Evening Star Newspaper, August 7, 1876, Page 1

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Bo. 2S ty etrect, wad sat Jar mesti my ‘The third monthly meeting of the FEDERAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION, for on of ues and (eg advances wi be beld at Davis’ Hail, Mo. 613 ?tbstrest nortawest.on MONDAY BY SDING,7.b Angust. 176 Boots for the subscription of stock(shares @1 gach) are «ill open. and say information caa be Obtained of the foll -wiog parsons: JAMES Felsen President, No. 617 G street northwest. JOUN A. PRESCUTT, Treasurer, Boom No. 66 Second Oomptroiler’s Office. Fa MIDPLETO! retary, Natiorel Metropolitan Bank, andon Tuesday* and Fre sat Room No. 22 Le Prott Batid from 639 to # o'clock 2929831 NOTICE iS. H.F ZIMMESMAN & SON, ‘arniture Dealers, can be fotnd at No. 434 9th Street. between D and E iyt-20 THES BEST. MILBUES'S SUDA WATER, BATURBAL SPRING WATERS on Drangb! ICE-COLD TEA, CO EE sod CHOOOLAT 1429 Pex 4 ATENTR, near Willard’s, pls-tr EB OW. 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Tbare f] 1c) jy%tr fheg sarmenal patdr-eute hee °%, 48—N2, 7,289. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.—Inter- nal revenue, #633,351.7 ng by Washin of July th last. POSTMASTER GeNZRAL TYNER wei customs, $530,919 20. mt wo eer Park Saturday, bat will return to- morrow. ASOTHER LETTER Faom “BILL Say- AGE,” THT INDIAN ScouT.—A letter dated ” trom ling tothe Denver, Colorado, July,4, 1 avage, Indian scout,” re! gionian, w: ¢ following letter the same person has jast reached thia DanveRr, Cou., July I have recelved the marks on the Iudiaos’ of Arneldo Moore, printed in Ta STAR “snl Ell from ete’ 2s. abont one fu regard to the maa, A. of them will send me the is boty I will send them bis money, and bis bead, too, if biger or Wa } maz executive. orders, Lieut. Comman the Coy sert this and oblige. IMPORTANT Naval OxpERS—Caa AT Navy YaRDs.—Commodore John € 19 October next, Lieut. Cauldwell tythe Vandal New York; nipgton. er A. surgeon of the North Atiantic station; mocore Thomas H Patterson detached the command of the navy yard at Was! tes bave not eat itap. Piease in- Bina Savace GES Fe- ered to command the navy yard, ‘om ta, ws edical Iaspector Kicbard Dean, to the Hartford, at Puiladel- pbia, and also to disebarge the duties of fleet Com- from hing ton, :0th October, and placed on waiting Edwin T. Woot- ward from the Vandalia, on the repogting of bis relief, and Ls yar at. Edward Amory from the placed on waiting orders; navy ‘d at Boston, and placed on waiting or- der+; Leutenants Richard Rush and R. Mason Lisle, from the navy yard at League Isiand, Pa., and placed on waiting orders. THE DEAD-LocK Not BRoken.—Tne con- ference committee on the legislative appro- heusted e House committee, do £0. ‘The witness sa Ppriation bill held another meeting this after- boon. They seem to be as far from an agree- ment as ever. The report that they had agreed is incorrect This aflernoon the indications were the committes had agreed to disagree; the members of the Senate committee would accept itor not. As the case stands, f-rence y Means to agree, dat ow! the stub>oronesa of the members oi have been una! The Whisky I estigation. that ; tnat iodi- ested their ultimatum, and left It to the members of the House commi tee to decide whetber the gererally believed that House committee, is the great stumbiing- block Ip the way of an were it pot for him tne committee would soon agres. almost unnecessary to appoint a new co1- mittee. The piesent one has ex- It is r. Randall, of the eat, aad that » it seems ug to f the te to HLUFORD WILSON CROSS EXAMINED. Tne special committee investigating the | St. Louis whisky frauds met this mo: to cros+exaraiue Bluford Wilson examination was cond d he believed that if ti Fervisors had been plated, the whisky frauds would have discovered Just ax quick. Ave alded the b cuearihing the frat KEKST IN BING they w tary Bristow and witness,on the (tho! tbe former indicated an entire willin: to cooperate with Secretary Briato king down © stood in the way. Pz,” latter 6a corsement on that letter waieh bad the ring and to remuye of- After tre Bar- bad been made public, on which woing Tae cross- ed by Mr. Plaisted, ne 8 changed, as contem- been lf there had been | bonest poo, op ome at St. Louisand Ch ictgo emeot ma- PROSE At an interview with the President, Secre- ay, gaese win had a0 ioterview id be mind when he wrote the en- con- tained @ sentence to the effect that one of McDonald's friends in St. Louts had made an ir tend: a to go with tae aod MeDonald, aud President could not give them up or cock was lost. quiry as to how far the President in rosecution of Joyce ‘nen aided that the Bab- ‘Witness did not recollect ever telling Yaryan (as testified by the lat- ter) that the President's eudorseméat on the Barvard letter was obtained after much im- portuning, aud that he was very angry publication. Witness said that Bristow ana Jewell would trouble upless they broze up GRANT'S KITCHEN