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| JWASHINGTON. “The Ebb and Flow of the Elec- toral Vote Question. BAD OUTLOOK FOR AN AGREEMENT Presidential Perplexity Over the Louisiana _Imbroglio, MEMORIAL OF THE CUAMBERLAIN OFFICIALS, The Uses and Purposes of That Eight Thousand Dolars, ROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasmxatox, Jan, 16, 1877, THE ELECTORAL VOTE—HOPES OF AN AGREE- MENT BY THE TWO COMMITTEXF—-THE MASS MEETING QUESTION—THE HOW LERs MORE EXCITED, There isan impression that the joint committce on the electoral vote may come to an agreement upon a plan to-morrow, but nothing is certain, The House Com- mittee had a meeting for final consideration after tho Joint session. An effort will be made to persuade the democratic advisory committes hero to call a democratic mass meeting of persons from all parts of the country, to consist of about 5,000 mon, to meet here on the 12th of February. Ifa call to this effect should be issued it 18 already known that tho republicans will summon a similar | meeting of at least an equal number for the same time. Thp people,who scream that Hayes ia clected, and those who how! back that Tilden is elected, are gutting more and more ¢Xcitod here and more and more dis Posed to settlo mattors by fisticuffz. The question ponding between the conference com- ‘Mmnittecs of tho swnate and the House has not yet been adjusted. Uptoavery late nour to-night tho House mmitteo, beaded by Mr. Hewitt, was in session, hen tho committee adjourned the difference of opinions seomed insuperable, though the partition be- tween them was described as ‘‘vory slight.”” acdni Nel FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasuixctox, Jan. 16, 1877, LOUISIANA AFFAIRS BEFORE THE CABINET— PERPLEXITY OF THE PRESIDENT AND HIS ADVISERS—REPUBLICANS SILENT AND SUL LEN. Tho President and his advisers are evidently much perplexed about the position of affairs in Louisiana judging from the fact that, in addition to the usual } and, i this instance, lengthy session of tho Cabinet this afternoon, there has been an ex- ) tra session to-night. The agitating causo seems to be the report brougnt and submitted by United States Marshal Pitkin, Itis thought that among the _ Matters under consideration has been a proposition to gupport a movement to oust the Nicholls Judges of the Supreme Court and re-establish the jadicial machinery in tne Packard interest, No conclusion is known to have been reached, but as gravo constitutional questions aro involved it is believed they havo deen submitted to the Attorney General. Every mem- ber of the Cabinet is as silont and non committal as if a declaration of war was under consideration. On the Street and among Loulsianians here the present pos- ) ture of affairs is taken to mean that no definite action { \s yet resolved upon, because, if the contrary were the tase, the republicans would be outspoken and jubilant, whereas they are silent and sullen. { THE CENTENNIAL ADDLESSES DELIVERED ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, 1876—INVITATION OF CONGRESS THAT THEY BE FILED IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. It is not so gencrally known as it should be that Congress invited by special jomt resolution, approved March 13, 1876, that all counties or towns ‘whero his- ‘torical addresses were delivered on the centennial ‘day, July 4, 1876, should filo one copy ot such ad- "dresses in the Library of Congress, at Washington. Upto this time about 150 bistorical documents illus. trating the origin and progress of as many American towns and counties have been received and filed at the Library of the United States’ Many of these are in manuscript, many more newspaper form and others in quite elaborate books with illustrations, Twenty-seven States and four Territories aro repro-! sented in this collection, and others are still coming in, which, it is hoped, will be continued until alt printed sketches or manuscript histories of American towns are gathered together at the seat of government, Representative G. A. Hardenbergh, of New Jersey, “yader whose auspices the work bas thus far been “done, is still giving the subject his earnest attention, aud hopes to be fully successful in comploting this great commemorating record of American progross, COLLECTOR ARTHUR IN WASHINGTON—THE PROPOSED REDUCTION IN THE FORCE OF THE CUSTOM HOUSE. y Among the arrivals here this morning was General Arthur, Collector of the New York Custom House, The object of his coming was in connection with the proposed reduction in the force now employed in the Collector’s, Surveyor’s and Appraiser’s departments, and it is also propored to make an tnroad on the salary lists of the Naval Ofiice in that city. The appropriation for customs sorvice available until Jane 30, the end of the fiscal year, is about $690,000 short, and in order not to fall behind a reduction of expenses must be made all over the country. The quota of Now York In this deficiency nas been placed at $150,000, andto save this amount of money very material clippings will have to bo made both in s: jes and places, Chief Special Tingle has been in New York for several days, and no doubt he and General Arthur have como to gome understanding, which has brought the latter on bere to carry into effect. fare anil GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasuisatos, Jan, 16, 1877. THE OREGON INVESTIGATION—COLONEL PEL* TON'’S EXPLANATION OF THE EIGHT THOUSAXD DOLLAR CHECK. The Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections tontinued the investigation in the Oregon clectoral case to-day, Colonel W. T. Polton, secretary ot tho Democratic Nationa! Commitee, test:fiea that ne knows William 1, Scott; he docs not know