Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 23, 1878, Page 2

CHICAGO TRIBU of stamps sold, over the actual enfnly necessary for the postal business of the districts in which these offices are situated, are disposed of at & discount hy the Postmasters, who, receiving about 50 per cent commission for what they sell, can then afford to get rid of them for con- aliderably lesa than their value, and still make handsome vrofite. » ‘This {8 o very scrlous subject, bat it hins its comfe aide. as the reports fully bear evidence. Witness the following letter. from & Postmaster in Georgln, recefved hy Mr, Hazen: 1 rell sfampn; give A percentage in atamps. Thero in & larze amonnt of defranding snd awin- diing dona nnder the Salary and Stamp law throngl- ont the whole ['nited States. T sm not slone In the awindling, by many fundr Congress paseedd the Iaws left. gaps open for Postmaters fo walk fn at; they all dolt. ~All classes provide for therselveas thie Dovi] for all, There are nnnmerablo instances where Post- masters have bouphl sewing-omachines, pald thelr grocery and general nousehald bills, and even their doctors® bills, In atamps. One man, SATURDAY. MARCH —~TWELVE PAGES. Indian Territory, and had lssued 700000 of bonds based upon the fand-grants of the Indians in the Tertitors. The counsel of the Chickasaw Indlans protested againat any loquiry into the management of the funds of that tribe. This protest came after an attempt hsd been made to ascertaln what had besa done with the School Fund. 3 NEEDY RIPERTS. The two Post-Office Committees are laying the plan for an Investigation which is cettaln to eecure the employment of the experts all summer. In this respect the investigations are likely to orove successful. They will certainly supply political bangers- on of Congressmen with comfortable places for & long {ime. The substantial end of the resolution, sppointing experts, will thas be se- cared. The experts appointed on one of the it s, from whatever country imported, er centum a'l valorem, They have also increased the rate on cluthing of ,all dercrintions, and of whatever material made, from 40 10 45 per contam ad valorem. The il is now completed, and will probabiy be reported to thie Houre carly next week. TR NAVAL ORAERVATORT, The House Naval Committce to-lay acreed to appoint & Committee to select a site and ascertaln the expense of tho erection of a new naval observatory in this city. TREASLRT INVEATIOATION, New York, March 22.—Messrs, Ewing and Chittenden, of the Committee op Banking and Currancy, in the ltouse of Représentatives, a- pointed to attend the examingtion of coln in the Sib-Treasury, had a conferencs this morn- ing with 8 uumber of leading baokers, 8, 1. Babeock, John W, Stewart, James M. Brown, Jdacob D, Vermilye, Benjamin B. Sherman, and George Dliss were invlted to meet the Com- mittee in the offico of Assistant-Treasurer I to get Voting on this Bill pefore ad- Journmont fo-nlghi. e mored to a7 tia pend- nz amendment. (that of Eustis) on the {ablo. Agreed towithoat a roll-call, ¢, Jomea (FI8,) moted to strike ont the second acetion of the bili, which appropriates $20,000 for disgrame, furnitnre, and_repaica In the General J.and-Office, misceliancon items, incinding iwo city newapapers, sctunl expnnes of clerke detatled To{nvestigate Trandulent land-eniric, trespames o public iands, and cares of official muscandnct, and for naverfising, telegraphing, etc.. provide 2ll the monoya horeiofore and that shail hareaftar be callccted for. depredations npon public Jands #hall be covered into the Treasticy of tho United States, aa other moneys recelved from the sale of WASIHINGTON. hut slx ree birds bron ne oceupfed was one hour sod was complete killed, The t thirty minutes. TFTINANOIAL. NEW YONK. NEw Yorx, March 23.--Judgs Larremors, in tho Court of Common Pleas, to-day gave his declsion upon tho applieation- of Francis G, Baitonstall, of Chicazo, for tha remaval of Selah Chamberlain ns Receiver of Warren E. Green- leal, tho surviving pariner of the firm of Green- leaf, Nortls & Uo. Judge Larremdre says that, as an officer of the Coirt, Chamberlain is con- trolled and restricted by the Court’s order and amenable to 1ts direction, and he eannot legally disposa of trust property excopt by judicial sanction. No act of his was shown that was Qrant, Spectal United Btaten Attorney 1 cases agninal W, I, Whittaker, whicls a';ml:: that three charges nealnst Whittaker for om. beszlement were disposed of, one by aequitta] by & jury, the other two by a nolls o i en- tered In consequence of the verdict ia the firay case. The Mail-Contract Investipa- tion Panning Out Richly. POLITICAL GRAND RAPIDS, MICHT, Special Dispateh to The Tritune, GraxD Rarins, Mich., March 22.—The Demo. crauie Cltg Conventlon, held to-night, renomt. nated the Mon, George W. Thaver for Mayor, e hns made an excellent Mayor the past vear, but his efciency and Integrity have bred a so. rlous oppomition to im, and there is quite o probability of his defeat, eapeclally as the Re. publicans are quite certaln to-morrow night to nominats on equally good candidate. I1. if, An Arkansas Senator and Post- master Have Much to Explain. public lsnde. "Then follows, As part of the section proposed to be riricken ont, tho Amendment of the Committes on Appropriations and that of M. Beck in regard 1o timper denredations, Me. Windoni_moved to lay the motion of Mr. on the table, snd It was agreed Lo, —yeas 27, 17, —as follows: Work of the House Committee on the New Postal Bill, Pom-OMcs Committecs wers removed fromthe | gho hos headguarters in Littie Rock, Ark., fl’.’f.',‘.“,‘":'m(}; p.';";%u?néfirfi:m whleh "E‘g‘i’ Allfaan; Mirchall, H:wbu" ;'r'v:rfifim' ifl‘,‘:," oa;lht:y';:fi:;ll?d:: ".‘J."J,’a x\)le"'i'x" h"':.'ffi-'g'.,-lw "?ni‘“"n‘fl‘.:ifi'.‘x £ T'f:“'"'" Post-Office service for cause. They Were not | sends out cirenlars to Postmasters, ufferini 10 | Exing asked & number of ,‘um'f,,,.. ehiefly In orrill creditor, shoula ot be pormitted to vacato | som for Volics Justica; Chariea A, 'mm‘,} The Obnoxious Newspaper-Clause able to perform thelr duties In the service, and scil them 1':““‘"(4.\'\“1\‘!\“ and take stawmps ‘1\: sezar) to the amount of pold which wonld Hollran wdgment without showing fraud or coflusion | for Director ot the Poor; Chatles M. Rathbun the Post-Office authoritics say that they do not fi'fi:ficnh' J"fif.’"»fi""{ when lh; fact s b [ probably be necossary for the succossful accom- eron { Wis.), annders, n its i unless & cceditor can in | for Clerk of the Sunerior Court; B. 0. Baundery Likely to Be Dropped . appear to be formidablo to them now that they shed, bad his c rmulm [ n'lnm."« L 'mu-! Dlishment of Becretary Sherman's plan of re- | Christianeys Thurman, 1o caso beggpo nted a8 Recelver of & debtor's | for member of tho Board of Review and Equal. b of It Thoy have sent for cvery order {I‘C‘?‘!‘h Der : el 'm;' u‘w rul >{0‘L -.I""‘ "“' I‘!,"(l. sumption. No definite sun was nnmed {n reply, | Pames ;\‘_&fllg'l;u_ - property, 'Ihe nppointment ns such _was not | ization. On the whole it Is not a 8trong ticket, Y ' £ 2t e od mith respect to welghing the mails. This et Jetiias “‘:‘ ™ “"“"“’ reach @ Yost- ] but 1t was tatimated thas the possag- of tho | BE S g necossarily improver aAd invalid, and all au- | and probably not more than one of tho eandi 33U mrc' Dec s df, A bt or n)m er who mal m‘ ri ery \\'.