Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 29, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 27. REAL ESTATE, FORTY-SEVENTH-ST. Drexe] Bonlevard. the sonthwest sornor of Droxel Boulevard York, offes double house, twa stories and French roof; L ecellsr, complote sowersgo, gas throughont, wolls, and artosian well wator, matble mantols, grates, and fur- Daca; bath-room, water-olosot, &o., on first and socond stortes; twelvo rooms, bosides batherooms, store-rooms, and enttre Fronoh roof; hot and cold wator in oach room: plate glass, black walnus doors, patnted walls, &o., &o. Also, largo barn, The wholo firat-class In all respects and in porfoot ropairy surrounded by forost elms and osks, and nioo lawa; o~ cossiblo by stosm and horso-osre. Wil soll hons barn, with 100 feet of land, or the whole, as may be do- sired. Torms, i oash, balance to snit; might take pome first-class proporty in part paymont. . Address DREXEL BOULKVARD, 109 Lako-st,, up stairs,. or call, Grand Auction Sale! Pavilion Parkway Property. 15 ACRES, Bubdivided into 88 Large and Eli- gible Lots. THIRTY LOTS on Park .FOUR LOTS, Sout] THIRTY ROUR [OTY North front on FILiy-sixth-st. Qornaring. on Btawattav., forkicy and Wailaco-ata, Pavilion Barkiay ia 200 foot wids, rascadamized an srod, beautifully ornamonted with ll?u Hims, Pipos now bolag [aid withit ono block of thesa lote. Biero s no proporty sround. Chioago that will nores mors Fapidiy i valus than {his, being onlya fow bioo e S Tarc on % Houlteied”di fot e, nglowol joining on. B R oeih, PRata oo tho saat; Toko water and e R R e B Fobort) bosgE at o thian it aluo will paz you wel. s and will tal on the rad DAY AFTERNOON, Ma H 2 \ front, on Fifty-sixthat, sale it Pl 11, at T o'olook, e Fras Feala il loave Bogor of Fork Waynolt . Mndison and Can at 3015 sharp, BB ON éfi’m‘"" titlolgparfoct, Abuiract farmlabed, 13 onh, bajanon fu 1 and 3 oars & ELISON, POMRROY & OD.s Auctibaoors, AUCTION SALE. REAL ESTATEH ON Drexel Bonlevan, CORNER FORTY-FIRST-ST., T hursday Afternoon, May 7, at 2 o'olock, AT OUR STORE, 8 & 88 RANDOLPH-ST. Three Lota on Droxel Bonlovard, 164 foot front, Will soll thin property in 1 lot of 64x140’ faot, on carner, and 2 Tots Box164 feot caoh, adjoining on tho south. "This la the most desirablo corner on the loulevard, bo- tng only ono ook from the terminus of BTIRIKT OARS, and 4 Blooks from Btoam Cars, Onkland Station, fust qut- sido of oity limits, Frounded by handsome im- provemonta: sad Ia'proporty that will Incraaso rapldiy ia valuo. Title porfoot. Full Abstracts farnished. TERMS-X( oash; balance anngunced at time of : LISON, POMEROY & 0O., Auo FOR SALE OR FOR RENT Dosiring to congentrate our business at our Faotory, cor. of Woast Twonty-second snd Fisk-sts,, whore our Doak, Yard, &o., are Joonted, we offer tho propo plofib%us 8t tho. gor. of Olark aud Twolftk Bts,, FOR BALE or FOR- T: One Hun- @ and Soventy-six faot on Olark-st. by ‘d).l‘na“ fin\lflflmfl Iltn,fl Fifty-four on Twelfth, covered with substantial brick buildings, ' and. four atorios. high, with the 6x06p: rty faot on Ol b ory, Bhafting, &o., 8 moy be sirad will bo 8014 with the property. B OB S DATT A1BD MEE. 00. STOVES, RANGES, &o. GET THE BEST!! RATHBONE RARGE FEARLESS STOVE, With Mica Fronts and Olinkor Grate, PACIFIO COOIK, And many othor GOOD, OHEAP STOVES. Manufao- T RATHBONE, SARD & €0, ‘Tor salo at rotail by prominent dealers in tho olty and oount; HARDWOOD LUMBER. HENRY N. HOLDEN, ‘WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN HARDWO0D LUMBER Of sl kinds, Also, Wagon Lumbor. ‘Partioular attention paid to filling bills for any kind of Hardwoad or Fancy Lumbor. OFFICE AND YARD: Qor, Market and Jaokson-sts,, Uhicago, e e P BUSINESS CARDS. TURST&TFLANDERS, ARCHITECTS, Washington Black, sonthwost cornor Fifth-av. and Wash- {ngtonst., Rooins 16 and 17, W. C. WATTS & CO., 21 Brown’s Bullding, Liverpool, Bollolt coualgnments of Provisions, Lard, &o., and oxo- ‘onte orders 1or tho purcha d salo of same for future R F b L T rmation & 5 EFikab, No. B Willim-ati Now Fork 1t o HoX BISCELLANEOUS. ‘Parsnant to the Order of the Conrt in Bankruptey, ‘The undersigned offars for salo the stacka of Tots, Caps, Straw Goods, Gloves, Furs, &c., lenglng to tho Iate fiem of GAGE, MALLO! i b A R R A T € Y 70 and 173 Madison-at., 000 Btook and Mxturos at 4 Clark-st., 82,600, s will be rocetved tor the puc. atiseot siiorar il of o abone ‘@oon, of Friday, May 1, when bl prossnce of the bidders, Elah o volootul bid. Gooe and iven odon applioation b N v, Trovistonal Assignos, 18 LaSalib.st. MOVING. Spriag truks and esparlenced farliare movers fur. s d: od at short notice, Otico 135 Michigan-av., nost ladison-at, ON ACCOUNT OF REMOVING My Institation for Medical and Fleotrical Treatmont of Tavalids to No, 343 Wabash-av., will soll tho partitions, stoam-hoating spparatus an fixtures at my prosont 1oeation, ezcollent for physloian or light busivess. DR, A, P, PLOK, 4 Wost Washington-st, DISSOLUTION. The Partnership of Wisner & Tallman as Renl Estato Agonts, i dissolvod by mutual aonsent. ‘WISNER & TALLMAN. Ohiongo, April 24, 1874, Gunther's Candies. brated throughnut the Us . K d to all B Aot e (A PR B cho. WANTED. WANTED, First-olnss Paper Hangers at HILGHR, JENKING & TAXON'S, 107 Btatowst, ¢ @hicangn Duily Teibune, LINENS, SIMPSON, . NORWELL & 0 ARE OFFERING VERY Attractive Bargains IN TEHIR LINENDEPARTHENT. 