Evening Star Newspaper, March 24, 1876, Page 1

“THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays AT THE STAR BUILDING. epnsyivania A cormer Lith Street, BY The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany ao H. RAUFFMANN, Pres’t. So es THE BVENING STALK ts screed by carrsers to screen Tex OnnTe PER WEEK, OR FORTY- Foun Gre, Ta. Counter Copies at’ the postane prepand 68 ware eeneas our months 23 00; one year, 96.00, THE WBEKLY sTaR— a wear postase prepard. oms invariably in advance, and mo paver sent lomaer than paid for. BF nates of advertise furnished om application. ag | Che Loening Star. vo, 47—NE. 7,174. SPECIAL NOTICES. CULUM P14 TYPUGBAPHIOAL UNIS, 101.—.s epmial meetiog of the Uni ® wil be Deid tere pe “on 9 432 Kb stron, ot o'elock. — LW PATTERSON, Ree Sse. 1oo.F OUNT NEDU Enos MENT. No sprciat meeting wil bea THIS ENISG at ipo clock. tomake t Patriarch Ja a Funeral Susday. THOS W. FOWLER, Scribe. 7 will tea meting of the Si KiOT REPUBLIOAN CLUS en FRIDS*Y NIGHT. %Mih inst 8 o'clock, at wee Pebnsy!vania avenne end 20th ROTICK —Th s H LEGISLATIVE LISTSLT are re \ er College. With street, be - 7-0 pm., 2h in-t..f the estes to represent said die on. which will be held cn ORSON. = °_ FLDER CBI K «fil preach atte Colain BS i ca iging ‘Suoder, Mareh 35th. at 1 ninga d3in the evening. i | ea the mrnins THERE WiLL BS AN ADJOUKAED Contreetors ander tre D x VeNin +t acopt me tipg their All are earue attend manr2d-2t s Ww Secretary. S*DISTHICT OF COLUMBIA BUILDISG BS PBT LOAN assoc lat tI) hold its regular aa? Barker, es B from 7to3 p.m. be Becretary and T rer will enbar rte The bouks ¢ pe st.ck in tne jes are Bow © ac! Sib series are now oper a GEORGE W and Treas. NOTICE TO TAX AYERS. ; OLLECTOR’s OF Fick, DistRICt oF Cone MBIA Washinotox. D C., Mareh 3, 1576 ‘The sttertion of Tax payers is calind to the fact of the rec-nd instalment of the taxes for the current year bee ming due the let of April proximo, aud if Rot paid on or betore that day @ penalty of two par centum will be added on said iast one halfof such tex. and on the first day of each succending m inch Hlectea in the manver prescribed by inw, like penalty continaes to attach to the detin- qvent first ball cf such tax das Gevober J, S75 Iso, toe attention of ail commercial agents, ped- diers. Produce dealers at large ond in the sev eral markets a-e hereby notified that ths licsases Soeued to them as euch. will expire on toe Sist day of jareh and that the same must he promptly renowed Bithis tice. JOHN 8 COOK, 1 ¢3w Collector, D. O. HOME MUTUAL BUILDING ASSOCIA GDS Ut oreamisat Jonuaryy 1876 —Bub Reriptiva to stock Association wilt be re ceived at office of Secretary 454 Louisian’ avenne epycstic City Hall, Second menthly me ting MON DAY, April 4. at7 o'clock p. m,, at Swagerbuud Ni. corner Sth and B ets.nw Eutrance op Sth street RUGERUD KOBINSON, Presicoat IB¥ING WILLIAMSON, Secretary 4 = HALL. ee A specisl service for YOUNG MEN, SABBATH AFTEKNOON, at 3% o'clock Short addresses by Young Men. Music led by Coruat and Organ. | STRATFORD FENDA™ 6 Louisiana avenus, Tanabe * vATTOR VS ¥-AT- Law. Kore HOT OB ICE COLD TSa, “ COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE, Pure and Frazran WITH MILBURN'S UNKIVAL 1429 PEs fedit tr VED SODA, TLVANIA AVANUE, near Willard’s. Neco, NEBES, oc: tr LEW 1s JOBSS BA Corner of 30tn Serve and Penasy Desiers iu Government aud Dis z 1 6 henge a. 5 td F. HOLTZMAN, Aitor Late, has removed to No. 1321 F st. itt House, and will ve Ebbin B ‘and will sco his friends and business scqasine Money mvosted betlding je9-tt Few : Borthwest, 5 Eicee., Leger business sulictted Roome and Om « for rent in #4 Ja. 2 00., BANKEBS, 14 cesses NG, BOTARY PUBLIC, octlT tt Orrict—S8tar Br {RANK = co. F* EIN PriclANs, Pusseiivasia Avexce SG Pebole Spectacles. dec? -1y ,1st: 1 EBSLE SPROTACLES. Bw. H. an “x, Sr Or GecStris'p 463 Penns. sve.. corner 4% strect. SPRING We have completed the ovening of tne Biuest and best assorted stock Mev and Boys fine Spring Clothing that has ever before been exhibited in this city STYLES Are all new, many of them of our own designings, and not to be found ia any ether house in Washington. They are wnigue aad nobby. Examine them. vow Ye the thme to make your selections and secure the firet choice from s very larg Sod fall stock Prices are much lower than will preveil later in the seasor READY Made € are equal to goods made specially to order is what we are (ffering this season, and a large por centage may be raved by buying now CALL EARLY. HABLE BROS., Merchant Tailors and Fine Clothiers, warl?-tr Corner 7th and D te. a, carrronm. =. ea LIVERY AND HIRING STABLES, Bo. 317 Third str * FINE CARRIAGES POR WEDDINGS, CALLS, RECEPTIONS, &c. - oP TION PAID TO BOARDING ‘SOIAL ATTEN’ os Orders left at Congressional Hotel, or a: stable, Gay oF ight, will receive prompt sitcution. jant-ly A. B. DENNIS & ©O, PURE SODA WATER, ” BLOCK TIN LINED STEEL FOUNTALNS. £0DA APPARATUS FOR SALE OR RENT. Apply carly to SAWL ¢ PALMER, DEPOT, 57 GREENE STREET, merlS-tr Gronettows, D. 0. SAxery EMBROLDEGIES.— MOCH FINER thas Hamburgs. EE ae | i) EVENING STAR. "Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTs.—Internal reve- BY, £296 311.74; customs, £555,021.18, GENFRAL SHEamas ts in the city, and this morning calied upen the President. ALL the members were present at the Cab- inet meeting to-day. Miss KiTTiF Coo of Milwaukie, his been appotnted to a clerkship in the office of the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office department, in ptace of Mrs. H.C. Rox Smith, resigned. Tae Director oF THE MINT Authorizes the contradiction of a report, which has ap- peared in some of the eastern papers, of a defaleation at the San Franciseo mint, and states that there is no defaleation or dedvit in any department of that mint. NomixaTions—The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day: Hoffman Atkinson, of West Virginia, to be secretary of legation of the United States In St. Petersturg. Postmasters—A is, Horseheads, New York; § Nerthfield, Minn; H.M. Thatcher, Sale’ Oregon. ALLEYS IN WASHISCTON.