The New York herald., 1869-01-08


witnesses were all radicals.
Affairs In Mrknusas-Rcport Of General
Porter.
The following Official report relating TO AFFAIRS In
Arkansas has been received at General Grants head
quarters from Genefal Horace Porter, OF his stafr-
LITTLE ROCK Ark, Dec 20, 1868.
GENERAL-General Babcock and arrived here
'Sw oayS ngo 90 many reports
militia that 1t may be well for you to know the facts
IN the case. The present State government was
tial election. Senator Barker had been shot and
wounded badly; Mr. Upham, OF the lower House,
wounded; Mr.. Hines, member OF Congress and
Freedmens Bureau agent, killed, and otnerl agents
and Q United States Marshal driven from their
passs py ~ threats M the Goysr1or Senator Rice and
for fear Of assassination. The Governor wisely
refrained FROM taking any violent measures
might make capital out OF 1t. As soon as It was
over, however he organized militia force OF about
son Ia the anS ne
with orders to live on the country taking what was
absolutely necessary and giving vouchers. His in
no others. Two assassins have been executed by
sentence OF q military commission. Seventeen
TOT Of the state But IKE best resu IS
the disposition OF all business men to voluntarily
enrol themselves as posse pledged TO assist the
sherlns to arrest lawesS characters II the govern
ment VIII relieve them from martial law. He has
accepted many such pledges and martial law
ScVeu
conservative wing Of the republican party were op
posed TO the declaration OF martial law, including
General @ erals smith, United States Army commanding ON %
terror established by the rebels, but wanted the
United States to make the arrests. Governor Clay
lows:-The United States troops do not know the
people and the country. The lawless behave while
o1 are n IN ana
The rebels are generally anxious TO have them, 1t
creates an expenditure Of money In their
militia punshss G ali the the dsoya S in and extorts
pledges from them to respect the laws.
government as soon as the United States troops are
removed this teaches them that the State is able to
protect Itself The militia has been under toerable
good control, and the plundering reported In the
negro militia man Committed rape on white woman
(who seems to be very good man, tried, convicted
and promptly executed. The Governors policy has
no doubts rsriously interered with business where
OF all parties hence the opposition from l0yalsts. II
has tnterfered with trade, taken or hnads for the
and created a panics n%s
complished much more good than the most
eyed that he thought the Governor,s Judgment was
better than his own and that the result would fully
justify the action Of the former. The Governor IA
now disposed TO relieve each county from martial
law as soon as 1t can be done safely. The Governor
Is certainly man OF intelligence and nerve and has
labored under difficulties that would have deferred
less able oficer. Four thousand arms were seized
by the Ku Klux and thrown of the boat below Mem
phls. He could seldom secure good men for officers
and In the eastern counties he had to depend en-
trely upon the negroes for soldiers: Very respect
fully, HORACE PORTER, A. d. G.
Transportation Of the Pacific Mails In 1864.
The House Committee ON Post Offices and Post
Roads held q meeting to-day, at which Horaflo
King Of New York, appeared and urged the claim Of
u. s. Allen & Co., OF New York, for carrying the
Pacific mail in their steamships during 1884, when
md W. ted hv md
troubles. The claim amounts to $4,000. The COM
mittee did not take any action thereon.
The New York and European Malls.
J. c. Jewett OF the New York and Liverpool Steam
Navigation Company, was also before the committee
and made some statements relative to the projected
line OF steamers between New York, Liverpool and
other European ports. Mr.. Jewett produced state
ments from various steamship builders OF Boston,
New York and Baltimore, showing that the COM
pany could have built as many steamships as are
necessary withip ten months, provided they can
mako contract with the government to carry the
mails. In reply to the objection Of the Postmaster
General that two mails week, the number stipu-
lated In the bill chartering the company would be
inadequate to the service, Mr.. Jewett informed the
committee that hls company would agree to carry
four malls week. So much has been said In the
newspapers and elsewhere concerning the motives
OF the company IN soliciting the carrying OF the
mails and their ability to carry out contract even
II one was made, thar the committee have deter
mined to give the matter careful investigation be-
fore taking any further action.
The Samana Bay Project Revived.
Colonel Fabens. OF Greytown, American West
Indian Company and san Domingo Company
notoriety s here in connection with the project TO
purchase the Bay of samanA. great effort il to be
made to revive the subject.
The Aiaska p1.rr.ase Frauds Investig alton.
re House Committee on Public Expenditures re-
sumed their investigation OF the alleged frauds con-
nected with the Alaska purchase to-day. The only
witness examined was U. II. Painter, OF the Philade
phia Inquirer and the New York sun. He testified
that he had not received any money from the alleged
Alaska corruption fund, ana did not Of his own
knowledge know OF any person who had received
money. He had heard numerous statements and
rumors about money having been received by diner
ent parties He believed the purchase OF Alaska to be
q job from beginning to end, and stated that
he had been informed that money to the
extent OF several hundred thousand dollars had
been paid out 10 parties In tins city. The
committee has summoned Mr.. Martin, the person
who has list OF parties alleged to have received
money from M. Bodlsc0 for their services In advo-
eating the appropriation OF the money to pay for
Alaska. Martin was expected TO appear before the
committee to-day, but he did not come, and it Is
thought he cannot substantiate any OF his aIlega-
tions.
War Claims Of Loyal Citizens.
The Senate to-day. on the Recommendation Of the
Committee on the Judiciary. indefinitely postponed
the Joint resolution introduced by Mr. Chandler last
June, providing that the act OF February. 1867,
sricting the Jurisdiction OF the Court OF Claims,
shall not apply to nor be construed to debar the pay
meut of the claims OF loyal citizens OF the loyal States
for the loss OF steamboats, vessels or other property
taken or impressed in the States that seeded or
attempted to secede from the Union.
The Charges Against Judge Bustced.
The Sub-Judiciary Committee OF the House con-
tinued their investigation to-day OF the charges
against Judge Bustced. Two more witnesses were
examined for the prosecution, to wit, John A. El.
more and Abraham Martin, OF Montgomery, Ala.
The character OF their testimony an OF that OF all the
other Witnesses, Is kept secret