Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 26, 1876, Page 5

'Bvery Member Has His Ax to Grind , THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: ,WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1876. that he could wusofully employ s portion of the monsy ‘xlvnn to him by Congross to aup- proes Lho oloction franda in this Now York eano. Witness wan at that tims ongngoed in an inventi- gation in Ku-Kiux affairs fu tha Bouth, and he ropliod to tha Prosidant's suggostion that ho liad already sppropriated his monoy in that di- rection., 1fo wan told in n subsoruent commn- nication from the DIrosident that tho funds reanlt of thin delay w that the Funding act of 1870° waa not approved untll July 14, ‘This was the very day on which Prinsia witldraw hor ropresontativa from tho Irench Court, and bofora .“dy provisiona for the walo of our now bonds could be mads the great Pranco-Prusaiau war was aclually'in prog- tese. Thin mada tho salo aven of 414 por cont to the fact that within tho pant year or twovur{ norious complications have arison be- twoen the Hlome and Foreign ONico, from which ths Foreign Oftice Lias, with great difliculty, ez- tricated tho Government. It appears that thora I8 & groat jealousy between thoso two branchom of tlie (Jovernment, both an to Jurisdiction and rremuxuvu. and that the Jlomo ()fice frequont- evoral waeks ago, aa being lno his pos- on. affecting Geon. 8chenck., At the moot. ing next Tuesday Gon Bchenck may again be hoard by the Committee on sny pointe concorn- ing his integnity. IEOUBE, POSTAL MILL. New Yonk, Aoril 25.—A Washinglon apecial saya tho Housa Appropriation Committee adopt- WASHINGTON. Papers from London Throw a Nlond Over Mr, Schenck’s bonds in Eurape impossible, sud at uo time [ ly takes an inftiatisl which the Foreign Oicais | od the Post Offico bili this morning, which pro- l’tospauts. could ba nsed with as great advantage In Naw | during the paat five yaars, compelled to follow to secure the united action | vides that tho free dolivery systom shall not be York City as in the South. After full oxplana- UNTIL VERY RECEXTLY, of the Government. 'I'ha prement instance is | Introduced in citics of less thau 40,000 inhabi. tion he lLias the market rate of United Btates | cited aa ono of them. tants, It sdopts tho new system of compensa. AUTRORIZED THE PAYMENT TO DAVENPORT. securities in EBuropo been much that RRCEDE FROM ITH DETERMINATION tion for malf sorvico by npaca inatead of weight, Lyon's 51atemq|“ Borne Out Theus conversations with the I'resldont extond- [ & bond boaring & less rate of | to roleans Winslow, Tho Foreign Committes | and virtually cots off the proment fsat mail . i ed throngh the fall of 1870 and epring of 1871, | intorost than & per cant could bo sold thore at | will deiay sction unlil tho2d of May, tho dats | trains, The maximum of speed is fixed at 30 in Several _mponan_ The trauds in elections wore matters of fraquont | yar in gold, No ono can yrudlct. of courne, | fixed for the relosso, and, if information arriven | miles por Lour, . consultation, and witness rocommonded tho em- | what events may occne in Juropo within the | at that timo that tho forgor In sot free, and no —_ Particulars. ploymont of a‘mcm counsel, and among others | noxt vear to affect the nogotiation of a loan Ly { furthrer nows in recoivod from the Eoglish Gov- THE RECORD. who were omployed {n tho Now York cascs waa | the United States, aud it 16 the opinion of thoso | ornmant, the Committea will recommond nerious BENATE. Calab Cushin, e could not state any spocific | who have givon moat attontlon to the aubjoct action on tho part of Congrens, Tho papors called for by tho Houso on the Stelnberger case, rolating tointercourse betwaen the United Htates and tho Samonn lslands have heen prepared, aod will bo sent in to-morrow or the day following. — DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. THE INVESTIOATORS AXAUGED. Bpectal Dupatch to The.Chtcago Tribune, Wasiixnarox, D. O., April 25~The Cabinet meeting of Friday last camo to a decinlon not to allow the records of tho Exccutive Departmenta to o out of responsible hands, and Becretary Dristow, in responding to a roquest of the Committoo on Expenditurea in the Dopartment of Juatice, rofuscd to give the vonchoers showing the oxpenditures of the United States Marshal's offico at New York. Caulfield Las replied. Ifia Committes is duly empowersd by Congress to sond for persons and papers, aud that if his roquest for the documents in question is not accoded to he will be compolled to resort to the subpens duces tocum, Bhould Becrotary Bris- tow continuc to resmst, he may preclpitato a controveray about as puzzling in its prosenta- tion of tho question of relative authority as the disputo betwoen tho House and the courts over the witnoss Kilbourn, _-Parncll Munson, in the invostigation of the Marahalship, hea toatifled os to tho amounta of mouey he received. The _object of the _investigation to show that whero Deputy Marsh have ouly receivod £1,000,vouchera and receipta Lavo in some casos been turned into the Govorn- ment covering an amount as hlpfll as £10,000. 1t I8 nllegod thiat & Bubpwna snd like ofticial papera wore ernt by mail 10 distant towns acd places, and tho feos for mileage and per diem allow- anoes chiarged up as if tho papera woro sorvod porsonally. It ia sald that Mouars, Dridges and Tourtolotte witl tostify to this, and will state that s vast amouut of improper managoment, an well as corruption, waa conneated with it under Wasnixaton, D. C., April 25.—Afterthemorn- ing hour, the Honato, by & voto-of yeas4 and uaya 41, rofused to recede from its amendmonts ta the Consular and Diplomatio Appropristion Lill, and ask for & committes of conforenco. The Chair sppointed aa such Committeo Mesara. Sar- gont, Frelinghuysen, and Withers, The Honato fsisted on ite amendmonta to the Deflciency Appropriation bill, and sgreed to the canference asked for Ly the House, Mesars, Morrill (Me.), Alilson, aud Davis were appotnted members of the Conference Committes on tha part of the Benato. “I'ie Cuair announced McMilian an s member of the speclal committes to_inquire into the circumatances attending the lata election fu Mirsissippi in placa of Oglealiy, excued. Mr, Thurman presented s memor! nati Basrd of Trade, remonstrating a my tion of salariea of oflicern in the Patent-Oflice, the dis lon of auy revenucs theren to other plirposss, praying tliat the revenucs of said ollice ba expond- ed 10 ita owns proper husiness, Referrod. ‘The Commitico on Finance reporied back, with amendments, the concurrent resojution to ascnre uni~ formity In gola coin, moueys, and sccounta between the United Ktates and the Unfted Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and