Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1876, Page 1

es ee THE EVENING STAR. AT TH eRnsyivamia Avenue, corner 11 3 TAR BUILDINGS, Street, 8 The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany a. AUFEMAEE, Prove. —_—o—— served carrurs wetenons ai Tes Grate Pam ‘wansson Fort: canis a month. 57 MOMiAS. 3 . WEEKLY STAR—puditsted om Friday— 89 00 a year, postane prepaid. BT All subscriptions invariadly in advance, and mo paper sent lomecr than pard for. BF nases of adveriisine furmished om application, ve, 47 -N& 7,173 WASHINGTON D. C., THURSDAY Che. Evening & MARCH 2: 1876. far, TWO CENTS " SPECIAL NOTICES. F—COLUMBIA LUUGE, No memsance 1) reqs sted ot there 1s . Whe arraug-mon the foneral of Brother James & THEKE WILL Be A MEETI Cae BLICaN VoTEBS © TRE Top FRIDAY EVENIN » Halt gircet a1 8 c'cieck sharp, to elect Delegates to the — THe VOTERS AN ADJOUKNED rick NENG, - 432 Tth street secting their * emrbestly requested to attend. K DOWNMAN Secretary. Tick ABTEN NOBMAL CLASS. ed other ladies who r L BF Wit th Ii 'wenty ied a b wily be 25 conte per lesen = THY BEPU-L OS sitter si * attend the price ¥ n aed THUGSDAY EVENING, JOHNSON, Chairs BOLMES Secretary. mar?? %"_ FRMOSS fb k NEWoANS CHRISTIAN ENCE -—No. 4 now reaty. Res isd. Thies whl ugh anal ‘LUMBIS BUILDING Or LATION eF Will had somepbicg a fo the fraters ity rep Sth eeries are now open 4 @i cach JOUN 6 WHEELER. Pres GEORGE W CISSEL, Sec. ant Treas. wart) dta {Rl NOTICE TO TAX AWEES Gorrxcron™ Orvice, Dismicr o¥ CoLrwnia,} Wasuineron, D C..M ry The stteviion of Tax payers ix 4 to the fact of ths second instalment of the taxes for the t Fear bee miug dae the Ist of Rot paid on or bet at di gentum will be added fax. and on the first day of ese succeeting monch collected in the manner prescribed by law, a like penalty continars to attach to the getia: Q@Gent Grst balf.f such tax due Ociober Also, toe sttention of ali commercial az Gers, sad produce dealers at lar eral marke hereby notified that ths licsases fesned to them a such. will ¢xpire on the Slat day of arch and that the eatwe must be promptly rearwed Bt this office. JOHN F COOK Baril Sw € lector, D.C, ME MOTOAL BUILDING ASSOU —Orcontzed January, W876 —Su wilt be re HO 10. m.. at § ste.nw | Kutre UBISSUN B apoctal ser YOUNG MEN, PAPRATH AFTERNOON, at 34 0° Bbort sddtresses by Young M 2. febi2-te STRATFORD FE > ees Jac28- oo NDALL fORNEY-AT LAW. (pr ressss nor OE COLD TEA COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE, F 4 Fracrant, With * ROS UNRIVALED BODA, 1629 Pexx VASIA AVENTE ook tr ness W “#0, BANEEES, Corner of Wth Street ant Pexnty'cania Avenua, in Gover t and District Securities bange aud Gold sept ly PREMOVAL—WM F. HOLTZMAN, anm acy at Law, has removed to No. 1341 F st. Boribwest, opposite ALbItt House, and will ve Bleared to see bis friends and business scquaiut Buces. Legat busi ited and wopey mveated Booms and ¢ 7 rent in same building je9 tt -H. D. COCKE, Jn. £00, BANSEES, _epld-ir SAMUEL G. YOUNG BOTARY PUBLIO, Ovvice—Sran Britptxe. oct tf F BARELIN © co OPTICIAN, GecS-trietp 463 Penna. ave.. corner 4% street. UNPARALLELED REDUCTION: MaAREHED now iw OVERCOATS. «Melting now at 8 ES e vee Selling Dow st @1 Se'ling now at 812 ‘Selliagaowat 89 ORSTED COATS AND VESTS. Coats and Vests sold at 925 Cosw Vests sold at 92: wuld 1 ‘Selling now at ais Selting now at $i YOUTH’S SUITS. Youth's Butts sold st $20........Belling now st Youth's Suite sold at $15 Selling now st Woute’s Suite sold at $19._..Seiling now at EOt!’ AND OHILDREN'S SUITS, OVE OOATS AND ULSTESS st & great reduction Of former prices. BEING DBTERMINEUD TO REDUCE STUCK, TO MAKE KOOM FORK SPKING G@OOUS, PURCHASRKS WILL FIND IT 70 THEIR ADVANTAGE TO CALL, A. STRAUS, 1011 PENNSYLVANIA AVERUB, febil-tr Between l0th and 11th streets. df, carton QR LIVERY AND HIRING STABLES, Ke. 317 Third street s. CARRIAGES FOR WEDDINGS, CALLS, RECEPTIONS, dc. SrrciaL aTrSETOg, PAID TO BUARMING any or Rent, wis neosive promt stiestion. _jant-1y A. B. DENNIS & ©. PURE SODA WATER, ™ BLOCK TIN LINED STBEL FOUNTAINS. FINE S0DA APPARATUS FOB SALE OE RENT. Apply carly to SAWL C. PALMER, DBPOT, 67 Q@REENE STBERT, pelt Guonextown, D. 0, Washington News and Gossip, GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.—Inter- nal revenue, $225.199,22; customs, $608, Mason L¥WIS MERRILL has been relieved | from his duties connceted with the Centen- nial. THE U.S. STEAMER LACKAWANNA ar- rived at San Bias, Mexico, from San Fran- cisco, February 10th, and sailed ov the 1ith | for Mazatian. She expected to leave the latter port for Gayamas February 24. New IDRIA QUICKSILVER MINES NOT SoLp.—We are authorized to say that the New Idria quicksilver mines have not been fold to Montgomery Blair; nor has any com promise been made with MeGarrahan. Tue Secretary of the Preasury denies the r-port that he has received a proprsition from the Consolidated Virginia Mine to far- xty m!tlions of gold and silver witnia months. Dory oN Corron.—The House Comm'ttee | of Ways and Means have completed the first | Section of the Morrison tariff bil!. Toe duty on bleached cottons Is increased from 5. to 4 cents. DEPRECIATED VALUE OF SILVER IN Es¢LAND.