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JOE JOINSTON IN REPLY To JEFF DAVIS, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasnrneton, D. C., June 11.—Gen. Joseph. E. Johnston, who has become a permanent resident of Washington, was found at his home on Connecticut avenue to-day, and was asked whether he eared to say anything with regard to the charges made by Jefferson Davis respecting his conduct in the Civil War. Gen. Johnston said that he had not seen the charges, excepting that he had read | some newspaper extracts purporting to be portions of the work. Ue lad also seen the published report of Gen. Sherman’s speech at Ilartford. If these extracts were all that Jefferson Davis said in his book respecting him, Gen. Johnston said hedid not think that there would be any necessity for him to. make any reply. “So faras Mr. Davis’ criticism of my military regord is concerned,” said Gen. Johnston, “these charges are nothing new. I under- stood, in 185, that THE LIFE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS was being prepared, and that the author had submiteed the manuscript to Mr. Davis while he was living in Canada. Being satisfied, therefore, that this book had passed under Mr. Davis’ eye, and finding in it certain Teflections and complaints against me, I made answer in a work which was published in 1873. So far as I have seen, these extracts purporting to be taken from Mr. Davis’ own book, now published, have contained little or nothing that.did not appear in his life of 1868. Ifon further examination I find that Mr. Davis in his book has made any charges which reflect upon my character as a soldier or citizen, I shall then take such steps tore- ply as the charges seem to warrant.” Gen. Johnston at first thought that this general statement would: cover all that he cared to say at present, and, while he seemed. to be entirely composed, it- was evident that the republication of, these charges had at least STIRRED UP SOME UNPLEASANT RECOLLEC- TIONS, and when it was suggested’ to him that al. thougn the charges were published, as he satd, in 1868, and answered by him in 1873, the act that these were again published by Jefferson Davis himself now, might make it well for Gen. Jolinston to make amore ex- plicit statement than a mere reference to his book of 1873, he assented to that view. “One charge, in brief, Gen. Johnston, seems to be that you did not improve the op- portunity offered by the battle of Bull Run to take the City of Washington.” “T know that charge has been made,” re- plied Gen. Johnston, “it was made soon after the battle. Many of the Southern news- papers took up the err, and sam I should have gone into Washington. ‘The simple fact of the matter was this: that it was an abso- lute absurdity to attempt to take an army into Washington from the Virginia side. To have done so it would have been necessary to have crossed the Potomac River, which is a mile wide, and we cer- tainly had no facilities for doing that. Be- sides, our army was in a somewhat disor- ganized state after the battle. Many of the men thought that ended the War. They thought - . WITH THAT LITTLE SKIRMISIL the United States army was permanently beaten. ‘They scattered off, went to their homes, and the army could not have been taken immediately after the battle to the shores of the Potomac. Just as the battle of Bull Itun was. ended Mr. Davis arrived on the field from Richmond. Ue rode in a special car, and with him was a brother of mine. He eame upon the field, I should say, half an hour after. the musketry firing had ceased, and rode in front of the men who were there, and they cheered him. Afterwards he went to the headquarters of Beauregard, and we there—Beauregard, Davis, and my- self—spent the evening until 1 o’clock in the morning, our conversation having reference tu military operations. During that time MIL DAVIS NE GG. D the possibility of taking the army on to Washington. He was there as President of the Confederacy, and, if he thought that it should have been done, all he needed to have done was to have issued the order. If any one desirea more detailed statement than this Lean only refer him to my book.” WHO WAS IN COMMAND. “have seen in connection with this mat- ter, Gen. Johnston, the statement that when. you arrived at Manassas from the Shenan- doah Valley, the day before the battle of Bull Run, you found Gen. Beauregard there, whom you ranked; yet that you yielded your privilege of commanding the army to him.” “Yes, sir; [have seen that story,” replied. Johnston. “It is absolutely and entirely false. A document, the general order for the disposition of the troops on the day of battle, drawn up by Gen, Beauregard, was sub- mitted to meand approved by me. ‘That will settle that question. I can also narrate an incident. In the morning, when the tirmg began, we were satisfied that quite a sharp engagement was going on at your left. Gen. Beauregard and myself immediately mounted our horses and rode rap- idly . over. in.” 