recomtnended fia adoption, The Banate theu resumed conatderation of thie bill'to amend the law relsting to the legal tender of ajiver coin, and Mr. Joues (Nev,) rosuod his argument, At the conclusion of Mr, Jones' speech, Mr. Tiogy moved that the Lill and pending amendments Le printed. B0 ordered. Penaing discuseion, the Benate went into executive sossion, and soun adfournod, CONFIRMED, The Benate confirmed Humner Howard United Blates Altorney for Utah, caso in whlcl‘; the frands wore committod ; but lio knew thoy wero general. Mr., Cushing was paid for Lis sorvices aut of what was called tho ndiciary fund. Witness never thought the Prosidont was influgnced in his action by any pactisan motive, lio wanted to prevent frauda, and bo did not care what party thoy af- foctod. Ho could not rocolleot that any portion of this mouoy wae usod to dotect frauds in Thiladolphia, The laitor was a Ropublican city, and Now York was Domoeratic, but that did not iofluenca tho Presidont in his action. The frauds in Now York scemed to be syatomatic,— that was the flald of Davenport's oporations, and tho President waa of opinion that I his aystem could bo of advantago thoro it would bo olae- whoro. 'The lresident nevor for s wmoment thought ho waa actiug 10 a partisan manuor, Adjourned. APPROPRIATIONS, DEMOCRATIO ECONOKY. Kpeciat Dispateh to The Chicaga Tridune, WasmnaTtos, D, O, April 25,—In tho Iiouso Tandall was successful, 8o far as the quoestion of procedence woot, in puttiug aside the oloc- tion cano of Lo Moyne and Farwell, and in again bringlng formard tho Logielative bLill. As sn argumaent for procooding with tho bill, Handall mado an assortion which cannot bo sustalved, and which is an jodex of tho inavility of tho Appropriations Committesjto do anything toward fixing tho timo of final adjournment, Ho sald tont the Legislative bill could bo finished in two or three acssions, while the debats of tho whole day succesded in passing over but two or three pages of the voluminoua bill. Mr. Ran- dall was uoable to bold the louse on the LIll to-day ns a8 ho has dono on most every othier oceasion. Notwithstauding tho opposition bith- to in tho roductions proposed by Democrats thoy liave been directed to cutting down salarios of ill-paid clorks, -and to crippling tho Govorn. that Congroes ouglit to take tmmedi authorizo the Becrotary of tho Tros fund » ednsidorable portlon of our outstatding u‘r un‘t bonds in thowo boaring a lower rate of erest, topa Lo Randall’s Gang Take the Bit When They Come to Local Ap- propriations —_— THE TERRITORIES. TWO PROMINENT MPASULES, Spectal Diapaleh to The Chicage Tribune, WaanivotoN, D. C., April 25, —The House Committes on Torritories agreed to-day to re- port favorably on two of the mont important meaaures that linve boen submilted to it: The oatablishment of & Territorisl Governmont in the Indian country, and an eonabling act for the admisslon into the Union a8 & HBtate of Now Mex- ico. From tho formor of thoso bills have boon strickon by a volo of the Committes all parts rolating to railroads which now extend into or across the Indian Territory, and also provisions touching the distribution of 1ands among Indians now residing there. The intontion of tue Committoo ia to leave thio Indisn land question just where it 18 now, and to pro- vout the present Indlan title from being ox- tingulslied, or rallrord companios from obtaine ing tend which has been granted to them. As tuo ultimate effoct of the bill, which provides for tho establishmont of United Btaton Courts in tho Indian Territory, and for the scquitition of United Btates citizenship by Indians thomselves, will bo to DESTROY THE TIIDAL ORGANIZATION cf the soveral Indisu nations, aud as the cove- nant of the United Btatos with thede nations ia to continuo only 80 _long w8 the tribal orgauiza- tlon continues, and the land now held by tha Indiang rovorts to tho United Btatea whanover that organization is broken up, it (s difllcalt to 800 Liow the most important objection to this bill can have beon removed. A motlon to reconsidor the Committcs's ao- tion on the Now Moxico bill was eutorod to-day, at the Public Expense, Akerman’s Story Puzzles ‘Without Enlightening the Investigators. Status of. the Winslow Case as Viewed by Mr. Fish. The House Rejoinder to Ex-Soc- retary Belknap’s Demurrers SCHENCK, LONDON DOCUMENTS INJURE I1IS TROSFECTS, Bpectal Dupateh to The Chteago Tribune, Wasmsaron, D, C., April 26.—The Ilouso Committes on Foreign Affaira receivod through the mail to-day an important pnokage of doou- monts from tho filed of the Emma Mining Com- pany of London. These wero formarded by AfcDonald, at tho- request of the Committtes, and in acoordanco with tha promise which he tolographod abont tio wecks ago. Aftor oxam- wnlog thom, tho Committoe agrood to keop 1ovsE, Mr, Harris, Chiafrman of the Committee on Eloc- tlons, cailed L tho 1liinols contested-cloction casa of Lo Moyne against Farwell, AMr. itandall raeed tlie question of conalderatioa, o a1 to give precodence fa the Legialative Appropration Lill, and thie House deciied, by & ote of 50 yeas to 117 B, mol to proceed with Uhe eectlon case. 's District of Columbix Tax Dill, an amended by Mr, Neal's substitute, cent on all property, vidmg for & tax of 1% per Wod peraanal, was pusaed. Mr, Lawrence, from the Judiciary Commities, sub- g Ceoret antil aftor Gem, Bohenck | mont, but to-dsy Randall renchod tho approprin- [ 80 $hat there may Lo some dalsy fu reporting it. | Campbell. . mitad wreport o reation fo L Pacite Tiaroul, ——— —— roposing & em ta create a sinkin h;;)hl:‘d Jan. sppartasly 30 !l?:parl:l:i :lf::,1:;u::“1:l;.la|:m“m Hara sk almpat DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEEMEN. YOUNG DELANO. Tttt a4 1o pay st mturity the principal Aud fntoree: o o TUE F'OSTAL BENVICE. DON'T BEMEMIER, of tho subsidy bonds issued o them by the Govern- ment, ‘The report embraces a discussion of the legal right of Congress to require this sinking fund, ita necosslly and justice, - Ordered prinied and recom- THE OENERAL APPROFRIATION BILL. Tho House then went into Commities of the Whole, Mr, Cux it the chair, on the Leglslative and Execn- tive Appropriation bill, reeumning it on pago 37, where provision ia mado for tha minta. Mr. Piper moved to amend the item for the Ban Fraucisco Miot by increasing ths sppropristion for ‘wages from $225,000 to $270,000. A, ftandall moved o smend the smendment by THE APFUOTRIATIONS COMMITTER WAS DEFEATED. The Democrats proved that thoy are for ocon- omy aa o principle, but opposod to ita onforco- ment in their own districts, A log-rolling com- biuatton was formed by tho members in whora localitics mints nre locatod, und tho combined actlon of these Democratio roprosoutatives suc- caedod in forcing the Committeo in neatly every Iugtanco to recedo fromita poaltion, and to adopt tho rocommondationa made in the original of those papera is undoratood to bo tho original lttor of rosignation, which Uen, Bohonck for- warded to the Directory of the Emma Minlug Qompany, io Decomber, 1871, It may bo re- mombered tbat James D, Lyon testifled boforo the Committeo that Trenor W. Park sLowod bim s lotter of rempnation, purportiug to have boen written by Behenck, in which litlo or nothing in regard to bis continued faith in tho Company was contained, and Park ot the time romarked that he would be mors uso- Srectar Dupatch o Tha Chicago Tridune, ‘Wasuivatoy, D. 0., April 26.