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wal ¢ WASHINGTON. The Alleged Misappropriation of the Secret Service Fund. EXTRACTS FROM THE TESTIMONY TAKEN. Davenport on the Frauds in New York and | the Cost of Ending Them. | TRANSFER OF THR INDIAN BUREAU. Important Bill to Define the Rights of Naturalized Citizens. OUB EXTRADITION TREATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Waamxorox, April 21, 1876 THE TRANSFER OF THE INDIAN BUREAU—PAS- SAGE OF THE BILL BY THE HOUSE—PRO- FESSOR MARSH ON THE ADVANTAGES TO BE DERIVED FROM THE CHANGE. ‘The House voted to-day, by a hand¥omo majority, to transfer the Indian service to the army, and there 1s somo reagon to hope that the senate will also pass the Dill, There is no doubt that the President will sign it if tt reaches him, The friends of justice and economy on both sides of the House rejoiced to-day over the access of the bill and tho large majority by which it passed. If it becomes a law it will save this year, in the army and Indian appropriations, not less than | $5,000,000 and probably more that $$,000,000, besides | preventing Indian wars, Frofessor Marsh, of Yale College, has sent the following leuer to General Ban- ning, of the Military Committee, cordially approving the movoment for the transfer, and his long expen- ence gives great weight to what he advises. The letter is dated “Yale College, April 20,” and 1s as follows:— In reply to your request for my opinion as to the eee. of trangferring the Indian Bureau to the ‘ar Department, I have respectfully to say that 1 be- | hve the proposed change a most desirable one. During | the last e:yht years my explorations ta the West have | Given me an opportunity to become acquaiuted with | ‘the present system of Indian management, and also to | Judge what Unis servico would be if intrusted to the | army. In my judgment the transter should be made | ‘without delay jor the following reasons:— First—Keonomy. The government has now very | pertect machinery for furnishing the army on the fron- | Uer with food, clothing and pay, and by the same | means could easily supply the Indians also. The pres- ent system of supplying the Indians is louse and irre- | Aponsible, and tends to invite fraud. 1 beheve the gov- ernment could save one-half of the annual appropria- ons for the Indians if the latter were under the War Department, ‘écond—Peace on. the fronticr would be greatly pro- moted by the change. Indians have a great respect for visible power, and this alone would often prevent disorder. A proper census of the ludians, now impox- sible, conld be made and all would be kept ou tueir | reservations, thus avotding one of the most frequent | sources of tostilities, ‘There would ‘hen be no con- flict of authority as now between agents and army | officers, and no promises made that could not be kept. Thi The best interests of the Indians themselves demand tho change. Whatthe Indiaits now aoved es- pecially is justice anda firm, uniform policy. 1 am convinced that these can pest be secured under army Management. Oilicers of the army as a class are unfriendly to the Indians, and those on the frontier are good judges of Indian ehiaracter. Many of them | take a deep interest in all that pertains to the welfare | Of the Indians. All efforts to improve and civiiize the | Indians could be made even better under urmy officers than now, and I feel confident that the true interests Doth of the Indians and the government would be ud- vanced by the proposed change. 1 remain with high respect, very truly yours, 0. C, MARSH. 4 BILL TO REGULATE THE RIGHTS AND PRIVI- LEGES OF NATUBALIZED CITIZENS AND AMEKI< _ CAN CITIZENS RESIDING ABROAD. In the House to-morrow Mr, Faulknor brings up for discussion 8 measure of great interest to naturalized qttizens and toall Amer‘caus residing abroad—a bill to Tegulate and definitely fix the mghts and privileges of | naturalized citizens and of all citizens eesiding abroad. The President has, in three annual Messages, called the attention of Congress particularly to the necessity of some law defining these rights and preventing abuses which have become very common and cause great and constant trouble to our consuls aud much Vexatious correspondence between our own and foreign governments, The first section of the bill | declares that the words ‘domicile’ and “reside,” where used, “imply a fixed residence at a particular piace, with direct or presumptive proot of intent to re- main indefiuitely.”” The next section deciares:— That all persona shall bo regarded as entitled to the privileges at Di States and a citizens who may have been bérn and are residing | within the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, and also all married women whose husbands may be such citizens, as against all Powers except the Power within whose jurisdiction an alien woman, mar- reed to a citizen of the United States, may have been born and shall continue to reside; but a child born within the United States of parents who are not citizens | and who de not reside within the United States and Who are not subject to the jurisdiction of the United | Staves shall not be regarded as a citizen thereor, unless such child shall reside in the Central States, or unless his or her father or, 1n case of the death of the | tather, bis or her mother shall be naturalized during | the minority of such child, or such child shall, within Fix months aiter becoming of aye, file in the Depart- ment of State, in such form and with such proof a shall be prescribed by the Secretary of State, a written | decluration of election to become such citizen, or shall | become naturalized under general laws, Second. child born abroad, whose tather may be a citizen of the United States and subject to the jurisdic- tion of the United States, shall be regarded of the United States at tho time of birth, follow and have the domicile and citizenship of the father duriog minority. Third—The following persons shall be regarded as | Not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States within the intent of the said fourteenth amendment or a3 not residing within the United States with: intent, namely :—First, citizens of the United who became naturalized as citizens or subjects of un- | other State or who inany fore country enter into | the civil, navai or military service of any foreign prince or State or of any colony, district or people tor eign to the United States while such service continues, | Fourth—Citizens of the United States who muy be | domiciled abroad unless registered as hereinalter pro- | vided. Commercial cstablishinents shal! not