The New York Herald Newspaper, January 8, 1879, Page 3

THR STATE. LEGISLATURE First Brief Session in the New Building. DORSHEIMER'S PRACTICAL ADDRESS ‘Necessity of Starting Upon Use- ful Legislation. SPEAKERSHIP. THE . Meeting of the Democratic Mem- bers in Caucus, cece aaercvaat [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERAED.] Axpany, Jan, 7, 1879, _ Both branches of the Legislature came together at eleven o'clock to-day in the new Capitol. The occa- “sion was marked with more than usual interest ow- ing to the fact of the entrance of the Senate and Assembly into their new quarters,. Beyond that there was nothing unusual in the proceedings. The tact that no Speaker has yet been agreed upon, however, sfill keeps the excitement at fever heat, and this condition of affairs is likely to Inst at least until to-morrow morning. In the mesn- time the canvassing and wirepulling go on, At hulf- past ten o'clock the Senators and Assemblymen came to their rooms in the old Capitol, where a crowd had assembled to seo them. After forming into lino they immediately proceeded to the new Capitol, where they centered the Assembly Chamber. Here the Senators formed a semi- tirele’ in front of the Speaker's chair, while the Assemblymen took their seats, Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer and Attorney General Svhoon- maker stood behind the Clerk's desk. In a tew words the Lieutenant Governor handed thé apart- ment over to its appropriate uses and the gentlemen ‘walked out, followed by the thirty-two Senators, FIRST MEETING OF THE ‘SENATE. Tho Senatorial procession next made its way to the Court of Appeals chamber, which the “Upper Hons” will occupy Curing the present session. When the gentlemen were seated, Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer rapped with his gavel and said:— Sexatons—I have during the past four years been 80 closely associated with the construction of the Duilding, the partial completion of which we this day Ease ren ee I we og find any lang’ it ic wou appropri- ate or me ton address you. I will, fi et only trespass upon your time long tnough*to ex- 8 the hope you will tind the arrangements have been made for you comfortable and satis- factory, and also that the friendly and agreeable relations that I have amor ‘with each and all of you Fon ggg ok Died of my term of office. Gen- » I welcome you to your Senate Chamber. The roll was called, and Senator Thomas Murphy, ‘who occupied the seat @f the late John Morrissey, ‘was sworn in. Senator Edsick read a bill to arnend the Code of Civil Procedure, and reported on behalf of the committee appointed to revise the code in (question that the committee had in charge other bills which would be reported to the Senate as s00n as completed. Senator Goebel introduced an ‘act relative fo common schools in the city of New York, providing for twenty-four members of the Board of Education, instead of twenty-one, as at present. ‘The three additional commissioners he would heve Sppointed from the First, Fourth and Eighth School districts respectively, one to hold office until January 1, 1880; the second until January 1, 1881, and the third until January 1, 1882, the appointments being at the beginning “sot each year, it Commissioners, instead of seven, as at bill was referred to the Committee 2 Senator a was bows on boa effect that’ Comm: Cities . should inquire into the relative ex- economy efficiency of conducting works by tho contract system or by resolution empowers the said com- to send for persons. end , and to report thirty days. It was laid over. A few other of little general interest were read, ond the Senate adjourned until to-morrow at eleven o'clock. " : 8W! IN AKSEMBLYMEN. When the had left the Assembly Chamber, Mr. Z. M. Johnson called the House to order, The galleries were crowded with spectators, am whom weren large number of ladies. The clerk, had re- served the gallery directly over tho Speaker's dem for ti wives, — and other fewale friends of the State als, Among the ladies present were Mrs. Beach, wifeot the Secretary of State; Mrs. Morse, wife of ‘the Deputy Secretary State (who was accompanied by Miss Ella Swan. of New ¥: Mrs. Charles Skinner, of Jefferson; Mra. Graham, of Orange, and others, On the floor of the Mouse were leading politicians from all parts of the State, among them ex-Nenator Prince, of Queens; of Master MeGroarty, of Kings; John J. O'Brien, of the Bureau of Elections, New York; H. Swan, ex-Senator Carpenter, of Dutchess; cx-Judge Hogaboom, of Columbia; United States Marshal yne, New York, Major Robert Fassett, New York. zs Ae of -ConsEG ber of his colleagues, who had been detained by the snow blockade. He also alluded to the fact that no caucus could be held until after the arrival these gentlemen and, ticrefore, au organization of Mouse could not be effected. This ended tho Proceedings of the day, and the crowd dis- THE SPEAKERSHIP CONTEST. at the State Capitol tonight docs uch from the excitement engen- bitter struggle within the. lincs iblicean party as, to the Speakor- , at present on tho disaffection in the repub- no matter whether Sloan or All sorts of rumors i Pel i 2 F 3 5 # "Ee | fC} circulation to, the probable interests both candidates. Attempts have been made to all sorts of names into the controversy. The of & host of politicians from difterent parts of the and more particulariy from the city of pa. ut a vibe Semtio st tees . Of course, iy of ose gentlemen assert they have come to attend the tion in merely cover up their peculiar operations in the mck Tepateane, who have fet tn : have put in an appear. Police Comminsioner Wheeler, Jacob judge 3 Sooty is repre- Slocum, Harbor and others, The halls and ,Stanwix Hall , aud relief was only hour for attending the to the result of the in the «portin tavariabiy ‘given fo favor itness the difter- i £ t i & u i Hl i uit Hee A ® Ee i & 2 ; i i i republican poll: m this style y one tor w wor fol: mane atte fought A i the seca particularity. NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1879.-TRIPLE SHEET. one of them to me ber = wall the inside workings of canvass. His success means an effectual blow at the the wires for Siloam, fo tasP the repaid i in the Stat become t republican party in tl je may mm ly weakened by internal dissensions. 