Evening Star Newspaper, May 27, 1876, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays excepted, AT THE STAR’ BUILDIN Pennsylvauia Avepue, cormer ith strect, aT The Evening Star Newspaper Company, | 4. H. RAUFFMANN, Pres't. Tae EVENING STAR ts served by carriers 'o Midseribers at Ten Cents per week, or Forty- four Cents per month. ( at the counter, Two Cents each. postage prepaid — Bixty Cents 2 month; one year, $6, THE WEEKLY STAR-j on Priday— | S2a year, postage wan twartad’y in aavane. ww Rates of autvertixing frnished on application. Nee SPECIAL NOTICES. UNION, Union srence, THIS EV by “= FOUNDSY CHUR CF faaurhascnanamenes by ev. Dr. Jewett, of fesgo. Seats free. ir’ c= WaUGdH @ SB. CHU SCH —Preaching To- ‘<> morrow, at by Kev. Bishop Scott: Bp. m. by Rev. Tuourson MitcHate. D. D. gate to the M. EB. General Nonferesce Tit sod @ streets di 1 JNIVERSALIST SERVICES— fer J. H. > will preach in Tallmadge Hail, T» mor- Yow, @t lis m. No service in the evening. 3 Behool st 9 458. m. S22 TA PLANIZ will delivers dis- . > course on the Doctrine: of ‘Sew Charch morrow at soda ie H, iath strest Gir- @. BUrLeR. pus m. Twilight service arép ad ED tor morrow ovtuing ise ati p.m. m end nix it be LER, of I it. S CHBISTIAN CHUSCH, Vermont arenu> y between N and O streets. —Preaching by the actor. F. D. Power, at 1 a. m. an >. ‘be ordinance of baptism admiaistered after Eve- Bing services. Seats free. All wel it* he Rev. 0.0 ach Sa.m Me BENLREE M. & CHUBCH, Jon Da D. tor. Bev w »D. D., v tee T of the “Pitt.ourg Ad: day. . May 25th, at lla. m. Bev: Kr. t E. OHOROH, 1878, presch- < nd at © p. m. by Bev. G. W. Brewery, detegate to the General Conference (rom Tilisets. Love Feasi st 34 p. m. itt ST. PAUL'S ENG. LUTHERSN CHUB1H, =? corner lith and H ‘To morrow st lla m. >. m. the pastor. Bev. 8. DomeR All welcoms. seats free, Young converts meeting to-night st 3 p.m. it JESUS OF NAZSRETH, Tile KING OF THE JEWS,” Jno, 0 19.— Was that * Subject for consideration tn the Chris- jelpbian Ecclesia To-morrow, at Ila. m.. in the Circuit Comt room, (City Hall.) All invited nu is Kcclesia will giv: tin t y ClerE or any other person will ‘ove from the Bible that Jesus died to save im- mortal souls”) from ‘Hell * it* THE UNDERSIGNED, desiring to close their respective Banks on TOBSDAY next, the Wth instant, becoration Day, rejuest that pa- ver maturiog ou that day be paid’ the day provions. w opniier National Metropotitan Bank. Cashier Citizens’ Hational Bank. OFFURY & Co . COOKE, DLETON . ACSTLE. German’ C. A. JAMSS. Cashier Bank of Washington, a Metropolis Savings Bank. ional Bank of the Republic. Cesbier Second National Bank. LEWIS JOHNSON & (U., 5B. P. SNYDER, ‘Treasurer National Savings Bak. W. LAIRD. Ja. Cashier Farsiers’ and Mechanics’ National Bank, Georgetown, D.C. HW. BARRETT, Cashier Georgstowa Savings Bank, D O. Bt ¥r AT AUCTION —The ENTIRE STOOK of H. 8. BEMP > OPTICIAN. 453 Pean slvenia avenue, EVEEY EVENING st 7% " my%6-tr OPEN AIR MEETINGS Every Bvening.at % o'clock, corner 7th street and Pennsylvania avenus. SABBATH AFTERNOON SZBVIUE Ix LINCOLN HALL, At 3% o'clock. my26 tr ~—Che Evening Star. _S¢ Everybody invi LDING ASSOCIATION. The first monthly meeting of the FEDERAL BUILDING ASSOUIATION will be held for th- yinent of dues on MONDAY EVENING, Jone it, 1576. at Davis’ Hall, No. 615 7th street north: ‘West. at 7s o clock. Books for subscri| to stock (shares one dollar ach) are DoW opentat the following places: Angust Gersdorf, Vice President, No. 1904 7th strest northwest. : rect Jos. R Edson No. 711 @ s'rect northwest. Jomes 8. i s. No. 486 Loulsiana avenue. ©. W. Sche! 311 D street. Job Barnard. City Hall M. P. Osllan, No. 615 7th street northwest A. B. Kelly, Washington Gas Compans Ofice. ©. U. Duncanson, corner 9th avd D streets. Rernard Kilmartin, 89 jew Hampshire sy Henry urger, Nos. 904 and 906 71h street bee Rd aleo at the offices of— Fi 711 G street northwest. 476 Dna ane a w Nos oLT G street aorta: ¥. @. MIDDLETON, Secretary, JON gon Ne: 66. setiad Comptller’s Office. my20-22,25,27 395 unel 385 THE BEST. MILBURN’S SODA WATER. SATURAL SPRING WATERS on Draught. iCB-COLD TEA, COFFEE and CHOCOLATE, 14239 PENXSYLVANIa AVENUE, epls-tr near Willard’s. cw. We TAKE: General Ciavm and Collection Agent, }. FES Sth street, near Treas: Department, District Claims, Peusion ad Bounty Olsias'® specialty. ‘ap! HERVOUS EXHAUSTION.—A Modi nt: comprising sseries of lectures * the fm TIOKNE (ee JOnSON 8 00, BANKERS, -AY-aw, Serna of Wik Street and Pennsylvania Avenues, Dealers in Government and District Boretgn Exchange and Gold. UEL G. YOUNG, SOTABY PUBLIO, Becnrtties sople-iy } octl?-tt Orrict—S8tak BUILDiNe. 7 KLIN & CO. BARKLIN FI TCIANS, No.12297 PewxnevivaNia AVENUE. Genuine Brazilian Pebdie Spectacics. ._ deo? -ly lat p ‘THE GREAT ANODYNE AND NERVINE. BELT’s STOMACH AND TONIC BITTERS. of in- 10K HEAD. jeve tn MIASMATIO GUE. OOLI0 It Sf 8 righ's DISSLP ATI wee of OPIATES and ©PICM HABIT: tt ts 5 q stitute, caring the bad roy ing All desire ior it, To be had as Pampiiet. TS BITT! aay = fect s7b- | 6 aud de- a! Druavists and Grocers, Sead for DEPOT, 13 Camden street SAWL TYLER, Jr, WHOLESALE AGENT, S¥2 198tn street, Washington, DC. | coz } j myld Su" TO ALL PABTS OF THE CITY AT THE SAME RATS. schedule— Fail losd of # bushels 40. | 1 To OFFICE OF W. GASLIGHT COm- asainegys RST a V%. 47—NE. 7,229. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. THE PRESIDENT, accompanied by his son Ulysses, went to Baltimore this moraing ane will return this evening. