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T A correspondent of the World
writes from Washington that "the de-
feat of Senator Conklin. in his attempt
in the Senate on Monday, the 18th inst.
to whitewash the New York Custom
House, is due to the thirteen reform Re
publicans, who stood up boldly and vot-
ed with the reform Democrats in favor
of the substance Of Mr.. Trumbull's 8 pro-
position, which was defeated on the
previous day, authorizing the most
searching investigation into every bu-
reau and division of all the departments
of the c.. il service, and especially in
quiring into the detail business of the
New York Custom House, the very thing
so much dreaded by Conkling and Nor
ton. Full justice has not been done. to
those Republicans who thus defied White
House and Custom House dictation.
Senators Alcorn, Robertson and Sprague
have been credited with the honor of SO
acting when they did not vote at all, be-
ing absent. The following named Re-
publican Senators constitute the correct
listsof those referred to as officially re-
ported: Cragin, Fenton. Kellogg, Lo-
gan, Patterson, schurz, Spencer, Sum
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out OF fuel of every kind, and the man
started for the timber to obtain some
and froze to death before his team. The
woman burned every thing she
could find to burn, and finally placed
her infant in the oven of the stove and
burned part OF her own clothing to
prevent it from freezing, but without
avail. The poor babe was frozen b
death as well as the mother.-Wash-
ington Chronicle, I5la
, 1872-01-29
ner, Upton, Trumbull, West Wilson

ner, Upton, Trumbull, West Wilson
and Window" ed zxai sssal
The same writer says that Senators
Conkling and Morton "dodged', the
final vote on the proposition. Senator
Anthony announced that Senator Nor
ton had been COMPILED to leave the
chamber by illness" When Mr. Conk-
ling's name was called there was no an
swer. Mr.. Thomas Murphy and Gener-
al Horace Porter were watching the .pro-
ceedings, and this writer thinks they
had some influence on Mr.. Conkling.
, 1872-01-29

THE Co1D WEATHER IN NEBRAsKA.-
Our Omaha exchanges furnish some
interesting particulars Of the effects Of
the cold weather recently experienced
in the far West. In Nebraska the cold
has been intense and protracted, and
the suffering unprecedentedly severe.
Large numbers Of persons were frozen
to death; in one instance whole family
perishsd from exposure. They were
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F The Democrats of Connecticut
have called State Convention to meet
in New Haven February 6. The call
asserts that the object of the Conven-
ton is to nominate candidates for State
officers, appoint State Committee, and
"if deemed advisable, to appoint dele
gates to the next Democratic National
Convention. The qualification of the
last clause of the call is significant. The
Connecticut Democrats evidently have
little confidence in the policy of nomi-
mating q Democratic candidate for Pres
ident, and they are watching the move
ments of the Missouri coalitionists, the
quarrels in the Republican party in 9TH
er States, and the slow progress Of re-
forms by the Administration with deep
anxiety. The action of the Connecticut
Democratic Convention will be watched
with much interest. Z3ff. s.
, 1872-01-29
IRVING BALLARD.
Attorney d Counselor at Lo,c,
steflacoom, NV. II.
McNAUCHT & LEARY,
.saeg Y SEATTLE, SEATTLE, y, E,T.zlsaezzu
Real Estate and Tax Agents,
REAL ESTATE bought and sold.
LOANS negotiated.
CLAIMS collected. alL
2 FOR SALE.

