The New York Herald Newspaper, May 8, 1877, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC EWS From All Parts of the World. FRANCE AND GERMANY. A Fictitious Version of the Von Moltke Opinions. REBELLIONS IN FRENCH COLONIES The Clerical Embroilments in the Chamber of Deputies, [8 CABLE TO THE HERALD.) Lonxpox, May 8, 1877. Businoss the Stock Exchange is iat, Consols Opened at 93, and wero subscquently better, Lord Derby’s reply to Prince Gortschakoil’s circular had a bad effect, ‘The Paris Bourse is also fat and rentes are quoted at @bout 102/—partly on account of the British news and partly in consequence of a sensational article in the Figaro yesterday purporting to be a confidential ad- Gress of Count Von Moltke to the Gorman staf, ox- Plaining the necessity for bis recont speech in the Reichstag, saying it was intended us a cold showor bath for Franec, France is peaceful now because she Knows that she js not abic to ght Germany; bet, if @he hada fairchance, her bitter hatrod against Ger- Mauy would inevitably break forth, Such a Shance would bo an ulliance which she now bas @ prospect of effecting with Austria, The latter bas Bever forgotten Sadowa, and Russia is not uow, as in 1870, able to enforce her neutrality. Count Von Moltke paid {t might be necessary for Germany in the event of such an alliance to act with like swiftnoss ag in former campaigns, The officers would shortly re- Ceive detailed instructions for measures to be taken ‘witb a view to the complications which the Count hoped might aot arise, but which be deemed it his uty to provide against. Until such ‘nstructions were Feceived the staff would continue to be guided by tbe instructions of 1876. The Figaro says, in tho course of biw address Count Von Moltke drew a masterly par- fllel between the French and German armies and inci- dentally remarked that the Russians will need all their Fesources to overcome the Turks, Though unqu tlonabiy the foregoing is having an effect on the Paris Bourse it seems ridiculous after Count Von Moltke’s Public utterances, and the Figaro is a notoriously un- + Scrupulous sensation monger. ‘The Times, iu its tlnuucial article yesterday, alluding te Saturday's depression, says a tendency to panic Pervades ‘the city’? on all sides, in consequence of @istrust of the goverument’s intentions, It may pass @way, but thero is danger that avy bad news uow ‘Would develop it, A Paris despatch to the Datly News says:—“Though the Migaro’s Von Moltke story is reproduvod by all the ®@venming papers in Paris as highly important, it is more in the style of M. Saint Geuest, a Bonapartist @gitator, who contributes military articles to the #igaro, than of Count Von, Moltke,” AX-KING AMADEO’S PRESENT TO THE POPE. _ A Rome despatch states thai tha Dake of Aosta has ®ent'the Pope a chalice worth $2,400, accompanied by Qn adtograph letter asking its acceptance trom a de- ‘Voted son and sincere Catholic, and asking the Pope to offer prayer tor tho repose of the soul of Prince Amadeo’s wife, The Pope was moved to tears, and exclaimed, *‘This is the greatest consolation I have re- cerved in these moments.’’ The 7imes’ correspondent states that tho chalice is not sent as a jubilee present, Dat in compliance with-the request of the late Duchess of Aosta, ° THE ITALIAN CLERICAL ABUSES DILL FAILS, In the Italwn Senate yesterday the debate on the Clerical Abuses bill was brought to a close. After speeches from Signor Muncini and others the Senat Dy a vote of 10310 93, adopted the amendment tothe first clause notwithstanding the opposition of Signor Mancini There was much excitement on the an- mouncement of the vote. ‘Ibe remaining clauses of the Dill were then passed with slight alterations, but when the whole bill was put to a nal vote it was rejected by v2 yeas to 105 nays. THE FRENCH CLERICAL TROUBLES, In the Freuch Senate at Versailies M. Frauclieu yesterday renounced the iuteotion of submitting an Interpellation asking the government what would be the consequences of the order of the day adopted by the Chamber of Deputies relative to clerical intrigues, A WET BLANKET, John Lee & Sons, blanket manufacturers at Karl Bheaton aud Ossett, have failed. Their liabilities are reported to be $555,000, Between three and four undred operatives ure thrown out of employment, THR METZ CATHKDKAL ON FIRE. A fire broke out at tour o’clock yesterday morning in the Metz Cutbearai, probavly caused by illumina- tions, At five o’clock tho woodwork of the roof was in flames, Tho Emperor, the Crown Prince and Count Von Moltke, who are visiting Metz, and also the Bishop of Metz, were on thy spot superintending the exertions to extinguish the conflagration, The Hven- ing Standard publishes a despatch {rom Metz saying the firo im the Cathedral was extinguished after the | Durning of the roof. Much damage was done to the interior, The fire originated trom fireworks on the occasion of the Emperor's visit, KING ALVONSO’S MARRIAGE, It t# denied that ox-Queen Isabella of Spain has writton to the Popo to tofluence King Alfonso against marrying @ Protestant princess, Tho Post says it bas authority to declare the whole story fabricated, NO MORE PUKKOS, | A royal decree was promulgated at Mudrid com. H plotely assimilating the Basque provinces to the rest of Spain, Precautionary military measures on aon extensive sculo have beon adopted tm Biscay in conse. | quence of this dec: H REBRLLIONS IN ALGIERS AND MOROCCO. The Mien Mublic, of Puris, states tat a general Tising of the Mohammedan population of Tunis, Tripoli and Morocco is imminent, Tho Freuch government is about to despatch strong reintorcements of troopa as Woll as a feet to Algeria. DISTKKAS BPREADING IX INDIA, A Calcutta despatch says tho condition of Southern India bas changed élightly for the worse, becuuso the showers ceasod about the middie o! Apri, Withous | more rain distress must gradually jucrease. ‘The Gov ernor General of India writing to Kari Carnarvon, on | the 26tb of April, says:—“Tho crisis ie serious aud Critical, Dut the grain trade 1s active aud there no Feason tor fearing w failure of a suiliciont supply.” RUSSIAN RATES OF KXCIANGE. The Manchester Guardian's Berlin despatch says Russia intends to establish a forced rate of exchange, The joss in discounting billie 1s now nearly Atty per cont, CUBA. ANOTHER AMNESTY DECKER ANNOUNCED--ALL EM- BARGOED ESTATES TO BE RELEASED IF THEIR OWNERS WILL DECLARM THEIR LOYALTY TO SPAIN. Havasxa, May 7, 1877. Tho Gacefa publishes an important decree, dated May 5, It declaros that all persons bavishod from the Wwland for political reasons ure pardoved without re- servo, The embargoes aro raised on the property of surgeuty who bavo surrendered or shall surrender before the end of the war, except Insurgent chiefs and those who having already received pardun relapse foto rebellion; the persons thus excepted are | to await the disposition of the governmeat The +s on tue property of deceased Msurgents ure perty bel jored to the vera if | io ha When tho en Qargoos are raised the ow soll tue proporty | beturved to thom until two years alter the official an- ; the men. | bim for some offence. | Nearly all those senten NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1877.