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4 “OUR NEXT. PRESIDENT, 4 St. Louis Editor Who Believes Grant Will Sueceed Hayes. REPUBLICAN PROPHECY. The Ex-President Necessary to His Party. OTHER CANDIDATES. Chances of Sherman, Blaine, Conkling and Washburne. Sz. Louts, Feb. 4, 1879. The recent Senatorial elections in the West seem to be so generally construed as pointing to a Presi- dentiol preference for Grant in 1889 that a corre- spondent of the Hrnanp sought an interview to-day with Mr. J.B. McCullagh, editor of the St. Louis Giobe-Democrat, tho journal in which tho claims of General Grant to a third nomination have been | urged for more than ® year. Mr, McCullagh was found in his office, and he readily yielded to the re- quest of the Hxnatp’s commissioner. “put first,” said Mr, McCullagh, “let me tell you a little incident relating to the first time I ever heard Grant’s name mentioned, in connection with the | Presidency. It was in the early spring of 1363. Grant's army was in front of Vicksburg; it had been there for some time, inactive. The North was grumbling a good deal. Several strong ropub- | lican papers—notably the Chicago Tribune and the Cincinnati Commerciui—were demanding that Rosecranz, who had recently been very successful in Tennessee, be sent down to relieve Grant. About that time a number of prominent gentlemen—friends of both Lincoln and Grant—came down to see Grant and ascertain what his prospects were for taking Vicksburg—in order, as I suppose, to report to Lin- soln. Ido not remember who they wore exactly, but Mr. E. B. Washburne, then Congressman from flinois, was ong of them, and I think Genergl Oglesby was another, Grant's headquarters were on the steamboat Magnolia, at a point a little above Vicksburg. He and his staff occupied the ladies’ cabin, and in the forward cabin a number of civilians—mostly newspaper correspondents—had berths. I was there as correspondent of the Cin- civnati Commercial. The visitors remained several days, I believe. One evening, as they got ready to Itave for the North, having bid Grant goodby, they stood in a group in the forward cobin of the Mag- nolia, and one of them—I don’t know which—said to the others, ‘Well, it’s all right; Grant will take Vicksburg.’ ‘Yes,’ said another; ‘and he'll be cue next President of the United States.’ I mentioned ‘this conversation in a letter to the Commercial, but, it was not printed, and I was afterward told by the editor and proprietor, Mr. Potter, not to put any more of such jokes into my warcorrespondence. Tho visitors went back to Washington and made a favor able report: Grant was kept in command, an@ we al) ttnow the rest. This was in the spring of 1983;"" GRANT'S NOMINATION AND ELECTION SURE, CoznesvoxpeNt—But, coming down to the present time, what do you think of Grant’s chances for 1880, and why do you think he has any ? Mr. McCuL.acu—There ate no chances about it— that is to say, not about the nomination. That is o certainty, modified only by the possibility of Grant's death in the mean time. I think his election ia cer- tain, too. CorREsPONDENT—How do you account for what you consider the determination of the republicans to re- pomunate Grant ? Mr. MoCvitacn-—By the very palpable fact that no other man can be elected. Whut is called “the Grant movement” has. its origin in a3 well setiled conviction that Grant is not only the strongest man in the party, but that he is the only man whose election rises above a bare possfbitity. There is a very genera! misapprehension on this subject. People say, for in- | stance, that the country has done enough for Grant, and look upon his proposed nomination in the light of additional honor to him. So it would be, un- floubtediy; but this is not the motive of those who are most stvongly urging him, If the republicans wore sure of electing any nominee they might put forwarl they would not wominate Grant. But the party is not strong enough for that, as a glance at the late election returus will prove. The party is not Streny enough to clect its man, and it must find a man who is strony enough to elect the party. ‘This is the trae raison @étre of “the Grant movement.” EFFECTS OF RECENT SENATORIAL ELECTIONS. ConnesvoxdeNT—What significance do you attach to te recent Senatorial elections in Iinols, Wiseon- sin, Kansus and other States, Mr. McOv.tacn—These elections show that the men who were “retired” under the ery for “reform” and against“the machine’ a being ealled to the front agein. Logan was the Grant candidate in Tli- nois, ax lugalis wes in Kansas and Carpenter in Wi consin. Oglesby is aGrant man, too, but Grant's sonal pre! cren a8 for Logon. “The machine, as it # called, has kept the republican party in power for eighteen years, and the cry against itis largely mace up of years of ‘anti and the repub! ut and false sentiment. After two hine’™’ the country is no better off party is in a fair way to die of inanition. The term “machine” was first used by President Hayes, I believe, to designate a certain class of poliucians. In reality I meant only those who were unwilling to tarn the whole machinery of the party over to him to be run by bis favorites a¢- cording to nix policy. SECRETARY KURNMAN'S CHHNCES—NONE. prevt— What do you think of John Sher- * tor a nomination ? whatever. Even if Grant pitn could not be nominated. His only elaun weutd be the snecess of resumption, and that wilt D| and forgotten story before the The American people are that’s why nt. Besides, no one thah of bringing about resumption. | d the way for it and the re- ry left nothing for Mr, Sher- man to do exeente # plain law. He has done that well, but there isn’t @ Presi- | | dency in it for him. 'Sherman’s nomination would be bitterly oppo He could not carry the Ohio delegation to begin with, has never been popu- lar with the people of Ohi has never been elected to offiew by # popular vote his own Congresrionai district. Mr. Chase made him Sena- tor in the first pla » re-elected, each time by the most Vigorous use ot tl machine” to which the! administration is now so strongly op- posed. As 2 nominee Mr. Sherman would be very | Wonk, especially in the West, where ie would be do- nounced by democrats and ‘by a certain class of re- ublicans as the Wall street candidate, Me would | ve badly beaten in Lilinois, for instance; and I think | he would lose Wisconsin, too, ‘These are generally counted as republican States, but they aro, in fact, | doubtiul Statex—jnst as much’ #o a« Otito, Txee the Cincinuati Commercial is for Sherman and is print. jug his biography. But the republicans cannot elect y man this time who has to start a campaign with @ biograph, ConuesvonpeNt—How would Eliha B. Washburne do as a candilate? a WASHHURNE AND GRANT. Mr. McOvLLaon—Washbutue is a good man, and id be very popular in this section, but he would all the taults of Grant's administration to for wees any of Grant's personel strength ye them be made Field Morsbat and he cannot nominate anybody he chooses tor President. If he were really out of the list him- self his influence in behalf of anybody else would not amount to anything. Congress Will not create any additional military positions in the nature of pen- tions; the people do