- The Treasury department to dvy reeeived a telegram from London giv- Ing the price of silver at 524 pence, British standard. corresponding with 108; eants per ones, United States standard. making a dollar in silver coin worth 8 2-10 cants in geld ec Mr. Dawa GRATIFIED —The nom! of Mr. Richard H. Dana, jr., to the Ea mission was reported to the Senate yesiar: with the adverse report of the Foreizn Af- fvirs Committee. On moticn of Mr. Came- ron. it was laid over for future action. Messrs. C. H. Hill, formerly assistant attorney gene- re|,and W. G. Rassell, of Boston, will svon be bere to represent Mr. Dana's interests. RrrerseNtative Hays Exonrraren The sub Committee of the Judiciary, to whom was referred the charges against Hon. aries Hays, of Alabama, of selling 2 et-hip to Weat Point, have coneladed ir investigations and find nothing in the testimony to show that Mr. Hays received a make the appointment. The report Je committee will exonerate Mr. Hays from all responsibility. PoLtce COMMI-SIONER SMITH RENoMI- NareD.—The Pres to«lay sent to the Sanate the nomination of Win H Smith to nissioner of the District of vice John A. ¢ . Whose nomin- aws. Mr. Smith's bs remembered sent in President with th r twas suhsequehily withdra i <some ttme | Gry. Wat F. Burt, the Boston ex-P. M, while settling his quarterly accounts at tie Post Office department the other day, iatro- j duced among Mts po pers some claims against j the gover: for expenses {t amounting ail to nesr ° gevernment for rebuilding the ¢ | ¢ urech three vears ago. aptly disallowed. in ns were al! old, ive years, one being aclaim against the ning back fe i South The ciaims were An -The p' 1 be glad to know that, in addition to keeping it open uring the cay Lime, the Artists’ Club b decided to open their Clab and Rec=p By in Vernon Row, on Taur igofeach week, when all comers will be welcome, without the formality of an inv! tution or admittance cd. It will be remembered that the Coreoran Art Ga y isalsoopen on Thursday even- ings during the winter season. Scuoor TRustze Aprotxtep.—The re sicnation of Mr. A. Hart, as school trustee, was accepted yestentay by the District Com- soners. and the appointment tenderet to Dr. Robert Reyburn. @ prominent and snecessful physician in the west end of the city, and for many years surgeon in charge . 4!, and professor of in department of Georgetown college. The friends of our pub- Me sehoo! system wil! learn isfaction that a man of his attainments and high personal character has been selected. THE RATES ON THIRE-CLASS8 Matt MAT- TER —The Senate Committee on Post Of ficesand Post Roads to-day heard a co: mittee consisting of Messrs. Wallace P. Groom, I’. Farrelly, B. K. Bi Henry Ar- thor and Peter Henderson, merchants, leather dealers, seed dealers, &c,, represent- ing the New York Board of Trade, and Messrs. Birdsey, Blakem: (of Ivison, Biakeman, Taylor & Co., of New York) and 1). S. Appleton, of the firm of D. Appleton & C.. representing the school book and pu’ going trade, in reference to Mr. Hamlin’s bill Oxing the rate of postage on third-class mail matter, and for other purposes. Mr. Farrelly made the main argumeat, protest- ing against any discrimation ia ard to rates upon printed matter, and setting forth the difficulty of determining between cir- culars and advertising sheets containing in- formation, aud irregular publications, the postage on which would be arbitrarily termined by the 35,000 postmasters in the United States, and who would decide to whet class particular print b longed. He said that different Po: masters G ruled differently the same subject, and that frequently the | law officer of tne government reversed their | decisions. He urged a uniform system of Which should beso simple that it dd not possibly be misunderstocd. He ature of the bill Which makes il matter of the third class pay according | to distance. and pointed out the injurious effects to the United States of our inter- Daliopal postal treaty with Canaia, which | allows circulars to be printed there and sent to the states at a saving of thous inds ofdo!- lars to the authors. Mr. Appleton, on behalfot the book trade. Wanted bound and ungound books to pay the same postage, and taw no reason way a | bound Webster's speller should now go tbrengh the mails as cheap as a novel witha yellow paper cover. | Fort Sill transaction. His answers w THE BELKNAP SCANDAL, Marsh as a Witness. His Examination Last Nig! The re examination of Caleb P. Marsh, the fugitive witness in the Belknap case, was begun last night by a sub-committes of the Judiciary Committee, consisting of Messrs Hunton of Virginia, Lynde of Wisconsin and Hoar of Massachusetts. The testimony was taken at the rooms of Judge Hunton, Yo 1003 G street. The representatives of the hewspaper press were admitted, bat they 80 hesieged the room last night that Judge Hunton says hereafter the examiaation of Ue witness will be conducted in executive wessi tone potut of the proceedings the comm found it necessary to have a pri- vale