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL did not return last evening trom New York, as was expect- WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1876. TWO CENTS. The Insane Asylum Investigation. THE TESTIMONY To DAY. The Committee on the Expenditures of the Interior department resumed their investiga- tion of the management of the U, S. Insane Asylum this morning. Drs. Chase and C. Morrell, assistant ppd clans of the a Were recalled and gave additional testimony in rd to the treat- ment of Dr. B. F. Dexter, of New York while at the asylum. ‘Dr. Chase sai ever saw a more insane man than Dexter The New Charge Blaine. The following is the correspondence in the New York Sun of to day, referred to iaour telegrams, covering another effort to impil- cate Mr. Blaine in railroad matters: To the Editor of The Sun—Sir: L enclose to copies of @ letter and receipt, the orl- igned by the Hon. ames G. Blaine, which he will not deny. In copsequeoce of Mr. Biaine’s letter, I in- vested £5,000, which formed a portion of the amount receipted for by Mr. Blaine. For NEW PUBLICATIONS. How To WRITE Lerrers. By J. Willis Westlake, A. M. Philatelphia: Sower, Potts & Co. [Throngh Solomons & Cnap- man and Richard Roberts.) An excellent manual of correspondence, showing the correct structure, composition, punctuation, formalitics and uses of the various kinds of letters, notes, and cards. Lovise LaTeau; Her’ STIGMAS AND gcstasy. By Dr. Angastus Robling FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. SATURDAY, May 2. SENATE.—Mr. Keroan presented a me morial of citizens of the District of Colum- bia remonstrating against the passage of the Houee bill incorporating the Suburban Rat! road and allowing it to use steam on certain thoroughfares in the city of Washington. Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, clty, a he Legisiative and executive business was jerman. N. fork: | in bis life. Dexter imagined he was asec. | Some reason Mr. Blaine was unable to de- ted te od, bat will be back thts evening. 3 Hickey © Co. [through James Bellow | ond Chirst. | He alware na ape SS a betes achinentagainnt CONFIRMED.—The Senate has confirm nd, and said be in lo convert the And, , 3 4 ; - paw the nomination pryeiboammon & Bros, tobe | , Tile Cathelle tract gives tnehistory of one | Sis or sew York clin, He ones coon W. W. Belknap, late Secretary of War. Louise Lateau, born In Belgium in 1850, who, it is claimed, “is a living monument of the Passion of Christ, the stigmas of whose Pas- With some difficulty, I succeeded in recover- Ing wy proportion of the contribution. do vot wish, however, to find fault with Mr. Blaine for the failure of the Northern plained of any bad treatment on the part of the attendants. Dr. C. H. Nichols, superintendent of the financial agents of the U.S. navy at London. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.—Inter- OF REPRESENTATIVES. —Mr. -), from Committee on Judiciary, reported @ bili to provide for the payment of asylam, was recalled, and gave additional | Pacific scheme. It was well arranged, and Dak Levens, StihsD Ss, Mcmth SOS | Unc ceowe ac thormaek toe palin pleretne Goa | ecvriincny Ia Degeed Sp ter Rakion hecen: | iC dnp Cones tad bees etes ait the eonas | Jnnewente omarmea te the court of commis- $11,729,976.12; Miseal year to date, $195, bands and feet, of the lance transtixing the | Dr. J. E. Dexter, of this city, eailed upon | at 9@, those who controlled the franchise | sloners hh wg eee 6 Customs, £405,184 90; month to date, | side, of the marks of the cross on the | bi nd asked him to treat is brother, D: . | Would have got the government lands free +1876. Passed. 800.08; fiscal year to date, $135,557,- | Snouiders.” B. F. Dexter. He thought that restraint was | from incumbrance, which, jaine ex- ton (Miss.), from the conference necessary to save his Dr. J. E. Dexter should bh: fe. He insisted that ave the formal pa- pressed it, would e been &@ “splendid nittee on the consular and diplomatic thing” to do; and I have no doubt of sin- “VISITOR’S GUIDE TO THE CENTENNIAL bill. reported that the ecmmittee had been ULyssts 8. GRANT, jr., private secretary EXHIBITION. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippin- | pers made out. Drs. Dexter and Dare sigaed | cerity of Mr. Blaine’s assurance that “at the le to agree, and moved that they be dis- to the President, who was admitted to the | cott& Co. [Through C. C Parsell.} the certificate of insanity. | Dr. ‘Dare fex- Worst” it would have been ‘‘far more valua- | charged. Soordered. — bar of the New York Supreme Court the This is the authorized guide book for the | amined bim in regard to his sanity after he | ble than the Union Pecific;” and weail know Mr. Singleton, from Committee on Print- other day, returned here yesterday. but in- tends settle permanentiy in the city named within a few months and practice bis ebosen profession. how “that would leave it.” As it bas resuited, however, the credit mo- biller operation was the better one, and Mr. Blaine’s sagacity was at fault in not foresee- bad been admitted to the asylum. Witness ont the case special supervision, having requested by Dr. James E. Dexter to do Was cognizant of his daily tfeatment, exhibition, and supplies in compact form all needed information. A SHorT HISTORY OF NATURAL SCIENCE ing, reported a bill to reduce the price of ublic advertising in the District of Colam . (It provides that such advertising shall a 50. (iaees Soaneliy reafter be given to two papers in said I —EE AND OF THE PROGRES3 oF DrscoveRY | and made bim many special visits. Had a | ing the sad fate of Jay Cooke. trict, one to selected by the Joint Com- THE ALASKA SEAL INVESTIGATIGN.