Evening Star Newspaper, April 23, 1874, Page 1

AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Penusylvauia Avenue, cor. Lith St. aT THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY, 6. H. RAUPPBANN, Prev't. -——_ THE EVENING STA ts served by carriers to cibere at TEN OxnTs PER WEE, on Pourtrocs Oncts Pax Monts. Coples of the counter Ouxts cach. By @1.50; atx months, $5.00; one year, $8. ai EEKLY STAR—Pablisned Priday—: TRE Eo tnvariably tm ntvance, ia both ceseeyand paper scat longer paid for, EF Retes of advertizing farnished om application. GaSe 21 EEE SE | %&, 48—N°. 6,579. + - . — Epening Star. ‘WASHINGTON D. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1874. AMUSEMENTS. L TASATER. +. CAVILLP...*0le Lewes and Manager. LO.G ENGLISH OPERA COMPANY D. Hess 8 OO ‘tore, 7a eee ) EVENING. Apcil 3, Adt Nivtit BUT TWO. 1b TROVATOR! Miss KELLOGG in her magn cost impersonation Mrs.Z Seguin, Mover: sbelmann, Carlton, Mall, Fecieh and Miss Andrews. Oonaactor. —MABITANA, season af tne frsorite Ama Mat. JENSIE VAN ZANT Seurtay, at 2 ck—Kellogg Matinee—TH MABBIAGE OF FIGARO. Jvint appearance of the three Prima Do ae, Mis Clara Louise Kelogg, Madame Briguou, aire’ Sequin. Sa urcay cvening—GRAND GALA NIGHT Miss KELL GG and Whe 1. Third acto: LUCT , Day 2. Grea: Concart.(the entire ech actor RIGULETLO oa ot Mtzerott & O>."s tra; Gallery, a Fesss OPERA * What has a Me @ motacr the chal wine or dead, to take which Heaven sends me Evgecemert tifal and enitivated MRS. F HANFRAU, Commencing MONDAY, April 7, In Tayleare’s Superb Boctery Piay “A WOMAN'S WRONG.” Motrsns, Wives, Sisteas, SweRrHEcRt al I themselves of the oppottanity B play which has bers crownad wit est plaudits from the best of their sex, as lesson, and A THBILLING ADMONITION AT AOTIBG, ‘ = Evan ive EFFecta, BBY SURPRISES. SPLENDID TOLLELTES, Argatziking incidents of this noted prodacrion- HON. A OAKEY HALL, OF NEW YORE, €2-msycr of that metropolis, where this play is thortly to be presented at THE UNION *QUARE THEATE writes to the author coucerniug the lai re “Bw Youu, December 4, 1573 —To C. W. Tay- Jenre, Bs : The revised statutes provide that every father (wh-the:of fall age or a mino-) of a child likely te be Dorm, or of apy living child under the age of 21 years and unmarried, may by hie ded, or last will, daly executed, dispose of tre custody aud tuition of such child daring its minority, to any etson or persons. Tam gladito know that Ging to yourtrinmph= asa dri mvtist, you have not zn- ble offended your legal knowledge. Haartily yours, —o SoaksyY Haul” FrerD's orEna HousE. IMMEN CCES3, [VOR ES. HOUSES CROWDED. | VORE AvpigNces BNRartcRep | VORES. Change of Programa |yoR es: FUN! FUN FUS' VouES “Mirth that wrinkled care de | YOKE. rides, |WoRES Avé laughter holdiag both bir| VOR ES. acs. ‘ |VORES: popalar VOhsS. wir lananahia Sketch, MAN IN THS RIGHT PLAce cladiog with the Interaational Q red ‘Bted . arranged ard danced by the Voke: ily more thao 3:0 wights, ani now the rage in gland. Preceded each evening by s populac Cowmediette by the Drawa ic Qompsny, Gravd \okes Matinee on Saturday. p22 5 STH ANNIVER@ABY OF AMERIOAN ODD vd FELLOWS! HIP. CAMPMENT. No. 5,1.0.0.F., Will celebrate the Sth aeniversary of the Order on DAY EVENING, the a7tb inst., at Mariai’s + with @ Concrrt and Beiree Danean Members of the Order are fraternally invited to be presert oz that o-casion. ‘Tickets 50 cents; to be had atthe door. apZ1-003 QEOOND GBAND LEVSE. . 61 FOR THE BENEFIT OF HOLLOWa a LODGE, No. 4. 1.0. @. T., T BRIGuTWOOD HALL, Brightwood, D.O.. Ox THUBSDAY EVENING, Ara:t 23, 1874. Stages will ren from the corner of 7th and Boun4- ary streets at 690 aad7p m. Tickets $1, admit- tims eotieman ladies For sale at JO. Par- her's bookstore. corner of 7th and F streets, and by the members of the Loige. apll-st RE WONDERS OF MECHANISM; en evtertaining and tustructive exhibition, for ir OF THE CENTENNIAL, ebue; open from 10 a. m. to lu p m. Pullran Palace Parlor Car; the Steamship eunial; Steamer City of Bew York; a Marine Engine; Steamship Penvsylvania; Tug-bosat F. A. Churebmwan. @ Engine; comprising an ‘wLsUr; ed cellection of WORKING MECHANICAL MODELS, made of gold and sliver bs J. Dean Benton, ant now cw exhibition as above. Elegant musical boxes form the base of the models, and the machinery t# motion by acorcord of ands, 2Scente; Obiidren, 15 cents. )PERA LIBERTTOS. Seve 20 cents! ONLY correst and complete edition PRICE,ONLY 19 CENTS. PRIOR, ONLY 15 OBSTS For sale by Bilis € Oo., 937 Pa. are. 15-10 LD No m Exhibition le \ Naw No Os aE } 439 7 ir ae Tr Bt. : coo rey eMARKEUTER'S streets, eight Mo. 439 There sbove Odd Fallows’ Haller ie = bie gene Rerx Gromen , ar ac | ‘aper Haagings, jndow aie Cords an¢ hades, Pictures, Frames, P:ctare “go-Teans C. : Sr Picase 7H No i A ce ‘nm pls % &c., ia the rewemb-r Name and Number. jel-17* A't KINDs OF CAST.OFF WEABLNG AP PABEL ene wey bee otrnnteee ‘addressing or calli i es 18 D streets between 6th sod Th w Botes by wail promptly attended to. Cash LECTURES. W ILLARD HALL. MB. SUTBO'S LECTURES ™. paid. f3-tf ox MINES AND MINING Dilastrated by the Calcium Light, Will be repeated at Willard Hall, at 8 o'clock, on covenings of TUBSDAY, April i 135. TUESDAY, April 2b, Saturday. May 2 acd thereafter ad may be wilvertised in the newspa Mp rimiss ion free. Ticket» may be cbtained on application at the of. fee of Willard’s Hotel. aps Leave Your Measure NOW ~ FOR Yous “SPRING CLOTHING.” OUB STOCK OF FINE WOOLENS 18 COMPLETE AND FULL, AND ELEGANT IN DBSIGN 42D QUALITY. WE ASSUKE A 600D FIT WITHOUT ALTERATIONS. SEB OUB STOCK. HABLE BRO.'8, MERCHANT TAILORS, spite Corner Tth and D Streets. A. BAHE «& co., DAN UFACTORERS AND IMPORTERS OF ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES. Tenth Street, corner Lowtstana avenue northwest, Having recently increased their manufacturing ee by the purchace of additional machinery ferences for ae brass and EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. INTERNAL Kuves vB.