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canvass made, and a certificate the Tilden electors to Board on the 26tn of January ve been elected in the December previous, That for going behind the certilication of suppose to be legally coupled wb the peeentng », ultimating iu oa jgment a te. 26th «oof January, at those persons who ‘th: performed all their duties on the 6th of December were not legal in their Acts, but that all their acts were illegal and ivvalid, aud the learned gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Tucker) who yesterday addressed this tribunal, said that ereee ‘away all the prior acts of these ofticors facto, but he gave us no au- Yhority. My momory immediately led me to Instance after instance in which it had Veen held that an officer de facto was ousted by proceedings, all his actswere necessarily considered as valid und binding. Society could not exist without suck a rule. Judges go upon ihe bench, property passes under thew decrees, men «ro hanged by their judgements, and Gnully some one after the iiigation of years obtains Possession of the office: 18 the virtuc of tho necree of the firgt incumbent swep! ? Is the lost restored to lite? Is the property yielded back! No. So here, the act of the elector legally appointed is legal and bindingr THE ELECTORS LAWPULLT APPOINTED. ‘The judgment of the Supreme Court of Florida only @eclurcd that the Returning Board had made a Mistake—not that they had perpet. dafraud. And cun this tribunal, after electors thus lawrally appointed, aud who might not have been ba neg if a diferent view of the uct governing the Board had been taken by it alter paving been appointed, ure they to proceed on the day prescribed by the federal law and cust their votes or are they doubting whether or not their work may not be undone to leave undone the work of casting the electoral vote of a State until tt be ascertuined whether proceeding to accuracy of their work succeeds they walt until some person c quo warranto possession of their office; shall thoy wait until the ume is past when bey can legally perforin the duty of casting the vote, a duty 80 important to the State and a duty which they are bound under penalty to perform (for IU be- Neve that by the laws of Florida penalties are imposed if they fail to act us the law fequires, It seems to me that iu view of the jurisdic tion and capacity of this ‘I'mbunal, in view of its os, to take testimony, and in view of the purpose of Introducing this testimony which I have undertaken $0 state, the application should be avoided, commission at thirty-ive minutes past three P. M. adjourned to Monday morning at eleven o’clock, THE OREGON ELECTOR. “GOBBLE” DISCOVERET—EXPERTS TESTIFY THAT HE IS J. N. PATRICK—AN OREGON DEMOCRAT EXPLAINS WHY MONEY WAS WANTED FROM NEW YORK. Wasutxcrox, Feb, 3, 1877. In the Oregon electoral investigation to-day *Wilham D. Spencer, Journal Clerk of the United the test or not? Shall aiming by States Senate, was called to give testimony as an expert relative to the handwriting on two cipher despatches, one of which was addressed to W. T. Pelton, of New York, and signed J. HN. Patrick, and the other addressed to Samuel J. Tilden, of New York, signed “Gobble.” Mr. Spenser testified that he thought the despatches were written by the same person and with the same kind of ink, His reason for thinking that these despatches were written by the same person was that many of the let ters to be found in both were similar in suape, Kec. mes N. Fitzpatrick, a clerk in the office of tho Sceretary of the United States Senate, corroborated the testimony of Mr. Spencer. YOVERTY STRICKEN DEMOCRATS. W.C. Griswold, an Oregon democrat, corroperated the testimony of Mr. Bellingor, Chairman of the Ore- gon Democratic Committee, and of Senator Kelly, relu- tive to the uge of money by democrats in connection | with the Watts electoral case, He stated that the woo the National Democratic Committee were called upon to furnish money for the+ purpose of conicsting | the issuing of a certificate of election to Dr. Watts ‘was because the Oregon democrats were poorer than a church contribution box. MORE CORRORORATION OF “GOnDLE,”? Mr. McLennon, of the Treasury Department, was eailed and corroborated the testimony of two previous experts relative to the haiwriting on the despatches signed ‘WJ. H.,” “N. Patrick” and ‘Gobble. ” he committe will finish taking testimony tn this tase on Monday next. THE LOUISIANA INVESTIGATION, MR. MADDOX PRODUCES THE LETTERS FROM GOVERNOR WELLS, AND THEY ARE READ— THE COMMITTEK REYUSE TO ALLOW WELLS TO TESTIFY. Wasitixarox, Feb. 3, 1877. The Committee on tho Powers, Privileges and Duties ot the House in Counting the Electorai Voie to-day ex- amined Mr. Danie! W. Downs, of Wisconsin, who was an elector on the Hayes and Wheeler ticket. He says that be did not think that as examining surgeon of the Pension Office he held such office of trust or profit as @igqualified him from being an elector under the pro- visions of the Constitution, He held the place of furgeon when he was elected and when he cast his | vote in the college, and held the position now. He re- | coived no salary, but received a feo of $2 in each case of examination. No question of his eligibility was Faised before the election but was afterward, Mr. Maddox was recalled, Questioned by ‘Mr. Field—Have you the Jetters of which you have spoken? A. I feel much indisposed this morning, and would therciore ask to be excused | till Monday. Mr. Field—Have you the letters? A. I have. H Mr. Field —Piease produce them, ‘The witness did so. Mr. Field (presenting one of the letters)—Is this the ealed letter addressed to Hon. J. R. West, Washing. ton, D. C., to which you have referred? A. Yes, it appears to be the same letter. Mr. Field—Presenting the other letter. open lotter of which yon have spoken? A, one addressed to me. Mr. Field then read the letter, as follow: New Ottneans, ppox, New Orleans :— Is_this the Yos; the 1876, friend of the President and w auding the politien! condition of mat- not be considered u part of daty to goat ¢ anda f 0 Title delay as. possible. and plac dent the condition and the pending wangers Should you couctude upon prompt act allow me to co my friend, wud with whom you will freely . Yours, very truly, J. MADISON Wr LL. ‘he witness said that when he first alluded to these tors they were in Now Orleans, but had been re- ceived by him to-day, and in response to Mr. Field, an- swered that ho was yesterday dismissed as agent of the Internal Revenue Bureau, ‘At this point Senator West came into the roum, when Mr. Field asked him to open the letter addressed to tho Senator, Mr, West replied that he would open the letter, which he did, and read its contents, as lol- fow! j Nuw Oruxans, La., Nov, 21, 1876. My Dear Sexaton—I regret much not seeing you when here. I wanted to say much to you which would be at least imprudent to put upon paper. “I trust, however, tot you in Washington as soen as th 8 is over whieh is upon us. the m: lnot rpprassed people be ua , d by thelr white-liver rth, yestocmod sir, warn you of the danger. Mil- been sent here and will be used in the interest nless soine counter movement it will be impose fF mo or any other individual to arreat its productive results. The gontloman presenting tls letter Is fully awnro of tho moves, and, if you allow, will unicate frecly to our friends and uct promptly, or rewults will Le disastrous. A Bint to tho wise. Birtetyl private and coulldential. ¥. ADL To Hon. J. R. West, Wavhington, D.C Bepator West permitted the committee to tako a sopy of the letter, MADDOX AND A CUTTON CI.AIM Mr. Maddox was examined by Mr. Lawrence, who asked him whether anybody offered him $60,000 io re- in favor of a cotton claim when be went to Loui- siana to investigate. The witness replied that po direct offer was sug- gested to him to that effect. 