Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1876, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday: exeepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, | sylvania Avenue, cormer 11th strect, | st The Evening Star ¥ Company, 8. H RAUFFMANN, Pres’t. see ns Tur F NG STAR is served by carriers fo mutecriers at Ten Cents per week, or Forty four Cents per month. ~ ape a tap hirec Two Cents each. Fy Binty cents @ month; one year, #6, ‘THe WEEKLY STA BF AU subscriptions invariably ia advance. { BF Rates of autvertising furniahed on applicati zm. | —_ SPECIAL NOTICES. | aa geting of th © wlOAN &S90- B street, Mex ro MABONIC —The ” FRENCH LODGE. Ns nsert membere of B. B. 15, F A.A. M., are ste | Secu stoneiog a ged standing are ie nrof the W OM Vy ‘ama H. Lo INTIRE,S © pro tem. (SEEN Woop Cemriiny. Amesting of the Lot Pre tore in Glenwood d ted, DRSELL. ors Meeting It Pre ident of Lot Prop! WM LORD. Secretary. S ERMAN-AMES) ‘SAVINGS BANK. Ve. 47—N&. 7,194. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1876. TWO CENTS. EVENING STAR. Washington Ni jews and Gossip. GOVERNMENT REceIpTs To-DAy.—Inter- nal revenue, $564,827; customs, $549,417. THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY has received @ ccntribution to the conscience fund, from Boston, of $115, gold. THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Grant visited the Navy Yard on Saturday, and were re- ceived with the usual honors, after which they made a trip to Mount Vernon on the torpedo boat Alarm. W. M. Ev arts made an argument before the House Judiciary Committee this morna- ing 1n opposition to any further legislation detrimental to the interests of the Union Pacifie Railroad Company. as contemplated by the resolution Introduced by Judge Hoar 10 the House a day or two ago. MILES ALIAS BLISs, in the penitentiary at Windsor, Vt., serving a sentence of four- teen years for burglary, has written a letter to J. Proctor Knott, chairraan of the Honse Judiciary Committee, detailing the part he played in the sate burglary transaction. Ha intimates that he can tell's. great deal more. The occasion of the writing of the letter is Assets evts secared on real es'ate, val 9002,282 22 * Sud other ave 186,253 75 81.428 49 539,600 46 | ote acd banks 9510 414 88 Bxcess of _arsets over liabilittes _.. 129 215 61 Jobo Hitz, President; Wittisem F Mosttinglr. Reoretsre, 0 mties. Cashier: William @. “ tf, Louis B. Schneider, Christian rt, Donaldson, Obr. Heurich,J M. Lew ‘rus eres: id on Deposits. Safe Deposit Roxes oe Bane hours’ Io ‘cloe! m. to ey — z SCS TAE BEST. MILBURN 8 SODA WATER. ATUBAL SPRING WATEBS on Draught. ICE-COLD TEA, OOF FEE and CHOOOLATE. 1429 PEyxsYLvaNia AVENTE, epls-tr near Willard’s. HENRY WISE GABNETT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, No. 1 Columbia Law Building, Sth street, bet D and E. . W. WHITSKER, Genera’ Clavm and Collection Agent, fo. 715 isth street, near Treasury Department. ‘District Claims, Pension and Bounty Claims. s ‘wpecialty. spl Ss NERVOUS EXHAUSTION.—A Medical Essay, comprising a series of lectures deliv- at Kann Museum of A! » New York ‘line, show- be ued, FENDALL, ‘and voce, 31 Bast N STRATFORD ae 408 Loc PTORNEY-A ane avenue, w= JOHNSON & 0O., 1 BANEEBRS, Gorner of Wek Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, District Secarities seplé-ly BALL. Dealers in Government sod Doretau Exchange acd Gol! | re OOLNS & special service for | YOUNG MEN, BABBATH AFTERNOON, st 35 o'clock. Bbort addresses by Young Men. Music led by Cornet and Organ febtz-tr_ ? WM. F. HOWTZMAN, A:tor) as removed th No. 1341 F st. | eet, oppostic Ebtict Honse, and will oe is friends and bu-iness acgaaint- ess solicited and money 1 vested tame bul'ding Jeo tt 00, BANBEBS, 1429 F street. tr wee @. YOUNG, BHOTARY PUBLIO, octiT tt OPTICIAN. 8PLP-ADJUSTING EYE-GLASSES, Patented, warranted for one year not to break; Meameiegs: menufsciured and made to, order. Warranted wot to produce can-$ cette trom n g jo. es TO Gers, Bs other eye gineses eee to’ see Legat bi Orrice—Stak Bripine. Jeur nose if yon sweat. Come ony ince jourvelf of this beautiful invention AAC ALEXANDER, cian 4 weler, 1229 Ponnarivants avenue. {RANKL SYLVANiA ATENUE Pedole Spectacies dec? ly Istp URUUR YE™ BHo.1237 Puws @enriue Braciiian “wHr . HAY. YE _ NOT READ THAT A GOOD SUIT OF CLOTHES can be bought for 8%, At HABLE BROS. A TINE SPEUNG SULT, fitteen sia iin At HABLE BROS. Bie ee SUITS ever offered in ington, ‘a At HABLE BBOS. different styles, ere PARK SHADES FINE cassr- — for culy Oh? ZABLE BROS. LEGANT BUSINESS SUITS, of Imported Woolens, for only 614, At HAELE BROS. BEE Diss seis ony gt, ) y . At HABLE BEOS. ICH AND ELEGA BULTS, tor only 61 BUSINESS OR DBES3 At HABLE BROS. VER ORE On TADEED NARIBTIns or NKSS O DEESS SUITS, = = At HADLE EKUS. HE FINEST LINE 4ND BEST STYLES of Mimported Casa. taever di v0 —piacaacsiieaiuaiaas ‘BHOS.” id Business or Press Suits, at @22. Basle OF Ure TABLED BOS. EGULAR CUST est and riebest P: SUPERS LINE ov custom. MADE SUITS of the Epest Fore: 30. igo Fabrics, at §30, aT HABLE BROSB., Merchant Tailors and Fine Clothiers, mart Ce 7th and D streets. Pp, 4 DABNEILLE, (Late Dodee § Darneii Real Estate and Steck Broker, Corner 7th street and Loutstana avenue. MONEY LOABED IN SUMS TO BUIT. BOCSES AND LOTS FOR SALE. MBBELLAS ASL PAKASOLS OOY U ERED aiGED: AND BAP. AT THE ae" cS apo. ABE BEOEIVING DAILY FROM OUB . tn Baltimore, fresh eu) of those bie faars eoler ney ae ge ich eaigidods suite TACTORY, No. DARE, Manager. FP Wiine vary boot matartat nant he, TO,ORDEE | pea eer ae marilé-tr J. DARE, Manager. Be BEG titties ACTOR’ Tperienced workipen.?” a. ews) lo | felts have been discovered of the latest fifty supposed to be @ bid on the part of Miles to secure his freedom. THE EMMA MINE Tsou rL¥.