Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 16, 1874, Page 1

The dhicagne Daily TP bane, VOLUME 27, ' CHICAGO, THURSDAY, ' APRIL 16, 1874, ADVERTISING. H, H. ONANDLER, R, 8, THAIN, H. H. CHANDLER & CO,, W. 8, EDES, D, M, LORD, Newspaper Advertisement Brokers, 89 Madison-st. (opposite Tribune Building), CHICAGO. Advortissments insorted in any Nowapaper or Poriodical in tho United Statos snd Canadas at tho publislaers® lowest oash ratoes, Speoial attontion given to OHIOAGC' DAILY and RELIGIOUS PAPERS, Millinery. FRENCH CHIP, English Milan, Pedal, Canton, AND OTHER STIR AN . SETADE FEATS IN GREAT VARLETY. Jet Flowers, Dotted Laces, Brussels Nets. ORNAMENTS IN JET, PEARIL, AND STEEL, RIBBONS. TURQUOISE AND GROS DE S8UEZ SITLEKS IMPORTED FLOWERS, ETC. POPULAR PRICES. 241 WEST MADISON-ST. WIEIIBSTIEIELS. GEGARS AND WHISKIES, [ givo orders for Direct Importation, and ro- geive daily fresh lots ot dad, La Araboll Gasiwudad, gadmbelin %1 Demgnio, Diamond Fagle, Iesconcion, Fior do Lazo, ot do Guba, Flor dot Fumar, tenry Cl Intiinid or do Bfutias, Manila {annol Garel Partagns, Tona do Santfemo, Holitario, illar ¥ Villar, Winflold'Scott, Cabsoa and Honrades Claarettos, K, 0. Dackor & Goua morica Llo. Chowing Tohaeen, ionradas Buokdng ‘obacoo. 1 Aleo reoiro from tha distillocs, WHITE BOURBON - AND MARYLAND RYE WHISKIBAS. 0. TATUM, Wine Merchant, 40 EAST MADISON-ST. BUSINESS CARDS. S0DA WATER APPARATUS, HARTT MANUFACTURING CO., Manufacturors of BODA & MINERAY, WATER APPARATUS, Pacticular attention pald to ropalrlog. 24 and 26 Bauth Jolerson-at., Chicago, JOHN G. ASHLEMAN, Watches, Jewelry, and Diamonds. BEST PLACHE IN OITY. 199 State-st., corner Adams. DENTAL CARD. DR, M, W. SHERWOOD'S Dontal-ooms are re- ovod to fho northwoat cornor of Stato and Madtson-a ore Block, Room 19, ‘1o bost artificial tontis aro ma Givos Vitalized Afr, aud oxtracta tcoth without pain. Giros Vitnllzed Alry aud oxfraots teoth withont pln., REAL ESTATE, FOR SALE OR FOR RENT Desiring to concentrata our businass at our Factory, cor. of West Twenty-second and Tisk-sts,, whore our Dock, ¥ard, D &o., ure locatad, wo offor tho propor _pled by us, at the cor, of Clark and Twol{th- ats,, FORBALE or FOR RENT; One Hun. drad and Bevonty-six, feot on Clark-st. by ©no Hundred ond_ Fifty-four on Tweifth, govored with substantial brick buildings, throo and tour stories high, with tho excop- tion of Thirty foot on Clark-st, by One Hun- drad and Fifty-four foot on Twelfth. Bomuch of tho Machinery, Shafting, &., 89 may bo dosirad will bo sold with the proflorty. GOS8 & PHILLIPS MFG. CO. FINANCIAL. Preston, Kean & Co., 100 WASHINGTON-ST. BANK OF DISCOUNT AND DEPOSIT, ROBERT WINTHROP & CO. BANKERS AND BROKHRS, o, 18 Wallat, Now York, axacnto ardors for ETOOKS, e R HL S o iow § s comt toront on DE- 13, and transiot » gonoral Banking and Lirokorage REMOVAL, REMOVAL. T have removed to 106 Doarborn- at., to soll Real Estate on Commis- sion. GEO., H. HESS, PRINTERS,STATIONERS, &o. CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & (0, Manufacturors and Jobbers of PABPERER, BLANE BOOKS, & STATIONERY, 118 and 120 Monroe-st. SILICATE PAIN AT e an NO DEGAY, NO INFECTION BY USING THE PETRIFYING SILICATE PAINTS, A8 SUPPLIED TO ‘Woolwioh Arsennl; Board of Works, |Ounard Company, |Western Rail Austrian Lloyd’s)| Great Weatorn &1 way Com panies, FOR HOUSE, SHIP, AND GENERAL USIE. Manutsctured by the GILIOATE PAINT COMPANY, Liverpool, IN ALL COLORS. Flavo no chemioal aation on Tron or athor Motals, will stand any degroo of hoat without bllsteringt L out. ls 1 in bulk and will do tha work of 2 owt. load Palata, ctlolo in ** Kngineoring, " 20tk Jununry, 1673, Bo DAMP WALLS, CHURCHES, &C., Gurod by the Potrityiag liquid, st n costof 2. to 3 e squate yard, Noo artioly {h ** Lufldor, " §ih March, 872, Kor pasticulars aud Testimontals apply to the SILIOATE PAINT OOMPANY, Liverpool, SOALES, FAIRBANKS® BTANDARD SCALEHS q OF ALL BIZUS, ¥\ FATRDANKS, MORSE £00 5 1L AND 110 LAKE.6. The Admiralty, London & North- DRESS GOODS. CLOAX DEPART- MENT.---FIELD, LEI- TER & CO. will exhibit, Thursday, April 16,Rich. Paris Novelties in Black and Colored Silk Stuff and Grenadine Cos- tumes, KEam Garn_and Cashmere Jackets, Man- tillas, and Polonaise; new designs in Llama Lace Points, Jackets, and Talmas; Guipure and Yak Lace Jackets and Mantillas, &c.,» &ec. This is the finest selec- tionof this class of goods we have ever offered, ‘and are marked at very reasonable prices.. Il Later & G0, State & Washington-sts, * INSURANCE. ESTABLISHED 1805. IR E INSURANCE AGENCY DAN. M. BOWMAR, No. 171 LaSalle-st. Al CAPITAL REPRESENTED, One Million Thres Hundred Thonsatd Dollars, Williamshurgh City Fire Ins. Co,, NEW YORK. Asotsovor,... -8700,000 Poople’s Tusnrance Co, MEMPIIIS, TENN. Assots ovo: §400,000 Ben Tranklin Tnstrance Co,, ALLEGHENY, PA. Assotaove 10+ $200,000 Losses promptly adjusted and paid at this Agency. RATES PROPORTIONATE T0 RISK INCURRED. FOR SALE. LEAST, FOR SALE! Tho most desizable locatlon unncoupled fn thoclty. Ee. poclally adopted to o fancy srocory or clothing houso: izo 27x165, Oflico worth 85,000 govs with the storo, Ront unusually fow. 109 Last Aadison-st., hatwoon Glark and Dearbora. OLEVELAND PAPER CO. Gunther's Candies, - Colobrated throughout the Unlon. Texprossod to sl Bprte; Wo- vor 1o, Address GUNTILEL, Contustlonor, GRANITE HIONURIENTS. SCHUREMAN & IAND MANTEL CO. Michigan:uy , corner Van Burgnest. TO RENT. The turce-story briok bulldita, with basumont, 80x feots Nos. 53, S5 And 41 Novth Olvtansts Fhans promises Liaving 1ight hnd accoss on threo sidos, with Iargo atorago capncity, and containing b stoam engino and ahaftinig, &r0 wall Adaptod for manufacturing pirposos, They oAt ‘bo routed for o torm of yoars at n modorato tont. 0T BALILA uood'apectal eharior with Tiboral Yipions. Apeiy to ARTHUI RYERSON Bilock, nd W. D. KERIOVT & CO., 8 s DOCK TO RENT On Sonih Braueh, near Helsfedst, Apoly to WAL RIPLEY, 238 South Water-at. TO RENT. 5 LUMBER OR COAL DOCK To ront, 260 _feet front on Twallth-st., runaing baok to ‘l‘xuhl'gfiplm uA“"’l;dl\h railroad cnnncwtlnfina l.lril;i'fil[lh- 3 . o I " i S Rl 163 Washington-si., basomuiit, FOR RENT. Two Btores, 20276 feot, Nos, 70 and 72 East Adamst, Apply to JONATHAN GLARK, 195 Stato-ut., basgmont. WANTED. COUNTRY LUMBER YARD. WANTED—A point to soll lumbor lns growlug town, Will pay cash for & good business. No othora nved an. awer, J. W, MOOLIE, Monee, Til. