Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 11, 1876, Page 5

WASHINGTON. More Tizht Thrown on the Safe-Burglary Con- spiracy. Ex;Altorney-General Williams Appears Before the Committeo, lat Special-Proseetor Riddlo Wil Havo to Say on the Subjoct, Many of Whitely’s Statements Concerning Babcock Will Be Corroborated. Tresent Status of the Winslow €aseees The Polats in Dispute. Lyon, tho Emma-Mine Speculator, Faring Badly in the Com- f mittes-Room, Threo Witnosses Declare They Would ot Beliove Him on Oath, Passage of the River and Harbor Bill in the House. . &0 Bilvor Bill Passes tho Senate with Blight Amendments, BABCOCK. WITIHl THE BAFE-NURGLARY BUSINESH. Special Dlspateh to 2he Chicago Trivune. WasuixoroN, D.'C., April 10.—T'ho dincovory of Gen. Dabeock's canucction with tha infamous gate-burglary conapiracy continues to bo tho jmost absorbing, and, indecd, almost the oniy, !!oplu of convoraation In Washington., ‘I'vo wit- Ims!lm!, Ex-Solicitor Danficld sud Ex-Attornoy- Goneral Williame, woro oxamined to-day by tha poction of tho Judiciary Committoo having this sabject in chargo, and Gen. Babeock submitted tho lettor in oxplanation of that which' Col. \Whitely left with tho Committeo on Friday, in which Babeock was ropresontod ns using tho ox- pression, ** You may bido your time, ond walt in coufidonca tho ropult, Your servicos nro bound to Lo approciated.” EX-BOLICITON DANFIELD'S TESTIMONY corroborated and sustained that given by White- l{xund Nettloohip [aet weok, Mr, Babtield sunl that be bad sont for Whitely at Uon, lsbouck's request, and had placad them In communication with each othor. _ Ife know nothing whatover of the business Da beock demrodl Whitely to porform, snd bad bimeelf nothing 1n the world todo with tho cnnnpim{. Ex-Attornoy-General Williama' teatimony wan sulstantially forostadowed fn Tue Tutnust of todsy, Lo sald that tho prosecutions agoinet tho nlb conspirators were discoutinued on nceonot of a decision of tho Bupeme Court of tho Distrlet that tho Grand Jury whi'h had found tho original indictments was an Aliegal body,—that 18, the ludictments were nuil and vold, ‘Tho dismirsal of Riddle, whom hebad em. ‘ploys) aa spocial prosocitor for the Governument i the cases, o explafned dn thls way, Many of theas con- cernod in thio conspiracy Lt fed, und L thonght it ftwas publicly understood that tlie proaccution was Ining pusbed they would rematu bryond the juriadic tnaf the courts, 1f, on tho other haud, It was re- ported that IUddle had been dinmiasad £roui the casea, snd the proaccutlons dlscontinued, tho gulity mel eould regain confldenca and tipht return. Shoald thiis happen It was his fntontion to ro-omploy Riddle, BECURE NEW INDICTMCNTS, nd jush the prosccution te apcody conviction, 1t is Dot understood that ox-Attornoy-Genoral Williume clain.od 11 bis teniimony before the Carumnitioo that he Lid, subssquent 1o Riddie's dismianal, teZvn uny staps Jnthe yrosozution of the enfe-bury conspirators, end ctliloms alao tentiled that he had novor roceivod from {ho Yresident any {ustrictions eftber in regard m t,h‘tl‘ prosocution of ticso cages or tho diswmiasal of dadles “Ilw testimony of ex-Attorney-General Willlams bo- comes vory intoresting iu th Jight of what Itiddle is cxpectad {0 mauko oath L wizen eallad before the Come Inittco, &u ho will bo within o day or two. Some msme era of the Committe havu ulrvzdy Lold en fnformal 8 CONNECTION 2 . touaultation with him snd obtalued from bim an out- line ot WHAT JU8 TESTIMONY WILT, DE, Hia premory of what occureed at the titoe of hin die- snfsaal will vary very materially from tiunst of Altorneys Gener, | Williaw, i5, indoad, hifs olory dacs not tlatly contra.lict that told by tho cx-neafiber ot the Cabinct todny, The trial of tho sufe-burglary cone spiraors closed very carly in - Lcomber, 1974, Counsel for = dofoudants Lnd fled §ix exceptions o the personul qualificatlons of mein- bern of the Grand dury Ly wilch the fudictment sgainst tha conspirators had been found, and elmilar excents e had been carrivd_ up to the Subremo Oourt of thip District in_ unothier case, whicro the question of thio legaty of tho Sury wus tuen pandlug, During o prcreds of tha tril, or whils the Aepuinaats iz the ‘belng delivered, Col, Whitely had AYIROACIILD DIDDLE, But the latter ind refused {o have anytlfngto aey to Lim. He cupposd that Whilely's only objoot waa fo sccuro lenient trentnont of Limaelf, tio closs of the trial, on lutorview botween Tidale nnd Whit=ly was brought sbout through the sioucy of Ms, Richards, Clief of the Wasbinglon polles, Whitely preendad to havo obtalued iuformiae tlon duing the trials just closod whicls he was willing to givo 2o Liddle, and Lio also arsauged to place Niddle I commuleztion with Nottleship, Who, bo said, hiag Arransed Jur tho performanca of the job. Ie told Liddto ot that time that GEN. BANCOCK \AS QUILTY, 153 whn he Liwaclf wea charged with having been preent ut ‘au folorviow of the couspiratore smong whom were Gou, Uabeock, Gov, Bliophord, aid others, bo denied hoving Léen tnero hitusclf, bist act alited bis knowledyo ef the wecting, Thia in- Lano wi famat ou Iiddlo did uot commuuicate either to As. Ustant. rney-(enoral Hill, who was assoclated with kim tn e prosvcution, or tho Attorney-tienoral. ‘Tho only consuliation tu to regard tho caxo ever beld took licent o olise of the Attarucy.General un Friday, ez, 3, 1874, At this thue there wora proecut Attors Bey:Qeneral Wiltiams, Asulstant Attoruoy.Gonersl 16l aud Riddle, 1t was thon determined that tho furthor provecution of ths _conapiratars shiould b tpoied until Fobruary of Mareh; - that, n the meantlmo, the case should bo worked up as woll ss poasible, 3f thie Grand Jury was deckdoul o be filegal, new fudichments whonid be so. sured, snd that at any rata the trinl should tuke place, f poasible, buforo tho elosa of tho srasion of Gougresa, Tt was aluo arrangod (st 1tiddle should, ou the noxi Alonday, go futo court and mnnounce thelr detormina. bon 10" regard to the matter, On Haturday the Bu- treme Court of tha District deciled the (\xry o380 Sdrersely, thus dolermining that all tha indictments tound by it were nuli and vold, Oun Mouday, the 3t of Decemter, Riudlo annonuced in Court thiat the Hovermument was' uot ready to go on with thio caso, Iheir witnensca having beun discharged, and that if it s it coulid not_ 4o sv, siuco tha decidfon of tho Bu- B-\Nmn Court had made it {rupossille for them totry eaccused under tho old indictmonts, Iddiv did Bot enter s nollu prosequl, but Judge MacArinur said {hat, In tho exiatiug stato'of tho case, he would take " 1saponsibliity of doing 1t hinuelf, The uest tnoruiug Hiddle recelvod a tote from the Attorne enersl announcing that his authority to repzeseu % Governinens in theso