The New York Herald Newspaper, March 22, 1864, Page 1

ge mA eh TM id WHOLE NO. 10,048. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. ian Pasiage of the Army and Military Academy Appropriation Bills in the House, YatPresting Debate in the Senate on tho Slave Enlistment Bit, Spicy Personal Discussion in fas the He use, ‘The President's Speeches to the New York Wortingmen and at/the Ladies’ Fair. SAFETY OF THE STEAMER FRIAGANKS. Brobanilities Regarding the Sale : of Surplus Gold. ode CADEDS GF REPUBLICAN CONORESSMEN, hen ae WAR GAZETTE. TR AAA RR OFFICIAL, ‘Wan Derarruxst, Anseraxy GEvrnai’s Orvics, . ‘Wasnmeros, March 21, 1864. Mee following offcers, having been reported at the eorqnarters of the army for the offences hereinafter wpvitled, are heroby notified that they will stand dis w pred Whe service of the United States, aniess, within B®. © (18) days from this date, they appear before the Mrmnary Commission, in reasion in this city, of which rigadier Genera) Ricketts, nite? States Votnnteers, 1s . ‘tud make satisfactory defence 0 the charges POR GIVING, PUPLICATR, DINCEARERS TO ENLISTED MEN, IF VOLATION OF PaRsGRAIH 163, RAVIAKO ARMY REGUS ORs: — Ldevtenant Clone! W. A. Lynch, Forty-second New York Volunteers; Major Henry M. Alles, Fourth New rk Voluuteers; Colonel Ariiew 7. McReynolds, First fork cavalry; Captain ky, G. lreadergast, Firat New cavalry. ARGENT WHTBOUT LRAVE PRO CAMP PAROLE SINCE JANNARY 30, 1884 Secoud Lieut. Lewks Kusicr, 9b Obie Volunteers. YOR DAUROPRULY BNIISTING A MINOR . James A, Harris, 4th Obio cavalry, Capt, 8 R. }» Sth Independent battalion, Ubio cavalry. D:QONSDENCE OF ORDERS. Cok William T: Lyneh, 58th Nimois Voluntecrs. LM, Sary aint, Lit Mase brisetis ca jalry; Capt. , Sargent, 1s achu: valry; 2.9 Bater ist United “tates Sharpehoot wae B.D. TOWNSEND, Astistant Adju Wan Devanrwew, Anseraxt GEvEns1’s Orrice, Wanmxaron, D. C., Mareh 21, 1864. } ‘The following officers, charged with offences and here- tofore published, are exempt from being diemissed the derviee Of the United States, the Military Commission in- lated by. Special Orders No, 59, series of 1863, fromr lar Department, baytog reported that satisfactory we Dus becD made jo their respective cases:— 9. 8. Smith, Teuth Iiinols cavalry. ptain J. C. Nibarger, Tenth Iitnois cavalry, G, A, Bruce, Tenth Iiinvis cavalry. Dye, Fitth Now York cavairy. iD. B. Merriman, Fith New York cavalry, in W. F. Wiggios, Forty ninth sw York Volun- ts W. R. Rossell, Fourth Vermont Volunteers it George Moore, Elevent! Pennsylvania ¢ Samuel Hoyoes, Forty-//ih Penveylvania, wt ht L. D, Seeley, For!y “ih Penneyivapia Vo- Aseletant Surgeon A Mags, One Hundredth Peoneylya- nia Volunteers Lieutenant R. P. Crayen, (ne Hundredth Pennsylvania Vohunteors. Rie Lyman Richardson, Firat Nebraska cavalry. nt General Licntenant and Regimental Quartermaster C. C. , Ciret Maryland Volunteers. 4 Lieutenant James G. Glynn, Company A, One Bupdred and Seventy-fourth Now York Volunteers BE. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General. GENERAL NEWS. Wasuixeron, March 21, 1864, RXPECTED ARRIVAL OF GENERAL GRANT. @everai Grant is expected to arrive here to-morrow, @nd Will proceed immediately to the front. Mis head- Quarters will be est:biished at Culpepper, and are now almost in readiness to receive tho General and staf. A Qrand review of the army will iake place this week, probably on Thursday. ARRIVAL OF GENERAL RANCOCK. Major General Hancock arrived in town to-night. PINANCIAL MATTERS. ‘There have already been issued of the one year interest Beafing notes about twenty millions of dollars, and 0° the wo year coupon notes about one hundred avd twenty mil- Mong. Only about thirty millions more will be issuel ‘with coupons. The balance of the interest bearing notes ‘WH! de printed without coupour. It is ascertained that ‘these notes are being hoarded by the bavke in the place of legal tenders for the sums tho National Banks are @dliged by law to keep on hand, and also in pledge of fe old demand notes hitherto boarded by the ola Danks. Demand notes of large denominations are now e@oming ia rapidly for redemption. THE #ALE OF SURPLUS GOLD. ‘There je no probability that any sale of surplus goid in dhe Treasury will be made until at loast after the result @f the #pring campaign shal! bave been ascertained. Ihe Pestrictions imposed by the bill would of themselves pre- ‘vent the immediate sale of any quantity euflicient to fffees the market, THB TERMS OF THE NEW TAX BILL, No reliance is to be placed upon the numerous reports peut from here of the terme of the new Tax Dill. Tho fact te that members of the Commiitee of Waye and Meaps are themselves still ignorant of the rate of tax (hat will be imposed om sowe of the most important artioles, RAILROADS CALLED UPON TO REFUND MONRY. ‘The passage by the House to-doy of the resolution ro- quiring cerwaio railroads to refund moneys received for he transportation of troops, when they have received Valuable aid from the government in the grant of lands to easiest in their construction upon condition thet Uniied (Prates mails and troops should be transported free of @*harge, indicates the purpose to hold such corporations ) go the fuitiment of their agreements, It alfects privci- Pally the Iiiinow Central, which has already received over four hundred thousand dollars for this service, There Was DO Opposition to the passage of thie resolution, The oney hes been paid these roads without authority of ew, and sbould they refuso w refund it may cause trou ‘Bile yet to Becretary Blanton, by whose order it bas been done, \y ARRIVAL OF THE BTRAMER FAIRDANES. ‘The steamer Fairbanks, of the New York and Wash Migtdn line, supposed to have been loet, has arrived safe. Ae was detained by getting “aground in Chesapeake Ray for Geversi days. . ANTRAGOTING PERSONAL DRDATA IN THe HONSR. ‘The provaring dulness of the House was enlivesod Sbie-atternoon iy a very spicy, and eventually a yery personal dedato, orising out of au amendment to the Mill Bary Appropriation bi’ providing that no part of the Surt Appropriated for trarsportation should be used to Gofeay expenses to avy from their homes of civilians not , @onnested with thearmy. The charge that government tran@portation bad been furnished to clerks of tho depart. mente and others to Penysylyania and other States to | Sake part in the elections, brought out an indignant do. pial from Messrs. Stevens, Ketley and others, and the de- {pate finally was converted into @ personal attack on Judge Woedward, of Pennsylvania, whieh was rotorted to by opporition members by personalities upon Judge Kelley, who defended himeeif with much shrewdness and ability. Altogether, Jt wae the most lively amir Of the seasion thas far, and wae conducted with little regard to Parlia- 108 NEW YOAR WORKINGMBN * PUBLICAN ASSOCIATION, ETO. A committes on Behalf of the New ork Workingmou's Democrsstic Republican Association walled on tho Pree dens to-day to inform. Dim that their association bad elected him an honorary membor. Tho objects of tho or- } ganization are t advance the workingmen of America to | morals, position and loyalty; W binds thom together io support ef the Unien, and 4bices therm, at all sacrifices, fo sustain it. Thoy roquesied Mr. Lincoln to give | views on the subject mater of which thelr eddroge ‘The President, In reply, enid the honorary membership 80 gomerously tendered was as gratefully accepted. They comprehended that the existing rebellion meant more and tended to more than the perpetuation of African slavery, that %¢ was, in fact,@ war upon ‘the rights of working | people. Partiy to show shat this view bad net encaped his attention, and partly Decauge he \coul@ not better ex. press Bimseif, he read a passage from his message toCen- gress of December, 1941, end he thon concluded as, fo} tows.