The New York Herald Newspaper, February 26, 1879, Page 7

TELECRAPHIC NEWS From All Parts of the World. TURKEY AND HER FRIENDS. Austria, Russia, France and England Co- Operating in Her Behalf. AMERICAN BEEF IMPORTATION. France and Germany ‘Strengthening Themselves. THE PRINCE IMPERIAL GOING 10 Wak. A [BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.) Lonvon, Feb. 26, 1879. A special despatch to the Times from Constanti- Bople say: “Austria and Turkey continue to hold the most conciliatory language and declare them- selves most anxious to come to a mutually satisfac- tory arrangement relative to aconvention, but neither shows any symptoms of yielding on one essential point—viz., whether or not there'is to be an express declaration that the occupation of the Turkish provinces is’merely provisional ‘and temporary.” ‘The Times’ correspondent at Vienna says:—“Quite a new spirit has been infused into the Turco-Russian relations. This is specially noticeable in the transactions relative to the evacuation of Turk- ish territory. Both sides seem to vie in * friendliness. The Russian proposals’ relative to the details were so fair that they were almost immedi- ately agreed to. ‘The impression is confirmed that the Russians themselves were anxious to leave." ‘The Constantinople correspondent of the Times also testifies to the loyalty: with which the Russians are fulfilling their treaty obligations. A proclamation issued by General Stolipine is extensively circulated in the districts now being evacuated, announcing the re-establishment of Turkish administration and dissuading the Christians from abandoning their homos, GOOD OFFICES OF FRIENDS, The Porte has telegraphed to Safvet Pacha, the Turkish Ambassador at Paris, accepting in principle the modification of the scheme of M. de Tocqueville, relative to the Turkish debt and for tho administra- tion of the customs. The Porte promises to send ® circular to the Powers notifying them of its relinquishment of the control of the adminis- tration of the customs. Italy has put forward sclaim to equal representation with England and France on the Customs Commission. It is reported that some other Powers will make a similar claim. Prince Lobanoff-has been informed that General Teheruaict, whose recent movements near the south- ern frontier of Servia caused some uneasin has been ordered, at the request of the Porte, to return to St. Petersburg immediately. BULGARIAN INTRIGUE. Prince Dondaukoff Korsakoff threatens to close the Bulgarian Assembly at Tirnova if its proceedings contravene the Treaty of Berlin, but it is generally be- Meved irregularities will be avoided. A despatch from Tirnova to the Times say: The Russians arc per- tectly aware of the intrigues of the agents of Austria to promote Austrian occupation of the country be- tween Novi-Bazar and tho Aycan Sea, and they are doing their utmost to quiet the Bulgarian agitation fora union of Roumelia and Balgaria, believing that further troubles at present would tend to alarmingly increase Austrian influence south.of the Danube. The Bulgarians are aware of these secret rivalries, The radical party are endeavoring to ob- tain their ends by threatening to throw themselves into the arms of Austria, If the European Powers would consent to abrogate the clause of the Treaty of Berlin for the establishment of a Turkish garrison in the Balkans the moderates would be able to con- trol the Bulgarian Assembly, and the Roumelians would be sufficiently satisfied to obviate any fear of disturbances. The Deputies from Roumelia and Macedonia were merely admitted to the opening of the Bulgarian Assembly as spectators.” $ “AN INDO-RUSSIAN ZONE: " ASt. Petersburg despatch to the Vienna Polttical Correspondence says:—‘‘It is thought here that Lord Dufferin’s appointment as Ambassador at St. Peters- burg may lead to a renewal, possibly in an improved and extended form, of the zone dividing the spheres ot the two Powers in Asia.” AMERICAN DEEF ABROAD. The motion in the House of Commons of Sir George Campbell, that the summary prohibition of the importation of cattle from the United States is calculated to destroy an important trade and deprive England of the advantage of cheap meat, has been postponed for four weeks. FRANCE AND THE PAST. President Grévy and the Ministers oppose more strongly than ever the impeachment of the Cabinet of the 16th of May. The Chamber of Deputiés will probably settle the difficulty by passing a vote of cen- sure on the De Broglie Ministry. A despatch to the Standard trom Faris repeats a rumor that M, de Mar- eére has declared his determination to resign if the Prefect of the Seine resigns, and that in the event of Mz de Marcére’s resignation M, Renault will succeed him in the Cabinet, The Zimes correspondent at Paris says that unless M, Leon Say promptly and positively declares his intentions in regard to the conversion of five por cent rentes, the Republic will receive & most serious blow, as interested and exaggerated $=reports as to threatened loss of interest are alarming the Peasant fundholders, It is rumored that M. Paul de Cas- sagnac’s re-election will be declared invalid on ac- count of informality. GERMANY AND ITS OWN AVFAIRS A detailed report of Prince Bismarck’s speech in the German Reichstag, in the debate on the Austro- Gorman treaty of commerce, contains the following relative to his commercial policy :—“It is my duty to stick to my convictions. That is how I mean to act, and if Ido not obtain immediate snevess I shall try again, That is all.” The Reichstag has approved the international postal treaty relative to registered letters, A Berlin despatch to the Host 8 the Tariff ‘Commission recommend that tin and zine be exempted from duty, They