500 dozon warranted all-linen Nap- kins, 87 1-2, §1, $1.12 1-2 and $1.25 a dozen, marked down from $1.25, $1.37 1-2, $1.60 and §1.75. 100 dozen beautiful all-linen Dam- ask Napkins at §2 a dozen, usual retail price §3. A GREAT BARGAIN. Our gll-linen Napkins at $2.25, §3.60 and #$2.76 are an exfraordinary bargein; usual price §3.26, §3.50, and §8.76. 100 dozen German Damask Towals, fancy colored borders, at §3.50, $3.76, $4.50, and §5, marked down from $4.50, $5, $6, and §7.50. THERE CAN BE NO COMPETI- TION IN THESE PRICES. JUST RECEIVED, 500 dozen Bleached Huck Towels, warranted all-linen, at §1.50, §1.62, $3, §2.25, $2.75, and $3 o dozen, DECIDED BARGAINS, 79 & 81 State-st. TO RENT. Warehiouse to Rent Three-stories and basement, situate on N. W, corner of Cass and Michi- gan-sts., now occupied by H. W. Rogers, Jr., & Bro. Apply to MATTOCKS & MASON, 6523 Wabash-av. TO LEmT, In Reed’s Building, lugton-st., Offices, slnglo or con. ‘: itor, alxu‘.: .xfi.fi«?a‘m tho o o hrlco. XD &'051 s 188 et. $10 A MONTH LARGH OFFICES In Exchange Building, corner Clark and Washington-sts. LUMBER OR COAL DOCK TO RENT. 2560 feot front on Twelith-st., running back to the Empire 8lip, with rail- rond connactions, near T'welfth-st. bridge. pply to M, PETRIE, 163 Washington-st., Basoment. To Attorneys. A fine suite of thrae rooms for ront at $60 ‘per month, corner of Doarborn and Madison- sts. Inquire of J, NRY & JACOB ‘WEIL, 144 and 146 Dearborn-st, TO RENT, OR T'OR SALE CHEAP, Twa-story Cottage, coutain. ing eix rooms, closets, &€, lot 60 by 207 faot, sast front, on Comell-at., Hydo, Park, only oup block from dopot. Inquiro at 146 and 148 Twenty-second-st, P. GILLESPIE, TO REINT. Store 213 and 215 Kinzioat. ; alao, lofts, size 100x120, connceted. Will ba rontod cheap. Call at 205 Kinzio-st. MEDICAL. CATARRIEL. DR. CLESSON PRATT, Author of Motopathic Medicino, a Tusiy ttont] B L N ot e o o oy 5 ! Neuraigia: “Thront Disgase, Bronenitis, and Iucipient Gonsumptlon. A Bafe, Pleagant, and Painless Treatment Omce, at the Palmer ounc, Ratrance Biate-st., next door to Jowalry Store. 101013 and 3 (0. "'Consultation {roo. “REMOVALS. REMOVED From 276 to 260, So. Water-st, Mills, FILOUR. FLOUR. 1R TRADE wo oflor 8t aiimeat, BAhi. Thickwhoat, 867 Grabara (Whito W u: 0.bo: 1t 4 Al Rours, Sefaotion: o il piorimads ol F fc?rfi."fl ot 0. s}u’?g ] cor’ REMOVIEID. WM. A. TRAVIS To Roowm G, 121 Dearborn.at, C. J. ADAMS - T'o stoom 14 60 Denrborne-at. TREES, 2,000 SILVER MAPLES, Nursory grown, 10 to 1 fest highs clean, thrifty, beautl- ful trnes, oarofily dug and put on car at Olinton, lows, for 8180." Who wanta thew? “Addrest A ATTON, Nurioryman, Clinton, Iows, FRACTIONAL CURRENGY, $5 Packages FRACTIONAL CURRENCY FOR SALE AT TRIBUNE OFFICE. |TAGS CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 29, 1874. DECORATIVE POTTERY, &o. TIFEANY & (O, Union Square, New York, POTTERY & GLASS DEPARTMENT, THIRD FLOOR, Prosonts tho Finost Examplos of Decoraled Pottery Produced during tho prosont oxtraordinary dovelopmont of tho art. A. Oompleto nsssortmont of HOUSEHOLD CHENA CGLASS. Now Dinner, Deossort, Bronkfast, Tea, and Toto-a-Teto Bots, in Docorated China, and Finoly Paintod. Gflai.n. Bngraved, and Richly-Out Table- nas. Cut and Bngravod Docanters, Wino Sets, Onndolabras and Ornamonts. JACKETS AND MANTILLAS. A A AN AP P Chas. Gossage & Co. We have just purchased a handsome line of Cashmere and French Cloth Jackets and Mantillas, of the latest styles, which we will offer this morn- ing at a reduction of one-third from previous prices, They include plain, headed, and elegantly-trimmed gar- meats, priced from $8 to $25, and are " Great Bargains”! 106, 108 & 110 State-st. 60 & 62 Washington-st. PIANOS. J. BAUER & CO., AGENTS FOR THE - Celehrated Indorsod by 20,000 Families, Artists, and Musical Critlcs, The Bost and Most Relinble PIANO IN THE MARKET, A FULL STOCK OF SQU. Y GEAND, and UPRIGHT PIANOS. An fmmenso stock on band chonper fhan ovor. Also, Manufscturess of the Favorito BAUER T ANOS. S BAUER & 00.’8, Cor, State & Honroc-stu,, In_Pulmer Ilouge, MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS. SHIRTS, Collars, CUEF@, WILSON BROS., 67 & 0 WASHINGTON-ST., OILICAGO, And Plko's Opera House, Fourth-st., Cinclunatl, . SHIRTS! ORDER THEM FROM HARRIS & COBB, 171 SOUTH CLARIK-ST. WRENN & BREWSTER, Bankers and Note Brokers, 96 Washington-st. Rooeive Deposits and allow intorest. Buy and Bell Commeroinl Paper. Nogotiate Lioans on Collatoral, Deoal in Bonds and Gold, Real Fstate Secarities, f primo_quality, in_sums of $1,000 t $,000, prcfx‘mmy"umu.wg.A g o M'L GROR, No, 10 Tribuno Building, JUVENIR,” ‘THE now Parls Phetograph can bo mado only by B, L, BHAND & CO., Art Studio, 516 Wabash-av. TAGS, DENNIBON'S TELTABLE. PATENT BHIPPING TAGH and ehenp Motal Eylot .Hll“ll!lnl ¥ w local usos, ara sold by 1 Printcrs ‘whd ‘Stationons, 2N NISON & €00 1 Olack st oo ohors wadl by DN DENNISON'S M, E’lfl“Aanfll’ TAGS, iR s HAN a6, wa gl WASHINGTON. The Finance Bill Again Before the Senate. It Fails to Pdss Over the- Pregident’s Veto The Vote Stands Yeps, 34; Nays, 30, An Interesting Digression During " the Debate, The Late Senator Sumner and the San Domingo Scheme. How Great Political Partics Are Prone to Become Un- gratefuls The Goneral Appropriation Bill Passed in the House, After a Siruggla, the Attorney-General Recovers His Landaulet. The District Investigation Again Becomes Intercsting. Kirtland Has Recently Been Enjoying Himself in Washington, Chittenden and Storrs Again Beforo the Committee. And Again Fail to Throw Any Light upon the Matter in Hand. THE VETO. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribune, THE PRESIDENT'S ACTION SUSTAINED. ‘Wasmixarox, D. O.; April 28,.—At no other period during tho prosont sossion of Congress has thoro been such o full attendanco of Sena~ tors as thero was to-day. Thero were but five absentces, including Washburn, of Massachu- setls; both the Tennesseo Sonators, Brown- low and Coapor, wara away, the formor bolng dotained by lness, \;nut'l, ~ the™ “"Tnitér was callod out of o ‘city ‘A privato business, Mr. Morton had »é:t recovered frbm the shock of tho voto, and Mr. Schurz had gono to Boston to deliver tho Bumuor-oulogy. WHY THEY WENE ALL THERE, Tho oceasion for this extraordinary attention to publio duty on tho part of tho Sen- ators was the lmowledme on their port that & voto would bo taken on tho question of passing tho so-called Finauco bill over tho voto of tho President. Of course it was porfect- ly well undorstood that tho motion would not provail, but atill the friends of inflation wore anxious to show the country that o ma- jority of tho Sonato disagreed with tho viows of President Grant, as set forth in his lnst messago; they desired to put their brand upon tho Prosident aud bis supporlers, but thoy wanted to do it quickly asd qrietly by asilent vote, With this end in view {ho supporlera of the bill camo into tho Sonate to-dny, their minds wado up TO PRESERVE BILENCE under any provocation, and thoy managed very adroitly to carry their point; but, then, it must bo admittod the Republican contraotionists wero oqually mterested in_proventing s debato at the presont time, and_ co-operated to that end. fow Democrats, and ono Liboral Ropublicans tried to break through the ico and got tho Republicans by tho onrs, and ouco or twico thore woro sorious approhensions that they would succoed, but fortunately, or un. fortunntely, their efforts did not prevail. THE MAJORITY REFUSE TO DISCUSS THE VETO, M, Tiplon tuunted tho wupportors of tho President with cowardico, and Mr, Thurman in- timated that a littlo debata would bo a good thing, while Mr. Morrimon declined to enter into any arrangomout whoroby debate should bo out off. Mr. Bogy gave notico of a deeiro to discuss a veto which bio did not beliave would be supported Dy the country, WANDERING FROM THE BUIJECT. Then Scnators Edmuuds and Thurman con- trasted Jockson's aud Grant's Admiuistratious, which resulted in along debate on thie subject of the cause of tho substitution of Cameron for Sumnor 06 Chairman of the Foreign Jiclations Commiteeo, This proved o safo" subject to talk about, aud noarly” ovorybody fools haud, but it did not rosult in_ bringing out anything not heretofore known about that un- fortunato affair, unless tho statemont of Cam- oron that tho appointment was made withont his_lnowlodge or consent may bo considored Bow. CAMERON RISES TO EXFLAIN, Tho aged Pounnsylyanian declared that ho bas beon trying for {wo long years to get an oppor- tunity to oxpluin how lio came by the Chairman- ship and had beon prevenled one way and an- other from totling all sbout it, He then Yro- cooded to explain, but did it in such a bungling and incoherent ~manner as to leave his Loarers ss ignorant whon he mat down ns they wero whon ho began. **3ly God! I did not rob him of it1" oxclaimed the feoblo old man, as ho subsided. FURTIER IRRELEVANT IUIMANKS CUT GHORT, Sonators Hamlin, 1lowe, and Anthony gavo th verslons of tho causo of removal, sud , at tho conclusion of their remarks, tho prosidiug ofiicor smldnnl{ and without warning ordered tho Olork to call the roll on tho question ; * Shall tho bill pass notwithstand- ing,the voto ?" Audbeforo Mr, Morrimon could rise and recotvo o rocognition, the namos of Al- corn and Allison woro called, tho Inttor voting in tho aflirmative, tho fcrmor having dodged. THE VOTE, Thirty-four Bonators voted to pass the bill avor tho vato, and thirty voted to sustaln tho Prosidont, thero bolug no ohange of opinion to noto. PLAN OF SETTLEMEN! Theore is still a groat deal of active work dolny with thio purposa of effacting s sottloment of tho ourroncy juestion, - Tha pmn?cnt is growing brighter for the adjustmont of tho diflculty on the plan kot forth lu your dispatohes of a fow days ugo. e, THE DISTRIOT INVESTIGATION, Sp!