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V^XXXVI_1...N?'I1,636.
NEW-YORK, SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1878.-WITH SUPPLEMENT.
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
CUSTOM HOUSE CHANGES.
EFFECT OF THE REMOVALS.
?COMMFATS AMONO CUSTOM BOOM OFKICIAIJ* AND
OTHCR l?i;iriIl.ICANS-I'KlP"'I--NT HA.K8 BK
FtBES TO STATIC HIS HKASONS-TIIE CHARGES
AAeABtttt MB I.Yl'IXKKII.
The r*-M?lt "t refuses to Rive his reawms
?/or i-t-moviii-r OoQeetOC Arthur nml Mr. Cor?
nell. 0< n? i;.l Arthur said yesterday that he
?would not IMM the practise of law at
once, hut would seel, needed rest. Police
Commissioner Wheeler denied the report that
Genera' Arthur would he appoint??! a nieinhir
of the Polio" Board. U? ?eonneated unf.ivm
ahly on tin- l'iesident'?? action, as did
?leo a nutnht'V of other Repuhliea.'is. Deputy
Collector iA'iceker said the charcos iftiatt
him oriirin;it?'d in Chicago, and were without
found?lion.
?MUCH CURIO0ITT IN WABHIHGTON.
Tiir. i*i:i:m1'!*m dm mm ??, iimwi.vkh, to givi* any
IUM2H PO! I IH'- lii'Mov.u.s.
ll'.V ItUQIlN to thi: Tltmt'NK.I
W-SW?OTOK, .la'.y l'-V-Tlie New-York Custom
House ehangea hore fowtd tin- chief topic of Intor
cst to-iliiv. I?tlt ?.??.??liitfly nothing lui? I)?'?'" <!?v?'l
,1 .1 .??iii? ?ruing tl.e nwH which have Influenced
the Adanuwtration toad II ihe matter at this time.
Tin- Pre-tdei t is aecessiMe to all comers an
u-ual. l'Ut lifelines to t:'lk on the subject,
?tin! .In--Huf ?-true of tlie Ai-M>taiit-S?cretary of
tli?- Tie:t-un , Mr. Hawhy. It is certain tliat three
or four ?SMtnben ??f the C.ilii'iet know nothing of
the mater ?xe.pt what they have read ill the pa?
jil ?. of coiit'M' many wihl surmise- are indulged
iu an?l inativ tin ??tics starte?! to ?icftiiint for the 1111
(XiM'itC'.t event, while the political bearing
of the ivuiovalK, with their ?Ile? t upon New-York
?wd National party orgaiiizatioiis, form the
Hihj.'ct of tu util g ?KM Work ami BtOBtotMOf, hut
nothini* ia all this talk is vrorthy of record. Then
is soaie rcison to helicve that a few other chantres
are meditated very soon ?both in the New-York
Custom House and in the Customs Bureau at W___t>
iugton.
EXPI.K.--SIOXS AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
A TALK WITH COI.LKCTOK ARTHUR-?OKI'l'1 Y-('??r
?J.CTOR LYDtCItt*- COMMENTS-BONOS ().*
Tin: BMW ovvicr.m.
There was no conspicuous excitement at the
?Custom Boom yesterday, over the important changes
there. Most of tlie officials who spoke o? the revolution
Mid that It was what they hail expected. Mr. Cornell
?was at his office most of the ?lay, but ?ave his
messenger instructions to say to the reput?
en that he could not be seen. To a
?well known politician he said that he had been daily
looking for the suspension since QoBgntM a?ljmirn.d,
and he was only surprised that it ?lid not come eooner,
lie ascribed It to political reasons.
-ctor Arthur waa at his office earlier than usual,
and hi? rooms were crowded ?ill day b.v ?oral politician??
aud personal friend., who expressed regret at
his removal, and assured him of their fu?
ture adhticnce. Police Commissioner Wh?-el?-r.
Jacob M. Patterson, 'r., and Captain Michail CNgU
went into the Collector's room together and re?
mained some time. As Captain Cregati departed he
said: " General, you can count on the old XVIth Dls
Uict to stand l?y you m before."
GENERAL ARTHUR'S Fllll <
General Arthur in converwtlou with u 'i'kik.nb re?
porter said that he had )i"t yet received any official
notice of his suspension, but that 11 would prohahly
reach tilm to-day. lie declined to express his opinion
of the causes which led to his suspension, re?
marking that it would ill become him to
place his views against the right of the Pres?
idas- to remove subordinate oftk-ere, and that lite
pubUcwasas able to. draw conclusions as to tlir tool
motive of the act a? he was. When Hecretaiy Sherman
told him on Wednesday that the President had ?'?
to remove him, the Socrctury said that no direct charges
had been preferred a.aitist him. He reinnrkcd to the
Secretary that the announcement did not startle him
like a clap of thuudci from a clear sky, Inasmuch as he
had been looking for it. He had felt that it wa? only a
?question of time when the removal would occur.
In response to a ?jui'stiou concerning the method of
Inducting his successor luto office, General Arthur said
that Genera! Merritt had ra-etved au official nette* ft
hi? appointment, and that a blank bond had liein sent
lor him to HU with the names of sureties wlio
would qualify In the sum of $400,000. This
he would forward to Wellington when com?
pleted, and when that bond was approve?!
he would be qualified according to law and ready tu a
sume control of the Custom House. 0??natal Arthur
thought It would require several days to complete the
details, when bo would cheerfully surrender the tSkot af
Collector to General MerrStt.
General Arthur says that upon retiring from office
he will not enter at once upon the prac?
tise of the law, but that he will endeavor to
?ecure recreation and needful rest In s >mc rural retreat
where the flsb bite well and the air la bracing.
A prominent deputy-collector said yesterday that the
law governing such cases gave the President power to
suspend for cause. The grounds for the suspension
need not be disclosed by him uutll the next session of the
-emit? when he mutt ?send in the name of tho new
appointee, together with a statement of the causes of
the change. Should the Senate reject the nomination of
General Merritt, Ucueral Arthur would at once become
Collector again, while General Merritt, having resigned
hla position as Surveyor, would be out of
office. General Arthur would not be entitled to compet??
Mtion for the iiitcrveulug time if the Senate should re?
ject the nomination of Geueral Merritt, It having been
?jo decided in the case of Addison Lowe, identical with
that of Geueral Arthur, when he was suspended from
the position of Supervisiug Inspector of Steamboats, a
rear ago, and the appointment of his successor was re?
jected by the Senate.
COLONEL BL'RT'S APPOINTMENT.
Colonel Hurt received a notice from Washing?
ton yesterday to the effect that "the President
having been pleased to suspend A. B. Cornell from the
position of Naval Officer, bas designated you to perform
the duties of the office." Inclosed wm a blank bond to lx?
executed for $10.000 with two sureties. Colonel Burt
?Mid that in his case the bond was a mero formality, as
M would not be tu any sense a disbursing officer. He
will perfect bl? bond and forward it ?Unlay when a com?
mission wiil be issued, signed by President Hayes. Col
anal Burt has arranged with Mr. ?ornell to a-Hume tin
?tatiea of Naval Officer on July 15, so aa to divide the
??eesejiU of the Departmeut for the month lu equal
Parts.
MK. LYDECKER ON CHARGES AND CHANGE8.
Deputy Collector John R. Lydecker said yes?
terday : " I have no kuowledge <?f the Intention of
General Merritt to remove mo eicept what I
bin read In the newspaper?. When the new
Collector takes bis offlce bis deputy collectors
*U1 be sworn in, aud he has the power
to remove any or all of the present deputies. My rela?
tion* with General Merritt have never been other than
P-"-"?ua_t. The chargea made against me havo come
from the Clilcajro newspaper?. They ?accuse me of hav
?f been engaged lu drawback and undervaluation
???iids. These charges, if true, could onlv mean that
9aa New York merchants, with whom all such
?caling* must be had, are a fearfully corrupt act. I
oxole to a friend In Chicago to find out what these
?barges meant and whence they emanated, and hla
??ponse wm that ?they all came from Collector
??tb, who evidently beliereo that he ought
? bt a General Collector of Customs, with New
*?** ut u branch of the Chicago Custom House.'
**?? but been a disposition for years Id certain quar
Urs to ?Meure my removal, and I have been charged
?"?ii nearly everything except stealing Charlie Ross. I
?all calmly await events whatever the result may be."
