Evening Star Newspaper, April 7, 1876, Page 1

« a * THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED ILY, San ys excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, | sylvamiq Avemur cormer 21th street, re a Evenmg Star Newspaper Company, = af wy tprecnchigg eee to THe Evenine STAR és served by carr mubseribers al Ten Cents per week. or Fe | four Cents per month. Copies at the coun’er, ‘Two Cents each. Ay mail—postage prepaid— Bixty Cents a month; one year, $6. Tue WErKLY STAR ~ sae on Friday — B2 a year, postage prepa. ; SF AU subscriptions invariably ix advance. Be Rates of advertising furnished on application. a SPECIAL NOTICES. | ew ae ~ Fy gos 11aN CARP ALOR | C+ UB. vill hele th ir next regnler mee THIS: Friaay) EVENING, April 7, 176, at She F tre: mort! west. 1 WANT Was. EOCIATION af0N BUILDING AS- 2 —Scooed month!y meet dices will be held op MUR- hal clock’ ron, IN Becratary. , eT TS AN EXAMINATION i Ae STER for appoiutment on the jeadquarters,on SATUB- at 2 m. Ta. A. LAZINBY. Srey. NREVOUS EXHAUSTION -A Medical E> Earay. comprising agetics of lectus ered st Kabu's Mueum «f sastomy, New York. @@ the cause and cure of Prematuce Hecline, show- tog! dispatabiy bow fost beatth y bo regained, Sflorting e clear synopste of the impediments to abd the treatment of rersous and phy>i- Pe re Force, at DA), 5 pril §, 17 aps ot 3 STRATFORD & DAL © Lovistana sven: oS te . ATTOANEY-AT-LAW. rreomne HOT 68 ICE-COLD TBA, COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE, Pere and Fiasrani WITH MILBUBN'S CNBIVAULED 80DS, 1429 PaxxstivaNia AVENTS, | on cesr Wilierd’s. | | JOBNSON & © BANKERS, Ot Street aad Pex 4 ania Avenus, Cone Desiers te Governa Boreten Exchs and EStisceus y District Seco! rr 5 OVAL —WM. F. ROLTZMA ote No. 13a) Fe f, opposite Kbbitt Bouse, and will Pleased to see bis friends and business acquaint Bucer. Lega! business solicited and money invested Booms and Offices for rent In samo buiiding je9 tf PH. D. COOKS, Jn. & OO, BANKEBS, mete greet - YOUNG, NOTARY PUBLIO, octly tf OrP:ce—Stak Britprye. QOPricitayn. SELF ADJUST. o. It does Jror ese it yon sweat. Come aad ee ©OLY LCE } OC reelf of thie Lesutiful Invention. ISAAC ALEX ANDE! Orteciam and Jeweler, 29 Penns ivenis avenue _ ! “WHY WOURMWUR YE?) E Av@ ¥ OF CLU NOT READ THAT A GOOD BUILT HES can be bought for 65 si At HABLE BROS, FISE SPRING SUIT. for aly $10, 2 diff: MABLE BBuSs. | tzles, | EST AED N Weshirgtwa. ored fm ILE BROS. EK SH for ou FINE CA HABLE BROS. ITs, ALMA of impo BROS. Weolens, for only 614. T BUSINESS O& DBZSS "at HABLE BEOS USDRED VARIETI we Bis. LDLE BROS. AND BEST STVL' se, Baits ever dispiayed, at @40, At HABLE BRUS AFDSOMEF. Sv¥LIcu AND Finebed Business or Uress Srit: THE FIST Muported ¢ » I ELEGANTLY | VERY VARIETY OF 4 oi Oat ia Fine brews R At HABLE BOS. QCPERS LINE OF CUSTOM MADE SUITS of © the fpest Foreign Fabrice, at $50, AT HABLE BROS., Mesehant Tailors and Fine Olothiers, _marthtr © 7th and B streets. FRANKLIN & co, oe OPTICIANS, No. 1237 PaxxcvivaNia AVENUE. Ge ae Brazilian Pebble Spectacies. dec7-Iy.istp sty SPRINGSTYLES o NOW READY. BOADW FLT A ENUE S TLEMEN S TRESS MATS, vad go 8 Te most 6 Also. fine Soft aud Sti] FELT Ba epproved patterns. SHADE AND STYL Bariuers Suite, at 6 At HABLE BRUS. EGOULAR CUSTOM MAD est and ricnest Patterus, SUITS of the new- English and American SILK UMERELLAS. Ladies SUN UMBBELLAS. UMBBELLAS and PARASOLS recovered. KER & GREEN, 1419 PEN mare ty coxK® | DELIVERED TO ALL PABTS OF TH 7 Al THE SAME KiTS. New schedule—Fuil load ) Banslier loads 6 cents per br ArrLy to OFFICE OF wasaisres GASLIGHT COM- | 413 Whstrort northwest. 711 let streot northwest | i Or to 110 Brides stron? Georg: s NNATTAN'S CRYSTAL DISCOVER FOR THE HAIR, FOR RESTORING GBAY OR F. owt marsly DHAIE TO TS NATCUBAL AND YUUTHFULCOLUK. | It makes brash. dry and wiry hair smooth and It eradicate Randroff. and its occasio aid #tope the hair falling. ‘he color iu three to ten days. : ue ever of en unheaithy or Poisopons nature. Does not req tire shaking; dose Rot soil Linen or the fing=r nalis, nor. ia fact, bas it any of the objec jons so jastly urged against the Bulpbor and Lead Bestoratives ia the markets. Hae been used for ues:ly eight years now with con- increasing demard. THUR NATTANS, Dy ist. Pp eTOR, BOP mar2l-ir 24 and D streets uorthwest. : ENING OF SPKING Bi AND GpE28D crENisg oF sre OTS AND | New port Ties, @1.25 up Loc See Pa tvose pee 1 S mayleanin aves ns wardd tr Betweea eh end arb ” ‘THE EAGLE SHIRT. COMPLETELY FINISHED, MAPE OF Wanmeur7 4, gotrom AND FINE PRICE @1.25 EACH. WH. BIRD WYLIE, Sole Agent for Washington, D.C, No. 1014 7th street. S57 Av extension stock of a DBY Goops at very low prices. Just received Ww mariS-tr % WISH ALL FOSD OF GOOD gATING te huow that Ox, 0 ” its, é to | the Seeretary of War directin: | Six. This meets with the approbation of the | composed of the counties of Aiiegany, Fred- | mma Mine inves | Whether or bot they Would hear witnesses as | to the present value of the = | the committee room. shorty after 12 o'clock, cody | FOrted that the mune Was “of Untold yalue._ vening Star. VV. 47—N&. 7,186. WASHINGTON D. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1876. TWO CENTS. THE INVESTIGATION OF REPRESENTA- TIVE PuRMAN.