The New York Herald Newspaper, October 24, 1877, Page 7

THE WAR. Advance of the Czarewitch Toward Rasgrad. THE CAMPAIGN NOT ENDED. Ghazi Moukhtar Takes Up a Position West of Mount Souganlu. ISMAIL’ PACHA IN DANGER. [BY caBLE TO THE HERALD. Lonpon, Oct. 24, 1877. A correspondent at Biela reports that the Czarewitch is pushing forward against Ras- grad, leaving one corps to operate against Rustchuk. ‘WILL ISMAIL BE TAKEN NEXT? An Erzeroum despatch, dated Tuesday, contains the following:—‘‘Moukhtar Pacha is safe. He occupies a strong position at Yenikoi, west of the Souganlu-Dagh. Ismail Pacha’s retreat and junction with Moukhtar are seriously menaced.” NOT IN DISGRACE. ‘The Post authoritatively denies that Colonel Val- entine Baker and otner English officers have been sent to Constantinople. SIR HENRY ELLIOT. Sir H. @.Elhot wlll succeed Sir A. Buchanan as Ambassador to Vienna, “FAMINE IN MONTENEGRO, A correspondent telegraphs trom Ragusa that the Inhabitants of the Waasolvich district, Montenegro, Numberiny-21,000, are stricken with famine. ale MORE COSSACKs, A Special despatch’ from Vienna states that Russia has ordered the mobilization of all the Cos- sacks not yet in active service. These will amount to ninety-one regiments, COSSACKS BURN A VILLAGE. BACKING OF 1ZOR BY THE RUSSIANS, BUT NO REPETITION Of THR SCENES AT BATAK, The Turkish Minister ot, Forcign Affairs bas ad- dressed the following despatch to tho diplomatic Agents of the Porte: I send you the narrative of a took place in the town of Izor, in the district of Orkhanie, and which was id by Kiazim Boy, commanding the Fathie regiment, A squadroa ot Cossacks and 150 Bulgarian ipsureenta attacked tho town of Ilzor, which was without any troops, aud a it on fire, atter baving sacked all the houses, hoy then tied the unfortunate inhabi- tants, some at tho end of the carts lauder with spoils and others at the tails of the horses, They were sub- Jectod to the most cruel treatment while being taken away prigovors, These unfortunate people were provi- dentially delivered by a squadron of the Fathie regi- mont, which, attracted by the gue of the conflagra- tioa, hastened in the direction of Izor, and was fortue nate enough to overtake the Cossacks aud Bulgarians and to defeat them completely, thus saving the un- bloody episode which nee ee happy prisoners from certain death, * . ARMS FOR TURKEY. _ New Havey, Oct. 23, 1877, The steamer J. B, Walker, with $2,000,C00 worth of arms and munitions of war for Turkey, sailed tor Con- Btantlnople trom this port to-day. GENERAL EUROPEAN NEWS. PREPARATIONS FOR GRANT'S RECEPTION IN PARIS—THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN FRANCE—GREVY AND _ M’MAHON—PRUSSIAN CABINET TROUBLES—THE BLANTYRG COL- LIERY EXPLOSION—ENGLISH LABOR TROUBLES. [BX CABLE T0 THE HERALD. ] Lonpon, Oct. 24, 1877. The HERALD correspondent in Paris telegraphs that a largely attended meeting of American’ resi- dents of the French capital was held last hight at the American Legation for the pur- pose of making arrangements for a public banquet to General Grant. United States Minister Noyes presided, and it was decided that the pro- posed banquet should take place on November & Acommittee to take charge of the prepara- tions was appointed, consisting of General Torbert, Dr. Evans, Messrs. Fettridge, Seligman, Woods, Evelyn, Munroe, Tucker; Ryan, Dr. Johnson and Rey. Dr. Hitchcock. - GRANT AND M'MAHION. Minister Noyes informed the meeting that Presi. dent MacMahon would not be present at the dinner at the legation, but would attend a subsequent re- ception. General Grant will probaply visit Presi- ‘lent MacMahon on Tuesday. On Wednesday Presi- dent MacMahon wili give a dinner at the Elysée to General Grant and the American Legation. ¥ M. GRRVY’S POLICY. M. Jules Grévy will accept the reprosentation of the Ninth arrondissement of Paris instead of bis former constituency, the arrondissement of Dole, Department of Jura, from both of which arrondissements he was foturned, because tho republicans attach greater and more general significance to his election in place ot | tho late M. Thiers, Although M. Grévy favors a mod- erate policy, believing it to be better for tno country that President MacMabon should serve his term, still, if the Marshal does not promptly accept the opportunity now open to him and @ncorely co- operate with the moderate liberals in guaranteeing the country against an anti-republican surprise, M. | Grévy is prepared to place nimscif at the head of the solid Lott aod maintain its claims and fulfil the duties imposed by the country in the late elections. | MODERATE COUNSELS. The Constitutionnel yesterday declared that “mod- eration and patience’ remaiu the watehwords of the republican party. The Orloanist organ, Le Soleil, in- sists upon a compromise, which it declares 1s not only possible but necessary, MACMANON WILL NOT CHANGER MIS MINISTARG, The Moniteur (semi-official) says:—“At the close of this morning’s Council President MacMahon plainly informed Ministers de Broglie and Fourtou that the idea of Ministerial changes could not be entertamed at tho present moment,” MOKK VETTY PRRSECUTION, Tho Tribunal of Marchionnes has sentenced Deputy Mestreau to one month’s imprisonment’ anu 2,0001, fine for insulting President MacMahon and the Ministers, PRUSSIAN CABINET TROUBLES, ‘The Prassian Diet meton Monday. An important and exciting debate Is expected to tako place Friday bn the resignation of Count von Eulenburg, Mini: ol Justice, andon the continaed absence of Prince Bismarck trom the capital, The debate is likely to extend to the constitutional relations betweén the Cabinet and the Dict. A deficit of 15,000,000 marks ia anticipatea In the German Exchequer, VON