Referring to the suspension of Collector Arthur,
Lydecker said : " Th? ausi?easlon has rot
****** tny -Tuiarkab'e sensation in the
a*-?*- House, and sofera? I can ilscover there isa
?mverMi acceptance of the situation. (Jeneral Arthur
9m apeciti ground tor complaint. He has held the
?w for ?bout seven vears, una while it would be agree
?*-? to thilsh the full term of bis commission,
*c*aa held the office longer than any other
V"****** m my time at least. Under the law the Presl
? can suspend as officer for cause when Con
?? ? not Id session, and the special reason Is not the
???--???a o? the public, but la a natter exclusively for the
President and the Senate. When Fernando Wood was
Mayor, he aptly illustrated a similar feature of the law
in this State In the removal of a Park Commissioner for
cause He was formally called upon by the Aldermen,
anda copy of his charireswas demanded. He calmly
wheeled about In his chair, faced the inquisitive Alder?
men aud ijuieily responded: "Oh, d?n him, I ?l??i?'t
like the Kyle Of hat IM wears." I do not believe that
any well-grounded complaiut exists against th"
pH'iitiit management of tho Custom House; and I ad.
here to what I told the Jay Commission, that the New.
York Custom House with Its army of employes is as care?
fully and systematically m.inaged as any private busi?
ness bouse iu the land."
Custom House broker-, quietly discussed the sii'peii
slon of ('??Hector Arthur yesterday, gathering Il groups
in the rotunda. There was a genual feeling of regret
that General Arthur was alwut to leave a
position that he had filled accepta _ly to them
for many years, but there was also satisfaction that
( ?tinil Merritt waa to be his successor. A prominent
broker said :
" I have seen six or seven removals and changes of
chiefs of Ihe Custom House, and experience has shown
that nodcritiigciuent of the public business follows. Welt*
trained clerks have charge of the various divisions, ami
inercliatitB Will be able to trausact their busi?
ness as expediilously under a new ('.?Hector
M If no chango had occurred. Importers and
brokers, while thev lnuv nave a personal prcfereiico for
General AtUuir. only ask that the Qowl-?Ml have the
Custom House inaiiagctl M as t?) aid theni in MMMtttl
business wllh the least trouble, delay and ? \|. u -?."
COMMISSlOXr.il' WHEELEBffl VIEWS.
ThCTC have been ninny rumors since the RW*
pension of CoDeeU? Arthur ttal he would i?e appointed
Police ('i'iiiiiii-siiiti:-r lu ? few ?lays, in pursuance of a
reported couipii? I between htm anil Jolin Kelly. Yester?
day it was 0-lTOnt talk M the street that ? long confer
enoe was held between ex-('iilleet?>r Arthur, l'ollcc <'?>iu
missioncr Wh? t 1er and Excise l'ointnis.-i.iier l\itt?-i'-??h,
and the object was repoit'-d to In- Ike settlement of
tins question. Polie? Commissioner WI.e. 1er was finiml
last evening at the (iiNey llmi-e. When Baled if be
would state anything tu rcg'ird to ins conference with
General Arthur, he langte, and said :
"I'm re Is ab.-oiiiti-ly not'iing in that rumor. I went
down town to see Mr. Cornell, as it is fully three mouths
sime 1 have h;i'l achance to tulk with him. I found lilin
out and t?)?!) 1 ui?t Patterson on hi? way lo see < ?illei tor
Arthur. I went with him, and we talked perhap.? ll\ I
minutes ou general topics and linn left Hut every one
seems to be watched closely now. and siiiall matter
furnish material for big storicj. with reference to the
story Itoolf. JOT may say coiitlileiit'y that It tue not tli?
shallow nf a foundation. Collector Arthur woiiid not
think for a moment of accepting the position of
l'o |m Ci'intnlBsioner. Ho would not take it after hav?
ing been Collector of the Port. The simple result of his
remo?, al will be that he will return to his old business ?
he will not accept auother office at this time. Yet he
will remain, as he has been, the l?:i?l?-r of the party In
this city. He will continue to t>e ae.iii?.?lodged M its
ablest man here, aud ?ill control primat as and Conven?
tions as heretofore. This removal will not hurt him in
tin least with the party. II anything, it will Increase
Ml popularity.
" For G?n?ral Kerrttl no one taa)_ayfh__g1ml wonKof
praise. He Is a first-rate man lu every r? sped, hii?1 If
the change was to he made, the oflhe coiiid .. ' have
fallen into better taadi rii.it Ifeciltt aeknowl? Iged
the embarrassment of tho position is shown bj
poMOd refusals to accept the oftice, with the I I
? -Vet of supplantltiL' Penetal Arthur. In Ihe iiiaiiii? ,n
whl?-b the change was made lies Ils chief ofT-iice. It waa
not done in a ' square ' way. at all. Ii it bad ?tea the r<
sult of the ope* aotlOl Of the Cabinet and had 0000 ?Mal
pu'olic In the usual way, there would bort b*Wt 1? M lault
to (lud with It. As It Is, J.ilm Sliei iniin W9A sent <m l?< i< ;
he made mysterious visits anil Cropped BOttntOM
hints ; then the ax fell. Collector Arthur tad 00 intima?
tion ot the 1're-i.lcnt'i? action until the day b< ion- his re?
moval. It was a total surprise to him, as to m ist .??
Mr. 'ornell's removal I do not think is due at ull to tho
flghl between Fentun aud Cunkliiig. Fenton hud uoth
lag whak'Vcr todo with this art'on of the A I ni lu 1st r_
uo.i. it was purely the reautt ?if the Preside it's hostil?
ity against Conkllng, and, of couise, against Cornell a*
one Of Conkiing's chief support? i?
"This last act of au Ailiiiinistralion that is hoprlrssly
t'ivi n to blunders has caused a great dOOl of talk, aud
will have much Influence. It will have the revii??- ot
the ol'jcct iiileiuleil. I! will ceini nt the Cuiikling fai'tiou
stronger than < v? r, ami will bring to his side a duiiiIh r
of people who were not disposed to regard Conkllng's
with favor. This direct expression of tho Presi?
dent's hostility, made In such a manner, will convert
these lukewarm adherents Into active partisans.
If this action was to be taken, why not do it in a manly
way I Wh? n tliis matt-r was subiiiltt.it to Congress it
deckled that no proof tadaoea biougiu, ami tnat < *.?i
lector Arthur should not be removed. That was mi|?
?io-ed id h.ive si-tl.-.l tin question. Now when Col
s ailjoiirtieil, the etangO is sprung upon theCuatom
i.tli'i is sUililenlv. ill the u.iiiH-of CI Til BeCllC? !?
form. Mii.-ii as the iii'-ti who haM- been oppoiotedare
(1,1 do not think OongroM when it tsoembles
' ?iitlnn th? in. If it dOM there will be a virtual
eating of its ?.wn wm.is and ? revocation of its former
on. It Is Idle to talk at this luto ?lav alunit Civil
reform. The President pun' uliiicil tin- iloetilne
m his Inaugural and alo MMoage. Bat that Is as far as
the thing has gone. The principles eniineiiil? ?I
inen Tiolated H frequently a.? t?i Bave inclue mattei ol
Je it. Then is BO stamina in tho President and ?on
cannot count on his actions."
BITS OF ?REPUBLICAN SENTIMENT.
A 1-atliiif,' German K?-->iitilj<-ati ??ai?! lahl cvcii
lng that he could not deurly see that a wise thing had
been done by the Administiatioii. Among the results
which ht thought would OOBM ot it, were these: In the
tlrst place, the OOO-gOOl **lii<*h be li? llev? U had be? n
made with Tatiiinany Hall liv Cuslotii House politicians
would fall through ; the mo-erneut to sen?! ei-Colleefor
Thomas Murphy to the Htat?- Kennt?-, by an utnlcr.-tatnl
lng with the Democrats, would also miscarry, and
another term for the PMOMI liepuhllcan Police
? oininlssloners wouhl be pr?venu-?). If (?en? ral Merrilt
posses-i-d the sagacity utnl power lo consolidate the
party, the change would prove altogether taiuigllal He
thought the dissatisfied friends of (ietieial Arthur and
Mr. Corn? H would be poweiless to Injure the party, even
if they desired to do it, which was not likely.
