Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1872, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. Published Dally, Sunday: Ex AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Penasy!vania Avenue, cormer Lith St. THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COW. & MB. BAUP PANN, Pree't. ‘° = THE EVENING STs is served dy carrier to their eubscribers at Tas CENTS PRR Waex. or FoR- 29-Four Cents Pak MONTH. Copies at the coonter Two Crxte each. By mail—throe months, $1.9: e's Menthe. 23.00; one year. $5. THE WEEKLY STAR Vehad Prtter-9t0 in Both camomy | W ASHINGTO St, 89—N2. 5,905. aud Do paper sn! r. H EF Rates of advertising furnished on application. | —_—— eee REGGE | Mae i Ma. - a oa eRe aan OR , D. C.. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1872. wilh - roduce a Gross motion censurin: government for the appointment of Str Robert Collier to the judicial committec ef the Privy Council. It is belkevyed that the action of the governmeut will be sustained. TWO CENTS. Lorpox, Feb. ey heaward Card. We |, Secretary of State for War, submitted IAL NOTICES. oe 4 District A fairs in Congress. ral PROPOSED NEW RAILROAD. Gen. Chipman introduced in the House to-day a Dill to incorporate the Anacostia and Potomac Railroad Company, namiog as corporators Wm. Guinand, Madison Davis, T. A. Richards, Geo. F. Gulick, John A. Raft, Thomas R. Riley, and John Hitz, and giving them authority to lay a single or double track railway through and along the following streets and avenues: com- Mencing at the terminus of 11th street southeast and along said street to M street south; along M to 7th street intersecting the Washington and Georgetown railroad to Water street; along Water street to 12th street southwest; along 12th street across the canal to Ohio avenue; along that avenue to 15th street. and along that street to Pennsylvania avenue, with the privilege to run a switch from 12h street aieng Ohio and Louisiana avenues to the Center Market, with the right to run cars thereon drawn by horse power recelying therefor a rate of fare ; = EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. INTERBAL Revenve.—'the receipts from this | source to-day were $515,949.63. GLADSTONE entertained Minister Schenck at @ dinner On Saturday evening. g. Also, a laree uecatel, tity. Senator Garnett Davis coutinues to im- prove slowly. : Instructions have been forwarded to Minis- ter Washbarn to negotiate a postal treaty with pee. PRecipenr’s visiTons to-day were ary Belknap, Governor Cooke, Senators Sawyer, Carpenter, West, Robertson Ht will weil repay be a hittie out of y i - not exceeding five cents tur each passenger for janz ti ir otce hw, | cok Metres Seen eneatative Wares.” FS, comes bercee tas Coie the main or ed aa GrNERAL SHERMAN AND Ltevt. GRawr | branch railway. The capital stock of the com. Wimes, Liquors, &c., for the Holidays | jexve Rome to-morrow for Naples, and Ameri- | pany shall be not less than one nor more than five hundred thousand dollars in shares of $50 each. The company is required to place first class cars on the road to be run as often as fit- teen minutes and until ten o’ciock at night. More thar one bundred of our eitizen Selves ander personal obligation t Ro. 1217 and 1219 Pennsylvan: fag abiec. through the \trtues of in the latter city are preparing a fete at Pomjeii in their hover. Mr. A. B. Mcttert, Supervising Architect tere Yo i ein the fess aa lan Books of scription to the stock are to be Pscnecn. Although My. 0. takes auch pride | of the Treasury, istill confined to bia bed with opened within five days afcer the pasrage of the benefactor, he does not allow with vcarlet fever, and will not probably be able to attend to business under a couple of weeks. His wite and two cmidren who are also ill with (he same disease are convalescent. THe TREAEURY INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE on Saturday, after business hours, took sion of the vault containing national bank securities, and were to-day in counting The affairs of the company are to be con- ducted by a board of seven directors, wich full power to make by-laws, &e. The road must be completed within one year after the organization of the company. Refesred to the District of Co- besiness to escape his obser ans with the immense ite of interest at 6 in, OT aN amount not to exceed Batchelor’s Hair Dye. i ~ oat tid Bair D: t . - the latter. Tie sum to be counted is about | }y per cent. upon special contract in writing. Barmlcas, relishic, tustantanesan dese wer cemtais | £400,000.000, pois ual The general provisions of the bill are similar to head, tor any eialic to sie OF | ree NonTH CAROLINA SEWATORSHIP.