Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1876, Page 1

"THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, H Pennsyivania Avenue, corner Lith strect, BY The Evening Star Newspaper Company, | 8 ra UFFMANN, Pres’t. | —————— Tue EVENING STAR fs served by carviers fo | mibscribers at Ten Cents per week, or Forty- four Cent! T month. (pies the coun'er, Two Cents each. By muil—postage prepaul— Bixty Cents a month; one year, $6. THE WEEKLY STAR—prddished on Friday — 82a year, postage prepaid. BF AL subscriptions imariadly in cclvance. er Rates of cetvertising furnished on application. vez. 47—N2. 7,187. SPECIAL NOTICES. ATTENTION, ULARS — An urned mestivg Of BAYIUNAL ASSUCIA TiN OF BRGULAK SOLDIERS. UB A. wilh Be belt rbuad Hall, corner Sth and sts. ger west eat ance on Sh street, TU MORBOW v at g o'clock sharp = a JOAN a MILLER, Prendent JOSEPH LS U@HLAN. Sec h Masonic —Et Sm A CHARTS GS sr ei cpentons % notified cmp y ats orclock p. @, FRIDAY, the <1 Mosonfc Temple, to attend m, Pa —An ad COLOMBIA Out BCIL, No 1, S0VER BIGNS OF INDUSTRY —An Address on rs operation will bs delivered April 2! at 7: o'clock. n's Merce Company Subscriptions to - Wi i siso be present to rece t ck. All Sov- A fall atiendarce is earnestly requested. ere iets arecordially invited. order o! cil ao or T Of the COMNTOS HADLEY. Recretary. LENW OOD GEMeTERY—an_ ad- meting of the Lot Propristors in CEMETERY wilt be held at the guested Lady rited to attend Lot Pro} €@ the Memorial to Hong rvs ted to eallon the Secretary, coraerof S:h . < T.G. RO £uL. Fresident of Lot Proprietors’ Meeting. WILLIAM LORD. Secretary HE BEST. MILSURN'S 500A WATER. NATURAL SPRING WATERS on Draught ICE-COLD TEA, COFFEE and CHUCOLATE. ater T F 1429 Pawxevivania AVENCR, apls-er =ie5 tear Willerd's. HENEY WIE GARNETT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ; No. 1 Columbia Law Building, be apld.im Sth street, bet D and E. EW WHITAKER, io. 795 th street, near Trea-ary Dep District Claims, Pension and Bounty epecialty. TO GAS CONSUMERS. ytice is hereb; ven that on pe : foe of will bo reduced to e pet lee «i * redu Baus Per 1.000 Cubic Feet. CHARLES B. BAILY, LeowkM] Sec. Washington Gaslight Co. @ffice and revidence, 51 Bast ch st. STRATFOBD DALL, venues a ORNBY-AT- LAW, ae JOHNSON & CO., BANKERS, Gorner cf Wth Street and Pennsylvania Avenne, Desiers in Governmort and District Becurities | Foreign Exchsnge sud Geld sepis-iy Keine OLN HALL. si B special service for YOUNG MEN, SABBATH AFTERNOON, at 3% o'clock eplt-tr SSS SAMUEL G. YOUNG, Be ROTABY PUBLIC Z ' ING EYE-GLASSES, ed for one year nt to brea! ade to, d not to produce ean- it does not slip from and see them, ni invention SELP-ADJL Patepted, warra: fremel:+s order. Warrai errs, as other eye gimees do Ur Loe if you sweat. Come Convince yourself of this beaut! } ne and weeler, 9 Penney ivenia avenue apd Iyletp F* KLIN & CO., = onal OPTICIANS, Gen 12237 PENN:YivaNia AvENTE ine Braztiian Pebble Spectacies, dee?-1y stp PEHEONAL.— lation of the intern: FROM ANGLIM, the well Known dealer in antiquarian books, we have a copyof the catalogue of the books, manuscripts, maps, crawings and bg agp tt belonging to_Mr. EG sold at auction in New York, April ar pally to would he have s cirenlars cost. louse wi tne Serate ki count re EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip, GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.—Inter- nal revenue, $409.515 09; customs, $518.55 MR. AND MRS. FassetT will hold thetr last reception of the season on Saturlay evening at their stucios on the Avenue. lcHA BOD C. NETTLESHIP, one of the par- ties recently Indicted for the safe burglary conspiracy, has given bail. and was today beiore the graud jory as & witness. . WwW. seed. Le Lake, of th town. intredaced in Armstrong. of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and W. L. Brown, of the Youngstown Vindicator,are at Wil- lard’s. Times, is in e Jackson { Miss.) AN ORNAMENT to the House reporter's gallery is Detective Beil. How he is allowed unblushingly to force himself into the com- pany of respectable men, perhaps the com- lents Who issue tickets to the gallery can explain. MES. FITCH'S JewELs.—The Senate to- ay passed a bill introduced by Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, directing the Sec-etary of the reasury to deliver to Mrs. Minnie Sherman iteb, wife of Thomas W. Fitch, an engineer ofticer in the navy, the wedding’ present giv- en ber by the Knedive of EF: ANOTHER AS=AULT ON Bristow.—Tne resolution pl. the House this morning to investigate the matter of the re- mistion of the fine of the barque Mary Mer- : ttis another attempt to smiren Secretary istow, It being alleged that he acted a3 unsel and was pecuniarily interested in release of the vessel which was detained Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for alleget vio- revenue law. Squier, to 4th. The col upsur} Everybody tit. known It. knowa, who was nomina the democrats of India chatrraan of the House Committee counts. int nt Sessio! ty at a m2 eighteen fore her execu oduced in the that perirait of Beairice immortally ide: i with bis name. The the head of Guido is ri THE Wert or Hanetas Corres, introducat In the House this moraing by Mr. Lawrence, of Ohio, relating to habeas corpus provides that whenever any shall be detained or imprisoned by order of the House or Senate, he sali be entitled to the privileges of the writ of habeas corpus, and the Sergeant-at-Arms having the ens- ed in its way, relatin; entral America, and American antiquities, and the sale will at- tract wide attention. The catalogue can be seen at Anglim’s, and any book desired can be ordered through him, thongh there is no erity in their course; and