—Mr. Oliver A. Gager was examined by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, this morning. He sus- tained the evidence of Mr. Parke through- out. He testified to the fact that Loyn had venounced Parke to him, and he (Gager,) contended tbat Parke should not bs de- noupneed because be (Ljon.) had a quarrel with Mr. Stewart. Gager alsocontirme| Mr. Parke ip regard to the purchase of the shares of stock in London. THE PURMAN INVESTIGATION. — The Committee on Civil Service inquired fur- ther into Representative Purnam’'s case oa Saturday. Charles E. Dyke, publisher of a democratic paper in Tallahasse, Fla., testi- fed that Purman proposed to him that if Dr. Simkins Would contribute $300 to a po- litical fund be would appoint Simkins’ son to a cadetship. Simkins acknowledge to the committee that the statement of the wit- bess Was correct. THE VIRGINIA DELEGATION To CINCiN- NatTi.—Hons. W. H. H. Stowell and J. I Sener, of the Virginia delegation to the Cin- cinnation convention, who arrived here Saturday, say the resolution of preference for Mr. Blame adopted by the Virginia re- publican convention was carried by # vole of 95 to The delegation stauds i8 for Blaine and4 divided between Morton aud Conkling. COUNTFRFEIT CURRENCY.—It bas been ascertained at the sub-treasury in New York that the old Issues of fifty cent stamps, bearing the heads of Lincoln, Spinner, Ro»- ert J. Walker, Washington and Stanton, have been largely counterfeited; also the old issues of currency of the denomination of twenty-five cents. Tous far no counter- cent stamps, bearing the Crawford heal. or the twenty-five cent stamps, with the Wai- ker portrait. TEE CiTtzeNs RaiLway ComPAny re- cently Incorporated under the general law in the District have applied to Congress for iis sanction of their route. A bill giving ithas passed the House and is now pending in the Senate. The route proposelis fron the intersection of 7th street and Louisiana pue to the southern entrance of the 3 ers’ Home and Glenwood Cemetery. Bat ne fare—of five cente—is to be enarged. he Distriet Commissioners have reportel favorably upou the measure, aud the well wh business chara of the corpor ators nce, that if bill passes, the speedily bi 5 ried will be ‘aptain Robert Shu VAL ORDE felit Is ordered to examination for prc tion, Master Wm. M. Wood to the Alarm masier John H Stephenson to d a naval depot at Nazasa! japab. Assistant Paymaster J.R s ‘othe Alarm. Lient. Charles F. taeted from the Colorado and ordered to the Alert, at New York. Lieut. E. L. Prime from the Colorado and or.tered to the Lacka wapra, Mare Is!and, California, Passel Assistant Paymastcr HT. Skelaing detached from the naval depot at Nagasaki, Japan, and ordered home. Master Wm. T. Eiltott | irom the Alert and ordered to the naval hospital at New York, on sick leave. A BILL for the government of the District of Columbia is in course of preparation by the Senate District Committee, which vests the management of District affairs in the different departments and bureas of the gen- eral government. It is ed in this bill to charge the Surgeon General with the duty of looking after sanitary affairs; the Seere- tary of War with the control of the police; the Engineer Bureau of the army with the improvement of streets, &c. Ail moneys collected by taxation are to be deposited in the Treasury of the United States, to go towards ying the necessary expenses of the District, while the general goverament is to pay the balance, wnatever it may be. These are the main features of the bill, whic: will, however, hardly reach action by Con- gress during the preseat session. Tut LITERARY CLUs —The Literary So- clety of Washington met on Saturday even- ipg at the residence of Prof. Henry, in the Smitbsonian Instiution. This being an eve- uing set apart for 4 colloquial discassion, the subject discussed was the “Relative Merits of Idealism and Realism.” Those who gave expression to their views were General Al- vord, Prof. Baumgrass, tle artist; Colonel Clarke, of the bureau of education; Prof. Hoffman, Mrs. Cary Long, Mrs. Hopperton, | and Mrs. Dahlgren, the latter furnishing a clever paper to be read, although not pre- sent. Subsequent to the discussion. Mrs. Frances M. Carter recited with effect Hoca’s | tridge of Sighs,” and Miss Annie W. Story, a& member of the club, gave @ most impres- sive rendition of the “Love Scene” in the jastactof Henry V. The usual art contr:- | butions were sent in on Saturday evening by | Mr. E. H. Miller. consisting of a uumber of | admirable pencil and c: character sketche: AN ACCOiNT OF THE LATE CROOK EXPE- DITION AGAINST THY Sroux INDIANS.— The following letter is from a participant in the recent military expedition wader General Crook 2 portrait and Camp CARLING, CHEYENNE, April 9, 1876. We arrived here a few days ago. and you can bet we were mighty glad of it, too. Since we left here we have traveled nearly 900 miles, and had cold weather all the time. The first time that we knew of any [aodians being about was at camp on Cheyenne river, where they made @ :ush on our beef herd and shot one herder and ran oil the whole berd! The pext time they woke us up was on Pow- der river, at old Fort Reno. re they were on both sides of us. About 9 o'clock in the evening they commenced shooting, and if all the bullets that they shot had come into camp they would bave don misebief, but they shot too but they succeeded ip hitting ove man in the jaw. They might have shot all night, as as the packers were concerned, a8 we made @ regu- lar bomb-proof sheiter ont of the cargo, and stowed ourselves away. Sore of us shiver- cd @ good deal, but it wason account of the cold weather. | Nc t ore day and pact ed UH morning t went to Tongue river to ome. for that was glory enough for one day. Next day we struck for Powder river, trav- eled ali day, when the pack trains cam: y snd 6 companies and 50 scouts went on; yy rece all night, asd next merning struck @ vi i | Loss, 3 men kil ay well lined with played-out mules and The last day's march bead; when one | fo ended the Srst expedition against the | Stepx, but Crook is fitting nee aes, | *uid thinss he will Win next time, THE HALLET KILBOURN Hapegas Con- Pus was discussed tn the House at some length Saturday afternvon, and fivally Mr. Hord moved that the House adjourn, giving notice that he would call the subject up to day and call the previous question at three o'clock. The House then adjourned. and was again discussing the matter this afteraoon. THE SILVER BILL SIGNED.