canca TIAD BEEN LEVOKED, 1o at ance went to the Attorney-Geaeral's offics and Wked o for an explauation, e aatd that tha lelter Bud tsken him by surprise; that of coarse s could 3ud 0o fault with it, but ‘that be did wisli to know Lethior {hie Attornoy-Geuoral lad learnod af any cf s o, siuca their cousuitation of the previons rlday, which Lad led hiwm Lo tako this step, 42 ou account of oy fatlure ou his part to Ihu:dlm::‘ duty, or whnllwh ho, had " boen A auy 0| aciion the case. Williame *'roplisd - thue I o at it was for mone of \ireasons spoken of," e kald, “ You know thersis Anan bebind me. "1'am not responsible for thi Jonda o thal offoct, 1iddls understood the Atto Benural Lo refor o tho Presideat, and replisd ‘Ml being the case, o had nothing further to say, @ raeation was ‘mado st this fntorview of auy pro- 46d clianga 1n the policy of the prossoution, or of 7 atlention of recognizing Ridls's services st any toc tine, 11ddle Lad neve heard of any such explas ;’man [ u:.hu w Ume ke made the communication the Com i 'Anwm- circusmstance that throws discredit on Jlormer-aenorel “Willams' erpination i that A ¢ Aitormey-Geners) 1l was aaked o reaign ou i of his conusotion with the prossoution of the Ofl'uwmu" byt tnte can M1V BOIRS Vi 01 o7-Ooaal Willais Eares loot condivans ‘(s VoA evat DULPTRdNGR 10 P4 Guity vt he | prekin Bo 1ha Attarnoy-Goneral’s ofce, (On the Mondsy when 113 CILCAGU "LRIBULE Commilites alt! Fridsy, nd s lomg Whitely re- maines at the hsod of (he Hecrot Bervice lurean, ho was on quito confidential relations with gh Tlon never Invoated & doflar in tho Huminens, 1o padd $100 {n tha Jart Prosidsntial campsign to the Tepublican Ratlonsl Gommities, Jdotapl Loeb, & post-trader at Fort Ooneho, Texae, toatified that he had pald $2,000 to Gen, Nice (or get ting hlin that post, THE EMMA MINE, JUDGR M'KEAN'S TESTIMONY, Wasimsaroy, D. Q. April 10.—Tha Commit- toe ogroed (o summon all the witnessos Gen. Behenck desiren. ‘Williama wrota the nota relloving Rlddla from any fur- ther connncllon with the canes, Col. Whitaly wax At tha Attornoy-General's aflice, and waw UGsn. Babcork, whn ‘ol:fl‘! ll:ld ‘Whitely that tho matter would ba so arraty- hal TRE PIOSEOUTION WODLD F STORIED, and {o use his own words, ** The wlole thing wanld he biown out of water,”” Whan the Attoruey-tienoral was heard approasching, Baboock requested Whitoly to sct :I- u:::nl th “l.h‘\:, flm: m‘m ’num Melom,xmnl::- Ex-Judgo McKean, of Utal, was examined, an o 3 Voo, Tand “Dabeotk and - he | Atlorney-cen, | 804 teatifiod that in 1870 Lyon Lrought s suit ara an interview, Deforo Willoly left tho bullding that afternoan, he knew of the Atiorney. Gonoral's letter dismitsing ILiddle from the afe-burs glary case. Ttiaproper lo septal what has lraady hoon sald moro than ouco within the. paat fow days, it 1 Ja not for & moment snpposed that tho Proaic dont actually sent sny order to Altornoy-Genoral Wills fatas in regard Lo theso casos, but that” Gon, Iiabcack did commiinicate what purported to be an order of this kind to Mr, Williana,” Riddle had not heon aub. wepxd thin evoning,but will probably be called bofore o Committoo to-morrow or nost day. gl o INTERNATIONAL QUESTION. THE WIXBLOW CABE. Spectal Dispateh to Ths Chicaga Tribune, WasminaroN, D, 0., April 10,~Bocretary Tish haa sent to Holfman, Charge d’Affalrs at Lon. don, an official nolo informing Lim that tho Unitod States cannot under any circumstances tako cognlzance of tho act of tho Britlah Parlia~ mont of 1870 touching extradition troatics, and peromptorily rofusing to give any assurances whatever that Winslow, tho Hoston forger, shall not be tried for any crime oxcopt that for which oxtradition is askod. A conlroversy betweon tho Unitod Biatos and Groat Britain in rogard to tha torms of the tonth srticle of the Ashburton troaty, undor which Winalow's oxtradition la asked, baa boon golog on at intervals for the Iagt eix yoars. On two difforont occasions propositions have beon_ mado to amond the treaty of 1842 8o as to mako it covor crimon not now euumorated {n its provisions. The only olfonses to which this treaty now applies aro murder, or asgault with intont to commit mur~ dor, piragy, arson, robbory, forgory, and utters ance of forgod paper. The pruposition on tho vecastons montionod . bas boon to amond tho trenty 5o far as it rolates to tho British North Amorican Colonias, and to makoe it COVER SEVENAL OTULR CRIMES of less importance. The oxteusion of our pop- ulation snd that of Canada sloug the dividing lino bing mado it seom deslrable to representa. tives of both nations that criminals guilty of crimes not onmwmoratod above, nnd for which perhinpa it would not bo woll to return offanders who have cacoped acrosa tha ocoan, shoald bo surrauderod aftor having fled from tho United States to Counda or from Csnada to tho United Htates. 'Thoso negotiations woro broken off by tho refusal of tho Unitod Statoa to agroe to tho conditions impoeed by tbia nct of Parlismont of in his court, appiying for an injnnction rostrain- fng the Emma Mino Company from solling the, mine, Witnors pronounced as ulterly falso Lyon's statomont that he endeavorod to got Melenn romoved bocausa tho Iattor tried o sulb in which ho wna porsonally intorested. Ile nover hisd an (ntorest, directly or indirostly, in tho Emma Mino. Iferafusod the injunction naked for by Lyon, aud nover gavo a decision in favor of Park. Judge MoKean stated thot Hollister, tho Revenue Collector for Utal, in- formed him that Lyon had intimated that there was an interost of ona-twolfth, valued at §100,~ 000, which would bo nt the disposal of the Judgo if ho ot grant thio fhjunction. Boil mheit aiid 1ol nter rej in with great fndlgusiton, but pai 10 other avtantion o ft, o asion Tt pald. McKean testifiod l\l‘l ho wonld not bellove Lyon under oath, Wit d nu_knowladge of any at- tempts being mada by Yark or Stewart, ot thelr asao- ciates, to influouce him or auy of the judiciary. WARREN LUBIEY, a Ianker of Belt Lalto Cily, was then examinod, Tio purchsed o fouttl tntorcst in ho Emuia mine for $30,000 It the yoar 1870, In tho apring of 1471 he ana tho firm of Walker Drotliers sold ono-balf intereat in tho mine to Park for $25,000, Witness would not bo- llevo Lyon under oathi. Silaa” Williams, Kuierintendent of (he Mine from August, 1871, to Marci, 167J, declared he would not believa Lyon undsr vath, All the testimony ss to Lyon's cradibility to-day 18 subject to the Commities's final ruling as to itasd- ‘wissability, Adjourned. —— RIVERS AND HARBORS, 1UOW THE MOMEYS FOR IMPROVEMENTS ARE DI~ & . VIDED, apectal Disvatch to The Chicaan Trivune, WasniNatoN, D. O, April 10.