—The | there of the Dill introduced in the District peison ‘odace paraly: ‘Avold the vatated avddeinsive uns ¥! ge Bot posses. | Fie o fenaine legt-latare on the 15th of January last. be for’s Senate committee on clectionshave decided to | '*f/,)/ahare.on the isn of a repert in favor of admitting General Ramsom, cet Hate Deo ay or-€' Teprosides that the title fo. all reat 3 tee on lect from North Carolina, te his seat, | It provides that the title to all real property in Byala pviled at 18 Bood sirect, New | and to disregard the claims of Mr, Abbott, who | the District which has vented inthe United States York - fob-t_ | received a minority yote at the time of the elec- | by escheat jer defectum sanguinis In cases of per- tion of Governor Vance. There will be no minority report, it is believed, to support Ab- bott’s claims. ae Wasnixctow National Morcmert So- ciET¥.—Mr. McKinney introduced in the House to-day a bill to amend the act incorporating the Washington National Monument Society, which provides that the affairs of the society shall be managed by a board of five directors, to be clected annually, and any person, upon paying +5, may bo pore 2 Rommel wt aoaer ts ton, with all the privile e ner po- rators pe Flection to the office of president. Referred to Judiciary Committee. Tue Yo Sewits.—Col. J. M. Hutchings, the renowned pioneer of the Yo Semite valley, is in Washington after a most successtul lecture trip sons heretotore held in slavery be and the same is vested in the children of such persons, and in descendants of such children if deceased, and such children are capacitated to inherit one trom the other or others. A MUNICIPAL COURT POR THE DISTRICT. Mr. Bingham introdaced in the House to-day bill to establish a municipal court in the Dis- trict of Columbia, the provisions of which are similar to that introduced in the Senate on Tuesday last by Mr. Patterson, and published in Tue Star, with the exception that it pro- vides that the judges shall be appointed by the President instead of the Governor and District Supreme Court. Mr. Bingham’s bill also pro- vides for three assistant clerks instead of two and sixes judges’ salaries at $3,000each,the salary of the clerk at 29,000, assistant clerks $1,200 exch, and bailiffs @3 per day. The judges shali be seiccted from the members of the bar AMUSEMENTS. W NATIONAL THEATER. ERENT OF THE SEASON! Ay RREU N = MONDAY. FERRUARY 19. 1x72. EVERY EVENING DUBING THE WBEK, AND SAT. KDAY MATINEE. R. SOTHERN WILL = PRODUCE. S o R hestra throughout the north. His lectare upon the fa- | of the District, and hold office for six 1s MOUDAT RENT Jone fC OWRNS. mous valley, the wonders of which he was the | years, one of whom shall be designated ia = first to ake known to the world. is illustrated AL THEATER. by fied and illuminated pictures, and is said to be exceedingly interesting. Someof our lecture committees should by all means secure a lecture or two from him upon a tepic of such general intere: Tue PaILapELPnia CoLLecTorsmir.—The foliowing de’egates of Philadelphia, in reference to the collectership of that city, are at the 1% | Ebbitt House:—Gen. Louis Wagner, Col. Robt. is comm! as the President Judge. It also gives the court jurisdiction in cases ot threats, bawdy house Cases, &c., in addition to the offedces enumerated in tie Senate bill The House Vill also provides that the court shail hold daily sessions for the trial of civil as ell as criminal cases, and each of the Judges May sit at the same time separately. It provides that the President shall appoint for the term of four years four residents of the Diatriet, who together with the Chief Justice of the District Supreme Court, United States District EW NATIO N SPECIAL ANNUUNCEMENT. BF The vale of seats for MB. SOTHERN S NIGHTS Will ce amenae st.ahe box office of the Tneater on FRIDAY MORNING +at9ocloek Duriag the en a greatartist the following scale of opted: ‘$1 | Reserved Grech. Cir.$1 25 1 «| Keserved Dress do. Gallery = Orchestra ¢ ‘rele. Cirete % L. Orr, Col. Chas. S. Green, Col. J. R. C. i febla , aA Attorney and Secretary of the District, shall Oxp No N EXHIBITION Maj a W. Norris, Capt. Belmoe Cape | com he Board o Sietropolitan Police Com- 486 AND SALE A. Widditield, Capt. J. W. Vanderslice, Col. | Missloners, Referred to the Jadiciary Com- rm Sr. a S. B. W. Mitchell. They called on the Presi- r dent to-day to urge the appointment of David F. Houston, deputy collector of the port of Philadelphia, a8 collector, vice Col. Forney, resigned. REPORTS FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- TER. ‘ fa ts Qe The majority of “he select committee on “af- Shades. Pictures, Frames, Picture Cs Verna Buexs tstaxps_—The bill which the | gairein the late Insurrectionary states” presented a7 TERMS CASH. Pacttic Railroad committee has agreed to report | ¢1,¢ir report to Congress to-day. The testimony Please remember Name and Number. ap2S-Iy* | giving the Central Pacific Railroad the privilege . . : . of the majority of the witnesses summoned bi a ae ves — gt using one-half of Yerba Buena Island, in | the committee assert that the kuklux hed LECTURES. Sen Francisco Bay, for depot purposes, under . | government restrictions, conveys no title to the island, and reserves to the ernment the