Evening Star Newspaper, March 18, 1874, Page 1

| ' ; ee sngy THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pemmsylvania Avenue, cor. lth St. aT THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY, 5. H. MAUFPRANN, Pret. Ours each. 61.80; six months, $3.00; one year, $8. STAR—Pnblisned Friday—@1.30 one * iTyrariably is advance, im both cases,and ‘Bo paper sent louger than paid for, BF Rater, advertising farnished om application. ome ee ee eet Che WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 . 1874. tar, TWO CENTS. V&. 48—N2. 6,548. \YUSEMENTS Burs \YUSE _EVENING STAR._| , Piura Tea Washington News and Gossip. WEPNESDAY EVE 1G, Marsh InvERMAL Revexcx.—The receipts from this thand Boun- | source to-day were $171,753. \ ay jd nb T chets. One De Patiemem ami Prneonat.—Representative Crocker, of Mas- eon lndics. Fereate at JG Parker's B» Bit of 7 hand F streets, aud by the members ae. PURDS OPER’ NOUS TO-NIGHT AND SATURDAY MATINES. MAJILTON-SAYNOR FAMIGY! ‘Te their gre : en a sachusetts, is seriously il! at the residenceof his daughter, in Brooklyn, N. Y. Tax MASSACHUSETTS DELEGATION in Con- gveFs, who went to Boston to participate in the Sumner obseywies, have returned. NomiwaTion.—The President sent to the Senate to-day the nomination of James Iu- mars to be receiver of public moneys at Spring- ihe the HE SEXTON, mical, Mn- Ore GenLimn ' HO A Fantastical, Farcical, Bical, Terpetcboresm, Low pe from Obaries Dicker Pane G Ioo-Reyaor Far ily, in wai bh will bs us*ment to please ail ages and tastes, com- Creda DBAMA. Fancr Z 7 . FART BURLESOU NERAL JEWELL, who succeeded Mr. Sim- mons as juternal revenue supervisor for New England, is in this city, having jast arrived | from the Pacific coast, where he has been on MU@I0, | special service for the Treasary department. Preceded by Berce. He will soon leave for his new field of duty. LITTLE FOLES E SATUSDAY ——— Monday next, Katie F marlé-tf Tae Hover to day was slimly attended, nota quorum being present. The majority of the members bave gone to the fields of Chester to seé a boat launch, but enongh were left be- bind to orate on the transportation problem. No business was transacted, the session being confined to debate only. Tae Disteict Investicagtox.—The joint select committee to investi istrict affsire met this morning in secret jon to consider the arguments of counsel mat’ Jesterday rela- tive to the legality of complying with the de- mand of memorialists for the prodaction of all the private papers of certain individuals and corporations, and were still in seaston at 2.30 p.m. : HINGTON T west Street, db: HARRY CLIFFO HARRY CLIFFOR HiKRY CLIFFOR HABRY CLIFFOR in Sacts, L'FB OR DeaTH Lif OR VSATH LIFB OK DEATH LiF B OR DEATH’ ROBEBT NICKLE, ‘The Great TOMMY WINNSTT: Sorc end Dance Man LOTTIE WINNETTE, DU VERNIE Lady Jig Dancer *. 5 — suanriy, Masical Wonder. OTTO Bt RBANK, Bagey J E , ORM B. CRLF FER AND NELaUS, A Select Olio and & Beant ifat D: Monday Evening. March 231, 1374, benefit of JAS. 8. RDWARDS. FAMILY MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SAT marl6-1f JRDAY. zard of the Word. ‘The UspeRwoop-MoV«iGu Sctt.—In tha U. S. Supreme Court Monday the case of John C. Underwood ys. William N, McVeigh was snb- mitted on written argaments by the counse! in the case, and held under advisement by the court. T «one from the court of ap- ch held the title of Judge McVeigh property in Alex- andria invalid. ‘The President sent the fol- lowing nominations to the Senate yesterday :— James W. Steele, of Kansas, consul at Matan- zas, Cuba; L. B. McLaws, collector of internal revenue, Ist district of Georgia; F.D. Brad register of land office, Pembina, Dakota: Smith, register of tand office: La Mesilla Mexico; Jesus Armigo, receiver, New Mexico. Postmasters—Chas. Augw ta, Ga.; B. F. Bell, Americus. G loury. Piacerville, Cal.; H. vada City, Gal.; Jos. A. Ser . D. Atkins, Freeport, [ll. GBce GREENWOOD MAS. SARAH F. AMES, x RECIIATIONS AND PERSONATIONS At LINCOLN HALL, FRIDAY EVENING. MAROH 20, 177, t8o'clora The following and other be given: iss Tabitha Tattle, that Buttonritie Gossip, w ill tell ber story sbon: Waeningt on. part: Ames will give Lady Teavle and Lady Mac _ bs im siot £0 cents. reserved se 4 hed a Ellis & music store. ose PORTRAIT OF THE PRESIDENT.—Yesterday ; tm GRAND CONCERT F ai afternoon Col. A. R. Johnson and W. RE. Spear aT Tae ing, of New Orleans, visited the White House and, in behalf of Dr. Rocha Crasto, a promi nent Italian resident of New Orleans, and av er thusiastic admirer of (ien. Grant, presentod the President a large and beautitul equestrian portrait of himself. The committee were re. ctived by the President and Cabinet, member ot the President's family, and Marshal Pack ard, in the green room. Col. Johnson, in a few appropriate remarks, delivered a letter of pre sentation signed by the members of the com mittee. Senator West then addressed the Pre dent, giving expression to the sentiments of steem and respect which actnated the donors after which the President invited the company to partake of alunch. Mrs. Grant remarked to WEDNESDAY EVENING, Mane I ORATORIO OF BT. PATL BY PHILHARMONIG SUCIsT 0 VOI ES Mr BK, Ten Mr GOBMON. Base. GEO. WALTER. Orennist. DB J. P CSULFIELD, Dir ist. 7d cts. At Bilis’, Ubo NATIONAL THEATER. MONDAY. March 16, Por Six Niebts only and Vee Mat: bie ds partare for Enre Marshal Packard it was the best portrait of the MR. A. SOTHERN. President she had ever see ovR Ms. SOTHESN ~ Ss AMERICAN | as Tae Draw or THE Love Baivce tn Con | Lord Dundreary. | ©RESS.—The following is the bill in fall intro- bD GARBICE. ced in the House of Kepresentatives yester = by Mr. Rice to secure the unobstructed TINEE, igation of the Potomac river: LORD DUNDREARY. enacted, &c., That the Baltimore and le Potomac railroad company be, required to rem cbannel 'n the d. Bale of seats will commence on Tussday morning at the Box Office, where seats may be had for any of the above per 5 ro nd it is hereby, the obstructions from the through the railroad bridg~ LD No Exii New No | used by eaid company across the Potomac river oe “en * } ratg,, | io, Washington city to the state of Virginia Wty St < Tu St. | and that sid company be, and they are hereby in te ABRRRITER ie ight | Té {ited to cause the channel through said draw lo. 439 TE) stress, Det woes bend B strects, clght to be unobstructed to navigation for a wid?! a : ae, wings, Chromos, &e, | lest of sixty-six feet; and in default of said ee. Geaet sink’ Pane Hendon Wists | company complying with the requirements 5 get stock Paper laugin Frames, Picture Cords and Tas- ils, &c., ia the District. a BF Please remember Name and Number. jel-1y" “ALL KINDS OF CaST.OFF WEAEING AP PABRL cam be sold to the very Dest wivantage thiy act within three months after its passage h- right of said company to the use of saic ige sball be thereafter forfeited. . 