Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1876, Page 1

ry THE EVENING STAR. | AUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, AT THE ‘AR BUILDINGS, ennss! @ Avenue, coruer Lith Street, | BY The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany | 8. H. 9 URFMANN, Pres’t. | sania Genes rem manta. Copics a the Creates eentan tor montas $3 OO: one year | vee, 47 —N2. 7,170. THE WEEKLY STAR—pudiished om Priday— | a year. postaae prepaed. i subscriptions tacarradly im advance, aad ne yet sent lesser than paid Sor. GF Aates of advestisine fernished om application. EVENING STAR. SPECIAL NOTICES. W_ GRAND BNOiAMP. 7 tet inst.) at 7% oclers 2; | Washington News and Gossip. — B. ALLYN, G. 3eribe. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS.--Internal reve- NATIONAL SOUbATION 7 Bue to-day, $442,730.98; customs, $358 612.93. their Um 9 Tim street morth- CENTENNIAL Ecoxomy.—The Appropr! NESDAY, 228 tote et cig | ation Committee this morainy agreed ‘0 ORGE COW LE. ~ Secretary, decline to recommend any further approp: | ation for the Centennial Exposition at Pail- adelpbia. THE Specie ResumMprion BiLi—At a quarter before two o'clock this afternoon, Mr. Atkins, of Tennessee, presented a@ reso- lution In the House which in effect repealed the third section of the specie-resamption act. Mr. Holman called for a yea and ni vote, Which resulted in yeas 109, nays 108— bot a sufficient two-thirds to adopt the reso- lution. RICHARD H. Dana, 18, after asking to be Be re Teanested tw meet at ‘he Gall- * between Sl and 44; streets south: ING. at7o cock soarp, for the © Delegates to the Convento ja Mall, March a7th. to select tional Nominating Coareation, mat. THOS COMMOLORE, sec 1 Sh NUTIO“ Tu TaX A¥EuS. zor Coumusta, a + March 3, 1576 The attertion of Tax payers Ix called’ to the fi Of the second instalment of the taxes for th: year bec. micg due the Ist of April prosim Rot paid cn or betore that day a pe uf two per | heard by the Senate Committee on Foreign Centum will be aaded fof such | Relations, bas mounted his high stepping tex. and on the fi eding month 1 horse, and published @ letter in B: cb, bad a plebeian written it, would have been styled impertinent. He eviden'ly wishes to be made a martyr of, and he will be gratified. Dana is an accomplished, high- tored gentieman, but he lacks comme sevse, and Ben Butler is too much for bim. ANOTHER INVESTIGATOR —A commani- cation has been received by the president from Mrs. L. G. Wasson, Atlanta. Ga. al- until collected in the manner prescribed by inw. i h to the delin: such tax dus Ociober I, t75 m of al ag oduce dealers st large end are hereby potified that the licsases Sereed te them oo such. will expire.ce toe Sst day of March ard th same mast be promptly renewed JOHN * Cook, Doltector. D. C. HOME MUTUSL BUILDING ASSOCIA TLON—Orcan January, 1876 —Bab- wcript it be Ser: at office of Secretary 454 Loulsiay leging that the convicts in the Georgia pent- ae wt cance os poceeees 60a Ee tentiary are let out to contractors who beat them brutally, lashing till the t and starve them, so that several have died er the ordeal. She says that she makes this communteation at great peri! to herself. pod comes, DAY, April 34, at 7 o'clock Bail, corner Shand & ste. n nw ka street BES BOD BUBLNSON, P: \~ _IRvING WILLIAMSON, Secret LISOCOLN HALL. The attorney general sent the letter to Sana- Ss Aying “it affects ('nited States == prisoners.” The committee ou the judiciary A. special service for will investigate the subject. . YOUNG MEN, THE SENATE RAILROAD COMMITTEE had SABBATH AFTERNOON, at 3% 0 Bort addresses by Young Men. x. a full meeting this morning, and took into corsideration the various propositions look. 2 _Music led by Cornet and Organ. feviz-tr_ | ing to the construction of a Pacific rai!roat = ~~ on the 32d parallel of latitude. The Texas oT RLS Lonisians avenus, Pacific ill. Known as the Scott bill, was 1ee oti TOR NEY-AT-LAW, | Considered in all its bearings, 23 also the alternative preposition presente? by Mr. Hamilton, of Texas, to build a road with no ubsidy than the la grant. Some action will probably be taken on Moen pext, to which time the subject was postponed. DEATH oF Mars, KinGMAN.—(oeneral pathy is expressed for Mr. E. Kingman ep BOILING HOT OB ICE COLD Ta, COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE, Perc and Frasrant, WITH MILBUBN'S UNBIVALLED SOD4, VivaNia AY as. ENSON & CO. a= 4 the loss of his estimable wife, who died BPANESBRS, ) Satarday night ae the advanced age of Corner of 1 et and Pennsy'vania Avenus, ae ee erat pand. was of quiet, eniti- isinelined her to figure in ble life, but. in ye adornet for so mans es of mind and heart Dealers in Government snd District Secarities Foreign Exchange mud Go! REMOVAL —WM. F HOLTZMAN, @: ney-at- Lav, has removed to No. 1321 . wao Bortbwest, opposite itt se, aud will oe Pleased to sec bis triends Do-iness scyusiat- ito that ances. Lee Micited and money invested ietion comes upon nt in same butiding j<9 tt COOKE, Jz 200, BARAEBS, n journalist when he himself ix a and broken in heatth, bat ft shonld a im seme consolation to kuow that }| our whole commuanity feel for him a@ hearty 19-tr 2429 F street. | anu r spectful sympathy. = SL G. YOUNG, District Day THE HOUSF.—At quar- BOTARY PUBLIC, | er psst two o’elock to-day the District of ; octiT tt Columbia Committee was granted the floor. Mr. Neal (Ohio) reported the first bill, it being the bill to sanction the route and tor mini of the Anacostia railroad and to rezu- late ite construction. . Randall ma a Font of order against the bill that the Sa- preme Court had decided that the streets in belonged to the government, and sed to give the company 9 OVer we streets. Mr. Kerr ‘erruled the point oforder. The bill, after syplanation, was then passed. The n>xt bill reported was by Mr. Crapo. to provide for tne recording of deeds aud other convey: ances in the District. which was under con- sideration when our report closed. TEE Post OFFICE ConTRACTS INVESTI- GATION.