recommend a duty of twenty-five pfenings per hundred weight on rye and of fifty pfenings on other grain, The new tariff will be retrospective to a — certain date, It is considered certain that the federal Council will approve the recommendation of the commission, A Berlin despateh to the Daily News states that the Committee of Appeal established ander the provisions of the Sucialist law, haa ¢ tlared the publication of single speeches instead of impartial report of Parliamentary proceedings to de illegal. AN EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY. Several shocks of carthquake were felt at Rome yesterday, and aiso at Sienna At the latter place two churches were overthrown and two priests aud several villagers killed, WANTS TO GET SHOT AT, The Standard announces conspicuously in its col- Amus this morning thatthe French Prince Imperial will sail for the Cape to-day, He intends to join asa volunteer the columu which is likely to have the sharpest fighting, his earnest petition for ® commission in the British army having been rejected. All the London nowspapers confirm the statement regarding the Prince Impe- rial's departure for the Cape. He will be permitted to join the staff of the Royal Artillery, THE PLAGUR, TLe Russian committee appointed to superintend the burning of infected houses in the plague dis- tricts has begun operations, END OF TH& LIVERPOOL sTiike, All accounts agree as to the utter collapse of the NEW YORK HERALD, WEDDNESAY, strike of coal-heavers and dock laborers at Liver- pool, A general strike seems probable in the Kidder- minster carpet factories. GENERAL CAMPOS IN SPAIN. Cuptain General Martinez-Campos «rrived at Cadiz yesterday worning. He will reach Madrid on Thurs- day, and confer with the Ministers on the questious engrossing their attention, CABLE NOTES. Weston arrived at Bedford at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, having accomplished 1,790 miles. He was then 130 miles behind time, He arrived at Newport Pagnell at forty-five minutes past five last evening. He was 124 miles behind time, An ‘action has been begun for the compulsory winding up of the North Staffordshire Colliery Com- pany. It is said that another large limited company near Hanley, is about to voluntarily wind up its busi- ness, is The Daily Telegraph's Paris despatch denies that England and France favor a reduction of the Egyp- tian rate of interest. The depression in the cotton trade'at Prestonshas increased. “Healy & Co. have given notice ‘that they must stop their 680 looms within a fortnight unless trade improves. This involves the discharge of from 200 to 300 hands. SHERE ALI’S HEALTH. GOVERNOR GENERAL KAUFMANN AWAITING FUR- THER INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE HE RECEIVES THE AFGHAN ENVOYS. : [Bx CABLE TO THE HERALD.) Tasuxenp, Turkestan, Feb. 23, 1879. There is a decided conflict of evidence here regarding the condition of Shere Ali. The Afghan Ambassadors pretend that they have received, since their arrival at Tash- kend, a letter from the Ameer dated three days later than the communication from the Russian military surgeon, before re- ported. The message to the Ambassadors informs them, so they allege, that the ab- scess in the Ameer’s leg had been opened, and tbat his cure would be complete and speedy. ‘TBE DOCTORS AGREE. Governor General Kaufmann immediately assembled a council of doctors, who, after reading the letter of their Russian colleague from Tashkourgan and the technical report accompanying it, declared that the diagnosis was exceptionally clear and categorical, and that full confidence should be placed in it, THE CHANGED SIUATION. General Kaufmann has, consequently, de- cided to await a fresh communication from the Russian doctor, and also to get further | instructions from St. Petersburg, before receiving the Afghan Ambassadors. The reason for this is obvious, as in the event of Shere Ali’s death the visitors lose all their quality of ambassadorship until the recon- firmation of their Powers by his successor. THE “TWENTY-SECOND” ABROAD. BANQUET GIVEN AT FLORENCE BY CROSBY IN HONOR OF THE DAY. [From the Evening Telegram of yesterday. ] (SPECIAL CABLE DESPATCH TO THE TELEGRAM.) Frorince, Feb. 25, 1879. United States Consul Schuyler Crosby gave a banquet on Saturday evening tosixty American gentlemen in honor of Washing- ton’s Birthday. Many prominent officials of the Italian government were present, and the occusion was a most. enjoyable one tor all concerned, It was the first time that Washington’s Birthday was ever publicly celebrated in Florence. MEXICO. THE REVOLUTION IN SONORA—THE GOVERNOR‘ ADOPTING VIGOROUS MEASURES. San Franctsco, Feb, 25, 1879. A despatch from Tucson, Arizona, says private ad- vices received this morning from Sonora state that the Legislature has just conferred extraordinary powers on Governor Mariscal, and that in pursugnce thereof the Governor is inaugurating most vigorous measures to thdroughly suppress the revolution. Orders have gone out that each district must furnish its quota of troops. All this proves the alarming character of the revolution. CUBA, CONSUL STABBING OF A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES. Havana, Feb. 25, 1879. Myron H. Taylor, a citizen of the United States and A painter by trade, was dangerously stabbed last night at a masquerade: ball in the ‘acon Theatre. A DREADFUL MURDER. A DRUNKARD SHOOTS HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW IN A MOST COLD-BLOODED MANNER—A SOUTHERN CROWD CHASING HIM--JUDGE LYNCH IN- VOKED, [BY TELFGKAPH TO THE HERALD.) NasHvite, Tenn., Feb. 25, 1879. A horrible murder ceecurred in the suburbs of Nashville at one o'clock this afternoon. ‘t! Merrimon was intoxicated early