Evening Star Newspaper, April 8, 1876, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. ILY, Sundays excepted, BUILDINGS, PUBLISHED AT THE STAR a ‘THE EVENING STAR is served by carriers to miscribers at Ten Cents per week, or Forty- four Cents per month. ‘Two Cents each. Hy mai—; Bixty Cents a month, one year. $6. ‘THE WEEKLY Straw aaa Friday - 2 a year, postage prepaid BT AU subscriptions invariably in advance. ee Rates of atvertizing furnished on application. SPECIAL NOTICES. WAUGH M. B. OBUROH —Preschiog To Tow w ie. m ad 7.0 p.m , by the ose J.B. Deate, D. D. it IEST RaPTiISt CHURCH—Ith scot, mG we. Dr. CORRBRRT, £ and evening or —Service To morrow mornir Bi wekcome. uN Fas VEwraLisi SeRVIChS —RK ve Of iH preach in Tallmadge ee 1M p.m. Sundey a HNITARIGN ser Wane, of Boston, will 5 tarinn Church corner 6 hand Dstrests To-worrow sila m sndi's p.m ite Sy PEACE OC 6 CHU KOR GCS roc rat itoer 90 ant K atrvete northwest Preaching To morsow ; Sunder.) at It “ka Tm m br the pastor, Rev. A. W. Wit-a¥ ‘The vablic are invited. > CHAPEL oF THE HOLY Ci ms —4CN” rite, m. day tm, Gord from ita m t CHRISTIAN OHD avenne between N avd O str ing Morn ine sid Rvening ¥ ea WER Borcay School at % Childrens Church at 4 e'clock p.m. Beats free All welcome at CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY To-morrowat Tia m. 4 72 pm morning the Rite of Confirm istered by Brebop In the evening «ser mon by the fev. W F. Waray. Ail are nvited OS ok res Pre the pastor, Rev. 8. Doxka Servic ing curing Passion weex at 70 p.m are cordially invited Seats tree. MEWebiaL CHURU S free. Pastor, Bev SH LUTHERAN H streets. — Dp m 3 every © The py by lath and N atiees. .@. BUFLER. ng Boo jag Passion week service Good Friday at Ile m REV. CHARLES NOBLE . f Rev De. Not daily streets southwest = . m., ia conection with the regular se thers’ will be sldreases frou severai young tts. The public are cordially invit Li iVaLISM. A DELUS\ON WITH- foundation in the Scriptures of tfor consideration fo the Christa- urt Be Ci “Prove all thi —Ist Thes. 5.2 VED ORDER OF #ED M legetee 3 -srsion of GREAT COL ings; mold re ae er T vice 10th Sleep, Pla t Moon.@ 8. D. $*5.at Sth Bi neca Wigwam pot” | WM. M. STELLE,G.« of Records. => THE JEFFERSON CO-OPERATIVE iS BUILDING ASSOCIATION will hold its a ting. for the pay ment ‘me vences. TOZSDA m.. atthe Bosrd of Tra: Advances made to st holders are diviged 20 equal lesteime nts. OCA a es MES FRASER, Provident. JNO. JO¥ EDEFON Ti Get new apt 3st monthly my . ent of ue ing advances. WE April 12tby o'chek p m., st the B ard Misrket Space Books #iil b+ op ferstock A: r h a pi 2 4 pe chat wil ; — Huwas HYDE, JRO. JOY EDSON, Scc +. 7116 EAST WASHINGION BOIL SOCIA 110. NG N,N» 2 —Secoud monthly mect for the payment cf dues will be bei? on MUN April W, 1 M-Cauley’s by STBATFOED FENDALL, 46> Louisiane arenae, 4TIOR FEE AND CHOCOLATE, Purr ant F mat, WITH MILBURS'S UNRIVALLED SODA, 1429 Penney AA zg. oct) tr __ Rear W tilerd’s. were JOHNSON & CoO, BANESRS, Corner of Win S Dealers t= Goverument and Di Was BS tand Peansy'tania A viet Securities Boreixn Exchtwge aud Goll. se ptt ly atte es HALL. & ape rrioe for YOUNG MED SABBATH AFTEENUON, at 3% o'clock @hort sddremes by Young Men. Music led by Cornet __ febi2-tr_ g BEMOVAL —WM. F. HOLTZMAN, Att) ney-at Law, bas removed to No. 1341 F at. Bortbwest, opporite Ebbitt House, and will ve Pleased to see his friends and business acgaasint- ‘ences. business solicited and monsy mrested ‘Booms and Offices for rent in same butiding je9-tt 'H. D. COOKS, Jz. & OO., BANKERS, eplt-tr 1429 F atreet mgpeaMtsLG.youNec, —— BOTARY PUBLIC, ect tt Ovrick—Brax Britpine. OPTICIAN. SELP-ADJUSTIN EYE GLASSES, ied, Warranted for one year nut to break; nafsctured and made to, Warranted not to produce can- cers, as otber eye gasses do. It does pot alip from year nose if you sweat. Come and see t and Convince yourself of thi ul inventio: ISAAC ALEX ANDE! ttc:am and Jeweler, a4 Iylstp 1224 Pennsylvania avenue “WHY WURUWUR YE AVE YE NOT READ THAT A GOOD SUIT OF CLOTHES can be bought for gs, At HABLE BROS. FINE SPEING SULT, fifteen different stzlea, for ouly 318, EST AND NOBHIEST Wasbington, for g12, At HABLE 1803. IGHT_OR DARK SHADES 4 MEBE SUITS, for on'y @15 At HABLE BBOS. of Imported spor SUITS, At HABLE BROS. IS OR SOOTCH 3 SUITS. only At HA Le'ezos. ICH AND ELEG SUITS, for only @1 T BUSINESS OB DEESS At HABLE BROS. STYLISH AND ELEGANTLY OF Dress Suits, at $u2 At HABLE Lkvs. “VERY VARIETY OF SHADE AND STYLE Of Cut in Hine Lrees oF Basineas #5!" a: 925, at HALLE Su03 maehee Meg Noes ae ITS of the new- best Patiern-, at $4 . “At HALLE BROS. SS CPERS LINE OF CUSTOM-MADE SUITS of 8 the fincet Poreign Fabrice, at $30, at HABLE BRO Merchant Tailors and Fine Clothiers, Cer! 7th and DB streets. MNO Priciins, Rog PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. Geol-lyistp Genuine Brasitian Peble Bpectacice. deal-1y.letp 5S INDUSTBIAL HOE, @ | Theos back aad floes the Lustten cag have Bins ANG dope neatly and BESS. ING tn the most le. Charges imederaic.” si mario will be admin | CASSI- ; Vou. 47— i A ba | EVENING sTAR. Washington News and Gossip. DEATH OF MRS. BUTLER.—We regret to learn thata telegram was received in this elty today announcing the death of Mra. | = Benj. F. Butier,at Boston, this morn- Dg. SFCRETARY Baistow —A report tele- phed from this city that Gen. Bristow bas determined to withdraw from the Cabi- net Is pronounced false by the Secretary bimself. GOVERNMENT Receiprs To-DAyY.—Inter- nal revenue, $002,5:178; month tw date, $2,902,194 23, fiseal year to date, $95 ,015,099.95 ay, $501.54 57; month to date, oa; tse 1 year to date, $117,023,668.35 Reuwor Has IT that evidence has been ob tained, and will soon be made public. to show that a prominent oficer of the Honse was some years ago senteaced to state's pri- fon for the crime of arson THOSE WHO CALLED upon the towday, were Senators Lozan, , Howe and Barnside, Kopresenta- ves Hubbell well Farwell, Kamilton, Kidd 1 THE COMMITTEE Of tte furloughed em- ployers of the Treasury Barean of Engray- ing and Printing today waited oa anum- ber of Senators anit presented a copy of the memorial they placed in tne hands of Mr. Randall, of Penusyivania, a few days ago. ORDERS.