BULENBURG IwalsTs, be Another despatch (rom Berlla reports that Count | NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1877-TRIPLE SHEET. von Eulenburg declines the furlough offered him and iaaists on tho acceptunce of his resignation. - THE COLLIRKY EXPLOSIOX, The work of exploring the coiliery at High Biantyre, 1n which the explosion of coal gas occurred on Mon- day, proceeded throughout the night. Four of the miners were discovored alive about eleven o'clock, but im go exhausted a condition that one ot them died béfore morning, und the case of anotber is thonght to be hopeless. Mining experts express the opinion thut allthe men remaiuing 1 the pits have perished; but even if any are alive uo rescue party can reach them in less than eight? or ten days. The work of bringing up the dead was resumed this morning. The bodies found are learfully burned and man;led, showing that ‘the explosion wus of terrific violence, AUSTRIAN FINANCKS, The Austrian budget for 1878, which was presented to the. Reicherath yesterday, shows a deficit of 20,200,000 florins, ugninst 37,800,000 tor 1877, The Minister of Finance said he hoped that an equilibrium would be established by 1880. , POLRRATION IN sPaly, A telegram trom Madrid says it is announced that a Ministerial circular will shortly be issued stating that the spirit of the constitution favors a large and com- Prebensive toleration of dissenting religions, END OF & STRIKE, The weavers’ strike at Ashtou-under-Lyne, by which a thousand operatives have been thrown out of em- ployment for the past three woeks, has been termi- nated by the strikers accepting the terms offered by employers. OLTON ATRIKE. s Tho Bolton strike 1s ended, the band-mulo spinners having accepted the masters’ terms, MUTINY AT ska, A telegram dated Lima, Monday, states that the British ship Westuield has put back in consequence of @ mutiny on board, One man was killod, TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION INTERRUPTED, Telegrams" between Liverpool and London are de layed on account of interruptions on the wires, CUBA, DETAILS OF*THE CAPTURE O¥ THE PRESIDENT OF THE CUBAN REPUBLIC-—SPANIARDS LEARN- ING TO BE HUMANE—THEY HAVE NOT BEEN MASSACRED. Havana, Oct, 23, 1817, A Spanish column pear Holguin, commanded by Colonel Mozoviejo, hus captured the President of the Cubon Republic, Tomas Estrada, and the Secretwury of the Cuban Chambora, According to a telegram from Genoral Morales do !o3 Rios, directed to the Gen- erl-in-Chief of the Army in Cuba, Martinez bevel ae and transmitted by the latter to the Captain Gener of the nd, Jovellar, the forces under Colouel Mo- goviejo, of the Holguin brigade, have mado prisoners of the President of the Republic, Don Tomas Estrada, and the Secretary of the Cuban Chamber of Repre- sentatives, and several otber inembers of that body. A ROYAL DECREE ISSUED IN HAVANA GRANT+ ING INDULGENCES FOR THE PENALTI“S IM> POSED BY CIVIL TRIBUNALS, Tbe Captain General of Cuba, Jovellar, has tele- graphed the following despatch to the Spanish Minis- ter in this city ;— Havana, Oct, 23, 1877. Tne Havana Gaceta ted the 20th inst, authorizing the Minis jotoules to grant ccrtain indulgeaces for penal- ties imposed by civil tribunals and courts martial on those guilty of treuson and rebellion (infdencia). Property ‘confiscated to the State on uo- count of such treason will bo restored on an appeal in due torm to the government if the recusants submit within the term of four months, The returned property will not be permitted to be sold or mor! Until two years after the ca- tire pacification of t island. Tho products of said roperty util its return ure tobe applied to the war unds, and no reclamation will be allowed tor in- demonification for total or partial destruction, TIRES. A THEATRE BURNED, Cuicaco, IiL, Oct, 23, 1877. Wood's Museum caught fre at six o'clock this morning and the portion occupied as # theatre was completely gutted, All the animals inthe museum died from suffocation, Chapin & Gore’s liquor saloon, under the museum, was damaged by water. John RK. Walsb 48 proprietor and Tony Denier. lessee. of the museum and theatre, the Joss on which is estimated at from $15,000 to $20,000. Gore estimate their loss at $20,000. Theso a rded as outside figures.’ The insurance on @ property injured amounts to two or three times the sum of th regato losses, The theatro was the first that was juilt after the great fire, aud bas had a precarious ex- istence. INCENDIARY FIRE IN NEW BRUNSWICK, Bostow, Oct. 23, 1877. An incendiary fire at Fredericton, N. B., last night threatened the destruction of the town. It was first discovered.in a barn in the rear of the Tower Hotel, on Queen street, from whence it rapidly spread, de- stroying the residences of Dr. Cuine, Edward Seory, Ebjab Clark and Jobo Mackey, the bouse and store of martin Mackoy, house belonging to the Ferguson estate, the dwelling of Alderman Dykeman, und sev- other buidings, The loss is not less than 000; insurance not known. ‘WOOLLEN MILL BURNED. Worcxstren, Mass., Ogk 23, 1877. ‘The woollen mill at Waterford, operated by C. F. Mason & Ca. was destroyed by fire to-night, Paovivenck, R. 1, Oct, 23, 1877, The No, 3 mill at Watertord, Mass, which was burned. beatin ms was an old structure of four stories and 200 feet long. it run twelve sets of machinery on fancy cassimeres, employing over 260 bands. Loss is estimated at $100,060. : FURNITURE FACTORY DESTROYED. MonrRBAL, Oct, 23, 1877, A Gre occurred this morning at Toes? furniture face tory. The loss 1s $10,000; fully insarred in the Citi- zons’, Western, Coumercial Uxton, m- ers’ Mutual and Royal Cavadian offices, FIRE IN NEWARK, Between ten and ¢@loven o’clock last night the plaster mills of tho Newark Lime and Cement Works were destroyed by fire, There was considera! obinery in the building. ‘Tbe joss is estimat $10,000; insur YELLOW FEVER. JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. 