'the direction of the firing. When we reached the: field, being perhaps-a quarter of a mile away from the fighting. I was about to ride forward, when -Gen. Beauregard . DREW UP IN FRONT OF ME and sail: ‘Do you mean to take command here ” Lreplied: ‘Certainly.’ Gen. Beaure- gard then said: ‘ But, General, I think that it-is my duty, as your junior, to lead. the troops in this place, and for you, as .com- manding oflicer, to take entire command of the baitle, as there will be fighting elsewhere.’ I coincided in that view, Beaurgard rode forward and took. command of — the troops. at that point. If Davis made the statement that I yielded to Beauregard on that day, he has stated what he must have known to be DISoL CE. - “ Another statement of Davis is that you disobeyed his orders in such a way that Sherman was able to inake the successful rch to the sea, Which divided the Confed- “Yes, sir; that is no new charge. ‘The facts are simply these: In the spring of 1564, Dalton, Ga., Mr. Davis ns collected an army of 7 men (I then having 40,000) to invade E: ‘Tennessee. Shern was at that time at Chattanooga with hi Now, inorder to invade East Tennesse h 75,000 men, 1 needed wagons, provisions, horses, and. the ry means of transporting and provid= ran army. ud not get them where necessary to bring them from y ‘he very moment that these provisions, wagon q for me, Gen. Shern if have prevented their, judgment, Ww arriy IMPOSSIBLE to collect an army, with the necessary means and pro He . My judgment the Confederate offi the invasion of East Tenn ssible after we had and hid beaten hin, moving towards Atlanta at the rate ¢ und, rf, Sherman bound to. a ond have the defended. anta, whieh oredt atural positions for defense, we might have repulsed Sherman, beaten him, and then made the contemplated raid. Jt could not he been before, in amy indgment, and to hi attempted it might’ have_ been the annihila- tion of our army. ‘Therefore, [ moved with down to Atlant ck, notified by telezram that Thad, 1 superseded by Gen. Hood. From t time until February following, L was with- hut a command.” “ANOTHER STATEMENT that has been made, General, in substance, is, that you should bh aken your army into orth Carolina and pressed through, after the ‘acuation of Richmond,tosome poi nofthe Southwest, where you could have joined the dlerate, army there and reorganizea the said Gen. Johnston, with eply, “the War was to go throneh the it. ir? much animation, in ended. Ss usele: fare ing to prolon: end foralong time. L Confederate armies. were bi Thad seen the atisfied that the ten when Hood afterwards de- hilated—at ashville, | ‘There was nothing lett for me to do with the army but to arrange with Gen. Sherman, not for surrenderir but for A PEACE: man ab a little Ss west of Ral- Cie aan) t nty-fiv niles » We stepped into a room and u there. Gen. Sherman, the first he did, showed me a dispateh, which dd from Mr. Stanton, announcing the a nation of Mr. Lincoln. We both felt greatly shocked over the announcement. He especially told me that he had, a few days before, returned from Ci had gone at Mr. Lineoin’s with him regarding the terms w! be offered tome. It was my unde 2 that the basis we drew up tthen and sub- sequently was such as Gen. Sherman under- stood . MR. LINCOLN TO HAVE SUGGESTED, and that both believed that, as President Johnson retained Lincoln's Cabinet, Lin- soln plans would be carried out by 0 that the War was ended before Grant compelled the surrender of Lee'sarmy, and there was nothing todo but precisely what we did do. ‘The talk of tleeingthrougn the country to T 2 Was mere folly. Jeffer: Vv in a position to understand fully the p situation, or he would not have seriou: thought of such a project.” THE TREASURY. PITNEY Special Dispatch to The Chicago Trivune, Wasttnectron, D, C., June 11.