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TELEGRAPHIC. NEWS From All Parts of the World. CRISIS IN FRENCH POLITICS. Gambetta Urged to Come to the Front. FATE OF THE DUFAURE CABINET Opinions of the Paris and London Journals. ROMANCE OF A BANK RUN. New Catholic Bishops for the United States. a ad [BY CABLE TO THE HERALD,] Lonpon, Jan. 18, 1879. The correspondent of the Zimes says the silence with which the Ministerial-statement was received re- sembled that at a sentence of death, The capital omission from the statement was the promise of dis- missals from office, without which nothing can sayo the Cabinet. The republicans, after eight years’ im- patient waiting, now wish to install themselves, and go Cabinet can last except on condition of making # terrible clearance of officials. As there is no other reason than this for upsetting the Dufaure Cabinet I do not think its successors need alarm France or Europe. All that will be witnessed is an avalanche of dismissals and appointments, which will pass off without giving trouble, except to those di- tectly affected. It would be premature to pass judgment at once on the doings of the Left. We must wait forthe new Cabinct and its programme before crying, “Fire.” President MacMahon, it is hoped, will stay in any case and show nimself perfectly constitutional and ready to give France any government commanding a majority. The Paris correspondent of the Siandard telegraphs as follows:—“Although the prevailing opinion is that the days of the Dufaure Cabinet are numbered, I still retain a strong impression that the storm will blow over. It is reported that M. Gambetta intends to get up a ministry of nobodies under Senator Duclercg, who would be laughed at throughout the country, Ido not believe he will persevere in such a foolish policy.” ‘The Daily Telegraph's Paris corre- spondent says current rumors point to the retire- ment of all the Ministers except MM. Say and de Marcere. WHAT THEY THINK IN PARIS. A despatch from Paris says:—‘‘The ministerial statement has generally produced an unfavorable im- pression, even the moderate journals discussing it with reservations. The Journal des Débats expressed regret that the government did not employ more animated and cordial language. It says:—‘In read- ing their declaration one might believe that nothing had happened in France for a long time, whereas only a week ago the Republic was established.’ The Republique Francaise says:—*The government must rely only upon the significance of their acts and the frankness of their attitude, as the laration will be of no assistance to them.’ ie «Diz Neuvneme Siecle says:—'The govern- ment spoke for twenty minutes without pronouncing asingle word that they ought to have spoken. The language of the Ministry is not anew programme, but a simple exposition of the situation, or a report of parliamentary proccedings.’ The Figaro says:—‘The Ministerial statement is a political testament wh‘ch will not provent the fall of the Cabi- net.’ The Constitutionel, Gaulois and Soleil, praise the government programme. Tho Kappel, Voltaire, Mar- seillaise and Révolution Frangaise vehemently attack the statement and characterize it as void of purpose, the fruit of madness, and employ other like expres- sions, The question of the ministerial crisis is dis- cussed everywhere and the general impression pre- vails that the Cabinet can scarcely remain in office after the unfavorable reception of their programme in the Chambers. The Sitcle, indeed, expresses the opinion that the Ministry cannot survive more than twenty-four hours. In some quarters it is said that acrisis willensue immediately, that President Mac- Mahon will summon M. Gambetta, aud, in the event of his refusing to form a Cabinet, President Mac- Mahon will resign. On the other hand, it is believed by some that if M. Gambetta shall refuse to form a Cabinct President MacMahon will not resign, but will request M. Dutaure to form a new Ministry, It is pointed out, however, in parliamentary circles, that, according to strict parliamentary rales, there can be no other President of the Council than M. Gambetta, since he, at the present moment, practically holds the post. In spite, however, of the language of the republican journals, and the generally prevailing im- pression, there is a somewhat strong belief, in well informed circles, that the Ministry will obtain a ma- jority in the Chamber of Deputies after the debate which begins on Monday.” THE PROGRAMME, MUST BE FOLLOWED. M. De Girardin, in the Paris France, proposes