not want it. So fer as hix past services are concerned, Grant has been a# well paid as others. Tt would be unjust to hundreds df others to make a special military berth for him, There ought, however, to be a jaw providing some de sent maintenance tor ex-Presidents, #0 a8 to save the tountry from repetitions of the disgrace attached to it by thie spectacle of Mr. Monroe's death in poverty after he had been President for eight years, Monroe ‘Went back to vars and was olected justice of the co. He could not make living at this, and he it to New York to live on the charity of his son- in-law. CounesvonpentT—What is Grant's finance ? il condi- don't know as to that. But I { years saying that he would have to sell it to yet an income. it yields nothing now and it would not bring mineh it Hip mont iu- “Himate friends say ie is very far from being well off. } at the democrats on the Southern claims business, ; in 1868 end in 1872. - NEW YORK HERALD, A law giving ail ex-Presidents $10,000 a year wiftdRey lived would be spereved. iy she people, but it would not be right create an tor Grant which would die with him, Mi, BLAINE NOT DESIRABLE. ConnesPonpENt—How would Blaine’s nomination be received ? * Mr. McOutracs—If a Pore elect the next Presiden’ ‘ut there is a good deal of voti the nomination and the Pens be would stand a chance of defeat. As between Grant and Blaine there are thousands of republicans who prefer ; he got alinost the solid vote of the Northwest at Cincinnati, and nobody is sorry for having supported him, But to :fominate, hinr in 1880 wor to take chances which the perez ke its present condition cannot afford to take. Then there is another point. To put Blaine forward as a candidate would be to make cnother row in the in- ternals of the party, Conkling’s friends would be up in arms and the next Convention would be » faction fiyht, resulting in an accident like that at Cincinnati. i it would be Blaine. to be done between and Blaine SENATOR CONKLING. Cornsroxpext—Does Conkling stand an, Mr. McCugiacu—Conkling is recogni ghance? here as elsewhere as @ very great man—s very great Senator. a But he would not ery strong Presidential can- didate in this sectio: Ly the reason that he is con- sidered hostile to Western interests, He is not a national mau so much as he is a New York man, To paraphrase trom Macaulay's “Essay on Dr, John- sou,” “He has studied not so much the genus American as the specios New Yorker.""| But there is the same trouble with him os with Blaine—a fac- tion fight in prospect, whieh the party cannot afford until it is put squarely on its fect once more. REPUSLICAN ISSUES FOR 1880. ConrrsPonpENt—What will the issues be in the next campaign? Mr. McCuLLagH—The same that have been up since the close of the war. Not the bloody shirt exactly, but the general proposition that the party that saved the Union is best fitted to administer its afairs, Then the republicans will have a good chance and on the undoubted tendency of the demoeraty toward repudiation. But with Grant as a candidate | there will be a sort of political ‘‘revival” all along | the party lines, and the fife and drum will do a goo: deal of the work heretofore intrusted to the stunip speakers. Arguments are not needed so much as en- thusiasm. CORRESPONDENT—In the event of Grant’s election do you suppose the Southern policy of President Hayes would be changed? Mr. McCunaGu—Not at, all, That is to say, there would be no attempt to go back to military Tule in the South. Grant was tired of that long before Hayes was elected, The trouble with Hayes’ Southern policy was that it was the decision of a great party question without consultatio# with recognized party leaders, and then it was followed. immediately by the so-called civil service policy, which justly gave great offeuce. without accomplishing the slightest good. Grant would have done to the South undoubtedly as Hayes did, but he would have done it in a different way. There isa parailel in the case of Andy Johnson and his “polic Johnson said he was only carry- iny out Lincoln’s policy, and this was true. But Lin- coln would have accomplished his purpose without quarrelling with his party. Hayes ought to have learned from Grant's early experience as Presitent that the men who organize the victories of a party cannot be «i when the fruits of victory sre gathored, ‘The difference between Grant's tirst selec- tions for Cabinet otticers and his last represents the extent which experience taught Grant in this par- ticular, REPUBLICANS FOR AND AGAINST GRANT.. Cornrsroxpzxt—Would sny portion of the repub- lican party refuse to support Grant ? Mr. McCurntacn—A smell portion, perhaps, but not enough to make any showing. Grant would get two democracts for every republican he lost. He | would get a pretty good democratic support from the solid men of the East-—men who desire, if not a strong goverument, least a strong man at the Mead of a weak government—men who believe that “U. 8. Grant” means more than ‘John Smith” when signed to a proclamation teiling rioters to disperse. Thero are a great many inguential democrats in St Louis who would give Grant 1 quiet but eilective support, beeansed he Tecognized, to a certain extent, the ele- ment of force in government and because the neces- sity for this element is becoming greater as the country is growing older. ConnEsxroxpENt—How would Mr. Schurz stand toward Grant? - Mr. MoCuLLaGH—He would be against him, I sup- pote: and Grant would cordially reciprocate the feel- ing. One of the best traits about Grant is that he is a magnificent hater and that he never forgives my- body. He says himself that he never deserts a friend under fire, and it zaay be added that he never deserts a foe under retreat. ‘Schurz dislikes Grant and Grant dislikes Schurz, and on Grant's part the hatred is “deep down in his boots,” as Frank Blajr used to say. But Grant would get the best part ot the German voi even with Schurz against -him. The repubiican op- position to Grant would not be as strong as it was in 1372, when the New York Tribune, the Chieago Tribune, the Cincinnati Commermal and tne Springfield Repub- lican wore all against him. These papers are all counted against his renomination now, but their op- position in 1872 did not cost Grant a thousand votes, so far as can be made out from the returns. i, A SOLID SOUTH. ConREsPoNDENT—Do the republicans rély on any Southern States in 1880? Mr. McCutLaoH—I think not. They cannot carry asingle one of them. The republican organization has been abandone:! down there, and the democrats can count ona solid South; but with Grant for a | candidate the republicans can with almost equal cor- tainty count on solid North, with the exception, perhaps, of Indiana. a Connesroxpext—Has Grant cver ‘said or written anything on the subject of his candidacy? Mr. McCuLaci—Not that I know of. Hoe has, however, been kept well posted in regard to the progress of events in his benalf in this country. “He ows very well that his candidacy is being urged, and thore who are most competent to speak for him say he will necopt, To make the movement success- ful the nomination must be by acclamation, as it was. Ithink this will be the case. Grant will be so far