The Van Buren press., 1872-02-27
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
Especial Dispatch to the Republican.
THE TREATY TnorsLp

THE TREATY TRoEsLH-
New YORK, Feb. 20.
The following is cable dispatch to the
World, dated London, February 20 :
" In reply to = letter of inquiry to him
by me. Gladstone has written long let
ter, explaining in an extremely smicable
manner the present position Of Her Maj
esty's government concerning the treaty
Of Washington, and denying the utter
ance of the offensive passage In his re-
cent speech in the House Of Commons.
rs has beef enormously reported. In
order to allay the public excitement in
England, have furnished copies Of
Gladstones letter to the press of Lon
don, and it is now published IN every
journal Of the kingdom, causing . pro
found sensation. In the House Of Com,
mons last evening, Bouveris asked Glad
stone whether the letter addressed to the
correspondent of the World was genu.
inc, wien Gladstone replied Yes, it
is a reply to letter asking an explana-
ton in regard to my speech.
SALT LAKE, Feb, 20.
A dispatch received to night from Su-
perintendent Clark says that cars for the
japanese embassy will be here to NOR
row, and the road opened. On the 9th
er hand, the telegraph reports that the
road is blocked at several points The
most interesting part of the subject is
the description given by passengers of
their experience in the snow blockade
their labor in shovelng snow by day,
and night, frequently amid bowling
storms and bitter cold; their organza.
ton to work and suffering to save women
and children, their great peril, the op
perfume assistance from United States
posts, etc. Their story is stranger than
fiction. Some of the passengers are still
manned and sick. ...t.
THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.
A Matamoros dispatch says that Ire
nina. the commander Of the revolution
lists, has telegraphsd to General Quer
reogo that he is moving on San Louis
Potosi with 10000 men, and would take
the city Immediately. He says he will
then proceed straight to the City Of Mex
leo. The revolutionists defeated the
forces of the government at Cheroclo, in
January last.
WASHINGTON, Feb 10,
THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY REPORTS
OF the Ku Klux committee were submit.
ted in each House to- day and objections
made in both to the views of the minor
ity on the ground Of the severe language
which it contained towards the majority
and the President, who is in ono portion
referred to as the imperial master, while
the report and conduct Of the msjority is
spoken Of as the grossest outrage and
the foulcst calumny ever perpetrated,
etc. The Senate after brief debate ad
mitted the report. In the House there
was quite 4 contest over it, which result
cd in the reception Of the report, pro
vided that its language was not unpar
liamcntary nor in violation Of the rules
of the House. 1t did not appear who
was to be the judge Of that.
TIE CLAYTON INVESTIGATION,
The special Senate committee Of in
vestigation into the charges of corrup
ton, bribery, etc, in connection with
the election Of Clayton to the United
States Senate was concluded to day The
district attorney, w G.. Whipple, who
was removed from office by the Presi
dent just after he had Claytoa indicted
in Arkansas, has been on the stand two
days He reiterated his evidence given
before the ku- klux committee that the
Little Rock, Pine Bluff and New Orleans
railroad company, in which Clayton was
had got nearly million of
dollars of the State, and the witness tes-
tfel in regard to the indictment of Clay
ton tor the violation of the enforcement
act that the matter had been first brought
to his notice whilst district attorney by
Judge Boles, who was then contestant
for the Congressional seat which he now
holds The complaint was based on the
fact that Clayton had fraudulently issued
Il certificate to Edwards, when the re-
turns showed Boles had a majority of
tho Congressional vote. This is the
same case that lately caused the House
to seat Boles by a unaniu Gus vote The
witness implicated the United States dis
trict judge in quashing this and other in
dictments by dischargirg grand juries
and interposing various technicalities to
prevent the punishment Of all the Clay
tonites who committed the frauds. Pos.
sibly the committee will report that Clay
ton retains his seat By fraud aud ought
to be expelled.
SALE OF ARMS INVESTIGATION.
The debate on the investigation into
the sale of arms to the French reopcned
with great spirit again in the Senate to-
day. There was an immense attendance
Of spectators. Conkling occupied the cn
tire day in an elaborate defense Of the
administration, but when Schurz quoted
the newly discovered law on him, show
ing that it had been clearly violated in
tho sale rof these arms, Conkling was
greatly nonplussed. lie was cut down
when, after reading an editorial against
Schurz from the Chicago Stats Zeitung,
to indicate the German sentiment, he was
coolly informed by Schurz that the cdi
tor Of said paper was an administration
office holder and collector of internal
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