The Buffalo Express, 1871-02-10

              buffalo express vol xxvi friday february 10 1871 no 8510 by telegraph weather keport-f 9 18tl w firit»|>*rim.'<it l>m»|.«i of t-;«vr.\n ; , ami be p rts bin die l!«-ni et i-f c«»in»*-rr oh-*ttatlon takt-o whs i m.—m»l h-i t tmi : 11tarotrx i 11-al raam^p v ntrnvu f-ir irriijaralun ci«t tl m an i n»v rrror.l new york tiil kem.w ovation smm york pen ».— tba fenian exiles b icivttl h splendid ovation ut the tain many hull thi afternoon from i!ie members of the i'miimany society hon llithard » itllllllißl wcleomcd tbna in a happt rpeech colonel bajcfea ami o'j ouovan kaaaa retpeadad a|imiieirlaliilf the pre ci sii>u coiuprfafaaa lri^b aacmlei andtioine militia regiment btarted immciiintely aller 1 ward at halfpaal ttatoe o'clock the head oftbt eohmn arrived at th ity hall park aad tin whole prweml m wm nview c^l by lbs m.i>or ami common touncil alter being reviewed by the mayor the pri..f-1-ion marrht d qp to brtwtwn and r.iriy.fonrili htrw i and then dh*r*ecl a biarfced eeatßre i>f tbe daj'n ustivitics was a btrge mnnber of peopta from abroad arfce ru in tbe city people caaae fn-ni all part * of tbk rointffy to partleipste in tin eeteltration i'.-itgaiioii irom pbtla tlt-tpltla ld.-t-.il st 1.-'iii cbiean al bany troy < ku-iuii.l ind mii'iniiaii being '"■'■■'"'• ' tli buildinjp xi 2hs skt arad sw qraad shvci tiriiip;.-d in a number of families wrre ilama^etl !•> prethbi n:i>rningto tbe aiuoant of s.(m*o a lire in the lh|uor rtore f paal madden no do division street thin momißg cut off !!■■■ lin-aii tile-rape tot the iuniate and great eoeeternation prevaik<d there was t.i tedder at hand liut tbe police ol th teaih ward conjfregatrf the lire and hi led their eoatu on the paveneat upon n bich tbe oempanti leaped and were sated the ilßiiiagn to the building ru tmao all fob i'hk rtooti h a large metrtßf of marchanvs tailed by ihe bctief < nmiii't-c appointed by the i baunber of conimcre vraa held at the proibwe escbange tnt afternoon to take ipitowards rrßevfas t***tarrln freaehu the utnn.-t imanimit pemded the pro ctding resoluuom were adopted that th produce ezeaaaseof the eltj of new vort will bt once anttertake the collection <•!' tiiia v and supplies to be applied i ■ lhi-i object and lbat a cumattiee of ti ill teen be tpppointad witb power to t..:.e nil necemerv meaamra to this end and thai lbe produec exebaftfe earneatiy liivitesall tikeorcsulzatiofu in the country t eo-opi rate witu it in thi work of sierr mid hiini:uutv bun william k dudee and ii«v l>r bellowi made uddn m sub kt-riptfon until were opened and 6&,7qowaa iinmediathv tiutweribed sereral irma oi niiteercd the nee i.ftbi n eleratan and li-iit < - ii ibippinaj i;ran md ktpptlea i , ;■! rmcax state committeemeeti3ki the bepubliean state cmttral omnimit t amemufil thia evening the report or ii u!■-commitice in tkvorof the reorganl z ttiun nf the cttv icneral l'tmimtttee was i id aii'l aiteia long debate was tent herfc l tin kiitm-oiiimiitcc tlie central f os mittcc uien adjounit-il washington the iiii:i:rm'('m)i;m on ii;k n-nkit leb question va-iii.\».k kcl !*.— tut president » nt to the luitr brief metrnxe i.»-.lay vn rltmuni tin lolumin i f mwn»tn4fmf sl dwabs ih'tp.mon lnmt fish washington jan 38 1-71 n in iinu;>ii:tih'o with instrueuoatt rc i iv.