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD BONDS WANTED § Ghotco Farming Tands slong T i o aeliane tor CBolieal Matirand: ~ ddross P, 0. Box 203, Madison, Wis. GENERAL NOTICES. THE GREAT ADELPAII Tadies' Night To-night, ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. 6 Cts. a Glass. IMPORTED LAGER BEER. A dozon of ottled, for { ¥4 3 aRARER BIEAR ormor Hondoms ant Paietiota® SHORTENED LIMBS. Oome and sco our new mothod of oxtonslon, by which Al shortoning and deforiolty aro ramoved, Artifiolal Limb rooms of Dr, HIATT & LzROY, 135 Olark-at., Ohlcago. Builders and Contractors, Proposals wanted for bullding two brick housos, Nosth Hide, noar Lincoln Park. Plans and spocifioations oau be scen st our ofico, BALDWIN, WALKER & arthnd Portlund Weshing. ©0,, Hawloy Bulding, oornor Doscborn snd Madison-ste: | WASHINGTON. Yoesterday's Testimony in the Sanhorn Investigation, Assistant Seeretary Sawyer Speaks His Mind Concerning Banfiold, Sawyer Thinks Sanborn Was Paid Too Liberally. What Was Told Yesterday Beforo the District Committee,’ Partial Disclosure as to the Dis- posal of the $97,000, Mr, Chittenden Has a High Opinfon of Garfield’s Influences Unblushing Effrontery of Distriot Contraot-Peddlers, Treasurer Spinner’s Opinion as to the Effcct of the Finance Bill, It Will Cause Contraction to the Amount of $7,000,000, THE SANBORN CONTRACTS. Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Iribune. THE END APPROAGHING. ‘Wasmyarox, D, 0., Amil 15,—~Tho Ways and Mozns Committoo expoct to closo the SBanborn investigation, with tho oxamination of Judgo Dondory, of Kansag, to-morrow, [Tothe Associated Press.) BAWYLR SPEAKS AGAIN, ‘Wasniseroy, D, 0., April15.—Assistant oo~ retary Bawger voluntarlly appearcd in tho San- born Inquiry, and denied much of Solicitor Ban- flol’'s testimony concornibg himself, M, Danflold, bo snld, testilled g8 followa: **I will By further that' I nover bave propared any paper, be it contract or bo it lottar, i nvolving tho siguature of tho Sccretary of tho Trensury, excugt s direction, cither writton orverbal,or that by directionof his assistant. It is impossiblo 1 should do soin_the uatureand courso of busi- ness,uniess it can bo Bhown that I am o usurporot powers of tho dopartmont, which I think I om not, Evory onoof thoso lottors Liave boen pre- pared in that way, and of courso I have, from time to timo, PREPARED A OREAT MANY LETTERS that boar the siguaturo of tho Bocrotary. That is inovitablo ju tho conrso of businoss there, but I novor know what lettor Lo wants written until Lo tells mo what ho wants, and then it is pre- pared a8 best £ can to moot his viows,” Assistant Secrotary Sawyor, aftor Iirther quote ing from Danfiold's testimony, ssid: *In tho first placo, Banfleld had not read my testimony o8 it wan given, or bo would not havo made the Atatoment in the way in which bo has, I did not say that {n tho summor ILhnd any convoreation with him about the lottor to Dr. Prosbury. I' cortainly DO NOT REMEMBER having had any convereation with Mr. Banfleld or Dr. Prosbury about such letter_in July, 1873, 1f it was callod to my attontion, I cortainly did not undorstand thon a8 1did on o lator occasion, tho relntions, or rather want of relations, which Dr. Presbury had with the Government. There is nothing mondatory in tho letter. It is simply a request which I should nob_bav thought pro- er to make if it had beon oxplained to mo that r. Yresbury was simply AN AGENT OF BANDORN andnot an agent of tho Government. I am convinced, theroforo, that it Banfleld is right in snying that it was called to my attention, it et invo beon 1 a cursory mauner, axd thut T signod tho lotter because it bore the chack of the Bolicitor, whom I_supposed to bo passossed of the knowledge of tho facts which justified it 1 did not know untit o very rocont period that Dr. Presbury was tho sgont of Sanborn, thougl 1 did know long sinco that ho had beon in tho employ of the Government a8 a Suporvisor of Intornal Rovenuo. Iu this connection, Bawyor callod attention to tho inturnal ovidenca that tho lottors of iu- troduction to Suporvisors and Colloctors of In- ternal Rovonue given by Boutwell and Richard- son, and this ono of July 21,1878, signed by Snwyor, havo a common origin. There was no quesation whatovor that the lettor of Oct. 15, 1378, purporting to bo signed by Richardao, wag WRITTEN IN TILE FOLIGITOR'S OFFICE, for it bore his chack ; and thoe letter of July 21, 1873, slso bears his checls, In' furthor voview of tho evidouco of Banflold, Sawyor soid : *1 novor gavo an opinion nor Leld an opinion that tho nct of 1870 could fairly boar » conptruction which would authorizo such con- tract o8 Koluoy sought and finally obtainod un- der the latter law, "I nover asked Banfleld to five it 8 conotruchion broud ouough to cavor I, fM'he only foundatign for such statemont on tho part of Bantleld 18 tho fact that Kelsoy maden Huggontion that tho roading of tho act was pos- sible by whicli suoh construction could ba given to it a8 to include cases ot in States latelyln in- surrection, Iam NOT FREPAUED TO STATE {thiat I did not sy there ought to be a lnw undor which taxes not nccessibla by ordinsry means of collection could be resched “whon withheld by poworful corporations from tho Govornment.” Bawyer further quoted and commonted on tho tostiniony of Bunfield refuting