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WASHINGTON. P. 0., MONDAY MOBJJ?It MAY 25, 1874-POUBIjE SHEEJy
NO. 142. -?.$
VOL. XIV.
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DISTRICT INVESTIGATION
TESTIMONY TAKEN JIYTI1E COMMIT
TEE OX bATUBDAY.
CROTT-EXAM1NATIDN OF MR. CLUSS-IIE
BKFA1M DOWN AND BUBIL8 ULUSKLF IN
CONFUSION BY 1113 ENDEAVOR TO AN
SWtK JUDGE BLACK AND JIH. MAT
TINULY BAMO ANNIHILATES BLICKENS
DBBFEB. SATrKnAT. Stir 3, 1874
The committee met pursuant to djourn-
mcnt.
ATX1LP CLTJES BECALLED.
The Witness. Mr. ChaJnnin, I would like to
make a couple of corrections la my testimony
given en yesterday. I statedto the chairman
that tho meaaurement of P-strect circle had
keen made by Mr. Barney. It la not eo. It
waanjadc by Mr. Forsyth, and I have the
Toucher here. Further, tn my testimony on the
first day, I stated Mr.Torsyth's mistake about
Frank Smith's work too early. That mistake
occurred In June, 1873. Mr. Willard and Mr.
Forsyth to connection, went over It according to
the rccdrds. I have looked the records over,
and I would call the attention of the committee
to the fact that the Toucher of Mr. Evans'
work the Irregular Toucher, which I have
asked for repeatedly has not been brought
here yet.
By Mr. Mattlngly: Q. What voucher do you
refer tot A. The Irregular voucher, for nhich
I asked vou several times.
Q. Just let us know distinctly what It Is, and
you shall have it.
By the Chairman: Q. Tho voucher of the 1st
8eptembcr you spoke of yesterday, Mr. Class?
A. Yes, sir: that la the one.
By Mr. Mattlngly: Q. Let ns nnderst:nd
hat voucher you want? A. The Senator has
told you.
By the Chairman: Q. It Is the partial esti
mate of John O. Evans? A. I have only one
word more to cay. Of course, as I stand here
unsupported by any legal talent, I thriw my
self upon the protection of tha committee. I
do not care about baring any counsel. Now,
slice In my testimony of yesterday this flawing
has been made such, a proolneht cbjcct.1
think this very thin; Is a more fair lest to take
np to test our who'e system, anfl therefore I
most earnestly reauest that instead Of these
detached ltttlo Sheets which tfio cOunaeJ bring
bcrr, all tho papers relating to the purchase
and the laying of this flagging M brought in.
The j are few, and then at once the committee
vf 111 understand my action In this matter. I
'with to say that In the season of 1873 rJoflajf
trinor of anv account at all. to mv knowledge.
rheen laid. When such little sites were
Say
euzht to me as Mr. Evans, for Instance.
eats'. "I desire a contract for dressing stone en
P-street circle." He wrote two letters, which
are In evidence. He wrote on January ?u.
He desires a contract for dressing stone tor too
P-strcet circle; that was the abstract of the.
letter, men again, ne says, on aiay .-: -op
quests that prices be established for work no
being done by him under the board's order, on
the following atreetst Seventh, Twelfth, and
Fourteenth, between B street south and B
street north'," as follows: "
At the time when I signed my confidential
man, Oertly'e, estimates for thlsiork I had no
Idea that inch a big job of S0O.O0O feet, or
something, was in progress. Of course I had
a right to expect, If it would cost If S300.000
and more were to be spent on more sldewallTs,
that it should be Informally discussed In the
board. Since this was not the case I did not
look with that care otherwise that I should
have done on these slips, which Were laid be
fore me by my assistant and confidential man,
Oertly. I think those papers, if they are
brought here,wlll 6how my action In the prem
ises. I think It Is due to me that these papers
relating to the purchase and the laying of this
flagging should be brought here in full, as I
say, Instead of these detached parcels. That
is the only question I had to make.
By Mr. Wilson: Q. Tou say that Mr. Evans
waa already at work laying fagging when
these communications were addressed to you.
Is that the way I understand you ? A. Yes,
sir , and I have looked, yesterday, over the
Journal or tho minutes of the book where the
actions of the vice president were entered. I
do not find, on February 8, when, according to .
the list oi contracts, ne is given a contract ior
layintr fagging worth t93,X0 I have failed to
find Hat contract in the minutes. The con
tract is No. 650, February 3. Tho minutes of
the board, I suppose, are here.
uy the vnairman: v.. nat papers no you
refer to? A. The papers relating to the pur
chase and laying of this very flagging.
Q. This Begging on North B street? A. All
of this 800,000 feet; there was lu January,
without my knowing It, a plan was made here
to Introduce this Bagging most extensively, and
papers were laid before me.
By Mr. Mattlngly: Q. Introduce what? A. A
plan was made to use this flagging in tho most
extensive way; when I signed these slips of
Oertly, I had no idea at all that there was such
a big thing Involved. Of course in 300,000 feet
of Bagging, if there is 25 cents overcharged
In the
By Mr. Hubbell- Would you not take the
same rare In estimating ior .WO feet as for
5,000,000 feel? A. Dai lag th.t time I did not
and vou diduot take any particular care to fix I
It un rlshtl A. I should rely more on the
statement of my confidential assistant who led
me to sign those papers.
Q. But, In a small amount of flagging you
would not take any particular care to see
whether the ehargts were Tighter notl A.I
should rely on the statement of my confiden-
vTf.. tiVr,. t n5. I two n.Vn. in ' contract, forlayH)g flag footwallts on Third street,
only, perhaps, I underttand, two P"le J,ttled. The Sfor has beca done, and m
connection with this Barging, John O. Evans
and Van Brunt &, Co. I may be mistaken In
that, however.
Q. Then, I understand your claim to be that
Oertly, your conlidential man, laid some slips
of paper before you for estimates far flag
ging? A. Yes, s.r; in rather an informal
way.
Q. What way? Let us know what way? A.
The papers will be brought here.
Q. What slao papers were they? A. Like
th'a one, (indicating.) On the back of It in
dorsed: "The cost of this flagging and grading,
o u, hub, . iiu.., j, . ""'"i .
taking out of wind, 6 cents; furnishing sand,
laylng, and eroulin?, 15 cents."
hat did Mr. "Oertly lay that before.you .
v Fnr fh nurmu of wttln nv f
. ror the purpose oi gctun my .
v. vn:
fori A
signature to it
Q. To have you approve it? A. Ye, sir.
tl. Tn ,if (hut It trm ri-htf A. Yis. Ir.
..,.1,
"--!" - . ... .
V. at was jour uuty to approve it a. les,
sir; exactly.
y. xoucumti A. I am it. I
Q. And now ou claim that you snpposeJ
- ..-. r
the quantity vrs small, a'iu did not pay any
particular attention to it? A. I dl I not pay as
much atttention as I would haM: done if I had
seen the magnitude of the Job. While these
papers are coming, I will say (hat I was asked
the other day aLout this Fletcher matter
about this Bagging iu the Botanical Garden
and at the request of the committee I have
brought tbo papers here.
By the Chairman: j. What Fletcher matter
Is that? A. The flagging laid around the
Botanical Garden old flagging charged to the
Government at $1.25 per square foot. Here is
entered
JILTIV1S73.
S:B Yen will cacso a contract to be prepared
wills Jo'trph Fletcher for cutting and setting the
tt, wars arcnml th Botanical Garden, tho
nauriai tti be lurnliholhy the Board.
CoABiEa h. Jonsaoir,
Assistant Secretary.
A Clun, enfflacer tn charge.
t nav anv
Sir I am directed by the board to instruct you
o give tne necc!irj orucrs io jvaya . kh-u
it, who hailhe nfa
act for Jolnto.Md rwttr-; I
the flag footways aronpe the Botanical Garden, I
to lay a double lire of lootwalks on Third street,
at..'
in accordatco with the wishes of Sir. Smith, so,.
