Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1873, Page 1

?=—_ — THE EVENING STAR. , Poblished Dally, Sundays excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS Pennsylvanian Aveune, cor, ath Bt, cs ng §TaR NEWSPAPER COMPANY, mm mame sUFPEINN, President. ——__+——_—_ NG_STAR is served by CENTS PER WEEK. Or FoRTT- Coy at the counter mouths, @) Twe 2 months. LY STAR—Published Fritay—9' a TRE “Go imvatistly inadvance, in both casey 22 paper eent longer than paid for. BF Rates of advertising farnished on application. ee 1s and SPECIAL NOTICES. | ca LFA & PERRINS’ WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE | are cautioned Se arat the squexeus Oven: H erie ite an ations 0 lor al Wrishe shN DUNCA S. Now York, a he United Staten, | Bend stre | Om Marriage. | ‘Hef for Young Men from the effects o' of abuses in early life, Manhood restored. bis te marriage rem mh owe mena ied envelopes Address Happy or = ment Circulars arnt free in mealed envelopes HOW ARD ASSOCLATIO. No. 2 —, ah street. Puiladelphis, an institution having ao buh repotation for houcrable conduct and pro- feceicual skill dec? eos te : ‘Nervous Weakaees, Early Decay, of the Urinary and Organs, and the sive train of discrdere brought ou by and Tens habits. Great numbers have been cured vs netle remedy." Prompted, AMUSEMENTS. NGTON THEATER COMIQUE. ASHINGTON 7! s E MER GREAT COMPANY THE NEW ASPIRANTS POR FAVOR, CARLETON, oat CARLETON La OE aitinguisbed Trish Comediany =" MISS JENNY GILMER, The pleasing Tri ctrest and Songxtress. pe fame ancer and Lady Champbr, The fmeus SATE LE wor Ibe great Senet Song and heeelebrated Trish Vocatist and Dancer, F ROONEY MR. PAT ROONEY T ur P AT ROONEY, On. ‘The favorite Danse ANFRETTA SALE gM lle SIMETT A. Misses Dody Zanfret- Fmma Marsh. Emily Si May, Julia Beuuett, An, Celeste, Mand Miller, and Carr 7 THE GREAT Se — eons a uchieg James Ducgias. Kiereee, Hiusten Brothers. Wi efthe langhable 1 larry st time in this theater VIRGINIA MUMMY. Also, Mr. Geo. 8. Knight's new version of 4 R DARK Matinees every W Billiard Parlor attached tot es and Songs HALL x assisted by ach Aft) frum Howard University. = the large collection now Gsid, the following ‘hail! I'm gwine to sine saints above. meney Heme * Ring Dem Belle a from Heab'n Fo-day. ober in Jordan. Down. ad. ob's Ladder © Sittin’ on the Golden Stuner, Im @wi J Jebn saw the Holy Nant! Altar And many others of qnaint, touching and peculiar character. dmingion, Ste.: Reserved Seats, Tic. Tickets to be bad at Baliantyne's Bookstore, 42% ith st. fat" NGLISH OPERA, LINCOLN HALL, TUESDAY EVENING, February 11,1273, Mr. J. Remington Fairlamb's Romantic Opera, in ; On, THE TREASURED TOKEN;” shed Amateur Cast, splendid Ama ir € com] Scenery and Bl it Costumes sree abe efhcient Orchestra, under the imme- large Giate direction of the com ox Sheet now ‘feces. Philp & Solomon's. Teta te Sr ox Sheet now epen at Niet streets, eight Reserved Seate, $2; Admission, $1. Fellow's Hall. OLD No. On Exhibition New 486 and Sale 71m Sr. Bo. 639 7th street, ceies of Fras oar ings, ia _Plense. Temember Name and Nember. _jel-Iy* 8. JUSTH PAYS PAIR PRICES for Ladics’ = _ Gents ND-HAND HERES. Fi es. Nolne by mall Also, largest hades, BP, s seoe) CLOTHING, BOOT 8, by 7th D sreet between 6 Sy gusemeng iit Femay attended to by BALLS, &e. G*s0 UNIFOBM 4ND DRESS BALL or CALANTHE LODGE, No. 11. K. oF P., AT ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, Tru Stxext, N. W., ON THURSDAY EVENING, Fuancany 15, 1:73. F This Ball is in the hands of a select committee. 4ho By efferts fo make it the wost en- A FINE LOT OF CANARY BIRDS! ovis he Srexsagers, A splendid assortment of all The Yinds of CAG! BREEDING CAGES. Also, MOCKING BIBD FOOD fresh on hand every week at CBR. RUPPER 7 in 403 Trh street. y ego. F ne naae peOtTiCiANs, (0. 1227 Paxxsti. Geruine Brazilian Pebble INGHAM, HATTER. 1 F Street, bet ing Style OCK, and Prepared to furnish New Hats made to order Fymodel old styles; also, an amortment of sale, on Teasobab! ‘om fStr powEercy OP! GLass: COMBINATION SPECTACLES.‘ H. H. HEMPLER, OPTICIAN, 463 Penna. avenue, corner 434 street. Genvive Brasilian Pebtte Spectacies janl6-ly Forced Sate. NO RESERVE. te terme MUST POSITIVELY BE CLOSED OUT. OVERCOATS, OVERCOATS, OVERCOATS, OVERCOATS. we ‘S74LL OTHER GOO: S4MB IMMENSE REDUCTION, 47 THE HABLE FASHIONABLE CLOTHIERS, Northwest corner 7th and D streets. SS¥COND surriy TAYLOR’ COMPOURD FOR HORSE AND CATTLE Foop. LTH RES’ ar TORER ace line; éth-evenue and ~— a 1339 F areet} ee 6,209. —MS ath . 41 WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1873. TWO CENTS. COUNTING THE ELECKORAL VOTE. The Scene in Congress To-day. To-day being the time fixed for the of the electoral vote for Presiiient and Vice President in Congress, there was an immense crowd in attendance at the Capitol long before the hour of noon. The hall of the House of Representatives, where the counting took place im the presence of the Senate and House, was jacked to suffocation almost. The ehaire for Senators were placed on the right of the Speaker, the members of the Honse occupying the other seats in the hali. Rev. Dr. Butler, chaplain of the House, in his opening prayer to-day. invoked the blessing ot Almighty God upon the President of the United States, the Vice President, Speaker of the House, Senators and members. He prayed that ours might be the patronal nation of the earth, and that