Evening Star Newspaper, April 9, 1872, Page 1

= THE EVENING STAR. Pudiihed Daily, Sundays Excepte AT THE sTAR BUILDING. Xeansylvania Aycune, cormer Lith St, SPAPER COMY. THE EVENING STAR N SB. Me AE PPM > Preah. ° TUE EVENIN Ait fs worved by carrier to tocir extaccitere st Tex CENTS PER Ween, or F Ser MONTH. Copies at the counter < F ee months, 91.50; hed Pridar—9LM FE PMSIBETICAL | BUSINESS DI Contaizing Carta im ll Braxccs of AGKUCT LTE Abd DEPOTS. t ‘ A AROETIESEOS. AT GALLERIES. NEYS- ATE AW. © « Sopp, Cit i & Fst May be MERCHANTS. ou. Dt I 622 Pa.ax ROGKSTORES. K HOA es Prue i 4 -A ’ premeren $-77 kh 2 Be th a & fer a met TA di-iana ayer ms fl Pa. av, het dings, Ke Tits st. and sthat.. bet. Dand E avenue aml bi: st et ¥ ‘ gE as. + opp. Center Market. « ee NERS OF DEEDS, <: PLANT, Core FB and sth street w, & ft. sep PLU CONVEVANCERS. ALG. Bares. 8 Ps +( Law, Titles, Notary DENTISIS. Pa ¥ & strect northwest. DINING SALGORS. kes. NAL DIN Ne Roots, 224 12th ats DRESSMAKERS. M<MEW 2? Pa.av.<Cut’s taught by ru! PRY Goobs. ¥ate. 2 Wiewr 07th & t, near La. ay EMPLOYMENT Ws Lor ise © Braces, FJ) &Tavion.t AVERS TeN.(aleu Die Sink er,) 312 Pa. avena FANCY StORES E.G 4 sl Market mpace.c ye ! ND. N.Y Bazery PEED Si FM Dancy Beed.Geain &e_cor Maseav 7th at FLOWER EMBALMERS, MES Embat Flowers alice Nai av at Mot hotel a) 2 & ih sts, STORES. hand FURSNIFURE wd LER is Ha AR OMPANY, 413 19th, near E GROCERY STORES. Sro SGOR SEL SS0Ne. 14 9 Paayop Wllard’s ArPrL, s Tith streets, N.W vSsTON, 1712 Peunsylvania avenue. GUN MAKERS, ae Jens J. Peseeoy, (also Fishing Tackle, HARDWARE AND CUTLERY. W Kewvany & Co 612 + bot. 6th and 7th. a av, bet. 10th and Mth «ts - 7 MAT f RS. ter & Krorr 96 Pa. av, bet. oth and 10th sts, MOTELS : nee street. era av and Gch at corner 15th and H stree x = OMPANIES. Tt lee Co., off 124 Pa. av., near 12th Acent Phenx L. wines SUSTICES OF THE PEACE. Wars ot Bear & City Hall SHOE FINDINGS, &c. reet. between € 14 D street, between Tthead sth, vy bet. 42 and 6th «ts, Y STABLES. &« Willard's Borel Stables. lith & Dats. > Naiton. Jk., 1880 to 155 B street. Notun Naiton, 1336 E street. LO@KING GLASSES, A\cts Lame, 12% Pa. avenue, near 13th street. LUMBER YARDS. We. Mebe orner Lith street and canal. so SCREN _ Jou McCLsLtaxn, Licisians ave. and Wth street. MARTLES. Bawiitos & Preansow, A BR. Suernexn & Co MABKET STO: MEtkopoLtaN Marx © nuts. 8. B. corner s Nationat Mann Fs ear tuaztle, Bc.-c cr. ES. oJ Sof dic estan 4 1th st-pear Pa ay sneer Bowel F Jou Beev, cor. 67h and C ate. Hiva MERCHANT TAILO! Deviis & Co. NY )1115 Pa. ay. bet tha! Lots Dorrewicn, 35 Pi 4 door eas: LETT. 614 9th st. opp. wholesale only DEL MAKERS, ac. ERMAN. 625 7th street, opp. Patent Office, A_L vox, Sid 7th street, opposite Post Office. TC N NEWS COMPANIES. Bar ‘at News Cox’y, H. Uovle & Co.,323 Pa.ave. 127 Pa. ay., bet 1th and 18th «ts, 3 Peon. a COrner 45_ street. A LOONS. & Hot oes, Wis Penn. ave., corner lth st. PAINTERS. Makies AKMOR. ~ pear Penna. avenue. L misiana ave. bet 6th & 7th «te. = “vo. side, bet. th &7.b Po ors 1D bet. Pa ay . sPi6 WT. toar Mot Hotel. & 60 Pa av bet Gch & 7th -LER, IT HUN street, near Penh avenme near Penn. avenne. bet. 19ch and 3) .h. PATENT AGENTS. N.Y.» 8. E THERS. 6x3 F atreet. near DNB lor circular PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERIES. MB. Baavy. 627 Pennsyly near 7th FRANDER GARDNER, (21 Pa. ave., bet. 9th Cras & Bro.) Pees. ay., bet. lth and 12th sts ANOS. : CHENEACH, 423 11th, ab.Pa av.agt Knabe's PLASTERERS. Kine, 6 Ma rirr bet.9rh & I D sc opp Trewcart Dept thst ? pposite P.O. Dept. treet AURANTS. . SE it ury Hysoo, 421 9h, bet. D and E ND BLINDS. REST. oy nt ter Market MACHINES. Lek & W obsess, ¢ & Son. agts.461 Pa av hey wre simple, sil ae hes Baar. sgt, Y Devring Co.(8.¥. Mrs L.A. MCLFaw, 515 F st . Mas. R A. Dts, Inte Mrs. Klin Stone. 6 p. Pest Office. Kort. A Wuirewaxn, 4D st, between sth & 9th STAMPING DEPOTS. Ma-. GH. Macken, 6i7 7th st., opp. Patent Office. STEAM AND GAS FITTERS, &¢. ALK. SHErHERD & Co..9.0 Pa. av. bet hb & Wthete STOVES, SH EET-IBON, TIN WARE. Warten D Wynn, 44 Pa. ave., near ita street G.M. Haywarp& SIT Sth st. bet. Pa. av. & Dat TEA AND COFFEE STORES. NTAL TEA STORE, A. M. Wheeler,025 7th stroct TITLE EXAMINERS. AGHA sav ., Law Conveyane’s, Notary. TOBACCO AND CIGAR leer aves 1 e Jown Cun )=TM ANN, Wood, Horn. Bone, &c.,1106 Est. UMBRELLAS, ASOLS, CANES. Cuas @ E.1g t. Liv & loth sts. ©. 