right to occupy the whole o' mi tary pores. It will enable the company to exten: ‘thelr track from Oakland ty piling across the bay to within four miles ef San Francisco, and will enable China laden ships to discharge their cargoes directly into the ears without the expense and delay of the lighterage system which now pre- vails It is estimated that it will cost the compa- By $3,000,000 to blast their depot out of the rocks and to build their wharves, but the advantage tw travel and commerce will be very great. oo origin in 1568, and that it was for political par. poser. These witnesses do not, however, ‘'y that there is mach bad government in the South, but attribute this im some respects to the failure of prominent white citizens to take partin poli- ties. They think there shovid bea removal of politicalpilisabilities, excluding from the benetit “distinguished criminals” who have taken part in opposition to the government, also those who have — otlice contrary to the consti- tutional disabilities. Senators Blair and Bayard, and Rey nta- tives, Cox, Beck, Van Trump, Waddell, Kobin- son, and Hanks, constituting the minority of the committee, also stbmit their report, which gives a terrible picture of the existing condition of affairs in the south. Speaking of the exis- Te- POR A CHICAGO CBUBCH. LECTURE BY GEN. 0. 0. HOWARD “ OUB NATIONAL CAPITAL.” ‘This Lecture will be delivered at the CONGR S CATIONAL CHL BOB, corner Wb a1 {i streets, af 8 ochck. om the EVENING OF THE 220 (Restington's Birth Day} Gov. H. D. COOKE will preside. ‘The entire proceeds of the lecture are to be given t wards the rebuilding ot one of the charches de stroyed by the great fire,in which als» every met- ber of the church and society was rendered home- TRE Syow BLockavt on THE Paciric RAtt- ROaD.—The trains are again snow-bound on the ‘fi9.4. | Union Pacific railroad, een Medicine Bow | tence of kuklux in the southern and Rawlins and Lockeat. There is no of | Jort says: “While we do not intend to deny the eastern bound trains getting thro: at | that bodies of disguised men have, in several of present. Trains passing Evanston on ‘Friday the states of the south, Deemaultey of the most it westward just escaped the new blockade. | tlagrant crimes—crimes which we ne ihe experiences of the travelers differ, but most | to palliate nor excuse, for the commission oi of them denounce the management of theUnion | Which the wrong doers should, when ascertained Pacifie without stint, saying there is no excuse | and duly convicted, suffer dy aud condign for such lowg delay and hardships, and that with | urichatent'we deuy that fuess mee bo ee reasonable energy and determination on the | general organization, or polittcal significance, or part of the officials who . their busi- ‘at their conduct is endorsed by any considcra- ness, the blockade could have been prevented, | ble number of the white people in any state; on raised, or posed two weeks ago. A number | the contrary, the men and the bands by which threaten suit against the for di . | Such out are perpetrated a.e almost univer- Several arrived at Salt on § y, | sally d by the Intelligent people gf the Prowtrated and sick from thelr tinies °S* “| they furnish the mer ot eee ngsoua ae ral ic| n in P $< — ton the only excuse left to maintain po een Tae Comixe IxTERNATIONAL Waestiine | them, and to continue the system of robbery and MatcH.—Major J. H. champion eee ie oe have ii sys- Wright aud Jareleso yenge {0 | Sod prosperity, but is Intended’ ts binetee mea SUPERIO! x 1c NTS. % pros} 3 en UPERIOR INDUCEMENTS. collar malign tholr character as men the coun. in five. back falis, for | ty and the world. We will show, b testimony from $5,000 to $6,000 a side, either in this coun- | 'BControvertible, that in no one of the six states try or England. The major is anxious to get on | Of North and South Carolina, , Alabama, ee wes “ an international match, and American sporting | Mississippi and Florida, has there at any time ONLY TEN DAYS LONGER. | ten witt back him heavily, te eae possession | ¢xisted combinations of lawless men in one-tenth of the champion gold belt whieh be won at the | P@tt of any of said states.” The report speaks tournament in it, March, 1870. He is 5 | & oF amd ona corruption in the man- = feet 11 inches m height, and weighs 2% pounds. | 8¢ment of the state governments at the south, Homer Lane, Benjamin % rod ge many ae amp nd Tome « the Gifferent In consequence of the lateness of the season,ang | EF Ameri¢an wrestlers have been defeated management in the several at Lane's benetit on Mon- states, and in conclusion arraigns the President Preparing for a large Spring Stock, which Iam now | day afterneon at Harry Hill’s theater.—¥. Yr. commission for alleged sine of and omission in having mavafectured especially to-order, I offer | Sun, lth if Se ae fr he Cmcrce Imvcvrxce 1x Monwox Potitics | TRE SMALL-Pox DECREASING.