— FROM THE TIME OF THE GREEKS To THE | distinct recollection of heariug Dr. Dexter | Nir. Blaine, in his recent very satisfactory | mittee on Printing of the House and the The sub-Committee of Ways apd Means, PRESENT Day. by Arabella B. Backley. | complain of his detention; that his libera. | Vindication of himself in Congress from | other by the Joint Committee oa Printing in = 7 i = New York: |). Appleton & Co. [fhrough | tion was great deal more important than | cbarges which, it seems, falsely connected | the Senate.) Paxsed. who bave been making an investigation | siohan Bros.] that of an ordinary man. Had no recoliec- | b!m with Mr. Caldwell, uttered the following Mr. Banning (Ohio) called up the bil! here- tofore reported by him to promote the effi- ciency of the army of the U. 8., to provide for its gradual reduction and to consolidate certain Of its staf departments, and for other purposes. He then addressed the House in favor of the bill, and explained its several Provisions. Jadge Backuer’s Report. Judge Buckner, chairman of the District committee, bas proposed to his commitiee as its report @ most bitterly partisan finding as the result of the examination into Dis- trict affairs. The committee, we believe, into the means used to obtain the lease of the AiasKa seal fisheries, have agreed to make @ report completely exonerating Sec- retary Boutwell, and confirming the lease. NAVAL ORDERS.—Lieut. Charles M. An- thony, ordered to Newport, R.I., 1st June, for instruction In torpedo service. Surgeon Danijel McMurtrie, todo duty on board the St. Louis, at League isiand, Pa., ist June next. Surgeon E.C. Ver Meulia, detached from duty at League island, Pa., Ist Jane next, and placed on waiting orders. THE CaSE OF JuDGE WyLIe.—The special mora! reflection: “Whenever concealment is desirable, advoidance is advisable; and I do not know any better test to apply to the honor and fairness of a business transac- tion.” When I read this sentence it occurred to me that I bad been concealing my share of this transaction already too jong, and I felt an almost irresistible impulse to obey the wise precept of this teacher of ethics. Hence this letter. “Keep my name quiet, mentioning it to no one unless to Mr. Caldwell,” who seems to have been selling some other “small fiyers” of this sort to that sagacious financier, Col. The object of this work is to place before young and unscientific people those main discoveries of scieace which ought to be known by every educated person, and at the same time to impart a living interest to the whole, by associating with each step in advance some history of the men who made it. The author, who shows much fitness for ber task, was for many years secretary to the late Sir Charles Lyell. Uon of any complaint of ill-treatment or blows, though be did not like to be forced to take medicine. In regard to the case of George Bontz, Dr. Nichols said he had a distinct recollection of the date of his admission tothe asylum. Dr. Earle had charge of the case. The con- dition of Bontz was that of a patient who bad gradually declined from cerebral dis- ease and an exhaustive form of decided mania. The watchman's book discloses the fact that the bed occupied by Bontz was not clean. Had no reason to believe that he was infested with vermin. Knew Jacob Thom, The Charge Against Speaker Kerr. The serious charge made against Speaker “ son when Secretary of the Interior, and do | Scott. Very truly yours, bas not adopted tbe In addition to ittee a) ted to make an inquiry | Kerr, that in 1866 he secured the appoint- | not believe that he would punish a man for on vere 4AQUILA ADAMS. | the national interest, we of Colambas have Sate tae cae cee of Judge Wyle, ment of an army officer, for which he took a | making a complaint ag the manage- Boston, May 25, 1576. some local interest in this matter—an emi- pecuniary consideration, after careial in- quiry through the best sources of informa tion within reach, develops the following in regard the matter:—The direct charge made is that A. P. Green, of New York city. was appointed a first Heutenant in the regular army in the summer of 1366, on the recommendation of Speaker Kerr, aud that Kerr received 2600 for influencing President Johnson to make it. The state- ment to corroborate the charge is that Green bad served in the volunteer army during the War as an officer in the 15th regiment of New York engineers. He was desirous after its close to secure an appointment in the regu- lararmy. He came to Washington for the purpose and called on Lawrence Harney, a triend, who held @ position as doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, having been appointed to the place ou the ‘recommenda- tion of Congressman Darling, of New York. Green made known his aspiration to Har- bey, and the latter introduced the former to Mr. Kerr, who then represented an Indiana district in Congress. Mr. Kerr interested himself in Green and secured his appoint- ment. On the day of his nomination he patd #600 to Harney, which Harney says he paid to Mr. Kerr. The story of the charge and its statement jot out in this way. When Congressman arling was appointed appraiser of merchan- dise in New York city he gave Harney a subordinate position in his office. A number of weeks ago Harney, in talking with some of bis atsociates in the office, made the state- ment that he