The Sun (New York) Newspaper, April 2, 1872, Page 1

— EAR, aa ——= TIIRTY-NINTH Y THE ROBESON FRAUDS, _—— More Important Testimony Before _ the Investigating Committee. FALSE REPORTS OF THE PROV: Nas, Contracts Mado aud Drawn Up by Order of Robeson. SECAME ANGRY, Cloar Ev dence that Robeson Knew he was Payins $93,000 in Defianes of Law. WHY MR. KI IMPORTANT DOSUMENTS Wil sain Robeson Declares that he Does No Know Where They Are. Special Despateh to The Wastinoton, Apr 1=—The Robeson Ine yostigating Cominittee resumed its duties this evening, the appointed hour being 7 o'clock Promptly at that time Mr. Dana, acc panied by Mr. Willard Bartlett, his counsel, entered the room. Five minutes later Secretary Robeson entered, armed — with a huge package of papers, and attended by afriend. Gov. Blair, Chairman of the Com- mittee, was the neatto put in an appearance. Secretary Robeson unrolled his package and handed the Chairman a bulky document, which the Chairman in turn handed to Mr, Bart- lott, who was soon buried in its con- tents. Among the spectators were ex- Chief of the Bureau of Construction, John Lenthal, Mr, Wilson, Master Machinist Wash- ington Navy Yard, U. & W. H, Secor, New York, and others. Ataquarter past seven them bers of the committee were all present, and the proceedings began. FALSE HEPORTS BY TELEGRAPH. Mr. Bartlett called the attention of the mittee to an inaccuracy in some printed reports of his remarks at the lust meeting. He ‘Was represented as « that if he was com. pelled ty rely on legal testimy contd not make out his case, He den this remark or any th The Chair said he « ® remark, and « place too much relian: been published, COL, WOOD'S TESTIMONY NOT ALLOWED pannounced the decision of the question pending at the fast the admission of Col, Wood + Ys regarding statements made to hin by the late Simon Johnson, that such evidence could not be properly admitted, Com. Case, CL ofthe Bureau of Ordnance, was the firat witness called. He testit that he signed the contract for the two en for torpedo boats by the personal order and direction of Secretary Robeson; that he (wit- fess) did not select the parties or fix the price ordeterming asto the size, power, or Anish of the engines. The contract was brought to b »plete, and he was ordered to sign it. He did not advertise for proposals. Fowler whovl 4 patented article, was to be used in one of these boats, Witness did t recollect the law. p hibiting the use of such patented articles incom: nection with marine articles except upon th a al of a board of The Fowler wheel was such a board The Treason was ratood nt to adverts stores, with which he classed the gines ond the other appurtenances of the tor- pedo boats. The contracts for the iron to be sed on these bouts were signed by the witness in the same manner, having previously been PRLVAKED HY SECKETARY KODESON. Witno 9 did not know the contractors, nor Ax the price, He considered it his duty to obey all orders of the Secretary, On cross-exanination d that h it. ainly had not heard such d Mr, Bartlett not t on the reports that had had used adjournment, testime nes al engineers mined by contract, na never ex prior to the witness did not advertise law ashe itdid not require the Depart ordnance by Secretary Robeson, he said that he regarded the torpedo boats as experiments, He thought the Howier wh was a good one, and if it suceeded it would work « revolution in propellers, One reason why the contracts were made by the Secretary was that witness had found complications with the othe bureaus, and had preferred that the whole snould be controlled by their common chief, JUDGE SERGEANT AGAIN, Mr. H. A. Goldsborough, Chief Clerk of the Hureau of Construction and Repairs, sworn: He was Chief Clerk in IM. Had seme sation with M Jains, I hal then about th Saw the Secretary's order to pay them, Kemember that $000 was paid to Se n 180, ‘There was a deticiency in the bur for (he year ending June, 1871, of one million ahalf dollars, Will examine my books and be prepared to testify defnitely about this to-mor- tow night Mr. Hortlett submitted a bill for $23,000 for Hight and Sunday work on the Weehawken, and asked when it was ordered paid Mr, objected that this warnot one TA® SUN's items. Mr. Hartlett said that it wos one of the Secor ‘There may be Mfty Seror claims mittee has decided to hear test mony at present only on the specific changes of Taw SUN, This had nothing to do with the charges ayainst the Secretary The Chalrman—Hf a charge for stealing a horse is advanced, it may be proper to prove that the man was present wh horse was stolen, I 1 the general this bill ls @ proper vatter for investigation By My Archer—Is this the only claim for extra work that bas been presented at your bureau by Sec Auswer—Subsequent to Iwoitis, ‘There might have been b is for extra prior to thattime, Of that Edo not know CLEAR RVIDENCE OF FRAUD. Win H Allen sworn: Was formerly ebief clerk of the Bureau of Steam Engineering. Wasa pointed hy Mr, Welles. until August, 1 Serve While Mr. Shock was acting as Chief of Bureau tn the absence of Mr, King in 1899 or early in 1820, a package of papers were referred to the bureau by the Secretary, They were a report of aboard on the ro lain the same report that hus been sworn to here, I sald they did not belong to our biireau and should be ere rod elsewhere, They were evi¢ ent there by mistake, Mr.Shock told me over and make areport. Tdid so, The amount was about $45,000, I mado a statement calling the Secre- tary's attention to the law? of Iss settling these claims, and gave them to Mr. Schock. Don't know what he did with them. Next day I spoke to Mr, Lenthal about the matter, and told hun what Thad done, After Mr. King veturned, he eame tome and brought me my letter to the Decretary, He seemed to be VERY ANOKY ABOUT 11 Tdon't know anything else about the claims It was my opinion that the law of a3 prevent ed the Secors from making any further claims Accompanying the papers was a letter written Wr Mr, King, in which Le said tbat those claims had wot been considered by the former Board, of which he vas a member, I can't remomber what