this morning, and, after brutally beating his wife, went to the house of Morris Osborn, his father-in-law, where his daughter was stopping. He asked for his daughter Carrie, whom he said he wanted to come out before the muzzle of his shotgun, Fearing he would kill her she refused obedience to his request. Mrs. Caroline Osborn, his mother-in-law, came to the door, however, and told him not to do that way. At that moment he placed the qun within three feet of her abdomen, and, before she had time to retreat into fred, filling her groin with slugs. She at out of the door a corpse, Turning y upon her husband Merrimon said to $ n't you say a word, for if you do I will Kill you.” Deceased was sixty years old, Merrimon fled through the large canebrakes ten miles distant, A Sherifl's posse has gone in pursuit. ‘The neighborhood is greatly excited and incensed at the murderer, who is threatened with Lynch law if captured, MERRIMAN ARRESTED, Nashvitte, Tenn., Feb, 26—1 A. M. Merriman was arrested at the house of his son-in- law, niue miles from Nashville, He asserts that the gun was accidentally discharged, ARCHBISHOP PURCELL'S CARD, CrNcrsart, Obio, Feb, 25, 1879. Archbishop Purcell publishes a card, denying the statement that the German Catholics aro disaffected toward him In his present troubles, He says both eyman priests ple deserve and receive his heartfelt gratitude for the uniform affection and regard whieh they have shown him, FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY. New Oneeans, Feb, 25, 1879. Sell Howell, General Southern Passenger Agent of the Piedmont Air Line Railway, was shot and in- stantly killed by A. T. Wimberly, ® merchant Coffecville, Miss, in an affray on 1 of fa Chasles R....§ Common streets today, Ed. Howell, a brother of the deceased, ‘not Wimberly in the back, omer dan- ous wount, About a dozen shots were fired. A bystander w; iso wounded, Ed, Howell was ar: rested, Wimberly was sent to the hospital. The physicians think be will live until moruing, INDIAN OUTRAGES. A PARTY OF BRAVES, ON THEIR WAY TO JOIN SITTING BULL, KILL A STAGE DRIVER. [BY TELRGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Bismark, I » Feb, 25, 137) The body of Louis Nessett, the eld employe of the staxe company who was killed on the road to the Black Hills last Sunday by Indians, was brought to Bismark to-da; ‘Two balls were fired into his body and his head was tomahawked. Nessett was driving two teains. ‘The Indians numbered fifty, aud told the boys at the station where they stoppe get some food that they had some of the Cheyenne aquaws with them, ‘They werégoing north to join Sitting Bull. ‘They lett the station men unhurt. ‘They wanted meat. RECENT DEPREDATIONS ATTRIBUTED TO CHEY- RENNES, Sr, Pau, Minn., Feb, 25, 18% Despatches to the Pioneer Press from trontier points state that the Indians who committed mur- ders in the Black Hills last Sunday are Cheyennes on their way to join Sitting Bull, Estimates of their [umber range from fifty to one hundred, RAIDING BANNOCRS SURPRISED AND SLAUGH- TERED, San Francisco, Cal., Feb, 25, 1879. A Portland despatch says thirty-six Indians, the remnant of the Bannock band which was raiding in Idaho last summer, have been surprised and slau tered in the Salmon River Mountains, No particu- lars have yet been rece A TERRIBLE DEATH, THE SINGULAR ACCIDENT WHICH COMPELLED A MAN TO STABVE TO DEATH—PAINFUL CON- SEQUENCES OF SWALLOWING ls FALSE TEETH—SEVEN WEEKS WITHOUT FOOD, Purnapepura, Feb, 25, 1879, ‘According to the report of a local paper a man ied hore on the 4th inst. under very singular cir- cumstances, His name was Levi Wagonseller. He was thirty-eight years of aye and was employed in a cotton factory at Fairmount, One evening in De- cember last he entered 4 Chestnut strect restaurant to get supper. When about half through the meal he suddenly felt something sharp and pointed going down his throat, causing him. intense pain, Fora moment he thought he had swallowed alarge and jagged piece of bone, but putting his hand to his mouth instinctively on feeling the pain, he found that: his false teeth’were missing, and he knew that it must have been they which had gone down his throat. The teeth were three in number, They were fastened to a silver plate, and had been in his mouth for many years. Recently the hooks holding them in place had worn loose, and the artificial tecth had annoyed him by falling from his mouth several times. Plate and all had gone down his throat, and he could feel them lodged against his breast. Alarmed and suffering intensely, Wagonseller went to his home, which was in a suburb of the city (Hestonville), in Paxson street, between Fifty-first and Fifty-second. He could eat no solid food, and for two days took nothing into his stomach. On the third day he managed to force down a little bread and milk. On this day the suff t to the Univer- sity Hospital to see Dr. Agne' er examining him, seemed to have little hope of saving his life. Wagonseller then came to Philadelphia to stop at his sister's house to receive treatment trom her phy- sician, Dr. Stewart, of No. 1,840 Green street. THE MAN GROWS WORSE. Dr. Stewart was called upon to visit the patient on the fifth day after tne occurrence. He advised him to take a swallow of gin as the. readiest means of dis- lodging the teeth, which still remained in the throat. ‘The patient followed his advice, and almost imme- diately felt the teeth yoing down. But this only led to a worse result. ‘Ihe teeth moved down and lodged about one inch and half a above the entrance to the stomach. Had they passed into the stomach, according to. medical authority, the chief danger in the case would have been over. But lodging as they did the patient could swallow