Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 9, 1876, Page 5

WASHINGTORN. The "Financial Agpect of Mr. Bohenok’s Mining Venture, Our Government Likely o Be Called Upon to Indemnify En- glish Victims, The Navy Dopartment Inves- tigation Panning Out Well. Clorks Bribed by Contractors to As- sist in Seouring Fat Jobs, An Alabama Congressman Charged with Selling a Cadetship, Pinchback’s Threo Years® Siege Ends in Final Defeat. Judgo Taft Confirmed ma Seerotary of War, Items In tho Legislative nnd Exocutive Appropriation Bill. THE NAVY INVESTIGATION. 'VALUADLY TESTIMONT. Speeiat Dispateh to Ths Chicago Tribune, Wasiunatox, D. 0., March 8.—3r. Wolff, tho witness who rofusod to anawer cortain quoationd put to him by the Commilteo on Nayal Affalig yeatorday, waa not long in_chinnging his mnd, a4 coneludad to give the Committeo tho bonefit 0f all his kuowledgo in tho Istter matter under v Investigation. Aftor baving been mrrested by tho Sorgesnt-at-Arms, st a meotlog of tho Com- mittoo held this morning be lasald to bave ze- plied that he had taken monoy from various ofil- cors in tho Navy Department, and that it tad boon paid to corlain clorke whom ho npamed. Ho also sald that be did kmow of tho porcontage pald ta olorks in tho Navy Dopartment for promoting tho intor- eata of his employer, Brown. ‘The Committee thinking that -Intorosta of tho investigation would bo beat subserved by kecping mecret for the prosont tho dotails of hia examination, re- fased to givo any vory dofinite information in rogard toit. It s rnllwrtuu. however, thas the examination disclosos A BYSTEM OF DIUDENY by which the Govornmont has beon dofrauded of wvery large sums of mouey, Tho metiod adopt~ ed,. it 18 sald, was for Contractor Brown to submit bids to the Nayy Department for fumishing certain supplics, sod subsu?:nndy. through tho corruption of clorks, to obtain them sgain from the Department and charge the prices nsmod in them. This systom of fraud wag vory similar to that discovered in the Post- Office Donertment about a year ngo, except that 1u tlio latter caso the conapirators counterfoitod the seal of the Dopariment, and placed amon) tho bids rogmlarky submitted bogus bids propare aftor thoy had lesrned tho rates at which othor contraotors offervsd to do tho work. TWO OLERKS in the Navy Dopartment scom to bave been Im- , plicated fu these. fraudulont practices, and thoy woro at onco swmmoned boforo the Naval Com- mitteo, and will ool only bo confronted with +tho videnicn ag alnst thom, but will bo allowed to give such expliiuation as thoy may deniro, B. P, Birown,, the coutractor implicated, tale- %:nuhnd to ‘tho Committea from Philadolphin that ho would at onco roturn to Washington and givo ki h,oath nony befare the Committco, This 118 not the fizat tima that his namo haa been mon- tloned in wonnectlon with frauds in contracts, but, whon _tnvestigations have previously booa mado, ho ‘has. always mansged to cover up his oorrupt proctices, 12 he has beon guilty of them. Wollt waa brongnt tato tho M b x o tho House by tho Borgermt-u i-Arms aftor the morning no‘.fi to- day, rnd, just s Mr, Whitthoroe, Choirman of tho Kaval ‘Committeo, was about to move Lis discharge., ho foll to the floor in a fainting-fit. This catmwod considorablo oxcitoment for a fow minuten, bus ho was removed to anothor room in tha Crapitol, and businoes procecded. ——— SCHENCK. L WILL BE YURTIED INVESTIGATED, iSpectat upateh {8 Tha Chicaoe Tyibune. Wannvoroy, D. 0., March 8,—The roport that memt.ers of the Forolgn Affairs are opposed to spending further time in tho inveatigation of Minkutor Buhenok's conucction with the Emma AMlino scandul is untrue. Tho Chairman of sho Committoe, Gov. Bwann, did contomplato intro~ duciog o renolution discharging the Committoo from furthor cansidoration of the subject, but 1t iad beon prepared without cousaltation with othor mombers, and ovon ho scoms to bave bo- come convincod that such n courso would not bo 8 wigo ono, for at tho meoting of tho Committeo this moruing ko did not prosens for considoration the rosolution reforrod to. The Committce was found to bo unani- mopsly of opluion that the investigation ought to bo pursued vrithorit rogard to the resignation of Ministor Bebionot, and thought tho country had tho right to know what .foundation thare is in tho rredpam whdch bave €0 long beon ourrent In repard to Gen. Bolienck's counection with this matter, and whotber thoro is occaslon for tho louko to takes fuvtnor actionin §t or nof. Ny il;;gxfie::?&nifi:m{xllygx by tho Hoaso in Bol- e o iator’ onck, notwithst anding WAY BE INPPACHED ehould hn be found guilty of hizh orimen or mis- demeanors in ofidco, and thero is no doubt that the Cotminlttee on Forelgn Atfairs would rocom- mend his impes chment 1£ Lalf of the acousations T.'i.'."."':. bave buen mado sgaloat him aro sus- XT0 the Associated Press,) NOT 4ATIBIIED. Wasnmanox, 1., ., March 8.—Bacrotary Fish hias ropiied Lo an inquiry of the liouso Commit- teo on Forolgn Affalrs, saying that Miuistor Heboucts, &l oco tho date of tho Bacretars's for- ner co mmyunication, tive days sgo, baa rosigned his ofics, The Commiltos mro not uatistied With tha Tesponse, wishing to know tho preclso day ou , Which ho resigned, s just provious to Hehon j}'s taking passago from London for the Unite 1 Btatoa 1t was sunounced that ho hed ob- tainod laay rallod. Yo of absenco, Tuo Committos bave bt on Hooretary Fieh for fur- lor foformation on the _ subject, \u tho wa,y of notes and tolograms, The Cowe mittee luave nothing to ahow thot Bchenck wns {f‘lu.rnd to rosign in obsdienca to a requeat of 'Ifi‘ Britlah Qovoromeot, ag Lo beon statsd, Hfl:‘a‘l I ronaon to boliove, however, that Great ool D will, ut tho proper time, mako s formal bch:’ll-‘“ indewnity on tho United Statoa in B ! of Englishmen who sufferod by the Ih‘;flgllallnu ome, having been ducoived into Uun:}a f that it bod tho indorcomsnt of (he Tron fm-n through tho Amorlicsu Minlator na ¥ JTLAX CKEAN BPEANS, b \6-0?1!».! Justleo MoKoan, in & memorial sent b=k ul.uufi_wn Tiom Salt Lako City, Utah, says H amos £, Lyon's testimony in tho Hchenok '“}uugntkzn + * This testintony, so far as it in- Jairates o, 1y made up of liew, without con- ln':) ng 010 truth. 'Chis mon Gyon, in the fall of o, brought suit 10 1y court Utah agsinss lm,::u\wuun ©0f tho Emws Mine. o failod jo bis vy Pt to Lribo mo with 8100,000. o failed to i ‘o & cass entitlivg bim to sn mjunation, o mlml wund to Washington, sud under pretenso e ubig them as counsel, attempted to bribo s o bigh placea to exert their political ine e ;m 10 sooure my rowmavel from the Bonch. aitod with somo, and the conspiracy ed, 2 #voarlog that the othr Justives were foint Bt fows dusisross Tllers it D U0 bogiad Lo et elk il —_— MORE BRIBERY, 18 GAID TO DR AN ALADAMA COX- | OGREBSMAN, Hvsclal Dispateh o I'ha Chicae Tritune, anulmmrml, D. (., March 8.