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4 { For THE She O ~ Kietami Papor of tho County. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1871 NIAGARA | DEMOCRAT THE Sim Domingo and What Corres- pondents Say of It, The New York papers of Tuesday contain long letters from correspondents who went out in the steamer Tennesses, giving an ac. count of what they have seen up to date of the Island or part of an Island of San Do- mingo. The impression left by them is that it is an uncultivated tract of land, inhabited by a wild kind of humanity. - The vessel landed at Samans, at the head of Samana Bay, Part of the expedition had walked NIAGARA DEMOCRAT. GREAT DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN oon ~ SYRAGUSE > Hon. Francis E. Carroll, Demo®= cratic Candidate, Elected by One Hundred and Thirty» . Four Majority. Radicalism Dying Out ! _-_..- Suit Against General Dix. A commission has been sitting in Troy dur- ing the past few days, taking testimony in the case of P. J. Marsh ve. Gen. John A. Dix, upon the order of Judge Ingalls of the Su- preme Court. The Troy Times says the suit originated as follows: Tu 1864 Gen, Dix, then commanding .the Eastern department, issued an order to Major Van Ren‘sSglaer, com- mandant (it, the Albany Barracgsflto arrest Marsh & Bates, recruiting agents of Troy, and take from them $850 or send them to Fort The Will of the Lao Abel Mi- __ nard. The will of the late Abel Minard, of Mor- ristown, which has just been filedin the Sur- rogate's office in that place, names as execu- tors his son Dayton A. Minard, Gov. Ran- dolph, and Messrs. Mortimer M, Southworth and Levi F. Bowen of Lockport, N. Y. Five hundred dollars each are; bequeathed to the First and Second Presbyterian, Methodist, Episcopal, St. Peter's, Redeemer, and Baptist Churches of Morristown, .and the same to Current Year of 1871. Municipal Election, Lafayette. Capt, John -T. McCotin, of the | each of six specified churches in Lockport, N. across the eastern strip of the island to San (Jr mm 'The Nracara Dsmoorar will be furnished for the current year, 1871, for ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY OENCS, payable in advance. . LARGE - PREMIUMS ! 'The following Promiums are offered to active young men who will procure new subscribers to the Nragara DE- : FIRST PREMIUM-For the groat- est number of subscribers, in one list, (not less than 50,) a first-class SEW - ING MACHINE, (Davis' Patent,) Walnut Finish, with Cover, all com- plete-valued at $65.00. _ SECOND PREMIUM-For the list second in number of subscribers, (not less than 20,) a large Stcel Engraving, 24486, Rosewood Frame, entitled < Bivening Prayer,\-valued at $12.00, THIRD PREMIUM-For the list third in number of subscribers, (not less than 20,) a brilliant Chromo, after Rosa Bonhour, 18 x 24, Walnut Frame, entitled \ Morning,\-valned at $10.00 FOURTH PREMIUM-EFor the list fourth in number of subseribers, (not less than 20,) a large Picture in colors, 24#36, Rosewood Frame, entitled Do an thi sid abl & C over - head. [although it rains every day and often many times a day. We come down in the wet season. and almost constant rains may, ; modify the of the summer solstice cooler than it would be otherwise. Looking, then, at the people of Samana have for making & favor- mingo village or settlement. An idea of the impression likely to: fall upon the com- mission may be gathered from the following extract from the Herald reporter : According to their account there is no sick- ness here € worth speaking about. One man, industrious and enterprising white citizen of the United States, who has settled and ac- quired property here, the healthiest in the room adjoining the one where he made the remark his only child was lying sick with fever,. declared this country world, while in the in which we sat and Then, the people sa a is the hottest season of the yegr, Fhougi‘;v the Sun is fifteen or sixteen degrees the other e of the equator, and in June it is right 'This is called the dry season, may imagine what floods These heavy however, temperature and make the season motive the e impression upon the Commission and those accompanying it, and the natural en- thusiasm of nearly all in this expedition over ountry so luxuriant and a climate go much in contrast with that they had just left, it is not surprising that everything is viewed in couleur de rose. should everything be