nothing, not even milk or water. It was absolutely impossible to get any- thing down his throat. Milk was recommended, but when it would be poured down a8 soon as the glass would be removed trom his lips it would come back, exuding from ears, eyes, mouth and nostrils, The strangest of all was what followed. The man lived for seven weeks without swallowing a morsel of food or a drop of water. Even the juice of an orange he could not swallow. From a stout, hearty man, weighing probably 190 pounds, he dwindled away to amere skeleton. His hands became horrible to look at by reason of their loss of flesh. Strangely enough, too,all this time the tan, who was perfectly con- scious and rational, had no appetite, no craving for food, The smell of victuals, he said, made him sick. From the time he went. to his sister's house, tour days after the accident, he had not stood on his feet, lying mpage, on a bed and in an invalid’s chair, This posture he kept, at the recommendation of his physician, until from lack of food he became so weakened that there was no option in the matter, and he had to lie all the time. Operation with an in- strument was suggested by his physician, but this his: sister would not consent to, unless assurance could be given that it would result in saving his life. This, of course, the physician could not promise, and no such operation was tried, SEVEN WEEKS WITHOUT FOOD. After being for over seven weeks without food Wagonseller died, death resulting trom inanition, or, in other words, starvation. ‘To the very last he had no appetite for food. ‘The day before his death he began to get short of breath and told his relatives that he felt himself dying. Up to the last hour he retained his senses and talked freely about his case, instructing his relativ to have a post-mortem examination made upon his body. In accord+ ance with his request the examination was made by Drs. Stewart and Agnew. The plate, with the teeth in it, was found. aboat one inch and a half above the entrance of the stomach, the hooks firmly imbedded in the flesh. There were marks at certain intervals in the throat, showing the progress of the plate as it passed downward, the prints of the teeth being in several places plainly visible. Had the plate, which was about two inches long and an inch wide, passed into the stomach, in the opinion of the physicians it would have dissolved and the man’s hfe been saved. As it was, the plate passed down the throat ma transverse fori, and once lodged at the furthest point, displacement was impossible. THE IRON TRADE, Parapetenta, Feb,’ 25, 1879, At a meeting of delegates from the leading bar iron mills of the Atlantic States, held in this city on Feb- rnary 21, the following resolutions were passed :— itteo uf seven be appointed to for rod, tteo on Revision be requested to confer with Wost other districts of the country with a view to securing a uniform classification of prices for extra sizes. ‘The following were appointed on the committee :— Oliver Williams, of Catasauqua, chairman; Percival eather, of Passai james ED Walke . nd William of Duncannon, secretary. But one sentiment prevailed—the unprofitablencss of the past and the hopefulness of the future. It was clearly shown that stocks of both materials E. 8. Bake and finislied iron were greatly reduced; that the gencral business of the country was improving; that, with = specie resumption, our enormous and increasing exports, — the heavy Western and Southern crops, abundant and cheap money, added to the present and impending contracts for railroads, cars and other industries, largely increased business upon a firm basis is sured for 1ST. MIDNIGHT WE! HER REPORT. Wan DerantMesr, OFFICE OF THE CHIEFY SIGNAL Orrtorn, Wasuixeton, Feb, 26-1 A, M, Indications, For the Middle States, warmer southeast to southwest winds, falling barometer, cloudy weather and rain or snow, followed during the night by de- cided colder westerly to northwesterly wiuds and rising barometer. For New England, increasing easterly to southerly winds, falling barometer, cloudy weather and snow, with a slight rise in temperature during the day, ‘The Lower Mississippi will fall slowly, Cautionary signals continue at Milwaukee, Grand Haven, Ludington, New Orleans, Port Eads, § ville, Wilmington, Macon, Cape Lookout, Cape teras, Kitty Hawk, Cape Henry, Norfolk, Lewes, Cape May, Atlantic City, Barnegat, Sandy Hook York, New Haven, New London, Newpott, Wood's Hole, Boston, Section 8, and are ordered for Portland, Section 7 and Eastport. Cautionary off shore signals continue at Galveston and Indianola. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY, ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, tn com. parigon with the corresponding date of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's pharmac (HenALD Butileling), Now 2k Byoudway i— ANTS. IST, -oners to the State authority, on the ground of. lack } asserting that Virginia is in nom: FEBRUARY 26, 1879.