Evening Star Newspaper, February 22, 1875, Page 1

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INTERNAL ReveNve—The receipts from this source to-day were $1,167 Customs Receirrs.—The receipts from this source to-day wei SENATOR FENTON left for New York on y, in resporse to a telegram annour- ogerous ines of his mother. cing the AFTER OUR REPORT of Congressional pro- sed on Saturday there wa: f interest urred in either House, lelivery of evlogies on deceased ives m ov Charles A. duty and placet on ne Frede 0 leiaehed orde . from the hydre ordered to the torpedo st A PENSION TO MRS. CusHIN House Committee on Invatid Pensions have itgreed to recommend that a pens yer month be paid to the widow of Commander Cushing, U.S. Navy, waitin H. Pain T2Rp amer AND HAnnok Approprta- . Passen.—The House this after- or a suspension of the rules, passed approp: rh noon, u the river a a yeas 20, nay bill approy wards of six r om dollars. MR. ORTH MINISTER STRIA- dent Grant bas terdered the appoiatn minister to Aust » Judge Godlove Orth, of Indiana, who ind Will aecept. The letters re Will be sent to him at onee. | quired wh Wuisky SMUGGLING IN ALASKA neval ©. O. Howard. now in command of the dep of the Columbia, recom- | mends tha rmed steam vessel be em- | to prevent the | m Brithsh Co- | , Corps of en- gineers, ti m duty on the | of the commandix eneral, depart ment of us. and ontered to report in person for temporary duty to Major H. L. bolt. corps of engineers, Willett’s Point, y York. AT THE Ware He eral Williams, Senators Edmunds, Sherman, Pratt, Carpenter, Spencer, and Cameron, and Representatives Hoar, Bundy, Morey, Sutler,*Cotton, Pelham, Gooch, ehfiela, Shoemaker, and Harrison had audience with the President this morning. THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS of the Ala- bama legislature have united ina memorial to Congress praying’ that provision be made for the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in that state, in order that they (the repr ican members) may be saved from th political opponents, the democrats. THE PROCEEDS for the exhibition of the exquisite Japanese sereen at Wormley’s (as announced elsewhere) will bedevoted largely to our needy local charities, and a portion U go to the Japanese mission for the ed: extion of girls, a mission already most < ¢ ssful. Theexhibition is so interesing the olject so deserving that the le alies of Washington society will giv: their encouragement. —Attorney Ger- ir Brr FEW more committee meetings on the Senate side will be held during the pend- ing sesst the early heur at whic Senate will hereafter meet vl the usel hess of endeavoring to seeure thi tion, being the reasons. committee was me i sider the Texas- Pacific nm but dailed to dose for a acconnt of this caucus ving to, ReEPCELICAN SEN Saton andl the order of business. 4 ed. but there was 1 to the order. It at the ad te would bills as the tin the intervals at s the resolution to and the Civil Rights bill at decisiv on ens ment as upon the y me befor mpts would & mit Pin it h- toa tinal TLire at Levyine Ties.—The nts of Lloyds steamship plication to the jor the retund of then on the th of A duties on that comp York, at tb oF TONNAGE the North German ny’s’ Ste port of New Yori, tlon was referred to tbe Attorney General. o in concluding his reply. says: “1 know ng Feason in laweor morals why ft shonkd | be refunded 10 those from whom it has been illegally taken AHAN CLAI™M—The mam to thi epresentatives this week, tt is © be relieved from co: of the H ution dir THF MeGy y Will send at A, as! with tb sting bh ce a receiver in possession of the New Turia quicksilver mine in California, and to alow the contest aiming the property si theirrespective titles to the property ourts. This will be accompanied ts from existing mining laws ia- te out in fall faith the intent ssolntion would be in direet mtiet with statato law. Tuk Pactwie Mai INvestieartox CLosrp.—The Committee on Ways and Means have eonelud i taking testimony cor ans Used fo Secure the BPacitt il Subsidy wi will submit a report to the House this week. Messrs. Kasson, Bur- chant k have bee Signed to its - and their = will bi usiy indorsed! by the he Committee ’ Me this morving to hear the report of the sub committe Beck. Ti —Messr: Burchard, Kasson. ed that it was not yet woukl endeavor to nd mornl PIxcHpack’s Case.—Ti ate members of the ~ on Privileges and Elec Se Comm | debt. ‘The Telegraph Investigation. PRESIDENT ORTON RECALLED. The sub-Committee of the Judiciary— Messrs. Wilson, Cessna and Finck—resumed the telegraph investigation this morning. Mr. Orton was recalled and again examined in relation to the refnsal of the Western Union company to furnish news to the Ala talifernian. The, only reason, he said, was because that paper was in the company’s The Proprietors of the Alea Civifornian subsequently claimed that they were getting better dispatches from the Aimerican Press Association and at cheaper rates. They rather intimated that they were benefitted by the refusal of the Western Union to carry their cispatehes. With regard to the San Francisco Herak?, witness said that the com- pany had advanced the rates of specia that paper, but not