Evening Star Newspaper, April 18, 1874, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, AT THE STAR BUU.DINGS, Penesylvania Aveune. cor. Lith St. BY EVENING STIR NEWSPAPER COEPANT, | Loe sm. screen, Prevt. * AR ts served ty carriers to | ENING ST tus Coss PRn WEEE, OR } MoxtH. Copies at the By rall—three one year, $8. Fort. counter Two Oxxts 01.5); sx months, $3. EKLY STAR—Poritened Priday—$t. { I eames BF Invariably in advance, ot longer than paid for, { edvertising farnished om sppitcatton. cases, an! AMUSEMENTS. ‘+ JPEMA HOUSE. a cWELL PRaroem ANCES ton by the world famet MESS EYDIA THOMPSON | } AND HEB JOYOUS CoMPANIO v Apri’ 1’, 1874 AREWELL, SINPAD. THE SAILO ALADDIN, Monday next—VOK ES, VORKE: Poze? st 3 GRAND P.Rar cy MONDAY MOR* GEO FECIN BENKEAT s FOUBT! CLASSICAL (OQNCERT MAKINIS H 4 TUESDAY NIGHT, /.PetL een. THE G guar FOREPAUGS SHOW: Under ac min t ® MAMMOTH CF NTER-POLE TENTS, \ fete an BNCYCLOPEDI‘L GF ATTRACTIONS’ To its 1.000 MAN &¥D HORSE POWER MEN AGERIE! 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Weduesda)—Beacht of Mr. C DIA VOLO (new version) rer Ib Pony STORE. --day— MA Sate at 2 o'clock—Kellogg Matinee—THE MABBIAGE OF Fluaku. ouing— Farewell Nig! ou par) ‘teats cau now b+ secured at Metzerott & Co.'s sha Bex Uffics of Thester General Admission, $1, Reasrved Beate, 5) cont: sud §1 extra, according to location; Gall 5 Cent 3 D. Hes BA —Miss Kellogg DE NDAY MOGNING by NATIONAL THEATRE. MONDAY, April 13, 1574 Six Nights onty done Masiaes FOX « DENIAE'S PANTUMIME TROUPE: hbesele schawle teal of ¢ . Pox, a See CLOWN in bis fameus Peo! core ip Rew ¥ ae played for three rk city. TWENTY-FIVE TALENTED PERFORMERS. Au array of Specialty Artist. incivding Gym: Cornet Player ta the World, Jem, Spade Daucing. Souge sud ing, Imitation of Birds and Auigals, Stilt per- oTmmace. Seri---comic Songs and Oriental Jagglery ‘The usosl scale of priews. K «erved seats ie St Bex-office of the Theater from § 8, mi. watit 18, a Fros®Paccns chan rarape ; MUNDAY MORNING. It AESTEO ANTONIO BABILI LAST ANNUAL CONCERT Lefcre his departure for Earope, kindiy assisted by the Grest American Artiat, MBS. CHAKLES MOULTON, his brother, PBOF. ETTORE BARILI, swith SS LIZZIE MACARTNEY. Pupil of the same, and the best talented amateurs of the city, at CONGREGATIONAL CH APBIL 21,4T SPM. Beats. & cents extra, to b> had at Met- Elis of Philadel: oH. Bere’ $1; for sat Stores. Foseraccas GEAND PARADE MONDAY MUBNING kt (PRBS LIBRETTOS. Save 20 conts ONLY correct and complete edition FRICB,ONLY 13 € 8. - nit D. ONLY 13 CENTS ‘or sale by Bilis & Co., 7 Pa ave. sp Fro8#Paceivs Gussp Panane MONDAY MORNING. i Op No.) On Extibitien and ey No 9 vrn 51.4 No. 439 7th street, between D and BE streeta, eight at Tru St. MARKRITER’S. =o doors above Udd Fel! Choice Oil Paintings, Bogra* ings, Chrom Also. largest stuck Paper Hangings, Wi ~ Pict re P = acd Tas- rict. 3° Hall, 7 Please rememb-r Name and Namber. jel-ly" ALE RLEDs OF CAST OFF WEARING aP PABEL can be sold to the very best atage by adaressing or cailiug ou JUST : €19 D street, between 6th and 7th nw. Notes by mail promptly attended to. Cash paid. f13-tf ———— i _— LECTURES. (PEE TONSE LECTURES —a Lectare. supple menial to the regular courses, uster this ftad, to epcourage “the discovery of uew trathe for the advancemest of "will be delivered by . The medical pt and all interested in acieatific stugive arotay atte rays WwW ILLARD HALL MB. SUTBO'S LECTUBES ox MINES AND MINING Dilustrated by the Caiciam Ligh! Will be repeated at Willard Hall. at the evenings of TORSDAY, April 31 Abril 28. TUESDAY, April 23, saurdey. May and thereafter as may be alvertised in the mewsza- pers Admission free. Tickets may te obtai . foe ot Wil Pigined on application at = F° FAUCEY ¢ BAND Pa aDayY M tet nt ¥ NEW DRUG STORE. FRESH MEDICINES. a nde of FANOY GUUDS and TOILET | on the late Sem T at SODA ABD MI Fitwen dricke for § spa ly SUBSITE om weealy Corner 7th aod I streets. |, CABPETs, a A OILLOLOTHS, &c the Veh, 4B--N°. 6,575. WASHI * ¥ GTON, D. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1874. pening Star, TWO CENTS. _ EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. INTERNAL Raves ve.—The receipts from this source to-day were # z Oy Monpay or T sday next the obifu rics r Samper wil: be pronounced in the Senate. Tre r S might as well quit their gy=aip about Gen. Schenck’s approaching mar There is no truth in the report.— Dayton Jour Gov. Wasunren, the new Senator from Massachtsetts, is said ta resemble R oprese:.ta tive Ektredge, of Wisconsin, so clesely as to be frequently mistaken for the latter gentieman. CowrtnMaTions.—The Senate in executive session yesterday confirmed the following nom - nations:—J. V. Bowers, to be receiver 0 money at Saint Cloud, Minn; J be postmaster at Ann ‘Arbor, Mich. A MILL reported by Mr. Cobarn, from the Eouse Military Committee to-day, authoriz ng | che President to direct the issue of rations of food and disased army clothing to the sufferers by the overtiow of the Mississippi river, pa'sed tue House without any opposition, CHITTENDEN did not arrive to-day, but it is expected that he will certainly ba here to- norrow, and then if there is no case made ont with bis testimony, the memorialists will de- spair of convicting the district government of ans thing so serious as they stated at the outset. —Wash. dispotch Pittsburg Leader. A Patriotic Orrger.— Mr. Williamson Wright, of Indiana, who owns @ marble quarry in Londoun county, Va., has forwarded a me- mortal to Congress offering to give the govarn- ment the full possession of all said property as lessee and owner for two yeats from this date for the procuring of all the marble necessary to finish the Washington monument. Goop News For THe Scuoor Teacaers! The President to-day signed the act making appropriation for the payment of teachers in the public schools in the District of Columbia, and providing for the levy of a tax to re thesame. The bill was received at the 2 tive Mansion to-day, and approved by the Pres ident Immediately upon being presented to him A noanp has been appointed to assemble at the Treasury department here on the 2/tb iustant to examine persons for appoint uent and promotion in the engineer corps of the U.S Teveuue marine service. The board will be composed of . E. Emorg, consulting enginser, and Ubiet Engineers T. H. Pulsefer and Fagene Vallet, of the revenue marine. RNMENT WITKESS Snot at.