1t was after the unfavor- Able report had been wade by him that a person whe had made a different report he might | zed money by it Having been asked to give the name of that person Mr. Maddox replied that he | Fred not to do ao, as the person did not make such | to after tho The name of | person having been demanded by a mwyority of | committee, witness said it was Magrew. He did | know bis Christian name, but would ascertain it by Monday. ‘Mr, Sparks—Was it Con, Magrew? Witness—I tlink it is. Mr. Sparks remarked that Magrew was connected with the St. Louis whiskey frauds. The committee then cleared the room for private consultation. Governor Wells sent a request to-day to the commit- tee asking that he ve allowed to give his testimony before them to-day, 80 that it could be placed betore She public with that which Litticeld is giving betore hue Fouse Courmitteo of teo Senate. by romities considered this request of Governor we & socret session, and by a party vote refused to grant it, the five democratic members of the com- mitiee voung to retuse and the four republicau me: bers voting to grant it, By the same vote the commit. two rotused to allow tho request of Governor Wells to | be enterod on tho record of their proceedings. | TKR FROM THK PRUSIDENT OF THE BOARD. In the afternoon session Mr, J. Madison Welis sub- | wilted to the committee the tollowing letter The testimony of Joseph HM. Maddox bavir ta he sie in reference Ww o him and myself, nnd tain le having been prodneod, I most respect. | fully insist that iny testimony im relation to these matters | should be taken without fell it is due me that ‘at subject should Ve known | nd that the facts shontd | There js nothiny ia he Retarning | Yours ve y truly, aN WELLS. fn offer, but mado the remark reierre * unfavorable report had been submitted. the rs a SRE SS RS Macs | extensive | the inner room of neet| wo bos ny ivdiviaual, touching the subject ander con- ‘which I desire to withhold. Om the consrary, f NEW YORK m anxious that the whole ot these facts sball he known, J nino desire to be od in relation ty the mutter tes- oon against delay uy exsuala i Mtbivos WELLS. ‘The room was then cleared tor consultation, and it was decided examine Mra. Wells on Monday. AM INBLIGIDLE KLECTOR. Mr. Rutledge Leu was t examined, He testified to his baving been elec! Presidential elector tn Towa, ¢ had uever met with the Electoral College nor cast an electora! vote, because he held the oltice of United States Commissioner of the United States Cir- cuit Court in lowa. CONTINUATION OF LITTLEFIELD’ EXAMINA- TION—DETAILS OF THE ALLEGED SUBSTITU- TION OF A PALSE BETURN ¥ROM VERNON Pahis®. Wasmxeron, Feb. 3, 1877. The sub-committee of the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections met this morning at eleven o-clock, Senator Howe presiding. ‘The examination of J. F. Littlefield was continued, and in roply to questions by Senator Wad)oigh, the witness testified that he bis twenty-six yoars old; have been in New Orleans since 1868; was on the Al- lance Steamghip lino as purser for two seasons; alter. ward went to Galveston in the ice business; wont back to Now Orleans in 1871, not being engaged in business for six or eight months afterward; headquarters being at Spearing’s livery stable; succeeded in getting on the rollofthe Custom House with $83 per munth salary; never did any work; was on the roll for fivo or six months working for the party, doing nothing— like the rest of thom; always mado Spearing’h bouso hig home; stayed inthe tront of the stable; helped him alittle, but paid nothing tor bis board; was in the Custom House until the clection of 1872; trequented barrooms, &., but did not spend the greater part of his time thore; alter thre election of 1872 was appointed clerk of the Returuing Boara through Colonel Jobn- son, who had him appointed im the Custom House; shortly afterward served ag Secro- tary of the Board until the adjournment of the Keturning Board, about two weeks; wag then appointed hay inspestor by Governor Kellogg; served a8 such until the tall of 1876, about two yeurs anda half; had no permanent occupation until he wenton the Board on the 9tn of November; spent most of the time at Spearing’s stables; had gambled in his lite, but very little in the last year or two; kept house during the past year with a lady, but ob- jected to giving her bame; ‘she was not his wife; she was an old acquaintance; witness hired the house in which they tived, paid $7 or $8 per month rent; had saved some hundreds Of dollars when he lett oltice; had considerabie jewel- ry; the relations witn the indy bad not ceased when He’ left New Orleans; she was not married; she bad friends in New Orleans; witness passed for her husband; she bore his name and was always recognized as his wife; bad two ehildren her; was dead; the first ove 72; witness bad lived with the lady for live years; they lived lately on Chestwat street, in tho Sixth distriet; kept Louse in fivo different houses, three in the’ Sixth district; served on the Returning Board from the 9th of November to the 23d of Decem- Der last. Governor Wells made tho suggestion to him of altering the returns on Sunday evening, De- coember 3; dined with the Returning Buard that same evening; had at the time no epecial charge of the Ver- non returns; three clerks were in the room when Goy- ernor Wells made the suggestion, butdy not think that they heard the conversation; Governor Wells called witness to him, and putting bis linger on polls 2 and 9 of the electoral vote of Vernon parish, said :— “Littlefield, I want you to transpose these returns for the purpose of electing the republican candidates. ”” Witness nade no answer and the returns were left with him; sat at that game desk and tTansposed the wotes, but did not completo the work that mght, but got through with the electoral, State und part of the parochial returns; left the returns under some paper aud found them there the next morning, told Eaton and Davis of his work; Eaton was drank Sunday even- ing, as thoy all were, and promised to assist him, but being sober the next morning retused; then told Woodward of his work; finished the work 60 Monday, put the return with the others ; the retarn was brougut back on Tuesday marked ‘compiled; four | or five days alterward Governor Wells toid witneas to destroy tt; made no repl; had y conversed with Governor Wells between the suggestion to alter and the order to destroy; Governor Weils was going to take the true retura away with him, but did not, at witness’ suggestion; did not know whether he or Governor Wells destroyed the returns; Wells asked us if we had found those three polls; all the conversations were in the Clerk's office; do not know whether the returns we fabricated was signed; he asked us to find three polls; that would make up the returns which had been destroyea from Vernon parish, This having been dono Davis asked Wells to turuish bis evidence on which to throw them ou'. Wells asked us if we had se the three polls, Wo said “Yea” Mr. Davis ed him how soon his evidence would be 1n to throw them out | on. He sud, “In a day or two,” and took a memo- randum of the matter und wentoff. Davis placed the forged return among the other returns, Mr, Davis, | Mr. McCormack, Mr. Eaton and Mr. Woodward never had any acquaintance with Wells previous to going on that Board, WHO 