—The Btone Committec on Poat-Ofiice Expenditures to-day farthor oxamined Davis, of the Pout-Office De~ partment, with respoct o the Bafely mothod of welgbing maila. Davia produced additional records from the filea of tho Post-Oflico Dopart- mont to show that the weighing of the mails ou alltho groat roads runoning West from Chicago Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasmxorox, D. O., April 25.—The examina- tion of John Delano, son of Columbus Delano, ex-Socretary of the Interior, proved that son Jobn bhad much too wesk and defective s mem- ory to be intrusted with tho oxecution of the management of valuable Government contracts. e had not the slightost rocollection of & single oneof the facts of the several chiargos which Coogress, Every mombor had read have b a d ¥ ful to tho Company; that snbsoguently | Ostimates to was mado simultanconsly in tho month of | bave been made and proved sgalost him, He | providing thist the rato of wages paid at tho Sau Fran- Bak'” showod - mim ' a - lotter whioh | 3leuter from De. Liuderuau for, avery cbango | Noyeratior Inst, ud not at difforent timos, aa haa | oould not romombor what contracts, {f aay, he | citco St shall not sxceod tiose pald st the Failadel- was finally submitted to the Board of Diractora, and that tho copy which he sawy was in Park'y | 500t8 the district where tho Philadolphia mint beon alleged by the Opposition. Pl-lhlx Mint by mora than 35 per cent, An sttompt r, Piper's smendment was rejected, and Mr, Ran. wasa party to or had, or tho time he becamo a fy in located, way au oxcoption to represent- | was madoe in tho Investigation to obtaln | party to them, or why or how he bad an intor- | dsll's agroed to. banderiting and siznod by Schock. - Thisslory | yiivos. similucly situstod. ~ Tl said thsi [ an admimsion fthst on mome o tho |est and i wa obly aftr an hour | s hhcric e immt velding s Non Oeins wd ADSOLUTELY DENIED. Geu. Behenck said that tho proparation of hiy lotter of resigunwon was his own work, and that Park bad nothing whatever to do with it. 1t was possible that, nftor It was_propared, ho might Liave handed fu to Paclk to doliver to' tho Board, but ko was not cortain that ho had even doue that, Paik deuied that ho had evor seen but one letter of resignation propared by Behouck., The original of this documont, whicl I8 now in the Lauds of the Forsign Allairs Committee, is IN PATR'S HANDWRITING, and migonod by Gon, Schenclt. This fact goos o of close cross-oxamination that bo finally re- ‘mombored that Geu. Babcock probably showed bim the first charges prosented sgainst him at tho White flouss. These charges, it wiil bo re- mombored, wore prosouted to the Prosident as » confldential communication, and were by no %"f"“ intended for the oya uf youngJohn elauo. all the money inro;mnled for miuts was to [ the cities whero the mints side ronds during the weighing month large amounte of froo matter was sent over the roads sevoral times in order to iucresso the weight. Thore was no actual proof of this charge. Etone goes to Pittaburg to-night to obtain additional witnosses, and may possibly extend his visit to Uhicago. Charlic Walsh, of the Chicago office, when | lero, teatified that (he malla were not all weigh- od at the same timo, as i8 testilled by Davis, aud Stono hopes to obtain additional witneases in Chicago to break down the tostimouy of the one of $35,000 for an Assay oflice at iiolse Olty. The question of compensation of Territorial Judges, fized intho bill at $2,100, gives riso to disoussion, most of the specchics being sisiost the utter insde- quacy of thatcompensalion. Mr. Cannon, of Utab, filustrated 1t by s statement. that the Territorial Legialature of Utlal made an ap- propriation to increase tle compeusation of United Blates Judgen, who scied there in & dusl capacity, g, Loar exprossed Lis sstonfaliment at Mir, Can- nou's statement, aud intimated that any Federsl Judgo who recelved campensation from any outaids source deserved impeachment. Mr, lloar offercd on smendment forbidding Terri- tortal Judges to sccept any compentation excapt that please politiclane are located, TIE MOST BIGNIFICANT CHANGE in the bill, aa toported by the Committeo, was the udoption of an mmeudment by alarge ma- Jority which pioposes to ro-cutnbliels tho assay oftico at New Orloaus. ‘Lhis action rawsed ao ex- teaded debato, in tho course of wlich tho Ap- propriatious Committeo ontirely lost control of tho House and was sigually dofented, If tho ac- tion of the House as to affairs of local jutereat upon this bill is a typs of what its action will bo on all similar Dills, the ([Tothe Assoctated Press.| ‘Wasmnaroy, D, C., April 25.—I'hie Committes on Expenditures in the Intorior Dopartmeut to- day examined Johin Delano with referenco to the land-survey contracts. From bis testimony, it apponrs that ho had an interest fu the Ilammond ided by Congross. B ‘oasts of the Approprintions Committeo asto the | 5 contract, though lua name did not appear. Col. P':(', Bleol a min, od the amendment an lon) ;I:{“‘: Corcoburate tha loatimony of Lyan, | yioleale reductions fn national exponditaros PobOten ol Johin L. Morrigm wan bispartnor, Ths witness | ors Shihoroua iive overy’ compotant Juigs ia the will provae idla, "Flio Houuo also adoptod .tho amendmont to continuo tho Assay oflico at Charlotte, N. C,, which tho Appropriations Comuitteo opposed. In the debnto upon the sppropriations tor sal- aries of Territorial Judges, Alr. Hoar offored an amendment, which was adopted, providing that no Judge of any 'Ierritor{ slnll recoivo any sal- ary in addition to that sllowed by law. —— IMPEACHMENT. TUE IOUSE BEJOINDER, Wasmmaror, D. Q. April 25.