Evening Star Newspaper, March 31, 1876, Page 1

" THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays exeepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, coracr Lith sircct, Be The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 4S. HW. KRAUPFMANN, Prea't ——s THE EVENING Stan is served by carriers to | nubacribers ad Ten Cents per week. or Forty- four Cents per month. Cypics at the coun’er, Two Cents each. Ay mait—postage prepaid— Bixty Cents a mopth; one year, $6. THe WreKLY STAR- 82a year, postage prepa BF AU subscriptions invariably in advance. BF Rates of advertising furnished on appiication prtlished on Friday — SPECIAL NOTICES. BERS OF CENTENNIAL, OOUK T mathanaate 7th, at soclock. mii-2t" 1.0 0 ®—J8,\ND LODGE—< ep cial meine wei beheld TO MOBBOW (Sure | 207) EVENING, 0° 736 o'clock. to make atrang ren the famers! of Brother 9D mir attend the faner yo SweRT Gr 1.0, COLUMEIa LODGE, N A>pe jal mee*iog, to male arrange Seo fana.et of Pest Grand Wx Hosp, silt be SATUGDAY EVENING at Fed oo “s = 'S. JNO" THOMSON, 8. K OF P UNIFORM OOPS will most a mid Ledas Hall, corner of ach and D 7h sch ck p.m. SATURDAY, april b wae of art wee a ee L. ON WELU, President, &o_ alas BW YOSKEKS ‘he recular monthly meeting of t! YEW YORK EPUB N nSh 1 t WCERTION witt be held ai F .trest.) TO MORROW | Sat- on clerk ELL, President. en) it otetary pr af the Tribe. A. RREXLY. Sachem. DAN WAR —fogulas | lace SATURD \¥ k. at 1845 Pena | | See 3G BEN 3 MEBIIN IN LINCOLN HAL med Wilt be re SABBATH AFTERNOON, MARCH nm YOUNG MEN ARF INVITED mar25-tr_ BICT OF COLUMBIA BUILDING | peers LOAN AS30CIATIOS. ‘This Ass on will hold ita regalar avecal Et Directors, : ve for the ensnta tt 4 pril Sth. at the office of on Jear.on WEDNESDAY, A 4 6 W. Barker, eaq!, 649 New York aveane, Polis will be open from7tos p.m. After the elec. tien the Secretary and Treasurer will sabmit their Reporte. The books of subscription for st-ck iu the Sth eerics are now open Shares @4 cach JOHN B. WHEELER, Pres, GEORGE W Cis mart ato {Bp} peer TO TAX PAYEES. ‘s OFFice, DistRicT oF Cotteaia, EER acBiyaToN. D.C. Maren 3, 1976. { The attention of Tax payers t+ called’ to the fact Of the second instalment of the taxes for the curreat year becoming due the Ist of April proximo; and if Rot paid on or before that day @ penalty of two par eentum will be added on said tast oce half of sach x m the fret day each sacceeding month Until collectea in the manner prescribed by iaw, Also, a like penalty contingas to attach to the éeiia: et half of euch tax dus Ociober 1, 1575. f ail commercial azeuta, ped nce dealers at large end in the se hereby notified that the licen am will « ot oh on C4 dey March sod that the ssme must ti» promptiy renewed at this office. JOBS F. COOK, Collector, DO. | ASSOUIA SEL, See. and Treas HOME MUT TIUN—Orcani + April 3d Bail, corner st E sts. nw on RUD BUBINSON, Prosicent LLIAMSON, Secretary mar? td | STRATEORD FENDALL, iS Lovisiana av . NATTORNSY-AT-LAW. & gr POILING flor Uf iC COFFRE AND CHOCOLATE, Fragrant, Pure aat i MILBURM'S 1429 Pexns octet E Ee bewis sonssow a 09, BANKERS, Corner of Wth Street and Penasy'vania Avenus, Dealers in Government and District Stem Foreign Exchange aod Gold. tepid ly REMOVAL —WM HOLTZMAN, Actor ney-at- Law, has removed to No. 1321 F et. Bortbwest, opposiie Ebritt House, will oe s, frlends and business scacaint ances. besiness ited avid money juveat Moves ond Ufices for rent ra seme ball fing 369-4 H. D. COOKE, Ja oo, BANKEES, 1429 F atroat. to see spidtr ecAMCEL G. YOUNG, BOTARY PUBLIC, Orr: Star Br ceti7-tf (RASKLIN & CO. - OPTICIANS, No.1237 Px Vania AVENUE Spectacles. dec?-ly,latp Gentine Braziti: bole BAZILIAN PEBGLE SPEOTAULES, B BM. H. HEMPLER, OrticiaN, COLD TEA, | _Ohe Vt, 47—N2. 7,180. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1876. Telegrams to The Star. A CROOKED LEGISLATOR. ——— TWO FIRES: TWO EXPLOSIONS. CHICAGO DISTILLERS CONVICTED, cememeniemeaniins English “Empress” Bill Unpopalar. — Ts FOREIGN NEWS. Peug' Opposition to the ~ Empress’ -— Nomecnse EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. . PosTMASTER GENERAL JE WELT. ts con- fined to bis room to-day, with an attack of rbeamatism. Mr. J. A. BENTLEY, of Wisconsin, the new Commissioner of Pensions, entered upon his offcial duties to-d CLARENCE P STETSON has been appointad toa first class clerksh!p in the finance office of the Post Office department. GFNERATL SHERMAN had a long interview with the Secretary of War agaia this morn- ing. SILVER.—The Treasury department this morning received $100,600 in silver coin fr San Franciseo. There were Sfty boxes « taining $2,000 each ma AMONG THOSE Who had interviews with the President today were Vice Presiteat Ferry. Senators Boutwel!, Logaa and Burn- side, and Representativc h. THE Ca BINFT MEtTING:—The Postmaster General was the only member absent from the Cabinet meeting today. Mr. Marshall, First Assistant Postmaster General, was present in bis stead GOVEENMENT R nal revenne today, $235, date, $8,1 Castems to-d $15.23 -—Inter- 41; mo year to date, $33. vy, St month t ‘ te, $13,182,572. ear to dat Georgia, is at the National hotel res tive Willis, of New Yor! tm the accession to his fam daughter—hbis first bora. NOMINATIONS.