ahcad of ali other candidates be- fore the Convention meets that the Jew who are op- posed to him will stay away, as they did in 1872. CHSARIOM. Corrrsvoxpest—Do you think Grant's third nomi- nation would create any alarm in the direction of Cwsariai? afr, McCotnacH—None whatever. The Hrnatp published a very fine editorial on that subject some months ago which covers the whole case, showing | that a6 Grant could not be accused of using the power of the government for hia election no harm could result to our free institutions from his third eleva- tion to the Presidency. would go ferther than that and say that the people have a right to elect a mau to three consecutive tefms of they want to, or even to re-elect him every four years during his lite. While the | power to defeat him is in their own hands, to be exer- | cised every four years, with a Congreas elected every | two years, there can be no danger o1 Cmsariam, unless the people really want it. hore is no danger of Cwsarism in this country, except asa last refuge from | Communism, which is not likely to gain a very strong foothold here in she present generation. cIvit, seRyICE. ConrEsronpext—What would become of civil service reform in the event of Grant's re-election? Mr. McCubtaon—Whut has become of it under Hayes’ acroimistration? It was « Utopian scheme to | begin with. It wns an attempt to engraft monarch- ical ideas upon a republican form o¢ yovernment—I mean in its main idea, which was a life tenure of of- five based upon competitive examinations, It required a higher order 0! education to be a one thou- sand dollar clerk than to be Minister to England. It was intended also to antagonize the policy of “to the victors belong the spoils.” [never heard of a party nurcceeding by giving the spoila to the vanqnished. Thst's what ails the republican party tow. The truth is that notwithstending all that has been said | nt Gront’sadminietration, the civil service unde: itm wae just os good aqitis now, Tlie pablic ser- | vice of this country is better today then private | service. If a governthent officer defanits or peculates | it gots into the papers, and there ts a great by? Leg ea uption,” but it a private bank officer steals x only the sinner ix responsible. Take the list of bank defalcations in New York tor a year and contrest thein with the list of government defatcations, and you'll sce how much more honestly the public money | is handied then the private. SEVENTH REGIMENT NEW ARMORY. . Ia view of the fact that new subscriptions to the | new s¥mory fand are of late moZerste in amonnt and inadequate to the proper prosecution of the work, the General Committee has unanimously de- cided that the regiment should borrow the amount required to complete and furnish the new ermory without delay, and that application should be made to the Legislature to authorize tho regiment, as a bod: corporate, to make a loan and seetre its payment. To properly secure the payment of interest ond prin- cipal the commiitee believes that it is equitable and Just that the city should pay annually to the trustees of the new armory fund, until the regiment can eancel the proposed loan, an amount oqual to that 3 yearly for armory rent for any other regunent. ‘he completion of the Seventh regiment now ars mory will vacate the (oe ae oe ‘Market armofy, and it# occupation by some other regiment will save to the city the rental of an armory for such iment. It is proposed to hold a grand tair for the benefit of the new armory fund in Ovtober next, or as soon as tho building is sufficiently completed for its ocenpation for that purpose, and the committees confidently be- Move that from this and various other resources any indebtedness necessurily incurred in complet and furnishing new armory cun soon be liquidated. The committes will, however, be pleased to reecive further sepeerptions to the fund, for every dollar so contributed will reduce the amount the regiment will be obliged to borrow to complete its new armory. : KILLED BY KEROSENE. Coroner Simms was notified to hold an inquest yesterday on the body of Mrs. Sarah Madden, who died from the effects of burns about the head and face, which she sustained on Tuesday inst, Mrs. Madden, who was @ young woman, whe car. | trying o = lighted | appears to be the slate now. 0 it ix put down as an individual sin for which | POW! STATE POLITICS. ublican convention |The Wirepullers and Local Politicians at Work. THE GENERAL OUTLOOK. Tilden and His Enemies Face to Face. LEGISLATIVE INTRIGUES. z AuBayy, Feb, 8, 1879, . This is the centre just now—and, of course, at every Legislative session—for political wirepulling, not alone in connection with State, but also with New York city polities. National considerations must also, to a very large extent, enter into the cal- culations ot democratic and republican leaders. In fact, the battle of this fall in the State of New York, it is conceded on all sides, must go tar toward shaping the national campaign of 1830. Thedemocratic and republican leaders who happen to make Albany their headquarters every winter are in accord entirely upon this point. The former are, too, not in any way loath to express nervousness as to the outlook for their party ‘this year and next should tho decision be against them at-the ballot vox in November. ‘The re- cent caucus of prominent democrats in the rooms of Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer (exclusively re- ported in the HERALD some three weeks since) will give an inkling of the anxiety felt on this side of the house as to presont and future prospects of the patty. At this conference wore assembled Chief Justice Church, Secretary of, State Beach, Lieutenant Gover- nor Dorsheimer, David Dudley Field, Erastus Brooks and others. The main point then agitated related to the great necessity of harm@nizing'the party in Now York city, so as to encourage democrats throughout ‘the State and nation in their battle with the common enemy. No definite plan of operations was adopted, but the groundwork was laid for future approaches in the direction of harmony. a A VITAL CONSULTATION. ‘The importance of this conference must be appre- ciated when the issues to be determined next fall aro taken into consideration. Then a Goveruor is to bo elected in place of Lucius Robinson, a Lieutenant Governor in place of William Dorsheimer, a Secre- tary of State in place of Allen C. Beach, a State Engi- neer in place of Horatio Seymour, Jr., a Comptroller in place of F, P. Olcott, and an Attorney General in. place of August Schoonmaker. Should the whole of the ticket be renominated then all the Tilden and anti-Tilden elements of the party would be represented—a consummation most de- voutly to be wished. It is useless for any number of politicians to assert that Samuel J. Tilden cannot and will not be a candidate for President in i880. ‘Tho fact is as Clear as the noonday sun that all the efforts of Tilden’s friends and the tendency of po- litical operations on that side of the house aro di- rected toward securing the second Prosidential nom- nation in 1880 for the Gramercy Park statesman. Tammany Hall, it is argued, may denounce Tilden to its heart’s content, but the opposition, it is argued, may