Martin & Runyon, ot Wall street; was never in their office; was at the Everett House, New York, almost every evening in December Jnat; the headquartérs of the National Democratic Com- mittee are at the Everctt House ; witness does not know Enos Runyon and never had ony conversation with him;. knows Burton Harrison, a New York lawyer; was in Harrison’s office on the 6th of last December and talked with bim in regard to a certain matter which has been brought out by this investigation; the wit- Dees suggested to Mr. Jordan, cashier of the Third National Bank ot New York, that he call on Harrison; Miwmerd did not procure Mr. Jordan to transfer any money from New York to Oregon; bo did toll Mr, Jordan that it wos desired that certain gentiemen in on shou'd have eredit for $8,000; he docs not know ly why ho fixed upon this particular sum; med that litigation wayid ariso from the incligi of Watts in Oregon, {t wus proper that the Jomen in Oregon sb e sustained in. thetr ac, betore the courts; MF, Billinger, chairman of tho n democratic committer, suggested the neces. of baving money to defray these legal expenses; oss inet W. L, Scott (a member of the Democratic tional Committee) on the evening of December 5, witness spoke to Scott ubout the $8,000; noth- was said about security; never knew of money ng sent to Oregon previous to December 6 Jast, and ness knows of no effort having been made to send ¥ to Ofegon since the 6th of December iast; 1». Patrick went to Oregon jn November or in Decem- NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1877—WITH SUPPLEMENT. ber Jast; Mr, Patrick has large mining interests in Salt Lake and went West to look after them; Mr. Patrick talked with Dr. Miller,a member of the Democratic National Committee, in reference to going tO! mn witness does not kuow that any money was over sent to or paid Mr. Patrick; he does not know that Dimond paid Cronin $4,000 and Patrick $1,039: witness sup- Poses tbat Jordan understood that he (witness) did not wnnt the $8,000 transaction made public; Mr. Scott paid out some money during the campaign, and so did witness, Witness has his account atthe Ranover Bank; wit- ness does not know of any money being sent to South Carotna since November 7, excopt a little drait of $100 to defray the travelling expenses of a man named Kennedy; don’t know of money being sent to Lousiana since November 7, except a drait of $100 or $200 to a man down thero; do not know of any money being sent to Florida, except small amounts to detray expenses of persons visiting the State at the request of the democratic committee; not a dollar was sent to any State except for strictly legitimate purposes; the Democratic National Committee deirayed the expenses of apart of the gentlemen who visited some of the Southern States after the election. In answer to Mr. Mitchel! witness testified that he did not know that $8,000 was actually used in Oregon on a check drawn payable to Charles Dimond, in favor of Ladd and Bush; do not remember receiving an un- signed despatch from Oregon in December last, saying that it was necessary that $8,000 Yo sent to that Stat do not Know that any money was deposited in a bank in San Francisco for use in Oregon; the democratic committee had correspondence with ex-Sonator Cas- serly, who was requested to go to Oregon, but he conld not go, and sent a brief; do not know of any money paid W. C. Griswold; do not remember a ian of that name, Before tho examination of Colonel Pelton was con- cluded Senator Morton stated that he (Mr, Morton) was obliged to Jeavo, and ho desired Colonel Pelton to be present to-morrow, when he will be examined fur- ther, ‘THE RECUSANT MEMBERS OF THE ‘LOUISIANA RETURNING BOARD—REPORT OF THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, In the Houso to-day Mr. Lyndo, of Wisconsin, from the Judiclary Committee, made a report relative to the Tefusal of Messrs, Wolls, Anderson, Cassanave and Kenner, nembers of the Returning Board of Louisiana, to produce before the Committee on the Elections in Louisiana cortain papers demanded by said committec. Tho roport declares that tho Judiciary Committco does not recognize the right of any person or State or federal officer to defeat an investigation of either house of Congress which might involve the existence | of the government by refusing to appoar an1 testity before its committee, and closes with a resolution directing tho Sergeant-at-Arms to take into custody the above-named persons and bring them beforo the bar of the House to answer for contempt of its privi- leges, An extended and very bittor partisan debate fol- lowed, the republican members taking ground against tho resolut on, after which the previous question was seconded and tho resolution went over until to- morrow. MEMORIAL O¥ THE*CHAMBERLAIN OFFICIALS IN SOUTH CAROLINA TO THE SENATE, In tho Senate to-day Mr, Patterson, of South Car- olina, presented the memorial of D. H, Chamberlain and tho Stato officers of his govornment in South Car- olina in relation to tho condition of affairs in that State, which was partially read when, on motion, the reading was discontinued and the paper ordéred to be printed in the Congressional Record, The memorialisis take issue with the memorial of Wade Hampton and others, churging that the majority of its statements and allegations aro untrue in fact, many others 80 presented as to mislead, acd many facta requisite toa correct knowledge of the matiers ‘nm question are omitted and suppressed. They there- fore ask Congress to accept from them a full aud cor- roct statement, which they stand ready to mako good by proper proof when required. They recite, first, the cencral character of the recont election, and charge violence and intimidation