Smith ought But then the Smith fam- | tiv always was peculiar, from Captain John cown. has served in the ™m the original in the Barberini galier: ction is unique era and Iv SsrrH, the ex-journal clerk, had bern possessed of “horse sense,” he would not now be a retired officer of the House, nor nt the money his bounty knows that the pass the bounty bill only to have The democrats can thus vid for the afiections, and, better still, the votes of the soldiers, € “OLD JIMMY WILLIAMS,” ag he familiar. ted for governor na yesterday, is ac His economy is of that Riad, which, ns because of the f gas bills, or carpet the floors of room on Accoun £ blue Kentucky tracts alt ye a act of head of Ce from the port Unigle gallery. Those who have got as of Guldo’s Beatrice only through tue do!l-faced representations extant in this purporting to be copies of that pic Will find it worth their while to visit Markriter’s to see and study this spirited copy of the impressive origfual. 2 biLL person tody of any person so detained shall in ola- dience to a writ of habeas corpus produce to “WHY WURWUUR YE! the AY © YE NOT READ THAT A GOOD SUIT CLOTHES can be bought for ‘At HABLE BROS, phy GI @ SUIT, fifteen different styles, a= At HABLE BBOS. Bt Fe ane SUITS ever offered tn aahington. 2 said At HABLE BROS. L'S3k OR DARK SHADES FINE CASsi- MEBE SUITS, for only 613, At HABLE BROS. “SLEGANT BUSINESS Woolens, for only 614, At HABLE BROS, ICH AND ELEGANT BUSINESS OB DRESS SULTS, for only 816, At HABLE BROS, VER ONE HUNDBED YARIETIES OF BUSINESS OB DEESS SUITS, at 15. At LADLE BEUS. "PRE EINEST LINE AND. DEST STYLES of P ; Suite ever dispiayel, i Hiporied Case. Buite over cep abLe BEOS. = Lewy fo Beryl sy H —_, gy ia mishrd Bustuces oF Dress Suits, at 922. = ene Or UES: HABLE DROS, D E SVERY VARIET of Cut ia Fine Dri SHADE AND STYLE sor Basiness Suite, at $25, At HABLE BROS, EGULAR CUSTOM-MADE SUITS of the new- est and richest Patterns, st S25, At HABLE BROS. FE ROPERS L F CUSTOM-MADE SUITS of the finest Foreign Fabrics, at $30, aT HABLE GROS., Merchant Tailors and Fine Clothiers, f mar? tr c F 7th and D streets. forts of Prov ee ain meme nan, | wnce,_ ane ereby vance APFLEren's aaen CAN CYCLOPE | ity in the scale sales °Partice ta, Washinaton or vickotly ceetriae in Washington ‘Work will be enpplied. tm mont Beet os te pret: Fata sho nawner 41 hs ‘bere all styles of bi: be gee: | ee al pet of Sidsite RESTS AND STILL THEY COME. =a THIRD ALKIVAL OF think it Is the @ made public arst on the monnd builders.” b: the court the body of the person so detained without any order from the Senate or House, the application for such writ to be mae to nief Justice of the United States, or any justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, or, in the absence of thos from the city of Washington, tothe Supreme Court of the District or to the Chief Justice OF aby associate. n 1H OR SOOTCH Oassi- | treasurer, Boston, Mass.; J. BULLS. only 815, Uptted States attorney for Ca!ifornt At HABLE' BROS. pension agent, M THE CHARGES AGAINST Drs. ¢ B1iss.—Members of the House District C. mittee say gsainst Drs. Cox and Bliss, of the Board of Health, in relation to receiving £10,000 exch in stock of the odorless excava’ (which has the contract for removing the | ight sell of Ubis Distri: testimony to sustain tt thatas y asked the committee for au opport explain the matter, and that they do not y of the commaitteé to com- pel an explanation of the gentlemen named, in defence, if they do not desire tomake any. They also express th: opinion that it is the | duty of all officials, when such char, to immediately demand n op portunity to be heard, whlch, so far, has not been dove in this THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES resumed its session at the Smithsonian In- stitution at noon to-day. The interest in the meetings, instead of abating is daily increasing, and the coptinued the members from a distance, and the large bumber of distinguished visitors, are grati- they think either Dr. ¢ ase. ‘ing evidence of the paper read this Elisha P. Fer They aa NOMINATIONS AND CONFIRMATIONS — The President sent the followivg nomina- Uons to the Senate yesterday: Michael Schaffer to be chief justice of the sapreme court of Utab territory; governor of Washington territory; W-. V. Hinebart. Indian agent, Malhear agency, Oregon; Joseph C. Wilson, collector of inter- nal Peigps ooo! for ats Sey ITS, of 1 ea ells, collector of customs for Vermont. Velen The Senate confirmed the following nomi- nations: Frank Howe, York city; Franklin Wm. ston agent, New javen, jr., assistant ohn “M. Coghlan, Henry ». Farron, United States attorney for north- ern and scuthern districts of Georgia; Mark Tilton, aud # bumber of postmasters. adisop, Iadiaca, ox AND ™ the charge that company has consideraple + farther, anity to are ttendance of appreciation of lemy to promote ama of civilization. Tha morning was conjectinral restoration ofa Pueblo of of Rochester, New le contribution to k the Smithronie: Hon. Lewis H. M L tvonght and great CENTENNIAL BARGAINS => rereareh, Msjor Vowel! participated largely - Ue | © 118 paper. ‘ae rs CoAT, MEHLORUN'S | tea ages faked” was on whic m been presen or set lown apna alam | fn the programme! by reason of the 704 Gaiters and Tice, front seam, buttos, Buicon i Side Lace Gaiters | Totlet @: congress, 1 Lasting Batmorais, jalmorais. Borkias, cence ov eee rct P ‘MOTTo! | Prof. Henry , bis nouse this evening. | abeches oftheir authors.or of yeatercay’s session by the length of the other papers read, viz. 1. Geological evi. question of the cause of | the cold of the ice period, by erry, | New Mexico, by Prof. E.D. Cope. 3. On the | Geology of Petroleum. the 2. Character of the Next In order are: — . by De. retic ere the Uoited States, made at were crowded out Dr. J. 8. New. Eocene Fauna of New! ys ess of @ Mag- the Bache Fund of the Acad- Prob! we will entertai E. Hilgard. 