—Tho Iloune paased the River nud Harbor bill to-day without rules, Too bill, doubtless, conld have not boen passed othorwise, and it waa 8o passed by a goneral log-roliing organization, - No measure could, porhaps, have boon passed which would botter show the rolative strongth of the Bouth and West, It has been alogend in tho last two or threo Congresses that tho icbigan membera rpend (helr summers fn marking upon the mnaps imoginary creeks which migut figuro smong tho fin- provements in the noxt Riverand Harbor bill, Michie gan seoms 10 have lost nonv of fa powor in the Demmo- cratio House, for tho followiug aro the sppropriations for Lhe groat maritiim ¢ and lako Btates in tho_order of thetr importanco aa exhibited in tho River aud Harbor il 1870, and roprescntatives of both nations have 5 $ 625,00 now gono on for nearly six years sinco 445,000 {ta passogo unconditionally demanding ond 484,000 rurrendoring prisoners undor this troaty. 445,001 "tlig firat (ime that the United ftates was asked to give 0 pledyo that o prisouor chiould not bo tried excopt for 310,609 the offunas for which ho was cxtradited was fu the 475,000 caso of Lawrence, tho New York smuggler, Whon the surronder of Lawronce was demanded thirtoen fundict. 1uents wero sout to London, Sir Thomas Luwia select- ‘od vne of thess, and reconimended to tho home ottice Total for thesaStates, . 01,600 Tho geand total of tha bifi 1o b Biils Woro than that tho prironor bo roturned ou that, The agent of ==t {ho United States who hind gonato London to Lring NOTES AND NEWS, Lawsanco loums, Lolog unismiiar wila tochnicalites, TRt ARSOVED, [ e 4 - e amesion’ of s peisonet was® suf. | . WAsumvazo, D. C., April 10.—The Drosidont fifent, After Tawrenco arrived iu this cotintry Mr, Flah'a attontion was cailed by the Brittah Government {0 tlio roport that ho wat to bo TRIED FOR OTIHER CRIMCS than that for which bo was oxtradited, This objece tlon was probably flul{gmlml by persona both in Lug- land and the United Htates who were fntorested in Tawrence's escape, and tho suppresion of tho dctails of Lis crimes, \When Bir Edward Thornion spoke to 3fr. Fish in regord to this matter, tho Istter, of course, declined 10 hava any official ncgutistion on the subjoct. Lawrencohad been arrajgned forno crime oxoept {hint for whiich o wan oxtradited, and it way hag signed the bill authoriziug the salo of the Pawnee roservation, BOUTIIERN PACIFIC ROADS, Tho whale subject of the Southorn Pacifie and Texns Pucific Bonds has been postpoued for the present by tho Senato Commiiteo on Railroads, DLAINE ON "THE SCHOOL QUESTION, Ex-Bpeakor Blaine will. it i8 roportas eatly occasion in the Ilouso to spealk longth on Lis proposed amondmont to the Coustitution on the school quostion, 1lis (rionda way tha not” the custom of tho " tato Depariment | ppeocly will bo oo of tho ablest oser dolivorad {his nnswor wan given Voprosontasiven of tae Dritian | BY Bl fi};“fi;fl "fix““..fi'f"‘u‘."é‘iflf."’ -sn';e the Governmont hava bad nothing mors o ssy about the | Teaus of directing publio thoug subjy Lawrence caso, The indictments for which tho extra- dition of Winslow s aaked aro mevon {nnumber, Iy the law of (rgat Britain, o criminal who is comnilied foe ealraditiod must bu Lold twenty days, in ordor that uny frregularitics In the proccodings may be dis- cover Afiec tho explration of tins {ime ho is held alsty daye, and if not surrenderod within that timo way theu be NELEASED ON A WRIT OF NADEAS CQRPUA® Thirty-tvo or thirty-threo dya of this last period luve “now expired, Lut sniliclent time remsing for tho Dritish Qovernment fo fully deterinine what netion it will take on_tne subject, . Fiah, in hiu note, which 1s dcscribod by meinoars of tho Tor- cign Aflalrs Commiitico of tho Houso, to whom 1i Lias been read, o8 o vory uble snd strong docunient, in. forms HoBwan that the Unitod Btates cannot yield {n any respect i this matter; thal this Govorninent will conslder a refusal fo return Winalow without condls tionn a8 an_abrogation of {he tenth article of the troaty of 1443, auil that should tho refussl bo pazatsted in thio Prestdcnt wil Lervafter BEFUSE TO BURMENDER ANY PERSON arrested In thin countey nud accuncd of huving com. wultted crime in the Britieh Domiufous. Taulimer, of the louse Cawmmitico on Forelgn Af- fairs, called on the Sccretary this morning to inquire why the correspondeuca relatiug to this subject, which Tind becn callod for by the rorolution of ths ‘House, Lind not been forwprded. Flah replied that his It note on lio subjact,s copy of which e ehowed to Faulkner, had not yet reschod Laoudon, aud that Le wus simply watting io hear of itearrival before makiug its coutcuts public In this country. - THI: PAMOAN 1SLANDS, Faulknor alao juqulred in regard 1o tho correspond- ence rolating to Col. Steluborgers mission 1o the Bamosn Islandi. Flb _ rald thet this correapondenco was + Of o very voluminous charncior, aud that ft was betug proparcd for Cone prees an rapldly as possibic. Ho also askured Fuli- THE RECORD. UENATE. g Wasmzorox, D, O, April 10.—In tha \Senate during the morning Lour a large number of bills and petitions wero prosentod and reforred. Afr. Boutwell, from tho Bpacial Committee ap- poiuted to investigata tho recout olection in Misalssippl, submittod a resolution authorizing that Committes to employ a clerk and stonog- rapher, to send for porsons and papars, to take testimony, ote. Agreed to. Mr. Morritt (Me.), from tho Committes on Appropriations, reported favorably on the bill appropriating §10,000 to dofray the oxpeunnsss of tho Bpecial Committeo appolnted to investigato into tho lato clection in Misals-ippl. Mr. Hitchoock, from tho Commuttee on Terri~ tories, reported favorably on the bill to ostab Lish the Territory of Pembina and provide for a tem. porary Government therofor, Calondar, THE SILVED DILL. The House bill to provido for the deficiency In the Printing and Engraviog Bureau of the Tresaury De- partmont, and for tho iasnoof silver coin of {lis United Btatow fun plueo of fructional currency, wus taken up. Mr, Bhorman exptalued the provisiuns of tho bill and the smendments proposed by the Bcuate Iiuance Com- mittos nt lengil, '£iio Char Taid befors tho Sonato unfnished Lnsincss, Veinig she Lill Oxing tho rate of postags on thivd-cLids matl mutter, It waa infd eafdy fnformally, sud Sir, filierman continued Lis spcech, In his opinlon thoro fier that Col. Stoinborger, tlio last time be went tu tho | Wero but two thiugs mors nocdod lo muke Bammoan Leiandn, (i uot o du tho capacity of an ageut | this & porfect Gnauchl = messure, snd thoy of tho United States, but onthivly on hia privateses | Wore to~ authoriza wny = holder of grecu- count. Ho dlocs not fn any respoct or degres rojreazut tho United Btates, aud liss 1o autbority whatover from our Govornment,’ Tho Unlted Hlatos Consul to the Hamoun Idanda hed inquired of Fish in regard to