consultation, Each member looked at the press gang present and wonde ‘et how, in t ce of sheh an andience, it would be possible to confer. Finally, Judge Hoar sad, “Well, there are so Inany reporters re. perhaps the committee hat better go ent Into the entry and consult,” which they MARSH, THE WITNESS, Js apparently on the shady side of fifty He stands about six feet in heighth, is very erect. and has a wiry and bony frame. His large brown eyes throw a good deal of ant mation toto a face, woich can well be calied handsome He has no beard and is closely kbaven, with the exception of @ moustacte trimmed to mathematical nicety, and across 1» color between black and His forenead extends well up or nium, ard where it reaches the hairshines with the Polish of ivory. Where the forehevt leaves cffa thin growth of iron gray hair bes’ which Js cunningly arranged tycover a great arce of head development to the best at van- tage. Mr. Marsh, from his nose down re- sembles very much Col. Aleck M Pennsylvania politician and Philately ttor. His legs are long, and of tt em order. Indress Mr. Marsh 1s fant Last night he wore @ palr of light pan ver gaiters fo mateh, a well fitting black tand vests, and black necktie. He wore but Nttle jewelr, pen coat displayed a heavy. thoug! andy, gold watch ebain nthe third finger of the left hand Le wore a heavy seal gold ring. HIS TESTIMONY. Hisexamination was first econductet by ‘ge Hunton. He was asked if he was ng to stute that bis testimony before Clymer committee was true. He an- swered that it was, but thought ought to have been added that he had an toterview with Relknap subsequent to the one men- Lioned In the testimony, at which he Ket the Scereiary whether be would appoint Fvars to the tradersbip at Fort Sill if he Mareh) declined in Evans’ favor, and the Steretary sald he w Tn the ‘course of Lis. examination r One was U to the Sx recommendatory rs, one from C Stevenson, of Obio, and on was 1 artofth ing to th reason ry close lecticn ents, aud only g like a promise id make t The q he tra m why y to the Se y related toh swever, could laratioa or bad ever been EMENT in any commu- connection with made in bank notes ap ia New York, was ul ct or implied, of th money was paid. no way, | questioned into any ¢ jon that there ANY Af th the Secretary, cation between them i e, viet Her aid 8. be felt t ace bit own it would extract from the Question by Mr. Iinterily proceed yon 9 Without any request or intimation on bis part to offer him this sui of money, consti luting & dishonorable transact would disgrace him if it became Kaown’ Answer.—I don't know,I am sure. In the first instance, the first money I sent, you know, was to her; the next was to him, bat whether it was in consequence of any ar- rangement with her I ain undecided. Ques- tion.—How came you to offer to havea trans- action that would disgrace him? Answe-. Weli, I didn’t suppose it would ever be made public. I had no idea it was criminal.” MARSH LEAVES A BAD IMPRESSION. Athalf past nine o'clock Ue committee ex- cused the Witness until ten o'clock thts morning. It was evident that the manner and matter of the testimony of Marsh left a bad impression with the committee, His memory seems to bave signally fatied him Evin when interro; his testimony before the Clymer comm he would not venture to reiterate it with more emphasis than to state that so and so was bis best Impression. He seemel to be laboring under some restraint, which sug gested the reflection that it was his purpose to remernber as little as he could about the During his examin: tion he was very illatease. This was expe cially manifest when he was being interro- gated about the character of the express re- celpts which he sent to Belknap and recetvcd from bim endorsed “O kK.” He twisted ner- vousiy &bout in his chair, changed his posi- lion frequentiy, and all of @ sudden jaraped upand commenced pacing the floor. Sowe of bis answers were quite explosive. When he was asked what eotry was made oa the books of the National Bank of Conmerce, in New York. where he often deposiiet to Belkpap’s credit certifieates of deposit, he replied, «By George, you have got me now.” v far from ingenious. NayaL ter L. C. Hellner, mm, Wil THESPENCER Inv ESTIGATI Was con- tinued this mi In the exarnination of Wo. di. Hencer, who concluded bis testimo- | py, which was merely corroborative of bis terday. The vext witness was Jackson Morgan, (colored,) who testified | that be was the bosy servant of Francis | Widmer, late collector of internal revenue, | who died ten months after the election of | Spencer with yellow fever; thet about 1 cr 12 days before Widmer was taken sick, be Was arrested by Special Ageat Lutz asa detached from the Brooklyn, and ortered to the Ossipee on ber arrival at Port Royal, S. C. Boatswain Peter Hulkins, ordezed to the navy yard, Washington, D.C: PeEKSONAL.