily laden barges like so many eggshells, It 18 to be hoped, hows ever, that they can be removed to a piace of safety be- fore the ice in this stream lets go. A OOAL BR’S ESTIMATR OF THR DESTRUCTION. The heaviest shipper of coal in the West said to your correspondent to. night at the Monongahela Honse that the loss oceasioned by the ice between this port and Cairo would reach $12,000,000, is anchored ped destruc. fleet is now hos been HUNDREDS OF BABGES SWEPT AWAY BY THE FLOOD OR SUNK—IMMENSE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY—NABROW ESCAPES. Cixcixxati, Jan, 15, 1877. The present break-up of the ico in the river bas been one of the most disastrous on record, not only at this place, but at every point between here and Pittsburg. The lowest estimate of the damage done here ts $250,000, and the highest estimate is placed at $400,000. The heaviest losses seem, at this writing, to ‘De with coal dealers, There were seventy loaded and 150 empty barges sunk or carried away trom their landings at this place, Tho most of those not actually sunk bave been left in such a condition that nothing can be dono for them, and they will be eventually lost, it is not certainly known whether there was any loss of life attendi: up at this point, though a number of barg swept away had men aboard who havo not heard from. Two of tho half barge ani hich were u: as family habitations, were y. A father and son on one of them escaped to the shore on the ic id the rest were eventually rescued at points below 4 ity. When the wrecked steamer Calumet was swopt away Captain Dugan and the mate were aboard, but madu their escape py {5p Ing on the Golden oy when the wreck reached that steamer. The smali propeller Mocking Bird and the steamer Naomi were sunk late last evening. The Steamer Alex. Kondall, which was sunk below the city, had a cargo of merchandiso trom Cincinnati, val- ued at $10,000, which will prove a total joss, The Cin- cinnati und Maysville packet Randy was a!so sunk; she Aig valued at $4,000 and owned by Captain Pen- byw: "The following aro the estimated damages suffered coal dealers through by the movement of the ice during Saturday night and Sunday:—At Walter's laudin: 000; at Stewart’s landing, $5,000; at Crail & Weils’ landing, $22,000; at Walmer’s landing, $3,000; at Cochenowe: landing, $2,500; at Pickle- heimer’s landing, $6,000; at Samuel Brown's landiug, $14,000; atthe Queen city elevator, $20,000; at Col- Her & Budd’s landing, $3,000; at Zimmerman’s land- jog, $6,000; Janding, $8,000; Lick- 0g River, juce boats, $3,000, ‘he river here and at points above is réported full of floating ice, No gorgo rem: in this vicinity, RIVER SCENES AT LOUISVILLE, Lovisvinx, Jan. 15, 1877, It is sald that asceno similar to that presented by the Obio River at this point to-day wos never betore witnessed, The rain fell all day, and the fog was so thick that one could scarcely sce an object 100 fect away. The wharf was lined with people all day. Gorged ico, varying in size from a wheelbarrow toa circus tent, floated down the river and over tho Falls tho entire day, stretching from the Kentucky to eq grandeur parts of steamboats, dozens of barges, Tatts, lo; of lumber and mapy ot! perishable property all heaped toget swittly on with the ice. It issaid ¢ steamer Bannock City passed over tne Falls to-day, and another report states that a barge containing five men crying for help also went over. The damage here, singalar to say, has been very smail, not moro than seven barges having been injured and lost, and no steamers whatever except the Peytona, in whose side a hole was knocked this morning, ‘The river is rising at the rate of two inches an hoar, THE STEAMER BANNAK CITY DESTROYED— TWELVE MORE BARGES CARRIED OFF—A PERILOUS SITUATION. Manisom, Ind., Jan, 15, 1877, A storm of rain and sleet begun here yestorday and continued all night. Tho ice in the river is very heavy this morning. Tho steamer Bannak City has been de- stroyed by the ice, No other damage has resulted to boats in the Kentucky River as far as known, Twelve Jed away from this city and over Di passea in tho ince daylight. John in, the man who was cai Ved in a coal barge from Cincinnat) at ten o’ciock y: day morn- 1g, rescued this morning from a cuke of floating feo by @ part; men near t jatomoth Cave Pork z iy House, He lelt the at daylight and tried to reach the shore on the ice but failed, and had been drifting en the small ice foe from which ho was taken for several