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vIRGINIA'S DEBT.
CONFERENCE OF LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES AND
BoNDHoLDERs-No SATISFACTORY RESULT YET
REACHED.


REACHED.
RICHMOND Jan. 80. 1879.
The committees OF the two houses of the Legisa-
ture TO whom was referred the duty of comforting
with the creditors of the State met this morning and
adjourned to meet this afternoon at four o'clock.
Yielding to the pressure brought to bear upon them
1t resolved that all the members of the Legisa-
ture might be admitted. The conference was to
be held in tho Council Chamber OF the
City Corporation. When the time arrived
the crowd which was gathered was large that it
was found impracticabc to transact anything like
serious business, and indeed OF the representa-
tves of the bondholders declined 10 undertake TO
enter into the consideration the business in such
a crowd 1t was then moved and adopted that a sub
committee of five from the House OF Delegates and
three from the Senate. together with the chairmen
of the two committees. should be appointed,
whose duty it should be to have private confer
ence with the creditors and ascertain their views upon
the situation. the subcommittee to be appointed by
the chairmen of the committees of the two houses.
The subcommittee was appointed accordingly, and
is composed from the House committee of decided
majority of readjusters, and from the Senate com
and of debt PAYERS. This subcommittee will have to
report to the Finance committees of the two houses
They vote separately. although they sit jointly.
TALK.
The weakness of Virginians tor speechmaking is
great mpedment to busness-lilke discussion of the
subject under consideration. 1t is not to be dis
guised that there many parties here who do not
desre to the question settled for the present but
who prefer to make one more canvass upon the
issue of this much discussed debt. Considera-
BILE speculation is INDUCED in to the prob
able result, but the weight of opinion seems
to be that satisfactory solution will be arrived
at. Messrs. McCulloch, Ward and Fry arc eminently
judiclous and conservative in their views and under
stand thoroughly the condition OF things in the
State. and absent creditors may rest assured that
whatever action they agree will be for the best
interests OF all concerned.
DEFINITE RESULT.
The conference adjourned their sitting at eleven
O'Clock after long session at the Exchange Hotel 1t
resulted in nothing more than general interchange
OF views. in which prominent readjusters pleaded the
poverty of the State and inability of the
people to bear further increase OF taxation. and
advancing any proposition but simply asking ques-
tions which were invariably enthusiastically an
swered. There is feeling in favor of paying three
per cent the entire debt. but it is extremely
doubtful what will result from this conference.
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BAD FOR THE DEPOSTTORS.

The suit of John G. Loehrs against the directors
of the Mechanics and Lsborcrs' Savings Bank to 70
cover sl4s which he had deposit in the institu-
ton at the time of it's suspension, tried yester
day IN the First District Civil Court. Jersey
city. before Judge B. +. Randolph. Messrs.
Cloke and Furcy appeared for the plaintiff.
and Gilbert Collins. ex-senator Abbott and q.
NJ. Olmstcad appeared for the directors. The case
was a test one upon which other suits brought by
dopositors we're to stand fall. The plaintiff
claimed the charter of the bank required ths1
there should be fifteen directors to organ
izc and there only fourteen dt
rcctors the bank never organized. thus leaving
the fourteen directors liable to civil suit. He
further claimed that Mr.. J. W. Donclan. the cashier
was liable because he had induced depostors TO place
money in the institution Judge Randolph granted
non-sut without allowing the TO go to the jury.
on the ground that the directors had properly organ
lied and that Mr.. Donelan could not refuse TO take
money offered. even IL he knew of the banks ins d.
vcncy until after the directors had officially reported
the SUSPENSION of the institution.
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MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMENT, J
OFFICE OF THE CHIEr SIGNAL OFFrcER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l-1 A. M.

