The New York Herald Newspaper, June 17, 1868, Page 3

WASHINGTON Movements of the Chinese Embassy. The Ways aud Means Committee Engaged on the New Whiskey and Tobaeeo Tax Bill. Removal of Political Disabilities from Reconstructed Rebels. The National Currency Bill in the Senate. WASHINGTON, June 16, 1865, The Chinese Embassy—Programme of Their Reception in the Senate To-Day, The Senate having fixed upon to-morrow for the reseption of Mr. Burlingame and his associates, the Chinese Embassy will be in attendance at the east portico of the Senate wing of the Capitol shortly before one o’clock, where they will be met by the committee on the part of the Senate and be con- ducted by them to the Senate Chamber. It has been determined to follow no other ceremony than that on the occasion of the receptions of Lafayette and Kos- suth, In view of this resolution when the Embassy, im charge of the Senate committee, makes its appear- ance at the main entrance to the Senate chamber the chairman of the committee will introduce the Embassy to the Senate. The Senators rising, the President pro tempore will simply reply, ‘‘Mr. Bur- lingame and members of the Embassy from China, Iwelcome you to the Senate of the United States, ‘The committee will conduct you to the seats which I Nave caused to be prepared for you.” The Senators having resumed their seats a motion will be made to take a recess for fifteen, probably thirty, minutes, in order to allow the Senators an opportunity to be introduced personally to the members of the Em- bassy. The time thus appropriated to the necessary courtesies of the occasion having been exhausted the Senate will resume its business. The Chinese visited the Patent Office to-day and spent two hours among the vast collection in minia- ture of the wonderfully inventive skill of the Yankee nation. Some of the Celestials ot a scientific tarn took a great interest in the various models of the steam engine, while others appeared to take more delight in the silk weaving looms, which they were candid enough to confess evinced superior finish and ingenuity to those of their own. The im- mensity of the collection made a deep impression on the Celestial mind, and more than anything else helped to convey a clear idea of the tremendous ex- tent of the energy and enterprise of the Western hemisphere, Before leaving the individuals of the Embassy had themselves weighed, and the interesting fact was disclosed that the ave- age gf Chinese anatomy, measured by avolr- aig is ‘much bia ne tae, Cap. tain Dolliver weighed down two full grown Celestials, including even one of tne high ministers. The Embassy visited no other place to-day, and passed the evening In their parlors. Mr. Burlingame spends a portion of each day at the State Depart- ment arranging the details or his business to this government, With both him and the Chinesé the bore of writing autogfaphs ha’ grown to be an in- tolerable nuisance, and has reached that point where forbearance ceases to be a virtue. A swarm of letters comes by every mail requesting tlie teasure of his name and the name of every one in his suite, down to the cook, written out legibly on several pieces of letter paper. To answer all of these polite requests Mr. Burlingame would feel constrained to devote his mission to a lively exercise-of penmanship alone. ‘The Ways and Means Committee and the New Whiskey and Tobacco Bill. The Ways and Means Committee held a long session this morning and agreed to carry out the in- structions of the House with regard to bringing in a new tax bill covering only whiskey and tobacco. General Schenck, chairman of the committee, is un- derstood to favor taking all that relates to whiskey and tobacco out of the present bill and putting It into anew bill to be brought in shortly. Some of the members of the committee are in favor of simply pass- ing a joint resolution setting the rate of taxing whis- key and tobacco and then going on with that part of the bill which relates to the machinery of collect- ing the tax. -No determination has been reached yet as to what course will be pursued. The instruc- tions to the committee, contained in the resolution which passed the House yesterday, were rather vague, and were variously interpreted by the mem- bere of the committee. What is wanted by the House is speedy action with regard to the tax on whiskey and tobacco, because there is a feeling that delay will result in defeating legislation on these two important sources of revenue. ‘The Committee of Ways and Means have appointed Representatives Hooper, Maynard and Logan a Sub- Committee on Whiskey,’and Messrs. Griswold, Alli- #on and Brooks a Sub-Committee on Tobacco. The committee will not report a bill on these subjects, as directed by the House, until toward the close of the present week. They will accompany the modified rates of tax, with restrictions and regulations simi- Jar to those heretofore reported in the general tax bill. ‘The Senate Committee on the Righ ralized Citizens Abroad. ‘The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has veen considering for some time Banks’ bill relative to the rights of naturalized citizens abroad. It is understood that Senator Sumner, Chairman of the committee, has consulted Secretary Seward about the matter, It is stated that that functionary has ad- vised the striking out of that section of the bill which provides for reprisals or retaliation by arresting eub- jects of foreign governments who may be within our borders when outrages are per- petrated on American naturalized citizens abroad. Secretary Seward feared that this clause in the bill might involve us in diMculty with other govern- mente, and on his advice the committee has agreed to report the bill without it. Among the members of the House this was regarded as a very important section of the bill, The Attorney Generalship. ‘The President has not yet received a definite an- ewer from Evarts relative to the Attorney General- elip, but itis rumored to-night he intends to ac- cept. A story is afloat also that Browning is soon to go out, Movement to Decrease the Number of Certain Omicials. ‘There is a movement on foot here to decrease the number of inspectors of customs and United States storekeepers to the minimum force authorized by law, and to increase the pay of such remaining of- cials of that class from four to six dollars per diem. ‘The project is interesting to a large class of men in the public employ, and is said to be favored by the Collectors of Portland, Boston, New York, Philadel- phia, Baltimore, Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, New Orleans and San Francisco. The complaint is that inepectors and storekeepers, whose duties are ardu- ous, do not receive enough compensation for @ decent support. ‘The Taking Possession of the Ram by the Our Minister to Ja, It appears from the documents ordered to be print- ea by the Senate to-day that on the 20th of May Secretary Seward wrote to Mr. Van Valkenburg, re- ferring to the fact that the latter had informed him that he had taken possession of the ram Stonewall, keeping her under the United States flag, and that he had drawn on Baring Brothers & Co. for £4,416 sterl- ing to pay her expenses until the Ist of July. if Natu The Secretary says the Stonewall having been sold and delivered to the Japanese Govern- ment and put under its flag, there is no Jaw of the United States which authorizes the exer- cise of power or