A warm friend of Ihe Administration said at the I mon
league Club, rtiat tlie President's action did not OJOOl
with unqualified approval. He and .. great many others
would have preferred to see (Jeueral Arthur remain, and
aside from liking him personally, regarded him a-un
efficient offlcei. ('?lierai Merrill's ap|>olutiueiit was a
good one, but he was very well pia? ed before in tin mu
veyorship. It was likely that the President had not acted
on personal grounds, but had recently received Informa?
tion of au und? .standing between the Qgatooi n
politicians aud Tammany Hall. It was tepurted ulso,
that Thomas Murphy, allied by the Custom House Re?
publicans, wus making an arrangement with
the Anti-Tammany element of tho leant.
District that elected John Mnrrisscy. The
changes at the Custom House would annul any bofgatao
that might have Uen BM_0 with the I'cu.orriil-. which
must necessarily prove disastrous to the general inter?
ests of the party. Tbo bauds of many of the party lead
era would be untied, and ull might woik together effec?
tively to secure a Republtcau Legislature, mid to kOOf up
the present Lumber of Republican -'ougrestmcu from
this State.
A Hepubllcan who was Interested In the new appoint
meuts when Mr. Itooscv? It's name was sent toth.
ate, said that he found the opinion strong in the Union
League Club that these changes ought to have Im en made
s year uro, before, th?) Jay Commission was organi/.? ?I.
After wining so long, since the controversy had been
allowed to drop since the rejection of Mr. 1'ooe.cvelt,
the removal of (ieneral Artbur|by IU suddenness had
awakened much surprise. He thought friends
of tho Administration would have been satisfied
If Mr. Cornell had alone been displaced
bv Colonel Hurt, it was difficult for him to see that any?
thing had ?been ?tamed, < specially nom ihe merchants'
point of view. The uew oUleers, he thought, did not dif?
fer esscnllallv lu kind from those whom they displaced.
If the wishes of the merchant?* were not consulted lu tlie
choice of ?Km ve>or, or if a pronounced ?Mend of Mi.
Feot?n were appoiuted, he doubted very much If the
H? nat<- would confirm the nominations. (Ieneral lltaham
had been mentioned for th?' Hut v???. ?ushlii. Ho wouhl
not satisfy the wlshea of the uu-rrhanis who d? inan.lcd
that mercantile experience and sympathies and practi?
cal knowledge of tluauce shoulil in- rejuv?cnti?d Iu the
Custom House, which dealt directly with commercial
?nteres ta.
? ? ??
SKCll?TARY 8H.fc.RMAN KOT AT THE CU-TOM
HOl'?-K.
Secretary Sherman did not visit the Suli
Tteaeary or Custom House yesterday, and at his hotel
last night It waa stated that he was ?till at Long
Branch.
(Ieneral Hlllbouse said yesterday afternoon that no
orders had yet been reculv??d to pay out gold and silver
on iM'<???uul of current expenditures. The officiai order,
it la exiiected, will be Issued next week, in accordance
wllh the statement made by beercUry bhermau to the
bankers.
WASHINGTON.
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mJTU.I-'S 1NVK.STMF.NTS IN RONDS.
A ___aC_ Wlllfll (ON'KI.ICTS IM 8ENTIMF.NT WITII
IM I AOTS-TIIi: INVKSTir.ATION QKTTINQ VERY
SLOW-DF.rAItTMKXT NF.W8.
(.nierai Bettet Italed? in ? recent ip?cb,
that he owiu'il no Uaitod StiitcH liomla, but it
i? shown in a ??isjiatdi ??riiited Ix-low that he
iotP own District IhhmIi?, O? wliicli the Ullitod
states goanatoC- the interest. The Pottei
iuveatiKation made no ptOBttAm yesterday.
Mr. K('ll(_? was exainined, l?ut BOthl-f <d
importance ?va? elicited except several ein
jiliatic ?nutra lictions of AudittPOM. The m~i_f
in railway mail coiiipi-iisation thil year will
be karge. Tha contracts wkkh ar? to be
let for itMlfi iniiiroveineiits ill Washington are
exdting attention.
QEKEBAL BGTLBBT- POVIBTT.
T1IK lilvMIIAI. DI'MKS IN A HHIIC HI'EFT 11 THAT
111: IIDI.DS i.nVI IIN.MI.M HiiNDS?I.AIti.l. l\\ I ?I
MUM? IN I'IMI.II I la.Mi?. Of WIM, II NO I MM.
W l? ??AID.
lit Tl.r.r.ilRAI II TO Tin: UUHIM.1
Wasiiini?iov, .July 1'2.?('encrai Batter, in Ii?h
1'iiiiitli of Jolt ?i? a li ?it Ncwlniri port, advertir*-? d
In? poverty in tin? full?luiiiff strain:
I do not own sax United State, boa?t niyhclf. A? for
wealth, tbal I bare not, u? weallti i? ua?atttoo?. All
my property t? ?-niu-r in tin? state, or in aav
ii.ii baalaaea and Industrial enterprises, u 1i07.cn,
aiora or laoo. i ii??iil tbal s? a-talri
bow exist, tbe nun U a poor n&an win) has mithin?; im t
what i? ltivcHte.i in nniii-tiiii and boatacM enlarprlaes,
and tii'-r? lore l f??-!, l tiiliit. rlghtf-llr, in eontmon wltb
Ibe great maaa of u.itn In the eotintrr, the lajnatwaand
tli?' 44 ro?a ?I'))'' to the I ?n ?in.? ? m!? i. ?t? ..f t in? . on n try
iiy the presan! Bnartr-tal iratem and n? iiiuinn ,-iniiit.
'1 his depn ???? ?l ? "iniiti'in of tin? QeneraFa beeta-can
nu?! liininciil affairs li.is iurni ibed can?.,? for sur
ini?,' te in.? leQuaintaac-a inn?, for it bai ban
(jnite pncrallv believed thai ho was in
eaaj dre-uaataaeo. and iiu-rc nro people
hero W?O lniv.- Cell :ilini'?t Cert.-iin tlmt In
\?:is ( v? ii a bondholder to nomo extent.
A little inquiry among the k.-.n-.U'd Seeaalen win,
in.-ik, it their I,usine.??? tu watch the traneictioDI of
lofloential leg___lota, with a view lo Corecaa__?
th,? us,? or full of ?m I >lie securities, has not developed
any reason to bebe ve thai G-eoeral Belief exeeeded
the ti in t li in th" ac-ount he i < m!. i ?-?1 lo
his laboring friends in Nowlnii \'?irt.
lln the contrary it sum? to indicate tla.it h>? did not
conie ii'i to the truth. It is no Mere, amolli; this
elaoa of lentleraen that General Batter baefer the
m n?,,n- beea a heavy parchao-r. not at
UnitedBtateebonde?bat ol Diatriet of CotaaiMa
bonde unite a difleteni thing,
There are alxnit -fi:t,(MM?.(MH? ?,f the 840 Distriit
?,f ('i.iiiini.ni eoapon ami legiotered bondaia Ihe
market, which have l?c< n i??in?l to ?nier tin?
,1,-iit of the District. The eoearitiai beeanM
rerj __aeh depmood define the ?lay? when
Congree. Meanad t" be thawing the <"l?l ehonldci
and t?> In? di?|i an -I to l?t tin, Diatriei
ir?? ,,f itself; and n little ever a year ago they
migbi bave hen nnfeheaed for from etxty-ei rea t>?
hiMy-niiie cent? ?m th<? doUer, li is eeppeeed f??
bava beea aboal this t__ee the! Oaneral linthr
I- l'.iii to lniv tli?'r?o bendl {Bite heavily.
From that tiaM I>i?tri,t ?????nriti? n have h? ? n
?ppreetatleg as the diapoaitlea aianHooli I
ogreee to ward the Dittriet heaheaeeae watt
ii.ii?. .in?t before Ihe paoaago af the bill,
whieh waa approved bj the Piarid-e. on Jane ll,
providing lor a ponaanen1 f..rm.>f govonuneat for
lln? District of ('i,lu'ii!'ia, Diatlict 9 'hi at
71, Init they imin.-diat? Iy jiim|?<-ii from that peittl
as t.? s t m eteeeejeenee <>i Ihe peeenge "f Ihel MU?