—Senator Watleigh has re- turned from bis campaigning tour in New Hampshire. ---- Senator Kernan, of New York, bas gone to Connecticut to take part in the political campaign in that state. He makes but two speeches, one at New Havea defauiter; that Widmer separated his pri- vate and public papers before his sickness. Gen. Morgan here stated that he expected to prove tbat S; cer borrowed idmer’s money, knowiug that he was a defaulter, Or that’ the money was public money. Mr. Mayer, of counsel for Spencer, objected to Unis question, and stated that the odject of Gen Morgan’ was atiained by making this u“seerlion, Lnat the legislative committee of Alabama bad thoroughly sifted this mat- ler; that the committee were all political opponents of Spencer, and that he defict Gen. Morgan to point scintilla of evi- cence whigh would tustain big assertion. Gen. Morgan arose to rep'y, when Senator Morton said Bo Pp reoraliies would be per- thitted, ard allowed Gen. Morgan to @sk the Witness the question teuding to show tha torrowing of movey from Widmer by Spen- cer The witness replied that he did not kr ow anything of the so-called ton. Jom Cashin, keeper of @ colored Montgomery, testified that he had seen Sen- stor Jones, of Lowndes, with three one huo- ered dolier bilis in bis hand about the time of the @leetion: that he had credited at bis | berove Wm. V. Turner, a colored member of ire legtstature, whoftold bim he was treat- ing op Spencer's accouot; witness afterwards | took the bill to Spencer, who said that under the cireumstances he would pay the bill, al- | though he bad never authorized Turner to bave !t charged tohim; berefused to pay apether bill contracted by Turner, however. ‘The witness denied saying that he Mtended | lowswear stropg against aerial he ee os rner’s bill |" Prederiek Wolffe, county treasurer of Mont- , Was called and sworn, when the | committee adjourned until 10 o'clock to-mor- \ 10W morning. to-night, and the other at fogged to-ior- row night. --*: Hon. George Tarner, U. S. marshal of Alabama, is at the Imperial. a witness in the Spencer case. --**Ex-Minister Schenek is in the city, and is stopping at Wormle; THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE IN UTAH.— The Senate Committee on Territories to-day beard Mr. Baskin, the contestant for the seat of Delegate Cannon, of Utan, in favor of Mr. Christianey’s bill in regard to juries and regulating the elective franchise in Zhe terri- tory pamed. quoted quite extensively from Brigham Young's d: to show that BY. had publicly stated that tne good of the church sometimes required the sned- “ing of blood. This provoked 2 sharp retort ‘rom Mr. Cannon, and quitea lively coatro- versy ensued. Professor J. H. K. Wilcox ap- a before the committee in behalfof the iil, but after bearing him a few minutes tue committee Incontinently adjourned. THE EXAMINATION of Mr. Pendleton last night by the Judiciary Committee piaces him fn &@ position even worse than that in which he was ex) by bis testimony be- Mr. Clymer’s committee. It appears that atthe time be pushed the Kentucky Soon rece Dee mee le oO e ion wi eo e- sented to the road was disputed, and was, t that time pending in the Kentucky corrts, but this fact was concealed by Pendieton. The War Department Investigation. More About “Assessments” om Post ‘Traders. The Committee on Expenditures in the War department met this morning at half. past 12 o'clock. C K. Peck was recalled, and testified :— The firm of Durfee & Peck have contributed money for political purposes—the last Pres- idential campaign we pald $6,000 to $8,000. We sent lt to Washington to the secretary of the National Executive Committee Each post we heldwas assessed ata specific amount by @ circular seut us from Washington. The firm aiso contributed for the Presidential election in 186%, but I have forgotten the Amount. We were notified a contribution would be acceptable. Q Was ita regular demand? A. I think it Was a request; it was in the form of & printed circular. I wrote once con- cerping tue matter to Hon. James Harlan. My impression is the cireviars came from him. The remittances were made from the post. The amounts we were to pay for our military post. was designated in the circa- ier, and was based on the number of troops at the post. Wesent the money because it Was exacted. money had we not thought the refusal todo +0 Would have resulted disastrously to as. F/SILER'S CONTRIBUTIONS J.J. Fisher recalled:—Tne firm of Evans & Co, at Fort Sill, have, I think, eontribuied money fer potitical purposes.’ Evans paid the money. A circular was issued assessing us, and we thought it best to pay it. The eucular came from Washingtoacity. 