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- WASHINGTON The Bi, Removing Political Disabitities Rejected in the House. Defeat of the Wood Screw Patent Bill. Relief of Exporters of Rum and Alcohol. Congressional Report on the Regulation and Control of Railroads. WASHINGTON, June 19, 1868, ‘The Impeachment Committee Agnin at Work. General T. W. Egan was called before the Butler fmvestigating committee to-day. He testified having bet a hat with General Logan that seven Sena- tors would vote for the acquittal of the President. Butler asked upon what grounds he thought the Senators in question would vote for acquittal. The witness gave his reasons, which were principally based upon the character of those Senators. ‘The Swiss Consul with the Chinese Embassy. ‘The Consul General of Switzerland, Mr. John Hitz, called on the Chinese Embassy to-day, and invited them to visit the land of William Tell, of Switzerland and its people. The Chinese talked with surprising familiarity, and seemed quite appreciative of the skill which the Swiss have acquired in the manufacture of watches and delicate silk fabrics. It appears the trade in the former article is quite considerable between Switzerland and China, and that a pecuilar class of timepieces 1s manufac- tured to suit the taste of the Chinese, which insists upon having two sets of watches for personal wear, one with an hour and the other a minute hand sole- ly. Reference being made to the republican form of government of Switzerland, the Chinese claimed that China was a republic two thousand years ago, and that now it was republican to the extent of having the form of government desired by the people, Visit of Mr. Burlingame to General Grant, Mr. ijurlingame paid General Grant a visit to-day, and had a long interview with him. On Sunday he expects to leave for New York. * The Reported Resignation of Secretary : McCulloch Denied. It has been ascertained from proper authority that there is no foundation for the report published here ‘this afternoon to the effect that Mr. McCulloch to-day transmitted to the President his resignation as Secre- tary of the Treasury. Our Relations with Spain and the South American Republics. The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and House Committee on Foreign Affairs have under consideration an important question, which has also been submitted to the Executive by citizens of New York, Philadelphia and Boston, relative to our com- mercial relations with Spain and South America, According to the law of nations belligerents are bound to prosecute their wars actively to a termina- tien and results, and neutral nations are bound to avoid entering into commercial transactions which may serve to aid either party. From this statement of the law of nations inference may be drawn that if beliigerents fail to prosecute their wars and dis- continue active hostilities neutral Powers are relieved from their obligations of neutrality; but it seems this question has never been raised or acted upon, and the committees of Congress which have the subject before them will Probably report at an early day such measures as will enabie American merchants and shipowners to understand their rights and duties on this question better than at present. The war between Spain and the South American republics, which commenced in 1864, was prosecuted with some vigor for nearly two years; but since the 1st of May, 1866, when the Spaniards destroyed Cajiao and with it @ large amount of American and Britian property, not a blow has been struck by either party. This cessation of war for nearly two years is held by many as strong presumption that the war is closed and that a!l commercial rights and privileges are restored to neutrals, This view is un- derstood to be entertained by a majority of both committees of foreign affairs in Congress, and action will likely be taken aécordingly. Application for an Extension of the Hoe Patent for Printing Presses. The Senate Committee on Patents has given a hearing to Colonel Hoe, of New York, on a proposi- tion to extend his patent for printing presses, which is abbut to expire. The committee has under con- sideration the propriety of taking from the Commis- missioner of Patents the power to extend patents, ’ and putting it in the hands of a board of examiners, . It is alleged that the power now lodged with the Commissioner is too great and affords strong tempta- tion to partiality and corruption. The New Indictment Aguinst John H. Surratt. ‘The first count in the new indictment against ohn Hi, Surratt charges him with conspiring with Booth, Paine, Harold, O’Laughlin, Arnold, Atzerodt and Mrs. Surratt to murder Abraham Lincoln. The sec- ond count charges him with conspiring to capture Mr. Lincoin and deliver him asa prisoner into the Possession, custody and control of certain persons whose names are unknown to the Grand Jury. Government Clerks Wrathy with the Radicals, A very strong feeling of resentment has been aroused in the government departments against the radical party, in consequence of the tabling of the bill granting the continuation for another year of their additional twenty per cent. Sinee yesterday the con- servative element in politics has gained a large number of converts, The name of General Ketcham, of New York, was erroneously printed as voting in the House yesterday against laying on the table the clerks’ twenty per Cent bill, He voted in the affirmative. The Question of Increased Pay to Army Oficers. The House Committee on Military Affairs had under consideration to-day a bill proposing to give -onicers of the army thirty-three and a third per cent in addition to their pay. No action was reached. ' The subject will be resumed next Thursday. There ds but little prospect of such a bill becoming a law. Affairs at the Executive Mansion. ‘The, usual large crowd of interviewers is gathered at ‘the Wiite House, waiting for the termination of the Cabinet meeting to get access to the President. The ‘Cabinet assembled at noon, all the members present | except Secretary Seward, the department having been represented by Assistant Secretary Hunter. The Cabisset had wnder consideration the bills for the adntision of the Southern States and the bill Treguiating elections in this District. Before Cabinet session the President saw Senators Henderson and McCreery at Genera) Rousseau. Animated Discussion Over the Whiskey Tax Question, The Ways avid Means Committee 49 having an animated discussion to-day over the whiskey tax question, and also relative to the transportation of whiskey tn bond, There i# no prospect of the bill ‘being reported before Monday. and Grants Asked for a New Telegraph Line. Certain parties interested in the bil granting lands to #id in the construction of, a railroad apd tele- graph line from Lawrence, Kansas, to the boundary Mne wetween the United States and Mexico ip the direction of some ports on the Gulf of Gailfonia, had a hearing before the Committee on Pacific Rall road to-dxy. As the project does not require money, but merely a grant Of pubiic lands, the commifiee is rather favorably disposed towards it, Memorial in Relation to Indian Affaires Among the memorisNs presented to the Senate Is + one from John Beaman And others praying that all existing diMculties and wtsettled accounts relating to claims for spoliations ct for Indian treaties not carried out be adjnsted by Ove commissioners ap- pointed for the purpose by the President of the United States, and that such co, Umissioners, as well a8 all peysons officially employed .'a connection with 1868.