The New York Herald Newspaper, March 25, 1879, Page 4

4 MON AND THE WIDOW. Public Interest in the Suit Increasing. —- ee IMMENSE CROWD AT THE COURT HOUSE. Another of the Oliver Family on the Stand. ea NS Ee TUE WIDOW'S STORY CONTRADICTED. Testimony of Mr. Riddle, Attoméy for Both Parties. SEVERE REFLECTIONS ON SENATORS, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) WAsBINGTON, March 24, 1879, A swarming crowd of people of both sexes and all shades of complexion again attested this morning the interest taken in tho Oliver-Cameron breach of promise suit. Hundreds of persons were turned away from the doors of the court house, i conse- quence of its limited capacity. Fully two hours before the doors were opened several hundred per- sons had congregated on the sidewalks about the Court House, anxionsly awaiting the hour of ten o'clock. At half-past nine o'clock the heavy doors of the court room were heard to open, and this was a signal for arush, At each door there was stationed a bailiff tnd notwithstanding the strong endoavgrs of these guardians to keep back the crowd and thelr frequent tries of “Stop, gentlemen, stop!” tho room soon filled until it was utterly impossible to get in another person, although the jury was yet to be heard from, ‘The bailitis took in the situation at a glance and de- termined that desperate measures had to be resorted to. Ina loud tone one of them addressed the crowd, urging those in the bar to vacate the seats, as they were reserved for the lawyers. This was received with Jaughter, but other officers going to their compan- jons’ help and force being used the crowd inside the bar were driven out like sheep. This, of course, made room inside the bar, but the crowd in the rear of the rail, pressed by tho crowd on the outside of the court room, were soon forced inside the bar again. This condition of affairs continued until the wrival of Judge Cartter. He observed the condition of affairs and smilingly said:— Mr. Marshal, clear those seats in the Bar and allow no one inside except he is known to be a legitimate member of the Bar.” The clearing out proceeding again followed and created much amusement, the Justice enjoying it as much as any other person in the room. His Honor stood on his feet during’ the time, showing his round, plump fignre to advantage, and as each file of men passed he would laugh heartily, bis fat cheeks almost hiding hiseyes. When the crowd had all passed ont he settled himself in his chair, placed in his mouth a good sized chew of tobacco and, being ready for business, ordered the crier to call the court to order, That official had not proceeded farther than, ‘Hear ye! hear ye! ali persous,”” when he was interrupted by a disturbance at the west entrance, Au investigation followed, and the discovery was made that a man over anxious to get into the court room had suffered himself to become wedged between the crowd inside ‘end the one outside pushing in until he had been al- most crushed to death against the door frame. ‘The erier and bailiffs weut to his rescue, and after some adificulty released him from his perilous position. The crier resumed, but before the jury was called it was ascertained tnat one of that body was absent, hence another delay was occasioned, bnt of short duration, the absentee soon putting in an appearance, coming into court blowing like a porpoise. The jury was then called, but yet the court was not ready to go on, a» the counsel bad not arrived. These interrup- tions mede His Honor lose his patience and it was not long before he made the fact manifest. He said he could not understand why counsel were so tardy. They knew the hour for opeaing the court and should be on time. The Justice had hardly com- leted the last senfence when in come General utler, Colonel Cook and Mr. Riddle. The General and Colonel Cook cach carried leather satchels, containing — bor and papers, gnd the pai Jooked like volboys. They cach looked wt the Judge, as if to say “We are late but we uid not help it, and therefore must be excuged,’’ Genoral Butler ‘was tirst 10 get ready tor business, He quickly remoyed his broad- rimmed slouch hat and bine cloth overcoat and to & position in iront of the witness stand, General was gotten up regardless of cost, bosoua, Tv diis shirt ‘ollar and cravat were pictures of uw ight lappel of hie coat was adorned cecasions, with a fragrant nosegay of violets. Mrs. Oliver with he: ived iow seconds after the other sid began, Mrs. Oliver oceupied her usual position in the rear of her counsel, aud was attired in a new black cashmere dvess, still wearing the straw bon: OPENING OF BUSINISS, ‘The day's business was opened by Mr. Petors, who quoted trom Wharton, voluiue 1, section 525, to show that the plaintiff's counsel wore entitled to see the memorandum book trom which Mr. Oliver had tuken the extracts given in his testimony Friday. The Court was taken by surprise and said:-— oon with the case.” (Laughter.) But to this Mr. Peters raised strong objection, and His Houor decided to allow the book to be proaaced tod examined, Mi, OLIVER'S NAPIEW, When Dr. Gould, a nephew of Mr. Uliver, was ealicd to the stand, there was considerable stir i the crowd. The Doctor is adark complexioned man, about five feet six inches tall, weighing about one hundred and thirty-five pounds, and about thirty- He is inclined to be bald, and ctacles. He claims to be a min- As the Doctor was Leginnin, n years of a heavy g ister of the Ge bis testimony a stalwart poticeman enter: the room and took « position near tie Judge's bench. ‘The buzz that was going on instamtly ceased. During the De of the history of his mother’s (amily he kept itis oyes on the ceiling Airs. Oliver moved her chair in order to bo ¥ opposite to him, and kept her eyes on him was talking. The tall iemale who visited the Court Friday, again wppeared, and, as on the. former occasion, took the most prominent teat she could get, With her, came anotbor fe- male, attired in the most extravagant style. ‘The stare from Mrs. Oliver told on Dr. Gould, and he would frequontly stop to tyink, and sevoral times corrected himself. ‘This peed the spectators and they laughed heortily. General Butler partially pnt question Wo witness whieh was objected to by Mr. Peter, and the General said ‘Dy not begin to dance until the music plays.” This was greeted with roars of laignter, but was wuppreseat by the stern voice of Freu Donglass de- manding “Silene Frequently during Dr, Gould's testimony Mrs. Oliver could be heard to say, “That is not so.” MRS. OLIVER'S FORMER COUNKIG, swor’, When Mr. Riddle was called by the defence a lengthy and spirited disetesion followel. The at- torneys for the plaintti raiscd stroug objection to bis being used as @ witnens to textify as te pro- fessional communications imadeto Lim by plaintiff. Mr. Toney streonnonsly insisted thatthe fact that the plaintiff, against her protest, had been crorsex- amined by the detence under the raling of tho Court touching her interviews with Mr, Riddle, did not and conld not qualiry or authorize Mr. Riddle to violate his professional and legal obligation to clowe his lips ae a kealed book as to such communications. General Butler, during Mr. Toney’s remarke, became restless and woul place himselt betoro the attorneys on the other side, bo even annoyed the Court, and finally His Honor eaid -— s “Bit down, General; you are in the other side's wo, “Beg your pardon, gentlemen,” responded the General, at the same time torning toward the spec- b= yg and making @ polite bow, (Prolonged