because the Mevald fav- ored the Postal yTelegraph or adversely eri- tieised the Western Union com| ained that t pecials, and it was by the West Western Union had a commere reau as far 2: mission of thet plegraph comy: hed nsequently Union. The al news ba- it was coneerned in the trans- s of the Gold and Stock This company farn- to all eities requir- answer tothe connsel of the Western m company, wi ft that he was Ware thai the Western Union company «lever refused to transmit news for the American Press Association beeanse of ad- verse criticisms of the papers of that asso- elation, Mr. Colby, of the New York Graphic. ‘ther the W in- extern Union did not the cont with the Amoric, ress Association within a day or two a @ paragraph appeared in the papers of tl sociat on retlecting upon Mr. Orton? Mr. Orton replicd that it was terr t at that time, bnt notice that it wonkk be terminated had heen giv Pks be| W. 13. Somerville, general manaz American Press Asseciation, called and was asked in the worts of the mM under whieh the committee is ting, whether the Western Union Com- pany had terminated the contract with the an Press Association because of ad- leisms by the papers of the asso Tha Witness replied in the ne | was only an inference of the New York Craploc. because the contract was actin! terminated a day two after the mission to the A. P. A. pap trem Washington. it being a the EVENING SrTar, of this ¢ rm upon Mr. Orton. Witness previons to th time had had an i ‘view with the oflic of the Western Union in relation to transmission of dispatches, and they el: that the low rates at whieh the’ A. P. | Dr- | tions met at the rooms of the chairman, Mr. | Morton, on Saturday evening to consult With reference to the business before them, which has not yet heen disposed of by the Senate. Jt is understood that Mr. Morton has not yet despaired of obtaining a direct vote on the admission of Mr. Pinchback, of tae Conkling resolution sense 4 lest one, and that many ublican Senators (among them am! Sargent) who voted to lay his aside temporarily will support it on a direct vote. With the aid of these and the votes of a number of republican Senators who w. absent when the vote on tabling the resolu- lieu was taken, the friends of Pinchhack claim that he will be admitted (before the sth of Marsh) to@seatin the Senate by a small majorit, PerSoN AL.—The following are registered at Willard’s: ©. H. Wheeler, N. ¥5 John Flanagan, N. Y., W. Lebatl and wife, N. Y. J. M. Rice, Cat; E. A. Pue, Philadelphia L. Bellen. tone sag W. W. Ballard, N Yo L. BE. Brown, N ol. T. A. Scott Philadetphia; ( Green, Philadelphia; H H. Bowels. Cai. H. Peyton and wife, Va. Mile, Hetlborn. N.Y dR. Davis, N.Y Signor DeBassino, N. J.E. Caldwell, Phita- delptia; R. A. Lewess, Philadelphia; C. C. Walker, Chicago. ----Samuel Bowles, editor of the Springfield Republican, B. Haskell, editor of the Boston Herald. and Henry Brooke Adams,of Mass., are the Ebbitt a ----Lieutenant Governor Pean, of rived Secretary Fish was on the floor of wt claims that the vote of last week was in | | Seaith eEnery government in Louisiana, ar- | here Saturday and took rooms at Wil- | + amt Delano were In the Senats | chamber to-day. “I | Miss ¢ dispatches were carried injured their hess with the Associated Press. A recess was then taken until 2 o'clock, TRE AMENDED PROPOSITION of the Union Pacific Railroad company was received at the Treasury on Saturday afiernoon, and will, together with the proposition of - Central Pacific, be presented at the Cabinet meeting to-morrow, greed to, t mitted to Congress ay NoMINATIONS.—The President sent the fol- lowing nominations tothe Senate to-ds H. Lewis to_be surveyor of customs, at Spring, N. Y.; also, a number of naval pro- motions, including Captain Aaron K. Hughes to be commodore; Commodore Read We to be rear admiral: Comm bi Belknap and David B. Ha tajns; and Lieut. Commanders H. F. Pick and Fred. Rodgers to_be comuutuders. REORGANIZATION OF THE TREASURY De- PARTMENT.—The House this afternoon, un- der a suspension of the rules, passed a reso- lution, offered by Mr. Kellogg of Connecti- eut, making ith jer, when the sundry civil appropriation bill is brought into the House. to offer as an amendment the bill which recently passed the House, providing ior the reorganization of the Treasury depirt- ment. The provisions of the bill have h tofore been printed in the STAR, “LOHENGRID re indomitable rakosch deserves well of the mus: of America for lis waceasing efloris to them Italian Opera with sing amt a fincly-drilled orchestra vet assumed eh n_ inferior troup His reputation, no less than the fame of the vocalists he brings with hin isfactory rendition of Wagner's er. x ngrin,” this evening. M’He Hei 5 ary, Signor Corpi and other well- in the cast. The pub- nt that the wardrobes of burned jn the 1 amp: road were not forw: cident THE Levtstan. The rep Amittee on Loutsi to the How will be signed by Potter and M. clusions na Affirs ormorrow. The Messrs. rshall House, as_ prese Foster sab Th will be signed rs. Hl "rye. to whieh they have agro stantial particulars. Mr. W! is not | willing to go so far as his coll sin the y With references to the lity of ion of 172 and