atthority on her deck by the Bxecu- tive Department of this government. The Stonewall conid be again brought under our own jurisdiction only by #epecial treaty for that purpepe to be con NeW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET, I cluded between the United States and Japan. No @ppropriation of law authorizes the payment of the expenses Mr. Van Valkenburg had agreed to pay. The Secretary assumes, however, that the pro- cedure has been taken upon consultation with the representatives of the other treaty Powers m Japan and upon their disinterested advice; therefore the President authorized the Secretary to approve of the proceedings and to provide for the payment of the draft. “By taking possession of the Stonewall,” he further saya, “you are understood to have done so with the informal consent and ap- proval of both the beliigerents in Japan, and with the view of facilitating the restoration of peace, law and order throughout theempire. The United States willexpect a full reimbursement of these expenses by the Japanese government, to be made on the restoration of the Stonewal! to the Japanese govern- ment.” Report in Relation to the Comanche and Kiowa Indians. A report has been received at the Indian OMice trom Agent Leavenworth, dated Kiow and Comanche Agency, Leased district, May 21, in which is given statements regarding the raids made by the Coman- ches into the Chicksaw country, &c., from which it appears that the parties implicated in these raids are three bands of Comanches who were largely repre- sented at the council held by the Peace Commission- ers on Medicine Lode creek last fall, where they received large gifts from the Commis- sioneré and made fair promises of good faith and fmendship to the whites and friendly Indians, Soon after they left, however, a raid was made by a number of those who had attended the council, and a dash was made upon the Chicksaw and into Galnsyille, Texas, in which they committe murder and robbery. The agent recommends that the raiders be dealt with very severely, and states that since he had arrived at the Kiowa and Comanche agency he had rescued four captives from the Co- manches, all white but one, and this was a black boy captured about two years ago near Fort Arbuckle. One is a little girl of about twelve years, smart and intelligent, who had been erp abused by the savages who captured her, besides killing her mother and infant brother. Other bands have captives in their possession, but Colonel Leavenworth could not induce the Indians to bring them to him unless he would make large promises to them of goods. He states that no matter how the department will re- gard these things, his patience with them and their promises is exhausted, In relation to the Kiowas, he informs the Bureau of many acts of outrage and cruelty, and gives ac- counts of ineffectual efforts made by him to recover some of the captives in their possession. The whole tribe are more or less implicated in the cruelties, and Colonel Leavenworth recommends that their annuities, as well as the Camanche’s, be stopped, and all confiscated fer the benefit of the orphans they have made; the according to our treaties with them, and if not delivered up, then let them be turned over to the military, supported by the Navajoes and civilized Indians, to make short and sharp work with them until they can see, hear and feel the strong arm of, the government. The Union Pacific Railroad. Another section of twenty miles of the Union Pacific Railroad, from the six hundredth to the six hundred and twentieth mile post west from the initial point, has been reported to the Interior De- partment, Army, Officers Ordered to Report for Duty. By direction of the President the following named officers of the retired list have been ordered to re- port for duty to the Commanding General of the Third Military district:—Brevet Brigadier General Elisha G, Marshall, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Arthur J, Lee, Gaptaip Joseph L. Sidball and Captain Alex- an ED ss The President has directed Brevet Colonel F. Hen- drickson, Major United States Army, to report to Brevet Major General Van Vliet, Deputy Quarter- master General at Baltimore, Md., for temporary duty in that department. Visitors to the White House. The White House was visited by a large number of people this morning, although it is Cabinet day. The desire to have conversations with the President seems to increase from day to day, and Mr. Johnson accorded interviews this morning to quite a number before the Cabiget assembled, among whom were Senators Ross, Vickers, McCreery and Hendricks, and several Representatives. The Resignation of General Kilpatrick. So much of special orders of October 18, 1867, as accept the resignation of Captain Judson Kilpatrick, Firat United States artillery, to take effect October 15, 1867, has been 80 amended as to accept his resig- nation, to date from December 1, 1865. This latter is the date on which Genera! Kilpatrick first tendered his resignation, which was not accepted. Superintendents of National Cemeteries Ap- pointed. ‘The following superintendents of national ceme- teries have been appyinted and ordered to proceed to their posts.— David Allen, Fort Smith, Ark.; August Armbrecht, Annapolis, Md.; J. M. Berringer, Philadelphia, Pa.; J. Delacroy, City Point, Va.; G. A. Diehl, Kaleigh, N. C.; G. Fitzgerald, New Orleans, La.; R. V. Fitzgerald, fton, Va.;T. Ganson, Port Hudson, ‘La,; James Miu, Little Rock, Ark.; V. B. St. John, Vicksburg, M W. H. Taylor, Baton Rouge, La.; H. G. Trim- lexandria, La, and A. B. Tuttie, Fort’ Donel- The Exploring Expedition at the Colorado River. The Secretary of War having been authorized by a joint resolution of Congress, approved June.11, 1868, to issue rations to an exploring expedition of twenty- five men at the Colorado river, under Professor Powell, General Schofield has directed the Commis- sary General of Subsistence to issue the necessary rations for such expedition. Suicide of a Quartermaster Sergeant. William A. Wilker, Quartermaster Sergeant of the Marine corps, committed suicide at the navy yard to-day with a pistol, the ball passing through his mouth and tearing away a portion of his skull. He was deranged owing to pecuniary losses, partly in oll speculation. He had been in the service nearly thirty years, Movements of the United States Steamer Maumee. The Navy Department has intelligence of the arri- val at Batavia, Java, on the 18th of April last, of the United States steamer Maumee. She subsequently left for Hong Kong. All well on board. THE FORTIETH CONGRESS. Second Session. SENATE. WASHINGTON, June 16, 1868, PETITIONS. Mr. OONKLING, (rep.) Of N. Y., presented a petition of cigar manufacturers and dealers protesting against the proposed change of tax on cigars, and praying that the plan may be tried of a revenue stamp instead of an inspector's stamp, which was referred to the Committee on Finance. Also a peti- tion of persons in New York engaged in mining bituminous coal protesting against the reduction of duties on Nova Scotia coal, which was referred to the Committee on Finance. FACILITATION OF COMMERCE BETWEEN THE STATES. Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, introduced a bill to promote commerce among the severdl States and cheapen the transportation of the mails, military and naval stores. He moved to refer it to a select committee of seven, to report early next session, — that it proposes the construction of several railroads running in different directions from Wash- mes which was agreed to. he ‘CHAIR appointed as the select committee Messra, Sherman, Sumner, Chandier, Pomeroy, Stewart, Buckalew and Vickers. The bill provides for the separate incorporation of the Washington and New York Railroad, the Wash- ington and Cleveland Railroad and Telegraph Com- any, the Washington and Cincinnati Railroad and ‘elegraph Companies, which are all made subject to the restrictions that they shall not, without the con- sent of Congress, consolidate thetr stock and fran- chises with of parallel or compe ng. roads, or by means of consolidations or transfers of stock have the power to connect with and use as part of their lines any railroads now constructed, and that their taritt of prices shali not exceed three cents per mile for ordinary first class passengers nor six cents per ton for ordinary first class ag FS with charges for other classes in proportion. How- ever, the Cleveland line may connect at Pittsburg with some existing road to Cleveland or be con- constructed the entire length, at the pleasure of the company. The schedule time to New York on the Air line is not to exceed seven hours for mails and passengers, The list of incorporators of the latter road is changed from that already published by the omission of a number of names and the substitution of those of Jay Cooke, George W. Rigs and others in their stead. REMOVAL OF POLITICAL DISABILITIES, Mr. STEWART, (rep.) of Nevada, called up the bill from the House to relieve the disabilities of certain ens in North Carolina. . DOOLITTLE, (dem.) of Wis., moved to insert the names of Joseph W. Terrill and Joseph Kenor, of Webster, Jackson county, N.C. In reply to a ques. tion from Conness, (rep.) of Cal., Mr. Doolittle read | letters and petitions from those geptiemep showing iity demanded | that the first had been @ captain in the Confederate service and the latter a member of the rebel Legisla- u bringing them within the disfranchisement of the fourteenth amendmeni. Mr. STEWaRT explained that the) had been left out because no other evidence had been offered but their own statement. Mr. Conngss would oppose the amendment with- further unless out ne information, ‘22a ail pach. conse, “ nt should appear that they had not participated cruelties to prisoners and that had ited. Mr. Ferry, (rep.) of Conn., would vote for the amendment and for admitting all such persons until @ general bill was framed to relieve all such disfran- chisements. Mr, DOOLITTLE said that one of them had been elected to the State jure, the other as @com- Legislat Rw commissioner, and bence the desire to be re- stated. Mr. TRUMBULL, (rep.) of Ill, explained that the names acted upon by the Judiciary Committee are mostly such as were recommended by the Con- stitutional Convention, and that the Committee had acted upon the principle of relieving every man that gives evidence of juiescing in the condition of affairs and ining from 0} tion to the recon- struction lawe of Congress. ese men, however, gave no such evidence. Mr. Conngss repeated his objections, Mr. WILLA, (0D of Oregon, urged the danger of establishing the principle of relieving men who offered no evidence of fitness, paring that the Presi- dent would not pardon them without some evidence. The amendment was rejected bys vote of twenty- w to twelve, Messrs, Cole, Ferry, Henderson, Sprague and Van Winkle voting with the democrats. Mr. HENDRICKS, cea) of Ind., moved to insert the name of George W. Jones, of Tennessee, saying that gentleman had always opposed secession, that he had been a member of the national House of Rapsoeanbasleps for four years, and that he (Mr. Hen- ay aate the motion ag his friend, and not by his juest. ir. WILSON, (rep.) of Mass., was in favor of exer- cising mercy towards those who had offended against the law when they had given evidence of repentance, but was to pli these scattering aménd- ments in the bill. In pre many were worse or more bitter traitors ‘than before or during the war. He coincided in the opinion of Mr. Hen- dricks in regard to’Mr. Jones. He disavowed any political consideration in voting for the removal of Political disabilities, Mr. HENDRICKS said that he would withdraw the name rather than have the relief given grudgingly iS Ces of high character, who had always been joyal, lessrs. SHERMAN and MORRILL, (rep.) of Vt., also testified to the services of Mr. Jones in the House of Beprenen aa rels and Mr. Hendricks, at the instance of Mr. Conness, allowed the amendment to remain, and it was adopted. On motion of Mr. STEWART the name of Thomas J. Mackay, of South Carolina, was inserted. Mr. VICKERS, (dem.) of Md., offered the following as an additional sectior And be it further enacted, That all legal and political disa- biilties tmposed by the United States upon all Giisens of the Southern States be and the same are hereby removed ; pro- vided that sald persons shall frat take an oath before a magis- trate of the county in which he may reside that he will sup port the Constitution of the United States, and that this sec- fhon shall not apply to any one who may be under indictment for violation of the laws of the United States, This was rejected without a division. Mr. BUCKALEW, (dem.) of Pa., made a few remarks declaring himself opposed to the exercise of power by Congress that belongs to the Executive in ever nation, thus Vries! pardon in the hands of a politi- cal party and claiming that such a system of legisla- tion must necessarily be ‘sina and unfair, He youl vote for a general bill for the purpose if offered. Mr. Howarp, (rep.) of Mich., denied that there was any partisanship in thus relieving the disabilities of such as had shown their willingness to acquiesce in reconstruction, It was strange that those on the other side always saw partisanship in the measures of the majority, of course during the impeachment, and since their unanimity was owing \o their con- scientiousness; but the majority would not be swift to readmit the red handed rebels, who had always been the friends of the present minority of this body, without some security for the future. Mr. BUCKALEW called attention to the fact that this bill is for the relief of the red handed rebels the Senator always declaimed about with so much ani- mation and precision of language, and he pmoneded. to say that he had merely opposed such islation beca sect the principle involved of unfair dis- Cl on. eRe Ee Oe ole er Mowan said the difference between them was that he would admit those who had become repent- ant—the principle adopted by the Judiciary Commit- tee—while the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Buckalew) and the party to which he belongs were willing ta admit by one grand sweep every rebel in the United States; that Mr. Doolittle pronounced it unconstitutional before the adoption of the four- teenth amendment for Congress to impose political disabilities, Mr. TRUMBULL Said the bill was purposely framed to avoid the decision of that question, relieving them from disabilities merely, if any exist. Mr. Doo.itrLe continued. He asserted that the disfranchisement to the South was much larger than was claimed here; that then there were twenty-five thousand disfranchised in Alabama alone. The two hundred named recommended for relief were re- commended purely from portal reasons, and among them were many who been the