a Cab- inet of members of the four sections of the Left, ander the premiership of Gambetta. All the frac- tions of the Left held mectings in Paris yesterday. The moderate section, although it unanimously voted that the Ministeriai declaration was un- acceptable, showed during the discussion that they almost all favored the retention of the pres- ent Cabinet. If Dufaure will consent to accentuate his declarations the discussion will be continued to- flay. The republican Union declared that they con- sidered it useless to discuss the declaration in view of the unanimous disfavor with which it was re- received, and instructed M. Floquet in Monday's de- bate to especially insist upon modifications in the staff and changes of public ofti- eials, The extreme Left rejected the decla- ration of the Ministry, and instructed M. Madier de Montjau to express its objections Monday. At the meeting of the Senators, belonging to the Left Centre, M. Feray made a speech completely adhering to the government programme. The Deputies of the Left Centre have also resolyed to adhere to the Min- isterial programme, awaiting with confidence tho expianations and acts of the Cabinet, especially as regards public officials, The ‘mes’ Paris corre- spondent says M. Gambetta will leave Paris (Saturday) and will only return on Monday in time for the debate. The correspondent says Gambetta has adopted his present tactics because he fears he can no longer control the majority, aul intends to gradually veer around to the side of the assailants of the Ministry. The correspondent of the Times also considers it most improbable that the Cabinet will amplify its programme in Mon- day's debate. He points out the possibility that the Left is only uiming at tho dismissal of M. Dufaure and the reconstruction of the Cabinet, and says Gam- betta will probably abstain from verbal attack upon the government, fearing the risk of being compelled to accept ottice. POPULAR DISTRUST IN ENGLAND, An enormous crowd assembled in Lombard street yesterday afternoon and great excitement prevailed over a reported run on the Bank of the London and County Banking Company. I am credibly informed that the origin of the report was in a dispute abouta cab fare in front of the bank, which attracted a crowd, This was about cleven o’clock A. M. It soon began to be whispered about that the bank was in trouble and the crowd increased, A genuine run on the bank was begun and the street during the rest of the day was blocked with people. A corps of police- men had their hands full in keeping order, There was no unusual excitement inside the bank, though the number of clerks and trustees present was con- siderably more than usual, The bank hes a goud NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1879—TRIPLE SHEET, many branches in the suburbs of London, and possi- bly the rumor spreading to these may, if the run is resumed to-day, create such a drain on the cash as to bring the concern into difficulty. The financial ar- ticles of this morning’s newspapers deny that yes- terday’s idle crowd caused any drain on the resources of the London and County Banking Company's Bank. THE BRITISH IN AFGHANISTAN. A telegram trom Candabar dated on the 8th of Jan- uary, says:—“The sun is setting, and the last troops of the advance of General Stewart's and General Biddulph’s forces have filed out of the Cabul gate of Candabar. Crowds of people ere lining the streets and crossing the roofs to witness the magnificent procession of men and horses, all looking, however, in hard working condition. Not a shot was fired, nor did any contretemps of any kind occur prior to enter” ing the city, We have captured the post arriving from Herat for Mir Afzul, late Governor of Ghuzuel, and Khelati Ghilzai is reported to be without a garri- son. I+ is reported that anarchy prevails at Cabul.” An official despatch received at Calcutta says that Kohistani chicfs attempted to create a disturbance and plunder Cabul, but Yakoob Khan induced them to withdraw, The Ghilsai chiefs are urging Yakoob Khan io make friends with the British. Afghan deserters confirm the reports of the disorganization of their army. ‘There had been slight marauding dis- turbances in the Khojuk Pass, but the marauders were punished, NEW PHASES OF BISMARCK’S MADNESS. The Berlin correspondent of the Times says:—“The liberals, despite their opposition to gag law, are con- vinced that further restrictions are absolutely neces- sary to guard against abuse of speech in the Reich- stag, and though they are strongly opposed to the Chancellor’s remedy pure and simple as too drastic, the opinion is gaining ground that he will coerce or cajole them to his purpose.” ‘The governmental Pest complains of the bitter tone characterizing English criticisms of the measure. It thinks England’s op- position to the bill is nothing more than another form of her antipathy to the Chancellor's protec- tionist policy. 