be re- | garded as creating a domicile unless made with an in- | tent not to retura. Citizens of the United States en. ged in them may, by registering themselves as PiSceniiier provided, preserve presumptive proof of | intent to return. | isth—Naturalized citizens of the Unitea States who , by the terms of any treaty, be regarded as hav- resumed thoir original nationality, izth—A citizen of tho United Sates becomes the wife of an alien, who shall not reside within the United Btates, but snch citizen may on the death of ber hus- band become again a citizen of the Unived 3 by re- aiding within ove of the States or Territories and be- coming subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, | i | and filing in the Department of State, in such form as | may be proscribed vy the Secretary of State, a written | declaration of her clection to become such citizen. The third section prescribes tho mode of regietry | hecessary fot American citizens residing abroad who ‘Wish to retain the rights of eftizenship:— C.tizens of the United States, who are or may here. Air be domiened in a foreign country, may, adults, within six months of the time of first acquiring such dow and, if minors, within six months after be- coming of age, regiater themselves as such eitizens at | the on of the Unived States in the country in | h they may be domiciled, or if there be no such | ou then ata consulate to be designated by the | Tho registry shall be made by a | Writien declaration, signed by the person making it, + wating ta fail Lis naine and the piace aud date of bis Dirth; if naturalized, the ime and piace of bis natural- ization, his pluce of previoas dumictie iif the United States, Low loug since be actually resided the United states, whether intends to retu if jar representatives of the United states, as the case ay be, shall, at the closy of each calendar year, make | returns to the Department of State of such registries in such form ag the Secretary of State may direct, and Secretary Of State shall annually transmit copies of euch returns to Congress; and citizeus of th States of adult age who shail remain ont of the juris- | diction of the United States and within the jurisdiction £ cor, ot i alten tea oe for two years shall | “beld as domiciled ju a torei country, except us herembetore provided. _ v | The fourth section declares the rights of property | of thepersons concerned, It provides that the fore- | going provisions of this act shall not be construcd as affecting tite nght of inheritance or succession to real | or personal. property in any State within the territo- | riea and within the domain sanject to the exclusive | Jurisdiction of the United States. Real and personal _ Property of every description may be taken, acquired, held and disposed of by an allon in tho same manner in | jected to pay money to Davenport because did not | all respects as by a citizen of the United States, and% title to real aud persona! property of every description thay be'derived through, from or in succession to an alien in the same manner in all respects as through, | from or in succession to a citizen of ie United States, The fifth section prescribes the manner in which marriages are to be solemnized abroad between Aimecri- can citizens and foreigners, it provides that a marriage | in-a foreign country between citizens of the United Btates, or between a citizen of the United States and an alien, unless forbidden by the jaw of the country in | which it takes place, tmav be contracted and solemmized | iu such manner and form as may be prescribed by the Seoretary of State, in the prosence of the principal diplomatic agent of the United States in such country, or of a consul general or consul for tho district in which it,takes place, and shall, in such case, bave full | force and effect, and shall be valid to all intents and purposes throughout the United States. It 1s made the duty of such dipiomatic agent or consul gen” eral or consul, on boing satisiicd of the identity of the parties, and that at least ove of them is a citizen of the United States, and that the marriage is uot pro. hibited by the laws of the country, and being requested to be present at any such marriage, to indicate a time and place, when and where it may be solemnized in his presence and to be present at such time and place, and when the marriage shail have been solemnized to give w each party a certificate thereof in such form as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State, At tho | close of each calendar year he shall make & return to the Secretary of State of all | marriages so contracted or solemnized in his presence within the year, showing, with respect to each party, | Yor the name, the age, the place and date of nativity, the place of residence aud such other facts as he may think nevessary. Section 31 of the act of Juno 22, 1860, entitled “An act to curry into effect provigions of the treaties be- tween the United States, China, Japan, Siam, Persia and other countries, giving certain judicial power to ministers and consuls or other functionaries of the United States in those countries, and for other pur- poses,”” is repealed, ‘This bill is understood to have the favor of the State Department and is likely to become a law. ee FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasuxctox, April 21, 1876. SECRETARY BRISTOW AND THE BARK MARY MERRITT — AN EARLY INVESTIGATION 2RE- QUESTED BY THE ACCUSED OFFICIAL. It will -be remembered’ that a number of resolutions for investigation of the operations of the Treasury De- partment have, from time to time, been adopted in the House. ‘The latest of these, on the subject of Mr. Bris- tow’s connection with the case of the bark Mary Mer- Titt, has been referred to the Committee on Expendi- tures of the Treasury Department, of which Smif Jr., of New York, is chairman, This morning Seorétary Bristow called upon Mr, Ely at his residence, and asked, ‘as a special favor, that the committee would enter upon | | an immediate investigation of the subject of this latest resolution, OUR EXTRADITION TREATY WITH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT—ATTITUDE OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE PENDING QUESTIONS. it 1a understood that the position taken by our gov- ernment in regard to the application of the tenth arti- cle of the Asbbarton Treaty, as relates to the extra- dition of Lawrence, the smuggler, and the pending case ot Winslow, has been submitted to members of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, who have agreed with the ideas contained in it, signifying their strong