The New York Herald Newspaper, November 23, 1878, Page 3

WASHINGTON The Late Election in Certain of the Southern States, DETAILS OF OUTRAGES REPORTED Interference with Federal Authorities in Enforcing the Law. UNNECESSARY FRAUDS PRACTISED. Violence and Intimidation No Longer in Vogue. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasnrneton, Noy. 22, 1878. THE ELECTION IRREGULARITIES IN CERTAIN SOUTHERN STATES. The course of the South Carolina, Louisiana and Virginia authorities in regard to frauds charged in the recent elections und arrests made by the federal suthorities is watched here with a good deal of curios- Ity, and with the conviction among fair minded demo- crats that the Southern men are making a very grave blunder, which delights the hearts of the ‘stalwart’ republicans and grieves all who desire to see an end put to sectional issues, IN VIRGINIA. Whatis happening is this:—In one of the counties of the Norfolk district. in Virginia, several arrests _ have been made by federal officers under the federal Election Jaws, the persons arrested .being charged with unlawful interference with voters or with traud- ulent tampering with the ballot boxes. The evidence on which the arrests were made is here believed to be rufficient to convict; but this, of course, cannot be known until a trial is had, and it would be proper to await the result of the trials, if it were not that the local authorities at once arrested the complainants—in somo cases for perjury, in others for other offences—and = stuck them into jail, with a threat of State Prison, That is to say, John Smith enters a complaint with the fod- eral District Attorney against Richard Jones, charg- ing that Jones has obstructed the polling plice, used violence to voters, stuffed the ballot box with fraudu- lent tickets or prevented an honest count. The fed- _frel officers arrest Richard Jones on this charge, whereupon the local authorities at once arrest John mith, the complainant, for perjury or on some other tharge, and stick him into jail. This course, it is as- sorted here, has bdjn pursued in a number of in- “stances in the Second Virginia district, and it is a proceeding excellently calculated to deter peo- ple from making complaints. It is a scandalous intimidation of witnesses, and wherever it is prac- tised the public at a distance is justified in believing that the election offences charged were really com- mitted, and that the local authorities, who are demo- cratic, are simply engaged in covering up these crimes by scaring off the witnesses and making the act of complaining or giving evidence dangerous. NOT VIOLENCE, BUT FRAUD. So far as Virginia is concerned but little violence is charged, and that probably of a harmless*kind—what would in the North be called ‘‘comnion election rows.” But in Mr. Goode’s district and in some other places it is charged that the democrats ma- ‘ nipulated the election boxes, used the little thin ballots made of onion skin paper, abstracted republican votes and substituted democratic, and did so syste- matically and to a great extent. In one procinet, it is related, most of the voters were negroes, When tho “box was opened tliese stood around in a crowd to hear the result, whereupon, after an examination of the ballots, the democrats cricd out to the blacks:— “Good for you! You all yoted the democratic ticket.” ‘The negroes denied this in some amazement, but their opponents triumphantly showed them the bal- lots, which, sure enough, were solidly democratic, and the blacks went home disgusted, but not know- ing exactly how to help themselves. This story is told by one who had looked into it and was persuaded of its trath. It might be regarded as 2 mere “‘clection ‘o" were it not for the conduct of the Virginia local quthorities in arresting and intimidating complain- ants, but that amounts to and may justly be regarded as a confession of guilt. ‘THE LOUISIANA TROUBLES. As to Louisiana but little is known here. There are vague and evidently exaggerated accounts of violence and fraud, but it is known that Governor Nicholls has gone in person to the parishes, only two or three in number, in which fraud or disorder is said to have been practised, and with the determina tion to search ont wrong and punish wrongdoers. It is as well for the Northern public to await the result of his efforts. There is no evidence that he has not done his duty, and the fact that the State went strongly democratic should count for nothing. It could not help but do so, when the republicans were utterly disorganized among themselves and unable to “organize the negro vote, while decent white men were repelled from the republicans ranks by the fact that Wells, Anderson, Ludeling and the whole odious Returning Board gang were, as the federal officers in the State, the leaders of the re- publican party. Had the President placed in the fed- eral offices in Louisiana men of stainless repute and of influence in their State it is now known here that the white voters would have been divided, and the State would have been easily carried for the republi- can party by aconsiderable majority, There is somo reason to believe that the President and his Cabinet sec this now, and are aware that in submitting to the dictation of the ‘stalwart’ republicans and ‘taking care” of the Returning Board they not only violated their own civil service rules and professions, but lost Louisiana to the republican party. IN SODTH CAROLINA, As to South Carolina, when its whole miserable @tory is known one cannot help but ask, as an amazed Northern democrat did here the other di “What sort of a State is South Carolina, anyhow 7” In the firet place it is as well to understand that there was very little violence or intimidation, A good many of the stories which the republicans are spread- ing om this head in the North are either falee or grossly exaggerated. Intimidation is a somewhat vague offence and depends a good deal on the char- wter of the intimidated man. Two years ago Sena- wor Morton brought out the details of what he flat- tered himself was an uncommonly fine case of intimidation in Mississippi. A white republican testified that, being candidate for office, the democrats marched through the town where he lived and past his house by torchlight, bearing a coffin marked with his name Yn illuminated letiers, and groaning and threatening nw they passed his door, Afterward the coffin, con- spieuously labelled, was set up against his house, where be found it the next morning. The story pro- duced a profound impression upon all who listened, ‘until Senator Kernan, seeing that the witness was a burly may, who looked as though he could take care of himeelf, suddenly asked him :— “And were you really intimidated?” ‘The man grinned and said frankly, Iknew I was not going to be hurt.”’ FRAUD, DARKFACED FRAUD. What the South Carolina democrats did in the two low country districts from which complaints come was frand, barefaced, premeditated and stupid frand— frand that had noteven necessity for ite excuse for they could have won without it. The republican party in the State was utterly disorganized; all its leaders who had any force or influence had, like Chamberlain, left the State; only a little decent man- agement would have secured to the democrats a fair proportion of the negro vote, quite enough with their own vote to overcome fairly and honestly the ma- jority against them. They preferred to reject the help of the blacks and to win by stuffing ballot boxes and placing the polling places at such points an: 5 mot a bit, . NEW YORK HERALD; SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1878.-TRIPLE SHEKT, regulating the voting hours in such a way in the black region that the colored vote eould not be polled. This is told you, not on republican authority, but on that of demoerats, decent men, native South Carolinians, whose letters received here show that they are out- raged and indignant at what they rightly regard as a deep disgrace to the State and to their party. ; A BING OF POLITICIANS. According to these letters the democratic organiza- tion in the low country of South Carolina, where these frands were committed, is no better than a ring of unscrupulous politicians whom Governor Hamp- ton, if he had not been besotted by his ambition to become Senator, ought to have and could have de- nounced and crushed out. These men have been for a year busy in preventing the growth of an independ- ent movement which, if it had prospered, or if Hamp- ton had fostered it, as he must have done had he been a statesman, would have divided the white and also the negro yote, and re-established the polities of the State on a sound basis, insuring good govern- ment, no matter who was elected. Having crushed out the independents, they then rejected the colored voters who offered themselves and prepared to stuff the ballot boxes and secure thal if fraud. Assembly now returned a <1, anno 1066. Eva, sists of 194 democrats-and only three republicans, and both Smails and Rainey are cheated out of their elec- tion to Congress. It remains only for Governor Hampton to allow his Secretary of State to give cer- tificates to thetwo democrats who were returned by fraud from these two districts to complete the dis- grace of the Stete and his own. It is scarcely possi- ble that the democrats in the Forty-sixth Congress will admit the two men oven on the certificates, if they get them. The least they can do will be to order a new election. AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATI’’S STATEMENT. As to the honest citizens of Charleston and the ad- jacent country, if they sit still and make no protest against the wrong in which they had no part, but which they saw committed under their noses, they will deserve to be misgoverned and will not find it easy to secure honest public service herestter, for in their case a particular ontrage was committed. They had among them one man brave'and honest enough. to withstand the pressure of the democratic Ring, and to place himeelf in nomination for the State Senate on a platform of honesty and conciliation. This was Mr. James B. Campbell, a gentletign of the high- est character, an able lawyer aud a life- long democrat. His letter to the demo- cratic voters of Charleston county, dated four days before the election, gives a very frank and trenchant account of the reasons which had led him to come forward as an independent candidate for the State Senate. He did so in order to do what he could to carry out the policy announced by Governor Hampton in 1876, solemnly promised by him and by the democratic party in 1877, and which he saw vio- lated against his remonstrances and protest in the Legislature of that yeur by the passage of a bill re- ducing the number of voting places in Charleston county, This, as he explains, made it ingen- iously imposeible’ to the colored voters to reach the polling plects or to get their votes all in even if they did. By this bill many voters were compelled to go twenty-five and even forty miles to reach a polling place, and the hours were so shortened that even moderate challenging would have excluded the greater number, Against this wrong committed by the last Legislsture Mr. Campbell appealed to the people of Charleston county, asking them to return him to the Senate to mark their disapproval of this gross violation of Hampton’s and the State's solemn engagements to the colored people and to the coymtry, Mr. Campbell came forward in opposition to what he speaks of es “the dictation of the close corporation which, at this day, governs the demoggacy with a po- litical tyranny unsurpassed and never before at- tempted in this State.” He appealed as a Hampton democrat. He said:— There are two policies in the democratic party, one the aggressive, typified by forcible intrusions ‘into republican meetings to divide time and by the dis- eful precincts law I have described. This law a upon any promise to give the colored voter fair chance to vote. The other policy is Hampton's policy and for that I stand. He pointed ont that in Charleston county there is a numerical ropalyicen majority of from five to six thousand votes, .44is velated that on the opening of the canvass the committee of the