8 tionist policy. The Berlin J’ost says that Prince Bis- marck has declared privately that he was indifferent as tothe fate of the Parliamentary Discipline bill, which, he said, he proposed solely in the interest of the Reichstag itself. NEW CATHOLIC BISHOPS YOR UNITED STATES. A despatch from Rome states that, in addition to the proposed appointment of several Vicars Apostolic in parts of America destitute of Episcopal Churches, the Vatican intends to establish several new Bishop rics in the United States, and institute a new hier_ archy different from the present one. The Pope has sent a circular to bishops outside of Europe with the view of extending the collection of Peter's Pence in all countries of the world. CABLE NOTES. ‘Thomas W. Rooker & Co., Glamorganshire iron- masters, have failed. They owe the British and West of England Bank £600,000 ($2,904,000). , The French revenue returns for the year ending December 31, 1878, show that the indirect taxes yielded 2,025,770,000f. ($405,154,000), being an increase of 77,672,400%. ($15,534,480), ‘The constitutional newspapers of Madrid loudly complain that domiciliary visits wero made on Thursday night to the houses of three friends and partisans of Marshal Serrano, and search made for a seditious pamphlet, which, however, was not discov- ered, The affair has caused-some sensation. A Vienna dospatch to the Standard states that it is not true, as has been asserted, that Austria has con- sented to a prolongation of the Russian occupation of Eastern Roumelia. The weather in London yesterday was cold. A heavy fog prevailed until eleven o'clock in the morning. THE CONSTITUTION ASHORE. 6HE RUNS ON THE SANDS OF THE DORSETSHIRE coast, BUT IS SAFELY FLOATED, (BY CaBLE To THE HERALD.) Loxpon, Jan, 17, 1879. ‘The United States sailing ship Constitution, Lieu-7, tenant Commander William H. Whiting, while on her way from Havre to New York, went ashore early this morning at Ballard’s Point, half way between Swan- age and St. Alban's Head, in the county of Doract, England. _ The steamtug Commodore was despatched to her assistance from Weymouth. The Conetitu- tion went ashore at one o'clock in the morning, and continued firing minute guns until three o'clock. The first attempt to tow her off was made at one o’clock in the afternoon, but was unsuccessful. By the combined efforts of six tugs the Constitution got off the sands at four P. M., and was immediately towed to Portsmouth for ex- amination. She has suffered no apparent damage. ‘The reason of her stranding is unknown. At the time of stranding she was drawing twenty-four fest of water forward and thirty-two feet aft. The guns, anchors and other things which which were taken out to lighten the vessel have been brought to Poole. A rope from one of the tugs was fastencd to the mainmasthead of the Constitution, so cs to give her a list. A quantity of the vessel's cargo had been previously discharged into lighters, CUBA, A GENEROUS GIFT FROM CAPTAIN GENERAL: CAMPOS, Havana, Jan. 17, 1879. ‘The official newspaper of the province of Havana says Captain Gencral Martinez Campos has paid out of his own pocket $400,000, in paper currency, to be distributed among the various charitable societies on the King’s Saint day, the 23d inst. Spanish gold, 197 a 197%. Exchanges Sugar market firm, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Orrawa, Ont., Jan. 17, 1879. An American citizen, Mr. R. P. Foster, of Connec- ticut, who was paying a flying visit to Ottawa to-day, was desirous of paying his respects to the Governor General. There being no reception announced for some time to come a difficulty presented itself. When, however, his intention was communicated to His Excellency, who was engaged at the time with official business, he immediately sent for Mr. Foster, who not only had the pleastire of a shake of the hand, but was invited to take a seat, when the Mar- uis interrogated him w many points about the Dnitea States with which he seems desirous of fa- miliarizing himself. Mr. Foster came away greatly pleased with his interview and the great and friendly interest manifested by Lord Lorne toward the Re- public. A