The New York Herald Newspaper, March 7, 1876, Page 5

NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 7, .1876.—-TRIPLE SHEET. bo] CONGRESS. Debate in the Senate on the Financial Question. Speeches of Senators Sher- man and Bogy. The Merits and Demerits of the Re- _ sumption Act of 1875, THE BELKNAP IMPEACHMENT SENATE. Wasurnaron, March 6, 1876. Mr. Epmvuxps, (rep.) of Vt, trom the select commit- \eo to which was referred the resolutions and message om the House of Representatives in regard to the im- peachment of W. W. Belknap, late Secretary of War, submitted the following report :— Whereas the House of Representatives on the 3d day ot fg Hee by five of its members: Clymer, Rob- bins, Blackburn, wane a ee oa abe informed the Ser agora toy pepe in due time exhibit particu- Jar articles of im, against him and make good the | ate take order that the on Belknap to answer same, and ti ‘demande tettiseepentanes of the ssid W. W. he said therefore WS Rored ith ee ee eee tee anise’ of Uneaeceeet wl resentation of of upeachment, stwhich dae natice shall bo given to the House ul Hepre: sentatives. Ordered, That the Secretary acquaint the Mouse of Rep- 0. Teventatives herewith. Agreed t ij THE RXPENSES OF THE INDIAN BUREAU. Mr. Maxey, (dem.) of Texas, submitted a resolation directing the Secretary of the Interior to furnis! ‘the information ot the Senate, if not incompatible with the public interest, a statement showing the annual expenditures of the Indian Bureau since its organiza- tion to the present time, and also the number ot Indians provided for at the expense of the government each year since the organization of said bureau. Agreed to, ‘THE FINANCES. Mr. Saxrmay, (rep.) of Ohio, called up the resolutions of the New York Chamber of Commerce relating to the inces, the pending question being the motion to refer them tothe Committee on Finance. Mr. Sher- man said;— SPEECH OF MR. SHERMAN. Mr. Prestpext:—I have taken the unusual course of arresting the reference to the Committee of Finance of the memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of New York in order to discuss in an impersonal and non- partisan way one of the questions presented by that memorial, and one which now fills the ind and must necessarily soon oceu Ser ‘attention. That act of question “Ought the to be eal" The memo- repeal, while other memo- rial stron; poses such iais, a Sei those from the Boards of Trade of New York Toledo, advocate it, These opposing views ‘ted in @ach House of Congress, ani will, wl oni our vote, I would invoke in the consideration of this question the example of those who won our independence and Ppreservod it to us, to inspire us so to decide this qu tion that those who come after us may point to our e: ample of standing by the public faith now solemnly pledged, even though to do so may not run current with he temporary pressure of the hour or may entail some sacrifice and Pace. ‘What, then, is the law it is proposed to repeal? I will state its provisions fully in detail, but the main propo- sition—the essential core of the whole—is the promise to which the public iaith 15 pledged that the United States will redeem in gold coin any of its notes that May be presented to the Treasury on and after the Ist day of January, 1879. Thisis the vital object of the ime is more occupied than now, demand law, 1 does not undertake to setile the nature of our paper m after that, whether it shall be reissued again, whether it shall thereafter bo sender, nor whether it shail or shall not su bank notes, All this is purposely left to the futore. But it does say ‘that on and after that ay United States note prom- to pay one dollar li be equal to the gold dollar “i pira--Ought this promive be poriorared? e is promise (01 eemi—tan me perfor iy ge a ie agenc! measures prescribed in PP oe a Foe the purpose ? en if mot, what additional measures should be Let us consider these questions in their order with all serious deliberation that their conceded importance demands, And first, ought this promise tobe fulfilled? Toanswer this we must fully understand the legal and moral obh- tions contained in the notes of the United States. fhe pu of the note is as follows: ‘The ‘States promises to pay the bearer $1. omise to pay $1. The legal effect of m apnounced by the unanimous mn of the Supreme Court of the Unined States, the and final judicial authority in our government, T, SUBRMAN then reviewed the decisions of the Su- preme Court in regard to the legal tender issue, and sketched the financial measures which nad been adopted since the conclusion of the war and con- tinued :— And now, sir, to itulate this branch of the ition, it is shown t] the holder of these notes a promiso of United States made in Fs hi 1562, to pay him $1 in gold coin; that tho legal pur- ‘tof this promise has been declared the Supreme Court; that we have taken away from this note one of the hay legal attributes given it which would long sin: ve secured its payment in coin—that when the note was authorized and issucd redeemable in coin when the .war was over; that our promise to pay it was renewed in 1869— “at as ear a as practicavie; that by reason of our failure to provide for its payment it is still depreciated below par more than one-tenth of its nominal value; that renewed this promise and made it definite as to time by Act of 1875; that it is a debt due from the Unjted States, and in law and honor due now in coin. Yet it is proposed to recall our promise to redeem this note in coin three years bence, I say, sir, this would be national dishonor. It would destroy the confidence with which the public | creditor rests u| the promises contained in your bonds. It would greatly tend to arrest the process by which the interest on your bonds is red Tt would accustom our people to the substitution of a temporary wave of popular opinion for its written contract or ise. It would weaken In the public mind th: een sense of honor and pride which has always di: tinguishea the English speaking nations in dealing with puolic obligations. In referring to and answering the reasons that have been given for the repeal of the Resumption act he ‘said — THR Again, it bas been OF TRADE, ted that we cannot resu ‘until the balance of trade is in our favor. This ph “balance of ” bas a favorite one visionaries and theorists, sufficiently indefinite to con- fuse and to mislead. ‘As generally understood, tho dogma is “that a nation that imports more than it ex- ports is growing poorer;” or, conversely, “that a nation thas exports more than it imports is pros- Now, sir, either propos: roven, Fee Rayan and Wid be truo in some, It does not follow that an excess of imports creates distress, ora of exports is an evidence of poverty. Even the excess of imports ing ‘which interest may be may be of wealth eg produc- caused | tions, or a deficiency of exports may by an increased domestic manufacture of raw products by home industry, ‘tho fallacy of this dogma is by reference to examples. Great Britain 1s known to be a prosperous nation of accumulating and accumulated wealth, Ports have exceeded her exports every year for twenty years. The general average of her imports in excess of exports 18 £50,000,000 or 000,000 a year. I have here the detailed statement of her imports ana exports for 1872 and 1873:— 1872 Imports £354,693, 624 Exports . DULL B14, 688, 884 Excess of imports over exports. ets seeee + £40,104,700 or $200,000,000 287,872 £3 «+ SL1,004, 765 Excess of imports over ‘exports. _ . £60,282,607 oF $300,000,000 irae to if trade,” Great Britain © dogma of the “balance is going into a rapid decay while she knows this large excess of imports isan ton to her national wealth. take our own conntry and compare years of con- eeded prosperity with years of hard times: 1867. $391, 121,901 + 334,350,052 Balance of trade against vs 66,771,148 Yet we were then prosperous, as we bave eo often ba ‘with plenty of paper monoy. the two iast years, when we are told so often that distress, misery aud poverty prevailed :— iba, 1875. 