of re- publican voters; second, the action of the Returning Board and of the Supreme Court of the State. They review these at great length, quoting voluminously from laws, and trom works and proceedings in refer- ence thereto, They go into the question of the or- ganization of the Senate and House of Representa- tives, and review allthe action taken In regard to it, and also review the cuse of Wallace and Mackoy, Regarding the organization of the House of Repre- sentatives the memorialists specially affirm that all members of the House were admitted into the hail, and wero yot, 18 alleged, in the Hampton memorial, and bavo not at any time, been excluded therefrom by the officers or forces of the United States or of the State of South Carolina, Fight persons, they say, claim'ng to be elected as members of the Houso from Laurens and Eugefleld, were excluded, not from the State House, but from the hall of the House of Repre- sentatives, Those eight persons, as has already been stated, held no ccrtilicates of election from tho Secre- tary of State and were not entitled to be admitted to said hall except by the favor of the House when duly organized. ‘They describe explicitly the manner of the organiza- tion of the House, and clatm that a majority of all the members wore present when the Speaker and other officers were clected, and at no timo since that day hus the number of members of said House been reducca below a legal and constitutional quorum; but, on the contrary, the nuinber bas been increased by decisions ot cases of contested election to seventy-three, of whom stxty-nine remain at this time lawtul and regu- lar members thereof, In conclusion they pray that Congress will, by all lawiul and constitutional means, continue to uphold the authority of the lawiul and constitutional execu- tive and legislative departments of the government of South Carolina, us represented by D. H, Chamberlain as Governorand the State officers and Senate and House of Representatives of said State, by protecting the said State government against domestic violesce, now threatened by Wado Hampton and others, falsely styling themselves officials of said State, ‘The memorial ts signed by D. H. Chamberiain, Gov- ernor; R. H. Gieaves, Lieutenant Governor; F. 1. Cardoza, State Treasurer; 8. C. Dunn, Comptroller; 2. L, Elliott, Attorney General; S. H. Hayne, Secrotary of State; J. K. Talbert, Superintendent of Education; J, Kennedy, Adjutant and Iospector General; 5. A. Swailes, President pro tem. of the Senate, and FE, W. M. Mackey, Speaker of the House of Representatives, THE GENEVA AWARD. Wasiixetox, Jan. 15, 18) To tax Eorror oF tek Heravo;— May I beg the use of your columns for a brief com- ment on a public matter? In the New York Hrening Post ot a late iesue was published what purported to be an extract froma Joader in the London Times on the subjecg of the dis- tribution of the Ge@>va award, 2 matter now of public interest. But 1 have found, on examination, that the Post's extract been “doctored” for the aperitic purpose, it would seem, of aiding the insurance com- panies and ‘underwriters, a proceeding wholly un- worthy of arcepoctable journal. Here is the extract as published in the columns of the Jost, und coped therefrom by other journals, on the supposition, no doubt, that 1 truly presented the views of the London dimes. I quote:— Where » ship was fully insured of course the owners re- evived their eump we trom the wider. x id To pay turther ‘sation to them would, in this Instance, also be pay- ing them twice over. Now here is tho text of the original article as it ap- peared in the Jimes of the 251 ult;— Where ws ship was fully insured of course the owners ri colved their compensation at the time trom the nde nt be paid twice But the uuder- writer ined their compensation, for they inxured te ren- relut war risks, and the addtional preminm, not merely on the pare tiewlar ship which was lod, tut on thennneriues other ships insured on the same sarorable termia. wus le regarded as having wenred them ayputine low,” They are in ft. or the pruned a cor tain premiums torn the rick of the very disaster which. haps pened toany such veosel, aml they must theréfure he requrder am p yess tneured themselves againet the emsequenees, "Vo pay tare ther compensation to them would, dn this instance, uleu Vo paying then: twice over. All that portion of the article printed above in italic is omitted in the orf, Comment upon ‘so palpal deception seems to be unnecessary, ‘the war premium claimants bave long been familt with the unscrupaivusness of the insu and aoderwriters in (he means emp their ends, not merely belore Congrese, where the sab. Jeet 18 now under discussion, bat pending the negota- tion of the ty of Washington, aad even pending the arbitration wt Genova, It has not entered into their mimur, however, to suppose that the presa cf the nniry has been snburned tuto their service, leust of ajournal of such standing ag the Beenig Post. As the sufest way oF calling the attention of the pab- Ne to the foregoing tnct# I request the publication of this lever in your column: nd tranemit the art: from the London Times in the hope thatvit may find in- sertionalso, 1am, very Ev fall POF FORY, Solicitor, . . MEXICO, DIAZ DEFEATS THE ARMY OF IGLESIAS—LERDO'S SUPPORTERS SURRENDER. Gatvestos, Texas, Jan. 16, 1877. A special despatch to the News trom Brownsville say! “General Diaz failed to effect a compromise with Iglesias, Ho attacked the torces of Iglesias in Guana- juato, commanded by General Antillon, on the 3d inst, Antillon was defeated, surrendering his whole army and all bis material of war to General Ignacio Martinez, Iglesias has asked to be allowed to retire to private lite, eral Quiroga, according to promise, supported Lerdo until November 30. He then surreriitered over 6,000 mea ond a large amount of war material to Gen- eral Trevino and retired to bis rancho, Under the pretext that he was fomenting trouble he was arrested, tried and condemned, and, according to a telegram, he ‘was shot on the 12th inst.’