Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1876, Page 1

PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays exeepted AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, corner 1ith street, aT Wiehe eer ew ‘Tee Everine STAR @ served by carries to ‘en Cents week, or Forty- Mubdserbers at T —~ at ihe ts Sixty Cents a mouth; one year, $6, THe WEEKLY Star on Pridey— 83.8 year, postage Aa nubscriptions actoones. fwantadly Rags of advertising farnisratt on application. SPECIAL NOTICES. HENDRICKS ae- Mee’ st their Head- ‘ta street. on TUSSDAY EV&N- tsa: pass ts lock Salas PSS Oe eaRY. Presiden AB BOSKD MEETING OF S tbe N's GHBISTIAN 88 ¢1A- Tion t “ Augost Ist, at 6 the “Home” on TUZSDAY, MES. O A: WEED. Secretary pro tem. ACKSON DEMOCRATIC A8S0- TATION wil Beck's Hail, Louisian . jesting om thy nG Kstreets northwest on ) BVBNING, st 8 o'clock, for the ing & Hayes and Wheeler Cam- A uty-firet district. By order tbe Delegates, FRANK OD. Gaines, bs Tis TILDEM .ND HENDRICKS BE- FORM CAMPAIGA CLUB will meet at adquarters. No. 432 7th street northwest, oo TORSUAY BVESING. Avcust at § o'clock, Ail Democrat snd Cow oraially favited wo aitend sad join the On &. P. BERGY, Presitent M_W_ WINES. Secretary 273-2 CAMP MESTIN® NOTIOE— FOR WASHINGTON GROVE. ling will _be held in Wesley Uoapel, st l.at Sp m Let sii come. Orders vdby B ¥ SIMPSON, 1005 Penn- ad iy29-3* DING ASSOCIATION ‘The third monthly mecting of the FEDERAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION. for tue payment of advances will be held at Davis’ street northwest.oa MUNDAY BING, 7th August. 1:76. 8 ye subscription of stock (shares each! wp aay leformation ca2 the follwing persous: — JAMES F 23 B Prestéent, 62 JOHN A” PRESCOTT, Treasurer, Boom No. 66 Second Comptro'ler’s O@ice. @. MIDOLETOSN, Secretary, don Tuesdays and Prott Bulidiag, S587 cA B.m. Oper ventngs, to pos x 8 o'cloc —— TISS, Cashier. ZIMMERMAN & SON, Desicrs, con be found at No. 434 9th street. between D and E. iyi-20 >. TOUCKHBOLDERS MEETING. will be a meeting of the stockholders Joint Stock compan) ‘ f Directors jy-tutheaast A 8 PRATT, Secretary, OPEN A418 MESTING at Sp, m., 7th street and Penosylvaaia avenue GOSPEL MEETING Fabbath Evening st 5 o'clock. Booms corner 9th and D streets. jy%6-tr cakBibt co: iGU=T, 1476, for the Parpow of slecting Mine Directore for the ensuing 2 on from Lto3 pm. ee eee om OBATIO MOAN, President. _JAS. MADDBEN, Secretary pro tem. jyl-imi THE BEST. MILBURBN’S SODA WATER, NATURAL SPRING WATERS on Draught, ICE-COLD THA, COFFEE acd CHOCOLATE, 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, 1st near Willary B.D. COOKE, Jz £05, BANKEBS, aplttr 1429 F street. STRATFORD FENDALL, 323 436 street, ATTORNEY-AT LAW. 3an28-6m = W. WHicakeR, enerai Claim and Collectiom Acent, jo. 715 18th street, near Treasury Department. District Claims, Pension and Bounty Cisims, « epeciolty. spll LEWis JvHNSON &CO, BANKERS, Corner of Wrh Street and Penasyleania @venue, Desiers in Government avd District Securities, Foreign Bxchange and Gold. seplé ly BEYOUS EXHAUSTION.—A medical comprising a sestes of lectures deliv- useum of Austcomy, New York, on ft as Premature ) show- clear marriace. he treatment of nervous and pbysi- oy Office aud residence, 51 Bast 10th st... N.Y. ‘apl-6m | © pete @. rouse, BOTABY PUBLIO, octy-st Orrice—Stark Bvitsine, @AROUSE YE: DO NOT LET THIS CHANCE SLIP: FOB ONLY A VEBY Faw bays WE WILL SELL GOOD BUSINESS SUITS $s s85 "4s _s8_08 $10 $10 —810—_g10—g10 s12—s12—_5. a —$12—812 $14 611— $14 811 814 TO CLOSE OU1. FINE SUITS FOS STREET O@ DEBESS, $18 —51s—s$15—s15__g15 ud $20—§20— §20—-g20__g20 aod BEST CHANCE EVER OFFERED. HABLE GROTHERS, Merchant Tailors and Fins Olothiers, RZ Corner Seventh acd D streets. ‘THE Bust $1 GLassEs @ 1% amERioa. aa MW. H. HEMPLER, Optician, Je@ letptr_ 453 Pounsyivanie av., corner 4% st. ee tp eg workmen. ies ae raed XABDEB. 1229 Fons, ave., : Vania ‘avenvs, MR WaPo os pend rgct, 908 5 aN S%, 48—N&, 7.283. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip, GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.—Inter- Lal revenue, $657,380.48; customs, $199,792.60. No MEETINO of the conference committee cp the legislative appropriation bill was eld this morning, but it Is quite probable cone will be held to-night. THE INDIAN WAR.—Tne Senate to-day sessed a bill increasing the companies of the 2d, 3d, 4tb, 5th, and 7th cavairy regiments, r rod operating against the Sioux to 100 men €ach. CHANGE OF SUPERVISING ARCHITECT.— The resignation of Supervising Architect Potter has been requested by the Prestdsut. The opinion generally prevails that afr, iMullett is to be reinstated, he having sbown exceptional capacity in managing the affairs of that office. JUDGE WYLI®’s CASE.—An attorney from Baltimore named Mallins this morning raaae the argument before the special com- Taittee Investigating Judge Wylie, in sap- Tort of the allegations charged against that cfMicial by A. Grant, of this city. Tne com- riittee will endeavor to report this week. NOMINATIONS.