the Divine blessing might rest upon the school-house and the church. Postmaster General Creswell and Secretary Robeson were the only two members of the Cabinet present. ‘The rei of the journal was not concluded until half-past twelve o’cloek, and immediately thereafter a resolution of Mr. Dawes directing the Clerk to notify the Senate that the House was — ly to proceed with the count was adopte ‘AL 1o‘clock precisely the Senators appeared, Washington News and Gossip. Interyan Revesve—The receipts from this source to-day were $229,245.88. Srcnetary Berxsaris much better to-day, though still confined to hia root. A CONSCTENCE-AFFLICTED TROJAN sends $7 to the Treasury department on account of cus- tom frauds at Troy, New York. Ir 18 THOVGRT that in consequence of the troubles in Spain, Admiral Alden may perhaps concentrate bis feet in Spanish waters. Sevatorn Casserty made an argument against the Goat Island bill, before the Senate military committee last evening. SS: waTor CawERon, who has been under the wa her for a day or two with a severe cold, has recover: d, and isagain in his seat in the Senate. A Crvit Service Examination to fill four vacancies in class four, six im class three, and six in class two of group A; also for any vacan- cies that may be caused by promotions to these | , Sealy ateoaceedl be On ene grades will be held by the Department | Eocper, Mr. Buxton. The Senators were pre- examining board on Sy ary ceded by their Doorkeeper and leg vena arms. Following them came Vice President Saxe a Turunen, —Secrstery. But lestove- | armas Detieninn tht seme Vice Eecwaans ng received the following dispatch from Min- ister Sickles: “At6 o'clock to-night the Cortes | fe Senators, Ne thie oding ares trains adopted a republican form of government by a | standing until the Senators were seated to. the vote of 2% in the affirmative and 32 im the | right of the Speaker's chair. Vice t negative.” Oolfax took the chair, having Speaker ne on his left, Mr. McPherson, Clerk of the House, and Mr. Gorham, Secretary of the Senate, oc- cupied seats at the Clerk's desk, and between them were the tellers, Senator Sherman aud Bepresentatives Beck and Dawes. —_- fter ord been Tas New Jersey STaTveS.—A bill has passed the New Jersey legislature appropriating an additional five thousand dollars for the statues of Richard Stockton and Major General peerriat Exp wm the | now int convention in with mattenal Caption. Bee previa ot in cece ae ae pur- ee m,, THERE WERECOMPARATIVELY PEW VISITORS » determining and declaring the Dose of openin at the White House this morning. Among | votes cast at the tast election for President and those who saw the President were Hepresenta- | Vic lcreine the ten oF Mech ea ae ee tives Shoemaker and », and Gen. Bris- haftee, Gen. Sheridan, Gen. Ingalls and Col. For- open the votes, rected lets @ pac! con- nko Professor de Janon, of West Point, and | taining the vote of the state of Maine. “It was udge Reeves, of Va. opened by Senator Sherman, who read the eor- Heapstowes rox National Ceverenies.— | Mtcates of the electors announcing the seven The Senate military committee met last evening | Henry Wilson for View Predicate’ oe °F andl referred the amendment to the bill author- izing the Secretary of War to select from amon; the bids for furnishing headstones for national cemeteries thai which shall embrace in the greatest’ measure durability, decency, and cheapness, to the Secretary of War for his opin- ion. ice The reading of the certificates then proceeded without particular interest or excitement, until DELAWARE was reached, when members and Senators seemed to think it very amusing that Delaware should have voted for'a republican. FIRST FOR THE OPPOSITION. The announcement of the Maryland vote for Hendricks and Brown also caised a slight ripple, as it was the first vote announced in opposition to Grant. WHEN GRORGIA WAS REACHED the vote was announced as follows: For Horace Tue Sovtnern CLAiMs Comission Cox- TrnvED.—The Senate yesterday passed with amendments the House bill providing for the continuance of the southern claims commission. The amendments of the Senate limit the exten. moe Greeley for President, 3; for BG St eee wm fo Seweary 1, 1608, to | he President, G; and for A. i. Colquit. tor _ ered if mot pacee teen Bere | President, 2.” For Vice President—B- Grat =<... de- Brown, 3’ votes; “A. H. Colquit, 3 voter; N. P. Mr. Hoar (Mass.) made the point of order that the votes for Greeley could not be counted, as he was dead when he was voted for. ‘The Chair read the rule, showing that in cases of this kind the Houses must sepurate, and each deliberate on the question. Mr. Conkling said it was probable that other questions would arise, and he suggested that the point be laid aside temporarily, and that the votes of states to which there was no objection be announced. ‘The suggestion was accepted. WHEN MISSISSIPPI WAS REACHED, Covroxs TO BE PAipD Iv PRESENTED Sera- RATELY.—The Secretary of the Treasury di- rects that coupons of the two-year notes of 1863 which may hereafter be presented detached from the mates in violation of the notice on said coupons, that “this coupon i wold if detached from this note except by an authorized officer of the government,” be paid the same as if the notes and coupons had been presented to- SENATOR SUMNER was walking about Lafay- ette sjuare yesterday, looking stronger and | Mr. Trumbnil objected to counting the vote, moving much more vigorously than his friends | because it did not appear that th electors had had reason to for. He was leaning upon | Yo\fd By ballot, as required by law. ators the arm of his physisian, J. Taber Johnson, | .