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subsequently to POOR ALSACE. ‘The Alsace Legisiative Committee have unanimously determined to wait upon the Emperor William when hhe visits Strasbourg in April. THX PROPOSED HUNGARIAN LOA. The lower bonse of Hungary has adopted the Finance Minister's project to authorize a six per cent gold loan for the conversion of the floating debt, which amounts bo 76,000,000 florins, ‘THE POPE AND PAPAL POLICT. Amid the feverish excitement and unremitting labor @t the Vatican, relative to the Consistory, the Pope has fallen ill again. It is certain that after a secret con: tory on the 12th inst, he fainted and had to quit read- Ing the allocution. These fainting fits have recurred @nd tho Pope has remained unconscious longer each time. Ho does not like his iliness to be perceived and makes strong efforts to hide it; these produce a Painful reaction, The moment he gets back to his own apartmenty he sinks into a chair and Femains motionless with his eyes closed like ® corpse, The recent excitement has told ‘Upon him, and indeed upon severai occasions during the spring, which is always a dangerous season for him, his lite has been almost despaired of. His phys- icians régard the fatiguing receptions of the pilgrims with great apprehension. Foreigners who see the Pope at long intervals notice a great change in him. One of these visitors recently sai ‘The allocution of March 12 would probably be the Pope's last formal utterance.’’ Meanwhile, the Pope’s advisers aro en- woring by every means to get France and Aus- ria to revive the Roman quostion. [t ts hoped to induce Italy so far to recognize the Pope’s temporal power as to cede the Leonine city to the Holy Seo, whero all religious orders cxpelled from Rome could find an asylum. A despatch to the Times from Rome says:-—"The Pope was sufficiently well on Saturday to give an audience, but had to bo carried.’ Tho Archbishops of Naples and l’erugia and the Vicar of Rome are confidently mentioned as can- (idates for the y. Tho Montag's Meoue, of Vienna, denics the truth of tho statement which geached London several days ago from Rome to the effect that preparations were making by Cardinals Bimeon! and Coletta for a conclave. The Revue de claros it to bo untrue, but it docs not state the source of its information. Tho Paris clerical journals state that the Catholic Sonators and Deputies, moved by the Pope's allocu- tion, have called the attention of the Duke Decuzes to the petition of the Papacy, The Minister replied that he had always felt a keen solicitude for the interests ofthe Papacy. The cause of the independence of the Holy See always occupied and ever wguld occupy an In the tasks to which he devoted his It is denied in Rome that the Emporor of Austria has written a lotter to the Popo, as was asserted by the Neue Freie Presse ot Vienna, assuring bim of support in cortain eventualities. A ROW IN DENMARK, Tho representative of the government has introduced into the lower house of the Danish Pariiament a pro- visional budget and recommends its immediate adop- tion so that the session may be brought to a speody termination, thas averting a prorogation. .A debate took place upon the 21st which lasted eleven hours, Party passion reached a height hitherto unknown in Copenhagen, the members exchanging such compli+ ments as ‘fools,’ “laughing stocks,’ &¢. The radical majority of the Folksthing threw out a second time $he Ministerial bill for ways and means as passed in the upper house, The crisis has now reached a stage when a final settlement must be come to. Only two solutions are possible, Either the radicals must yield or.the country be governed by orders in Council, at least fora time, Ata mecting yesterday of the Finanoé Committees of both Chambers the mo- tion of the Left that the resignation ‘of the Ministry should be a condition of further discussion was re- fected unanimously by tbe mombors of the Right, The government intends:to introduce a Provisional Budget bill, and afterward adjourn the Rigsdag. GERMAN MATTERS. The deficit in the Prussian oudget will, it is thought, be more than covered by Prussin’s share of the balance of the French indemnity. Advices from Berlin also State that the Finance Committee of the Reichstag has Yoported in favor of refusing the increase of the navy estimates demanded by tho government, declaring the present military expenditare so burdensome that fur- ther charges aro inadmissible, The Emperor William bas finally refused to accept General Von Stosch’s resignation as Chief of the German Admiralty, The question has becn £0 arrauged as to admit his resump- tion of office. GONE TO MEET “THR DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE.”? The famous painting of the “Virgin and Child,” by Jan Vaneyck (John of Bruges), has been stolen trom She Berlin National Gallery. THE NEW DOMINION. NOVA SCOTIA’S GREAT SEAL. Hatrax, N. §,, March 25, 1877, The great seal case was decided in the Court of the | Queen’s Bench to-day. Tho Chief Justice said tho new seal was the legal one, bat he did not anticipate ‘that any evils would arise from the use of the old one, OPINIONS OF THE JUDGES, Judges Desbarres and McDonald concurred with the Ubief Justice in bis decision on precedence in the Breat seal question, Judges Wilkins and James dis- Yenting, Tho latter held tbat tho act of the local Legislatare was retroactive and gave tho Lioutenant Governor full power to establish the precedence of Queen’s Counsels, appointed since the Confederation. He also held that*no great seal could bo recog- nmizxd that had not been formally aud solemnly adopted by tho Govornot in Council, Judgo Wiikins held that the provincial act was not retroactive, and theretore Kitchie was en- Uuled to precedente; but respecting the great seal ho said tho old seal was rightly ased, and that the Court had no right to consider the validity of the great seal of tho Province affixed to any document, ‘An appeal will be taken to the Supreme Court of Canada or the Privy Council in England. In the Assembly to-day the Provincial Secretary moved an address to Her Majesty praying tor imperial legislation to set at rest all doubis relative to tbe acts ‘under the great seal of the Province. The debate will be continued, SUICIDE OF A MERCHANT. Toronto, Ont., March 26, 1877. David Logan, a dry goods