had atone time paid Speaker Kerr $600 to secure an army appointment. Some one to whom it was repeated made it nown to the head of the appraiser's office. An inquiry was made, when Harney told the story pocectaren tey N above stated. Green at Lue time was in New York. He wassought ni corroborated Harney’s statement, to the efect that be paid the latter the $600, but he knew nothing of how Harney ci:zposed of it. S.on after the Com.nittee on Expenditures in the War Department was made acquaint- ed with the facts. ment of the asylum. Had no recollection of any fpecific complaint of the treatment of Bontz. Mrs. Bontz impressed him as a very affcetionate mother, who could not be recou- ciled to the fact that her sou was insane and was gradually declining, and not competent to observe the habitsof a gentleman. His want of nourishment had nothing to do with bis decline of flesh or strength, though wit- at bis removal from the asylum was not beneficial to him. Dr. Earle’s standing as & medical man, and for the treatment of the insane, is second to none io this country, and perhaps not toany body in the world. Cannot conceive it was possible that patient could get in the condi- tion testified to by Mrs. Bontz. Tinks that there must be some misapprehension. Have known “old Jimmy” Price, the attendant, since 1849; first at the Bloomingdale asylu New York. Never knew a man more ho = not believe that he ever told an un- truth, The colored man, Samuel Johnson, Dr. Nichols said, was admitted on December 13, 1870. He was in a state of high maniacal excitement; delirium tremens did not cover the case. He was pat in one of the rooms in the “iron ward.” On the Sunday morning following his admission he compiainei to witness while making his rout that bis feet hurt him. Examined them and found that boo | were frost bitten. Told him it was impossible for them to be frosted in the has- pita); that he had not been long enough in the asylum to have them in that con:lition. He left the Me beg February 14,71. Have never known that ice formed in @ basin of standing water in any of the wards. By Mr. Mutchler:—Has no clear recoilec- tion of the particular reason why Bontz was taken away from the asylum, except that his mother thought that he would improve under her care. When he was brought vack he bad greatly improved in streagth and flesh. It may be possible that he had vermia on bim while at the asylum, but has no re. collection of it. His assistant physician then, Dr. Stevens, has since died. Iv is no held @ short session this morning. Albert Grant, the petitioner, was present, with O. [> Barrett and Mr. Mullin, his counsel. Judge Wylie was also im attendance. A bumber of papers were filed to show the re- lations of Judge Wylie to the real estate af- — of T.B. Bryan. No oral testimony was taken. NATIONAL BANKS—The Treasury now boids #344,023,850 in bonds to secure national bank cirenlation, and $18,573,000 to secure Public deposits. U.S. bonds deposited for cireulation for the week ending toeday, $160,000; U. S. bonds held for circulation Withdrawn week ending to-day, $120,000; national bank circulation now outstanding, $934.813 305, of which amount $2,099,190 are gold notes. Receipts of national bank notes received for redemption for week ending May 20th. as compared with corresponding a last year: 1875, $4,171,000; 1576, $5,- 958,0 THE IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS.—The discussion in the Senate yesterday on juris- diction In the Belknap impeachment case was continued by Messrs. Saulsbury and Cooper in favor thereof, and by Mr. Jones, of Florida, in high ae thereto. During the session, Mr. Whyte, of Maryland, sub- mitted an order, Which was not acted upon, that the Senate should, after consideration, roceed to-day to vote upon the question of Jurisdiction, aud that each Senator should be pernaitted to file within seven days there- after bis written opinion thereof, to be print- ed with the proceedings in theorder in which they may be delivered. PROTECTION FOR BLACK HILLS EMI- GRANTS.—At the solicitation of Governor Thayer, who came here for the purpose of having troops sent to protect miners in the Black Hills, Geueral Sherman has sent a ‘telegram to General Sheridan at Chicago, Statirg that “the government is engaged in certain measures that will probably result nentcitizen, ex-Governor Dennison, being one of the District Commissioners, sought to besmirched by this partisan finding. Ex- Governor Devnison needs no defense here, where he has been prominent iv affairs for nearly @ life time, and has vo a even slander oes fags Hong uprightoess bis life and conduct. e ed of interest is to know What insinuation an ingenious parti- fan malignant bas been able to frame against such & man, and so gauge from our personal knowledge of him, how much faith may be given generally to the insinuations made ainst nearly every prominent man in ce, this winter. It is extremely dificult, on examination, to find any reason in the report itself for the Vincletive tone ado; . It has uo support in reason. Thereal and only question Uween the report and the Commissioners is @8 to the construction of the act of June 20, 184, under which the present Commission goverpment was organize!. Toe Commis- sioners haveshown by their published an- sSwers to interrogatories of the committee, Ubat their construction of the act was adopted ou the advice of their legal counsel, If correct, each and al! their acts are wholly legal. If pot correct, some of their acts are ef more than doubtfal