1 have had positive assurances: source that Tilden is undoubtedly Governor next fall. We cannot allow these and Alvord must be elected at all hazards."" Atten o'clock to-night the “ expected,’ rear guard of the repul arr.ved im A)- bany. ‘Their anrival insures the holding “7 to-morrow without fail. They come from Chat- “I tell you,” said begin to understand tanque, Va and other counties of the state. ‘Che outlook ince «they + put in an appearance does not seem to change im the Alvord inen claim that they hevo at least aod Votes pledged to them in the cancas. The Sluan army make claim to about the same number, [nas- much as there are only ninety-seven republican members of Assembly, it follows without fear of contradiction that either of the two distinguished candidates will be cheated before the sun yoes down to-morrow, TAMMANY AND ANTI-TAMMANY SKINMISHERS, ‘The prelimimary skirmishers of the Tammany and anti-Tammany jes also put in an aapereeee here this afternoon. y aluo say they only came up to attend the reception, but indications of tactics on the Speanpeninare already perceptible, although hay font ions gre to pee no Proms Nec male in the struggle. Among the gentlemen representing sueh pepe on the at are James C. Morrison, secretary to Mayor Cooper; Hubert 0. Thom) son, Deputy Commissioner of Public Work: Maurice Powers and B. Olney. Tam many is specially represented by Vincent’ C. King, Fire Commissioners Edward D.’ wale and Sachem Edward Kearney. It is understood that the latter will be the recognized representative af Tam- many in Albany this winter. He has had several in- terviews with country democratic members of the Legislature sinco,his arrival, “Tammany is dead,” said a prominent republican to Kearney to-night at the reception ; ‘‘we will bury her this winter.” . . Kearney oyed the roy Be het for 8 moment and tersely responded elly has never made bargains with republicans. Our organization will rive again under his lendership.”” ‘This incident led to considerable gossip, in view of the news coming from New York to the latest legal attack upon the Tammany Society.§ ‘A careful canvass made by the Alvord men at mid- night and the encouragement given them by visits to headquarters from “ail the new arrivals, leads them to give out the statement that there can now be no possiblg doubt of their candidate's election. : A DEMOCRATIC CATCUS. The democratic members of* Assombly met to-day in the old Senate lil in caucus and nominated the following officers ‘or Speaker, Hon, Erastus Brooks, of fiichmond for Clerk, John Kinney, of New York; for Doorkeepers, John Glean, of Brooklyn, William Larking, of Brooklyn, and James Roberts, of Oneida county; and for Stenographer, Mr Kogers, of Troy. MR. BROOKS’ BPEECH. Mr. Brooks thanked the members of the caucus for their unanimous nomination and said it was none the less pleasant and grateful to him because it came from the small number present than from the larger and nearly equal representation in the democratic caucus and Jegislature of 1578. Our divisions as body in the a preat metropolis of the Union and in other parts of the State were the cause of our weukness here. Perhaps it was not wise to mention the past, but certainly it was not wise to continue the divisions in the city, with a natural demo- cratic majority of over 50,000 votes, and in the State with a republican minority opposition, all told, of some forty thousand votes, The democratic representatives Seen here in awretched minority. A political honsehol! divided against itself always to pieces. ‘The unfortunate combination made by the disaffected democrats in the “i city of the Union had not only accomplis! intendea Le pee there, but hed 8) a feeling of gloom and despondency all over the State, What- ever the causo—and he was not here to state or discuss the cause—the unfortunate fact re- mained, and the republican party in the face of all their misgovernment in the past in Congress and ip the State reaped the fruits of our unwise scp- arations. Tho fact that New York and Kings coun- tiow wére entitled under constitution to five ad- ditional Setiators’ and ten-additional members of As- sombly was still another canse of our defeat and this injustice had been jp in thres republican “Legislatures in succession. Still another cause of our defeat in the city was the shamefnl assumption of power by the federal Commissioner Davenport, whose studied end prolonged intimidation had kept thousayds of citizens, lawfully naturalized in 1868, from casting their ballots for the democratic rey ten years after they were naturalized, Hun- dreds were arrested withont cause and sev- eral thousands .denied their right to vote, even after oa Jud; of one of he highest State courte had decided in their favor, and wince then s United States Judge, an eminent republi- can official, had confirmed the decision of the samo State court. Again, in the interior of the State, some sixty thousand democrats cast their votes for @ third party, and, thereby rendering assurance doubly sure, ‘ad given the victory to # republican State officer— the only one in nomination—which was another cause of democratic defeat, Let us, gentlemen, learn wisdom from the past. Onur policy is union and harmony, and there silone rests our strength in the tiear future and for all time. Our duty also is to secure harmony, yielding w and setting aside all parsion, personality. a1 animosity for the public good, and for the good and perpetuity of the democratic party. Strong in our principles, let ue be true to the past and so make oe os aad harmony, wherein is cortain victory. ( use, Yr. ‘Thomas D. Penficld, of Oneida, was appointed chairman of the democratic caucus and Charles D. Duryea secretary. The caucus then adjourned. NEW JERSEY POLITICS. REPUBLICANS FIXING THE SLATE FOR LEGISLA- TIVE OFFICES-—-REFORMS PROMISED. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Trentox, Jan, 7, 1879. ‘The arrival of a large number of republican polf- ticians In this city to-day wrought # change from the dull monotony which has lately existed here, and the State capital at one time presented a busy scene. Much wirepulling relative to the organization of the two houses of the Legislature, which will conveno next Tugsday, was the order of the day. Senators and niembers elect are bored by scores of office- seekers, and thore is bitter rivalry between them. Knowing ones say that the slate has already been ‘fixed a8 follows :—President of the Senate, Gen- @ral Sewell: Secretary, N. W. Voorhees Secretary, William Cloke; Engrossing Clerk, Hunt; Speaker of the House, Schuyler B. Jackson; Clerk, Cummins 0. Cooper; Assistant Clerk, J. Her- bert Potts, and Sergeant-at-Arms, John B. Fell. Most of the minor offices are to bo given to South Jersey. However, Mr. Stiles, of Union ‘county, end W. Budd Deacon, of Burlington, are each feeling confident of being clected Speaker. There is a lively scramble, and next night will record a mowt exciting struggle, the city will swarm with logislators, loliby: seekers and numerous other statesmen and Thoero is a bitter fight for the State Treasurership be- tween ex-Senator Hays, of Sussex; George M. Wright, the present incumbent, and ex-Speaker Carscallaw, PRINTING etn ‘us It is said that a law will be winter giv- instead of fry news- THE SENATE'S POWER, It is predicted that acrimonious contention will oc- cur between the Governor and Senate if the former nominates none but democratic candidates for judge- ships, The Senate expects that half the number will be blicans; it not no confirmation will be given. ‘The fe stands eleven republicans, nine democrats and one independent democrat; House, thirty-three republicans and twenty-seven democrats. If thero is ‘no trouble between the Governor and Senate the ses- sion Will last about ten weeks. WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE. “[y renecnarn To THR HERALD.) Whrxtino, Jan. 7, 1879. ‘The Legisiature of this State will convene in this city tomorrow at noon, in biennial session. The polities of the body is very similar to the handle on Ht one side, In the Senate the democrats have %, the republicans 3 and the greenbackers 1. In the House are 41 democrats, 16 greonbackers and & repub- licane, The Legislature will not. transact any busi+ ness of national interest at ite present session other vably creating a Hygionieyustitute for the . which will in then ¢ an office worth about » for some physician. ‘The democrats will er of the House, CAUCUS NOMINEES, To-nig canes, the Democratic mombers of the Legislature vominated D. D. Johnson, ot Tyler county, Speaker of the Senate, aul G, H. Moffatt, a former editor of the Daily ‘Rta! oh conons to-night fora of Delegates. As the Comber ares os jority of thirty-three over both republicans and Voth wil] be alegted, | THE NEW CAPITOL. Brilliant Reeeption in the New Chambers Last Night. TEN THOUSAND GUESTS. | Hundreds of Distinguished Visitors from Various States. THE GOVERNOR PRESENT. Excellent Arrangements for Dancing and Enjoyment. ‘ {py TELeonarn To THE HERALD.) Atnany, N. ¥., Jan. 7, 1879. ‘The opening reception at the new Capitol to-night was thp grandest entertainment ever given in Albany? Not fewer than ten thousand per- tons assisted, and the affair was from every point of view a great -success, For sev- eral days parties of ladies and gentlemen from all parts of the country had been making their way through the snow drifts to participate in the festivity, and to-day they came in such numbers that every hotel and lodging house in town was crowded to the shingles, As the time fixed for tho reception drew near even the most active of political workers for Sloan and for Alvord left the hotel corridors to don dreas suits and white cravats, The doors of the Capitol had scercely been thrown open when the whole city seemed to be climbing tho hill up Waskington avenue. Men, women and children filled’ the icy sidewalks and crowded over into the wide street. The new building presented a fine effect in tho clear, icy, ‘moonlit sir, aff the architec tural effects being heightened by the lights and shad- ows, When the summit of the hill was reached the whole front was found to be lighted trom within, and although many of the illuminated rooms are still unfinished, the exterior effect was good. Promptly at eight o’clock the doors were swung open and the first carritge or rather sleigh drove up. The streets aro still filled with hardened snow, and the wheels having given place to’ runpers all the company that did not walk came in sleighs. Ina few minutes the vehicles came in a steady stream, to.which there was. no ceesation until well into tho night. The crowds outside remained throughont the even- ing gazing at the lighted windows, although it could only catch an occasional strain of music or a glimpse ofsome of the company through the upper win- dows. Everybody's attention was centerd upon the new Capitol, and the old edifice in which Van Buren, Dewitt, Clinton, Wright and Marcy wielded the exec- utive power of the Empire State, loomed up deserted and forlorn among the bare-limbed elms in the park like some poor old bankrupt, forgotten and despised by all his former frionds, ENTERING THE NEW'BUILDING. Broad carpets kept the siippered fect of the Indies from contact with the sidewalk as they made their way from the sleighs and up the three low stone steps that led to the vestibule crossing the tiled floor of this portion of the building? The Indies found dressing rooms in acorridor on the left and the gentlemea in 2 corresponding corridor on the right. The ladies joincd their, escorts at the foot of the, staircase and ascended to the floor above, In the temporary Senate Chamber Mayor Nolan, isted by Mr. Charles FE. Smith and others, received the guests. The broad lined with shrubs and growing flowers in boxes, and, at one end a local band discourse? swect music. After being presented to the Mayor the ty atone staircane to te tage thy the by roo ly Chamber, Lieutenant Governor Dorshejmer was present to give 2 welcome to,all. -past nine o’clock Governor Robinson aud It had been rumored that the Gov- and his presence gave great He _ was attired in evening dress, and He made his way satisfaction. his staff followed in full uniform. to the Assembly Chamber. IN THE ASSEMBLY CHAMBER. ‘The scene in the Assembly Chamber at ten o'clock was a brilliant one. Numerous temporary brackets, upholding no end of gas’ jets, shed a flood of light upon the frescoed walls and sparkled among tho ‘ilded tracery of the vaulted ceiling with fine effect. it was not the beauty of the Chamber itself, how- ever, that made every B eprpecope! terry, but the galaxy of beanty with which it was setoff. “The semi- circular rows of seats, which at noon were filled with soberly dressed and practical Assembly- men, now sparkled with rows of ladies in all the glory of full toilet. Every seat was taken by the fair ones, and their gloves, fans of ,opera cloaks ornamented the desks usually devoted to the storage of documents with red tape ties. Close at hand stood the gallant. escorts of the ladies, ready to do their bidding. A bevy of young girls had taken wweasion oi the SpeakePx elevated position, and were using it as an observatory from which to spy out and signal to their friends upon the floor. the galleries were filled mostly with ladies and gentle- men of more advanced years, who preferred to look on at a distance. CELEBRITIES PRYSENT. Among these these of venerable form of Thurlow Weed was conspicudus.