28, 1! There were eight uew cases of yellow fever at rer- nandina on Sunday and eight yesterday, with three deaths, There were five cow cases to-day, The ir has seized upon the colored people, and will sweep through the entire colored population thera, Captain Danborg, a pilot. was among the dead yesterday. ‘Ibe weather 18 quite cvol, but uo frost bas been reported. SUPPOSED MURDER. Pirtstox, Pa, Oct. 23, 1877. ‘The body of a man about forty years of age was dis- Covered this morving near the light track of the Pennsylvania Coa! Company’s railroad at Springbrook, Detectives aro eudeavoring to secure the supposed assassin, %O BE HANGED. Bantimons, Md, Oot. 98, 1877. Governor Carroll bus appointed November 2s for the eXecution of James RK. Hawkins (colored), who was found guilty in the Howard County Circuit Court, ju September last, of committing a rape upon a white girl, thirteen y: id. CONVIUTED GF MANSLAUGHTER, Lawnescr, Maas, Oct, 23, 1877, The jury, in the case of Jobn Butterworth, of North Andover, on trial forthe murder of his wife, to-day returned a verdict of “guilty of mans! ugtiter. A LIFE SENTENCE FOR ASSAULT. Worcester, Mass,, Oct, 23, 18 1n the Saperior Court to-day Alvin Baker, of Doug. Jas, wtonced tothe State Prison for lile jof an wasault with intent to Kill, FATAL ACCIDENT. Worcester, Mass, Oct. 23, 1877, Johanna Ciancy, of this city, seventy-five years old, ‘was killed by being struck by on engine oa the Bos. ton aud Albany roud this alternoon, RAILWAY ACCIDENT. CincINsAtl, OM\o, Oct, 22, 1977, The fast pnseonger train over tho Chicago, Latay. ette and Ciuctnuat) Railroad ran off the track near Fowler this morning, mjuring the Hrewan and engi- a No passen; were burt Opfctel to-day pablisheu'a royal | THE SPRAGUE ESTATE. SUITS IN EQUITY BY GRANDCHILDREN OF WILLIAM SPRAGUE, CLAIMING A PREFERENCE OVER THE GENERAL CREDITORS, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Boston, Oct. 23, 1877. For the convenience of thé various parties con- cerned Judge Shopiey, of the United States Circuit Court, heard counsel to-day on bills of complaint in equity vroaght inthe Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Rhode Island, The biils of Complaint wore fied» against the defendants—Wilgam Sprague, individually, and as guardian of the prop- erty of the complainants; Fanny Sprague, individ- ually, and as administratrix of her deceased husband, Amasa Sprague (the elder); Mury Sprague, individ- ually, and as administratrix of her deceased hus- and, William Sprague (the elder), and us guardian of the property of complainants; the A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing Company of Ruode Island, and Zacha- riah Chaffee in Lia capacity as trustee or assigpeo UuH der certaiu deeds of trust or assignment ingle to him by the defendant corporativn and by the defendants Amasa Sprague, William Sprague, Mary Sprague and Fanny Sprag The object of the suit is tv entorce the equitable rights of tho complainants, William 8, Hoytaud Susan 8. Fravcklyn, as grandchildren and helré-at-law of William Sprague (the elder), in respect to eir several distrivative shures in the interest of their deceased grandfather roperty and assets of the tirm of A, . Sprague, of which ho was a member at the time of his death, aud which constituted the bulk of bis es- tate. The main charge of tho bills of complatut ts, that no legal accounting as to such interest of Wiltlam Sprague bas ever been bad, and that the sbare therein of the complain: who were at his death Infants uader fourteen ye: of age, was, by a fraudulent scheme and combination between tne surviving part- ners of the firm and Mury Sprague (who administratrix of compluinants’ said and bad also been § appointed ew Wan of their property), silegally kept in the business conducted aud contipuod by the surviving pai by thoir successors 10 Intereat, the A. & W. 3p) anufacturiag Company, this corpo- ration having taken the property witn full notice of the equity of the complainants which attached at the death of their ancestor, and which constitutes an equitable lien in fav ‘complainants on the prop. erty in the hands of Zacharian Chaffee, the voluntary assignea, The relief sougut by the bills ts the entorco- ment of this equity by an accounting and by adecree charging the amount of the complaipants’ distributive sbaros, wh ertained, upon thé property in the bands of the trustee or assigave In proforence to the woueral creditors of tho tasolvent corpo ration. S IMPORTANT LIFE INSURANCE OASE, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Trunrox, N.J,, Oct. 23, 1877, A petition wos filed in the Court ofgChuncery to- day praying that a policy held’ by Mra Josephine Walworth, of Philadelphia, which had been issued on her deceased husband's life by the New Jersey Mutual Life Ingurance Company, should be made a prior jiea on the assets of the company, and directing the re. ceiver, ex-Governor Parker, to pay it * Argument tvok place before the Chancellor, counsel for petitioner Claiming that the policies of insurance which matured h of the insured prior to the décrood in- solvency of the company should be paid. At suggestion of counsel for the recpiver the Chancellor agreed tu continue the bearing ubti! November 13, A STRICY LIQUOR LAW. THE MOFPET MEASURE STRONGLY INDORSED IN BICHMOND, VA.