CABINET atite roceeded to read a letter which nave meaning “Bose” Shepherd and G neral Bab- cock. Objection was made to the reading unless Wilson would give the nameof the writer, which be declined to do. Witness said that in the letter he wrote to Henderson telling him in bis prosecation to “go to the bottom and top,” ne had referea ce to Badcock and not w the President, that the letters “ W. H letter was a forgery. inal letter was stolen by @ United » and ” interpolated in the itaess said tue orig- Staves deputy marshal from Gen. Henderson and handed to Joyce. THE SYLPH TELEGRAM. ‘Witness said that the was identified to be in Gen. Writing in the latver end of th July, 1s75, by ® pumber of experts 1 Treasury de; c's partmen' Pierre; it. who claimed to be an expert fait said he was — bavawriting was in Babcock’e hand wri q ph” telegram band- monta of mu the ts. Attorney General in it was ting. showh to the President on the 9th of Augast by Secretary Bristow. Babcock knew the same day. Q_How dia the President interfere Uhe Babcock case? of it with A. Ihave siready indicated in my exam!- P&tion in ebief; b; dismissing Henderson; by issuing @ cireular letter to District AC lorneys;by listening to reports that tie Bab- cock prosecution was the resuitof polttt- caiccnspiraey and intrigue by dismissing Secretary Bristow aud myself, and by ig & military tribunal in the ‘case. Q. How did the military tribunal fere? order- inter- A. It took out of the bands of the civil offices the evidence upoo wuien peeted to convict nim. The result midiary tribaual, had it gone ou, tney ex of ue would tuave given Babcoc s’s attorneys the power to loom into the evidence. The inilitar tribu. bal was @ subject of Cabinet discussion, and on the occasion witness wrote @ nov to Sec- retary Bristow to which were we words, “God give you wiscon RAB CK Loula during the Avery trial, that he wished <ram was, pemploy assistance if be w. Py priety in ‘wrote A CONFIDENTIAL LETTER Genera! Henderson its, nim the Et in ress Copy of it; thinks the A. Ass# matter of fact 1 cannot sa: elegraphed from Washivxtoo to Luckey wants, aad ‘Veal my golpg to St. Louls at all Do you think there was any impro- ‘anting General Badcock @ court it. raside ton. He re- not make @ ‘reasury kuew that he wrote to Hea @ matter of fact, did the court Leriese witb the Babeock triai? iy, ase WAS THE MISSISSIPPI INVESTIGATION. The Majority Report. ‘The special committee appointed under a resniution of the Senate adopted on the 31st of March last, and tostracted to inquire how far the rights of the people of Mississippi, guaranteed by the constitution of the United States, and secured especially by the fifteentn amendment, were violated by force, fraud, or intimidation at the election beld in that state ov tbe 2d of November, 1875, subraitied to the Senate today the testimony tixen, WiLb the conclusions of the commitice tuere- op. The report says: ‘The testiinony taken will fully support the allegation that force, frand and Intimida joa Were used geuerally and anceessfully tu toe political canvassof 1815. Bat before procead ing to & detailed statement of the facts and conclusions sustained and warranted by tue proof, the committee thinix it proper to refer to the snggestions and excuses offeret in jastification of the outrages commitied. It has been alleged that Governor Am Ab unfit persou to hold the ofties to w was elected in the year 1573; bat, on the cou- trary, the committee Gnd from the evidence, ae well as from genera! report iu Mississippi, ple to ay Just charge affecting his par- fonu) integrity, his character a% a puolic officer, or bis ability for the duties of chief magistrate of that state, but that hts ft in ail these particulars was sustained b testimony of those who were not in a with him politically. The committee refer copectally to the testimony of the Hon. J. A. P. Campbell, appointed by the existing gov- erpment ove of the judges of tne suprema court of the state of Assiasippi. ‘The evidence submitted tends strongly to show, What cannot be denied, that there Were many persons in office tu the state of Mississippi, especially in etective offices, in the several counties, who were either incap- able or dishonest; there were a few of the same character connected with the state government. The conduct of these persons, however, was not approved by the goversor bor by the masses of the repubiican party. Cormpiaints and charges agaiust a class of personos called ‘carpet-baggers” are fre- quent in the depositions of witnesses op; 0 :ed to the republican party in the state. [tis to be admitted that a small number of 1 ami- — from other states raisused the confi- ence of tbe black people, secured office, and betrayed the trusts coafided to them. But the number of such persons, compared with the whole number of immigrants, was very sraall; and it is but just to say that the great mejority are muelligent, upright and brave men from the north who are entirely incor- Toptible, and who, in peril