Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1872, Page 1

| a TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. seal ee, : — This Afternoon’s Dispatches, > tear wctingeny AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS. Penusylvania A) ‘emue, Cormer Lith St, | % = ayes ew York News. BY TRADE DEPRESSED NY THE TARIFS AGITATION FE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COWY. ARN Noms, March 27 vey; . cress of the repeal o ~ RAUPPMAN: vy Press. cofee, there bas been a TUE EVENING STALK fs served by carrier to is city. The bo rehouses are filled their subscribers st Tex CENTS PRR WeEK, or FoR- | ra aes cenare Bave Leon sight, sniltion TY-FouR CENTS PER MONTH. Copies at the counter mi bos oC wich al from bond this year athe, 4 ai 1 AvcwED. ‘Two Cuvts esch. By mail—three moi -, = A dispatch from Utica says the arraignment eee ee vester--or.st | ot Josep ime MeCarthy yesterday tor the Ayers ‘ ef = x ton vet , . ~ ui = shooting of Milton H. Thompson and Heury H ee ¥ ASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH TWO CENTS. | Beste tite a0 rismpeon and esey a end ne paper sent longer “4 propose te put ina pleacf imeanity, but asked EF Bates of advertizing furnishe | om application ———— — time to get ready. A decision was not given. = = = = ‘ ar GENERAL BUTLER SPECIAL NOTICES. | BVENING STAR <_oee: Mecca eeentigans EXVEOTIGA: | peve auaceseu se hesatecite': | FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. | arrears nist issn sesmrny, —_—_ _ wert = Feuntington has gon A Second Protest from Mr. Summer, | (‘Le witness) asked Mr. Schurz af geome This Aft a so P « @ for breach of promine ES = nae a ‘From the illimitabie mystery, again and his Testimony under Protest. Ganetccn atieares beoeeet ules pyr eteg 18, ernoon’s Proceedines, | } age on the part ot B 1 Washington News and Gossip, Into the busy walks of daily life, ‘The Senate committee, charged with the in- | s720h' dispatch fiom Squirca’and also thetetter _——-- War up on a preliminary qo ——e Marking each foot-print deep with ghastly pain, | vestigation of the sale of arms to the French | §F Rontegen & Soms. Witness asked him if hal THE PROSECUTION OF THE RD ORNEVA INTERNAL RevEwon— The receipts from this | jeavy with grict, with great sorrowing rife, | government, met again this merning. they were authentic, and he said they were jamiin offered @ resolution . ‘urce to-day were Death bas sought of all, our chiefest in the Herman Funke, # member of the firm of Baker | Witness then made up his mind that it was a | dat the sum of $5,000 be appropriated Promotes t " sistent 7 & Co., of New York, testified that he made a | bad case, and that it was a matter that would | (rss ss fond ot che Serene ee Pay expenses afortam SeNaTOR GopTHWAIT, of Als., is confined strife. proposal to the ordnance department, which was | place our government in an unhappy pd=ition. mttending Wis bavelcigition or thd eakeoat amr - ix room and bed with a severe cold. With meekly folded hands upon his breast, accepted, and he purchased 5,000 Springtield | On thore letters witness had good reason to sus- | attend ———— ‘ muskets at $1210 each. He then referred to | pect, first, that there was a violation of th Sy. Howe called Ma, Wittia Faxon, Assistant Secretary of | And oft lips just breathing,“ Kise me good | muskets at $1210 ench. He then regard to | neutrality laws; and, second, that certain intlu ARd ae oe A nixetich antnnae ~ the Navy under Seeretary Welles is in the city, night,” ._ | which have been published in iihiarteateaiaaatall (PPT rd sek gentry agpaul vere yenttber evap idl [ene re yee ane aa ingon the motion 4 to testify in the Rebeson investigation The strong and true has found the longed-for | Tue Stak. He felt that there was @ painful suspicion. ot Mr. Sherma cur in the House amen | to testify S h t, asked the | seemed to be a good case for inquiry, and he a e . as — rest Senator Sumner, who was present, asked the I ments; which, after debate, was rejected—ve AMUSEMENTS. Maver Asrenas has lett the city of Mexico Seid the GeCBGaL, aed rong or | Charman of the committee, Mr. Hamilin, to di- | would fail in his duty to his country if he C4: 16; naye 30. - . : —— = ——- for this country to take his seat inthe mixed | Has solved the doubting, clouding wrong or | Tocs "the clerk to sony ee Subpana which was | to bring it forward. On the morning of the 10th | 1, nays 20. | eiteeh tn x . TEW NATIONAL THEAT He are om in this city right, served upon him, as he wished to make a pro- | of February he Raped sobs gragee in the | ue arora N commissi xo Cite Cay Has yielded once—yet only once—to stronger | test against it. He appeared because he would | Daily C sheen “ h ge u ae she coms te n, either to receive L SPEC/AL ANNOUNCEMENT TINE Fix the treaty of Washington might. not on any account sinth to pay che courtery to remlutien callioe opee tee Umeda prtnedice . = which claims could: be die: 3 the the committee which shouid rece’ ie J st lands, or to receive 80 acres r eeicionel Mia eemationea eeeear | The kindest haunt. thatieeee Tale upctainc’s os supposed the committee were aware that they | err ment for information and inves ii oe suman poe maaan . indisposition American claim commission expired aes = had no precedence in their action. A member | these sales. It was an Associated Press dis ‘The m beer a will be yesterday. The commission meets again to- | The swiftest hand that ever bore relief, may waive his privilege, Mr. Ct patch, and its genuineness, he believed, lias | | THe morning boar expirs morrow for the disposal of pending business. Are stilled forever more—hushed and slow,— he waived his. He then'read th been sufticiently proved — “The suliaishod: be the Wou My, = 4 tan | Amazed that God’s best gifts are all most SECOND PROTEST. Hamlin—That is argument, not evi | | The unfinished bu os Silgton as Mien THE ATTORNEY GENERAL has notified al uae Since reading and filing my protest yesterday ; POS TRE DUTY ON TEA A Ox's FUNERAL a. Cap territorial jadges that they must reside within . i Sot I have received by the hands of the Sergeant- umner.