..wit,
LUJ. EU .
perlntendent or the Botanical Garden.
lent of the Botanical Garden. -A.
ice fliea furMr. Fletcher t ffjik is thlrty
s per quar. lont, --
tfuliy, CaARLTS S. JOitxsoT,
Ka It t l 1 (llril.n J ?
ma price
sou- corns
Serpen
-arlll . .. Ct--
. Ci, A. Clutt, tngliKtr in ekargc
-5he Witness. Before we go on further, I wish
to say bow my action hae been contorted. This
price of 24 cents Includes taking out of wind.
Of course, ir they have put old flagging laid In
front of the Patent Office, it does not need any
taking out of wind, therefore the price of 84
cent ought to have been on that account 6
cents lets. The old flagging in the Patent
Office was Jointed, and Oertly has his price for
jointing 10 cents, therefore, instead or .14 cents,
to be consistent with my own action, this price
iraght to have been 16 cents. However, I am
instructed here to pay 34 cents.
By the Chairman: Q. Instructed by whom?
X. By the Board of Public Works of the Dis
trict of Columbia. I am directed by the board,
that Is to say, the vlco president.
Q- Were you not a. -member of the board at
the time? A-1 was. but I have said that this
taaito be considered in a constructive way.
. By Mr. Huhbellr. Q. Could you not have
called th8 board's attention to that fact? A. I
radbot Spovr at. the time, that this was old
KjiJEJIuj If beair!,. Mi,.Oertly, wjjo went
npon the jrround, must have known It. He Is
paid $3,e00 a year, and has as much of com se
1 haie a rlcht to consider him a confidential
assistant. If I have not him, I am unable to
do-my duty.
Q. Did you ask whether It was old or new
fagging? "Did you make any inquiries about
it? A. I thought, for sure, it was new flag
ging. n TIM vnn RiatrA flnv lnm,!rlr nbnnt UI
A. This was the only place where old flagging
was lata.
Q. Will you please answer my question? A.
No; I did not. I with to say, and I have not
the paper here, the price of 34 cents I see the
vice-president flxed after Mr. Oertly privately
bad been addressed, and Mr. Oertly reported
that 34 cents was the right price for it. This
letter is among the records.
Q. Privately addressed by whom? A. By
the rice president, Alexander K. Shepherd, to
Mr. Oertly. I requested this paper to bo
brought here.
Q. Waa it In writing? A. Ter, tif, it Is an
official "paper amongythe records. c
Q. It was an official paper? A. Tes, sir,
Q. Tou saw It? A. Yes, sir; lately. -C" c
The Chairman. Let ns have that corre
spondence, or .private correspondence, or what
ever it Is, between Mr. Oertley and Mr. Shep
herd. The Witness. It was an official correspond
ence, addressed not to the engineer in charge,
but to his assistant, direct; it Is among tho
documents here; I had it the other day; I had
it brought up; it is a letter addressed by Mr.
Shepherd".
ByMr.Mattincly: Q. What Is the date of
Itl A. It must have been In August last, 1 1
thinK.
By the Chairman: Q. Why do you call it
private? A. I mean to say it was an official
correspondence, but It was private so far as I
am concerned. " It did not come to tho engi
neer In chanre: It went direct to Mr. Oertly,
to fix the price; and then afterward I was In
formed that the price had been fixed. I have
here a letter dated September 13:
Mara rplv No. a,tso, toI. a, IKS.:
BOAJID OT PUBllC WPBKS, 1
DIITBICT OF COLCMRIA,
WASTHieOToiv, September 12, 1871. J
Sim Tea will causa contract. No 779. with
Joseph H. Fielcrcr to be amended so as to Include
parking: on hue i : Is York, for which be will ba
allowed buaril pries fur all ovtr nineteen feet in
wiuiu.
By orJor or tho board:
CH 4RLKS S. JOISOT,
As ynnt secretary.
Fba-ikT. IIh v t liiot Uierk.
Son. Adolf Cuj, hngtnitr m Charge,
A true eojiy.
q. Did you knew anything about that
about the modification of that contract at that
time ? A. Yes, sir: these were addressed to
me.
Q. I know; but did you know that tho board
made such an order ? A. Yet, sir; I did.
Q. At the time ? A. Yes, sir; exactly. Now,
on March 28, 1874. Mr, tietcner says
Boabo or Pcblic i
DISTRICT Or COM
: WORKS. )
COLOMBIA
YVASniKQTOW, ll. u
. Marea U, 1874, )
TTon. Haartl of PuiUc Workt.
UESTLxnxi I nave tne noaorio report tnat my
contract for Jolatlnx and setting of flagging around
tne ijoianifl 'uara.ns is eompieiea, aaa i respect
fully Six thai the same be measured.
I alio c.iirets state that there Is considerable
cradinjtOdo aroUndtne said grounds prepara
linn tha lain ffmnnni nrnnjira-
tory vt doing tne parsing, waion is inciuoea in
my contract, and I wish to knew If 1 shall pro-
paraine, waloh is included in
Very reipeetrally, Jos. H. Flxtche.
Keipeotrtmy referred to englnier-ta-eharg.
When these hUls came up. then I looked up
how this price was fixed, and theu I refused to
pass his account I refused to pass Ms ac
count, and Mr. Fletcher clm.0 with a memher
of the Legislature to my office, and I told him
promptly that if be had a contract of course
he must be paid for ft; but I considered It
duty to look exactly where such a contract
was, because I considered his prices excessive.
Upon this Mr. Fletcher goes to Mr. Magruder,
and Mr. Magruder addresses here a letter:
ArRIL29, 1874.
TJxar Sir- The Oovernorwlihes Mr. Fletcher's
contract for laying flag footwalks on Thtr I street
settled. The worths been done, tnd Mr. Fletcher
says Mr. Ulnss refused to send the measurement
to tha auditor. Will TOO please seo that this is
attended to. Mr. F. will explain.
Yours, truly,
jAiiua A. Masbudeb.
Henry A. WWanLuj.
So. 4504 (B. o P. IT., vol. S) 1S74.
Washixotov. 1). O . April 29. 1874.
James A. Magruder writes. "The Uorernor
wishes Mr. Fletcher's contract for laying hag
lootwalks on Third street settled. The work has
been done, aud Mr. F. says Mr. Class refuted to
send the measurements to the auditor. Will you
please see that this Is attended to. Mr. F. will
explain." Yours, truly.
It. A. WlT.IO.BS.
Board ruUtc Worlt, D. C, Hay i, K74.
ISoAKDorPcBLicWoaKS, I
ItlMTIllCTOFCOLBHUIA,
Wasiiinotoy. Iav2. 1874. S
1 He. ectfelly referred to Adolf Cluss, engineer
in ensrge
If Mr rietehcr's accounts are all correct, please
hare early action twen.
Br order of the buard.
Fraick T. IIowx, Chier Clerk.
Beturned with litter.
Very reipictfuIlT,
Atjolt Cixsi, united States Engineer.
True copy and Indorsement.
Ohas. i Babxkt, Frln. Asst. Eng'r.
When this letter came, at the same time an
other letter came from that member of tho
Legislature. He said I had treated him un
gentlemanly and outrageously m not attending
to him properly. My answer to that letter Is
here.
By Mr. Mattlngly: Q. Was that letter ad
dressed tp the board? A. Yes, sir; it Is dated
May 1,1871: "Gentlemen: I wish to call your
attention to the fact that, Wednesday, having
an order from the uorernor. but it is not
wy 13'- w .
Board or Pcblic tVoRXS,
XJISTH117T I'r VU1.1.1II11A, 1
Ornci or Cnier or EsoiHKtns, f
W"ASU.oroc, 1). O., Msyl, J7I. J
S:r. Your lereral messages In relation to the
settlement ef tho account of Jos. 11. lletcher. for
laying Sagging around tho Botanical garden,
have oeen received, the last one being an Indorse
ment on the following letter, vli:
"USABtsiB in. uorernor wuues Air. tieicners
Fletcher ssyi nt. cluss males to lend th. meas
urement to the auditor. Will yon please see that
this matter Is attended to. Mr. F. will explain.
lours. truly, Jakes A. Maobudxb.
"Jt. J. WtlUrd. (.
Also two letters referred by yourself to me; one
frcm Joseph II. Fletcher and the other frvm O.