1868, $351,214,610 352,788,202 nom vatue, in- . 445 $605,574,853 Balance of trade in our +e teesess $57, 197 700 And the balance of trads in Sur favor te stort ately ing during the seven months of the present fiscal year, from the Ist of July, 1875, to the Ist of February, 1876. The total imports, reduced to gold values, were. '$394,853,906 Tho total impo aaa 3201195 Lea ong banana aves ree in coin for seven months Of............. All heee amounts are reduced to's bined tet elude both the troportation and oxportation of According to the dogma of the balance of tree now of the Senate | ill, according to its standing | dl, it was understood as | with | But tho best way to tont | ‘and yet her im- is the golden moment to resume, when the balance fs in our favor nearly one hundred millions a year. Yet man: ple ery out, “Wait for the balance of trade; don’t force resumption.” Alter arguing that the degree of contraction to tollow and the effects of it are greatly exaggerated, he pro- ceeded :— THE BURDEN OF EXISTING DDT. The remaining objection to the law is that it will add to the burden of existing debts, This objection is also inseparable from any plan of resumption. Postpon ment or repeal will not help the matter. The time for Tedempuon must come. Current indebtedness was never less than now. Liquidation has gone on rapidly since the panic, and in many cases by open bank- Tuptey, Debts contracted since the passage of the act have been made in view of resumptiun in 187% Many of the old debts run for @ long period of years, and { when issued were made upon the presump- tion of specie payments before they matured. Other |i masses of debt stipulate for the payment arg’ of both principal and interest in coin. Nearly all the best investment securities are now at or near par in id and are bought and sold at gold values. Current lebts in trade mature and are paid lovg before tho time for resumption, and :f renewed the debtor and creditor adjust the mode of payment. All new trans- actions are based upon the knowledge that 5; pay- ments will come at the time stated, and for that reason I“ er rates of interest are stipulated for, Letit once bo xed yn the public mind that on the Ist of January, 1579, paper money will be advanced to the specie stund: rd and debtors will readily borrow money payable in that standard at lower rates of interest. Capital will no longer be Invested in gold loaned to individuals it will be paid back in depreciated per, but will eagerly be invested at low rates of ; interest on mortgage or other secarity if to be paid in improved and improving currency. Indus- tries now languid or suspended will hopefully revive now that stocks are reduced, and production will havi a fixed commercial value, not only in homo markets but the markets of the world. Merchants now fenr the shrinkage of prices, but their stocks will be renewed at a corresponding reduction of prices until all are meas- ured by the gold standard, when they need have no fear of change of prices except those arising from de- mand and supply. Debtors are also generally creditors and the Joss and gain in values will balance each other and the time isample in which all losses can be ad- justed, Nevor could our condition be better to resumo the speci nudard than now, unless wo intend to per- petuate the use of depreciated paper money and totally disregard the pledge of tl States notes incoin, * * * CAN WE RESUME? And now, sir, 1 come to the second proposition consider the question as it affects tho national baal the fractional currency ana the United States notes, As to the national banks, I have already stated how redemption with them becomes an easy and natural process, to be performed without injury to them or to their customers or to their usefulness by a transfer or sale ot United States bonds, especially set aside for that purpose, and only to the extent that each bank are now exception: strong, Their circulating notes amount to $346,479,756. Of these notes they have in their vaults the sum of $17,166,190. They have with the Treasurer of the United States $356,680,150 in United. States bonds, worth $427,947,224 in currency or $74,582,200 in com. They also hold United States bonds to secure United States deposits $13,981,500, and other United States bonds held in their vaults to the amonont of $16,909,550. They have a surplus over ahd above the capital fully Paid up, the sum of $192,300, 000, With the great body ofthem the redemption’ of’ the whole or a large part of their circulation is a matter of indifference. To the extent of a cortain per cent of Must maintain a resorve of United States notes, and to that extent will aid the United States in maintainin; resumption. The amount of this reserve now requires is $80,135,200, but the amount in hand 1s $18,300,987. As United States notes are equivalent to coin with | them they will seek to hold as much as they | can, as other banks in England hold the notes of the Bank of England. Is it not, then, apparent that | the national banks are able to resume, are prepared to | resume, and that resumption by them need not be delayed a single year; and that so fur as thor notes are concerned it isa shame and scandal that they e only worth eighty-nine cents on the dollar—and all because the United States will not advance its notes to par in gold ? | _ And now the only remaining question is, can wo re- deem or maintain at par by the Ist day of January, | 1879, the United States notes | The amount of them outstanding $370, 943,392 less those lost and destroyed. who feur resumption suppose the whol | States notes will then be presented for the gold, and | they have counted up the number of tons of gold that | will be required todo it, They figure up the interest at five per cent on the whole sum and state that as an | addition to our annual interest account. It is not ne- | Cessary to reply to such exaggerations, nor is it. I~ | ble to state with precision what amount of United States notes would circulate at par in coin, They could then be made receivable for customs dues with- out a vi public faith. They will always be the reserve of nati banks. They could be made receivable for bonds of the United States. They could bo supported by the power to sell bonds to redeem thom. They would, as a matter of course, be sup- led by the whole gold reserve in the Treasury. They would take the place of certificates of deposit and be used in clearing house exchanges. Now, sir, with all these advantages, with the crow. ing wealth and credit of our country, 1 do not believe the present voluine of United States notes need be largely if | any reduced to keep them at par incoin, We hi gold balance in the Treasury of $37,120,772 7: currency balance of $9,529,404 over and above our currency and coin certificates. It is true this balance is subject tooverdue and accruing demands fully stated in a recent letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, but a certain amount of these demands ai ways remain uncalled for, and when pri sented are met by accruing revenue. Suppose (what I regard as an extreme case) that we add to this re- serve $100,000,000, $50,000,000 in coin certificates and $50,000,000 in com, does anybody doubt but it will be imple to redeem any note thas is presented? Confi- dence being once established in their redemption, and who will want the gold for them?’ They can be and no doubt will be reissued without or with the legal tender clause, as the law may hereaiter provide, and with their credit secured, established at par in coin, they to-day Now, many as well as in other parts of the United States, but, Ii the Bank of England note, in ail countries that hav. commercial relations with us, =* * * Sir, 1 ha confident belief that if Congress will now hold fast to the law as it stands the drift of evonts and the practical operation of the law will not only vindicate its wisdom, but will secure in due time every proper auxiliary legislation to carry it into full execu- tion. The duty of the honr demands firmness and fab. dividuals when the ge the path of honor, to shrink ftom and wvade the per- iy. For one { feel that my course is as clear as the sunlight of heave jd 1 trust that the great party to which I belong may now, as in | Sterner times and under greater difficulties, stand fast to the national honor pledged by’ it in the act of 1875, and when the difficulties insepar- able from a great daty have passed away, we will be as proud of our position now as we are of the firmness | and faith with which secured to the peopl tions the bless: luberty. The motion to refer the resolutions to the Committee ‘on Financo was agreed to Mr. Booy, (dem,) of Mo., called up the bill introduced by him carly in the session, authorizing the payment of duties on imports in legal tender and national bank notes, upon which ne desired to address the Sen: Missouri (Bogy) desired to go on to-day, A mattor of sion of Mr, Pinchback, but he gave notice that when the Senator from Missouri finished his remarks, he (Morton) would ask the Senate to resume the consid- eration of the untinished business, and to-morrow he would ask that the session be continued until a voto ‘was reached, Mr. Booy said ;— MR. ROGY'S SrNRCH, Mr. Prasipext—The bill under consideration pro- vides for the payment of duties on importations in tenders and national bavk notes or coin, at the option of the importer. And believing it to be not | only a most important qnestion but the most efficient,Nf | nos the only way by which the paper money now in cir- culation can be made equal to goid aud consequently in | that way bring about specie resumption, I wil | Induigeuce of the Senate to a as briefly as Icanthe | reason for this conviction. Say conviction and not opinion, because long reflection on .this subject has brought my mind to the condition of conviction, what- ever may be thought by others. lam aware of the many different views entertained on the question of resumption, and in my opinion there ig more or less truth and correctness m them in Beres to the object to be attained, excepting in the for resumption on the lst of January, 1879, This law 1 believe to be founded in error from beginning to end, and of course it will not accomplish the object de- sired, but on the contrary will defeat this object, and Will, if not repealed, involve the country in grout financial distress. So believing, it will be duty on this occation to show this, if in my power, establish my position; that is, the way to resume is to | give value to the money, which I contend would eflected by receiving it for duties on importations, Tam aware of the difficulty of the task whieh I here assume, and also of my poor abilities to grapple with 80 great and also so intricate a subject. by the set of the ith January, 1875, we are re- juired to resume specie p#y ment on the Lat ot Ji nuary, 79, upon all the paper money issued by the gover! men'—that is, the tender notes, amounting in the aggregate to $417,206,980 64. To effect this the Secrotary of the ‘Treasury 18 autborized to sell bonds for coin, so as to have it ready on hand when resumption day comes. I hold this to be impossible; and to sustain thts I will first quote from the report of the Secretary of the Treasury made to us at the in of this session. He says:— It may perhaps be doubtod whether the process of accn- uiating # large amonnt of gold by a given time could on withoot mesting opposition from the nancial Powers of the world. He further says:— be required to act caunot se vt Sebaren . Tak: this view of the Secretary to be correct, and wenaonbiedie is, it 18 very clear that no sudden aecu- ba can be made. It has to be gradual, if at ail, And, |, bow can it be done? Can this be elected with the reyenue derived through the Custom Honse and the internal revenue? It is not certainly ‘worth while to discuss this, for wo all know that the bonds from the ‘ear that if | public faith to redeem United | stated :—Can we resume specio payments on the Ist | duy of January, 1879? On this proposition we are to | may deem essential to its safety. The national banks | their deposits and five per cent of their circulation they | mass of United | ‘will uot ouly circulate in Texas and on the Pacitic pe | ° There are times in the lives of nations and in- | ation is strong to turn from | formance of obligations. Then itis more than ever | honid be remembered that “honesty — e. Mr. Montox, (rep) of Ind., said, if his iriend from | personal courtesy he (Morton) would not press the un- | finished business, being the resolution for the admis- | ask the | on the l4th of January, 1875, providing | fractional currency and the jegal | entire revenues are now absolutely required to pay the expenses of the government, The coin, whether gold or silver, annually furnished by the mines ef Nevada, Utah. Colorado and California certainly cannot be used for thié purpose, for the simple reason that this | oduct belongs to individuals and can be obtained | y the government only by way of purchase. | Thero 1s, indeed, no way in the world by which this amount of coi can be realized excopt | by the selling of bonds. Then the question comes up | Fight square, Can the bonds be sold and this amount of coin realized? Where can this amount be sold? | Surely not at home, for the coin is not here, Can this | be done abroad, in the countries where bonds have heretofore been sold—that is, in Frauce, Germany or | England? Would the capitalists of either or all of these countries be willing to part with this amount of | coin for au equal amount ot our bonds? Would they | agree to this gold depletion, why would be | certain to involve them in ‘a financial panic? | I surely not, I hold this is beyond | 8a ig y Mate ae impossibility, ‘The relations of the commercial world are at this day of tele- graph and rapid communication so intimate, par- | ticulariy between this country and Europe, that any | great Apancial convulsion im apy one fs immediately | felt in all, With no captious spirit, but, on the con- trary, with s sincere and honest purpose fo find out if | this could be aone in the way proposed, I am com- | pelled to say that I look upon this as ulterly imprac- ticable. To do this gradually in the way proposed b the Secretary would involve us in as great trouble. We | need $00,000,000. Could this amount be withdrawn from the circulation ot the world and be gradually ace cumulated so as to be ready for the day of resumption ¥ ARE WK NEVER TO RESUME? I would regret to answer this question in the affirma- tive, for I Relieve resumption is possibie, provided wo do uot diminish the paper money, now a legul tender, but, on the contrary, appreciate its value, and this can be done by taking it for all debts due the government, including duties on imports. Coin will remain, as it should and must, the mearure of Value. It certainly would not go out any faster to foreign countries | if paper was received in payment of duties than | it “does now. Indecd, it’ can’ be. demonstrated from official data that our coin 1s dimin- ishing, having lost in the last year pernaps $25,000,000. ‘This, I say, can be proven; but L will | hot detain tho Senate at this time todo so. While we all admit that resumption is most desirable, and, { am satisfied, desired by alarge portion of the country East and West, nevertheless it would not be wise to bring this about at the expense of the