concurrence in the argumont maintained by President Grant, Not only is the diplomatic document covering this one of high, sound principle and sound | international law sustained by precedent during several years past, but it is also represented to be very firm und dignifled in tone, contending that this country, cannot consent to any subsequent or latter day inter- pretation which may be put upon it by the government of Great Britain. .Tho communication will in a tew days be made public, as it is determined by Congress to call tor the correspondence on this whole subject of extradition, Notwithstanding the dissent of the British home government with the views taken by the United: States i 8 found that’ o large number of authorities, and covspicuously the Queen’s Bench, in its rulings, councide with the in- terpretation put upon the Ashburton Treaty by Secre- tary Fish. The answer of this government has reached Great Britain, it is believed, by this time, and it 1s | hoped that government will see its way to gcquiesce in | the views taken by Mr. Fish, wltich are such that it is — confidently expected that they will be sustained by the whole country, It is hoped that no attitude will be in- sisted upon by Great Britain which will necessitate the abrogation of the treaty of 1872 nor any cessation of its functional application, os bas been followed | out for yeare past. Shoald this, however, be the case, | some steps will have to be taken for an amendment by Parlament, against which, however, there is known to exist, on its part, a very great projadice. On tho issue raised as to the trial of extradited porsons on | other indictments than those for which they have been extradited, 1t is ascertained that many cases have occurred where Great Britian herself has tried crim_ inals on additional indictments to those meptioned in the proceedings for extradition, and it is argued that this country should not be bound beyond the limit of this usage, as fair for one as it 1s regarded for the other, ‘THE MINISTER TO ENGLAND-—-NAMES MENTIONED FOR THE POSITION. It is thought in usually well informed quarters here that the President may nominate Mr, E. W. Stoughton to be Minister to England. it is not at all likely that Mr. Fish will take tho place, though there has been | arumor to that effect, The President has said that ho would probably announce the nomination of a Minister to England to the Senate early next week. MRS, AVERY'S INTERVIEW WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL-—THE PARDON OF HER HUSBAND THE | OBJKCT—IMPORTANT PAPERS IN HER POSSES- SION. Mrs. Avery called upon the Attorney General, as was rumored here last night, ana her object was to enlist his :pterest on behalf of her husband, who js soliciting | a pardon from the President. She denies that she made any confession whatever, Ou the contrary, she insists that her husband is entirely innocent aud tas Deen bitterly persecated. She i not ready to ma! any statement as yet, and has not delivered ar papers whatever to the Actorney General. sent what documents she posseeses bearing on tho ca says, contain evidence which will refare almost every assertion réilecting upon Avery which was made by | General Henderson in the closing speech before the | jury at St, Lous. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. —_— i Wasuixatoy, April 21, 1876. THE SECRET SERVICE FUND-—-EXTRACTS FROM | THE TESTIMONY TAKEN BY THE COMMITTRE— | have beon a simple request on the part of tue Presi- WHITLEY’S RELUCTANCE TO PAY—UNEASI- NESS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL aT THE LEGALITY OF THE PROCERDING—UNCER- | TAIN CHARACTER OF THE PRESIDENTS ORDER—“‘LITTLE JOHNNY DAVENPORT” BE- YORE THE COMMITTEE—THE FRAUDS HE DISCOVERED IN NEW YORK AND THE MONEY | HE RECEIVED TO PREVENT THEIR CONTIXU- ANCE. The Committee on Expenditures in the Departmen: of Justice threw open their doors to the press and afforded an opportuaity to examine the testimony of | Colonel Whitley and ex-Attorney General Withams previously taken, Colonel Whitley, it exhibited to the committes receipts fur the money he had paid Mr. Davenport at different mes; the first payment, $5,000, was on the order of Mr. Akerman, ex-Attorney General Willams’ imme- | diate predecessor; he did not know what use Daven- port made of the money, only Davenport said be wanted | bo use It, ; Q@ Use it for what? A. Where it would do the most | vod. | @ In what respect? A. [could not say; thatis what he would say to me; I did not consider I had any Tight t question him on account of orders received, bat I could nos see what he did with the money; 1 paid him 40,000 in the fali of 1872 during the Presideutial | campaign independently of the $5,000 previously pard ov the order of Akerman, and I paid him $10,000 ail atone time, Ju the course of examination Whitley said he ob- \ 4 ply, | She has | to a place of safe keeping, These papers, sho | know to what use it would be put; Attorney General Wilhams told him he was directed to pay it by order of the President; be said to Williams that if Daven- port had @ right to draw any more money he ought to «raw it directly, and not through him; the Attorney General said it was the desire of the President that the money should be drawn in that way. Q. What reasons did Williams give for objection to | out of this money? A, I suppose because I ob- d; Lean not say positively; Ido not know that Williams know what it was to be used for. The witness thought Davenport, if be bad employed men, ought to have sent them | to him for payment; he could not tell whether the direction or order of tho Preset | ‘was verbally or in writing; Williams said he was over- ruled in the matter by tho President, and Williams | told him he thought that the monoy ought not to be | | paid out in that way, In answer to a question, the | | Witness said had not Davenport been a republican he ' | Would not have received the money in that way; they | did not deal with democrats politically: | @ State if you do not know that the money was used | for campaign and improper purposes in the election | there, A, Not of my own knowledge, because I was | | i | | | Rever-called on to spend # dollar of it in any way, | shape or manner, beyond paying 1t to Davenport. The | Witness said the money was not accounted for in the } department; there were in that department no receipts | from Davenport; he thought the committee would | find by examination that, in addition ty what he paid | | Davenport, the department paid him a large amount | of money for the same services he rendered in New | York, Q. Do you know what