prefers that atl alin- F elemina from point of disagree nh members of the fall mittee is the question of intimidation tions. Messrs. Phelps and Foster re join in the conelw nS Of heir re- can colleagues in this respect. On one point the full Commiticee agree unanimou and that is that the acti f the return board at the last election in declur members elected who were not elected illegal. If ey compromise etn be effected the ns here will press the clure it occurred on how he was getting Cooke & Co., if it to me al with Jay Mt be trespassing upon his private “Ibis no trespass upon my y r you to as that question.” THM), the ae in Henry D. ‘ton. and the re- ceiver has been able to pay depositors fifty ceuts on the collar. My main object in g ngton at this time is to <tir « fellows up and see if the vietims of Jay woke & Co, can not zeta little more than half of what belongs to taem. I shall try to inake it lively for that concern in one way or #nother. I presume the country will know more about Jay Cooke & Co. before long than they now know.” —Cbrrespondence Missouri R= publican. ————$<——<—<_____. MURDER.—Philip Olwell, a laborer, resid- ing ina shanty in New York city, surren- dered himself to the police authorities yester- > Saying that Saturday night during a trunken row he had murdered a man, whose me he did not know. A police captain visited the shanty and found the stranger's body lying upon a bed. On the left side of his head were three ghastly wounds. any one of which would have caused death, and to which the edge of a bloody axe found on the pretaises fitted accurately. The outer edge of the left orberal plate was crushed into the left eye by a blow from the hammer head of the hatchet. Olwell claims to have com- mitted the deed in self-defence. FRIGHTFUL RAtLROAD AcctpeNT.—An accident occurred on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad Saturday night near Sheffield, IU.. by whieh a sleeping car and two other coaches were thrown olf the track. One of the coaches fell down an em bankiment fifteen feet high. About fifteen persons were injured. Only one person was ie. a school teacher residing at Tiskilwa. He jumped from the car as it was running on the sleepers. A broken rall was the cause of the accident. Tur LATEST ACCESSIONS to the Reformet Episcopal chureh include the Rey.J. Howacd late the rector of the Protestint Epis e ! eburch, Knoxville, Tenn.; the Rav. Wm. Bower, late the assistant ele ‘yinan of the Protestant Episcopal chureh of St. Luke, Philadelphia; the Rev. G. A. Rida! late the rector of the Protestant Eipiscopal Mount Airy, Pa.; the late the reetor of equally important letter written in response. Gossip toyed with the spondence for an | hour, and then fitted off toother things. s[t | wow trauspires that Mr. Wilson's New Orleans correspondent is General Longstreet, the correspondenc \ highly Indtan Fighting in New Mexico. Fort STANTON, N. M., Jan. 31, 1875. Editor Star:—The reservation of the Mesca- jaro Apaches is situated at this point, and their agency is a very good one, but yet they cannot desist from killing and stealing, and have finally left altogether, which will cause much trouble and hardship to the t sta. tioned here. Previous to their final depar- ture small bands, numbering from ten to twenty, would quietly steal awa: rauding expeditions, and after killing those who unfortunately fell in their brow # stealin; horses, killing cattle, and committing sack other depredations as they alone know how to commit, woul! as quietly steal back again. This they have been doing for tne past (Wo years or more, until the citizens bave become exasperated to such extent that they have formed a company of rangers, and since its formation the company has made two successful raids on their eamp. ‘The first raid was madeon the night of the J0th ultimo; they captured eight ponies and killed four Indians. The seeond raid was made on the Sth instant; on this raid they plured ninety ponies and killed eleven Indians. Some of your readers may say that jest such work as this is what makes the Indians hate the white man as he does, but fet them follow me and they will concur with | when I say that they neither deser as- or merey from our hands. Oa the nta band of fifteen Indians JUMPED THE CATTLE RANCH of @ Mr. Stanley, situated about 45 miles from this post, killed one of his herders, wounded another, who ese: the moun- tains, though badly shot and after putting thrgugh the fallenr rows through his bods then went to the ranch and took into captiv- ity the wife of the wounded man. They took her some 12 miles from the ranch, ravished her, and then SHED HER SKULL WITH STONES, nrough the leg, two additional ballets ns head and three ar- ped him, and and left her nearly naked on the trail. This same party also Killed another man. This man t scalped, disemboweled him, and split his chest open, leaving on the trail the most ghasily corpse man © On the sth instant another bi om on the Pecos riv: can well km pe! At th: ing beside his wagon, but ft was not long be fore his wife handed him his gan and ami nition. He fought like a tiger, and thoagh shot in six different places, wor as he Was a good shot and possesse< nh excellent