The New York herald., 1870-03-22

| and Sidney Clarke OF Kansas, voting against 1t.
Van Wycks opposition occasoned considerable sur
prlse In view OF the fact that he owes lila election
over Greene mainly to Catholic support. The bill
| viii pass the senate without dinlcnlty.
Troops despatched to North Carolina.
| Information mas been received at the War Depart
ment stating that troops had been sent by General
Candy TO North Carolina. The Secretary OF War Is
much embarrassed by the reduced condition OF the
| army, the aggregate OF serviceable troops not
amounting 10 more than $4,000. There are constant
demands on the Department from the plains and
| from the South for troops and there are none to
send. II Congress desires anything 10 be done It
will be necessary to authorize the enlistment OF re-
cruits which Will require least $4,000 to do SO
effectively BY July !.
Lnwlessness the Mexican Border.
The Collector OF Customs ct Laredo, Texas, re.
ports to the Secretary of the Treasury that on the
night OF the 5th OF February the Custom House at
that port was entered by burglars and some private
property stolen. The ohjecs was to steal govern
ment funds, but SINCE former robbery Of that ofice
they have been kept In the Deputy Collectors dwell
Ing house ana the government suffered no loss. The
report says the frontier Is full OF lawless characters
and escape IL easy after committing depredatlons.
Several robDeres have been committed upon the
Custom House.
The Ninth Census-Duties OF Assistant Mar
shais.
Francis A. Walker Superintendent OF the Census.
has published circular announcing that the act OF
May, 1850 requires thaC the assistant marshal shall
be the actual enumeration. Subdivisions cannot be
farined out in whole in part, the duty be
performed by deputy or proxy. An that the law
allows for this service must be paid to the who
actually do the work. Marshals are required to
keep this fact distinctly in view, and to form their
suu-dvislegs with express reference to their emu
meration by single assistants.
Report ON the Louisiana Contested Election
Cases.
The Committee on Elections IN the Louisiana con-
tested election cases has submitted report to the
House OF general character Affecting all the cases.
as special reports in each In tins report 1t Is
stated that at the Presidential election 1858 the
whole number OF republican votes cast IN the forty
eight parishes of the state $3.50. At the election
the year before for the Constitutional Convention
the republican vote was 3,S35. The report goes on
to state the reason why the republican vote so
small in 1868 was that the democrats established
reign Of terror throughout the State, whereby re-
pubcans, black and white, were prevented from
voting
REORGANIZATION Of the Indian System.
The House Committee on Indian Affairs nave com.
pleted their Dill to reorganize the system or govern
ing the Indian tribes and to provide for their colon
zaton and other purposes. The bill divides the In.
aians into three distinct classes: first, those on
reservations seisusaiuing; second. those on reser
vations not SO far advanced In agriculture as the
former, and third, those not on reservations 1t
provides for dividing territory into tour districts
with one general superintendent for each OF them
and ono agent for one more tribes under charge
OF the general superintendent. No more treaties 10
be made and ratified The Dill meets the views OF
Secretary Cox and Commissioner Parker.
admiral Farragups Letter ON the Question Of
Rauls In the Navy.
In compliance with resolution OF the House the
Secretary Of the Navy sent to-day to that body
copies OF teegrams, letters and an affidavit OF Pay.
master Thomas II. LOCKER, United )ates Navy, In
relation to the letter purporting to be signed by
Admiral Farragut III relation to STAFF ranks In the
United states Navy, the genuineness Of the sigma.
ture having been denied by Admiral Farragut in
let ter to the Secretary Of the Navy dated March T.
1870. Paymaster LOCKER says:-
ss al. s s sSf state a., nsy and
e me-, person At sae time and Place SPECIFIED The SAID
letter "a nandyr.ing T. Z my eomgositIon assisted
and 70 and recosnze bis Signature and identity
ssH and 1aH@
me and am ready and willing and anxious 70 testify to
possible.
In a postscript 10 tns letter Paymas.er LOCKER
says:--
The Admiral simply forgotten, remembering
This Is The plain and homes. intsrpsoa.io1 Of the matter
sssed nina and must add the letter was given amid he
wsr M and 4 ..s ns Of o e % sysn
SUI II san % r.. s sa Sr ays 70 him ,e
graphsd and written him In vain.
Additional Bonnties for Discharged Soldiers.
The recent decision OF the Supreme Court In the
Of United States appellants, VS.. Henry J. Hos
mer, applies only to men who enlisted for three
years, between May and July %, 1884, and who
were honorably discharged.
Personal.
The Navy Department has received advices that
Admiral Poor would leave Port au Prince for Ha-
yana, and 1t Is thought he Is now at the latter port
supervisor Cowen, lately on duty IN California, Is
assigned to internal revenue duty in the South
ern district OF OHIO. vice X. w. Clark, resigned.
Judge Carpenter, OF Charleston; Ned Underhill
and Colonel WagstafY, o. New York, have arrived at
The Arlington House.
Remarks Of Captain C0wden on tho Decline
OF American Commerce.
CAPTAIN John Cowden, in his argument last Satur-
| day before the Committee on the Decline OF Ame-
| rican Commerce. concluded his remarks as fol
| lows:-
labor here hundred and twenty-five than
double nasmuch as the long continued experience and
adaptation Of labor saving forced foreign shpbuders
by feree competition amog themselves at least balance
against fancied superior skill, therefore,, to say
nothing OF difference in the cost of material, which
is ye. comparatively trfng is absolutely i'm
possible to compete terms that be afforded
by proposed drawback so that we may participate In
international We shall still retain coasing
rvcr lake and trade OF which
bounty 10 but If wish for steamers upon the
ocean, which Ia free the world, must buy them
Time to yield our legitimate profits to foreigners
/ you must give our mechanics $l00 per to
build large steamships; They, win tell you they
do not require Wuch. They will tell you because
know cannot be obtained So they have reduced the con
Loyery to question between spread eagle' the
side and practical the other The fret Ia
the Anal resort Of few shpbuders 70 gain bounty
which would be OF service only to themselves while would
be needless extortion from the country The last Is
directly indirectly affected by the revival OF Commerce
Which Ii selfish and which Ia pstriotic2
Nominations.
The following nominations were sent to the Senate
today
Robert Caerson TO be United States Marshal for the
| Eastern district OF Arkansas.
Lieutenant Commander Montgomery sicard DO Com.
i mander in the navy.