J. Brewer, or the Homo or Delegates, complals
tng or ungentlecnly conduct on lay part la the
premises.
In answer, I have to say that my reason for de
lay wai the difficulty or examining the original
ontract (now In hands ol Investigating commit
tee) so as to Justify me In the insertion of a pries
i which wa reported to me as tho contract price.
but which 1
i li excessive, and which I and had Deen
established Iy a corresnom
mdence between the vice
president and Mr. Oertly, an aitiitant of this or-
nee, without baring Informed me of or consulted
m the matter. Tho extraordinary, "" "
Messrs. 1 letchir and Brewer I can only account
for b. thclr arxl,,y t0 n, Rn a.connt rnihed
tnroucn. wnicn dt sense or rtiDonsiDiiitv foroaue
I me to pass without a e!oe scrutiny, since the
material and lervices rendered la relaying. Iad-
mlt tkfi assertion atcrlbed tou. that 12lt: ffnti
cm
wouM wcl, pr- wh.re - c.m. r-.r ,StCtri
charged, but I an charitable enough to excuse
tliera when tn.y cnarg. me wnn ungentiemaaiy
conduct in refaslng to swjl'ow so big a. doie witH-
a... .4n U,. aft voflnn Iff hva mra .1 f am -lad
y" ""- ." vr-"-" .;..-L'"-".v'.:- -
it nil On the side of th. tax layers
cf the District, aid of the generous Government
by which the members of the board are paid.
Further. I am nrond to know. If I have erred on
any other occasion. It was In the same direction.
f trnit thit ron will mike efforts to hare thel.
parties retract their uncalled-for and entirely in
consistent statements since the Interview, not
withstanding It was requested In a private room,
took place with open doors, and in the hearing of
Mr. B. Uurran, a citizen of undoubted integrity.
Toihowtbat I am above any personal consid
eration In a case like this, I herewith return cer
tified measurement of work doao under contract
or Jtr. Fletcher, leaving the Insertion or the price
to the board or vice presjdert, IT they find that
such prices are fixed by an cxlitlng contract.
ealft aoh, l M slMM
Smith, superintendent oT BotanlS Care
sr as it
lna-Mr.
harden. It is
necessarr that the melon ra wall on Maryland
avenue be raised before the grading and parking j
vu ujh aiue wu noil DO uonc, nowevcr, fcl-P lai-
eellaneoui pieces of flagging lying trranjtheta
ought to-be returned to tne propertrjatd.
Thave to adl that I hare kept copies of this
nuut. tt, i..at.t,.tj.j.
Bcspectfully. i.c,
Adolt Orxss,
Tvn.nar In hrir.
... Z. . ., J . nV. "
aun. Ji. JL. irt-Miru, r s rTtuxntj chfc
r . . -.. . rr r
Th Witness. Whfll thin ."Iter waa Tjrft-
sentcd Mr. Magruder complained of my allu
sion to him. lie said he did not mean any dis
respect, and so I said I was willing to strikj
that oat, and eo the case stands. The lulls
have since been settled. First I had an order
from the board not to pay for the parking, and
then Ir. Fletcher went to see the Governor,
and another meeting of the board took place,
and then I got orders to pay for tho parking.
The parking Is now most likely settled at this
day. That is the whole transaction.
By Mr. Mattlngly: q. Did tou not unite
-with the remaining .members of the board In
settling Mr. Fletcher, contract. A. Yes, air;
IhaTejustsald so. I said I would not go
nn-afnaf. th fTl&tnrltV.
By Governor Shepherd: Q. Have yon any In
dorsement tnat A mane ou ma. kkh u. ""
It was referred to mo hy the vice president; I
m.n il letter of vonrs. where you ahowruch.
tender regard for tho sympathies of the tax-
" 4 . at at aMAalfeABi h.llll
payers ana mo gres ,uuwau m
This is a copy of It. ' .
Q. Did you copy the Indorsement! A. The
tcdoruimrnt haa never been shown to me. It
U irregular. If there. Is uvtbJn&I do not
ynowoflt
Sec; Bccoud Cotcl
POETY-THIED CONGRESS.
eroceedinqs of the house at
SATUBDAY'S SESSION:
TJIE SENATE AMEKD1IEHTS TO THELYEQIS
LAT1 VE AVPSOPEIATlOSf DU.L-nll.L8 BE
rORTED AND BILLS PASSED BILL FOB
THE GRADUAL KEUUCTION OF TUE
ARMY.
Satubdat, May S3, 1E74.
HOUSf- OF ELFilESENTATlVES.
Mr. BEOK, being entitled to the boor on the
Sanborn bill, consented to allow It to go over, and
Mr. LAWRENCE desired to make a report
I fj-ourtbtf Committee on War Claims: hut
. ..Mr. UAKr J,L.D raited, atroe, stun otoonnar-
ation, and asked that thaBenate amendments to
the legislative blllbe toaalled 4 In Committee
or tho Whole' udder the- flTe-mlnaljule, which
wasaHdto. j
The Appropriation Committee.- recommended
concurrence In. forty or the Senate amendments,
nos-eoncurrenco In xtlnetr-nloe. and oonearrcnee
with 'amendments, to eight of the one hundred
and forty-seven amendments made In the Senate.
A discussion sprung up on tba other amend'
ments, relating to additional officers In the Stato
Department and the fees for passports, during
wnicn tne nour or iz ocioea, at woten coarine
floor had been assigned under a suspension or the
rules to the Military Committee for reports, and
the bill was laid aside.
bills retorted.
Mr. COBUHN reported a bill to farther con
tinue tho act for the final settlement or the ac
counts of officers of the army and nary. Passed.
'' Mr. DONNAN reported a bill granting four
condemned cannon and sixteen cannon balls to
each ci a large number of monumental associa
tions. Passed.
Mr. HAWLEY, of III., reported a subitltuto
for a bill to amend the act to provide for the pay
meat for horses or other property lost or de.
stroyed In the military service or the United
States. Passed.
Also, a bill to reduce the area or the military
reservation of Fort Sanders, In Wyoming.
Passed.
Mr. QUNCKEL reported a Joint resolution de
tailing an army officer to continue the exploration
and survey of Palestine, on the east side of the
river Jordan. Passed.
Mr. ALtiRIOHT reported a bill to authorize
the promulgation of the regulations for the gov
ernment of the army. Passed.
Mr. McDOUOALL reported a hill to put retired
officers of the army on duty. Failed.
Mr. NESJIITH reported a bill for the reller of
the settlers on the abandoned Fort Sumner mili
tary reservation In Hew York. Passed.
Also, a bill allowing brevet commissions for dis
tinguished services In Indian warfare. Passed.
Mr. YOUNG, ol Oa., reported a bill to provide
a band for the Military Academy and to fix the
pay or its members. Deferred to the Committee
or the Whole on a point of order.
Alio, a bill to provide for the purchase or a
building adjoining the Army Medical Museum,
In the city of Washington, rot scientific-purposes.
Same reference.
Also, a bill to Ox the talarr,of clerks In tho
United States armory at Springfield, Mais.
Passed.
Mr.HTJTTON reported a Dill su.hOTltmg the
Secretary of War to turn over to the Secretary of
the Interior certain abandoned military reserva
tions in Arisona. TaiiedT
Also, a substitute tor the bill to protect lines ef
telegraph constructed or owned by the United
States from malicious distraction or interference.
Passed.
Mr. NESMITH reported a bill to allow army
officers to wear certain emblems Indicative of hon
ors conferred upon them.
Also, a bill In regard to crimes committed by
military persons.
Mr. COBURN reported a Joint resolution-
amendatory of the Joint resolutions of 1863 and
ISTOfor the reller or certain officers or the army.
Passed.
Also, a bill relating to certain brevet appoint
ments. Passed. ,
1 Also, a bill to provide for the salo of the Bock
Valley reservation, In Utah. Passed.
Mr. DONNAI, from tho same committee, re
ported a substitute for the bill In relation to the
r sale, of the buildings and grounds of the Detroit
arsenal, paised.
Mr. OUNOKEL reported a bill for the pay.
ment of bounties of lands and moseys to soldiers
sndiattors. Beftrred to the Committee' of the
Whole. ,
Mr. UOBTJBjr reported a bill for the gradual
RED0CT10S Or THE ABUT.