-.i from karl irauvm 1 have rhe honor t tat that her ma ty*a goverameal ki pblu of impuftaafe to the good relalkm v iiii-h they are erar anxtniu thouhj kubim a:id be strengthened bettveea the l sited ■ -: it nnil ureal britain that ■ yikiidly an.l complete understanding tboatd be eume to \ l tweeu tbe tw gorenißie&ti ■* to the e 1 tent of ilu richu wbich bekma to tin cit r n in f the united statca ami lui m:nf>>t v i u!)jecti reroecttvely with reference to tkc [ tiiberiw on the coauu of jlt-r hajestr jw stmtaona in north amcfiea ami n to an otlier ijtipstions between thctn trhfefa tff t lu relatknt of the i atted tal ti.wanl these n t-«wloiis a n-i.r.ration ottaeie mattera wouu however tatolvtt tin intgntigmtioiw of woiatwhat eorapueated c itora nii'l as it 1 very iteirmble that they yium be ihlmiwlgtilj cxamiu^i 1 ain dtrcd 1 by l«nj tirmoville to propoae to the go ernment of theunhit matm the appoii iii'iit nt n oiul iii^h iiiiiui'siim w hicii - i iii beoontposeuo/jdettben tn i bamcd b each rovemaent hull heu it «.■— ion al waahtmlw anil iihali treal i and tlb ru tin made ( t iettltttg tbr differ iinestton w)ii<ii bane aiwefl oat u tltf a>bert a wefl :<■* tii wu a'l't-ct the relauotim of tlic untted rmatci t ward lii xajeaty'i po<ar.«atoßa in n«ir america i eouhleßl uiat tfak pnpnm w ill be ni-l bj yo«f m-rnioi-iit m i xaaie fonfial huuil of friendahlp wliii-b ti ndwed iler atajesty'n rormimßt hi t il r i and i caanol l-tiit>t thai in t.a«-h cm the mb will not dmj to contribute tot in unti-n.im'f ui grtoa n-iittions between t two eomttriem whiisi i am nmviiit-tii t u'tverament f tbo i niiw stmea a well t!i:it nf her maifmv equally have at he i bare tin beawr to l>e,witli the bighe-t 011 i.u-ration ir your ob«*dii*nt humble servant bki-waiut thokn ro ! i llmi ilainihon hah tc et i ac to sik kdwari thohnt i liuvp he imnor to mlavwledn i-ti;»t af your bate ot january j'iiii , it i wu inform ni in cmiatiaace with ! irrtniw from earl jr:mvillp that her ty'o liovt-rnm.-nt lecxn it oi iui]ivrt o tlio j;-"xl relation whicli tupy are ! inxious ii(i-i.-t and e stren^lh ix-twetn llie l'nitw ami gh-at britain that a friendly tad complete under 1 aitisiiii lidiii-l be come to ht'tweeu tlie two svanamncaaa to tlu t\lcnt of ib rights khhrhbelonie to the itizt-iw of the laiud sato ami her mjuevtj 1 übjeicta rtape lively \\ ii ii relvrence to the fitneriea on the roast ot her majesty's inmnum in n i rt b a tiierics ud aa to aar jtbor iinotiotih between them which tttect the relationa of the united 9tateatoward tfaone piwmwfvm tma further uiat ahae eonaideratfm c tbota imahum would ut*lv iavcatlcatiom ol aaoaaewhai omueaterfaataa^bdaailhivttt daatr uek ill ilsj ib^st j si ■ tn-rtiiiiihfc hi fcitt'i [■■ jritt rl tnssu.a!jila?m^st aaa bm avanavmamßflß^bvafeßvavat m vbvmb 4b*lb"mb?2&2mbkbb^b^b9bb^lbv mat that this subject aw may be treated of by the proposed nigh commis sion ami may thin be put ia the way of final ami aniioabie settlement this government will witli much pleasure ap point bii'li mniuiimioners on the part of the united state to meet those who ma w appointed on behalf of her jlajenty gov ernment and will spare no efforts to secure at the e-irho-t practicable moment a just and anik-nble arrangement of all the ques tion vvhu-h now iinforttßjatelv tand in the way of an entire and abiding frk-ixmiip be tweea the two nation i nave the honor to r with tbe hi b it confideration sir tour verv obedieut arrant hamilton fish to sir edward thornton k c 8 etc sli kdwabh tiioitntox to flail washington feb l ml sir—i have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your uole of the 3uth ult nud to offer you my sincere and cordial thank for the friendly and conciliatory apirit which j.<r 1 r it with nfemm to that part of it in which you t:ttc that tbe president thinks tbat tbe removal of the differences which aroee during tin rebellion in tbe i'nited states which have existed since then grow ing out of tbe mil committed by several \ mhw which have gi < n rise to ihe cluim generally known as tbe alabama claim willai.