—Titney, Custodian of the Treasury Department, re- fused again testify under oath to questions propounded to him. by the Investigating Committee. This refusal cannot fail to at- tract attention to this secret investigation, and to give it a publicity and importance which perhaps it may not deserve. Pitney privately states that it is unjust to require him to make answer under oath to charges of the nature of which he is not advised, and that le wv protect himself, He also reported to. have said pri- vately that he does not © propose to be made a serapegout in this, and that every man must wear his own coat. All this, of course, can only mean that Pit- ney, by intimation, seeks to convey the idea that persons who now are, or who have been, superior to him are responsible for whatever wrong may have been commitied. THE FATION has been conducted by 2 committee of three Treasury clerks with rigid instructions as to secrecy, and no official statement as to what has been discovered been made public. ‘Lhe first authetiticated information is that this secret tribunal has discovered at least three _things,—first, that the Contingent Fund has been. managed with carelesness, and ina very un- bus ike manner; second, that an item paid for file-holders, when it was not for that purpose, but for some other f which is not known; considerable purchased, third, that the books show: that number of boxes of candles wer although the ‘ nually for gas, and no candies haye been bought, and that the candies REPRESENT A LUNCH OR LUNCHTS spread in the Treasury Department at the time of the nominating Convention at Chi- cago, in June last; fuurth, that there have been 2 number of other petty abuses aggre- gating a comparatively small suin, but not ju vil by law, if they are not absolutely in violation of law. It is expected that Seere- ‘y Windom, upon his return, will give the subject persunal attention, and make public the report, if it shall be found to be based upon properevidence. If the ‘Treasury itself shall not give the results of this investign- tion to the publie, certainly but a few months. apse before a Congressional Comimit- tee will afford Mr. Dit and-all others ca nected with th s ion abundant oppor- unity to testify under oath. THE TREASURY REPonr. To the Western Associated Press. WaASHINGTON,J une 11—Amount of Nation- albank circulation outstanding at the close of ss at the ‘Treasury June 10: Notes Ks, $1,090.22 currency notes, total, 054,07 United St bonds held by the ‘Treasurer to sectir I bank cire per 462,700; United Sta ecure circulation during the week, 500; 4 per cents, per cents, $101,876,600; Unite bunds helt by the ‘Treasurer to secu in uonal bank depositories 6G per cents, $105,700; 5 per cents, $4,303,000; 436 per cents, $597,500; 4 per cents, $6,480,000. THE JULY INTEBEST. The Treasury Department is getting checks ready for the payment of the July interest on the +percent bonds. it requires 64,000 checks to pay this interest. THE CONTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY reports that he has received from the Secre- tary of the ‘Treasury papers “representing 5 per cent bonds belong to banks, amount- ing to $100,493,350, which bonds have been continued at 3} percent. The whole num- ber of banks authorized to continue by the Secretary is 13,480. All the papers repre- senting these bonds have been received by the Controller ‘from the Secretary, excapt those representing 365,910,610. . The number of withdrawals of 5 per cents -for con- “very nearly ¢ the ‘Preasurer the Controller is 222, and the amount of such withdrawal Is $5,207,900. All papers representing 6 per cent bonds, mount- ing to $45,000,000, have been- received by the Controller from the-Secrectary except fou re JUDGE LAW? a First Controller of ‘the.Treasury, to-day ren= dered the following decision: It appears that, iy Tt Nathan Allspach paid “ for land said to be within the fiftcen-mile limit of the Government land-grant to | the Atehison, ‘Foueka & Santa Fé Railroad | at ‘Augusta, Kas., and afterward, that the land was not embraced t limit, obtained from the Commissioner of the General Land-Oflice the promised conditional refund of $1.25 per acre. It transpires, tinuance received ~ from by however, that ~~ Allspach had sold the land — before the — claim fur refunding — was — made,» although he maintains that he did not sell his interest in any money due him from the Government, The Controller was asked to decide whether the exeess should be paid to the origh lo- eater of the Iand or to the person to whom, he sold it. ersmare, by in. ond, tha act of June that, in. ci “where rt have Dp doubte the minimum price for land which after en found-nat to be within the ten-mile limit of a railroad land-grant, the ex of $1.25 per acre shall be retunded to the purehaser thereof, his heirs or as- signees.” 5 ENORMOUS CROPS. FULLER FIGURES. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasutneton, D.'C., June 1L—The census: returns for wheat and corn for 1880 have been completed. ‘They show a wonderful increa in the production of cereal products durty the decade, ‘The total of wheat and corn for the entire country in 1880 was 2,352,697,68L bushels. ‘Ihe total of wheat and corn for the entire country in 1870 was 1,048,690,175 bush- els. ‘The increase in the other products was in similar proportion. ‘The compirative tables which follow show the increase.