- Yonder in the centre of a group of ladies stands handsome ex-Gov- ernor Hoffman. The stout gentleman near him, with # blooming yo' lady qn his arm, is Bishop Doane, who has just got back from Europe. Postmaster General Key goad into the corridor exchanging grectings with General Danicl E. Sie! who comes king slowly eup the crowded ot The lady with the st marked = face sitting with a Senatcr opposite is ‘Gail Hamilton ” oa Dodge), and the gentleman who bows to her from the other side of the hall ix Whitelaw Reid. Postmaster James is on hand with several friends, and ht behind him stands George William Curtis ight and smiling. Chatting with some agricultural friends in a corn you ean catch # glimpse of ex-Governor Horatio Se mour, and down near the centre of the room, ir. irits are Ed. Gale and ‘ork political fame. They pause a moment to bow to Collector Merritt, and disapper through the door- way. These are buta few out of hun of well known New Yorkers present. While you are looking at all these people. P.E. Gilmore's band is filling the air with entrancing musio, and an endiess pro- cession of happy, chatting, laughing groups pass and repass, making an ever shifting wave of color through the room. And now there ix # sensation near the door. ENTRANCE OF GOVERNOR RODINSON, ‘The Governor has arrived. His short form enters ward Kearney, of New and) is overshadowed by the tall and gayly uniformed members of his staff, who fol- low in procession, Everybody expects that he will spend an hour in’ recetving those who desire an introduction. No. He passes quickly around the line of seats, and before half thecompany learn of his appearance he has, whipped through @ doorway behind the desk and is gone with all his ‘here is a buzz of surprise fora moment, and then the met atter goes on again. ‘He's a queer crank is the Gpvernor,”” quaintly re- well known politifan, as he gazos with a grin the door through which the gentleman in question had just passed. As might be: ox- pected all the Sgate officers located in this cit; and nearly every Inember of both houses are pres- ent. Alvord and Sloan’ are conspicuous by their absenc The peng. is truly repre- sentative in character. Side by side with tho millionnairo’s bediamoned wife moves the poorly clad daughter of the d ment employé or the small farmer and his wife from some neighboring county. Many have come in aristocratic turnouts, but as many others tramped hither on foot. BRILLIANCY IN THE SENATE, Passing down stairs again to the Senate Chamber it is found crowded with ladies and their escorts, like the room above. Mayor Nolan has had his arm almost shaken out of joint, and has retired for the evening. The Indies have taken inll possession of all the seats and desks here also, and are having a pleasant time in conversation and mutual introduction. A peep into the dimly lighted little library of the Court of Appeals, open- ing out of tho main chamber, reyeals several couples engaged in flirting . under the awful shadow of the sheep-bound tomes. In the corridor directly without the local band referred to before is playing dance music, and the smooth floor of colored tiles presents a» dancing space thirty feet wide and a hundred fect or more in Fair ones stund timidly about the cleared spaco. and beat time with their — slippored feet, but decline to encounter the battery of sur- rounding eyes by venturing to start thedance, Finally a pretty waltz and the entreaties of her escort prove too much for the resolution of one young lady. She is whirled across the floor, and the ive ouce broken others soon follow, and thereafter, oa the evening, there are a few dances at in- tervals, lougth. BEAUTIES OF THE SUPPRR nooM. From all theae places, as the evening advanced, the wot towards the corridors outside this chamber were tastefully. the entrance this Mare ailt. bule, and directly owite pair glazed doors, 7 agg into apartment. This occupied ‘otenen es ce oF quadrangle, around which the Standing in this warm and well lighted apartment the uninformed visitor would not suspect t noth- ing but asheet of canvas him from the bleak, unfinished walls wintry air without. Such was the case, however, the ingenuity of Mr. William Appleton, Jr., and Dr. E. ¥. Jones, of the Entertainment Committee, having extemporized this spacious supper room by pitching their tents in the negiected courtyard. Th: tables, each something less than one hundred feet jong, were laid im the most tasteful manne: Lelands had the affair in charge, and as a pew is not opened every ‘day tney did their best. | Lofty ge urackets, shooting up from the tables, bore siose set’ rows of tiny jets that lit the place as if by electricity and. brought out in good style the gay striped canopy. The canvas walls festooned with bright colored busting and the peudent national banners drooped gr: ‘ally above the tables. Round the walls no end of palmsand ferns and other exotics in mighty baskets made a mimic summer. Many wondered how such a fine structure was so well erected. They did not notice @ canvass funnél overhead jn one corner of the room. This supplied hot ‘air, driven by a 250-horse power engine in the basement. Before the guests entered the gentlemen in charge permitted this blower to work at the top of its speed for a time. The result was a temperature of 104 degrees, in which the flowers and plants began to languish. THK DECORATED TABLES. Among the decorations on each of the two side tables stood a monster floral vase six feet high, copied after the antiqne in shape, and composed ‘almost wholly of camelias. On the middle table the most striking piece was %n enormous game patty, surmounted with a cggked pheasant, the wings and feathers of which hadbeen restored so that it seemed about to fly. Into this -room the crowd surged and was served with a fine cold coljation. About five hundred persons found accommodations at a } time, awd until one party was fed the door- kecper dechned to admit any of those outside, The first thing among the edibles were 20,000 