Evening Star Newspaper, June 9, 1868, Page 1

—_—_—_—_—— ee, on EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY- SUNDAY EXCEPTED AT THE STAR BUILDING, S. W. Corner Pa. avenue and 11th street aY NOYES, BAKER & CO. por ene at Cunte ram WEEK. at OF without wrappers, Paics vor Maitire:-— Doicar and one THE EVENING STAR Cap: AFFAIRS AT THE CITY HALL TO-DAY, | {ning room; but MAYOR BOWEN IN HIS OFFICE, ~ me fe, rr F i est THE Care coun ILS. y or JOINT MEETI TIVE ORGANIZATIONS. THEY MAKE ANOTHER APPLICATION FOR THE BALLOT BOXES. THE REGISTER AGAIN REFUSES | Commissioners, THEM. of ele them. JOINT MEETING OF THE RB: CAN ORGANIZATIONS. COMMA NICATION the Mr. Bowen, after entering the Mayor's office, | ©: as stated by us yesterday, remained in the of- charge of Perry Carson, a colored man from | _ C8Pt- Moore su the Seventh Ward. During the afternoon he demanded of Mr. G. | them. 3 ‘y- | Mr. R. W. Fenwick offered the following : eo eee ae net te May-) aor ae city of Washing- ton requires that the Commissioners of Election “sball make out duplicate certificates of the re- addressed Mr. S. the following letter - sult of the election of Mayor, and shal} return Mayor's Orrick, City HALL, Washington, | one to the Board of Aldermen and the other to June Sb. Isws.—Sir: Your services as messen- | the Board of Common Conncil on the Monda; ger tothe Mayor and Kegister of the city of | NeXt ensuing the election:” and whereas F. 4. well: the City Register, has, in violation of leliver the returns to the Joint building and the offices of the Mayor and Reg- | Committee, as per the report of said Joint Com- 's and Register's offices three times, bat Mr. S. retused to give them up, and he thereapon Washington ate no longer required. The keys im Your possession belonging to che City Hall | law, refused to aster, you Will deli ver to me without delay. mittee: therefore, Very respectfully, S.J. Bowzx Mayor. Kesotved, That said committee, ure. positively refused to deliver the keys | Of the majesty of the law, again to Mr. Bowen, stating that the keys had bern | Register and demand the returns of the com- . harge by Mayor Wallach. with in. | missioners aforesaid. which ate due te therro sreeliens teal date meas entien eons | Deaiia teers teliee tans decide which of the candidates has the highest umber of votes, and who shall be declared structions to bold on to them until he received mstructions from bim, (W.,) and be (S.) would try to find bim, (W ,) and ‘if he told him to de- liver them up he would do so, but not other- | ™Ayor of the city. wase. Failing to see Mr. Wallach he stillde- | Mr. Fenwick thought the resolution : cordance with the language of the charter, and Me" Bovwen remarked it he did Hot he believed the Councils had a right to declare who was Mayor, according to the retarus of chned, ard deliver them it would be the worse for him, and subsequently he sud it would be at his eri if be refused. Mr. Swain still holds the | the Com loners. People charged that | nd this morning returned the above note ; there were frauds in the election, and the ‘with the following reply Whole matter should be investigated. Crry Hatt, Washington June 9, isis.—Mr. | | Mr. Dalton stated that yles J. Be od —Sir: Tretura herewith your | Boards had met according to law, and the © of Yesterday, assuming to dismiss me | filure of the Register to comply with the law m tbe office I now hold as messenger to | ud submit the retarns to the Boar: the Mayor and Register of the city of Wash. | Vitiated the last election. He was opposed to giving the Register another opporiu do so. and reier you to the act of Congress | sult the people of Washington or the dio be made on the Register, who had Boards of the City Couucil im joint meeting. | Cemand to Beers The keys which you demand are in the pos. | Once refused. It was now the duty of this ch, to whom I refer you. | COBVention to take the necessary sieps to have G. W. Swars. | 8 proper election beld, r. McCathrau said the demand bad been upon the Register and he had re Row to renew the demand, which undoubted! * hort e Ss - | Would be again retused. but tuey could as! poorer gp eatery groreyontomin ypegearey Beas naa Dobra tein porte neo NS. by the com- i missioners, and thus do their duty accordin, They could then appeal to the nig! the country to settle all disputes; and # Called upon all good citizens to be calm, and be ‘at the City Bs all shou careful to sim (ould be at the City Hall early this morming | Sl! should be careful ‘enie the nights of the people of this city under the Sane hes onpearamen charter. He therefore moved to amend the reselution by striking out the words «ballot. mgton. 1 respectiully deny your power to which tansfers my appointment to the two | {Ul representatives. Mr. Walls session Major Richards placed a guard of police over the office last evening, and they remained faty uuul this morning. When Collector Hall reached bis office this morning he was lot-bex cured, by which be entered a state of things happened accidentally, the wight-laich being let down yesterday, and no one outside had the keys. | A rumor was afloat that ex-Mayor Wallach stam the Copservative organization of the Counetls against Mayor Bowen, but he did not This morning Mayor Bowen was in the Mayor's office about #\ o'clock, anda suitable police force was on guard at the door. Outside the bualding quite a large crowd collected before W o'clock, a great majority of those pres- boxes.” uo Tope stretched across the centre portico to keep the crowd tack. Several policemen were om duty at the various doors of the building. while am ample reserve force was at police headquarters, opposite. Persons having bu ness an the City Hall were allowed to enter, , S€cep! any returns which the but the passages and doorways were kept clear | CbCose to give it world not be ‘The Aldermen's chamber was openvd about wy @elock by Mr. Teacham, the Conservative ry was locked w Goor was opened at au early hour it being after tv o'clock, but the east | that room. Judge Purcell.who holds the Orphans’ Court 11 & m., was somewhat per- servative organtzation of the Board of Alder- men appeared at the City Hall, hali-past 10, cording to law. In consequence of the confusion arising in designating the separate organizations, some genius in the crowaed lobbies at the Uity Hall proposed that the Conservatives should be eBtered the room and took hj< seat in the Pres- wient’s chair. Mes: ‘were the next to com ‘water from the cooler, int be was in po burry, but would cail again in the course of half an hour, and withdrew. Al- derman A. Lioyd, of the Fourth Ward, came in at eleven o'clock, and was soon followed by Mr. Talvert and Mr. MeCathran, of