Stuluberger's tatus, snd liad boca informed of {hioen lacts. backe to conyert them juto 4 per cent forty-year gold bond, and to oxchauge our 6 yer cont bonds for & per cent onies, then specly bayment voulkl conio with- outs ripple in the curreut. Another thing Lo be lieved in wae an juternationnl convention for o unit of nioney a Dobate was furtlier continued by Messrd, Sorton, Morxtll (VE), and Jogy, Sir. Sleritan cald 1 woa very fmportant that the first aud wecond wections of Lo Lill bo passed im. medlatcly, s the country wun getling acarco of chiango. To sugestod thut thoso twa soctions Lo pawicd, leave ingg out the third and fourth soctivns, witli the under~ standing that the Commiltea o Financo sould coue bider tho uubject embracod u them, and zeport it 6g an indopondunt mossure, Mr, Bhormau then, by unanimous couaent, withe drow the third and fourth avctions of the bill, the Bt ono eamnpristng the third soction of the bifi n ft pass- od tho J{ouss, which had been sinonded by the Scuate Oommittea o Finance, Mr, Morrll (slo,) satd 1t was vastly fmportunt {hiat o firat {wra soctious of this WL enould bo pasesd ‘ordor to supply tuo Natlonal Jlauks with curroucy, herv wore now 103 Natlonsl Banka without currency, Mr. Sherman said, spoaking for himnsclf and othorn, he wislied it to be undorutood that thoy were not op= posed to the third aud fourth sections, Lut Withdrew them morely 40 bave publle Luslucss expo. ocauuts, both of gulu aud silver, ———— THE INVESTIGATION MANIA, WIUAT YT I8 CONTING THE COUNTAY. Apecuat upatsh to The Chicaao Tribune, ‘Wasiixaroy, D, 0., !April 10.—~1Tho Spencor in. vostigation has coat $12,000, and will resule in onabling 8poucer toretain Lis seat. Thoraare fully fotty lnvestigating committeea in the Houen, nud mnany of thom will cost very much more than tho Bpencer investigation, Thore are & Lost of Democratic retaners horo who manago in soma way to bo coustantly kapt ou tho witnosa-box at $4 daily. A samplo witnoss is one Jlm A'ranor, who camo from Toxas to swear that one Loob, pald Bimou Wolf, o prominont Gorman, threo thousand dollars for bLis influenco in sscuring a posi-tradership ond now cowes Loab, the trader tlist Tranor swore bo paid Wolf the wmonoy and teatfics that he never did, and thst he naver saw Wolf until & fow duys sgo, ANOTHEN ILLUSTRATION of Bourbon zeal In dirt-throwing is ths summoning of & crazy witucas to dufamo the reputstion of the ven- erubls Quartormaster-Goneral Meiys, Holman, who is not enthualastio at thesa wholesale investigations, ve- wnrked fo-doy that it would not beneit the Investige- tion to make requisitions upon inssne asyluma for witnossca, 4 A COMMITTEE CLERK OX TIE GRIDIRION, The Iouss Militury Cotamities to-day continusd the Smpeschment luveat(gation of ita Clerk, dou, Hough- ton, ‘fhe uftidavita o fiio 870 of & yery poculiar chiare netor, and protend tosot forth the operations of an Andy Johuson, Collactor of Inturnal Revenue, The affidavits charge that while Gollector of Internal Rovo. nuo Houghton waa gullty of gross corruption, The nveatigation will contiziue for sowe time, A PUNELY DEMOCRATIO TRICK, “Tho Republican membors of the ITouss Naval Com- mittoo have just discovercd that the Democrats took tlio teattmony of tho notorfons Aré, Geu, thoddy, when hore, uud that, having taken the direcs examina- tion, wlie Lias bueu discharged and has disappasted, 4o that no general cross-examination by the Committos will bo poseible, This chiojco Litof tostimony is to resarved us o campalyn scandul pamphilet, 1t fs under- S tod, Ar, Morrlll (3s) movod an amendment to the first section, sppropristing $44,0.0 to provide for the engraving aud printug of Natlunal Bank notes to ho_ dishursed undor tho Sacrotary of tho Trosaury, Mo sent to the Olerk's dosk and had read a lstter from tho Gomptraller of the Ourroncy urgiug ths appro- priation. The amendment was agrosd ta. Mir, Sherman submitted an suiendmcnt aa follow @ And tle fractional currency redoctned under thie sct shiall ba held to ben part of tho sinking fund pro. vided for by tho exiatiny law, th lutorcst to bs eoni- puted thoreon as in cass of bonda rodeemed under ths act relating to tho sinking fund," Agreed to, TUE BILL ru then read a third fime and passed, It fe as fol. oves ¢ e it enacted, ets., That thera bo, and hereby is, ap- propiiated out of the money iu theylressury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $163,000 Lo provido for ongraving, printiug, aud otler axpouses of mak I g tasulog United Btates notes, aiud the further sum of $48,000 to provide for the sngeaving and print- at{onsl Lank nofes, to be disburssd under the tocretary of the ‘Tressury. WEo, 4, Tuat the Hecretary of (ke 'Tressury is heraby direcied to fasuo sliver colna of tho United Btates of tho denominations of 10, 30, 25, and 60 teols, of wtandard value, 1 redemiption of an equal auouut of fractional currency, whetlies 5ou that thie woman chiarged that ltoboson hiad an fu- | thie same be now in the reasury awaiting redeinption, o o™ ot veatiators Lt | o¢ whobever It Jaay ba proseiitod for rouempions and' & Dromiiient oMver of tho Davy Lves in & | tho Bocrotary of Llio Treasury may, uuder the regula- Touso aiud that she | tiorw of the Tressury Dopartuent,brovido for such ro- ownod by Rhoddy, B e Striuneutal fn Lribing dlstinguiahod ofcers 1n Waabington. Tu auother committes, the proposition vaa recently mado {hat & woman of uncerlain sutecedents should be suumoned, wheroupon & inember hrolestod that & definite statemient should be made of the facta to be proved before si fnfutnons witusts showld be sum- moned, He insisted that they snould nol search both brotheis and mad-housue 40 1ake & Domocratis Proal~ Saik: (75 the Assoclated trasn) B QA . 0.y ‘The amouf e oo, decrey the ot tha contiugent fund of the B dotoption, o fasiis by wubatitutlon at tho rogular Rub-Iroasurios and publio depositorios Jf ui Btawnas until the whols aminountiof fraotional aurreucy outstaniing shall bu redosmed, aud the fractional cur- roncy redeemed under this et aball bo huld tobe a part of tlie sinkiug fund provided for by tho oalsting law, tha intorest tobe ‘computed thereon a4 fu cas of bonds rodeemed nuder the acts relaiiug to the s{ukiug fund. DISTRICT FINANCES, Az, Morrill (Me.) submittod the followlug ¢ Redolved, Tust the Camniaitics of Lle District of Oalambia be directed to communicate to the Beuate the smount of certiicates uf lndebtodiess, commonly Ly Epeucer fuvestigetlon s, up o date, | called groenbacks, lasued by virtuuof a of the A, o which $10,018 was fof tle niloaye sud par | Assouibiy of the District o Folumuis andof Congre i aleln of witucsses. 