merchant of this city, committed suicide this morning by hanging. Cause unknown, ACQUITTED OF MURDER, CorswALt, Ont., March 26, 1877. Albert Samuel Keeler, Kdward Keeler and Abraham Bedstead, who wore committed for trial at the April Assizes for the murder of John H. Corry and Mrs, Corry, are acquitted, THE INDIANS. LATER NEWS FROM SPOITED TAIL—sIoUx COMING IN AT RED CLOUD AGENCY, Citcago, Li, March 26, 1877. A despatch from Red Cloud Agency, received this morning at Genoral Sheridan's headquarters, says Spotted Tail has been heard from, and that he was going on to complete his mission of peace to the hos tiles, He had been delayed by bad weather and the poor condition of his horses. BTARVATION AND SURRENDER, Wasutxoton, March 26, 1877, Tho following telegram has been received at Army Headquarters from Lieutenant General Sheridan, at Chicago:— “General Crook reports that 133 hostile Cheyennes And 130 Sioux surrendered at Red Cloud Agency on the 13th and 14th inst., making 369 that have surrendored at that point since the last report. Other parties are on their way in, but are delayed by snow and mad. The Choyennes are in a wretched staie of poverty, snd have been living for some time on horse neat, Colonel Miles reports that twenty-nine Ogailallas and Chey- ennes, including seven chiela, came to his camp at Tongue River, on Fobruary 19, ‘to learn tho terma of surrondor. They wero iniormed, and on the 23d started back, promising, in apparently good faith, to dring 1n their people,” oe N ‘ntsc AN OFFICER SHO’ (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Littin Paws, N. ¥., March 25, 1877. Between nine and ten o'clock this morning, while Chief of Police Sinith, of this place, was attempting to arrest Androw Ifau, a Gernian laborer, alleged to be a Inpatic, the infuriated man cat the officer in the neck with a drawing kulle, and then shot him behind the letteur, ‘The officer is lying ina dangerous condition, THE WAMSUTTA MILLS STRIKE, New Bevrorp, Mass,, March 26, 1877, The oporatives of Wamseutta Mills hold a crowded meeting this evening and voted to continue the strike, WASHINGTON A Review of Pledges as to the President’s Policy, CONFIDENCE OF SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS. South Carolina and Lousiana To Have Home Rule. Official Contradiction to Treasury Scandals. ee FROM. OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, PROMISES AND PLEDGES OF PRESIDENT HAYES AND HIS FRIENDS AS TO THE SOUTHERN POLICY—CONFIDENCE OF 60UTHERN DEMO- CRATS IN ITS INTEGRITY. ' ; Wasuixoros, March 26, 187%, | The Southern democrats here are not as unbappy as some of the republican organs pretend, and there is reason to believe that the barping upon their gapposed | discontent is only a trick of the extreme republicans and their friends, the carpet-baggers, to arouse suspi- cion and discontent in the Sonth at the President's delay in stopping the federal interference in Soush Carolina and Louisiana. Of a part with the same trick {s the parading by the carpet-baggers as a very important discovery that thero was a iriendly and thorough understanding between some of the ablest and best of the Southern democrats, and such republicans as Cuaries Foster, Stanley Matthews and Senator Sherman, about the manner in which Mr, Hayos, if he should becomo President, would treat the questions at issue In Louisiana and South Carolina, In point of fact there was no secret about this un- dorstanding. When the Electoral Commission had de- cided the Louisiana case, and the Senate had confirmed its decision, a considerable part of the democratic party in tbe House determined to do all they could to obstruct and prevent the completion of the count A certain number of Northern and Southern democrats hesitated to join in this policy, on the ground that the law vught to be fulfilled at ali hazards, and no matter in whose favor it resulted. Thoy were coniirmed in this determivation, frst, by a patriotic desire to avoid civil disturbances, pretty sure to arise if tbe count was not completed, and second, by a belief that, even if Mr. Hayes became President, be would adhere to the policy of hts lettor of acceptance, and rule the country according to the constitution. This belief was strengthened by agsurances, privately givon hero during the winter by soveral friends of Mr, Hayes, that such would be his policy; and at last by a signif cant specch of Charles Foster, made in the Hou: on the 20th of February, in which be said of dir Hayes His bighest ambition will be to administer the goverpment so patrioticully and wisely as to wipe ay any and all necessity or excuse for the formation of parties on a sectional basts, and all traces of party color lines, that thorealter and forever we shail hour no more of a solid South or a united North. ? flag shall float over States, not provinces; over {roe mon, not subjects. When Governor Hayes pealed to the _ people of the South in his letter of acceptanco, he addressed them as “my countrymen,” It bas been satd sneeringly, and for the purpose of stirring the wild passions of the human heart to bad actions, that the South undor Governor Hayes must submit to an unconstitutional surrender to the repub- fican party. No, sir; no such demand will be made. All that will be expected 1s the patriotic co-operation of Southern patriots ia the great work of restoration through the Union, tho constitution, and the enforce- ment of the laws. Jt was an open secret, known to any one who hada right to know anything going on at that time in Con- gross which was not printed on the record, that Mr. Foster made this speech after consultation with Stan- ley Matthews, and that Mr. Matthews, tho intimate personal friend of Mr, Hayes, and familiar with his views, urged Mr. Foster to make it stronger and p'ainer, and to say directly that 1t would be Mr. Hayes’ policy to stop the federal interference. Whon Mr. Hayes read Mr. Foster’s speeeh ho wrote him a private note, in which he thanked him for so accurately expressing his sent'mepts and the policy he intended to pursue if he should becomo President. This note was, of course, not intended for publication, It was shown toa few of Mr. Foster’. friends, and tho follow- ing extract from it appeared in the National Republi- can, the party organ, on the 26th of February:— Arsuro any of our Southern friends that I am