— The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to day: Jobn G. Ellis to be postmaster at Wilton Junction, lowa, and Henry A. Barraclough at Trinided, Co! io Territory; Francis H. flardie to be second lieutenant 34 cavalry. 4.lso @ number of transfers of second liea- tenants from one regiment to another. THe RopEson (MAsoRITY) Report ADOPTED.—The House, this afternoon, by yeas 109, nays 74, adopted the report of the msjority of the Naval Committee, recom- mending that the testimony taken be re. ferred to the Judiciary Committee to inquire whether there is sufficient evidence to war- rantarticles of Impeachment being preferred against Secretary Robson. PERSONAL.—Prof. Seelye accepts the presidency of Amherst college for a salary of $4,000, and will continue the duties of pro- fessor of mental and moral LU nnpmew ne G and bave the liberty to complete his present term im Congress. **-*Chief Justice Waite and bis wife are at Avon Springs,N. Y. --*+Mr. Bristow will soon resume the practice of law in Louisville, Ky. A FRIEND OF PRESIDENT GRANT is au- thority for the statement that he proposes to take the matter of his vindication, against the testimony of ex-Solicitor Wilson, in his own bands, and that he is preparing a state ment to show, as he believes, that Bristow and Wilson entered into @ couspiracy to tn- jJare him, so that Bristow mignt be promi- ently before the public as a Presideatial candidate. THE RIvER aND HaxBor BILi.-The Senate Committee on Appropriations held a meeting to-day to recousider the river and harbor appropriation bill, which was recom- mitted several days ago, their instructions be'ng to bring the total amount appropriated within $5,000,000, the amount as reported by tne committee having been about #7,000,00). The committee Snished the consideration of the bill this morning, and it will be again rey orted eitner to day or to morrow. IN THE House oF REPRESENTATIVES, after our report closed Saturday, the consid- eration of the reports of the Committee oa Naval Affairs as the unfinished business was resumed ,the minority report being supported by Messrs. Danford, Garfield, Hale, Fry, Keley, Harris and Kasson, and the majoriiy report by Messrs. Mills and Willis. With- out coming to& covclusion, the matter went over tilltoday. Theevening session was for cebate only on the internal revenue bill. Won’? RESIGN.—A few days ago Post- master Tyner requested the resigna- tion of Mr. Woodward, chief of the special agents of the Post Office department, and H. Sperry, special agent jiu charge of the — envelope ma&nufactory, at Hart rad Conn. Both have refused to resiga, ant will be removed. Woodward has been eleven } €eTs in the setvice of the Post Office — Ment. Sperry ts a part owner with ex- Post- master General Jewell of the Hartford Aven- ing Post. 2,500 CAVALRYMEN WANTED.—The Sec- retary of War has seat to the House of Rep- resentatives the dispatch of General Sheri- dan, reccommending an increase of the com- paules of the 2a, 3d, 4th, 5th, and 7th cavalry Ww one hundrei men, 4s wasdone for the two regiments on the Grande, and sumits an estimate for the number of men now re- quired Im addition to the 25,000 which are now authorized by law. jam der which will be required to fill all the regiments of cavalry on the frontier and in Texas, maximum of one hundred men to each com- any, will be 2,500, and the expenses there- for 1,634,700. REQUESTED TO RESIGN.—Mr. George H. Cowell, chief clerk of the Post Office depart- ment, has been requested by Postmaster General Tyner to band in his See, and his successor will bp Spsameten in aday Suse on Reto geome igaTat for on was @ friend of Mr. Jewell, is denied by Mr. Tyner, who says that the chief clerk of the it holds @ confidential relation with the ter General, and toat he basa it to choose who shall oc- righ! cupy that position, aud that this is his only reason for the action. It is expected that this change will be followed by several more. DODGING THE CoRRENCY QuEsTIoN.— The Committee on Banking and Carrency held another meeting to-day, but Mr. Goode, of Virginia, being absent, those in attend- ence were equally divided oa the currency Question, and no vote was taken. It is a matter of current rumor that Mr. Goode Promised certain hard money democrats that if they would vote in favor of his retain- ing his seat against Platt, the contestant, that he would refrain trom voting on the specie resumption repeal question when it came before committee. His absence this morning tends, to some extent, to con- firm the rumor. The committee, after debate, decided to appoint a sub-committee, to sit Goring the recess and mine into the cur- repey and silver questions. This indicates that bo bill on tue currency issue will be reported this session from the committee. THE SuNDRY CIVIL BILL SIGNED BY THE P&ESIDENT.