prove as harmless next year as it did on former occasions. At the last State Convention in Syracuse the party was about equally divided between Tilden- ates and onti-Tildenites. On the last day, it will be recollected, @ bolt seemed imminent. The contend- ing democratic armies were represented by Governor Robinson and the so-called reform leaders who fought for three years under Tilden’s banner, and ‘Tammany Hall, naturally reinforced by members of the defunct Canal ring—those who had felt the bitter thrusts of Tilden’s terrible attack when he was Governor of the State, Men like A, P. Laning, Jar- vis Lord, “Doc’’ Denuigon and others of that stamp were found shoulder to shoulder in the struggle against Governor Robinson and his Tilden phalaux, ‘This, indecd, was natural, us such men had nowhere else to go. The repyblican member of the Canal ring, Mayor Helden, of Syracuse, was also found at the front with the anti-Tildenites. Those peo- plo did not wish to again give power to the tion resp@nsible for suattering their slid, col- uinns and breaking up the disgraceful system of un- balanced canal contracts, Well, the battle at the State Convention was a draw one. The struggle next came for control of the ite Committee, Ata meeting held in New York to organize that. body the anti-Tilden elenient reseivdd a majority of the thirty- three members. Thea the election came off with the committee thus organized im charge of the Stato campaign. What was the result? The republicans elected their Judge of the Court of Appeals, 97 out of the 123 Assemblymen, a lurger majority of Con- gresmoual Representa ives irom the State than they over had before, and in New York city nearly the whole Tammany democratic ticket was scattered to the winds, ‘Chis, it is alleged, was the result of the Syracuse struggle, Tammany's attacks upon Gover- nor Robinson for some time previous to the assembling of the State Convention and the pecu- liarly stupid management of the State campaign by the anti-Tilden Committee, with headquarters at the St. Nicholas Hotel. WHAT I8 TO BE DONE? ‘This brings us down to the present time, Accord- ing to the outlook here and the rumors circulated among the rank and file of both political armies Lucius Robinson will again carry the gubernatorial banuer in November on the democratic side. This With the present pecu- liarly mixed state of politics such a programme is undoubtedly susceptibie of change. The warof Tam- many in New York is likely to have a decided infiu- ence upon the question as to whether or not Mr. Robinson will be the democratic nominee. The re- sult of the last election in the metropolis, however, and the increased power lodged in the hands of the Robinson-Lilden-Cooper-Green phalanx may _de- terminé this problem conciusively; at least such is the opinion of gentlemen in Albany who are engaged in studying the political situation, : . “Tilden ina terrible man to fight,” remarked ono of the leaders to mo last night at Stauwix Hall. “The cipher despatch business will blow over in # short time.” yt oe “What do you mean?’ “Tammany Hall, ws at rane organized, has been fighting Tiiden now for three years. You can Fosaily see that the wily old statesman has thrown the lead- ers of that organization in every round in which he tok an uctive mterest, You will see that he will get over present In 184) it is true they beat his triends at the StateConvention. But tnen the old mon was in Europe und did not care particularly about thit figit. is shrowd and tar » He thought it better to let the old gang get back into er in the State and let the people see how they would run things. The democrats have seen this to their cost in the resuit of the last election. But ‘Pilden still believes in the ‘still hunt’ theory, It is an old axiom with him that when you are in trouble and do not know what to dv to do notning. He carried out that plan to perfection in the State campaign of 1877. By the way, notwithstanding the fact that he perinitied rehild, Apyar aud company to run the machine alone in that Convention his side would undoubtedly have won bad it not been sor the weak-kueed action of the temporary chairman, D. B. Hill, of Chemung, who was placed tuere by the ‘Tildenites to carry out ® certain programine, but failed at the most important moment.” “What do you think of tho report as to peace and harmony between Mayor Cooper and Comptroller Kolly in New York.” “Allnonsense, I tell you this fight is foing het, through. ‘Shere will be no truce on the ‘Tiiden A Certain Tammany leaders will be so uedged in that they dare not budge or call their iives their own. Commissioner of Accounis will vigorously examine each of the departments, and Hovitwon. and Mayor Cooper will act. promptly. son yor will ae! , Heads will ape i. a heme — ss the inglorious cam’ iti ir, ve, Willian ¥. Smith, Sidney P. Nichols, Joot B. Erhardt and Chris Wheeler. There wili be’ @ thorough raking up of political corruptions, departinent thieveries and official malfeasance, Attempts at compromise will undoubtedly be made, but Lam told the programme now is to carry the war right into Africa, With auch men a6 Kdward Cooper, samuel J. ‘Lilden, H. Green and Lucius Robinson to carry out tho work 1 think wo are likely to have warm times be- fore long.” THE ANTI-TILDEN-TAMMANY SIDE. The above oxpress the views and considerations preseed forward on behalf of Mr. Tilden and his ailtes, ‘Lhe leaders on the other side are equally po- tont in furnishing arguments against the Gramercy Park statesman aw a factor in State politics, Albthe democratic politicians with whom 1 conversed hero during the past week concede the great necoasity which exists for harmony in democratic ranks. ‘Chey also watch with a considerable degree of consterna- tion the outlook tor next fall's State campaign un- Jess harmony ts kpeedily brought about. “What course would you advise then?” I asked of one of those gentlemen just night. “Why, Het rid of Tilden in state politics, He is distur! kerosene oil Jamp a stairs at her place, of fesidence, No, Oarroll street, Brook!yn, when the lamp accidentally strack against some object sud exploded, setting fire to her clothing, The uniortunate woman ren out of the house screaming, and woe followed by her hi band, who enveloped her ii heavy cout and extin- guished the flames, She lingetod in reat agony till Yesterday norning, whem she expired, the and great impediment. Let him k his hands off State matters and aii will be right. His policy seems to be to tule or ruin. ‘The democrats of the country thoroughly understand the situation and ‘will not have any more of this personal dictation.” He arated yey for what seems to be an impossibil- ‘tat may be, but I tell you that if Mr, Tilden se cures absolute control of the dewovratic machine in MONDAY, FEBRUARY lv, 1879—TRIPLE SHEET. this ap he Bhi #0TG, wp elt BE eates 5 Ro tor oot. Se edehu’staieanea keep his hande ‘elt lacey fights—and the democracy wili take his case into’ conesloretion when the time comes for nominating a Pr. t “Phen you consider that, with the machine in his ene die . ten Owe . back it seems to me that Mr. Tilden will be shelved indefinitely.” “That is about it, and, as 1 said before, the only