—The ner ot Internal Kevenue bas received Commissi « letter from the supervisor for North Carolina ment me revenue cases. They shc min his wife, and, after driving of the hose, tore it down. Threats were nvle to kill witnesses for the government “in spits of hell.” Prrsonat.—Gen. Baker, Commissioner of Pensions, lett Washington last night on a brief tour tor the benefit of his health. ‘ount Corti, the Italian minister to the United States, passenger by the steamer Kussia, which arrived at New York on Thursday. ---- Baron Schwarz Senborn, the newly appointed Aus- trian embassator to the United States, will Vienna for Washington in the latter part of May. ----The widow of Charles Astor Iocis tod bas gone to Europe with her daughter. GOVERNOR SHEPHERD, of the Jistrict o* Columbia, certainly should feel a depth o: kindly pity towards the ‘‘memorialists” who have striven to crush him, for the reason th their investigation has shown the people that Governor Shepherd is not only a man of won derfal ability, energy and pluck, but also « wan ot 1m upes-hable integrity aud sterliog horesty. He ts undoubtedly the right ma= in the right place, and occupies now a more ‘m pregnable position than ever he did before And the memorialists are covered with con tasion.—Cumberland Telegraph. AGREAT TREAT is promised the lovers o! music on next Tuesday evening, when the fare well benefit concert of Signor Barili will take place, at the Congregational Church. Mrs. Charles Moulton, now the guest of Mrs. Kobe son, came here to give her valuable assistanc® on this occasion, out of genuine appreciation ot Signor Barili’s talents as a composer and pro fessor of music. Signor Barili ie the half brother of the Patti sisters, and gave their tirat instruction in singing to those gifted warblers. He has a large class of pupils in Washington -who give promise of doing credit to their tal- ented macstro. “Tum absence of Col. Wm. A. Caok, the at- torney for the District of Columbia, from this city at this particular time is the subject of much comment here. It will be rememberad hat several contractors and other witnesses gave rome rather severe evidence against him during the investigation now in progress. Mr. Cook appeared before the committee and made a brief explanation in regard to the . and a few days after lett for Florida. Sun. Colone! Cook announced his intention of going away when before the Congressional Investi- gating Committee, and lid leave for a few days fo- the benefit of his health. To relieve the anxiety of the Sun and of those who have made bis absence the ‘‘subject of much comment,” it may be stated that he returned to Washington yesterday, and is at the service of the com*it- tee if they desire to further interrogate him. GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE ASKED FoR Sv FERING LOUISIANIANS.—Governor Kellogg, 0: Louisiana, yesterday telegraphed the President that ‘owing to the hr ess pracy rise in the Mississippi river and violent storms of wind and Tain, six or seven of the largest pa: Louisiana were in great part overflow: thousands of persons, white without food er shelter and in danger of starva- tion," and asking for government aid. The F resident replied that Congress being in ses- sion he dues not feel authorized to order gov- ernment aid as he did in the case of suffering trem yellow fever at Memphis and Shreveport the burning of Chicago. He also forward the governor's dispatch a delegation, and if a resolution is _pacsed by Congress authorizing {t,he will exert every authorized means to avert suffering trom the disaster which has overtaken the citi zens of Louisiana. Geanp BALt AT WiLLARD's Last Nu Mr. Cake, lessee of Willard’s hotel, give a grand ball to the officers of the army and navy now in this city, last evening. The hall was tandsomely deco: with the national en- sign. A large number of officers, in fall uni- form, were present. The orchestra of the Na- tional Theater, under the leadership of Mr. Harry Widmer, furnished the music. Among the distinguished guests were Presiden* Grant, Miss Nellie Grant, General Sherman. Mr. Sar- toris, Mrs. Admiral Dahlgren, Mrs. Eugene Hale, Admiral Reynolds. General Whippic, Hon. J. R. Young, Miss Whitehouse, Mr. and Mrs. Cornell Jewett, Mrs. General Ricketts, Col. Thomas Ochiltree, General A. C. Joues, Mrs. Stowell, Miss Nellie Averill, - H. Butler, Gov. McEuery, Gen. N. A. M. Gen. Harney. Gen. Rosser, Hon. and Mrs. Niblack, 1 Nelson, Hon. and Mrs. Stanard, Mrs. Gen. Gaines, Judge Sto ‘on and others. SESATOR SUMNER’s Successor Ecectep.— The dead-lock in Massachusetts on the election of @ Senator to fill the place vacated by the death of Sumner was broken yesterda: G -vernor Washburn elected. wes == Proposed @ union of Loring, but the Hoar msn rejected this. The Dawes men proposed that the Hoar men should pass resolutions compli- mentary to Dawes, but tais was also refused. At the next ballot the ‘the position of governor of Massa- was elected im 1871, in ‘and has Deen « popular chiet chusetts. le 1872 and im 1573, Te Arkansas Imbregzlic. OFFICIAL DISPATCHES. ‘The following is among the latest telegra: concerning the trouble in Little Rock: Litrie Kock, April 2. To Attorney General Williams, Washington In your aispatch to Governor Brooks [ infer that you intend to be understood as saying that the President cannot recngnize him as gover- nor until his right has been fully and finally recognized by the courts. I understand from JoRF dispate