so represented by the commission and correspondents. This is an intimation that the report of the Commissioners will not be altered materially from the original draft made at Washington before the expedition sailed. Speaking of jobs the ZZerald reporter says : Though there may be no jobs, as far as our government land speculations at the town Nor would it be astonishing officials are - concerned, in and inner bay «Poultry of the World,\-valued at $10.00, FIFTH PREMIUM-For the list fifth in number of subscribers, (not loss than 20,) a large Steel Engraving, 18424, Rosewood Frame, entitled « Washington at the Battle of Tron- ton,\-valued at $12.00. SIXTH PREMIUM-For the list of Samana, the lease of the little coalin island and the priviliges of the bay to the United States for $150,000 a year looks very much like a job. This is an enormus sum of money for such property and privileges. Fifty thousand dollars & year would be too much, and the Dominican government probably would have been glad to have got less. Oth- ers besides Baez, there is reasou to suspect, have their hands in this job. One year's rent of this lease ought to be enough to buy up nearly all the land around the harbor. This tallys with previoas reports that Grant, sixth in number of scribers, (not legg] Babcock and others, have interests in San than 20 ) an lustrated * Family l Domingo that will be effected by annexation. Record,\ done in India Ink, 24 x 36, - valued at $12.00. SEVENTH PREMIUM-For the list seventh in number of subscribers, (not less than 20,) a brilliant Chromo, Walout Frame, entitled « Evening,\-valued at $10.00. EIGHTH PREMIUM-EFor the list eighth in number of subscribers, (not less than 20,) a Steel Engraving, Rose- wood Frame, 18 #20, entitled \ From 18 # 24, The coal beds so long and loudly talked about, are disposed of as follows : Professor W,. P. Blake, the geologist and mineralogist of the Commission, who has charge generally of the scientific explorations, went up to the head of the bay or Gulf and mouth of the Uuna river in the ship's cutter, with the special object of examining the re- ported coal mines near there. He reports to the Commission that he found outcrops of lignite or tertiary brown coal, indicating beds of ennsiderable extent and favorably situated for working and for transportation to the Gulf. He does not regard it as of any value for ocean steamers, but as likely to prove of some eco- nomical value to this region as fuel for local steamers on the Gulf, for making gas, and Shore to Shore,\-valued at $10.00. NINTH PREMIUM-For the list ninth in number of subscribers, (not less than 10,) a Chromo, entitled « Dead Came,\-valued at $5.00, TENTH PREMIUM-For the list tenth in number of subscribers, a large pos sible, for use to locomotives in case a rail- way should ever be laid along the great valley. have been discovered. Another correspondent fails to take in muck enthusiasm, He says : The experience of the Spaniards, who, after losing thousands of lives and spending $6,- No other valuable minerals so far Chromo Lithograph, 18 x 24,Rosewood Frame, entitled \ Chanticleer,\-val- ued at $5.00. The offer of Premiums will be good until and including the first day of 000,000 to establish a government here, were driven away-yes, after they had been invit- ed here to rule over a people of their own langusge-should make us careful not to Jump too inconsiderately into this annexation sclieme. The Dominicans are a people of another language and of a different race to those of the United States, Of course it is not known yet what the report of the Com- March, 1871. . Bon Butler Still Stoaling. Mr, Farnaworth republican member of the House of Represontatives from Ilinois, in de- to misgioners will be. themselves do not know. They have a great many things to see and investigations to make before they can decide. But, if I mis- take not, the impression is not so favorable The Commissioners ann<zation as it appeared to be at first. bate on Tuesday, charged Ben Batler with | The Nantasket will sail with the mail to St. being interested in the granite contract for the Boston post-office, and of having ap- propriated public furniture in Washington to his own use, and that a mirror belonging to tho treasury department, worth $10,000, which had been used by him to adorn his residence, had been broken. Mr. Farnsworth |. gaid this accusation had been substantiated