hours. THE SNOW STORM. CONSOLIDATION OF PASHENGER TRAINS IN THE MOHAWK VALE—FREIGHT TRACKS ABANDONED, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Sr. Jonxsvinix, Jan, 15, 1877, Another severe snow storm trom the East is preval_ ing along the Mohawk Valley to-night, two and three passenger trains on the Central Hudson Railroad a consolidated into one and drawn by several locomo- tives each. The trieght tracks along the valley have been abandoned since last Tuesday, they lying buried deep in drifted snow, The presont snow ecason is unparalled im this section, WEATHER BOUND RAILWAY TRAINS. Lockrort, N. ¥., Jan, 15, 1875, It is reported that six Westward bound railroad trains are on the Central Railroad, enst of this place, blocked by the snow. No trains have arrived here {rom the East since early Saturday morning. The first train from Buflalo since Saturday arrived h this atternoon. No trains from the West have arrived since Saturd ‘The Post Oflico be 18 not receiving or sending out any mails, It is oped matters will be in better con- dition by to-morrow, STREET CAR TRAVEL IN OMAHA ABANDONED, Omana, Neob., Jan, 15, 187 A driving snowstorm get in Jast night and continues without abatement up to this hour (fourP. M.) A strong wind is piling the snow up in hugo drifts, and although no serious detention to trains 1s reported as yet, such result isapprehended. Street car travel in ioe juspended, Thermometer fifieon degrees al TRAVEL IMPEDED AND THE MAILS DETAINED. About daylight yesterday the city was visited by a snow storm that, as the day advanced, threatened the railroads, At one time the flakes fell so thickly that the pilots on the ferryboats could with diMeuity see through the white curtaim, which almost com- pletely shut out trom their view all objects by which they could ascertain their course, They were compelled to “slow down’? to avoid collisions, and to approach their shps with extra caution, The same difficulty was experienced by the smaller craft, For the time being the annoyance from floating ice was forgotten, and the a occupied the exclusive attention of per and A LULL IN TH® STORM. A little before noon the snow w: and an increased wind, which con! when a heavy rain at succeeded by sleet ed until nigh’ maectin. The street rail afternoon, in expectation of a many cases ‘aoubied up,’? and set to work on the Broadway, ue Foads, as well as on the cross u loughs Third and Eighth town routes, % SNOW DUMPING IN TOMPRINS SQUARE, Complaints have been made that the Street Cle: Bureau on Sunday dum; refuse [rom Broa and other streets in Tompkina square. Itis true that lew loads removed trom streets in the immediate ighborhood were disposed of in this mann ‘tion of the collections made on Broad: no danger of any disease ro- the deposits, which will quickly melt when ged thaw takes place, THE STRERT CLEANING, All day yesterday a force of men, ‘way from 700 to 1,000, way, Park row, other streets, It was th work their men and cartsall night, and-clean the lead- ing avenues to-day, DETENTION OF THR MAILS. During Sunday and yesterday re from one to b bi y and Saturday, did Not reach the Post Office in this city until night. The mail Sunday morning come in until mi: Postal cur going office at half-past two o’clock yes that they wero then detained Hor lsville, without the slightest prospect of getting No connec- tion at all had beon mado with the Buffalo division of the Erie Railway yosterday. Tho mail over the New York Central Railroad, due he: o'clock yes. terday morning, had not arrived late lasteveniog. In fact no advices could be obtained of its whereabouts, MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War Derartuxyt, | tothe New York day afternoon Orricx or The Cirky Stoxat Orricxr, Wasnisctox, Jan. 16—1 A. M. Indications. During Tuesday, in the South Atlantic and East Galt Stat falling baromoter, inereasing southerly winds, warmer, threatening and rainy woathor, suc ceeded by rising baromoter, winds shifting to oorth- westerly, decidedly colder and clearing weath In the West Gulf States, Tennesseo and the Ohio Valley, rising barometer, brisk and high northerly or westerly winds, diminishing in force, decidedly colder and clear or clearing weather, In the lower lake region and the Middle States, fall- ing and low barometer, increasing easterly to south- erly winds, warmer, rainy and stormy weather, partly turning into snow in tho northern portion, succeeded by rapidly rising barometer, brisk and high