legal authority. Whatever mistakes they have made, if any, grew out of the constraction of the law, hon- estiy made. This is not denied by the chair- man In bis te Now, wh; as Judge Buckoer adopted such a style of comment, on a mere differ. ence of opinion as to the construction of law? It is within the discretion of the Com- missioners to construe the law—they did Dot do so without the best legal ad vice—and their construction is indorsed in written opinion by Lyman K. , Jeremiah M. Wilson and Jay A. Hubbell, who were mem- bers of the invest jog committee of last Congress which pi and reported the bill to Congress. does Judge Buckner vililfy the Commissicners,in bis iibelous report, with no other foundation than this? He villifies the Commissioners, as other MR. BLAINE OFFERING TO SELL A NORTH- ERN PACIFIC INTEREST, (Private } AvGustTA, Maine, Novy. 25, 1870. My Dear Mr. Fisher: A year @zo and more I wrote to you about p' jing an interest in the Northern Pacific railroad for your- if and any 7oR Tight choose to associate with yourself. The matter by with- out my being able to control it, and nothing more was said about it. Since then the Jay Cooke contract bas been » the acti tional legislation has been obtained, and miles of ibe road are well nigh completed, and the whole line will be pushed forward rapidly. By @ strange revolution of circum- stances, I am again able to control an inter- est, and if you desire it you can have it. The whole road is divid into twenty-four shares, of which Jay Cooke & Co. have twelve. The interest I speak of is ix of 1-21, or 1-192 of the entire franchise, being that Proportion of the eighty-one millions of *tock that are being divided as the road is built, and a@ like proportion of the Land Company stock, that is formed to take and dispose Of the 52,000,000 acres of land covered by their grant as amended by the law of last session. The amount of stock which this 1-192 would have in the end weuld be about o $425,000. and the numberof acres of land it = is nearly 275,000. ‘he road is being builton the 7.30 bonds, £35,000 to the mile, which Jay Cooke takes ar 90. Instead of mortgaging the land, they make @ stock company for its ownership, dividing it pro rata among the holders of the franchise. The whole thing can be had for $25,000, which is less than one third of what some other sales of small interests have gone at. Ido not suppose you would care to invest the whole $25,000. I thought for a small flyer eight er ten “afl x in Boston might take it, $2,500 each; for $2,500 thus inter- «sted you would get ullimately 242,000 stock and the avails of some 27 000 acres of land. % 5, ittees have villified other men on even vg At the time the committee were first ap. | ‘ikely that witness saw him more than once Five of you at $5,000 each would haye a | comm: i coin LS Amon Aillls country to oc: prived of the startling allegation, Mr. Keer @ week, when he was making his Sunday | splendid thing of it. . — sro —. solely = meyer oe ee ~¢ body, and you are authorized to afford pro- | Proceed with an investigation until he | mother and sisters asking to be allowed to | touch it; but I obey my first aad best im. 0 charge that the best man in the town was a thief and a scoundrel, because they hap- pened to differ on tbe question of infant baptisip; but he will do his best to smirch the reputation of ee nd best of men, on the pretext of difference as to a question of legal construction, because the democratic party may bea gainer by it. Inthe same way, his fellow members on Other commit- tees, will put the inventions of cquressed thieves and perjarers and forgers, against should return. Upon his retarn, however, ast week, Green aud Harney were summoan- et to testify. Green came day before yes- terday. and went Informally before Messrs. Clymer, Davford and Bass,and made the statement that he had Lp Harney #600. Harney has acknowledged the service of his subdjcena, but is sick in New York, aud has not yet reported. Yesterday Chairman Clymer went to Mr. Kerrand made known to him the terrible accusation against bim. He replied that he had heard of it some weeks before through remain by the dying patient's bed side. The rule is to allow friends of patients to attena during their dying hours. Mrs. Bontz was a very affectionate mother, and very frequent~ ly_visited her son. Johnson was put in “the iron wari” be- cause he was consivered @ violent aud dan- gerous patient. He had mind enough a ple of days after he was admitted to com- | ! plain of bis treatment, and say that iis feet bad been frosted. The committee then adjourned until Mon- day morning. tection to all persons who are coming avay, or who are conveying food and stores for those already there.” NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS AS WIT- NESSES.