Jaugh+ pr.) During the dieeussion Mr. Liddle sat in the witness chair, with his head jresting on his hands, patiently awaiting the results, The Court deot that it would be proper for Mr. Riddle to testity, and that gentieraan proceeded with his testimony, Mk, OLIVER ArPuana, While Mr. Kiddie wae testitying Mr. Oliver came im and took 4 seat within two feet of Mrs. Oliver, All eyes turned toward them, but vac avoided looking toward the other, The testi- of Mr. fildle became tedions, and Ss copronan lett the room, bot their places were quickly oeeupied by others in waiting on the ontside. A recess was taken for ono hour, and noone ontside was one of 4 peottliar character, and there on the steps of the Court Honse cauld bo se6n huck#sters—men and women—with baekets of apples and cakes, and surrounding them many pur- chasers. The place looked like a fair or a colored camp acting. Considerable merriment was created by the circula- tion through the room of a copy of « Now York illustrated paper containing a picture ‘of the alleged episode of the desperate love-making of the ex-Sen- ator, as related in tho widow's spicy story upon the witness stand. The paper was generally viewed and fiually reached the jury, where it was quietly looked over. The defence pitt in evidence the iifty-three letters from Mrs, Oliver to Mr, C2meron. Colonel Cook proceeded to read them to the jury, and throughout the reading there were frequent outbursts of laughter, When the letter was reached in which Mrs. Oliver charged Mr. Riddle with having asked her to love him as she did Mr. Cameron, the wildest excitement ensued, the Judge joining in the laughter, ‘The frequent cries ot “Order!” from the Marshal were of no avail, and not until the spectators had laughed themselves tired did the disorder cease, Mrs. Oliver during the read- ing did not smile, Just previour to the conclusion of the reading of the twenty-seveuth page of the printed copy of the letters, General Butler, who had beea absent an Sour, came into court, and the reading of the letters ceased and the examination of Mr, Riddle continued, During his examination Mr. Riddle do- nied that he had asked Mrs. Oliver to kiss him three times and love him as she did Mr. Cameron, (Laughter.) JURORS ASLEEP. One noticeable fact in to-day’s proceedings was that during Mr. Riddle's testimony the colored members of the jury were asleep and the other members were on the verge of going to slecp, several of them with the greatest difficulty keeping their eyes open. Toward the close of Mr. Riddle’s testimony he addressed his remarks to Mrs, Oliver direct, Ile took a position at the end of the Judge's bench and looked at Mrs. Oliver while talking. He again re- ferred to the alleged desire ta kiss her, and said he never called at her house alone, but on the occasion referred to he was accompanied by his junior part- ner. “Never got the kisses nor the rubbing on the head,” said Mr. Riddle, laughingly. THE PROCEEDINGS, ‘At the opening Mr. Peters raised the point that the Court erred in not Perinitting tho plai:tiff to exam- ine the memoranda used by Thomas Oliver in giving his testimdny, and the memorandum book fro: which the extracts had previously been ‘The witness not being present it was agreed that he should be examined upon the paper memoranda when hecame in, Dr. George Gould, of Kentucky, was examined. ‘The witness is a preaclier and in charge of the Mil- lersburg Female College; he will be thirfy-seven years of age next December; he lived in Raleigh with his father and mother; they left there in the year 1852; his mother was a sister of Mr. Thomas just before they left North Carolina Mr. Oliver’s mother came to live with witness’ tamily; he knew nothing of hor adopting any child while they lived in Raleigh, and sho could not have lived in the house without his knowing it; he went to Louisville with Mrs. Alice Oliver; the plaintiff did not accom- pany them; they went ‘to Cincinnati in November, 1#52, and remained six weeks; then to Paris, Ky., and finaily returned to Louisville to live in August, 1853; the plaintiff was not with them at any time during this City cl 6 they lived on Walnut street in Louseville, and the plaintiff never resided with them in that city, but his grandmother did all the time; he saw the plaintiff in Louisville in 1854. She was living in the house on Walnut street from which h's family had previously moved, with bis unele, Thomas Oliver; he never know of either his grandmother or sister visiting that houso while she was in it; the circumstances under which she lived there were known to them; the first he ever heard of his grandmother having adopted the plain- tiff was after he reached this city, in reading the account of an interview in one of ihe daily papers; thoy were living on Broadway before Mr. Oliver separated from the plaintiff; the witness was in her house once in 1861, and that was a year after, the separation; ‘she was then Keop- ing boarders; he knew’ the child, now a young lady twenty-two years old; it was to see her hat he made the visit to the house; he was in Lonis- ville in 1866, when his uncle tried to ‘possession of the child; he accompanied him to the house; the plaintiff's condition seemed to be poverty stricken; sho was very poor; it was the opinion of the com- munity in which they lived that she was Mrs. Oliver; witness called her Aunt Mary; she com- menced writing to witness in 1870 about the child, and continued to do so down to some two weeks ago; he did not think the letters valuable and destroyed them; they came frequently during the time stated; the general purport of the letters was that it the wit- ness did not use his influence with Mr, Oliver: to have him restore the daughter or pay the plaintif¢ some money she would prosecute the unele for bigamy and’ disgrace the whole family; he saw a letter trom her to Mr. Oliver asking that the answer ‘be mailed to this city to the care of Judge Marshall; he knew that the letter was sent, for the witness mailed it, General Butler—I call for the production of that er Petors—We have not got it and have not seen General Butler—We think this Marghall is a myth. We connot trace him, itseems that the other side cannot do so either. Mr. Peters—I think I know something about tho rules of evidence. They have not proved that the witness ever saw her write, or knew anything about her handwriting, yet the witness testifies that he saw a letter purporting to have come from her. General Butler—Very well, we will settle that. Witnoss resuming :—He had seen tho plaintiff write repeatedly; he knew her handwriting, avd has re- ceived letters from her for the past seven years; ho read the letter before Mr. Oliver sent it, it was a detailed ststemont of his uncle's knowledge of the ny tid it was written either in last October or No- vember. CROBS-EXAMIN ATION. On the crose-examination by Mr. Peters the wit- Dess stated he was a Doctor of Divinity in the Methodist Episcopal Church South; he knew that the plaintiff lived with his uncle as his mistress; Mr, Oliver was now an assistant at the school at Millersburg over which the witness had chargo; he knew thet for the past twenty years the life ot Mr. Oliver had been # very exemplary one, MR. RIDDLE'S TESTIMONY, Mr. A. G, ltiddle called. Mr. Darneille—I must interpose an objection here, Iwant him éxamined first upon his voire dire as to bis competency. General Butler—What do you propose to show? Mr, Darneilie—I wish to show that Mr, Riddle was first the counsel of Mrs. Oliver, and that afterward