—Does the acting chairman bs ken up. " vee bts : Stricken dumb—we wait to join our absent ~ : aise Skin te ae was then taken uy be military of y .uavere> {ALL | the limits of their respective districts, and that chiet. at-Arms a subpoena comma nding me to appear Trupt the narrative whic e ae concurring the am arade at General Anderse (ee =: | hereafter they must not leave their posts without medicine eee betore this committee, dn answer to this sub- anti. 90 sot intertupt you; geen in Commitee © ~ be placed on a IMMENSE SUCCESS | the permission of the department of justice. ape eee pena, I now 3 . — pt you: . ‘ar. Shanee Jon of the Senate | and the oe | THe Seneca srone INVESTIGATION was not MONS. P’ATALIE'S : | resumed to-day on account of a press of other GAITIE COMIQL COMBINATION | Lusiness before the commit The next meet- ing will be held on Friday, when Mr. Mullett will again appear as a witn: THE DISTRICT GovE Bill to Ame PROCEADINGS OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT TO-DAY. The Senate Committee on the District of Co- | + le of pa lumbia, at its meeting this morning, listened to Spann noni roe ae open speech aga’ arguments in re lation to the bill introduced in according. to ie the Senate on the 20th of “against the thing, “A bill amendatory of the act entitled ‘An act | themeclye to provide a government for the District of Co- | counsel ina lumbia,’” and which provides for the election | his opinion b reband of the ‘members of the legislative council, not founded on argum éreation of a Board of Improvement, instead of | peremptory rule, the Board of Public Works, &c.’ The only members of the committee present were Messrs. Patterson, Spencer and Hitchcock. Col. Donn P W. A. Cook, J. W. Le Barnes, D. B. Cahil Irdway, Sam. Strong, P. H. Rhinebar originally set forth in my protest isin no 3 by this subpana. pa SENSATIONAL EUROPEAN NOVELTIES. who will appear every night thi week and at the GRAND PAMILY MATINEES. WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY AP TESNOON March Dth ard 0th, p.m... im arich and highly diversified Programme of Nov ities Admission, @ 25 cente; children half price. themselve: st the angu ‘Tae SovTHenn CLatus Commtsston yester- day heard the case of Alexander G. Davis, of Maryland, amounting to $1 in Lohman, of Taylor county, Virginia. for $10; and the case of the estate of J. H. Skinker, of Stafford county, Va., for $ t or interene d back ma Nomrsations.—The President sent the fol- BEMEMBER DAY AND DATE OF MATINEE. lowing nominations to the Senate to-day:—Wm. R. Wilman, to be collector of internal revenue, Admission to Matinee—Adults, 25 cents; —. Sth distriet Mas . Postmasters—Henry B. H Weents. 3 ATIONAL TH . NILSSON. = Atherton, at Nashua, 3 John Dorchester, THESTRAKOSCH GRAND ITALIAN OPERA | at Sherman, Texas; Albert reeter,at Cala- ing, tion. and, theretore, disqualitied S much asa judge who has been e, Or a juror who has declared This disqualitication is but on enera , illustrated by numerous authorities, and uting part of what Mr. Jefferson calls the * for the government of the Senate, hav he says, **the sanction of their approba- at is my duty to declare that my judgment as espect I do not think the everal ocen € seats in violation of an unquestionable mentary law. The record shows in the Senate by » P. C. Berry and Mr. Kenaugh ap- Besides the authorities, which I cited yester - ee — = met, Mich. peared before the committee. day, there are two others trom our own country Meeers. MAURICE and Ms X STRAKOSCH re- A w. [oo Thi = lively - N. G. Ordway read a long written argu- | which I deem it my duty toadduce. The first is Maen Te ee ONLY OF TEE T THE WHiTe Hovse.—This was a ment in: favor of the bill. He began by rehears- that of Cushing's “Lex Parlim cana,” or the law and practice of ie scmblies in the United States. how completely liamentary law in the hand of the mo “Jt beenme the established pract member, upon whose motion a co been ordered, to move the names bers to compere it—being, of « selection; his cwn name bei* pethaps the first nam any delicacy in mov motion might b the occasion of th day for visitors to the White House, the pleasant |-ing the ac weather bringing out agreat many who have been waiting to callon the President. Among these who had interviews were Senators Wilson, Sherman, Cole, Robertson and Windom, and Kepresentatives Hoar and Dunnell, GeNERaL RvuTHERPOKD, Third Auditor of the Treasury, has been requested by a meeting of the republicans of the 3d Congressional dis- trict of North Carolina to become their candi- date for Congress at the next election. The same meeting nominated Gen. R. and Mr. J. C. J OF TH ion of the Republican G STRAKOSCH GRAND ITALIAN OPERA. mittee of tho District in favor of organi¢ act making th lative Council elective, and asserted that the movement for 2 chang the organic act did not originate with a few malcontents, but with the beSple. He had no charges to make against the President or the Senate, since all the Die trict appointments have been made on the ree- ommendation of the Governor. The apportion- ment for members of the present Council is unequal and upjast. The new bill will remedy this by making the apportionment nearly equal, eUeral Com- ‘amending the ibers of the Legis- ARGUERITE, M Barre. M Jamot, &c ¥9—FRA DIAVULO. ON DUVAL ax Z ISE CARY as LADY BR cee PRA an the list. ntaria Ameri- fave as- Here we les cly a committee is placed by 2 for the amittee had of the mem wurse, of hisown 2°" ag among them, and If hé felt no weg his own name, the sate by some friends, as on and ng one member of the Council for ] tee to prepare > gee jaeeimiment of the commit: . shot C4 public: = a © member of the Co fa prepare ? stieles of impeachment against eee delegates to the staterepublicanconven- | about erty 1/990 voters, Mee Ordway then | Lord Melvil’.e, which had Lees onlered ee the . nee ne cr -4 ai considerable length the composition | motion of gir Whithead, that gentleman was Tue Center Market.