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WASHINGTON. Agitation of the Politicians Over the November Elections, SERENITY OF THE SMALL OPFICE-HCLDERS. Capitalists Laboring for the Annexation of Mexican Territory. CABINET SMASHERS AT WORK Statements Submitted by the Contest- ants in the Louisiana Case. —_+—__——_ THE REMONETIZATION OF SILVER. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, Wasuixarom, Oct. 26, 1877. THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS—X?¥ECT OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES ON THE ROLDERS OF SMALL OPFIOES. The November elections havo been agitating the Partments for a week past. Delegations of republican politicians have vised Washington to urge the cierks to go home to vote, snd as the (amous and much berated civil service order of the President explicitly de- clarés that public officers have vot only th@right to vote but the right, if they choose, to take part Im the canvass, such of them as want to go will. Office holders are only probibited from taking part in Conventions, caucuses and in the ggporal manipula- tion of the preliminaries by which Yhey have been known to control the platforms and neminations. ‘This work, tho President thinks, ought to be leit to the non-official voters, and he also pro- hivita the exuction of political contributions from government officers, All this everybody understands very well and the great multitude of per- Bons holding the minor offices are very glad to bo ro. lieved of a burden, which, under the old system, bore heavily on them. This is seen in the fact that most Ohio clerks here did not go home to vote, and many postmasters and other local oMoiais in Onio gladly re- trained trom spending time and money in the canvass, feeling, for the finst time, assured that it would not be counted against them as a spital Political crime for which in other days they would have lost thoir heads, There is a great pre. tence here among the machine politicians that the civil service order abridges the liberty of office- holders, What it really does is to liberate the petty office-holders, the clerks and others from the control of the political managers who were able formerly to force these unhappy people to pay out money which they could not spare and to give much time to party purposes, Unaer the Present rules these party manipulators must depend on the voluntary contributions and efforts of their subordinates, and they are furious be- Cause they see their formor victims set free, they ex- cercised formerly the hateful tyranny of a conscrip- tion; the Presidéut forces them to depend on volun- tary onlistments, that is all, They can no jongercom- pel a poor devil of a clerk or postmaster, under pain of being kicked out of his place, to submit to a po- Mtical assogsment out of;his small salary or to go home to vote at the expense of a new dress which his ‘wile needs. The clerk or postmaster now laughs, Openly or secretly, at his former tyrant, He goes bome to vote if he chooses, and that is all. The clerks in all the departments have received leave to go bome to vote, In the Interior Dopart- Ment the rule is that their absence shall be doducted from the annual thirty days’ leave. In the other de- partments no deduction is made, It is uot believed ‘bat very many will avail themselves of the privilege, except probably those going to New York city, to whom Secretary Sherman has given twolve days, on wecount of the necessity of registering, as well as voting. The same rules which prevailed on this head for the Ohio election exist now. THE ENGLISH MISSION AND HOW IT WAS LOST TO PENNSYLVANIA—CANDIDATES FOR THE NOMINATION OUT OF TEMPER. ‘The post of Minister to England was ofered to Pennsylvania and was grabbod by the Camerons, ‘This ts the general verdict here about the recent un- diplomatic disturbance, There are signs, also, that the event bas made trouble in Pennsylvania, where the implication that there is nobody but Cameron in the State At fors toreign mission causes resentment in a great many bosoms, The manner in which the Pennsy)- Vania delegation allowed itself to vote for Cameron has got seme of the members into trouble at homo, Thoy have been informed in pretty positive language, It 1s said, that there are other people in the State besides the Camerons, and that it was a gross blunder bo virtually reject the honor which the President was willing to confer upon the State by sending bim a name which he was not likely to accept. To send him old Mr. Oameron, it 18 sald, was virtually to say to him we, the Pennsylvania delegation, do not want you to appoint a Pennsylvanian as Minister to England. 1s is seen that this is the practical result, while doubtless Mr, Cameron is not pleased @ con- siderable number of Penasylvanians, any one of whom thinks bimseif eligbie for a tor mission, are tar more out of temper. It is certainiy « fact that but for the folly of tho delegation some one of these eligible gentlemen might have been Minister to England. It is probably true that if the delegation bad suggested the name of a man of undoubted Gtness in all ways, they could bave gained the oredit of naming Mr. Pierree pont’s successor. OUR MEXICAN BELATIONS—HOW THE NEGOTIA- TIONS ARE CARRIED ON—THE PARTIES INTER- ESTED IN CREATING DIFPIOULTY WITH OUR SISTER REPUBLIC. Undue Importance has been given in some quarters to the return of Sefior Mata, tho Mexican Envoy, to hishome. He leit here because he could not stand the winter climate, The negotiations between this government and the Mexican are conducted in Metico, Becretary Evarts believing that Mr, Foster, our Minis. ter, must be more accurately informed of the situation than the State Department could be at this distance, Mr. Foster bas his inetractious, and communicates Constantly with the Secretary of State. | The administration does nos anticipate war or war- hike trouble with Mexteo, but {t is not denied that the relations of the two governments are in an uncertain condition, and that it would not require a great effort bo produce hostilities It is admitted that a war against Mexico, as wellas further acquisition of ter- ritory from that country, would be unpopular with this country. Even the Texas people ato believed to bo uniriendly to the annexation of Mexican States, and this is not strange because they bave in Texas very great quantities of land to sell, which would be lowored im price tf we should annex the Northern States of Mexico, Annexation would inflict a lose upon every Texan and Californian tand owner, Those who labor for some movement which would result in annexation aro mainly cupitatists, who have tavested money in mines gnd lands in tho North. ero Mexican States, which are useless to them bo- cause of tho Jawlossness which prevails In that region, {tis urged here that an immense tract of fertile and rich country lies unased in Nortuern Mexioo, aod that we have a right to ite development; but it ts said, on the othor band, that President Diaz is tavorablo to immigration, and that he would authorize and Welcome colonies from this side which should come to develop the country aud bo strong enough to dofend themselves against outiaws and to establish and maintain order and security to lifeand property, If this is true there would seem to be no obstacle to om:- gration by colonies to the Northern Mexican States, and circumstances make it not impossible that a movemont, oither really of this nature or pretending to have that character, may before long devoiop \isel!, Meantime the Houge of Reprosentatives will ask the President to communicate the facts regarding border troubles, which are velieved here by many persons to ———$——— be greatly exaggerated in the public rumors, Tuers ia | suspicion algo that the recent reius su. -..