he went over to the other side. This I wish to show. Further, that he is not competent to testify to in views that occurred between him and his first clicut. The Court-—That w ¢ an inevitable sequence that the attorney can, ‘The defence noted an exception to the ruling. Mr, Riddle was then sworn and examined by Gen- eral Butler. He suid he had been an attorney-at-law since 1840 and had practised in all the principal courts of the United States; Mrs. Oliver first came to his office, as far as his recollection would serve him, in the latter part of March, 1876; her first inquiry seemed to be as to his identity; she suid that sho waa the granddaughter of Commodore Stuart-—tho daughter of his sou—and that sho was the widow of @ late deceased ofticer named Oliver, who diod in the Confederate service; she then said that Mr. Cameron was #iriend of Commodore Stuart and interested himself in securing 4 piace for her in one of the bureaus of the Treasury Department; she had made herselt useful about his rooms and office in arreng- ing his papers and acting as @ clerk, and by #0 doing incurred the displeasure of ‘one Annie Davis, a consin of his wife, who was interforing to prevent her from discharging her clerical duties to Mr. Cameron; she wante. the wit- ness to write a letter to Aunie Davis warning her against interfering with Mr. Cameron's arrangements about a clerk; she was in the oifice of the witness about three-quarters of an hour; he explained his inability to write such a letter as was wanted, ond informed her that he would not be mixed up in the matter at all; she then went away aud he did wt see her again until in August; kD ed then called again at his office on & Saturday, coming irom the Treasury Building and wished to see him alone; she went on to say that she had a lady friend occuping a similar place as herself in the Treasury Building, and wished to tell him the story of that friend and see if he could give her any assistance; she said that her friend had beeome involved in a difficulty with a distinguished Senator. 4 GOOD DAT FOR SX ATORS, He interrupted her and said that he could have nothing to do with any matter in which a Sen was connected, for he had his hands full of that id of business now; he had just deposed of one affair between young lady und i Senator, and he bad now on hand another case between o married Jady and a Senator, Genoral Butier—Wne it » good day for Senators? Mr. Riddie—They seemed to be pretty thick, but I do not know how jood they were. Witness, continuing—He told Mrs. Oliver that she had bettor bring the lady friend to him and let her make her own statement to him; that he coald not ml tive somebody elee about it; she replied thet it was not necessary for her to do that, as she was fully upon the circumstances and could tell him just os much as the lady herself then asired if, in this state of affgits any promive of onarriage had been iven, and she rep e then told Ker that probably this providing of an office was con sidered an equivalent for whatever bad been he asked if any writtegs were in her ludy friend, ond sho roplicd none whatever, ue the Senator was a prominent man and did not write letters; sie farther said that the lady was in an advo: state of pregnancy and her condition was Usb noticed by the ladies of the Treasury De- partmen ‘When she first begen talking at tho interview the wares Bey the impression that Mrs. Oliver wus placing her own case before him, under the dirgniso of a lady friend; but seeing that she was not in the condition she elaimed her lady friend to be he con- cluded that it must be so-ne one else that she was y eyed he declined to take the case; she nm asked permission to write a letter, which was granted; atier the letter was finished sho placed it in an ayelone, unsealed, and asked to mail it, which he did; it was directed t Simon Cameron, Harrisburg, Penusyivania’; while in his office she did not coiplain of sickness or of having bye: | medicine, or that her friend had done #0; he understood her as saying that the lady referred to had never received from Mr. Cameron any- thing in writing, bpt (hat the messages generally came through pages and servants; he had never told Mra, Oliver that he was acquainted with some of Mr. Cameron's bad deeds, and that he would like to get at him becouse he was @ wealthy man; in the or two cases that he had condueted with Senators they wore reported to bo two of the weaithiost gentlenen in the Senate, and he incidentally suggested to Mrs. jon, NiuW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1879;-1RIPLE SHEET. Oliver the question why some of the women did not try some of the members of the House of Representatives—that would be a change and relief; he reecived @ message from Mrs. Oliver on the following dey (Sunday), saying that she was sick,and went to see her the next day; she was in bed, undressed, end said that she had been taken the day before with hemorrbage; she said that Mr. Cameron kuew of her lanpas condition, and had gone away without providing for her; the witness said that it was an indication that he did not intend to do any more for her, but what he had done be considered an equivalent for all that had been re- coived; she told the witness that she had not a friend in the city; her case excited his sympathy, and he told her that he would see that she was cared for in # manner not to arouse eriticism, but as she was an entire stranger to him, and came under circumstances to create suspicion; before he would do anything sho must submit to an exantination to be’ made by his physician; this she consented to do; he then told her he would send Dr, Blias, and when he visited her she need not com- municate anything ot her story to the physician: but if he should say that she was in the condition ax stated, then the witness would see that she had proper treatment; he remarked that women some- times when they got into such situations resorted to moeiicines’ or other. means relieve themselves; she denied having done cither; Dr. Bliss ‘hal an interview with, Mrs, Oliver, and afterward he saw the witness; The result was that the witness went to the Tremort House and said a lady who would give her name as Stuart would move that evening with her baggage, and wanted her provided for; his. ondent in qhang- ing the name from Oliver to Stuart was to break the connections of her between the boarding house and tho hotel; the next morning he was sent for to come to the hotel, and on arriving there he found that she had given the nameof Oliver instead of Stuart; he explained it 2s best he could; © found her in bed, and the case was talked over re ¥ compelled to attond for a ain. General Butler, bel short time upon the sitting of the Supreme Court of the United States, asked that the further direct oxamination of the witness he tem- orarily suspended, and suggested thet during is \absence the letters for ¢he* defendant al proven to have been written by Mrs. Oliver be perme | in evidence. Mr. Darneille objected, as tho plaintiff had not been given an opportunity to examine them. A recess of one hour was taken to allow the ex- amination desired, to read the letters, all of which havo been pudlishet. . MR, RIDPLE'S SECOND INTRRVTIEW. After a very large number of letters had beon read General Butler returnod znd the examination of Mr. Riddle was resumed. There was considerable in the second interview which took place at the Tre- mont House; she wanted him to tako up the case against Mr. Cameron; he expressed his great rolctance to do