—The receipts from this source to-day were $355,308.99. Comxanper E. LULL, Lieutenant J. W. Miller, and Mr. Menocal,of the Nicaraguan surveying party, retarned to New York by the list Aspinwall steamer. Commanpzr W. W. Que is detiched from the navy yard here and ordered to temporarily command the receiving ship Independence at Mare Island. Tue ‘Committee on Ways and Means were still occupied tais morning with the consider .- tion of the bill to abolish moities and the repeal © the law anthorizing the seizare of mor- ciants books and papers. InpicTED FoR MurRpER—A telegram re- ceived here trom Yancton, D.T., says that a true bill fur murder has been found against Peter W.ntermat2, who shot and k.lled McCook some mon'bs ago. Miss KELLOGG is going to build a home in Washington. Evidently, the fair singer doesn't read the exclusive dispatches in some of the New York papers in reference to the “ plun- dering” of the District ayers.— Phila. Siar. Tue Hovse Co: tee on Printing, which has been engaged in investigating the cost of printing the Congres ional Record, have fioished their inquiries, and are preparing a report for presentation rext week. . THB CHARGES AGAINST JUDGE SToRy.—A sub-committee of the House Judiciary Com- mittee was engaged this morning in hearing testimony with reference to the proposed charges of impeachment against Judge Story, of Arkanses. Only one witness was examined. In THE HOWARD Covar oF ImquIRy yester- day Genersl Sherman read a letter from the President saying that when the court report their opinion t> bim he will be pleased to have stated fully the facts on which the opinion is rested. BILts SiGNep.—The President has signed the bill removing the political disabilities of Chas. H. McBlair, of Maryland. He has also signed the bill for the relief of the destitute peo- ple on the lower Mississippl, who are in danger of starvation by the regent overtiow of tnat river. Postar TeLecraray.—Mr. Lawrie, in the interests of the Western Union Telegraph Cum- pany, and Mr. Hubbard, favoring a system of postal telegrapby, were before the House A) — Committee this morning. Mr. Hab- made ap argument in favor of the views represented by him. The committee set aside May 12th proximo to hear Mr. Lawrie in oppo- sition. . PERSONAL.— Kepresentative Stephens ar rived at Augusta, Ga., last evening. He will go thence to Crawfordville, his home, in a tew days. ---- Senator Schurz will not participate in the Samner memorial service in the Senate on the “ith instant, having to leave for Buston on the morning of that day to deliver an ora tion in that city on the 29th upon the life and cvaracter of the late Senator. AMONG THE RUMORS of the day is one that Secretary Richardson i: to retire from the head of the Treasury department, and will be ten. dered a position as Associate Justice of the Court of Clatms, @ vacancy created by the death of Judge Milligan. In this connection the Pennsy.vania delegation in Congress have brought to the front Col. Don Cameron as a proper candidate to take the helm as the finan- cial secretary of the government. Tue Committee os Revorm in the civil ser vice to-day agreed to include “ examiner ot claims” in the Department of State with the auditors, solicitor, &c., of the Treasury depart ment, in the biil which the chairman was re- cently authorized to report, fixing the salaries of certain oflicers of the government. Should the bill pass, the salary of the examiner will be =4.000 per annum, instead of $3,500 as at pres- ent. A CAUCUS of the friends of the Senate finance bill met at the rooms of Senator Morton las: night to talk over the veto. It remained in ses- sion till after midnight. There were present Senators Morion, Carpenter, an, West, vey, Ingalis, Pratt, Pease, Ferry (Mich.), and Oglesby. The temper of the meeting indi- cated & purpose to © & straight issue w.th the President, and debate the subject with treme pertinacity w! it is reached next week. Tae Twenty Pes Ost. Cases in THE Sv- PReme Covrt.—In the Supreme Court of the United States, yesterday, No. 733 to 746, inclu- sive—(specially assigned), United States, ap- pelant, vs. The Twenty per cent. claimant. were called. These causes were argued by Mr. Arsistant Attorney General Goforth for the Crited States. and by Mr. J. Daniels, Mr. A. P. oe, and Mr. N. P. Ghipman for the claim- ani Sumyer Evioctes tn ConcRess.—Mr. Dawes has declined to make the announcem:nt of Senator Sumner’s death in the House, prefer- ting that it should be done by Judge E. R. Hoar. Mr. Hoar will accordingly offer the res- olutions and deliver the first he followed by Messrs. Daw. F. Hoar, Rainey, Kelley, Yerk, Nesmith, and Cot ger. In'the Senate the apnouncement will be made by Senator Bout. well, who will be followed by Senators Wash- ourn, Anthony, Morrili of Vermont, Fenton and Thurman. NomImations.—The following nominations were sent to the Senate yesterday: Charles Parker, of Illinois, to be captain 9th United States cavalry; Second Lieutenant Stanhope €. Blunt, to be first lieutenant 13th infantry; James H. Keno, to be collector internal reve- aue 2d district of Kentucky. Postmasters— Perley Putnam at Laconia, N.H; A. L. Tink- bam at Middleboro’, Mass; Edwin Rogers at North Adams, Mars; Joseph ©. Chatfee Lee, Mass; Henry Chickering Mats.; Fannie A. Smith at Dow PRoroseD REORGANIZATION OF THE WAR DaraRTmgxt.