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TWEED'S TASS APPEAL His Proposition to the At- torney General. GIVE UP ALL---TELL ALL. No Longer Silence and Suffering to Shield Others. GREAT EXPOSURES TO COME. [Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Aunany, April 16, 1877, Mr. Tweed, by tho hands of bis lawyer, Mr. John D, Townsend, who arrived here to-day, senas tho Attor- BeyGeneral a proposition somewhat similar in some respects, but more condensed, exact and definite than ‘hat contained in his recent tetter to Mr, Charles O’Conor, In return for the favor of liberty and rest he will yield up all bis property and be a faithful wit- ness on behalf of the people, Mr. Townsend will Place the document in the hands of the Attornoy General to-morrow, and, as it 18 addressed to that official, he cannot with propriety render its details to she press this evening. THE OLD MAN'S PLAINTIVE APPRAI. In effect and substance, however, it contains the ox- Pression of Mr, Twood’s purpose to fulfil the promise already made in his letter to Mr, O’Conor. Ho says ho has suffered much and suffered Jong in silence, and bas borne the burden of what others should have shared. He bad rosolved that no inducement should prevail upon him to break tho silence he had maintained for such a length of time and under such trying circum. Stances, but the time had come when, in mercy to himself, he shoula take tne course he now proposed, AMicted with digease, feeble trom ago and confinement, and iI! at ease in mind, he secks for the reat and relief that he so much and Yo sorely needs. HIS CNGRATRFUL ASSOCIATES, He feels that trom all thoso with whom he formerly associated he has been entirely separated, and those who in his better days were proud to call him their friend, and for whose offences, as well as for those of his own, he has uncomplaining!y suffered, bave not only kept aloof from him but have even taken ad- vantage of his misfortunes to. heap abuse and accusa- tions on his head. Silence now he believes would be a Breat injustice, even tohimself, From such friends he sks nothing more, nor will he recognize any claim they may make upon him to keep still. WILL GIVE UP ALL AND THLL ALLA He will be given tho opportunity to tell the whole story from beginning to end, Should the people ac- cept him as their witness he will leavo no stone un- turned to rectify, as tar as possible, the wrongs bo hes committed. In conclusion he says, that the only basis upon which he hasa right to apply for leniency and pardon is that he will make a complete surrender of bis property and a full disclosure of his criminal com- panions. To this work he will now adaress himself, ind work as faithfully for the cause of the prosecution as ho did tor the ungrateful associates of his former carcer. FEARFUL DISCLOSURES TO COME. While Mr. Townsend declines to say any more than \s contained in the forecoing as to the naturo of Cweed’s proposition, it is believed by some people hero that he brings also to the Attorney General acom- plete list, embracing 200 names, of those who partici- pated 10 Tweed’s plunder. WHAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WANTS. The Attorney General, who has not yet recetvod the document of which Mr. Townsend is the bearer, says ‘be must have some assurance beyond the more ussor- Won that Tweet will prove himself a faithtul witness for the peoplo. Ho wil! require names, dates, amounts and circumstantial particulars in udvance before he closes witti the proposition, Of these he will be avie to judge the weight by various tests, but before Tweed is sot at liberty it must be scon that he can establish the guilt of his accomplices and enable the people to tome by their own, KEHOE SENTENCED TO DEATH, ANOTIER MOLLY MAGUIRE UNDER THE SHADOW | OF THE GALLOWS, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Potrsvitne, Pa, April 16, 1877. John Kehoo, of Girardvillo, county delegate of the Ancient Order of Hibernians for Schuylkill, and tho dest hated Molly Maguiro in the anthracite coal region, was called up before Judge Pershing this forenoon to be sentenced to death for the murder at Audonried, in 1862, of F. W. 8, Langdon, a mino boss, The “Molly King,” who evidently desires to be considered worthy of the name, manifested some nervousness, but maine tained a somewhat jounty air. He denied bis guilt, taying that, “Of course, he never beat Langdon, and never saw him beat, He had always been a iriend to the murdered man, and had been convicted of the murder by prejudice and not by evidence,” After re- viewing at some length the testimony of some of the witnesses at the trial, and contradicting them on im- portant points, Kehoe ubruptly closed by saying, with & biand smile sod an assumption of careless uncon- cern, “I don't know us there is any use of saying any more.” TIE SENTENCE, Judge Porshing then made a short reviow of tho case, concluding with there w ie whole evidence ike, that which was for you and that which was against you, the Court endeavored to present fairly to the jury. 1 was impressed upon them in view of what ‘Was said o the argumont that no question of nation. ality or religion should have the shightest infucace over their Verdict, that upon the evidence your guilt of this crimo and not upon reports which connected your Dame with other crimes would they be warranted in fuding ugainst you a versictol guilty, Alter pationt dehberation you were convicted of the highest crime known to the law. LU need say nuthing about the solem- Bity of the position yon vcenpy. 