The New York Herald Newspaper, January 30, 1879, Page 7

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS From All Parts of the World. CRISIS ‘IN FRANCE. MacMahon “Determined to Resign the Presideney. HIS. PROBABLE SUCCESSOR. Course To Be Adopted at Yer- sailles To-Day. MARCH OF THE PLAGUE. Russia, Austria and Germany Taking Pre- cautionary Measures. Ree [BY CABLE To THE HERALD.] Loypox, Jun. 80, 1879. The Hruarp correspondent in Paris says the Council of Ministers, which assembled at four o'clock’ yesterday afternoon, did not separate until o late hour. I have reason to believe that the Marshal communicated to it his resolution to maintain his resigna- tion and to make the Chambers judges of the conflict. ‘This formal resignation, how- ever, had not arrived before the Council broke up, and the final resolutions will be adopted this morning. Everything indi- cates that President MacMahon will resign. It may be considered that he has already morally done so. ‘lhe probable course of events is thus foreshadowed :-— PROBABLE COURSE OF EVENTS TO-DAY. To-day the gévernment will formally an- nounce the situation to the Chambers and report the President’s refusal to sign the fleerees respecting the great military com- mands. ‘I'he Senate and Chamber of Depu- ties will pass yotes of confidence in the Ministry, who will thus be obliged to press their demands on MacMahon for changes in the staffof generals, A joint Congress of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies will atterward be summoned to nominaté a new Presfdent, It is possible that the Congress will not meet until to-morrow. In the in- terval between MacMalhon’s resignation and the election ot a new President the Council of Ministers will be invested with the execu- tive power, in accordance with the constitu- tion. DIVIDED PUBLIC SENTIMENT. Much cxcitement prevails in Paris, but there has been no disturbance. Some poli- ticians think MacMahon’s resignation would bo an excellent, thing, because the Presj- dezt should net be allowed to perpetuate on atabiguous situation, and a crisis, any- Low, was inevitable. Others prefer to'see MacMahon remain until the expiration of his legal term. _ . WHO WILL SUCCEED MACMAHON ? Spgculation is rife respecting the Presi- dent’s successor. Dufaure is considered too cld. , The Duke d’Aumale and General Chanzy have lost the chances they formerly possessed. ‘The only candidates mentioned are Admiral Pothnau and M. Grévy, with the chances in tavor of the latter. Reuter’s despatch says it is possible the cxplanation to.the Chambers to-day will take the form of # Presidential Message. M. Grévy’s chances have improved, Minister Dufaure having de- clined to become a candidate. PROGRESS OF THK CONFERENCES, General press despatches give the following de- tails:—M. Dufaure, yesterday morning, at the Painis @’Elysée had a conference with President Macafahon, the result of which is “gencrally believed to be that the Murshal persists, in his refusal to sign the deczee. After the Cabinet Conneil was held at noon and another in the afternoon, when the President of the Senate and the President of the Chamber of Deputies were present, It is belleved that the Chambers would elect M. Grévy President of the Republic. The Ré- publique Frangaise, M. Gumbetta’s organ, say: “Those who use the threat of President MacM&hon’s resignation as @ scarecrow are mistaken, France _ doos not desire, but does not fear, a change in the , head of the government, What France will not have {a unconstitutional resistance to the will of the nation.” n STATEMENTS OF ENGLISH CORRESPONDENTS, A despateh to the Standard, dated Paris, midnight, sayn:—“President MacMahon has informed M, Du. faure that he will communicate his decision to him ‘at Versailles at one o'clock Thursday afternoon, It is understood that there will be a message to both houses, A few persons fear the President may avail himself of his constitutional right to forth an extra Parliamentary Ministry and prorogue the Chambers two months, but such a course is very improbable. The correspondent is convinced the difficulty concerning the military commands is a conference a mere pretext and that President MacMahon is really determined to resign, —_ because throatefled with the —impoachmont of the De Broglie Cabinet.” A Zimes despatch trom Paris, dated Wednesday evening, says:—(M. de Mar- cére, Minister of the Interior, waited on President MacMahon this evoning, The President did not indicate in any way what his final @ecision with regard to resignation would be, Ho confined himself to declaring that he would preside at the Cabinet council on Thursday, All accounts agree that bis refusal to sign the decree raative to tho military commands was couched in vehement terms. He has not even signed the de- orees relative to changes in the magistvacy.” ‘Tho correspondent regards the suggestion as to a NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1879—TRIPLE SHEET. prorogation of the Chambera by the President an absurdity and considers it certain MaeMuhon will announce bis resignation in a message to-day. He adds:—The Chambers assembled in congress on the sa:ne evening will accept the resignation by a vote of about 550 to 250 and proclaim M. Grévy President, who, as MacMahon's resignation is not the result of intrigue, will unhesitatingly accept. All the foreign represen- tatives at Paris have notified their respective govern ments of the probable resignation of President Mac- Mahon and accession of