18 COLLINS? Witness don’t remember that ne has ever conversed with any one about this matter, except speaking to Mr. Euton and Mr, Collins; Mr. Collins beionys eome- where in the West; witness bas known him some years; ho lived in Louisiana some time; be is an landowner; thinks the conversation with Collins was in Spearing’s stable; Collins ig about sixty-five years ola; Collins said witness ought to bring the facts about the Vernon parish forg:ries to light for the sake ofSpearing, who favored the Nicholis government; Spearing complained of the republican government; gaid ho had never been paid anvtbing by any republican and had suffered psec through republican rule, and he thought a better state of things ‘ould come from a change, in which Nicholls should made Governor, When witness first took this Ver- non return he carried it home and forgot all about it till it dropped out of his pocket a day or two alter, in potting on bis coat at bis house. This was in the morning. He put it inadrawer of the wardrobe, It remained there till the morning of the day witne: New Orleans, “A BIG THING.” When witness first told Spearing about the Vornon return it was iu the presence ot Gifford, and the latter thonght it waa @ big thing and wanted witness to come to Washington with him, whero we could get $100,000 for the information; witness replied that he would have with such a proposi- Gitford replica something about either having telegraphed to Washington or his purpose to do so in consequence of witness's communication; witness knows that Gifford did telegraph to Washington that sume evening concerning this matter; witness saw the despatch Giflord sent; it was to the effect that he had received information of great tmportance; 1t was sent to Senator Allison; witness thinks he saw Gifford the next day’ at Spearing’s; Gifford showed witness a despatch from Senator Allison to bim, saying, ‘Consult Howe; he only is sate,’’ Witness kuew if Gifford said anything there about it ‘witness would never get out of New Orleans alive if the republicans knew it; never talked with Gifford about it since; did atterward talk with Spearing about it on several occasions; Spearing wanted witness to allow him to uso this Information; it wouid, he said, be tor his interest; it was after tho talk with Gifford that witness had the talk with Collins, THE PABKICATED RETURN, After Wells bad been before a Congressional com- mittee wituess had a talk with him, and he said he ‘was worried because be bad been questioned avout the Vernon returns; sald the matter ought to be fixed, and suggested to Davis to make a copy of that return and then he would have them rejected, and would furnish the evidence on which they should be rejected him- self; Davis wanted witness to assist him im making up this simulated return; we made this return purport. ing to be the original return; thu witness bad been on nothing to do | the Bourd a week betore Spearing know of it; it was a week after the announcement of the vote when Spear- ing asked witness to aid bim with information; the revurn was then at witness’ house; Speuring said if the State was turned over to Packard they would be alt hung and witness with them; witness thought he said it would prevent him (witness) trom ucting; witness did not have any talk on the subject with Gifford after be showed the despatch trom Allison; Giflord swore that be never gave tho information to any one, for witness told him that if be did his (witness’) lite would not be worth a cent in New Orleans, ON THY ROAD TO WASHINGTON, Witness met Murphy tn St. Louis, and understood | that Spearing was to meet him there; witness did not talk with Murphy there; he went to Springticld to consult with Governor Palmer and Spearing; when he Joft Springfield it was not understood that he was to be a witness; he made up his mind to answer a ubpa@ua it one came when he got to Boston; | not meet any member of the Morrison Committee until be was called before them here; his family in the North were not aware of his marital relations in New Orleans; witness was with Spearing in New York, | where they played billiards together and went to the theatre; witness did not know what busi- ness Spearmg had there; Spearing — served the subp@na on witness there, but he suid be would not answer it,’ ana was indignant at Spearing that this information was made public alter his promixe to keep it secret, Witness stated to Governor Palmer that be did not want to be a witness aud also to Murphy and Spearing, Whon the sergeant-at-arms went to the Riggs House and could not find witness, witness wax In the next room, which adjoins Spearing’s. in bed, He could not have answered the subpoena for he was ill He was sub- | panaed when he was in bed. HOW THK ALTERATIONS WERE MADE, Senator McDonald showed witness a paper which he identified as the return of Vernon parish. The polis Zand 9 of ninety-seven and eighty-one votes for tne democrats he had charged to the republicans, where there were no votes, His definite mstructions were for the reason that there were three candidates, and he did not know which was the republican candidate, and it Was necessary for him to kvow which person was affected’ by the change of figures, Constitutional amendments, members of Congress, State oilicers and and parochial oftecrs were ail on the first{pay ;,witness changed through the State ofilcers: before Woodward assisted him. ‘the witness, tn an- wer to inquiries, repeated what he had previousiy ated concerniug all the interviews between him and j Wells about altering the various retarns, He repeated that the altered returns were burned, in the presence of witness and Wells, in the Board, and that either himself er Wells threw them tnto the fire, The witness and several clerks mnade up all the consolidated returns in aprivate office, none of whicit were ever seen by a democratic clerk while they were being made, In ing tho fabricated return after the original had n destroyed, witness and is used the im eh) Me Be Wr ie | * HERALD; had been rejected, rather than that the votes had been transterred, The origial been destroyed, it was necessary after Wells had been examined by the Committee to bave it aj that such a return was 1p existence and had been out, THM RETURN THROWM OUT. Witness was shown o list showing the consolidated statement of the Gubernatorial vote of the State of Louisiana, which he identified ay having been certified to by him. He recognized bis handwriting. is re- 4 included Grant parish, which he was told bad tabulated irregularly; that is, not by the regular Supervisors, bat by officers of the United States, ‘The witness was showu another tabulated statement which he recognized having been made eCor- mick. This tabulation contained the fubricated returns from Vernon parish, which were thrown out on the evidence furnished by Governor Weils, Tho three pes fabricated aggregated 179 democratic votos. ‘hero wus ue nore vote ja the fabricated: list than in original, Judge Davis was informed about it, and id that was peur enough. Davis was parish Judge ton Rouge. ‘ells filed bis evidence on which the fabricated list was thrown out a lew days after that list was promulgated; Davis i ed the evi- dence from Wells, saying it was abou! us he ever saw; witness read the a! by Wells, and thought Davis was right; aifants lived in Texas and the other at Bs witness afterward copied the affidavits aworn to belore United States Commusaionor D. A. Jewett, who was Secretary of the Republican Committee on Registration and ‘canvass and ngsiated Blanchard 1n doing whatever figuring was necessary to be done, The clerks