—In the Senate, to day, Mr. Morton introduced a bill, which was referred to the District Committee, to provide for changes In alleys in they city of Washingtor by assent of parties interested. ‘The bill is the same as the one introduced in the House by Mr Casov on the 2ist uitimo. lik provisions have already been printed iu THE STAR. TRE U. S. STEAMER TALLAPOOSA will sail from the Washington navy yard next Menday with about five hundred tons of treight for distribution at the various navy yards, touching at Norfolk, Annapolis an tortherp ports. Oa her retura trip sne will carry a failload of pablic coutributions of ription for the Centennial at Poil adelphia. THE SoUTH WASHINGTON RAILROAD GrrEvayce.—Dr. J. Morgan, Edward Temple, Key. Father Fortune, Dr. Allenaad M- © P. Cntver, the sub-committee ap- pointed by the residents of South Washing ton. In regari to the railroad question, cailed pou # humber of Senators aud Rspresenta- tives this afternoon. They will have a he mr nefore tbe House Commitee on Lis- tricton Wednesday morning next. THE CHARGES AGatD ALD —The President bas sent @ message to the House In reply to an inquiry in relation to the eharzes against George F. Saward, bow Minister to China. A letter from Sec: tary Fish was enclosed, stating that the a periment had no knowledge of any proof to support the charges against Mr. Seward T MINISTER Sr while acting as consual-general at Shanghat. Mr Seward wrote a letter in 1x71 vindi Miclal covrse, which was per cory to Mr. Davis, th of Btate. tars THE Post OFFICE INVESTIGATION 8 Hous: Committee on Posi Odices and Post Boads to-day fluished the examination of S. S. Hnntley, of the firm of C.C. Huntley « Co., mail contractor pstified as to the large profits on northweste: 1 He he cost_of the & P yala was wholl, and tiat tt months, and by baying o ders bis (Huntley's) firm got still bold the contract at $52000 per year. Nava Onbers —Lieutevant Caaries Fe- bertou ordered to the receiving ship Co!o- tado, at Boatswain J Eriseo, G jam E. Web»er, Acting $ aker H. 8. Boutwell to th ceiving ship Worcester, at Norfolk, Va; Lieutenant Willie Swift detached from tne receiving ship Colorado and ordered to il) vavy yard, York; Master Charles F. Emmerick from the })ictator and ordered to the Shawmut.on her arrival at Port Royal, S.C: Master W. FE. Delabay from the Snaw- ou the reporting of his reiief, and ordered rp and awe neers. "ALER P. MARSH was again before the sub-committee of the Judiciary Committee yesterday. Hir attention was called to the ie in the New York Trilwne of March, in relation to the post tradership at Fort Sill, stating that Evans had paid Marsh =12,000 @ year for the place, ete. Marsh test fied he called General Belknap’s attention to the article, and asked who could have writ- ten or inspired it, when General Beiknap replied he supposed it was the work of Gen- eral Hazen. Marsh explained the reason why he went to Montreal after giving his testimony before the Committee on Expendi- ture~ in the War Department. He appr hended when he read the debate in the House, whieh appeared on the morning of theday he left New York, that he might be indicted for acriminal offense, and hence his anxiety to get out of the way of arrest. SALE Or Icr.—The Augusta Journal says that there were several large sales of ice made at Gardiner, Me., on Saturday, and at good prices. The Oakland [ce Compauy Sold 6.000 tons to Wm. Montgomery «& Co., of New York; the Kennebec Mutual, 7,000 tons to the same parties, to be shipped between the Ist of June and the ist of October; I. D. Sturg!s, 6,000 tons to the same parties. Ali the above ice was sold for the round sum of 50 a lon. Lonfellow & Sanborn bave sold 000 tons of old ice, stored on Nahumkeag island, to the same parties for @ less sum. The Centennial Ice Company, of Gardine: have sold to the Knickerbocker Compa New York, some 20,00 tons, at $2 50 per to WO THOUSAND YEARS AGo. soted selentist, Professor W. 1). Gan- { Bogton, aided by a party of a: on Wednesday visited the ar arial mounds at Spoonville, Ottawa coun. ly, Mieb. Only two mo from which were taken {lve sku « s of human bones, copper, hitchets a ; also, fine specimens of pottery. I. is ed that the race to which tinese Flies bei nbabited this section of Mich. | igan not less than 2 600 year AN INNOCENT MAN Suor ny A MAN- | TRar.- Eimer Cole, a milxtanu 41 Passaic, N.J.. has been losin: of chickens from his hen-house bt 4 thinking xed @ gu vaded so that any one opening the to stop thelr depredations, he fi he«wvily I or Would be si A friend calied to look athis pouliry, pulled open the door incaa liously, aud received the contents of the barre: in bis breast. He is not expzcted to } live. THE MAsons any THE THIRD TeRM.— Speaker James W. Husted is a caudidate for | Grand Master of ihe Masons in this stats to | suceeed Elwood E. Thorne. The fact that | the latter declared himself for Grant and a third term, in @ letter tothe Grant central club, excited much feeling among M#sons, and Mr. Thorne wiil probably be compeiled to take @ back seat—[N. ¥. Sim, 2d. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS IN LITTLE RopY.—The Rhode Island repubiican coa- vention yesterday nominated for re-election | the following: for governor, Henry L'‘ppitt; for lieutenant governor, Hear: - Stsso: for teeretary of state, Joshua M. Addeman; for attorney genera!, Wil!art Sayles; for general treasurer, Samuel Clark. Delegates —— also chosen to t!. vlanatt coaven- tion. FRIGHTFUL bx « | the oe Pacific rotting # Laramie City, Wyoming, burat yesterday, killin) five men and founding ‘nine others. Tae boller passed through a stone wall and | Isnded a quarter of a mile distant on the | Peable. | DREw’s CRIPPLED SEMINARY.