The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-20

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1875.
BELLIaERENT RIGHTS FOR CUBA NOT TO DE
PRESSED
rumor here that Senator Carpenter intended
to head movement IN the Senate for according
belligerent rights to Cuba Is shown upon inquiry
to have no foundation. senator Carpenter thinks.
as he has ALWAYS thought, that the government
ought to take such acton, and he would
be glad to lead or follow such
movement but there Is no such movement or any
probability oil 1t at present The leading friends
OF Cuban independence say that such movement
Is not advisable at this time, will the Com
mitiee on Foreign Affairs In either house propose
such action without the suggestion or consent OF
the Secretary OF State.
THE ARKANSAS TROUBLES cEAs1Na SINCE GOV
ERNoR GARLAND's ACCESSION.
In the House to-day Judge Poland, from the
Arkansas Committee offered resolution that
neither Congress nor any other department OF the
governments has any need to interfere in Arkan-
sas AFFAIRS. and he viii call this up for action on
Monday or Tuesday. Senator sargent, in
the course. OF his speech, gave list OF l,167
murders and attempts to kill said to
have been committed in Arkansas, and argued
from this the absolute necessity OF federal inter-
ference These Deeds he SAID, were committed
between the time Of the reconstructed State gov
eminent and the accession OF Governor Garland.
His bloody list turns out, however, to be strong
argument In favor of the Garland government for
Mr. Sargent only left it to be In
ierred that outrages and murders con-
tlnue there. He could not assert this,
and, In fact the State is entirely at peace now,
as the Arkansas committees report says, "that
lie and pros ery are as safe there In New York
or Ohio" despatch received here to-day from
Governor Garland, In reply to Mr.. Sargenps
remarks, says:-"The number OF murders CON-
mltted in this State since the new government
went into operation is nve. The killed are one
colored and one white republican and three demo-
crats Politics had nothing to do with
the killing or any OF them. Mr. Sar
gents murders prove only that there was
formerly q bad state OF things In Arkansas, which
has been entirely remeded by the Garland gov
eminent, and would seem to show concusivey
that this ought not to be disturbed. The latest
murder is that OF A. II. Furbush o colored man,
Sheriff OF Lee county Though republican, he car
ried his county by his own influence in favor OF
the new constitution. Lee county Is strongly re-
publican, and has /, 700 colored voters Furbush
appears to have beeu a man OF force. In letter
to the President, printed with the Arkansas Mes.
sage, ne accused Senator Dorsey Of stupenoous
frauds, and added. 81 have had to be q political
slave ever since l have been in the State either
W ClaytOu VI OVIScy.' 1uC AIhuuSdS McSSdBc
lies dead In the Senate. Senators seem to be
afraid to touch 1t, and 1t ID hardly likely to be
called up.
TESTING THE INDEPENDENTS.
The executive session OF the senate, though
ostensbly Tor the consideration OF the Hawaiian
treaty, 10 generally believed to have for its chief
object the confirmation OF certain appointments
and an attempt to see now the new Senators win
range themselves politically. Most Of them are
new men and much curiosity Is felt to know how
Independent the Independent republicans are.