—The Presi- dent to-day signed the act to provide fora deficiency In the Printing and Engraving Bureau tn the Treasury department, and for the issue of silver coin of the United States in place of fractional curreney. A large number of letters ware received at the Treasury department to-day, accom pany ing packages of money sent for redemo- on, and requesting remittances of silver io return for rekpectiveamounts. These l- are from ail classes of the business com nity throughout the country. Many of tl writers do not seem to understand that silver will not be exchanged for legal tender notes, but only for fractional currency. There was a conference at half past two oclock this afternoon, between Secretary Bristow, Treasurer New, and Dr. Lindermas, director of the mint, to finally revise the regulations for issuing the silver currency. A C STORY.—During the time that the late John C. Calhoun was 80 prominent in po- litieal life and when spoken of as a candi- date for the Presidency, he was induced to visil @ negress, whose reputation as a proph- eless Was very great in her neighborhood. Aunt Sally,as she was called, lived in a little cabin on her master’s plantation, but owing to her advanced age performed no manual labor. On Mr. Calhoun presenting bim before “Aunt Sally” she asked for his band, and after examination of the lines, said “Massa Calhoun, you nor no other man whose name begins with (can be President of the United States,” The rebuff of his as- pirations js well known. Can a (be Presi- cent? Mr. Crawford, Mr. Cathoun, Mr. Ciay and Mr. Cass, did not succeed. Did Mr. Col- Jax recognize this difficulty and withdraw from political life? And how will this affect Mr. Conkling? We shali Tue District Tax BILL._The House Committee on the District of Columbia, ia view of the important subject before the House—the Kilbourn habeas corpus case— thts morning, tbrough Chairmau Buckner, agreed to waive thetr right to the floor after 2 o'clock to-day, with the ua- derstanding that on Monday next, after 2 p. m., the committee shail be called. The liouse assented to the arrangement. The committee agreed to the tax bill this morn- ing, and bad intended to report it to day. The majority directed the chairman to re- port what ts known as the citizen's tax bill, fixing the rate of taxation at $1.500n each *100 Worth of real estate in Washingtou; $1 on each £100 In Georgetown, and 73 cents on the county, with some amendments. Ooe *#mendment provides for the taxation of pri- vate carriages tue same as public ones; a other increases the tax on jasurauce com- panies, and another fixes the tax on retail liqeor dealers at $250. When the bili is be- fore the House Judge Buckner has consented to allow the minority of the committee to be heard through Mr. Neal, of Ohio, who wiil present @ substitute. Ou real property the citizens’ bill and the Neal bill are identical asto the rate of taxation and the exemp- vons. The Neal bill, however, taxes per- sonal property ofall kinds, including notes, mortgages, choses in action, &ec.. which the citizens’ bill does not. THE SCENE IN THE SENATE TO-DAY. Not more than a tozea Senators were pres when the Senate was called to order by Ferry, President » pore, at nogn to day. Among these were Seuators Morton, Ham- C » Paddock, Morrill, 4 Keruan. The gatie- ly baif an hou . and Sergeant-a! ontinually besieged for passes ailery. The galleries assigned i by women was crowded, f ten of the oceupants of seats ies. Several members of the iga legations occupied seats in gallery, with about a dozen Seuator Fenton occupied a seat Oa the floor of the chamber preparations for the impeacament ceare- tes had been made. Taree rows of canc- stat chairs were rangedin the rear of the Senatorial seats for the accommotatioa of members of the House of Re; entalives, whit been placed on the floor on of the President pro ten, el for General Belknap and the t managers respectively. Small sentitied, “Rules of Procedure and enate when Sitting tn the ‘uments,’’ were laid on these of the managers Of tt je im ms ent aud of the connsel for neral Belknap. Mr. T.H. Wast. the artist of the New York Graphic, was present In the re- porters’ gallery and made a sketch of the scene. The proceedings are recorded in our regular Congressional! report. Considering the circumstances, Gen. Bel- knap looked remarably well. He has not apparently lostany flesh, is as ruddy of countenance as of yore, and exhibits no trace of nervonsness. During the proceedings he ecbatted pleasantly with Judge Biack, and on leaving the chamber with his counsel Was pleasantly accosted by Mr. Hoar and Mr. Lynde, of the managers, Representa- lives McDougal and O'Netll and ex-Assis- tant Secretary of the Treasury Sawyer. It was u"noticable fact that no Senator shook hands with him as he passed out. +200 ‘CTIONS IN NEW JERSEY.—The . J.) Gazette of Friday saya: “In ovr judgment the result of the town elections Ubrougbout the stateon Monday Tues- day of this week, render it reasonably cer- tain that the republicans of New Jersey will achieve a decisive victory in November. The republican successes have been wriform, genera), and sweeping, and prove the exist- ence of a deep undercurrent of dissatisfac- tion with the democratic party. In nearly #il the counties where republican victories bave been achieved ii has been a reversal of last year’s verdict. In this county wesweep the astounded and firmly-intrenched demce- racy outof power. Io Jersey City they elect their mayor by nearly four hundred majori- ly, against a democratic majority of 3,000 last year. In Uuion, Passaic, and Morcis couni.es they send the democratic freenold- ers and other local boards to the rear, and bring republicans to the front. Even in such dyed-in-the-wool democratic counties Hanterdon and Sussex the republicans make substantial gains.” THE CUMBERLAD Ri has