—The whole NEXT TEN DAYS SPECIAL BARGAINS, PosErs—The Salt Lake City Tribune, over | number of deaths from small-pox in Philadel- the si ure of W. 8. ‘Godbe. phia for the past week was 336, a decrease of 21. rhb ER lee | oa expose of the ‘church authority in the in New York the small-pox is % joca Canton, just re-elected BUSINESS SUITS. aa police judges ‘Tbe reportof sae LU WES ‘ 5 be rent 25........Selling now at the city council, vears ago, deen removed from the 20 Selling mow at Codbe was a member, was by Catholic asyiv'm in Fifth avenue, in consequence 45. elling mow at. Hrigham Young, of being attacked by small-pox. a dishon: on : A Derarrep Srimit CaNcettima a Gre te A Bitt—About one-thirdot Long tala: yr “ co aa : ve in spiritualism. On CASSIMERE PANTS WITH VESTS TO MATCH of Brigham ‘Yousse eonesy” ‘and led. ait. | £izcle was held in Orient, and they professed to Those Pant and Yeti cold at ag selling now at 99 pet. J ae = semne twe pears Goad. “tthe told the audi- home Pants and Verts sold at 10 selling us ‘aud . - These Pants and Vests told at S selling now at $@ | Be aud creates a great ence that the spirit was partially » Bat ALL WOOL CASSIMERE PANTS, from 2.4 to gs | gADJOURNING & LuowLaTURE To See a | heowed GW. Wilcox for a quart of gin, or. A in order to the A BEDUCTION PROM $5 to 610 ON ALL | ¥, Sttend the Mardi Gems featiyal at HEAVY OVERCOATS. A FULL LINE BLACK SUITS AT REDUCED PRICES. Ae lam determined to reduce my Stock wighout peng hasere will find to their advantage to give me acall A. STRAUB, POPULAR CLOTHIER, 202 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Berween 1@rs axv tire Srarers, Three doors Wows SUrPRace 1x 3, : house of delegates om Saturday a tite asp ae see Sanaa ivi nelled last weels 2 to wheth: Ww. white or black gowus, THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION The Congressional investigation into the charges against the Board of Public Works and the new District government was resumed this morning before _ House Committee on the jumbia. District of In open case this morning, Mr. Stark- weatLer, chairman of the committee, anounced that he was exceedingly anxious to make all practicable progress with the examination, and, yoseibie, to finish the hearing of one side this week. Mr. Green, for the memorialists, replied that it was his desire to do so too. B. elke JRREPRECOIBLE Se, B. Severgon (ot canal-causewa: re- called.—He testified that the ‘attesourt avenne ewer was wholly inadequate; did not own prop erty on the line of the canal; had no private in terest whatever; was working for the pubtic ; wanted that distinctly understood. The witness read a caleulat‘on wade by himself in relation to the canal, what should be done with it, &c. all of which bas been published and republished. and stated his views to the committee there- upon. By Mr. Harmer :—The Missouri avenue sewer was entirely inadequate ee drainage, in London all sewers hada decline of two feet By Mr. Starkweather:—Witness thought the canal shouid be kept open for commercial pur- poses, us well as for drainage. Q —How many veats have you lived here? A —I have lived here off and on for the past 20 years. Q.—Well, now, how many vessels have you seen tp the canal at any one time within the past few years? A.—I have sven as many as fifteen. Pan thet t 171 It A.—In the 7th street. Witness 1 Ne en intormed— Mr. Starkweather.—Well. never mind that. You have ecen no vessels up in the canal within the past few years? A.—No, sir. Q—What have yeu been paid for work upon the canal since 1366 A.—Less than $3,000. Witness thought that masted vessels should not be permitted to come inte the canal, as he was opposed to draw-bridges ia a city; WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE CONTRACT to open the canal for $50,000; bmg: gd $390,000 i do the work; did not know if the cella-s of the St. James Hotel were filled with water curing the flood of 1868. Mr. Eldridge.—Do you think it ible to drain this city so the canal would not overfiow with such a ireshet as that ot 1868? A.—The water has risen higher than at that time. The object is te have the wa‘er flow off as free as possible. Mr. Eldridge.—Oh, well, I understand the ob- ject; Lam now inquiring about facts. y ve you ever known the tide in the river here so high ‘as to cause cellars along the canal =~ = with betel ats ae .—Yes, my plan proposes to obviate all tha The witness then explained how it was to be ob- viated by a system of tide gates like those erected by bim at 17th street. After the committee got threugh questioning bim Mr. Severgon WANTED TO MAKE PURTHER STATEMENTS as to his ideas, and a to state the differ- cance between draining Baltimore and this city. Mr. Green, counsel tor the memorialists, thought their witness was consuming too much time—it being then 11:30—and he suggested Mr. Severson that he submit his views to the committee in writing. Question by Mr, Williams.—Mr. Severson, you were employed by the old city government; why is it they did not adopt your plans? A.