—The most notable feature of the disturbance it your city last summer was the hanging of some working | peopte by other working people, Mt stould never be #0, ‘The strongest bond of human.sympathy, outside of the Mamily relation, should be on wpiting all working people, ‘ot al} nations, tongues and kindveds. Nor should. | ut 40 & War On pfoperty or owners of proper- ‘ty. Property. fe the» fruit of «labor, Property te desirable, i @ positive good in the world, That some | 22. ‘whould be rich shows that others may become rich, ‘and ‘Bence je just encouragement to industry and enter. ‘prise. Let not bim who ia Rouseless pali down the house of another; but jet Rim Jabor diligently and, build one ‘or himself; thue by example assuring that bis ows shall be sale from violence when bullt,’?” At the conclusion of the President’s remarks, he band. ‘upon recetving # said:—On bebalf of the committee, Mr. President, I thank you, and I will only add that i 16 the general desire of thé workingmen of the United Btates bat the next President of the United States shall be from SpringGeld, Iitpoiw, and’ that ;bie name be Abraham Lincota.”? Yor which the President answered, ‘I am very much obliged to you, gentlemen,” and the company dieperecst. OsUCUS CF REVUBLICAN OONGRE<8MBN. An adjourned meeting of the republican caucus was held in the hal of the House of Representatives to night. ‘The attendance was slim, andthe proceedings of a purely ouversational character. The mode of roconstruction ‘of the Union, the-fortheoming revenue bij}, and various matters of Congressional business, were talked over, but ho definite action was had ov any subject. The Presiden. Lial question was net broached, a@ the cancus was called to obtain ubity of action in legisiation, and the iotred i¢ tion of the selection of a Presidential candidate would inevitably bave produced anything else than barmeny, ‘Tt wf almost impossible now to induco a full attendance in auy Congressional caucus. The members are tired of that old, slow motioned machinery, and pay \itiJe atien- tion to It. THE NEGRO COLONIZATION SOBEMES. Messrs. Tuckerman apd Forbes, with whom tho con- tract was made for deporting frocdmen to the Isle of Avache, the majority of whom have just beon broughs back by the United States government, claim twenty thousand dollars, but this amount hag pot been paid, and ig withheld on the ground tbat the contract bas not been fulfilled. Tho fund ect apart for colonization pur- poses is $600,000, of which $35,000 bave been expended The scheme having proved a falar ¢, Congress will un- doubdtedly repeal the law making tha "appropriation. The sum drawn by Senator Pomeroy has all beon strictly accounted for, and the particulers of his transac- tione Dave been fied in the proper department. Ibis gentleman volunteored to fit out an expedition toCbiriqui, which was defeated by the protest ot tho New Grenadian government, The Secretary of the Interior, in a recent official com- muoication, says -—But little disposition, so far as the department js informed, bas yet been manifested by the freedmen of the United States to leave tpe land of their wativity. i doubt if it be any just cause of regret. Time and experience, which b: already taught us so much wisdom, and produced 60 many consequent changes, will ip the end also solve this question for us.” It scems that the contract for transporting the freed- men to Hayti was taken by Messrs. Forbes and Tucker man, of New York, who agreed to take the entire manage- men|. of the affair and obtain the consent of the Haytien government to their jocation on the Island of Avache. This consent was not obtained as expected; but upon the rep- resentations of the contractors that there would be po itfeulty upon this point, and that they were being sub- Jected to great loss and trouble by the detention of the colonists at Annapolis, they were finally allowed to de- part, Forbes and Tuckerman employed as superintendent { vbe enterprise a German, named Koch, whom the government bad refused to empioy in any capacity. He neglected 10 provide properly for their comfort either upon the voyage out or to make the necessary arrange- ments for their reception and settlement after their ar rival, Consequently’they experienced great hardship and suffering, and come fifty or sixty of them died, and the rest have been brought back, and for the present will have to be provided for by the government. Prominent among the parties interested in the recently exploded colonization scheme are understood to be Leonard W. Jerome and Henry J. Raymond, of New York. ‘The negro colonists who arrived here yesterday from the West ladies will ci:cmbark to-morrow, and join the flourishing colony at Arlington, under Lieutenant Colopel Greene MILITARY INTERFERENCE IN ELECTIONS. ‘The Secretary of War ina commupication in response toa Senate resolution, says that po orders concerning elections were ever issued from the office. He encloses a letter from Assistant Adjutant General Townsend, report. ing that be has given no orders to provost marshals in Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland or Missouri relative to elections iv those States, Also a letter of the same tenor from Provost Murehal General Fry, which, however, ex cepts a deepateh of October 31, to assist Provost Marshal Jeffries, at Baltimore, as follows:—' Direct your provost marshals to give their aid io carrying out General Schenck’s orders for preserving the purity of the elec- Mons at the polis in Maryland.” THE REMAINS OF COLONEL DAHLGREN. Adiniral Dahlgren bae transferred his fing from the steamer Harvest Moov to the steamer Baltimore for the purpose of visiting Fortress Monroe, to receive the ro mains of his son, Colonel Dahigren, expected to arrive tbere to-morrow by flag of truce boat from