tm- pressed with tho necessity of a complete change of men and policy. I shall stand ‘by the ideas outlined in my letter of last summer. The following passage from that letter was also printed :— Let me ure my countrymen of the Southern States that if I shall be charged with the duty of or- ganizing an administration it will bo one which will regard and cherish the interests of the white and ot the colored peopie, both and equally, and which will put forth its best efforts in behalf of a civil policy which Will wipe out forovor the distinction between North and South in our common country, « About the same time it was known that Bishop Wil- mer, of Louisiana, bad spent a day in consultation with Governor Hayes at Culumbus, ond had tole. graphed thenco to Governor Nicholls, “Let our people remain apsolutely quiet.” About the samo time General Grant said:— 11 I wero to recognize the republican Governors they would have 10 bo sustained by military force, and 1 think the entire people aro tired of the military being employed to sustain aState government, It a repub- lean State government cannot sustain itsolt then it will have to give way. if a remedy is required lot Congress, and not the President, provide it. About the same time it was known that after a full interchange of views between gentlemen interested in the welfare of the two 3! and Messrs. Foster, Mat- thews and one or two others on the republican gide, a paper was drawn up, in which these republicans did state it as their belief, founded on knowloage of Mr, Hayes’ views, that if ho becamo President he would leave the people of the two States to settle their local affairs peaceably for themseives and would cease fed- eral interferenco with troops. It was also extremely well known that if it bad not been for such assurances, solemnly givon by Mr. Hayes’ Intimate friends and representatives, the filibustering would have gone on at all hazards and the count would not have been com- pleted, On the 28th of February Mr. Levy, of Louisiana, made a speech in the House, in which he asked Soutn- ern democrats not to Join tho filibusters, because he professed to have solemn and earnest assurances from prominont members of the republican party high in the confidence of Mr. Hayes that he would not use fed- eral troops 1o force governments on the Southern States, but would give them local self-government, Theso remarks of Mr. Levy attracted great at- tention in tho House and carried many of the Southern men against filibustering, They were read from manuscript and were shown to Mr, Foster before they were read to the House by Mr. Levy. Mr, Foster entirely approved of thom, and when Mr. Levy finished General Garfield camo over from the repablican side and congratulated bim and approved of what ho had said. After this camo the inaugural Messago, which distinctly ratified all tho promises mado in this agreement and otherwise by Mr. Hayes’ friends, and thus in the clear est muaoner confirmed all that had been pro- viously promised, It remains to be said that the President — ha Bot the slightest idea of departing from or violating these promisos, It isthe opinion of many of his best personal and po. litical friends that he erred in delaying the sottioment of affairs in the two States, and io not at once with- drawing the troops from local police duty and inter- ference, but it can be said positively that every one who 18 in his confidence gives the most explicit Assurances that ho is determined to give local seit government to South Carolina and Louisiana, that he is determinod to stop the interference with troops or in any other forcible manner In tho two States—in short that tho Hampton and Nicholls governments are to be the ruling governments, Thero ts no reason to have any doubt of the President's purposes in these matters, Many of his triends and supporters feel that the methods he bas taken to work ott the problem | are not happy and that they oxpose him to annoyance and opposition in his own party, as they cortainly keep the country needlessly in an anxiety which | Adjutant Gener: ects business everzwhere, But the Prosident and the whole Cabinet are agreed and determined on the final result, GOVERNOR HAMPTON AND THE PRESIDENT'S POLICY OF PACIFICATION. The Chamber of Commerce of Charleston met to- day and appointed a committee of fifteen prominent citizens, representing the mercantile interests of the city, to come to Washington and make representations to the Presiaent in favor of the Hampton government. Th telegraphed from here by Senator Gordon and other gentlemen representing Governor Hampton that their visit 1s unnecessary, A Cabinet officer said on Saturday to a gentleman representing Governor Hampton nere that Hampton was not invited by ; the President to discuss bis title or to engage in a con- troversy, but a decision having been come to, be wi asked only toa conference upon it. He further ex- Pressed the belict that Governor Hampton's adminis- tration would prove the wisdom of the President’s policy of pacification, Govervor Hampton will be ni Chamberlain will arrive to-morrow. Mr, on Thursday, FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasuixetox, March 26, 1877. DON CAMERON AND GOVERNOR VANCE. The following peppery bit of correspondence be- tween Don Cameron, the ex-sccretary of War, and Governor Vance, of North Carolina, throws some light | on ihe Presidential campaign as it was conducted in the latter State :— Wan Derartaxyt, 1 Wasnixoros, Jan, 26, 1877. { To Tnx Governor oF THE State oF Nort CAROLINA: — Sin—I respecttully request that you will firnish this department with a complete set of the reports of the ‘of your State forthe years 1861-6 inclusive, tor use in connection with the official re ords of the war of the rebellion for pablicaiion, E press charges for the same will be paid by the De- partment, 1am your obediont servant, * J.D. CAMERON, Secretary of War, Executive DevartMet, Rawuian, Feb, , 1877. } To the Honorable J. D, Camsnon, Secretary of War: Sir—Your lester, asking me to furnish you with a complete set of the reports of the Adjutant-General of this State for the years 1861-6 inclusive, bas been re- ceived, It would afford me great pleasure to comply with the request if any mutuality could be tnfused iuto the transaction. In 18d, one mouth after General Sh man had Issued his proclamation