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NEW-TORK, WEDNE8D?1, DECEMBER 13, 1870.
PRICE FOUR CKIYTS.
WASHINGTON.
nrsiNKSS STRUGGLING TO VIEW.
POSTAI. BILL? x a v y-y a kos??land's SILVER BILL?
Mil. ?KWirr KK1X11.8 TO THK PRKHIDKNT?
poUTire.
In Congress yesterday Mr. Bland secured a hear
fog for hi? ?ilver bill to-day The Postal bill bas
been a?rced upon ; it appropriate* 988.918,638, or
fl,300,000 less than last year, and $3,600,000 less
than the estimates. The Naval Commission favor*
abolishing New-London, New-Orlenns and Rrana
wick, Ga., navy-yards. Abrani S. Hewitt pul Habet
hi* account of the interview with the President. In
a debate in the House yesterday the Democrats bald
that tho joi'it rules are iu force; the Republicans
?ppoeed the idea.
BLAND BRINGS ON THF SILVER RILL.
? TWO HOVKK DEBATE TO-DAY?IPM'AKD TEND. HI Y
OK WMJWW?L
|BY TELEr.B\ril TO THK TPIBtTXE.|
Washington, Dec. 12.?The silver dollnr
?eems to nave gained fricuda tn the House during the
recess of Congre?*. Mr. Bland, with a persist/ncy wlilih
does blm credit, no matter what may he thought of the
?Mesure In behalf of which It 1? displayed, called up tin
hill to-day with which he is identified, and demanded the
jircvious question. Tue opposition could rally only be?
tween 30 sud 40 votes, enough to call the Yeas and Nay?.
After something of a struggle, they yielded to ttic Inev?
itable on securiug the promise of two hours for debate
to-morrow. Tue first voM will he taken on a sustituto
Identical with the bill IntroduoM hy Mr. Kollcy last ses?
sion. It directa the coinage of silver dollars we-l?bing
41-'"v (ptiiDsoi the standard established In 1SJ~, and
makes this dollar a leta'. tender for all d?lits, publie a'id
private, except lu esses * hero gold coin Is required by?
law.
li this should l?e agreed to, as now secta* probable, tno
Wand scheme for bullion notes will b<* dropjKid. The
?#? will undoubtedly refuse to act on this measure
?cut to It by the House until after the DM?V Com?
mission makes its report, which will be in January.
Meanwhile the upward tendeucy of the market value of
silver Is gradually briugiuic it to a point ?here thepra
posed silver dollar will be worth as much as tue standard
gold dollar or more. When its tal? Iwm a fractloB
greater the si! ver cntrovei *y will l>e settled, for no law
can then make a silver dollar circulate at par with gold.
JOINT RILES IN THK BOUSE.
DEMOCRAT? MAINTAIN THAT TIIKY AM STILT. IN
EORCK?REPUBLICANS TAKE AN 0PPO61TE Vll.W
?SPEAKER RANDALL GIVES MI8 OPINION.
fKY TLLKORAl'll TO THP. TKIBUNK I
Washington, Deo. 12.?The House drifted
unexpectedly to-day Into a discussion of the (Mattofl
whether the Twenty-second Joint Hule is still in force or
rot Mr. Blaud of Missouri, in endeavoring to brin;: be?
ta? the House Ids Silver hill, in favor of which he wun m
persistent last session, made the poiut of ordei that un?
der the Twenty-first Joint Rule it was the duty of the
House, after six days from the bediming of asceon-lor
subsequent session in Congress, to resume and act ujh ii
?II hills, resolutions, and reiiorts which originated in the
House and at the close of the next preceding
session remained undetermined, in the same nun
per as if an adjournment had not taken
place. A regular rule of the House, the
136th, makes the same provision, and a? there is no
question that the rules of tue House are in iii?l toree, it
was unnecessary for Mr. Iiland to refer to a joint rule in
cider to effect his puiposc. Hut the DoMcrataWN
eager to bave a discussion of this question, and when
Mr. Garfield raised the point of order that tfe ? Twenty
first Joint Rule was not in force, they entered upon the
debate with considerable spirit
?. hat was said was entirety Informal, as the question
uf order was debated for nearly an hour after I
Randall had announced bis decision upon It. 1
russlon was chiefly Interesting because it disclosed tue
that the Democrats are probably determined to
stand by Speaker Randall in the position he
has taken, iu spite of tho vote of the
beuate that the joint rules are still iu force Daring the
consider? 1 a ot this subject, Mr. Randall attempted to
explain a eolioqny which took place between himself
and Mr. OaiH'-ld during the last session of Congr
which bas baen repeatedly quoted to show that Mr.
Randall then denied tht?? ! a joint rule. Oa
that occasion hi submitted a resolution providing that
the roles of the House of Representatives of thoXI.HId
Congress should 1m- the rules of the House of tin |
Congress until otherwise ordered, excepting Rales MM
sod 107. Mr. Gnrflcld then made the point of order that
it waa unnecessary to make a deolarat'on of this kind,
because the rules of the preceding House, by
immemorial usage, were the rules of the present
unless they were amended or repealed. The
Chair, Speaker Korr, overruled the. point of order on the
ground "that tho Constitution clearly ?1 vea to each
Runs? the right to adopt it? own rules, whatever may
hare been the rales of order of a preceding House in
reference to this matter. They sVBMt sap m
emud?tutionul light of this House to adopt its own rules."
Mr. Randal) declared to-day that what he said on that
occasion referred only to the rules of the House proper,
and not to the joint rules. He; also made the point that
tue prisent House unanimously suspended the (oint
rules at the end of the last session, and said that what It
tab* two bodies to make It takes two bod leu to undo. Mr.
Garfltld defined the Republican position to be that no rules
whatever, whether joint or several, can bind the House
except by the consent of the House ; otherwise the con?
stitutional provision that each House shall make Its own
mies would be void, :.ud on? branch of Congress would
have the power to bind tue other branch In perpetuity.
Attention was also calied to the fact that m the latest
edition of Barclay's Digest the Joint rules were not
Kinlod as binding upon tLe present Congre?*, M simply
as the ioiut rules In force up to the time that the last
rongre?s adjourned. They were inserted in the Digest
tor tue information of the members. It was also show u
that in the Journal of the proceedings of the last House
It appeared that the House had Nglsstsd !" reenaei the
joint rules, and that the # -iiato h .id officially luforraed
the House of this faet by a message received just before
the time of adjournment.
The position taken hy the Republicans that the joint
roles could not exist without the consent of both Houses,
because there woald otherwise be no power to enfin
them, was taken up by Mr. Springer, who has rather
assumed the leadership of the Democrats iu tills contro?
versy, and who ?aid, "While we cannot compel the Ken
?te to obey the Joint rules, we can our end of the House,
and propose to do It." This declaration was greeted
with a little burst of applause on the Democratic side
nuil from the galleries. Mr. Randall himself said from
tue ohalr, " The Senate may not ooey the joint rule?, but
that is no reason why the House should not, ospcciully
as the House has followed the*? rales three times in
( minting the electoral vote, and there is no reason why
1' s!,ould not be done strain."
H has beeo learned that the distinguished parlia?
mentarian Barclay, in a new issue of his Mfftal alxmt u>
I? published, had prepared his individual opinion that
the Joint roles are not In force, but the Democratic au?
thorities having chaw sJ UM publU atlou refused to per
But this opiuiou M I?' t?ertatl
wi?xim?nk.-s to compromise.
(6ERVATIVI DEMOCRAT* OS
TilJC ; y? THE LEAVING IT To CHANCE.
|bt oMMAni t<> the mm.]
Washington, Itoe. 12.?There in ?in evident
?ssire on the part of tue more conservative D?mocratie
?embers of Cougreas to proftcr to the Republican? a
????promise m^aanre to settle the disputed Presidential
?gestion. Tneydo not appear to look with favor upon
*?ator Edmund*** proposition to throw the question
*?*? the Supreme Court. They think thst Congress bas
*?" power to provide for a settlement without the adop
?<? of a constitutional amendment, and that there ought
*? bs wiath?i and patriot lam enough in thst body to de
Tux- ?oiuc plan tor the purpose. Senator Morton's bill ot
ktetaeaaion, which provides that no electoral vote of any
ftste thai) he rejected without the affirmative rote of
*?* two Houses, might, it Is suggested, be passed by the
????te. The House, holding that it alone can throw out
t retaro, would of coarse refuse to agree to it Tneu s
??Mereaee committee of the ablest and fairest men of
both Houses eouM be splinted to report some measure
?l'on whiea both uodiM could harmonise.