It provides that in the cavalry, artillery and
Infantry regiments of the United States there
shall be no promotions or enlistments until the
cavalry regiments are reduced to nine, the artil
lery to four and the Infantry to twenty. Before
January J, 1875, the number or enlisted men shall
be reduced to 23,000. The President is authorised
to discharge before January 1, 1S79, any officers
who may apply for discharge, and officers to dis
charged shall be entitled to ope year's pay and
allowances. The grades of regimental adjutant
and quartermaster aro abolished, and officers'
holding those positions are to be assigned to
their respective reglmenti, Each regiment or
cavalry and artillery is to have two majorji. The
number or aids to the Central of tho army shall
not exceed three; to the lieutenant general tad
major generals, two each; to brigadier general!,
one each. The adjutant general's and quarter
master general's and other department! are
greatly reduced as to the number of officers. It
is provided that any officer who shall have served
in the army thirty years, ahd who may be re
moved under the provisions of this act, may h
placed upon the retired list.
Mr. IIUELBUT made the point of order that
the. bill must go to the Committee of the Whole,
as under the third section it makes an appropria
tion of pnblio money.
Mr. POLAND contended that thepolnt of order
was not well taken, because the section referred
to provided a means of cutting off a pay which
would otherwise continue for tha lifetime of the
officer.
Tho CBAIB SBitalssd thepolnt of order, and
It was referred to the Committee of the Whole.
Mr. CONOEB, from tb. Committee on Com
merce, reported a bill to make Montgomery, Ala.,
a port or delivery. Passed,
Mr. POLAND, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported a bill in relation to courts and Judicial
officerrln Utah.' and rrindlng Its consideration.
the House, at 8 W p. m. , adjourned.
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TUB WEATBEn SSPOBT.
WAB DxrAl
Ornci or tub CnMr BIUstal Or
WasumotoKi Mly ii, lfti-l
BTMETT. 1
rricxs.
a.
frtobxaitiiixs
ForNewEngld,thJllddlStatiandlower;'atbehop orsom proipeeUr benefits, are ut-
litaMixInn Man!. W.alhlV And ltirht rata
nrerall. eioetit in Southtrn Vlrrlnla with In. !
1 Will
creasing southeasterly and southwesterly winds,
stationary or riling temperature and falling bar
ometer. TUB JDA8BA WATS.
This organization held their regular meeting
last erenlng; A. O. Comtantlne presided. Ad
dresses were made by Judge Mlddltburgh, Mr.
Jas. B. Tustln, Jas. H. Divine and Hon. Mr. He
tleton, or New Jersey. A Dtlhaway scngwas
sung by Mr. Bullock. Thev also held a meeting
Mr. Maupln and others addressed the meeting.
A large number signed tbo pledge.
:e auernoon at sue avist uapuoi parr, wnero
THE VNIOK PACIFIC LITIGATION.
BostoS, jlay aJ.pjellBjsary hfarlng was
had to-day In the UWtOtatet CtJurt, bejorl
Joctg Lowill, 65 the Setltleh Ijfalfin th Union
Poclfle Sallrosd Oom(any filed by Henry w.
Oeldering, of New York, to deMrmlnawhether
an order of notice to show caul "shah rfme.
Judge Sblpman and BL. AndrewSjOfKew jorkj
apptared ca behalf of the Prtlghers, and B. B.
Cnrtlt and Sydney Bartelt for tb company.
Mr. Andrews ODeiieafoTth cetltloner. claim.
Ing two thlngsrSat the road wis bankrupt, and
that thelcgTslatlvo enactment undef -which It
sougJ to evade the working of the bankrupt laws
vaf unconstitutional, th latter being the ques
tion which was mainly at Issue, u was followed
br Mr. Barllett and Judge Curtis, who contro
verted that position, and Judgo Shipmaa, who
sustained It.
At the close of th arguments Judge Lowell
took the papers In the case, and will render a
decision some future day.
CROPS IN TUB COTTON STATES.
IirsiAKAroiif.Nay SX Th National Crop St
porttr to-day says th returns received from cor
respondents in tho cotton States Indicate that in
all those States, except Texas, th area planted
In cotton this season is considerably' less than
last year, while the average of corn is about cor
respondingly Increased. Then i very general
complaint of a destruction of th first plantag
both of cotton and corn by cool weather and high
water. Much replanting has becri accomplished,
bet it Is feared that, owing to the lateness of the
leasoD. a considerable area will have tolls over.
At far as can b Judged from th. reports received,
tha stand en May U was considerably below th
full average, although the ataad of com was
1 umJiiDijjexlttr to that of. cotton.
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MORELIQETON TUB BUTJiCTUX
NEL SCHEME.
WHY Tlirr MINERS OPPOSE ANY FUB
THEK LtaiSLAT10KJ"ORMB.SUTnO.
The Alia California has recently devoted ton"!
attention to the elucidation or tne autro rnnnei
mystery, showing that. Instead or a status to
benefit the miners, it Is a plan to extort a mining
subsidy or royalty, for which the tunnel company
does not guarantee any consideration. .There
does not appear to be any opposition to tho con
struction of th. tunnel, but there Is a very great
opposition to the arbitrary exaatlon ortneroi any,
whether the miner nio the tunnel or not, and a
strong protest or the people against any further
legislation to fasten this claim upon the miners
tomes from tvsvy part of Oalilornla antTrTevaaa.
Mr.SutroTl making a vigorous effort to pass his
measure as an amendment to a bill now pending.
Tha Alto. California: which wo hare onoted.be-
fore. gives a further, statement of the carc,'jia fol
lows:
TUX SCTBO TCB3BL rtAri eTATEVEST Or TDB
cjSse.
One of tho most surprising spectacles' ta. this
exceptional perioa oi national icicisiaiionai vrasa
Ington ts that presented by the appearance ot an
unscrupulous adventurer before a eommltteo 0
the United States Senate, supported by a Judicial
henchman, bullying United States Senators, rep.
resentatlves of sovereign States, arraigning their
conduct, aspersing their motives, dictating their
action, and ordering the transfer or nil lnlqultes
claim to another committee, which he says will
suit blm better. The most amailng part of the
spectacle Is tha meekness with which Senators
endured his insolence) the ready subserviency
with which tha malotltrX respond to his
orders, and the ksrvUi acceptance ot- his
wlshesjjjby the adietary Committee,. One
Is reminded er Louis S1V going booted and
spurred Into the' chambers, with hat on head and
whip in hand, ordering the recording or nil edicts
without deliberation. When we reflect upon the
developments of the credit mobtller aud all tho
corruption schemes which have spattered the
fair fame of members, an remember the origin
and progress of tho Infamous scheme, In the fur
therance of which those committees Dander to the
views of the schemer, we become disheartened at
the evident power ofplunder schemes OTer consid
erations ofnatlonal honor. The power that Sutro
seems to have acquired would not be so mueh a
matter of surprise If his schemo hadlnlttiTany
great merit. If like a railroad, a river Improve
ment or harbor construction. It offered any great
national advantages, or if as a private scheme,
it combined the furtherance of general In
dustry with large prospective profits, it
might bo supposed to commend ltseir to
the cunldltr of suosorters. But the clan
of Sutro is a mere bubble from Its inception,
rounded on a myth ana reared in mystification.
One has only to take'up his pamphlet, published
September 1, 1864, and oomparo his estimates then,
with the state or affairs to-day on the Oomstoek
lode, to be convinced that It was tho wildest and
most baseless bubble that was ever put forth. It
to-day Would not be worth notice, but that Con
gress seems disposed to compel the mines to Day
Sutro large sums of money for no consideration.