-TRIPLE i lasted see oe sete ee Pare ner me bject to the ‘Hou ef the Spanish ¢ ‘Den “4 surgents wader judicial proceedings jufter ne delay in the trial and de face of their casez MEXICO. PEACE THECUGHOUT THE COUNTRY—PROPOSED REDUCTION OF THE anMyY. Bavana, May 7, 1877. The English mat) steamer bas arrived from Vera Cruz, bringing the following news dispatch from the | capital: — Cixy ov Mrxico, April 20, 1877, Peace continues throughout the country, but stage pation prevails in commerce, Congress acknowledges the existence of the Senate, thereby destroying the legality of ite acts, but con- Unues the work of logisiation, Presi sirous that the should dissolve in September, hut the majority are dotermined to declare the present house the Eighth Congress that its term shall not expire until September, 1: Congress las beep trying Sefor Mejia, ex-Sccrotary of the Treasury ; but proceedings have been stopped on writ of habeus corpus until tho legal character of ibe present Congress ix defined, Four of Diag’s Ministers have been elected members of the Supreme Court, President Diaz proposes to reduce the army to 16,000 ince saan to keop the country {reo from bands of robbera, BRAZIL, OPENING OF THE BRAZILIAN CONGRESS, AND SPEECH OF ITS PRESIDING OFFICER. Busxyoa Aynxs, May 5, 1877. The National Congress was opened to-day. The President's speech was bupetul regarding the political 4nd economic prospect of tho present and future. HOSTILES SURRENDERING. PORTIONS OF CRAZY HORSE'S BAND GIVE UP ‘THEIR GUNS AND PONIES TO GENERAL MILES—EFVECT OF ACTIVE WINTER CAM- PAIGNING. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Toxcus River, Montana, April 29, Via Bismarck, May 7, 1877. Tho fruits of General Neison A, Miles’ activo cam- paigns last winter are beginning to manifest them- selves, In December last General Miles pusbed out | bis gallant little command of about 300 men from the cantoument on Tongue River, and pursuing the retreat- ing camps of Crazy Horse finally overtook them on Tongue River, near the base of the Wolf Mountains, Here he deleated the vastly superior forces of the hoastiles in a decisive engagement on the 8th of Decem- ber. Abouttbe 26th of January Genera! Miles sent the. celebrated half breed scout Bruycre with a captive Indian woman us messengers to the hostile camp aud offered the warriors terms of sur- reader, About February 20 these purtios returned to Tongue River, accompanied. by ubout one hundred of the chiet warriors of Crazy Horse’s camp. Thoy heid a counsel with Genoral Miles, aad agreed to return and induve their people to surrend e LAYING DOWN THKIK ARMS. On Monday, tho 23d inst, they returued to the num- ber of 240 and surrendered’ to General Miles, and on ‘Thursday 100 more lodges were expected in trom the hostile camp. EARNEST FIGHTING. Those were the Indians who fought General Miles j last winter. They admit that in the fight of December 8 General Miles killed 56 and woundod 152 Indians, RESIBTANCE IN VAIN, They say that Genoral ‘Siilea’ oporatio disheartened them very greatly, and of the folly of longer resistanc ACTIVR OPRRATIONS TO BE RESUMED. Goneral Miles will start to guto Fort Peck about May 3, with twelve companies ot the Filth and Twenty- second regiments of infantry and four companios of the Second cavalry, He will not belong in duisbing Ais brilliant campaigns last winter demoa- st winter tsiled them Tongue River and Cheyenne Agency, and your cor- respondent feels that he is safe in predicting that in Jess than ninety duys General Miles will have killed or captured overy hostile Indian in Montana Ter- ritory. COUNT OF THE CAPITULATION. Cuicaco, May 7, 1877, ‘The official report of the surrender of Crazy Horsc’s band at Fort Robinson puts the whole number of sur- rendering Indians at 889, of whom 217 were men, Two thousand ponies and 117 stands of arms wore iso given up. Other firearms are known to be in jelr possession. 4 PINNEY’S DISCLOSURES, PROMINENT POLITICIANS IMPLICATED—RE- JOINDER OF SOME OF THE ACCUSED, [Bx TELEGRAPH TO'THE HERALD.) San \Francisco, May 7, 1877. The Chronicle publishes this morning an article five columns in Jength on the Pinney affair, dated at Wash- ington, accusing, directly, Senator Sargeat, George C, Gorham, Secretary of the Senate; Congressman H. F. Page, Billy Carr, the head of the republican party | here; General Lagrange, Superintendent of the Mint, | | and Naval Contractors John 0. Hanscom, Montagnio | and Dennis Jordan, as being wembers of the Ring, with ex-Secretary Robeson as the Blueskin of the gang, respousible fur ihe corruption of the Navy Pay Oitice under Spauldiog. ‘Chere is immense excitement on the subject here, STATRMENTS OF THK ACCUSED. The Post will publish this evening reports of tnter- views with several of the offic implicatted by Pinney’s disclosures, Secretary Gorham absolutely denies the truth of Pinney’ tatomient so lar as it affects him. Bully Curr denies that be bolds any of Vinuoy’s property or that Pinnoy left anything with him to settle his debts; ne says he shull sue tho Chronicle at once tor libel, Superintendent Lagrange says that he is responsiblo to his superior officers alone, with woom he will deal in due course, PREMATURE BUT TRUE, Pinney says that the publication is premature, but tacitly admits its authenticity. He says that he in- vended to dole out tho disclosures in scraps instead of having them all come out to; r, He boldly avows his intention to carry into Africa the war against Care and the Ring. WAITING TO REPLY. Sargent and Page bave not allowed themselves +o be | Interviewed as yet, but say that they will be ready to speak soon. MOLLIES YO BE HUNG. THE SUPREME COURT SUSTAIN THE CONVIC- ‘TIONS—NINE CASES PASSED UPON AND Al FIRMED. f [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE UERALD.