to Governor Baxter that the President cannot recogniz2 him until his right has been settled by the sapreme court. The supreme court will not be in session until Jane. Now, what are we to in the mean- time’ Governor Baxter has issued a proc- lamation putting the city under martis! law,and armed men, pretending to act un- der’ his orders, are patroling the stree stopping peaceable and unarmed citizens, and setting the authority of the city officers at defi ance, and arresting the police. Not only thie, but private property is being forcibly seized aud appropriated in a lke manner. struction placed on your dispatch by G Baxter ts that it is # license to make an ¢ on the Brooks faction, with an assurance in so doing the Federal government will not inter tere. You will readily see that the city is sure te become a scene of bloodshed, and over a strife its authorities are not responsible for, and which they have not the power to settle, and placed where an appeal to either one of the persons claiming to be governor, lays the city authori- Ges liable to the charge of being the partixans of the one appealed to. I desire to ask it the federal government is powerless to pro- tect the lives and property of twenty thousand inbabitants who are situated as we are. If you will instruct the officers in command of the arsenal to aid the city rolice in making the arrest of men who are openly violating the law and setting the same at defiance, I could preserve the peace of the city without being compelied to take sides with either of the con- tending factions. This question of whois the righttul Governor can only be settled by the courte, a thing that may not be done tor the next twelve months, and I now implore yon, in the name of peace, to aid me all in your power until the other question Is settled. Faeperiok Keamer, Mayer of Little Kock. The following reply to the above was sent this afternoon: DEPARTMENT oF Justice, ) WasiinGTon, April 18th. 5 F ederick Kramer, Mayor of Littie Rock, ark. You must be uware that the President cannot interfere in the domestic difficulties of a state except in conformity with the constitution aad laws of the United States. He cannot recog- nize a call made upon him for military aid by the mayor of acity. He has instructed the offi cer commanding the United States troops at Little Rock to prevent bloodshed. That is all he can to under existing circumstances. I will ask in answer to your inquiry whether tie Cuited States are powerless to protect 2 people, situated as the citizens of Little R if the people of Arkansas have not ough to allow a question as to hold a state office to bo settled peaeca' ‘awfully, and not bring upon their state the disgrace #ud ruin of civil war. H. Witttams, Attorney General. New Publications, NARRATIVE OF MitiTaky OreRations Di- RecTeD Durino THE LaTs Wak or Tuk States. By Joseph E. Johnson, © S A. Illustrated by steel-plates and’ maps. New York: D. Appleton & Go. [Throngh the Washington agent for its sale, No. 412 cu street.) This work, which has been looked for with sv much interest, both on account of the military reputation of the author and the hearty en- couragement given to its production by leading military authorities on both sides in the late combat, appears with the following modest and concise introduction: ‘ Lofter these pages ax my contribution of materials for the use of the tuture historian of the war between the states. The narrative throughout is marked by the same modesty Aud frankness, though it isin the wu ture of @ defence of bis military operstw: sgainet the acrimonious censures of Jett. Davis. The first teature of special interest in the book is the narrative of the battle of Bull Run, and his march trom the Valley to the support vt Beauregard on that occasion. He sta es, with che candor above noted, that in that battie, 11 he tactics of the Federals had been equa! tu their strategy, we shouid have been beaten. 11 ustead of being brought i! ion in detail. their troops had been formed in two lines with a proper reserve, and assailed Bee and Jackson ‘n that order, the two Southern brigades mast have been swept trom the field ina few minut or enveloped. General McDowell would hx made such @ formation probably, had he uot greatly uuder-estimated the strength o: ulsehemy.” As regards the censure bestowed upon hiin by the “‘non-combatant military critics” for his failure to captare Washington after that battle be points out at consider- able length the military couditions that forbude anattempton Washington. Among these was the fact that ‘the contederate army was more aisorganized by victory than that of the United States by defeat. The Southern volunteers be- lieved that the object of the war had been ac- complished by their victory, and that they bad achieved all their country required of them. Many, therefore, in ignorance of their military obligations, left the army not to return.” Aguwin, there was the unfitriess of raw troops tur marching or assailiug mtrenchments, the want of supplies-and transportation, the interposi- tion of the immense fortifications ot Washing. ton mounted by at least 50,000 Federal troops, halt of whom bad not suftered defeat; aid the presence upon the wile-wida Potomac of United States veesels, the heavy guns of whic commanded the wooden bridges and southern shore. He says in this connection: “As we had nove of the means of besieging, an immediate assault upon the forts would have been una. voideble; it would have been repelled, inevi- tably, and our half supply of ammunition ex- hausted; aud the enemy previously increased 1070 000 men by the army from Harper's Ferry, and become the victorious party, could aud would have renewed their march to Kichmond without fear of further opposition. And, it we had miraculously been euccessful in our assault, the Potomac would have protected Washingtos and rendered our further progress impossibie.”” Asit bas always been a fruitful topic