Richmond. THE REPORTED REBEL CAVALRY RAID. All aneasiness concerning the reported raid of Stuart's cavalry bas been quieted. Nignt before jast there were apprehensions of a demonstration upon the railroad, and unusual precautions were observed for its protection; but bo enemy appeared, nor ie it certain that be contem. plated doing #0. No fears whatever of an attack of this Character are entertained THE QUARTERMASTRA'S DEPARTMENT. ‘The failure of the Military Committee to provide, in the Dill to reorganize the army, for the promotion of officers im the Quartermaster’s Department, is likely to prove very detrimental to the service. Numbers of the most efficient officers in thie departineot are tendering their reeignations to take position in the line, where they will be in the line of promotion. Within @ week there bave been sixteen such resignations, THR WILKBS COCRT MARTIAL. Tn the Wilkes court martial to-day it was decided that tbe letter of Admiral Farragut was not to be put in evi dence except as to the detention of the Oneida, Mr. Faxon was called and testified ag to the custody of the letter, Frank Henry stated that he received the copy of Admiral ‘Wilkes’ letter on Tuesday afternoon. Upon velug asked why he had eaid before the Court of Inquiry that it was Sunday, ho replied Le had mistaken the date, bat in re- ferring to the Illness of a ehild he found it bad kept him from hia oMce on Sunday and Monday night. After some farther questions, proving most conclusively that Ad miral Wilkes tad nothing to do with the publication, the court adjourned, THR OFFICERS OF THE MONTANA TRGRITORY. A strong delegation from Idaho, escorted by Judge Edgerton, formerly a member of Congrese, waited upon tho Prosident to day jn regard to the appointment of the officers for that part of Idaho which is to constitute the new Territory of Montana, DEPARTURE OP TILA GTRAMER CRRES. ‘The prize steamer Cores, resontly wold here to parties in Philadelphia, joft the Navy Yepd to day for Now York, 11982 WHITE ed'n copy of hieyepecch to “Mr. Btill, the Chairman, who | VII Y-EIGH TR CONGRESS, VIRSE SEASION, Senate, . ‘Wasuinaroy, March 21, 1864, MUUTARY INTRRFERENCH WITH KLECHONS. ‘The Vicw Presionne enbinitted the roport of the Secre- tary of War coanmuntcating, in comptiagce withthe reso. tution of the Senate o’ February §, infermation 10 rela- en to the orders to the Provout Marehals in the State» of Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri and Maryland concerning @ections tn thoee States. Ordered to lie.on the table and De printed. MMITARY AND WAGON ROAD IN 'DANO, ‘Mr. Guriees, (rep.) of Towa, offered the resolution of the ‘Legistatare of fowa in favor of the conatruetion of a miil- tary and wagon road from some point on the wost side of the Missouri rivar, near the mouth of the Niobrara river, Gallatin, in idabo Territory. Torritories, A WASHINGTON. » Introduced a bill in in Oregon and Washing Public in Nebraska Territory, Reforred to tho Commit wane HARD reference te the dovatvon Salven ton Territories, Referred to the Comm'ttee on RAILROAD LARD'GRANTS TO KANSAS. Mr. Lane, (rop.) of Kansas, introduced a bil! to amend tho act for a grant of land to Kansas in alternate sections. to aid do the trpction Of certain raviroads and tele- Figyatnd .. Referred to the Commitiee om Pub- Lande. ‘TAR SLAVE ENLISTMENT BILD, * Mr. of » called up the dill to pro- | eae ies eich aes (the bint A motion t© recomms the Dill was lost—ayes 14, noes Mr Woizor moaided bie amendment s0 as to read after the word wile ‘or the woman nized we such.) ‘Mr. Wngon withdrew-the second section of the amend- | ment ving compensation to the loyal owners.” xy Q. ered ap amendment District Courte tiattape ioners, whose duty it shall be to be awariea to loyal owners for Mr. Davis said It was @ Mr. Dav: ened Bes make a just valuation ‘sinves set free urder the bill. plainly written provision of the constitution, and every State had a similar provision, that no Ree shall be de- ived of life, liberty or property without due process of jaw. til to taxe the wife and children of ‘every slave mustered into the service, not only without. any just jou, but without any compensation at all. He would ask was there over @ more viol tion than that by a legislative body? He supposed th: the average family of asiaye wou'd bea wife and children Their price wonld be sixteen hundred. dol- Jara, and with the husband twenty-four hundred dollars, yet it was proposed to take this property without any compensation whatever. Suppose all the horees of t! Northwest were taken as tho negroes of loyal border States are proposed to be, would the Northwest aubmit to it? No, sir, They wonid have resisted. It would havo been ap injustice, and }t would have been their right to resist until just compensation was alforded for the property taken. The government was not entitied to this property until a just compensation bad been mado for it. ° Mr. Doowirie, (rep.) of Wis., said Cong had no in- terest In the property taken When we did take private property for public uses we must pay for it. or provide the legal means by which the party owning it may ¥o- ceive payment. It was not necossary that the money should be paid down, bot that the party should bave axgurance of hie pay. If the Yegislative power in the exercise of sovereign dominion in behalf 0” the people whom it represented chose to assume the power 10 mate the value of property, It could do go, He main- tained that there was no viclation of the constitu tion in this, Congress aesumed the power, when it abolished slavery from the District of Columbia, to judge of tho value of slaves from all the circamstapces and surroundings at threo hundred dollars. Could an agent do what could not do ourselves? That would make the creature above the creator, Mr. Davis said the Senator’s argoment was, to his opts. jon, whipping tho devil around the stump. It assumed that Congress might do in person what it might do by ite agente, and that Copgress was not a party to this trangactlon for taking private property for public uses. He (Mr. Davis) assumed that the power of Congress in this reenect was restricted by the vonstitution go as not to confiict with the laws established by the State govern. ments. Otherwise we had a government of unlimiied por » If Congress bad the power to establish these agencies, let it asecse domages through them; let the jt marshal assess the value of the property taken. the amendment he had offered every proceeding was @ quasi Judicial action before the covrts, capable of being repealed. Mr, Davis denied that Congress had the power to assess the value of private property taken for public uses. He thought this bill violated all the principles of the common law, Magna Char- ta and the decision of the highest courts, Assuming that the number