} Harnisuera, Pa, May 7, 1877. The State Supreme Court to-day affirmed the judg: mout of the Schuylkill County Court in tho cases of Hugh MeGehan, James Boyle, Jumos Rovrity ond James Carroll, sentenced to be hunged tor the murder of Benjamin F. Yost, a potceman of Tamaqua, ou July 6, 1875, Yost was shot near his house us be was putting out the last street lamp burning in the town, MeGehau and Boyle were selecied by the Mully Maguire Association to marder the policeman, as an exchange for the murder, in Carbon county, of John P. Jones, which was committed by award Kelly and Michael Doyle; and Rourity, Carroll and Thomas Duty bore 4 couspicuous part in procuring the services of James Kerrigan, who has exposed tho crimes of bis murderous trends, was near the spot when the policeman was assassinated, ond piloted tue murderers to # sale retroat after the crime had been comm tted. Duity, Whose case, on a writ of error, was argued re tho Supreme Court to-day, is churged by Kerri- with buving directed MeGeban and Boyle, who lived 14 # beighburing county, tw the place where Yost | was shot, The murder was committed to gratity Duly, who [eit aggrieved because the policeman had arrested CAMPBELLS Cask. The Supreme Court also docided against Alexander | Campbeli, convicted and Fentenced to be hanged in Carbon county lor complicity in the murder of Jobo ¥, Joves, ® mine boss, with Kelly, Duyle and Kerri- Campbell harbored Keily aud Voylo the nignt | beipre the murder of Jones, und they were aeputed by him to do tho bloody work, im revenge for the dis charge of Hugh McGeban vy tho fl-tated wine boss The two Moilies, WhO Were strangers to Jones, could not find bim that night, but in the morning at seven o'clock they despatcued him according to Campbell's instructions, Campveli’s cuse, us weil as those of the murderers of the Tamaqua poncem: taken to tho Supreme Court on several assignments of error, the principal one of which was the admiesic trials, of the testimeny of James MecMurlune, | the Molly M J jective, and Kerri, the | “squealer,’? that the evidence Was necessary aud proper to give the Jury full and fair woderstanding of the circumstances attending the murder, these men having slated the purposes and practices of the Moile Maguire order, PROSPECTIVE EXECUTIONS, ‘The Supreme Court bas vow passed on nine of murderous gang, 10 every tustance sustaining the Judgments of the lowor courts, Thero are seven more Moliies under se vi death, whose cases the * preme Court will Hed on to decide, wid toi live who havo been convicted but not sente at huve a good prospect of being executed during the summer, four of wom have already had the time designated for thuir hang- ing. Tne Jast resort for the criminals is the Board of Par- and many of the frieads of the Moliies aro hopes the + OUNeMonDE Of tho total pactiication Ot the Iwland, No @clamations Will be allowed ior dumayes to property the Board will commute the oath seutences to imprisonment ior lilo, | beheve ina & | he immediately inqui | THE STATE CAPITAL. ME. HUSTED'S PLOFOSITION IN THE HOUSE CONCERNING THE DANNEMORA AND WALD'S ISLAND SIATE PROPERTIES—-MISCELLANEOUS A Decision rey BILLS IN THE SENATE. ALBayy, May 7, 1877. ‘Vhore was not much business in the House to-night, Several bills of minor loca: tmportance were iniro- ducod, but it was evident the legislators had an attack of spring fever, Mr. Husted introduced a bill tri ring the interest of the State in the National Antictam Cemetery to the national government, which was or dered to a third reading. STATE PRISONS, Mr. Hasted next offered a resolution reciting that the State prison us Dannemora has not only failed to meet the expectations of the people, but has become an in- tolerable burden to the taxpayers; and Whereus the Stato is in possession of a very valuable ty on Ward's Island, near the city of New York in the ensuing three years will by operation of used for the purposes to which It ‘wud whereas at Light ex property can be made fable tor 0 purposes to such an ext a a - provide fur the in- eration of 2,000 convie d wherens, under the sys tem now being pus in pric at Sin tie a prison can be made self-sustaining, the State treasury not less than $400,000 per year, foro be it Kesolved, That the Superintendent of State Prisons be re- spoctfully requested to make @ thorough Investigation of this whole subject, aud report. to the next Lexislasure nt the opening of its session, us to the feasibility and pro- pricty of disposing of the State's property at Dannemora, abandoning the Stute prison at that place, and of locat snow prison at Ward's Ishin to ve Incurred io such an um to be gained thereby. Laid on the table and ordered to be printed, PROVIDING POR Ti “VETS."” Mr, Struhan offered a concurreat resvlution setting forth that:— Vhereas most of our sister States have made provision erable support of their veterans; wnd whereas it fe olliciully stated that (here are at present supported in the county pocrbouses of this State G41 veteran Union soldiers aid sailors, aud whereas farm of 240 acres, in the vieinity of Bath, Steuben county, hus been purchasod to provide a homo for these disabled ‘soldiers and sailors, und private subscriptions are iit procens of collection tor the purpose of erecting thereon suitable buildings tor their ae- commodation; therefore, Kesolved, That it is the sense of this Legislature that if this institution shail be completed by private subscriptions at ot not less than $100,000, the State should make provision for ity maintenance as ong of the cuarittes of the State, if transferred to it Iree from incumorance. Adopted. A measure was then brought under discussion to en- large toe powers of the State Bourd of Charitics, Mr, Spinola called attention to the extraordinary provisions of this bill, such ag required witnesses to auswer questions whether the answers criminate themornot. He movedto resommit the bill for amend- ment, Curried. BUSINKNS IN THE SENATE. Routine business oply was transacted tn the Senate. A communication was received trem the New York Historical Society inviting the Senate to attend the meeting to be held m commemoration of the one bun- dreuth anniversary of the adoption of the constitution. Laid ou the table. I'he Assembly concurrent resolu- tions relative to the repeal of the Bankrupt laws were received and referred to the Judiciary Committee. Mr, Schoonmaker introduced a bill amending the act 4m reiation to courts of sessions. Mr. Sayre, trom the Committee on Roads and Bridges, reported favorably, with some ameudments, the Assembly bill amending the act to provide for the improvement of certain bighways in the town of Newton, Queen's county. In Committee of the Whole the following bills were considered ;—To create a Bourd of Assessors in the city of Utica, Ordered to a third reading. Amending the act to incorporate Masonic Hall, in the city of Brooklyn. Ordered to a third reading, Amending the cnarter of the city of Brooklyn rela- tive to buildings. jered to u third reading. Relating to Frankila avenue, 1u the towns of Flat- bush and New Utrecht. Ordered to a third reading. ‘To entorce paymeut of unpaid taxes und entorce the sale of lands tu the county of Rockland. Ordered to a third reading. Fixing the term of office of the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors of Kings county. Ordered to a third read- i ith the expe d the advantage: weet rtnkin gy wu ng. Amending the act to incorporata the New York In- et Lh