130 the amount of alsessmanis tmade {a pursuaNCe O & GOVEINMENT PRINTING-OFFIOR, secure Paynl of sald eertilicales of lue The Comrmiitte on. Printing further ezamined Xe, the aniount of said satssuinents coltected, Olapp to-dey, 'The Committes do nob reward bis ex- | wnd amoun! hq‘ul::lndlnz unpald, i d the res: lanations on various subjscta before them a8 uatis« &Mfir{. Alembers of th uu any, . sous why @l have not been collected, and whether sny further logislation in the premlses is Recessary, Axroed 8] e partivs who ublis havi el bl sl hepele riutin; ¢ anuum les 1Al i ““ alw lll‘:l that the reports of Mr. Capp CONFIRXED. % The Sonate confirmed the nuninations of Charlos MeMillsu, of New York, as Cousul-General st Homs, ot s & sorrect aocount of (he expa3se of priute 1 Hacord, wud hah 1 4 much D *'Joh D, Oaruther, e e tepraaatta Tt fo b L Voo Blates Gonach s Halilioy Meaioo} Barbou PONT-TRADERNHIVS, Lawis, Appraisér of Merchandise ll“lmsilb T, H, Gregory, 1, yg&maflnflm% Tpmmn?-n—fll;om lA"n:bw“HM ua O o homss b 0 Sty Bl o el | Toamsa Dot SN TR - S0 } Tho President nominated o8 M, Armstrong, of Town, principal clerk of Pri iand Cms in the General Land Offion, Affer exccutlve assion, sdjonrned, orax, Under the eall nflflhwn.l] largs numbor of Lills wora jutroduced and referred, Mr, Hereford, Ciinirman of the Committse on Gam- marco, introduced » bill making an apprapriation for the construction, repair, precervation, and completion of different pnblic worka on rivers snd harburs, Tue total amount sppropristed 1a $3,812,550, Yean and nays wers ordersd_on a motion (o auspend the rullfl sad pass tho bill, and the bill was passed— e T8 T A e g amsatonn. 1t waa rosolye] thist the Housa to-lay, Taeaday, and Wedneaday, take a recess st 4:3) p, m., snd meet st 7:30, the evoning neasion Lo ba for conslrieration of the Leglslative and Judicisl Appropriation tall, MIRCELLANEOUH, Mr. Tord offerod a resolittion requeating the Preste dent to Inform the Jlouse sz to what icasures Lave bren sdopted to enforce thestipulstivns of the cone ventlon with Venezuela. r, Beelyu offered 3 1¢enolution inalructing the Com- mitteo on the Sudiclary to fnquire whetier say aadi. tional leyialation is neceasary to dellun tha relations ot ko nrmy to Congrere, aud 16 securs tn the ariny the Zfilll o|( potition which belungs to every citlzca, loptod, s ll;. Cannon offersd a remiution instructing tae Comrndtteo on Forclgn Affales to Inquire imto the caune of Imprisoument of E. O’Meagher Condon, Adoptod, THP BAWALAN TESATY. The Houso waut intn Commities of the Whole, Mr, Boyler (OLu) 1n the Chiair, on the hill o carry the Jfawalian treaty foto operation, and was sddressed by auka tn ndvocscy of the meanare, o Hpeaker repoteed (0 the Hotine two enrolied 14ils, in regard tu oue of which, that relating 1 limita- tious i criminnl canes, Lie asid that the publicin- terest raguired that §tahiould become x law st the carlfoat porsiblo moment. r. Bankn apoke Lwo bours and & half, the evening ssasion Liaving boen dispenscd with, and at the cone tlusfon of his spoech, &t G:16, tho Liouse adjourned, # —_—— RAILROADS, Probable Result of the Boston & Albany Investigation. Examining Into a Railroad Commis sioner’s Private Affaira, 8 word of dobato undor n suspension of the f Earnings of the Roads for MarcheesMis. cellancous Items. MASSACHUSETTS RAILROADS, TUL DOSTON & ALDANY. Spectat Correapondence af The Chicago Triouns, SeurNerieLy, Mass., April 8.~Ths legislative invontigation of the Doston & Albany Railroad acandal ias closed, and tho publio is now walting far the verdict of the Railrond Committee. That verdict caunot Lonestly lelp being that Presi- dont Chapiu, of tho Boston & Albany, nad most of his aseociste Directors Liave beon guilty of qsing, or at least atlowing to bo used, their publia positions for private gain, It bas Locu shown that Mr. Chapin induced tho Boston & Albany to takko 4 Y90-year leaso of tho Waro River Rail- roud., o corporation in’ which Le and his frends had tho controlling interest, on terms pecalistly favurablo to tho Iatter; that the Ware Road is mot.at present » poyiog owe, {8 not hikeBy to bo for many years to come, and thiatu consequently, the investient on the part of tho os ton & Albauy wan {ujudicious and unfortunate: thiat tho consummntion of o loaac, sigacd by atr. Chapiy an Preeldent of the ono road, aud by Alr, ftume i, his ron-in-laty, as President of the other, put eov- eral hundrod thoumnd doliars into the pockets of tho Chspin fanily; that tho Lostou & Albuny stockhold- ers, tho Hiate befug Lo principal one, Lave beenzinado tho victims of s burgain iu which tho same party stood ut each end, healdes” flling up tho lotervening apsce; that, 4u abort, & ageclded caso of Tweedism has® been golug o o fhis virtuous Cownmonweilth, The defenso ¢id mot uudertake to deuy the facts, Grat made public by Francls I, ves, one of the Bwte Dircetors of the Boston & Al- Y, but atiemptad to explain them, ‘The explaua- thds, Lowever, usvo not suficed to convinoo the cow- mianity that thore wus notlifug out of thio way in the Wiro River leaso, and ovon Mr, Lincoln, Mr, Chapin's Vico-Prealident, Uas teeu forced to admit’ thut the tnmsaction wan s " delleato™ one, Mr, Cbapin's friends_generally admit that be madoa % mistako,’ anu ho himeelf s understood to be of the eame opin- fon,_ Ouo_of tho practical reaults of the invoatigation bia been to deatroy all Drospocts of 3. Chapiu's re- vleetion 1o Congiess, sud it 1s more than probablo ikt Lfw piocoseor will bo.n Nopublivan, This district et ropresented by Me, Dawea for tho efghitecn years praviuus to 1874, and tho clection of Chapla was duo to 1l poiftical earthquaiie of that year aud to tho con- #ps:uous unftness of tho Republizan nominee, TUE AVFAIIA OF THE PASTELRN RAILROAD, witlch Istely went into bankruptcy, have alzo been unilergoiug investigation, and alarining tajyman.ge- maot biay been found, The suug lituo sum of $150,060, wheich the Troasurer, Ly order of the Directors, puid over to tho Prealdent ia cutirely unaccounted for. Tle Treswurer Las the recoipts of tho Preai- dent for the miomey, but beyond that §t cannot bs traced. It must vot be inferrod, however, that all our railfonds nro Tapaed as this hus boou, ‘Thw Tailrosd ayatem of this Sato will comparo very favorably with tlat of aimost any othor thet 1.ight bo noiued, Something of its genural good conditlon 2 witiiont doubt dus to the efforts of our Board of ltail- rosd Cominissioncrs, which lias boen prompé o sug- gest. and, when Dectsary, onforec, b0 far as the law gives thom power, all noeded rotorms, This Loard, Iy the way, haso't escaped tnvestigation, and one of 1t Tombors, A. D, Iniaas, of thiz city, hanbsen hanled over thn coals for relain. ing hia connectlos with @ bridge-bmiding firm_ which doea work § the Blut: upon which lie, as Comminsion- et may Lo requinad 10 pass, But, after & thoreuah trial, 3lr, Brige has becu aequilted of any wrong- dofng, hit ceusurud for an_tpropriety whieli s nico nenye of bonor wauld have avoidad, 1lis defunse was thut bis busincss was known to Gov. Clulin, who firat ntpoimr(l bim, and to Gov. Washburn, who muado Lia reappolntment; that ho could noi bo expeeted to (giva up s bustaess for thy welary pakd Tiim aa Commisstoner 3 nnd that what lttls wark Itu fitm had dono in tho State waw dony by Lix partner on 1t own secount, and that o (Briygs) iad not been in- torented, Mr. Lirlgge has been tho one practical mem- ter of tlio Hoard, and bua done vatusble work {n Lis position ; stlil, ho must confess to au Imprapritty which uld Lo avolded In futttre, A LIl wow toforu tho Lo turo provides that lLoreafter all Hafiroad Commisalonors munt giva up any occupstion that sy cangiict witls tholr dutios as sucli, et iageni s MISCELLANEGUS. TAILEOAD EARNING, The New York Huiletin furnishes the followlng compilation of tho latest reportod railrosd exrn- fogs: 7 teaze, . B It Ohleagn & Alton,, Criro s & Uanue QUL L Uincinnat, Lafayetto. ponver & ftio Grand Haunibal & St, Joa, TULLOIS CERLESL vvvvivressnsansssnss Indianapolis, Dlsomington & Westhn Iut, & Great Northern, Kausna Pacifio. ..., Micbigan Central Dissourt, Kanuas & Toxa, Olio & Missisaippli, o n a8 City & Northern., 5t. Louls's Southeastern.... Bt, Lou's, Alton & Yorro lluule} Toledo, Peoria & \arsa: “Total, Terninge per mile, SI8T.51, Tuc, 1otul earniugs, 1876, $120,433, Inc, esruhgs per mile, $2.40, It s toported that tus net esrnings of the Lake Bhoro & Michigan Southern for tho paat quarter show an incresss of over £600,000 com- arod with thosa for tho corresponding period aet year. The carningaof tha Daiota South- orn are alo reported to be 71 per vent in oxcess of last year, Aathoro havo been no vfiicial statements rondersd we cannot give credouca to those reports, aud gtve them wmorely 82 currently reported on tha ATLANTIO & PACITIC, 81, Lovis, 3o, April 10.—1¢ apposts that previons ta the appointiuent of ¢, W, Rogors as Goneral Buper- intendont of the Athntia & Pacitie Railrowl, Baturday Last, the position was tondered to Col. A. As Talmigo, forder Supcrinisndaut of the liug, Vut texs declived )y bim, BT, LOUIS, LAWIENCE & WESTIUN, eesal upateh ta The Chiengo Trilune. Lawnrxos, Kan., April 10.—The election of officers and Directors of tho K, Louws, Luwrence & Western Rattroad was Leld in tils roeulting as fol- J, P, Ush 0. ¥, Larnard, Vico- oits Jobn V, A, Novton, Hecretary; Jobn K. Directors—J, I Usher, O, 1 Lare , J. Parker, Washington adiy, 11, W, O Joel Qrover, Jobm I, Devors oux, T, L, Marahsll, Gt K, Nea, 20d Jamos Bl THE XOVILE & 0H10. New Ontzaws, Apeil 10,.—Judyo Woods has granted an ander for a rencwal of the ination of Morrle Ketelis W, asklug the reaioval of Duncun and Eillow, of Dutican, Bherawa & Co., fiom tie Kecetyorslip of the Mobile & Oblo Batiroad,' 1t 1 expected that ths argu. ment will take place hore, Juiward L, Androws, of the New York Bar, counsel for Harsls Kulclum, bas aho flod au opposition to the jaymout of the flosting creditor, sud applied for su order directing the pay- ment of overdus coapons of the trst worigege bonds, THE WEATHER. WasgisaToy, D, O, Apnil 11—1 . m.—For the 1aks region statlonary or higher pressurs, northe enat winds, partly cloudy weather, and alight changos in temparsture. For the middle and sn: Atlaotio soast, norihe winds, stasion: ATOISLAr A 'l:ll’q and paxly owu’ur’ of claat weather, =$__________—__’___b:___—-——————-———————Efl&é—L—’A_Lfi:’l—h—l‘];}—nl—‘:._—_‘ A. T. STEWART. Doath of the Great Milllonalre at 2 O’clock Yesterday At ternoon, Bemarkable Popular Dislite of th® Man, and the Causea. The TYcanoelnstle Presence of Death shrinks All Estimates of His Wealth, Twonty-frrn Millions Now Put Duwn o8 & (Oloss Reokoning. Dylng Hours of 1ho Eminen Last flinags and ' Money-Gotter. | t THE NEWS. TIS EYFTCT OY THE VEOPLE OF NEW YORK CITT. apecsal Msvotan tn The Chicage Iri-bune, Kew Youk, April 10.—A decided sensation, latterly a acarco article in New Yorl:;, followed the aunouncement of tho deatl of A, T Btewart to-day sbout 8 o'clocie. Ila was emitiont in tho publio mind without laving bten a public man. 1ite great wealth, great ontorpi-ise, great stores and schemes, not to sey spoculations (for they wore not euch), woro so obt:umve, in apito of tha fact that Lo was tho least obtrusive of rich men; be was s0 much the subject of Rot#ip, fn spite of his own singular roticence of oxpresalon about others and himsolf, aod wag 80 STUANQELY AND GENERALLY UNPOPULAR in epits of tho fact that ho Lad mo personal evonice, that tho mero snoouncement that bhe waa dead was enonglhi to ot tho city opog. At tho two principal stores of his firm not a word could be had confirmatory of tho firat reports of bis doath. Abont 3 o'clock in the aftornoon Lis principal managzer and partner denied admission or information o eversbody, The subordinates knew nothing, and would ssy nothing, Inhislife hohad tauglit hita employes reticeuco and dread of his strict iecdpline, snd, when dead, they STILL DREADED IS SYSTEM snd did not forget tholr reticence, Al tuat conl@ be obtalned from suy person in his iminediate emgloy was that Le uad' mo ofictal iuformation of lis dezth, Even when the atores were closed and tho flag above them was at hulf-mast, 1l trained partners and clerks, vietims of his strict busi- ness, only admitted—denicd nothing, Nowhere lu all the ¢ity outaide of Liis own family could be heard any word of regret ot bis deatls,” It 1 & singular fact that, without persousl enemies, Btowart was most univer- sully uupopular. 1o had NOT A DLOOD-LELATIVE IN THE WORLD tolove him,—ncither clild, nor browler, uor sister, 1ie was rich, Lowevor, snd Lt wife hox relatlves of ‘whom the n3me i Jegion, Iy uzjopularity grow out of the syste:n on which ho couaucted Lis_uusneds, not his ‘perronal habita or poculisrities. It ground down oud drove out mmaller deslors. It grew in years to be & great wonoply which Tuined thousands of amalier morsimuts, scores of whom bocamo bis most trusted empiojes, In later years ita magnitude enabled him to umosi erurh, in uny emergency or panit, bis sironges: rivals by under~ selitng then, It was not notursl it tbey mhould lovehin. Hewiss close dealer. lu the beginning sud toward the eud of bis career 1118 OHEAT COMMAND OP READY MONEY cnabled him to dictate terms to the strongest manu. facturers. They maturally hsted Lim, I was cocnomical and stringent with his employes, aud, naturally, they did not ke him, thougu a fow of tha Lest patd'aud favored, who were, by 48 way, always the most deserving, Always pralsed him, And thus it bappens that, While no ono hid anyihing unkind to spusk of him personally, and _cannot Fecall any evil or unkind thiug that bo did, Do ouo hos & gooa werd ta ssy of Liln, — LAST HOURS. 