-TRIPLE SHEET, PEDERAL Vs. STATE AUTHORITY. THE REYNOLDS MCRDER C4SR BEFORE THE UNITED STATES D STRICT COURT—JUDGE AMIVES’ CHARGE TO THE GRAND JURY—CON- DCCT OF STATE JUDGES TO BE INQUIRED INTO, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Danviig, Va, Feb. 25, 1879. ‘The United States District Court for the Western istrict of Virginia, Judge Alexander Rives presid- ing, sat here to-day, ‘The first case called was Lee Reynolds and Burwell Reynolds, the two Patrick county negroes charged with murder, who were last fall taken trom the State authority by Judge Rives’ order. James G, Picld, Attorney General of Virgini: on behalf of the Commonwealth, made an applica- tion ‘or a continuance of the case to give the Commonwealth time to make and obtain a decision on an application to the United States Supreme Court fora writ of man- damus, requiring Judge Rives to surrender the pris- of jarisdiction in the.United States District’ Court. After lengthy argument a continuance was granted and the case was set for trial Ap:il 22, at a special term of the Court. VIOLATIONS OF UNITED STATES Law. Judge Rives in a long and carefully prepared charge to the Grand Jury, among other things, said:—*“Contlicts between State and federal courts are caused by violations of law én the part of State judges. The fact that colored men are seldom seen on Virginia juries raised the presumption that they are, on account of race, &c., left off of the lists of names furnished to sherilfs by corporation and county judges from which to draw juries, This is a violation of the Jaws of tho United States, and wherever colored men are habitually left’ off these lists there was prima facto evidence that they are so left off on account of race, &c.; and thus is per- petrated a wilful violation of law, and hence it 1s the duty of the Grand Jury to inquire into this matter, and wherever the facts justify it present these judges for indictment and punishment in this Court.” if these instructions shall be literally con- strted and carried out by the Grand Jury it is thought nearly every State judge in this district will be indicted, all of which will create an excite- ment by the side of which the case of the Reynolds negroes will be tame. THE POTTER INVESTIGATION. CONCLUSION OF THE TESTIMONY--RECOMMENDA- TIONS LOUISIANA ELECTION OFFICIALS—-PREPARA- TION OF THE REPORT—WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY THE COMMITTEE. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 1879. ‘The Potter Investigation Committee was in secret session for over two hours this morning, when » number of documents were laid before it by the chairman and discussed. Among these were the recommendations of the appointment of L. J. Dennis to the ‘Treasury Department, which was signed by William EF. Chandler, H. Bisbee, L. Hearns and A. A. Seargant, and the recommenda- tion of the appointment of Levisse to bo Special Agent of the Treasury, which was signed by Gov- ernor Kellogg, J. Madison Wells, B. F. Wharton aud others, There were also a number of letters, which had been addressed to the committee, in relation to facts which transpired during the Presidential cam- paign, all of which were laid upon the table, It is now generally understood that no further evi- dence will be taken. An exception was made in favor of Woolley and Solumon, but the first named is certi- fied to be too sick to attend, and the agent sent down to Tallahassee to subpwna the latter reports that he is not td be found, and it is thought that he has gone to Mexico. THE VORTHCOMING REPORT, ‘These matters having been discussed by the com- mittee, the question of presenting a report to Con- gress upon the evidence adduced came up, and, after # long conversation, the chairman was asked to sub- mit his views with respect thereto on Friday next, to which day the committee adjourned, General Butler will also present his views on the subject, and there will, in all probability, be an ani- mated discussion as to the salicnt points which the report is to coutain. SUMMARY OF THE COMMITTEE'S WORK. If the forthcoming reports of the Potter Investi- gating Committee bear “or relation to the bulk of the evidence taken they will be among the largest that have been presented, ‘The stenographers’ notes cover over three thousand pages of close print. The committee and sub-committee together have sat tor nearly one hundred days and have heard the testi- mony of 200 wituesse: The committee commenced its lasete on June 1, at Washington, and sat until July 13, with but two or three days in- termission. In the meantime two sub-committees had been sent out—one to Tallahassee, Fia., which sat for tive days, and one to New Orleans, which com- menced operations on the Ist of July aud closed on the 25th, having sat twenty-five days, On July 22 the committee itself left Washington for Atlantic City, where it sat for five days and then adjourned to New York, where it was in session from August 12 to August 24. A sub-committee weut to New Orleans again during the Christmas recess, and on February 6 a second sub-committee was de- spatched to New York and took testimony for ten days. Since January 12 the committee has sat nearly every day in Washington, and a large number of witnesses have been examined, x The appropriations to this comuittee amount to $30,000, DEBT. VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION OF READJUSTERS—THE ORGANIZATION BITTERLY OPPUSED TO THE M'CULLOCH FUNDING SCHEME, Ricuwonp, Feb, 25, 1979, ‘The Convention of the readjusters of the State debt met*here to-day at noon in Mozart Hall. Representatives from sixty counties were present, among them being several colored delegates. Mr. Frank S. Blair, of Wythe county, acted ag tem- porary chairman, After the usual preliminary busi- hess @ permanent organization was effected by the tion of Major V. Vaiden, of New Kent county, as president; Charles M. Varden as secretery, and one president from each Congressional district. ‘he President made a brief address, in which he said the interests and rights of the people mast be asserted in unmistakable terms, and that no legiala- tion should be tolerated which sought to bind suc- ceeding legislatures as to taxation aud the disposition of -the revenu His speech favored forcible re- adjustment, even to repudiation. ‘A resolution was adopted providing for the ap- f a committee on business, pen ntion took a recess until f 4 tes being members of the General Assent both branches of that body