11, 1m the long Interval Detween the Linh of Jun fy hour you have not often felt the pan po words of Mino couid now move you, Under your wn signature You have withdrawn the motion in arrest of judgment fend jor a now trial, and tt but remains tor mo to pro- Bounce upon you the sentence of the jaw.” A BOLEMN NCRNR, The Judges all arose and amid a profound silence Judge Pershing prunydoced tho death sentence, Ke- boo was unmoved. A WIFR'S FIDELITY. His wife, who was present, accompanied bim to the Prison door and then embraced bim. When tne iron d& swany bo behind him and Hot till then dit the womal Dature assert itself, As she walked away, alone and weeping bitterly, she croated much sympathy tor her- sell. Kehoe willappeal to the Sapreme Court and will have a bearing in May at Harrisburg. Governor Hartrantt has received the records from the Suprome Court im the caves of Munley, Keily Doyle and Donohue, whose appeals were nou prossed and wil) doabtless again issue thoir death warrrnts in in a iew cays. Nothing will then Interfere with wher execution. y THE ST. LOUIS FIRE. St. Loris, Mo., April 16, 1877. Tho Coroner's inquest in the Southern Hotel fire case began to-day, The jury was sworn over the body of Hate Nolan, one of the servants of the house, which bad been kept in the cooling room of the Morgue for that purpose, They then repaired to the Grand Jury room, in Four Courts Building, and bad a long discussion whether their sessions should be pub- he or private, It was tinaily decided to admit one Fr jorter Irom each paper im the « Press, and one representative eu mont, insutance companies, Breshn, Darling oy proprietors of the hotel, and R t Campbell, owner | ofthe property. The jury then proceeded to business, | The search tor bodies in the ruins was continced to-day with unabated vigor, bat gone wore found, NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1877—TRIPLE SHEET. WASHINGTON. OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, FROM: Wasuixotox, April 16, 1877. THE CABINET SESSION TO-DAY—iMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED. It is thought that the Cabinet will discuss to-morrow ‘A proposition to remove the troops immediately trom the State House at New Orleans. This is the impres- sion here to-night among persons usually well in- formed as to the progress of the Southern question. Still another proposition which, it is also said quite confidently to-night, will be discussed by the Cabinet ‘e the reopening of the question of calling an extra St&sion of Congress. It will bo remembered that whte tho President has signified that the PropXed extra Session will be called to met on the 4th of June, the official proclamation has beon withheld, so that it lies within his discrotion either to forego the extra session alto- gether or to defer tho dato for its sitting until carly Ip the fall—say September or October. Various reasons and motives are assigned for this reported intended change, among thom tho belief that the meeting of Congress in June would be attended without any break in party lines, and that tho force of the caucus would Insure @ democratic Speaker and a set of hiae-bound democratic committe On the other hand, it is thought the movement for a deferment of the extra session {8 due to a wish on the part of tho President and his advisers, now that the Louisiana question is approaching a settlement, to romove trom the business and tho industrics of the country the Stugpating effect of a further occupation of the pablic mind with political questions. An extra session of Congress will cost the people millions of dollars, owing to the prolonged delay of business pending the anxiety to know whether the President’s policy will be sup- ported or rojected by Congress. If Congress is not to meet until the fall or winter the people and merchants will go to work and drop politics for a good six or cight months, The resulting benefit to the country is something of vital importanco in view of the critical position of many business men, with whom another month of uncortainty moans bank- ruptcy and ruin, The ways and moans of supporting the army tor the few months following July 1 will be canvassed anew, and if a lawful method of getting around ths difficulty can be found the proposition to abandon the idea of the extra ion will receive ad- ditional encouragement, THE NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE—LETTER OF SECRETARY SHERMAN TO THE COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY. The investigation of the charges of Irregular and Improper, it not dishonest and fraudulent, practices in the conduct of business at the New York Custom House will bo prosecuted in compliance with the in- structions contained in tho following letter, which will be addressed by Secretary Sherman to tho mem- bers of the Commission of Inquiry and constitute ‘thoir warrant for making the invest GuxtLKMsN—I desire a thorough examination into the couduct of business at the New York Custom House, and it seema ton per to make such examin: by the ald of a committee which shall represent tho merchants, the officers of the port and this depart- ment, I havo theretore to request you to act as such committee. This examination will embrace the fol- Jowing pomts:—Whother the force now employed in the various branches of the cusioms service at New York, inciuding the Naval Ojtice, Surveyor’s Office and the Appraiser’s Lopartmont, 1s jn excess of tne actual needs of the sorvice, Whether any of the force now cmpioyed are deticient in proper attention to business or in businese qualifica- tiong or integrity of character; the number of hours they are employed; whether such hours can bo prop- erly increased; and whether they arein any manner employed tn ovher business, T wlso desire you to inquire into th ness now in yogue in the Appraiser’s Department, whether it can be improved in regard to the mode of Appraisemont, examination of goods and imauner of sampling, &c; alsoasto the manuer in which ap- Ppointmenis are now made, whether it can bo improved, and whether the appointments heretofore mae have been made on political influence without due regard to efficiency. I der rou to give your careful attention to such complaints as may bo presented to you as to the mode of conducting business an: to the efliciency of tho servico and to take them into consideration in makiog your report upon the general subject involved, Tho hoads of tho various departinents of the Custom Hoase will be requested to give you their cordial co- operation in pursuing these inquiries, and they will bo requestod to suggest to you any changes that may oc- car to them that will be more in harmony with the Jaw and tend to promote the efliciency of the service, CIVIL SERVICE REFORM—EXAMINATIONS AND, DISCHARGES IN THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT, Another severe application of civil service reform ‘was mado inthe action of the Interior Departmont Board of Inquiry to-day. Twenty-two persons em- ployed in the Patent Office were dismissed the govern- mont service, many of them upon the aemirits of work procured trom them during the