prosperity of the coun- try; for it is only through prosperity that permanent resimption can fake place, Nations in this respect do not differ from individuals. The man in debt can never pay unless he makes movey, and he cannot make Inoney unleas he be prosperous * * * 1 feel that I have detained the Senate already too long, and I will, therefore, now as briefly as possible give my views bow to bring about resumption. The cornor stone of my argument will be to restore as soon as possible the prosperity of the country, holding that Without prosperity in every branch of business, oom mercial, manufacturing, farming, domestic and foreign trade, to attempt to restime would not only not be suc- cessful, but would involve the country im gregt fnan- cial trouble. We must adopt a system which the mind of the country will look upon as permanent, 60 as to justify capital and capitalists to seek investments with- ‘out the constant danger standing before their eyes that | a change in the financial policy by Congress might in- yolve them in ruin, I would, therefore, let it be understood that the present laws in relation to the legal tender notes and national bank notes would remain permanent and under no circumstances any contraction of the jormer, | and an increase of the latter as the business wants of | the country might call for. Then I would receive in payment of duties on importations the legal tender | Rotes, although my bill provides for taking of both, my object being at the time I imtroduced it to elicit the | views of otbers on the proposition, It may be thought | | that if we take one kind of paper, and not the other, the ono not taken will depreciate, This I answer would not be the ease, as the one not taken Is by law convert- ible inthe other. And there being about the samo quantity outstanding of both, this conversion would | not be ditlicult to make, If desired. I would then take as security for the circulation of the national banks bond of four or four and a half per cent, and in that way release the bonds now deposited, worth from $60,000,000 to $80,000,000 premium or that amount more than their face. I would then increase the legal tender character of sil- ver to the sum of $1,000 in one payment, thereby giv- ing to this metal, which we are now producing in our mines in such large quantities, the largest capacity of usefulness, without at the same time driving out of the country the gold coin. {£ would then require the national banks to set aside as a part of their reserve the gold interest received on these bonds, which would emancipate an equal amount of paper now held asa (reserve. One year alter the passage of the act, I | would require the banks to redeem in silver their notes: presented in sums not exceeding $100, and alter two years to redeem in gold in sums of like amount. By doiwg away with the large demand sor gold to ; pay duties—amcunting anoually to between $150,000,000 and $160,000,000—and creating a demand for precisely of like amount for legal tenders, the dil- ference between the two would soon disappear; that being so—that is, gold not worth a premium—it would | be an casy thing tor the government to procure the $50,000,000 needed to pay the home due interest cou- pous, as the coupons due abroad are provided for by the purchase of exchange, as is always done, and not b the shipment{of coin ; this exchange can be bought witl Jegaltenders, There is now, or was on the Ist of Decem- ber, as per report of the Secretary, in the Treasury, over and above all liabilities for coin certilicates or certilicates Of deposit, almost $40,000,000, within $10,000,000 of enough to pay the home ave interest for one year to co But in the worst possible view, even it the | | government had to buy the coin necessary to pay the interest, it would be better to do it than to keep all tne paper now in circulation depreciated from twelve to fifteen per cent all the time. ‘The argument is advanced by the Senator from Ver- mont (Mr. Morrill) that if you do away with any de- mand for coin it will not remain here, but will uatu- rally go to the countries where it is needed, This, to my mind, ts the only argument advanced in opposition to the taking of le, tenders in paymemto! duties which is at all maintainable, But will the facts sustain the argument, for I admit, if there wasa country where coin was not in use at all, either as a measure of value | or a circulating medium, that none would be found in that country, But in this case the govern- ment would require not less than $50,000,000 to pay the home-due coupons. And as it legal tender for all debts to any amount, there would always be some very considerable demand for it. In | | addition to this tho Government will need annually | | one per cent of the entire debt for the sinking fund, | The demand for gold coin would still be very large, | fully as large as the supply, for this supply cannot ve | | Jarge with this large balance standing againustus and | tor which we have to remit every year. | . This country at this time Is terribly depresses | branch of business is na state of paralysis; a honest conviction is that much of this paralysis 1s | owing to the present Resumption law. However im. | | portant I believe ito be f the prosperity of this country that we should at some day or other, no mat- ter how distant, resume specic payment, nevertheless, | between the two evils of making no provision looking to that end and the continuanee of this law, I would unhesitatingly say, repeal the Jaw immediately. With- out any law for providing for resemption we could get } along, but if this law remains unrepealed I believe the country will be driven into upiversal and widespread bankruptey, In reply to a question of Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, Mr, BoGy said free trade was begotten in England, and it had poisoned the whole world, and onr own people had the hydrophobia worse than those of any other country. He then spoke in regard to the tariff, and said the present tariff, which he believed was known as the Morrill tarif, was injurious to his (Mr. Bogy’s) section, as it did not impose a sufficient duty on hides id Wool. Mr. Mornritt, of Vermont, said the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bogy) bad commented on what he was Pleased to cull “the Morrill tarif."" That was merely a nickname applied to it for the purpose of killing the Dill when {t was introduced in 1561. The Tariff bill did tmerease the duty on hides and woo! more than ever bad been done by a democratic admini-tration. He (Mr, Morrill always maintamed the idea that tho tar mers should be protected as well a5 manufactares. i Mr. Eatox, (dem.) of Coun., said unless some Sena- tor more entitled to public atiention should soon in- troduce a bill tor the resumption of specie payment be would take that hberty bimeett. He referred to the act of last year and said the great laws of nature were out- raged by it. It was easy enough to talk about specio | resomption, but Congress should legisinte wisely, | taking into cousideration the condition of the country | and the fact that the United States was the great debtor | nation of the world. | The Senate then at twenty minutes to tour P. M., | on motion ot Mr. Rowenrsox, of South Carolina, we: into executive session, and after a short time the doors were reopened and the Senate adjourned. 1 OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasminetox, March 6, 1876, Under the call of States besides many private bills and bills for public works, &., the following were in- | troduced and referred | By Mr. Raxvatt, (dem.) of Pa.