M. Grévy. Only one Ambas- sador has approved of MacMahon’s conduct. Prince Hohenlohe, the German Ambassadoz, is absent from the city.” GERMANY'S IDEA OF THE CRISIS. The North German Gazette, in an article on the ‘French crisis, declares that radicalism is leading France and the liberaié only too speedily to their fate. ‘ PLAGUE AND FAMINE. i A despatch from Berlin says the proposais of the committce appointed to discus measures of preceu- tion against the plague have beei adopted by the Federal Council and submitted to the Emperor William for his sanction, ‘he resolutions of the Council will Le promulgated immediately. Dr, Bresiadecky, the leading physician of Galacia, and several Austrian physicians will start from Vienna for Russia to-morrow. No definitive measures of precaution against the plague will. be adopted until their report is received. An official report pub- lished in St. Petersburg states that there have been no eases of the plague in the government of Astrakhan since the 26th of January. ‘The precautions against the contagion are now confined to disinfee- tion aud other sunitary measures by the police. The Agence Russe reports that a committee of Ministers, at which the leading medical authorities were pres- ent, decid®d that the bodies of the dead throughout the infected districts should be burned; that all the executive authority should be concentrated in the hands of Count Loris Melikoit, who should imme- diately proceed to Astrakhan as Commissioner Gen- eral, invested with the most extensive powers to deal j with the emergency, and that the advice and assist- ance of all well known European phfsicians should be readily accepted, Accounts from Upper Egypt give heartrending de- tails of the famine there. GERMAN AFFAIRS, ‘Tho lower House of the Prussian, Dict yesterday discussed 2 motion made by Herr Windhorst, ar ul- tramontaine, for restorimg the three articles of tho constitution concerning the relations of Church and State which were annulled by the ecclesiastical laws, A counter motion was introduced by Professor Aegidi, that the House should pass to the ordgr of the dey, and was adopted, the ultramontaine, Polish and old ‘conservative deputies only opposing it. ‘THE PORTE ‘AND THE POWERS. The opening of the Bulgarian Assembly of Notables at Lirnoya for the election of 4 Prince is now fixed tor the 22d of February. Prince Dourdoukoff Korsa- koff is now on his way to Tirnova. Negotiations continue between Sir Austin Henry Layard, British Ambassador at Constantinople and the Porte relative to the purchaso of the State domains of Cyprus. France has counselled Greece to moderate her de- mands relative to the central portion of the frontier, not distinctly defined by the Berlin Congress. ENGLAND'S LABOR TROUBLES, ‘The notices of a reduction of wages posted at most of the London engineering works call for an average reduction of sev.n anda halt per cent. The kelo states that the employés of the engineering firms are generally disposed to submit to @ reduction of their wages, but not to the extent proposed by the masters. Four hundred “locked-out” agricultural laborers left Kent for Australia yesterday, SERIOUS QUARRY DISASTE IN PORTUGAL, A despatch from Lisbon says:—'A large quarry in the suburbs of Oporto has caved in, burying several houses, Many persons were killea, and the ruins of the demolished houses took fire.”’ * THE CONSTITUTION SALVAGE LIBRL DISMISSED. In the Admiralty division og the High Court of Justice yesterday the motion to arrest the United States frigate Constitution and her cargo was argued. ‘The counsel for the ship, under instructions by the United States Minister, Mr. Welsh, claimed that the Constitution and her cargo were not within the jurisdiction of the Court. Minister Welsh, in his letter of ‘instructions to the solicitors employed, says :—-The Constitution is a national ship, and her cargo was in charge of the United States government for public purposes, Under the circumstances I can- not recognize that the High Court of Justice has any jurisdiction.” Tbe counsel for the Crown also op- posed the motion, and said that the granting of the application might even result in war between Great Brit&in and the United States. Sir Robert Joseph Pirillimore said that in no case had such an applica tion as this been granted, and there was no circum- stance in this case to take it out of the ordinary cate- gory. CABLE NOTES. The navigation of the Suez Canal, which had been blocked since Sunday by the grounding of a steamer in Bitter Lake, is now unobstructed, the steamer having floated: * Hinks &*Son’s lemp works, at Birmingham, have been destroyed by fire. An imimense quantity of goods was lost, and 300 workmen have been thrown out of employment. ‘The creditors of the Cornish Bank, at Truro, which suspended on the 4th inst., have accepted a composi, tion of sixteen shillings in the pound. The winner of the £5,000 prize in the Paris Exe position Lottery is a journeyman currier, named Aubriot, the occupant of two rooms on the fifth floor of a house in the Rue Cardinal Lemoine. The win- ner of the second prize of £4,000 is a tobacco vender in the Rue St. Honore, and the winner of the fourth prize of £2,000 is a clerk in an insurance office. ‘The election in Cambridgeshire to fill the vacancy in the House of Commons, caused by the death of Hon. Eliot Constantine Yorke (conservative), has re- sulted in the return of Mr. E, Hicks, the conserva- tive candidate, against whom there was no