2. That said company be, and it is here: required to open the draw to said bridze day and night, whenever called upon to do so by bby addressing or calling on sUSTH, any steam, sailing or other craft making re- 619 D street. tween 6th and 7tha w. t 7 Not pth ded to. Cash paid. quest for the same by signal or otherwise. Ke serred to the Committee Commerce. LECTURES. NAVAL ORDERS.—Captain A. C. Rhind de- a wtncndinstncs — tached from the Congress and ordered to returr M. C. A. SCIENTHFIC CUCRSE. | nome and report arrival. “Lieut. Henry T Picking detached from the Torpedo station and ordered as executive of the Franklin. Lieats. Albert T. Snow and James D. J. Kelly detached from the Torpedo station and ordered to the Congress. Lieut. E. C. Pendleton from the Washington navy yard and ordered to the Kansas. Pay Inspector A. H. Gilman from the Wabash and ordered to the Franklin, an: as fleet pay master of the European station. Pay- master Charles P. Thompson from duty in the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing and ordered to the Congress. Paymaster George Cochran from the Congress and ordered to return hon and report arrival. Paymaster F. C. Cos! trom the Franklin and ordered to the Wabash. Passed Assistant Paymaster A. J. Greely or- dered to the Wachusett, at Key West. Mid- shipman Thomas 8. Piunkett ordered to tempo- rary ordnance duty at the navy yard, Washing ton. Passed Assistant Paymaster John T.Tar- bell ordered to the torpedo station at Newport, RK. I. Assistent Engineer James.W. Buell de- tacbed fiom the Wyo-~ig and ordered to tbe Wachusett. Assictant Surgeon Wm. 8. Dixon from the Wachusett and ordered to return rome and report arrival. Passed Asistant Paymaster George H. Read from the torpedo —_— station at Newport, R.1.,o0n the lstof April next, and ordered to settle accounts. PROCTOR’S LECTURES ON ASTRONOMY! ‘THE GALE OF SEATS FOB THE COURSE is mow open at BALLANTYNE’S BOOKSTORE. BESEVED SEATS, four Lectures. |. JOS. BENRY will preside. marlost REW! STYLISH! ATTRACTIVE! Szwzr Liveratvre. In the Senate yester- day, Mr. Pratt presented three petitions, signed by errta’n citizensof the District of Columbia, which were referred to the District Committee, praying the repeal or modihcation of the act oi the District legislature of June 29, 1573, creating drainage and sewerage sections in Washington and Georgetown. The first petition, which is signed by James Fessy, M. Marshall, L. F. Cal- lan, Mary Marshail, and about fifty others, asks Congress to “‘interpese and save many good and worthy citizens from pecuniary distress; and we believe, “The monster act, af such frightful mein, That to be hated;—needs put be seen Petition No. 2, which is signed by A J.-B. Larkin, Isaac Cross, Ea Quigley, David Lainey, and about « dozen others, asks for the same thing, and that the act may be so moditied that taxation shall be in accord with interest and valuation. FRESH AND NOBBY. UsTOM DEPARTMENT.” FIEST OPENIXG OF FINE SPSING WOOLENS, FRENCH. ENGLISH, SCOTCH AND GERMAN COATINGS, Petition No. 3 is signed by Amos Hant, Peter . Coenni am, J. Clarke, about twenty-five TBOWSERINGS, others. “Jt prays for the sepeal or mseaiaanee SUITINGS. WHICKE, WITH OUR SUPEBIOR MEKCHANT TAILORING FACILIT/ES, WEARE _ MANUFACTURING TO ORDER IN CNEXCELLED STYLE, FiT AND FINISH. < the sewer act, and misguotes poetry as fol- we: “That this monster act ig of such frightful, oidious mien; That to besated;—needs but be.seen!” Examine Our Stock. day by Mr. Carpenter : New Yorr, March is Department is iv charge of Mr. DANIEL | 7 Senator Carpenter, Presideate of the Roe ¥. KEX WORTH, « skillful and artistic Cutter, As the tidal wave of the tem; crusade Lately connected with one of the principal Merchant | wil] soon reach W: in behalf of the Teiloring Eetablishmests of Umiom Syuare, Mew | army of women who are alive to the movement, City. we ack you to join our racks. Your high posi- apie See tion, Soar, wll known eioquence, =. your FABLE BROTHERS. [ fostep to the front. We want you ani Senators MERCHANT F41LORS 4 FINE CLOTHIERS | Chandler and Spregne OO ee eee we ~ 2th and D streets | eisog rom. The fall just pemed te investi REN HNC EACTORY CH CANDY gate drunkenness ee carcneion ‘e to permiasion erally in called to the fact thar he seeeseets | receive oar band under the eroort ot your chap- Oecastantiy wan facta gadalway shaw Aad lain. Yours, in behalf of the crusaders, moet varied and sleet stock of the finest PUR! Mas. P. B. Lawggsce, FaESce CANDIES, manufactured om the prea ‘No. 41 West 26th atreot. Fseuir = is dis This i was unanimously indorsed at Harry CaVaGN on Hill's saioon mase meeting on Sunday evening ader Bational Hotel. ETS CLEANED A? THE STEAM UAB t BEATING WORKS. 490 Maine a for the crusaders. ter was referred to the Committee on and ordered to be printed. nat. Bs te Carpet mee of eaize charge. LO: | with sugar? FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, pe reece into WeEpnispay, March 18. SENATE.