Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1876, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sandays exeepted, Av THE STAR BUILDING Pennsylvania Avenue, cormer 11th street, 8 The Evening Star Newspaper Uompany, & 8 KRAUPFM ANN, Pree't oe NENG STAR & served Py carri (Ten Cents per week. or F four tm per month. Chpics at the counter, | Two Cents exen. By muanik—postage prepait— | Bixty Cents a month, one year, $6. 1 Tur Weexty Star S2a year, postage prepaid BF AU mubseripcions wari Ba" Rates of advertising fi | y ta advance. sherl on application. prbdished on Briday— | —— ) vo. 47— 2. 7,185. GREENBACK CONVENTION. THE CHINESE PUZZLE. BIG MEETING IN SAN FRANCISCO. EVENING STAR. . & feet! POS IOAN STAT TROOIAT HU! the L-etare room of mao s BSDAY EVENING, og T order of the Preakdent BO. L DeLAND, Se . t 7H cretary. ‘ad oarne: OF THS REGU ngertund Bad TO MORROW il be heb mentee Lek AKMY Creer Sh ard & ate nort ay PVENING, at 80 clock (Fric All Regulars tn She Diertict interested are expected #) be present, to bh ta of Com mittece. aréer of Com 8 JOBN A. MILLBE, Chairmen = 1. i. BRAN EXAMINATION TES fer sppviaimest on the @, at Potics Headqnarters,on SATUB sik SO fri} WEN M comprising @ series of lectores deliv Nnum nf auatomy, New York. f Premature Vecline, show uh may bo regained, | ! the impediments to of nervousand phy: i Louie: mavens ATTOKNEY-AT LAW cere HOT OB 10m COLD FRA, fact on, e FER AND CHOCOLATE, Fire and Feaerant WITH MitbeRy s CHBIV 1429 Puxxsyivan Ep sop4, nal revenue, $270, *: Elections in the Washington News and Gossip, GOVERNMENT Receirrs To-pay.—Inter 17; customs, $354,617.73. Nomi Nation.—W. C. Painter, of Wash- ington territory, was to day nominated by the President to be receiver of public moneys at Walla- Walla, same ter A CONSCIENCE remittance was received at the Treasufy department yesterday in the | shape of a $35 coupon bond of the Union Pa- eifie railroad. THE REPORT of the House Committee on Lemoine Farwell contest, uvolving the representation of the 34 Ill! pis district, will be presented on Saturday are a Boy! | ext. A majority of the committee are sald CthOrer Ld Rake, | to be in favor of gi seat to Lemoine, U Ket het. N.¥. apt dm | the cemvccratic c KNAP IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.— essrs Black, Blair and Carpenter, couasel | — | for Reikrap, will ask on the ivth instant, the time set forthe trial) an extension of | two weeks, making altogether four weeks, bh whieh to complete the immon witnesses for th preparations and Ma PrkSoNAL—EX Speak , Who has — _ been atsent in New England for the past Eth ones ten Coys. is expected to return to this city BANKBRS, to-morrow Mr. E. C. Bar: the Senate nittee on the Revis of the Corner of Wid Street and P. anty"rania Avenue, Laws, wili? estenographer of tie c Deaiers tn Goverament a24 District Sveorities | 1 itte> recevtly raised to investiga ast Fe xchange aud Geld sopat iy seissippi election. a | a re couLN HAUL Disteter Bitts Breo ve Laws.—Theact — giving the approval and sanction of Con- ; ‘ gress to the route and termini of the Ana- @ special cervtce for ilroad.and to YOUNG MEN, tion, and SABBATH AFTERNOUS, st 3% o'clcek. Ihe aet to incorporate the Citizens’ Bullding Bhort sdéremes by Young Men to-day without the President's signature, as t louse ve friende and bawiness scquaint Ness solicited and Money invexted Mfioos for rent tn same building je9-tt | « OOOKK, Jn & UO, sy BANKERS, ee" oD seletr 1429 F street. | YP YOUNG, « ROTARY PUBLIO, ‘ ce—Stak oetl tt € QPTicias SELF ADIUSTID as Olher eye piarnes yrur bese if yor -weat Gov ince ) oc ref of this bea Jewsiir, am and AVa@ YE NT READ THAT A GOOD SUIT | ¢ © CLOTHES can bed Ef aght for Ss, le At HABuE BOS, n diferent styles, € At HABLE Baus BET ESP TE SUGTS ever cffered in | t Wasting At BABLE 8308. | i IGUT OB DARK SHAPES FINE CAS3I. | 1 ro ; i oy eh ysBLE BROS, hy WASHINGTON.— wud exe-pting the trade do! Association of Washington, became laws were not returned preseribed ten day AuMY HFADG the Senate within TARTERS RESTORED TO ‘y direction of the Presi- t an order was issued yesterday that b the army are hereby ished, and hereafter, in time of eace, shailhe at Washington city, aod all ers and ipstrnetions relative to milita’ rations, or effecting the military control discipline of the army, issued by the bt throngh the Secretary of War. e promulgated through the general of —The Seaate Finances » to-day considered the Hoase bill for the deficiency in the Burez ng and for the iss 1 to report the bill ing out the third and substituting therefore the bill re- ited some time by the committe: hing silver @ legal tende ar from |} er er he House biil ver evirs of the denomination Ta Irgal tenéerat their nominal val: y Amount not exceeding $5 in one t and of denominations of less oller 