2. Hist of cles, by Gea. B.. session of the academy will be contin- B. Al ia the academy at | bim. Evening Sta ee EES t, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1876. AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day were Senators Morton, Spencer, Cono- ver, Burnside, Oglesby, Sargent aod Came- ron, and Representatives Luttrell, Page Campbell and Stowell. DETECTIVE WHITLEY was before the Committee on Expenditures in the Depart- ment of Justice yesterday, with reference to the placing of funds helovging to the gov- ernment in the hands of John I. Davenport, of New York city. to be used to Inflnere® voteg in the last New York state and Presi- dential election: P. M.’8 SALAR(ES.—The Senate Commit- tee on Post (Mices and Post Roads to-day diseussed the matter of readjusting post- masters salaries. The indications are that the commitiee will report a bill doing away with the present system of paying certain salsrie: for lxrge offices and substitute a teale of compensation graded according to the business of the offices. Such a system they believe, would be more equilabie than the preseat one, GoNE TO MEET. THE BOUNTY JuMpPERS — | The Committee on Rules of the House this morning made its report in the case of Chas. H. Smith, the journal elerk, who endeavored | | $460,000. ‘The company put in an answer to to preempt bourty claims in New Hamp- shire. The report censured the action of | Smith, batmade no recommendation. This | war owing to the = Smith’s resigna- tion had been tenderet. It was subsequently yead and has been accepted by the Clerk of the House. Smith has goue to meet the | claim agents, DEAD LOCK ON THE DIPLOMATIC BILL. Mr. Singleton, from the House A ppropria- tions Committee, this morning reported to the House the consular and diplomatic ap- propriation bill with the recommendation that Me one hundred and forty-two amend- ments added by the Senate be non concurred in. The recommendation was adopted by the House, -Does the gentleman destre a ecmmittee of conference?” said the Speaker. “No, str,” said Mr. Singleton. This ludicates that the House will force the Senate to ask for the conference. and that the approach. ing dead lock between the two houses is drawing on apace. THE CONTEST between Representative Barnum and Governor English for the seat of Senator Ferry, of Connecticut, temporar- ily held by Mr. Engli-b, is an animated one. Mr. Barnum has jong been an aspirant f r Senatorial honors. He controls large busines interests tn bis state, is very wealthy, and is quite as popular as his competitor. Seuator English, however, is anxious to succeed bimself, and his friends are active and vigil- ant. The New Haven Heyister warns off a} olber candidates by saying that “by all the ro'es of pelitical usage and propriety, and personal good falth, the falfilrnent of the un- expired term belongs to Goveri glish, and his friends do not expect any opposi- tion.’ SOUNDINGS FORACA TO AUSTRALIA. Dispatches have been received at the Navy department from Captain J. N. Miller, come ma g the U.S. steamer Tuscarora, dated Brisbane Roads, Austraila, February 1 76, in whieh be reports bi loth of that month, b: ds on the 2th of Was sent out lomakesou Honolula and Brisbane, wi practicability of between those casts were points mae in all, on that, and the depth entire route be ta the Pi thé Samoan THE AKLE STATUE OF The sts GENERAL Epwin D. ue of Edwin D. Baker r, governor, U.S. Sena- 1as arrived and been piaced Statuary Hail, at the Capitol. ne work of Dr. Horatio Stove, who ew months since in It where t tatue. It is life size and stand ome dark pelestal, and 1s made of italian marvle, The friends ant d statesman pro- good, and the entire rihy of the reputation of the artist ed standing with bis left foot d in the act of deli vert in be is ght arm is elevat and across his breast, the index finger pointing downward. His right arm resis against bis breast and in bis hand he carries asmallroll. The head is well throwa back and the expression of the face ts earnest ai avimated. A military cloak or mantle is thrown across his lef shoulder and sweeps in graceful folds around his form, falling at bis feet on the lefton a military fat sur- mouuted with an ostrich plume, beside which Hesasword. The foul ensemble is ef- fective, the erect figure, the manly face, the baid bead fringed with curly locks, and the short side whiskers, ali reminding one of the Senator Baker of ‘1, when in the attitude of delivering one of his stirring orations. The Statue Is Dot the gift of Oregon, but was pro- vided for by a Congressional appropriauion several years ago. The Insane Asylum Investigation. FACTS BROUGHT ov CROSS-EX AMINA TION. Daniel Williams, the attendant at. the Gov- ernment Insane Asylum, whose testimony before the Congressional Committee on the Expenditures in the Interior Department was presented in yesterday's STAR, was cross examined, and when asked if he had anything against the institution answere! that be did bot think Dr. Morrell had treated bim well; he had preveuted his getting as much w ess) thousht he thould have. ‘hase did not ask him to tell anything but the trata. He tes Ufied that his patievts bad a piece of bec! two aud abalf inches every way, ove third of aloaf of bread each, @ pint of soup, aad plenty of vegetables. It did not rain but two or three mes while he was in cha the working pati and he did hi aud put dry clothes ou them and took g eofthem. They were bo wetter than the bired men they worked with. Tuis was aii