Mr. Lenthal said when I spoke to him about the matter. I believe he said something about knowing of the exist- once of the law of 188, I never knew of a con: tract for an engine during the war that was not aocompanted by specifications in the most minute details. By Secretary Robeson—The contracts for en- ines during the war were not always advertised In the papers, but apectfications were sent around and bids invited from all the builders, ‘The witness had had no communication with ‘Tne Sun, nor had he furnished that paper any information of any kind. By Mr. Archer—Do you know where the papers in the Marchand Board should he found? A. ‘They should be in the department proper. TERESTING CONVERSATION dshorough stated that he found the of the board in the Bureau of Construc- Mr. Pape tion Mr. Arthur They should have been tn tho de- partment proper. Secretary Robeson The report ts printed. The Chairman That is the report, but where are the papers the board acted upon? Secretary Robeson-1 don't think they bad any papers. The Chairman -Oh, all the witne ak of frrntehil that board a great many paper me ary Kobeson Ah, TP had forgotten that perhaps they were sent to Congress Mr. Archer wouldn't likely records of the Department The Secretary he and held a tone, explataly: quired, rey send the ¢ approached the Chairman muwith him in an under. the absouce of the papers re- nversat ‘The committee then adjourned until to-mors row evenitg. — THE COMMITTEE OF ONE. Au Fxomination Relative to Gratz Nathan's dedve Cw ke Me. Pare » Suspicions: wel J. Pid ‘The Judiciary Committee met yesterday afternoon in the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Mr. Samuel J. Tilden was the Judiciary Committee. Before the proceedings the committee had a friendly chat with Judge Cardozo and his coun- sel, Mr, Owen, Mr. Parsons heartily shook hands with Judge Cardozo, to whom be, as the pr cutor on the part of the Bar Association, ts re- markably friendly. Mr. Tilden (poking please to call the roll Mr. Parsons--The clerk i for the found, however. Mr. Tilden -L want to say a word to the steno- erapher before Leommence work Mer ns—The etenographer te not here. his nose)—The clerk will not here, Jerk, who could not by Mr. Tilden” Where are the other members of he cominittes ? CALLING THE ROLL. Mr. Parsons 1 don't know Mr Tiiden- Somebody miust call the roll, Stippose you de tt a Well, tr, Prince, Not here, Mr s Mr. Vedder, Mr Pildon Not her Mr, Parsons Me Hill F‘Vildon— Not ti secon Mr. bis r. Tilden Not hee Mr. Pav Mr. Nil Mr. Tilden Not hey Mr, Par Mr, Stratan Me Thien Mr. Stalin ia somewhere ro: here bat Ldoa't think he'll attend: the sesi Betta THE COMMITTEE OF ONE. Mi. Parsons (lity y-Well, than, you are “ i ri Mr Tit nalloo all the thine) ry Cone ves es ju Polk ft Are your witnesses here ¢ Mr. Vars ons” Yes. sir, Mr. ‘lilden= Well, then, we may just as well go on now Hove exude Fullerton, counsel for Judge fi fo, entered Mr. ‘Filden (shak 1 ith him) know the reason Why you didnt come the host thin You went out to dinner; you thought you couldn (put off your dite coment udge Fullerton (laug That's it, but Tilden No, E won THOSE BANK ACCOUNTS, Mr. Robert Yelverton was ented mpon the 1.He testified a» tothe statement of Nathin x bank account whieh was pub SUN some time ago, that in his ayments f ratz Nathan to “0 W » by ‘ardozo Now Mf loane Mr. Yelver he drawn by pills which e¢ h have been loaned Gratz Nathan or h Trans to Nathan, with exception of two each of ele); and thet allin all, fe f hecks were ad Cardoze drawn by Judge Cardozo thirty-one of which were e al amount of these did not and only two of them were forao i AMOUNts as ® Mr Yelverton also said that the choeks Which are charged to Cardozo do. net appear 2 Nathan's account as deposited by bin, but ap= pear to have been drawn in bills, so that corre sponding amounts of bills were deposited in Judge Cardozo's avcount PREVIOUS TESTIMONY, Mr. Parsons called attention to the fnet that Gratz Nathan had previously te Pthu ! contd not specify a stagle loan te Judie Cardoso, or say thay any of the bills that went i to Judge Cardozo were eithes loans by hin ot repayments of loans te him; that from the tine he began, us he expressed it," to receive patr age from Judze Cardozo,” he Was caretul to keep Judge Cardozo's naine outot his check ook, and te ha Iohis transactions in bill His cheeks the larger part of the tine, he said. had by whi Wiile the pre Mareh 0, 1540, count of ehe Nathan said. that that interval uld be obtained he supposed he loore cheens of checks taken out of the eheck-book, ns now mentioned the significant circumstance that one of the larger checks, the bills drawn on which went to Judge Cardozo, was dated March 1, 1570, and that the examination of the check= biok which comm March 18, 1890, showed that the first stub-paw pon which should have been entered a check dated Mareh 18, 15:0, had been tern out 4HE FIQURES IN THE BUN Mr. Parsons ub attention te the markable funres In iar statement pr ed in Tie Sos. Ane LIM, Nathan drew on hi for $425, Aug. 1, IN, the very a doy, Judse Cardozo deposited in his bank #42) 1k, Pit, Nathan drew $Ligi. dan. dy. the xt day, Cardozo deposited 31158: Sept. le Nathan drew $1,017.50, 1s, thre laier, dudge Cardozo deposited £1,017, exactly 00 cent Wess) Get, 25 Nathan drew P45, Oct. 25 Judge Cardozo deposited #265; Ang. Vi, IMO, Nathan Leow $5005 sy the With, tw Ve later, Judy Cardozo deposited $8,700; one day In, Decer Nathan drew €1.0%), Judge Cardozo deposi the vay eduy #150 N17 Nathan drew vis the next day, Judge Cardozo ‘reed that It would be te explain tacts away, ¢ has been proved that all th . fisariably drawn and deposited in bar Ms. t 5 o'ctock, Mr Tilden adjourned 4 (ursday, at WA, Me. when the Cardozo Mecunn cases are to be taken up. When ask py Tie orter for information respecting the procecdings, Judge Cardozo said that the Har Association had succeeded in neither of the two point Liey had attempted to prove, neither morn had gone into Nathan's a yin at Nethas's money had passed into bil ount — Abolishing Uneless Onicrs. WAsHINeTOy, manifested their es Inforimers April L-The House to-day Wemnation of the present system <tlve# and moleties in the In Y Parsing, by over two-thirds ig Mercure bill aboliehing them, Mr ed (his; but the House was ig earhest aud rder in St, Louls, April L—An altercation occurred ctween Barney Kai aborer superintendent of some public ‘avenues, Ip the ‘@ terrific blow o1 1 i) (ong the skull bod Kiting Bit Sr, Louis, this moruing and Kou Th Last aight Labor Various sagen ittee. trom the Hal Reform delegat 2 met iy Demilt aud Wweted President Prosideuts, Janis Degiin ani caries, Johis Kuvisand thos Mestervou: Treasurer, Usury 8: Mul i CON PROBABLY NO RCTICUT ELEC oo NEW TION, CHOICE BY TR Proris Reformers Pot —Hartford City Klecting a It Mayor-The Temperance Men Only Labor 1,000 Votes Hartrorp, April 2.