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ttobuiiie. 10.512. NEW-YORK THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, SUPPLEMENT. PRICE FOUR CENTS. WASHINGTON.

INDIFFERENCE IN AS AFFAIRS. two reports kpected from thr cot-t-flttee of befubucan mkmbers careful about fubtneb interferface ts nopa for tile be xx.tateme.vt of toe oc8ted officials. (BT TRLF.ORAPH TO TUB TBIDDKX.) Washington, Dec. Arkansas Committee will meet to-morrow to preliminary actioo in the direction of making a report. Ii the Republican members from that are not greatly mistaken, there will bo two of the majority, made by Judge Poland, in favor of legislation declaring tho existing Government of Arkansas illegal, and the Constitution from wbich it derives its vitality nail and void, and a minority one, made by Mr.

Gayler. taking just th?) opposite gronnd. Ordinarily, the result of such a report made to an overwhelm? ingly Republican House would be easy to predict. Tbe Democratic Govcrnmeut of Arkansas would be oti.t.'tl, out in a hurry, and the State turned over to the tender mercies of Clayton, Brooks Co. But these are no ordinary times.

Nearly all tho influential Republicans in the House are bo sick of Presidential interference with the af? faire of the Southern States tbat they have no relish for any proposition that would make Congress enter apon the same unpopular line of business. Most of them have not even had the patience to look into the legal points in the Arkansas muddle, and when they are assured tbat tbe new Constitution was un? questionably adopted in a manner which violated the old Constitution, the information makes no im? pression on their minda They reply tbat they bave not beard that anybody besides the ousted officeholders are dissatisfied with the present condition of things, and that they see no good reason for Congress taking a hand in the quarrel. A few Democratic members are pro paring arguments in support of the present State Government, taking tho ground that the sover signty resides in the body of the people, and that the adoption of new Constitution by a large majority of tbe voters was an exercise of sover? eignty which cannot be overruled, because the pop? ular will was not expressed in exact accordance with the hampering forms prescribed by the old instrument. The temper of tbe majority of both Houses iu the question is oue of profound indiffer? ence. There are not the slightest indications tbat the united efforts of the Arkansas delegation, backed by the numerically strong and rather dis? reputable lobby of ex-officeholders from Little Rock who haunt the lobbies, will succeed in changing it.

THE THREATENED OUTBREAK IN LOUIS? IANA. "REPORTS MON CONFIRM ERaL "WILLIAMS DECLARES THAT HE l8 NO LONGER MILITARY GOVERNOR AT NEW-ORLEANS. TELEGRAPH TO THE TBIDCSB.J Washington, Dec. of additional troubles in Louisiana were current to-day at tbe Capitol, but no satisfactory information could be obtained. The Attorney-General said be had beard of troubles there during the day, but he knew noth? ing of them, nor had ho received any information from his officers in reference to the subject.

A gen? tleman from New-Orleans, sent here by the Kellogg party, received several telegrams from that city to-day with reference lo alleged new troubles, and at once repaired to the Department of Justice, where hitherto the most profound attention had been accorded to all ques? ro.iif.n_- lu Southern Oil (raff? ft. Tho presented his dispatches with great contidc-iee, but the lal appeared rather indifferent, and finally told the gentleman that the dispatches and everything to the subject should bo re? ferred to the President or to the Secretary of War that he (the Attorney-General) had ceased to bo tho military commander at New-Orleans. The precise meaning of Ins words cannot bo determined, but it would seem that he had at last given over his prac? tice of governing Southern States when any inter? nai difficulty aro-o in them. A SUPPRESSED CAUCUS. EVIDENCES OF THE WIDE DIVISION OF TOE REPUBLI? CANS ON THE FINANCES AND OTHER tSPttttLutt CONDOLENCE THE OMI SOURCE OF HARMONY.

fllT TRL-GRtril TO TUB IWtfB 1 Washington, Dec. is a afloat that a call for a Republican caucus to be held yesterday evening lay upon the Speaker's desk yesterday to be handed to the Clerk and announced from the desk tho moment the House adjourned. According to custom in such eases, but that the Speaker took the resiionsibiiity of suppressing tho notice after the debate on Mr. Kelley'? Three-sixty-five bill bad shown how little hope there was of harmonizing the party on the currency question. The story maybe groundless, but it is certain that a caucus was con? templated, and that a notice that it would be held last evoning appeared in one of the city papers.

Vi hat useful purpose a of the Republican members with closed doora would serve it i8 impos? sible imagine, it were to condole with each other over the dismal outlook for their party more freely than they dare iu open house. No single im? portant question pending before Congress can be mentioned upou which a caucus could eccuro har? monious action on the part of the Republicans, ouleas it should be to bury quietly the Civil Rights hill. A CAUCUS OF REPURLICAN SENATORS FAILS TO REACH A DECISION. Washington-, Dee. Be publican Senators spent so hour and a half In caucus tbi? afternoon on tUc eul.t.t of 'ifluiro, Iiih a-Jourued witt''mt eotnlng to any conclusion.

Only a few Senators ex? pressed themselves In favor of Intervention, und even were not aureed to exact form of move Bent. Otter? wero disposed to postpone action, as tbe present condition of the Btate djdaot Congressional all ti i tue people generally to be su tit-fled wltb their present Oov no cause tor violent disturbance. The of of Louisiana also becoming involves, several Benators It would be found on examination tbat tbe Government of one or two of tbe other Southern States had no more legal existence than that of Louisiana, and therefore there should be an In? vestigation all of them, in order to establish their validity. The expression of views separated the 8-na tors widely from the onirinal toplo of conversation. The next oaucus will be held on the call of the Chair? man.