opposi- tion. @A letter from Lord Beaconsfield is published, in which he acknowledges the receipt of an address from the St. George's Union of North America, ox- pressing his thanks for the good will of so large and influential a body of Englishmen, ‘The Seine is again rising in consequence of the inelting snow. THE DIRECT CABLE. Hattrax, N. 8., Jan. 29, 1879, Latest reports from Torbay indicate that no at- tempt to repair the direct cable can be made for s@mé time to come. Immense quantities of ico have accum nd, and there being no safe harbor at or near To} it is impossible for the steamer Minia to procécd there, MONTREAL BUSINESS TROUBLES. Monrneat, Quebec, Jan. 29, 1879. Louis Tourville, a commission merchant, has failed. Liabilities, $187,000; assets, $139,000, ‘The writ of attachment iseued yesterday against J. L, Cassidy & Co, bas been withdrawn, and the firm will continue business as usual, 8 GREAT HONG KONG FIRE. ‘SAN Fraxctsco, Jan, 29, 1879, The recent fire in Hong Kong, China, burned 368 buildings. Tho loss is estimated at about $1,000,000. THAT MISSING HAIR, (oy TELEGrarH To THE mERALD.] Boston, Jan, 29, 1879, ‘The despatch from Rhinebeck which wppeared in the Hrnacy to-day concerning the loss of certain packages of human hair which were sent to Boston and not returned, caused some excitement in this city this afternoon and evening, The Hrranp correspondent was informed this evening by a friend of Miss Cunningham's that she has lived at No. 10 Poplar street, as stated, since she has beon engaged in the manufacture of hair work, and has sent awiy since last re fh) 1,000 potnds of “switches.” or three months Miss Curmingham has been ill, and her Dusiness has not had personal attention, hence the delay in re! orders spoken of in the Rhinebeck despateh to the Herat. ‘The New York orders, de+ Inve Ly etorm wud her iUueas, wore aout lat Mou ays INTERNATIONAL POLO. PROBABILITY OF AN ENGLISH TEAM CLOSSING THY ATLANTIC NEXT SUMMER —INTERESTING NEWS FOR AMERICAN POLO PLAYERS. [By CABLE to CHE HERALD.) Loxpox, Jan. 29, 1879. It is quite probable that an international polo match will take place during the com- ing summer at Newport, R. I. Lovers of this exciting and exhilarating game on this the Atlantic al- ready talking of sending over a crack team, composed. of some of the best players in the Hurlingham and other English clubs, to play against a team of the Westchester Polo Club, orto make a match with any representative American team. With a of encouragement side of are proper degree from the polo players in America this tour- nament can undoubtedly be brought about, and a_ brilliant series of matches take place at Newport in the month of August. The English team would be selected from the best men, and, thus formed, it would be a very hard mat- ter to beat them. would tend to strengthen polo playing in America just as the visits of the Irish and British rifle teams served to develop the wonderful capacity of rifle marksmen in the United States. GENERAL SHERMAN Such a match, however, AT. ATLANTA, A PRIENDLY RECEPTION BY THE PEOPLE AND PRESS OF THE CITY. (BY TELEGRAPH, TO THE HERALD], ATLaNrA, Ga,, Jan, 20, 1879. ‘The visit of General Sherman to Atlanta, for the first time sincé he left the town after it was Iaid in ashes by his orders, created considerable excitement to-day. There was considerable feeling over the fact that he had ordered the women and children of the city to be sent from their homes when he entered the city. ‘This action raised considerable protest at the time, end caused much suffering. The burning of the city is remembered with some bitterness by the older citizeas, but none of this feeling was manifested in the reception ac- corded him on the present occasion. A large crowd assembled to meet him, curiosity, howoyer, being the leading motive of those who assembled. There was some joking, find one man called out, as the train halted, “I the fire bells—the town is doomed;” a remark that wasthe cause of some laughter. The General was met by General Augur, who will consult with him as to the advisability of changing cerfain military posts. expressed great maps at the wond chan the city since he left it seventeen years ago. local papers greet him with pleasant notices. city and State officials will call on him. He will leave on Friday for Savannah. “FENCE OUT YELLOW FEVER. CITIZENS OF ¥FIOKIDA DEMAND A NATIONAL QUARANTINE LAW. [BY TELESRAPH TO THE HERALD]. Pensacoza, Fla,, Jan. 29, 1879. A mass meeting was held to-night in the City Park, called by Mayor Cobb, to discuss the proposed na- tional quarantine law. Addresses were dglivered by Mayor Cobb, L. H. Sellers, General Moreno and Baron Goldsticker, ‘all of whom advocated the national quarantine law. ‘The following resolutions were passed by the meeting :— : Whereas the citizens of Pensacola are satisfled that whenever yellow tever has visited this city it is sus- ceptible of proof that it was of forcign origin, and Delieving that a strict quarantine throughout the United States against fever breeding ports will be an effectual bar aguinst its ontrance to our country, Resolved, That we call the atteution of our Senators and Congressmen in Washington to this matter and ‘urge upon them to secure the enactment of such na- tional quarantine laws as will render all communi- cation with infected places as safe as it is possible tor wise, regular and systematic law to do. Resolved, That we request our government to com- municate with the governments of Spain and