-8 are Ineered by persons in tho interest of Lerdo, the deposed President, in tho hope of involving Dias in trouble, LATEST EFFORTS OF THE CABINET BREAKERS The people who originate about twice a week here rumors of a break in the Cabinet, and whose eflort sent Secretary Sherman adrift, this evening ejected Secretary Schurs and gave bim the English mission. Untortudately for them the President does not agree with them, There will be no break in the Cabinet, The Prosident prefers it as it is, and be is the only Cabinet maker whose opinion on the subject is really valuable. + FROM QuR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasuincrox, Oct. 26, 1877. TALK OF AN ADJOURNMENT—MEMBERS ANXIOUS REGARDING THEIB DUTY AS POLITICIANS. Though two weeks have already passed of the extra Session, and nothing is yet accomplished in the way of tegislation, there is some talk among the republican membersof the House to press an adjournmenten Friday, the 2d of November, till Monday, the 12th of November, in order to allow the mombers an oppor- tunity to go bome aud vot ‘The Massachusetts republicans, remembering the value ofa single voto in the Gubernatorial camp: which elected Marcus Morton by one vote, will urge the adjournment On the other hand democrats incline to the bolief that they have conve here to transact business, but are puz- zlod how to avoid election duty, the regular session of Congress always beginning after the fall elections, THE PAX OF THE NAVY—SECRETABY RBOBE- BON’S ADMINISTRATION TO BK THOROUGHLY’ PROBED. Tho prospect gets no better for the early payment of money due the officers and men of the wavy for the closing quarter of the last fiscal year. It was sup- posed that with the assembling of Congress in extra session the matter wouid be adjusted at least as svon as the let of November, but a leading Congressman, in sketching tho probable future of the ses- sion, said to-might that with tne announce. ment of the committecs.on Monday next the Appropriation Committee would be ready to re- port the Army bill on Tuesday morning, and tue House could pasa it and send it over to the Senate by Wod- esday morning; then, if 1t were passed by the Senate, Congress could adjourn sine die, for it wouid take all the interval until the first Monday in Decembor for the Naval Commitee to iuvestigate what ex-Secretary Robeson did with the money intended to pay‘ the navy. “You may rest assured,” said the Congressman referred to, democrat, “the House will never vote a dollar of this detl- ciency until it explores the rascality of the transaction and brings to light all the secrets connected with the maki away of tuat money, The commitiee can make the inggiry just as well during the recess, and be roady to report to the House at the regular sersion in Decomber. As there is nothing to be done there- fore but pass the Army bill, and as that will not take over a day or two, there is ne reason that 1 can see why Congress cannot adjourn over, not only the in- terval to the November elections, but the whole time to the regular session, 1 have not heard that the democrats contemplate doing the former, but they are able to do the latter.” THE PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATION AND, THE PRESIDENT—HOW SIMON CAMERON CAME TO BE RECOMMENDED YOR THE ENGLISH MIs- BION. One of the republican Congressmen trom Pennsyl- Vania guid to-day that it was a great mistake to sup- pose that delegation bad the slightest 111 will tow- ard (ho administration because their choice for the English mission did not scem to meet the approval of the President ‘On the contrary, a majority of the members, had they been Icft to expross their choice, would not have named Mr. Cain- cron, His selection was rather the result of acqui- esceace on the part of those who questioned the pro- priety of his being named, and as the meeting had doen called at Senator Cameron’s house it was, to Bay the least, not a pleasant task to tell what those op- posed to him thought of the ex-Senator. In a word, had the selection been made by ballot Mr. Cameron Bever would have been chosen, THE REMONETIZATION OF SILVER—6EMNATOR JONES ON THE YRELING OF THE SENATE, Senator Jones expresses bis confidence that his Sil Remonetization bill will pass the Senate by a consider- able majority. He will oppose the repeal of the Ro- sumption act in case his bill or some similar one goes through, but be will Use his: influence for its ropeal in case of bis failure, The elaborate Silver Commission report prepared by the Senator'will appear in book form to-morrow from the government presses. To might in conversatien Senator Jones remarked, concerning his silver remonetization measure, “I think it probable that a majority of the Senators aro in favor of the remonetization of silver, but thoy have various plans of their own, Perbaps some are in favor of limiting the coinage, and some may be in tavor of Mmiting the legal tender fonction of silver. In regard to the particulars of the pisos of others, I now have no means of knowing, I only «caow that they express themselves im iavor of romonetising silyerin some way or otber, There have been two bills :ntroduced looking to the remone- tization of silver—ono by Senator Ingalls, of Kansas, and one by myseif, These bills are essentially the same, Mine more definitely declares bow silver shall be remonetized. [t+ provides for tree coinage, and also that all contracts and debts which, by toeir terms, are not to be otherwise dischargod, will be payable in the silver dollar provided for in the bill Mr. Ingalls’ bill provides that silver shall be un- limited legal tender for all contracts not otherwise provided by law. I believe, howeve: remonetize siiver at the old relation of 16 98-100 in silver to one in gold, with anrestrioted coinage and with unlimited legal tender functions, will be passed this session.”