of slay in Kentucky Hiablo to be enlisted was ten thousand, allowing a wife and three children to each slave, \t would take forty thousand slaves from Kentucky without making any law of compensation whatever. Was it strange that he, rep- perwenges beg & with her hundred and fifty thousand slaves, should make a vehement Brotestation againet euch legislation? He would be false to his nature and in stinct if he aid not do 80. If gentlemen on the other side would practice the golden rule and place themsolves in his position, they would form the same conclusions, He believed if the of the country was left frec, much of the error of the times would be overthrown and our institutions lopger preserved. He desired to see our courts delivered from provost marshal and military sur- veillance. Unless this was the case, there was an end to constitu al liberty in the land. Mr. Wirxinson, (rep.) of Minn., sald he fayored the original bill because it was not only in favor of employ- ing all the slaves which could be mustered into our armies for the purpose of removing the borthens of war from the miiders of tbe white young men of our cduntry, but he also fa- vored it because he believed it would work the emanci- pation of slaves everywhere He believed that the peo- ple had settled down upon the conviction that the govern. ment was not only to be cue government, but was algo to be afree goverament, that when this war enould be ended , slavery would bo ended too; that there should be no slaveholding tyrants to rule the political affairs of this nation, or none of that influence lett to destroy the peace and py me of this people. He would not stop to in quire whether the measure was constitutional or uncon- stituttoval, The only question with bim was:—Does the creat law of necess'ty (that law which the Senator from Maryland calls the b zher law’’), the law above the con tion, require or justify it? He believed it did. He argued that Congress, in enacting mensores for carrying on the war for the maintenance of the government, had the power to free every siavé in the land. He said that a slave was a person and not property, within the meaning of the constitution, and being a person he owed his first allegiance to tho the government had the right to call for and accept ervice without com) ensation to the person who claimed that service by virtue of the local law of any partienlar State, in the samme manner and to the same extent as it takes the approntice without making com pensation to the person to whom be is bound He re- garded it as bis first and bighest duty by his voice and dy his vote while this war lasted to strike directly at the institution of slavery, especially while so etriking we weakened the enemy and raised men to fill up our armies, THe would free every man in the land, no matter whether be was claimed by a rebel or a loyal person. Jt was not only our right, but our duty, to kuock off the shackles from every limb and let the bond go free. God ard humanity demanded it. He defended the President from the charge made by the Senator (rom Ohio (Mr. Sherman ). of backwurdnoxs in meeting and dealing with the question of emancipation d the employment of slaves in the army; and said such attacks came with ve bad grace from one who, only @ short time ago, spoke, moved and voted in favor of sending soldiers who had perilled their lives in belping to put down this rebeliion back to 5! ry as the compeneation ‘© Christian nation was to give those who had gone out to fight hor battles. It was owing to the position taken by the honorable Senator himself that we |: st the election in ther than to the backwardness of the was far io advance of the Senator and those who voted with lim on that question, He instanced the President's proclamation. ‘The President, as com- mander.in-chief, bas the power, by proclamation, pot only to free the slaver, bat to strike out the institution iteelf, The freedom of the slaves in the Territories, to which the proclamation applied, had become an accom plished fact. The Prosident could not abrogate or modify his proclamation. Ile could free slaves, but he could not make siaves of free men. EXRCUTIVE #RESION. The Senate then went into executive session, aud shortly afterwards adjourned. House of Representatives. Wasiixetox, March 21, 1864 RATLROADS ORDERED TO RETORN MONEYS IMPROPER! Y PAID. Mr. Houman, (opp.) of Ind., from the Committee ov Claims, reported a resolution setting forth thst certain Public lands have been donated to the thinois Ceutral Railroad Company, the Bariingtow and Missouri and the Missour! and Mis: iesippi Railroad companies, on the cop dition that they would tran the majia and troops of the United States tree of charge; and wheress, the first named has reveived $42,000, the second $6,000 and the third $40 from the War Department for the transporte tion of troops, Ke ; therefore, anlenired, That the Becretary of War be directed to require e kad companies to refund them, The resolution wae adopted PAROLED PRBORWKS AND PRIFONERS OF WAR Mr, Dumont, (rep.) of Ind., introduced a bill provid! that all bonds, obligations and undertakings, wheth foaled or uneealed, heretofore made or to he made, to secure the loyalty or good behavior and fidelity to their b of prisoners of war or paroled prisovers, in order to secure their release, be hereby declared valid aud bind ing againat the parties making the same and their securi- ties, the penalties to be on‘orced in any circuit or di8- trict court having jorisdi¢tion of the seme Reterred to tho Committee on the Judicinry. THR TARIFY ON LOW GRADES OF woul. On motion of Mr. Braman, (rep.) of Mich. , the Com tee on Waye and Means were instructed to inquire into ub senety of iwereasing the tariff on the low grades Of wool, CALL FOR THE NAMES OP POLITICAL PRISONER Mr, Expninar, Scpr- Of Wie, , offered a resolutic on Prositent Lincoln, the Secretary of War aud tary of State to farmiah the names of all persons arrested held as prisoners, in forts and other places of o-nfine- Mt, for poiMienl or any ctber alleged offences *> government, and who have not been tried vieted in any of¥i| Court, aod (he Causes Of the arrest an imprigonment, and a/so whether any Dersong baye beep or mw Aa banished to the rehe:tious States with or without @ trial, Debate arising on the resolution, it Hes over. TRY GOLD HKAR NG ROOM OF THR PUBLIC DOMAIN A resolution was adopted instructing the Committics om SHE MILITARY ACADRMY MLL Pass:D, * The Houge concurred in the Senato’s amendment to the West Point Academy bill morcasing the pay ef eadete to thas of mid hipmen—-oamety. forty woe yh month, Mr. CuANLER, (opp.) of N. Y., approved of the amend Mont, and expreased tho hopo that the distiection be- tween these two classes of the children of the govern, ae ee ee a bier ie the sme of the wo, ly