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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

THE REvoLUTIoNIsTs IN MEXICO are running
on their mad career with varying fortunes.
They appear to be just strong enough to COM
pletely paralyze the government Of Juarez, yet
not sufficiently strong to acquire permanent
ascendancy and to substitute government of
their own. Our latest special despatch from
Matamoros reports more turmoil and trouble.
Piedras Negras, fortified town on the Amer
lean frontier, containing o small body of gov
eminent troops, is besieged by SUI
perior number of revolutionists. The
commander of the former Is reported to have
appropriated property belonging to American
citizens, in spite of the protest Of the agent,
to whose care 1t was confded. This wanton
outrage, added to the many others already
committed by Mexican bandith of all stripes
upon American citizens, renders armed inter-
ference on the part Of the United States
duty of self-defeucs. If the present trouble
with England should ''blow over" the belli-
cose feeling now engendered In the United
States will have to seek vent in Mexico.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

A WORK OF SUpERRRoGATroN. In the As
sembly last evening the republican majority
declared, by resolutions, in favor of the pas
sage of the fifteenth amendment. There was
quite debate upon it, and one Of the demo.
Gratis 30 far forgot himself as to declare that
the amendment was good thing. Now let
the Assemblymen signify in the same manner
their approval of the passage Of the Red Sea.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

Mr.. WAsHBURNE, our Minister at Paris, is
coming home on short leave of absence. He
is entitled to it; for be has fairly earned II in
his patriotic. courageous and generous public
services in Paris, from the dec1<ance of the
empire, through all the trials Of the German
siege and the terrors Of the Commune and
he will meet, as he ought to meet, on his re-
torn. with generous welcome.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

Too MUoH.-They have an idea in London
that the american case" will probably exceed
the indemnity exacted Of France by Germany,
which is nine hundred millions of dollars; but
our claims, we think, will be something less
than eight hundred millions What is the use,
then, of all this English uproar?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

LET Us HAVE AN OPEN SESSION when the
Legislative Committee comes here Tor the
purpose of investigating into judicial corrup-
tions. No 'Star Chamber" examination ou'
one in which the press and the public snail DC
occult witnesses, and the accused parties
shall have fair hearing.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

THE Count DE CHAMBoRD, previous to his
departure from Frohsdorf, will issue another
manifesto. These Bourbon manifsstoes are
becoming periodical affairs. So the announce
ment surprises no person.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

GOLD sold at ll05 yesterday on reported
general decline In consols and 6ve-twenties in
on rumor that the Washington administra-
ton had decided to accept the gross sum Of
thirty million dollars in settlement Of every
thing 10 the shape of an Alabama claim.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

THE INTERNArIoNALB IN FRANCE Is spread
Ing, especially in the Southern departments
The work Of reorganization is going on In the
different Sections and the members are pre-
pairing for coming events. Has Gambettas
visit to the South of France anything to do
with this
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

THE EXCITEMENT IN LONDON over the Ala
bama claims continues undated, and the Eng
lish are anxious TO hear from Washington.
We presume they have heard by this time of
the remarks and the resolution of Mr..
Edmunds in the Senate, and. If so, no doubt
the excitement "on Change" has been in
creased.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

crosses slowly. At the meeting on last Mon
day night, after boisterous session, the busl-
ness on hand was postponed to another meet
ing, on the Goth, the case between the contest
ing factions being apparently as hard q nut
to crack as the American case" on the Ala
bama claims.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

A voTE BY BALLOT BILL for England passed
Its FIRST reading In the House Of Commons
yesterday-an excellent democratic result
for the people Of England, coming from the
agitation of the Alabama claims question.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

LOOKING UP--The chances Of ex. Congress-
man Wilson, Of Iowa, for the Vice Presidency
on the regular republican ticket. Several
Western papers have recently pronounced In
hIs favor.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

PREMIER GLADsToNE's SPEECH for ''bun-
combe" on the opening of Parliament drought
down the house," Let him follow it up, and
he will bring down both houses. and the
British crown and the British empire.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

ON TUESDAY MORNING NEXT, first thing In
the Assembly, Bill lls, the Committee Of
Sevsnty's city charter, comes up as the special
order Of the day. Very good. We all want
to see 'what you are going to do about it."
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

sm STAFFORD NoRTH0orR, one Of the Joint
High Commissioners, in speech in Parlia-
ment last August, as 1t appears, on the Ala
bsma claims, said that the Washington
Treaty narrowed the question at issue very
closely, by combining the reference solely to
losses growing out Of the acts of particular
vessels, and so shutting out large class of
claims upon which the Americans had hereto
fore insisted" But the treaty provides for
the settlement in these very words, to witt
"The high contracting parties agree that all
the said claims, growing out of acts committed
by the aforesaid vessels, and generally known
as the Alabama claims. shall be referred to
tribunal Of arbitration" &c. "All the said
claims;" and this is the American case.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