—At & | meeting of the trustees of the Drew theologi- | al Seminary, which lost its income by the | leselveney of Daniel Drew, sufficient money | was raised by subscription to meet the aa- boiler in nuarexpenses of the institution. | Deati or AN Ex-U. 8. Senator —A dis- a receee toca cae tice of the state, The, (deceased has been miner ic many years, | Ked'was heed ‘tates Senator n 1830 i | 7 The trial of Jacob Nanemacher. an old | and wealthy citizen of Milwaukee, Wis., for 1 whisky frauds, was begun yesterday, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1876. TWO CENTS. The Post Traderships Seandal. Mr. Marsh as Witnesses. The Testimony To-day. The Committee on Expenditures in the War Department met this moraing at 11 o'clock. Mrs. Caleb P. Marsh, The first witness called was Mrs. Caleb P. Marah. She is quite handsome, of rather pe- ite form, but fall development. She wore a@bvlack silk dress, black bat trimmed with beads ara ostrich feaiher, and white kid gloves. She is quite a young looking wo- man, bat with gray hair. She has large, lustrous, mischievous eyes, has an oval face and quite a pleasant expi °ssion. ir K TESTIMONY. Have lived in New York since 1865; prior fo tbat lived in Cineinonatl. Hae k.own Mrs. Bowers sto isel. I resided at t Burnett House, Cincinnatt. for four sears. Mrs. Bowers was there haif the time. 1 always go to Cincinnati twice a year. i TeMAID Sometimes two Weeks, sometimes jour, whea Mrs. Bowers was there I usually mether. She very often visited my house | -New York. She was my guest to 71. Sh» Wass at that timea widow. In August, Is71 Mrs Belknap visited me. I weut to Earope with Mrs. Bowers in 1872. Q Bow long was Mrs. Bowers in New York prior to your sailir A. I dou*t Know. Mr. Pendleton accom psnted us to Europe. 1 think Isaw Mr. Peu sleton once in New York before we sali 1 knew he was on the list of passeugers. Q. Was Mrs. Gen. Morgan in New York rv to your Salling? . ido not know. Mrs. Bowers and I re. mained iy commany In Furops abent three weeks, in Londou. We did not retura fo this country together. I returaed on the 24 of No vember, 1872 During the trip to Europe or previous to that time did yon hear or Know anything « THE KBNTUC CENTRAL KAILRUAD CLAIM? I did not. I never had any conversation with Mrs. Bowers about the claim. I kuew scmetbing of Mrs. Bowers’ means; ber in- lerests were looked after by Mr. Pendleton und Mr. Leonard. ‘Two or three weeks age in Wasty ou I had a conversation with Mrs. Sowers about the Kentucky railroad claim. 1 asked her if she received #7(.000 from the Howler estate. She said sue bad not. It was fxlse. as the whole claim was only for <160.000, and how could she receive $70,000. i never had any other conversation with ‘her n ihe subject. «). How did you happen to mention it to her? A Simply as an idle rumor, with a dozen of others. «). How long bad you known or the e ence of the rumor? A. Over # year. our conversation. (2 Did you report your conversation with Mrs. Bowers to auybo A. I did; to Gen. Ktid 0. THE KENTCCKY RALLROAD Ct Q. Do you know anything of Me. tou paying aoy muuey to Mr. Bow aceou the ra Ist- I have not seen her since g way betwean my basbant ary of War with relation ty The or a.d- Mrs roat taat tne not reccive a Cent on account of When you ¥ s ago I saw you. ‘im « By Mr. Clymer tome few wee committee where it was. A. In the breaxfast room of t! betel. Nothing tn r 2 to th TALLER Wats 1 i between Me. Marsh Again. reh, recalled: — Wi safter giving bP. Ca lef ss sald he testi Looby, of the @t of March; saw or @sri of Mr. Cly al he ie when he left Wash!- gion he had ion of ig lo Canada; went to Mr. Ciymer'’ € wight before the day he left, aad & inderstand tbat they ean not only im ‘at imprison Mr. Belknap.” id: “Ob, no.” [thea gaia if Mr. prisoned, I may be in danger. t: “Oh, vo; there Is not a particle room, at Did L alarm you? uo; oO tue coatrar Mr. Clymes. itness.— ed me. Mr. Marsh said he went to Cana‘ta because soinething Mr. Bass had said on the thooe » you the House, which he read in the New York Vines, aud which Irightened bim awa, Mr. Bass reminded him that he hatsatd novhing on the floor oa the subject autil he Marsi:) bad left for Canada, The Witoess.— Weil, 1 am mistaken ta the gentleman, then. Witness sait he read about the pablished statements o/ the intention of the Cabiaet to prosecute hima, but not until after he got to Montreal. He eaid that on his way up to Moutreal he stopped at Peekskill with the intention of coming back, and if there had been a train back to New York be would hayecome. If he had offended the laws of the country he hed made up bis anind to come back. But the uext train which came slong was the traia to Canada and he got aboard it. MRS. MARSH was asked why she went t» Montreal. She said she read that her husband bad jumpet off the train at Peekskill and came vear being Killed, and she made up Ler mind to go to him. Other Testimony. A.C. Leighton, sworn: . Under what circumstances were you Appolnted post trader at Fort Griffin? 