sent by the House committce to Now Orleans were never permitted to examine any of the returns or tabulated statements in the otliee of the Returning Board. ‘The fabricated statement was placed in among the other tabulated statements of the Returning Board and was not signed, Governor Wells proposed to witness to practice to sce tf ho could counterfeit Flanagan’s signature; witness refused to do it; nothing was said about counterleiting the seal; never have seen that paper since, MIXKD POLICIES, - Spearing supported Hayes apd Wheeler, and the State democratic ticket; Unis feeling was geveral among business men; many business republicuns supported the Nicholls’ ticket; the hexvy business interest was all that way; the Kellogg governinent was ucknowl- edged by republicans to be disastrous to the State and to the city; Collins is a Jurge, Beavy inan, about sov- enty yeurs old; Giflord is a young man, GIPFOKD'S PROPOSITION Witness has no personal knowledge of what took place in New Orleans ufter the 25th of December last, has not secn Gilford since; the night Gifford sent the despatch to Washington, to Allison, bo was very much under the influence of liquor; the despatch was writ- ten in Gifford’s room ; Gilford claimed to be acquainted with Senator Allison; showed witness documentary evidence of such acquaintance; witness urged bim not tosend thé despatch, but he insisted and did 80; he aaid if witness would not come to Wrsbington with him he could go tothe Treasury or to. the man- ager of the nationa! republican party; he thinks be mentioned the name of Chandler, und be would yo at once to the Treasury and get the $100,000 tor the in- formation; he was so drunk, witness thinks, ho bad tocopy the despatch for bim; it was the wext day Gifford got tho reply irom Senator Allison; witness frequently saw Gifford after that before leaving Now Orleans; Gifford nover saw the fabricated return; Witness never showed it to anybody till he gave it to Speariug, whé received it under pledge never to uso the name of witness or compromise witness in any way in connection with it, INVORMATION POR VISITORS. It was a copy of the tabulation of tho votes of each arish in Louisiana ag they were received by the Beara from the supervisors that was furnished to Mr. present in the board room; Able in. to Hale, and at the request of troduced witn the latter witness and Woodward made the copy alterward we for Hale, who took {t and left; with the discovered mistake, and went original to Hule apd corrected the error;, Hale lett New Orleans a day or two alter this occurred on Thanksgiving Day, and Hale dined with Packard on that aay Hale was a republican vis- tlor there; Governor Palmer was there ag 4 democratic visitor, aad hoe learned that Hale had been furntehod with ipformation which he had not got; Scnutor Sherman was present when we made the ¢ and corrected the error in copy given to ernor Palmer wanted to know why ho samo courtesy as Hale had; witness declined to answer, He asked for a copy of the same document which had been given to Hale, and asked witness to come back at eight o’clock and see him; witness promised, but did not go; Governor Palmer stated to witness that if he had anything to do with this busi- ness he should pay tcr nothing; po democrat ever oflcred witness ahy money or suggested pay to bin in connection with these ‘disclosures; certainly Gov. ernor Palmer was the last person witness would ever think to go to for such a purpose. INSIDE REPUBLICAN POLITICS, Witness is well acquainted with the inside working of the republican purty iu New Orleans during the past {our or five years; all the white republicans there are on some roll and drawing pay from tho govern- ment in some way; trom the time wo wentas clerks to the Returning Board to the time the Board orgs ized, we were sealing up packages of returns received and depositing them with the Auditor, who put thom in his safe und gave us receipts for them; nearly all the parish returns were received and cared for mn this way; the parish returns came in in separate envelopes, all this work was done in ‘the State 3; only know of the afivavits sent in from hearsay; saw somo of them:written in police stations; know nothing about the canvass of the parish of Siberia; the state- | ment of rejected polis was made up by Eaton; saw most of the reasous for the rejection#; they were ate tached to the returns. LITTLEVIELD’S SPECIAL DUTIES, By Mr, Oglesby--Witness detailed his particular du- ties as a clerk to the Roturning Board; took tho aguregate of the parish returns and mude a compilation of them; that work wus completed while the Sherman and Palmer committees were there, either witness or Davis discovered that polls 1, 7 and 10 in Vernon parish were equal to polls 2 and 9 No one but Davis aud witness had anything to do with making up the fabricated return, WHEN THE FORGERY WAS DOXK. By Mr. Howe—It wag alter the promulgation of the electoral returns that Wells requested witness to make up afalso roturn. It was a week nearly after the an- nouncement had heen made. It took to make the return. This was after the genuine return trom tho file, It was net abstracted, but taken at the order of Wells. We had no difficulty in making up the parish returns from the originals, except as to the two which had* been destroyed, and these were made up by the original compilations in the office. Witness proceeded to describe in detail the manner in which the electoral votes from the several parishes were compiled. The fictitious return {s a correct, or within two votes of being a correct, copy of the original return, which was destroyed. The witness was subjected to an hoar’s cross-examination by Mr. Howe to test the correct- ness of nis statements and of his recollection as to the manner in which the fabricated return of Vervon parish had. been made up; witness ‘was unable to state why or when Wells asked tor three polls that would make up the aggregate of poll@2 and 9 dostroved; be or Davis did not tell him at once that the 178 votes were to be found tu polls 2 and 9 ready made to his band, The session adjourned till Monday. OFF FOR CUBA. FRESH AID TO THE STRUGGLING PATRIOTS. There is considerable jubilation in certaiu Cuban circles !n this city over the fact that another cargo of arms and ammunition destined for the aid of the strug- gling patriocs on “tho Ever-faithful Isle” has been sately sent away from the shores of sympathizing America, Among the other indispensables com- posing the bulk of the oxpedition their were 10,000 stand of arms, packed in floor bar- rels, 40,000 cartridges shipped in boxes !nbelied “Babbiv’s Best Soap,’? the most improved style of Kuapsock, blankets, a large store of medicines and nu- merous uthor articles at present greatly needed by the 1il-provided army of the Republic. The vessel, so far as could be learned, 18 an ordinary schooner called the Bovine, which cleared, it is supposed, trom New Bed- ford for Charleston, 3. C., with a general cargo made up ostensibly ol salt’ cod, brooms, varrel staves, &c. From the meagro informa- tion secured it would appear that the vessel after leaving New Bedford waited outside Barne- gat light until ber stores were fully complete, the same having been, taken ont to her from the store in smail boats in such a pradont manner that no suspicions were aroused, and nothing unusual, could be noticed as taking place. After completing her cargo she woighed anchor and silently stole away, her captain, J.C. Van Gium. a German, having been saluted with many whispered “Godspecus”’ from the devoted abettors in the scheme, who were assembied on the dock