|‘s l|w| ml' un | siiver bul had constderably _chanzed tho condi- | Hutler, }}uer. . thorities fod to tha conclusion that tho Revelver | dates wil be elected. Toxt of the Enpplemmmy Coln Bill Intro- reql;(u!t wm -‘x M:h el them, as an addit! urgfl nd II‘CCIHE{I X u‘t he L ost- | ton of affairs, and that 75,000,000 in United | (Bafes, orgai, appolnted by a court of competeut jurisdiction, The new Natioual party hold ward caucuses weeks 2o compl .Y' N RaND master to pureriuc “. zoods. A ,n:hu:s?s f'.," Statcs bonds had come back from Europe. Ok e iy and in the excrciss of ite discretion, ahall not be | this evening, nominated full independent ward daced in the House, he B 'm;_lnmi é(l’! s il Arkansas, who bad receiyed i;r:o of c,wr;oxl- "flie examination of all tho accounts, notes, | Eustle h Voorheei—17. removed by any Judge st the samne court ex- | tickets, aml choso dellzntes to & city conven. m”:,h::xn‘th B-l%:' mflm{ure:xlenmr?g e {;(:5 .wrlm about it to tlic Departnient, a8 fol- | coin "and bullton in the Sub-Treasury by Secre- | Uordon, Ml cept for a valid cause. Judge Larremore saysy | tion, They nro sald to be strong here, snd seem raot, Mr, Tellor moved 1o amend ao a8 to redace the appropriation from $20,000 to $5,000. Laldon he tabie—yeas, 263 nays, 18, tary Shermnan's commisston lind been completed, ‘The onlv discrepancy discovered was nn excess ot 34 ceuts {p fractional nutes. Tho amount ol liowe that hls conviction fs clear that asa non-restient o tempornry reskdent of tha State Chamberlain .vmul«r be “disquslitied, As the bonded perfod of whisky from one lo three yoars. ¢ Commisstoner of Internal Revenue approved tho measure, He clalmed that the confident of success fn most of the warda and Please nee the induacement 1 am offered, Instead on their city ticket. of pracuring one sewing-machine, T have a notion toordera dozen, The Timber Bill Dispesed of for the Time [n the and_sew up this whole town, , b 3 sty Several motions for execulive session and to ad- ¢t o Senale. v, e ™ eie” be mach relieved nf | Lost.Ofice and i n“_m‘ dc“l; 1t swoulin't pay o gold coln acaled up inghe vaults, exclusiva of Journ wore fost. r(:elll{c.m "f.,",;’"f"i'} ::a mm’o(l r:gn?t, lIm ml JOLIET, ILL. fnancial embarrassment by the passsge of the | g0 into the sowing-machine busineas altozether? Toose cold aud bullion, Is $07,000,00. Alr, Telior then moved to reduco the approprias | 1264 THE FSHES 0 g R A ey ] Spectal Disvatch to The Tribuns, POSTAL CONTRACTS. S Alist the apposltion e Shiedy feom | Jigalgys binoae it Addendam, ot TI1 RECORD Uorin the eccond eection of the bl from $20,000 | rpopy b dismiscd the application. Joraer, 111, March 23.~The Mass Conventlon quor-lealers 1 et in the machine 3 v s . WAYS TTIAT ARB DARK, Special Dispateh to The Trivune. Wasmixasox, D, C., Maech 22.—The House Commliftee on Post-Offices to-day commenced the examination of alleged frsudulent opora- 1jons connected with the recent lettiog of mafl routes. The only witness examined was ex- Representativo . W. Wilshire, of Arkansas. of Nationals, held at the Court-House this af- ternoon, for the purpose of nominating eandi. dlates for town offices, was marked by s patnful. ly slim attcndauce. The nominattons are g followa: For Buncrvisor, Dz, G C. Raynor; Assistant Bupervisors, John Schatelt, John Lyons, and W. E, Henry; Asscssor, R, F, Bar. bér: Collector, John r{emuu; Town Clerk, Robert Kelly; Higlway Commissioncr, J, G, 1o $10,000. Mz, Windom moyed to )ug the amendment on tho table. Itefected—yeas, 25 nayn, 2U. Mr. Windomn moved o amend the aecond section #0 08 to apuropriate $16, 000 far the othor purp mentioned in that sectlon, and £5,000 for Iny gating trespasecs on public lan Agreed to withont a dlviston, - Other amendments of the Commiltee on Aouvroprlations wero agreed to as fotlows: An af prupciation of $40, 000 for the deficiency in the a; propriation for salarica and expensen of Collcctors A meetfog of the ereditors of John F. Henry, Cugran & Co. was_held tu-day. The craditors said that the trade-marks owned bythe finn were worth fully $160,000, aud that they ought to bo included i the nssets. A resolutlon was ardupted that & Receiver be appointed whu would opon tho door of tiie convern, and continue bust- ness, Benjamin Ii. Dewoy was appointed tem- porary Keelver o take charre of the business and depoeit the funds dafiy in bank, on whisky, and were endeasoring to compel the warchouse-men to sell at 90 centa per gallon, The Commirsioner thought the Government conld Tos nothing by the bill. It appoarsthat some members of the Committee are atrongly opposed to it. The vote will be taken Monday. BMITIH. 7The Senate Committce on Military Affairs has sofereed the nomtnation of J. F, dmith, now Ap- potntment Clerkof the Treasury Department, to lowever, that all Postmasters were not ahle to rsist the soductive offers of the niachine-man, for a Special Agent of the Depurtment reported hnt ho (the machine-man] Liad on liaud §0,000 in stamps, which he was selling in New York BENATE. Wasniyarox, Il C., March 22.—Mr, Dorsey introduced a bill to abolish the Bosrd of Police Commtssioners of the Distrlct of Columbla. Referred. . Mr. Eaton submitted a vreamble and resolu- tion declaring 1t ts alleged that Benjamin Noyes, & citizen of ty, s%-‘mmcs and evigence of this grest ahuse coulil be multipiled by the score. 1t has grawn 80 great that, in almost every eity, in addition to the neizhborhood of small oflecs, stampa cat very few, but prodiglous proud, They-have a candidate for cvery offico, and expect the He. publicana and better class of Democrata to fur- nish the votes, us aiter the oflices are fllled trom thelr ranks what Is left of the party Is exceed- Ingly amall. Darssy sent bonds in blank from here to Iad- ley, the Little Rock Postmaster, his appointee, requesting that these bonds be signed by zood hondemen and certified to by Hadley, the namo of the bidder befng left blank, If that could be proved, the act would be undoubtedly a violation of -law, both on the part of 8cnator Dorseyand of Hadley, Wilshire DID SION 8LUCIL A BID s aurety, and thinks ho can make it good, how- over the blank may have been filled. He also stated that Postmaster Hadley told him that Renator Doraey requested this, and that Hadley showed Wilshire a letter from Dorsey making such a request. Upon cross-examination, Wilshiro testificd that the letter was not in Senator Dorscy's handwriting, and he could not remember that Tostmaster Hadley prefixed tho word ‘'Ben- ator’ to Dorsey. The effort, apoorently, of the cross-cxamination was to show that tho Dorsey in queation was the brother of tho Senator, and not tho Scnator himself. Wilshiro testified pos- itively, however, that hla understanding was that the request came from the Bonator, Dor- sey claims that 1IE CAN RXPLAIN EVERTTINRG. It hie can, it would scem neceseary o explain that this request was not made by him, and tkac the Dorscy spoken of by Hadley to Wilshire wea not Scnator Dorsey. Thers can bo no doutt that Postmaster Hadley wrongfully certified to the bond unlesa the dates have all been chianged, for Wilshire swears that thebond tions for the position of Pavmaster, and on his services In the army, Cockrell has been for- nished with a capy of Gen, Smith’s army record. Thore Is nothing in it very atriking, and Cock- relt will next Tuesday simply Iay thls record be- fore the full Commiltee, when