'A. Gen. Hedrick had me appointed. He Was @ partner with me—he is still. He did not advance any money for the post. Iam also post trader at Fort Baford; my friends io Nebraska haa me appointed. “Hedrick was interested to help me to get the appotnt- ment. Did not procare any of my trader- ships through Orvil Grant. In all the posts I bad, Gen. Hedrick had # third taterest. Q. Why was it, if Hedrick pat no money jn your business, you gave him a third of the profits? A. Well, he atten:ied toour business east. | Q. What was thav? | A. Well, to enable us to keep our positions, and keep out competition. Q. What specific services did he rende:? A. He had friends and a certain amout of | influence. He was a friend of Secretary Bel- | Knap. He was alsoa friend of miue, and I i} would have gone in with him if ce had uot wn Secretary Beikaap. Witness testific never had any diMeuity witu tne War department about bis posts. ABOUT £10,000 FOR HEDRICK. Q. What is Gen. Hedrick new A. Supervisor of luternal reveaue in Iowa for several siatea. I met Secretary Belknap ata reunion in Iowa, and in a conversation with him, it is my impression, he said he was colpg to give me 1 certain post for whieh Thedl applied. Gen. Hedrick was preseut at tue Line. . Have you ever been iuterested with Or- vil Grant? A. Not myself. My brother has. I never paid any money for my posts to any one cept Gen. Hedrick, of lowa; paid in Ij @ political assessment; I think the amount Was $)°0; Senatoc Harlan wrote to me about it; I sent the letter to Hedrick and told him to do what was right about it. Hedrick bi received in cash out of the business sou thing over $10,000; I believe he kept it all himself. SEND FOR JOE. James Leighton sworn: —W itness was part- ner with his brother at Forts Buford aad Fetterman. Q. hades! you and Orvil Grant interested in aby poste! ‘R'Not that I know of, Orvil was inter. ested with my y © brother, Joseph, I ton't Know how. At Fort Peck $500 a month was pa‘d to Orvil Grant by my brother. Toere was an agceement about the Fort Peck post between my brother and Orvil Grant. It was in wri! ‘Witness testified that from the profits of the busicess GREBESL MEDRICR, BREW OUT AnOUT s: He was a third partner io the business. Seth Arnold sworn:—Resides in Rochester, New York; was at one time a partner in the firm of L. M. Bates & Co., New York; knew Reynolds, @ pos Ca: Sapp's ue made our house bis headqual when in New York. The appointment of Raynolds was sent to him in careof our firm. Ray- nolds told me he paid General Hedrick 85,500 &@ year for securing him the past. Afler a year or two I understood that he went back onit. Hedrick then threatened to tara hin out, but he said he would risk it. He is still THE CHEAPEST POST Yer, J. S. Hammer was swora.—Am the post- trader at Fort Gibson. Came to Wasniagtoa | an to settle my accounts as an army officer. Concluded to apply fora post-tratership,and applied personally to Secretary B-lknap for aplace. He said 1 couldn't get it, as there were twenty or thirty applicants for Te pest. He asked me what influence I had; Bald 7, my army record. He said if I] was endo by Gen. Sherman ali the way down he couldn't give me a post. 1 afterwards had Senator McDonald, of Arkansas, ask the place forme as a personal favor. Harlan wrote me a letter assessing me $100 for pollti- cal purposes. which I sent him. I think probably ex Senator Ames also endorsed me to Gen. Belknap for the place. At balf past one o’clock the Committee adjourned until half past two o'clock. THE SPENCER INVESTIGATION, Testimony To-Day. The Senate Committee on Privy Elections to day continued the { into the manner of Senator tien Frederick Wolffe, a broker of Montgomery, testified that be knew Francis Widmer, late collector of internal revenue at Moatgom- ery. When Widmer was arrested asx a de- faulter, he (Wolffe) was on one of Widmer's ficial bonds, and went to see him. when Widmer show+d him some notes be held for money due. He saw one of Strassbarger's, but did not see any of Spencer's notes. Mrs J. J. Medion testified that when fi Ray Myers and others went to Washington | to secure the appointment of her husband as postmaster at Mobile, her husband gave ther $100 to pay their expenses; that whet husband got ihe post office he was in about $4, J. R. Eagan testified that he was cashi the Mobile post office proper. He fail identity a draft which was shown for £2.25), but said that Moulton gave him a drafi for $2,250, Indorsed by Spencer; that he ke this draft (wo days, when Moulton tox ind gave him bis personal check for = nake good his stamp acconnt. He kuew «f bo post office moneys being used for po- litical purposes, or for the election of Senator Speneer. George L. Putnam testifie| that Moulton wes his money order aud stump el while he (Patnem) Was postmaster at Mobile, be- fore Moulton succeeded him; that he re- moved Mou!ton, and reported it to the Post Gifice department, begause he was SHORT 1N HIS ACCOUNTS ABOUT $1,600. sulton made the deficit good. He also told Senator Spencer that was why he removed Moulton. In & conversation with Senator Spencer In Washington subsequent tobis re- J, and the removal of Moulton, Senator Spencer told him that he had been deceived ty H Ray Myers in regard to bim, (Pat- ram) aud thathis removal was a bad job. THE USUAL FATE OF A NO PARTY MAN. Moses S Foote, bauker tn Mobile, testided that Moulton kept ab account in his bank in the name of his stepson, W. H. Lewis. agent; that Moulton had ouly one note discounted at the bank, which was note was begotiated by Lou sor of internal revenue, aad jleges and vestigation pencer's elec ive Com ut party aud aud he was they got. the pald be ordered uittee to carry Alabar ave Senator S; spre to xet_ bis mone 2,000 fh workd not let a politician and He was a conserva- » for Greeley Pr-s) ig in Mobile call i rep alles The com t—d rebel ‘o morrow. fHE EMMA MINE INVE PIGATION. Gem. Schenck Heing sick, Ex-Senntor Stewart is Cross-cxamined, The House Foreign A sumed their inyestigatio: affair this mornt na mice The chairin. r, read a letter which he kad received from e< Minisia Robert C. Schenck this morning. se‘ting forth that be (Schenck) was sick aud co: to his room at the Arlington Hotet. Schenck added that be left London Mr. none day’s notice, and was not in his usual good health at the time; that be had a very rou gh parsage of fifteen days, aud when he arrived n New York be was very unwell; thats» he bas not received an tutl n that he was expected to appear before the com nit tee, but that he desired toa ar vefore and make his statement under oath. The comm:ttee, after considering the mat ter, decided to