been but little cha: 2 the coal region within the past few days. On Friday the consolidation coal company advanced the pay of miners to the old rates, 05 cents per ton, and tha men went to work. Yesterday we were informed that orders had been re ceived at the Franklin mines to the effect that one mine should be put to work at 65 cents; the other mine to be closed, and only married inen employed. Civilian THE A.T. 8TEWArT Bustness._A New \ ork dispateh states that Mrs. A. T. Stewart bas transferred to Henry Hilton, assignee and legatee under the wii! of her husband, all the right and title to the interest of her late husband in the buSiness of A. T. Stew- art&Co., and Judge Ailton and William Libbey have formed a copartnersiip for con- ducting the business as heretofore under the old firm name. HIGH WATER is reported in nearly all the rivers in New Hampshire and in northern New York and Pennsylvania. with the water still rising. At Lawrence, Kansas, a dam gave way which carried with it two spans of the bridge at that B }, causing damage Lo the amount of KILLED EY AREBEL SHELL.—At Ports- mouih, Va., on Saturday morning, two men were Killed and two ly wounded by the explosion of @ shell which had just been taken from the wreck of the Confederate iron-clad Merrimac, which was sunk four- teen years ago. A COMING INDIAN Wak.—General Crook is of the opinion that the recent destruction of the Crazy Horse at was asevere blow to the Indians, but that it has only served to make them more des; te. He thinks that — Indian war is undoubtedly near at 4 1oNn.—There A COMING POLITICAL CONFERENCE.— Wm. Cullen lar SS ee them to attend a conference, to beheld n New York on May 13- HEAvy Contracr.—Mr. C. P. be taege | top, president of the Southern Pacific » road, has concluded a the with ‘Tredegar company, Richmond, Vi the rails ‘and ‘trim for ‘ote nase dred ‘and twenty-five miles of that road. { The Insane Asylum Investigation. Testimony To-day. Tbe Committee on Expenditures in the War department met this morning at quar- ter of eleven o'ciock— Alexander Mogitt was recalled and testifiel to mismaragement (in bis opinion) of the farm, unnecessary expenditures, ete.; did bot think $23,000 for the Shepherd farm a good investment, the soil was good for hothing but to grow biue grass: the. eoal vaults and the six-Inch pipe from the Aque- cuct are yet unfini+hed, although large a propriait were made tor them severi YeaTe ago. Samuel A. Smith, an ex-gardener the asylum, testified as to the hogs raised and slaugbtered, some of which were sold after they were slaughtered. at least five or six huidred collars worth: often sold pigs while witness was there, bringing S11 or S15; good crops have been raised on the Shepherd fara. and tbe land is cousidered ia good cond!tion. Mrs. M J. Murray testified that her hus- band died in the hospital in i573; used to visit him; nearly always saw him: but ob- jections were made to her visiting him 80 often; he had typhoid fever before going there; was sent by the Rechabites; was not violent; rational at times; after Dr. Frank- lin left be was not well treated: often found him black and bine, caused, he said, by the attendants’ beating him; complaints did no good; tbree times witness found vermin cov- ering him; often le was cold; no fire nor heatiIn his room; his hands and feet were badly frosted; witness did not know the cause of his death; he always eat heartily when witness brought bim food; when the body was brought home the face was black and blue, evidently from a blow. Saniuel A. Smith was recalled and testified 88 to Working incurable patients in carry- ing ice with water up to their knees. ‘eorge M. Dow testified that he is a claim nt; Was #n attendant in Beech ward in left voluntarily; witness sald a boy named Lloyd, from the city, was placed in acell with a maniac, Stabler, who terribly beat him during the night, and wonld have killed him but for aid; the attendants placed them together by order of the supervisor; Stabler was very violent and vicious; a harmless old man, General Loomis, wag placed in a cell a hot night in July; he rolled upon the floor until all his joints were bare; he was brought into witness’ ward, but died on the 3d of September; witness sent a letter of complaint to Secretary Belknap, but never heard from it; Loomis was entirely bude; couldn't keep clothes on him on ac count of the sores with which he was cov- ered; witness thought the sores were caused by rolling upon the stone floor; he didn’t ow enough to lie on his mattress. Gen. Howard called to see him ooce, but was told that he wasasicep; witness had often seen attendants kick patients, and was blamed by the others for not taking a hand; a super- visor named Leonard once struck a patient and broke his jaw; witness knew of their keeping persons there for years after they were well; witness knew of a patient en- rely sane betng kept there for fourteen years; witness suggested his escape and he t. urhed till to morrow morning at ten itentiary. In the United States Cireult Court in St. Louis. Saturday, JadgeJoha M Kram made @ motion that the court would delay com- mitmentin the case of W. ( ry for ten days, as a petition has been forwarded to Wasbington asking bis transfer to some eastern penitentiary. Judge Treat declined to consider stich motion, unless it came fram thedistrict attorney. Col. Dyersaid he miu decline to make the motion, as a transfer could be made after commitmest as well as hefore. This settled the matter, and com mitments in the cases of MeVonald ancl Avery were made out, and tacy left St. Loi yesterday mor r the pen Jeflerson City. McDonald was and full of bimor, but Avery 1 pressed, and shunned the ga7s of the crowd at tbe depot and the people in the cars o: way up. Avery regained his spir what and becaine more talkative. Hestated to reporters on board the train that on hix return to Washington, after bis trial and conviction, he found a letter waieh be had diligently searched for on several previous occasions, explaining why the two one hun- dred dollar