OFFTCE OF THE CHIEf SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l-1 A. NJ.
Indications.
For New England partly cloudy weather and
slight rise temperature with westerly to southcrly
winds and slight fall in barometer during tho day,
probably followed by threatening weather and
variable winds during the night.
For tho Middle States partly cloudy or clear
weather. slight rise in temperature falling barometer
during the day, followed during the evening by in
creasing cloudiness and rain in tho southern por-
tions with northeast 70 southeast winds.
For the south Atlantic States, slowly rising tenn
pcrature aud northeast TO southeast winds. with In
crcasing cloudiness and areas of rain.
For the Gulf States east to south Winds rising
temperature. falling barometer east of Texas and
areas of rain. with partly cloudy weather.
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley. threatening
weather and rain. with falling barometer. slight
changes IN temperature and variable winds. mostly
from northeast to southeast
For the lower lake region slight rise in tcmpcra-
ture partly cloudy weather. south to west winds.
shifting north and east during the evening, with
falling barometer and threatening weather.
For the upper lake region. the Upper Mississippi
and Lower Missouri valleys. northwest 70 northeast
winds, increasing cloudincss and rain or snow, with
falling barometer in the southern portions probably
followed by rising barometer and colder weather.
For the Pacific coast regions. partly cloudy
weather and light rains north of San Francisco.
The Ohio River will fall slowly. The Lower Missis-
sirpi will rise slightly.
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SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER.

NEW BORN BABE ABANDONED ON THE STREET
AND ITS MOTHER DRIVEN AWAY IN A CAR
RAGE.
The following despatch was received at the Central
Office late last night:-"At nine p. NJ. unknown
woman delivered of female child in front of No. 125
East Sixteenth street. She carried of in coach
by two gentlemen and lady. Child abandoned.
Brought here and sent to Bellevue
At the hospital the little found last night
and favorable report was made of its health. but
the mystery surrounding its appearance in the world
not susceptible Of very easy solution. Tho
arrival of carriage and the transportation Of tho
mother to some unknown destination, while the
child was left to die on the street, was certainly
remarkable occurrence ard an effort was made to get
at the facts of the case This seemed matter of no
little difficulty, two Of the people who profess
know anything of the affair tell the story.
negro woman who lives above stable the
Westminster Hotel is said to have been the first to
notify the officer post of what had TRANSFERRED
But she had suddenly become impressed with the
necessity of keeping silence and during the night
she put herself of the way of being interrogated.
male relative, in a sadcolored livery, with
face like Erebus. was visible in the place. but
there something absolutely Sphinx-like
in the calmness with which he received torrent Of
questions and the stoldity with which he disclamed
born babe. Patroman Schrof was the officer who
had been encharged with the care of the block, and
he had seemingly become affected with the mys-
q coach and that its inmates acted very remarkably
he willing to confess but OF the details of the
occurrence he would say little. From what he
dropped, however it would appear that the
officer has a clew to the identity of the
new born childs mother and her associates.
and that he hopes to speedily locate them. 1t would
seem that little before he summoned two
women came along Sixteenth street and stopped on
the soop OF No. lbs, which is short distance from
the Westminster Hotel A few minutes later
a carriage drove up. One Of. the pair was
helped into it by two men who alighted.
She feeble and had to be laid upon the cushions
The other woman got in after her. Then the men
resumed their seats and the carriage ratified OF to
Union square at lively pace The curiosity OF the
negro woman brought her into the street then. and
she found the infant lying naked upon the pavement
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TORNADO IN MIS- SISSIPPI.