\aml Dispatoh to The Chicago Tribune, EXVITING RUMORS, ‘Wasmnaron, D, O,, Apiil 28,—Tho city was startlod this ovening by all sorts of wild rumors in counnontion with tho investigation of tho aftairs of tho District of Columbia, Tho proceadings boforo tho Committeo had boou gradually losmug their intorost. To-day tho room ocoupled by tho investigators was deserted by all save those diactly luterostod in tho in- vostigation, Along toward b o'olook this after- noon, & story was afloat that KINTLAND UAD BEEN CAUGHT, and an hour later it was supplemonted by the furihior startling intolligenoe “that Chittonden and bis nttornoy, Storrs, had boon arrested by order of tho Gommittos and taken to the Capitol. Boon aftor it was oxplained that Kirt- !and bad not boon, but that it having boen learn- od that Lo lind boon seon with Chittondon and Storrs on Baturday, the Commilteo had tho two lnet montioned men taken into custody, aud Eropnaml to hold _them ns hostagod until they wound up Kirtland, Auother roliable contrabnnd then came into the lins with tho in- formation that the Committeo wors going to JOLD AN ALL-NIGHT - gossion, snd In ordor to mako things intoresting hnd summoned fiftoen or twonly witnessos, among the numbor bo- ing sovornl, lndics. Bcarcoly had this atory boon masticated boforo soveral moro peoplo ar- rived, with oquelly unintelligible intolligonce. Tho truo_stato of affairs can bo oxplained in a fow words, T'hisafternoon A MR, WILCOX, omployed as a clork in tho Third Auditor's Oftieo, appoarod bofore the Committes, and do- sired to mako & atatomont., Dolng sworn, ho sald ‘that Kirtland, who Is au old acquaintanco of his, Tad boon in this ity and & guost at his houso on twa aifforent oceasions since the prosont investi- gotion wos inaugurated. His fivst visit was made abont threo weoks ago, and the see- ond Jnst weok, Tho sccond timo ho camo ho desired to consult with Obittendon, and, at hia roquost, witnoss wont to the Ebbot Iouso and onw Btorrs, who went with witness to sco Kurtland, and subsoquontly Kirtland visited Storrs at his room, and there met Chit- tendon. On Baturdny ovoning Kirtland gave & dluner at tho Washington Olul, which was attendod by Ohittenden and Btorrs. Binceloaving his houso Saturday even- ing witness had not soon Kirtland. ‘I'hisine formation ATIOUSED TIE COMMITTEE 7O ACTION, and thoy at once went for Obittenden and Btorrs, and from thom roceived a conflrma- fion of the statomont of Wilcox, The two OChicago gontlemen wore put through a thorough an soaraling osamination, but nothing was obtaincd from thiom of impor- tance. Btorrs oxplained his visit to Kirtlaud to lave boon purely professional, his do- sire boing to ascortain from that in- dividual whother he had or hnd not dividod with Cuittondon the $72,000. Kirtland's visit to him at the Ebbett Houso was unsolicited and un- expected, When asked why thoy had not report~ od Kirtland's presonce in tho city to the -Com- mitteo, both Chittonden nud Storrs answered that it was not thoir duty to act as informers, Detoctives aro out SCOUNING TIIE OITY FOR KINTLAND, who I8 beligved to bo bidden in some hotel under an assumed namo. His trunk is still at the house of Wilcox, nnd will be retained until o malics & porsonal spplication for its dolivory. Th(: Committoo are eatiefled that thoy are now on the HIGI ROAD TO IMPORTANT DEVELOTMENTS, and it is undorstood this.ovoning that thelr seasion for tho noxt fow days will bo in Bocrot. (70 the Assoctated Press.) TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENBE. ‘Wasminaton, D. C., April 28.—Tho District Investigeting Committeo, to-day bnfi‘nu learing ovidenco for tho dofonse, Samuel T\ Pritchio, of tho flrm of Sporry & Pritchic, of Talmadgo, 0., woro sworn, and testified that tho pipo sowor furniehod by tho firm to tho Board of Publia Worls, was at lowor fguros than was charged tho citios of Clicago, Dotroit, Clovoland, Rochestor, Cincinnati, and other citica, BUBES KELLEY testified that in his an’ulLy a8 Cashior of tho National Motropolitan Banlk, ho lad advanced manoy to the contractors on District seouritics at 8 por cent _intorest, holding the wccuritios oy collatorals, but that ho had never pur- chased tho cortificates outright, and_that ho had no arrangemont with the Board of Public Works with roferonce to tho redemp- tion of cortificates thon advanced upon, but that the bank took its_chances for ropnyment, Ho denied that ho hnd ovor enterodinto a conspiracy with Kilbourno and others for tho purposo of cori- . trolling contrnots, i e ¢ JOUN L. RIDWELY, * charged as ono of the conspirciors to secure the District contracts, denfed ‘thet Le had ever en- torod into a-conspiracy to secura contracts, and knew nothing of the existonce of any such con- spiracy, 1o stated that he was Prosidont of tho Bouccn Sandstone Complllg, and that it bad furnished but about $3,000 worth of stono to tho Board of Public