discussion will ensue, and It is sald that tho action of the Com- mittes upon the nomination will also be deter mined npon then. TIIR RESUNPTION REPEAL BILL. There s n dlornsman on tho part of certain Democrats to force the {mmedlate passage In he Senate of the bill to repeal the Resumption act, Hereford, of West Virginia, moved to dis- charge the Finance Commiitce of that bitl. His proposition Weat over until Monday, It 1s doubtiul whether strength cuough can be se- cured to enforce the discharge of the Cominit- tee. [t now seccms probable that the Commit- tee will soon act upon it. VProphecies as to the actfon of tha Committes aro not as ubundant as they were beforo Beeretasy Bhermau's loter- view. . u u . Pattersons Constable, Pat Housted; School “The chargo which {8 evidentiy sought to be sus- | PR Vrneor'of the United Statesarmy,to Seo- | be purchased for leas than thelr value. They the United States and of Conuceticut, on the 11tn | of Internal Reyenue; and $11,002 to cnayle the A Trustee, (h Lu-Vance. ' The Nationals here talned before the Committeo s, that Benstor | ME*TEecl Tor hlarepart on Smith's qualilca- aro purchased ot the small offices, aud #old o ,:’,!, March, 1878, i Washington, war arrssed aud | Jecteiory of et 16 Sop ‘}’,,;",',;‘,,’,lfi,‘;’.",;“"’.‘,‘j,“‘,‘;";} TARRYTOWN, N. ¥ 4 ¢ are ‘mmned withont due process of law, and in vio- ation of the richts of a citizen; that ble kidnap- rs took from his peraon papern, and refnsed n?m ho privilego of consulting with his friends and counsely therefore, Resolred, Tuat the Judiclaty Committes be di- rected 10 tnquire into the subject and roport (here- on; that the Committeo have power to send for persons and papers, eic. After a brief discussion, Its farther considera- tion was pustponed until Monday, Mr. Herctord eafled up the resolution snbmit- ted by hlin yesterdny, loatructing tho Commit- tee on Finance to report within one week the Honse bill to ropual the Bpecio-Resumption act, together with thele action thereon, If any atall bave been had, Mr, Bayard eald that such = resolntion was tinu- sual in Its character, and it conld not pasa withoat discaeslon, As but fiftecn minutes of the morning hour remalned, he suggested that the resolution be 1ald aaide until next week., After a brief discassion, Mr., Hereford conrented that_Its fartnor considerstion ba postponed until "Tuesday next. r. Hoar, from the Committco on Privilozes and Riectins, reported back tle Senate resolution to paynohn Ray and Willlam L. McMiilan the com- penaation and mileage of Senators for the unex- plred term of Whllam P, Keliogg in the Fory- second Congrese, with an amendient to pay them cach, instead of cumpensation and mile- sge. Ordered printed and to e on the table. Sr, Conkling. from tho Comnmittey on thé Ju- dlclary, reported adversely on the Senate bilt In reistion_to docketinz judemests recovered in courts of the Uujted Staies, to make thoma lien on real estate, and ji was indefinlioly postooned, “The Vico-1'restdent lsid before the Senato a com- munieation from the Secretary of War incloaing o letter from the Chief of Engineces recommending an appronriation for continuing examinations in TARRYTOWN, N. Yui March 22.—The fallure of the National Bank of Tarrytown cansca great cxcitement among the people. Bome fndizna- tion is expressed that the bank officers should have recelvod deposits up to the closo of busl- ness yesterday, when they kuow the bank must suspend to-doy. The Examiver threw outn large amount of worthless paper which the bank had been catrsing for some time, and the Buvrrvlsor of Uroenburg, who is Prosi- dent of the bank, had the vubile moners under his control withdrawn rome «ays bofore the faflure, The County Treasurer also draw out his depomts, Suveral parties holding trust. funds deposited tu the bauk ara greatly embar- rassed. Reliable assets, includlog cash on hand 20,000, are esthnated not to exceed 80,000, Liabillt{es, 8123,000. The Examiner fotind about 810,000 of worthicss paper in the bank. in tho clllul’lml « large amount of mones real- Toe Egevum;lflg;t;flr Office during the balanco of sent flacnl year, The bill was then reported to the Senate, and the question belng ou’ concurring_in the amend- ments made in Committes of the Whole, Mr. Mat. thews moved Lo stelke out of the lstter part of tho amendment reported by the Commitiee on Appro- printiond In regard to timber depredations tho woran **no mouey horein appropriated shall be uned to ¢ollcet any charge for wood ar timper cut on poblie lands in the Tertitorics of tha United Statos for the nse af actual scttiers in the Territo- rles, and not for export,* aod Insert in llen thereuf aclause authorizing the Recretary of the Intetior to license tha cutting of wood or timber on such 1ande fof tho use of actual soitlers, and not for ox- port, and to chargs onabdie prices therofor, nut oxcecding 26 conts per curd stumpnge for woad and &1 per cord for thnber, i Mr. Windom raiscd & nointof order that the pro- poscd amendment would be gencral legislation on an appropriation, and therefors conid not be re- celved. "The poinit of order was sustatned, The ‘amendments made In Committee of the Wholo were ngeced to, and tho bill was read a third time and pasacd. After exccutive sesaion, sdjonrned 1} Monday. ized, both by tho Postmaster who sclls themn orlginally, and’the middle party or the pur- chager. It is certain that Congress will put a stop to the abuxe by somc means or others but cvery day's delay causcs a large loss to the Gov- ernment. 3 NOTES AND NEWS, THE DRPICIRNCY BILL. Epeetat Diepalch to The Tribune. Wasiinatoy, D. C., March 22.—In the dle- cusslon of the Deflciency bill i tho Senate, the Democrats manifested much greater liberallty than the Houss Democrats, An amendment, suthorizing thqemployment of thirty-two nd- dltional clerks in the Surgeon-General's office to facllltate the work of Lringing up the arrears of pensious was adopted. NOTES' ARREST, Senator Eatou's resolution, offered in the Benate to-day, dirceting the Judiclary Commit- tec to Inquire into the facts attending the arrest of President Noyes, of tho Natlonal Capital Life- Insuranco Company, was presoated after con- sultation with two of the members of the Judi- clary Committee, who sdvieed Mr, Eaton to offer {t. The detectives who wade the arrest called on Senator Eaton to-day, shortly atter the reso- lution was presented to the Senatp. They sald that the roquisition for Mr. Noyes’ arrest, slzned by the Qovernor ot New Jereey, was in thelr possesslon when they called upon Mr. Noyes to arrest him, Seuator Eaton asked them to give their season for not OTTAWA, TLL. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. OtTAws, Ill,, March 22.—The Democratle County Central Committee mot fo L. M. Brew. er's office to-doy and {esucd a call for a dele- gote Conventlon to meet on Aprild to elect delegates to the State Convention. The quus tlon was raised whether the Independents, or otlier sitlar political factions, should be allowed to unite with them, and it was declded o the negatlve, *‘Liberals,” “Greenbackers,” ' Na- tionals,” etc., are thereby read out of the old Bourbou party of La¥alle County, RITODE ISLAND DEMOCRATS, Puovipesck, R I, March 23.—The Demo cratic State Convention to-duy nominated J, B, Barnaby for Goyernor, aud Isaae Lawrence for Lientenant tiovernar., Other yominatlons are: I, 11 Robinsan, See. retary of State; Charlea H. Page, Attorncy Gencral; Thomas W, Dezar, General Treasure't e e—— THE RAILROADS. PENNSYLVANIA ROAD, PriLApsLUaiA, March 22.