of spec ulation what would have been the result had the confederate troops advanced on Washing ton atter Bull Ran, it is a matter of interest co know what were the views ot perhaps the best military mind on the confederate side, after the death of Gen. Sidney Johnston. Gen. Johasou’s theory throughout the war was that ‘the con- lederacy was too weak for offensive war,” that waging it only served to rouse the spirit of the northern people, as was shown by tie re- sults of Sharpsburg and Gettysburg with formidable, well-drilied armies, “directed by Lee, aided by Longstreet and Jackson. It was also Gen. Johnson's opinion that the conted- erate forces should be massed to crush this or that assailant, and not scattered over a vast extent of territory. ‘These ideas, and his Fa bian policy of retreating betore’a largely su- | ete — gained for him the inveterate ortility of Jef. Davis, causing his supersedure by Lee in the East and by Hood in the West; all of which is duly set forth in this ‘* Narrative.” As this is quite sure to form a standard work on the Kevellion, we would suggest that in fatare editions the number of maps and dingram: of scenes of military operations be largely in- creased. Those in the present volume are good in quality, but tue number is not sufficient for the full elucidation of the text. Famous Cases or Cimcumstawtiat Evi- prxcs. With an introduction on the Theory ot Presumptive Proof. By S. N. Phillipa, author of Lag ge Evidence.” 1D: one & Lauriat. [Through R. B. Mohun & Since the wcent publication of this book the different cases of circumstantial evidence, gath- ered with so much industry and set forth in such = [mein ctory srtiole ‘the theory of a on resu ml, tive proof. * = ARMADALE. A novel. By Wilkie Collins. New York: Hi & ers. [Through J. C Parker.) ‘This (from the popular library edition of Col- ling’ novels, published by Harper & Broe.,) is, i St cuinies of te anther, onset the best io conception, plot, and execution of any of his series. Though ‘not ing, ae & ‘whole, the hold upon the reader made by it is something remarkable. Asaspecimen ot successful Sor hein ae it is study apart from its mere interest asa ——~-ee-~. Batp Mountain on Tae Rawrace Pri ved wate recei in Raleigh western Ni Carolina severe heavy rum! in Bald and Stone mountains GADABOUT'S COLUMN | FORTY-THIRD CONGRES3, [Written for the Evening Star.] The Sneak No-news Thief. «1 was sitting on the steps listening.”” —Blucshia. I'm a sitting on the stile, Mary, A evesdropping for news, I'm a listenin’ a pile, Mary, Pretendin’ for to snooze. I'm cock-eyed and oblique, Mary, My ears is getting deet, Bat I'm not afraid toeeak, Mary, If I prove some one a thief. I'm 8 crawlin’ down the sink, Mary, For documents morore; For I'm used to standing stink, Mary; Aud discover y Lose. My “ead is tud of code, Exposing so myself, It’s w sort of crawling load, Mary, To do all this for pelt. I'm 1 {raid some day they'll say, Mary, stealin’ news for spite 1s a rather thievin’ lay, Mary, When you never get it right. I can see that the world is tired, Mary, And I gets the wust disdain, But I know | wasn’t hired, Mary, On any higher plane. I'm a sittin’ on the stile, Mary, Dispoged for to mo) For I see a beam aud pile, Mary, And a danglin’ gallows rope. I knows that 4 reckless game, Mary, ‘That ail good men appall, Must drag my soui to the same, Mary, and blacken it wust of all. A Quaker in Town. Washington and vicinity in 1305 is the staple ef much of Robert Satclitt’s book of travels. He was a Sheffield ()uaker, selling goods in America, and stopping generally with our Quaker families. He came bere trom Sandy Springs with T. M., (T. Moore’) whe is em ployed by the corporation of Georgetown tu fill up the deep channel of the Potowmeck, on the south side of Mason’s island, in order to tarn the stream of the river to the side nex” to Georgetown, that the harbour may be deep- ened.” He lodged at Wm. Morgan’s, in Georgetown. vieited Gen. Mason on the island with (he Mayor and T. Moore, visited Dr. Thornton at ine Patent Oftice, Blodget’s hotel, went to Quaker meeting house at Alexandria, and saw young slave gitls without any clothing in the streets, and even wailing on table. Hesaw cows hitched to tobacco hogsheads by axles, pulling them along the roacs. Doctor Thornton, the d of the old Capitul, be says, i fellow, and a descendant of ing, of ‘Tortola. There were 2 farm be found near Frederick, Md. get the (Quaker sock P., whose son in Iaw is 5. (Madison). Falling in wi was vaval architect, Sutcliit naty at by building ships of war he b foricited bis membership. He visited N(tley) estate. nearly opposite Alexandria, where the house was built of imported brick, the estate had a hundred slaves, and “the family, con- sisting ebicfly of females, were born at Wicker- sley, near Kotheram: the mother wasof a fami ly hamed Sette, who are of the Roman Catho lle peraua-ton.””” He aye thas in tats part ot Americathe atmosphere was clearer than le bad seen elxewhere in the world, and the star- tairly glittered with brilliancy. The best inn be tound was English Gadsby’s, at Alexandria At Piscattaway be was fed on boiled squirrels, and noticed the young ladies going to cuurch with anegro bey mounted behind them, who jumped down to open the frequent gates, aud then made a run and jump and took the sam: cntertaining position. He visited Col. Ware plantation, bear Port Tobacco, and says of that Many habitations in ‘this country are ate and retired, and the situa- tions of some of them are beautiful beyond de scription; but that disorderly system of negro avery seems to hang like a dark cloud over ul! their pleasant scenes.” Fredericksburg was the worst town morally he found in this region of country. To James A. Garfield. Thou who dids't ride on Chickamauga’s day, All solitary down the tery line, And saw the ranks of battle rusty shine, Where grand old Thomas held them trom dis may, Regret not now, while meaner