—ITS VALUE AS A SOURCE OF REVENUE, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. | Ricumonn, Va., Oct, 23, 1877, The Moffet liquor register, as’ a source of revenue, received u strong indorsement in a popular verdict rendered in its favor here to-day. Tho occasion was a primary election held by the conserva: tives to nominate five candidates for mem- bers of the next House of Delegates. There were two sete Of candidates ia the fold, One set was the regu- jac nominees of the conservativo organization, de- cidedly im favor of the Moffot register, The other set was placed in the flold by the liquor dealers and the workingmen, principally on tho platiorm of opposition to the liquor rogister, and kuown ag the Auti-Moffet ticket, Tho contest wus spirited on the partof the whiskey men, though the vote polled was very light, resulting without any ap- parent effort in the signal defeat of their ticket. The Jowest candidate on the regular ticket had @ clear, though small majority over the highest candidate on tho Anti-Moffot ticket. As this city ts the stronghold of opposition to the register in the State, it is Delieved that the result to-day will effectually cripple furthor efforts to ropeal the Moilet by logislative ecpactment, The law being rigidly enforced in this city, One saloon keeper has al eek been sentenced (o thirty days’ imprisonment and u five of $100 tor vtotating 1. Anotber was fined $20, and severa! others who have beon indicted re- main to be tried, If tho law ts as well enforced throughout the State us {tis bere there can be no doubt as to its grout merit and efficiency as a@ voluu- tary source of taxation and revenue. LARGE GRAIN RECEIPTS. any law is (BY TeELZGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Buvrato, Oct, 23, 1877. There has been an immense arrival of grain hero within the last twenty-four bours, elghty-seven lake volsels, bringing ovor two million five hundred thou- sand busbels, destined for tidewater, having come into Port since eight o’clock last night. THE ONTARIO BARLEY CROP. THE COLOR AFFECTED BY THE W&TNESS OF THE SEASON—AMOUNT EXPORTED TO THE UNITED STATES—FEARS OF THE TEMPER- ANCE MOVEMENT, Wasuixaron, Oct, 23, 1877. The United States Consul at Port Sarata, in a report to the Department of State, says that the farmers ot Ontario, tho great barley producing district of Canada, are much disappototed at the color ot tho grain of the present ycar’s barley crop, which is very dark. This color is uccounted for by the wetness of the season, As beer invariably partakes of the color of the malt from which it 18 manufactured, a bright ‘amber color adds much to the value of the grain, lt 1 ex; ) therefore, thut the dark cofor will mu- terially interfere with the sales of the preseut crop. In all other respects who crop is considered satis: tory, for, although the acreage is not so large as that of the provious year, the yield ts excellent aud an aVeruge harvest 1 Anticipated. KXPORTKD TO TUE UNITED STATES, The total exports of barley und rye to the United States during the year ebding Juue 30, 1875, was wed at $6,359,341; for the year 1876 ‘these exports amounted to 10,164, 561 bushuls, $7,426,827, an iucroase of neurly twice thé in quantity, bute great falling off of the price per el, Almost tho entire oxports ot barley and rye are to tho United States, only 6,003 bushels going to all other couatrics dar: Year 1876. VRARS OF THR TEMPERANCE MOVEXENT. Fears aro entertained ib thi mperauce move- ment in the Unived states will hay depressing effect op the brewers, and, through these, to whom ati the Canadian exports of barley and rye are disposed, on she agricultaral interests of Cauad THE STATE ‘TAX. Atnayy, Oct, 23, 1877. ‘The following is a tabular statement of the appor- Honment of taxes made by the Comptroller upon the basis submitted by the State assessors, ‘hese amounts indicate the totalto be paid next year by each county: $220, $145,263 60 + LOL Ads 26 82,247 36 43, 640 66 iy 85 LO2 83 17,647 61 43,887 24 60,602 72 Chauiwuqua Chemung... 127,398 0 996 77 rf 143 83 42,570 44 saratoga 63,589 Scheneet Schoharie, Scbuyler, Seneca Herkimer. Joiferson., Ringe. Leqis It wiil by observed by a comparison with the appor tionment of last year that notwithstanding the re- duced rate of taxation the apportionment upon New York etty is increused by $747,250 09, and that upoa Kings county by $23,854 61. A WRECK’ ON LAKE ERIE, Exim, Pa, Oct, 23, 1877, Captain Christie, of the propeller China, states that tho wreek of u throe masted tow barge Hes forty mites dae eust of Porwt-au-l’ciee ia the course usually taken by vessels, im the copartuership | | funds to settle as soon us tho rolls are ready. Cost OF THE RAILROAD RIOTS. THE NATIONAL GUARD PAYROLLS NEARLY BEADY. ALuaxy, Oct, 23, 1877. The payments to the militia for services during the strike riots ave very neariy complete. The payrolls of the Seventh and twenty-secoud regiments have not yet been sent in, andthe delay is greatly incon jencing the Paymaster Gereral, who 1s ready with The Adjutant General is still engaged 1m auditing bilis tor Subsistence and expenses from all parts of the State. Upon 4 reush calculation the total expenditure by the State for tue suppression of the riots 18 Bald Lo be very Uitte more thai the $250,000 named orizinaliy: by the Adjutant Generals Ollice. the Adjutant Genera! to-day toiuks it may come very pear that sum, About the only unpleusant occurrence during all the experience of paying bas beoa the affair with General Curr, of ‘Troy, and bi They ave claimed twenty days! though G. al Brinker aud his command, who in service at Horuelisville several duys veloro Geueral Carr’s division was called out, huve asked vuly fifteen, General Carr’s bills were not paid by the Paymuster Goueral, who audited them, and who oflered to pay lor fitveen days’ pay, aud will uot be, the Adja- tant General stating to-day that by could nut offer them to tho Assembly