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WASHINGTON. A Democrat’s Know Nothing Record Ventilated, Senate Discussion of the Diplomatic Appropriation Bil. Senator Sherman on National Expenditure. The Administration and the Red River Complications. The Chaplain of the House Reeeivos a Call from the Mormons, WasuineTon, May 23, 1670, An Unprefitablo Debate Killed Otl—Congress= man ‘Brooks’? Know Nothing Record Ven- tilnted. When the Diplomauc and Consular Appropriation bill came upinthe House to-day, an atten:pt was made torevive the discussion of the question of sending a Minister to Rome, Mr. Kels-y, however, Matugid to get the debats Mmttet to ten minutes, otherwise there wou'd doubtless have been @ repetition cf the scere of last Thursday. Mr. Dawes was lucky enough to jet the floor, and improved lis tine to convict James Brooks of having been connected witi the Know Nothing party in 1855, fe seat to the clerk's desk and had read a spe ch delivered by Brooks in Cinciunati about that tine, wherein the foreign Population in general, aud the Roman Catholic Charen mm parvco was spoken of in anything but respectful or complimentary terms. The reading created a good deal ox amusement on both sides of the House, Mr. Brooks being the only person who did not mahiesta disposition to participate in the fan. Brooks attempted to explain, He did novdeay having mad> the spereh, and his eflorts to evade it were received with derisive laugliter on the republi- can side. The Union Pacific Railroad DiM-uity Settled. Information reached here to-day that the diteulty between the Union Pacitic Railroad and the authorli.es of Wyoming Terrliory has been so far settled that the Judge of the Unite | States Court there decided on Saturday to ajlow the company to give bonds in the sam of half a million dollars for thelr appearance ia court to answer any civil action for damages that may be brought against them. At first the Judge decided that the company should depostt half a million United States bonds with the First National Bank of Omaha, subject to the order of the Court as security, otherwise he Would put the road in the hands of arceeiver. Itis understood that he received @ hint from the Attor- ney General that his conduct was not approved by the President, wlio was anxious to protect the govern- ment mterest in the roal. The suit against tne company, witch is for damages in the non-payment. of an alleged devt, will now take its course in ine courts. The Fanding Bill. General Schenck ts expected to retura from Obio to-morrow, when the Ways and Means Committee ‘Will proceed with the consideration vf the Funding bill. Zhe impression seems to be general with the Members that four per cent will be the uniform rate Of interest agreed upon by the committee in the bill Which they will report. Whether this will be sus- tained by tie House remains to be seen. It does not Meet the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, for the reason that he does not think the debt can be Tunded at so low a rate, Jatge Pierrepont’s Successor. * The President will send to the Senate during the present week the name of the successor to District Attorney Pierrepont, I¢ 1s the intentton that no tn- terregnum shail occur, but that the office shall be filled as soon as vacated by Judge Pierrepont. The succes-or has heen determined upon, thongi changes might occur between the present and the time of sending in the name that itis not deemed prudent as yet to make it public. Those prominently considered in connection with the appointinent were Messrs. Lyman Tremaine, Judge Robertson, Noah Davis and General Bariow. The Big Horn Expedition Detained by Order of the President. The President has replied to a resolution of the Senate cailing for information relative to the Big Horn Mountain Mining and Exploring Association. The number, according to the bewspaper report, ig about 2,000 members. Governor Campbell, 6f Wy- oming Territory, reports that the association has agents all over the country, and will be able to muster a large force, The original design, it has been represented, was to prospect for settlement the unceded Indian lands in the Big Horn country, and, according to the newspaper statements, drive out the Indians, Since, however, the government has looked with disfavor upon the project tt is declared that the purpose is to prospect the country or slopes of the Big Horn, or, as stated by the Executive Com- muttce of the Association, the opening of whatever country in Northern Wyoming the people by law have the rignt to explore and settie upon. The President declines allowing the expedition to start at present in view of the contemp ated conference with Red Cloud, who is on ols way to Washington with other prominent Indians, Correspondence with the State Department Concerning the Passage of the Steamer Chicora through the Sault Ste. Marie C: + mal—The Arms seized at Pembina to be Given Up. ‘rhe President to-day transmitted to the Senate the following correspondence in reply to a resolution passed on the 18th inst., caliing for information rela- tive to the passage of any English or Canadian steamer through the Canal Sault Ste. Marie:— GOVERNOR BALDWIN TO THR PUESIDENT. Dernore, May 3, 187, GENERAL U. 8. Grant, President of the United States :—— Information, apparently reliable, is furnished me that the Canadian’ government are intending to send troops, within a day or two, from Collingwood to Red River via Sault Ste. Marie Canal. Is it your wish that I direct the su- perintendent of the canal not to allow its use for that purpose ‘without positive instructions from Washington ? P. BALDWIN, Governor of Michigan, SECRETARY FISH TO GOVERNOR Baten k 1870. ‘ABHINGTON, May 8, 1870. Sin—The President directs me to ackhowlo ge. the’ receipt of your telegram of this date, stating that information, ap- parently reliable, has been furnished you that the Canatuan ernment are intending to send troops from Collingwood Red Riverivia Sault Ste. Mario canal, and the Inquiry if tt be his wish that you direct the superintendent of the canal not to allow ita use for that purpose without positive instruc: tions from Washington. The President desires me to say that the eranting of transit through or over any patt of the territory of the United States to the military foree of a foreign ower fe wholly within the control and direction of the fed- eral government, and he desires, ierefore, that no elit Sxpedition of any foreign Power, whether’ of troops or o ‘Doats intended for the purpose of taking part in any military or warlike expedition, or of warlike material, Je allowed to pass through Sault Ste, Marie canal without expross instruc. Sona to that effect from the bestdeiapmine ( vee ia aa To his Excellency J. P. BALDWIN, Governor of Michi, un Rae MR. DAVIS. ‘ASHLLN Ny May 16, 1870. voutnt oot Sre—T have the honor to inform Thave received = telegram from the Governor General ada, stating that the Canadian steamer Chicora, carrying an odinary commer. lal freight and no war stores, has been prevented irom pass- ing trough Sault Ste. Marie Canal, the superintendent stating, as is reported, that he would not allow the vessel to go through, even empty. | His Excallency has, therefore, re. guested me to convey to you his hope that the government of }¢ United Stater will give orders that the