¢ to the wh and corn in the s ad, which are tho principal cereal-producing States of the country. Illinois and) Indiana nearly doubled their wheat production, lows drupled hers. Wisconsin suffered a} of about. 1,000,000 bushels. Minnesota ly doubled.‘ <ansas Was eight-fold, that in Nebi ado seven-fold, A tik in the corn crop. ‘The prod- uct of Iinois in 1880 was nearly three times creat asin 1870. lowa’s increase, four- ‘The following tables show these re- sults more in detail: as it all oth: 3 fold, and in Col crease is sho Wheat, 1880. the Wheat, 1870. b | Cornell CONKLING. Yesterday’s. Ballots: Conkling 23. and Wheeler 19; Platt 22 and Depew 38. The Admistration Men Hope to Poll 60 for Depew on Tues- day Next, A Bad Man Named Edwards Alleged to Be Found Among the Legis- . lators. Many Propositions to Pay a. High Price Per Head for That Kind of Cattle. Conkling and Platt Enjoying the Solitude of a Private Station at Their New York Inn. THE VOTE. A WALF-HOLIDAY. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicazo Tribune. ALBASY, N. Y., June 11.—The atcendance at the Joint Convention to-day was much smaller than was expected. Only 104 mem- bers were present, and there were no changes of candidates worthy of note. Conkling fell off 10 from vesterday, Platt 6, Depew 16, Jacobs 18, Kernan 19, Rogers 2, Wheeler 3, and Cornell 4. Only one vote was taken, when the Joint Convention adjourned to Monday. IN JOINT CONVENTION. To the Western Associated Press. ArBANY, June L.—The Joint Convention met at noon and proceeded. to vote to fill the yacancy caused by the resignation of Ruscoe Conkling. ‘The result in the Senate was: Jacobs... + ]Conkiing. 3 Wheeler. 3) | Roger 6 Cornell... ila ph 1 in the Assembly the result was: Jacons 3 Conkling. 19 | Wheelc 16! | Rogers . 8 ! Cornell. 7}, Folzec L Lapham... 6||'Tremuine . 4 ‘The combined vote was as follows: 2] Conkling Ey 19! Rogers. i oli 1 ‘rem 4 No choice. ‘The Convention then voted for a Senator to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Platt. Senate: 9) Folger yy j Platt, alt Ited in the Kernan . in the Assembly: ' Indiana... Ilino! Minnesota . Missouri. Kansas. Nebraska. Colorad Oregon. California. Total..... OHTO. THURMAN WILL NOT RUN. WAstnctoy, D.C., June 1.—Prominent. Ohio Demoerats who are in Washington. say thatthe talk of running Thurman for Gov- ernor of that State was d by irresponsi- ble parties, and such a nomination will not be thought of in the Convention. ‘They say, in the first place, that ‘Tharman would not have the nomination if he could be elected out any eifort. One of Thurman’s most ed friends says: “ Besides, Thorman eturn from Europe fora Olio Democrats here say they co not care to elect the Governor this year, as i would not do. them any substan The Democratic policy their cnergy to electing the Legislature, which will have to redistrict. the State for Congressmen. If an election of Governor could be followed by any considerable beru- fit. to the party then ‘Thurman might be put forward. The talk here indicates the nomi- nation of a nnatian for Governor. NOTES. WHAT THE “BIG BUG” SAYS. Wasiisatoy, D.C., June 11.—Prof. Riley, of the United States Entomological Com- mission, says the locusts now appearing in the Wet and South are. of two distinet that one is the thirteen-year and the the seventee! ¥ locust, and this is time they hav peared in the same r since 1660. Prot. Riley says these lo- 's cannot do any damage except to y frnit-trees, in the limbs of which th i Ile says the notion tha s sting human beings is a fallacy; th: a species of digger wasp feeds on these young locusts, and people have been stung by these wasps, from which the belief has sprung that locusts sting. Prof. Riley says ihe locusts will suddenly disappear before long. with tr @ these THE PRESIDENTS RETURN. The President’ has returned from An- napolis. SECRETARY KIRKWOOD’S DENTAL. Seeretary Kirkwood denies the report that tant-Seerctary Beli and Chief-Clerk wood, of the Interior Department, are moved. President Garfield has appointed Judson Spotford Postmaster of Huntington, W. Va.. and Lewis U. Ewart Postmaster of Charles- ton, W. Va. 3 FLRE RECORD. CHICAGO. The alarm from Box 58 at 6:10 last evening was caused bya fire in thu basement of the antic Hotel, corner of Van Buren and Sherman streets, owned by the Mutual Fire- Insurance Company of Connecticut, and oc- cupied as a hotel by W. P. 1. Meserve. Dam- age to buijding, $100, and to furniture, $200, ‘The fire originated in the kitchen in the rear portion of the building, and was caused by the woodwork catching fire from an over- heated range. ‘The still alarm to Engine 2% at 8:40 o’clock last night was caused by the igniting of | 2 shavings in the rear of the house Ni West Indiana street, owned by Mr. body “and occupied by Mr. IL. M. Picrie, boarding-house keeper. No damag' Later in‘the evening another alarm was turned in because Mr. Pierie’s ice-box, in which some live coals had been placed to coo! off, took fire. Again no damage. a AT CAIRO, ILL. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Cato, I1., June 11.—A fire occurred here this afternoon in the photograph and art Gallery of Mr. Frank McKnight, destroying the entire stock and.the interior of the build- ing. The stock is insured for 36,200, and the building for 31,500. The origin of the fire is unknown, though it is supposed to have been caused by the action of chemicals in the laboratory. AT_PADUCAN, KY. Papucan, Ky., June 11.—A firé occurred here this morning, destroying two buildings, one occupied by Calissi’s confectionery, and the other by Harris, clothing merchants. Calisst lost all _l:is* stock. Insured in .the Butfalo German for $500. Harris saved ‘his stock. .An adjoining’saloon suffered consid> erable damage, Insured in the .New Hamp- shire, The buildings were eacli insured for $500 in the German American Company. . ~ ; Cornell Depew Kernan Platt ‘The combined vo: Depew Cornell Laph Kernan No choice. - 'Yhe Convention adjourned to Monday. A BUNCOMBE RESOLUTION. In the Senate, to-day, Forster offered a resolution that the next manual contai portrait of Edwards, the alleged lobbyist, briber, ete., together with a personal descrip- tion, in order that unsophisticated country PUEDES might be fully informed regarding: nin. THE MEMBERS LEAVING. ‘The smallness of the yote in the Joint Con- vention to-day is due to the fact that many members are paired and bent on leaving. THE INQUIRY. TRIMBLE. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, ALbany, June 1L—The “bribery mill,” as the investigation is called, ground for a short time this morning, but the case of Bradley, the bribed, has not progressed.» At the request of counsel, who desired more time for preparation, it was put ever until Monday morning, with the understanding that it will then be vigorously pushed. Only a short session was held to-day. An- other unsophisticated Assemblyman, Will- iam J. ‘Trimble, a New York lawyer, oc- cupied the stand and narrated his experi- ences with the “gentleman named Ed- wards.” ‘This individual called at Trimble’s room at the Delavan late Tuesday night, where the two had A LENGTHY CONVERSATION. The substance of it, according to the wit- ness, Was. as follows: “ He asked me why [ continued to vote for Conkling and Platt when there was no chance for their election. I told him that I disagreed with him; that I thought they had a good chance, and, if my yote would help them, they should continue ‘to have it. Ue asked me what my ex- penses were, and I told him that Uhey were $2,400- or $2,500. He sald I ought to vote for Depew. 1 said that L could not cousistently. He said that the friends of Depew would meet my expens L said 1 would continue to vote cons 4 but if 1 had_ to vote for him (Depew), L would do su withoutanything. This did not, occur all at onee, but is the substance of what was stated on this question throughout the conversation on this and other topics.” THE MAN EDWARDS, who has becume so-notorio Il of a. sudden, is a second-rate lobb Who received his first lessons in the low art in the palmy days. of the Tweea régime. Lt is reported that he has skipped the town. ‘There has also been a general clearing-out of the politicians this afternoon. Vice-President Arthur, Sharpe, Robertson, = Maadi: and other — lead- ers have gone It. is _expect- ed that the bribery — investigations next week will be highly inter A Buck said to-night thas evidence ready in the hands of the Committee tracing the money to a check signed by a prominent Administration man, while Sessions’ friends claim to have proof that the $2.000came from a well-known machine Boss. Since the dis- closures Lradley has been shunned by _his acquaintances, and wanders around the Ca itol and the hotels, solitary and apparently friendless. It is said that “sr 4. JONES, who escorted Bradley to Speaker Sharpe, can. throw considerable light on the transaction. reputation at hiome is not of the best, and he has been seen around the Buck headquarters frequently of fate. among the witnesses wh mi subpenaed are the Vie ident, Smythe, “Si” Jones, bank officials in the city, and a number of Bradley's constituents, ¢ his character. The mina- 5 time, and, untess 0 nbe definitly traced, or one of the principals breaks down on the cro: nination, the true inwardness of the case will probably never be known. No material change in the balloting is expected on Mon- day, but Tuesday the Admin jon men hope to run Depew’s vote up to sis PROCEEDINGS, To the Western Associated Press, ALBANY, N. Y., June 11.