radical party made a written proposition that neither party should make partisan nominations, but that a full delegation of all orthodox democrats should be named by the dem- ocrate and elected. This proposition was not ac- cepted, was not even anawered by the democrats, and he adds that “Men who, being entrusted with the duty of lifting a minority into power, could reject such an opportunity have not the political sagacity to inspire confidence.” COUXTED ovr. ‘Well, the negroes voluntarily voted ‘for Mr. Camp- bell, though he professed alwaya taie'a democrat. A certain not inconsiderable numberof: deniocrats voted for him. He was undonbtedly elected and by a large majority, and yet be was counted out and de- clared defeated. The little “pudding tickets” and other frandulent devices were ured against him with effect. Butthis isnotall, During the canvass Governor Hampton came to Charleston to speak, and he spoke, not for the man who openly and bravely stood on the Hampton policy, but against him. Surely it is not often even in these days that a man has stooped so low to get into the United States Senate as Hampton has done in these last few months. And now they are on the one hand arresting and im- prisoning persons who make complaint to the federal officers of the notorious frauds, and on the other whining that if they could be tried before Judge Ker- shaw, in a State court, they would not mind, but that from the federal Judge Bond they will yet no justice. But the answer is, “Why do not the State authorities, beginning with Governor Hampton, take cognizance of these crimes? Why do the local authorities con- fine their efforts solely to shielding the criminals and punishing the victims?” VIEW OF THE ADMINISTRATION. The view of these occurtences taken by the ad- ministration differs in an essential particular from that of the so-called stalwart republicans. The lat- ter rejoice exceedingly, and behold already the ma- terials for a brand new “bloody shirt.” They ex- aggerate all that has been done, which ie bad enough without exaggeration. The President and his Cabi- net intemd to do their f@ll duty, to enforce the laws and punishoffenders; but they do not rejoice over what is really a calamity, and they wait to see what the respectable and honorable part of the democratic party, not only in South Carolina, but in the North, also, will say to all this. Even as a party attitude this would scem to be the wisest, for the really serious matter is not the frauds. ‘They have occurred in but very few and limited localities, and the Prosident's policy is, as he sees, completely justified by the generally peaceful and fair canvass and elections in the South. The serious matter will be if there are not found honorable democrats in South Carolina and elsewhere to denounce these frauds and to refuse to take advantage of them, and the silent waiting of the President now will have a far greater effect on the country than the boisterous jubilation of the stalwart republicans. a GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasutxortos, Noy. 22, 1878, THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AT Work, A quorum of the House Committee on Appropria- tions being in attendance to-day, the work of prepar- ing the annual appropmation bills was formally com- menced, ‘The session to-day was devoted to a pre- liminary examination of the department estimates with regard to their more important items and their totals as compared with the appropriations granted by the two houses last sewsion, The general impres- sion seems to be that they cannot be very materially reduced without detriment to the public service, Several members of the committee met the Com- missioner of Indian Affairs at his office to-night, and with him went over the estimate of appropriations asked for the Indian service during the next fiscal year, The Commissioner asks for $5,200,000, which is $500,000 more than the appropriation for the cur- rent year, The inerease is principally for the pur- pose of extending educational facilities to certain tribes and to subsist ® number who arc unable to help themselves, REDUCTION OF MONEYS ALLOTTED To YARDS. Navy J. The Burean of Construction and Repairs of the. enter ‘They made thoror iaustourtin king of Seo Navy Department issued an order to-day reducing the allotments of money to be spent at the several Navy Yards about twenty per cent, taking from the New York Navy Yard $4,000; Portsmouth, $6,000; Norfolk, $5,000; League Island, Washington, Pensa cola and Mare Island, each $3,000. The reason for the reduction is necessity, Congress having appropri- ated only $1,500,000 for building, repairs and sup- plies for the present fiscal year to be expended by that bureau, and much of the money having been spent in fitting out vessels to take the places of those soon to return from the several foreign sta- tions, ESTIMATES FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE GOVERN- MENT. ‘The estimates of the Secretary of the Treasury for the support of the government for the fiscal year ending with June, 1880, are as follows: — Total estimates other than those for the permanent annual appropria- SHOU.» «s.0s,rnasinin tanaceacns + $129,197,812 65 Estimated for permanent annual + 145,939,438 26 MOM icisitnciecon dig ten eotinb phases 275,137, mo The estimates for the year ending with June, 1879, oth,” rmanent and annual, were in the aggregate ep, ,796 38, showing a reduction of estimates for Announced ext fiscal year ending June 30, 1880, of $5,551,545 44, ‘The estimates for the next fiscal year include an in- crease of $3,699,000 for the War Department, the ap- propriations for the current fiscal year haying been basea on a force of 20,000 instead of 25,000, and an in- crease in the Indian Department of $222,258, and in the Post Office Department $1,685 Last year $275,000 were appropriated for fort: tions. The Secretary of War now asks for $1,000,000, Among tho decreased sums asked for are $817,000 for public buildings in Washington as against %067.500 for the present fiscal year, being a reduction of $170,500 and $3;292,000 for rivers and