? DEMOCRATS NOMINATED BY THE PRESIDENT. It ts stated by @ friend of the President that of the large number of appointments made only ten demo- crais have been selected, and of this number seven had the sapport of the republicans living in their neighborhood. ‘THE SATELLITES OF MaRS—THB OBSERVATIONS OF PROFESSOR HALL AT THE NATIONAL OB- SERVATOBY—-WHAT HAS BEEN AND WHAT 18 EXPEOTED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED, Observations of the movements of Mars and its satellites are progressing nightly at the National Ov- servaiory by Professor Aseph Hall, who has in view the preparation of an elaborate report upon tho sub- Joct, developing in the minatost detatis attainable by the facilities of the observatory the movements and poouilarities of the newly discovered moons, He is 4b commun‘cation with eminent astronomers in Lov- don, Copenhagen and Paris who are evgaged In similar observations, and will compare its with thom He hus already established by bis own work a slight inaccuracy im tho reported position of both the imner aod outer moons, and be thinks that further study will show that the original calculations relative to the orbits of the satel. lites aro eqnally at faalt. An amasing feature of the Mars excitement consists in the imagined discovery by astronomers in different parts of the world of other moons belonging to Marg than the two that the grout telescope of the observatory brought to light Protis sor Hall hus received uo joss than eight or ten reports of such discoveries, aud, strange to say, oach an- ouncement wus accompanied by such data as enabled hit to positively determing its inaccuracy. vorsation upon the subject the Professor say’ We are still observing the moons, and will have to toliow them, perhaps, a week lot Theo te next work will be to carefully reduce all the observatio: that are made here in Washington, of which we huve a very complete set, the moons having been observeu almout overy pigut since August 1L They have also been observed Cambridge, Mass., and at sev. eral other places, and also some of. the observatories of Karope. m as those observations are completed they are seut to us bi and we suall compute the orbite of these moons from all of whe observatious that have been made, and thie will bo @ work that will occupy perhaps several months, #0 that the tabios of their motions will nor be roady for publication probably till next June, The resaits that we Lave already accomplished wili give ua very good orbite—that is, we will bave the times of the revoiations of the moons around Mars and the ss liona Lbey Occupy With respect to the equator of ‘ars, and they will also enable us to compute the mass of Mars, The times of the revolutions ure about 80d. 18m. for the outer moon and Th, 40m. tor tao inner moon, This is a difleronce of about four minutes as to the outer moon, and as to the inner moon of one ininute and thirty seconds from the previous compu- tations, Protessor Hall will embody in the report of his ob. servations next year a complete history of the searches Sod predictions made with reference to the planet and its subordinate bodieg, This, he saya, will em- brace matter of particular interest to scientists, as be is collecting a variety of curious information upon the subject. This will include an account of the famous Prediction of Voltaire; the researches of Sir Wililam Herschel ana of his sou, Sir John Herschel, and the later and more accurate labors of the astronomer De Arrest, at Copenhagen, Later.in the conversation the Professor added :— These tables will give us the motions urately enough to enable us to carry forward the places October, 1879. In the latter part of that month | th! the moons will be sufficiently near again to allow rvers to correctly Hx the times of their revoluti Then, in 1892 Mars will be very near the earth, and the moons will be observed very easily, as easily as they have been this year, ‘Two years hence Mars will bein its perihelion. The opportunities for observa- tion will then be excellent, but yet not so good as they have been this year and as they will be at the ond Of its next cycle im 1892 ‘ ——_—_—— GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasurworoy, Oct. 26, 1877. THE LOUISIANA SENATORIAL CONTESIT—VIEWS OF THE RESPECTIVE CONTESTANTS AS TO THE SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION THE COMMITTEX SHOULD TAKE, The Senate Committoe on’ Privileges and Elections met this morning to recelve written watements of the Louisiana contestants to seats in the United States Senate, Messrs. Spofford and Kellogg giving their re- spective views as to the scope of investigation the committee should take, Acting Chairman Mitchell, atter roading the resolution adopted by the committee yesterday, requesting & written statemont {rom each of the contestants as to what evidence, if any, they desired to present In their respective cases, inquired if the gentlemen Prepured to furnf such in- formation, to which they both replied in the affirma- tive. Senator Hoar thereupon offered the following resolution, which was unap\mously agreed 11 Resolved, That the contestants file their respective statements with the clerk im order that an opporta- nity be giver each gentleman to examine the state- ment of his opponent and prepare, if desired, any reply thereto, and in order to allow time for this the committee adjourn for one hour, Whereupon the commiittee adjourned until half-past twelve o’clock, The committees met promptly at haif-past twelve o’clock, aod the statements of she fespective con- testants were immediately read, that of Mr. Kollogg being the first, in which he says: 1, of coursd, ussume that it ia not within the powor of auy claimant or contestant for a seat in the Sonu to waive or in auy degree control the rights o! 5 to her duly chosen representative in tue Senate, aud that the committee so understands the master, and that the commutiee’s request for be= ment of the evidence which the cont te desire to present to the commitiee does not indicute that the commitsee will sufter our requests in any do- gree to control the committee or the Senate in regard to the range which will be given to thi evidence, Still, notwithstanding, I 1d making this reply assume, ag l have just stateu, 1 deem it best w avoid all posar bility of misapprehension as to this the gravest mat- ter involved in thig comiest, and im order to exclude the appearance of waiver on my part of the rights ot Lousaoa 10 her representation in the Senate which she is entitled to in virtue of my election and of the evidence thereof, which 1 in the possession of the Senate, I desire to place at the beginning of this roply the view which I take of the law of this contest, That View is that the suvstantial merits of this contested claim to the seat aud the question which or whetner - States aud of Louisiana by record aud the evi- which these laws ocurefully supply to tue Sen- ate, and that in my case, us in the Case of overy otuer member of the Senate—when revoiutiou or disord: in the State have not deprived the State and the ate of this, the best and tne concl re evidel voth of the existence of the lawful Logisiature and of Diselection to the Senate of the Uniied States—it is not lawiul for the Senate of the United States to pass by this highest anu conclusive evidence so supplied for the purpose of trying in the Senate who were elected to the Legislature, This thing is copfided to the States themselves, to be determined through their revurning officers in the first instance and thereaiter to be determined by the houses of the Legisiature, ex. B: @ Legislature, so conclusively made ‘the lawtul Legis- lature of the Btate,’? 