— Commander K Lieutenant Commander Smitu W. Niebols, ordered to examination for pro- motion. Assistant Surgeon Arthur J. Ca- teil to the naval hospital, Mare islaud navy yard, Cal. SECRETARY Rokesos has been in Phila- celphia since Thursday, and bis presence there Is supposed to have reference to the estigation of alleged Irregularities in the League Isiand navy yard. It is thongit the sub eommittee on naval affairs will c. mence operations in Philadelphia to-day. A CALL FOR WAR DEPARTMEST Esti- MAUtS.—The House of Kepresentatives bas pusged a resolution calling on the Secretary of War to submit to Congress estimates for ntexpenses of maintaining his de. fiscal year. These sinning of the ses- Belknap, but the Aporopria- Committee prefer to have Lew facts aud Sgures. AMONG NAvVat Owen ard nt > nterrogatories of \ Brebe, the chalrmaa of tue Committee b.xpenditnres in the Navy Department. S that not neces have been issued, made or Funder the authority of the Navy nt oF any of its bureau: He ne bills, drafts, cheeks, notes tain A. F. Rockwell, ter, Will, iu addition to ved from Fort Le UaLION ¢ named keeper Stringfield, of North Carolina, said some thicg to Cel. Dick Wintersm:th, of Ken- » Which the latter con d reported to Doork: «3 went down to the rued into if and Wintersmt! and on harging the latter with dist W. seized bim aud threw him 3 the fluor. The enraged comba: were separated before either had don vy be war of word ting that “he was a and Wintersmitt simself by simply ing saying that wed any one to cast any reitec- the ting he 2 tion ou b's veracity without properly res: | ingit. Stringdeld denied having impeach st | bis veracity. and finally the matter was ami- eably settled. THE PARKMAN-BRooKs CLatm™.—Pres'- lent Grant's alleged connection with the Parkman-Brooks bogus claim passed ibrough the Treasury was developed yester- day by the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice in the following manner; The chairman was investigating the office of the Solicitor General for the pur- pose of examining into the character of the claims endorsed here when referred for lega! inspection. In his Office there is aman by the name of Burr, who is mainly relied upon by the Solicitor Generali 1n consultations. Burr was before the committee yesterday, aud testified that when the Parkman-Brooks case was referred to him that he made an adverse report upon it, and said the claim should never be General Roddy, agent for the claim. came to him afterwarii d said, “This claim must pass; the Pres: deut wants itto be done.” “!low ts thal said Borr. At this Roddy took from his pocket a document sigued U.S. Grant. This paper was addressed “To whom it may con- cern,” and gaye @ good character to Koddy saying that he wasa@man in whom per! trust could be placed. Burr did not kuow | whether this letter was really written by the President or not. It is not believed by the comnmnittee that it was. The subsequent his- tory of the claim show that it was only by the co-operation in some way of ex-Assistaut Sawyer that it was finslly passed. Ex-Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Sawyer centes that he stated, wnen indiclol plicity in passing Parkm: rook a 4 s Claim, that he actet tn the’ case by the express orders of the Presi tent. GBREASING QUAKTER MASTERS. — Tae Secretary of War has reported io tae Hoase of Representatives for the information of the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, in respouse to the request from ihe chatrman of that committee for all in. formation relating to certain charges pre- | ferred against Colonel Mackenzie by Colonel Kteynolds, that the correspondence between Reynolés and Mackenzie about corn cou- tracts at Fort Richardson, Texas, in 1571, and subse juent charges against Colonel Macken- zie by Colonel Reynolds, were forwarded to tbe War department by General Sheridan, December 15, 1571, returned to the headquar- ters, military division of the Missouri, in January, Is2, but cannot wv be found. The paj transmitted by the Secretary in- clude Genera! McCook’s report as special in- Spector for the division of the south. made in November, , and dated San Antonio, Texas. He says thathis attention had re. tedly been called to the general demoral- vation that existed in the administration of the quartermaster’s department, and that there was a system in vogue called * = ing.” which meant no less than that quar- termasters or their employes must either | bave an interest in the contracts made or must be rewarced by presents of ter or less value to fry contracts oF act unjustly tow to secure tbe sau: a the largest contractors in the state, present- ed to Mrs. Reynolds, the wife of General Reynolds a aouse and lotin San Antonio. eneral McCook said that it would be in- teresting to know how many and horses were given to army Officers as pres- «nts by citizens engaged in furnishing army svpplies. and be condemned such tices as calculated to have a ing influence generally on that branch of the service. It | Sppears from the documents that General | Reynolds in December, is7!, denied to the | War department the truth of the charges that public Interests in Texas had been sac- | rh to those of contractors. The Secretary declined, as Reynolds requested, to give the reason why General Reynolds wag reltevet | of bis command in Texas, as information in i such cases Was UNUsHAl. —_—-—__— WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1876. Che Loening Star, TWO CENT. The Roard of Audit Investigation. of Clerk Watson and