oysters, ‘lobster and chicken sainds, and a dozen other articles were provided on the basis of a full supper for 2,500, and it was estimatimated that 3,500 at least were served with a good collation. This room throughout the evening was one of the pleasantest in the buiiding. The clatter of plates, knives and forks made merry music, intermingled with the buzz of conversation and the rippling music of women’s laughter. SCENES ANC INCIDENTS, Senator Kernan and wife, from Utica, were present, as Were also Major General Carr, of Troy, and his staff, with their wives and daughters. State Treasurer Mackin was conspicuous with his young St. Louis bride. The latter was attired in white silk, wore diamonds and was one of the belics of tho evening. A pleasant episode was . an informal reception by Thurlow Weed. When ‘descended from the wilery John . H. to applaud. He was speedily present. Mr. Weed seated him- the reporter's chairs, which he filed so acceptably many years ago, and there, for nearly an hour, he was kept’ busy receiving the good wishes of old friends and having new ones pressod to him. The venerable statesman wos visibly moved by the hearty grecting ex- to him. About eleven o'clock the visitors begai among nto depart im little groups— the last to leave -being Edward Eyerit Hale and his party, all of whom came from Boston to attend the reception. A con- venient plan was adopted ‘for calling the sleighs as the guests deparjed. From the telegraph station in the vestibule a telephone was connected with a post near the curbstonc without. When one was, ready to leave he ordered his vehicle through the telephone and waited comfort- ab} within doors until the answer came that it was at the door. Shortly after midnight the last guests departed, the lights were extinguished and the opening reception at the new Capitol had Passed into history, LOUISIANA. GOVERNOR NICHOLS’ MESSAGE—THE POLITICAL AND RACE OUTBREAK IN TENSAS AND CON- CORDIA—STATE FINANCES. New Onrrans, Jan. 7, 1879. The Governor, in his message to the General Assembly, after a reference to the late epidemic, says:—‘I have the pleasure of re- porting to you that throughout almost the ‘entire state tho laws have been well observed, and that where violations of the same have taken place they have been geuorally punished. I, regret to say, however, that in s few localities there have occurred during the past year some of those acts of violence and lawiess- ness, which in this State, as in other sections ot the country, occasionally happen, and which, while startling aud distressing the mass of the people, are practically beyond the reach of the constituted authorities.”” After dwelling at considerable lengtn upom the subject of lawlessness the Governor seys:—‘A difficnity originating in politics, which goes to the point of blows or bloodshed, is apt to be participated in by others from that time forward not on account of the politics involved in it, but through race sympathy or racc fear. I found this, in my opinion, formed after a personal investigation, to have been the csse | in tna recent disturbances in the shes of Tensas and Concordia. The proximate cause of that trouble was the going at night of a party of men, numbering from twenty to twenty-five, to the house of one Fairfax, @ colored ‘polit ical leader in Tensas parish, which act resulted in the killing of one Peck, who seems to have been the leader of the party, and the wounding by | Peck’s companions of three colored men who were in Fairfax's house, and one of whom afterwards died. The visit of these persons to Fairfax was utterly wrong, and, in my opinion, utterly without justification, and while it is attempted to be justified upon the ground that they | went inthe interest of peace and to expostulate against a rumored proposed attempt of certain col- ored people to force the quarantine lines at the town of St. Joseph. Iam satisfied thatsuch was not the urpose, but that ft ta & political ob- tag I do not think the purpose was to kill or harm Fairfax, ut I do | believe it wns to influence his course and to affect the local. campaign in that parish. The killing of Pook and the wounding of the colored men was, in my opinion, totally unexpectéd, and attended by results which none of the party contemplated and from which politi- cal considerations utterly disappeared. Just as soon as these men were killed und wounded reports of the same spread with astonishing rapidity through Tensas d Concordia, and instantly armed bodies of colored men, evidently orgamzed prior thereto, moved from every direction to the scene of the occurrence.” Here foliows a long account of the tronbles in those parishes, in which eleven negroes was killed. STATE FINANCES. Under the head of finances five columns are cov- ered, devoted to a review of the funding acts aud the assessment and collection of taxes. ‘he Governor 8 "the collection of revenue from 53% mills tax not having been adequate to the payment of the interest coupons due on the fe ot January, 1879, they have remained unpaid. Deeply as I deplore this result was powerless cither to avert or it. The fact that the imo: is not in the asury to pay promptly of the January coupons of 1579 imposes upon you the necessity of adopting immediate | legislation for uitable distribution of the funds now on han? avd to accumulate hereafter, and ac a Ker see § ee ‘ and imposes De Ps as w: secure the full and Ht cxtcrcomen ot the provisions of the Punding act, and for providing means for the payment of the consolidated debt. 1 have already stated that,in my opinion, the failure to promptly pay the interests on our consols resulted thi year from tho epidemic, and in some respects from the ill considered provisions of the Funding act itsclf. [ believe also that it is attributable greatly to the insufficiency of the law regarding the assess- ment of property and the collection of taxes. CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE. Hawrronp, Jan. 7, 1870 The Connectient Legislature bogins its annual ses- sion to-morrow, and most of the members arrived to-day, making a full attendance at caucus this even- ing. The Senate republican canens nominated G. W. (Phillips, of Putnam, President pro tem. and J. Le of Hartford, Clerk. The use canons tod Dexter P. Wright, of New Haven, Edgar M, Warner of Miainfeld, Clerk, and Clinton Spencer, of Meld, assistant. To-morrow’s session will be merely for organization, and on Thursday the joint convention will