ALLEGED M13STATEMENTS IN THE PRESI? DENT'S MESSAGE. AN APPARENT KHIIOK OF BKVF.HAI. IN TOE AMOUNT OF THE DISTRICT CRITI ISM BT KEPRBSXHTATIVB ENQUIRY TO BE II TO TETS TRIBUNE.) Washington, Dec. statement of the debt of the District of Columbia given in the President's message waa a surprise to everybody, and recalled of the financial made by the Board of Public Works daring the thr oatt of it? existence, bo two which could by any means be made to acres? From all the facts that had been made pob lic by thoiCommiasioners and tbe Board of Audit, Che lowest estimate of tbe debt wss from to The statement, which is baaed ob that of the District make-, less than fi6.ooo.0-0, or, after deducting aeaeta. leos than It is feared that those who fiaee any faith iu these figure? will be greatly de? ceived.

It iadonbtiul ii the amount which will be Bolleoted on (he aatesament wiil be in excess of ibe eight per hi. are bssod Ut for the payment of which they are pledged. There is also an item of more than $3,000,000 of unaudited claims which are not couti Uni in the iii lit at all, and for a large proportion of which provision will have to be made. The report of tho bill lo extend the official life of the Board of Audit which waa made hy Mr. Hale of Maine to-day gave Mr.

an oppor? tunity to attack these statements, which he did veiy vigorously. In a speech ot about five minutes he stirred Hale and Chipman, who both rushed lo the defense of tho President, whom Mr. lyndall by implication charged with makin? a false report. Their rcpliea wcro very weak, although a subsequent examination leads to the suspicion that Mr. Randall himself may havo made one or two mistakes in his figurea.

Mr. Hale allowed Mr. Wilson of Indiana to move au amendment to the bill, which wa? agreed to by the House, directing the Board of Audit to report to the present Congress as to the of keeping accounts used hy the officers of the late District Government and Board of Publio Works, and the exact condition of all their accounts at the time tboy were removed trom office. If the Board is able to furnish this informa? tion tliero is no doubt that it will show a moro disgraceful stato of affairs than has yet bren ex? posed either by the investigation last Winter or by examination of tho hooks that has since been made. THE NEW PLAN FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT.

REPORT OP TOE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE AP? POINTED TO PREPARE A NEW FORM OF GOVERN? NATIONAL CAPITAL A NATIONAL THE SEAT OF ATTEMPT TO FREE TOE DISTRICT FROM PARTISAN OF THE COMMITTEE'S PLAN AND REA80NS FOR ITS ADOPTION. Washington, Dec. following is the re? port submitted by Senator Mon Lil of Maine in support and explanation of tho bill for tho better government of the District of Columbia:" Tbe Joint Select Committee appointed by virtue of the fifth section of an act approved Juno 20, 1871, bavins attentively considered the subject mnlter report It Is believed tbat tho purposes fur which this District was Required will bo best accomplished, and the iutcr osts of all connected with its prowth, prosperity, aud desimy best subserved by the direct by Con? gress of tbe authority devolved upon li. While ihe primary and permanent obligation and duty Is will bo to the National Capital, It may not beovorlooked or I forgotten that the capital the residence of many tens of thousands of American citlzsns, to bo niplemcuted in the and development of the country by other teni and hundreds of and thal, tndepondent of any question of conflicting interest or authority, It Is so plain that as regards expenditure? for tho Improve? ment and adorunioutj of tiiu of a great nation, having at tho same time a proper respect to the convenience, privileges, und Immunities of a resident populailon and of thoso con? nected with tbe of tho Gov? ernment, a unity of Interest mim be nptured, and It Is believed may be acerciiitcd to exist, lu that lue general wellarc would ncct-ssarllv seeni to be included In the proper development of tho de-tgn of the cnpl'al ciy. The demands for expenditures as Indicated lu the mIioi, of it? avenues and streets and uiiinnoiij will necessarily bo upon a scale hey omi wli.il inlgut rea? sonably be nniior? -ii upon or drawn from the resources of a butines? and re-iideut popula'ion.

It has appeared to tbe thal ihls District, ceograpblpal limits exceed the ordinary township, anomalous in Ka atuuioitioii and rights, having line chief and paiAtiiOdnt public iutcrcst, might not unfitly bo treated as the Constitution utily Implies and enjoins, as political unit, seodiM only harmonious svlcui of un I a f.i.iuful adininirtra tton thereof, to polities of Blaies or parll, a. 'iii'' fact tli.it it 1- II i- eapll.il Jiletly mspiresa national pride in ila welfaro will, as years como and go, commend it lo the solicitous care of tho representatives of the people of all parties- will multo Ir, It Is to be euiumon grouiid wliere ibo fervor of patriotism wib iJsi? ii'mvo the zoa! of pirt'sun sti'p. anil the laws, und appointments to vi i.l be uiii'l i Ill Illation ti. Hill nml cease to bo shaped by pu Usa ii aspirations oi local In? terests. The C.m It tee reeommend, best calculated to avoid a i petition ol the and shortcomings of the past, nml to promote the interests of ail who are or may Oe any woy connecled or associated with tbo National Capital 1n the future, that Congress cxerciso that exclusive legislation over the Dl-tilet with which It Is Invested by the Constitution, und for the general superintendence of It? anira and the enforce? ment of tbo law through officers and agents directly amenable lo tho supreme executive aiiihorliyof Ihe United Slates.