Claim Agent Bro oe The Investigation into the affairs of the District government anc Board of Audit was resumed by the House District Committee this morning. HOW WATEKS SOLD HIS $2.00 CLAIM TO NAMLINK ON THE DISINTERESTED AD Vick oF WATSON. J. G. Waters vestified that he hata claim or cement for $2,100 against Wholly & ainard. He afterwards sold the claim to Hamlink for $1500 after a consulta on with Watson, chief clerk of the board of nuit, who advised him todo it ashe did bot think he ( Waters) could get mach on tt A® far as witness knows Hamlink bas no: teen paid yet. Hamitnk told witness if n+ dio not get the claim be would mak Lt warm for them when Congress assembled. H. W. Coluntus testiie superintendent of the Potomac mills, aut bud a claim for $600 or $700 for ceme it, seainst Wholly & Brainard. Asked the board of audit several times if there was soy thing due Wholly & Brainard, aud Wat- son, the chief clerit, said there was nothing cne them. Had bees asked by Hamlink what he wonld take for the claim; nodetinite amount was Offered or asked, and it remains that way - Took Watson's answer as inal aud neverasked to see if there wereany pS pers on file In the office. HAMLINK’S PROTESTED NOTE. Washington Nair testititd that he was in the livery business. Had a claim amonn ug to against Wholly & Brainart for carriages, horses, &¢, and has never re- ved any ot it. Ascertained during tie lest six months that Brainard had been pald Hrainard afterwarcs gave him anote oftiam- ink in payment; Col. Hamlink let it go to pro‘est, and witness has never received a cent. The claim was not for hauling, but for keeping Brainard’s driving horses. Has rever made any account against them, bat remember signing power of attorney to Brainard. After witness found out that Lrainard bad collected the money, witness asked Brainard for the movey, whéa he gave him Hamlink’s note. and Hamiink let it go to protest. WHAT JUDGE BUCKNER SATD. Judge Buckner remarked that althou Congress appropriated $75,000 to pay the L horers, it had been used to pay just sucn bills as this, HOW LUCAS PAID ONE HALE To COLLECT IT. Thomas Lucas testified that be was a con- tractor. Had a claim against the old corpo Tation as well as against the board of public works. amounting to over £10,000, for work oo Land K streets and streets in Georgetowa Presented bis claim to the board of audit by ey, finding that he could not cai- f. T HIS CLAIM erk’s basiet. but no further. J his first attorneys, aa% } nepher thonght he e it better, » he gave the a Sheplierd tailed, aod claim to HJ. M M then I ty wast further tha clerk fa r Leust ane fof what b A received about Witness pald him one bait. derstand why ail of bis clalms ¢ they reached Cuarley Johnson's Thought McLaughlin could m a 1 Vitness always got ine a | be went to im. MeLangulin frst | " > | witness employ | and give bim one heif to get the claim igh and paid mm. journed , after @ short cons a NaTIONAL Banks.—The easury 1.8. boads to secar: and sts, 1s » for thy pri! 8, $1,405,500; national L r ceived at tic Tre: pek ending to onding week *—The Civil Service Comm! vestigating the charges against Mr. Purmen beard several witnesses yesterday. B. F. art test! £ Isidore B! collector of the at Cedar Keys, told him tuat he patd Purman $30 “blooi money” for bis appointment ax collects Messrs. Kendig and Pond te: present when the aboy place between Cowart a: firmed the statement of Cowart. G: Fowler, of Florida, was recatled, and t Purmgan sald to him, a few days iter his election, that 1t had cost him over 0 clean cash to get elected, and he was oing to have some of this money back be- fore ke started for Washington. Parman sai ‘An old fellow (meaning Simkins) at Monticello wants a naval eatetship for his Son. If he expects me to get the place for his 800, ibe old chap has got to pay me for it.” RICE PAPER PLANT. Among the plants distributed this year from the botante gar- ders is the Aralia Papyrifera. This plant produces the heantiful substance knowa as Tiee paper: it has soft, downy palmate leave-; 1t grows ten feet high, with a stem four inches in diameter, full of white pith like the elder; in a fall-growa specimen the pith is about one iach in diameter. [tis di- vided into pieces three inches long,and by the aid of asbarp instrument ts unrolled, forming the thin narrow sheets known as rice paper, greatly used by the Chinese for drawing Sigares of plants and animal also for making artificial flowers. Until about 1550 the source of this substance was upknown toscieatists. The (hinese,on in- quiry,gave very fanciful figures and de- scriptions of it, illustrating the fact that then, as now, “for ways that aredark and for tricks that are vain, the heathen Chinee ia peculiar.” It was first introtuced from the island of Formosa to Europe, at Keut gardens, in i853; from there it has been widely disseminates. 1t is almost natural- ized ib some parts of Australia, in the south- ern states, and perhaps California, it will flourish. As an out-door ornam@ntal foliage t itis well worthy of cultivation In any section of the country. ACCUSATION AGAINST >A BR)OKLYN BRoTieR.—1n the session gf the New York east conference in Brooklya, yesterday. we board of trusteés of the Jobnsoa-street M. EF. ebureh reported charges against Kev. T. C. Hill, pastor, which in substanee were that he has secured a wote from the trastees of the church against the church property, in violation of ‘the church economy, to the amountof $s. He sned the trustees for the face of the note. He made improper haste in pressing the suit in the faceof having re- ceived an inatalment of one-fourth of the amount, and having promised to wait vhroe days after he had begun the suit. He refased To make & settlement which the trustees en- deavored to make.—| New York Bun, DeaTH Ov A BRIDE.