—TRIPLE SHEET. _ HERALD, SATURDA ~ having ———— Spral absence 5 ought to rule the country, for labor de- any) Btsveus the Weticn eae ein te ho ry or ‘and character well a3 the physical committee Indian may ve nomingted 6) fhe Unitea Stater Indian . of rep- Eye Meaving: | _ Mr. GARFIELD, nok be withdrewn is were | powers, If the barrier was broken the danger Perbanativen om and philan- } aithough in, Gur the ecretary hed) withinawn bewolthvetoe et Malt tabi is Hrould’ be that ail the. rebels would break ‘“hropic associations in or near dp eity of New York. | power to 7 pn under the joint Mr. FARNSWoRTH, (rep.) of Ill, demanded the over it. Good men at the South ghould ‘all Jonger Beaman engaged Indians of prom!- Bieaaton, of February ex and saying that this bill had been killed three for a measure of this kind. A Taw shob passed —- po public meeting — bidder com) “ne “conditions of sale | times A Fegulating the business, The proper Method £9) FT » led io York 12 | authorized by resolution, a sale has Mr. MYERS ited his understanding that Mr. | lieve men would be by a petition al ing certain furtherance of the prinetples embraced in the me- | heen ade by him at the raleed value, the money | Stevens was willing to withdraw the motion to lay on | facts, showing the condition of the applicant to ‘be morial. roomed and into the the table, n the bill was first rey it was de- | now loyal, showing his character as a citizen and livered ey The ships now lie in | feated by the production in the House ofa fraudulent | the necessity to his own community of the relief ‘The Bysalleation of Bounties. ‘The House Military Committee authorized a report to be made equalizing bounties and giving heirs of deceased soldiers a right to bounties, which the law, aa it now stands, fails to do. Circular of Instructions from the Land Office. Commissioner Wilson, of the General Land Oftice, has prepared a circular of instructions to surveyors general and registers and receivers of the land office, and establishing rules by which to separate mineral from agricultural lands, and providing means for fixing, by affidavits, the character of pre-empted lands in regard to their mineral or arable qualities, Congressional Report on the Regulation and Control of Railroads. The Committee on Roads and Canals, in their re- port on the regulation and controi of railroads, say that itis impossible to state the value of the com- merce among the States at the time of the adoption of the constitution. It was, however, limited to a few millions of dollars. In the year ending March 31, 1867, the value of freight transported across the State of Itlinois by railroad, from East to West, was $411,000,000, ‘The value of freight transported across the same State in the same year, from West to East, Was $235,000,000, Through freight westward for the year 1862:— Tons. Yalue, y progress- Upon them; Sher are receiving on board guns, visions and munitions of war, and will soon be, they are not at the present time, ready to sail for a crul As the matter now stands certain cil of the United States have become the purchasers from their own government of two iron-clad war ships for the purpose of fitting up and turning them over 10 8 foreign government in condition for ser- vice, under a contract previously made, that govern- ment being at ce with our own, but ina state lligerency with another nation, ‘The officers of each department of our government andthe repre- sentatives of both of the fore! vernments are to the agents of the government which has con- tracted to purchase them without rendering thetr present owners criminably liable for a breach of our neutrality laws, and without a violation of interna- tional obligations on the part of ourown government, The present laws are suMiciently stringent to pre- serve all the obligations of our government, and to goed and punish any infraction of the neutral- ity laws by our citizens, or others within our ter- ritory, and to protect the interests of the govern- ment against fraudulent combinations upon the sti of its oMicers with other parties, The Executive ‘partment is clothed with ample ane to en- force these laws and to punish for their violation, and the questions seem to be such as to require the decision of that de) ment in the first instance; but in the opinion of the committee, under existing circumstances, these vessels cannot be delivered to the Peruvian government without a violation of our neutrality laws, It is the duty of the Executive De- Fenneylvania Rallroad...... 145,205 $125,844,945 | partment, belng so clothed with authority in the PIE SRO 5+~+ naire ~ ais wr remises, to see to it that all our obligations of neu- New York Central Railroad.. 161,013 149,544,600 These few statistics, selected because readily ac- cessible, are given to show the immense value of inter-State commerce, which is without any ade- quate protection, unless it is within the power of Congress to protect it—a commerce which is being extended and developed with wonderful rapidity as the vast Territories of the United States west of the Mississippi are being settied and their resources de- veloped. It seems impossible that the almost un- limited comm-ree which is destined to pass from the interior of the Continent to the Atlantic, or froin ocean to ocean, and which in the near future may embrace the commerce between Asia and our own Atlantic coast, should be subject to the diverse and conflicting rules, regulations and limitations to be prescribed by each State over whose terri- tory it will pass; that each State shall have ower to say that such commerce shall be fimitea to a single route or a single track; that a change of cars should be made when any loc: interest would be benefited thereby; that competi- tion should be prevented and power given to each State corporation to impose such charges upon the transportation of freight and passengers from State to State as should be oppressive and burdensome, and which would be tg ery if competition were permitted; and yet all these things are not only pos- sible, but nearly certain to occur, if this vast com- merce {s.to be regulated only by State laws. {t has appeared in evidence before the Committee, by the statement of the Postmaster General, that he has not been able to make a contract for the carrying of the mails between Washington and New York upoh the conditions prescribed by law, and that the proposi- tion that the railroad corporations eae | the co! tinuous line between said cities might re- fuse to carry the mails of the United States, has been frequently stated by the officers of said roads, and the committee see no reason why it 1s not in the power of the corporation to cut off all railway postal communication between Washington and New York. ‘The report is as follows:— ‘The committee are of opinion that Congress has not the constitutional power to legislate in reiation to railroads which do not form parts of continuous lines extending from one State to another. It has long been settled that Congress has power to pre- veut the obstraction of any Lavigable stream which is a means of commerce between = two or more States—(Gibbons vs. Ogden, 9th Wheaton, p. 191; Cortield vs. Coryee, 4th Washington, C. C. R., p. ity, both under the statute and international law, be fully observed. The