-obe crneotiul to the restoration of cordial and auncablu relations bctwet-n tbe two government 1 have tbe honor to in form you tbat i nave submitted to karl nmvi;ie the opinion thus expressed by the president of the i'niteti mates tbe frimdlinem of which i beg you to be lieve irully appreciate i a.ui now author ised ijt hj s"lord*hip to state tbat il would zivv am majesty's government great satis faction if mm claims commonly known by the name of the alubaina claims were üb mitted to the consideration of the same high commission by which her majesty's govern ment hag mmsstf that the quest iuu re latin to the british possessions in north america should ).<• ii-!i-*ci provided thut all other claims both of british subjects and of cilizt'iiß of llie i nited m.ili iin-iti oim bfaett committed during the mni civil war in this country are similarly referred to tbe crime uuimimiou the xwmiaai bhsia use of in the nunir of tbe riv-i-iem in your above mention l note with regard to the alabama claiuix convince me that the government of the i'nited states will e.in»i.jt-r it of importance that i!in-i-:<u of dispute between tbe two countries should also ami at tint same time bfl done away witli and that you will enable me to con vey to my piveriiiueut the mmbmt of the i'rekideist'tohie addition whi<h they thim prnpum to the duties of tbe high commit sicjiis ami which cannot fnil to make jt more certain that its labors will b-a.l to the re moval of all tfntra betwien tbe two c.iunlrich 1 havu ike he—c u be avith the hi£he*t ci>nsi<lerati<in your most obedient humble erysjtf emrin thokntox to the hon hamilton fith etc etc ms lusik ei'waicd ul'»knr<in l>kl'*ltriil\t<i iatk va»iiin*.ti>x feiiriinri a an i slit—l hive the honor to aeknuwletlge tbe pc-int f your note ol the ist inntaut in whiih you inform me thut you are author ized t»y ear granville to state that it would give her mnje&t s frovernnient great atbbcttaß if the dni eommonly known i>y the mom at the alabama claims were mtmttted to the consideration nf the same high commii>ion by which her majesty's guvernimnt have rnposeii that nuefctto'nn ii-latini to hritish petmmtam in north atneriia bhould be di^cu.-setl pro vided tl):it all other ihiims botti of brilirh subjei'ts mid citixen.s of the luiteil mates arising out of acts committed during the recent civil war in lbi countrv are niinilavily referred to the tawe ruiuuiis-iin i have laid your note liel'ure tlie rreci<leut and he h:i<t directed me to express tbe ati^r.ictioii with which h imm received the intelligence that karl irativille ha autliorized you to state tliat her majesty government has accepted the views of tins government n to the dis position lo be uiaile of the so-called alabama claim he atao directs me to hay without reference to tbe remain ut of your nut thai if there be other ami further ciainis of jtirituh imhjaßkl or of american citi/enh growing out of acth committevl uuriiil the recent civil war in tltis imllllllj be hmitl to tbe propriety of their reference to the mm bijjh conimir-»ion but he mugt'e^ts that thti high mniisnion mff shall consider only bucti claims of this ks«iri[)tion as may l»e i>re»ented by ibo governments of the reupcctivp claimant at an early d:iy to bt agreed upon by the coin niishioners 1 have the honor to be with the highest cniisideralion your obedient pervant ii amii.ron kish to pir edw&rd rborutou k <.". 