—The electon to-day passed off quietly, and from present appearancer nothing like a full vote was polled, There were four State tickets in the field, headed by R. D. Hubbard, Democrat ; Marshall Jewell, Pepubll- can; Francis Gillette, Temperance; ahd A. Re Harrison, Labor Reform. The votes cast for the Temperance ticket even, probably for the most partdrawn from the Republican party, while the Labor Reform votes were about equally drawn from both parti ‘The Liberal Republicans gener voted for the however, regular stayed away from the polls, ly worked at nominations, nd Many, did & large number of Bourbon Democrats, who were dissatisfed with the liberal platform. the still more Iberal candidates of thelr party. The returns recelved up to this hour (2 A, M) not indicate a victory for either side, In probability there is no election of Governor by THE LATEST RETURNS. Returns from 124 Hubbard, 943%; Gillette, 1,142; Jewell’s majority over all, 621, wns give Jewell 96, Jewel's gain Against the fleld compared with last year, 519. In %3 towns the Republicans have a net four Representatives, stand as wellas last year—13 to 4 do all 3705 Harrison, 284. as of ‘The Senate will certainly with a go od chance of being 14 to 7. It looks now as if Jewel may have been elected by the people. New London county, with one town lacking gives Jewell 5451, Hubbard 4,658, Gillette 218. Windham county, Jewell 3,005; towns to hear from majority. except two towns, gives Hubbard, 114; Gillette, 0. The add about 60 to Jewel's Fatrfeld county gives Jewel! 6,01, and Hubbard 6,000, Smith P. Glover (Rep.) 1s elected Senator in the Ele- venth District by fe elected Sheri. In Hartford county elocted Senator from th Russell (Rep.) is retlecte plurality. a large vote. Leeds Ul Charles J. Cole (Rep.) First District by Sheriff plurality, and Aga B. Woodward (Rep,) ts elected in the Twelfth District, m.) is un by In Hartford city the Republicans elect Henry Robinson all their city tick of sev Mayor, by over 6 majority, a nd . and also carry five wards out en In Middlesex county the Republican Sheriff ts probably elected, The Democratic Senator from the Bighioonth Distriot (a gain) and Repu Lican Senator from the Nineteeuth Disiict are ted UNDER THE Wie - Avother Democratic Cireus iu Hrookiva jiow Moss) Mebaughl Kingmaster Whipped In the Board of Aldermen, At the meeting of the Brooklyn Board of Aldermen yesterday afternoon, Street Commis: sioner Purey was present in his usual place, be- ide the President's desk, and tn front of the assembled Aldermen, Alderman Clancy, of the Fifth Ward, moved that the e: 4 Aldermal whose se Was cont Court of tby aM App to have the verd t aside of t onngelin, b leventh Wa: taken tot etaiving t itl i nt se of Mr. Poster, rd b he he in. ring to cateh the eve h notion was lost, When the Note Was so announced Fury flushed up, and ervously twitching his hat, beckoned to Alders han Nolin. “Phat gentleman responded by tak- ing ach mgeide the master of nonies. He Ms 1 attentively to what Furey had to ayoend then went t his head, Alderm others Were int Kk to his seat seratehi ng 0 Raber, Boland, Connolly and n beckoned for by Furey, ir whose "D- ft toh-, why did you yote t ways made them succumb, When Furey ly given them his orders, he took a position be Hind the bale of the Alderman from the Fot When eserything was ready Alderman Clay who had taken the President's chair, looke wa H At this signal r a the ian neider. the Hf ! frou what L thins A eost the elty to have t pores rt Corporat ‘ounael int Mr. Furey ret denwaciations aud Taylor, iver Pures veal on yet at ieut snd} therefor Aldermen Jun they had ever witne ctafors this master heor vat of the great Gi move that jon, whieh was carried immediately on hetn mil 1 to his sea of Alderm 1 the prove end 1K ding as t wip Furey meated 01 he A sudde May Change ty Ne from ihe Wee dD. The Demo Doken met last ey the nomination for nit The Hambui wish to make wpulent Jin a re FOBENS CHARTER Upserting t jon A Dry viet. rutie City Couvention of He ug. The Mayor, A ed that the nomination: Reed, steamship docks, arose and first otter le by ballot claloMver at t aid rk, L wish to nomin business w bem Schmersehl unanimous, Chatrina Anint when BV. Curran iri into fori 2 two eH Patriek O'Garra tm in order that every nounced that the € 1 ball Hidates r number of yotes would be the ca IVs ont of order, J baliot for Mayor was th Besson raahi,é; Major John elved 7 votes nga, 45 seule nventi and according iving the highe Hidat Delega Jed ELECIION is was adopt wT ate n taken, Mayor ere on to est ved te go Into open ballot, but Bischoil, a Germ him by getting an an batlot be a secret one: A formal halter when BE, V¥ Hoos Mayor Sehinersabl 7 declared Mr, Bess tas Us wit Mr. Bischotf's Te was evident th wrong, and that the W the norl A motion to make th artied, With but on Convens how his ha delegate, cheekmat eudment carried that t revelyed 13 votes i Votes, and the Chairn: of the Conve om itatir dissent t there was somethi £ Mayor 0 go Into op euril when move ny the beard, that th dal HWeity oficers Chutena Mtr a ed he hen taken for Mayor, ud mn ay king (he nomination you A Cerwin H'witl vote the ticket Dut you ¥e Inet tue election to the Demoeratie partys n> ‘ Fane Ait hose it favor of recobs|dettnge the Caren y of the delegates standing Up) tie oted Was declared curried, O'Garra