As to a traine of Government, oitserving their Instructions ami alio i in- eonatitutional limitation on tho appointing power, and having regard to proper efficiency of administration and of official reipousli.li ity, the havo deemed it necessary to muko the new goverumint for the D.stnc! a tlcpitrtmcnt in tho Government of the United Hiatcs, strictly hmit-d to tbo affairs of suld Dist net. At ino Load of this department shall bo a Board of Oon eral Control, designated a Board of Regents, of three persons, io bo appointed oy thp President ami confirmed the Senate, with a aattala tenure of ofllee, and removable only for Ciiusc, who aie to exercir-e IB? cnlef executive authority, alvv.iys acting us a public body, and with limned and defined powers. Withiu this department and subject to Ils supervision nr-v dis? tinct subdivisions or bureaus, al Hie head of each of which is a Board of Cooperative Control, whose duties and powers uro also defined, and whoso dolugs aro opeu to proper Inspection. Tenta heails ure appointed by the Ib-gents, except us to the Board ol a por? tion 4if the mataban or which are to be elected hy tho and except also the Bureau of Public works, Hit) head or winch Is lo be detailed by tho President from the Engineer Corps of the army, have a certain tenure of anti aro retnovatile by the Kcgenls for cause. They relate to and embrace (be entire civil ser? vice of ihe District, excepl such as under the Ex? ecutive Departments ard the Courts, and aro iiateil the Boards of Health, of um, of Police, of Excise, Public lire Board, of Buildings.

Bo fur as relates to theie brunches of the service generally, the best methods of tu-cnriiiK efficiency uud economy, and the principles Involved, are much the same those prevailing in other consideroble Amerloun cities; and Ihose ugeucle? ami methods have beni adopted which experience lias shown lo bo most reliable elsewhere, with BUi'h additional provisions us It is will be found ill-m and especially adapted to the peculiar of the I iel. Willi the view ot delivering Congres? of tmhnrrasstn. details of strictly municipal it has been thought riiiii? to present a frame-work of government that could be iiduiiuiel. reil v. in as iufrequeut appeals io Ita authority as the nature of Hie case would allow.

To accomplish if vas confer sweeping, ill? defiued, discretionari autboriiy, or to euler luto detail? to the extent und matiuer of exercising autoorfiv, and accordingly the 1 course has been adopted, and Hu- ('oiniiiiiii-e llUst will be found to havo secured tin i a tfaaUaUa publicity of official aci certainty ne method, i- for abtue, In the pUulio services, and to individual rights. Aiiihoiii? mik'- and necessary ord ti unces and huruiony willi the laws of Congress, bus been nuieired move, charged wish the execu? tive un bat luioreats likely to require. Tho CouiuiUsioiitr?" of tl.e strict of CilumTda required lo maM.i Pt fittiue. lu bo aud regulations for the several bureaus, ana also to cause to bd prepared by suitable lor to Congress at Its saeh a digest and revision of all existing laws as are especially applicable to said District, aud also to provide a systematic code of procedure In practice for the courts, and said Commissioner? are n-qnlrrd to prepAre aud submit to Hie fur transmission to a of the expenditures requlued lor the year ending June 30,1076. CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.

CHANGES IN THE TARIFF LAW? THE LATE REVISION. Wamiini ton, Wednesday, Dec. 9.1871. No work to which Congres? has recently given ita attention has bren more important than the com? plete revision of the laws completed last Winter. II was a work the magnitude of which no one but a lawyer who baa nndertakeu a similar task can appreciate, and the universal testimony of thoee who examined it before its paasage was that it waa well done.

Of course it was hardly possible that there should be no mistakes in it. but it waa hoped that those that did creep in would be of such a nature that they could be eaaily corrected at tbo present seaaion. During the reccaa it haa been dis? covered that the Revised Statutes as construed by the Treasury Department make some very important changes iu the ratea of duties on certain articles, and it haa even boen suggested that some of these changea wera not mistakes. Of this, however, there is no evidence. In order to lay the foundation for any corrections that may be necessary Mr.

Fer? nando Wood introduced a resolution to-day calling upon the of tho Treasury for information in regard to all changes in the tariff laws made hy? the revision, and it was by his consent referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. ABANDONMENT OF THE Bl'KULARY CASES UN? DER IHK LATE INDICTMENT. Attorney-General to-day aent a commu? nication to the Judge of the C-rJtuieal Court inform ing him that the Government bas abandoned the safe burglary case? under tbe late indictment, which bas been pronounced a nullity by the Supreme Court of the DiBtrict of Columbia, the Attorney General so regarding it. owing to the illegal consti? tution of the Grand Jury. The Judge, after direct? ing the communication to be placed on file, ordered a nolle protcqui to lie entered in these cases, and also diseharged the bail of the defendants.

Harrington, Whitley, and Williams. No further action will bo taken at present. The abandonment of the cases is with reference only to the nullity of tho late indictment, and does not tbe cause of ac? tion, as the same parties can be again indicted tor tbe alleged offense. It subsequently appeared that Judge McArthur, holding Criminal Court, made his order applicable, not only to the parties aliove but to the other dismissing the indict? ment, canceling their recognizances, and discharg? ing them all. The next Grand Jury will be com? ix tent to indict the parties anew, but it is supposed, around the murt-house and in the community gen? erally, that the act of tho Court to-day is the last t'at will bo judicially performed in the safe bur? glary conspiracy case; iu other words, there will not bo another trial.

A SQUABBLE BETWEEN ITOUSE COMMITTEES OVl.lt TIIEIIt WORK. The Ways and Means Committee held its first scspion to-day, and in the consideration of the President's message for tho purpose of having it referred to the several eonuuittees having in charge the various questions upon which it treated, a very lively scene is said to have occurred between mem? bers that Committee and some of the gentlemen composing the Committee of liai.kin..; and Cur? rency. The latter demanded that all matters re? lating to financial aflairs should go to their Com? mittee, while the members of tho Ways and Moans Committee considered that the whole question should rest with tlicm. The contest between the two Committees is said to have been very animated, aud to have occasioned a good deal of bad feeliug. A compromise, however, was finally effected, aud tho result of the session was that all matters relatiug to the funding of greenbacks or anything else re? lating to the debt cf the Government should go to the Waj'? and Means Committee, and that all sub? jects in the Pre.

message relating to tho cur? rency, free banking, the rcMimptiou of specie pay meiits, should ho referred to tho Il.inkiiigaiid Currency Committee. Tho members of tho Ways ami Means Committee are very reticent as to their Session to-day, and if Cousidercd the trotBtfoa 8Sto whether their investiBBtiOB info th. passage of the teased Pacific Mail subsidy should bo couliuucd, it is impossible to find it out. TIIE ALABAMA CLAIMS COUUT. In the Alabama Claims Court to-day argument was resumed on case No.

