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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-09
THE sCHOoLHoUsE ACCIDENT AT ROCHESTER,
CAUSE OF THE DISASTER

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, Jan. e.-Thus far but eight
persons have died consequence of the falling of the
schooionse foos Wednesday night There nearly
50 Of tho wounded but OF them out OF danger
Six OF the killed buried this morning. one funeral
held for all ut ST. Peters aud st. PauPs Catholic
Church. Tho coroner's investigation shows that the
Of the accident the neglect to put stone cap
OF full size upon brick pier in the cellar.
The Rochester Democrat gives the following details:
At the earliest moment practical the crushed forms
placed tenderly I'm the chamber OF the priest and IN
the cOntig houses where the kndest attention and
solcitudo shown by the occupants In the priests
shssy and rigid lay the forms OF two dead women Mrs
the other but IS. with heads crushed and bloody and
faces cotted with their own gore awful yisions OF sud
den and instantaneous death These two bodies were
Sa 10 $ e next lay H I David way Who
s ynG soDbng With s broken a In another
room an old man. George Popss lay on the floor no rol
fearful woman. rocking mourniuy over the stranger
who was her lodger. HIS face was peaceful,
ono would have Imagined him sleeping Be:
You'd him the noor was the most pathetic OF
swollen features lay in the painful attitude WHO
had struggled for life Black purple streaks dlstgured
agony Her head, covered with taxen curls, was dab
bed with her own to blood and her hands stu retained
awful struggle with death. This the girl Maggie
Mes y by the eaos Suddenly @ &
gained admittance. ana rushing frenzedy TO the ltue
dead form, gave piercing skflek OF WOlul recognition,
threw herself beside the dead FORM kissing the cold
bloody lips aud waiting out Oh Maggie. OH my God,
Maggie, what will our father say What VIII he
say - at the same time earessing the little bloody
form At last, exhausted by her intense grief the
fronzied little one sunk into sort OF collapse,
and rocked and sobbed convulsiyely III even tins
succeeded by sort OF stupor III the chain-
Der above lay Mrs Fuchs. lady venerable with years,
aud wounded nigh death, both limbs being broken,
and either broken or paralyEed There were, u
will be seem four dead bodies IN the priests house, ana
three either mortaly or seriously wounded In the
church, which thrown open, an agitated mass
swayed some 10 see with awful foreb0dngs others to
SEQ with melancholy curiosity Laying In one seat, stll
closely beside each other In the crash OF DESTRUCTION
lay the shattered forms OF Barnard Bonner and WIFE
Tie tender thoughuness Of kindly spectators had COW
cred the CHASTITY nakedness the bodies having been en-
trely deuuded OF clothing Immediately opposite the
school, ut Mr.. Tanners lay the bodies OF Miss Emma
Beers Mrs Catharno spairl Tho former, miss or
49, the adopted daughter Of Charles q. Beers was taken
tho festival by servant who quite badly wounded
Miss Beers lay stark and rigid her face black ana
rdged with scars though dashed by ptiess thongs
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XLrH CONGREss-TmrRD SESSION.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jan.


Mr.. MORRILL, (Rep., VT presented joint
resolution Of the Legislature OF Vermont in relation to
reciprocity trade with Canada upon which he said he
desired 20 make some remarks hereafter. The resou
ton takes tho ground the matter should be regula
ted by Congress instead OF by treaty.
On motion Of Mr.. HARLAN rep, Iowa., the Senate
took up amended and passed the bill to regulate the ap
pontment Recorder Of Deeds and Warden OF the jail
Ia the District Of Columbia.
Mr. RICE rep, Ark introduced bill to create O
Judicial District In KENTUCKY
Mr.. PATTERSON Rep., n. H. introduced IL bill to re-
peal the Usury laws tho District OF Columbia, and
bin relating 10 judicial proceedings In the District Of
Columbia.
Mr. SPENCER rep, Aia) introduced bill 10 regulate
price the production OF cotton In tho
United States The bill provides that after the LIST OF
July next the Secretary Of the Treasury shall DO author
lied purchase all cotton grown AFTER the passage
OF this bill. when the shall be delivered at any rail
way station making direct running communication with
the Of NewYork at 20 cents per pound Ior Upland
and 80 cents for Sea Island provided IL DC III goou me
charitable order and put III bales OF 400 ounus each
The purchases TO be made through the nerna rev
enue officers Cotton sold shall be exempt rom TAX
but II sold TO other parties than agents OF the uhEeu
otates, shall pay OF three cents per pOnhu.
cotton purchased by the Government shall be soa ~
Nswfork at price not less than I'VE cents per poa IL
auyahce OF the purchase price not reckoning tno o
pehses OF transportation storage &c. AS part OF Tue a
eeI out manufacturers Of cotton within the Unipe.
states shal be allowed drawback OF ~ cents per pou
upon all cotton used by them and fun report OF az
transactions under the foregoing provisions shall DE ala
| session.
Mr. PQMEROY, from the Committee on Public ands,
reported back, without amendment the bill ssantiDB
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THE FEST INDIES.
CUBA.