bas given ample proofs to the country of the ders of such @ militury sehool. The most narrow minded prejudice against West Point cani fipd und of opposition to this aimple act of juetica and equality. Posides, a plan his been recently im the city of New York, which will eventually spread its influence over the whole counter by which the gadet appoimtwnonts aro to be given 16 the acholnr” in our pad) Ne schools, thus opening the line ‘of pyoisotion to’ ‘ humblest child in our midst, many of %hom have capa-_ exty of mind and body eyual to the duties of a miikary. career. " Another amendment wae concurred in, as amended by the Committeo of Ways and Meann, that for one yoar from the let of July next an additional cadet for eack dis- trict shall bo appointed, as now provided by law, INDEMNTY YOR TLRGa}, 6RIZORR The House the Senate bili giving indemnity to the owners of the French bark inegally seized by our blockading squadron, EDUCATION OF RNGINBER® AND NAVAL CONSINUCTOR®, i ‘Mr. Rick, (rep) of Mass , introduced @ bill for the education of engineers aud naval copstruct:rs at the ‘Naval Academy, whieb was referred to the Cummitteo on Naval Atfurs. j EQUALIZING ARMY AND NAVY PENSIONS. |__A resolution was passed diresting the Committee on Tavalid Pensions to fpquire into the expedieacy of legis- — upon the equalization of military and naval pen- { PARSAGR OF UB ARMY APPROPRIATION FIL. Tho House then went into Commitiee of the Whole op the Army Appropriation "Mr. Kervay, (opp.) of N. Y., offered an amendment providing that no part of money appropriated for army transportation shall be expended for the trans. portation of civitians empleyed in the dep» ots of the government to or from their homes at public expense, Mr, Kernan stated as a reason for ofle ing the amendment that be had been ioformed that thousands had been transported over the railroads to yole at the Pennsylvania clections. Committecs had been appoinied to ascertain how clerks and other government employes wontd vote; and if they indicated that they would vote the republican ticket they were conveyed thither at the public expense Mr. Sev RNS, (rep ) of Pa., said there wag no necessity for the amevdinent, unles its design was to imply wens ‘The bill did pot authorize any such expendi ‘Tho transportation pertained to the military. ‘The gentleman was ovidently misied, as be (Mr. Stevens) Knew the information was pot correct. The gentleman might bunt throogh all the departments, and he could not find a single case, He was aware that, 80 far as Penn. sylvania was concerned, transportation was paid for, either by the voters themselves or their friends. The money was not taken from the Treasury. Mr. Kekvan said he obtained his information from a clork in tho transportation department, who gave him to understand that the passes to the civilians were simi jag to thoge furnished to soldiers. He did not make the statement of his own knowledge. Mr. Stevens replied be did not believe such a slander ous rumor sboutd go forth unnoticed, and ho pledged himself to introduce a resolution to refer the investiga tion to the Committee on the Conduct of the War. Mr. Kevan conld not, as the gentleman demanded, give the Bame of his authority. If a committee should be |»- stituted to examine into jthe subject he should namo the witnesses. Mr. Srevkns—-A Committee on the Conduct of the War hag already been raised. Icallon the gentleman, asa man of honor, to give the pame of the author. I pro. nounce the whole thing false. Mr. Kxawax—I cannot say the statement is true; but 1 repeat what I heard, Givo me another but a white wash ing committee, and I will furnish witnesses. Mr. Srkvens—If the tieman will not give us the name of his jnformant, I will hold him responsible for the calumpy, and so'will the country, The administration cannot be scandalized in this way, It cannot be excused unless the gentleman gives his‘authority ,and deserves the severest censure. I again call upon the gentleman to furnish the name of his informant. Mr. Kernan would not be placed in a false position He said the information led him to believe the charge to be true. Let a fair committee be appointed to inquire at whose expense the transportation was paid. If the charge did not prove true, no man would be more ready than himself to say he was misied. Tbe gentleman from Pennsylvania knew very well that the clerk, if his name ghould be exposed, would be subjected to great persecu tien ‘Mr. Srevexs replied there would be no persecutinn when amen told the trath, but the liar and perjurer would be punished It did not_ become the gentleman to remark that the Committee on the Conduct of the War wouid not act impartially. The charge eame to bis as- tonishment from that quarter. Unless the name of the rormaxt be given the charge must be put down as a slander. Mr. Harnrs, (opp.) of Md. , did not Believe the adminis. tration to be incapable of aoing what it was charged witb. An investigation should be made to ascertain tho facts of the case. Who, be asked, furnished transportation for the women and children of negro soldiers stolen from St. Marys county? Government vessels came there and robbed the citizens of their property. Mr. Srevexs—I call the gentleman to order, le Is get ting an i with one of these worren. (Laughter * Mr. Harare (retuming) said there was ‘no law for such robbery by the infainous Ceneral Rut! He believed a government that sanctioned euch a robbery could be guilty of any crime, Mr. Keuixy, (rep.) Of Pa., would evy to the gentle. man from New York (Mr. Kernan) that the govero. ment sent no voters w Philadelphia or the State of Pennaylvania The people knew 1 reat issue in- volved in the recent elections = They knew our armies in the field were either to be sustained by the patriots at home or overthrown by a wily foe in the rear, and they did not mean the result of @ three years’ bloody war should be lost for the want of the expenditure of a few ter thousands of dollars. Thoy koew the Gubernatorial candi. date of the democratic party, Judge VWoodward, who was ove of the Judges of the Supreme Bench of Pennsylvania, hed expressed bis entire sympathy with the South ina general discussion, in which he eaid the division of the country should be made on the northern line of Pennsyl- varia. Mr. Stim, (opp.) of Pa,, wished to know where such a declaration was made? Mr Kerrey replied in the Supreme Court room, to the bar of Chester and Delaware counties. Mr. Stitus— On what occasion? Mr. Kettxy—It was in conversation between§the Judge and the bar before the opening of a case, and while they were waiting. Mr. Stive—Does not my colloagne know the slander was refuted? Mr. Keiiey—No. Mr. Srites—Do you know that the statement has been —— heli any ll VAS Mr. Kwtey called uf coll who represented the Delaware district Sway