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' belders, representing 26,338 shares and 2,454 votes opposed it, the majority for the appointment of the eommitiee was apparently forty, but the Chairman Btated that the scrutiny was taken gubject to objec “Bon. Votes objected to, A large number of votes were objected to on tho Bround of excessive voting, no single stockholder bav- Ing the right, under the articles of incorporation, to ast more than 100 votes. The chairman, therefore, ruled out the votes in excess, which left a majority against the amaigamationists of over 500 votes, The Render party (the amalgamationists) strongly pro- tested against this ruling, and claimed that the report of the scrutineers was final, The chairman docided that the protesta were not in order. He said the scrutineors had made no decision on the objections ¢ filed, and he took the responsibility of doing so, leav- Ing the opposite party to their legal remedies, Alter heated debate dr. Pender, who is chairman of the Glove Telegraph and Trust Company, put other resolu- tions of the amalgamationists, which were defeated on show ofbands. A poll was demanded, and took the same course as the first one. The meeting then ad- Journed for one month, to give opportunity for testing the legality of the cbairman’s ruling. THR REJECTED RESOLUTIONS. {Norg,—The following aro the other resolutions of ‘the amalgamationisis referred to in the above despatch :}— Resolved, That the directors be and aro hereby in- structed net to cxerciso the powers contained in #ection 6 of article 6Y of the Articles of Association of the company, or any other powers conterred upon them by the Articles of Association to make contracts on the behalf of the company in such man- wer as to bind the company to purchase hero or nso other telegraph lincs,or by which the company shall required to transmit telegrams for moro than , twelve months by apy particular route, or any other ¥ ial terms without previously consulting the Larenolders on the soject in general meoting. That articilo fifty of the Association be altered “Dy striking ut the following words, viz.:—"And no resolutions whatever not approved ‘by the board of directors ceeepeey to any mnceting shall bo moved by apy shareboider at that meeting unless he shall at Jeast ten clear days previously to that meeting have given to the secrotary of the company notice in writ- ing of his intention to move the same, and lett at the Fegistered office of the company a copy of such notice, together with a copy of the resolutions ne proposes to move saa a@ written memorandum of his name and ad- MEXICO. WHE ELECTIONS IN PROGRESS—DIAZ MAKING HEADWAY-—BUSINESS IN A DEPLOBABLE CON- DITION—PROGRESS OF THE CHURCH PARTY. Havana, Feb. 5, 1877. The English steamer has arrived here from Vei Cruzand brings the following intelligence :— Mxxico, Jan, 30, 1877. The elections are going in favor 6t Diaz Charges of fraud are freely made, asin the previous Presidential elections, Diaz is uged to hasten his return to the capital, as the government is in danger of falling to pieces owing to dissensions in the Cabinet, the mem- bers being inexperienced and without talent or pres- tige. There bas been a formidable split among the mombers of the Diaz-Tuxtepec party ; nevertheless the Cabinet does tbe best it can under the circumstances, HOW BUSINESS 18 RUINED, Business is in a worse condition than ever, and failures are numerons. Some foreigners who favored the Diaz revolution have failed, and a new revolution against Diaz is encouraged by capitalists, who make money by loans to revolutionists at excessive interest. ‘The banker Escalante loaned Diaz $200,000 toward the payment of $300,000 to the United States, with the in- ooming duties as security, receiving $25,000 interest for sixty days. The government contractors are also Interested in a now revolution, cach successive govern- ment having favorites to reward. .Numerous bands of robbers are appearing everywhere. Zamacona ts spoken of as Minister to Washington, The Vera Cruz Failway will soon resume daily trips. Protestant wor- ship has been suspended at Coahuixtla and Morelos by order of the authorities, THY CHURCH PARTY PROGRESSING. Tho Church party bas been triumphant in the eloc- Mon im the capital, The most important positions in Michoacan, Puebla and Queretaro are held by the Church party. A petition is circulating praying that tho government will permit tho return of the Sisters of Charity who wero expelled from the country two years ago. Cortina refuses to obey tho order ‘to abandon the ‘Texas frontier; he now opposes Diaz. Ab opal mine has been discovered in Guerrero. STATE RIGHTS DEFENDED. PROTEST OF RHODE ISLAND AGAINST THE ARREST OF THE LOUISIANA RETURNING BOARD. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE -HERALD,] Newrort, R. L., Feb, 5, 1877, The following resolutions were offered in the House of Representatives to-day :— Resolved, That all rsons filling the efMfices gonstitutionally created by the Jaws of the several Btates are not subject io answering iu any way respecting the macner in which they ex- tcute the duties of those offices to the government of tue United states or to any branch thereof, and that the official records of such officers. are not subject in Boy way to examination or control of the federal gov- oroment, Resolved, That the recent arrest and imprisonment pf members of the Returning Board of the Stato of Louisiana by authority of the House of Kepresenta- Vives of the United States, and the call for tho pro- Auction of the records of that Board before acommitteo pt such House, under tho claim of aright to inquire Into the doings of that Board, is a gross violativn of the reserved rights of the several States, and thut a duo regard to the pteservation of our own rights re- quires us to j led aguinst it, Resolved, That the Governor of tho State ve ro- quested to cause certified copies of the foregeing tesolutions to be presented to both houses of Congress, ON TRIAL FOR MURDER, SOHN V. KIERE AND ELEANOBA, HIS WIFE, BEFORE THE COLUMBIA COUNTY OYEB AND TERMINER—EMPANELLING A JURY. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. J Hvpsoy, N. Y., Feb, 5, 1877. The caso of Jobn V. Ktere, and Eloanora Kiere, his wife, jointly indicted for the murder of Charles H. Thompson, alias Charles H, Hermance, in this city, on December 23, 1876, was called in the Court of Oyor and Terininer this afternoon, Justice A. M. Osborne presiding. Disirict Attorney Gershom Bulkley, as- sisted by Mr. J. b. Longley, appeared for the people, and Mr, Charles L. Beale and J. Riger Cady tor who prisoner, An extra panel of 100 jurors had been Summoned, and all but four answered to their names, Mr. Cadymoved the, postponement of the Court until Tuesday morning, in’ consequence of the inabiliy of the defence to subparna James Carroll, a material wit- ness, who was reported to bein Rondout. Mr. Cad; Stated that an oiticer had beeu despatched for Carrol The Court denied the motion, without prejudice to the defence, who will, in the event of Carroll not being found renew it in the morning, when they will ask fora postponement over the term. The Court ereupon proceeded to empane! a jury, avd at six o'clock P. M., hich time the Couet arned tll Yuesday at ten A. M., bad secured the foliowing jurors:—Rufus Miller, Harvey Vandeusen, Eikany ecker, John A. Snyder, Wiliam H. Gould, Ne!son J. Gates, and Henry D. Kittle, THE PRISONERS IX COURT, Kiere and his wife, accompanied by their little daugh- ter,a child of five yenrs, were provided with seats within the bar and were the objects of the curious gaze of a crowded court room. Both Kiere ang his wile are rather prepossess!ng in their appearance, KEAPY TO DO JUST: ‘The jurors called showed no reluctance to serve, and the defence were obliged to exhaust fifteen of their peremptory challenges to prevent jurors with sus- woted bias against the priso from getting into the Box. The tecling against Kiere is quite perceptivie, . DEATH OF A DWARF. For months past tho flaming posters tn front of the little museum in Chatham square have borne upon them the picture of a female dwarf, who, indeed, con- stituted the principal attraction of the show. Lula ‘Van Pelt was the little creature's name on tho stago where she was exhibited, and it was also ber real maiden name... A year ago, however, she was married toa man pamed Shepard, whose five-toot-ten stature contrasted strangely with ber hewht of thirty-five fnches. Of course Mrs, Shepard has been a marvel in her neighborhood, and on savurday night, when 1b was announced that she had died suddenly, and irom some unknown cause, her case was ol course voted éus- pictous by the gossips of the place. Yesterday, how- ever, Coroner Woitman’s inquiry satisfactorily proved that congestion of the left lung and pneumonia of the right lung bad caused her death. ‘On Monday last she was taken tll with a severe cold and compelled to give over ber appearance vetore tho ‘aud on Tuesday her complaint developed more aympioms. Dr. MoNair, of Kast Browdway, clerk attended hor, the latter administering nuidotes for her cough, On Suturday night UW. 8, Swan, of the Van Dyke Hotel, in the Bowery, was ca‘lod i, bat jast alter nis arrival tho woinan died, Tie oxamination so establishing the causes of death disclosed What was unknown to any one, that the de- ceased was enceinte, The jury broughy im a verdict et death from matural causes, : NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1877.-TRIPLE SHEET. ANOTHER OCEAN DISASTER. Wreck of the George Washingto of the Cromwell Line. PASSENGERS AND CREW ALL LOST Dashed Against the Shore of Newfoundland, NO TRACE OF THE SHIP, Thirteen Bodies Taken From the Surf. Sr. Jonss, N. F., Fob, 5, 1877. The British brigantine Orielton, from Malaga, which arrived here to-day, reports having put into Fermeuse, on tho East Coast of Newfoundland, and she thero Jearned that the steamer George Waghington, of tho Cromwell line, between New York and this port, which Jeft Halifax, N.S., for this port January 18, went ashore, probably on the night of the 20th ult., about half a mile west from Mistaken Point and eight tmailos southwest from Capo Race. The loss of the steamer remained undiscovered by the inhabitants of the ooast till the 25th, i BODIES RECOVERED, The coasting steamer Tiger, which has arrived this evening, brings fuller information. Men from shoro, being Jowered by ropes seventy fathoms over the frowning cliff, found parts of thirteen human bodies, which they buried. The fontures were not recog- nizable, One body was marked in india ink with the letters ‘J. H, 8.” and “R.” All on board the steamer when she sunk were undeubtedly lost. PROPERTY AFLOAT. Pieces of pork, blankets, lite buoys and. other articles bave been washed ashore, the latter having the name of the vessel. No valuable property bas been saved. CREW AND PASSRNGERS. The crew numbered twenty-three persons. There was one cabin passenger, named Archibald, and three steerage passengers, whose names are unknown, NAMES OF THE PASSENGERS, ‘The names of the passengers, as given in a despatch from Haltiax, under date of January 31, are stated to be:—George Hopkins, W. 8S. Combes, A. Falconer, John Smith, W. Newberry and Edward Raynor, THE NEWS IN NEW YORK. Messrs. Clark & Seaman, No, 86 West streot, the agents of the line hore, received yesterday the fol- lowing telegram, dated St, Johns, N. F., February 5, and signed by Harvey & Co, :— “Bodies, bedding, pork, flour (bedding marked