renewed his motion to go into open ballot Chairman Cu Itcan't be reconsidered except by + twoothirds vote ps by re War not a two-thirds vote on the Maye Aderatiods Chairman Corran then put the motion, ond it was lost, there being only seven votes in favor, O'Gara Lmove tu reconsider the last wetion in refer: once to the Mayor. Major Ic rom the wet distrlet—L'm In javor of wainng nm sure ein favor of Selim In uhout ait ond reaular Dall Mayor, ed, havi Convent pila, City T Clerk; Andrew Melthargy, Assessor Clark aud George sluners, th pasurer Krollinan, move that w 1 was then taken fc tn credit ented pominated Win nineiiman Genyer, € Hector, dohn and’ Messrs. Christapl daktey, Wator Cor ad. J~You don't get ua down on the oF f not r ballot,” H ity A her alt= YORK, SDAY, APRIL THK GREAT CON “1KACY, The Arrest of Aati-Admin!.ccttoe AT a 6n Chargos of Whiskey Frauds Porpetr ite! jn INOS Davenport Karning Superintn- dent Kelso's Place. As foreshadowed exclusively in Friday's Sun, the Grand Jury of the U, 8. District Court have found indictments in the whiskey cases which attracted so much attention some years ago, in connection with the fugitive de- faulter, ex-Collector Bailey. When impanelled, the Grand Jury were Instructed by Judge Blatch- ford to Investigate charges of corruption against Government officers, and to inquire into the locking up of gold by nattonal banks, Instead of doing this, they took cognizance of old reve- nue casos, and have found Indictments which ablo Inwyers say are barred by the statute of lim- itations, and absolutely worthless. ‘They turned aside from the gigantic frauds, the notortous venality and blackmailing operations of officials in the New York Custom House, all of which are of recont date; and to divert public atten- tion from the thieves, they revamped the old story of whiskey frauds, and found bills against men who long ago retired from the business of distillation, and who had sent some of the wit- nesses against them to State n or the pent- tentiary for perjury. THE AUTHORS OF THE PLOT. Marshal Murray says thy the principal actors in this game are believed to be John I. Dayen- port, Assistant District Attorney De Kay, and a notorious sneak thief, The two former, acting under the authority of Gen. Butler, manipulated the Grand Jury. Marshal Murray further says that he has proof that the sneak thief was Informed of the plot, but he incautiously blabbed the secret, till it reached the ears of the persons to be indie ong whom were two well- known oppe of Gen, Grant—ex-Dis'riet Attorney Courtney and ex-Marshal Murray him- self. They nipped the conspiracy tn the bud by appealing to Judge Davis, who refused to draw ils t them. Nearly all the eh: ; placed. In} the ‘hands of the sn soon after presenation. Davenport and De Kay were formerly on the staff of Gen. Butler, an owe thelr present positions to his influence. SAM PIKE AND OTHERS INDICTED, About forty indictments have been found by the Grand Jury, Nearly all of them relate to old whiskey cases, and in no instance has a bill been found against Custom House officials for bribery, Judge Hiatchford, Samuel N! 1 millionaire of opera house pulter, Simon Herman, the and Joseph Finlay have been removing whiskey from ond street in April, 1868, on tax had not been paid, alleged to have be in Vorty-se the Govern! HH. Craig, formerl; Ottiwell, the well- i Craig is charged with receiving a bribe of $2,000 8 revenue offic and John D. suncilman. Mr. to allow the removal of four thousand gal Hourbon from a distillery, and the indictment againet Ottiwell alleges that he caused a large quantity. of whiakey to be taken fron his distil; 7.in twenty-fourth street for the purpose of defrauding the United States. Each of the defendants gave ball in $5,009 before Commis- sioner Shields yesterday. 4 ad by counsel, and t ortance to the dictinents em A DEEP-LAID PLAN of the President's frlends to fenness of his adminiatration his supporters in the the Stat ‘ison. said that oehm, a ons of ey seemed to. a charges. ‘They all say that Fup the rote some of from 1 The story Batler with th Hot is dented District-Attorney De Kay. He in- reporter yesterday that the G ral had nothing whatever to do with it, and that every statement to the contrary it without foundation, Mr. Courtney and Marshal Murray have received positive information on the sub- Ject from trustworthy sources, and they are making an investigation which they think will conclusively show that Gen. Butler had a hand in the business. Mr. Murray tx also of opi that ex-Collector Tom Murphy had something with the plot, A number of arrests are ade to-day, ‘The partios Will be br befe sner Shields, and will b quir Hin $5,000 In each ease ——— THE BLIAS SUITS ' of Bales of Watches A Blacknnile » Visit to the Metropolitan a Fight stopp by Court Oficers, ‘The Geneva Wateh Company examination nat Jefferson Ellis H. Elias was resumed yesterday aftern Market before Justice Ledwith testified as follows: 1 believe Henry P. Kling hi nothing to do with the Geneva Wateh Company M, Ellas acts as one of the proprietors. John W. Ellas haa bothing do With the store, Ihave seen iivolcrs of BALES OF WATCHES, ade by the leading watch manufacturing com tode out in my brother's name, Willtauy M, Bilas, Heal | kuow of his having aby thing to"do with the Genova Wateh Company, od part of the watcher tat were purchased from the Waltham Vat Conpeny, and from Glles, Wal 20, Malden la My vrother told me he tie Dilla for aglil of Strasbouirgh & Co., from whom Thitny nrchene watches thy knowledge of watches, and T have worked seven years, I say that all the watches tn tore of the Geneva Watch Company are solid gold or silver. L also. know that the could hasea in ther store In the elty for leas than b Houble the price Charged for thein by the Geneva Watch Company. AN UPROAN IN Count, ned by Mr. Howe lock at the Metre represented hit fst. He told tne that a the dollar store for theft, we Ang th “* Ute Geneva Wateh Colapany Iu the Tribute ad that the warfare would cease If T would an sum of money, told him it wae not m the mau Koll, ereen glasses ( referred to). Johnson