northwest or westerly winds, colder and clearing weathor, except continued light snows in the form 4p Now England, falling and low barometer, ine creasing ¢: iy to southerly winds, warmor and stormy weather, with snow, partly turning into rain, followed by rising barometer, northwesterly winds ana clearing weather. In tho upper lake region, rising barometer, winds j backing to north or west and diminishing im torce, colder and cloar or clearing woather, Inthe Uppor Mississippi and Lower Missour! val- Jeys, rising barometer, diminishing north to west winds, colaer and generally clear weather, succeoded in the upper portions by falling barometer and winds backing to warmer southerly, The rivers in the Middle States and Southern New England will commence rising, and the Lower Onio, Cumberland and Lower Mississippi continuo rising. Cautionary signals continue along Lake Michigan, the Gulf coast and the Atlantic coast, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. Thb following record will show the changes in the temporature for the past twenty-four bours, in com- arison with the corresponaing date of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudout’s pharmacy, Heratp Building: — 1876, 1877. 1876, 1877, 31 5:50 P. M..... 38 22 6PM, 36 3 2 OPM 35 29 27 2PM 8 2 Avorago temperature yesterday. FRIAS Average temperature tor corresponding date tast Fear. 22 en i Mea AT CONFLAGRATIONS, DESTRUCTION OF THE PEARL FLOUR MILLS OF LEXINGTON. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD, } St. Lovis, Mo,, Jan. 15, 1877. At four o'clock this morning the large douring Pearl mills of Lexington, Mo., were entircly destroyed by a firo whiéh originated on the Grst floor in the northwest corner, where no fire was ever kept. The mill was one of the most thoroughly equipped io «the State, and was oduilt- in 1873, at a cost of $25,000, by Messrs. Marshall & Lambman, but for some time past 1t was the property of Marshall alone, There was about $5,000 worth of grain in the mill when burned, Insurance on building, machinery and stock—ina, $3,000; Hartford, $3.000; United States, $2,500; Pennsylvania, $750; North american, $2,500; Niagara, $1,500, Total, $13,250, A BLOCK OF BUILDINGS COMPLETELY DE- STROYED, Sr. Pav, Minn., Jan, 15, 1877, At Winona, yesterday morning, @ fire completely destroyed Simpson’s block, occupied by L, J. Blanchard, voots and shoes; J, 1. Brink, dry goods, and lL, French & Co., clothing, The second story was occupied by offices, &c., and the third floor by an Odd Fellows’ lodge The total loss on the building and its contents—! 1y all of which were destroyed—is from $65,000 to $75,000, Insurance, $50,000. MME. PONISI'S SUMMER RESIDENCE DESTROYED, Mitrorp, Pa., Jan. 15, 1877, The summer residence of Mme. Ponisi, together with ita entire contents, was destroyed by fire yester- day. It was insured in the Fire Association of Phila- delphia, A BUILDING BURNED IN RONDOUT, Rowpovr, N. ¥., Jan. 15, 1877, A Ore this morning dostroyed the building of Joseph Walker, in the upper part of tho city, occupied asa millinery store and dwelling, The loss on the buil ing f% $4,000; ineurance, $2,500. The loss on the stock, &a, 18 about the same. The shoe store of A. M. Low, adjoining on one side, and the book store of F. 8. Wynkoop, on the other side, were damaged, but fully covered by insurance. ORVILLE GRANT'S COMMISSION, A SUIT FILED BY MR. ORVILLE L. GRANT, IN WHICH SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGES ARE CLAIMED. St. Lovis, Jan. 16, 1877, Orville L. Grant Aled suit in tho Circuit Court to-day against P, W. Schneider, claiming damages in tho sum of $75,000 for alleged breach of contract, The petition alleges that in March, 1873, ho entered into an agfeement with defendant, that as soon as certain contracts submitted by defendant to the government coo! ing proposals to furnish granite for the Custom House in St, Louis should be signed, that the plaintif was to go to St. Louis and «i charge of the outside werk, and =m ¢ the financwl affairs pertaining to said contracts wun the governmont, for whieh he was to receive $6,000 per annum as salary and ten cont the profits on thie and oth contra Diaintit might be instrumental tn procaring;, plaintil did proceed to 5) tho business as agre detendant domed th since refused to p agreed upon; there: ment in the above of pontract with plain rtot the amount the Court for judg. ACCIDENTS ON ERIE RAILROAD. An accident occurred on the Erie Railway about