Georgo Washington), picked up at Mistaken Point, Cape Race,” About the time this despatch was handed in at the “Henao office another message, telegraphed from St, Johns to the HeRaLp, was received. It road as follows:— “Brigantine Oriciton, from Malaga to this port, ar- rived this afternoon, reports that blankets marked ‘George Washington,’ a number of bodies, some pork, flour and other articles were picked up at Mistaken Point, between Trepassey Bay aud Cape Race, The steamer George Washington le(t Halifax for this porton January 18. Crew ard passengers supposed all lost.” A reporter of the Hera.p, who called at the office of Messrs. Clark & Seaman, gathered the following ad- ditional information respecting tho George Washing. ton, The steamor was about 1,000 tons burden, and was built in this city about thirteen years ago. She had run between New York and New Orleans until about a yearand a half ago, when she wasput on tho Halifax and St, Johns line. On her last tripshe left New York January 14, with a cargo of 2,000 barrels of pork, 3,500 barrels of flour, broadstuffs, loathor and provis. tons, but without any through passengers, On Janu- ary 18 sbe left Aalitax, having taken on board there W. Archibald, cabin, and James Powers, steerage pas- sengors, and an additional cargo of fresh beet and sundries, She sbould have arrived at St. Johos three days after leaving Halifax, and the failure to make that port on time aroused apprehensions respect- ing her safety. The George Washington’s estimated valuo was $75,000, and she was insured, mostly in for- eign companies, for a eum littlo short of that amount, OFFICERS AND CREW. The following is a list of her officers and crew:— James Whitehead, captain. J. Krupp and Charles Dabn, first and second officers, Bornard Peterson and Lew Jones, quartermasters. George Phalen, Peter Banks, Thomas Nelson, Jr., and Kobert H. Barry, seamen. Richard Hopper, chief engineor. George L, Denton, assistant engineer. J. H. Berryman ana John Shehaa, oilers, Martin Geyner, James Rathburn, Jerry Riley and Joseph Welsb, firemen, James Scammon, steward, Awelia McDonald, stewardess.@ William O'Neil, cook. Patrick Caulfield, porter. William Eastley, messenger, Henry Whiteron, waiter. Robert Smith, boy. The agents have no tnformation on which to base a theory accounting for ber loss, They say she was a good, stanch, seaworthy vessel, MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT, Wan Derantunxr, Orvicz oF Thm Cire S10xat Orion, Wasuixcrox, Feb, 6—1 A M. Indications, On Tuesday, in the South Atlantic States, northwost winds, rising barometer, cooler, cloar weather will prevail. Yor the Gulf States rising, followed by stationary or falling barometer, northerly winds, breaking wo west sud south, warmer, clear weather. Tor Tennessee and the Uhio Vailoy falling varome- tor, southwest winds, warmer, partly cloudy weather. For the) upper jakes, falling barometer, increasing southerly winds, warmer and partly cloudy weather. For the lower lakes faliing barometer, southwest to seutheast winds, warmer, cloudy weather with rain or snow, For the Middle States falling barometer, warmer southwest winds, cloudy and threatening weather ex- cept cloar in the Middle Atlantic States, For New England, falling barometer, warmer south- erly winds, partly cloudy woather, The rivers will generally rise, oxcopt fall at Pitts- burg, Cairo and Mempnis, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. Tho following record will show the changes in tho temperature for the past twenty-four hours in compar. ison with the corresponding date of last year, as indi- cated by the thermometer at Hadnut’s pharmacy, Henao Building:— | growing out of the Prosidential WASHINGTON. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasmxatox, Feb. 5, 18779 THE PRESIDENT'S BESUMPTION MESgAGE— PROBABLE INTRODUCTION OF A BILL IN THE SENATE TO HASTEN RESUMPTION, The Ways and Means Committee had a meeting this morning, at which the President's resumption message was read, There was not a /ull attendance, several of the members being engaged ou other import ant committees. The impression seemed to be that it wi not likely any fina} action could be had at this session as the Presidential question engages the attention of both sides to the ex. clusion of all other business. It was instanced that the Legislative Appropriation bill, passed on Saturday, was hardly discussed, while at the Iast session weeks were spent in debating its provisions, The commit- tee, however, has addressed a letter to the Secretary of the Treasury asking for more detailed information relative to imports and exports, the substance of which is contained In the President's Message. It was thought that if the Electoral Commission should end its labors by the 18th Inst, a bill might be reported to the House, embodying the President’s suggestions. Mcdntime, as Senator Sherman thinks the Senate Finance Committee would favor such a bill, 1t is possible that a measure may be introduced in the Senate, and if it can be passed through that body be- fore the House gots ready for business, that much time will be saved. paneer Sy ts eae FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasnixctom, Feb. 5, 1877. TNE PRESIDENT ANTICIPATING CONGRESS, Anticipating a request tor information from tho epecial committee on the use of the army tn certain of the Soutnern States to why troops were concen- trated in Washington, it is understood the President has instructed the Secretary of War to answer that in November last, when the order was given for troops to come here, there was grave apprebonsion Jest the negro population of the District of Columbia, then represented to be in great destitution, should attempt a raid on the Treasury building and