Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 13, 1876, Page 5

well to romove it altogether, or to so alter it as to Indicste n ount of 90 por cent In the Gov- ernment’s rolianco upon Leaven 2 e s e Upon fall survey of tho situation, the Cincln- nati Gazelte declares that that so far as MontoN and BLAINE aro congerned the machino politl- claps aretapldly concluding that neithor is among the poesibilitios, and that Roscee Coxrrinag will bo the moet formidahlo candidato—formidable to she party—before the National Republican Conyention, bocause tho machine will bo warked for him on the largest possiblo scale. Tho Garette's sdvices aro to tho offect that tho ma. fority of tho Bouthern dologationa roprosanting Btates certain to go Domocratic will support not Monton, as bas boen supposed, but CoNgrixa, That tho workers for the latter are not in the Joast concernod s to his lack of popalarity, and |- that with tne great majority of the New Yorik delegation, all that from Pennsylvania, and n .hoavy Bonthorn vote, thay will go into the Convontion to captura it at oll hazards, Tonid In thia work, spparently, tho CowgniNG men have engaged rooms at tho Uincinnati hotols for foll two thousand workors in his in- torost, From sll the indications, the Gazelle surmisos that tho programmo s to atorm tho Convention through organized outside prossuro | and clamor, 24 the Convention of 1872 was cap- tured for GoEELEY, and declares that, it tho Ile- publicaneare not to ba defeatod at tho approach- Ing Presidential oloctlon, one of the first things to be dono at Cincinnati will be to boat the ConxtiNg power,—that ig, tho machino powor. Thore may bo’mora occaslon than is apparont upon the surfaco for approhonsion, such aa the Gazeile exprenges, a8 fo tho Cincinnati Oonvon. tion being ssizod upon and worked by tho ma. chine mon, Dut this is an ospoclally unfavor- able year for politicians of that k. The masacs of the party wore nsver more dotormined that & Convontion shonld not bo run by the machine, and, bowover It may be as to tho pookot deloga- tions from Now York, Ponnsylyanis, andthe Bantb, there will bo a majority of delegatos who cannot be pocketed by anybady, and thoy will be roinforced by tho moral power of the wholo [ bodyof the party strong enough to make jtself falt sgainst sll political huokaters. 7 —_— Mayor Oorvin has tho tomority to deolare that the resolutions unanimousiy adopted by 30,000 votors at tho Exposition mesting on Tuesday evening, one of which calla upon him to resign the place he i3 usurping, aro not an oxpression of publio opinion! Thia fs not remarkable, sa the public opinion which CoLvix respocts ia tho opinion of publio bummors and ballot-box stuff- .erg. If hohassny doubts, however, about the condition of publie opinion, lot him submit his elaims to the office ho I usurping to tho people next Taesdsy, as against Mr. Hoyng.,, That will be s good test of publicopinion. An honest eloction is an infallible index of publio sonti- ment. 1f he is elected, no one in Chieago wit .objoct to hla taking the ofice. Ifhaeis mot elocted, he cannotl longer remain in doubt sbout publis opinion, —_—— ‘Tz Cri10AGo Tnouns {s infarmed that the Bpring- flold Journal fa Iu no ring snd never Las been. It bappens to Lave beon always independent of ail cliques, rings, or factions, and intends to remaln 80— Apring/sld Journal, h Y Smith Family Rises to Thens astounding assertions need some oor- roboration. WIilt the Journal permit us to refor to the Register for information in regard to Btato printing rings, steals, and thinga ? The sverage Chicago Aldorman is mot ‘withaut fore- thought in & goodly acgres, One of them indicted for revenus irregularitys is advocsting bill dlisconraging stone-cutting in the Blats Ponitantiary at Jolist.— Counctl Blugts Nonpareil. The abovs i3 » sampla of what outaidors think of ogr Aldermen. Who might this honorable geotloman be? Is ho of the good nnd honest Aszessor Puxvries party ? i, Mr. E, A, Sronns, having given his oiinlon of the tncas DELL, will perhape kindly favor us with an oplolon of himeelf, If he deaires it, we will refreals memory regarding soms of his trassactions in 1his eity,—Nesw York Sun, By all means *refrash his memory.” Hints tnd lonuendoes of this kind are good dea! mean- ¢ than anything the Sun knows or can tall, —_— PERSONAL. Paul Morphy dsolines to play » elxms-matéhat ihe Csntonnial, A now reading: “To alms they: come-~the Ureek, the Groek.” Banta Anna is 80 yeara of age, vairy decrepit, yet in full command of his faculties. Annie Louise Cary has hosn engagod for noxé 26ason at Moscow and 8¢ Petersburyf. Mrs, E, L. Davenport, by the dsith of sa aoot in London, has come into the passeasion of » logacy of 35,000, The ®untan Fathers happlly did not live to read the adveriisement in the Bostom.pspers of * A Fast-Day matince,” Mr. T. B, Aldrich hss tranalated from tho French for & juvenile magazine stpry called *The Cat and tho Countoss,” Mr, A. P, Loring, etroke-oar of ther Harvard eight-oar crew for 1870, has boen for:ad to give: 6p romng on acconnt of failing healt!s. John Morrissey dooan't seo much girod in the. Centennial since ho has been rofused s permis fo open » gambling-hell in Philadelphi ». * ‘The Now York World says that Dr. . Justin D, Fulton haa a novel in press, entitled ** Cornella Harmon; or, Rescued from a Convent.,” Beothovdn wrote to his publishers, aftor cor-" recting tho proof of a triogea quartigto: I am quits hosrso with statuplng and sw:saring,* The *thirty thousand " might have aqueczed Dave Thornton s bit if they had knoww that hs was fn attendance st the Exposition misi-meat- ‘bg Tuesdsy night. 3 3fre. Enos Mann, of Stillwater Towneh! p, Now Jersey, baa been ohiarged by her husiband with the murdar of a former husband, ten :yaars ago. hr, Enos Maun scoma to have bosn aafawated by & mean deairo to save his own bacon. j Tho Von Moltko Club of Now York have pur. | ¢hasad & portrait of the Field-Marshal for 1,000 in gold, and have received from him n. sympathetio letter in answer to a notlco of an slection to honarary membezship.in the argani- ration, It i rumored that the Bev, Dr. Willlam M. Taylor, of tho Broadway Taberacle in IRew York City, ia to be callod to bo the pastor of the Yals Callege Chapel, she pwpit of which has Dot baen regularly suppliod since Dr. Daggetl: latt 1t about eight yoars ago, i An foteresting contest 12 now in progress the Burrogate's Court, New Yark, fgt 1he eatate of & promiuent member of the domis- tmonde, named Kate Hoath. The property ie Yalned at €160,000. By one will it (s lefttos Wall-street broker, and by anciher to a former bousekespor of the decodent. Judge Henry Milton, one of A. T. Stewart's Partosr snd his priocipal legal saviser, wae asked tho other day by a roporter to give an ap- Proximate estimate of ths wealth of tho de- soased. He roplied, with the oustomary cautlon ©of ““the house”; “Iwill only say that he was worth over a million dollars," We are glad to loarn from the entarprising New York Uerald, which as s collector of nows Is unifvaled in this world, that * Heine was os- Sentlully convivial and enciablo; yet his oxquls- Itely ino mensibititios, whicl sbraok back from Svery disagraeable {mprossion and uuconganial Quality, rendered him saslly aniipathstic and Quarrelsome," Haiue would probably not?Lave been an agreeable companion st & poker-party, 1# be happened to bo & loser. Mrs. Benjamin +F, Dutler, whose death was Sunounced ssversl days sgo, was & daughisr of Dr, Inrael Hildrer, of Lowell, While on & visit 10 Breoklyn in ber gislhood she bscame smams Ored of the stage, sad, sfter proper tuition. she' @ado n debut mt the old Park Theatre, Aug. 10, 1637, Bl phiyed several seasons in the & sud Wost, J’v ;{; with & atar fam-,fl“h'i Oulaville iy, 1642, afier which sbe ?