1 l.<- |i|'i\ iiioii ui the bill which WU? tli k lly iiutru
dinhrinfinf aheel Ihli rival} eppntileHwi
waeaafollovra: "Hereafter the Beeretary el the
n j ?hall pay the inn reel o? the 3-M boedt ef
iii. t of Colombia iaaeed ia pnreeaaae <>f
? t ?>f Confreei eppravod -lone 20, i??ti,
when the eaaMehell beeeeaa dee, ami all.-1111011111?
s?i peM ?hall h?- credit? il a? ? pail "i the eppropriar
tion forth?? year l,y ih?- United Ktatea toward im?
expensen of the Diatiiot 0. Colombia aa berainpro
vi?l?-?l."
General Botler owne no United Btatee banda,
Tha only honda bo own?, ao far aa can be learnail,
arethooefur winch Ibe Unitod Btatoa his bonnd
ileelf to pay the intareat when il beeomee doar?,
Joat wnal ihe total <>i bia porertj in
tin? 1 I.i? "i -?-? m it n-rt amonnta to cannot of conrae
be aeaarted, bat It is mentioned aa ? point <,f sum??
in!??r??t that the General baa gait? reeentlj eon?
rertad Mveral tho_s_ndi ?,f 3-08 Diatrict eonpon
ho ml? intu Diatrict ri'k'ist. nil I,,,ml? bearioi
th<? same rate of iatareat. It is ai?.i
? l with Minn? ili'.r?'.' of i"?-iti\,-ii,-?
that the General, private mtxntxty h..?
economized a?? success?ulli within tbe laat real <>r
two that be now holds District se-curitica tu ola own
name emoaott?f to over (100,000.
BAILWAT MAIL PAT.
AUDIT llAl.F A MILLION' ol l?uLL\l!? I?) III: BAVk.1?
11V 1 UK (i?)VI? l:\MI s 1 A II? ?Kil'IflCS.
IDT 111 I U ?I'll lo III?. Tlillll m:.i
Wasiiini?iov, July V2. A Htat.im-iit is now lK?inj?
prepared attheGaaerel Peel OfBee?ihowiaf tha
operattane ?>f the recant modifleationa of railway
mail ?-?iiiiiM-nsatioii. tinier the A?t o? 1H7.I, ull
raiiroada were paid certain Bzed rates f?,r the trana
iMiitatioii of the mails, ami other rates for tin? rail
way mail M'-rvice. H\ tin- A? t of .Inly 19, 1876? the
rate of (night foi tln-lraiis|ioi tat ion of the mail? w;_s
redeeed 10 pat ,?-nt, ??ml oa land pent roads a
further abatement al '_*o per cant wee __ede? My the
A? I of .Iune 17, !*?7-?, a still fiuiher reiluctioii of 5
|.<r ?.-?-lit wa?, Bada t.? apply t<> all roails.
Mr. Slater, who is in ?.?i.-irK*?' of the rtilway a?ljnst
in.-iit, thinks tha! by the tiaM tho ?rraa_a_aeal ??f
]i:iy of lailrondl nmler the Act of June 17 is
eompleted,aeaviag of very m-mly naif a million
will be ? Bat ed, Ob raedi ol tea mil?-?, in lenftb,
ami on W_icb200poend_ in <? n lii'il, tin: jiay ?1-.
originally $_>0 per mil??. Under the varions redeo*
liont, 1? will now I??, (__ 76. The law r?
qsiiing all (?iinpanii-.s to deliver th? mails at
the t.-nnini, ami at Intermediate palate eighty rod?
f rum the ?tation, redaeee the marela <>f prall on
romla of the tinalh'i ?lass t?i a \?r\ small li_iin?.
1 'he (-fleet on the \:ugc roails Will he an follows
Philadelphia to Pittebnrg, ii"?:! nilee : present com .
pi'iisation, p680 00permilej redaetton.5paroent.
I'lttHiniiK, ('in?innaii and Bt. Loate, Plttabazf to
('?ilninhiis. VA'A in-.lrs, $ASti j,,., j,,,!,; rcdnc
lion, $'Jl !'.',. Colniiiliiis tu lmliaiia]>i>li>i, IHN
milis, 181770] reilintioii, flS 88. Imlianapolis
to Terre liante, 7?l iiiiIoh, |88870| r?duction,
81084, 'lern? Maut?? to F.ast M. I,,,nm, Kl.", mil,.,,
|8101 n-diiction, ?.jr. 7.",. This Buhee u Ntpa
gntf. rein, tion 0. 8100 89 pat inih- fur railway mail
comp.-UKatioii ft,,m I'liiladilphia to Hf. Louis. T Ii?h
baiag iii?- gtf.d thieegh ru?t?', eanying an evwap
of lM,.r'l7 poi'.lids daily on the J'eiinsylviuiia route,
und ?n averax-e ?if 1 8^000 panada ?lail?, Ihrmi-h l?)
fjt. Louis, Un? rednetion i? _reiit??r than ?m other
rontr?. On other raadi Ihe imeantieprapoiiion
ately loss.
Nottdnf has y??t been heard from the railrond
eonpaelai on the Mbjeet ?>f tbe radnetten. It ia bar
Ueved at the Department that there will be nneb
troubla wbenth- ?tliciat etateinentHa promulgat?3d,
o? I li--rat,-of C'lnpciisiition iindii theAct of 1H7H
waa very unsatisfactory and required mu? h nc?(<,tia
tion lit onter t<? aatiafy tbe oompaniea. With tins
I reduction fresh tioiihl?, is uiiticipat-d.
A STI'i.l) LNVKSlKiATION.
NOTIUNO IN IHK 11:.. II I'lS'llH Of ANT I't'DLIC IM
lOKTANCK?IF! U>0-- I ? IIIMOMW.
t n r nuelurn to thc raiaoaa.!
Waiminuiox, July 11'.? The l'ottir Committeo
nief-tiii-s an? now in th,? laat doglM mouotonons.
'J'-.-da?, heiialor KclloK- suhunt 'cd to a crosH-eXHiiil
natiee from il a. m. until 5 p. in., with the inter?
ruption of a brief re??e?a only; hut nothing waa de
\. |,,ji???l frmii which his iu?iuuitor. could ?Iraw any
comfort.
Iliaatatementa were clear and emphatic in con?
tradiction of evi'iy iioint made hy Webber and
AndoraoD in ao far aa they ?fleeted him.
The fact of intimidation in the pariahea waa
brought ont sharply and forcibly, and the attemp
to show that Senator Kellogg had any knowledge o
false aflldavit? or protests, wliich it is alleged wer
used by the Returning Hoard, failed completely
With regard to the $20,000 which Senator Kellogi
borrowe<l in Chicago, ami a portion of which it lia
1>< ?n asserted was used to bribe members of the Re
turning Hoard, Sir. Kellogg testified that it wa
used for private purposes alone, and lie said that b
would willingly furnish the committ?'??, witl
a full statement of all sources from whirl
he obtained money and tlie uso In
ina-lo of it. He disclaimed all knowledge of an:
payment?, of money to the Returning Hoard, an?
I lid h<- ?lid not In-lii-ve any money bad been paid o:
oll'iTeil l.y Republicans.
An attempt was made to show that Mr. K?0flg|
had been u party to s.'iiding .. messenger, who wai
?ui th?' Senate mils, ?fan Washington m Lntiisiati:
to lind the rolni'ed man who it was .'illeged ha?
signed Leriaaea'a aaaoo to the second set ?>f electora
??liili.ales and to keep bim out of tin
way of the Mb-OOauaJttOO. The only fai'i
vviiieh was eotnbUabed, however, in regard toit
was lhal this most-tiger had obtained leave of all
?-??tu ?? opon *-<'iiat?ir ?Kellocg-a ?T-comniendation, an?
that he bail proceeded to Loniaiana.
It |a probable thai tins rrom mramlnatlon will b<
?-?m? liitli-ii ti.-tiKiriiiw. it la expected that after th?
examination of two ?>r three other witness?'? <>i ver*
little prominence th.- committee a ill adjourn until i
v Mg iron M.inilav. Mr. Potli-r will, in tin- ?man
tun?-, ptolialiiy gn to New-drlf-ans g? a ?relief foi
-??un- ?me ui tin- I letmierati?' member?? oi the sub
(oiiiinttt?- who ?1,'Mrcs t<> return to the North.
ANXKHs l ??u ?CONTRACTO.
lam?niMi'itovKMisis01 ?nutntrnuc? mm
?o ?WAS_axar.ua a ?labor ktoumui ot ?mi
OtO ItlMi ? DM IIAI'I'llll?.