—Mr. Halsey, Ch: of the. Board ot Public Works, their manner first @P ainted one of the committee, on the man of the Committee on Public Buildings and | Ke. BE Contracts, their plans of improvement, | movic’, Of Lord Temple. ‘Then, on the motion ot . &c.. and said that especia Mr. Whithead, the other members of th ; uring the busy Grounds, has received a letter from ex-Mayor fu com- see : ent We year the board, under the present | r-ttee.” (Lord Temple being one)—Cushing, ON EXHIBITION (New No. | Emery, President of the Washington Market | faw, buve indirect controt the great mass | "7. 456 “AND S. ALE “439 | «| Company, giving a statement of the progress of ¢ Of vuters in the District. As this was a case of investigation, it isa pre- arg Sr. at Tra Sr. | the work, and asking that atime be fixed byth. | Oot. Piatt here remarked that Me. Ordway's | cedent for us now. Butour committee was con- “ TER'S, * | Committees on Public Buildings and Grounds Tree wom Was Tough om the voters of the Its- } stituted im a very different manner. Mr. Cush- ict. Mo. 616 7h street, between D and E streets, sight of the Elouse and Senate to review the work, above Odd Fellows: Hall. per SISSS ing vindicates ‘th - Ordway resumed by saying that the B vractive of allowing the : mever of a proposition himself to nominate the Coice Off Paintings, Bayreninge. Chesmos, &c. St Public Works, having control of electizns, | committee. for the consideration of the House, Also, largest stock’ Paper ifergines. Window | express considerable surprise that his eritten | soatd thus make the members of the House of | saying: “That,” the House, by adopting the a LA y ~ wi taal Tas- | statement which he had intended to Sabmit to | lelegates the mere creatures of their will. He 4 resolution for the committee: has signified its So THEM Please remember Name and Number. sp25-ly* SE BALLS, PARTIES, &e. WASHINGTON ARTILLERY BALL ‘This newly organized Company eive their FIn=f BALLen WEDNESDAY, the 807k inet at MA TEMPLE. which promises to be abrill:ant The Japances Embassy will be presen‘ y Cooke and s'af will be present in uniform m CHARITY BALL. A claimed that he knew at teast halt a score ui Persons who had been disckarged from employ- ment because they would not bow down to the District authoritics and €o their bidding. He had affidavits to this effect, which he did not de- sire to Froduce unless It became positively neces sary. He had seen crowds marched into potiti- cal meetings under the lead of the creatures of the Board of Public Works like slaves ina chain fang. ‘The board had indirectly controlled pub- le meetings in the different legislative districts by packing them, aad instanced a late meeting in the 20th district held to elect delegates to the recent Union League hall convention. He then read an affidavit, embracing an account of the meeting reterred to, vy Edwin M. Smith; also, affidavits in regard to the same meeting by Jobn Taylor and John Hoe, who testity that : ting im the 20th district was packed the Committee on Banking and Crarency aid hot form part of the records of the investszation. There is @ very natural anxiety absut the Co. trolier's vttice and in Treasury cir cles genara’ly to know what will be the ultimate result af this matter. be willing to.obts Tre Prorosep Nomraren Manker Hovse.—The sub-committee of the Hovse dis- | trict committee to consider thy: bi in reverence to chartering the company erect a new ket house at the intersection of New York and Massachusetts avenue, between ith and sth streets, will meet on Friday morning at half clock, when the statements of parties gainst the measure will be heard, ivattan Overa.—The the members he selects. recognized statiz g the English and Ame: tios: of witnesses FIEST ANNUAL BALL inquiry has b members woti en engaged in, or for some gz with Strakesch Italian willingness that the subject shall be so consid- ercd or investigated; that the member nominat- ing the committee must he supposed to feel as strong an interest in the proper consideration of the subject as any one. and also to possess or to n the knowledge necessary to enable him to decide upon the qualifications ot (1 Cushing, p. 722. In this vindication the careful and elaborate author shows Low completely the early rule is The same learned authority, while m parliamentary law, shows how the examination is conducted. “When an inquiry is instituted and anexamina- undertaken by the House in its inquisitorial capacity, it is customary for the member on whose motion or suggestion ) an the him for the inquiry, to opera troupe, embracing such artists as Nilsson, ractors under the Beard of Public | take the lexd in the examination of the wit- FOR THE BEXER:T OF — sgn th'men from other districts. He also | maces = ‘S's or, in other words THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Tae at, Louise Cary, Sig. Brignoll, Mons. fdavit from