1don't know to whom we made the remittance. The frm. I think, have paid on two oeca sions. I did not understand the payment ¥ as compulsory Q Woult you bave contribated If you had not beer called ou? A. I don't think I would. Q Whieh side did ron ex A. Ithas t paid withio the past five years and you can jadcge of tnat yourself, But #s a matter of fact, you doa't Kaow ch side you patd it to? No, sir. tribute to? Q. You don’t @now but what you might ye contributed to help Brother Clymer in his campaign, do you? [Langhter Q. You never lef 4 you, on account of your Val A. No, sir. cir Union servi A. Well, there were some port! Kentueky where it was pretty u Laugnter } Q. Not since the war? A. Ob, no. Lam speaking of | Witness thinks the circular assessing the firm was signed by A MAN NAMED HARLAN. J. 8. Evans reeatled: - During my absen cirenlar came to Fort Stull requesting +399 be sent to the National Exec at Wast ft throw: , tive Committee Npression is I remitted Mr. Marsh. I think the yugh hin, pabite e. re uM dh i he order of ster Ed dered it p that our t s. I rin should bave to pay the ght it should have been reo. If I hadn't been ca! I shoultn't bave paid it vy Mr. Bass:—Q. Tuese erted you to th OLD Tat KSe N pocTR the spotls 7 tu that at the time =30.000 1 0 G, Leonard by insurance was H Pendleton. Mr. r friend and attorsey. > nents were not prid on Lime. knothing of the progress c the govern: George H. Pe: zeconnt of th atacky Cenirat rat @ Do you know where the moaey wa atter it went to Mr. Peudtieton? n0t. I patdit to Mr. Pandit lhad knowo Mr. By t » ndabou 4 uP. Mar rfr m iim fon wit \ John Fiecher, sworn: —Resides in Indianap olls; formerly resided at Topeka, Kansas. Was contracior at Fort Dodge from 18m to and at Camp upply from May, 1568, to isi!) When I was at Camp Supply I knew A. E. Reynolds; he was @ member o° the firm of Lee & Reynolds. { applied for the trader- ship at Fort Dodge. RK. M. Wright was ap- pointed. Q. What did you do to secure it? A. I made an'application in tse, direct to Mr. Beiknap. I was endorsea by. ex-Cou- gressman Sidney Clark. Tue Secretary of War, afier I had made one or two personal applicatt E me the matter had been disposed of. T was satisfied money was paid to get Lhe appointment, because [t was cur- réutiy reported that Lee & Keynolds dd 10,000 to get their appointment. I said to Lee once, “Did you pay $10,009 for your post?” He said *Johu, I paid enougu. ff you go to Washington to get a post, you ap- ply through Iowa.” I WAS DIRECTED TO GO TO GEN. RICé Laid not go to him because the second time l came here to get a post I was satisfiet it would cast me more than I could make out of it. Gen McCook, sworn:—Is lieutenant co} of toe i0tu infantry. The atiention of the witness was directed to an interview in the St. Louts Globe Demo crat, in whieh he is quoted as saying fraads had existed and did exist in connection with the post traderships. itness said he belleved that money was paid for post traderships, because meu wh had been recommended by the officers of the pest at which he was on duty had beea r moved and An entire stranger look his piace. He believed these were fraurts. bat did not kKvown them of bis own knowledge The examination of the witness was to progress when our report closed THE EMMA MINE TROUBLE. Ex-Senator Stewart and Ex-Miaister Schenck. The examination of ex-Senator Stewart, of Nevada, was resumed before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, who are to- vestigating the Emma mine scandal, this moruing. Mr. Stewart explained] at some length the conversation that led to the selectien of Gen. Schenck as a director of the Emma mine company. Witness never heard of Schenck’s name being used tn connection With the directorship until November 2, 1871. Do not recollect that Gen. Scheack knew that Baron Albert Grant was to bea = moter of the luverest of the scheme, and that he (Grant) was to receive one hundred thou- ick about it, and do not know that Schenck ever heard of it until after he had accept el r. Puleson, of Jay Cooke, McCullough & Co, that Grant was known a: @ wealthy man, was jarded as an ef- ficient operator in stocks. not Koow the reason why Grant’s aame was not known in connection with the Emma mine stock. ‘Was informed that it was not the custom for promoters of such schemes to be known to he public. Do not Know that Grant was notorious in any way, or whether Schenck was acquainted with Grant or Hankes & Coates, brokers. As the CHARACTER OF THE MINE. Gen. Schenck knew of it, he having read Prof. Silliman’s report. Witness never ex- amined the mine very careful > mong he had looked into itseveral times. The Eag- lish directors — as much about the mine as Gen. ck, and probably more, as they had taken more interest In it. They bad informed themselves in regard to the Emma mi ‘The witness then gave a long and detailed t the stock was placed f t We would not have seat the | SS the idea that all the stock ‘n placed, when in reality it had been taken by those who were ng the stock only. This kept the 5! Mmivm until after settiementday. Up to that time they did not know how much of the Stock would be returned. This “rigging” ‘Was executed by Baron Grant, who held the stock himself, to keep the “bears” from get. Ungit. It was A TRICK OF THE “REARS to sell stock of all kinds without having it, ard to take the chances of getting it before “settlement day.” Witr ess then took up Johnson’s testimony, the attorney for Lyon, fenied many of ite sta ter nts as far as they referred to him, (Stewart.) He spoke of Johnsoa ina very severe manner, saying that he not know bim, though lieremembers that Johnson bad him in Low and trie! to a from bim 4n relation to e. Mr. Stewart tben read a letter from Lyon, toa friend in Salt Lake, dav hotel, London, May 31, i872, (Stewart) and Parke are re “A PAIR OF D—D VILLAINS “Others are spoken of as sconrdre’s."” TL was bearing the siock al! he coull by sta Wathe bad been swindled by Stewart, who sold him ont in rstof Parke. letter produced much merriment. 