pageants play Uheir brief campaigns again-t the be-t of mie For those spent balls of scandal pass their way 4nd thou shalt see the victory again. Modest and faithful, thongh these broken Ut party reel and thine own honor bleeds, Phat mole is blind which Garfield undermines. That dart falls short which hired malice speeds. Lbat man will stay whose place the state a-- gM signs, And whose high mind a mighty people needs. Cobb's Isiand. A favorite Washington watering place i* Cobb's Island, or, properly speaking, “Sand Shoal,” east of Accomac, Virginia. Mr. Chau- dler, formerly a resident of that region, tells me that it was purchased by Nathan Gobb, of Caps Codd, Mass., in 1838, Of @ man named Billy Fitchett, better known as‘ Hard Times.” Gobb gave either 100 or 1 bushels of Cape Coil sa ‘or the island. The deed which Mr. Fitche't gave to Mr. Cobb was written upon parchment, and given by the British government in colo nial days. Since the war Mr. Cobb has been offered $1,000 for the island. ‘They receive between twelve and fifteen thousand dollars fur summer guests, and make as much more in winter by fishing and by clama, wild fow!, ova e, and getting off vessels when beached ‘by storms, A Convent Legend. The General Moreau, that pure republican, Who won at Hohenlinden so much giory, And by Bonaparte hated, crossed the sea to be free, Ard brought to the Delaware his story. World-renowned as he was, unto Washington he strayed, Where Pichegru, his friend, bad contended, And to Georgetown he rode, in search of « church, To confess what of good he offended. The Jesuits’ nest beckoned up to the height Where pious Jobn Carrell had laid it, And the General knelt at the cell but to tell His offence; yet or ever he said it, A voice in the speech of his Bretagny home. From within, where the monk was to listen, Exclaimed like a soldier: “Ab me! mon am. ‘Take my place and a sinful one christen ‘For mine was the band that brought exile to ry you, Cadoudal, the Chouan, my master, Lies overt and my beart, and I lost when crost, Both honor and love to be pastor. 4 knight of the king and my lady at court, At the call of Vendee the despised, Into Paris I stole with a few, one or two, As assassins, to murder disguised. “On the third of Nivose in the narrowest street, And never a traitor one to breathe it, We prepared to blow up Bonaparte with a cart, And a barrel of powder beneath it. He came like a fiash, dashing by, but behind, Poor teiks and bis escort in feather, Aud the child that we put, sans remorse, by the Were torn all to pieces together. “To the guillotine both of my comrades were it But the Chureb, saving me for the tonsure, me off in the wilds, and my dame, to her ame, To be Pere sold me out from a Monsieur; And now she is clad in the silk of the court, Aud 1 in the wool of confessor,— Hate ae wos aad hence you go, Jean Victor joreau And with France be my fame’s intercessor!” “Limoelan! priest! is it yow'that I hear In this convent by Washington's river? Ab! pogo gal 'y children are hurled round world, Like the arrows from destiny’s quiver! Take ed for thy crime! he'ye pardoned with peace, Poor exile of Breton, my brother!” And the cannon of Dresden Moreau gave re- lease, ‘The bells of the convent the ARcTU: other. Gapanovt. Satcrvay, April 18. SENATE.—The Senaje was not in session to- day. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Mr. Hynes ( Ark.) had read a resolution reciting that the Assistant Sergeant-at-arms, whe was sent to Little Reck to summon witnesses to appear betore committees of the House, had-ents gram to the Sergeant-at-arms, dated 1 Keek, April 16, in these words: Everytuing ina tumult here. Telegraph office seized. Almo-t had a fight torend this. And reciting fart that nothing bad been he that date, and directing the tee to inquire and report w cetrary to be adopted to protect the House t its correspondence with its offices Mr. Kandall (Pa.) and Mr. Woot (N. Y.) ob- jected to the consideration of the resolution. Mr. Hynes claimed the floor as a privit question, holding that the exp of the offtccrs to cei sbip was a qaes'ion of high privilege. The Speaker decided that it was not a « tion of privilege, and the resolution was w drawn, Mr. Coburn (Ind.), from the Committee o Military Affairs, reported back the resulation intreduced by Mr. Morey (La,), authorizing the President to issue rations and clothing to the sufferers by the inundation of the lower Mississippi; and atter debate the resolution was Mr. Cox (N. Y.) mntroduged a resolution ten- dering the thanks of Congress to Sir Lambstoa Loraine, of the British frigate Niobe, for his conduct toward the Virginius prisoners at Sau Uago de Cuba, and had read a letter from Tuur low Weed exprersing his surprise that such ac tion had not already been taken by Congress Referred to Committee on Foreign Affaire. Mr. Bromburg (Ala.) introduced a resolution calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury tor copies of the reports of the Freedmen’s Trat and Savings Banks now in the possession of the controller of the currency. Adopted. Mr. Monroe (Ind.) offered a resolation direct - ing the Comm m Rerorm in the Civil Ser vice to inquire into the expediency of providing for the election of postmasters by the people Keferred. Mr. Garfield, from the © priations, reported the det bill; which was ordered printed and referred to the committee of the whole and made the spe- al order After certain special orders are dis ed of. The House then went into committee of whole, alter ordering that debate on the pend ing paragraph should cease after one hour. The paragraph under consideration was the « making appropriations fur the clerks in the fice proper of the Secretary of the Treas be opposition was mainly to the bureau = ed by the Secretary of the Treasu Mersrs. Holman, Beck, Kasson, Dawes,Woot O'Brien and others oppose the burean s: and Messrs. Garfield, Kellogg, ant weather defended it. TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. Foreign Notes mittee on App ney Appropriation ny Stark Koval Geographi The (ueen ant Prince of Wales sent their carriages as mar respect for the deceased. The Baroness Gur detts Coutts sent ® beautiful selection of flowers to be placed on the coffin. There was a spe cial funeral service early t . Another wil be bad by Dean Stanley to-morrow. LIVINGSTONB'S GRAVE. Loxpon, April 18—Dr. Livingstone’s grave is in the center of the west part of the nave ot Westminster Abbey, near that of Stephenson the celebrated engiteer. THE PAMINE IN INDIA. Lowpon, April 18.