notes were sent from St. Louis to him and to Capt. Joseph. He did not give the explanation contained in the letter,"bul expressed the belief that had it been in'evt- dence on bis trial it would havecleared him. He showed it to Col. Dyer Friday, and the latter expressed surprise that Judge Kram did pot make the letter one of the grounds for his motion for a new trial Racrstn New ORLEANS —Tne Louisiana Jocgey Cinb spring meeting commence t on Saturday. The weather was clear and pleas- ant, the track heavy, and the attendance large. The first race, purse $100—S250 Lo first $100 to second, $50 to third—for all ages, two miles, over eight hurdles, was won by’ Col Nelligan, beating Vandal, jr., Port Leonard, and Astrapee in the order named. Time, 4:15. The second race was tue Pickwick stakes for colts and fillies three years old. Three started. Harry Edwards led io the firstheat from the start, winning It by two lengias. Mediator took the lead in the second and Ubird beats, and won each easily. Harry Hil was ruled out after the second heat. Time. 1554,1:56y,2:05. The third race was for a purse of $i00—first horse £300, second Ubird $25—for aj! ages, Lwomiles. Sam Har- at Won by six lengths, beating Verdigris, <iiburn, Pompey’s Pillar, and Falmoath in the order named. Time, 3:56 Tn the pools on the track Harper brought $330, Ver digris $10 he feld s STRIKE NOTES.—Tne executive commit- tee of theemploying book and job printers in New York have received reports from nearly ali the principal establishments in the city. With scareely an exception the new scale of prices has been enforced in the largest offices, and there has been very little difficulty in obtaining compositors at the re- gueéd rates. The employers consider tie stilke as virtually at an end. ----Four huu- dred laborers employed In the docks of the Delaware and Hudson Canal company at Rondout, N. Y., struck on Saturday last’ for an increase of wages. (niess a compromise is effected no boats will start to-day, which was intended to be the opening day of the season. No furthey trouble has occurred with the striking coal miners at Massillon, Obio; and no attempt has been made to again put the new hands to work. Measures are being taken, however, to protect thera tn case the operators conclude to put them in the mines, MR. BLAINR’S RAILROAD INVESTMENT. ‘The Boston Herald publishes a special from sta, Me.. giving a statement of James .. Hager, Richmond, Me., to the effect that in 1565 he purchased $13,000 worth of Stocks and bonds of the Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad, on the recommenda. tion of Mr. Blaine that it was a good invest- ment, paying $10,000. In Ist2, ou telling Mr. Biaine that the investment bad turned out badly, he (Blaine) offered to take them oft bis bands, and did so, paying him $12,000. M. Bape Says there was not the slightest poli: {eal significance in the transaction, THE CHICAGO Mvss.—The Chicago coun- cil bas declared the recent town election ws: B. ert Lin: clerk. This end e trout =, ese re yncerned. ayor in in his reply to mandin; co the citizens’ committee de- g his resignation declares he believes the demand was purely political, and no Pgs be accomplished by compliance good ber of th ot peake and Ohio canal com; cenly in town Satu: at diy O’cloc! poplectic stroke. Mr. Stake was at the moment of seizure at the dwelling of @ former tenant near the western Maryland railroad depot, in wn. — “d aa-Jem Mace and Joe Goss, the sagas, —_ in New York yesterday from Liver- Fool. s7-The duced in Utah ington in that cred in a by Mr. Robinson, of the first silk handkerchief ever pro- woven at Farm- from material reeled same place. FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. MONDAY, April 17. SENATE.—The Chaplain in bis opening prayer, asked that the Senators, in the solemn fanctions with which they were now invested, should administer justice, and so act for the best welfare of the nation. Mr. Morrill, of Maine. from Committee on Appropriations, reported with amendments the bill to supply deficiencies in the appro- priations for the fiscal year ending June 50, and for other years. PINCHBACK. Mr. Mitchell, from the Coramittee on Priv- lieges and Elections, submitted @ resolution to pay P. B. 8. Pinchback the amount of compensation of @ Senator from the begin- ning of the term for which he claimed to be elected to the date at wich his case was dis- posed of. Mr. Thurman gave notice that as soon as possible he would ask to take up his motion to reconsider the electoral bill. Mr. Hitchcock, from Committee on Ratl- roads, reported bill declaring forfeited to the United States certaia land grants to rail- roads in the state of Kansas. Mr. Windom introduced bill to amend section 4,220 of the revised statutes, ralating to commerce and navigation. Referred to Committee on Commmerce. Mr. Morton gave notice that on Monday next he would ask the Senate to take up its resolutions relative to the relations of the stats and the federal government. THE BELKNAP IMPEACHMENT. The Chair appointed Messrs. Edmunds and Thurman a committee to wait ou the Chief Justice to Invite bim to attend in the Senate Chamber to administer the oath to Senators who bave not yet been swora for the trial of the impeachment of W. W. Belknap, late Secretary of War. At 1230 the Chief Justice entered, escorted tbe cominiitee, and was eondacted to the right of the Chair. ne Chair then stated that legislative business would be suspended, and the Senate would proceed to the consideration of the articles of impeachment against W. W. Bel- Enap, late Secretary of War. The Chair then directed the Sergeant-at Arms to make proclamation. Tne Sergeant at-Arms.