The whole theory or the tunnel was rounded on
the supposition that tho mines, being then COO
feet deep, and affeeted-by water, "would hare to
be abaadoncdat a depth or 2,000 feet osLaooount of
the water." Tha remedy proposed was a tuinel
2),000 feet long, which would drain all the mines L
ana -uouver ju,am gauuuB oi waiei yer nusuvcr-
at the .month.., to which holnt all mills'
would be compelled to ''mote for water
and transportation, andr tho . cities of Vlr
ginla and OoldHUl also. That view seemed to
bo plausible at tha .time, but-the fact Is nos.the
mines are from 100 to 809 feet below tho lorel of
proposed tunnel snd are as dry as a powder horn ,
so mueh that they are compelled to buy water for
their own use. Tbo water theor.y on which the
whole system rested, was a fallacy. But the ne
cessity or drainage-having been assumed, It was
urged that the tunnel would servo to transport
the ores at mueh less expense than to hoist them
tothe'surfaee and thed hanlthem to the mills by
wagon. That has atso proved to be a fallacy, be
et us. the railroad above ground now transports
ores to better advantage than could a railroad
through the tunnel. It was further assumed that
as the ore and water would all come to the month
of the tunnel that the mills also would all be.
compelled to move to that spot, and that all the
men employed la the mines, estimated at (,003,
would be compelled to enter them through
the tunnel. This being the case, all the
boarding-houses and stores would move there
also; bene UiatTWnla City and OWHJt
Wll), artSba Mt'MltftM4'Baa.zat M SftLa0f-J
wlth ami! rsalfrepertyjaisaased at (e,scvieg,-
wouldbe abandoned for the sew elty'of Sutro, at
the mouth or th.-tunael. This was the plan, and
Congress, lu ISM, granted Sutro, at L33 per
acre, 1,700,000 acres or land, at the mouth of the
tunnel, for ailte for his oity, besides seven miles
right of wayvtqd 4,000 feet, at aj per acre, on each
lode between the mouth and the Oomstoek. On
the strength of this grant Sutro made contracts
with the mine companies to pay him for drainage
jfwater taper ton pj pre; lor transportation 1
pef top; fifty cents eaih per day for each man
employed In the mines; to move waste rock, 1
per ton; to move timber and materials, 1200 per
day. lie then mads op his prospectus as follows:
Cost of mitn tunnel .... (.1.083,018
Estimated revenue daring construction (00,003
!
Capital required .... fl,t$3,ei '
Berenu at an estimate ef 1,900 tons per
Drainage, LKW tons at f
Transpprtation of XJM tons at 1
Transportation Of men, ZfiOO, at M cents
Tr an spot (at Ion of wast rock, 1,000 tuns
at CI .......
Transportation of timber, Ac -
AS3i
I.M3
l.jog
i,uuu 1
Revenue per day ...
For annum, 800 days ...
Revenue from til. of water
Total, per annum
From sale of lands
t3S0,0W
3,000,006
This was the estimated cash receipts, al depen.
dent on the eofitracta with the oompafilei," the
whol of whleh Sutro has forfeited by non-fulfillment
of conditions on bis part. Now, aa w hivo
said, the water which wai to give ai,190co per
annum, joes not exist at that depth. AH that
portion of revenue, therefor, rills to the grounil.
There will be no water at the mouth of tb tunnel
for mills or for Irrio'atlon. or anr other nurnoae.
The mineY flew are nearly as much below the
level of the tunnel u they were below tbo fur
face when It .was projected; neneo, thore would be
no saving by the tunnel In hoisting. Thau
wouia sun tax tne rsuroaa 00 11s suriace, in
men still descend by the shafts; the cities of Vir
ginia and Gold Hill retain their locality, and the
land ai th mohth of the tunnel would be no
mora ral.abla than tt was when Congress granted
It. The whol scheme is an utterly hollow bubble.
English people who furnish Sdtro with a llttlo
money on speculation to push his scheme, and
other parties who lend their services and Influence
.511 UOTOlf OW IU tVlablWU Hf IUI1C4I aMhO VI IUD
affair.
Sutro Is now itrutzlinz for an act or Con.
gressto compel tho companies to pay hfm for
draining water ffhlsh doei not exist. In his pam
phlet, page 15, he says of the law or 1S39, (the
italics are his own.) ''It makes all the mines of
th Comstock lode, or any other lode benefited by
the tunnel, trlbutarjr.to the ifme, aftd compels
theowpjn of tn"csa mines' to ply to the lafntl
company the same rates of charges, as agreed
upon In the above-mentioned contracts, and tnaUt
sac sill tnojta to iaoss conauionr.
The contracts mentioned are all forfeited, but
his effort Is now to compel th mines to take out
titles subject to that condltlon.and then endeavor
to enforce the contract!, notwithstanding the
utter Inutility of the work. It la for this black
mail bubble tfjat the adventurer bullies the
Senate wmmlttejT. JjgTfr v t
BASE HALL.
ATHLETIO VS. HAKTFOBD.
PnilADTXT-BiA, May 23. Theseeond champion
ship ,-ame between the Athletics and Hartfor J
was played-thfs afternoon, resulting In favor of the
Athletic, who won by magnificent batting. Mc-
Mullln mads a horn run ahd a three base hit, 1
doing the best batting. The fielding of both clubs
waa superb. The Athletics earned seven runs and
the Hartfords two. The following Is tho ic.r by
innings:
Athletics, ....40042010 1-13
Hal tordl S 0000 0 100
ATLASTICS VS. BOSTOJS.
Bostox, May 23. In a game or bass ball be
tween the Atlantic and Bostons, the former won
by a score of 9 to 8.
VCTCAU VS. WBTTX aTOCKISrOS.
Cuicaoo, Maylit TheMuluals.of NewYork,
defeated the White Stockings, or this city, tday
by a score of 7 to 4.
piVIL HIGUTSIN LOUISIANA.
New Oblkass, May S3, This morning Judge
Lynch, of the Fourth District Court, awardejl
tha following amounts to colored claimants lu
suits under tha civil rights bill: One thousand
dollars to Joseph vs. Bldwell, proprietor of th
Academy of Music, for refusing him admlttaac)
tSM each to Qwrg Washington and Lewis VS.
MoCUskty, for refusing to sell them soda water,
tfM to Clermont vs. O'Neill, for refuting to sell
him 4 drink. Xbese eases were decided by the
ludff In conformity wltlrth law paired by th
KcintLcjUlatate, the Jnrjti falUfg to JBtje,
200
7,300
2,100,000
330,000
1 , '
CAPpL AND DEPARTMENT
rjrzc xExx.roi? mis citiz eigetb
J3A4.f .40j3AA AIX XALAV AIJGjrAA'AW
Affl
s
AS AprEAlVTO TnEWABOEPAItTMtSTTN
.ItBLAjTip.V-TO DECORATIOH tAT COIf-
ortATULATIONS TO BEXATO&c TJtELWO-lIUTBEN-TIIi:
T1NANCB BILL IN THE
iiowfr-ABiir nrDTJcnoNv
The) following Is th text ef the etvll rights bll
as. It pasted, the Senate on Saturday mcrfarng last
"SeetMaU That all dtlt.nl and other persons
wlthtaxtlyarlsdi.tlon of the United Statu shall
be oMKt4 to- the fall and equal enjoyment or the
SeeatlaiioES.adraaUreriaclllUei and.prlrl.
lexes.of tea, public) conveyances on land or
water, theatres and otherplaces of public amuse
ment taod. also of common eheolfahd publtenln-
HMJMVWI .laSKUESf Of D.nCTOieUC, .UppfilaCU,
-m-whftleorlnparJjy general taxation: and also
1nf tltwtlatu "ISMnra- as .aarlsnltural eollezes. en-
Ldowed by the fatten States; and of cemeteries so
lappensa. raniect oniyto ino conditions ana nm
Italians esubllshed by law. and applicable alia,
to clUsenaer every race and color, regardless of
iDpmim cesHUuan pi .ervuuoe
-a.e.3. ihat any person who shall violate the
rorefforsar section br denying to anv nerson en
titled to the benefits, except for reasons by law
appiscouso to citrons oi every raco ana coior, ana
reardkfsofaay previous condition of servitude,
tho rait euioymeai of any aecommodatlons, ad.
laiu Beciioa
sueh denlaL
and par tho
sum.rDve nunuren aoiiars to tne person ag
gtlevedthsrebr, to b reeovered In ao action on
tha cm, with fall cosU; and shall also, for every
such offence, be deemed trulltv of a misdemeanor.
f and, uton conviction thereof, shall be fined not
xaorisii9tneusanaaouari, or snail do lm
prtsesMd sot more than on year. Pro tliei. That
ifarstaatatasnTteved shall not recover more than
corpeuaSyi aat u hen the oUenco Is a refusal of!
burial, th penalty may be recovered by the helrr-at-law
of the person whose body has been refused
burial. AnAfroiltti further. That all persons
may elect to sue ror the penalty aforesaid, or to
proceed under their rights at common law and by
Estates statutes! and having so elected to proceed
In the one mode or the ether, their right to pro
ceed In the vtber Jurisdiction shall be barred. But
this proviso stall not apply to criminal proceed
ings, either under this act or the criminal law of
any State.