—The Choir laid before the Senate & communication in the form d? a petition, signed by Mrs. P. R. Lawrence and others, nouncing thata band of praying women would soon visit Washington, and requesting that a committee consisting of Messrs. Carpenter, Chandler and Sprague be appointed to receive them at the bar of the Senate. Referred to th Committee on Finance. A namber of petitions and memorials were presented and referred. On motion of Mr. Morrill, ( Vt.) the bill making an appropriation for the employ ment of a compe- tent person to make @ survey and prepare a plan for the permanent improvement of the grounds around the Capitol was taken up, and ibe House amendment, reducing the amount from $5,000 to $3,000, was concurred m. On motion of Mr. Wright, the papers in the case of the claim cf W. 8. Mitchel! were taken = the files and referred to the Committee en Claims, Mr. Scott introduced a billrelating to wit- nesses snd proceedings before committees of Congress. Keterred to Judiciary Committes. Mr. Johnston, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, reported a bill approving an act of the legislature of the ‘District of Co- lumbia, relating to parishes of the Protestant Episcopal churches in said District. Placed on calendar. Mr. Spencer introduced a bill to amend the act to provide for the better security of life on vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam Referred to Committee on Commerce. Mr. Wright introduced a Dill to provide for the opening and improvement of certain water routes therein named. Referred to Committee on Commerce. The Senate then proceeded to the considera- tion of bills om the calendar. The following bills were passed: For the relief of Sebastian Reiebert; for the relief of Siloma Deck; for the relief of L. S. Campbell; for the reliet of Mrs. Susan A. Shelby; to encourage the establi-h- raent of public marine schools. Joint resoia- ton explanatory of resolution approved Jan- uary 31, 1868, entitled +A resolution limiting contracts for @tationery and other supplies in the entire departments to one year.” Bill to authorize the proper accounting officers of the ‘Treasury to settle with Henry U. Carey. ‘The morning hour having expired Mr. West moved to take up and consider the army appro- Priation bill. Mr. Logan urged that the consideration of the finance bill should be brought to a conclu: and urged that some definite understan should be had as to when a conclusion should be reached. Mr. Sherman said he was daily In receipt of letters asking for action on this bill, which was unsettled and must remain so as long as so much uncertainty clings around the action of Congress. Mr. Hamlin also opposed the postponement of the finance bill, and said the discussion upon tt had been carried toa length that was almost criminal. Mr. Chandler suggested that there be an un- derstanding that upon the conclusion of the speeches on the subject, the bill ve considered under the five minute rule until it be dis posed of. Mr. West thongbt that very indefinite, and thought a better arraigement to devote ih-ee days to the discussion of the bill, and then p.o- ceed to vote upon it. Mr. Ferry (Mich.) was willing to confine the ion to two days. bat in the absence of so Senators did i ot ‘esire to bave adirect 2 1 pecting tue finance question to-day. He prep s-d tbat Monday be fixed for the day to take cp the finence bill, and continue its con sideravion until @ vote be reached, Mr. Morrill (Me.) said three months had been consumed in the discussion ef this bill. If it was continned much longer they would be here in the months of August and September look- ing the hot days in the face. He would prefer to go to business that must be done, an4 should give that the preference over every other matter. Mr. Thurman said that he was convinced that one principal cause of the stagnation of the business of the country was the uncertainty as to what Congress would do. He desired to ex press his views briefly, but desired to do 80 upot some definite proposition. He was willing to agree to vote upon the bill ou Monday, or on Friday, or to agree to set the bill out, in which case a vote would, he believed, be reached by midnight. He was not willing to consider the army appropriation bill until the finance ques- f tion was d of. (Vt.) asked whatthe Senate wou'd do meantime if Friday was tixed tor the con- sideration of the finance bill Mr. Thurman said that it was difficult to say butin the light of the experiecce of the past three months it was probable it would talk. Mr. Sherman submitted the follow in; Ordered, That atter the passage of tho appropriation bill the finance bill shall be taken up, and after two days’ speeches shall be con- fined to ten minutes’ speeches upon pending propositions. Mr. Thurman objected, and sald he thonz’t the army appropriation bill should have more consideration than was given to the naval ap- Propriation bill. Mr. Stevenson thought the best way to expe- dite business was to let the discussion on the finance bill goon. Gentlemen were prepared to speak and why not let them go on. After turther discussion Mr. West withdrew his motion to take up the army bill, and. Mr. Davis addressed the Senate upon the finance question. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—The House met to-day for debate only on the trans- portation bill, Mr. Albert (Md.) in the chair. Mr. Willard (Mich.) advocated the right ot the government to age transportation. He could not, however, advovate the appoint- ment of commissioners, as contemplated by this bill. He argued iu favor of tne improve- ment of the great natural water courses of the country and the construction of a double track railway, which would be tically a U ierw tational highway. He had no doubt of sue right of the federal government to make these improvements. Mr. Wolfe (Ind.) advocated the bill as re- ported from the committee, and argued in favor of tee constitutional power of Congress to, ase it. bs Mr. Donnan (Iowa) said he would not address hims-If particularly to the general features of the pending bill, buat to what he believed would be its ulterior objects, viz: to cheapen trans- portation tor the people; and upon this latter point he addressed the House. fe a THE MARYLAND LeoistatuRE.