way I cau see out of the difficulty is for Mr, ‘to step down and ont.” , ‘THE CHANGES AGAINST COUNTY OFFICERS. It is also stated by the anti-Tildenites here that the movement against the Sheriff, Register and-County Clerk of New York is undoubtedly part of the pro« gramme to obtain absolute control of the State ma- chine, The movement is understood to be inaugu* ited with a double pw ve. should Tammany con- clude to sue for mercy it might be conceded in the acquittal of those gentlemen under the promise of the Wigwam leaders that they would throw no im- pediment in the way ot ‘Tilden’s ambitions. .On the other hand, if Tammany will not come to terme, then three official heads will fall into the basket and the whole Wicd of their departments handed over to anti-Tamiman; usueh pabenaiame beim used to | affect the comit “April fight for control of the Tam- | mony Society. This seems to be the issue in a nut- shell. Everyboay, however, concedes that Governor Robinson thoroughiy honest man, and will de- cide the cases of the impeached county officials prin- | eipally upou their merits. It is agreed, however, that he believes in Mr, Tilden absolutely as a re- | former, and will be guided a good doal by shat wee tleman in coming to 4 conclusion upon such delicate matters, The truth of the charges does not seem to be doubted here. The only question agit behind the scenes is the political expediency. PRECEDENTS VOR THE FUTURE. It is further all om the part of tho leged onent of Mr. Tilden that ihe full record of the 3 | career in State politics will show nothing but per- sonal favoritism und despotic ryle, bo ron sub- mitted to this sort of control for over ears. ‘Whey did not want Bigelow and Fairchild, but Tilden insisted upon their nomination. Statements are made to mo in this respect as follows:—‘In 1876, | through his influence as Governor, Mr. ‘Tilden was | able to secure the delogates to the National Conven- tion of that year. In 1877 the democracy came together in State convention for the purpose of emancipating themselves from personal rule. They refused to make the rezominations that were dic- tated to them. They were not uarrow minded or partisan, however, in this matter. They did not un- dertake to entirely ostracise Mr, Tiiden’s friends | simply because they were his friends. ‘fhe Conven- tion acted in a magnanimous manner. They nomi- nated Mr. Schoonmaker for Attorney Goueral, Mr. Mackin for State Treasurer and Mr. Olcott for State Comptroller, ‘The two latter were warin friends of Governor Tilden, while the former had supported that gentleman’s policy in the State Senate, They went before the people on these issues and won.” THE REFUDLICAN OUTLOOK. Since the confirmation of Collector Merritt the re- publican Senators and Assomblymen and the leaders of the party in Albany have been somewhat reticent as to the future political outlook. It is agreed, how- evor, that a serious split in the gia is now to tol- low. The Legisiature seems to a white elephant in the hands ot the republican kage Betore tho ivisious as ex- session closes we may have as bitcer isted between the ‘hard’ and ‘softs’? some years ago. ‘Lhe old leader# in both houses seemed to be looked upon with suspicion. The clink of corpora- tion coin and the evidences of corporation patronage. freely extended in certain quarters begin to have their effect. The rank aud file, thé new @le- »ment of the republican party, led x George B. Shaw, A. B. Hepburn, Charles ‘Skin- ner, Hamilton Fish, Dr. Hayes and others of that stamp will insist upon a new era in the pas- sage of laws by che Legislature. They evidently in- tend to strike at the very boitom of corrupt influ- ences which tor so many years have disgraced the MARINE DISASTERS. List of Vessels Wrecked During the Recent Storms. FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE. ‘A Terrible Record of the Perils of the Deep, ‘The storms of the present winter at sea have been unusually severe and the record of wreck and disas- ter is unprecedented. Though far-reaching in their severity their principal fury was spent on the At- lantio and on the North Atlantic coast, no less than 168 vessels having been either totally wrecked or se- viously damaged in the gale of December 10. Tho joss to the merchant marine in the four principal galos of the autumn and winter is estimated at over $4,000,000, and has proved # heavy drain upon marine underwriters of this and other cities, The loss of life attendant upon shipwrecks has been unusually great, and has been swelled by several prominent dis- asters, among whith are those of the Pommerania and Emily B. Souder, both plying from this. port. | In the storms of December 10 and October 23 127 | persons are’ known to have logt their lives at sea. These storms, as wellas the storms of Jannary 7, 8 Bureaa Reports. As in previous winters, tho snialler vessels suffered mést, few that were at sea, escaping'damage. On the consts of Maine and Massa- chusetts small fishing craft were destroyed by theso storms in great numbers, and the loss of life in those localities surpasses that of any previous winter, ‘Whe Detember gules were also very destructive on | the Irish coast, in the English Channel and in tho Mediterranean. TOTAL WRECKS. The following list shows the number and class of vessels that were totally wrecked or damaged during tho present winter: — STEAMERS, Mary C., American; sunk at Norfolk December 14. Ferdinand, British ; by collision in Crosby Chun- nel ber 14. Thomas Jefferson, American; sunk | off Norfolk December 25, Fiorie, American; hed. on Deering Shore December 25. Laurislina, Britis’ stranded near Stockton December 31. Vindicator American; stranded at Smith’s Point January Bayard, British; ‘foundered in gale of December 10. Kate, Br.tish; foundered December 10, Homer, Brit- ish; lost in gale of December 10. Helen Brown} American; sunk at Boston January 8. Kate, Ameri- can; sunk in Tucker’s Town Bay December 1. Na- tional, American; sunk near South Breaker Decem- ber 10. _Hoogly, Fronch; wrecked on coast of UTHER Bee ee 16. Louisiana, British; wrecked at Lough Larne December 10. United, American; -sunk off Cedar Point December 27. Queen of | the Lake, American; burned at Damariscotta | Run December 2s. Emily B, Brit- ish; foundgred off Hatteras December 11. L. Markle, American; sunk in Hell Gate by collision November 27. ia Aun, American; sunk in Rap- halls of legislation. Indications, too, are apparent that many members of the “Oid Guard,” secing the handwriting on the wall, will jump - over to the new dispensation. - FENTON V8. CONKLING. ‘The battle, however, between Senator Conkling’s, friends and those oz ex-Governor Fenton, E. D. Mor- an and others representing the administration is ikely to to disastrous conseqtences in the nox! campaign Secretary Sherman has evidently taken the bull by the horns and will materially aid in re- organizing the party in this State against .tho Conk- ling interest. If so, experienced politicians here tell amo that, the next . Republican Stato Convention will undoubtedly be in the hands of. Kenton and Company. Then goodby to Mr. A. B. Cornell's chances for the gubernatorial nomination. The yentleman trom Rockland, Major General