Works. Tho Compony had sold to Jouos & Col- ling, contractors undor tho Donrd, about £40,000 worth of stono, upon which, owover, thiero had been no profifs, on account of the pay belog in part in District sérip, EX-GOV. COOKE dontod hia connection with suy organized con- spiracy to securo or to control contracts, llo did not kuow tho Rev. Calvin Brown,or Kiriland, nor_did he know thoy were operating to socuro the DoGolyer & McClolland coutract. Ho knew Ohittenden casually ; was introduced to him by Huntington, who ot the timo told witnoss that Chittonden was endoavoring to secuto o contract for DeGolyer’” & McClolland, Witness told Huntington not to interest himsolf in Obitton- dun’ndhuatnum a8 his motives might bo miscon- stined, :x-Gov, Cooke was recalled, but his testi- mouy was not particularly important. co, H, Wilcox was sworn, who testified that ho know A, B. Kirtland, That he saw Lim last on Wodnesday and Thursdey, at Ius (wilness') houso in the city. That ho cumo to Washington on tho 16th day of April, that ho was in the city when he (wilnoss) was secrotly examined 8 weok ngo at Wormloy's Hotel. Witneas testiticd that Jimory Storzs, of Chicago, who nrnanrud 18 at~ tomoy for Cinttonden, bad an intorview with Kirtland at his (witncss’) houso. Chittenden did not scek Kirtlaud at his " house, but wituoss hos tho fmpression that thoy hud nan enterviow, Witnoss was asked by the Chairman if Kirtland was still in tho city, to which he roplied that o thought ho had left the city. Q.—Have you had any converaation with Kt~ lJand at any timo with roferenco to the dis- position made by him of the monoy Lo roceived from Chittondeu on account of the DoGolyer & AcClellaud contract. Witness replicd that ho had had a genoral con- versation -with Kirtland; that in spoaking of Cluttendon’s tostimony before the Committeo, Kirtinnd said ho thougnt it was a fair testimony, and that his testimony would be about tlhio same, Horetofore Kirtland had told witness that he did not have the bonrofit of all tho maney paid Lim by Chittendon on bolalf of DeGollyor & McOlelland, Q.—‘; Did ho tell you who shared with him that money 7" A.—" Not dircotly, Ho Indircctly lod mo to infer. I should Erul’r, lhiowover, uot to answor that quostion at this time.” Mr. Allison—Woe will tako you into an ad- 1o§un:g room, Mr, Wilcos, and” examine you in private, Wheraupon, the Committee rotired with wit- ness, excluding all but mombors, TTlio Committeo was in Becrot gosslon up to 9:90, _Chittonden, Emery Btorrs, bis attormoy, and William G. Moore, & partnor'of Gov. Bhep- hord’s in_the plumbmng business, wero sovors ally examined. THE COMMITTEE ARE RETICENT, and will not divulge the nature of the testimony adducoed, 3 g BOUNTIES, ANOTIER EQUALIZATION HOREME, Swvecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, WasuiNatox, D. 0., April 28.—The mattor of tho equalization of soldiors’ bountios has been in the hiands of Mr. Gunckel, of Ohio, for somo timo, haviug boon roforrad to him by the Houso Military Committoo for rop ort, The main difi- oulty is that, in dovising au equitable schomo for this adfustmont, thora is dangor of making nee- ossnry the approprintion of & sum 80 onormous 18 to be ontirolyout of the quostion, Thus,under tho provisions of tho Bonate bill recontly Intro- duced for that purposo, if it should becomea law, thoro would bo roquivad AT LEART $160,000,000 to pay tho claims that would o nt onco present- od.” ‘fhoro really can bo no equnlization of the bountles in tho fullont songo of tho torm, As faras conclusions havo boon arrived ot up to mlml ‘:l‘m' It is probublo that o DLill will be re- porte (GUANTING TOUNTIES TO THREE CLARSES, aa follown: Fhat, the widows and minor chile dron, and seldiers who died or were killod bofore thoy bad ‘servod two yomrs in tho Iate war; second, to the eoldiers who woro dluchnrt;od for disonso bofore thoy hod completed two years of morvico; thivd, those enliated Who “wero dischargod to acoopt yromnunn to bo, commissioned offioers boforo Loy had gerved tno years ag such enlisted men, "o pay theso brunkics quite n large sum will be required, of course, Yut it anything whatover is doue in thia dircction this socms to bo THE LEAST TIAT 16 FHACTIVALE, It 1 notable that the ‘ofiaials of tha War Da« Enrtmenb are, from tho Beerotary down to tho onds of burons, all very much opposed to tho oqualization of bountios, o ——e Ty & POSTAL AFFAIRS, Spectal Dispaten to The Chicago Tribune, THOUBE ALLEQED FRAUDS. Wasnrxaron, D. Q. April 27.—The Iouso Committoo on Post-Oflicen and Post-Roads to- day honrd n siatemont from the Lostmastor- Gonoral in rogard to tho chargo] proferrad by Congrosemnn Btone that the law bad beon vio- Inted by tho Post-Officc Dopartment in counce- ton with o cortain mail contract inTexas sovornl years ago. Tho Pontmastor-Genoral's oxplana- tion shiowod that o had ncted in_ accordanco with tho Inw thon existing, fortified by the opin- fon of the Attornoy-Gonoral n to its propor con- structlon. The law was subscquontly changod, but not until long after tho matter complniugy of Liad boon consimmated. I TOSTAL TREATY. ‘Tho now French and Amorican postal troaty wag signed to-day by tho Postmnster-Gonoral ond Ironch Ministor, and subsoquontly ap- fl‘nvcd by tho Prosident, It will bo forwnrded 0 Franco to-morrow by the Scorotary of Btate for final action by tho Fronch Governmont. — 3 BOUTH CAROLINA FINANOES. REPORT OF TIIE HOUSE COMMITTEE, WasmNaTox, D, C., April 38.