—Mr. Barlow, of the firm of Barlow, Saunders & Co., probably the most exten- sive mail contractors of the west, was e mined Saturday before the House Commit- tee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and ated he bad paid to a party by the pe of Farrar, througk his attorney, Colo- MeKibben, the sum of $50,000 to suppress tue appearance of witnesses In an investiga- Orrice—Btan BriLpiye. KLIN & CH. OPTICIA Li SPECTACLE: MEMPLER, Orticiax, 3 Penna. 278.. corm= @ec3-tristp UNPARALLELED REDUCTIO“N! MAREHED DOWN old at tion by the committee in regard to the let- Semon ne + ting of contracts for carrying mails in Orc sold at genio in which he was Intereste!. He E charged that witnesses were kept away, and | that McKibben wrote the committee's re- WORSTED COATS AND VESIS. Goats and V. ste sold at $25......Seling no sg Goats and Vesis soid at $23. Selling now at Goats and Vests sold at @15......Selling now at @ Washington Patriot. about two years ago. THE “SMALL Pox” aS Colonel Farrar died ia GALLERY.—Hereto- BUSINESS SUITS. fore the north gallery of the House of Repre- v generally known as the “small Borinewe Suits soid at has begun to fill up by half-past Business Suita sold at jock, and was generally filled long ten o Business Suits sold at before ‘he meeting of the House at noon Since the agitation of the subject of ventila- tion the Doorkeeper bas ordered the doors to this gallery to be closed until the conclusion ot the Chapiain’s prayer. The result today was a cecidetiy diminished audience in that portion of the gallery, and a much better air at the opening of the day’s session. Quite a large number of the regular loungers who came early and failed to gain adinittan YOUTH’S SUITS. Suits sold at $20. its sold at aS Sepia sold at BOYS’ AND CHILDREN'S SUITS, OVEB- | retired in disgust and sought otber quarters @OATS AND UCLSTEXS at © great reduction | Where they could while away the ime. @f former prices. NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.—The President sent the iollowing nominations to the Senate to-day: John M. Coghlan, of Cal- !fornia, to be chief justice of Utab territory; Joel D. Harvey, to be collector of internal revenue, Ist district of Iilinois; Wm. H. Doo- Jittle, of Minnesota, to be assistant commis- of ‘patents;’ Frank Welsh, of Ne- i . (o_be register of the Jand office at Norfolk, Nebraska; James Stott, of Ne- braska, to be receiver of public moneys at Niobrara, Nebraska; Philip Araho BEING DETERMINED TO REVUCE STUCK, TO MAKE ROOM FOR SPKING GOOUS, PURCHASEKS WILL FIND IT TO THEIR ADVANTAGE TO CALL. b A. STRAUS, 1011 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUR, ' be pension agent at St. J. febii-tr Between Ith and Iith streste._ | Mictcurt: Postimasters Ww: ABE BECKIVING DAILY FkoM ovr | CDicopee Fatis, M 1sett ‘ectory. tp Baltimore. freah it-s of those | Hubbard : nt, € aBLEGANT 7% CENT UBFinicadk 31 | H. Udell, at Centervitie, lowa. FINISHED SHIRTS. made of the Best W —————— Twenty-one Punéred Liser. at ths ‘TIMOR SHIST FAUTORY, No. 2012 F street, Washington. — eS) WwW. DARE, Manager ie. Who i for several weeks oo Mrs PERsox at. —Gen. Burns: in Khode 1 at endasce u | Fos DEESS SHIATS MADE TO ORDER of the very Beat msi o al and in the mont elegant RANCH BALTIMOBE £ street W. PARE ee cariToL HLL | QR LIVERY AND HIRING STABLES, No. 317 Third street s. « FINE CARRIAGES POR WEDDINGS, CALLS, RECEPTIONS, &e. BOIAL ATTENTION PAID TO BOARDING HORSES. Orders left at Congresstoua! Hotel, or at Stable, Gay oF Light, wil receive prompt sttention. er _ oS eee 6 oe, PURE sopa WaTER, s D STEEL FOUNTAINS. us “pects of a sper ry “£ nutor Stewart arrived Lere yesterday from Califorfia for the purpose of giving nis tes- time ny before the Liouse Comratttee on For- isn AGa estigating the Emma Mai) € scandal, Hon. Fernando Wood may unt be able to attend to public duties for nonths. The operation performed on his trvat was very severe. -":: Messrs, Wilson and Ketchum, tha sick Representatives, are rapidly improving. The doctor reports Mr. Kerebum as almost entirely recovered from the effects of his serious atlack of pneamo- bla. ---- Hon o. Voorhees, of [ntiana, is in Washington. . Erastus Wells, of Missouz!. has returued to Washington from @ flying trip to St, Louis. ---- Capt. Shue feldt, US.N_, who has beea on an inspecting tcur to the different naval stations oa the Seuth Atiantic ccast, returned to Washiog- ton yesterday. GOVERS MENT COST&ACES FOR PRINTING Par¥x—The joint Committee on Pabli¢e Printing to-day made awards of contracts for alr ting paper ©» proposals issued March Liast. The «solrmets for sapplying © 000 reains of Ine prietiog paper, *unealen- dered measuring nes, Rod welghs 1m of 500 sheets were oad BLOCK TiN SODA APPARATUS FOB SALE O8 SENT, b ne 25 peunds the re Apply early to awarded to W. W. Hardin, John A. Shoder 2 e380) core, rom 9 .28 cen! SAWL ¢. PALMER, PT pocinay Cootracts for ealendered ating aper were awande 3 DEPOT, 57 GREENE STREET, oho Ww. W. Hardin Dobler, M marls-tr Gsoucrtows, D.O. | & Chayman and 8. D. Warren 4 Co., at fem Ie to t t for ma 1 cents per pound. The contracts for wrtting paper were awarded to Woolcoorth & Grabem. J. & R. Kingsland, H. V. Butler & Co, ard Jessup & Moore, at from “16.55 to UTTER, BCCKWHEAT, Ke, ico N. York Batter. oe » ww York me Choice New Yor wheat. joller's Diamond ent Maple Byrup je pe Cod Cranberries. “ | 19 cents per pound. The contracts for col- wo Carrent one (eince Jelly, pat apundercer | Greg Writing paperjwere awarded to the Sey- Prescreva, Beandy Peaches, and 6 5 - “mour Paper company and Jessup & Moore, of ved aud at from 15 to 162 per pound. The con went of New Goods, juss rece Seer | SS tome on - J octds tr ler, Mudge & and Jessup & Moore OB SALUE Qt from 16.85 to 10 98 cents per pound, and the KOOFING FELT. Jen Tons of ROOFING FELT, slightly