of their lives, are now struggling against serious odus to maintain ther politica! opinious and to se- cure @ just adminisiration of the govera- ment. THE TAX QUESTION, It ts alleged that during the last six or eight years the expenses of the state have been unnecessarily increased, and Luat heavy laxes have been imposed for woich no « te- quate return bas been recelved by tue peo- pie. Coroparisons are made between the rate of taxation previous to the war aud since the year 1870, aud tbe conclusion ts drawn that large sums of money are extort- @J from ihe people aud wasted, or, through negligence and extravagance, misapplied. it ts undoubtedly true that taxes are hig in the state of Mississipp tuan the; previous to 136); but the rate of increase is iar less than In some of the northern sta es, where no serious complaints are mace against the administration of public aff sirs. It ts to be observed, also, that previous tw lhe war taxes were not levied forthe sup. port of schools in Mississippi; indeed, there was no system of pubile instruction; aud tat since ue war school houses have been erected ip all parts of te state for the eau- eation of the children of both races, and large tums of money have been expended annually for the matntenauce of schoois. in- cluding schools for trainiug teachers. i: is also true that previous to the war tae t4xes Were imposed upon slaves aud upou bast- hess, while since the war the taxes have been laid ebiefly vpon personal property aud upon ijand. In ‘1s73 tne state expenses were $953,000; in 174, $902,000; and tn 1875 the ex- peuses were only #615,000. The state deot not !neludiog trust funda, is oaly $500,900. lax of $160 upon each person will pay tie public debt and meet we current expenses for @ year. XO JUSTIFICATION FOR THE OUTRAGES, The testimony texeu tends vo show tuat these who participated in the means voy which the election of 1575 was carried by the Gemocratic party rely for justification npon the facts of maladmunistration, a8 set for io tbe testimony submitted wita this report. In the opinion of the committee, those errors and wrongs, if admitted to the extant claimed, furnish no justification whatever for the outrages and crimes establisnet by the testimony. It is alleged In jastification Of the acta of intimidation, and of tne crimes committed during the canvass and at tue election, that Governor Am-s had organ- ized, or attempted to organize, a force, termed the negro militia. At the time of the riot at Ciinton, on the 4th of September, which resalted in the death of at least thirty persons, there was no military organ- ization In the state. Tne sum of $60,000 had Leni yt ited by the legisiature, at its preceding session, for the organization and support of a military force; and the event at Clinton, tn connection with the fact of di turbances in other portions of the state, led Gov. Ames to attempt Its organization. * * Some of the officers selected byjhim were DA&tive-born white citizens who had served in the late war on the side of the coufeder- ales, and be solicited and accepted recruits from the white as wellasfrom the biack population. This effort on the part of the governor, it is now claimed, was the occa. sion seized by the democrats for organizing and arming themselves, ostensibly to resist the black militia; but in fact, such organ. ization had effected previously, as is sbown by the testimony concerning the Clin- ton riot, and 1m the end it became the means by which the colored inhabitants and the white repnblicans of the state were over- #wed, intimidated, and deprived of their rights as citizens, These organizations were the instruments aiso oT. which nuracrous murders were committed upon persons who ‘were then active, or who had been active iu toe republican party. By we terms of the . tered into b: Z. George, the chatr- man of the democratic state committee, and Governor Ames, on the 1stn of October, 1815, the attempt to organize the railitla was Sbardoned, General George on his part agreeing to secure @ peaceful election and the full and free enjoyment of the elective franchise by every cilizes. The stipulation on the part of the goveraor was faithfally kept, bot the promise made by General George was systematically disregarded by conference a: toe democrats In the larger portion of the state. The outrages perpetrated by the White people in the canvass and on the day of election find no justification whatever 1n the acts or the policy of Governor Ames concerning the state militia. The effort on his part to organize the militia for the pres- peace seems to the ible; and, in ay government of if failure on thelr ty the United Buaten, o © SSS * Eee he £uent ~ rages which by this report are proved t> bavetaten place. This intaority however, ds fur the time overawed and as powerless to resist thi @ course of events as are the men bers of the republican party. Usder more favorable circumstances they may be able to co-opersie with the frieads of order, and redetm the state