1 was, on the 10h day of Janu- ary last, duly elected to the Senate, aud the recorded evidence of that election, now in possession of tho committee, is the sume which ts moration I beg leave to r as coutaining hat 1 deem the only competent and conciu- sive evidence in this case, aod which establishes my Utle (o the seat, both prim facie and on the substau- tial merita If, however, the commitice should bold that this view of mine is not the trde one and that the daty of the cummittee, ener owing to the violeuce and revolutionary disorders which as- sailed the govorament Of the States, or from any other Cause, requires the committoe to gu into matters be- hind this record evidence, showlug the lawilulness ot my election and of the Legiiature which made it, then I shall ask the committee to go to tue bottom of things. 1 shall ask the committee to investigate und decide who were entitied to compose the Legislature and Executive of Louisiana, as dotermined by the election of 1876, after climimating trom that election returns all the consequences of those offences a iree aud pure election Which are prohibited ustitution and laws of Louisiana. | add by the low the mout definite state: wili to what evidence I sk tbe jue that the decision Of thia case upon its sub- merits requires the commitiee to decide thoro questions which are made by the constitution and jaws of Loutsinna 10 be determinable in the frst instance alone by returning officers of Louisiana aud devermwabie ultimately by the hoases of the Leg- isiature which aro composed of those and those only who aro found entitled to seate the by the certili- cates of the returning oflicers of the State Inthe event of the commit adoption of that range of in- Just stated I sbull ask the committee tg-uinvesti- and upon the foliowti The violence and other revolutionary and un: te and influences ted to either w prevent the organization of gialature vy which | was elected or to deprive et branch thereo! ofa quorum pelote), at the time, or alter my guid election to the pate. Second—The violence and other revolutionary or uu- lawful acts and iufluences resoried to to deprive of their offices the @xecutive and judicial officers of Luu- isiane belonging to what ia known as the Packard gov- eroment Third—The acts resorted to to secure the organiza. tion ofwhat is known aw the Nicholls Li and the instalment and continuance in pow Nicboils Bxecutive, Yourth—-Tue character, extent and effect upon the election in Louisiana, iu 1876, of those offences against the Election laws, which are enumerated in suck laws, bry jally in the twenty-mixth section of the act of ‘ Aifui—The action of the Returning Officers in Making up “the returns of all the persons and officers Yoted tor!’ at election Of Nuveumber, 4876, in the State of Louisan Isball also ask, in thé event that the committes shall decide to go behind the record evidence tv which T have aliuded, tuat smony takev by tue cuin- mittee of the Senate, of whieh Seuator Howe was chairman, 10 1877, may be ordered by the Seuaie to be use: for the purposes of such investigation. Very respectiuily, WILLIAM F, KELLOUG, Mr. Spofford, in bis stacement, says, protosting that no evidence beyond his credentials and the his- torical facts of which the Senate will take jadicial no- Uce is required or sbould ve demanded, and in ove dience 40 the orders and resolutions of the committee, he respectfully proposes to prove— First—Vbut by the actual resurns, collected by the supervisors of regisirauon irom tueir up polntees, the commissio Giections, showing the votes actually in the boxes at the close of the election ia uwiaga, ou the Gay of November, 1570, it avpears that enough of Lhe Senators and Rep- resentative eived into the Packard Legislature upon the certificate of the so-called Keturn were deicaiod at tbe polis to show that 4 ‘st to last, Le, econd—(bat Will Steven, the holding: ing tO (he Nicbolié Legislature, was captured aud by duress agaidst bis process into the Packard Chamber on the Ist day o. January, 1877, und Kept there by durces and against bis protest (be reius- lug to participate im their action aod repudiating their wolhority as a Sevate), just for tue purpose of swear- 1bg 1b as members O buat pretended Senuto Messrs. Baker and Kelso, who baa not only Deen defeated at the polls a8 candidutes for the Senaic, but were ao re- ported by the Returuing Board, and teir competitors were wotumily elected wud admitted #0 to be by the Returniog Board, and sat as members from their re- Spective Senatorial districts in the Nicholls Serate throughout ite session, aud that there was no contest and vO notise of Contest ovemsheir seats; but the seat- ing ot Messrs. Baker and Kelso was entirely unlaw- ful, inexcusadle aud of no eflect, In continuing bis statement Judge Spofford says that the actual returns or statements as made tn duplicates by the Supervisors of Registration, with their ap- pointees, tho Commissioners of Biection, and sent ono set to the clerk of the districts court of each country parish aud to the Secretary of Stave in the city, and the other set to the Returning Board, so-called, showed a majority of the votes actually cast through. Out the State of about 8,000 fof Nicholls and Wiltz over Packard and Antoine jor Governor and Lieuten- aut Governor in the Louisiana election of November 7, 1877. Ln conclusion, the statement charges tho Ko- turning Board with changing tho result of the election er Sevator in De Soto parish by the supprossion of votes, #o aa to Feturn the republican Representatives, who wero Peally beaten by large majorities, and which was ad- mitted in @ letier written by ono of tho Frepuviican i NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBKK 27, 1877—WITH SUPPLEMENT. ey Representatives so returned, = copy of which letter | weTCOMING PRESIDENT HAYES. NEW JERSEY PRESBYTERIANS. will hereafter be submitted to the committee. In his supplemental statem Governor Kellogg says that be denies generally and specifically the ma- torial averments of Judge Spofford, und asks that, in the event the committee shall decide to take testimony tn regard to who were duly elected members of the Leg- islature