elect « Governor and other State officers. MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE. Sr. Pave, Jan, 7, 1879, The Minnesota Legislature met to-day, and was or ganized by the election of C. A. Greman, of St. Cloud, as Speaker of tho House, and C, W. Johnson, of Min neapolis, as Secretary of the Senate, both these gen- tlemen being the nominees of the republican cancus. Both houses then adjourned until to-morrow, when the Governor's Message will probably be received, OHIO'S ,DEBTS AND RESOURCES. Conus, Jan. 7, 1879. Governor Bishop's annual message was read to the General Assembly yy. He says the total funded | debt of Ohio is $6,476,805, The total local debt in $41,205,840, to which is to be added an irreducible debt “composed of school and ot trust funds amounting to $4,200,084. The receipts of the State Treasury for the year were $5,d81,d05, At the close of the year o balance of $18.0! remained iu the apres During the past year the money collected for Btate taxes aggregated $4,500,379; for county and local texes, $22,054,271; making # tote for 1978. of $2¥,525,741, ~ ARCTIC EXPLORATION. CAPTAIN HOWGATE ON THE BENEFITS TO THE WHALING INTERESTS FROM THE EFFORTS TO FLXD THE OPEN POLAR SEA. Wasnincrow, Jan. 7, 1879, The following self-explanstory letter was to-day addressed to the Secretary of War by Captain How- gate, the Chief Signal Officer: — Wasnrseton, Jan. 7, 1879. Stn—Referring to the bill to authorize and eqnip @u expedition to the Arctic Seas, 1 have the honor to submit that, aside from any benefits that may accrue to science from a thorough exploration of the vast area within the Artic Circle yet unknown to civilized man, the present reduced condition of the whaling interests of our country would alone justify the ex- penditure of sten times the cost of the ropowed colony on the shore of Lady ‘ranklin'’s Bay, as a — reasonable _ eifurt to discover and develop new whaliug grounds. or OF SCIENTINTS. It may be that there is no large body of water— “no open polar sea"’—within this unknown area, but it is the opinion of some of the most distinguished geoyraphers and experienced explorers that one does exist, and that it abounds in such forms of lito ‘as are found iu more southern waters. Professor Maury, the distinguished scientist, says :— “Within this Polar area the whales have their nursery.” Professor Agassiz, another distinguished scientist, of whom New England is justly proud, writing to the president of the American Geograph: fea] Society in favor of a Polar expedition then before the public, says:—‘l consider it as highly impor- | tant, not. only fin a scientific point of view, but particnlarly so for the interests of the whale fisheries. The discovery of = emnege into the open water around the Pole which would render whale fishing possiblé woul be one of the most important results tor the improvement of whale fishing.” "DECAY OF THE WHALE VISHENIRS. The following figures, taken from Mr. Starbuck's exhaustive history of the whale fisheries of the United States, show the startling decadence in this important branch of national industry, and the necessity of prompt action to prevent its total ex- tinction: — “In 1846 there belonged to the various portions of the United States 674 ships and barks, 35 brigs and 22 schooners, with an auareyate capacity of 233,189 tons. On ‘the Ist of Janmary, 1971, the en- tire fleet was reduced to 112 ships and barks and 51 brigs and schooners, having a total capacity of 37.828 tons. The value of oil brought into the United States in 1854 -amonnted to $10,802,594 20, and in 1876 to only $2,639,483 31, While I believe that the interests of hicel aud scientific discovery, as set forth by feswor Henry J. Loomis and others, in connection with the proposed Arctic colony are of themselves of sufficient Magnitude to warrant favorable legislation, the addi- tional practical and commercial results thet are pos- sible would seem to demand such legivlation as a matter of justice to that section of the country whose inhabitants depend so largely for their em- ployment upon our whale fisheries as do those o! the New England States.” THE INDIAN CHIEF MOSES. Sax Francrsco, Jan. 7, 1879. A correspondent at Yakima City has interviewed the Spokane Chief Moses, who wes recently captured and is hell as a prisoner at the reservation. Moses disclaims any hostility toward the whites, and gives a plausible account of his actions immeci- ately preceding his capture. Strong inducements have been offered to the chief to remain on the reservation and induce all his people to join him, A number of them have ulready done so, and it is believed that when Mos fully understands the impossibility of his obtaining the reservation he has asked for he will assent to the proposition. At all events the Chief will be detained until his future place of residence is determined. CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD. RicumonD, Va., Jan. 7, 1879, The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Chesa- peake and Ohio Railroad Company was held to-day. President Huntington in his report says:—“While the business of the road is steadily incroasing your President and Board of Directors are more fully than ever before impressed with the fact that connection with the Western sys- tem of railroads and an Eastern extension to deep water must be had before the success of the road can be fully assured, A small | pbs. on the securities you now have in the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company invested in the securities of a line to connect with the Western Gar of roads would enhance the value of present holdings more than the amount cailed for by the new investment necegsary to make this important’ connection.” Second Vice President Wickham's report shows that the total earnings for the fiscal year were $1,956,360 68 and the total pe expenses $1,594,739 10, i in, of eornings over 0} @ $ai.6n 58. The Sieeoee én th Ssaivt overs those of the fiscal year 1876-77, $27 93. The following directors were for the: — ¢. P. Hnnti nm, A. A. Low, A. 8. Hatch, 8. Hi 5 ‘William White- iny 4 right, Jr.; John Castro, Jonas G. Clark, John Echols and William C. Wickham. ‘The same officers were re-elected, namely:—C. P, Hantington, President; A. S. Hatch, First Vice Prea- ident; William (. Wickham, Second Vice President. Resolutions were adopted authorizing tho dircetors to abtain authority to increase the capital stock of the company. MISSOURI TREASURY DEFICIT.