—President Grant sent, tals afternoon, to the House a message an- bouncing that he had signed the sundry civil ®ppropriation bill, but that in doing so he beg igen to remind the r made and the laek of any for the Congress to provide ior ibe payment at ang le ment jaagments of the Court of cht many of which have been the of tue Supreme Court. He cites the trouble Cisimants against the ent have to the day remarked 'o@ friend that the only point penta which Wilson based nis jaion that be (the President) was in whisky tbhleves was bis f rant’s) to baving many of the indicted rounity to conv! . “It is very queer, sa0 Gen. Grant, “that Fvening WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JULY 31, 1876. The Avenue Paving Commission. BLUFORD WILSOWS REVELATIONS. PROCEEDINGS AI THE MSETING TO-DAY. ‘The commission appointed to pave Penn- sylvania avenue met this morning at the Office of the architect of the Capitol. Presi- dent Hurt, of the Washington and town railroad, was in consultatiion with the memvers with referenee to the paving between the railroad tracks. The subject of the arrangement of the gas and water mains was also discussed. It appears that the gas mains between 12th street and the Capitol are not fully sufficient to meet the growing demand, and new mains will probably oe laid between those points. The water main on the north side of the Avenue is within ten feet of the curb, and it is contemplated (sons to Insure a well-reguiated supply) to y an additional main on the south aide of the Avenue; otherwise, if anything bap- pened to the laterals, it would require, with only the main now in, to tear up the pave- ment within ten feet of the curb. The commission to-day addressed the f)l- lowmg communication to the chairman of the Committees oa the District of Columbia of both houses: “The commissioners for the repavement of Pennsylvania avenue are unanimous In the opinion that the time allowed in section 5 of the act of Congress, approved July 9th; 1876, for the completiou of said pavemeut, viz: to Ist of December next, is insufficient tosecure with any certainty the laying of such quality of pavement as is contempiat- ed in the act referred to, in & Proper manner as regards workmaush!p; and they therefore feel called upon to suggest that an extensioa of time be authorized by Congress. “Certain classes of pavement require to he laid on a perfectly dry foundation, and should one of these ‘be sélected by the ‘com- mission the progress of the work will be much interfered with by wet weather. More. over, many other cauges may occasion de- lay, which cannot be foreseen by the com. molssion or the contractor. “In section 2 it is provided ‘that said pavement shail be of the best material, laid in the most substantial manner, and with- out unnecessary delay.” The commissiorzers would suggest that inis be made the only condition of the law in regard to the tim of completion, and that this provision in sec- tion 5 be repealed. MAIL LETTincs.—By sivertisement of the 20th May last proposals were invited for mail service on seven hundred routes, waich were created by the present Congress. Ne = d six thousand proposals have been received, fudorscd, examined and recorded. Tae awards were male to-day. Mr. C. L. Hulse, of i vege was awarded a number of routes in Virgioiaand Maryland. Ail the lettings were made at extremely low figures. THE AVERY PARDON PETITION.—The President in conversation the other day re- ferring to the applications for the pardon of Wm. O. Avery said that the papersin this case had followed the course of every simi- lar petition in being referred by him to the Attorney General and from the bureau of justice to the district ey and judge at St. Louis, as is the invariable course. The President said such papers never came back tohim, and he had taken no action waat- ever to forestall any determination on the part of theattorney general or to interfere in the slightest degres with the jadgment of that officer in these premises. PENDLETON EXONERATED. — Chairman Cly mer, of the Committeeon Expenditures in the War department, has prepared the report of the committee. The only portion of any interest other than the Beikaap Fort Sill posttradership sale ig the conciusion arrived at by the committee in the case of George H. Pendieton and the claim he col- lect from the War department on behalf of the Kentucky Central ratiroad. The com- mittee will unanimously report that Pendle- ton is guilty of no corruption. resenta- tive Danford, republican, will sign this por- Won of the report. +--+ —__ Tar New YORK REGISTRATION INves- TIGATION—Mojority and Minority Reports.