of Louisiana, that such investigation snall be made through and ip obedience to the designs of the Election iaws of Louisiana; that it shall decide who were elected after excluding from the election re- turns such polls ag the Bleetion laws of Louisiana desigaed should be excluded; and he states turtuer ‘thatif such exclusions are mado as are required by the design of the law it will be found that the action of the Returning Board in certifying the election of members of the Senate ard House as they did was Justified by the evidence and the law in the case, Juage Spofford, in bis supplemental statement, says:— * ‘The vagueness of the statemonis of Governor Kel- logg a8 to what he desires to prov. jers it imposm- ble for mo to specify wnat l spail de to adduce io rebuttal, A suit upon such pleadin, end, and I assume that it is the desire of G Kellogg and of the committee, as it certainly is mine, that this matter should be determined speedily—cer- tainly within afew weeks As to tho specilic docu- ment referred to by Governor Kellogg in his letter to the committee of the 22d inst, | shall desire to prove that the act the Superior Civil Court t through, an utter ul jon; that it did not requi repeal, becaus ever went iuto vital iorce; that, professing to the Sixth District Court o New Orleans, it did abol the cor has continued and sill subsisis in the tuil exercise of its original jurisdiction though re has been no law reviving ik If it be deemed Proper or material to go into the geporal investigation, whose horizon ts boundl led by Governor Kellogg, the only eifect of which will be indefluite y and profitiess wrangling, ,the undersigned josts that it would wot be proper to limit quota- tons to the testimony tuken by the Howe Committee, but that the testimony taken by the Morrison Co! mittee of toe House should, in common Jairness to | Othqmside, be allowed consideration. Of course ti ls and acts of Assembly of the Nioho! ature ag printed im volumes by authority can referred id the undersigned in return agrees that the newspap: orts of Journals of the Packard Legislature may be reterred to by eith ‘The committee, alter hearing thes held & brief secret jon, but took no action further than to order that they be printed, and then adjourned until next Monday. THE YRENCH EXPOSITION—NECKESSITY OF CON- GRESBIONAL ACTION TO ENABLE AMERICAN CIZIZENS TO PARTICIPATE. | The attention of the Dopartment of State has been called by the French Minister in Wasbington to tho statement recently made in the New York journals thas american citizens desiring to participate im the Universal Exposition of Paris will be authorized to do so Upon simple presentation by the Minister of the United States in France, and the French Minister again notifies the American government that, accora- ing to the regulations, foreign exhibitors cannot bo admitted to the Exhibition of 1878 except through the intervention of a special delegate, officiully de- signated by their government and accredited to the French Commissioner General. No presentation, in- deed, would be made by the Minister of the United States at Paris without special instruction from this government, and the Department of State has no in- tention of taking any step in the matter that would anticipate the action of Congress or in any way as- sume the authority to create positions of commission- ers or incur any expenditure not expressly authorized by law. In short, nothing can be done on this subject until Congress shall act upon it THE LOUISIANA SENATORSHIP. HOW THE CONTEST IS REGARDED IN NEW OBLEANS—FACTS OONCERNING THE ELEC- TION—SPOFFORD'S ULTIMATE ADMISSION CON- BIDEBED sSSURED. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Naw Ontuans, Oct, 26, 1877, Senator Morrimon’s resolution in the Senatorial Question is looked upon here as ultimately settling the Louisiana caso 1n favor of Judge Spofford. The inside facts ot the caso can be easily proved, the only ques- tion being a difference of opinion of the original or- ganization of the House. The law provides that after the Legislature assembies they shall notily the Gov- ernor that it is in session, and, accordingly, last year ® committee, composed of Roprosentatives Wilde, Williams and Erkerbam, called upon Governor Kel- Joga, notilying tim of the fact. In an address of some Jength he declined to recognize them, but the official notice baving been given work was proceeded witb, and a ballot lor Senator ut once gone into iu accord. with law. “leis understood bere that Kellogg's nds claim that bia non-recoginition gave the or- ganization ao trregaiar phase; but as the House was already organized by a majority of elected members the notiticaion was sufficient. The Kellogg House and Senate at no time bad an elected quorum, tho Senate no quorum at all When Spofford wus clected there was a quorum both in the House and Senate—a Returoiog Board quorum as well as an clected one, THK DEMOCRATIC POLICY. ‘The secret cuucus history of the democrats would show that 1t was not deemed politic to hold an olection lor Senator until there was both a Returning Board and an elected quorum, though balloting was proceeded with every day. Tne Packard government at the time Bpoflord was elected was not even de jure These reasons advanced by prominent democrats here seem to make the admission of Spofford some time vortain, and bia friends ure jubilant, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. CHANGES IN THE PAY DEPARTMENT. Wasuinaron, Oct 26, 1877. Pay lospeotor Edward May is ordered to duty os inspector of provisions and clothing at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Pay Director C. J. Emery is ordered to daty as purchasing vaymaster at the Boston Navy Yurd, Protessor Heury VD. Todd is ordered to duty under Professor L. Newcomb, superintendent of the “Nautical Almanag.”’ Pay Inspector R. Thornton {a detucbed from duty as pure Bostow and ordered to settle bin acc Charles 1. Guild ig detached from duty at ihe Ports- mouth Navy Yard and ordered to settle THE SEVENTH’S ARMORY FUND. Scbultz, Southwick & Co, have subscribed $500 to the Seventh Regim Stockwell, present of the Howe Sewing Machine Company, $500; Butchors and Drovers’ Bank, $200, and Now York County Kank $100. TOO LIVELY FOR HIM Action for limited divorce has been begun in the Supreme Court, Kings county, by Joseph Dengie against Theresa Donglo, bis wife, on the ground of crue! and inpuman treatment. The plaintiff, who is ap undertaker, resides at No, 82 Thornton street, Brooklyn, E. D, He was a widower when, in Novem- bor, 1876, he married Mrs, Theresa Moyer, who was a widow, He had four children and she bad one lo bis complaint he sets forth that his wife bas been in the babit of beating, kicking and dragging him over the fuoras if be were & mop, He alleges, also, that she treqaently armed herself with a butchergkoilc be Uireatened 