—They did. ‘Witness had not applied for any position under the new government. By Mr. Chandier.—Was a civil engineer; was €3 years of age; in eariv life practiced civil en- gineering; was superintendent of the Architec- tural Iron Works at Philadelphia; had char, m about 32 yesrs ago; was em; first Dy Capt, Meign & vaise the tot oe tee Capitol; gave his attention to the canal at first in 1564 after everybody bad failed in making a plan for its improvement: did not allow himself to have ill will towards any body; waanot to the Board of Public Works or the Legislature; ha id no personal feehng; while he was canal ol mer collected the rents amounting to about $1,000 a quarter; accounted for the sum to the city authorities. Mr. ine inquired what this had to with the charges? They had brought no charges against the old city government. Mr. ‘Chandler Wel il, you have only been hete 15 or 20 minutes, Mr. Crane; so you don’t know mueh about the testimony of this witness. Please sit - ewkaien me to conduct the cross-ex- am Mr. Crane.—Yes; but this is irrelevant. Mr. —What are you afraid of, Mr. Crane? ‘Mr. Crane.—We are afraid of nothing, but don’t want all the time take: —. en up = time. e Mr. Chandler.—I have not However, I will pase on to soi Witness resumed:—| not know the depth from the top of the lock at Ith street to the bot- tom of the canal; witness ded less than $50,000 on that improvement; the revenue which he collected he pald into the bank,and took a certiticate of deposit. Before teacladiog tte examination of Mr. 4 committee adjourned until to-mor- Tow morning at 10 o'clock. s by oo co in the are almost com for the year 1871. The' Tecord in these statis- lican makes an of the nature of the ac- cidents, and believes it can place the responsi- bend where it belongs. About one-third of the death om account af the neglect of eperstars a to their mines. Another averted if the iw re- to be examined by anex- ae safety lamp ag workmen enter been com; 5 About nea et ne lives et Fongh th ce ing su ‘atten- Otherwise, witle the whole number i A SrvernLe StonwAkeR, who male i} oaaane by (be pale of extensively” ieee: pr eS oe A (Tr you are wise : If Auliet ARcTiO WaaTEER TEE Noet ra In the ‘Northwest. the’ roceat intensely cold has been fects. From Tense, it. ’ FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. — This Afternoon’s Proceedings, st a A Monpay, Februa8y 19, SENATE.—Mr. Cameron submitted a report from Commodore Worden, commandant of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, on the prozress ot the ‘Sapaneze students in that imetitution, which Mr. Edmunds resolution of Bar- — (Vermont, board of trade, asking tue fuction of the tariff on lumber. THE KUKLUX REPORT. Mr. Scott, from the majority of the committer on the the late insurrectionary states, submitted @ repert and accompanying testimony, an 1 also 4 bill extending the time in which authority i~ given to the Executive to suspend the operation of the writ of habeas corpus until the end ot the nextsession of Congress. The report also recommends the pamage of a gencral amnesty all. Mr. Blair presented the views of the minority OT the committee. Mr. Scott commented on certain expressions in the minority report which he saiddid INJUSTICE TO THE MAJORITY. The first he w to contain an asser- tion that the minority would not have mad. any report at all if they had had an opportunity to see the report which the majority were going to make; and also, that the minority had net been allowed to see the majority report, and, there- fore, were compelled to go into amore detailed review of the testimony they would other- wise have done. The first assertion was that early in December the minority had applied for aclerk to aid in prepating a re and as to the second the moe prey | reportghad several days since been printed tor the use of the committee. Mr. Blair thought the Senator (Scott) wasun- necessarily nervous about this matter. He had been assured that there was no intention to re- flect upon him. The minority had no idea ot im plying that they would have made no report had they seen the report of the majority in time Mr. Bayard did not think it necessary to say anything in detence of the minority in this case. The testmouy was atmost unprecedented in ,t+ bulk and he doubted very much whether any human being in the United States would ever read it. The majority report amounted to 35: printed pages. It was not unttl last Tharsda: that it was known exactly what the had concluded. It was known from the there would be two re) from the com . ‘The proof sheets of minority report were passing through the press before the majority report eked im the hands of the members of the committee. ‘The reports were then ordered to be printed. Mr. Casserly, from Committee on Foreign Re- lations, reported the bill tor the relief of J. Ross Lrowne, late Minister to China. The consideration of the resolution or Mr. ‘Sumner for an inquiry into the transactions