The New York Herald Newspaper, May 30, 1877, Page 3

THE NEW PARTY? Hints from Dissatisfied Poli- ticians. PEOPLE WHO WANT A CHANGE. -———. Exciting Interview with General Butler— General Sickles’ Views. Tammany and Anti-Tammany; ‘ on a Party Break, ‘The project of a new national Union party appears to have a real foundation, Professional politicians and wire-pullers fight shy of the subject in fear of losing one bold on patronage without securing another. Confidentially, how some of the most sagacious admit that a judicious distribution of patronage in the ‘Rorth on tho same plan that Mr. Hayes has pursued in the South would attract to his standard a large follow- Ing from the democratic ranks. With the masses the laea of a now party upmistakably popular. The impression prevails that the course pursued by the President in the Southern States 13.just, and that he should be indorsed without regard to former party ties, The leading representative of the Irish democracy said to the Hxnaup reporter yester- day :— “We want peace and brotherly love among the sections, Hayes has secured this to tho country in two short months, and whether this is called democracy or republicanism dou’t matter. It is what the people demanded, and they will indorse tho Prosident for giving it to them.” WHAT AN ANTIQUE BOURBON THINKS. A democrat of ancient prominence and repown known as one of the most sagacious observers of the political horizon, and whose extensive business and political connections with tho South give Lim unusual ; opportunities for knowing tho current of public feeling in that section said :— “It Hayes would give the New York domocratsa few prominent positions in tho Post Oflice, Custom House and Assay Office he could split the democratic party of this city fore and aft, The rensou why be could do so is simply this, ‘here are a@ number of men in this city to-day who worked hard tor Tilden, got nothing for it, got sick of Tilden, are now out of work, aro on the brink of sturvation, and, seeing the course things have taken, have no scruple in exchanging their democracy for national unionism. Hayes they are satisfied is doing more to carry out democratic principles than Tilden himself” A MOVEMENT THAT 18 ON FOOT. It is understood that a combination 18 alroady being formed between tho anti-Tammany democrats and re- Publicans to control the city offices and the Seuatorial nd Assembly districts, and that this com>ination includes nearly all democrats who favored the Omnl- bus bill. Such a local party could not fail tobe an important factor in the general national Union movement, In former years such combinations were bot permanout, cecause the two parties were really Givided by well defined and national i: especially by those concerning the South ; but now that modorate Gemocrats aud republicans ugree in supporting Hayes’ Southern policy, there is no reason, according to whut tho most sagacious observers say. why the amalgama- tion should not bo general aud permanent, DISCOUKSK OF THE POLITICIANS. In the rotunda of the Astor Houge yesterday an un- ‘usual congregation o1 politicians discussed the political Situation, and chiefly the prospects of 4 new purty. The Tammany politicians scouted the idea of a pew arty, but yot betrayed an apprebensioa as to tho aves and tishes in the future. The anti-Tammany ten, like Senators Morrissy and Bixbey, said little for Publicution, but evidently enjoyed the prospectivo aiscomiture of the Tammanyites. Congressman Muller decline! to say what he thought about the pew party, for the reason that he kn Mothing about it and did not want to know ‘and the present party was good enough for bim, om PEBROR ANTRRTIEW WITH BRY BUTLER. Generat Benjamin F. Butler, of Mussachusctth, Brrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Monday night arid most of yesterday was engaged in the case of the Atluptlic and Pacitic versus the Western Union Tele- graph Company tn relation to a patent for duplex tele- graphing, cluitned by the former company. It was luto in the afternoon when, by permission of Mr. T. A. Major, the private secretary of General Butler, of Massachusetts, the reporter of the HekaLD was per- mitted to wait a couple of hours in room No. 1 of the Filth Avenue Hotel to see the General himself, Wheu he did see the General the following remarkable con- versution ensued:~~ BeTLeR (with a roundabout coat, a salmon colored yest, u big biack salior’s tie and an insolent swagger in bis gait, waiking avout the room)—Where 16 this fellow of the press that wants to interview ine. #ZRALD ReporteR (taking the whole proceeding by way of a joke of ihe General’s)—I am the fellow, eneral, abd perhaps you muy remeinber——— member nothing, Damn the whole @ no interview, and [’1l— me)—I simply wished to ask you, General, if you bave heard of taé new party that report says bas been — Botienx—Damn the report. There ts no new party, 1 have bad enough of reports and of newspaper men, and when you just go away you'll go down and write columns of an interview with me that bever Place, and Ill be damned ifT stand i, You | aro— Rh aTER—Spare yourself, Genoral; there is no need for being angry about 1%. You know—— Burer (getting red in the face and quite boister- ous)—I know nothiog, and I cali upon this man here (pointing to a gentleman who was quietly rocking hi telf in a chair, but taking in the whole situation). call upon this man as a witness that I nevor said any- thing to you, and if you suy-—- Rerortsr—I shall say vothing, sir, beyond what has occurred, but I think—— BUTLER—"Say No moro; leave the room, and that's the oud of it,’ &c., &o, ana the reporter left with muny blasphemous imprecations iu Lis wake from the Statesman of Massachusetts. GENERAL SICKLES’ VIEWS, ‘I have not been consuited in regard to any new “party movement and know nothing of it,’’ said G eral Sickles in reply to a question from a Herat re- porter, “I do not think that uny such move. ment is necsarry at this time, it is, in my judgment, premature and ill-advised. here are co such divisions either in the republican or the jemucratic organization as usually precede the forma- tiou of anew party, A good deal bas been said about the resuscitation of the old whig party, especially im tho South, and when 1 ir these speculations lam reminded of an avecdote which illustrates one of Jonn Van Buren’s happy hits, Jobm was at a breaktast party at which politics were more or less discussed, nd one of the disputants apologized to the lady next bim for intruding such topics at a social gathering. The lady remarked that she Ipked to hear men talk politics, but she did not agree to much that had been id, for “she was an old line whig.’’ Whercupou John laid down his kniie and fork, and, with ted gravity, | Baid, “(entlemen, you hear what madatno hus told ‘ou, Let us all embrace this occasion and take a good look at hor, for the male of that species is extinct.” | NO DEMOCRATIC BREAK IN THE soUTH. “I think” continued the General, “that those who look for a break in the democratic party in the Soutn | will be disappointed. For many years past Southern opinion has been engrossed by sectional and local issues vo which everything else has been mudo subor- dinate, Slave labor, the war, opposition to negro auf- frage, hostility to the republican plan of reconstruc. | tion, have kopt Southern opinion compact, united and in natara! alliance with the democratic party of the North, aod it may be supposed thut their interests in maintaining Advantage they have gained in the feos ge sion of puwer irom the Potomnc to the Rio Grando will keep the South together in oue politi- eal organization for years to come. PRESIDENT HAYES? SOUTHERN POLICY, “In regard to President Hayes’ southern policy," pursued the General, “1 woud say that it feems to m fo havo grown outot the situation of affairs whic eontronted bim on his accession to office. He then found the coantry profoundly agitated by an unexam- plod political contest, its business interests prostrate, the people weary of sirile. The course of ev jog tho last tour years of G inistra- tion had shown that the democratic party were gradu- ally regaining control of ali the Southern States Only Louisiana and South Carolina remained nominally in the hands of the republicans, and without the aid of the army it was obviously impozsiblo tor the republi- @un Stato authoritics to sustain themselves. The House of Representatives had refused ap- propriations for the army except on conditions that prevented a continu of the policy of intervention which Genoral Grand had pursued. The time had, therelore, arrivea when it was necessary to remit these Stales absolutely to such local governments as they might ft to establish for themselves. It now dopende altogether upon the Sonthern people to say whother the Southern question shall be happily closed with Cesc guarantees for the rights of all concerned, or whether it shall be reopened in the next Pr dential campain. WILL IT BR A succKSS? “Do I think President Southern policy ‘will bo @ success? I a it tho success of Pi t Hayes’ Southern policy depends on tho of those who voted against him iu the south, ero statement of this fact shows the serious bazards to which it is exposed. Its success depends, moroover, on the moderation, prudence and good sense of the South which, unfortunately, fave not been conspicuous traits of southern charac- ter in recent yeare. For example, the failure of tho suthoritios {ssissipp! to bring to trial the autuors | Harrisburg August 2: NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1877~TRIPLE SHEET. Voive grave consequences in the near political future, After so many sacrifices the North will never be sat- isfed with anything less than complete security aud protection for persous of ull shades of opinions irre- spective of party, raco or color,” Now that the old ‘bel elements are masters of the situation iu the Southern States if they show themsotves really capable of seit government all will be well. It not, the first apter of reconstruction is closed only to open the second, THE TARKATENKD REVOLT, “To regard to the threatened revolt of Senators Morton, Cumerdn, Conkling and Blaine 1 will say that I seo go probability of any such movement. These gentlemen nay not bo altogether. in accord with the President’s views, but the differences of opinion that may exist would not justily an organized opposition to the administration, still less any factious move- ment dividing the republican party. Probably these eminent leaders differ among themselves as much as they differ with the Prowident, Senator Morton's re- cent letter is an ingenious essay, end cile the President’s course with the radical republican views of which the Senator 13s the leading expovent, Blaine-ts a bold and adroit leader, not likely to head a revolt unless success is plainty foreshadowed, Al- trough President Hayes’ policy muy ve regarded ag an experiment as yot ‘there is & strong current of popular opinion demanding that it nave a fair tral, unembarrassed = b, bis rivals tor tho ponunation, THk FOREIGN POLICY OF Ti: ADMINISTRATIOS “I do not think,’ said the General. “tl Mr. Evarts has bad much time to devote to the considern- uion of the foreign policy of the government, being 80 much avsorbed 1n pressing home questions. Of course, he is not unmindtal of the American interesis which would be involved ifthe war in urope becomes gen- eral, implicating the great maritime Powers. In that event, if this country can command respect for tho Tights of neutrals it woula enjoy a carrying trado quite sure to restore its ‘former commer. cial prosperity. But it depenus on England— our commercial rival—to say whether =the war shail be general or not. Dis: i seems ambitious to revive the traditious of Pitt, Castlereagh and Palmerston, and would, no doubt, like to signalize the close of his curcer by restoring the lost ascendancy of England in European politics. But the sober judg- ment of the middle classes of Kugland, now so poten- in the press and in Parla it, will, L think, inthe war party in the British Cabinet, und Russia will be left roo to deal with Turkey as ske pleases, LOCAL AND 8TATE POLITICS. The General stated that he took uo part in local Politics and was quite content to jet those who are Mubaging thern suit themselve: } PLAN. lers propose to meet and baulk nt in this Stute by conning the campaign this full entirely to State ws, ta which thy iadorsement of the course of Governor lobinson will be a leading feature. They hope tn this way, as a member of the State Committeo said to-day, to keep their party together aod yaiu strength from ite repub- licans who are grutified with the goverumentul ccou- omy entorced by Robinson’s vetoes, They say that the new party cannot get headway time enouzh to enter into the contest this fall, and that before auother election comes round the republicun administretion will certainly take some step in barmony with the previous practices of the party which will ulienate all democratio support trom Hayes, RHODE ISLAND'S NEW GOVERNOR, IMPOSING INAUGURATION CEREMONIES AND GREAT POPULAR ENTAUSIASM, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Newport, R. I., May 29, 1577, Inauguration day passed off with great éc/at, and this ancient city has nover seen a finer military procession, Her citizens have reasons for being proud of what the day brought forth, for *‘new Newport has a Gov- ernor of her own,” as her