&C FOR SALE.
LOTS IN CITY OF SEATTLE, i'm
proved and unimproved.
Also. LANDS in King, Kitsap. sno-
homish and Island Counties.
Tracts at HOLMES HARBoR, CA
MANO ISLAND, MUKILTEO, PORT
TOWNSEND. PORT DISCOVERY,
NISQUALLY. etc. etc. 18lC
Also. several Bottom Land FARMS,
under cultivation, on the White, Black,
Cedar, and Duwamish Rivers.
AaENTs-For Remington and Osgood.
New York Benjamin Flint, San Jose,
California, etc. etc. q s.. -.
AICNAUGHT 4 LEARY.
JAMES McNAUGHT, 6ssfS
JOHN LEARY,
Seattle, W. T. Aug. %, 1871. 15tf.
, 1872-01-29

The man who was injured by . burst
Of applause Is recovering.
The New York herald., 1872-12-30
THE PACIFIC SLOPE

Strike OF Coal Miners-Heavy Storm I'm
San Joaquin-Immensc Land Slidcs In
Orcgon-A German Suicide. 3R4
SAN FRANCISCO CAL, Dec %, 1872.
One hundred miners Of the Raymond and Ely
mine, struck yesterday against ten hours work.
The shaft had been working eight hours day
Both parties are determined to MAINTAIN their
position.
There has been heavy rain storm throughout
the Western coast. In the San Joaquin Valley an
overflow is threatened. Several bridges on the
Y6ba River have been swept away.
There have been i've immense laud slides In
Oregon the line OF the Northern Pacific Ra r0ad.
Two hundred men win be employed for two weeks
to put the track IN order again.
Much damage has been done on the Columbia Dy
breaking booms and hoating the logs. Navigation
IL impeded by floating Ice north OF Vancouver.
Charles Krager, OF this city, committed suicide
to-day in his store. He had desperate struggle
with hts clerk, who tried to prevent him nom doing
80, during which Krager's clothes were torn on
Finally. his left hand being armed with razor, he
cut his head nearly of and fell dead to the floor.
He was German and unmarried. He was IN good
circumstances, and no cause for his committing
suicide is known.
The New York herald., 1872-12-30

the past few days among the Shareholders on &C.
count OF the change OF some OF the portfolios In the
Ministry OF Zorrila but all fear has been aIlayed
since the following kilograms were interchanged,
which are much OF the same tone as others re.
ceived on similar occaslons:-
No. MY name, my antecedents and the con.
duct observed during the first Ministry presided
by Ruiz Zorria make unnecessary oil manlfesta-
ti0ns on INV part relative to the policy intend to
follow. and which will be impelled towards tho
complete pacihcat0n OF that Anti,e, with the
postponement In regard to the same OF every other
social and political question until the termination
OF the war. salute Your Excellency, and request
that You WILL In my name salute the other author
tiles, she army, navy, volunteers and all other
loyal Inhabitants OF the island.
TOMAS MARIA MOSQUERA.
No. 2.-His Excelency the Superior Political Gov.
ernor to the Minister OF Ultranar The authors
ties, army, navy. volunteers aud inhabitants OF
this Spanish province salute Your Exceency and
congratulate you upon your appointment. All ex-
pect, from Your Excellency's antecedents and from
the love you bear to the great Spanish interests
existing In Cuba that you viii adopt the necessary
means to obtain an early peace. Allinhabitants ~
are grateful for the assurance given them that this
country shall not be disturbed by political or social
reforms which would alter again the conditions OF
wealth and prosperity OF the island.
CEBALLOS.
The New York herald., 1872-12-30
FIRES YESTERDAY.

The Destruction OF One Day-Fivc Com
fagrations-rhc Red Fiend I'm Baxter
street Last Night.
At Eve O'Clock last evening q Are broke ont In
the four story building No. 20 East Tnirtyseventh
street, that caused o damage OF $4,000.
fre occurred yesterday In the four story dwell.
ing 500 Lexington avenue, occupied by the Rev.
AdOlph Hulfrech tnat caused damage OF $50.
At halfpast four O'Clock yesterday afternoon
fire broke out in the attic bedroom OF No. Ill Prince
street that caused o damage OF s2o0i insured for
81, 600. The building was injured to the extent OF
$500.
day morning at No. sos Broadway that caused q
damage OF $50.
on the first floor OF the two story brick
building No. OK Baxter street, owned by
Morris Levy; damage to building, $1,000; insured
In the Hamilton Fire Insurance Company for 1000.
The first floor was occupied by Isadore Cohen as q
shoe store; damage $1,000; insorcd on stock for
81, 900 and furniture for $500. The hre
extended to the next building, No. 9, occupied
by Mandel Jacobs as dealer IN second hand
clothing. Damage TO stock by water, 81, 900; in
sured for $4,000; cause OF fire unknown. Fire
Marshal McSpedon has been notified to hold an in
vestigati0n to-day. s.-
The New York herald., 1872-12-30