It would sevm at nrat sight impost?be to agree upon
?ay method of composing a difference so radical, but a
?"???uatte Senator from s Northern HUte believes that
1 the hut resort the decision might be left to t'je arW
???saat of chance. A joint committae could, be says, be
constituted of an equal number of member* of each
Boom?, whose names should be drawn by lot, and to this
committee should be referred for final decision all ques?
tions as to conflicting return? or as to the validity <>f the
electoral vote of any Stiite w)n<h ihaaH t.r questioned.
Assuming the power to ascertain what are the lawful
returna to reside in one Houne or the other, or in teeth
acting jointly, It Is claimed that a law eould be passed
establishing this method of settling the contest which
would be strictly constitutional. Isxiking at the i-ra-tt
ohJ effect of this scheme, it will be seen that it amount*
to the mm thin? a* putting the names of the two
candidate? for President bate a hat, drawing M?S out and
?>:ri<e)nc thnt he is elected. In all human probahliuv
UM menders of Um committee would all vote according
to their fatty pred?cenos, and thus the party which
had the lut It to mtH a ?saJOYttp in the drawing for nicm
bera would win tue prize of the Presidency. Such a
scheme ?voulu proceed upon tin- assumption fLat It Is
Impossible Ul determine v. lio la lawfully elected, and that
Fairest way of deetdtag between the conflicting
claims of the candidates is to appeal to chance.
A CONCESSION TO Till: DEMOCRATS.
t Dl ATOM AVMol s T.) GIVE THEM A CHANC8 TO
non tm.uks'? sutonoa ik met can.
|nr TLi.Kt,R\rn to Tin: triih m:.i
Washington, Dec. 1'-'.?It Ihhim to to ap
p:m nt that there is au important difference of opinion
amour. Republican Scnatoi s In regard to the p of ? Ml
lament of the: Presidential question. One class, hulud
?->b:i!.ly a Majority, hold thai there Is nothing
further iodo except to proceed to carry out the legal
forms of counting the ltd cli ?total vote* for Haw
Win-1er. and magu?ate tbeai with nit paying any atten?
tion to the protests, clamor or threats of th ? I? ni-aints.
The otho class are dlsuoscd to offer what they regard nsu
..able compromise to the tefsated party. S-i utters of
this \\ay ot.thinkiugare Inclined to rccogui/.etho lumi: :v
of the musM-s ol their Democrat ic fellow-ciiln-tn in their
belief that they have fairly ?MCtea*Paya. TUdea,and
are therefore willing to take the question M far r.s possi
Me out ol the exciting aren? of pafty frilftW and iahmil
to the arbitrament of a judicial tribunal. It M not btcaast
these gentlemen tile-meches enter; nu any douht thut
is lega'ly and morally entitled to the Prcalileney ;
bal they are wil:li:;: la sjft ? tin- PomOCtatl every p
chance to demons!. ;.?- -.he ccntr try if they can. It ls
not probable that an? ihm:; !i!;e a rupture will encur be?
tween these two cli?.-,<:v. o'. Republicans. The vote ii|>oii
Mr. Kdmuiiils's OvUStitUtloaal Amendment, which that
p< -nth-man gave notice to-day he sl.or.Ul press in-morrow,
v.'.ll, however, draw the Hue between them. Mr. Morion,
who leads tin-opim-iion to Um aaMiadneatfM not will?
ing, lor the sake of setting the praMBl ttouble, to re
euacl what be consider? two dangr roui and objectionable
provisions of the Constitution, the Electoral College
i and the power given to the House In a certain
contingency to eboeoe a Pre Ideotbytbc vote of the ma?
jority ofUu State?. Mr. Mon..-' thinks thai the existing
trouble can l><- amicably settled by Um action (if the two
Houses of Congress, ao thai when an amendment to the
Constitution changing the ?j stem ol elee im; a President
conies to (m- adopted, the unmistakable popular will,
?which demands the entire abrogation of t hi- old li- ?
College system, iaii bo given telnet.
A REPLY TO THE PRESIDENT,
Al!l;A.?I g, ill will QIVBt lll> Vii;-;<.\ c>K Till'.
IVIl KVJKW Wllll (UN, OSANT.
Wasiiincion, Dc<. li;.?A.Tain S. Hewitt lias fur
niabed to tlie Agent <?f the Awodatod Praai Um ?ol?
lowint? statement in ragaid to hi* iaterriew wfth
the Piaaidod :
in ytsawaay'i dlapatcaet i lada?Jspatel troai you
reciting a conversatiou with President Grant In i ? f * : -
eiiee to the uufi -rtlinate state- of nffcits in So.th ( arolina
und my ?ilirv'no. with Imiii in n d I --t.ee thereto.
as South Carolin i was concc rued, the PreeMenl ei
no confldouee, but ex pro-sly ?tated that 1 was ht liberty
to eommunlcato his vic??s to tl.e public. He eel
?ajota confidence In regard to what he said of Louis?
iana affairs, and that coiitldence I have rwpeeted,
i.lthotijfh, as I liave alreiKl> stated to him, I htlHia tac
pnlilication of his statement would do mm h to tranquil?
lize (he public mind. In reran! to Seals' Carolina, the
President stated that In his judgment i.t les? than S3
in. ml? :-. having i< rtith ate? lioin tin - Htato
werec.?i??'..!"toofgaatn the Hcasc -i traaaaei busi
As ti.i- view ?worded with i.yo.
Cciill-len;-,. vvr.s enjoined, 1 |.-lc?:?tph-il H in tue toilOW
iii)? holfaaaai
A 0, II ??KIM., Chtivinan. fh(ir!fs!tn, A. C.t
I ainniiietosayth.it neither House win be recoj
by the Prosldcut ?i I member* holding urigi
ual ccrtuicatts from the Kcturnlng Roar-!.
/din ?M s. Hcwrrr.
My object la sending this dlsjiatch WMthal I thought
It would rend to allay the < \i i.cii.cnt in Boath Chi
and jui \cnt a collision iK-twccn the p?sate and the
troops, of which wo were very apprehensive, ?m t!,
Oth of DercmlMT I receive' 1 a laatj which ludiu ed ?j| to
send the following tolafnuM to Ha Preatdaal :
To the Vret??ent: I have rec'hc-l ? reliable te'esram
from c'i.inmtiia. Matins that tin- c.:nl tnembor bold
Int a certificate from tot Secretary el state hsi been
into the Hoiim presided ovei by Hieahet Wallace',
which is thereby orirauizeel. In accordance with the re
cjuireineiitn of law as stated by you.
To Hu I'residen I : i have ju-t i., etved a latoi dl pah ':,
sa>lnK that the 8upi-euii- ?ou?t of Booth Carolina has
pronounced its lodgment, and declared the House pre?
sided o\c ? by W. H. Wallace t.i be the I- ,? -i'l\ con -niute-el
?Toii?? of Hsjii?asntaHtes. ?nil that Maekey i> u :
. not sjieakur, or u. ?ny respect iu oilier ol the
legislative; body.
On tbe evening of the samo doy BcaatSt Randolph
suggested that he and I should call upon th. i'resldeiit
and ask him whether, under the circumstance, he could
not see his way ticar to erdef the withdrawal of the
United fclates troops from Columbia and raeagalaa the
House of Represent at i vei so constituted with
h.i members. The President graated us an
Interview, which began by my sayintr that I had sent
him two telegrams from the Boase In refarcace to .smith
Carolin* affairs The Presldenl at once replied that be
luiel received them, and that very late on the preceding
evening he had raestaed h laiagnun from Colom
bia, saving tuat I had lnfonn<-d parties
there. that the I'r.-H.'.ei.t WOUld reeORnlM as
Um legal House thst body which should have sixty-tare?
member? with certificates from tbe Secretary ol State.
Presldenl replied that he had hol m
statement; that he did not believe I had said be had
done so, mid that, at a?) rate, u was not true. 1 re-pii (I
that 1 had not sent any telegram to that effect, but had
sent one, as nearly as I ?onM reool)eCt,aS fol > ? s : " 1 am
aide to say thut ?he l'i-s.cleat will not recognise any
House that does not contain sixty-three members With
original eortllloates from the Reiaratn? Hoard." Th?