—Hear ye! ye! Hear ye! All are commanded to keep silent on pein of fine and imprison- ment while the Senate is sitting on the trial of articies of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives against W. W. a late Secretary of War. The Chief Justice then administered the oath to the following Senators: Messrs. Aili- fon, Burnside, Ca) on, Christiaucy, Con’ ling, Dennis, thwaite, Howe, Jones of Nevada, Morrill of Maine, Ransom, and Robertson. On motion of Mr. Edmun:'s, the secretary was directed to inform the House that the Senate is now sitting in its Caamber and ready to proceed with the trial of W. W. Belknap, late Secretary of War,and seats are provided for the managers. At one minute to | p. m. the late Secretary of War. Gen. Belknap, entered the chamber, secompanied by his counsel, Messra. Car- penter, Blair and Black, and all took seats at the table provided tor them. Shortly after, the managers of impeach- ment, aitended by the Sergeant.at-Arms of the House, entered and were announeed, and then escorted to the seats provided for them Mr. Manager Lord said:—Mr President, in accordance with the invitation extended to the House of Representatives, the House bas resoived itself into Committee of the Whole, aod will attend. Tbe President pro ten. directed the Ser geablat Arms of the Senate to waiton the Honse of Representatives and escort them to the seats provided. ‘Ihe members of the Honse of Representa- tives then entered, preceded by the Speaker. The Speaker took a chair in front of the President, and the members took the chairs provided on the outside cirele Such of the members of the Honuseas could vot obtain seats remained standing. Mr. Conover was then sworn by the Calef Jastice. . The Secretary then read the minutes of the Senate sitting as a court of impeachment on the trial of W.W. Belknap, late Secretary of War, on Wednesday, April 5. The Secretary then read the return of the Sergeant-ot-Arms, to the effect that he bad served the process of the Senate upon the said W. W. Belknap, and the Chief Justice then swore the Sergeant.at-Arms as to the tmnth of the return. The Chief Justice then retired, escorted by the conunittee, Messrs. Edmusds aad Thar- man. The Sergeant at-Arms then made procia mation, as follows William W. Belknap, William W. Bel- knap, William W. Belknap! Appear and answer to the articles of impeacument ex- uibited against you by the House of Repre- sentative Mr. Carpenter then arose and sald: Wil- Ham W. Belknap. a private citizen of the United States aud of the State of Iowa. in obedience to the order of the Senate to ap- pear and make answer to the articles of im- achment exhibited against bim by the jouse of Representatives, appears at the bar of the Senate aud interposes tne foliow- ing plea, which I ask be read by the Secre- tar. ‘The Secretary read the p! affidavit) which in brief claimed that Gen. Belknap being @ priyate cllizen can not be impeached by the United States Senate. i After the reading, Mr. Carpenter said that | Judge J. S. Blake, Hon. Montgomery Bia’ and himself appeared as counsel for Gen. Belknap, and the President directed wat the secretary make a record of the fact. Mr. Lord, chairman of the managers on the partof the House, asked that they have time to consider and answer the pleaof the counsel tor Gen. Belknap. The Presideut pro tem. asked him to redace bis request to writing, which hedid. The request asks UbAL the mauagers be allowed until Wednes day, the 19th, to make their replication also asks for copies of the plea of Belknap’s The Senate granted the request of the managers, and, on motioa of Mr. Ei munds, the court was adjouroed until 1250 p.m. on Wednesday next. The Senate resumed its legislative session The uptinished business, being the bill to provide for the repaving of Pennsylvania avenue, was then taken up, the uestion telug on the amendment of Mr. Bayard, pro- viding that the cost of paving the intersec- tion of all streets and avenues and all public parks laying and abutting upon said ayveuue be paid by the United States. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—The Speaker cailed attention of the House to the fact that the Kilbourn matter came over as unfinished businéss and a questionof high privilege. While t ‘ommittee of the Dis- trict of Columbia was entitled to the eoutrol of the House under the rules at two o’clock, that unless some arrangements were Hear made the Chair would be compeilied lo recog- nize thal committee at that bour. After some discussion, in which Mr. Hen- dee ( Vl.) announced that the District Com- rt atag bill for mittee was anxious to and precedent for this position. At 12:40 p.m. the of the Senate appeared and notified the that the & cou! peac:- pow wo ‘was & part of the Wnole, and no court of coordinate jarisdic- tion bad the to interfere. The Senate ving, an its readi- agers to the Senate, that baiy having seats and extended the invitation r. Lord said he bad a conversation with Judge Edmunds, chairman of the Senat« Judiciary Committee, who had stated th they bad decided to invite the House over. He suggested that the managers retire at ones apd take their places, and that then the House, heated by the Speaker, proceed in a body to the Senate chamber. Inasmuc As the Senate had extended au invita the House, It was Its duty to go over. Mr. Hoar( Mass.) said be had looket up the precedent, and had found that u din each case attended at least o mmittee of the Whole. accompanied by ihe Speaker and Clerk. He then moved that atone o'clock the House resolve itself tato Committee of the Whole, and as such atten! the trial of the Secretary of War in the Sen- ate chamber, and that it be accompanied by ibe Speaker and Clerk. Mr. Kelley (Pa ) said he favored the House golpg over @s such in support of its mana- gers. It would not then appear as having bo interest and simply @tteudiog ao inyita- tion of the Senate. Afler some desultory debate as to detail of the arrangements the mot of Mr. Hoar was agreed to. and at one o'clock tne House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole air Randal) (Pa.) in the chair, and then, beaced by the chairman, the Speaker, and the clerk, left the hall and proceeded to the Senate chamber. At half-past one th and the committee rose, and Mr. Randall announced that the Committee of the Whole bad, by order of the House, accompanieg tye maagers on the part af the Honse th Re present at