it, and said, that there were several gentlemen at the bar able and robably willing to do it; ho could not recorftile Bimeelt ‘as to her condition; if she was the daughter of a prominent gentleman he thought probably something could be accomplished; she said that she was pregnant by Mr. Cumeron; that he was a wealthy man, that a liberai sum could be got out of him and that the witness shonld have a generous fee: he told her that he had never taken « fee in such a case, ined to take hers and recom- mended another attorney ta her; he further told her that if he took the case to Mr. Cameron he would pay just so much as he was willing to pay to keep it? from the public, but nothing for any claim that she might snj she had upon him; he wrote to Mr, Cameron in behalf of Mrs, Oliver. muking a concise statement of what she claimed her condition was and the charge that he was the author of it, and stated that in witness’ opinion he ‘should, attend to the matter promptly and pay liberally; he received a note almost by return mail, saying that Mr, Cameron would be in Washington on a certain day on business at acertain place, aud that the witness could sce him then if he wanted to; ‘Thursday or Friday of the some week upon witness entering his office he found Mr. Cameron there, and had bis first interview with him; witness representing Mrs. Oliver upon that occasion; Mr. Cameron acted rather cavalierly, and, for one with ao evenly a balanced mind, spoke quite harshly. Objection was made to the introduction of the conversation and overruled. Exception noted, “MR. CAMERON'S REPLY. Witness resuming:—Mr. Cameron’s reply to wit- ness’ ststement of the case was concise and a littio rough; he said:— “Damn ber, she has no claim npon me.” He said something about where he first met her, but very little about that; the first effort of the wit- ness was to have Mr. Camoron meet Mrs. Oliver, and she was anxious to see him; be told Mr. Gameron where she that she without means, deserted, in need and lonely; he re- plied that he would not go where sho was or have anything to do with her and thot it could come to nothing; he said that she had troubled him in New Orleans, followed him from place to place and annoyed his family until ho had iven orders not to admit hor to his presenco; said that he once offered her $300 to return to Now Orleans, bat she would not £& then he got her a pla he expressed great doubt as to her pregnancy ; the witness told him that he could not afford to have the matter go to the public, and he re- plied that it he did settle such an act would go to the public through her agency, and if be did’ make one settlement one day she would want snother tho next; the witness suggested that he employ counsel; and ho answered that he did not need any, but thought that the witness ought to act for him; this he declined, as be was counsel for ,Mrs. Oliver; finally, as Mr. Cameron was leaving the office, he agreed to pay $500, which was refured; the wit- ness could not recall much more that occurred while Mrs, Oliver was at the Tremont Houso; she came tripping into his oflice a short time after leay- ing there, stating that she had returned to her old ing house, on’ Misdouri avenue; she said that the hoteixeeper had retained one of her tranks, and the wituers took measures to have it released; in a recent talk with her the subject came up as to what liad been the result of tue confinement upon the atl pregnancy, and the impression gained by the witness from the conversation was that she had a miscarriage; he said to Mrs. Oliver that he supposed she would now return to the place the Treasury Department, but sho said that had been cut off. He paid tho hotel bill of $24 with the expectation of its being returned from what she might receive from Mr, Cameron. He in- formed Mr. Cameron that she would not accept $500, but wanted $1,000. THE ONX THOUSAND DOLLARS, While here in September last the witness be- came satistiod that Mr. Cameron would pay $1,000, and communicated that fact to Mrs, Oliver; he advisee her if she had any friends to consult them about it, as he did not wish to put himsclr in the position of advising her to aceept 4 eum which after- ward she would be dissatisied with; she jinally con- eluded to it $1,000; when this state of things was reached the witness propared the receipt that has ali y been put in evidence; (receipt read); he explained to Mrs, Oliver that the meaning of it if accepted wonld be a settlement in full of any cizim upon her part against Mr. Cameron; that paper was transmitted to r. Cameron, and by him returned to the witness, who held it until a tew days before this trial was commenced; Mx. Cameron, in zgreeing to pay the $1,000, said that he would pay it in two instalments; he’ would pay $500 down aud then, if she ceased writing to him or aunoying him or his family, after Doortain length of time, he would pay the baiance: some time after this she said tg witness that $1,000 would be a very small sum us she would have to pay the witness « Liberal foe: ho informed her that not one ‘dollar of it wouid come into hi« hands for such # purpose, which information seemed gratifying to her; ne received the money from Mr. Cameron on september 26 and paid Mrs, Oliver 8600 the next day, txking her receipt in fyl for all demands and claims she ha? ayaimet Mr. Come- ron; he explained to her at that thine that by the puper in the fucure she would be debarred from any further provecution under the claim; at the tine she feceived the money in appear snc she wae uim as a walking wtick; pretty soun thereafter he went into the office one morning and found upon the table he occupied one or two cut flowers; he heard a Little noiwe in the adjoining room and Mrs, Oliver came to the door; as ie approached fer to say good morn- ing she stepped back and — partially closed the door beiween them; he was aston- ished at her sppearanc she looked like # woman far advanced in the state of pregnancy, while seven or eight days before she looked so #lendor; she seamed to be nervons at his looking at her and it was the first time he had ever seen hor face fiushed; she aid not make any reference to it, but seid that she came to thank him for the service that he had done for her and bring @ few flowers; he mot her the next morning, but she did not seo him, tripping along Heventh street, and she iooked as slender as when’ sho called at the office in the summer, and the changes caused him much _surprixo; . she again eame to the office and began to talk about her —impendin pregnancy and the instituting of a further clam ageinst Mr, Cameron; that appearance continued until she told him of being delivered ot « living child; she said shortly before that she had rented a coney place on Delaware avenwe, whore she intended to be confined, and stated that it would be in secret; no such thing happenod ay he asking her to love him je did Me. Cameron oF of her rubbing his heal: about the Othof Novem. ber she wrote him repeated nots urging him to commences suit aguinst Mr. Cameron, and hens otten told her that if there was no promise of marriage the suit could not be maintained; she told witness that Mr. Cameron had said in one of his interviews while at New Orleans that she couid come to Washington and in the near tuture be bis little wife; he asked her if she looked upon that as & promise to merry, and she answered that she did not; he then told her that she could not oduet Sho flnelly called other uultation, and iater said that un dle somo satinfactory settlement she would