>!t-Trum! sot Sho. we understand, is of opinion that if Mr. | {found him he would present the point now for Sumner can be indiiced to keep from excite- | it might be considered a bad precedent to remaster or these, Tom Congress for the | ‘Str. Potter made the further point of order Temainder of the session, he will be able toen- | enac’ ene coer et Mini Cand ae ee ter upon bis senatorial duties with much of his old vigor. FuN6-Wix, a Chinese mandarin of the fifth class, and-who is a graduate of Yale College, ‘was before the Senate foreign relations commit counted, because a supplementary certificate was not taped by the a The joint convention then dissolved, the Sen- ama returning to their chamber for delibera- mn. CHARLES Astor Brrstep has kicked a tee yesterday and made an eloquent A - | ony Enelah, = the educational inberets society editor—one of the Jenkins family—ont of ina as involved in our intercourse with the 5 people of that He wae te wit of his house at Washington. Bristed has com: mitted a good many sins, but this expiates them all.— Springfield Republican. ks Tue Reser RaM ALBEMARLE.—Some weeks ago in the admiralty conrt the case of Commo- great attention by the committee. Fung-Wing seems «deeply interested in education, and be- Tieves that all Orientals who desire to be eda- cated should besent te the United States instead ‘of Europe. ‘Tue Pomeroy Investigation.—The select committee appointed in the Senate a few days — as | made a motion to PA nce to Investigate the charge of bribery made Pauthowe <2 against Senator P , received a dispatch | Praisement the talanene Oe pleas ifem Senator Yorke, of te Kat 3 eon was made on the evidence & cing ,, stating and two other | Yesterday Judge Humphreys, y Tumemes against Fomeroy would leave thie | Scart heard ine report, ana ia directing eae morning. for Washington. They will reach | cree for drawn in here on Friday e bed Saturday morning, with the new ‘isement, he said the evidence fhe: the ve ence commence the cxablubed the of the oy, raisement, al Ase 2 Tae Newsrargs Pree Exctance Prrvi- | Weekill ahi dining o. Cot party miacing L26E,—A fuestion has been raised as to whether the law abolishing franking also cuts off the ‘Tue SENATE NAVAL COMMITTEE held a reg- free list in of ular meeting to-day and agreed to refer toa sub- Postmaster General Gretel in pth committee for report, with an amendment, sev- on the House floor, said that the matter had not | eral bills al Snowden & Son, of Browns- been officially his attention, but from | ville, Pa., John B. Cornell, of New York, and w he shou! Alexander Swift, of Cincinnati, Ohio, to go be- Court of” tainly not regard it as interfering with the free | fore the aims, with ‘their claims for aseminton of nowepeper ow he additional pay for the construction of distinctly relates to franking privilege, | vessels of war during there! . Rear Admi- words having a distinct meaning.—. ral 8. P. Lee appeared before the committee and Special. read an argument in favor of amending the Tne Powmnoy revestioaTixe commrrres | DAY! Sppropr 4 ge ig te oA wed at Topeka, Kansas, examined Governor Osborn promote the efficiency of the navy, the act Dr. Logan, and W. F. Down yesterday. Gover- | of June 25, 1864, to amend theaald ct, shall not nor Osborn testified that be took no part what- | be to retire any e Set ever in the Senatorial contest, and mo un- | cause, Roope rea tnarn etn smoot hi derstanding of any kind with any candidate in | Committee agreed to report favorably om bill selation thvete 'Dr. ‘swore that he | for the relief of Robert H. Wyman; aleo, the bill made his canvass for himself alone, and had uo | to restore Second Engineer Absalom. arrangement with Pomeroy whereby he was to withdraw in the latter's favor. Dr. fied that he knew nothing of the use of money Pomeroy, and that he (Dawson) never $2,000 or any other sum to Edward Clarke or anybody else for Pomeroy. THE REMAINS of Commander J. W. Shirk, late of the United States navy, who died of pneumonia at his residence, on I street, day be- fore yesterday, were this morning sent to Erie, house is spacious, yet scarcely large enough for the numbers who called yesterday, and on former Tuesdays. —Many of those who calied npom Mrs. F. H. Gassaay yesterday, and who§j have grand homes, almost envied the cosiness of her parlor with its choice collection of p Mrs. Gassaway was richly dressed green silk trimmed with satin the same shade, and Valenciennes lace frill at the throat and the army. Commanders Breese, Johnson, Tay- lor, and Beardsley, aud Lieut. Commanders —Mrs, Hutchinson and her sister, Miss Ab- Gorringe and Cogland acted as pall bearers. dott, regeiyed in what may truly be called one Tue Lovistana MUpDLE—Mr. 8. B. Pack- | °f the finest houses im Washington. Mrs. ard was recalled by the Senate committee on | Hutchineon betdeome in a black privileges and elections yesterday, and continued ‘Timmings his testimony relative to the Ite election in Louisiana, and the ization of the ja~ crom-examined by Gov. tures. Ho was 4 not receive yesterday. Sectaenal Stee Dente ee see the neiane | brn. Jampy Bock and Min Bettio reosive THR FIRST