above mentioned canal shall remain on the same footing as regards Canadian vessels as the Welland Canal is with regard to veasels of the United States, there being no intention to send thro the ‘canal any ammuuitions of war for the expedition which fs about to proceed to the iver ettlement, and that the Chicors ai other vessels of that class will be allowed to pass through. Any ditticulty which may havo existed with the inhabiiants of that settlement have now been amicably arranged, and a Iib- eral act for the government of that country, as a province, ‘has been passed by the Canadian Parliament, and the dele- gates from the Convention, representing the whole popula- tion of the Fort district, have acknowledged themselves well dealt with and satisfied. The expedition, therefore, which is now being sent to that settlement Is in no way to Dear a hostile character. It will be a peacefal expedition, with the object of maintaining good oxser in that district and of insuring the regular and’ harmonious establishment of the ‘new government, I have the honor, 0, EDWARD THORNTOM. To Hon. J. C, BANouoFT Davis, Acting Secretary of State, MR, DAVIS TO GOVERNOT BALDWIN, ASUINOTON, May 16, 1970, Stn—Referring to Secretary Fish's telegram of 3a in bave the honor to inform you that the « ritish Washington notices this department that the recer ties inthe Res Kiver country are amicably arranged to. th eatisfaction of the delegates from the Convention represent coe the Whole population of she Fort Garry district, and that NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1870—TRIPLE SHEET. ‘other vessels of that r Mie canal in the sod eiuattigan et S UAACROSE 2 war, J h. [peter “ met : To his Exoelloney H. P. Baunwin, Goveraor of Michigan. ‘M. DAVI8 TO MB. THOUNTON. Ur ad tal hf Mk te Bor owe note or May 16, and says: In reply, I have the honor to 1n- form you under 1 1 the President the Governor of the Stata of Michigan has been notitied by tele- eraph that im consejuence of your representations the gov- tof the United States iiges not 2 © of the Chicora and other vessels ot Hin tue surtadiation, of the Unies Sates, 00 tong, ae (roa) munitions of war. or to be, with the consideration, #iF, a ent servant, J, 0. BaNCi Wis Acting Bocretury. To bpwaup Neon ee Ae Bread ©, and C. ‘ME. THORNTON TO MR. DAVIS. WABMINGTON, May 18, 1870. StI have the honor to the receipt of your ote off yeaterday date informing me of the modification which, tinder from hat resident, has been mado to bis Bxcellengy the. oat and] shall feet much obliged to you if you will convey to the Preai boat thauky for tne Mabigh bag been reached, I tiv add note of the 16ti th inatant informma- a8 was @ rugular Lake Superior, ‘and carried, when she was erg from posetng et the: roe ie ane Cana, nothing but goous i a i have the hovor to be, sir, with the highest consideration, EDWARD THORNTON. mo thatthe Canadian steamer Chicora traier on the line between Collingwood and ny ant goryeat, A 7T9 the Hous |, C. BANCROF? Davis, dc. ‘The case of the seiznre of arms at Pembina his received the attention of the government, and orders have heen Aent by di.ection of the Present to re- Jease the arms, but not to aliow tiem to pags into the Red Raver country. It appears that these arms had reached Pembina before the government bad defined its policy upou the Red River straggie. The arms were British property, and in view of the cir- cumatance just stated it was considered but just to return them to their owners. The government has no intention to restrain the transmission of Brithsh property over American sot], but at the same time it is expecied that the privilege will be confined to the provisions of the law and the treaties between the two countries, Nominations by the President. ‘The Presidene to-day sent to tie Senate the follow- ing nowjnation: Postinasiers. Henry B. Jagger, Hudson, Wis.; HP. Strong, Beloit, Wis; Calvin’ R. Taft, Wilamstown, Mass. ; Andrew L. ‘tinkham, Middievoro, Mace; Franklin’ Williams, Ston- ington, Vt. ward #. Gates, Thomastown, Cona, Hue Uunenus.—Henry A. Baiham, to be Consul General at ‘ ge D. Smith, to be Assessor of Internal Rev- kaghta district of Virginia; Howard M. Rundiett, to be Apsiatant Surgeon in tho Navy. An Additional Article to the St. Treaty. Within the next few days the President will send to the Senate the additional article to the treaty for the annexation of St, Domingo, extending the time to July 1, 1870; also some supplementary stipulations embodied in the same form, ‘The President will accompany this document with @ mes- sage to the Sen:te respecting the treaty, and making some explanations of its pro- visions. {t wili also make some reference to the government view of the annexation and the general policy of acquiring such footholds as the exigencies of the development of the republic re- quire. A Methodist Parson Chailenged by Brigham Young. br, Newman, of the Metro- poutan Meinodist church, on the sub. ject of polygamy, delivered several weeks ago, having reached Brigham Young's dominions throagh the columns of the Heraup, the reverend docior has received a challenge to come to Sait Lake City and deliver the same discourse in the temple. It 1s proposed that one of the saints shall reply. A large audience and perfect security are promised, Dr, Newman has accepted the challenge, and proposes to leave here early in August. The Britisu Minister as Arbitrator Between the United States and Brazil. The ship Canada, a whaler, which lefe New Bed- ford in October, 1855, for @ four years voyage, was seized by the Urazitian officials within the jurtsdic- tion of that empire. On the representations made to this government the latier preferred « claim for indemnity against Brazil, as it appears the vessel Was wrecked and lost owing to such seizure. The governments have recently agreed to adjust the matier by arbitration, and with this view Minister Thornton will this week be asked to act as arbitrator, The Spanish government has expressed its willingness that the amount of damages occa- sioned to the Lioyd Aspinwall by the the seizure and detention of that veasel by the Spanish authorities shall be settled fia similar manner. The british Minister had an interview with Secretary Fish to- day. | The sermon of New Governor of Tdate It is reported to-day that the President will ap- point Geperal Gilman Marston, of New Hampshire, Governor of Idaho, in place of Dr. Bard, resagned, American Lake Tonnage. ‘The Bureau of Statistics has prepared a table ex- hibiting the number of sail and steam vessels, with the value and tonnage of each kind belonging to the various lake ports on the 30th of June, 1869. The following shows the tétal tonnage of a few of the principal ports:—Bufalo, 91,328 (ons; Chicago, 79,650; Detroit, 60,419; Huron, 12,835; Milwaukee, 1; DsWego, 17,5785 Sandusky, 10,257. Revenue Seizures in Virginia. Snpervisor Presbury reports the seizure in the Eighth Virginla district of six wagons, twelve horses and §60 gallons of appie brandy, which had been sent into the State irom North Carolina. ‘The Fort Ripley Military Reservation. The Secretary of War to-day reported to the Senate, in compliance with & resolution, that until a new military post shall be established further to the north the Fort Ripley Milltary Reservation, with its existing facilittes for quartering