Hit TKi-K?iiiiii To nn: rr.nifNE.]
Wa-.|1I\?,i??v, July 13.?OwiOg to the pi?spe:l of
there ?being large amounts i?f iiiom-v ?? x.|M-Ti'li?t ?lur?
ing this Summer mir Fall In tli?- !>?. tint f?u streel
?UnproTomento, <? i:?tr..<-t?>i?? from ?Philadelphia, New
Y??ik and otln-r cili?s have begun to Hock lien-, an?
are pn-paring to bid fur tin- work. Many of the?
entra? t?u*s reaped rich harvests during the Shcp
?hotd r?; s., i i ? i ? *?. ami wer?' ju Dini tun t ly MOOflattn
with the Diatrid King, The CommiaaUmen
for th?? District of Colombia will probably nexi
week ?I'lvirtise for bids for repairing, renewing
et?-., th?' itreeta In this city nml Georgetown ; and li
?they heep their promiaee, I ? ? -1 r ii-1 oontneton wll
have tin- prefer? n? ??. It is said that thOM 600
tia?'t?n-tinui other ? ili? s ai.' Mppliod .?lniiitl.intl
with money, and hi*.?' f.iriiiid a ring and wil
iiinhrbid the 1 li-t rut ???titra? tors. S? vi-ial o:
tboao who hav<? arrived liavo suits p?-ml
ing ?gainst them in the Suprime Coitrl
?'f the District f??r rlolating the terms o:
?their contract* made in l*?7_, when they agreed t?
?keep their work m repair for tlin-i- yeon alter iti
.inlet ion. bat neglected to do ao. The amount
f??r which .-nit la brought for tins neglect la nouij
?9300,000, which ia aa mach money aa the commis
sn?n will expend i??r the preaent on atroet work. I
-.mi-? ?m- won b\ tin- Diatnct, andtheoemei
be m nl?' to pot, the oommieeionen will expt t.?
tin-amount li lined. ?U' b ?'?'ll.-iiliTable palt of it, it
additionaJ strict improvements.
AT W?iRK ON THE MONUMEHT.
TUB ROOF AM? prill:!? KS to M TAKl N DOW1
hi:- i tur. i.i-i'.s-. ?MM ?OTO-HU? ?MOMO
r 11
|HT tmrnrnmSAWB 10 Till*. THIBI M 1
Washington, July 1-.- Colonel Tluiiiia- ?
Cotiiini-.-i?.in-r of 1'iililie Building! ami I'muniis, ir
?barge "f ill?* ? 'impli'tii'ii of the Natnuial Hashing
t?ui Mi.iiiiinent, will m*! week begin tho work oi
atrengtbonlng th?- foundation <?f ti.e atractnre
alter w In? It work Will 1?'' N <iim?'?l ?m the iinliiiish.?
? haft. It has I??-? :i ?1? ? n|.-?l t.i pla? ?? on i-aeli of tin
four si'l? s >f !lu- lilnlilltlieiit panels of bron/.?: thirty
by lifliiii fei-t, r? ??r?-utititig in baa re?
lief i the life of Washington. Tin
following sill j? ?ata In ' ?tod (of I'l-pre.-ii-nt i
tlim : "iakmg I iiuitiiand of th?> Army at Cain
bridge ; " '".-urn ml? r ?.f ('??rnwallis at Yorktovvn : '
" I;?-?.liming In* < ommiaeion u?? Commander of tin
t linnapolia:.taking the ?Oath "i <Hlic?
m ?Preeidrnt ;?' N??\-Y??rk." ?Preparations wen
?began to-day f->r ?removing boa the too ot th?
shaft the nnalgbtly t')<?f ami demcka which hav?
(?u puon than a .|ii.?rt?r <?f a century formed one "1
the limit prominent laodmarka of the Diatri? t.
WASHINGTON N0TE&
W ?-iltM.l'iN. I'i i?1h>, July 1'.', 1?>7h.
The subscriptions to tin- 4 |mi-eent l??an to-day wer?
W. II Tnlihs was today appolnle?l I'o-tma-ter at New
London, Conn. Mr?. Mowora, who baa bean PoataMatai
fur rigbl m it?, ."iii wbo wouldbarebeen (-appointed
? mtl.i -he h ive secured bondsmen, will 1m: chief el? r_ ??i
iii?- ?.'.
Al. \. ll'iil, known t<? faim? nn the gentleman whose
mitin- ?waa f"nr ttaaea seal to tin- fa?ada tot ronlnaatota
ii? p. ?.iini-ti-r at lull ?in. has bean appointed to tin?
i."Hii.?f i:??i?.ii ol l'uhlio Moneys at Walla Walla,
waaklagtoa r?rrltory.
Tin i? ?sin la an aiamlaatloa for Assistant Paymaster?
In the Navy la the course of two or three ?lays. Ahotit
eight'. |?t tints have I??? n granted to applicant-, fortlu-se
pi.?iiii'us t?? pr? m nt tbemaelvea for examination. TUt-re
are only two or three raeaaelea m Ihe eorpa.
Mr. (irintuii, ih?' I'tiit??i ?ftatai OemaMntel kg**** **\
-t. 1.thi,ne, I'i. nice, writing of th?' rllilion tr:i?.e, siiy-j
that th? prices of ribbon arc flxe?i by tin? Chambea ol
? loman roo, the variations in prie?? being calculated i?>- a
pero? ii!??.? "f discount. The appralaeraof gooda shipped
m the United Btatea often make dedoetlona ol from l?;
t?? '.'?i per ?eut where the prleee are already aa low a?
tan he aiTuiileil. In this w.i.v MU n-vi-tuie Is daftandod.
i in- learataty <>f the laiorlot tiwiay raadered a ?t. (Mon
sfllrtnliig th?' action of Hi?) ('DinUils-ioniT of l'itl-uoiis
in r?'.ar?l to a llnil tu Indian ^Vnr Claltn of ?Philip Hiip
pcl, of August?, (!:>., f??r bounty Intnl. which was rejecte.l
by the 1'eii-inli Iluriall Ululer ?Section ?I, HO of the !{??
I ?Matutea, winch prohibits tue ?payment ?>f "any
account, claim or demand against tin- United Btatea that
aeetaeriorexJeted prior to April IS, 1801, m favor ol
;,n pet son ?? li" promoted, eaeoonuced, ??r m any m ?? r
sustained ihe late rebelli.or waa not known m b? ?i?
aaaad Unaiilw and dlailnntlr in ?fayorof its wpptoartea-*
?VOMKBCM HY A KISII MEKCHANT.
RorKi am?, Me, July 12.?Tlie most ?nuflggg
ful swindle 81M P? t'p?'tfati-d here has Jiift been l?r? Bgbl
to ll-ht ?J tin return of three ? -lie? ks from New-Yolk,
im niiuiii"! t<; he forgeries. On Tui-s?l.iy last W. It. An
?lrews, a young man well known here, anil recently in
baetaaaial -.ddlaon. Ma., aalltag fish in Kew?York, pre?
sented a ebeet at theTaoasaaton Vatloaal B_nk,oeteoal
iii\ drawn bj ?DoanoAUott.oommiaaloB merrlianta, dew
Viirk.iintiiei'eiitiun Satioual Hank ol that city for?*'.',-??;<!,
pnyitble 1" Aiiilrews's onli-r, anil ceriilleil to In ?itu?
furin. Tbeeheofe waa?saahed,after which Andrews me
eenbil lu ensiling two siiiillarly ilrawu checks, each for
tfl.--?il. oi.?? at ??i'ork.es Niitinual H.oik anil the otln-r at
the Ko. i.i.nul Nation ii B ink. Andrews left town in the
evening, accompanied by his father, unit neither hare
Him?-1???-!? m en. Too foraerlei won not ataee-rared un?
til to-tluj , on Iho return of the choiks.
es.
A RAILltOAD ? A-IillK MISSlNtl.