inform him that they would hear bim on Tuesday morning next. THE CROSS-RX AMINATION OF EX- SENATOR STEWART, of Nevada, was then resumed. The witness gavea history of the litigation that took nod between the Illinois tunnel and the “mma mine companies, in regard to the former working rough into the Emna mine. The cross-examination developed no new points of general Interest, althougn very lengthy. The committee, without concluding with Mr. Stewart, adjourned until Tuesday mora- ing next. ‘The Treasury Note and Bond Counter. feite: OF MANUFACTURE VLAINED. The arrest of bogus bond makers, mare by the secset service department of the Unitet States, has bees mentioned in THe Stax. Some time tu the early part of last montn information reached the seeret service in this city that there were a number of persons in Luzerne and Northampton counties of Pennsylvania, who were making pilates, from which bank and Treasury notes aod also United States bonds could be mate. Chief Washburne and Assistant Chief Ben- son at once took the matter in hand and weut to Scranton. where they learned that oue W.4H. Barr had gone to Idwa from there with & number ef spurious bonds. Obtain- ing @ description of him, an offi. npon his trall, and. atier follow: succeeded in ‘obtaining an intro him. The offiver, who represented him to Barrat firsts au insure gsined his confidence and changing vows of contd: take the officer to Scranton, where he said his fienda would fursish bum with al! the necessary materials for mak that would print the best bank note or On going to Sei 4 man pamed Charles » Northamp' co chased a right from George owner of the m . for $100 ant was dispatched to Portland, ant Wir mute was secured afier having been caug it tu the act of seliing @ thousand dotiar boad. Tuesday, George G. Winans anid W. H. Barr, @lleged covfederate, were arrested in Seranton, when the former gave bail ia the d the latter $2,000. It is sai-t tuat many are implicated in this sch>me, aud fresh developments are expected d tity. Winans had always thought he was secare, as he claimed to simply sell the rightof using lils process, apd did not lend himself to any criminal purpose in counterfeiting bonds or notes. Several counterfeit bonds, together with the composition, which is of @ peculiar character, is spread upon the face of @ gen- uine bord, which hardens quickly leaves a perfect impression. The castis then elec- trotyped and used for any number of perfect fac-simile enna, nee In ond Son- ate yesi jay the general appropr ation was ‘sed, and will be a law wuen by the wernor. The general registration bill was pessed, Abc goes to the house for action. Tae Sepate confirmed the Governor's nomination of wis stati officers. In the House a Sea ite bal was to regulate the working and ventilation of Allegany and Garrett couaty THE PROCESS Ex- mines, aod for geno au inspector thecée- for. The general assessment bill, a8 passed by the Senate, was considered. An a nead- ment that all proj y in the state shall be assessed Was 0} and withdrawn. An amendment exempting from taxation m ori- gages and the debts thereby secured was acopted by yeas 41, nays 36 CONNECTICUT ELECTION.—Ou Monday, the Sd of apale Connecticut will elect her entire list of state officers, @ legislature that will choose a U. 8. Senator for term of the late Senator Ferry, and a Con- man for the unexpired term of the late r. Starkweather. Both parties have nom!- bated exceptionally strong tickets, and ia view of the ing elec- tion It is an d there will bea. ate rallying of lines on national Issues. 7A Boston journal says that New York for flowers yaad for plants aud fraits 89,000,000 mare. 9 from | The Crooked Whishy Investigatio ATTORNEY GENERAL PIERREPONT ON TAR STAND. Attorney General Pierrepont was for three hours yesterday before the House Judiciary Committee who are investigating the sub- ject of alleged Executive interference with Lhe late “crooked whisky” iriais in the west. The commitiee manifested most interesi in the Attorney General's famous cirealar let- ler to the district attorneys of St Louis, Chicago and Milwaukee, which received the popular interpretation of being designed to iscourage prosecutions of the whisky ring conspirators. Mr. Pierrepont’s account Bf it is that the President was very much disturbed at the copstant receipt of newpaper slips and letters, and per- sonal statements, giving information of at tempts on the part of goverament officials in those cities to compromise frauds on the revenue, and that the President spoke to him, on’ five or six different occasions, ex- pressing his fear that such things if allowed | Would bring scandal on the administration. Mr. Pierrepont himself was rather inclived to treat these statements as exaggerations and did not believe that the district ati or- ney#,or the special counsel of tbe govern ment, would be gutity of anything imyy ip the matier. He had therelore re warded off the President's advances, un finally the President suggested that the A torney General bad betier write to te dis. | trict Attorneys On the subj Mr. Pierre. | pont had therefore prepared aud forwarded | the letter, couched (4s he said) in terms that | were rather tame. Nobody had made cr sug- | r © 1 gested a draft of this letter, and he hat not | submitted it to the Presidevt. In fac: THE PRESIDENT KSEW NOTHING OP IT | for three or four days afterwards, wh | asked Mr. Pierrepont whether be had aby action in the matter, aud then he him that be had written this letter, and he sent bim a copy of it. A couple of days after- wards, on discovering that ti been published in tne Chicago pay first ot February, himseif and Mr. Bristow expressed great indignation in the presence of Ub etving pubiie who did pot manife on the subject, remarked that he bad never | reed the letter. Mr. Pierrepout farther stated | that General Babeock admitted to him, on | the Sd of Mareb, that be was instrumental in | giving pnbl.city tothe letter, and defended | bimself on tbe ground that tiey were trytog | to drown him, to destroy him, and that he | bad the right to defend himseit t any feeling whatever | He ( Pierre- | pont) called the Presicent’s attention nex: day to Babcock’s admission. Tue committee | wanted to know why I cork did not call for a court of inquiry to ascertain wacther he had been gusty of conduct unbec } an officer and geutleman, whether be was | still Commissioner of Public Buatidings avd | Groands, &c , but Mr. Pierrepont was unable to give information on those points. His ex amination is to be continued next Moaday. The Real tate Pool ai & Co. THE GOVERNMENT (LAIM ON MCULLOCH « Co. twill be remembered that while Matle pourn was helng examined by the House mittee investigating the real estate po given as @ reason for compelitug an rfrom him, that the government was sted, beeause Jay Cooke « Co., of were in t day Cooke AY COOKE, Ki ispateh to the Chicago 7 ye, Ind., March Mr. Charlies Mc ; Son of ex-Secretary 8 Cooke, McCalloch & i Co. owed govermmerit about $1,009,000. AL ne fatinre | cre began flocking in with their claims, | nd a legal equabbie ens the goverpment or priva rior claim on the assets of the firma. upreie Com t decided in fayor of v Liment about thrce w! When the lure took place, in i873, MeCatloch was Wi he reached route Lo this country New York he was informed of the failure. ard atonce turned o @ goverament all the accounts of his Leadon firm agaiui Jay Cooke Co., also a large amour railroad tron purchased by tt for the American market, and also gav pledge of his entire persooal estate to s the government. ir. MeCulivea bowever, that the amount derived t Jecree of the ri from th: of Jay Cooke claims der tne | eseates | at f Jay Cooke, MeCu b & Co, Will be no necessity for bis retder bis personal estate.” A Word to Congressme Bedi vening Star:—There isso much good sense embodted in the article of “Hygiene” in Friday's STAR, under the caption of alarming evil in the Capitol,” that it cann help but commend itself to the judgment of every thoughtful man. The object of con- structing galleries in the House of Represer.- | tatives was, I take it, to enable the constitu- ents of members, from different portions of the country, to witness the proceedings of the House, and observe the actions and listen to the remerks of their Representatives. Under Ube present system of admission to the galle- ries, however. this object is almost entirely defeated. For the seats in the gallery, iro: iealiy called the “Gentlemen's Gallery,” a to which all gentlemen, who do not wish trouble their member for cards of admission to the reserved galleries, are referred, are oc- | cupied tery J in each day’s session with such | a crowd of dirty, lousy “tramps,” (as we call them at the north,) white as well #s black, and who are the constituents of no member, but simply the loafers of Wash- ington, (who get their meals at the soap houres, and want to idle away the afternoon in some pleasant place,) thal the constita- ents of members, coming to the capital of their country, and desiring to witness the proceedings of Congress, eitner find there is bo reom for them at all, and, therefore, have to betake themselves back home, or aré com- pelled to wedge themselves in’ betw: couple of unwashed and uncombed creat (em contact with whom aoy decent man Would sbriok,)and endure as best they may the fetid, pause: smell. But this i tail The evil does not cease with peu pation Je A gentleman told m=, the 1, coming out of the valiery, after bet eré 40 Kouror so, he found bis sleeve from his sboulder to his fairly alive with vermin; and another ger ew after @ stay of only ten mivutes dis. covered 8 bed- bug fesilvely sporting over his garm: | Now | submit, Mr. E betther Just, ner righ hat SLluentsof members of Congress are fo the protection of the Honse in spect. The cry of “privileged class d not be raised against reform in this matier, as Was dove the other day by a Repres+nta from Michigan, for these ¥ y established by reservin for the wives and daughters of r others for thelr e celal fri great mass of outsiders ask “une the ts tuat Coorkeeper be Instructed not to admit any- body to the gslerles unless he is clean, de- cently dressed, and sober. This will be a complete remedy, and thts wlil not certainly creaie a “privileged class,” other than what is required in the interest of decency aad bealin. The removal of this foal mass of bumenity, which now daily gathers there, from the galleries of the House, would go a great way towards purilying the atmosphere Of the ball, which 1s ow sach & exuse of co! nt and Injary. ALIQuis. Washi gion, March 18, 15 CUMBER: LAND COAL TRape—fhe ship- ments of coal from Cumberiaud for the week enced March 18 were 27,970 tons 18 ewt., of which 25.505 tons 5 ewt. were by the Balti- more and Ohio ;ailroad and 357 tons 2 ewt. by the Chesapeake and Ohio caval, which last week partially resumed operadions for the seagon, one week earlier than last year. The total shipments sincs January i are 216,135 tons 3 cwt., of which 190,721 tons 17 cwt. were by the Baltimore and Ohio rail- road. The Franklin coal company has mate 4 contract, outside of its regular trade, to de- Llver 50,000 tons of Cumberland coal to the Pacific mail steamship company. THE Mississirei IMPEACHMENTS—A Jackson (Miss.) special says formal jadz- Ment in the case of Lieutenant Governor Davis was pronounced yesterday, being re moved from office aod disqualification here- after from holding any office of honor, trast, SelSeciouttianer ais oeettnesaotoat le a Superintendent of Education Cardozo. &7Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe mate $1,500 from her orange grove ia Florida last summer, | the routes } in | resources of the Py | Maren 25, | except the greater part of Florida—a p’ FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. FRIpay, March 21. SENATE.