and supplymg a garrison, will be required for the protection of the settlers against Indians, and cannot be wholly re- MUnquished without detriment to thé Public interests; but it is recoramended that ali that portion of the reservation lying east of the Mississippi river, except. such tract as the Secretary of War shall designate and set apart as a reserve, be restored by Jaw to the body of public lands and opened to setilement, Preparations for Taking the Census, General Walker, Superintendent of Census, is sending owt miliions of copies of the Census laws, schedules, &c., preliminary to taking the census, According to general instructions assistant mar- shals will begin the enumeration of their subdivisions June 1, and continue it without interruption till the work is complete, Intertnission of work will be suf- ficient cause for removal, No graver off ran be committed than to divulge information acquired in the discharge of their duty, 1HE INDIANS. Correspondence Between Generals Sherman and Popo Concerning the Recent Raid Upon the Kansas Pacific Ruilroad. WASHINGTON, May 25, 1870. The foliowing is the telegraptuc correspondence between General Sherman and General Pop cerning the recent indian raid on the Kansas Pacific Railroad :— Sr. Lours, M General W. T. SireRM AN, Washington, D. C. ‘The Indian raid on the tatirond west of Kit Carson seers tobeatanend. Every precaution hat veen taken to pre- vent the recurrence of the rald or a suspension of | the work. General Woods ‘has been placed in ob: i whole ling of the road west of Wallace, and {urn four companies of cavalry to pursue the Indians of Infantry to place along, the line of for the protection of laborers. most conspicuous place far this service. The rajiroad p&o- ple, on the testimony of some of their men, insist that the arty of Indians were Sioux, from the north side of the ratte. My own opinion is that the Northern Cheyennes, who went south last year and are dow beating back, flading the laborers on the railroad without ari ons and scattered for fifty miles along tacked them for plunder and immedi the fe will post himself at the work r any prepara: the road, they situply ately went north. [ have notified General Augut that one Infantry and one cavalry company were with the working parties ut the timo of the raid. JOHN POPE, Brevet Major General, Commanding, HRADQUARTERS OF THR ARMyY,) WAsitNorox, May IB, 18% General JouN Povr, Commanding Departuenvol the Mise soar, St. Louis: ‘The’ moss enetgelle measures porsible should be made to huat down and destroy that party of Tudians that made the attack on the rafiroad on the Sandy. No Indians auould be allowed respite between the ralironds. W. T. SHERMAN, Geueral, The following 13 from General Sheridan:— ELENA, Monta May 17, 1870, General F. D. Towxenxp, AAG ALA. Ge: ‘The following despatch hag jit been received warded for the information of the General In Chie’ Dexven, Col., May 16, 1670. Lientenant General Pint, &mznma ‘The citizens of Colorado and the ollicers of the Kansas Pacific Rajiroad feeling 80 strongly the importance of meet ing ifs Indian attack by a general purauit and punishment, to avold the calamity of an attack upon our settie- and oC ihe delay 1 the construction of the road d Is fore cattering of the laborers, that we earnestly the most vigorous — pursuit will be made savaye, ard, in addition, that you wil authorize G jam Paimer, who ts here, to raise a bartalion y f country between Denver aad Kis Carson. The force ro olunteer cavalry to ald in the protection of iho start and move rapidly by obtainti ence. trom he pouminiction eal of the. Kusuad ‘The Governor of the tory is absent. 3. ROBERT E. CA Bae Preay. JOHN rirkee A, 3. ELBER?. A. ©. HUNT, P. Ht. Buxar. Lieutenant General. ae VQUARTERS ABAY UNITED STATES, General P. He Sunnivan, us 3 Your are reovivet. Of course that thas murdered | men on the big Sandy should be puar- to the death. Citizens organized as volunteers: en- in the pursuit in their own interest, but hould not. pass more than one march north of the Union Pacific road unless “in close pursuit of the actual murderers. Few Indians ean now ‘are cleaned out the better. be between the two railroads, and the Ine recent ease be Hayowand Game Supply the Indians on belig be white men in diaguise, Such men bud, than the Indians, and are nobentaied to morey. "I Dardiy think any of Red Cloud's Slouxean be 0 far south as Big, but if so not one should be spared if found in possession of the stolen stock. W. 1. SHERMAN, General. ‘The following 1s a copy 0° the oilicial telegram in reference to th) murders recently commited on the Sweetwater, which has been forwarded here for the information of the aucnorities;— Four Prrremm ax, May 6, 1970, Brevet Brigadier General Grougr D. RuGG1.%s, Omaha :— polt, Hardwick, white man that caine in with Arapaho ‘unners, says he was in camp, and iw positive had nothing to with ‘the killing of the men on Sweetwater. am inchned to ber Veve it f-om statements from ‘Sioux and Arapahoes. I believe it to have been done by s band of Oynacopee Sioux and Unnecoujours, this being the band now attacking the railroad and ‘ort Laramie, Crazy Horse and and talked with by Sioux hep ranches below who has been seen FORTY-FIRSI CONGRESS. ' 1 Second Session. SENATE. WASHINGTON, May 23, 1870, THE PIFTEENTA AMENDMENT ENFORCEMENT BILL. Mr. CasseRLy, (dem.) of Cal., rising to a privileged motion, said the fifteenth section of the Fifteenth Amendment bill had not been adopted by the Senate a8 part of the bill as passed, ‘Te section infits prac- tical operation extends to the Chinese the same rights enjoyed by other citizens, and prohibits dis- criminating legislation by any State against immi- grants of one foreign country over vhose of another. As the only means of remedying what he supposed to be a mistake, he moved that the journal be cor- rected in accordance with his suggestion, and read from the oiliciai report of the debate in support of his assertion that in substituting the Senate bill for the House bill on the subject it was not supposed by any Senator addressing the Senate that the Chinese Section was included, A discussion followed consuming the balance of the mormnz hour. It was terminaved by an expla- nation from the Qhair that the section referred Lo had not been formaily presented, bat debated. Mr. CassERLY then withdrew his motion. COMMITS OF CONFERENCE were appointed as follows:—On the bill to enforce the thiieeuth amendineat, Messrs. Stewart, Edmands aud Stockton; on the Army bill, Mcssrs. Wuson, Morton and Abbott, RAILROAD LAND GRANTS. Mr. WILLIAMS, (rep.) of Oregon, from the Commit- tee on Public Lands, reporied, with amendments, the bul granting to the Atchison, P and Santa Fé Raiload Company a contianed rizut of way. Lt authorizes said company to construct a brancn of its road from the janction of the Arkansas aad Littie Arkansas rivers to some point on the souchern boundary Of Kansas, with the same grants and privi- ledges provided in the act of Marci 3, 1863; anu also to extend its road from that point to Albuquerque, New Mexico, granting ten secuons of laud per ine on each side to aid 1a the construction. Mr, PomuRoy, (rep.) of Kan., from the Committee on Public Lauds, reporied a substitute for the bill to aid in the construcdon of the New Orleans and Northeastern Rutiroad. It