?BogTOVi July 12*?John NN. Bowkar, ctdd?cr
of the freight ilc|iartiuent "f 111" Kin-tern It.iilroatl Coin
aaaa al ftao^aolnlaal Bool an, left in? ?home nenriy.
tw<? weeks ago fur s w?*_k's -.?i? ?n i u iii Atlantic ? it v. und
n me tiii-ti has not been beard from Tin-etBeon ot the
I...i.i have ?made -i'UK ti for him without siuci'KS. The
s_fe inn? i?"t ret been opened, and the .oudiilou of his
accounts is anhniwn._
-I ? l:l l\KY TH?)M1'H?)N ON TIIK BOUBVB,
riiii.Ai'iiriiiA. July 1 -??I'll?* St'ti.'tary of
the Navy, Mr. Thompson, ntnl his party, visited (,'rsinp's
?lilpvaril this niorulng, nn?t Inspecleil the ICurope,
Ash? und Afrlc?, the three ?'eiitners which nrc being
tilt? il out foi the lliisslsn servie?. The party Will leave
this afteruoou for Um Brooklyn Navy Yuril.
BT. LOUIS BHOII.lNti WITH IIKAT.
St. IiOl-TS, July 12.?Tli?- \v?atb?r bus lieen
inteiisily wiinn heie tins week, the mercury rauglng
froui l>?'? ' to lo-? in the shade ?luring the day, and fnun
n? t??yo st tugiit. Wumorona eaaea of sunstroke have
been reported?between thirty aud forty In all?p? rhaps
eight of which h_ve proved fatul up to this eveuiug.
TELl-OKAI-llIC I?0TE8.
Hartk?iiu?. Conn., July l_.-Owing to rain tn-iLiy
the ciisrter Osk Tsrk faces wtre posiiK)n.sd to a good dsy aurt
track.
rniLAiiRi.rniA, July 12.?Gideon Clark, oi-He
Cor?l?r??f l>.<t?, ? lurRMlwlUieuilmcsleaieiit of f'..()?iOoI city's
funds while lu ofll?u several years sgo. was Uixlay ac?|ulitiil.
ROOWMTU, N. V.. July ll-.-Tbe walking vudch
of sevnulT ttve hour? f??r a?00 s slits, t)_tw*eii " Cornelius. <)f
Ht. l.oui?. swl I'.ter Mi lncniiy, of lloehestrr. wss won by the
lstu-r. Mclurruey m-tlfl Ids HMIth mils In elgtit minutes.
(Jaikshi k?i. III., July 12.?At about 4 o'? 1<>< k
this morning Mrs. Hnsuldlu?. the divorced wito uf Msrtu?
U'Conuer, stint him wftli a ri-volrer, csuslag s wound froyi
?hull h<- ?tii-ii In a ten minutes. Hbe men shot berse.I
] fstttliy, bul Is not yet dead.
THE ORANGE ANNIVERSARY.
NO RIOT IN MONTREAL.
THE CONTKMI'I.ATKD PHOCKHHION A11 AN DON ED?
QflKT CELEBRATIONS IN TORONTO AND PHILA
DKI.I'IIIA.
In Montreal yesterday, the Orangemen aJiscmhled
at their hall, which waa Boon surrounded
hy an excitod crowd. Some of th? ?Orani/e
___? were arrested by order of the Mayor.
Under these circumstances,- the Orangemen
decided not to march, and went home in the even?
ing. On? of th??m was brutally attacked in tho
street and seriously injured. The day was cele?
brated quietly in Toronto and Philadelphia. Tho
Orangemen of this city wirnt on a picnic to
Ilaritings. There was no attempt at disturbance.
THE DAY IN MONTREAL.
COMPARATIVE Mm rRKSKUVED?THE PROCKSSIOM
ABANDON II?.
Montreal. July 12.?The Orange anniver?
sary has pas.?-?lolT without a riot,despite thefears which
wero ?-iiti'i t:,iiu?,l. Since 8 o'clock this morning the city
has been In eouiinotlon, with crowds of people ou I ha prln
clpiil streets, ami the military uiarchlinr to the rendcr*
v?,n? mi tin? Champ de Mam. Tho first act of disorder
wa? committee by ene of the Mayor's special constable?,
win? ,lelilK?i;tl,ly assaulted wllh hi? t-ftton William
Bfcnrpe, .1 ban-inn of the Prince of Wales Rifles,
lu BOtSt D.im, -.?t., ?vithoiit nny provocation, as the regi?
ment nee preeeedlng te the point of rendezvous. The
toiiMat.li- .-r, iipct hi rest. At 9 o'clock tho whole mili
tary fm?-,-, ?-?.iislfliii?. of Uve Infantry region nta, one
earpa et artillery and a troop of envetry, wan irnwi up
?tl lit?-Chain?, da Mar? under Colonel ."lctchcr. The
poUee m? tin iheCitj B-Jltvben tpeotelconeteMw were
a-MMii'li,l with white ribbons as badges and cluls In
tin Ir ha? id?.
Al '.?::(() the military marched from the Champ ?t Mar?
r.) raiiaoa point?, where they were stationed diirlnj.' ?a?:
?li\. The Orangemen were Ma-tag around tl?ir hall,
and it looked as if the inl'inled proc, ??ion would bo
lame than was anticipated. A detachment of
police was stationed at the entrance of the hall.
At Id o'clock the police and the special constable?, the
fiii'in? r under Chief N?cele, and the latter under Ser
(.i.uii I'.nadi-, v.. n-u .,- ,1 i,, i we,ii th.-Place d'Armes
and .St. Lambert'.? Hill, on ??r. ?aux---?t., ?.vtiich was kept
cl'-ur. At either end were dense crowd-? of the Catholic
party, composed chi'-fly of launren trom rit. Jean Bap
!l?te and out.?!?!?? vlllagee, Thev ?cerned dreadfully ex?
cited, and even- man with an Mange favor, on his way
to the hall, w.?s ,, u aied. The M i?. M Iirtil had about tbU
time un Intel view with tho Oraiij;? trull, and tiled to
ptt mattet them not to walk, but they would not listen to
In.? i-ouu?t-l. A young man wearing an orange Illy was
attaikeil hy two ?pi-ilal eonetnbtee and struck across
the head. This act wa? applauded by the wholo body
of constant? ?.
_Aboiii U the Oramteuien --liberated whether they
would Bar?Land about ball aa boor later tiu-y ?i?
oldcd not tod? so. The Orangemen, it appears, stipu?
lated wlib tbe If ayor that h.'?h,,mit disperse tbe mob
In tin- vicinity of the hall and place guards around the
building to-night. As the crowd ?liu not dlsnem
(iimii., linn o'iiruiii? ?i m th?? ball and rt-fu?c?l t?, coin,?
out. Ihi-y .?aid that they woiibl ?tay there till they not
assist?t'.?'?'. Almut 'A o'clock the soldiers were drawn
aero?.? the Itreet, thus preventing- any addition to the
burga crowd ?urrounding the hall. Tue streets became
jau,nie.l, an,1 ilia polio, and ipeelal eoDstablea wen
powerleaa In tbelr effbrta to keep the ttreeta clear. Th?*
tddreaeed lb? crowd and called attention to in?
pr'..?'lamatioii, and anted tie ID to disperse; titty chirurt'd
in in. but paid no attention to bis appeal.
r'tnaily, relying en ibe Mayor'? aaaraenfi of proton
rnui. ,iu Orauge Yonne Briton.named JobnOUbert, lelt
? n.,11 la ? carriage fond-bed by tba corporation.
At li? proceed <l home he was attacked by an Infuriated
nh.ii at the .-oiner of St. L:iwr?-ii.-i- ami ( raii_-?t?., aud
, almoat t?, denen. HU ene were nearly fonged
out, und be lira In a p?-i Ilona eondltlon.
I?. Oraat, c mat. Master, and Join, Hamilton, Couuty
Bectetary, watt arreatad abonl r? o'clock. Tiny wont
quietly to tbe police .station. Th?? Mayor now reeotred
(o am ?t every taaa as fete eaaae out oftbe lodge anleaa
be e_preeaed in? Intention to retara borne. Mayor
Beandry bad oeeaptod a ?,-at all Um moraine on r?t.
Jaiareat dlreetly oppoatte the Orange hal. whence
In- i.,ul,I c.iivi-iileiit'iy direct the movement* ol
the eotn-t.lb. 'ary. lie appeared l>l<-;t?i-d that his plans
w?re being carried out so well, and i ?solved to proe?-?-?l
as he ?lone. Witt) regard to the Oraaceinea who bad
arrestad, be atated that the object was to mak??
tin-ir trial a test ?.,?e to aettle onee for ud ino qaoatlon
of the legality of the Orange Association and prooeaalon.