1118 DISEASE. avesial Dispateh to T'he Chicago Tribunm Nrw Youg, April 10,—~Dre. White and Mazey havo boen Mr., Btowart's family physiciana for some years, Dr. White, who has known him {utimatoly for tho past six yesrs, was present during his last moments, aud much of tho time for tho Inst fasw days of his serious illnees. Dr. Wbite eald this .afternoon that Mr. Stowart had suffered from an lrritable condi. tion of tho blsdder for soveral years, Three years ago he was sorionsly attacked with {oitammation of the bladder, sud lay for sovaral doys in » crigjcal condition. An aggrevated re- cwrence of the samoe discase was induced apout throo weeks ago by a sevare cold, buton almost ontire rocovery followed. Later Mr Stew- art contracted o cold, aod wines thot time bo bas been almost wholiy confined to Lis bed aud was considered dsogerously i1l, but, at his carnest requost, the plyxciana refrained from glving Information to the public, Mis afiection became very painful fn the laster part of laat wesk, bus through it all Mr. Stewart boro hinseelf with re- marksble fortituda, 1ls yartly ncovered from this shock, but, 0a Thursday last, o Telspss sel i, unso- companied, however, by pafn, He was attacked iuBammation of the val (largs intestine), and peri toncel indammation suporveied, A loug as L ro- talued consziouness and toalized that death waa noar be did not seem nt all disturbed o mind, and was BUPPORTED BY IUS UNTIELDING WILL. For sotue nours bie was uncouscluus und recoguized 0 ono alowt huw, sud, fu this dtato, expired suout 3 ek tou. A i, Stewart, her niece, Miss Bunth, atd graadonloco, and Charles P, Citneh, Assistant Cole lostur of toe k'ort, whio1s Mry, Btewart's vrothor, snd licr two siaters, with Mre. Judge Hilton oad daughter, wizo prescnt a6 his bodaide wheu Le quisily passed anuy. ———— RES PECUNIARIA M8 MODE OF AMASSING WEALTIL. Specat Lnepaten t0 The Chicacn Tripune, New Yong, April 10,—3r, Stewart bas Jong boeu regardod a8 ono of tho richest men in the United Blates, and, noxt to Cornolius Vander- bilt and the late William B. Astor, ho wau prob- ably tho richest. The modes pursucd by these tbroe men in money-making wero very duforont, 3r. Vanderbilt bas amassed an im- wonse fortuno by dealing iu productivs railroad stocka. Mr. Astor's groat wealth was accumu- iated by the rapid approciation of real estate, Mr. Stewart’s fortuuo was made slmost wholly in trado, bls vesl catate trapsacions being pubsidiary to bis mercantile projects, snd ho took no intercst in speculativo stocks or opera- tiond. [Ilis fortuue grow leas rupldly than that of others, boing subjected to roverscs of trade which othors did not foel. Any cstimate of ia woaltl, owing to tho roticenco of those fawilisr with his busiuess, must uccossanily ve speculs- tive, Ynough dals was sccurod to-dsy to show that tho popular estimatos of Mr. Btowart's wealtls, a8 1 tho caso of all very rich men, sre greatly exaggeratod. Many persons will be slow © aceept tho atatoment that his property, personsl aud resl eatate, WILL NOT EXCEED TUIRTY XILLIONS, and yot the best information will justify no higher fAgures, O AD aastasuent roll {a the tax ofice among tLiv real vatate hold by Mz, Stewsrt appears the fol- lowing ¢ \\'hnlgnln stare, Broadwsy and Chambers atrvetn My Hetanh store, Droodway siid Teith stroeths. .. iisatdenee, Thiry-lourth strest and Fih Bveaun, e rens eeerirne B00,000 Workin-Qirie! 150id msv 815,000 The svove figures, of course, represent Lhe adsessod wvalus of the ploperty mentioned. ¢ 1% ADUITION Sz, Stowart owned conuiderable real entats Inased to tenaiite, who pasd the tazes, and ootisequently # did uot wppiear on tho tax reoord n his uams, but this 4 eslimated 3t Dot mors than $350,000, Tho sssessed value of all Ar, Stewaris real cstalo foots up a little 000,005, upou which he paid & tax last vear of Lroperty iu \hle city 1 supposed 10 be two-tbinds of ita marl Value, which Alr, Blowart's real satate woith sboul e AX OTVICHAL Who Ia perhaps the Lesl-tnfurmed person as to the as sossed values of roal eatute wu thy cit: d who 18 per- soually acquatuled wilh many of Al chiasea, gives it a8 bis opiniou taat, sottled up, there will 1ot be ioreti:an §35,000,00 tree of all dobts sud incumbrances. 1hs Ganden City prope arty, moar Hompatead, Lony [alind, ba esud, wd prab, sbly worth $1,000,000." Tae Urend Univn lotal and appurtenances at Baratogs was worth snothier million, aud the Gloubaws Carpol-Wurks aud fasioriss, near Fishkill, on the Hudson River, an sdditionsl uilliva Assuming the Amount investod in New York Oity real estate 10 be $3,000,00, which he thought waa ths out- side mult, tho total sum 1u thess sateryrisee would be 000,000, This appartionuwent wo LEAVE JOUKTEEN MILLIOXS 10 be dnvusted u hia busiaess in every department, lns cluding Western mills factoris sad fim”"' 1o ethee Btalss used tu the manulactare of b Btowars's pur tor the satale 18 ) nu‘hlu‘l‘nrumuflh United blates Lupas 1 wouid pol laks Lha acwtzest,® ke “Mm“l.owu&' » e, Bawast's saibe wikia fhe pert fivo yem for sl I could realize nmt of 1t above $36,000,000. The chancen would bo sl against my making even s clerk's miary for my. tronble.” Mr, Btewart invariably paid the whole of th + porchase money for hia rral eatats (n exsh, never glving & mortgage, but inaistingon clraring off every inc ymbrance,. Hs wan adversa fo sciling any of his real cstale, but always held on, It is nald that'in later yesrs hehiaa ¢ FPRCQUERTLY FONAOTTEN the fac2 of Lin_owuership of certain amall pioces ef property vained st $10,000 or $20,000 each, snd it wan only wit,x dificulty that he could be made to recall the purchases, His usiness escquainlances say that his resleetats purchases wers purely Iusiness enterprises, and that ke wa " not aa mpeculator in the general asceptation of that term, It 4 not known that be owned at the time of Lig death_any vecant lots In the upper part of the Island. 1dis purchanen were chlefly of improved prop erty or lofeg joon which bie srected buildingu, e o PENDLETON. An Enracet Defensze of EXis Character by One of tho Bowlerse Cixersyazs O, April 10.