otherwiso endanger the penco of the citizons of Washington gen- crally, That there was great political cxcitement vote, and the exigency demanded the presence here of an armed force which was brought here at very little extra expence over that of transportation, and that on the whole a change of station had been beneficial to the troops. Any political intent ts disclaimed for the order bringing the troops to this city. THE SIGNAL SERVICE. General Bureau Sherman, in a letter to the House Committee on Military Affairs, says, in regard to the bill to bmit and fix tho signal service, that he is op- posed to tt im foto, because it adds a new permanent bureau to the War Department, already overburdenca with nine others, all of which ace in unduo proportion to the actual peace establishment, and damage tho army itself, by wrongfully charging it with the extravagance thereby imposed on it by Congress itself. Tho army 1s supposed to be composed of armed men and such ac- cossories as provide for thetr wants; but when these accessories become more numerous and powortul than the armed body, we have an illustration of tho “tall that wags the dog’? Tho merits of the Signal Bureau, General Sherman docs not oppose, bat he objects to the army estimates, which are necessarily very heavy, being charged with the cost of maintaining such a body of men. They may call them colonels, majors, captains, sergeants apd privates, but that does not make them soldiers, He suggt that if Congress onacts a law to make a permanont corps of sigual officers as a part of the regular army, it is better to take the officers of the army now detalled for this duty and allow an cqual number of new officers to be promoted and appointed to perform the duties with the troops, which are now neglected by reason of do- tachment on this so-called temporary duty. The House Military Committee meets to-morrow to consider the estimates for the Signal Bureau, and it is the purpose of the committee to make important changes in the bill. THE NORTH POLE. CAPTAIN NORTON’S PLAN OF ARCTIC EXPLORA- TION—INTEBESTING EXPERIMENTS WITH A NEW SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS, A Special meeting of the American Geographical Society was held last nightast N& 11 West Twonty- ninth street, <A paper from Captain Norton on his plan of arctic exploration was read, and Mr. Boyle exhibited and gave an explanation of a machine he bas invented for the pur- pose of showidg the precision of the equinoxes, Aftor demonstrating the truth of all he claimed for the instrument, Mr. Boylo made an additional experi- ment showing the flight of a comet, which grazed tho sun at its nearest approach to the centre and departed thenco Into ‘ar off space and presently roturned again to perihelion. JUSTICE DALY'S REMARKS. When Mr, Boylo had retired his instrument Justice Daly, on the part of the society, thanked him for tho pains he had taken Im exhibiting the wonderful little machine, This done he addressed himseli to tho ma- chine and the new theory regarding certain mysterios of the Arctic regions which tho inventor claimed were explained by it. The theories of sir Charles Lyle, La Place and Hunt were spoken of, and each dismissed as in- adequate to account for the extraordinary luxuriance of the growths, fossils of which are now found at tho frozen North. The stunted trees of the extreme North have been proved to be the brothers of those of the temperate zone, They aro tho same specie, but wonderfully dwarfed, for Dr. Hayes says ho has, with his hat, covered a wholo forest of them. Every effort to explain the decline of these growths and to point out the origin of these fossils tat: society and the world at large, The demon: this machine, showing as they do the precision of the equinoxes go to prove, the inventor claims, that the incandescent earth began to cool at the poles first, and that, as a matter of course, vegetation first began at tho North. At this special time, when tho world 18 discussing great ethnological questions, and somo donbt seems to be entertained ns to whether man originatea on the parternes of Central Asia or sprang from a monkoy, in Central Africa, this new theory may inuance tho interest felt in tho great question and lead to impor- tant discoveries, CAPTAIN NORTON’S ADDRESS. After some discussion a communication from Captain Norton on Artic exploration was presented by the Secretary. Notwithstanding, he said, the fact that the late Eng- Ish expedition under command of Captain Nares, KR. was probably one of the best equipped that ‘has been sent 0 the Arétic regions, It has not accotn- ed what was expected from it, and its return after out but one winter, and without having solved the mystory ot the Poie, has apparently left the ques- tion of an open polar sea and the possibilty of pen- etrating that sea to the latitude or neighooring latitnae of the Pole in a moro unsatisfactory and ancertain condition than it was before Captain Nares sailed, A YOLUNTREK POR THE POLE. 1 offer my services, he continued, as an applicant for the command of an Arctic expedition, and pledge my- self, it my life 18 spared and I am properly supporsed by your society and by the people and government of the United states, to carry the American flug to the Pole, if it is in the power of man to accomplish the task, and Iam ready to devote five years, if neces. #ary, to the work, The cost of such an outfit as | deem necessary will be about $50,000. The large amount spares upen the expeditien of Captain Nares was, | consider, entirely unnecessary, his ships were much larger aud his crews much more numerous than the work called for, [| would use a small, strong j built steamer, of not more than 300 tons burden and fally equipped as asatling vessel, with @ picked