most active rebels. He also favored @ general bill. (rep.) of Tenn., likewise advocated a general bill. He thought the subject should be postponed until one can be introduced. The bill was passed by a party vote of 86 to 6, cept that Messrs. Fowler and Wade veted ‘No” with the democrats, and Messrs. Johnson and Pat- terson, of Tenn., voted aye. EXCUSED FROM COMMITTEE SERVICE. At his own instance Mr. Johnson he was excused from serving on the committee to introduce the Chi- nese Embassy. ex- THE CURRENCY BILL. Ata few minutes past two the pending bill in re- gard to the national currency was again taken up. fhe question was on the amendment of Mr. Davis, precne to withdraw a pro rata amount from the tates having an excess of banking capital and dis- tribute it among those requiring it, to place them on an equal footing with the former, Mr. VAN WINKLE, (rep.) of W. V said he was willing to accept the provision for the twenty mil- lions increase in lieu of something better, Mr. Davis,(dem.) of Ky., followed in eeppose of his amendment. He pointed out the inequality of the present distribution, and said if his plan was not adopted another just mode of raising the twenty millions would be the reduction of the‘army and navy. Mr. CONKLING was in favor of the principle of the amendment, and suggested a modification specifying the amount of the withdrawal from the excess of the twenty millions, Mr. Davis Looe teas suggestion, and the amend- ment was so modified. Mr. HENDRICKS was also in favor of the principle of the amendment. In his opinion, however, it was merely a question of profit to those engaged in bank- ing. In establishing a bank in @ State a State could not keep money there if the laws of trade urged it elsewhere any more than the establish- ment of a mint in a certain city prevented coin from flowing where tire demand existed. He thought that the credit of the government being the basis of the banks under the present sys- tem, it would be better to issue bills directly from the Treasury, and he was in favor of withdrawing gradually from the system which he considered a stupendous folly. In a few years, then, the people would have a currency not taxed; then, with a re- duction of the expenses of the army by fifty mil- lions, which could be done as suggested by the Sena- tor from Kentucky (Mr. Davis), and dispensing, with the Freedmen's Bureau, the people could easily con- trol the ee financial dimiculties. A reduction of the whiskey tax and some further modification of taxes would aiso prove very beneficial. Mr. WILSON said that the Senator's remarks re- minded him of the colonel down East, who was in favor of the Maine law, but against its execution. (Laughter.) He was opposed to inflation, and would vote for the amendment. He thought the greenback currency should be gradually withdrawn, Mstead of hon it, as the Senator’s proposition would do. A vitiated currency was destructive to the interests of labor. What the country wants is more banking capital, not more circulation. He defended the present banking system, saying that if a bank failed to-morrow its bills wonld immediately fo above par. Mr, SHERMAN reminded the Senator that that was because they were immediately bought up by the Western men for banking purposes. Mr. WILSON was unaware of the fact. Mr. HENDRICKS inquired how 4 national bank bill ‘was more secure than the Treasury uote, upon which it was based. Mr. WILSON replied that his objection was to ifte- deemable paper currency, whether bank bills or Treasury notes. He pronounced the whole system of paper currency as the interest of jobbers and speculators, and against the interests of the laboring men of the country, and said he was in favor of getting back to specie payments. ir. HENDERSON, (rep.) of Mo., the impolicy of contraction, arguing that the demands of the busi- ness of the country rather calied for expansion. He questioned the Propriety oy @ speedy return to specie ayment. The cry for it Was a myth and a humbug. it Would not last #ix months if it were resumed. He denied that the twenty millions of dollars in- crease was an inflation of the currency. In question by Mr. Morton, he reply to @ said every attempt of Great Britain to fix time for the return to specie payment after eir Continental war resuited in disaster. In opinion, until mechanical and agricultural pros- perity had built up foreign nces in our favor, it was idie to talk about a return to specie payment, He said New England had biown up a bladder and thought itself rich: but they forgot that their property had not been destroyed by the war, as had been the case in the West. They bad sold their products to the West to replace the ravages of the war, receiving government bonds in return, which they now desired to appreciate, and aay, wanted to prevent other sections from getting any. An intimation had been made that the Supreme Court would declare their legal tender pro- vision unconstitutional. They would then have ar- rived at specie payment. How would they be pre- pared for it? He believed that next session Congress would be forced to come up to his views, though this session they had feared to touch free banking or the taxes or anything else. Shortly before four o'clock Mr, CAMERON, (rep.) of Pa,, asked the Senator to yield toa motion to pro- vide for a fixed hour of adjoutnment at four o'clock, aring he had no doubt the business would be thereby facilitated, Mr. HENDERSON interrupted to say that the Sen- ator need not make a long speech on the subject, as he would not yleld for any such purpose. His sec- tion was interested in this question, and he would probably speak until five o'clock. Mr. CAMERON made ap observation unbeard by the . culation a the East he could assure them that a reporter, but which caused general amusement around him, Mr. HENDERSON paused @ moment, and then asked the cause of the merriment. ‘Mr. CAMERON rose and said he had made in to Senator, “I hope to Gea bemoan occupy much mene cine tan he bas (Laughter. Mr. HENDERSON—This session? Mr. CaMERnon—Te 5 Mr. HENDERSON gaid he had not occupied much time recently in speaking and that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Cameron) had occupied more this session than he, and since a recent event he had heretofore not participated in debate at all. He & few minutes longer in favor of the peinctpie free and closed by expressing the opinion that to force a speedy resumption of specie payment, as seemed to be the prevailing policy, would surely be Mt pea disaster, ir, CORBETT, (rep.) of Oregon, insisted and argued that the $20,000,000 increase was nothing else than a proposition for inflation. . POMEROY, (rep.) of Kansas, made a few re- marks in reply, when the Senate proceeded to vote 90 B Davis’ amendment, and it was agreed to as follow: YEAS—Messrs, Bayard, Buckalew, Cameron, Cole, Corbett, Conkling, Doolittle, Ferry, Harlan, Hendricks, Howe, Mc: Creery, Morrill of Vi, Morton, Patterson of N. H., Patterson of Tend., Pomeroy, Stewart, ‘Sumner, Thayer, Tipton, Trum- bull, Vickers, Willey, Wilson and Yat Nay6—Messrs. Anthony, Cattell, ler, Cragin, Feasen- den, Henderson, Howard, Morgan, Morrill of Me., Nye, Ro Sherman, Sprague, Van Winkle, Wade and Williams—i6. Mr. SHERMAN rose and said:—The Senate having de- cided to prohibit any increase of bank circulation, except withdrawing it from three or four New Eng- land States, he hi carefully prepared an amend- ment in ee ¢ that