— Mr. Cauifield’s committee, which investiga. ted the New York registration business, has prepared its report. It was written by the cbairman, and is signed by all the demo- cratic members. The results of the investi- gation are summed up in two charges, viz: First, that Davenport was incompetent and ubfit to be tntrusted with the importaat du. ties confided to him; second, that the Presi. dent overstepped the provisions of the stat- utes when he ordered tne Department of Jus- Uce to farnish Davenport money to put nis registration system into operation, under the act of Congress appropriatiog a sum of money each year for the prevention and de- tection of election frauds. They do not tind the money dishonestly used, nor complain of the vigorous hceryresd of the Davenport t it is expensive. repul Fam raring toes the committee in their report show that avenport was pe- euliarly qualified for his duties; that he waa bonest, competent and faithfal, and that his Success was a sufficient guarantee of his fit- ness and ability. They then quote the stat- utes and the provisions of the a; ion bilis to show that the Presiden’ Attor- ney General Wiiliams were authorized to furnish Davenport the moxey. The minority also show the absolute necessity of some such system as Daven; 3 for sreventing frauds in the democratic wards of New York. They relate the of the Tamman: in i the subsequent legislation which carried tae A stem operation, com. PES td achemes ‘ou’ in New York. The minority make no recommenda- tons except that the Davenport system be continued, and declare it as thelr opinion that the long. tedious and expensive investi- gation by their committee was entirely A CARD FROM MR. CLAPP.—Mr. A. M. Gispe. ressional printer, in @ letter to the New York Times says that ail bis accounts are and have er balanc- ed at tbe treasury. He says is @ differ- ence of opinion between himself and accuses 8 to whether he bad authority to redisbarse movess coming to him from witbout putting it in the treasury first and drawing it by warrant. He used that re- source to Keep his men id a@nvual appropriation nad e! covered into the treasury. A FIRE In Milbai Stro3 ed $160,000 wor: in the picKer-room of Mowry Lapaam’s woolen Mill, and destroyed the whole mi peggy enna and two large boardin, houses. Insurance $90,000. J.T. Brackett's mill, at Portland, Me., was also burned on Saturday a Loss $32,000; insurance $20,000; and the Earl block, at Kent, Ohio; Joes $25,000. Also the Old Picneer mill at Athol, Mass.,owned by Dunbar & Piper, and run by Alonzo Pratt for the manufacture of housefurnishing goods. Loss $10,000. ee SINGULAR D£ATH.—The Lynchbi Va. gions a oss A at Wim. Hiarns, 0 county, aged twenty-two years, was engaged in selling beehives in the Zeige? — counties, and went oy sville, Rockingham. of @ tree near that contained a of | and on it climbed up to find the entrance. When ‘he had shoe een bette en ewes ors dead, hls body failing £9 the grounds Q' E i Rev. Joun J. Bax of St. Michael's R. C. Church Brookiyn, has be- guna jt againet’ Colonel E. Roehr, and editor of the Ly rele » for $20,000, to which amount The Continuation of His Story. Romance of the Sylph Dispateh_The ‘Woman in the Case -The President’s Comtemptuous Denial of :he Slander. The following is the concluding portion of the testimony of ex-Solicitor Bluford Wil- son, given before the House Vommittee on whisky frauds, the injanction of secrecy having been removed: THE CHARGE OF PUTTING SPIES UPON THE PRESIDENT. Question. Prior to the discovery of the “‘Syiph” telegram, do you Kuow of any other fact or matter indicating that the President of the United States was not in sympatay with you and the Secretary of the Treasury in your prosecation of these distillers? Avswer. In answer to that question I wish to state that, with reference to the whisky cases generally, there never was, to my Kuowledge, any lack of co-operation on tue President's part. There were delays, it is true, during the fall of 1875, in turning oat some men who the secretary and myself thought ought to have been removed soouer, but on the whole we got along very well. Ii was not until we struck Babcock in what seemed to be strong suspicious evidence of bis complicity that we began to grow apart. After the President's return from his trip to Des Moines, Colorado and St. Louis I as- certained, upon information both from tne Secretary of the Treasury and the Attoraey General, that I was in trouble—that I was charged with having put spies upon the President with the view to prove his com. Plicity in the whisky frauds. Tois I ieara:i on my return from the west, where I had been, under the direction of the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the officers charged with the prosecution, which was late in Oc tober or early in November last. I will give the committee the precise date as soon as I can refer to my private letter books. THE SUSPICIONS AGAINST BABCOCK Relying upon the President's tadorsement, and ia view of the“Sylph” telegram and tue rumors which I have already referred to, i had, early in August, submitted the tele- gram to Mr. Henderson and Mr. Dyer in tne presence of the Attorney General in this city, and It was understood then to b3o0f so highly a soeecians character that Gea Bvb- cock’s case should be thorougaly but fairly Investigated. To that end on acabont the Sth Or 9th of September, after