crow of twenty-four men, and officers sod a smali sctentific staff, 1 should also provide my expedition with the Ineans of penetrating into any open water, channels or straits with eafety, with which 1% would be hazardous to proceed with the larger vessel, foreach the North | should procecd by way of Smith's Sound, as that ts the channel selected by our expeditions, and, being now known as the American route, it should not be abandoned until fonnd to bo impracticable or antil a better one 1s discovered. OBITUARY. REV. JAMES M'ELNOY. Rev. James McElroy, pastor of the Roman Catholic church of Our Lady of Mercy, in Debevoise plice, Brook- lyn, died yosterday morning of hemorrhage of the Inngs, at the pastoral residence, No. 30 Devevotse piace, in the thirty-fourth year of his age, The church, over which he was placed some five yours ago, is largo and woll attended. Father McKiroy was a bard worker, and was well liked by the people of tho parish. His life was full of promise, and his death, at so early an age, will be deeply felt by those who knew of tho 1s76. 18’ 1877 | earnestness with which he labored for the beneft of BA. Mea ceeeee 16 43 | his oharch and congregation. A solemn mass of ro. 40 | quem will be offered at the Church ot Our Lady of 39 | Mercy for the repose of his «oul, on Thursday next, at &5 | tena, M. IGBNERAL MILES’ VICTORY, t= Stez= corsa Crazy Horse's Bands of Cheyennes and Ogallalas Defeated in Their Mountain Hiding Place. LARGE LOSS OF THE SAVAGES. One Thousand Well-Armed Braves Routed by Three Hundred end Fifty infantry Sciiers. KILLED AND WOUNDED. Complete Success of the Expedition and Its Return to Tongue River. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. } Tonovs River, M. T., Jan. 19, 1877, Via Boaraax, Fob. 5, 1877. As. your correspondent predicted in bis last de. spatches Genoral Nolson A. Miles has had another severe fight with the Indians, and bas gained another signal victory over them. Tho Indians consisted of bands of the Cheyenues and Ogaliaias, under tho leadership of Crazy Horse, and numbered between 600 and S00 lodges. MAMCHING IN THE SNOW, General Miles’ command left this post on the 27:1 day of December, and proceeded up Tongue River, determined to find the village of Crazy Horse, which he know to be jocatea In tho vicinity of Wolf Moun. tains, His command consisted of five companies of the Fifth United States Infantry and companies of the Twenty-second Infantry, and numbered about 300 Aghting men. Through lack of transportation General Miles ag compelle d to employ a Montana ox train that hap pened to be at this post to transport his susplies ‘This train he sent out three days in advance of the do- parturo of tho main command, under chargo of Major Charles Dickey, with two compantes of the Twenty- second infantry and one of the Filth infantry, Atter overtaking the train with the balance of the o@n- mand Genoral Milos abandoned the wagons and drove his oxen, in order to have thom at hand to assist ing pulling bis train up the steep bills and through the deep canyons, " HUNTING FOR CRAZY HORS IN THB MOUNTAINS, At the time of leaving tho post there wasa heavy snow on the ground, and severe storms, with intensely cold weather, obtained during the whole period of the expedition. Tho movement of the troops was neccs- sarily tedious, and the hardships endured wero, of course, very great. Still there wore no obstacles that could for a moment daunt or deter General Miles, Ho bade fully determined to bunt Crazy Horse in his retreat among the fastnosses of Wolf Mountains, and after Onding him to whip him, He has succeeded in both, ‘ONE THOUSAND RED waRrions AtrébKxD. After proceeding somo sixty miles up Tongue River he discovered signs of recent Indian encampmonts, and pushing on ho struck their tall force on the 7th inst, On the evening of that day quite a heavy skirmish took place, and on the 8th the Indians, to the number of 1,000 warriors, well armed and plentitally supplied with ammunition, appeared on his front they gavo overy indication of being confident of their ability to annibilate the troops. General Mules attacked them, however, with his gallant little com- mand, and by an admirable disposition of bis force succeededed In gaining a decisive victory. HEAVY LOSS OF THE SAVAGES, ‘Tho loss of the Indians 1s hard to estimate, as they always carry their dead and wounded from tho feld; but it is kown to have been very great, Tho battlefield was covered with traces of blood. The Indians fought with great desperation, Tho battle was contested on very rough and broken ground, where it would havo beep tmpossible for cav+ alry to ride. Tne Indians wero entirely on foot, and charged the troops ropeatodly. GALLANTRY OF THE TROOPS, Our officers and men displayed the greatest coolness and courage, and poured deadly volleys into the ranks of the ‘‘hostiles.” Though outnum- berod at least three to ono they ever once contemplated the possibility of defeat. For more than five hours the fight raged as terribly a ever was witnessed on a battle ticld, A heavy snow storm prevailed during a portion of tho fight. THK KILLED AND WOUNDED. ‘The following 1s a list of tho killed and wounded:— KILLED, Corporal Augustus Rathbono, of Company A, Fifth Infantry. Private Batta, of Company C, Fifth Infantry, Private Bernard, of Twenty-second Infantry. Private McCann, of Twenty-second Infantry. wouxpep. Private Rodenburg, of Company A, Fifth intantry. Private Danba, of Company H, Fifth tofantry. Private Daily, of Company D, Fifth intantry. Private Diamond, of Company D, Fifth infantry. Corporal Thomas Rehm, of Company F, r'ifth in- fantry. Sergeant Hiram Spanger, of the Twenty-second in- fantry. CHASED INTO THE MOUNTAINS, General Miles pursued the Indians into Wolf