of the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Davis), which was not, in his opinion, properly framed, and which he hoped that the Senator would witndraw for such pu He read his substitute and continued, that while he was glad the Senate had d cided to withdraw a small percentage of bank ci! if they should adjourn without giving an increase to the West and South it would give rise to a spirit of dissatisfaction, If his amendment was adopted those States having none now would have a local circulation by slow and gradual process. According to law the Comptroller of the Currency was to distribute the cir- culation, one-half according to population and ont nalf according to business requirements, and the re- sult would be that New York would be found tohave no more than its proportion, and the only States affected would probably be Massachusetts, Connecti- cut, Rhode Island, and possibly Maryland and Ver- mont. Certainly not more than six or seven States would be called upon to furnish a cent. Mr. BUCKALEW reminded the Senator that some days since he had said that he would regard a certain vote to postpone as a test vote on the proposition contained in the first section of the bill forbidding one national bank to pay interest on the balances of = other. ir. SHERMAN explained that several Senators had thus voted merely to give time for examination. Mr. CHANDLER moved to lay the bill on the table, in order, he said, to avoid three or four days’ discus- cussion. Rejected, 21 to 22, as follow: YRAS—Mesars. Anthony, Bayard, Buckalew, Cameron, Chandler, Conkling, Conness, Corbett, Doolittle, Ferry, Har- lan, Hendricks, Howe, Morrill of Mt on, Sprague, Stewart, Trumbull, Vickers, Williams and Yates—1, Nave—Messrs. Cattell, Cole, Crazin, Davis, Fessenden, Henderson, McCreery, Morgan, Morrill’ of Vt., Patterson o! N, H., Patterson of ‘fenn., Pomeroy, Ross, Sherman, Sumner, Thayer, Tipton, Van Winkle, Wade, Willey and Wilson—22. Mr. CHANDLER then moved to strike out the first section of the bill, and proceeded to argue the injus- tice to the country banks by forbidding them thus to ee alta surplus capital to advantage, advanc- ing substantially the same considerations urged on a previous occasion. Another motion to adjourn was lost—15 to 20. Mr. CATTELL, rer) of N. J., defended the section, insisting that itis illegitimate banking to pay inter- est on the balances of another bank; pointing out that the Bank of Commerce of New York has refused todo such business and that the best bankers are opposed to it. He quoted the opinion of the Comp- troller of the Currency (whose recent report he highly eulogized) to the same effect. At half-past five o’clock Mr. CHANDLER again rose to reply, but a motion to adjourn prevailed, despite the rotest of Mr. Sherman, aud at forty minutes past ive o’clock the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, June 16, 1568, THE DUTY ON Coal Mr. PuELrs, (dem.) of Md., presented resolutions of the Baltimore Board of Trade against the proposed reduction of duties on foreign coals, and a memorial of the representatives of twenty-four coal mines in Maryland protesting against any reduction of the duty on bituminous coal imported from the Canadian queen Referred to the Committce on Ways and jeans. Mr. Covope, (rep.) of Pa., presented the remon- strance of sixteen collieries in Pennsylvania against the renewal of that part of the Reciprocity treaty which would reduce the duty on bituminous coal for the benefit of Nova Scotia interests. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. REMOVAL OF DISABILITIES FROM RODERICK R. BUT- LER, OF TENNESSEE. Mr. Dawes, (rep.) of Mass., called up the Senate amendment to the House bill removing all legal and Lendl disabilities from Roderick R. Butler, mem- er of Congress elect from Tennessee, and permit- ting the ordinary oath to be administerea to him in- stead of the test oath. Mr. PRICE, (rep.) of Iowa, askea whether this was not the same thing that the House refused to do in the case of Senator Patterson, of Tennessee ? Mr. Dawes replied in the affirmative. It dispensed with the administering of the test oath to Mr. Butler, because In point of fact he could not take it, he hav- ing been a member of the rebel Legislature. ir. MUL (rep.) of Tenn., spoke joint resolution, ane support of it. ir, CHANLER, (dem.) of N. Y., expressed himself in favor of universal amnesty, but he did not favor these special bills. He wished Congress to throw ainst the Mr. STOKES, (rep.) of Tenn., in the door open to Mr. Butler and the other colleagues of that geutleman who were in the Confederate Legis- lature, Mr. MAYNARD, (rep.) of Tenn., said that in his vote on this question he would be governed by the con- sideration that had governed his vote in favor of dispensing with the test oath in the case of Senator Patterson, The Senate amendment was concurred in by the necessary two-thirds vote—yeas 98, nays 27. Mr. MAYNARD asked leave to offer @ resolution to pon Bh) Powell, who contested the seat of Rode- rick R. Butler, as Representative from the First Con- gressional district of Tennessee, $2,000, in full for his expenses, &c., in prosecuting the contest. Mr. ELDRIDGE, (dem.) of Wis. Open a desire to know how many votes Mr. Powell had got. He understood he had only got sixteen votes, Mr. SPALDING, (rep.) of Ohio, objected to the in- troduction of the resolution. THE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES. Mr. BINGHAM, (rep.) of Ohio, moved as a privileged motion that a message be sent to the Senate request- ing the return of the joint resolution in reference to the twenty Fd cent additional compensation to civil employés in Washington. Mr. WASHBURN, (rep.) of Ind., moved to lay that motion on the table. Mr. RANDALL, (dem.) of Pa., moved to lay the mo- tion to reconsider on the table. ‘The SPEAKER stated that the last motion could not be made, as the joinst resolution was not before the House. The message asking the Senate to return it was privileged. Mr. RANDALL—The motion to lay that on the table will reach the object. Mr. MAYNARD asked whether, if the joint resolu- tion was retained in the Senate, the vote passing it in the House can ever be reconsidered ? The SPEAKER replied that no action could be taken on the motion to reconsider while the joint resolu- tion was not before the House, Mr. MAYNARD inquired whether, while a motion to reconsider was pending, the joint resolution could ever become a law? The SPEAKER said he would not decide that ques- tion, as he did not decide pointy of order in advance nor anticipate thém. Mr. SraLpinc—If the motion to lay on the table succeeds will it not dispose of the whole matter’ The SrEAKER—It will dispose of this matter un- doubtedly. (Laughter.) Mr. Wako, (rep.) of N. Y., demanded the yeas and nays on the motion to lay on the table. The vote was taken and resultéd yeas 52, nays 75, So the House refused to lay Mr. Bingham's motion on the table. Mr. Bingham’‘s motion was then agreed to. THE NEW YORK POST OFFICE. Mr. Farry, (rep.) of Mich., from the Post OMice Committee, reported a bill in reference to the erec- tion of the proposed Post OMmice in New York, which, with the report, Was ordered to be printed and re- committed, RELIEF OF CHOCTAW AND CHICKASAW INDIANS. Mr. CLARKR, (rep.) of Kansas, introduced a joint resolution for the relief of loyal Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, PETITIONS. Mr. Brooks, (dem.) of