Messra. Hendor- son and Pig had returned to St. Louis, I wrote Mr. Hendersoa a letter. in whica I said to him substantially:—This will be handed to you by Wm. H. Herr, a reliabie and trusted agent of the secret service dl- v-sion. He will report to you for daty. I sta-ed that during the 1 of motions to quash the indictments in McDonala’s case, then pending before Judge Mil- ler, 1 thought it important that Mc Donald and Joyce should be t uo. cer the strictest Sok sae oe that every proper precaution shou taken to prevent their escape; that it was fms pod im- Portant also that the associates and co-c72- spirators with McDonald and Joyoe, if there were any then unknown, should be discov- ered and brought to punishment, and I used the words that it was of the atmost imp ort- ance to the public interests that he shoald go to the bottom or top of the combination, and underscored the words ‘bottom or top,” and knowing that Gen. Babcock would bs in St. Louls with the President, and know- ing his relations with McDoaaid and Joyes, I intended to use and did use such tera; as that Gen. Henderson might clearly see that his relations with McDonald and Joyce while in the city should be carefally looked after and inquired into. This I believed I was fully authorized and warranted to do by the terms of the President's indorsement, and I supposed that in so doing I would re- ceive his support and approval. THE W. H. FORGERY. It turned out that this letter of mine was taken from among the papers of Gen. Heu- derson while ne was engaged in a law arcu ment in the courts of St. Louls; that MeDou- ald or Joyce got possession of !t, and, to sup- port the ch: that I was putting spies on the President, after the word “top” in my letter the capital letters “ W. H.” were forse! therein. The f was apparent on ¢> a parison with the letterpress copy whis': I was lucky enough under the circumstances to have retained in my letter-book, and th it fact doubtiess saved me from instant re moval. Tae letter or copies contata- ing the forgeries were brought back by G Babcock from the west; and after the 4 Cabinet meeting whic was held 02 President’s return he (Babcock) callet torney General Pierrepont and Secret sry vert of the Tre: @ud the At- were both greatly distarbe., ifested that disturbance in inter- views with me on the Sui throu: Wim en Secretary and theattor, 1e r~ bey Reeceal ual Gen. Porter had with him @ copy of the letter. I said ep Soma cop; and I book; Tread the originals for i i : book and satisfy himself copy did not contain ie did, and I fur- jermore to note the ition of the letters. the word “top” being the line. I asked him if he had seen the band writing of the original “"W. H..” aud ne faid he had, and he said at once, tlsoa, I don’t want to hear anything more; that is the end of that matter. The letter is a for- ery beyond question, and that lets you out.” “Now,” I said, “a word with you, General, about that letter. I wrote that let- ter intending that Gen. Babcock should be looked after. It he was in the ring I INTENDED TO CATCH HIM if it was in my power. If it was not, I in- tended to demonstrate his innocence beyoud the sbacow of a doubt, if it were possible to Iasked Gen. Porter what explanation he had of the “Sylph” telegram, and he gave me an explanation to tne effect that Syiph was @ lewd woman with whom the Prest- dent of the United States had been in inti- mate @ud that she had botnerad and annoyed the President until at oe time it chanced that McDonald’s attention ‘was calied to her at some place | ‘With reference to the movements of matral a that the *Syiph” ferrea Leeann g tag ay doclegmng who e Telegrams to The Star. RAILROAD COLLISION. Three Persons lajarea. [@peciat to The Siar.) MANASSAS, Va. July 31 —Tuls morning 819.90 o'clock @ stock train, north, @od the mail train, south, of the Virginte Midiaod railroad, came 4 Star: TWO CENTS. Passengers on th train. The wreck is being rapidiy cleared, way, THE TURKISH Wan. Geman Pasha the explanation he be waa nenckory._1 said to the President that Lonpon, July 31.—A spectai dispatch to Be waa pat & Porter in the attitade of | the Times, as weil as dispatches to other saving & Tne subject of McDonald's kind that Osman Pasha, who was with @ certain lewd wo- an named “Syiph.”” Q- What did the President say? The President expressed surprise that the general should have made such @ Statement, and said there was notone word of truth in it, brashed itoat of his way in this way, (illustrating by a contemptuous gesture.) and went on. Jrbiza, is not identical with tue The Turkish Defeat Friday A correspondent of the Cimes leiegraphe Q. Was anything more said touching the | from ase, saying: “I have perrectiy important to him to know just what atti- | “Sylph” dispatch as explaiced by General | trustworthy toformation tuat the Tarks itn tude the prosecution meant to ass¢me with | Porter? the engagement On Frida) at Medan nom bered 12,000. They were driven to Padgoritza , lost Lwo