Josept Brown, who tes. | amine the wituessst (Cashin oF TUR hort eee e oul Jamet, &ec., commence their {a contractor named Hicks threatened Plainly, according to this w: M DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, short ¢ngagement of futur nights at the National ge, 3 and not Mr. Hamlin, should take the ne the witnesses in chief. to have laborers discharged if they did not vote to-night in Mignon, imstead of Lucia Di Lam-| ashe desired at a pol Tobe given at *.a8 previously announced. al mcetin ir. Ord- In conse- ree ; ; closed with an oratorical flourish, in which pther parliamentary authority to which MASONIC TEMPLE, juence of the reputation of this company and aunted his unuttereble love for the colored ris the Hon. R. M: 'T. Hunter, former ox THE the limited number et appearances the houses and his unswerving fidelity to the republi- | Speaker of the House of Representatives. In EVENING OF TUESDAY, Arril 2, 1872. will endoubtedly be crowded. It was 120’clock when he concluded, | his valedictory specch, March 34, 1541, this gen- and consequently the coramittee con ‘Tse SECOND Neve or txE ENGiisn Gor- a EXYMENT t© this.with reference to the “inci- MAX as. ©. Kennedy, 1 not hear 3: ‘Th. mas Miller, Jd in € y one on the oiher side of the question #0on as Mr. Ordway concluded Mr. Samuel tleman, who brought thought and study to the discharge of bis public duties, took occasion to ~ $ explain the principles governing the tormation % a vental damage” cuestion, will probably be re- | Strong sald to Senator Patterson: of committees, andl all Smust adealt that he did Leiberman, FB. Me crived next week; possibly, as it appears to be Mr. Senator, I wovid like tosay a word. 1 | it with a c philosophy not sur- . AN Zevely Richard © thought. én thme to be read at the cabinet meet | b been attacked by Mr. Ordway and Ide- | passed in parli extary history, According to Qehn © Harkness, hig on Tresday ‘There is very little spee- | “ite a word in reply ima those who have the afirmative ofc Propo- - Grae . nition on the subj-ct—the general opinion in | | Senator Patterson.—We have no time to | sition should have the direction of the’ cone 4 ail quarters being that it isa strong repetition | hear you to-day, Mr. Strong.” mittee. Speaking generally, he says: a R of the grounds declared im the first note, though | | Col. Piatt said he had been requested to come |" * The party uponewhous it naturally devolves Ww foctment wetative te character than that | before the commitice and give his views, which || to propose a question ought to have the power, ww document. were in pepraton to those of Mr. Ordw: it would seem, to present its proposition in the A S ———_ he desired to know what facilities h shape for which it is willing to be responsible, 8 Tus New Treaty witn Jaray.—Aithough | have for so doing. and, as the different parties hold the affirmative, s the present Japanese erabassy werp not especial- | | Senator Patterson said they would hear him | accerding to the mature of aie question, 50 Hy x ly empowered to make a treaty, there ix nothing | ®t the next meeting of the committee. ought the constitution of the committees to be * a in their instructions which prevented them from | MZ; 5{tong—* Mr. Senator, | want = chance varied.” ee Mr. Benry Semkeu, framing @ protocol. It is understood, therefore. | ©, Vindicate myself. This man Ordway has |" ‘Then, in language precisely applicable to the that Governor Ite, who hes made charges against me which I desire to | present case, the speaker says: W. Gait, ast leit here fa Mr Fitzhagh Coyle, Med Ht Beadtey si treaty as the basis for one to be agreed on in the eaMidatiis ree renee choee future between the United States amdJapen, The mort tmportart feature of it is that which enlarges the clause of the old treaty admitting foreigners and importations into Japan. CuzerMatTiIng Bounty Swinpiers.— ‘Through the systematic efforts of claim agents im the southern states the government an! claimants have been defrauded of large sums of money. This tact has been long known to the —— Re pet the utmost serutiny has heen exercised in the examination of claims. Parties, Neuen jority of the power.” contained in the affidavits I have read.” Mr. Strong —“I want a chance to show the gentleman up in bis proper light, and I'l do it, loo.” ‘The committee adjourned to meet on Monday next, at 10:30 a. m. ‘This instruct harmony with the rule as upon appli- mi5-eotl ic tickets, $5. Can be obtained either of the managers. LECTURE OR THE BENE FIT OF THE LI sIs- TERS OF THE Pudi. Tee StS THe TREASURY INVESTIGATION.—Tae report of the committee to examine the office of the United States Treasurer transmitted to the House ot Representatives by Secretary Bout- well, shows the deficiencies in the Treasurer's fn ‘The Washington City Hiterniam Benevolent So ciety No. L hae the pleasure to amuounce thet the baplain of the Society. Bey JAMES McDEVITT, Will deliver @ Lecture for the abure Charity at the for the child; and, therefore, “+ In committees of investigation it is equally ) Ney ir. Sot mnipertant aad nee ae ale: 1] pots, Craway.