before a Committee of tho House. Mr. Butler was progont while Mr. F. was speaking, but made no pertinent reply. an \Theo Condition of Paris, The new ministry is not received favorably. The lefts appointed temporarily are too old to transform the army. Mortality is decreasing in consequence of improved food and & milder temperature. Small pox is also decreasing. The destitution is stil} great ; four thou- sand people are in the streets waiting for the mayor's food. Twelve thousand six hundred toms of food and fuel arrived yesterday, Medicine and drugs are terribly wasted, there are none left, de m France Called Upon to Decide on _ Pencepr War at Once. The offelal Honften» says that France must deoldo upon war op porte immediately. Delay poteridrates the atrougth of Germany. France has long known the conditions whereon Gr- TTY In fendy to conctude perce. These are Thomas in an hour or so, and this correspon- nce must be closed till another opportunity for making a letter occurs. To fill up our space to-day we quote what one of the writers says of the past San Do- Ingo city : . How strange it seems to be lounging about in this old and ruinous town, filled as it is with so much that is associated with the early history of our continent. those old Spanish grandees, making dynasties in this new world. it is said that at one period the grandeur and mas» nificance of the court at this ec that of Madrid. Here was the scene of some of Columbus' trials ; here he was imprisoned. Here Balbox made his kbeadquarters and Cortez planned his expedition Montezumas. 'These old walls, in their ruins are replete with such history. and it would seem like the postry of histor; for our government, after Laving gained fame and renown as the most progressive nation in the world, to now obfain possession of this historic spot and izcorporate it in her domin- ion. I visited the old cathedral the other day which was built by Diego Columbus, and which will merit a description in a future letter, Here revelled making and un - place equalled against the picturesque ' SYRACUSE, Feb. 21. At the charter election here, to-day, the: Democrats elected Francis E. Carroll, mayor, by 184 majority, &a Democratic gain of about 500 since a year ago. Governor Geary and Govexznor Hoffman and Military Elections -Congress Alarmed. In his annual message to the Legislature, on the 3rd of January, 1871, the Governor of New York gave abundant ressous why no fair election by the people 6f this State could be held so long as Congress insisted that the management of State voting should be under the control of Generals in the army aud Com» manders in the Navy. ° The Governor pro- ceeded to demonstrate that the use of the army and navy of the United States on elec- tion day wasan obstruction, not an aid, to. voters and voting ;; slko an cutragéous viola- tion of the rredom of elections, hateful to the people, but inff@ded, by Republican members of Congress, New York to give to the Republican pirty a majority in spite of the people. Governor Gery, tne Republicnn Govornor of the State of Pennsylvania, in his annual message, denounced this military in- terference on tlie part of Congress with the freedom of State eloctions. The double pres- sure of the tw§ Governors, brought to bear against this gress usurpation of authority by the national Republican representatives in Washington, has had its effect, for the Lower House of Congress, while tinkering this same & military election law, has stricken out the military clause: altogether. The following is a clip from the New York Sun of February 15 : The bill was then passed by nearly a party vote-yeas, 144; nays, 64. It contains nine- teen sections, covering twenty four printed pages, and is principally an amendment of soma of the details of the bill of the 81st of May, 1870, on the same subject. It provides for the appointment by. the United States Circuit Judge of two Supervisors of Election of different politics in cities and towns having over twenty thousand inhabitants, and pre- scribes their powers and duties, It also au- thorizes the United States Marshal to appoint special Deputy Marshals to assist the Super- visors of Election, 'and prescribes their powers and duties, fand authorizes them to call to their aid the bystanders or posse comitatus of the district. The to call on the mili- tary authorities is struck out. The m'xing in of commanders of the