committee therefore submit the facts thus ascertained for such action as may seem demanded and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Navy Bulletin. Surgeons Philip S. Wales and W. M. King, of the United States Navy, have been detached from duty connected with the physical examination of officers for promotion and placed on waiting orders. THE FORTIETH CONGRESS. Second Session. SENATE. WASHINGTON, June 19, 1868, THE COAST SURVEY. Mr. CATTELL, (rep.) of N. J., presented a petition from the Board of Underwriters of Philadelphia praying that no measures be adopted to lessen the efficiency of the Coast Survey. Referred to the Com- mittee on Commerce. DONATION TO THE WASHINGTON ORPHAN ASYLUM. Mr. FESSENDEN, (rep.) of Me., called up the joint resolution donating to the Washington City Orphan Asylum the iron railing taken from the old hall of the House of Representatives, which was passed. ELECTIONS FOR SENATORS, Mr. Epaunps, (rep.) of Vt., from the Committee on tne Judiciary, reported, with an amendment, the bill in relation to holding elections for Senators. OFFICERS TO BE DROPPED FROM THE ROLLS OF THE ARMY. Mr. WILson, (rep.) of Mass., introduced a jo'nt resolution to drop from the rolls of the army certain officers absent without authority from their com- aes Referred to the Committee on Military Af- ‘airs. MEMORIAL FROM INSURANCE COMPANIES AND NEW YORK MERCHANTS, Mr. CoNKLING, (rep.) of N. Y,, presented a memo- rial from anumber of insurance companies asking Congress to deciare, so far as the United States is concerned, that a state of war between foreign Pow- 378; Gilman vs. Philadeiphia, 3d Wallace, . | ers is at an end when hostilities have actually ceased 724)—but it is held otherwise in relation 5 for one year; though in the absence of any formal a siream that ig wiholly within any one | treaty of peace, as in the case of the South American State and unconnected with the navigable | republics A‘so another of the same import from a number of merchants of New York. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, THE INDIAN BUREAU. Mr. POMEROY, (rep.) Of Kansas, introduced a bill to transfer the Indian Bureau from the interior Department to the War Department. He said the purpose was to turn it over to (ie bureau known as the Freedmen’s Bureau. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. UNITED STATES EXPRESS COMPANY. Mr. MonrGAn, (rep.) of N. x., introduced a bill for the relief of the United States Express Company. Re- ferred to the Committee on Claims. CITIZENS’ GAS COMPANY. waters of another State. (Veazee vs. Moore, lth Howard, page 468; Wiison vs. Blackbird Creek Marsh Coupan’, 2a Peters, page 161.) The Committee are instructed, if, in their opinion, Congress has the ower, under the constitution, to provide by law for the regulation and control of railroads extending from State to State, to report a bill which will secure— Firs’, the safety of passengers; second, uniform and vhs rates of fare; third, uniform and equitable charge. for freight or transportation; fourth, proper connections with each other as to transportation of passengers and freight. ‘The Com- mittee respectfully report that they have not the power at the present time to report such a bill, for want 0. the .nece:siry information Mr. HARLAN, (rep.) of Iowa, introduced a bill to upon which to act. ‘They are not now | Incorporate the Citizens’ Gas Company. Reierred to advised what plan of constructing cars, | tie Committee on the District of Columbia. UNATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION Mr. Corser, (rep.) of Oregon, called up the bill for the sale of the Unatiila Indian Reservation in Oregon, which was passed, RELIEF OF EXPORTERS OF RUM AND ALCOHOL. On motion of Mr. MorGan, the adverse vote of yesterday on the bill for the relief of certain ex- porters’of rum and aicohol was reconsiderad, Mr. COLE, (rep.) of Cal., after alluding to an exten- sive commerce springing up between the Pacific and the Amoor river, moved to include whiskey, on the ground that contracts similar to those that occasion this bill have been made there. Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, opposed the amend- what kind of material to be used in their construc- tion, what mode of lighting and warming the cars, wil! best secure the safety of passengers, nor what specific charges should be made to secure a proper system of regularity and uniformity in their connections of the various roads; that, ‘in the opin- ion of the Committee, such a bill should only be pre- pared after a full and careful investigation of the whole subject, and the examination of persons of competent skill and experience to give reliable in- formation upon the subject. In the British Parlia- ment the information essential to proper legislation in relation to the management of railways and the proper construction of engines and cars is sought by the appointment of select | Ment. as repeating the law of January last and committees to make the necessary investi- | thereby opening the door for fraud. gation and take the necessa: evidence. Mr. WILLIAMS, (rep.) of Oregon, opposed the amendment for the same reason. Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Mass., explained that several vessels are now waiting with cargoes of rum for Africa at Boston and Salem, Mass., under contracts made before the act of January last. The men en- gaged in the African commerce were not engaged in whiskey frauds. He had letters from merchants of standing in Boston urging the justice of the exemp- tion. ie hoped the bill would not be endangered by attaching the other proposition to it. Mr. CoLe again insisted that it was just as impor- tant to enable the merchants of San Francisco to perform their contracts, Mr. NYE, (rep.) of Nevada, withdrew his opposition to the bill on the representation of Mr. Wilsonthat this rum bill was all right. (Laughter.) He would support Mr. Coie’s proposition at another time when it Would not embarrass the bill. Mr. Howes, (rep.) of Wis., opposed the amendment, pointing out the immense frauds, and saying that this pretended exportation has been one of the most fruitiul sources. Mr. HARLAN asked how the Senator from Massa- chusetts (Mr. Sumner) could justify the sale of spirits to savages in Africa When we forbid its sale to our own? Mr. SUMNER replied that the bill simply proposes to repeal a law by which in January last the govern- ment interfered with the existing contracts, He read some letters from merchants of Boston on the subject. After a few words from Mr. SPRAGUR, (rep.) of R. I, in favor of the bill, the amendment was defeated and the bill passed by a vote of 26 to 14, THE OSAGE LAND TREATY. The CHAIR laid before the Senate the resolutions passed in the House yesterday denouncing the land treaty with the Osage Indians, which was read. Mr, SUMNER said that the resolutions related to a matter that should properly come before the Senute in executive session. It was transferred to executive business and re- ferred to the Committee on ‘Indian Affairs. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. On motion of Mr. Howarp, (rep.) of Mich., the bill in relation to the central branch of the Union Pacific Railroad was taken up, and Mr, EpMUNDS addressed the Senate in opposition, Mr. HENDRICKS followed in favor of the bill, which Was discussed until ten minutes after five o'clock, when, with the understanding that it will be again taken up on Monday next, the Senate adjourned, . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, June 19, 1868, The SPEAKER pregented several executive commu- nications, On motion of Mr. Myers, (rep.) of Pa., the Senate bill for the relief of Samuel N, Miller was taken from the Speaker's table and referred to the Com- mittee on Patents, Mr. WASHBURN, (rep.) of Ind., from the Commit- tee on Military Affairs, reported a bill In relation to additional bounties, which was ordered to be printed and recommitted, Mr. BANKS, (rep.) of Mass., presented resolutions from the State of Massachusetts in relation to a ship canal connecting Lakes Erie and Ontario, which was ordered to be printed and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, Mr. KeTCHAM, (rep.) of N. Y., from the Committee op Military Affairs, reported a bill providing for the Appointment of a commission to examine and report On certain claims of the State of New York, which was ordered to be printed and recommitted. BILL TO REGULATE THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS ON STEAMSHIPS, ETC. The Wil reported by Mr. O'Ner.t, (rep.) of Pa., from the Committee on Commerce, to amend the act regulusting the carriage of passengers In steam- ships and other vessels, and which was under con- sideration When the House adjourned yesterday, came up ag the unfinished business, and after some Opposition ¥y Mr. Brooks was passed. WOOD SCREW PATENT. The House ten proceeded, as the business of the Morning tour, to the consideration of the bill re- Ported last Satu."day by Mr. Myers, from the Com- inittee on Patents, for the extension of the wood ‘The reports of these committees ef Parliament have been the basis of the | lation upon the subject and have been the means of securing a much greater de- gree of safety for passengers dnd promptness and efficiency in the transmission of merchandise. The minority of the committee, Messrs. Kerr and Barnum, conclude their report as follows:— If Congress possesses omnipotent authority to im- pair and disregard the obligation of contracts, then what is the value of this prohibition? What safety exists for the supposed sanctity of the contracts and intercourse between man and man in society? If Congress may impair or disregard the obligation of contracts between a State and her citizens whenever in its judgment it becomes expedient for the regula- tion of commerce or for any other purpose, ther how is the power of Congress over all such interests to be restrained? The power of the States over the most important and sacred interests of their citizens, for their regulation and protection, must then be exercised, subject to the pleasure of Con- gress. The right of the States to regulate their own domestic policy in their own way and to protect their own citizens in their domestic, personal and fireside rights, interests and contracts, which is the most exalted and invaluable office of civil govern- ment, becomes a myth. It cannot be that Congress it to impair the obligation of . We, therefore, conclude that the measures referred to and proposed cannot “be constitutionally enacted by Congress, and ought not to be entertained, and that if the power existed its exercise would be inexpedient. Report on the Alleged Fraudulent Sale of Iron-Clads, The joint select Committee on Retrenchment, who were by a resolution of the House of Representatives instructed to inquire into the alleged fraudulent sale by the Navy Department of the iron-clads Oneota and Catawba to Alexander Swift & Co. to-day re- ported all the facts and circumstances connected with the transaction, It appears that the contract price for each vessel was $460,000, in addition to which the Navy Department allowed for extra work and matters not included in the original con- tract $161,424 54, making the total cost to the government of each of these vessels $621,421 54. The committee, after explanations at some length, say that as soon as Swift & Co, obtained their grant from the Navy Department to buy these iron-clads, they proceeded at once to look out for @ customer, and in the summer of 1867 made a contract with Marquez, representing himself to be an agent of the Peruvian government. It subse- quently appeared that he had no authority to act for that government; so one of the firm proceeded to Peru and there made a contract with the Minister of Marine for the sale of these two vessels at the price of a million of dollars each. The report states that at the time the contract was made witn the Peruvian government Swift & Co. had no right or title to the vessels, which were still the property of this govern- ment. Swift &Co. cmimed to have had an under- standing with the Navy Department that they should be allowed to take the vessels on paying @ million and @ quarter of dollars for the two. About ¢histime a joint resolution was drawn up and passed by Congress authorizing the Navy Department to contract for the sale of any iron-clad for a price not jess than the appraised value, to be fixed by a board of five naval officers, The Secretary of the Navy advertised for proposals, and the board in the meantime proceeded to New Orleans, Where @ number of other vessels of the same class were lying. Inimediately on the receipt of a telegraphic despatch grinouncing the action of the board the Secretary of ahe Navy issued an ad- vertisement, stating that sealed proposals would be received till the 2d of March for the purchase of these vessels, among other: A nun, ber of bids were re- celved, which failed from one ,cause or another, ang Leet Swift & Co. offered to take tie | screw patents of ‘Khomag W, Harvey, the question Oneota and Catawaba at $740,000. This offer was | being on the motion made by Mr, Stevens of Penn- submitted to Mr, Lenthali, chiet of th construction | syivania to lay the bix! on the table, bureau, by the Secretary of the Navy, and on the Mr. MYERS Withdrew the demand for the previous former's seport the vessels were turned over to Swirt | question in order that a.' expiaaation might be made & Co. for $755,000, The committed say that | in regard to the bill, Hewaid he had been instructed it is evident there was an understanding between the Assistant Secretary, Mr. Merritt, and agents, and per- hapa the Secretary himeelf, that Swift & Co. showd bave these veseels, and the whole matter seen's to by @unmeaimous vote of tte Committee on Pate to report the bill, and that ttiere was perliaps more Merit init than in any other bill evgr feported for the extension of a patent, panes. stating that the extension sought for was not enure to the beneft of the widow and heirs of Harvey. That statement was false, as the last assign- ment did not assign further extension of the patent. He went on to state facts showing that larvey had derived but comparatively small fenent from his invention, and that the extension of the atent would have realiy the effect of breaking up — secgepels in the manumcrate of wood screws, ir, RN, (rep.) oi ass., argued against the bill, and stated facts in connection with it. He remarked that when the bill was last before Con- gress, it was opposed by a screw company cor- poration in his own district, having $500,000 capital invested, and by the Union Screw Company of Providence, R. I. But neither of those companies now appeared to oppose this bill. Why? Because the American Screw Company, of Providence, R. 1., which owns the patent, had bought up the interest of the Union Screw Company, foe $161,000, with a con- dition in the agreement that the Union’ Screw Com- ae would not oppose the extension of the patent. if American Screw Company had no interest in the extension of the patent, as ted by the chairman of the Committee on patents (Mr. Myers), how did it come to make such an agreement? He had asked that question of a gentleman who knew all about the proceed ana received the reply that it was the e ta tion of the American Screw Copsey at it would derive the beneflt of the extension. The reason eny there was not a corporation appearing e extension was that they had a been too) u bought Bp or had arrangements ie with them by the American Screw Company. That company was making a profit of from fifty to wovouey ave per cent on every gross of screws, and’when there was dan- ger of having screws imported from abroad the com- pany m: to get the tariif on screws put so high as to be prohibitory, Mr. MYERS contested the statements made by Mr. Washburn, and repeated that the extension of the patent would be a breaking up of the monopoly, be- cause, if not extended, the American Screw Gom- pany, with an immense capital and its four thousand machines, would be able to put down all competi- tion, The people of his (Mr. Myers’) district were just as largely interested in it asthe people of any otier district, Mr. GARFIELD suggested that it would be better to make a direct appropriation out of the treasury for the benefit of the widow and heirs of Mr. Harvey than thus to tax the people for their benefit. Mr. Myers intimated that Mr. Garfield had made that a1 ‘tion two or three times before, and de- clared that the effect of the bill would be not to tax the people, but to confer a b'e-s ng on them. oo HELLABARGER, (rep.) of Uhio, opposed the bill. Finally, debate being closed and the questton bein; on the menage of the bill, Mr. WasHBURN, of ‘Maes demanded the yeas and nays, remarking t!at he ae country to kuow what members favored ‘The vote was taken and the bill was rejected—yeas 65, nays 71, as follows:— Yras—Messrs. Adams, Anderson, Archer, Axtell, Banks, Beck, Blair, Cake Chanler, Clarke ‘of Ky., Coburn,’ Cornell, Dixon, Donnelly, Eldridge, Ferris, Getz, Galladay,’ Gravely’ Grover, Haight, 4% oy trotehkier Halsey, "Higby, Hill,’ Holman, Humplirey, Jencken, Johigon, Kerr, Kltchen, Knott, Koontz, goin, Logan, Mallory, Marvin, Maynard, McClurg, MeCult lercur, Miller, Gore; Morrell, Mullins, Myers, New- Nibiack, Nicholson, O'Neil, Peters, Polaley, Pomeroy, Robertaon, Robinson, Scobeld, Stewart, Stokes, Taber, ‘ritn- Van Aerpam, ble of Tenn., a Trump, W. s ble of T a imp, Ward, Windom, Nays—Mesars. Allison, Ames, Ashley of Nevada, Bailey, Raker, Baldwin, Beamatl Beatty, Benton, Benjamin, Bing: ham, Boutwell, ‘Buckland, Churchill, Clark of Ohio, Cobb, Cook, Covode, Cul Delano, Eckley, Eggle- ston, Bia, lot, F rnaworth, Field, Garfield, Glossbrenner, looper, Hubbard, ‘Hulburd, Judd, Julian, Kelsey, Lawrence, Loughridge, Lynch, Bocertay, joorhead, Orth, Phelps, Plke, Pile, Pianta, Price, Randall, Raum, Sawyer, Schenck, Shellabarger, Smith, "Spalding. Starkweather, Stevens of N. H., Stone, Taylor, Trowbridge, Twitchell, Van Wyck, Washburn of Wis., Washburn of Ind., Washburn of Mass., Welker, Williams of Pa., Williams of Ind., Wilson of Towa, Wilson of Ohio, Woodbritge—71. THE BILL REMOVING POLITICAL DISABILITIES. The morning hour having expired, Mr. FARNS- worTH, from the Conference Committee on the bill removing political disabilities from certain persons in the Southern States, made a report in favor of striking out the names of George S. Houston, of Alabama, and George W. Jones, of Tennessee. Mr. BECK, (dem.) of Ky., ofthe minority of the com- mittee, opposed the report and spoke of the high character of the two men who were excluded by it. He knew no reason for itif it were not that Mr. Jones might probably be regarded as a dangerous com- petitor for Congress in the district in whichhe lived. Mr. FARNSWORTH defended tie report. Hesaid that when the Senate amendinent was reierred to the Com- mittee on Reconstruction that committee naturally consulted the members from Tennessee as to the pres- ent condition of Mr. Jones’ mind, and came to the conclusion from what they said that until Mr. Jones asked to be relieved from disabilities it was not worth while for Congress to tender amnesty tohim. He did not inquire into the Vea of a man proposed to be relieved, but he did inquire as to whether he was ‘with the loyal people of the United States or was acting with the rebels of the South. Mr. Beck asked Mr. Farnsworth whether he did not know that every republican Senator had voted to relieve Mr. Houston and Mr. Jones? Mr. FARNSWORTH sald he did not know that, but he did know that all but two republican Senators had voted for the report of the conference commit- tee. He would relieve a hundred ‘vrigadier generals of the rebel army who had fought eg ane and well, who had been original secessioniste, but who now put their shoulders to the wheel to support the gov- ernment, rather than relieve any of these Janus- faced men who stood by the Union until the last mo- ment, and then went gif to the rebels, and were with them still. Mr. STOKES, (rep.) of Tenn., stated that a note of inquiry had been sent to the Tennessee delegation, and that the reply given was that George W. Jones was a rebel; that he went into the rebellion and was connected with it, and that if he had repented of it they did not know it; besides he dia not know whether Mr. Jones wanted to be re- lieved or not. He made substantially the same statement as the two members of the conference committee. Me had no persona! feel- ing against Mr. Jones. If that gentieman had sent a Ppechi ba to himself, or any member of the House or senate, asking to be relieved from disabilities he would be in favor of relieving him. Mr. MULLINS, (rep.) of Tenn., in speaking of demo- crats in connection with the late rebellion, said according to the oMcial report they have run on for four long bloody years; they have strewn the South with human graves, and the loyal bones of the men upon the hills of the South to-day; and while they were thus running riot in blood and in triumph over human life and assailing the Stars and Stripes and civil, politic and religious governments, they were overtaken and crushed out; and when they have been crushed out they come up and state that “we surrendered.” We surrendered! That is not the term used. They said they submitted, they never surrendered only when they were captured by the armies of the republic that were for the perpetuation of the government of our fathers and to perpetuate the right of all beings to stand before the burning eye of God, ac- countable to Him who died for them, that the will of man should be free. That is the power that brought them down—that stood here under the Stars apd Stripes—that waved over the bloody flelds of 1776 and rode the storm against the British lion. (Laughter.) I met the Southern Anak and negro God and made it bow. The democratic party, as its figure head, that had been revelling in blood, plun- dering the public treasury of the United States and beggarded It; that ravaged the public arsenals, car- ried away the arms and captured the whole sea- \ coast and every vessel in every harbor, and now, after doing that, ‘let us alone.” they say, “while we are pulling the apples from the tree. Do not you throw rocks at us. (Laughter.) Just let us alone. “We use some few gentle words and they only deed us and mocked at us. Now we come in, counsel (ogether and take to our bosom an old map called Abraham, (Laughter.) Aye; and he saw there Dives, who had driven the negro from his table and would not give bim even the crumbs; and he saw @ ee coming up with his garments dyed in blood, Who ts that [ see on the black horse with the sword drawn squint the rainbow of hope and promise of the world—the Stars and Stripes? (Laughter.) Itis Death riding under the ensign of the democratic party of the South in open war against uman rights. Then, O my soul! juok down and wonder at them coming up, as Dives, holy and never having stained their hands in blood, (Laughter.) Now we ask to be forgiven.’ 