Be expressed tbe bope tbat tbe exeltemeat would ?ui>
?ide ???"ii.aiid sal,! that It was lutemted, as soon us the
fear o. d-starbaaoa waa roaaore?, to liberate the laear
rerate-'. ? n iii-,iii. u on bail. Tin- wives and friend? of
tin? Orangeasea through..nt the ?Ity were In a ?tale of
treat aux?i-ty for their surety.
Tllr*. CHAHl'K Al'AINST TIIK (?itANfiEMFN.
The following Is the u xt ?f tho a?ldavit upon which
th ? Ornnetaen neie eireeted ?*
The li,f..rinailon and complaint of Laurence
Patrick liurpby, expreaaman of the city of
Montreal, in the Diatnel of Montreal, taken
on oath tul? 1-tli day of July. l-C??. at
Ibe Police Olli??? In the City of Montreal, before the un
?n, d, M. ?'. Deenoj ers, es?.., of iii?-< If v of Montreal,
Polie- Mairtatrate tor tbe District of Montreal, who sait h :
lama resident h?ni??-liol.ler ill the C\ly ut .Montreal,
lb. i.? c.ists in th<? saiil City of Mon?
treal a certain ttteelation Known as tho Orange
letton, ih?? member? wbereol are, a? deponent
i?. redlMy informed and beLieree. bonad and required to
Keep ?. ?ret the acts and proceeding? "f Mich iis.??>cia
n, n, in ui are admitted to take an oath not reo.?trod or
kotbortxed by laws that tbe aaldassociation la composed
of perenna Ailing divers ?the?'? m the said association,
iiaiiely, master? and deputy laitera, whose
naines are uiik'iowu to deponent, ?Bii.l also a
eounty master,one Uavld ?Irani, of the city of Mont
real, atonemaaon? tbat deponent bas lust cause t.. ma?
peel and believe that the said David
??rant and other officers and members of the
Mid aaaoelatlon baye tins day unlawfully as
aero Mod in the City of Montreal for Ine p_rpoee
,,t w tlkiuir in pr,?eesion ttitouu'h certain publb- streets
of ?anl ? ity. tln-r-bv provoklii'. a breach of the p?-a?-o
and endnngertn?! be Urea ol tbe elttaena. contrary to
tbe form of ihe itatnte in such ?? t?e nia.'.e and provided,
.uni sgalnsl the peaee of our i?i?iy, the Qneon, m-r orown
iniil ?ii??int\ ; that deponent will be able to out point ih,._e
of the accused UOt heielli iiauitil; v? licnfor?? ibpiuicni
pray.?ju?tIce In the i.reinl?. s,:iud that the said (,'(, und
other members ol too said aaaoelatlon or tboaa .' ilng
tu llm ?aid procnealnn, be arrea ted ?nd dealt with sc
corduiK to law ; ami deponent hath itgnO?.
About 7 the O. iis'cincu had all left the hall In cab?
containing ina or three at a time, under escort of the
regalar police. Oenetal BeUty Bartba tkea ordered the
troope lo their respective quarters, and tho streets
.i ? uui.-'l a quiet aspect.
The Quebec m__naa l? ft for home to-night. They were
???1 to tho wharf by law bodies of their syuipa
tbl/.rs. On going aboard tho ?teatner they ran up a
KTeen ?ao, and, as the steamer wa? leaving the wharf,
?red off their revolvers In the air.
?r?
THF. _NCIDE_r__ OF THE DAY.
QUAI PX-llKMtt.NT IN TIIK MoltNIN?J?A YOCXG
(MUNOBM-JI ItTTAOEKD?
Montreal, July 12.?Contruiy to e_peete
tion, the Battle of the Hoyno was not foujrht over attain
t?>.lay. The city, tho)i_h it did not took Ilk.? a
leaMonee of tbe dead, appeared to-day dull
aud disheartened. The ?tores wero closed,
m any of them with their windows blocked to keep from
[lieiu t n- un?',.,nicht of the mob, which was expeled to
be ready for anything. Everyone was prepared for the
worst.
Bo serious was the situation that more than one promi?
nent nuuutfrclal man declared it had passed beyond the
bounds of Of_nn_-__a ami had assumed far ?realer
impart. At 1 o'clock this nioinlu? the apcclal
i..ii?tables wore sworn In. They were as murderous
lookim* a lot of riiillii. us It waa possible for a peniten?
tiary to contain, and, with their brand-new badges
und moiutrous wooden baton?, were fittlnirly styled by
?ouic, " Heaudry's Htljiade." It appeared to maur as if
the object of ?woorluir theso met. In wa?, nor to main?
tain p?-ace, but to club all who dared to apperr as Or?
angemen, as well a? who might be cotiraireous enomrh
in syiiip.itb' with them; perhaps even, tu ?orne case?,
to ?ratify ?oi.ie lonir-clierlslieii private grudge.
Hy tbe time the constables arrived at their resnectlve
post?, the crowd? were thick In the ?tr.'.-t?, eipeciallv
around Orange Hall. The assemblage contained
Catholic? as well as Protestant?, the one eyeing the other
almost like wild beasts anxious to get a' each other, but
prevented by bar?.
TUB MAYOR PARI.KYIXO.
Boon after 0 o'clock tbe Mavor ?eut m message to tho
Orangemen, asking an Interview with the District and
County Master?, which was accorded la a room some
bill" distance from the hal). His Worship advised no
procession, and also recommended strongly that they
should allow the several officer? to be arrested
t? furnish a test case tor tbe courts.where the legality of
the assmlatlon and tbeir pretended rightscoul I be de?
termined, 'lln? ?ffer waa declined, and the Orange
leader? returned t<> th? ball, w .'_?re having gone
through the prelim isry ceremonies, some started
for the church, but were arrested the moment they set
foot on th?? street ; the special coiistsbles being
strongly ?uppotted by a great ma)orltr of the
surging crowd. Several arrest? having been effected,
tli? renmliuler of the Orangemen returned to the room,
whence they dispatched uimsage? to the 1'iemler and to
the West, asking for ssslstsnce, and expressing their In?
tention of remaining whero they were until they
obtained relief.
Tilg ANNUAL tiKRMON.
Meantime a number of Orangemen, resident? aa w*_
as strangers, to the number of about 150, went to tho
Stanley Street Presbyterian Church, where the Rev. C.
Daudiet preached the annual sermon on liberty, social,
civil and religious, which was opposed In much the samo
manner by Ritualism and Catholicism. He recommended
firmness on the part of Orangemen m ?he maintenance,
of their rights, but advised mo<"eratiou. He expressed'
th.- fear that the action of the Mayor might lead to fur?
ther complications.
During the afternoon, the Mayor having guaranteed
?safe conduct to all Orangemen who wished to go homo
from the hall, many were escorted away by the police,
and hy ? this evening all had left there.
.-"une of tho volunteers have re'unii tl to their bornea,
and the special constables have fteen ?unbonded. Com?
plaint Is maile of the manner lu which a number of the
Quebec rufflans left the city, ?iiug rcvolv.r-' ft? in tho
boat lu uli directions regardless of eons ?ni-nccs. (Jeu
eral Kmythc awaits further orders from Ottowa.
8TREKT ROWS LAST NICHT.
MiDSion..?The Orangemen arrested this mor ling
were all released on ball this evening, Alderman George
Chihls becoming their security.
A number of trifling rows took plaoeonthe street*
during the evening, hut tbe Montreal Cavalry were on
duty, and soon dispersed the disorderly crovrds.
A gang of rufflans attacked Mr. i>rumn.?iid, a mer?
chant, and another gentleman on Hospital-*., aud at
teinpte?! to search them for arms. The i>olicc were on
the alert and drove the scoundrels away.
Wm. Knil, a clerk, was arrested for being drunk, ?nd a
loaded revolver was found on him. Joseph Monter, who
was accidentally shot by Special Constable Tiinsey, la
very low and bus made his unte mortem deposition.
A ?UKAT DEMONSTRATION PLAN Nil?.
LATEB.-The local militia were dismissed to?
night, but the country troops remain until to?
morrow. A contractor named Charles Camp?
bell was arrested In tbe evening for resist?
ing the police. Two women were attacked by
ruffian? for wearing orange lilies, and two
other women attacked each other for wealing oppo-ltion
oolora.
An Orange Y mg Briton named Bell WM a flu eked on
Bt. Jamcs-st.,and only escaped the vengeance of the
crowd by taking refuge in fit. Lawrence Hall.