—Homa Interest- ‘4 Iaota biavo zecently come to ight {n connac~ tlon with the appolutmont of & cadst at L W Emt:y Acadsmy by Represimiative O).lmll: YEI8 poug 5 61 Alibatms. Hoon atier the elestion to of Bodh Lord, of Utloa, tu Novehibor, 1874, Mrs, Mary Deardaley applied to him for tha appointmont for hor son to tho Wast Palnt Military Acadomy. Lord informod lor that ho shiould maka the appointment onty afier a com- potitive efatnination. Tho young maa did not appoar among tho candidates for suol oxamina- tion. Mr., Lord now has In hia possoasion a deaft drawn by tho bonk In Utles on thy Natlonal Park Bank in Now York, for £3,000, and this dratt, indorsod by Elle Charller, af New Yorl, is eald to have beon paid for the appointmont of young Henrdsloy to tha position ho now loids at West Polot. Itlaroported, also, that Beardaley went to Alabsma, remained aehort timo in_ liayes' District, sad thon op- pearod at the Blilitary Academy as Iayos' ap- polaten. Il tamily roslded then and atlil ro- sidos ofther in Utica or in Nerkimor Connty, New }'ork. Mr, Lord has asked tho Secrotsry of War or 7 TIE RECOND OF THIS APPOINTMEXT, in ordor to aacertain swhother the young man waa ropresonted aa a reaidont of Alabama or not at tho time he entored tho Military Academy. Tho law touchiug the resideuces of cadels is a8 follows ‘They aball be appointed by the with tho excoption of ten cadet 1he actual realdenta of tire Congressional or Territor Districta or of the District of Calumbia respectively from which thoy purport to bo sppointed. Tho fact that young Boardsloy rosided in Now York Stato only two or threo months boforo the timo of 8 appointment, that his family stiil live there, and that 23,000 ia roported to liave Leon pald. for his appointment, ars suflicient rosaons to demand at loast an expianation from tho moembor of Congross to whom ho ia cred- ited, Tresident and stall, appolated at lirge a prILL Imn'r{l‘xn‘. St 0 basis of tho chargo that Roprosentativo I‘l?l:lx:mg wold a cadotship is oxplained in this way by ono of Purmou'd friends: During Lis ast Congrossional campaign it was suggestod to Purman that tho sou of a weaslthy and groml- nont Domocrat {n his dlstrict would be plad to go to the Naval Acadomy. Purman nr:fl;onwd in roturn that this lad’s father might find it con- vomiont to give #200 or $300 to seslet In dufmylnP tho a:rnnana of Turman’a campaign. Yurman no _porgonal coo- vorsation with tho boy's father, Tho lattor secretly’ bogan to boast that his son was to bo nppointad to the Naval Acadomy, and thst & Radical Congressman was to ba P&{d 8300 for dolng it. Purman, hearing of this, doclined to appoint the Loy, but did appoint in bis atesd ovo Brearly, said to bo the nophow of Congiossman Lamne, The lattor statoment 18 not coiroat, as this lemuxly is a nephew of Lamar'a dead broth~ er's wifo. Pho National Republican publishes to-day the rosolutions of cansuro which wero paeecd by (ha North Carolinn Senate on Willism 3, Hobbins, & mombor of that body, for aceapiiog a bribe in August, 1868, for seouring tho passage of o ros- olution’ through tho Bobate. ‘ho bribo was tho small som of £20. ~ A rosalution of exputaion was dofeatod by a vota of 16 for to 18 againat, Tho resolution of consure waa pageod by s voto of 48to 3. Labbins is a Domocratio Ropresontative in tho present Congress, sud as a meinber af tho Houss Committoo on War Expondituren has boen netive in trylog o faston upon tho Ro- publican party the responsibillty for Belknap's misdolnge. —_— PINCH. 1118 LONO-DEFERNED QUIETUS, Bpecial Dispateh lo he Chicago Tribune, WasminaToN, D. 0., March 8.—Exit Pinch- back, Ho came horo threo yoara ago with two gots of crodontials,~—obe a8 o Roprosontalive, which the ousp, after much debato, rofused to recognizo, and tho other ss Senator, which the Benato to-dzy, by a voto of 92 yeas apninat 29 nays, declined to regard as entitliog him ton pont. Tho Democrats, of course, voted soldly ayo on Henator LEdmunda' amendment to tho motion of admiselon, which daclared that Pinch- back was not ontitlod to o soas. Mesera, Christiancy, Edmunds, Morrill of 3aine, Mortill of Vermont, and Paddock, also voted syo, snd Mesere. Alcorn, Booth, Dawes, aud Wodloigh were paired as advocating tho smendmont. Goldthwalte, s Domocrat, who would havo vated aye, was paired with Clayton, who would have voted pay. Burpaide was ab- sont and bad declinod to pair, and Robortson, of Houth Carolina, declined to vote. Thon eame tha voto on tho resolution of ** admittance,” na amended, which was adopted by the samo voto that tho amendmoent had beon, A MATTER OF 17,000, Tiad Pinchback beon admittod he would have boon ontitled to draw at onca his pay, milcage, and allowsnces, since March 3, 1873, amountis to upwards of 817,000, snd 1t I8 probablo tha tho Senate will now vote him a portion of this. Nexr ) It in expectod that Gov. Kellogg, of Louisians, will at once appoint & Buccesaor to Pluchbzek to gervo until tho noxt meoting of the Legyislaturo. While somo regarded Plnchback's claims to s sont {n the Bonatoas boyond n doubt, the greator number of tho Sonatora aro not sorry that this much-discussed quostiun has boon at last dis- posod of. —— ANOTHER BOMBSHELL, TIX THING ABOUT TO BURST. Bpeciat Iepatch to The Chicago Triduns. New Yonx, March 8,—Auuouncemont ia mado hore that J. O, Nottloship, of Nowark, au ox- United Btatos dstective who was mized up in tho ‘Waslungton safo burglary, liad boou called bo- foro o Committoo at Washington, and bad made afull confoselon Implicatiog many prominent porgons, 1t in safd that, oo nrd\::j; in Washinglon, and beforo he could roach tho Dintrict-Attornoy’s ofice, ho was way- laid by certmin prominont implicated partics, who mado stronuous offorts to induce him not to oboy Mr, Wolls' summons, but, having dotor- 1ninod to roliovo his mind and ot tuo pamo timo sorvo tho causo of long-orushed truth, Lo was proof agalust the oloquence of hia jutercoptors. For obvious roasous ho could not, ho sald, now ropeat namas and dotails,;but thoro waa no donbs that the truth would provail and cango n Bengs~ tion acarcely second to tho Dalknap alfair, e e -NOTES AND NEWS. £ $ TILE REPUNDING SCHEXE, Wasmaron, D, 0., Marcn 8.—It Is otated on good suthority that & thorough canvass of tho Ways and Moans Committeo sbows that thoy will not roport favorably on the fundiog bill which provides for the Issuo of $500,000,000 of thirty-yoar 43¢ per cont bonds, but that thoy will recommond one of the following propositions, namely : to authorizo the Irsuo af §200,000,000 43¢ por centy, running thirty years, or 8500,- 000,000 4 per couts payable In forty or fift; yoars, or to lot ths law staud asat prossnt, whic! uathorizos $200,000,000 43¢ por cent fifteon-yoar ggnfi and §700,000,000 thisty-year 4 por cont L WIARD, BAX Fraxcmco, Cal, slarch 8,—Norman Wiard, now in this city, denies the siatemont tclei;nplmd from Washungton intimating feand in his conducting ordoauce oxporimonts. The amount of moncy that ho received from tho Gouveroment for carrying out tho experimentn wos about 110,000, the vouchors for which Lind all boen satisfactonly sudited, The total amount expended by lim was about &228,000, the bslancs coming from his own pocket, for which be never had mado, and never contem- inted making, sny claim on the Governmant, f he should roooive sny intimation that bis {mluumm waa wantod, ho slhould get nesrer Washipgton quicker thaa he would go farther WY, . —_—— WASHINGTON SQCIAL LIFE. THR BELKNAP ECANDAL AND HOCIETY—THE ORIOIN OF VANITY PAIL AT WASIORGTON—XIPKNDITURKY BY CAUINET OFFICERS—LEOACIEH OF TIK WAL— OBURRVANCE OF LENT—ANT AND