—In_ the Maryland senate yesterday the usury bill was taken up, and Mr. Longwell moved an amend- ment fixing the rate of interest at six per cent., unless another rate is stipul for by written contract. Mr. Longwell made-a speech in favor of his »mendment, after which the further con- sideration of the’ bill was postponed till next Tuesday. Mr. Walsh presented a series of resolutions in behalf of the Irish citizens of Maryland, calling upon our Senators and Ke p- resentatives in Congress to use their influence to jnduce the gor to instruct our James to invoke the clemency of her British Majesty towards the Fenian prisoners now im- prisoned for crimes which the resolutions de- nominate as ‘‘political.” ates Mr. Wier Ln Brooke-Wi In the house of dele- ‘esented & minority report in ficombe case, claiming that bya majority of the mocessity ef a nw elec- wt mi ba still in — ss with n- started yesterday afternoon, and on reaching ‘Washington street it was ascertained that two or three hundred THE TEMPERA’ —— Gnas Pax F aseoanes og ey © CARE O! rant Kenia Al An a verdict of pol ge te Alfred a. ani that subjects to ve aden ‘of f similar in form, Patrons of Husbandry. * Sr. Parricn’s pay brated in Phitade! New » Balt Richmond, Va. pny % Savannah, Ga., and waa country. ———— THE #8OW BLOCKADE On the Central Pacific railroad has been raised, and the trains are moving each way. - S7-Do you take your crusade -‘straighs" or TELEGRAMS TO THE STAB. Woman's War on Rum. CINCINNATI MEETING AGAINST THR CRU- SADERS. Crscrnmati, March 18.—The Germans had an immense meeting last night over the Rhine, at Turner Hail, to take mrasures to resist the temperance movement. The hall was crowded and hundreds of persons had to go away. eches were tLade by Rev. Mr. Krocll, Rev. Ensluhoer, Rabbi Wise, Emile Rothe, and Herman Eckel, severely denouncing the wo man’s movement, and some of the speakers counseled resistance to it. The following reso- lutions were presented and reterred to the com- mittee, to report atthe next meeting: “That 1 is the duty of all citizens to see that their fel low-citizens are protected in their vocations, and also the duty of the state to protect its citi- zens against interference with their busines: that it is contrary to the spirit of liberty an justice for women, in the name of religion, interfere with the rights and liberties of ¢ zens; that the motive of this movement is tw reopen the hatred between nativesand foreign ers,and that men are using women as instra ments for this purpose.” The proceedings were in German and the meeting continued until @ late hour. -——_— New York 3 5 A DRPAULTING HOORKEEPER AND A SUSPENDED FIEM. Nuw Yorx, March 13.—Prederick A. Batley, rincipal bookkeeper of Badeau, Lockwood & importers and wholesale dealers in fruit, i= defaulter, aud has absconded. The amount of the defaleation, it is thought, will reach $60,090. Pending an invertigation of the books, Badeau, Lockwood & Co. have ‘eemed it pru dent to suspend. The firm claim to be solvent. THE GERMAN SALOON KEEPERS of the seventh, seventeenth and eighteenth wards held meetings yesterday to complete their protective association. A FIRE at West Newbrighton, Staten Isiand, last night, destroyed the Neptune boat clab house and several buildings adjoining. Loss $25,000. oe The Launch of the City of Pekin. Cuester, Pa. March 15 —The steamab City of Pekin, for the Pacific Mail Steamshi com pany, was launched in splendid style at tive minutes after one o'clock, in the presence of an immense crowd lining the wharves, and numerous tugs and steamers afloat in the river. Srecial trains brought thousands of atranger- from New York, Philadelphia and Washing ton, and many in addition arrived too late ti witness the spectacie. A salute was fired from the wharf, and the screams of steamboa whistles, mingle? with masic trom bands on the steamer, lent additional excitement to the ecene, & Floods in Alabama, MonToomery, ALa., March 13,—The rain in middle Alabama has ceased. The Alabama river is very high and out of its banks in many places, as the creeks and streams are greatly swollen. Travel to Mobile is stopped by rea- sen of washes on the railroad track and damage to some bridges. No trains have gone out to- day on the track to Atlanta, part of the track being under water. Trains to Eufaha will not run for a day or two. All trains on the Mont- gomery and Louisville raiiroad have been on time, and no damage is reported. ‘The freslist is too early to Injurg the planters, as very littie yee of the crop has planted. —- The New Hing of the Sandwich Islands. Saw Francisco, March 17.—The steamshi;y Mikaco brings the intelligence from Honoluln that Prince Kalakua has been elected King of the Sandwich Islands to succeed Lunalilo. The evctions were quiet. The commercial news was unimportant. A SERIOUS RIOT was threatened at Honolulu when the election of Kalkakua was made known. The mob at tacked the Court Honse. but the men from the United States steamer Tuscarora and other ves sels landed and quiet was soon restored. No blood shed is reported Terrific Har me at Cairo. Cairo, ILL., March 18—-A terrtic hurricane, accompanied by thunder, lightning and rain, Pasced over this city at three o'clock this morn ing, causing considerable destruction to prop- erty. The center of the storm seems to hav» passed south of Cairo. The wires work as usual north. and no damages are reported from that direction. 2 ——— The Billiard Champtouship of the World. New Yorke, March 18.—A. Garnier, in an er to the challenge of Rudolph, says ‘he wi play in New York a game of three-ball, Frenc | carom, 500 points up, for $1,000 a side, with 2 balls, on a five by ten table, the game to tak> place three weeks after his match with Mauric Daly, for the championship of the world. ge St. Patrick in ’Frisco. Saw Francisco, March 18.—St. Patrick’< day was celebrated in this city by a grand civic and military display and literary exercises at the California theater. Good order prevailet allday. The day was appropriately celebrated in all the principal towns and citie: on the Pacific coast. ne Sumner’s Succ r. Bostox, March 14.—The contest for Sumner’s successor is narrowing. The principal candi- dates are now conceded to be Dawes, Adams, Hoar, and Banks. It is thought the Democrats, who have 75 vetes out of 250, will unite on a Liberal Republican. Foreign Notes. A DEAD ASTRONOMER. Berewry. March 13.—Johana Heinrich Maed- ler, the distinguished German astronomer, is’ dead. He was79 years old. —— _—@—_____ A Defaulting Cashier's Trial Post = Atnany, March 1s.—The trial of Phelps, the defaulting cashier of the state treasurer’s offi se, has been postponed till May. No loss of life is reported. .- Sumner Memorial Services. Burrao, March 18.—fhe colored psople held memorial services laet night, in honor of Charles Sumner. The Centennt 1 at Harrisburg Hakeisncee, March 18.