15 E near lith. 29 Wth street, near F UNDERTAKERS. . Jostva GawLex. 1721 Pa. avenne, near I’th strest. WATCH MAKERS, 4c. BH. Borers. (also. Materialia. Tools, &e } JOuN A. Vas DoReN, 125 Pa. avenue YANKEE NOTIONS. Pa ay pitol Mili. H. Avi eR. sale only.) #4 Pa. av., Rear Sth «1 LADIES’ GOODS. EW GOODS. sil, NEW GooDs. N New r ALL THE LA D MILLINERY and FANCY GOODS, DRESS and CLOAK TRIMMINGS. RIBBONS, EMBROID- ERIES. LACES, SASHES, BOWS, &c., At LOWE'S ivine ST STYLES ape 3:7 SUL Market Spree. >, sol sprixc coops SO] AT DAVIS’, S01 MARKET SPACE, CORNER Stu STREET. UST RECEIVED STRAW BONNET ent sbapes. at i¥ NEW SHAPES IN LADIES’ HATS m F DAVIs’. FRex M FLOWERS, in great varie ty ALRASOLS IN NEWEST STYEs, at presen ig ee ING GOODS asortment ing aud re Edging aud inser ing; gant Inserting, Linen, Ham- ting one and wo Button Kid « eg Butron Lisle Thread Gloves; Hautherenicfs; Ribbons in all widths; Fringes, bs Buttens, standard Pamecs. Buitlings, Plait’ s, Brillings, & , in great variety, at i Davis’. OF FANCY GOUDS os No- =01 MARKET SPACE. LOW J “apt Gt SPECIAL Notice, SS MADAME ESTBENS, 618 13tH Stare. CHEAPEST HOUSE SOUTH OF NEW YORK FOR HUMAN Halk. SWITCHES 33 unches long, for the new styles, $6 aud $7 each. Call and examine for yourself Miss &. A. MccuRMICK, 306 NINTH STREET, BETWEEN E AND F Pas added to: stock of MILLINERY snd EaNCY GOuDpd a full line of LADIES UNDERWEAR, « which she wonld call the attention of the ladies of We hington, and which she will sell st ver} — ets ast. mar25 Im | Vobasccn ATTENTION: ® HELURR, 715 Market Space, Sishes to sll soup eniaee mm to the fact th on hand a © SELLIN ZEPHYR EMBROLDERED SLIPrEs PATTERNS, &c., &c., which I am ——— to sell at the lower cee ee ae LERCH, 714 Teh atrest act-tr y * between G and E WASHINGTON HOTELS. HE IMPERIAL HOTEL, (Lats Jenwese Hovss,) JAMES SYKES, Proprietor. FRONTING PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Beiween Wh and Uith strests, Wasnixeton, D.O, Thankfal to the public the past, the Proprietor frous to test | ABLINGTON,”* VERMONT AVENUE. T. BOESSLE & 808, oc 18-17 Paoraimrons. Cc C. WILLARD, i EBBITT HOUSE, WASHINGTON, D. 0. EMOVA BooMs | Ha) R BEEN MOVED entree ser oan aud G streets, proms Trea partment. marsolm and linpsetor of Balltines: BO. (Kepublican Chronicle, jt month.) + ABDENING G*3t TOPPER, Floristand Gardener. corsiobed trons tent gmenieg fou aad. planta geptionable, all or address at 1713 slet seet &.W. ‘mard- 2m ONY PHATONS: PONY P PHATONS—Now in’ Reparre, wo and fonr.pacseugrr Top aud N bie seat, Pouy Phitone Pamits eest. For ‘ ment of new and secoud band ¢ scriptio B.A. G 410 ant 414 Sh st . bet A good CABRIAGE PsiNTER wanted, SPECIAL NOTICES. in Sonth America, nary, discovered a safe and «imple remedy for the cure of Nervous Weaknes iy 0 na W 4 y Decay, Disease of the Urinary and Seminal Organs, and the wh { disordera brought on by bauefal and ts is noble remedy. Protapt theaflicted and nnfortunat iby a I will send the reeipa for preparing an ‘medicine, in a sealed envelope, to any one who weeds it, Free af Chaves. adress, JOSEPH T INMAN. ible Honse, mar2? ly w York City. ae t . IS72 10 eal Ope travnganza FAIR ONE 1 WEDNE DAY. & THE DAUGHTER OF 1 HuPD Fe _FRIDAY—BEN ™ HALL. Rox Th « AY. Apr Lisco's THEODORE THOWAS UNEQUALLED CONCERT ORGANIZATION or RAND CONCERTS, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 1S, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, | peeitively be THE LAST OF THE SEASON. MISS MA’ which w the yenng and brillant I will make her last appearance previons to h parture for Enrope. MR. BERNHARD LISTEMANN, VIOLIN hthe NRIVALLE ofever FIFTY DISTIN » ORCHESTRA HED PEKFORMEBS Price of Admi: ° Dollar, Resers ed seats. xtra. The sale of re SAT: URDAY MOR: etuorott & Co.'s, wher Doére open A MATEUB THEATRICAL PEKFORMANOE é oF LOVE'S 4A( RIFICE. THE RIVAL MER. Or, ADT: THE THEATER, ar ATIONAL oN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, Ari 10, At 235 o’ch ck FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE EPIPHANY CHURCH HOME. Tichete at Metzerott’®, Galt’. Pack Ada’ Admission, $1; Children. 