—\ Mr. Chairman, I think I made | clear that the opposition, whe holitheafirmutice, 10—admitting one G aps t Minti, | BO charges a should have the majori e statement is in advisable declared in early times, that those ‘against the thing” cannot on the committee; and that a measure, like a child, is not put to a nurse that cares not for it. ‘The old parliamentarians were less philosophi_ cal than the American speaker; but each meant the same thing. The prime object is opportu- nd fair play for these bringing forward a proposition, or holding the affirmative. A com- Mitte organized to sustain the negative is the very committee described asa nurse that cares not committee not : Rompers, N.C., Mem- | Secounts, arising from the detalcations of the | toicrated by parliamentary la NATIONAL S HEATER, phis, Tenn., and Little Rowkw y two clerks, Johnson and Marden, "na a ij y Ns hy Li , An d » aggregating , fro! q ters, be, ith th Chest clock. Subject “Tie Ind Gersng = | discovered as engaged in thens Mendes prac. | £49,000, and-a further detciency of Stisn nck | q Zhu ftom all quarters, Leginning with the ct Acw m, Fifty Cents, tices, and indictments found ainst several or thom. The Memphis agents, with thane yet ners,” are, through the detection of the courts perbaps, the most troublesome to deal with, but it is now reported that one of the most notorious recovered from @ package of $40,000 stolen from PIANOS, &e. pons, &e., from all distant in time, embracing JeRerson, the fathir of American parliamentary law, Mr. Cushing its most authorative American expounder, not forgetiing an American speaker, proceeds — comtssid Of which the Secretary wae concurring testimony to the parliamentary rule A NCE—Having determined to mtro- | ras ally agents is under several tudhenaneee should be relieved by act. Of Conerae ist se qutring an inquiry to be placed in the hands 4 hie city the celebrated SC HO. that his trlal is set for next week. A notorious | Continwes: With the ex mentioned, and | Chairman eh Ray tt mecessary that the mac PIANG. Philade'phia, Sat a va] colored swindler de also fa avnact fer anne the several cash iu mshercinate see ee chairman, who directs the inquiry and exam: Soe: better auebeny meg, magmGcont) Ty abetting in the frauds. ‘The result of thisvigt | Feiected by the controller, the cask meg oe Gente: Tet anes Pe Roomn aa ome Ot Pisey made, bow oiler the anmet'soper | lance on the part off the Second Auditor's otee | Atets correspond in amousit to thet ene ate ‘Therefore, I must be pardoned, If I renew my Sbouene creed, ber first class Piano can | Will be largely beneficial to the interests of tue | Tebresented by. the books of the offsets rotest agalnigt “he competeney. of th t De bench. ot for reasonable installments. Uallacd | government aud honest claimants. Po agin Called for yt ere 8 deficiency of | fommittge. 4. protest deel tt atone co CARL RICKTER, 935 Penna. Tue Navy Derartuest Isvestication.— | “Dis is represented by atvencens oo eee: | in flagrant violation of G 329,407.25, and by the deficiencies before axe be Thespecial committee of the House of Repre- 1 protest especially aguinst it, jamentary law, and : tose men- | man, who undertakes to direct thie ters eg RANKLIN & CO., toned, with the exception of that arising 1 Aik akes to direct this inquiry an ‘OFTIGIANS, — to inquire Into the charges made | the dishonesty of Johnton, Se aati py examine Tithenses, as hot coming ‘within the Gena pteat, PENESTLvANia Sims msot ieee oi eee pegged roe 15 foie Perey wrong'y placed, rather than | reason The Tecord shows that he bry _ Genuine Brasilion Pebble Spectacie been appointed by the House in ocean ai — cient. Thus, the enormous amount of money the inquiry, nor did h Coes. 8 NIONS, CHILBLAINS, Vascain ‘hendied in the Treasurer's office seems te have Excrescences, and Too- nails, Voorhees who declined tc snten atin’ f a mover, or take any part in sustainin, ion was not commenced. Mr. Blair, theeh ir ee ee. nena oo ey eens fs man, wes in favor of going on with “against the thing.” I object ‘on cone the examina- Ls ject to the argent thought as Men Tar Nasuviite Mos Mvcrver—David 1 €0-operate with the him, imself acting \ Voorhees | Jones, whe wast 208 ,MUnDER chairman as toa judge or juror disqualified t Street, oj T. T bad’ positi declined, ceRso) » mob in Nashville, | sit in a court. - EE Cee” gentloman theald be cecoimen ns Dene mt nat | Tenn., Monday night, died yesterday afternoon. | I make the second protest with infinite relu ore strest, Baltimore, idence upee whines and b i. | He made a confession of the crimes he had been | tance. ‘But the coutnten ter terns: How to Cone Conte-—Wear & motion of Mr, Sargent they wee id be based. of, but denied having mur Murray. | tive. ‘In their first invitation, In the motes, sivas the fees, Kens stich. foces ama ware tas | A motion of Mr, Sargent that the ch ‘trom tie | AE, Murray, however, wlio knew Jones well, | {it °,du, thelr first nvitati stibparna, they ootae MB She a Pg yk ee Treasury and Navy Dey — < mnt that Jones was | pei me to'declare my objection to thee ‘com : Seen Eoree ins evetded—the tevace (overt Lee Bo ing it as clearly as I do, and feel + Be oki ih aod natural. But SCOTLAND IN NO DaxGen.—In the House ot | it. “It laos txioe ec een coments carer cutirely effected. ring ; fommons last evening, Macfie, member ter | have laid me twice under this obi — io Sede apt ues ae cing | kta’ cetera nner gem | Sn sentmeat of uy uae iy. ww ie <é fe, an Cy some one skilled in their treatment. “febire” | TE New York Cveton-Hover Ixvasri- | land ge “pe bene tat even it the present committer coaeet FADING’S PURE NATIVE GnAPE wine, | °ATION- ee Investigation into the alleged ‘The motion was negatived by | pe,Corrected in conformity with ‘Tusa wine is made from the purejaice of the grape | the Senate Coqunitios os Tavezaneen ¢ | the House without a OEDAR GROVE VINEYARD, Ga tenchment, this aiternoon, Mr. i a ph eos Geo! . D.C. M fi became inted poveiclane ‘and ec “of the District, whe | during the winter of len aes Tee. Seon ve thoroughly tested | ite nerite. recommend after Grinnell's appointment as collector of ‘pares jo the couptry. Heular recommended for INVALIDS who req gente i. For