1. Johnson wh commit teuded by pro ducing a number of such letters to show L Jobrson rained the company and disgraced all who were connected with it, that he dis couraged all, avd cansed all the dificalties that the company has had to couteud wilh $210,000 FOR SE After expresst: g in regard to Jobuson and Lyon, Mr. Stewart gave a histor his business’ transactions With Parke in convection with the Emma mine, from which it appeared that he (St art) reecived for bis professional sary all about $250,000; $101,000 of which was to his (Stewart's) witeas a pre 9.009 was givea Mrs. Stewart Je; 250,000 Utah Centrat Southe There wi Troe s brot at the er, who hy abont $240,000 or & witness that f when gi Parke bad said to ould take care of him, and tog the $100.000 in bouts said: + He that you can put away.” witness read several more letters from Lyon, setting forth that hy Stewart) had not treated him right and n uccording to their agreement, by which be he (Stewar Lyon's interest in the and (Stewart) had agreed tbat would not seil out Emma mine, uuless he got $500,000) complaining severely of the way that thought he (Stewart) had treatet Leaving this branch of the subject, the wit ness refecred to the SUIT THAT IS BOW PENDING against him, (Stewart.) Parke and Baxter ir New Lork, which was broaght by th mine company to recover the fi dollars invested in this stock. and in tht connection read more letters trom Lyon ask ing for tome kind of @ sett Witn said that this case had 1 ~ : vHIss Brown's” Experiences on eral “When one on Then some thing bi during a recent jou found that we of Washiogtoa things to be proud of, tuat I a few of them to our constity lers, merely to put them into a more ed frame of mind, you understand. y ‘al in approved st stating taat f bad m e articles ander th stances, and tha! & voyage of rec of fia ir jour ney Was about as much promise wanted” as has a blind man in ses for the traditional peedie in — sta 1 slight clue 1 bad pol iid that interesting village was, tnerefo: ‘jective point No.l. Now, everyone of my tear New York frieods bad sniffed the alr of Washington with perfect disdat Toney ad hoasted so much of tue superiority of ther institutions, had found fanlt with everything belonging to us—even e nud in our si ‘ts—that I feltas ble ind small as possible, and was perfectly willing to lock ®t thelr narrow, er stieets with admiration in my ey that meek and lowly state of m i} we got Into & street car; thea, whea I saw that filtby affair, and the rude, inatten- tive conductor, with his bell-punch strapped inside bis hand, fond memory recalled our Nght, clean Avenue cars and polite platform monarchs, and I heaved the biggest Kind of sigh, Sy 2 = A friend that, before he boasted again, he should see that their cars were in as Hurt fal @ condition as ours. While trying to make him “see” the point, tbe old rumble-box sto] and afier send- ing arunner to inquire what was the mat- ter, we found that, @ half mile ahead, drayman had @ misunderstanding with his mule—odds in the mule's favor—and that, uutil one or the other was convinced, we should have the pleasure of resting—without extra charge. A few squares farther another stoppage of ten minutes occurred, and that time It Was caused by some maihematical genius planted in front of the Trisune towe: and trying to find out the average elevation between it and the patriotism prompting the appropriation bill. (By that time I was piaying Tatty Coram — counting five and tweaty, with a vengeance ) When we alighted a fine, etrating rala bad sei In, and 1 had a view of New York mtu. Bah! growl at ours! Why it is ro circumstance to the black, sticky, four- imehes ceep covering of the great metropolis. From New York we went to the adjuncts, Brookiyn and Hoboxen, and nowhere found stceets and pavements like ours; but instea t broken, up ed stones, Which gave the streets an Appearance of being in a state of cbronte ernpiion, and made one utter snort prayers to be kept out of pitfalls and the like. From there te trail pointed to Philadel ja; and the next train landed us iv that delectable home of Hon. 8S. Randall, brisk bnsiness, mare nasty cars, bad paveme: disjointed streets, the Centennial groinds, and the coarsest, most unkind and disov 1 of police officials. From our own oacueniy echt ti the ehief of New en, to all of whom I was a per- nger. I had received notn Kindness and courteous assistanc when 1 ¢ vith my request for ait ia 1 Fe to Ue chtef of the Philadel phia polle: be. type of Brotherly Love, shoved m+ Somme GnCerstrapper, Who repeated Lue pro: cess, ad inftwn, until I began to think myself gnilty of high crime and miste meanor, in thus calling upon paid officials for the tance which avy presel avaay mage of manly feeling would give ch ally to 4 feliow-being