—Dispatches from Cal state that the condition of the tamiue-a: districts is improving. THE WEATHER IN SPAIN NOT FAVORARLE FOX FIGHTING. MapRID, April 18.—Hostilities in the nort! are suspended in consequence of the excessivel: bad weather, LEDRU ROLLIN ILL. Panis, April 13.—Ledra Koilin is suifering from an affection of the heart, and 4 coauciio physicians has informed him ‘that he iust a once abstain from polities. tte —— + Four Negro Murderers Hanged. New York, April 1%.—A diay aa tron Thomasville, Georgia, states that four pegroe- were bung, three of them—named E. McUor mick, Nimrod Austin and Charles Walker—to the murder of a planter other one. Webster Ly: Wite with strychnine. that they would be rescued by some 5) negr trom Florida and portions of Georgia; but thr military were held in readiness, and no attemp: to carry out such threats was made. They were bung in the jail yard, and after they were hung the sheriff admitted the public, mostly negroes. to view the bodies before they were taken down The Steamship Nederland Atioat Again. ATLANTIC City, April 18.—The steamshiy, Nederland, wuich has been aground on Brigan Une shoals since Wednesday night, was hauled off at six o'clock this morning, and is now beiny towed to Philadelphia. It is not believed tha the veasei has sustaned any injury except the loss of her rudder and screw. ATLANTIO City, April 13.—The powerful steam tug America, trom Philadelpaia, ba- taken hold of the Nederland, and will probably reach Puiladelpbia with ber by noon to morrow. Sane Enough to be Hang. Atpany, N. ¥., April 18 —The physicians appointed to examine the mental conditios o: Joseph Waltz, under sentence of death at Uats kill tor murder, pronounce him sane, and he will be hung May Ist. New ¥ Notes. CAPTAIN AND CREW OF 4 SCHOONER DROWNED. Nuw York, April 18.—The schooner Vict trom New Haven for New York, went on Hart’: island yesterday a. m., and the captain and crew were drowned. Four Inches of Suow. Pixcuamrton, N April 15.—Four inches of suow fell here last night. js << Gey. Scugnck was banquetted last night at Dayton, Vhio. In the closing portion of a speech, in which be alluded to the treaty o! Vashington, he said:—* We should have ac- quiesced in any awa that might have been made, as will they. gland and the United States, their governments and thelr People, are natural friends, inspiteot what Goldwin Smith or any one else may teach or say. All they ‘nt, what they most need, is to increase their naintance with each other, in order to come to a closer, better and ery on fect understand- ing. Inthe cultivation of that our countrymen are in the lead, but we are quicker than they. John Bull is slow bat sure. Let him alone to move in hisown way. If he isa littie jealous and a little distrustial of us, he is also at bot. tom not a little proud of us, It he bad mach to do with setting us up at thestart, he has learned great many things from us since.” THE wivow of ex-President -Polk has had a swall claim before the Southern claim com. missioners for over three Paid 82,000 for ten head of mule taken from her plantation in Mississippi in 1863 for the use of the army. The southern claims commissioners have declived so far to approve the claim, ‘ieipally on the ground of doubts as to Mrs. Pots feral d aithough ber neighbors ant jonde in Nashville, where she lived during the wl war, were witnesses the union should ‘not be dissolved.’ Her cates the . A sheriff's arein it of the Band, with fair chances of eapturiog thot. A CoLonep Jack Sugrragp.— The Albert Fortune, who was arrested about a @ assn escaped convict and who jumped is THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. Proceedings of the Joint Congressional Committe, Conclusion Yesterday's Proceedings Alter recess in the District of Colambia In- vestigation yesterday the examination of Geo R. Chittenden was continued. He was cross examined sharply for upwards of two hours He testified that he bad lived in Chicago seven- teen years; had also lived in London and Paris; had been interested in sewing-machines and 1, entered into the agreement DeGolyer & McClellan to secure contracts for them ic the latter part of 1571; it was awritten agree- ment with them to procure con’racts east of the Mississippi and south of the Gai) rivers, was toreccive one-third of the net profits all contracts secured; arrived in this city in t iddle of January, 1572, and stop Metropolitan. five months 5 be ed with Mr. Hus at the suggestion DeGolyer; toum: at the First National Bank, and gave him « jetter of introduction fre General Chipman which be had given me at the suggestion o! Mr. Parweil. member ot Congress from Cixicag’ veral interviews with Mr. Hantington d documents with him regarding equested Lim to investigate it~ Hed again upon him, and he seemed to be well pleased with the ‘pavement, and stated that he would cooperate with me; went to New York, and returned in a few days while there wrote to Mr. Huntington, as | was extremely anxious to get the matter moving; on returning from New York went to see Mr. Hantington again, and submitted some figures to him; made @ pro position to pay him about thirty or forty cents per square yard, contingent upon the contrac being awarded; saw Iev. William Colvin Brown ten days after Mr. Huntington's death, and made n arrangement with him; he claim>d to have a