last few days without their knowledge that it was to serve asa@ basis for the judgment ot the Civil Service Board as to their discbarge orretention, Two lists of clerks and other employés were made out by mmor chiefs in the Patent Bureau— ove of such as were recommended for uuconditional discharge, and one of others who might be replaced by others more competent yot who might be retained until a further application of the weeding out process should render their dismissal advisable, The latter was to be used as an “alternate” list to fur. nish substitutes for discharge instead of those of the “unconditional” list who might bo found worthy to be retained when the official test came, This was in accordance with the determination of Secretary Schurz that the force should be reduced acertain number at this time. There wero two or three cases in which *‘unconditionals”’ were retained and alternates sent away, Tho session of the Board was kept a secret, nobody about the department ox- cept three or four immediately interested being aware of it, The spread of the report that the Board had been sisting obtained currency and created a profound sen- sation among the scores of employés at the acpart- ment, each one of whom was trembling through fear that the findings of the secret tribunal would bring him or ber faco to face with dismissal and ro- system of busi- moval, Some ot them realized for the first time the object of the department in ro- questing them to write letters to the head of their respective bureaus stating the time and cir- cumstances of their appointment, the charactor of work required of them, &c. There requests, which are understood to have been mado in numerous in- stances, puzzied tho clerks consiaeraply, To-day’s discharges make forty clerks or employés altogether who have been dispensed with under tho new service rules, eighteen having been discharged from the Pension Buroau last week. About forty more aro to go from the Land Office and a few more trom the Indian Bareau, COMPETITION AMONG THE PATENT EXAMIN- ING) CORPS—A DESPERATE STEUGGLE FoR PLACE. ‘There is a great competition among the wembers of the Patent Examining corps tor the place on tho beuch of the Board of Appoals, or examiners In chief, made va_ cant by the promotion of Mr. Marble to the position of Solicitor for the interior Department, Bach member of this corps was furnished to-night with the following instructions, which are to govern tho first day’s com. petitive examination, and will show the test to which they aro subjected :-— First—Submit for the inspection of the Board an ap- Plication or applications for patents in which you have acted on preliminary questions, such ax division of an | Application, new matter and the like, and therewitn all the papers in the case oF cases, Second—Submit, also, an appheation or applications which you have a second time rejected without appeal, | with all the papers relative thereto, | Third—Svvmit an application rejected by you and appealed, with the reasons of appeal, your answer thereto and the decision or decisions of the tribunals Above you. Fourth—The Board would also liko a statement, written by yourself, of the nature of your ciass, what Important interests of manufacture or trade are con- nected therewith, the kind of patente most sought after and what special questions or classes of ques! tions have come before you for adjudication, and, with this statement, any portinent papers that may have boen written by you. The special board for this purpose, con: ng of the Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner of Patents and the Department Solicitor, wiil hold its first session to-morrow in the Interior Department library room, when it will consider the answers submitted by the competing gentlemen in response to the torecoing pro- positions, Out of tho twenty-two members of the examining corps, It is thought only six or eight will enter with any hope of winning. The contest is thought to le between Messrs. Bates and Wilber, though Stocking, Bartlett aud Durrall will make a de. termined efor. ‘The examination will continue for a serios of days, ‘here is much dissatistaction among widerable more property,-of vurious deseriptions, is discovered In a Badly damaged condition, and the safe of the hotel was nearly uncarthed, It iy be taken ows to-morrow, the contestants over arule adopted by the Board re- lating to the grading of persous examined. One hun- dred is Ket as the standard, but they reserve « 0 of twenty per cont for eficioncy and gerviceability, L THE GALE ON THE CAROLINA COAST. REPORT OF SEVERAL WRECKS—MANY LIVES LOST—THE COAST STREWN WITH FRAG- MENTS, ‘ [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Winaixarox, N. C., April 16, 187% Last weok’s gale was very severe on the North Car- Olina coast, and the disasters [rom it are probably very heavy. On last Wednesday afternoon tho pilot boats Uriah Timmons and Mary K. Sprunt went to sca over the main bar on a cruise. The Timmons returned saicly yesterday afternoon, but the Sprunt bas not yet Been heard from, and the strong probabilities are that she bas been lost, with all on bourd. Her crew consisted of four white and two colored men, all pilots, from Smithville. It is said that the débris of wrecks line almost the entire coast near this city, and many disasters yet unknown are feared, A colored seaman was found yesterday on the beach eleven miles north of New inlet and neer tho old wrecked blockade Steamship Venus, It-{s feared that he was one of the crew of the Sprunt. A WRECK ON FIGURE EIGHT BANK, A gentleman from Topsail Sound who was in the city reports that a vessel, supposed to be a schooner by tho tho name of Charies Ellowny, was wrecked on Friday night on what is knowo as Figure Eight Bank, between Topyail and Rich Inlets, about thirteen mil from the city. Her stern floated ashore and hor log book was recovered. Tbe log shows that she had six- teen men, officers ana crew, aboard, all of whom must inevitably have perished, She was vound from some Southern port, the name of which was not learned, for Philadelphia, and was Joaded with jumber and straw Boods. A STEAMER CAPSIZED, Abont three miles above this point and sixteen from Wilmington, the steamer K. L. Myers, said to measure } 105 feet vn tho keel, 18 ashore, bottom up. She lies on King beach, but nothing