services? it was sometiigy in regard to the election. ness said he himself drew, in the space of four years, | trom 1871 to 1874 inclusive, from $125,000 to $140,000 and out of this he paid Davenport. He made returns from time to time of his own doings, but did not ren- | deracconnts of hia expenditures. His reports show that be employed men for detcetive purposes and these reports were made in justification of the expenditures, He was never requested to settle. They bad confidence in him and he reevived orders for the money drawn by Willams on the Pay Department. : ‘The following are extracts trom the testimony of ex- | Attorney General Williams relating to the payments of money to Davenport:— Q@ Did Luuderstand you to say it was Mr, Whitley | or Mr. Davenport that brought you the note from the President to pay the money to Davenport? A. Mr. Da- ‘venport. Q Do you know what has become of the note? A. Tam not able to state; I will say the President was ac- | customed to write on a card, sometimes on a little | plece of paper, any little communication that he wished to make me, and these communications were never preserved ; they were thrown away or destroyed. Q In addition to that you had a conversation with the President upon the subject? A. I had, sir, Q If I understand you, you objected to paying out the money because you thought it did not legitimately | come in yourdepaytment? A, No, not exactly that; IT d.d not want to pay out the funds beeause I did not ; know anything about the purposes to which these funds were to be applied, except irom representations A, No, but I think | The wit. | made to me by Mr. Davenport, and I was j not willing to allow him to have money upon his represemtations; at tho same time I was reluctant about paying the money, because I wanted this fund, as I thought, for many purposes, and | | all had to economize in every Way to make the appro- | priation meet the expenses ot the department; at the game time I did not consider that I might not use it in this way if, im my judgment, it was proper, and if the expenditure of this money in that way would tend to prevent frauds in elections or prevent crimes, Q When Mr. Davenport applied to you for this | money did he state to you for what purpose he wanted it? A. Yes, sir, that was distinetly understood all around between the President and myself and Mr. Davenport, | Q You refused until he brought youa letter from the President directing that it should be paid. Was it @ direction or a request? A. I will not be certain | whether he made an application to me in tho first | place for the money and I declined without further in- formation, or whether in the frat instance he brought | this note from the President, which was the first knowledge that I had that ho was to have any such | money: I cannot be certain about that, but I am | certain that tois note came, which I think con- | tained a request to allow Mr. Davenport to have | money for that purpose; subsequently, when Mr. Dav | enport came for money, I was reluctant about letting it go, and he saw the President and came back and | said the President thougnt that he might have more | money for that purpose, and so I allowed it to go in } that way. | Q Then the work was not just begun? If these fifty or one hundred books had accumulated they probably had been used in years previous in the elections? A. T think they wore all made by Mr. Davenport and his assistants; I think Mr. Davenport invented the system, | and have heard it remarked that the invention itself exhibits genius in that way; I have heard people speak | of the work in very enthusiastic terms, asserting that | Mr. Davenport is a great genius im the way of invent. | ing a system to prevent fraud, and also exbibits great | energy and skill in perfecting the system, Q Was that any part of his duty as un officer of the | government? A, I don’t think it was. Q Anybody else could have done that, except a com- missioner of olections, Was that the business of a supervisor of elections? A, I don’t think it is the duty of a supervisor of an election to prepare such a | work, showing a registration of the voters, but itis | made by law the daty of the supervisor, in case he | considers it necessary, to prevent frauds at clections, to | have made for him by his subordinates lists of the re- | gistered voters in each election precinct in his district, so that this, as I understand, was to be regarded as a substitute for those lists that the law re | quires the subordinates of the Supervisor to make, bu; 1 don’t undertake tu say that it was bis duty to make apy such book. Q@ Then this enterprise upon which Davenport | entered was a thing that the law did not require aim to | do under the offico that he beht, was it not? Is it taid own by law as one of bis duties? A, 1 do not under- stand that it was bis duty to do dt. | Q@ Did not you approve of this enterprise of his? | | A. I did not know anything about it. Q He told you—did he not? A. He did, but 1 was | not willing to act upon his representations, not until I hw learned from sources more satistactory to me that | he was engaged upon such a work; IJearned from the President, who, I understood, bad examined the | work, 7 Q Did you consult any other source than the Presi- | dont? A. I did not. @ Then you never ordered any money to be paid to | Davenport until he first brought to you a written order from the President? A, 1 did not, sir, | Where js that written order from the President? A. I don’t know, sir; I wi'l not say that it was a written order, a8 I cannot recoliect the phraseology; it may | dent, brought to me by Mr. Davenport, in which ho | spoke of this work and, [ think, requested me (I do not think he ordered me, but requested or indicated to | me a wish on his part) that Iwould furnish Mr, Daven- , | port some money with which to aid in the prosecution | | of that work, and it was im pursuance of that that I | altowed the first mouey to be paid. Q You doabted the propriety at that time of paying | that money to Mr. Davenport, did you not? A, [doabted | Upon sach information as I had, and I was reluctant, I say, to pay ont the money m that way, ast thought I | needed the money for other purposes. Q is that the only reason that you were reluctant to pay it oat,fihat you might need it for other purposes? | A. Those two reasons; I did cot regard it as an illegal | appears, | uge of the money. | @ / ‘That expense is not an expense recognized in the | | act of 1871, isit? The pay of the Supervisor and bis | | duties are all tixed by the act of 1871 A, Yos sir. Q Now, the making of books and the