jo July; was out of the ward a part ot every Sunday, and did not know whether Dr. Nichols came through or not. Mr Downing testified that he made no com plaint of the care or condition of the patient Murray 10 Dr. Nichols or to his assistants; | that bis odge never did anything to remove | To DAY. A special meeting of the committee was | held this morning for tae purpose of exa:min- ing a lady, Who made @ Tequest of the com- Mitte that ber bame should not be made public, though she gave it to the com:aittee, | as also (he names of several persons wuom | she sald would corroborate her testimony. The witness testified that her son, whea i7 years old, was in sttendance at Ford ’s thea- ler on the night of the assassination of Presi- dent Lincoln, and that seeing Booth, whom be knew, jump on the stage from a box, became so excited that a few days afterwards he showed symptoms of | ‘sani She went over to tne — —y- re i*made arraagements to send her son there for treatment, She visited the asylum every day, and wait- ed there sometimes from” morning until ‘tuough she was treated very | he was unable to see her son | She then had a consultation | f ral of her friends, among whom were two officials, who sald they would ace company ber to the asylum and demand that she be allowed to see her son, which they did the next day. After considerable discussion, she, with these two gentlemea, was allowed to see the young man, whom they found in acell in the basement, in a terrible condition, bat not at all insaue. He immediately reeogaized her. He had scarce- ly any clothiag on, bis dress portion of of a of soldier's pants | and @ shirt, which upon examination she found to be literally covered with vermin. | The Nesh on her son’s back was almost eaten off with vermin, and his whole body was covered with sores. She said raany of the | to his personal condition borrible for her to testify to. She took her son, who was in an almost starved condition, to her home, and afer two or three mouths’ careful attention and nursing he regained bis bealth. The committee will examine the two offi- clals referred to to-morrow morning, bav- ing issued subpoenas for thelr appearance. consisting of a | pre] The War Department Investigation. A Moth Exterminator’s Story. After our report of the proceedings before the Committee on Expenditures in the War cepartment closed yesterday, George W- Brega continued his testimony concerning the army moth preventative contract. He testified that he went to see the Secretary of | War, and asked for @ envy of the charges against the company. The secretary gave him no satisfaction, and said he would be d—dif be wonld gratify his request. Wit- ness went to Long Brauch to see the Pre: dert; was rot acquainted with either the President or General Babcock. SAW BABCOC and told bis story. Witnesk was told that there must be some mistake about it; that the Sceretary of War would be there in a few days, and that be had better wait till Gen, Babcoek came before going to see the Prast- dent. Witness did vot wait, and ina few days afterwards received a copy of the charges through General Babcock. Tne amount of paid to the eomp about was the charges as follows: They deny that COL. PIATT was ever employed as agent or attorney for the company; that Piatt was simply em- ployed to presentauch facts as the quarter- master’s department found to bs correct to the attention of the War department and ch persons in Congress ashe might know. They say that Colonel Piatt was paid in fall for all his services, according 19 agreement which was verbal; that if he bad a case against the company, the courts are opea to him for relief. They protested against his attempts to induce he War departraent by misstatements to ioterfere in his behalf, They never told Piatt that they could not pay bim because they had expended large sums to employes and officers of the War de- fe ger wd but told him that he was tia full They deny Platt’s statement tyat an employe of their company told him tée pro- cess WAS a fraud, as no employe Kuows the “rationale” of the process. GEN. GARFIELD. They goon at Jength and defend their pro- The Late Board of Audit. THEIR FINAL REPORT. The Speaker laid before the House yester- day afternoon & message from the President transmitting the final of the Board = Audit of the District of Columbia, as fol- OWE: TREASURY DEPARTMENT, April 19, 1576. To the President, In submitting & Gnal report of the Board of Audit constituted by section ¢ of the act of Jone %, 1874, “for the government of the District of Columbia, and for other poses, e undersigned take leave to say that Mr. rpenter, the Second Comptrolier of the United States Treasury, did not be- come & member of the Board of Audit unt!) January 24, 1576, and that the board ceased avditirg and certifying claims egainst the District’ of Columbia January 31, 16, corformity with what ap) to be prevailing opinion of the Senate at th: date, and what subsequently appeared to be the concurrent opinion of the two Houses of Corgress. Prior to the 24th of January, 1576, | Mr. Carpenter bad no knowledge of cea ‘o- ceedings of the board, and for the few days of subsequent action, that action conformed to the precedent rules of the board, and now al that remains to be done ts to report the | general results that have been reached. To co this we need not state what has already been reported by the board and now consti- intes @ part of the public reeords. The following contain rect statement of the uomber an of claims each class Class 1, No. Class y Class 3, No. Class 4, No. of certiticate, of certificate, of certificate, of certificate, 2 Class 5, No. of certificate, Class 6, No. of certificate, 4 5 “lass 7, No. of certificate, 2 021 ass 5, No. of certificate, 3,059 William Bowen, 1 Total certificates. . bedvet bonds retart Coled.....