inhabitants express it. Tho city was full of strangers, who bavo lott no little cash behind. This morning Goveruor Lippitt, the retiring incum- bent, and the members of the Legislature were escorted to the Stato House, where the Legisiature subsequently opened in due form, Alter uppuinting a commitice to count the votes both houses adjourned wil three o'clock, DINKER AND SrRECHES, In the meantime the city’s guesis, the Provitence Light Infautry,twere dined at ihe Ocean House, and, after the due discussion of the Viauds, briet remarks were made by Colencl Goduard, of the Light Inian- try; Colonel Powel, of the Newpurt Artillery; Gov- ervor ir? General Vogdes, im command of Fort Adams, and Liegtepant Commander Seliriuge, United States Navy. Colonel Thoinas Woutworth Higginson presided, Letters of regret were read irom Governor Van Zandt and Captain Broeze, in command of the torpedo station. Ollivers Irom Fort Adams and the lorpedo station and many leading citizens of the State wore present. PROCESSION, Alter dinner various wry companies, with troops from Fort.Adams, iucluding Lignt Battery K, with gun carriages, assembied iu front of the State House and, atter the result of the olticial coupt was announced from the baicony of the State House in the ancient iorm by Sergeant-at-Arins, live was formed aad Procession siarted eee es ae march, Nnttie enshurr pa cnaueniad, 1 ies WaviD, Taidkereuiete aa Tee oppor sex cheering the how Governor. Thousands of people wore at the wharf to bid the visiting military companies goodby at the closo of the day’s procecdings. Ali the hotels and boarding houses have been iuil, ‘to-morrow evening Governor Van Zandt gives a reception. GENERAL BUTLER ANSWERED. Puapecria, Pa, May 29, 1877. Mr. Woyno McVeagh, of this city, bas addressed a letter to General Butler in reply to tho letter irom the latter gentleman to Marshal Pitkin, of New Urleans, The letter contradicts many of the statements con- taived in General Butier’s communication, particu- larly with regard to tho use of money, and declarcs that be (MeVeagh) awatts with confidence and pride the judgment of the American people on the labors of the late commission in Louisiana, PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS. Manaisnura, May 29, 1877, The Republican State Central Committee met here to-day and decided to hold the State Convention at BOOTHS THEATRE Booth’s Theatre was throngod last night vy an audienco which strongly recalled the popularity of Rignold when he played in the paimiost days of “Henry Vv." And in its renewal nothing has been lost, In fact, fresh scenery bas been painted in London by Gordon, Harford and John Thompson, anda the piece is pernaps better set than when it made its first impression. As regards actors, the important changes ure the substi- tution of Miss Marie Brabrook as Rumor tor Mrs, Calvert, Mr. Thomas Whiffen as Fluelien for Mr. Thorne, and Mr. W. H. Batley as Vistol for Mr. Bishop. These sabstitutious, however, im nowise detracted from the harmony ot the presentation, and those who are familiar with the early carcer ot ‘Henry ” could find little fault in the coutrust. Many of the siunes Were now, and several scenic cilects were presented which confessedly added interest to the pertormance, The acting of Mr. Rignold has been so often described that it is unnecessary to be again pic- tured. He was olten recuiled, THE FLOW R SHOW AT MORE’S, GIL- The exhibition of the Horticultural Society began last wight at Gilmoro’s Garden; but, while the display was excellent in many ways, the attendance {oll short of the attraction. Never since the old Hippodrome was turned to its present uses was the place more de- lightful, either as 4 beer or a concert garden, and the flower show only served to give a fillip to tho beer and a softness to the music, The programme was not unusual or remarkable, but it proved agreeable and attractive, and tho first ber of music subaued the buzz of the promenaders and even the clink of tho beer mugs, Indeed, a very notice. able pect of the evening”: entertainment was the subordinate relation of the beer to the music. A great part of the visitors come to see the tluw- ers, and found in Mr. P. 8. Gilmore's selections the Teal azalous and rhododendrons of the event! Noth- ing could have been grander than his magnificent uni- form aud erations among the ornamental and forced plants which filled the jower part of the garden, and it was a noteworthy fact thatthe worshippers the shrine of Gambrinus Were m tbe minority, Strang seem, there are people who never drink from the absence of the foaming liquid ables near the music atand it was plain that a tower show bas power to attract them, even to a beer garden. und seemed to keep their places till the close of the musical programme, In regard to the flower show it- self there was nothing particular to be said. All the lower part of the building is one Vast collection of hot house plants and flowers endiess in varicty aud rich tn beauty, giving the place the atmosphore of a splon- did tromeal garden, The Hor witural exbibi- 8 excellent and the display atsencted great attention. Among the most noticeable awards wi one to Mr. James Riddle, of Inwood, N. Y., for a beantiful design of a Jarge vaso made up of rooted plants; one tos. B, Pare sons & Sons for & magnificent group of Japanose maples; one to Jobo Cadness, Flatbush, L. roup of 130 plants of the white hydrauge Rose "aud ove to William Bennett, ot F for a very fiue collection of pelargouiums, about one hundred awards wero mado for plants, fruits and vegetubles, Awards a for floral and funeral designs, first premium for the best design formed cut flowers being taken by J. G. Beehamps; for the best buttouhole bouquet by W. J. Davidson, an for the best bouquet of wild flowers by William Bail, of Spuyten Duyvel It only remains to be added that the arrungemvnt of the display was by Mr. Joba Thorn- bill, the gardener of Gilmore's Garden, and that the horticultural exhibition will continue open both this and to-morrow afternoon and evening, and that the Altogethe: of the disturbances in Kemper county, if foulo vy life and prop- fragrance of the flowers, and the tow of the beer, and the sweetoess of tho music are @ mixed drink of ner instances of inability to protec: frey ‘where political passions aro aroused, must ‘n- | pleasure not to be despised this hot weather 1 | They came in with tho “Qveron” overture | WASHINGTON. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasuincton, May 29, 1877. AN INCIDENT OF THE KEMPER COUNTY (MISS. ) TRAGEDY—KILLING OF A BRITISH CITIZEN— CURIOUS INTEBNATIONAL QUESTION. A rather curious international question ig involved im tho recent dreadful tragedy in Kemper county, Mist \d one which is likely to puzzle the State De- partment nota little. Those who remember the de- tails of the affair wil! recall the name of a Mr. A. McCieilana one of the killed. Now, this Mr. McClelland was an elderly gentleman, a native of Scotland and a British subject. When the Sheriff of Kemper county formed his posse comitatus on the eventful day that the Chisholms and the other alleged | participants in tho assassination of Gully wero ar- rested he summoned McCleliand, among others, to make one of the force to guard the prisoners, It 1 well known that under such ctroumstances a foreigner is just as liable asa citizen to be called upon by the Sheriff to assist in sccuring the preservation of the Peace, and McClelland made no exception to this inter- national obligation, Siuce the massacre, however, the attention of the British governmont has been called to the fact that one of its subjects has lost nis life in an ‘unjustifiable madner, So far the testimony adduced is not clear upon the point whether McClella fell io resisting the assault of the mob upon the gail or was subsequently slain iu cold blood when overwhelmed by the mob, He had started to go away from the jail and had mingled with the crowd outside. In the first case his death, while a matter of tegret, would not bave been the subject of govern- meutal interference. He would have dicd in the discharge of a duty which the resi- dent of any civilized country is able to be called upon to perform—namoly, that of aiding the ; Sheriff or other officer of the law in tho preservation of the pubite peace, But if his taking off ts an act of assassination the British government, which spenta hundred millions of doilars to rescue a couple of Eng- sh prisoners ip the hands of the Abyssinian King, Theoorus, will naturally want an explanation and some sort of satisfaction, It was of course necessary to prove that McClelland wasa British subject, and this fact has been pretty clearly established by the British Congal at New Orleans, who made the inquiry into thease. Ag alrcady said, there is a discrepangy in the teat} her bis death was in the regular cou! irge of a public duty or the result of ‘on the part of oue or more people constituting part of a responal- ble community. But enough 1s known to warrant tho British government in asking of the United States that a propor investigation shall be made into the circumstances attending McClelland’s déath, aod an official request to thut effect bas been mude to Mr. Evarts, to which be bas within a few days returned answer that due inquiry wall be made, The question now arises, Can the federal government coerce the government of ‘the state of Mississippi to make the investigation, and, if not, and if Great Bri- twin should di: that McCleiland had been assasai- nated and tn upon redress, what would be the alternative of tho United simtes? 11 18 altogether un- likely, of course, that anything serious will ever o of the matter, but tho complication as it stands good subject for the law schools to debate, THE DISTILLERS’ WAR, DETAILS OF THE TKOUBLES IN LEE COUNTY, VA.—REPORT OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE OFFICER, Wasmxeton, May 20, 1877. The following is the ful) report of the recout internal revenue troubles in Lee county, Va., mado to Collector Rives and forwarded by bim to the Jnternal Revenue Offico m this city. It is from Deputy Collector Joslyn and dated Bristol, Va, 24th inst, :— TUR COLLECTOR'S REPORT, On the 14th of the present month, while | was at Jovesville, | made a parti report of a rai that Deputy Marshal Austin and myself had mude on the night of she 12th, with a promise that I would make a full report when I reached my office, which | now proceed to do. In compliance with your instructions, dated April 6, 1877, 1 have the honor to report that while om my way to Lee county on business 1 met Deputy Marsbal Austin and two men, Charles A. Bit- ting and Edward Talley, and upon ipforination | had obtained we at once plunned a raid upon the illicit distillors of Lee eonnty, We arrived at Jonesville on Fridvy night, tho 11th, and on Saturday bight, the 12th, assisied by Deputy Sheriff W. 8. Doyle and a posse of teu citizens wo madea raid upon the illicit distillers in the locality known as Biackwater Creek, and succeeded in arresting six persons and sevzing four large whiskey distilleries that were being carri on illicitly, three of them located on Blackwater and one on Wailin’s Creek, PRISONERS ARRESTED. The names of the persons arrested are Oliver Brewor, Eh Brewer, George Brewer, Whitt Duvalt, Jerry Mul- lins and Wasb Levishay. On the morning atier tho arrests und seizures were made, While on our way to the Jonesville ( county) Court House with the prisoners and captured stills, we were intercepted on the road by w bouy of armed men, probubly fifteen in number, Who had placed themselves on each side of | the read at_a gap that we were compelled to pass through. This purty was led by Kichard Brewer, a son of Oliver and brother uf orge and Eli Brewer, and John Duvalt, the brother of Whitt Duvalt, who endeavored to stop us and threatened to fire apon us | if we did not release the prisoners and suils. ‘This wo declined to ¢o, and went through the gap wit Veing fired upon, but would have been entirely their mercy but tor (ho prisoners, who were so placed that they might help stop some of the bullets had the dosperadoes fired upon us, After we crossea the Powell's River they did fire upow us, but did no damaxe, and we lodged tue prisoners and stills sately in the jail at Jonesville and placed 4 guard over it. The citizens who went with us aod assisted us, and who live on Wallin’s Creok, below where wo captured tue distillory that was located ou that creek, then returued hone (hat they might get some rest wnd be ready to resume thetr usual avoca- tions the next day. MEMBERS OF POSSE ATTACKED, On the following day, Monday, the Lith, near sunset, and while they were at work in their cornfields, with only suillcient notice to enable them, some six 1u num: Ver, to get togetber, they were attacked by an armed bouy of nen, numbering twenty-six, and one of their number, Jesse Vandewinter, was tortally wounded and has since died. The little party of citizens tought muntuily, and being remforced by four others drove the murderers to the mountains, with a loss of four wounded—one mortally and three pretty severel: ‘This attack was led by Richard Brewer, John Duvalt aod Bert Louis, three noted desperadves, who reside on the Biackwater, The names of the Blackwater party who were wounded are Jesse Anderson, mor- tally, and Andrew Testament, James Collins aud Hiram Levisay. WARRANTS ISSUED. ‘The County Judge of Lee at once caused