the Sixth Ward, beang all of the Conservative Aldermen as follows: Messrs. Fenwick aud Morsell, of the Third Ward: Lloyd and Moore, of the Fourth Ward; Gulick, of the Fifth Ward; Mc- Catbran aud Talbert, of the Sixth Ward. It was claimed by some that those present (seven) constituted a quorum, om the ground shat Jebn F. Cook, (col..) of the First’ Ward, Was ineligible. Others held that the presence of eight Members was becessary to consutu & quorum; the question of the ineligibility not being one to be considered at this ime. There was considerable speculation whether Mr. La:rman, of the First Ward, would come and take part in the proceedings if a carriage was sent for bim, and whether thestate of his health | S%d Paper would admit of bis coming. pevbapctnes! Shortly aftereleven o'clock the Conserva- | W85 &Tai it to be settled by Cept. Moore, their President. and Mr. Jas. M. ‘Dalton, of the Conservative wing of the Board of Common Council, having entered the chamber, announced thai he hmd been ‘ap- | Hon was adopted. ed that the Joint Convention ported as a committee of ope trom the Board | _ Mr. Dalton movi ™ y take a recess until to-morrow evening at five [i Comenees Csteil te notity the Bonea al.7 Se © Teens Seek Sos joo according to law, and was now ready to trams. | Conservative wings adjourned Act any business. ‘THE CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATION OF The Chair (hen anuounced that the next busi- MON COUNCIL. ness in order was the reading of the journal, The Circuit Court having comvened in the and he hoped gentlemen would pay strict at- | room on the east side, tbe eastern door to the id be made | chamber was closed by Wm. Day, one of the and thr journal perfected. The Secretary then | colored employes on the court side, but the read the journal and the same was approved | messenger to the Board, elected by the Con- by the Board. a eachai rervatives | yesterday r. At this point a dressed in deep black en- | about the same time and teed the ao and ‘ok an Alderman’s Chair | chamber leading from the west wing. About evide wpa the impression that she was in | this time some of the Conser dermen that that Board had properly organized wntion, so that any correction cou he Ur: spect interest towards Alderman Moore (oc- | arrive were copyimg the Chair.) apparendy mis- trend, reell. She must have thought that Judge Purcell was domg a | cue more required to make @ quorum, {hich ty healthy Ddusiness “orphan Line from the number m the widow | was made of persons | Messrs. Bartiett and . she seemed a little bothered by the | Messrs. L. B.S. Miller, Davis, and others Riis about “Returns of Votes,” "Demand upon | the Republican organization, talk about b ine Register,” &c.,&c. She was notfied by a | City it, but not seoenenget that she bad in the wrong box, | There were quite mber persons in and she mmediately'| the chamber.) Shee, mat ib paneegee, were a number Mr. A. Lloyd moved that a committee of one Sar. Nall Mr. called the Board to be appointed to notify the Board of Common r. go ‘ h motion was TFRs welsaten ba isa Ware étcpted. adopted, and the Chair appointed Alderman A. Mr. Dalton moved that a commitiee of one be Council that this Board bad now organized, and was ready to resume the jotat session in tbe Aldermen's wi Lioyd a5 the committee. Al twenty-five minutes before 12 o'clock the em that the Board was ready to rvative wing of the Lower entered the aldermen"s Chamber, and Mr. Lloyd in- jormed the Chair that Be had @ischargea te cuty imposed wpon Bim. JOINT MEETING OF THE CONSERVATIVE oR. GABIZATIOBS. — | _.The joint meeting was then called te order, tain Moore im the chair, and Mr. A. = me Secretary. 1 TR ‘The Chair stated the jommt meeting was now | ] \ [ \ 4 spPpointed yesterday to exam ine the returns of known that the mi- of yesterday, mot onty on the in the two Boards, baton the peopl ve of party. By our attitude, being , and are receiving, Washington News and Gossip. ——_es RECEPTION OF THB CarwEse Expassy 3Y THE Hoves oy RErResewtartves.—A very large and brilliant audience complete!: the ;alleries of the House of Representatives early this morning to witness the reception to the Chinese Embassy, The scene was not wi hike that in the Senate Chamber during some of ‘the most interesting days of the impeachment All the corridors were crowded with laches and gentlemen, who were disappointed in not getting inside. The Diplomatic gallery ‘was filled almost entirely with ladies belong- ing to families of the Foreign Legation. When 11 o'clock arrived nearly every mem- ber was in his seat, and many distinguished Persons occupied seats on the flobr. Chairs Were arranged immediately in front of the Speaker's desk tor the Embassy. A few miu- Ules after 11 o'clock the Embassy entered the House, preceded by Gens. Banks and Schenck and Mr. Brooks, reception committee. The Embassy proceeded to the bar of the House, the members arising in their seats as they pasted, where, after arranging themselves in semiccircular order, Speaker Colfax, in a few brief but happy remarks, bid them welcome. Mr, Burlingame responded for the Embassy in remarks of some tex minutes’ duration, in which he referred to the warm reception he had met from his countrymen. in conclusion he spoke of the great resources of China. His speech was warmly applauded, The members of the Honse were then pre- sented individually to the Embassy, who ap- Peared highly pleased with the attention shown them. Sia Holes J H. Chamberiam, Attorne; tes lone! a General; Golonel T. J. Moses, and Mr. T. J. Mackey, of Charleston; yesterday morning called upon Generali Grant at bis quar. ters: He assured them of his earnest desire for ussion of their State, and ex- ope that Congress would the Tpose NOW pending without de- taally gratified with hich 8 ear, Which motion wai 10. Clarence M. Barton (white) was elected Str. Hickarde said a Rt t to ousidercd that woth Boards were ganized, municipality ef Washington. H ting would be done in Fossession, for he thought right, and there was no cause to fear, Mr. Cook moved that the Board ad: the 22d of June. at 7% Pp. was adopted, and the The following is the journal of the lican organization of Aldermen of yes proceedings, and which they claim corrects errors of statement: Srrespecti ou the defensive, we the plaudits of well thinking, law abiding zens, and so long as we pursue that coarse we Must continue to merit the approbation of the community. In conyersation with promiment ablican party, the course severely condemued, y his arrogating to himself the rolv ot Mayor, Commissioner of Elections, and judge aud jury Of the late election. The at this time are bemg ofthe majority, and wi the