—~The Committes appointed at the annual meeting of the Pepn- sylvanta Rallrond Company to act in conjunc- tlon withs the Dircctors to vreparo o tieket for CLEVELAND, Spectal Dispaleh to The Tribune CLEVELAND, O., March 22.~A, Jaukan, wholes salo deuler In Jewelry and watchos, who. has for a long tiine done business upon Superior strect, to-day made an assignment to J. B, Heller, It sccins to bo rather difficult Lo ge at the exact statcnent of thy affairs just vet, but it fs safe to say that Lis liobilitics are’ $17,000 and his asscts loss than 3,000, % COINAGE BILL. TROPOSED SUPPLEMENTART LREGISLATION. Wasnisatos, D. C., March 22.—Mr. Steoh- cns, Chafrmap ot the Committee on Cotne age, reported a bill to amend the laws on tho subject of cofnnge, to perfect o donble metallle standard, to provide for issuing gold and stiver bullion certificates, and to retire certaln sliver colns now fn use. Ordered printed and recommitted. “Tho first scetlon provides that colnage of gold and sllver bullion shall be on an equal footing, and on tho same terms and conditions; that Is to say, the actual cost of colnage of each shall uouse. Mr. Wara (P'a.) Introduced a bill supplementary to the Hlomestead laws of the Unlted Sates, pro- vhllu,f that porsons bous fide lnluumm’ to muke actua] entry and acttloment undor the flomeatead acts, shall “reccive, through the Secreta Tuterlor, free mmrnmu:m fur thomsclyes, fomi- Jies, farming utculs, sud personal effects to thelr new humes, and also to seeds for two years' cultl- vatlon. At the end of the morning hour, 3Mr. Atkinsin. troduced a bill to provide for tho moro economical | survey of the public lands, Heferrod. Alsg, 8 resolutlon dirccting the Committes on Pullic Lands to tuqutre into the present rystem of conatructing public_ bullaings, snd whether uny PLAINFL Bprelal Dispateh to The Tribune. Jotaxt, [il,, March 23.—~Paul H. Munroc, a Pinfnfield farmer, has fulled for 812,000, of which 88,700 {s sceured. 1ls nsscts muount to cetlon’ with the cooatruciion of i Dire for th ing year, was in blank on tho day he elgned it, and it up- | be paid by tho owner, producing i, and they replied that Mr. Nose | S5 Vark. Misiary (River, m;?.?’gfld?“"" A4'). cuknaca can be made fu such afetem fo peomolotie | 80000, atation af renl. catuisy el Sikl T et oo Thonons wests van cogriades Pears’ o have been certifiod Lo by tho Post. | - The sccond section requires tho Sccrctary of | dld not require’thom to do so. In thiscon- | Alko 8 c e e Chiaf of oty oy | Tie House then went into, Committce of the f1slabara, Theticket agreed upon wasas followa: Thomiss A, Scott, Joalah Dacon, Wistar Morris, John M, Kennedy, Bamuel M. Felton, Alex, Biddle, N. Parker Shortridge, Henry L. Phitlips, ‘Henry . Welsh, . B, Cumminga. The twa Inst siumed are [ place of Alex. J. Derbyshire, of T'hiladelphia, and John Scott, of Pittsburs, Welsh Is President of the Amerfean Steanship Company, and Cummings is President of w Girard National Bank, master on the same day. Tho law providus that auy Postmaster who shall afllx his signaturcgto 118 approval of any bonds of a bidder before the ‘bond 1s signed by the bidder SHALL BR FORTIWITI DISMISSED from office, be forever disqualitied from holding 1ho office of Possmaster, sud be decined Txllty of a misdeinesnor, to be punished on convletion by a fine not exceeding £5,000 or be imprisoned pot exceeding one year, or both, It seems, therafore, that I tho bonde alloged, which n; pear to be prima facle proof, can be sustaluod, the Little Rock Postmaster is in an emnbarrass- 1ng situation. ‘WILSHIRE'S STATEMENT, To the WWestern Asociated Press. ‘Wasitxaon, D, C., March 23.—1In the Inves- tigation which the House Post-Ufiice Commit- tee s making into tho system of :ail contracts, testimony waa taken to-day of W. W. Wilshire, a practicing Jawyer of Little Rock and a Repre- sentative in the last Congresa from the State of Arkansas. The substance of ft was that last January the Postmaster of Littlo Rock, Hadley, Jiad asked him to sign =a surcty a batch of bids for carrying tho mails on routes in Arkansas and the Indlan Territory, llwle( {informed him that thesa bids had been sent bim from Wash- ton by Benator Dorscy, with a request that they should be perfected and forwarded to Wasbing- ton. Aftera delny of ten days or two weeks, ‘Wilshiro went to Hadley's offico and signed his mamo us surety Lo o baten of 1llty or wmoro bids. Theso bids were fa blank, with tho exception of the number and terminal points of tho routes, and of the amaunt of pennlty. The unmes of the biddersor amount of the bids were aot fu any of them. ‘Thero wasno other pame to them us surety when be signed them, but he was understond they were afterwards signed by other surety, G. W, McDiarmld, of Lit- tio Kock. He biad sinco called at the Post-Ofllca Dopartment to ascertain the names of the bid- ders, ond to notify the Department of the in- formallty (f 4 wers nuul\{; He had .y been able to find oue of the bids signed by d that bid was fn the name of John M. and purported to have been signed by ttested beforo a Notary Public in Wilshire could not testify as to ignature was genuino or not. ‘k bad becn since last summer aresldent of New Mexico, and he had uot heard of Ins befug in this sectfon of the coun- (r{ since be had gone to New Mextco, Wilshire was oxamined closely as to the value of his rcal estate, which ke placed at $40,000. THE TIMBER FIGIT, PINALLY DISPOSED OF. &pecial Dispateh ta Tha Tridbune. Wasuiveron, D, C., March 21—Tho tnter- minsble timber debato fn the Scnste closed with but little further demonstration. It Lud beun expected that Benstor laine would reply 10 Btanley Matthews, but hio chose not to do o, and the amoudment which has furnishod the text for all this dcbate was foally adopted by the somewhat extraordinary voto of 43 yeas to4 nays. Tho negative votes wers Wudlelgh, of New Hampshire, Cameron, of wisconsin, Republicans; Kernau, of Now York, and Bay- ard, of Delaware, Democrats. Late lo the day thero was s littlo passage between Benators loar and Bargent, Senator Hoar had dlscov- ered a speech made by Bargect In the House In Decetber, 1869, in whica tho latter cowplsined of scts slmflar to thuse now charged eyratnst Beeretary Schurz. Benator Hoar made the point that this speech of Sargeut's showed that the policy adopted by Schurz wus as loug B8R0 a8 1500 tho BETTLED FOLICY OF TUB GOVERNMENT. Barent was compelied to admit that such a pullcy then, fn fuct, exiuted, but claimod that uftera few sporudic attempts it was uot en- forced. Blaine, too, sald that Mz, Nowlsu, who wrote the fctter read by Mattbews uv.erdnfl; Wwas aD ugent of the Mwur{ of the Juterior the gulse of a cliizen, Matthews did oot deay that he was such an agent, but sald that he was nection Scnator Eaton says that bo has letter from Mr, Noyes slnce his arrest, In which it fs asserted that he (Noyes) asked tho detectives to produco tho requlsiiion ot tuo time they ar- rested him, when one of them produced hand- cuffsand replied, **That's tha requisition.” Sen- ator Eatou feels conildent the Judiclary Com- mittes will bring all tho facta to light it "ho csn get bis resolution udopted by the Senate. THR LATE REPRESENTATIVE LEONARD. Mr, Leonard, of West Chester, tha