damaged, imaqueatities to enit parc! ‘mario cost contract for sized and eatendered printing pay<rs to W. W. Harding at 112 cents per od. The prices paid this year are about * Literatrre and Art. In spite of the terrible weather, the two Social attractions of Saturday evening brought ont from their cozy homes a large proportion of ovr literature and art loving population. The meeting of the Literary So- elety at Mra. Dabigren’s, though not so lergely attended as some of the others held eariier in the season, was, nevertheless, the gathering point for quite a namber of persons of taste avd culiure. The literat feature of the evening here was the reading of papers, as follows; On Walpole, by Mrs. RB. Mobus; on Nomenclature, by Prof. T. 1. Gill, of the Smithsontan Iastitution; a translation from the German, by Mrs. Caap- man Coleman, which were followed by choive music, rendered by Mrs. Nagle, Mrs. Camp and Mr. Potter, and these in turn by suitable refresbmer ts aud some time spent in social converse. after which the guests relacfantly separated at a late hour, The otter attraction, the reception given by the Artists’ Ciub, in Vernon Row, was tbe means of bringing together a very Jarge attendarvee of inteliigent and appre- ciative people. The crowd was so great, in fact, that at tlmes it was almost impossible to examine the paintings on view with sat- isfactory position and leisure. Apother dif- ficuity seemed to ve fnadequate light, on account of which secant justice was done to The War Depariment Investigation. Secretary Bristow as a Witness. He Explains the Kentucky MuleCase The House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department met to-day at half-past 12 o'clock. fecretary Bristow was the first witness, who expiained bis connection with the Kentucky mole case, published tn the New York #e'- «id. from its Louisville correspondent. Tne Secretary said he had strong reasons to be- ileve that the letter was not made up in Louisville, but in Washington; that he had Lever had any reason to suspect the fairness of the claim. In 1873 witness was in Washing- ton on professtonal business. Mr. Groome ‘ame to him to argue @ case before the Court of Claims. Mr. Groome represented that by the collapse of the rebellion aud the failure of the government to take the mules bis firm had lost about £200,000. Groome promised to give witness a contingent feo. Witness agreed to argue the case in the C:urt of Claims and the Sapreme Court if Groome would pay him a small fee and t expenses if be lost the case, and ten per ca: in case a judgment was received. Mr. Fal- ler,an aitorney, prepared the brief of the case. and upon that brief witness made the agoment. The goverantent did not oppose the payment of the claim on questions of he merits of some of the pletures. Bateven | [Cb Reve nie erieeat te ae eo with these drawbacks, the entertaiument | cnment. Chief Jusiles brave, ta oa Mas @ great success. in the sumber and char- | |;vering ‘the distentt: g opinion of the cour.» acter both of the pictures s who came to inspect them. It shows what ovr local artists are capabie of doing when they act together, and it iustrates also in ibe most sutisfactory way the constantly ard rapidly growing interest In art at toe national captial. We regard it therefore as an auspicious and sigaificant event, and trust tbat the entertainment will be repeat ed at an early day. We may add for the benefit of those not presen. Saturday even. ing, as well as those who were there but un- able to see the paintings under such con- ditions as they could wish, that the club room Will bereafier be open at all times curing the day, aud that persons iutere sted in the eubject of art are invited to visit it With their friends, as frequently and freely ak they may desire. The musical feature of the reception was an exceedingly agreeable one. Choies se- lections of vocal and instrumenial music Were exquisitely rendered; the Artists’ Club itself supplying some of the best pe. formers. What with the attractions of the pictures, the music, and the social tnterca own and of those | gid not dissent on questions of fact bat upon polnts of law. Witness never had asytning todo with the case after making the argu- ment. Judgment was rendered on the 5th of January, Isi4. Onthe 4th of February Mr. Fuller presented the transertpt of the court to the Secretary of War, stating that the At- torney General did not propose any farther litigation on account of the claim, and re- questing that the same be sent to the con- troer ot the Treasury. Oa the 4throf Feb. reary Secretary Belkuap approved the claim and ‘sent it to the second controller. The case was made spectal by Dr. Broadhead and Mr. Sawyer, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and the warrant for the payment was made outon the 6th of February. and a draft for £108,750 Was rade ont on the same day. Witness said he had no knowledge of how the claim was paid, but that hedid not say this to deprecate the claim. His fee of ten per cent, he thinks, was paid in February, Isi4, by a check on Riggs & Co. The pu: lished statement that witness had received balf the claim he pronounced so many bright cu ageyias ‘ ; ermblage lingered long after ihe announce UNQUALIFIEDLY | AND ABSOLUTELY hour for ciosing the reception. i Witmess never spoke to the Secretary of War on the subject of the claim, vor to any official of the Treasury department. He did bot know even how the claim was paid, until be sent for the papers in the case, show- ig the mode of payment from the Third Au- GEN. MEIGS Saits ror HoME.