general intiuence; he had certi from the Episcopal bishop of New Jersey that he was @ clergyman in good standing; made au arrangement with Colonel A. B. Kirtland after- ward at the Arlington, who also stated that he bad large intiuence in the District; was to pay Brown $10,000 if the award for 200,000 yards was Made; secured the services of ©. ©. Parsons and General Gartield to argu merits of the pavements before the Board Public Works, they first acquainting them selves with its merits; received the award from Mr. Shepherd June 25, 172, at his s 200,000 square yards of pavement at $3.59; took t to the Arlington and gave it to Mr. DeGolyer n person; he went to Chicago, and [ lei Chicago on the 29th or 3th of the same mont ever said to Mr. McUleiland that part of the “to pay the national dratts of $1 es from Det the same day; gave all the letters that I re ceived from DeGolyer & McClelland from tim: to time to my atiorney, Mr. Storts, ten da © Was about to bring suit against Mr MeClelian. He distiked seven or eight month- n advance to make public these letters, and let them thus know the evidence aga: nem. He would gladly let the comunittee see thes in pri vate. The letters were then handed to the commi tee. Gave Colonel Parsons $10.00, while in this city Mr. Brown borrowed trom me $25); 82 Mr. Brown a check for $1.75), two or three days before I left Washington [ borrowed $5,000 from Brown tor six months at seven per cent. interes ~ent bim my note for that amount, which is now held by a bank in Germany, the time on it hav ‘ng been extended. The committee adjourned at 5 o'clock this morning. To-day’s Session. The committee met this morning at 1! o'clock. Evans, recatled.—Was & contractor in around P-street circle; did not know whether his ficm used the gutter and cobbiestones on Connecti- cut avenue oF not; was aw: it we used any of the materia as, no doubt, by the board; cannot recall any controve: have ever had with Jona © Evans; have five stone crushers; crushed the stone taken from I street; bought it from th District government; my contracts with th board amouvted somewhere im the neighbor ood of one million of dollars; my partacr wa Thomas J. Fisher, of New York; no one shared the profits with me; there has been no prot to shure; never had any conver=ation with ay member of the Board of Pablic Works wit relation to the profits on my work, or with relx y contribution. { employed one W ‘en to settle my accounts wits the Boar Works; was to give him for fis ser vices an interest in three or four blocks of pave ment on K street, between Jd and 7th streets agreed to give him all the protits above ex penses. In consideration of this he was t» all my accounts with the board, for ail work done by me. Have not had a settlewent with the board; they have paid me for some portion of my work; there isan unsettled ba'ance due me of £100,000; the profits which accraed to Warden would amount to $3,00). By Mr. Wilson:—Met Worden in Ne first last July; have met him frequently made my contract with him last October. nutil Q. How came you to select him as the party to make a settlement for you” A. I would like to make @ statement before I answer. I have forem now a suit pending against Mr. Word: beztlement, and f sm advised by my attorney not to divu'ge. Mr. Allison.—We will take your statement in private. Witness —1 don’t like private consultations. Mr. Allison.—We want to protect you; but still we want to get at all the facts in the case. The committee retired with the witness and short-hand official reporter to an adjoining room, and took the statement of Mr. Evans. The committee returned after a tow minutes’ | conversation, and said they had decided to ex amine bim 1m public. By Mr. Wileon:—Q. How came you to select Mr. Warden as a party to make the’settlement’ A. Mainly trom long importunities on his part he told me he had great influence with almost everybody, but had ‘ial intlaence. as le led him, with Jim Magruder and Alex. K. epherd; he was introduced to me in my offive in July last by @ young newspaper reporter land—a very nice gentleman; | never made any inquiries with relation to Wor- den’sintluence; Mr. Warden represented him- self as the chairman of the Prese Association in this city; be left the impression with me that le was the principal man among newspaper cor respondents; he was very earnest to obtain for me a large contract, and wanted me to give him an interest; he never obtained the contract, he importuned me to go and see the Governor, that be had it all arr: ; 1 newer asked the Governor, however, on i did pay to Warden if you will get me certs! contracts (naming the streets) I will give you a liberal interest. In my presence he wrote & letter to the Governor asking for the contract I don’t know whether he sevt the letter or not. got vo do is apply for your contract, it ig all rigbt. I ¢id not te the Governor but kept away from him. Gne morn ing we met at the Governor's office, Warden went in and said as he went tm‘ We'll fix that.” went in and Gov. Shepherd said to me “Evans, I'll give you 10 more contracts until you finish your work.” He complimented me “Evans, you are the know, but you are Subsequently Ser m- A g a fet 4 eMci@nt managers ry Of laying the \ be latd economics. he pay was tp certificates, and ove of them at a large discount, ement 1 uly, 3 we m forty-six to ninety-six on the dollar. | ps We one bal! of my pay was in certificates ness explained the manner of laying the Fvans concrete pavement, and said tf cost fr: $255 to$275 per square yard, has laid p ment in the city which ost him #4 00 cm Jaye RorEment cheaper in New York than er ington because limest: mit sand are ch: y ™ venta By Mr. Stewart.