whether the Monster Darling: ton did not hear Judge Woodward make the remark from the Supreme Court bench? Mr. BroomaL., (rep.) of Pa., felt Limself bound, after this appeal, to say what he both saw and heard. Mis colleague was misteken ina fact. ‘was dot from the bench, nor during the argument of a case. It was before the trial list was called. He had never seen the state- ment denied, nor did he think it would be denied in the State of Pennsylvania. He held himself responsible. He had proof and witnesses. He could not precisely remem ber the time the conversation took place, but it was be- fore any outbreak and before any State had seceded. The common talk was as to what things were going to be. ‘The eonversation war in the Supreme Court room. and without secresy. Judge Woodward said, if there was to be a division between the North and theSouth, he wanted the dividing line to be north of Pennsylvania. Mr. Kei.ry repeated his assertion, qualifying it #0 far as had been explained by his colleague. Judge Wood- ward did make the remark, and no man who valued his character for veracity would contradict it. He asked the gentleman from New York 0 indicate the name of the employe who bad thus uttered a slander, and was try’ ing to bring the government into disrepute among the al people. He cast back his aapersionn on ihe city and which be bad the honor in part to represent. Mr. Stites sald it appoars the conversation took place before any State had seceded, and long before the war. He would say to his colleague that this slander had been repeated ali over the Commonwealth, and as often re- futed. Did not his colleague know that it was denied through the pobhe press and by Jadge Wootward him. sell? He would avert on undoubted authority, that a fund for elecvioneering purposes was raised tn Philadel phia by contractors under the goverum ot, one of whom paid $2,500, The fund was wholly mado ap by contrac: tore, who are pluvdering the govern: cot. Mr. Keuiky aeked whethor tie colleague would deny that Judge Wor award ever used the language? Mr. Sti.es replied it was immaterial, for if he did ft was before hortrlities had broken out; besides it was in private conversation, and was diseented from by the gentlemen Who were present at the time, It was made as to the contingency of separation. Mr. PRoomALL remarked tht be was mistaken jn say ing the declaration waa received without a word of dis- sent, More than one dissented, and with a considerable decree of warmett, William Darlington, of Westchester— Mr, Srites— Did my colleague join in the publication of what was said? Mr, Broostatt—I ne’ the stom), aud I never atatement, Mr. Sui-es—Then you never read the papers. Mr. Saeed, Pane Ky... asked tie geatioman where Jidge Woodward wanted the dividing line? Might it not be that he wanted the northerp line to be Canada? (Laugh- ter.) Tt was an indefinite sort of conversation. Mr. Stevews—Judge Woodward wavied to go with you, and you ought to thank him for it. Mr. Broostatt~Judge, Woodward did pot want the Canada line, aad did not want to sasociate with Yankees. He entertained opinions similar to those of the geotieman from Kentueky. Mr Mattony replied that he had never exproaeod a reepectiul opinion of the Yankees, aud be dele! the gen Veman to lny his finger on the proof. Mr. BROOMALL WAS glad to be corrected. and to hear that the gentleman dit from Judgo Woodward, Mr. Maltony sitap!y denied that he bad ever expressed an optnion in concurrence with Judge Woodward aa to the Yankees, The gentleman had no right to impute such a feeling to bim Broomats said that General MeClellen and Judge Woodward were in political ageord, published anything except on wWany deniai of tbe truth of the 1OY WIA ERALD. Mr. Marccwy replied that {f General McClellan agreed with Jucige Woodward, thas woult be a reason why he shouid also agree with him. Mr. Stites wald if this slander waa vot refuied dir! tho canvass, 4 wen because 1 was nob thought worl denyiag. If the government did not furnish tranaporta tion to persons 4 go home to contro! the elections, the amendment could do no harm, Ho did oot know the truth oF the falsity of tho charge; but’ he did know that suirty shousand more votes were cart at dts! election than in bas prevwus One. ir, Goon, (rep.) of Moge., @ member of the Committee ow the Condnet of the War, said he bad beon informed by gentlemen having ‘charge of the civiliana, who went to New Iampeht to. vote, | thas pot © ringle dollar was paid by the govern: | ment for transportation. Kvery. civilian going | (hither paid his own expenses, or if they wore unable | to do so, Katpicivd was mate be ntrende He wed man from New York (Me, Kernan) charge, that the Committee on the Conduct of the War, composed of gentlemen on both sides of the House, was & w ashing committee, Mr, Kenvaw explained, He desired to reo a commitea, appointed to investigate, and:that be gid not want to the sudject sent to a whitewashing committee. ‘Nob.refor to the Committee on the Conduct of the War a dierenpectful sense, / Mr, Gooou remarked thet the gentleman had as mueh authority for charging that private traneportation was for by the government as he had for stigmatizivg the Committee on the Conduct. of the Wares @ white washing .coumittce He bad. no authority for either. the geutieman from Pennsylvavia (Mr. Stevens) bad pro- posed to roter this subject to the Commtitee on the Con- duct of the War, but that committee had not asked that bis a 2) a Jestk for investigation... The gentie- ‘ork, without a particle of proof, charged indirectly, which wis the meanest kind of m charge, that Wg, Gham miLtee oo te, Cendnah cot the War is a white- mmittec. itleman’s expla Head of elplog, bad hurt him. ne aie Mr. Keenan reminded the gentleman that the gentle- mao from Missouri (Mr. Blair) bad charged corrup- tions on the Troasury Department ag to trade and traffic, and said be could prove hie allegations to be true if the House wonid give bim a Committee. This was. refused, and the resolution wag referred to the committec on the Condnct o¢ the War. The gentleman from Missouri said hw wished to see how many would stand ap for. the white washing committeo, ; lied that if be hil been present on tha Id baye mado the same point as the gen Nesourl. If the gentleman takes tho gentio- following @ bad tleman from man from Missouri as his authority bh example. ». CYANLER, teagne was entitled to an investigation of certii lent and impropor transacti (opp.).of N. Y., maintained that hia than what was proper, He waa 1: the inquiry by the assertion of the genticna Pennaylvania of frauds and slander, Yoa, vy the c! man of the Committee of Ways and Mens, who never faxed to vent his {II humor and gneora on others instead of a full jnvestigation The dthér side of the house wanted to emut the matter over