? THE MOLLY MAGUIRES, CONVICTION OF JACK KEHOE FOR THE MURDER OF ¥, W. 8 LANGDON. (sv TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Porrsvitte, Pa., Jan. 16, 1877. ‘The trial of Jack Kehoo, of Girardville, for the mur- der of F, W. 8 Langdon, amine boss, at Audenried, in Jane, 1862, was concluded here before Judge” Porsuing, this afternoon, the jury finding a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree, The court room was crowded with people anxious to hear the verdict and to sce how the Molly Maguire king would receive his futo if ho. should bo convicted. Ho never flinched, but coolly continued to munch at | a quid of — tobneco, Nis wife, who was Present, and whose loyal devotion to her husband has gained her much admirition, wept bitterly. ‘Ihe ver- dict was nov expected by ull, aa Nel Doagherty and John Campboil, whe bave been tried tur the sume murder, were only convicted of murder in tho second degree, It appoars that the Commonwealth had ro. sorved 118 full strength to be put forth.in the trial of Kehoe, He was the county delegate of the Mollies and their leader in crime, and it was felt that to let bim escapo and hung his tools would be a mockery of Justice. Kehor isa man of property, ond employed able counsel, who fought his case to the uttermost. The prosecution has iso been conducted by ubie law. yers, and the logal struggie has wet “been Titanic, ‘he ‘defence triéd to make a point by charging that | the prosecution of the Molhes has degeverated into a | popsecupion; bat they failed, ‘ho witnesses against Kehoe Were most of them his fellow miners, and they brought the mutder home to bis door, Keboo is at present under sentence of fourteen years’ imprison. ment for conspiracy kill Wiliam M, Thomas, of Mahanoy City, and for@being accessory alter the fact o1 the murder of Gomer James at Shenandoah, he not been convicted to-day he would have for another murder, and it is by no means be will not so be tried, The Hxerato’y report of a meeting in New York in sympathy with the convicted “Mollies’’ hus created a greut deal of comment in this county. The general opinion here 1s that the men who tuok part in that meeting aro deceived as to tho character of the “*Mollies,” Certainly the Schuylkill county coal miners do not relish the idea of being connected in name with the now uprooted order ot axsassins, INHUMAN PARENTS. IMPRISONMENT OF A CHILD FOR SEVENTEEN YEARH#—POSSIBLE MURDER. be [ey TELEGRAPH Tu THE HERALD.) Minrox, Mase., Jam 16, 1877. A most terriblo case of parental cruelty, disclosing the imprisonment and neglect for seventeen yeurs ot. an {diotic sou and the possible murder of another, has sect this usually quiet borough Into an intense fever of excitement. As tho story goes, about sevcnieen years ago a quarrol occurred in the family of Josiah Fieids, by occupation a laborer, in which the father, mother and sevcral sons participated. dispute Josiah, Jr., hardly of age, offended his tather by bis continued obstinacy, and the latter, as is sup- posed, struck the boy a severe blow, inflicting upon him some permanent injury. In order to prevent tho discovery of tho deed the wounded Jad, it is alleged, was locked ina chambor. The SUDDEN DISATPEARANOR of the lad was accounted for in various ways by the people of the neighborhood, the family giving out thattno boy had run away. Last Saturday ono of tho sons died and the privacy of the family was invaded, Ono lady gotnz to a room, from which an almost over- powering stench emanated, had the curiosity to unluck the door and peer,in. A STRANGE DISCOYERY. Her testimony is to the effect that a strango man on all tours, naked, with long hair and beard, ran ut her uttering gut founds, and being apparently unablo to speak distinctly. A general alarm followed. The matier wos noised about town and the creaturo wallowing in his own fiith was readily asso- cuted with the long-missivg son, Josiah, Jr. So much — excitement = was occasioned — that the selectinen of the town thought it,their duty. to in- vestigate the aflair, On Saturday they called in a body, but were requosted to postpone their investiga. | tion until Monday, On the murning named Colonel Henry W. Russell waited on the family and fount a poor halt-wition fellow, «allow in complexion from his long confivement, with a nicely shaven taco and cropped head. INHUMAN PARKNTS, I¢ turned out upon iurther investigation that curing the interval Between Saturday und Monday the m- human parents had their son shayod and put in pre- sentable shape, His sppearance now is of an ordinary man, who stoops slightly and ha: very sallow complexior and, what is peculiar, he is quite stout, of late ne has been seen at the windows of houses with blankets wrapped about him, and this gave rise to the story of w ‘wid man’? roving about the woods, ‘The fuinily assign no reason for having kept him concealed all these years and will not allow him to be seen by any one at the present tune. ANOTHER MYSTERY, What adds to the terror of the forego!ng story 1s the fact that another son has also upward of sixteco years, Appearance an old well near the house was suddenly filled up. The wildest excitement prevails here, and pending the digging out of tho well the s#ields family are under surveillance. THE MIDDLETOWN TRAGEDY. MO2E IMPORTANT EVIDENCE IMPL’CATING THE SON. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Newrort, Jan, 16, 1876, Scme important evidence has com? to Ight this afternoon, in regard to the Middletown tragedy, which places tho son of tho deceased man in a worse condi tion than before. Michael Douohne now states that while ho was In Brown’s house father and son quar, relled, and the son during the row struck nis parenta blow which causea him to fall over the chair and break it, A Very serious wouod in the temple was tho result of this blow, the biood flowing freely from it, The quarrel was continued after Dovohue left Brown's residence, Donohue excu-es himsel! from not making this statement before because he was afraid people would think he was implicated in the quarrel, He also feared personal violeuce trom the priscner, BAD FOR A THOUS, D. “QUEEN” MONEY PASSING SCRUTINY OF ST, LOUIS BANKS. © [BY TELEGRAPH fo THE HERALD] Sr. Lovis, Mo., Jan, 16, 1877. Several counterfeit thousand doller bills have been floating about in St, Touts lately. A lew days ago a | stranger deposited two of them at the Valley National Bank, where they were received without suspicion. This bank subsequently p out one of them to the Mechantes’ Bank and the other to the German Savings Bank, the **jueer"’ money passing over the counters of ach without oxerting the least distrust, The latter named bank paid out the one received by it to a Indy customer in Ilinow, Jt sees that Treasury detec: tives were here in traco of these identical bills, and toroagh their efforts the revelation hws been brought about that both of the bills are spurious, It subse- quently transpired that the stranger who made the deposit had previously endeavored 10 have the money changed at various other bunks, and had even been «0 bola us to offer them at tho SubeTreasary tur the pure pose, Tho bills are dated in 1862, and, It ts supposed, were ainbeng from the pintes which gave sv muc! troublo in that year, and which were thought 10 have been thrown inte New York harbor about that ye The bills are ingeniously executed, and could not bo detected except by an expert. CONDEMNED TO DIE. [by TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.) Tannono, N, C., Jan, 16, 1877, Simon Ragland, now im jatl at this place, is to be executed in Martin county, on tho 22d inst, for com- mitting au outrage on the person uf one diss Beagood, of Edgecomb county. FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITY, [BY TELTGRAPH TO THE HERALD, Norroun, Va., dan, 16, 1877, The matter of conflict of jurisdiction between the municipal and federal codrts in the examination of the In the course of tho | THE JAMES RIVER. THE JAMES RIVER RISING RAPIDLY—DETENTION OF THE STEAMSHIP RICHMOND, (ey TeLxGcRarH to THE HERILD.1 Ricumoxp, Va., Jan. 16, 1877. ‘The James River at this pont is rising steadily, and is already ten fect above low water mark, Vast quan- tities of co are commg down from the up country, ‘but it 1s generally broken into small pieces in passing the falls, Tho wharves are covered with water. A Breat freshet, cqual to that of 1870, perhaps, is certain, unless the present flood 1s discharged from the river before that which 1s now surely coming down from the far distant mountsins reaches here, ‘The steam- ship Richmond, of the Old Dominion line, lett the city tor New York this morning, and got down as far as the rows, At Drury’s Bluit, “Old Fort Darling,” where there was a gorge of tee, #he got into position where she could neither advance uor retreat, Will remuin sv for the present, It 1s not probable it she witl sufler any damuago beyond the delay of a day or two, ‘To-morrow a steamboat will proceed up the canal to Lynchburg to break the ice, and the packets and freight boats avil follow in her wake. Canal navi- gation has been closed about tour or five weeks, a thing Unexampled in twenty years. STRAIL LIGHTHOUSE, DANGEROUS POSITION OF THE CREW—NO POS- SIBILITY OF AS3ISTANCE. : Wasmtnaros, Jan. 16, 1877. Tho lighthouse at Hooper's Straits, on the onstern shore of Chosupoake Bay, which was carried away by the tee un ‘tharsday last, was carried out on the Chesa- poake about four miles, with the crew on board, The boats belonging to it wove cavght by the falling houze, which rem afloat on the ive, and at last advie it was four miles west northwest of its proper luca- tion, where there are about seven fathoms of water, NO ASHISTANCK POSSIDLE. The ice still kept tt afloat, und no assistance could be given the lightkowpers from the shore, Capiaim Conway and an assistant had charge of the lighthouse, and 16 18 the impression that neither has a family, and that only tne two men were in tue beacon when it was wrecked, HOOPER’ Wasmixgron, Jan, 16, 1877, The Signal Service observer ut Harper's Ferry re- ports to the Chief Signal Oificer as tollows:—“The river jaat 4 stand and the {ce still remains, Don’t thing we have had rain enough to break gue ice, ”” THE RISING OF THE WATERS. Cixcixnatt, Jan, 16, 1877, Serious apprehensions are felt in regard to tho extreme high water along tho banks of the Ohio River, The heavy ram of yesterday was general along the entire river, and falling upon frozen groand, the water Feadily finds its way to the numerous tributaries, all of which, especially on the south sido of the river, are rapidly swelling and pouring their floods into the Ohio, At this point the river has about forty-threo foet of water and is rising at tho rato of about three inches per hour, Filty foot ot water in the Kentucky River and still rising is reported. The Licking Riytr is rising rapidly. The Dig Sandy has overflowed its banks, Nearly forty feet ot water in the Kanawha at Charleston, and still rising is reported. nt, W. Va., the Ohio has risen nine- It during the Inst twenty-four hours, ond ig still rising athe rate of five inches per hour, BEHIND