previous to de- parture, This is considered by far the most important expedition that nas sailed from an American port in some time. A HuRatp reporter, in an endeavor to secure some Cetinite information of tho gailing of the Bovine, called upon Mr, Jules Govoneze, a Cuvan supposed to be active in all measures devised for the ass.stunce of his fellow-countrymen in Cuba, now @ resident of Bast Houston street, He, when questioned on the sub- ject of the successtul suiling of the expedition, shrugged his shoulders and said he was not at liberty to converse about the matter. He neither de- nied nor confirmed the fact that such an expedition had really gone, and hinted that even were he pos- sessed of the desired information \t would scarcely bo politic in him to disclose it, cousidering the propinquiry and vigilance of the Spanish Consul of this city, and his determination to keep bis government advised of ali suspicious craft departing from tho ports of the United States, ‘The propriety of this course was readily acquiesced tn by the reporter, A number of other prominent Cubans, when questioned on the subject, signitied total ignorance concerning it, and re- fused to exptwss themselves, It is also hinted that wtill another and fleet sailiag vessel is at present awaiting a full complement of men and material to set sail for the {sland of Cuba, where, it is hoped by the projectors of the rcheme, sho will arrive despite the Spanish gunvoats which are constantly sailing in Cuban waters on the lookout for filibusiering oxpeds- tious, DEATH OF AN EX-ALDERMAN, Ex-Alderman Thomas Keating, of the Sixth ward, Brooklyn, died at his residence, No. 66 Degraw street, on Friday might, in the torty-fourth year of his age. Deceased, who was a democrat served one term of two years in the Common Council, and part of a term in the Board of Supervisors, For soveral years he was elected constable, and has been for the last tow vears employed as an officer in the Office of the Surrogate of Kings county. His taneral will take place this after+ regular consolidated blank — form. The object wis to make it appear that the return | noun, frum St, Stephen's Roman Catholic church, Hicks street SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 4, 1877—QUADRUPLE- SHEET. AMUSEMENTS. THOMAS’ YOURTH SYMPHONY CONCERT. A dousely arowded and very brilliant house greeted Thoodpre Thomas and his orchestra at Steinway Hall last night, on occasion of the tourth symphony con- cert. Throe composers, representing very different styles and ideas of music—Baeh, Beethoven aud Wag- ner—supplied the programme. The great old master of fugue, J. 8, Bach, appeared in tho Suite, No. 3, in D, which consists of Overture, Air, Gavotte, Bourrée and = Gigue. ‘no Pastoral Symphony, that most coelestiat of instrumental works, repre- sented Beethoven, and Wagner concluded the bill with the finale of the “Ring of the Nibelungen.”* From the wonderful and ingeniously wrought meas- ures of Baeh to tho storm and earthquake of sound that accompany the destraction of Walhulla and its gods, in which Wagner scems to have pressed into service everything of a musical naturo calculated to make deafening effect, thero is a long step, Likes bright vision the Pastdval Sympbony steps in bee tween the sturdy suite and the music drama, There 1 a species of magnetism about the interpretation of a Beethoven symphouy by Thomas’ orchestra that can- not be overestimated, but rarely before did it reach such a degree of power as last evening. The perform- ance of the *Pustorale’’ was something to be rem bered. The utmost delicacy and the most sonorot efivct, which the music demanded tn turn frown the piay- ers, gave the impression that the conductor had a bund of virtuosi beneath his baton, The lovely introduc- lion, Allegro ma non troppo; the idyllic Andante, in which to the ceaseless babbling of tho brook are added the murmut of the zephyr among the trees and the call of the bird to its mate, she rattling scherzo, the storin and the impressive finale, all were treated with reverential respect, as if the spirit of the composer was infused Into the bosom of each player. It may be doubted whether one would not experience considerable dificully, cven in Europe, to find an estra capable of playing the Pastoral Symphony { Thomas can do. he findle to the “Gotterdimmerune” (Twilight of ? tho Gods), the last of the Trilogy of Wagner, is tainly the most stupendous part of the work, The selections made by Mr, Thomas commenced with the funeral march of Siegiried and ended with the self-immolution of Brunnhilde and the do- |) struction of Wulthalia, Mr. Thomas was very fortunate in being able to secure such an accomplished artist ag Mme. Pappenbenm to siog the arduous invsic ‘ot the Valkyr bride of the hero, The ricn tonos of her Ug dramatic voice were needed to give due eficct to the furewell of Branubild The ftuncral march was a marvellous performance, all its voble outlines being brought out with distinctness. From the first seornful exclamations of Brunnbilde, when she or- ders back the mourners, until the lust dread act of vengeance, when she throws the brand Into Walhalla’s glittering keep, Mme. Pappenhoim never faltered for a mofsent in the trying ordeal. It was no easy task to hold her own against tho torrent of sound which surged up from the orchestra and threatened to overwhelm hor voice. All prujse is due to tho noble band of instrumentalists and their admirable leader for such @ concert as that of last evening. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. Mr.and Mrs. W. J, Florence play to-morrow night at Columbus, Miss Fanny Marsh opens a new theatro at Portland, Me., early this month. Dan’! Druce’’? willbe played February 12 at the Park Theatre, Brooklyn. Tony Pastor presonts a lively programme at his theatre to-morrow night. Albani receives $600 anight trom Escudier, the manager of the Italian Opera, Paris. Putti, Lucca and Stolz sang in the same week at the Imperial Opera House, St. Petersburg. 1 “Robert le Diable’ drew a $4,000 house at the Grand Opera, Paris, during the first week in January. “The Happy Moke’ and tho opéra bouffe cause con- tinued laughter at the San Francisco Minstrels, “Paris by Night” and Protessor Logrenia, tho prestt, digitatour, are tho attractions at the Colosseum, Phila- delphia, The musical comedy of ‘Marton, La Jolie Bouque- tore,’ will be sung thjs week at the New Broadway Theatre. “The Enchanted Cat” and quaint songs and sketchos will be produced during the week by Kelly & Leon’s Minstrels, Boston {s in high glee over the symphony concerts which Theodore Thomas has furnished her during the present month, _ liver Doud Byron, with “Across the Continent,” ‘will begin an engagement ut the Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia, this week. “Lemons” at the Fitth Avenue Theatre seemed to be sweet to the public palate, and is 60 well acted that it is Mkely to keep the stage for wocks, Contests of aquutic skill between Captain Quigloy and Miss Vivienne Lubin will be among the attractions at the Aquarium every evening this week. “Sardanapalus” will not be performed by Jarrett & Palmer’s company hereafter, and the Italian ballet has been engaged by Fox’s Theatre, Philadeiphia. “Rienz?” bas been given with great success in Madrid, with Tamberitk ‘as tho last of the Tribunea, Thus. Wagner is marching on, conquering all lands, Mme. Essipoff will give three concerts at Steinway Hall, on February 13, 16 and 17. She will play from some entirely new programmes in hor vast répertoire, Mme. Janauschek’s engagement at the Walout Stroet Theatre, Philadelphia, has been