—The senate centen- mel DAL passed a first reading in the houge by = icano in North Carolina. TERROK OF TRE INHABITANTS—DWELLINGS WRECKED UY THE QUAKING OF THE BARTS. A dispatch published in yesterday’s Stak gave an account of the eruption of Bald Moun- tain and the consequent scare, A telegram: from Kaleigh, March 16, says: The intensest excitement prevails here ast this moment over the startling discovery of the commencement of an astounding physical convulsion in the widstof a country which for hundreds of years— &s far back as tradition extends—has lain un- disturbed in the perennial growth and matur- ing of superticia! nature. Bald Mountain, in the western part of this state, is ina state of volcanic eruption. People who have recen’ arrived here are eager with the informatio that the farm houses and cottages along the sides and the base of the mountain have been thrown down by the rocking of the great mass to its foundation. Many of the inhabitants have fled in fear and terror to seek safety elsewhere from the terrible devastations h may re- sultfrom the amazing phenomenon. A thin vapor issues from the top of the mountain, and an upheaval of fire and lava from the deep bowels of the earth te hourly expected. There jE doneed rumbling sound of mighty surface of mountain, and the snow melts as fast as it falls from the heavens. A messenger ar- rived here this morning is in search of some scientific man who will visit the scene and make . a The onan how pede § — that may oc- 3 ers wil correspon- dents to-morrow. I will start for the voloano at the earliest possible moment and describe it from personal observation. CHERAPBAKE aND OnI0 Canal Comrany.— A special te! ‘ma to the Gazette Gorroan torday” made ts urual ontuis tenet le re} Of directors of the a Tand ‘at their office. More ex- Fears past. Benece aqaednes er beens . Seneca Febull - The balance, in ‘enk t yen ereai t An Active Ohio canal ney wmf ‘ebruary, $23,029.48, £38, 800.80 to the credit of the company now, in addition to which the amount in The’ hands of THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. men 28 Reka me os After our report of the proceedings of the Joint Special Committee investigating District affairs closed yesterday, Mr. Mattingly con- cluded his argument against the advisability of the committee sending out a drag net for pri vate papers. He cited numerous authorities w shoW that such a proceeding would be an inva sion of a citizen’s most sacred rights. Mr. Merrick followed for the memorialistz. Hon. J. 5. Black then rose sald: Mr. Chairman: I want to make a saggestio to Mr. Merrick before he sits down. I ought t detine my own position. Iam not couneel for the District, or any member of that government but for a.other person outside, whose name ba been mentioned in these geveral accusation+ snd who thinks it possible that he may be af fected injurieusly, unless he is properly pro tected, by the evidence which will be produced I therefore venture now to aay to the counse: employed by the memorialists that there can b bo possible difficulty about having any investi gation as full and as rigid as they please tw make it in this case. Not only is my own clivat loudly innocent, [laughter,) and perfectly will ing to bear all that can be said against bim but I suppose thatif an allegation be mad against the Beard of Public Works they wil have prudence enough when it is made, if thes know it to be true, to acknowledge it. ' But, | order to get the case tairly before the commit tee, and in ornler togivea just result to your deliberations, it is necessary that you, an: everybody else concerned in the matter, shai know what you are about—shall know what i is that the memorialists accuse those parties of. I believe that you have insisted upon th. charges being specitically made. Now that, iv. all investigations of every kind, in all contro versies of @ judicial or quasi-judicial kind, i- an absolute essential prerequisite to auy inves tigation. Some of the members of this com mittee—not many of them, perhaps only on: or two—may be old enough to remember wha’ was done in 1896, during Jackson's admin tration. Mr. Hubbell, (addressing the Chairman sot. voce.) He reters to you. Mr. Biack.—The Chairman, I mean, of course (Laugbter.} Certain gentlemen of very high honor, actin, upon what was believed to be a sense of duty declared that one or more of the departments the War department particularly—was condact ed as my friend, Mr. Merrick, says the govern ment of this District is conducted, tn.an op pressive, unrighteous, wicked, and most tyrau nical manner, and corruptly— Mr. Merrick.—I didn’t use the word corrapt Yr. Biack.—and they add what Mr. Merrick Coes net add: that all this was the resait of cur ruption, whereby the republic wasreceivin; great detriment. Then they demand the ps pera. They called upon all the clerks to com forward. They threw such a drag-net as this which is proposed to be thrown over the Dis trict government across the War departmen When the subpmnua was issued Gen. Jackson sent & message or wrote a letter to the House or Representatives, or to their committee, in which he declared that no man who was under the pro- tection of the United States should be subject- ed to anysuch demands. That if they would make their accusations so distinct that the par- ties implicated could say yea or no to them, could deny them, or admit them, could plead guilty or not guilty, then if they would call for any papers which would tend to proveeither the truth or the falsehood of the charge, the papers should be ergy or the witness that they called for should ge before the committee and give bis testimony, but that until they made their charges be would direct all the officers un der him to attend to their proper business, and Pay no attention to that committee or its ‘sab- jwna either. Mr. Wise was driven to the ne- ceesity—he firmly believed what he had said— he was driven to the necessity of making speciti a upon hisown oath; and then the inves tigation went forward. Mr. Stewart.—Was he a member of the com mittee? Mr. Black.