—Mrs. Albert Drake cajled at Dr. Wiggins’ office, in St. Johns. Wis., to have @ tooth extracted, and insisted upon taking cbloroférm, which was given ber in the smallest possible dose, but it killed her almost instantly, and all efforts to bring her to life were unavailing. She had only been married two months, and it was indeed asad sight as her husband brought her out of the office in his arms ant got into the cutterand drove home, and those who saw them pass down thestreet supposed taat she had fainted. A STRANGE ACCIDENT occurred in New ¢ was badly INVESTIGATION IN P&NNSYLVANIA,— About fifty witnesses have thus far been ex amined by the committee appointed by the Pennsylvania legislature to investigate the charges of bribery made in connection with the passage of the *“‘boom” bill. A MissinG CAIEF ENGINEER —The friends of Henry J. Eaton, chief of ihe Hart. ford fire department, are seeking him in New York ney He has not been seen since Sate ie urday. to sleep. TAXATION OF CHURCH PRopenty.—The Massach usetts house tatives, b; the large vote of 116 to 64, has rejected a bill for the taxation of church property. @7 Rev. Robert Davidson, D. D., pent P: an in Phil aoe rates B clergyman, died Put the note in bank, | had for some time been unable. ap emi- a The Safe Burglary Investigation. Colonel The Alleged Disclosures by The former chief of the secret service foree of the Treasury department, Col. Whitley, yesterday afternoon made & sworn stav- ment before the Special Committee of Con- gress investigating the safe burgiary con- spiracy. He was examined under the un e of immunity from prosecution, whieh i been obtained for him by J. Proctor Knott, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and he proceeded to relate what be knew of the transaction. He stated that some time prior to the “ourglary” he received a letter from Gen. Babcock that there were influences operating to have him tarned oat of bis position, and that be had better come In Washington and look after his interests. When he rece! ved the letter he was ont of the city, but be responded to the summons as expeditionsiy as possible and came here. He proceeded to the Executive Mansion, and made an appointwnent to meet Bab- cock st his residence. He dil meet Bab. cock, who told him that he desired him todo some work in ais line, and for him to rapowt to Riehard Harrington, then Assistant [is- triet Attorney of the District. He reported to Harrington, who disclosed to him the de tails of what was reyuired of bim. Waitiey says he considered the undertaking one of great gravity, and that he would not be a party toit unless le was assured that be would be protected against any proceedings which might arise in case the plot ever exposed. He had an aiditional int with Babcoek after the interview with Har- rington, and be received assurauces from Babcock that in case of any unforeseen troa- hle arising he shouid have tho fallest protec- tion. Upon receiving this assurance he want to New York and communteated tue details of the plot fo bis assistant, Ichabod Net snip, and directed him to come to Wash ton, ‘eonnect” with Harrington, and follow it hisorders. He told Nettleshtp that he had the assurance of protection from persons very bigh in authority in case there shod he any slip in any plan which might be ar- ranged. Nettleship came to Washington, saw Harrington, and between them - THE PLAN FOR THE ROBRERY of the safe of District Attorney Fisher was oukummated. Netileship then went toNew York, secured the persons necessary to per- form the service exacted of them, ‘with the result well known. According to Whiticy’é testimony, Nettleship remained here natil the day ‘preceding the night of the “bur- giary.” He had left a written paper with the ‘two who were the assumed burglars to do their work at 10 o'clock. By some mis- interpretation of the instructions, they un- derstood it to read 1 o'clock, and It Is thas ac- counted for that one of them proceeted to Alexander's house at, such @n unseasonable hour, and that repeated ringings of the door- be!l failed to arouse the inmates. It is understood that Whitley also testified that the proceedings fora second trial against Harrington himself weredismissed upon the order of the President. At all events, that General Babeoek fn person took au order, osiensibly signed by President Grant, addressed “To Attorney eral,” di- ting him to have all further proceedings To substantiate or deny the state- Attorney General Williams has mittee. The exatoination of Whitley was secret, but the above is § of bis testime it is corrob ed by other testi non, looks bad tor Babeo: the committee have Ichabod Nettleship, a merville. 7 jormer Bub- | e statements of Whit t the detaiisof the Nettiesthip said that he was assared »y Whitley that the “thi woald be all 1,” and be iuferred that some one ver: transaction. He said that Harrin, suggested to him to get Benton to make such an affidavit, and that he would see that nothing came of it, for he woull eon- ole It, RUMORS AFLOAT. itis rumored that Whitley also co accessory both before and after t several ‘prominent citizens of the who now bold bigh social posi some of whom have held respons Uons of Eonorand trust un te vovernment. WHY WHITLEY MADE TITe 1. is represented that so’ Neitleship communicated to W be though) there was a eons formed, between Harrington pected With the burglary by which liarcings ton was toturn states evidence and tmpli- cate him (Whitley) as the chief cocspirator who was responsible for the safe robbery. Whitley came hera at once, cath Proctor Knott, and intimated to him (a he (Knott) would secure for hirn a fall par- don he would tell all he knew about it. and would. s: therewith. Mr. Knott was at first not in- clined to believe that Whit'ey would be will- ing to make a complete disclosure. Waltley assured bim with all the vehemence of words that he would, whereupon Chairman Kaott requested ihe Attoraey General, in tue