2 legai tender for an. xeeeding $25. Sub! r. Sherman reported THE SPENCER ISVESTIGATIOS “om miitee onPrivileges and Elections mig the Spencer investigation to-day no led Mr Morgana tt ey had concluded on. O issue subpeona for the’ three co! 2 Moutgomery asked for by bira yesteriay, e ground that their testimouy woud ot be relavent and if relayent would not eadimlssible. The case for the pro ws then closed. The first witness f The Insane Asylum Investigation. The Testimony To-Da The investigation Into the affairs of the U.S. Insane asylum was resumed this morn- ing by the Committee on the Expenditures of the [nterior department. A FEMALE EX-ATTENDANT. Mary C. Sweeney testified she wasan at- tepdant at the asylum. The butter given the patients, as also the coffee and were very bad. Was in Cedar, Locust and Sprace wards. The rooms on the female side of the asylum were kept clean. Was afterwaris cmployed tn the kitchen. The food supplied the male patients was not substantial. For the front wards the meat was good, bat the but was very poor. The kitchea was ‘The mie-t smelled very badly, been complaints maite about ol Know about the cooking for the rarcs. Often heard complaints about >rot kuow anythingaboutit Never y of the inmates abused there by the name of Mrs. Hill. t there first in October Uuree years ago. cmd time she was eraployed nJaly, 74 Remained th nths. Do not remember d Mrs Dickson. ANOTHER MALE EX-ATTENDANT. A Aliemon stated that he was em entant. Lert Ke tne way things € carried on t bad. The me agh to eat. A spoonfu wno was ked in the jerman, Tre flesh look t Kuow that Tgetit. One patie n Foldier, whose months ao, is kept there. Do nc he Is a bit insane. Heard about the dt of insane paupers near Marlboro’, M1, summer, but it took place jast beture wit besa went there. One of the attendants told him that he had been ordéred at 10 o'clock at night to wake up @ patient who was seut sWay in @ jot at night time. Attendants and patients fared alike. Food for thirty was divided up for sixty patients. The reason Witness leit there was beeause the food was hot good enough to jive on. Masty flour was made up into ginger bread and given pa- ents for supper, when there was no butter The committee then adjourned until Mon- Is’ “statement will be when Dr, Niet QUAETERMASTER GENERAL MEIGS was before the House Committee on Military Aftuirs yesterday mornins and was exan- ined concerning the removal of the qnarter- mester seneral’s office from the G atret building to the building at the corner of pmsylvania avenue and 15th street. ile as no oc2asion for here he have th objected Lew bi office, the expr ‘OSL Of Festoring the ‘al condition, in ae. g Ade R Save Ary Case.—T ©. Nettieship,ex-aseistant to nih of the Treasury secret services; Albert. Canz, rk to same, and Mike Hayes, arrived f w York, hav Rummnouet With ris, and Joshua before the grand jury 2. Hayes was the nd he was subjected to eretood that the testt- ¥ Of these wiluesscs do not implicate Do not | ff u | was very | The War Department Investigation. More About the Post-traderships. The Attorney | General and Detec- The Committee on Expenditures in the | Werdepartment met today and examined James Trats or. = HW TRAINOR GOT FIs POST-TRADERSHIP. | {hess said that he applied in isv0 for a tradership at Port cha, Texas. He | to y Relknap forthe piace. | old him to go and see Gen. Het. Heorlek wanted witness to pay pica | po appl! Belk rick. $8,060. Did you ever pa Py? rbody 8 A. I did Q Whom? A. Simon W He sald he wantol retainer to work for me. and T gave nin Oat the bare the M this elty. I of T. xas, mor g€ spectally he War poor aud r for Hedrick an named Chene | ad Tsaid 1 w | Q. Ieee that | How was that brought about? | A. By payirg this fellow Shine | Loeb toid e | retained \! to: Ip t of Hedr an age hes With bim as p told me to wait an ir town, that bistamily bad the me ethe would along ina little wh eraman Clark, of Texas, once w man nemed Wicks, He sald to him, Cros’ chief clerk War depa Just returned fre rope: he ard ifyou want the Fort Concha post can get it by pay Wicks i “No, Jim Traiuor has the post aud 1 doa't want to put him out.” ANINTERVIEW AT TER NATIONAL HY I met Wolf at the days ago Lasked him lished.” He said he didirt thi tard of the living. [ suid, * ft cost me $159 to come to come, said you had knowa T was here you wo: tave pndilshed the damned Ii your letter to a newspnper duced to Wold when Tmet you worth $ fined, as be powrs ft Q. What di the hotel the othe: 6 e. He kin Are you ser yes. pot mua Na yous A. Nota cer Hedrick he Pot to go ne TWO POST-TR JF ver pa t else any | £ aE: head of it, to superinduce the downfall of the Presicent. He eaid that during the McDon- ald trial Bristow wrote to Dyer demanding that the Washington papers be put in evi- dence, so far as they related to Gen. Ba» cock | Dyer said he had to lose, and he thought the thing ought to be prolonged frem month to month until near the time of the Presidential election, when It will a be'ter; that he heard Dyer say “How will thi- set on their bowels?” referring to the i He said that he vad ay that be would see U.S in hell before he would help him. Bell mace ti tseerasd fo his ment CY AGAINST GEN to get GRANT, as muen informatio . I never authorized to bring avy papers t> fell hotel und destroy ‘ai me to do any mp-oper wa ——_____ THE ASIATICS ARMING iM RN ~ =a TWO ¢ ENT DOM TEDROS VOYAGE. inane ineenaina FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS, | OEATH OF BISHOP JOHNS. Turrspay, April “ —— Si-NATE.