Brazil in reference to guarding against the spread of yellow fever to veesels in their several ports by such meas- ‘ures as may seem most judicious and prompt. Resolved, Recognizing the press as the great lever of progress, and the metropolitan journals as exert- ing great fluence, we therefore respectfully request the New Youk Hx2ap to aidin this matter by calling the attention of the of Spain to that great yellow fever centro, the city of Havana, which yearly sends death to our shores. With enforced sanitary scieuce and a proper system of sewerage, that lovely. citt might be made the healthiest port in the world in- stead of a death dealing post nest. Resolved, That His Honor the Mayor be requested to present these resolutions in person to the author- ities in Washington. A LIVELY AFFRAY. TWO OUTLAWS SHOT DEAD BY THEIR COMRADE— HE IS STABBED IN THE SHOULDER, {BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Cuantorre, N, C., Jan. 29, 1879. Alfred Edmundson, Elijah Ohurch and Riley Ted- der, notorious outlaws, have for some time been evading the officers by concealing themselves in the mountains of Wilkes, one of the wildest of the western counties of this State, Information reaches here that a disagreement took place some days ago between Church and ‘fedder on the one side and Edmundson on the other. The two former went to a house where Edmundson was stop- ping for the alleged purpose of taking ftom him a pistol which he had sto! He retQsed them ad- mittance, whereupon they knocked the door from its hinges, The moment they attempted to cross the threshold Edimundson began firing. One bullet went through the brain of Tedder and another entered the breast of Church and passed out through his shoulder, As he fell, however, he plungel a knife into Edmundson's shoulder, but the wound is not serious. ‘Tedder died instantly aud Church is mortally wounded. His friends removed him to the mountain fastnesses, Edmundson fied and the officers have not been able to reach him. NEW SIGNAL SERVICE WIRES, (BY TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.) Nonvons, Va., Jan, 29, 1879, Additional wires have been erected by the Signal Service on the Virginia and North Carolina coast from Cape Henry to Kitty Hawk, connecting with the telephones at the several life saving stations, and affording those interested easy and expeditious com- munication with the outside world. The work was performed under the superintendence of Lioutenant Ehilip Reade, United States Army, MURDERED AND BURNED. (py TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD). 29, 1879, This morning, at four o'clock, the store of Mr. Wittikine, at Leary, was discovered in flames. ‘The front door was broken open, and Wittikine was found near the door, with a — in his hand, burned to a cinder, His body being taken out, his skull was found broken. Everything in the store was burned, leaving no clew to the perpetrators of the murder, Great excitement exists in the community, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, THE ESSEX AL MONTEVIDEO, Rro Janecno, Jan, 6, 1879. The United States corvette Essex arrived at Monte. video on the 22d of December from St. Helena, CHANGES IN THE DUTINS OF OFFICERS, Wasutxoron, Jan, 29, 1879, Master Gustavus C. Hanns is ordered to the Van- | alia, at Boston, The orders assigning Suryeon ‘Thomas Hiland to the Lackawenna and Lieutenant Clifford H. West to the Vandalia have been revoked. ‘The former is placed on waiting orders and the latter directed to remain on duty atthe Nayy Yard, New York. Stephen I, Radford, Assistant Paymaster, hos resigned. DESPERATE SUICIDAL A'TTEMPT. Winsineton, Del., Jan, 29, 1879. William Thomas, who was acquitted recently of a charge of murdering his wife and subsequently cut his throat, but recovered, made another desperate attempt on his own life last night. He succeeded in inflicting sume serions Wounds on shis neck with Auife, but it is thouuht be mav recover. LC SITTING BULL. Wasninatox, Jan. 29, 1879. It is now very well ascertained that the course of the yovernment in dealing with Sitting Bull will be to require him and his people to conform absolutely to regulations of the War Department, first sur- udering as prisoners of war, or else to go back again i ada. The principal men of the tribes would be, in all probability, carefully 1 to prevent any chances of instigating an outbreak, COAL OIL FATALITY. A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER BURNED TO DEATH. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Jan. 29, 1879. Yesterday afternoon at the farm house of Edward Renner, fourteen miles east of this city, near the vil- lage of Plattsburg, occurred # most horrible tragedy. Ella Renner, a beautiful girl of eleven years, was filling the lamps of the house for the evening. She trimmed the wick of one lamp and lit it to see how it would burn. Beside heron the table were several lamps just filled and the coal oil can. In a thought- less munucr, alter lighting the one lamp, she held the buraing match over an open lamp with- out noticing the danger. In an instant the oil was on fire. fash, a huge "Next the oil and all the lamps were on fire. © ploded with acrash, The bewildered, trightened girl stood stock still. In a moment she was enveloped in flames and oil. Her screams brought her mother to-the kitchen, aud in her trantic but vein efforts to assist her daughter she, too, was soon wrapped ina blaze. The now maddened mother ran to the house of the nearost neighbor, scro’ming wildly all the way, # distance of about one hundred yards, ‘The lady of this house dragged the poor woman into the sitting room, and poured several buckets of water over her, ‘this partly quenched the flames, though the mother was so badly burned that she died last night. Lhe daughter was found on the kitehen floor a steaming mass of heated tlesh. She died in an hour after the accident. ‘Who neighbor lady was severely burned about the hands and arms, G, A ‘R. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Hazamuune, Pa., dan, 29, 1879, ‘The State encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic met here to-day, with abont 220 delegates in attendance. The report of the Assistant Adjutant General showed that twenty-four new posts had been organized during the year, with » membership of 2,678, and that the entire number enrolled inposts of this State is about 10,000. The organization is numeri- cally stronger in Pennsylvania than in any other pod husetts ranks second and New York third. BNAL BERITH _ PHILADELPHIS, Jan, 29, 1879, ‘When the B'nai Berith Convention reassembled this morning a series of important resolutions were submitted giving instructions ‘to the Committee on Constitution and Law, be- fore whom will come the important amend- ments to the ritual and constitution of the Order. The resolutions as passed, after much discussion, directed the committee to make their report at the |#tternoon sess:on, so as to give plenty of time for die- cussion. ‘The report of the Finauce Committee then coming up in reguiar course, was considered in detail. The payment of the $2,250 by the Centennial Committec, and the repayment of $3,000 advanced by Mr. Bing, were discussed at length, upon the point that if the Convention xettle the qhestion in advance of the report-of the Centennial Committee it would have the effect of appfoving or disapproving of the report of said committee in advance. Mr. Lauderbach, of New Yor! je an address in favor of sas- taining the action of the Centennial Committee in its work. The brotherhood have unanimously given power to the committes to prosecute the work, and their honor was concerned in seeing that the power so given was not a mere empty one. There was a long debate upon this question, aud when the matter was put to a vote the Conven- tion supported the committee by a vote of 193 yeas toi8nays. After the decision, the Chairman of the Executive Conumittee presented a series of resohitions, which were edopted, regulating the routine business of the Convent: One of the resolutions provided that wheneverjcontracts were entered into .that en- tailed considerable expense, bids for said contract should be advertised for in the newspapers. Mr. Bing objected thet advertising never stopped jobbery in any business cr department, THE ANTLCHINESE BILL. CALIFORNIA SENTIMENT ON THE MEASURE, Sas Francisco, Jan. 29, 1879, The leading journals here comment on the passage by the House of the Anti+Uhinese bill. ‘The Call congratulates the community on the action of the House, and claims that the Senate cannot re- fuse prompt passage without throwing away all chances of republican victory in California in the next Congressional election. The Post approves the measure, and argues that the manner in which the question wad managed, though & transient democratic success, will not affect the relative status of parties in California in the coming election. "The Alta is silent. ‘The Chronicle contents itself with a brief editorial review of the nature of the bill and its management by the democratic members, ‘The Bulletin considers the bill will solve a troubie- some industrial problem and dwells strongly on the protection it will afford against epidemics, citing the plague now prevailing in the Orient and revious smallpox visitations on the coast. It be- fered the. Sadat by promptly passing the bill can deprive the democracy of any advantage they may. have gained in the House. The Sacramento Record Union characterizes the manner of passage of the biil as a desperate attempt on the part of the democrats to recover lost prestige in California, and the bill itself as a ghittering gener- ality which should be repudiated, together with the party which offere it. ‘The Hxamener approves the bill, giving the de- mocracy the main credit for it. « 1 representatives of the democratit party are jubilant over the action of the House, and claim that the bill is a strictly democratic measure. liepublicans it as an attempt to make democratic capital, but are grateful for it as a re- strictive measure, ‘Kearney calls it a mere political dodge, and says Co! would never have touched the question but for campaign purposes. Mr. BF. F. Low, ex-Minister to Caina, believes the bill would be of little practical effect as the Chinese could be landed in British Columbia and thenco make their way to California, Me looked upon the meastre a8 an attempt on the part of cer- tain politicians to obtain the support of the sand lots. At tho Chinesé Consulate the bill is considered antagonistic to treaty provisions and likely to result in complications with Gr ‘tain. JUDGE CADWALADER'S FUNERAL. A CONCOURSE OF FRIENDS FOLLOW THE WE- CEASED GENTLEMAN TO THE GRAVE, PurLapEnrnta, Jan, 29, 1879, ‘Tho funeral services of the late Judge John Cad- walader, of the United States Court for the Eastern District of Pennaylvania, took piace this morn- ing at his late residence, No. 252 South Fourth street, atter which the body was interred