N. Y., presented a@ petition of Adam Durnham, Francis Hart and two Hundred and fourteen other printers and bookbinders of New York city, representing that the productive interests of the country are suffering and its industry par- alyzed for want of suMicient protection against the labor and capital of foreign countries, which was re- ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. McCartuy, (rep.) of N. Y., presented a petition of the cigar makers of the State of New York, under the seal and signature of the president of their National Union, en the alterations of the revenue laws as propo on the manufacture of cigai which was referred to tue Committee on Ways ant jeans. Mr. O'NEILL, (rep.) of Pi resented petitions of the pookbinders and lithog! ers and of about one hundred companies and firms of Philadelphia en- gaged in manufacturing a that Congress will resume the consideration of the general Tariff bill wich failed in the Thirty-ninth Congress, which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MATTERS. The House proceeded as the business of the morn- ing hour to the consideration of reports from the Committee for the District of Columbia. Mr. INGERSOLL, (rep.) of Ill, chairman of the com- mittee, reported a bill in relation to the Alexandria Canal Company and the aqueduct bridge across the Potomac river at Georgetown. After considerabic discussion the bill was passed, Mr. INGERSOLL, from the same committee, reported a bill supplemental to the act of January 21, 1867, to IMgQDOFAte the National Sefe Nenosit none of ‘Washi Mn, allowing the company to increase its capital and enlarging te business of savings bank, and of an insurance com- PAUP. Pov, (dem) or NPY” moved 4 5 . Y., moved to strike tnat part of the bi which" mora to insurance, which was agreed to. After some discussion the morning hour expired, and the bill went over until the morning hour to-morrow. INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS, The House, then, at half-past two, proceeded to the consideration of the bill reported by the Commit- tee on Commerce making appropriations for the re) preservation and completion of certain public works. pairs, ‘Mr. BLio?, (rep.) of Masé., made a five minutes ae im defence of the general principles of the Mr. WASHBURNE, (rep.) of Ill., moved to strike out the paragraph appropriating 000 for the improve. ment of Wisconsin river, and argued that that river could not be made navigable to steamships under a cost Of $3,000,000; in fact, the project of making it navigable had been practically abandoned several years ago. He had been in favor of liberal appro- priations for river and harbor improvements when there was money in the Treasury; but times had changed, and he confessed that hie views on the sub- ject of making appropriations for mere local im- provements had been much modified. Mr. ALLISON, (rep.) of Iowa, replied to the remark of Mr. Washburne and denied his statement that the Wisconsin river could not be made practically navi- gable for steamboats, He regarded it as the most important item inthe bill be @ it affected the West and also af- w England, Mr. WASHBURN, (rep) of Wis., @ivocated the appro- priesion @nd stated the great importance of the work, Mr. Woopwanrp, (dem.) of Pa., said that the trouble about improving the navigation of the Wisconsin river was that In summer there was no water In it. Mr, WASHBURN, of Wis., contended that there was an abundance of water in it if 1t could only be con- trolled by engmeering appliance. Mr. Cobs, (rep.) of Wis., advocated the appropria- tion, and replied to the remarks of Mr. Washburne, of Hlinois, contending that the river could be made navigable ali the year round with a moderate expen- ure, Mr. SCOFIELD, (rep.) of Pa., argued that a small river like the Wisconsin in a single State should be improved by local enterprise, At aa the Mononga- hela river, in Pennsylvania, had been tmproved. Mr. HOPKINS, (rep.) of Wis., argued in favor of the appropriation, and, to show the importance of the pro- posed Improvement in cheapening the transportation of agricutural products, he claimed that the river was capable of being made navigable at cheaper ex- pense than any other water communteation there moult ever be between the Mississippi river and the lakes. Mr. FARNSWORTH, (rep.) of Ill, suggested that the Rock river, which flows between Wisconsin and Illl- nois, was a mere feasible route for water communi- cation between the Mississ:ppi river and the lakes, Mr. DELANO, (rep.) of Ohio, remarked that the bill appropriated over $6,000,000, and that amount was only an instalment of the immense sums which the great schemes of internal improvement would render necessary hereafter. He thought this expensive policy should be left toa future occasion, when the country could be in better condition to enter on it. Mr, Exior defended the special item under debate and the general principle of the bill. The abanaon- ment of the system of internal improvement he re- garded as the most disastrous policy that could be pursued. The object of this particular item was to open a water communication between Green Bay and the Mississippi river by way of Fox river and the Wisco. river. Mr. P11) rep.) of Mo., advocated the general policy of internal improvements, What the Missis- ppp valley most needed was cheap transportation, and for that the water routes would have to be relied upon. He thought the House should not hesitate at appropriating $40,000 to enable the experiment to be made by General Warren asto whether or not the Wisconsin river could be made navigable. Mr. Woopwarp declared himself opposed to all these Sppfonriatons! for interna: improvements, and argued that the improvements should be made by local enterprise or by State authority. The Wiscon- ein river should be improved In that way as the Sus- quehanna river had been. Mr. ELDRIDGE asked him whether there were not spproprianons in the very bill for the tmprovement of the Susquehanna, Mr. Woopwakrbp said he did not know that fact, but if there were he would vote against them on prinei- ple. While the genius of the House was tested tn endeavoring to devise means to screw money out of the people to pay to the bondholders—many of whom were foreigners—he protested against the waste of these funds in abortive attempts to improve Western rivers, which the Western States themselves should do. He argued that the country should concentrate ail its energies to reduce the national debt, which had grown ten millions last month. Mr. PAINg, (rep.) of Wis., replied to the objection that the proposed work was a Wisconsin measure and had only a local object, and said that that was a great mistake. A measure that would cheapen the transportation of the agricultural products of the West was a national one. Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) of Mass., argued that the finan- cial condition of the government did not warrant the making such experiments. He might as well ask one of the mill owners of Massachusetts, whose mill was mone d and who was not able to meet the responsibilities, to go into a great experiment of im- eke his property and rendering it more produc- ive, He asked hs frienis from the Northwest whether they would rather have their rivers tm- proved now and have the broad charge of extrava- gance made upon the party this year, on which the sine of the government would be taken out of their ands, Mr. Banks, (rep.) of Mass., argued that the propo- sition to Improve the Wisconsin river was not an ex- periment. He had seen the experiment tried with success, and had seen, by means of wing dams, streams that had been embedded from five to eight feet in the sand floated out from that bed into the Miseissipp! river. He had no doubt that by the like means the Wisconsin river could be made navigable, Mr. SPALDING intimated that he would move to lay the bill on the table. Mr. FARNSWORTH agreed that this was not the time, in the present condition of the country, to en- ter on these Works of internal improvement. Mr. WASHBURNE, of Ill, withdrew his motion to strike out the item for the Wisconsin river, with the understanding that a vote might be had on each item in the bill, On motion of Mr. PAINE, the item for the improve- ment of Milwaukee harbor, Wisconsin, was in- creased from $15,000 to $25,000; that for Racine har- bor, Wisconsin, from $10,000 to $20,000, and that for Kenosha harbor, Wisconsin, from $10,000 to $20,000, On motion of Mr. EGGLESTON, (rep.) of Ohio, an item of $15,000 was inserted for the improvement of Sandusky river, Ohio. Mr. BUCKLAND, (rep.) of Ohio, moved to insert an item of $10,000 for the improvement of the harbor at Port Clinton, Ohio. Mr. ELIoT opposed the amendment, which was Tejected. A Mr. ASHLEY, (rep.) of Ohio, inquired why no appfo- aban had been reported for the harbor of Toledo, not Mr. Evtor replied that last year’s appropriation for that purpose had not yet been expended and that it ‘was important that new surveys should be made and &@ more perfect plan of Penile erten adopted, Mr. WELKER, (rep., of Ohio, moved an appropria- tion of $20,000 for harbor at mouth of Black river, Lake Erie, Mr. E.soT opposed it and it was rejepted. Mr. SPALDING Moved an appropriation of $59,000 for increasin; St. Marie, He did so, he said, in obedience to the in- structions of his constituents. After discussion by Messrs. Scofield, Prayn, Biair and Driggs, and without disposing of the question, Mr. DELANO moved to recommit the bill, with in- structions to the committee to report a substitute ap- propriating $500,000 for the improvement of the har- bors on the Northern lakes and for the St. Clair fats; $150,000 for the improvement of the coast harbors; $1,300,000 for the improvement of rivers, including Des Moines, Rock Island rapids, and Hell Gate, tn the East rive: ew York, the Wisconsin and the Patapsco riv $5,000 to complete reports, maps and diagrams of bridges on the Mississippi river, $1,000 for the Cees and repair of instru- ts, He spoke for fve minutes in support of the Mr. Eliot opposed the motion. Pending the question the House, ata quarter fore five o'clock, adjourned, TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. ‘The Governor and Council of Massachusetts vester- day reappointed W. C. Clark Attorney General of the State. Governor English, of Connecticut, has signed the bill incorporating the inebriate aaylum to be called the “Turners? Retreat.” It will have a capital of $500,000, and will be located at Wilton inthe same State. Another detachment of zonaves for tle Pope will leave Montreal for Rome on the 26th inst, Alarge party of destitute Norwegian emigrants arrived at Montreal on Saturday. Bein; thout food or money, they were placed in a warehouse, and the Mayor ordered them to be supplied with necessaries. The cotton mill of Dixon Brothers, in Pawtucket, R. I., was considerably damaged by fire yesterday, which caught in the picking room. The semi-anuual meeting of the New York State Electric Medical Soctety will be held in Syracuse on the 24th and 26th inst. William Herring made an attack on a Paimer (Mass.) livery stable keeper, shooting at him from a revolver, the bullet of which came near taking fatal effect. No arrests were made, Charles H. Baker will be removed from Buffalo to Canada to-day, the warrant for pis extradition for bony for forgery having been received from Washing- One hundred members of the Buffalo Liedertafe! accompanied by Wahle’s splendid band, left that city tae jay morning for the German Saengerfest at Charles E. Newhall, a well known citizen of Lynn, Mass., cut his throat with @ shoe knife on Sunday and died in fifteen minutes. He was forty years old, John R. Whittemore, the town treasurer of Spen- cer, Mass., who abaconded with $18,000 of the town's funds, has been arrested by deputy Sherif? Luther Hill, of Spencer, ana most of the money recovered, He was found living on a farm in Mississippi. the capacity of the ship canal of saul! | 3 THE SAENGERFEST. Deeeription of the Rink in Chicage—Proe gramme of the Celebration. Cuicaco, June 13, 1868. The Saengerfest is to be held at the Wabash Avenue “Rink.” The building is of brick and in the form of a freight shed, as all rinks are. I think it is too low for voices or music to be heard to advan tage; but the Germans of this city do not think so. This improvised salle de musique is 172 by 96 feet, and the roof 18 feet high at the sides and about twice that height in the centre. Mr. Frederick Pfau, of New York, is the contractor, and he expects to have the room ready for Sunday evening. On Monday there will be a rehearsal of the | Chicago performers, numbering four hundred; and on Wednesday morning the artists from Germany are expected to arrive. ‘The rink is now decorated with festoons of fresh cedar. As one enters he sces bars entwined with cedar, and fora! decorations and hung with party colored globes, crossing from side to side, and fes- toons creeping up the column or depending from the roof. A blaze of gaslight will illumine the whole room and display the minutest thing in it. At the back of the room ts the platform for the galaxy of singers Who are to fill this sue de musique with such rich and artistic strains,- Innumerable stars and stripes, large and small, grouped and crossed, grace the room. luscriptions in German letter the walle of the rink, a translation of whieh would not edify the reader, The seats are all to be on a parterre, and it 18 expected tivre will be # great rush for tickets. ‘ Wabash avenue is the Fifth avenue of Chicago, and though not so well built up as the New York street, itis more pleasant, and is paved with wood, It {s therefore a very fine drive—a sort of Corso—for fast nage driven by fast men may be seen at ali mes of the day trying their speed. The “beauty and fashion” of Chicago are wont to stroll along thir broad (rottou, The street is always well watered and cooled by a breeze from the lake, which is only one block from it. For *this Fest the people of Chicago scem to have conceived the same idea as did the p je of Ottawa, Canada, for a grand concert given th » nely, to have fixed upon their rink as the proper place to hold this big thing in music—I mean this libation to the muses—but the people here have done better than the Ottawas, having their salle de musijue on the most fashionable street in the city, while the people of the North had theirs on a by street and, if I do not err, in close proximity to a froj ond, the exhala- tions from which perfumed the alr of the room, A very fine evergreen or cedar arch spans the nue near the entrance of this rink, aud the streets leading to it are also to be arched in the same way, but not go elaborately. Season tickets are being offered at $10, itling the holder to the entrée to all the concerts tebe given and to the winding up ball. On Thursday and Friday next