a successful one, Miss Notison takes her place this week, opening as Julia, “The Big Bonanza”? will remain on the beards of the Olympic Theatre this week and will no doubt continue its success, It will be followed by others of Mr. Daly’s plays. Mile. Aimée sings to-morrow night at the Eagle Theatre, for tho last time, in ‘La Jolle Parfumeuse,”” On Tuesday Lecocq’s new opera, ‘La Petite Marice,” will be presented for the first time. “Around the World” was first successfully per- formed by Captain Cook; but his achievement is eclipsed by the Kiralfys at Niblo’s, The piece is rich in variety and the scenery is superb. “Long Hair, or the Maniac Hunter” made a descent recently upon the Academy of Music, Provi- dence, R. 1., im the person of an actor named Kit Carson, Jr. The play is sald to be vory lively, Miss Root will give the third of her interesting con- certs for tho benefit of the poor at Chickeriag Hall on Friday evening, the 10th inst, Sho will be assisted by a number of excellent artists in an entirely different programme, i A Louisville critic, speaking of Essipoff, thus dilates on his subject:—“There 18 a sensuality in tne enjoy- ment of melody and harmony that must be fed with melting strains and soothing chords”? The friends of the writer entertain hopes of his recovery, “The Danicheffs’’ will commence to-morrow night what will be no doubt a long and successful run, This drama, which created much excitement in Paris and London, bas boen eagerly looked for in Now York, and Messrs, Shook & Palmer will bring it out with new scenery and a cust of unexceptional power. ° Kdwin Booth will appear to-morrow night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music as Richard [1L, which will be followed during the weck by his famous per- sonations of Claude Melnotte, Hamlet, Richelieu, Ruy Blas, Potruchio, Don Cwsar de Bazan and King Lear, Mr. and Mrs, Carl Feinimger’s music recitals, at Chickering Hall, have become very popular, Mr, Feininger is a violinist of remarkable talent, and at his last concert be was received with abundant ap- plause, The next recital takes place on the 21st inst, Under the ablo direction of Mme, Corinne Thomasellt a concert will be given at Steinway Hull, ¥ebruary for the benefit of the Italian Episcopal church, She will bo assisted by eminent vocalists and performe and an orchestra conducted by Professor Theodore G, Boottger. The largest house recorded in the Park Theatre was that of last night, when the musicians were driven be- hind the scenes and their places occupied by the audience, ‘Our Boarding House” has made such a bit that standing room only has been placarded in the lob- dies every night. Mr. Daly’s emotional play of “Fernande”’ is an- nounced for this week at tho Grand Opera House, and ‘Miss Jeffroys-Lewis and Miss Georgie Drew will appear for the first time at this theatre, The performances of Miss Ida Jeffries in important réles, recently, have im- pressed the public with her abilities. During her short dramatic carocr this young lady has shown rapid and marked improvement. Professor Heller offers a complete change of enter- tainment this week at his ploasant theatre, The won- ders of tho first will be new, and will be followed by Mr. Heller’s own arrangement of airs irom Bellini for the piano and a fantastic exposition entitied ‘Piano- forte Practice of # Boarding School Miss.’ In addi- tion to the second sight of Misa Heller there will be a series of astonishing uptical jilusions. Miss Emma Abbott, the young American prima donna, whose appearance in Italian Opera in London last summer created such a marked impression, makes hor firss appearance here in concert at Chickering Hall on Wednesday evening. She will be assisted by j Precisely at nine o'clock, after atew remarks by the orchestra under the direction of Max Maretzek. The sale of seats for Miss Abbott's début bas been tm- mense. i. ‘All For Her’ must be withdrawn from the stage at ‘Wallack’s Theatre on Wednesday night, notwithstand- ing {ts popularity, to make place for series of old comedies, which it is the intention of Mr. Wallack to produco ip thorough style. The first of these will bo “The Morning Call’ and ‘Married Life.” During the absence of Miss Dyas the part of Lady Marsden has been gracetully and intelligently performed by Miss Rose Lisle, A grand concert for the benefit of the building fund will be given at the Church of the Annunciation, Man- hattanville, next Sunday evening, February 11, In addition to the regular choir the following artists will agsist:—Miss Morrison, first soprano; Miss Mary Scal- | Jon, soprano; Miss Agatha Manier, contralto; Mr. Charles Fritsch, tenor; Mr. Phil F, Sullivan, baritone; Mir. Carl Richter, violinist; and Professor Redmond Curroll, organist. “the Bohemian Girl” was repeated at the Academy of Music yesterday afternooa, with the following cast:—Arline, Mise Clara Louise Kellogg; Gypsy Queen, Mrs. Zelda Seguin; Thaddeus, Mr, Joseph Maas; Florestine, Mr. C. H. Turner; Count Arnheim, Mr. George A. Conly; Dévilshoot, Mr. Henry Peukes, ‘The house was crowded from parquet to dome. Four performances will be given this week, as follows:— Tuesday, “Lucia;”” Wednesday, “Flying Datenma Friday, “Mignon” (benefit of Miss Kellogg); Saturday, | matinge bill, . “Fifth Avenuo’’ has been rehearsed all the week at Booth’s Theatre, under the direction of the author, Mr. George Fawcett Rowe, and will be produced for the first time to-morrow ovening ut Booth’s Thoatre. Much attention has been given to the scenic effects, one of which will be the collision at sea of two steam- ers in a fog, which will be simulated by steam, pre- vented from penetrating the auditorium by a current of cold air noar the fuothghts, ‘Tne cast is large, and the principal serious parts will be intrusted to George Rignold, Frederick B. Wurdo, Miss Maade Granger and Misgy Kato Girard, while the comedy rdles will be enacted by Atkins Lawrence, George Knight and Joba Wild, BROWN, THE MIND READER, CHAL- LENGED. New York, Feb, 2, 1877. To Tne Epiror ov Tus HERALD:— Having read in this morning’s issue the report of the entertainment conducted by Mr. J. R. Brown, at Chickering Hall, in which it is alleged that Mr. Brown, boing blindfolded, after baving touched a person in the audience, while being led by a stranger, “returned to the platform, and, removing the bandage, descended to the floor, and with little delay placed his band upon the shoulder of the right gentioman.”” Now, sir, 1am myself mind reader, in the same senso as J. R. Brown is, and can do all ofthe f he performed, with the exception of the lust one as recorded above, and I beg to offer my opinion that neither Mr, Brown nor any other indiviauai can, with- out the aid of a confederate, do what it is here repre- sented he did. I shall be happy to mect Mr. Brown at any time he may wish, tobe convinced of this tact, and 1 am so positive of what I assert that I would wager $1,000 that he cannot do it without aid trom outside parties. Mr. Brown can get my right name and address at the Hxgato office, In the tacantime | sign myseit, AUGUSTUS STANTON THE ARION SOCIETY. ‘The third carnival festival of the Arion Society was held last evening at their club house, in St. Mark’s place, There were about 500 ladies and gentlemen present, representing New York German society. The mon were attired in evening dress, and each wore a fancy head dress, made of grocu, gold and scarlet cloth, which lont a fantastic appearance to the scene, The ladies wore becoming cvening costumes, President, the musical part of the entertainment, under the loadership of Dr, Damrosch and Mr. Rictzels