tho positions of the Solicitor. Ic said tho geueral tondoncy and effect of tho Bolicitor's racent statements bofore tho Committeo woro such as to_convey tho im- pression that the duties of the Solicitor in rofer- ence to thoso contracts were scarcoly moro than clorieal; that ovorything that was dono by the Solivitor _ was directed from the Bocrotary's oflico, and that very littlo was loft to tho judg- ment, disorotion, or dirgction of the Soliciter. Now, if this bo the viow hold in the Solicitor's oftico, it differs ontirely from tho view hold i1n the Sccratary’s ofico. “In tho oftico of tho Socre- tary it 16 undoratood and admitted tunt THE QUESTION WUETUEN A CONTRACT BIALL BE MADE with any individual undor this law is one which tho Bocrotary alono can docide, and it Is alto- gothor probable that tho Solicitor would consult, aud bow consnlted, with tho Booretary as to tho goneral tovms of the contract, DBut it I also understood that when tho quostion is do- oded, tho moking of the contract, tho carrylng on of all _georrespondenco in roforonco to it, and tho mados of doing bueluess undor it, with the excoption of tho reccipts of money arising from tho collec- tions, nve committod to tho Bolicitor sy ngent of tho Soorotary for this purpose. ‘'ho Solicitor i tho parly wlioso advice tho Beorotary would tako on all mattors conngoted with suid contracts subscquent to thoir boing made, If sny quos- tion shiould arise as to tho intorprotation of any contract, or as to tho proprioty of any action done under it, TIE SOLIOITON WOULD HE THE PERSON whoso opinion and whose connsol tho Soorotary would kool and haa_sought, Ile would ot seok auch counsol if ho regarded tho Bollcitor simply a4 & clork, o has in no instanco boen #o ro- garded, but a8 a compotont, Hngunflnuu Inwyor, conversant with the provisions of the Inw itself, aud with tho relations of the Seorotary to it, and able to give advico nud dircotion to its ud- ministration. Tho Koorotary bocomos responsi- Dblo for every act done by himsalf in its adminis- tration, and for evory dooumont which ho sigus in connootion with ‘that administration, Buch i unquostionably, tochnicaily, the fact, The law imposos upon him and not upon tho Sollaitor its administration, aud so doos the law lmrnu- upon tho Bocrotary e execution and sdinlulys NUMBER 236. I tration of tho gront varlety of mattors portain- ingto difforont branches of the public service, in‘evory ono of which, wore lio ta do porsonally all that tho law imposes upon him, he would 0CCUPY I8 WHOLE TIME, Tho law contomplates that ho shall use tho brains and hands_ of other porsons. 1o, thore- foro, mnkes divislons in his oflice, to ench one of which cortnin dutles are assigned, and the hoad of onch division tnkes porsonal charge of matters portaining to his own branch of sorvico. Bo in thocase of theso contracts, to tho Bolioitor has heon committed tho drawing of con- tracta and gonoral manegoment of the work done under thom, and whatovar hio has done has beon supposed in the Sccrotary’s oflico, not blindly and in a porfunctory manner, but intolligontly, with his oyes open to tho responsibililics the Becrotary would nesumo by the edoption of hia actw, and I judge,” Sawyor says, “ from tho charactor of Banfiold's first statement bofore the Committee, that tho Solloitor in his aots conour- red with tho view which I say is hiold in the Sec- rotary’s offico.” Duting tho oxamination which followed, Saw- ver, in rosponso to s quostion, said componsation to Sanborn and othors was too liberal, when Niblaolk, of Committeo, romarked that tho wholo amonnt of monoy collectod undor spocial or ox- traordinary contracts, did not compensate for the scandal which had thorofors been brought on tho Government, the ohnracter of which should not dopond on money nlone. . BUPERVIGOR FULTOY, for tho district of Ponnsylvanin, i[m-ylnm!, Del- nware, Now Jersoy, and Dintriat _of “Columbia, ‘made a statomont uhn\vlngi that Kolsoy, Olarko, and othors, had callod at his oftice, showing the authority of tho Troasury for tholr colleotion of legacy and succession_tnxes. Tho statomont furtlier ghowed that Tulton was, at tho time, proporly disoharging tho functions of his oftico, all casos presented by Bpecial Agonts bolug on racord in his oflice. et DISTRIOT OF COLUMBIA. THE INVESTIOATION. Speciat Dispateh to T'he Chicago Tridune. WasuNaToN, April 16,.—Tho proceodings be~ fore tho District Investigating Committeo to- day wore of a varied and ontortaining naturo. ‘Mr. Jonkins gave n very intoresting nccount of his conneetion with the DeGolyor & McOlellnnd contract. Mr. Gibson, of the Now York Sun, afforded the Committeo ond noisy Dick Horrington an im- menge amount of smusemont. Mr. Tilbort oxplainoed all about his £800,000 worth of con- tracts, and Mr. Thomas Evana boldly accused Gov, Shophord with prostituting his offico in tho intorest of his private business. Taking every- thing into consideration, the scssion of to-day probably possossod moro interost than any pra- vious ono. COL. CHARLES JENRINS, OF OIICAGO, testified thot ho became intorested with Do Golyor & McClelland in Washington contracts in Maroly, 1873. Upon tho doath of Do Golyor, when lie bought into the business, ho fell heir 0 nll {ho books, accounts, and correspondenco of Do Golyer. Among tho mass of corrospond- euco that camointo his poagession were a numboer of lettors writton by George R. Chittenden to DeGolyer, having roforonco to tho sccuring of contracts for streot-paving in Washington. “Thoy wera writton botween January and June, 1872, and contnined roforences to all kindg of 'peaplo, — Congressmon, oflicers of tho District, contractors, and lobbyists, Theso lotters Mr. Jonking had copied, but subsoquont- 1y, about the time_of tho_ inauguration of the Presont invostigation, ho destroyed not only tha coples but tho originals, To tho best of his recoliection, JONE OF