at- tending TRE SALES OF ARMS TO THE FRENCH] was then resumed. Mr. Conkling demanded the ayes and nays on his amendment, on the resolution itself and 01 the preamble. He w said that nearly five month: o1 ingress had passed, and nothi cti- cal bad been done,.the wile time hed boon given up nto political debate. There had been not qu Te county, nothing revenue machi to asketeton. All this is made to wait that ese political debates may go on. The constitution says a Senator counet 24 led to aceount for words en in debate. A ‘the mame of his coun- try, the namé of his government, he can place it ition before the nations of the world, and yet he cannot be cailed to ac count. He may dothis by directattention or b: the language of insinuation, which is the dead. retailer's ae how Tort rapes Teada im jew Yor! une, chargin, the administration cudsarorl 4 td stifle invest! 4 inted, to his ing it up or Senator in resolution asked that it lie over and be and no objection was made to getion on it. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—As usual on Monday the states and territories were called in the House for bill and joint reselutions for reference, and the following were introduced and referred to the committees indicated, viz : By Mr. Hale (Maine)—Bill to repeal seetion cmc ernment. SJadiciar ei D 3 B Bur, Hiibard (Sei) Bul for ‘a pension to By Mr. P: N. H.)—Bill ti y Mr. arker -)— nting @ pen- sion to Peter Grabie. Pensions ag By Mr. Butler (Mass.)— Bill to pay prise money to the officers and crew of the United State: steamer Bienville. Naval A ftairs. By Mr. Griffith (Pa.)—Bill for the relief ot Wm. G. Barney. Claims. Also, bill in relation tone pay of retired army officers. Military rs. By Mr. Foster (Pa.)—Bill to place the name of Lieut. Oliver Humphrey on the retired list Military A fieire. By Mr. Speer (Pa.)—Bill for the relief of the ——- Huntingdon, Pa. Post Offices and By Mr. L. M; (Pa.)—Bill for outfits and allowance of cl ig to seimen in the U. S navy. Naval Affairs. By Mr. Perry (N. ¥.)—Bill to establish port ipY Mle, Duell (-¥)~-ulltoamend the postal laws in Telation to the sending of newspapers. Post Offices. Mr. E. H. Roberts (N. Y.)—Bill for a pub- ding at Utica, N.Y. Public B Mr. Merrick (Md.)—Bill in relation to pal to the Court it tor the retief of cer- erroneousl: in equity and miralty cases. ir. Duke (Va. * vob ‘who were i to pay internal revenue B; Me. Berry )}—Bill to grant 150 of bonnt lands Persons whe served in the war of Pensions of 1612. By Mr. Harris (Va.)—Bill _ acres of public lands to Vir; to ing her public debt, and to reimburse the for tying Oat ion of her now West Vi Public to change the for holding terms of and it courts in Vi ia. Fur r. By Cobb BOB amend the bounty laws and to provide for bounty of soldier who were slaves on the ith day of April, 1361. Military Affairs. BU ce By Bir. McKee ( ° paid on raw cotton for the years 68. Means. we hio)— Bill to establish (Ohio) Bill to a the District of Columbia. we 5 B Ma. Perry (Ohid)—Bill to establish the br ae Washington Monument ry Amociauen. ary. . By Mr. Mi ‘Tenn. )—Bill y 3 eee ¢ ) to repeal the Sawn e the army: Br fl ee) improve: 2r. srteen (ina.}—Bill to declare the ‘By Mi, Voorhees Tag ful natant he ‘ion actor 1x70. ‘appropriating certain rivers of the eyo authorize the ack river ati ‘Sterling. to Parliament hus ennaal estimate tor the ex- penses of the army during the year. The figures show a reduction of (1,0),000 (rom the estimate of last year. Demonstration Against Count Cham- bord Antwerp. Antwenr, Feb. Sy Mr. Unopman (D. C.)—Bill to incerporate the Anacostia and Potomac Railroad Company. District of Columbia. Also, bill in relation titles. Same reference. Also, bill to amend the poe te Samereterence. Also, bill toamend the third section of an act in relation to certain officers of the army. Militacy Aftairs. Under this call large number of bills of a Private nature were referred, most of them for pensions. Atter the call of states for resolutions for ret fons ag Count. A namber of the moet v @ieturbers were arrested by the ant erence, the states were called for bille or resolu- ae tions for action; and Mr. Frye (Me.) oftered The Mokes-Fisk Murder ‘THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL STOKES’ TRIAL OF THE GRAND /URY UN introduced by jew days since. He Gress 1r. Hooper said he offered it at Mr. Hooper's suggestian and Tequest Mr. Brooks (N.Y.) inquired if notice had been given of the intention to offer the bill. The Speaker said such notice had been given. Mr. Brooks inquired by whom notice was given. The Speaker replied, by Mr. Hooper, in the usval form, to the journal clerk. The bill—which is almost the same as Mr. Sumner’s civil rights bill—was then read. Mr. Dawes ing dif the mover could strike ont the word itizen,” and insert the word “person,” soas to protect all persons? New Yorx, Feb. 1% morning the usu Chiet Justice B Was examined rel —In the Stokes cave qnuerum Was present