-3. That the District and Circuit Courts of
th United Statu shall have, exclusively ef the
coerts of th Several State cognisance or all
crime, and offences against, and violations of, the
nroTIilons or this aetf and aetldnl for the nenaltr
glveft by th preceding section may b. prosecuted
Jit th Territorial, pistriet or Circuit Court of
mo unil.a ejiaies iiimiiiig ueieauant may do
Jbttnd. without retard to thi other natty. And
th district attorneys, marshals and dermtv mar-
shalsoftheUBIted SltttJ, ancleommuslonersap-
pointed by th Circuit and Territorial Courts of
the United btaUs. with powers ot arresting and
Imprisoning or balling offenders against the laws
of lb United States, are hereby specially author
ised and required to Institute proceedings against
this act, add cause him to be arrested, and impris
oned or bailed, as the ess may be, for trill before
saea. court of the United States or Territorial
court as by law has- cognlianc of the oDence, ex
cent In resneet ot th rlstht of action accruing to
the Mrson aggrieved; and ueh district attorneys
enaiicausQ suca procecaing. to vo prujccaicuio
thelrtenntastlon aslnothercases. trtviiti. That
nothmr Contained in this section shall ba con-
nothmr contained in this section shall ba con-
etrutdlo deny or defeat any right of civil action
aeerutng to any person, whether try reason of this
aat ci- otherwise!
See. . That no eltlzetf.Dctsesslnz ail other
jjualiacatotis which are or may be prescribed by
saw inui dq uisquaiinea ior servico a. KTaua or
petltrjtror la vaay court of th United States, or
of any Stale, oa account of raoe, color, or previous
condition ?r ervRudi and any officer or other
person charged with any duty In the seleettoner
summoning of Jurors Wh shall exclude or rail to
euanou any eltlscB for the cans aforesaid shall,
Su eoBTletlon thereof, be , deemed guilty of a mis
emeanor, ahd b naed sot more than ILOOO.
S. a. That all eases arising under the nrc
Tilioci of this act In th courts of the United
States shall he renewable by th Supreme Court
or the United Stats without regard to tho sum
in controversy, under th lame provisions and
regulations as are nowi. provided bylawfcrt'.e
review of other caase In said eoart.'r
DECORATION" DAY AT ABLrNQTOW.
Senator Patterson, of South Carolina, has ad
dressed the following letter to tha Secretary of
War:
Uvitid Statxs Sixate Cbamtibb,
Washi votox. D. O.. liar S. U7I. t
ifon. IP. W. Hiltnap, Stcrttaryof Wan
tsia: un tne evaot ueeorauon daymen year ago,
an order Issued by the Secretary of War gave the
Sounds of Arlington into the custody of the
rand Army of tha Republic for that day, and
limited the ceremonial on that occasion to the
decoration of the graves of soldiers Who fell In
u0i.bc. oi mo union, a uesir. 10 ass is toa
order Is still In farce and applicable to the day
approaching. . If In force I earnestly hop i
irce a earnestly aope it
In force 1 desire, most
may n anrogateo. ai not I
rercectfullv. vet earnestly, to nrotest aa-alnst Its
renewal.
a III, UtUlB CAIUCIUJ UClCMhS wo tvSn'utuu
ef eonvtntional distinctions touching the dead
kwho petubed In the attitude of roes, and who
f...l..all - . -K --a .It,.. .L. K. V-
(ougbtas fcatr yet each sd SLll'a men who be
lieved that their cause was Just, because the na
tion has granted amnesty to the living and for
f;lrenetorJhe many offences born ol thattloody
end. The nation, with a magnanimity not to b
made subject of boast, but still In striking con
trast to national action elsewhere In past time.
complete. Yet we know that as between the liv
ing and the dead of those so lately th arms against
nas maae its iorviveness oi recora ana nracticauv
.30 sniegruy oi tn. repuuiio euumycazi aiiaca w
the survivor onlr. It Is to th everlastlnot honor
or human nature that enmity makes no pursuit
beyond the bounds ef time. Hatred and malice
may pnrsuo to the verge of the grave, but only to
retire baffled from that barrier to the tides orha
man passion. V
That forgiveness which the nation has ex
tended to the living and emphasised by legal and
statutory iorms cannot Dewitnn.ia rrom tneaeaa.
who, as offenders, expiated their offences Is the
last sacrifice or life, and whose ashes cannot be
construed as an offeni to any who survive. J
au-iiuib tuce. lugesiioas iaug uii.rca. 01 ji.
noli should deal with living Issues which address
ir-iirrmir woose inutagu uiasuug peace, oiaies-
tliejiseivMtollvlna'men. and bv everv means In
ihelr power assuage strife and sorrow, instead or
; Bcepmg open tn wounasoi war ana perpetuating
laimosit; uui uiscoru.
- - -. . . I
11 mere is
oneocsire amonBr.UaiKaTeoureni.Deo.i-f
during pesos. The strife Is ended, andlberhavo
no desire to renew re -nxore. tnev conotd.siro
to revive and rehiw distinctions leveled down by
l&MIKl
the gfavee of thslr dead to speak of the offend'
logs and shortcomings of those whose forms are
adit. The ilmole omces or affection are ai
St.
abore
r eritialrm. arid obnseouentlv void of offence.
void of offence. We
na must coma when.
Wh3 rifiect know jiii trif Urn must come when.
under th 101
often JSg in
vat
nfinenees of tim. and better
acquamtahi
have passed
reat dlsoord of our toa w)i
orrowiui recoiieotiou. it nas
come tooth:
t, asa it must some to us.
ai'erd'er wa-cinfiot3tio Itof Btlto to raW1
err obstail. to a complete reooiUustlon, Th
urt:
evefr obr
eeonl. of th. South hare their
threstablUBnint snd matnteninSi of civil flL-h
Wlthodt civil fjihli tut ordlr which enabltl thl
hltttest nij tnj humblest allften each to enjoy
th fruits or hi) enterprise, with none to mk
arraM, eabnot b. estttjllsBta! and In the absenc
Of thai crdf ne people can pfosper. Artificial
diitlpctidns, bf whit natfle s.ef r Ihtymaf b,
are obitaclei to krotbCfttaeb7cs)il6 thty keefi
allre the rancor b4rn St strife! others becauti
tB.r work injustice iod lfieqsallty, and to Mget A
feeling ir lnitcurity dlicoqiaglfii to entsrbr flei
For these, among ptner reasonJ, i el tit and au.
thofltauva lnterpretaDoh of eiril rights la needed
to put th people of th South on th path of
progress, and to this end all efforts should
contribute, and BO obstacle interposed to prevent
ltt einlUmniiTloa.-Wlth civil rights established
the paelfieatlph of th country kill be allured,
and we shall b-a"r4tlly free pedple: Our
national cemeterlti will be free to the entrance
or all who bar d Interest In the ashes therein
deposited. And not only should entrance bo free
td all, bat there should b no questioning or mo
tlr'e, ana no Crltlcisci ef the cacti of affection,
we bar. foVgltei th survivors, some of whom
fit In the halls or Congress; others have been re
ceived into tb etvll tirvlco and all M whom are,
with few exeoDtioas, eligible to places cf trust
tafiS hSSof.-" V . - -
Oar dead In masv Etatsa lie in tne vieinitr or
battlegrounds in what was one regarded as an L
enemy's countrr in o.aa os tnaf ssbdt are iu
otar enslody. Let ther.bi no distinction there or
hire, and whan eaob knows that tho other It re-
speetlng the manes 0
1 tneir igvea 01
ones, it will
vastly pn
therefore
vastly promote harmony betwtih the sections. '.I
I,....-;. j .. t... .ii. 1 1. r-u.
renew nr request mat to. oru.r ia
be rt-
sclnded, and If not la force be not rene weds
Bespectfully, yours, J210. J. PATTpsoit.