for settieinent, they bemg so undoubtedly incorrect, He does bot impuga General Carr’a veracity, but believes fe bus misunderstood the purport of tho order calling the troops out, Gen- ry rr is reported to Muve suid that unless be und ait have twenty duys’ pay he will give tho amount of puy less thau that to the State. Lt may be bere stutod very positively that ho will not get the twenty days’ pay. HANNIBAL AND ST. JOSEPH, Sr. Louis, Mo., Oct, 23, 1877. Colonel R, S. Stevens, General Mai of tbo Han- nibal und St. Joseph Rallroad, in an interview last evening, £aid thatall the trouble of that road had been produced by outside partics and that other roads, no doubt, had ‘a Onger in the pic.” It was monstrous, he suld, that a recolver should bo appointed for tho road, expecially us the road 1s not in default: for a dol. Jur. Not ong of its obiigatious bas ever been pro- tested and the interest on its bonds hag never been passed, but always paid iniull, He turther stated \uat the company was now possessed of independent ussets of over $3,000,000, subject to the contre! of the Board for the payment of whatever indebtedness there nay be against it and the umprovements of tne roud- bed and tho laying of steel rails, &o A RAILROAD WAR. Purrsnuna, Pa, Oct, 23, 1877, The line of the new railroad which is being. built by Capitalists of this city, and known as the Pittsburg and Lake Eric Road, crosses the tracks of the Law- rence and New Castle road, a loased fine of the Penn- sylvania Ruilroad at Mahoningtown, Pu, Lust week the latter road began grading for side track, to be placed four or five feet below the grade of their main (rack, with the Intention of preventiug the new road from crossing their ling, Tho Lake Ene road, however, put a large force of men ou and succeeded in making the crossing. Lust night a large force of workmen emplo: by the Law- rence and New Castle rosd marchedo the crossing aod tore up the newly laid track of tho Luke Erie road, The latter road, with a still larger uumber of workmen, relaid the track’ to-day, and it was again fornene thia evening, Trouble 1s foured there to- nig) RAILROAD LITIGATION. MoyrReaL, Oct, 23, 1877. ‘The President of the Passumpsic Railroad Company has entered an action for $97,000 against the Montreal, Portland ‘and Hoston Railroad Company. The suit rises out of fuancial trausuctions between the roads, A FINANCIAL OFFER. New Oxtkans, La, Oct. 23, 1877. Asyndicate of eminent tinunciers in Europe have Proposed to loan the Stute of Louisiana $12,950,000, with which tho State must call in and pay off her presont debt at pur. with interest to the date of retire- ment, ‘Tho Stato must then issue tbe same amount of bonds to the syndicate, bearing five per cont inter est, principal and interest made payable in forsy-ive yeura. Under this arrangement tho State would be required to pay only about $550,000 per annum on account of principal abd interest, instead of the $800,000 now rex quired to pay intoresteon State bonds. It is believed, however, this proposition cannot, under thé constitution and present State laws, be accepted, FAILURES IN CHICAGO. { Cuicaco, LiL, Oct. 23, 1877. G. W. Alexander, a real estate agent, has tiled his petition in volugiary bankruptcy. His debts, whien aro all unsecured, amount to $278,000, chiefly in notes, Jobn W, Carrington, Jr.. also a real estate dédler, has failed, His secured debts amount to $31,000; uase- cured to $21,000, FORGER SENTENCED. Exizauetu, N. J, Oct 23, 1877, Witltam Brown and William Withams, of the New York gang of forgers, pleaded guilty hero to-day of uttering a forged check at Rahway on u Bridgeport (Conn.) bavk, Brown was sentenced to five y od Williams to three years in the State Prison. COUNTERFEITER SENTENCED. Bausimowx, Oct. 23, 1977. In the United States District Court to-day Jos, A. Ryan was tound guilty of passing counterfeit five cont plecos and sontenced to two years’ imprisonment in the Stat itontiary. FROSY AT MEMPHIS. Memriis, Tenn., Oct, 23, 1877. There was a heavy white frost this morning, which it is thought will materially benefit the cotton crop by stopping the second growth, developed by recent Warin Weather, and causing Dolls to open. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT, War DkrartMxyt, } Orvice ov THe Cur SiGNaL Ovvicer, Wasuinetox, Oct. 24—1 A, M. Indications, For New England, clear or partly cloudy weather, light, southwesterly winds, nearly stationary pressure and stationary or higher temperature, For the Middle Atlantic States, warmer, clear or partly cloudy weather, southerly winds and stationary pressure, For the South Atlantic and East Gulf States, clear or partly cloudy weather, light variable winds, mostly from the north, and nearly stationary pressure and temperature. For the West Gulf States, Tennessee aud the Ohio Valiey, the lake region, Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys, clear or purtly cloudy “weather, light southerly winds, stationary or higher temperature and stationary or lower pressure, ‘The rivers will remain pearly stationary, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY, ‘Tho following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as indicated by the thormometor at Hudnut’s pharmacy, Henato Building:— 1876, 1877. 1876. 1877. 