in distress. Well, after all the time and money spent in the search, to be foiled thus was just what nogepuine member of the Brown family nvud that the pres night ip the mand that press wi into action; and soon I held the ip, in shape of a strong letter to the mayor from ube of our editorial kings, in my hands, and esto! the change was accomplished. (And nies T didn’t read them a lecture ! Well, 1’m unable to tell what they might bave accompl. \—ia @ year orso I hap- ened 10 confide my trouble to a gentle look- &, pleasant gent who dined at the same table at the hotel, and an hour after plished fect st to my ‘ice St ep a oe 2 ag able di meek looking table as a od 1a Pranks, the ng neighbor w: ve. ow mute. my dear STAR, = vs my ® y,do wonder when say that ve may be proud of having the cleanest, wides: streets, best cars, a Sao eee chares, and & as og as itiseilicient? Miss Brows. Aw OBSTINATE JUROR.—In Chicago the trialof an election judge for conoiving at frauds resulted in the jary disagreeing oa Guittal and retuerag 19 take any par? ia tho qu tin the consultations of the other jurors. THE IMPERIAL RAILROAD SCHEME preparing @ counter = control of the railway admi tariffand ENT GRaNT to Mr. Clymer: -‘Hera's PRESID! ” art Don’t lose him again. now.” —[Spriag- lon by with us iformity in the | from committees. | the total amount of customs collected.) j tbe interest of t et FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS, THURSDAY, March 23. SENATE.—Mr. Dawes presente! a peti- ton asking an amendment to the Constita tion to prevent the use of alcoholic liquors. Mr. Ecmunds, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported adversely on House bill in referebce to the settlement of the accounts of United States clerks and marshals, aud it was incefinitely postponed Mr. Jones, (Florida,) by request, intro duced a bili to prohibit the transportation of liquid ni yeerine, and to regulate the transportation of dynamite. rs bere tay next he w eed to the consideratie bis resolution | jon into the M nm y of the Preside Was ow p motion to reconsider ts paxsage. of the import . Senate regen OF THE ELRre of questions aris . ob, WAS proceeded Wilh. Mr. Merrimon moved an ime sat In case of two Kets of ele votes t shoukt be counted w s duly c to by the state auth: recog y with the Uuited State to the state bemselves. When th to be counted, then the juristict gress began. He held that it wa: signed by constitation and would not Wise to pu risdict ¥ ive £ of the electoral anyone man. © vote in tn daty Eg lee’ capnot ¢ ate this pow or any men. ite from ihe views of Mr. Whyte a verson as to the President vote. Re the President pre eceasion of the counting « in Isc, when Mr. Mason pnst tational power « te over U ate, oa the the electoral rdered the vou said ht he Wisconsin to be counted, Mr. Merrimo: fs a hts * very and Wt the of Wikcons ted the presi¢ sian, the tor 1 inevitably haye Mr. vote y which Red Cloud agency the agne ans atthic sented te © nusgest he C6 mit Wyoming) 2 with a resolution of the Ho ith d rey Ie t report had not ye nh he lenarned y make the member of Mr. Steel had seut Major Marr ud agency. Th » the House, tho! ay that it had been received atthe War partment. He saw by the y came from the west that the Maj.» interviewed, and was repor' 000 Would be sui» purpose of feeding them Mr. Hoiman charged that a portion of the Indian fond had been expended tn defraying the expenses of an Indian couneil held in vi- olation of law. Mr. Page (Cal.) urged the nece mediate actio After further debate Mr. Seelye consented to allow the motion to go over to await the report of Major Murray. r. Banks preseated the memorial of Women’s Christian Temperance Uni t for the of im Massachusetts, praying the restricdion’ of the manufacture and import 1 of intox cating drinks to the quantitt yutred for anufacturing and chemical purposes aod the arts. Referred. Mr. Stone : Mo ) intr iced a bill to rega late the compensation of railroad compa tor the transportation of the matls. Referre to the Comtuittee on Post Offices and Pos Roads. Mr. Harris (Va.), from the Committee on Elections, submitied a unanimous report in the case of Bromberg vs. Harralson, claim- ants from the Ist Alabama district, declar ing Harralson entitied lo the seat. Mr. Thompson (Mass.), from the same committee, submitted a report in the case of Jesse J. Finley ve. J.T. Wails, of Florida, awarding the seat to Finley, the contestant. Mr. Townsend (N. Y.) submitted a rainor- ity report deciaricg Mr. Walis entitled to the seat Mr. Harris gave notice that he would eali sup the cases at an early day. The House then inthe morning hour pro ceeded to te consideration of bil is reportet Mr. Dibrell, (Tenn.,) from the Committee on Public Expenditures, reported a@ bill to reduce the expense of collecting the customs. {The bill provides that the salaries paid at any port of entry or delivery shall not exert Or- dered printed and recomm!tted. Mr. Parsons. (Ky.,.) from the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported a bil! pr viding for the sale of certain lands