50 ¢ ON EXHIBITION AND SALE Up No. ane H 7TH Si. Go. 416 Th et a doors above Odd Fellows’ E Ohotee Oli Paintings, Encravin, A largest stock ores, Frames, Pictnre € ails, &c.,in the District. CASH. a N MS ‘ame and Nomber. p25 ly* LECTURE: EOTU 4 E BY BEV. THOMAS GUARD, The Most Popular Orater of the Day, at FOUNDRY M. £. CHURCH, teenth and @ streets, ING, APRIL 9, 1572, CAT SOCLOCK, Man® Revavoxs To THE Barty. uld fail to hear this man of wonderfal at Ohandler’s Cigar ine metz'a Bat Store, FS) 0 cents bitt Ney Pen 1005 Pern<y evening of Leemre. ap [STERN ATIONALISN. PHESE M. KELSEY, nent Mnterpational Orater, will by tionaliem, at LINCOLN HALL, The EY i ter WEDNESDAY, Arscy 10cu,a7 7.30 P.M, 25 conte Tickets for and by BARE CHANCE—Having determined to intro use in this city the celebrated SOHO. MACKER PIANO, Philace phia, which| has the newest improvements, maguificent! tone; ix ed, wud more durable than any other Piano made, I now offer the same at 33 per cent. less cash than any other first class Piano can te bonght, or for reasonable installments. Oall and examine for yourselves. dect3 CARL RICMTEB, 935 Penna. ave. 7&D H.B. SPRING PENING. SPRING O PENING. BPRING PENING. IMMENSE STOCK. BEST MATERIALS, BEsT sTYLEs, BEST WORKMAESHIP, anp LOWEST PRICES FUR Wen and Boys. GENTLEMEN'S SPRING OVERUOATS, FINE SPRING SUITS SPLENDID BUSINESS COATS, BOYS’ BROWN sUITs BOYS’ DRAB SUITS, BOYS’ BLUE CLOTH sUITS BUYS’ BLACK SUITS, BOYS’ FANOY STRIPED suirs, AND ALL OTHER VARIETIES. SPRING STYLE PIECE GooDs TO MAKE UP TO ORDER IN OUR EXTEN- SIVE CUSTOM DEPARTMENT, in which oar Cutters and Workmen are uuearpassed, and we guarantee entire satisfaction. WN )VELTIES OF DESIGY. 7 EXCELLENCE OF WORKMANSHIP. S/ SUPERIORITY OF FINISH. HABLS BROTHERS. Fashionable Tailors, ei COBNEE 71x AND D 8Ts, LVANLA AVENUE. ORNS. EST ABLIS! atl 5 ‘as itimore st., Baltimore m. id OVAL —A M. ‘UBM. has Nibiddeed peeaeee ete Ce rane 35 street, between D and B. and‘ In order to make room for Spring stock offers for the ment PAPEREA GING. WINDOW SHADES, CTURE FRAMES. CHROMOS, Re eset EVENING STAR. Washington News and Goasip, — INTERNAL REVERE to-day were $21 JUDGE | the ‘Treasury, 1s expected tor ti-morrow. retary of ime his dutic Tae CommitTer on Bankirg and Carreney aide e ation to-day of the cha~ges against ex-Controjler Hulburd, as they expected to do, ‘Tax Hover Aus CommirrEs met nor- ning for the purpose of continu t adjourr ck, ov ng their inve: Thursday mornin r ealth was improvin leave tor Macon last Fin have the ta ma’ WwW KENESS.—One ot the ikenesses w ee ‘on portrait 0} ntington, executed by Reich- red in the table ed and as a work of H which ha gton € asa art. Tne Case or Da partment has rece Madrid, to the etiect that Houard has beon presented to th ernment. The s egraphic reports trom Cuba, on which may be taken. Dr. Houard meanwhile Will rema‘n at the ( dershaye been given tor his good t TRE Japanese Ex he dinner of Iwakura, the Japanese Ambassador, to the members of the ditferent foreign legations in Wa-hington at the Arlington last night was an elegant aftair, di was attended by twenty-six persons, inclnding the ministers of England. France, and Cermany. ssaki, of the Japanese Embasey, left this city last evening tor New York, having recovered trom his recent illness. Asahal, souot Iwakara, left the city 1or Japap to-day NAVAL OnveRs.- Captain Wim. Rouckendorti has been detached from duty in charge of iron- clads at New Orleans, and placed on waiting Commander 8. Livin beon detached trom command of the Va 1 ordered to comm: mander John Weidman has been « the Hydrographic Office and ordered to ithe Pawnee. Lieut. Commander Ds Wit C. Kells has been detached from the Paw- nee and ordered to duty in charge of iron- at New Orleans, tached THE CALINET MEETING to-day wasof briei duration. Gen. Cowan represented the Interior Department in the absence of Mr. Delauo. There was no business before the cabinet of more that ordinary importance. The Englis! tréaly question was the subject of