63 63 42 Average temperature for co year AN ELOPEMEN'’S EPILOGUE. A fine looking middje oged Indy called upon tho Overseer of the Poor at Newark yesterday, and told the followlog story :—*About cight years ago my daughter eloped with a martied man named Gite aud ber whereabouts { was anab‘o to ascertain until a fow days ago, wheu | was informed she died 1m the Poorhouse of this city.” Inquiry was made, whieh resulted in Unding that the young lady bad died a year ago at tho hospital, and at the time of her death Giese was un in+ mate ot the City Prisou on a charge of drunkenness, Further, that she had two children, The eldest child was found at the orphan usylum supported by the rman residents of tbat city; the other was found in the possession of u German woman, who has had the child since tt was six months old (it ts now two years of ag! the 0 permit hor to re- tain $0 londly attached to it, Notwithstanding her tears aad exbortutions the little girl—tor such it Was—was torn from bi given, with the otner, into the keeping of th mother, Who retarned to Philadelpuie ‘Tho names of the p: With the oxeeption of that ol Giese, were withbeld for pradontial reasons, NEVER TO URN. The woman who on Monday was found floating in the Last River, noar pier 36, was yesterday identilcd by her step-brother Louis as Alexandrina Sebmidy She was lorty years of oge, had never béen married, aod resided, be sai, at his ri No, 370 Gardeu street, Hoboken, N. d. On Oo leaving a note, in whieh, she st that she w irom home and would never return, red she comumitied suicide, Kh THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION. A QUESTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF DEACONESSES—REPORTS —EXPENSES, Bostoy, Oct. 23, 1877. ‘To-day was the eighteenth of the Episcopal General Convention. 1¢ was voted to concur in the messages from the House of Bishops relating to marriage with rela- tives, and for the appointment of a committee on foreign churches, Kev. J. D. Palmer and Rey, Dr. H ©, Rijey, with Heury Coppee and Peter B, King, were appointed on the part of the House of Dopuiies ou the Joint stauding committee to consider the subject of adding tothe Book of Prayer a prayer in the Spanish lan- guage. The President appointed a committee, as a bart of a joint standing committee, to consider the sub- Ject of marriage with relatives, The Committee on the State of the Church pre- Sented a report referring to the good work uccom- pPllsued tn the past threo years, Special reforence Was mado to the death of Bishop Jobna, of Virgivia ‘The number of bishops now in the Church tx twenty- etght, of whom Bishops Garrett, Elliott, Winkield, Delosky, Jaggar; Brown, Perry, Pennick and Adams Were appointed during tue past threo yours, ‘Thero 1s recommended increased effort in the work of the Church among the freedmen of the South, and ulgo that tho Buok of Common Prayer be used at the Opening and close of exercises in Sanday schovls. Ap- pended to the report were roporis trom various dio- ceses, Tho roport, which was adypted, closed with u resolution asking the House of Bishops to prepare a pastoral letter address¢d to the various dioceses. ‘The joint Standing committee on the expenses of the Convention reported thut the expenses Lave boeu re- duced $3,000, aud that a turther decrease could veo made by reducimg the number of copies of the Journal, which was claimed was nut uppreciated by many of the clergywen towbom thoy had boen sent, ‘The report recominended that the salaries of secreta- ries be puid yourly Instead o! every threo yours as heretofore, and recommend: ng that each diocese rep- Fosented in the Convention pay the expenses of its delegate, each deloguto to be ullowod $2 per day be- Sides (ruvelling expenses, The report will come up tor jurther discussion. Tho cauon adopted by the House of Bishops for the Creatich upd goverument of tho proposed Order of Deucouesses or Sisters of the Church cume up for convurrent auction, Rev. Dr. Huptingdon objected to the provisions in the canon tor the poverniment of the order, whereby deavonesses would be governed more vy diocesau rule ‘han by a lorm established by the’ House,ot Bishops. Ho was heartily im spirit with tue proposed organiza- tion, Dr, Leods, of “Maryland, supported the cunoa as it came recommended by the committen, as did also Mr. Welsh, of Pennsylvania, Judge Sheitey, of Virginia, trom the Committee on Canons, presented a minority report, proposing that the qualificutions of women to enter the Oruur ve left to the bishops, aud that the setting apart of deatun- essex should be by atorm set forth by the Houay of Bishops, instead of being in the control of any one bishop, : Dr, Morgan Dix, of Now York, expressed tho opinion that canonical legislation wax unuecossary, He could not indorse anything ulfecting the majority report, Dr. Clark, of Kentucky, said proper legislation was necessury LO piace the Church in is proper position before the world, and declared himselt in fuvor of the cunon as reported from the House of Bishops, us it would serve to protect the Churcu from soy discredit. Rey. Dr. Shattuck, of Massachusetts, thought any Jegisiation on cavonical law relative to the matter un- necessary, : Dr. Futton, of Wisconsin, believed that the sister- hood snould be governed by legislation, the sume to be made by the respective diocesua conventions us re- gurded the work of the Order in their respeciive juris. dictions. Messages were recoived from the Houso of Bishops announcivg the appointment of the Bishops of Dela- wure and Easton, Kev, Houry C. Potter, Kev, De. Dix, Lioyd W. Wells, Stepbea Sinith and 3. P. Nash us trustees of the tund for widows und orphans of do- coused clergymon, and that the Houde of Bishops non- concurred with tho House of Deputies, woo set Wednesday 7! ag the time of adjourniug the Con- vention. ‘the Uppor House asked tor the appointment of a committee of conference 1n the inatter, Which Was done by the Presideut, ‘The indications are that the Convention will uot ad- Journ betore Frida: AVTERNOON SESSION. Ai the afternoon session the proposed organization of on order of doucovcases or sisters wus further dis- cussed, aud