+...6 a +. 18,405 J and can- cess and continue: “As to Gen. Garfield's telegram, it eonfains no evidence whatever, and we can prove that on (he I6th or lith of July last Mr. Cowles heard that Donn Piatt stated that he (Piatt) had telegraphei to Gen. Garfield to velegraph to the Secretary of War to yo our work. Gen. Garfela’s dispatch is dated August 7. It is evident that Gen. Garfield acted under the misrepre- sentation of Donn Platt.” The company defend their integrity at length, and ask that the order of suspension be revoked. This statement was sworn to and mailed to Gen. W. W. Belknap, Secretary of War, Avgust i, ind. The committee adjourned. GEN. GARFIELD EXPLAINS. Gen. Garfield states in regard to his alleged connection with the Cowles and Brega moth preventative and of bis telegram to the Sec- retary of War, to which Brega alluded, that afier the first appropriation was made the committee received a letter that tne prepa- ration was a humbug. Quartermaster Gen- era] Meigs, who was summoned before the committee, said that the board appointed to examine the preparation was hostile to it Another board was appointed, and the result that a further appropriation wa Before the next, mecting of Congress it was noised abroad that Cowles and Brega said tuey had paid $10,060 to secure the introdne- llon of their preparation. Gen. Garfield, who then in the west, heard that the Sec: tary of Warbad s aded the contra he immediately telegraphed to him to rm in his suspension. G this telegram and the letters wards sent will show that tract suspended until an fy he bad. Me says he never be lay that Donn P. ad b A Card, DLit Oue A. J. Ambler hive nt char; of the Jus Metriet of aving solicited & Amoler and my- e Said charge ut- se. The patentee introdaction bis attorney urging me to tent of which hough be was c e Cc rap: bet ion in plied for al to me at Chics ngaged In @ eorrexpon an interest In the er before , anxious that 1 shi vest, he admils t ‘ ested, (indeed, I had forgott and patente though makir inet. es from Judge Wsiie The facts are just thé contrary. Tals disappoint ed and argered litigant has been send: cers of blackmail in his own hander and now in Judge Wylie E which some such publica’ York Herald and New York Sun is threatea- ed unless the Judge will send him five hun- dred dollars, ($500,) of which he ts in great need. Of course, all such applications were treated with indignant defiance and con- tempt. Neither Judge Wylie—an upright and in- corruptible jarist—nor any other man, has ever DARED to approach ine with any olfur involying transactions on my part that would not bear the full light of the sun oy day, and a drammovd light by nigat. That corruption must be prevailing at present, Is proven by the vermin it begets. and which now and then crawis forth to at- tack even men of sound coadition and cleau- ly habits. Taos. B. BRYA Washington, D. C., April 20, 1s The National Academy of Scien: THE ADDRESS OF PROFESSOR HENR WASHING ION SCIENTISTS. Professor Henry, in his address at the opening of the annual session of tue Nation +i Academy of Sciences in this city, sald The academy is now far from ineluding ali these entitled to membersaip b ter of thelr contributions to sel ut no one who ts a succese(ul laborer In this line will fail in time to be elected, unless his career be untimely terminated by death Tbe academy. principally the suggestion of our lamented Agassiz, was modeled 80: wiat after estarilthments of a similiar chvracter in kurope, but it lacks one element of efficiency possessea by foreign societies, viz: that of being established in a large city or a thickly-popuiated «distri which can afford a large body of residen members having the factlity of frequent meetings. Still ‘this Ity may be overcome i ime by thi ot members in Washi readily accessibie to it. nere is no city in the Union im which there are so many per- sons, 1p proportion to the number of inbabi- tants, occupied in scientific pursuits as in THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. This is evinced by the proceedings of the Philosophical society, of Washington,which is scarcely second to any local society of its character in the vicinity, and numbers of communications have been made to it ae, the three years of its existence. Es. pecially do we look forward with confidence to many véluable colaborations from BALTIMORE, furnished under the influence of the judi- cious organization of the Johns Hopkin University. President Gilman and the trustees of that establishment deserve the thanks of the friends of education and of origi science for the enlightened policy which they are adopting in regard to tne magnificent endowment with which they are entrusted. GOVERNMENT QUESTIONS REFERRED ro THE acaDeMY. Tn @ccordance with the sct of organization of the Academy, the government can call oa it for the solution of any scientifie question thal may arise in the administration of pub lic affairs, and it bas in several instances taken advantage of this clause of the so- ciety’s orgavization. * © The past year three questions bave been referred to it the Treasury department. The first was in reference to whether a certain Kind of cloth imported under the name of calf-hair g00ds coutained wool; the second, in regard Uo the value of a certain used io the paration of fractional currency; the third, on the method of determining the amount of crystalline sugar in samples offered for im ion. Answers to questions of this Ind must result in favor of or against indl- viduals in their dealings with the govero- ment and in the latter case