adjourned before noon in order that they might attend the Con- vention. ‘The Convention reassembled at four P. M., when the Committee on Business was announced, to which numerous resolutions were referred, The remainder of the session was occupied in speech-making, the principal address being that of General William Mab presented his views on the debt ques- tion at ¢ rable length GENKUAL MAHONE'S ADDRESS, He claimed that all measu hers to: adopted for the settloment of the State's indebtedness pointed to absolute repudiation, a result which he did not wish, He was opposed to the proposition now peud- jug before the Legislature, as such legislation would ‘The people were or will pay. necessitate an increase of taxation, paying as high arate now as they cai ie saw nothing to justity a settle higher than three per cent for forty-t He was wd to the tax receive of the proposed sett ut as 1 and net within the power of the Legislature to simmate. He favored absorbing ali the State's revennes to pay its Indebtedness, after deducting the neceseary expenditures for frugally administering the Stato government and supporting the public hools, He spoke in stroag terms of the tngencrous «unjust assaults mado against those who favored oh readjustment, The Convention decided to print 10,000 copie General Mahone’s speech for distribution, A re was then taken till © M. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED, At the evening session resolutions were adopted nner equitably holden for that portion of the debt _kuown ag t Virginia’s third; protesting against any scheme of ‘ttlement which would in any. degre the f bill ot eysten now the general the loch combinatio Auer bondholders and the London Association the agents for funding pt, and Which fixes the interest at three per ton years, four per cent for twenty years and five per cent for ten years, ‘The resolution® alto in: vite members of all parties opposed to increased taxation to join the readjasters in securing a me jority in the next Legislature, who will complete the settlement of the debt in @ manner just to the people of Virginia as well as to the holders of her oblig tivus. z ie Cuteado, Il,, Feb. 25, 1879. Angell, the defaulting secretury of the Pullman we Car Company, errived here tits evening. eR a Sg la i BC REE RE ie ear ct ate aero Oh oe ERTS 0 OFFICE OF: THE FLORIDA AND. CELESTIAL LABOR Fresident Hayes Situated Between a Scylla and Charybdis. COUNTER PETITIONS. Urged to Sign and Not to Sign the Anti- Chinese Immigration Bill. CALIFORNIA EXCITED Wasnt, Feb. 25, 1879. A Congressional delegation, consisting of Senators Sargent and Booth, of California, Mitchell, of Ore- gon, and Jones, of Nevada; Representatives William: of Oregon, Wren, of Nevada, Page and Davis, of Cali- fornia, and ex-Representative Phelps, called on the President to-day. They were in conference with him about an hour, aud urged him to sign the bill re- stricting Chinese immigration to this country. Sena- tor Sargent commenced the argument, and pictured the evils, moral, commercial and national, which come with the Chinese, He reviewed their history in this country and the evil results of which their presence had been productive, He calledattention to the deterioration of: American labor, which existed wherever the Chinese had found their way. He also stated that a veto of the bill might affect repub- lican interests in California disastrously. All the other gentlemen made similar arguments, They also called atteution to the numerous petitions from the Western States for a riddance of the Chinesc aid presented a number that had just been received. ‘The President listened attentively and frequently questioned his visitors. When they had finished their arguments he stated that he, too, had received many appeals from the people in the West to sign the bill and also petitions from the same aud other sections not to sign it, He was glad to hear all he could on the sub- ject and would, carefully consider the arguments that had just been made. When the delegation departed a majority of them left with the impression that tho President would not sign the bill. BLOODSHED WILL FOLLOW A VETO. ‘The National Workingmen’s Assembly of this city last evening adopted a scries of resolutions appealing to the President in the interest of peace and good government to sign the bill restricting Chinese immi- gration, “as it is the only means that will prevent a terrible calamity and the utter annihilation of the Chinese of the Pacific coast, which is sure to follow the veto of the bill.” EXCITEMENT IN CALIVORNIA—POLITICIANS AND MERCHANTS IN FAVOR OF BESTRICTING CHINESE IMMIGRATION—PETITIONS TELE- GRAPHED TO WASHINGTON—M4ssSS MEETING CALLED. Sax Francisco, Feb. 25, 1879. ‘The following was telegraphed to the President to- day :— ‘To Ruruerrorp B, Hayes, President of the United States, Washington, D. Ata meeting of the Executive Committee of the Republican State Central Committee of California, hela to-day, it was unanimously resolved that the President be respectfully, but most urgently, re- quested to sign the bill for the limitation of Chinese immigration, as such immigration is believed by the committee and those whom it represents to be not only prejudicial but disastrous to the welfare of this State. ALEXANDER G. ABELL, Chairman. M. D. Bounck, Secretary, ACTION OF THE SUPERVISORS, George C. Perkins, President of the Chamber of Commerce, has addressed a communication to Mayor Bryant, which was read before the Board of Super- visors last evening, uotitying him that at a mecting of that Chamber yesterday a resolution was adopted requesting him to call a mass meeting of the citizens forthe purpose of petitioning the President ot the United States to