sale by BALL & HUME. Fine Grocers. Washington, DO. and HOMAS KNOWLES, ae eae Grinnell’s tment Leet MASSEY & (0.5 ALE. told witness ie had gor sivomof toe Bane a stores; which was worth ,000 per year ‘Witness told him he thought it unwise that he Tae best Domestic Ale sold in the District of .Co- | should give up @ im the for so jombia \s that fromthe celebrated brewery of WM. | small and uncerte usiness. tere} £ CO. Phtadelphia aod ia view of the fact | With witness that he couldn live decently in ver, in sumborlens agracien of inferior alce are being | Xow York om the fam Conc » frtablisn-d in the District, dealers will copsult their |. Leet never told interests by ordering the best from the agents, witness that unless Grinnell gre bim a lar; 7TH? citizens of Hull, Maas., believe in wo- PALMER £ GREEN. share in the ral order business he man’s right to be voted for. ‘They have elected bave a new collector a Witness un- | Mrs. Lizzie A. R. Knights a member of their Pron ES ~ = ag mag gy oad ay remark to | school committee for years, 7 ASHING brother, Wm. L. Catherwood. Witness WW ateaculae eons euianes {he impression that Tom. Murphy was to have | ¢z,ZTomlate dispatches we glean that the Grinnell’s place three or four weeks before G. was removed, but does not believe Leet told him. Witness once met John P. Lindsay, Hor- famine in Persia shows no Men and women are dying i corpses of children strew ematshed, Ce Took as i i wets refinished. to look as well as new, in pring styles, at ni 2" ALBERT T. WHITING'S ickening odor of the decayed dead taints the * ‘ ~~ ace Porter, and J. mpson at Willard’s, | 5 mart Ligevee ne aed eee but Leet’s name was not mentioned, — Peril ss Resuming, witness said:—I hi great many confidenti: on & matter ‘hg my attention to the matter and giving names of witnesses. The writers in each case ask that their names be not made known, and I do not feel at liberty to give them. M Have you no names to give to None. Mr. Hamlin Mr. Schurz. pames of your correspondent did not ask for the 4, but the nam: of witnesses, Mr. Sumner. "ne to give. amner, did you ever seek 40 Secretary ot War or 1 0 transactions? «Cuter a protest against such 28s this. 4. You can entor all the protests wut Lwould like to have my ques an examination Mr. Hamii you choos tien an: em, after adeal of examina- arquis de Chambrun was in mu the last week of March, and he believed he had been in his (Sam ner’s) house at least one time every day since wtin.—Do you know bow Chambrun ters trom the Secretary of State? . Sumner.—I think he said he got them from the French charge d’aftairs. ().— Have you any information in reference to the cable dyspatch A.—I have not been in Paris, and therefore I have no knowledge of it or the proceedings ot the Assembly. ‘The witness was examined at lengtb on this que tion. » Mr. Hamlin —Mr. Sumner, do you recollect a conversation held by you in the Breevort Hoase, New York, in November last, when you said that you would “blow the administration sky igh,” &e Mr. Sumner.—No such conversation ever took place, though | was in the Breevort House a) out that time. By Mr. Carpenter:—1 do not know that M. De Chambrun has any official connection with the French government. He collects French claims and acts as an agent for the legation. Mr. Sumner again repeated his statement that the committee was not legally constituted. Mr. Carpenter.—Would you have the comm:t- tee composed of members who believe the gov- ernment guilty? Mr. Sumner.—No. I do not think that you are competent to act after the speech you made in pate on this arms committee. : urz.—Mr. Sumner, I ask you, as an experienced Senator, if you would consider it right to obtain information from a foreign gov- rhment? Mr. Sumner.—Yes, a Senator should use ali means to obtain information. Mr. Hamlin.—Would you deem it the duty of a patriotic Senator to inquire of a foreign repre- sentative in relation to aquestion which would out your own government in the wrong, those governments making no somplaint thems P Mr. Sumner.—That ir un abstract que and no such question here arose. The « 1ere Was— Mr. Hamlin.—I did not ask you what the question bere was. Mr. Sumner.—I'll answer it in my own way is inadequate to this ease. Mr. Hamlin.—I'll ask an answer, however ? Mr. Sumner.—I decline to answet At this point Mr. Carpenter asked a similar question, to which Mr, Sumner replied that “it was a broad and abstract question. Mr. Carpenter.—You are a broad and abstract man. [Langhter.) The examination of Mr. Sumner was then con- eluded. Mr. Stevenson moved that the motion Carpenter, to return the protest of Mr. Sumner, be postponed until a full meeting of the com_ mittee. Marquis De Chambrun will the committee to-morrow. ‘The cemmittee then adjourned. + 202+ —__ Carivonnta SHAKEN BY AN Earraquanr.— A's ight shock of earthquake was felt throughout the state of Califorvia at 2:20 o’clpck yesterday morning. At Visalia the shocks were suffi- ciently strong to throw goods from shelves and crack walls. At San Francisco the vibrations lasted twenty seconds, but were not felt by more than one-tenth of the population. Parties at the foot ot the hills twenty-four miles east of Visalia describe the crash accompan: ing the earthquake as of mountains rent asun The earthquake evidently proceeded from that point and radiated with reased force throughout the entire length of the state, bat was strongest along the base of the Sierras. Some slizht damage was done at Visalia, but none is re- ported elsewhere. NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE EVACUATION OF FRANCE BY THE GERMANS—The Paris Coh- stitulionnel again asserts that negotiations