* St. Lovis, Jan. 7, 1879. It is given out on tho authority of one of the com- mittee appointed by Governor Phelps to examine the accounts of State Treasurer Gates that a shortage of between $250,009 and $300,000 has been found. The most, if not all, of this was occasioned by the failure of the Mastin Bank in Kansas City, in which State funds were deposited. FATHER COONEY'S WILL. Provipence, Jan. 7, 1879. In the Municipal Court this afternoon the will of the “late Father E. J. Cooney, of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, of this city, was offered for probate. The will gives all the estate, which is of considerable valuc, to Father James Hughes, of Hartford, Conn. The probate was opposed by seven kinsfolk of the ased priest, including ® brother ters, nephews and nieces on the ground of alleged undue influence. The testimony of Father Hughes and attesting witnesses showed that the will was drawn by Father Hughes in his honse at Hartford, and was witnessed by tliree in- mates of the same house. Tho Court admitted the will to probate. Itis not known whether the con- test will be pursued. A PAWNBROKER ROBBED, Cuicaco, Jan. 7, 1879. Abold robbery occurred on East Madison street at seven o'clock this- evening. Two unknown men drove up to Goldsmith's pawnbroking establishment in a cutter. Oné locked the door while the other broke in the showcase and ab- structed two trays of diamonds valued at $7,000. The two then re-entered the cutter and drove rapidly away. Nothing has been learned of them since. CRACKSMEN AT WORK. The jewelry store of Rauth & Son, at No. 168 Bow. ery, was entered early yesterday morning by bdurglars, who carried away $3,000 worth of plated ware and jewelry. Officer Kelly, of the Fourteenth precinct, was on* post at the time, and he claims to have tried the door at half- past four and found it thoroughly fastened.’ At half- past six it was open, and a hole in one of the panelé showed where the intruders had drilled o@ peeping place preparatory to the burglary, Evi- dently they had begun the application of their tools to the pancls almost in the sight of ‘whatever passers-by thero were at that time. Trnsting to the Doldners of the ect to escape detection, they noted through the hole the location of the jewelry cases and determined on the plan they should adopt. The two keyholes in the doorway, suggesting a patr of locks bebind, puzzled them, and they gave over their intention of entering by that wa: To the rear they then procesded, and were donbtless engaged in boring through the shutters there, as the marks of their utensils go to show where they discovered an easier means of ingress through the cellar door, ‘Ibis had been left open and they found no difficulty in getting into the heart of the house through First they ascended to the dining room, Their spoil was before thom, thei ited and they set to work in d Fiest they broke open a couple what silverware was stored in tl spotled the show windows and last they rumm: counter and drawers. Their booty was over $000, the most portable had been put in a rafe place, and this, donbtless, some: iscomfited them, Thetr_ mode of exit wae throngh the regniar door. way. Trusting to the earty hour, the infrequency of by-passers and the chances of their being inistakon for the legitimate occupants of the place, they boldly eatlied oft upon the theroughfare with their booty and corried it away toa place of safe keeping. Mr. Rauth yesterday sfternoon said the thieves had worked with such seercey that the family, who sleop up stairs, did not Dear ® sound to denote the onee of the intraders, He said his losses might ve been much heavier had he not taken the pre caution of locking Mix most valnable jewelry in agate. When wordot the burglary was brought to the Fourteenth precinet, Captein Brogan ae conduct of the caso, and, through his oxertions that of the two ward detectives, a couple of men were lest evening arrested. beow through it they pasted into the store. time was lim- vm, then they de- ed the ned at The most vainable of the jewelry and Other arrests bave a SL 8 NOT GUILTY. Failure of the Charter Oak Conspiracy Charges. UNANIMOUS VERDICT OF ‘THE JURY. Messrs. Walkley, Wiggin, Furber and White Acquitted. {BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Hartrorp, Conu., Jan. 7, 1879. The Charter Oak conspiracy trial ended this after- noon with the verdict that had long been predicted by those who had followed +the evidence carefully after the first week of the trial, Ata quarter past ten Judge Hovey began reading his charge, the stillness being marked as the spectators in court bent forward in eager curiosity. The reailing occupied half an hour, a faint buzz of whispered comment now and then breaking upon the ear as the Judge referred to one or other of the most important controverted points. This hum ‘was marked when in 4 few words he blotted from the case the entire second count because of the tailure of the State to present evidence in support of &® most essential feature. One auditor exclaimed, “There! of the whole five count#of the indictment, there's only one left, and that's weak."” Judge Hovey read in a slow gnd measured tone, emphasizing the best points and occasionally hesitating, that the jury might have some particular remark impressed upon them before he proceeded to the next. Oo coNsrmacy sHowS, Inthe opening of his charge Judge Hovey sum- marized the contents of the two counts on which the case had gone to trial, and both of which have been set forth in these despatches at length. Substantially the first charged a conspiracy by the accused to ob- » tain control of the Charter Oak for the purpose of enriching themselves by robbing the pdlicyuolders, and the second with making false annual statements with the intenteto defraud them. The means were set forth in each count. Following the statetnent of the subject matter of the allegations Judge Hovey said:— In the first place, it is essential that you should know what a criminal conspiracy It is not de- fined by statute nor does statute contain any rovision respecting it; but the common law de- Ries it tobe e combination and agreement between two or more persons for an unlawful purpose or to effect a lawful purpose by unlawful means, and that definition has been recognized as the true one by the court of last resort in this State. The essence of this offence is the unlawful combination and agree- ment of the parties. The