FAVORABLE RECEPTION OF THE PROCLAMATION
OF CAPT.-GEN. DULCE-LANDING OF RE-
CRUITs AND MUsKETs FOR THE INSURGENTS
a PROCLAMATION ABOLIsHING SLAVERY
SOON TO BE ISSUED.
HAVANA, Jan. 8.-The proclamation of Capt.
Gen. Dulce is fayOraby received by the majority Of tho
people, dsked by the extremists Of both Spanish
aud Cuban parties 1t rumored that interview will
take place between Gen. Duce and prominent
utonsts in Havana. Should the meeting be successful
island.
News has been received here from Nassau that n
schooner recently arrived there from Cuba after
fully landing 50 recruits and 1900 muskes for nsur.
gents
Many reports Of engagements between the troop. and
the rebels IN the interior circulating here, but none
OF them have yet received confirmation.
Tie correspondent OF The Netr York Tses at Bayamo
says the revolutionary chiefs have concluded issue
proclamation making all slaves free, and fixing day.
after which they shall pay for their labor and
propose 70 carry this resolution into immediate effect.
IMPORTANT PROCLAMATlONs BY THE NEW CAPTAIN
GENERAL-GENERAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or
CIVIL LAw--ESTABLIsHSIENT OF LIBERTY OF THE
PRESS.
EvESING-The Gdce'a will publish tomorrow q procla.
nation by the CapainG General granting general and
absolute amnesty Of all political Oenses pardOning all
persons whether confined In prison, or in hiding
absent from The country Gen. Dulce VIII issue another
proclamation Tomorrow dissoying tho military commits
sions and restoring full Jurisdiction the Civil Courts
establishing the liberty OF the press The public prints
will be permitted TO discuss without the Intervention OF
the censorship all questions except those relating TO
slavery and the dogmas Of the Catholic religion.
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LATEST GENERAL NEws-BY TELEGRAPH. e,

Gems. BabcOck and Porter of Gen. Grants
.,oe have returned 10 New-Oreans from Texas.
Col Thomas n. Burwell, captain IN the
wr ~ IsI9 died at Richmond yesterday aged 81 year,
VIZ" Sly frame bulldings on Federal ST, III
Aucghany City destroyed by fire yesterday mer-
''A The iron foundery of Rogers Owen, in
phaiephis damaged by fire. on Friday evening to
'"' The Rev. Mr.. Sparrow was assaulted and
stabbed by one Christie at Eldorado Canada, on wed
nesday Christie has been arrested.
Fred. Platte, about IA years of age, was
drowned In the river Webster Mass yesterday Dy the
giving way of the Ice on which he was playing.
4 Meeting of delegates from the sports
mems clubs I'm this state will BIO held at Albany on
day January H. Each club entitled 10 SEND TWO oee
Allan Pinkerton denies Detective FAX.
s s,a,ement that Reno and Anderson were innocent OF
tho exnress robbery seymour and that taker kne"
and conId have arrested the guilty parties 80 :,
The large Touring and grist mill OF .. .:
stoyens nj Big FLATS about IL miles from Emlr was
burned ON wednesday night Tue loss Is sloOoS iDsur
ance for 800 The fire Is supposed 10 DC the "ofA VI "
incendiary. :. - ~. r Al D,o,ostopt
The Standing Committee of the Pr0testans
Eniscopal Diocese Of Pennsylvania on wednesday TO-
fsed nv a unanimous vote, 10 sign testimonies ior w.
Rev. DR. Doane recently eiec'eo pi'"op " Wv WV
Tbe man found dead in his room at hotel
a., nsn,esonyie, Mass, Tuesday forenoon, was den
tidad Yesterday as Edward b. Stowel of OXFORD, Mass
formerly soldier the 2ist Massachusetts Regmeht:
A bottle containing prpssc acid was found beside mg
bed and supposed that sickness and poverty cause"
him 10 commit suicide
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PRICE FOUR CENTS
EUROPE.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.