land and naval forces with voters on election day, to act as an armed police, engaged in the in- terest of the Republican party, has been the cause of more political strife and demoraliza- tion in both arms of the service, land and naval, than bad existed till now. The ma- jority in Congress assume by. this law, that it is the only virtuous representative body in. the nation; that State legislatures have . neither the capacity nor integrity to keep the people from cheating each other at the polis on election day. The national representatives would lose much of this conceit if they re- fected that the late civil war, like all other civil struggles, has brought the seum of 'na- tional political society on top. Thatin no State legislature has the character of debate been so undignified, so unparliamentary, ever so disgraceful to the nation, as those personal collisions witnessed in the national capital by the law makers, 20 - , So inferior have been the harrangues deliy= ered in Washington, during the republican reign, that editors have nearly ceased to print and the psople to read effusions. emanating from Congress. It was different when Silas Wright, Heury Clay, Daniel Webster, and even Daniel S. Dickinson were in the public councils and debated important measures. - . Hence, the folly of a representative body of inferior calibre to set itself above our own orderly la#-makers in Albany, or above law makers in Pennsylvania, The rebukes of the iwo Governors were timely, and have fright, ened Congressmen from setting the military over the people on election days. mm ' Between Grant and Sherman, * Leading army officers state that there exists serious difference in Washington between Gen Sherman and the President, owing to affairs connected with the government of. the army. The President, when General of the army had control of ali matters, virtlinlly regarding, tlge then Secretary of War as a subordinate. Since he entered the White House; the direc- ti'o.n of the army work being lef; to his de- eision,; he retained as Commander-in-chief control of all the leading details, issuing hig orders direct through the Sscretary of War leaving to General Bherman only the conduct; Sir Edward Thornton, the British minister, has succeeded in renting the elegant residence of Mr. Franklin Philp, of Washington, on Franklin square, for the use of the British commission to settle the Alabama claims. The Commissioners are expected to grrive here on Friday next. Last year there was paid for duties on of minor matters: - It was only the other day that Mr. Belknap, being incensed at a news- paper paragraph which stated him to be a mere clerk of General Sherman, called the correspondent who published it to account, and informed hint that, on the contrary, Gen- eral Sherman always addressed him» as a superior officer, - The feeling in the army is to France as the American Minister, and of against him, and the 'case will doubtless be One Hundred and Sixty-ninth regiment, then on recruiting service in Albany, was directed by Major V. R. to execute. the order, and he arrested Marsh & Bates, who, mare? than be sent to prison, paid the money Hemanded, though strenuously protesting againgt the le« gality of the act. The. order of Gen. Dix, it seems, was founded upon the representations of some soldiers enlisted in this city, to the effect that the money had been retained from them, which statement Mr. Marsh:dénies. The war having closed, Gen. Dix was sent conrge no proceedings couid be instituted against him until his return. -As soon, how ever, as the General landed upon his native soil, Mr. Marsh commenced prossedings tried at the June Circuit of the Supreme Court. The Commissionon Thursday took the testimony of Capt, McCoun, who is a non- resident, and also of Major Van :Rensselaer, The principal and interest claimed now amount to the nice little sum of $1,400. Gigantic Telegraph Scheme. - The gigantic telegraph scheme introdiced into the Senate, by Mr. Howe, is described by the New York Herald's Washington corre- spondent as providing for two companies :- \The American Atlantic Telegraph Cable Company,\ and \ The American Pacific Tele- graph Cable Company.\ The former is to lay a cable {between the United. States and Europe, and the latter betwéen the United States across the Pacific to China. 