from voluUonary element. (1) The committee find inat men of the state, e« Qn War, constitute the nu the control of the re WHAT THE COMMITTER FIND the young cially those who cbed manhood during the war, or who bave orrivad at that condition since tne leus and the main force of the dangerous element. As far as ihe testimony taken by the committee throws any light upon the subject, It tends bowever, to establish the fac that thedem ocratic organizations, both ia the counties Sno in the state, encouraged the young men i tb course, accepted the political advan tages of their conduct, and are ina larg: degree responsible for the crim There wi artof white Borera to vote the & general dispo: ieyers to compel the 1a emocratic tt ton au the (s) Demoeratie clubs were organized ft all parts of the state, and tbe able botiey members were aiso organized into military companies aud furnished with the pe: arms that conld be procured in tue country. The fact of their existence was no secret althongh persons not in sympathy with the Movement were exciuded f: om mem berab! Indeed their object was more fully attained 4 hazards. public declarations ‘apization in connection with lon, everywhere expressed, that their purpose to carry In many places these organtza- tons possessed one or lery. These pieces of a: of their or- the joten- it was the election at ail ore pieces of artil iNery were carried over the counties and discharged upon the roads in the neighborhood of repub! 1 Meetings. and at meetings hel! by the dem- ocrats. For many weeks before the election members of this military organization tra versed the various counties, menacing the voters and discharging their guus by nignt as well as by day. (4) Ltappears from the testimony that, for some time previous to the election, it Was Imposs! counties, to bold repy nite: (5) Tne riots at Vicksbur, July, and at Clinton on the ble, in @ large numberof the a mestings ob the 5th of th of Septem. ber, were the results of a specia! purposs on the part of the democrats to break up the meetings of the republican: to destroy the leaders, and to tnaugurate an era of terror, botonly in those counties, but throughout the state, which would deter republicaas, and particularly the negroes, from orga itz: ing or attendiog meetings, and especially deter them from the free exercise of the right to vute on the day of tne election. Tue — sought for were in @ large degree at- a (6 ) Fellowi g the riot at Clinton, the country for the next two days were scoured by detachments from these democratic nil Mary organizations over a circuit of many miles, apd @ large number of unoffendiag if ‘sous were killed. Tae number has never eu ascertained correctly, but 1t may be estimated fairly as between thirty and nifty. Amor the innocent victims of those ays of horror aud crime was Mr. Wm. P. Hatta, & while man, & teacher by rofesstor tee of tae peace by the choice of his felio citizens, Rid @ candidate for re election apoa the Poi in f re; adel p all.) ublican teket. He was @ resideutof nia With his family uvttl the year 1570, When be emigrated to Mi the purpose of planting. assassination as related by issippl for {The wy of bt ris wife is given An equally horrid crime was of Senator Caldwell and nis brothe: ton, Christruas ght. 01 events of that night, as given by Mrs. {A at °. if the Cald- Well, is quoted in her owa words.) The outrages were generaily confined to the repablican coua’ sary to overcome unlawfal mean: Ues, as Wilkinson and Issaqueaa, there was comparative peace at the election aad cur ing the canvass. Capt. Wi but tn tw A. Montgomery, 9 1 democrat and a com mm repubiiean mnajo1 or thr ty by e coun- a aca 1 oa:) companies, with the desiguation tu rank 6 major of baitalion, testified that in some the counties there was no military orgac: zation; that in those counties the democrat did not try to carry the election. Taois pears to have been true of the two counties bamed; but since the election December and May, great outrage: namely, ia fend- ed with violence and murder, have see per- petrated, and evidentiy with the des: of overawing the colored voters and preparing them to submit to & democratic victory in the coming election. The atieption o! the Senate is directed to the testimony concerning the events in Iya- que DA Ci Y, whieh took piace in the month of December last. A Colonel Ball « officer in the confederate service during the war, who at the time of the outrage wae of- ficia bod. as as a clergyman, took command ofa armed and mounted men Sanday morning. December 5, avd traversed the country below Rolling Fork during the day and that night the men of his command took from their homes at least seven unoffending negroes and shot them in cold blood. Witb- In Lhe next two days five other leading ne- groes were summoned to Lhere compelled to sign a statement! which they became responsible for the good Rolling Fors, aod by conduct of all the negroes in their vicinity, with the excep’ tion of fourteen, who, it , in fact, by