the triaiof W. W. Belknap, late of War. “reary then addressed the Honge on the Kilbourn matter, and said they were bow asked todo what had been done by no legislative body in this country por ia Eng- land for the thundred years. Amid th doubts which surround the case he thought the problem should be solved by the House, as the courts would solve a similar question by giving the prisoner the benefit of the doubt. The court having jurisdiction in a writof habeas: us would rope g arisdiction on the legality of the question of the right of the House to put the question. This was the establishment of & precedent, and it should be most carefully considered. To assert that neithe, housecould do no wrong and could rot commit & prisoner wrongfully was to bag the question. He should pause long be- fore taying the House had power to nold a withess rightfully or wrongfully; whether in violation of the Constitution or not. He argued that thecourt hearing the habeas corpus had the rigkt to inquire inte the jorisdiction of the authority committing a witness over the subject-matter, and cited bumerous legal decisions in support of this position, and pending @ want of jurisdiction to discharge the prisoner. Should it be said that the House had the authority to go out and without jurisdiction @ to @ person and hold him without redress from the haveas corpus. The courts bad power to anpul & | epacted by both branches of Congress and and should it be higher power to the wh members returned e. That the House could do what both branehes could not do— hold @ prisone: beyond the control of the ja diciary. Even the English House of Pariia- Ment, and no one would claim the House had higher perogatives,was subject to an inquiry Into its conduet by the Judiciary. Both English and American authorities sustained the right of the court making inquiry to have the tody before it, and if there was a want of jurisdiction to order a discharge. In the only two cases between the state courts and th and in M been tn fa gisiatures of the states (in Wisconsin SAchHUSELtS) the decisioas haa ts. wu AN EX-WASHINGTONIAN WHO Is A PRIs- UNER IN LOD oN. A telegraph message was received from London recently saying t Wm. S. Gray, the Wall street forger, had been examin 1u the Bow Sireet Police Court and remandet for extradition. His solicitor asked for his ‘ @. saying that he had b to the United States severa! times since forge- ries, and bad heen unmolested. Gray's ope- rations wrx on two continents. Captain Thomas Sampson, the detective of the Stovk Exchange. says:—“Tue first I knew any- thing of Gray was in 1868. One day #1000 registered governments vere recetved at the sub- treasury from Jay Cooke & Co. for re demption. Toe bonds had been stolen and ihe pames altered, and caveats hal been filed against them in Washington. ‘ Cooke told me that he got them from Wm. E. Gray, a broker at 44 Broad street. Gray suid that be had taken them from a@ taan who had departed for Houduras. I doubted his story, but had no evi- dence on which to arrest bim. He me ten good bonds. When I imparted my suspicions to Sub-Treasurer Van Dyck be exciaimed, ‘Tom, it can’t be. You are mis taken. Why, be is the sou of the chaplain of the United States Senate. Some of the boys In the office went to college with him.’ Tn the fatl and early winter of 1509 Gray bor- rowed $250,000 from several rick banking houses on New York bounty loan certifi- cates,each of which he had raised from $1,000 to $10,000. He fled to London with the money, also taking with him a quarter ofa million in registered bonds that had been *tolen and altered. In London he was known as James Payne Morgan. He had Jetiers from U. S. Benators,and he used these as an {ntroduction into society. His whole desire was toswindle. It < eaid that be spent over *100,000 in making presents, and he gave (he British nobility the impres- sion that he was the possessor of immeuse Wealth in this country. He kept a si of American horses, and on several occasions be i up sleigbing parlies and bad the Duke of E-dinburgh to accompany him. After he bad been in London about a year and had successfully established himself, an opporta- nity oecurred for him to get rid of the $250,000 in stolen and forged United States registered bonds that he took from here. Mr. Chatteris, an opulent Londoner, invited Gray to become a partner with his son in banking, each partner to invest £250,000. Gray consen! Young Chatteris put $250,000 in gold into the firm, and Gray used the stolen and forged bonds to represent bis Sbare of we capital The money of young Cbavteris was squandered by Gray withia a year from the starting of the firm.” I arrived in London in 1502 with a mandaie for Gray. Two secret service officers of the Treasury had been over after him before I went, bul they failed to get bim. I found him Livit ip style in Upper Bloomsbury square, site to Dickens’ house. Au Hnglish ¢ arrested him, but was frightened by his lofty bearing, and let him escape, supposing tat he bad made a mistake. He ded to the Con- Unent, and J heard that he cogagee. in @ gold mine swindle there, and victimized a large number of bankers on the ae. He ap- peared in Paris about two montus ander whe name of Dr. Francis W. Coletzo, and subse- ently returned to Londou. I understand that all his movey is goue.””