the Academy must expect to be assailed and the motives of the members charged character of lems the Academy undertakes to solve. These should be rather than intend- ed to decide al questions connected With the in! of particular individuals. Totalamount.... ern, 5 Of the certificates issued upon ‘audit as above stated, the following have not been celivered, but remain with the pay 4rs turned over to the Commissioners of the District Class No. 7. Class No. 5. Tota}.. aes cesesss os! There buve also been audited and but retained In class No. 1, and e, #Mounting to..... sees $104,310 24 Accounts andited but not certified in class No. 4, amounting to.... Claims in class No. + not acted upon, amounting to.... (lalms in class No. npon, amounting to Clamts in class No. upon, amounting to Claims in class No ‘on, amoun ted bat not acted 8 not ac Cleo es the ¢ ne to the be parently correc is ng the r the cost of work doue Commissioners nor | rlet to the board of | board by no offi tuted by see ‘oved June py Jolot res. NETESS, ap definitel terms of over ail boo! come to their posses: House Committee c 3 ® 3 g 2 custody of th tiletet Cob ihe Dist W. TayLor, First CARPENTER, Ser ppers were referred tee. NVENIION AT Pit c,| crediting the statements of persons hers who are cerlainiy in ® position o kuow some- thirg 228 purposes in view of a much more important character than would eppear on the sur: it Is nota trades uuion a‘fair, though trades-untoa men are its principal directors, If it can devise ways ana means to have the great mass of the working people cut loose from existing po lilical organizations, and form a balance of- Fower party of their own, it will certainly eehieve an important end, though the thing bas often been tried before, ina limited way, only to fail. Men’s party associations are £0 strovg, from habit and’ discipline, that tt is one of the most difficult things in the world to disrupt them. Whether this new experiment is to be an, exception to! he gen- eral rule we must walt an x Phila, Lediy INDIANA DEMOCRATIC CONVEN- nominated Hon. James ms, of Khox county, @ member of the present Congress from that state, governor, after a roost exciting session. The names of Hon. Franklin Landers and Hon. W. 8. He man were several times presented to tne convention, but were fiually withdrawn. Issac P. Gray, of Randolph county, was | pominated for lieutenant governor. Tne pats starts ont with a resolution favor- ing gold and silver in & general way, and ends with an emphatic demand for “green- backs” and plenty of them. Gov. H. niricks was indorsed as the first choice of Indiana for President. THR MARYLAND CoAL Comp THE CANAL Company —The € News says that as the result of a e between the coal companies and the canal company, a petition has been presented to the goverror requesting him to direct the attorney general to inslitate suit azainst | the Consolidation Coal company and the Comberlapd and Pennsylvania ltatlrowl company, involving a vacacion of charter It the lately attempted evasion of Jaw is per- sisted in by those companies. The News also notices & rumor that the Camberiand and Medmout railroad has been sold to the Baltimore and ‘/hio ltailroad company. MARYLAND SENATE EXECUTIVE SES SION —The Senate of Maryland will to-day epnvene in extra executive session at Au- Depolis in Obedience to the prociamatio, of the Governor. It is thought the session will be only a few days’ duration, the only busi- ness being to confirm some three handred acd two nominations for assessors and boards of control under the new assessment law. Sixty of the assessors an | fifteen mem- bers of boards of coutrol are to be appoiated and confirmed for Baltimore city. MOODY AND SANKEY'S revival services in the Hippodrome, New York, were brought to a close last evening io the presence of an immense congregation, and were of @ most Juopressive character. On Tuesday and yes- lerday $115.000 were collected for tae Young Men’s Christian Association, leaving bat $57 ,000 Of Lhe required sum to be raised. LickIxG Lo —The latest information from Fort Fetterman represents that tbe receat wnisbment of Crazy Horse's band of Ia- Bians has bad a most salutary effect upoo the other discontentei tribes, and that tney are how very likely to keep quiet. IN THE WISHART bond cons; trial at Philadelphia yesterday, Martin L. Sykes, of the Chicagoand Northwestern railroad eom- yany, testified that the bonds of the company exhibited in court were forged, the whole plate being counterfeited. Twerrp.—Superiniendent Walling,of New York, says trustworthy information nas been received that points conclusively to Canada as the present hiding place of Wm M. Tweed. No Hore For DoLan.—Gov. Tilden, of New York, bas determined not to interfere under any circumstances in the case of Do- lan, the Noe mi » aud he must be hanged Friday. THE sTATUE of G: D. Prentice is to be unveiled ‘at Loutaville, iy. 08 May 5. Tae new office of the Courier-Journal be for- mally opened at the same time. ted Eat uak ppc mene sor of the elty' of Chicago, TRE ~ | Rave to | consulted every member of the TWO CENTS. FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Tucrspay, Apri! 2. SENATE.