send the baby to the Seuate to bim, ‘Pho Court—Well, this is sbout us good a piace as any to cut the story in two, “General Butler—Wait a minute—let us have tho baby eo ‘ Mr. Riddie—The baby was born, Judge, from her stutement« made to me, about the latter part of De- cember, 1876, ‘Tho Judge—Adjourn the court. MRS. OLIVER'S RESTIDENCR TN LOUTSVILIM, KY (From the Louisville Oourier-Jonrnal, March 22.) ‘Memos M. Oliver, » short time before the wor, and perhaps after it began, was # fashionable mer- he | | chant tailor on Main street, and the then Mrs. Oliver and the one now involved in the case was unques- tionably recognized as his wife. After their separa- tion she kept a boarding house. She was then a rather handsome little woman, shortof stature, but of well rounded form, riage ties did not seem to depress always bore a siniling countenance, At what time “Mr. and Mrs, Oliver left the city it is impossible to say. WHAT FRANCE ESCAPED. REPORT OP THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE PRO- POSED coup D'ETAT OF 1877—EVIDENCES OF TREASONABLE INTENTIONS—DE BROGLIE AND DE ROCHEBOUET. [From the London Times.) In the Chamber of Deputies at Versailles on Sat- urday, March 8, M. Brisson ascended the tribune and preseated, amid profound silence, the re- port of the Commission on tho Crisis of 1877. ‘The reading of this report occupied one hour end a quarter. The, report begins by recalling that the Chamber had referred to the Commission both the acts of the 16th of May Ministry and certain events in the first fortnight of November in 187T—a proof that it connected both with a concerted fan for changing the form of government. the first period the chief object was to foree Universal suffrage to rescind its vote of 1876 and give a majority adverse to the republic, for which purpose the constitution was violated, laws trampled under foot, individual liberty illegally infringed, the magistracy incited to partisanship; corruption, fraud, violence and terror reaorted to. During the second period the authors of the 16th of May were organizing the means of making up by force for the absence of national assent, and what was then attempted or meditated threw light on the real designs of the original scheme. General de Rochebouet, who was commanding at Bordeaux, is summoned to Paris on the 16th of Novem- ber by telegrams, in which no mention is made of the intention to make him Prime Minister, and begging him dimply to come to Paris on the follow- ing day and call at the Elysée. General de Rochebouct hud, however, doubtless some notion as to the motives for which he was summoned to Paris, for he immediately telegraphed to General Ducrot, During | lected by the commandant of the Kighth corps at Bourges, a8 follows:—‘“I am summoned to Paris by Marshal MacMahon, You can imagine the feclings 1 ex- perience in regard to the proposals which may be made to me. I shall be this evening and to- imorow (Tuesday) at the Hotel Vouillemont, Paris.” The fact tbat General de Rochebouet addresses himself to General Ducrot in these terms makes it extremoly probable that in previous interviews and correspondence the formation of a Cabinet of mili- - tary influence had been discussed and that General Ducrot was no strauger ‘to the plan, ‘tho Jatter, in fact, does not hesitate, and at once replies to BM. de Rochebouet:—“In present cirommstances you cannot retuse. Only mako it a condition that you are allowed to make the changes in the Ministerial personnel and the garrisons of Paris and Versaillos which seem to you indispensable on your own responsibility. Count on my fullest co-operation. Lam writing to you,” This telegram authorizes the supposition that General Ducrot was aware of the mission reserved tor General de Rochebouct. In- stead of yielding to the nation prepdrations are being made to resist it. Can it be fancied that the Ministers of the 16th of May still in power are in ignorance of this resolution and these preparations? ‘aa it the Duo de Broglie, chier of the retiring Cabinet, who gave the President of the Republic the advice to summon M. de Rochebouet? INSTALLATION OF THE MINISTRY. The preliminary inquiry will doubtless clear w this point. You have seen that General Ducrot st. vised M. de Rochebouet to make changes in the per- sonnel of the Ministry of War. This advice was forth- with followed. On the 22d of November M. de Roche- bdouet tele hed to General Ducrot:—* Nothing sut- tled. Sen firibel to me to-day.” On the fol- lowing, day General Ducrot telegraphs to Captain Ganay at Versailles, as tollows:—‘*Tell General de Rochebouet that Miribel accepts the post of chief of the staff, but cannot leave his room for two or three days, owing to an indixposition.” General Miribel is General Ducrot’s chief of the stafl. ‘he now Primo Minister was hanced 2 drawing from the latter not only inspirers, but ‘co-operators, The Rochebouct Munistry was installed. On the 2th of November it wae placed in ao minority in the Chamber by 315 votes to 207. It did not retire, Its Innguage from the tribune was a little less aggressive than that of its predeces- sors; still, the coup de force seems in preparation. Evidence of it is in plenty. We shall place the most important items of it before Two telegrams from the Minister ot Wur, on the 27th and 28th of November, to the commandant at Marscilles and the commandant at Lyons recommend signiticant pre- cautions to them, among others to call in the arms belonging to private persons to Fort Bt. Jean, The reply of the Lyons eommand- ant contains this passage:—*I do not doubt that you will proclaim tho stato of siege, by telegraph.” Other telegrams oxprest.the fear tht certain corps will not lond selves to the premeditated coup de force, On the 4th of December the Minister of War telegraphs to the commandant at Toulouse as fol- lows:—“I am told that the Ninth regiment cannot be counted upon. Is this true? Are there any meas- ures to be taken?” What, then, did the promoters of the enterprise premeditate to dread resistance on the part of the troops? Suspicion and fear seem to have stoicn into their breasts. PROOFS UNANSWERADLE. The following telegrain is dated December 6:—""To the Commandant of the Eighth corps, Bourgest—In reply to your ciphered telegram, and confurmably to the verbal instructions I gave you, I you to for- ibsenca of gear is of division failing a Ministerial order, oven should these officers be con- voked for the commissions.”” On this telegram ghero are two observations to m: first, that General Ducrot came to Paris between the isth of November and the Sth of December, see- ing that there aro verbal instructions; -second, that the moment for action does not seein distant, ‘The Minister of War and General Ducrot need a fresh conference, for the following telegram was sent off on Decembor 6:—"Minister ot War to tho Commandant of the Eighth corps at Bourges:—{ authorize you to come to Paris on Sunday. A Du; fauro Cabinet is at present in formation.” ‘Thess last words show that ior General Duecrot and M, de Rochebouet the political question ontweighscvery- thing. An attempt at conciliation was, in fact, just then talked of; the nation thought an under- standing was going to be established between tho President of the Republic and the representatives of France. This was the hope of every good citizen. On the 7th of December M. de Rochebouct telegraphs to General Ducrot:—"Le negotiations for the tor- mation of a Ministry are broken off because of thu Marshals’s refusal to give way on the question of the Ministries of Way and Foreign Affairs.’ General Ducrot replies: —“Thanks, May the good God and Marshal MacMahon be blessed and giorttied. (Luugh- ter and exclamations.) We will uot comment on this cry of triumph extorted trom Geneval Ducrot by the news that war was resumed between the gysvernmevt and the nation, The two teloxrams of the 7th of December suficiently show what soutiments ani- mated the promoters of tho enterprise. From this moment measures ot detail arc adopted to insure the carrying ont of their resolutions. TREASON MOST FOUL. On the %h of December the Intendant of the Fifth Ariny corps addresses the following telogram to the Sous intendants of lois, Auxerre. Meiun, Foutaine- Dieau, Sena, and the Sub-pretects of Joigny, Proviny, Montargis, Vendome wud Romorantin:—"Hw immediately conveyed into each barrack: #0 a3 to ready at the disposal of the troops—infantry, cavalry and artillery—two | days’ mobilization rations, ineluding preserved meat, For the horses, two days’ oats. Send me | word.” Wo shall see turther on that this measure was not taken solely in the ares of the Filth corps. On the Wth of December two fresh telograms are oxchanged between the Minister of War, tho President of the Conncil, and General Due “The Minister of War to the Commandant of the Bighth Militery Con mission to-morrow (Tuesday) me ing. Pray come and see me on your arrival, “The Commandant of the Bighth corps to the Minister of War at Paris.—T will cull on you to-mor- row (Tuesday) at eight o'clock.” It was withont doubt at this lust interview that tho detinitive res olutions were taken. Such at least 1s tue conclusion corps, at Bourges.—The will ineet we drew from tho two following telegram: Lath of December. Minister of War to the Commandant of the Third corps at Rouen.—Organize the Delaunay brigade for the execution of plan No. 2, as you propose in the letter handed me by Commandant Gossard.” “12th of December, Tho Minister of War to the Commandant of the Tenth corps at Mennes,—Eudeavor to be ready on Thursday at latest. Your troops should take all camp effects, but it ix impossible to add carriages.” Lastly, ou the 1th of December—nawely, the day wheu the Dufwure Min- fetry is formed—M, de Rochebouet teiovraphs t Borieanx:—"Pray warn confidentially at ueadq ters to stop ali aration . 1 shal probably resume the command of the Bighteenth Army corps.” ‘These telegrams reveal, it not tho organization, at least the existence of the plot. The design of restating the national will was formed ; the resoiution to act was taken; the agenta for carry- ing it out wero chosen; the military arrangements were ivsned and the orders for putting ihe pian into execution were given, Lastly, as it still more to prove that there was in ail (his only # political con wpitscy, and that no contingency of insurrection justified these preparations, as soon as a constitn- tional Ministry is formed everything is connter- mondod by the Minister of War, oud he returns to take the command of his army corps. “Wily KILL, BiG)" ‘The report then dwells on the potition of Major Labordére, who shows that General Roohebouct’s ine structions to the commanders of thearmy corps at the Deginuing of December were not posted, but sent by officers of his tail; that two days’ field rations were conveyed on the 1th of December to the barracks of the Fourteenth infantry regiment at Limoges; thaton the same day the drilling ot the conscripts Just arrived was begun by teaching them exclusively how to load; that on the 13th all the officers were suminoned in field uniform with their revolvers, the uoldiers bein; iy to take arins, and the oficers’ horses saddled in the court, report quotes the Major's account of tho orde iven in case of Gorhegens 7, manos and Low, the ae ‘The May urges that the ent: esi Obtai nation, for in on designed to obtain aasent of tho that case its authors would have resigned at their first defeat in the Chamber, but that it was Why the co: change the form of government. perhaps, irators paused at the last moment will, Esown hereafter. * PRINCIPAL AXD AGENT. The rt muintaing that the Sories © is Pe igures only as the agent for carry’ it ont. recapitulating the various ¢! it maintains that fay. fall within the Penal C and that thero is serious presumption of the Minis having been guilty of treason and betrayal of tru: It therefore concludes by proposing to the Chamber the follow- ing resolution :— 1. Comformably with article 12 h 2, of the Con- stitutional law of tho 18th of July, 1875, tho Chamber of Deputies impouches before the Senate the momber: Ministry of the 16th of May, 1877, headed My, de Broglia, and of the Ministry of the 2d of November, 577, headed by M. de 2. Three commission- ers, taken from the Chamber of Deputies, shall be nomi- nated by It to take in its name all the requisite measures to conduct the imy ‘hmont before the Fen: body the prosont resolution und all the documents the Commission of Inquiry shall be tra mitted at the oarliest moment. The report was listened to with few interruptions, and at the close was applauded by the Advanced an Extrome Left, tho Pure Left and Loft Centre maintain- ing silence, FRENCH AFRICAN EXPLORATION. to whieh ‘THE VARIOUS EXPEDITIONS IN THE DARK CON- TINENT OF THE BELGIAN AND THE ALGERIAN MISSIONARY FATHERS--THE ENGLISH IN AFRICA. The Abbé Debsize, in charge of the French expedi- tion sent to Africa, has written to the Director of the Paris Observatory # most interesting letter, full of curious details, concerning the “Dark Continent” and the various expeditions which are now explor- ing it. The letter is dated from Kuihara, near Taboza, and was written on the 17th of October. The Abbé Debnize naturally begins with his own expedi- tion, which had so far been suocossful, He say: Yooterday the caravan of the French expedition, with flags flying and music playing capitalof Unynnyembe, The most sympathetic rece iven to us by the thousands of negroes who gathered Tho Bnitan and the Governor came out to re- ceive us at tho entrance to the capital and conducted ws to a yast building, the samo ax was given’ to Cxineron when he passed hor far my Journey has boon most fortu- nate, and Iam proud to forshe honor of the gover ni of the Kepublic, that ihe Freneh expedition promi Of tho 500 men forming my caravan not lost a single thing. spot I have not coated Co A MISSIONARY EXPEDITION, The other expeditions do not. appear to be so well favored. The Abbé Debaize alludes to two in par- ticular—namely, the Belgian expedition and that of the missionar, thers of Algeria. As regards the Belgians he say ‘They have experienced troubles of all kinds. At Mero- moro a revolt broke out in their camp. Two bindred and eighty of tholr mon abandoned thom, carrying thom a quantity of yaluable goods. At Mownpoi their Zangibur mon fas wounded by @ native. T him they killed five of the inhabitants. The whole country roso, and war was imminent, obliged to interfere to put an ond to the affair, Un arriy- ing at Urambe the remainder of the men of the Belgian caravan dosorted; fresh servants hud to be found, and at dength the expedition reached Miramba, hut almost rained. ‘The missionaries from Algeria, who are going to establish station have not been more fortni to pay a ruinous sum f Ugogo. Thos ana. in addition, attacked stole several valuable ¢ avenco of the The English wore on Lake Tanganyika and in the Uganda couutry, They has e than the Buigians. band of brigands, sts from thom, ‘They’ have now been a month at Kuihara, and will have te equip the