announcing the ces- sation of hostilities and forbidding the further seizure of property in North Carolina, the letter books of the executive of this Stute were seized at Greensboro and placed in the Wir Department at Washington, where they now remain. Permission has been asked again to return them or to obtain copies for the State Archives, which has Deen persistently retused. My predecessor, Governor Worth, on one occasion sent a special messenger to Washington with an urgent request to br permitted to make a copy of a letter from those books, to be used to a law suit pendivg in our courts woerem the State was interested, which reasonablo request was refused. In 1871, while | was in Washington sooking admission to my seat in the United States Senate, a slanderous article appeared in the Daily Chronicle charging me ‘with crucity toward the Federal prisovers confined at Salisbury, The retutation of this calumny was con- tained in certain official letters recorded in those books, I went in person to the War Department, stated my object, and asked permission to copy two letters which contained my full vindication, and was refused on the ground, as was ed, that no copies would be given without t thority ot Congress, And yet last spring when I met my competitor, Judge Settle, who was the republican candidate fur Governor, I found him supplied with an armlul of gar- ed copies of these same official letters, copies by yourself as Secretary of War, with the great seal auly attached, I applied to Congress, believing that body would feel {t beneath the dignity of a great Republic to suppress tho truth in ordor to oppress 80 humble an individuat | as myself. A resolution which would have effected my object was promptly passed by tho House of Repre- canaries and was as promptly laid on the table in the jenate, Under this state of things, therefore, I should deem myself wanting both in self-respect and in apprecia- tion of the office which I have the honor to till, were L to comply with your request. Were it otherwise I should most gladly furnish you tho required documents, first, because it would afford me real pleasure to extend this or any other official courtesy, and secondly, because 1 would be proud tor the world to know how faithtully and nably the people ot North Carolina struggicd to maintain the cause, whother right or wrong, in which they considered their rights and honor to be Involved. Tam, sir, very respectiully, your obedient servant, %. B. VANCE, i GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH. Wasninctox, March 26, 1877. THE “UNCLAIMED INTEREST” TROUBLE—A REPORT FROM THE SOLICITOR OF THE TREASURY. After along and careful investigation of tne method of paying wnat is called in tho Treasury “unclaimed interest,” the Solicitor of the Treasury has submitted alongthy report to the Secretary of the Treasury, in which he reviews in detail the whole matier, and finds that the recently published statements of collusion be- tween outside parties and prominent officials, by which fraud has been practiced upon tho Treasury, have had no basis whatever. The Solicitor says t does not appear that either tho Treasurer or Assistant T'reas- urer have been involved in any offictsl negligence, or that by their doing or neglecting to do, or giving or withholding any information, they have exposed the Treasury or tho creditors of the gov- ernment to any loss. Tho Treasurer ts, in fact, the party liable for any losses occurring through any act or negli gence of his assistants and clerks, and that relation, in addition to his irroproachable charac- ter seems to bs a suflicient safeguard for his official fidelity. The chicf of tho loan division was made, by ordor of the Secretary of the Treasury, the attorney of parties claiming overdue interest who have not appointed an attorney. In all these cases payments woro made by check and to tho party in wliose name the Interest stood upon the books in tho Treas ury. John P, Bigelow, late chief of the loan division; Daniel Baker, the present chiof, and William Fletcher, in the absence of tho latter, have acted as attorneys under this order, and all payments mado upon vouchers filed by them aro believed to be regular, nor has anything been disclosed upon which a suspicion can be justified that these gentlomen have not discharged their official duties in connection with all intorest disbursements with jot integrity and fidelity. The scandalous publications that hove connected the name of Mr Charles F. Conant as Assistant Secrotary and late Act- ing Secrotary of the Treasury, with these irregular payments from the Treasury have not tho slightest foundation of fact to rest upon, That officer had nothing to do with the , payments of unclaimed interest, and no knowledge of them except what has been gained in this Investigation. There is no evidence terding to show that he has obstructed or delayed any of the measuros prudently or properly taken to detect and punish the unlawiul practices connected with these Treasury collections; though it 1s fairly to be presumed from what ho has said, dono or omitted, that he has not approved of either the agency or mothods by which the investigation has been conducted. I submit that to subject public officers, whose fidelity has boon tested by years of upright administration and vouched for by the confidence of their superiors and of their fellow citizens, to the same methods and the same agoncies that are applied only to outlaws and crimi- nals is to degrade public office below the ambition of honorable mon, Even it such agency might be em- ployed, it should be strictly according to law and under the express direction of the head of the department, and for a aubordinate officer to undertake or promote an investigation tuto the conduct of his superiors and associates by such methods will not only destroy the respect and confidence so exsential to the disciplino of the public service, but will make tho employments ot the government centros of intriguo where armbitious andenvious men can undermine and supplant their superiors. It 1# not shown that avy mformation for publication has been given by the supervising special agent, but it does appear that Mr. Timmons has been much less reticent and discreet in bis communications than was advantageous to the public interests, Much publicity necessarily