Moun- tains as far as his limited supplies would permit, The command has returned to this post in good con- dition, considering the terrible hardships it bas en dured, THE UNEMPLOYED OF TRENTON. A PROCESSION OF SEVERAL HUNDRED STARVING WORKMEN —CONDITION OF THE POTTERS' STRIKE—FIVE THOUSAND OPERATIVES OUT OF work, Tuexton, Fob. 5, 1877, There was great cxcitement in this city today ovor the appearance on the streets of several hundred poor, half sred and thinly clad unemployed mechanics and lav®rers, who assembled bere and there in groups, discussing the terribio situation that stared them in the face, At one o’clock a procession oumbering nearly i 200 of the untortuvates, led by Colonel Kimball and a band of music, proceeded through the principal streets, The demonstration was witnessed by thou- sands, who thronged the walks on the line of march. Bapners bearing inscriptio: festive of the hard umes borne aloft by the men aud boys ‘On one vide was, Dre recovers rccccccerscorocccocerereccoocroce cece reseee® Kimball's Lexion, POOP LACE LOO CE CC EOE LE TE LOOT HOLE DEDEDE DE bOtt HO LODE re) On another, Queorcerevererererosccorecevecerecerseccerecen teoesey) % _ Labor demands employmens and mast have it, Qreeerenenee Oe re OCae ne MOO LCOOLELE DELO ELLE LODE LE bE tE Colonel Kimball delivered several brief addresses various points on the route, After marching for thre hours the motley processionists came to A halt Frecee Hall, where a meeting delivered, urg Ip some directions practical steps are under way to afford temporary jet. To-morrow evening Cap- win §=Albert 8. Clark ot Jersey City, will deliver a lecture on ‘he Republic Still Lives,” im the State street Methodist Episcbpal chureb, for the benefit of the poor belonging to the congregation of that church, This evening fs concert and entertainment were given for the bene- fit of the poor at Taylor Hall, A liber amount of money Was realized, The religious and itable as. socwtions @f the city are doing good serv bat their effort: not sufficient to cover the wide field of sul. foring and distress, The locked out potters stil! refuse to go to work at the new scale of prices fixea by tho bi The Dosses are as stubborn as the operatives, and both sidos are de {ned to hold out tothe bitter end, A leading manufacturing potter said to a Herato re. porter to-day that the bosses will employ new Operatives, and that in a short time they will know their business = just is well a8 the old ones. Some of tho bosses are aiready at work themselves manufacturing ware to fill pressing orders, !he operatives continue their mars meetings every day, id they express great confidence that they will be abie to compel the borses to ultimately yield, It is one of the most protracted Jockouts of strikes that has evor taken place in this city. The manufacturers ridicule tho anti-tarift = circulated by the operatives, and say that ongress will not pay any attention to them, Tho out of employment hore is estimated at avout 6,000, number of people of both sexes, all classes and ages, | two | IMPORTANT LEGISLATION FOR SAVINGS BANK DEPOSITORS. Aunaxy, Feb. 5, 18) The two houses reassembled at ihe appointed hour of eight this evening and adjourned about half-past nine, after transacting a limited amount of business, Some Gfteen or twenty bills of no particular impor- tance were road a third time and passed, PH THIRTY-THERD RULE. In the Assembiy Mr. Grlbert offered 1 resolution that owing to tbe evils resulting trom hasty and immature legislation, Lelped on ip a great measure by the inire ‘duction of bills pear the close of the session, the Committoe on Rules be requested to inquire imto the expediency of amending the thirty-third rule fo as to provide that no till shall be troduced In the House after the 15th of March, except by unant- mous consent, ‘If this umondment of the rule would only be exercised much of the disgraceful scramble to push suspicious schemes through near the end of tho session would be prevented, but there is tittle hope, even though the rule as thus amended bo adopted, that it will do any more good thau the original, FAXING MORTGAGRD PROPERTY, Mr. Mepburu produced a bill making bonds and mortgages liable to assessment and tion where the property mortgaged i situated, aud not else- where, and providing that any person owning mortgaged property shall be entitled to have deducted from the assessed valuation of i the amount unpaid upon any mortgage that are actual valid and subsisting liens upon the property at tho time of thoassessment, In caso the owner of such mortgage shall be a non-resident the owner of the property mortgaged eball pay tho tax, and the col- Jector’s receipt shall entitlo him to have the amount of the tax Indorsed upon the mortgage. THE THIRD DISTRICT COURT HOUSK. When the bill for the completion of the Court House im the Third Judicial district was up for third reading, Mr, Straban moved that it be recommitted to the Committee on Cities, for tho purpose of allowing one of the late Commissioners tharged With tho orection of the ovatiding to come at hia own request before the Commissioner, and make a | Statement in explanation and vindication of his con. | nection with the work of construction. Messrs. Mitebell, Spinola and Fiecke objected, on tho grounds that the prompt completion of the ‘building was de- ded, and the Commissioner, who sought to vind cate himself, had had plenty ot time within the past threo weeks since the bill was introduced, On condi- tions that the Commissisioner (who is Mr. Porter) ap- pears and makes his vindication within three days, objections were withdrawn, and the bill was recom: | mitted, | SAVINGS BANKS. Senator Wagatafl introdnced a bill making the brought by recelvers of savings banks preferred