0 yes. Mr. Brooxs, (dem.) of N. Y., said he had intended to reply to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Farns- worthy but the intervention of the very eloquent speech of the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Mul- ling) had quite disturbed him, He warned the gentie- man from Ohio (Mr. Bingham) that if he did not look out for his laurels he would soon find that in ail matters of rhetoric and poetic imagery the star of Tennessee would outshine the fame of the honor. able gentieman from Ohio, (Laughter.) For bis own he was in favor of going into the pardon busin bolesale and retail. Mr. MULLINS asked Mr. Brooks whether he was in favor of pardoning ynrepentant rebels? Mr. Brooks said he was for mercy and pardon for all. The two bilis on the subject contained some twelve hundred names. Did the a gentleman from Tennessee know many of them Mr. MULLINS—Very few. Mr. BRooKs—Do you know whether they are re- pentant or unrepentant? Mr. MULLINS—I have not said that I would vote human liberty and for tne bill. Mr. Brooks—But you will vote for it, and it will go through. As tothe definition of loyalty latd down by the gentleman from I[liinois (Mr. Farnsworth)— namely, the support of the reconstruction measures of Congress—if that were the test, it would exciude #ix hundred thousand democratic voters in the State of New York (seven hundred thousand, he expected, in the coming election), thousands of republican voters, the Executive of the country chosen by the republican party, and the Supreme Court of the United States, created by Abraham Lincoln, Mr. CoBURN, (rep.) of Ind., gave his views on the subject of removing political disabilities. He op- posed the bi.l as premature, the number asked to be pardoned Is large, and no report showing their con- prayed for as well as to him personally. Such @ measure was judicial rather than legislative. Re- construction was not yet complete; the South was yet in turmoil. Secret societies were organized for the destruction of the Union, Maryland and Ken- tucky showed what the condition of the South would be if it were restored to rebel rule. Better would it be to trust Union men. Such a law was without a parallel. It proposed to make rebels rulers, and not merely to grant amnesty, Personal feelings could have hothing to do with the matter, When the country was pacified it would do to grant such relief, and only then. Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) of Mass, said there were two classes of men in the South‘who should receive the early attention of Congress, Those who had stood firmly by the Union at all times, and those who, hav- ing joined secession from an honest belief that tt was right and having fought for it with valor, energy and fortitude, and fought to the end, had accepted the verdict of war, and had since been true Union men. He | men- tioned as one of the latter class General Longstreet, who, having been a paymaster in the United States service before the rebellion, had settled all his accounts fully and satisfactorily. Mr. Patnx, (rep.) of Wis., member of the Confe- rence Committee, sustained the report. For himself he would have been giad to include in the bill Mr. Jones and Mr. Houston, but he was satisfied that to do so would meet with’ strenuous opposition in the House, and it was therefore judged better to have thelr names put in a separate bill. ° Mr. SHELLABARGER, (rep.) of Ohio, made sofne re- marks in justification of the vote which he pro- posed to give against the bill. He found on the list the name of one of the authors of the Tebelllon—one of the men on whose soul more blood rested than on the soul of any other man connected with the rebellion except Jefferson Davis. Ne referred to General Longstreet, and yet the gentle- man from Massachusetts (Mr. Butler) had got up and made an apology for him which could be made for every criminal—to wit, that after he had been defeated he had become sorry for his crime. ‘The question was taken on concurring in the report of the conference committee, and it requlted yeas 78, nays 55, as follows:— YEAS—Messre, Allison, Ames, Ashley of Baker, Beaman, Beatty Benjamin, Mentone Bi Blaine, — Blair,’ Buckaléw, Butler, Cake," Churebili, Cook,’ Cornell, Dawes, Delano, Driggs, 'Eln, Eliot; Farnsworth, Ferriss, Ferry, Fields, Garfield,’ Gravely, Gris! Bailey, Ingham, Wold, Halsey, Harding, Hill, Hubbard of W. Va., Hulburd of N. Y., Judd, Kelsey, Ketcham, Koontz, Rawrence of Penn.,JLogan, Loughridge, Marvin, McCarthy, Mercur, Moore, Moorliead, Morrell, Myers, News iit ‘Paine, Peters; Pile, Plants, Poland, Polaley, Pomeroy, Raum, Robertson, Sawyer, Schenck, Smith, Spalding, Stewart, Stokes, Taylor, Trowbridge, Upson, Washburn of Wis, Washburn’ of Tod, Washburn of Mass, Welker, Wilson of Iowa, Wilson of Ohio, Windom, Woodbridge and the Speaker-—T8- Nays. rs, Adams, Archer, Baldwin, Breck, Brooks, 'y, Clarke of Kan.) Cobb,Coburn, Covode, Cullom, jeston, Eldridge, Getz, Ulosabrenner, Golladay, Haight, Hawking, Higby, Holman, Hotchkiss, Humphrey, Johuaon, Jones, ' Jul nott, Loan, Mallory, McClurg, MoCulloieh, Miler, Mullina, "Niblack, Nicholson, Orth, Phelps, Pike, Price, 'Pruyn, Robinson, Shellabarger, Stark: Fecaeetye Retr are Went wise! n ‘an Wycl Pa, Willlats of lad. sud Woodward-68, Vu? Williams o! The SPEAKER announced that as the bill in its terms required a vote of two-thirds of each house, the conference report, not having received a two- thirds vote, was re} . Mr. BROMALL, (rep.), of Pa., having chan; his vote for that purprse, moved to reconsider the vote Tejecting the conference report. ir. FARNSWORTH made an Beret to the House as to the necessity of Set the bill. If Congress did not remove political disabilities from white men in the Southern States the consequence would be that there would be a white man’s party, and a black man’s party there, and the black man’s party would go to the wall. There would be an end of all recon- struction in those States, an end of all constitutional Paar and a perpetuation of military govern- men' Mr. GARFIELD remarked that in several of the States the lores, of this bill was absolutely essen- tial to the establishment of the reconstructed gov- ernments, and that to defeat this bill was virtually to say that reconstruction as approved by Con, was broken down, and that those States should be remanded to the anarchy out of which Congress had been trying for three years to rescue them. If this were 80 he asked the peecemen: from Illinois (Mr. Farnsworth) whether it was not better to poeinone ‘the bill for a few days that the House might know more fuily the importance of the measure. Mr. FARNSWORTH said that that was true. Those States could not