city’s affairs now exists, 1s attributable solely and wholely to the revolutionary course preventing the Tesumed after the recess hear amy farther report ‘which the committee may have to make. ——— =" | dalemsscs @temaende eat Ba ittee o state e committee bad held ‘but i THE CORPORATION IMBROGLIO. | fi S:i¢nc nmin ba = xe prema he requested that some hon Bow be taken upon the report of the com- 3 submitted yesterday tlemen of the Sr"the Register has preeted the bop Bint for that pe lay, The parues were m the interview, TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. ‘y were in the fear. terests of the city lected, from no desire ; Which motion erd, read the re- m the Star of rg d said Ge ar oe aid . ya. | Succeed in getting even duplicate returns OF THE CONSERVA commissioners to the Boards of Aldermen and Common Council. which the law requires to be made to those board: committee had nothin, hough it was it was returns bad been made Of the minority yesterday in Organization of the Common Council m pursuance of law. It is to be hoped, for the in- terests of the citizensofthe District, that this ‘state of affairs will continue no longer, and that tue legally elected representatives of the people, as returned by the Judges of Election, will be permitied to assume their fanctions, that the rr of the Corporation may move on jon from the Organization. ESTERDAY'S PROCEED- FROM EUROPE To. Lonpox, June %—Forenoon.—Consols % ya $% for money. ries, #x. linois Central, 01, FRANKFORT, June 9 Forenoon —U.S.5-20°, + ans ‘anis, June 9%—The Bourse is firmer, and Tens are quoted at 68f. Oc. Liverroot, June $—Forencon.—Cotton dull and declined a fraction; sales wont exceed 5.000 bales; Uplands, 11>; Orleans, 114. Breadstufts quiet. Provisions uuchanged. EOARD OF ALDERME! the acts of Congress incorporating the imbabit- ants of the city ot Washington, the members of the Board of Aldermen of the sixty-sixth council assembled in their chamber in. Hall this day at ten o’clock a. m., this being the second Monday in June, im the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty- eight, when the following Aldermen were pres- ent: From the First Ward—Mr. John F. Ceok: from the Second Ward—Mesers. Zalmon Rich- S. Crocker: from the Third min F. Morsell and Rob- the Fourth Ward— Messrs. Wm. W. Moore and Asbury Lloyd: trom the Fifth Ward—Messrs. John Grinder and Appleton P. Clark; from the Sixth Ward— Messrs. Wm. Talbert and Donald McUathran; from the Seventh Ward—Messrs. Henry M Knight and S.S. Baker. Mr. Alderman Richards called the Board to order, and suggested a temporary organization: whi reupon, on motion of Alderman Crocker, imon Richards was elected tempo- to the boards by. the “apt. Moere replied that the gentleman had | The Commissioners PUBLI- | of Election were required to make returns to Boards. the law correctly. said that im assuming the office jent he believed that he was legal- electedand so believing be would do his ity as such and to the best ofhis ability, not- withstanding that another person prevended to be the President. (Applause. Mr. Dalton. Committee to wait on the Alder- men, reported that he had performed that duty and that a Committee would wait on this. Beard in a few mmutes. At I1y o'clock Aldermen Lloyd appeared as & Commiitee from the Upper Board and in- formed the Board that the Aldermen were nt Meeting, and proceeded r, On the members leaving the chamber the messenger, Mr Kraft, caretully locked the door. {In our report yesterday we stated that Col. Biamhall made a grab at Mr. Shepherd, the Se elected by the Conservatives, which caused a commotion, when, as we are informed, we sbouid have stated that he placed his hand on Mr. S.’s shoulder and directed him to take his seat as a reporter, ‘whereupon the commo- tion took place. | JOINT MEETING OF TH — Mr. Lioyd agaix: stated that the committee FROM MAYOR | bad never received those returns, and he de- BOWEN. sired the convention to notice that fact. — The Chair stated that no such returns had THE ACTION OF THE REGISTER. been received by the Boards. — | ston which, under a former decision of the {54 for money ard and Jobn Illinois Cegtr: It was an omis- ‘Ward—Mersrs. Ben. ‘cuit Court, would vitiate the whole election, Capt. a ee no su ss Joie’ been received by the lower Boar. fice until after six o'clock, when he left it im guested ‘that the Comiaittes make another demand on the Register for the returns, or inquire if he knows any thing of = returns had on ready to go into to the Aldermen’ THE SevaTe Caucus—An adjourned can- cus of Republican Senators was held this morning to make such changes in the officers of the Senate as deemed necessary After an in- terchange of opinions the matter was pest- Pponed until the first of December next. caucus adjourned, in order that the Senators could attend the reception of the Chinese Em- bassy at the House. The following new members haying piaced in the hands of the President, Mr. Richard certificates of their election, and together with the.r oaths of office, on motion of Mr. Crocker. Alderman Richards was elected President, and N. A, Hall Secretary, they receiving seven votes each of the thirtee received certificates of election. The Board having thus organized, bu! being disturbed by the assumption of the late clerk, reside, and a continual imter- e proceedings, the President (Alderman Richards) requested all men who ‘were friends of order and opposed to the as- sumption of the ex-secretary, to retire with him to an adjoining room. After protesting in ev against the illegal action of said ex-secretary, and also of that of Alderman A. Lloyd, swearing in Geo. F. Gulick, who held tio cer- uficate or notice of election, the following members, Messrs. Cook, Clark, Knight and Baker retired, with the President, Alderman Richards, int ad ing room and continued in session, A. Hall, Secretary, not being present, Mr A. G. Kiddle was elected secretary pro tem. A ccmmittee from the Common Council, con sisting ot Messrs. Kelsey, Hine and Ruther. ford, then appeared, and informed this Board that the Board of Common Council had been organized by electing T.T. Fowler as pres- ident and ©.S. Baker as secretary, and were ready to meet the Board of Aldermen in joint Messrs. Crocker and Grinder were sppointed a committee to wait on the Board of Common Council and inform that Board that the Board ot Aldermen bad lerman Zalmon Richa: all as secretai REYUBLICAN ORGANI- While the Conservative int meeting in the Aldermen's Chamber the epublicin members of the Board entered the essenger, Mr. E. S. Atkinson, unlocking the door, and at noon the Chair was taken by Mr. Richards, who called The roll was called er, Secretary of the