—To declare the im munity of wivnesses for the Unitea States. It provides | that a witness shall not be liable to arrest at any timo | after he has been subpmnaed or after testifying, and that be shall never be molested on account of any mat- | ter disclosed by him in his testimony, and that it shall be a penal offence to intimidate or attempt to intimi- date any witness by threatening him with prosecution, By Mr. Morrison, (dem.) of Ill.—To exempt from criminal ution witnesses testifying before either houses of Congress or any committed of the same, THE BELKNAP IMPRAC! A mnessage wa HOUSE received from the Senate anpoune- | ing that on the presentation of articies of impeach- | ment against the late Secretary of War the Senate | | would, according to its standing rulos and orders, | | | take proper order thereon, of which due notice would be given to the House, The call of States having been concluded, and the usual Monday’s business after that point being mo- tions to spend the rules on any proposition, Mr. | Atkins, of Tennessee, was recognized by the Speaxer | in order to offer a resolution, bat at request of hia colleague (Mr. Bright) he yielded to a motion made by the latter to go into Committee of the Whole on the bill to carry into effect THE HAWAUAN TREATY, Mr. Kuutr, (rep.) of Pa., expressed.the hope that the House would go on with its usual Monday's business, and he wanted to know whether Mr, Bright’s motion was not debatable. He was informed by the Speaker that it was net. Calis for tellers and for yeas and nays having been refused, the House, by a largo majority, agreed to the tion. m The House then, at twenty minutes past one, went into Committes of the Whole, Mr. yoy of Ubio, in the chair, on the Hawaiian Treaty bill, and Mr, W of New York, concluded his apeech 1 favor of the bill Moauisox, Of Limos, Chairman of the Commit Mr. | scored as a iiss, ¥ | aside, 15 pai }1aii11, | 20! miss | men tee on Was as having no free trade in it and no reciprocity in it, for much was given ond litile received. Mr. Mu.ts, (dem.) of Texas, also opposed the bill on the ground that it was a gift of $400,000 or $500,000 to the sugar producers of any benefit in the way of cheaper sugar to the residents of the ifie coast, Mr. Bexenann, (rep.) of Ti bill, and Mr. Kentxy, of Pennsylv RK committee rose without taking any action en the THE WHISKEY TRIAL. Mr. Kxorr, (dem.) of Ky., Chairman ‘of the Judi- ciary Committee, offered aresolution for the appoint ment of a select committee to inquire whether any offl- cer or employé of the government has in any way advised or counselled with, rectly or indirectly, verbally or in writing, communicated to any of the de- | fendants, or the friend's agents or attorneys of the detendants, in the recent whiskey conspiracy trials in | St. Loms, any of the facts, papers or other evidence on which the gavernment relied, or was expected to rely, and whether any attempt was made by aby officer | er official of the government (other than the District Attorney and his assistants) to interfere with, advise, counsel or in any way control the conduct of said pros- ecutions, or any of them, with power to send for per- sons and papers, &c. Agreed to without objection. Mr. SovTHARD, of Obio, moved to adjourn. Mr. Pau, (rép.) of Cal. him to offer a resolution (which was understood to be in reference to the escape to Canada of Marsh, the wit- ness against the late Secretary of War, but dir. Sovrn- Akp declined to yield, and insisted.on the motion to by eat) Ir. Pace complained that no member on the repub- lican side was recognized or had any chance to offer a resolution, He demanded the yeas and nays on the motion to adjourn, The yeas and nays were taken, and the House (by a party vote) adjourned at five o'clock, CENTENNIAL RIFLE MATCH. CIRCULAR TO THE RIFLEMEN OF THE UNITED STATES—-WHO SHALL COMPOSE THE Cr: NIAL TEAM. The Joint Committee of the National Riflo Associa- tion and Amateur Rifle Club held a meeting at their rooms inthe Bonnett Building, yesterday. Messrs. James Gordon Bonnett, General John Bb. Woodward and E. H. Sanford were appointed a committee to select | a Centennial trophy for the International Ritle Match for the championship of the world, I. A. -Gildorsioeve, GW. Wingate and | George Crouch were appointed a committee to super- intend the shooting at Creedmoor, which is to deter- mine the personnel of the American Centennial Rifle Team. The report of the committee recently appointed | to prepare a scheme for the selection of the Centennial | team is in substance that the selection of the Ameri- the United States can rifle team to represent mm the ipternational long range match for the championship of the world, to take place at Creedmoor, Long Island, in September, 1876, under the auspices of the Centennial Commissioners, shall be made as follows;—Eight men shall constitute the team, who, with four others, to be known as reserves, shall be selected for their merits, to ve determined by com- petition Creedicoor. The first competition shall be open to all native born citizens, to take place on May BL and June 1, 1876; 50 shots cach day by each competi- tor; 15 at 800 yards, 15 at 900 yards and 20 at 1,000 yards, The second competition shall take place at Eepsamoar, on, Jane 6 and 7, 1576, open to the sixteen men making the highest aggre; scores in the first competition. They shall have the same number of shots, and at the samo distances, as in the first compe- tion, The twelve making the best records shail consti- tute the team and reserve, ‘The third competion shall bo open to the team and Toserve only, to take place June 13 and 14, 1876, same number of shots and distances as in the first compet! tion, The scores in this competition shall dete, mine the places of the team, the highest taking the first place in the team; the best cight making the team, and others ranking according Lo scores, m the reser Regula- tions of the National Rifle Association of America to be followed closely. Weapons, any rifles within said regulations, No sighting shots in any of the foregoing competitions, and no practice by competitors ou the days of said com: petitions. If a competitor who has entered for the fore- going competitions sbatl for any reasons satisiactory to the committee charged with the conduct of said com- petitions, be unuble to finish his score or compete on any day Above named, then said committee shail in their discretion fix another day or days tor such compeutor to finish his score, or shvot such part of the competi- tions as he may have missed. The said committec shall have the power to say when, if at ali, a competition or any part thereof snall be 'postpoued on storiny weather, and name the day or days when the same Shull be resumed or completed. As soun as practicable after the completion of the second competition the team and reserve suall, by a majority vote of the twelve, elect a captain, not of their number. The captain, when elected, shall have the management of the team, and prescribe the rules tor its government and practice, Each person entering for the competition shall subscribe to the followin; is desire to compete tor lace in the Amertoan Rifle Pp | Team to represent the United States in the international long range rifle match for the championship of the world, and hereby agree to conform to the conditions prescribed tor the selection of saidteam. If | ama successful competitor I agree to periorm such practice and submit to such discipliue avd government as tho captain of said team shall airect."