—Mr. Cameron, of Wisconsin, presented resolutions ef the Wiscon in legis lature, asking an amendment to the patent laws. Referred to Committee on Pateats. Petitions agaiust the transfer of the Pen- sion bureau to the War department were prerepted by Messrs. Conkling and Hamlin, and referred to Committee on Pensions Mr. Wright presented petition of Chicago and Keek Island and Pacific ratiroad con pany, asking the refund @! certain inte revenue taxes, Referred to Committee oa Mr Ha: called up the annual post route } he amendments from the Committee on Post Offices were couearred in. Mr. Edmumis called attention to the wholesale crease of post routes and seid Uy for ines Epon some or six mtilt Office depart i Which would save iS in the expenses of the F ot. He believe! that the 4 five for Uhts year would, under the exist- ing laws, reach ten million dollars. Mr. Edmunes thought that the tn se of the wholesale was not le in present pecur ime ary justias of the cou t tion to the fact t he substitution of official stamps for the fr bg privilege had been a most ex pensive business, and he believed the « were improperly used to @ large extent eclared for the ration of the frank prix } enator in thickly px ted commu they t th efit Of the postal service several limes a@ lay, ought noi to begraige mail service on a week to more sparsely lin stated that the "eS WES DOW preg which they believed w g in the expens The bill was then Mr. Anthouy. fr ing, reported favorably bili to provi sale of exira coples of publicdocaments, and to reg@iate ine distribution of thesame, with amendments He reported from the same committee the bil to pr 2.0) Copies of Lhe eulogies oa J Senator Perry ‘ounectical. He nting thes tra alors And mem>ers . Latieriy it bad grown uy again. Tac ymmittee did not think it proper to ott » this cage orb ne other cs d, but they were » the practice should be discos, here inued. The bill was then passed Mr. Ecimuncs calied np House bill to pro- vce fer the retirement of the U.S. District Judge for the west pia. whieh with a Mr. Cameron (P> Was passed the H, rt tto the First was Presideut and the de. ing thereon Ov ion of 4 came up on its passac 1Of Mr. Burnside the vote third reading wasr HOUSE OF REP RESEN TATIVES.—Mr presented the views of tae rity of the Committee on Invalid Pensions in relation to the transfer of the Pease War department. Ordered m Committes o: da bill Indian Territory,and moved that It be print- ed ard recommitied. Mr. Southard (Ohio) moved to refer to the Committee on Territories, and argaed that it clearly belongs to that committee. After & lengiby discussion on the question of jurisdiction, Mr. Wilshtre’s motion was agreed to. Mr. Barebard (Iil.), from the Committ on Ways and Means. reported a bill to refu certain duties to Peter Wilgut & Sons, of Philadelphia. Roferred to Committee of the Whole on the private calendar. The Speakcr announced the follow! ditional members of the Committee penditures of the Treasury Dapartraent, vic esis. Stenger (Pa.), Hooker ( Miss.) age (Ohio) and Wiison (lowa.) The Speaker, in the morning hour, ace introduce 02 to of tins in fore “ire ferred for and regalate the r President and Vice Telegrams to The Star. PAUL DAHLGREN’S DEATH AT ROME. WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP. WHOLESALE FORGER ARRESTED. 70 Cents Left $2,500,000, of - ARREST OF A WHOLESALE Fon. Gk. Fighty-Twe ledictments. New Tons Mareh 14 Walter Cartman Sberican, alias Walter Stewart, alias Chas. HL Ralston, was arrestet Wed estay nigot. He was arraigned in the geweral sessions yesterday to plead to 8? separate indletments for forgery. He pleaded not gutlty, and was remanded to the Tomt«. Sheridan is eua- pected of being a confederate of Spence Pei- lis. Andrew Roberts and Frank Gleason in JHE GREAT KAILROAD HOND FOKGRRIES that were ciscovered tn 175. About ®500/000 of the Kpurions securities were sot aod sev eal bankers were made bankrapts. The complaints against Sheridah are made by the New York Goarar lodemnity company J the Natt Trust company. He bo 1 $50.600f the former corpora tion, and pledge secarity €102.400 to forged Buffalo and Erie bonds He got from the trust company #30 00), giving as collat- eral £40 000 In the same kied of bonds. On pvery Of his forgeries he fed and has ing about. When arrested he bad BUT SEVENTY FIVE CENTS IN BES POCK RTs. je was the last of the gang at large. Rob erts and Gleason, the principals. are in the Lodicw street jail, and Pettis, their cowfel erate, is th prison in Massachusetts, Shert dan os a raf New Oriesos, and about 38 sears ofage. He is w tucniel and bas @ fom! address. As pear as ca ria aed, the total amount of bouds forg 4 by these parties was € “ - THE WRESTLING CHAMPIOWSEIP, The Contest at Detroit a Be DarKerr ". M i crowd filed the Detroit Op ra , bight to Witness the wres | ateh tween Col. JH Meloug? Dotr ‘ of Ypsilanti, for * of the world 1 men land McLaaghlin Martin 2 ts. Mr. hie chosen Time was cal ok, and in jess than twoals 1 Martin’ was thrown squarely on his back. The second round wre deaperate eovtest, lasting Longitta going “dat 98S, om rested t minutes. Five minntes after McLongh in went dow? ferve deciMeg no fall At 10584 of f minutes was taken. At 1116 Martin was thrown, bat th ecided no fall. This created inte: ment aod confusion.After over ro wrangling the referee restgne! and it was Gnally agreed to deciare the mateh a draw - FOREIGN NEWS, Fin Depression ta London Lo»pon, March “4,5 pm — There bas been & panic and a decline of from Egyptian securities to-day, in © of Mr. Disracii’s statem tint ‘omMOns last evening that the red thet Mr Cave’s report =» ub " a confidential character. Goverament #ecu- rilies were generally weaker, probably in M4 not be sbed, because Egyptian finances