Jor Lustruction of Deaf und Dumb. Progress reported, for the preservation of life at sea bathing places, Ordered to a thitd reading. Amending the act relating to the rates of whartage ‘op cunal boats, Mr. Gorard presented resolutions from the Bar of Now York city, asking the repeul of the Code of Remedial Justice, and in connection wth which he introcuced a bill tor the repoul of the Céue passed in 1876 Mr. Sprague presented a petition from the Bar of Butfalo that the Code of 1876 be not repeuled, und that the supplement thereto now undor consideration be passed by this Legislature, Mr. Jucobs introduced the concurrent resolutions relative to soldiers und satlors, which wore adopted und ordered to be printed in the Assembly procecd- jogs. SOUTH CAROLINA, A DEADLOCK OVER THE QUESTION OF ELECT- ING A CHIEF JUSTICE FOR THE STATE. Co.umwta, May 7, 1877. Owing to tho refusal of tho Senate, which is republi- can, to go ito election for Chief Justice until the House has admitted all tho mombera of the late Mackey House, a complete deadlock, so far as that matter 1s concerned, bas resulted, and thero is no teli- ing when the election will beld. A resolution was Introduced in tho Senate to-day roviding for the investigation of Associate Justice Witlard, who 18 bow the most promiaent candidate tor Chief Justice, This move 1s looked upon solely as an attempt to throw a shadow upon his recerd, which muy aflect cortain membors of the Legisiature, A CHINAMAN’S VIEWS. WuaT HE THINKS OF AMERICAN CUSTOMS AND HABITS AS CONTRASTED WITH THOSE OF HIS NATIVE LAND, Wong Ching Foo, the enthusiastic young Chinaman who was educated at Harvard College some years ago, and who has now undertuken to enlighten the Amer- jean people in regard to the doctrines of Buddhism, made his bow from the lecture platiorm at Steinway Hall last might to about two bundred persons, He spoke in a clear, loud voice, and with a fauitiess accent, although his sentences were at timos suilled or inverted. Apologizing for having to introduce himself, he remarked that he was imitating our missionaries, who had gone into China without any introduction, Besides, he said, it would | be difficult for any one to introduce him on account ot | his namo being bard to pronounce. The name an- | WASHINGTON. n Taxing Mines in Nevada. CALLING IN 5-20 BONDS. Louisiana Politicians at White House, >the ARMY AND NAVY AGENCIES. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasuinotoy, ay 7, 1877. AN IMPORTANT DECISION IN THE SUPREME COURT AFFECTING MINING PROPERTY IN NEVADA. The Supreme Court, defore its fini djournment for the Term, to-day handed down an important decision affecting vast speculative interests at the Now York and Sav Francisco mining stock exchanges, The case is entitled Forces va Gracey und others, the others inciuding the Conzolidated Virginia or Bonanza Gold Mining Com- pany of Nevada. It came up on an appeal from the Circuit Court of Novada, where action was brought to enjoin the collection of taxes in Storey county, the same being imposed by the law of that State upon property of the Consolidated Virgimia Mining Com- pany, the appellant in the case, Gracey, being a stockholder and a subject of Great Britain, The pay- ment of the'tax was resisted on the ground that tho | title to the land trom which the ore is taken is in the United States and is not, for that reason, la- ble to State taxation, It will thus be seen that the suit is one of vital interest to all the mining operations in the United States, and es- pecially in Nevada, ug it aflects the main source of revenue of that State, The opinion of the Court was delivered by Sr, Justico Miller, and was substantially to the eflect that, while Congress permitted individuals to take the ores from the land and recog- nized the possessory or proprietary rights of tho nifners as established among themselves, It bud not parted with the title to the land except where it was sold in accordance with law. If the tax of the | Stuto of Nevada were levied on this property as be- lunging to tho United States it wouid be void; if it were lovied oh property of the miner it might be col- lected without affecting or emburrassing the title of the United States, and there was no ground for in- Verlerence with the processes of the state in the col- lection of the tax. After making a few extracts from the Stato iaw of Nevada to show what it is that is taxed—vamely, the ores, tailings and mineral bearing material—after deducting the actual cost of extracting the ores and other ex- penses, the opinion proceeded to say that the ore thus detached became personal property, the Ownership of Which was in the man whose labor, capi- tal und skill had discovered and developed the mine and extracted the ore, 1t was then free from any lien claim or title of the United States, ana was rightfully Subject to taxation by the State like any other kind of personal property. The United States bad not auy interest in the tax or inthe sale of the property taxed; such possessory claims were tho subject of bar- gain und sule and constituted very largely the wealth of the Pacific coast States, They were property 10 the fullest sense of the word, and the ownersbip, transter and use were governed by law and recogmized by the | States, These claims might be sold, transferred, mort- guged and inherited without infringing on the title of the United States, They might also be made sub- Ject to a lien for tuxes, and the claim, such as it was, recognized by the statute be sold to entorce the lien, There was nothing in principle or in apy interest which the United States had in the land to prevent it. ‘The opinion of the Circuit Court dismissing the bill was affirmed. Mr. Justico Field, being disqualified as ® shareholder in one of the Nevada mines, took No part in the decision of the'case, The victory isan important one to the State of Nevada, whose coffers will now overtiow with the delinquent money duo from the mines, said to amount to several millions of dollars, enough it 1s believed to exempt tho land of the ‘State from taxation and ran its government for many yoars, Tho adjournment of tho United States Supreme Court to-day is to the second Monday in October, the time fixed by law. During the term the Court disposed of 360 cases, Four cases were jelt undecided, GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. Wasuinaton, May 7, 1877. NICHOLLS OFFENDING LOUISIANA REPUBLICANS, Gentlemen trom New Orleans say that Governor Nicholls has given offence to his supporters by the ap- pointment of Pinchback asa member ot the School Board of Trustees, An effort is being made to remove the Naval Ollicer at New Orleans, who is a colored | inan, and t> appoint awhite man in bis place, Sov- eral gentlemen of that city are now here as candidates for the position, They say that such a