TIME. Curcaco, 111, Jan, 16, 1877, The mail, passenger and express trains on all the roads to-day ure from onc to twelve hours late, The trains have been despatched: trom Chicago at tho usual hours. No accidents are reported. The snow is sill falling lightly, and its depth this afternoon is not less than two ieet, SIXTEEN DEGREES BELOW ZERO. Oana, Neb., Jan, 16, 1877. The storm of yosterday has been followed by in- tensoly cold weather, tho mercury this morning indi- cating sixteen degrees below zero, CALIFORNIA WEATHER PROSPECTS, Sax Fraxorsco, Jan, 16, 1877. Rain commenced falling lightly this morning and throughout the day in occasional slight showers, with fresh wind, varying from south to west. The barom- oter js falling nnd the indications ‘avor more rain to- night. Reports from all parts of the State show that im the southern counties—San Diego, Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo—rain 1s threatened, but none has yo fallen since that previously reported. Tho samo is trae of the tier of counties lying noxt northward jn the in- terior, while in Santa Crng and Monterey, on tho coast, ram has fallen during thw day. In tho — central portions ~— of tthe Sune it has been raining at tntervuls all day, the showers extending northward over the Su to, Napa and Lonoma valleys as far as Tehama county, on the upper Sacramento and nlong the northern coast, Along the fine of the Central recite Railway m the Tmountaias it has been moving heavily, with the pros- pect of continued storm at ‘ireka, It snowed last might at Portiand, Uregon, with indi- cations of more failing. The wind throughout tho State during the duy has varied trom southwest to southoast are that tho present change in tho tin a general storm. It such proves the saxe, and rain fails comously, good crops may be expected in all portions of tho State, as itis only in @ few limited Joculities that any serions consequences havo yet ensued from the drought, the damage, such is, bein mostly clio san Diego and those portions of the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys in the vicinity of § inento and Stockton, REPORT. Wan Derantarst, THY CHIs SIGNAL Overe Wasnisctos, Jan, 17—1 ALM. Indications, : Ta the South Atlantic States, rising followed by falling barometer, wins mostly from northeast to souheast, generally colder, threatening weather, and occasional light rains will prevail, In the Gull States, rising followed by falling barometer, northeast to southeast winds, warmer, threatening weather, and areas of light rain, except lower tomperaturo In the Bist Gulf States, In Tenessee, the Ohio Valley and lower lake region, rising followed hy falling barometer, nearly station. ary followed by rising tempera with southwest to soathenst winds ard generally clear we last nained seetion, and wiih northeast to southeast wind-, generally cloudy weather and occagioual hight raina iD the two first named sections, In the upper take region, Upper Mississippl and Lower Missouri valleys, falling barometer, southerly to casterly winds, rising temperature, increxsing cloudl- MIDNiGHT WEATHER Orrice | ness, and possibly im The upper portions snow, accom. panying the approach of a storm. In the Middlo and Eastern States, rising followed by slowly falling barometer, generally lower tempora- ture than on 1 eusterly of southerly, clear of purtly and ca the Virginias orcas onal light ratas, The rivers im the southern and Western portions of the Btiddle States will probably rise apd the Obto con- tinue rising and dangerous. The Tennessee, Cumberland and Mississippt from Cairo to Memphis continue rising. ’ THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The steam whistles on the river proclaimed about dawn yesterday th® reign of King Fog. As his misty majesty retired before the radiant onslaught of the sun, the sky overhead became beautifully clear. But, oh! what a contrast to the carth beneath, Hood sang the Song of the Shirt, and few will forget the mono- tonou of hisstanzas:—“Stiich, stitch, suteh !?) We await the advent of the poet who will immortalize the ‘beautiful snow” by the incipient line, “lush, slush, slush!” There was suiticient snow, ice-hard, semi-lquid and melted, in every direction to mako pedoxtrianiem yes. terday a most unpleasant affar the snperticinl thinker it might have occurred that im a city where the Street Cleaning Department annanily absorbs nearly $1,000,000 the crossings of great thoroughturce, auch as those of Brondway, might have beon kept tolerably clear, It must be said that tho city’s main arterics were covered with sturdy sons of sunny Italy, who ought fo hate the snow, execjR upon soracte, who dug at it¥ hardened suriace as though it were the mor- tal enemy of mankind. One cow t help, on look- ing at them, thinking of the cciebrated saying of Charles Albert a few years previona to tho great defeat of Novara: “L'Iatia fard da se.”” But picked Austrian froups and snow aro two different things to fight, ON THK RIVERS, Tho ferryboars ot tho North and Kast River tines suffered more from the fog and the ice elds yoeterdsy imorning than at wpy tine during the present season, Althungh the forryboars were considerably deluyed ho wecdent has been reported, OL the North River dines the Hoboken boats buve experienced the rr i k. The Astoria and Hancer’ ! watchman who killed a river thief caught robbing the United States ship Canandaigua, came before Judge K, W. Hughes, of the United states District Court, 10-4: 'y and an important opinion was delivered, Juriadictiva of the Rayor of Pormoub’ (o2™s t River encountered gi trouble 1p reaching tl ind passengors to from Now York were dolayed. ‘Tho 7 litted on both rivers shortly before ten o'clock, and thereatter but ba Arn