is known of the crew. This vousel also went nshoro op Friday night, WRECK OF THR SCHOONHK 8. it. RLMAR. A three masted schooner, reported as the Samuel E. Elinar, is ashore at what is called Old Topsail Bar, some twenty-tive miles up the coast, Her masts and bowsprit are gone, and the vessel iself is thought to have broken up by this time, A small coasting vossel, which arrived here this morning, reporta having passed. within half a mile of’ her — yesterday. No one could bo seen aboard of her, but a num- ber of empty hogsheads were seen on’ the beach. From this it 18 inierred that sho {8 from some Northern port and that she was at the time of ber loss on her return trip to some of the West India Islands, The revenue cutter Stevens lett here to-day fur the sceno of this wreck. Tocre 1s a signal lino along this coust, but tho wires are down, and it 1s | possibie to hear anything in this way, SLOOP YACHT IDA ASHORE. In addition to these the sioop yacht Ida, from on bound north, 1s ashore some nine milos ot New River and some thirty trom the city Her crew, it is reported, were all saved. The yacht lies hign and dry on the beach, aud will probably be gotten off ROUGH WEATHER ENCOUNTERKD, The steamship Lucille, Captain Bennott, of the Bal- timore and Wilmington Steamship line, arrived here yesterday morning safe and sound, alter having been through ali of the storm. She left Baltimore on Wednesday aftornoon, and on tho next morning passed vut of the bay, Captain Bennett reports it as the heaviest gale he had ever experienced, and he bas seen me rough woather in nis both in the East and West Indies, Ho had to scud before the wind until Saturday at five A. M. before hauling to, At thut time be was thirty miles to the south and west of Frying Pan shoals. On Saturday, at ll A, M., he passed the ligntship, she having drug: ged about tweniy-live miles, In seventeen fatuome of water saw the pilot boat Uriah Timmous hove to and making very good weatber. Saw two lar steamers of Cape Lookout and hove to, (Oa Friday he unaed one bark, two bees and two schooners on star- Beara tack, and one brig bove to on port tack. This was between Lookout and Hatteras, und Captain Ben- new rom the position they were in and the tury of the gale that tney wore unable to make an offing, and that they wero lost. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT, War Derartuaxt, Orrick ov THY CHIBF SIGNAL OFFICER, Wasuinotos, April 17-1 A. M. Indications, For New England and the Middle States partly cloudy, warmer weather, witn light local rains, easterly to southerly winds and stationary or slowly talling barometer. For the South Atiantic and Gulf States slightly warmer, cast to south winds, with slowly falling bar- ometer, partly cloudy weather, and in (no Southwest occasional rain. r For Tenncsece and the Ohio Valley warmer, south- east to southwest winds, falling barometer, partly cloudy weather and light rains. For tho lake region northcast to southeast winds, partly warmer, partly cloudy weather and occasional rain, with falling barometer during the aay. For the Uppor Mississippi and Lower Missouri val- leys partly cloudy weather and local rains, with cast to south winds, and falling barometer in Missouri and Jowa during the day, tollowed by winds shiftiog to northerly and westorly, with cooler weather and rising barometer, The Mississippi River will fall at stations above Momphis, and rizo shghtly at stations below; the Ten- nessee, Cumberland, Lower Ohio and Lower Missouri rivers will fall slowly, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY, The following rocerd will show the changes In tho temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudaut's pharmacy, Henatp Building: 1876, 1877. 1876, 1877. 49 40 60 64 al 54 46 50 48 48 Average temperature yesterday. A % oe 48, Average temperature for corresponding date last year.. ANOTHER BANK GONE, THE CHILLICOTHE (OHIO) WINDING UP, [py TELEGRAPA TO THE HERALD. ] Cuitiicorug, April 16, 1877, The Chillicothe National Bank of this city, which was among the first to organize here under the National Bank law, will wind up its business to-mor- row, the First National Bank bere having entored into an arrangement to close up all its outstanding affairs, Some two years ago the bank was crippled through embezzlement on the part of the cashier, und irom this it has never fully recovered, The institution will, without doubt, pay every dollar it owes, but the stockboiders can find better means of investment, LOUISIANA JOCK NATIONAL BANK Y¥ CLUB RACES, New Ox.eans, April 16, 1877. To-day was the fifth of the Louisiana Jockey Club races. The attendsnco was large, and the track in good condition, but not fast Tas Fixst Rack—A mile and @ quarter dash for a purse of $300—Jack Hardy won by two lengths, Bob Woolley second, Kilburn third and Verdegris fourth, Time, 2:14. Jack Hardy led from the start to the finish, Tools on tho track sold:—Juck Hardy, $175; Bob Woolley, $80; Kilburn, $47, wand Verdigris, $42, ‘Tnx second Kack—Cottrill Stakes, for throe-year- olds, $2 entrance, play or pay, $400 added; one mito and @ buli—vad thirteen entries and uine starters, Aunt Betsy wou by two lengths, King William second, Adventure third, beating Commodore Parisot, Bila Rowett, John Campbell, Cora Linn, Ly Eageno, Fily and Mamie RB, Vime, 2444. ture led for a mile, the horses being well bunched, but on entering the homestretch Aunt Betsy went to the front. Pools on the track sold:—King William, $160; Couril’s entries, $55, Commodore Parisot, $41; the field, $31, Tue Tnixy Rack—For Consolidation Purse of $200— | Belle Barkiey won by three lengths; Woodiand second, Coroneila third and Maria Barnes fourth, 145%. Belto Barkiey led trom the start, the track #old;—Belie Barkley, $14 Woodland, $35; Maria Barues, $22, Fourty Kack.—Four mile heats $900.