COLONIAL EXHIBITION. ‘Toronto, Ont., Jan. 17, 1879, A special despatch from London to the Globe says the council of the Royal Colonial Institute is consid- ering the desirability of arranging an exhibition in London of the products and manufactures of the col- onies. THREE GIRLS KILLED. Hanrronp, Conn., Jan, 17, 1879. ‘The blasting fuse factory of Toy, Bickford & C Simsbury, was blown up yesterday, aud Lizzie Wall, po ae Al Ann Wall, aged seventeen, and Nellie icNulty, aged seventeen, were killed, Mrs. Alex- auder Kerr and Peter Dolan were slightly injured. The accident was caused by the friction of the 1 The loss is about $10,000, ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE. “Larrix Rock, dan. 17, 1879, Senator Watson to-day introduced in the State Senate a resolution instructing the Congressmen from this State to vote for free unlimited coinage of silver, and that the preseut dollar be made full legal tender for all debts public and private. Representative Fishback offered a resolution in the Assembly setting forth acts of intimidation during the republican ascendancy in Arkansas, The Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treas- urer and Attorney General were inaugurated to-day betore a joint session of the Legislature, Governor Miller's Inaugural was brief. PENNSYLVANIA CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION. Hanausnura, Jan. 17, 1879, Tho Governor's proclamation, issued to-day, an- nouncing the names of the members elected to Con- gress in the late general election, includes the name of Robert Klotz, democrat, as clected in the Eleventh district, which has been disputed hitherto by General Albright, republican. THE CONNECTICUT SENATORSHIP. WHY IT WENT “OUT OF HARTFORD”-—THE CLOS- ING SCENES OF THE MIDNIGHT SESSION—TALK ABOUT A REVOLT ON TUESDAY AT THE ELEC- TION. Hanrronp, Jan, 17, 1879. To the bitter personal feeling between the Hawley and Jewell factions of the republican party in this State must be attributed the result of the Senatorial caucus which ended at half-past two o'clock this morning. The exciting contests of the past have never equalled this, which lasted through seven hours of continued balloting, There was no time lost in debate. A proposition to allow the usual addresses in advocacy of candidates was passed almost without an objection, for points other than the real merits of candidates were to govern. The Hawley phalanx fought the battle stubbornly to the end. In two ballots, about eleven o'clock, their maximum vote of seventy-one was reached, within five of achoice. Again on the final vote this figure was reached, when the adherents of all the other as- pirants had gone over to the compromise candidate, Orville H, Platt, of Meriden, Ex-Goveruor Jewell’s highest vote was fifty-three, Hon. Henry B. Harrison, of New Haven, grew into favor at one time, but it had been pretty well decided in advance that if neither Jewell nor Hawle could win, and the office had to go ‘‘out of Hartford,” | Platt was to have the nomination. There were many conservative men who would have preferred Jewell, but when they found that the Hawley ranks could not be broken and that the Jewell figure could not be brought np to a winning point, they were willing | to go over to the compromise man. BALLOTS AND LUNCHES, Mr, Platt had a checkered career throughout the balloting, starting in with his best regular vote, of twenty-five, and losing twenty from that be- foro the tenth ballot was reached. Thence onward to the close his score showed a steady increase, and finally, after midnight, the contracts to deliver to him certain yotes in the event of the impossibility of Hawley or Jewell get- ing through began to be carried out. When, on the figiy-aieel ‘ballot, the Jewell strength faded away to three and that of Harrison to two votes, it was evi- dent that the caucus appreciated the situation and the necessity of abandoning the real favorites and ending the contest by taking up a man who could win. The next ballot ended the fight. The Harrison vote went over bodily to Platt because he was a New Haven county man, and the Jewell vote was safely delivered as per contract, with butasingle exception, ‘The amusing features of the evening were the lunches contributed by the parties outside the hall who were lobbying for the respective candidates, ‘The Hawley men led off at midnight with crackers and hogshead cheese; the Jewell men followed promptly with ham sandwiches and fried oysters; Platts’ partisans with a lunch from a German res- taurant, of