-und frofa ;Ll ndullnndu:m(lh:.. ll’&‘:"'&g ‘:J . » [ o0 thres G s, b L dioa [ ! v WASHINGTON. .Another Person Discovered Who Claims to Know Gen, Babeock, This Party also Asserts that e En- gineercd the Safc-Burglary. And that Baboook Was on Intimate Torms with the Conspirators, The President Said to Bo Inclined to Deal Gently with Schenck, ) Provisions of the Postal Bill as It Passed the Senate. . An Ambitious Member of the e View. Ho Will Bo tho Soldior's Friend, and Share in His Bountiss. The Bllver Bill Sent to the President for His Approval, THE SAFE-BURGLARY. STORY OF TIE MAN WHO DID IT. Special Diepateh to I'he Chicado Tribune. Wxpson, Ve, April 12.—George Miles, the Barre bank-robbor, who {8 now at tho'Windsor State Prinon boginning to sorve ont a term of fourtoen yoars for the robbery of tho National Bank of Darre, was intorviewad in tho interost of Tne Tnmuxx lato tlis aftoracon. Ho says that ho was employed in tho safe-burglary, bolag hired by Harrington. - o was sent for by Col. Whitely to como to his offico st No. Gy Dlookor streot, Now York, baviog Loown him for a long time, Ifo told him that thero waa an investigation at Washington which would eventually implioate some of tha FPROMINENT OFFICIALS of tha Government and the District Govorn- mont, and that it was nocessary to broak its forco. Hoveral pians bad boon suggested, but Tothing dotormined upan, ana Whitely wanted Dhim {o go to Nottloship for particulars and dotails. Miles callod upon Nettleship, who told him that tho plan most likely to be pursued waa to obtain certain books and papers be- longing {0 the Districs Atlorney at Washington, Ho had soversl talks with Nettloship, ond, when he waa nearly reade to loave Now York for Washington, Not- tleship told bim for tho first mo that the plan, o3 agreod upon, was to break open tho District-Attorney's safe, abstract tho books, and taks them to Columbus Aloxsnder's house, Milss then went, fnstesd of Denton, and mads e larmain with him, Ho thon went f{o Washingten, and Ben ton followed » dsy or two Iater. Nettlaship - DUCED HIM TO HARRINGTON, who gave him dntalls and- suggestions about the job. 1Mo arranged that Lisyes should enginesr tio loading of Alsxandor into-tho trap, saying that the memoral. 1sta wero Jows and penntious poopto, and wero op- posed o improvements at Washington, and this in- vestigation would bave to Dave tta force broken to throw the stigma on thoso pushing §f, Up tothis point Babeock does ot sppear, but Alllee, soeing that Nottleship was getting frightonea, went up to Harring- ton's liouse and told him that he did not lie tho look of things, _Gon, was st Harringlon's when e got thare, and TOE THREEK SAT TOOETRER. Harrington and Bavcock both heard Miles throngh, and Harriogton assurod him that evorything was atralght, an ho would woe bim protocted to the endy whereupon Daboock spoka rod him tha whataver promiscs wero mads Ly Harrington would be strictly adhered to. Upon this Miles wen$ ahesd and azranged thet the Jobshould bo done AT 0 O'OLOCR AT NIGHT. { Momatd: 1 went around {0 tha offics where the 1fo was, Aftar entering, 1looked about the room. In dolng 50 1 opeaed o closot-daor which was in tha room, snd, to Th timidated me, I then dotormined to go sround to the llntmfol n Hotel, on Pennsylvania m lital svenue. Iwent, and met there 8 prominant Govern- ment official who know whet was going on, I tok him X had Just bean into the ofica o break safo, sl that 0] the T brospesiing sbout tho room 1 secidentally discorered twomien in the closet, one of whom I recognizod s o promigent contractor,and things looked dubiaus. This OMmicial sasured me evorything was all right, I thea Teturnod tn sbout two iours (o do the fob. Whon I 'god back the two men were gono, 1 began 'the job about mldnlfilht ana got through saquickly as ible, AMllea says o did not think that the Frosidens hsd the slightost knowledge of what was going on, but be~ IUeved this plot to be ORIGINALLY THE BCHEME OF DADCOOK. Hohad hard work to get Lis pay, which came from some contingent fund in new, unused notes, Has met “Baboock onco since, and romarked that tha job scemed ta have proved a fallure, and ho roptied : bad kettle of @sh” ~ Harringlon Lsd’socn him aftar to urgs him to keep Beonton out of the way. Tho job 11ad cost Harnngton $3,000. Binco Bolicitor Wii- son bad taken hold of the Miles sald Lo bad stayed away from Washington aliogether, As Miles arosa t0 g0 back to the shoo-shiop he said : ‘Thora aro other. mlnrl of which I sm cognizant, ‘but, at this timo, X wili sy that 1 maxe this statement because I have stood the Llund and persecutions of this matterall through. I1ave scerlained TUE EFFOLTS MADE BY BADCOCK 10 closs my mouth by sonding moto ibis prison. I , make this statoment public £.7 the firat tims, and it is frue i ovory particulsr, Tlere are other mastors connected with tie job, trial, and tho ring of men at ‘Washington who first got me into that job, aud who .wade mosolemn pledges and promises that the whole ‘awer of the GOYCrDWENT WO mo e protoction, which I will not now meo. ton, notwithitanding ihoy Lsve broken thess promsos, My pl ‘was, nrfll the safe 2t aight, retain the bondu until he followiug day, and {ban gof'tiom tnto Alsranders potseaion, bl ‘ars ringtio wol not lal me, 'ho ol o Taust e dae that night completems 'ty e saldy sk Blllllflx T;!I Y:IILDI‘IL fotiel 1 Toxpact nosympathy. Iam hers for fourteen long years, and I think Isnould begn to unload on those ‘Who havs betrayed me. To the Astocialed Pren, OF CoURsE. ‘Wasmoeezos, D, O, Aprll 12.—Gen, Babeock pro- Dounces false the atory of Milos, & convics in the Winduor, V&, prison, published to-day, iu which he doclares that the General was aoquaited with all the datalls of, Luo safe-burglary. —_—— + SCHENCK. HIA PRESENT BIATUN. Spectot Dispateh Lo The Chwcage Tridune, WasainaroN, D, C., Aprl 12.—~The Unlted Btates miasion to England will ba allowed to re- roain in its prssant condition for somo time, por- Liapa for a8 long a poriod a8 two months. Ben- ator Cameron, Clialrman of the Forelgn Com- mittoa of tho Sonate, called on the President to- day and bad & loog talk on the subjeot, during which both gentlomen exprossed thomaelyos as very friondly to Gon. Bchonck, and both hopsd bo wowld bo able to relleye himselt aof the fm- putation cast upon blm in connection with the Emma Mivo. 'They thouglt the case had been greatly Improved eince Qon. Bchenok arrived, and they expressed their bsliof that ho was not ilty of any futentional wrong or impropriety, g:l 1449 he bad gons into the mine as an hone eat buainess speoulation, In regard to the mis- sion the President informed Geu. Osmeran tuat {la appointment had boen TENDELED TO A FROMINENT GENTLEMAX, The uame is_not made publio, and he bad de- cliued, 'The President also ssid that he should now wait until tho Comaittes on Yoreign Affaira of the Huuse had reporfed on Hehentk's o taking action i the mattor, ¥rom this fact, sud othe that bave become knawa to-day, there {s no doubk that tlio Preaident intouds 1o vetali Sctienck unleas the Comuiittes Lring in & very damsglog roport sgalnet bim, Thers ls grave doubt sa to wbetber Gen. Behenck is 1ot yeb in office, aud b is himself, a8 be atated {o-day, uncertain wiicther hols atill Mialster to England or piain Mr, Bchenck, He saked permisslon 10 vialt the United Bates, which was yrantod by tho artment, He subsequently res State D ul 1t Litirgod that hi resignation 1s not to take aect 'UNTIL THE APPOINTMENT OF U118 BUCCESH0R. uocessor cannot be sppolnted except by the cons l“;l of ll-hl Henats, sad tho Heuats refused Lo consent to {le appoiutment of Mr. Daua, esides, Geo, Bhenck Lias not prescated laters of ro. call to the Lintisl Governmont, Lor 7 ior Yas LhM Govarn, of sny chsnge {n Mchenck's ?fl?