—The Bribery tn- vestigation Committce met this morning. Francis N. Bangs, of New York, appeared as counsel for the Committee. He explainet that he was called upon very unexpectedly and had not seen or heard the testimony. He had had no opportunity to consult with witnesses, and felt himself unfit_to enter upon this investigation at this time. He thought the counsel on the other side would agree with him that it would expedite mat- ters if there was a recess taken till this aft- ernaon, so he could be allowed to prepare hiniself for the case. Mr. Brooks asked if the reading.of the testimony of Mr. Bradley to him would not be sufficient. Mr. Bangs replied that it i would not be suilicient. - MR PECKHAM F said that, after the proccedings of last night, it was the expectation of everybody that “the examination of Senator Sessions would this morning proceed with the” utmost dispatch. He admitted the fairness of Bangs’ proposi- there should be no delay. . oe “Mr, Bangs said if there were any witnesses. present wliom the Committee wanted to es- amine direct, he would be. satisfied if. the Committee svete to proceed, but he would es-examine. os tO ero OOS asked why the Committee could not meet after the adjournment of the Joint Convention. Z Chairman Scott said; ‘About that time T WANT MY DE ee FE. A. Carpenter said he had made arrange- ments to zo home to-day, and would be back Monday morning. ‘There were others. he thought, who had not been home in two or three weeks, and wanted to go. He thought, nnder the ciretmstanees, counsel and wit nesses would be better prepared to go on on Monday. é 3 ‘Mr. Brooks moved that when the Com.nit- t djourn to-day it adjourn to meet at o'clock and sit till 6 o’eldck p.m. and ect againat 8p. mn -! ‘ ‘ Mr. Smith thought it would expedite mat- ters to take a recess UL Monday morning. Carpenter moved 2n adjournment fonday morning and meet in the former ber. S ‘The notion and the resolution to adjourn to 9 o’¢lock Monday morning was carried with an amendment to ask the p mission of the House to sit during its ses- sions. c. ak. till 10 o’ele WILLIAM K. TRIMBLE, member of the Assembly from the Twenty- first New York, District, test He had con i i t of the know where he aint ance ede of what his bu: no RT eet SL w concerned. lie came, to my reon between $ and 10 a om. Tuesday last; he walked in and sat down and introduced the Senatorial question, He asked me why [ continued to vote for Conkling and Platt when there was no chance of electing then. L told him [ did not agree with him, Ife asked me. what my expenses were. 1 said He said if the between 22,000 and $2,500. friends of Depew would pay these expenses would £ not change my vote. EF told him that L would not; that if 1 changed my vote it would be for other reasons. . This conver- ‘sation was interjected into a general conver- sation. L understood him to mean- by ex- penses, my election expenses and expenses here. ‘That was ‘all the conversation £ had with him,”” A ‘To Brooks—“I ment when I told him I would not change unless some arrangement was made, unless there w some other combination of candidates agreed upon by the party. MY OPINION OF EDWARDS was that which would be yours, or of any other honest man’s, that he was a d—d eal. Lhave ne man Edwards severa times all the session. I don’t know his first name. y how I first. met Edwards. Lean’t say Thave heard he wasa lobyist. 1 have reason the Assembly from asked permission to ask the witness a ion, and he was permitted to hand the jon to the Committee for consideration. Carpenter asked the witness if he was advised to make his statement before the Comunittee rather than rise in the House and make it. Witness—" No, sir.” y E. A. Carpenter—* Did Raines advise you to mike a statement here?” Answer—* Raines told ine that Thad better it in the Commiltee, and not in the ” Raines, member of | Hous ‘The witness here left the stand. ae Committee adjourned to9 a.m. Mon- aye ASSEMBLYMAN BRADLEY has received a dispatch from Olean, largely signed by his fellow-townsmen, urging him not.to lose heart, and condemning the at- tacks by the press pon his character. AT WASHINGTON. ROBERTSON’S COMMISSION, Wasntn %, D. C., June 11.—Robert- son’s commission as Collector of the Port of New York will be made out for signing about the 23d of this month. Robertson ex- pects to enter upon his duties as Collector on the ist of July, as he believes the New York Senatorial contest will be ended before that tine. eis required to give a heavy bond, and this bond must be filed in the ‘Treasury, and must contain the date of his commission. Should the Senatorial fight drag on, then Merritt will remain in the Custom-Ollice until Robertson can take charge. AT NEW YORK. THE £X-3SENATORS. New York, June 11.