obtained in tho proceedings attending the arrest of aud attempts to arrest the persons impli- cated, and the rancor of employds of the government who bad been dismissed from the department for inca- pacity or misconduct -has given a personal turn and malicious exaggeration to reports which had an insig- nificant and comparatively innocent basis of fact to Stand upon. It is not known up to the progent time that, with the exception of $240 imprudently paid ont in 1876, any amount has been paid ag unclaimed interest which has not been paid back, or will not be paid back, as the Tosult of the prosent investigation, No loss has re- | sulted or can result to the United States, tho Treasurer | bemg Hable apon his official vond for ail disbursements mace to persons not authorized to receive the samo: Several thousand dollars appear to have beon fraudu- lently paia out; but this cannot be determined with- Out a judicial investigation * NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1877.—TRIPLE SHEET. TWO PROCLAMATIONS, | Louisiana’s Rival Governors Ad-; dress Her Citizons. BOTH LEGITIMATE. to Have the Whole Nicholls Claims Machinery of Government—Pack- ard Relies on Returns, DANGEROUS ° New Ortxans March 26, 1877. Governor Nicholls has tssued the following procia- mation :— 1 APPEALS. | i | Executive Deranrwest, New OuLrans, March 24, 187 ‘OPLe OF THe State OF Lovistana:— eg Loing now nee of To mx Pr Th 2 of Louisiana 0 promptly ira Pp obligations 40 wil Just chatena awcainat tt tually met, To'the ordinary motives inducing taxes is now added that of evinacing by r the strength and stability 9 ernment Aud a just appreciation of (he fact (hat tt athe 208 chosen by the people. the evidence already received on this point iv enticely satbwtuctorypand I contidentiy expect ecuniary pay: that gow the ante patriotic action throughout the f Louisiana may rest confident! ent of which they have chose ot be intpertiled or impaired by any LLANTRY AND FIDELITY w afixed tact I desire to bee | Hely ueknowi ot, and to thank, on behalf of | the people of Louisiana, the patrioue men who, on the Yeh day of January, 187 emit at the clvil wubhoritios of this abten pty to oust t ute to prevent leg them from their legal possesst who have since quietly, thoro Jormed their duttes there their grea! vices are fully appreciated, and that in due time L shall soex occasion to inake the people on this subje PACKARD’S PROCLAMATION. The following proclamation has aiso been issued by Governor Packard: Stare or Lovistana, Executive Dy New Ontwans, March To te Crnizexs or Lovistana:— Aso-called proclamation of Francis T, Nicholls, clatuiag to manifest the feel! be Governor of the State of Louisiana, jusp unde pubis, contains gross misstatements which I deem it my du! thus authoritatively to refute, Mr. Nicholls, who assert that bis government is a fixed tact, complete inal its brauches, 1s destitute of one shred of legal title to the fic Tho pretended to usurp. Legislature which eauynsse:d his claims vo the office of Gov- ernor had not before them any legal returns, as presoribed by the constitution, and lacked two ol a quortim in the Sen jose. Abe and twenty of A quorun tn th The Secretary of State, ret upon him by the partisans of Nicholls, placed the only leg: returns of the election bvefure the Legisiasure reco; by Governor Kellogg, that Lozislature meeting in the tow having «full fegal quorum and canvussed the returns The vou of th ot Louisiana was turther prsned upon during the recent contest over the Prosidential election by the highest tribu nal inthe nation. That tribunal deeiured the vote of the Btate to have been cast for Hayes and Whee! doing so proclaimed in effect wy election for me excerdou by newtly 700 that east ofl tor, weral aud lie’ Education, Not oue of these important of governuent {sin xccord with or under control of Ue: eral Nicholls, The 3 easurer, elected in 1874 for « period of four your to recognize the anthority of Mr. Nicholls of to sign auy tax papers that ho may attemps to issue, Tho Secretary of State, Auditor of | Puo- | lie Accounts, Attorney General ‘and superintendent of Public Education elected with mo, and recognized the outgoing government, ure in postession of all the ords and archives ol the state pertaining to their respe ofices, These iucinde the machinery for the a: and collection of tuxes. APPROVED BY THY COMMISSIONERS. pre: wud declared me elected Governor. ‘Tho Supreme Vourt appoited by my prededennor recog- nizes me as 4 Governor. ty & great Outside the city of New Orloa ajority uf the district Judes wcknowledge my Tn nearly all pe: Prosperous and. pro- authority of my gove Tue tew country id support Governor turbulence prevails, as tt «i where political assassina- ved aud general lawle: o ductive: ypostly those w did di fe Inte cam tion is still practised an Danishes prosperity. TH SUPPORT OF THY WHITE LRAGURRS, Mr. Nicholls, in his proclamation, thanks the patriotic men who on the 9th of Januar; sponded to the call of the civil authorities of the state tw prevent illegal them from theit legal possession of the eo ve leagurers, with artillery in batters, tak possession of thy court roum and arc reme Court o! Jogulity, and installing in A pretend tribunal commissioned by Nicholls, and officially declared by the PYesktent ot the United states to by devoid of an: Tegal wuthority. Tho barsh and arbitrary proceedings nua ik Joyal arrests und incarcorations without benedt of bail which have since be icted upon supporters of the State cov ernment by the judicial tribunals thus temporarily usury 04 by Mr. Nicholls wud His adherguts, aro & ufficient proot a tho insincerity of the pledies allied to have bocn offered, that under his rule, if his nt should be allowed to stand, the rights of all citi d be respected. ‘A GOVEUNMENT BY THE MINORITY, If revolution by made suczessiul under Mr, Nichoils, what is to prevent some othor chiettain, with un equal right, setting up in (arn another government in our widat, thus’ completing the resemblance to Mexteun cus: toma, which the White League, by its nettun now und in 1874, hax initiated, ‘Tho so-called: Nichol gover Hh from thy in this city. ® threatened olix: h, and a" menuco to the middle classes, who form the majority whose rule thin’ minority wonld deny. A government establisned on such a basis would tend to maxe the rich