shook his fist and shouted 4d Har!" Offiver McCormack setzed the profane Johnson Lo eject him, but was stopped by dustice Leds With, who Cautloned him not to repeat that pinting to ‘ou are weain. ‘There Was great confusion and excites in the room TESTIMONY OF A FRER LANCE. Since my charaetor has AL Upon the at nen » syn ded far pparently ready to Jump at hi ‘The Court Oftcers rushed up and went tween, by Mr, Howe Tam ML will not aweae positively 1 dioney. LP was told that Plas had y VAREATENED TO KILDA and Lwent to see if it was so, Lean't tell you who told fie, Twas told to me In confidence by a friend and L Will not tell, as the Ellas ging un) glit murder iin Mr. Howe insiate his telling who his ine formant was, snd at d that he 1 know his name wd be found i 1 to go the stand He testi did not kr hnson, and that her ly or indirectly made or at thorized t made for him to the Blinses any such communteation as Johnson was charged with having ¢ Mr, Howe—We are perfectly aware of that, Mr. Leet, and do not hint even at enich a th nat You John Smith, a salesinan vyed In the ‘a Watel Company Was next called, the wal Iver wateli titled that Hi goldor si lies wold | rey rned to next Were s The examination was then adj: Saturday alll A, M — Obstructions: anced on the FE Railway ‘Track, Newnunan, April L~ An attempt to throw off tue track Erle trains, d, was made at Chester, Orange cout Throe heavy gang planks, ing freight, and the tru Upon the edatward track. reight’ (ralt tg east ran ints them with einai bafly'; but the train did oot eave the (rack. The ¢ pany Nave offered a reward for the apprehension of t scuuindrel oF scoundre Sunday morning at 1 o'clock, used for loading and unlond: oar were plac unk Runner Robbed of 867,000, A New Onveans, April 1—The runner of the Cittvens'¢ Bank was robbed at the Canal Bank this morning of $87,000, The runner placed his book on the annsiter why fe one asked hima question, While he wae anewering It iis book wae taken and another substituted, No arrcets. ee - The Democrats Movin Mr. Tilden has called a meeting of the Demo- cratic State C mint ae of de «in Albany ou the'Wth of April, nating the tine aud place of @ Honing del to tue Demo: cratic National Coyyention, %, (812. [LIVE IN THE METROPOLIS. easton DASHES WERE AND THERE BY THE SUN'S REPORTERS, nee Let us be Thankful that we have not Several Addit Comminat: ‘Som forings of the Hometons Linm: Yeaterday morning at 7 o'clock, while Mary Higgins, of 151 Elizabeth street, was on her way to work, she was taken ill, and fell to the sidewalk insenal- ble Boon & policeman took her to the Spring street station. Sergt. Buckley summoned Dr. White, and be ordered her sent to the Commiasioners of Charities and Correction. When she had auffictently recovered, an officer was sent with her to Mr. Kellock. Mr. Kellock, ascertaining from the woman that ahe had been only two years in New York, wi able to nd her to the bospital, and told the officer to take her back to the police station, and send notice to the Com. tnisstoners of Emigration, When the officer, with the sick woman, returned to the atation, it wae 1! o'clock. Sergt. Oates, who was then in command, despatched @ Messenger to the Commissioners of Emigration for theti At 1 o'clock the wagon arrived at the police station. ‘The person in charge of the wagon refused to take the poor creature because she could not satisfy him that any. pie of Emigrat But at length Sergt. Ontos prevailed upon the man eof the wagon to take the woman with hig, ‘n been in the police station, suffering, seven hours anda half. cer Keeping an Eye o Caleb Thompson, alias Sciplo Afric alias bes:owed on him by hit facetious lawyer, Col. Spencer), was tried yesterday In the General Sessions on charge of stenting @ diamond pin. The case pro- sented some curious features. On the 6th of January last Charles Riley, a colored boy, stole four diamond rings from Mina Kitty Anderson, of 41 East Thirteenth street. The thief afterward wrote to Miss Anderson at he was on his way to Liverpool, and if she would take the trouble to look up the prisoner she could re- cover one of her rings, worth $75, The letter was re- colved by Misa Anderson before the projected fight of the thief had been made an accomplished fact, and with the assistance of wn officer Miss Anderson recovered three of her rings: and the epistolary bint Whereaboute of the fourth was supplemented by a con- fession by Kiley that he had given It to Mis friend Caleb to sell oF pawn for him. Col. Spencer took the ground that no larceny had been prove that if any theft had been committed it had uot properly been charged im the indictment, as the ring had been taken from the origiual thief aod'not from the owner, This gave rise to some legal hair-splittlig, after which the prisoner testified that one Johns en the ring from him. ‘The last thief has not been found. in reply to & question from District Attarney sullivan, the prisoner ner a ietments ven, The Shi’ nota diamond pin, ax charged In the Judge Bedford—That is Jury wre lustructed to ac ‘The Stiletto in Crosby Street. On Sunday night Guiseppe Chariolli, an Ital- of % Mulberry street ree other Itallane vinit- ed Nicola Camplglin’s house, tn the rear of 45 Crosby ,and met several of their countrymen who bad landed. The whole party caroused until half past lock, and tien Chariolli and hia friends started to ko home, They were accompanied as far as the side. Walk la front of Campiglia’s house. There @ dispnte arose between Camptgtin and Chariolll, The latter struck the for with his fist, and quicker Han tho igila drew iw oubleedged atilettoand. purged tt into Chart kand thigh The wound {n the back Was about t ep wud axth. The wouuded man Was co frends, and attended by Dr. Green, Yesterday morning Cxinphitia war is room, ‘en other. Ital floor around the room, Campigiia Was itted by Justice Dowling without bail A Fomily of Four Burned to Death, A terrible calamity occurred In Rockawa Morris county, on Sunday, whieh resulted in the buruing of a family of four persons. A frame dwelling by a Mr. Givenen and his family, took fre, 1t ts #1 from a defective flue, at