an \ ia- cennes, Indiana. Mr. Boone, (Ky.,) from ‘the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported @ bill prohibiting the cutting of pine tingber on any Iudiaa reservation or land to which the Indian tite or rigbt bas not been extinguished. Passed. Mr. Hardenbergh (N.J.), from the ¢ mittee on Milita reported a the Whole. lands in San Francisco; same referen Mr. Thornburg (Tenu.) reported Senate bill to dovate the military road from Anto- pio to Salem, Oregon, to ihe several coun throug which it passes. Passed. Mr. Cook (Ga.), trom the same co: reported a bill toreduce the x vation at Fort Laramie to fifty-four sqeare Also, & bill RutMorizing the miles. Passed. Secretary of War to pay the debts inearre1 by citizens of Oregon and California in #: ressing Indian outbreaks in 1872 and ts:3, fe to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. A. 8. Willams, from the same com- Mittee, reported a bill to authorize commis- sioned officers of the army to make deposits under the act of May 15,1572. Passed. Also, a bill to repeal section 1218 of the Revised Statutes. assed. [ fection repealed pees the appointment to any position . who has served in {he mmilitary, na’ or civil service of the confederacy or any state in rebellion.) repent entice Srtusstin Se naptts a substitute the pay and allowances of army officers. Ls consideration the morning bour ex) motion of Mr. Hurlbut, (Tll.) the ial order, the bill for the equalization of o- es, was until Wednesday next. The House tnen, on motion of Mr. Randali, (Pa.) went into Committee of the Whole on the legisiative on ep bate Being Hanssen to ‘three and“ hours. — Cox (N. LA a ity chair. ir. Scales (N. was recognized, and ry the House. 289. A FooLisn WOMAN SWINDLED Ocr or $31,000. Augusta Moren, brother of the man who accompanied the latter was missed ——_ New York. was ar- rested there y: ay, charged with swind- ling a woman named Gerona Fernandez, of Havana, Cuba, out of $31,000 given hi her to buy lottery tiekets’ wie itis chanped thet = — and Moren's a, s¥bo Fecen’ ‘steamer Crescent City, oon a@cy wo defrand ‘Mra. Fer Boup Jewerny Ronpery.—Six men en- tered the iry store of Wm. avenue, ¥ sree rings and : pel. Last nigut three who are supposed tohave GOV. AMES’ IMPEACRMENT THE EMIGRANT TAX DECISION Geen JUPITER POWDER EXPLOSION INTERNATIONAL RIFLE SHOOTING ee reason GENERAL SHERMAN CORIMS To WaASwiNeTaN FORLLGN NEWS. Fimanctal Improy cmeat Cwte Loxbos, Marco ently restored at the TaLLWAys Recurith through have been steady oot rege A Protest from the Vaticaa Manip, Maret ot tee Deen recelved from the Vat cle of the Spanish so Helous £0 tot ler Kent to tne Het inst, Newgate RB» orne® s from tt i -o Newgate e Lora mail. bar ceaces for each. Tue The Patt Ma OwDoR ELPLO Siem Rea, Three three men, 1 Charies plosion ta hingt om- ral busld- y were blown resu.t of te nay t ngerous ing pt ‘ MEAD NONLY an Castle ee ae ber atp TAF! AND SHE The General Comm St. Loris, March for Washir invite left here carers back t General Pryor t© Dereat Governor Aes. yenera, Roger aA. from Vix. 94 vonlug bavirg be red tode- ’ tefore tue polies, Werte therm write, t lee quiet © ec.ive and eC ee to day. Sugar quiet apd eed New Youx, March £5 —6!.0n g« active and bette: Money, 4. Gold. 40. Governments New Youx, March 23 — Wheat quiet and declining Loxpon Mar h2t.43) money an 95 fer them own Lt 1S: 10-406 108 new five FRaxkrors, 2.4 4 4: coping ade urn: t AT 18 for vade, 1BTe, * bios : rie Thy S. bonds new Bree Marc! ——_—__-«+4-----— The Great Storm ia Sew Eegiand DAMAGE TO THF CeOrILE © A telegram from I titiet 21, says: “The gale hers is t rienced for years. Thir.y foot ibe Profite houre, at Frauen was blown off this ooort doors were blown i, sot SbOW Was deposited O4 thw parlor Moor. Tas vax blown carriage bouse, 10 fect | down and the barn ubrucied. A will go up from here ty-nig: 8. THE WHITE ayo NTAINS The bridge of the aout Warain ston branch road at Whitelve!i, N. H., was town of line py the gle Mooday the passage of tratas over NO tea.ay on the Portland ed pamred Ubrotgh the Teemlay. y RE . shen Lalten, resid- * killed during the At Augusta ing op Hosr gale Tues: by Bis bara doo: slamming ood frataring bt skull. DESTRUCIIGN OF A ©ONM wOTEr. The Oid Orchard bose, ia che course of erection on Orcbart belch, Maloe, was blown down by the gue Tuesday, and is ® compiete wreck. The lows tx beavy. Tae house was io have heen completed in Jane, to replace the ove burned, aul woul! have been the largest sun.mer hotel cast of Long Branch. THE PENNsYsVaXiA DEMOCRATIC COR- VENTION yeeterd: ; declares tue resuzplion of specie ts In 1879 Linpossible, eyual to waceteration of bankroptey, end shoud be ~ “he conenation ot Pieperity. A veney by the A reenlution declaring Hor. J-& Back & cane didate for the Presidency was laid on the table. There was @ conies! bet ween Senator Wellece and ative Randall for the coatrol of the Convention Gad the eleven of delegates to the Bt. Louts aosvention. Wallace men seem to have veen victorious. NEw York ReErvusirca: LiINc.—Tne New York Sciegates 15 the matiosel 2 el es a |