? Pntries for the competitiun may be mado at any time up to teu o'alock A, M. of May 81, 187 Persons desiring to enter are requested to so inform the secretary of the joint committee by letter at as curly a day as possible, PIGEON _ SHOOTING, MATCHES DECIDED AT DEERFOOT PARK—TIRA A, PAINE VS. DR. B. TALBOT, Dr. B. Talbot and Ira A. Paine, both of New York, shot two pigeon matches at Deerfoot Park yesterday afternoon. The frst of these was of a novel character, the general conditions being $50 a side, 20 birds each, 21 yards rise, 80 yards boundary, 14 oz shot, the pigeons to be trapped from ove hamper and the gun to lie upon a table until the bird was on the wing. Every violation of the latter stipulation was to bo The second match was also tor $50 of pigeons, and Long Island rules to govern, excepting that plunge traps were used; Paine to stand at 21 yards rise and Talbot at 18 yaras, Paine won the first event, the score being a tie at the end of the twentieth bird, but in shooting it off, three pixeons each, Paine proved the winner by one bird. Dr. ‘Talbot won the doubie bird contest, killing 27 to 20 cut down by Paine. ‘The birds, a8 a class, wero execlicht, many of them being retwarkably fast’ and strong, and were with diifi- enlty stopped. Kach other, of uns bstituce, and perior to the gentleman Talbot selected, as ho “out. bandh him throa@ghout the ‘table’ contest. The shooting in the latter match extremely creditable, each doing very clever work; but taking into con: sideration the birds he tad, Talbot, althongh beaten, rather carried, off the honors. There fellto Paine inthe first event 8 drivers, 3 incomers, 7 right and 5 left quarterers; to Lalbut 9 drivers, 3 comers, 8 right and 3 left qaurtors. Paine shot with a Thomas, of Chnreago, 12 bore breech loader, and Talbot in the table inatch with a, Parker 10 bore, and in the double bird event, a Jones, of Liverpool, 12 gang both breech-loaders, Mr, Moses V. Bayiis,’ of brook: lyn, was referee, in toi aime was su- SUMMARY, Deenvoot Pans, Pankyite, L. 1, March 6, 1876.— Vistox Suootixe—Match $100,'20 birds each, 21 yards rise, 80 yards boundary, 144 02. shot; one ground trap; gun to fie upon a table until the bird is on the wing; birds to be trapped from one hamper, and each to handle for the other. Pai 10u1, O1111, 10111, 01101, Total, 20; killed, 13; inissed, 7, Talbot—11000, 12011, 11110, 10101. Total, 20; killed, 13; missed, 7. TUR TH, Paine—1 0 1—2 Taibot—1 0 O—1. Time of the shoot, 63 minutes. Same Day axy PLack,—Handicap match, $100; 15 pairs birds each; 100 yards boundary; 1% oz. shot; plunge traps, Fighteen ? rds—Talbot—11, 11, 10,11,11, 10, 1,13,10,11,11,.11" Total, 30; Kuttea! missed, 3: Twenty-one yards—Paine—I 1, 14, 11,01, 11, 10, 11,10, 01,14, 01, 00,04, 00,14,’ Total, 30; Kited, fe Time of the shout, 50 minutos. CHALLENGE TO SWORDSMEN. Colonel Thomas 8. Monstery, of New York, has issued the following :— I hereby challenge any maz: in the United States and Spanish America to'meet me fn a tournament av arms rf the championship of these countries avd the sam of W, on the following couditivns—uamely: That the ney and tile of championship belong to him who makes tho first filty-one points, with (he weapous meu- tioned, the points to be distributed as follow: see 12 poin Bayonet (thrust), . ¥ points K (cut and thrust) + 9 points ‘ach principal to employ two seconds ; the referee to be a mutual selection, To promote satety the weapons to be used must be selected from my eollection of arms before the tourna- | it. A deposit of $250 is placed in the office of the Turf, | vid and Farm to moet all answers. | No challenge will be noticed unless accompanica by | adeposit. THE CENTENNIAL REGATTA. HONOR TO WHOM HONOR 18 DUE. New Yore, March 6, 1876, To Tux Enitor ov toe Henanp:— I noticed ih your mauve of yesterday a communica tion from Philadelphia, stating that the Bachelors’ Bargo Club of that city had donated $100 toward the “prize fund” of the Centennial regatta, and claiming the honor of being thé first amateur rowing club out- side of the Schuylkill Navy to contribute toward rais- ba the money for the professional prizes, Your car. the Hawalian islands, without | , asked Mr. Southard to allow | nd Means, made a speech against the bill / respondent labors under a slight delusion; the hovor ount of | | ner of Leonard and Maujer si | Friends of the family, Thomas Keane, Dr. Shine, &e., shooter was to handle forthe | | inst, i 5, 1876, Lom € | residence o} of being the first club to lend a belping hand m the good work belongs to the ‘Chicago Seullers,” a celebrated club in the West, and the gentleman who first broached the subject to the clubs through the press isa member of one of the clubs on the Harlem River, He proposed that the 200 amateur rowing clubs in the country should each | donate $50, making a fund of $10,000, which itis pro posed to offer as money prizes in the professional races which will be rowed ai the Centennial regatta, The suggestion is a good one, and I doubt not that evory club that is ablo will follow the ead of the Chi- cago Scullers and the Bachelors’ Barge Club in this un- dertaking. It is the experience of the Centennt | Re- atta Committee that they can raise money oF their | humerous needs mach easier under any oti er head than for the professional purses. ENTEN | THE TELEGRAPH WAR. AL, Tho Western Union Telegraph Company did not | officially announce yesterday a reduction in rates from Chicago to San Francisco equal to those published by | their active rival, the Atlantio and Pacific Company; but it is understood they will meet them step by step in reduction. Yesterday, at noon, another meeting of the kxecutive Committee was held, but nothing defi. | nite was given outin regard to the declaration of the April dividend. This matter will doubtless be decided at the meeting which takes place to-morrow, a MARRIAGES AND DEATILS. ENGAGED. May—Garsox.—Ratrat May to Tintim Garsow, both ot this city. No cards. Cones—Lrssen,—Lstoor H, Comex to HULDA Lesser, both of this city, No cards, MARRIED. i ALLAInE—GirrorD,—On Satarday, March 4, 1876, by | the Rev. Philo W. Sprague, at the residence of ‘the | bride's parents, Tuomas ALLAIne to Magatk Hate Gir- | hot Bayonne City, No J Fark. —On Wednesday, Marob 1, by the Rev. | William MeAllister, Cuantes D. Bricas to Cassix A., | daughter of Robert Fair, all of Brookly Dopar—Cassio.—On Saturday, March 4, by Rev. Charles W. Homer, Cuartes M, Donor, of Hounslow, England, to Sipe 8, Cassio, daughter of the late George D, Cassio, Esq, of New York clty. | ERGUSON npy.—On Tuesday, February 29, at tho the bride's parents, by the Koy. M. 3. Terry, Gxorcx ©, Ferauson to Mary J., second danghter of John Purdy, Esq., both of this city. FRenstoxe—Hontox.—On Wednesday evening, Feb- ruary 23, at home, by the Rey, Charles Maloney, Cap- tain 5S. W. Freestone to Sapte, eldest daughter of the late Benjamin Franklyn Horton, all of City Island. Siaynon—Cassipy,—On Saturday, February 26, by the Rey, Henry Moitel, Mr. ©, 4. SHANNON to Miss Fain Cassipy, both of this et te Swita—Piener.—On Wednesday, February 23, Rev. Father Traynor, Ouanies Swit to Mrs. Pras Pixncx, both of New York city. DIED. Asxew.—In Wilmington, Del., on Sunday morning, March 6, Henny F, Askew, M.D, in the 71st year of bis age, Funeral on Wednesday, the 8th inst., at three o'clock. | Bacsnen.—In Brooklyn, on Saturday, March 4, 1876, | Veren B. Bavsier, in the lst year of his age, The relatives and friends ot the tamily, and mem- bers of Olive Branch Lodge, No. 31, 1. 0. of 0. F., are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, No, 98 Franklin ay., on Tuesday, 7th inst, at | two o’elock P.M. | Ouive Beaxen Loner, No. 81, 1. 0. 0, F.—The mem. | bers of the above lodge are hereby requested to incet | at the lodge rooms, on Tuesday, 7th inst, at twelve o'clock sharp, for, the purpose of paying the last tri- | bute of respect to our late worthy brother, Peter B. Bausher. By order of R. A. BENNETT, N. G ALEXANDER CALDER, Permanent Secretary. Bunxerr,—At the residence of her daughter, Balti- more, Md,, on Saturday, March 4, Mrs, Exiza A. Bey. | NETT, ages years. | Her iriends and those of her gons, William D. and | Charles H. Voorhees, are respectiully ‘invited to attend | the luneral, from Reformed church, Flatiands, on Tues- day, 7th inst, at two o'clock P. M. | Binvsart.