—George Quinine won, Lucie Butler third, the Nipper distanced, Time, 7: 162. Both heats were won easily, Pools on the track sold. George Quinine, 70; Russ Butler, 70; The Nipper, 6 Uncle Tom, 40. After tho tirst heat—George Quinine, 310; the fiela, 140, ATHLETIC ENTERTAINMENT, Pools. on } Coronelia, $50; all ages; purse ‘om second, Russ The complimentary testimonial tendered to Mike Honry, of Brooklyn, at the Athenwum, Clinton and Atlantic streets, that city, last evening, was a success ‘Tho ball wae crowded, and a programme rich iy varioty was presented, Singing and dancing opened the entertainment, when Jonn Whitney and O'Leary were introduced #8 the first of the boxers, Four rounds wards and George McCarthy tollowed Ina lively bout. Arthur Maton and Wiliam ScClellun brought down the house with straight and clover work, in which the former realized ai) expectavuns, otty’s Mouse’? and Johuny stack next appeared, when Billy Edwards avd Jim Frankey came ov, The wind-ap was between A dreLinguished t r of the art of self-defence from New York and Johnoy Dwyer. Both showed. their proverbial cleverness in a three-round and on the two leaving tho stage the applaus almost | deafening. Mr, Nolan was master of ceremonios, of (air biting wore goue through witu when Warty Eds | Time, | § Molasion will return to Washi! THR DISPUTED TLS. The Plan of Adjustment in the Louisi- ana Case. PACKARD’S APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT Reply of the South Carolina Officials to Governor Hampton. PSE SEE ARESPECTEUL REFUSAL TO SURRENDER The Recusants Directed to Vacate and Await Judicial Action. sense ' LOUISIANA. THE LEGISLATIVE ADJUSTMENT—AOTION OF THY NICHOLLS SENATE AND HOUSE—-A CON- CLUSION HOPED FOR TO-DAY. (Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD, ] New Onigans, April 16, 1877, In accordance with the information telegraphed the Heraup last night the Senate to-day passed the follow- ing resolutions, which will also be passed by the House to morrow:— RESOLUTIONS OF THE AKAs a rs prome satisfaction ont Hayes, as ex appily executed in -governinent of the | rvs rule, nave with wi seen the wise determination of Presi assed in his inaugural and alreud, lina, to restore the local tutes, and peace and prosperity to the wh country by a return tom rigid following of tho wise prin ples of voustitutional government; therefore be It Resolved, By the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convenes v dially indorse the policy of the Presi- in his inaugural, and we pledge our » aid and support to the execution spirits ew their wasted flelds, and give to the whule people —without distinction of raco or color—a tuture of progress—as well moral as material, Third—That san enrnost of our enueavor wo hereby solemnly deciaro that the purpose of the government of the State of Louisiana it is and will be represented by Francis T. Nicholis as its executive head, Fourth—To accept in good faith the thirteenth, to my and fitteen amendments of the constitution of the United spirit. tot the law rigidly and impartially to md-crime shall be suppressed and that peace and order prevail, f laborer upon the soll promptly thay the um bl throughout every parish in the State, of receive the {ull und equal protection of the laws in person, 'y color, sh: Property and political rights and privileg 3%. The promotion of the kindly grointion vetween white and colored citizens of the Stato upon a basis of jus fhe nd my confidence, A of the being Instituto do de- pubite xe Y r uniform taxation upon property ae provided in the constitution of the State, and which shall secure the education of the children of white and colored citisens with oqnal advantages, 5 Desirous of healing the dissensions that have dis- the State for years past, and anxious that the citi- tall political parties may’ be frae from feverish anx- jotics and political strife and join hands in honestly ron toring the r Loui the Nicholls Govern- tpent will discon: ‘any quarter of in Hitical conduct, Fourth, That the Gi auosted to torward « copy of these resolutions to the President of the United States. pied persecution from ACTION OF THE HOUSE, There boing no contested seats in the Senate and the terms of adjustment only affecting the organiza- tion of the House, action upon it was referred tu their caucus now in session, The proposed adjustment has bow been finally modified and embodied in a resolu- Boating all members of the House who bavoa ima facie utle according to the parish returns, Bae a@ concession hus been made in case of the three members from the Seventh ward, Now Or- Jeans, through which the House will stand by the new adjustment sixty-two democrais to filty-woven republi- cans. If this 18 agreed to in caucns to-night to-morrow it will be ofiicially passed by both bodies, who will transmit it to the Commission who will in return rec- ommend it to the Packard Legislature, GIVING UP THE CONTEST. It ts understood that tho latter.has entirely given up the contest and enly awaits this action to go up ina body to the Nicholls State Hou: which event will Provably occur to-morrow. The commission expect to Minish up their labors and leave on Wednesday evening, They are all in perfect accord upon the subject, and the:r report to the Prosi- dent will be unanimous, Much better feeling ia already manifest between tho rival partios, and the disposition to consolidate is vory general, Immediately after the new consolidation the olection for United States Senator will be gone into and a very spirited contest may bu expected. x LATER—ADOPTRD BY THE HOUSK, The House caucus adjourned at eleven o'clock to- night after adopting the adjustment resolutions unan- imously, and thus tho last obstacle to scitling the Louisiava difficulty is removed. [he commissioners arc very much elated to-night af the full success of their labors, PACKARD'S LAST APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT— STILL URGING THE QUESTION OF TITLE, New ORvkaNs, Aprit 16, 1877, Governor Packard has addressed the following letter to the President :— State or Louisiana, Executive: Derantwent, New OnLmaNs, Apeil 17, 1877, To President Hayes, Washington, Deak -ik—It ts evident that the commission sent here o by vou, Instructed nmong other pointe to secure ® removal of obstacles” to an acknowledgment government, and failing in that the recoxnition of single Logislatur sitory of the representative will of the uA, will tail to effect either of these proposition can attained only by abandonment of one or other of tho claimal to the gubernatorial chair. ihe second propositi each pow involving unilication of the twos bodi claiming to be the Legislature of the State of Louisiana, is possibly the plan suggested by the commission —that 1u4 members of the lower otxe und thirty three membors of the Senate whose election Ix not disputed should be brought