ANTISTI—OUAT TORICh, Srasial Correapondencs of The Chicsgo Tribune, Wasumarton, D. 0., March 5. —Sacloty has re« cotved a stunning blow, right botweon tho oyes, sud ber devotoos stund aghsst, One of its clioson queons, peorless fn boauty, gitted In in- tolloct, aparklivg in convoyaation, affable to all,— s devotod wife, and an affectionato motbor, has been detocted fo contemptitle crimo, Iier hus- bund, who bag beea rogarded as o bravo soldior andas & gallant gentioman, has shared {n hor guilt, and may soon woar tho dograded garb of tho Penitentiary, And thls greas crime was be- gunand bss contiuuod, that tho uofoitunate wowan might shine fa Good Bocloty, wesring more costly clothes and mors resplendont jewels thao her rivals, acd that Lo wmight givo sumptu- tortainments, regar:lloss of the expeuse. subject for our Loaten sermona | VANITAS VANITATON] #Vaulty of vanities, asith tho preschor, all iy vanity.” If this great acandal will but opon the €yon of the American pouplo to this unoatural utato of atfalr horaat thelr Capltal, the guilty cutprits will bave porforined o good work, Tiuw syetem nf doniostio .oxtravagance commenced when Buchanan was Prelslens, abd was one of the Inlilatary wioved In the geead game of Bee THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1870. cossion, Mosdsmos Davis, and lidell, sod Gwinn, nad Brown, and Cobb, and Thompson, with othor accomplished Southern women, coms bined to eatablish what i known in Luropesn oitlos o3 Booioty, Thotr snmptuously furnistied drawiog-rooms wera made attraotive resoris, while oceasional dinnors, masquorndes, and dancea lent thotr oid towards rasking it desirablo to ho admitted into tho chiosen cirole, Many an army or navy ofticer loarned in_ thoso drawin) rooms to doplao tho **Htara and Btripen ™ which 1o had boen cducated to dofend, but which ho aflorwards dosortud, or tamoly etaod by simply to retain his claim to promotion, pay, and allos- auces, Many a yeung Nortlern politician was Loguiled by tiicss NURRES OF TIBARON toawoar allogianca to thu encmios of Lia coun- lv, and o pld in tho plota for its downfall. Worno than all, the ldle and gay foreianors who thon roprosented Furopean powora were oaslly impressed with the opinion that the Domocratio party embraced all of tho Good Socloty at this motropolis, They occupled ail of the fino houses, thoy gave all of tho cntertainments, their dinnors wora tho only ones cooked a la Francatee, and tboro was_osidenco of o Javish expoudituro of monoy. Thoy did not know, mllt aftorwarda bocatao a matier of record, that o DISHONTAT DEMOURATIO OADINET OFTICERS had pormitted tho peculation of much wf the monoy so prodigally expended, and they turned up thoir duinty nosea at the moro frogal Ropub- licans, Henator Soward inhabitod a modest two- story bouse in E street, witli a littln dining-rooin in tho basement ; Benator Wilson had rooms at s socond-rate hotel, aud the anlzflplun of ro- unlon was tho Baturday ovoning tea-reception of Dr. Bailey, oditor of the National Fra, whero tho Republican party was crystallized into ox- islonce ovor cups of steaming Hohes, handed sbout by the Doctor's youur goveruess, now known to famo os Gatl Hamilton, . TUK WAL EFOGH camo noxt, with the attendsut liconss of camp- 1ifo, and In time tho shoddy contractora and tue gilded mabatitute brokors. © With Andy Johuson osmo tho wattelites of the Whisky-Ring, snd gradunlly the snto-bollam aping “of foreign eplondor was resumed. It was also n notlcs- abls fact that both political parties, eapocially at the Esst, prided thomsolves on sonding wealthy men to Congress, and took pridoin resd- ing glowing mocounts of tuoir Bouators’ dinoer- paitics or the rocontions given h{ the wives of thele Represontatives. The Whito Houes waa froscoed, and bodizened In gorgeous bad tasts, snd scores of privato reaidences sprang up, liko tho magical paluco of Aladdin, each ono fur- nishod moro gaudily than the othor. It was at this timo that QEN, DELRNAP CAME NENE, having boon unoxpoctediy transplauted from tho Internal Roveuue Collectorsliip wt Keokuk to tho War Dopartment. o was accompanied by his second wifo, a Kontucldan by birth aud educa- tlon, whose sistor Lad marriod o Kooluk gentle- man ; another sister, the widow of Col. Bowars, » Confederato oflicer, camo with thom. Bocretary Fish, tho promier of tuo now Cab- inot, was wealthy, snd hae probably expended ak lonst £10,000 per annum over and abovo his sal- ary in eutortaining Hociety, Iloboson, of the navy, bas also boon liberal fo his uxpundlmms, ospocially in_* dining and wining"” Coogroag- wmen, whilo Delauo, Creawel, and Willlams oach livod i good style. JOUTWELL WAS THE EXCEPTION. o had acoumulated a lttle proporty by keep« ing = Btoro in his mative town of Groton, in Muesachuselts, and bad invosted it in a farm noar by, Dut whoen he accopted tho Tressury portfolio he determinnd not to spoud moro than tho ealary thoreof, and took rootns at & rospoci- ablo boarding Louso out on Twelfth streot. s wife and daughter went out pisinly, yot rospectably dressed, nud nitbough oty was not plessod, thoy didn't caro, but kopt on in tho modoeat inoxpoasivoe &nux which they had markod ont, Would that Gen, Belknap had followed their oxamplo. Bat he had boon educated horo ay the commoncement Of tho Bouthorn Society above roforred to, studying lnw with 8 brother of the present Bonator Carponter, of Wost Vir ginia, st a timo when Jefforson Davia was Becro- tary of War, *a bospitablo geutloman, sir, who bad tho moclal Labits of Oid Virginia, sir, and who entertainod liborally, sirl” ¥OLLOWING TINS HOUTIERN MODEL, Bolknap ronted the expensive houso on Madison placo, facing Lafsyette aquaro, in which a fow oars hoforo Darton Koy had died when shot by icklos, and whoro more rocontly Beorotary Soward bad boon o griovously wounded by Dooth's dovotod accomplico, Fayno. At thoir *+ Louso-warming,” Sociuty wen out in forco, looked npprovingly on tha farnituro, dovoured the suppor, nnd roined the carpats. This party consumod a quartor's mflll‘-‘y but mosowhilo the cunniug Marsi had stepped o, as atan ontered the Gardon of Ldoa, nud lod tho woman into tomplation. And Bolknap, who was scrupulonaly patienlnr in pecuniasy matters, could not roaiat the opportumity presontod of seoing his wifo ot the hoad of an clegant establishment, 5o ole- gontly drossed a8 to command thae approbation of Society | Besidos, as our mutual friond Capt. Jioks of the Horso-Marinou Basa s 4477 18 A WAY WE HAVE IN THE ATIY.” How many Post-Commanders wero thero, during tho Into unpleasantucsd, who didn't accept * courtesles,” grootor or loas, from the Sutler of liw poss, who hoped thoreby to insura protec- tion a8 he flecced the unfortunato eulisted men who wora compellod to purchiaso thelr lttle luxurios of him, when tho Paymaster noxt camo around ? Thora cors kaw 1o harm in tbud rolieving tho oxter- tionors of their ill-gutten gain, Belknap doubt- Josss bronght this camp-habit with bim, snd was tary of War. Marsh, who bad been an nrmy 1 go-botweon,” smoothing dowa difiiculties bo- twoon contraotors and inspectiog-ofticers for n consideration, discounting pay-accounts, and performing otlior dirty canp-work, diabotically Buggosted how this oould bo doto, but obtainoil o tight hold