in his family vault, in old Christ Chureh graveyard, ‘The house was growded to overflowing by sympa thizing friends of the family who attended the ser- vices, The remains were dressed in a white wrapper and encased in a cloth-covered casket, which was sur- rounded with floral tributes. ‘This was placed in the room in which he died. On the lid was @ silver plate inseribed with the words, “John Born April 1, 1805. Died January 26, 187 The services were conducted by B Hi. J. Morton, D. _D., of St. James’ Protestant Kpiscopat Church, | and Rev. Mr. Boyer, of St. Paul's Protestant Episco- pal Church. The immediate family followed the re- mains in carriages to thegraveyard. ‘The members of the Bar attended on foot.. Among them were Judge McKennan, of the United States Cirenit Court; Jud, Paxson, of the Supreme Court; Judges Allison, Biddle, Ludiow, Hare, Finletter, Yerkes and Briggs, of thy Common and Judges Hanha and Penrose, of the Orphan's Court. James M, Campbell, ex-Mayor Peter McCall, ex-Mayor Alexander Henry, ex-Mayor Daniel M. Fox, Leonard Myers, Charles’ Gibbons, Wilham 8 Price, Abraham’ Browning, Goorge W. Childs, Authony J. Drexel, Henry Green, of Raston: W. W. Luckenbach, of Allentown; United States Dis- trict Attorney Valentine and United States Marsal Kearns. KILLED BY A PALL. | (BY TELEGRAPH VO THE HERALD.) Easton, Pa, Jan, 29, 1879, Farly this morning, as Rose Lewis, aged nineteon years, was crossing the Lehigh Valley Railroad Bridge, which «pans the Delaware River at this place, she teil through the bridge to the ground below. Sho died in a few moments, ARRESTED FOR ARSON. (BY TELKGRAPH to DHE HERALD.) Paiirspuna, N. J., Jan, 2, 1879, Jacob Arnold, switchman on the Easton and Amboy Railroad at this place, and William Fiiun, a braleman on the Central Railroad of New Jersey, were arrested to-lay, charged with setting fire to a building of the Kaston and Amboy Railroad Company, They ecu. fessed their guilt, and were come 'tter to the Werrem county Jail. JUDGE BLODGETT’S CASE. TESTIMONY BEFORE A CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- TEE—GRAVE CHARGES AGAINST A FEDERAL JUDGE, Cuicaco, M., Jan, 29, 1879. ‘The inguiry by the sub-committee of the House Judiciary Committee into the charges of official uis- conduct of United States District Judge Henry W. Blodgett began this morning, the prosecution being conducted by Messrs. Cooper, Knickerbocker and Shel- don, and the defence represented by Messrs, Trumbull, Goudy and Campbell. Judge Blodgett himself was present. The first charge was read, Judge Blodgett, as district judge, entered into an un- lawful scheme to defraud the creditors of the bankrupt Germania Insurance Com- pany by “means of orders secretly and corruptly entered by him. The creditors were thereby defrauded out of $15,000, The specifications of this charge are four in number, and have already been published in various newspapers. They arc in brief:—That Judge Blodgett permitted two notes to revert to their maker, A, C. Hesing, at a sum much less than they’ were worth; that he caused records of the transfer to be made and ros, gt to prevent these records and orders en- “i fvom becoming public, Mr. Campbell read a reply, prepared by Judge Blodgett, making 4 general Genial. He claimed that no orders were ever suppressed by him, and showed by means of letters from prominent business men, including the first bankers in the city, that the amount obt: the Hesing notes was the largest that they could be sold tur, Most of the writers hdd declined to take the notes except for much smaller sums than were finally obtained. These letters are now on file in the assignee’s reports, Witnesses were then called by Mr. Cooper. William H. Bradley, for twenty years a clerk in the United States Court here, identifiea the two de- ere-# of sale—one for the public and one for the private. sale of the Hesing notes—but could not say why, aftr a public sale had been advertix-d, ‘a private sale should be de- creed, © witness would not say positively that the entry on the books directing pl ge sale was made later than the date under which it ap- peared on the books. e did not think the docket had tampered with. The law reporters of the various city papers at the date on which this sale was made, April 16, 1874, were “summoned and testified that they would have made extended notice of the Hexing notes had they seen the decrce ou the record book, As they had not mentioned such sale in their Jaw columns they were constrained to believe the order was not on the book as it now appeared to long be Je. C.F. Pietsch, secretary of the Minois Staate Zeitien Company, testified that the 170 shares of stoc which ‘sscured the notes for $20,000 given by Hesing, and whieh, under the order of the Court, were sold’ to Henry — Grunebaum for $5,000, were worth 193 cents on the dollar, or neurly $36,000, His financial standing on the date in question was good, so far as judgments against him were concerned. FIRE IN ST. JOSEPH, MO. NEARLY A QUARTER MILLION OF PROPERTY DE- STROYED--INSURANCES. Sr. Louis, Jan, 1879. A St. Joseph, Mo., despatch eays the extensive fur- niture establishment of Louis Hax, on Fifth street, and the large wholesale dry goods house of J. W. Bailey, adjoining, were burned early this morning. ‘The goods on the ground floor of Builey’s store were carricd into the street in a damaged condition, but not asplinter of Hax's stock wus saved. Hax's loss on stock is estimated at $100,000, and on the building $15,000. Bailey’s