gun, the Indians were loth to einonhim. One of the shots had sh: ed Joe's right hand so badly that he had p th artridge in the breech of 1 gun with the lert hand, and at times would have to cject the shell with a knife, as the blood from his hand clogged the spring xo that it would not eject the Sheil. He fought on, and received ‘the seventh shot, which broke his leg. This shot felled him to the ground, but on seeing an Indian springing or the sand hills to take his sealp, ED HIMSELF UPRIGHT BY THE AID. OF HIS WAGON WHEEL loaded, fired and killed the Indian. Three Indians ran out und pieked up the dead one, and Joe tnanaged to load and give them an- other shot, this let them out, for they imme- diately decamped. Joe's wife and little boy were in the wagon, and both of them were badly wounded, and on its arrival at. Loyd’s crossing, on the Pecos, forty-five bullet holes were counted in the body of the wagon. Stanley's wounded herder walked fourteen iwiles across the mountain, told bis sad tale, and was brought here for treatment. Stan- ley, with his two white and six Mexican m¢ started Jn pursuit of the “red friends, after traveling some twenty miles came on to them. The Indians took ‘to the rocks and opened a brisk fire upon tne party, which was as briskly returned. Stanley received a shot in the thigh, which shattered the bone. and asa Mr. Farmer attempted to get to his as- sistance he (Farmer) fell among the rocke and dislocated his shoulder. The Mexicans ran at the first shot, and left the three whites at the merey of thesayages; but they, think- ing that the party attacking then) was large one. also broke “i left the fleid, thes Stank ad Farmer Both of the emen post for medical treatn a the receipt of the at HE PU by allowin: alive. commanding officer dispatety Fechet. wi th 8 river, and with company 1, sth eavairy. the party whieh ley at Randlett followed S to the place where | body inehbes in dan, eter PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT 1AM ul Sergeant Lethey took (r ast-plate of ree beads, His knife was also trophy. € t's party camped in the nrountains that night, and o: following day found the bodies of the mu iman and woman They gave them a christian burial, and then | proceeded to follow the trail. which led over | the mountains and out on to the plains. He | followed the trail for fifty miles on the | ins, but was foreed to retu rwing to | \ | ing started with but five days rations. Companies D and G, 8th eav edone hander service this winter than any other two companies inthe army, and have but just commenced their work, as the post eom- | mander is determined to bring the Indians | back on the reservation, or hem a le son ever to be remembered. Company G starts out to-morrow in search of the + lost children.” and the scout will prove a severe | one on both men and animals. as the moun- , Ws are covered With snow. s. RUMORED CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN VICE PRESIDENT WILSON AND GENERAT LoNGSTREET.—Some day there was a | rumor ofan important letter received in this city from Viee President Wilson, and of an nt and instrt President's views have 3 public through the medium or a nication which went the rounds of the | wd th may be assumed that, in sneral Longstreet, they wece re ch is . the gen } under- row. But, s to our New | Ovleans’ friend's reply, there does not | seem to be a satistactory conclusion. The most popular view is that the old war- rior agreed with Mr. Wilson in his theories 4s to military interference here, and, it is even hinted, added some running commeuts » the coastitutior worthlessness of the nin Whose jateres renee is been evoked. We sh be sur- ised if this proved to be the eorrect version, vit oceurred to us at the time that the signument of Hugh J. Campbell to the defense of the state-house last month meant more thin a desire—a very natural desire, however—to secure that Valuable person’< services, It seems quite probable, in fact, that Gen. Longstreet has with the Packard i availed himself of an opportunity to contide his disgust to Vice President Wilson. We only regret that the General's reticence will notalow him to submit so interesting and lively a correspondence to the public.— New Orleans Picayune, Feb W. BErcuen is a dceper and darker personage than Tilton. A man of far more subtlety and power, he has also shown more discre- tion and has preserved his position with a marvelous tenacity for one Who has so lon; practiced those criminal irregularities ‘Of conauct whieh, like murder, must always out in the end. He is a strange compound be goa and deceit, of curious consistency and ingenious hypocrisy. Though his mag- netic influence is wonderful and the charm ofhis eloquence fascinating, the virtuous in his presence must Piperience a certain dim conscionsness that the depths of his miad are darker than the surface, and that, if a sinner at all, he ts one from deliberation as well as from linpulse.— Louisville Churicr-doue- nal. * ————___ A MURDER MYSTERY or THREE Years | AGo SoLveED.