expenditure of $25,000 in making books 1s not an expenditure au- thorized to be made by the Supervisor of Elections’ A. Notatall, There is no authority in the law for making books, nor do I consider it one of his official duties to make the books, But if the making of the vooks would be a mode of preventing fraud and wou'd be more | economical to the government tuan the system pro vided for im the law then; I should consider that I | would have a right to pay for that work oft of the $50,000 which was to be expended according to my dis- cretion in suppressing and preventing fraud and crime. Mr. Joba I, Daveuport was then sworn amd testified that he was Clerk of the United States Circuit Court for the Southeru district of Now York aad Chief Super- | despateh at half-past twelve o'clock yesterday. | with General Grant probably tour or five times. | was - EW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. visor of Ele tions for the same district; has been » United Staies Commissioner since 1871; witness was asked as to hie politic: J testified that be had always: been a republican, Question by Mr. Cauliicli—Are you an active worker | forthe republican party? A. Tam not, except as fur | as to vote and take an interest m the imtegrity of the party, Tho witness, after further questioning, said ho had taken au interest so far aé to recommend men whom he thought should be voted for, My wiyice has sometimes been taken, and sometimes it has not, By Mr. Caulileld—Are vou the man who is known in New York as ‘Little Johnny Davenport?” A. Well, Tmay be; I won’t dispute the assertion, @ Areyouthe man who sent this despatch (show- ‘nga paper) tothe committee, intimuting that you know of circumstances which you could tell the com- mittee of? A. (After examining the paper) [sent this despatch. (The despatch is that which has ulready been published.) Q@ The Chairman of this committee received that Ttouna itio full in the Washington afternoon papers yesterday. Can you account for that? A. 1 do not kuow how the Washington papers get their news; 1 telegraphed that despatch, and I gave a copy of it to every news- paper correspondent who asked me for it, Mr, Daveuport then, in reply to interrogations, testi- fled that he was well acquamted with President Gran’ that he met bimti rst wien he. came East and took command of the United States Army; he (Daven- port) was on General Butler’s staff, in charge of tho scouts and spies, and he was necessarily brought into contact with the General of the Armies, Witness further testified that in the last eight years he had seen and conversed The witness wax then asked how he came to interest him- Sell so much in clection matters, and testified that in 1868 he discovered the most atrocioas frauds in New | York city; be consulted with members of the Union | League®, Club, of New York, and was ployed ‘by them to advocate the - legisla. | tion that was passed in 1870 and 1871, He then went on to explain that in the election of 1870 he discovered that frauds had been perpetrated and adopted a system of ally resulted in the © detection frauds; in pursuing this matter the witness had spent $10,000; he found he was beng impoverished, and he asked Colonel Bliss, General Arthur, General Sharpe, Mr. Murphy, Jackson 8, Shultz and other gentlemen of New York whether the government would not pay him for his efforts to detect ‘these fratds; in the summer of 1871 he wont to Long Branch to see the President, and explained to Genera; Grant the frauds he had discovered; he asked the Presi- dent whether some of the funds in the control of the Department of Justice could not be used to ‘pay him; the President was impressed with the plan submitted by the witness ‘to prevent frauds in elections, und said he would recommend the matter to the Attorney General; the witness received altogether $35,000, part of which came through Mr. Akerman and part through Mr, Williams; he never considered that thero was uny corruption in the matter, At this point tho committee adjourned until ten o’clock to. morrow morning. of THE BE! [AP IMPEACHMENT—MR. AND MRS. MARS! SUBPQ:INAED BY THE MANAGERS, ‘The impachment managers of the House have di- rected subparous to be issued for Mr. and Mrs, Marsh to appear in this city on Thursday next before the Court of Impeachment. This indicates that the managers yndulge in the belief that the Senate will overrule Belknap’s plea of want ot jurisdiction. E¥YORTS FOR THE PARDON OF AVERY AND MaA- GUIRE, A petition for the pardon of Avery and Maguire, signed by the Senators and members from Missouri, | was several days since received by tho President and reforred to the Attorney General, The latter has for- warded it to District Attorney Dyer for examinat:on and report. THE MARY MERRITT SCANDAL, SRCBETARY BRISTOW EXONERATED BY A LOUIS- * VILLE LAWYER. . Lovisvitixg, Ky., April 21, 1876, A Courier-Journal roporter interviewed Hon. Walter Evans, of this city, in refence to, the case of the bark Mary Merritt, about which Mr. Cate, of Wisconsin, offered a resolution in Congress, Mr, Evans said that there was nothing in Secretary Bristow’s connection with that case which was in tho slightcst degree im- proper, but, on the contrary, his sensitivencss a8 to | official propriety had resulted in greap injury to his (Mr. Evans) chents, Sr, Evans said the fuctsin the case are these:—The bark Mary Merritt was owned by | Mr. Murray, of Canada, wno bought her from Trico Brothers, of Hopkinsville, Ky., on a warranty, The bark waa seized and libelled in Wisconsin for a mero technical violation and then forfeited by decree. From the decree an appeal to the Supreme Court taken, and Trice Brothers employed Messrs. Foland & Evans, lawyers, to ob- tain a remission of the forfeiture. They visited Washington and offered Bristow employment in the case, he then holding no public office, Their prop- osition to him was declined, but Bristow introduced them to Secretary Richarason, Mr. Evans says this was done without compensation of promise thercof, and purely for friendship. Efforts before Mr. Richardson informer in the case. Subsequently, when Bristow came Secretary of the Treasury, application for a rem) sion was renewed, but Ke positively refused to act In tho case, placing his refusal upon the ground that he had already appeared in the case as described, Weiss sub- sequently, as Evans understood, made an affidavit stat- mg that he had been misinformed, and writing, in a prayer, that the application for remission should be granted, Evans lonrned that the remission was approved of by Mr. Conant, Acting Secretury of the Treasury, after