President replleel: "That I? concc'. 1 did say -o; that
was my private opinion; bat 1 did not -a? that I Would
reeosnue a Hdase thai h?l stxti-threc vu u
[replied, "That Is true. but I thliil; r I?Implied,and
we- have emne to ?Sk TOO to do ?O." The Pn-i-tcnt r.
j.licd that as at present advised he must eh (bin t.
nice the House containing <?;t Dterola rs, ?mi be did ?ol
know that i.e would recognise the other House; imct
CtuunberlatB was QoTernor until some was regularly m
aiiguratetl m his place, and that he should sustain him.
ihc I'rc-id-i.t dil nol say that 1 bad violated his eon?,
denoa n aayparticular, ba1 he said it would have
? violation of his intitule nee if 1 had sent
the telegram reported to him from Colombie, the send?
ing of which I agiiii dealed, I then reminded the PreaV
dcut that he had mean? of testing the aeeataey ot my
recollections ol his ?tat?mente, because Immediately
after the interview on Banday I had dlelated the ?ub
UtttKc ed the eoararaatlon ami famished bun with?
con? which I requested htm to return t? me with anj
corrections he might choose to make, either to be pub?
lished, it lo- would ?misent, ?i tobe retained for bl?
tature justHleatiou in cjuk-, aft?r the- 4tn of ?tares nexL
ins intentions ?hooid be called la qnsetiea. Ba ha* nm
re turn.'d to me the copy so furiilshod, nor madv any our
reettoa* therein to my knowledge.
The Presid? ut said nothing to me In regard to my using
any oi bis statement? for the parp?se of defeaunathe
party which he, the President, representoiL 1 have
never regaideel the President of the- I Uile i Bl .'
ieprcKcntlug any par'?, and I shall reg ?> to sec the
I'l-sitieiit take ?ay other position than tbafaol the hon?
ored In ad Of the pSOpM of l.asc I UltCd BtStaS, Without
d to party, abeam h. IUwiti.
MathinyUm, D. C, Dec. IS, 1^70.
RIGHT OF POLITICAL ABTLUsl
WAt?iiiNGToN, Dse, 11. OatlWlSIJ Fish, in
reply to a oominuulusimn of Mr. sVUBiiM?. I ini'd
butes Minister to iiolivla, sskiug that ihc departm. nt
?luiuUi instruct him in ?agaei to funiismng an a-? lam at
the Amerioau Legation to person? men.-? .?of paMUeal
offense* against the lawb of tnat country, um-s Lue loi
lo? mg language :
; iglit of asylum to asaaoai charged with tbe eoin
iu ol jsilitic.cl offensei within a lertigu legation or
consulate is believed to have no gjod reason i >i contlmi
uio ., to ne misi hievou? in Its tendea irte?, ?ad lo load to
jMilltnal dhuirdc i- The m v ii .s have bei u freoui uti> ex
I, un-.l while this Uovorumout U not able lUelf to
do away wilh the In:., t?. in 1 .
?, ond
i,> lusuuet it? icpreseutstives to avoid tiomiuittius it
Uicrcto. _
CTURKNT WVlCb AT ME CAPTTAIa
1KP0KX ON AHAMIUMNti >AVV YAKOs.
WASUi!H<ircU?,Tu.'Wlsy, l?e<-. V?. lt>76.
The board of naval oOesfa, sos^stilf <>f
Admiral Porter, Vioe-Admiral Bowaa. Rcar-Adniiral I*a.
vis, chief-t?gluecr Kiu?, and ?TaealwWMSnaJl?* Reaaw,
appointed by authority of Congress for the examinatlou
of uuvy-yaida, bave maele tiui; Mport. Theya-nUe
agaiuM ?Landoning the loUowlag laid* and ?tatmn?:
Kittery, Boston, Brooklyn. League Island, Washington,
Norfolk, Pensacola, and Mare Island, and the naval sta?
tions at Key West and ftaekett's Harbor. The board
recommend, however, that the following be bubbbbbbbI :
The navy-yard at Ncw-I?ndon, the naval grounds at
New-Orleans, and the navul property at Bruus
wiek, (is. The hoard says that Port Rov I Bay is
n noble sli'et of water? undoubl. dly tlie finest !iarl?or on
our Southern coast?and that the wonder Is that the
place whs as little known or appreciated prior te> 1861.
There are several favorable sites lor ? naval station at
Port Roval. all of whieh imi-f la- caretuil.v studied and
e.ompare.1 U-fore the best one can Im- oeteriniiieil. In tlie
mean time the board locomtm ml thai !"? rt Knval be
used as a temporary fitting and coaling station lor ves?
sels stationed in i lie West Indie*.
Tin: JUDGE MIM.hK UrTsUtVUar.
Tlie ?utthniticity of the intervu-w with Jus?
tice Miller of the Supreme Court, which appeared re?
cently In a Chicago paper. Is denied by Thr rm<m or this
city to-day, on the authority, It is stated, ot the Judge
himself. A casual remark on the political itta-iti-m,
dropped bv hnn lu the course of a conversation relating
to business affairs, was made, ft nppears, the basis of ti ?
pretended interview. The matter Is of far greater Im?
portance than are most eases of pabll ihi <! i or rei at) ma
of proi'iineni men. whoso a? i m a. . i- qui Honed in cause
of the pend* i.c, of a constitutional ameudmeal to throw
the settlement of the Presidential question into tin Su
prems Court. Domnerats who had been dispa ed tore
regard Uns proposition favorably dctcnuiu
it as loon as they read the n rj ,
Mr. I Ideo and nia paity which Judfce Miller was re?
ported to h kvi fjprsasea,
APPROPRIATION'S &On ED I'POV.
The House Committee on Appropristtau to
dav eseapteaed Um lestai Appropriation bin, and Mr.
ilnhnaaasi?ulliailiixll<i rupotl II if
!i?:i <;_'.,, showing a rcdu? Uea oi ..bo it SI SOO.OOO iroin
the lull of laut session, snd a reduction of some fSt#00>
000 from depai Imental estimates. It is estimate'
the postal rceelpts during the same period will i" -
? >: the bill eontiinoiaies an aetnsl approprlatlou
The committee siso agreed to report ?
btll appropriatlog$100,000 for fortifications, S1<kj,ooo
for nriaauii i.t of seseoasl fortiflcattoas, sud
tor|M ilo px)ierlm< nts and instruction. Tl'.s Is about
the HIM M I lei SMBMtL
WASHINGTON NOTO,
VaswaoToa, fat aay. Dae. IS, 1S7?L
Tin- House Judiciary Cmuuiilir.- Util ?nuning. by ?
Mli' i i 7 M Si decided to report tli.it .1. Ii. Betfnrd
should be admitted to a Mai as a no nil . r of Coiignss
troai Colorado, The aiit.'iuathi rotos we? .??
Km.tt, Lyndo, I
BBd Hoar. Messrs. II>n ?'
a iiiimniy report takr . l.iw
n hit m is not present, having gone to Hoot b Carolina as
a member ot I lie House ! Ig C.mil t. ? ?
cumin.
of a special House committee to Inquire into tbi i
and liii'n - of (In- House under the SXlsUDg lav.
tin-1?mi:,!:i,.? of electoral voies.
The l'aluni t nnt to-day at noon. All the members
weri? pn-setit, and the Inciting 'aM' ' asUI
T?e only Import?t't question considered was the b
of toe response to is mule to tin- rrsnlatiot ol
priivi relative to the ? le <>i tr.sip- la tin Southern -
during tin- lale election.
Iba Postal bill win pftrrlde for a redaction in Um sal
niies of railvrav pastal clerks, rout- dolfcs
employes of that branch of las eervtoe. raesppi
tion for the transportation ol foreign math has been it -
? i it .-H; S22O.0U0 to (1230,000.
'lln.e Ii ailtllotit.v from tin W;;i li, ;.ii;;i ? | '.. r ?!? I \
\:c itntements thai have \?-> n In ff? t
thai 'on. Haneeek ins been ordert ;
am) (mi. Bheridaa to Ne*-York.
Jere. Haral oo, at ? n Ah -
? i.\ s mat, ha\ lug In B eh
luti ud ' ua< :.., v. ?
heal? of el ciie'i.
ALB l.\ ?.
STATE PBIS0? MANAGEMENT.
COMtlia SKTOBT Of mi ivv:-iii,i:iM, COI
nos -\ \ ai a>i v ko ni fit ! > i.
lai rauaaAm to tur. ratai i
Albany, Dec !?_'.?Tin- report of the Bl I
luvesttgatiag commission apon Um mm . s
a ill aroaabl) ir?>t b ? r.
until eati. alterUMOpeatecaf I it aill taon
in .1 . ( ,o? i rnor, and bj Um
Legislatura, It win he Mlowsal s.. : ? esa
in .i-, d report of ail the <"? rcloomi ois tirai f .; m
Utait.ipi'rj-, which will ' , ; tbe final raporl
Although Hi- ?','?: i "? o - ! i BOB
t:t:ile un!l? JABBATy, UMW WBS BO DOSttlVC r< Ptl
-i ti betwad thai date, aa l i'
lik.lv ilo im-i.iii atloB will disband f'?r soase bmbI
es! pi..i i-eiii. .' ,
urj.