—Three years ago the manglei remains of @ man Were found in the braneh of the Chicago river. No clue of the murderer was discovered until Saturday night; when a young man named Daniel Hiassett was ar- rested at the instanee of his father, Patrick Hassett, and poe over night. He sent for a sergeant of polict and mate a statement, whieh he Gy Np syorew, that his father had chopped is man to pieces, and, puttin: his remaias intoa barrei. threw them Into tne pie ry has beon arrested on the charge of municr, : —__________ #> Moulton’s wife, it seems, was also mutual friend. * ‘but don’t mina about your The “l standing = its warmer; Unen dusters yeu. FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Monpay, February 22. SENATE.—Mr. Anthony. from the Com- mittee on Printing. reporte:t resolution con- tinuing the present contract with D. F. Mur- py, ne reporting the debates of the Senate Passed 4 The Vice President laid before the Senate the memorial of the Board of Trade of New York, and of merchants and bankers of tha city against the annulling of the Pacitic mai! cohtract. Appropriations. Mr. Morton presented petitions from ¢ol- ored people of Georgia and Kentucky asking the passage of the etvil rights bill Mr. Anthony called up bill to provide for the distribution of the rezular official editions of certain public doeyments and of the Con- sressional rf. He said this was the same bill presente! last session, when it was : ed with the franking priv ters. Since then the com ted rything object y sinply a plan for t ~ It » distribution documents already printed, and provided for no new printing. ‘The bill w Mr. Anthony next called up for the republication of the Patent Office Ga- vette. sed. Also, joint resolution to print report of Major Powell's expedition in quarto form. Passed, Aso, joint resolution to print 5,000 copies 0! rial services on the oc ath of Prof. Morse. Mr. An- moved to amend by redueing the amount to 5,500, which was agree! to, and the resolution then passed. Also, ution to print 230.000 copies of agricultural report for 1-2; Which was discussed until the ration of the morning hour, when it over. Mr. Lewis asked to subr premising that w! cdot Pebr the birthday of George Washington, has b by law declared a national holiday. that, a mark of respect to his memory, the Seuate do now adjourn. Mr. Windom, whe < passed. iN fo prov ide it a resolution al charge of the Indian ned to yield uh 4 sd for t ment showing the Amounts appropriated e: year from 1866 to 1874 inelusive for river harbor improvements for the Ohio and Mis- sissippi rivers, and for the objects Michigan. Minnesot ud Wisconsin, south of the Potomac and Ohio rivers. ordered. The Vice Presid report for 1s pe printing pnt laid before the § ited S fish eo: Ordered to be printed. presented by Messrs. ( 3 Michig: rom ¢ that state, asking that sin lege be granted to soldiers whe union army @ 1g the In 100 ae! Refer: Milit Mr. Cogan p: Army of Repub nois saze of bill for equalization TH DI 2 pase bounties. | EIN N APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED The Indian appropriation bill’ was ceeded with, and various amendments whic were offered were rejected, and the bill was passed. THE WEST POINT APPROPRIATION BILL. Mr. Morrill (Me.) called up the West Point appropriation bill. An amendment reported by the committee providing that the President be authorized to fill any vacancy occurring at said acad- emy by reason of death or other cause of any person appointed by him, was agreed to. Mr. Thurman moved an amendment pro- viding that hereafter the number of cadets annually appointed to West Point shall not be more than one-half of the number now authorized to be appointed. He expressed the greatest interest in the academy aad his confidence in its usefulness; but it was well known that the number of officers now entirely too great in proportion to the merical strength of thearmy. Mr. Hamlin also spoke of the interest he dl always felt ia West Point, but con- curred in the opinion of Mr. Thurman, that we were educating officers fester than the neods of the serviee demanded. He suggested an amendment, that the cadets be appointed alterpatély for each Congr?ssional district, which Mr: Thorman accepted. Mr. Logan, while admitting the excess of officers, opposed the amendment, because it was not sufliciently matured, and would give a great deal of trouble. It shovld be brought forward as a separate provision. Mr. Morrill (Me.) said this bill was no for the amendment. and he moved to it on the table; which was carried by 2 to 19, Mr. Thurman then renewed his amend- ment providing that hereafte. the number of radets to be appointed shall be one-half the present number. and instead of one cadet being appointed every fous years from each ‘ nu. gresslonal district one cadet shall be ap pointed ey curs Mr. Frelinghi an ameodment as this on 2 ion bill. Mr. Morton said we had more Proportion (o our army, than any European government. But the theory of ‘our govern- ent was that we should have plenty of edu- cated officers rmies we ealled ase of emergencies. He ndment ou the table. 2 Appro- Mticers, in tewt to instruet th upon to raise in wl to lay eed to by Wsaid it was not fair to | hen passed. ted petition of h favor of the Te ml Mr. Scott pr Pennsyiviu subsidy. 