about 2 o'clock A. M., aud was Aly burned to the grount. Mr. aud Sra. Givenen laren were sheeting in an upper story. He. a the cuildren he ge Cou. the cape Was imporaible. Whea Towpleces and the fre extine Kuished, the charred reuiains of the Wotan and children Tt in suspes There wai ne work of torent feast abd wthough vawere abouts itis en and th The Youngest of m Connterfeiting Gang. Saturday evening Henry Allen, alias Lazarus, Alias Kllut, a youth of sevente der's lager Deer saloon, 101 First aves He tendered a fifty-cent fractional ered Adain Gau: Jasked for a ote, received ng the note ni, where he e Was taken dollars tive Whitley has the ¢ Pickaxe in Long Island City, Yesterday afternoon an age entered order Parcell’s court and sald that her son, Jacob shad been murdered by Frederick Pope, au oa ed woldier from Governor's Island. On Sunday af- teruoon, while at the farm of Henry Ally cked Housen down, He then struck him in th ide with eof the teeth In hls intestines, Murder with a pest Grime, while at work yesterday after. noon in front of lis residence, 52 Gold street, Brooklyn, Was aunoyed bya crowd of boys playing April tricks, He procured a pistol from the hous desist, whe a the lite ed hin ‘Vit, the nid down 1 taking street, Gr Cutting Down the Expenses, Commisstoner Van Nort yesterday made a fur- ther reduction In bis furce of two clerks at #1,200 cach, and oy 240) per annum; the lamplighter of City Hall at 8% annum, the duty to be performed by th jenilor the Lap Lahtere in the several city War i in all $2, wunuin, ail arr A Wo Early ve heard in Hridget Dollard’s attic room wt Set Pearl streets On breaking open the door the nelghbors found her {u a pile of burning clothes and bedding, with the entire sur face of her body but crisp. She was tak: the Park Hoap{tial, {tera few hours sli years ‘of ag wud It ts suppo vedelothes, Frank Work, Zophar Mills, and Heman ©, Van Post, Who Were summoned to appear as petit Jurors in United States Cireuit Court, and who were re. Veerved with the simmons issued, ‘ ¢ Woodrutf yesterday 1 g them $28) cach, Several others who were tre ordered to show cause Why they should v rowing K, of A new citadel of (he Knights of Carthage is te be inst tuted In Mott Mayen ¢ bys. T. Davy, D.G.0. 0.4 Fla CiLadel of Jersey € wilt be two tnatituted in New York one ib Willaiishurgh, aud obe in trement sala The Staten Island Pri The trial of Mr. Richard Minturn, which had been net down for yerterday in th ud County nesday eve Court, was postponed In consiauence of the serious {Il f Mr. T, Westervelt, an tmiportant witness for the The cane War set down fur heurlug lu the Oyer nluer ip Uctube . u - The Inventor of the Electric yaph, Contrary to all expectations, at 1 o'clock this morning Prof, Morae was still living, He was, however entirely unconscious, and bis death was momentarily a Avenue Horei—2 A. M.- Prof His condition showed little ehauge LONG ISLAND, t excitement prevails in Qu: elect Bunter ii tanh Morse was City t Isover the Mayoralty, ‘The cat are the present tncuinbent, M.-Diturars, aud M. De by Vole, Clerk of the Board of Alderinen. ——— FLASHES PROM THE OCBAN CABLE, —. Prince Bismarck has returned to Berlin. ‘Phe Austrian Mintxter accredited to the Pope will shortly pi Tettore of revall President Thiers has abandone F the transfer of the Governiieul (0 Parle Tho Paas of Los Patos over the Andes is to be gurveyed, aud the Kurstiy wud Cordova Kalroad ex tended A treaty offensive and defor between San Balvador and Gus 1) Character are iuterdcled, his profect ive hae Mia! and THE ARMS INVESTIGATION. been a French Dyor—The Men whe Claimed to have Influence with the War Department, Wasntnoton, April 1.—The Senate Arms Committee met this morning at 11 o'clock, Mr. Emory Edwards testified that he was connected with the firm of Schuylor, Hartley & Graham, and put in a bid for a portion of the arms adve tised to be sold on the 20th of October, 1870, He knew that Remington was purchasing breech Jonding arms forthe French Government. About the middle of December, 1870, the witness was at Frankford, Pa., where the arsenal for manufac turing cartridges and other ammunition for the United States ts located. Remington, Squire, € Dyer, and Col. Treadwell, the last named the commandant of the arsenal, were there at the time, Ho saw them togethe ina private room, but did not hear any of their conversa- tion. Mr. Gill, the foreman of the arsenal, In- formed him that Remington was there for the purpose of purchasing ammunition. The witness said he never had a conversation with the Mar- quis de Chamnbru Mortimer L. McKenzie testified that he never had seen the Marquis de Chambrun to know him; he was in the shipping business, and. was cashier of tho French ‘Transatlantiy line of steamers; he had no correspondence, directly or indirectly, with any person in the War Depart. ment. He supposed that such correspondence had taken place, ax there were differont brokers offering to buy and sell arms. ‘Two men, rosi- dents of New York, named Martin and Schenck, came to witness and claimed that they had in: fuence with the department. In both cases he offered to pay $2,000 If they would secure bin 100,000 Springfeids, in addition to the price o the arms, but they failed him, response to a question by Mr, Schurz whether any one had asked him to correspond with any pe the witness replied, “ Schenck asked him to write a note toa Mra, Davis, saying she could get the witness the refusal of the arms. He wrote to Mrs, Davis, but received no response. He never saw her. He thought he rave to Schenck the note for Mre. Davis, who he ad an iinpression lived in Washingt In further response to questions the witness said he had not been visited by a General of the army from Washington with reference to the purchase of arms, nor had he been invited by any General not. connected with. the army. His brother fived “in France. and “Schuyler, Hartley & Graham, and Remington, nd s put arms | thelr hands for sale France. He received a despat from brother saying that alm ay In the shape of arms could be id. ile dhe did not write a letter tothe War Department, nor any one