66 use it on nim, saying She would yet kill him. On October 20, 1877, the complaint sets forth the de- fondant catered his undertaker's store, and without any Cause oF provocation whatever violently assaulted aud beat the plaintiff with bet clinched fists, striking him ip face. She pulled out part of bis whiskers, aud putting her tingerd in his mouth caused jt to biced, ‘The plaintia sete tor in fact, since said marriage the defendunt’s con- has been upiiormiy brutal, inhuman and tly in the habit of applying ping him with vioience and toning to take his lite, of striking bim and thi bes been entirely unsate ior to live with de- Jendant Wherefore the pial unds judgment wgainse the defendant for @ separation trom the bed and board of said deiendant.” SHOCKING INHUMANITY. Four months ago the shocking treatment received by the pauper inmates of the Hudson County Aims. house, at Spake Hill, was published in the Hunaxp. Several attempts were made in the Board of Chosen Freoholders to remedy the evil, but owing to tho ox- traordinary powers vosted in the Director-at-Large all attempta at reformation were usoless, The Grand tu afford Jury now 10 session was called upon some relief to the starving inmates mmivieo Was appointed by thi case, The result of that 1; eligation re' of things that is a standing divgrace to ti ie Hudsou county, The commu found the childrea at dinner, which consisted ouly of boiled cabvage, without any seasonin nd half o of bread. Adults were od in, received only @ pint of muk ench day. county in tue State is more liberal to soffering poor than Hudson coun money intended tor the public +i Soake Hill bas been diverted to the purchaso of and the inmates of the Alms- erge of starvation. Mr, O'Neill, member of the Grand Jury and ly director of the Board of Freehold ie Preparing a report of the cane, and it is provable @ presentment will be made by tho Board of Fr holders VERGINIA’S YOREMOST CITIZENS HONOR THE NATIONAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE. (Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] . Ricumoxp, Va., Oct. 26, 1877. The squabble among the city, State and Agrical- tural Society authorities over t reception of the President bas at last been settled, though it cannot be said in a very amicable way. The city authoritics bore oif the palm, and the Governor will now have to play second fiddie to Judge Joho A, Meredith, the acting Mayor, who was the chairman of the St. Louis Committee ou Resolutior The Judge will deliver the address of welcome upon the arrival of the train bearing the Presidential party. On account of the opposision of the Governor, the Capitol square, abundant os it is in bis- toric monuments, bas been abandoned as the place of reception, and @ convenient spot at the bead of Franklin, the aristrocratio street of Xichmond, has been selected, where a grand platform will be erected, PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS. A meeting of the various committees of the City Council, the Board of Public Interests and the State deosisane Society was held this morning, at which Jk the preliminaries for the recoption were perfected, and at which etalls of the little quarrel with His Excellency leakedout, Judge Meredith, who presided, related in a humorous manger the several interviews held with the Governur on the subject of the Presidential visil, apd at the same time requested the members of the press not to pubiish it, as a wrong impression might be created. Of that there is no dunger, however, a8 no wrong liupression can grow out of a contest bowween @ democratic executive of Vir- giuia, ademocratic city couneil committee of Kich- mond and a demooratio committee of the State Agricul- ‘ural Society, over the reception in Virginia’s capital of a republican Prosident of the United States, It is rather @ praiseworthy litte affair and ought to be known. RAGER TO WELCOME THX PRESIDENT. Judge Meredith stuted that, when the programme of receiving the President from the southern portico of the Capitol was announced to the Governor that distinguished gentleman ejaculated “fhe Cupitol ! The Capuol! Why, sir, that is state property. It the Prosidont puts his foot on State property it will be my duty to welcome him, and [ mean to do it.'” ‘This noppluased the Juigo, who wanted to have the opening speech, and he said’ then, “We will be com- pelied to fail back on the Exchange Hotel,” anu thero the matter restod, A subsequent interview was bad with tne Governor, ut which he gave permission for the hownsers to Ure the salute of welcomo from the square, and at which Major Drewry, Presideut of the Agricultural Sooicty, tartiy said to the Goveruor, “It you speak a word at the Capitol we don’t want you at the fair, We have just as good kors as you are”? That ended the matter as far joveruor was concerned, und according to the mame as now arranged the Goveruor will deliver dress at the Fair Grounds on Wednesday, the day alter the arrival of the President, ‘THK PROGRAMME, President Hayes will reach this city Tucsday alter- Boon ov a special train, which will stop at the bead of Franklia street, near Monroe Park, where be will ve weicomed to the city ina speech by Judge Mereaith, gosing Mayor, which will be responded to by ube President ‘the party will then be escorted in proces. sion by the military, Wire Depart hi Hotel. At bight the Pres: weption in the pari On Wednesday the Presicent will visit the State Fair and wili tuere be welcomed to Virginia by Governor Kemper, and at night a state reception will be hold at the gubernatorial wansion. On Thursday there will bo a Presidential review of the military at the Fair Grounds and competitive drill; so an excursion down the river to the Dutch Gap a Tho Prosidontial party will returo to Washington on Thursday ight. Quite an enthusiastic feeling prevails here over the anticipated visit, The President will be accorded an ovation that will doubtless be extremely gratifying to bim. THE BEAK PAW VICTORY. GENERAL HOWARD'S OFFICIAL BEPORT TO GEN- &BAL SHEBIDAN-—MILES’ CONGRATULATION TO HIS MEN—THE END OF THE NEZ PERCES WAR, The official documents given below form parts of the historical record of the war with the Noz Percés, aud as such will bo read with great interest The Orat is General Howuard’s narrative of the final engagement, addressed to Genoral Sheridan, aad the second is Gen- eral Miles’ congratulation to his troops, Both of them breathe a soldierly spirit and a generous concession of the praise due to each other’s eflorts and those of tho brave privates in their ranks:— MOWARD TO SUBRIDAN, HeapquarTers DEPARTMENT OF THN CoLUMBI 1x Tax Fixun, Ste. Beytox, * dMissouur River, Oct, 19, 1877, General P. H. Saunipax, Commanding Division of we Missout It is due you, as commander of this military division, to know the fucts that J have already telegraphed io General McDowell from the batile