in- terests of justice, to promise the pardon, and it Was made out and given to the committee investigating the matter to tura over to Whitley after he had divulged ail ke kuew, HOW DID WHITLEY's TESTIMONY LEAK ove After Whitley had coveluded giving his evitence yesterday, the committee imposed or him an oath not to disciose the nature of it to any person, and indeed intimate to bim that, if he should, they would have hima committed for contempt. Members of the committee are quite reticent cancerning any of the details, aud are considerably prove xed that telegraphic statements of the testimony should have been sent from the city iast 1 for publication. Gen. Babcock has been summone! to ap- pear and give his version of the affair, and ©x Solicitor Banfield is in the city, waiting to be heard. It issaid that Gen. Babcock has prepared a card, denying Whitley's statement in toto. BABCOCK LEF TTEE. A subpeena was served on General Bab cock at his office at two o'clock to- appear before the committee. He arrived at the committee room at twenty minutes after two o'clock, and was being examined ai o'clcek. MR. RIDDLE, who was thespecial attorney who prose the case, states that the developments re- cently made correspond with what was and is yet bis theory of the case. It is not gener- ally known that Whitley, before the trial in which be was one of the defendants was con- c'vded, had an interview with Major Rich- ards, superintendent of police, and offered in certain coptingeacies to make a clean breast of the affair, and that he was anxious then to do so,even going So far as to at- tempt to precure immunity by sending some of his frieuds to one or more of the Judges. IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MATTER it may be of interest to state that the bill recently passed by the House to extend the jarisdiction of the courts over this case, so as to prevent the statutes of limitation from ed in: Osing as a further prosecution, en passed by the Senate, and now its the signature of the President. THE CoLonep NatioNAL CONVENTION, in session at Nashville, yesterlay passed Terolutloas reafirsaing a to e Repu ican party, ex’ De olive branch of peace to the late siaveholders of the South, calling for the punishment of corrupt and dishone t ice-holders, and thanking President Grant and Senator Morton for their efforts for the elevation of the colored race. Resolutions were also Ss niente and the — jana government, and regretting 1 result of Pinchback’s contest in the Senate SEMINARY GIRLS AT A FIRE.—South Hadley cértainiy shouid give the seminar: youpg women ‘vast t for their ie efent and systematic work at the recent fire, writes a it. This is the second time witbin a few mmoned ta appear before the com- | pare no ove who was counected | The War Department Investigation. Gen. nd on ie. the Imagia- After our report of the proceedings before the Committee on Expenditures in the War department closed yesterday : Thomas B Connery testified that he was to ebarge of the New York Herald, under Mr. Bennett, at the time when the cipher dis- patch of February 10 was printed. Mr. Dan- d asked him if he knew Detective Bell. He said he did; that he met him in New York on Sunday, February 8, and had @ con- Versation with him. Witness declined to ADsWer BDY Questions relating to the sahje: of that conversation without the coaseat of Mr. Bennett. The committee dectied that the witness should go to New York, consult Mr. Bennett, aud return to Washington by Taesday nex! QUARTERMASTER GENERAL MEIGS appeared before the committee in obedience 10 @ telegraphic summons, and testified that the statements of David Webster given in the morning session to the effect that he sought an interest in his moth exterminator by @ uggestion of apy Kind that could be tortured into uch &@ suspicion was absolute- ly false. He eaid he had never told Webster that the government was swindied out of large sums because the process then in ase Was worthless; that he had never asked him What benefit the contract would be to him; that he bad never asked him how much he would give him, (wituess.) He had always cousidered witness, like many inventors, eravy on the subject of bis preparation for | exterminating moths. Witoess said that Webrier bad offered to furnish $160 worth of the moth exterminator provided he be allowed to use it himself, Witness dectined fo permit bim to go into the arsenal and handle the clothing, because he did not kvow enough abouthim. He bad conskleret him honest, but rather ight in the head, aud bad never inquired into his character. Wit- ness did not want outsiders ip the arsenal, because it wasa dangerous policy to admit them. Witness corroborated geierally the ber statements of -Webster from the rec. ord, but propoanced his charges false in every particular, the creation of a very ac- t and imaginative brain. ibis time Mr. Webster was walking around very much excited, leaning over the shoul- ders Gf members of the committee and pro- posing questions. much to the amusement of Daring ail | FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. SATURDAY, Aprils THE SENATE was not in session to~tay, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—ar. ter prayer by the Chaplain, Mr. Lawrence proceeded to read to the dozen members present & speech upon the policy of the gov- ernment in relation to the public lands, and in support of a bill introduced by him reza lating the disposition of them. “Afier read. ing about ten minutes, Mr. Lawrence ob- lined leave to print tbe remaauder of his remarks. Mr. Joyce (Vt) followed with & speech on the finances, urging the necessity of carry ing ont the principles of the act for the re sumption of speele payment. His epecch a general Way was in advoca*y aud viod tion of the republican party. Mr. Dibrell (Tean.) askel an: int Dix remarks. Mo ) followed on t din favor of t the specie