—The Committee on Civil Service yesterday examined J. B. Olive-, formerly an editor, of Tallahassee, Florita, on the charges against Re, tative Par- man. He said Purman had once shown him aletter from Dr. Simpkins offering #300 to Purman for a cadetship for his son, and said be thought he should accept. though he knew he could do better. George P. Fowler testi- fied that Blumenthal, collector at Celar Keys where witness waa postal agent. was constantly sending money packages to Pur- ™man, and said the office cost him about all took in. Blumenthal | year carried a fictitious beat hand on his rolis, aad the morey drawn was used for campaign pur- poses. THE SPENCER INvesTIGATION —The Sen- ate Committee on Privileges and Elections resumed the Spencer investigation to- is The eross examination of Hon. Alex. White wes continued. whole object of the court house legislature wae losecure the frutts of a republican vic- tory, and not specially to secure the election «f Speneer to the Senate; that at first twoor tiree were mentioned for the Senate, but That subsequently all the republicans were n fay pnanimous vote. Governor Pennington, of Dakota, formerly a state senator in Aia- bama, testified that he knew of no corrupt means used by Spencer or his friends, _EVENING STAR. / Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.—Inter- mal revenue, $17.022 53; customs, $499,218.80. SECRETARY BRISTow arrived at kis home at Louisville, Ky., yesterday, where he will remain several days to rest and have a good time with his friend THE SAFE BrrGLary.—Today Major Richards, Joshua Parker, and Mr. Alexander were before the grand jury in the safe burg: lary case. AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day were the Attoraey (deneral, Senators Paddock, Sargent, Hamilton and Baraside, Binford Wileov, Commissioner Pratt and Deputy Commissioner Rodgers. ABSENT FROM CABINET MEETING —Tue ostmaster General and the Secretaries of a) Treasury and Navy were all absent from cabinet meeting. The Secrelary of the Navy leit the cit - yesterday. POSTAL CARDS —The Post ( ment yesterday lesued 16 289, » depart- postal stamps a: 2,191.00 postal cards, the largest Issue | that Spencer was the unanimous choice of or &® Single day on record. The rec: the republicars. Henry Cochran testified cluding stamped envelopes, we | that he did not vote for Spencer as a mem- S208. 000. promlse that be should be made postmaster at Selma. A sharp colioquy occurred be- tween General Morgan and the witaess, the letter charging that he, Gen. Morgan, had NFIRMATIONS —The ate yesterday confirmed the f Dg Fominations: Hofl- man Atkinem, of West Virginis, to be vee: | boy oppaed io him ver sined he bet tone retary of legation at St. Petersburg, vies | in the state, and General Morgan de- * Washburne. resignet. Jostal: Stal- |; cing any personal hostility towards him , postinaster at Columbus, Miss. M. 44, Candee, an officer of the legislature, ~ = in cae aan rae testified that he knew of no corrupt prac: LERKS So r CLERKS AND FMPLOYES of the Treasury | [{atife: electing Spencer, EC ie Meera now “epartment are expressly forbidden, by order ul at Hamilton, Canada, testified taat of the Secretary, to furnish, without au- | |e secured the appointment of J. J. Moulton thority, letters, documents, decisions, or in- | #< postmaster at Mobile against Spencer rmation copcerning the business of the de- | Wish. Witness explained a cypher dispaic artment for publication. Any infraction of | which was sent trom Washington to Moni- ihe rule will be followed by dismissul. ton, signed chem,” telling him to bring money to Montgomery, as having been sent CENTENNIAL TICKETS —The Treasury de- | by bi If to secure payment to Spencer of partment bas forwarded a quarter of a mil- | * lion dollars in fitty cent notes to the Fidelity 0, Which S. had loaned to Moulton. He knew of no corrupt practices to secure the afe Deposit Company of Philadelphia, on recount of the Centennial board of finance, election of Spencer. The case here closed the committee announcing that coun be posed as tickets of admission to the ex- itton. would be allowed two weeks in which to pre- pare written arguments Washington a alihy City. Ata meeting of the Board of Healtn afternoon, Dr. Verdi, the NAVAL ORDERS —Master Wm. H. Priggs d Ensigns C. D. Gallaway, G. H. Merri- «to. H. ft. Tyler and F. E. Greene, ordered to x H ot e oman ‘ exemination for promotion. Lieutenant | °” epidemics, reported on the resolution Comman Charles S$. Cotton, detached | Uirecting an inquiry as to the foundation for r ports published in New York p2 m the navy yanl, Portsmouth, N. H., anc ced On Waiting orders. i lence of iyphold fever, throat rot.&e in epldemical fori here. The report expresses shonli es y to inform the bo: public that the city of Washington, PERSONAL.—Mrs. ex-President Tyler is a guest at tre Convent of the Visitation, Georgetown, in attendance on a sick dangh surprise that respectable journals publish such reports, and proceads: committee are bapy and ter at school there. +++-Leckey Harper, esq, eed, the entire District, has for & samber itor and proprietor of tue Mt. Veroon Bae josed the toast extraontir vy. one of the most influential pros per= nic diseases of every ms papers in Ohio, ia in tie e oe 4 few while epidemi st formidable and fatal characte: prevailed In several of the eastern an ern cities, th have oeen thiscity hi varie > hy ays, staying at the El | Hous UARTERM CHANGES IN THE ( PARTMENT.—A states of the air oc: i by y the ing vicissitudes of the spring; that pneu nia alone has increased its rate of mor. ily—the eauses of whieh are ctimatic aad rot local; that tyhpo-malarial fevers, diph- trot,” &e., so explicitly stated wspaper correspondents have ed In an epidemte form, and that jeved from de the milliary Me Schocfield to retie iy as chief «aartermaster tment of California, or du crarily as acting chief quartermaster € department of the Pacific. pring & winter charreteriz mild weether, sueceedet b ir A ForMatity oF Tie IMPEACHMENT . eated by these statements is RIAT.