tied coucerving raLions aud surrender Of the hostile Nex command. of Sturgis’ troo; Clurke’s Fork, and be op my lorce proper till the ciose. immediately commanding, then m ty-Ve- miles in two days, struck the hostil number of their pouies, killed and the Musselshell, ‘The 12th of Septemuor Clarke’s Fork a despatch to Colonel Miles, showing him that the Indians were making lor the dius. welshell country vy ex ingly long marcues, and ufgiug wousaal activity, and earnestly requesting him ‘to make every eflors in his power to prevent the escape of this Lostile band,” Colonel Miles received the despateh at sougue River On the evening Of tue 16th, aud promptly moved his commuand—two battalions of Second und Seventh cay- airy, and one, bis own mounted iufantry—on the 17th to the mouth of Musselsbell. Meanwhile, as be requested nine days to get into position, 1 ‘wiowed’’ aay march tw about Alieen wiles per dey, knowing that tne bostiles watching me would do the same. They slackoned their pace afver crossing the Missouri at Gow Island, AS #000 46 Miles found that they were beyond the @ crossed where be was aud made torced jopally across our front to the worth ‘Mountains und struck the Indiaus about ck A, M. of the Stn ul. They were cu- mpea near # creek Votiom, in a strong Datura! posi- Jon, but their DuNerous ponies (uoW Dear.y worn ous) wero scattered over the open country, grazing. Miles charged the camp ana herd simuitaneously. A des per Qght occurred, in which two oilficers and twenty-five men were killed and four officers und forty-two men wounded, nearly all capturei—some seven hundred; but the Indians, hemmed in by Miles’ pickets, held out until arrival (firing was then sill going on), tb: 4tb. 1 bad with mo two friendly Nez luterpreter. The two Nez Porcés were sent tue next morning into the hostile camp, Turough w the surrender was artanged. A tow [ndians, including White Bird, crept out through the jiues during iho night, A tion of my artillery and iutautry and Sturgis’ cavalry wore brought up withia twenty-live wiles of the battle Beld; bul, as tne Sioux under Sit- ting Buil continued quiet, 1 deemed it best, on ac- oount of the difficulty of suppiying the command, to return the fous troops to we Missouri, Siurgia’ cavulry was ordered to report to Coivnel Miles, und moved ip conjunction with bim back w the moun of the Musselsiel. 1 embarked my troops on the steamer Benton. Un account of Sitting Bull's prox- imity 1 delayed their departure from the uth to the 18th ina, till Miles, burdened with the wounded and the Indiau prisoners, 375 ia number, bad reached the Missouri, Coionvl Sturgis aud lis regi- 4 deserve spucial credit tor energetic, permetent jaccessful work. Colouel M wou bis command have aud deserve the great bonoro! the flual battle preciation and grativude dd wen who engaged the Lost with success in Idaho, have cheerfully made torced marches for 1,600 miles, w art of tue last operating torce north Of tue Missouri aud were represeatoa by their commande: 5 I directed Colo: the prisoners till Next spring, it beiug wo late to send them to Idaho by direct routes this Lal and two costly vy steamer and rai, Can I meet you io Cuicago the 24in inst ¢ U, 0. HOWARD, Commanding Department MILKS! CONGRATULATORY ORDER. Hieavquaaters ov THR YrLLOWSsTON®, ) In tus Fievo, j Camp Nan Bear Paw Mountains, 31. ew 1, 187" GENERAL ORDERS NO. 3S The commanding vilicer takes great pleasure in ex. Pressing to bis commund his thanks vod cougratula. Vions for tue recent exhibition they bave given oO! tuo Dighoss degree ol endurunce under bardsnip and un- yielding fortitude 16 battle. The secret forced marches that bled you to surprise the enemy when tn fancied security, the resistiess charge that at once shut tuem in the fasinesses of their camp and the Courageous fight, with death and maiming thick about a that bas attended your efforta, the compleve { the hostile camp and animals nd (be surrender of the Cniel Joseph aud his tollow- the entire country will share, with gratiiude to you who have accomplisaed 40 source of cong Genoral 0.0. ed a wae against these hostile Nez Percd: driven them from the slope of the Pacilic Hito tis remote country, was present \o witness (he completion of bis ardoous and | thankless undertaking. By command of CojoneFN, A. Miles, T. W. BAIRD, Firat Lieutenant, Filth infantry, Adjutant, and Acting Assistant Adjutant Geueral, CONDUCLORS' INSURANCE, ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 26, 1877. The Condustors’ Insurauce Association to-day adopted a resolution condemning strik: nd pledging themaeives not to support the sume, Montreal was selected as tie noxt place of meeting, Samuel Titus, of the Now York Railroad, was clocted Presie dent of the association; KR, RK. Stallings, of Atlanta, First Vice President, and CG, A. Stancutield, of Lowa, Beoond Vice Presiaent. Grand See ry Culbertsou was re-elected, Joun W, Moore, of Columbus, Unio, was re-elected a member of the Executive Committee, ‘The barbecue will tuke piace to-morrow | gation from the National Univer EAGER TO | CLOSE OF THE sYNOD—SEE AND MILLER OOM. DEMNED—THE MINUTES, After & session extending five full duys the New Jer- sey Presbyterian Synod Gualiy concluded its labors iu Newark last evening, The greater portion of the ses- Siow was taken Up in the consideration of the See and Miller cases, which resuited in the condemnation of both, aa wil! be sean by the report. All of yesteraay ‘was consumed by the Miller heresy case, THe Case. ‘The See caso was first disposed of by the adoption of the follow! miputes—oue on cach of his two ape peals, Minute No, 1 recites the action of the Synod in tne case and concludes as follo’ Iv gnatainin tho, Presbytery of Newark as against the ~ complaint R, Craven, D. D., und" the appeal ot Rev £ hold + sages of Scrip. ture referred ¢» in the action of the Presbytery do prohibit the fulfill Of the offices of public pre: ia f the Church, And whil i permicth services of the Churcu Is ‘nd uuwise and euntrary to the views of th of Chareh order deri from them, as orait mong us. And a¢ such con- duct may open the way to disorder aud mischi Affectionutely counsel, admonish and the ministers within » bounds to act in accord: ance with the deliverances of the General Assembiy on this subject. While maintaining this position the synod would hereby put upon re d its hi es of women in oft rane ° elization aud benevolence and their » of the large indebtedness of every wood eause to thelt sympattiy und co-operation. ‘As to the modes in which these services may be employed, the Synod commit this whole subject, within the limits ex> pressed above, to the discretion of the sessions of the churches, subject, of course, all other matters, tothe review ang control of their presbyteries, ‘The committee appointed to prepare a minuto on the second See case presented the following:— ittee