SIX LIVES LOST AND SEVERAL PERSONS
SERIOUSLY INJURED-HousES AND OTHER
BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
NASHVILLE. Tenn JAM 80, 1879.
Aspecial despatch from Iuka, Miss. says that at
seven O'Clock on Tuesday evening the place was
visited by terrible storm. 1t from the south
west and took northeast course, striking the south
eastern portion Of the town. . hill mostly
pied by colored people. instantly killing colorcd
woman and her child and four other colorcd chill
dren. two of whom not found until yesterday,
and then quarter of mile from home. the head OF
one being severed from the body. Eight other col
orcd persons were wounded. one of whom died on
Wednesday morning. The others who werc wounded
doing well. though has his thigh broken and
another his arm.
PROPERTY DESTROYED.
Four houses were blown down and one church.
wagon was carried about mile and embedded in the
ground The tornado listed but o. few minutes and
its track not over two hundred yars In width
1t swept everything before it, Its course was toward
the Mississippi River, where 1t struck Newport.
badly damaging that town and breaking . child's
arm Some of the timbers of the houses blown away
were found two miles distant.
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SUGGESTIONS BY MR.. GEORGE II. PUTNAM FOE
TREATY WHICH WOULD SECURE THE RIGHTS
OF FOREIGN AUTHORS AND THE INTERESTS OF
AMERICAN PUBLISHERS.
lecture was delivered last evening by Mr.. George
H. Putnam, at No. 81 East Twenty fourth street.
the subject of international Copyright" before
numerous audience composed chiefly of pub
fishers of this city. The point that Mr..
Putnam urged was that there should be .
treaty between this and foreign countries
by which the rights of authors belonging to America
should be protected in Europe and the rights Of
European authors be protected here. 1t an old old
story but Mr. Putnam, in the course of his lecture
gave life and interest to it once again. Among his
hearers were Mr.. Horace White. formerly of the Chi
cago Tribune; Or. IranRus Prime. Charlton G. Lewis
Mr.. Armstrong and Mr.. Carleton, publishers, and
Captain John Goldman. who presided as chairman.
Mr.. Putnam claimed that International copyright is
practicable and that in the ten years past, hen the
last concerted measures made. there was de-
cded change of opinion not alone among the people
but among the publishers
PROTECTION UNDER RESTRICTIONS.
The measure he suggested was that the copyright
protection should be accorded TO foreign author
provided that the title of his book be registered in
this country simultaneously with its publication in
England, that the book be published here within six
months Of it's publication in England, and that the
printing and binding of the book be done in
this country the privilege being accorded of
importing stereotype plates and eecros OF illustra
tons, subject, of course the present tariff of du
ties also that the book be published in this country
would have to last only for of ten years, by
which time the English author would get into the
habit of working through American publishers and
of supplying his books in cheap editions suitable
for readers. All this must be very consoling to
the British author. He will, doubtless, look upon
Mr.. Putnam the greatest benefactor OF his race
Mr.. Putnam went further TO say that PROPOSE
ton will doubtless be made in the course OF the
year by the British government for the ap-
pontment of an international commission for
fresh consideration of this subject and
our government ought to prepare for this
international by the early appointment OF homo
commission to give due consideration to the several
interests involved in the question: to collect again
the different sets of opinion, and to harmonic these
as far as possible. by the time English friends
are ready to talk over the matter with us ought
to have informed ourselves definitely to
what kind of measure is, the
whole, most desirable, and how much of
this il is practicable at this present
time to carry into effect. There has undoubtedly
during the past ten years. been growth of enght-
ened public sentiment on this question but should
still be indsposed to intrust its settlement to the
House of Representatives. and should suppose that
could probably be handled to best advantage the
Senate in the shape of treaty.
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MR.. EDMUNDS' RESOLUTION.
AND FIrTEENTH AMENDMENTS SPEECH OF
Mr.. MORGAN, OF ALABAMA.

VALIDITY OF THE THIRTEENTH, FOURTEENTH
AND FIFTEENTH AMENDMENTS SPEECH OF
MIR. MORGAN, OF ALABAMA.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 80. 1870.
The Senate to-day resumed consideration of the
unfinished business being the resolution OF Mr. Ed
munds. trepl of VT. declaring tho validity Of the
thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to
the constitution of tho United States.
Mr. MoRoAN, (dcm.) of Ala, said IL had been stated
that he was entitled 10 the floor. The Senator from
Vermont (Nr. Edmundsl courtcousy assigned to him
the noor but he (Mr. Morgan) did not want ii. The
Senator from Vermont could occupy IL If ho desired
10.
Mr.. EpMuxps said he did not want the floor. All
that he wanted was vote the resolutions.
Mr.. MoncAx said the Senator from Vermont per.
sistently declined to explain his resolutions believ-
ing that they themselves sufficiently clear with
out any explanation.
Mr.. MORGAN then had read the rsubsHtutc for the
resolutions submitted by him ON the 10th inst and
said the Senator from Vermont was unable to get his
resolutions before the senate until aided by Sen.
ators the democratic side. No Senator had
been sworn here who did not understand that his
oath of Office included the thirteenth, fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments. no matter whether he
came IRON the North. SOUTH East or West and no
Senator had by any vote. motion or speech indi
Gated that ho did not intend TO sap
port tho amendments as part of the con.
stitution of his country. He then no.
fcrred to tho date of the final aloption of
each amendment. and said the Senator from Vermont
had never considered II necessary until now to bring
the question OF their validity before tho Senao and
tho country The senator now seemed to think that
some new affirmation was necessary. He seemed to
think that in order to get 20 observe an oath
in this country be must give sscurty 10 do 40 -rha
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NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