—The bill intreduced in the House on the 11th instant by Mr. Kellogg in re- ation to the clerical force of the War depart ment was considered and amended by the com- mittee on reform in the civil service at their meeting to day, and Mr. Hurlburt was directed © report it to the House. The bill, as amended, provides for a chief clerk at a salary of $2,500; disborsing clerk, $2,000; two clerks of divisions ‘B Secretary’s office, $2,000 each; seven clerks class feur, $1,500; six of class three, of class two, 1,400; fifteen of class 0! $1,200; two messengers, $510; pipe laborers, $720; seven satchmen for northwest bulidiog, $72); The amended bill cuts off some of the higher class clerkships and assistant messengers, general! the force of laborers. It also cutsdown the ployed i ra em in partment on the 20rh or J (nee pg of June next ma bese, only to such such prometions and. Sppointmsente f the duty of the rs 4 ence to such of the men mount = clerks in said woot periments recommendation the several bureans as to their qualification tary, when the red! ployed shall take effect under this act, to retain, as far as possi! Nattonal Academy of Sciences. ‘THE ELECTION TO-DAY. THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. The National Academy of Sciences continued | Proceedings of the Joint Congressional Committee, its sessions to-day at the Smithsonian instita- tien. A number of members arrived last night, and the meeting was very largely attended this morning. At the business sessson Prof. F. A. P. Barnard, president of Columbia College, New York, was elected foreign secretary, Prot. Agassiz, deceased. rules limits the number of members to be elected annually to five. The following are the indi viduals red by election to-day: Prot. C. F. Chandler, N. Y., chemist; George Davidson, San Francisco, mathematician and astronome! nr . ©. Marsh, New Haven, Ut., geolo; George W. Hill, Nyack, N. Y., ma-hematician; Prof. Henry Morton, of the Stevens institute, Hoboken, N. J., physicist. The tollowing are the PAPERS ON THE PROGRAMME TO-DAY: On the Laws of Cyclones, by Prot. Wm. Ferrel. Mineralogical Notes, by Prof. Benj. Silliman. Account of the Scientific Kesults of the Polaris Exploring Expedition, by Dr. E. Bessels. On Metamer'sm in Inorganic Chemistry, by Prof W. Gibbs. On the Signiticance of Ciasses and Orders in Zoology, by Dr. T. Giil. On the Polarization of the Zodiacal Light, by A. W. Wright. On Some Points in Mallet’s Theory of Vuleanicity, by Prof. E.W. Hilgard. Keport on the Great Telescope of the U. 8. Naval Observatory, by Prot. S. Newcom! Some Results of an Examination of the U.S. Maps tor the Years 172 and 1873, by P: Loomis. On a Small Correction of the Velocity ot Light, as Deduced by Experiment, by Prot. Stephen Alexander. Experiments on the Re- flection of Sound from Flames and Heated Gases, by Prof. Alfred M. Meyer. An Outline of the History and Operations of the U.S. Geo- logical Survey of the Territories, with Some Account of the Results, by Prof. F.V. Hayden. The Kegon gsogg Distribution ot the Lignite Group of the Northwest, with Some Remarks in Regard to its Age, by Prof. F. V. Hayden. On Certain Special Phenomena Sometimes Presented by Three of the Satellites of Jupiter, by Prof. S. Alex: THE TRANSIT OF VENUS. At yesterday's session, Professor Newcomb, of the Naval Observatory, a member ot the commission on the transit of Venus, detailed the work already completed by the commission, and the plans decided upon for the observations in December next. Eight parties will be sent from the United States, and arrangements have been made with the German, French and ber lish ——— to compare and exchange thé results attained by the parties sent from those countries. Three of the parties will be estab- lished in the Northern Hemisphere, and five in the Southern. Those in the Northern will be at Wladivostok, in Siberia, under Professor Hall, of the navy; at Nagasaki, Japan, under Pro: fessor Davidson, of the Coast Survey; and at Pekin, China, under Professor Watson, of Ann Arbor. parties established in the Southern Hemisphere will be conveyed in the United States sloop-of-war Swatata, and will be dis tributed as follows:—At Croset’s Island, Indian Ocean, under Captain Raymond, of the Army Engineer Corps; Kerguelen Island, Southern Ocean, under Lieutenant Commander Ryan, United States Navy; Hobart Town, Southern Africa, under Professor Harkness, United vy; Tasmania, New Zealand, under Lieutenant Peters, United States Navy; and at Chatham Island, Indian Ocean, under Profes- sor Smith, of the Coast Survey. ANOTHER PLANET.—Professor Forster, of the Berlin Observatory, announced last night to Professor Henry the discovery of a new planet, of the twelfth magnitude, in 13 hours 193g Toinutes right ascension, and 8 degrees 9 minutes soutk declination. ” THE Jot Special ComMITTER investigat- ing District affairs, it is understood, have agreed to report a bill with reference to the meetings of the legislature of the District. The bill has not yet been made public, but the efiect of it, it fs said, will be to allow the legislature to meet, but to restrict the session to thirty days. This a nm is taken in order to enable them to make appropriations and provide the Usual revenue by the ordinary system of taxa- tion to carry on the affairs of the local govern ment. Tur Key West Fiotitta Dispersep.— Rear Admiral Scott, at Key West, has dispersed the severai sea-going vessels under his com- mand to various ports of the north Atlantic sta- tiop. The Canandaigua is visiting ports on the north and gouth coasts of San Domingo; the Kansas the Fae of Hayti; the Oseipee has gone to the Spanish main. and will visit Aspinwall and Greytown; the Wachusett has been sent to visit ports on the guif and on the coast of Mex- ico; the Brooklyn is about leaving for the Windwara Islands, and the Shawmut to visit the ports on the south coast of Cuba. The Col- orado was expected from Havana about the 2ith inst., when she will take the place of the Wor- cester as flagship. The other vessels above- mentioned return to Key West probably about the Ist to 15th of June. How THE VeTO MeseaGe ie Recervep.