selves. EUROPEANS AND AFRICANS. The writer proceeds to give somo intcresting information about a European established in these Peta one M. Philippe Broyon, @ native of Switzer- M. Broyon {s about thirty-three years of age, To in tall, thin and muscular, and looks like a soldier. Uo did not marry the dauglitor of Mirambo, uo has been stated, bat a whom he resened from slavery. lo was formerly at Zanzibar, but subsequently took $0 travellin; aud carrytiy on the ivory trade, Tho Knglis 0 purchase his services, but without siccass, Nowaver, forced by necessity, nd conducting a cara: © pu for he dovs not, Li ¢ hag aceopted thelr van of merchandise for th beyond his it, whase caprice is the only law searcely moro than n. make ight of ho k h saat of o wr how it ea eo ag oe crosses his cont The writer coneludes with some ing the doings of the English. He says:— The English oceupy M ona, which is trate 1 ina Reet orlors All the routes which fond te Une. no ion of the first or yy it. Ue ix months since they pave andsvme stone honses have been bee rronnol compose the pe y arv eminently practical. men.» The Kuglish have founded another station in the Ukerone. 4 third in the Uganda and a fourth in Ujijl. ‘The power of the Araba rts is docronsing he ivary trady no satisfies their wants, and as lave trade iy probitbi ey Will soon be forced to leave the colonies which they have founded in the interior of Africa and the English will tnke thelr place. A KAFFIR ON THE ZULU WAR. Read by the light of recent cable despatches tho following extract from a letter written in English by an educated Gaika Kaffir—1 member of S#ndilli’s tribe—to a gentleman in London is of interest. The writer, whose letter is dated January 28, War ie now raging in Zuluiand, and really it isa serious affair, A terrible enyagemeut on Wednesday, 24th inst. Ont of 1,200 of Colonel Glyn’s coluon only thirty escaped. We are anxiously waiting the next news. Lord Chelmaford had to go to Natal to consult with Sir.Lartle, and every inan on the fron- tier has ordered to keep himself in readi- ness and by no meaus Jeave, It is further whis- pered that the Pondos sre agitating. The Basutos aleo are dissatisfied about the “Sprigg” disarmament, What the Zulu success will lead to it is dificult to eay. I fear the Fingoes here will not help very wil lingly, as they arc angry about the taking away of their arms at a time when they were friendly to overnment, ‘these are anxious times for Sir Bartle rero and the Sprigg Ministry also, Ifancy. What ot the latter's tall talk? And is this wara neces- sary and unavoidable undertaking? Is it? INVIOLABILITY OF DESPATCHES, . Sr. Loum, Mo., March 24, 1879, Mr. Brown, manager of the Western Union Tol- egraph office, instead of appearing before the Grand Jury this morning with the despatches called for by the subpeena duces fecum, served upon him on Satur- day, went directly before the Criminal Court with his attorneys, Messrs. Allon and Lodge, the latter of whom stated at length the reasons why Mr. Brown could not produce the despatches demanded, The Court then aseked Mr. Brown what he would do in caso one or moro of the partics concerned consented to have their telegrams pro- duced, and statod that he had ‘received a letter from Governor Phelps saying he was willing the tele- raph office should present to the Grand Jury any despatches he had sent to either Nidelot or Wake- field, Mr, Brown replied that under the rule of the telo- graph company Governor Phelps or avy otter sonder of telegrams could obtain the despatebes on personal application or by o request written over bis own signature, Judge Langliin then continued the caso till Friday, when he will hear argument on both sides. In conversation the Judge said he understood and appreciated the importance of the case, and recognized the wide attention it would attract; and it the telegraph company desired to make it a test cage he woul not commit Mr. Brown to jail, but if it became necessary in the progress of the case to ine flict punishment on him it would bo merely nominal, NAPHTHA GAS, Contrary to general expectation Mayor Howell foiled to send in any communication at the meeting of the Brookiyn Common Council yesterday with reference tothe resolution adopted by the Aldermen at the meeting on Monday last, awarding the contract for | “REVOLUTION IN CHINA, The Hoe, daa in THE TARTAR DYNASTY. Li Yang Tsai Undertakes Its Overthrow. CONQUEST BY TONQUIN. Trouble Ahead fo the Brother of the Sun and Moon. {From the London Times, March 12.] ° SHancusr, Jan 24, 1879, The new year finds China beset by many difi- culties. Not only is she involved in aserious dis- pute with Russia regarding the territory of Ili and in the consolidation with the most inadequate means of the reconquered dominion in Central Asia, but within the confines of the Empire proper the flames of rebellion have broken out afresh, Thit time the outbreaks—for the government is being set at defiance in two different localities—have occurred within the jurisdiction of the Viceroy of Canton, and the resources and skill of that high officer will have to be tried to their utmost before they can be sup- pressed. The two risings are perfectly distinct, and, though they seem to haye broken ont at exactly the same time, they had nothing in common cither jn their inception or their subsequent progress beyond the distraction their simultaneity must have pro-. duced in the mind of the Viceroy and the diversiop they will necessitate in his troops, RISING OF THE HAKKAS, One rebellion seems to bea rising of Hakkas in the island of Hainan. The Hakkas cre Chinese settlers in the south of China, whose ancestors migrated many centuries ago from tho populous provinces of Central and Northern China, and have never been absorbed by the local populations among whom they took up their abode. ‘They do not speak the Cantoneze dialect of Chinese, but a patois of mongrel origin; nor do they, except in rare in- stances, intermarry with the Chinese of the soil. Some dozen years ago a large number of them, wearied of constant bickerings with their irrecon- cilable countrymen of the south, migrhted to Hai- nan and settled on government lands there. Their numbers have so increased that the land placed at their disposal is now insufficient for their wants, and it is reported that the non-compliance of the local mandarins with their claims for more land, and the hostility of the Chinese, drove them into open revolt. They seem to have taken up arms to the number of several thousands in October last in the west part of the island, and set ont on an expedi- tion to capture the capital, Kiungchow, which isa treaty port, and at the port of which aye maintain a consular establishment. Further than that, horzible atrocities were “being! committed along thelr’ line of march, and the Kiungehow authorities wore attempt- ing to purchase peace; but little trustworthy infor- mation regarding the progress of this agrarian out- broak was obtained until the other day, CAPTURE OF HOIHOW. From Hong Kong we now hear thatthe masterly in- activity of tho anthorities has resultei in the rising having gained headway, and that a battle has been fonght within torty uriles’ of Hoihow, the port of Kiungehow, where the imperial troops for the defe of cay ital have been signally defeated, the ‘aotai himself, four officers and five hundred soldiers being lost. Lhe rout is described as complete, and every effort will have to be made by the Viceroy of Canton to save the ixland from being plunged into anarchy. Hainan