warrants to be issued for all the persons known to have been engaged tn the attack and placed them in the hands of Deputy sheriff Doyle, who will do all in bis power to urrest the guilty parties, and if caught they will certainly be brought to justice. The trends of the prisoners threatened to teur the jail down or have them out, and we were compelled to suinmou filly citizens to guard the jail at Jones until the Mare ould summMoUs Witnesses and get ready vo start for Abingdyn with the prisoners and have them tried by the United States Commissioner. REMOVAL OP THE PRISONEKS. On Wednosday, May 10, Deputy Marshal Austin, With about Uilty citizens, well mounted aud well armed, left Jonesville for Abingdon with the prisoners and stills, This ta Was necessary because of bis being compelled to ci reek and Powell's Mountain on bis way out, aud having recetved jaformation that any ordinary force would be attacked at ono or the other of these points, On Phursday, the 17th, atter crossing Clinch Kiver, the Marsual dis- missed all but a swall guard, and on Friday might ar rived salely in Bristol with the prigonors aud still, | The atilis were saiciy stored at Bristol, and the prison- ers were all seat on by Commissiouer Gildersieeve and four couiznitted to jail in desault of bail. We destroyed 46 fermenting tubs, 17,300 gallons mash and beer, The substantial citizens of Jee county stood by us nobly in this aflwir, aud full credit 1s due to them tor so doing, and all seem suxious that this gang of law- less men ve broken up, and aro ready to render the officers any assisiance in their power to bring the guilty parties to justice; and had it not been for the good citizens of Leo I'am quite sure the United States off- cials would bave furod very badly 1 the affair, DRTAILS OF A RALD. A detailed report of a raid ou illicit distillers by Atkinson and others in Wostern Virginia the party completed a desiruction of nine ills, with a capacity of 730 gations; 107 mash i, With a capacity of 12,840 yallous; 7,500 galious of cornmeal mash, and w large quantity of coro Whiskey. The report of their operations, giving an account of the difficulties met by the party, the wars with illicit distillers and the various obstacles they were roquired to overcome, i of a very inter- esting character aud indicates the great determination Of the tilicit distiilers to persevere in their operations, ‘THE NAPTHA EXPLOSION. Coroner Ellinger ompanelied a jary yesterday and went to the morgue to view the bodios of the men killed by the naptha explosion on Monday, At alate hour Jast night the Coroner took Radolph Bremor's aute-mortem statement, It is as follows:—"I went to my work at the foot of Forty-first street and North River yesterday at ono o’clock P, M., to superintend the donkey pumps of the naptha, About ten min+ utes alterward | saw a flash and was thrown upon my face, | romained in this position about threo seconds and Covered my face with my bat and sbirt, and es- caped. i did not like the use of | ol au openiog the bungs of the borrela. The Bromer 1s in a very precarious condition, received in bulk in |b barrels," MILES’ FIGHT. Indian Confirmation of the Fight on the Rosebud. SITTING BULL REPORTED IN C0} sidiiananeiee ND. Desperate Fighting and Varying Fortunes on the Field, ——-—_—— (sy TELEGKAPH TO THE HERALD.) Camp Romssoy, Neb,, May 29, 1877, Some Cheyenne Indians, just in {rom the north, re- port that whon the last moon was very small some forty lodges of Sioux and a few lodges of Cheyennes were surprised in their camp on Rosebud Kiver by troops from ‘Tongue River; that the cavalry, with some Cheyenne Indians, tirst charged the village, cap- turing about hall of their ponies, and Look possession Of tlre lodges ana what wus in them, ail of which was destroyed. CunEYS KALLED, The cihef of the band, Lame Deor, as well as ono of two other Indians were killed. These are the Indians who refused to come to the agency when Spotted Tail and Red Cloud went out, und it this blow has been given it will bave w most excellent effect. They tbink several white soldiers were killed and say that they captured about twenty mules belonging to the puck (rain, Indian scouts wore sent out at once to ascertain the facts and directed to ride night aud day. ADDIVIONAL DETAILS THROUGH INDIAN SOURCES—-DESPERATK FIGHTING BY THE REDSKINS—FINAL, SUCCESS Of THE TROOPS, Cincixxatt, May 29, 18 Tho Commercial! has the following special:—The Choyenne chiei, The-Man-who-wears-the-Bear’s-Shirt, came in yesterday from the northern country, and Feports that Sitt'ng Bull and somo white soldiers, Provably Captain Ball’s command of the Second cavalry, have had a big ight on the Rosebud, a stream emptying into tho Yellowstone, He 1s vot very de- | winter, also that a fight recently occurred in the pan finite as to how many days ago, but 18 positive that it was a big battle, lasting all day. ‘The Indians jost four Killed and wounded, and the eoldiers loft twenty-five dead on the field. ‘ The bodies were scalped and mutilated in the usual horrible manner of the savages. VARYING PORTCNES, Tne soldiers surprised their camp at early dawn, Attacking it before the old squaws were up to make fires, The tirst charge found the Sioux asleep and so unprepared that they were driven out of their tepees and trom their camp, but returned charging the white soldiers and recovering some of their poutes, which nud boen captured at tho Urst of the fight, They algo took part of tho train mules which carried the four aod bread and ammunition for | the troops, The waite soldiers then cburged and re- took the village, which they burned with all its tepees and robes, dried meat aud plunder of every kind, ‘Theso purticuiars, Tbe Man Who Wears ‘he Bear’s Sbirt said be got from an Indian runner whom he met on the Little Missour. ‘This report was oot entirely credited here owing to the Cncyenue’s indelipitencss 8 to time, and because the Sioux here think Sitting Bull ts not south of the Yellowstone River. CONFIRMATION OF THE RBYOKT. ‘To-day two Cheyenues came in and confirmea in the main the Urst report, Lieutenant bil O, Clark, of the Second cavairy, who i@ in charge of the Indians and who ts woll versed in Indian ways, bas Kiudly given me the result of what bo learned from the two last Cheyenne runners, aud says he is Dot prepared to be- Neve entirely the story as given, but thinks there 1s something credible in the report, and if ihero has been a fight tis with Captain ball, "These two Cheyennes gay that Sitting Bull bad come down to the Rosebud and joined Lame Deer’s banu and there wero ubout ope Dundred jodges tn ull. ADDITIONAL DKTAILS, T claim to have been in Sutiog Bull’s and Lamo Deer's camp at the time it was attacked, and that