Among thet dtaMb] In UM f ?? i m said
tn be I! |. ',, -?? ot-. :, V) :,, , .
Hasted of reeelvtag s:i,'s>-i for allegad enrice la lbs
Committee of Wny< lnlH,l,bul ItMfnrtbei
stated ii'-t additional testimony has I very re?
ts ntlj -. Iiloh 1 purity ci i inaton ol lb? in
ment. Then issvseanei In tat comml ion wli b wll
probably Bavo t-> be filled sj Oov. Kobiaso? i
? - . to i. tsin "' ? Don parti ?. rbuiai I? i ol lia
- i It ;-ili>:ican,'..i'i I tin- .
the power ol confirmation
GOV. KOBOJM? iMi TIIK i 0RTR01 I BBSOD?.
|bt TULatiiiu-ii to rm TtiMi -
Auaxt, Dec 12.?(?ovcriior-eh ? t Robiason
went to Hew York to-<lay with the liiteulloti, It i- uni'ei
iioi-l.of urging the early BpftBtBMBl ni <.
troller In bis pfasee apon Oov. PJldea. It Is BsUeved tas
latter bad.o notion ol allowing the non
oM l .Mu? Ion |.eM,.,t (,i,\. RobluSOO to Ii.iI-m I
successor, but as Ute I tier 1ms fialsbed his report, bav
only s little m vision to do, be is aasloni to ? 11 ?? m -
mind i nun ?y from lbs Controller's ofl il t<>
his eoioing ?>
NdNMiT OBAXTBD Of Till LOU CAJK
Al?anv, lice 1^.?lu (In- Lord ?nul I.t iIm-v
canal suit today Justii c QsbetBS mated the Bsoth ? loi
a ii i:i-nit. in his opinion .in lice OsboiM referred to
tborate optaloB of Justtee W< abrook, und follow?
ing the arguiin lit 11)1.11 which tha' Judge's 0OBI
in the Bteveni ease wert reached, decided thai the
motion lor a non-soil must i ? motad sad the eon plaiul
dlsmbuw d. Mi. Pi anee,
and an o? di i arai graiited allowing f"j,fl -o. i bli I
staj was graatod the people to make ami fil? a casi
exceptions to be heard In the t;i-t Instance al n
einl Term. Rxoeptloas a? lakeu bj the people siso to
i .ri to Hiinoii several queattooa ol
tact to tue Jury, and to the ortb r for an extra allowance.
GOT. RDSmsOll'fi STAFF.
Al.HANV, N. Y., I)?-?'. 12.?(iovi-nioi-elect
IfflhlllSBSI lia- il -igliated the follow lui,- as hl? StaaT olli
ci-rs:
Miijorfien. Krankllii Townsend, AdJ BBUjI 'in.-ral.
Brsrel Maloi Uea. John it ffoudwai 1. luspectoi Oob>
eia!.
Commissary-Oeasra) sad Chief of Ordnance to i* ui>
polute i bj i m- (ioveinoi nid S?nats.
Brig.-Oca, .lames II. l'eu sail. In me r-ln-( lue I.
Brig. '?? n. ?Imrles lliigln s, Judge Advocate General.
Brig. ' :??!!. Austin Klint.lr.. H u ml.
Brig, i.' n. Clarence Campbell, Ouartcnnaster Ocneral.
It:,,.-!,! -i. Hi rm .ii Chi. i\t? i.i.i lei '?? neral
Dm:, ??in. rtiartnsTTaej.ciissmlssBijflsiiissl ? :
Slsleliee.
Col. Tnomas HloVer, Ahl de-C imp.
( oi. Cllftbrd A. II. Haiti, tt, vii-i.-i'iimi?.
<i-i. itooeit Olypaaat, AlAde-Caoip.
Col. CnarW b C. Ludewlek, Ald-<ie-Caiop,
Col. .lam - McOn -de, |r., Aid de I amp.
( ol. Oi org? W. <'? inc ite, Inspector of BUM PrseHer.
Only few changes have been made, i . .11 and
Trace) have Ix-eii au\ iiiiced from pOSltlOBl SI Bids d -
ramp. lien. CUmpboll. tlieiefon-. and < ol-. <i!..
Lodewii i. and .vi- ({oade an the oulj
iii.ict m oidnance offloer, now filled bj Kllbourn
Caox, auomiii'-c >f Got. Dix. vbosi n.m.i
lia! d I 1 ittl i" - ? i ? ? 11 '.i Lie
Hcuau- two Wiaters ago, remalB? unfilled ui th
JS' ll.l.I' II Si ILL DI8C0V?UMD,
TWO MRS aJUUSTIII am? PlOPKanTT vaLI Ki? at
140,000 OAPTOM n.
Dr-ptity BerentM CoDeetors Beluaidt and
Fioo-I ?iii.i'.e a de.-e- nt on M-.in!n\ night ?a an liln ii dts
Ulletyta haeaasarofUb adsd by STc reata
jnd Twelftli-st?. and Avenues < ! and D. '1 Iny c .?-tercd u
BtUlOi 1-iO giillous eapaeity, ?hre< masletubs witli a ca?
pacity Of 4,000 L-.li- n eaeli. and olinr lnntelii'N Ml
rarrylng ou the bastaesa Tar famaai eras rot wsnu
from u.e leeeuUy-drawii fire, and evervming indicated a
lia-t) f.igol -?? Ihe en i, ml 1 t'n. place. 1 he oft! lal?
hml su?p< cted i he piae< tut some , une, and he i i-r- pan d
tut .pin ? It when ihe still was nt work, hut tin- alarm
WBS gives by the escape of one of lion nit u Who
byl by tl.e police ?vlill- driving
from tin place on Monday night with Uve b
lit vu men arn-stcd were Patrick Satith,
tin- driver, and William B. Komsh. . Wbeuthci wen
brought 1? fore United hlates Couimlasiouer Bbiel '
lords] Uiiiii.iiiiewasiiieiitiii.il byDsput] DnlMd ?tales
Marshal Sh(a a? oto- ?t UMBBM ?hoKlited m the attsek
on the ssaeera and Um eanliirc from ihem of the 47 bar
? i whisky at the Furt.-tlint->t. filslllMcj
dan hkii I'.oinaine ami Hioitli were isith he II, tlie .
in ?10,1/00 ball ?nil the lal Ml in 13,000. I in preaslkss
where tl.e still was fnun-1 >e-te.ilay ?.-r. furmsrtj uOcB
Mad hi the Bxeeistor lion works. The propelty cap?
tured U valued at i-l.'i.oOO.
A WHISKY KING'S VICTD
JOPHTA F. BHLET8 FAHIiON AND EETU!
HIS INNcic l \e | m |-.\u\M ; ImIKIi nV THE GOV?
MKKT?THF. HKVI. DSV? IT LSSS THAN flQOU
?DEM'KNATR NATI KK OF THE KINCi'H FIl
aOAtnt HIM?A I.IKK OS HI'-TITl TION ABRI
-His appeal to niK pke-ipen..
Josh,la F. Haiiey, win, in lNti!? lied from tl:e-cc
try as a di fainter ?n his accounts is if li the QoTl
?nclitas Internal Kewiiiie Collecteir of tl.t N.W
District, da? returnoil, made gocal his deficit, .
re-c. iv.-l iron, tin- I'tcsuleiit a full pardon, ret
ni/'tig his innocence in explicit terms. Mr. Bftl
has been in till- city for several Wicks, but his p
ence was known to (?arj I taw p notM.
THF. FIIIST FIGHT ACAINST THF WB1BI
K1M1.
hah.ky's noscctmoxs is thk po?sts, kin
AND IIIIETV-sKCoM) IS IBS* All SSTBSVS 1
TB?cr..?ni rsDB?M of million.-? Of poll.