September, and that the list of petit juro tember 9th was correct; did not sto the «qualifications of jnrors or as to who were exempt, it never occurred to him that part of his daty was to criticolly select jurors, and he did w look throngh the list when he signed at Charles A. Low testified that he left the super- The Speaker replied that notice of a bill is | intending of drawing the ary lists to his depaty given by tide, and the gentleman could modify | Judge Daly testified that be was not at the is Dill. meetings of the beard which selected the grand jury; and deputy county clerk Gambleton tes Ufed on some unimportant details. ‘One of Stokes’ counsel made a harangue relative to some newspaper statement, which Judge Cardozo allowed, but tntimated that the counsel could aford to tet such things alone. coat cts -drifts a Hundred Feet Perding further consideration, Mr. Mdridge (Wis.) moved that the bill be rejected. This was done to gain time and foree the bill to go over at the expiration of the morning hour, The motion to reject the bill was lost—yeas $9, Days 116. The vote was strictly partisan except that Mr. Bell, of New Hampshire, a democrat, voted against rejecting the bill. The bill there- fore went over until next. Srovx Crry, Iowa, Feb. 19 —Later reports ‘The House then resumed consideration of the | from Dakota confirm the statements in re; resolution offered last Monday by Mr. Shanks, to the depth of the snow and the severity of th directing the President to open NEGOTIATIONS WITH PORRIGN POWERS in relation to the immediate of pris oners in war, and to provide for their return to their respective homes and to their nation. The resolution was a; dd to. Mr. Hall (Maine) offered a resolution, and H moved to pass it under a suxpension of the rales, | directing the Committee ot Ways and Means. | — it shail report @ bill for import duties, to lace DALY AND COAL ou Tam Pree Mr. Dawes protested against thi instructing the Ways and Means ( Mr. Barcy (Miss.) moved to adjourn. Mr. Dawes hoped the House wonld not ad- journ, but ha See ine he geention whether weather during December and Januar: W. Smith's wagon train, which lett the Wh stone agency ior Spotted Tail’s new reservation, on White Earth river, only two hundred miles distant, was six weeks in making the trip. The train encountered snow-drifte many ot which were one hundred feet deep, and extending a great distance, through whieh tt was necessary to force a passage by shoveling. The weather was so intensely cold that every watch stopped, | and every man of the train was more or less ._ | frozen, some of them quite seriously. Tho ~ | party suffered greatly, but no lives were lost, o Hall as the Artful New pak, Feb. —The court of general sessions is densely crowded, Judge Bedtord pre- the busi the nd Means Committee | siding. Om the opening of the court, Mayor should be transacted in the committee room or | Hall stated that be was there agreeably to #1 the House. 5 order of the court with counsel ready for triai, The motion to adjourn was rejected. A | and insisted that it be proceeded with. Atior- Mr. Hale's resointion was then rejected— | Rey General Barlow plied stating that the yeas 163, nays St—two-thirds not voting in the | trial could not goon ax Judge Daly “was other, aftirmative. | wise sngnaoe to, fact known to the Mr. Mercur (Pa.) moved that the House dis- | defendant—but Barlow said the defendant came charge the Committee ef the Whole trom the | {nto court to-day for ulterior It was consideration of the bill to repeal only another device of the amere THE DUTY ON TEA AND fraudulent device to gain the credit ot beng. and that the House pass the bill. ready for trial and an endeavor to place the Mr. Dawes hoped this would not be done, but that it would be taken up for discussion. Mr. Mercur objected to this course. Mr. Dawes asked leave, as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, to make a state- ment before the vote was taken. Mr. Mercur and others objected to debate. Mr. Brooks (N. Y.) said a bill of this char- acter had been once passed, and it was un®emly to pa s another bili now, before the Senate had passed the first bill. Mr. Kerr wanted the House to understand that this was all in the interest of the Pennsyl- vania protectionists, He therefore moved to ad- rn. Mr. Davis hoped mot; but let the question be tested whether the House will interfere with dyer cc of the Ways and Means Commit- rer, Attorney General people. —s Another Railread Accident. Savanna » Feb. 19.—The southward train on the annah aud Charleston railroad, due here last night at 9:15, met with an accident at the Savannah river bridge. On the arrival of the train at the bridge, the conductor fiudit the trestle insecure, uncoupled the engine | endeavored to cross without the train. The trestle ga the engine into ° ineer and fireman were picked 3 a papa of a mile down the river. A steamer left this morning for the bridge to bring the passengers down. —e—— The Commercial Agency Naw Youn, Feb: 1t.