some inlor- mal conversation among the members, but not with a view to any official action in relatio thereto. The President has not recovered from his recent indisposition, bu very much improved in health to-day. The President Nominations to the Scnate the following ©. W. Legendre, to be M Argentine re to-day sent nominations ister Resident a Smith pension ames HH. Iugra- n.suTveOr of customs at New Orleans, La; Elisha B. Hamilton, to be surveyor of custom: at Quincy, Ili.; Commordore Joseph F. Green te be rear admiral; Captain John ©. Howell, to be commodore; John ‘I. Brodhead, to be third lieutenant in mai ine corp TRE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS APPoRTION MENT.—'The joint resolution introduced in the House yesterday by Mr. Poland, of Vermout and referred to the committee on the judic’ declares that at the ensuing presidential elec- tion each state is entitled to appoint elector- eqnal to the number of state is entitled and th tives to wh uch state will be entitle i3d Congress under the apportionment 6 sentatives based upon the enumeration mad the year 1810. namber of Represent. in th was on the floor of the House during a consider- able portion of the day. Considerable comment wes excited over the fact that daring Mr. Pen- dleton’s stay upon the floor Senator S: over trum the Senate and was eng: ential conversation with the leading dema- cratic members in the cloak room immediately in the rear of the hall. The consultation laste: for over an Lour, and as a consequence, ranch speculation has been indulged in relative to the conference. s20e- Mri ISK AND THE GRAND Opera Hors! ‘The vicissitudes through which the grand ope: house on 23d street has already passed were richer by one phase more on Saturday night. Late in'the evening a negotiation which had long been progressing between Mrs. Fisk and lay Gould, through one of the executors of Col. Fisk, resulted in the transfer of all the magniti- cent’ property in question to Mrs. Fisk. The siready opulent widew by this means acquires possession of the grand opera house itself as well as the valuable real estate, improved to a large extent, which runs down half way to 9th avenue on 2d and 24th streets.—N. F. DeatH or Hon. WM. Trovsparx.—Ex-Gov. Wm. Trousdale, of Tenn., died at Mempkis on the 2th ult..in his 74th year. He was born in North Carolina in 3 his father was a revolu- tionary officer. Wm. Trousdale served in the Florida campaigns of 1813. In the Seminole war of 1836 he commanded the tirst Tennessee volunteers. In the Mexican war be commanded the ith infantry with distinction. In 1349 he was elected by the democrats governor of ‘Ten- nessee. In 1854 he was appointed by President Polk minister to Brazil, which was bis last pub- lic service. Cana Trap ‘or a week past we have had the satisfaction of chronicting “big work” «athe canal. We have now the gratification of announcing a “bigger day,” as on Saturday last forty-five boats were loaded and dispatched from this port. carrying 4,927,01 tons of coal. It is r.rely that the shipments have exceeded this amount, and the business upon the canal since its opening has thus far been remarkably good. Cumberland News, 8th inst. TRE IMPERIAL GREMAN PARLIAMENT con- vened at Berlin yesterday. The Emperor's speech, which was read by Bismarck, is con- xratulatory w all points of the foreign and domestic affairs of the empire, and promises legislation to dispose of the large money surplus on hand, mostly derived from the payments ot indemnity by Framce. The concluding sen- pci of the speech are decidedly autocratic in cir tone. See AN EXTENSIVE STRIKE of coal miners has been inaugurated in the Mahoning Valley,Ohio, mines. 3,000 men are now idle.. A reasonable advance was oftered by the peapetes, which was refused. The miners to accept any but their own terms. The supply of coal.on band is very small, and the furnaces will close pedatctlor nal is stated will remain sta- tionary vntil the miners come to terms. Tue HaGEerstows ELEcTION.—The election for mavor and members of the council, and the republicans one member. —_— eee men Accorpine to the character or extent of your eprom set aside a beni ey < niblie; Snd it matters not what busisesof ail may be engaged in, for, if intetitgentiy and industriously pursued, a fortune will a in result. ——_—_____ Case oF PoisontnG.