harbors, being an amount of $5,015,000 less than the appropriations for the present fiscal year, which were $3,307,000. The total appro- priations for the year ending with June, 1879, other than prominent annual appropriations, were $14,000,883, THE PAYMENT OF THE FISHERY AWARD—HOW IT WAS DONE. The warrant for the fishery award was to-day drawn at the Treasury for $5,500,000 in coin, and placed to the credit of the Secretary of State with the Assistant Treasurer at New York. The following is the statement of account upon which the warrant was issued :— Treasury DEPARTMENT, Firta Avprror’s Orricr, Nov. 22, 1878. No. 86,175. T hereby certify that I haye examined and adjusted an account between the United States and the King- dom of Great Britain for award for the Fishe Commission lately assembled at Halifax in pursu- ance of the Treaty of Washington, and find said King- dom entitled to credit as follows—namely, by amount awarded, $5,500,000. I tind chargeable thereon nothing, leaving due from the United States unto the said Kingdom of Great Britain, to be credited, $5,500,000, Let a warrant issue in favor of the Treasurer of the United States for five million five hundred thongand dollars ($5,500,000), payable in gold coin out of the appropriation by act of Congress approved June 20, 1878, with which the Kingdom of Great Britain is to be charged, to be de- posited to the credit of William M, Evarts, Secretar; of State, with the Assistant Treasurer at New Y« city, as directed by letter of R. B. Hayes, President of the United States, dated October 21, 1878, herewith, as appears from the statement and vouchers heve- with transmitted for the decision of the Comptroller of the the ‘Treasury thereon. I. H. ELA, Auditor. To THE COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY OF THE UsrTep Saves. Then follows the Comptroller's certificate, as fol- lows :— CoMPTROLLER’s OFFICE. T admit and certify the above balance of $5,500,000 this 22d day of November, 1878, payment to be made as above directed. : 3. TARBELL, Acting Comptroller. ‘The letter of the President above referred to simply quotes the act of Congress making the appropriation and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to place the amount to theo credit of the Secretary of State with the Assistant Treasurer at New York. The warrant is in the usual form, signed by Segretary Sherman, Deputy Comptroller Tarbell and Assistant Register Titeomb. Secretary Evarts’ reply to Lord Salisbury’s last despstch on the subject of the award was completely embodied in the letter signed by Minister Welsh, |, which was deltvered to Lord Sulisbury yesterday, fact, Mr. Welsh employed Secretary Evarts’ exact language. This letter having been given to the press, the public is now in possession of the entire corre- spondence from its beginning up to the present date. AN INDIAN CONTRACTOR CONVICTED OF DEFRAUD- ING THE GOVERNMENT. Secretary Schurz to-day received a telegram an- nouncing that one MeCann, a contractor for the transportation of Indian supplies, prosecuted by the department for defrauding the government, has been convicted and is now in jailat Cheyenne, It is stated at the department that this is the first instance of conviction in such a case by a frontier jury. THE COMMITTER ON THE TRANSFER OF THE INDIAN BUREAU. Mr. Flannagan, the secretary of the joint commit- tee appointed by the two houses of Congress to re- port upon the,advisability of transferring the control of Indian affairs to the War Department, has arrived in Washington, and states that the committee will meet here next Tuesday, ABSCONDING CASHIER OF THE PULLMAN PALACE CAR COMPANY TO BE EXTRADITED, At the Cabinet meeting this afternoon Secretary Evarts announced that the Portuguese authorities have placed Charles W. Angell, the defaulting cashier of the Pullman Palace Car Company, in custody of the United States Consul at Lisbon, and that, although no extradition treaty exists between the United States and Portugal, his early return to this country may be confidently expected as a matter of international courtesy on the part of the Portuguese government. MALL SERVICE DISCONTINUED. The Post Office Department to-day, in view of the near exhaustion of the appropriations available for steamboat mail service, ordered a discontinuance of the service between Fall River and Boston by the Fall River steamers, and also discontinued the steamabip | B42 service between Morgan City, La., and Galveston, Texas, IMPROVED CHARACTER OF ARMY RECRUITS, General Drum, Assistant Adjutant General, has submitted to the War Department the report of his inspection of the different recruiting rendezvous throughout the country. He found the character of the men enlisting now to be of a much higher grade than ever before noted. GOLD BULLION FOR GREENBACKS, Information received at the Mint Bureau from the assayer at Denver, Col., is to the effect that the pur- chase of gold bullion at the Denver Mint for gree backs has been successful, He is now purchasing such Dduilion to the extent of $100,000 a month, and there is a prospect that it will soon reach $150,000 a month, The purchases at Charlotte, N. C., are from $3,000 to $5,000 monthly, but no returns have yet been received from Boise City, where the system was lately established. It will be put in operation at Helena, M. T., about the Ist of Jannary. The reopening of the New Orleans Mint, which has been delayed by the yellow fever in that city, will take place about the Ist of January, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, ‘Tho United States sloop-of-war Wyoming, which will probably eave this port some time to-day, was inspected yesterday by a board of naval offi t. inched to this station, Her destination is the Enro- pean squadron, RAVAL MOVEMENTS AT NORFOLK, VA, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Nonronx, Noy, 29, 1878, ‘The orders of Commander Green, of the United States sloop-of-war Guard were changed to-day and the ship is ordered to proceed to Portemonth, N. H., go out of commission and be laid up in ordi- nary. The Guard had the yellow fever on board during the month