The Weather In This City Yesterday.
The following record Will show the changes In the
temperature for the past twenty -four hours COM
partson with the corresponding day Of last year,
as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnuts Phar-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09
Supplementary Weather Report.
WASHINGTON. ID. O.. Feb. g. 1877

Synopsis FOR the Past Ttcentv-four Hours.
Rain was reported last night from Augusta CAT
Jacksonville Key West ana Lake CITY, mobile, FORT
land, Oregon aud San Francisco. Tne temperature %
Mt washington, N. a., and Kingston, Canada was
2 degrees below zero. Rain continued TINS morn
ing at Augusta, Ca, Jacksonv'lle. LAKE oiV.
Mobile, ana reported from Norloik. va, ana
wnm,nuton. N. @. Temperature at Kingston
was degrees below zero; Port Dover. Q;
port Stanley, 0, and Saugeen, Canada,
helov. RAIN still falling this evening &C
Augusta Jacksonville Lake ely NordolS, ana M w
rharieston and san Francisco. weather on summit
OF Mount washington fair; Temperature 10 degrees
ohove and wind IRON west blowing heavy gale.
Temperature ct Key West 10 degrees above and ct
Punta Rassa 68 above.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

THE MILLER INVESTIGATION (Superinten-
dent of Insurance) must not be overlooked
among all the investigations going on. So far
Mr.. Miller seems to be getting along very well,
has good case.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

MORE WAR NEWS FROM THE ISLAND OF
ST. DOMINGO. The pretended war news that
is constantly arriving from the black republic
of Hayti, or the mulattO republic of st. Do
mingo, is perfectly farcical. A few semi
nude negroes are banded together by some
negro fellow calling himself general to scare
the people. As soon as they have done this
they retreat aud then, when there is no
chance of being overtaken, pursuit is made
by the so-called government troops. No battle
ever takes place. It is all marching up the
hill and down again, and that with an insignif-
cant number of ragged negroes. This is called
war, and this is the war news with which the
columns of the American press are burdened
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

COMPTROLLER GREEN, through the Board
of Audit, has been paying out some Of the
moneys due to the men of the Fire Depart
ment, the laborers on the parks, the ''small
pipe men," &c. We are glad to hear that
among these payments the Board has not for
gotten the policemen, the families of whom,
in many cases, had been reduced to want and
suffering for lack Of the money due them from
the city. Whatever may be his difficulties in
borrowing the funds we hope the Comptroller
will never again allow our policemen to 60
begging for their hard earnings. They get
little enough for their services. and they ought
to be paid punctually.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

OLD DHDRIoH KNIoKERBOCKRR had q
quaint idea of his own regarding treaties be-
tween nations There is much wholesome
matter to be found in the chapter taken from
his profound history Of New York which will
be found elsewhere in our columns. What
was true when the great Dutchman, Peter
Stuyvesant, surnamed the Headstrong, swayed
the destinies of Manna-hata, will find much
curious vindication in the grievous troubles
which disturb our minds in this day of conse-
quential damages and Alabama treaties.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

s'THE BLoArED BoNDHoLDERs" among the
Southern carpet-baggers defy competition in
the magnitude of their contraband operations
in bonds, and in State bonds and railway
bonds especially. They have by these opera
tions beggared North Carolina they have
made the State credit of South Carolina
byword and grim joke in Wall streets they
have thrown the finances Of Georgia into con-
fusion, and the same story will apply to every
State all the way through to the Mexican from
tier. The latest reported case of these bond
specializing carpet-baggers ''bronght to book"
is that of Governor Reed, of Florida, i'm
peached for certain ''high crimes and misde-
meanors," in the unlawful issue of large
amounts of railway bonds, &C. In short, the
carpet-baggers, from North Carolina to Texas,
inclusive, in their bond issues and bond ope-
rations throw the Tammany Ring in the shade.
Sand the cry is, still they come"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

