The New York herald., 1870-01-20
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY JANUARY 90 s7OTRPLR SHEET

ers Of the Hamburg nne. ana on each
aiernais Saturday by the French line Of
mail steamers The mails for the North Ger
man Union direct WIN be despatched from
New York by the steamers OF the Ham
burg line on Tuesdays, and by the steamers
OF the North German Lloyd line on Saturdays OF
each week. In ADDITION to the above the Canadian
line win convey weekly mail to Great Britain. the
boats sailing from Portland In winter ana from
Quebec in summer. The Baltimore line Of North
German Lloyd steamers viii convey a semi.monlhy
mail direct to Germany.
New York and Washiugton Air Line R.ii-
road-The Niagara ship Canal.
the Committee on Railways aud Canals discussed
the bill for the construction OF air line railroad
between Washington AMI New York az their meeting
to-day, but did not come TO any conclusion. The old
question OF the constitutional right OF Congress 70
20 into the States for the purpose OF constructing
such road as II proposed was raised by some men,
bers Of the committee, who are believed TO be Op-
posed to the bill, or indeed to the construction OF
any road that VIII compete with the roads now in
existence between this city and New York. The
committee also considered the Niagara ship Canal
hill, but adjourned without action.
Resistance To the Revenue Lawn In sessh
Carolina-Tho Collector and Escort Of
Soldiers Besiexcd by Armed Mob.
ocal letter concerning the recent outrages In Spar
tansburg county, =. 0. The report il from Deputy
Collector Wallace, Of the Third south Carolina dis
trct who. with Assistant Assessor Bankhead Deputy
Collectors Flsmming, Black and Turner Deputy
Marshal Casey and Captain summerhayes, with
seven men OF the Eighth United States infantry, ON
the morning or the 12tn inst, visited the houses OF
several parties IN that county charged with rescu
ing forfeited property from Deputy Collector Turner
and burning his house, but could fnd none Of
them. The stills which were recaptured from him
were carried across the North Carolina line. The
houses Of several for whom Deputy Marshal
Casey had wrrrants were also visited,
but none OF the parties could be found.
Tney then visited . neghborhood IN which
several stills were reported running. Tnese were
destroyed and one arrest was made The party
then prepared TO encamp when number OF armed
men appeared aud deied them. The governments
officials moved forward orders being given not to
fire unless an attack was made, which az dark was
commenced upon them. They took possession or
citlzen's house and completed their arrangements
for defence. The house was surrounded by ap-
parcntly 100 men, who demanded that The
man who had been arrested should be released and
that Turner be surrendered TO them. The mob re-
NAMED around the house for three hours making
various hostile demonstrations, but attack. The
Deputy Collector writes as f0llows:-
The seven soldiers had twenty rounds OF ammuni-
ton the nearly alI the others mad pistols
We could have driven on the crowd with
considerable slaughter, but In doing 80 would
our ammunition and when we left the
building they would have rallied snfriclent force
O'Clock | organised . party and went out to meet
them and PROPOSED 70 release the prisoner II they
Turner also, but finally concluded to accept nv
terms. Mr.. Humphreys. the prisoner, was released
ana the principal part OF the crowd left Some re.
three horses After dayigni on the morning
OF the 18th inst. we started FOR SpartanburY Court
House, sixteen miles distant We anticipated and
were prepared Tor an attack on the way out but
nothing more than harmless demonstrations were
made During the morning we managed to send
out three squads, for whom the marshal mad war
rants.
In delivering the man who mad been arrested the
Deputy Collector SAID they yielded An impor.
that he would apply for force OF fifty men to bring
that country to complete subjection. The whole
people were in arms against them.
Nominations by the President.
The President has sent to the Senate the following
nominations:-
Postnsascers-Edmund Anthony, New Bedford,
Mass; Nathaniel X, Leavitt Exeter n H.; JOnat nan
Emerson, smyrna, Dei; ). Z. West. Milwaukee,
Assessors or Internal Rere'ue--Luthcr II. Carey,
u. Fletcher
Second district OF Missouri
Judge strong, Of PcnnsyIvan MIA, for the Su.
premc Court.
The President to-day informed George ii. stuart,
OF Philadelphia, that he would nominate Judge Will
liam Strong, OF Pennsylvania. in few Gays for A.
sociate Justice OF the Supreme Court In place Of
Stanton, deceased.
Foreign C0nsuis Recognized.
The President has recognized Alpnonse Desire
vaentin as Vice Consul OF Uruguay Tor ,ne port OF
New York, and Peter Bettciine, Consular Agent Of
France at Jacksonville, Fla.
Second State Dinner at the White House.
The second state dinner given Dy the President
was in honor OF the United states Supreme Court
On one side Of the table were Representatives
Heat0n, Miss Chase. Justice Swayne, Mrs. c. A. Ell
bridge, Senator Thurman, Mrs. Swan, President
Grant, Mrs. Wilson, Senator Cole, Mira. Davis Jus
tice Miller, Mrs. Childs, Representative Beaman.
Mrs. Heaton and on the other side OF the table Rep
resentative Eldridge, Mrs. Asper Justice Davies
Mrs. Beaman. Senator Warner, Mrs. Field, Senator
wilson, Mrs. Grant, Chief Justice Chase, Mrs. Cole
Justice Clifford Mrs. Burchard, Justice Field Mrs.
Sharpe OrvilIe II. Grant At one end or the table
SAT Representative Asper and DR.. Sharpe. and az
the other Representative Burchard and Mr. Dent the
father OF Mrs. Grant.
New Workers Dining md Winning Congress-
men.
Richard Schell of New York, gave grand dinner
party the Arlington House this evening 70 num-
ber OF prominent radical Senators and members.
There were about nfry gentlemen present, among
whom were Senator Fenton Ben Butler Gen. Logan,
John Ii. Kelcham, Dennis Mccarthy, w. II. Kelsey
and the entire New York delegation; General Rufus
ingalls,. ex-Postmasrer General Randall, J. Watson
Webb Commodore Garrison--the witnesses now here
tesrying in the gold panic investlgation-and some
Senators and members from the West There is
good deal OF speculation In connection with this DIN
ner. Rumor says there IL to De q big
scheme brought before Congress soon in
which several prominent New Workers Interested.
Letter Carriers interviewing the President.
The delegates TO the Letter Carriers Convention,
in session IN This city, called the President
day. They were received in the library ut the Exc
cu.ive Mansion, and the chairman, Thomas II. Ie-
bourn, Of Philadelphia, addressed the President,