—Reprosontative Tromaln, of the Sub-Committes of tho Houso Judiciary Committeo, to-dny mnde n report to tho full Committeo on tho memorial of tho Tnx- payors’ Convention in South Caroliny, asking for reliof against alleged misgovernment in $hat : Btato. A majority of that Committee ngreed to tho roport, which Wwas presonted to tho Iouse, ordored printed, and recommittad to tho Com~— mitteo, Mr. Eldridgo, on behalt of the mineri- ty, will submit Lis viows, maintaining that Con- gross should appoint » committoo to invostigata thocondition of affaira in South Carolina, The ma- jority of tho Committoo say tho real gricvancos of the momorinlists and thoso whom thoy ropro- sent relato to tho changes in tho Constitution of tho United States, whoreby tho colored voters of South Carolins numbor about 90,000, and the white votors about 49,000. CONGRESS HAS NO CONSTITUTIONAL POWER to grant tho rolict which is asked by tho poti- tionors. It {s bolioved that by a mutunl in- torchange of kind and friondly intorcouse, by tho employment of all means which ara fonund suMliclont i othor States, tho oxisting ovils in tho administration of tha affairs of South Carolina ‘may bo remodied bytho pooplo thomselvos. ‘Tho Committeo, thorofore, report a resolution that tho prayor of tho momorialists be denied, and the Committeo dluchnrgod from further con- sideration of tho subjoct. —_— NOTES AND NEWS, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Lribune, A WOMAN'S OLATM, ‘WasnmaTton, D. C., April 28.—Tho old claim which has beon once or twico brought beforo Cougress by Miss Anun Ella Carroll, for com- pensation for military services, has again rocent~ Iy beor dledin tho ITouse, It will bo remem- bored that Misa Carroll, who is of tho * Carroll of Carrollton " family, nssorts that sho planned tho Tenncssco campaign of 1862 ; that she sont ber plan to the War Dopartmont, and that it was adopted and carried out by tho military author- ities, Bhe does not put any price upon her ser- vices, but asks such compensation as Congress may 806 iit to award hor. Tho claim bas beon roforrad to tho War-Claims Committee. OALIFORNIA DILL. The Judiciary Committeo havoe agroed to ro- port a bill ropealing tho lnw roquiring California to olect Conyrossmen this fall, UNAUTHORIZED. . Mr, Maynard preseuted s lotter to-day from Joln Irimblo, ex-Congrossman from Tonucusee, sotting foctl thab tho.uso of :his nuthiet yous of the corporators of the Internationnfiyrvd nhd Immigration swindle was outirciy w \thorized, and that ho bad no_connoction "whiavor with tho concern. ‘Tho Bpealter said that &, too, had: Yocoived similar lottors from quite & number of gentlomen whoso namoa had beon used in_ this mauner in the bill, to back up the most unblush- ing job of tho session. : ANOTHER INQUIRY. Fornando Wood sceured the adoption of & rosojution to-dnyv directing tho Ways and Means Committee to inquiro whether nny oflicer of the Now York Oustom-Houso has nbsonted himsell from his oftice to visit tho Btate Capital, to in- fluouce or secura corruph legislation, and whothor to secure such logislntion oftices in tho Custom-Houso have boen promised, to bo givon after tho adjournmont.” 'The prompt manver in which this was ngreed to is accoptgd a8 o henlthy indication ‘I'ho preliminary examination of the charges luwiufi sntisfied tho House Judiciury Committes that the grounds upon which it is sought to im- pench Judge Story, aro reasonablo and ought to o further inquired into, tho House ordered to- dny, on motion of Mr. \Vilsnll, of Indiana. tho Committeo to proceed at onco with tho mvesti- gation, TIE CENTENNIAL. A Women's Contennial Committes, composed of somo of the most promiuent social lights of Washigton, bns been organized to help along the Puilndelpbin show. Among others tho following ladics are mombers of tho Com- mitteo; M, President Graut, unanimously eloctod honorary member, Mry, Secrtary Robo- son, lra, Gon. Sharman, Mrs. Gon, Eaton, Mrs, Gen, Chipman, Mrs, Admiral Powell, Mrs. Ad- miral Powell, Mrs. Gov. Shopherd. Tho Com- mitteo havo issucd an_invitation to-night, in the Star, to tho wives of Congressmon to meot thom nt \\fonuluy'u to-morrow, to dovisa waysand monus to Lielp the project along. A VIBIONARY PARTY, Traos Hornan Widstrand, of Minnosota, pe- titions tho Scuate, through Senator Ramsey, to abolish tho uso of the Buglish language in the United Btates, Ifis petition says that amoug tho rolica from Old England that this country ought to get rid of is the English language, In support of 4is prayorho quotes the written opin- fons of many leuried mon, condomuing tho in- congruities of the English tongue, and statos that similar objections can be urged againat the provalent languiages of the world, concluding thoroforo that it will mot bo worth whiloe to adopt any other of the modorn langusges in placo of Lnglish, Ho olaims that” tho diflicultios of pronuncintion givos nativo Auoricas . udvantugo over tho foroign olemont of our populution, and records the various instances where individunls liave prosecuted ondeavors to discover o mothod of speeck oany of comprebension to all. Ho con- cludos with tho declaration that sn excoliont way to celebrato tho 4th of July 1n 1876 would Lo fo thera abollsh tho English langunge. Tha potition was reforred to the Committoo on Edus cation and Labor. 