the principal concerts will be given. All Chicago 1s on tiptoe to hear this grand series of concerts, and the “beauty and fashion” are already nalecriog their escorts for the occasion or putting on their best smiles to win an offer or offers of “the pleasure of seeing’? them “to the Saenger- fest.” The Germans assume [Sas credit for the dea of the Fest, and are very ready to explain all about it to any one who will ask them questions. What between the importance of the Saengerfest and lager beer they are puffed up and roll about like beer barrels, which is quite painful to sec in this hot weather. There will be no less than fifteen liundred vocal and instrumental performers at the concerts, which begin on the 17th and end onthe 2ist. The Maenner- chors and Saengerbunds of this city are having con- stant rehearsals, and nothing but an earthquake can spoil the affair. Bad weather cannot do it. The Stadt theatre, on North Wells street, is deco- rated with evergreens. In fact, all the Germans are lending @ hand to make the affair comeom with thundering éclat, A festoon crosses Wells street at the theatre, with a huge lyre depending from the middle of the festoon. To meet the expenses of this Fest $30,000 will be re- Here and there will be no difficulty about raising it, though the sum 1s not a small one, even for Chicago. i The programme of the Fest will be penta in Mbretto form, in English and German. It will con- tain the order of music, words of the songs, names of committees, &c. On the moruing of the welcoming a poem will be read ‘and a song of greeting will be sung by the Aulerican Saengerbund in honor of the delegation from thé other side of the Atlantic, ‘The railroads are acting with their usual liberality, most of them, {f not all, agreeing to carry the sing- ers and visitors to the Saengerfest at half price. All tends to the successful coming off of the Fest but the rink {s too small, I think. However, itis the best place that could be got for the occasion. To add to the eclat of the Fest fireworks are to be discharged, and, I believe, illuminations are also to be made. Some say a torchlight procession 18 to be in the order of the celebration. ‘The press is preparing for a report in extenso, and the musical editors of the diferent journals are big with importance and expectation. | THE ASSASSINATION OF TIMOTHY HEEVAN AT PHILADELPHIA. Tue Coroner’s Inquest and Verdict. PHILADELPHIA, June 16, 1508. The inquest on the body of Timothy Heenan, who Was assassinated on Friday midnight, was heid thie afternoon by Coroner Samuel Danic sisted by Deputy Jaines N. Fletcher. John C. Heenan, the | brother of the victim, was present during the ex- amination. The prisoners, Eaton, Nellis and two or three others of little account in the tragedy, sat in the rear of the Coroner's desk. Eaton was represented by counsel, He is well known in New York, and at one time was respected; but unfortunateiy he Joined the class of pickpockets and lost all reputation. James Trainer, otherwise known as “Sugar Jim,” the friend of Eaton and the one who is second im the assassination, according to the testimony produced vefore the Coroner this afternoon, has pot yet been arrested. Eaton sat nervously, his head leaning back op the wall, and during the testimony of Alderman Dough- erty his anxiety was extreme to witness. The evidence of Alderman Dougherty, who hap. pened by chance to be a spectator of the af ray, was of the most important character. Dr. Shaplelgh, the City Physician, testified that the deceased came to his death by a gunshot wound. Alderman Dougherty was then called to the stand and testified as follows :—On the night of Thursday I passed down Fifth street about twelve o'clock in the company of two friends—Mr. Kelsh and Mr. Ta- tem; whist standing in conversation a few mo- ments before retiring, a party passed us, among whom were Eaton and ‘Trainer; | overheard Eaton make a remark, which is unfit to be used in the pres- ence of ladies; we continued conversing, the parti proceeding up the street ina southerly direction; while we were talking we heard a noise, and Mr. Tatem remarked, ‘‘There’s a fuss going on in Smith's place; let's go down.” We started, and when we were near the corner we noticed that “Sugar Jim’ (Trainer) and Eaton were coming outof the door; it appeared as if Trainer was trying to get Eaton out of the house, forcing him toward the curbstone; at this time Eaton drew a pistol and said he wanted to shoot that son ‘h; Trainer replied, “No, not now,” and threw | up his hand to restrain Eaton; Heenan tlien appeared | at the door of the hotel and said, “Boys, I have no arms, | am not fixed, f have nothing,” at the same time throwing out his hands to show that he was unprepared; Eaton and Trainer then started up Fifth street, and we crossed to the other side; I cannot say who Ored the first or second shot Heenan was in range of the fire, and was endeavor- ing to get a young friend of his, Samue! Ewing, out of the line for fear that he would be shot; Ewing wae slightly intoxicated and persisted in going up instead of down Fifth street; as soon as I found things were unsafe I changed my position and moved into the middle of the street, and under the rays of gaslight I had an opportunity to witness all that subsequently occurred; there I saw both Trainer and Eaton standing with pistol in hand, Trainer aimed and fired the third shot at Heenan, but it dkl not seem to have any effect : the fourta shot was fred by Jerry Eaton; [ noticed that immediately after this shot was fited Heenan slightly staggered; for a moment he fell back and I was impressed as if something had hit him; he baited just for a moment and then cried the ont, “You curs! why didn’t you wait?’ I think there must have been six other shots fired at him after- wards, making (en in all; the party then went north to Prune street; I went to Heenan, who was still holding on to Ewing trying to Induce him to. get out of danger, Heenan said to me, “Squire, I think I am shot,” I then felt satis- fled that the fourth shot had its effect, and I took him to Smith’s tavern at the corner, from whence we removed him to the hospitai; during a brief con- versation with Mr. Heenag at the hospital he sald to me, ‘It is too bad that I have to be killed by the hands of @ man like Jerry Eaton.” Eight or ten other witnesses were examined. Their testimony generally corroborated that given by Alderman Dougherty. Mr. Sullivan stated that a row occurred im his house previons to the diMculty at Smith’s house, and that he closed nis tavern 1p consequence. The jury then returned a verdict that the sald Timothy Heenan came to his death from @ rt} wound at the hands of Gerald Eaton and James Trainer, and that William Neillis be held as an ac- cessory. ‘The remainder of the parties were then discharged from custody. lias Drowne! Robert E. Wilie, mate of the brig Mel- roae, while attempting to go on bowrd his vessel on Monday night, fell overboard and was drowned, His body has not yet veen found. te on Monday night A Tenement ftovse Row.-L cxemmeneneememeeres @ fight occurred in a tenement house No, $61 East FLOATING IN THE Rivex.—The body of an_ un- | Thirty-fourth stecet, vetween two men named Daniel known man 1 floating in the river off the | Dunn and Jeremia Curlin, when Doon iy | i Battery yeat moon, It had on ® hrewn | axe and inficte! three sealp wounds tn the head of flannel shirt ane ervy Danie, | Curtin. eee