causes, This prevents the long delay which usually follows litigation im the settling up of the alairs in broken oka, and will operate to the benefit of depositors, in- “‘asmuch as dividends can be more speedily declared, UNSETTLED CLAIMS. ‘The bills to onable the Board of Supervisors of the county of New York to raise money by tax and 1n re- lation to the expenditure thoreo!, and to provide for the auditing and payment of unseitied claims against the city, and relating to actions, legal proceedings against the Mayor, Aldermon and commonality of tho city of New York, wore reported favorably, bat owing to the absence of New York members they were pro- gressed and made the special order for to-morrow, THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, Senator Starbuck offered a resolution, which was adopted, unanimously requesting the Comptroller to report to the Senate the amount paid from the Treas- ury annually on account of the geological sarvey and natural history, from the date of the report of the Sec- rétary of State in 1835, including all oxpenses incident to or growing out of that undertaking. ‘TUR CATHOLIC FOUNDLING ASYLUM. Bixby’s bill giving to the Catholic Founding Asy!am, of New York city, the same compensation as vow received by the Iniant Asylum, was reported favorably, There was considerable squabbling about the phraseol- ogy of the bill, ana after some trifling amendments tt was ordered to a third reading. DRYAULTING TRUSTER. The bill providing for the punishment of defaulting executors, administrators, trustees and guardians was also reported favorably. THK SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. Ex-Mayor Wickham arrived this evening with the object, it 18 supposed, of consulting the Attorney Gen- eral in regard to the affairs and the officials of the ex- ploded Security Life Insurance Company. GOVERNOK ROBINSON'S APPOINTMENTS, The republican Senators hope to pass at the one time ithe two bills prescribing the duties and fixing the salaries of the Superintendent of Public Worksand Superintendentot State Prisons. They are anxiousg§Governor Robinson — shall send in the two appointments for these oflices together, so that they nay determine what attitude to take toward him. A rumor prevails that a deal of the offices in which tho incumbents are bolding over is on the tapis between the Governor and certain mem- bers of the Seuate, RAILROADS TO BR BUILT. Tho following is a list of railroads, pot yet built, on file and record in the Secretary of State's office up to date:—Jerome Park Branch Railway Company, Kings- bridge und Yonkers Railroad pesos ing Kings County Central Railroad Company, Ocean Palace Elevated Railroat Company, Prospect Park and Fiat- bash Railroad Company, Brooklyn and Coney Island Railroad Company, Brooklyn and Conoy Island Central Raslroad Company, Coney Island and Eust River Rail road Company, Chambers Street Railroad Company, Flatbush and Coney Island, Park and Coucourse Ratt road Company, New York, Bay Ridge and Jamaica Railroad Company ; New York and Sea Beach Railroad Company, ww York and Manhattan Beach Ratiroad Company, New York, Brooklyn and Seashore Railroad Company; Newburg, Dutchess and Connecticut Rail- road Company; Fishkill and Newburg Railroad Com- pany. rhs | CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY. MR. ANDERSON RETIRES AMID GENERAL AP- PLAUSE. Jadge Pratt, of the Supreme Court, Kings county, issued au order yesterday in the matter of tho applica, tion of Receivor John J, Anderson, of tne Continental Lite lugurance Company, for leave to resign his office- The order, of which the subjoined is a copy, sccures the Interests of tho policy bolders and still holds the sureties of Mr, Anderson responsible for the proper discharge of bis duties, It appoints William R, Graco receiver of the company. TUB ORDER, been made to the Court by John J. cause, forleave tu resign his te., and tl to be heard now, ame now coming on . F. Trney, Hon. John A, Finoh, Ira D. Warren, George W, Lockwood, hael J. Moses, Alexander Caineron, Abel Crook, Frank Rudd, Jobn ‘Todd aud otherain behalf of policy nolders, 1t Is ordered by the Court of its own m F ‘That apon the An application havin; Anderson, receiver in tl ottice, to pass his accofints, f the person heremafter receiver John be and he is hereb: pended from uis office as such receiver, aud he on such qualification enjoined trom exercisin attempting to exercise any power or discharge any duty auch receiver, except the preparation, teudance for the purpose of examining his accounts and such acts ax are necessarily nt thereto, Second —That William it. ( Now York city, be he te hereby ume and nat Life Insurance Company, with all the powers ot ree such cases ander the laws ofthis State and the rules and practive of this court: and upon his qualification as herein- after provided he Is 0 take Immediate por woanton of ail tbo snid id Aoderson Is hereby required forthwith t wine so fim, with all bouks, papers, documents, evidences, keys, ke, whiet have come to and are in lis p ~sion, or which he ought now to. bo posnunsed of, und aiso to direct all and every one, ing banks, trust companies, sate deposit companter others whomesvever why may ‘any of such prope! his accottnt to tura the same over ty sald re y appointed, jetore the sppolntnent hereby made or the on hereby ofdered shall be deemed complete hereby appointed shail enter into a bond to the People of this’ State, to be approved by a Justice of thin court both as % mand saficieney, which boud shall be in the penalty of at least $200.00, with two oF ure. ties, who shall be jointly and severally liable ful penalty of the bond, and which sureties shall together jus lily in the aggreeat um of At least $400,000, and the von z cipal