loss on stock is fully $100,000, and on the building $20,000. INSURANCES, ‘The insurances aggregate $130,700, are the details :— On Hax’s stock—Royal, $3,000; Buffalo German, $1,500; Allemania, $2,000; Springfield, I1., $1,500; St/Joseph Fire and Marine, $2,500; North British and Mercantile, $1,500; Imperial, $2,500; Pennsylvania Fire, $2,000; Pheenix of Hartford, $2,000; North American, $2,000; Hartford, $2,000; tna, of Hart- ford, $4,000; German American, $2,000; Commercial Union, | $ American of Philadelphia, $2,500; Northwest ional, $2,500; miscellaneous, $1,500. ‘Total, $35,200, On the Hax Building—Lancashire, $3,000; Mer- chants’, of St. Joseph, $2,500; Fairfield, $3,000; St. Joseph Fire and Marino $2,500. Total, $11,000, On Bailey's stock—Niagara, $2,500; Scottish Com- mercial, $2,500; Faneuil, $2,600; Aurora of Cincin- nati, $2,300; Home of New York, $5,000: North American, $2,500; Glen's Falls, $5,000; Commercial, $2,500; Amcrican of Philadelphia, $5,000; St. Joseph Fire and Marine, $5,009; North British and Mercan- tile, $5,000; Imperial and Northern, $5,000; Loudon Asaurance, $2,500; Commercial Fire, $5,000; Manu- facturev’s, $2,500; Firemen's Fund, 500; Con- tinental, $2,500; Royal, $2,500; Springtie!d, $2,500, Total, $65,000. sat 5 ‘On Bailey’s building—Qneen, $5,000; Buffalo Ger- man, $2,000; Allemania, $4,000; Millville, $2,000; Firemen’s of ton, $2,000; Commonwealth of Bos- ton, $2,000; Commercial Unioz, $1,500. Total, $18,50 INHUMANITY TO A PAUPER. Sprincrie.p, Mass., Jan. 29, 1879, Mrs, Louisa Avery was arrested at Montgomery to- day on a charge of knocking down and dragging on the floor Mrs, Betsy Wright, aged eighty, a town pauper, whom she had taken on contract to «board. The inhuman treatment resulted in the death of Mrs. Wright. The town is intensely excited. An examination of Yrs. Avery will take place to-morrow at Westtield. She claims the old women caused more trouble than she expected, NAVIGATION RESUMED. ‘Tho following [By TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.) Noxvotx, Va,, Jan. 29, 1879. Passenger and mail steamers resumed running be- tween this city and Baltimore to-day. The Florida came in promptly on time with mails and passengers. and reports Chesapeake Bay clear of ice, the wind hav- ing driven it all to,the eastward. ‘The Washington line will resume to-morrow, which will complete the re- opening of navigation’ in every direction from this point after a month’s cessation. ? ICE MOVING OUT. Sr. Locis, Jan. 29, 1879. But little ico is floating past this city to-day. The river ia open to the mouth of the Missouri and pos- sibly some miles up that stream, but how far is not known. The Mississippi is still closed at Alton, Nothing definite is known as to the condition of the river below here, but the supposition is that all the gorges are gone and the chaimel open to the back water above Cairo, No further damage is reported in this vicinity. MIDNIGHT WEATHER “REPORT, War Derarrvent, t Orrick oF THE CHIEF SieNAL Ovricen, Wasninerox, Jau, 0—1 A. M.S Tnutications. For the Gulf States, tight rains, with cooler, partly cloudy weather, stationary or slowly rifing barometer and northerly to easterly winds, except in the eastern portion, south to west winds during a portion of the day. For Tennessee and Ohio Valley, lower temperature than on Wednesday, northwest to southwest winds, stationary or slowly rising barometer and partly cloudy weather, For the Middte States, partly cloudy weather and slowly rising temperature, winds mostly from north to west and no decide’ change in barometer. For New England, lower, but slowly rising tem- perature, clear or fair weather, light northerly winds, becoming variable during the day, and slight rise, followed by slowly falling barometer. For the upper lake region, the Upper Mississippt and Lower Missouri valleys, slight rise, followed by slowly falling barometer, northwest winds, shifting to west and south, slight changes in temperature and clear or fatr weather, For the lower lake région, slight riso in tempera- ture, variable winds, mostly from southwest, clear or partly cloudy westher and stationery or slowly falling barometer. + For the South Atlantic States, partly cloudy woather, possibly light rains in the northeastern ern and western portions, stationary or slowly ris- ing baromoter and slight chauges in temperature. Vor the Pacttle coast region, partly cloudy or clear weather, siseippi Will rise slowly. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY, ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-fonr hours, in com- Parison With the corresponding dato of last year, as indicated by the thermomcter at Hndnut's pharmacy, Herald Building, No. {18 Broadway :— 1879, 37 88 oe It was that | portions, southerly to weaterly winds in the south. | ‘The Upper Ohio will rise rapidly, the Lower Mis- ,| 29 | A TRAGIC WEDDING. —_—_ PATHER PELLETIER DROPS DEAD WHILE PER- FORMING A MARRIAGE CEREMONY AY THB ALTAR OF ST, FRANCIS XAVIER'S CHURCH. ‘The wedding of Charles M. Brennan, the son of Commissioner Owen Breunan, to Miss Meta Peetseh had been set down for last night, and in tho Church of St. Francis Xavier in Sixteenth street, where the nuptial ceremony was to be per- formed, great preparations hal been made, Originally it was intended to have the cou- ple wedded over a week ago, but the demise of Matthew T. Brennan on the day which had been chosen necessitated a postponement. Last night the church was crowded with « gay and brilliant