. Gray is a tall man of elegant aidress, and bas light complexion, bair a! He is the son of the Re Gray, who was Chaplain States Senate from isél Sun, Win. Sot His SWEETHEART Dean. e to 188 N.Y. q ‘Jealousy was the cause of the deed. Both are about twenty years oid. Toe mur- derer l. FOUR COUNTERFEITERS, with a covsider- ies for manufacturing nickels, were cup: cies for manu: ing mn s e tured in Cincinnati on Saturday. A large amount of counterfeit fractional currency is also afioat in New York. tegen tt bad dial als eudgenly 8 Se Losin Polk, of a government lifessavir service wit ipinuotoosd an the lakes te present season. ‘Holmes’ boot ‘Woroester, wey manufactory, pester, AF John F. Sell, tn0 deraniting talier of toe Gay at bis residence im New York. WASHINGTON SAFE BURGLARY. ARREST IN NEW YORK, L. H. CHANDLER'S BODY FOUND, —————— DOM PEDROS CARRIAGE SMASHED. ——— MORE CHINESE IMMIGRANTS. - o——- WESTERN RAILROAD POOL, wal New Youk, April i About ? o'clock this Morning & carriage containing the by of Brazil and his yy, while betng rapialy driven down Firth avenue, was ron te Leavy wagon belonging to the Knick: oF ice company, and badly wrecked. The Em- peror and party escaped wi ul injery, end another veh le being procured tney pro- ceeced to their destination . The New York Idea of Entertaining en Emperor New YOR, April U— Tals morning the peror of Brazil left bis hotel with M: . Controller Green, aad other city to call on Gov. Tides, and after wards visit 1 1 er the care Drthes in the after Bireet rities aod cor Emperor wilt the costom bouse, and wh exchanges. — THE NEW RAILROAD Poor. Results of the Chicage Conference. CHICAGO, April 15 — A meeting of the man- agers of the various ratiroads ope: of St. Louis was beld bere ®atard: noon to effect a pool. arrangement on all business origivativg at that polot somewhat similar to the eastern railroad combinations Tbe character of the movement was set forth several weeks since. It was propossd to pool the gross earnings of all the lines, as is done by the eastero trunk lines, but owing to the fact tbat a number of roads are bankrupt this Idea was abandoned @t the meeting on Satarday, it was arranged (o pool the gross earnings on all competing business to &nd from St. Louis on the basis of the earn- ings of the various roads for the years 1873, isi4, and 15. The reads coneerned in the Arrangement are the Ohio and Mississippl, Chicago and Alton, Toledo and Wabash, Vandalia, and Indianapolis and St. Louis. An executive board, composed o: J.C. Me- Mullen, of the Chi and Alton, J. E. Simpson. of the Vandalia, and E. Waldron, of the Ohio and Mississippi, was . =e to |grce Upon a tarif! to be ob- served. The new @rrangement will enter into effect to-di _« ANOTHER CARGO CELESTIALS S82 More Chinamen for San Francisco. San FRANCISCO, April I wine steamy rections viet W Crocus arrived here to day from Hong via Yokobama, with @ cargo of rice and Chinese passengers. The intention was that the steamship should sail direct to this ‘t; bul two days out from Hong Kong the Eniuese mutinied, complaining of the food and water. The mutiny was quelled with- out loss of life; but In consequence of the trouble the ship put in to Yokohama, where an extra crew of forty men were obtained. [t baving been given out thst on thearrival Of the Crocus the anti-Coolle societies would mob the passengers, a strong lice force Was stationed at the landing. The men were, bowever, undisturbed on their way to Chinatown. MEXICO'S TROUBLES. The War Along the Border. GALVESTON, TEXAS, April [7.—A apecial dispatch to the News from Brownsville yes- lerday Says (hat @ government forte has oc- cupied Victoria, the capital of Ta uy and demanded he bas provounced for Dias. He i at Sar Fernando, together with the slate legisla General Escobedo reached Monterey yesterday with 6% goveramept cavairy. The revolutionists are €xactiny the merchants of New Lo: deavoring to obtain militar, Tesist it. Iviaz seized several hundred stand of arms in M moras yestereay. a WASHINGTON SAFE BURGLARY. Arrest of Somervilie, the Lawyer. New Yor«, April ya niay eveo- ing Tbomas #. Somerville, a lawyer of this cily. Was arrested pursuant to fastructions from Washington, where an indictment bad n found against bim charging bim with "ing concerned In the “safe burglary.” He was then allowed nizapee until thi or peared and gave bail in $5,000 to stand his trial. —_ rT jew York Murders New York. April 17.—John Farreil, "0 peare, wa and killed yes' v morning by John Taefe, aged 32. in the hall- wa) of the residence of both parties, in Bast sth street, during ® quarrel about wages. Taefe was in the ew of Farrell. August Meltz died yesterday from Injaries Teeerved by being thrown down stairs on the ‘th instant by Rappert Max. The Body of L H Chandler Recovenea. OkPOLK, Va, April 19.—The body of L. H. Chandler, who dina) bis rem- dence in this city on the morning of the 6th instant, was found floating in the harber near Fort Norfolk this morning. He was dressed in a full suit of black clothes. His pockets were filled with stones. Toe remains ‘were very much decom Bast NEw YORK, A patch says that Dexter 4 Brother, the Paw- tucket cotton spinners, who, it was an- bounced yesterday. bad made an assigo- ment, failed for $400,000. Their assets are ut at $300,000. They were the largest manu- Tacturers of cotton and knitting yaras in the country. Disaster to Centennial “Goods. ALnany.N. Y.. April 17 —The barge Key- stone, of the Philadelphia company’s line, came im collison with an abuiment of tbe bridge bere yesterday and supk. A large quantity of Centennial goods belonging to business men tp this city were ruined by the accident. The lows is estimated Bl S1U,000. Stabbed to Death for a Woman. Provipence, R 1.. April 1.—An Italian named Francisco Vincenti was fatally Stabbed last night by & fellow countryman named Pasenio Cararino while attempting to defend a woman with whom he was walk. ing, and whom Cararino bad strack in the face. Cararino was arrested. Jealousy was the cause. . rire New VY &. April 0.—Fire on the prem- ines of S. W. Green, printer, % OUT street, resulted In the logs of $5,000 to Green, $3,000 M. W. Kittor & Co., machinists; £5,090 to P. Kurtz, manufacturer of jewelers’ tools, and other smaller losses. Damage to baild- ing $5,000— insurance not given. ——— St. Lovis, April tor, belonging Xo Ubis ity, collided with the bridge at Hannibal, Mo., this & m., was completely wrecked. Harry Young, the clerk. and eight of the crew, whore names are nted, were drowned. —_——_.— Porr JERVTS, Y., April 1%.—Fifteew at ered in an em grain car of 8 westward bound yet of te Erie ’ v The St. Lawrence Open. WATERTOWN, N. J., April Ii.—The Bt. Lawrence river is free of lee for one hun- dred miles from its mouth, @ad navigation is resumed.