—A tcle- gram to the N.Y. 7ibune from this city says: The President, efter having recalled Geu. Meigs. telegraphed hiro that he might as well remain abroad until the end of the | ditor’s office on las. Saturday afternoon. At fiscal year. The dispateh was sent from | the time of witness’ connection with the place to place, and was finally returned by e he held no office under the government. ihe company with the information that it mess bad nothing to do with tae case could bot be delivered, as he sailed from | a,terbe made the argument except tore- Southampton on Tuesday iaston his return. | ceive bis fee, other than that he had in- ate the office of | troduced bis client as a gentleman of charac- nd will retarn to | ter and standing to the Attoraey General. out April l. The | Have ro knowledge why an appeal was not thas given Gen. Ingails permission | taken im the case. First learned there would in Washington at the head of the | be no appeal when Mr. Groome came to my rs department until Ger. | hotel and said he was ready to pay my fee teslis report of his Earopean | I wasro impressed with the justice of the Ingalls, who is Uret of the | claim that 1 pot svrprised that the nousibility of the position, pre- | government didno: appeal. oh SUBIECT OF INuuIRY SUGGESTED, = . . Secretary Bristow sata if the committee ~The Treasury depart- | would direct their attention, before they ment will receive daring the present week, | closed their labors, as to uow such publica- from San Francisca, fourteen tons of silver | '100s as the ore alluding to the mule case in 43 eececwestay en Fons of silver | the New York Herald, haa thelr origin: te coin, to prepare for the clreulation of silver. | onid he happy wanier ew This will amount toa half miilion dollars. Me. Cisime- We ass too ink pemeeed The amount of silver in the vanits of the | .dw"’ pad before Wwe ket Hero ress Treasury at the prosent tie is less than pomsito HOES WS IES i wee ty thousand dollars. Orders were re 2 to. ' sie a ceived ai the department to-day for $20,099 | Al ten minutes after one o'cl’ fractional currency The amount of frac . - . Business i ARSH COMING A messenger arrived here yesteraay and informed the Attorney Geveral that Mareh refused to leave Montreal and come to Wash bglon unless Mrs. Marsh, as well as hin scif, were guaranteed immunity from arrest and prosecution. Marsh informed the mes sepger before leaving Montreal that if he re ce.ved a telegram from the Attorney Geue raithat the President would comply with the request he would leave Montreal last night (Su: day) and meet the messenger with the docaments at New York. Yesterday the papers were macc out aud Marsh was rotitied vy telegraph. The messenger left last night with the papers abd expects to meet Marsh in New York to-night; and the Attorney General says that he expects tat both Mr. and Mrs. Marsh will be in Wavhington on Wednesday next. While the nezotiatious for procuring their return were 1n progress the Ho ise Judiciary Committee, fot know- ing of the efforts belag mace.by the Presi dent and Attorney General to obtain the re- tvrn of the absent witnesses, sent a commu nication to the Presi ent stating that no material evidence had been obtained against Belknap, and urging that the Pres.dent make an effort to induce Marsh to retarn, Tuis ecmuunication was referred to the Attorney General, who appeared before the commit tee and related to them what had alreaty been done in this direction. The action of the President was commended by the com mittee, and the-Attoraey General was urged to co whatever be deemed best in the maticr to secure Marsh's attendance, tue committ-e informing the Attorney General that his testimony was absolutely necessary as a basis of articles of impeachment agatnst ex-Secretary Belknap. The Mr. Marsb, who, it was said, was to meet the Attorney General's ageatin New York last vight was not Caleb P. Marsh, but his brother, who bas been in Montreal with bim. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh left Canada last night, and will reeetve the papers promising peed at New York from tbe messenger ere. MES. BELKNAP AND MR. PENDLETON. The Committee on Expenditures in the War department are looking into the facts of the alleged payment of money to Mrs. Beiknap, then Mrs. Bowers, in New for assistance in collecting the Keptaciky Central Railroad claim, and the favest!y4- tion is quietly progressing to aseertain tne real value of the evidence presented. There is reason to say that thus far the develop- ments co pot fulfil the expectations excited by the first announcements. It appears, for example, that a 330,000 draft whieh, fb is said, was paid to a person ia New York by a bank there for payment to Mea. Bowers, be- lenged not to Pendleton, bat to the bank in Cincinnati which uad discounted it for Pen- dleton. He will be called again if necessary after the stenographer has transcribed bis rotes, aud questioned in regard to this mat- ter. fers not to st Sinver © tional currency still In the yaults is $2- though rone has been printed sine ree that ti 000 000. the middie of last month. the requisitions upoa the panks and other offices P piled with fractional currency amounted to three million dollars. Several persons have visited the Treasury recently with va- rious amonnts of silver coin, wishing tohave it exeharged for notes. The department bas in ali cases refused to thake exchange, the law declaring that this e!as3 of coin 16 neither redvemanle nor exchangeable, and is legal ten to the exteut of $3 only The Amouuts preseuted have varied from five to fifty dollars. 8 me Cost oF THE GaouND 2 Tae Pro- POSED EAST FRONT OF THE TREAST &y. — In answer tothe Senate resstution of March lL. asking the Secretary of the Treasury for information as to the cost of extending the east front of the Treasury building Secretary Bristow to-day forwardci a report of Super- vising Architect Potter, giving the required information. Mr. Potter says the land neces. sary to be purebased forms the east frout of 15th street, between New York and Pennsy!- vania avenues, being the western boundary, and a HMne running parallel thereto, sixty feet distant forming the eastern boundary, the northern and southern bounderies being the building line of Pennsylvania and New York avenues. Mr. Potter gives the valua- ou of the entire property facing on 15th treet, by the owners, as follows:—John W. Nairn, £150 ( w. D. A. Cragin, quired for a with a depth of sixty-one feet, as _follows.