87 as to the character of the damages, counsel for tho Government taking tho position that the Court bud no jurisdiction in mat? ters of personal injury by acts resulting from the capturo of cruisers. Gen. Robert? spoke in opposition. A decision will be rendered in a few days. No.

118, involving the question of citizen? ship, naturaliz ilion, with tho c.i-cs involving the same points will ho argued to-morrow. It is probable that tba healing of cases will commence i. Kulaily next week after tho argumcut ou dcmui rem aro closed. TIIE SOUTHERN PACIFIC H.EA FOR A Sl'B fclDY. A MEMORIAL FROM THE PBK8IDP.NTS OF TWO RAIL? IHK FXTKN.

ION OF GOVI.UNMr.NT AID WILL SETTLE THE INDIAN CES I ION A.ND ritO.MOTn RECOXSTRCCTIi IV. "Washington, Dec. memorial pre? sented to Congress it) behalf of the Texas and I titnl Atlantic and I'aciUc Rulway Companies Is slgued tty Thomas A. Scott and A. Pierce, as the re? spective Presidents of corporations, and sets forth tlio followuik, among In luvur of tbe enacluiiut of ttio bill, malu pt were published last Monday.

Tiioy say bnuili.tu trunk Hue of railroad to tho Facitlc 18 a i.rt, ity, and Its construction should be Insured by the Oovcrntnent as a practical means of settling the Indian question and IU vast tcrrltofles to be safely inhabited and developed. The completion of this line would, it is claimed, enable the Government to niuvc troops cheaply pud rapidly, dis? pense with probably three-fourths of those now employed in Texas and the Southern tmorles, and thus release the Government from an BSBOBS-ltSIS amounting to of dollars yoarly aud it would moreover he of immense advantage to the nation by bringing into the market hundreds of millions of acres of good land, whuh aro now dead property to the United States, by adding millions of population to the present num? ber of producers aud taxpujers of she country, bv morn them doubling, or indeed indcfltiltcly Increasing the annual yield of the precious metal, lu the United States by a vast lncrcaso In our revenues, to be derived from importations Irom Asiatic countries, by tho general stimulus of production, manufactures, and trade In all the States ist of the Mississippi, to supply the wants of settlers in the new regions to no tra vc raed by the road, aud by all that diversT, .1 good lo the pursuit of which 1. France, Belgium, 11 and Austria have sjient mu-li enormous MUM of nioner, o.it i-tint tueir public credit, and their reward iu the control of tut: comuurce aud irado of the world. WASHINGTON NOTES. Wednesday, Dec.

9, 1871. The following uro the ouly changes from last year's Senate's Standing Committees, elected to day Mr. Hauls of West Virginia, late ou tho Committee of Claims, and Mr. Dennis of Maryland, on Agriculture, exchange places. Mr.

Onana retires from tho Commit? tee on Kiilroads, and Mr. Hager of Cullforulu succeed? lum. Mr. Hamilton of Maryland ami Mr. Johnson of Virginia exchange places, Mr.

II mi becoming a of the District of Columbia Committee, aud Mr. Johnson of tho Post-O tice Committee. The numerous bills for the relief of frontier settlers whose crops wero this year dHstroyed by grasshoppers were materially advanced to-day, having beeu referred to tUs Committee oo Public Linds with permission to report at auy time. The inability these bills allow the settlers to leave their home? for a vear without losing any of their rights un Iba aud Homestead The President has granted pardeas to be Issued to? morrow to John and Jerome Wh.souantoi South Carolina, both convicted of Ka-Ktux offenses and sentenced each to fire years' luipriHoum-ut lu the Albany Penitentiary and tiuo floe. TUty Have served two year? of their term.

ItoujZj: ajatue of Jefferson, the of Capt. Levy of the Navy to tho Oavernmeut, which for some years stood In fient of tht. President's house, baa boen re? turned from Philadelphia, where It aent lo be cleaned, and placed in lu. yJ4 UeureaentaUycs among other statues. ComroUsary of Subsistence, Bell, in rendering his ac? count of the payment of the Montana war says: Of the total amouut appropriated, namely.

there have beim disbursed till.iii, leaving unpaid cer lu the Treasury lo the amouai of Th? Secretary of War has asked for a special appro? priation of for the prelection of the banka of the Colorado River at Yuma Depot from the action of the an If tncy not soon protected, great damage ensae to the publia buildings. The following appointments of postro asters have been made: 0. W. Worthington, Moniitown, N.J.; Frank Weat, Mongamp, Y. ion, ph w.

Yard, Bobblnaviile, V. George 11 Warren, N. J. lae First national Bank building, Fifteenth being part of the eataie of Jay Cooke A Company, waa sold at auction to-day for 1,000. di.

P. M. Hont baa been appointed Internal Hovenae Supervisor, vice L. rfslgiied. HtfLir Strport of PrttttaMnpa am bktmaA KALAKAUA AT OMAHA Omaha, Dec.

Kalakaoa and party arrived here from the Weat this afternoon. The Mayor and City Connell and Gen. Ord and stuff met them a few miles out of the elly. The entire party were driven through tba city, and left for the East at 4 o'clock. Four er Bro thousand people were at tba depot.