as such re orders of the tis fall and urtin the prem- f said Jobn J port there: 0 that Ininisteation of the trast hereby eontempinted may be accom plishe referee 1s hereby ditveved to a _ rote a ation, in o remaining points raised upon the hearing of motion are hereby reserved until the 7h day of Febrn ary inst, at this place, at hall-past nine A. M., when the Justice now presiding will ounsel on the rexet tement of this order, Ine\@ing such other mattors ox may som Just. ‘Sirth—This ord the liabilities o itis expressl moved from Otherwise than ag hi hall not in any way pre: 0 sureties upon the bon ordered that John J. Aw is office, nor are his powers nbvefore enjoined. ons hereof shat! not ad duties affected « Feoelver, oF to prejudice either bimn or the moving party’ against him, it being the intent hereof to avoid any qestion affecting his lability or that of his aure- ties until be shall be Hnaily relieved of his said ottice. is js also farther ordered that the motion for his removal for falinre to fle a new bond be and the same in hereby stayed until the hearing and entry of an in this regard bo be made upon the referee s report upun his accounts said receiver hereby referred to him, It ts wiso further ordered that pending applications agal suid receiver for the payment of money or wise bo and they are hereby adjourned antil said 7th on inst, 0 further ordered that no money for counsel foos, ‘vices fonds y ap: pointed small justify re Willram Allen Batler, referee, Cither at the hearing perore him for this day or on Tuesday, tho th inst. nnless thoy shall prefer to appent in court at the adjourned day of tits motion to lusty before the court. THR NEW RECHIVER, Mr. William B. Grace 1s a merchant of Bigh standing Jn this city, being the senior member of the arm ef William B, Graco & Co,, morchants, of Me, 6S in | a | street, and of the house of Grace Bros. & Co, in Catlae, Pera He bas been in business here about eleven year apd bas made bis bome ip this city during tnat time Mr. Grace is a director of the Marine National Bank and bas at various times been connected with other instriutions, but never before with the insurance in- terests, He will hkely Sle bis bonds and qualify to-day. His boadsmen aro Jamey &. Ward, of James BE. Wa members of the Orm of Chapman & Fitat. COLLISION ON THE JERSEY CEN TRAL, NABROW ESCAPE OF THE VPASSENGERS—AN EN GINFER'S OVERSIGHT, Shortly after eight o'clock yesterday morning a cob Nston occurred between two trains at Communipaw, which, happily, was not attended with serious conse. quences, The Newark and New Jersey Railroad meets the main line of the Central at this point in an aeute angle. Two trains, one from Newark and the other on the main line, dashed up to the junction at the samo time ‘Tho engineer off the train on the main line paid no attention to the signal to slow up, and as the two trains rushed at full speed fond eries arose from the passengers on the trains, Several women fainted, and men jumped from the plattorms and sustained slight injuries, The engineer of the Newark train detached his locomotive and rushed abead ata bigh rate of speed and thus escaped the shock, Tho brakes were applied to the cars but without avail, The crash came and the Newark train was thrown from the track, The rear of one car was lifted from the truck wnd toppiea balf over, The only passenger who sue- tained severe injuries was Mr. L. J. Bridgent&n, of Bergen, who was on the Newark train, He was thrown violently trom tis seat and lei! forward, bis head strik- {ug the raii of another seat, He remainod uncon. scious for some time. The train on the matn line keps a its course, leaving the passengers on the Newark train to walk to the ferry, The tracks were blocked ap for two hours. Colonol Moore, the superintendent, will investigate the case to-day. THE STATE LOAN FUNDS, The Stato Loan Commissioners, C. D. Ingersoll! and £. G. Thompson, have ordered tho sale of thirty lots tn this city on which they have loaned money and on which the éntorest is tn default, The sale is to take place to-day at the City Hall, In 1835 a surplus of sev. eral millions of dollars which was in the United States | Treasury was divided by act of Congress among tho veveral States of the Cuion as trust funds, New York reeeived about $600,000, and by an act of the State Lezislature it was to be equally divided among the counties to be loanod on real estate and the interest to be paid to the Regents of the University, The Com- missioners have always bad a great deal of trouble in collecting the interest, During the hard times of 1837 over $400,000 was lost in foreclosure sales, and this year tt looks us though the remainder would be swal- lowed up, HOTEL ARRIVALS, Roy. James Freoman Clarke, of Boston, and Pay- master Henry T. Skelding, United States Navy, aro at the Hoffman. Robert H. Pruyn, of Albany; D. W, Middleton, Clerk of the United States Supremo Court; William L, Scott, of Eric, Pa, and Curtis Guild, of Roston, are at the Fifth Avenue. K&x-Congressman Worthington C. Smith, of Vermont, and ex-Mayor Samuel C, Cobb, of Moston, are at tho Windsor. Colonel Clermout 1, Best, United States Army, ts at the Grand, J. Baxter Upham, of Boston, ts at the Everett. Willam H. Seward, of Auburn, N. Y., General F, D, Sewall, of Washington, and ©. H. Northam, of Hartford, are at the St Nicholas, William Bliss, General Manager of the Boston and Albany Rath rond, and Walter A. Wood, of Hoosick Falls, N. aro atthe Brunswick, Samuel L, Clemens, of Harte ford, 18 at the St. James. MAILS FOR EUROPE, Tho steamship Algeria will loave this port ow Wodnosday for Queenstown and Liverpool ‘Tho mails for Europe will close at the Post Office at uine o'clock A. M. 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