were p unsettled state, and the report was of sympathy, though some attrioute the fact to Mr. raeli's expression vast evening, during the Cebate on the Queen's titles bill that Knssia’s conquest of T known throughout India and assumption of the title Empress « woold be received as a sien of our determt- nation to maintain oar Indian empire. Home railways are firm, and the chauges io prices are generally upward. Steeple Chase reh 24. Lhe Liverpool grand ook piace to day and the favorite, the Tater ami h a wees Or two ago be was ba versity boat r wae Stod against Oxford, isnow 6 to 4 ia favor of Oxfor A WASHINGTONIAN DIPS ARROAD. Benth of Pant New York, M announces the tome. Mr. 1h Rear Ac years sinc ance wa al gea- eral to Italy. He leaves a widow, the eldest swoghterof Rev. Dr. Morgan, rector of St. The mas’ church this city, and two children. The cireumstances of Mr. Dehigren’s death Were Lol coma teated in the telegram. - Redeetion iu Rattroad Freight Rates March 24—The following vew a kK bave been made by the xeneru| freight agents bere: From Chicago 45 cents; to Philadelphia, 40% altimore. 39 cents; and to Buffalo, The old rates were respectively 60, A reduction of 5 cents per bar nods WAS ALSO qpade on box meats and malt, the new rates bing 40 cents, ———— A Vessel Barned at Sea. Fortress Moxnos, Va. March 24 rived bark Johenne from Thomas, ing, reports seeing & Vessel on fire eighty the fiscal 5 miles eastof Cape Henry on Marco 21st and Passed. - . # vessel inying by her, which had probably Mr. Durham (Ky.), from € ~aved the crew. Heavy gale blowing; hove Expenditures, Depart | to, and remained foar hours, when vessel mitted @ repart in relation to theemploy- | cnuk. Could not distinguish class. ment of kpecial counsel and the fees paid 2 ; them, and a bill to repeal the act permitting Three &: Drowned such employment. Ordered printed and re. GLOUVCRSTER, March 24 we fishing committed schooner Rdwia C. Doliiver, from the Grand ee Wilshire (Ark.), — the“Committee | Banks, reports the loss of Unree of ner crew, on Indian Affairs, reported a substitute for — Honee bill to proviae, & government for the The Markets Bairin BE: Marco 24 —Cott & strove and high er, but « viet—widding, 13 Flour firm and Bo 2weetert re white, 1 40a).60 Corp— sow «PD ective shade casi r, & nite, S605); southern sellow. Séa6!”., western mixed.GiX spot: &, April. Oats uocbanged. me noml- nally 7sa8i. Hay Goll and beary—Maryiand and Pennrylvania, 15 00n60 Provisions quiet but firm and urcharced. Pork very frm, 23 ez: a. Lard 81m ocd ad) anctng—refi 14h. crade none scarce and bigher—western ¢.cras, 8: Go. fiesta, Sa52. Petrolnum Greer but qulet— crude, Sees refined. 143gal!' vachaaged Whieky dull but steady, 1 10. ee, olf. 30; 3 rch 24 —Virgin: do, conrotidated, €9\.; West Virgin 9, Norte *\ do. special tax. 2 bid Carolina sixes. old. 16m Jarch 23 —Btocks quiet apd_steady. to di Sugar gutet. 97 .ale N ORK ceeded to call committees for reports Money, 4. Gold. ii, Exchange, long, 457, ebor', private nature, and a large number of | oe Governments diitl and wt were reported and referred to the Comm New Yous. March 24—Plour quict and of the Whole on the Private Calender. changed. Wheat quiet. scarcely so Orin dorm Mr. Dougiass, (Va) from Committee on Freedman's Bank, reported a substitate for the Senate bill to’ awend the charter of the Freedmau’s Savings and Trast Compass. ordered to be printed and recommitted Mr. Fauikwer (W. Va.), fre aittee on Foreiz reporied adversely on the bill to p caife, U.8. A.. to nitan of Turkey. House then w the Whole bill, Mr. C pt a decora Laid ou the ta inte Co ne legisiative apy Y > in the chair. PO —aee TRE ECLIPSE OF THE SUN To MORROW, There will be on ine afternoon of Sat througbout the United eclipse of the sun, but which w: sméll In the southern states. In } lard and New York from @ quarter t of the svn will be eclipsed, in Minnesot half. The line of the central eciipee touches America about the middie of Vanconver's Isiand, theace passes to the northera part of Hudson Bay, and thence to latitude 67 deg. orth, longitude 46 deg. west.where it leaves the earth at sunset, having occupied two bours and fifty-two minutes in crossing it from latitude 9 deg. north, longitude ias deg. west. The eclipse, where central, w! oy be annular, Tue city in the Uotted ‘tates at which the eclipse will be largest is Olympia, #.T., viz:_11 deg. 3 min., at 036 20 Pp. m., local time The next eclipse of the san in the U sited States afver tne above will be the fourth return of the magaificent eclipse at Boston on Jane 16, 18%, when the a tat center of the moon's wteady.” , FRANKFORT, March 4 —U. 8. bonds new fives, op A FATHER IN LAWw.— Atehex, the daugater of a Spanish ger °n of aristocratic birch and consicera bie wealth, received the attentions ofa certain young man, mech agalost the Will of ber father. One morning not long since. as the lovers were Walling together in & little wooded spot, pear the young lady's bome, the father, who was taking his morn- ing ride, saw them, and, putting «pars to bis horse, rode ciree ly over Lis daughter, inja ing her severely. The young mwa thes seized bis prospective father in law, aud gave bim 8 terrible blow with a knife. Itt¢ — he will not recover.—{ Natchez Neo PaLTINOREANS FoR THE BLack Hrivs, IL is state i luat @ numberof persons are em- igrating to the Black Hills gold regions from: Baltimore. They ieave in small parties of balfadozen or jess for Yankton, Bismarck, on the Ni Pacific railroad. Sidpey, on the Union Wyoming, form themselves demand for transpo, Too Seppenx & A young laay [ THE C BicaGo In the federal court at '. the trial of Tah & Fohimen, was very tinued. testimony shows ‘that nearly on @ line from ameny and ae | the frm of Roelie, Junker & rn epee or a paia to Rehm $30,000, Roelle testified day, July 29,4578 and the moon's Ah, ae wat Suk ae ne ib iF