THESE LETTERS FROM CHITTENDEN, dated of Washington on thoe 30th of May, 1872, Parsons has arrived, and things aro loo) ing bottor.” ¢ The Colonol will get awards fcz, 100,000 ynrds of pavoment, and probably 200, 000." *‘The influence of Garfield has been sis cured. Ho holds tho purso-strings of the G crnmeut, and through his Lands evory dol must go.” - The witnoss then states what Lo know about tho paymont by DoGolyor & McClelaud of $97,000 to Chittonden in Juouary Inst, Leaine ing that the prosont investigation was coming, and that be sod all others who had dono wirk for tho District Government would bave to give evidenco boforo tho Commiltee, ho made & pil- izlrimngn to Chicago, to see Chittondon tho first, (o CALLED AT MI. CHITTENDEN'S OVFICE. Tho Inttor gontlemon recoived him very coolly, and tho interview was unsalisfactory. A day or so later he called ogain, this time taking with him Chittendon's lotter. Ho oponed the con- versation by informing bim that tho letters were in oxistenco, and plainly intimated that, un- loss ho was at onco informed of all tho eircumstances connccted with the paymont of 897,000, ho would feel obliged to Iny all’ tho cor~ rospondonce in_ his keoping before tho law, This threat produced the desired offect upon tho baughty Mr, Cluttenden, who,—ta use ani expros- sive phraso,—doscondod from Lis high boreo, ond surrenderod at discrotion. ‘CHE BUBSPANCE OF WIS DISCLOSURE to tho Colonel, who held {bo bix hand against him, was that ho gave £15,000 of the §25,000 Lo Eot in monoy from DoGolyer & McOlelland o Tichard ~O. Pnrsons, ~ of Ohio, ..for sorvicoy rondored by the latter in securing tho contract from tho” Board of Pnblic Works. 1lo promised tho mysterions ** Brown tho oth- or $10,000, but being hard up he gavo Brown only 52,000 aud Lis noto, nud pocketed tho 8,000 himsolf. His explanation of Lis disposal of the 72,000 in notes was rot quito so Entis- tactory, Theso, ho informed Col. Jonkine, ho }:nve to Col. Kirtlaud, & notorious lobbyist from llinois, for distribution, XKirtiand, howover, it would seom, kept somo of the notes for a time, and then : SWAPPED THED TO IRA HOLMES, tho cmcni,vn Danker, for somo liousos and Jands ; and Mr. Holmes in turn surronderod them to Do- Golyor & McClelland upon their assigning to him all their intorest in tho cofitracts for strect- paving in Washington; so’ that it would ap- poar from Mr, Jenkine’ story, that after all tho fuss that has been mado about BIR, CHITTENDEN'S FEE, tho poor gontloman ronily got ouly $8,000, ont of which he buat tho myatorious ** Brown.” Judgo Wilson—Who is this Col, Kirtland ? Col, Jonking—I know littio of Lim, but undor- stand hio is ono of thoso Linrpios who proy upon peoplo who bavo businoss with Congroxs. Judge Wilson—A lobbyist ? S Col. Jonkins—Yon; I prosumo thet ia what he profeis bo(nfi called. Senator Thurmau—THo 18 & TROFEHSIONAL LOBDYIST, I understood you to say ? Col. Jonkins—Yen ; Lio will take o job whon- over he gols ono, o i & rogulur Butpy. Sonator Thurman—Woell, do you boliavo Chit- tendon i8 such a greonhiorn as to be taken in by ugh & poruon a4 you doserlbo this Col. Kirtlend to bo Col, Jenkina—Yes, slr. Mr, Cluttonden s o full of ogotism that ' lio can_bo (alen in by eny _sharpor. o I8 very ousily docoived. Judgo Wilson—Is ho a4 inuocont as tho Mr. McCloiland who teatified horo lnat weol ? Col, Jonking—Yos, sir, overy bit; and yot Do- Qolyor and McClolland wero fairly outwitted by Chittondon, ==Col. Chrristy—Ploaso degoribo this Mr, Ohit- fonden's porsonnl appearanco to the Commitloo, I um wformed he is A REQULAR COUNT YORCO. Ctov. Shopherd—Hio resembles the first Na- poloom. Col, Jonking—Mr, Chittondon will be hiere to- morrow, and you can all oo him, sud learn tho kind of man hio is, Bonator Allison—Woll, Qol. Jenkins, have you ntatod all you know of this snso Gol, Jotikins—Yes, ir; 1 havo told all I knov, and & good deal € buve honrd, T.ittlo Dick Inrrington, of Bhepbord's logal stall, :munmf that iu_ Gluson, of tho New York Sun, o hng dfscavorod a flat, attomyted to oroms- oxamino tho Inttor gontloman this afternoon, Ho did not continug the intorview for any longih of time, howovor, for, true to his prounse made on Monday last, ~ GINKON TURNED THE TABLVH on littlo Dick, and was seorching him numorol- fully, when IIublell, of Michigan, flow to Dick’s roliof, Iubboll domanded ot Gibson the nume of the person Who Informod him thnt Cougros- an 1fosmer, of Philadelphin, hnd an intorest in o contract, Gibson refused to divulye till his informant gave him permission, and sftor o long privato tosiion the Comuwittes dcolded to give lem till to-morrow foronoon to'sen his may and Bhould Alr. Gibson fail to obtain his consent, answor, lio WILL PRODADLY BE LOCKED UR, {n the coul-holo, but he will domsnd company during his inoargoration, in tho lm“" of Hallott Kilbourno, who Lins not ylolded tho names of the rul’uanu compoalug tho rool estatoring, although "3 I:-l“ hiad four wooks' timo to mako up his mind. . Dotwoon Mr, Chittonden and Mr. Gibson, to- morrow's session bids fair to bo a stormy ono. ‘I'ho procoodings to-dny wero concluded with honring the ovidonce of Mr. T, Byvans, o wealthy rlumber of this clty. This witness, aftor show- ng that tho Board ‘of Publio Works had per- mitted thomsolves to bo swindled by contractors for sowor-pipe, closed by ACCUSING GOV, BREPIERD with prostitutlng hisposition as Ghiof-Executive of tho Distriot in tho intorest of his private bysiness, In support of tho chiarge, Lo said it 'was o notorions fagt that tho firm of Shopherd & Bros. control all tho contracty for plumbing for the Goneral Govornment ; and oltod the 111%! on tho Now Orleans and Olicago Custom-Houscs na instoncon. o wont on to atato that ho un- dortook to do tho plumbing In _the building in ‘Waschington, oceuplod by tho Buroan of Btatis- tica for tho Aum of $202, but was compolled to rolosse tho