—The President sent tie lowing nominations to the Senate to-day: Stephen B. French to be appraiser of mer- chaudise for the port of New York; Ja Vore to be Indian agent fer the On azency, Nebrask: PRESIDENT GRANT'S yncerstand that President Grant has sold, hrough bis agents Fiteb, Fox & Co., to Judge L. W. Vale his fine residence site fronting on Vermont and Ruode Island aye bues and the 13th street circle. TEE PRESIDENT had sufficiently recov- ered today from his indisposition to attend to his official duties. His sickness has not been as serious as reported, merely being an My severe attack of sick headacte to ch be ts subject. THE Hovse RESTAURANT KEEP2R ap- pointed by the present “ reform” Congress, having immediately increased the tariff of prices for food twenty per cent. over former charges, the question very naturally aris: how much b i tradership, for investigation that ¢ ing.—[[ Syracuse Jow EXAM ex- Mi *++Rap- 8 rejoicing y circle of a wl oS . Here is a fi idently needs we THE caess Sex ACK i by Mesers. 1 t ar p committee. No bew facts he testimony betag mer at Which has already appeared ja was expected to | 20th of Mareh with th guese contributions to the cante Baron de Sant Anna is to be chief comm sioner for Portugal, and Sor. Jayme Bata Reis will bave charge of the Agriculta: department. THE VERNMENST P OFFICE INVESTIGATION. — Messr: Parker, Morrison and several other stationers of this city were examined this morning by the House Committee on Printing, now investi- gating the Government Printing office, in relation tothe price paid by them for the Congressional Record and other pablications ofthat office. It is understood that none of réceipts from this source appear apoa the books of the Government Printing offi: nor had the committee, until these gen men testified, any Information in regard to the prices charged forthe same. The con- mittee decline to make the details of these wits esses publi presen’ GecS-tristp 463 Penns. ave... corner 4% street. 1876 1876 spriwve: PRICE LIST OF MEN'S, YOUTHS’ AND Boys’ LOTHING! or A. STRAUS, 1011 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DRESS COATS AND VESTS. Oriental Silk Pld Worsted Coats & Vests..¢20 00 Northampton tik Ribbed Worsted do. do .. 1 00 Vienna Diagonal Worsted Coats & Vests...... 16 50 Biack ington Biseck and Gold Worsted do. do 15 00 Uxbride k Worsted Costs & Vests 12 00 Narragansett Faicy Bl k Worsted do. do...... 10 00 BUSINESS SUITS. Fine Elb 00 Sprire Cass. Suit. The Disgonal Bir bea Onas. Sr - Gen’ne Wachirgton Will Biae Flannel Suit North Hoosic Block Cass. Sait.. Bercuirs Scotch Cass. Scit Boglish Scrips avd Plaid Cass. 8 icker Locker Check Cass. Suit Seulsbury Brocken Check © Union Cass. Sait, Frock and Sack Suit your Milborg Diagonal Worsted Suit Lippin Siik Ribbed Suit Mason's Hair lise London Plaid Cass. Suit New York Mils Case. Suit.. BOYS’ SUITS. Norwalk Fancy Worsted Suit ... Camden Pisia € Snow flake Faucy KB vickerbocker Check Caes. Suit 210 00 = 00 700 600 ~ $00 cOEB DELIVERED TO ALL PABTS OF THE CITY AT THE SAME RATS. New schedule—Full load of 40 bushe! Buwailer luads 6 cents per bushel APPLY To OFFICE OF WASHINGTON GASLIGET 413 W0th s:rvet northwest, TIL Ist street oF to 110 Bridgs street. Georgetown. uiaré- ly PPLETON’S AMERICAN CYCLOPE Approsches completion. {t fs having every large sale. Partice in Washington or eae cosirt: this great work will be supplied. in monthly tustall- meuts or t 5 earage CoxGRESss is trying to legislate the silver elephant on the hands of the Treasury into the common use of public trade, and doesn’t seem to make much headway at it Ina prac- cal pointof view. It seems to be emba-- rassed by complications in every system Proposed, whereas there is no reason, nor Thyme, for the embarrassment, as the silver Mmilistone has a hole in it, through which avy ove can see if one sets oneself about look- ing straigbtly at the subject. Let me sug- gest to either of the Allegheny members the pian I suggested in this journal a week or two ago for necessitating the useof silver ss & current tender: let Congress make the post- age payable in silver coin and so obviate the oi fticalties that encompass its common use. The mode is simple enough and will set the so far statiopary coin in as lively motion as an excited canine with tin-can ameadment to bis caudal econstitution.—| Douglass, in Pittsburg Leader. REPAVEMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA AVE- Nur—In the Senate to-day, Mr. Dorsey, from the District Committee, reported a bill appointing Gen. A. A. Humphreys, Gen. H. G. Wright, and Gen. (. A. Gilmore. of the engineer corps of the army, a commission to select apd determine the best kind of pave. ment, other than wood, to be used in paving Pennsylvania avenue, and to have said ave- nue péyed from the borthwest gate of the Capliol grounds toand including the crossir a&t 15th street west. It gives the commias the authority to contract on the best term possible for said paving, and to require bor for the faithful performance of the work. The expense is to be bo 1 ‘Washington and Georg pany shell bear the expe: tween their tracks and iw feet ou each side; owners of property on the avenue shall pay in proportion to their frontage one third of the exper se after deducting the amount paid by the railroad company; one third by the United States; and the balance to be paid out of the genera! revenue of the District of Columbia. How Matt Contracts WERE ForMeER- LY ObTAINED.