—In the Iouso this morning Mr. Lord, Chalrman of the Im- poachment Managers, presented a rojoinder to the demurrer fited by W. W. Belknap, Tho paper was read, and i8 to the cffect that the House of Tieprorentatives, ju tho namo of itaclf and of all tho peoplo of tho United Btatos, enya that the firae roplication to tho plea of Bellnap to tho articles of impeachmont and the minttora thera- did nothing but furnish money, Tho wilness roceived notes or choexs from Col. Merriam, who made the chocks payable to lum. He mado no attempt to concesl tho rocoipt of monoy, nor did boe think he acted dishouorably, Iis recol- lection waa that he did not receivo over £3,000 from all bie surveyivg coutracts, The witncss was asked whotber ho told Dr. Roed, in April, 1875, that the President kad ovidenco of his in- terots in such contracts, and replied that he did nat recollect. Being olosely quostionod, he said that according to bis roecollection the evidonco was Bhown to him by Gen. Babcock at tho White Houne. He nover hisd & talk with the Prosident sbout the matter. anplessant position, The other documouts res coived to-day are communications betwoen Gen, Schienck and his Becretary in Pars, sud ‘I'ronor W. Park in London, in repard to the atock in tho Enuna Mino held by Hchonck, and sbout which thera is a cooflict Detweon tho tostimony of 8chenck and Park, and statemonts mado to K‘l)n (:i&mmmu by lettor and tolegraph by Ao~ onald, territorien Lo resign. The amendment was agreed to, Aftor disposing of alx pages of the bill, progressing a8 far a8 provisions for the War Dapartment, the House adjourned. e b e DOM PEDRO, Ele Gives the San Franciscan Tondles n Nucce 1l 4 Shake—His Movee ments Yestorduye Bax Faancisco, April 25.—~Dom Pedro snd party arrived tais ovening. At Pleasanton, 40 mmles from tho city, his car was dotached from the tzain, put behind another engiue, mad rushed over the rond ha!f su hour ahead of the overland train, The object waa to avoid soy demonstration on arrival, and it was » perfect success, Tho party passed through Oskland without attracting attontion, crosssd the Bay, and, ar- The Sanate Special Committee to investigate tho alloged election frauda in Mississippl in ac- cordsnce with tho Morton resolution will hold its first meeting darlng tho proscat wook o this city. Ex-Gov. Ames, now ou his way loro, will be tho firat witnoss, aad {t is easy to sos what character his testimony will bo.. The Com- mitteo will next go to Mississippt direct and Liold sessions st the various plnces whore the aileged outrages oceurred. OFFENING WITNESAES INDUCKMENTS, Another glariog oxample of tho infamous manner in which teatimony iy worked up for and by mombers of House Iuvestigating Committoos came to light last might. For some days thero has been o story whispored around among do- toctives that Becrotary Bristow bud boeu caught in rotainiog money collected by him a8 District- Attornoy at Lonisvillo. No ono gave tho lenst hood to'the story furtlior than to wonder which sot of detactives now at work hore had set it up, Yesterday 8 witness who lad been sum- monod and “ examined privately by Judge e AKERMAN'S STORY, THL CONFEDERATES AGAIN DIBAPIOINTED, Special trapatoh to The Chicago Tribune. Wasniraroy, D, O., April 25.—The Committos on Expenditures in thg Dopsrtmont of Juatice bad before them to-day ex-Attorooy-Geuwoial Akermau aud po other witness. Most of tho gossion was privato and was unimportant, Akor- man, at Lis oxsmination yesterday, doclined to botray conversations botweon himsol? and tho Prosident on tho subject of the Society for the s NOTES AND NEWS. TUE PACIFIO RAILROADS. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, ‘WasuiNaroy, D, Q., April 25,—~The following important letter was to-day sent to tho Proal- donts of all tuo Pacific Railroads : LY - | _Cuaupen ov Tar Cosuirrse on TnE Jupicuny, | riviog ot the wharl, took carriazes to the Palace Preventlon of Fraudulent Voling, and asked | in coutainod, arc in matter and form u)lmcmnt Dinght, of Tennossce, who, as » Com: e Al i A L e 8 fortimo. 116 was given untlt this morning, when, | in Jaw for tho House to wmaintwin its articles of | mitleman, ~ has ~ been vory forward | yyg gin: 1am dirccted by the Committeo L. { Motbl, “glioro thoy eateced williouh balicardozen in bis efforts to investigate Socrotary Bristow, made an atlldavit in rogard to TIE MEANS UBED to ioduce bim to tostify agalost Dristow by Iiight and » Wasbington blatherskite camed Thornton Bmith, who bas been excoodingly busy sbout the Investigntious., Marks, who wou o partuer in & Louwsvilla brewery formorly soized by Bristow, and made to pay noavily, makes afidavit setting forth that Bmith waited on him upon his arrival boro, and said bhe (Marks) had stated not long since that 81,600 had beon paid Bristow for acompromise, but that it lind never reachod the T'reasury, Bmith noxt poople knewirg they had arrived. On arrival of the regular tramn at Oskland & groat crowd was in attendance. with bands play- 10g and colors fiying, while Dom Pedro was al- ready onsconcod in his spartments at the Palace. Sonts had been ongaged Ly telegraph for the party at Mechanics’ Pavilion to-uight to hear Ghlmore's orchestia. On the arrival of the train at Sacrameuto, Dom Pedro snd party bastily examined the workshops of the Central Pacific, expresaing regrot at tho briofness of their inspoction, The party wili remain in the city four or five impeachmont, and that tho Sonate asa Court of TIinpcachmont bas jurisdiction to hear, try, nnd dotormine tho ssmo, and that as Delknap hay not augwerod such articles of fmpoachment or in uny manner donied tho samo, tuo lotiso of Ropresentatives prays judgment thoreon accord- m to law. As to tho first and accond subdivisions of the rojoinder to the secoud roplication of the Houso to the plea of defondaut, wherein de- fondant demands trinl sccording to law, the Tiouse, in bohalf of itsolf and of all the people of the United Btatus, doos like. and aw to the third. fourty, titth, und sisth subdivisicos on bejog again calied botore tho Committoe, ho atill declinod, unlosa the Committoo should de- ide by voto tu compel him. A recess of tho Dounnittee followed. Anothor scasion way salled, & motion made to compal him to anewer forthwith, and a vote in tho afirmative was de- slared. Aftor all thia coremony tho Committee, bopeful to a degreo mimost imorediblo, loatned :&h sorrow ‘that Akerman ‘kuew nothing, and Judiclary to request you to lay beforo tho Committe Within ten days from thia dato such proposition as could ba ngreed to by tho Compaty of which you are President na to the crestion of o slnking fund to meet the principal and dnterest of tho bunds advanced by the Qovernment 1o the ssi Company, sélting out the amount which the gafd Cowpsuy fs willlng or would Lo willing ta pay joto such fund anpually in_half-yearly {netaliments for meeting tho principal, snd what sums payable in like manuer to meet tho interest whon due, and such detalla as to the munsgement of funds as would be satisfactory to tho Company, bt Isaving out of auy sucl propouttion sy ofter to reconvey {a the United Htates any land hero- tofore granted by the Government to the Company, a tho Committeo huve already determined that 1t would NEVER TALRED WITII THE PRESIDENT very much oo tho mubject, not cven rewember- ing its purport. The Committos this ovonin; . introduced Marks to Judge Lright, sud the lat~ | 1o iozpediont to accodo to such an offer, dsys, and then go to other pointa of tntoreat, baving uothing boticr to do, are callinghim Peck- | ff, thOTo ",',‘:,’:rh:l:.';nrgm:;fi '::‘;':;fim:;‘{lfi: 10t | or askod bim to call at hia room tho noxt morn- | Th Fominicatlon i daressed o po at o1 time e e——— ;ull!. Akcu;huln dldb lu:tl{fi. hmmv:}r, thu:, be | yioles of imposchment sgainst defendant bo- {ng. ana talk with Smith thosumo evoning the :'ll‘l‘l'l ;l‘-g.r‘ o :‘x;?rvl:n‘x ol:.