&w“-‘.mn?:ur:‘tflm doubs thiat it is Lhe purposs of the Presutent to retain Hhenck If it can be doge . WiT ANY SHOV OF DECRNOT. ture of action of almfiom 'l‘hnn npno:b\lu st they will 000ID . e it T SENRR NI D Vil Sl e THE " CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY,VAPRIL 13, 1876, sured by the Committes, snd that he may ta sl10 by 8 vote of the Hous, This, howaver, cannot ocour for AL leaata manth, a4 the Committee’ ars not Bt through with the {nqniry. Witheasss aro yel to ba summoned by both rom Ealt Lake 7ty and other distant points, and with the ntmoat expedition the inquiry will ho long, Under the circumatances the miasion to England neowma )ikely 1o Le without & head, or wilh an absent head, for many weeke, 170 tha Arsorinted Irees,} TARK'S TPATINONY, Wasntwaron, 1), G,, April 1.—Trenor W. Park was recalled bafore Lhe laune Gommittes on Foreign AMairs to-day, e teatified that his acquaintance with Gen. Behenck did not begin. nntil after the com- neement of his nregotiations with Coates for tbs f the mine, It was not trua st Baron Grant was inducad to faxo part In the undsriakiug by infor mation that Gen. Bchenck would bscome a I In answer ta queations Park said ho should hava acted toward Gen, Schenck as lin did, even if Gen, chenck lisd not been American Mioister. .Adjourned. ——— THE POSTAL BILL. T8 PIOVIGIONA A8 IT PAKSED TIIX HENATE, 8ueciat Lnapateh to T'he Chicann Tridune, ‘WanmiNaton, 1), C., April 12,—Henator 1iam- tin paased his bill es amended, establishing the rato of postage on third-class matter in pack- 2gon, not to excoed 4 pounds in wolght, ab 1 cont an ounce without rogard to distance. Bend- ern of such packsges may writa their namos and addronses with tho word *from," above or pro- ceding tho name, or may write briefly or print on any package the number and namos of tho articles fnclossd. Publishers of newapapers snd perfodicels may print on the wrap- pers of newspapers or magaxines sent from the offica of pullication to regular subscribers the time to which tho subscription therefor has been patd, Tratsient newspspers and magazines are o be car ried in the mails, without regard to distance, at tns rateof 1 cent for every 3 ounces or fracilonal part thereof, and 1 cont for each 2 additional ouncea or fractional parts thereof, The law iato go into effect, ITIM(::‘;. House enacts it, on the jist day of July next, MN. TAMLIN'S ORIOINAL BILL, except that ba advocated sending this third-class mat. ter for a cent an ounco of sll distances under 1,000 miles, but wanted doublo rates, or 2 cants an ondos, for all dlatances avor 1,000 foilos, Mr. Harvey, of Exnas, proscnted an ameodmant which, Bad 1t been adopted, would hava dafeted tho objects of the billy awmi waiild hiave roatorad the cld rates of postagn. was urged sgalna thia by Mr, Dawes that it would LEAVRE A DEVICIENCY of nine or ten millions of dollara par snnum, and turn tho Postal Department into & commen carrier. This Mr. Harvoy dened, and Lo urgod the sdoption of his amendment, but i was loat 1o Committes of tho Whole by & ia vols, and when ho renewed it in tho Benata it waa lost Ly 23 syos against 26 nays, This fne aured the pasnage’ of Mr, Haniin's bill, upon wisloh 1o rocorded voto was taken whon it wos Datsod. Dur- ing the debate on this Ll thare Lias been developed the otistence ef s belicf amang many Bonators that thie existing rate of postage on nawspapors 18 700 10W. 1t ina boen ameriod that 1t coste the publie freasury many millious for the trausportation of newspspers Above what Is pald os poataze. Ouo Sonator eatimates tule doficlency at ~$7,000,000; but, should tha Hous of iopresontativos' concur in tho padsage of this bill, and pechaps if 1t ‘does not, 1 shall not be surprised if bill {s passed in the Henata mising the exlsting rates of newspapor poatagoon and. after tho 1nt day of nexs Jaly, e —— SMITH. A SINEWD MCMDED OF TUAT NUMEROUS FAMILY, Special Dispateh to T'he Chtcags Tribune, ‘Waswunator, D. C., April 12,~The following circular has boon sont to many of the Town Clorka in Now Hampshire: Wasnniazon, D, 0., March 15, 1876,—3ia: A bill In now perding befard Gongress which yroporea o sy every non-comminsfoned officer, musician, artificar, wagonor, privats soldler, sailor, and marine, exca nulatitulos, who faithfally served os such fn s mill tary sarvics of the Unitod States, sod was houorably discharged from " such se with the sum of $8,33)¢ » month for all tho time sctually so served bo- tweon April 13, 1861, and 3lay 0, 1805.){ln cass of the death of Lho pervon boforo desceibed tha bount, s t0 bo patd to tho widow, if alive and not remarricd, but if thers 18 no sridow, or sho Lins romarried, then to tho childran. Iu compiling tha bounty dus day per- non thero ahall bo deducted the smountof bounty Boretofore roceivod by said person from the United. Btatos, Tho bill doclares thot no sgent or stloruey shall “rocoive a sum greator than $10 for tha prosscution of any elaim under the piovistons of this and * no soldier euall soll or transfor 'bis claim. As the records under our coptrol roadily givoyon the name of Uie soldicra our Lown or ward, I favite you to accept the jiro- vislona of the inclosod law, Pleass sign both luclosed ‘blanks and roturn ane to ‘me at tho sddross in tho agrooment. If you do mot wish to undertake thia yourself,plessa pass the agrecment and ciroular to somo active man, who will give tho subject his earlicat at- tention, and write me an answor, ~ You will soo tie im- Jortauca of attonding to this maitar tho prosent waek, for 1f tho bill pesses, hundreds of agents will send cir- culars to partics granting tho percontage wlich you may now obtain for yourself, {8igued) Outaxrxs H, Burza, THE BLANKS, ‘The following is & copy of one of the inclosed blanks : Know all men by thess presents, That we —— of — in the county of —— and Hlate of —, of the first part, and Charles 1, Smith, of Washington, 1n istrict of Columbia, of the sscond part, sgrea ca follows: Baid party of the first part sgrees to collect {he discharges of all persons, except mubstitutes and comminsioned oflicers in tia town or ward in which o reaidos, who served in tho United Btates army for any tmo during 4 to War af the Rebolllon, to forward said fd party of the sscond part at the Im« perial Ifotel, Washingtou, D, C., and to doall otber acta within sald town or ward which may be msdo by na act now ponding bafors Congross far the equalizas tion of bounties, Bald partics of the mocond part agros that sald patty'of the Arst part ahall receiva upod overy succosaful application for bounty furniat- aa aforesatd, 23 per cent of the sum allowad by law for procuring said bounty, Witaces, is — of 1678, LEs I Smem, TUR SMITH, (Bigued) ‘I'ne Charles H. Bmith who hins sent ont these circulars {s tho Journat Clerk of the Houss, ap- poloted to fill tho place of M, Backlay, who sorved In that capacity for moro than thirty years under tho sdministration of all partics, By becoming {ntereated in tho claim for addi- ditional bounties, thia officer would violate Boc. 5,493 of tho Ravised Btatutesof the United States, which