was, begun, the whole socicty singing ‘‘Dessimis- tisches Schalknarren-Lied,’’ or the fool's song. till twelve o'clock, was occupied in gongs in German:—“Much Ado About Nothing,” nnial Medley,” “The Greot- tog from America” ng at Cologne intho grand carnival last month), ‘The Fiying Datchman,” ‘Hus- band’s Thoughts,” “Birthday,” and ‘The Song of tho Candidates,” in English, which was a hit at the two aspirants for tho Presidency. After mtermission and supper the grand march was opened and over 100 couples entered into the en- joyment of the dancing, which, with choice solections ‘oft music tnterspersed, was continucd into the carly hours of the morning. THE COMING CARNIVAL singing the follo’ THE SUCCESS OF THE PROPOSED FESTIVAL ASSURED—LARGE MEETING OF MANUFAC- TURERS AND THE DAY APPOINTED. * ‘The mmitiatory moves toward the inauguration of the great carnival are being taken im carnest, und the prospect of a grand display on the occasion of the re- ception of His Majesty is encouraging. In response to a call issued by Colonel St, Martin, representatives of seventy-two of the principal firms of manufocturers of tho city met last evening at the Union Square Hotel to express their approbation of the suggestion concern- ing the carnival. Among the gentlemen present wero representatives of the Herring and Marvin safe com- the Domestic Sewing Machine Company, Decker Brothers, oiae, Manutactarers; F. Grote & Co, Mitchell & Vance, Kittel! & Co, the Lion and other Jarge breweries, Fairbanks Scalo Company, Fail, Fiewchman & Co., J. Rifflard’s Sons and the Lieder- krapz, Arion and other societies. ~ Colonel St. Martin presided and read the following | proclamation :— . NOYAL PROCLAMATION, To ALL Wuom Tixse Presuxts 5uALL ConE:— Gnexting—Know yo that we, Rex, by the Graco of Momus, King of the Kingdom of Mirth and PI our royal will goodly elt, w York with our sov we do make this our proclam: that they may make wil Hitting pe Tangements thereunto ap- ra Imprinix,—We do constitute and ag pay our faithtal sub. leet Co follower, Smith Ely, Jr., Mayor, Prince Large jority. 2» ‘We do constitute and appoint our loving Knight, William St, Martin, Earl Marsbal of the Kingdom, with the Atle of “Gotham,” " And we hor ordain that all orders mont ewansting from these our representat! binding and of astull force as if given under o and to the end that our reception may be a right we will from time to time during our progress toward our prosperous eity inake sueh proclamations from our own hand 4 may seem expedient, ‘Given under our royai hand and seal this Ist day of Keb. ruary, A. D., 1877, and of our feign the 101st. REX. [Ationt,| “Kxwrmn ov tux Seats, The Chairman stated that twelve of the chief hotels have subseri! from $200 to $500 each, and that the snm of over $10,000 is now at the disposal of the Finance Committee. Tho Academy of Mosi¢ and Irving Hall have been engaged for a grand ball to be held on the night of the festival, which, it was decided last right, shall take place on Easter Monday.* - A PEDESTRIAN’S CHALLENGE, Nuw York, Feb. 3, 1877. To Tux Eptror oy tak Herano:— Thereby challenge William K. Learn to walk me two miles for $200, at any place which he may name. By inserting this m your valuable paper you will oblige yours respectlully, FRANK J. MILLS, No, 360 Third avenue, care cigar store, THE BAYSIDE MURDER, OTHER UNPENETRATED MYSTERIES OF 6UF- FOLK COUNTY. Not the least remarkable feature of the recent al- legod murder at Bay Shore ts the tardiness with which the tacts wero made known to the public. This is probably attributable to the Isolation of tho scone of the occurrence, the disinclination to talk of the actors in the tragedy and tho secretivenoss on the part of the officials, The Coroner went so far as to conduct a portion of his investigation in secret, Alter he had been arrested, and before ho was sent to the Riverhead Jail, Evans intimated to the Coroner but the supposition is disproved by K had previously asserted under oath that no person could possibly bave got into his house that night with- out his knowledge. ‘The affair is yet a mystery, and it is doubtiul whetber even a thorough investigation will clear itup, It seems to have beon a murder without a motive, OTHER MURDERS NOT INVESTIVATHD. In this connection it is curious to pote the number of murder mysteries in Suffolk county which have nover been satisfactorily explained. ‘The most familiar of these is the Kelsey cu: Hl in the courts, with no immediate prospect of termination. Islip, some two or three yeurs ago, a Hollander bad an altercation ina boat with a fellow fisherman, and threw him overvoard. Tne people of Islip believe ‘was Insafficient, and the alleged murderer was oniy the Skidmore case, in which two brothers wero dof murdering their own father and burming @ to conceal the crime and thus causing the death two othor persons; and lato eo case of the Condon girls at Amityville, who were found that it was a caso of deliberate murder, but the proof | | gentgto the County Jai for #x months. Then there | ——— THE COLOMBIAN MASSACRE The Town of Cali Sacked-and Over Three Hundred People Massaered. TERRIBLESCENES. General Pena Gives Unlimited License to His «Drunken Troops! DANGER TO FOREIGNERS. The follow account of the massacre by the “liber. ais,” under Peja, at Cali, in the Cauca, is from the Panama Star and Herald of January 2 At the Pass of the River Cauca, about half way be- tween Palmira Lye Cull, Peni reviewed and harangued je his men, asking but to retake Cali, and the price of their victory would be six bow: ugh. tor and the gratification of unrestramed lust, for which purpose he charged them to spare the women ouly, destroying the other inbabitanta, root and branch. From his published report 1t appears he had over 2,500 mon, organized inte five corps, and with these he attempted to surround the town, which is open om all sides, At daylight, on the 24th of December, tho small body of conservatives observing Peia’s up- proach, furiously attacked his advunced gi ut = their = number was so insignificant that they = were soon ond. panes, What followed is indescribable. Th@ inhabitauta awakened by the firing, saw the liberals pouring into ho town by all the principal stroets leading into the luza,” with loud cries of “Death to the Goths,’ ug hve Peta,” “Down with tho shaineless Goths.”’ ‘In a dense mags of ‘mingled borse and toot ba advanced on the municipality—a dusky crowd of yelling miscreants—bedizened with red ribbons and Streamers, made mad with drink apd thirsting for blood and destruction. . While a few were breaking down the doors of the prison where the liberals who had been taken on tho 18th of December were contined, the majority spread in every direction in search of plunder, A snomentary check, however, was caused by a loud explosion inside the municipality, aod the confusion now in. creased tenfold by tho shrieks of the prisoner: io that building. It soon appe: that the conservatives, anticipating the probability of defeat, had determined to blow up tho magazine and bury thomselves and their adversaries iu the ruins Most fortunately for the town, only a few boxes of cartridges ignited—still the shock blew out one side of the muni- cipality, causing tho death of the reckless partisan who deliberately fired the train, - Aw INHUMAN ORDER. As these events were taking place General Pefia rode r hig men. e them he was the worse for and now he deliberately ordorod the town to be sacked, giving Dis banditti five hours’ license to 4 to rob and to outrage the defenceless inhabitants at discretion. It is necdless to say his orders astically obeyed. By