TRENTON, Jan. 80, 1879.
The Senate not in session to-day.
In the House the following bills were intro
duced Fixing the salary Of the Clerk Of the Su-
preme Court at $4,000. To annex Kearney township.
in Hudson county. to Harrison, in said county. To
repeal the District Court act far it affects the
city of Trenton.
PASSED.
To authorize the visitors to the Agricultural Col
1ege to advertise free scholarships i'll the counties
where they become vacant.
Authorizing monumental associations to invest
their funds. h
The bill allowing the bonding Of the debt of the
cities of Newark and Jersey City for the purchase Of
the Morris Canal for water works purposes, or.
dered to third reading.
Adjourned until Monday night next.
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ILLICIT DISTILLER SENTENCED.
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

TRENTON n. j., Jan. 80, 1879
To-day. in the United States Court. Patrick Brcsln
sentenced to nine months imprisonment in the
State Prison and to pay fine of $4,000 conviction
of having carried illicit distillery in New
Brunswick, n. j. He said that he knew nothing
about the Illicit business. but confessed that he had
advanced money to another man to conduct it. He
was at one time member OF the Board of supervis-
Of Kings county, n. Y. and it is said he served
in the Brooklyn Board of Aldermen. He pain
fully surprised at the sentence having expected only
10 pay the fine. Hisrwife present in court, and
the parting between them he being taken to
the State Prison very affecting. Within half an
hour from the time OF the pronouncing of the SEN
he was in convicts garb. The sentence is con-
sic nd
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CUNNINGHAM BAILED.
[pY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

WILKEsBAIRE. Pa, Jan. go 1879.
Thomas D. Conyngham. accused Of forgery. in the
sum of 100000 upon New York. New Jersey and
Pcnnsylvania banks. whose arrival in New York
from Brazil on Wednesday was recorded in to-day's
HERALD. to this city this afternoon in company
with Detective Godng. Of New York. and his brother
and II. W. Palmer. one Of his attorneys. They
taken from the train at street crossing just enter
ing the city, and hastily driven 10 the Court House,
where the President Judge, G.. NJ. Harding, and Dis
trict Attorney Rice awaiting them. The Presi-
dent of Second National Bank of this city, having
$1,000 of Conynghams paper in his possession,
together with several directors. were present with
their attorney. j. T. Lennahan. The prisoner. with
his counsel. Messrs. Palmer and Woodward Of
fered bail in the sum of $4,000. whch demurrcd
TO by the prosecution and the security
TO $4,000. his mother, Mrs. II. A. Conynghan. aud
brother, w. l.. Conyngham. signing the bond.
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TROUBLE FOR TALMAGE.

It is said that so inccnsed have some members Of
the Brooklyn Presbytery become over Rev. DIR, Tai
IMAGES style of preaching. his alleged departure
from doctrinal rules and the developments recently
made In the trial of William Geson against the
Brooklyn Tabernacle that the matter will be freely
discussed and some dehnito action taken by the
Prcsbytery at it's meeting to be held on Monday
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A PREACHER IN JAIL.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 30, 1879.
despatch from Columbia. Tenn, says a Method
list preacher named Knox was arrested sawel's
Mills four miles east from there. this morning. for
m indecent assault upon Mrs. Lutte. OF Lawrence
county Knox is said to be northern man, and has
been preaching at waynesboro and in that vicinity
for some time. Mrs. Lutte is a widowed daughter OF
n Mr. Eippey and lived at the old Rppcy stand on
the waynesboro road. Knox was taken to Lawrence
tod
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KANSAS SENATORSHIP.