—The special committee investiga- ling tbe charge made against Clerk Adams, of the House of Representatives, this morn- ing agreed to discharge W. E. Curtis, of the Chicago Inter Ocean, who had previously re- futed to disclose what Congressman ‘told him that Adams had been selling his pa- pulse in offering it to you. All such chances as this since Jay Cooke got the road have been ac panied with the obligation to take a large amount of the bonds at 96,and hold them not jess than bree years. I will be in Boston Tuesday noon, and will cali upon you. Of course if you don't want jet itpass. You will receive an immedi- te issue of stock to @ considerable amount, a certificates of land stock also. Of course, 'n conferring with others, keep my name cules, eeentioning it tonoone unless to Me — a = oo arog Bl pe 3 ty. tropage. Frank Richardson, of the Balti- | an ai ous letter, and had taken mea Caldwell, write under the presumption most monsirou: ice vidua! more Sun, was examined as to where he re- to trace tne. source ‘of the letterand the pind The $64,000 Bond Investigation. that you bave returned, but Pave heard | is perpetrated in cold bicod, without re- cumstances connected with it. The record of the War department shows that Green was yg on the recom: mendation of Mr. Kerr. Among other pa- pers is a letter written by Mr. Kerr on the day of the confirmation of Green to the Sec- ceived the information upon which he based adispateh to that — of a similar nature. He replied that be had it as a general ramor, but could not pureed any particular person from whom he heard it. = AEMY ORDERS.—Leave of absence for five nothing. Yours truly. (Signe J.G. BLAINE. This stock will be far more valuable, «/ the worst, Wen the Union Pacific, and see where that would leave it. morse, ise it is “for the good of the par- ly.” Whio Biate Journal. THE JAY Cooke & Co. BANKRUPrey.— . Edwin M. Lewis, trustee of the estate of Jay Cooke & Co., says the Philadelphia Led- STATEMENT OF MR. BLAINE ABOUT THAT CALDWELL PACKAGE, Hon. James G. Biaine made the following statement yesterday before thesub Commit- tee of the House Judiciary, investigating ger, has made & supplemental report for the retary of War, asking that ‘the commission Bial bond | TH SPIRITED BIDDING and very lively f creditors, in which he details th months. with permission to go beyond the | of Lieutenant Green, just confirmed, and | WHAt 1s ktown as the Blaine $64,000 bou compenition St yesterday's dry goods sale | om by Oocehings thin ae nln ee sea, is granted Captain J. K. Hyer, 18th la- | who was 3] inted on his (Kerr's) recom- It is entirely true that inthe eiieer 1sfi— ee reve a Mn pemhapy: open decree of the U. 8. Circuit Court, command- fantry, (Yorkville,S.C.) Captain Wm. H. | mendation, be forwarded to Green’s address, iy spring 7 5 ing him to pay overto the United States Clapp, i¢th infantry, is at his own request certain moneys that were due. He had paid in New York city,” which was given. relieved from duty at the Leavenwortn mili- and Mr. Robinson, I believe, gave the speci- ‘The charge is made by a Baltimore tained for eotton goods, his diary—he delivered to me a pris ob- from 2% to 10 per cent. below quotations for private per lain $638, = 35,901 28 tar; Fort Leavenworth, Kai that the republican members of tue ‘com= {should | sale, weve higher than had been expected, | On account and since, the denne nat tandan will join his proper station, ‘Sargeot’Jos, | mittee disclosed the testimony. This is pos- wry about 16 oF 20 | and it is ® general belief that if twice the | Gvers furiher sum of $390,000 Gastth, ach Aantetant Baseeee nr: | lively dented ant It nce oe te eee , and inches in diameter. | smount of goods bad been offered they could | Cvcumstanees’” the teenies oa ‘Woodward and J. 8. Billings will procesd +5 | band that it never would have gotten out at | { received his card while sitting in the | all have been sold. Twosuch sales as we ble to make a furthur it Lime.” trustee and committee regret taat they have been compelied to use the cash funds in the manver above stated; but in their judgment the plan ad has been an imperative necessity. It was obviously the Proceed to ——- to represent the medical de- partment at the annual meeting of the American Medical Association, to be held on the 5th proximo, and will afterwards re- turn to their proper stations. Leave of ab- sence for three months is granted Capt. C. C. MacConnell, 5th artillery, (Key West, Fia have pow had in one week are something, we believe, entirely unprecedented in the dry tig lege ee me ren in the high- e ree encot ing.—| W. ¥. Tribune, 26th : eee ——___ ELEVEN CINCINNATIANS KILLED BY IN- ali bad not Chairman Clymer told it to some | Speaker’s chair. As soon as it became con- of his democratic friends, who in turn told it | yenlent I went out and met him in the to others. 8} er’s a ye apes me = = The friends of Mr. Kerr believe there is no 2 4 r . truth in the charge, and that if any money dwell handed me for soa” ithe package was paid in the matter it never reached him. | W®S done up carelessly in brown paper, the Speaker Kerr declines to make any state- | ¢nds tied down, and tied, I —— Say, ul. - | me resent time concern: though I cannot tell precisely at this date of | p1ANs—A Chicago Times special from Lin- | 1nt€rest of the firm creditors that this course ateston to got Seyeud thoes, homenl conations is esa Neste: bs ok time, in @ very loose manner. I chatted | coln, Neb., says private advices received | Should have been pursued to prevent the Donald J: Assistant Surgeon Duncan, Texas.) THE BILL VETOED 8Y THE PRESIDENT yesterday, providing for the recording of deeds, mortgages and other conveyauces af- fecting real estate in the District of Colum- bia, &c., was to rej section 446 of the Re- vised Statutes, relatin to the District of Co- With him @ moment about the condition of the Fort Smith road, and somewhat about Green came to him highly recommended by personal {riends in New York city, and that in the end Mr. Kerr will completely demol- ish the charge. A inevitable result of tae total destruction of ckson, (Fort the values of the individual estates. As they wish to keep the creditors advised of Ube progrees of the affairs of estate they