approve the Dill restricting the im- migration of the Chinese. The Board ved to act as a whole in conjunction with the Mayor in calling a@imass mecting. The Board unanimously adopted the following resolutions :— Resolved, That the thauks of this Board be and are hereby extended to our representatives in Conyress, who have by their votes on the bill for the regal tion of coolie immigration, manitested their sincere regard for the interests ut the Pacific coast, as well as their tealty to the trusts imposed upon them by the people of Calitornia, Resolved, That the President of the United States be and he is hereby urgently reqnested to sign the bill now in his bands for the regulation of said coolie immigration, Resolved, That His Honor the Mayor forward a copy vf these resolutions to him by telegraph. A MASS MEETING CALLED, At tho request of the Chamber of Commerce and the Supervisors the Mayor has called a mass meeting of citizens for Thursday afternoon, Governor Irwin will preside. ALL ANTT-CHINESE. At a large meeting of the Ninth Senatorial District Republican Cinb last night the following was adopted :-- To Rurwenrcny B, Hayes:— The republicans of the Ninth Senatorial district of California, m mass meeting assembled, petition you to sign the bill restricting Chinese immigration as a measure upon which depends the prosperity of the Pacific coast and the happiness of its people. At a meeting of the Oakland Merchants’ Exchange, held last evening, a resolution was offered and adopted indorsing the resolution of the Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, which requests the President to sign the auti-Chincse bill passed by Congress. At a mecting of the Board of City Trustees of Sacramento yesterday the following resolution was adopted unanimously and forwarded to Washing- ton Ordered, That His Honor the Mayor be and is hereby requested to telegraph to President Hayes to-day that 26,000 inhabitants of this city, without distinction of party, creed or condition, respectfully urge hum to sign the Chinese bill, CHICAGO AGAINST THE CHINESE. Cutcaco, Feb. 25, 1879, A mass meeting will be held here to-morrow to P_88 resolutions urging the President to sign the bill restricting immigration. GREENBACKERS PROTEST. At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Greenback Central Club of New) York, at No. 8 Union square, yesterday, Richard Schell presiding and Gideon J. Lucker acting as secretary, the follow- ing resolution was adopted :— Resolved, That the importation of Chinese im- migrants is a grievance and an insult to the wort mou of the United States; that th can only be desited by those wh cheapen the wages of labor and to degrade aud debase ‘American citizens, and that our thanks are due to those Representatives and Scuators in Congress who have voted to close our ports against this horde of Asiatic lepers. THE STOCKTON DISASTER. San Franctsco, Cal., F A Stockton despatch says the Coron: that the recent explosion was canse:! | gauge becoming detective aud failing to indicate the true pressure of steam on the boiler, andthe engi heer depending on the gauge was deceived as to the amount of steam he had generated, ‘The funerals of most of the victims took place yes- terday, when the banks, pablic schools, saloons aud Dusiness houses were closed in contormity with the Mayor's proclamation, The County aud District Courts adjourned also, «jury found the steam UCKY DESPERADOES. CrNeINsati, Ohio, Feb, A despatch says:—Jason Little and other con victed prisoners of Breathitt county, Ky., made a des perate attempt to escape from jail on the night be- fore their departure for the Penitentiary, Phey had cut through the floor of their cell to the room below, from which they could easily have effected their escape had the plan worked to suit the ‘They had arranged with friends out- side to engage in a sham fight on the opposite side of the jait when they were to make their escape, but the prisoners were discovered in the lower room, and Judge Jackson ordered them to be put in irons. THE KE} 7 A WEDDING PREVENTED. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1 Bacrrore, Feb. 25, 1879. Miss Florence Dolphin, aged sixteen, and Robert Wilson, one year her senior, an cloping couple, found themselves the immates of a police station to-night instead of the bridatchamber. ‘Lie would-be groom is a handsome, well grown boy, and Florence a pretty, piquant and somewhat dashing brunette, Phe lat ter, under the pretence of visiting a relative, left her home on Monday and has since ‘been residing = with Wilson's sister, while her ardent lover was plauning for the nuptials, He se, and the wedding was to have taken plac -night. but the scheme was uipped in the bud by Mrs. Dolphin, who swore out rrants charging the bride with in- corrigibility and the groom that wag to be with ab- ducting a minor. ‘Lhe lovers swear to be true to eawh other, and Wilson disclaims anything dishonor- able in connection with the intimac ROBERT SQUIRES. ¢ Mr, Robert Squires, who for several years held the position of president of the Third Avenue Railroad Company, died yesterday morning. He was born at Greene, Chenango county, N. Y., October 15, 1822, just seven years after his father’s removal to that section of this State trom Danbury, Conn, At the age of fiftcen, with such qualifications as were afforded by an ordinary country school, he came to this city and began 4 successful Obtaining ® situation in the dr; house of Freeland, Hot y invaluable to his employers. Before coming of age he was given an interest in the business, and in the yeur 1850 had the satisfaction of being admitted to the firm. At that time the name was changed to Freeland, Squires & Co., and the change did not