ST. LOUIS Mo-, Jan. 80, 1879.
ATopeka. Kan, despatch says one ballot was taken
to-day for United States Senator OF which Ingalls,
got r. Anthony rs. Simpson II. Phillips IS. Mitchell
IL, Goodin II, Campbell J. Horton Pomcroy 3. one
member being absent. II, was the almost unanimous
belief that Ingalls, will receive 100 votes tomorrow.
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ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 1877

WASHINGTON, Jan. 80, 1879.
Major A. H. Nickerson, assistant adjutant general
has boon relieved from duty in the Department Of
the Columbia and ordered to report In person TO the
Adjutant General of the Army for duty in his Office
Assistant surgeon u. y. Trcinaine has been ordered
10 this city to give certain information to the Com
mttcc on Military Affairs of the United States Senate
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SPINNERS ON STRIKE

strike Of the spinncrs occurred in the silk mill
of pel,ram & Meyer. Paterson. N. j., yesterday
morning, and was caused by the discharge of Of
the hands.
strike Of consequence occurred also at he
silk mill of George Frost 4 Co.. in Paterson, the
sppuers going out ON a demand Tor mora wasa->,
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JUDGE HAGNER.
DINNER IN HIS HONOR BY HIS MARYLAND
FRIENDS.

FRIENDS.
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 30, 1879.
Governor John Lee Carroll. OF Maryland. rendered
farewell dinner to A. B. Hagner. who has recently
been appointed Associate Judge in the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia, tonight
at the Governors Mansion. Mr.. Hagner was
ceived by the Judges Of the Court Of Appeals Com
modore Parker and others. Among those present
Chief Judge Bartol and Associate Judges Bowie,
Brent. Miller, Alvey and Robinson. of the Court OF
Appeals Judge William H. Tuck and Mr.. Alexander
Randall, of the Annapolis Barr Attorney General
Gwinn. OF Maryland; Colonies S. II. Taylor and j.
+. Lee. of the Governors staff Commodore Foxhall
A. Parker. superintendent of the Naval Academy;
Lieutenant Mckenzie and officers Of the Naval
Academy, and others. Judge Hagner will leave for
Washington tomorrow.
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BLOCK ISLAND LIGHT.
rpY TELEGRAPH TO THE HrnAnp.1

NEWPORT II. l., Jan. 30, 1879.
The United states Lighthouse steamer Cactus left
here this morning for Block Island having on board
General q. X. Warren, of the United states Engineer
Corps, and General Duane and Colonel j. q. Fremont,
OF tho Lighthouse Board. General Warren formally
turned over the Basin recently completed at that
niaca. tn tho Lighthouse Department.
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FIENDISH CRUELTY.


Sr. LOUIS No., Jan. 30, 1879.
A despatch from San Antonio. Texas, says that
party OF Mexican bandits recently robbed three wo-
men and two men on the Mexican side of the Rio
Grande and left them tied to trees 10 starvc When
found buzzards were lowering around the victims.
Three OF the bandits escanad
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FUNERAL OF DIR. LINDERMAN.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 30.

The funeral OF DR.. Lindcrman took place to-day.
Secretary sherman and all prominent Treasury
officials were present. Comptroller Knox and Mr.
Preston, Of the Mint Bureau, escorted the remains
D.u
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THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.

The following record will show the changes in the
temperature for the past twenty-four hours. in
parison with the corresponding date of last year.
indicated by the thermometer at Hudnuts pharmacy,
Herald Building, No. 21S Broadway
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 1879.
The Tallapoosa from Norfolk. which has been for
several days cebound in the river below arrived az
the navy yard here to-day
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LOUISIANA SENATORSHIP.

New ORLEANS, Jan. 80. 1879.
The democratic caucus tonight nominated B. F.
Jonas succeed Senator Eustis the United States
Senate.
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RAILROAD AND TELEGRAPH CHARGES.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 80, 1879.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate at Madi-
son to-day relating to the charges Of rail-
road, express and telegraph companies. Tho bill
proposes q reduction Of twenty five per cent
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Average temperature yesterday. ........ 30
Average temperature for corresponding date last
xoar. ..........,.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~