‘:?mu :am facto prrabie: FIRES. ney very littlo sboul ¢ work Leing dono u in- | Iatter sal ont of s 1f e lo, aud an early reply is by Davonport in Now York; tuat his fret Infor- | Sue0 [t donion evocy MERMANE sich rojtln- . THEY MAD “G0T " PNIETOW Toquastol.. Thavethebonar iy e IN CHIGACO. mation was by lottor from the Prosident by tho in this mbtter, sud continaad, Lore's tho thing - INocTon KNost, Ohatein, tenty@barred ngainat dofondant, and it roaflirme tho tuth of tho latter, and therofore tho House of ‘nopruunmtwa prays judgment according to law. The paper waa adonted by tho House, and the Clerk was ordored to file it With tho Becrotary of the Benate. Tho mausgore of the impeachment trial have sammoned Alarsh aod wito; Nail, tho Cashier of the Bank of Commorce, New York; E. T, Bartlots, Now York, o lawyer, and Gon. Custer. Mry, Marsh s il . ‘WOOD'S FUNDING BILL. - THUR FINANCIAL OUTLOOR. . Special Dupaleh to The Chicago Tribune, ‘WasurxatoN, D, 0., April 25.—The Committen on Ways and Means .will proceed on Thursday noxt to the considoration of tho bill jutroduced by Fernando Wood, which, it is understood, Las tho approval of the Becretary of tho Troasury. Tho Committon has boen urged to take immedi- ato action on this bill, that the Governmout may avail itsolf of tho favorable coudition of tho monoy market in Europe for tho placing of & first-class Govornment loan, aud the great amount of capital, especisily in England, now soeking invostment In & security of this kind. Seouator Bouuwell, in conversation recontly, The alarm from Box 642 at 8:35 o'clock Iast evening was causcd by & fire in & barn on Wil- mot avenue, near Hoyne street, own by Gaorge Btoinbonse, It contained = horse, harness, and provisions, which together with the siructure, was valued st §465, upon which there s no ia- surauce, Csuse unknowa.' Lands of Gen, Porter, in tho summer of 1871, tho Prerldesu batug thon at Loug Branch, Ho Lind talkei L= 0 thd Presidont soveral timos, but ho could A\ ‘remeomber suything particulsr that dho Prob.ognt mnd. Ho heard that great frande bad beon co.nmitted in New York fn the eleo- Sion of Cougiossmen and other oflicors. The Prosidont uad first directed pavmont of money onder the laws, bat ho assumed the whole tovponslbility, 1o bad withdrawn money from fue Bocrot Borvice fund 'and converted it lo the psymont of Davenport, but most of 1t bad passed through Whitley's baods as the head of the Beciet Horvice Diviston, Akerman #aid, 1n reply to quostions, that he had never issucd instructions to Davonport, nor had the latter mado any report to him aa to how he money was spent— A MATTER OF OREAT SUNPRISE . to the Committos ; but Akerman explained that It waa impossibla to mako & report evory day or imo on such casos, aud, had ho staid in the Cabinat, no doubt he would bave required re- porte aud issued instructions at tho proper time. Tha Demoorats ackunowlodgo to-nlght that Shey wers completoly surprised at tho old man's shirewdnoas and smoothness of tongue, 1le con- fivued to talk, thoy say, for more than two ours, warding queations and talking a0 plauai- Iy that thoy could peitber interrups him nor !M auy Information from him, Ho is, if_possi- ls, legs satisfectory as & witness than Daven- THE DIFLOMATIO APPLOPRIATIONS. The Benate took a very decided stand to-day with respect to the ill-advised reductions pro- posod by the Housein tho Appropriation bills. Attor somo discussion, in which fow of the Benate Domoorats were found who would sup- port tho Ifouse, it was dacidod that the Sonate should not recods from ita amendments to the Dinlomatio bill, and that a Conforence Com- mitteo should be appointed. This was dona, By this action the Bouate has shown a mark of caurteay to the House which the latter body haa rocently rofnsed the Bonate, in doclining to ask for a conferenco upon this samo bill, TIE TRXAN BORDER. mnsrnlenlluvn Behleichar, of l'oxas, has pre- pared a resolution, which ho will introduce at an oarly opportunity, directing the troops along the ltio Grande to crosa the Moxican border in thetr discrotion wheaover nocossary to prevent oattle-stanling, or the imposition of forcod loany upon Ameilcan residents by the Mexican rovo- lutlontste, Tho resolution is, in some of ita fenturos, like a declaration of war. Tho Portmaator-General has dirooted that the Matrimonial Bazaar, a newspaper whose name sufliciontly indicatos its purpose, published in Chicago, stall no: be allowed tranunussion through the maile, Tho propriotors of this pa- por, through their counscl, have applied to the Dostmaster-Qoveral for the rovocation of this about it Bristow, Dlaine, and Morton are cau- didates for the Presidency, sod if wo can got this clow on Bristow we bar Lim oqut at lonst.” Noxt morning Marks weut to sca Judge Bright, and found Thornton Bmith there. Tnght suxod maoy questions about Bristow, sod sald he wouid no doubt bave the wituesa summoned. The afitdavit thon closes as follows Smith, in the presence of Bright, sald : Now, Mr, Marks, i¢ the Domocrols come iuto power, no doubt you can say you asslsted some, and no doubt you ‘would be entltied to oftice,” Judge Liright answered ; # No doutt; if e fu worthy of such an offics, he might take his chances as well as anybody else," THE COBT. A gentloman, who Las made a caraful compu- tatlon of the presont Domocratio method of fu- vestigation, estimatos tuat the total expense of sll the investigatiog committeos will not fall much short of $500,000, TUX GOVERXMENT PRINTING OFFIOR. The Housa Committes on Printing have com- pleted the investigation of the Govornmont printing otlice, and will procesd at onco with ths preparation of their report. Clapp, the Con- Broeslonal printor, has saked for the privilogo of appearing beforo the Committes by counsel. Tho Committcs, at its moetiug to-day, author- izad & lattor to ba written to Clapp, informing lim that it bad closed the testimouy in the caso; that all tho witnossos whose nsmes he bad sug- gosted hiad been called aud oxanined, but that AT LONG BRANCH. Loxa Bmaxcm, N, J., April 26.