chango isin the line of pacification, One of them on the Pres- ident in pis own bebalf as a candidate, but he makes no report of a tavorable consideration of his case by the President, A NEW ORLEANS DELEGATION AT THE WHITE HOUSE, Ex-Governor Warmotb, E. C. Hancock, Hon. A. F. Dumont and B. F, Joubert have arrived here trom New Oricans since yesterday morning. They are ull here protessedly in the interest of Louisiana, though nounced was only the conclusion of bis na:ne, which, in full, was Ten-Ming-Trze-Way-Shim-sbua-Shing-Tze- Way-Sbing - Shon - Tau-T'ze-Way-Keo-Tan-Ye-Ch: Kow-Wong-Ching-Foo, It was, ho said, a mistake of | the newspapers to spoak of bim asa missionary; for | lie was not one, He held that it was not necessary for | apy nation to send missionuries to any other. it was | his desire, ho said, ennply to explam the doc- | trines of his fab, which had been misunder- stood by the American people, Many things | concerning bis country were misrepresented | by Christian missionaries io order to obtain contribu- tions. A proper knowledge of the real state of things | in China would have the effect of diminishing the ro- ceipts of the Board of Foreign Missions. Wong | umerated many (aise ideas in respect to his race riaincd by Americans, He spoke with great on earnestvess, and at Umes bad to pause trom sheer breutblessness, He bad meut to recall a word, bu remarkably fluent casionally to stop & ino- | as arule bis speech was ‘The only gestures he made were with bis left arm, and they were simplo and gracetul. | “Lnever knew,” he said, “that puppies were good | to ewt unul f was told by American people,” If mistakes were entertained here aboat as the dietof the Chive that mach greater errors of beliet woula pre- vuil in respect to their religion and other abstruse | matters, Intelligent men, be said, ioust necessarily | aud a% proof that there were in- teliigent men im China he poited to her 450,060,000 of people living under a good governinent, ruled more casily and committing fewer crimes than one-fourth the number living under the American tug, Gou, te | clatined, had yiven to every race of meu u syste revewation accor@mg to their peeahar wants and ¢ peculiar pauture, aud the pructice of sending oat mia. | sivparies to other pavions only tendeu to confound matters in religion, China and America, De remarked, were the most opposed of nations, Iu Americu a gentioman took otf his hat in society; the man who should do that in China would be counted w barbarian. Here we shook our irienus by the bund and made them suifer for | making our acquamtaace, wheres Chinamen shook | cach his own hand and tortured himsell tor his friend. | “Which is the more civiized way??? asked tho | speaker, and the audience laughed. At meals in | cu soup eaten first; in Chia it was the dish to be purtaken of Here wine was drank cold; there 1) was made steaming bot. | Here wh we. cailed upon a friend | ad for the health of his wile; | there a wite is considered too insiguiicant a creature | to meution, Hore men married retkivasly ; there they | hud to be caretal, becauso they could not get divorces socasily, Proceedins with his discourse, the gentle. man argued that @ certain denomination i recently passing resolutions to the effect that all heathens would be dawued, iinpagued the — goodness vf God, who woi be made to Appear as having lorgoven roveul Himself to u0,000,000 | souls, He contended that Buddhist not | teach that the soul is wnmibilated, and q the Bibic In support of bis declaration that Corist | wanted mon Hot to believe ih bis name merely, bus to | do good weeds, Confucianism and Budauism taught the suine doctrine; so that a man Who lived up to the | | | doctrines of either of these would levd just such a lite ‘ou dv not believe uddbists 1m Agia,’ The audience smiled, as would a good Christian, “if thore are good and intelligent said Wong, “go over and see."? and @ voive, sald “Phunk youl’? | Secretary's office, and all registered bonds should be | their views and objects are pot quite in uccord, Messrs, Joubert and Dumont paid a short visit of | courtesy to the President this morning, und had an interview with him this evening by appointment, Mr. Dumont represented to the President that it would ve just to tho republicans who had worked #o hard for the suc- cess of the republican party in the State and national contest and bad adbered to Mr, Packard to the last to give them some consideration against those who had been over-anxious to place the State governmont in tho | hands of Governor Nicholls, Tho Presideat replied in | | general terms, promising to give Mr. Dumont's views due consideration. The President did not intimate to the visitors his mtention with regurd to the disposition of the federal offices of the Stato, ANOTHER CALL FOR FIVE-TWENTY BONDS, The Secretary of the Treasury has called for the re- demption of $10,114,550 of five-twenty bonds of 1865. May and November, The amount called in constitutes the residue of those Issued under tho act ot Murch 3, 1865, dated November 1, 1865, Tho call '9 for | $5,581,000 coupon and $15 0 registered bonds, ‘The tollowing ts the forty-sixtn call: — SHEET. ; goods which may be ‘lost the discharge of the cargo on the dock under the su- | Ppervision of ope or more inspectors, except which go into warehouse, of class 4, coatinue the discharge of the cargo after sunset must be obtained, ip uccordance with of section 2,871 of the Revised Statutes, Second—Goods will be delivered from the docks bj Inspector as fast as permits tor are presen’ id such as are discharged, for which uo delivery por- mit bas been received, will be sent to the general order store, The Collector may, at the request of the master, agent or owner of vessel, allow goods landed but not ““permitted”’ to remain on the docks, at the sole risk of the owner of the vessel, uot louger than forty-eight hours trom the time of their discharge upon the pro- duction of evidence that the owner of the vessel as- sumes the risk of the goods allowed to remain and agrees (o pay the duties oo any goods which may be lost by so remaining. quest must be made in writing te the Collector, and must state that if the per- mission is granted (he goods will be at the risk of the owner of the vessel; that he will pay all duties on nd must be signed by the owner of tho vessel or his agent duly authorized, Tho consent of the Collector thereto must also be granted in writing. At the expiration of the forty-eight hours, ne permit for their delivery having been received by the Inspector, the Collector shall send the goods to the | genera! order store and have the same weighed or gauged it required, Third—\nspectors assigned to the discharge of amships will be allowed extra compensation for services rendered by them after sunset aud belore sun- rise only When night