-The House Committee on Post Offices snd Post Roads yesterday ex- amined Francis C. lor, of Texas, for some time a partner of the late F.P. Sawyer iu a pumber of Texas mail contracts. testi. fed that in August, Isi4,he came to Wash ington to ascertain why 8a £40,000 or $50,000 of bis drafts to go to within a year. Sawyer excused himself for being sbhortof money by saying that he was blackmailed. Incidentally the witness ferred to an itern of £20,000, char; partnership account awyer in they be'rg rather out of “Ww the Post- To this Sawyer Second Assistant Post- | Sawyerdid notsay « Lad paid it to foatt to person, nor did he ouy tbe bed given if to any one whom he expected to pay it to Routt. Sawyer added very emphaticaily that Postmaster Creswell had never received a eent from him | er any one ¢lsé, so far as he knew. Witness said that in another account with some | 1 get Rowt other pouees Sawyer claimed tohave put out n Washington between Jaly, 1572, and the spring of 1575, about $73,000 aud witness ba REPRESENTATIVE WILSON still lies in a very critical condition. It ts not typhoid fever from which he now suffers, but some trouble which the doctors cannot reach, cansing successive hemorrhazes, which nave lett bim in @ very weak condition. THE INSANE ASYLUM INVESTIGATION — ‘The Committee on the Expenditures of the Interior Department, who are now investi- eating the management and affairs of the | 3. Insane asylum, were unable to resume their investigation to-day, on acconat uf other busin quiring their attention, but J) formed all the witnesses present that ‘they would be examined to morrow morning ‘The chairman of the committee, Mr. r.of Pa. has received anum irom re -idents of this city requ imake the tnvestigation thoroagh The other members of the committee are Andrew R vone (Ky.), Wm. B. Anderson (IIL). Lanrin ! Weodworth (Ohio), and Jona Q Tat lows.) Po.tcr COMMIssIONER SwITHR's Nore: ATION ~ The Senate Committee on the Di triet of Columbia held a meeting this morn to consider the nomination of Wm. Hf Smith to be a police commissioner ¢ Sistriect of Columbia, and to hear such par Hes as might appear to favor or oppos copfrmation. Messrs. J. H. Brooks, He Jobnson, Alfred Jones, Jero: Johuson Aaron Russell, Richard W. Tompkins and others were present to urge the confirmation of Smith: while Messrs. Sidney McFarla © SB. Wall and others appeared to it. The committee gave those who dy Inntes each Messrs. He: bn H. Brooks urged the ¢ th, and stated pl ig not a rep n, Unet he had presided over more eliberative bodies of a political character in the District, and notably over the conven- mposed in the main of colored men,) delegates to the lest tonal re- publican nominating convention, than an colored man in the District of Colamt They also stated that Mr. Smith was of ir hable character. and among respect« asses, both white and colored, was ! esteemed. Mr. Macfarland, in opposition to the eon- Crmation, said Mr. Smith had not appointed & sufficient number of colored men on the police foree. Mr. O. 8. B. Wail spoke at some length In opposition tp the confirmation on the ground that Smith ts not a representa- live colored man and that bis sympathies wre largely with the whites. Asa jastice of ihe peace, be had had an opportunity to jnege of the feeling of the colored peopie in regard to Smith, and thet feeling was ad- verse tohim. He further said that the most of the colored men would prefer taking & uleken to anything more valuable, and refore it Was necessary to have more col- orcd men on the police force. Hebad noting to sy age inst the moral character of Smith, but he bei ven-elghths ofhis peo- ple were el to 8.’ confirmation. He forther believed that the Board of P Commissioners are Catholics; Berret and Smith are Martagh and Sweene opathizers. He also sald mocratie #8 re- ga po or Robertson asked if Murta noerat, Mr. Wall replied, “Yes, 1 believe he is.” This oca. 1a laagh, Senator ing that he thought Mar: rigon remark- was a ra republican, Mr. Wall here remarked, « that's the Senator's opinion.” M sou and Brooks then brietly rep tllegations of acfart urged Srv ne.—In the Ma- bi was favora 1 of July 1 es ¢ Calvert county elect of by the unseating of Mr. Duke, feclaring the seat vacant. The ton of illuminating oils was bill to enaoie Baltimore city Baltimore, Caesapeake y railroad company was na read ray the bill provid 1 bein private was foptiou. Tae bill ating the Sunday law in Baltimore the Centennial exbipition was de- it was announced that the confer committee on the assessment bill had ‘ ed that the house should agree not to &x seturlebureh property, and the senate ported rouse Of ing tt exeentt receded from the taxation of mortgages, and the reports were laid over until to-day. Mr consti £0n offered a resolution for a 1 t tala the necessary fllths yote for It AMERICAN HUMANIT MMENDED.