—The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Sen- y witout foundation. The repor was te, General John R. French, proceeded last pied. Ther trer referred to tne evening to the hoase of General Belknap, to | ti-tics, and showed conclusively that th ye upon him the process issued by order ihe Senate as the court of impeachmy General Belknap was up stairs wea S rgeant-ai-Arms was a:nounced, but he Lot keep that functionary waiting very | 1 He came into the drawing-room w @ briek step and wiihasmi his ban Bal” e publication Ue statist! ECTION Island ernor, Beach, cem., 2 an state coay » national con’ he ob & glad 19s Before ae * @ seat.” 4 General Be and decid 2 the Ume tesic minate L Wi'l try to induce Con cond b3 simple lers fur governor. They essman Holman to TO THE SILVER Brit.— AMENDMEN the position, but if he persists in his The Comptrolier of the Currency has ad- Ito stand, Mr. Ri i probably Jnessed a letter to the chairman of the S: € em ate Finance Committee suggesting an THE Sr. Lovis Axp CHC Warexy amencmect to the silver bill providing tor an additional appropriation of £43,000 for priptivg national bank notes. A considera bie number of banks are now entirely out of ¢ reulation, for the reason that the Treas- y bes been Unable to redeem a very large number ef old votes sent here for that pur- pore, and these notes, having been canceled vpon reaching the Treasury, cannot now be returned to the banks. The bill has been amended by the Senate Finance Committes by striking out the third section and pro- viaing in lieu of it that there shail be coined a vew silver dollar of 4-12 and 8-10 grains of standard sliver, and that this new coin shali te a legal terder to the amount of <2) in any che payment, except for customs and for tu- terest on the public debt Cas¥s.—In the U. 8. Cirenit Court at St Louis, yesterday, Judge Dillon announced that he would decide the McKee, Maguire and Avery eases, and the ratiraad eases be fore him, on Saturday, when his court will journ. If a motion tor a new trialin the cK ee case, and a motion for arrest of judg- ment in the Avery case are overruled, they wil receive sentence, and Judge Treat, of the Gistrict court, will probably pass sen- tence on MeDonaid and ail the distiliers who bave pleaded guilty in his court some time next week. The trial of Freidinger & Sea verps, distillers, at Milan, Ill.. jointly in- dicted for defranding the revenue, was be- gun in the U.S. Court at Chicago yesterday Rev. WM. KENNEY VINDICATED.—At the opening of the session of the Philadeiphia annual conference, Jast week, the case of | Rev. E.T. Kennev, charged with Immoral cenduet by Mrs. Van Meter at the Brandy- THE ARMY HEADQUARTERS —The order re establishing the headquarters of the army in tin € of peace at Washington, and requir- | conduct tobe te eatie nel ing that all orders and instrnctions relative | With all rie teotieO ea aes setae ju military operations or ailecting the mili- | tee of investigation was referred to a spect tary control and disctpline of the army is- | committee of bis peers. Tais committee has suet by the President through the Seor. | made a full and thorough examination of War shail be promuigated through tue | the ease in all its bearings, and on Wed general of the army, sets at rest @ coutro- | gaya report was presented to the conference vers) which nas prevailed for a quarter of a ring the charge of immorality not sas- century. The headquarters oi the army wi'l | tained, and completely exouerating hin cceupy the apartments in the War de- | His claracter was then passed, and hi Fartment buliding agsizned for that pur- | tion with the confe Rese previous to the transfer to St. Louis, Ider of bi be general will not bring his family back | te Washington, but will reside bere nizaselt. | The following Officers constitute his military | ebold, aad all of them will re yhippie, assistant aty presiding Tur ¢€ rh ACK yesterday adopted a platfor people of the country to organ Pp | pose of considering the perilous co2dition of the country, and Louse their power in secur- ing & renovation of the government, especial- ly for the repeal of the resumptton’ act, apd xpressing faith ininterconvertable govern rent notes as the best circulating medi Delegates were appointed to the nat greenback convention May I nel ReveNvk Districts, 2 o8 Appropriations , execative and ju- CONSOLIDATION OF The Hor Committ decided, in the legisla ai Indianapolis appropriation bill, to reduce by con- | A LIGHT OF FENCE—IN New York —The blidation the districts of internal revenue | committee of the New York assembly on the from two handred and nine, the present | charzes against Felix Marphy, anti-Tam- number. to one hundred and five. It ts now | many member from New York, d that he Proposed to make a compromise and estab- iish the number at one hundred and sixty- took books, ete.. from the assembly post office belonging to Others, but that there was nocriminal intent, as it was only a drimigen, reckless act. They recommended that he ba reprimanded, which was done by the sp2aker. Ee —Five or six years ago we heard (. S. Bell lecture in Delaware on his scouting experience, and while his discourse was as in} ing and exciting asa dime novel, his bearers left the hall strongly impressed with the belief that he could scout around more truth without capturing a handful of itthan any other man on the lecture platform.— [Morristown Herald. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMER ATTACHED — The Pacific mail steamer City of Panam Was attached at San Francisco Wednesday at the}; stance of the Panama ratiroai. The Cre: ace, pow due at Ban bureau of internal revenue. In this plan the Western sbore of Maryland and the District of Columbia is divided into twodistricts, the Hrst distriet to be composed of the city of Baltimore and the counties of Harford, S81. Mary's, Charles, Calvert, Anne Arundel Prince George's, Montgomery, Howard, and the I)'strict of Columbia, with the collector's office at Baltimore. The sec vnd district to be erick, Washiugtom, Carroll and Garrett, with the collector's office at Camberland. ‘The eastern shore counties of Maryland to be attached wilh the eastern shore counties of Virginia. to the district of Delaware, with the collector's office at Wilmingtoa. uN 1 4 Franeist from TRE ald ta sears ‘a | Sycnev, will beattached on her arrival, aud con Engtishinen B +.00.