permits to discharge nave been obtained. Tne amount of such extra compensation shall ve at the rate of $1 per hour or traction thereot for cuch ,tuspector. A report of the amount to. which’ cach inspector sball be entitled will be made by the Surveyor to the Collector, who Will collect such amount from the owner, agent or master of the steamsnip before clearance. Payments to inspectors for extra services will be made by the Collector only at the end of the mouth, and will be included as a rate item in the ins, jor's regular voucher for services, The Collector’s account Ol disbursements on ascount of expenses for collecting the revenue from customs will be uecompanied by a Separate abstract showing the amount received from euch vessel for extra services of officers, whic ainount | will be eredited to the United States im said account and deposited in the Treasury. Fourth—Auy inspector or other officer of the cus- toms who shall receive auy extra compensation, ex- cept us allowed by law and in the manuer herem ‘pre scribed, or who shall receive any gratuity or reward whatever, directly or indirectly, from an importer, or from the master, agont or owner of any vessel, will be summarily dismissed from the cust service; and the name of such inspector or other ollicer of the cuse toms, together with the name of the importer, the master, owner or agent of such vessel making such payment, shall be reported by the Collector to sne Dis- trict Attorney for prosecution under the provisions of sections Nos, 5,401, 5,452 and 5,501 of the Revised Statutes, CONSOLIDATION OF ARMY AND NAVY PAYING AGENCIES, The President to-day issuea the order for the consol idation of the ageacics for the payment of army and navy pensious The order commences with the fol- lowing preamble ;— Whereas there are located in the different parts of the United States and Territories iifty-cight agencies | for the payment of army and navy peusiond, coustitut- ing an establishment both cumbersome und unneces- sarily expensive; and whereas a smaller number of peusion agencies ' if locaved with due regard to the ex- isting facilities for communicating by mail will effect & prompt payment of the pensions, aud in no material way inconvenience the pensioners, and will ut the sume time greatly reduce the expense of muking tho payments as well as lessen the amount of lavor cou- bected with the agencies tm tho departinent at Wasb- 1877, the agencies ington, therefore Ordered, tbut on and after July 1, for the payment of pensions at Portsmouth, N. i; Montpelier and Burhngtoo, Vt, and Augusta, Bangor and | oruand, Me, , will be discontinued, and the agency districts consolidated with the ulstrict of Concord, N. H., and the pensions paid at said agencies, includ- ipg the havy pensions of the districts of Muutpelier and Burlington, now paid at Boston, will thereatter be pail at the agency at Concord, N. H. The agencies at Fitchburg, Mass. ; Harttord, Conu., and Providence, K. L,are to be cousolidated with the agency at Hos- ton,’ The agencies at Brooklyn and Albany, . +» are discontinued, aud the Brook- lyn district, and following counties of the Albany district, viz :—Albany, Ciunton, Columbia, Deiaware, Essex, Greene, Kenssalaer, Saratoga, Sche- nectauy, Warren and Washington, consolidated with the New York district, ‘The counties of Chenango, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jetlerson, Lewis, Madison, Moutuomery, Oneida, Oswego, Utseg: Schoharie and 3t Lawrence ure consulidated with th district of Canandaigua, The separate agency for the bayinent of pensions of widows, &c., at Philadelphia, will be discontinued and this class of pensions paid at the invalid pension ugeocy, in Philugelpuia, except those in the counties of Adains, Bedford, Biair, Centre, Cieurfleld, Clinton, Cumberland, Cameron, Elk, Frank- lin, Fulton, Huoungdon, Juniata, Lycoming, McKean, Millin, Perry, Poucr, Snyder, Somerset, Tioga aud Union, which will be detached’ from the Philavephia agencies and annexed to the district of Pittsburg. Trenton, N. J., Wilmington, Del, aad Baltimore, Ma., will Le uiseontinued and consolidated with the district of Wusbington, D, ©, Pensions to persons residing ia foreign countries will be paid at the Washington agency. ‘I'he uaval pensions in the State ef Delaware, now paid at Philadelphia, will be paid at the Washing: ton agency, abd pensioners in the various national military bomes for disabled volunteers und in tho Sol- diers’ Home in the District ot Columbia will also Washington @, The and be paid jencies lash ville, Va, aro discontinued dated ma ong, agency to be jocated at The agencies at Cloveland and Cinco Onio, and the counties in Ubio and im tho district of eoling, W. Va., are consolidated with the district of Columbus, The Grana Rapids (Mich,) agency wall be consolidated with the agency at Detroit. Fort Wayne and Madison, Ind., are 10 bo consolidated with the agency at lu: dianapolis, which will also pay the navy pensions in Indiana now paid at Columbus, Obio. Tho agencies at Chicago, Quincy and Salem, Ill., will be consolidatea with the agency at Springtield, lil The agency ut Lexington, Ky., will be consolidated with the Louis- ville, Ky., district, and naval pensioners now paid at Louisville and residing in Tennessee will be paid at the Kichmond agency. ‘Yhe agencies at Madison and La Crosse, Wis, and St. Paul, Minn., are consolidated with the agency at Milwaukeo, Wis. Tho ageuctes at Fairtield wod Du- buque, lows, and Omaha, Neb., are consolidated with the district of Des Mornes, lowa, ‘Tho agencies at St. Joseph, Mo,, ‘lopeka, Kansas, and Santa Fe, New hex: idated with the district of St. Louis. Tho by at agency. Ne Boxville ageucy at Portland, Oregon, is consoliaated with the dis- trict of San Fran Cal, where also the pensioners in tho Territory of Utah will be paid. ‘Tne agencies at Rock, ark. and Vicksbarg, Miss, are discontinued, and pensioners ia the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina will be detacued from the district of Washingtou, D. ¢., and attuched to the district of New Orleans, All former Executive orders creating or establishing pension agencies, or defining the districts pertaining to any agencies mconsistent with the foregoing, ure revoked, the revocation to take effect on wud alter July 1, 1877. The Secretary of the Interior is eharged with the execution of this order. RB, HAYES, ‘Tho total number of agencies discontinuea by this order is forty, leaving erghteen to do the work which is now distributed among fitty-orght offices, It is es- Umated that the redaction will effect 4 saving to the government of about $150,000 per annum. Such new Commissions as arc requisite Will be issued iu a lew days, It is expected that all remaining questions connected with the new appointinoats will be finally decided to-morrow, THE