— Jobn W. Nairn, £100 000; W. S. Thompson, * 2 Geo. W. Higgs, $180,000; Citizens’ Bank, $50,000; Metropoli- tan Bank, $100,000; Mrs. R. B. Scott, $200,000; _W. W. Corcoran, $275,402.80; C. A Cragin. 5.000; total valuation of this qaian- tity of land required for the purpose specitied fa the resolution, $1, 30 Mr. Potter says the probable cost would not materially differ from this if the land was purchased 0a corndemnatfon. SuNATORIAL CHAIRS AND THEIR Hts- TOkY.—Many of the seats occupied by grave and reverend U.S. Senators have an inter. esting bistory which is knowa by but few and to pone better than the veteran Captain Isaac Bassett, assistant doorkeeper of the Senate, and one of the most valuable en: ploves of that hody, who has seen forty five y+ ars of service In his present position. He it ts who, with theau! of Assistant Sergeant- a! Arms James I. Christy, keeps the pages Within the bounds of decoram, and whose forther business it is to announce message- bearers from the President and the House of Representatives to the Senate. Captain Bas- set’, who is a general favorite witn the Sen- ators, retains many cherished reminiscences POST TRADERS COMING. ofereat men who have passed away and Fisher, the partner of Nvaos & Co., the who formerly cecupied seats in the Senate. | Fort Sill traders who pajd the money to Among these are Daviel Webster, Joan G, | Marsh for holding the port-arrived here yes- Celboun, Henry Clay, Thomas Benton and Stephen A. Dongiass.' The eaatrs and desks of these distinguished men are still in ase in the Senate, for it !s a notable fact that while teroa: cvans telegrapis be will be hereon Tuesday. : SURVEYOR GENERAL BAnCOCK has been interviewet at Lawrence. Kansas, the furniture of the House of Rey nta. | When he stated, in relation to the Fort Sally tives Is frequently changed. that of the sen- | tr@derships, that it was pnrely a business ate, with the exception of the t, re- | trarsaction, and could not be marie to reflect mains substantially as it was haifa centary | Upon himsel!, Durfee & Peck or tue adminis- ago. It Is trre that when a rew state vas | tration. been admitted new chairs and desks have been made for the incoming Senators, bat | CANADA AT THE CENTENNIAL.—In the they have been invariably feahloned after Spare te nage of Sonmons the oS the old model. Some of the old chairs have Shook sormcocinth on pred the proviness 4 = red. but most of them | their display at the Philadelphia centennial Would no doubt be sufficient; if not @ supple- mentary estimate would i. A member objected to any supplementary est!- mate, as “the country Is in debt and there is no use attempting to cuta fat figure on no income.” chairs and des! Cass, Calroun, Webster, Clay, Douglass ant Beaton, as bas been siated, still remain in the Senate chamber and are in daily use, bur exaetiy which they are or who occupies them a! present Captain Bassett declines to tell. for the reason that if the fact was known relic bunters would soon mutilate them be- yond recognition. Many of these chairs and cesks have been changed as regards jocation, bret the captain has madea mental note of For CoxKLING.—The republicans in every Assembly district in New York city bave elected delegates favorable to Con says A. B. Cornell ate commit! every change, and could, if he gg em them out at once. It is knot of the Union Club. Toe delegates from the balan it unanimous for Gx. SCHENCK, who arrived in New York Saturday on board of the A! nia, took up his quarters at the Brev House, and remained in his room du the evening. He received many visits personal Eaton. ‘and high 1 backs, friends. He declined to say saying wnt ever in to the causes of resignation Ulted backward at will. Senators-Alcorn, | gna ‘intended to take Conkling and Hitsheock, use the old style of | the allegations agatmet Mima: He ienot Ilka seat with the ment of an uncovered to leave for Washington ii Tuesday. cane bottom, many Senators sit- on ————————————— cane-bottomed chairs covered with hair | VESUVIUS ON THE Fiz.—The Kpect- cloth, As before, most of | ed of Vesuvius com on Fri- the seats have never been altered in any re- | day night, and the lava is flowing towards spect since placed in the cha mber. z THE SPENCER INVESTIGATION. The Testimony To-day. The Senate Committee of Privileges and Elections this morning resumed the investi- gation of the alleged corrupt means used in the election of Senator Spencer. The Chairman stated that the committee had arrived at the conclusion that they would not Investigate any thing that had been cettled by the United States Senate, or hear any evidence touching the —_ of the election of Senator Spencer, the court house legislature having been recognized as the legal body; but will investigate any charges of bribery to secure that election. examination of the witness, Robert Berber, who testified on Saturday, was re- sumed. The witness testified that he always looked rpo J. J. Hinds as Spencer's ad- viser, and always went to him (Hinds) for his instructions. Hinds wasa very intimate friend of Spencer's, and was formerly a Senstor in the Alabama Senate Donot think that Hinds wasa nativeof Alabama, though he was captain in the Alabama cavairy, on the union side. Witress is anative of New York, but has been tn Algbama since the war. Thought Hinds the most active politi- cian in the state, he worked day and night. He was recognized by all as the confidential friend and agent of Spencer. BORROWED MONEY. The witness was asked by General Mor- an if he knew of any one getting money rom Hinds during the contest. to which ex- Semator Carpenter, counsel for Mr. Spencer, objected. Gen. Morgan maintained that be had already thown that there was a corrapt combination