Council, und the following answered their names Crocker,, Cook, (colored,) nd Grinder; Coun- ) Davis, Stewart, Kelsey, Rutherford, Chase, L. B. Fowler, Bates, Hines—no quorum. Mr. L. B.S. Miller said that he thonght that Mr. Arrison bad got the same impression that he had, viz: that the hour for meeting was two AY. recogni Councilmen were in Council Chambe: Mr. WooLLey's sTATEMENT in regard to his testimony before the Investigating Committ:., which statement he attempted to read when brought before the House yesterday, sets forth the facts as to kis imprisonment: refers to his ‘written answer on the records of the House; still claims the exercise of his judgment in re- gard to any inquiries of the committee he might believe illegal and unauthorized; refers to bis client’s (Sheridan Shook’s) testimony before the committee on Saturday last, that he (Shook) bad retained him (Woolley) in his to prosecute certain masures before the Congress of the United States; that reasonable and proper advances ere to be made, and that the telegrams were in reference to that business—the obtaining ef a reduction of the tax on whisky—and had no reference to the trial of the Presidenton the icles of impeachment preferred by the House of Representatives against him, nor any allo- sion thereto whatever, which facts he (Wool- ley) thinks would of themselves warraut bim in asking his diseharge. He then complains that he has suffered great injustice from the report of the Managers submited to the House on the 26th ult, im which he is charged with having accounted im four different ways for drawn from one of the banks in this city: saying a portion of the money was ex- pended in his own private business and a por- tion of it paid ont on the business of his client. Jn reference to bis former statement that be @ kurge amount of the bills in hi jon te Sheridan Shook, he says @ay after making the said staement—to w: on Wednesday, the 20th day of May—your pe- ttioner some time in the morning of that day met Ransom Van Valkenburgh. of the State ot New York, with whom he bad been on inti- city for some time, and he S. V. Noyes, to Convention may ference with the joint meet by Mr. 0.8. dermen Baker, Knight. Clark, Richards, eilmen Taylor, possible manner in his opinion these After waiting until 12 o’clock, the members of the Conservative branch of the Council re- entered the chamber and took their seats, fol- lowed by a large number of spectators, Mr. Nalley took the char alongside of Mr. Richards, and called the Board to order. when Mr. Richards arose and said, “All out of order, gentlemen, all ont of order. Mr. Dalton moved to adjourn until to-mor- Tow evening, and Mr. Nalley put the question, 4; and the Conservatives Jett the room, Mr. Richards saying that he was pkful that they bad come in and made up the quorum. Myr. Jun stay with their blacks, Crocker, from the Comraittee on count- he votes for Assessors made the follow- report: The Committee appointed by the Join: Convention of the Boar and Common Council on the 8th instant, to ex- yn the returns of the Com- n held in this city on the nst., Baving discharged the duty imposed, teby beg leave further to sult of their examination of e for Assessor in the Fifth Ward that Joseph G. Carroll received 4 legal votes us appears from lementary returns of the ‘tion of the Fitth Ward of this city. The Committee further report that itappears from the supplementary returns aforesaid that there were received in the Fifth Word =5 ill gal votes for John T. Given forthe office of Mayor, which were not deducted from your Committee yesterday al result, excepi thorize the enlargem at Fortress Monroe. Mr. Wilson introduced a bill to establish rules and articles for the governmentol the army of the United States. Referred to Com. mitwe on Military Affairs, and other S$ and declared it can ized by elect Is president and and were ready to go Joint session to examine the returns of the commissioners of the late election for the office remarked, “They of Aldermen The Committee retired, and soon atter re- turned and reported that the duty had been per- formed, whereupon the Board of Aldermen took & recess for the purpose of going into joint session to count the election returns. ‘On reassembling in the Alderman chamber Mr. Richards took the chair, and there being no further business, on mot'on of Mr. Crocker, the Board adjourned until Tuesday, the 9th inst, at 12m. THE ACTION OF REGISTER ROSWELL. The action of the City Register 1m refusing to grant certificates of election to the Conserva- tives from the #ifth Ward was based upon oldiers voted illegally im that protests against giving tue de by the Republican members trom ly act in accords y believed were | *mine and report w missioners of Elec Mr, Fenwick withdrew that part of the reso- Intion, as be had no desire to do anything ex. bere determined to lay down iherr irre rut beimg colored. The police forceon duty | bet be ay baad abet nope’ 7 s esi th = | be, im detence of the jaw and justice. Was not so large as on yesterday, and there was | ‘Mr A. Lioya said he mach ae tenance cr guarantee that the committee would get the re- turns. The committee wanted the original re. turns, those made on the night of the election or early the next morning. ‘Should they now Register might j right. How aid of any crows | tbe commuttée know but what those recurns 2 4 | bad been tampered witb, and if such return. | should be accepted the committee would be muvssenger, and all Ghings afrangec prepara. | bound by them. The original returns, and the evting of the Board. The door lead. | prea, . Posie pepper eee it tng from the west Ball to the Council Chamber | S¢<epted, could be used as evick ee | cominitted. Ballots and all — Shee: . | the commissioners are wan stated that the Cireast Court would meet in | im order teat ferme cee oe | Bde citizens of the city, He wanted to have a o full and fair investigation, and the citizens of pean gen ep geggeally Ree, gine Es mB Would Hot be satisfied wnt this was held. ‘he ballot xes and he was bobbing about quite lively to fad s | Committee could not get them without resort, pines 40 atiend wo Bis widows and orphane.._ | 105 pever aka use mace ea eee ene: Lat a othe use ind frand, bat he de- ee ME ae ee Le Vague tho Sommentadies ote Proceed ac- ing ro law. So far they had proceeded ac- «! | cording to law, an ¢ hoped course would See ee ee S T™ | cmtinned. it Ge eamimec emia get : hold of the ballot boxes they could suinmon the Commissioner. of Tefused to come, the ‘the returns and su mate terms in th Commissioners ot informed your petitioner that in tl party on the preceding Sanday, st which time and occasion he believed he had given