'The for mer company is to have a capital of eight millions and the latter of twelve, and each is authorized .to issue bonds -to 'half the amount of its stock, payable in thirty. years, at five per cent., to be registered and paid at the United States :- Treasury, the coupons to be endorsed and paid by the Secretary of the Treasury,. The Postmaster-General is to make a contract with these companies to do all the Government telegraph business. over their lites at the same rates for private par« ties. A despatch of ten words to Europe is to cost five dollars ; ten words to Ching, fifteen dollars, The Secretary of the Navy to fur- nish steamers to make soundings and lay the cables, as was done for the first Atlantic cable, in 1858. It is said that the promoters of this scheme are doing all they can to pre- vent the passage by the Senate of the Gene- ral Telegraph bill, which passed the House, and which allows full freedom to everybody to lay cables, but gives no aid or subsidy. Verdict of the Jury in the Newy Hamburg Disaster,. . The coroner's jury in the case of the victims of the New Hamburg disaster find that they came to their death by suffocation by fire or drowning, in consequence of a collision be- tween the Pacific train and a-car.loaded with crude petroleum, thrown across the: track of said train, on which they were passengers. The jury believe that the oil train could not have been stopped soon enough to have pre« vented the accident ; that the employe@of the oil train used all means at their command to promptly signal the coming express train; that the signal men did their duty in the premises ; that the express train was half a mile from the obstruction when first sigpalled’ and could have been stopped provided all the appliances had been effective ; that from some were not effectually applied. a New Material for American His- - tory. Minister Jay, at Vienna, announces that materials for American history had been brought to light in the imperial. archives. Several volumes containing the correspond- ence of baron Beilen, who was sent to Amer- reason to the jury.unknown the patent brakes | : through the courtesy of the emperor, new || Y. To Rev. M. E, Ellison, $500. Ons fifth part of the residue of his estate be wills to the Drew-Theological Seminary at Madison, to be employed as a permanent fund in aid- ing indigent young men to obtain a ministe~ rial education, no stadent to receive more than $150'a year, and for not more than five years. To the Orphans' Home, at Morristown, an- other equal fifth part is bequeathed, and one» tenth part for the benefit of widows and or- phan's of the deceased ministers of the Gene~- see Annual Conference, New York. The other half of this residue ofhis estate is to be equally divided 'between his: three children. His entire property will not exceed $500,000. Tha foregoing bequests he leaves to his chil- dren,. ; ' . Queen Maris Victoria, of Spain, danger- ously ill with milinary fever at Alassio, and has received the last sacrament. Her exces- sively nervous. temperament makes the case hopeless. . f The supreme court, in general.term, sétting in Albany, on Tuesday, affirmed the judg- ment of the court at Binghamton in the case Qf'RuI'o’fl'; Opinions were delivered by Judges Miller. and- Potter. - _ fr up o as In the trial of John J. Filkins, the alleged Albany express robber, only one juror was obtained on Tuesday, out of over twenty called :and examined. The court adjourned till Thursday. oe A despatch from Bordeaux, dated the 20th, says that Bismarck is willing to resign Metz if Luxembourg is given to Germany. He is pressing Thiers very hard to concluds peace: and employing even threatening language. Mr. Myers, of Omaha, sixty-four years of age, showed his children how. they used to turn somersaults in the circus when he was a boy, and he now sleeps beneath the sod, grumbling about a broken neck. i The Albany Journal says there \ seems to be ng limit to the grasping rapscity of 'Fam- many Hall.