between Hinds and Spencer. Senator Morton said it need not be argued; the question would be allowed. The witness said be knew of several per- sons, colored members of the legislature, borrowing sums of meney irom Hiucs Never knew of Hinds paying out any mon for votes one way or avother. n't t whether these men ever intended or «id re turn the money borrowed by them. Th were always borrowing money. My best recollection fs that this money was borrowed before the election; don’t remember of any note being taken to sccure the return of the money . SAD STORY OF JONES. The witness then gavea long history of a proposition that had been made to pay Sena- tor Jones, a colored senator, $2 200 to stay ta the court-house levisiature, it being aniler- stood that the democrats had made a propo- oO sition to give him £200) to leave it and into the capitol legislature, wh would leave the Spene=r legislature with & quorum. Witness said that they had a right to make any kind of a proposition toa man who was mean enough to betray his party. There was no mouey paid to Jones by either party. ‘The committee, after a short adjourned until to-morrow AN INJUNCTION GRaNTED Mrs. Jous C HEFNAN.—In the supreme court in New York, last week, Judge Donohue z tem porary irjavetion on the appli Saran B.S. Heenan against the r Mechanics’ and Tra Quirk, Thomas F Re restraining them yrorm ade $52,000 now In the Mechanics’ and Traders’ It seems that defendant Quirk had act with the city for street paving y Mrs. Heenan claims that her husband, the late prize-fighter, John C. Heenan, had gn interest. The money due under this con- tract has all been paid, shé claims, to Quirk, except the $52,000 referred to, and she claims that this sum, with & portion of thatalready drawn, is profit, and she is entitied to a share of it. As administratrix of ber hus- band’s estate, she asks that Quirk be re- Strained from drawing any more money until @ sult brought against him by her to compel an accounting sh: decided. REPUPLICAN GAINS IN NEW JERSEY. — The Newark Advertiser says that the towa elections in New Jersey, so far as held. show republican gatos. In Burlington, the free- holders. now democratic by one, will be re. publican by three. Ocean county, now a tie will he republican by two. In Monmouth county the board stands eleven democrats to four republicans—a ay Ce gain of one in Middletown. Col. Austin H. Patterson was beaten by Mr. W. T. Little—the result of the contest in Monmouth county azainst the Patterson family. John C. Patterson, s¥., for assessor, was defeated, after having held the office for about fifty years. In Mid- alesex county the board will probably be democratic—the republicans having given the democracy members in several of their oe @ favor that the democrats seliom return. a in ————— _ THE NRW CaTnoLic BisHors —The Rt. ev. Thomas Galbreth, newly appointed Ro nan Catholic bishop of the diocese of Hart- ford. was consecrated at St. Peter's church, in that efty, yesterday, with imposing riies and ceremonies. * At St. Paui’s Cathe- dral, in Pittsburg, Pa., yesterday, Rev. J. Ww late of Altcona, was consecrated ax bishop of the Pittsburg diocese, vice Right Rev. Michael menee, transferred to the Allegany see. Last night the installa tion of Kight Rey. Bishop Domenee as bishop of the newly created diocese of Allegueny, took place in St. Peter's Cathedral, Allegt e- ny City, which will hereafter be the episco- pal see of the new diocese. THE COLLISION ON THE JERSEY COAST.— Several telegrams were received on Satur- y stating that a vessel supposed to be a eamer had collided with @ schooner about ‘o'clock, and wassunk. Owing to the storm which prevailed along the coast no assist- ance could be rendered. The latest dispatch from Barnegat, however, stated that the ves- sel suDK was not a steamer, but a schooner which had collided with @ brig, and that the brig sustained no injury and passed to sea, leaving a passing steater to care for the schooner’s crew, who were taken on boanl. sas impossible to get the names of the vessels, Mn, Pen p..xron's Gkas.—The Cincinnati Gazeite of Thursday has this editorial state- ment: “With reference to the claim of the Kentucky Central raiiroad watch Mr. Pea- dleton collected, there is authority sor say. Ing that the government repaired most of the damages to the road caused by rebel raids. It is also reperted that the bills transportation were pald by Col. M the quartermaster, aud he say¢ no p was Gied or offered. U; this pot commit 4 i Ubere are army the repairs. All be brought out ADFan Hi BAND Comes TO LiFe.— Mrs. Jane Reynolds, of Brooklyn, in Decewm lust, went to Waverly, N.Y the body of aman who | €re amd been buarted by th es, She bad the body taken to 4 Cenn., thinking that it belonged to hy band, and buried in the family pla naturally pot a litile surprises, yester‘ay moroing, when her Walked into the house aod informe? he he had been on & Httle excursion np borthwestern part of this state. —{ Times, isch FRAvpDS —The secretai Carolina, W. H. Howertor charged with frauds in stationery bilis. He presented these to the state auditor, who refused to pay the full amount and scaled them down. One bill of £2,500 was reduced to $1,500, and others in like proportion. Howerton’ ts reported to bave left the state, and no steps as. yet have been taken to bring him to justice. THE MEXICAN REVOLUTIONISTS have their pickets withia sight of Matamoras The people there favor Diaz, and there are srequert insertions from the goverameat fo.ces, who are clamoring for their pay. Great numbers of horses and cattie have been sent to the for protection. cide ne | tate of Nortb American side of the river CRUELTY OF A THIRD WIFE —A man by the name of Alfred Givens was struck in the ‘k part of the bead by @ hammer in the hands of bis third wife, at ton which throws 0; him the sibili- ty of bringing Winslow's family with him. A MURDERER SHoT.