—The Enquirer to- morrow morning will contatn a report of an lo- 1arview with Georgo P. Bawler, one of tha heirs to the Bowler eatato and Goneral Mausger of tuo Kentucky Central Iailroad, 1o/ rofarencs to the admintstration of ths Bowler estate, io which tue Hon. George II. Pendioton has beenaccuned of taking advautage of minor Letrs, Mr, Dow- fer eaid: 1 wan a member of the Dosrd of Contr Rentucky Centrsl Raftrosd at thetime th ment was mado fixing 3Mr. Fendleton's compmanration for collection of the clalm agaiust the doverument, and it met with my Learty cousent aud full approval, Ay mother, in her own intercat and a8 gaardian of the two minior children, was connulted. was not obligatory sccording Lo the art tion of the Kentucky Central Rallroad, Wa ar- rangement was unbesitatingly coufirmed by her, The scttlement made by Mr, Pandlston for the rosd was_cntirely satisfectory 1o us, and i mow. My brother, now within s few montha ef his ma- Jority, Lss expressod himself in the mout positive term as to the Sustico of the campensation. and gives 1t Lis most cordial approval, Sy futber died July 4, 1851, Bince that time Mr, Pendioton bas 'had clargs of thio estate and separate property of my mother, e bus wacrificed his convenfence, private interesta, and the practico of his_profession, At tha timeof m father's death there were large debts which were paid, ot Ly the eacrifice of valusble wecurities, but by ised by Mr, Pendicton on hiz tndividual rreditaud the plodgaof bl private fortune, Thin continiied for years, Hoveral law nulta involving lsrge amounts of mouey and very iniricate questions wers 1+nding at the tinio of my fatber'n deathi. No onecan appreciite—axcept those interested and who lived in daily intercourse with Mr. Pendleton—the labar, anziety, and unremiiting siraju {inposed Ly bis un- ceaning vigilance in behalf of this trust, Regarding the allegation that Mr, Pendleton ured money it prosecuting this claln againat the Governtwent, Mr. Bowler said hio was aatisfied it 18 absolutely falo in overy patticular, OBITUARY. Apectal Diapateh to Ihe Chicago Tribune. Fort Wavse, Ind, Apnl 10.—Iotelfigence reached hers this afternoon of tha deathof N. G. Olds, which occurred st Bridgeport, Conn., to-day. 3r. Olds was one of our woalthiest ana wost prominent citizans, snd waa identified closely with all our lesding enterprises. He was the principal partner in the matufacturing es- tablishment of Olds & Hons, ons of tle most ex- tensive in the Weat, Tho remaina will reach hore Wednesday afternoon, and will bo met br a commitice from the Chamber of Commarca. Tue funeral will take placo Thuredny, Cixcrsziate, O, April 10.—Johu Gerze. ex- "l‘uunmr of Hamilton County, died thus morn- ng. fthough that of assucia- "BUSINESS KOTICES. Astonishing Factl-¥arvey Loke, Alton, Mich,, wza cured by Wisha Fine Tree T Cordial aiter Coughing twenty sears, It never fa permuncatly cure alt scrofulour complaints, lung dincascs, and consumption, A vlcasant tonic for ner- vous debflity. Jurilcs the hlood, removes oxtaraal sores, and makes tha body clcan. Barnett's Coconine nllays trritation, removes dandruff, snd fuvigorates the action of the capillaries in the highest degree. BLACK GOODS. BEACK G00DS! Ield, Levter & Co. STATE & WASHINGTON-STS., Have just opencd a fine line eof above goods, consisting of Grong= dines, Resilles, Broceades, Plaids, Velvet Stripes, 8-+ and 8-4 Plain Hernanis, Damasses. Wool Matte- lasses, Sicillines, Henrietta Cloths in Silk and Lisle Thread Warp, CASHMERES Dra,p D’Etes, YORKMINSTER ALPACAS ’ AND BRILLIANTINES, AND VENETIAN MOHAIRS ALSO COTRITILAND CREPES AND VEILS, In all qualities, Tho above assortment will be found very choice, ns are goods of our own importation, having just arrived, and on which very low prices have been made. OPENING, TO-DAY And TO-MORROW occurs the GRAND MILLINERY OPENING of HOTCIKIN, PALMER & CO,, 137 and 139 State-st. TAYE NAVIGATION OPEY THE SULENDID Steamer CHICAGO, on hes routa for Sesson of 1576, will leave for Milwan. Ree aud el Wat-Sbore Purts, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, AT 1 O'CLOCK, reaftar Tri-Woekly autl further notice, s 't 0. 'BUTLIN, Supertntandsat. Dosks foot Michigan-av, derful 43 tho advancemsent of the wg?d';‘gi%n 3";;‘,"', ,.-u:i ufi!mur::tm- &l Y ADC! . Horvd tunk xe tave introduce nse wenta i l!j ufe ol lhx“lufll&l’“‘ 3&. BILKS., T FATS 0 D ON TR WEST S% CARSON, PIRIE & (0, West Eod Dry Goods House, MADISON & PEORIA-STS, OUR GREAT SALE BLACK SILES! Augmented and rendered still more attractive by ADDITION- AL AND FRESH BARGAINS, continues to attract and inter- est crowds of customers. lady intending to offered elsewhere, No purcliase a Black Silk this spring shonld neglect this opportunity, as prices beat anything that is FOR INSTANCE: ‘Wo shall offer 12 pes, Heavy, all Bilk, imported Black Gros-Graina at $1.00 por yard; & Bargain oxcell- ing anything heretoforo offered in Silks., At $1.26 wo shall Lyons Black 8ilks, hi and quality; goods vineingly cheap. At §1.50 we shall We shall offer 12 18 pieces rich Ca good value at §2.50 yard. sell 20 pieces andsome finish that are cone offer 25 pieces Splendid Quality Cashmere Black Silks ; besutiful lustre and finish, and worth $2.00 per yard. pieces Lyons Cashmere Black 8ilk, elegant satin finish, at $1.76 per yard. This lot of Silks aro so onormously cheap that overy lady in Chicago or neighbor- hood should secure a dross at once. shmere Black Silks at $2.00 and $2.26; would be and $3.00 per A fow pieces Richest Sublime Black Cashmere Silks at $3.00 por yord; worth §4.50 at rotail, OUR SALE 0f Bargains in Fancy Silks at 50, 63, 75 cents and upwards * continues to attract many pur- chasers, and some of the lead- ing styles willsoon be closed ont. HIADISON AND PEORIA-STS, AMERICAN BLACK AND COLORED SPRING, CHENEY BROTHERY' SILES! GROS GRATHS 1876. Theas Silks, manufactured in the most ap. ‘proved mannor, aro warranted not to cut or change calor in wearing, and surpass, in weight, finish, and durability, any that can be obtained at corresponding prices. For Sale by all the Leading Retaflers, “ Cheney's Americsn Silka combine most besutifally 1n costumes with all the soft wool fabrics now vogue and we heartily recommend them for their beauly and dursbility to the ettention of our teaders.”—8cribaer's on: DRESS _GOODS. BARGAINS BRESS 6 Bs. ‘We are offering some very attractive bargains in NEW SPRING DRESS which we would attention, worth 20c. vwrorth 40c. 2 cases Victoria 87 1-2¢, worth 60c, erbocker Suitings worth 76¢. AT THE OLD . A. STHPSON & G0 BUCCESSORS TO SINPSON, NORWELL & C0., GOODS, to call special 50 pes Plaid at 12 1-20 yard, 100 pes Poplin Alpaca at SOo, Suitings ab A full line of all-wool Knicke at 50 centa STAND, 79 & 81 State-st. FOR SAL On Thunday wmorats, Fulton-st., will be of J. usaell, Assignve, all tie watate, includtug oo Msortment accounts of satd estati Bealucs und shingles, fimbder, rfp saws, oo Alsoall the £ O E. SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, ETC ASSIGNEE'S PEREMPTORY SALR Eatate of Holtslander, Randall & Dantels, bankrupla. pril 3, 3t 10 o°clck, a8 No. 88 public sale for =uh<‘:: ordar FINANCIAL. Wall St. Oaricatures, A New Boak, 43 pagws, contalning 14 sngreved Ttus 1rationA. WITS DUFGAMATION FOB RTUOR LFRCULATERS] s alolh sevezs, 18 saats mnu 4 Vabiat, B Tad