said sum of money to said Shook, that he (Van Val- kenburgh) had taken the same, an it im bis possession. much surprised, and declined to take said sted the said Van Valken- burgh to retain it until bis examination before committee was closes with a prayer that he may be discharged, pended thereto are affidavits of Ransom alkenburgh, Robert Strong, Cornel: Wendell, and Charles H. Shelley. one of the roprietors of the Metropolitan Hotel of Wash- mgton city, in which the circumstances ate tending the disposal of the money are, he claims, set forth and ex itis stated that the bul passed inio the hands of Mr. Van Valkenburgh as still in the sitfe at the Metropolitan Hotel.” affidavits that etitiomer Was very the count made as it would not change the fin; to increase the majority of Sayles J. Bowen. Respecttully submitted, J.S. Crocker, D. M. Kensxy, Mr. Chase moved that Which was agreed to. Moved that a committe of five— e Aldermen and three from the Couneil—be appointed to wait on the Mayor that the joint meeting was pre- pared to receive any communication he might See proper to make; which was agreed to. aud Messrs. Kelsey, Cook, Grinder, Baker and Fowler were appo My. Richards remarked, while the committee absent, that it was frequently the case nicksters that they defeat their own ob- ‘was the case with their opponenis yes- And the joint meeting having just been ut A quorum, they had come in just in @ to legalize the action of the is now money, and rey WASHINGTON, 1 Sune 4, 1-68. —F. 4, 4. Sir: We protest inst the issuing of a certificate of election to . Zimmerman, Ferguson, claiming to be elected to the Six: of the city ot Washington from the Fifth Ward thereot: and for the grounds of this protest we Tespectfally refer to affidavits hereto attached, from whieh it will appear, as stated by 2 ma- jority of the commissioners of election of the several precincts of said ward, that a large number of illegal soldier votes were received, counted, and returned by said commissioner tor the persons above named, conti provisions of the charter of said city, a copy of which is hereto annexed, which said illegal votes when deducted from the vote returned for said persons will give the élection and said offices of couneilmen in said ward to the nnder- signed, the said illegal votes exceeding in number 100, and tberefore we request that certificates of election be issued to us. Respectfully, yours, ae The statement AS. S. , report be adopted; sixth Council False returns, if Papers returned by the committer lained; and in which lone to the bona of the meney which 'd ballots were Tue Boarp or MANAGERS are: still pursu- hig their investigations of the alleged corru tion and bribery charges in the impeachment trial, and it is understood that they will make astartling report. Among the witnesses that were examined on Saturday were Sheridan who was tormerly clerk of Senator Pomeroy’s Committee. Mr. Shook denied that he deposited or knew anything z Of Woolley’s S100 with books of the circle Schenc! § Mr. Kelsey, from the committee to wait on the Mayor, reported that they had performed that duty,and in response had received the following communication : Mayor’s Orrics. City Hail, Washington, D. ‘ichards, Esq.. President Joint Mecting of Board of Aldermen and Common Sir: I have the honor w acknowledge the recespt of the resolution of the joint meet- ing of the Board of Aldermen aad Common Council mntorming me that it had adjourned until to-day. at 12 o'clock, to receive any com- munication 1 might deem 1t proper to make, Thanking the members for their courtesy, allow me to state that at present 1 to make any formal sommunication Which will materially protract the session. I bave entered upon the duties of my office, and lam able to aquaint myself with the details of the affairs of the Corporation and its condition, it will be my pleasure as well as duty to make sueb su; eration of the Councils as are deemed necessary 1 vave the honor to be NR. ARRISON, Shook and one Lewi: Election, aud if they affidavits of prominent citizens of Washington who ‘rituessed. the iH 2 ‘s election coul taken, if the ter tay “Sete Shelin? tor warwry ont Feparticans | ccill refused to give up the wallet boxes, the PROCEBDINGS IN THE ALDERMEN'S CHAMPER. | P€Xt legal course could be taken. ‘The Conservative Aldermen began to arrive | Mr. McCathran remarked that two ot the & few minutes before eleven o'clock, Mr. R. W. | PTominent newspapers of Washington took the Fenwick, of the Third Ward, being the first to | PTecaution to procure certified copies of the enter the room. Shortly thereafter Capt. Moore, | Teturns im the wards, and it fell to bis lot to President of the Conservative organization, pater up the returns from the five precincts in se ward fot the Inte Nigencer, Lat alsoattempted to get them for the Chronicle; these Morsell and Gulick Were prima facie ‘Guidance that the returns made At five minutes before eleven o'clock Judge | 10 the Register been tampered with. He Purcell, of the Orphans’ Court, entered the | oped in God that there was no man so vile as room. and appeared a little “sot back” to find | tO #lter the returns. The question was whether the room occupied and Capt. Moore in the | Reni a — — Gemtnd of the ~ ister. as insults were concerned, chair. The Judge, atter tak a giao of ice ~qentiemen never insult each other = ‘Real courts must settle this question, and he wished peaceably. He would counsel bis friends to be calm, and he bad no doubt but that right would triumph. Mr. ‘Il-said, as one of the members of the committee, he would not again submit him- self to msult by the Register, ~<Mr. Fenwick said that the insult shouid not be regarded as one to individuals, but to the Majesty of the charter. e. Fenwick thought the preliminary steps Were set forth in his resolution, Mr. Moore again read the resolution, and it was unanimously adopted. The committee appointed yesterday to exam- ine the returns, returned to the room, and Mr. A. Lioyd, the chairman, reported that the com- mittee again endeavored to get the bo: but were unsuccessful. further time, and for power and papers, and authority toemp! deemed advisable, which request ied. live Wing of the Aldermen was called to order The Cl waiaioas ee ene omen Mr. McCathran moved that they be referred to the committee without reading; which mo- L. B. Mr. Boswell also received a communication from Appleton P. Clark, protesting against the issuing of a certificate of election as Alderman tw George F. Gulick on the ground that at least One hundred illegal soldier votes had been cast for him, and that the majority of the Commis- Sioneis of Eiection had made affidavit to the same. about the