—The accusation was proven tu be groundless. Mr. Wise was a member of the House of Kepresentatives, and had made the charge. He made the charge first on the flo» in a speech, and then got up a committee to in vestigate it in this general way. It was hel that until a specific sccusation was made ther could be and ought to be no inquiry about i Now, there is no trouble here, it the gentlema) instead of going out ou this widesea, will simp sail to some pasticular port, and say that he be heves that an act that is corrupt, or wrong, o unlawful, for which apy of those parties ough to be punished, or supposed that it is prope that Congress should take some action ups: against it—if any responsible person will simp!) say that he believes it, or has reason to beliey it, why that will settle the matter. [t will nv be asked that they shall be as precise and deti nite in the charge as would be required in a. indictment, but let them make a charge tha: can be understood wubstantially_—the particular act and by whom it was done. Then if the other parties deny that to be true, let them assert th existence ot any papers, either im th: bands of the party charged or any other bards, which will prove it, and upon a mere notice to produce it—withoat any subpena about it—it ougbt to be produced. And if the parties do not prove it, or if they do not gir: some good reason why they cannot produce it there will be a very strong presumption arisin,: against them, and that presamption onght to be very strong, fo strong that nothing bat vers clear proof of their innocence would be su: cient to repel it. Now, if the committee please, the proposition now is, in the somewhat em- phatic language of the counsel Limself—I mean the gentleman who first spoke (Mr. Shellaba: ger)—to throw a drag-net over the District, an! gather up all their papers—papers that may o: may not have reterence to this subject. r Shellabarger.—You misunderstood That is just what we said we did not want. Judge Biack —I do not know what they want to do, but that is what they asked the committe t 10 do. Mr. Shellabarger —That is a different thing Judge Black.—They do not specify any par- ticular paper that these partics are required to produce, but they say all papers of @ certal.. ind, all papers relating to certain subjects, and a very large number of these papers, of course, have no connection with and wil! tarow no hgbt upon this investigation. When the Secretary of State sent his emissaries to the hovse of Algernon Sidney and took his keys and ransacked his drawer and his paper cases until they found the “ Essay on Government,” and then carried that away aud made it tic subject of a criminal prosecution in which he was convicted and executed, all men, even the Subjects of the most absolute goveruments upon the earth, re; ed that as @ gross outrage, and the House of Commons lony afterward, in shame and in sorrow, went bac« over that’ proceeding and reversed the at tainder, declaring that it was a disgrace to the civilization o f the age in which it was done. And now I demand to know whether if is any- thing worse to send for & man’s papers, aud compel bim to produce them in a lump, put them down upon this table, and then go over them here and see whether you can find any- thing, and if you can make it thesubject, not io prove the fact now alleged, but to prove some- thing e! me other acct of which it may be made a foundation? todo with the writ of an effect him at all. He had no Interest except as custodian. Retinen ey bon | desirous that the people of Pennsylvania: bave a fair » and that if people. If nobody will come forward and say that they believe they have done anything worthy of death or bonds, 1 have aright, ana so have you, to take it for granted that nobody does believe it. Mr. Tharman.—Are you aware that charges and fications have been filed’? Judge Black.I am aware that what they call specifications have been filed, but they are worse than none. Any man can make—if those are specifications—can make §| ious There is vothing there that is at all detinite ‘There is nothing that charges these people wit! Any offence whatever against good moral Of against the laws of the country. 1) you bad those acts that are charges Against theve people set forth in an indictment with all proper formality and precision, in 9 most artistic way, it would be perfectly sate fo" the defendant to demar and say that it charge: no offence whatever. [s it wrong for these peo ple to conepire, as they call it—that is, to asso ciate themselves together for the purpose o getting work from the District government a a fair price? and it is not alleged that they con #pired to get it at an unfair price. ‘Mr. Wilson.—Will you parton me for inter rupting you just fora moment? Suppose tha these memorialists were to le no specifi or charges whatever. This committes i ized under this resolution. (Mr. Wilson ther read the resolution referred to.) Suppose thes memorialists make no charge whatever unde that resolution, would you think we had nodat to pertorm: Mr. Black. L think you might goout on a general hunt, and ascertain as far as could; but the memorialists are here present They are conducting this investigation. You have required them, asa matter of justice to th other party, to make thelr specifications, and they come forward and make that whica is ne specification at all,and to which it is impos: bie for us to give an answer, and to which, i we did answer by acknowledging the truth’ o all they said, it would leave them and us jus exactly where we were before. Mr. Merrick—I would like to know who th learned coursel means by “us,” for he ha already disclaimed that he was h ‘re as counse for the Board of Public Works, who are th: party prominently arraigned bere. He says the has come here collaterally to Tepressat on: Against whom there is no particular charge, John O. Evans. The Chairman.—I did not understand Judg Black tosay that he represented any one spe cl . Mr. Black.—1 do not represent any one in the Board of Public Works; | represent Mr. Evans You understand that we get into ®. habit 1 speaking on such subjects as this of sayiag “us of the one side and ‘*they”’ of the other, [laugh ter, and the gentleman will of course attribute it to a slip of the tongue, if he please. Mr. Wilson.