disposed of go far us the present Conveu- tion is concerned, The subject, which was also dis- cugsod 1 the forenoon, came up in the form of canons {rom the House of Bishops, uccompanied by proposed amendments trom the Committee on Cavons. The discussion assumed the form whether or not legisiu- fon wus necessary in tho premisea Dr. Bruac, of Murylaud; Dr. Goodwin, of Pennsylvania; Dr. Kuight, of Conacetic Welsh, of Venneyivanis, argued in the affirmative, and Ur, Vekuvan, of Wis- cousin; Mr. Judd, of Illinois, aad Dr, Sbymour, of Now York, 1p tha negatiee, 16 was Suaily.ducided to Iny tho whole matter on the table by ayea und pay Vote taken by deputations, A resolution, tuat the oid stercotype plates used in the publication of journals be sold, with « view that the Bum thas realized should help pay expenses, was proposed by the Committee on Expenses, and was dost AMERICAN MISSIONARIES, ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY AT SYRACUSE—MOST INTELESTING REPORTS FROM THE SOUTH, THE PACIFIC COAST AND ‘THE INDIAN TERRITORIES—TRAINING NE- GROES FoR WORK IN AFRICA, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Syracess, N. ¥., Oct. 23, 1877, The thirty-first anoual meeting of the American Miesionary Association assembled at toree o’clock this aftergooa in Plymouth Church. Colonel C, u. Hammond, of Chicago, called the body to order, Tho toliowing officers for the wing year were clocted:— Presideut, Hoo, E. 8. Tobey, Boston; Corresponding Secretary, Rey. M, E, Streiby, New York; Treasurer, Edgar Ketchum, Now York; Chairman Executive Committer, Alouz» 3. Bail Tho vice presidents number fitty-three, with Hon, F, D. Purish, of Ohio, at the head of the list, AN INTRRESTING REPORT, One of the most important papers to be presented beiore the association is the report of the Executive Committee, The entire work of the organization among the people of the South, the Chinese of Cale forniu, the Lodtans of the Territories and negroes of Alficu ia detailed. The question of thu increase or gradual disappearance of the negro population is briefly discussed with (he practical couciusivn th: y ailevests, during this goneration they will furnish & sufficient Meld for Christian enterprise, His poultical condition for tho time, deprived of apd ignored by partie: as be ts, Rev im more iree to prepare bimself for future Tespousibility When it shall returo. In the souih some schuola of the sesociation Lave been over- crowded, The sundard of attainment has been ad- vunced, Religion and temperance have gone band in hand. Better classes of Southera citizens are show- ing wdeepouing sympathy with and joterest in the work, anu tuo States uro more fully providing schools aud ‘appropriating money for the education of the colored children, The association co-ope- Fates with them, providing competent teacners, and in some ipstances eXtending the time of the sehvol. Of the 4,400 students in ity twenty-aix schools, under the cure of 1éd teachers, inure than one-litth are now directly preparing to texch, and prob- ably three-sourths wii b a8 OUD us Ley are com- petent ‘the sndust training given assists the graduates both jor seil-support and to be. Leuchers in the practical arts cf daily life. Plans aro tm haud for Fevoustructing the scuool baildings, and a chapel dostroyed by fire wt Macon, Ga., and tho Straight Uni Versity at Now Orleans. TRAINING FOR APRICA. The theological scbuuls at Nushville, Atlanta and New Orléans ure all doing good work. AU Fish Unie Versity ground nus been broken tor the Livingstun Memorial Hail, iutended to be & (raining shoul tor inwmtoouries jut the African field, with a special course of instruction, The Airican mission was a year ago in great weakuess. There have been found during the your three men of negro race, a minister, a physicmo od a teacher, all born tm slavery, ali daa. cuted since tho war, who, witb thelr families, are now Ou the sea sailing ior Alrica, This is the beginning under the association of tuys forewa work by Irved. men trained here for work in Alrica, Yo reioforce them aud finally to estabssh wehools and charchos is tho aim of the association. AMONG TUK OMNESK IN CALIFORNIA, The work umunz the Chinese vu the Pactie coast bas been curried on in schools by seventeen wachers, with 1,165 papiis. A Christian association and Howe has been kept up by the Chinese converts, The Barnes Achool building bas been erected, and, despite the oe cusioval hoodlum outbreaks, the work progresses, AMONG TILE INDIAN TRIMES, Of its Indian work the report recognizes an tine Proved admivistratiwo of @ bad policy, Six ludian agents ure wominated by the am jon and have Uone good aod faithiul service. Tho objections agaist the whole syste r. vations and ration® and of dealing with Indians by treaty und us tribes are stated. Three missionaries have been sustained among the Indians, and seven teachers, (wo churcies with thirty and five schoold wih 287 pupils, mun, ven memuers, ndrauces aro the progress slow, bat real aud evident. Tapors couctudes with wes ty Uli Aw Seen A in Engiand, the Jubsiec tion, and acknowledgment of the coutinudd kindoces of the American bible Society, OTHER (MPORTANT sOnsKOTS, wiil be presented to-morrow as follows:— trieby, of w York, “Religious Aspect of ation Work,’ ev. Mt, Gladding, *Work in the South.” Key. Dr. Rankin, of Wastington, “Wout Wo Ougat to do lor (he Negru.” Rev. T. iT ” we Cutler, of Chattanooga, Tenn, “Church Genera! armetr “ We atae | Lermenty a of Virginia, ‘Educational Work T. L. Preston, of Virginia, “Work in Vire NEW JERSEY PRESBYTERIANS, TAE SEE CAS? AGAIN—rnE “PERSECUTED” PASTOR IN HIS OWN DEFENCE—THE VOTB TO BE TAKEN 1T0-Dax, The New Jersey Presbyterian Synod resumed its Session yesterday ufternoon in the First Presbyterian Chureb of Newark. Soon atter the opening of the session Botice was given by Rev. Mr. Seo’s counsel that they would formally dissent from the manner im which the vote was tuken last week on hig appeal The second appeal case of Rev. Mr, See was next tukon up—au appeal from the decision of the Newark Prosbytery, which enjoined Mr. See ‘to coase at ouce the presentation of these pecuhar views with reference to the direct com. munication {rom God and the absolute keeping of the Lelever from sin of ‘Christian perfection,’ and other practices out of which had grown the troubles of the Wickliffe Strcet Church. Mr, Seo’s groun?t of appeal is the technical one that the Presbytory id not hold rial, but w ‘lraternal investigation.’’ Ho also alleges that tue Presbytery incorrectly stated his views, Mr. See supported bis appeal im an address. Ho churged that all the troubles in wis church were due to the machinations of ope man, Lider E. T. Cone, At thy ening 8easion Mr, See resumed bis argu- ment. He had he said, considereg himselt “iailible and puaisbabiy imperiect."” It had bee eburged that iaimed be had talked eee This ho udmiuted; though be did not - that b had had direct verbal inspiration, AS rogar: the doctrine of “Christian f ut did not hold to the of — abzolut v perfection and never bad so heid, He objected to t! jorin of the Presbytery winute, and said be was living iu the promises of the Bible. Rev. Prentiss de Veuve followed in strong defence of the Presbytery. Kemarks were aiso made by Dra, Craven, Ford. Smith, Melivane and inany oth afler which the Synod adjourged Uli th ornin, halt-past eight, when the vote will be taken oa second appe il, Kev. Dra. Iinbrie, A. A. Benge 2+. Yeomans, and Elders Thomas 1 . Courter w Nounced by Moderator Kempshail as # committee to propare 4 mipute expressive of the Syued’s vow om Sir. See's first appeal, UNIVERSALIST CENTENARY. Cimcaco, Oct, 23, 1877. ‘The Women’s Centenary Association of the Univers salist Church of America mot here to-day and ree elected the board of officers, Mra. C, A. Soule being chogeu president, Lectures wore delivered :his even- iog by Mrs. Soule aud Mra A.J. Chapin, This meet- ing 18 in anticipation of the National Universalist Con- Vention, which begins to-morrow OBITUARY. BEV. EDWAKD N. MEAD, Rev. Eaward N. Mead, D. D., whose funeral took place irom bis late residence at Sing Sing yesterday afternoon, was the first rector of St. Paul's (Episcopal) Churn, In that village, and was subsequently rector of St. Mary's Church, also situutea in the: town of Ossining. For some years past he bad been in failing d, aftor years of travelling abroad, retarned tho ripe ago of seventy-five. ‘Tne re- jeposited in the vault beneatn St. Mary's Chureb, where the obsequies took piace. WILLIAM PASTOR, William Pastor, better known among the theatrical profession us “Billy Pustor,” died at @ late hour last night at the residence of his brothor “Tony,’? No. 113 Wost Seventeenth street, Mr, Pastor ia days was connected with the ‘circus basin: late years he was wnanager of h’s brother's ‘variety theatre on Broadway, For somo time past he has been suffering trom uw tumor in the leit breast. Au operation was performed yesterday, and death, it 19 supposed, resulted from exhaustion following the operation, REV. DR. EK. W. MUNBEY. A despatch from Knoxville, Tenu., reports that the Rev. Dr. W. E Munsey, an eminent divine of the Southern Mothodist Church, died suddenly yesterdag morning at Jonesboro, M. DUBOCHET, A despatch by cable from Paris announces the. death ot M, Dabochet, founder of the Comptoir de Comptes. MR. George.C, Stoughton, superintendent of the Cuil. dran’s Ald Soctety building iu Kast Thirty-ffth street, who was clubbed almoat to death by Wiliam Merrits, one of his employéz, was reported yesterday to be in a fair way to recover from his injuries. Hrs skull, 18 ts fouau, was not fractured, and though ho hay, some very severe scalp wounds his physician thinks he will tn all probapility survive. His assailant ta still at large. STOUGHTON’S CONDITION. JERSEY BLUE LAWS. Mayor Siedler, of Jersey City, did not appear bee fore the Hudson County Grand Jury yesterday to make complaint against tho places of business open on Sunday, although he was expected, If tho Mayor does not appear before Fridzy efternoon the Grand Jury, it is reported, will call for the report ot the Chiet of Police setting forth the number of places of business upen aud the bames of the proprictors, in or. der that 4 presentment may be made. Tho Grand Jury wilt adjourn next week unless the question of Sabbath violation is brought up, HOTEL ARRIVALS, Professor 0. C. Marsh, of Yule Coltege, ts at the Buckingham, Senator William B, Woodin and Theos dore M. Pomeroy, of Auburn, N. Y., uroat tue Winds sor. Rear Admiral Charles 8, Boggs, United States Navy, and Geueral Noill, of West Point, are at the Sturtevant, Captain C. P. Patterson, Superintendent of the United States Coast- Survey; Captain Heary Tibbits, of the steamship City of Chester, and Liea- tenant James R, Selfridge, United States Navy, ore at the erott. Ex-Governor Henry FP. Baldwin, of Michigan; Henry R. Pierson, of Albany, aud Judgo Israel 8. Spencer, of Syracuse, aro at the Filth Ave- nue, Ex-Speaker Jeroiniah McGuire, of Elmira, is at the Metropolitan, General W, C. Wickham, of Vir- ginta, Is at tho Westminster, Thomas Dickson, Preai- dent of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, is at the Gilsey. Richard Vaux, of Philadelphia, 14 at the Hoffhan, Joho W. Ebninger, the artist, isat the Brevoory TACKLE AN OR COLD with Hane’s F kHOUND AND TAR. Vixe'n Toor Duors cure in one minute. 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