\. . What about the grasping rapacity \ of the radical land-grabbers in Con- gress ? The Noyd Deutsche Zeitung says Bismarck does not follow a personal, but German poli- cy. He will be the most unpopular man in Germany if he does not bring the peace nego- tiations to an issue, which.,.the people, after their sacrifices, have a right to expect. Thiers\ plan to conclude peace upon Bis- marck's terms is to clear Prance of the Ger- mans; bring back the French army, giving command to Changarnier'; indice the national assembly to proclaim the charter of 1880 the supreme law, and provide for a plebiscite whether the: Count-de Paris shall be king. The opifion grows that the German termg will he.accepted without modification.. ar Secretary: Boutwell has decided to make a thorough reorganization of the New York Custom House. Collector Murphy will be retained, but a. large number of the subordi- nates will be given an opportunity to seek a living elsewhere. The new organization will probably be made public some time 'next week, and is understood will: take effect on March 1st, ‘ The Metz question' is settled, 'The part of Lorraine to be annexed will include Port a' Mousson. Moltke 'insists on an entry of the troops into Paris on the 25th, and will probably pre- vail. ga ll 1 The meeting of -~parliaz§<ta£t at Berlin has I ostponed to March 10th. be’i‘ig psafiod fixed for paying the half of the indemnity taken in bills is about five years. All the conversation is about the: probable. ica by the emperor Joseph the second, of Germany, had been discovered, The letters are dated at New York and Philadeiphis, from 1784 to 1787. mission had been given him to take a copy, ard he haped soon to lay these valuable rec- ords before the Ameri¢an people. The healths of the president of the United States andrthe emperor of Austria were drank with cordial applause, |_ - Remarkable Works. .Ninovak was 15 miles long, 8 wide, “(1.40 round, with a wall 100 feet high, and thick | enough for three charriots abrest. Babylon was 50 miles within the walls, which were 75 feet thick, 300 feet high, and had 100 brazen gates. The Temple of Diana, at Ephesus, was 420 feet to the support of the roof.\ it was a hundred years in building. The lar- gest of the Pyramids is 481 feet high, and 653 on the sides pits base covers eleven acres. The stones are about 80 feet in length, and the layers are 808: It employed 330,000 men in the building. The Labyrfuth, in Egypt, contains 300 chambers and 12 halls. Thebes, in Egypt, presents ruins 27 miles around. [ Athens was 25 miles round, and contained . 820,000 citizens, and' 400,000 slaves: The [ that it was plundered'of $300,000, and Noro Mr. Jay stated that per- | - entry of the Germgng, A general hope 13 ‘éxpreséed that the event will pass withoyf dlsturbands. e The New York Evening Post's Washington special says: On Saturday the statement was made in these despatches that in. the reor- ganization of the New York custom house by Secretary Boutwell, Collector Murphy would be retained. To-day, however, your correspondent is assured on perfectly trust- worthy authority, that it has been decided that the public interest demands a change of collector, and consequently Murphy will be removed. f Of this there is no doubt. 'The changemay not be made fwrmmediately, but within a very short time. 'Ehe secretary of the treasury: who has been opposed to this removal, is re- ported now is favor of it. VErsarcrns, Feb. 22, via, Loxpoxt, Feb. 23-5:80 A. as. The Emperor received Thiers to-day. Gen, Chanzy was present at the interview. 5, Peace is considered concluded, though if. Temple of Delphos was so rich in donations has rot yet been signed. The Germans will probably enter Paris on 17553; \pon injuries formerly inflicted and 38,3???“ for the future, Compared with the' lon 2:13.11”: domands are moderato, and the (m5) add”, the harder will be the con-] AB wfihope this is understood at Bor- dONUXe If the Gay v s \t man: term: a Aar continuog, As are rejected, the Sunday next, but without triumphal cere- mony, and they will not remain long in the city. with General Sherman, the distinguished favoritism shown by the President causing a deep feeling of dissatisfaction among the line and field officers, || The net earmings of the Allegany Valley railroad for the year were $831;951. carried away from it 200 statues. 'The wally of Rome were 18 miles round. ~ It is rumored that negotiations aro pending between the court of Rome and the Catholic party for the transfer'oft the Holy Ses to Bel- gium, goods imported at the port of New York the enormous sum of 'This was over $10,000,000 in excess of the amount re- ceived for duties at the same port in 1865, and over twenty wnillions more than was recdived in 1868, from the same sources. LoNDcziN, Feb. 28. tech from. Arras, dated Feb. 23rd, as; 218531); cMeans around the city have beep: filled with water for defence.