deposit: & Co., though t t money to that amount was placed with them by bis confidential clerk. ‘Wis, Who was at one time with Senator Pom- eToy as clerk, and is now in the Treasu: partment, denied that he wrdte the letter which was shown to Cooper; and which purported to come trom Mr. had been repeatedly asked by the friends of the Presidents to write the letter, and had been A number of witnesses trom Cincinnati and other parts of Ohio, seve- rat ot whom are friends and acquaintances of examined, One of a bank director, said that Wool- Jey had no transactions with the stitution of which he was an offic: of discounting one or Witness added that Woolley’ Yin Any way en the books ot another bank, which he (wimess) was a stockholder. One of the Managers, in reply to a question as to the probable length of the mvestigauon, said = +I do not know; we baye sent outa subprrnaes, but we cannot get the witmesses to Attend. At one time there was no less than ten certificates of physicians on our tabie, stating ‘that the withesses we had summoned were all ntery, and could not possibly ap- le to tell how many Wool- Three of the Managers, Messrs. Willson, Williams and Bontwell. have been absent for some days past, and nearly all labor devolves upon Butler and Generai Loga C., June 9, 1: 6+. Accompanying these Feferred to, signed by ¢ Scott, Alpheus Tucker, Mr Parry. Benjamin N. Meeds. A. Atkinson, W. C. Marshall These affidavits show th: diers voted at the first polling place, twelve at the second, nineteen at the third, sixteen at the fourth, and from ten to fifteen’at the fifth, of whom only one voted the Republican ticket. —~ __ OF THE ApMissiON BILL OF AR- KANSAS.—The House of Representative yester- the conference committee's report on the Arkansas bill, previously adopt- ed by the Senate, and the bill, as agreed to, and Signed last night by the presiding officers of both branches of Congres, is as follows: Whereas, The people of Arkansas, asin pur- suance of the provisions of an act entitled “an act ior the more eificient government of the passed March 2. i-67, and the 8cts supplementary thereto, have framed aud adopted a constitution of State government which is republican im form,and the Legislature of said State has duly ratified the amendinent to the Constitution of the United States, pro} by the XXX1Xth Ji: theretore, &c., that the State of entitled and admitted to representation in Con- giess As one of the States of the Union upon the following fundamental condition:—That the constitution of Arkansas shall never be so amended or changed 4s to deprive any citizen or class of citizens im the United States of the Tight to vow who are entitled to vote by the Constitution berein recognized, except as a Punishment for such crimes as are now felo- nies at common law, whereof they shall have been duly convicted, under laws ‘equal plicable ‘to all the inhabitants of said Stat vided, that any alteration of said constita- . Prospective in its effect, may be made in ‘d to ume and place of residence of the pers are the aitidavits W. Wells, Leonidas He said that be offered $1,000 to do it. at twenty-eight sol- tons for the consid- name did not ap- ar ob't servant, S. J. Bowxn, Mayor. Mr. Chase moved that the communication be Teceived and that it be printed in the journals of the Boards: which was agreed Mr, Crocker said that there was business and he moved toadjourn. Mr. Hine asked that the mouon be with- drawn, and ‘aid that suggestions had been made in reference to a settlement of the diff- culties, but that he was not p: make recommendation. Crocker remarked that he conld not withdraw his motion, and debate was not in day acquiesced i Tebel States, slope, nearest ot Mr. Hine said he was about to amend the ing that the Joint meetung ase ursday evening. Mr. Crocker remarked tbat it was the prerog- yor to call the Board: Toper, and demanded the ques- tion on bis motion to adjourn; which was course. Wishing you as cordial a xes, also asked wherever you may go, on They Asked for Seine, the ‘Danube, posed }d known asarticle Arka RESIGNATION OF COMMISSIONER ROLLINS.— Commissioner of lnternal Revenue Rollins has written a letter to the Secretary of the Treasury resigning that position. The resignation is to take effect upon ihe confirmation of his It bad long been contem: bas been connected with the from its creation, serving first as Cashier, Deputy Commissioner, and subse- quently as Commissioner. The taken by him eon Two reasons, however, for this course. First, aired by labor ind slew, if he thonght carried. After the adjournment of the joiut conven- reporter still Kept bis seat at the table writing up his notes. Short ladies entered the Orphans Court would immediately Fifteen or twenty minutes ving had prepared his manu- the same and lated. Revenue Bureau Toom, expec to the advice elapsed before he started for the office, the door of the ¥ found the same locked, it being a part of the programme ef the Conservatives to session of the key. Our modest bimeself in an awkward men’s room with two Ii 5 are his Bealth has beck gs of the revenue establishment, in conse- quence of the conflict as to the appomtment of suitable officers. PoLiTicaL.—George M. McCreary has been nominated for Congress b; the First District of lowa, @ repommnation, in antici of an election to the THe Strikes ix New York.—The piano ‘Makers’ strike is ended, the employees of the only factory which held out till Friday nigh having resumed work garise cutters are im & a way of getting the creed to at. The C - Wikkon ‘declinion pation, it is supposed, a ae nent . Li rst Sardo, G. W. Miller, Zim- aceon. Premoon, ivee Ni takwg that gentlemen for the widow's poopy bh, ven rock. us’ Court. She glanced with re- ee ae feta te hor and t or the toes to attract the a this source to-day were $527,851.71. ening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY. JUNE 9, 1868, tered and the Board was called to order by Mr. Ricbard: ‘Mr. Crocker moved that E. S. Atkinson (col- for the ensuing N&. 4,759. This Afternoon’s Dispatches. Eoxpox, June ‘—Afternoon.—Conso! SUICIDE! CixctxNatt, Ohio, June 9.—Samuel Patter WARLIKE NEWS FROM EUROPE. Bostow, Jun FORTIETH CONGRESS. This Afternoon’s Proceedings, TvEspay. June 9. SENATE.