guns, and their supporting vattal ics were completely annihilated. Greece Going I Virrma, July 3 reference to those trials. He expre-scd to m3 bis covfident belief in General Babcdck’s in- nocence. He said that the telegram had been satisfactorily explained to him, and that he ee that that ought to stop the matter; that it ought to rest there. A. Nothing except that I assured the Pres- idert that I myself did not beileve oue word of _ stnteme ent. Q. this time what pubdlic position, if any, did Gen. Porter bola! : “% A. None. He was the ex-private secretary —The Tagblatt says. Tao c 1 by the Bashi Dazouk WHAT HE THOUGT OF IT. of the Presidert and a warm personal frieud tras have created sach a He aded, however, + if General Baboock | of Gen. Babcock, and was tak'ng a lively in- | sensation tirenuteeet Greece as to render tae is guilty, which I don’t believe, he is the | terest In Babcock’s case. Maintenance of neutrality difficult. A later most guilty wretch in the worid. Me has be> Q. Were he and the President on goxt dispatch says we relations between Greece and terms? A. They were, tomy best knowleige, upon intimate terms. Q. Did the President become angry wheo you told bim of this explanation? A. He indignantly denied. that there was Any truth tn the statement. Q. Do you know whether Gen. Porter's re- lations With the President subsequent to this time were as friendly as betore, or have you seen him there? A. Down to the second day before the close of the Babcock trial I believe that Gen. Por ter's relations with the President coatinuad trayed my confidence in the most infamous Way, and besides has betrayed his oficial trust, and no punishment would be too severe for bim. My relations with General Bab cock,” hesaid, *‘ have been of longstanding,” @od he relerred to their army associations and to the general’s subsequent positioas {a connection with public works in which as an engineer of the army he had expended large sums of money, and, as the President believed, with entire fidelity, and ne said that as his private secretary be had every opportunity to know and jaage the man. bd could bot believe that he was involved Turkey are assuming @n increasingly Aspect. 1A dispatch to Reuter's pany from Aluens says: Toe rspapers accuse the govern- tae couutry in a defeaceless desire for an ag- , bat claim & position to P ipepire Ube respect of ty = FOREIGN NrEws Elementary Education tu Rome in the ring. precisely the same. Koms, July 3i —Upon the reopening of the SHOWING THE LETTERS. . Whatreason have you to believe that | Chamber of Cepulies the government will When the President had finished I ex- | friendly relations cout. between tue | introduce & Dili establishing elementary cducation. Suicide of a LONDON, July 31.—Tue / nes vais morning says: Tne Rigut Kon. d Most Kev. Samuel Butcher, }. D. P. C. hop of Meatn, who bas been suffering from congestion of the lungs and bropehilis, became delirious while ndants were temporarily abseot Saturday moraing. Upon their retura they ind thedoor locked. When the door was burst open the bishop was found on the flor in® pool of blood, with a razor beside him. A slip of paper, on which was written the singie word “me4,” lay upon a table. The bisbop was speechiess when found, and ex- pired shortly afterwards. President and Gen. Porte: A. I saw Gen. Porter visiting Washing ton, and learned from him of his visits to = White House oa Sundays when he came lown. Q Yon had that from Gen. Porter? A. Yes, sir. Q. Where does he itve? A. He lives in New York city. By Mr. Plaisted: lo you not believe, and did you not at the time be! that this ex- planation of Porter's of th yiph” dispatch Was intended to deter you from doing your duty in the prosecution of Gen. Babcock ? A. Most undoubtedly I did and do. —— my surprise and indiguation at be- ‘Dg confronted with the forged letter, and asked him who told him about it, and he said to me that he had not Known of it until Gen- eral Porter had explained the matter to him the Sunday before. I said to him, * [s it ‘tole, President, that General Porter aid that letter “gis fem and did not say to you that heand Ihad had an explanation touching it? That he had expressed himself as satisfied of the forgery and as satisfied wholly with my conduct in the premises?” The President said in reply. that Gen. Por- ter had said to him that I claimed that tne letter was a forgery and that it seemei t>be by reference to the letter-press copy. I told the President that we wouid let the matter rest there until I could go and get my letter books and my records, as contained ia my private memoranda, in connection with the whole Babcock matter, and he coosented to that. I got my letter-press book. I got his Bernard letter. Igot all the other matier which I thought would throw any light upon my connection with Babcock’s cise and went back. -Secretary we Boston, Mass., Jul Bristow leaves to-day fc pat the stump for Hayes and Wheeler, ateome of the larger places, and pass a few days in ine White’ Mount gion. Hewili fuish up his trip to vu Uon of New England by a brief et ay FORTY-FOUETH CONGRESS. Monpay, Joly 31. SENATE.