— The prevailing tone in New York city yester day atternoon was one of joy at the result of the President’s deliberation. The feeling in = was generally @ hopeful one for the ‘uture. In Rochester, New York, the announcement of the veto produced a strong feeling of relief. The Boston Post, in an editorial which appears to-day, expresses surprise and gratification, and the Bosten Advertiser says the course ¢hat the President has taken is most creditable to him- self, and eaves the national honor, so reckleasly vriffed with by Congress. Tures Persons Lost 1x a SNOW-STORM. Sunday night last James Murphy, ‘age 75, bis son, age » and grandson, age , in returning to their homes on Silver Creek, Iowa, were caught in a sow storm, and all three perished. Jonn and his son were found under the w: 2 where they had evidently sought protcction. Both of these bodies were found Monday morn- ing. The body of James Marphy was found about a quarter of a mile from those of his companions. Norra Carotiwa Saakes Agar from Chimney Kock, at the foot of 5: tain, dated the 18th instant, say mountain and vicinity experienced of the mist territic shocks yesterday that has yet been felt. The whole earth shook and trembled, houses shook and things were disarrangea in houses. Several shocks have occurred withia the last week.” An Ort Rixe To Raise Paricgs.—A dispateh from Titusville (Pa.) says that a large meeting of oil producers was held at Petrolea Tuesday, the object being to decrease the production of petroleum by discontinuing the drilling of wells, in order to advance the price. The action was taken by a large majority of the operators, with a fair oe. of all joining ina discon- tinuance of perations for ninety days. Tue New Ogteans Races.—At the Louisi- ana Jockey Club races yesterday the first race, Fortuna stake, mile and a half, Bonaventure. Time, 2: Tv consolidation race, one New Penat System.—A school teacher in De Witt county, Lil., bas introduced a new method of ment into his schoo! one of the girls misses a word the lad who it bas permission to kiss her. The Clinton lic says: The result is that the girls are fast f Tey M ‘Three the bark Zimri, lying at anchor the Miesiset) ra, a an Base Batt. The first championship game of ball chasers aaiere tiem Peay Comelusion Yesterday's Proceedings. After recess yesterday before the Joint Special Committee investigating District af- fairs, H. O. Evans, book-keeper for John 0. Evans, was recalled. BRFORE HE WAS INTBRROGATED MR. STARK- WEATHER CAME BEFORE TAS COMMITTEE and stated that i uations had been made in the papers affecting bim in refe.ence to the of Public Works, as a former member of the District Committee in Congress. Hedes.red to — it — — said, be should be , connect name in any improper manper with ‘the Board of Pablic Works, he was ready at once to meet such charge of in- sinuation, and would be glad to have notice, if during the examination, any occasion should arise for his presence before the commiitee. The che'rman stated that thus far no charge or insinurtion, as indicated, hed been made before the committee. TWO HUNDBED TONS OF ASPHALT. C. H. Evaus then hau his attention called to statement in the evidence of John 0. Evans, that he had purchased about two hundred tons of asphalt at a certain time, and was requested to look over his books, and find where the items making up this amount were charged. TREABUKBR MAGRUDER. James A. Magruder, treasurer of the Board of Public Works, was then recalled, and qaes- tioned at length by Judge Merrick concerning the financial transactions of the board. He gave an account of the various sums of money deposited in the bank by him as treasurer, and the manuer of its disbursement; was unable to state what amount he had checked out in checks mede payable to the bank cashiers; large amounts were so paid out, because the board had been to the banks and requested them to help the contractors, and they having done so it wes considered proper to reimburse the baoks at all convenient opportunities for the accom- modation they had extended to the contractors at times when the board was short of fands; the books of the treaurers show every dollar received and paid out by the board, and there is a voucher for —— paid out; about a year ago the board, being short of money, deter- mined to cut up Anditor’s certiticates into small certificates ot indebtedness of $100, $200, and $500 each, receivable for special a:sessment taxes, and when contractors p.esented such Auditor’s certificates they were so cut up; the sewer certificates sold by the board were ecld to the First National Bank of New York; there wss po law under which sales of special assessment ard gewer certificates were made; it was dove by authority of the board; witness dia ‘any other duties as a member of the board be- sides his duty as treasvrer; witness roce.ved $2 500 a year from the United States asa mom- ber of the board, and was also paid a salary as treasurer of the board by the District govern ment; since September, 1873, has made pay- mente in special assessment and sewer certili- cates at par; the $700,000 worth of aseessment certificates sold to the First National Bank were eold to them to pay for money borrowed; the banks here loaned money to contractors ou certificates of the auditor; ‘the witness thinks they received the certiticates as collateral, and also the notes of the contractors, aud when the witness paid the banks he has every r son to believe that they paid the coutrac- tors the difference between the amount of the loans aud the face value of the collat- eral; the money derived from appropriations by Congress, for work done