A VALUABLE PROPERTY OF GUN COTToN.-A
discoverty OF some importance mas recently been
made In regard to the properties OF COM
pressed gun cotton. The principal dificulty
which has been encountered in its manufac-
ture, and which has to . great extent
checked the progress Of its advancement as an cx-
plosive compound in Her Malesty's service, has
been the extreme danger attendant on the pro-
cess OF drying It after leaving the hydraulic
press The lowness OF the temperature ~
which gun cotton win explode renders It most
perilous substance TO expose TO heat. But
the diiculty adverted to has been entirely dissi-
pated by the result OF sVtes OF experiments
which has Just been concluded ct the Royal
Arsenal, Wo0lwich. Mr.. u. o. Brown, F. O. s..
war Department chemist, has succeeded In de-
tonating succession Of discs OF gun cotton, taken
straight from the hydraulic press and containing
from nftccn to twenty per cent OF water, without
submitting them to the pr0cess OF drying. The
discovery was almost matter OF accident 1t hav.
ing never been anticipated thar detonati0n could
possibly occur under such circumstances; but the
Importance OF the fact can hardly be overesti-
mated, for while the cotton In Its damp condition
is perfectly innocuous and incapable OF ignition,
the same cotton possesses Gil the explosive and
other attributes OF perfectly dry cotton for mining
and like purposes. In the course OF his expert
ments, Mr., Brown placed some discs Of wet COM
pressed cotton upon slab OF iron ono inch thick
electric detonator within them ana firing the
mass, the plate OF iron was deeply indented IN the
centre A slight tamping OF sand, however placed
over the discs arincreased the explosive agency
that slab OF iron was sbiyered to fragments on
decorating the cotton.
The New York herald., 1872-12-30
OPENING A NEW RAILROAD.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. 90, 1872.
On Saturday last about three hundred prominenS
business men OF Buffalo left here on an excursion
train over the Bufrslo, New York and Pennsyl-
vana Railroad to Emporium, Pa, to celebrate the
opening OF the railroad to its termination at
Emporium, distance OF 12o miles from Bunaio.
eighty-lve Of which has been completed since May,
1872.
The excursionists were handsomely entertained
at Emporium. The ladies' OF that town waited
upon the table, and speeches were made by Judge
Boyington j. G. Johnson, Bronson Y. kamsey,
President of the road; Colonel William y Alberger,
snow storm late Saturday night, the last thirty
miles being made In thirty minutes.
The New York herald., 1872-12-30
,EBALLOS.
MEXICO.

Cuban. Press Representatives for tho
Great Railroad Opening Fcte.
HAVANA, Dec "a, 1872 I
Messrs TRAY, verger, Esp,nosa, Ortega and VIZ
lar the representatives Of the voz de Cuoa Dtarid
de Ia Aortna B0letfn de los Vosustartos Juan Pa
tono and aurora dc Aenta,yOs newspapers, leave
this afternoon in the steamer City OF Merida, hav1
ing accepted an invitation rom the press OF Mexico
to be present at the inauguration ccremoniais Of
the railroad from Vera Cruz to the city OF Mexico.
The New York herald., 1872-12-30

One hundred and seven thousand eight hundred
and ninety-one dollars were paid for taxes during
the past seven days.
The New York herald., 1872-12-30
AN ALLEGED FoRaER CAUGHT in NEWARK.