—At Mount Kisco, on second day morning, | the 6th inst., ANN Breosant, 14 the 80th year ot herage. Funeral at Friends’ Mecting House, Mount Kisco, on fourth the Sth inst., at one o'clock P.M. | Canvukit.—-At the residence of her mother, 173 | Leonard st, Brooklyn, E, D., Rose, daughter of Eliza. | beth and the late James Campbell. | ‘The remains will be taken to St. Mary's church, cor- | , on Wednesday, March | 5, at half-past ten A. M., where a mass of requiem will be offered for the repose of her soul, thence to Calvary Cemetery for interment. The relatives and friends aro invited to attend without further notice, Couax.—On Monday morning, March 6, GxRaLD CoGax, born in Ireland, parish Aries, Queen's county, | in the 22d year of his age. The relatives and friends of the tamily are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, (rom his late resi- dence, No, 122 West 20th at, on Wednesday, March 8, at one o'clock, thence to Flatbush Cemetery, Crosas—At St, Johns, Porto Rico, Jaauary 27, after a lingering illness, Asxtta O’Ferna.., wife of Andrew Crosas. Jersey City papers please copy. Drevexn.—On Sunday, March 6, after a long and painful iin Hexry W1L1.14M, youngest son of George ©. and Doris M1. Dreyer, in the 15th year of his age. Relatives and friends'ot the family are respecttully invited to attend the {nneral, on Tuesday, the 7th inst., at two o'clock P. M., from the residence of his parents, No. 45 Division ay., Williamsburg, without further no- | On Saturday, March 4, 1876, Ewe.inn, wife lor, in the 50th year of her age. ‘and friends ot the family aro invited to attend the funeral, at White Plains, on Taesday 7th mst. The train will leave Grand Central depot at 10:25 AM ITzvaTRICK.—On March 6, of pneumonia, Mary #, the beloved wife of Joseph Fitzpatrick, aged 27 rs, and only daughter of Jaines Rooney. Funeral will take place from her father’s residence, 548 West 52d st,, on Wednosday next, at one o'clock. are respectfully invited. —CHARLES Epwarp, youngest son of. Luke LY and Mary Flynn, aged 9 wonths and 11 days. All friends an ‘clatives are requested to attend the funeral, trom the resideace of his parents, No. 431 tone o'clock to-day (Tuesday), Groxsneck,—In Jersey City, March 5, of tubercular meningitis, Tuxopor® Vanicx, only ebild of Anna M. R, and the Jate Charies E, Groesbeck, aged 1 year, 0 months and 19 d Funeral services from the residence of his grand- | father, Dr. 'T. R, Varick, 105 (old number) Washington he perrey City, on Tuesday, 7th inst., at two o'clock A. On Monday, March 6, Jomx Cranums Guy a, formerly a member of & Sons, in the 53d year of his age. | Relatives and friends of the famity aro respectfully roquested to attend the Mineral, from his late residence, *| No, 241 East 14th st. on Thursday, March 9, at one o'clock P.M. Hacketr.—On Saturday, March 4, after a long {ll- noss, at hor late residence, 270 West 12th st., Mu Hackett. ANS for the repose of her soul alf-past mine o'clock A, M., on Wednesday, March 8, at the Church of St. Bernard, West Litn st. ; interment in Eleventh Street Cemetery, Relatives and triends are respecttully invited to attend. | Haxwox,—At Maspeth, L. 1.. on Monday morning, | March 6, in her 82a year, Maria, wife of John Lowis Hanson, formerly of London, England. Mrs, Hanson was a native of Cadiz, Spain; her family name was Guillet, The funeral will take place from her late residence on Wednesday afternoon, at two o’ciock, Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend without further notice Havwano,—Suddenly, on Saturday morning, 4th of apoploxy, Tuomas §, Haywato, in the 48th year of bis age. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to tend the funeral services, Tuesday alternoon, at h , at his late residence, 44 Bast 133d st, i You are herevy notitied to assemble at 24 West’ 29th st., this day, at’ halt-past one o'clock P. jor the purpose ot paying the last tribute of re- t to our worthy late associate, Thomas 8. Hay- WM. H. MeINTIRE, Secretary. ward Hecwr.—On Sunday, March 5, Fsota, the beloved daughter of Joseph and Mary Allovon Heebt, aged 3 years, 2 mouths and 27 days, The relatives and friends are Invited to attend the 220 West 40th st., this Tuesday) morning, at nine o'clock ; from thence to St. ary’s Assumption church, 49th st., bewween Mh and 10th ays., where a high mass will be celebrated. ‘runcisco and Paris papers please copy. L —Jawes Hintox, aged 60 years, Funeral on Tuesday, March 7, at two o'clock I’, M., from the residence of his son, John T. Hilton, 162 Mill J. st, Paterson, » Howax.—On day morning, March 5, of pn monia, As Hooas, born in Ireland, parish of Arless, Queen's county, in the 26th year of his age. The (riends of the jamily are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his lave residence, 400 Kast ‘25d st., on Taesday, March 7, at one o'clock, thenre to Calvary Cemetery Houxuvs,—At Fiushing, L. 1, on Sunday night, March | , widow of Joel Holkins, | Springtield, Mass, | Brooklyn, March 5, 1876, Mary B. Jon. sox, daughter of the Inte John 'C, Johnson, of this | city. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the fune- ral, trom her lat» residence, 219 Dean st., Brooklyn, on Tuesday, March 7, at two o’elock I. M., without furtner | notice, Kyev.—In Brooklyn, on Saturday, March 4, 1876, ANN Kxex, in the 64th yoar ot her age, ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect. fally invited to attend her on Toesday atter- noon, at two P. M., from her late residence, 175 Wil- | lougiiby av., without further notice, hKoutsaat.—Very suddenly, on Saturday peg 9 | feu 4, Jous C. Kontsaat, in the 59th year ol 16 age. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to | attend the funeral, trom his late resiven: 26 West 56th st., on Wednesday, the Sth inst, at balf-past ten | o'clock A. M, Laxx —At Plainfield, N. J., on Sanday last, of pneu monia, Wittiam H, Lax, aged 68 years N. Y., on Tharaday, 0th inst, Train jcaves Grand Central depot at 8:30 A.M. Louxsuexy.—In Brooklyn, Sanday might, March §, Mrs. Mancarnr mpermeer i widow of Nehemiah Louns- ber; the 87th of her ago. Halasives end ‘rend ate reaneetfully invited to at- funeral, | out further notice, e firm of C, G. Gunther | & tend ber funeral, on Wednesday, March 8, at two o’cluck P. M., trom the residence of ber daughter, Mrs. N. W. King, No, 370 Clermont ay. Lewis.—At Peekskill, N. ¥., Mareh 6, Freventen, son of the Rey, Wiliam Fisher and Mary . Lewis, aged 7 months and & " Baltimore papers pi Lyxen.—At_Fordbam, Lyxen, a: aly nds of » March 5, Pataice the family, and of bis brother, James Lynch, are to attend the funeral, this (We at ten o'clock, from his late resid » the remains will be taken to the Chureh of Our Lady of Mercy, 3t, John’s College, and thence to Calvary Come} Mast.—On Sunday, Mar: ing son of John It 6 months Funeral from the residence of bis aunt, Lo Claire, 325 East 14th st, on Tuesday, 5, James W., only remains nd Mary E. Mast, aged 2 years and Thomas 7th inst, af .—On Sunday, March 5, 1876, Crave Write ungest son of Peter and Anna Martens, aged 4 ye 5 months and 13 days. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully Invited to attend the funeral, on Wednesday, 8th inst, at one o'clock P. Mf, from the residence of his parent Whitestone, L, I. Mita. —On Sunday, March 5 M. Mills, in the Lath year of bis age. The relatives and friends of the family, and the Members of the Sabbath sehool of the church of Ow Saviour, are invited to attend the funeral, on Wednes day, Sth inst, at half-pas clock P, M., from jest, son of Sarak the chureh, Minis,—On M Mills, aged 72 ye: Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 166 Division av., Brooklyn, E. D., this day (Vuesday), 7th inst., at twe h st., west of Broadway. re 4, Mrs Saran A, widow of Jobn Morw.