richer and the poor poorer. It would be a violution of the principles which underlie every foundation of republican government, The middle and or classes, white as well us black, were interested Pr'stamping aut, once for all, the theory that revolution can be successfully relied upon as a moue of r power 0 the will of the maj the people. It ve that the true course, Of taoss who voted for my opponent, is to give to the legal govern nt thelr nid storing vraer und enlorcing the laws, lest wv Orleans ant the dis nd to other parts of the State, | ‘and destroy the prospects of the valuable | crops upon which even the members of the Cotton Isx- | change and other weulthy corporations of the city rely for subsistence. RIGHES OF LAnOn, If foree instond of Inw is a government the great b me can hutdly be blamed s the nristocentic eftizous ot legitimate pursuits to detend the government of their ehol It they leave the plough at my call there will be no hary: for oither the cotton exchange or cotton pleker; both all will suffer, And here it may not be tnapproprinte to recall the inet shat the $65,000,000 addod to the wealth ps of Louisiana last yenr 8, and that’ the of the country by staple c: wero mainly produced by Cotton Exchange and other take to decide upon the lawiul eovernment are largely composed of aliens, whose the State is to bandie thy "erops native born citizens bave ralsed, Mr. the payment of tuxes to bis wi roperty holders, who may be misied by the specious tations xo constantly made with regard to. the tended Nicholls government, that L should warn them tbat receipts given fur taxes paid other than to the legal tux collectors will not be valid against the State. CONFIDENT OF SUPPORT. It is hardly necessnry tor ne to reiternte my determina- tion to detend to w which I have been deel: it ar rivileges af those been called to the in receipt of _ tetters North, East and West, assuring me of active sympathy aud, if need be, support of the grent party which has vo long and so successfully administered toe affairs of the country. Tho reign ot political terrorism and disorder in this state is, I thiuk, rapidly drawing to a close. Official information reaches ‘me that in a few days ® jesion will visit the State and pass ucon the justice und rectt no to of have encouraged ‘onfident im, am doubt of believe ax soon as the legal State government shall have received from the national authorities recoxnition to which it ix fustly entitled it will be enabled to wraw to tts the active co-operation of © largo. class conservative citizens — whose ‘Influence has herototore teen crushed under the tyranny of that Intolerant oligarchy, whose last desparate effort to govern by © majority are now witness. It will be my carnest purpose to so administer and malntain@the rights of ail, and | have conti at Justice will oventuntly prevail and right be 5. B. PAUKARD, Governor. support of the PLEDGiS FOR THE PR Ciscixxati, Ob10, March 26, 1877, In commenting upon despatches from Washington | this morning, wherein it is alleged that Senator Sian- ley Matthews and Representative Foster gave written pledges on behalf of the President that the Hampton | and Nicholls governments shoula not be disturbed, | the of this ity editorally says:—‘*We fee! war- | rant aying that the jotter relerred to contains neither the terms uf any bargain nor noy pledge on behalf of the President, and that it was limited to per- sonal assurances on the part of its authors of their own opinions and beliets,’’ COAL TONNAGE, Deriveugs, Ya, March 26, 1877, ‘The coal operators of the Lebigh region held a meet- ing bere to-day for the purpose of consulting with the ratiroad officials as to a reduction of coal tonnage, Asa Packer, the President of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, being absent, a committee was appointed to wait upon him. and present the necessity for a reduc- tion, and urge the same. CHOLERA AT Ponthaxn, Me., March 26, 1877. A private cable despatch reports the death of Cap. “AKYAB, tain Henry C, Small, his nates and all the crow of the ark Edmuod Vhinney, of Vortend, by cholera at Akyab, THE COMING CROP. Omata, Neb., March 26, 1877. EX-PRESIDENT GRANT. SPEECH BEFORE CINCINNATI MERCHANTS—HE TAKES HIS PLACE AMONG THE SOVEREIGNS. Cixcrxsatt, March 26, 1877. Ex-President Grant made his appearance on she floor of tne Chamber of Commerce to-day noon and was enthusiastically received. He was introduced by President Eggleston, and responded iu a brief speech, which was heartily applauded. He said:— by me, out | assure you and feel very thankial to you for Ihave no doubt but 1 will be a great dea! bet! pow than | was six mouth 1 don’t suppose < will pave any political opponents now, since we are all sovereigns together, as | hope ‘we will continue to be for a good many yeai et feel that t have considerabie life, health and strength left, not. ; withstanding tbe past sixteen years of iavor and toil 1 have undergone, which, perhaps, has sot been sur- paseed any other sixteen years of my lite. light move of his hand he dismissed tho sub- Ject and bis hearors and descended from the plattorin, A very large number of citizens, irrespective of party, pressed forward ® enjoy a eof the General's cor- | dial band. He will visit his old home in Brown | county for a few days, and return to the city on Thursday, when he will become the guest of the Cin- cinnati Club; alter which he will go to 3 Louts A HOME TRADEGY. } LOSS OF OCCUPATION INDUCES WIFE MURDER AND SUICIDE BY A NEWLY MARRIED MAN, Euara, N. Y., March 26, 1877. Three months ago Androw Uhampion, a steady young mecbanic of Skinner's Edcy, Wyoming county, Pa, was married in that place to Anute Williams, daughter of a well-to-do and respectable widow lady, Champion got out of work a few days aftor his marriage, and all efforts to obtain more resulted unfavorably, This idie- ness, although enforced, created dissatistaction in the family of the young wife, and she got to threatening her husband with quitting him unless he found some- thing todo. This treatment at home added to the ae- spondeocy of Champion. Un Monday Inst he borrowed a revolver, and after drinking two or three times tn the village went home. He was met by his wife with the usual inquiry advo work, and be replied that he had obtained none. “Then 1 won't live with you another aay!” he