—Connecticut avenue ix a good pavement, with the exception of the sur ince; there is nowhere in that street where there i# hot at least twenty inches of stone, the surface of the pavement is not good, it was by one of my emploves namedAbram-, who I believe testified before the commitioe that the Connecticut avenue pavement was a bad one. I think fully twenty per cent of the pavements laid by me in thie city wil need sepairing 1 would fixe to add, also, thar wt will be repaired. All of my contracts ar finished. A CONTRADICTION Mr, Warden asked permission to make a state ment, but was requested to walt anti! the con oh on of the examination of Mr. Chitr te He said there was not one word of trath in ta statement concerning him made by F CHITTENDEN BEC ED. George K. Chittenden recalled snd exam! by Mr. Bass. —Witvess recognized the receipt given him for the notes sent from cago to Korth The receipt set kage containing pay the value of $10 Do you expect to receive any porte fits or proceeds of these votes. A. No now nothing about Mr. H nt that the letter y X MeClellan concerning ng pavement was substa i What do you mean by that? A. The letter wae made up from memoranda, 1 did not keep 4 copy; I have the memoranda from which it was made at the Arlington. Mr. Hubbell.— Produce that memoranda. The witness.—1 will, they came due; Col. Kirt itsome time in the autumn of Iss 2; were given im the fore part of July came to Chicago to see Holmes, with who had negotiated the notes; Holmes dixcounted the notes, Col. Kirtland toid me. «. 11 he discounted the notes and sold them absolutely, what washe in Chicago for suppose be wanted tw arrange about the n if Col. Kirtland i* placed on the stand he tell what became of thore notes, Mr. Stewart—I don't kuow whether be ca or would vot. Witness resuming —Don’t know Kirtland had with the bank regarding notes after he discounted them; when I ca to Washington De Golyer aud Mou lowed me 50 cents a equare yard tract; used it ax it suited me best | with s margin of 50 cel rer square yard [ | could get along better than without it; Koruiand claimed to have I dont know whether | he had any intluence my dealings # bim were contingent upon an award, it may « pear trom your stand: point that f acted fool i was not so, | wanted thy reason to believe y mtract entitely on the arg mentsot Mr. Parsons and Mr. Gartielt » A. 1 can’t answer that question; | have u thought of the t im Chat light; | tai« Kirtland helped me. (. How? A. He said that he used his | ence; | took bw word for tt; when | came here f ado; ted my own methods of wecaring Ube co tract, wh the arguments made secured contract I do not know, ner do I know i Kurt | land or Brown could have got it unai | know is that I got the contract; all 1 th was to keep within my allowance of yard. I would have employed anybody could have got the contract, By Me. Aliison:—Q. ¥ with others? “A. Yes, sir contracts; had arran ‘ en! t contracts outstanding, aud wkiand? A They were outstanding, because neither of the two could get the contract within the time named, and | annulled the contracts; J did not restrict Vol. Kirkland as to time. Q. Why did you not deal with Brown and Kirkland in writing’ A. Because | saw thea three times a day at my hotel. Mir. Wilson read a letter written by Chitten- den to Nickerson, saying “‘our matter is no such shape it is best to be exceeding cautious. Witness identified the letter &. Can you vow refresh your recollection and tell us about these peculiar surrounding circum stance<? A. The information came vw n Nickerson was interfering with our acrange- ments,and | tougiat it best he should not be over anxious. 1 think one of my agents told me that 1 had better write te Nickerson and advtse him to be cantious. Nickerson was iuterested in ihe Samuel's tronizing process. Q. Where did you write the letter which a) pears in your statement complaining out tu De Goiyer pavement’ A. Since I came here «. Who wrote your statement? A. Som» copy ists. @. Who were they? A. 1 don't know; the riginal was drawn up by myself aud my atior acy. Mr. Storrs, my attorney, procured the none of your letters to Hantington, state you “think your figures will be eatisiac tory to bim,” what figures do you reler to: A { think to the cost of the pavement. That is its price per #quare yard to the District. &. Were you not at that time advised that the board had already established # schedule of prices tor wood pavements? A. 1 was not. Mr. Hustington at that time was attending to my afaire. Mr. Allison read a letter written by McVie! jan to Chittenden, advising him to shake of the go between men, aud apply direct tw the board. 2. What impression did that letter make en you” A. None at ail. J thought I could judge a to the course to pursue better than Me. Mc Clelian, who was in Chicago; | washere, and was the best judge. Q. This letter is dated May 28th, 1572. that time bad you made any communication with the Board of Public Works concerning the pavement? A. I do not know; possiviy, aow- ever, | bad, with reference to the merits ot the pavement; Mr. McClellan calls Brownand Kirt- javud middie men in bis letters; 1 simply called them aseistants, ilison.—1 find im « letter dated March Upto r counsel; I never informed Brown I was negotiating with, Kirtland, nor Kirtlend I was negotiating with Brown; both, however, felt an interest in the pavement; Kirtland knew | had the services of Col. Parsons; my idea was to concentrate all influence to get the contract. Q. Explain to thie committee why you made ho application in person to the Board of Public Works, A. i ee others could do it for me quite as well; 1 thought Brown could aid as well, and perhaps do better than I could my- seit;’ I went with my counsel before the board when Col. Parsons made his argument; Brown was also there; can’t remember when the argu- ment was made; | spent nearly all my time in the city at the Arlington; saw Kirtland there two or three times a day; le came to my room, and I went to bis. occurs to me that one day McClellan and myself did go tothe Board of Public Works and speak of our treatment of curing wood. Mr. Allison (referring to the minutes of the mit re atket i a i ie r