contrack to Bhopherd, ~who chargod tho Governmont botweon %700 and $800 for tho samo work. 1o offered to take tho con- traot for plumbing worlk on the Columbia Foa- pital at betwoon §700 and $800, but his bid was rojocted, and tho’ job ;flvun to Shophord, who has nlrendy rondered bills to tho amount of 05,000, and has not yot finishod tho worl. AALES UNDER TIUST-DEEDH, Gon, Butlor introduced o bill to-day provid- ing that any salo horoattor mado in the El»trluk of Columbin by virtuo of any power contained in any deed of firust givon to soours tho paymont of monoy shall bo void, unless tho snmo shall have boen mado in pursuanco of the judgment or decroe of a court of competont jurisdiction. It apposrs that the District ia cursed with o law on this subject undor whioh snap-judgmont may be takon and great injustica wrought upon unfor- tunate debtors. TIIE BCHOOL~TEACIIERS, ‘The Senato to-day ndopted the bill appropriat- ing monoy to pay the District wobiool-tenchors fust o8 {t came from tho Houso, Bonator Stowart und ono or two othor patriots, who own rosi- doncos and othor property hero exprossed themselves os strongly opposed to the clause ordering tho taxation ‘of personal proporty in tho District to ralse o sum_sufliciont to pay the monoy back into the United Stntos Tressury, but 0a Uiose Bonators who 4o not 0w proporiy in tho District wero not impressed in that way, n proposition to strike out that clause was re- Jocted, 170 the Aaroctated Press. GHITTESDEN'S THAWSACTIONS, ‘Wasnmizatoy, D, C., April 16,—This morning Jenkins was called, and tostified that tho lettors of Chittendon wero destroyed in TFobrunry last. Upon o question by Judge Morrick 06 to tho con- touts of enid lotters, the witnoss doclined to an- swor, upon the ground that thoro wore namas of parties mentioned who might bo innocont, as Chittendon had informod him in Ohicago that ho would not swear to tho truth of all contained in tuo lotters, The witnoss stated that Lo had no doubt but that Chittendon had falsoly xeprasont- od his influonco to them for tho purposs of pro- curing monoy for his sorvices. Tho Committeo excusod Jouking until to-morrow morning, stat- ing that they would meanwhilo coosider tho ad- vikbility of cxamining him in privato. A, DI Gibson, correspoudont of tho Now York Sun, wie callod by Mr. Inrrington, couusol for tho District, Upon being shown a lettor in enid popor _in which Harmer, membor of Conpress from Philadelghis, and othor members of Con- gross, wera chnrgod with being intorcsted in contracts of tho District, statod that o got his information from friouds of IInrmor, but de- clined giving their nemes, "ho Committeo retired for conaultation, ‘Wlien the doors wore reopened, Souator Thur- man statod to Gibson that the Committee had instructod him to gay to him (Gibson) that tho question propounded him in’the morning ses- sion, 88 to Who gavo. Lim tho informa- tion that A, C, Hermor was intercated in contracts with tho Board of Pullic Works, waa & proper_question to bo answered. ¥o #sifl wilhoss could .Tofuso to auswer only on tha ground of ita beiug & privileged commuuica- tion. Ho thon expluined to tho witnoss whut was o priviloged communieation; thut n mombor of the prows charging corruplion upon men either in public or privato lifo was not ontitled to take ndvantage of o privilegod communica- tion, oléo ho could soattor libols broadeast with- out responsibility. The direct question was then put to witness, * Who told you that Harm- er was intorosted in tho contract?” To this ho replied that, while ho was perfectly willing to auswer the question, he dosired tinio to fivat consult his intormant. The Committce groated him this -priviloge, but rominded him to o raudy to answer it ab to-morrow's sossion, or Dy Fridny at tho farthorest, HARMER MADE A 8WORN STATEMENT, and distinctly denied that he was intorested in any contract or profit of any contract in tho Dis- triot of Columbia ; that ho was not a stockholder in the Motropolitan Paving Company, and of i own knowledge did nct kuow of the existeuco of such & corporation. . B, JENKING was rocalled. Witness romembered reading a Totter wittten by George R. Chittenden, dated May 30, 1872, to DoGolyer & McCleltand, It comonced by stating tlat Col. Parsons had ar- vivod ; that * things aro lookiug botter ;" that wo il get 100,000, and probubly 200,000 ynwds “ that Gen, Garfleld's influence is working well." That is all e remembered of the letter. Aftar the promont investigation bogan, witncss called on Chitlonden, in Chicngo, snd told lim ho would probably be called upon by tho Committao to disciose all o know of tho Do Golver & McCloliand mntter, and roquostod him 1o tell who got the mong; on the notes given Dby De Golyer & DMcClelland. 1lo told mo thai Paraons got 915,000, mnd that William O, Brown got $10,000.” Ho nftorwards acknowledgod that ho rotained £1,000 of the Brown monoy, giving Brown his note for the amount mtniuef 4 that the balauce of tha notey woro given to Col. Kirlland, and that ho (Chit- tonden) did not thon know whoro Kirkland was, MR, QOLDING wag aworn, and testiflod that ho know ono J. Topkins, who was sn Inspector under the Board of Public Works, * Mot him at tho Capitol ono day, snd ho askod mo it Twos doing anything. 