—The coroner's jw in New York, yesterday, in the case of Si id rendered a verdict against Frederick E Siegfield died in 1800 thom the attecte or pos, which it is sup} administered for the posed He; purpose of getting Slegasia's Property. Docs.—A jator in Missour: estimates the dog crop of the United States at 21,000,000. Each pup, 0.000.” Or eh sa '» making @ total of 818.000, . Of these, I ie ms anouall: and bite 10,000 people, furnishing about 50,} items to the local reporte Dr. Josern Woopnvtt, usband of Victoria Woodhull, died in New Fork last night. A coroner is making an investigation, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1872. pening Star, The French Arms Investigation, ‘The special Senate Committee investigating ‘ged sale of arms to France met again this morn’ . Mr. Tremble, of the tirm of Portly, Tr & Co., was examined. He testified that the pur chase of arms trom yrdnance Bureau wa conducted by his partner, Mr. Portly, who is at present in Europe. He knew nothing personally of the transaction. DENT BEFORE THE COMMITTE T. Dent, was then swor wned stock in the Un eal that he o » because he ¢ know of any army office Kemington company. By Mr. Schurz a conference with am He was only with him o conversation he hi: already i General Ingalls ued the Fren lied upon ¢ s for. ld by bid ont offi power minister. On one oc Dycr and asked bi General Dyer § Witnes: es het know of » cial or army of ¥ directly or indir sale of arms. A MUTUAL FRIEND. i man Wiard was he parchase of t nm which witness and Me t Transa atlantic Steam -hip pany, wer make. Atter Gen. Grant had issued the orde preventing the sale of arms, witness could have i 100 st nd, if he could have got them rstood then that Mrs. Mason could get trol ef arms through her i with the cers of the Ordnance A matual friend jaced him to her at was that friend’s nai —Lain’t going to tell you. hurz.—Yo: tell the this transacti Witners.—This name has nothing todo wit this case. I have no olijection te te but I don't want his name to go + and be putin wll the papers. Lf T teld you his name in c ember w ruth and you must s. It'is very annoy- niittee ithat I did not wan ip confidencs have told me Lb. th Ti not p question now. u? Who was Mrs, M WHO Was MRS. MAS! Witness:— Mrs. Macon was a Washington lady, and she lives here now. She told me that she had certain intizence, hat she could get 1 me whom her intluence was with. I tel satistied of her ty to procure them, but she atterwards deceived me, as she made a failure She made me think that she could get them She said her intluence was with the ordnan department generally. She was to have T now forget e acted for no sp. ther interviews and en to doubt that sh: she was to ree cific sum. Afterwards ha correspondence. I began t could get the arms. [had agreed to take from 10,000 to 350.000 stand of arms if she could have gotten them at the prices I wante If she had them I would have bought them, and Dyer had not been so STUFPIDLY HONEST he cou'd have got rid of 00,000 stand of arms. Mrs. Macon never said that I should pay her 25,000 in . Afterwards had an interview with her at the Hot!man House, New York, in reference to the transaction. She was ways certain that she could get the arms. | ave burned up all the letters which she sent me about six weeks since. The ouly reason that i Was Sorry to come before this committee wa- that I was ashamed to let everybody know WAT A FOOL 1 Was to be led by a woman who utterly deceived me. At this a question we: asked witnes: Senator Lozan if Mrs. Mason went ther name. The witness replied ra could the Senator think that he would associate with a woman who went under an alias? tor Logan said she might go under ana she utterly deceived him as he testified to. witness made several sturs in answers to qu th and Senator Logan said he would tand it tobe lecture} by a witness. § evenson also said that he would not himself to be lectured while he was aiter the truth by a witness who ha to terget whenever be wants t then said