grants Jthe right of way and ten alterdate Sections per mile on ea ol side of a line from York or Meriden, Muiss., to New Orleans, RESOLUTIONS. Mr. CAMERON, (rep.) 0: Va. from the Militory Com- mittee, reporied 4 joint resojution to furnish medals: to the Pennsylvania and Massacnusetts suldiers who Were first to arrive In Wassingvou in April, 1561. THB LEGISLATIVE AND EXKOUDIVE APrROPRIATION Bil. At twenty minutes past one o'clock the Legisla- tive, Execudve and Juaictal Arora ition bill was proceeded with, the question betug upon an amend- ment by Mr. Conpert, \rep.) Of Oregon, that maic clerks, Counters aud copyists in the deparcnenis shail be paid the same and no more than females performing the same duties. ‘The amendment was rejected by yeas 6, nays 38, The pending ameadment of Mr. Trumboll, placing femaies in the matter of compensation on we same fooung with maies was modified upon the sugges- tion of Mr. Moxrits, of Maine, by adding to it a provision authorizng the heads of departments to appoint females as clerks in any of the classes of clerkships in the deparsmeuts. Mr. MonTON, (rep.) of Ind., said the amendment would substantially give. fst class clerksnips at $1,200 to ladies now receiving $900, and would per- mnt thelr appoutment to higher grades of second, third and fourth clas+ clerksiups, He was in favor of the amendment as involving the great principle of opening, all the avenues of ciuploy:nent to women quatilied vo Hil them, und give thein the same com- pensation with meu same kind and qnalny of labor, Tie amendment was then alopied by 20 sed the Senate upon the wny in appropriations in connection with the rednetion of taxation, taking a3 his text the amendment just adopted, which, he said, necesaitaled an additional expense Of $400;000 per annum by adding to we permanent rleal fores some 600 or 700 lady employes. This Was @ jatr sompie of indiscriminate increase of appropriauc in the Senate, The uncertainty thereby oveasioned as to aggregate amounts was the real canse of didiculty in fixing the rates of taxation, "The bill was one of eight aninial appropriation bills, which melded every branch of expenditure ef the national government. In the hook of estimates jurnished by various bureaus these expenditures were set forth as Lollow: Legistutive departinent. Executive depariment. lepartment. Lorvtet rv! '. SHERMAN then addi ity of greater ¢ Pensions. Pabile works, Postal deticiencies Can} These, with theg 1 permanent api tuons, made a total of 155,297,617 of annual iture, ‘To these were to be added what “Indeflaite Appropriations,” a interest on the pubile di $1 total upon which t were based, Of $298,516, the Secretary of the Treasury $2¥1,000,000, & discrepancy of soms $7,000,000, wht was explained in te difference in the item of *Public Works,” the Secretary’s estimate being $19,132,000 In excess of the appropriations of | | year. The acuon of Congress in inereasiug the iWems of ap. propriution far in exces of ihe estimates of the departments was referred ‘to as an additional element of uncertainty in determining our expenses tort he current year, as also the fact of an unexpendet balance in the ‘Treasury Department of $110,000, 000, This wight ve drawn upon largely. In addition to the annual appropriations it nught be continued over into the joliowlg ye An amendment had been engrafted apon the bill by which these balances: hereafter would be carried to the surplus fund, the transfer of appropriations having been forbidden by an act of February, 1868. also indefinite. adopted the principle of paying all damages incurred by ioyal people in the South durmg the war this item would at least amount to $50,000,000, Mr. BpMuNDS, (rep.) of Vt.—Double thar, Mr. SHERMAN tinued, remarking that the judgments of eh Claims amounting 1,260,000, Bud the action of Congress on the private os would furch i the aggregate. No r lable estinavs of the cost*of the Indian servi could ve made. The House of Representatives had held that treaties of the Senate were good for uoth- tng until that body appropriated the money to make them good. Differences between the two houses on Indian aftatrs had sed our treaties to be enurely disregarded on our part. No man coutd tell to-day whether this service would cost twenty or #fty mii- lions of doli#rs, as War night spring up at any time. The Bounty till, recently passed by the House, woula absorb about $200,000,000, Some three years ago the House passed a simular bill, which the Senate amended in conference committee, lo grant boun- ties vo the amount of $80,000,000. This proposiliva was now substantially renewed, with a dedy Uon of those $80,000,000, This geseral résumé would show the impossibility of estimating with exactness, anti alter Congress adjourned, what amount of money would be 3s ti fiscal year. If the Secretary's to $201,000,000 were aduercd to the one. per cent om the national debi, $24,000,000, would make — $315,000,000, to which would have to be added the excess of ali appropriations Above the estimated figures, The total esumated revenues of the government amounted to $393,000,000 leaving % Surpius of $74,000,000. The question was, what taxes ought to be repealed, which among them bore most heavily upon the industry of our people? Our internal revenue was the product of war and was Creer by the people, while our customs duties, which had been in force since. tho formation of the foverament, were indirect, matnly upon articles of uxury or consumption, and so well distributed that their weight fell fairly and in just Proportions to the abiiity to pay. Though we might differ in theories, yet under any adminis+ tation the chief burden of taxation would rest upon imported goods. These now yicided $135,000,000 iu Fic and the revenue was not likely to diminish, it not better to retain this revenue, and for the present confine our reduction of taxes to new and direct burdens of tnterial taxation? If it was not for the L.terest on the public debt ail invernal taxa. tion Might be dispensed with, as the revenue from customs was sufictent: to pay all ordinary expen-cs Of the gpvernmen& The taxes proposed by te Ki 9,077,000, Inaking a appropriauon bills he aanual report of Placed the amount at tem of claims was | If, as had been proposed, Congress | nance Committee to be repealed and those to be re~ tained were then re-erred to, ‘she taxes upon Whiskey and tobacco were now levied u; @ curefuly picpared law, and it was but P wo chal them iu any way. ‘They woud yield—s, 000,000; Lovaceo, $30,000,200; fer nented liquors, $4,000,000—mak.ng $96,000,000 of taxes lo be repealed, The most oteusive was the taX OR 58 e4, WHI bh Was a tax Ou enterprise subject to every objection, It yroided $8,000,000, The next Inost oppressive tax was the tax Ou gross Foce.pla, mainly <P iMsuran.e companies and | ans,o..a Mon, ylelding $5,300,000, So wit the taxes on ‘legacies, sue >stons, watches, carriages, &c Jt was proposed to do away with tue whole sys: m of :peciai taxes. Some of them wero Lg sub,ects Of taxason; but as a mk Lbey were the most oppressive that coud beleved. Taey yielded, including tie tax on UaUKS wad bankers, about ten uniions of dollars, Lt Ls Miso th contemplation io turow off fourteen intlhen dollars irom the income tax, Upon ihe geaecal question of income tax Mr. Suerman Lisisted Wiat ib Was