1 i0ld_bim [ was pot. Ho thon ssled moif I Wanted & contract, 1o esid it would roguire Homo money, but ho conld getn contract through Liusuott, privato recrotary of Gov, Sioplierd, THOMAR EVANS tostifiod that ho s & plumbor by trade; thnt ho hiud boen in bustness forty yoats ; that' it is im- poesible for him to got o job from tho United Htatos Goyornment while Gov, Shopherd is in the sume buslnoss, o statod thit all tho plumbing work done for tho Goverumont for Lo lnst throo yenrs had boon douo by tho firm of A. R, Shop- herdt & Bros, 'Tho wituoss cited & casq wiiore lio had o contraot with tho Govornmont sublot him by o carpontor, 1n which o was not allowed to proveed with tho plumbing. e N RETRENCHMENT AND REFORM. Speciul Lrspateh to The Chicago T'ribune, THE AVZROPRIATION BILT. Wasminaron, D, 0., April 16,—The Logisla- tivo, Exccutivo, and Judivisl Appropristion bill was teken up and conslderad in Cowmmit- tea, Bome good work in tho intorosts of acono- my was accomplishod. The appropriation for folding speochos and doouments for Congross- men was roported in tho bill at 50,000, but was cut down by the Committeo to §25,000, Thoro was appropristed on this acoount Inst yoar $100,000. ‘e sonsolous aspropriation to pay for pine packing-cases, threo to onch Con- grossman, that hus boon made aunually for yoars, was strilion out; and Congressmen can now pay for their boxes at tho rato of G0 cents onch like othor Amorican citizons, x THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE, Tho Adjutant-Uonoral has writton a Iotter to Congross, pru\usthxf uy}ulnnt the contemplated roduction of elorks iu his bureau, snying that the aireot will bo dotruwontal to the Govorumeut's Intorest. REDUOTION OF TIE ARMY. Thio bHIL for tio roduotion of the army, a8 re- Pm‘!nd by the 1ouse Military Commiitdo, con- aius & provision thut roldiers shall bo puid an aro ponsionors, by mouns of choslie, Ae this throatous to tako awny tho occupation of Arm Paymnstors,un, Al¥ord, asiuight ba autlcipatod, cotes promptly to tho front, fall of ronsons why the proposition should not bocomo Inw, o sty forth his viows in u lotter to the Boorotary of War, which thab oficial forwardod to the Bposkor, Gou, Alvord urgos (hat tho soldiern don't want such a chango mado 3 that undor the presont syatom tho mnjority of them Aruw thelr munoy, spond but Jittlo of it, and deposit the balanco, 1f lhn{ aro pald in ohocks thoy will bo at tho morey of post-tradors and othor ‘usurionsly-Inolined "deators who will oxnob & dlacount from them, He submity aléo the njury of tho moldiora, This svstom, authorized by the lnw of 1872, allows soldiors to doposit tholr savings with Paymasters unitl their torm of worvice oxpiros, rocolving intorost At tho nto of 4 per cont per aunum. o snys that the systomis now working admirably, thodopositsav. eraging nbott 825,000 per month, 1To abjects that tho proposod systom will divide responaibilitics botyween Paymaaters and Captains of companies, and necossiiato tho, riul||n§ of valuable vouchors to tha mails ; that it will domoralize and chiange tho whola thoory of the Pay Dopartmont, and will work to the Srajndlco of tho intorests of soldiers stationod 1ear large citlos i that thare is and can bo no analogy botwoon the Pay De- nrtmont and tho Pension Byronu; that tho Pny Dognrtment, furnishios chock#now 1o oflicors and_soldiors whonover dcsirod ; and that tho progont systom has boon domonstratod, by tho test of war, to bo offective and economical, S i NATIONAL FINANOCES, ¥ Svectal Disputeh to The Chicago Trivune. EFYECT OF THE BENATE MILL. ' ‘Wasmixaroy, D. 0., April 16,—Tronsuror Spinuor statod this ovening that ho, in company with othor financiers of the Treasury Depart- that the doposit syatom will be broken up to ment, had dovoted thomsolves to-day to tho worle of ascortniving tho prociso effcot that would bo produced by tho -oporatlons of the mnow Ourroncy act, ans odopted Dy tho Houso yostordny. Ho wsnys that thelr labora resulted in tho dovelopmont of tho fact that tho Inw would bring about acontraction of tho volumo of theourrenoy to the smonnt of $7,000,000. Thoro is no doubt expressed here a8 to tho slgning of the bill by tho Presidont. Congressmon from the West and Sonth aro Anlly recelving applications from thoir constitu- ounts for . NATIONAL BANK GHARTERS under the now law, but tho new law docs not by any means cover the nuthorized incresse. Une loss this is all taken by tho Westorn and South- o Btates within twelvo months, tho Tast will bo pormitted 1o nbsorb it. As the law stauds now, that TUE FINANCIAL QUESTION I8 SETTLED Boliof is vory gonorally ospressed that tho ses- slon will bo ndjourncd by thie 1at of Junc. _ With ordinaty diligonce, all the business now boforo Coungresa can bo satisfactorily concluded by that time. (To the Assoctated Preand GONE 'T0 THE PRESID ‘Wasmxaros, D. G, April 15.—Tho finance bill, having rocoived’ the signatutes of tho Prosldent pro tom. of the Senato, and of tho Spooker of the Houso of Represontativos, will bo prosonted to tho Presidont to-morrow for Lig n‘l’"l:fivi‘;‘ There aro no indications that ho will withlold. ey THE NEW STATE DEPARTMENT BUILDING. R, COX'S ORITIOIBMS. Speeial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribunc, Wasuneroy, D. C., April 16.—Mr Cox intro- duced n rosolution seiting forth that tho now Btate Daoparimont building hoe cost thus far 8,400,000, und that the Suporsising Architect is asking for §1,600,000 moro to bo oxponded on it, and that not quito one-sixth of tho structuro is now constructed ; that it js being covered with frivolous nnd quostionablej ornamonta- tiong; that compotout judges estimato that twelvo yoars ond £830,000,000 will bo required to complete it, and that the plans of tho Supervising Architoct are full of dofeots, and, if comploted a8 projected by him, THE WORK WILL BE A FAILURE and a roproach; that for theso reasons tho Scc- retary of Btato is authorizod and dirécted Lo ap- point threo well-known architects not in Gov- orpmont umg)lny, ono from Philadoiphin, one from Now York, and one from Boston, who eboll examino nud roport what is nocessary to inkure & more ocodomical mothod of doing the work, um}l}smpnm]flmm for thoimprovemont of tho oxtorns spposranas uud futernal srrango- ment of the building. AMr, Cox aaked that the resolution bo reforrod to the Commitice on Yublic Buildings ond Grounds, and it was no ordored. Platt, of Vir- ginin, tho Chairman of that Commitiee, remark- ing thet no one but an imbecile fool con!d make tho criticisma credited to ‘ compotent judges.” e NOTES AND NEWS, BSpecial Dispatch to Tho Chicago Lribune. MILEAGE WITHDRAWN. ‘WasmyaroN, D. O., Aprit 16.