around government property, was paid out indiscrim{nately to cred- itors of the board; large amounts of work done around government reservations were paid out of the four miliion loan; in improving streets it would be impossible to do the work properly by making @ break along the government prop- erty, 80 the work wouid all be done and paid for, and the board would reimburse itself out of the Congressional Appropriations when made; when a street Is finished the nourd take account of the whole cost of the improvement, taken from the audited accounts of the contractors; the surveyor took the statement of the cost, and divided it among the number of front feet along the line of tue improvement, charging each preperty-holder one-sixth on each side of the street; where any portion of the work is ex Dpt the cost is divided in the sams way be tween the property. owners and the genera fund; witness don’t know that any street ba been assessed before work had been completed, corner lots are asseased by the front foot on each street, without any regard to the superficial feet contained inthe lot; after the assessment is made notices are sent out to the owners of lota, who have thirty days to pay the tax in; if they don’t pay it in that time the Loard issues an as ser-ment ceriiticata, bearing ten per cent. in- terest, against the property; formerly those cer- liflcates were payable in one year; now, under a recent law of the Legislature, the propercy- owners have the privilege of paying the tax {n installments, running trom one to five years; ast year the Leg‘slatare passed an act author- izing the board to issue $2,000,000 of special as- se.sment certificates, bearing eight per cent. interest, and receivable for special as.essment taxes, thece have been paid to contractors at par; the whole $2,000,000 have absorbed by contractors; the general’ taxcs on the $100; negotiated in Germany through Seligman, of New York; the money went into the District treasury, and witness drew it out and deposited it in bank; witness received other money de- cived from special asses«ments; also from the water regittrar money received tor water taxes. The memorialists announced that they had concluded the examination in chief. The chairman announced that the examina- tion of witnesses was adjourned until Monday next at 10 o’clock. There was uot a full meeting of the Joint Special Committee investigating District aftairs this morning. Messrs. Wilson, Bass and Hub- bell were present, and were engaged in locking over the check books left with the committee Zz Col. ee, treasurer of the Board of ublic Works, with the view to farther exam- ine him at length at a futare day. On Friday afternoon and Saturday the com- mittee will visit the varieus improvements about the District. ee —___ A Murprrovus Wearox.—Mr. Kraka, the inventor of the breechloader which has been acopted by the war department at St. Petera- burg for the Russian army, has just published a pamphlet at Prague, in which he describes a hew invention of his called the ‘‘Kulomet,”’ or hand mitraitleur. The Kulomet, he says, is of simple construction, and may be uaed by a solcier on any ground, however hilly, just like a rifle. It is comparatively cheaper and sim- pler than the Wernel and ether breechloaders used by European armies, and a soldier armed wit {t can, under all circumstances, fire thrice ‘as rapidly as with the zundnadeigewhr; in battle it will fire twenty-four shots a minute, while other breechloaders ouly fire from twelve to thirteen aminute. Any ritie may be converted into a Kulomet, and any cartridges may be used with it. per: ding i leted in a few weeks. has formed at title of “The epi dereee?? sag? : i A Hi 8 REreegaes ia FORTY-THIRD CONGRES3, Trrrspay, April 23. SENATE.—Mesers. Morrill (Me.) and Ham- lin presented memoriale of citizens of that state, asking the abolition of compulsory p:lot- age. Referred to Committee on Commerce. Mr. Davis introduced bill to redace the tax on the circulation of state banks to an amount not greater than ee! by national bsak- He said the taxon the of state b was my ne cent., and on the circulation of na- tional banks 1 per cent., which practically pre vented the notes of state circulating. He saw no reason why national banks shou'd have the advantage over state banks of ten to oae This enormous tax was — war measure, but as peace had now long pre- vailed there was no necessity for its coutinu- ance. If the state banks could now put their notes in circulation it would be a mea-ure ot great relief to the south and the west. The bili introduced by Mr. Davis was referred to the ‘Committee on Finance. He also gave notice that atan early day, if no other Senator made the motion, he would more to take up the bill heretofore reported from the Finance Committee, to withdraw 25,000,000 of banking circulation from the East, to be ap- portioned among the West and the south. His amendment increasing the amount to 50,090,000 be would also offer. The President, in his mes- sage yesterday, had put the amount of the in- creased circulation by the Senate Dill at 100,000,000, but he (Mr. D.) believed it was only ‘90,000,000; 44,000,000 in legai tenders, and 46,000,- 000 in'national bank notes. Mr. Scott introduced bill supplementary to the act .o incorporate the Texas Pacitic rail- road. Referred to Committee on Railroads. Mr. Merrimon moved f> take up the bill to refer the cotton claim of R. M. and Stephen A. Douglas to the Courtof Claims. Not agreed to. Mr. Windom then called up the bill to enable the Mennonites of Russia to etfect a permanent settlement upon the public lands. The bill was argued by Mr. Tipton in favor of, and by Messrs, Sargent and Tharman in opposition to, its passage. , The morning hour expiring, the unfinished business, which