— Mr. Edmunds, from Commit tee on the Judiciary, reported, with amend- ments, House bill to amend section 10% of the revised statutes, Mr. Thurman, from same committee, re Ported, with amendments. House bill to cor- Feet An error in section SZ lof the revised Tes, TelALIDg to extradition; which was E be Dill passed. VUE DE LEAU HOTEL BURNED. FRIGHTFUL DISASTER IN SCOTLAND. SAN FRANCISCO, April The ant m same committer report fe meetive to oight at Coson Hall and polish e&pital punishment, reet in ter the hal! was attended adation that it be inde r ) persous Gen. Irwin pre e meeting toxtde the hall. Reso- d wettie 19 reconsider jon to the mittee on W dill to pr tering of oathe | the Senat eral orders was the aud a number of pension ne Ju in nil ra’e of N THIRD « ber purposes 4 an amendment bed boviness, being and coneer of affordix 453 MAIL MATTER, Washingt 1 i Knows e now.” ed to give have cknowledged the identity of a en by him to Beil, requesting and that he w to borrow way. e w nothing of Bel Washington. ey. bat I did pet invest int m in St. Loum sto at neral Babcock ater I retarned « 1 mony with speakers OF REPRESENTAT. n Was drawn around Favikner (W to @ pe ee ee TOMO Ot thee on, in relat paragraph iu adere to remain in theirown jaa ing to his connection mong taenm, eeat Harper's Ferry, capone bad and other *. nthat article. H matters, bim, charg POREIGN Sew mio . The t S S Fraekiin “! id continued. 3 eean h him aflerwarts. ke frequentiy ce Frapklio bas arrived here. tadt unbour ~~ Prine ou MALTA, Apr ave airived FSIDENT S SALAK fi Ou s (lod) trom the Is new eon- of papers f s ried t ner e pter-notwer- fee? : sity boat race barring tents The bet- A. 1 did, He said they were lay i Passed wi ting to-day 163 to | against Oxford. loose, Danas Nowlaation iS ioe © Daily News severe! © ¢ nye the re- me b © United States Ser in rejecting . Lu y said that au of D f might get an appoints the B ‘ pation of Mr. Dana as micister to sald that he believed that Presented te the sw rea place rendered v might get n Bppointment. aittee on public buildings and growad report on the ven be disaster «. What indue Ink yon could onss af’ Repeescntatives Aberdeen, gelam tment in whom you had * clagianms and maps 1 day was the sacra- 0 faitt as examined. T, . by the Sroten her has to or chureh for prepar: the Sar the preser \ munion. The people cel day, and crowds were cross deen to Torry, @ vi ot m Aber- »psile bank bouts, the rebing in the river up to three o'rlock tis morning vered. Twenty-two per- boys and gtris are posing Demonstration of 11. CINCINNATI, April # coupled W ast A special dispaten Mtol so sen ~ th meee 5 to the Times says the greenback mass con- ng duct from this main | Yention, to the number of « > this &. m presided A © bled on business, and @ com- resolutions. le ou tat mittee of seven ot tien then adjourned until t ers than those who were ch i in The kiteh 2OOR. tor Spincers €X-Kepresentative Alexander origiont ietment except infereatial) J nig Bites nrateur ought to be con- | *flervoon, YLEGANT BUSINESS SUITS. cf Imported | White of Alabama. testified that Senator es, Nettleship, and Cunz deny that th & pald 3 dollar to with the foul-sir shaft, BON PEDRO ‘4 Weolens, for only 914 Spencer was not in Montgomery at the time Saturday night to out of | thepiace, and thus by suction the A: KALLE BROS. | of the organization of the court house 5- | the way of the grand jury, and Deloma ecrge i be indirectly ventilate a istore, and could bot have Known apything | tates thathe has not heen ont of the eity | Whipp: now the reverse is the case. April. BRAZIL. April 5.