tovet iy. bly thas constituted sould puss apo he cont members, and thun compose the conificts in the ‘co-ordinate branches of go: ment, This was acceptable to the republicans, but is suid to have been rejected vy the democrats, This plan wus un- derstood tv emanate from the P ut and to embody his ideas of what nt and equital The republicans have Indicated « willingness to accede « rocrganigation of the Legislature on this basis in delercuce tw the President's wishes, even though in sv doing they should waive undoubted legal rights, It is presumed that from the President's standpoimt any other legislative sottiement work injustice to one or other of contending parties, and it is not believed that the adminis. tration would saucticn injustice willing to submit the claims 0 thus id thut the Generat Assem- f ment” to & Legistature ciearly indicated that General herents have rejected this proposition, euuse of fixed belief in the truth of the wt pestodly made that the Hoster-Mautthews a eventually in some way to give the government of the State to the democracy. If this belief were removed from their minds, perhaps, they would not be so defiant aud would aecept the adjustment you offer. ‘A STANDING MEXACK. he ndministration to carry out Foster and Matthews, by the awalot the United States troops, isa standing the republicans in this Stute, wnd encourages democracy tu emulate the arrogaut poliey of General Hampton in South Carolina. Lave received no reply to my letter of the Sth Inst, ctions of the commission shoul of ° report which the fy leanity entitled to recoqnition, legal Supreme Court exists and who com wether or not there is an armed insurrecth lawful government, i neat, in vi the reasonable fontending governments whether » " either myself or any of my triends ha Hon, 1b, at least, inamilests coniden: or without a voice in ite in justice of my claims. Under the present instructions the Commission Is charged not " with tne inve instructions be” wi report upon matters \ hers notessontial. Why should id enable them to | scertainment of the | Zality OF ob OF the other government claiming ri - | tion trom the President, ome of which must be en- titled — thereto isi of the constitution af olat the . Irrespective of right or justion, submit tint the questions at issue tn Louisiana disposed of by mere expedients, The claims of individuals to office are of Iitsle conge- quence when weighed against the rights and hberties of « majority of the people, Lt a lawfnl government in Loaist- overthrown by domestic violence, with the con- of afederal government originally called int for pose, Among others, of preventing tate in the Union may not herent- ject to & similar revolution ? American people willing to see this precedent estab- MY requesting your immediate action on the facts Th Very respecttully, your ‘ACKAKD, Governor, THE RECENT INSTRUCTIONS TO THR COMMIS« SION—THE WITHDEAWAL OF THE TROOPS | REGARDED AS CERTAIN. WasninGtos, April 16, 1877. The Presicent has received only one communication | from the Louisiana Commissioners, and that was on | Thursday last, giving an accouns of the progress of aifvirs up to that time and asking for additional in. structions, which were promptly forwarded. Thoy «id | not modify the original instructions, but wero merely explanatory of certain portions uf them in regard to which the commission dosired further information, expressed that they may compieto their business #0 as to return here by Saturday or Monday next, THY WITHDRAWAL OF THR TROOPS, There isno doubt that the troops wil! be withdrawn from New Urieans, 48 intimate iriends of the Presigent Say that it 16 not to be expected that be will pursue im Louis coarse diffe from that ip the case of jon when it will 8 fixed for the isan- of the troops, It 4s the desire of the President that the commission shall have the fullest opportunity for the completion of their work and, thereiure, he has made ho suggestion as to the period of their return. SOUTH CAROLINA, CORRESPONDENCE. BETWEEN THE REPUBLICAN STATE OFFICIALS AND GOVERNOR HAMPTON— 4 BEFUSAL TO SURRENDER FOLLOWED BY A CLOSING OF THE OFFICE nooMs. (BY TELEGHAPH TO THE HERALD.) Cotempia, April 16, 1877. After prolonged consultation this morning, at which Mr, Chamberlain was present and is thought to bave taken a prominent part, the republican officials decided to decline to comply with Governor Hampton's de- mand for the surrender of the offices occupied by them, The grounds upon which they base their refusal are fully set ferth In the following letter addressed to the Governor to-da: LETTER OF THE OFFICIALS, Exrevtive Derantuest, | Ovvick OF TH ATTORNEY GENKRAL, Lemna, 8. C., April 16, 1877. To Wane H. Mannie, Pri Secretary: — Sim—Atter conferring {wily with each other we have concluded to repiy jointly to the communication ad- dressed tous by you on the 14th inst, of i ach are varied only to the extent of their personal appheability. On ‘the 7th day of November last we were legully elected to the several offices, the functions of which wo now respectively exercise. O1 this fact we were duly apprised vy the State Board of Canvasn- ers, who alone were competent by law to determine tho result of the election, Upon receipt of the notification to that effect through the legal chaunel wo qualified by executing the necessury bonds and taking the ait of oMce, and were thereupon commissioned by then undisputed executive of the State. Having thus complied with all the requisitions of the law on the subject, we entered upon the discharge of our duties and ihe enjoyment of our rights as oflicers of tha Stute. Subsequently, contests tor the possession of our offices were made by those to whom we had ro- spectively been opposed as candidates for electivn, Qnd prosvedings in quo warranto were begun in the Supreme Court of tho State to test tho vatidity of our titles to such offices, No judicial determination of the mattors in controversy has yet been reached, and until such determination 1s had we can conceive of ne Teason of law or lact which would justity ua in com: plying with tho wishes of the Governor as indicated in your communication, Wo tn no sense claimants for tho various offices which we fil Wearo luwful possessors aud are in court not to sock to bave our titer granted, but to maintain them against those who as plaintiffs are