1 resolutions of Vir Y iucrease of & ‘on tot ». Finance, Mr. Sprazue cailed up the pension appro- priation bill, ‘ Mr. M 1 as an amendment the DILL rep im from the Ce ittee on ions, to provide for and | of votes for President ad the decision of ques by} te rivileges and Elec ate the counting: and Vie tow Presid ing thereon Mr. gue characterized this a most ex. Proposition to move will, He moved to lay i AVES 3 noes Mr. Morton rene 1 Ametclty jd that under the operation of the twenty i joint rule the objection of either House would suffice to throw out the elec toral vote of as The coptinuan of this rule might result in throw- ing the election of the next President in the louse of Representatives, and he wanted those who voted t his amendment to understand that U1 would be held responsi- | bie for it, and in this connection he called at- | tention to the fact that the democratic Sena- tors had all voted to lay his ameadment on the table. HOVSE OF REPR Bat | asmall number of bills were introduced for | reference under morning call of Monday. Among those introau which were reterted & By Mr. Packer, (Pa ganize the registered Onices and Post Road: By Mr. Kelley, (Pa.)—Bill to extend the | time one year for filing claims for the refand- ing of taxes illegally assessed aad collected. Ways and Means. By Mr. Banning. ((hio.)—Bill to fix t time for the meetings of Congress. Judicia (The bill provides for au extra session of the | Ath and succeeding Congresses, commencing on the sth of March.) By Mr. Lowe, (Kansas.)—Bill to enable per- Sons entitled thereto to locate lands under the Ith article of the treaty of July 19, 1806, with the Cherokees. Also, 4 joint resolution of the legislature of Kansas favoring such action by Congress. Judiciar: By Me. Armstrong (Dakota}—A bill to dis- approve and anaul certain acts of the legis- lature of Dakota. Judiciary. By Mr. MeCormick (Arizona)—A bill to neorporate the Dakota and Arizona Rail- road Company. ij The reading of this bill, which ix very tons, was demaaded by Mr. Randall (Pa.). 1 > order that the morning hour might be consumed before the second-call was reachod. At the expiration of the moraing hour the reading was interrupted. and on motion M:.G. Hoar (Mas..), the testimony taken by the Louisiana Investigating Committse Was ordered printed sor the use of the House. | Mr. Wheeler (N. Y.), from. the Commitice on Appropriations, re] the river and harbor @ppropriation bill with amendments and moved it be referred to the Committee of the Whole and male the special order for SEeay, after the morning hour, So or- ered. Mr. Sawyer ( Wis.) moved to suspend the rules and discharge the Committee of the “d were the following, indicated : i Bill to better organ- letter system. Post ta from its consideratiou, and pass the The yeas and nays were ontered, and the bill paxsed—yeas nays 45, Mr. Waldron (Mich.) moved to suspend the rules and Substitute for the bill ‘to remit the Be a stohaeeee ee | certain due from ‘and other corpora- tions in the sixth of Mi , and the rules were suspended and the phen wertificates of indebied: Ue acter the passa re of thie act (Me) moved to suspend tules d pass vill toenable the central branch Uniow Pacific railroad company to submit its claim against the United States under ex- isting laws to the decision of t Court. Considerable hostilit fested, and. on the que mot the was mani f seconding the a doen ts voted in the afiurmativ Mr. Bradley (Mich.) moved to suspend the rules and take from the Committee Le Whole and pass a pill for the sale of timber lands In the states of California aud Ores and in the territories of the United Sta sey motion of Mr. Hawley (« ndment to the sundry civil approp was made in onder, authorizing t » pomntment of an assistant to the chief signal ofticer, with the rank of captain of cavalry rank of lieutenants « and of aids with eavalry Treasury department « he sundry civil appropria On motion of Mr. Davis, (Mass.,) the S ate anw lation tot of Colum li passed mo to snspend the rules so as to bring the bill in rela hte the Freedmen’s bank be > the House for com sideration at the present time. The motion was rejected l02—not two-thirds v Mr. Myers ( Foreign” A ffai i pass a bill s iuumigr THE IRREPRESSIKRLE RAILROAD testT.—The war between the Baltimore a Obie railroad compa sh week without show nz Si or of Weakening on tons in passenger rates Baltimore and Ohto road been maet by its rival, bul each seems irous, for the present at least, not to co below the abatements already made. In ireight rates to or trem points at whi as compete there is no fixed sc agents making ¢ h, and shippers taking advan thereof to secure the lowest possib! great trunk roads b the ea: st are holding a ne tion but it is quite safe te predict th ts a week longer ther: To keep the E: of the fight, any le vania Central endeavors to maintain th regular Chi ates of fare between New York and whilst from Philadephia to Chi- s come down to the low rates estat the Baltimore road. At Chica: ees OF growing dissatis- tain points that indicate that the quarrei must spread. The Pennsylvania company has issued more stringent orders in reference to the through passenger travel between Washington and New York, with the view of forcing ft from the Baltimore and Ohio, a will no Jonger redeem from the latter road the coupons issued for the Potomac branch, nor receive or deliver throug passengers at Rayview. The Philadelphia and Baltimore company is forced to submit to these orders: the alternative being that the Pennsylvan woad will carry its throu Philadelphia by way of New for Philadelphia, however, continue to and arrive at the President st station. Bait. American. A Visit To PLyMovra’s Pasror.