—The Loncon Times bas an editorial articie on the sulject of the adventures of the survivors of the emigrant ship Strathmore, which con cludes a8 follows:—“The vessel which at length arrived to rescue them was a United States whaler, on her conrse to the Soath Sea fisheries. “Her captain,we are told, gave up the chance of the season's profits for the sake of the poor creatures he found at the els, and who needed an amount of care could not have received if he had taken them with him. We are sure the Englis pation Will jadge as it deserves of the sacri- fice to which Capt. Gifford sabmitted, and Will not fail to do honor, and something more than bare honor, to the deed and to the man.”. —_—_—___.. CALIFORNIA'S ANTI-CHINESE MOVE- MEN?T.—in view of Ube present anti-Chinese movementin San Francisco the managers of the six great Chinese companies there have sent a cable message to Hong Kong saying: “Laws bave been passed and mea- sures are being taken to discourage Chinese immigration. Inform the Chinese that they must not come. There will be danger to life and property if they come.” A mass meet- ing to consider the Cninese question is to be heid in San Franeisco next Wednesday night. Governor {rwin will preside. Simi- lar meetings will be called in other places in California. JepictaL Deeision is FAVOR OF A RE CALCITRANT = WiTNEss.—The case of Epbraim D. Whiteomb vs. the City of Bos- ton has been termipated by a decision of the Supreme court of Massachusetts in favor of the petitioner. Mr. Whitcomb refased to auswer a question put to him by the com mon couneil, and that body assumed the #atbority to put him in jail.” He petitioned for bis release on a writ of habeas corpus, and after @ full hearing the bencli has de. clared the action of the council iliegal. It is sald he proposes to sue the city for damages. eee re eae SUNY IGE: A Bisnhor Conrinms Twenty DEar- MUTES —Alt St. Stephen’s P. E. Church, last everit g, confirmation was adialuistered by the Rigut Rev. Dr. Scarborough, bishop of New Jersey, who has been supplying the place of Bishop Stevens. A class of forty- five was presented by the rector, fi Dr. Rudder, among the candidates being twenty deat-routes, the Rev. Dr. Gallandet trans- lating the services for them.-—{ Philadelphia e wyerhad allowed Times, 30th, DEATH IN A SNow Srogrm.—Joseph Lud- ington started from Andes, N. Y., on Satar- day to drive some cattle. The avimals wan- dered off into the fields, and Ludington fol- lowing them became bewildered in the suow storm. Hisdead body was found the next morning. ere GEORGE BaNncaorr is the oldest ex-Cabi- net minister. It was in revenge for his retire- ment from the pot Descettey of the Mavy ‘bat he wrote last two hundred and fifty volumes of his History of the United States. —{Brookiyn Argus. PARTON’s MABRIAGE.—Tae bill legalizing the marriage between James Parton and his step daughter, in spite of the aiverse —— of the committee,was passed to engrossmen| the Py resenta- m jusetts house of tives on Monday by a vote of 91 .. lubes allyson’ left pas dido’t ave even send card to tbe Queen. He Talent have s tray, or @ deuce, or some other small card, one would think.—[ Chicago Times. Po ad eid eer eo areas — Mearies are ing &mong cl rea of schools. I) m one The attend- | pared between us, The War Department Investigation. Sensational Testimony To-Day. Knows About Bel. Babcock. The Committee on Expenditures in the War department met to day at 12 o'clock. Ev Secretary of the Treasury Sawyer denied thet le bad ever carried any memoranda of B Gordon Daniels to the Secretary of War upon which bis commission as post-trader wes revo'ted; nor had Daniels any arrange- ment with aman named Tracy concernir the payment of money fo- the post. hess never knew there was a money bargain between Tracy and Dantels unttlsoinformet by the Secretary of War. He then told Tracy that he would have Daniels removed A GOVERNMENT DETECTIVE’S STORY ABOUT BELKNAP. CS. Bell sworn. was destrous of 1 Jackson, Miss.; ring the post tradership at Fort Davis, Texas; came to Washington to secure It; saw Secretary Belknap in Jaue, and teld him I was desirous to get a post tadership He said if be bad known that the onject of my visit he would not have me. J said: “Well, it won't take long to get out,” and I left. He then seut for me before I got out of the building, and I went back. He said be had been creatly annoyed by applicants for these positions. "He asked me what the position was worth. I told him I didn’t knew. Says he: “Is it worth $2 000 vr 1 said: “1 suppose it is worth He said: “Can you pay $2.00 year Teaid: “1 can't pay anything,” and I went out. My impression was that he was try ing to tap me, for some sharp words that Tuese were occasioved «m acconnt of the way he received me. Wit- bess said he was at present a detective {u the Inter ordepartment, and hed been appointed ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF PRESIDENT GRANT. cuties were to examine into pension ands in St. Louis. Cross-examined by M you ever report to th deemed an infamous J expe Ted at the departmeats nis strongenough to earry Ofticer through Men have and unless a an ass.ult o had better let 5 thetved for failing to do it, Witness was sharply interrogated as to what he did in St. Louis IN THE BARCOCK CASE. He sald he was empioved by Luckey to look into the hands of District 4 see what