lew paltry claims OF individuals LOT losses
and damages resulting from the depredations
of the English-built privateers, that no men,
| ton was made in it of the more important
claims of the American nation, and above
all, that England refrained from expressing her
regret for the escape of the rebel ships or her
sense Of the injury she had inflicted upon the
United States, the Senate refused to ratify the
| Convention. While the question of its accept
ance or rejection was pending Lord Claren-
don agreed to an additional article,
in which the proposed tribunal for
the adjustment Of the American claims was
authorized to consider those of the United
States government as well as OF individual
citizens. This, in fact, admitted the conse-
quential claims now SO loudly denounced yet
every one remembers the howl of indignation
raised all over England when the news Of the
6nal rejection Of the Convention by the
United States Senate was made known
That the act Of their representative
In London should be repudiated by the Sem
ators, after he had been specially authorized
by the President and the Secretary of State
L
unheard Of among civilized nations. Yet
there bad been no assembling and deliberation
of any High Commissioners no delegation to
them Of the powers Of the heads of the nation
no treaty carefully drawn and solemny rati-
fed by the two governments.
| After the failure of the Reverdy Johnson
Convention England declared that the end of
friendly negotiations had been reached. A
nation that would not abide by the action Of
its duly accredited Minister could not be exc
pected to keep faith in any compacts. 1t was
not long, however, before the interests of Eng
land prompted renewal Of overtures, and our
government, after the experience Of the Claren-
don-Jobnson transaction, very wisely refused
TO reopen negotiations except at Washington.
The High Commissioners and Plenipotentia-
ries of Her Britannia Majesty were In conse-
Quence appointed. and they met the High
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09

NIBLO's GARDEN, Broadway, between Prnce and
Houston streets.-BLAcK CROOK
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09
ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING

WOODS MUSEUM, Broadway, corner SSH d, Perform.
ances afternoon and evenng-ON HAND
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-14
THE COURTS.

In the Eighth District Court the inju &C.
ton suit against certain members OF the
General Assembly to forbid the members
from meeting at the Gem saloon, came up
for trial. The respondents were not even
represented. although the case had been
continued from Wednesday. 1t appears
the belief!among them is that it is idle for
court of Justice to interfere in matters of
legislative action, and by some it is held to
be piece of judicial impertinence. Acting
under this view. presented by their counsel,
they were not in the court room. The case
was submitted by brief Of Messrs. Roselius
and Phillips, attorneys for the plaintiff, the
Governor of the State.
In the old case of the Louisiana State
Lottery Company against the Alabama Mu-
tual Aid Association, and almost every
other corporation here engaged i'll the sell
ing Of lottery tickets where the Supreme
Court perpetuated an INDUCTION against the
defendants, a rule for contempt has been
taken against J. Il. ID. Letevre. The rule is
as follows:
That j. T. ID. Leievre. one of the defend
ants herein, has been guilty of a contempt
OF this court by the violation of the injunc-
ton issued against him. by selling tickets
or parts OF tickets of the Havana lottery in
this city. especially to one John Battman,
in November 1871. as it appears by refer
ence to the certified copy of the testimony
of said Letevre, given in the suit of the
State vs. Ray. in the Second District Re
cOrder's Court, it is ordered that said J. T.
ID. Lefevre do show cause, on Wednesday,
the seventeenth instant. why he should not
be again punished for contempt of this
court and disObedience of its order.
Other suits similar to the above will
soon be instituted.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-14
SECRETARY BOUTWELL'S FINANCIAL
SPEECH.
Facts and Figures Regarding the New
S6OO,OOO.OOO LOan-A Saving Of ST..
100000 to = 100000 Annually.

PHILADELPHIA, January 7.-Iesterday
morning President Grant, in company with
Secretary Boutwell,, visited the Commercial
| Exchange.
! The Secretary made an address. in which
he said that he felt no nation could be in
dependent or powerful in proportion to its
| intellectual capacity unless it places its
public credit among the foremost nations of
the world. The s500.OOO coo of the public
debt, or nearly that. which have been paid
within the last three years, have been lust
SO many dollars transferred from the public
securities in which they were locked to the
channels OF business, and have become a
great means of developing the resources of
the entire country.
While 1t Is not necessary to continue, to
TIE same extent, the liquidation of the pub
lie debt, | believe that we shall he false to
the good faith that has been pledged to the
public creditors, we shall be false to the
best interests of the country, We shall
disregard the Lesson we have had that this
policy has contributed to the public pros
perity, if we do not furnish the means to
pay at least so. O00,0 900 of the public debt a
year. until that debt is SO much reduced
that If, IN an exigency which may come on
any nation at any moment We shall be
called upon to ask the country, or 6he world.
for loan of 100000, or 5000 or a
81 600, Oo0; O0o, 600. that the capital of the
world will leap from the vaults of its own
into those of the United States
While ! look into the writings of learned
men for the ideas and for the experience
which other nations and other general CAPT
tails have had, stlll believe that the best
security in regard to ideas of policy and
power is to be found in an examination of
existing facts and trust in the judgment of
living men. Applause.]
After Mr.. B0utwell's speech. a reporter
had conversation with the Secretary re-
garding the six hundred million loan now
being agitated. The proposition to take
this amount has been made by the Roth
childs and American bankers in London.
and favorably received by Mr.. Boutwell,. |
The only impeachment that operates against
the immediate contamination of the terms |
proposed is the present lack of power on
the part Of the Secretary to make the in
tcrcst payable abroad, as recommended in
the Sccrerarys last report.
portion OF the loan, tle ''new fves,' as |
1t will he known, has been bid for by these
parties, the interest payable in America.
these propositions will be acted on as |
soon as the Secretary returns to Washing
ton. IT the interest can be paid abroad, as
proposed. there will be no difficulty in re.
funding the six hundred millions of our |
present SIX per cent loan into bonds aver |
aging four and a half and five per cent in |
terest, or four and three-tourths per cent in |
the aggregate. thus saving one and half |
millions per annum on this six hundred mil ,
lions
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-14
coNrnuEp FROM FIRST PAGE.1
plOye for political purposes, if successful,
will cause many similar suits to follow.
1t is asserted that Mayor Hall will not re-