THE TURKISH REQUEST FOR PosTPoNEMENT MOI
ACCEDED TO -TELEGRAPHIC INSTRUCTION
FOR THE TURKISH AMBASSADOR.
LONDON, Jan. S-The request of the Sublime Porto
for postponement Of the Conference on the Eastern
question for few days, in order that time might be
gained for instructing the Turkish representative
has not been acceded to- The sessions of the Con-
ference will certainly open in Paris tomorrow The
Sultan consequently has been compelled to telegraph
at length from COnstantinope his instructions TO
Dlemel Mehemed Pacha, tho Turkish ambassador at
Paris. There is no question that part of these in
structons are that if the discussions in the Confer
ence extend beyond the Sublime Porte's utimatum
to the Grecian Government. that the Turkish repre-
sentative shall Immediately withdraw The Tvquie
the official newspaper at Constantinope in its issue
of yesterday. said that If the Turkish representative
withdraws from the Conference, war with Greece ia
inevitable.
APPREHENSION OF WAR.
EvESING.-The firm attitude of Turkey on tho
Eastern question excites much ALARM
THE REPRESENTATIVE OF GREECE AT THE
PARIS CoNFERENCE-SPECULATIo ON THE
PROPOSED ACTION OF THE CONFERENCE.
VIENNA, Jan. 8.-The Presse of this city asserts
that the representative Of the Greek Government at
the Paris Conference will not be permitted to offer
any proposition but will attend only for the purpose
of giving information in regard to the subjects under
discussion. The Conference will frame project of
settlement, which it will be the duty of Greece to
adopt after its acceptance by the Sublime Porte and
the withdrawal Of the Turkish ultlmatum.
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THE SOUTHERN STATES.
GEN. PORTER ON THE ARKANSAS TROUBLES
REBEL COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE RE-


GEN. PORTER ON THE ARKANSAS TROUBLES
REBEL COMPLAINTS CONCERNING TIE RE-
PORT
The following official report, relating to affairs
I'm Arkansas has been received at Gen. Grants hcadquar
ters, from Gen. Horace Porter, OF his stan:
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Dec. 20.
GENERAL: Gen. Babcock and arrived here two days
Vo many contradictory reports have been circulated
IN regard Gov. Clayton's militia, that 10 may be wei
for YOU TO know In the case The present state
Coyernment was certainly IN some danger previous 10
the Presidential election Senator Barker had been shot
and wounded badly, Mr.. Upham Of the Lower House
wounded Mr.. Hines Member or Congress and Freed.
mans bureau agent killed. and other agents and United
Marshal driven from their posts ny threats The Cover
nor senator Rice and Others had 10 sleep In the State
Wonse under enard for fear Of assassination The
r1or Wisely RETAINED taking any violent measure
mill after The election fearing that the Opposition might
aLe ou OF A. As soon As 1t over however,
he organized militia force OF about 300 men. onoourth
colorcd. under Cen Cattetsoh ~ tho bOutl west ana
Inhan An fine with orders to live OF the cOun-
taxing what was absolutely necessary, and giving
IIis intention Is 10 pay all loyal holders OF
vonchers and no others TWO assassns have already
hoen execnted by sentence OF n Military Commission.
S.a,,scn others gre I'm prison aud great number have
becn RIM out OF the State But the best result can see
The of all business men 10 voluntarily enron
ma posso pledged to assist the shcrds 10 ar
rns, characters IL tho Governor will relieve
,Se rom martial law. He has accepted many such
,i.daes aud martial law exists In only parts oi some
rnnnsiss The entire conservative wing OF the hepuo
can party opposed 20 the declaration o NJ m
tn".dnS GEN smith, ". g. Army. commanding the troops
49, Tho State They admitted the reign OF terror estap
i,shed by the Rebels but wanted the United STATES "
aIo ~. arrests Governor Clay tons arguments III Iavo
u, n,. oIcy are as follows The United states DO not
know Inc people and the country The lawess pena'0
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THE STATE LEGISLATURES.
MAINE.