ex- | claimed, “You'll never live with any one else,’” he replied, and, drawing his revolver, shot bis wile through tho body. Without stopping to see the effect of his shot he went to a room up stairs and shot himself through the head. The shots were beard by partics outside, and neigh bors rusbed in. Mrs. Champion was lying on the kitchen floor, conscious, but failing visibly. Her hus | band was found up stairs dead. A physician was suin- | moned, aod it was found that Champion's ball had | entered his wife's right side and passed clear through the body, being found lodged in the flesh of the loft | side, A Teport was rcceived bere yestorday that she died on Saturday. AMUSEMENTS, STEINWAY HALL. Though the storm intorfored with the attendance last night this hall was well filled by a fashiouable audicnce who came to witness the performance of the Infantarmonikites in their praisoworthy bus preco- cious efforts in the cause of charity, The infant har- monists were assisted by a number of well known amateurs and artista whose efforts to please were thoroughly successful. Tho evening’s programme opened with @ trio from Fesca’s Opus 11, inter- preted by Messrs, Pattison, Mat and Bergner. (here wi also a violoncello which was admirably executed by Signor Gal jas Sallie Reber sang the “Non Conosie Bel Suol,” from ‘Mi- guon,’? and Gomez's protty song, “Mia Piccirella,”? with good expression, and was rewarded by a warm encore, Mr. Pattison played Listz’s “Rhapsodie Hongroise” and Gottschalk’s “Murmures Moliens” with good exe- cutton, The cornet solo, by Mr. Arbuckle, and ‘Fan- tasio Originale,”” by Hartman, was, however, the mu- sical event of the evening and won from the audience an enthusiastic recall, The evening’s entertainment Was brought to a close by the pertormance ot: a | “kinder-symphonie’? by the infant barmonists, It | was pleasing und interesting, and sent the audience | away thoroughly satisfied with their evenng’s amuse- ment, jolo THE “LADY OF LYONS” AT THE FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, Thore isso much diversity of opinion tn respect to the Claude Melnotte ot Mr, Charles Coghlan that the interest iu his personation no doubt helped largoly to crowd the Filth Avenue Theatro last night. We saw no reason for changing the opinion we have alroady ndvanced—that his Claude is an intellectual, artistic and unusually maniy _personation, very different trom the impossible bero to which the public 1s accustomed by the traditions of the stage, Bus in making Claude more natural, Mr. Coghian makes him mofe Inconsistent, and much of bis acting merely brings into a atroug 1i:ht the Imperfection ot the character itself. In s Coghlan was too violont, often too abrupt. This error was mostly apparent in the longer and moro cloquent speeches of the play. Mr, Coghlan nevertheless deepened the impres- sion ho has already made in tho character, Miss Fanny Davenport gave much force and feeling to Paulie. There were no changes in the cast of the drama as it was first brought out this season, On Friday evening tho theatre will be shut and ‘The Princess Royal” will be produced on saturday. ‘MISS MULTON” AT THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE. “Miss Muaiton” has been played so often andin so many different versions of the original drama, “East Lynne,” tbat its production at the Grand Opera House Jast night wasa novelty only so far as the acting was concerned, The réle of the heroine was assumed in this caso by Miss Kate Meek, who rendered it with intelligence, grace, and frequently with much It had the additional m pathos and power. 1t of not being « copy of the periormanee of Miss Clara Morris; for, remarkable as that ts, tt 18 always a satisfaction to seo an actress endeavor to express her own ideas, The occasion was also mado interesting by the reappear. anee of Bijoa Heron, who acted charmingly. as usual, The rest of the pertormance was excellent. BROOKLYN PARK THEATRE—ROSE FYTINGE. Tho revurn of Rogo Kytinge and her appearance at the new Park Theatre, Brooklyn, last evening wore suiliciont to draw quite a respectable house, notwith- standing that this is Holy Week—a season of self-denial for not a few amusement seckers—and that the weather had assumed {ts most forbidding aspect. The play in which Miss Eytinge appeared was “Miss Muito," ono adaptation of which bas already been described in these columns, The version presented in Brooklyn last night differs somewhat from Messrs, Shook & Paimer’s adaptation, The difference, however, is rather in form than substance, It is the same story, Miss Eytinge’s play being somewhat more sombre by reason of the absence of certain comic ele- ments introduced into tho Union Square adaptation, In consequence of this difference there aro also fewor characters, and Miss Multon, with her grief and her forbearance, her adversities, her alternate fortitude ‘aud desperation, 1s more continuously betore tue foot- lights. When an actress ot Miss ‘tunge’s talents assumes the part this fact should scarcely be considered & aviriment, save that some alternation with tho humorous would possibly heighten the effect of the more powerful scenes, The play, as is alroady well known, strongly resembles * ” Eytinge’s presentation of t! piece of acting. Miss Clara Morris portrayed the same character in this city, and the comparison pat- urally suggesting itself to one who saw both was that Miss Eytingo’s representation had possibiy a shade moro | force and less of appealing tenderness in it. ‘The support was equal to a fair rendering of tho other paris. Mr. Jobn P. Sutton personated the prosy old protesgor, Mons, Belin, and Mr. Samuel K. Chester Mons, De La Tour, is# Malton’? will oniy be pre- | sented part of this week, as Miss Eytinge intends to play Lady Macbeth and Nancy Sykes bofore tho close of the week, BROADWAY THEATRE, A play called “Our Girl’? was produced for the first time in this theatre last evening, The principal char- acter was played by Miss Marian Mordaunt, who, dur- ing the progress of the performance, assumes six dif- ferent characters with considerable success, She was fairly supported by the other members of the com- rr Me. Albert Vaughan, Mr. J. Haviland and Miss Minnie Gray acting with much spirit, The piece con. twins many rapid changes and laughable situations, all of which took well with the