—Mr. Morgan presented resolutions of Louisville Board of Trade asking reduction of tax on whisky to fiity cents per gallon. Ke- ferred to Finance Committee. Mr. Wiison. from Committee on Military At. fairs, reported House joint resoluuon w au- ent of the Hygeria Hotel The bill for the admission of North Ati 1o'clock precisely Speaker sts. Speaker Colfax, addressing the Embassy, said: Your Excellencies: The Honse of Repre- sentatives intermits its ordinary labers to-day to receive in this Hall the Embassy which the oldest nation of the world bas commissioned to America and Europe, and,in the name of the people of the United States, we bid you Welcome. Spsnuing a continent in our ares, from the Bay of Fundy to the granite portals of the golden States, we turn our faces from the Fatheriand of Europe to clasp bands, in closer relations than ever before, with those who come to us from that continent which Was the birth-place of mankind. Nor does it lessen our pleasure that the chief of this Em- bassy, ansporied, as he was, from member- | ship here to diplomauc duties abroad, so won the confideuce of bis Imperial Majesty, to whom he was accredited, our midst honored, with his distinguished as- sociates, as the custodians of the most remark- able trust ever committed by an Exaperor to his envoys. ‘The Embassy of the Chinese Empire, which bas attracted such universal atiention, has been hailed throughout our tand. not only as marking an onward step im the World's history but as being of peculiar interest to this Repub- lic. With our Western States fronting the sume Pacific S:a on which the millions of China bave looked ages before our country Was born into the family of nations—with our Pacific railroad rapidly approaching comple- on and destined with lines of steamers ply- Europe—with our possessions on the Pacific the great nations of the couniry from which you came, we bal your appearance at this Capitol ss the auguring of el joser commercial and international inter- the Thames ube and the Ruine, the Baltic and the Adriatic, I give you again an earnest oar Bs ioeane eee \ded to the Speaker's . Burl ime wo address of welcome as follows: Mr. Speaker, or behalf of my associates and myself I thank you for this warm and unusual ro yap my men le ment. tis Lid one great by another. It is the Occident and the Orient tor the z ‘t time im that electric contact whose touc ‘makes the whole world kin.” It is the meeting of two civilizations which have hith- erto revolved im separaie flis a mighty revolution. Let us r. that it ‘will go on bene oy — Riel lyse ce which are too apt to mark grea! aman af- fairs. t us hope that it will be achieved ‘The people of the United States have re- INTERVIEW OF A SovTH CAROLINA Dete- CATION WITH GENERAL GRANT.—A delega- tion of Sonth Carolinians, consisting of Hon.c. tative elect from that v Y¥, BY CABLE. of Gallipolis. Obio, committed suicide on Sunday might by taking laudrnum. Cause, jenlousy: A young man, name unknown, committed suicide on Sunday morning by drowning him- self im the Ohio river, five miles below this city. Wallace Tucker, of Bellevue, Ky., attempted to commit suicide last Friday by drinking con- centrated lye. His recovery is doubtful. —A letter from Athens, just | received, says that the Greek Government bas received the Cretan deputy, thus virtually ving Crete asa part of the Greek na- The writer says that this eventis atmost certain to lead to war between Turkey and Greece, to be tollowed by a general war with France, Austria, and Great ritaun, on the side of Turkey. tes to representation in Congress was taken up, and Mr. Willey addressed the Senate. House OF REPRESENTATIVES.—In accord- Snce With the resolution last the House met to-day at 11 o'clock, for the urpose of receiving the Chinese Embassy. Long before that hour the galleries were filled With spectators, the gallery to the left of that occupied by the reporters being reserved for the tamilies of members of the Hous seat in (he galleries was occupied, w: ladies and gentlemen were con Py seats on the steps in the atsies, Ways and corridors were as literally pac 5 upon the days when the trial ef Impeach- ment Was commenced. adopted on Satarday Every cked fax rapped the House to order, and named Mr. Brooks. of New York, asa member of the committee oa Teception, instead of Mr. Wood, who was de- taiued at home by illness. ‘The Speaker said that as soon as the Em- bassy was announced by the doorkeeper the Clerk would suspend the reading of the jour- nal. When midway of the hall the members Would rise in their places, gavel would indicaie whe: again seated. The Embassy would then take pesition im front of the Speaker's desk, and would be presented by the co: to the members of the House. The Clerk had progressed in the reading of the journal but a iew moments when the Eim- bassy Was announced, and the reading was suspended. The Embissy entered im the fol- lowimg order. Hon. Anson Burlingame es. corted by Mr. Scheuck: one of the Mandarins by Mr. “Brooks, aud the other Mandarin by Mr. Banks, and followed taries aud Interpreters. The order indicated by the Speaker was carried ont, and upon arriving at the semi- front of ‘the Speaker's desk, Mr. of the Reception Committers, ad- dresssed the Speaker and presented the dis- unguished g and one rap of the n they should be mittee severally by the Chinese Secre- that he returns to ‘and the thie Heuw, and through te pres, with a unanimity and a Bobility of sentiment whic makes me of the civiluation in whicb was re . and glad [0 Se I. Passed mm review by the scholars and statesmen of China. I trast, Sim, te American people will abide by that sevtiment, and I do hope that it is but an est of that pirat which will Mert oF en the joTrs of the distant sea, and on the banks of the beautiful rivers which you, sir, have pared Thanking the House for the reception, and You, +ir, for the flicttous and able manager im ; Which you have expressed its welcome, we Await suck further action as ihe proprieties of We oocasion may require Mr. Burlingame's closing sentence was freeted with a round of appliuse, atter which the Embassy positions "i in front of the Speaker's desk, and were sev- {inlly Introduced to the mermbers of the Hoare oy Tee pion committe. Mr. Thaddeus Stevens was greeted with special cordiality by Mr. Burlingame. and from the maneer of ibe Erecting by the Chinese was apparently looked upon witb ~. At hali-past eleven o'clock the House re- sumed ite business, aud the Emoasey was shown seats in front of the Speaker's desk, where, through the imterpreters, they engaged tm conversauon With membere ad Mr. Beamap, (Mich.,) from the Committers on Reconstruction, reported a bill to erect two additional States out ef the territory of te State of Texas, Ordered to be printed and re- committed Mr. Payne, from Commitiee on Reooastras en, reported back the bell for the inaugura- tion of State officere in Arkansas, North Caro- lima. Sonth Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia and Alatama; and it was read three times and Passed without debauw— Yeas, 115: nays, 31. Al 2 o'clock the Chinese Embassy retired from the ball