Tosds as follows : + Eory oficar of ths Dnited States, or person hold- ‘@ischa ing any place of trost or profit, ar rging ap oficial ,hnwuan under or o wnnwflu:’uvll itod Htatos, or under the Benats or Licuse of Ropre- ssniativos of the Unitsd States, who scta as an sgeut or attomoy in prosscutiug any ci sgainat the Unlted Btates, or in any manuer or by any meanun otherwise than in the discharge of his properofiiciol duties, sf or nasiats {n the prosecution or suppors of auy such clatm, or recelvos any gratuily, or any shars of, or in- feroat in, sny claiin from any claimant .Emu the tea, with Intont to ald or asslst, or in conald- ving aided or assisted fn the prosscution of such claim shall psy a fine of not more than $5,000 or suffer imprisonment not more than one year, or both, " When the attontion of Bmith was called (o this mat- ter to-day, ba explained that since the proposod ro- duction i the salariod of officers of the Housa would mako it imposulble for him to retain Lis placy, ko in- tended to tender hi resignation atan early day, and gage in businesa as claim agont in Washington. Ho b simply proparations for estering upon businens, —_— POST-TRADERSHIPS. HEDBIOK'S TRADES, Wasmrsaton, D. 0., April 12.—Gen, Hearick waa oxamined by the Glymor Committeo ta-day. His evidenco was to tho offcct that he w lu. torested in poat-traderahipa at Fort Buford, Port Lincoln, and Fort Foetterman; has a one-third fotorest in oach, but mover pus any capital in oithor. He holpsd to socurs three post-trador- ships, and was a porsonal friend of Seorotary Bolkoap, It waw no part of tho consider- ation for s one-third fotores$ that Gen. Hedrlok should use hia ivfluence with Becro- tary Belknap. About the appolntment of Layton ho said bowould not have {utercated Lismaelf fu this matter if hehad not had a personsl intarcet in_tha business. e had received nothing from ¥ors Line coln; from the othere perliaps $10,000, Gan, Hedrick was examined st grest longth a4 o the capital investod st tha saveral posts, but ho COULDN'T 01VE ANY INFORMATION, Mo uatd ke had nod drawn outali of his profte, but did pot recall now bow much wan skill In the bosin Prior to the Fort Fetterman affalr, Ly, ctued the posis at Foré Gritin end Yort Gouchan. They wero oqual partuers, and got ous of tho posts about $2,000. Naver gotany profit ous of Fort Lars~ 1mlo, Ilasecured the appointment at Camp Bupply for his ‘brother, brothes-in d eslf, Roynolds took bim into pertnership, 4 Iotarest 1o the profits, sud ha aot Asour $2,000 dlscharg aut of this post. 1le never reccived any money from anyono {or sppolutment 18 post-iraders olher than thots ingntioned. #rota wll bé post-teadaralip buste neas h Lias rocelved levs than $15,00. Ia couldu’t focollect aaking Gen. Bolkusp fof a postiradership when he was refused. Iis influence with Belxosp was due {0 sorviug iu the same regiment with by for four years, and his applications were strongly in- dorsod. Gion. Bolkuap naver know that bo (Hedrick waa intercatod inanyof thess pots. lelkusp mever rocelved any benoiits, past, presont, or pruspect- N Jumes Trsiner, post-trads, was recallsd, s re- ftoratad the charge tat he pald Simon Wolf, Record- or of Doads, of ton, $350 for sselslande in get- ting his poss, SMELLING AROUND. FOSTAL CONTHACTS, 8psctal Dispoteh to T'he Chicage Tridune, Wasmsatox, D, O, April 12,—The Honse Pout-Otlice Committes to-dsy examined Col, Roautt, pressnt Governor of Colorado, former Becond Asslstant Postmester-Genorsl, st length on tho subject of she weighing of mails, aod of therelationa of the Dupartinent 40 b n, Tha deith of the sxaminalion saezisd 10 be ko disoovar whetber thiere had been sny fraud o the ~ welghing of the malin, Toult's genoral answer was that tuoro could havs besn no frand except by collusion with & groat number of officers, and that he did not belisvo that auy such ocolluston had axiated. Ha had thoroughly examned this subject when in tho Department, aud was nover ablo to find any auch collusion. He had especially exam- innd the Hately scoannts, Bafely pever had any special [iyilsges in the Dopstmeut. On the contrary, be 4 Lhe power of stlorney for every road for which he Becrotary Tlo! taren Cotomil y st ms Keoplng the sccounts of th Departaient, with spzctal referesice to the forelgn servica of the navy, lle was ais0 questioned wilh Toferenos Lo the anceptances, but 1in answers wero the same as wern ombraced in his Iettera to the Committee, Toa sams ground was traverss1 {u othr matiers, and on aeveral pointe tha Becreiary (ol the Commiitas thoy had better apply to thio Fourth Auditor, who_sdjusted all the sccounts of tho Department, and had a fuller knowledge of them than bo iad, CHARGES AGAINST ILLINOTS OFFICIALA. Me, Whitsliouse, Chislrman of he House Gurmmittes on Civil Hervios, baa received lotter from Cuicago urging {bat the Committcs nveatigsta the charges inst United Blates Marsisl Camphell, of Northern 1liinois. The chargo mads In the lettor I Camp-~ ell has compelled Mins Hweet, Prusion Agent at Clite c2go, o pay bim one-inlf of lier aslary esch month on account of his supposed politice] infitenea 1o vecuring Ber sppofntment or retaining her {n offico, The letter charges that Campbell is u brother-in-law of Gon, Liab- . Other memnbers of tho Committss have receivad Almiiar lotters making ke chargos agatnst otlier Federal ofticera tn Ohicago, L 7w the Assoclated Prese.} RILBOULY, Wasarvazow, D, C., April 12.—The Bergesnieat- Arms of the Honsa informed Chief-Justica Carter to- day thet he held Kilbourn subject to thio further or- der of the House, and the Judgo postponed further procsedings under the babeas corpus il Baturday, TURKAN, The Committes on Civil Sorvico contintied the fin- veatigation inta thecase of Representative Purman, to-day, B, F. Liviogston end Henry Crews, of Flor- 1ds, oth featifiod that they were appointed timber. sgonts fn Florida. Purmau obtained the sppointment for them. He told them they would got $41 per montb, and have nothing o do. Neither of them ever por- formed any duty s timber-agent, and nelther of the Xniew whers tho timber reservation was. P ieadinas: NOTES AND NEWS, A RNIFE TUAT WILL CUT BOTH WAYS, Svectal Dirgateh to The Chicage Trivune. Wasutxaroy, D. O, April 12.—The Houso pagsod the Deflclency bill without opposition, and with but two or tbreo amondmonis. Ono of theso was an appropriation of $10,000 to defray the cxponses of the Boutwell Missls- ‘sippl Committoe. Bomo of tho Democrats mado pompona boasta that chis investigation should bo stopped, as tho Honas srould refuso to grant this neceasary appropristions, but when the bl camo beforo the Flousa Committeo it wae dis- covorod tbat if the }ouse Demograta refusod this appropristion tho Sepate would be very likoly to refuso the appropriation for the de- ficiencios created by the Hohse Investigation. The Hoose, thorefars, surrcndered with good (grace, =a it will be vory lcly 2 do on many of the sputed potnts in Appropriatioa Lill LS THE MEXICAN MUDDLE, Wulls the War Depsrtment 4 dully recelving ro- ris (rom the Rlo Grando frontier, uo officlal news as yet comp from Laredo touching the excitsaiont whicll §8 reported to Lave provalled thers two dayn ago, Ho new orders Lava boen forwarded to our military olicors on the border, thoso given just befora tho fali #f AMatamoras for tho protection of American citizens from unjust or unlawfal treatment beiug conaldered sufMicient, The question of what shall bo dous with tho Alcxicans belonging to eithor party who may cacaps to the Awerican sids of tha river arisen, and