—The steamer with the Emperor of Brazil oa EAUTIFUL ENGLISH OB SOOTCH CASSI- MEBE BUcINESS SUITS, only Bt | stout it; thatevery republican member of At BASLE BROS. the legislature was in favor of Spencer's election to the Senate, and that there was no ards is my partner. secured my zppointment. P 1 any intention of evading pro- cted liydration of the warmed ress to af Hayes seems ia high spirits reinstated. An untrapped sew ICH AND ELFGANT BUSINESS OB DRES3 SUITE, tor on! At HABLE BEOS. R VSR OFF HOUNDRED VARIETIES OF BUSINESS Of DRESS SUITS a gis. Ai HAoLE BKOS. SPST LINE AND, BEST STYLES of ann ted Cass. Saiteever disp'syed, at 20, = Tat HABLE BROS BE FINEST Lt —— STYLISH ropa hay tala tebe d iuces or Drees Seite, he i ‘At HABLE BROS, DE AND STYLE | VERY VABIETY OF 5 E 1 Cut ia Fine Dress or Business SLE BEes”" ‘At HAULE BROS. RRESEESE CORTOM MADE SUITS ofthe now. “ebest Patterns, at §2%, a ‘At HABLE EROS. Su LINE OF CUSTOM-MADE SUITS of ‘the finest Foreigu Fabrics, at $30, aT HABLE BROS., Merchant Tailors and Fine Olothiers, merts-tr Coruer 7th and D streets. F RANKLIN & CO. OPTICIANS, 1997 PeNNsYivaNia AVENUE. ine Brazilian Pebble Spectacles. dec7-1y,istp bt SPRINGSTYLES % NOW READY. BROADWAY ond FIFTH AVENUE STYLE GENTLEMEN'S URE ATS, 96 «0d 86 Also, fine Soft and Stit FELT HATS of the most Spproved patter: Eugtich and American SILK UMBBELLAS Ladies’ SUN UMBSELLAS. UMBRELLAS sud PARASOLS recovered. KER & GREEN, 1419 PENNSYLVABSIA AVENUE, ly Above Willard 's Hotel. cOKs DELIVERED TO ALL PABTS OF THE CITY | Al THE SAME KATE. + New schedulo—Fril load of # bushels for $3. Smaller losds 6 cents per bushel; cariage, @ cen APPLY To OFFICE OF WASHINGTON GASLIGHT COM- PANY, 413 Wib street northwest, T11 Ist streot northwest ©F to 110 Bridge street, Georgetown. _maré-ly NS CRYSTAL DISCOVERY FOR THE HAIR. AY OB | DED HAIB TO | UL COLOB. t c D your, jt makes brash. dry and wi: Air smooth and glomy. It eradicates Dandruff and its occasiomel eute Bad stops the hair failing. te restore the c a three toten days. fhatover of aa gabeaitay oF the vote. Has ght Fears now with con- SpROrittor, ‘3d and D streets northwest. OF SPRING BOOTS AND 01 at ' id Sis ix Newport Ties, @1280p Ladies Button SE Site es | 1 lord and 1 | ma: tr ‘THE EAGLE SHIRT. COMPLETELY FINISHED, MADE OF ‘Wamst77A Corton AND FINE PBIOE $1.25 KACH. | WM. BIED WYLIE, | Sole Agent for Washington, D.C, | Bo. 1014 7th strect. | ST Av extension stock of i DBY GOODS ' at very low prices. Just received. marttr or LAUNDRY, No. S26 12:4 crt, near F promptly hwest —Washing cellected and delivered. Fine Ladies’ Goods and Lace Curtains » au Aiget- class, aud prices reasona- bers of the legislature received no ‘wCTe poor men, and those who were a of the rep General 3 | the bistory of the Emma iher candidate; that for a long time mem- pay; they sted them In every way they ed chran,a member of the legislature frozu Silas county, witness sald, was an ardeat pyorter of the court honse legisiature and ‘blican nominee for the Senate. amination, but soon afterw ids the com- mittee adjourned until to morrow. ANOTHER RECUSANT WiTNESS—The House Committee on Indian Affairs yester- day examined Mr. Ralph Meeker, a corres- pondent of the New York Herald with refer- ence to Some statements made by him con- cerning frauds in the Indian management. He stated that he had no personai knowledge of any, but bad heard of many such things while at Fort Peck and elsewhere on the Missouri river, a few years ago, and had brovght some o! them to the attention ot members of the Indian Committee. In the course of his cross-examination by Repre- sentative Page, the witne stated that a party had expressed tohim a bellet that trom the manner in which Page cross.examined witnesses he (Page) belonged to an Indian ring. The same party had also told witness that still another member of Congress be- longed to an Indian ring. Witness was then asked by Mr. Paze to — the name o! his iniormant or iniorm- an’ Mr. Meeker declined to do so, saying with emphasis that he would “not give them away.” The committee at this point ad- jourved, but will have Mr. Meeker aga: tere them. Mr. Page says he intends press the question, and if necessary request action by the House to compe! an answer. THE SCHILLERRUND.—Another of the Schillerbund’s charming reunions too! at the attractive gallery of Mr. and Mrs. Fassett lastevening. At eight o'clock those Who had been wise enough to come early paused in their enjoyment of the interesting pictures with which the walls of the studio are covered, and seated themselves to listen to some of the flue music the members of the club always forvish, after whieh Judge Gar- einer G. Hubbard, of Boston, enterta them for an hour with an . able talk about ancient Rt tened to with the deepest Interest. Then Mrs. Fassett Dating concinsion to the en ceitly taking of the Judge's presence of the audience, and hanging itasa trophy on the wall.in tie space of another hour. One who did not witness the process can scarce !megine how captivating It was to see the portrait take swift shape and ex- preesion under the cunning crayon of the artist. The music, by Misses Baker and | Foster and Messrs. Patten and Middleton; the short and goed recitation by Miss Frye; the multitude of pictures; the learned and pleasant