INVOLVED? HOW ItM COMKB ATloNB ABOSSi
Most persons familiar with the btte v
uisi'.c by Secretary Brlstew upon the Srhlaky Bias in
v>'i t wUl recall tin-principal incidents of the raid <
?hnettag in tSSS !? In the Sight of foshtM f. Halh-y'. (
lector of internal Kcv--nu.of the WXII.l
New-Ynrk. lb had befsa thepteaucatloeat the in
distillers While Colic, tor of the-I\ :h DMtttet, to which
had l?-.!ia|.p. mil ,1 by Prescient Johmoti. His nctiv
In this district had ban so great Um
Grant transferred him to the XXXIbi DMSf
?'i an ?ppareal deficiency of S5a,000 talal
in his nccuntr.. 1 ti i-, hid alii.-n troto the fact thai
beeewdag caUeeaw of the ivth DtetiM Mr. s
that the collections lucj fallen behind t:it- assessmei
Bi,000f000| t* eeUret which he ??Tend a system im
vapid than careful. Otar lii.ooo g??Jt?g to itNaap
isx-eayc t ?attoaMafteaeU. AspeaaM
for delay v. ere then c -.lie? -table, liie olllci of the Colled
wm erererewded. A fell fern e< clerk, waoenploj
from s ,,'ei ?k until midnight each day in re eirtng, i
tcriiiK, oc i|.tni)f fat and coimiiiiir gp tn.s mass
r paid ta small bills. Artet? wen eraba!
B??enos, coll eUoai made m day \?<n- i
nrreoU] naat?d and ieaoattcd with thu
of another, so that reetlpt* Ueld by lai-oayc
Aidaotagne wttti Un beokaSuid appeal il to reflect
:... honesty ol tbe Cetleetar. The : work pi
reatad ai ear icy ?i l ordc r in ;i i ? .
(?llefirc ?
I'- ill' .? ' . . ?, |,ich he m ?. i
explain. Tins ???ant, In i l.ilmeel, v n- ?a ? ici an- :
?at ef the ex] the -.?.il;, ri.- f20,000 renal
?dlture w prosecuting fraada which hi i
lleycd hlmsell anil ..n/cd to mil..-, aid In defsadlBg Ml
hi bj ti.c di Unen ?ad theGorer
I..Hit oMalais Who tnlUali ll.e N, W -Yol k BlBg M
,,-,, t,, I';-..,
.? ;. ibic Instance! of tho
: . ?a : 860-7, h. /. i a dial
lery and placad it H the ?minis ?f a llBlted Stete
:.cr permitted the- Kb
to II. m 1/ cl
111 sp.lc nf the ? .it. I thr t- 'n M I?
. and flnall
i ?Ce i.il :;k'cI
of tbe " ? ? tie attack on him,
petjun I
an i ?uno ; o.- .i i ! . il i.
:. ?? i re trie .i I
M StatC Pi ! "Il, V MV the- - Ht lli ?
?hm the .o teal nuuiagi rof
distlllei r lall ? sad coi
paty romul I
Of li- i \ I ? -'1
( onnseal d it, and ici n ?ed in inai
i ; sweat oat el
i.i In - not ' ?
fiiSQ/X
than dollb ?? that all-.unt. The expenditure ?
. \ \ ! ! ' I 'i
tf.it. Ihc intry.
. ii
?agi rv.?? !.il
..r : ? ? eaewa 11 ha?
- MIT.
:
i-, BUM] of I loru'i
numb, rof - I was fooad of thi
c.-l.-c
to deft id the i ?vi1aaa i. In th drei
fr...n tin- beaded werehoi tes *nii >ut pa] nu ?1 el tax. ,\
League
fur Mutual PlStue tluti." A -t- t .11 WM
all over the c.untiy by thii ?etlon,
tun to Bailey extended Ihroacboal the
Unit? ? i Uaarttoa waaefthei.taeaperat?
charaeteri thecTldenceof Um Inegalartttei m tin-ivth
D . t .. 1- ?eUtelod, mattj ' iggetated, and pnb>
bebed bteaflnet) Um O ?ter of Internal
ReveBM ! ,'cnil and p?-i-o:iaiiy investi
I : 1 n.,- nattei ; . iwed) ?athi ? was
? . I I i-f the B?t| .??S-ild
him ; tie 1 xpe ?. I \ the Ring and
ling him-, if im reeeed until the defleh n
|.. -1.', i.e.,10 and the- real ch I'.-lr to >|(i(i.is 11. Bxpi Bl
?f thai was cei fain to follow -oou.ai.d Mr. Il.il. ? .
wtth?axlety,Sed eaUltheetem eeaUMow erar. The
Btageeeeped forth? tlav betas. -Mr- Battaybaaaaly
(?at now ntaraed,
Ml; BAlLKra LU E IN EXILE.
When be il.el iti.tii this cii\. Mi- Baflej sa
?ert?' ae win be ?eta by the extract from bla ?Uteawal
ei.eii below be bad self ?? lew baadrcd .
band! hi- f.m.i:. aaa I n etoM t ScsUtate, and ill
1.ithj later, m m broaghl htm
BXaettj ?*!'?.>. He w.nt :
?traggie for a loag Uwe, Be M rettceai m lohM lift
?brood, 1 -it it la known thai he was oft? li
ror un m y. At length he get bla bn i ?hor? water la Uw
a it;. 1 .-f Baa? ? , i Babied to pay ??
apait el Um ?an which bis i.dente? paid U
QoretaaM i l Si ntteUoai r? t.. .. ?, ed 1
pari a and retara el Mr. Bailey, end tb reeultedln
the grant by the Preddoal of ? "'11 anduncoud
, m wateh ( \.t. - loai arc and shewlii I the na
lldelie of the I'rc-idcul in the h'.n.stv of motive and
comiu 1 c f Balte) in Um pnenatJ ? b ?ana bj i hi
wards Ptetn.t, wt i a .- D ilted II >? ? Dlattli t-Attoi
?
oth-r hnhoth.-ial-are kici.Mi to ban BTaai SpM Um
rr.sidc-nt tin action taken by him. Mr. Bailey has been
ra tbeelt] ii ml Mi wnaa, bal baa coarted natetead
Mwyeta ?ml ? f<
friend i who troate I him area ar.er bu ?U jodgi d Sight
MS, BAlLEr? BTATEMEKT.
The staiiin.-iit of Mr. Bailey t.? Um Presl
dcht i- ret] loag, and MM first half of It Ml ?I-*"5
teatral, te gnat detail, ef the raete ?Inadj |Hm
as to the n.ilurc of his operations airainst the Kinir and
n. . ... ..,? ,-,, - -, .,;?,-, ht? H i ?MegattMi aanattTo.
HiBcxiihinatamsof hi MttfW V?? ilu- e-oiiditi n M Bhl
llliunee s ,ti..| H| ,,. fens.- of ht? MMM f-Ttn the la-t half
ol his siat.-mcit. and tills || Um mo-1 MMtl Stag part of
it. Alter aetaUtoa in- r an t., destroy Um Klag to
1-11.e, ami ifeOWWg the enl which sur
ro.m.ii d hit,,, in- ?y| :
in pr.H.f that i bad im im meal motive ..?la- th in thai
of wir-pr?serv?t loi , u ???< '?'';' "": ' v ' '","'
to lis pub 1 " '"
?everal |s n. Ihn! 1 i juld ?tVuy Hiu? ?flor the s?ojie
of my ope,.it . ' lw.''
money euoaab to have ??limited niy accotjuts and mail
m. a ii. I, Ban, Supl? b? r.:-1 vim: the tlaorof p I
u\ ?. ..I? inif cnii.iiialpr<M-."-.-dii'?s. and I" -?"- theiuonly
, vfi ride ; thai u.c.I. h. .-"? . r. : ,j
secou?t - h. the Fourth and rblrty-esecond UUtrlcw
lu the iminner heicm ?w t-.ith. ami net Swweg? ?peeai?
Una or personal ?pvroprlation of fund
lu nv'nrd lo my sbnnclonm-nt ol n ? off] c it ?? ;
pretaedhate-d it whs indneed by nrostratlon srli ag
freim u prt-fxin-of anxtet] that I could no longrr snp
Inauon.t of areat exeltouieut 1 wm advlseU,
finia a i.iur.e to v?h i msii.u
lr.Iiis- bad been detciioted on, tee take (dace within
adayortwa Uaderthe n " > ""' ef sueasotten ?wloi
puis.. of dieecoura^-niciit md de -|.e ?flou I proceeded
wii?'ji flfteeu niinntea ?fferwsri to cany Ml ut? ln
stsiit.< formed resolution to sbaodoe all. \- I Md
tsken eesnari M no our, h?d I.Seed M ? ninth
?ItuaUou ..f mi ?flairs, at '?? ***fl "" , "l(
m- n p. iii.ee the wii.i.si statriue nts aalu-d nuiedlata
lev. Ni'itic roiil.l contiaelict t hem. for 00
Nt> what the facts iiihrhi turn out lo be. < I
SKUinst lay olH. isl lulegritt that hiul leeeli l-X|
? ai-nefon-. and ?or the roac-octioli of souac of won h
Ine- author- weie en-i vim.- nut teTOM In the- penllel
.?ltnlwllh .xa?i/ei itlon? and found rea.'