orders will &t omco be eent o Laredo 'and elsswhero along tho Rio Grande whero our troops aro slationed not to imprison auy Buch ratugoos, but simply to disarm thempana allow theru to o whiero tlioy plesso, Of course, our Gov- erunient will maintain the atrictcat noutraiity batween the two partiea mow at war in Mexico, treating tus Larda Governument as the only legal sutharity. NOT 80. The Sollcitor of tho Troasury denfes the story that dotectives wera setlo watch tiis Preaident while he was in 81, Louls, afler tho {ndictment of McDanald. A'watoli hadbecn kopt on Joyce and McDonald, sad this s probably the foundation of the story, Tiv the Associated Press.) NEW MEXICO. Wasnrxaroy, April 12~Tho House Commitiss on Territoriea volod to amend tha bill making Now Blox- ico a Btate 80 aa 10 provida that the olection for the adoption of tho Btats Constitatfon shall be held in June, 1677, {nstosd of * not later than January, 1877, a3 tha sencts proposed, This will pruvent (ho now Siate from takiug part'{n tho mext Presideatial elec- on, THOE STUPY THAT JINGLES, It 19 expected that tha Becrotary of Lthe Treasury will commence {ssuing eitver coin to-morrow, — WASHINGTON SOCIAL LIFE, THE BPRING BEANON—DUINED REFUTATIONS—DANA DEYORR TUE BENATA—RZLIOIOUS ANKIVERSANIES —ZARTED OHARITIES—COMING WEDDINGS—DIN- NER AND LUNCIt PARTIE§~PLESIDENTIAL CANDI- DATER—AMUSEMENTH—MASONIC —HORYE-NACING ~—TIUE BMITISONIAN AT TUE CENTENNIAL—DEATH OF MRS, GEN. BUTLEN—DIPLOMATIO MUDDLES, dpecial Correspondence of The Chicago fribune, Wasmnotoy, D. 0., April 9.~Tho storm- king raged and howlod oo Monday and Tuosday Iast, since when spring has been endeavoring to assort hor dominion, and the gardens are gay with poach-blossome, hyacinths, and jonquils, ‘Tha Lirds are huilding their nosts, and by Easter Snnday—this doy week-~tho ladics will bo out in sheir now spring bounats. A fortnight later, sad thero will bo nou o the month, so the oystor born will be hushod until Soptombet, and tho poripatetic vendora of bivalves will in turn sbout atrawborries, rasplorries, apples, and peachos, But as Washington society atands oo tho throshold of epring, and looks forwanl into tho summor solutice, it {8 not bappy. Congross will not bo quist! And botween iuvestigations, sud roductions of departmont force, and o pgeacral razesiving of pay, tho gny and fostivo ‘Waabingtoniana fool a3 though thoy wera smothored beuneath a wet blankat. Even Presidont Grant finds that ho has boen do- ceived by tha vory manin whom bo Las placod unlimitod confidenco, and thoro are hints of cu- rious revelations to be mado, showiug bow his name hns boen used to earry out ambitious sohomes, planned by dishonorable men. **Star aftor star departs,” and tho mornlng papors ara openod with dread, for noono koows whose reputation is noxt to bo destroyed. TUE RLILCTION OF DANA has been anothor wource of anuoyanco to Gen, Grant, who nominated bim on his vwn volition, without any suggeation from apy source. Had Dans but come lere, he would bavo beon con- firmod beyoud a doubt, but Lo preforred to re- maln in Massachusotts aud writo lottors, whioch ho printad bofore they roachod thie Beuators. I'hiy tho Benstors would not tolerato, so they daclioed to give their *advico and consent” to tho nomioation, It is mot truo, however, that Conkling, Hawlin, Morrll of Vermont, or John Bhermau voted against Dans, as bad boen re- Who will noxt be nominated remaina to be scen, The DLrosident has been ssked to iransplant Ninistor. Marah from Hows to London, sod oltiers want Ex-Gov, Bullock, of Massachusetts, sppoluted, while lion Butler has done Lis loval bast o soour the place for Wendall Phlllipa, UOLY WEEX AND THE PASSBOVBR will be celebrated by Christiana snd by Ilelrews here, with tha usual solemuities, Tho churclios of the Catholica aud of tho Eplscopalfins, and eynagogues of thie Hsbrows, will ba tho wcenea of sacred coromos uials, torminating with rejolclngs and thanksgivings s Weak honco, ‘Thomusio sud stogiug st alt of thuay laces of worsbip will Do excelleut, especially at the tholio Church of Haint Augustisy wiich his s col orod congrogation, Qood Fridsy will be vory atrictly rod, and will goneral lioliday, as ths Lincoln ed on that day, ' Then will come Esster Bunday, fotlawed by TUE POST-LENTEX SEASON, a4 socloty calla it, The Lrst enlsrtainment {8 to be fll"n ou Laster Mondsy and the followiny day, at the 340u10 Tewple, for tho bouetis of the Cltldren’s Hon- ital. Thero will Lo toa-tabiles, & reataurant with pret~ Ty Wittar girl from our frst. Tamilicn, n (a0 with an assortment of fancy-goods, and suotlier with Esstor- eggs of many vatlotiss, same of iem the veal Lou’s euge oxquialtaly yainted in watar-colors, Later in tho month, the *Wowan's Chiristin Assoctation ¥ will give au “Autlior's Caruival,” o Isst thres succesalyvs evenings, which, it 1a expectsd, will e a saurce of cousldersblo revenue. TIE XAUTER WEDDINGS this year will b fow in number, fur the matrimonial markst hoa not beeo thls year, nud thers b but fow taxers for tho many elfgible lots otfare Tho most motabls ous will be thus of Mus Luc daughtor of Senstor Frallughuysen, 10 Mr, Clan Nabbias, & woaltsy losion widower, 'The bri youngerfystor, Miss Lislen, was warciod lust yoar oung Jobn Davis (s graudeon of *boaesi John Lflll." of Massacliusotts, aud » Bephew of J, Hancraft Davis), wha ia now clerk of ihe Alsbama Clatms Qo misslon, an y his to Live ou. Seuator Fralinghuysen ba ous other daughter, older than the shore-meationsd, Who 1 ta be (e Boiresa of & wealthy old aun! Miss Emily Wood s to marry a Mr, Baach, of Hartford; Miss Laura Woodfern is to marry Oapl. ¥ielde; aud there uiay iUs wnaiber wedd T bridegroon: welt knowa fu political circ] brids who lias been one of the sblast of she lady clerks dupartmeus where uis bis bad s place, A few invitations Lave Lesu Teweived Lere to the awell wedding of Sliss Yanogs, of New Yurk, to thy Viscount Mandeville, » sou of the Duke of Mancheator; but thero ssems o' Ls some doubts &a Lo whether od Mz, Jim Denuets, 19th (008, &8 bas boen snuounced, iHer fawily were originally from Boatan, who bave restded Liere for two genaretious, DINAER AND LUNGH PABTIXS have baea given by miacy hospltable bosts during the 4 woek, G, ks bad & dluasr give: S mnu-hmy dayaince he Bad Lean hace, and cach one ho han endeavored to demonstrate thathe fs neithier 8 knava nor a o), Mr.and Mrs, Robert C. Winthrop bave als been’ dined and Junchad aurfog iolr visit bere, wud on Thursdsy Mrs, Judge Aldie gwoa lunch to M, Raymond, the widow of Ray. mond, of the New ‘fork 7'nies, _Banator Rharon and Jones Liave as thatr visitor Col. Falr, another argen- tine milifonsire from s Picifin eosat, who has been {ho rociplent of ruuch bowpitality. Then there sre froqueut mibortigs around lestive boseda of ihs euda o FRETINENTIAL CANDIDATES, whn often endeavur tn eniist a4 recruita under thetr reapectiva fags promuuent politicians who oome hera from various nectiona, Of courss, when the game and pay ched, the sxccass of the man whose health is drank s cloarly demonatratad, while {4 ia thown with the ehambertin thst no ous slse hss any thiow, Disine haa roturned from Maine apparently 10010 conident of succows than ever; Morton's friends are chippier; and the Conkling men boast that they wiil hava on'the second bailot ‘st Clnzinaati the solid votea of New York, Pennsylvans, Now Jorsey, snd Cannecticut, OUR AMUSE MENTR Auring the part week bava not been of & remsrkable ordor, That ndroit old swiyresario Btrakoach brought hia troups hers w give operatic performancst, with