—Mr. Sherman presente? me morial of citizens of Onto remonstrating against any change in the tariff laws. [> ferred to Committee cn Finance. PUB. DOCS. Mr. Anthony, from Committee on Print- ing reported resolution to print copies of the report of the Smithsonian l[aostitution Passed. Also resolution to print copies of geological report of the territories. Mr. Saulsbury said he saw no use of print- ing these documents just for them to accu mulate in the folding room. Senators c not afford to send them out at their own ex pense. There should be some proviston made for the distribution of these docn- ments or they should not be printed. He thought that all documents printed by Con gress should be seut out under the frank of inembers. was then passed. ARMS FOR SOUTHERN MILITIA. r. Gordon, from Committee ou Military irs, reported joint resol. anthorizing Secretary of War to de} ritles to the Washington Light In ton, S. C., and the Clinch Rifles of Ancasta, Ga., in order that they appear at the Cea- tepnial as part of the Ceatennial legion Passed. ntry of Charles BOARD OF HEALTH. Mr. Edmunds introduced bill to a’ the Board of Health of the District of Colam- bia, and to transfer its duties to the Sargeon « He moved that it be ittee on the District of Mr. Logan said this praposed to impose additional daties upon a part of the army. and he thougot It suould go to the Committee itary Aflairs. There seemei a dispo- on the part of scme people, either in the army or out of it. to give the army the contro} of everything in this country. He Was opposed to it. Mr. Edmunds bad no objection to the ref- erence to the Military Committee. Tae bill was in some sense a double bill, and coult be properly considered by both committees. ‘The Qill was then referred to the Commit tee on Military Affairs. VETS OF 1812. Mr. ingails, from the Committee on_ Pen- sions, reported with amendments the House bill amending the law granting sions to the soldiers of the war of i*i2 and their widows, and gave notice that assoon as pos- sible next week he wouid cail it up. COMPULSORY PILOTAGE. Mr. Antbony presented petition signed by the governor of Rhode Island @ad prominent merchants and others of that state asking the abolition of the compulsory pllotage laws. lie said that be received constantly letters avd peiitions on this subject. Tuere Was adiscrimination at Hell Gate in favor of the citizeus of New York, whodid not of otuer ny lors knew as s the New Yorkers i there was no reason way they ay for pilotage. Toe memorial was to the Committee on Commerce. should referr¢ STREET PAVEMBNTS IN WASHINGTON. On motion of Mr. Dorsey, the Committee on the Distriet of Columbia were directed to inquire into the present condition of the as- phalt and conerele pavements of the stre avenues, sjuares, &c., of the city of Wa ington, and what measures are necessary t> preserve and repair the same, aud tne proper proportionate cost to be t Us and the Dis of the ma’ into the propriety of tors thereof to remov aud to report by bill or MINNIE SHER’ Mr. Morrill (Vt) ing Mrs. Minnie Fiten custom: bouse a! q i Committee but the chairman, and they sanctioned the bill. 1t was weil known that in the former resolution passed to allow the receplion of this present it had been indgended Al no duty should be imposed upon them, aLit was s conld not be dove br cause of th ‘ ify the sane. He asked the immediate consideration of the LOT) Mr. Gordon eaid t nce & t i tb warmly cc be passed sept. Mr. Edmunds said at therisk of appearing ungracions he must jusist that the blil be r ferred to the Comm!ttee oa Finance for ar port of all circumstances. so that it may be properly acted upon. This was very necs sary, 88 a precedent was to be set. Mr. Hamlin said be believed, as statel by Mr. Morrill, that it bad never been the case that duty was exacted upon presents made to eltizens of the United States by foreign governments. 7 Mr. Conkling urged the immediate passage of the bill, which be said had practically, thongh not technically pernaps, been con- sidered already by the Finance Commitiee. The circumstances were well known. Mr. Edmunds said he bad not taken any thought of the merits of the bill. It was likely that he would cheerfaily vote for it but he merely asked that it take the ordi- nary epnree. rt. Howe sald if anything coulkl make him blush it would be for the Uatted States to take toll on the generosity of some one outside. He did not see that there was auy necessity for the United States todo suck & thing. cha Morrill (Vt.) said he would have in- trodaced this bill long ago had be ained the consent of the chairman of the commit- tee. It was necessary that the bill should be passed at once, @s the diamonds had been nearly two years in the custom-house now, aud, under the law, at the end of two years they would be sold at auction. Mr. Edmunds said, as the sense of the Sen- ate seemed to be in favor of immediate ac- tion, be would withdraw aay objec1on he p had intended to Lutro- purpose himself. He it, and hoped it would and’ by unanimous co: might bave. Mr. Bayard advocated the immediate pas- sage of tiie bill. The bill was then passed unanimo HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE Mr. Lawrence (Ohio) Introduced the following bills, which were referred to the Judiciary Committee, viz: Reiating to the partition of real estate in the District of Coinmbia; to limit the power of courts to panish for con- tempt, and for other purposes; aud ta en- large the privileges of the writof habeas as. ir. Singleton (Miss.), from the Commit- lee on Appropriations, reported the dip! matic appropriation bill, with the recom- mendation that the Senate amendments be non-concurred in. Mr. Young offered a mble and resolu- ton reciting the troubles on the Texas bor- ry the danger that an embittered feel- acts of war, and requesting order & sufficient force to &s to enforce the enforce- laws, prevent hos- he ant ‘ve the reace with Mexico, and that the eral of the army in superintend the tioos, ftereired to the Committee on For President to tee on For- as Amal r. Cox, from the Committeee on Ft submitted On the case of Charies H. clerk of the House, in which . Smith i § ¥ appro- copearreace in it debate. report was * withou! Ou