Ilevris. I do mil oler lo Ihtsn fact* by aay ol couj
?JsJat lamswaixthat on tU fact of nur flla-ht all
these consequences might have been predicated as natu?
ral and Inevitable. Put I call your attention to them at
faett, that in> CCSI niav come basara pea m ils true pro?
portions, freed from adventltions olri umstaaeen.
Wiicti 1 tlnallv broke down under the weight of labors
and anxieties bare t.ri?riy raaeuatoa?II was not, Mr.
I'resideiit. tue sight of n criminal gorged with tue
plunder of the Iteasarr, firtag from Um Mens of his
crimes, that was presenied, hut it WBJ that of a pnblM
officer winu out in sont sts w itn pnbUc enemies, leaving
B Ii iid-eallied an 1 honoi ib'.e r?putation to lie tramoled
uiiib-r toot by enemies mane bv failli ful ftthtte servie
Mo tii laMr, w Ik ii uiy Judgment bad recovered its
POlse, I recognised the mistake I bad made m not l-astou
ing nt this critical moment to Washington, and laving
before yon the condition of the public services in which
snearred, and Invoking that rapport, the need of
which I bad foreseen b? fore 1 entend on this flnsl con?
te.-.!, and u lia h you ii.nl s? Bred me should be extended.
Win n I left Ihe states I liad only money to pro\ n!e the
lit i< s of life during the four or five months Beaded
im learning a foreign tongue. My family was left with
only '? fl ? BUndn ildollura, rcal'Zctl from the sale of per?
sonal effceta wh, n they Joined me six months later, my
oiurhi with lier exactly iflOO?all that their was
to represen! the militons with which rumor had endowed
me. There arc persons now in tin- states win? will testify
from personal Knowledge to nn laea of Bseaai ami to
i In- hard itruggle through which I bar* passed aim
They will testify thai while r?parai were pal in circula?
tion in the Htales, to strengthen public fei ling against
me, as to the splendor iu winch 1 was living abroad, I
was engaged in the humblest employments, in the en?
deavor to ki ii ii" wife ami children from actual want,
.".ml often m great i xTii-tnlty to do that.
I beg to rail your attention further, Mr. Preaideat, to
the tToss exaggerstioas as to the amount of the ant
Ciency ill Dl accounts. Of tin S<">t?,<HSi in round num?
bers with which 1 stand charged on tin- i/o iks of the
Treasury, at least SftbAOOO consSts of BSSOSSmcuU
in a ?? barge amount*. uncoUeetable or of which the
eoUeetioe was raw sanded by ordei s from i he department,
loi tins amount I ani mtitlcd to iiumedlate credit. Of
thi n'ii.lining 1100,000, then r amount,not
ascertained. ,ati|ei-t to abatement as rmcolleetable. I am
slsocntlUsd toa further i unslrtsi able credit for atoneys
niy paid out by me Miner as dhtbuntsg officer
or expended nudi r special aathorisatioD, aceouau sad
ronchen for which were aever node up after my
departan. Tm-n- Is *u- further amount of S35.000, the
?rinuial apparent deficiency, which It Is bettered l n be
d up altogetber OB ?> thorough examination by mi
internal revenue expert My onnaarl who has examined
if opinion with aM Unit the ernennt of
? l-t 'ssi paid, BS I am intoMiicil, by inv siii-elies in mttli
ini nt of suits brought on my bunds Bill cover, it it does
imt cxci id, the total di lien m y. Should it, however, ap?
pear on mi examination in wb.ch 1 can MM pan in it
?ny amount m still due ri.e Uovenuneat,! hare svary
pruspi i ;, -:r I am relieved from the criminal peualtie , of
being able to make it good, aa also to repay to wyoare
lii - the ainouul paid by tliem.
The case bereis presea tod is, I sabrait, an unusual
one, totally separated lu its leading features from the
class of defaini m whieb, technically, i? la embraced.
Noo.ie has ever sortou iy alles* l that the d< ticii ncy was
the o lull of speeulattoii or of appropriation of funds to
perseeel ases, it is Botertous that m s period of very
general di-mi-rali/atioii I was not ealj i uihiul to my
' ? 'i -1 but showed so aelirlcy snd effectiveness la en-,
forcing the laws that wss then sad baa reaiahied ex
repUoual m Its character and resulto. Apart froai the
Indirect--more Important than Um dii - n?s to
the (ioVi innielil f.olil 1U\ BC Ion, i|llile 1000,000 was re
- ii\. ii-l from delinquents and brought into the 1 rt
by me direct!/and some of tas most active and promi?
nent offenders prosecuted to eoavMtioa. It will not he
denied that i he consideration to he attsebed totidsac
Uoti M enhanced by the fact that these results were
le the limits of my owu district
carefully avoid.d bj tin- personaen?.
ilo- ?tupeadotti fiauds|of tin- time), and where, bad i re
malncd a outet looker on.no one eoual have aecaa d dm
or delinquency. Neither will ii is- deotodthai ;
?till furtber i a due to Um tact that would 1
?u cut?-,t to i?- an Inactive spectator of fraud out?
side my own district, I could have relieved lnvsell from
embarrassaient and avoided Um t:-mbli ?
tli.t I have eudured because?from no |>oasiblu motives
rxcept inch ss were creditable to me ss a eitlseu and s
pali,).? ollii-ei ? I t"i W an opposite course.
i hough the teoor ol oiy official conduct and the elr
cuiust irrounded me would not bo adm
lu a tochutcal defeuMc to u specifh \ lolatlou <-i s -
I im eBllUed to urge them in a pea addressed to the
Magistrate for relief from the severity of thi
e it is claimed t:.:.t us iipplien
ii'ii l not only serve no publie ii.tci.--t bul
Involve a substantial injustice. On Um facts bet
furtb, Mr. President, I rest with confidence thi i qnesi
for your luMrveniiou to relieve im fro,a the penalties
t ehnicallj mcurred iu the course oi a as Col
of the Fourth and Thirty-see I New
onor tu be, with alg-b u -p.it, .mur
i ant. J. 1'. Bvilkv.
THE L0UI8U2?J KLILKSJSG BOARD.
I MSSSKVOn BERT TO THKM POS 0OKSS OF TBS
l.i.it ?;Ss PdCUKD ADMtteTOH MKSsT I
PSOCl t DCtoa mi m nr iii.viAiri>.
(Ill f. i ? ? .: rOTMB Titwrsn.l
Ni v.'-' ?iii.k.\\-, Dae. 12.?The House- liiveg
..; Coiiniiiii. ??? bagan stark today. The members of
t.'i Iteturalng Board refusedto obey Um lubprna sTueai
leeumandpraduea Um records of tin- board,and they
edaprotost "against this attempt of a ci.tiunit
ii Um Bouse of Beprceentatlvri of the
? ?i.t -is; ites to invade tac ?h.-i-h'? b Hi im bj demand
? \iih a vlew to Hvlew
the action of her . thoul any legal ooustitu
:" They, however, proposed t-i fi:r
ii'sa u they bad finished compi tog
urns, if funds were furnl ibed to bear ti e expense.
Ilurlbul of the committee gave notic? that
wonld enter a i rotesi to Die J u led i lion of
tIn- House of Representatives Inquiring It to the action
ol to- i: turning Board. The committee sen! a sub?
committee to the Retnrnliig Board to see
coi u ?. Tin- fniMiii the doors alosad and gaarded bi
i.-i.eo. Thei then addressed a note ti the board,
which wss replied t.? ? by Uor. Wells,
who ii i to meet the sn'-<.ttee
si in o'clock to titorrow. it is the Intention of 11 <? bm m
? ti.e board to appear before the committee, bul
Ibo) will refusa to answer snv questions about matters
\ hull tiKik place m the ecrel lesmoni of the bo rd.
WELL BVNOBS 10 COL 8ASDF0BD.
A DfXMBI AT I'HU.U?! I.rilli AM) l'HI>K\TAl iov
OF A sil.vif. FASU.