—The Com- | pigbably the Montana and the Dakota on mittee on Fur , conducting the ihe way from Panama and Oregon. footie mretinvesealdtin sen) CauGut Witm CounterrgIr Notes — James Robinson was arrested by a secret service detective at Philadelphia yesterday as he was leaving the Adams express office with a satchel sent from Cincinnati contain- ing #19 counterfeit notes on the Richmond national bank of Indiana. New ORLEANS MURDERS.—Ten persons ‘were wounded in the raelee Among the mem- bers of the Southern blican club at New Orleans, Wedoesday night, one of whom, Lucien Adams, jr., died yesterday. In New Orleans, yesterday, John Raiser was stabbed and Killed by John Roachdaring a quarrel. LIBEIE GARREBRAN?T’S VISIONS.—It is oe ee who ii aieee life ok F. , Who is a lifesen- tence in state prison, has been converted by Mrs. M. E. Lowery, the evangelist. Libbie bas visions ofher victim and they disturd her rest—[. ¥,@un, Si/te tion, neld @ leagthy Meeting Unis morniog With closed doors, con- S ceribg the question raised yesterday as to but Gnally postponed a vote upon the question until toe morrow. Upon the opening of the doors of . Swaou, the chairman, stated that the rmuittee bad authorized Mr, Hewitt to ii dyring the reraainder of the statement { Mr. Park.as theother members of the ommittee were required to be absent to at- tend to other duties in the House. Mr. Park then resumed his tlement, which was similar to that made by General Sebenck, and contained no new BLS OxX- cept that in answer (oa question the witness said that Mr. Bridges Williams, one of the evglish directors,who was sent to this coun- | Uy to examine the value of the mine, 3 Faid £5,000 for his services, aud that he re= Witness sald the | of Spencer, who recetyed their | nd | ber of the legislature. in consideration of the | rsofthe | The War Department Investigation. Gen. Babcoc Testimony. After Mr. Luckey had concluded the read ing of bis statement yesterday before the Committee on Expenditures ta the War De- partment, which was mainly corroborative of tte testimony of Mr. A, C. Bradiey, Gen, O. E. Babeoek was called. Ge eral Babcook testified that he had first feen Bell at the headquarters of the army or the Executive Mansion, when he was rec- ommended asa scout. He next heandof him when Mr. Luckey returned from St. Lovis hut did not see hita until _he got back from Chicago, December 24. He received consid. erable Information from Bell, who sait he bad turned it over to Mr. Bradley, who would report particulars. He le‘t here for the west on the ith of December, and heard nothing from Hell until the 2%th of December. He asked Luckey to send Bell around to his of- | See, 2100 Penpsy!vania avenue. Bell mate a long report t6 him there. Bell said he was very poor, «c., and witness told bim to put | what he had to say in writing and he would submit it to bis counsel. Mr. Storrs, and if it was valuable he should be pald for tt. Storrs | told bim to get Bell to make arfidavit to the | Statement. He went ont and got @ notary | pamed John W. Corson, and brough: bim to witress’ house with his seal and made afi- “avit to thedceament. Witness believed in Feli when he found b!m willing to sabseribe to the aflidavit. and first paid nim . aunt paid bim altogether about a hundred doliars. Bell eailed at his house six or eight times, | £nd at his office three times. Oa the I-th of | | January Bell sent a letter to witness’ house asking for $40, whieh he said he would con- sider as in payment for all his services. or would repay it on the Ist of Febraary out of h ssalary In the Pension bureau. (ieoeral Babcock was out and dirt not reesive the let- ter in time to answer, but woult not hay paid any attention toit. The next day | received another letter from Bell asking th the money be sent by the bearer as the mit. | ter was very important, and he wanted togo ew York in the firsi train a arn On | Saturday. Witness told the boy there was | Lo answer. i | THE AFFIDAVIT covers thirty pages of legal 4 Its | substance ts as ‘oilo be me acquainted with srict, Attorney Dyer, bis assistant, Bliss, and Mr Header | son, Special counsel, in November. Dyer premised to employ him asa detective in re gard to the case of Hoge, a revenue azent, who was bribed and fed the country. Chap: man, of the internal revenne bureait, said he would be well provided for in the depart Rell sald that there was a conspira on the part of £ and entrap Babeock and blow al Pre- itt Henderson to key soar to Mike a stre rant and help Bristow in the pr nvass. That he hed seen Lucker and told bim this, and that 1. very little to say abontit. B io this, as Le E y then in progr anocent, politieal in “I feel it my dat countenance a s I animus He cherges a duit 4 Henderson, wi thlugs and get did not exp J beoek was | efdorson he did | = 4 a head et He went tolyer’s t tbat o @ = S¥iph™ the met | worts pre were had taney. Dyer seeming to fear that he w he held “2ecountable for Henderson's (m the ev ip av Dyer at his office alone. <Oor aad putied from h papers and tel and excited. y of the letters aseeptihle ar ‘oposed to Rend Joyee pardon i ruage 2 sed in regard to Liose Washington 5 mes 1g Babeook and the P. lais wer at f St Le r Would indiegte such as Dyer had developed to «a Telegraph operator who was celivering all teleg i between Babcock ard bis friends; th written on paper heated @ Mansion.’ purporting to be froma Bab forgeries or copies. ‘This astonished Beli, who believed they had been used before the grand jury for the purpose of tadietment. Dyer said,“ We are going to bring the pres- are to bear every where: they would nol give gbam a char at Indianapolis, so we brought him bere.’ Bell says in bis affidavit that it was the plan of Dyer and Henderson to bring everything up bearing against the Washington off , and to offer immanity to the distillers in order to accompiisi tha? Gen. Babcock denied that he had ever toll Bell that Babcock) was gulity. GEN. BALCOCK, ON CROSS EX AMINATIO said that after Beil gave him verbal mation he asked bim to put bis stat in writing, which he did in the form of th efidavil. He did not know that Bell went to New York after telling him he inter to do so, nor did Bell write to hima from cify. Gen. Babcock informed the Presid in general terms of Bell's statement. He never recommended Bell for appoiutme=t and never said to Beil that be wanted all tue papers. as part of them only would be of uo use, and did not employ Bell to obtain the papers. Gen Babcock said he did uot kiow that Bell was going to St. Louis. (By the dropping of the word “not” in ¥ ’s STAR, the reply to @ question py: pounded Mr. Luckey, whether the Presiden ent bim to St Louis, reads that he was se © St. Louis by the President. Mr. Luck reply was that he was nz sent by the I'r feut to St. Lonis The Testimeny To day. The committee met Liz o'clock FENERAL COWEN ON THE STAND. Gen. B. R. Cowen, formerly Assistaat See retary of the Interior, was Sworn and t Bed:—T have seen C. 8. Bell two or times. I sig Vs ae counts in the pensior Ipard He rerdered no services to the Interior de- partment. He came to my house and said he was employed by th 1ks at the White Honse, and that hedidu’t want Le Barnes to know what lie was d& I then gave him theeard. He had been recommended for ils place by a card from the President, aud for that reason I gave him the to Le Barnes It was not geverally my habit to order tue payment of employes on their mere repre- Sentation of service rendered. Bell preseuted .0 account Of his services tu me. did not ee the card that Bell brougut from the Pre- sident, but the Secretary mentioned to ine one Gay after General Hurlburt had goue out of the office, that he had brought such a card tohim. Lordered the adjustment of Bell's accounts because the Secretary bad told me that Bell nad been employed upon the order of the President. The Moth Extermina' Daviil Webster sworn.—Resides at Concori, New Hampshire; is interested in a process for the extermination of moths, known as “Webster's moth exterminator.” came bere 1o ixi4, and @p appropriation Was passed In the House for the use of my process. Gen. Meigs said he would have nothing to do with the “exterminator,” that it was no use, and | be Would pot experiment with it; that every housewife knew that cedar would kill moths. He subsequently said that he would give it consideration and experiment with it. J gaye him the directions for using it. [The witness then went on to detail the merits of bis “extermivator,’’ which he cao have am- plified in the columns of THE STAR at 5) cents @ line.) He said that he went to Meigs atone time, and Meigs said: “ What fit is your patentio me?” I said: “It will kill your moths.” He said: ‘How much will I getv” [said: “Nota dollar. [ will Kill your moths.” A letter was then read from Gen. Meigs ordering $100 worth of the extermina- ter. Witness refused to put up =100 worth, be- ever, to give it to the goveraiment for not: | ever, ve e govern! for noth- ing If he would be allowed to pack such clot as was to be packed Philadel- pia. e government finally ordered $100 worth of the exterminator. I not send it. . Did you ever tell any one of THE CONVERSATION WITH GEN. MEIGS sper t what your patent was tobe worth to im? A. Itold it, as soon as 1 left my office, to Mr. Drew, on Pennsy!vaniasvenne. Meigs asked ine how much I would give him. I said,‘ Nota -—dcent” I belteve, because I did not give him an interest in my patent, it was the main reason why I did not receive a large order from the government, as it had been recommended by Captain Rogers, of Philadelpbia, who was ordered to exper!- Ment with my patent by the order of Gen. Meigs. Melges wrote me that Cowles’ patent, ng used in the army, had been s Which was encorsed by & survey of officers. “The fac that the board of officerson the Cowles pat €nt did not meet for seme months after Gen. Meigs bad written me the letter stating th the Cowles process had been thusendorsed. Q. How do you know that Meigs dida’t get Something from Cowles? He ave me to understand be did; that ie, he gave me to infer, Inasmuch as he Wanted me to pay bim, that Cowles was payirgbim. He told me that Cowles’ pat- ent wast tany good. Meigs admitted to me that Cowles’ patent was worthless In the rresenee of Congressman Pike, Hampsht ot New . Pike Was wot present when ime what I wouid give him. [ told Mr. Pike about it. Witness, on cross-examination, admitted that he WANTED A MOTH APPROPRIATION from Congress. He had snent about $500 to forward his interests. He had not given any money to any member of Congres: bought whisky for them or they had been with @ women [lavehter) that be boarded at hotel where he only paid one do!lar a day. A PAST RUNNER. A man came tu me yesterday and asked me if] was voing before the Appropriation Committee to speak of the merits of my * ex- terminator.” I seid I was. He said that I could make more money by not going than i conid by going. Hieshowed me two S100 bills. I told him I didn’t want any mone: and he then ran away a good deal faster than 1 could run. WHAT ANOTHER MAN SAqD. This morning @ man came to me named Col. Ingham Coryell. He satd he first thougbt that Ingails was bought up by the Cowles, and that both Cowles were now oat of the country, fearing an investigation. He was now convinced. however, that he w: mistaken, and that Gen. M Who Was bong! FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. FRIDAY, April 7. THE SENATE was not in session to-day. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV ES-—Mr. Caldwell (Ala), from the Commitiee on Ticulture, reported a bill to return to the Treasury the unexpended balance of £5.22 tor the year ending June 59, 1875. and £410 ler the year ending Jane 30, i576. appropri- 4 for poste ge on seeds. books, Ac., by the Agrieuitural departme Mr. Panning (Ohio), offered requesting the Searetar. and revise the cst e such red ylothearmy. Agreed to. iu the morning hour, pro eded to the consideration of bills of ap: a wted from committees. ily (Pa ) reported a bt emer i of Co the rank and pay of @ bri: Reterred to Committse on resolution of War to review ne War depar: peral Mr. Banning, from the M €. reporte ‘or! trey Weitzel trnsveeship of th cit So road ‘The bili b, and | Theradu sage the yen re Wait Hon ‘autho: 18@ con take testimony conce: Adopted »motion of Mr Va.) the btil me lou! sea Stat €s $0 48 to extend e time mn rick ort erimt ay by called ary The District ta Congress SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS Mr. Me ox aly land er, praying t i be owland, and $79.25 Tarner, for im aSsessments for special im them on the District eficials. fet Committee. SENATOR HAMLIN’S absurd Mf lest winter has been @ da: n, Woman anu child in th ed 5 No wonder th evator is irate with th ers. Try newspapers, and that they return bat 31,000,000, He therefore reminds the news- papers that they should not inveigh against the franging privilege. This may be said in reply; the newspapers offered no resistance to the law repealing free exchanges, never asked to have their postage paid as Con- gressmen do, aud are perfectly willing to nay their just share of the postage, whatever ‘tmay be. All they ask is horest dealings wi | SAYS It costs $7,000,000 to | | | } | the people, the abandoment of present | odious discriminations, and as cheap rates | 4s mBy be possible and practicab: great offence bow is in the case of tri | newspaper and other printed matter, and the | cost Of that falls on the peopleand not on th: publishers A MARINE WHO USED TO BEA PRNstow CLe Yesterday U.S. Marshal Harlow arrested James G. Rogers, who it 1s alle. was formerly an employe of the pensiou agent. Colonel McLeer, idurtug his con nection with the pension business robbed le ters of checks before mailinz them. Ose let- ter, Which it is alleged he rifled, contatned a check for $00, and was directed to a woman in Binghamton. He presented the check at the Nassau National Bank, whied is a gov- ernment depository, and got it eas forging the uid lady's signature a private st pension offi @ then left Brooklyn, to Washington, and under the name of jal ymple, enlisted in the marine cor ax suon Blicr ordered to Brookly dvtyon board of the Colorado. C Leer ascertaining that J Duleymple were identi tog ton. TEL PRICES.—We said it There is a break in prices of almo: commed ard at last hoiel-keey Wadiog up to the necessity of the time, there is a fair prospect of @ return to pri whieh roled during the war. Chi set the example, and the uew rate at U. hotels there (two or three of which ar excelled) is three collars per day. Journal. A LIFE THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAVED. Abbie Enos, a six-year-old daughter of Wm. Enos, of Five Corners, on Jersey City Heights, swallowed a thimble on Tuesday evening. It lodged in her throat, aud the Surgeous wished to cut open her wind pipe to extract it, bul her parents objected. Tne irl died yesterday of suffocation.—{N. Y. m, dth. THE CREDITORS of Daniel Drew beld a meeting in New York yesterday. aod claims he amoust of S405. Were proved. Toe erceftors were, however, uNRbIsa to Arcee oa ar assiguee, and adjourned to next Wednes Ge. FoR THE CENTENNIAL —The French steamer Amerique, which arrived at. Phila- deiphia yesterday, brought a large consign- ment of statuary and paintings for the Cer- ternial exhibition. eS DONALD McKay, the Boston shipbuikier publishes a card today eg sg the state- ment that he received for the si o-war Adams $70,000 more than he was entitled to gst rte cies hy 87 Richmond Enquirer: There is no moral centor so keen aud so pure a8 &@ politician ont of office. s7-Two hundred and thirty thousand cubic feet of the best pine are u in making the 20,000,000,000 matches which the United States aunually produce. s7-The Rev. O. Parker, the revivalist, fell down stairs at Havana, N. Y., and was fa- tally injured. He was seventy-five years = worked up to the night of the acci- of (Bein kg all its em; ‘with hn which they will wear in t, because the law ids the Sakyink ox comenten weapons. | | Sentence wax deferred to await tt | called for to these par j ready provoked s0 much of p Telegrams to The Star. STIRRING UP THE SCANDAL A Congregational Schism. Buddington and Storrs Secede. —anidiamnemn GRAY, THE WASHINGTON FORGER —e A Hitch in the London Proceedings, HER SCANDAL her Copgregational Maddie. ew York, April 7.