—The Metro- politan Hotel burnod to-night, Loss, $70,000, Ionsurance, $36,000, THE WEATHER. ‘Wasnmatox, D. O., April 30,—For the Upper Liakos, falting barometer, southerly winds) warm} or and partly cloudy weather. TOCAL OBSEBVATIUNA. Unioaco, April 25, Time. _War, Tar(ii,, — Wwd,__jFala BN, W., lght...¢ 40,E, lght., mA30aT] 4 50,25 Bl P w801, P m, 8017 10:18 p. m.180,17;_ 8¢ Msximum thermo um, GENERAL ODSELVATIONH, Cnioago, April 35—Midnight, Bhation. - |Ba¥, Thr) Wind, Hal port, oxpressed the opinion that to allow the | the Committes hiad no objection to him appear- | ooier ™88 o oo oF ol FLETlation 18 & | —m _!__ in LITTLE JONNNIE DAVENPONT prosent opportunity to negotlafe s loan | AGS ob'{nc“‘;af"’,'m“'wfl:::::::”";;‘d ‘L"’“"d %~ | yoluminous pau‘:inu’ fram tho onger of (ho Za- ! 11 84137y fremt I expoctod to-morrow to contiuuo Lis kietch of | at a low rate of interost to pase without taking | fatainit desire to Lave taken. Tt ls repoeay | 24r, settiog forth that tho objocts of this novol SN, ety ibo Tammany frauds, which bo s recitiug £0 810 [ yacantae of it wonld be Lardly loss than orimi- | tis eyentols that Olaph Leaengsged the services | J0UFREl are entirely pure and logitimate. In sali, fi: “;‘9,'“ Uommlmu.“;l s mlemptet prove :n:. nu‘flo esllod attontion to the previous of ox-Souator Matt 11, po-::w:gur‘ for bis a:afi: ‘“"‘P"““" d‘“' E’I’”"‘ ou, the l’“‘““g“"l submits by 0iCalm l 3 tt H, st n:“l?l,;m:#;:t:n to u:fiap':‘::' fh‘eml‘?:z:x’- exporionco of the Government in solllug Ity | before tho Committes. scrics of advertisements from tho dally preus o =s|a.m Chicago, and waintaius chat bis journal ta purity many election frauds will be fraitless, ‘The | bonda, aud the great expenso in whioh the coon- e e {teolt compared with thoso dnl?« papors. 1t 18 fruih fa that his enthusissm on this subject was had been involved by delay an formor ovca- FOREIGN RELATIONS, not probable that the Postmascer-Genersl will €0 8, E., troah,, 0 great that hio borrowed large sums of money :gn: h‘;; .::u“ mp{m .“ysucm““ of tho THE WINGLOW OASE, recouaider his docision. :g 8., brisk carry ont his preventive achome, sud now i Watod Doo. 0, 1869, Bontwell urged Special Duspatch to The Chicauo Tribune, WILL DECLINE. 83 personally jndebted to the amount of $225,000 | Tressury, da o Uy AEEIRY B WisuixeroN, D, O., April 25.—Representative | Al the Iowa Cougressmen, with the sxcoption 64,6, X., frosk., very strongly the pasiage of » Funding bll, and recommended that TUE RUBENTIAL CONDITIONS of the new loan should be thoso: First, that the principal and intorest should be made ovaysble in America, Becond, that the five-twonty bonds sbould bo recelyed m exchange for pew bonds, Third, that the jutereat should Lo mado payable cither inthe United biates or Iurope, Fourth, that thio rate of interest should not exceed 43¢ per cent per anuum, . * Should our success in uo- gotiating & uew loan,” he smd, * be oqual to wy ospoctations, based upou this fact, the abllity snd dimposition of the people of the United Btates to pay tho publio debt sre suflicient to fustify ug in sasuming that the bonds of the United Batos will commaud the hignest rates in tho markets of tho world. Wo susll then be ian 8 condition to enter upon the work of reducing taxatlon at the commoncement of $ho noxt sod- sion of Congress.” A FONDING BILL was introduced early iu thut session of Congross, but its passage was delaved priucipaily on so- couut of the bellef of Geu. Helienok, Ohainnsn of the Ways aud Means, who hLad recontly ve- turued from Eusope, shat bonds pearing s lowsr rate of {nterest than 4§ per cent could be sold a4 pas lo ths English and German uisrkels, The obn this sccount, Amoang other pergons who sre now ulr{inx his paper on account of these 1n- Lividual loans are Jackson B, Sohultz and Olin« You Wheeler, of Now York, [7v the Associated Pres) | WIIAT AKEUMAN BALD, Wasmxarox, D, O., Apnl 25,—Ex-Attornsy- General Akerman to-day asked the Committos ou Expenditures in tho Department of Justice $0 consider whethor they would demsnd of him Ao soswor to the questions propounded yester- ay, whether he conferred with the President betare {-ymg oertain moneys to John L. Daven- port, The full Committes not bolng present, a ¥ocesn was taken till 3 o'clock. On reassembling, the Committes declded to Tequize the snawer from Mr, Akerman, who then ut in & protost, on tho ground that i1f wau both ogal and prohibited hg the statute that such tommunjostion with the Executive should be mado public. o then testified to conversatio similar to those narrated by ex-Attorney-Ge eral Williama with the President. . Akerman statod that some tima fu 1871, ‘While the President was at Long Branch, and he {Akerman) wss in Washington, he recsived s lotter written by Gen. Porter in acoordsuce with he direction ef the Presidout, stating that Mr, Daven was e0g in wearching out frauds nflm naluralization snd reglstration in ¥ Yotk, aud suggesting to him (Akerman) of Judge Bampson, inaicate their intention to decline renomiuation., [To the Ausociated Press,) ¥RACTIONAL QURRENCY AND HILVER COIX. Wasmnutox, D. C., April 25,—Complaints bave reaclied here that at some of tho Sub- ‘rresgurios (ractlonal currency is continued toba paid out for logal-tondor noted, and that st athors It 1e rofused. Treseurer Now sald lo- day that there was notbiog in the law which pro- bibited him from payiug out fractional gur- rency not received fu oxchsuge for silver, the same o8 heratofore, and that it would be doue {u smull amounta st ail Bnb-Treasurles, Thore i8 about 8700,000 in fractional ourroucy on haud bero, which can Le pald out. Mr, Now ual however, that he woud uot aliow it to be pal out In large sums. but fn a liwitod quantity, NAVY YARD INVESTIGATION. A sub-committos, hoaded by Representative Willis, of the House Committea on Naval Affuiry, will on Monday next begin the investi- §nuon of the manmagement of the Broakiyn avy Yard, and gouerslly of the expenditures and contracts in and about New York Qity for naval purposes, TUR EMMA MINE, ‘The House Committes on Forsiga Affatrs to- day received from England cestaln doouments from the ofiics of the Emma Miniux Cowpany, focluding taose aboud which onald “telss Faulkuer, of Virginia, to-day called at tho Htato Dopartment to inquiro as to the status of tho Winatow extradition cage, snd had a convoras- tion with Mr, Fish. The Becrutary read to his visitoe Lis last lettor to the English Government on the case, aud Faulkner, a gontlemsn of wide exporience in diplomacy, and long in high pub- Yo position, aays it ia one of tho atrougost let- tora ho hiss ever seen from one Govornmont to another. 