'SETTLERS RELIEF DILL, Tho Houso Commitieo on Public Lands have ngroed to roport fayorably on_ tho ~bill recontly iniroduced Dby Mr, Btrail, of Minucsota, for tho “roliof of sattlors on railrond lands, Tho bill‘providos that whon- aver, in tho djustment of & railrond grant, any of the lands grantod shall be found i the pos- #osgion of an actual sottlor whoso entry or filing has beon allowod by the Pre-omption or Ilomo- stead laws of tho United States, tho grantoos, upon n proper relinquishmont of tho Innd so entored or filed for, shall bo ontitled to seloct an equal quantity of other land from nny of the publio lands within the limits of the grant not othorwise n])flropl’i\\!nd ub tho dato of the soloc- tion, to whick they shall recolve titlo, tho samo us though ortginaily granted. REVENUE RECEINTS, Tho Commissionor of Internal Rovenue ro- ports to-night that. his receipts #o far this month oxccod those of Uie wholo month of April, 1878, by some 48,000, with two dnys to go on. 20 the Aasocuated I'ress.) NOMINATIONS, Wasmnatox, D, 0., AH"" 48.—Flo Prosidont sont the following nominations (o the Souato: Gustavo Rieho, RRoglster of Laud Oflice, ut Boon- villo, Mo.; Stophon Millor, Register for tho Bis~ mark lund distiiot, Dakotn, mud Edwird Brown, Ttecaivor of Publio Monoys for the sitie district, Pontmastors—re, O, T, Bmith, Walla Walla, W, 0; Aloxandor K. Ewing, Logansport, Ind, PENSION DILL. Tho Ilouse Committeo on Approprintions has comploted tho Lonsion bill, approprinting $29,- 000,000, CONFIBMED, T'ho Sennto conflrmed Alex, R, Ewing a8 Peat. nastor of Logausport, Ind, THE PREEDMEN'S DANIC, Trodoriok Donglass, Prosidont of tho Frood- men’s Navings ok, savs dopositors need givo thomselvos no unonsiness, and should not dis- poso of thoir olaima at a sncrifico, ‘(hose ome ployod al tho bank assure him that if tho dopos- ——— e (foo HIGh Wagn,) NUMBER 249. THE SOUTHERN FLOODS. fe ¥ Additional Reports of Damage by the Great Inundation, Fleeing to the Elevated People : Lands for Safety, The Entire Season’s Work Lost on - Many Plantations. ' Li*~ral Contributions for the Re= lief of tho Sufferers, % SR ‘W OnLzANs, April 28.—Tho Capinin of the £¢ nor Iberis, in his roport to-dny to Mr. T. ¢ 72 per, ngont of the Atlakapas Mail Transpor- * == Company, says: *‘In coming betwoon £ ou Techo to-day, I took on sugar at Oak % vn direot from tho 'sugnr houso of Pargory E tho bow of tho boat, . All the Fausse Point “andor water, from soven miles above New Iborin. The water of Grand Lako s only 1560 yards from flowing over the enst bank of tho Teche. From Atchafalays to New Iborin FAMILIES ARE TOURING IN from all mern and sottling on tho high lands. Most of the large plantations are abandonod on tho east sido of the Techo, Whore 5,000 hogs- lioads of sugar would bave boen made, they now ONLY JIOPE TO SAVE THE BEED. Portions of tho Towns of I'ranklin, New Iberia and St. Murtiusvillo aro under wator, The wator is running ovor tho Morgan Railrond for o dis- tanco of about 26 miles from DBrashear. The otreots of tho lattor towns aro covered with water, THNEE MEN WERE DROWNED on Monday ut tho Poarl River croesing of the Molnlo & New Orloans Railrond. Supt. Soran- ton, of this rond, suva it will take thirty days to ropiir tho damogo by the rocent flood, and got tho road iu thorough ordor. T'he stenmer Pargoud, expected hero in tho ‘morning, has 160 bags of moi¥matter, shipped at Vicksburg, and supposed to_includo tho New York datos from tho 10th to 10th. Moxnok, La.—Tho river has fallen an Inch and a alf in 24 Loura. Tho wator 18 receding slowly in tho ronr of tho city. A light showor occurred lust night, but it Is ctear to.dny. Tho stenmor Garry Owen loft Camdon at 11 o'clock yosterday morning. 8ho roports the river falling oll tho way down. This wag TIE IGLEST WATER EVER RNOWN by 2 foot, A plantor, living bolow, reporta 13 milos -of river front out botween Morrison’s and Cuba; but the rear Is all under wator balow Cubs, All overflowed mails for tho Enst aud Wést go by ‘way of Shroveport, AT MEMPITS, Mereus, Tonn., April 28,~The river is now stationary ab this polut, with no land, except por- tions of tho_ralirond-track to Madlson, Atk., o distanco of forty milos, which may bo given ns the width of theriver. Thero is no chango to report in tho condition of the railronds. Tho Memphis & Louisville route is still water-bound between Paris and Clarkavillo, while tho Missis« sippl Contral is still broken botween Canton and Gronada, Pasgengers camo through to-duy from Littlo Rock by transforring fat the washod place, but, a8 o awift current crosses tho track nt sove oraf points, it is uncortain how long communicae tion can bo kopt up. 2 Wapor: oo ‘1 Mastor of tho &2e ¢ . £l 28.