resumption Mr. Williams ( Ala.) favor of the Texes Pac THIRTY-THRER SOUTH TILLERS. A letter from Greenville, S. C., @ that thirty-three of the Illicit distillers re- sntly captured in Sonth Carolina by Major Wagner, revenue agent, were taken to Charleston on the morning of the 5th inst , to be tried before Judge Bond, in the U.S. Car- cenit court, now in session in Charleston. Be. sides these there are over @ hundred raore to be tried in August next. INVESTIGATION IN NEW YORK. The grand jury of the U.S. curcult court was engaged yesterday in the investigation of cbarges of illicit distilling made against various firms of that cily engaged in the Wholesale liquor and rectifying business. The office:s are reticent as to the names of the ac- cused firms, or of the precise nature of Un charges against them, but it is intimated that the disclosures to be made after the tn- dictments shall Daye been found, will cause much astonishment in business circles. Toe witnesses examined were from Cnicago, and proiess to Know very little about the caves. Tat Merrsoptsr GexrraL Coxerr ENCE.—The pastors of the Methodist Episco- pal churches in Baltimore ar: actively en- gaged in finding nomes for the delegates to everybody present.) Witness was asied whether he was the means o! the adoption of the George W. Cowles & Co process for ex- termivating moths. He replied that he had opposed its adoption even afiera board of #rmy officers ba:l recommended its atoption, but finally yielded to the accumulation o} iestimovials in its favor. When asked by whose Intinence ithad been kept in use, he repiied that George W. Brega and Donn Piatt were very aciive ia the matter. Wit- ess Said the Cowles process is not now in nee, becanse at the Iast session of Congress | it was provided in an appropriation bill that | Bo money be paid for the use of ary patent process for exterminating moths or preventing mildew. Toey now use camphor. Hox MISSING—His 14 —Hon. L. K. Chandier mys terionsty disappeared from his residence in Norfolk yesterday morning. and tt is be- €ved he has committed suicide. Waen re to hisroom Wednesday night he gave ys to be awakened eariy in the mor » to Richmond at five o'clock. Th rhing he was missing. having left hi in bis night clothes, shoes and riee of him has as yet been discov Mr. Chandler was former! ttorney for the Norfolk distri tteriy pension agent for the CHAN DLE ald one of the most protainent and ential repubiicans in the state. He had heen mentioued as coming nominee ef y for Congress from the Nor: He left no papers to 1 cause of bis sudden disap; jured at the Capit high up in 1 position was back it. me years ago, since Sommeryilie was interrogated concery been shbject to occasional peric an afidavit he procu choly. abd it is thought he bas destroyed “burglars” named Benton, while in jail here, | himself while jaboring under ove of these implicating Columbus Alexander attacks. His accounts were yesteriay ex- red by an agent of the departir and correct. He was from Mal went to Norfolk thirty years ago. UNDERGROUND TeLecRkara W. The great majority of tne telegraph i London are stiil conveyed under, vat a few are still carried Over the honse t the old-fashioned way. Some of these wi were lately blown down formed a loop 0 a gateway, catching an ompibus driver the neck, and fnilicted such a wound taat he shorily afterwards died. Thestir created the event was intensified by an opinion pressed by an eminent engineer, Sit Jo’ Hank+bawe, that owing to atmos;heri tton the galvanized wire used for telegraphic purposes must, in a@dozen years or so, be- come rotten, and in the first storm would be »ronght to the ground. It would not choose its time for falling, but just come down in- discriminately, and, if anybody happened to be below, ®o much the worse for them. It was ursently recommended that all wires should be laid undergrow RAILROAD ACCIDENT.—The 5 20 train last evening going from Kensington depot, Phii- ade}pb1a, ran off the track about four miles were upset, badly injuring both. Tho fire the engineer slightly. Several passengers were burned, and otbers slightly injaret. The employees were removed to the Episeo gers taken to Trenton. Th f the passengers hurt were £.. J. Byron. leg brok: John E-xter, ribs fractured, and Jamas | Ware, bands and face burned. They belong to Trenton, N. J. THE CANAL ConTRove Da—Th States, RSY WiTH CANa- controversy between the United ‘apadian and British governmeots relative to the reciprocal freedom of Ameri- | ean and Canadian canals, has reached an teresting point. The British goverument calls the attention of the United States to the existence to a law of Congress which author- izes the United States government to permit vessels laden with products of Canada to load or naload at any port. or placa in any collection district of the United States, vided similar privileges are accorded to seis Of the United States in the colonies. A Crooken Caica GRAIN OPrRA TOR. e 4 sensat has been created tue icago grain market by the discovery that Frank Cambias, a large grain operates, who had lately been’ “-builing” the market, had withdrawn his account from bank aol de camped, leaving between 500,000 aud Hw « bushels of wheat which he bad lately bought upyaid for. This grain having been thrown on the market by the owners bas caused a rapid decline in prices. DETECTIVE BELI.C NTRA DICED. —R pue Agent Colony, of s the statement made in — Bell's att davit that be ‘Colony) had in nis employ one of the operators in the office of the West ern Union Telegraph, from whom he obiain. ed valuable information. An tavestigation by the officers of the company also fails to = that there is any truth in Bell's state- ment. 1ve- Louts, contradicts —______. NICKEL COUNTERFEITERS SENTENCED — In the . District Court at Boston, yester- day, Patrick Deveny, Joseph Deveny, Mi- cbaei May and Mary E. Deveny were ail convicted of making counterfeit five cent nickels. and bord aged sent to the state prison for two years nd‘ the woman to Lowell jail for six months. The gang was arrested by the U. 8. secret service officers last Jan- nary. A WARRING TO DUNS—Michael MeCon- nel], who was hanged a few murdering Mr. Nelson Mills. Canada, said on the seaftold: would not have Lappened te taad ‘would no! appened. He le mea bankrupt for a debt of $14, when all I asked for was a littlemore time. I got angry, and Billed him in my anger. Lhope this will be ‘@ Jesson to all present.’ REENBACK CLUN of Philadel ia ceeding $65 per annum. THE GAME OF BILLIARDS at New York last night between Cyrille Dion pat A. P. Rudolphe, meri the amend ene. ne ‘Sion on a four. was won by Bi iedcpteteeton only 20t. RAILROAD FREIGHTS.—A managers from Philadelphia. The engine and one car | mau, tamed Burke, was badly injured, and | pal hospital for treatment. and the passea- | the general conference of the church, which meets in Baltimore, at the Aca lemy of Ma- sic, on the first day of next month. Provis- ion is required to be made for four hundred Perrons, Rhout one hundred and sixty of Whom are still to be provided for. All the pastors #re expected to report at [Le preach- ers meting next Monday, when it pre- sumed Lomes will be reported for all. th egates. The general eonference is com- dof lay aud clerical from annual couferenesa,tncluding onecon- ference tn India, one in Germany and one in | Switzerland. About twenty of the delegates | are from the colored conferences. There are | twelve bishe reh. all of whom Will be present, 8 follows: E. S. Janes, N. Levi Scott, Odessa, Del ; Matt. Simpson, hil; ER. Ames, Balto; Thos. Boman, St L. Harris, Chie 8. Foster Isaac W. Wiley. Boston: S. p. 1G. Andrews, en, Atlanta delegates ra © expected from Ty ‘0 and other forei ee Will be in se: large amount of routine business come before it, besides questions inv es in the moc Appointing the a presiding elders, their terms of oMler Memecrials will be presented in favor of | abolishi ng eldersiiip.and others propos t modifications of thei | duttes. A memoria! will also be presented vor of electing the bishops every four esign them to districts however, i be made tr ally alical Tue Comix: of Brezt about the 15th i The [Emperor expec to be present at the opening of the Ceaten- exhibition and in the ceremonies on the ‘ourth of J after whieh be will make « | tour ef the country, visiting Niagara Falls, icayo, St. Louis, San Francisco and other points. The Empress will come with him for the benefit of her health, Dat will re- main In New York while the Emperor maxes. the tour of the country. Dom Pedro was born December 2. 1825, and is therefore In his let rear. His father, Dom Pedro 1, was the first Emperor of Brazil, aad was wwe #90 0. | King Join VI and Queen Donua Maria I. of Portugal. The roya! family tled to Rio when the French entered Portugal in is, and when they returned the prime regent re- mained and beeame Emperor after the revo- | lation of 1822. He abdicated in 153) In favor i he present Emperor, who was then only. 5 years old, and returning to Por. iugal drove out his usurping brother Don Miguel and enjoyed a short-liv Dom Pedro Il was declared of age at 14 be of the Brazilian legis! re, v ned July 18, 1841, His reign hi era of continued progress and prosperity for a country that bad previously been constant- ly distracted by the quarrels of factions and freqnentiy torn by civil war. Dom_ Pedro was married when {i years of age to Theresa Christina Maria, daughter of Francis I., King of the Two Sicities. They have tw» | ebildren, the Princess Isabella and Leopolitt- pa. The former acts as regeat during the | absence ofher father. From this co: | the Emperor wiil go to Europe, where | Willremain for over a year. THE COA! TRADE.—The «uantity of coal sent from tie Schuylkill region for the past Week was 91,416 tons, against 10,000 tons for the corresponding week of last year—in- | crease, 34.550 tons. The quantity sent for the year was 6:7 300 tons, against | for the same period of ast year--increase, 119.965 tops. ‘The quantity sent from ali t regions for the week was: Anthracite, tons; bitumivous, 55.889 tons; total. 5 tons; @gainst 21:;,15¢ tons anthracite and © tons bituminous—total, 281,792 tons for the corresponding week of last year, Increase of anthracite, “6.49 tons, decrease of bitu- tone. The quantity shipped | from ail the regions for the year was thracite, aminou tons; totel, against 5 | tors anthra > tons bituminous — total, 3.514.5 tons for the correspouiling pe- riod of last year. Increase on anthracite, 5*26 tops; increase of bituminous. tons. Total increase, 1. Journel A WFDDING AMONG FRIENDS —There was a remarkable wedding the other day al the Friends’ Meeting-house. in St. Ma jane, when Mr. Theodore Harris, a (Jaaker rat Leighton Buzzard, was unitet to Miss Gertrude L. Russell, daughter of Lord | Charles Russell, (brother of Earl Russell, ind late Sergeant at Arms of the House of Commons.) No miuister orother fanctionary took part in the service. The bride and bridegroom married themselves by standing up and repeating the marriage vows. Mr. Bright mae speech at the wedding break- fast, in which he satd that such an event re- hers magn a very jonorable one.— (London . ¥. Times. HANGING WouLp ne Too Goop ror peas Rochester, _———— *®7-An old farmer: «There are two talks in 118 World to one do.’ Nermont drivers sat im their wagons for four hours because neither would turn out. Then the sheriff turned them out. moment he mat: Boston 5 eg that anotwwer man 1s gone.”