8 itc etc tse<x>hxis3uoheb on till almuma < i.aim the names of the eahßßtelamn nomina ted by the president on the part of the i'ni tr-1 fatcs to adiu>t tht claim with great britain arc contained in tbe president's confidential mmgl lo the n-n:ite to-ttay they are uinlcrslood to b ecret:try fi>h minister schenck mr ilnar of ma«saehu s«-tt and senator williams of onfall the nir.itc i:mue<l!:itely after jthe receipt of tire wmamgßt went into executive session on tlie tibjcet the htnate action ok the commis ii ■■ the executive authorities knew early this tiiorniog thut the tjueen of lupland would lltu uillll mobcii !■ rariiament thnt iba had entcajfed in amicable communication with the president of the tinted states and sujrge-ted the appointment of a joint com mission the private secretary of the pres ident delivered the lattpr's menage and en closures to the senate at balf-pa-t two o'clock t!ii aftrmot'd when motion was bade i'v senator harts and at uu'-e agtved to tbat tbe fcenate proit d to tlie ron>iileration of nil—ll mi busine.a thedecameall having lieeu read senator sunmer opposed tke immediate continuation of the ioiniiiis>umer he thought it were better to let tbe mll'iect go ovli until the dociinients should be prinl'-d ami seuatfl hatfl time for their examinalion in this senator l>a\is onanni beaator conkurac replied to hoanh sumn.r an.l morton and al-ourgej imrucdiat coulirni tum tli i'limtn took ft wide range in foli in our diplomatic relmions the powen i the praridenc and men ol the plan pro msjad for the a.ljuptment ol tbe mmh ijiieslion betww-n tbe two countries the enale adjourned after a session of two hoiirb alula half without coming to a con ! chuion but will resume consideration or the subject to-morrow the enate will reach the vote to-mor row on the nomination sent in to-day for eomini>.-ionen to mmli the claims between tbe i'uited stairs and kng land alt the uvreoiu named were previously consul ed 1 signinevl their acceptance ireat mm wd wil ling to give tbe i'nited states a ml>^f methckls of adjustment and even that tbe i nited riiatea should de»ignau unti.sb coiu the tsnkctwee tbenavr department received tbe fol lowing dispatch from the telegraph-opera | tor at havana dated uximji i cannot tr«c tbe report of the toss of theti—we to mj reliable wurce and 1 belter it to h»j » lf ikmx our papers bare not li—i»wjmbw xlist congress-second session wißßflwiainw afata at ******* m^^ttmmwjmm.wttfmm jp e^-jt-as castaat ito ttas aa4aaaaaaßa>aat bat jf*~y aavt 7 7*i zlti--em4^~«e-st,w bbbbsbblttt aßßsßßsastatsftlfc __ the second district of c»r p ri3 presented him if and took tb oath of i<v mr llooi'kk l:-p , m\«.i moved to go into » oiniuititf of the \\" bole on tlic gen eral i alemlar with the object of rt-nclnup tue bill to repeal the tneome tax mr wasilßricxißep wkl g*ve no tice that he would move the committee to take up the xaval appropriation bill the speak kit stated it would lie in or der for the gentleman from wkronnn to move that tlte committee proctmlto the run alteration of tbe naval appropriation bui j if the committee refused that motion it : would then be uieduty of the committee to ' tafa up the calendar a&d proceed with it irfault he ajm state that it would noi be tbe right of the member to demand a reading of the bit ihi ejcten*to y a the laying of them x i-l could work them no injury mr boopeb ikep..m moved'that nil general debute in the committee end ir oue minnte mr aw*b t.krp ma fpnm u mr hcoiwr uot to pursut in hi atu uipt ito git at the income tax bill the yea aud nn\s wei calltd on motion ! to limit the debate to one minute and it wa ugreed to—yea 1u mfsk the nui'stiun was then taken on motion to ko into committee on the jener3l aleudar [ in nnicr to take up tin bill to rej^al tht income tux