lecture; the lively sketehing; the pppoe that toned them all. made up such an eveuing as only the Scbillerbund, with Mrs. Fassett for a hostess in her own studio, could provide. THE EMMA MINE INVRSTIGATION —The Committee on Foreign Affairs met this Morning, and Mr. Phelps, of counsel for ex- Senstor Stewart and Gen. Schenck, sub- mitted @ List of the names of witnesses whom ne desired to be surmmoned to testify as to the present value of the Emma mine. Mr. Hamilton, of the committee, objected tobexring any further testimony im regart to mine. General Schenck said he was not one of the origiual cwrera of the mire. and the duty of the com mittee was erty to look into big connec- lon With and bis trarssetions in regard to tbe mine. A suit was now pending in the ccurts of New York, which was the proper trib where the chai 5 be iny irges of fraud would gated and the innocent be vindi- The value of the mine was not for inmpittee to ascertain, but what Gen. ck bad to do with it. Gen. Schenck mae quite an earnest , Sperch Im repiy, setting th that he had been charged with being engaged in a fraud- ulent transaction in being @ party to the sale of @ wortblers mine. He desired that ai) the facts in regard to the value of the mine sbould be set forth and that these wit- besses be fully heard. Mr. Phelps argued that they should be granted the opportunity to show that the ™m pe was still of enormous value. After a consultation between the members of the commiitee, Joe held @ short session With closed doors, and then adjourned until to morrow, without arriving at any conclu- ¥ days that his character for truth ¢ vindicated, and that without the bur- ibofpreot being on him, but by others telling ou themsely: A TFRRIPIC ¥XPLOSION o2curred at Sait City yesterday. Four magazines on é i Hill, north of the city, in which was stored @ large quantity of powder, were blown to atoms, the debris being thrown to tle distance of a mile. causing great destruc tion of property. Several persons are re- ported killed. Immense boulders fell, crash- ing through buildings throughout the city, tome falling a mile distant. There were tbree men at work at one of these magaziues. Ail that ean be found of them are small pieces of flesh, the largest belng a portiou of & toot {n a boot. Their names are not known. Mrs. Vanatta was struck by a boulder and Killed; also, Joon Radden, @ boy, in the 20th ward. Quite a number of oltiers were in- jnred, and perhaps ether deaths may occur. One lady died from fright. The cause of the explosion cannot be ascertained. It is claimed thatthe men at work were s1aok- ing; others state that sone person fired a shot Into one of the magazines. An im- mcnre amount of glass was broken through- out the city. The damage to giass alone will probably be nearly £50,000. Two boys. one named Richardson and the other 4 son of Archie Hill, went after stock yesterday morving, taking their guos. Enough of the remains have been fourd near the maga vine to identify them. One of their hands was found clutching aduck. Itis supposed they fired Into the magazine, causing the explosion. THE GREAT Arrit. SNow Storw—The a was general in eastern and northern New England on Tuesday night, and the fall of snow in the lower portions of that section Was the heaviest of the season. In some places iL was twenty inches deep. ‘The rail- roads were partially blocked. avd telegraph communication Was almost entirely sus pended. Yesterday morning not a single telegraph wire was working east from Bos- ton. All were repaired during the day, how- ever. It is stated that if a sudden thaw should occur, disastrous freshets must ensue. Some of the trains on the New Hampsiire railroad bad to be dug out of the sabw. No Tarine disasters of any conseauenca are re- Ported. ‘The tides are reporced unusially high, and at Old Orchard Beach, Me., it is feared several of the summer cotlages may be swept away. A Portsmouth (N.H ) dia- patch says the buoy on Boon Island ledge Was carried away during the recent gaics, and the light-house was considerabiy strained. A strong easterly gale, with blind- tng sleet and snow, prevailed last night, aad marine disasters were feared, as there was a heavy sea running. Many vessels nave sought refuge in Portsmouth. THE ST. Lovis CROOKED WAISKY CASES. The ease of Constantine Maguire was up in the U. 8. cirenit court at St. Louis yesteriay and he was allowed to make a statement in | mitigation of sentence. His statement amounted to placing theshortcomings in his office to the account of Supervisor McDonald and other ranking officers after he had re- ported them. pas a case was also called, and they were both deferred till today, with os to fle farther statements before at time. Ex-JUDGE MERRICK, who, as noticed the Lime, sustained painful injartes by frac: tures of the bones of his legs, being thrown ‘rom his near lichester tion of Baltimore and Ohio railroad co opiny on ane Ist of February last, has reeovered suffic: ntly to walk on crutches. Ho was od Jast week to try acase in H county aud yesterday mor sing paid a t _ ice in this city.