of July, and for this reagon the Department deems it inadvisable to break her ont at this navy yard. She therefore sails for the Kittery yard on Monday. ‘The Guard has on board two prisoners, Alvin R. Reed, of Boston, late pay clerk of the South Atlantic squadron, and a sailor of the Hartford, both of whom were sentenced by court martial to the Penitentiary for violating the reguletions. bad weather of yesterday and to-day keeps the Plymouth from leeving port, has ‘etoam In f assigned to the ready to put to sea as soon as it clears up sufficiently. ‘The Ticonderoga is hourly expected here. CHANGES IN THE STATIONS OF OFFICERS, WasHinGTon, Nov. 22, 1678, Commodore R. W. Shufeldt’s resignation as Chief of the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, takes effect from November 20, Midshipman Frederick B. Vin- ton hag been promoted to be an ensign in the United States Navy. Boatswain John Smith has been placed on the re- tired list, Tn advance of the issue of formal exequaturs the State Departinent has given orders for the provi- sional recognition of the following gentlemen as representatives of Urugnay in the United States :— Wentworth J. Wraughton, as Vice Consul at New York; William A. Murchin, as Vice Consul at Calais, Me and John William Grace, as Consul at San Fran- cisco, STRONG EXPRESSIONS ON THE SUBJECT FROM GENERAL GIBBON—CRITICISMS ON THE INDIAN DEPARTMENT AND ENCOMIUMS ON THE ARMY METHODS OF DOING BUs! . Wasurxatos, Noy. 22, 1878. In his report to the War Department, General Gib- bon, commanding the Department of Dakota, after describing the unprovoked murder of Edward Frazier by the Indians negr Fort Berthold, tenders his con- tribution to the literature of the Indian Department question, holding that any attempt to place the con- trol of Indian affairs under two departments so radi- ly opposed in principle as the Military and Indian partments has r d in # clashing of authority and astate of affairs which is working to the detri- ment ot the Indian. LOOKING AFTER THE SOULS, ‘The average Indian agent, intent upon the spiritual welfare of the ved man, desirous of elevating his soul and achieving what has never dina single goneration—making @ civilized man of him— but too frequently neglects his bodily wants, and while the agent is preparing him for heaven, as ho thinks, is actually making a hell for him upon earth | by leaving him unclothed and unfed, while but too itequently the price of his elotiing ‘and food is put into the agent's pocket. INTEREST IN THE BODY. The army officer, on the other hand, compelled by the system of responsibility under which he has been educated to account strictly for eve ent’s worth of property he receives from the government, and anxious, by feeding and clothing the Indian, to keep him peaceful and thus avoid wars, in which he, and not the soul-saving Indian agent> takes part, and which are not only tedious and harassing, but with- out glory, attends first to the Indian's bodily wants, and hence gains credit in the minds of a great many aning people of being not only utterly regard- Jess of his spiritual needs, but entirely opposed to any steps being taken toward advancing him in the wcale of civilization. LACK OF SYSTEM. If the system of responsibility which prevails in the army existed in tho Indian Department much of the now well-founded charge of looseness and fraud would be avoided. But under the total lack of system in that department the responsibility is so loose and frand so easy that the wonder ix, not that peculation should sometimes occur, but that it does not happen in all cases, Nor does the attempt to intermingle the two sys- tems, by requiring army officers to inspect Indian supplies and witness the issuing of annuities, work favorably, for the reason that while the country at large is led to believe there can be no frauds, now that officers of the army are performing this inspec- tion duty, but few are aware of the fact that, from the defective system of responsibility in the Indian Do- partment, these inspections form no check whatever upon the operations of the Indian agents, whose ac- counts seem to pass scrutiny at Washington just as well without these inspections as with them. In sey- eral instances in this department officers of the army have, at the request of the Interior Department, been assigned to duty in charge of Indian agencies, to put a stop to frauds apparently inseparable from the sys- tem which has prevailed for many years. DIVIDED RYSPONSIBILITY. In other instances # sort of divided responsibility is exercised by the miltary and the civil agents of the Interior Department, which has resulted in inev- itable clashing between the two. In one case it was openly charged by the agent that « prominent and distinguished officer ot the army, in command near the agency, had instigated an assault upon him by the Indians, when in fact the office personally rescued the agent trom violence at the hands of the in- censed Indians of his agency. In consequence of this state of affairs the question as to how best to pro- vide for the red. man, now surely and rapidly being pressed off this continent by advancing civilization, still remains unsolved. ‘THE RESERVATION »YSTEM. ‘The reservation system as heretofore followed does not work toward the protection of the Indian, for the yeason that the moment the white man wants the land Indian he gocs and takes it, and the laws of the country and the force at his disposal are entirely inadequate to protect the Indians against en- | | | about 270, croachment und imposition. More especially is this the case whenever gold is discovered, whether in pay- ing quantities or not, to exist on the reservation. A recent and prominent example of this is the case of the Black Hills, and influences are now at work which, sooner or later, will force every peaceful tribe in the Western country into » hostile attitude toward the whites. INDIAN RAIDS IN NEBRASKA, Norra Prarrr, Noy, 22, 1878, Seventy head of horaes were stolen from Messrs. Paxton & Co. from the Sheidley ranche, on the North Platte, on Wednesday last, it is supposed by Indians, Major North, from Dismal River, reports a small band of Spotted Tail Indians down this way seeking horses. Benjamin Case, an employé of M. C. Keith, was found murdered forty miles up the North Platts River this morning. The murderer is unknown, though the killing was done after Indian fashion, and the sad- dle cut to pieces, TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS SHORT, A LOUISVILLE AGENCY OF THE CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY EXHIBITS A DEFICIT—CHANGES WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE COMPANY. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Louisvitie, Ky.. Nov, 22, 1878, Somewhat of @ stir has been produced here by the discovery of a deficit of $20,000 in the funds of the Louisville agency of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, of Hartford. ‘The facts are these:—Four years ago William Ryan purchased the interest of his partner, John 8. Carpenter, upon ascertaining that the firm was $21,000 short, Of this amount Ryan owed $5,000 and Carpenter $16,000, . desiring to wipe out the debt, assumed it all to id of Carpenter. This was all unknown to the company in Connecticut. In the interval Ryan has paid the company only $2,000 toward making up the deficiency. Recently the Connecticut Mutnal consolidated its Memphis office with Lonisville, and placed James 8. Carpenter, of Memphis, a brother of the former partner of Ryan, in charge of the business, Upon his refusal to enter into partnership with Ryan the latter claims that he assumed the debt to save his old purtner, whose daughters are in soctety, the dis- grace of exposure, and thinks he has been badly treated. He has represented the Connecticut Mutual for fourteen years, and their profits trom the busi- ness he has built up are said to exceed half a million. ‘The persons concerned are high Masons, and the aifuir produces a decided sensation, —* N ABSCONDING MERCHANT. [BY TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.) Nasnvinee, Tenn., Nov. 22, 1878, ‘The whereabouts of T. J. Redmond, who sold out his stock on Wednesday without giving notico to his creditors and left the city, has not yet been as. certained, though diligent inquiry has been made. Bamburger & Co. and Bloom, Goldsmith & Trachan, of Lonieville, to whom he was indebted $5,500, to- day, by attachment, closed Redmond’s branch house at Gallatin, He was also indebted to four or tive firme in Cincinnati, to the extent of $6,000 or $8,000, and he is now believed to owe firms in New York, hut to what extent is not known, Redmond is sup: posed to have gone to North Georgia, PENNSYLVANIA'S VOTE, RESULT OF THY OFFICIAL COUNT. [BY TRLEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Harntspure, Nov. 22, 1878, ‘The official returns of the Congressioual vote show that the candidates running on straight republican tickets received 274,067 votes, and those on repub- licean and national combination tickets 99,210, Of the latter vote the nationals furnished about four thonsand, giving the republicans 209,000, The candidates on straight democratic tickets received 264,863 votes, In the Ewelfth district the democrats and nationals united on Hendrick B, Wright, each party contributing about an equal share to his vote, making the aggregate democratic vote ), The national vote proper is 99,553, should be added = abont 10,000 nw tional votes for combination candidat The straight national vote for Congressmen shows an increase over that for their candidate for Governor of nm the democrats, who, in several districts in the western portion of the stat deserted their candidates by the thousand, The Congressional vote, 60,465, is about 6,000 short of the Governor's, a result attributable to the disgust of many democrate with their candidates, to which | THE MARQUIS OF LORNE. ONLY TWO TRIUMPHAL ARCHES TO BE ERECTED IN MONTREAL —A GENERAL HOLIDAY. Mowrea, Noy. 22, 1878. The decorations in the strects in view of the arrival of the Governor General and the Princess will be confined to two arches—one erected by the Corpora- tion and the other by the Caledonian Society. The day of the Goyernor General's arrival in this city will be observed as a holiday, A proclamation to that effect has been issued by the Mayor, SLIGHT BLUNDERING AT OTTAWA—PREPARATIONS TO RECEIVE HIS EXCELLENCY AND HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, Orrawa, Noy. 22, 1878. Reception Conunittee neglected the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Railway in making arrangements for th arrival of the Vice Regal train, and now tiud it necessary to change the programme. Instead of the reception taking place at the Chaudnere station The Lorne to consult Their Excellencies will be received at the Lower Town depot and escorted to the Parliement buildings, where addresses will be presente. The whole military force of the city will turn out and arrang»ments are now in progress for the erection of several arches. A grand illumina- tion will take place in the evening. An effort is being 1 to svcure a circus tent for Parliament square, in caso the weather is unpropitions. EXTENSIVE DECORATIONS: AND BUNTING EVERYWHERE ARCHES, EVERGREENS DEPARTURE OF WHICH ND THE THE FLEET TO MEET THE or ATIAN, LORNE THE MARQUIS 8S LOUISE, Lieutenant Governor Archibald entertained Sir John A, Macdouald, Dr. Tupper and other members of the Dominion government at dinner last night, DETAILS OF THE DECORATIONS. Every train and steamer brings a large numper of persons to witness the reception of the Viceregal party. There are more people on the streets to-day than for many years, The buildings on the route of th» procession are commencing to put on a holiday appearance, and others, though inactive, have everything ready to put up at & moment's notice. Hollis street will present a very handsome appearance. The Halifax Hotel is festooned with evergreens from window to window, and four handsome transparancies, which are in active prepa- ration, will make it one of the attractive spots. The Naylor estate agency will have two handsome trans- parencies of the Marquis and Princess, and a hand- some gas VRandcrown. The