and rebutted y»aa m na | w7 ***> tlif lloukc refuited to go into couj luitteo th vote was ro^rardetl as a te*t ■ jioii.n on the htiititnent oi the hou.se in ; lizard to the ruik'ul of tbe income tax there \\ is a fmi amount of cx itemeui amoupr tbe members after roll mil and bo fan the announcement individual votes an<l chan^cft ol vote anectinc thr iouit ne vra or tuc other w«re uiade the aunoum • - incut of the result was greeted with applaum j aud laughter and it was several minuter be fore order wao reatonil the iloube then resumed counidcration of the lull to remove tbe brooklyn van yard imm archer holland ric'ofi'-m and otht-r oiiitosin it and mr ketchum advo c;itin^his kuht.titute for the appointment of a couimission to lu'juire into the i»roiiricty of removing the llro<>k!yn navy yard anil i-*tamishing a new one in tbe state of new york tht morning hour having expired tlif bill went in-r tultuemiay uext mr myklfmltep l'a-1 oilvred a resolu tion instructing the < i.mniittm on kon ign atfuir to iiit|uiie into the exj»«dicncy of lacink i)m ini*j-iot to lin^siuon a par in ill i rrh(m%u with the ium t kngiaud and pfiwkc adoi'tmj the houkc tlun at halt pn»t two went iuu(committee of the whole mr cox in the chair on the naval appropriation bill at three o'clock ikimmhm ru-t aud tbe ileath nf tlii lale mr covo»|f of ivnnaylvi nia wu announced kuloffit of the ile ct'ased were dclherrtl by messrs kellv ! baadu mercur tlflllfj f»f . lifn^bain llomeniaii and k<b*7 alter winch thf uoum in respecttollif"-(lc<eas»tl adjourned the railroad disaster mintinl.vuon of the pomnkki in yl kb pocovksxracj feb 1».-th coroner investigation of tbe railroad ns:t»ter wai continued to-day the most important ffttam was edgar i diln wood the con ductor of tbe il train the interrogation was conducted by attorner triegtain t'oflln i!i behalf of the people i i wmi i tti tilled a follows i u i the conductor or hit oil train it wait extra no 3 my train don't run on time not being a re^ulir train ; had the right of way : when pacing si-w hamburgh was running un card time according to ihe rules of the mad m card lime it lift 11 miles u hour and 1 waa not then milking that tiii the i mining gtar af my train vi teal pm a mined mt qramfawh tad a we t--r utaiions m baked mi r um train ourselves m eteppad ut t'lniiarirlr iludbuii rtndlijdu j'ark on owws down t!ie examinations were iniide with baeaflwra ! c.-nld nut say w lift her the tma ha i been ftxajrimd tliiit uigbt at "'—■*«■ and hyde park wnntthe mole length it the train on m id and two of iny men on tin other making examination of the rnflltlj bjbbt before m reached ox sack ie j jfcn utolwl a lot box ami in ammmmht thereof could n»t make hudson ahead of tlir ragttur train d we to<*k the side track at coxemfcia v hen we cooled the journal staying there tiu minutes alter the regular train and taclity-rire minutes altogether that hot journal jfave uie no more trouble 1 hit ni^ht ! m one on dim of the tank en '■■ lie niul li one from the caboose had tweuty-iive cars 1 told my attention was lirst eatted to tin rouble on my train by the ni^ht watchman t new hamburgh as we pa**ed that sta ion he lmlloued was in the eaboose at the intl and heard him came out and put on ie rear brake and told the eabeoeanaei to ive the engineer the signal by dropping a i liite 1;l'1i ; ateed on ihe eahaeeß nul kept signaling till we _■-■* near tint rawbrid^e i did not hear the w histle for brakes 1 think ift it the mgt ear reverse his engine thotirh i am not certain it was down grade theru hf he mm my ala,ii it m hu haaimaa to blow tbi brako arc generally um a alflial < id bat that bsffbl