WITXESS was Samuel Dele pa ay ess) stu at the late election. desired to bri hired ashe -itovacs, tha be it forged wits, &e., Representative Sypher ng out the fact oe oe oe gh SE rarth ¢ Jot the Pennsylvania Steel Company, a house Preceedings of the Special Comuit- | tliat | ever heard there was, or eould be, any | ¥! am glad to tow nearly ee © | ‘cash dividend on the credit mobilier til thé dis- | double the €2.200 I paid for ft, a loan of ®15 ts 1 Poland’s committee after } ¢ussioner last and | am as positive as can | Mr. Matthews, as stated; investment of in Dake Eanes yeoterday, be of any fact in that Mr. Ames never | $5,000 in a Wesiern rolling mill, and a payment our report closed, the examination of Mr. Ames Was continued as to the entrics on his memoran- dum bock ‘The witness read an entry from the date of Of $1,759 to Rieketsen Burroughs for Dorrowed of him. This amounts to #10000 © of the forty-tive thousand dollar transaction those three years. ‘The depots on the credit side, that enabled © spoke to me of this last dividend, and never paid or pro to me in person or through any other channel, or money or bonds on that or any . It scems to be im- possible and incredible that I should have re- pains Bebe gee poh rn Mow Ree dagen me to pay these amounts, were as follows. 7G n ceived the check without remembering that pay 5 ree pamaney and, Coupons of Cedar Rapids | giidition to my income, amd especiallyima check | During these cara I was lecturing ou ys vested in oredit mobilier stock, ‘Took the coupous | 4ra¥n so singalarly to initials, and-fot contain- | coach rile of 1865, across continent —— Be eh mghitior stock. Took the coupons | inz'my name at all Nor could I have talked to | November, the holiday com Saturdays in is ae Hon GW. Scofed ccs. | Bim when he failed, as I did, about letting the | early part of the semion, and during the spring Ec LER delivered to Hon. 1G. W. Scofield cer~ | $500 go which I had paid bim on the divklend | when Congres adourned in March, receiving boeing iis fe his rat. February sth, | stock, if he had ‘me an Overplus of $700. 1 | £100 fo 200 per lecture. I received in all over ee ee eee eee easy phot? | must add that till to-day 1 have never heard of | £12,000 from this source, of which I estimate the certificate for #1,500 ef Umian Pacific bonds, about $10,000 was deposited here. I sold the $60 interest on which Mr. Ames says he paid me Glennt W. Scofield 1 $5.00 seven-thirtics, and also sold the Tribune seek Seer (00n ven or: See ee ae in January, 18, and I would not have been | share at $6,100, and Air. Matthews retarned me for balance due_on bond over dividend, $195.33. | .ccastounded tc have beca charged by kim | die ¢is5 he omer me hey Nios Sar balance dug oustock | With the assassination of one or his own family ides these items, I sold sixty-two sbares of than I have been by hischarges that he paid me 0 either $1,200 or 0B any account whatever on the stock that I had. I will add that for over four years I have spoken in my family of this transaction exactly as I described it in my testimony of January 7, Adams express at sevent 4 quarter, mortgage bonds of Alton and ‘Terra Hante railroad for $4.92), making about $31,000 in all, which offsets the $30,400 of invest- ments charged against them. Of course the committee understands that in bank accouzts ‘Then followed a statement tn figures showing the value of 1,000 shares bond, Kc. JAMES ¥. WILSON. ‘The next entry was in reference to James F. Wilson, showing €329 paid him, and the calcu- lation above referred to. Witness next read the etd here changes of investments are made the Sian pecpo won teas ha osceaess | Be irentened sil} “ate mene in Agus ce or ut me: atew dayssince. He next exhibited the state- | 87! ‘ious litigation a its principal | over. Thus I di ited my mouecy, ina ‘which Stockholders, and had, therefore, abandoned it | bought seven- sold at an advance, with the Rawees onbuniieed y that aoe without receiving any dividend or certiticate, | and used the pi is for another investment. Has had Te scttioment et with Mr. Garfield | but at alossof the money 1 had paid upon it. | | bought a Travune share mainly out of similar nor Mr. Kelley. Witness read the entries in | A™1 of the fact of these conversations I wili | receipts, sold it at am advance, and again in- their cakes, and testitied that he paid tocach or | Produce evidence. I come now to the bank de- | vestell the proceeds. A part of the money them $0207 Han co sofercnos amit tench of | Tosit of $1,200 in bills from Sune 22, 10a, amd | Ldrew from the sergeant-at-arms for my salary dum book to Speaker Blaine. In settling with | the committee will remember that I'really in- | was deposited in the bank, a I paid my bénse- Mr. Painter, gave him a cheek received from | Vited the examination of my banking accounts | keeping expenses . tt has taken all my 7. Sate. a eee bond. Had | by stating to them, unasked, that I kept my ac- | «livideuds, besides my salary, to pay my expenses Yor the last half a dozen years, and hence my willin to follow the counse! of better finan- clem than myself to investments and changes of investments, FURTHER EXPLANATIONS OF MR. COLPAX. In answer Judge P. fad settled with Mr. Logan, and mre him a check. . Have you any more entries? . No, sir. Q: You delieve we have now seen all the en- teies on the book in reference to any of these gentlemen? counts at the First National Bank, where all my checks deposited would be found indorsed by me, whether payable to order or bearer. Dificuit as it is to recall all the transactions of five years ago in a public man's life, T will state to the committee where all the money came from de June 22, 1863, and will add that it was the month i ly nc A. Yes, sir. By Mr. Nibiack.