ai eeding between France and Germany loo Ing to the speedy liberation of the French terr tory from the presence of German Ee and that the German government is favorably in- clined toward some arrangement by which this result may be attained. “Germany,” says the Constitutionnel, “is willing to order the evacua- tion of that portion of Faance now occupied by its troops upon the immediate payment of 00,000,000 francs of the war indemnity, and the remaining two and a half milliards in yearly in- staiments.”” be examined by A Naval Battie Exrecrep in THE GULF. The steamer Elba, wh! left Aspinwall last Friday, reports that things were coming to a crisis between the blockade-runner Virginius and the Spanish war steamer Pizarro, and a naval engagement wus imminent. When the Elba left the harbor both vessels had steam up, guns in position, and everything ready for a confiiet, which their tains seemed resolved upon. ‘General Quesada was instigating the mischief, and the government was inactive. The Spania.ds were very indignant. The Spaniah man-of-war Tornado was entering the harbor as the Elba sailed. yesterday in ad tea plan of the commi the amendments, the action, and th: if nd cofiee Senate wow would question for this session. acre Wale, adding various which were rejected. art Ke sele der the 4: ree “8 HOUSE ment rest be done. The report was agreed to. Mr. Voorhees , ind. rose to make A STATEMENT OF A PERSONAL CHARACTER and said that th knowledge appointed him asa member of the ment of the had been call business in buster, yeas 3 At two o'go i. they discovered in ver?" mo’ eles 19 ine or (Pa.) from the ns tree list nce on the disagreeing votes of the two houses | m the bill to provide for ths reporting fiad printing of the debat a report recommendin, Spe ct comm ee to in d west 01 these citcumstan in commencing the discharge of bis duties as a | member of the committee, and had songht the Hoor for two days to te ment, whi appoil nnell, fift The regular order of business was demanded | mitted for trial by Mr. d to be the demand for the previous questio THE BALTIMORE Dickey, which )said ‘The vote was taken by a division and resulted ayes, 52: 8, 5: said he nays, 120. Mr. Beck (Ky.) moved to reconsider the vote by which the House refused to go into Commit- of the Whoie, and Mr. Kerr (Ind.} moved to lay that motion on table, on which the yeas and nays were in ordered. he vote resulted—yeas 105 motion to reconsider was tabled. . Kandall (Pa.) moved that the House ad aud on this the yeas and nays were or- House adjour red The House refused to adjourn over, yeas 2 44 5, nays which would then half, the time to the opponents of the measure ill four o'clock, when the previous question should be called. Then if the House desired, after discussion, to amend the bill, it would vote Jown the demand for the previous question, and the amendments could come in. Mr. Beck insisted that the amendment offered ‘y the minority of the committee should be con- sidered and acted upon. They had been so long in the minority, and had contended for this right of the minority so long, that they were not posed to surrender the principle. r. Kerr (Ind.) said that the proposition con- ceded nothing, and gave no opportunity to the minority. For himself, he rejected it. The filibustering was then resumed by a mo- tion of Mr. Kerr to go into committee of the whole on the military propriatton bill; and the yeas and nays were ordered ——_-see- Rerortep Deats oF Lowkry Gaxc.—The New York Herald prints letters from its correspondent, who says that he has spent some days with the Lowery out- laws of Rebeson county, N.C. One of these letters gives the following account of the death of Henry Berry Low: “Between February -uers, who would shortly return to it, ensconsed himself in it, while Boss made a blind for him- vit a short distance oft, coverii But a few minutes after they had p ~elves in their respective positions the report of m was heard from Henry's hiding place, and shen Boss, who waited to hear a wor 4 reclay vrenteer oe Foe utiously approacl spot Lowery lay on his back, with one barre! hot-gun discharged, and his nose, forehead, and the whole front of his head blown off. The oroken ramrod and the missing wi; sad been a © draw a load from his gun, Boss drew ly into a thicket and notitied suspect uuade, or ig attempting to make, his escape from he country. Say Department, nection with his profession. AND DEPOT pending which was the Townsend (N Y.) to lay the bill on the table. Mr. Potter (2 Y.) moved that the House ad- journ, but withdrew it to allow a motion to be made by Mr. Garfield, (Ohio,) that the House go into committee of the whole on the military appro- priation bill. Mr. Dickey (P: charge of the military appropriation bill, and he did not propose to a: Mr. Gartiel charge of the committee of the whole. Mr. Dickey said if the gentleman wanted to take charge of the bill, he could do so. but simply to get « would withdraw the mot Mr. Hay (Il!.) renewe:. it, and the yeas nays were demanded—the vote resulting yeas, ding a vote, Mr. Beatty (Ohio) m: when the " ¥, and on this the yeasand nays wo ) motion to adjourn was then rejected, ‘k Mr. Starkweather submitted a i he would enter a motion to re- ery. 1th and 16th, in company the bushes a newly-made ‘blind,’ (a place of concealment or ambush made ‘by intertwining the branches of the 6 covered with the veral Maronic and ott part THE ERIE EXCITEMENT was ndments to this | Fort somewhat the 7 He believed now that “ jcheties will also 4 pet ass = bill Ponda ene | with vigor to-day, fe as : Be ule ae" = in tts | great feature o » Td be theend ©. the tari | were at 6, but the