was the Louisiana bill, came up. ‘Mr. Windom snggested that it be laid over informally until the pending bill bedi of. Mr. Edmunds thought the Louisiana bill was of Chg importance, and should not be laid reside. Mr. Hamlin indicated his opinion that the Louisiana question had been very freely dis- nd be gave notice that as soo! the from North Carolina had spoken, or soon thereafter, he would take the sense of the Senate on a motion to lay the bill on the table. Mr. Merrimon hoped the Senator would be willing to permit afull debate on this subject. Mr. Hamlin said yes, but there were different ideas as what free debate meant. To bis mind there bad been the treeet aud fullest debate on this subject,.and further discussion would be productive of no good to the Senate nor the country. Mr. Carpenter said after ali Senators who desired to speak bad expressed their opinions. he wished to submit some remarks in reply to what had been said by some other Senators, and particularly by the Senator from New Jersey, (Mr. Frelinghuysen.) He would probably oc: cupy about an hour. and he hoped that no effort would be made to ‘choke off.” Mr. Thu: man said the debate so far had been properly conducted, and was worthy ot the — and worthy of the great question ai stake. Mr. Hamlin said this was the fact as a general thing, but if the debate was to go on at the rate of a speech @ day, and so long as a Senator might wish to get up and speak, it would never come to an end. The best evidence that nothing of value could come from a farther discussion of this subject wre the spectacle ot the empty seats which had been for days pre- sented, and when, in fact, the Senator who was on the floor had only the galieries for an andi tory. Senators did not listen to each other’s speeches on this subject, and the reason was that al) that was said by one had been said by others a dozen times before. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Mr. Neale (Ohio) introduced a resolution reciting tthe provisions of the act of July 27, 1870, ected twenty-five millions banking curren- cy, withdrawn from the states in excess, and tirecting the Committee on Banking and Cur- -eney to inquire and report to the House why such excess has not been withdrawn, and what legislation is necessary to eecure sach resalt Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency. Mr. Hereford (W. Va.) introduced abill to equalize the taxation of state and nationa! banks. Same reference. Mr. Beck (Ky.) offered a resolution calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury to inform the House how much of the fi@ty-four millions banking currency authorized to be issued to states having a deticiency has not been applied for, and further how many applications have been made = mig gos and why and how many applications, if any, are now pendin; Refe’ Fred To the same committee. é Mr. Archer (Md.) introduced a bill for the removal ot the legal and political divabilities of J. M. Bennett, of Carroll county, Md. Passed. The regular order was demanded, and the House in the morning hour to the consideration of the bill which came over from yesterday, to carry into effect the 14th amend- ment to the constitution concerning citizen- ship, and ‘‘to define certain rights ot American citizens in foreign countries and certain daties of diplomatic and consular officers, and for other — Mr. Onth (Ind.) addressed the House in sup- port of the bill and in reply to the remar made upon the subject by Mr. Cox(N. ¥.) yes terday. Mr. Wood (N.Y.) said the bill was in the right direction, but there were detaiis which he aid Bot Oppose, and which he would move to amend when the bill came to be considered by sections. The morning hour having expired, the House, on motion of Mr. Gartield, went into Committee of the Whole on the Legislative appropriation pega ordering a recess from nalepast four to . Ma. Mr. sewn Ky moved Rt om ine paragra) bg appropriation e sal- ary of the ‘Governes, ecretary, Board of Pub- ie Works, of Health, and ident and members of the Council of the District of Co- lumbia, and took the oceasion to reply to a —— made by Mr. Starkweather (Conn.) about six weeks ago. He said the gentleman had cal to be read a letter written by him in 1861,which had been before read in the House, which had bees read in the 40h Con- ess, and made the ind for his exclusion m that Congress, Senge elected by a ma- jority of 8,000 votes. Ir the leman sought to go back to that clase of lit ure he would ask the Clerk to read a letter written by the gentleman from Connecticut. The Ciérk then read a letter, which has been bom extensively published. written by Mr. itarkweather, March 13, 1871, to W.S. Hant- ington, of Washington, for to as- sist in his election. then read from the sveech of Mr. dead Union soldi and tendency of his was to bring on civil war and rebel }, and had assailed the President. 2 4n ENcounTzR WITH A Mawmtac.—At Portemouth, N. H., on the arrival of a train of cars over the railroad, Thui after- Poon, ® man jumped off and demanded or another standing there that he “; that $10” with an oath. fie | [ : il F 5 § f ki E : 5 vi To. wi the New York or ery Say. New Sour April 23.