—Philps, one of the convicts who killed the warden of the Utah vening Star. ASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1876. TWO CENTS. FORTY-FOURTH CONGERESS. Morpay, Maren 20. SENATE —The House general post route bill Was,on motion of Mr. Hamlin, recom mitted to the Commi on Post Offices. The chair laid before the Senate a commu Dication from the Secretary of the Treasury, enclosing @ report of the supervising a@rctii- tect of the Treasury as to the amount of nd necessary for the exteasion ¢ b street frout of the Treasury, av probable cost of the same. Referrea to C mitee op Pabile Baiidings and Groand Also, communication from the Secre! Treasury enclosing report of Special Morris on Alaska. @Referred to Com Commerce. mittee Mr. Wright rose to A PERSONAL EXPLANATION, pied the newspaper statements that riment clerk had been deta‘led to act as his private secretary. Hesa'd he bad not been tn the I a burean for years; had never recommenced any one to appointinent in that bu He had pot now a privat secretary, nor never hed one. The whole ment was urqualiieciy talse. H ed us Course was Lo be Kept uo th his lying, then there was no y pubiic man in the country, press became a disgrace to the coun. NEW BUSINESS. r. Dawes presented a petition of mer- tsof Boston agaivst the repea the bill tn favor of the amendment of tie back Tupt bill. Jediciar mmittee. joint resolutions of asking an appro- improvement of the harbor » Catiforoia. Committee on Com . Withers, from the Committee on Ap: rialions, reported House bill to supp! y sin the appropriations for ceriain . Amended and passed My. Cockrell, from the Committee on Mi tary Af 1 S. Teported adversely on severa pri d the matters were inden hitely postponed. Mr. Stevenson. volutionary Claims, arged from the fart p bull for the relief of enant Colonel Ja from Committee on asked to be er considerat »heirs of th ss Mouroe. jate So or dered. Mr. Bogy introduced a bi ton 1 of the sundry civil approprialt for the year ending J Affairs. M nan’ on fairs. Mr. Thurman introdaced bill to amend the bankrupt act. Referred to Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. McDonald, from Committes on Peo- sions, reported adversely on several private persion b Mr. Sherman catied up bill to regulate the trapspertation of bonded merchandise with- drawn from warebouse. Passed. THE BLACK HIALS BILL. Mr. Allison called up bill providing for an agreement with U X pation in regard to a portion of their res tion, and for other purpos! ides for the appolutment ¢ The bill was: ond Bozy. LCUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Mr. Ward (N. Y.) introduced a resolation calling on the Sceretary ¢ © for adetatied re- port of the American department of the Vi- enna exposition. Adopted. Cader the regular day morning hour ced and referred ppriaie committees: r. Blair (N. H.)—Bill for the relief of sundry citizens of Washington, for damages growing out of street improvements. By Mr. Hoar—Makiog appropriation for printing additional ec Walker's Sta Ustical Avias. By Mr. Banks—To ulilize the proincts of the gold and silver mines of the Uaited States. By Mr. Hopkins—To regulate commerce and prevent unjust discriminations by com mon carriers. By Mr. Townsend (Pa )—To amend the na- tional bank actof June 50, is74. Also, to re- <iuee, reorganize, and increase the efficiency of the Marine tog By Mr. Tacker Va reney. By Mr. Cabeli (Va.)—To reduce the tax on Mmabufactured to>acco, and to regulate the tax on dealers and prc duces of hard tobacco By Mr. Riddle (Tenn.)—For the election of stmasters in cities and incorporated towns by the people at each Presidential election. By rr. Fort (I1.)—To tax bufalp tides. By Mr. Tufts (lowa.)—To equalize the pro- motions of lieutenants of the line in the U S. army. By Mr. Brown (Kan.)—For the sale of the Osage Indian lands in Kansas. By Mr. Stecle (Wyoming.)-To secure to the people of the several territories a repab Mean form of government and to protect them In their local self-government. A number of private bills for pensions claims, &c., were also introduced under tais call and referred. Mr. Atkins (Tenn.) moved to suspend the rules and pass the following bill Be it enacted, &c., That ail the provisions ot an act entitied an act for the resumption of specie payments, approved January ti. 1675, which authorize the Secretary of the Tre ury to redeem and cancel U.S. notes and to issue U. 8. bonds for the accomplishment ot that cgi be, and the same is hereby, repealed. ‘he billof Mr. Payne was rejected by a Vote of 109 yeas to 105 pays. Mr. Neal, (Obio) the acting chairman of the P'strict of Colombia Committes, then demanded the reguiar order, which was tue consideration of Disirict business. Becton To regulate the cur- WHat A STARVING MAN ATE.—At three o'clock yesterday afternoon & Man Was seen to stogger and fall ina fit on the corner of 1ith street and Broadway, A physicia summoned. Who gave iim a dose of m cine. While he was drinking the sick bita large piece out of the glass chewed it fine and swallowed it be: Subsequentiy bh ae ue hospital, where hegave ame ts Edwin Daffy, aged thirty-two He stated thathe wasan evelneer, Dg “f employment, had wailed y. At the hospital he { swallowing tre glass, two day ont fond in @ starving condition insane.