gather- ing. ‘The pews were filled with ladies and gentlemen in rich attire, and all through the length and breadth of the edifice silks shimmered and diamonds sparkled. he altar was a perfect blaze of light, and in the floral splendor which decked it, the orange blossoms, significant of the jovfal nature of the occasion, appeared in clus- ters and bouquets, Atabout half-past seven o'clock asoft prelude floated down from the organ loft, which deepened in volume as"the doors at the middle aisle were thrown open. ‘Then the glad strains of the wedding march pewled ont as tho bridal party entered, In pure white raiment, with a few choice and costly ornaments, setting off the natural beauty of her face, Miss Peetach looked very charming, and when she took her place by the groom’s side in front of the sanctuary railing, and the three bridesmaids drew up behind her, the eyes of the whole congregation rested on the couple, ‘Then the Rev. Alphonsus P. Pellener appeared wich the acolytes and several clerical assistants. Mr. Brennan had been a pupil of his in the past, and it was a duty of affection to utter the words that would make the young marfand his bride one. Contrary to the general custom in the Catho- lic Chureh, Father Pelletier was to address a few words of exhortation end advice to the young couple, and his manner was quite impressive. ON THE EDGE OF THE GRAVE. fie stood before the altar aud turned to address them. He spoke in a clear, strong tone.of voice, and outside of a faint flush upon his cheeks he seemed calm and self-possesked. Bride and groom stood hand in hand in front of him, and his eyes rested on them as he extended his hand in an attitude of benediction. At that moment his voice faltered, is face suddenly paled and he tell forward at the foot of the sanctuary rail- ings. ‘There was a moment of excitement and sus- pense, during which the faces of the onlookers showed anxiety and alarm, and the stillness was broken by the rustling of dress and a great craning of necks, ‘Then the assisting clergymen litted Father Pelletier up. He was breathing faintly, but his face was ghastly, and gt was. cleur that the hand of desth was upon him, They carried him into the vestry, uttered the words of absolution and sought to apply restoratives. But it was of no avail. A few weak pulsations of the heart and then life passed awdy. The celebrant of the murriuge had been stricken dead with heart disease while tae congratu- story words he addressed to his old pupil were fresh upon his lips. The situation was certainly @ trying one for both bride and groom. Happil: however, they did not appreciate the futal significa of the pr.cst's fulteri: oice and that heavy fall upon the altur steps. ‘They stood calmiy till th close upon the dying man, ant i the flutter of excitement that followed, ‘they drew back for a moment and waited till the door opened again. ‘This time Futher Merrick appeared. He mounted the aliar steps and uttered Somme reassuring remarks calculated to satisfy the congregation, and then he very happily touk up the ceremony, which had been 40 tragicully interrupted, and weat on to the end, when he pro- nounced the young couple man and wite. Then the organ peated out agzin the joysome strains and the bridal party moved out foliowed by the throng, who were not aware that the celebrant’ was lying in his sacerdotal robes—liteless. Father Alphonsus P. Pelletier for five years at- tended to the business affairs of St. Francis Xavier College. He was # man ot good executive ability, ripe scholar and a polished gentleman. During hi form of office he managed the affairs of fhe educa. tional instittion with distinguished ability. Father Pelletier was a Canadian by birth. He was the son of the Quebec family of Peiletiers, a scion of which’ was ‘sometime since Minister ot Agricnl- ture in the Dominion. He was educate at Montreal, and after matriculating he joined the Order of Jesuits and was ordained after the usual course. Five years ago he came to New York and was assigned to the functions in the college which he per- formed until his death. He was forty-three years of age and is said to have anticipated a sudden end from heart disease. IN MEMORY OF BAYARD TAYLOR. At Stock’s Hall, in East Fourieenth street, last evening, the Goethe Club’ held a memorial meeting in comthemoration of the late Bayard Taylor. Parke Godwin presided, and among those on the platform, behind a bust of the dead minister, which w: draped in mourning, were Rev. Dr. Osgood, Rev. O. B. Frothingham, E. "M, Steadman, Fred Kuhne and Mr. Glaubensklee. “Addresses were made by Messrs, Godwin, Frothingham, Steadman and others. An original poem, by Horatio N. Powers, written for the occasion, was read by Dr. Osgood. HOTEL ARRIVALS. General Alfred H. Terry, United States Army, is at the Sturtevant, Ex-Governor Alexander H. Rice, of Massachusetts; Galusha A. Grow, of Pennsylvania; Colonel Alexander Piper, of West Point, and ex-Sena- tors D. P. Wood, of Syracuse, and James Wood, of Geneseo, N. ¥., are at the Fifth Avenue. General John Hammond, of Crown Point, N. ¥., is at the Metropolitan. Captain K. R. Breese, United States Navy, is at the St. James. Henry R. Pierson and J, H. Ramsey, of Albany, are at the Windsor. Com- mander James O'Kane, United States Navy, is at the Park Avenue. Captain Samuel Brooks, of the steam- ship City of Chester, is at the Everett, William I, Walters, 0 Baltimore, is at the Brevoort. 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