James W. Husted, will also under the cir- cumatances, be deprived of the pleasure of presiding over the councils of the next State Senate in the ca- pacity of Lieutenent Governor, The ation anacunda is, too, likely to strangle him polit \y as well as a number of friends. Looking at the situation from Albany the proba- bilities are that the Repul Central Committee in New York city will be snatched trom the hands of the Conklingites and placed in the hauds of Feuton’s followers‘ through the instrumentality of Collector Merritt, the bosom friend of the Jamestown states- aun. Everybody understands what a great political power ths New York Custom House proves to be upon all occasions. ‘4 POISON IN MILK. WHAT PROFESSOR LAW, THE STATE VETERINARY INSPECTING SURGEON, DISCOVERED AMONG BLISSVILLE CATTLE. Professor Law, of Cornell University, who has been appointed by Governor Robinson to meke a, thorough investigation of the cow stables of tho State, for the purpose of, ascer- taining whethér pleuro-pueumonia existed among the cows, has now actively entered upon the dis- charge of his duties, On Saturday afternoon, in company with Sanitary Superintendent Raymond, of the Brooklyn Health Department, and Dr. McLean, ho visited the stavlis of Ga, Fleischmann & Co., Blissville, L. I, The party remained there about three hours, during which time they. went about among the cows, many of which they ‘examined, Protessor Law state’, in conversation with a Hraanp reporter, esterday affernoon, that he found several cows suf- Torinig from aiow type ot inflammation of the “m4 a necossary consequence of pleuro-pneumonia. He said he had heard that the diseased animals had been taken out, and cattle that were believed to be healthy had been introduced. He had been ved some subjects for post-mortems, which he would make in the course of afew days, Superintendent Raymond says that whiie they were in the stables in ques- tion, on Saturday afternoon, he saw one cow with a running abovss 6n the abdomen, near the teats, The animal's temperature was 105 degrees, In a stall on the other’side of the little alleyway was a cow withits bag so_ inflamed that it could scarcely stand. Pro- fessor Law said in all probability the latter cow had been infected trom the mnilker’s hand. He said he had visited a private cow stabie on Fifieenth street, near Seventh avenue, South Brooklyn, yesterday morning. tu that locality several cows had had leuro-pneumonia, There he found a cow moa far st of the disease, ‘The cow was knocked in the head, and &® post-mortem oxaminetion proved that the ani- mal was thoroughly discased, ‘Tho disease, Mr. Law said, is undoubtedly infectious. He said he believed that the milk from swill stables or taken by children, will induce indigestion and diarrhas, Protessor Law remarked, in conclusion :— Imey go oat on Long Island. Thon I want to seo it there is paeene: York.» Though the authorities report, 1 believe, yorably on their condition, it would not do to allow New York to go scot tive,”” DISEASED CALTLE IMPOUNDED. Late on Saturday night a despatch was received from Watertown, Conn., by Superintendent of Police Walling, to the effect that » lot of diseased cattle had Deen shipped from that place to New York, and wero | probably intended for slaughtor and sale as meat in the markets of this city. Superintendent Walling at once telegraphed to Captain Killilea, of the Thirty- third precinct, to watch the cattle train from*Con- necticut which should arrive at two A. M. yesterday. tnd to seize oloven diseased cows tf he sliowld find them. Captain Killilea took two men and pro- ceeded to the Port Morris terminus of the New Haven Railroad, where he waited until hali-past four, when the train arrived. Tho eleven enttle were there, together with « juvenile ad- dition to the party which had been made on the way, and the wholo tweive were taken to the pubic ponad near the old Town ‘Hall of Morrisania, now tie ‘Thirty-third precinct station house. ir Lian- tard, the vetert , Was summoned to examine tho lot yesterday, found them all suffering with pleuro-pnenmonia. The boy who was on the train in charge of tho animals could or would give no information about thom, but it was learned from Watertown that they had been quorantined @here, their disease having beon discovered before their shipment for New York. In some way, however, he were saneeie away froin. the Watertown’ pound and put on board the pt York beyond a hed ae heey < or ey were mi ne, only 4 prompt use See 0 diseased ‘micat from being offered ie int this city. i FRIENDLESS CHILDREN. Mr. John Mullen, of No. 440 Hast Eighty-seventh atrpot, brought Margarct O'Neil. and James O'Nb both under seven years of age, before Justice Dui yesterday. Mr. Mulien said it wae a hard case, Tho father of the children was dead, while the mother va the hospital, are ie Rate enn hing ones were deservi . Tho, children wore’ nent to, SE doseph Howe, in Bast Kighty-ninth street, Soon another gentleman brought in Joseph and Lens Abt neither of Whom has yet seen eight stumers, whoni he claimed were in & simil destitute condition. Justice Duffy sent Joseph and Tena a Kae institution, “His Honor afterward remark ile 0 number of young ad homeless children to be on the inctéane, and he showld feel it his duty ih fut to jive such cases & close scrutiny, a8 lo many ‘were inclined to evade inet responsibilities, a from cows suffering with pleuro-pneumonia, when | “I shall remain iu Brooklyn for afew days, and then | the motter with the cows in New | pakanock River December 7, Pommerania, German; sunk by collision in English Channel November 25. J.J. Austen, American; sunk in Buttermilk Channel December 23. Lartington, british; wrecked on er- muda reefs December 14. Bramall, British; beachcd on Little Gull October 18. Venezia, British; foun- dered in Sidney Harbor October 23. Express, Amer- ican; wrecked on Barren Island. Narragansctt, American; sunk at Tiverton, R. L., October 23. City of Houston, American; lost in Frying Pan Shoals October 23. General Barnes, American ; foun of Hatteras October 22. Nora, American; stranded on Cobb Island October 26. Lake ogentics British ; stranded on Anticosti October 23. orgia, Ameri: can; wrecked on Punta Arenas October 23. burn, British; sunk in. Lake Huron October 31. Heveules, British; sunk by collision in Mersey No- 4. Dreamland, Britigh; lost on passuge to Octal Copia, British;. lost on passage Atlantic Tunis, Americaug } vember across October —. burned at Galveston November 13. SHIPS. J. PB. Wheeler, British; foundered October 10. A. T. Davis, American; st ut Cape Anglo Saxon, British; stranded in be’ longitude 15, deg., October 17. Fifeshire, Britlsn; foundered November 2. St. Euoch, British; lost on passage to Bombay, October—. McNear, British; wrecked, in. Columbia River, B, A., November 7..