—In view of the damaging testimony to the de- fendant’s cause in the dab ease given yesterday on thi stand by Mrs. Frank D. Movfitor repre seutative of the Herald paid a visit to the Rey. Henry Ward Beecher last nizht. ix order to obtain, if possible, some expression of opinion from him as to what constract on he could put upon a story so succinctly toll ni at the samc time sodamazing. The evi- Widuced from three of the witnesses save been examined since the beginning of the week have so far greatly added to the ‘ht and quantity of cumulative facts ich are daily being put in the seale against Mr. Beccher. It was with a desire to affor’ him an opportunity of ma. an explar t f these so far uucoatroverted facts ten interview was & t with him last era Witness The degendant in the «gre: foun his comfortable resic lumbia Heights. It wasenty aft tai vi as wi- Beecher was vis- ter te Herald repr mitted to the hall that My ible, and then he evidently only came ou from the parlor afte psultation with nu- merous iriends. In reply to the questions puttohim Mr. Beecher said under present circumstances it would, he thought, be highly improper for him to make any : ever on the evidence. The tin when his side of the question won but for the present be must decline to say anything. His counsel would not approv such action on his part. At this poin Mr. Beecher that he was wanted up stairs Beecher thereupon eyiaced a great de to be rid of his interrogator, which was. r the circumstances, appreciate | FALt the Fall Riv the same. Many ope return to work bat r of violet from the strikers. e been mi 2 in many instances—not countenanced, how atives would doubtless ever, by the union. To-d: ht spinners, with their families, took the train for Bostor ep route for the “old country,” thelr ex; home being paid by the union. The wrted to the depot by 200 0r mor. tives, male and fe jet by fit drum, wnd be: In Satu papers # ul appeared from the weavers committee to the effect that the strikers were ready and willing to consider any proposi- tion from the manufacturers having in view « settlement of the existing difficulties. It is thought # slight concession now on each side would arrange the whole matter in dispute. Joste MANSFIELD AGAIN.—Some tw onths 2go, it will be recollected, Miss Jose phine Mansfield got a verdict for © against Mrs. Luey D. Fisk, executrix of Jas. Fisk, deceased, for a loan to that am given to Fisk some two years before tragic death. This morning applicatic made to Judge Lawrence, in Supren a new triai.on t vered evidence, whic ourt ferring counsel to the justice who reuit at which the cause was tried ‘k Commercial, 20th. SENATOR CAPERTON’S PLATE Va aM ‘ucinmati al does him injustice, Senator Ca 5 West Virginia, intends to distin- himself in the next pngress. It is said that he has committed himself to the return of the national constitation to th original form before the rebellion, declaring war to the knife and knife to the hilt against “northern oppression.” IMPORTANT JUDICIAL DECISION.—In a suit brought by certain bondholders against the First National Bank of Brattleboro’ for recovery of bonds deposited in sald bank for safekeeping, which were stolen four rears ago, the supreme court of Vermont holds that the stockholders could not be responsible for the loss. —_——$—$$ $$ GoLp HUNTERS IN THE Brack Hints. — The party of thirty which feft Sioux City last Oct for the Black Hills gold mines, is comfortably quartered near the center of the hills; have had no trouble with Indians, and are prospecting with success. THE DIRECTORS oF THE VALLEY RAUL ROAD have until the first week of April to decide whether they will lease to the Balti- more and Ohio. meeting of the stock. holders has been less a es ntleman descended the stairs and said to | passed. [The bill remits the taxon certain } e Supreme | public institu | | | | } { | | | | | faction with the unequal rates made to cer- | t Brooklyn scan- | | contempt ve heant. | Aud + og until then to) aftord time for deli! ition, AN EFFO! New 4th of March by order of the exeeutor.—Oom- monwealth, f ISTER EXVELLED.