—The Senate met at 11 @. m. The Chair laid before the Senate House Joint resolution to prevent the supply of special metalic cartridges to Indians, and on motion of Mr. Logan it was taken up and | “®™Ptm READING EXTRACTS Pi Le ie Tne le! . rea m ex- a of S any, | fer Gd; 5a; I » G3; . tract from it in which Normile was credited by the House over the veto of the | series sti: Moen olidated, 65%; do. second series, 3:4; North Carolina sixes, oid, 15 bid today. Sugar active and drm, 1/\ BALTIMOKE, July 31.—Cotton quiet and Steady—middling, li yall. Fiour steady— Howard street and western super, 2.75a3.78; do. extra, 3.50a4.75; do. family, 5.00a6 Sp; City Mills super, 3. do. extra, 4 Bas w; do. Rio Brands, 6.25a6 50, de. family, * 00. Wneat active abd firm—wesiern red track, 1.00a1.10; Maryland red, gooa to prime, 1.15a1.18; do. amber, 1.2081.25, do. white, 102a1 22. Corn— southern, active and firm; western, weak and lower; southern white, 50858; do. yel- low, 56a5i; western mixed, 54a,’ spot; 56 August; 56x last half of August; 514 Sep- tember. Oats quiet and steady—southern prime, 7ai0; western white, 3; do. mixed, $3835." Rye quiet and lower, 55a00. Hay dull and lower—Maryiand @od Pennsylvania, 13.008.17.00 with having said sabstautially: ‘Phe Presi- Gent dare not go too far with McDonald ant Joyce or ik is lost.” I read to him that part af his letter in which Jim Casey was referred to, and I turned over the letter and on the back of it read to him with great deliberation the indo.sement in whicn he bad said: “These newspa; clippings and Unis letter are sent to the departmeat to the end that if they throw any light upon new witnesses to be summoned they may be brought out. Let no gality man escape if it can be avoided.” 1 read to the President of the United States the concluding sentences in his letter, in which he said: “Be Ker eapeg d vigilant, or charge those in authority to be, agatnst all those who claim to have high authority to prot 2ct or to protect them,” meaaing to pro- ident. Mr. Boutwel! explained the error by which bis pame appears on the books of the Adja- tant General as a deserter, which record ied the President to veto to restore his name to the rolis. The bill was passed—yeas 11, nays non The Chair laid before the Senate ma ~ munication from the Secretary of War, en. closing @ recommendation from Gencrai Sheridan, that the companies in the 24, 3, 4th, 5th and 7th cavalry, be increased to men each, and accompanying the same with an estimate of the increased cost, consequent — such increase of force, and the draft of & bill for the purpose. Mr. — advocated the present consider- tion of the bill, and said Ube Senate had re- duced the cavalr; regiments against his 4 Provisions firmer and quiet. tect others or to protect themselves, and in | protest in the last Congress. = u which be finally sald that "personal coa- | Mr. Sherman thought the bill should go | Fork ie cabana, een chee, Si; + loose; 8104, packed, clear rib sides, 11 yall Lard steady—refined, 12,4. siderations should not stand in the way of the performance of @ public duty,” and I eaid to him: “Mr. President, what I have done 1a the premises touchiag Gea. Babcock I have done under the warrant and in full pursuance of your own tustractions to the Secretary of ihe Treasury aad lo my- self.” Ho said, “Certainiy; [had Babcock and Jim Casey in mind when | made that further and authorize the President, shouid bedeem the occasion required, to also in- crease the men in the infantry regiments. He —— to see measures taken to put down speedily this, as he believed, the last Indian War we would ever have. On motion of Mr. Logan, the pill was taken up for consideration. Tne bill authorizes the increase of the n— shoulders, Hams, 15a16. Butter prime, + easier—crude, 9 ya»; refined, 17 \el7 fi) m— Rio cargoes, 15e17 ¥; Jobbing. Whisky quiet aud firmer, 1.13. Reosipts— Flour, 2,000; wheat, 40,000; corn, 50,000; oats, indorsement. and I expected vou todo your | companies In the 2d, 3d,4th, 5th and 7h regi- ae w Yous, aut er ‘aan and ty ite eco him, “Mr. Prevident, taat | ments of cavalry to 100 men each, ta ail not | isreguian, Moncey, ?, Golan Exchange, is precisely the reply which I expecte you, | to increase the cavalry force more than 2,500 long, ; short, 499%. Governments dail as Presicent of toe United States, to make | men beyond the 25,009 authorized by the act Steady, and little doing. tome.” of July 24, 1876. New York, July 31l.—Fiour quiet and 1 sbowed bim my ee ee a ood —— =) ry boy firm. Wheat firm. Corn quiet steady. the original, and showed him the forgery, | priating the amoun’ a 2700) tO DON, 31, 12:3 » , and on that be expressed himself as entirely ¢ the bill. Loxpon, July 31, 12:30 p. m.