examination into the cave by the did not succeed, owing to representations of Weiss, ¥ | | Solicitor of the Treasury. His chents never obtained the remisaion, nor have he and his partner received a cent for their services, Mr. Evans stetes distinctly | that Bristow was never attorney in the case and never received a farthing for his friendly service, and pro- nounces thir assault utterly groupaless and made for tnalicious purposes. BLAINE TO BE INVESTIGATED. Ixprawarorss, Ind,, April 21, 1876, Tho Ecening News calls upon Mr. Blaine to ask-an immediate investigation of the charge that he obtained $64,000 from the Union Pacific Railroad Company, and announces, upon sathority that, if he fails to do so, J.C. 8 Harrison, of this city, will go betore the Jadiciary Commitioe of the House, as government director of the road, and demand an immediate investi- gation of the matter, CROOKED WHISKEY. DESPERATION OF ILLICIT DISTILLERS IN KEN- | TUCKY. Lovisvite, April 21, 1876. The United States marshals have been active of late in arresting persons suspected of manutacturing crooxed whiskey. Those taken into custody belung to | w class called “Moonshinore,”” termed such becausi they distil “the erooked”’ by the light of Luna. In the main they are a very poor and ignorant class, who make the liquor principally for their own use, of this class have been brought to this city for trial All are desperate and will fight very readily, In one case Deputy United States Marshal Adair and a posse of soldiers left Lebanon for Brush Creek, Green county, to captare John Sweeney and his rons, ilheit distivers aod desperate acterr, When they arrived at Swoency’s house they found him and bis sons gone, and started back to they were fired upoa by Sweeney and hie sons, who wore in ambut he powxo turned upon the tugitives: and pursued them into the mountains. ety were injured by the shooting. Deputy Marshal rry, in attempting to arrest some of Sweeney's family, was fired on in like manner and badly wounded, Several days ago Joel D. Clayburn, special United States bailiff, arrosted an illicit distiller named Gent in Allen county, While escorting him along the road, with two aids, he was attacked by 4 party of twelve men, fired upon-and competied to give up his prisoner in order to make good his own escape and yave his life and the lives of his aids. LOUISIANA WHISKEY CASES. « New Onteans, April 21, 1876, Colonel John Cockrel!, Collector of Internal Revenue, was the first witness examined to-day in the crooked whiskey Cases. No startling developments were made, DELEGATES TO CINCINNATI ~Dasvan, Col., April 21, 1876, The Republican Territorial Convention yesterday se- lected delegates lo the National Convention at Cincin- nati, The delegation is headed by the Hon. Henry M, bans ore ts Tegarded as exceptivasily good, and is | rogistration which eventu- | these | Right | Leounon, After going a abort distance | None of the | A QUINTUPLE HANGING. FIVE MEN EXECUTED AT FORT SMITH, I. T.— THEIR CONFESSIONS—A SIXTH CONVICT RBE- PRIEVED, lavtie Rock, Ark., April 21, 1876. | Murshal Fagan received yesterday word from quite & ‘ number of prominent Indians that the frieads of Osear Sanders would attack tho fort and tight the Marshal be- fore they would permit him to be executed. Sanders belonged to a secret vrganizution of Cherokees, every member of which swears to live or die for his brother. Several times the friends of Sanders have attempted to interfere, but they were promptly met by the Mar- | Shal's force. A few days? since Oscar's brother was killed by an Indian Sheritf’s posse. Sanders made a statement protesting bis innocence. William Leach, the white man made a written stato- im relerence to the crime for which be was hung to day Isham Seuley lett a written statement that he was guilty, He said he killed Fanny's horse about mid- hight oge night avd round the old man ty bed. Ie called at the door and Funny admitted hun, when he wok an axe and bit him on the head, He did not die | at once and the murderer cut bis throat with a knife and then >tuek the kuife in his back and lett it the: Gibson Ishtanubbee, who was convieted of the same | erime with Is said he killed the colored woman, the cook ot Funny. Orpheus MeGhee left a statement in which he ad- mitted he was guilty of the crime charged. THE EXKCUTIO A special from Fort Smith by courier to Ozark, thirty- five miles distant, received late to-night, says in regard tw the hanging to-day :— “AIL six of the doomed men rose early this morning and ate hearty breakfasts, Soon after this a reprieve from the Proaident for Oscar. Sanders | was received, which left but tlve of tie doomed meu to suffer on tho seaffold, At forty-five minutes | past ten o'clock the guards formed and the pris- | oners were marched, heavily ironed, to the gallows, Leach, Ishtannebbee, MeGhee and Wilson made dying confessions All was quiet up to the last moment. At forty-eight minutes past eleven too trap was sprung aad the tive bodies dangled in the air, Wilson died iw | eight minutes, Sealey and Ishtanaebbee in nine, Leach ve instantly, Wilson's limbs twitched and he broke the crucifix from the ribbon attached to bis neck, hoiding it in a death grip. The bodies were then cut down and those whe hud | inten and Me friends were taken possession of by them, Leach’s re- | mains were given to his wile and Wilson's to the Catho- lie priest, ‘Tho crowd was orderly and quiet. There wero at least 7,000 spectators present, ‘There was one ucci- dental shot. Wilson urged all his triends to join the Cathgiic Chureh and meet him in heaven, The remarks of the Ind.aus were interpreted by an Indian, Leach forgave the Court and all his enemies. Mauy of Oscar Sanders’ Indian friends were present and were jubilant over his reprieve. WILLIAM. LAC wasa hardened criminal, although his face was quite Intelligent in appearance and gave no indicatio tle» perute character, His crime was brutal and cow- ardly. In March, 1875, he m named Watkins. Watkins und Leach, concealed bebin with both barrels of a double-barreiled shotgun, kins fell dead with twenty bullets in his body. Lea dragged the body of his victim into the bush, aud, after covering it with dry wood and leaves, set the pile 9 riding along the road, a tree, tired vn fire, About four weeks thereafter huuters pass- Ing tho spot discovered the charred bones of Watkins. His remains were identifled by several me- tallic articles which the fire had not consumed, such as his knile, the stvel batton of his tiddle bow and several buttons, Leach was suspected from the tirst, It was found that be was wearing Watkins’ boots and