—In the Virgini: at ad = ex- Feet on Sattinday, BY, § unanimous vate pal Church for £ * sa-The hard times are said ted matrimony by ons ang requirements tw have promo- ‘the expeein- of engaged couples.” | ! | and TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. NEW MINISTER TO AUSTRIA, Representatiy: Orth toSacceed Mr. Jay THREE BOYS FROZEN TO DEATH. THE RAILROAD WAR. FOREIGN NEWS. THE BIRTHDAY OF WASHINGTON. WASHING TONS MDAY. Phil LADELPHTA, Febraary 2. Wi ton’s birthday is duly observed and the ley decorated with Mags. A those ai at Independence Hall are Rear Pine Tree flag axl others carried during the Revolution. There are several milste parades, and the uxaal salutes were fired, nks, Chamber of Commerce and other Jone ane cloned. Parede. ‘ebruary —The Orion Guants, ‘numbering 1, tarched Gurough the streets this morning before their departure to Fort Wasiingtea r target practice Everything was in the tighest order of burle The guard para- ded) tofantry airy, and artiliery. The infantry w ressed in all manner ef an- cient ubiferies, probably ne two alike, and arried shot guns, fint-lock pistols,” ear. bines, &c.; the cavalry Were mounted on stage horses made « Kk, and exhibited also grout di Their Prita Club Ce arms Ww » is and swonls of massive weig! rtiliery consisted of a pastoboanl cannon drawa by fourteen \s to be had in ty tdown Chestaut street; i Fort Washingt 1. Twas about 15 fee briny tance 15 4 New York birthday public business, « and In great measure of the stores. ho paradesof military. Wea Reunion of Veterans. is obse a Various « Woopnvry. N.J., Pebroary 2 union of the 1th regiment New Jer ubteers, late of the Sd brigade corps, Arniy of the Poton place here today. A large nunibe Irvivors were present. A permanent organization was ef- pected. Lietit Henry P. Chew being cha- Sen presid Capt. Win. E. Potter madean tet rex regiment Jef the state Sept. ise, and served dur war with dis Tinguished ¢ entry “ Qavecie 4 SAD STORY OF PARENT CnUPRLTS. Three Boys Frozen to Death. New York, Febr A e . New York, dispateh living n & M " i ively 5, 00, ‘ wath toring Lae tn Kk. It appears the father are Jazy and disst pated peoples bor of their children wh: ber. The three the fritts.ef tre es below foro tok their ree biren tin must st on wit baske ls boys t 7 Weather mexle rated The parents forced the They started ta the direc f Westville, some miles distant, over a bleak and desolate road, hilly, and in some places the snow waa badly drifted. On Wednesday morning the bodies of the three children were found Tying in the road frozen. The largest of tha three had Lis arms around the peck of the youngest ° PW MINISTER TO AUSTRIA. Minister Jay to be Superseded by Mr. Orth, New Y« February 22—The Tribe Washing pecia It seems thi last Mr. Join Jay premied as 1. S. minist became dissu three years azo moved at the to Vienna. administration siied with Mr. Jay two or and be would have been re- time but for the fact Uhat it was deeme! that his experience at that mis- sion would be of Special value to the go ment rn Exposition. Sabse- cd home on leave, and nylon it Was arranged resign. What pre- vented his retirement at that time is not known, but he was permitted to retarn to his post. The President has now teadered 0 mission to the He allove S. Orth, men ber of Congress it lar Indiana, and the present chairn af the Committee on Foreign Affairs. His name will be sent to the Senate March 4, and he will leave for his new dutics as soon thereafter as pos- sible.” at the Vienna 2 « Berlia I says one af the pri Never od by Germany to check emigra- listment of em- tion, i igrants against Brazilias migration a Bi-marck. The rnmors that Prince Hohentohe is to be appointed to 4 ee Bistn: have no foundation. ms will be light auTangements facilitating his control > Prussian ministry. Thus the Pre- mier will be enabled to retain his post anti stmmer, when it may become nec for him te consult his health with re the possibility of continuing In office. Tneig: jon at the Pope. e German press is indignant alt the #'s last eneyclical ——e—_—_ THE RiILROAD WAR. A Philadelphia Opinion. ILAPELPRIA, Febraar Teleoraph says there war between P. and there a that u 2 Will som not by « rise, bul by the retr latter, many, how that the contest will bh. maintained on both Centennial. The Ontarto « ons held a eau the poliey of th resp tes th thooming een- ition at Phil There is a sino, est s the part of inembers mnerally to secor a crelitable exhibition of the products and manufaet of the Do- minion. Murder About a a New York, February 22.—Iu Trenton, N. J.. yesterday, Thomas Hindsley was found mortally wornded, and died soon after. Ea- ward Dimond was arrested on the charge of being the murderer. The amMair is said to have been caused by Dimond avasing Hinds- ley's do, oe A DISTRESSING CASE ¢ house of Mr. John St ast Not- m, Cecil county, Md., was destroyed > on the 'th instant. The Oxford Press says:— How the fire originated ts not known. Itsiarted in a small back kitchen, and was seen by neighbors nearly a mile distant for before they repaired to the place ve the alarm. None of Mr. Simmons” fainily were awake, and had they not aroused when they were, all w: doubtless: have perished {nthe flames. Mv. Simmons was fearfully burned. and has since died; bis son James, about Is years of A badly burned that he died on ‘ednesday evening, and Mrs. Simmons was also burned, but at last accounts was i They were ex to the bitter morning, with the mercury at zero, footed and almost in a nade condition, for nearly an hour before they reached the houses, Of their neighbors.’ RAILROAD CoMPaANtes wusT Prorecr i f i i for til creed that the com gence in pot ecung: THE TriaL of Lycunevs Lirrne—a {iyeurgus Little. charged with the murder OF Lyeut : bv je brother: Clinton, in Clarke at Va, the a in July, 13, has been summoned however, that