have deemed it pro; to send this cir- cular. It is proper to 'y and stocks and bonds of the estate are concerned, seems to be im- there announce that the passed through Lincoln a month ago, known as Col. Storrs’ squad, were attacked b; dians, near Custer City, a few days since, and eleven out of twenty-two Kili There were sons of wealthy Ciscinnatians among them. They went on a@ trip more for the frolic and sight-seeing than anything else. The remnant are ex) company which BKACK WOOD'S MaGaziNE for May (Scott Co. reprint,) received from E. M. Whitaker, has fits usual variety of literary, political | it Jay there until the House adjourned, aud hereina few days. aud critical mat’er. I took itdown in the lower private room | The report appears to be well founded. proving. lumbia, passed at the first session of — had. months. ty-third Congress, 1873 and ist4 and ey THE Hovse Commirrer on tue prs | Watt bp Aye’ Hotivs JUDICIAL SQUABELE In A lively contest 1s progressing for the jase- ship of the superior district court of Louisi- ava. During Governor Kelloge’s absence tenant Governor Antoine commissioned Judge B. L. Lynch, of the fourth district Of the su) district @ package of maps, some the descriptive NEw ORLEANS. pamphiets and some of the descriptive sketches—I mean rome of those made by in- dividuals and not published—showing the coal fields in the Arkansas considered at that time, b; ‘. others, that there would tion in buying those Ns off to show how much could be fot ip one body. As the sections were taken alternately, itwas very bard to get 8 large tract r, and @ very few thousand dollars ‘wou! ih lieu thereof that ‘all deeds of trust, mort- gages, conveyances, covenants, agreements, or apy instrument of writing which by law is entitled to be in the office of the recorder of deeds, shall iake effect and be Valid, as to creditors, and as to subsequent purcbasers of valuable consideration with- out notice, from the time when such deed, deed of trust, mortgage, conveyance, cove- nant, agreement, or instrument in writing shall have been acknowledged, or certified, as the case may be, and delivered Ww the recorder of deeds for record, and from tbat time only; and the recorder of deeds sbail note on each deed or other tustrameat of writing required by law to be recorded, the time of the deliv of the same to him to be recorded. That this act shall not be so construed as to affect any deed or other in- strument of writing heretofore recorded.” je reason of the veto was that the time fixed In the bill was too indefinite. WHAT ELLISON DOESN'T KNOW AnOUT FIREMEN’S BACK Pay.—Some time since the New York fire commissiouers dismissed @ pumber of firemen for selling their salaries to brokers ata small discount. and since that time judgment has been obtained ainst the commiss: u and pay they were hat the amount bot be far short of $50,000. The commis. Sioners intend carrying the case to the court of appeals. TRICT OF COLUMBIA, at their meeting this morning, agreed to favorably report House bill No. 3,558, in relation to the settlement of the tax-lien certificates erroneously 1s sued. The consideration of Judge Buckner's draft and the of the committee on the Tecent investigation ne postponed until ‘Wednesday. ills were referret sub-committees for consideration. : > AGAINST THE SUBURBAN (ST#AM) RAIL- wayY.—In the Senate today Mr. Key pre- sented a petition signed by Guy Thompson, Michael Duffy, N. C. Bateman, Clark Mills, Anton Ruppert, Sam Cook, Alfred Brooks. and others, ey, owners on the line of the proposed jaburban Railway,” which is torun thi th C street, Maryinad aveuue, Seainst the passage of the bili Wiveh fae nei agi to the property. and refused already passed the House, on the, that ississ! resu. ed 1 the nse of steam jrould endanger human life, wt PPG mie in ie AN ENGINE.—Hilifor Star: In your issue of S retttond over tes same, bn wiley ston last evening, @ statement was made that | will not be used. Referred to the District Representative Hewitt, of New York, testi- | Committee. Bed this morning. “that be had THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND or Representatives, ‘@nd be became satisied | JUDICIAL ArPROPRIAT{ON BILL, reported that Ellison. the engineer, did not seem to | by Mr. Morrill, of Maine, from the Senate Know the difference ween & high and low | Committee on A: riations yesterday re- pressure engine,” and somebody says that, | stores in almost Rrery ce x subsequently, however, Ellison received a | of government employes reduced by the A buy @ general setting forth the merits and virtue of the speculation. on the public police ee ertil soo THE CASE OF ANDREAS FUCHS—His Sen- fence Conumuted —' efforts of the counsel for Andreas Fuchs, convicted in New York of the murder of Simraons, in Williamsburg last winter, bave been successful in moving the to interest himself in tbe case, and he has commuted the seatence of death to imprisopment for there was in the whole story of waa peekaas. There was nothing an; more mysterious it than if T cbal A MILL SUPERINTENDENT AND 230,000.