In the Police Court at Newark, yesterday, An
drew Neunenger was arraigncd to answer charge
OF forgery preferred by Lewis Strauss, wholesale
butcher, doing business at No. 45 South Orange
avenue. According to Mr.. Strauss statement
Neunenger. who formerly worked for him. forged
his name to O check for $40 so, and succeeded In
getting IL cashed by William Eberle, butcher OF
MuIberry street. who deals with Strauss. On Mon
day last the latter's mother died, and during his
sorrowing retirement Andrew, as alleged, took ad.
vantage and perpetrated the forgery. He was
fully committed.
The New York herald., 1872-12-30

Marshal Hart granted sixty-nine licenses and re-
newals since last week and received $l45 90.
The New York herald., 1872-12-30

During the week ending at noon Saturday, there
were in this city 44t deaths, ia marriages, 32s
births and 81 still births.
The New York herald., 1872-12-30

Mr. De Cordova lectures this evening In Ply.
mouth church on "The African Livingstone and
GfanleyU
The New York herald., 1872-12-30

The Italian school, under the charge OF the Chill
dren,s Aid Society will enjoy their Christmas fes-
tiva at as Franklin street. tais evening Professor
v. Batta WIN make an address.
The New York herald., 1872-12-30

There were forty-fve new cases OF smallpox dur.
ing the week, OF which three proved fatal.
The New York herald., 1872-12-30
NEW YORK CITY.

The police during the past week arrested 1888
The New York herald., 1872-12-30

in this connection is the fault Of an Individual for
which neither myself nor the journal which repre-.
sent can be held responsible. Had Mr.. Henderson
fully performed the task which ne accepted volun-
tarily my presence here would be unnecessary. II,
therefore, your Excelcncv has reason to be discon-
tented Mr.. Bennett also has reason for dissatsfac
tlon. The object Of my VISIT as explained to me by
Mr.. Bennett, is to examine,
WITHOUT PREJUDIcB on PARTrALrrY,
into the state Of the nsurrecton, and through the
columns OF the HERALD to make known to the
world whether the statements put forward by the
Spanish authorities or those advanced by the In.
surgents represent more accurately the existing
state Of AFFAIRS For this purpose, and in order to
present fairly both sides Of the question, have
been instructed to visit the insurgent camps as
well as the Spanish lines. In order to be able to do
this with greater facility, have applied to Your
Excellency for such protection as would prevent
the minor oflcials throwing obstacles In my way,
or the Spanish outposts rvr r ,f-
STOPPING NJ FREE PASSAGE
through the disturbed districts. In net, such
recoenition Of my position as neutral as would
prevent my being mistaken for an emissary Of the
insurgents In case L should encounter outlying
parties Of the Spansh troops. 4tsafg
Belonging TO people BY whom the remem-
brance Of old alliances with Spain is still warmly
claim TO be free from the prejudices
tpat are too often entertained by Northern people
against the Spanish nation; and have come here
in the full confidence that win have TO deal with
brave and honorable men, There is, In my mind,
no fear that any Spanish soldier win degrade him.
self by becoming an assassin, ana comprehend
fully your sensitiveness lest eAa q ri
r SOME uNFoRsEBN ACCIDENT
should lay the Spanish cause open TO the suspicion
Of being stained by what would be crime against
civilization. For myself, while comprehending and
appreciating your caution in declining to expose
yourself to the danger Of misconception, ] cannot
accept the business OF your deductions. Awaiting
myself Of the express permission you assured me
The New York herald., 1872-12-30

fs HAVANA, Dec. "a, 1879.
The following is the translation OF an article
referred to by the Captain General during his inter-
view with your special correspondent. Although
It appears tn the form Of an editorial, sehor Don
Juan de Ariza the director and chief editor Of the
Dtdrto, assured me that II ID, In fact, a
M THE STATEMENT or GENERAL RIoURIME.
We are obliged now to refute with the most un-
impeachable data, Gil OF the telegram which Mr..
Henderson forwarded Immediately after having
left Santiago de Cuba voluntarily, through fear or
vomito and cholera. Although we did not before
possess the important data which we now have,
we wrote on the l4tn as ioilsws Here, then, is
expedition. In former telegram he had said that
the worthy Commanding General OF the Depart
ment had informed MIN that he would answer for
his (Hendereon's) safety with his head and we dare
assert that he afterwards declared that he did not
what we then assured our readers through intui-
The New York herald., 1872-12-30