rye bread, bologna and loud-smelling cheese, and the Harrison men made a faint attempt in the direction of bodily refreshment for the 150 Legis- lators, but did not make much of a successof it. Liquids and cigars were also served in the ante- rooms, but slyly and in limited quantities, THE EXD OF TIE STRUGGLE. On the thirty-third ballot, when Jewell fell to 18 votes, there were general exclaiations, ‘That settles his case,”"-and in the sueceeding ballot the Jewell ranks faded away like mist before the sun- light and Platt opened up a slight lead over Hawley, who had thus far been ahead and with the nomina- tion just beyond the tips of his tingers. For the first time the chief marshal of the Hawley troops, Hon. Henry C. Robinson, looked discouraged, as he saw that he was doomed to continue his record as the champion of defeat, for Robinson has been beaten himself, for years, for nearly everything he has tried for, until he this year succeoded in slipping into the Legislature through @ complete revolution in the vote of Hartford. ‘At twenty-five minutes past two the end was reached. Platt received one vote more than was needed, and his nomination was made unenimous on motion of Hawley’s inanager, The wearied members yawned and stretched their limbs, donned their. coats, and plunged off to their hotels and boarding houses through the deep snow, with a sense of action at the ending of a contest, which, for persistency and number of lots, has been unprecedented in the history of the State. The election will occur on ‘Tuesday next, and the republicans need have no diffi- culty in electing their man if they stick together, as they have a majority ot forty-one on joint ballot, MURMURS OF A REVOLT. To-day there has been yomo open talk by, both democratic politicians and republican friends of Governor Hawley, who are dissatistied with last evening’s work, suggesting the ay | in favor of Hawley of the trick by which he was defeated for the Senate in 1872, although he was the caucus nomi- nec. Inthe caucus of that year he had ninety-cight votes and Ferry twelve; but the Ferry men in the caucus and t who were not subsequently formed a coalition with the democrats and suc- ceeded inelecting their mau by eight majority in the joint convention of the Legislati the demo- crats abandoning their regular candidate, English, because it was impossible to elect him. cratic caucus in which this action was decided upon ‘Tom Waller, a leading politician from New Loudon county, in assistance to the bolting repub- :—"I believe that itis our duty to take this course, for the purpose of disintegrating the re- publican party.” A prominent politician of the demo- repeat this performance provided Hay wanted their aid, and if made a direct pr to that effect between now and the day of election, next Tuesday, the work of lest night's caucus could be undone. “Our sympathies,” he said, “are some- ith the General, anyway, because of the ‘any- thing to beat Hawley’ fecling with which he has had to contend, but of course we don’t propose to do everything for no better reason than pure love of ."" ‘This afternoon an intimate political m3 | would a Seven nsaeee the General would approve any suc! m. 4 \- eral Hawley,” he remarked, ‘is satistied with having beaten Jewell out of his boots, and ba nthe be had Messrs. Selden, of Nor- wich; Tibbitts, of New London, and @ horde of other ernment officeholders wo! for him, until Eastern Connecticut was almost e ‘WHAT GENERAL HAWLEY SAYS. In conversation this evening over his defeat Gen- eral Hawley remarked, “I am well satistied with the nomination of Mr. Platt, who is a capable gentleman, and will represent this State with credit, and my friends appear to be gratified that he won and that Governor Jewell was worsted. Some of them think it was well that my name was before the caucus #0 as to insure this, even if I didn’t win the nomination myselt.” You have probably heard, General,” remarked the correspondent, ‘‘the rumors that a coalition ht arranged in your favor.” ‘‘Yes,"’ was the quick reply, “but it is not for me to assent to anything of that character. Platt is a good fellow. He did his level best to prevent the bolt which defeated me in 1872 and I do not care todo anything to injure him. If any other of last night's candidates had been nom- inated I cannot say what course my friends might THE ILLINOIS SENATORSHIP, SPRINGYIELD, Jan, 17, 1879. The republican members of the Legislature held their Senatorial caucus to-night and nominated Gen- eral Logan on the first ballot. The