A salute of twenty gnus was by a battery fi the mt INDIAN RAID IlfTO WYOMINO. CiTCTatNNK, W. has been here of a raid uf the Ute Indiana Into tbe Snake Blver aettlcaenu lu Carbon County, Wyoming. The Indians are koowa aa band from tbe Wbite River Agency, Colorado, bat bave left their reservation lo on the war-path. Tke ntl? ui of the Buake River Valley are arming, ead -propoM to k'v.

lue a wans PORBION NEWS. TnE TRIAL OP COUNT VON ARNIM. OrENINO proceedings? HAMM OF TUB INDICT? from tob official cohbe BPON COUNT VON ARNIM TO THE TOIBB8 WANT OF PUAB1UTY. Wednesday, Doe. 0.1874.

The Timee'i special dispatch from Berlin savs that the court before which Count von Arnim will bo tried will consist of Jndgea Reich, Gieracb, and Ovaovski. Judgo Reich will be Preaideiit Wednesday, Dee. 1814. The trial of Connt von Arnim began to-day. The court-room waa densely crowded.

Fifty reportera of various nationalities were present. Jndge Reich announced that the Courl had decided that the pro? ceedings should be public except the reading of documents relative to the ecclesiastical policy of the Government, which include? papers of the first class mentioned in the indictment. Herr un kel of counsel for the defense informed the Court that hefhad entered a protest denying the competency of this tribunal to try the case. The prosecution then read the indictment. It ancosos the dont of dereliction lu hi? official duty.

describes lils age, until ins recall from Paris, and says that, when Prince Uobeulohe succeeded to the embassy at ho found after a strict search that many documents wert missing from it? These documents tho indictment divides Into threo categories: First, thoso whloh Counl von Arnim con? loase? having and afterward r. stund second, thoso which the Couut acknowledged having taken, but which, regarding thom as bia prop? erty, he refuses to restore third, tboso which be pro? fesses to havo no knowledge of. The Indict? ment proceed? to provo the official char acter or all the documents, state? that ihey were paitly communications from the German Foreign Offioe to its representatives abroad, and partly report? of tho representatives to tbe Foreign Office. Etch document, tho original draft of which Is lu possession of tho Foreign Office, Is numbered and entered in the official register. If some of (he docu? ments contain additions of a personal, social, or cond flciitl.il nature their official character is lu nowiso thereby alteret Tho autograph letters Prince IJj inn tit aro not In question, Count von Arnim kept three Journals of correspond? ence sent and received, In aceordauco with the regula? tion!) of tho service, but during the last month of his Buy at Parla secretly kept a tournai with a few entry numbers.

The iudlctment asserts that the documents which wero not entered never reaobod Hio archives, and that tho greater part of the missing documents wet?) not entered. Then follows an enumeration of the docu? ments of the first class, and copies of tho correspondence of the Foreign Ulllue with Count von Arnim, which re? sulted in ihiir restoration. Tbe Indictment refutes the idea that the Count tons tin --o documents merely for the purpose of restoring them to tho Foreign Office. The Indictment also enumerates the documents of the second class, among which Is a dispatch dated Nov. 8, 1372, asking tho Count to cxplulu a conversation lu which, according to a private roportof Oen.

Mautcuffel, the Couut Informed M. Salut Vallier at Nancy that ho regarded M. Thiers'? Gove rament as untenable because Oamoetta, tl.cn the Commune, then a military reguno would follow if Frauco did no1 shortly adopt a monarch? ical form of government Another dispatch, dated Jan. 3, 1174. admonishes A mim for neglecting to seal to his ivcrnmc-nt a re? port on the pastoral letter? of lu? WttBmB bishops di? rected agultisl Germany.

A dispatch dated Deo. in which Trinco Bis? marck pointa out that a report of von upou tho political situation l.i Frauco partly based on erro? neous pi i mises. This di thoroughly discuases the question us to what form of govcruuieut for Flaute would be most profitable for Gai many. i-eujii'suf foii'iw lu tbo enumeration ol ian nil relating to various effl rial reports from Count von Arnim aud ono dated March 4, 1-71, Is lu reference to tho direct application made by the ac? cused to tbe 1'uipcror. It complains that tho Count for? warded lo the nperor au Incorrect copy of a dispatch addressed to bim (Arnim), dated Jin.

21, 1874. and de? manding that ibe Couut show moro pliability, and a greater regard for il.e Instruction? of Bisuiaick, aud udopt a less initial ive. The documents of the third appended to the indictmeut, comprise a memorandum of a conversa? tion with (Jen. Fleury a dbpateb respecting the position of Count Oib.il', tiie Russian Embasaador at Paris, toward Germany, and a memorandum of a conversation between OrlolFand Thiers. The indictment proceeds to analyze von Arnim, motives.

It says that on his arrest, ho alleged that tbo documeuts of tho first and second class wcro abroad aud ottered to produce them if he wiro liberated. In consequence of the diplomatic revelations of tho Vienna press, von Arnim was summon ed by imperial com? mand to mako a written declaration whether ho was in any way connectetl with the publication ot thoso revelations also, whether ho wrote and caused to 1ms published tho letter t4i Dr. Dol hnger which appeared tho Allgemeine Zeitung. Arnim's reply of May 7, 1874, merely ad? mitted he wrote tho letter. lu answer to further inquiry, he declared that ho was not from any point of view responsible for the disclosures of the press, and was not aware who wero their authors.

The prosecution to these statements the letters of the droite of published papers found among tho documents seized iu the Count's residence, also tho original draft of un article npon the evacuation of France the Kdlnieche Zeitung ot March 26. 1872. alluding to mattera of which von Arnim alone was officially cognizant. These documente were especially use? ful to the accused, not for his defense, but for attacks upon tho policy of tho Government. Tho indictment concludes by charging von Anum with purposely making away with docu? ments officially intrusted to bim and with illegally appropriating the same, offenses dctiucd by Articles 318,350, and 73 of the Penal Code.