he was very scrry for his he Legred the Senators’ pardon. The witness then reserred to a conversation which he held with the Marquis de Chambrun, in which TRE MARQUIS SAID HE HAD GOT IN A SCRAPE, and that be was sick of this thing. and that le wanted witness to help him outa bit. He (Chambrun) said: “If we had meta long time betore we did, all this investigation would have been prevent The remaindee of the testimony of this wit- bess Was similar to that already published in these columns, and contained no new facts, The Robeson Investigation. MORE FALSEHOODS DISPROVED. The Congressional committee to investigate the charges against Secretary Robeson made in the New York Sun continued their examination of witnesses last evening. Poymaster Bradford, sworn :—Witness lives in Brooklyn; is pay director for the nav: all the purchases for the Brooklyn navy yard; never received any direction from the Secretary concerning purchases; the Cattells never sold wivness any bricks to go to California, nor did any one else; this witness conducts his busines: on the same system that Paymas or Russel! conducts his in Philadeiphia; Cattell hasrecom mended several persons to witness as suitable persons to obtain contracts, but they never got any, their bids were not low enough; the Navy Department never interfered in any manner, direct or indirect, with witness's purchases, nor made any snggestions in connection therewith; Cattell and witness are old friends, and during the last two years witness has purchased of A G. Cattell 86,000 worth of flour and $1,400 worth of slate. Paymasier Russell, of Philadelphia, testitied that he had never received direction from. th: Secretary, in any shape whatever, to tavorany- body in purchasing supplies. Chief ner W. W. Wood testified that he had the supervision of the torpedo boat, build ing at the Brooklyn navy-yard, designed by Admiral Porter; that the interests of the gov- ernment were protected; that the price was nothing more than a fair one, and that the claims of Secor & Co. for extra work and the rise in the price were jrst, and that similar allowances had been made to Miles Greenwood Mr. James F. Secor. of the tirm of Perine, Se- cor & Co., was examined by Secretary Robeson, and testified that the 93,000 was not paid before the Boggs board decided in their favor; he never pres Seeretary Robeson a dollar, nor to anybody for him. By Mr. Archer:—He had no knowledge that Simon Johnson was employed as their attorney; they had not paid to any officer of the Navy De- partment one dollar, directly or indireetly; thes were always ahead with their work on the moni- “By Mr. Robeson:—Witness considered that the government now owes them -€70),000. the £93,000; the ever received any of money; he never had an; with the Beeretary, nor dla he ever ge him a 'y val- bie thing mo ad any or fecelved a valuable consideration from whe drs: Colonel con was nt the law mats in 1867 oF 1808: he did so Iq himn a ce of $1,000; he sald the gove et ‘owed the firm’ between ,000 and the bill on account of the death al —o Mr. ——: ‘at it; Secretary thetems 8 Ought to be paid. Adjourned until to-night. &7-Alphonse Adhemar predicts another peragesa. D.72%3. Let her come. S7°The New York Herald calls Greeley “‘a republican on the haif-shell.”” s7‘Suicide in the second degree” is the latest finding of a “crowner’s qucst” jury. S7-Two married Quakeresses b: oye 4 been elected schoo! trustees in one of the Chester county, Pa., districts. TWO CENTS. FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. |‘ This Afternoon’s Proceedinz 28 anna & , TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. | This Afternoon’s Dispatches, ~ ° | ASSOCIATED PRESS REPO grounds which surroa ‘of the terms by whch t n view hae { J title to these ands p ¢ subjoc i away, doubted whether Con, German ower to contirm the graut maid: Phing the (Qu ‘ lorial legislature. He did not belle div “ cts and pow chumittee Was aware ot all the facts in ye a Sivene Romane axe; they would permit no amendment: hinted at Victoria's abdicat scussion until the previous question TSE TOPE WILL BOT BEX R MONE ordered. He favored allow ITALY railroad facit ana < ~The