the most cquliabls tax iev.e.; tab it Ws the only one upon p.operty and the only oue ihat ais- ormiinated between whe rich and the poor nan. He uaa from Various writers on po.itical economy to W its justice in theory, and that in esecation it fas ho More objectionable than any oluer bax. ‘The bill was then proceeded witu, and several amendments adopved, among others ope by Mr. SuMNeR, (rep.) of Mass., authorizuig the President to send out one or more expeditions to tie North br nal to appoint such person or per.ons as he may most fied tor the command thereof, to use any public vessel suited fur the purpose, and uppro- 7 Freer oeag two ve expended under eas the Ws direeuon. Ado yous 25, nays 26, the Moe President giving Ree cxacate vous itr tha ailitor ive. At a quarter to five o'clock the Senate took a‘re- cess until half-past seven o’c.0ck, Evening Session. At half-past sevev o'clock the Lezialative Appro- jon bill. was further considere |. On motion of Mr, PaTTeRSON, (rep.) of N. HL, the appropriation of two thou-acd do.lirs for tue Assist ant Register of the ‘Treasury was s.rickon out, Mr. SHERMAN, from tue Finance Committee, re- ported a section approprlaung four hundred and tity thonsand dol.ars to complete (he en.argement ot tae sh p canal around the falls of Onto river. THURMAN, (dem.) of Olio, advocated the a@mendiment as necessary tor the removal of an lu pediment to navigation, Mr. CHANDLER, (.ep.) Of Micb., could see no neces- sity for any hasie in woking this provision upon the Present bul, It was already meorporaied in the River and Harbor Appropriation bill, He objected to bringing 11 this appropriauion the Louisville canal wud ignoring ali similar works. He would have thein all stand upon thy sane ground. Mr. SHERMAN said tie appropriaaon was to com. lete & Work of infinie value to the whole of the ississippi valley, aud that 18 immediate passage Was necessary 50 that advantage might be taken of the summer Months to prosecuve tne Work durlug the low slages of the water, Mr. CHANDLER, iu view of the anticipated passage of the amendment, odered the eugiieer’s e-tnates for the entire river and harhor improvements— being the River aud Harbor Appropriation bill— involving ah eXvendiiure amounting to nearly twelve millions of ae A general discus-ton followed, to the effect that the present bill was wot the appropriate place for the amendment, and upon the importance of the worl W ars, out disposing of the amendment the Senate, at twenty minutes past ten o'clock, adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, May 23, 1879, PETITIONS PRESENTED. Mr. Brooks, (dem.) of N. Y., presented a petition for separate classifications of malt and spiriiuous liquors in the Internal Revenue bill. Mr. SARGENT, (rep.) of Cal., presented the memo- rial of residents of Bureka, Cal., praying that that port be made a port of entry or delivery, BILLS INTRODUCED AND REPERRED, By Mr. Warp, (rep.) of N. Y., to detect and punish election frauds, By Mr. Cox (dem.) of N. Y., to reduce the rates of duty on foreign imports, and to abolisn specitic and be Le og duties, By Mr. Lawrence, (rep.) of Ohio—To secure to citizens of the United States the navigation of the St. Lawrence rive iN, (rep.}) of Ohto—For relief of By Mr. Srevenso pilois of the Mississippi squadron aud thelr surviv- ing families, By Mr. iver, (rep.) of Nev.—-For granting land to the Muddy Canal m Nevada; also to provide a marine hospital ab Yokohama, Japan. By Mr. Arwoop—To Incorporate the International Society of the United States for the Protection of Immigration, Reterred, By Mr. Davis, (rep.) of N, Y.—To extend the pro- visions of the act which coniers the rigut of navural- ization on aliens who li isved in the army and been honorably discharged to those who ave en- fore or may enlist in the navy or marine corps. By Mr. Covope, (rep.) of Pa.—To assimilate the rank of warrant ofticers in the navy. By Mr. MUNGEN, (dem.) of Ohio—Relative to the Imprisonment of innocent men within the United States at ine instauce or by the authority of the Spanish government. By Mr. Myers, (rep.) of Pa.—Giving masters of ves- Syls the sanie lion for Wages as seamen, ‘By Mr. Reeves, (deim.) of N, Y.—To impose a tax on do M WURCHILL, (rep.) Of N, Y., introduced a pill to excmpt Vessels cnzaged tn the Internal and coast- wise navigation and In the fisnertes trom the piy- ment of tonnage duties, Passed. RESOLUTIONS OFFERF! By Mr. Benner, (rep.) of N. Secretary of the Directing the sury to cause an inquiry to be Sto the exient and state of trate between ted States and the Britisn North American roviices, and authorizing him to designate a sutta. ble person to make such inquiry, not with a view io the establishment of a reciprocity treaty, bat to establish improved relattous with tose depeaden- cles, Rejected, By Mr. LAPLIN, (rep.) of present contract for pubiisl gress expires on tie 4th of March next, and instract- lag the Committee on Printing to inquire into the expediency of further providing for publishing the debates and to report such plan as will best subserve the intecests of the government, Adopted, iy Mr. Woov, (dem.) of N. Y.—Instructing the nimiitee on Appropriations to report the appro- tion to reimburse the city of New York for the ourfit of troops for the general government in 1861, amounting to neariy one million dollars, The House refased to second the previous question and the resolntion Went over upder the ruie, Mr. Griswocp, (dem.) off for the appointment of a certain and report who are und Interested in the ira Ratiroad Company. Yeas $4, Lays 8% st “EXAMINER OF CLATMS. Mr, BANKS, (rep.) of Mass,, moved to suspend the rules so as to bake from the Speaker's tavie and put its passage the Senate jomt resolation to pro- vide for the appointment of an examiner of claiins for the State Department and additional clerks, The rules were suspended. Phe amendment was adopted reducing the appro- tion from $14,000 to $7,500, and the Joint resolu. vas passed, ‘ORCING THE FIPVEENTH AMENDMENT. On motion of Mr. BINGttaM, (rep.) of Ohio, the Sen- amendments t the bill to enfor he rights of cus of the United States to vote in the several Stales was non-concurred in and a comunittee of » asked for. ‘nam, Davis, of Ne wer, appointed the committee of part of the House, REPORTS FROM THR ELBCTION COMMITTEE. Mr. HAL, (tep.) of Me., from the Election Com- mittee je areport in the Ohio contested case of Kggleston against Strader that Strader, the sitting member, is entitled to the seat, and gave notice that he would call 1t up for action next Monda: Mr. McCrary, from the same committee, made a report in tne Kentucky contested election case of Barnes against Adams that Adams, the sitting membor, 18 entitled to the seat, and that Barnes shall be paid his expenses, and gave notice that he would call it up at an early day. REDUCTION OF DUTIES ON IMPORTS. Mr. Jupp, (rep.) of NL, moved to suspend the rules that ne might introduce and have passed a bill to reduce the dnties on imports, as follows:—Uu syrup, molasses and all sugars, and on salt, thirty-three and one-third per cent; on coffee and tea, uyventy per cent; on pig and scrap iron, twenty-two and a’ half per cent. The motion was rejected—yeas 102, nays 80 toun bwo-thids voting in the afirmatiy AKMY APPROPRIATION BILI Mr. Dickey, (rep.) of Pa., from the Committee on | Appropriations, reported the Army Appropriation t } | . ¥.