evidence they cock be Q Did you get hold of it? A. I did. Q! With Colonel Dyer’s conser A No, sir. Hyer did not know [ was Ta y. Ireadover a gre: 1s in the case in Col. Dy id not know of it I got ofthe drawers in the «i fice. uently I ELIEVED tt xCK TO RE GUILTY, because he had to!d me if be was that he wanted to know it, I was thea dismtssad. Q. Did Babeoek tell you he was quilly? A. Well, A. ley, who was also er- ‘€1 in Babeoe interest, told me to get yapers from the district attorney's office, bring them to the Lindell hotel and destroy them. Luckey had told me to act under Bradley's orders. I did not get the papers for them. I met General Babcock, was sent for rather at 2100 Pennsylvania avenue, in this city. 1 told him what Bradley had told me todo. Le said I must get all tiie papers; part of them would do no good. tol me if I got the evidence I would be well_re. warded. A letter was read written to B by Bradley, tellig him to come from Lex ington, Ky., to Washingtoa, and he would be well taken care of. Witness continued T was to be appointed a special agent in the Attorney General's office. I had @ card from the Presideat to Mr. Pierrepont, sayluz This is the man of whom I spoke.” I didn't getit because Dyer told Pierrepont that he would not allow me to work in tis otlice be cause he had an idea what I was coming iu for. A CYPHER DISPATCH. Witness aiso sudinitted a cypher dispatch given him by Luckey, through which they could telegraph one to'the other. Q.—Did you iniorm the President that Bab- was guilty? A.—Through a newspaper. I didn’ trust anything in writing In any o1 hands, and J hal tried several tim the President. The information was made public through the New York feral. Q —Did youfever say to Gen. Babcock that you had the proof of his guilt? A.— He repeatedly sald that there were t egrams in existence which, if the proseca- tion got bold of he could not explain. I was paid in St. Louts by Bradley and Babcock; the former paid me $40 and the latter about #100. 1 was not employed forany other put pose then 10 PREVENT THE CONVICTION OF BaBCOCK. The President, however, did not so unier- stand it; be told rae at the start that if Gen, Babcock was guilty he wanted to know it. I took papers and telegrams from the District Attorney's office in St. Louis concerning the Avery case. As longas I believed Geueral Babcock was tunocent—and I believed they were trying to pull him down for political purposss—t was his friend. When I found out he was guilty I quit the case, and in- formed the Brest lent through the published statement I made in the /Jerald that I be- lieved him to be gulity. Attorney General Pierrepout was ayerse to my golng to St. Louis and PLAYING THE SPY ON DYER. He did not appoint me, although he was re quested todo so by the Presiient. He said at one time that he had bad my instructions written out, bet that @ high official of the Treasury had consulted with him aboat it. I then said, “Weill, if you have talked tn that quarter, there is no use of my going.” The eflortof the Presi(ent in sending me to St. Lou!s was a proper one. He wanted me to find out whether Baveock was guilty er innocent, but Luckey, Babcock, Bradley and Storrs WANTED ME TO DESTROY ALL EVIDENCE I feund of his guilt. When I arrived in St. Louis, on the 11th of February, I bat acon versation with District Attorbey Dyer ai his house. I told him what I camé for, and ae knew what I was doing. . What other persons were employed by Babcock tn this kind of service? A. Ido not know. When I was operating i was careful to conceal what | was doin from the Secretary of the Treasury. I saw telegrams in Dyér’s office from’ Babcock Which were oot offered in eviderce. THE SIGNATURES USED BY BABCOCK were “Bab,” and sometimes ‘‘Syiph.” I was also to get all telegrams signed“ Bull Finch.” Never spoke to Babcock about the whisky business in the executive office; foie te went other place w! we revious appointment. Babcock if I got the lence off I would be id for it. When I first went into the case I believed Babcock was innocent. Q. Did he ever teil you any particular pa- pers to get? A. No. He wanted all there was—every- thing. I was totake them from the District Attorney’s office, and they were to be de- 8 Q. Who is A. C. Bradley? A. I believe he is @ brother-in-law of A. BR. Shepherd. He lives on Corcoran street. ‘When Lusky fiat exw me on the subject, he said Bal ig innocent; Gen ‘Witness thought that Babcock had tele kteeee ane patie rm roo en tant he wanted him to destroy the evidence of his THE PRESIDENT AND BABCOCK. Do Presi A. The conversations [had with Lackey, Bradly and Babcock himself. . SECRETARY CHANDAER. Q. Don’t you think ‘Chandler did the thing in dismissing you when he foupd out you was acting asa spy? ‘Well, Mr. Danford, you have asked me & plain question and I will state to you that Chandler kvew what I was todo before I Bu - I asked bim if I should report to » details. He It was unnecessary. iu: key told me alo that if I got the thing ibreugh I would get a big appointment iu Washington. Q. Did you ever show to Babcock ‘y pher you got from Luckey? ta'ked to him about it. tion of the witness was in ur report closed. the The Spencer Lovestication. TO DAY'S TESTIMONY RATHER THI 