The prosecution announced that it would call as witnesses Gen. Mmitcutl'el. several diplomatists, officials of the Berlin Office, and members of the Gej-manJLegatitm at Parts. No modification" of tho indictment in favor of tho accused was affected by the surrender of the docu? mente which Heir Muul.cl handed to Court pie viiius to tho second arrest of the accused. When the reading of the indictment Waa con? cluded, the defense offered a protoet against the jurisdiction of the Court, which waa overruled.

The Public Prosecutor Mated that the indictment prepared by the Foreign Office declared that the accused had his domicile in Berlin, and, consider? ing the necessity of secresy and the importance of obtaining documente, the publication of which might decide questions of peace or war, a long pro? cesa lo prove domicile waa unadviaablo. The treat? ment of the accused had been exceptionally mild. The prisoner was then examioed. He declared he was not guilty, and adhered to his previous state mente. The counsel for the defense argued that the disci? plinary power of the Foreign Office over the aacused had lapsed because be was placed on the retired list.

The Court ordered the regulations of the diplo? matic service to be read. Witnesses were then ex? amined who testified it was an Embaasador's duty to band over the archives of the Legation to his succeaaor. THE FRENCH A88EMBLY. M. C4)UNE CHOfiEN PHEAIDENT OF THE LEFT CENTER BANC AND OTHER-- DEPRIVED OF THEIlt IBA TI.

Pabis, Wednesday, Dec. M. Chrtatopbie to-day withdrew hia candidacy for the Pn sxleiicy of tho Lett Center in tho Assembly, and M. Corne was chosen for that position by a vote of 58 against 10. By Uti? action the unity of the Left Outer ia restored.

Assembly to-day pasaed a reaolutioo formally unseating Deputies llano and MeHviUe-Bloncourt, wbo have been condemned to death in exintutnaciutn tor participation in the Commune. A POUTENTR OF CORNWALLIS'8 SURRENDER. 1'IIKHRNTAIION LAFAYRTTR'S WATCH TO HIS OP MU. WA.U?UKNE AND M. DI LABATBTTB.

Wednesday, Dee. 9. 1874. In conformity with the resolution adopted by the American Congress cb the ni of June last, Mr. Waahburne, tbe United States Minister, today handed to M.

Oscar de Lafayette, Deputy In the National As? sembly from the Beme-et-Marne and gr.ntl.ou of the Marquis de Lafayette, the watch Washington presented to the latter as a aouvcnlr of the capitulation of Lord The watch waa stolen from tho Marquis de Lafayette while he was traveling In the United States In the year 182S. bat was recovered in later years. The presentation ceremonies took place at the hotel of the American Logatlon, In the presence of the entire Lafay? ette family and of the of tbe United States Legation and many distinguished Americans. Mr. Waahburne, In addressing M.

de Lafayette, spoke In the French language. Ile narrated the clrcumstancea of the theft of tbe watch and the paasage by Congress of the resolution for lu restoration to the deaceudanta of the Marquis de Lafayette, and aald I am fulfilling a sweet duty. The io-icriptlon on the watch recalls to mind a great deed whicu can never be effaced i roui the history of the United deed which terminated the Anua ieau and assured the Independence of the United States. I am here aa the iniei iu-'-t. the aontiiueuU of the Government and people of tbe United State? toward you and the otaer descendants of the Marquis de Lafayette.

Let us form earuest wishes for iho happiness and prosperity of all beilllllla- yOUr ll.lll.,,. Ultu til.I- let i.s associate Fra nee, which was allied with the li i ted States, which la our traditional friend, aud wboao glory is ao mar to us. M. de Lafayette, In reply to Mr. Washburne, solemnly acknowledged his thank, for the rollo presented to him by the United States Congress.

Ile aleo thanked Mr. Washburno for the kind worda uttered, and added that the Lafayette family was filled with profound gratitude for ij input remembranoea which bave been preaerved by the Americans for their ally after so many years. requestod Mr. Washburno to express to the American people and to their Cougress and Govern? ment the thanks of the members of the Lafayette family and their homage aud admiration for their THE FAMINE IN ANGORA. A THOUSAND DOLLARS GIVEN FOB TOE OF THE INHABITANTS BY TUE SULTAN.

Wednesday, Dec. The Sultan has given $100,000 for the relief of the famlue-atric-co inhabitants of Angora. Tho pros? pects there, however, are Improving. Tua prices of pro? visions have been reduced, and agriculture is reviving. THE ST.

PETERSBURG CONFERENCE. ACCEPTED BY SEVERAL GOVERNMENTS, WITH CERTAIN RESERVATIONS. St. Wednesday, Dec. 9,1874.

Several Governments, including that of Franoe, have sent favorable replies, with certain reser? to the lnvttatlon of the Czar to take part in the International Law Conference to be held bere. DESTRUCTIVE GALE ON TUE BRITISH COASTS. Lom-ov. Wednesday, Deo. 9, 1974.

A (ralo of great violence prevails on the British coast to-day. Several marine disasters havo al? ready been reported, somo Involving losa of life. A largo vessel, supposed to bo the Henry Cook, from Quebec for Shields, baa been totally wrecked, and 1. of her crew diowjied. Nino vessels aro ashore at Ilartlepool, and several have been wrecked at Seaham, The gale baa also caused much damage to booses and ntl.er property onshore.

of disasters on the coast by the gale to-day continues to be received. At many places tlte wind blew with uoprecedeutcd violence Tue brig bib.il, dom Wilmington. N. for Liverpool, was driven asboro on Point Lyuas, and became a total wreck. The crew was saved.

DESTRUCTION OF THE LARGEST FEINTING HOU8E IN FRANCK. l'AiiiS. Weduesday, Deo. printing-house in Lille, tho largest establishment of that kind In France, waa yes? terday. The loss Is 1300,000.