audience, MUSICAL, AND DRAMATIC NOTES, Tho Italian opera season opens at the Academy of | Music Wednesday, April 4. Verdi’s grand tragic opera, ‘Don Carlos,” ts in active rehearsal at the Acadomy of Music, The new opera bouffo, ‘La Belle Poule,” will be pro- duced this evening at the Eagle Theatre for the first time in America, It 1s said to be very amusing. Manrico Strakosch intends to take Miss Emma Thursby to Europe on the conclusion of hor prosont tour. Ho says she will add @ new glory to America, ‘The Vio Bull concerts, under the dircetion of Maurice Strakosch, are proving wonderfully successful through the country, Ole Bulls as great a favorite as ever, and enthusiastic audiences greet him wherever he ap- pears, The Wagner Festival opened at the Boston Theatre last evening with the rendition of the “Ftying Duteh- man.” Despite a severe northeaster, 2,000 spectators The weather is warm and grasshoppers aro reported _08 being hatched out and vory active in somo places, ‘with great favor, wore in attendance, The performance was received ; Canadian Lagislaturo, Lj | A MYSTERIOUS SHIP. 4 STRANGE STORY TOLD BY THE CAPTAIN or THE ROYAL OAK—THE MARY K. CAMPBELL SPOKEN IN THE ATLANTIC UNDER SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES—18 IT A MUTINY? Last evening acable despatch was received tm this city from Queenstown stating that the master of the ship Royal Oak, which has arried there, reports have ing encountered a suspicious looking bark io the Atlantic on the 17th imst im latitade 49 deg. 41 min, north, longitude 34 deg. 17 min. On bis signalling for her same the word ‘Confidential’? was shown ta reply, anc when he Dore down and hailed for explanations he was told by several voices to mind his own business, No officers were vist ble on deck, the ship appeared to be under contro! of the crew, among whom there was apparently much confusion. Tho captain of the Royal Oak mage out the vessel to be the Mary K. Campbell, When spoken she was heading northwest, which was not her proper direction. WHAT THR AGENT SATS. Mr. Charles F, Elwell, of the firm of James W, Elwell & Co., agents of the bark Mary K Campbell, was found by a Hexatp reporter at his residence, No, 186 Cum. berland street, Brooklyn, and on being told the sud ance of the report concerning the ressei expressed some surprise, rt did not scem to givo much eredence to it, He said be knew of nothing ta connection with the vessei or her crew that would account for a mutiny. Captain Apsell Gray was » young man, quiet and kind hearted, who would not bo likely to treat bis men barshly, She waz laden with a cargo of naphtha, to be discharged in Bordeaux, so that the tecentive of a valuable cargo was wanting. The crew was an ordinary one, about twelve tn oume ber, shipped in New York in the ordinary way by H. E, Jenks & Co,, of Oid slip, most of them being Nova Scotians, The officers were men ot good character, He knew of no quarrel or difference of any kind between the captain and his officers, nor could he flod anything at all that would justily the theory of mutiny. The report, Mr. Elwell said, must be exaggerated, though the vessel, to Judge by the dedpateh, was cortainly out of her course and steering In the wrong direction, The whole story was inexplicable to him, but he said he had known of many Inaccurate reports about ships, and until he heard something more definite ho was at a loss what tothink. The captain of the Royal Oak may have made a mistake or his report may have been published incorrectly at the other side of the Atlantic, but ho was decidedly inclined to disbelieve that any mutiny had occarred, and THe sur. The Mary K. Campbell is 550 tons burden, and was built in 1872 at Weymouth, N. 8., where her owner, Hon, Colin Campbell, resides, Mr.Carapbell isa member of the Mr. Elwell is hopeful that when the fall particulars are known (t will be found that no mutiny has occurred, but still cannot account for the strange story reported by tho captain of the Royal Oak, NEW YORK'S CENTENNIAL, PREPARATIONS TO CELEBRATE THE DAY AT KINGSTON, Ronpout, March 26, 1877, A large and enthusiastic public meeting was held at | Kingston on Saturday night to endorse the action of the Committee of Arrangements and take further steps toward celebrating tho Centennial of the State government, July 20 next Ono hundred years age that day Goorge Clinton was Inaugurated as the Ors Governorof New York at the Court Houso in Kingston, and on the 16th of October following the eotire town, excepting one building, was burned by British troopt while the place was defenceless, all the able-bodied men being absent fighting in the ranks of the patrios army. Stirring speeches wero made by Mayor Linds- ley, Judg Westbrook, Rev. Dr. J. C. F. Hood, Hon, 8, L. Stebbing, Hon. William Lounsbery and others, Judge Wostbrook reviewed the bistorical events, and deciared that {t woull bea blot on the record of the city and State to let the éentennial birth. of the great Empire State pass without proper moration. He assured the audience that the Stato government was in hearty accord with the spirit Of the enterprise, It was then rorolved to ratso $20,000 by subscription, and to ask the State for an aj sag tion of $25,000 in aid of tho celebration. @ State government will be asked to unite in the work, and Other States and the national government aro invited to participate, PICARD AT LARGE. Mrs. Heloise Picard, of No. 79 Fourth avenuo, whose face was disfigured with vitriol by her fiendish bus- band on Sunday, as related in yesterday's Human, cus suffering very much tase night. ts not dan- gerously ill, Her husband ts still at larg HOTEL ARRIVALS, Edwin Booth ts at the Everett, Congressman Mor. ton C. Hunter, of Indiana, and ex-Governor Thomas A, svorn, of Kansas, aro at the St, Nicholas, John Mec- Cullough is at the Sturtevant, Engieer-in-Chiof William H, Shock, United States Navy, ts at the Motro- pohtan. nator William H. Barnum, of Connecticut; ex-Senator Reuben K. Fenton, of Jamestown, N. Y., and ex-Congressman Charles H. Adams, of Cohoes, N. Y., aro at the Fifth Avenuo, William G, Fargo, of Buffalo, is at the Brunswick. Captain Thomson, of the British Navy, and Judge Amasa J. Parker, of Ale" bany, are at the Brevoort House, J. H. McVicker, of Chicago, is at the Giisey. MAILS FOR EUROPE. 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