—(N. ¥. Herat, 15h could be prevented. TEMOv’ bie Keile bad no rece buts aid be bad ev KEROSENE's VICTIM: nine o'clock last nig! an actress, residing at » Was fatally burned by t lighted kerosene lamp. wh act of filling. She presented a fearfai sight ppon her arrival at Bellevne hospital, tb: flesh peeling off from nearly every » her body. The clothes of atwo raid boy, ason of a Mrs. Thomson, who was ia the rcom, &leoteok fire. The little fellow was badly but, it is hoped. not fatally burned. Miss Ray wasemploy ed @s an aciress in the Eagle Theater. Ata late hour last night sve was sinking rapidly. v. & THE FUNERAL Of Mrs. Cari ‘ place yesterday. in New York, from the resi- dence of her husband. The services, which largely attended, were conducted by Rev. O. B. Frotht The remains were interred in Woodlawn. THE NAVAL INVESTIGATING COMMITTER inio the effairs of the pavy-yard at Ports- mouth, N. H., closed its labors Saturtay evening after three days’ session. So far ax known nothing has been brought out. Miss., will make po ap Gov. a potni it to fill the vacancy created by the complicate the situation, THE ENTRIES for the two mile and repeat race at San Francisco, for , tO come off next Saturday, are Golden Gate, Foster, Foster is tie favorite, Hockhocktrg A Svrcipe’s Jump—; J. Rice, a itor laieetaiat at ite Taborine temporary insanity. Ww Sam vee amasson OF PEACE in the ish residents of New York city with quet, ing, at Delmonico’s, at which the Spanish presided. s7-If Pendleton bad been a bli- an, bow the scholarly of the World BIG FIRE IN CHARLESTON. Hundreds of Homeless People. Negro Thieves at Work. ———— THE BARNEGAT COLLISION, VICTIMS OF THE WRECK. —-« — THE NEW IDRIA MINE, ‘he letters from the ardon exploring expedition contaln tne fol- lowing particulars, Colonel Gordon pon the Forta Rapids impassabie, con- his steamer, which ts fifty feet tong. Wo steel boats overiand to bem. He d to pat the boats together again there. Gordon meanwhile proposes to march to ) 1, the capital of Kabareza, and thence to Msjungo. After retuiuing to Dag he es to Toarch weetward to Makra ta, fr Maj. Gen, ons emi- &e with Pnglaa Uem at . The Daily News rid giving some referring to vt tion, save the cow He alone ® oO lar being & i tetar said, i reply aware of what was int 1 greater je for Holste becn justified ir the mrit The riv beestt Cembridge town, aid will beg’ v2 between Putney and Murtlake ye Weather ts \ ‘ Another Charles Kekule, # merchant, has fatied, tt Is reports " of operat the Niock I Liatba heavy DESTEUCHIVE F Te Handate; Momeiows Poople—& Mat Doltars Worth wr Pre: perty Dextreyed CHARLESTON, S.C, Mare) °.—A fire broke out « of King street and I ter in the a of King street, were o'clock @ m toe fire sparks and embers uarters of @ ne houses, ulong that road were de: Hear trond ing scenes on the streets; ands Of negro robbers sacked every house to which they could gain admittance. Later in the morving Major Canningham took commend, and some order was restored Hundreds of persons are homeless and pe niless. The loes ts at least ball a very little insurance the fire was still racing. BOUNDARIES OF THR BURNT DI CHARLESTON, S.C, Maren 29, 16 The fire bas burned Itself ries of the burnt district UmMmbus stfeet and Ret, the race cor soon destroy crossed Line stre orted. At on West BL. Philip's and - THE BARNEGAT COLLISION. es Lost. New YoRE, March %.—It was ascertained yesterday that the vessel sunk off Barnegat on Friday evening by ccllision with the *ehoouer Adelaide J. Alcout, was the brig Frank Clark belonging to Maine. She was bound from St. Thomas for New York with & mixed cargo and is now & total loss. She went down in 6 fathoms of water, carryin to the bottom Captain Samuel Morton au his wife, who were below at Ube time of the collision, and also the first mate Simpson. Ail the others on board effected their The Addie J. Alcott was bound for Virginia light. Sne struck the brig @ little aft of the forward rigging. In 20 minutes the brig sunk, bow foremost, the stern remaioing atove water all night. The brig chargé of the second mate. The collision oc currd about s o'clock in the evening. Tae nigbt was very aerk, and the sea at the time 000 SAN FRANcIsco, March 19—It Is stated, On the authority of Thomas Ball, President of the New Idria Quickstiver Mining Com- pay, that the (rusivces of the company bave ratified the bond for a deed to be executed ow the Ist of September next, to Mon Biatr, in copsideration of $1,000,000, =400,000 down, and the balence tn five years, secured by @ mortgage on the mine at 6 per cent. Tae company protest that this is not a compro- mise with McGarraben. o— The Markets. Balt Mone, March 2) —Virgiois 6 30. do. * Heated West 9%, Norch Onrulias 6's, old, 36; Go..uew. §: do. special tax, 2 bid to-dar- Sugar active an firm, 9 salle. Baltimoks. March 2 —votton quiet bar shale Srmer—micdiing ia,el2\,. Flour strongand a 1e— Howard street and westera super, 3 7a4 tre, 4.254 5; Go family,6 Sal 0, Vity 3 iad 00, do. extra, S.0as.W0: 4 b 1,25; do. family . § Western red, } (2a! > Ca Maryland red, 1 30a] 4, suber, 1 88al 2%, do. white, 140aLC) Gorn—soutliern © and higher southern white, say, western miazrd, 6 sp°t 42852. western white, a2 nominally Se), Hay dui sylvanin, 25 Wed U0. Proviste but quist. Pork, 23 00. ¥'e; Clear rib sides. Bacon—sbou de rm jo. firets. 27829. Petroleum qat- » Ate; refined. Wy. Moflee ¢ uS%, jabbing, 48 He Maale’ a32; Wheat leent Loxbon, Mare Old, 1055; Lew Tar Sry RiGatTa —The Yale and Herve . bave Larmouized their differences thelr proposed t= oared four-miic « test, aud It is settled that it shall take place on the river opposite Spripgficic, s.. Friday, June 3). The crews may be selected from the bona fide members of @!i the schools of each univer= only gradustes of other col . -y ¥- J — which the race wilt € rowed differ in ro important respect those which beve governed the college re< fatta for the past twoseasons. They giva the umpire. who Is yet to be chosen, abasiute roptrol of the race, require each boat to its own watcr, forbid fouls, &c. Yale woul bave preferred New London and a jaterdate, and Would have confined the crews to tha academic or upd uate ith Sarai and Sees pte envene Rents aaa mens of ‘University bot excluding §rad~ Fhecia! ‘stud.es in the law or medical senoolse v. ¥. Dimes, 18th. s7Gen. Daniel 1. Sickles is expected New York about April 1. sad Massachusetts slate coltention will betas te etee Ae s7 lier tiny feet are smatier bexes. {Sketch ofan Onlo belie om - sa Jobn Tyler, son of the President of paime, proposes to run for aa an independent -