for him, directly or in rectly. He uever told any one h comn ion with the War De Foference to the ante of ar Of any understanding between Squire—Reming- ton's auent—and Col. Crispin of the. New Yur Ordnal Office, In relation to the shipment of arts. ‘There were a variet packages shipped, Some beating marks "P.M," the initials of wits ness’ father, who is agent for the French ang steamers; others bearing the initials meaning “Remington Fils.” or Rem. m Sons. Some other packages were marked “A.B. & Co.” in fact there were @ Variety of marks or initials, he committee adjourned until t morning, when itis thought Secret an Commodore Case, Chief of the iy i ea of the Navy Departne mined. — He Tufelielty tm Dom okiyn A Wite Ate tempting to Shoot her Hasbnod, Lost night Mrs. Fidella Manning attempted to kill her husband, J. W. Manning, at bis residence, 9 Clinton street, Brooklyn, The couple have never lived happily together, and were, on account of their qu rele, frequently bel public in the courts. October a decree of imited divorce was gran! their quarrels continued. Mr, Manning was t prletor of the drug store at Cin Butler streets hishe sold to a Mr. Hull for $40. Mrs. Mauulng claimed that the store belonged to her. ‘One day she visited Mr. Manning's ty Fecelving the money allow proposed through ‘ould agree to an abs Ook every orem tise all manner of threats against her, Last wight, heariog that he hind sol and was préparing to leave the elly found hin pack children's clothes ith other entered. the all the furniture , Wal 4 to pay no attention ing down the stairway wit drew a pistol and fired, Manni ing that he was shot. ‘His brother drop aod Fun out calling for the police. Mrs. Manning was arrested, and on being Informed that her husband hid Hot been Lit she expressed her grativcation. — “4 Meeting of the Tammany Braves The Election for Grand % About 150 braves assembled in the W ty was but slimly Present were Bren ley, and Millan, i the chair, and Issued a a for Grand Sach p represented. . Kelly, Andrus, Bra Sachem Schell o¢ ation xing t nday evening, the 15th inst. in Dunlap moved that a Committee of Thirteen be pointed to report a ticket. Messrs, Genet, Bradley, and Hitehinan opposed the motion, which, after an ried by about 10) to wa Will Bame the com mittee in the next few d Sherif Breunan reported from the majority of the ittee on the ellgibliity of persons elected mem: the Soclety on the vth of Jani @ report nided Afty-three names me properly elected, and Was signed by Bre The report wn, the diskchting minority of the committee, nt thelr objection More Frauds Coming to Light. It has just b that exter frauds Were perpetrated on mustered-out soldiers at their fiual payments during the spring aud enmm of 1805, Several highly respected ex-Paymasters are concerned, ‘The suspieions of the departments ba: been aroused by the nun f aMdavits constantly recely from discharged soldiers. who claim to have been short-paid on belng mustered out of the kervice, Upon examination, it has n found that any chars. these amdayite come fro hitmost entire regiments, Vhis led to ascrutiny of Uh Polls, To allappearances everything was corrects Rut When Mt” was discover the paymnaters Hd out Wd penetl, tent ts carrer Start y About 11 o'clock Saturday night Thomas sean lan left Stannick’s Forty-eight street Eleventh avenue, where he bad been playl James Christie, Who resides on Eleventh avenue who boards in Fifty-slxth st was followed by his two gum t Conroy khoeked nity ed in the slide iis pockets, aud took hud, eents, Yesterday Scanlan made a complota Capt. Killiiea, at the Ewenty-second Precinct, a arcused were soon after arrested by Oficce Rey huis Clistle Was heid for examination hy Judge Bixby. Com Toy Was so drunk When arrested (hat hw Was leit behind aU ue station, —— WASHINGION NOTES es Mrs. Grant and Miss Nellic Grant will sail f Europe tomorrow, ig company with ex Secrctary t and favatly Phe Senate Committee on Commerce yester. day reported in favor of the connrivalion uf Jolin MAG Varker to be Surveyor of ( Ge, Lougetrest, © #ighed Hous yesterday suspended the rules and Depor ils b Setory tor th JW. Garrett, Pailruad king LOSSES BY PILB, ast night in the plum! nt, 114 Proud eirect, Newark, Node. Duaiupe, € The dwelling of A.J. Photps. File Railway ageut in Binghamton, wae Durued uh Sunday werulu 1Bep, about $200, ingurance, $12. . . Mson & Stevens's pork-packing establish. went hear the Golien Gate, the Iara st on thi Pacite ac eis! John Simnen's dwelling In Rockaway, Morris N vied vin Sites aman og Te Pevehed i. the fwites, but (he hea second atury window joel Ozden's paper till vid George Q. Moan Pauli, fu Part Javon, wear Binghaln Von, Were burned On Saturday evening. he paper til Me (naueed for re r Malll, $16,405 ihaured for @1U,X oe SPAKKS PROM THE TELEGKAPH sus tule Democrats carried Clnetnnati yesterday James Roby, aged 1, hanced bunsell wrllay at bis houle tu Warner, Si Frank MeGarty, 1 years of y terday at Neponsctt, diornlng tralia Tho fag on the State Capitol was at bait mast yerterday-in token of the dvath of the Hoo. PG. Peek OT Kinge county Sate Was killed yeas sboard the hy the tw the pri int ceneneenreemneny PRICE TWO CENTS. THAD. STEVENS'S BIRTHDAY —_—-- THE COLORED MEN REMEMBERING THEIR BENEFACTOR, ‘The Dinnor ot Mr. Peter Porter's Manstoe Evening—Tho Toasts and the Mpoockos Letters from Distt The first annual dinner of the Thaddeus Stevens Club was givon last night at the reste dence of Peter Portor, 252 West Twenty-sixth street. The occasion was the colebration of the third anniversary of the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution, giving to our colored brethren the right to vote upon all ques tions touching the well-being of our commoa country, THK DINNEI was served at about? o'clock, Some forty gen. tlemen sat down to it—as Intelligent a company of equal numbers as the Journalist is likely to meet in his ordinary rounds for amonth to come, ‘Tho dining-rooms were comfortably furnished, well ventilated, and pleasantly adorned, On the walls wer a number of portraita, among which of Abraham Lincoln, John Brown, Charles Sumner, Gerritt Smith, and others who had ent in the movement to secure the fr slave, and the onfranchises ment of the country, TUE WILL OF PARK. The following dishes composed the bill of fares promt eae “.