INAUGURATION or GOV. CHAMBERLAIN-TIIE
GOVERNORS ADDREss-OFF1CIAL VOTE FOR
PRESIDENT.
AUGUSTA Me, Jan. S.-Gov. Chamberlain
nauguratcd to-day In the presence OF both branches
q! the legislature ana large cOncourse Of people. lie
has IN feeble health for several days aud had some
difficulty delivering hs address, which was unusually
short On National matters the Governor said that In
the recent decision OF the people at tho critical hour
when the great which have distracted the country
were 20 DO finally determined. they have shown that
they are not willing o. give the Government over TO the
hands of adyersares rebuko for our errors aud
weakness aud that neither the renewal OF violence nor OF
treacheTy shall them 20 lose eight OF the high mis-
sion laid upon them for the enfranchsemeDt OF men,
The firm hand raised ny by Providence TO que the ylo
lcnce Of the Rebellion IA chosen 10 guide In
the victories OF peace task TO restore financial con-
ndonce aud industrial prosperity IL not light but We may
now pursue IL under more favorable auspices Tho DIFF
ferent branches Of tile Government Will no longer have
occasion tO bend their energies 10 battle each other Tho
States of the South Will That our quarrel Is not with
them, but with the lmpacabe spirit OF Secession and
slavery aud IA to be hoped they Will acquesce In tho
manifest will OF the people.
The official vote OF Maine for Governor Ia l3l.ie2 ;
Chanberlain's majority, 1926
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THE OCEAN COUNTY IN j. CONTESTED SENATOR
SHIP

TONS RIVER, n. j.. Jan. GA very interest
ing investigation is going at this place In the matter
OF tho eligibility of Mr. John Torrey to seat In tho State
Senate His seat is contested by Mr.. j. Hooper INC
opposing candidate the ground OF ineligbily rs
~ claimed that he has not resided IN rlis county o.s
enough to enable him 10 u seat, The matter mas peeh
referred 10 "a Master In Chancery 10 take testimony
10 be submitted 10 the Committee ON b,eotohs. Mnen
nfter report Committee IL VIII ne taken up III
the for final action The ca;e TOT iHe @
il managed by w Conoyer esq Of freehod ana that OF
the respondent by j. Dixon esq or jersey CITY quite
nnnher OF witnesses have already been examined The
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MEETING OF THE NEw-HAMPsHIRE VETERANS
UNION.

CONCORD, Jan. s.-Tbc fourth annual meeting
NJ the New Hampshire Veterans Union held today
AT Union Hall There large attendance Of officers
Of tho veteran regiments OF the State The following OIL
cars were elected Msor-Cen y. q. Griffin, President,
Rrig John Bedell. Vice President Lieut. Col Josiah
stevens. r, Secretary Major Henry Mcfarland Treas
er. resolution passed that all arrangements as
10 time and place OF the reunion and the nature
of provided the occasion be left to
the Executive Committee The orator. Major-Gen. Nil
parc received with cheers and spoke for nearly
nm hnnr The bnl this eYaninR was Brilliant nfair.
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THE NEGRO DIFFICULTIES IN VIRGINIA.
THE EXECUTION OF cARswELL.

UTICA, \. Y, Jan. S.-William Henry Cars
WELL the murderer Of The little girl Abby Saunders
Camden. in April last hung 1910 o'clock to-day at
Rome The prisoner protested to have made his peace
with Cod and said he ready to die the scafod.
lie asked all to be warned by his fate. He stated that
his sentence just and that his crime demanded his
special deputies were IN the
jalyard. Thousands OF persons outside. ChlorO
form administered to the prisoner just previous to
the falling Of the drop.
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.JAMAICA.
DISTURBANCE AT KINGSTON.

We are informed by private advlees, dated
~ Knoton Dee H. 1885, that at close OF the three
days race contest, serious fracas happened between
the military (black troop9 known commonly az INC
I'm the slaughter the spot OF three persons and tho
woundin of others, who were conveyed TO the Hospital
I'm Northt All these lay in precaTious state. me NIL
tsry were with much difficulty restored TO order Tor
under the influence OF liquor and gunpowder they are
even ndscplned TO their superior officers orders Tho
racecourse OF Kingston full one mile IN diameter anu
which are Inhabited by the elite OF society mostly
yybfes: Hence NAV be ndged the dsmay occasoned by
such an une expected casualty.
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HAYTI.
A BRITISH SCHOONER sEIZED-ATTACK UPoN
THE pOpT or ACTIN.

HAVANA. Jan. s.-The British war-steamer
Eclipse has arrived here with later and important news
from Portau-Prince. The Hsytian steamer salnaye
seized the British schooner Couch, Capt PEARL from st.
Marc with cargo coffee and cotton and carried her into
Port au Prince prize. IL reported that the United
states Consul at Aux Cages had been roughly handled by
the revolutiOniss but the story is not credited An at
tack about TO be made the port Of Aquin PrcSi
dent snave has ordered his steamer to attack the port
I'm 'front.' while he will personally superinend the landing
forces IN the OF the place The women and children
have all left the aud taken refuge In the ships In
the harbor There was tight at Aux Cages on Christ
mas IN which the citizens ana troops defeated the
Piuuets.
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THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD.