motion of Mr. Page (Cal). the bill to orrect an error tu the revised statutes and for other was taken from the Speaker's table, he Senate amendment was concurred in. and the bill Was passed. Mr. Cate, Wis ). introduced a bul to amend section + the revised statutes fur the Distriet of Colambia. Referred. AND ANOTHAR INVESTIc ATION, Also, @ very lengthy preamble aod & reso- tutor In relation to remission of dues im Upon the bark Mary Merritt = court at Milwaakes. and dtrecti Ways end Means Committee to tm ibe charges, and asked its reference to coments whom the cb: could be sustained. Mr. Cate sai were no names men- lioned to the resolution. but he was responsi- Die. as a member, for it. ir. te said he thought tt aboot time that these inquiries, baset on statements Without tangtbie foundation and with no ober to substantiate them, should be pnid withdraw bis objection, Dleman at whem it was aimed e ee the closeat serutiay inte bis Mr. Cate then amended bis Tesolation jbatituting the Committee on EP xpendl tures in the Triasary department and, It Wes so referred Oo motion of Mr. Shanks (Ill) the House then went tnto the Committes of the Whole on the Indian Berean transfer 1i! — for con- sideration by section and amendment aader the five-minute rn The time of the com- mittee being limited to ene honr. ——____. Telegrams to The Star. SENSATION SPOILED. es NTENNIAL. THE CE THE EASTERN QUESTION. A EUROPEAN ALLIANCE THE MISSISSIPPI FLOODS. Advance of the Plagu Lonpon, Aprit 20 — Levant Herald, of April 12 published at Constantinople, says that at Hillanh, & town of Asiatic Torkey, 60 miles south of Bagdad, from March 2s to 31, inclusive, there were 0% new cases of the ne, and 42 deaths, and at Bagdas, from arch 2s to April 1, 115 new cases, and 7 deaths. The plague has now crossed to the left bank of the river Tigris, which had pre- viously escaped it. The Pastern Question. A dispateh to tke neater telegram com- pany, from Berlin, says that the mainten. ance of acomplete agreement between the Ubree northern powers is affirmed from all quarters. Moreover, it has been decided not to lake any further steps in the eastern question without & previous understanding Amongst themselves and with the three other guaranteeing powers. 7 The Prince of Wates. IRRALTAR, ».—Tue Prince of les sailed to-day for Cadiz. He will visit Madrid and Seville before going to Lisbon. The Tarkish Troubles, VIENNA, April 2) —Tne Tagolatis Ragusa Special says tnat the Turkish commander, he ring another expidi- ctual Nicsie. PEestH, April 2) —The Kelep Nepse news- paper asserts tly War against Tur Gray, the American Porger. Lonpox, April 2.—Witham E. Gray, charged with forgery in New York, was ar- raigned to-day. Captain Thomas Sampson, detective for the United St government tne New York stock exchange and the eub- Treasury, produced Ube wp and the justice formally co: Tr to the by { Montenegro bas declared Rritiss goverament whe- shall be extradite’ or net. Counsel for the prisoncr urged on behalf of his client that should only be for which tis namely, forgtr ate bonds a Ul be preferred against uecen Victoria ear) Vieoria left S - TEE CENTENNIAL Avpual Meet PRILADELTMLA, A@nuual meet third in the eo tog airs, saves: So many agencies n drawing te various parts of ‘ory Work lo @ close, Chat it is + than approxi- tay. Wesee no reason to ¢ heretofore made, which Was $5,500,000 from the beginning to the Maal Wivding up. It must be borne in mind that the expenditure rident to an exhibition on So large & scale can in advance oniy be given conjecturally. The whole outlay will be pro- vided from the following sources: State of Pennsylvania, $1.000,000; elty of Philadel- phia, €1.500,000, concessions, grants and in- terest, £500,000, stock subscriptions, $2,590,000, appropriation by the United States, $1,500,000. As this shows a deficiency of $1,500,000, Lbat Amount must be supplied from a mission Ices. mene THE LATEST SENSATION EX- N a stating that the morning clared thal It appeared to which he was chairman that Davenport had received from the government, between 1671 and 1814, various sum®of money; that he bad receipts for every dollar paid him, as be dis. bursed it all for laformation, detection, and prosecution of frauds at ‘tions and against the United States. Heasks to be subpet at once before the committee, apd promises to show that in addition to what government bas paid ia this matter bé has nally expended €25,000 ia the same work, which he owed tod ——_e—___— THE MISSISSIPPI FLOODS. Quiet t April 20.—Toe reports from ¥, [11.., April 20.— the Suy levee are more favorable. 1' is now believed that # large portion of Will not be reached by the overflow. There are four breaks in the embackment, the Worst belpg turee miles above Hannibal. Ia the country south of Hannibal the greatest damage bas bi: n done. Houses and barns bave been washed awey, sud the farms swept clean of every losses of siDg Was given were caaght by were takea out in skitls. The 4 to be falling there. To- ai i bere 1 inches. The bot- tom above toe city as far as Wards, are over- flowed, and it is be. leved @ large quantity of live stock has been drowned. by the Baxter bank, presented @ pistol at the head of the cashier, went trough the safe, Snd escaped into the ladian territory witha $3,000. Oflivers and a number Of citizens ara in close pursuit. —_-—— : tion. BALTIMORE, Mp., April 20,—The demo. cratic staie central Committee have called the state copvention to choose delega'es ts the national convention at 8t Louis, (sui in this city on the Sist of May. a PovGHKSEPsiE, N. Y., April 20 ‘The pas N.Y, ~< senger and freight buildings of the 1 Company, at Dutchess janetion, were barn= &- Loss ed this moruip, |