ask- ing that we should bo ousted, In this phas3 of the case, and it is the only one which can be properly pre- sented to the Governor, tt would be a legal absurdity for us to voluntarily shift positions with our con- testants and would result logically in a complete abane donmedt of our rights, We, therefore, respectiully decline to comply with the request ind ed. by the Governor, We are not insensible to the fact that itis physically competent for the Governor to carry his wistes into eftect by excluding us trom access to our offices ana their recoras. While we shall mako no resistance to such a process as that, should he dotermine to initiate it, wo trust that the same sense of ‘respons sibility for the proper discharge of the adminis- tration,” which he pleads in advance as a Justification for the covert threat of force, will Inspire him to pause belore taking a step that will obviously trench upon rights guaranteed by that constitution which he has sworn to obey. Very respecttully your obedient servants, ROBERT B, ELLIOTT, Attorney General, South Carolina, JOHN K. TOLBERT, State Superiniendent of Education, JAMES KENNEDY, Adjutant and Inspect or General. The remaining olficials roturnead separate answers, the points of each veing substantially the same as those of the letter above given. Immediately upon receipt of these severa! communications from the re- publican secretaries Governor Hampton addressed to euch tho following further and final document, the ad- dresa alone differing in each case:— LETTER OF THR GOVERNOR, Statk ov SovuTit CAROLINA, Exxcotive Cuamner, Colusa, April 16, 1877, Hon. T. C. Duss, Columbia, 8. CG. :— Sin—L am directed by the Governor to acknowledge your reply to his communication of the 4th inst. In that communication he disclaimed any desire to pre- Judge the claim you are asserting in the courts wo have been elected Comptroller General, but stvted that he saw uothing to your present position en- Utiing you In bis judgment to ihe custody of the records. and use of the rvoms of the office reterred to. He further suggested, as tending to disemburrass the operation of the Executive Department, of which he is now in undisputed charge and in the unobstructed conduct of which tho public welfare is so largely in- volved, that you turn over, subject, if you desire it, to the decisivn of the courts hereafter to be rendored, the rooms and records to Mr. Hagood, whom he had Tecoguized and commissioned, Your rotusal to adopt the suggestion renders it obligatory om him to adopt the necessary means of protecting the State property and records pending the controversy. 1n his judgment this can best bo done, with due regard to the personal rights insisted upon, by sealing yp the rooms now occupied by you and instructing tho Keeper of the State House to allow accoss on the part of no ono to them till tho legal issues are decided, Ho gees no objection to your locking the rooms bofore the seals are applied and retaining the keys. Instructions to this offect will be given to the Keeper of the State House, Very respectiuily, WADE H. MANNING, Privato Secretary. The correspondence botween the Governor and Mr, Cardozo, the republican State Treasurer, was varied somewhat from the above on account of a statement in his letter of what had passed between them at an interview a few daya ago. The Governor replied, cof- recting the misapprehension the Secretary labored under, Otherwise this portion of the proceedings conformed literally to that given above, ‘The controversy closes at this point for the present, as the secretaries will interpose no further resistance, All of them, Indeed, to-day removed their private papors from their officcs to their respective residences in anticipation of assured cjectment to-morrow, TROUBLE IN GEORGIA. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. |] AtLanta, April 16, 1877. A special from Union Point to your correspondent discloses a terrible state of affairs {n Oglethorpe county, the scene of tho late riot, during which Luke Jonnson with a band of negroes tried to take posacssion of the Post Ufice. A general feeling of disirust and suspicion pervades the county, although all of the supposed ringleaders have becn arrestod. A night or two since a negro named Turner was called out irom bis house and killed by a party of uoknown men. A night or two later two other negrocs were called out in the samo manner and were so seriously shot that they were dying when lust beard from. ight white citizens of the county have been arrested under warrants taken out by Luke Joha- son. The local volunteer military company has ap- plied to the Governor for arms, and he, having noue asked bis Adjutant General to secure a company bow holding the State’s guos, rm the Oglethorpe company, in order to ‘The evidence of a conspiracy on the part of the no- froes to attack the whites 1s said to be convincing The list of the whites who wero to be attacked is ture nisted and contirm Ex-Attorney Gon Acker- man bas gone to defend Johnson and his tellow pris- oners, Governor Colquitt last night went to a negro church and, entering the pulpit, preached au earnest, sincere sermon to a purely negto congrogation, Ho will offer rewards for the murderers of the Oglethorpe negroes. A POLICE CAPTAIN ASSAULTED, CAPTAIN DAVIS, OF THE TWELFTH PRECINCT, BRUTALLY BEATEN BY A GANG OF HARLEM ROUGHS. Cuptain Vavis, of the Harlem police, inst night was brutally assaulted in 128th street, Ho was proceeding along the street in the direction of the police station, with two prisoners, when one of the men suddenty broke away and fled toward tho river, The ‘aplain pursued, and soon found bimselt in A straggling, unpaved, unlighted portion of Harlem bordering on the water. The man, however, was just abead of him, and, ina flight up hill, the parsuer overhauled him. ‘There was a short struggle, and then the Capiain turned with bis captive just in’ time to meet a crowd of roughs who had joined in the pur. sue Tl threa’ ATTACKED BY TILE MOR, Crowd closed about the prisoner and captor with ening gestures, and the latter, who had drawn a short jocust club from his breast, was drawing back to await the attack, when a huge, burly hulk of a fellow sprang forward and dealt him a blow that stretched bim upon the ground. The others closed in apon him, and club Was wrenched from