and thus cover up their deeds’of wrong. Thoy dare not Dring t! 0 Licht, Mr. Minien, (opp.) of Pa., expressed his snrprise thas Judge Woodward should be assailed, and that the stalo stander should bo repeated. He now proposed to put his cateague (Mr. Kelley) in contact with Judge Woodward, and cused to be road an extract from the PennsyTranian f 1851, 10 which Mr, Keliey was called a traitorous gen- an, and branded with the guilt of shame. inconsistexey and hypocrisy: and further, that Kelley became Judge ho forget the al him to power, and was a noisy and This was the Iangnage of Colonel less when Mr, that raised impudent dectntmer. Yorney. the Secretary of the Uuited States Senate, now the oditor of the gréat administration and court journal. That was what Foruey thought then, God ouly knew what ne thourht now. In conc'nsion, he sald .t was a matter of notoriety that many persons wero sent home to vote, The penne of 80 many solhers could be ac. | counted for by no other theory thin that they were sent | to their homes at the expense of the governmont Mr. Keiury said that his colleagne’s lamented father, who wag his frieod in the campaign of 1851, approved his acta, and congratulated bim when receiy ing a majority of tea thonsand yotes in spite of the slander, Toe author of the elander which his colleague read was Robert Tyler, the present Register of the Confederate Treasury. This ‘was the first open acknowlegment of sympathy with sucl bel. He repeated tht he had received ten thousand majority, avd he would let the poopie of Phila. delphia refute the slander whi bad to-day been repro. duced. The amendment was in keeping with Tyler's slauders, It was a blow aimed at tho wounded and dying to prevent civilians from proceeding to administer to their necessities. He was on the field at Antictam, with otber civilians, There was only one conveyance to the field, and that was in possession of the government. This would exclude from the (eld pions men and others: who fought to soothe tho wounded and the dying. It was a blow the most open yet mado at our armies, The author of the charges that Civilians bad been transported Dome at the public expense to vote bad whisperod the ‘words of acraven scoundrel, fearing te speak openly, for the infamy which must be coupled with his name, Mn. Keayan’s amendment was, after further proceed. ings, rejected—year 42, nays 63. Mr. Haavina, (opp.) of Ky., offered an amendment that no part of the money sppropriated by this bill shall be applied or used for tho purpose of raising negro troops or paying negro soldie~s now jn arms. When tho committee rose this amendment was voted on and rejected by a vole of 18 yeas against 81 nays—tho yeas as follows:— ‘ras--Messra, Ancona. Dawson, Denni Eldridge, t, Harrington, Harris of M4, Tong M Woy Marcy, Muller of Pa,, Morrison, Randall of Pa., Roilins of Mo.. Rows, Stiles, Stuart, Wadsworth, Mr. Dawson, (opp.) of Pa., offered an amendment to pay soldiers in gold, or its equivalent. Rejected. The Army Appropriation bill wae then passed nearly as it Lomo ama and the Honse, at balf-past four, ad- Journ Speech of President Lincotn, At the ciose of the Patent Office Fair fa Washington on Friday night, Mr. Lincoln, in answer to long and con tinuous made the following remarks:— LADIES AND GENTLAMEN—I sppear to say but a word. This extraordinary war in which we are engaged falls heavily upon all classes of poople, but the mort heavily upon the soldier, For it has been said, ‘all that a man hath will be give for bis life;’ and, while ali contribnte of their substance, the soldicr puts his life at stake, and often yields it up in his country’s cause. The highest merit, then, is due to the soldier. (Cheors.) In this extraordinary war extraocdivary developments have manifested themacives. auch as have not been seen in former wars, and among these manifestations nothing has been more remarkable than theso fairs for the re- lief of suffering soldiers and their farhities; and the chief agents in these fairs are the women of America. (Chee ? 1 am not accustomed to the use of language of enlogy; { have never studied the art of paying compli. ments to women; but I must say that if all that has becn said by orators and poets since the creation of the world in praise of women were applied to the women of Ameri- ca it would not do them justice for their conduct during this war. I witl close by saying, God bless the women of America. (Groat applause. Auction Sales at Sanitary Fairs. Treasery Dreantvent, Orvice oF Intennat, Revencr, ‘Wasinxcton, March 17, 1844. Sin—In answer to your letter of the 12th instant T have to say that no license will be requ red to enable yon to officiate as auctioneer for the Sanitary Fair about to be held in the city of New York, nor will a return be rejuired of any goods you may sell at raid fair for the benefit of the sick and disabled soldiers on whose ac. count the fair is to be held. If you please you may show this letter to the Assistant Assessor of the district in which the fair is to be held, Yours, respectfully, JOSEPH J. LEWIS, Commissioner. Hevry H. Leeve, Esq. United States Sup e Court. Wasnincrov, March 20, 1864. Io the Supreme Court the case under consideration will occupy Mouday, namely:—No. 168—United States ve. J. L. Folsom’s executors. This will be succeeded by No. 1eg—Santiago brig Nardello et al, plaintiffs to error, vs. Matilda C. Gray No, 170—L, Q. Rawson et al., plaintiffs in error, vs, Unitet eo state >. 172—Samucl H. Turrilet al., platotitis ta error, ‘Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad place and Seagrov Interesting from the NEWS FROM CALI¥ORNIA, ORPGON, THB SOUTH COABT OF MEXICO AND THE SANDWICH IBLANDS, Ere. Say Francisco, March 21, 1864 Three Russian war cteamer: led to day. Dates haye been received from the Sandwich Islands to March 5. The uews i# unimportant. Spring whalers were beginning 40 arrive at Honolulu. The sugar crop was very promising. The steamer Oregon bas arrived from the northern ports of Mexico with two bundred thousand doliars in treasure and three hundred packages of ore. Mivivg operations {on Sonora and Sivola are represented as in a promising condition, " The Mazatlun Jimes, of March 6, rays the French forces left Guadalajara February 24, going towards Coluna, aud ere (his a battle must Lave been fought with the national forces. The same paper cays commerce at Mazatlan is uo inter rupted: but it acoms to be the purpose of the French of: fectually to blockade all the ports south of Mazatian. he Ordered to New York. PontiaNn, Me., March 21-840 A. M. The steamship Chesapeake and revenue cutter Miami are signalled. The Steamer Portiaxp, March 21—P. M. The commander of the Miami has beeo ordered to take the Cheeapeake direct to New York, and will start to. morrow mording General Gr Not