vote stood:— Logan, 8v; Oglesby, 26, All the republican members were present. THE WISCONSIN SENATORIAL CON- TES’ MILWAUKEE, Jan. 17, 1879. ‘The republican caucus reassembled at Madison this afternoon and fourteen ballots for a candidate for United States Senator were tuken without resulting in any material change from those of last night, after which the caucus adjourned until this evening, To- night twenty ballots were taken, atter which adjourn- ment wae hed until Monday evening. The last bal- lot (the forty-elghith) was ae follows:—Keyes, 32; Carpenter, 27; Howe, 25; Sawyer, 2; Washburn, 1; GG. Williams, . THE BLAINE INVESTIGATION, TESTIMONY AS TO WHITE TENSAS PARISH. NaW OncKans, Jan, 17, 1879. At the session of the Teller Committee to-day Abram Thomas (colored), of Bass’ Plantation, ‘Tensas parish, testified that during tho late election he met a body of armed whites who chased witness; that night the same men came and took Charlie ethel, a colored man, out of his house, shot him and cut his throat; witness don’t know the parties; was frightned away; is now working on the river. J. Ross Stewart, a prominent colored politician, of ‘Tensas, and member of the Legislature, tes- tified that threats of yiolence prevented the republicans from nominating @ ticket; at the Democratic Convention Colonel Reeves made a speech saying he would make no threats, but the white men wore determined to carry their ticket and all opposi- tion would be quietly removed; the ticket was to be carried, if they had to go through fire; he made a motion as if firing a gun; the next day a committee BULLDOZING IN of three came to my house and | told Bryant, Neely and myself that any opposi- tion on our part would be looked wpon as a declaration of war. In regan to the estub- lishment of a color line by negroes, the witness ex- plained that he got friends to report him forthe office Of Sheriff; they signed @ paper to that effect, but instead of putting my name on the paper they simply wrote “A colored wan," this was the only fact upon which was based the report that I per: ster negroes to promise to yote for none but it was on that that the that Stewart and Fairfax had drawn - ; on the contrary, we nominated » ticket composed of white and colored people; after- ward it got so hot that we had to take | the negro names off the ticket and nominated & tull white ticket; this was the Douglass and colored men; Bland ticket; A. B. Burchart told me prior to the attack on Fuirfax that Peck and Register had agreed © to regulate the parish; the intention of Peck was to take all the ne- groes to Catahoula and us until after the elee- tion; nothing was to be done to us; we were to be fed h and returned sate after the election was over; asked the protection of Judge Cordell; he me he was unsafe in the parish himself; I believed him; two days afterward and two oye prior to the election I overheard Judge Cordell say that the white men bad only to yo around with shotguns on their shoulders and all or- dinary negroes would be sufficiently frightened; such ‘men as Stewart, however, would have to be killed; 1 yot warnings; my wife on the night before the was to be hanged; I at once left the house and fled over the levee; I heard my dog barking, and looking over the levee saw the Slesidf ead twenty-five men at my door; my ple ied says they asked for me; I went over into Ppl. The witness gave the names of fifteen negroes alleged to have been murdered, JAMES RIVER STILL CLOSED BY THE GORGE. [By TELEGRAPH To THE BEBALD.] Ricronp, Va., Jan. 17, 1879, The New York steamship Wyanoke, which left Richmond four days ago to force her way through the James River ice gorge, is now nearly down to the Dutch Gap Canal, and is making slow but steady progress. ‘The attempts which were made yesterday and this morning to break the gorge with nitro- glycerine failed. ‘Lhe United States steamer Fortune is attempting to make her way up the river to Lower Brandon. BAISING TBE BLOCKADE. Burro, N. Y., Jan. 17, 1579, Live stock shipments were again resumed at tho yards this morning. ‘Trains are generally shortened ap and locomotive power doubled. The through stock will probably all get away to-day, and by to- morrow trains will run regularly. ‘The main trouble 1s in procuring a sufficient number of cars, both single and double deckers, as a large number of these are on side tracks, blocked in with large drifts of snow. TRAFFIC IMPEDED. Boston, Mass., Jan, 17, 1879. A severe snow storm prevailed throughout New England yesterday, and reports are received