tue white suldiers drove the Sioux frow tboir village wud beld it against ropeated charges of Sitting Buil und bis warriors; that the white soluiere burned ull the lodges and captured a large number of ponies. They say Eisics uiland bis people have fled toward Powder I} iver, They are reticont ag to the number of lndianus killed, and do not know how many whito soldiers were slain. Sitting Bull wanted to learn through them bow zy Horse bad been treated here. Ho said he couia come in and surrcodor with all of bis peoplia Lamo Deer and his son are reported by the first ranner as among the Indians killea, THE NEWS AT SHERIDAN’S HEADQUARTERS— SITTING BULL REPORTED IN COMMAND OF THE INDIANS, Curcaco, Il, May £9, 1877, Lieutenant General Sheridan has received a despatch from the Ked Cloud Ageucy confirming the news of the Indian engagement at J,\ttle Muddy Creek on May Tworunners have arrived at that agency giving particluars of the location and the killed and wounded, which tally with the Jismarck despatch, wod saying that Sitting Bull led the bund.which was attacked, INDIAN TROUBLES IN TEXAS, APACHE ATROCITIES--MANY WHITES KILLED— BATTLE IN WHICH WHITE HUNTERS ROUTED TWICE THEIR NUMBER. Sr. Louis, Mo, May 29, 1877, A letter from Sweetwater, Texas, published in the Dodgo City (Kan.) Times, reporis that tho town of | Double Mountains, in the pau handle ot Texas, has been captured by Apache ludians and all the stock in town ran of. No further particulars are give: BATTLE BETWEEN HUNTERS AND KBD SKINS, The lotter also states that quite a large number of hunters have beea kilied by Indians during the past ile between avout sixty hunters and twice tuat | number of Indians. The bunters followed the trail of | the Indians for many days to avenge the murder of Mr. Sewall, one of thefr number; and, though their provisions gave vut, they suili pursued them, living on suca game as could be killed on the way. At leugth they came upon an Indian village, containing a num. | ber of lodges, on tho bank of « small stream, and, though they bad been without food tor two days, com- menced an attuck under cover of the tanks of the | stream. Tho fight continued severul hours, until nightfall, Under cover of darkness the Indians struck their lodges and fled, taking their wowen and children and killed and woanded. Tho amount of Ladin loss is | unknown, but probably heavy. Several hunters wero wounded, but none killed, TEXAS “BORDER RAIDS. THR SUBJECT BEFORE THE CABINET—A PER | EMPTORY NOTIFICATION TO MEXICO—CATILE STEALING MUST BE STOPPED. Wasmixatos, May 29, 18 The subject of the protection of the Texus bordor | was before the Cabinet to-day, all the members being prosent excepting Attorney General Devons anil Post. master General Key, Theso were respectively repre- sented by Solicitor General Phillips and First Assistant Postmaster General Tyner. General Ord, before the meeting of the Cabinet, had along conference with the President on Texas border affairs. NOTIFICATION TO MEXICO. Alter a fall interebange of opinion in the Cabinet it was determined that a commanica' should be ad. dressed to Minister Foster by the Secretary of State, by way of instruction, to notify the Moxtoan govern- ment that it must tako immediate steps to prevent raids across the Kio Grande, otherwise our military commander ip Toxas would be instructed to follow the marauders mto Mexico and pupish them on that soil, PREVIOUS POLICY CONTINUED. This communication is In the line of instructions of Secretary Fish in Jauuary, 1873, to Minister Nelson, in which he said the federal government of Mexico appeared to be 80 apatnetic on tuts subject of preaa- tory ineursions or 80 powerless tv provent such raids, that sooner or later our government would have no other alterpative (han to endeavor to secure quiet on tho frontier by seeking them in their haunts, Sverctary said: ‘OL course we should profer that this should bo done with the consent, if not with the co-operation, of Mexico, It is certain, howovor, that if the grievance shall be persisted in the remedy adverted to will not remain untried. "? MACKENZIN’S RAID. Subsequent to the communication, in May of the fame year, Mexico having tailed to apply the required romedy, Uolonel MacKenzie pursued into Mexico ana chastised the Kickapoo Indians on Mexican territory. Minister Marescal entered @ provost against the incur. sion of Colonel MacKeuzio, but our government took no notice of it, thus justifying toe conduct of the military commander. Our government occupies the #aino position now ua it asserted in 1 NO RECOGNITION OF DIAZ ‘The action of the Cabinet to-day docs not involve the question of a formal recognition of the Diuz gov. ernment, but merely deals with it as tbe ovly party that can be aduressod. Some weeks must necessarily lapse beloro a response to our demand can be received, houce th ot not likely to be avy immediate a BOil by United States troupe, ~~ . PACIFIC MAIL. Tho following is the report of Yresident Clyde, which will be submitted to tne stockholders of tho Pacific Mail Steamship Company at the annual election today :— To THY STOCKHOLDERS OF THE Pacimc Mat STEAMSHIP OMrANY : = resenting to you, in complimace with a re of Dir tits af tution uf the peratious ob your the present dh your attention Ist of Magy, 18% Its bills payable selitmic at ar last acis oi the ioriner 100,000 ef bonds of the con 1 its property, an aehtedness, ty raise mon were press! bouds wt a ' except wt by the power jor vicke w ships, fumis and supplies tached, wud were in the hands of rity ‘or its deUts. Such was the situation the election of the present Hoard. ton of the 1 . and bad de through bills of Ladin nd that all the comnaty 4 Lad been the sheriff as se iy. dire halt a continue i its Ath tho railrowd «id five weeks they placed to ith une million of dollars, and. thus enabled business and avoid the threntened transit companies. Your com GC condition und started yu its way to renewed pros- perity Nothwithstanding the ti and the carrying trade u #have been very unpropitions wally depresso of re-establis . a ept those that are mpany and the directors. nly of tive cuiupany have ven sold, Tho age Veecu placed tn the hands of persons or tirms of responsibility and larice influence, and measures taken by which the visi ness nyon rll the Lines.» being developed. The company has on hand an ample stuck af coals, st: res and maveriuls at its various depts. Its n thorough outlay of ion have of the compan 88 property to the amount of $240), + 1876, to $818,020 ‘nas beow still furth res ‘The company haa shown itself eapublo of enduring and ho ouly oue leit which to numerous toretyn ports, and be addet to the sb surviving great difficulties, and is t currios the American