upou his victim, Now wa bavo the sad sorquel by which WABIINGTON BOCIETY BUOULD PROFIT, Diinols bes rosson to bo proud of her Bona- tora, who have movor bocn led into the giddy whlr{raol‘ but havoe lived quietly yot rospoctably. But thero oro acores and #coren of housos hiore in which bangs a torrible akeluton, visible to tha unfortunste head of tho fumily, who bas yiolded a6 did Dollnap to a fcolish prido, and a dosiro 10 hove their familics ehino m aociety, Any day tho exposure may coms, snd thon hiow they will regrot that thoy had not followod tho ox- amples net by Boutwoll, Logan, snd Oglosby, suther than by Jake Thompson and Bolknap. Boclety 19, of course, fn despsir. * Mra, Dol- kmnap always dreescd 8o sweotly,” murmur tha afilicted, **and had all hor gowns from Paris, with two dozon throo-button gloves, aud a pair of boots to match cach ooo, sud Lor boots wero mede on & number ons-aud-a-half last! Low drosdfull And thou that jittlo slmond-oyod Jup, the wife of the Mintator, eho orderod two drosses from Daris, to woar at hcr rocoptions, Lut they didn’t arrive bere until Lont had sot 1. T'oo bad 1" (1) THE CHANMING CREATURKS GURGLR OX, forgotting thas they aro accomplioss in tha groat erimo, by haviug alded in tho unnatural phase of oxistence hore which is reaponeiblo for the tomptation, But fu thin the only case of wroog- doing 10 ordor that thoso preity ones may bo dressad ala mode? Of coarts, there ave whispors conoorning other familios, and it ia hardly possi- blo that Botinap was an isolated crimival, An ox-Domocratio Henator, who {4 known to have Leca nocnn(-nlg Involved, is montioned as hav- ing boen used by tho lobby, snd sa having ro-~ ceivod handsome **rotainors,” *‘foes, and +contingentn,” But then, you Lknow, ho was & membor of tho Bar, Ho was Helkuap, . J'OUTY DATS OF FASTING ANU PRAYED were commenced on Ash Wodnesdsy by the faithful followers of the Church, and socme of our society pooplo arn makiog a great ado over it. Thoy aramostly of what fa known as the High Chiurch, which has its sanctusries decorut- od slmost 05 gorgoously a4 tho Roman Catbolio shrina of Bt. Aloysius, whero tho Jounit Fatners oiticlate. ‘Cha HI%ln Church prolates romlnd ons of ‘Chackeray’s Blr, Hialrke, wish straight out coots, no neck-tics, sod loog huir, fasting on ]frk:nyu, sud ready to rodelvo confessloos in tho vestry. Bng socisly cannot sttend church always,—tou- our perdrix,—50 1t hay broasfast partica sud unchies, at which cunnlogly-aooked praparatious of fish, oystery, clame, and terrapin cosstiiuto the maigra diot, sossonod with wacl gossip and gcandal, ospecially couceraing THE MATRIMONIAL MANKET, Nover, in » sosson, has there boen such w gcarcl- ty of cligible engagemeonts, and match-making mammus 20 Yo dospuir, Yo ouly Cougressinan caugbt o Hymen's wol wmsrried s Croasury countoss ; Dr, Uaxter, the Chief Modloal Pur voyor of the army, fu about to marry s Doston bello; and charming littlo Misg Jewal), daughter of tho Fauuz:ulm'—l.ltmanll bas glven hor hoart to o man in Hartford who {s oot nch or fn socio- |{, turning ber back upon lnunz diplomats, ma- rine-oficerd, and suobe, who ace idolizod hers. *TWhat taste" ATEUR, et THE RECORD. SLNATRE, Mr, Csmsron (Wis,) pressnted a petitton algaed by over 16,000 persons {n regasd to sddset aocleitas, The paifilotere dealire thalr vppost. ond on whose pay ho hod o len for the amouut of his account wag searcely 8 hesdquartor mess thes did wot rocelvo froquont contributiona of good choer from the Sutlor, and high-minded, gaifant oftl- willing tbat the Butlors should contribute to tha comforts of tho headquartars of tho Bacre- tlon to atl eccret organizations, to withdraw tho chattor granted to tho 3aronio 11all Association of the District of Columbis, and that a law bo passad making it unlawful to appolnt any person Lo offica undor the Govarn- ment who is & member of a sacrot organization, snd olso that members of such organizations may bo challenged s jurors. Roferred. Mr. Cameron, in presenting tho potition, eald he had boon Informod that the petitionors wore resi- denta of every Btato and Torritory iu tha United Htates. 1o ankod that tho potition bo read aud printed In tho Kecord. 8o orderod. Mr, Dayard introdaced a bill to autlioriza tha Beorotary of the Troasury to apprave of cortain Wus tncaered by tho District Tox Comtalasioner, Roferred, ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTIONS, Me, Wright submtiiod » concurrent resolution in- structing the Prestdont pro ton, of the Scnate and the Gpoaker of thia Mouse of Jopreacntatives to udjourn thelr rrapoctive Housss sine dlo on tie Tat of May, 1476, st noutl, ‘M, Wright e2id ho nead hiardly state dhat he offered {hia recolution withous consuiation withany ono. He Deliased thiat Cabgrots oauld ‘ot tarough wilh all ite Lusincss snd adjoitrn by that data, 1o seked that.the resolution lieon the tallo, ‘Mr, Edmundy tuoved that {t ba referred to the Cominlties on Appropriétions, aa it wan uaial to rofer such resolutions to thiat Conunltics, Agroed ta, KERAW BIDG. Tho Chair 1ald bofore the Bonato a commuuication from Liie Postmastcr-General, in snswor 10 a Henats resolution of tio 7h, in rogard to “atraw Uids,” which was ordered printod and referrod, PINCHUACK. Atths expiration of the morning hour, the Chate 1aid before iho Benato, an unfniried bustuces, tha resolution for the adwfastun of P. 1, B, Finchback ae » Bonator from Loulslaua, 31r. ititcheock moved 1o lay amde the unfinishied business and proceod to cousider the Lill for thie admission of New Aexlca, Lojocted,—ayed, 213 noes, B0, Mz, West then spoko fa favor of tho admiesion of Pinctibacks ‘Tho dguats was lengthy, nd participated fn by 1fosars, Logai, Harvey, and Murton, who fsvored thy adroission of Piuchisck, and Paddock, Morrill (Vor= mont), and Edmunds, who opposed St The question then belog on tho amendment of 3tr. Edmunds, to fnsert the word *not” befuro tbe word + gdmitted,” 50 that the resolution should read Resoivea, That P, I, B, Piuchback be not admitted a » Senitor from tie State of Loulmians for the term Of 8lx year begloning ou th facch, 1 . Tt was yesn, | 23—au follow . Iy Dagard, Jolnson, Narwood, Oaperton, Jonea (¥ia.), Padduck, Curietisuey, Rolly, Randolph, Qockrell, Keronan, tausow, Gooper, Kes, fhaulsbufy, avis, McCrocry, Btovonson, Deunls, 31cDonaid, Thurman, Eaton, 3tazey, Wellaco, Ydmunds, Merzimon, Whyte, Euglish, Boreiil (Me), ‘Withors—J2, Gordon, Morrlll (¥ Allison, Froliughu; AMiteelt, Antlony, iamilion, Mortoa, Boutwoll, Hamlin, Patteruon, Bruce, Harvey, Hargent, Gameton (Pa), Mitclicock, Bliaron, Conkling, Howe, Sharman, Conover, Tugalls, Bpaucer, ragin, Jouea (Nov.), Weat, Daraoy, * ogan, Windom—23, ferry, Mebtillan, ‘Wowsrs, Boolls, Lugy, Wadloigh, Goldthwalle, an Dawes, who would Liave voled in the abicmative, wero patred with Aleorn, Oglesby, Cameron (Wis.), Claylon, &nd Wright, who' would Have voted in tho negutivo. {11080 not voting wero Burnuido and Itobertson, “Thie question then being on the rawolution & amond= d, It wa8 ugrood to—yeus, 32; nays, 49,—iuo yous aud 1358 bolug (aken sud. rocorded ay above. Whilo tlis vote was belng taken Pincliback nas on the fl0or of the Senato and 8to0d nesr the cutranca to oo of thecloak tooms. As the roll-call