—& totter seem ienry » a false position befure the The question then r_carred on passing the | Brock states that he is in Troy, and ready to go bill-and it waspassed. Yeas, 153; nays, 38; two- | to Boston and explain all matters relating to the jirds voting in the aftirmativs collapse of the late commercial 'y, if some- Sa ah ieee ae Pee body will pay his expenses. He savs the collapse Tue Execution oF Bucxnour, rar | i* ne fault of his, but owing toa derangement of Suzrry HoLow Muapemem.—Isaac Van Wort | S1isir® occasloned by the pressure of other Buckhout, the “ es Saw murderer, as he is called, who was hapged at White Plains, peosity of the low be the Seo at Rie = ot ae & NEw York, Feb. 19 —Thesociety worshippii Snel Altred Randall. Buckhoat married his wite | at Sicinway ifall, under the, miuisrations of and ards her with intdelity. | {be Mer. George H. Hepworth, have bought « ue and 15th street, to bye | enjoying | and will erect a church similar to the Brooklyn with him, when the fatal deed was > om ae him, whe Backtoat dis. |‘ rermacte: 10 seat three thousand, to be rea ly wale cinetiag eoaermnseneee bemeetaeten fair at vi J ‘of fear. He anid hevwes Shooting — Lowell About a content to die, and felt ashe used to when he Lowgtt, Mass., Feb. 19.—Charles E. Ki was a child. At eleven o'clock the sherif | pall, aged 19, was shot thro the wrist and semived on mw fh oe , A a right fang last evening by Charles A. Wattx Mra dyen Bo Hie ang aged 6. The ent was done in the street condemned man {ustafter Kimpall had escorted « sows a young ladv ... his brother, who Mie bitterly and seemed to house who had previously Wa ey utterly overcome. prisoner threw his | i: ‘i “4 armover bis brother's shoulder, and stroking Kimball may curvive, Wott wae arrested. said: «| We won't be parted long, Ben. The Cabinet Excitement in oe Passing out to ae execution, be shook Mavrip, Feb. 19.—The .aow the bands with and One of the prisoners. | ministry causes considerable excitement. It Buckbout having taken bis position under the | was thought last might that Senor Sagosta would drop, which he did of his own accord, the cler- | be entrusted by the king with the duty at form = Tead the solemn service proj to the | ing a new cabinet, but it is now said the task Al Secasion, to which the doomed man list- | wili be delegated to Admiral Topete or Geueral ened intently. He then, with a smilé upon his | Serrano, face, bade the clergyman and sheriff good-bye. = Sh Pinatas Boston Organizi: Cherus ter the Boston, Feb. 19.—Dr. E. T. Tourjee, who or- organized the great chorus for the peace jubile> of 1869, will to-day publish @-circular to the them t) ‘The Wack cap was pailed over his theo, und im- Ske hs sop nak bends sea iy Pagar“ was a into the air. Consciousness must man spi have been Leoreempene pg O as there was no struggle. In fourteen anda if minutes the choral societies of the country, inviting ulse ceased to beat. Cow im consid- ict i Y cal Pp ign pe ny, " an. —- im the coming internationa! masica! ness the hanging. : ne, Vice President Colfax to Speak in Svcceserut TRiat or a Roap Steawer.— apace Teaeeing Break A trial was made at the navy wi y New York, . 19.—V. resident Colfax afternoon, of the steamer ever invented ‘accepted ‘an invitation man’ = and manufactured in this country. It hauled a Brooklynlies ofall partie t speak f the ie largest un a ‘oung Men’ in Association at rook little while hoisted the Powhatan a 4 wife ay ty ademy of Music on Thursday evening number of heavy the America, portion of the fre this city. Jt has two driving-wheels, and a small —— im front, which is attached toa New York, Feb. for advertising by the weekly city, are disallowed by the boar: . The diameter et the driving-wheel is bout 66 Mig pope eg ot ‘The boiler is38 dit, by | unauthorized by law, tho’ the advertise- b al 31 inches. inches ments were given out by Tweed and other of | ring:tes. the A Missing Man. the | New Yonx, Feb. 1a-—James Remington, a - | read, cause to the Flt Aveuee otal with his wife on Wednesda; and on Friday stated to i= biowiiethet be, was geing to the bank to draw rome mowey, and har pot heard from since At Excitement tn yoreny City. the | Naw Yorx, Feb. 19.—There 1 some excite- ment in Jersey City, owing to orders issued to the constables to arrest and put in jail delin quent tax-payers who do not pay their bil’: thix Crxers woe ‘A desper ‘CIN®, ~» Feb. 19.—. ate Ly man named Clark, living at Bowers town, O., abot his sister y. inflicting Cl yesterday. because she threw snow at him eee Tue Governor awp LacisLaTure oF UTAn AT LoGGRREBADS.—The Utah - Cues sine die on Friday ni it nor veto Bergh” is what the New . t @F Vid John Harper is putting bis horses in Somerset fa | « pec ad the between a walse an ordinance the mie widow? One. seats after have rs to Ax i! : i iit i mab ptr elected an honorary the statesman—“ ir ‘base ball club, and will hei Jou have been ome of theme ae