into view. 1t is an imposing looking structure,
and evidently very strong. 1t Is mounted with
heavy Dahlgren guns, and ts from situation and
solidity OF construction very formidable work.
Situated on the left OF the harbor, we enter the
Batteria de Ia Rena, semicircular fort the op-
posite side Of the harbor mouth affords it
efficicnt support. Both works are DOM
mated by an important fort behind the Bat
terra de Ia Reina. The lighthouse is on the
left OF the port and bears on it in large letters the
inscription, "O'Donnell, 1S44." As we pass 1t the
harbor opens to our view. 1t lie narrow at the en-
trance, but as We proceed 1t widens with semi
circular form OF considerable extent. On all sides
low ranges OF hills protect 1t from the violence OF
the winds so as TO render it remarkably safe an.
choragc. The narrow passage is defended at in
tervas by old batteries, that recall the time when
the Spanish flag swept the Southern seas In oil
THE NAUGHTY PRIDE OF UNCHECKED CONQUEST.
To-day these batteries but too truly renect the
changed fortunes Of the Iberian nation. The old
stones remain, grown gray with the havoc OF time
and ravages Of age, are only made the more notice
able by the efforts Of the modcrns to conceal them
New cement has been placed In the interstices
and the old brass guns that were young In the days
OF King Philip peep out from the crenelated bat
teries with senile curiosity and impotence. They
however, give to the place an cir Of antiquity
that more than compensates the traveller for
their want Of efnciency. The town lies to the
right as we enter, and presents scene
unrivalled in picturesque effect The square,
solid houses, In which the Spanish race de-
lights, rise up in exquisite confusion. in which
ever-varylng enects OF light and shade, comming-
ling with brilliantly contrasting color enects give
brightness and interest to the coup d'0eSt such al
We never find in the Northern climes. There il
more Of the color and animation OF the East In
the view Of Havana than in any other city have
ever seen, either In Europe or America The
interior slopes OF the low hills on whose
summits the lines Of fortincatonl are
continued, are clothed with verdure. Here
and there little clusters Of white houses with red
tile roofs and some sparsely planted trees in their
vicinity present picturesque eject that Is per-
fectly charming. But what adds more than per-
haps anything else to the charm OF the hagbor are
the numbering passenger boats thstseem to belong
TO another age. These boats resemble somewhat
RUDE KIND OF GoNDoLA, s..rr ~
but are propeled by two sails. They have only one
mast, when supports squarcsail, by which the
boat is principally managed The dexterity with
which these craft dash about is absolutely mar
seiouS rs tr 9n1 l st eaA Eef l8 cl
The New York herald., 1872-12-30