procoeded M manifested some horvourness, ond, soon slter tho Yote was annouuced, loft the Chinmber, NEW MLXICO, ‘Thio Senate then, on motfon of Mr, Hitchcoek, ook up the Lill to cnabfa the pooply of Now tdexico to form & Canstitution oud Stato Governmont for tho sdals- Blow of said Ataw into 10 Unlon, 8 it Wauld cowa uy ua untinishod business to-torco “After czocutiva seaston, djour: CONFIRMATIONS. “Tho Benato I executivo scasion conrmed tho fol- Towing nominutions : Alfouso ‘Laft, Bocrelury of War; James T, Muson, of Virginia, United States Coneu! ot Drosden; Thotnss B. Catrou, United Statea Attoraey for New Mexico, Tostnzstars—N, D, Meacham, Beres, 0.; N, E. Muuzousdo, Wollsville, O, g HousE. Tho Bpesker annonnced thia appolntment of tho fak Towing Gomrmittes on matler counected Tdth tie #o- called whiwky frauda and the Atiornes-Geuorar's vlllce : M. Knott, Ghairmon Medars. Marris (Va.), Glover, Cochrano, Stedation, MeCrary, aad Platuted. ‘Un thie requost of Mr. 1Lstciy, Lo wes vzcused, aud {ho Spoaker sald Lis svoukd sppulit sotlier mamtar i Lis placa during tho day. THR GENERAL APPROPRIATION DILL. Mr, Jtandall, the Chairman of thw Committea on Appropriations, reported tho Legialativa and Executivu Abpropristion bill, und mado & siatement &4 10 thy ro- aittion proposcd 'in it, Tho culfwata from tho do- pariments for tha subjects enbrscod o tuw bil Ertountod to §30,713,300.” ‘Tao appropriatious in thu £amo bill, at tho laat sevalon, wore $18,734,000, und {60 ‘Apsropriations reported u this bill were $1,999,543, wo et 1t waa 4 reduction of abuut 8,040,000 ot tlio eati mntes, and a reduction of abaut $),000,000 on ths Lill OF Judt yor, Deaides that, tho Cumiaittes lind laid, 11 tisbe tll, o foundatiul of furthor reductions 1 tlio winount of £3,000,000 more, Fius Committeo racom- mendod & trunsfer of tho ludisu Bureau o the War Dopartmont, which would effect o direct roduction of 31,000,000 {11 tho Indian Appropriation bill, uod he Lnd tho sutlority of Gen, Bberidan for saying that it would effect & reduction uf 33,600,000 mor tn the Army Appropristion Lill, The Comuiities had alvo recoia- Tmvaded the abolition of fitty-threm wveclul ayfents of Customs, bocauso thoy waro belioved to. Lo utteriy o= ‘Sfliciant or unnoceasary, and would udiit smendmonta to Lo offered by tho Clairman of tus Comtaittes of Invalid Tonslona (Jenks) to trsusfur tho Ienslon Bu- Toau frow the Intorior to tho Wat Dopurimunt, by ‘Whitch the services of 300 perwna could ba dispenseit with, 'Tho report bud bees reackiod by tho Comtnitico \withi'great unauimity, 'Thoro was no dilurenco {n the Cominitioo with regard Lo thie propristy of the refurias aud roductious reconimendad, Mr. Iolmax, another inomber of o Committen conguirred n what Mr, Taudali had sad, und_sdded 10t tlis tranafoc of tho Indian flunau to tho War Do- partment would fo_ 10 wiso atievt tho ejtciency of tho Siencica berctofare tesorlod 1o, o civilizo il atneli- orato the condition of the Indline, and would ieavu i full forco the Posca Commission. ‘Mr. Fortor, atiother womber of thie Committed, sald that what the Chatrusn of tho Committvo bad seid Wy maiuly correct, but ho thoughit Lo (iLwdal) ha placod the addition which tho iiuority of tha Comuuit foo would. recommend 6t 00 low w Hgure wisen b placed It at $20,60. The miusrity of tho Comnilttes would rocouniond varions suendnients, sggregating $1,000,000,—probmbly$1,500,000,~—tiotably w th In- tornal Ldveius Dojittiicnt, whera a pwooplng reduo- tion hau Leen mlo, such aa gt ondangar the colleo- tion of the rovenuu, . Randall aid that when the bill sbould come to ‘e dicussed Lia should bo ablo 10 calablish the fact that those ruductions ought to bo made, “Tho bill was onlered printed and made the mpocial order for Friday noxt. EXVLATXS. 3tr. Purman mado s poravual oxplanation rezanliog tho satoment thet ho bad'usod bis position bo eurieh btwsolf, saying tiat Ly chalienged thy fullcst invcatl- gatlun 41 1o his integrity s & tasmber uf tho Houdo, 11e denounced in sovera terms Lhoss peraony who hud put tho storiue in circulation, e moved for s welect comulttes to tnveetigalo thu charges. Hoordured, A BCENE, TTie recusant witnoes, A, U, Wolf, who had refitsod toanswer corbsin questions put to it by tha Ovin- mtites un Nuval Allulrs, wos brought befura tho bar of tho I{onse, and Alr, \r\'nlubmm»‘.chnlnnau. WAS roe ceoding to siste that witness hod tlie moraingap- Pearod aud suswored, and that ho 1olght, thuscfors, b discharged from oustody, whin witnoss hlnsolf foll oo o ioor iunu eplleptly #it, lvfuiludul‘ much exito- nioat and aympathy b tho ehaubor, Ho wes uttended by plyalcian, aud subscquoatly esrried from tho hall, whien Mr, Whitthorne concluded bid statement, and'liad witnes diachargwl from eustady. MOBE INVESTUIATIONS. On motton of Alr, Wnilthorue, twu vub-Cominiltees of the Committuo uu Nuval Affsira wore sutliorized W carry v luvestigetion ot the mnavy. yards af Cliwrlostown, Mass,, saud Jiiuory, Mo. Thg sub-Oom- mlitoea are ' Mills, "Buricigh, sad_Jooes (N, IL), for Kittory, and MUis, Harrls (Ya), sad Jones (Ky.) for Charlostown. PSS S ——— THE WEATHER. Wawmfisaron, D, C., March 9—1 & m.—For Now Epgland, clearing, colder weatler, brisk norsherly to wesaterly winds, aud rising barom- otor during the day. For tho lako roglon, genorally cloudy weather, rising tomparaturs, northoest lo wouthoast winds, falling barometer, aud aress of rain or snow, followed In tho Upper Latosby cold north aod west winds aad risivg barometer during Thursday night. LOCAL OBBERVATIVNS. Cu1caao, March 8, Wind, (lalu|Wo'ther piztsl “Fimo, |Var. Thy.Hu,| m.{30,09] 11:18 8, m, 3. 10| 230 1, 11.180,04 8:58 P, 1u,029.04 $:00 p, 1, 29,91/ 10:18 P 1, 120,%0) Maximum thermonieter, 37, UENERAL OBSERVATIONS. Ouivauo, March $—Midnight, Statlon, Bar,|Thr| Wind, |Rala| Wosther, Blemarck,, 39.40 e Oneyenne, Duluth, onil FOREIGN. Prellminary I’roceedings in tho New French Leglslature. A Bonapartist Demonstration Summari- ly Buppreased, Denfal of the Story Concerning the Ser- vlan Uprising. Tho Bishop of IMunstor Removed by the German Govornmont. GREAT BRITAIN, WILL BE DENT BACK. Loxpox, March 8.—Charles Lrent, travoling undor the namo of Clarenco Ilivers, was ar- reated on Loard tho ateamanip City of Richmond wihien shie arrived at Queenatown, and chargod with forging €15,000 worth of bllis on the Falla City Tobacco Bauk, of Loulsville, 1o was brought bofore the Magiotrates at Queonstosyn yester- day, aod, after s short oxaminstion, was or- dered to London preparatory to bis extradition. COMPLIMENTARY. The Daily News vays: * Tho appolntmant of Richard 11, Daua, Jr., 88 tho American Miniater to the Court o’ 5t James, is ono of thn most accoptablo that could bo suggosted. It rovives tho oid tradition of hoooriog mao of letters with important positions. dlr, Dans will bo welcomo hero on many accounts. Lls appointmeut eooma o indicnte a roturn to o hosithier sopse of public duty in tho distribution of poste." ‘The Royal” Acadomv has electod Qladstono Profossor of Ancient Hintory, THE TUUY, The Craydor tooplo-clinsa to-day was won l‘rLy Bbiftnall, Little Tom recond, Wortherook thir ONITUARY, Marie do Flavigny, Countess d'Agoulo, tho :ut‘}xorenn, well known as * Deutel Btorn,” disd o-day. THE POTPTIAY DEBT. T.oxpox, March §.