haif-past four yosterday afternoon, Engine No, 187, while on a trial trip, ran into the rear end of a freight train caboose about one-eighth of a mile from ale bridge. The travel east in consequence was delayed for about one hour, and all trains going east had to be flagged trom Passaic to Boiling Spring Bi Engine No, 187 was badly injured. No the employés in the, caboo tne to gave themselves. THE 8m . When tho wrecking train was returning from ch ing the track of the débris caused by the smash-op at Passaic, onthe Erie Rail bight, © second acci- dent occurred, The train ent tho tunnel on the western end, aod, When midway rough, the rear car parted and was left behind. e Paterson accommo- dation from Jersoy City strack the car, and the engine was badly wrecked. The engineer, James MoCreery, serious interterence with travel im the strevts and om | was soriously injured and will orobabiy dia, NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1877.-WITH SUPPLEMEN1. MILES’ CAMPAIGN. | Details of the Operations Against Sitting Bull. THE HOSTILES BADLY DEMORALIZED. A Flag of Truce Party Killed by the Friendly Crows. PREPARATIONS FOR ANOTHER MOVEMENT. ee - (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Toxcux Rivex Caxtoxuent, Dec, 21, 1876, * Vie Bozewax, Jan, 15, General Nelson A. Miles, Coloue! of the Fifth United States intantry, hag just returned to his post, afterea | Most successiul campaign with the ten companies of ‘tbat regiment against Sitting Bull and the other hostile chiefs who moved to the north of the Yellowstone’ River in October iast, STRENGTH OF THE COMMAND, The command numbered 439 meu. Jt marched over 600 miles in forty-five days, defeating Sitting Bull in three distinct engagements and driving him back, utterly routed aud demoralized, to the Yollowstone River, which, 1t is supposed, be will cross and endeavor to form a junction with Crazy Horse, who is in the Big Horn country with anim- mense camp of hostile Cheyeunes and Ogalailus, Gen- ral Miles was compelled to return to this post for sup- plies, but will within a week start out again om the trail of the ingitive chief, and, if possible, prevent his junction with Crazy Horse, aftor which he will proceed without returning to the cantonment to attack the latter, DETAILS OF THE OAMPsIGx. General Miles’ gallant littie command has made one of the most succvssiul indian campaigns on record, 1s marched over 600 miles through the rigors of Mon- tana snow storms, pursued Sitting Bull to bis favorite retreat among the semi-hostile bands that swarm around Fort Peck eating government rations, and who are always ready to aid bim with supplics of both men aod ammunition, and it deteated and drove hin back nto the Yellowstone Valley, from which he has now but little chance of escape. His following, which num- bered over 2,000 lodges and more than 1,000 wel armed warriors, has been so completely routed and acatiored by General Miles that therois now but tittle doubt of his capture or surrender at an early date if the transportation which is necessary for bis pursuit, but which was nearly exhausted by the recent cam- | Paign, will only hold out for a few weeks longer, THE LAST FIGHT ‘with Sitting Bull occurred on the 18th, just on the head waters of Red Water Creek. On that day Lieu- tenant Frank D. Baldwin, with a detachment consist- ing of three companies of the Fifth infantry, discov. | ered and attacked his camp and completely routed him. Lieutenant Baldwin captured most of bis lodges and a large number of ponies and destroyed all of the robes, meat and other provisions of the village. This affair was a most gallant one on the part of Lieutenant Baldwin, and was a blow to Sit- Ung Bal) that about ends bis career, The sufferings of General Miles’ command during tho campatgn were, of course, very great, but the successtul result has | fully repaid him for tho hardships endured, A TRAGICAL OCCURRENCE, Your correspondent was an eye witnoss to a tragical occurrence here on the 17th. Five prominent Sioux chiefs approached the post. about noon of that day with a flag of truce. When within a few hundred ds of the post, ond belore thoir approach known to a single officer or soldier of tho garrison, they were pounced upon and killed by the Crow scouts who belong to the pout, and who, of course, entertain a deadly animosity toward every Sioux, General Miles was indignant beyond measure at the bloody tragedy. He thinks it provable that they were coming in for the