this time crowds of turies in the shape of women of the lowest class—in many cases with wheir hopeful offspring at their heels—swarmed in the streets, hounding on the excited mob to break down all the doors that were not immediately thrown open, Tne scene of terror was at its height All the houses were wow bedizened with red rags, shawls, handkerchiefs, table covers, petti- coats, everything bearing the distinctive cojors of the invaders, requisitioned and displayed over doors and windoy Such foreigners as could boast of flags among their effects also bung them out, but tt goon appeared that all trusted to a broken reed for safety. Long before the plaza was taken the work of plunder had already begun in tho sido streets, and @ but too enthusi- some of the stores in the plaza itself wero broken into and stripped of their con- tents before the firing had commenced, In Commercial street, out of twenty that existed be- fore the attack, only four remain, and in otber parts of the town two or three, by pure accident, escaped the general fate. Little rocked the murauders, whother the owners were liberals, conservatives or foreigners, Property destroyed papaya the lat- ter amounts to about $150,000 or $200,000, among English, German and Italian nationalities, Robbery and worse had been licensed by a goneral of the Colombran Repuvite, and why should the piuo- derers spare any one when all were equally at their mercy? The commerco of Cali was coomed to suffer a shock from which it will never recover. A few merchants, favored by the exceptional position of their premises and by the assistance of friends among the invaders, succeeded in saving their goods, the expense of ali the liquors they had in thelr post ‘sion, but in the majority of cases the mere atsomp- has caused the loss of many valuable lives. By mid- day most of the stores were cleared of their contents. Men, women and children were seen staggoring in every direction uader the burden of their spoil, and were in turn maltreated, knocked down, and some- times even killed, and deprived iu turn by their feliow thieves of the proceeds of their robberies, DRUNKENNESS AXD ROBBERY, Fortunately, perhape, for the town, it happened that the plundered stores coutained large quantities of liquors, Barrels and cases of wine und spirits were turped into the streets, and a saturnalia of drunken- ness began that will never be forgotten by those who have had the misfortune to witness the deplorable scenes it originated. Tho dostruction continued in all tts fury. Everything that could not be removed or was not thought worth removing . was destroyed, chopped and hacked to pieces or burner Thus many unfortunate merchants, and among them several toreignera, not only lost their all, but even their books and papers were destroyed, The bank also, whose presorvation was of the utmost im- portance to the government and to the existence of a State where nothing but paper money had circulated for months past, was entered and rovbed of many securities and of a large sum in notes, it must not be supposed that the private houses were all this time neglected. After the tirst rush on the stores had secured them an abundance of drink bands of frenzied men patrolled the town, reeling, shouting, firing and hacking at evory living croature they met on their way; but, still unsatiated with the slaughter $m the streets, they poured into the bouses of hberala and conservatives alike, rep hvifl though, of the latter, and continued the work of robbery, murder and destruction, All the conservatives they met wero ruthlessly killed, and many liberals who tried to arrest the bar- barians in their progress, or to shield (riends or rela- latives and persons suspected of syinpathizing with the conservatives, or of having no decided opin- jon in politics, shared the same fate. Neither age’ nor sex nor infirmity constituted the least sateguard, Most of tho conservatives, thioking, perbaps too rashly and selfisbly, that the persons of men alone were im danger, bad abandoned shoir homes, leaving in them only the women of their households. Others, when tho risk grew imminent, had endeavored to hide themselves indoors and were dragged out to be slain under the very cyes of the terrified women. On the other band the unfortunate wives and daughters of the conservatives wero pitilessly hunted from house to house, meeting with the most shanicless out- rages at the bands of their fiendish pursuers, In tbe centre alone of the town eighty-soven houses bave been sacked, gutted and turned into sbambl the owners rendered dependent on charity 101 immediate support. Nothing has been neld sacr not even the cbure! since they also were rob! and their very altars stained with blood, SCENES IN THE SURCRDS. But all the horrors are as nothing compared with the still more frightful exceses perpetrated in the suburbs and on the estates in the surrounding country. There murder, lust, robbery and incendiarism have continued unchecked for days together. .All the small shopkeepers have been deprived of house and homo; all the catates ravaged; their cattle driven away or shot; the hedges torn down; the cane fields burned It ig but justice to say that many liberals lost thoir lives im defending their fellow citizens, and at least wo have to be thankful tl dof 1,800 wild Indians, in the service of the government, was prevented, although with great difficulty, from entering the town to complete the murderous excesses of Peta and his men. Indeed, the panto was at its height on the night of the 24th, and we all Made preparations to resist the expected ack as best we could; bat it s the marauders, ovor- come with drink, were not ablo to continue the work of destruction. Tranquillity can hardly be said tobe re-established even yet, nowwsthstandin; efforts of she sovees ment, that, seeing its own nce threat- ened, has thought fit to express its disapproval of the acts of Peha’s banaitti in very mild terms, leaving him, however, tn command of the reserve and taking no steps whatever to remedy the evils so wantonly occasioned, It is almost a miraclo that the t to lament loss of Ile, as taneously resolved to loave the country ut tho earlie: opportunity, bat meanwhile they are entiroly the mercy’ of the populace As it 16, the condition of foreigners here is simply deplorabie, For days together they could not even go into the streets without detking their hats with the colora of the conquerors—neutrality being here deemed a crime; and as the government will not or cannot render the protection required by the public treaties wo would ask how tar it 18 responsible ior the losses incurred by foreigners, who are thus unable to move a step for the protection of their interests? ALFRED DE MUSSE‘. Mr. L. Sauveur continued bis series of literary lec. tures at the Union League Club Theatre yesteruay afternoon by giving a laudation of the sensuous poetry of Alfred de Musset, As lis audience, numbering about 100, was composed principally of ladies, his romarks were somewhat confined in his treatment of the sub- ject, Those who cared to learn more about tho grout French author could gather trom the levturer’s lips the titles of many books, which, however, he eurnestiy begged them not to read. This appeal was met on the guilty by a Coroner’s jury of procaring the death of their own flicgitimate children, but who have nevi Signor Brignoll, Siguor Ferrant!, Mr. Caso, and of yet boon even indicted by the Grand Jury. part of a great many in the audience with a look of firm rosolve to b \ portuaiy. uy those very books on the firat ope and even the inachinery destroyed, soas to ronder it