tha whone sities, naval tn ease of war, could fleet ot tho nation, — lt sat eulargement and if properly fostored, of productive aud commercial interests of the reasonable ty oxpect that it will not be left the battle tor the equ but that the gov the wise precedent se by Groat Britain, iu order to build up tts commercial marine, will uid by @ proper recog uition of the important postal and commercial wervieo whieh ni intry receives from this company. upwusing mAp shows the wile extent of your aro as follows s— the City of Peking, the City Alaska. stralion line, the ity of New York and the Victoria tine, the City of Panama and the Dako 4, On the Panama line, the City of San Francisco, the Granada, the Colima and the China, &. On the Atlantic line, the Colun and the Avapuleo, the Salvador, the Win- i Inid up as nn. uit ti bilities of the future that these may ato cost be sy xiterod as toro protuuble work as carriers heavy freight, as th opportunity the Panama Burope, and in Hailroad, she alliornia. to carrying between the Auixutic nud wt body of the freight whieh is now 3 It is a subject ton has been given and which | hope aeticul solntio uts showt! Pucitle ‘ports the carried by saili to whieh mach at! will receive # pri cial es and any fair ment, ib will, within & its viwee among the 8, apiace it has nut held siuce the atment on the part of the g conipuratively short period, resum dividend paying ste 1889, er WM. P. OLYDE, President, KS April 30, 877, Bills payauio. S044 fy bS200 Vnpatd bills at Lo. i Gillies & Co Nanes Brott Unpaid vil Uaah overdrafts, Kohaina.. $4,615 = 3.8. Mor; wt setees 21,283 Steamer Costu tliea, judgment 43,000 New York taxes, 1974, claimed iu PUNE Rs ce . New York tuxes, In76.... iillies & Co, and Isthmus arait Totals... Aiea.” Due trom pursere. Du ts Colin Me Kenzie Due from ste: « TOUTS oeeeeeccseees . . Debts, after deducting cash assets, May 31,18 Deis, alter deducting cash assets, April do, L ‘The steamer City of San Fraucisoo referred to above was reporied to have been lost in the Pacific Ocean on the 17th inet, JUNE EXAMINATIONS STANDING OF THE GRADUATING CLASS. Wesr Point, May 29, 18 ‘The season at this place is fully open and visitors ar- rive daily, The June examination of tho cadet corps | account Was ext tbe subject of counsel As yet none of | He was questioned as to wbat the two sermons were, commences on Friday of this week. the Board of Visitors have arrived, but tho advance guard is expected to-morrow, The Board as it stands | Curthy, “I lowa; General | Imont, | is as follows:—Genvral David B. Hill Thomas W. Hyde, Maine; Colonel John 8, Met Pennsylvania; Right Rev, C.T. Quintard, D. D., LL.D., Tennessee; Rev, Chatios 3. Richardson, New York Hon, A. EK. Stevenson, llnois; Rev. Charles 0. Thomp- Hon. James G. Blane, United Satnuel B. Maxey, United States yaie; Hon. Henry B. Banning, Caned States House resentatives; Hon, Thomas, Piatt, United states House of Representatives; Hon, Gilbert C, Walker, United States House of Reprosentarives, STANDING OF THY MEMEBRS OF THR GRADUATING CLASS. The following is (he present standing of the members of the graduating glass :— 6 Augnts 5 Hopp! 60 Kaiawin, 6 Hunter, G. K, — Barnett, J. T. OS Jackson. 45 Barry. « Kirby. 44 Baxter, G. W. Loder, 67 Baxter, J, 2 Maney, Maun, Marsh, Martin, Brerevon, Brown, 0. J. MeMarup. 40 Brown, W, O, Wile, a. G, oo Batler, * 60 Chase. 7 Chynoweth, irker, T, Vaten, Patten. Patterson, ) Vhilbrick, Pidmmer, Price, Read, Rovester, 63 Flipper, Saftord, 21 Foster, Sbotuer, 6a Fredorick. 74 Fronch, F, Halvorson, Galbraith, J. G. ial tn, W. We Gatewood. Hoon. Goldman. ordon, == Guiitoyle, Hayden. Hammond, R.T 0 Hegewald. NO DRCORATION CEREMON! Decoration Day will not be observed in any formal munner bere to-morrow, though possibly some fair hand may Wreath the statue of Goueral Sedgwick with towers, The evening parades attract people from different ihorington, fodd, A. Wayinan, points wiong the Hudson as they occur in tho most | delicious part of the day—giving visitors sinple tim to roach home at a scasonable nour by cars or voats, POSTAL COMMISSION. Rreuxosn, Va, May 29, 1877. The Postal Commission is expected iu Ricumond on Friday and oxtons' eparations are maki! coive and entertain th p Within | | of india q | BESET MCARTHY. The Universalist Phonix Combate His Accuser, NE FRIGHTENS A COUNSELLOR mS An Offer to Repreach Two Thundere shod Sermons The proceedings in the McCarthy trial yesterday moraing were cot of #0 lively ® cusracter as usual, Whether the beat without had counteracted the hoat within or whether the combatants had exhausted their store of expictives the writer does not presume to say, Certain it is, however, that the morning session wat ren void of interest, The tine of defence ap- 3 to be that the disturbances referred to by Mr, Sweetser were pot occasioned by Mr. McCarthy, but existed oven before the latter assumed the duties of pastor, Inthe evening the session was more largely tended and moro excitement was manifest. It wae noticed that a8 the trial progresses tho cheers for Mr, McCarthy grow jouder aod the bisses against bim are less manifest, THK MORMING SESSION. Mr. Edward Millev was the first witness called. He testified that be bad surrendered bis pew from a sense tion against the Board of Trustees in conse. quence of their treatment of Mr. McUarthy. He cow robvorated the previous witness’ testimony regarding the infideiity of Mr. Smith. Mr, McCarthy charactor izod iu strong terms Sir. Sweetser’s action in sap- presstog tho sormons while be pretended they wore in evidence. Witness testified that Mr. McCarthy had exuorted the congregation to romain perfectly true te tho creed of the Universalist Church. Mr. Ieauc P. Valentine was next called. Before doginning his examination Mr. McCarthy, through bis counsel, offered to prove that the Judicial Committee in the caso had, of the previous day, bel! a secret conference with bis accuser. He respocifully asked for the substance of that conference. The committee yelused 10 give him any mformation, to hear (he offer of proof, or to | umenton the case. Mr. Shook protested with a few remarks, which wore generally applauded, and then toek an exception to the ruling. Mr, Valeotine related that Mr. Smith did not believe in the Inspiration of tho Bible or the resurrection of Christ This was the cause of the trouble between Mr. McCarthy and Mr, Smith, and was partly the reason why tho former bad said that he had found tbe skeleton of infidelity in the Bleecker Street Church. Mr. Sweetser, in bis second charge, said that this assertion of Mr. McCarthy was ‘false and injurious.” Cross-examined by Mr, Sweetser Mr. Valentine merely reafirmed his former statement. On redirect examination