that stipulation, were made outlaws. and, a8 a col mor pbumerous ny of Ci ‘ap! oy facts stated uence, fled from their homes and a families @od abandoned thel: ety. my Tae committee find, from the testi- te ir itgomery, supported by by other witnesses, tnat the military organization extended to Toost of the counties in the state where the republican: hall res} moued by signals given by anvils, and that probab! week the entire force of re in the majority; that it em- ‘tion not much jess than one- ft of e white voters, and that in the tive counties the men could be sum- firing cannoos or in less than a e state could be brought out under arms. (9.) The committee find that in severai of the counties the repul jean leaders were so overawed and inuiemicated, both white aad black, tbat they were compelled to with. draw from the canvass those who had been nominated, and to substitute others who were nemed by tbe democratic leaders. and that finally they were compelied to vots for the ticket so nominated, under threa's that png lives would be taken if they did not do (10.) The committee find that the candi- dales in some insiances, were compelled, by persecation or through fear of bodily tarm, lo withdraw their names from the ticket and even to unite themselves osieusioly with the democratic ewe (1L) The committee tind that on the day of the election, at several voting places, armei men Assembled, sometimes not organized and in other cases organized; that they con- trolled the elections. intimidated repabli- can voters, and, in fine, deprived them of the opportunity to vote NCE) The gravity of these revolati 12) e ene rvolution: sooced tee. 13.) The committee find in where intimidation in 2 he repadlican several cases, and force did not result that frag ng HINGTON, D. C.. MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1876. tion of the public (t.) Your body of men callin, tore of the state of oe unauthorized by law, and the governor of that state. pose 18 to deprive the negroes of @rercise of the right of sufirage and constitution of the United States. TRE EVIL. batural resources, and favorable cluded from tbe influence of the @nd capital of the more wealthy tant coasts of China and Japan. pubit ostracism. always with busin infrequent and tue abandonmeut of property, fear of deat! uncertain, taxes more and more rule of social and pubiie Ife, disorder, rested, eyery succe:sive chapter bloodier than the preceding one. dency cannot be arrested by the efforis of the peaceful, abiding citizens. native while courage, @re mAintaining the pri courage, are endeavoring to save from ararchy and degradation. With these two classes. they possese property or pot; contempt upon the black hatred upor enjoy ment of political power and Uon of the negro to the rank of eq political #ffairs. They bave secured force retain !t. bioody events of the campaign of 1 Organized bodies of armed men voting place, will party from a power wrest) from them. spirit and ideas which give rise to U ders are even more general. TH# REMEDY. be invoked, and honor 3nd daty require ite exercise. leseness aud anarch, incident evils and a knowledge of table consequences. citizens of the U Mississippi, and tuys daty it must it owes a du republican form of government, guarantee must be mate gool. an exigency are three 1. Laws inay be passed by Congress for the Tespeeu ve states increase or even continue aod al Ubrough @ system of public educa’ Kindred means of improvement c ideas of the The War Department Lavesti l+b and matntain the supremacy white line democracy, in violation altke of the constitation of theirown state and of the it ae a government de /acfo for the preserva- ‘tte find that the resigua- ton of Governor Ames was effected by a themselves the legista- » by measares at he is of right (1S.) The evidence shows, further, that the state of Mississippl is at present under the control of political organizations compose! largely of armed men whose common pur- the free to estad- of the Mississippi, with {ts fertile soll, immense commer- Ci¢l position, fs in fact more completely ex- vilization and ad- vancea states of the Union than are the dis- Men who Possess capital are anxious lescape froma Siate in which freedom of opinion is not tolerated, where active participation in Sffairs is punished often with social losses, and y, @ ine record shows, with exile through lonsequently lands depreciate in value. the rewards of labor become more and more burden. fome, Loe evils of general disorder are muiti- plied and intensified, and by an inevitable the evils themseives. reacting, increase the spirit of Unless this tendency can be ar- in the apnals of that state will be darker and Tals ten- unaided 7 patriotic and law. There is @ smali body of rsone, who, with heroic neiple of justice and equality, There is aisoa smal! body of men from the north, who with equal the state If left to themselves, ine negroes would co-operate But arrayed against them all are a ma- jority of the while