father of the 1ato ilon, John E. Leonard, whoso tragis death in Havana was 80 tecently recorded, arrived There to-day to learn such facts conuected with his son’s misston to Cuba and his unbappy dcath na the officers of the Government mlght possess. Ropresentative Ward, of the Chester District, showed Mr. Leonard cvery ntteution, aud the two gentlenien had an interview with Secretary Evarts to-day, The State Dopartment had just received a’longthy communication from the Consul General at Havana, giving tha details of the sickuess und death of the young Congrossman, 1llo was selzed with tho ;;Iremunuury chill on Bunday, the 10th fnst., while fn thy” small bont on hls way to the steamer to_snil for hoine. Mo re- turncd to his botel and grew worse until Fri- dav, the 16th, when he died, The best medical skill and most nsalduous attention wore ron- dered. The State Department hos sent tele- graphic orders to have the remalns forwarded to Now York, but It has not yetlearned whether tho vessel wnlalu(nfi:h:m Las malled. Every attentfon will pald both b{ tho Department and tha ~mcembers of tho Jlouse. Subsequently Mr, Leonard visited the Bpanish Minister and Madamo Mantills, with whom tha deceased was well acquatnted, and who cxprosacd great aympathy for his untimely decease. Nothing of a definlte choracter Lias been uscertained by Mr. Leonard regarding hils son's misslon to Ciba, but he says there haye beey, as ho belleves, many erroncous statements published. IN THE JIOUSH, The House gave the wholo day to rrlv-u bills. Most of them were pension bills, — Among them was one for Mrs. Guthrle, widow of "Capt. Guthrle, of tho Life-Saving o} ife by attempting to reacue tlie crew of the Huron. ‘Thcro was also o bill for the rellef of the widow of tho late Uen, Cus- {:’r. d).vbb-'h sdlows u credit of §3,000 on & surctics n 703 KEEPE hias been here for some days on & mysterious misaion. It is hinted that his visit hos some re- latfon to the Custon-louso investiyation, and that be Is tie bearer of sowne coutldential fnfor- mation. TUS PRO-TATE CONTHOVERSY, Wasmnoron, 1. C., March 22.~Kepresonta- tive Chalmers, in behait of the sub-comnmitteo churged with tho consideration of the pro-rate controversy, made u report Lo the full Co.nmit- teo ou Paciflc Rallronds to<iay. Tho sub-com- mittee recommend the passage of a blil provid- ing for the appointment of a Faciie Hallrond Commlssioner to establish rules and regula- tions (subject to tha approyal ot the Sccretary of the Iuterior) to fioveru tho operation and use of the several Pacitle Rallrosus and branches, and to uversee the observance thereof, so as to alford ani secure Lo the public and ths tovern- meut sl the advantsges of communication travel, and transportation, as stipulsted and de- fined in the acts of Conzresa retating to the op- cration and uso ol sald s a8 ono connucted, cuntiuuous lue, and themutual rigbte and dutles of sald companivs until the same be fouud to be fuconslstent with the requircinents of sald acts ol Congress by a fiugl deico of the conrts of the United States. The Commissioner is to be supolnted by she President and confinned by the Seuate, sad to give bondudn $300.000, pay- able to the Lnited Stutes, for the use of any sud all parties that may beuggrieved, andconditioned upos the falthful perforinance of bis duties. CONPIRMED. The Beusta confrmed George Ritchle as Re- ceiver of Public Moneys at Boonewille, Mo.; Jo L. Mabup, Indlun Agent at La Polut Agency, 5. Collectors of Customs—Ivery Lord, Saco, The ::\'hol. (Mr. Mills {n tho chair) ou private calen- ar. The Committea disposed of & large number of bills, and tlien rose and reported "them 0 the liouse, and tuoy wera passed (principally Penslon biils) tu the number Of about forty. Among them aro bills pensloning the widowa of Rexr-Admiral Hijas 11, Stelngham, Lieut.-Col. James Totton, and Commodore Jerry J, Tatten, and a bill to puv the widow of (ien, Custer $1,000 for money paid on her father's esiata to the Government on a forfoited ond, A bill was alro passed pensioning the widows and minor children of Licuts, Gulbris aud Hurf. man, who were drowned In rondering aasistance ”l’fx‘ff“}:“d"" wrecked Il\uo;n, 1 30, t anting an increass of pension, $30, to o widaw ot'mfi). Craly, Chisf of Ordnance, was amended in Commiites of the Whole by fixiug it at 50, and this amaunt gavo rise to discussion jn the 1ouse, and waa finally adoptedand pussed, On matlon of Mr. Crittenden, the Henate bill to authorizo the Worthington & Bioux Falls Railroad Company (0 extond fta road Juta _the Terntory of Du(;mln 10 the Villlage of Sioux Falls was taken up a nd passed, Mr. Iunton fntrodniced & bill to reorgunize & systewm of superintondence of raltroads, Reforred, “ho Llouse (hen adjourned till Monday, MORE STAYS. ‘The Pernlclous Effrot of Eastern Examplo Already Felt In tho Weat. Bpeciat Dispaich 1o The Tribune. CincinNats, 0., March 23.~The people in Central and Western Kentucky, tho richest sericultural reion in Amerlea, are organizing & crusade upon the Legislature for tho passage of a sweepg Stoy law to defer the collection of debts. Retiable men from thosa elstricts now at the Capital declara that, unless deblors are protected from thelr creditors in tho East and clsewhere, n widespread ruin will result throughout the blue-graas reglon, The products of tho Countics of Unlon, Davioss, Headerson, Hopkins, and Christian have devreciated cnorniously in value, Leaf tobacco, which a year ago sold for $12.50, now brings only $2.30, Potatoes, which then brought 50 centa to 00 cents, can not bo sold now for 10 cents, Other products have declined in lka proportion, and the fine stock business fs utterly flat. These gentlemen de- clare that, it & Btay law Is nol passed Immedi- ately, downright lawlcssness 1s bound to snsug. As soon o8 Eastern capitalists and other crei- itors begin to enforcy the collection of heir clalms thero will be armed, orgunised, and, necessarv, bloody resistance. Some of the wealtbiest mon’ in that sectlon, who are thewnselves out of debt, doclaro that they will promptly join such resistance ratber thaan sc thelr neizhbors’ rnmperty crifieed for one- sixth or uve-teoth of ila actual valuc. On the other hand, reports from ths rural districts of Oh'o and Inalana are more encouraging than they have been for two or thres years. Mer- clobla are having a goud trade, farmers have sold the beavy crops of Jast year for falr priccs, and aro looking for large crops tho coming soason. the Treasnry to recelve on deposit silver bul- 1on, {n whatever quantities offcred, and to have 1t assayed and put In suitablo bars, properly stamped, and to fssue certificates therelfor, just as certificates are now lssted for gold bulilon and gold and siiver coln. Such certificatos are to tndicate nnd represent the value of the bul- Tion so deposited In standard siiver dollars of 4133 gratns, and aro to baye the same force and efTeet as othor coln certificates, and to b alike receivable In paymens of sll public dues; and bulllon so_deposited is to be retalned 1o the Treasury for the payment of iho certificates. ‘The depdsitor is to pay tho expenso of yiog and stamping of the bullion, and of its coluaze. The Becretary of the Treasury is to have tho right of converting such bullion_futo standard »lf\'cr dollars, and Lo take up such certificatesin coin or In bulljon, at his option. Tho third scction prohibita further coluage of the 20-cents 5-cent, and B-ent silver pleco. The fourth section makes fractional or sub- aldiary allver colns a Jegal-tender to thoamount of $20, and authorizea 1ts redemption at the Treasury in logal-tender monoy,when preseated 1n sums of §10) or aver. Tho Aith section authorizes tho continuance ot the colnage of trade-dollurs, cxclusively for foreign trade, but limits tho mmount to $750,~ 000 per month, NEWSPAPER MAILS. CONCESSIONS LIKCLY TO DB GRANTED, Bpectal Dispateh to The Tribune. ‘WasmingTon, D. C., March 2.