1t recitos the procedonts, principlos, and practices of the two Governments for the past_ thirty-Ave years, snd jo the opinion of Faulkner it 1s conclusive, sud boyond answor, The lettor waw long since brought to the attontion of the Queen's Government, and, although time saflicient has elapasd, no reaponse by mail or cable has boon roceived. Mr. Fish regards this as & good omen, aud Yot bopes that the Euglish Government will A NEW TUZORY of theresson why Winalow bas Dot boen extra- dited bas rocent(y beon broachied here, and bolleved by persons hlg}h in sutbority, Itvis that tuere fn a contliot betweea the Homo aud the Yoreign Office, aud thas the Foulqn Oftice is exoeadingly anzl to surreuder Winslow, and to presarve the extradition tiesty, Incon- fumation of ilis i is walled MASONIC, Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicage Triduna, . InplaNaroLis, Ind, April 25.—~The swenty- second annual conolaye of the Grand Command- ory of Knights Tomplar begsu to-day. The sn- nual address of N, I, Ruckle, I, X, Grand Com- mander, contained many thiugs of value to members of the Urder, vut of no general tnter- oat. During the year Commanderies have boen organized in Crawfordsville and Plviouth, A potition was recaived msking for a dispensstion for a Commandery st Blitchell, Lawrcuce Connty, The followlng resolution was intro- duced 't Resolred, That this Grand Body ad drill and taotics for the use of ubordinstes ia this &nmcunn. and tbat all laws pertaining to drill and 1304 1n opposition bareto be repealad, st Shpile v OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Loxpox, April 25.—Hteamships Oder, Viotorls, sud Usvads, from New York, and Marathos, from Boston, bave arrived out. New Yong, April 25,—Arrived—Steamabhip Tt BT vy sty oo 0vILLE, April 23.~The 8 ) from Portiaad, has sarived. opt Garflald's FOREIGN. The Turks Mecet with Severe Losses in Herzegovina. A Joint Bcheme to Secure the Independs enoe of the Turkish Europsan Provinoes. The Hungarian Difficulty Becom= ing Hourly More Serious. Bismarck's Railroad Policy Threatens to Bring About & Ministerial Orisis, Qreat Operatic Fostival at Paris in Ald of tho Proposed Statue of Liberly. TURKEY. TIP. OREAT POWERS TO TI[E PORTR, CoxaTaNTINOrLE, April 25.—Reprosentatives of all the great Powers have counseled the Porto to undertake nothing aganat Montenegro, promising unitod efforis to tho pecification of toe insurgents, The Porte has taken note of these promises, but haa not discoutioued mili- tary preparations, A DATTLE I PROSFECT. Raatea, April 25,—The Iosurgent chief, Peko Paulovics, with G500 men, occupled Suttorina Hunday last. Moukhtar Pashs is concentrating Turks st Yatsohko, and a great battla is expeot~ ed by tho end of the weok. DUBSIAN TALK, 87, PeTensnuno, April 26,—The Gazelle says tho foars for the peaco of Europe are ground- less, Tho grest Powers are sctiog in concort. ‘When it was recently ascertained that the Otto- man Minisiry decided to invade Monteunegro, Russia immediately jnvited the Powers to fur- nisb thoir representatives with identical inatruo- tions for the purpose of dissuading the Porte from taxing tho offensive. Germaoy, Auatria, France, and Italy have acquiescod, and thero i8 overy reason Lo expect thas Englaod, io this most dsngerous crisis will acquicsce. Tha 8Sul- tan bas instructed lus foreign Minister emohat- ically to disavow any aggressive intentions, and to give assurance that the military movement in Albaina, are only defepsive. AN ALJUSTALENT, Loxpox, Avril 26.—The Paris_correspondent of the Times says he baa received the following information from sources worthy of respect : Russia’s distruat of armed interveation by Aus- tria haviog been removed by the influeuce of Germsuy aod othor Powers, & plan is on the point of beiog adopted ac- cording to which Austria is to occupy Herzegovina, Bukowina, and DBosnia, and imposc & complete separetion of Turkey from the Chnstisn provioces. The forogoing, togetier with Montenegro and Bervis, are to bocoma independent Btaies interpused botween Turkey and the remmnder of Europs. Tbo correspoudent adds that he hLas doubts about the above intolligence, slthough the scurce is good, THAT BAME RUSSIAN TONE. A dispaten to the Buseian Telegraphic Agency says the diflicutty at prosent s to obtain sa armistico of from four to eix wooks, durivg which Mootenegro can raevictual Nicsic. The Turgish autbiorities ara communicating with tho insargent chicfs relative to guarantees for re- for: Without su armistice a solution of the crisig {8 impoysibio. MURHTAR PASHA. Lonoox, April 25,—It s offlcially reported from Mostar tbat Mukhtar Pashs his re- victualed Pisia nud returned to Gatschko with- out encounteriug insurgenta, AUSTRIA DOESN'T WANT ANY. VizxNa, Apnl 25.—The proposition that the Austrian troops should occupy Bosnis 18 em- phatically rejected in Goverument circlos hera. LOBHEB. TLoxpox, Aprit 26— The Raguas correspondent of tho Times tolegraphs tuat, from the 18th to the 18th inst., Mukhtar Pasts lost 1,800 men, killed, wouudea, nad sick. THE DLACK FLAG. The Insurgent Chicf Sosica writea that 300 Turks_hsve becn decapitsted and fifty insar- gents killed and wounded. i FRANCE. TLLEGAL GATHERINGS, Panis, April 25.—A mecting in favor of sm- nesty was Loid last Friday, with M. Harant, Prosidont of the Municival Council, aa Chair- map, at which Dr. Robinot and others made violent spoeclies, golog 8o far as {o justify the Commune. - On account of -the intlammatory and 1llegat claractor of the proceod: CGovernment has ipstituted procesdings the organizers of wmeeting., It s also stated that the Journal les Drotitsde I Hom- me will be prosecuted uoder the Prese laws for publisling Dr, Robinot's speech. ‘The sunouncement of the end of the insur- The insur- rection 1n Algerin was prematura, gents receatly attacked the French camp, but wero vigorously reputeed. DESTIUCTIVE FIRE. Rovex, April 25,—The Theatro dos Aria and adjouning buildings sre in flamos, Boveral lives Lave been lost and many persoos injured. TIE OREAT LIBENTY FEATIVAL. Pams, Avril 25,—Tho grand operatio festival organized by the Franco-American Union to ufao {funds for thoe erection of & statuo of Libar- tyin the New York barbor was neld to-fight. Tho exterior and atage of tue opera- house _ wers _decoiated with Ameri~ can flags. The sudience was » brilliaut one, consistivg of wany distinguished persons aud tho ehto of Pariaian sooloty, Auoug those prosent were Minister Washburtio aud all the members of his Legstion; ex-Prosi- dont Thiers, A3, Waddivgton, Oscar de Laf- ayotte, Rochambean, and De Tocqueville. The American colony was vory fully representod. THE PIOGRAMME, The opera compauy and orchestrs exscuted sovoral seloctions. Eight hundred picked sing- ora from the varioua Orplieon socioties joined in