—The ‘of the fian- eral bill te bi ing at bu I will jailed with enthusiasm by the morn- The Herat oy Temarkable fecuity ¢ Tight time, and that the veto of the stand out asthe most the President Going the right conspicuous act in bis memorable and extracrdinary csreer. The Tribune says: “Grant has once more de- 8 rved well of the country. and merits the thanks of Co he defended gerous enemy. ti ress no less than years ago when © country against a more dan- His veto is of great moral courage under the circumstances under which it was done, thank him to-day f nd the whole country wil! nactof simple honesty which showed yesterday that he ir not entirely in hands which have already done bim so much demage. The bill tended to abolish in Congross a: din the public mind all lingering ideas ot the sanctity of national obligations, and to set us adrift upon a current which ran unchecked to ward repudiation and infamy. The veto of the President is, therefore. far more important for what it prevents than for what it tmme fiately accomplishes. We congratulate him and the countr; yu mm it, not because it kills this par Heular bill, but becanse it issues fair warn ng to the inflationists in Congress that in all future schemes for count upon the opposition of the President. debasin, the currency they must a this view of — Grant bas been adie, by one to do @ greater most men can ac- The Times thinks the great majority of the predent and intelligent business men will be satisfied with the veto. The President's course is satisfactory, not merely because it kills a very bungling and co: piece of jon, passed wih & wholly indefensible purpose, but also because oF inte the constancy of the President in bis payments. ‘ho World, after statin, the possibility of a veto a8 out of the illusions of therefore with a surprised gratification record the veto of ‘yestersa; dent Grant has killed the in’ ‘otion to the cause of specie thas it had regarded ‘any inflation measure Ope, SAYS — It is that we ¥, by which Presi- ‘ation me, and deserved weil of all who love the honor of the Cnited States.”” The Sun's leader is as follows:—General Grant's veto of the bill to inflate the carre: ‘s the smartest thi: he was elected Pre: that he haseverdone since nt. Never mind the little family jar whieh it will make at Washington, that is of no consequence. phia Papers Say. PRILADELPHIA, April 23.—All the papers .of Philadelphia, except the Prees and J “xpress approval of the President's ve! Press says: “If we accept hie decision against che Senate bill as indicative of his determina tion to arrest ail other attempts to relieve the country by an increase of the dium, cor circulating me- it is clear that he has taken issue with a very large majority of the American people, ‘nciuding a very large majority of the republi: can party,” ee rkansas War Over. ROSE DEMANDS THE SURRENDER OF THE MEN WHO FIRED AT fi Sr. Lovis, April 23.—The Globe's dispatch, dated last night, says:—*Co} nas the names of the persons who fired at him ‘ast night, and to-day demanded the surrender and delivery to himof Col. King White and Ben. Johnson for violation of the truce.” «There is great rejelcing in this city at the prospect of a peaceful termination of culties. Business, which has been sus) e dutti- ded since Monday, will be resumed to- morrow.” BAXTER’S PORCE DISBAWN: A later dispatch to the Globe says: is over. Baxter's troops are being furn’ with transportation and sent home as raj The remainder of Col. The war ed, JF wi ite’s command lett for home to-night. Anextra po- lice force, backed by the federal troops, are on duty to-night. eeeckrenras An Important Railroad Suit. Naw York, April 23.—Lhe initiator: ‘steps were taken yesterday in a suit in the supreme court in thii son is plaintiff and the Union Pacific railroad company, Jay Gould, Sidney Dilion and others are defendants, to compe! the latter defendants as stockuolders to make payment of subscrip- tions to stock to meet the claimsof the creditors Che plaintiff aske for an injunction to restrain the transfer by responsible parties of the record to persons not able to respond for par of stock. city, in which Millard M. Simp laint alleges that the company frst $10,000,000 0f mone: -/ bonds, and made them a lien on all their pro erty after first mortgage and land ut bonds, but it neglected to record the deed of trust by which this lien was created, and now it proposes to borrow $16,000,000 more and give a mort gage that shall cut off the lenders on income douds, who supposed that they had a deed of trust to secure their loan. ——eo——— The Samana Bay Company's Affairs. New York, April 3.—Mr. 3. G. Howe has written to the compan: under which, on the 3ist ult., Garcia seized the compan: down the A: ag, 6 flag of San Domingo. The seizure, which Mr. Howe attributes to Ei sunt an ela’ poe of the Samana Bay rate report of the ne President “eH ‘8 property, can fing, boteted’ in ts lish political influence, was made nominally for the non- payment of 833.000 di 6 as rent; rent, however, chat Mr. Howe says was not due until noon on the let of April; whereas the seizure wa: made at 8 o'clock on formally protesting agai @ morning of March 31, Howe the act. Howe says the inhabitants at Samana are mainly Ameri- cans, either by birth or feeling, and that this attem| the Ist revoluticn. ee ®, and Shock | Marder of a lysterious - iog Bostow, Apri! 23.—It was a little boy, not & youpg man, who was found dead in Dorc! yeeterdsy. ‘Inthe afternoon a policeman found the little fellow, who was about toar-and a-haif years old, lying dead in the marshes, near the Dorchester line. it to arrest the progress of A and of San Domingo may lead to another ericant zing Hw body was horribly mu- tilried. His head was nearly severed trom his body, and about thirty stabs were found in dit- peed rh r=. a cece ety Crxcrmwatt, A) vloyes on the Louw! day. by company being behindhand in the payment salafien. Kumors are current that the ly. The boy's uame was Strike. i 23.—The railroad em- be caused Ber compartment is forward vull, and she is expected to be a total loss. —_—_—— A Woman Marder. Bee York, Aj an ee McMahon, a ney weil servant, BLEw IN THB MvzzLe or 4 Gus.