Pope has ret to re- reterred Comm ¥ which « ed to s and Grol i consider the interests of ail, ~ git, “ re) t the bill back in a proper sha; Breed “ Mr. Patterson said, after this © maintain mce he would 1h feos hem from t . «world a GEN. SHERMAN IN CONSTANTINGN TF and Grounds, nel fee ~ = w KILL TRE BILL, yon — General W r it could reter it to that committee. Ile insisted that the projcr committee to refer this bill on the District of Columbia that the d involved in grant belonged to the ciiy of nil not to the United St He ° bill came from the District "mmittee in the Hoxse, it ought to Be to the District committee in the Senat ng ma terminat om Mr. Cameron owned n ent in the stock | » EER ASATANT OF TES QUETE or bonds of this re he had the interest - which every citizen have in bi ng 8 oO gre.t railroad to th Which should con- re = nect the north and h in such bonds as could me hanging him wit who was ri she war #ttacked by O'Connor, will ay a @ Withess against the prisoner GENEVA ROARU never be broken. This company had spent five | ‘ + getting to this city; they asked | P a Little strip of land to put twenty yearshe had triet to get a railroad between Baltimore and Wash- ington, but had been met constantly by AN ADVERSE INTER? actuated by nothing but the most sts, and which had never done t for the benefit of Washington. T : ter of the greatest concern to the householde oF this city; they wanted cheap freights; the wanted coal andother necessaries. He ridiculed the idea of the locomotives doing any damage in running through the park, and said locomo- tives run through the great park ot Philadel phia, 2,500 acres, and no one ever thought of . complaining. He then sent to the desk to be Tead @ paper, which he asked tu be incorporated in his remarks, setting (orth couse } tion, and np | Granville. | says t nor arbitrators will mect instant, the day appoin’ the boar: the Geneva tribuna: sarrival he arbitration wi!l not ich of June. aga’n a>setaly until thy ” o : THE EXACTIONS OF THE BALTIMORE AND ONIO R. Ry Rew York N which it denominates a monopoly, and farther A FATAL PA Sew York, April *.—Joseph Prince, in a tit yesterday fell through a Latchway forty tect and killed himself. THE SUDDEN DEATH OF The sudden death of Dr. husband of the woman V on Sunday night, in th of a great deal of exc huii-Ciatiin clan. It seem had been a long time inte in morphine. Some of th much excited, and expre the old man’ had been by family. The coron death was due to int GENERAL © Orange Judd been elec setting forth the advantages of closes conuee tions, shorter routes and reduction of fares and treight to tollow fiom the opening of the Baiti- more and Potomac railro. mg The morning hour here expired, and the un. finished bns.ne> s, which was THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL, came bo Mr. Wilson moved to lay the appropriation bill on the table, in order to proceed with Iusi- ness from the Committee on Military A(fairs, The motion was a_reed to, and Mr. Wi'<on ep, at the request of Mr. Cameron, said he 2. WOODMULL. Foodhuli, the gor toria ( dulged family were very 1 the opinion that y treated by the Tiifled that bis would give way for Uurty m TLE BALTIMG EK AND © nest enc n resumed the tloor. hing over the Tiber n prove insufficient in case of a f-eshet, an lower part of the city be submerged; and of this cecurring, an be found tor this dey Mr. Thurm .n said this md!ness or uniriendli: He suppcsed it would be atsurd to there was any Senator on this tloor hostile tw the Baltimore and Potomac raitro«! or the Bal timore and Ohio railroad. tin 1 Pot: mac read already bal a depot 01 avenue. He held that there s tha sterday iz the criminality ! Bank in the matter of the pf money. ‘Phe sex third of the meeting favor + the bank from the association, but a resotation question as to the reference of thi “ erga es sey beter a te fe ) Which simply put the bank on its jnestionably ought to go to th oid Sekonieeta foene FENTON AND SCuTRZ. The Tiflune says that Senator Fenton wil Probably address a meeting of liberal repa lic ans at Cooper Institute Friday evening. Cart Scurz is to address a meeting of German citizen: at Cooper Institute