—Reciting that the wzthe debates of Con- Y., offered a resolution mmuttee of three to as- the present owners of chise of the Northern P. Thejresolution was re Yor! at kK, and Kerr ence on the less bil, which Was made the special order for Wednes- day next. The bill appropriates $20,877,087. CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BITE. ‘The House then, at haif-past one o'clock, went into Committee of the Whole ou the Cousular and Diplomatic bill, debate on the amendment for minister resident ut Rome being limited to ten | minutes. j Mr. DAWES, (rep,) of Maas., in order to show thatin huis remarks last Thursday in ref 0 the Know Nothing principles of Mr, Brooks, of New York, he ad not willully misrepresented him, sent to the clerk's desk and hadfread a letter from a member | of the Know Nothing party, and extracts from speeches delivered by Mr. Brooks in Columbus, Oh: Mr. Brooks, (dem.) of N. Y., said that he had made many speeches m his fife, some of which had been Berd correctly, and some incorrectly. He ai not know how tac that report was correct, but the extracts read did not affect the charge mace by the gentie- man from Massachusetts (Mr. Dawes) that Ne (Mr. Brooks) had been a Know Nothing and bad been con- nected with that oi ization. Mr. DAWES said that was not it, He had admitted the gentleman's statement that he had not been | aiitlated with the Know Nothing party in its lodges, but had said that while the gentieman Kud Kept his head out of the halter he had advocated their prin+ ciples and derived all the benefit he could from tie party until it proved a fatlare. Mr. BROOKS replied that if he had chosen, during the exciting times of Know Notuingism, ab the ex piration of which he had returned to this couniry oar Europe, to have acted as the gentiemen trom Massachusetts said his brother did, who waa then the candidate of the Know Nothing purty for Governor of New York, he woul have beep triumphanty elecied, but the party con nected t'se!f with Mr. Fillmore, and that connection dama-ed it so much that i dit not receive that na Jority in tue Sate of New York which it would oth- erwise have rveived, He was an advocate of Ma- lard Fillmore tor tho Presideicy a4 un old Mus - wi and as Mr, Fillmore was also the candidate os the Know Nothing pariy, he (Brooks) had o ten to defend him from the attacks made upon him as a Kuow Notitng. It was impossiv.e for & member to hei uaene extracis Po wines not.cug the vein of ridicule (hat ran througa tem. Mc. DAWRs—Lct us have a clear understanding. 1 oo the yentieman “ did Bot, te zoars Pn ggg av une, support Ullmann ani rope! Know Not hing C4 Pe ad Governor and Lieutea- au. Goveruor ol New Yor! Mr. Brooks—I would support anything in opposl- tion Wo the republican party. Mr, Devel ask tho geatleman pare ia a pt ness, to take back what he said as (hac T to/d an unt.uth when Tscd that be hdvooatd the prin -ip.es aad caudidales of that pa. ty+ Mr, bROOKS—Th: gent e.uan has ce. tainly & bat- ter know.e.ige ot tus own charge ant intent than I can possibly have, and waen he repeits whut he @ es to-day 1 deem it my duty to witudraw ply re- marks a8 to his naving wilfully misrepreseated ahs, Mr, Dawes—I withdraw all that i sald, (Laugh. Mr, Brooks added that ne had never been ina Know Noitung Lodge, and that, ul nough often Se ae tw become a member, he had always de- Mr, BANKS’ amendment to insevt Rome as a place for » minister resident was re ected without div sivP. Mr. COVODE woved to slike out the misston to Greece. Rejected, Mi. HALDEMAN, (dem.) of Pa, moved to combine the uisstons w Deumark au | swedn. it -jected. Mr. DEGENi:, (rep.) of ‘Texas usactizen o Ger Man birth, critic: ea the rem.rk oF Mr. Voorhees last ‘fhursday taat tue cry m Lodiina now was, “Let the Trish go, let the Dutca go; we have got the negroos in ueir plac.s."’ He Wanted to let tae people Know that Congress, at leat, dd not ,o.n ta \bat sort of pepales sing. He inferred irom the remarks of Mr. Voorhees tha: there Was sulla chiss of peop.e who treated the foreign rs aud colored meu as voting cattle, aud on a careiul perusal of that gentieman’s remarks no other iniercne coud be drawn irom it than that he was of that opinion, ‘Those who heard the peculiar tone giveu to the word “Dutch'? had to come to tae con iu-ton tat they were treated in that way, He biuseif uid not care whether he was calied a Hollander or @ Gorman, He knew that tue word Duteh was but a geog apat- cal crror, and was continued by the simiur.ty to ie sound to that of “deutseh;” but the peculiar way in which it is used by the people at lange contained something couvempuble and waich ougbt to be bau ished from the House, He considered in House as (hs drawing room of the naou, where decent lan- guage ought w be used. The Germans were an ine telhgent and = jogical peope = and would stand faithially by the repablican party as long a8 that party remained true to itself. As to the colored people, they were keen im their tt- stinets; they knew who made them iree, and tiey would siand by them, If there Wore nesoes Who voted the other way tt Was notin» African who voted 80, but it Was cle Save tial Was stal eLopyung Cu. (Appianse ‘on the republican sid TY, FINKELNBURG, (ep) Of Pa., on the same sub- Ject, remarked that wire certuin redections were made On hs nationaity the oluer day he did not deem them “worthy of respouse, bub as atteution had been called ym by the geutieman from Texas i Was, ADS, ~plo- per that he should add a Word ty’ what had been said. If there was st!lany one on the hoor Who believed that tue German voles oi tie country could be transieced from Oue parcy to anoticr by mete poltiical mancavering, 0 ! tie G rman CMZeNS CoULL He Uo@d ike a shuttie oek by saarp po ttical gamesters, they not oniy underrae i the ine telligence and moral character of his countryimen, butshowed a deplorabie ignorance on ther own par’ : Mr, Cox suggested thatihe gentleman from Ohio gi Munge..) ve allowed to address tie commutes in erman, The CHATRMAN (Mr. Tngersell) did not see any ob- jection to that. (Laugnte ‘The coramitiee, a preceded with the considers ation of the bill. ie paragrap: for a minister rest dent at-the Argentine Kepublic Was amended by stking out the words ppuinted abe to Ura- guay,” and by reducing the appropriacion from $11,259 io $7,500, A paragraph Was in erte 1 appro- P Ming $11,250 for a imimister to Uruguay, acered- ied also to Paraguay. ‘tae paragraphs for commissioners to Hayti and Liberia were a gen” for commissioner, ineucded by the Words “vatnister resi- TH LOUISIANA CONTESTED KL At three o’clock the commitree rose and the House roceeded to vole on the motion to lay on the tabie 1. Eldridge’s motion to reconstd the vou Saturday last whercby Mr. Newshau w: en itied to the seat inthe Loutsiana contested elec tion case of Newsham agains: Rvan, The ino.ion to reconsider was laid on the table by yeas 95, uays 77. The SP#AKeR called npon Mr, Newsham to come forward and take te oath of office. Mr. ELDRIDGR, (dem.) of Wis., sutd he ros t that gentleman bemg sworn i xctod by the peopie, bu r were eails to order. The SPEAKER (using Ms hammer)—The is notin order, Mr. Expniper-—1 know T was not, ‘The oath was then administered to Mr. Newsham, CONSIDERATION OF THE CONSULAR APPROPRIATION