SENATOR FBEL1NOHUY3EN QONOBAT-
ULATED.
Mr. Baniisr, member of Congress from South
Carolina; Mr.Xyncb, member of Congress from
MljilssIppI:Mf.TJeorJ f. Dowsing, of Bhode
Island, Mr. Fag, of Philadelphia, togeim
Mln Walker Lewis. rj. AUnsta. and
oTwlth
J-
Uray. of Washington, dailedon Senator Frellng.
huvienath)! felldefice Saturday fenihtr and
tfiem l6-notlo4 his lacrlfieln efiorti tdsecur
unto them tb.tr eiril rights and to lay to hi to It
waa their wish that ne wpuia eqnrer to
Senators who voted for the civil rights
fflf'tftS
sralsmi reelings, aa nenator sa 3. oduiu.is
his prominence in the matter through tba suddan
death of Senator Sumnn; that h. urged Senator
Rnmnar ia har. eararaittAd to tho Judiciary Com'
miltto his civil rights bill; that he pledged him
to ui hit utrnoit endeavor to hara the matter re
Colrc the earliest attention: tht hswts making
treiAA his vonl. Th. countrr needed reit on this
JuestlOn afid would not hare It until the act of
ustlce was consummated, as he hollered tt would
10 by prompt, favorabL action by tho House of
jfeprcaenwiirci aua tn. rvAjj uppiuTi vi tuo
President.
THE ABMY MEDICAL MUSEUM.
The House Military Committee have agreed to
a bill authorising the Secretary of War to pur:
chase from Dr. Oarnett tho properly owned by
him adjteent to tbj Army Medical Museum in
this city. The Secretary of War recommended
that au appropriation of ta,W0 be made for the
nnrehasa of th rmlldtnlr. aa Its oioucatton bT th
Government would lessen the daiier mm fir to
the main-slrueiure. The oommitt reported tt
to th Alouse, out 11 raiiea 01 success, point 0.
order, unuer ins ruit, carrying 11 to mo uomunttra
of th Whol.
THE ARMY REDUOTION BILL.
Tbeblllprepandbythe House Oommlttt en
Military Affairs and reported to th House was
recently recommitted lo the cgsujltte. ThlJ
Dla more nronouneed than tSf other, tt lfirt,w"a4-f1,r;..r."'''.?
action was Intended to pile the measure In a
mere favorable position for consideration during
this session. On Saturday last the committee
again reported tt to th Usui, expecting, as they
had the Boor, to aeeur lmme
euiat i
&liment, 3 thl
eetion mad. pto-
this thty wen destined to diiapj
r were destined a ojiannoin
point cfcrd.r that the third section
vlsloo for an aimrobrlatlon carried tt to th Co
mitt of th Whol. The bUl contemplates a
a-radual reduction of tha armrto twentr-fir
thousand men, and materially modifies in ether
rospecu our nuutary estaousnmcni.
THE F1NAKOE BILL.
When th s CommltUe on Banking and Currency,
through Mr. Maynard, prtsnted the flnanee bill
to the House, notice waa gtvea that an effort
would bemad to call it p for eousldsratlco to-day.
The commute art desirous of completing some
measure waien will commaua tne support oi taa-
btll as now crasmted hr them. It is therefore
the Intention to call It up to-day, and. It the re
Quliiu lasnort caK be obtained, to cress it for
ward to earl v action. At Dieseut the Aonrouria-
tlon Committee Is "off UM Coot." except on amend
ments to tceir wus, ana it is contenuea tnat toey
should stand aside and sir flnanee an oppor
tunity to have a hearing; v
' FINANCIAL EXHIBIT.
, Tb fallowing' is the financial txtlMt of the
Treasury Department at the close of business
Satnnlar: Garraaev. Ba.T2I.e33r sneelal d.DOSlt
of legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
coin certificates, $1073,700; outstanding lega.
tenders. tasx.oOO.COCL'
Tho receipts from internal revenue sources Sat-
uruay were fziifWiu.
CAL1FOBN1A AND THE CENTENNIAL.
The California Grangers hare addressed a com.
munlcation to the Centennial Commission, In
which they offer to raise one half of the amount
or the subscription expected from California,
THE OBNTENN1AL.
THE BUILDINGS TO BE COMMENCED.
PsiLASixrntA, May 34. The following final
and conclusive decision of tha International Cen
tennial Commission and finance committee has
been made public!
First Bids for contracts for the execution of
the
ABT OALLXBT AltD XCSXtriC
are to be opened next Tuesday, and It Is expected
that work will bo commenced In a few days. The
building 1 to cost tl,MO,000, or which sum there
has been appropriated for that purpose 11.000,000
Dy the citato or Pennsylvania and $300,000 by the
city of Philadelphia. Tb building will cover
more than i acres of ground.
COSSXBVATOKT- HALL.
Second. The Immediate erection of a conserva
tory hall, at a cost of 1200,000, hss been deter
mined upon, and for this purpose an appropria
tion has been made by the city of Philadelphia,
without any other Instructions thafi a requirement
tnat to money snail D expended ror tnis bund
lag. The plans contemplate covering an area of
one and a half acres of ground.
HA0B1SZ BALL.
Third. A machlne"hall lrestlmated for at a cost
of $800,000, which baa been provided for by a
direct appropriation by tb city of Philadelphia,
free from restriction and entirely available for
thipurpos.
Tha work on this building will commence some
months hence, but in amplt time to have It com
pleted for use by th commission. It will cover
ten acres of ground, at a cost not to exceed $80,000
per acre.
xanr xxBiBmoaAii.
Fourth. The erection ot a main exhibition
building will be commenced as soon as tba plans
are perfected. Tljis ean probably be accomplished
by tat last or J un. This building is to cover an
ana of about twenty acres, at a cost not to ex
ceed (100,000 per acre, or say a total of $3,000,009.
To this work subscriptions to th stock ara ap
plicable, whleh, making due allowance for losses.
now amount to about $1,800,000, allowing $200,000
yet to be provided ror this purpose.
AQB1CTTLTCRAL HALL.
Fifth. An agricultural hall la to be provided
for, to cover about fir acres of ground, and eost
bout $290,000. Grading, drawing water, railroad
connections, so., ar. ciiimataa to cost i,inv,vw,
and general administration, say $900,000.
For errors la estimates and for contingencies.
there is allowed $873,000. The total of expendi
tures, exclusive or the art gallery ana museum,
will therefore be $5,825,000, of which the city of
Philadelphia has appropriated direct and without
reservation, except In th designation of the par
ticular buildings upon which the amount Is to be
expended, $1,000,000. The actual subscriptions
foot up $1,800,000. The total to be provided for 11
12,825,000, whleh amount the board of finance have
no doabt of being able to raise from the people
and the General Government.
-The statements, heretofor submitted by" the
board of finance were based on buildings of a
character which wa Indicated by the commis
sion; but, under the circumstances, the commit
tee deem It wise that tb buildings should be of a
simple character, and on that basis this report Is
submitted.
RELIGIOUS CONVENTIONS.
, ' THE PKE3BYTEBIANS,
St. Loots, May 33. In th Presbyterian Gen
eral Assembly tc-dav. at 10 0 ciock. Dr. Herrck
r Johnson obtained the floor for th purpose of gtr.
ing nis views ou toe minority report on consouua-
tlon, submitted by fcjia. The consldiration of the
majority report was postponeo, ana iu mupmy
renort taken us.- Th. first section. Itavlnir tho
board of foreign fissions as It H at present, was
addpted. On a motion ti adopt the second sec
tion, TalatlBg to the board of Bom rnisrlont, ana
providing that tie work be dofi By taatalnls-
ICnil1UIKqMWfWBV4ljWtVa alUU JaMaliUUVIVE
. i.i -. .. .t .ua Kii. .