—I understood the Judge to say that he represented a wan who was “‘loadly ia- nocent,”’ but be did not say who that man was Mr. Slack not * loud, d he has, an interest in the manner in hi the thing is conducted, because if you proceed in an unlawfal and unconstitutional way to “blow up” the District government, some Of the splinters muy strike him as they fy about. So, therefore, | have a professional interest in the manner in which this thing conducted—I have a general interest. I do m want to be hum liated by acknowledging tha’ live under a government that can take away the rights of anybody, whether he is a member of the District government or not. 1 waut to see this thing done properly and well. Now it is not tair tor these gentlemen to come her make one ret of allegations against us,and then give papers upon which they can found either Fome scandal which they suppose will disgrace us, (laughter,) or else some criminal accusation ‘That ts manifestly what they are after. They would be pertectly wilting, to say what papers they want particularly. They would name the very paper, only they think if they make their net wide enough and their meshes small enough they may drag in something else. A gentleman up in western Pennsylvania made an applica- tion to @ justice of the peace for a search war- rant for & turkey, which he said had been stolen trom him. The ‘squire, looking over his form book, was unable to find auy form of « searci warrant for a turkey, and he told him so, an concluded that it would be unlawful to iss: * But,” e, 1 can give you a searci warrant fora pig, and while you are huatin, for the pig maybe you will flad the turkey Laughter.) Mr. Merrick.—So we find the turkey it is a right. Mr. Biack.—I do no! pig; they want the turk if i nj What it is the easiest thing in the world tort to do, then this thing cau go on all proper! That is, let them say what they think we hav done specifically, what particular act of mai feasance this Board of Public Works have bee guilty of. Bat when they come to speak abou my clicut, Mr. Evans, let them be very parti ular, |laughter,) aod Say wherein he bas con spired with them to do an unlawful act, an: what that unlawful act was. Now, they b it. I repeat, these gentlemen believe it. They are acting in the utmost faith. Ther clients have told them tat they believe it, anu all that is asked of them is to state what it is he believes and we willapewer. If we deny the truth os their allegation on information and be- lief let them cail fer any paper in our possession and submit it to you the question whether this paper, as described by them, is of a kind which will throw any light apon the issue thus made between the parties. Now, that is certainly the only fair way of doing the thing. A. two these general alicgations that the District ot Columbia has been misgoyerned, I do not know how that is. | know Mr. Evaus did not mis- govern it, because he did not belong to it. These ure public matters. These things are easily proved. Let them show it. But Mr. Merrick is surely mistaken in supposing there is to be an investigation bere, or anv judgment pronounced by you or by the bodies that you represent against these people for general misbehavior You are going to charge them with something specific, but you are not going to charge tha they bave do.e anything wrong. Ir it has been & mere error of judgment, you will say it was a mere error of judgment, and take such action Upon it as you please; ascertain the fact that the District has not been properly managed in ite financial affairs, that ite improvements have been made improvidently. Say that if you like, and then say also whecber it has been dune corruptly or kpowingly and wilfully wrong. But let us have fair play in the course of thi- investigation. Give everybody fair play. That is the genius of the American peopie. If you find they are guilty of anything wrong mak- them sweat for it [laughter] as much as you please and as much as you can. Senator Thurman then addressed the counse! and during his remarks stated that when the investigation did begin the committee woula certainly not order the production of any paper= upless they were material to some speeitic alle: gation under investigation at the time. Mr. Harrington then, on bebalt of the de fense, tiled a motion (printed in full below) ask ing that the memorialists be required to fil- specitic es, subscribed to by some respon- sible one or more of their number, and made a brief argument in support of the motion. ‘Mr. Merrick said the charges already made were signed by counse! who understood the na- ture of their obligations as such, and as indi- viduals, ang.in ing their signatures they were wot w was due to themeelve> as bonorable men. He said that as yet no ade quate answer had been returned to charge- already presented; that the counsel on his side were preparing further charges, which would be submitted to the committee at the earlies: possible moment. The chairman inquired whether all the testimony in regard to the schools had been Mr. Merrick said that the memorialists wished three hieenpenny mr Z. G. Emery and Auditor McKelden Mr. oa the counsel for’ wished to su stateme: uk they are after th = A CALL POR DISTINCT CHARGES AND 1ae PROOF TO SUPPORT THEM. in The motion of Mr. Harrington, mentioned the aboye report of the proceedings, is as fol- Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Commitice — am instructed b; d unlawfully eal tet to. exceed the Indebtedness allowed by the liner: said officers had in many other respects ma: aged the affairs of said District negtigentiy, carelessly, improvident!s, unjustly and wuiaw- ‘The second petition recites that they are in. formed tbat there are other persons who are Teady to preset to your honorable body a peti- tion specifically charging serious omisions of duty on the part or officers in managi the affairs of said District, and in the memerial ty presented by one Columbus Alex~ ander, it is stated distinctly that many or the charges in said last memorial contained, oniy came to the knowledge of your petitioner since said investigation was conclud Since the tation of these memorials nearly two months have elapsed, giving as we think ample time for the presentation of a case. When, in accordance with the resolution as it jaseed both houses of Congress, this committee Was appointed, you saw St to interrogate the Governor as te the ment of the afaire of the District, to which imterrogatorics he hes fully and explicitly