—A DParis dispatch to the Times states that Disracli's announcoment in ihie House of Commons of LEngland’s rofussl to nomnats n Commissloner fn connection with tho proposcd Egyptian Natlooal Bank, hos caueed the fatluro of tho bank schome, Dieraell having edwmitted at the close of his speecli that a request to appoint s Commissioner to collect rovenues aod lppl;ulhem to the re- demption of the debt must entortndued, tho French and Italisn COovernmonts immodiatoly advised the Khodivo to ask him under what form England would agroo to discues ovortures aimipg st colloctive action for raform- ing Exyptez finances, and the establisbmont of tho Trosstry under the coutrol of sn Inter- national Board, composoed of Commissionera of tho three Powers, It has also been suggested tothe Khedivo that this Treasury, boing suthor- ized to collect certain reveoues, shall apply thom to tho payment of the interest ond the rodemptioa of tho dobt. leav- jug s margin for nocoseitios of tho Btale, Tuis schemo, however, s thought to bo impracticable, a8 tho Board would bo una- blo to oxercigo eficlont coutrol nnloss supported by o tbreat of iotorvenilon in case of iu- fringomont ©of the _couditions laid down, asd all tho Powers are equally avorso to such o courso. The riatm suggestion s that the powers appoint s Com- misstoner to luvestigate Egyptian flusgces, snd, l nfter tho termination of the Inguiry, to isunc a guarnteed luaa to be applied to the redemption of Egypt's prosent liabilities. FRANCE. MEETING OF TII ABSEMALY. Panre, March 8.—Tho nowly-olected legiela- tive bodies mot at Versailica to-day for the first tiro. Tao town preented a moro crowded sud briliant aspect than over during the last Assembly, Tho Chamber of Depaties, headed by 3. Raapsil, and the Hena- tors by M. Gaclibier do Rumilly as senlor Presidont, proceeded to the Hercules salon 1n tho palaco, whero the Duko D'Audiffrot Pauquicr occupicd the post of houor, surcounded by the bureanx of tho old Assombly, M. Dufauro, Leon Bay, Wallon, oud Caillaux. The Duke said: * Welcomo, welcomo, now aud froels-olectod represontatives of publio lvowur. Unlverssl suffrago lias sanctioned Lo Constitution of the 25th of Tebruary, which is o work of concllintion and appesaciuent that is acqmiring a doubte authori- ty. You havo to continue to protect your pro- docgssor's taok, snd rally around Presidont Mac- Malion to insure order, poaco, and lmpross tho nocesuary forco 4o ropair tho disastera of tho pest, and support tho burdens of the fature.” . Gaulthier do Ronmilly s2id: * Tho Souato, under tao gudanco of tha Constitation, will in- purs_gecuirty and support to tha coustitutional Pregidont.” M. Dutauroe thon enid that Premdent Maca- lion charged him to doclars that with tho aid of God and the co-operation of the Chambers, he wonld govern conformably to tha laws, and en- doavor to prumoto the honor and interests of the country. Duke 1’Audiffret Pasquier thon formally tranaforred lus powors, and the Chambery coin- monced thoir regular situngs, AL Raspacl and M. Gaulthier de Rumilly do- Mvered short and modarata jusnguial addresses. Tho Chamber of Deputies provisionally elected 21, Grevy Prosident, he receiving 314 votes against 201, . Rameau, Vico-Prosident of tho Chambers, will commonca vorifying the electinna ta-morrow, A BONATARTIST DEMONATHATION. Pans, Mareh 9.—Aftar AL Rouhor's election, tho Bonapartists mado a demonstration in Ajsc cio, ehouting * Vivo I'Emporews.” The gon- darmerio aud troops dispersed the crowd aud savoral arrosts were mado. 'Cho inhabltants have sonta proteat to P'residont MacMahon agalost the arbilrary conduct of tho suthorities, g gty MEXICO. TAE NEVOLUTION, New Onteans, March 8—The Galveston News' special from Brownavillo says Penua is in posaeaslon of Camargo, entronchod. with s force whick is estimatod ot 600 men, and being largely {ncroased’ by sympathizers in tuat place. Il Lias {ssued his preatimo or forced loan for nbout $40,000, sud now awaits tho advance of tho Govornmaont troops, Co). Parrett ronohed Reynora laat night on Lia way to nttack Ponna, and will be joined bya force of 600 cavaley from Montoroy, which passed throuph Lter, 23 milos dirtant from Camargo, thia morniog, Wa will probubly loarn of an ongagemons between tho contending forces 00N, The defeat of Ponna woald virtnally end tha rovolution in this rection, whoross victory wonld augmont hi4 foroos sud place the whola frontlor uuder their control, BECOND DISPATON, BrownsviLLe, March 8.—Tue following i from Ringgold, dated 7th, at 12 m.: **Col. Parrett ontared Camargo, sud upou bis approach Tunna withdrow, golng toward Ieynoss, Lomng ovulnumbored. Pouna did not risk a tight. o 1 pursued by Porrott., About 4 p. m, 200 cavslry from Mooterey entored Camargo, Tenna s enid to Lavo obiatned soma twenty- five or thirty recrnits in Camargo, oad abont_tifty outaideitho city in favor of bim, 1t was said this evening that thoro are now nearly 500 Foderal troops in Camargo; atso that five of the most woalthy ana populous Sistes tn Mexico have pronouucod o favor of Disz, but their nsmos ara not given. ’ Ponoa's racn aro armed with siz and twelve- shooter pistola, They have very few muukets or carbloes, —_— TURKEY. TOE BERVIAN STORY DENIED, Loxpoyx, March 8,—A epacial dispatoh to the VYenico Tempo, yeaterday, stuting that & republic had been proolaimed in Borvis, tho Obernovitoh dyuaaty doposed, and Prince Milau himeelt ca- corted to the frontier, s entirely ucfounded. Yertect order and tranqulility provall throughout Barvia. Thore havo besn no diaturbancos sinco tho Insigol@caut rlsing st Kragojowatz durivg the commuual elections, & few days sgo, aud thess wero immodiately suppreased. MOVEMENT OF THOOFS. Riouss, March 8,—Abmod Makhtar, the Turkish Commandar, baa left Tredinje with the whola gairlson, #le iu marchiug 10 encouoter the jusurgents In the nolghborliood of Gsako and Duga. BI0N8 OF VEACE, Viexxa, March 8.—~Tho New Free Pross re- sts that the numben of losurgoents in the rkish provinces aro diminiabiug daily, sad poace may be expocted shortly. TUBKISH DEYEAT. tten] b Vel 100 mon and horaes,and ammunition and canoon. The oprrespondent declaten that his information comod from s ralisblo source. ———ee SPAIN. INTEBNATIONAL QUESTION, Mapnrp, March 8.—Ia the Cortes to-day, & membor interrogated tho Government in regard totho rocont captare of sn English merchant- man by tho Bpanish (uarda Costas and recap- turo of the vesssl by its own crew. Tho Ministor of Forelgn Affairs, in roply, stated that e had mado roprosentations to the Tiritiah Minister in Madeld, domandin satistas- tion, and protesting ngainat tho contraband trads by English verso!a from Ulbraltar. TOLE COLTES, Mapnip, March B.—Congrass hss commenced tha debats on tne addross tn reply to the spsach from thio ‘[brone. Bonor Podat, member of tho Moderado party, attacked tho Govornmont so- verely. A Rgysl decrea pormits Oarlists who fled from tha country sinco the 1at of February to returu to Spain it thoy do so within forty days. Jesdors must first swoar allozianos, but all Carliats who formorly held ofice in Spain are excluded. Tho powspepera snnowica that Gen. Molins ban boon ordorad Lo requoest ihe French Uove ernment to oxpel all bpsuish Ilepublicans {o Fraoce, ——— GCERMANY. . ANOTIER LISHOP NENOVED, Berw, March 8.