—{.N. To Fora, Poin mns at eae, Left May spony cents,” is latest case beartiess ion, and may be seen in the window of a music publisher. avin the New Jersey legisiature an amendment to the tax bill chureb Was v: ‘A three-story brick house on Eim ave- nue, West Philadelphia, gave way and fell more or less injuring six laborers. of them is thought to be seriously burt Telegrams to The Star. THE ENGLISH BOAT RACE, Cambridge the Winner. FIRE IN ALEXANDRIA. Fishtown Burned. REMOVAL OF ARMY HEADQUARTERS. ——_+——_ CASE OF POSTMASTER FILLEY. ry Fish Tows Burned Last Night. [Special Disp to The Star.) ALFXANDRIA, VA., April 8 About mid- Hight last pight a fire broke out im the fish- house of GW. Harrison, fish wharves, and it Spread unttl « fish towh proper—east of Uator v A. Bmoot te “a wee destropes. ting Sell. Vals, So, will amount co, but there is some insurance se ee TEE ENGLISH BOAT-RACE. A Victery for Cambridge. Loxpos, April * ag) boat the Ths: Oxford and MVETRILY Crews Look piace to- y, Roe Pee mA Victory for t Cam- bridge crew Nefore the Race LONDON, Aprils, 1p m—Tneday for the inter unl versity between Ox age nt. The sun shines brightly and warm, tbe sky is cloudless, and the weather much resemble of the finest American May days. S rly this forenoon unpre ented crowds Lave beeo flocktag from every direction and by every means of eon- veyance to ai] points on the river from whieh @ view of the course can be hed. The start will take place between 100 and 145 this aflernoon trom two lighters moored off the Star and Garter Aqueduct driv An sary for the four ste soa ts Ane for The u furlong above the arly #tart is neces- ors ACCOmpanyiog the ty—to clear Hammers? tn event of the expected bigh tide making. With the exception of the four steamers abovementioned ail trac on the river is suspende?. Putney bringe, over @ fu below Ube starting point, was biocka! an Lour and a bal! before the'time for the start, but rowing craft through tbe sh course bas been Conservancy, and special stallions assigned for barges, lighters, and other heavy craft for the accommodation of spectators, whieh were required to be moored in their pasttions yesterday. Joseph W. Chitty, esq., Queen's counse}, will act as umpire. The usual din- ner of Lhe competing crews and their friends Will take piace at 7-50 to-right. The betting is three to one 1 ‘or of Cambridge, The Crews. Both crews are tn did condition. bridge is universally admitted to be the fast- est, but some good judges think Oxford's staying powers are snperior. The crews re- vetofore pudliehed, ex- cept that « h Hobart, of bxeter, replwed Williams, of Corpus, as No.3 in the Oxford Loat Cambridgs t OND Apr LONDON, April 5, © p ren lity of light blue ‘displayed by the crowd coLgregsted lo With css The race, ii was eri. ent that with the public Cambridge was largely the favorite. Oxford won the toss for choice of ions, aad chose the Mid- diesex side. fhe start was effected at two minutes and seventecn seconds past two k. Camty gol away fret, rowing tc, but very steadily. Ma TNER ith 35 strokes. Wi nt effort Cambridge drew clear e iret quarter of @ mile, but at nt Oxtord diminished we lead to & quarter of a length. © arches. pablished by aan - minutes and Nome reports say Cambridge lengtbs abead « Oxford boat. a of army Headqaarters April §— Orders were received y from General Sherman to Je, chief of bis staff, to begin ibe army beadqaarters to ington once. reparations were commenced immediately, aud last night « 19 Recond<, a8 before given. sued four number of large cases, containing books, papers, Sc, were shipped. Tne acting chief clerk will leave for Wasbington tonight, ard the remaiuder of the clerical force to- arrow evening. The officers of the staff will leave bere next week. Pending the removal the business of the headquarters Will be performed at tne War department in Wasbiogion. —2——— Postmaster hey" Case. Sr. Louis, April s— Tae Globe-Demoerat this a.m has au article on the Laveat: on of the charges against Postmaster Filiey, just « aded, and s&s such invest is ne are generally farces. It accuses Mr. Filiey With making compUlsory assessments O the employes of his office In the fail of 1873, and asks the Committee on Expeoditares in the Post Office department to look into the matter. Houses PorT JERVIS, D . ale of wiad over this section yester- ay p.m. Aud evening, causing eonsideradie damage. A house at Lackawaxen and two at Matamoras, Pa., both of which were in the courte of c.ustraction,were blows dowa. 3 large number of trees were also blown jown. An Alfachment Granted. NEW 1 O&K, April 5.—In the suit of Louw A. Von Hoffman vs. New Orleans, Mobile nd Texas Keailrosd Company, to recover interest op five $1,100 dot ar Bod is of tne company. due January Ist, 1875, and terest capone of twenty-five other bonda, JudgeRarre tt granted an attachment againet the property of defendants. —— Rassia Don't Care. LONDON, April S—A telegram from St. Petersburg tays Russia recognizes the Gt- bess of the title of Empress of Iodta, and Will immediately after the issue of Qaeen Victoria's proclamation declariog the title give official expression Of this view at Lon- don. —-~-@ The Room Bill tny HAreIsnunc, Pa., April 5.—Trs nouse invesligaliog committee, appointed to in- vestigate the allrged bribery cbarges in tne beom bill case, mot at 9 o'clock this morn- ing and deeided to sit with elased doors and to admit no ove but sworn official reporters &nd the witnesses. ——e Death of Gew Batler’s Wife. Bosion, April §—The wife of Benj. F. Butler dteo this morning of cancer in the Ubroat at the Massachusetts General Hos- pital,in this city, where she had been taken lo bave an operation performed. She wag about 55 years old. —_——— New York Bank Statement, Nrw York, Aprils.—The following is the weekly bank statement :—Loans. { 435,000; specie, decrease, Son aged lenders, decrease, $5,018 100; deposi crease, 83.45 .000; — cireul 5 $08,400; reserve, decrease, #2,960,450. ————_—_—— NY. M. E Conference E’ Conierenee io-aay, the pre-set . E. Con: of the Drew The: ‘Seminary te 4 ca foand sire! this morning, “Ne osuse Saniguee. "= $$ ‘The Markets. a, Sa, ieee, * tes a