on Wedn 5 THE PAYMENT OF A DIVID of 25 per cent. to the Guardian Savi creditors commenced yesterda: Public Buildings and Grounds, for it pert ai ther tothe public grounds. T ether Congress will now takes ax will interfere with whatever it may hereafter dc with reference to the public grounds. This bill confesses in its face that it will interfere with 1. of Maryland advocated reti mmittce on Public Buildings ing the proper committee to take He regretted that the Senator trom Pennsylvania bad in rated in his re- marks a paper which read as if it came from an officer of the railroad interested. As tor himself, le was no partizan of any railroad, nor did he believe that there was any Senator on this floor who would condescend to be. He was in favor of railroads everywhere, and would give them all facilities. He pointed out the effect on the surrounding ag oy! wherever railroad depots were located: they were surrounded by tenement bonses, ies, and the streets blecked up with vehicles of all kinds. He depre- Grounds, charge of msolidation ot cure a good municipal government. MMITTER mune Hotel Thursday to decid the das and date tor holding the state conve mn. TRE ATLANTA ROAT CLR, which is to row the London club on the Thames, leaves here next Saturda’ —o—— The National Convention. CALL FOR THE NATIONAL COMMITIEE OF THE PARTY To MEET MAY STH. cated the idea of giving up to this desecration | New Youn ApH oe The necting of th the great avenue of Washington, andto mar the | gone”, - Sean an oe oe symmetry of the public grounds. He held that | {e™mocratic national committee is calted for it was the duty of Congress to exercise the most watchfulsupervision over the city, to improve and beautify it, as it was to be the capital of the country, not for fiftyor a hundred years but for five hundied years. He cared nothing aboat this ae Gees here; they would cut down the Mount ot Olives and fill up the Valley of Jehe-aphat (iaught they wonld make this a Babylon, a city of Belshazzar. (Langhter.) A TEST VOTE. ‘The question then being taken on the motion of Mr. Morrill to refer the bill to the Commit- tee on Public Buildings and Grounds, it was lost, as follows: Yeas—Mesers. Blair, Buckingham.Cole, Cooper, Dovis of Wert Virginia, Kdmuods, Ferry of Conn.. Hamilton of Maryland ‘Hamilton, of Texas, Mor nil of Maine, Morrid of mont, Saulsbury, ee Om gue, Stevenson, Thurman eud Traum. tal — oN Mess. Aloorn, Ames. Caldwell, Cameron, Darpeuter, Cesserly, Chandler, Clayton, Cragin, Py of Michigen. Frelugh Wednesday, the Sthot May next, at the resi- dence of the chairm: Belmont, in this city. “The usage is,” says the Worl, “to sum- mon the committee by private note, and not by & public cail, and im accordance with winch the usual letters have been sent out by Mr. Bel- mont. A'though the Pa ot the meeting is not specified in the call, it is understood the ob- ject ts to designate the day and place for the assembling of the democratic national conven- fon to nominate candidates for President and Vice President.” The same journal adds, that the procrastination ot Mr. Belmont in this call has met the approval of the leaders of the mocracy. The delay seems to have beon occ sioned with the view to take advantage of the Cimcinna‘i convention, the results of which, says the World, may determine as tothe tim? for holding th mocratic national convention. Seandal. Aa INFIDELITY 0} PRINCE ZECK AND RAGE OF Ferry of uyeen, Gilbert, Ham. wns Gilbert ey OlpRINCESS MARY. FF ingens Wn ten, hve Potten: Peet | Xuw Youn, April 5A Landon letter eaye Pratt, “A rian, Scutt, Sherman, | that the object of the visit of the Queen to Ger- Feb ad Tipton, West, Wilson, ~—s hee yey sibly to seek her half sister, om Al . enlohe-La: nberg, isreally to ‘The bill was then referred to the Committee | jinsti up the scandal which threaters the Reyat on the District of Columbia. family. The story is that Prince Zeck, son of HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Mr. Sypher, (La.,) by unanimous consent, intro- pan: is by & well-known actress; that the Princess Zeck, Princess Mary of Cambridge, who was born in is%3, and who is four the senior ef her husband, was so