Mr, Valentine, im reply to a question from Sir, MeVarthy, whether the latter had invited bim to jotu the American Free Church, 6a from that, you gave notice in this chure you should retire, and it you could not get at Preach in you would tuko a vacant lot. I toid you that 1 would bo one of your followers, and. that it you couldu’t wet a hail if you would notify me where your vacant lot wus | would be there, ”? One of the reasons why Mr. Valentine had left the Bleecker Street Church was because Mr. McCarthy bad not been paid his just claims, Ihe committee bere decided to adjourn until the and to continue the examigutjon with only evening, u members of the committee at that scesiou, Dr. Gunnison being unable to be present ASTRANGH PLACK FOW A NAP. During the recess Dr. 3: 4 bis colleague, Dr, Fixer, retired to a small undertaker’s shop the churcu. . They descended to tbe baxwmout the coffins aud there enjoyed a quiet, coviiu. ‘ noon’s bap, comtog up greatly refreshed avd preparc 7 for the evening's work, THE KVENING SKASION, Mrs, John Biddle was first called alter the eveuing Sesgicu opened, dbo testified that sbe had come to the Bleecker Street Churen about twenty-five years ular attendant thero soon alter Mr. pastor; left the Sunday alter Mr. j} Ontered the American Free own {ree wiil, because MoCarthy bad not deen Justly dealt with; because she had learned that the Superintendent of the Sunday achoo! didn't bolteve in the resurrection of Ghrtst; also becuuse a teacher, Mr, Xniith, did not belicve to tt, she did nov want to send her child to such a Suuday school; had & conversition on the subject with Mr. Sweetser; ho seemed to know thata low of the people held similar infidel notions; Mr, Sweetser admitted it; she bad heard it trom Olbers, — inciad- ing Mr, MeCarthy, Further ence this point of intidelity wos excluded, og | the ground that it wax ouly cumulative. The com- | uniter agreed tuit the prevalonce of infidelity in the church as sufiiciently proven by the evidenea already produced, iu so (ar ws such testimony woul! be cousidered to prove it. Mr, Mearthy offered to bring & large number of witnesses, Mr. Sweetser said be could bring more, “Well,” said Coungellor Alien, to Mr. Swootser, “it he brings filty wituesses and you bring ftty-one, you go him ono better, and it will be taken jor whut it 1 worth,’” THR PHOENIX ON THK STAND, At precisely thirty-flve minutes past xaven tho de fentunt 10 the case, the Kev. Charles I, MeCarthy, took the stand, A bush came over tho large assembly, now bumbering over five hundred, lt was geu- erally expected tbat sume important testimony would be adduced. Thus lar no real evi« dence had been taken. The principal evidence | that Mr. Sweetser had produced consisied uf papers tbat bad been held for identilication, Mr. McCarthy's reply was privcipally couuined ta offers of proof tbat were accepted by Une comuitics as such, and on which evidence was excluded on the ground of curmulative testimony. Mr. MoCarthy was examined by bis counsel, Mr. Shook that he bad veon a minister of the Gospoi since the year 50, Mr. Shook—Ot this century? Mr, McCarthy—The your Mfty of this century. (Laughter.) He then went on to stato that he had been counectod with tbe Uuiversulist denomipation in America about SOON TO COMMENCE-— | preached oa April 40, 1876, and oF live yours, He remembered the sermons be bad ot which was pub lished in the Hexauy the uext day, There was potuin | in those sormeons derogatory to the society, tho Bour. | of ‘Trustees or Air. SWoetser, excopt a8 to " the word derogatory, when, be said, it was bis duty | tu oppose What be thought to be wroug. The Henao questions. The committee did pot desire to have the question pu “OL, if your wili bear with me,’ suid Mr, Moe Hi preach them beth over again,” Counsellor Alien (evidentry intunidated).—“Oh, no, o'i't; we can’t hear those tWo sermons to-pig ht.” Mr, sicCarthy—"lt would do the amicus curiae great good, it might convert bim to the trutu, Mr. Alled smiicd and a general burst of laughter followed thishit Me. McCarthy was alloWed to give the two serinons in a coudepsed form, He repeated the points of both in less than three minutes, They were upon the articles of the Universatixt creed fo which he invited all his congregation to be faithtul, | He said nothing that could be offeusive to auy one ex- cept to these Who were not faithful. “. walked into them,”’ gaid tte boly mai | flash of lightning into a gooseberry bush. | dtr. MeCarthy being 4 vory nervous mau was moving about nervously ou bis ebair, Some one requested Lim to sit still “Do you expect a dog to stoy he is happy!” said be; “that 1 isms.” He was in perfect accord with the Winchester con. | fession of the Universalist Church, and in no sense did be consider himsel! outside of the denomination, with which he had fellowship, by that orgauizatio: The cl of t discussed, & Church “like @ zing his tail wheo rLof my manuer- A, American Free Church t ag been adopted by He did pot cou. anything in u | conflicting with Universalist doctrines, 11 was written, | bo. for humseit, but for the church, in order to draw | as many people as poss'ble into it.’ He claimed that | that would not bo going outside of Universalism, Nad not if he ehoulad go into Dr, Crosby's eburch to preach, Mr. Robert FF. Smiti’s — testi. | mony w taken up next and thoroughly overbauled, Im reference to the Nashaa matter be | said he bad had an unotticial offer to become pastor of the church there, Ho bad not used the word call, Ho | bad been told that ihe clurch at Nashua bad been ia the Uabit of inviting pastors add thon not accepting | tuem, | “stn other words,” continued the shepherd, ‘of do- ing like the learned amicus curi@ had been doing here | teenight—of coquetting."” (Mr. Allen, it may be ex- plained, appenred to bo engaged ina fan flirtation With a bandsome young lady sitting bear bim.) A gon- erai laugh was here indulged im at Colonel Alien’s | in which he joined as heartily as apy of the aus Mr. MoCarthy, at the conclusion of his testi cross-examined by Mr. Sweetser, bat co elicited. | (The journed at eleven o'clock until twa | o'clock this afternoon. ACCIDENT ON THE ELEVATED ROAD, An accident occurred yesterday ou the Elowated endangering wany lives, About ball-past three o'clock in the afternoon, as Engine No. 4, with two cars attached, and filled mostly with ladies ana clildron, neared Franklin etroet, the euginoer rushed the train on tothe switch at that place, The shock was great. The cars careencd from one side to the other, ond the wheels of one side and then the other Jett tho tracks, Thore were at the time about ftty pas songers 1h the car andr A panic ensued, Ladies screamed i there, Some fainteu. One |