the guerillas of the same place, with
Colonel Marins forces. were also on their
track on their retreat towards Santa Lucia. One
ofiicer had been reported slightly wounded, and
the commander Of the advance guard Ia major),
who joined at Cascorro had disappeared. Forces
OF the Trocha guerillas had taken twentyone able.
bodied men prisoners, among them sub-prefect,
an aid to the insurgent General Rulon, and be-
sides, eleven women also seizing several revol-
yers and machetes. A force under command of
Captain cracia had fallen in with party Of eight
to ten men, between Cocal and Dcseada, and made
two Chinese prisoners and destroyed their huts
The Moron guerlllas. in operations, had made
prisoner an insurgent oicer, killed 'niggern and
wounded venezuelan colonel also somewhere
picking up seven women and four children.
Tne stereotypcd account continues and says:-
"The Rayo battalion, on the 18th, attacked an in.
surgent band, which was intrenched ON the hill
called Del vapor, dispensing them with con-
siderable loss, and having themselves three
wounded and one bruised,n and 80 the story is
continued nom dag to day with tho same
monotonous repetition OF Insignificant. en-.
counters with which the HRRALD's readers have
been bored by your correspondent for some
time past. as no encounters OF importance
take place, and the laborantes Of late have
'desistcd from circulating brilliant versons OF un.
important skirmishes, although one of that class
related TO your correspondent few days ago that
he had received reliable Information from Holguin
OF the capture OF Colonel Prucuruli By the insur-
gents under Vicente Garcia, and that In conse-
quence thereof the Spanish soldiers at Holgun had
taken to the outskirts Of the town the two sisters
OF that Cuban nsurgent general and had cut them
to pieces with machetes; but the Cubans in New
York deny that the spaniards the machete, and,
thereto e. your correspondent did not and does not
believe the foregoing, and your readers need not
credit II either n they don't care to. ...n
THE SHAREHOLDERS TEMPORARILY EXCITED.
A great deal Of excitement has reiGned here for
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-05
DistressinE Accident.

HARRIsBURG, Pa, January 5.--A most
distressing accident occurred seven miles
north Of this city this afternoon. Jacob
Barker was taking a young lady named
Julia A. Strow toaa station on the
Schuylkill and Susquehanns railroad
that she might meet young man to
whom she was to be married this eve
ming. As they were driving along be-
side the railroad track the Erie express
came Numbering along, frightening the
horses to such an extent that they be-
came unmanageable and leaped upon
the track Before the engineer observed
the obstruction, owing to sharp curve
in the road, the wagon and its freight
was struck by the locomotive, demolish-
ing the vehicle, throwing the young lady
some eight feet down into a gully, in
juring the man slightly, and killing one
horse and MORALLY wounding the other.
The lady died almost Immediately after
the accident. Her affianced, who left
his home this afternoon, reached the
scene of the accident only few min
utes after her death. iif1c shse
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-05
FOREIGN.

LONDON, January 4-Advices received
in this city from Persia state that the
famine still continues in that country
with undiminished fatality. The NOR
tality in the thickly populated district is
appalling. II is estimated that the
deaths now average 5000 daily in the
province OF Khorassan. The ravages
of the famine and the pestilence are
rapidly devastating the population.
Thousands are dy;ugia the houses and
streets from starvation. The govern
ment, having no resources, is powerless
to relieve the widespread distress. sa
In the large cities of Japan and The
ran the rayages Of the plague and fam
inc are very marked. Hundreds of the
dead remain unburied. lans Oh 10
A dispatch from Sheffield this morning
conveys information Of a tremendous
gale which prevailed in that part Of the
country for sometime. This morning
the storm was accompanied by slight
but very perceptibIe shock Of earth
quake, which created considerable ex-
element in the large manufactures and
through the business portion Of the city.
The sensation continued for several sec.
onds. It's believed that great damage
TO property has been oecasiOned by the
violence Of the gale. bee 's'tI aai
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-05

his intention TO remain till his bail was
satisfactorily Arranged Zen should
everything be finally settled to-day, it is
understood Tweed vii. not start for the
State capital until the Senate reassem-
bles. Tweed displays spirit Of determi-
nation to take his seat as Senator, be-
lieying himself to be the bona eide choice
of the majority in his district, and he
has no idea of relinquishing what he
considers his right till forced to by legis-
latiye act,Shrgyt vamssyt ,rner z
The run Of depositofs on the Third
Avenue Savings Bank increased yester-
day, An immense line Of depositors
thronged the sidewalk. The officers are
still hopeful. If obliged to resort to
their securities they will claim sixty
days notice, to which the law entities
them, It is very doubtful if the bank
can stand therun much longer. 81
This morning depositors began to
gather around the Third avenue Savings
Bank. By nine o'clock they had formed
long lines reaching for blocks. The
general Impression is that the bank will
not stand the run. amGA Tj1f5H