—Tho Houso Committoe on Milengo roported a bill providing that horoaftor Congressmon sball rocolvo no milesgo, buf shall have their actual traveling expenses rofunded. Thoro was quite o dotor- mined opposition to tho bill for a sliort time, but the feoling in its favor was too strong, and it finally passed by o vote of 186 to 44, REAOVING THE CAPITAL. Bland, of Missouri, followed this,up by of- fering o conourrent resolutlon abolishing the milengo systom, and declaving tho expediency of the romovat of the Capital to some moro central locality, to bo hereaftor dotor- mined_upon. Rico moved to insort Chicago, but, objection boing mado to the resolution, it went over, Bland notifying tho 1louso of his purposo to bring it up ogai. EXAMINATION AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY. It i4 nunouucod that tho examination of cadet midshipmen will take place at the Naval Acade- my, Annopolis, on iho 20th inst., and that Immodintely thorcafior tho closs will proceed on their yegular summer cruiso on the practico-ship Coustellation. Thoe cadet oengincers will mako their second practice-cruise this yoar in n vessel yot' to bo selocted. ADMITTING NEW MEXICO. Thoe Houso Lorritories Comuitteo agracd to- day o roport with, a rocommendation that it poes, o bill sdmitting Now Mlexico,as a Stata. WAB CLAINS. The Committeo on War Olgima to-day decided to tako action on tho claims reported disallowed by the Commissionor of Claims, and will appoint a sub-committeo of thros to oxamino the samo and report what furthor netion, if any, is necou- sary to bo taken in regard to tho samo, e esacona CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, SENATE. WASHIGTOS, D, 0., April 18, TIE QURRENCY MEASULES. Bofore the reading of tho journal of yeaterday was conoluded, the Glork of the Houso of Rropro- sontatives appeared at tho bar of the Sonate, and announced chat tho Hougo hnd passed withs out nmendmoant the bili of the Sonato to fix the awmount of tho United States notes nnd circuln- tion of Notional Banks, and for other purposes; also, thnt tho ITouse had passed o bill amenda« tory to nets to provide national enrroney, and to estublivh froo-banking, Iho Inttor bill was re- forred to the Committea on Finance. BALAMES OF DISTRIUT TEAGHERS, Tho Houso bill making au appropriation for thoe paymont of teachors in tho public schools of tho District of Colmmbin. aud providing for n lovy of tax tp roimburso {ho emme, was_takion up. It provides tor au approprintion of 397,750 out of tho National Treastiry, to pay_(ho tech- ore’ salavies from Septomber 1873 to March 1874, nnd that the District Governmont shall IAVK and collect n tax on personal proporty to reimburse ho T'rensury. The bill also providos that tho monoy shall be disburaed undor tho Suporine tendont of Jducation. Mr. BIOCKTON offerod an amondment to strike out tho portion roquiring the lovy and collection of taxes on porsonal proporty to raluo mount Lo rolmburea the Troasury, and infort in lion theraof o proyision that the monoy should be returned ont of the tax on real catate for school purposes to bo colloctad. My, Stocklon's amendmont was dofented— yens, 80 5 nuys, 87, ‘Tho bill wag thon pnssod. WAR CLADIL Mr, BOREMAN introducod a bill to reimburso tho Htate of Waost Viiginin for monoys ex- pended in arming and oquipping militia to sld in supprossing tho robollion, ~ Reforred. BAGINAW IIVER DAL Mr, CONKLING presented a memorial of the Duifalo Bonrd of L'rade for tho removal of tho bar in Sagivsw River. Roferred. THE LOUIRIANA BILL. 5 0 Benato thou rosumed considoration of the bill to provide for s uew eloction in Lonisinna, Mr, WEST sald all the information the Bonata wass in possossion of was in rogard to the form of olestion of Novembor 1872, and did not rolato fo tho fact, 16 wonld bo an wbiteary nssump- {iow ot powar, without n provor kuowledge ot fhio facts, for Congross to ordor wuow oloction. Tio spoko t lengih, aud conoluded by snying thst not & partiolo of testimony had Leon brought T (goo Elglith Page.) OUSTED. Gov. Baxter, of Arkansas, For- cibly Ejected from Office, Brooks, the Gubernatorial €l X “Assumes he Reins ¢ & Government, 1ant, Q The Deposed Governar Propose take His Castle. * , And Notifies the Presideny I:l That Effect. ' Xavrrw Monw, Avr, Apell 15 . Jasaph Beante who claims to have boon eleoted Govornor in 1872, toolk tho oath of offico about 11 _o'clock to- day bofore Chiof-Justica McGlure, and within five minutos from that timo took forciblo pos- sogsion of tho Governor's ofifco and ecjectod Gov. Baxter by force. About onmo yosr ago Brooks commenced sui ¢ in the, Cirenit Court of* Pulsski Connty for the offico of Governor. Ahont tho snme time the Attornoy-Genoral com- menced suit against Daxtor by quo warranto in the Suprome Court. That court renderod o do- cision that the courts of tke Stato HAD NO POWER ovor & contested elcetion for the offico for Gove ornor, and it was genorally regorded that tho matter was seitled g0 far as tho courts woro con-' cerned. Tho Logisiature, in 1878, opened ' tho returns and declared that Baxtor was olected,! Little moro was thougbt of tho mattor, until’ n fow deys ago, when tho attornoysof Gov, Bax- tor dosirod that tho case in the Circnit Court bo taken up on demurrer, with's viow of disposing of tho snmo. Tho undorstanding wae thon had that tho demurrer should bo submitted and argued next weok, On Monday, during tho absonco of Judges Toglieh and Gompton, tho attornoys of Gov. Baxtor, Mr. Whipplo, iho attornoy of Brooks, aroso and stated that it hind boon t.greod Lotween himself and the coun gel of Gov. Baxter that o demurrer to the juris- diction of tho court should be submitted. This, although IN THE ADSENCE OF GOV. DAXTEN'S ATTORNEYS, was