PRESIDENT’S TRIP TO PHILADELPHIA, Mrs, Hayes and a number of Indies bad intended to | accompany the Presidential party to Philadelphia on Wednesday. Owing to recent indisposition, however, Mrs, Huyes bas decided tot to go and no Ladies will be of tho party. OUR’ FOREIGN TRADE, PITH OF THE NEW CONSULAR REPORTS—GEN- ERAL INCREASE OF OUR SALES IN SOUTH | AMERICA—-EXPORTS TO FRANCE, ENGLAND, AND OTHER COUNTRIES. Wasuixetox, May 7, 1877. The letters from the Secretary of State transmitting | to the House of Representatives an anoual report upon the cominercial relations of the United States with | foreign uations du the year 1876 bas just been | Tuxasury Devanrment, May By virtue of the authority given by the gress, approved July 14, 1870, entivied “An thorize the retunding of the bational debt, r give notice that the principal and wcoruet interest of nds hereinveiow designated, Kiowa ax tives y bonds of the uct of Murch 3, 1465, dated Ni yer 1, 1865, will be paid atthe Treasury of ¢ States, in the city of Washington, on and after tne 6th Gay ot August, 1877, and that the interest on suid bonds will cease on Liat day, $500, , both Inclusive; $1,000, No. 141,001 to No. 160,c0, both Inclusive. | Total coupon, $3,581, 000, $50, No. 497 to Ne inclusive; $100, No, 6,898 to No. h inclusive; 8400, No, 3,9" 10 No, 4,001, hy $1,000, No. | to No. 15,247, both inclusive; $5,000, Nu. 7,76 to 'N: 5,108, both Inelavive. Total registered, $1,533,550. Aggregate, $10,114,550, ‘The bongs outstanding and reprosented by the above- Mentioned numbers constitute tho residue of those issued under the act of Marcu 3, 1865, dated Novemver 1, 1865, All United States bonds forwarded tor re- demption should be addressed to the Lown Division, assixned to the Secretary of tho Treasury for rede tion, Where parties desire checks in payment of regiwtered bonds drawn to the order of any one but the ayee, they sliould assign therm to the Secretary of the wsury for redemption of account of the owner or owners, JOUN SILERMAN, Secretary, THE DISCHARGE OF STEAMSHIPS AT NIGHT, Asa part of the regulation of abuses alleged in con- nection with Custom House affairs in New York, Sec- retary Sherman hag issued regulations covering tho discharge of steamships at vight, and the compensa- ton of inspectors theretor, which provid Fisst—Upon the entry of a imebip trom @ foreign port a general or may be issued by the Collector tor printed, The Secretary says: —Thero tas been during several yours a noticeable uniformity im the consular | reports to this department trow nearly ail business portions of the world, im respect of @ decrease in | Manufactures und commerce and general apathy in the operation of other principal branches of business Frot these reports, taken together, it has appearea b | that the operation of the causes producing these dis. couraging effects extended with » degree of uniformity to the imdustries of all countries, aggravated andpubt- edly 1m many by the tecal conditions, Our own coun- try, white afflicted, with others, by tho eral depression, does not seem to have been the gre it suflerer, elther by direct losses or incidental privacn The annual reports accompanying this lotter enable ino to notice that a more hopetul focling prevails in many portions of the business world; that manufacturing, commercial and other in- dustries are reviving or proceeding under healthy conditions of demand and supply; and that, therefore, the jong depression in the peacetul activities of many vations 18 noticeably disappearing, It is not uurea- sonable Lo oxpect that the returning vetter conditions will be 48 favorable to this country as to others, ANGENTINE REPUBLIC, The trade between tho Argentine Republic and the United States Bas shown little variation in character or amount since 1870, It was loss in 1875, the ‘age, #0 far as can be ascertained trom reports to this department, being about aod @ bulf milhons per yeur. this is @ smali sh: in the commerce ot so near whore toa! toreign trade dred millions a year. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, Commercial intercoursy between this country and & neighvoring the United States is very limited ix value and impor. wees, Judging by the character of our importa fancy goods, silk and velvet goods, but and beer, py BELGIUM. The special commerce of bat country in 1875 varied but littie in value from that of the previous year. Is 1870 one American steamer entered and two cleared af Belgian ports, since which time no such event is re ported. The proportion of United States vessels whict entered and cleared at Belgian ports during 1875 war about one-nalf of one per cent, and their topaage about ove and three-tenths per cent, BRAZIL The commercial returos trom Brazil are such as te render it impossible to make # satisfactory statement ot her commerce or navigation and the interest of the Unitea States therein. Although neither is large, both are increasing, and must become important in many ways to us. Under the four tags ot Great Britain, France, Germany and the United States the last nam bud nine per cent of the ehips and eleven and a bali per cent of the tonnage, If the navigation of the port of Rio was included it is probable that the percentage would not be greatly changed. CRNTRAL AMRRICA, Commercial information tor the year from the fi States of Central America is very limited. In 1874, out of a total foreign commerce of over $27,000,000, the part of the United States was less than $6,000,000 aud that of Great Britain a little more than $6,000,000, thes nutiong leading. Until receutly British traders have, during more than tilly years, monopolized the forei trade of the country. Recently our trade with it has slowly increased, Tho foreign commerce of the country vg South of the United States on the American ou at the pr United States shures to the & over ofe-third of which is transported under our owo flag. This country is u seemingly uninterested specta- tor of the cuntinuous and slowly successiul efforts of ils near neighbors whose destinies are involved toa greater extent than are those of other portions of the world with her own, to emerge from traditional bin- drances into a development which, for the interest of should be in sympathy with hers, and which may properly be iniluenced to a large extent through peacetul operations of commerce. TRADE WITH CHINA, The reports to this department from China forthe year 1876 do not coable me to state the total foreign trade, and the olficial commercial statement of the Chi- nese customs bureau has not yet been received, During the previous (wo years there was little varia. tion in the amount of trade, the imports increasing about $5,000,000 and the exports $3 000,000. principal article of Chinese import, opium, entered of the value of $41,173,000 jn 1875, Cotton goods worth $80,000,000 were imported, mostly trom Great Britain and’ her Indian possessions, As hberetotore, tea silk were the principal articles of export—tes of the total value of $55,000,000 and silk worth $59,000,000. Nearly $1,000,000 worth ot opium was re-exported for the use of the Chinese in Calitoruia, COLOMB:A. Tho foreign commerce of the United States of Colom- bia decreased considerably in 1875 on account of the disturbed condition of affairs in that goverument, The decrease was twenty-four per cent, FRANCS. The foreign commerce o1 France, general and gpecial, for 1874 and 1875, shows a decrease in the geoeral commerce of $10,769,000 during the year, and an crease inthe special commerce of $38,597,000, over eighty-five percent of which increase 1s in exports, ‘Iha principal articles and the value of them tmported from the United States during the year were as tul- lows ;— Cotton... +06 Hides ana skins Poiroleum.., Lard and tallow... Total... eee o «++ $36, 700,000 Neurly nincty-three per ceut of the imports was in the seven enumerated articles, none of which had been made more valuable by processes of labor, except portion of the petroleum, which was refined. The principal exports of France to the United States were ;— Silk Ussuer - $16,596, Woollen t 9,312,000 Leatuer manula . 443, Hides and skins, prepare: Wines soe Mercury and butto Feathers, o1 Braided goods, straw, &c. All others, . +0351, to the States was in the eight articles named above, none of which lett France without rendering, subsequent to first production, the highest t industries, Fitt cles, of which those seut from the United States repre. sented the rudost, and those received by them the highest, achievements of labor. Beyides the manifest Inequality, tn a material point of view, of such cona Uons of product exchange, the difference in the culti- vatlog influence upon the people of a country involved Ja the two modes of production may be thought to be @ subject worth consideration, GERMANY. ‘The character of our imports from Germany 1s simi. lar to that of our imports from France, Belgium and Great Britain, aad the sumo may ve said of our ex- ports, In each case we turnish articles for tvod and Taw materials for manufactures, and receive much of tho material back, paying Jor transportation each way uader foreign flags, and for furemn skill and labor such prouts as circumstances unfavorable to us allow ‘other countries to exact, GUEAT BRITAIN, A proper consideration of the statistics of traae with Great Britain thus far given will show that a hustle over tuirteen per cent of hor imports are from the United States, and that the latter receives a litte leas thau nine per cent of her exports, and bas bat eleven per cent interest on her totul toreiga commerce. JAPAN, There is little to report upon statistically from Japan for the past year, and no account of her total foreign cominerce can de given. THK NRTHKRLANDS, No steamers entered or clearea bearing the United tates tay, and our percen' was in ree-tenths, und in the tonuuxe five. cent. Great Britain, whose flag pi agat as usually in most, bad 44.2 per ceut of the ships, and 95.8 per cent ot the whole tonnage. koyer. The Turkish Empire furnishes no commercial sta: tistics of note, und only one of {ts dependencies pub- Iishes an auuual statement of commerco aud naviga- tion. On the 30th of June of the present yeer tho treaties of commerce and navigation between France andthe principal countries of Europe expire, and two years therealier Frauce ia free to late her customs and navigation tariffs upon basta, The Minister of Finance bas called upoa hambers of commerce of France for expressions con- | cerning the relative desirability of regulations by treaty and by genoral tarifl imposing ad valorem duties, ‘There appears to be great unanimity in favor of treat: | regulations in the replies to his appei and it 1 probable that government action will be tukeu in that direction, und extended, so far as it may seoim to be of mutual benefit, to the coun. tries interested, Republic, Peru and Australia, as held out imducements re- ceuily to emigral tries, and unde! the influence ot the hard times, which have by most people of each couutry been erroneously sup: posed to be jocal ouly, @ moderate movement in emigration bas been inade toward those pots, Many persons, citizens of the United States, bave | sought to better their condition by joining tn i, Re: ports from oar cousular officers iu the countries named | sbow that repentance has invariably followed such | steps, und that often, from the want of mea of immigrants, it 18 unavailing; though to me Instanees masters of American vei induced to aid tho return of their unttymen, through # generosity which must aeces- surily have limits, The entire experience of those who have emigrated trom the United States goes to show that, from the circumstances surrounding such movements, they have aot resulted and sarset coawle satisfactorily. NEW TRIAL DENIED. (bY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Hannisnvra, Pa, May 7, 1877. The Supreme Court to-day decided against a ne’ trial in the case of Thomas F, Curley, who murdered an elderly maiden lady in Montgomery county, and a Warrant for his execution will issue in a short time. Curley had worked for near relatives of the woman, and in their absence he brutally murdored her, strik- iby ber on the head avout a dozen times with an im strumeDL supposed to have Leen an axe. he crime is believed to have followed tie commission of an out | Fageous assault on her person. THE SOCIETY OF THE RED ORES- CENT, No. 62 Mapisoy AvENUR, w Youk, May 7, 18 7} To tun Epitor or tik Hewat :— A communication trom ‘Medicus’? in this morning’ | Issao of your paper prompts me to make a public ane houncement of tho tact that l bave been appointed as Feprosentative 12 the United States of the ‘Society of the Red Crescent,” established in Turkey on the basis of the International Congress of Geneva, and having tho same object of independent aid to all wounded soldiers on the battle fold. This society, being « recoguized branch of the Society of the Cross of Geneva, which proved of such immense value in the lave war in Euro; can but call forth bo and substantial ard from our Kind-beartea ertizeus, pro. | pose to establish & branch society ia New York, aad trast you will atlow me to use the columns ot your paper to state that I will be happy to meot any gentle. men tnetined to lurther this object, and also will re- ceive all donations of money or articles which can be used lor the sick and wounded sent to my address, aud will forward them without delay to the seat of war, My authority to act if comes from Dr. Marco Pacha, President, and Dr, J. de Custro, Secrus tary General Of tho socioty in Constantinople, Very Fespectially yours, A! NOER B. Murt. wa