| Julict, British: wrecked in Straits of Magellan, Oc- tober —, Southminister, British; wrecked on Capo fori of December 3 at West Quods, Maine, Pieho, storm ember 2 at West Quoddy, » Picho, British; burned at Pernauibuco November 16. Mes- senger, British; abandoned at ritine December 6. Spey, British; sunk in the Tyne December 16. County of Pictou, British; goundered at sea Deceim- ber 25, Jean Ingelow, Brit 3 lost at sea in gale of December 10, Thomas W. Reed, American; wrecked an Freshwater Bay January 13. Huguenot, Ameri- can: wrecked off Coruwall January 13, Fadernes- landt, Norwegian; wbandoned at sea. \ Se BAKK:! Adolph Ticlerman, Norwegien;@tranded at Dun- kirk January 3, Francisco Gorgiulo, Italian; stranded at entrance Saguy January 3. Curlew, British; ashore near onne January 3. Git ina *Ac- cuma; found December 21. Lord Clarendon, Brit- ish; toundered January 7. Venderhyat, American; wreck! in gale of December 27. Cynuteur, French; abandoned off Walos January —. Luigi Ulivari, Itai- ian; wrecked near Whiteham January 13. Gen. Caul- | floli, British; wrecked January 13. Chili, British; abandoned at sea January 3. L. De V. Chipman, ; abandoned at sea January 3. Success, Nor- ashore at Kitty Hawk January 15. Isoline, Orion, Norwegian; wrecked in latitude 48 deg., loi gitude 27 dey., October 15, Martha, British; aban- doned in longitude 66 deg. October 17. Free Trade, British; abandoued in the Straits of Fuca October 29... Norsk wise. Norwegian; abandoned at sea October 24. Stanley, Norwegiun; abandoned at sea October 3. | Grat Moltke, German; abandoned at sea October 23. | Monitor, British; 1oundered in atlantic October / | Clarence, American; foundered October 24. Virge de lus Nieves, Spanish ; foundered of Florida Octo- ber 21, Ambrosia, Norwegian; eunk in latitude - 15 mnin., longitude 44 deg. 50 min., October 13, ie, Aferican; wont asore ut St. Kitts Nov- ember 3. Viking, British; foundered in Carribean Sea November 13. Petor Arker, Norwegian; sunk in Atlantic, November —, J. 5, Woodsworth, British; j-burued at sea November —. Albion, British; aban- doned in latitude 17 deg. 23 min., longitude 32 deg. 47 min., November 9. F. Lansen, Norwegian; aban- doned in latitude 33 dog., longitude 56 deg., October 21, John Piele, British; sbanudoncd off Santa Cruz November 18. Wilhelmine, German; stranded in 1 tle Egg Harbor December 4. Recovery, Britis! | stranded on Lafiey island, December 2. ‘Corinande, British; xbandoned at sea November —. Linde Ab- dott, British; stranded, December 10 off covat of | North Caro! Belle Keith, British; stranded, | December 10, off coast of North Carolina, Thalia, British; foundered in Pacific December --. Venice, | British; ran ashore at Maxwell Point December 22. Joseph H. Myrick, British; abondoned at soa Jan- upry 7. ‘ fe * BrIGA, Gerassomo, British; foundered at sea October 13. and 9% were foretold by the Henatn's Weather| | October | fon. | Wish to join the delegation which will go wit Angola, British; al off Irish: coast Octo- ber 2. Guglielmo ‘fomassino, Italian; found- ‘ered in ude 38cdeg. 40 min., longtitude = 3 ~ “October 15, Sau Carlos, Span sunk by collision at sea October —. Columbus | Dutch; wrecked on Alxcran Rovt off Yucatan Ooto- | er 1%. Francis, British; foundered off Wilmington November 10. Walloon, Britisu; foundered in Atlan- | tic November —. Palomo, Hawaiian; went ashore on | Tobitt November 16. Luisita, Italian; foundered in | Atlantic October 17. W. H, ‘Tucker, British; found- | ered in North Atlantic ‘Novembor 18, McLean, | British; foundered at soa Novem! — Bila B, — foundered at yea October 13, Ada Ful- 1 ber British; lost in South Atlantic Decem- | — Ida, British; foundered October 27, Echo, American; lost off St. Kitts November —, W. H. Tucker, British; founcered in Atiantic November | 6, Harry, American; lost in passage across Atlantic | November —. Wai. Mallory, American; wreckud off | Cape Hatteras December 10, Wm. Donnelly, Britieh ; lowt at Trepassey November wi, 0. Be Bury: British; lost im Atlantic November —. Hel British; beached at Wood End Pecember 10; G. D., Fronch; foupdered December 5 fe Pansoy, British; foundered January 3. ish; ashore on Cape Juntian Junuary 4. British; stranded at St. Joan de Luxdannary 17. Fader. nor! Norwegian ; abandoned at goa December —, P SCHOON ERA, Frank W. , American; foundered in Atlantic January 5. N. W. MeGes, American; foundered in Atlantic December 2. Welcome Homo, American; | sunk December 23. Limio U. Stewart, Americatt; wrecked in of December 10, Janet S., American; wrockod at New Londoy December 4, Susie Johnson, orican; sirauded off Albion, in North Pacific, ber 2, Albert Page Am at American; on = Brigautine comber 24 Mary Slusmon, American; at Aspinwall December 17. t. American; sunk in Morrimse Kiver Decomber Potomac, Britinh; wrecked on Brien Island Decem- ber 12.. Anita, ish; wrecked in Ig A December 10. May Bell, American; —wrec! Indion Harbor December 25. Armonella, American; wrecked on Dead Man’s Head December 41. Adame, American; foundered at sea December Sarah Whitmore, American; foundered sixty miles off Band Island December 22. Kilen, American; wrecked on Duck Island December 91, Mighiands, Arnerican; lost in gaio of Devember 10, a on poe lost in ot December 21, Albort , American, sehore in Cold: Spring Harbor January 9. Burlin, Hall, American; sunk in Chesapeake Bay January 3. baw og Light, American; abandoned off Holl bx ped 8, €or it. American in Whitehaven ‘Harbor January 1. Ferner Ameri wrecked in Atlantic Temmen 4: Botless tensctomes. weecked a Mesias ti james A, % + of ot December 22. Pioneer, British; stranded at Oweng 19. Charlie Baker, British; wrecked at Thumb. Gays Island December 20. 8 H. Reena sthore of Stags Island December 10, Alice Stetson, American; ashore at Turk’s Island Decem: ber 20. Ancora, ‘British; ashore at Marblehead December 10. Emma C, Babcock, American; ashore at Gloucester December 10, Lorine, American, sunk at Aspinwall December 10, Empress Tilton, Ameri- coe sunk at ‘all Decamber 12. Day Star, bana stran at Quasco Beach Decem! 2, Eva § Means, American; wrecked in gale of Decem- 10. Lucien, American; wrecked off Block Island Deceiber 22, Stephen D. Barnes, American, wrecked on Garnegat Shoula December 25, Ira B. Silsbee, ber a Wit ee ae oi ar he a 01 A at Rockport November 25, Dehan fey in Patapsco River November + Frank Wilson, sunk in Gloucester ' Uo Ella; American; wrecked on Red Fish Bar Noven- ber 16. Henry Goi skoy, American; wrecked at Plum Gut, land, November 23. Wiltiam Carroll, American; stranded at Salisbury Point Nov- ember 20; Charles Cobb, American; burned off Man- chester Beach November 27. Sweet Home, American; stranded at Fort Ontarid November 20. Elm City. American; sunk by collisign near Madison Novem: ber 30. Aunio B., British ; ‘wrecked in Ships’ Harbor gets William Hi. Roach, Ame 3 wunk collision .Decem| ¥ Amerivan; ked at Bath Deceuber I. W. Hunter, Ameri. can; lost off Hatteras October 23, Lida le, American; went ashore at Pictou October 23.. Mid: oricay; sunk at Bath, Me., Octover lene; foundered in lat! ber 16. Hattie G. Davia, November 2... Flor- burned in Were McKeen, British; sunk St. Lawrence November 2 N.. H.» Hall, British; sunk in North . River. Octol 31. Charles Northrup, American; sunk off Grand Meuan D 31, Four Brothers, British;' ran ashore on Cran! Island. November 5. Freddie C. Bubett, British; abaudoned off Tybee November 7, 4 American; wrecked off Old Saybrook Novembor 9. C, C. Smith, American; wrecked off Jorsoy const October 26. Anna, British; wrecked.on Little Point St. Poter’s November 17. Joseph