BILL RESUMED. The House again went tito comu sular and Diplomatic Appropriation On motion of Mr. MAYNARD, (rep.) of Tenn, the Appropriation for minister resident to Liberia was increased trou $4,000 10 $7,500, Mr. DAWES argned against if as an amendment y prompled by the same motive that the auendn @ mission to Rome, ph be sirack out, leav- ing the matter to be fixed vv the ate. The para- grap was struck ont. After a long discussion the paragraph for interpre- ter to China Was amended so as to read, “For sa ary Of the Secretary of Legation acting as tuterpreter to to the Legaion to ¢ 000. Mr. KELSEY moved inend the paragraph for contingent expenses of foreiga in ercourse by add. ing # proviso requiring vouchers to be tiled for the expenditure of the sc cret servic fund. ‘The amendment was opposed by Messrs. Beck, Wood and Banks, aud finally the amendment was withdrawn, Without disposing of the bill the committee rose, REVENUE AND EXPENDITUR! Mr. Cox introduced a joint resolution embodying @ system of revenue and expeudtiure, and for a commission to ex.umine into the question of tax- alton, Which Was referred. At five o'clock the House adjourned, SRUY INTELLIGENCE, Brevet Brigadier General T. A. McPariin, surgeon; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel D, 8. Huutington and Brevet Major Van Buren Hubbard, assistant sur- geons, Will assemble at the West Point Military Academy on the Ist of June to examine into the phystcal qualifications of tho graduating class and candidates for admission into the Academ, Second Lieutenant Wellington T. Spragt nd incapacitated for active service because of a wound received in the battle before Petersbur; while serving a4 captain in the First regu ar colored troops, has peen, by direction of the President, re- ured with the fuli rank of captain of infantry. First Lieutenant and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel 8, C. Kellogg, unassigned, will report in person on the 1st proximo, for duty in the Departiuent of the Lakes, TION CASK. ¢ on the Con- NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. VASHINGTON, May 23, 1 Commander Nicholson, of the United States steamer Benicla, reports the arrival of that vessel at Rio Janeiro on the 16th of April, forty-five days from Portsmouth, James Powers, @ s®man, dicd on the voyage, and was buried at sea on the 17th of March, The officers and crew were well, ‘The Benicia is on the way to the Asiatic squadron, Another despatch from Commander Nicholson, dated the 24th, at Rio, mentions that on the evening of the 29th of March, at five minutes to ten, while at about latitude 123 deg. south, longivude 24 deg. 40m. west, two vel distinct shocks of an_ cari. quake were felt. ‘the ship was heading 5. 8. W 34 W., when two large meteors were observed, one falling to the zenith from southeast, the other from near the siar Compass to the west. Immediately afterwards the two shocks were felt; the first lasted about four seconds, and the other about three. The vibrations were distinctly feit, and were accompanted by a noise resembling thunder. ‘The sky was clear at the ume, excepting a low bank of cumulus clouds tn the southwest; soon afier @ thick haze obscured te horlaon. ORDERED. Commodore John P. Guilis has been ordered to auty as Lighthouse Inspector of the Fourti disirict, re- Leving Commodore Willam H. Gardiner, who js placed on waituig orders, WESTCHESTER COUIT MATTERS. The Purity of the Ballot Box to be Sustained. Yhe May term of the County Court and of Sessions for Westcnester county was ¢ at White Plains yesterday morning befoi Judge Robert Cochran and tho Justices of Sessions. | When the Grand Jory had been ompan- nelied, the usual charge was delivered by Judge Cochran, who, in the course of bis remarks, expressed his regret that the commission of erimes (Some of them being of a grave nature) had not yet been suppressed im the county, notwith- standing the efforts that had been directed toward the accomplishment of that object. He found ipat there were quite a number of persons now in prison and oihems out oh vail whose cased demanded their consideration. The Court re- ferred. particularly to the crime of tampering with the purity of the balot box, remark- ing that money could only be used for printing tickets, handbills and posters, also con- veylug 10 and from the polls aged and infirm citi- wens, Tuose who were guilty of voting tliegaliy, citherby voting repeatedly in different districts, or even voting once Where the party had no rigut to do 80, Must be promptly punished, The attention of tho Grand Jury was also called to the constant vio- lation of the Excise law throu gloul the county, 3 THE BAYONNE MYSTERY. Gontinuation of the Inquest—Strong Ciroumstan- tial Evidence of Murder—Fishy State- ments and Discrepancies—A Re- ward of $3,000 Offered. ‘The inquest onthe body of Charles Dafeldecker was continued ast evening by Coroner Burng at the Fourth precinct station of Jersey City. The court was densely crowded, and the excitement over tis mys tery seems to be on the tucrease, A careful perusal of the testimony will show that the sul- elde theory started by some Bohemians is exploded at last, A brother of deceased, Mr. P. Dafeldecker, of Greeavilie, has offered @ reward of $3,000 for the arrest and conviction of the murderer or murderers, ‘The evidence tn regard to the hat, if fully developed, may yet lead to the solution of the mystery. The witaess Sherritt swore he found 1t salting on the water, but the jury ex- mined it lust evenlug aud were unanimously of Salen that ithad never becn in the water at all. 4 witness coutradicicd biased in many impor. tant points, and alt or be bad left the siaud aud was going out of the door he eagaged in con- Versation with parties to who.oe he ude diferent staiemvnts, Mr. Schreiner’s evidence in relauon to the s.range man W BO eu from the *F.ddier’s Elbow,” the scene of tae death scrug le, and whose coat was daubed with we. saud, is h ghly unportaat. ‘Ins stranger rode off on the dummy, turuing away Dis face from those tyavelling in the same sett, and Ue us not been see@u un We nelguburivod since. The Blitciuent of & Wilhess, on tue first nigat of the in- quest, that he saw a mau Wanuering Through thie Wo.ds us if he wanted to de troy Mimeel, 18 re- garded as remarkaby lisky. Tua’ witness knew too much ta ene S2nse and soo litte inan ther. It is hoped that the larg? reward wi 0 Log shrewd de- je Uves into the case, Wao Will unaiyce bibs tenth mony 1a such a Way as Lo lead to tue arrest of the gulty partlos, Louls Stevens deposed that on Tuesday morning las: Le mnet d ceased oyBer,en avenue, .ear Myre avenue, about @ quarter pas. sevou o’cluck; de- ceasdd Was walking towards Greenville, and was sm King & pipe; ne Was alone, and appeared to be ip ide usual mood, Wilihun serivea testified that he saw deceased on Monday evening last at Martin May's, on Monuceilo avon ie; wituess went there to call u spec al meet ng of Fraakiiu kngiue Company, No. 1; old d ceased that there would be a spool meeting on Wednes- day eveulug, and decease | promised to a tend; hd no money transac lons with deceased (nat event ig; the en me company rent n abi to the Common Council for 1$42 40, aha Wat an uot was pala over by Wiiness lo dees.sed the latver p.rt of the week belore bis death; never took a reevipt fi