—Had not found receiptsfrom ceeding my nomination for the office 1 ‘rom Mr. Mai , witness told Mr. mahal Geek ate atiane Eamber'anee: He |. ke ttal depont wan ice, wed these ekg | times that he (Calan) mat belaet of I, ME clerk was now making a further search; would | 80 previous deposit later than the ist of June, {t | Ames put his hand in his pocket, took out & know sometime this week If he should tind any, | Shows that this amount was the accum snail cain, and ofiesthg it to witnesscnid, “Com Sab RUGMES BY Wie Aeksaon ¥* | moneys paid to me during theintervening three | sider I have bought it back.” Witness ‘always aacttine” weeks. This is also by the dates of the | had a great repugnance to law suits, and drew “Received of Oakes Ames ten shares stock | checks deposited. One check was for #1863. | out of the credit mobilict for that reason dated June 13, signed’ by . ir, deceased; one for $250, dat ane 12, signed by E. C. Cardin, and one for $500, dated June 17. signed by T. Denny & Go., none of them haying the slightest connection with the subject of in- vestigation before this committee Of the de- it of bills, #200, Tam positive, were paid me Aa § stepfather, Mr. Matthews, on account of adel Wonld have been glad to get out of the credit mobilier at a cost of ice the sum he paid Ames. Received the $1,000 from Mr. Nesbitt about the middle of the month succeeding the vomination. If he had received the $1.00 from New York, and nin end Mr. Ames also, would have deposited of them. VURTHER EVIDENCE AS TO WHERE XR. COLFAX credit mobilier of America, which I hold sub- ject to his order. YM. B. ALLISON.” Answer to questions by Mr. Hale, counsel for Mr. Colfax:—Witness that be left the memorandum books at his office in E: *. when he came here after the holidays: The ‘one for 1863 was brought to Washington by his mi since amd taken back to Easton by Mr. Ken- heowed me. In December, 1967, I paid Gor THE $1,200. eee aatee aaie caiae es San Be ee ea een a Olnwey © Go. Re ed germ wh Bb Regn Mr. Ames was then put through a long and | through W. G. Metzerott, ror his daughter, the ] that he was, the step-father of Mr. Colfax, and check for which is in the bank, and agreed resith Mr. Colfax in 1867 and 186s, wait for the mostof it til and borrowed the him in 1868, severe cross-examination by Judge Hale as to from as related by Mr. Colfax. Paid bim $200 about how the copies were made, bi at the witness tes- i the summer, when he : “role expceted to be better able to pay me. Eee Eek Seer wane wes coven, Ke Bearers fter my nomination in May, i868, I had | the 1th of June, and another hundred about Wha a es nace numberless appeals for contributions for polit:- | the Ist of July foitewing; the balance was paid and after it had been kept up an hour or more, | C#! expenses, processions, bai ity, Te- | at the adjournment of Congress. Witness cor Judge Poland notified Mr. Hale that the com- | ligious aid, &e., and { nad to contrib- | robated the testimony of Vice President Colfax prom ute as promptly and largely as possible to the leslcganin coplonenee tie oanebes te my own sharply contested state of Indiana. I therefore arked Mr. Matthews to pay me his indebtedness as soon as he could raise it to assist me in meet- ing those demands incident to my new During the month of June, 1868, and, as nearly as I can fix the time, about the middle of th in reference to the receipt of #1,000 trom Mr. Nesbitt. At the breakfast table Mr. Coliax held up the letter with the $1,900, aud said, “a thousand dollars from a gentleman almost a stranger tome.” His mother said, Read the letter, Schuyler.” 1t wasa short letter, and con- gratuiatory in its tone. ‘The writer begged Mr. pe was thoroughly acqnainted with all these matters, having had it all in evidence, and if there were any Inco cies in Mr. Ames’ statement the committee coukl ji for itself. He thonghit this all a waste of time and going over what the committee already had. ‘The witness further testified that he did not ; ‘olfax to accept the inclosed, withort nami Colfer and never nabs tang receipt from Mr. | Sonth, he pad me €200. in bills, on account: | the amount. Witnessthought the neces bers that he gave Mr. Colfax the cheek for $300; feetaiman connulteer ties pay = | he san and when Mie Avnet lod, the meacter 4 instalment, cor wl a Mr. ie Mh. 7 when he made hisstatement in December ts the fore Congress ailiournet, late ta was the’ subject of conversation.’ Mrs. Mat. very con! ont that this $200 for $1,200 deposit, being part of ipts between the deposits of June 1 and 22. About the time of this payment, and, as near as I_ ean fix the date, about the middle ‘of the month of June, soon after the pay r. Matthews, I was opening my letter mail at the breakfast table, in accordance with my usual sclope postmarked New Yorke Onopentag the velo) New York. On ope inner envelope T found it contained a letter effeet that he could not remember if he had paid over to Mr. Colfax any dividend, he had not seen the memorandum, and his memory was not refreshed. A GREAT CHATTERING FOR NOTHING. nS Did you mean then to tell the trath ora A. Mr. Ames, T won’t answer the question; it is an impudent one. In explanation of his former testimony, the witness said he desired then to make it as easy as he could for all these men, and he probably thews and Mr. Ames being great friends mach athy was exy for Mr. A: M Matthews, and Mir Colts Sorer ated, 5 said, “Never mind, mother, Mr. Ames owes me a little and I will never ask him for it until he is able to pay me.” He mentioned the amount at $500, but did not say what it was for. irs. Caroline Hollister sworn:—Witness re- sides in Utah, and is half-sister to Mr. Colfax; resided with him iu Ws in poe bered that Mr. Colfax received a €1,000 Dill while : written by George F. Nesbitt, congratulating | at the breakfast table in June, 180s, It was me, to make binveat cine, "0" wey come in here | 0 nuast sentially and warmly ont my nomk | ceed in's hater caer he ‘After much bantering of words between Mr. | Ration for the Vice Presidency, and saying | nomination. The letter came from Mr Nesbitt Clarke, as counsel for Mr, “Ames, and Mr, | that the writer desired to send me con- | Judge Hale said Mr. Nesbitt wasn weatthy Hale, counsel for Mr. Colfax, Suge Poland | *dentially the remittance enclosed, to aid | stationcr and paper manufacturer of New York, was me in heavy. © of the can- | and he could offer evidence to that effect. He commute youd be compeiedo dimes bots | “amt OM, Teal Sey bape deere, a; | row aire tats fat tim Caine wan pret nel nor am e 5 10 the . she hav: othing? ©” [ere wae ® great clattering for | vcr know of it unless I toll them: Inclosed in | been Informed abous h cathe Colorade trip Be home trades Bow. pace | Sitarens Soceieomee™ se neteeal eae | SStemeer OE sais cusaen — king 0 ever since he began. (Laugh- ing | At was Uberal, and holding up, the letter sire to further testimony on ¢hat sabject. ze e ie attention of all my fam- MR. AMES ome Calne cation: et eve se ser Ton ily to it, and. read them the = The | recalle«l:—Had no knowledge of any money be- &c., and he (Colfax) gave a check for the bal- | 18¢t ef pending so large a bill by mail com ing pa: to aid in the election of Senator Car- bec aie io ot probable that he would have | Mented’on, and the itude of the gift was | penter. General Butler recommended that Mr. ven me a check for $534 unless he knew what |, when Mr. Matthews rem: it | Carpenter be as counsel for the roai Was for. He is not eo green as that” [Laugh- | came in time, either he or I then referring | about the time that Mr. was a candi. ter.] Mr. Colfax never notified witness that he specie the appeal of Mr. Conner, chairman { date for the Senate. Witnens would not agree would give up the stock. At first witness want- the Indiara republican committee, for money | to employ Mr. C: r, as thes did not want to get all men off as easily as possible, | ‘ aidin arranging for the canvas already in | any counsel, and Mr. iter was not em- and rather stated their ‘of the case, not re- | a¢tive there. The bill was then p: Ployed. Had no know! of Mr. Alley or lying om his own me: around {rom hand to hand and examined. I | any other director taking such action. “Witness n am sure I ited it with the $200 had re | never made any statement about Mr. Carpen- ant ab prune, Pas foeallads aot Peete) oui | ‘ceived from Sir. Matthews, aud. purchasing on d tor seing cupleved cntenset intke mee was his impression that he paid the $1,200 | the sameday, as the bank-books show, @ nee of Mr. Buffinton or any other member check, marked S.C. to Mr. Ames; | for the exact ‘amount of this remittance, and in | of the House. Had no knowledge of any appli. thought he intm’ with two 500 biils ani | €xact accordance with the donor's wish, amd ex- | cation being made to the Cental Paciie baud two $100 bills, In talking with Mr, Ames | A¢tly asdixcussed at my table at the time, and | to retaim Mr. Carpenter. during the last thirty hours, valtats ‘asked | “ePtit at ouce to the chairman of the republi- HON. JAMES BUFFINGTON. him if be not the check to him, and | ©" committee at Indianapolis. Fortunately | Q. Did vou have any conversation with Mr. Mr. 4) he thought it wae very Likely this does not rest on my own, testimony alone. | Ames. or hear any Conversation sn rslaton to tates ouead went Kepaid 5 | Living witnesses will te that | Mr. Carpen ng em as counsel. A. AS yo Po pao tins oa the check & 1 (fry Scomember ‘the receipt or this bil | Ne,si er. and the contents of the letter in which It was inclosed, and that it i cussed how’ it could be used to carry out 1 have any conversation with Gen. reference to that matter? A. Some time ago ! heard General Butler state that the proposition had been made for the Union Paci- At five o’clock the committee took a recess until seven p. m. THE EVENING BEASION. : . Nesbitt's desire, and the drait presented and U pom, reamembling: Vice pe resident Maen wats “ the cashier of thefbauk proves that | lic toad to retain Sr. Carpenter as counsel. thom he declared fo be the best partiseee aia | the very day Ldeposited 1,200 in bills T bought | _@- Tell us all that was aid? ‘A. Gen: Batler in the United States. Parliamentarian | nq remitted out of my it a draft for 81 jail that Mr. Carpenter's friends hiad sent down sh : : to the chairman of the Indiana state commitiee. | here to have Mr. Ca retained as counsel ER Gee TRESE GF ReEREE STATES | ‘That