—Conkling and Platt received but few callers to-day, among them being ex-Secretary of the Treasury Boutwell and Senator Don Cameron. The corridors of the hotel were deserted by the usual circle of politicians this evening. Conkling and Platt, it is understood, will return to Albany to-morrow or next, day to continue the con- test. The rumor {s denied that Grant_will go to Albany to aid in the struggle for Conk- Ting and Platt. a 3 A PREVIOUS “FAKE.” HOW THEY DO 3f IN PENT-UP UTICA. “This bribery ‘fake’ reminds me,” said a gentleman yesterday to a number of friends and in the presence of a TripuNe reporter, “of a.trick that was played by Conkling’s friends a good many years ago, that resulted in his election as Mayor of Utica.” “What was that?” asked the crowd in a chorus, eager to hear a bit of that Great Man’s history. “I was down at- Watch Hill, a Connecti- cut watering-place, a few years azo,” said the gentleman who had been “re- minded,” “and there met a very clever gentleman from Watertown, N. Y., with whom 1 beeame somewhat intimately ac- quaintea. In the course of conversation one day, he told me he was an old schoolmate of Conkling, had grown up with him, and was a great admirer of the Senator, whose popularity he attributed to the fact that he never forgot his.triends. ‘Then he went or totellme a little cireumstance connected with Conktling’s. first election as. Mayor of Utica. Conkling was nominated, he said, when" yet quite young. Those were the Whig days, and he had against him a Democratic majority of about 700. ‘The old Whig Jeaders had 2 meeting, of course, and decided that it wouldn’t do at all to have Conkling beaten. ‘lle is a young man,’ said the Boss,—though probably they didn’t | call ’em Bosses in those days,—tand a de- feat now would spoil his chances hereafter. It must be avoided. Lhavea plan by whieh he may be successful’, Whereupon he asked my watering-place friend and the others if they would codperate with him. ‘They, of course, said they would do anything they could with propriety. That seemed to be sufticient for the ringleader, who then pro- eveded to disclose his plans. ‘AIL I ask of you,’ said he, ‘is to zo to: Conkling and tell him not to be alarmed if he should hear a devil of a row around his house Sund: night. Let him understand that no harm intended to him. When Monday morning came al the city papers were full he dastardly outrage that had been committed on Conkling, The windows lad been dashed | in Sunday night,—by Democrats, of cou —and he was elected: by 500 majority. “Mi be Pm off my reekoning, boys, Dut i me as just possible that this fellow Bradt: who is said have been bribed by the De- pew crowd, may really have been bribed by somebody on the other side. But the parallel | will probably stop there, for Conk will get | left this time.” _ With which closing reflection the boys en- tirely agreed, ned Styles in Dress. ; Some of the lately imported dresses made in.the Greek style are exceedingly beautital, ‘a few of them being composed of white satin. Usually, however, these robes are made of white cashmere, vigozne, or nun’s veiling. A very unique dress of this kind, bronent from Paris by a New York lady as a gift toa young amateur actress, is made of white silk and white cashinere. It has a long tlow- ing underdress of the silk, worked around the foot ot the skirt ina Pompeiian design, in several shades of gold. Over this is laid the heavy, graceful folds of the Grecian over- dress, which is of the cashmere, the drapery caught high upon the lett side, and falling nearly to the foot of the underskirt upon the tight. ‘Che waist is laid in loose Greek folds over the busom, and is. finished around’ the throat with a band of gold embroidery. Thé long flowing sleeves are slashed tothe shoui- der, where they are caught together by Greek clasps of hammered gold. i 4 i | ; stroyed, = 4 Probably recover, ME. WEATHER. Chicago Is Promised a Likelihoog “of a Shower or Two To-Day. The Air Will Bo No Warmer than Yesterday, and Perhaps Cooler. Adiitional News from the Devastated Regions of Kansas and Mis- souri. . THE SIGNAL SERVICE, u Orrice oF THE Cuter Sivan Orrice Wasi D.C., June 12-1 a m—The Chief Signal Officer furnishes the following bulletin: sional rain fallen in Minneso Wisconsin, Lowa, and Missotri. Ip ta, other districts fair weather prevails, Treva has been a decided rise in temperature in the Lake region and New England. Sonth- erly winds prevail west of the Mississipp} River’ and in -the Upper Lake. region, light northeasterly in’ the South Atfantie Fair weather is indicated for Mon. yin the Atlantic States. The Ohio River at Pittsburg has fallen rapidly stnea this morning. It was, at tae afternoon rey three feet four inches: xbove the danger fine, For the ‘Teunessee Uhio Valleys, slightly