—At the meeting of New York snd Brookivn Congregational on yesterday the resolutions for an ex e charges agains! Mr. Beecher LS. Storrs, WI Baddington rt. RS. Stone, and N. W. Verger as itee to & Dr. Badd op- posed the resolutioa. On the adoption of the lution by the lation, rr, m. 1 . H.H. Mac Farland, B Martin, W.M. Taylor, and W. H. Ward united in a protest agatust the a of toe body as wrong In principle, ® ely emberrass the future action of the body in bE ON the guillor innocence of Beecher. DYING TC AND STORRS SECEDE. ‘gion, Mac Fariand, Tayior, sent the moderator a letter # and Storrs the: in which they withdrew from mem bers N owing are LE RESOLE TIONS ADOPTED AT THE MEFT- Thatac this association, an Gvite any parties believed or »have evicenve of any knowleige Dot Riready Investigated & eclvil coart, to present the sam the commission, and the said commission requested to give to them or gny parties definite charges against Mr. whatever istance may seem S and proper to the commiises order tomakesieh @ presen- tation of Loe -ame belore that comm!ssion, as shall be likely to secure the earitest possible setermipation and satisfactory issue. Revoleed, Teatin the name of our accased brother interes! of trath and common Christlanit association desire and t vite al! persons claiming to have such ev dence, or br Themselves of help for mission a , vidence. barges of such is means ng the same charges, to avat! i{ then desire such before U com- who claim to have ie lo substantiate rality against Mr. Beecher, shal Know fail,or refuse lo make use of this or other means bringing such rgcsoreyidenes before tha! commission of investigation. this asse ia the av- sence of ber asa worthy, hoaora- mbder of this bad 8. Storra, W. J. Hoa S. Sh entered on Whereas, t 3 sociation has appointed a communities Lo co- operas wiih the commission of the late ad. visory council so called for an investigation of thé charges against the Kev. Henry Ward Beecher, and wher it is the setuied 4 viction of the undersigned that te calling of that council &: ch to cousider its administration of pl certain cases without the agency or concurrence of the versons affected by Uiat discipline. isa aljon of the fundamental principie of ¢ egational order which regards it as right of the humblest tudividual to hav part in the selection of any council in whlch he or she is to be judged, and when. as far. thermore, there is bo reason in our Juilgment think that am investigation originatioz is in injastice and carried ov by an agency bitherio unknown to our churche result in an ning more than another of these superficial inquiries which have al- lie dissatis. faction— therefore, the undersigned members of this sosociatinn co hereby eater t uest and solemn protest on grounds b cooscience aud of jadgment aga.ast aforesaid action of this body as wrong principle, and likely only to resalt ia creased suspicion and to embarrass tho ture action of the boty in deciting. as are solemnly bound to do, on the ¢ nocence of Mr. Beecher. (Signed,) K. 8. Storrs, W. Ives Buddington, A, A. 'MeFPar- N. Martin, W. M. Taylor, The withdrawais avove mentione took place after the submission of the pro. ter a fo Wwe or in- POREIG oS, April—in consequeace of an in crease in the bank of Bengal’s disco int rat the market for silver to day is swosg at a. offered. Hume. the Spiritual |. Not Dead The report of the death of Mr. Hawe, lis spiritualist, is untrue. Retiing Om the Race. The betung on the boat race ts uow J, to in favor Cambridge. Dead nee Maximilien Tarnoc hop of Salzburg, is dea cou At tbe central eri ‘ourt to-day, Cap- tain Ferdinand Kahn, of the steamer Fra cults (Which ran into and sank the Strath Clyde), was found guilty of mansianguter. ision 10a of ofthe cour jurisdiction. —— ee THE AMERICAN CKIMINALS IN LONDON. ‘The Case of Gray, the Ferger, Form erly of Washiugt> Loxpon, April 7.—Wm. bk. Gray. of New appeals, on the que | York, the alleged forger, was remande 1 yes- | mdictmenis. terday to April 15, bul as the United Siaics legaiion is unwilling to base charges oa we Papers now here, be will be further remanied ob Thursday to await the arrival ef an American oiticer, who will bring two fresi Gray bas retained Mr. Lewi the lawyer who defended Chas. i. La rence, {1 is thought that the extraditi ot Charles Brent, charged with frauds on the Falis City Tobaeco bank, of Louisville, and will be governed by the decision in Winsiow’s case. Nothing further cao _be said at present about negotiations. Tue United States government bas presented its views of the matter, and tt is supposed that Grest Britain ts now taking tue opinions of her law oftice a The Markets, BalviMons, April 7.— Virginia sixes, oll, 30, do. West Vi North (1 it de, Ste’ eta tiga bea steady and April 7.— shade firmer—mid- ier, ih. Fiour frm ana. sctive and aac heat seaiy andiirm—Penneyivania red, otbergrades anc lianged. » > {63a04: Oa adi and 40e43: western white, 45343; do. quiet apd stexiy—Wast. Hay Provisions quiet but tien. Bominally—shon!- THE WEEKLY STak, now ready, coutains all the lnvestigations of the week; the Pro- ceedings of Congress; the 1 of Ottman; pril, by Jex- June; “Courtship in France,” by Lady Pollock; Sketches from German Life; the Revival Meetings in Washingioa; So- cial and Personal ip; Political Notes; Court Proceedings; Chotee Lapa ail the News of the Week, general and |; Poems and Sketches; Agricultural and Housenold ee oe ee in advance; postage Prepaid; copies Ove cents, in wrappers. 87-A clergyman iv Robertson, Ky., chose his brother's wile with wom to elope. The Board of Avdit Investigation. Beport of Expert Morris. Payments Over Contract Rates, Ete. Mr. Jobn Morris, the expert appointed by the Houre Committee on the Distriet of Co- lombia, to exemine the papers and records of the Board of Audit and District govern. ment, bas ® long report on claims allowed by the Boardof Audit whieh ‘was read before ibe comm!itire this THE RVANS CONCRETE ComPany. ‘The frst case in this report is the claim of the Evans Concrete company. H i # ae ob *f f 5 iP E r) i z 5 a _ ne statet ler payment of $2).000 the Reeves, who were his this District, and that part of the pavement r. Chuss? ; tbat the order given ander the ad been xecepted, and lo suspend payments Teferred to until the work be pli condition #s would make it SS Mareb 5, \s;4, & commuptecation relative to tbe payment of this order was seat to the Auditor of the board of public works, aad oa March Sth that officer returoed i to the rd of public Works with Ube report that c. E. Ewans