impair the prosperity which had been due in w great measure to the previous efforts of the junior member, But the period of commercial depres- sion following, the year 1860 proved fatal to the fortunes of the house, and some years elapsed before @ satistactory settlement could be made with its creditors, Mr, Squires had been prominent in other branches of business, and the establishment of the Park Bank, of which’ he was one of the first direc tors, was to some extenta result of his enterprise, He was also an early director of the Germania and Resolute Insurance companies. Finally, in the year 1865, he was clected president of the Third Avenue Railroad Company, which had been organized twelve years previously, with a capital of $1,170,000, ‘Thia important position Mr. Squires held for several yeurs, displaying singular executive ability in man the ordinary affairs of the company and res markable stubborness in resisting anything like ine subordination on the part of the employés. At one time he di oda tormidable strike of drivers on afl the city railroads, His character might bo easily read in the expression of his face. He leaves a wil@ and severat children, OLIN J. CLAUSON, Olin J. Clauson, a young lawyer of much promise, died on Monday at his residence, No, 35 East Thirty. first strect, of pneumonia. Mr. Clauson was only twenty-nine years of age, but he had already earned recognition in his pi asion. He was graduated at the Rochester University in 1s71, and, coming ta New York, entered the office of David Dudley Field. When Thomas G, Shearman lett the tirm of Field & Shearman Mr. Clauson accompanied him, and had since been connected with his office. He performed. much arduous labor in searching out and verifying legal points ip thy Tilton-Beecher case. His funeral will take place this morning at nine o'clock, at his late residence. ‘Che body will be taken to Carmel, Putnam county, for burial. CORNELT P, GARRABRAN' Cornelius P, Garrabrant died at his residence, near Mendham, N. J., yesterday morning. The deceased was fifty-six years old and, after he reached maturity, took an active part in politics as ademocrat. He held ‘several offices and represented his district for two terms in the Legislature. He was an honest and earnest worker, und had gained the esteem of his ene tire constituency. He leaves a wife and tive children, REY. ENOS A. OSBORNE. At the residence of his son, Dr. E. A. Osborne, in Newark, N. J., yesterday afternoon died Rev. Enos A. Osborne, a venerabie clergyman of the Presby- terian Church, He was born in Bloomfield eighty= seven years ago, and was ordained to the ministry im Isls. “He leaves four sons, two of whom are phy sicians in Newark. SHIRIYF KAULBACH. Shiriff Kaulbach, of Lunenburg, father of Senstoa Kanlbach and Mr. Kaulbach, M. P., died suddenly, yesterday, at Hulifax, N. 8., aged eighty-four years. HORACE H. BABCOCK. Horace B. Babcock, long connected with the Bos ton and Albany Railvoad, dropped dead at Atbany, yesterday, of heart disease. EDISON'S ELECTRIC LIGHT. CLAIMS OF THE INVENTOR IN APPLYING FOR & FRENCH PATENT. After an elaborate technical specification of his ine vention and of all its details, Mr. Edison sums up his claims in making application for a French patent to protect his electric light inventions in France, ag follows :— Iclaim as my invention—first, the combination with an electric light of thermal circuit regu- lator to lessen the electr.¢ action in the light when the maximum intensity has been attamed, sub- stantially as set forth; secondly, the combination with the electric light of a circuit closing lever, operated by heat from the electric current or trom the light, and a shunt or short circuit to divert the current or a portion thereof from the light, substantially as set forth; third, the combina- hight and a resistance of a cir cuit closer operated by heat, and serving to place more or — les: resistance in the cireuit of the electric ht, substantially as set forth; fourth, the combination with an electric light of @ shaphragim operated by the expansion of a gas or utd in proportion to the temperature of the light to regulate the electric current, substantially as set forth; fifth, the combination with a vibrating body ‘similar to @ tuning fork of mechauism for inuintaining the vibration, and magnets, cores and helices, whereby @ secondary current is set up so as to convert mechanical motion into electric force, or the feverse, substanti as set forth; sixth, the combination with electric lights, sub- stantially such as described, of means for regulating the electrie current to the same in proportion to the heat evolved in the Hight so as to prevent injury t¢ the apparatus, substantially as set torth, HOTEL ARRIVALS. James T. Ficlds and Martin Brimmer, of Bostong Congressman-elect Richard Crowley, of Lockport, y.; Mayor J. J. Belden, of Syracuse, and J. Pe nsas, are at the Fifth Avenue.’ Exe . Pomeroy, of Kansas; ex-Congressmam Platt, of Oswego, N. Y., and Commissary Thomas ¢ General T. W. Lundy and Captain T. B, Emerson, of the British army, are at the St. Nicholas. President Andrew D, White, of Cornell University, is at the Park Avenue, Congressman-elect Walter A. Wood, of Hoosick Falls, N. ¥., fs at the Brunswick. General Wager Swayne, of Ohio, and George L. Dunlap, of Chicago, are at the Windsor, Ex-Governor Charles R. Ingersoll, of Connecticut, is at the Albemarle, Jy N. Camden, of West Virginia, is at the Hoffman, A.—IT IS ALTOGETHER WRONG TO TRIFLE with abad cough or cold, whoa the risk is sv great and @ Feinety #0 sure, prompt and ugh as Dr. Jaxnn's Bae Prerowant can readily be fou AL LUDICROUS +4 dowrees in the shade. Loco. Broadway. 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