people, who possess the larger part of the property; who uniformly command leisure, whether, individually, Who look with race, and with nH the white men who are their political allies; who are babituated to the use of arms in war and in peace; who in for mer Lines Were accustomed to the exclusive who now cob sider themselves degraded by the eleva- aality to wer by force, and, if left to themselves, they will by fraud and Indeed, the memory of the 815, with the Buowledge that their opponents can command, on the instant, the presence of at every deter the republicaa general effort to regain tne These disorders exist also in tbe neighboring states, and tne ine disor- The power of the national government will Will alike The uation cannot wit- ness With indifference the dominion of law- in @ state, with their the inevt- ty to the d States residing in perform. ithas gutranteed to the State of Mississippi ‘nd this The meusures necessary aud possible tp protaction of the righis of cilizeus in the 2. States iu avarciy,or wherein the affairs yt ies Of armed men, cled representation in Congress 3, The copstitutioual guarantee of a rep: lcan form of government Lo every state wi require the United States, if these disorders 1 milaer measures shall prove tneffectual, to remand the state to a@ territorial condita n, aud tion and ange the habitants @nd reconstruct tue epublican basis. gation. THE POST-TRADERSHIP AND OTHER SCAN DALS—DEFENSK OF THE PKESI DEN. Representative Danford on Satarday pre- sented his views, the other republican mem- ber of the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department being absent, in the report of the majority of t THE PRESIDENT. reply to committee, He says the committee sought to show and charge Unat the President of the United Staves bay guilty of some great wrong in favoring 8 brotuer’s appointment to various trader- sbi claim that for the value of tradersh’ , aud in furtherance of this idea they urpose of enhancing the at Standing Rock and Fort Peck the great § Sioux reservation was extended upon the east side of the river 80 a8 to destroy and drive out Missouri all com- petition with these posts. Mr. Danford pro- ceeds to show there is no testimon: rant Sach @ charge; that the commi distorted to 1 claiming dent had interfered in benalf of thi ‘in its in which his brother wi es against the interest of other The attempt of a th ‘tisan committee to fivee “nna evidence for the parpose of pro- the country that the Presi- tad- for the presidential so small ly evidence that the great reform is hard sed for cam, on ty © Dr ilverae It would be noticed ligewise that the ie T tral railroad ciaim, and while it tter of the Kentucky C; gt en- in evi- gence that @ leading democrat of the United States, by reason of his personal position, Was enabied to resurrect a aod i a Old dis- carded claim against the government and it through the War department’ Be it, receiv- therefor @ fee amounting to more than fifty per cent. of the eotire sum recovered, the committee find po reason to con acuicn of Mr. Pendieton in this demn tbe matter. While they are free with tneir condemnation of the President in the matter referred to, Mr. Danford did vot propose to set down aught in malice against MR. PENDLETON. It was bot proved that he used one dollar of the large fee he received from the Kentucky Tailroad company for corrupting either the Secretary of ‘ar or any one else connected with the department, and he only referred to this matter for the pu) the action and find: of contrasting ne committee ia the case of the President and the democratic to sweeping u giete. eeeaebe wit i Star, TWO CENTs. FORTY-FOURTH CO. MONDAY, AuguetT. SENATE.—The Sen: With less than balf a quorum present. Mr. Kernan, from Committee on Finance. Teported Senate bill to amend section Revised Statutes, to allow the repaymeo! Vovage tax in certain cases, and It was piace! op the calendar. Un motion of Mr. Edmunds. the joint reso- lution ip relation to the wreck of the U monitor Tecum: Was takeo up, amendes, and passed. Mr. Sberman reported hill to farther ex- tend the time for the redemption of Im: sold for direct taxes, with the recommeéuc s. fon that the House amendment be concurred In. Agreed to. Mr. Boutwell, from the select comm! to investigate the condition of affairs tn Loutsiana, sabmitted a report. which & led to read. i bis attention had been CAiled to the existence of this report only at & quarter of eleven this morning, when copy was placed testimony, » his hands. The minori 1 not properly prepare 1 they could look aver the h Was Dot yet printed. He Submitted to the Senate fhe propriety of postpos ing the reading of this report u: oth sides could be preseuted together. Mr. Boutwell sait that what the gentto M@n bad stated As to the testimony was cor- Tbe majority had anticipated tne printing on account of the possibility of a speedy adjournment. ‘The reading of the report was postponed. rect. Mr. legisiatnre of Maxey prese ted resolutions of the ‘exas