bad gives an onieria favor of Messrs. Reeve for $26 00, on i i been died by Evans request! board not to pay on the £25 000 onde that this work, on whic recommended the withholding of $39,009 hed been Cone by Messrs. Reeve; that the total mount due the Lvans company was $59,000, from which tf $10,000 be deducted. and €) 1,000, the sum enjoined by the Supreme Court. making $44,000, would leave a balance of but #15 000. toof-set which there were oriers on file to the full amount, ali of which ante- dated the Reeves order, tbat apart from any (bestion @s Lo the right of the doand to issue to Messrs. Keeve in the face of the restrain ing order of Evans, there was not really any sum out of Which to pay, Without infringing on the margin withheld by the engineer on bad work. On the recepti tails report, Which was approved by the board of public works, Vice Presi¢ent H. A. Willard directed that no ifcate be issael on the onder given fo Messrs. Reeve. Thos this matter Stood when board of public works was abolished aud the board of wm reatet. Oa March 6th, 1 certifical he board of Audit for the whole amount of €2..909 were is sued, AltHONgh tt does ti work Was ever pu Mestre. Koeve, Appr that w tin good coudition by the GEOLOE VOLBANSRPE'S “EXTRA” ALLOW ANCE The sccond case is the claim of George Fol- an-bee, which Was paid January 1 the vouch wing an al of th ni The work was coue rates Ibe engineer and approved by tae board. Ta September the boara decided to make pay- ment ip sewerage certificates autoorized by act of legislative assen ani! allowed anu addition of 15 aL. LO the first price to cover discount on certificates. Tots a idition was embodied in the contract, aad allowed on all payments mate by Une board of public works. In a@ settlement made by the board of audit with Follansoee, ta Deeember, 1574, for all work done under Ube contract while the board of public works existed, it appears to have been doublet whetner Follansbee Was entitled Lo the 15 per ¢ n the whole cost of ihe work. aml the board of audit required bi to fie an affitavit that he was saeptitied by reason of not haying beea paid in cash. In @ partial payment made io August or work done auder the Dis- trict Com ers of settie- Mebt. AS previonsiy ext to. The final measurement, approv Oertley for the engy January 7, Dg al the Degtaning, was ¢ Lp on & basis of per cent. adds al, amounting tos 80, 0 1 of a total = g i » CRCeRS With tb measare- Mr r cent. wen’, ore the pas- 2e equity is pl alloWwaEC? of as Lo Cover Work sewe act, quite as creat on tat pc icas clear that the 1° per cent. covered other work ae well as the liens on which it ix allowed by the ev These und other things stated n ti nee the belief that the bal- ence J what is equita- hiy i Am oft no Way rofers to aa ad- 5 per caut.oo the first euL more thas tae teraas called tor, iL becomes a proper what Mr. Ll * uuder- payment in 3-05 Og 80, IL becomes sbee Was notentilied to der the Commis makes an excess of #165067 { audit; and this after ceat. on all work done toi public works, bets pri passage of Ube seweracve act. ert aud after “ANT? S CLAIM. be th rase is avetiioment wi Gants 18, IS. for work ou of igned by Geo. Foliar Gantz, in which there appears the following allowance’ Main er rates oa items A, B, C and D, $114.7 .7¢,or 825 per cent on the amount theTeo!, viz: £55,405. Ttem “A” ts kK masonry; “K,” excavating; “C,” rab- me apd laying; “D," shoring. By the t Ganty was to receive established rates, payment % bonds, &t par value. The board r for sewer were $25 per ti 1 for farpishing and laying bricks;77 cents pereubic yard for excava- mm inand over % feet; $650 per perch for furnishing and laying rabble stone m cement, and *i 0» per iineal foot for sbering. in the engineer's measurement of Gant Work these prices were allowed aud 5 additional, amounting to $11 % appears to be no provision in this cou- or such allowance. s GREGE The £ FATRA ALLOWANCE—NPARLY "000. th case is the settiement of J. E. D. Colt, actoroey, Which was February 1, iio. Amount of extra allowance on outstanding coatracts. the same being in fall for al! claims tuereof as per report of the engineer, approved by the District Commissioners, £9.97108. This San allowance of 72 cents per ByaMre yard on 13,48 squere yards of wood pavement, and Js intended 10 cover the profits which Grege’s claim per W. sat " bave accrued bad the contractor been allowed to contince work under his contract to lay Wood payemenison 7th and 15th streets west, and an estimate of B. Veruy, Febr the Dist Lientenant ¥ Commiss: ject, inclosing re- rot Oversee: ng'.am conceraing the iconditien of pavements laid _— and requested toatl i: be fled with the lates for by Gregg, @nd suggesting of the Work was 8 Ling the contract, (upningham * report is appended, & shamefnl state of bota streets. lion J of (he coutract the work was tobe in repair for three yoars,and the sioners noted Gregg July *th, 175, condition ately it w ason fu ir. is that If pot repaired immedi- 1id by dove by their direction ana. charge! to bim. The work is geoerally out of order, and requires extended repairs, ANOTHER OF $8,000, The pext is likewise & settlement of « claim or J E. Gregg, paid November 13, 1674; per WD. Colt, atlorney. This is av allow- ance of #10 per foot on 800 feet Of brick sewer, $3,000. The neer of the board of public works. December \, 1873, recommended an additional # i) auce of $10 per foot for 100 feet, statiug exiraordinarv difficulties encountered moore the a hg J (Si paid by the board of au: September 11 14. Prior to ite y 3 sewer. acuilional allowance were issued, &n sffidavit of the special apap the contract Mt te hg 08s OF amaze arising nature obstructions whieh way be sncouttered, or obstruct which be or from the action of the will be sus. tained by the contractor.”