followed, loot encircling tho telegraph wires tbruughout her inthe | but powerful plaintivences of the opening nes | | i | eday, northerly winds, sifting to | pudy weather, | | progross became more and mago dificult. | jokes, iy the city weighed them down and a few snapped under 0 pressure, None of the trains on the Pennsylvania road wero dolayed to any extent by the storm, each locomo- live last night was provided with snow ploughs and brooms which cleared the tracks and prevented the ac- cumutation of snow, MAIL DRTENTIONS, On inquiry at the Host Oflice is was found that the only delays experionced were on the Erio Ratlwa id the Northern routes The postal matier trom the latter, aue here early yesterday morning, did not reach hero | until late lust evening, A Canada mail, twelve hours behind time, reached the Post Oflice ubout four o'clock yesterday aiternoon, IMPORTANT TO TRAVELLERS, Until farther notice the traios of the New Jersey and New York Raiiroad will not wait for Twenty-third sircet boats, REPAIRING THY Winks, A large force of mon were employed yesterday Led noon in repairing the police und tire alarm telegraph wires vrokeo by the ice the nizht before. The following record will show the changes tn tho temperature jor the past.tweuty-four hours, 19 com | perion with the corresponaing date of last yea: indicated by the thermometer ut Hudout’s phurmacy, Heravp Bullding:— 1876, 1877. 1876, 1877. 30 3:30 P. M 48 4 32 a Bt 32 12M, one 38 12, M. 2 Average temperature yesterday... +. 3325 Avoraye temperaturo for corresponding date last YOOL. ..cessecerscnersesonsesecese covene 40% THREL FEEL OF SNOW SOUTH, A SURPRISING STORY OF THE NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD BLOCKADE. [From the Raleigh (N. C.) News, Jan, 10.) Major W, W. Rolling, the President of the Western | North Carolina Ruitroad, arrived in this city yesterday | alternoon, and gives a graphic account of his trip be- tween Henry's, the head of his road, and Salisbury, ‘The train Init Henry's on Monday morning last about seven o'clock, Snow was falling at the thne, with the thermometer registering eighteen degrees below zero. Soon after starting the track grew very heavy, but the train managed to reach Old Fort, Tho snow was fail- | ing abatorrilic rate, and with each turn of the wheels | Four miles below Old Fort the engine gave out of water and ine train came to a dead stop, The locomotive was cat loose, and with Engineer Marsh, Route Agent Ramsay and four uegrees, started alone to the tank, which was threo miles distant, About holf way it ran into a snow drut. which stopped it entirely, and alter repened eflorts 10 get ihrough and us many talure the engineer essayed to put back to. the tram ard covered to utter consternation J nor backward, Bound fast by the he engineer and tis party remained there on he track the Who e of that tong and cod bight, with no covering eave their ordinary clothing, no shelter except whut was allorded by the cab, and no fire ex cept what they could keep in the furnace of the en- give by burnimg such fence rgils and other wood as they contd dig out of the snow, Provisions wer nt to them from the train, and the next morning water co of a quarter of a through snow thirty-six inches in depth ou a oaching to the waists of the men, until enough was had to raise steam in the engine, Then by repeatedly ranaing back, then under {ull headway striking the snow bank with the plough on the pilot, the locomotive tinally made its way through this dritt, to find the roau filled with others almost as immo: able, Meantime a large force of convicts had be sent for, and these pushed the train back to Mario where the passengors were provided with all necessary comiorta, The bare engine proceeded down the road ut slow rate, the suow being shovelled out before it in many places, until ubout the third day i reached Jeard, where it tou the up train trom Salsbury, A speciil engine, the heaviest on the road, had been sent oat from Salisbury, with the snow plouzh loaded down With Castings, and three engines, distributed alot the road, cleired the track’ in five days, und the tram which left Henry's Monday morn nf 117 miles, reached Salisbury, a distance night at twelve o’clock. Major many places the snow had drifted to the depth ot tit- teen'and tweniy feet. The cuts of the railruad on top ot the snow were filicd with ail kinds of birds, whieh had trozen to death aod dropped down the banks. While wating on the road a whole covey of partridges were geon ull frozen to death, and some of the crowd Feucned them and broke olf the heads uf some, their ike corn stalks. At Catawba River a some little distance out in tho stream, ing sunk through tne ice, Paving its head and fore legs upright, It was irozed to death, ‘Thg poor brute had no doubt gone out on the feo to try to get sume water, The rivers and creeks all along the Ine of the road having first trozen over, and then been covered entirely by the snow, people and agimals go over them as over the level carva. There is no sign anywhero of a running stream, With the apprehen- sion of the people that they and their stock will Ireezo or starve to 1 betore the soow melts is inter- mingled the dreao il fear that when the thaw does | come it will deluge the whole face of the earth, carry- ing with it destruction and death. THE FISHKILL BANK. necks suappin OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS MI8B- | ING, Povanxrersts, Jan. 16,1877. An Eagle especial from Fishkill gays, though the expert has not completed his examination of the ac- counts of tho national bank nt that place, enough is known to show that the deficiency will reach over $100,000, and possibly $130,009. Some of there who made beavy overdralis were