— | Baimore Ga- tle, PoLITIcaL Nores.—The “Independents” will hold a national convention on the 17th May at Indianapolis, Ind. ----At a meet. ing last night of the southern republican club In New Orleans a fight occurred. Three men ——— feed japan ber Nong Others are repor! wou! Je Ag aidermen voted for in St. Louis Tuesday the democrats elected tix, the republicans four and the socepen lect three. Tae latter are also democrat the New began in yesterday. A committee inted “to see the Babbath is observed at the Centennial.” s7 Nine members of the grand jary at New Orieans in the crooked cotton and whisky s7The annual conference of York Methodist E; chureh New York cit; ‘was a) cases were di ase they could Dot take the eath relative to taking up arms against the United States, lar divectiy or indirectly to any p secure the appointment; am not relate the late Seerelary of War by blood or mar riage. WHAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAT ABOUT DETECTIVE BEL Horney General Pierrepont. swore — Mv. lerrepowt testified: Last December, a man called at my office and sept me in ¢ (a green face and white back ) printet rNows Bell, Southern Editor.” The card Fer than itnow is. When the card was brought me Iwas making a diagram for arsningr case in the Supreme Court, in whieh | wis! to show the starboard and port light. Lused the card in the diagram, which shows the rea and —_ lights. Bell had a card from the President, stating that be desired employ- mept. He (Bell) sald to me that he wantet employmentin the secret service. him what he haddone. He said j M in the service in the south. I told him I would have to see the President about em- ploying him. I saw the Preident tue next day, and he said he had known Bell dorir thé war as a scout or a detective, and (hat ho desired employment in the secret se 2. Next day Bell came and asked me If I was going toemploy him. I asked him wh he could do. He said that be had been a St Louis detective, and could get valuable le!- ters concerning the Whisky trials. He said he could get letters from Joyes. He sail that Dyer wanted him employed. I salt, ir you bave been to St. Louis, why did you come away? I said to Bell ubat if Dyer would say by letter or telegraph that he wished him employed, I would employ him. He left and came the uext day and showed me & telegram he had sent Dyer, which was in effect that “the Attorney General will employ me if you wish me.” Meanwhile I inquired about the man. I learned he been employed in the Post Office, and t his employment was not satistfactor. bext time [saw Bell I told him of this, told him Dyer had pot written for him. Isheuld not need him. He then went a and J have not seen him sivee. I never had prepared any instructions for Bell. [tld him I wovld if Mr. Dyer would request his employment. Hell called upon me some- tine soon after I returned from the Congre: sional Cente i gathering. I told I had made inquiries about him fre sops in bigh position, and that the auswers were not satisfactory. {}. Did he attempt to identity that person in “high position by pointing towards the Treasury department did; Lhave no such re- e of luquiries were nd the Postmaster Gea- ec ‘ec 10 from the Secretary ral 2 Q Did Bell ever meet you at your office When Bluford Wilson was with you? A. Idonot remember it. It wouldn't be by any means impossible. No one spoke to nie about Beil except ibe President. 1 never heard General Babcock or Luckey speak of Bell in mg life. WHAT A.C. BRADLEY KNOWS ABOUT BELL AND OTHEKS. | , 4: © Bradiey sworn:—Reside in Washing- tov; Know C. 8. Bell; first met him in St, Louis in November last, between Ti - giving day and the 2th of November. Heard of bim first through Mr. Luckey. On the 4th of November General Babcock said he had received a tel telling him to come to St. Louis, as his name been mentioned in the M id case, and he had better come on. Babcock asked me to go there as his counsel and ascertain from him all I could in relation to the matter, and if ne. ceseary send for bim to come. 1 went to St. Louis, and ina few cays after I got there IL met Mr. Luckey. About Thanksgiving day Luckey told me be had met Bel: had bern engaged, or had some with Avery's matter, and that he had been en- gaged to go to Olio and secure the Hoge “iepatches. Hesaid that Bell said he had the run of the district attoruey’s office, and te eitber o: to go there and steal all pers and have them copied, or remove em for the purpose of destroying them. Luekey said THE PROPOSITION WAS SO ASTOUNDING he did not