—~Tho Ecclesinstical Court has removed Dr, Bounckmann, Dishop of Muons- tor, from his Bee, BOWEN, Flymouth Nits upon Llis Onsc. Nrw Yonr, March 8.—Lleury O. Bowen to- night appoared before the Specfal Committeo of Plymouth Church appointed to try his case. All tho mombers wero presont, ma well as ths members of the Examining Commit- tos., Tho charges proferrad against Bow- en by the ZEszamining Committes wero read, and Bowen mado a very leagthy reply, which was » goneral donial of all the charzos malo by tho Committoo. To the charge accus- ing bim of slander. Bowon sad that the publica- tion of hia communication of Tob. 4 mado him liable to a mut for libol beforo the civil courts, saud the faot that no such action had been brought against him is presumptive prool that he has not been guilty of slander. Clori Tilney conducted the case for the prose- cution, and whon ho had coociuded, it waa ar- ranged that the Commities should meet next g'l‘lxccdly ovening, when Lowen will putin bis [«fonse. CASUALTILES. SERIOUS RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Spectal Diapatch lo Tha Chionoo Jrdt.se. LaraverTr, Jod., darch 8,—The through night oxpress from Chicago for Cincinuati via tho Kankekeo Lino, which loft Chicago st 8 o'clock last night, whon 2 miles north of Atkinson struck a brokea 1ail, throwing two cosches and two sleepers from tho track, and beforo the train conid be stoppod broke the coupling back of tho ‘baggago-car, and the four cararoliod ovor on their side in tho ditch, remaining coupled together. Fortunately, the stovea romained closed and in place, and thelamps went out, Tho work of get- ting out the wounded commenced immediately. Mattressea woro takon from tho elocpers aud pinced in the baggace-car, to which tho worst injured wero removed. A wreck train, with 1edicol assistance, was st once sant out from thia city, which orrived ab tho wrock aboat 4 o'clack. Part of the injurod returned to Chicago and the remainder camo to Lafavetto and aro pow at the Lehr Jiouse. Thero wore efghtesn or twenty Injorod, mauy only brulsed or tlosh- wounds, ouly threo or four sorions cases, Fol- Jowing 18 the list o8 far ns could bo aacertained : Houry O'Brion, Chicago, collar-bons broken, soveref flesh-wounds ou tho head; Clarles Bryor, Chicago, two ribs broken, injured intornslly ; Henry Crawford. injured in epine, unablo to stand, oxtent of Injuries unknown, retarned to Chicago this morning ; J. 1%, Murply, Sheldon, Ill,, injured in tho b bands badly burnod, The slightly injweed are: 3. W. Pompel, Lafayotto: J. J. Slocum ond G. N. Bcott, Chicago; R, Vanam- burg, Kousas; A.'Clovoland and ~W. H. Rteod, Indianopolis ; L. Rotbstoin, New York City: D. C. Bradloy, James Brown, ond Jumes H, Carroll, Chiicago; J, D, Hill, 3litwaukoo: T. T. Cook, Now York. Conductor Lon Lowis was Lruised on tho Load aud badly shook up, but ta a8 good a8 new. Tho physicians st tho wrock say it s nlmost miraculons that wso many escaped uninjured. Tho fact that tho ~ cars did not take flre do all that eaved thom from n teiriblo catastrophe. Tho officors of the rosd spared no offort or ex- enso to mako tho injured comfortable, Thia iy ho first sorious accident on the road mince it wout into operation—about four yeara since. THE BROOKLYN CALAMITY. New Youk, March 8.—[earsoa wers driven this morning to the Home for tho Agedof tho Iattlo Bisters of the Poor, in Brooklyn, whore the torribls calamity by firo took blaco yestorday, and into theso wora placod the cofilns containing tho eightoen bodies gathered from tho ruins. Tho spectaclo was o sad and sickoning ona, While the coftins were being borno to the Lhearsos, tho blood from the ualf-roastsd bodios oozed through the avama theroof, basmearing tha side- walks. Only tbrao of the bodizs were identifled, Thue othors wore o charred that it was imposai- bie totell one from the other, and in ono in- stanco two bodios were coffined together, The {om-ln: wero interred in the Holy Cross Ceme- ery. THROWN_FROM THE TRACK. Map1iso¥, Ind., March 8,—TLe 11:50 a, m. pas- sengor on tho Jacksonsille, Mndison & Indian- apolis Railroad was thrown from the track this morning whon noear the foot of tho inclined plans jo this city, and two conches wero badly vzrucllml. Four porsons woro fnjured, nons se- riously, RUN OVER AND KILLED. Bvectai Dispateh te Tha Chicana Tyibunt. IxpraxArouts, Ind., March 8,—\Wallsce Dontes, » boy 6 years old, was run ovor and killed to-day by stroot-cara, Tt was sn unavoidablo accident, caused by the boy'a own carelussncsa. DROWNED. Avpvry, N. Y., March 8.—Willlam Mitchell, of Troy, was drowned 1o tho Owasco River yestor- day, together with Jobn Bavago and Bortis Dixop, boys whom he was trying to resaue, THE H0G CROP. Cixcrsnatt, O, March 8.—The Price Current to-morrow will publish final returns of tho pork packing at flvo of tho six leading Western cltiea. Tho genoral average is 03¢ pounds net Incrense in avorago woight, sud 2 pounds increass in avorage yleld of lard. ‘Tho tatsl number of hokflngw od at theso six citles td slightly over 8,200,000, and indications ss to fn- tarfor ‘points are that the eatire deflcioncy o numbera st all pointa in tho West will roach 700,000, with over 400,000 shortago in the crop, 24 shown by decressod shipmenta to the sos- board cities, OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Nrw Yonr, March 8.—Arrived—Steamships W. A. Becliolten, from Rottordsm; llelevotls, trom Liverpool; Bwitzerland, {mml Antworp ; i oklyn, from Livorpool, “flxfifi:&fxfi‘x’.. Lo L trved, stemnshtp liinois, from Liverpool. Loxpoy, Match 8,—Bteamshipa Hocls, from Boston, and Horder, from Now York, have ar- d out. m‘gu:&mw. March 8.—S8teamer Anglis, frotn New York, has arrived, —_————— THE FLYING DUTCHMAN. . Heury Hartmauy, who clalimed to have been robbod of 870 in & Gorman boarding-house last ovening. and was assignod temporary quartors at tho Central, ovinced unmistakabls evidenoces of {nsanivy during tho night. Aboat 1 o'clock be loft his bunk to procure a drink of water, and, eucountering one of tho attaches of tho Firo-Alaria Tolograpn ofiics n tho hallway, sud- doaly rotreated “sud darted out of the LaSulle stroot entrance befora any one conld detain bim, without bet, coat, or boota. The police wers notified of hLis disappesiance, but the fugitive Touton bad oot beou recaptured at Jzat acoounts. A SINDBAD DIAMOND VALLEY TALE. Lovtsviti, Ky., Merch 8.—~A apeolal to ths Courler~Journal from louut Barliog, Ky., conveys the |1 tellyence that dunng to-dsy & wmoss wonderinl paencmoenon trexspirsd In they stoMos, The oorrcspondent #éve sy during subshiny sad s cluar Ak thore foll from the hoavens quivering fleah, which came down in Isrge quantities and filled acron of torritory. Hogs aod chickens ssgerly devourad tho flosh, epecimens of which bave - Doea sant to this city for scientific sxamtsation, - —_——— IEATLROADS. UNION PACIFIC ANNUAL MEETING, Tostox, March 8.