ploye for political purposes, if successful,
will cause many similar suits to follow.
1t is asserted that Mayor Hall will not re
sumo the functions of Mayor.
The officers OF the steamer Florida con-
firm under oath that the vessel was over
hauled and searched by Spanish cruiser.
At 8 A. NJ. the Spanish war vessel Nasco
Nunez de Balboa, which has been watching
the Florida while in port, was seen passing
Water Island under steam and sail directly
in the track of the Florida.
At l:30 A. N. the war vessel bore down
on the Florida, and at lao A. NJ. the smoke
OF q steam vessel was seen to the windward,
when the war vessel hauled to the north
ward, in a parallel course with that OF the
Florida. The strange steamer proved to
be the Halifax and st. Thomas mail boat.
The war steamer then bore down on the
FLORIDA, with her crew at quarters and guns
run out ready for action. When the war
vessel was in speaking distance, she fired a
blank shot at the Florida, and lowered a
boat nearly to the waters edge. The United
States flag was then hOsted on the Florida,
and no further notice taken of the hostile
demonstration.
Ten minutes after firing the first shot the
steamer fired second gun, and the shot
was seen to ricocheu astern of the Florida.
The Florida was then hove to- aud cutter
lTOm TIE war vessel CAME toward her.
Frank Well alias William kaizer, pas
senger on the steamer Virgo, was arrested
on the arrival of the steamer, on the charge
of larceny. preferred by the chief of detec-
tives at Savannah. We'll admits his guilt.
Arrived-Virgo and steamer Vince, from
Charleston.
HARRISBURG, January l3-A locomotive
on a freight train exploded at Middletown
to-day, killing the engineer, DowdeIl, and
dangerously wOunding the conductor and
fireman.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, January I3.-Counsel
for the defense in the Wharton poisoning
case announced that their evidence had
closed. The counsel for the prosecution
have retired for consultation.
ST. LOUIS, January I3-A joint resolution
was introduced in the Senate to pay cur
rency instead of gold on the State bonds
maturing to-day, and was passed by twenty
to ten.
OMAHA, January l3.-The Grand Duke
Alexis has departed for Fort Mcpherson.
The blockade on the Union Pacific railroad
continues. The whereabouts of several
trains is unknown.
SALT LAKE, January l3.-A bill looking
to the admission of Utah as a State has
passed the House
The weather is pleasant in the mining dis
tricts
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-14
Learning the Truth.

The Houston Texas Union, Journal
which has thorough ignorance of the situa-
ton, condemned the acts of Governor War
moth and sustained Mr. George w. Carter,
now discovers the truth and generously
changes front. We commend the article
from the Tnion to our Republican readers,
and especially to the Republicans in the
General Assembly who have strayed from
the fold. The Union says:
In watching the contest in Louisiana, we
have discovered within the past few DAYS
strong indications that the whole Carter op-
position to Warmoth's administration is
rapidly Gegenerating into Democratic
movement against the men and measures of
Republicanism. We will do Colonel Carter
and his friends the Justice to say that at the
outset they did not anticipate this result.
and had no wish to form combination of
this sort, but they must now see and realize
that such is the case. The meeting at
Lafayette square was composed largely of
the old rebel element who have been long
seeking some pretext for coming to the sur
face.
The character of resolutions passed at
that meeting was just such as we might
expect from an assemblage of Democrats
in this State. Then the Times, Bee and
Picayute, all Democratic sheets. the two
former virulenu and uncompromising are
supporting Carter and denouncing War
moth. Add TO this the fact that Carter is
is really hopeless of overcoming Warmoth
as originally planned. and to all appear
ances is only seeking to create anarchy and
confusion, to the end that martial law may
be declared by tie United States govern
ment, and the whole thing is perfectly
clear. 1t is now plainly combination
against the State government in the interest
of Democracy. The sooner the honest Re
publicans acting with Carter see this, the
better tor them and the people of Louisiana.