put much faitoinhim. Sabse- quently Bell returned trom Ohio and brought the copes of the Hoge dis; I went to Luckey’s room, and Bell came. He at first declined to say anything in my presence. Luckey told him that upiess he talked ip my ce be wouldn’t talk atall. I made a memorandum of some of bis statements. He said be was not employed by Dyer, but that he Seas with Dyer, beset wll Shove wor! a) LS petede E it he was a friend of the Presi- dent, and that he desired to serve him, be- cause he thought there was & homg ond wo drag him down; that there was an influence conspiring, with Secretary Bristow at the t first be « 0 recollection bow los; i > pra did ali the talking him MR. LUCKEY AS A WITNESS. Levi 2. Luckey sworn—Was seut to St. Louis by the President. Witness read a long written statement, which was An amplification of the test mooy of the previous witness. The cypher which he gave Beil was at the latter's request, be- cause he (Bell) thought the matis or tele- ph could not be trusted. Mr. Luckey sad batever responsibility there was in giving Bell the cypher rested solely with himself, as neither the President or Genera! Babcock knew anything about it. The examination of the witness was in progress when our report closed. EfOTHER BOWEN, AND THE BoTTom Fac Plym ing. A meeting has been called for to.mor row ¢vening, at which time an effort ts to mace to break the deadlock existing betwe: Uoa of his introducing the testimony of cesses to prove that he has not siandered Mr. Beecher in calling him an adulterer, perjurer and a hypocrite. The commitice | continue to trade on Mr. Bowen's refuse! to disclose the bottom facts of his own accusa- Uous against Mr. Beecher, which they de- mand ‘hall precede the testimony he pro- poses to introduce in reference to the charge involving Mrs. Tilton. If Mr. Bowen ts not permitted to conduct bis defence tn his own Way, it is understood that he will refuse to goon with the trial. There are to be argu- ments made by Dr. Wani and Mr. Tilney before the co! - ne ga ae ia dis. — | New n, Sth. ESTION as tomy designation of stow, as LLe antithesis of Belkaappery In naming Bristow I did pythisg else than the pubiic as l understood it. If would oe fair assumption to say that I a old that Morton, Conkiing or Blaine represented to my mind ay sy:npa- iby with «-Belknappery.” Senator Morton bes been assailed on many grounds, bat I believe ro one has been foolhardy large that he bas ever accum y malfeasance in offi The same should be said of Conkling Biaive, Tintended only a fair and can recognition of the public sentiment, that Bristow was to the people the spsctacular embodiment in the Cabinet of the antithe-ts of Belknappery.—(G@en. Comly ia Ohis State Journal. CONFESSION OF A MURDEROUS “MOLLY Macuike.”—The confessioa of James Ker rigap, bow under complicity in the Molly Maguire murders, was made public in Beth- acl lehem, P: esterday. Kerrigan wie edges avin been ‘a member of the Molly Maguire society, and says that the object Ube organization was to kill people buildings. Its operations are carried on uncer a charter granted to the Ancient Orcer of Hiberniens. Kerrizan details the plans made for oy f Policeman Yost @t Tamoqua and of John P. Jones near Sam- mit Hill showing that these murders were the result of az order issued by we Molly Meguizes. REPUBLICAN VICTORY IN RHODEISLAND The Providence Journal has election returas fiom all the towns in the state except two small ones. Lippitt, republican, has 8,212; Bi robibition, 6,227; > demo. erst, 3,472. Lippitt will lack about 1,400 of an election by the people. For of state, Adderman, republican, hag 14,653, aud Pierce, democrat, 3,631. Other candidateson the republicaa state ticket run about even With governor, and wiil be elected by the eereral assembly, which will comprise in tue senate 27 republicans and 9 democrats, aud in the house 63 repubilcans and 9 democrats, SILVER REDEMPTON.—If Congress decides to support the new silver —— the hope Is expressed that it will make it redeemavie Sra. This wourd put the new eotunge ou tas is would pu' we same footing as the fractional notes —{ Bult, Pr A tgs | Lawson toe non the hiladelphia, . conference, yes vy, Tn the cabs or maeed H. Brittain, the com- mittee reported that the charges of immor- ality against him were sustained aad he was expelled. ‘ound right at the inlet of the bot air ‘t to the wall of the house, through whic: joubt, sewer gases were carrt in with theair current. The water closets on the to be attended to. The ighteen years of use, repair, are inefficient rived here yesterday afternoc —— direct for New York, where ste is due the 15th. —_o—____ The Vue de Lean Hotel 5 NoRPro.k, Va., April 6, 1040 a. m.