thought lmthing of at tho timo. Yestorday morning about 11 o'clock, when thero were but fow in the court-roo; oithor of the Governor's counsal _prosont, 03 Judgo (Whitloek) an- nouncd his docision overruling the demurrer, und, nouo of Baxter's counsol being presont to answor, plead over, or moved for an appoal, JUDGMENT OF OUSTER was jseuod, and the writ placed in tho hands of the Sheriff, and, in five minutes from that time, an armed band, hended by Jack Brooks, wont into tho CGovernor's ofiico, demanding posses: sion. Tho Governor deolined, whoreupon farci blo possession was taken, and guards placed ab all the ontrances to the oflico. In the meautime, Gon. Cattorron, who claimed to act a8 Brooks® Adjutant-Genoral, broke in the door of the ar- mory, in tho same building, and took posscssion of about ONE TUXDRED STAND OF ARMS, y tho Adjutant-Genoral (Strong) of Gov. Baxter rofusing to givo up his koys, Althougl swrrounded by an srmed mob, Gov. Baxtor refused to bo ejected oxcept by forco, BSome of Mr. Brooks' men took hold of him and lod him out. Bince thattimo Brooks lms haa poseossion of tho State-Houso. Gov. Baxter hns ostablished his hoadquarters ab 8t. John's Collego, and it 18 reported the State-1louso will o takeh possession of to-night, greatony oxcitoment prevails throughout tho city. DISPATOIL O THE PRESIDENT. ‘e following dispatch Was sont by the Gove eruor to the Prosident: Lirrre Roox, Ark,, April 18, 1874, To the Prestdent of ihe United Stites 1 linve been advised by publio rumor that in the Stnte Clrenlt Court for this county, in o long-pending unit brought by Joseph Brooks for ofllce of Governor of thiy Stato, n demurrer o the complaint was over- Toled and immediato judgment of ouster ogafust mo glven. This was doiio in the sbsence of counsel for mo aud_without ' notice, Immediatoly thereafter tho Clrenit Judgo adjourned s court. Tha clufmant hos taken posscasion of tho State buildings aud cfecled mo Dy force, I 1o take measurcs immediately to resume posseasion of tho Stato property, and to mulntain my authority s the rightful Governor of tho Stale. Armed men, acting under this rovolutionary movemient, aro now i1t charge of tho Govornment Armory and Capitol Bullding, I deam it my duty to_communicato this state of affairs to tho President. T irnut the Tovolutionury act moy Do settlod without bloodshed, I respoctfully ask tho support of tho Geeral Govornment in my oftorts to mufutain tho right-,1 Govermncat of the State of Arkausas, ond {hint tho commander of tha United Slates Arzenal at this post bo directed]io sustain mo in the divection. I respectfully requeat n reply to this communication at au early moment, (Slgucd) ErasiA Baxren, Gavernar of Arkanaag, Lrrrre Rock, Ark., April 15—9 p, m.—Gov. Baxter has taken possossion of §t. John's Col- lego, which place ho is making his headquarters. Brooks lins tuken posscssion of tho Stato-Houso, which is heavily gunrded. It is rumored that Gov. Baxtor will declare martial law, and ‘mako an onward movement on tho Stato-Houso to- ight or to-morrow. Tho ganoral sentiment of the poople is fuvorable to Laxtor. ————— WALL STRI Eifocts of Congressional Action’on the Stock Market==Stock Operators Seek Information from a Noted Financior ~=Zhey itre Abundantly Sutistied. Sveeial Dispatch to The Chicago T'ribune. NEw Yony, April 16.—Tho Curroncy bill just passed in Congross oxcites tho wondor and indig- nation of both contractionists and infiationists. 1t meets the dosires of neithor, and oach party seems to think it will bo more or loas hempered by it, while it does not materially benofit the other, Tho fact that tho bill is coneidored by many as likoly to bring about contraction sent tho pricos of stocks down from 3¢ to 234 per cont throughout the genernl list. . ANUSING STORY about two well-known stock operators, one n bull and tho othor n beor, hns been in cirenln- tion about the stroot to-dny, and bas oxcited much merriment, besidos making the persons roforred to anbject to many jeats. According to tho story, the bear called on Henty Jackeon, o flnancinl writer of some colobrity, and asked hinx a8 to tho offect of the Sonale's financial bill, Mr. Jackson snid, * You wro boar, arc you not " Tho pentloman avknowledgod that he was. Mr. Juckson than, with pen and paper, demon. strated to him that the effcct of tho bill would bo to contract the curronoy to the oxtont of £35,000,000. Tho boar departed vory much elated. Boon aftor this cecurrenco, the bull enlled on Mr., Jaokson. The conversation soon turned on tho Carroncy bill, and the bull auked what its offect would Lo, thara being much. uncortuinty abont it with the genoral publio. Altor nssuring himsolf thut the gontloman wae a bull, Mr, Juokson showed him by figuves that tho 'Dill monnt an oxpansion of 372,000,000 in bunk crodita. Not long ufter loeaviug Mr. Juck- sou, tho bull mot the beay, with whomn ho wason friondly torme. Tho latter ut onco trinumphiantly informad the formor that um};mn financial billdid not menn inflation ng was intonded, but woult rosult in contraction, My, DBull denied this, and gavo Mr, Jaokson a8 his authority. Mr. Boar wos oxcoodingly aetonished at first, but soon suw through tho joke, told his friond, and the two soborly adjournad to an adjacent sample- room for consolation in their disappointmonts, Al TWELVE PACES, Duel Botweon Now Orlcans Partiess. One Shot in the Thighy, and the - Othoer Bsonpes Unharmed, Spectat Dispaten to The Chicago 4ribune. NEw Onrneans, April 16,—A duol was fought to-ay, ut Toulme, noar Bay 8t, Louis, betweon Wallsco Wood and A. J. Buchemin, The woupous woro duolling pistols ; distauce, twelve pacos, DBuchemin wus ‘shot through the thigh ab tho flrst five. Wood was unburt, It I8 re- ported that tho ontire party,—all of them are from New Orlonns,—wore nrrested by tho Mis- slesippi authoritios, The party in newspnpuuopmnm atyfuslidoy setend.,