B. Bartley, Ameri- can; foundered in Lake Huron November 13. ht November 6. E, Thatcher, American; toun- ing Fish, American; abandoned in South Atlen: dered on e from A'rica 19, Caro! Rmeriean,; moe in Knight, ked on Strawes Point No- vember 22. ‘Wiliam H. Hopkins, American; wrecked off Far Rockaway, Minnie lier, italian; aban- doned at sex October 18, Ger British; stranded at Canso December 10, Atlantic, British; stranded at Hyannis December 3. Harp, American; wrecked st Rockland December 10, Mary, American; suvk in Ogeechee River December 10, AnneFreeman, Lrit- ish; lost in Atlantig in gale of December 10. Georgia, American; lost in! Biddetord Pool December 11. Alvarado, American; dxiven ashore on Pocheck Reofs October 15, Moss Glenn, British; hg Island, October 12. Sea Nymph, Britis ‘at soa October 11. Elvira, Am: mmon’s Harbor October 22, J.B. Lunt, American; lost in Navarro River, October 15. Eliza Stumpson, Amer- ican; stranded on ‘Squash Meadow October 22. Will- jam ee: American; wrecked off Barnogat October 23. H, ¥. Potter, American; wrecked on Five Mile Beach October ey Holiday, Lritish: wrecked. off be Elizabeth October 23. rope British; wrecked off Portland October 23. Star, British; wrecked off Chariotte October 23, Mary Tice, American; sunk in Long Island Sound October 23, Sarah, Clurk, Amerioun; stranded on’ Peak’s Beach October 23, $. rym ashore in Mackerel on Stonington Point October 19. Kate, British; abandoned st sea October 26. Francis G. Davis, American; wrecked on Brazilian coast Ootober 14. M. N. Lindsey, British ; abandoned off Key West Octo- ber 28. ie Dow, American; wreeked of Aspiu- wall October #0. Julia & Mary, American; wr off Bangor October 25. Amvrican — American ; foundered in Gulf of Mexico October 7. William G. bn bm American; wrecked in North Point Creck October 28. Hilda, American; went ashore on Gri on es October 25. G B American; wrecked on tone Polat October 23, ‘RECAPTYULATION. Steamers, , FRANCO-AMERICAN TREATY OF COM- MERCE, i M. Levy Ohottean,; delegate of the French com- mittee, has addressed the following ietter to the presidents of the chambers of commerce aud boards of trade whom he cannot visit during his present being bis second campaign in the United States:— - You are aware that 9 French committee is to-day in connection wit an American committee endeavor to procure the conclusion of a reciprocity treaty tween France and the United States. A project was voted upon at Paris in Abgust last, and it is now my charge to obtain on that iminary work the opinion of the importaut over which you preside. ‘To do this you ought,I think, to look oniy at your local interests and ex- atuine hoW an international convention can increase your trade with France. Laying aside the question Of principie, the men who take the initiative ot the present Juovement desiro to ameliorate a state of hings which Fopreescs your progress and injures our intersts by lessening your exports. The rench general tariff prohibits entirsiy the entrance, into. France of several Amorican pata aS and taxes others with high duties. We pep instead of that genoral tariff, a con- you! one, which will give you, iu France, the beuefit of the clause of the most tsvored nation. If the prohibitions and the high duties are removed ent & jower tariff substituted, the French market is pean se sane trade. Ow your » What conces- ms do you propose to give to France in return ? Examine the project, and say how it must be modi- fied in order to serve the interests you represent. Herewith are » few documents. I have fixed as the route of _my scoond cepeige Kew York, Boston, Baltimore, Pailadelphia, New Orleans, Cin- einuati, St. Louis, Chicago and San Francisco. I do not think it possible for me to go and see you in per- kind enough to .ddress me as soon as pos- sible four copies signed of your report. On my turn trom the South, the West and ¢he far West, shall communicate three of thore copies tothe Amer- icau government, with the resolutions.of tho French Chamber of Commerce, alter having asked you if you me to Washington. 1 hail send the fourth copy to Mri Menicr, president of the French committee, Sin- cerely yours, LEON CHOTTEAU. M'DUNALD'S “SYLPH'S” STORY. {From the Milwaukee Sentinel, Feb. 4.) A friend of hers (one of the party now at the Plank- ington House) was interrogated as to the manner in whieh the acquaintance first sprung up between her and the General. It is an entirely new version of tho afisir and rather of the romantic. When McDonald was steam boating on the Mississippi River he noticed @ young man by the nanfe of La Motho who was oc- cupying ® subordinate position on his boat. Ia Mothe was a Frenchman by birth, full of impetuosity and daring—just tite kort of a man that Mac admired. Ho pushed him forward, and finally had the satisface tion of learning that his protégé had purchased an interest in a steamor and was raised to the captaincy of her. When the war broke out he Tost sight of La | Mothe and did not hear of him for When McDonald was in the it of his glory in St. Louis he one du; and oe e from La Mothe, which he hastily responded to. He tound his former friend in the last stages of consumption. La Mothe realized that ho was about to dec, and as a parting request axked that McDonald interest him- relf iu securing & élaim of some $13,000 against the government for his steamer, which tad yone down while in the service of the United States, Lhe dying mah felt confident that so influential a man as Mo- Donakt would experience no Lege Sd wecuring tho money, and if he would make the ror La Mothe felt that he could die contented, kno that his wite and child would be provided for. McDonald pledged his word, and thought no more of thé cit- eumsatance, Some time after a woman drossed in mourn- ing cailed at his_ offices asked if he somo moitey for be’, MeDonald said “he had not, and in- quired who the visitor wos. liod that ai ‘wan the widow of duced her brothe?, wno scogmy eral retuemmbered the doath brother and sister to get roady to go to Washin tainin je money, 10 wi was in hor thanks and offered’ McDoneld ‘balt the laughingly refused the the whole sum in rm, La Mothe went away with the remark would rettira the kin if opportunity McDonald, with his immense ponwen- uld the idea that he would ever be in In the course of sent. M wever, he was im- via stain a Moth nod also it ~’ y ot intro- her. The Gen- prisoned, and one day foun: high living th rison had exhausted his ready cash, te hed fin wite for mone to help secure his ay but she could not relieve him, Then it was that Mrs, La Metho, who had visited ‘im daily, bys: aos | all ‘sorts ot doliedeten, forward and 0} to raise the whole amount, al- though it would leave and ing, Gente Mee 1 wera oneal si that. ‘until it was |. She pouitivel; course of, time, at w i ion of ci reconsit a ih thi derstanding that she was to enter the house! of an assistant. This was tho bg A end 5 Mothe’s wages wore fixed at §: = She received this sum regularly until » moth ogo, when McDonald found himself “dead ti of course, th amount will be forthe "kh the story told jn behalf of Mrs. La Mothe, and ne niateriall, it differs from subsequent se ins will renasly perceived. It is ingenious, a6 broke,’