1cer investigation was resumed ate Committee on Privileges and this morning. mery, testified at the tim tion he was friendly Stree he bas been opposed politically to him Mr. Cochran, a member of the jeztsiatare from Dallas count: 8 of Mont sked witn n to promise to give fh at Selma in case cled. Spencer sald ne b alread txed Cochran ihe offies, a would do as he bad agreed. Noting was said about Cochran's vote, nor Ww: der- stood the mise of the post given i {his support. K Of no disbe orrapt practices on the part of 8 118 elec’ Sanne D imore county; as sergeant-at-arms of tn stature. The witness was length by Gen. } unsel for the prosecution, but was elicit w money paid to} tors tosecure thelr votes, or of any © s used by Mr. Spencer to secnre orable or ncer te liver, of the ee Counsel for me defence declined to cross-examine the witness. Geo. Morgan expects to close his ease to-morrow. THENEW B-TREASURY VAC The Treusury department at Washin some four months ago instructed Mr. GL. Damon, of the American Steam Safe Com pany, of Boston, to replace the eight old- fashioned vault doors of the sub-Treasury in this city, buiit in 1863, with the improved doors made by the said company. Ths doors have now arrived and workmen are engage i in fitting them into their places, and work ts continred nigbtly till eleven o'clock. Saper- intendert of the sub-Treasury, Cay wor remains till the workmen have all g There a atwo vaults, and each of ther receiving four new doors and vestib " Each door weighs about three tons, and ts made of iron and welded steel,each fitted with double combination and chronometer locks. The work will not be compieted for a couple of weeks at least. It_ is the intention that when finished they shail be the strongest veult doors in the world. The average #Mount deposited is About $100,000,000 every night.—[N. ¥. Herald, 20th MILLIONS IN IT.—Mrs. S. O. Harris. of Monticetlo, and Mr. B. R. Webber, of Lisbon, lowa, have been informed of a large fort. coming to them. The lady's portio i amonrnt to about $1,000.00), aed Webber's to 4.000.000. ‘The property descended to the present claimants from a rich Holla’ pamed Barta, who died nearly a cent Since that the proy and valuable, has neer government of Holland and enormously in ased. The American branch of the fam! wave long deen Satisfied of their k pply within tin vi rable Dutch ancester Bar! of course elapse before a .eirs can be found and the property, wi amounts toa 01.000, distribated; but this claim established, and they ranst ober or later come Into possession ys an Iowa dispatch. 1 the 2 A Fatt mn NAILS.—At Richmond, Va.,o0 Tresday night, the roof four floors double brick warehouse. occupied as @ stor- #gedepot by the Old Dominion Nail eom- pany gave Way, crushing through to the easement. There were about 2,000 kegs 0: nails and several hundred tons of bar aud otor iron stored in the building. It is said the storm of Tuesday evening affected the apd caused the building to crash, and again itis claimed that the accident is the result of heavy storage. The estimate loss is $100.0. Had the accident occurred in the : y aad many persous would have been Kiiled. been presental to the aI feut from which to make ce for state officers at the election to be n Monday next, headed as follows: For governor, Charles R. Ingersoll, democrat, present incumbent; H. C. Rovinson, republi- can; Charles Altvater, greenback; and Henry D. Smith, prohibition. The total vote at the election lant Was 100,938, of whieh Inger- ; Greene, republican, 44,772; 155; leaving Ingersoll a net ma- jority over all of 6,521. A legislature, which ig to elect a U. 8. Senator, is also to be chosen. The present democratic majority in the legislature on joint ballot is over forty. 3 A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT happened at a weolen factory at Arprior, Canada, a few dayssiuce. Mary Stuart, one of the factory girls, while sweeping the floor, was caug‘it by a revolving shaft by the hairof the heat, and the whole of her seal was torn off from the nape of the neck to the eyebrows. Ove eye is dat and bo! Was the most sickening sigh! skull with bright eyesin it. She does not experience any great pain, and only com- plains of a fullness in ber head. If infla Toation does not set in she will in all proba: bility recover. KEROSENE A CURE YOR SNAKE BITES — The Aberdeen (Miss.) Examiner says ti kerosene Oj] is an effective antidote for the lt bite of a snake, when applied externally, says that a little child of Mr. C. M. Jon was bitten by a highland moccasin, fect relief and cure was obtained by applica- tion of this oil. It farther says thata val able dog was bitten by a ‘cotton-month.” and was In a dying condition when the first external application of the oll was mate, but obtained instant relief, and was up aad ning about in two or three hours. THE STRANGE SUICIDE IN Newark.— Thomas L. Ball, son of Alderman Bai: of Newrrk, who committed suicide, by first taking prussic acid and then twisting @ cord about bis neck and hangtng himseif io a bed post in bis father’s mansion, was buried yes- terday. There is some gossip because the coroner declined to hold an inquest. When the bedy was found there was two extra ropes in,the pockets with fron rings fastened on the en The suicide evidently intented to use tese in case the other cord broke w.in his weight.