tn relation to the death ofGeneral Custer. Ordered printed. Gn motion of Mr. Wright, the Sonate took up the dill for the payment of the judgments of the southern clatms commission. A large bumber of amendments were agreed to, aad the bi U passed. Mr. Anthony offered @ resolution author: lzing galing the sundry ely: stenographer. emp: the Committee on Printing ta investi pubic printing, as directed in the | appropriation bill, to employ a loy experts and adminis- ter oaths. Adopied. On motion of Mr. Sherman, the House bili repealing the resumptionary clause in tne resolution of January 14, 18:5, and resola- tion cohen 3 for a gold and sliver comm!: erred lo the Finance Commii- ‘Ob, were re! tee On motion of Mr. Frelinghnysen, the Sen ale proceeded to consider the Inent to the constitution prohibiting reit tous tests. jouse amend- Substitutes were offered by r. Frelinghuysen and Mr. Sargent. The Tesolttion and Aameudments Were referred to the Juaiciary Committee. ‘The reguiar order was demanded, and the Senate resumed the consideration of the retolution to print 10,000 copies of the Presi- dent’s Hamburg massacre message. Mr. Edmunds continued bis remarks tn Srraignment of the aemocratic administra- Ucn of the government of Texas, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES — The Speaker proceeded at once to cal! the d resolutions for reference States for bill only. The reading of each vill was demand- ed, to consume time, a hence but few were introduced. Among tuem were the follow- sy Mr. Bale (Ms.)—To compel the Balt!- to remove more and Ohio allroad compan its track from certain streets of Fitbin two fielency of the U. 8. navy. «ars. ‘ashingtoo By Mr. Ballou (RK. 1.)—To promote the ef. ihe appointment of civil engineers.) By Mr. O’Brien (Md.)—For the constrac- ton of a railroad and transportation route principaily for freight, from a water, near New York eity, to or som other point on the Missouri river. By Mr. Douglass Resi Va (it provides for ut on tide: aneli ation Biuds to 80 &mend the rules as to allow all committees of investigation to report at any time caring Ube present session o' Congress. Mr. bar. rules Herlbvat (1) py ender this cail, Ol be offeres were excepted. Committee on Appropriations. Mr Cox made the point that all propost tions to amend the ruies wont of necessity to the Committee op Rules. Mr. that it wi tiow for The Speeker overruled the latter point, ‘ale appealed from the decision of r. Springer (IL) moved to acd Mr. the chair, and Haie.— reference. resol Mr. Haie (Me.) moved to refer it to the the potnt of order sip! ations ne Speaker overruled the point of order on the ground tbat resolutions to amend the Banks and others argued in order to move to amend a mo jay the appeal on the tavie. On the latter motion LO quorum voted on & rising vote andthe yeas and nays were ordered. The yote Was 121 yeas to li nays—no qrorum, as the oppovents of the resolution refrained from voting. House was then ordered. A quorum appea: red— apswered to their names. 7! question then recurred again upon Ube appeal on the table. ale appesied for the withdrawal of say tn) Mr. the resolution. not object to the We committees tation members baving On motion of Mr. Holman a callo! the He said the minority would of reports of investigations —— no majority report was made, unless minority were pers Bg their reports. this rule was adopt Mr. Hak it ,» however, the major- ity could take advantage and report at any ume. Mr. Cox asked Mr. Hale if he would give ibat his side would not object to perenne snr . resen' lon of reports. . je was not authorized to give that assurance. He could only jection had been made when was ready. ‘The ro! to lay the that minority ‘was sgain called on the motion ppeal on the table. bo ab. REPRESENTATIVE LAMAR was suddenly taken while in the Mouse to-day with an attack of vertigo. He was carried into a committee room where he sooa recovere i. A STRAW.—A telegram received to-day by Representative Thornburgh says that in the election in Tennessee on the 34 instant, for count, officers, the republicans counties in the second district ( i at iu three the re- turns tn) have gained 1,000 votes. The coun- tes are Knox, jount and Anderson. PROTECTION FROM THE GREASERS —The House joint resolution providing for the pro. tection of the Texas frontier,on the lower Rio Grande, has been rej from tne Grande, from the mouth of ¥ort Duncan, words “ sufficient force” PROPOSALS FOR A GOVERNMENT LOAN Wantrp.