draft, indorsed by Mr. Conner, was found | for the sum of £10,000. He said that ‘Ms atiee Dear Sis At pout reque Tha’ sented teesao: | im the bank here and tgid ‘before your commit. | objected to It, did not know if Gen. ceedings of the House of Rrpresentatives for the | tee the next day after the bank deposit was tes- | Butler was employed. session of Congress commencing December, 1357. | tified to, my counsel at the time ones to Rae gh announced that the examina- and creas 7 ly, 1968, as reported in the Congres connect it with my evidence. M; at the | tiow of witnesses was now coos If any Stomal lobe. time consisted of my mother, since deceased, | new evidence should be discovered che communi, Hy prope ie nate {aut Tulings as Spoaker on | my step-father, Mr. Matthews, and my half. | tee, of course, would heat it Hom BP Washbarne and Hoe CC Waban, | sister, Mrs. Hollister, whose reshlence is ins | The committes them er $30 P- m., adjourned relifion to the Union Pacitic railroad, distaut territory beyond the Rocky mountains. | til! 10 o’clock this , when they will pro- ruling made by you that was not, in my Jydgment, 1 said it was lunate there were living wit- | ceed to make up the report. commanded tind juatthet by parliamentary nesses to this besides myself, for on MORE EVIDENCE IN PAVOR OF MR. COLFAX. ‘Very reapect! A - Jousx M. BaRCLA examipation of the accounts and of Mr. After the adjournment of the committee Vice Mr. Coifan thow sdascunsd the prereuntives. | Nesbitt, made by his executor at my request, | President Coltax reeeiven. the sen dis - Colfax then com as) OMr. Nesbitt having died the next year,) no | patch trom his married sister in Iowa: followe; ee of it is there feund. He had carried out Kritoss. Iowa, Feb. 11, 173. Goiittemen! Last fal Twas one of & nnmber | S<#2U5 what he £0 J cueing ons thousand 4 tat bt meshed fe 1 ceiving one thoneamd 40 tar bill: it of persons in public life charged with having Be Sonpaentel—caknswn oras 0 Dis Coealis— ther things show ne how. munch You wore ap preci bilier, from which enormousdividendshad been | AP he evidently sent it in a bil “= ¥ Many 8. Cownns, ee eee muna | or ten years the accum: of my The Wilsou specie? mobiles comet nee mast beech at South Bend: Ind, Septenberss, tars, o y that it has been my regu- | mot this morning, ‘and 0. J. in , after ig Unat tho mont enpertan (ayy ee pe Dickey, of Penm.,one of the executors of the Pelore tis alleged "bribers, I sespondod Goths | Kert ith, dheit envelopes until they “crowd | had learned that there had bees some testinons irawers and are mal attack as follows, which Inow read | Up ‘but not chronologically, to be stowed | before the comm pon the Hon. Sha Chicage Er 'Soes eee anes herever room for them can be found. | 4 perexee OF THE LATE THADDEUS sTrvEws. “Never having had in my life a dollar of stock of a ‘or eine ones Taegan Yn ee oe iia me ods of the Capito! | The law ice of Mr. Stevens yielded him ‘Nor do I know of eny laws for Uarpenate Ppened to find a | irom $4,500 to S17 ‘itness had Bos petsoussar gate or okeregtogie | which I had entirely overlooked. "’ have gone Roya Spo pet ares, or ane ree times over all the letters I have preserved | found no it of $80,000. There was none y and have not found this letter or any political | £2" or Yi, @ exception, and ve ever sect OF | letters for June, 1868, ‘The ack tof | that wantie rontt Soc ier Cant abeienttin | tals draft of $1,600 sent fo, Indiana cannot be | Some of his rounty. ‘There . the. bank was was a “noe ths tenth of the the : 'y, ago cau depot : of Cag a estate in Pennsylvania, known as the Caledonia re letters relating. #0 and Maria Furnace most of which remember he pequired prior also owned mail in- | land Luzerne ‘counties. to if not | Witness produced an wonld bave ber, as others do, miore than once ‘there Srouty sharesl¢ Idid filing a wéste-vasket with the fragmestoot de. | (Rae prod, pied ea ‘but that wo | stroyed letters. Bus, "as 1 ve ald, ‘besides Tir’ Stevens sold ‘the Caledonia me to involve my- | the draft, whieh for : or, $20,000 in Union Pacific tailroad years that ‘authority. ‘Mr. Stevens al- one of them having war ren tt aap for. She property before tt mere no yaee d was burned by the rebels, ‘the executors tee her of ‘were sow negetinting for the sale of it for onty Be 2 Bes way the wise rates | 250,000. was nething in the books or ee Ba Cpe pay Morn eee ‘of Mr. Stevens indicating that he ever n utp rod hen te tbe ‘only bends were epee ay was F. Cowan for the ‘two York Tribune that night |i which tana ae il ai ; f Ma 5 ro f it & F This afterneon’s Preceedings ote Wenn gepay, February 1. SENATE.—Mrs. Vickers, from committe on disabilities, reported tavorably Hone bill to remove the disabilities of J. Evcct Meyer, of Maryland. : Mr. Nye, from committer on sme, re- jorted DUN for relief of J. BD. Carnell & Co, and Alexamicr Swift A Co. Mr. Macken introduced bill for erection o& mblic buildings at Paducah, Kemtacky. Re- erred to committee on public bulldings avi grounds. Mr. Stevenson called the House bill for the relief of Dempsey & O'Toole, of Washing {cn and it was read, when Mr. Edmunds ov- Jected to its being acted on, and it was laid ever, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Mr Dawes offered a resolution direeting the clerk to inform the Senate that the House t+ vow ready to receive that body, and so te Count the electoral vote for President amt Vine President of the United States. Adopted Mr. Bingham from cozamittee on the judic fary, reported a Dill to ch the times Places of holding the United Ntates cirewit » strict courts for the state of Minnesota, which Was passed. ‘On motion of Mr. Banks, the House concurred in Senate amendments to bill retative te the Y enna exposition. (The bill appropriates €00.4), and limita personal expenses to #500 iudividnal to receive more than $5.00. The subsequent proceedings are noticed e!se- where. mnder the heading of “Counting th toral Vote.”") This Afterneon’s Dispatches. ———-©- SPAIN 4 REPUBLIC. SUPREME POWER IN THE CORTES. A Peaceable Revolution. The King’s Reasoms for A dicating. Action of the Cortes Last Night. Lowpox, Feb. 12, 19 a. m.