—.V. ¥. Sun, 20th. Not so BAD AFTBR ALL.—The Norfolk Virginian says: Weare pf moo to bave it in our power to say that thé damage to the fruit and vegetabies has been very much less than what was at firstreported. A few ear! and corn have been entirely destroyed, ut the strawberry nts and peach trees jittle injury. Uniess we weather we can expect an have sustained very bave more severe average crop. A Kentucky ELOPEMEST. 8: &7 When silver comes into general circula- tion the will have to carry around 1,400 tonb of metal. if train near Ly: ‘ednesday and instantly killed. legislature adjourne? on after a pammonet one hun- 8. school committee have punisnment in the girls’ Lonpon. March 31.—Tne Times this mora- ing bopes that the mintetry may yet be bet- ler advised than to i recom: to the Queen the assumption of the title Empress of India.” It declares It hes been FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. FRIDAY, March 51. SENATE.—Petitions against any change unfelgned!y alarmed by the rapid coatias ta tu the tart! were presented by Mr. Conkling | the authority and reputation o! vern- orkingmen i * py | Ment since beginning of it« cneofon. it ae cf Now York state; wy | Goss not pretend se enp atfection for Mr. MecCreery from citizens of Kentucky, and by Mr. Sherman from citizens of Ohio. Referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. McMillan presented a petition of Irish- American citizens of St. Paul, Minn, ask the institution of the good offices of the Un ed States government to secure the release of Capt_E-M.Candon. Referre to Commit- lee on Foreign Relations. Mr. Sargent presented memorial of Baptis! preachers and others of San Francisco ask special the ministry, bot it cannot help ae HS the opposition is thoroughly di Acd that the energies of the older members are exbausted, while the younger men are chiefly remarkable for immaturity of mind whieh threatens never to ripen, and any at- tempt to form # government out of such ma- trigis would threaten mischief to the coun. try. Even those who think its fears fancifal And overstrained, must hesitate to pres thie m they understand it ing the adoption of an ameudment to the | does in fact provoke dicontent, copsUtstion prohibiting appropriation Money Market. the Uuited States or any state of money | The Times, In its financial aruicie says to any religious sect. Committee. Mr. Dawes, from the Committee on Post Offices, reported favorably bill to reimburse Julia A. Seeicy, postmaster at Great Bar- rivgton, Mass., for stamps stolen by burg lars, aud asked for its present cousideratio., but Mr. Fdmunds objected. Mr. Christianey, from Committee ritories, reported 611i to regulate franchise tn the territory of Utah ibe calendar. Mr. Morriil, of Vermont, from Committee on Pubic Batidings and Grounds, reported bill relative to interments ia Une Cougres sional cemetery Mr. Anthony submitted a proposed new Tule, Which he asked be referred to ; mitteeon Ku He said that it was « which he had proposed to m Referred w Judiciary | +The pest private information we eam ob- {ain says that Hnanctal articles oa the con- Uirent have bo belief In or apprehension of immediate troubles In eastern Eurepe.” article calls attention to the fact that while on Thursday there was an apparent n small lomns of the Are Sante Fe and Eutre K been quoted at above p on Moncay were an both closed at ce sheet ct on. It thinks t ablic some were sostal a solitary bargain bet 850.000 from a Wreek PENZANCE, Maret “ifty thons lars were recovered from the wreck German stea nm Ter- elect Placed on p iy time. He did vot suppose, per ner Seater towday would be possible to ee it Watoe french W kmen at the Centennial, n. He Paxis, March Toe h ing publishes the first tis for enabling a vumber of F to visit the Centex dey hin RaGrsa, Ma ETO permits the re throngh bis territory during t The London Stock Market improving. Loxpox, Mar 31.1 > ™. p exchange tmprovem: fi be recommiit Peunsyly of Monte- < of Nic , from the C 1 Columbia, reporied fa 1 revising and amending Ss Acts establishing and relattr form school in the District of Colamia. The unfinished business—being the resolu- tion for an Investigation into Mississippi aftairs—was taken up. Mr. Bruce said be had hoped that no occa- sion Would soon again arise making it neces- sary for im to trouble Ube Senate; bat the nstances were such that he promifient exception. Personal LONDON, Mareh 51.