Kv?-rythlug is quiet, and tbe city has assumed Its
usual peaceable aspect. It is said thai the
Hackett monument will be nnvelled on the
Pith lust., r?mi tint a grand Orange demonatratlon
will be hel?, the Ontario Orauirenini to be invited to take
part. Some 15,000 Orangemen Iioui outside are ex
i" i? ?1.
CELEBRATIONS ELSENViir.!*!'.
GltKAT ANXIETY MANIFESTED IN* OJOBBKC?A FAIB
Itl'.NOUT IN TORONIO.
St. Joiiv, N. B., July 12.?II St. Stephen,
Dorccster, Pisarlueo, Musquash and Golden ('rove, there
are Orange demonstrations to-day, hut Ht. John baa no
celebration.
QrRBKc, July 12.?The most intense excitement pre?
vailed here with reference to affairs In Montreal to-day,
and the streets oppodt? each of the new-papers were
thronged with iiumlicds of men awaiting news from tho
menaced city with tiro most feverish an_iety.
Toronto, July 12.?At noon the Orange lodges began
to assemble and at abouti o'clock the procession hav?
ing formed for parade, proceeded to St. James's Cathe?
dral, where the customary services were held. Tho
turnout, owing to the muddy state of the streets, waa
not as iaige as usual, hut still there was a good muster.
every I?>?1^'?- being well represented, and all the hanuers
in line with five or six bauds. Last evening sixty Or?
angemen oral-red from the west with the mteutlouof
proceeding to Montreal. BBS they missed the train and
are celehratiug the day hero.
I'liii.AiiF.ii'iiiA. July 12.-The anniversary of the
Battle of the Boyue was celebrated here by the Orango
lodges I y a pi rude through a number of stricts. Tho
lino was formed at 10:30 o'clock at Broatl ami Glrard
av?a -?ml the start was made shortly after-ward. The
iiuiiili.r In llm* was unusually large for 1'lnl ulephls, aa
the order is not very strong hele. As It passed along
Broad st. the parade was one of the flncst ever modo
by the Orangemen In this city, and there seemed to lie
a desire ou tue part of those in line to uphold their honor
by a strict compliance with tho ?recently-laeued g? aeral
order as to the conduct of the member*. The police
were ou haud, but their services were not needed.
KW YORK ORANGEMEN AT A PICNIC.
ENJOYING THEMSELVES AT IIA8.IN?S?NO Dl'-MOK"
8TRATION AGAINST TIIK Vf.
Squatls of policemen from the Twentieth
Street Station guarded the approaches to the pier at the
foot of West Twenty-flfth-st., where the Orangemen ot
this city and Brooklyn embarked yesterday upon their
fifth annual p?enle. The steamer Long Branch and tbe
barges W. J. Haskett and W. Mafar carried about l.rtOO
peisons to Mount Pleasant Grove, near II isiinrs on tho
Hudson. The vessels were freely decorated with burn?
ing ami a band on board pl.iyed lively nm-ic as they
h it the dock. Among the fl.igs was a handsome painted
bunuer n pr?-seutitig King William of orange, and on
the other side the "Battle of the Boy ne Water." The
BOT. 1*. V. McNatiiara was preseut and made au sdtlress.
He alluded t?> the increase ot better feeling among Irish?
men. Bigotry was being discarded, Catholics ami Frot
tataatawara advane.ng toward each other, and there
was a tendency to blend In ono common brotherhood.
A large part of his speech was ?devoted to deiiunctariono
of tin? Catholic Church and priesthood. Joseph Willan,
Deputy Grand Master of tue Orange order In New
Jeraey, rest>oml?-d, npprovlng Father McNaaura'a re?
marks. Most of the pleasure s<ekeis remained ou the
b.?at and barges instead of lauding at the picnic ground,
?in returning at New-York, tbe pier und tbe principal
street corners were guardcil by ?quad? at police. Knots
of spettatm-? ?Aere gathered at these points, but uo hoe
tile- demou.lratious were made.
THE TREATY OF BERLIN COMl'LETE.
-?
CLOSING INCIDENTS AT HEIM.IN.
GORTSCUAKOFF AND BEACONSFIKI.D A l VARIANCE
TO THE I.AST.
London1, Saturday, Julv l?t, If
The treaty of peace contains sixty clauses,
and Is reported to be the longest ever known.
The l'ost't Berlin dispatch states thut during the dis?
cussion relative to the boundaries of the B.iyazid Valley,
tho Kusslans suddenly claimed the Pass of i-cwin ; tho
claim, however, waa not allowed.
Grave fears again arose on Thursday uight, Count
Scuouvitlotf. during the discussion of the clauses con?
cerning the Dardanelles, having attempted to restrict
the Sultan's ruht of Issuing special permits for tbe
passage of foreign men-of-war, or calling a fereigu fleet
to his aid.
Lord .Salisbury thereupon declared that England con?
sidered her engagements relative to the closing of the
? ? limited to an engagement to respect the sovereign
rights of the 1'orte in that renard.
l'riiic?' (??irti-ehakoff showed much anger, but after
war?! arraaxod a eoaaroniM with Lord Beacon-field by
which the? status ?-uo is continued.
THE CONGRESS DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
TIIK TRF.A1Y TO M 81?}NED TO-DAY-THE 1IHIITSB
MUER ALS ALMOST DIVIDE!*?.
BEHI.1S. Friday, July It, 1878.
It is expected that tho official publication
of the Treaty of Peace will follow Its ratification, which
will beeffected wlthiu a month from the ?late of signing.
A sitting of the Congress was held this afternoon to
complete the reading of the instrument ot peace. The
document will b? printed on parchment to-night and
signed to-morrow. It will be in autlqmi type, and each
t-lgn.itory Bower wilt receive a copy signed by all the
plc-ui-wtentlarles.
It is probable that the Congress will to-day adopt de?
cisions relative to the local commissions to be instituted,
and the supplementary conference which it Is proposed
to hold tie?.: Autumn, either at Constantinople or Berlin.
? ount-chouvaloir will leave for 8t. Petersburg ou Sun
?lay.
Till* TURKS SATISFIED.
COffSTANTtsoPLB, Fridsy, July 12. 1?-?-?.
The population ?f Constantinople is satisfied with lite
Anglo-Turkish treaty. At a Couucll of Ministers held to?
day, the Sultan presiding, the Greek question was die*
cusse?l.
FRENCH IRRITATION LIKELY TO Si MM
London, Friday, July 12. l?7?-".
There soems to be no really serious dissatisfaction
abroad at the step Kngland has taken regarding Turkey.
The alarm In Frauce about Cyprus is said to be less among
the general public than with tbe professional politician?.
The Eepubliqut Franeaite continues wrathful, suggest?
ing that the French plenluotciitlarles should
f r?test; but the more reflecting papers, like
be Journal de* D?bat? aud tho tempt, depre?
cate any display of Irritation against England.
The Manchester Guardian's Paris enrrespondent statea
positively that M. Wmblington, the Fren?h Foreign Min?
ister, has Ih?' strictest guarantees of English rexpret tor
Frene- rights In Syria aud Egypt, the Timet't Paris cor?
respondent shVb : " Moderate counsels may. for tbe mo?
ment, be disregarded, but It may be coultdently pre?
dicted that, as m the cuse ot the Sues Canal pure nue,
the preseut Irritation against England will be very
short-lived."
THE FRENCH AXGKY WITH ENGLAND.
/?Vow? tA? Courrier des Plats Unis.
What Frauce and Russia may ?lo ia more
easily usked than am* "*i?d. What we know Is thai
France shares In the deception practised by England,
and that she Is very augiy. This is natural. Franco
does not like to be deceived, aud she feels that England
has misled her. for she went to the Congress relying on
her good faith, and entirely Ignorant Of lier ?seerdl
schemes. Henceforth she has iv-nsu : to bv suspiclone.
and to apprehend any kind of ln)a?"K-o toward ?horeelf
from a nation which has betrared bn? eonfldene*. and
baa not hesitated at a moment wheu the two Pow-ja
were good friends to hnrt her feelings, nd even impair
her Intercuts. Fran?ee has associations wllh the Baal
which form part of her public pottoy. and vbloliiii
rompromlsed by the oeesion of Cyprus. In all ?'<**P*<'?
England's conduct seriously disturbs the expected settle?
ment of the Eastern Question, and rale? an obstacle W
m th? maintenance of peace.