without ceremo: Mr. Farnsworth, (I1.,) trom Office Com- mittee, reported n bill to amend the postal Inws so as to provide for the return of letters wpon Nbich posinge ie paid to the writer if the mam of the latter is upou the envelope. Also, to reguiate the money-order syst t allows money orders to be issued for $50. Passed. On moticn of Mr. Biaine, (Me.) the Gom- Tuttee on eS Affairs was directed to en- quire whether the esiablishimeat by the Mex:- gan Government of free ports at Matamoras and other ports on the Rio Grande was contrary to the commercial rights of country. H.) introduced a bill to pro- Mr. Benton (N. vide for the appointment of an Auditor of A counts. Referred to Committee on Accoau! Mr. Covode ( Pa.) mtroduced a bill to tneor porate the District of Columbia Concrete Sion: Company, Referred to Committee on Distr ot Columbia. On motion of Mr. Schenck, (O..) the House, Committee of the Whole, resumed conside- rauon of the Tax Sections 75, 76, 77, 75 and 79 were passed | without material amendment. Section § was amended, on motion of Mr. Schenck, by providing that if an assessor ac- cepts a fraudalent bond, he sball, in additio to other penalties, be liable on bis own official bond for any loss TS IN SPain.—Something tion, if Mot AN Open assertion oman’s rights, bax just occurred at Madrid ur thousand female cigar makers in the Gro - ernment factory, not receiving their regular Y, armed with open scissors, rushed into the director's office, who only escaped with bis lite by jumping from the balcony outside his Window into the court below. amiable ladies neXt set AOU erecting barricades—an hich they proved adepts, imasmach as arrival of Minister of Finance, bis | Excellency was received by a8 shower of | brickbats, old crockery, and a variety of other | utensils. He naturally reured from the scene of action, and sent down a body of police with orders to take the factory by storm, im the midst of which a young girl increased the num- bers within the factory by an infant recruit, Whose ubexpected arrival created considera bie confusion. The police eflected a breach in the eutworks, and captured two bundred of the Petticoated garvison, which did not prevent the Temasning 3-00 from proceeding on the follow - ing day to the palace yard, and there enacting & burlesque on the famous visit of the poissur- des Versailles in 17*9; and to complete the rody the (Queen appeared on the balcony And endeavored to appease the fair malooc- tents, They retired on receiving money dis- | tributed among them by her orders | A Nerero Kiniep ry 4 WHrTe MAN.—A ne- | gro man named Henry Clay was killed by Mr. | i H. Wadaill on his farm in Bedford, six | miles from the city, yesterday morning, uader | the following circumstances, as far as we have | been able to ascertain them: The negro was atenant of Mr. Waddill’s, and yesterday mern- ing Mr. W. went to the of his farm where Heury was st work plowing. Mr. W. was sittipg On the fence, some one h. citficuliy between the parties, but when the | Begro got to where Mr. W_ was a conversation | commenced relative to gravang some horses ot some other trifling matter, which led fo an al- tercation and finally two the negro’s striking Mr. W., who retreated some fifty © ued bu blows. Finally Mr. Waddill drew a small | . and opening the pen blade stab- bed the negro twice in the breast Killing him | almost instantly, Mr. Waddill, immediately after the fatal occurrence, came to the city and surrendered himself to the military, by whom be was turned over to the civil authorities of Bedford for (rial.—Lynchbury ( Va.) News June 6 | COMPLIMENT To GiNERAL SereweK.—In quires are occasionally made tomeRing th. | Tepresevtmition of the 3d district im The nex: Congress. So far as we are adviseu we only BAme mentioned tm that connection 4s our dis- tipguished Representative, Gen. K.C. Schenck, Whose eminent services, great ability, aud thor Ovgh integrity in public office are universally recognized. “A competitor for the nomination is hardly probable. It is hard to guess who will be the Democratic nominee, but we are as- sured that Durbin Ward will makes strong Heb terit. If Mr. Valiandigham asseats Mr. Ward will get it. Lf be objects be disappointed —Dayton (Ghio) Je A Baykevrt Maerctan.. the magician, Robert Heller, is stated tbat ‘hose real name, «Appears, is W.H. Palmer, bas applied to be discharged trom his debts by the Bankrapt-y | Court in London, where be now is. He de- scribes himself in’ bis ation as formerly of Washington, Uniced States, and afterwards of the Metropolitan Hotel, New York. His debts are stated at $2,655. Most of bis creditors are in New York and Washington. He ascribes his bankruptcy to having been sued by Riggs & Co. ot Washington, ome of the pariners of Babich house is, we believe,his father-in-law, Baltimure Sun. CuRtovs Decistos.—A angular decision is Teported from Cincinnati. A householder o: that city sued hus tenant for detacing his hoase. One part of bis case was that a mantle had been co injured by placing the feet on it and scratching the enamel, that it had been found Reecessary to take it down. The judge in his “opinion” decided that “our babit of chewing tobacco and spitting everywhere, and putung the feet on snd mantles, are nauoral,” and therefore nomsuited the plaintiff. ———— §7 C. A. Lngasoll bas been arrested, in New York, charged with impli oil region robbery, by which 821,00) were faken from an old German who would not trust his treasure in the hands of banks. log.- soll Was astonished, and volunteered {> retura, to Penusylvania without waiting fora jue sition. te iiss S87 The execution of Reuben Wright, who was tried and convicted of murder at the fall term of Stokes Say T Court, took piace near Danbury, Va., on Thursday of last week. 87 George S. Wilcox, & native ot New Bed- ford, was killed at the Savage mine, Virginia City, Nevada, on the 1th uluma, by falling down a shaft 654 feet deep. S87 Signor Blitz is about to retire to private life, after fifty years ‘ional experien. 8 ventriloyaiei, . and trainer of birds. Parmers’ Cr Brook! bas been arrested, charged with embezzlement to the amount of $6,500 He plead mot guilty, aad gave baal of 10,000, 87 On Sunday last, a boy, the son of Uapt. Wm. N. ‘Jordan: of Rockincbam The boys were playing with gun S7-The trees of Gettysburg are fast disap- pearing, to reappear as canes. S7 The Boston tree public houses ve been for the season. The city bas toortern of these ments. some of them orguga bitory liquor law on bas gt 4 failure of the system jn’ this country to @ vemporary of is S7-The Scientific American says there Scarcity of first class workm-n in warisue branches of bu: = account forjt by the