it was nut left to ktrinir it it i exiled the bell cord we had a ehort train anil tiiimghl ii waa i worth while it is j-ed i l ihral!v to cive s-iana io the engineer v hen a train breaks apart it would have bi-cn difficult for tuc engineer t t a m^iui j frnm it if it had bees strung incon»e<|iience of amwftag it unimheh bcfimmavev il an older ol'the r«xid fljlit it shall be strung on all trains if we had had a corj we would bate tried to puil it but duii't think ; we could have succeedeil dun't thi'ik the engineer rould have bcon notided th:it w;iv j t!;:it nijflit it there ha<l bi-«n a con.l the bou ! eavd baa been strung over forty-tive tan \ when 1 put on the hakw the sirt-ed of thf j train wan idarkened ami we were running slow euou^li to pjet oil imfoie we trot fee that portiou of tin bridge aha ipbm tbe road north of the drawbridge it i deum grade ttone eeri a bird lualter to stop a train any w.iv : bail three brakenn'n m um train oueo th . eii.'ineand two in tb nhwf : the proper , piece for beaeml brakeman hi in hie niiiidi of the train but there was no place there tor him it ta mr tihieeyn ortler to ban a brakeinan in the middle of the train but tii,'r ma no puci f<-r biui to uid on ex c?pt tlirw or four ujards over an oil tank : it ii not safe to a inun to l there wtien a train i running the walk ta bim ov.t tbe tnp of llie ear to the brakes in about three fttt wide so far order are concerned it win the du'.v ofoin of my brakemen to be in the middle ol the train f obeyed tbe order to far a box ear were concerned ; a brakeman cannot taud willi safety on tbe platform of an oil car my train couitinted of tbe engine rix evprei oil ears two box ear and then the caboose the ttlotk car in thr centre of ihe tram bad brake on it wa between two tank ear and one brakeman could stand on it even if he had been there lie could have controlled but one ear whereat where be wao be could control six if be had been there be could have discovered the aed dt-nt it waa to our intereat to have ihe man at the rear the brmfcee la the rear were all good end we had them oa m mm w we eoad tfce order fcr m mam to w to tbe middle of tbe train ie gives biaaeia ******* t^?s .__ aar tktuttm rw —~ •■!■ iiit ■»*■? ls j f -^^^* p***'^*l h*^h p****|^*j***m^***^se "*': * j™"w uke *•* » »*«*• to p ob a brake if i h«j bad two mm brakemen on iuv inxn i roukl m>t haw stopped ft before it rot to ihe draw think the broken track under ta i utock tndn lore ltw tnrk up we keep a nun on the engine mboaeduty it la to watch rvar tifnalf from l<oth miles of an eufa when foins around curves it is a pinugbt line at xewllambuif b stmion my eagiatnr must have known there w mmetkins wrong when we put on brake it umy hitv tose the ml con strung the way we'wererituatetl that night we were run ning a aft aft we could we can uokl our train in eighty mis all uak car oa toe train were burned there were seven or tbeui at hyde l'ai k coming down i had not a wvrui journal on the whole train have been on tbe road three yean adjuurncd until 2 r m friday no more bodlfm have been found up to to njjlit to-raorrow mm uiug tbe locomotive will ue r»ised when it ik expecttnl the re luains of tbe engineer »>*> friend aald in have tanj on tbe engine with him and the u»k!v of lawrence mootier the itrakewan wii 1 found the oroiicr and jury will proceed t morron-uioraiui lotbewnx-k to vi«w tbe weiie rivurad'ozen wilde»st have yet to testify before the coroner foreign tilt 1/ilen m'kecu at the oi'emmi or parliament 1-onkun feb !». — parliament n-iv-om biedt'>-day tue follow lag is the queen's sik-cchdclivcri.il at the oiwning ofthehcfa sion bmntb ««»