that he wus in possession of the dead man’s yun and pistol. Ho was arrested on suspicion. Fact after fact camo out, making a network of circumstantial evidence of the most extraordinary character, and leaving no doubt | of his guilt, and securing his ready conviction by tho | jury summoned to try him, AAKON WILSON | was a full-blooded negro. His crime was oxtremely | atrocious and cruel, having murdered an old man named Harris and his little boy, who were travelling through the Inuian Territory to Texas, He met them in the road and, without warning, shot Harris uead, he boy pleaded for his lite, but Wilson took the father’s pistol and shot him through the head, The murder was committed noar the Wichita agency. Next hesitation told the savayes what he had done, and offered to divide the spoils with them, consisung of a wagon and two mules and a lot of goods and provisions. ‘The Wichitas, Instead of accepting the offer, went to Fort Sill and informed the United States officials of the monstrous crime that had been perpetrated. Wilson was at ouce arrested, He laughingly led the way to the spot where he had concealed the bodies of his vic- tims. He waa convicted last January, He had served in the army five years, and was discharged a year ago, OSCAR SANDERS ; Wasa full blood Cherokee, aud, though a was one of the worst desperadoes in the the summer of 1875 he had a slight personal d: | with an ola man named Thomas H. Carlisle, a white man, who had married a Cherokee woman and raised up a family of half-breed children. The next day after this ditticulty with Sanders he was seated on his frout | gallery with his wife. Sanders was in company with | another young Cherokee, William Matters. They rode | through'the open gateway up to the gallery, and as | Carlisle was ‘about to speak they drow their iatols and fired, instantly killing the old mao, ‘he horror-stricken wife fled with her children to tho closest neighbor and gave the alarm, When the neighbors arrived it was found that Sanders and Mat- ters had rifled the house, taking away $1,500 in Na- tional Cherokee Ser, Sanders even appropriating | Carlisie’s shoes, they being 1ound on bis feet two days | afterward when he was captured. Matters resisted the efforts of the officers who attempted his arrest and waskilled. The afflicted wile of Cartisio was delivered of a child the night of ber husband’s murder. Sandors was convicted on the te-timony of her children. ORPHEUS M’GHER was a savage looking Choctaw and was a well known desperadv, His brothers Dave and Charles and his | brother-in-law Moses Horner were also bad men, ‘The all lived on a farm and ranch in common, near Bx depot, Choctaw Nation. There had been ‘a Jong stani- ing feud between them and two brothers named Will | am and Robert Alexander, white men. Ou the 20th of April, 1875, the body of Robert Alexander was found in the road, ‘riddied with bullets, The MeGhees and Horner openly boasted that they had killed Alexander, Charles was Killed In the effort to effect their oapture. Moses Horner was killed in the same way. David McGhee was tried and acquitted, while Orpheus was | | made to suffer the just penalty of his crime, SEALY AND ISUTANURAER were the most desperate of ali the six unhappy culprits. Four years ago, near a little place ealled Stonewall, im the Chickasaw Nation, they murdered an old Choctaw medicine man pamed Funny and his mistress, a | colored woman known as “Mason.” The assassins called at Funny’s house late one evening and asked to stay all night, which request was granted. About mid- night they perpetrated their foul crimes. Fanny head was crashed with an axe while he was sleeping, and Mrs. Mason was beaten to death with an old gun-barrel, which prop | against the ‘door of The object had = been used to the cabin, nothing beyond some clothing and arms. time the murder was wrapped in profound mystery, and all efforts to discover the perpetrators proved un: a ee jaily, however, Ishtanubbee having con- fided his secret to a woman named Kitsie Cobb, the officers of the law got on the right track and arrested the men who had put such a melancholy end to Funny, and (heir ignominious death on the gallows to-day was the sequel. THE APACHES. NO SUPPLIES ON THEIR RESERVATION—THE INDIANS REQUIRED TO &TARVE PEACEABLY OR BE KILLED VIOLENTLY. Wasitixotos, April 21, 1876. ‘The Secretary of War has transmitted to the House information that the Apaches at Camp Bowie, Arizona, have broken away from the reservation there and are and stolen some cattle; also, that the Apaches aro Jeaving Canada-Alamosa, and are stealing cattle because there is no food or supplies for the Indians atthe | agencies, and they must leave or starve. There is no game ip the country, and the military are prohibited from issaing provisions to Indians, General Pope, who furnished the above information, says the cavalry in that region are im the fleld, but ably or be killed violently. A despatch from General Schofield reports tho killing of two men by Chiricahua Indians, and their pursuit by told, of Arizona, be- out, ‘The Commissioner of Indian Affairs submits an esti- Mate of $50,000 for the purchase of subsistence sap- phes for the above named Indians, in order that they may return to their reservations. JEWELL FOR PRESIDENT. MEETING OF THE CONNECTICUT DELEGATION TO THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. New Haven, April 21, 1876. The Connecticut delegation to the National Repuab- lican Convention met at the New Haven Mouse to-day. Fesented, No formal vole was taken as to the pre- tation of a candidate for the Presidency, bat nterchange of opinion developed the fact that the delegation is substantially a unit in favor of the nomination of Postmaster Jewell, and his name wili doubters ve presented to the convention. Arrangements were also made relative to ‘he ume and manner of leaving New York for onau. MASSACHUSETTS STATE CONVEN- TION. Woncesten, Mass, April 21, 1876, Atthe republican caucuses held hero this evening ‘Wore elected to the State Convention. Three of the wards for Bristow in resola- tions, A the from the other | wards are te favor : w ge Sune! ment about his carly life, but declined to say anything | day Wilson went to the rescrvation, and without any | of tho crime was robbery, but the murderers secured | For a long | going toward Tulerosa, having killed several persons | have only power to force the Indians to sturve peace. | Eleven of the twelve delegates were present or rep- | {Dom Pedro Nearing the Rocky Mountains, NEW SURPRISES. | A Pause Contemplated at the Metropolis, ee HONORS AND COURTESIES