— this book The Medlicott Company, manufacturers of certificate from @ board of engineers, “that | House bill. The committee refuse to reduce be was eompetent to perform the duties.” | 1») e pay of to T annum after at board gave cua ® certaficate that | toe oth of June next; give the arcuitect of was an enginecr’ toe Capitol the care and superintendence of A week ago, the investigating committee decided that Ellison shold be examined as to his Knowledge of tue tiouse engines, and, at the request of somebody, be was allowed tree or four days to — for the examt- na'lon which took piace last Tuesday, when the other engineers and the fii eriven ou Capitol, ineluding lighting, heating, and ventilating, and rene instead of the Cora missioner of Public Ba {204 Grounds; make compensation ‘resident $50,000 per year, instead of $25,000 as pre- Providing for 410 009 for salarien Sree eet wroviding les of members Of the Board of Health of the Disriet at Go lumbia; also an amendment viding $10 000 for the rent of buildings for use of tae Mr. We cou! a- | Pension office and for the of Educa- sibility of acting asa board of engineers, to | tion, and giving the of the Inte- certificate as an en in | rior authority to procure a fire proof bw ingof suitable gecommodations for thatnow patd for the he may rent instead the salaries of 1 his cier! remen were to give bim, Fillisoa, ea oppor- REEs : 5: i d 2 E i i ii the best evidence ever peotuces. in order to Telegrams to The Star. ANOTHER BLAINE STORY, Letter from one Adams. EUROPE ILL AT EASE. London Stock Market Affected, The Rothschilds’ Unloading. FOREIGN NEWS. The Prince of Wales’ Legs. Lowpos, May 2 —The court circular ap. nounces that the Prince of Wales is saffer- ing from inflammation of the legs, and will be compelled to keep in the house forsome a ‘One of the rumors et on the se. ing Avother rumor is to the effect that the Rothschilds are sellers of consols to the amcunt of pearly & million pounds sterling, which transaction ts supposed to be based oa & Kvow ledge tha: political sitaation in Evrope 18 t0 grow worse. A Dead sane Dowager Docuess of Caernavon is dead. Prince Arthur's Matrimonial Lates- % toms. ‘be London correspouvent of the Manches- ter Guvertian says Prince Arthur (Duke of Co! «ht) will shortly marry one of the Caughters of the ex King of Hanover, The Saionica Girl CONSTANTINOPLE, May 2.—The official inquiry Into the origin of the Salonica out. rage shows that the American consul Was absent when the Bulgarian gtr arrived, and tat bis brother sheltered her one night. Tae investigation ts still progressing. Germany Looking Eastward. GinRaLtak, May 77.—A German sqnad- Ton of four men-ol-war passed here Poure- day night, going eastward. French Freedom. Panis, May 27.—The Figaro has been fined £100 for publishing two letters of Henri Keehefort. The government bas taken fresh roceed ings against Les Droits de L’Homme, Rocnefort's journal. The Margulis de La Rochejaquelain, legitimist, bas been elected to The chamber of deputies from The Voyage of the Pandora, LONDON, May Z.—The steamer Pandora sailed from Cowes today on ber voyage to the mouth of Smith's sound, in the Aretie region. England in the East Her Majesty's tron plated sea wship Sal. tap, 12 guns, 3,256 tons, and 6,629 horse power, lately Attached to the chaunel sq) sa.ied to-day from Spithead under ofthe Duke of Edinburgh, to join the Met. iterrapean equadron. Panic om the London Stock Exchange This afternoon's Giobe, in its financial ar ticle, says the condition of affairs on the stock exchange is little better than @ state of panic. enema ANOTHER BLAINE STORY. A Letter from One Adams _ Not Canaries Francis NEw YORK, May ne Sun publishes a letter dated Augusta, Maine, November 35, 1870, from James G. Blaine to Warren of Boston, offering, for €25,000, to for Fisher one one-bundred-and-ni' second == the evtire franchise of the Northern cif railroad, including the com- pany’s stock. After describing pective profits of the transaction, Blaine faye that be cannot avail himself of the opportunity, and, following the first and best impulse, he offers it to Fisher. 10 the eam. cluding paragraph Blaine says: “ name quiet; mention it to ho one uuless t Mr. Caldwell.” The Su also bilshes Biaine’s receipt to Fisher tor #25, and bie agreement to deliver as above. Failing te deliver after more than @ year, A: Adams, one of the pool for which ‘Fishes acted, reciaimed from Biaine $5,000, bis interest, and obtaived it, The ence seems to bave been furnished the Sum by Adams, the letter from whom is ailsd published. quiet ond unchanged. (ull—Bio cargoes ibals, firmer but gulet—Ilisg wheat, 14.500; corn. 91.500; oats, 5, wheat, 10, 4. 400 ; Corn, SaLtimos®. May 27 —Virginia Co ¢o second series, 30: West Virginia, 7; North line sizes. old. 16; do. new, eccial tax, 2 to-dev Cict and steady, Kalo. woNDON, May 27. ls 94 11-16 for bort: money abd the a 0 Bonde 10-00% 105%: new 8's, 103%; Erte. 5 General Conference M E Charch, Bishop Janes presided at the session of Une Methodist Episcopal general conference, Baltimore, yesterday. THE COLOR LINE AGAIN, The committee on the state of te o presented @ report on the question of “color line,” recommending that there be no division of the aunual the southern work, unless it should that the interests of the chureh would by such @ division, without age toany of the THE PRESIDING ELDER QUESTION. The committee on itinerancy Ing for modification in the presiding f on shh ; €lsO tbat eighteen annual and lay conferences protested against cbapge, @nd thirty-five annual cou bad bot spoken on the subject. They ree mend no change in the present system, cept that the annual conferences shall Haye tbe power to determine the number of siding elder districts, provided that no ference sbail have less than two vor — fixty en ose minority report was presented signed twenty-six members of the co un tf rm) 4 aes against by minority report recomm¢ —_s elders Ca A. ishops On @ nomination ference ie