—Sinee six o'clock this morning dispatches have been reerived from Madrid giving an account of ‘he sitaation there, which is more favorable thau was hoped here last night. No disturbance of any kind i= Teported, and there seems to be a disporition on hands to maintain order and support the measures of the provisional authorities The Coaies yesterday war the interest, and bulletins of the p anxiously awaited by crowds public Ss MESSAGE OF T of King Amadeas was read in separately. Itopens with the ment that the king has maturely considered the question of what course be ought Ww pursue with refer- ence to the Spanish throne, and has firmly solved upon that course. When he aco a the crown he did so under the belief that the loyalty of the people who had catied him would compensate for the inexperience which be H t to his task. He had found that herein he was deceived. If the enemics who had beset bix path bad been forrigners he would not have taken the course now determined upon; bot they are Spaniards. By them Spain has been kept in perpetual disquiet. All his efforts to quiet her, or put an end to he intrigues which were the source of her agitation, hind un- at hefnad parts. availing. It was not enoug san support. He had no wish to remain on the throne as king of a party. He therefore av nounced his abdication on behalf of himself and his heirs. Upon the completion of the reading the Senate and Congress met together in the chamber of the latter, awd coustitated themselves § ero, president of the con . wae called to the chair and ina br apoodh dechared Dimeelf ready to answer for order and execution of the dey ereign power. A vote was the question of accepting, without discussion, the abdication of Amadeus, and it was accepted unanimously. A commission from the mem- bers of the congress was then appointed todraft a reply to the message, and another common to accompany the King to the frontier. Sener Pio then proposed a resolution establishing a repub- Ke and ing inthe asembly the supreme pawer. The resolution was adopted by a vote Of 256 yeas, against 32 nays. The assembly was still in session when the foregoing was tele- graphed from Madrid. Ameothor Account. Loxpon, Feb. 12, noon.—Further details of the proc in the Spanish Cortes yestes- day have just been received. The resolution of Senor Pio, before as adopted, com- several ons, among which were the tollowing: That Spain be declared a reyut- Nic, that the National ly assume all powers of supreme authority; that the: int A responsible government to, execute they de. crees; that to another ome § to be hereafter elected, ve referred the duty of determining the ‘orm of constitution. ‘The resolution was divided into several parts, and cach part was voted upon separately. The provisions declaring the republic and vesting overcign power in the Assembly were adopted. The remaining clause were then taken up for discussion. Senor Salgeron declared his cou- viction that. the the Cortes was ible for the vatio oe: — mo en inte Gohety _— amber and ur; propriety of Senor Sal- | ae hp He was called to order by nt and ed to resume his seat upon the ister of foreign affairs, sacl ed that the President kept uy the forms of tyranny when the monarchy was being supercesied by a republic. Rivero thereupon left the chair and howe, and Senor Pigurela was called to presile in hi place. The First President. Loxpox, Feb. 12, 1p. m.—The following «tis- itch trom Madrid has jnst been received: «It is believed here that Senor Rivere, Presideut of the Cortes, will be elected the visional iblic established the vote of last ht. ved ip Madrid. The atti le of the of the lar arm, and national guard irsatistactory © . poses sinha Prom the Pacific side. A $100,000 riKEE. Sax Francisco, Feb. 11—The loss fire in Sage’s off partly covered by insarance. 3 TWO STEAMERS OVERDUE. _No news has been received from the steamer Nevada, now two weeks overdue from Au*tra- lia. Much anxiety is felt for the safety of the steamer General L. Wright, overdue sixteen days at Portland from Sitha, T . R. The final route of the Southern Pacific rail read has been fixed by surveys from Los Ange los to San Fi lo. GEN. CROOK KILLS 300 APACRES, AND 18 GOING TO KEEP ON. Lieuts. Ross and Burke, of General staff, arrived at Ca: and Sorabve Se aa Gea. Oreck ts at & new near Mount Graham. mr. jou. troupe have opentng three hundred warriors since the of the . The ral will continue to fight the until sue for peace, ul ty a Slesiasties whe date, and it is citing the Prepesed New Ogeans, was bold it ‘mete by the fusionists ‘Composed o Fie keh ‘Took Ga propecitcn as Arrest of were 5 ored men 4 poi are wichiae