PiitLADFXFBiA, Dee. l'-'.?A fun-well dinner
Was even tht-i c\.lilllgto Col. Herbert BfBM Sandfoid,
I:. l,UmBritish I ranuastoaer to UM Caa
Mnnbti Exhibition, i hoMavsafbi Baglaad Utis week i>y
UM Ameil.-an line -te-iiner OhM. 'I'l.e court! :y was
boUilB aekiuiwli dvnii nf of th.- ? li..;e_? I rt it BrttaJa has
token la oantribntlug to the success of th.- fcxhlhition
snd of the personal labors of Col Sandford. The dinner
-..-i at St. tugnstine's, and was attended by o
large official company. Among the commissioners and
i-ti-i i gt este present were the lollowbig: Oo\. Bartraaft,
-uiiit.-l I ?-v.-niM.it, CommUslourr
i i.m Bout h ,\ u -i i ni... ; iti.iii i ni; William Cameron,
Coiiitt.i.-sioiierfrom New booth Wales| ?. n. n
? ., ?(,, ni;' il U ?shorn, John ??"elsb, Charles M. K.
Kortrifbt, (Joorgo v?'. Chllds, A. J. Drexcl, William
?. I?r. .1. ?1. I?. c la, Kredcii.-k i-'raley. Clement
A. orise..ta. J. B. l.ippme nt, M'lifoii McMtehael, Col.
. i .i. .M.i':'.re, Joseph I'.h'- non. Wii
Plait Pepper, Prof. Fsirmaa Boiiaia. Wui. Bsary
l: iwle, an', c-.i. rboinas A. Scott.
liter the cloth was removed. Gob. Bawley, who t>ii
Mi-a .h nt the I
t then lui.'- Juoed Mr. Ju ?h
Pstterson, Mi. Patterson ?poke at mm loagth du
i\- of tba Fair, ol Kng md's nresem.'e, and i.i
? - .?d the ri mils ??. ? ' i - - Bxbiblti .u. All
to Col. siicii.ii'i, he said ibo company bad
t.. repeal the plea are we have pfieu enjoyed to his
society: to expr?s?, however Imperfectly im? mas be
i| the iioei.ti .nid kludli feollng
of his tiovi i uni- id u <i peopM to the I'mi. I S| ites Osa
IKxhlbltlou. and to assure CoLbaadloid
i we have had lu our personal tuten
with bloi andourrearel that Um tiiaeof bisdoparture
has .Onu-, l'i'i ?ii.-.?y a year Col. baudford bas besa
with u-. iu the 11 bo' ? ami euto) raents of the Exhibition,
ever diligent ami cspsble i-i Ihe discharge of duty ; but
1m-.ii more than thai to as, sad it is ourfrequeot
eoiupaolon und friend who m l< io ?ag us.
imeladed by presenting to c.i. Bsadford a sliver
vase a.aMsUamaJal of respect and friendship Tas
t ,.,. n.tier'sreplv was long and genial throus
lie spoUe highly of Um manner in which the Exhibition
bad been organised uiul eoaducted, and related tim ox
iierieacesol the British stall oa their preltoiinary visit.
1 ? . u -e of b.i remarks he said :
l have listened to my friood Sir. Patterson with
mingled feeUngs of pride and almost painj with jridi>
si beartBgm) oonntrj ... warmly sunken of hv a man
? anj land or soy man aiighi s/ell be grat-.
ftii for; of pain, because l feel that be, u well ai your
selves, is beholdlns and describing oos m> litti.- worthy,
as an Individual, ol your great kindness, not as he at,
?,e rlewed through Um magnifying
. iis..ii hv your own warm and generona hens.
m s a h ich your English visitors
bare euloyed this year. In wbiobuver part i-r the :
thei bave traveled, has arisen from experiencing
frii n-l.v i ?
the mother country. - ? NothiUK has made us so happy
a., the most kiud I ?? ? h we, a domostie |no, le,
res, have boea penalttod to share the home
root i i ..I'll, mi le lying your sborea, I really fed
thai I im lull i iiHiisiug homes, not returning to homo.
Urn :;'Idi.s-. j aura aft-.-fward mudo by John stmli
and others. _________?___
TKLEOKAl'IHC NOTK.S.
l'.ti i'vu?. Dei. 1-.?I t who perished
p, t;,, i i a -ii!...,.', ;.r !>.i: I line, ^at
nr.\\\. baa ? ? a iilc.iti?nd as Falrlck butler oi I'm. B
Mi. lip- ui.
s\\ Fiiam i-i ?'?. I>e. 12? Alfie-1 Von llebr, th*
defaulting clerk -.( Hsasrs, l'-avoti ,v ('->. of fins rtt
uystasruot ?-t n-gliU 11. I', ilau
i. ? lUutrawlag his sab ? U ?a.
BnY-nN, Out., ?ea, 12.?Mrs. ('iil'iiis, widow of
las laic c. w. Ceibasaf tins p'.i?<-?\ yastoraar, m a ui
Mirar] r fw o bttle daughter* lu the causL
H in bsdj oi aas .a t m ? ims hsaa r. cov srea.
NT, Lottta, Da?. 1-' -Mis. Julie Harn-irus, well
iiiowu as a |N?nn?lt and jdelnre painter, wiille on tin re..r .1
Ii : i..n? yealerdar. I"h t.-irou?.'h tin sk.vu.4ht, and what ten
-iu loiiviUMiou ot the brain.
I l.l.V M AM?. Olun, Dee. l'J.? 1 hr.e out of fun of
the n ..i tii m Trassat Oasapsar*! basM. - ateh left tbs Weuaad
last 111111S.UV. bars arrived I. -re. bavitis
uinrh I .?? . i.t ?ir.n \ .?ile 1. '.'..?-1 ? -? m.i n I iniui Iu
1. n..- lulu, oui nu ujt- peruheO. 1 he Law leuce i? ovw the only
boat ouU
FOREIGN NEWS.
THF EUROPEAN CONFERENCE.
A PBELIMIVAUY MKF.TINO BBUV-SAW ?ItABI.F PIMV
flBBflS MADE?OKX. IGNATirr? MORE COXCIUr
ATOKY.
Londiw, Tuesday, Dec. 12.187?.
A Renter toletrram from Parin amiounre? that
the following dispatch from Ce.nstanllnup?o was revived
there to-day : " At the prclluilnary me eting of the Con?
ference yesterday, under tho presldem y of Gen lane?
tleff, the BnatM Fmbassador, the plenipotentiaries be?
aaa by discussing the questions concerning Servia and
Monti Bagre, and agreed upon the following pointa,
which will be officially sanction d later : The Conference
admitted the expediency of a rectification of the Mon
traefltta f.-ontle-r, lo lie determined by an International
meeting at Rti-usa. It would comprise the addition of
11 districts, all named, to Montenegro. The Prince of
Kaaanegn would go to Constantinople to do homage
to the Sultan for the new territories conceded to him.
The Cetnfervnci? ivlmltti^l that Servian territory
shniild he evacuated by the Turk?, the prisoners on both
sale- returned, and the armistice prolonged until the
conclusion of teoiico. It was tuilier ngreed that the
Valley of thet Drina should be con-id-red a? the western
frontier of Servia, tils rectification Implying the dertnl
ti?a- ?natea of tittle Ewornlek to Semi?. These tirst
resuita confl-m the cxi-ectutlon of an m dc-standiuir be?
tween the Powers- (?en. I.'iiatielf. m bis last interview
with the Marquis of Salisbury, is reported to have dev
clan el thai be would ?accept the occnpatloaat Bulgaria
by a neutral state- such as Belgian) or ' ?? lu Hand."
raOSSBOTS or a oknkral DSSneVaSMOM,
vn NN t, ranflare Dea 12, i87?.
The Vuhtical Correspondenet publishes st mi-olficial In
felllman It?? Constantinople to tin- 1 itcct that It la
am probable that the Burepeeu pliaiipotcutlarfoa
wlIlarriTcal a t?mala ta aaalentaadng ?luring the pre?
liminary conf.r.
THF. TfUKS l?EFn.tcTor.Y.
UiNiMiN. V.ednestl.'i.v, !>? c. J3, 137?.
Tne Vienna aanaapoaflaal of The limes states that
continuation i omits from ConstantlnnpL- tagt unite an
uncxpe-cled and marked approach has been effected be?
tween tho view* of Russia and Knt'and. This seems
due, above all, to ?notaaen given by (Jen. Igr.atlclf
aaanaahbf the alms of Russian policy. In tbe face of
this it apseaat that Turkey felt It necessary
to uiako known its views. Baverai TMaaa papers pub?
lish it sort of M communicationn derived from sourw-s
Which they alle e- to be Turkish. It el.elans that the
Porte will adhere-to the Treaty of Paris, and consider
eve ry prqjc ? t of occupation a cause of war.
tUjudarcTs dispatch from l'estii reports that the
Austrian representative has been in itrueted to unit
Belgrade if Servia refont satisfaction for the forcible
d tot n ni and searching of aneAustrluu mall steamer by
the Servian police,
THE FRENCH ( KHI-? F.XIlFD.
jlles naos rssstsav-s, maitsl minister o?
l?tnes.