of inter- ference to railroad communication at many points. On all the roads leading to this city trains were con- siderably delayed. TRACKS CLEARED. Asuury Pank, N, J., Jan. 17, 1879. The New Jersey Southern Railroud is clear of snow and ice, and the boats will resume their trips to- morrow in connection with the early morning trains to New York and the afternoon trains from New York. The noon trains will continue to connect with the Central Railroad of New Jersey at Ocean Grove crossing. HARBOR FROZEN. Hauivax, N.8., Jan. 17, 1879. Pictou Harbor is completely frozen over and teums are crossing on the ice. THE HUDSON ICE HARVEST. Coxsackie, N, Y., Jan. 17, 1879. The ice harvest is under full headway here. Ten houses ure being tilled as rapidly as possible. There is a full supply of hands—nearly three thousand men being engaged in the work. Tho ice averages eleven inches in thickness and is of as good quality as any ever gathered here. Andrews Brothers are housing ice from thirteen to fourteen inches thick, The wages paid are from $1 25 to $2 per day. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War DepaRrMenr, OFFice OF THE CHIFF SIGNAL OFFICER, Wasniseros, Jan. 18—1 A. M, Indwations. . For New England, generally cloudy weather and snow or rain, with southerly to westerly winds, fall- ing barometer and stationary or slight rise in tem- perature, For the Middle States, generally cloudy weather and rain or snow, southeast winds, shifting to south- erly and westerly, falling, followed by rising barome- ter, and stationary or slight rise in temperature. For the South Atlantic States, partly cloudy weather and rain north of Florida; falling, fol- lowed by rising barometer; southerly winds, shifting to westerly and northwesterly, and nearly stationary temperature, For the Gulf States, cooler northerly to westerly winds; slight rise in barometer east of Texas, and arcas of rain, followed by clearing weather. For Tennessee and the Obio Valley, rain, followed by partly cloudy weather, slight rise in barometer and slightly colder northwest to southwest winds, For the lower lake region, light rain or snow, fol- lowed by partly cloudy, colder weather, southwest to northwest winds and rising barometer. For the upper lake region, southwest to northwest winds, rising, followed by falling barometer, partly cloudy, slightly colder weather and light szow in the eastern portion. For the Upper Mississipp! and Lower Missouri valleys, clear or partly cloudy weather and southwest to northwest winds, with a slight rise in barometer and lower temperature, For the Pacific Coast regions clear or partly cloudy weather, ‘The Ohio, Cumberland and Tennessee rivers will rise. *Dangerous floods will probably occur in the Upper Ohio and Monongahela by Saturday night. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, Hewat Building, No, 218 Broadway :— eS 1s73, Average temperature for corre: year. OBITUARY. SIR JOHN L. C. RICHARDSON, M, 1. C. ‘The latest mail advices from New Zealand an- nounce the death, at Dunedin, December 6, of Sir Johu L. C. Richardson, Speaker of the Legislative Council, and one of the pioneers and most eminent citizens of that colony. He was bora in Devonshire, England, about 1810, and had an honorable military carcer iu India, as an officer of the Bengal Native Artillery, in which he attained the rank of major, Sikh wars, taking part in many flercely contested engagements. Retiring from tho service about 1853, he visited New Zealand, selected Otago as a field for colonization, and, proceeding to England, organized a company of emigrants, with which he arrived in the ship Strathmore, at Port Chalmers, in Jane, 1866. Several of his associates ultimately filled distinguished positions in New Zealand. Major Richardson, with his son and two daughters, settled on @ beautiful estate at Willowmead, in the South Clatha district, where for some years he was occu. pied with the arduons labors of a pioneer settler. At this time he was a frequent contributor to the Otago | Witness, He had already published, after his first visit to New Zealand, a small volume, entitled “A Sumrmer’s Excursion in New Zealand, by an Old Ben- gal In March, 1860, Major Richardson was elected to the New Zealand Provincial Council, in which he at once assumed a prominent position by his ready wit, his gun deportment and his unusual attain- monte. He waa soon chosen Speaker, and in the fe lowing year was elected Superintendent of the pro’ ince of Otago. In that year the gold mines of € were discovered, and gave