negotiating to-day to ay Up. . Tho run on the savings bank has drawn out $30,000, The bank, however, 18 sound. SLOW BUT SURE, MILADELPHIA, Jan 16, 1877. The police authorities of this city feel considersble Justifiabie clation to-day over the arrest in Chicago of Frank Kelly, the murderer of Octavius Catto, a promi- nent and ri colore n of thin city, in an election rh 1 October, 1871. Some delay in obtaining tho necessary papers was occasioned at Harrisburg, but Jast might the Chief re- ceived a telegram from Detective Tryon, saying that Kelly had been fully identified and that he would ar- rive with his prisoner to-day, The party arrived about four o’clock this morning. ed to awatt his tria’ PARDONED BY THE PRESIDENT. .e Exizanetn, N, J., Jan, 16, 1877. President Grant has signed the pardon of Jeremiah Fairvanks, asked for by 300 citizens, and he wil bo Toleased as soon as the Keerssary order can be for- warded to United Stites Marsh:! Piummer and thence to this city. LORD NEAVES, From Farope by mail we have intelligence of the death of the famous Scottish lawyer Charles Neaves, better kuown us Lord Neaves, Ho died atthe age of | seventy-six years. The Londen Spectator says ot him:— “Neaves was the last of a set of jovial Edinburgh pes- simisty, who wore W.gs Ull five o'clock in the after: | nvon, then threw them aside for ‘soft mights and | splendid dinners,’ at which they cracked innumerable amprovi 1 rable Verses, passed in- ‘niin rable boul oraceand Anacreon, cursed the whigs,embr: ‘and at an early hour in the morning d gone to the dogs. Neaves was present Scott ited up the mask of the "Great Unknown,’ no sandiaten? at the diuner vt which, wader the presidency of Wilson, Bary yr to Dickens; he was chasrman at the dup » Edinburgh did honor We Was, 1M fact, the best pabiie and pris at of lis city 3 his oratory hy songs of his own con Ing were | dengnt of ¢ company he entered, an 1n these later y © forbade him the luxury of Inte hours, and the annevneemvat of ‘Lord Neaves’ carringe’ interrupted that flow of soul, which to mtol- ligent auditors was In Hs own Woy a foast of reason, 0 loge Was felt tn the crowded drawing room which no symphony or fautasia, however brilliantly executed, could supply." Ng ” MYNDERT VAN HORN, One of tho old settlors of Communipaw, Myndert Van Horn, passed away yesterday at tho age of eighty-three, Ho was bern in the old stone house on Communipaw avenuc, near the Morris Canal, in the mun.cipality now known as Jersey City, but then com. g the distriets of Bergen, Powles Hook, Abarsi- is, Vavonia and Communipaw, Ho served mung ars in the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Hnuson county, and was the owner of a large tract of iand in the Latayette section of Jersey City. The fannily has ulwaya ideauiicd with the local improvements which bave tade the ola town of Bergen the most at- tractive district of Jersey City, AN UNBALANCED BOOKKEEPER. Elijah W. Haughton, a young man about twenty- three years old, was arrested at his residence, No, 47 Kast Forty-cighth streot, yesterday, enarged by his AT DEATH'S DOOR. Colonel John O'Mahorey, the “head centro’ of the Fenian organ:zation, is at present lying in a dying con- dition at his residence on Sixth avenue. Colonel O’Maboney has long been a leader in Irish polities, and during the excitement of the years 1855 and 1866 raised the Fenian Krotherhood to great prominence in this city. Many irish nattonalists will be much grieved te hour of tLe danger of their old chief. HOTEL ARRIVALS, Professor W. G, Sumner, of Yale Colle; Hofman House. F, E. Chorch, the artist, is at the Clarendon Hotel. F. Denys, of the British Legation ‘at Washington, is at the Everett House, Charles Pare rish, of Wilkesbarre, Pa., 1s at the Astor House, B, P, Cheney, of Boston, is atthe Brevoort House, Judga A. EB, Suffern, of Haverstraw, N. Y., 18 at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Jobu M, Francis, of Troy, is at the Metropolitan Hotel. Samuels, Moon, of Philadelphia, is at the Windsor Hotel, Professor Jobn Forsyth, of West Point, 1x at the Giisey House. 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YOU MANS, CONTENTS OF THE FRBKUARY NUMBER, { 1. Th Lof Gialiieo, By A. Meateros. Di r s the Sun, By Professor By Alexander Bain, i, 1Y, Tho production of Cognac Brandy, V. Ups ‘und Downe of the Long inland Coast, By By Lowis, Jr. Iustrated, vi. aa Amarin Astronomical Achievement, By Mcheré VIL. Nature and Lite in Lapinad, Bi iberlain, Vili. Physiology of Mind Reading: M. Beard, 1X, Compressed Alr Locomotive, By C, M. Gatiel. Titus ro and Gas Companies, By William * employers, 8, T. Gordon & Co, pianoforte manutac- turers, with forgery and grand larceny. It appeared from the evidence that Haughton had been m tho em- ploy of the firm tant bookkeeper until the 6th of jast September, when ho was discharged. Lt was subsequently ascertained that he bad received and appropriated @ number of small checks and notes fowarued the firm by varions creditors, amoonting inall to a few hundred doliara He subsequently Wrote tho firm a better admitting his pecuiations, aad tating he hat been tortared Wy remorse since bi leaving whe omploy. He promised the money oF Avon Hs ho he said that he nad tried 10 for a downtown house, but the eflort proved ure, and ho was holt starving. hton, who stated he had failen into bad com) was utterly penniless, and, being unable to Turnish bail, was taken to swe ‘Pom! the Black Mari 1. Cooke, Ir, With vortratt. 1 to Adam Smith—so- ents of Phyal Lal Vhyaten! Gon, de, de ULAR MISCELLANY Talking by Tel — POP iia to Kench the Pole -Oinelbeation et the Kacos of Man—Tl Htent .. Terms. 6 num, postage nod "Ene JOURNAL K aaNet ttnat hy Bib oes postage propald b; a et a. 1 : '