Titions a4 the star, Lut the fat prima donns only warbled one niight 1o * Norms," aud those who paid thelr maney to see her in ** Trovatore * had to with Pappeubelm, & poor substitute, At the other es- tablishment Mat' Morgan (the ariint importad by Frank 1 during {ho Greeley campalgn to offast Nart) hind an indccent model-artist show, with = dazon painted and padded old Jersbels, whoss shame- Jess display enraplured lots of bald-liesded old Con- Rroasmen. Nextwesk woaretn have a circus, and hera frery onw from Frosidont Grant down to ac clow: rcus, with alf » dozen small children sround bim suxions for sxplanations of what Is going on, in himuel? & sight worth the price of adinission to t We aro also ta have Hothern as /ord Dun- dreary and as David Gorrick, and st the otler show- shiop Touy Fastor will give his best Bowery songs, THE BUPREME MANONIC COUNGIL. of the Ancfent and Acceptod Bcottish Jiite will be held at thelullof the Urdor ln this cityin May, This body, which 13 the mother council of ths world, haa {;mlulcflvn over all of the 8tatos sauth of Mason and izon’s line, aud weat of tho Mississipp Kiver, Gen. Alvert Dike, the Boverclun Grand Cotnmander of the Council, wiil prestdo, with Dr. Mackey, formerly of Clarlestan, as[Bocretary-General, Ttobert Toombs, of Ueargia, ia s thirty-third degree metnber of this Conp- cil, aud takew » great futerest fn tho worsiugs of the er, THE SPRING TROTTING JIATCHES will ccme off st the Wasbington Driving Park during tiic firat week of May, when premiums ww the amount of $10,000 will bo awarded, 'fhic famoun old Washing. ton_race-track haa long sincs disappeared, When Jacknon waa President ho had favorite young horse brought from his farm in Tenncesss {o run in one of thin rucen bore, Lut It was Dadly Leaten, which 410 not nlesse Lim at all, Congrees urad to adjourn in thoss duye, and until Tylor's Adminiatration, to attend tho roca, and sume of the members used 10 bt heavily on thefr favorits nage, cupecially when race belween Northora' aud Southeru Lo often tuo case. THE OMITIIRONIAN EXHIRIT. Drof. Baird. who {8 really tho Lrain-powsr of the Brmithionisn fustitution, has prepared s national ex. Lilit of products, sniinls, birde, fithes, aud fose which will bo s valusble and curfous festure of the Ceutennial phiow, Among tho animals are tho moose, tho biaon, the elk, and othor wpecics seilom scen, 80 carsfully’ propared as to presont life-liko appears nnce, The giant Cullfornia vullure towers over & dozen different apacies of eagles, and then como the amaller birds down to guat-catchers and humming- birds, Every variety of Osi has beets roproduced o & composition which Ls boah atatd froim the ortginal spocimen, shomuy every scsls, A vast collection of mifuerals will dinpiay our natinnal wealth, and tuen- 8x the first step Lo:sards tha civilizatiou of anr tines. there will Lo an uucqualod display of the stono im. loinents, images, cooking-paus, cads, plpes, skanning-knives, relsca, Prof, Lajrd fa ous of tiflo men wha practically utilizo their xnowlodgn and mako it kerviceable, If the tiniu ever comos when L can uava tho chief control of the Smithsonian Inatitu. tiom, he will make it a yrogressive establiehment, lsading the way [a the marck'of scieuce, waterd of hangng bobind to pick up what ploucers roject & tlioy advance, THE DEATH OF MRS, OLN. BUTLER has causcd desp regret Diere, Houno yoars wince she had a cancer on ono chieek, and went o Earop. to bave ftremoved, The operation was & successful ono, but aba has nevor enfoyod good Licalth tincs, and last sum- mer anower caifver made ita appoarance just Lelow bor car. She had delerminod, aftor her daughter, Mru, Ames, returned from Missjesippl, to o to Boston aud have a second operation performod at tho Maotaa- chunatta Generl lTospital. Last Bunday Ler attoudaut physician noticed that the caucer wes aproading very apidly, and ho auvised Gen. Batlcr to take bis wife 1o Boston without delsy. They lett on Mouday, atriving tliere on ‘Tucaday, and on Wednesday the surgeons st thie Hospltal ndyisd tho immodiate porformance of the oporation, They did 0, snd_regarded the opors- tlon successful, but alse mover rallied, and died Sature diy, Bhe was the dauzhlor of Dr. Lildreth, of Des- cus,’ near Towell, and fu early lifo alio went on tho slage, achieving considerablo success bofore, on mar- rytyg Gen, Butler, sho retiral from the fostignts, &lio louves threo ufidren, the cldest of whom fa the wify of ex-Gov, Ames of Mississippi; ihen thore in & aou, Panl, who gradosted at Ilarvard College, and auothier son, Ben, who {8 & cadel xt Weat Polnt, e, Butier wan' univorsally rzapeciod snd beloved, even by Lier hunbaud's mowt bittor poltical oppanents, DIPLOMATIC MUDDLES, r. Pish hns wwritten bia views on the extradition of Winwow pretty plainiy to Lord Darby, and Lss told Dis Lordabip that, if the criminal cannof be exteadited, 24 thirteen otliers hava boow, under tho provisivns of the Ashburton treaty, it wili bo regarded aa a desire o tho part of Great Liritain to sbrogats the extradition articlo of that treaty. This Governwment mever has qivon any pledges that criminals sent Lack from Eo- giand shall only be tricd for the partienlar crinio men- toned iu the extradition papers, and it nover will, Meanwliile Johu Dull finds that bu waa not &0 smart in negotiating the Alabaraa tresty an ho might have bocn, Tle gave us tha fres navigsiion of the Bt, Law- rence o return for the free navization o f threa rivers which empty into tho Northern Pacifis, aud the United Btates promised (o e ita fnfuenco with tho Govern- ors of Btates to mocure for him the navigation of tae Erie and tho Chempiain Canals, Bome customa regu- latfons havo provented this, but, uow thoy have bosa removed, the Canadian vosacls And thomeclvos stopped at Albany, ad (rest Britain bas not the free nsyvigetion of the Ifulson, 8o theremust be a new trasty, and Wo hava this navigation of the Hudson o our cradit fu the diplomatis trade. OUR CENTENNIAL VISITORB aro beainning to droy over from Philadelphis, Bir Edward Thorntou will give a ball at the British ‘Legs- tion to the Dritish Commissioners, and Mr, Borgas, tho rapreasutativo of Brazil hers, has cugaged & or- tion of the Arlington Houso for the recoption of Lis Tmperial mastor, Thers s quita a legion of fahy lit- tle almond-eyod Japs, slso, who are always on Land at sl entertaininents, whers thoy eat, driuk, and look on with owl-like unvi!