purpose of surrender. If this conjectare be correct it would have materially weakened Crazy Horse’s torce and would have had an important effect upon the winter campaign against the hostiles, General Miles regrets the occurrence greatly, both on account of its atrocity and by reason of the possible importance of their mission. THE COLD WEATHER. Yesterday the mercury stood at thirty-six degrees below zeru—cool weatber for campaigning—but nothing can deter General Miles, and, if bis male train only holds out you may expect very soon to boar the par. ticulars of the further pursuit of Sitting Bull and of an engagemont with Crazy Horse on the upper Big Horn River, SITTING BULL MOVING TOWARD BRITISH TER+ RITORY—AN EXCURSION AFTER MEANS TO CONTINUE THE WAR. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. J Wasutxctox, Jan. 15, 1877, Advices recoived at the War Department irom the Black Hills country indicate that the Indian war has been abruptly brought toa close, not by the peaceful disposition of Sitting Bull and bis hostile braves, but in consequence of a sudden departure of the great Sioux chief and his retirement for the remainder of the winter into the British possessions, THE MARCH NORTHWARD, It is quite certain that when last heard from he was on the march, accompamed by hia people, in the d+ rection rred to, and it is believed he has gone to trade buffalo hides and other prodacts of savage in- dustry for Groarms and ammunition, WHERE AMMUNITION 18 OBTAINED, It ts woll known that the chief sources from which the hostile Sioux derive their power to resist the United States government are found in the British territory north of the Black Hills country, The hides and far felts of the Indians are easily exchanged for rifles, and the presont winter is a prolific one for trap- ping valuable tur bearing auimals in the region re- forred to, A STAY OF EXECUTION REFUSED. THE SENTENCE ON THE MURDERER OF SAMUEL TAYLOB TO BE CARRIED INTO EVFECT, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Sr. Loris, Mo., Jan. 15, 1877, The Court of Appeals to-day rofused to grant a stay of execution in the case of Danicl Price, the negro murderer, who was sentenced to bo hanged at Warren- ton, Mo,, on Thursday next. The case was brought here on appeal from the Warronton Circuit Court, The grounds of tho appeal wore that the panel from which the jury was selected was not composed entirely of qualified jurors and the Court rot to instruct the prosecuting attorney to desig. nate which of the three counts he would go te trial on. The indictment contained three counts, alleging that the murder was effectea by blows with an axe; another that it was done by a stab with a knife, and a third that the victim was thrown in the river, The Court decided that as the charge was murder in the first degree 1% matiers not how the deed was committed, so long as the proofs were conclusive of the facts, The ruie im this State is that when @ party (6 indicted for diferent degreos of murder the prosecution must select the do- gree upon which he relies, but where, all the counts are for a single degree the trial can proceed on all the counts, Price killed & man named Samuel Taylor on the 20th of Inst July. IHE TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE. IMPORTANT ACTION 4S TO PAYING INTEREST ON THE STATE BONDS—DBAILEY THE LIKELY WINNER IN THE SENATORIAL CONTEST. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Nasnvinee, Jan, 15, 1877. ‘The House adopted the resolution by a vote of 40 to 24, directing the Troasurer to pay no more interest on the State bonds until otherwise ordered, except those heid by educational institutions This action was taken on account of the proposition for a compromise with the State's creditors now pend- ing. A flutter of excitement produced by tne withdrawal ot the name of Key from the Senatorial contest, In doing so Representative Lowe paid 4 high tribute to bis services in the Senate, expressing the fear that bis defeat would be an injury to some extent to the democratic party among the conservative masses. former receiving 44 votes, within six of an election, Bate received 36. Much excitement oxists, and it i¢ confidently predicted that Bailey will be elected om thé tess ballot to-morrow. ‘ wernor Porter's tirst torm expired today, bat Legisiatare the Sonstor) conics that it failed to provide for his formal inauguration, HOTEL ARRIVALS Governor Charles R. 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