Major Richardson abu dant opportunity for the display of his great ex. exutive abilities. He subsequently fill several ot the Lin | offtecs of the colony, such as Post master General, member of the Executive and Leyis- lative Council, Minister, without porttolio, and Speaker of the Legislative Council from 1868 until death, He held many honorary offices, such as Captain of the Dunedin High School Cadets and y lor of the University of Otago, to which insti- tution he rendered great servi than to Sir John Richardson, who was knighted in 1875, was Dunedin indebted for its advance! the rank of the largest city and commercial cational metropolis of New Zealand. He was oughly public spirited citizen, a facile and writer, an accomplished scholar, # pleasing public speal ind a frequent leeturer before the public tu- stitutions and lyceums of Dunedin and Wellington. He resided of late years with his danghter, Mrs. Maitland, at Invercargill, uear Dunedin, His only ‘To no one more | | A. Haines and F. I, Cossit He served in the first Afghan and the first and second | son has been for years a prominent citizen in the new British colony of Fill. — JACQUES DUBS, EX-PRESIDENT OF SWITZERLAND. Jacques Dubs, ex-President of the Swiss Confedera- tion, whose death at Lausanie, on the 15th inst., was announced by a cable despatch in the Henap of ‘Thursday, was a distinguished jurist and legislator. He was born in 1622, at Assoltern, Canton of Zurich, his parents being well-to-do farmers, Receiving his primary education at the cantonal school of Zurich, he studied law at the universities of Berne and Hei- delberg and lastly at that of Zurich. He became a distinguished criminalist, and from 1846 filled several administrative and magisterial offices in his native canton, After the establishment of the constitu- tion of 1848 he became a federal judge, and was soon afterward chosen president of the Fed- eral ‘Tribunal. In he was elected chief magistrate of his canton (Zurich), and had to sustain a strenuous opposition both from the socialists and from the conservative party. He retained that post until 1861, giving his chief atten- sgcoettug i eflcoting important logistative reforms suce in ef impo! ve reforms in both those Sopartinents, He also had much in- fluence in promoting the construction of the railway from Zurich to Lucerne. Heat in the National Coun- cil for Zurich for many years, commencing in 1549; was chosen President of that body in 1854, and in the succeeding years was & member of Council of States, of which he also became President. In both ‘those assemblies he bore an important t in the labors of political and legis- tive reorganization, being the head of @ party opposed to Jacques Staempfli. In 1861 he was chosen a member of the Federal Council in place of M. Furrer; was made the first member of that Council on its renewal in 1863, and was President of the Swiss Confederation for the year 1864, Among the leading measures which marked his first year of office were the signature of a commercial treaty with France and the emancipation of the Jews of Switzerland from their last disabilities. He filled the presidential office asccond time during the year 1868, M. Dubs was long 4 prominent writer for the Zurich press, and enjoyed a high reputation as @ publicist, ax a magis- trate and as a staiesman. LIEUTENANT GENERAL CHARLES OTWAY, BOYAL ARYTLLLERY, Lieutenant General Charles Otway, one of the old- est officers, died at St. Germun’s terrace, Blackheath, November 15, aged ubou’ ninety yeara. He entered the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich in 1804, re- ceived a commussion in the artillery in 1807, served in the West Indies and in Canada, became adjutant of a battery and commanded the Rocket troop of the Royal Artillery on its first formation, He reached the rank of Major General in 1855, when he retired on full pay, and was subsequently promoted to a lieu- tenant generaley on the retired list. W. HW, PAYNE, ENGLISH PANTOMIMIST, Mr. W. H. Payne, the head of the famous family of that name connected with English pantomime, died December 17, at Dover, after a long illness, He was attended in his last hours by Mrs. Aynsley Cook and his other daughter. Mr. Payne was over seventy years of age. MAJOR JOHN H. NEW. The death of Major John H. New, a prominent attorney of New Orleans, La., is announced. The United States und district courts of that city have all adjouried out of respect for his memory. JOHN M. SWORDS. John M. 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