isa rich, and, on the sealfoard districts, « fairly prosperous ixland. Since its opening to for- eign trade in 1875 it has devel ‘& most promisi: trade with Hong Kong and o} ports, which w: b¢ seriously inter! with so long as this civil war lasts, On this, and on the broader grounds of hu- manity, it is to be hoped that an amicable settlement will be come to with the Hakkas before matters are pushed to extremes between the excited rebels and the exasperated government. ‘ ANTECEDENTS OF THK INSURGENT LEADER, Tho othor rising is on a much largor scale, and if it be not met with considorably more energy than has hitherto been displayed by the Viceroy of Can- ton the whole of the southern provinces of China may be involved in arebe:lion. The leader of the movement “is one Li Yung Tsai, o military officer on the staff of the province of Kwangsi, who has had a long career of active service tn various rts of the Kmpire, and who rendered good service in serge down the Taiping rebellion. Before he took up aris against the government he addressed a letter to the Tartar General at Canton explaini: the naturo of and reasons for the steps he was about to take. He states therein that he was on bad terme with the Governor of Kwanysi, who treated him like a common fellow and seut him to Canton to be rid of him. He had no money to pay travelling ex- Pensos, could not go to Canton, and, as he had been gener badly used by bis official superiors, he in- imated his “intontion of seeking the throne of the Kingdom of Annum, to which he clatmed to have an hereditary right. Annam, he asxertet, under its resent government, was a consiant menace and anger to China, and this state ot things he proposes to piut an end to by making himself king. His extraor- dinary letter, which is pertectly authentic, thus concludes :— Ee A COOL Proposal, In order to of wil turther danger and dim. culty, and we ‘opportunity to repay’ tho Imperial xtace, I, a member uf the royal family Annam, will ads of by faming, to that piace, seeurl hereditary right and e 0 5 a. recovering what iny ancestors lac. s into my hands not only will the ho saved froin the trouble of keeping but relief wilt "be afforded to the Morvover, I will, without th tyne which it ts boon © (» pay, und frecly acknowledze tho. supremac: Ts Tring Wiapire. “Licneo all troubles will ue swept and both China and Annam will enjoy the grentowt When Anna Chinese govern: soldiers on th for Av of the In October Li, along with a famous Annamese. rebel, gatieres together a number of disaffectod and Unpaid soldiers, set out to recover the throne of his fathers wud notified the Viceroy of Canton that nis designs were not troasonable to China, He there- Npon proceeded to capture the Chinese city of Tal Ing-too, forty miles from the frontier of Tonquin, and to ondewr himself to the population by frcein, them from all obligation to pay taxes, acts pcgeewhat inconsistent with his manifesto to the Tartar General, ‘The Viceroy at once denounced him as a dangerous character, und thinking his real aim was to make a deseent on the turbulent but im) of Kurichow and Yunnan sent mandarins after him. Sevent; per cent of the expedition and three of its commanding officers at once went over to the rebels, aud Li’s forvo, thus xugmented, proceeded tocapture more Chineso towns. Eventually he made tor the Tonquin frontier, ‘Tonquin, I may explain, is a part of Annam, gov- erned by a viceroy of the Annamese King, whose kingdom, though protected and guaranteed by France, is a tributary of the Emperor of China, CONQUEST OF ‘TONQUIN, The Viceroy of Tonquin sent an urgent appeal to the Viceroy of Canton to save him from the Chinese rebel, but the Chinese authoritics soem to have re- plied that they could do nothing without the Im- perial sanction, Tie edict which LL mets in reply to the Canton Viceroy's momorial did not conv: iy very definite instructions beyond a comman at the rebellion should be put down at once, and that the Viceroy and the Governor of Kwangsi would bo held responsible for allowing a turbulout rebel like Li to get ont of their power. So an expedition by sea by ey of the port of Haiphong was determined on, and in the inn: ot last month « fleot ot junks crowded with soldiery and escorted by three gunboets of foreign t. sailed mm Canton, As 8000 Bs once Of this expedition reached Li, who had occopied in the moantime tha southwest districts of Kw: i and the two troutier divisions ot Tonquin, ho ‘hed toward the province of Yunnan, no opposition being offered to him any- where. The Chinese now say that there area dozen lighting the street lamps of that city to the Anto- matic Naphthe Gas Lighting ‘Company, In conver- sation with the IHxnanp reporter, however, he asid thet ho would probably take action in the matter during the week, He remarked, also, that he woull be willing to take & contract to light the city with naphthn at a cost of $15 per lamp, while the company to whom the Aldermen awarded the contract is to receive about $19 50 perlamp. Thon, again, the Common Council pro} to award the contract to a Loreiyn eome to people who do not pay taxes in Brooklyn, companies, on tl ther hand, pay taxes into ity treasury at the rate of $147,000 por year, This rtainly an item: to be considered by taxpayers, *At all events,” said Mayor Howell, “1 will do what- over Lcan to save money for the taxpayers and to guard them against extortion upon every side.” The Mayor received a letter trom company above named yestorday, refuting the ‘statements of the committeo representing the various inaurance companies of Brooklyn,” in attempting to influence his action, They asvert that the gas and ineurance companies are so interwoven that their interests and tympathies are identical. The gas pe t ‘4 ciait, have “oppressed the citizens and grown fic! through extortion, and threo-fourtns of the citizens of Brooklyn have been obliged to rewort to the use of kerovene in thelr bomex and pines of business.” Hones ‘the ado; of the improved high! Sins al starter tris eg eyo per satin, 4 It, they say, in @ saving of $00, foreigners with him, and that ho bas boon supplied with arms by aforcign firm in Shanghal.’ As soon as the government of Hong Kong was teed of the outbreak a proclamation issued by Mr. Pope Hennessy Spreiaies. the export ot arms and muni+ tions of war from Hong Kong to the mainland. This stop gad great satisfaction to the Chinose gov- ni : At tho present moment Li’s communications with tho coast would seom to be interrupted, and if hia forces ean be hemmed into the mountait regions of Hveeant and Kweichow his po' of mischief will be He sooms to possess the knack of cajoling br Plowing the people, and his expertense in the pin robellton will have tunght him how beat Nay the part of leader of & popular Fising. $ on the amount of energy exercised by the Viceroy of Canton and the availablo means at his disposal in men, money and inunitions of war, whether the fire of rebellion raised by Li will becooped up within its present narrow limits and forced to burn itself out, or whether Li will make rush for the Popelous and fertile plains of Kwang ‘Tung in the hope or upestting ‘tha pro vitteial gov= eroment. Jiu Kun-yi, the wrey, has every in. ducement to do his yory best, bocanye, in the event of the rebellion spreading, he will be held respong sible, He ik reoqirded by his atperstitious country. men as an able but very uniueky official, whose best efforts on behalf of thy State aro psralyzod ty ws evil star, and his failure pow is antivipa va meny. é