THE CUBAN INSURRECTION. AN INSURGENT ATTACK ON SAN AU-USTTN RE? PULSED. Havana, Dec. largo force of insurgents attacked the village of Han Augustin In tho Holguln Dis? trict on the night of the 231 of November. After a fight, which lasted for an beor, tho attacking party was repulsed by the firing from the forts.

Several huts were sacked by tho Insurgents. FOREIGaV NOTES. London, Dec. Disraeli is at the vil? lage of in the county of Hauts. To-day he refused to seo a deputation which requested an audience, anil remarked that his ab-ouoe from Loudou would probably be protracted.

Paris, Dec. anonymous letter, under? stood to emanate from the Premier of Italy, Bignor Minghetti, refuting Bishop Dupanluup's charges against tho Italian Uovcrnmeut, is published In Paris and Florence. It denlos that the Is a prisoner, and that the ot Victor HHUMMI will faithfully maintain tue Papal Gen. Schenck, the American Minister to England, In the course of lils addreas to the Master Cut? lers at Bhcflleld said I see by the returns of your own Government that during tho past year the aggregate of imports aud exports with the United States upon the part of Great Britain haa amounted to 106,000,000 steillng that is one-sixth of your whole aggregate trade with all the world. That is nearly twice aa much as you have with the next nation that gives you ber great? est your neighbour.

Then, again, ours la the country where you make your Investments. Thoa? investments do not always prove to be profitable. And yet you bavo made exceedingly large turns. In the third place, ours is the country whence you draw most of your bread. In the fourth pla.

oura is the eua try io which your neighbors, your your children, your friends go for a home, to tho number of thousands aud tens of Uygttjgpda. lu the next mace, a tiling well WoffrT that miran jMwldf IJTJ-ttfiit. of yourselves even lu manufactures; for you oerhaps are not aware that while we produce for the soil of our country only something over two thousand millions of pi our manufactures amount to over tour thousand minions. 1 mention these things as reasous for a good understanding you and tis. Now, how shall that kept up I By the oiinplt-t all processes.

Come to see us After the speech of Lord Derby on the 2Ctli November defending the Canadian Reciprocity treaty, already received by cable, tho Earl of Carnarvon, Brit? ish Colonial Secretary, made a speech to the aame effect. Io the course of this speech the Earl of Carnarvon aald This treaty la not a concluded treaty, as seems to bavo been Imagined by aome. It Is merely a draft treaty, and stands very much in relation to diplomatic affairs as a billon Ita second reading does It ex? presses agreement on the part of the contracting powers to oertalu general principles, but It leaves many details open to rrvlalon. In ti ese mattera ia more i han one side to consider. I should point ont that while on the one baud fears have been --pressed as to the operation of tue treaty upon particular branches of Industry In thia country, lu the Uulted Statea oorre spiit.dlug tears have been expressed, feara of what may ensue alter being brought Into competition with Sa gitoh Of course It must be taken with certain allowances, bul It ahould cot be lost sight of.

It allowa al all event? that our are met with equal apprehenalous in the Uulted and the ayprelien tnere are of a contradictory nature to those enter? here, lu melusion, I tblnk It fair to mention thal tnl? draft treaty was entered into, not at the re queat or suggestion of either my noble 1 or mi solf. It waa proceeded with at eipresa desire of the Cana? dian ir?) en.urieut. Wn bin a very few daya of our com? ing lulo this ni at waa brought to our attention. Aa yon will sea from Ibeee Parliamentary we rxpreaaed a distinct opinion that It enid only be at me exprese request of Canada that this matter could be pro? ceeded wita. It waa proceeded wim, and bet htaiemiy't Government bavo been perfectly cognisant of every auge through which it baa passed." PROPOSED NEW HOTEL IN PHILADELPHIA.

Dec. number of gen? tlemen, embracing mauy prominent P-iladeipblans, have formed an orgat.lsat-ou for the erection of a mam? moth hotel in mia city, to be completed In time for the Centennial. One hundred gentlemen aubecrlbed fa.DOO ibtie giving a lund of to begin oiw.ratloos willi? Taa prvoomnu bo iel will situate, Broad-el. ONE SCANDAL SILENCED. MOULTON'S LIBEL ON MISS PROCTOR WITHDRAWN.

A BETBACnON AND APOLOOT IN OPEN COURT? GEN. BUTLER MAKES TOR AMOUNTING TO COeTB CLAIMED AND ALLOWED? TUB aUIT lil MO HA Of TBE COMPROMI8R OF THE 111 HUIT8 ARD OF THE INDICTMENTS. Uncorroborated rumors have lately circulated to the effect that all the suite growing out of the Beecher Scandal in Brooklyn would shorily be set? tled, and the whole of the scandalous stories be at rest. Yesterday one of these sails was thus settled finally, aud the rumor confirmed to this extent, no more. Francis D.

Moul? ton tbrongh his counsel, ex-Judgo William Fullerton, yesterday withdrew the charges lately made by him a-eainst Misa Edna Dean Proe tor, and subsequently Gcu. Butler, the counsel of Mr. Moulton, who had advised tho publication of the libel, made the required apology before a referee of the Court. The lady any dewire to? recover exemplary damages, and by agr? the sum allowed her was only tho costsof tho litigation, amounting to $1,375, which Mr. Moulton will at once pay.

Although the settlement was privately arranged between tho counsel on Tuemlay night it was publicly consiimmntctl in court. Iho only remark baviug any signihcant NtolBM to the other suite, or bearing upon the rumors of ln-ir tlenient, was a larrit i .11 of Gen. Bullet if) tema? that, while admitting they had not any proof of tbo libel on Miss Proctor, they did not say that it was not told them by Mr. Beecher. This would seem to set at rest as incorrect the rumors of a general compromise.