DECLINED, oocpeannarieuanine Cir ne, Wy. T., April 21, 1876, The Emperor meta gentleman here who speaks. Spanish, and bad a long talk with him through the window of the railway carriage relative to the ecom- parative beauty of the Rio Janeiro Bay and the Bay of San Francisco, The Mayor of San Francisco, wishing to tender @ military reception to the Emperor, has telegraphed to the HERALD correspondent asking if His Majesty Would accept an invitation. The proposition was declined by the Emperor, with thanks, ‘The Emperor will stop to-morrow at Salt Lake City, desiring to witness the religious ceremonies of | the Mormons, On Sunday he will proceed to San | Francisco. ‘There was a large crowd collected at the station here when the train arrived. It was very well be- | haved. The Emperor was surprised to see a city so far West, where he had expected to meet only buf faloes and Indians, He looked in vain to see the latter present themselves, Governor Thayer, executive chief officer of the Territory of Wyoming, was privately presented to Dom Pedro. MILITARY SERENADE AT LARAMIE CITY—THE EMPEROR NEARING THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS— CURIOUS CRowDs. Lanamik Crry, Wy. T., April 21, 1876. The band of the Second regiment of cavalry ten- dered the Emperor a musical reception by telegraph, which His Majesty graciously accepted, Dr. Macedo thanked the commander of Fort Sane ders, General Palmer, in the name of the Emperor for the courtesy shown him, The Rocky Mountains, which are now boldly viss ble, are covered with masses of snow, and the Em. peror finds the scenery beautiful. Great crowds are found collected at all the st» tions, and they show great interest in the foreign potentate and his suite, CONGRESS AND DOM PEDRO. WasuivGroy, April 21, 1876. A few days ago the Houso passed a resolution direct. ing the Committee on Foreign Affairs to consider and report what action, if any, should be taken to enable the President properly to receive and entertain the | Emperor of Brazil on his visit to this city, As the Emperor has repeatedly declared his wish to travel like a private gentleman, thus avoiding public displays, the committee next week will report this fact to the House, without recommending that any arrangement be made of the character contemplated by the resolue tom LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS, SPECIAL CONVENTION OF THE ¥RATERNITY IN BOSTON--A STAND AGAINST FURTHER REDUC- TIONS AND A REQUEST YOR AN IMMEDIATE INCREASE OF PAY—A GENERAL STRIKE CON« ‘TEMPLATED. Bostox, Mass., April 21, 1876. The locomotive engineers throughout the country aré earnestly contemplating a resistance to any further re ductions of pay, with an increase of cares and duties, and it is not unlikely that an early strike for the resto- ration of former wages may be inaugurated. An im- portant special convention of the fraternity | was held im this city to-day, which was pre- sided over by P. M. Arthur, Grand Chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of the United States and Cunadas, assisted by L. B. Greene, F. G. A. E., and W. B. Thrall, 8, @. A. E, The following railroads were represented by delegates from the different si)-divisions:—Boston and Albany, Bos ton and Providence, Boston and Lowell, Boston and Maine, Fitchburg, Old Colony; Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg; New York ana New England, New York and New Haven consolidated lines, Housatonic, Connecticat Valley, Connecticut River, Hartford, Providence and Fishkill, Providence 1 Worcester, Norwich and Worcester; Boston, Barre Gardiner; Worcester and Nashua; Portland and Og- densburg; Mune Central, Grand Trunk, Connecticut Western, Stonington, Cheshire, Passumpsic, Central Vermont and leased lines. The meeting was called for the purpose of consiering the rate of pay now received by the engineers o! w England, which was fully dis ussed by the convention, aiter which the following resolutions Were unanimously adopted:— Wherens we. the locomotive engineers of New England, after due consideration, are of the opinion that the compen= | nation now received by us is inadequa | with the rate of pay in other parts of that upon many of the rowd: already been n and usuges which are ene tirely uajust, dering the rem mm therefor, and ia | addition to the constans inerease of our care and responsls dent to the continued inereaxe ot railroad businesd he safety of the tra immediate cons: nee 1 tlspontt nd not in keeping try: and fute ES ‘ v bore In maxny ours of service and denying ws many heretofore, reducing the pay and increasing the respanall itles indirectly, and fn many ways taxing the strength of men to such anextent that those of the titutiony wonld break down under their weight ta es and be obliged to retire from the service; theres Resolved, That we, the locomotive engineers of the Ne England States, are’ unaniinously and unalterably tonny further reduction In our pay and all unjust, exacts anonte of the railroad officials, and will use od ef ame, and we would respecttully request vies to take into consideration the sul increasing our compensation at the earliest possi ment; and Resolved, That we protest against soxetbor with its rh railroad comp: the cares | continent, |THE SPAULDING COURT MARTIAL, QUEER BOOKKEEPING IN THE NAVY PAY OFFICE, | Sax Fraxciaco, April 21, 1876, In the Spaulding court martial to-day Joseph Craw. ford, clerk of the Navy Pay Office, testified with regard to the relations of John 0, Hanscom, Farwell & Co, and J, E. Delamontagnie with the Pay Department; that the amount on the certificate book, purporting te be due Hanscom from the Lith of September, 1874, ta the Ist of January, 1875, was $155,960 82, while the amount actually dae, as shown on the ook, was $45,000, re were Hanscom and Farwell & Co., as shown on the book, between Jannary 1, 1875, and August J amounting to $287,159 85, while the requisit only calls for $37,000 as due The shows that cer tex amounting to $187, issued to Delamontaguie irom July 1, 1874, to 1, 1875, while the amount really peg ene ‘This corroborates the statewents of knew nothing of the number @ certificates standing | in bis name and of Delamontagnw to the same effect. i fs se atid E z i WANTS A BILL OF PARTICULARS, Bostox, April 21, 1876. posed to be passing under a cloud in consequence of some of the past and pending naval investigations, 1 corkian vtyle, He has recently commanicated with the OUNETY ¢ » recuctions have Mr. Hanscom, the Naval Constructor, who is supe _ ‘endeavoring to fortify himself for defence in tree Bab commodore of the Boston yard: instructing of ordering — if {