sto-k suddenly he, this potnt and tumbled rapidiy This wa by late telegrams from London re Committee of Confer- | ¢ market was steong-t ai ef Congress, submitted the adoption of the | the excitement consequcnt upon the fa'l in Erie House amendments, with an additional amend- | ad subsided. ing the amount of advertising to | FIRE AND EXCITEMENT New Yorx, March 2 Pierre | post House, gue street, ts now burnin of people in lieved = to ot life, It is stories in hei ar Wall aker had without his vestigate the maxage- Since then he burried and important Ue he did not feel justided m in the vic building will be MURDE 1H MN, fi r his resignation ot he now did. the Speaker announced on RATLROA TRE DEPRESSED RAILROAD, nderground railroad and the elevated rail- bills were all adversely reported upon in te senate this morning SCRANTON COAL SALE. A hundred and twenty-tive thousand tons ot Serenton coal were sold at public auct vay. The bidding was spirited, th present being brokers POTOMAC BILL, motion made by Mr. | at $3.00; egg. 18.000 to tons at $4.05; chestnut, Good FR he believed that he had it for filibustering. said the gentleman had not The Produce Exchan, will be wed on Gocd Friday. - ° From Europe To-day . TRE TRIAL OF MINOR, THE AMERICAN, Post. ONED. had no desire to fill —The trial of W with siness and T Minor, the American physic +hot and killed @ laborer bamed George Merrit 1] in Lambeth, on the morning of February 1 by has been postponed, the prisoner's course! hay. ing entered a plea of insanity. COLORISTS FOR NEnR The steam-hip Nestori pool yesterday tor Narto Md., took out one h who intend settling TRE TICHD who is now in prison of 1 nays 51, and the aling riptions te aid him in mak- ed that eton Fr EVENING RECEPTION lion. K. C. Schenck, nounced to take place Saturday x ELECTION EXCITEMENT IN Mapxip, March n it be to is an more disturbances have occurred at ing thus far in the wounding ——— one person. Mexican Depredations PRESENTNENT OF BY AN AMER would open it wp for dis- yield half, er more than special of the 2th instant says: 1) States District Court, iJ udge Morrell being the first federal court held here Fears, has concluded its session jury made a presentmeut, stating dation waron this iront y . civil and m' have acted in a hostile mamner, by acts ‘itary, izing murder and robbery exists between the Nuc 4 ‘The death penalty is pronounced against any in- former, so that no names of witnesses are made public. The Mexican markets are open for the sale of stolen cattle, and a tax on them is regularly levied by ‘the authorities. The presentment refers to the intment of Cortina gs officer on the line who levied on the United States and murdered her citizens and seldiers and robbed the mails. Juarez had been p< titioned to remove him, but had refused. His command is always mounted on stolen horses. Evidence shows that since the close of the civil war in the United States an average number of Culer oF THe the leader of the gang: with Boss Strong, Henry Be: Lowery was | 5,000 cattle have been stolen month 'y, valued at ranging the country in the neighborhood of | $4,300,000, not mcluding the depredution= of Moss Neck, in search of some persons whom Kickapeos, who are Mexican citizens. Revenue he had been informed were wating him, | inspectors Dupout, Phelps and McLaughlin were killed by Mexican bandits, and others as- saulted and detained in positions of great peril. The presentment states that the inhabitants for thickly grown bushes.) It was not then | years have suffered all the horrors of war. with. secupied, and Henry Berry, believing it had | out the security of its usages, and suggests an been recently by one of his pur- | efficient cavairy force as the only remedy. Judge Morrell and Gen. MeCook fully imdorse the statements of the presentment. The former har addressed a note to the Texas senators rese- rating the facts, and asking reli: ul the lat- ter has reported to his oficial su rs. Japs Gone to Visit the Coal Mines, ‘BILADELPSIA, Maich Zj.—Most of the Ja. nese Embasey started for Keadi the road. them- from his shot a a iv. » Her je of his showesi bi aren nonerete a s gun, | The Contested Pennsylvania Senator. his companions, who straightway buried him.” | PsrLapEtrnta, Marc ome people in North Carolina. however, say | Harrisburg says a report of the election com: bis is too thin, and t that Lowery has | mittce in favor of MeClure’s title to the seat in title ow held by Gray, will be made this evening. dren, ‘Bg Nquors. He had Encased coed not’ anid to it site bad done = an irreparable’ injury, sas forcibly and deserved the death she had received at bis was Brook! -cems that the man eas “ 4 killed that consume Tor the past re and on the 23th ‘he ran out and instant the also struck for eight and by en! hours’ work, ‘the same pay as for ten hours. pemtrt ET Sim of the track = ccesate me raeme of toe aim of ck, in 7} Game direotion in the ceurse ‘is the crashing over the ba inate Ran-wee. 2 : victim who = iene Tei sede man war Drought to hi es 1 ae Ps bis wife formed pogey 87-The girls in Grand Rapids have PUL za heg Std Shem in he hove ane calle after 105m sod will receive no cescribed.—; ‘ewe. wa! lady bas left five thousand Cea ea een of his daughter, Caxee. inthe Bible? Josep feet? yy american women ‘eat toa erage eat radios “pv Emenee, “sculpture S74 broken-hearted widower in Indianapolis | * ag-The 7 J - roy ry man whose hair turned white in a during ase goes have con- | (ot A Country lady asked a Little Rock dentist ciated ergs fund for, ihe! evabatent of twelledso bade © =e ibe army, ‘This idea is borrowed from the Prox, = gms, and its object is to make horsemanship an