, 1874-12-24

FOREST CITY, Dec. l6.-Loss by nre
this morning $4,000.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 16.-The return
ing boald received another protest
from the Conservatives to-day and
went into executive session.
The boy pupils of the hi b school to-
day refused to allow co,ored boys to en-
ter. The Superintendent, in reply to a
commlttee who waited on him, said the
whole matter was in the hands of the
School board. He believed the general
law made no race distinctions, but this
board nigh, establish branch school
to obyiate the difficulty.
New YORK. Dec. 16.--The suspension
of Nathanial D. Carlye & Son is am
nounced. They were importers OF hides
coffee, p. arl. and cedar. The had large
interests in the Argentine Confedera
ton. 1t is thought their liabilities are
large, but nothing definite is known.
P1rrsBUEG, Dec. 16.--John A. olt-
man, Superintendent of the Drquenz
coal works while making tour OF H.
spection through the mines, was fired
on by some p rson unknown and fatally
wounded. The miners have been on
strike for some time.
BosroN. Dec. 16. There is steady
demand for wool with firm feeling and
fair prospects for higher prices al an
early day. Stocks at all points are
quit. small for the season. At the pres
ent rate of consumption wool will be
comparatively scarce article during the
next six uonths, unless much larger
supplies are received than are now look
ed for.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Representa-
tive Page, of California, was heard by
the House Committee on Foreign Rela
tions to day. in IN argument to show
the necessity of action by the Federal
Government to prevent the lmportlon
of coolies under servile labor contracts,
and Chinese women for immoral pur-
poses. Pare proved the unanimlty OF
prblic sentiment in California on this
subject by reading from the platforms
of both political parties, and reading
Go, ernor Booths last message, resolu-
tions of the Legislature. monster petit
tons, etc. The fact of the existence OF
the evils complained OF was exhibited
by affidayits of missionaries resident
in San Francisco, aud the necessity of
Federal action set forth by quoting the
decision of the United States District
Coart, holding that the State law pass
ed to correct these evils was in conflict
with the Burlingame treaty and the
Constitution O. the U. S.
Page also showed the provision of the
treaty, requiring both nations to enact
laws against the compulsory introduce
ton of Chinese subjects into the United
States, which had never been properly
complied with by this country and not
at all by the Chinese. No steps what
ever have been taken by Congress to
prevent the importion of Chinese wo-
men as slaves for prostitution Con-
gresham Luttrell of California was
present and corroborated his colleagues
statement.
WASHINGTON, Dec 16-The substance
of Irving's testimony to-day was as fol-
lows: He was employed by the Pacific
Mail Steamship Co. in various capaci-
ties from 1864 to 1873, the latter portion
of the term as ME mber of the firm OF
Eldridge and Irwin, agents in San
Francisco. In the winter of 1872 he
was employed as agent of the Company
for the purpose of procuring subsidy
for the China mail service. By letters
from the Company to him he was to re-
ceive certain sum of money, in full
payment of the expenses of obtaining the
subsidy.
WASHINGTON. Dec. II. Prominent
Louisianians belonging to the Conserv
ative party, who arrived last night, say
their party clearly elected majority of
the Legislature and other candidates at
the recent election. The Conservatives
are anxiously awaiting the report of the
returning board. There is feeling
among them that should the board re-
iect any returns with a view to giving
ascendency to the Republicans, the
Conservatives would undertake to right
themselves by arms.
The following committee appoint
ments by Senate Republican caucus,
now engaged petrifying bills on the
subject intimated to them by caucus:
Finances Sherman, Moulton, Logan,
Edwards. Sergeant. Ferry of Michigan,
Allason. West, Robertson, of Vermont,
and Conklin. Of these seven are hard
money men. Southern Affairs Nor
ton. Boutwell,, Scott, Pratt. Morrill,, of
Maine, Woodleigh, Boardman. Clayton,
Spencer and Wright. Transportation
Waddel. Oglesby, Chandler. Terry, of
Connecticut. Harney. Hitchcock. Car-
penter and Frelinghuysen.
New YORK, Dec. 1.-THE managers
of tine Mon mouth Park Association re-
solved to celebrate the Centennial by an
offer of purse of $4,000, all ages. four
mile heats. Have sent special notice to
all great race horse owners in the coun-
try. Entries to be made on or before
January 1st. 1875. year and half in
advance Of the time set for the race.
VIM M. Tweed was taken from pris-
on to the oyer and Terminer Court, on
habeas corpus this morning. After ar
gument the case was adjourned till
Monday next, to give the District At
torney time to consider whether he
would demur. Tweed was remanded to