—Consols. carry out the provisions Mr. Hitchcock offered an amendment au thorizing the President to accept volunteers from Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colo. rado, Dakota, Utah or Montana, not to ex ceed five regiments, cavalry or infantry, for @ period not exceeding nine months. Re- i ir money and the account. U.S. bonds, new 5's, 1064. Erie railway, i2\. —__——_-<22-—___— DR. WELLING Urom PROF. TYEDALL’s Work ON “Sounp."—In @ review of Prot. ——— work on “Sound,” Dr. a Failing has sisend; crossed and wholly satisfied. I explained to him Ubat it was Gen. Babcock that I meant ia the letter aud pot himseif; that it never entered my mitd for one moment that under apy possid:e combination of cireamstences was it possibie for him to have had auy im proper relatious with those parties or with any other party engaged in violation of the | | Mr. Logan’s amendment was adopted and ay Pay way opens eeear wien we laws of the land; that when I fixed Seneies ‘the bill passed. rint this morning. While: during which the investigation — fo! On motion of Mr. Conkling, the Senate bool to disturb to wh! reference 1S or Gen, Babsock's eojon in that city and en. jouro ¢ not his own, and that when I referred to the ascociations of McDonald I Well-known McDonald adhered to its anes to the House amendment to the biil to punish the coun- terfelting of trademarks and the sale of counterfeit trade-mark goods, and a confer- ence committee was requested. At 12:15 the Senate went into trial session on the articles of im; ent. tis isting Kn‘ HENDERSON AND DYER. point is the summary of existing knowledge ‘readin; wherewith the seyenth chapter of «Souna” Penton we muy letter in watch I cuatged pr rg an yen ga 18 prefaced. Prot Tyndall weserts toa prior ral Teoaaroon that if Judge Miller should _ mg oy tigations i oy — — _ a guashing the indictmen: st ( gound was made by Dr. — agal cDonal joyce 1708. c's aim is t out mediately move for a detention of the par. a criti net to — out ie Mouse Sours ‘bortcomings of Jabors of the Washington light- and the investigations of Prof. Henry, <> consider the articles in secret session. Yeas 32, nays 26. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—As soon as the journal was read, Mr. Wuit- thorne, the chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, demanded the regular order, and the House resumed consideration of the 5 oe Committee on Naval A airs. r. Whitthorne made a speech in favor of Mr. rewitt (N. Y.) endorsed Mr. Whit- thorne’s remarks as to the sale of iron. He said he was @ manufacturer of iron, and he knew that iron was sold at ou rates. Mr. Whitthorue resuming, charged Secre- tary Robeson with generai malfeasance in them during bis sojourn tn the United States, meri: : ‘TET honest — |, bul js also Very prou and Dr. Wellin this controversy.—( bas its eym- . ¥. Tribune, Wants Garrett Z. House, brother of the late Orsom A. House, who was recently shot and killed by his wife in New Jersey, made application Thursday, before surrogate Calvin, to be al- lowed to take our letters of administration relative to his late brother’s property. The application was met by the widow by filling exemplified copy of the last will and tes- office. At the close of his remarks he de. | tament of Orson A. House, made three years manded a vote. 1 ea ago, jveatbing a}! bis real and persona tate mK raid widow, atthe same time meking her the role executrix of the will. ‘The su took the and adjourned the case for one week in o1der to give the Fitcant Ume to fle papers to show that Widow is not & proper person to have charge Of the property, or that she cannot present the pn qualifications to entitle her to administer theestate. A Lawr® Fuca Wiillam Henry some years etjoyed a good Fepatation, aod some enjoyed a jon, whose office wast No. 31 Neassau (The majority resolution referred the whole subject to the Committee on the Judiciary cerned he should not peri siderations or his were ence to the hostile relations between them and the President? ; bety havin; ined the idence oe Yes, sir; between the President and citen th ir a. . dees : cay ‘filso showed t Presid: ¥ 4 Dg ajor Patterson the instructions of the atancons "teneonts an ex officer of the British Army. Tue wife but without the al of the Secretary of of Cotterill, with t children, took steer- ary, 1 gone to St. Louis for the age passage to and on Saturday. The of urging upon the local officers, lawser is said to have taken $40,000 with nderson and Dyer, the of bim.—(N. ¥. Express. Pee erg ey typ es A YouNG GIRL KILis HERSELF wiTH = it, ‘their influence was con- PRUSSIC ACID. — Miss Lillie Meagher, a eeiek coun Geeent aoa very beautiful young girl, was found dead testimony them of his guilt, and . inat every Mating th should be'tauto oa their do him no injustice, and if facts Tonnes heagie Pee Be that such was their fixed, set! i i H i # i i that would be doae Babsock, dnd I'eaid’ tothe President, “I donay os: Heve, Mr. President, that any injustice will q F E z é Ht 8 i ‘J e ' H | } (| i : 5 E H 8 £38 FH &