offettce is, therefore, completed when the combination ‘is formed . and the agreement made, although no act be done toward carrying ‘the agreement into effect. The evidence in support of an information for a conspiracy {8 generally circumstantial. It is seldom that direct evidence can be obtained. When an offence is about to be committed by a combination of individuals they act in most cases covertly and secretly, not openly. The purpose of the combination is known only to those who enter into it. Unless, therefore, one of the conspirators betrays his com- panions and gives evidence against them, their guilt, if proven at all, can be proven only by circumstantial evidence. If it be proved that.the defendants pur- sued by their acts the same object, often by the same means, one performing one part and another another part of the same, so as to complete it, with @ view to the attamment of that same object, the jury will generally be justified in inttrring that they were en; in a conspiracy to effect that ob- ject. Bat to warrant that inference all the acts done must be such as to show beyond a reasonable doubt that the precise conspiracy described in the informa- tion was formed between two or more of the s and that the acts were done in pursuance of it. It is of no importance that 1t may have been proved that the detendants have eommitted une acts, unless those acts are incapable of explanation wu any other reasonable hypothesis than that they were tho résult and done in pursuance of the con- described in the information. To sus- charge contained in the first count it must be proved eee @ reasonable doubt that two of more of the ants combined and agreed to cheat and defraud the Charter Oak Life Insurance Company by one or more of the means set forth in that count; for although it , might not, as tho State's Attorney cl 8, have beech necessary to state the means by which the Plated Lyon was to be 5 ination agreemen| ot two or nore persons to defraud a Serco be any means iss criminal conspiracy; yet, having out the meaus and thus given notice to the detend- ants of the facts upon which he should rely und ask aconviction, they cannot be rejected as immaterial or surplusage, but must be proved as laid in the in- formation. . DEFROTS IN THR SECOND COUNT. After discussing the testimony on which the State sought principally to establish the charge of con- spiracy, and distnissing it as insufficient, the Judge eaid We will now turn our count, and see whether the tains are sustained by the evidence. tained in tl allegatio swsieh ns whic! cone The chu cheat, deceiv P. Rathbun, F. G. Sawtelle, policy holders Life Insurance Compeny, of this city, and di others, policy holders that com. pany, and whoever might—become policy holders issioner Bist day of December, 1875, and the Sist day of De- cember, 1876. The of a con- nem pany, and it cannot be sustained without proof that those persons at the time one or both of the reports were made to the Insurance Commissioner were holders of —- the compan; upon that count should be # verdict of uittal, Returning for one moment to 4 jon of the first count I ought to say, in justice to the claim meade by counsel in if of Mr. hg og thas there may bo a distinction oo -out of the evi- dence betweon his case and that the other defend- a. 's. Itis for you to say whether there is or not. If there is you will express it in your verdict. There is no graver or more responsible duty which @ citizen can have devolved him than to sit im Judgment upon his fellow men. In the discharge of such a duty we should examine ourselves and see that tery Ne ager or projudices be allowed to control or influence our judgment. We know the case only as it has been disclosed to ws by the evidence pro- duced and admitted upon the trial. Whatever may have been «aid in to it elsewhere, whether ia favor of the State or of the defendants, is unfit to be considered here. Even those qeentiee so honor- able to our patures must not permitted to in- fluence us, Nothing but the law and the evidence given to usin court should govern you. You will not convict the defendants or any of ¢ if you have reasonable doubts of their guilt. But if such doubts have no place in your judginents your veriict will bo againss the defendants or rach of them as you may find to be guilty. VERDICT OF THE JURY. Tho jury retired at a quarter to eleven A. M., and judicial decorum was temporarily abandoned in the court room, the Judge and lawyers entering intos lively conversation and the spectators gathering in little groups, discussing the tenor of the charge. At half-past twelve the jury sent to the Court a request that they be permitted to go to dinner, and this being granted @ recess was taken. The Court met again promptly at two o'clock, pursusnt to adjourn mont, and the jury promptly repaired te their room. For three-quarters of an hou the spectators lingered in expectaney. Then the constable was summoned, and a moment later tho jurymen filed up stairs into their seats, Their names were called, and the accuse were re quested to rise and “hear the verdict.” Amid breath- less pilence the foreman reported that they had greed, and the question was prt by the clerk of the court in the usual form as to the finding in the caso of cach of the alleged conspirators. The name of ex-President Wiggin was first called, and tho response “Not guilty’ was followed by « murmur of surprise and undertone exciamationa, “That clears them ail,” while tho frees of every ono of the accused lighted up, as they appreciated the significance of the acquittal of the first one of the two of their number for whom some apprehension had been felt. “Not guilty," followed succossively as the names of Furbor, White and Walkley were called in the order named. A moment later the accused were formally discharged and were at once surrounded by their friends, inclnd+ ing many of the legal fraternity, who pressed upom them hearty congratulations. ‘The first vote in the jury room was as to the guilt of all four, and on this the vote was cleven for ac quittal to one for convictiona A vote on Walkiey was next taken, and was unonimous for acquittal, The next vote was as to Furber, Wiggin and White, and this stood eight for acquittal to four for convic- tiou. After further debate two more joined tho ma- jority. Then a recess was taken, and the after-din+ p= he yy J of saceentee tae 4 Ps Tes ru in the weakening of the wo their the,othens., AMALPexuemeDs With