-~Tha £allqndnss: t "NV LT, o of Lowsinun: L0 WasmnaToN, April 28, By order of tho Executive Committeo, I dend you by oxpress to-night $1,000 for the benoft of th sulfering members of ur Order in Loutslna, . (Sigued) - 0. IL Krrney, Secrotary National Grange. New ORLEANS, April 28.—Among the contribt= tioay for the ovorflow-sufferers aro : From Wash- inglon City, $1,000; Manchestor, N, H., $1,000; Bath, Maino, $1,000. The Distributing Commite teo aro worling cnorgeticaliy gotting off sup- plics tonll accessiblo points™ 1u tho overflowed districts whero nssistanco is required. Crxerxyaty, 0., April 28.—About 2,000 worth of provisions woro shippod from -horo to-day, for tho bonefit of the Louisinna sufforers. This iu tho first shipment, and it was purchnsed by the Relief Conimittco of tho Chamber of Com= merco. DBavrivone, April 28.—Both branches of the City Council pussed n resolution to-dny appro- priating £26,000 for tho xoliof of the sufforors by the flood in_the Missisolppl Valloy. Tho dlayor will undoubtedly approve the xesolution to- morrow. —_— ARKANSAS. Facts and Rumors Concerning tho Gubernatorial imbroglio. TLrrrie Rock, Atk., April 28,—A spocial to the @azelte from 1oloun says that thore was o vory large mooting at that plnco on Mondny for tho purpose of raising voluntoors for Brooks. ‘I'ho ‘meoting was composed prineipaily of col- ored people. Aftor the warriors had mado spocclics, the Hon, J. T, White, colored, Come missionor of Public Works, and lato State Sena- tor, advised the colored men to stay at home and let’ the Legislaturo seitlo the mattor. This spoech hnd the effect to provent the onroliment of u single man, Gov, Baxter, last_ovening, received informa- tion from tho President, thut his requisition for aid to nesist in tho supprossion of tho insurroc~ tion, mado on tho 19t, bad nevor renchied him, and ho forwarded the following, both by tele~ geaph and by lottor: Tarrex Rock, April 2%, To U, S. Grant, I'restdent of the United States : On tho 16th of this month, as Governor of thia Stato, I telegraphed you that there wasan armed insurrection agalnst the legal Government of this State, and madoa Tequisition upon you for ald to suppress it and to pro- vent domestic violenco, I liavo just been advised that you ueverrecelved that requision, I now talto oceasion 1o say that un armed insurrcction oxists in this State against the Iawfully constituted authority thereof, and as tho Legislaturo cannot meet until the 11th day of May, I will call |l{mu you for aid to protect tho Stuto ngamst domestic violence, (Sligucd) Ersia BAXTER, Goveruor of Arkaugas. TRAIN BEIZED. A company of Baxter men took _posscssion of tho Fort Sinith train to-day, near Lawisburg, to Pprovent somo reinforcoments for Drooks from ronching the city. 'Tho Hon. Thomas Allen, President of tho Cairo & Fulton Ruilrond, and a number of othor distingnished railrond men, called on Gov. Baxtor to-day. DESERTION. Capt. William F. Giuves, of tho Brooks forces, "Mt tho Btate-House this ovening, und camo into 10 Daxtor lines, staling thut he' bad quit that 1 wty. P ROMORS, \ telogram from I'mo DInff sintos that tho i roks men hiave ndvices from Washington that the Federal Government will no longor inter- fern. Tae Boxtorites are jubilaut k»nllght. Tlioy clnim {hat tho Qovernmont has decided in their favor. A company of 200 mon is expected from Tlompsatoad County to-ulght to reinforce Baxtor, WARHINGTON NEFORTS, ‘WaniinaroN, April 28,—President Grant has roceived o dispatch from Gov, Baxter, of Arkan- a8, stating that urmod insurrection oxists in that Stato, and asking foraid to protect tho Stato agninst domestio violenco, Cov, Baxter says ha tolegraphed for ald April 19, but undorstauds the Providont never roceived his roquisition, Gov, Brooks has alrerdy mndo a_similar re- quost, aud now has two lawyors in Washinglon, looking nfter his intorosts, = T'wo lawyors in the employ of Baxter are on their way hevo, ‘L1i0"queation s to who is tho notual Governor of Arknnsing will bo prosentod to the President for decinion, unless somo othor modo of sottlo= mont shall {utervene, — g NAVIGATION. Iinagroy, Ont,, April 28.—Propellers Btandley and Hriatol, and tho steamor Alexandria, tha flrst boats of tho season, pastod down the river .to-dny, on route ta Moutronl, CorLiNawoon, O, W., April 28.—The lLiarbor is still blocked with ice, and a large numbor of vessols uro waiting to got in and out, > —— —Partlos In Bt, Lonis, in o position to know ths faota in tho onse, sy the roport that Souator Bohuz will tako editorial ohargo of & German nowe; in New Yorl Do §““§":; n:t tr%‘;. k aftor the expiration of