warner, fai ther, winds mostly { Southerly, and stationary témperature and barometer. For the Lower Lake region, warmer, fair veather. followed by increasing clouding sibly by toval rains, ble winds, most. 2 Te i meter. = pper tly cloudy. weather, with log ‘ariable win inostly from southeast to soushwest, falling | follow ‘rising barometer, and stationary or lower temperati - “or the Upper Mi: ppi and Lower Mis- i Valle A loudy weather, occa. southerly, statlon- re, and higher barometer, » v ary temperaiu 3. OL 2 thermomete! humidity, ©. est temperarnre,, est temperature, GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. CHIcaGy, Juve 1-10:13 p.m fy Rin wer, L: f Cheyenn Chicax Cineinnati. Cleveland... Davenport. Denver, Des Moines 22 Bismarex. Fort Bufot Galveston. ‘Thunderstorm. IN MISSOURI. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Kansas Crry, Mo., June 11.—This section of the country has been visited by a series of severe thunder-storms during the past sixty hours, which culminated about $8 o’clock to- night in a small-sized cyclone, which demol- ished several buildings in course of erection, and ina general way caused destruction. A large five-story hotel in process of ereelion by G. W. Blossom, on Union avenue, oppo- sit. the depot, was wrecked, the falling tim ber and bricks injuring seveal persons on the street. The damage at this point is about 310,000. A portion of Jarboe’s foundry, in the rear ot the above building, was also baaly damaged, as well as" the buildings on eacl side of the hotel. The cyclone from thig point seemed to travel in a northeasterly dé rection toward the Missouri River, and at a point nearly half a mile distant encountered the huge iron bridge which spans the river. On the bridge at the time was a. freight train of the Kansas City, St. Joseph & Coun- cil Blutfs Railroad, and so strong and fierce was the wind that several box-cars were crushed in’ like ege-shells. The iron sides of the bridge alone prevented the from being blown into the water. Earlier in the evening a large sand-scow moored near Orbison’s Point, in. the Kaw River, broke from the bank and floated out into the Missouri. Six men in two boats - started in pursuit, and both boats were upset by the wind and two of the men drowned. The total loss in this city, so far as.ascer tained, will be about $20,000. : PITTSBURG. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuna, Prrrsswre, Pa., June 11.—The Allegheny River reached a hight of twenty-nine feet at midnight, and then began to recede. It is now falling at the rate of a foot an hour. Losses of ill kinds in this vicinity are esti- mated at $2,000,000. The principal sufferers are the lumber merchants. Many manu- facturing establishments were compelled to shutdown. Three thousand: buildings and 100 streets, principally in Allegheny City, were wholly or partly submerged. ‘The rail- roa re badly washed, but trains are now running regularly.. The only life lost was that of a boy named Crayton. landslide a few miles from the city on the West Pennsylvania Railroad struck an oll tank and destroyed 4,000 barrels of petroleum. Most of the machinery of the Pennsylvania ‘Tube Works has been injured by water. The Pittsburg Bridge Works sustained a loss of 82,000, In inuudreds of cases entire families were rescued by men in-boats. TIE KANSAS TORNADO. Sr. Lovuts, Mo., June 11.—Additional par ticulars of ‘the tornado in Kansas night be- fore last are that the storm extended into Lyon.County, and did great. damage to the crops, buildings, : fences, ete., all over that part of the country. The Town of Americus, near Emporia, “was almost totally de every _ building in it __bein or less damaged. ‘The Uni Presbyterian. Church was literally torn to pieces, and the Methodist Church blown off its foundation and almost totally destroyed. Several houses in Emporia were blown down; fences and other property were badly damaged. ‘The: north and east tions of the State Normal School were um roofed, and the walls partly torn down. The wheat just ready for harvest, and other crops everywhere in the track of the storm, were either blown away or beaten into the ground. by the hail, an immense quantity of which fell during the storm. NEW_ ORLEANS. New Orteans, June 11.—Charies Sutter A.D. R. Zeigler, and a white nan, name Ue known, died of sunstroke to-day. LYNCHED. Sr. Josrrn, Mo., June 1.—Albert Angel was shot and robbed of $250 by a German named Rheimheimer, near Irish Grove, Atchison County, Mo., on the Sth inst. Rheimhelmer then stole one of Angel’s horses and escaped, but was Subsequently ¢aptured and brought to Rockport, Aboutl o'clock tliis morning some twenty. unknown men forcibly took Rheimheimer, from the Jail and Hung-him to a tree. Angel will, more