organize unless this bill passed. Mr. BROOMALL remarked that he believed the bill ‘Was not understood by the House, and that a delay ofaday or two would satisfy three-fourths of the members of the House that it ought to pass. He therefore moved to itpone the consideration of the motion to reconsider till Monday next. ‘The motion was to. BUSINESS ON THE SPEAKER'S TABLE, DISPOSED OF. The House then ere to the business on the cS) er's table and disposed thereof as follows:— e Senate amendments to the House joint resolu- tion for aoe eo damaged ordnance for the Lin- coln monument On motion of Mr. GARFIELD the amendments were to. e Senate amendments to the House bill to amend the act of March 25, 1864, providing for carrying the mails from the United States to foreign ports. After remarks in favor of concurrence by Messrs. Cavanagh, of Montana; Chilcott, of Colorado; Clarke, of Kansas; Ashley, of Nevada, and Bashford, of Arizona, the amendments were concurred in. The Senate amendments to the House bill to con- tinue the Freedmen’s Bureau were concurred in. The Senate amendments to the House bill to ex- tend the boundaries of the collection district of Philadelphia, so as to include the whole consoli- dated city of Philadelphia, were concurred in. The Senate amendment to the House bill relating tothe Supreme Court of the United States was con- curred in. The Senate amendments to the House bill in rela- tion to the collection district in Michigan were con- curred in. The Senate amendment to the House bill for the relief of certain exporters of distilled spirits by striking out the word ‘alcohol’? were con- curred in. The concurrent Senate resolution giving the thanks of Congress to Edwin M. Stanton was passed— yeas 102, nays 24. The Senate joint resolution, authorizing a change of mail service from horse service to or coach ser- vive between Fort Abercrombie and Helena, in Mon- tana Territory, came be Considerable discussion ensued on the joint reso- lution, in which Messrs, Donnelly, Farnsworth, Ward, Maynard, Cavanagh, of Montano; Covode, Delano and others participated, Mr. DELANO moved that the joint resolution be laid on the table. Without disposing of that motion the House, at five o'clock, adjourned. ST. DOMINGO. Movements of the Cabral Leaders to Over throw Baez—The Charges Against the Late ter—The Jesurun Claim—Trade—Health, Sr. Dominao, June 4, 1868, Since my last letter of May 28 General Juan Antonio Polanco, one of the heroes of the restoration, has pronounced against Baez in the town of Guayubin, He is supported by Colonel Epifanto Susa at Neyba and General Eugenio Valerio, whom President Sal- nave held as prisoner in Hayti since the capture of the Capotillo, aboard of which he was at the time. The Cacos set him free, however, and he has now raised the standard of revolt on the northern fron tier, General Pimentel is to sal! for Turks Island to co-operate with General Valerio in his operations down the Cibao valley; while General Luperon ts preparing to operate against Puerto Plata, ‘The revotutionary club of Jacmel has sent orders to its agents in St. Thomas and Curagoa to afford these officers ail facilities to travel and to aid all Dominicans to return to this island. In consequence dition had beea made of the facts, The four- teenth amendment to the constitution a safe Ca and for the present should be adhered to, The men who clatined to be the ruling class Of the South were not so meritorious as the poor laboring men of the south, who were faithful was of this forty Dominicans left Curagoa on the ult, for Jacmel, Those who remained were getting ready togo to Turks Island with General Pimentel, Gen- eral Juan E. Aybar and Colonel Linares are moving eastward. The revolution inaugurated by Generals Cabral, Luperon and Pimentel recognizes no enemy in the country but President Baez, inst whom they are determined to wager a war to the death. All Domini. cans, without respect to party, are assured of ample protection. Had Baez respected the terms of the convention made January 31; had he not persecuted, imprisoned and exiled so many citizens (over five hundred); had he notdone away with the liberal constitution of the country and attempted to seize autocratic power, and changed that article of the constitution which defines the territorial limits of the republic; had he not done away with the office of Vice President—but, on the contrary, had he put aside his shameful treaty with Jesurun, in whose favor he now wishes to have a claim of $180,000 recognized, which sum, he asserts, was loaned to sustain the government in the siege of 1858—then, perhaps, the nation could have forgiven his crimes and might have forgotten that he called in the Haytiens in 1864, and that he sheltered himself with the Spaniard whilst the na- tion's sons were fighting and shedding their blood to gain their eienae which now Baez is traim- piling under foot and threatening to annihilate to the scandal of the whole world, Baez ts despairing, from the slow progress of his commissioners, Fabeus and Jesurun. He says:—“'T shall have the money in 1 time; but people here add:—"‘Only to console himself with the gok, after hgying lost the Presi QA * here are no fol fessela in port. Nusiness continues paralyzed, owing to the scarcity of mone. Tobacco is worth, in the Olbao, $4 per quintal tn bal ter for other goods, The health of the repubtic 1s goo. Colonel Henry A. Mercer, of Chicago, and formerly of Troy, +, WhO Was a passenger from New York on the steamer Connecticut on Monday night, took an overdose of chloroform on the boat to quieta netiralgic affection, and was found insensible in his berth yesterday morning, dying soon after. [le was an extensive pork operator. $$ THE BOWERY EXPLOSION. The Coroner’s Inquest—Death of Another Victim. a Yesterday afternoon Cofouer Keenan, assisted oF Dr. Thomas Robertson, proceeded to Bellevue Hospt- tal to hold an inquest on the bodies of three persons, killed by the explosion of Metropolitan engine No. @ in the Bowery on Thursday evening. A jury being, sworn, and having inspected the bodies, the inquest was adjourned over until Monday afternoon, at two o'clock, at the same place, Jolin Beard, who was so badly wounded at the ex- plosion, died about two o'clock yesterday m at Bellevue Hospital, The deceased was over fifty years of age and has kept a peanut stand in front of the Bowery theatre for over twenty-five years. The house surgeon of Bellevue Hospital held a post mor- tem examination on the body of the deceased, and states that when admitted he was suffering from in- juries on the neck and face and that death was the result of fractures at the base of the skull. The de-’ ceased resided at No. 34 Henry street and leaves & wife and several children. All but one of those killed have been identified. ‘The young man whose name was stated as being Cating is Thomas O'Connor, He was a bootblack and was fifteen years of age. His remains were con- veyed from the Dead House last evening. ‘The bodies identified are:—Joseph Ward, No. 183 Clinton street; Charles Schilthquecht, No. 144 Nor- folk street; W. Revers, No. 58 Baxter atreet, and J. Keating, No. 9 Roosevelt street. The only unrecog- nized body is apparently that of @ sailor, about thirty-fve years of age. He was dressed in dark clothes and check shirt, but novhing was found on his body whereby a clue could be obtained to his identhy. if THE WOUNDED. The physicians of the New York Hospital reporte@ last evening that all the wounded were doing wel with the exception of young James Broderick, who received a severe injury in his right leg. It is feared that amputation will be necessary. Patrick W. Hand, . the engineer, is much improved, and great hopes are entertained for his recovery. He was quite easy last evening, and unless some unexpected change takes place he will be able to give his version of the unexpected and lamentable accident. John Conway, the fireman, is much improved and doing well. John Carrish, of the repair yard, is con- sidered out of danger; he was attended throughout the day by his sister. Young Woodbridge, a nephew of detective Woodbridge, is doing very finely and is _ also out of danger. Keeting, Toley and Sullivan are also convalescent and are able to set up. All the wounded were visited by their relatives during yes- - terday and every care taken to make them as com- fortable as possible, especially by the physicians and nurses of the hospital. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE, SUNSTRUCK.—A man named Daniel McCarthy was sunstruck while at work at the corner of Willoughby and Kent avenues, yesterday afternoon. He was taken to his residence in the neighborhood. A New CavuRCcH.—A movement is on foot among the more prominent Roman Catholic residents of the Nintn ward to erect a new church in that locality. “Our Lady of Victory” is the title proposed for the edifice in question. FELL FROM A SCAFFOLD.—A painter named John Smith fell from the scaffold of a new building, corner of Baltic and Nevins streets, yesterday afternoon, and was seriously injured. CRUELTY TO A Horse.—The driver of a poor lame horse, named Charles Riker, was arrested and taken before Justice Cornwell yesterday on charge of cruelty to animals, He was held for future exami- nation. BURGLARY.—The residence of H. W. Hare, No. 2& Tompkins place, was robbed of silyerware to the value of $50 on Thursday night last. THE NEw WATER MAIN has been laid down as far as the corner of Atlantic and Smith streets. A great deal of inconvenience has been caused to house holders on the line from the fact that the dirt exca- vated has been thrown into the front yards, in many cases completely covering the sidewalks and ob- structing travel. ARREST ON SUSPICION OF ARSON.—A German named Philip Vigeleros, residing on Atlantic avenue, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of having set fire to the house occupied by Samuel Hall, No. 445 Atlantic avenue, by throwing a lighted newspaper down through the skylight of the latter house and causing a trifing damage to the building. NEWTOWN CREEK BRIDGE.—The contract for bulld- ing a new bridge over this creek from Hunter's Point to Greenpoint has been awarded for the sum of $30,000. The bridge will be built of wood and is to be three hundred feet long, resting on three piled abutments, The width of the draw or channel on each side of the centre pier will be sixty feet, and twenty feet — of water will be afforded for ves- sels to pass. It is expected that the work will be completed in December‘next. ATTEMPTED CHILD-MURDER.—A woman named Douglas, residing in Oakland, near Freeman street, Greenpoint, yesterday afternoon attempted to de- stroy the life of her infant, aged five months, by throwing It into a vault at the rear of her residence, but it was rescued alive. Mrs. Douglas, who ap- peared to be intoxicated at the time, was arrestd and locked up by the police of the Forty-seventh precinct. The body of an infant in an advanced state of decomposition was found in the river foot of Broadway, E.D., about noon, and taken to the station house in Fourth street. ACCIDENT TO A BRIDAL Party.—About half-past ten o'clock yesterday morning, as Mr. John M. Loretz, organist, in company with his bride (he having been married the evening previous), was proceeding down Myrtle avenue, Brooklyn, seated in a carriage drawn by a spirited team of horses, the latter took fright and ran away, throwing + the driver, William Johnson, to the ground and in- ficting serious injuries upon him. Mr. Loretz had the presence of mina to break the front window of the vehicle and clamber out on to the box, from which position he was enabled to catch hold of the lines and turn the horses in time to prevent the carriage from coming In contact with the pole of an ice wagon which was. coming towards them. The vehicle, however, struck the side of the cart, bringing them both to a stand- still, damaging the former and also injuring one of bride and groom, though conside- rably frightened, escaped bodily harm. They were on their way to New York to take the cars for Canada, The unfortunate driver was taken to the City Hospital for medical aid. ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT OF THE PACKER INSTITUTE. The twenty-third annual commencement of the Packer Institute, in Joralemon street, Brooklyn, held last evening, drew together a large and fashton- able audience, the relatives and friends of tue pupils. This institute 1s exclusively for the educa- tion of young ladies, Tho exercises took place in the chapel of the institute, the graduating class being dressed in white, and seated in front of the plat- form, The exercises were conducted by Mr. A. A. Low, the President. After the prayer had been offered by the Rev. Dr. Paddock a chant, “Giorla in, Excelsis,” was rendered in an excellent manner. The report on compositions showed that some of the roung ladies possess not only a good knowledge of inglish, but considerable natural ability. The fol~ lowing are the subjects upon which essays were read:—“Greeting,"” by Miss Mary L. Juason; “Two Poets,’ Miss Mary H. Burchard; ‘“Interrogatives,’? Miss Eva L, Gregg; ri “The Age of Mi 557 Miss M. Louisa Bat Mra, Gitpin,”” Miss Leonora Sammis; . Souper; “Powers,” Miss Emily Crampton; “Speneer an Ralleigh,"’ Miss Jane McAlpine; Ancient and Modern Models," Miss K. L. Barron; “Change,” Miss Margaret . Sutton. Ma. A. Low then presented diplomas to the fol~ lowing graduates:—Miss Kate L. Barrou, Greenpoint, L. L.; Miss Mary Helvetia Burchard, Brooklyn; Miss Emily Crampton, Lk ge Ea Miss Elizabeth Dalgleish, Brooklyn; Miss Eva L, Gregg, Brooklyn; Miss Mary F. Hand, Brooklyn; Miss Amelia Ingraham, Brook- lyn; Miss Esther Ingraham, Brooklyn; Miss Mary L. Judson, Lansin bare, N. Y.; Miss Mary P. Leech, Brooklyn; Miss Josephine McAlpine, Benton Centre, N. Y.; Miss Ermina McRoberts, Bushwick, L, L.; Miss Annie Stryker, Brooklyn; Miss Annie A, Souper, Newark, N. J.; Miss Margaretta M. Sutton, Brooklyn; Miss Carolire H. Thain, Brooklyn; Miss Helen G. Wheelock, Brooklyn; Miss Leonora Sammis, Brook- lyn. vaher the benediction had been pronounced the assem lage separated, FIRES IN NEW YORK. In Broapway.—At fifteen minutes past nine o'clock last night a fire occurred in the basement of 43854 Broadway, occupied by J. C. Van Duser, man- ufacturer of an insect destroyer. The loss on stock {s eatitiated at about $500 ; insured. ‘The first floor is occupied by W, D, and §. perry, dealers in fancy picture frames and eH p-] stock damaged by smoke and water about $1 ; Insured. The building is damaged about oa insured, The origin of the fire is at present unknown, In Eton Avexve.—Shortly before eleven o'clock last night a fire occurred in the stattonery store of D. S. Pillsbury, 17745 Eighth avenue. Damage done to sstock abort $600, sald to be insured. to butiding is about $260; insured, Cause of fire un- known.