bistiands, and while some belavored him with itavout the body, the chief assailant kept kicking him in tho head wita eel of his boot knocking him seusciess for a mom and covering with broises. = The prostrate kim ents and Captain shouted for help; but, though the citizens | who bad first apprised bim of the disturbauce were close at hand, no offert was made to save bim Ho recovered, however, avd struggied to ifs teot, amid continued kicks and culls, and, suddenly rashing upon his assailants, he Knocked one down and strove to break through them, They gathered about hin again, however, and the struggle was veginning unew, When another officer appeared on th yo und Boe Jaw breakers ran off into the darknoss and soon were The President has no intimation as to whon the com- ton, but the opini Is | boyona pursuit, Captain Davis had bis wounds dressed at tne station house. His face is cut and bat. ‘ered, and some of his hurts are likoly to bo serious, ~ AMUSEMENTS, DION BOUCICAULT AT THY BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC, The Brooklyn Academy is an enormous building, but :t had a fine audience last night, on the occasion of the production of the famous * Shaughraun,” of which Mr. Boucicauit ts at once the euthor and the bero, The play was enthusiastically the seenery. which was exported ov Wallack’s Theatre, worked $9 easily that the curtais fell at a quarter to eleven. Mr. Roucieaul: played Conn with exquisite humor +n delicate pathos. BOOTH’s THEATRE, Mr. McCullough appeared last night at this house before a large and enthusiastic audience in the character of Spartacus in Bird’s tragedy of the “Gladiator,” The essentially virile cast of Mo+ Cullough's genius atmirably him for the interproe tation of the feelings and passions which we Baturally associate with a leader of men. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Mr. J. J. Wallace’ rand melodramatic, novel, spectacular and realistic sensation” entitled “The Man from America’? was produced at Niblo’s Garden last evening before an audience that filled every seat in that immense building and crowded the passage. ways, Mr. Wallac is et having been played som at Wood's Museam, Tho cast last evening was well adapted to bring out ali there is of good in the piece, and every point told, ITALIAN OPERA. The managers of tho Italian opera bave wisely dee cided to reduce the prices of admission to the Academy of Music during tho remainder of the seae son, and lovers of good music can now enjoy an evoning at the opera at the sume cost ns a visit to the theatre, This desirable change begins this evening. “DON CARLOS” AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, The third ropresontation of Verdi's opera, “Don Carlos,’ drew a fair house tothe Academy of Musio last night. Thero was no change in the distribution of characters from the first pertormanco last week, but there was a decided gaia in the ensemble, CAMILLE, DEFERRED, Last evening quite a large audience assembled ig front of the Lycoum Theatre to attend Mise Adelaide Lennox’s performance of “Camille.” The bouse was not opened, however, and shortly after eight o'clock. the people, who by this time had assembled in very largo numbers, commenced to move away. Tho follow: ing letter explains the causo why tho theatre was nos opened :— New You, April 16, 1877. ne Heracy To tux Eprton or ‘Owing to some tr notice of the Lyi met ws " id will be lor is performance. Aalaete hey ADELAIDE LENNOX ANNA DICKINSON WITHDRAWS, The “Crowa of Thorns’’ is no more—at loast at the Eaglo Theatre, Its brief and troubled career came to @ sudden termination yesterday by the withdrawal of Miss Anna Dickinson. a stated toa reporter last night that was sho said, was forced upon ber by tho rep tions of contract on the part of the management of the thoatre, Sho declined, however, to be interviewed, MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. Tho fine cyclorama of **Paris by Night’? is in the las® week of its exhibition tn Philadolphia, Daly’s piny of *Lifo’’ is being performed this woelg at the Walput Street Theatre, Philadephia, by a coms pany from the Fitth Avenue, “Three Days” is In tts second and last weok at the Chestnut Stroet Theatre, Philndelphia, It has bees superbly mounted by tho management. Mr. Sothern piays Colonel John White, and Mra, John Drew Mrs, Pinchbeck, 1a Robertson's comedy, “Homo,” at the Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia, this week. A JEALOUS HUSBAND. Thomas Kilcoran, of No, 425 East Twelfth street, i ‘Q married man, and latterly be hus bad grave doubtd of his wite’s Gdelity, Yestorday be concluded te watch hor. Ho left as usual for work, but instead of going to his business ho remained opposite the house, Alter waiting and watcuing for some time James Gallagher, of No. 88 Greenwich ayonue, entered the building and went to the apartments of Kilcoran, The Jealous husband followed close on Gallagher's heels, and the visitor had hardly seated bimselt when the door was violently burst opon aad Kilco! entered. Gallagher at once attacked him, and a lively fight ensued, in coarse of which the enraged busband seized a hatchet and dealt Gallagher a severe biow on the head. The two mon wore arrested on counter charges of assault wud battery. e HOTEL ARRIVALS, Senator Jerome B. fee, of Colorado; Governog Horaco Fairbanks, of Vermont; ex-Govornor Ezekiel A. Straw, of New Hampshire, and ox-Mayor James Gy Berret, of Washington, are at the Fifth Avenue Judge Amasa J. Parker, of Albany, and George M, Pullman, of Chicago, are at tho Brevoort, Ex-Govers nor Thomas Talbot, of Massachusetts, and Genera John N. Knapp, of Auburn, N. Y., ore at the Windsor Calvin G."Child, Coited States District Attorney tor Connecticut, and Captain John H. Upshur, United States Navy, aro at tho Everett General Stephen V, Benét, Chief of Ordnance, United States Army, ts ag the Grand, Judge Douglas Boardman and F, M. Finch, ot Ithaca; United States Marshal Charles C, Tompking, of Colorado, and Captain Fredorick Watkins, of the steamship City of Brussels, are at the Grand Central, i. Montgomery Field, of Boston, is at the Westmine ster, Alfred Gaither, of Cincinnati, 1s atthe Gilsey, William H. Seward, of Auburn, N. Y., at the St Nicholas. Judge Stantord Newel, of Minnesota, te af the Aibemarie. 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