* . * gaimon, Anchovy" Ba mae mon, Anchovy” Baue HVolaw Vout res (ibaa Tireaded (1 ne H Filet of : oe. prume sauce! Fried Oysters with Saind, H Tee Crentis, Méringnes, Pastry. : ‘Assorted Fruit, When the company were seated the Rev. ©. Bato suid grace, aftor which the various o¢ es, together with sundry bottles of sherry, claret champagne, and brandy were disposed of ami a fusiliade of bon-méte and Jokes from the witty, and a bombardment of didacties from the sober. sides, Among the latter the most prominent were Geo. W, Francis and the Key. N. H. Turpin, THE TOASTS, Geo. W, Myers, the President of the Club, in ushering In the toasts of the evening, made « few pertinent sensible remarks which evoked much applause. He contrasted the cons duct of the entra colored men of the country with that of other races to whom itl hip had been gre A d held that none } er as wisely as the formor, y had grown up with the white people, ha shed their blood for them, a all they hi it their dostiny, meted out, in any direction, re lor, Face, or antecedents, Francls responded to the toast, le! and in a very long ad. dress, in which reviewed the histor oft America and Babylon and a few of the Orkney Islands, proved conclusively that up to two years wey the Fourth of July was to the colored man only @ fares asked was a falr show to work ing witha wards on George W “The day w LETTERS, manner that nany a pry cutionist, letters of regret the Hor te % Elliet, of South Carolina; F, J. Barbadoes, retary of the National Civil Rights Associa. tion, George ‘T. Downing, the” Washington red patri nel John J. Zuilley men's Bank, The President of the United Cashier of the Br To the toast, 4," Edward W, Crosby responded eloquent. ly, doing the best he could fora bad case; the Rey. W. Fgbutler spoke for"! apire State” Iya good citizen ¢ the Rev. Bato made a few ations: the Re ning “Skil man, of th ponded to ater which th The Press” ina purty broke uj enlaces ns Fatally Burned Several Bove to have Perished, WANTON, Pa., April 1.—This afternoon a ter+ rible aceident occurred at the Lackawanna breaker; Car hondale, The trestic work of a coal breaker about one red feet high broke down, carrying with it enum» ber of men and bors who were at work on it at the ne. The rush d broken. timbers. from. some host Imzurdlately caught fire, and It was with eaune ted into the Walls Newnvnen, April Le Yesterday aftern while ® drove of twenty-nine cattle were cross bri over the Wal kill river, at Montgomery, fifte Of tien, were preciitated tothe water, below Dy asin way ‘of the middle aection Of the brldge. Were rescued —— Mysterious Tragedy near Utica, Unica, N.Y. April. -Patrick Quinn, a farm laborer, cinpivyed by Mra, Sarah Cloyes neat Sauquolt, was found dying in her bed on Sab urday inorning last. The left’ side of hit ad was terribly wnntilated, and he died « few hours After his condition was discovered. There wae ho eve fa struggle, aud the tragedy ts Involved to Cloyes aronsed of her neighbor oeigee on wiorauiie. Shee told them “that” at she heard “a noise in. her barn, 10 ascertain the cause. tn the bi 6 told her to reinuin there Het returt oure, Where Quin cove 1} Ing upon her be ee ‘separated hue from 1 TCAs ald La note for 9m), whieh Mr Mrs, Cloyes her hosban him tn Syracuse that tat the murdered man Cloyes had given to hun have been arrested ob sti —— The Probable Fate of th Wastixcros, April L- Th Tari? Bi. is avery strong fer nthe House op both slides of the taritl quentiot fo table the Senate bill, and {t seems now pretty evident that this motion, which with be made by Me. Dawoa by order of the Ways aud Means Committes, will cntr 1) ainrge ummjorityy” Ht the senace Tarid bil Ye. tabi then Me Seatt wil move th concur in Mereurts Hil tha Whiel will a@ OUbE Carty we An Ht ithe Explosic Oi Stila. Prin apenenes April A fire caused by the expl this moruing wt the cont rk m ‘ ot rth 4. The heont ioe sul OOKLYN, Mr. Christian Volkmer, for many years Rec ere Kings County sapreme Court. tied wid: lyy Nay morning at His restdenee in kaet New) ot Tudammacion of the bowels mm, #3 years old, was f 1 Grainy atrect y NOTHIN su d, diseaae of the hi dads hum ut they did hot lve together nas the Rey, Dr Ruddinice t Lafayette and é mes varen 1 ° e mutilated resiain hutant, rentiy about one year old, The police (ouk charge a8 the body — JOTUINGS ABOUT TOWN Hieemen for the last At an election in. the armory last Capt. §. Oscar Ryder Wae elected Lieutenant-Cal the Seventh Regiment, N.G8. Ne ¥ Miss Nettin Collins will give readings inthe Seventh atreet ME. chureh, near Third avenie, tomar Tow eveniig. S0gin by Mrs, Josie Jubuson and others Saturday © Kate Schwarts died nly at 1orTh aivians refined to raul certificate y Deputy Coronet Cushiian declared that Ue Hed ut mpatted fever, The S« pany ment, Cay : Motel Ine Clark, bi uteCol lyder, snd Minny otter distinguisied military gentlemen particle John \ Avenne A. employs While Sydney Jobinson, a powerful colored stevedore, Was on pte way lartevenihg to Bia t W Ib the street pear the io fe J aitd before assistance could be re His body Was taken Cathe Oak street station, to the Morgue. He had uo outward marke of violence The A opened ye The beneh furore were discharged. from. fursher. atten the rduud that the Oych aud ‘Lerimiver rand Jur ‘uid retiato th aeasion for several days fonger, an the General Seanions ( ¢ conditing of the public busines did hot justify th expense of (wo such bodice at one time. bid The manufacturers of hermotivally seated Rvuds—Jeliies pickles, preserves, aud kindred wrticlease beatin (ly Astor House yeater ny. to ives Manus faetirers! Board of Tr Over sint wore rey resented. Mr, Retng, of Kei, Day pron: de On ination Of WLC. Merritt, Ieivine reacived CoOrean 26 Au araocivtion, ty be nanied the Purvey crm! Assoc taGom Of New York. Tht 186 au Grguniestion income Kemp, Metuciver, Wi 4, "Ward Salt, isiae & wid AB tice Will meet Ww Mr Kegs — 4 4