north of the Halifax Club House will be illuminated with several hand- some transparencies, The new Merchants’ Bank, corner of George street, will make a hand- some display on Granville street, Neill White & Co.'s establishment being festooned with evergreens and flowers. A large number of others are preparing arches presenting a most attractive appearance, that on Pleasant strect being almost completed. It is built in castle style, with battlements and loop holes, the side arches being built between octagonal shaped towers, The centre part of the arch has three trans- parencies, with loop holes, &c., which will be illuminated red and will look as handsome at night as it docs by day. The arch at the corner of the Park and Spring Garden Road is nearing com- pletion, the transparencies for which are on an ex- tensive scale, THE FLEET GOING TO BEA. At daylight to-morrow morning Her Majesty's ships Bellerophon, flagship; Black Prince, Rover, Argus and Pert will leave port to cruise off the harbor and meet the Sarmatian. Her Majesty's ship, the Contest, will remain in port. If the weather is fine the ves- sels of the fleet will return from sea decorated with bunting. Should the weather be wet this feature will be dispensed with. All vessels will be illumin- ated on the night of the illumination. THE JOURNEY TO OTTAWA, On leaving Halifax for Ottawe the Marquis and Princess will travel in an International Railway palace car, which has been specially refitted, furnished and painted for the occasion. The outside of the car has been painted Tuscan red and ornamented with gilding. The Marquis’ crest has been painted on the four corners of the car, and the handrails at each end have been silver plated. The royal arms will be painted on each side of the car. The royal train will stay ten minutes at Truro, and the Gov- ernor Gencral will be presented with an address from the Town Council. The Town Committee is now erecting p recep- tion platform on the north side of the station, which will be approached under an arch. ‘The viceregal car will stop on the large open square in front of tho reception platform, which will be elevated four feet. Thousands of peo- ple can witness the ceremonial proceedings, which would be impossible if they took place on the railway platform. The weather is threatening to-night, and there is every indication of 9 southeasterly rainstorm, THE SAMARTIAN NOT SIGHTED. Up to this hour (12:30A.M.) there has been no appearance of the Sarmatian. There is a gale from the southeast, accompanied by heavy rain. The wind is favorable for the steamer and may drive her along to-morrow. In the opinion of many, however, she will not be here before Monday. THE RECEPTION ARRANGED, The Reception Committee finally agreed upon & programme to-night. The vice regal party will land at the dockyard and be received by the Duke of Edinburgh, General MacDougall, Vico Admiral In- glefield and all the other dignitaries in the city, A procession will at once be formed at the Dock Yard in the following order:— Grand Marshal; Detachment of City Police the Mayor, corporation and General Reception Com- mittee in carriages; the staff in four carriages; His Honor Lieutenant Governor H. R. H. the Duke of Edinburgh, and Admiral; carriage containing Her Royal Highness Princess Lonise and the Marquis of Lorne; staff of the General Commander-in-Chief; Archbishop and Bishop; Dominion Cabinet Chief Judges of the Courts of Law and Equity, mem- bers of the Privy Council, not of the Cabinet; Puisne Judges, members of the House of Commons, members of the Provincial Executive Council, foreign Consuls, the President and members of the Legislative Council, members of the Legislature, As- sembly, Cnstos and County Magistrates of the Corporation of Dartmouth. Passing out of the gato the societies will wheel inward in succession and follow. The route will be up Water, north, to Brunswick street, along Brunswick to Jacob, down Jacob to Argyle, through Argyle to Buckingham, down Bnek- ingham to Granville, along Granville to George, thence in Hollis to the Provincial Build. ings, at which point a inalt will be made. the vice regal party and snite will proceed to the Les: istative Assembly Chamber, where the Marquis of Lorne will be sworn in as Governor General of the Dominion of Canada, RAILROAD = ACCIDENT, [BY TELEGRAPH TO ‘THE HERALD.) SpntxorteLy, Ohio, Nov. 22, 1878. This evening Conductor M. Hickok, of the Cincin- nati, Sandusky and Cleveland Railroad, while un. | coupling two freight cars at Tiffin caught his footin a frog, fell across the rails and was run over by several cars, cutting off both legs, He still lives, ® STEAMSHIP NEW LIN PuILADELeATA, Nov, 22, 1878, A new line of freight steamers is to be established between this port and Liverpool, to be called the “Blue Stat line.” Seven steamers of large class have already been engaged, and will begin running the first week in December, ‘They will be especially fitted for cartying live cattle, GREENFIELD, Mags., Nov. 22, 1878, Michael Butler was Vieted to-day of man- slaughter in killing Frederick Rewpp, by striking him over the head with a stick, and sentenced to five years in the House of Correction, 1 THE SAILOR PRINCE | Visit of a Herald Correspondent: to the Black Prinee. HER ROYAL CAPTAIN AT WORK. A Brief Chat with the Duke of Edinburgh. | ANXIOUS. 'TO RETURN TOMB. Magnificent Preparations to Receive the New Governor General. - [bY TELEGRAPH TO THE BERALD.] | HALIr as, 8., Nov . 