LOSDOB, Tin s lay. I), c. 12, 1B76.
A Routor dispatch from Parii naSrOfflMflS that
theintaMtottalettato is ended. M. Simon has been ap?
pointed I-re^d'-nt of flip Coiin-'l and Mtnls'er of the In?
te flor, .ml M. Martel M'iiistcT of Jits'ice?. MM. Dafaura
?Bflatatedtl retire-; the other mlnist-n remain ?a at
pre ?eat, A Itapeteh to The i-ost man that the official
Journal will cnuoitnct the faaeg to-morrow.
M. Jtilt-.s Simon, who has snercdod M. Da
faun- ns head of the Preach Mni tta Lorlent
in i-i!. After wacbhjg la Tartata atoan h.-lectured in
the Norma] Sehnt in Fans. I.i f-rto he ?iic
Victor Ooaetn as Prof", sor of Fiith-sophy at the
Sorbonne, tint was d-pnved of that position in 1H">1 ou
account of his hostility to the raup d't'tut. He has since
beea a ??ember et tbe Corpa I/. ether of the
Qetei Banal of Nettoaal Defense, ?nd Mtatatarefl Ma>
ciitaiii, and ef He-liiiioii under Fia s. He wss
?roftli- lite Nation.,1 Assembly, and Is now*
Senator, lie :.* author of sc-vc-ral t>hili>soj,i-ic Works. M.
Mm u the other uew minister Is from Maiut Oatct. He
withdrew from pabll i over
tin, ?y the Republic. In pailitas he baa bei u I warm ad?
herent of M. TaMta, M. Martel is a lawyer.
FOREIGN NOTES.
Panav.\, Nov. :i0.?Advices from Ouyayquil,
r, to Nov. 10, say that th..t tin Btrl<ralof tbettfln
fron New-Yolk caused areai lajoletaaa president
Barrero was stationed between Qaarnndo sad Chimbe?,
, only of ??'..ici men. The enemy'*
vanguard At Bababoyo was upward of ?,OoO strong and
well aruieil.
Pan aw. Dee. 2.?A great lire destroyed
p.ut of V.ilpir.;:so on the Htli and l-"theif November.
It begaa ta the Cafi debt I - 10 a m., on Nov.
11, and was not map 11 iy extingu?? in-d until h/m a. m.
? day. s -vi rai valuable, u ere .lesttoyed.
Tin- amoonl of Ion I? BOt ve i km lar the fol
luaui an, o companies mfier
era: Northern, $14, rica, fS.CCO: Liverpool,
Loudoa and Globe, $6,000 ? and tito llauciii-ster Insur
-
BAB Kuan aKO, Dee. 12.?Tin- City of Pe?
king brim.'? m w; t'ait during UM Voyage ? .. < ' r dlff of
th. i ana li an bark c. o. WTduaeee, Chad, l'e-aliody, with
first and second matn simw and StaArd, preetlaadan
ited oiaeltlea on th.- crew ?ad tettanfla mat*
Darned Bllwoed to death. Iba bark la no? m the ha
of Hong Kong; and M watched oy the r ted S I
steamer Kearsarge, tho captain of which ha
tbe surrender of the accused persons. The Governor "f
lloag Kong, however, docllaea to five Ihm op. oa tag
lupposltlaa that tbe extradltton treaty has twen abre.
irate.i. Intense excitement pn ..rg?
will follow the \vbunion- If ?he attempts to ? ?
Till: WOMSI Of 8WI?D
HOW ?fOBRlSSKT MAS fllKAltl) Til!. SBTTINOMSB?
oiui ?. ro il-.--i-.lli.iw Dccusisu ser? ?
Jobs MotTMsey this lost the <? ifideoce ot
bcitinii ntcii bjr ttM arbitrary way In I
off all bets on 'he aj?nete!?nail of the I
Baa. H-> is openly dciiotiuced f-i
?wtaflMtrhfeb i. - .id to bava I *
i.i-ronuis. Betting inee deetare that
risse? tu ii preaa%aafl that ba wecM : taaret-^ksa
the con kef if the lo.-s Of fliOySOl
?biehtadhtai from the danger of appearing ben
iramhlintr pti'-la ..s :-. d. faiiber. In t'a- latoM
Inform ?oHtiral poafceatha
inie-r elgaatM swindle, and !? . ,
; rvery pn erdeni j- or
; or t. u am tag ?t odd ?*.
d O?S |M)ol
fittibhtit; to tl ?-? B ?t 1 himself M
UMoUThoaw on Dpjatl .Ivay, It la be?
toii..k--h bnt u e el the .'.ti.liilllltl lsve-r in
Tilden'? ** reform** campal atrasas ?ha i>oobi
so that a lew 1) mecrata ? boald ? .te the chauen of wia
uiu-r thousands, v. itl: ?i.n-h m ... iostnif. That this wss
the ?ebene ?s eoaflrnw d by tb : tntoment tliat Morrtssey
wm not o; c:i ins po-'l-riMiin.s ueXt season. Betting men
?lmrgu Mm itany with antragnaa bad faith for a man
With :t i-.puttitaiti for "sonare" (?ambling. They say
that a ?su : was f nal by three or four of Morrlssey'e
?adTlldea'afriend?.nan of them ?ell known hi Wall?
st. Thlapoolc -Tci.csHl or ruors ou paper. It ta
believed I ?II ir of it went Into the imhii box. Ke
publiesns were potirinjt intticurmoneyngatnst asbaiu.aud
Morrhwoy, ? Him ;?' ??'- ?1 WOO to #80 la Tilden's favor,
IL n- is plenty of monev waiting to l?o
taken it tue same odd?, lhat Ihlsgame was carried on
in Tib1 ttccl by both Republicans and
Demociais. |t U No statecl that the three or four pet?
?ans t? au were to .-hare the "nanfraet" of this #7o.oik) in
case Tilden wi re r-lccted refused lo pay the irTu.ooo lute
hey discovered that HaynwMUav
clonbti-di > elected. Oooaeqnently, if Morrtoaat attempted
tope] tl>' >"t in favor of the hold, rs of ticket* on
Hate's, he would Und himself #70,000?aort, and is- an>
peile.1 to c ' bankrupt himself 01 Drove a defaalter.
This fictitious #70,000 -,\as lv;<re-'i tl'ed oil the b<M>Ws by
cell generic name of "Join s." It Is believed that
" .lulu s" and Morrlaaer an in Interests and seutimi uta
as closely related is Chana and En?, the Biamsn twins,
and that "Jones" and Morrtasej hod tite too liberal S
?iiie-:i ttte- law rives them in mind when they set
onl to raise Tilden ?toi k ?j mal meen?.
Kelly S Biais ol Un im. Bxehaugi . a :. d t mecOn?
of their tic Kct-hoide rs l ist evening. About fni wi re pres?
en'. Mr. Kelly stated that Mr. Monissey's ?eSea had
him In a bsd position Men ?ad . to be.
cm ?u:ts to 1 eeteiver their stakes if Kdly A iiliss elm not
also delato beta off. A vote was take-n, the- majorlrr
?tlclrawiel of the money. Kive u six taca
Ir, Kolty deetateu toe beta off. aud satd tita
... .11 1 p ij back the money entiie ?ad ntAe uooom?
iniMuoi.. '
Avroixi::;\vrs by thk siiEKfrr-EiECT.
Sliciiti- !-. . n.-nuud Keiily je.su-iduy an
iioiuici-.'. th fo 1?. aK appointioenM for his tejrm of
ottle-c: BheriS ??- 1, Vanderpoel, Green, and 1 life
Ihk; I'a-icr Sotnl ''f?o T- Cunung; Depu?es, Kuftu
Dodge, Will'..mi ? thk, John MeKon, Juhu Don?
nett, Manin J. h> s.-, James H. Shell?, James Fay,
Mu'.the-w Fatten, Cfcert? W. Upluun, Diedrich U. OhI?,
William H. Carroll. iTi*rl.ai Mc-Nulty, Pairtek Qttiaey.
Charles H. Coouer, ?l")/!J?,?'-'/l1PS. jB?J?l]C5
Pitricl? Iteillv, Thomas O'(..illasrltau, Bernard OaUlsam
i>eie.-Traluoi ; Order of Anvst Depsitment, Willlani tv
o'lincT; Warden of Coui.iv Jail, William Watsoat
I? ,',nt-. Warden. Wtllhteu L. ?srdiiutr; Deputies to con,
ve/ prisoners to b.ate Prisons. John MuihoHand ?ad
Fairlcit Byrne?.