—>Members of the iouse Post-Office Committee speut somo time to-day iuconsidering the protests made to 1Le scction prohibiting any sccond-class matter from belng carried on pust-rouites outsido of the malls. It seems almost certain that the Com- mitteo will strike out theso scctions before re- porting tha bill back to the House. Thero is auother provislon of tho bill which Is sttracting much outside attention, namely: The provision that fixes tho rato of transient papers weighiog two ounces at 1 cent, and muy fraction over maklog the 2 cent rate becessary, It appears that thero are & larze pumber of promiuent dallies, siogle coptes of which welgh a small fraction over two . ounces, and on account of this trifiing fractionabove tho general average of dally uewspapers, wolch 18 & very small fraction under two ounce b~ scribers to theso dallics are obliged double transient postage {f they deafre to sen their papers occasionslly or reularly to fricnds. An eflort {8 being mads to have tho Post-Oitics Committes either agres that o alogle copy of auy newspaper wclghlng nearer two than three ounces may go at the single, or onc-cent, rate, or, In other words, to give tho bencfit of a frac- tion within balf an ounco to senders of translent malter rather than to the Governwent. TIIE STAMP ABUSE, 1IOW GOVERNMENT BUSTAINED A LOSS, DURING THE PAST YEAR, oF $2,000,000, From Our Oun Carreaponudent, ‘Wasmnaron, D, €., March 19.—The anoual report of Postmaster-Ueneral Key to Congress ‘was accorupanicd by the reports of his assist- auts. These documents have been printed. All of thewn are uscful to those interested in postul aflalrs, buv the report of Mr, A.D. lazen, the Third Assistant Postmastor-General, 1s of value to the general public, It is devoted principally to the abuses of the postal service, and tho loss to tho postal revenue, by the Irregular sale of postage-stamps. Of this the country bhas heard a good deal duripg the past ycar, and o stop it a bl Is now pending before Cobgress. The Irrogulsr sale ol stamps gruws out of » desire of Postmsaters of the fourth class—comprising of the United Stales, stating that tho clerical forco allowed bis office was inndeguate to keep up tho work, and sugzesting that alx additional clerke be allowed, Referred, ‘At tha expiration of the morning hour considora- tion of tho Pacific Itallroad Blnking-Fand bill ‘wai restmied, and Mr, McDonald, a membor of the Ju. dioiary Commlttcs, #poke in favor of the bill re- ported by that Committce. ~Lie roviewed at langtn the Paclile Rallroad acts of 1 and 1804, the bonds and lands received by these companies, e1c., And argued that the ~companies had provided for the Pl]mm\l of the debt due the Govornment. Tle reforred to the declsion of the Supreme Court of the United Htates, that tho companies nead not pay the Iutereat untll tho malarity of the dout, and aaid_tho United tatos oVEry year woul ay out for interest on account SFtne Union Tucide Natiraad 81, 000,000 over and Above the amount ruceived back from ball the transportalion account and O percent fund; =0 that tho Goverament would pay out 842,000,000 by the time tho debt matured, This amoun! addadto the present arrears of the Company, wonl ke il total 870,041,012, On account'of tue Central Pacifio Ilallroad Company the (uvernment would pay out_for intercat every year $1,171, 1HO, which 1n twenty«two years, beforo jthe maturity of the deut, will amount tw $i5, Tulh, 450, which, adaed to the present arroars of the Company, will ;l’lll‘"! tho total indebtedness ducthe Government ELyina, N, Y, Mareh Chomung suspetided - paymenta to-day, It was a private banking tnstitution conducted by Henry . Beadle, who makes an assieninent to ¥, U, Halband 8, L, Glilett, Amount of deposits, $230,000; discounts und overdralts rcr‘urtud ut $200,000. Berlous loss to depositors is feared, ROCNESTER, N. Y. Rocnrstan, N. Y., March 22, —Jarvis, Lord & Co., whotesale lquor dealers and rectiliers, wado an assigument to-day, P STATE AFFAIRS. TOWA, Dus Moines, Ia,, March 22.—1In the afterncon sesston of the Senate the followlng bills passed: To appropriate §5,433 for the Boldiers' Orphans’ Home at Davenport; appropriating $2,500 for the Boys® Reforin Scbool at Eldors; appropriat. 1ng 82,400 for the Collego of the Blind; appro- priating §01,874 for the suditionsl Peaitentlary at Anatnos: In the House the following billa passed: Relating to vacanclea fn offices whoso fucum- Vents aro chosen by tho Ueucral Asrombly; to legalizo tho acts of Huards of Directors of the Independent diatrict of Fort Dodge, Webster County; in relation to the payment of money Into tho State Treasurys to abolish the Prepara- tory or Sub-Freshmen Depirtinent ot the Stato University; to provide tor lesslig thu convict lshor of 'the State; In relution to the publication sud distribution of laws; to provids for the olection of & Presideut of Behool Boards; tor the protection of ceme- teries in the State of Iowa; to tax sleeping and dining care'not owned by railronds operated in this State; to provide for uvpening dralus to ba constructed botween two ur mors adjoinlng counties; flzing the number of barbs upen a lawful wlre tence; W‘ alary of the Dls- trict Attorney at 82, ver annuing to abollsh fees in cases of forvclosure of morlgages aud wrlttsu coatracts; to promote flsh cuiture ln tho State; to autburize Boards of Bupervisors to sell swamp lands; to provide that approuch. es toall county bridges suall by bullt’ by the county. Tho’hlll appropriating $1,000 to the Deat and Dumb Asylum ut Council Bluits was ordered to cigrossment. Des Moixes, In., March 22—Gov. Qear to- day appolnted Chartes L. Puclos, of Burling- tun, Judga of the First Judicial buistrict, and Dewitt C. Richman, of Muscatine, ns _Cireult Judge of the Beevad Cireult of the Beventh Judicial Distriet, Theso svpolutinents areuu- der th new law, an additionat Cireait Judge to the two districta nawed. - MISSOURI RIVER BUSINESS, At a meeting held yesterday, of which R, 8 Btevens was Chalrman, tho Chicazo & Alton, Chleazo, Burlington & Quiney, Chilcago, Rock Island & Pacifie, Mannibal & 8t. Jo, and the Kansas Clty, 8t.Jo & Councli Blufls, ageced to gct together on all Missouri busiuess. ~ 3. John Crumpton was appointed jolut agent of tho roads, and I8 to be known as the General West- ern Agent, Hewlll havean offica at Kanaas City amdt bave full chargeof the Enat-bound business of the ronds. Like authority was confurred og Mr. JJ. W, Mideloy, who Is"dubbed Commissior er, and will have chiarge of the weat-bouud busk ness, with oflice at tho Orand Pacllic Lotel The arrungement {8 to last until May L i1 npoke of the power of Congresn to make pro- vislou for the snymem of this money, which nad only been losned to the companics, it was nut mofiey given 10 them, Any me3suro to compeltho compunios 10 pay the money would bo Just, 'which diu no moro than to witnhold the dividenda from atuckholders to pay a loan. The atockholders had 10 right to dividonds while the loau was unpro- vided for, The bill reported by the Judiciary Com- mittce, howaver, was (ar {nsida of thle proposi. tion, and would stall leave dividends sfter provid. ing for the parment of the loan. ile commented on tho bill reported by tho Committes on Hall- ronds, and said under It the whole amount of crodity, priveipal and infereet, on the 842000, - 000 to bo paid Jata the Binking Fund by the Union Paciic during twenty-two yoara before the wma-. turity of the debt would be 845,838,470, The Cen- tral Pucific fioad would recoive' equai credite, making o total of 801,717,338, the credits of tho two comuanies atthe malurity of the dabt, upon elcithey will have paid into the Treantry S5+ PAID. Bpeeta? Dispateh to The Tribune. BrRiNarIELY, L., March 22.