187 the citizens of Hulifax and the dignitariew and their ladies from the interior of the Dominion are craning their necks toward the sea, which tosses hither the Marquis of Lorne and the Princess Louise, another member of the royal family of Great Britain is behaving himself quietly in the harbor as captain of ne of the yessels of the fleet. I refer to Princo Alfrel, Duke of Edinburgh, captain of the Black Prince, a vessel among the finest of the British navy. She is the twin of the famous Warrior, and nearly two thousand tons larger than the Bellerophon, flagship of Vice Admiral Inglefield. Long, sable and splen didly appointed in all respects, she sits in the water like a yacht. She is, of course, a screw ship, armor plated, has an iron deck and carries twenty-eight guns. Her tonnage, gross, is 9,187, and her engines are 6,100 horse power. She was commis: sioned at Devonport July 29, 1875, and the officers and crew of Her Majesty's ship Sultan, as telegrapheé you last night, were turned over to her at Malta on May 9 of the present year. A VISIT TO THE BLACK PRINCE. This afternoon I visited her, and was fortunately enabled, by the kindness of the Duke of Edinburgh, to break through the oppressive restraint which separates him from strangers. The ship was in the course of renovation. Sailors were hurry- ing to and fro, ‘cleansing was being done on every deck. Away up the rigging and along the yards sailors were running, and the officers on the bridge were hailed by the quartermaster and re- sponded in turn. My card taken by the first quarter- master to Lieutenant Harry F. Hughes Hallett, of the ship, resulted in an invitation to the bridge, where 1 explained my errand. “Certainly,” said the Lieutenant, who bore the missive to the Duke in his cabin at the stern of the Black Prince, and in a few moments he reappeared saying, “Won't you walk in?” A TALK WITH PRINCE ALFRED. I walked in accordingly, and found myself with His Royal Highness Prince Alfred in his cabin. On the instant I was impressed with his cordial and pleasant manner, which dispelled the misrepresentations to which he has so long been subjected in the Engligh press. He was seated at his desk, very busy—thera could be no mistake about that—and conne- quently his look and tone as ho took my hand, which he did right cordially, were indices of his natural disposition. He suddenly rose from his task, and his face, instead of lowering, wore a smile. Far from forbidding the demeanor was almost shy. As he asked me to take # seat he added a question about my arrival and welfare. “It was only to pay my respects,” said I, “that 3 ventured to come on board so unceremoniously.” “Quite right,” said the Prince, ‘I’m sure I'm glad to welcome you.’ “Some years ago,’’ I said, “it was my happy for, tune to meet your brother snd travel with him from here to Quebec.” “Ah, indeed," said the Duke, “I believe he did pay the Canadians a visit.” “Yes, and was accompsnied by Colonel Elphine stone.” “I have heard of him,” responded the Duke, “as s very excellent gentleman.” Thence the conversation—the Duke throwing down his pen—flowed into the line of naval matters alto- gether. “I was here,” he continued, “many years ago. That was as a midshipman,” and, rising, he crossed the cabin and pointed to @ picture of the British ship of war St.George. ‘‘Later still Icame over in another vessel," and the Duke signified still another picture of a ship ina storm on the opposite side of the cabin. “So, these seas are no strangers to you,” I ree marked. “No,” said the Prince, laughing, and with a look that seemed to signify that he wished they were. “It is true, though,” said I, “is it not, that the Black Prince is ordered back after the reception of the new Governor General ?” “Yes.” While ASKING A DIFFICULT QUESTION, ‘And may I ask,” I continued, “whether the com miseration that is bestowed upon Your Royal High+ ness is wasted or not ? I mean in respect to the ship, A good deal is said about her length, her old fashion, and so forth, compared with the newer class of British iron clads—your companion here, the Bellerophon, for instance—and some say that it is too bad that s royal prince should be consigned to an iron vessel that is likely to break in two in ugly weather.” In say« ing all this I was merely echoing what has beon said in the London Times and by speakers in the British Parliament ever since 1874. But Prince Alfred only smiled. “I think the ship is safe enough,” said he; “she may not be stong proof, but she has behaved finely so far.” Venturing next to remind the Prince of the pros pect of his reaching home, Iwas impressed with the really modest, cordial way in which he spoke of his Duchess and his children. “You know,” he said, in the lowest tone, leaning against a chair end dropping ‘his eyelashes, “that 1 have some children.’ In the posture in which he then stood, with one hand on the beck of his chair and the other hanging by his side, I got the best view and idea of him, A quarter- master, who appeared inopportunely, was dismissed by the quietest look, and then the Prince, raising hia eyos, waited courteously to say good evening. Hit height is just above five fect eight. His figure iwnot slender, rather mueenlar, but graceful. Hie bearing is not only unpretentious, it is almost bashful. His whole appearance denotes « habit of constant wish and attention to duty, the reputation of which he bears throughout the fleet, When at length I spoke of the pleasure ha must certainly anticipate on meeting his royal sister, who is coming on the Sarmatian, he responded with a bow and a word or two in perfect keeping with the tone of his unassuming and gracious courtesy to a well-introduced stranger, and I retired without any fault to find with his reception. CORRECTING AN ERRONEOUS IMPRESSION, Lieutenant Hallett, to whose quarters I was next asked to repair, gave an account of the Black Prince and her captain which varies greatly from the un- popular one which somehow became current while the Duke of Edinburgh was with the fleet in the Mediterranean. “Why,” said the Lieutenant, “Idon't know how the idea of the Captain's unpopularity ever got abroad. He is certainly one of the best officers in the service. He attends most carefully to his duty,” And in other ways the Liettenant and officers who have been associated with the Duke of Edinburgh have confirmed the pleasant passing impression which I received from him during the brief interview. described this afternoon. LONDON ALDERMEN, [From the London World.) Some of the Aldermen are irrational. They ara savage at not being invited to a certain customary nd to show their rage they keep away from et to which they are invited. This i ‘ase of nose and face. And to think of an losing two good dinners ins year!