the performauco of s cantata, entitled * Liberty Eulightening the Warld,” dodicated to the peo- Ple of the Unitod Btates, and composed eapectal- Iy for the occasion by Charles Gounod. T work was renderod with great spirit, and receiv- ed with immense spplsuse. Heveral patriotia songs were sung. ThLe sudience was most en- tuusisatio. M. LAROULAYE dellvered an eloquent address, He described the poeition of France and America in 1776, and reviewed tho events leading to the Revolution. He sald tho proclamation of American 1ndepend- ence was tho introduction of free Republican Government 1o the modern world, He pointed out the part taken by the French nobility in ths achievemeot of American liberty, and conaluded sa follows: The proposed monument symbolizes American free- dom, which bears peace and enlightenmout every- where, 1t will be an eterual mouument of the frieud. abip of Frauce and Americs, sver call the united names of Washington and Lafayette, and the union of iwo peoples who formarly wanted to found (adspen. dence, and now unita to cement fraternity, ‘Tha proceedings terminated with the alnging of * Hail Columbia.” A TOLITICAL FUNENAL. Lonpox, April 20.—A Paris dispatch ssys & groat Radical domonstration vas made st ihe fuveral of the wife of M. Louis Blas, which® took place yesterday. It Is es- timated that 200,000 people lined tho route of the processlon from the Iue Rivoli to tha Cemetery of Pers La Chsise, Maases of apectators chieered for the Republio and for smnosty. BIAL Victor Hugo, Raspail and Darodes wore present, and received ova- tions. M. Gambetta slao_attended the funersl, but was not obssrved by the crowds. Sz s GERMANY, ‘WILL BESIGN. Benuy, April 25,—It is rumaored that Del Bruck, the Presldent of the ofiloe of the Chan- cellor of tha KEmpire, intends to resign on so- count of Indisposition, TUE RAILROAD S8CHEME. Brnriy, April 25, —Ata caucus of the Natiooal Liberals to consider the bill providing for the sale of the Prussian raliways to the Empire, the fact appeared that all except six membua of the pasty will aupport the Government, L April 30 Berlin_corvespondent N, Tl b= acelfix':: nm.F slthough semi-official journals ropresent that Prealdent Delbrusk re- tired on sccount of his health, 18 18 well known in rolisble quarters that he sigued becauss be was nnable to give his support to Frince Bismarck's railway soheme, fearing its flnancial ulta, His withdrawi will make the organization of a new Imperial Minlatry unayoidsble, Information comes from a teustwosthy source that Peeaidant O, Hatmann, now Chief the Ministry of the Qrand Duchy of Herno, wiil succeed Herr Delbruck. A Times dlepatch from Berlin snnounncos that DBaron Von Frieasn, Presdant of tha Minlstry and Minister of Forsign Affairs and Finanos, of Baxony, has resigoed. It {s stated that the causo of his resignation wan his opposition b4 railway purchascs, v —_— BARBADOES. THE DISTURBANOES, Lowpox, April 25, —The Telegraph mayw th Istest information obisined Ly Covernmoni from Darbsdoen {s through diapatches received on Bunday. Thesoconvey the intolligence thal wncendians m has been rife, but not to an unm- usual extent. Tho Gavernor stated that he had countermanded the sppiication mads to mneigh- boring atations for additlonal troops, and left it to bo inferred that hie felt confldent of & speody rentoration of order. No nows has been re« cuived by tho admiralty from the nayal coms mander on the station confirmatory of the ro. porta published yosterdav. ALL OVRIL . Tlavana, Aprit 25.—The riots in Harbadoed Liavo been quoiled, The troubls grew out of the ncheme for the confederation of the Windward Islanda. —_—— SPaIN. ALUERT EDWARD AT MADRID, Aapnip, April 26,—Thoe Prince of Wales aa8 Prince Arthur arrived hero to-day, and wero re- coived at the railway atation by King Alfonso and guard of houor. The Royal party, escorted by horse-guards, entered the city in seven care riages, each drawn by four horaos, and on'srriv- wgst the s thoy wero roceived by the (handees o{% tho “Ministers, and coutt of- ficialx, the Royal band playiog * God Bave the Quoen.” PROVINCIAL LEGISLATORES, Hax SznastiaN, April 25.—~The Juntas of Bise cay and Alava sssemblod yesterday in Viitoris and elected dolegates pledged to mantain Fa- eros, 5 CREAT BRITAIN. THE OYAL TITLES BILL. Loxpox, Feb. 25,.—~In the House of Commons, Diaracll adbored to his refusal to facilitate the discussion of Fawcott's motion respecting the Royal Titlos bill. ' FAILURE, Loxpox, April 25.—A, Q. Robluson, steam packot sgent, bas falled. Lisbilitiea estimated at 8500,000. AUSTRIA, ViENNA, April 25,—The Hungarisn Ministers will neither sccopt or refuse tho compromise, but demand further concessions from Austris. 1f neither Cabinot recodes, a changa of govern- ment 8 inevitable. Tho situation {a becoming critical, BUSINESS NOTICES. Durnett’s Flavoring Extracts are wred and indorsed by the Lest Lotels, confectionars, grocers, and the firat families in the country. Tested by Timc.—For Thront Discas: es, colds, and cougha, ¢ Hrown's Bronehiat Troches® bava prooed thelr eflicacy by & test of many years. prmbitctbtiafivt o R st S A s 2 e LADIES UNDERCLOTHING, ~ CARSON, PIRIE & (O, Madison & Peoria-ats.} DEPARTMENT Ladies Underclothing Ladios’ Chemises, mado of Lonsdal¢ Cotton, lace trimmed, and nicely made, 450, Ladios’ Chemises, Lonsdale Muslin puffod, ombrni'demd. and lace trimmed, §0c¢, worth 750. Ladies’ Chomises, Fruit of Loonm Cotton, cambric rufilings, 60c worth 85¢. Ladios’ Chemises, Fruit of Loom Cotton, tucked and embroidered, £0c and §1, worth $1.16 and §1.40. TLiadies’ Drawors, Lonsdalo Muslin, tucked and ru!fiod, 500, worth 750, Ladies’ Drawors, puffed, ticked, anc ruffled, 76¢, worth $1. Large lino of Ladics’ Drawers, nice 1y embroidered, for 1, worth $1.60. Ladics’ Nightgowns, tucked front and ruffled, for $1, worth $1.60. Ladies’ Nightgowns, fine muslin tucked and embroidered front $1.50 and $1.75, worth 32 and §2.50, Ladios’ Muslin Skirts, 50, 80, 760, and §1, tho handsomest and cheap: st line ever shown in the city fo1 the money. Infants’ Outfits complete, from me dinm to rich qualities, at very low pricos. A full lino of French wove and hand. mado Corsots, for 760, $1, $1.25, and $1.50, worth nearly double. Also the new hand-made Coutells Corset, very ohoap, Madamt Foy's Corsots, 871-20. Wogt Eud Dy Gouts Hougp MARSEILLES QUILTS, W.AS.&Co. GREAT SALE Harseilles Qults. FROM AUCTION, 600 MAR« SEILLES QUILTS, bought at aloss to the importer of 26 to 80 PER CENT, and will besold at a small advance, Special attention is called to this sale, as it is, without doubt, the cheapest line of Quilts ever sold over & Dry Goods counter, . A SIHPSON & GO, BUCOEBBORS TO SIMPSON, NORWELL & CO0., AT THE OLD STAND, 79 & 81 State-st.