—[o the Btate Auditor's oftlce to-lay wore canceletl, tho same being pald, $15.500 bonds tesucd by Montlcello ;rm:mh&?, 'Platt County, inaldof the Monticello rua AT DANVILLE, VA, DANVILLE, Vo, March 2%.—Tho Farmers' Tobacco Warchouse, Hutchings, Thowmas, & Couway yproprictors, the factorles of Keen & Keen, L, P. Stovall & Co., R. J. Jones, Embrey & ltedd, J, T. Keen, and Arnett & Wemple, the African’ First Baptist Chureh, elx cheap ferie- ment houses, and two storehouses were de- stroyed by fico this morufug, Other butldings were mioro or less damaged. Half o mililog pounds of leal tobacco and BO,00 nounds of manufactured were lost. ‘Total loss, $80,000; iusurance, $30,000. ——— NEAR KNOX, IND. Bpecial Ditpaich §0 The Tridune. Knox, Ind,, March 23.—The dwelling-house balf & mlila from Knoxou thofaras of Mrs, Ruth A.sand Jefferson Wilholm was deatroyed by firo 1aat pixht sbout 11 o'clock. Covered by fnsur- suce of §400 [n the Coptinental Insurance Cow- pany. Supposed to be the work of an 1o- cendiary. ,000. 1o had 1o bellof at all that thls propas llluun would weot with sny great favor in tho Sen- ate, 1In conclusion, he argned that Congress had full vl"| l|0 pass the bill roported by the Judiclary ‘ommirteo, Mr, Morrimon thot took the floor, with the un- derstanding 1bat ho would apeak upon the Sinking. Fund Uil Monday next. 1t wan thenlaid nsido with the understanding that it shoald not lose its placeas uafniehed busivess. tho Senate ree sumed consideration of tho lioass Lill authotlzing 1 tary of the Troasury to smploy tamporary king_aporopriation for the eame; g apprupriatious for detecting trespace on puviic lands, and for bringing Into market pul It lands in ceriain Statos, aud for other purposas. Thy pending ?luulwn wns Oon the ameniment of l{r ock tothat of tha Committee on Appropri ations, Mr. Beck, in cxplaining his IHI“\\’JMM.I ghe object of 1t was to apj ly to unsarveyed lai fn tho 'Torritories, but nul to affect any oryaulsed ‘State or survoyed lands, 1 there was any faultin the Jaws In regard totimber-lands, he Commit- tee on Public Lunds frame & 1aw to renicdy tho de- fect, The Cominities on Approyriations had no powor Lo place SUEh D AMEnduIoDt |n D AP0 pristion bif), He would go as far as any man o protect sotll on the public Jsnds, aud he must protest sgainet the Committes on Approptiutions being chursed with hosility to the weitler becouse they did not feel anthorised to chiange the laws relating to public landw, lle con- deinned the employment of spies, snd said the Governmout shuuld not use them escent io cascs of great exizency. lie did not submil Lis amend. qeut to glve auy power fo the Becrelary of the Interlor to lutarfore Indlscrimiuately with the property of other pouple, bul as lony as the Qove ernmenthaa the property it must be guarded in aome way. After turther diecossion, Mr. Beck modified his amendmende #0 that it should apply to unsurveyed lands Ju‘;ne Territoriesor)y, and as modided 1t was agreed $0. e nacutlon then being on the amendment of the Commlites on Approprlatlons ss amunded by i uj M!’!.n -;k, 1t was : r_}‘od’ loK—yeu, 4;& ,—Uayurd, Camercn (Wis.), Keroan, an ol ony voltng 1 the togative, " AT CINCINNATT. CixcinwaTs, March 22.—Long, Clommens & Drury's wholcsalo palnt and varnlsh store, o0 Raco strect, was damsged by firs this morniog tothe exteut of §13,000; fosured fu Clucinnat! companies, $15,000. AT ELMIRA, N, X, Evstaa, N. Y., March 22.-~John I Nicks' to- g‘ucco foctory was burood last night. Loss BOUTII CAROLINA. Nxw Yous, March 23.—A Columbia (8. C.) dispatch says tho (eneral Assembly of Bouth Curolins yesterday, by an uveewhelming vote, aud In the face of & most determined opposi- tlon ou the pary of thoss who may be properly called the * Madical ¥ Democracy, passed & pre- amblo and resolution directed to the concilia- tiun of the natlunal sentiment of the country. Tho preamble recites that, while sdherin steadfustly to the detormiuation that the lead- era ln the systen of plunder, whoreby the re- sources of the Alate’ were drulued, “shall be brought to wall-merited mlulnzmenc1 1t is not desired that vengeance should bo yisited upon those who were but the fnstrumont of the was- ter spirit. ‘Che resolution is as follows: Rasoleed, By tho louse of Nepresentatives, the Bouste_concurring, that his Excellency the Goy. eraor be uthorized and requssted, in case hs decms it expedient, to instruct an order of noile ruscqul to goenuud fn any of the prosucutions rought, or which may bs hmu{hl b} ————— THE WEATHER, Orricgor Tus CirEr B1aNAL OrriceR, Wasn- motox, D. G, March 23—1 & m.—tudications— Forthe Upper Lake reglon, clear or partly coudy weather, warm southerly veering to colder northwest winds, and falling followed by risiug baroietor, THE PITTSBURG RIOTS. PuILADELIEIA, March 23 ~The Specisl Com= mitteo of the State Legislature appoluted to investigata tha cause of the July labor rivts and conduct by the military at that time met tbis afternoon. R, A, Ammon, ot Pittsburg, who waa the head of tho Tralomen’s Cnlon at the tiwe of th strike, testiffod that Mayor Philiins scat for him sud advised him to resist uny st- temptod arrest. The citfzens offered tbe atrikers arws 1o resiss the troops; two prouis {neat cltizens haviog offereda bundred stand of arms each, He testiticd that onaof thesd cltizens went to seo Liim (Ammon) st Alleghenyi LOCAL OBSERYATIONS. - Cuioaga, March 332, . | BN, Weatker 130 41 | 63 6, 30/ o] 42 | 74 |8 (3.041| 40 | 60 8. 20,00 44 | 74 18, Miaii urs, ¥6. GENEBAL UBSBUVATIONS, Cuigauo. March 23~Midufght. ! y tho 518te, | told him bo hoped they woula stand up 10F "Th siueudmont as agreod 10-1s as followa: ¢ th Jound by thu Joint fnyestis e nd itents bl $ | about (4 percent of the whole uumber—to fu- | Me.: Jorael B. Adains, tireat Egg Hasbor, NoJoj | S:That “wh od 4hd Mibe Bati Bar, | Thr, | Iind. i Weaiher; | DaseC Upon the fucts iy thelr rights, aud furnishod them Arm: an od resident aud & bauker. Teller, of Col- 4 & Zise tnolr salasies by tho dispositiou of us large | Jofia G. Poote, Bandusky, O, AN | SThat wheto woud and Muber lsuds of the | Bationn jBu) T, _bind | Aot N2, | yatiog Cousmliles on public friads. mney, SAmmon sald be would give tha bauied Y ¥0.5% CORBITTERE e o biamps 38 bossleetnelr silarics | - Postmasteré—Goorks . i8bite, Mt. Vernon, | and ofisred for salein tho prover subdivisions | Fembiny - 283 8% 10 the Committce In private: fu bits oppostiiou to Sccretary Schurz, maved to | belag 3 unuiléslon o (i Bailies of, statuos Qifoben A Bunialr, Juneeville, ;)‘uc}\" A e Py e A T T fl"’“n'"u" il 8 CoLunsus, 0. ll?rgl‘gi- o the Scnate, & —‘—.