deceassd; deceased Was nob in lds wnat sod on Monday night; [ mean that he was not Rugitng and taixing with as luteh animation as usual; he played several games of cards aad was very quilt; de ped sala to bi, “1 Wish you would hunt up some wors, because | am shor. faud I dows know What day the company may call on me fer the " he meant the engine cowpasy of whch ed was the treasurer; deceased +ald to to rulse money about the day to build some K hous s+ Lots” he bought from Bonnell; wever d that deceased hid any trovle im nis family about musing mouey by ® mor gaw*; de eased told with 8s thac he nid mide avon. $1,000 by vaying those lots from Bonnell; do not think there were any business troubles to ciuse the sud terumumatton of his life; Lis de this a comp.ete mystery to me; deceased and [have put up eighty or utuety build- mrs during the paso three years; was b Wer acqua uted) with the habits aud uisposition o° deceased than perhaps anv person outside the Dafeide ker f.mily; aim of opinion that deceas a cout! have pa d ihe chine com any ail the money he nad belonging to them; never aske i for a 1eccipt in any busta: Ss) relations with deceased, as be Was & mau of h nor and luregrit Jefferson Sherrit sworn—I reside at Salterville; was not, .cyuanited wth decewe |: Was at work bailtog the water out of my boston Tuesday last and went down wo the hoe fr a bu ket of Witer to wash it owt with about tweive o%lo k; when [ got to the shore saw a hat wasaing on the sind, tossed up and down by the water, ab ut ove hundred yards from the place wa re the body was found; knew nothing about deceased and gad not secon any men or boats around there darmg the day; had there been any witness wouid have seen them; bad there been any stengzle in the viemity where tie body was fouud T woud have seen ut, bat coma not have heard, because the wind was blow- mg very strongiy from an opposite direction; the hat was very wet when foand, anit laid it on the rock todry; when Keliy’s boy told me thita tan was drowned it was avout half-past twelve o’clocs; the boy was on hits way lo tell his father and tie men al “Bueky Dock;'? when I saw the ood, Kelly lad turned it over; the tide was going out but tae Waid was blowiag ia, ‘This witness Was crouss-exa- mined and there Were several discrepancies in his nents. He admited he was mistaken ubout time the boy told him that @ man had i een drowned. 16 was about halt-past taeee or four . The wall was wide enough for @ man ww wa k on it. Charies Schreiner examined—I reside at Green- ville: was acqualated with deceased; heard Mr. Beeler say that he came down on the dummy about four or tive o'clock on Tue day last: when the dum- my was near the bridge ta Cary’s Woods a man came out from the direction of *Fid.jier’s Eloow,”” and hs coat was daubed with wet sand; he had a brown coat and a light hat on; the man to k aseat near the engine of the duinmy, fac.ng the door; he hat asmall black mustache, and Mr, Beeler added that he thought he couid identify him. Alexonder Fox, an app.ent ce of deceased, swore that the nat produced in court was uot that of Da- feldecker. Two other witnesses bad previousiy sworn to this same statement, and this Is regarded as very material to the case, The inquest was then aljourned till to-morrow evening. THE FENIANS ON DECK ness thet he Wes goin 1st of Reported General Rising of the O'Neill Wing—Departure of “Emigrants” from Newark, N. J. In Newark, N. J., for some days past a good deal of excitement has prevaticd tu Fentan circles rela- tive to a rumored contemplated general rising 0: the Fenian forces throughout the entire country. Every- thing was kept so profoundly quiet outside of the “rings” that little or no heed was paid to the uiter- ances that would every now and then drop from the lips of certain well knowa anti-Britishers, Last evening a company of about forty-five men left New- ark on board the thirty-five minutes past five train for New York via the Newark and New York road. ‘The men were rather rough looking in exterior, and would readily pass for laborers, but for the fact that unmistakable signs of discipline and organization were apparent. They conver-ed together 1a gronps and seemed very enthusias: One of the number had charge and was called aptam” by all hands, When the tickets were collected he provided for ali. Some of the ‘‘emtgrauts”’ were recognized as adven- twurous young men who had not been employed tor many Months past. Before starung each of the company Was warmly bid adieu by an elderly gen- teman, who slipped something, believed to be money, into each man’ hand, Ic is stated on rellable thority that large large sums of money were subscribed towards the cause on Sunday by Newarkers, and it 1s stated (hat similar action has been taken in other towns and cities of New Jersey. The men who left yesterday dropped the words, “Well, we re off for the West at last.” That a movement on Winnipeg has long been contemplated 18 beyond doubt a fact. A well known ex-major in the United States Army, of Newark, ia conversation With @ H@RaLD reporter last evening, said that ev: ae had been arranged so qulely and so systematicaily that the leaders did not care much whethec thelr movements became kaown or not, THE OPHTHALMIC AND AURAL INSUITUTE, ‘The first annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the New York Ophitnalmic and Aural In-titute was held at No, 45 East Twelfth street, Freterick 8. Wiaston, president, in the chair, The instltuton was opened for inspection and was in @ very or- derly and comfortable condition, Seventeen patients were In the house and were surrounded with all the comforts aod elegances of a luxurtous home, Dr. Knapp read @ report jn which the folowing facts were given:—T spensary has been open ior the gratuious treatment of the poor evey day, exe pt pundays, rom one to tiree o'clock, since May 18, 186’ During the year thee have been 1,828 patients treated in the dispensary, of whch number 1, were for eye diseases and 441 for ear dise:ses, In the indoor department 143 persons were treaie! as resident patients; the totil number of days of treit- iene of the resident patients wis 2110; the number of private patients was 5, for which a remunera- ton of $2,556 60 was received; the numb f charity patients was 88, for which $1,637 11 wee paid. Medical instructon was given during tie jear in asummer and winter course, The former Was fiequented by twelve, the latter by thirty-iour students, many of Whom were practising piysic.ans pat! _ city, the difierent Staies of the Un.eu and ade ‘The committee for directing State and city contri- butions reported that iho State had given $1,000 and the city had included $1,000 in tae c.ty lax levy. Mr. Randon Sandiorth, Mr, A. D. pa and Mr. Kapp offered thetr resignations as mein ers of the Boara of Trustees. To suppiy thelr paces Pro- fessor ©, H. Joy, Mr. Bernal Rutger and Mr. Owens dorifer were elected on the Board. R8.—Tho Boston Agoar tae says e of seamen [or short voyages it wey ccnats per month, one Monta’s Wages being paid in advance. For loug voyages twenty-uve dollars per month 13 pat, wil Wo months’ wages in advanc Men are Said tO be very scarce of ou, and runners have lately been sent to tht b Owners pay Oveuty-tive dotlars per man it the run which is & remarkabiy high prices New Bedjord Siandard, May 20, Skawen’s W