SAN Francisco, Jan. STRAINS OH the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad running ON schedule time TO
Carn the northeast OF Nevada, COG nies ais
tant Tracklayers Humboldt Canon, 70 miles Iur-
ther east No interruption has occurred RON snoM so
far the ~ miles OF sheds at the summit OF the ser
ras working satisfactorily The commercial business OF
tho Central for December exceeded e3i0.0Oc
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SPAIN.

CORPS OF OBSERVATION on THE PYRENEEs.
PARIS, Jan. s.-The Spanish Government is about
to establish corps of observation the Pyrenees
MUCH AGITATION PREVAILING THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTRY.
Dispatches from Madrid report that much agta-
ton prevails in all parts of Spain.
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FRANCE.
TIE RANK OF FRANCE.

PARIS Jan. s-The outflow Of specie from the Bank
of France still continues. The regular weekly state
ment is made public to-day. whereby it is shown the
amount Of bullion in vault is twenty-seven and
half millions of francs less than at the corresponding
period last week.
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FLORIDA.

REoRG AVIATION OF THE LOWER HOUSE.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Jan. Sin the Senate
to-day no business transacted. The House reOrgan
lied to-day by electing NJ L. storms Speaker. slight
demonstration made 10 renppOint an Investigation
Commute, but IL met with but little encouragem
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CONVICTION OF A MURDERER AT Pirrssthos'
PIrrsBURGH Jan. s.-James Lane: cc; ,oS..
Convicted Of murder in the first degree Ihu vA as
second trial.
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CARS BIJRNEp AT RAILWAY, NJ

RAILWAY, n. j., Jan. SHINE carloads Oh nay
attached 10 freight train from Milestone caught hrc on
the Jersey Road, Railway, last night fonr VI o
cars were destroyed and the others damaged Inc ~.
were all delayed until o'clock this morning. eAesp' w"
Cincinnati express from New-fork
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ITALY.

REPORT OF AN INsURRECTIOS IN MILAN.
PARIS, Jan. s-A rumor is current here that an in
has broken out in Milan.
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Domestic Affairs.

Gold closed yesterday at 13415.
President Grant will not visit California
during the coming summer.
The Fullerton case is to come up Tor trial on
the 7th of next June.
The steamer Bremen is ashore on the eastern
end of Roman Shoals
The new Public Printer is making numerouss
removals in his department.
There was a heavy hail storm in Henderson
county, Kentucky, on Thursday.
The Bureau of Military Justice has not been
abolished, as enormously stated.
Extensive stock yards for Texas cattle are to
be erected at Ellsworth, Kansas.
San Francisco is making active preparations
for Pacific Railroad celebration.
Passengers arrived ut Sacramento yesterday
in eight days and half from Washington.
The California Republican State Convention
will meet at Sacramento on the 2lst OF July.
The Governor of Tennessee has declared
part of the registration of Giles county null and
void.
Companies A, f, and of the 18th Infan-
try Regiment arrived at Sacramento, on Thurs
day.
j. Hubley Ashton, Esq, of this city, Assist
ant United States Attoney-General since 1864,
has resigned.
A large meeting of Methodsts in favor of
lay delegations was held at williamsburg, N Y,
last evening.
Special dispatches from Mexico were re-
ceiyed by the President yesterday, and by him
referred to Secretary Fish.
r-S95o 200 in treasure was shipped from San
Frhclsco yesterday; OF this amount $5SOOOO
| comes TO New York.
John Gonley, who was to have been hanged
at Louisville yesterday, was respited for thirty
| days by the Governor of Kentucky.
-Secreury Cox has appointed s. NJ. Felton,
| Esq" OF TINS city, as one of the five Commits
| sioners to make final examination of the Pacific
| Railroad.
"A movement is on foot for the WAYS and
Means Committee togo to Canada next summer,
for the purpose OF negotiating a new reciprocity
| treaty.
In the United States Court at Coyinrton
| KY, yesterday, judgment for 5000 600 was rem
dered in favor of the United States against A. w
Darling.
The Internal Revenue Bureau has issued
blank forms and regulations for the refunding of
tax on tobacco, cigars and snuff, under the act
| OF last month
An armed white man attempted to break mn
! a colored Methodist meeting at Columbia Texas
yesterday. Citizens interfered and prevented
the outrage.
A Republican Convention is TO meet al
Houston Texas, on the fourth Monday in this
month, and, If possible, harmonze the two
J wings of the party in that State.