Diligent inquiry last evening in various quarters failed to elicit any trustworthy evidence of a wholesale surrender on the part of those making the charges against Mr. Beecher. No actual demonstration of tho purpose willi regard to the other suite eau be had uutil tho 1 caoo comes np on Monday next. MISS PROCTORS JUSTIFICATION. A WITHDRAWAL OF ALL CHARGES DEMANDED AND MADE IN OPEN COURT RY EX-JUDGE FULLERTON? GEN.

BUTLER TUB COUNSEL WHO ADVISED MOULTON TO MAKE THE STATEMENT APOLOGIZED BEFORB TOE A1IANDON MENT OF THE CASE UY PIIOCTOB DECLINES TO RECK1VK MOKE TUAN HER COSTS AB DAMAGES. Nearly a week ago reports, at the time uncor? roborated, reached The Tribune Office that a com? promise had been or was about to bo ado of all tho scandal suite and intlictments, by which all litiga? tion would bo stopped and amicablo relations re? stored. The full statement is still unconfirmed bnt on Tuesday evening, alter tho atljournmc-t of the luton case, the counsel of Francis D. Moulton, in the civil suit begun by Miss Proctor, matlo overtures of settlement of that sait, and in accordance ith the agreement then made, the whole matter was yester? day settled and concluded forever. It was insisted upon by Miss Proctor that tho withdrawal of the libel and apology should be in full and open conrt that Moulton should make an affidavit that he know nothing of his own knowletlgo derogatory to Min? Proctor's character, and that tho libel was ui.i.l wholly upon hearsay; and that Moulton -should pay all the costs of the litigation.

Miss Proctor declined to receive any pecuniary damages beyond the costs of the action. lu order not to make tho Court an undignified party to.the prearranged settlement, was further agreed that Benjamin D. Silliman should be selected as referee, anil that Miss Proctor should be allowed to testify before bim fully relative to all her relations with Mr. Beecher, and to submit two letters bearing on the only differences ever existing between her and Mr. Beecher.

This whole programme was carried out yesterday in a manner so perfectly rehearsed as to ileceivo a casual looker on in courts into the beliof that it was all in sober earnestness. Once 'I racy, who was clearly a little elated at his victory, allowed his grim sense of humor to get thn belter of him, aud dryly suggested t4) Mr. Fullerton that Jiitlg? Noah Davis (who lately fined Mr. Fullerton for i-tintompt in the conduct of the Tweed case) bo Hie Referee. And only this once did Mr.

Fullerton overact his solemn and serious put of the chief apologist by pretending iiulignation at what ho felt inclined to laugh at, ao Tracy was inwardly doing. The Court opened promptly at 11 mid Judge Woodruff carne from his private room looking as pleasant as usual. The Clerk, B. Bene? dict, made the usual formal opening, dwelling with more than ordiuury seriousness on the words, Hear ye, hear yo," and cutting the rest oil with umluo haste. The Clerk called the lint of jurors, anti Judge lined the as promptly as if court was seriously sitting.

And then i the inter? esting proceedings detailed below, anil the play agreed upon was played out to the end, and the withdrawal of the libel made in open court. The scene was witnessed by a crowd of people, who were evidently surprised at the un? expected result of the case. About a dozon ladies were present in the court-room they were tbo sams who appeared a fow days ago as Miss Proctor's wit? nesses ami evident ly tho sicret of tho settlement of the night before had not been intrusted to them. Miss Proctor, dressed in black silk, only slightly vailed, came into tho accompanied by her brother, a stalwart, bro.id-shouldcr.ed man, who has remained in the city sev? eral weeks, waiting and working for his sister's vindicatiiHi. Mis? Proctor, dnring the whole seniion of nepjly an hour, vainly to hide the nervous? ness she felt at being the center of so many coldly scrutinizing eves, bhe moved resilcMly, oc? casionally smiled mechanically whin spoken to by her brother, who.

seemc her agitation, made oppor Btfeuk Vci-uny. bli seldom raised her eyes from the grouud; then it was only to look around for a second and bend hor head very low. bhe looked at noue of the speakers, and when Mr. Tracy and Mr. Van Cctt, her counsel, consulted a moment over tho proposi? tion of reference as if it were new to them, she did not regard them, and they made no reference of tha matter to her.

Among other persons in the court? room at the time were Charlea torrs, Dudley Field. Judge Moore, U. 8. District-Attorney Tenney and his assistants Hoxie and Hall. Gen.

Slocum, John L. Hill, Samuel D. Morris, Gen. Pryor. Henry M.

Cleve? land, and scores of other prominent Plymouth members. Mr. Ovington came ia early aud sat neal a brother of Henry C. Bowen, and Mr. Woodruff, Moulton'? partner, sat near Mr.

Murray of Plymouth Church. The reports which had been published of Mr. Moulton's illness also proved to ba part of tba pro? gramme, doubtless to excuse him from appearing in the Court-room. No affidavit or even positive aaaur? ance of his illness was presented in court, and last evening be was lu his parlors aa cheerful aa a maa could well be under the circumstance? of hia sigual failure to sustain the moat serious of his chargea against Mr. Beecher.

The only hitch in the performance was the failure of the la wyora to have the order drawn for imme? diate confirmation by the Judge. Mr. Van Cot? and Mr. Broadhead bad to retira to Judge S. D.

offloe, where they draw up tha order, while, ia aa adjoining room, Monia and hia client, Mr. Tilton, consulted, If silent gazing at each other can ba con? sidered auch. Mr. Tilton evidently knew of Moul? ton's surrender tha nicht befara, and did not make his appearatioo on tha field when hostilities wera declared ended. The order waa soon diawa aad con? finned in Court, and tha baaineaa with tha referee began.

During these proceeding? in coori Gib. Ballar.