{. Will the Prasident speak at any length at the formal openiog of e Centennial fn May7 Gen. Tewloy urges hio to, but the Prestdent don't evidently foal tauch ke spesch-niakin Ruconrxvn.el —— THE RECORD. BENATIL, Wasuixaroy, D, €., April 13,—Mr, Bpencer Introducod a bill to prevent pauics and give olaaticity to legal-tender curreucy without im. pairing ita value, by lmiting its amount, to- getbor with tho National Bank notea and gold aud silver coln in ciroulation, according to popa- lution, and to make logsl-tondst notes squal in valuo to United Btates Govornment bonds, with the consout and by the action of their owners, and to authorize tha issuo of legal-tonder notes and the rotirement of the same under certain circumstances and on certaln conditions, Re- forrea. Tho bill to provida for tha sals of exira copies of public documents sud for tha distnbution of the rogular official editions thersof was passed. TILE POSTAL BILL. Conalderation of uafinished business, being the bill fixing the rate of postage oa third-class mail-matter, was then resumad, the question belng on the subasitute of Mr, Harveyto re- stors tha old rate of postage on that class of oke in favor of tha subatitute, ed tLiat 1t was not for the pub. age of goods should be sent through the mi Mr. Windom would voto for tha subatitnte ot tho Senatar from Kansus in preferonce to the bill reparted by the Commitisa. Alr. Hamlin "defonded thie bill roported by the Cowmmittes, Ar, Sherman thought it best to establish » uniform rate of poatage per ouuca, The ouly difliculty sbout thie proposition waa that 1t would ralee tho rata of transiont newapapers, sud Aliat ho didn’s want to do, Tlat might be remodied Ly adoptini that portion of e Wil reportod by iue Gom. mittes which sliowed them through the mall at i per cont for every3 ouncos, olc. 1sdidn'tthink the ©ld rate of postage shiould be restored entiraly, but 14 lnuufl be restored 80 far as light circulars were con- cerued, 5 Mr, Dawes moved to amend the mecond section of the bill as reported by the Committes Ly atriking out Uit words *uf oue thoussnd miles of lows” aud * fur all distances of over one thousand miiles, 3 cents for each ounce or fractionat pars thoreal," so that it would read, *'The postage on mail matter of the third class shall beat the foliowing ratss for all distances : 1 cent for escti vunce ot (ractional part thereof," ato. Agresd (o, withiout davislon, r, Harvey said after the Postmaster-Gu: | should root out the straw bide and job printing now carzied on in tho Depastmen, and the manufsciure of euvelopes, he 1o doubs that third-clsss wmalter could be catvled st the old rate, and the revenus of the Uovernment Lo Lenetitad, Afr, Paddock subnittod aa amendwmant to the sub- stitute of Alr. Harvoy 50 as toallow seads, cultings, Luibs, roota, scions, Statoand county faif premium lists, aud Htate wod counly agrioultarsl’ Taporta turough the mails at ons-half of the rate haretafors satabiished for thlrd-olass matter, Bejected, The queation thon being vn the suLsutute of Alr, Harvey to ruators the old rate o1 postage, 18 was res Jocted—yeas, 25; nays, 23—4a fallowas et EAS, B Innalls Oglasby, Bowtd Joma (i), Paddodk, Burmlde, Kolley, Ransom, Cameron (Wis), McOr Gockenil, McDonsld, b, . Meililso, byl Edmt | $27LR Q4 B R et mas, Allieon, English, Togan, ‘Layard, Freiinghuysen, Mazey, Houtswell, Goldthwal Morrili (Me.), Cajerton, Hamilton, Morrill (Vi Coopar, Howe, Norwood, Cragin, Hiamlin, Bharon, Davis, Kernan, Shirman, Dawes, Eey, Windom--15, Eaton, Thequestion befng then on the bill reported by the Gommiites on Port-Ofices and Post-Roads, Mz, Pude dock renewsd Lis smendment {n referance to seeds, lh;m::; Ao, and modified it by adding o the liat cata- Bir. Withers morad to amend the ameadment so s 102dd books usad in common schools, Bejectsd— 28, Piipdusuion thén beiag on the amendment of Air 14 wao refocted—yoas, 205 naye, 34, Mr. Wright moved an_amendaisnt 10 the At seo- tion %0 s o allow reporta made by charitable or be- neroient institutions, smaciations, or boards, through. themaila st the rate of 1 cent for every 3 ounces or fractional part thereof, Ttejectad. ‘The bill waa then reporied to the Henate, snd tho smendments made in Comtajtice of the Whole sgrosd Ar. Marvey sgaln offered his substitute (o restors thie oid rate af Jostage, and ft waa rejected—yeas, 33 nays, 20, $17. Davie anbnitted an smaendment 10 se to tranafer all pamphilets, occatlonsi publications, requlsr publi- cations devoted primarily 10 adverUsing purposes, or frea ciroulation, or for circulstion of nominal sub. scription ralos,'prices cuirent, catalogues, sunuals, Hand-tills, posters, unsealed citculars, propectuees booka baund er unbound, book rzanuscripia, sn proof.shoeta from the Srat to the B section of tho ill, 80 a8 1o make them pay s rateof postags of 1 cent for every 3 ounces instead of 1 cent for each ounce, Ilojected, “The bill waa then read & third time and paused withe oat » division, stter of ths third 1l pamphlets, ocesslonal publica- egular publications, devoled primarily to ad. vertising purposes, or for fres circulation, or for cire culation of nominal subscription rates, prices current, catalogues, annuals, handbills, posters, unaeated cire culsrs, prospoctuses, books bound or unbound, book« fmangicnpta, proof-shecta, mape, prints, eng blsaks, fexiblo patierns, samples, mercliandise, ple cards, photographic psper, leiter euveiopes, postal snvelopes and wrappers, cards plain aud ornsmental, pacer, photographio’ reprasentatious, sceds, cutting, uibs, roots, sclons, and all other instter which may bo declared malflable by law as thicd-olass matter, aud all other srilcles not sbove the weight prescribed by law, which are not fromn their form or nature liable to destroy, defare, or otherwise injura the cuntente of mail bagn, or the person of any one engaged in the postal service. All liquids, powson, glaan, explosive materiale, and obscone Looks or pa all be excluded from the mails, %0, 2. That packsges of matter of the third clus #ball ot excead 4 pounds in weight, and shall ba sub. Jeet 10 examination and rates of postage hereinaftcr to be provided. The postage on inail matter of the third class sball bo ot the fullowing rates: For all distances I cent for cach ouuce or fractional part thereaf, [Livery package of third-cias mall matter shatl bear nowt-mark of office at which the same shall e matled for treusjortation, BEC, . That postagon on third-class matter shall be prepaid by stamps. If, hawever, pustage on_thtril- class matter mailed al an office ahall be ioas thau thie full umount aboe preacribed. {n cases whern the send- er f» known, such sonder shail be uotitied of the fact, and the amount of postage due shall be cnllected from such scuder before: the satue shall bo transmitted by mail Incase the wendor is not known, and where it bas not beeu the evident intention of Lhe party sa de- poaiting the package Lo place loss than the full postse tliercon, sucki package shall be forwarded, aud doiibie tlio amount of deficient portago ahall be callectad from the party to whom it L4 addrossed or delivered st jis proper destination, Hic, 4, That tho sender of any articleof the third chm of mail matter may write his or ber name and sddress thersin or on the oulmde thereof with the word “from " above or precediny same, or may write riefy or print oo any package numbor aud,names of articles inclosed, Publishers of newspapete and periodicals may print on wrappers of newApapers or magazines meut from the oflice of publication to regular subscribers the -time te which such sab- scraptivn therefur has been paid, - 410, 5, That transieut uncwspapors and magazines #liall be sdmisted to and transmitted I maile at the rate of one cent for every threa ounces or fractional jari theroof, 2ud ene cent for two sdditional ounces or fractional part thereof, Bxc, G, That this pct shall take offect on and after the 15t day of July, 1876, Tho enata then took up the bill to repave Pennuyl- vauls avenue, in Washingon, Pending discussiou, tho Benste weai into exacutira seasion, and soon adfourned, UOUBE. Tha Sitver Coln bill camo up, sd the Senats amend- meats were concurred fn without detate and with- out divixian, The bill now eoon to the Preddent, 3ir. New offered a rosolution referring the subject of Kfibourne’s detention to tha Judicinry Comumitias, %0 roport not Jater than Saturdsy. Acopted. Mr. Hoar offered a rosotution fostructing the Jndici- ary Commmittos o jnquire what steps liave boen_ taken {or, Troperly reresanting tho interoata of tho Unitted Hiates in the sulte instituted sgalost the Credit Mobil- fer and , under the providons of tha act of the 3d of March, 