Bick. CiNciNNaT!, March 21, 1864, Major Genera! Gordon Granger is not sick in New York, asreported, He is io command of the Fourth army corps. aud in sxcolient bealth, PRICE TH REE CENTS. AGREEABLE INTELLIGEN The Re Galantuomo Seen on the 10th Instant. HER SAFETY PROBABLE, den Ree he Hauivex, N. 9,, Maved 21, 1564, Fer Britannic Majesty's steamer Styx has just retarn- ed from @ efuise in search of ihe Italian frigate Re Ga- lantuomo, ‘Tho Styx makes the following report:— On tne 18th instant spoke tho brig Howard, who re- ported op {he afternoon of the 10th, ingtaul, in iatnude 40, longitude 40, gaw m veesehof thedescriptice of the Re Galantuomo, with main topmast gone, runmiag soath- east, A northwest gale wag blowing at the time; but the vessel showed no colors or signals of distress, ‘The Styx also reports having seen on Friday afternoon, 1m longitude 65, ships Perteverance and Bremen and bark Washington, bound to New York, OFFICIAL DESPATCH, To F. M. Arcupaip,her Britannic Majesty's Consul, New York:— Hauirax, March 21, 1664, Styx roturned Spoke Euglish brigantine Howard oa the morning of the 18th of March. Reports having seta om theafternoon of the 10th of March, ja lat. 49, lon, 60 west, a large abip, with maintopmast gone, running south- east; wind blowing @ northwest gale, No colors or signal of distress, T consider this conclusive. W. J. WARD, Commander, NEWS FROM THE SOUTH. The Richmond City Council Opposed to Yankee Deserters. The Rebels Repairing Damages in the Southwest. Reconstructions of the Communications Destroyed by Gen. Slerman, * ty dey ee ARMY OF THR Poromac, March 21, 1864, Richmond papers of the 15th inst. baye been re- ceived, Tho following ie all that they contain of apy moment:— ° : The Latest Telograms. [From the Richmoad Examiner, March 15.) FROM THE sOUTHWEer. Mrripiaw, March 14, 1964. Advices from Jackson report General Sherman moviog down the river from Vicksburg with troops, and it ts supposed lie is going up Rad river. Governor Clarke bas ordered a meeting of the Legisia- tare at Macon, Ga., on the 24th instant, ‘The telograph is working as formerly tm Miseissipp!—all the damage done to the line by the Yankees having been repaired, A large force is at work ov the vallroads, and repairing je gotng forward rapidly. ANOTHER VESSEL DESTROYED. Perens waa, March 14, 1804, Captain Edenborough and eight men of the Sigoak corps boarded and captured on Friday night, off Nanee- mond river, tho schooner Julia Baker, of Portinnd, loaded with vatuablo steres. The capta'a and crew and three negroes wore brought off and the vessel burned, ‘She wag valuod at $10,000. Severa! vessels and a gun- boat were close by, but our men were not interfered with. Proceedings of the Richmong City C ou. ‘ Ricnwonn, March 14, 1804. PAROLING OF YANKEM DESKQTERS, Mr. Hill, from the Committee appointed to see the Scoretary of War on the subject of paroling Yankee de- serters, aud ask him t stop it, reported that be had waited on the Secretary, who had said that it would not. do to conse paroling thom; that deserters was a goyrce of weakness to the enemy and strength to ua, and that it ‘was ap object with our government to encourage it; bat that if one governinent were to confine in jail such as come over to us,no more woul! come; that it Bad been and still wae the eflortof the government to scatter these paroled dererters as much as possible turning some loose here, sending some to Wilmington, and others to the Chesterfield coal pits; and that if they did not behave themeetves the only thing that could be done was to punish them according to the of- fence they should commit, Hang them, if necessary. PROVOSED PURCHARE OF A HOUSE YOR GEN. LER, Mr. Beott, from the special committee appointed to pur+ chase @ house for the family of General Lee, said ho was not propared to make a report; but as this wag alast meoting of the Council, he it bis duty to lay before them « letter received from General Lee, which be would move should be spread apon the records of the Council. Mr. Scott then read the following letter: — Reangvarters Army Nortieax Va., Nov. 12, ‘To the Pxxsieyt of the City Council, Richmond, Va. :— 2in:—My attention bas directed to @ resolution, reported in the fe er as having been jatroduced into the body over which you preside, ject the purchase, by the city of Richmond. the use of my family. I assure you, Appreciation of the honor couferred upon me by this reso Intion, or insensibility to the kind feeling which rere it, induces me to ask, as I must respectfully do, that no further proceedings bo taken with reference to the aub- ject. The house is not necessary for the use of my family, ‘and my own duties will provent my residence in Rick= mond. I should, therefore, be compelled to decline the geverous ind trust that Whatever means the City Council may have to spare for the purpose may be de- it he families of our soldiers in thi need of assistance, and more de- veel. be, very reepectfully, your obedient Meu Let, Gouersl serving of it T have the honor to servant, An Alleged Spy. [From the Richmond Examiner, March 15.) G. H. Hynds, a supposed spy, was approhen led at Wo!- don, N. C., last Friday, and gent om w Castle Thunder, upon suspicion of being a Yankee spy. He represente? himself as ove of General Morgan's captains recognized by @ surgeon of that command as a pretender, Dut 8 native of Keatucky. Mise (From the Richmond kxami March 15.) PRICES DOWN soUurt. ‘Tho Montgomery (Alabama) Mat! gives the following prices of that market —Keof, $2 per pound; pork, $4 per pound; lard, $4 per pound; butter, $5 per pound, eggs, $3 per dozen, These prices are just halt what they ore in Richmond, though the articles are really more suarce than they are in Richmond. John 8. Cartite, United Sti es Senator from Northwest- orn Virginia, le editing a copperhead paper ab Charks- burg. at Flatbash, ONM OF HER SURV ANT GIRLS SHOT, On Sunday evening Inst a man named Wiltiam Cuiter attempted to take the life of @secrvant in the employ of Hon, Joba Vanderbilt, reekting in the town of Flatbusb, by shooting. It appears thet he had followed the gir!. whose name is Ann Walker, on her leaving a car, and, 1 she was approaching the hoase, he fired a pistol, the Dalk passing throog the sie her dresa, As she reached the door be fired again, wounding ber severely In the aip. Mrs. Vanderbilt, being atiractet by the report and tho screams of A, came to the door, when another shot was fired, the Dall inflicting a dangerous wound in the abdomen ‘of Mre, Vanderbit, Cutter then ited, md dunce eluded the vigtlance of the police. | Tt te stated : he formerly paid attentions to Miss Walker, but ae lat. terly abe would hi nothing to do with wae eee the dimMculty, Ata late hour Inst evenivg Mrs. iyo bilt was In & yer critical condition, ae the ball oowkd be found.