answered; so fully and so explicitly, that even the memoriatiscs them selves bave not taken exception thereto. Since the presentation of this answer there bas clapsed at least ten days, and yet the com- mittee are advised of no serious charges, sav the one presented by the counsel on [ues last, if that can indeed be called a charge; for, if the committee will examine tt, they will Gad it vague and uncertain. They charge that 9 tain contracts, and the money on, which reacts had been publicly advertised to be by them ie awarded on, to-wit. the first of September of the said y being tor the improvement of certain de~\gagted mues in the city of Washington, omc in said District. Aud your memorialists do further charge that the rata Board of Public Works did aid and as- sist Jobn 0. Bvans and bis confederates atore- said, to carry Out, and saccesstully accomplish the purposes and objects of their conspire and coniederation; aud did also let and award & large number of the most profitable of said cou- tracts to the said John 0. Evans, and bis con- tederates aforesaid ania y and to the great loss and injury ot the said District of Columbia. it will be observed upon its face that if this charge be true, it constitutes no offense, since iC cantot be considered unlawful for any gentle- an tu enter into a confederation to do business, or to obtain contracts 1 the persons mamed sim, a lawtal tuing in an unlaw. 1, 80 far as the board is cou not even alleg them in obta by the charge e board aided and as- sisted in the said cy a8 a board, or whether certain members of the board so aided And arsisted. At best it would be on pty mn at 3 , that they so say, ori they claim that cert memb_rs of the board, corruptly sociated them they should so say, aud \lesignate the pereon or persons who are alleged thus eor- ptiy to have aided and assisted. The com- ittee will bear in mind that with two excep- tions, the present members of the board were not connected therewith at the tims sp in this charge, the exceptions being found tm the Governor of the District, who is ex-officio president of the board, and Colonel Magrader, the treasurer thereof. We cannot understand how the Boardef Public Works can be charge with corruptly aiding and assisting in the grv- ing cf contracts, since persons who committed the wrong ought to be charged therewith their natural capacity, and not the board wh contists of & constaut succession of various per- tons. The board acts in its official capacity in let- ting racts, and if a contract ts let unlaw- fully or corray Uy, the innocent and dissenting minority ought not be amenable to the punishment of the guilty majority. Sack only are guilty of the corruption should be held to anewer. We, therefore, think that the mo morialists should be required to state the 1 sour in the board who they allege thus aided in this alleged unlawful conspiracy. Of course as to Uhe degree of precision with which memoriat- ists will be required to state the offense, or ottenses alleged, rests in the sound discretion of the committee, but we submit that before we be put upon trial for offenses which are highly penal, we shall be advised fully and amply of their nature and character. No judge in the world would compe! a man to plead to s0 vague and ursabstantial a charge as the one submitted; and it never was beard that a man should be asked to respond to that of which he is not fully and fairly advised. This committee might as well biindfold us and then put our backs to your walls and bid us beat and buffet the surrounding and impal- pable air, as to answer to this paper. iso think, if the committee pleases, that these charges, when made, should be endorsed by some responsible person or persons. it is not known to us, or to this committee, who of these memorialists counsel on the oth de re sent—whether they represent all, or, if not all, who of the memorialists? While it is known to us at least that some of the signers to the me- morial desire it considered tha. they are not re- sponsible for the charge that has been placed before the committee. Fairly, no charge ought to be entertained for a moment without the subecription at least, if not the oath, of the per- 200 making it. Men ought not to be put to the expense, mor- tification and trouble of defending themselves from the base slanders that tloat abroad, aud the vague, nebulous ramors which may prevail in a community, merely ¢ some one whose perverted mind inclines that way, shall Step into the gutter of calumny, and having soiled himself, seek to bespatter fair reputation and assail honest men. It there is to be any "4 made by any gentleman, let him come up like a man and make bis charge, subscribe thereto, and prove it if he can; but let bim not ‘hind the skirte of compensated counsel, and spit out his venom throagh ap attorney. While it is true that this is not a criminal proceeding, yet it bas ail the characteristics of one. These gentlemen are arraigned in the midst of a community where they have spent their lives, and over whose afiairs they Lad presided, for offences which, if trae, would con- sign them to prison, and hereatter render them incapable of holding any office of honor or trust within this District. In any case wherein & map stands charged before a court with a serious offense, the constitution of the cou: requires that the accused shall be informed the nature and cause of the accusations, and we submit it to this committee whether it is not fair that when gentiemen are arra( for bighly penal offenses they should not be fully and fairly informed of the natare awd cause of the accusation; not a part of the charge sione, but that they shall be required toformulate to state their whole case. It never was heard of that any man, upon any charge,sbould be re- quired to answer to a part thereor. 1 the defendants are advised of the charges thatare to be preferred, it willsave the time of the committee in this, that it will enable us answer specifically, fully, and completel, each and every one or them,’ And we wish t Sat Seno geaenen Sak base 0 Ses seewee- nity to their as broad and as, go Chey chases. We Ly insist thet thay that they shall state nol a partof thelr case, bat H F f é i fk i ie i | t Hl | He tf $ | é i i HH i a i i i ft : | i i " :