—Under the provisious of an act approved April 11, 1876, to eaa- | HE pit | ; og see 5; ey E i | i ass i Te i 4H £ Es 3 i &3 § ; A & . § is i i | if : 5 5, i 3 | i i HE ported to the Senate Military Committee with amead- i J a 8 | i na F Hite Telegrams to The Sta AFTER SITTING BULL. A Movement This Week. THE SARATOGA REGATTA, A MURDEROUS FATHER. TEN PERSONS DROWNED. — or SIOUX CAMPAIGN. PRovipENcE, RK. | bas @ dis) Mouth of river, Augast 6th, = = oy The Teimioreements are pearly @il Up, &nd we will probabil the Sloux on the iow! Gamistisoc Canadian Indians Won't Enlist Usder Sitting Beat. OTTAWA, August {Tue Intest advices received by the government from the nari. Weet territory are to the eect that tm Gian Indians had refused ail incentives to lake pert im the hostilities against the United States. The report telegraphed from Cheyenne that Sitting Ball ie delog joine? by straggiers from the British terrlories is probabiy & canard A Lipson camp in Texas ant Attacked it Killing two and cepturing four Indians and ove buodr THE SARATOGA REGATIA The Sipgte seat SARATOGA, August race tb the international was won by Robtr a8 second nd Mann third. Time of winwer, i} 1X. The Pat Raoe SARATOGA, Aug. 7.—The pair-oared race was won by Northwestern in 2039. The Altslantas stopped before reachiog the line, but came in is Toe Atalautas say 2219 5 ibe water was “so rough” at turning the boat tbat they could no: make time in It. The Neptanes stopped before goingone mule, and the Argopau's ai the mile by Al 1245 the crews were called for the doa- ble scull race, but the referee decides, after running over the course, that the as toc rough to row, aud %o postponed the race 0 5.30 p. ma. —— E ‘em People Drowned. WAITEHALL, August 1.—About 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon ten persons were drowned While crossing Putnam pond, in Essex cous- ty. Thirteen obs were in @ small row boat. When abort three rods from the abore in eight feet of water, aequall sirack the boat, which was immediately capsizes, drowning ten out of tne thirteen. Tae names of the drowned were Mr. Johnson and wife, Jobo MecAulister and wife, Jann Burt ‘and , Pe ysier, Adol ivi . Mr. Hoiden and Miss ‘Tnacher. ode of ali but Mr. Holden were a al rous CIECINNATI, August trowll place distant @ city, man Father, i—At Oxley, & few miles from this yesterday, Burrell Dudley, a colored bot and killed his son, aged 15, while iter was protecting his mother from use by his father. Another son, Ji . ed 17. who interfered, was beaten over the bead with the gun in bis father's hand and left for dead Suicide from Grief. ATLANTg, Ga, August 6—Mrs. Dr. W. P. Bond, aP@Athonia, succeeded this moru- ing in Killing herself by hanging. Canse, mental de scion @t the sudder. th of a friend, bodily suffering —_—_— Fatal Collision on a Ratiréad. FITCHBURG, Mass., August ].—A freight train from the Hoosac iannel collided with avotber freight train to-day. One engine and several cars were Wrecked, aud one passen ger was injured. om _*—Cotton strong— Fiour — BALTIMORE, A middling, 11), fteadyand firm; common, dul Howard street and wes pe! 76; do. extra, 4.0025.00; co. family, 5.25a6.5y, City Mills super, 5; do. extra, 4 2586.90; do. Rio Brands, 6.50a6 75; do. family, 6.00. Waeat active and firm—western red, good to choles, 1.1581.25, Pennsy!vania red, 120; Maryland red, good to prime, 1.20a!.25, do. ‘muiber, 126 2%, do. white, 112814. Corn—southern, active end higher, western, lo soathern White, 58860; do. yellow, 5ia5s; western mixed, 57 spot, and jast balf a we Th September, Oats quiet and si ly —soulh- €ro prime, 3ia3t; wertern white, 35236; do. mixed, ~ Srmer, el. Hey dali and Marsiand and Pennsylvania, 13 de ugus heavy. 10. Provisions quiet and Srm. Pork, 20.25. Bulk meats—shoulders, §y; clear rib sides, 104 loose; 8yal0x packed. Bason— shoulders, »qclear rib sides, Iiyaily. Hams, 15e16. Lard—refined, 2yal2x. Bat- ter active and strong: western good to prime, 19a21; do. fine, 22023. Petroleum easier-crade, 945 refined, 17 )ai7 x. Coffee steady and firm, Rio cargoes, 14 ik; Jobbing, IGalky. Whisky offered at 11i-no bu celp's—Fiour, 2,500; wheat, 34.000; corn, 41,000; oats, ; rye, 1300. Suipments— corn, 64,000. BaLTIMoRE, August 3.—Virginia sixes, deferred, 54; do. consolidated, 66; do. series, 30. Sugar steady firm 11%. New YorK, August 7.—Stocks dail and lower. Money offered at2. Gold, ly. Ex change, long, 458%; shart, 4904. vera- ments little doing snd steady. Ew YORK, August 7.— Flour stead: Wheat quiet and nominally ‘anehanged. Corn dull and unchanged. POLTITICAL NoTES.—Gen. Benjamin Har- risop returned to Indiangpolis Satarday bight. On the arrival of the train a salute was fired and 4 large del licans escorted him to his house, whea the nomination for governor was formally ten- dered him. Gen. an- Cy Tumor tat Mr. Cullom, the republican candidate for governor of liu- nois, Was About to withdraw from the con- over » Mr. Littiejobn is & conspicuous itician, and his desertion of the Tilden banner at this time capnot fail to have its inflaevee upor the canvass in this state.” ----The Masse- cbuselis republican convention will meet at Worcester September Cth. A CUBAN BRIGADIER KILLED—The fol- lowing is the transiation of a tcl re = Fo ame ape Sat S ef the Spanish consulate so-called insurgent brigadier, Logiesito bicella, one of the most leaders sufered & loss ed. Inglesito _——<—$—_——<—<<< CocnTERFRIT CoIn.—New York shop- keepers are com} of the quantity of Verfelt coin in circulation. Grocery- is H i i i