—On Saturday, March 4, 18 wile of Edwin More. Funeral trom her late residence, No, 241 President st., Brooklyn, Tuesday, M MM 6 Sornnosta P., West 23d st, M Reinains to be tal to Newburg for interment, Mem,—On Monday, March 6, 1876, AGxes Grn, widow of John Muir, Sr., and mother of Jonn Davies, in her 77th year. Relatives and friends are myited to attend the fune ral, from her late residence, 242 8th av., on Wednesday, March 8, at two o'clock, Paisley (Seotuand) papers please copy. —On Faglcgi March 4, at Griggstown, N, neamonia, AxN H., relict of Benjamin W. Mur. i daughter of the late Thomas Cumberson, it th year of ber age. Interment in Greenwood on Thursday, the 9th inst. on the arrival of the 10:30 train at Jersey City, McKrerxax.—On Mw 6, FARRELL MOKipRNay, aged 47 yours, a nutive of the county Leitrim, Ireland, otice of funeral hereafter, on March 6, of heart disease, ™ hunt, England, in the 68th year For more than forty years 1m the employ oj} = Of his age. the American Tract Society, The funeral will take placo on Wednesday, Maren. 8, at two o'clock, from his late residence, 423 Gold Brooklyn. O'FLanarty.—On the 6th inst., Micwary O’Fia- HARTY, aged 75 years, a native of Croome, couaty Lim- erick, ‘Ireland, piemn high mass of requiom will be celebrated at St. Gabriel’s church, East 37th st., on Wednesday, 8th inst., atton AM. Relatives and frieuds invited, with Funeral from the church, at twelve M. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Limerick papers please copy, OstRanpER.—In the city of Kingston, Ulster county, March 1, 1876, Jaxwr RK, wile of James KE, Ostrander, aged 47 years, 7 months and 5 days. Varsons.—In Brooklyn, on Saturday, March 4, 1876, ANN M, Parsons, aged 01 years and 11 months, st, on March 2, Lintias, and the jate Juliet The relatives and [ri ot the family are invited te o'clock P.M. h Partridge, aged 22 years, clock P.M, Friends invited, fend the funeral services, at her late residence, No, 1 Washington st, on Wednesday, March 8, at tw PAntripGr.—in_ Brooklyn, eldest daughter of Josial Funeral services will be held at hor father's resi- dence, 179 Prospect place, on Tuesday, Tih inst, at Mareh 6, Wittiam H. Ret, to The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 106 East 11th st., on Wednesday, Maren 8, at eleven o'clock A.M. Rieuiy.—On Saturday, the 4tl Ansit T., beloved wile of James year of ber age. . Funeral from her late residence, No. 361 Schermer- born st., Brooklyn, on Tuesday, the 7th inst, at ton o'clock A. M.; from thence to the Chureh of Our Lady of Mercy, Debevoise st., where service will be held at half-past ten o’clock A. M. Relatives and friends are invited to attend, ScHEUER,--Sunday, March $, Faxxy, beloved wife of Herman Scheuer. The relatives and friends of the family, also the members of the Mount A. M., Humboldt Lodge, » ham Geiger Lodge, No, 124, A LO. K, 5 Vernon Lodge, No. 71, L ¥. ot 1, Hadassa Lodge, No. 8, U. 0. T. 3, and Congregation Rodeph Sholam are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, No. 799 Lexington av., near 62d st., on Wednesday, March 8, at ten o'clock A. M. CONGREGATION Roporit SHOLAM, New Yor«, March 6, 1876.—The members of the above named congregation are hereby requested to aftend the funeral of Mra, , daughter of our President, Joseph B. Guttenberg. bn Wednesday morning next, at ten Yclock A. M., their residence, No. 799 Lexington ay., between 61st and 62d sta. 8. GULDSCHMIDT, Vice President, Puiuir MicHArLsox, Secretary, LLky.—March 6, Cattanins, the beloved wife of Dan Sculiey, m the 40th year of her age. The friends of the family are respectfully invited te attend her funeral, from her late residence, 464 West 26th st., on Wednesday, 8th inst., at one o'clock, with- out furtber notice, vxp.—On Sunday night, March 5, Rosssacm Siamesn. Funeral takes placeon Tuesday, March 7, at half-past h inst., of pneumonitis HL Rielly, in the ‘sad > nine A. M., from the residence of his parents, 163 East 56th ington and 3d avs, Sxowpe: ih inst, ats ay Side, N. J., of neuralgia of t art, Mrs. Many E. Sxowpsy, ow of Howard F. Snow Notice of faneral hereatter, Tick.—On Monday, March 6, Aanoy Tice, aged 54 years. J Notice of Caneral 10: marrow. At bis residence, 429 6th av., on Sunday, HARD THORNE, in the 45th year of bis age, fends of the fai y, Enstero Star 1A pire Chapter, No, invited to atte’ nce, No, 425 6th 7, Fo aND A. M.—Srm- summoned to meet , late of New York. Tuesday, one P.M EAsTERS No. 3 Mons. —Brethren—-You are het at rooms, 7th st. and 3d | half-past twelve P’. M., to attend the tuneral of our de. ceased worthy Brother Richard Thorne, Mombers of er lodges invited to attend. WM, MeCAFFIL, Master. J, WH, Mevenuots, Secretary. Eure CHarren, No, 170, R.A. —COMPANIONS— You are hereby summoned to attend a special convoca- tion of your chapter, to be held on fiver 3 Mareh 7, at twelve o’sluck M., at the rooms, corner Bowery and Kivington street, tor the parpose of paying the last saa tribute of respect to our late worthy companion, ard Thorn ‘ompanions of aster chapters are ISALAH FRANKFORD, High Priest, K, Lonwexstmix, Secretary. TecKen,—On W norning, March 1, Rictarp Saxps year of his age, The re! iy “are respectiully invited to attend the funeral, on Tuesday morning, the 7th inst, k, from Trinity chapel, 25th st. —March 4, at her jate residence, 203 , Brooklyn, after a brief illness, Mart EB, Lextixe, daughter of the late John Valentine, of New York city Foneral on Tuesday, the Tth inst, at two P. M., at the Fiect street Methodist Episcopal church, Relatives and friend: e Invited to atlena, Vax Ansam.—In Brooklyn, March 6, Sornta 1. wifo of Abraham IH. ‘Arnam, in the 46th year her age. Friends of the family are invited to atten her fu. neral, irom her late residence, 641 Paciie at, on Thurs. day, Mth inst, at two P.M. Vay Dyke. —At Milwaukee, Wis, March 3, 1876, at his lute residence, Ricttanp Vax Dyke, in the 6lat year ot bis age. Vay Honsx,—On Sunday, March 5, Joux Vax Hors, aged 51 years, The relatives and friends, also the members of the N Society, Typographical Union No, 6 and Syivan Grove Lodge, No. 276, F. and A. M., aro invited to attend the funeral services, at his late residence, No. 68 Henry street, Jersey City Heights, this (Tuesday) afternoon, at six o'clock. His remains will be tiken to Woodlawn Cemetery on Wednesday for interment. New York Trroaravmcat. Socusry.—Mombors are invited to attend the funeral services of our late brother, John Van Horn, at No. 68 Heory st, Jersoy City Heights, this (Tuesday) altervoon, at six o'clock. T. C. FAULKNER, Secretary. Warrz.—On Monday, March 6, Epwanp A. Watra, Bd son of W. A. Waits and deceased Mary Emma aitz. Sorvieos at No 461 Carlton av,, Brooklyn, Wednes- day morning, at baif-past ten o'clock, Interment om Staten Island. Wanv —Snddenly, at bis residence, Mott Haven, Honac 56th yea his age. Kelat is of the deceased are fully mvited to attend the funeral, from his late rest denee, on Thureday, at hall one o'clock P. M, “pa 06 T 6, of 1 arents, No. 54 West , MAKIe Graxane, youngest daughter of John and Alice Stanbary Wheeler, aged 12 years and 2 months. Notice of funeral hereafter, Wooiom.—On Sunday, March 5, at Rossville, 8 1, Hawxan, wile of J. V. 5. Wogiom, aged 71 years, The families of her sons, Cornehus y and William Layster, and all other relatives and friends of the family, are respectiuliy invited to attend funeral, ou Tocsday, tho 7th inst, at twelve o'clock, the 'h i one o'clock at the Woodrow Methodist rh, Boat leaves Whitchail at nu . , | Carriages will be at Hugenot station to poh doug, friends. Woxcrster,—On Sunday morning, March 5, Suma: P., widow of Horatio Worcester, in the 70th year of her age, Faneral from tho residence of her son-in-law, David 55 West 23d st, on Wednesday, Maroh & ab Dows, No. Palock A. M