1473; and, also, whotner the Union Pa- cific Bailroad Company has not forfeited its charter, 200 whether tho same should nat have boen repealed Dbecativo tho Company haa resisted the recovery i ila bobalf of ita capital stock wrungfully withdrawn by nieans of fictitiou construction contracts or unlawtul dividends, Adopted. Mr, Harris, from the Election Commitiee, made epord in tho 'Minuesols sicction case, thal Sirait, the aitting mamber, is entitlod to his ssat, ' Ordered print- ed. 3r. Cox offerod s rosolution tnstrncting the Com- mittee on For Affairs to conrider what sction sould bo takea 1o eaablo the Prosident to_reosivs and eutertain tho Emperor of Braul and Preaident of Turu, who are soon 1o arrivo in this country, Lefarred. DEFICIENCY LILL. . The Louse then took up the Deficlency Wl Mr. Wella (3o.1, who hiad charge of it, tade explaustioys aa'to the bill, Tho bill waa amendad in various miver particularu, and vings, eain- THE TARIFP BILL. 3r. Morrison, from the Cowmittcs 08 Ways snd Means, reported o bill to reviso and simplity existing Lawa iiposing duties on {mporis. B special order for the %th of Ajril. THE INDIAN DUREAU. The House then wont into Commities of the Whole, Mr. Blackburu n the Coalr, on the bill to transfer ths 1udisn Buresu to tue War Dopartment, snd was ade dreased by Mr, Cooi in aupport of the bill. ‘At the closa of Mr, Cook's 8potch, the Cummittes rose, aud thio Houm t0ok » rvcess unti] T:3, The first Py sy provokod any discossion { 6 first paragraph that provoked any oo fn the Legisiative Appropriation bUl was aue appropriat- ing §:0,100 for detecting and puutahlug vh o th Tntkrnal Revenus laws, M1 Hill moved to atriks out the apprapriation. soAMler uasuimetad dlsoaselon, the twotiou wea - octed. Tho'jtsm for the Bureat of Statistics was tho next stumbifug-block, Afler some discussion of it, the Cozmitica rose in ordor 10 Liaya tho disotaslon cloned. and theu, a4 the werubers on the Republican side could Rt get ten minuted longer for diacussior, they insiste ed that business shauld 10t proseod i this abeence af uorum, Vithout making any further progreas on ibe bill, the House sdjourned, £ A REMARKABLE CASE. Breach et Fromiuo, Seduction, and Suicide. Special Corramendence of ITu Chisage Tridune. BEvADA, Ia,, April &~The Jury brought in w verdict to-day in one of the most remarkablle cases sver tried in this county, Aiss Mary Dasiaon brought sult sgainst Andrew Fredtickson o docsased person, thraugh his adminis- trator, far seduction and bresch of promiss, clalming $1,000 on each count, Aethestatute of Iowa forbids an adverso party fn tnterest teatifying (o persomak trans. actions or commuuleations with & decoasod person, (he plaintif’s mouth was closed {n reforeuce to tho most important matters in fsaus, The circumstances, 18 shown by the evidence, are about a4 follows ¢ Tho defendant waa & alnglo man, in the decline of lifs, Thno had changed tho vigor of his youth ta thu infirmity of age, and hisd whitened Lis raven locks ‘with the frosts of G winters ; but tha firee of lon sUll lurked 8nd lingerod tn. bis soul, sad outvisd the scytho of Saturn in ending his lifa, ‘Tie Plalntil waa » ainglo woman, of an age when tho blood mantles, aud the prompilugs of tue beart are not ""f' goveruod by tha better judgment, ‘The plaintiff and defendant wers wout to walk, in-arm, in his garden, when the shades of e g Lid them frotn the gaze of the world ; end, recliniug U BOmMO rustic saat, they wonld swoolly discuse the Deauty and odors of s Howers, and the sclence of Hortlcniturs. He patted ber under the chiu lovingly, sud smilod softly; sho reciprocated, and thelr lipa clung in a kiss, “uriher the deponent saith not,” They, the only onos who were present, are condomned 0 sllence. 1ita voice {3 hushed by death, snd hers by the statutes, Bul Nature—that ald dame, who respedts Beltlior #iatutes noF pareons— 1 hier owa yood tiuio ravealod thals secro, auds & Jeska sgo, the plasUT wea unlispplly ralloved of & emale child, Aftor 1t was known that Miss Davison was encsinte, the defendant, not beiug desirous of marrying or ra! fng » family, went oub aud Lung himself, leaviog a1 unbora datgbiter to mourn his untimely end. Thers belog no evidenca of sriifice or decelt, the Court withidrew the seduction count from the consld- eration of the Jury, and clisrged thet that, if tho de- fendant voluntarily took his own lifs, it smougied to & refussl of (ha marriage-contract, The jury relurmed 8 verdict In favor of plalnlif for $1,300, "BUSINESS NOTICES. Fuct!-flarfey Lalke, Alujon, Mich,, waa oured by Wisharts ¥ine Tres Tar Cordial after Soughiag (weaty gears. It never fall to rmanently cure all sccofulous cowplaings, lung » And conunmption, A pleasant touia {0 nar- yous dehility, Purifies the blood, removes sores, and maked the body clean. Astontshing rnott's Flavoriug EXIiracis sre eed aag thderaed By (he best botels, contectlaers, grocars, and the drst families i the counizy. NOTICE: Second Ward Balot-Box Guard ! Voluntears for tale d;lll are requasted to send thetr sddresdes i Gncs £0 1he unders) or o ?:Sfi t‘: :cnn: a4 the Headquartars of fh‘o ss0nd Ward Bepublican Qlub, Burneit'y Madical us Blata-si, 83 T 0'cloch Dy By Aprid 1 s i DRESSGOODS Having purchased a largo stook of Dross Goods at 6 GREAT EEDUC. TION from FORMER PRICES, we dosire to call attontion to some UN- UBUAL BARGAINS we aro offoring in this dopartmont, 100 pos Popl: worth zoo. pln"AlpRow” at 805, 2 onsos Vietori i=a.0at08 a Plaids at 83¢, A line of All-Wool Eniokerbook Buitings at 50¢, woll worth 75‘::0 i A lino of 8ilk and Wool Pongos Berges at 65¢, worth 760, s Full lines of Cashmeres, Caslimora Debeges, Pongeos, Mohairs, Bro= caded Poplins, &¢., all at un: low prices, W. & STHEPSON & G0, BUCCESSORS TO SIMPSON, NORWELL & C0., AT THE LD STAND, 79 & 81 State-st. CARPETS, &o: Hollister& Gorlam, 221 & 223 State-st. 1 17 iy © I THR CHEAPEST AND BESH PLACEIN CIICAGO TO BCY CARPETS. Desiranle ffices TO RENT IN TEB TRIBUNE BUILDING. INQUIRE OF . WILLIAM C. DOW, Room 10, Tribune Building. —-.:.E—SIK-.!—_: CHENEY BROTHERS' AMERICAN SILES! BLAOK AND COLORED GROS GRATN® SPRING, 1876. These Bilka, mannfactured in the most apa proved manner, are warranted not to ous ox chauge color in wearing, and surpass, in woight, flnish, and durability, any that cam be obtained at corrosponding prices, For Sale by all the Leading Retailera, “ Cheney’s American 8ilks combine most beaut!fully- in costumes with all tho soft wool fabrics now in vogue sud wa neartily recominend them for their besuty snd g(unm;lly 10 the attention of our readsre."—8cribner's onthly, FOR SALE. SASIl, DOORS, BLINDS, ETO." ASSIGNEE'S PEREMPTORY BALB Estate of Uoltalander, Randall & Danfols, baokrupte. ©On Thursdey morutng, April 20, at 10 o'clock, st No, 89 Fultan-at., will be soid s public auction for cdat, by o derof 4, K. Russell, Anslgneo, all the property of abovo estats, including an assortment of sash, d blinds, shinglos, timber, rip saws, ete, Also all book nccouns of said eatate. MISCELLANEOUS. BILAZILIAN PEBDLE SUECTACLRS Huited to all sights by inspoction st MANASSE'S, Opthe clan, 68 Madisont, (Tribune Buildiug), SHIRTS, INNSTEAD Of our usual Bpring Ciroular, we take this me loll’ zgfon,;unzuur nu;co'mou that we have o of the LATHST BTYLES of Fanoy Bhirtings. HARRIS & OOBB, 171 South Olark.st. E% gl DISSOLUTION. partnacship herstolore szleting ylim sud Jussph A. Hialba, of Whe fir: L. A 4,8 foa 1, o, Mo e UHICAGOD, Ag-lll 1, 'l‘:l.l HENHY 4. ADANS, T FINANCIAL. Wall St Carioatures, R k, 44 o0a! 16 A Row Bm-. wu.flumn.