—A little 1, about 7 ney, O. in of a brother, suj ed. The gun had not years old, it. as farmer seven ! i i E is i lt : i E £ i Es I Wat they did, generally into the air, but several persons were wounded. As already reported, Col. Rose's orderly attemp' pe , bat his horse became bie, and with him before he could draw it . AB soon asthe Gring o |. Rose rode back te the & house, where company ©, 16th i -tationed, and ordered the men to dock and ladder truck and form sbich was speedily done uh bebind it. ctden During the exc! ri preacher, who was st thony house when the firing began, and rough = show-window, he cut hie’ others, a Methodist was standing in front of the An- aud bellowed, * I'm shot! i'm shot! was with some difficulty that he was oot that such was not the fact DISPATCH FROM COL. ROSR. The Secretary of War has received the fol- lowing dispatch trom U: in Kuse, iu reference to the firing of Tuesday Latte Rook, April 21, 171. The Yon. Wm. W. Belknap, Secretary of War The situation is about the same, except that there is an rncontroiable armed mob constantly parading on the streets. All parties agreed to 4 trace until to-morrow at nine o'clock, bat at about five o'clock this afternoon the usual armed mob commenced parading on the streets in frontof Mr. Baxter's quarters. | immodiatel; went near which time an indiscriminate firing took place, resulting im the wounding of two men. Tne ‘eaders will now probably disperse their own mobs and the strife cease. mOMAS E. Rost, Tr Captain 10th infantry, commanding post. ANOTHER PROCLAMAT: Gov. Baxter last night issued amation convening the state legislatare to meet tn Little Rock tp extraordinary session on Monday, May 11th. The latest advices received last night | indicate that quietuess prevails. A Svrrosep Bacusror’ LeorriwaTs CHILDREN ArrgaR To Claim His Weactu.— It was commonly eupposed that Colonel Wm Phillips, president of the Alleghany Valley railroad; and one of Pitteburg’s millionaires, who died last week, was a bachelor, and that bis eptire personal and realestate would go to his only brother and sister. However, it ap- pears that there are other claimants tothe rich inheritance of the bachelor millionaire, as be weecalled. The story goes that Col. Phillips was married years ago to widow Hemingray. ‘The matter was always kept secret, the iv, who retained the name of Mrs. Hemin, 7. having ber residence apart from Col. Phillips. Ae a result of this union five children were born, four boys and « gui. Mrs, Hemingray died some six or seven years ago. Three of the children sre also dead, and the Temaiving teo, whose names are William and Robert B. Hemingray, are still living, and it ts they who now lay claim to the entire estate, on the ground that they are legitimate children of Colonel Phillips, and therefore heirs to the ee- tate. They have been consulting with their attorney im the premises, but no definite course bas yet been decided upon, although the proba- bilities are that they will sue to recover the es- tate. It is said that there are persons living who witnessed the marriage ceremony bet ween Colonel Phillips and Mrs. Hemingray. as well x some who have scen the marriage certificate. The estate of Colonel Phillips is worth millions of dollars, and there promises to be a lively legal contest for the possession of it. A Frexcu Baxace or Paonise Ca se.—The Paris ndent of the Lonton Daily News writes: ‘Breach of promise actions are rare in France. The law docs net admit compensation for injured feelings,and to sustain a suit of this kind it is always to prove spe- clal damages. An attempt todo this bas just been made betore the civil tribunal of the Seine by a lady calling herself Mlle. Decaisne. She sued a gentleman with the cuts meme of Mariage, and r damages at 10,/ vecause on the faith of the engagement she had given up @ place of companion to a person of rank, and bad bought a trosseau. The erence was that M. Mariage (aged 45) hoc not sought une or be c.y, put hé desired youth, ‘anti find deceived him aboat her age. at first herself to be 23, but afterward owned to 4. Though disap- pointed, be bad made up his mind to put up with this difference; but he had found out by the register that she was in reality 52, and that was s figure be could not accept. Amid shouts of Inughter, caused by a humorous sj of M. Gatipeau for the recaicitrant Marlage, tne court pronounced & verdict for the defendant.” SackeriGiove Tureves.—George Gibson and Wilham Grabam, alias Walter Carter, the pickpockets, who were arrested on Sunday by Detect.ve Henderson in the act of relieving the worshipers at the Church of the 5! their pocketbooks, were committed for $1,000 bail by Justice Sherwood, at Jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday. Miss Sarah C Harvey, of No. 64 Cbarice street, fully idept- \fied Grabam, alias Carter, as the man who jos- tled against her when she was leaving the church. He was anenee ina me sa- joon, investigating contents of the parse, which be said be found in the treet. | Miss farvey identiti purse as her property. Miss Emeline Bi wot No. 2023 street, ident- ified Gibeon as who thrust his hand into ber pocket and made off with her purse, coptaining a pawn ticket and fifteen cents. Both the prisoners denied their guilt.—N. F. imes, 2ist. HavytTep By 4 Woman.—A singular suit is now p ng in the chancery court of Louis- ville, Ky. A woman named Ellen Godwin has followed @ well-known gm there, Major John Throckmorton, y past, shadowing him everywhere, even when business called him to distant cities. She was brought before the court last week on a writ of de lunatice inqwirendo. Medical experts testify the case to be one of wonomania. The q > Grst mate of the French tteaatlp Ameriges, “arThe people of the town of West Bridge- water, Mass., talk of changing its name to ach other SPh.oe‘Orieass, Howard dead, Carley te not expected seaveeves. dhl ie an sa-Geu J. B. Hood nie intentaon “ontdigedtin Ges. “Founson's vook | | :