—Tho snnual meeting of the Union Paciio Railrosd Company was held hers. this morning, Mr. Gould offored a rasolutiom that the contract between tha Company and the soveral parties who wors or ara benoficiaries or truatoos, or what Is known aa the Oskes Amez contract and the J. W. Davis contract, aod the assignment thereof, and who may oxoecuto the samo, be assonted to by the stockholdors.” The Treasurcr is suthorized to executo tho same. Adopted. A Auother rosolotion by Mr. Gould, spproving tha coutrsct between the rosd and the stock- holders of the Crodit Mobillor of Americs, wes sdoptod. y Tho Troswurer was anthorized ta exccute, oo, beball of the Compauy, the draft of a billin equity against tho Crodit Moblller of America, advieed by counsel for the purpose of sascrting the claims of the Company sgainat sala Credic i Mobiller, and onjoiniog the prosecation of the o suit by tho latter corporation agsinst tho Unton 15 Pacific Raiirond, now pending in the Buprems Court of Marsachusetta. ' The following ofticars_woro chosen: Prosy dent, Sidnoy Dillon ; Vice-Prostdent, Elisba Atkina s Treasorer sod Becretary, K, 1. Rollina¢ Bosrd of Diroctors—each recoiving 816,288 votos—Oliver Ames, Eliska Atkins, Bidnoy Dillon, C. Dexter, Benjamin T, Batos, Oliver Amce, accond, James 1. Smith, Charles J, Os borao, Gamuel W, Milla_Jay Gould, Eara IL! Baker (to succoed ha father of the same name), | 8. 1L 1L Clatk (vice George A. Beott), Jomeph Kichardson, John Sharp, and G. 3. Dodge. Adjourned to Juns 1, Tho snpual roport states that tho actnal gros enruings of the rond for 1876 were £11,898,832 ‘The oporating cxpeneos of the road, including” taxes, wero 94,082,047, Surplus earnings, HY £7,011,786. The oporatiog exponscs were 41,54 por cont of tho gross carnings. - Compared with tho year previous thore haa besn an in« croasa of groes oaraings of $1,433,051; an ine creado in thoe oxpenses of £137,844: and an lu~ crease {u tho surplus of 21,306,607,82, Following s the exhibit of ths land-grant mortgage : 3 Origlnst lssuo. Betiroed and ST Ee 7% e g £y s T P raacar £ 7 TE 3 OQutstanding...... Land-sales notos on Land, To bo providod 0...usuesseses o1y 1,082,000 acras of the original Iand-grass o beon sold to produca the above rosulk. ELEVATOR CHARGES. To the Fdttor of 1 he Chicaao Lribune: CunLuicorns, N, March 6.—Tho canal will soon Lo open, and grain-dealera on the Illinols River are looking; to Chicago for market. Tae usual roceipts of grain at Chicago by canal sre 7,000,000 to 8,000,000 bushels, and have been 12,000,000 1n all probability the amount that should seek outlot by the lakes will this yoar be over 12,000,000, Tho charges on canal grain at Clicago a2¢ oneraus—1}4 cants & bushel for trausforring trou canalboat to lako vessel, or $50 for & bant-road, which is earned in two Lours by the clevator (the canalboat and vessel paying for labor of shovek fog tho grain in addition). This is moro profit than tho country dealer makea, Tal) ratos are now very low from Poorin exst, and last_year grain waa takon from all pointa betwoon Fooria aud LaSalle to Pooria, sud thert elovated to Esstorn cars, Dopend on it s vast smoannt of grain will avold Chicago on sccovnt of oxorbitant transfor charges. All tho ware- honses in Chicago, we »ro told, agree to pool earainga on canal buainoss, The only way for canal dealers to dois to build & trabsfor honse or contract say 5,000,000 bushols at say 3{ of a cout for transfer or 1 asnt if stored ton doys. This woald pay tho cost ol & good canal warehouso in ons season. The Commisaionors af the canal have reduced tolls tergely to stiract busineas, and the bost intercats of the trade requiro that Chicago charges should not ba extortiouato. Tho trani- for at Chicago costa 4 to G por cent on the yalua of the grain, 1 sm & canal-boatman, and am suro the canal business would Lo graaslykine creased by & reduotion 1 elevating charges. CaNAL-BOATMAN, DETROIT & MILWAUKEE, Spectal Divateh to The Chicags Tridune. Drrnorr, Mich., March 8.—Topresontatives of the bondholders, msnagers, and miscelloneous ! ceaditors of tho Dotroit & Milwaukeo Railway e hold a private meeting horo to-day. Thae offer f masdo by Mr. Joy, of this city, with two assool- : ates, duriog tho wintor, to gecure some of the bondholders in fall and somo two-thirds of thelz {uveatments, and bid aff tho road at the pondlng chancery ealo, bad not been acceptod, and Mr. Joy munounced to the meeting to- day that it . wonld not Lo xo- nowed, The Ton,. H. N. Walker romarked FE loagues that thore would probably be difficulty fn rusing money horo to Lelp tha road except on condition that tho control and management of 1t bo conflded to Amorican mansgemont. It B wos statod that 1t would roquire about 81,000,008 s to put the road in good working order, Nothlog i waa reslly dons, howaver, towards effecting tho i object of the meoting, viz.: to deviso soma e meaun of relioving tho road of ita embarrass- monts. i ' £0 tho Hon, Hugh Chilers and hin London dol- { ; j ) ! CILMAN & CLINTON. Sweetal Disvaleh lo The Chicags Tridund, Srarvoriery, I, Maroh 8.—In the Padew Circuit Court, to-dsy, Judge Drummond doniel the motion to rescind the order of this Courk taking jurisdiction of the Gilmaa Railroad caso. Tho decislon aeserts the right to transfer tho caeo from the MoLoan Circuit Court to tho Fed- ' oral Court, und affirms that the travsfor was reg- 3 ulasly nade, and in apt time, AMr, Weldonthen . ¢ movod for an oxtension of the time in which the . ox-Tacaiver, Mr. Hinckloy, is to anawer aud re- r:n to this Court, and the time was extended to ' o first Monday in Ap: SUICIDE. Br. Louts, Mo,, March 8,—R, J. Bchenok, the Cashier of tho Iron Mountain Bank, committad suicide this morning by skooting himselt with a ? plstol, His wife committed suicide in the ramo i manuer a fow daya sgo, and this probably led to [ bia act. ; Soecial Danateh 1o The Chicago Tyibuna, 8r. Pav, Mion., March 8.—Charles Welde, renl-eatato agont of thla city, attompted sulcidy this forenoon by cutting his throat, inflicting dangerous, but not necessarily fatal wonnds, Uo, Lius met with businoas reversos, bus tho immedi- , ato cause was the incurablo illnoss of a son to] whom ho wus dovotodly attachod, snd has at- temlod 80 closely ns to impair his own hoalth. i o left homo this morping, His abaenao did not exclte suspicion until noon, when, search belng made, ho was found bleoding and faint ou & sub- P urban bitl noar Hamm's brawory. Ha bolo nga to & well-known family of early st BUSINESS NOTICES. Rarnett!s Coconine allays irritation, reniovon sll tandenoy to dundruff, and inyigorsies the action of the capiliaries in the higbeat dogrea, The wlll'ehhu “Wrad Idd%l:‘z bfl:nl ot lpl-.;. motiug thy growili and pr uty of thy buwan bair, Ladies mgliing thely balr dhnrlhl’ for the evening will find thatit imparts » _hullh‘g naturel gloss 1o the iz, and will ceuse it to Fetain shapo for houra, Good Advice—Paren d alwayr waich their childrens hoalth {n cold and Faw woathar, ! and keep theau i sound condition by unng Wisharts Ping-Tres Tar Cordul, a very palatable Temedy, that purifics tho blood und nover fals to speedily owre toughs, calds, croup, vore thrvat, and diphiheris. SPECTACLES. B e SRt osesstiass et eead ; o S ok 17, rayorion ot MANALSER, Ot ted to all sighta by 1uspection st 5 claz, 88 Maditon-at, {Tfl\lpll.:é Butldizg), . SHIRTS. “JACK ) trades and maater of no_n‘. (Advice f 5:2::{-? h'v,vn-&. uvn.n.im ticle mn;g- [ ; iug thua nfi-{ W ! i ki W b..uua.“a‘&.":ggi :’" A e