—The Mall Garettes Berlin epecia ys —“The Crar is expected here on the 1th of April.” It is stated that the Duke of Edinburgh. on assuming com- 4 b mand of his squadron, will "ed to Liva- be unfaithful to his trast were he not | dia, Greece, to felch the Dachess and the tospeak. = The pending resolation, as he un- | Racsian imperial family, who will go to cerstood it, Was not directed so much as to Iialy and Malt - Whether republt or democrats should rule the state of Mississipp —_—eo——— Fatal Botler Explesion PrRoviw ©, Mareh 31 — This morning, as the engine of the Fletcber mill was starting up. four of the sixteen bo exploded, ut- terly wrecking the two house, but damaging the m Ue. Thomas Fay, blacksmith, and Barthol- per. Who were in the boiler eor was blown a bat therthe sof ihe peopl pressed the bel * Ligation proposed was perfect- ly legitim: HOUS Cox (N I of the District « government in the District pald ree nize women’s right to vote, aud asied tuat it be printed in the Record. Mr. Banks said the memorial was pres €d on this as it was the centennial a n Adams, w ple of therig rial was ordered to be printed ir &nd referred to the Committ xi (N. ¥.), from the Comn Ways and Means, report the bill providing for th express tion. TE bill pass Mr. Morrison (11) ming, Pauiatel- *y, at Wil- bem bt and found drank. A quarrel eusaeddar- Mmibg Rtlwcked his wife with same com- | tng whic mittee. reported a bill to defiue the taxon] & hatchet, cutting ber and kuocking ber fermented or mali itquors. [The bill fixes | thirty-five feet down # coal bin. The woman Ube tax to be levied ou the qu y of the | was taker spital io a dying condition produced @s fixed by section 2337 of | anc a © He t¥ alsom ntek, W erial used be bill was passed Mr. Tucker (Va.), from the same o tee, reported # bill authorizing the c siouer of interval revenue to design x the points at which collectors and s visors of the revenue #hall hoid their offices. Passed. The House then, tn the morning ceeded to the consideration of pi Teportcd from committees, r. Sampson, (lowa.)— From the Commit tee on Patents, reported @ bili to revive the of Stephen V. Benet for a car ferred to Committee of the Waole out regard iu the prolaction New Ro » Main stn WELLE, Loo! house @. Pittsfield was bared an tveendiary fire esriy this morning; Oss, £15000. Michael McDonald, the late bas been arrested on suspicion of incendiai An Erring Assombiyman. ALBANY, March Si,—in the assem bl cay @ communication was received the superinter ve ing the Hon. F the second ing from the to ‘rom e Military Committee, repe om authoriz ing Lieut. Col. Godfrey Wetzel to accept a position as trustee of the Cincinnati Sou €rn railroad. Recommitied. The House then decided to take up th silver bill. Pending this, the Senate resolution deciar- ing the 1th of April, 1, a holiday ia the District of Columbia, was taken up aad passed. Strict of New Yors, with tak- oare post office mail matter pot belonging to him. Tae commantcation Was referred to the committee on privileges and elections for investigation. netting More OTTAWA. March given notice of & motion &s to whether nego- Uations are now pending. or if the govera- ment intends lo open negotiations with the United States, wt the object of exteading the treaty of Washington to Britixh Colmm- bla, in order that fish and fish olls of vince may be admitted into the United taves duty free. Ex; HARRISHURG, P. arch 31.—This morn- ing an engine on the T, railroad exploded its boiler near Three men, named Miller, Cam; Shannon, were killed, and another, Harvey Walters, so badly injured cannot recover. All of men are mer ried, and were employes of the road. a «see. A BruraL Sizr-FatHer—The Clacin Pall Gazette's Terra Haute special says Jobn Cottrell, of Melrose townsi'p, C county, Ill., drove his little step-sons, agat seven and ten years, ont into the cold a night or two age and forbade their retura. Toe little fellows started for thelr uncle's, Crawford county, and when ten miles o2 their way the Peay, snuecumbed to the exposure and died. The eldest was rescue! by the farmers and cared for. The feeling was so high against Cottrell that he was Jailed to prevent lynching. RANT QUESTION.—The German Emigrant society resolved last night to com- bine with the Freach, Irish, Swiss, Belgian, ard Scandinavian emigrant societies to tu- sure protection to emigrants aster the Casile Garden commission shall have been d‘s- missed. A memorial is to be addresse! to the governor, suggesting that the emigriat societies be intrusted with the mangemeit of Castle Garden and Ward's Island, ar: maké proper arrangements with the thip companies.—[(V_¥. Sun, 30h. The Barre Bank Robbery. MonTPELieR, VT, March 51.—Goo. Mileny convicted yesterday of robbing the Barre bank, was to-day sentenced to li years ia the state prison. man and guilty of the first four counts of tueir aictments. Alp ror Tug Drew SEMINARY.—Dariel * Drew’ > inary in Ma - J, thet tiemen have subseribed to a fund for the pay- ment of the annual interest on Mr. Drew's endowment. 8 interest ts 17.500. ——— The Markets, BaLrimoze, March 31. — Virginia sixes, old, do. Cor solidmies 6%; West Va., 9; Norh Si. old, 17, bid to a ie Sarrimone, March 31—Ootton. gai middli 3. Fionr firm uchasged. Wheat quiet red, 1.45ai 80; grades uncaanged. . Corbell bas $5,000; Andrew V. Stout, $5.09; G Ty, £1,000; Judge E. L. Fancher, [W. ¥. Suen, 3004 veater: RECFIVERS ASKED For.—Toe tra’ the Allantic. Mississippi and Onto under the $15,000,000 mortgage, y filed @ petition in the U. 8. circuit riay court at Richmond askiog on behalf of ths foreign bondholders the appointment of Chas. Per- kins, of New York, and Thos. kt Bococs, of Herc —_—_—_—. JURY IN A CROOKED Wai Case.—The ery case of Rush, into court the lay and ®7 Abrabam eras Se ‘hy : years imprisoument 3 - ®7 Don Carlos, it is said, me place recently —. by the Duc ‘Aumaleand koown as 8 lew miles out of London,