appointed to bring in # minute expressive of the Sytod tn the vote ren pon the complaint of the Kev. £ M, See agalust the Presbytery of Newark, for enjuining him’ “to couse at once the presenta. tion of those peculiar views with respect to direct com nd the absolute keeviag of the bel practices {nu conagetion with the « denominated ‘meetings for the prometio: out of whieh the troubles in the Churet grown,” beg leave res That in deciintag © sustain the coniplaint, been done by @ vote of 110 against’ J Synod, while expressing the Kev. LM. see in his aspirs with God and the highes and while ft hi ple to aim at b fess. in entire accord with the Prosbytory in earnestly and affectlonnte.y reminding the brother that there are many rors connected wi jn seat sympathy after intimate if mot, indeed, ia- kuown as’ the ont i “High Life,” Prominent among t injunction of the P tutivn of shese irom the p' frow the hoidiag of meetings “for the promotion 0: holiuesss” bave largely Fone the troubles in Wickliffe Church, there‘ore the Synod affection- Ately counsels the brother tO accept ull the udvice of this Presbytery as kind, pertinent wid wise,sad aes en the same. JOSEP US. VAN DYAB, WILLIAM 0. KOBERTS, WILLIAM RUST. Mr. See gave notice that he would appeal to the Gene. Assembly, and Dra. Craven, Gossman, Roberts and Lytle were appointed to defend the Synod, VERDICT IN THM MREBSY CASE. Rey. Dr. Nubrie, chairman ol olminittes Lo pro pare a minate on the Miller case, presenied the foliow- iug:— The Synod having, by @ vote of 100 not to snstain the ap. pathy 3 to refec 18 Back to the Presvytery and used from voting, r ro et of the Hey. Jha ytery of ew Bruns ood as Indorsing the reabytery, aud eiaphatically ines of ‘bis book entitled ed by the Bivie’’ as wholly repugnant to the Scriptures and to the standards ot the Presbyterian burch. jovertheless, iu view of the Inches shat Mr Miller seems to have misay the real imports: used to sustain the ap decision of the Pi © and hoping that further tl tection may in God's provi by His hin views, the Synod earnestly recommend to the Presbytery such action, if ye possi die, mi Ninauce Mr, Miller to solemaly rv: opinions upon these grows vital toplos. The minute was adopted and Mr, Miller gave notice of appeal to the General Assembiy. The next session will be neld at Morristown, UNIVERSALIST CONVENTION. Cnrcago, Oct, 26, 1877, ‘The Universalist Convention to-day was largely at- tended. Considerable time was occupied in amending the laws so as to present a more systematic plan of conducting church trii various amendments were reterred to'a committee Wppointed by the Chat There was a warm discussion on the question of alk ing tucreased appropriation tor the students of 1 and Cauton colleges, Finally the pro sition to allow each student not over $180 preva by @ vote of 34 to 10, There was cont bio discussion over the means of liquidating the Church dobt, and the committee’ report on the subject was Gnally adopted. t was voted to meot next at Providence, R I. ‘The olection otf officers tnen ensued. rs, Ban- son, Crosbiey, Van Cosse, Tuttle and Miss Chapin were olocted the Western Bourd of Missions, Messrs. Joy, Romaine, Rugg and Palmer and Miss Marsh were elected trustees. 7 Alter the appointment of committees and the adop- tion of resolutions of thangs (he Convention adjourned sine die, MISSIONARY CONVENTION, St. Louis, Oct, 26, 1877, The Geveral Christian Missionary Convention re assembled to-day. Daring the morning session several official reports were presented, The report of tue Committee on Aid of Weak Churchbe8 olicited cousiderable discussion, At two P, M. the Board of Foreign Missions, of which Eider Isaac Errott 1s prosideut, commenced ite session. Elder W, T, Moore, corresponding secretary, presented an claborate report on behalf of the Board, showing satisfactory progress in the various branches of the foreign missionary work, the Kogiish aod Danish missions especially being in a moss prosperous conditio! the Gnanctal condition vot to be suck as to justify the establishment of the French mis- sion for some time past comtempiated. Tho report Contained an earnest appeal in benall of this object, Mrs, Delunoay, who, with ner nusband, is proposed ench mission, was present and delivered an address, alter whion donations were called iverai Sut contributed, ening session was occupied in hearing d= reports in regara to the work. ‘Th ditional CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE OF RAIL ROAD MEN, Cuxvenaxy, Oct. 26, 1877, In the Christian Conference of Railrpad Men \o-aay the following topica were considered :—Visiting Hospt- tals, Homes ana Cabooses, discussed by Messer, Lang and Sheaff, of Cleveland; Meetings in Cottages, Shopt and Yards of Railroad Companies, by 0. R. Stockwell, of Columbus; The Temperance Qu »b of Collingwood; The Relation Are You Doing Speci ‘Town? by T. B. Patton, of Altoona; The Sunday Ques- tion, by Allan Bourne, of Detroit. WOMAN'S LEMPERANCE UNION, Cucado, Oct 26, 1877. Tho third day of tho Woman’s National Christian ‘Temperance Union was unusually interesting, A dele- it Convention, led by the Rev. Mr. Simmous, of Vermont, was cordially received. The morning session was spent in hearing A roport on the publication of Our Union, the paper Of the association, and pledges tuward its support. The afternoon jon was ocoupied in the reading of the report of the Literature Committee, of which Miss Julia Colman, ot New Jersey, is chairman, through which it Is intended to scatter temperance books, papers aud leaflets all over tue country. ‘The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:— President, Mrs, Annie Wittenmyer, Pailadelpni Corresponding Secrewry, Mrs, Mary F. ye 4 Mra. se Secretary, Secre: , Mrs. Mary nt Recording secre 0, Ohio. REFORMED SYNOD. AuLustows, Pa, Oot. 26, 1877, At the socond day’s session of the Reiormed Synod the various reports wire road, alter which is was re- ved that the Synod meet im convention on the fourth Wednesday ju Octover, 1875, at Easton, Pay THE GAKBAGE AGAIN, The question of dumping garbage in the lower bay was before the Board 0: Police again yesterday, brought up by @ lotter received from ex-Mayor Gunther, which stated that garbage was still be- ing dropped in the bay. The letter was enclosed in one Irom Mr. Ambrose Snow, President of the Board esolution ‘was passed in re- of Pilots. The toiiowing r Jation to the subject :— neows, of sows te be damped o miiew sOULHOusE Of buoy No. 16, , mud to re) wacl and evety vivigtion ul this order to the Hoard of Police. A POLITE LHIcF, A well dressed young man enterea J. 8. Hunting: ton’s lowolry store, ov Nowark avenue, Jersey City, last night and asked to seo silver watch, One was shows which suited him, He pat it in his pocket, and politely remarking “Good night,” he leit the store suddenly, The loser complained at Police | quariera ee ee