}T—-— ¢ i el B v o . e! otives, etener, Farauns, Kaun.; Daulel . Anthon' 01 ulutl 3 L' JUMB & - i‘;;“f,m:: 'l,‘;‘o}‘,?p?fi:&'nu“a,m{,. . l"“g:‘,""a:' tho Postmwters receive 3 fxcd salary, 0o i Luécu»_’orlh, Kab.; Charles H. Prince, i CAE J;{:;J&‘u’_“fl,‘.‘"::“,;’.‘."':‘“‘.:"fi:‘i’.':‘:: m’fii 8 [Be el bill was totroduced to provide several peualtics Q““‘,’,SE‘A,L‘ fm”sm’_'lggyj'_mum. Shnistianey fuund couruge enough L thay | et bow geeat or ginall whelr sales uf stamps | gusta, Ua, N Wers in the Teeritarien and not for export from the w47 (8 fresd. o for ighting or heating raliroad-cars 80 a8 0 | o= \iiconsin’ and Algeris, from New York: thusc who tuok Uinber Tromsuricyed laagewere | 387 br:,) Tha pumlison pukl (e Potmuaaes | Uoriiodons EdWend . NicholsRear-Admiral, | {ereitory of he United Etated, whero the' timber D 8 5 W he cndanger human We. foe Wiacoustas-and 1geris, 08 0%, e Lulvius Fiadly afier quite o conteats e | SLC0,Y B e, | Y e vyt e A B et b0 sephct e s o] ‘A resorution to allow the people of Clncln- | , N YaRG, SUE o s, from fhaoust wut e s Sioun for tlo Lulerior | Suied oy the newber of stampysold, it la evl- | The Leaislative, Esecutive, und Judlefal Ap- | terciory,of tho Uukiedtatee, 1t shal be habte 1o gl hath to vos on the question of tssulug $10,000,- | Hromen: slceator, from Antwerp; Deamarks for the tunber clause, That wos Bl the Cope | dent hat 'Lv‘a‘nhxl:'f-:m t#x:x‘x::-:‘lx: ‘t:mhnrfi 3 nrfinrhwlsu ‘?mfl“ prxu:u’ul fll:v the B:Jutr(:om- :d“z:‘;o“ by Uoliea blates suthority wherever ) 000 fa bond, to completa the Southern Rallwsy | from London. e : i o | found. ¢ ¥ - —The' stesm and iay cose UD AlLost ADy thut on an Incl, | Wereby _thew salwies, - by - duposlug Foster, was to-duy reported 4 the full'Cow. [ 3HnE 820,000 for sullwey mall sxcutaand pustal e gantzotho State Board of Pablle Worka; to pro- | New York, was' towed in hero 10-day, Laving dental sendment. e iyt | Slh a0 s reanes "k expendituro of e Stawany 1ot th, el cervioe avs it Vide for loaslog “the public ‘worke' to | Broken hef shalt and lost her prope Lo whett al slvanlare 3 lged, .m 0 reduces 3 uditures 7 a0, 0} ! ¢l T e e vocurds of 1 | Of Iast year 3oe §U,000. Tho reduction 18 | Cvad s jedies frotn the T o, S1a . A colibeny, Whoes, SRDMAL IO WBAIL/mOk [ISBUAAOUL, ) THE COMMITTEES. ANOTUER MAILHOAD INVESTIUATION, Spectal Disputck 10 The Tribune, Wasuingro¥, . C., March 23—The Senate Cuwmmittee on Terrftorles to-day commeuced its {uvestigution of the charges preferred Lo Mr. Voorhees' resolution relative w the misman. agzewent of affulrs {n tho Jodia Terntory, The churges ure that bopds Lave boco 1ssued by the Soutbern Braueh of the Unton Facific Rallway aud other rallroads, based upou conditional grunts of the Indiap lands; lso that the chool Funds bave been misappropristed. Jutnes Baker, President of the Atantic & Pacife Ral- way Cowpany, testificd that his Cowpany bud bullt thiety-six wiles of rwad fu the read a letter frum the Yostinaster-Gensrel favoring Mr, Whyte rsised & polut of order, that the suendment, oot baviag been cunstdeted vy the cumm,:i‘l.. could not}oe subwiited to & yeneral sp- Topriativn. Vb ot of order was overruled. upon the grousd thay this was ot & genersl appropriation it A MA“" dell»;h the amendmunt was adopted—yoss, : nays, 19, . Eustis moved to strike out of the second scction of tho bill the words ** trevpasacs on public laudy, " {n tho clause reading ** for actual cxpenscs of clerke detatled W tuvestigato frauduleut laud cotries, tresphases Ou PUbilC lsnds, aod cuscs of ofileial Wntsconduct, advertislng, etc.. 820,000, % Debate eusued,” fu which Mes Bargent, Moryen, Bialuc, Matthews, and Christiancy ook urt, Finally $r, Windom eald the Scusto bad K\itfl four daye discussing this littte provosition. Hoe bad puver hesrd such o discussion on such 8 bo less than $2,000,000; to provide taxing church property bLelonging to any coo gregation or suclety i excess of #4,000; to pro- vide for the more carclul lsting of railroad. property for tazation: to provide compulsory cducetion fu cities of the tirst and uwum‘J class. WHITTAKER, Nxw OmLBaws, March 2.—~The Graud Jury prescated the repart of their lnvestigution rels- tive to toe charges agalnst the oilicers of the Superior Crimlval Court contsiued fu Gov. Wells' letter of the 19th ult. Tbereport re- futcs iu toto all statewouts made i gegurd to the charge that the Preudivg Judge was a du- faulter to the United Biates. The Grand Jury's report contaius certlticates, from the Clerk of the Unfted States Uiscuit Court and Williua Department swply show. It ls cotlatod that, by thus helptug Ltiemeelros st sho asoense of the Uoveruweot, couniry Postnasters have, during_tbe past yuar, csused o falling of i Uucle Saw's revenue of abeut $2,000,000. The bill before Congress Lo destruy thus abusc altows the same rommission to Pustuas! but rega- lates the total atnount uf their ealuries, wot by tuc number of stamps sold. bug by the number canceled st their otlioes. ‘This, 42 will ba seen, dues away with a dagrest sbusc If the Lill be- cowes mw' In tue n&mum e Pu.u‘x‘xnn.r.de? wre making Lsy, avd reports we continually reaching the Departnent of tle daity-growing ubuse. Otlices where, o year ago, $300 would cuver the sales of staiups, uow send fo orders for frow $300 to $500 worth. The towns fu which they are siigated luve not iucreased pereeptibly fu size of populstion, The awount elfected Tualuly by rearisuging thoe clerical lorce of the variuus braoches of the Government, so a3 o provide for o sualler number of bign-sal- uried clerks, aud the greater nwinber of those recalvlug Jow salarics. UOllicers whose sal- anes arg tixed b{ law aro uot atfected by e reductiou. 3113 undemtood that the biil proposes Lo ubolish the cs o the Fuurth aod Fifth Auditors of the Treasury, thelr dutics 0 be perfortned by the otlier Auditors. PENSIONS. The House Commiiter ou Invalid Pensions mdu{u:md W report 8 bl allowing $73 per mouth to soldiers Laving lust bolh eyes, buth bauds, or botlh fect, aud §24 per month to those laving Jost one cve, oue hand, or one foot. WOOL. Tue W d Meaus Cowmittee changed the severid clasacs of wool fu tise new Turul bul, APOPLEXY, Bpeciat Dispatch 1o iAs Tribuse, Luavenwosty, Ken., March 23.—Georze I Durtoe, u well-ksown citizen, lett Tuesdny foF Beso's Lake, Mo., for & weck's buut, o ot y with some friends. His dead body was K“m"ugm. ‘oms this morming, He separsted froid tho party yesterdsy, and, not ref urolog, they louked for bim bug found bis corpse. 18 18 sup* posed lug death was from apoplexy. —————— BOGARDUS, . Bpecial Diwaich o The .NEw Youk, March #3.—Capt. Bogardus was worsted 1o-day 1o bis pigeon-sbootiog match ut 1bs Brooklyn Driving Park. The teswa of the match—Bogardus to kill 85 out ot 100 double- Lirds at 21 ywrdi—wess consldered ox- tremely dificult to fulfll, and s tbe Captaln found them. Thers was 2 fair attendunce. Pull Duff, the challenger, had provided s most lvely set of birds.and, the betters belug sware of that fact, iaid odds agsinst Bogardus. Nearly all the birds ficw low away from the trups. The result was that, after the toughcat task he bad yet undertaken OBITUARY. PamaprLrui, March 33 —James Ross Snow oa, formerly State Treasurer and Disector of ¢ Linited States Mints, died yestendsy at 2ul- uleryille, Pa-