—wue 2 Hotel suromer resort situ- pion Roads, was borned last night, avd is a total loss. The fire was the work of an incendiary. The house originally cost $)s,0e0, furniture 0, and Was owned by a stock company; insured for $16,000 in the following com- panies: Merchants and Mechanies’, Rieb- mond, Va., $2,000; Westchester, N.Y. i e to be ont and need overhauling. * It ts believed that a thorough change im the arrangement of heating and ventilatic can easily be made at moderate expense, | and onghi net to be left undone. The war: air is now forced in from and pear the too: and this vitiated air ie drawn off by the « 2 hauet fang through pumerous apertures in | Tha Tomivion, Richeane va Pinan {he celling, | The proposition is Uaat hereat: | vilie Insurance and Bauking, Farmville, Va., $2,500, Citizens’, of New Jerse: ing, where the warm in consequence of : its Smaller density, will ve rapidly diffased cor eee eee ne Sareunens. over the whole surface of the ceiling, cool off mond, y a, ercial ’ in contact with ceilings ard side walls, wil! lowly be pressed downward, followed by succeeding layers ofhot air until it comes in ALEXA Johns A., April 6 — Bist 1A, tbe region of the foul alr or ventilating regis- 4 terg, through which {t will be removed trom | Oy Virginia died ne ae ee ee the Well with the proper velocity by the ac: | nary, near 12 o'clock last might, aged 80. Hie Hon of the exhaust fans. The operation of | runeral will take place at 12 m. to-morrow. this system 1s explained tn great detail, ani references are made to successful arrange ments on same pripeiples on a large scale. The bouses of Parliament in London hai t> be altered exactly in the same way, ailor protracted discuesions. A MURDE INETEZN YEARS AGO.—A& Murder committed near Newburg, about 7 " Batriwons, April « — Vi sixes, of, nineteen years ago, and to the trator of Pog Nec: Woae wu Which no clue was ever found, bas recently | come to light. it appears t the body of a youvg Woman pamed Sarah Bloom was found by the roadside, mutilated shockingly. Every possible means was adopted to ferret out the perpetrator of this villainous deed, but without success. The other da; was received by a gentleman in from a physician tn a neighboring city, | said he had apatienton his death bel confessed that he killed the woman in aj ous fit. He had since from remorse.—[N. } FIRE AND tax, 2bid to-dav. Buger ed 3 ‘stron, troleum easier, tot aotab, cor fed our XPLO jee strong but gulet cee wae “4 Whisky quiet but firm, 113 Kish, © Ger eajetune Bonet whew Foun. Agr. 6 —ttocks nctive and steady. . joney, Do losn* 4 2 | Works, Philatelpbia, exploded yesterday. | Six "ghort, 450, Governments duly s litte honet anthracine department caught fire, and, | tor some. with its tents, was destroyed. The main New Yous. Aprilé —Floar quiet and unchenerd. building of stove, was also destroyet, Total | Wheat rather more stesay. (urn scarce and quite loss $90,000; insurance $10,000. Tue firm was | Srm. Aprn pizing the centennial commission daily | ,LsPos: / aay 500 barrels of patent composition for | thesiuim froonateet poracal’ Gene | paving. Wm. Dalton, a workman oa the | suis‘ 1916 for moner art 9415 M8 for the mooeont, | roof of the bulicing, was thrown fifteen feet, | 0. 8. 1» 1865, wld WS", ; 1867s, 100; mew Mves, but escaped serious injary. A fireman | OX. Erie. | named James Neally was seriously barned. | | Loxoon, Spril 6.%p m.—The bo'lion in the has increse d £47,0'0 during the past . Onn sols 9411-16 for mcney and the account. Eric, 17%. The proportion of the bank reserve to Hebilitys which Inst week was 454 por cont ie now 454. The ameuupt of bullies gone into the bank on to Gay is £103,000. DEATH OF A NOTED SrrRiTca.ist.—la- Vid Douglas Hume, whose death is reported by cable, was born near Edinburg, Scotland, rch 20, 1°33; came in childhool to the United States, and became distinguished as @ spiritvalistic medium. marvellous = nomena having. it is asserted, attended him from infancy. He has resided mainly in Ea- Since 1855, was twice married, both wives being Russian ladies of high birth, beca: lary to the Spiritual Athe- pum, Londen, in 1806, and was the author of three volumes of an autobiographical THE COLORED NATIONAL CONVENTION organized at Nashville of simsay, by the = Pd M. W. Gibbs, of A: lent. M presiamn First National Bank ‘iscon- sin, They are a with embezzling £120,000 of the fands of the bank. Stone was aeremted. but Wheeler has not yet been found. MOULTON AND BEECHER.—In the suit fo Brooklyn, N. ¥.,of Frank Moulton @s. the Rey. Henry Ward Beecher, the dem’ defendant has been sustained, —, to amend bis complalot within wenty day® ov payment of costs. —_—_———ee—— A ConTRACTOR SUED —Tne United States district attorney at Boston has commenced Acivilsuit to recover 425,000 from Bagh Flood, acovtractor on the post office, &>, received by bim from government, as |, In excess Of his lawful clal ms,