.Ar..-... o-..-t.ir.'-'. nk... . v.
warmly In favor ot th majority 'report, and
especially for the employment of missionaries as
coiponturs. , c
and'advocated the adoption of the minority re
port. To let ministers become booksellers, would
be to diminish their influence. Speaking of the
Board of Publication, lie said the rtasda It did
not have the heart o( thl- Churoh In It was be
cause it was not a vehicle of sound aud Calvlnlstle
doctrine. Applause and hl'ies.
At the elos of th dehste Dr. Atwater ob
tained th, floor for Monday, whanths discussion
will dVresumed.
TBxsbTTxxias enraen aorrrn.
CoLTxthCf, Miss?., May 33. In the General
Assembly of th PresbytirlU Church South to
diy, Dr.-H. M. Smith; ot tie Committee- on Bills
ahd Overtures, reported th overture from te
Ad$usta Presbyter gkjSg that the course of
study tn ccJeaUstieai temlnarles be extended
rrom tnrie to (our years, yn sessions 01 saiy ui
no committee rccom.
a answered in the ne'g-
debat ensusd, Df, Pluber
fpeaktnrfCi favor of the present system, and Dr.
H. M. Shuts, of Virginia, tn favor ol th four
year courie.
Before reaching a vote Rev. Dr. Balrd, lecre
tary of Publication and Education, read the re
ports of the Executive Comtrltteo on these two
subjects, which were referred to the. standing
committees.
THE TURF.
LAST DAY OF THE NASHVILLE KACES.
Nashville, May S3. This was the last day or
tho spring meeting of the Nashrlll Blood-IIorse
Association. Tha first race Maxwell House
stakes, for three-year "olds, two-mil dash, half
forfeit, sixteen entries wis won by Tasderllte.
i lme, 3 .
The second race, mile heats, best three lu five,
purs, $100, was won by ArUona. Time, 1 46
1-48V, 1MH, LtDJi, and L-Sljf.
Th third raco mile heats; purse, (200. for
befftn horses was won by Madeira, Time,
i45,UljLMK.
AT yBOSrBCTTABJC.
Nxw Yo&x, May a In a trot at Prospect park
to-day. for (1,000. between Copperbottom and Lu
cille Qolddust, the latter woa easily In three
straight heat. Tjm,&W,2rjBBndS-I- -'
AThucos'FAsl.
Bot6, May f,-Al peacon park to-day the
first rata Id
ir a purse or guu tor corses tnat never
beat 229, mill heats, three la five, to harness, was
won by Sheppard Ssapp, jr. Time, J-31& SSSl,
230,30. tv
Th. iMtt!LneaL for a rmn of tSVS. tat Borfts
thatnev.r beat 34, all heaU, to harness, Iras
woa by Flora IIL Tim-, !, t&, 1st
MUTINY a BOfrpOJN COLLZOB.
Bnuntwic-, M. M 98.---TM stnasa" or
HowdolnColIeiehivfor tome lime past maul.
feittd In wJoas wall their cjWlWoa to th mll
lury drill whloh Is ieqair ol thm, and yetef.
day the tophomcies and freshfn J4)S held
mtetmgt, and agfted col to drill tgfe all th
oemberl of the twi lsel two lopho.
morestfisrsga paper Utsuttrect; Thtwosa-i
Jpheaofeswho tfoJ? tf Mpl WP-PlW tf
only studeau prweilt on too wau grouuu n ta
usual heay for drill thU marfilsg. ThJunlor
also hd 4 mietlng, and took lUnllar acUos, after
which there ai a joint meeting of tb three
classes, and aa agrumtnt vu ticked that as
peailon or expulsion of one of their number would
b considered by thim M lusptstloaor expulilon
of all. The faculty hav the matter under eocsM
(ration, aid It Is said they will lntirt upon to
students recsdlng firom thltr bcjIUob. ot ejrpal.
Uonwurpjjpw,
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
TlIE XEW FJtZXCTI MINISTEY SO SE
BVrrOJlTED.
MORE BUSINESS THAN 'POLITICS IN THE
"NEW CABIN ET-M: THIERS' VIEWS ON THE
SITUATION A JOYAL 1BISU PB1NCE-
BURN1NU W1TCBKJ ftt MEXICC'-CENTBaL
AND BOOTH AMERICAN ATTAIHS.
PAStis, May 33. Tho new Ministry, aa as,
nouoosd last right. Is published la th Josmal
OfficUl to-day'. Th Paris paper, generally think
th Ministry Is mere of a business eo than repre-
aataUTef any distract political prograramar A
majority of the As lemhly appears rsolrd t sap-
port the newMtolsty.
The Assembly has adjourned until Tuesday to
enable th Ministry to arrange th order tt bust
business with the constitutional commttt.
jilBxxasoa laistTOATioa-. ;
pABi,-My . Et-Presldfet Tbte-ry ttvCay'
received atUputatlon from toeDepartmentortae
Glroad, and, la reply to their address, laid that
the monarchy which he was overthrown for not
establishing was taiposslhJf.'LAecossrvatlvere-
puono aioue couia reorganise anu paeiry 1 ranee.
He hoped that,"after lu recent experience, th
Assembly would admit the necessity of making
the country lit sovereign arbiter.
ir it persisted iatitUag while powerless to at
tain any definite result, ft would exeeed th
bounds ot reason. Unable to form a government,
tha majority had lost the means and right to gov.
en. He therefore expected a dissolution, which
would rehabilitate the Assembly tn. th eye or
the nation. Tb electors would be less wis and
moderate th longer th dissolution was delayed.
xxzcTio ron TUB AssnaLT.
An election to fill a vacantMat la the Assem
bly took place In th Department of Nlerre to
day. The Republican candidate was chosen by a
decisive majority.
TUB QXBVAW AXBASSADOB.
Prince Claris Hobealoh, tba new German
Ambassador to France, presented his credentials
to President MacMahon to-day. Speeches con
veying the friendliest assurances were exchanged.
GREAT BRITAIN.
A. boy al rsixca of ibxla-;d.
Lottos. May 24.-The Ohitrttr announces that
at the celebration If the Queen's birthday, which
taxes place to-morrow, the title or iiuz of Ocn
neanght will be conferred on Prince Arthur. This
is the first royal utrieVir associated with Ireland.
SPAIN.
THE CABLUT WAR.
SAYTAsnxB, May 23. The detaehment of Re
publican volunteers who were surrounded near
this city by Carllst have been Uberated' by the
troops sent to their rallef.
M adbid, May 24. Gen. Concha la contracting
his forces for an aftack on tha Caxlitt la Estella
and lis vicinity.
BAjrotsr;May2t. ThoCarlista arteatreach-
Ing in force at Estella.
ITALY.
X XISISTXaULCSTSIS.
- Roar, llayil. A'mlnittulal crisis exists here,
In consequence of the rejection by parliament of
tho measure propotoirby the Minister of Finance.
1
TntTPAPAL 0-1717.
tahi8ro.rnox or tub rorc
Roxk, lis 34. The Pop ia luffertsg' from
fever, the result of a cold. Tho reception's at the
Vatican have consequently been suspended.
MEXICO.
rxorLE bxibq boasted roa sobcirt.
Citt or Mexico, May 18, via H atasai May 34.
S.nor Cast.lla, alcalde of Jacobo, In the State of
Sinatra, has officially reported to- the prefect of
his district that, on the 4th of April be arrested,
tried, and burned alive, Joss Maria Bonllla and
his wifo DIegs, for sorcery; it having been proved
that tbey had bewitched one Sllrestre Zacarias.
As a final test, dtuea Porras made Zacarias take
tbre swallows of blessed water, whereupon the
latter vomited fragments of a blanket and bunches
or balr.
The Alcalde' states that tha people Were exas
perated against the sorcerers, and demanded that
they be burned. Th lentonce was executed with
his approval, and he adds that b has his ey on
other sorcerers against whom complaints bar
been mad by cltlteua.
The Official Dlarlo, ef this dty, confirms the
report oi the outrage, and says that several fami
lies la the town hara since compelled th officers
to burn another old woman and her son, for th
same cans.
The General Government has asked th au
thorities ot Slnaloa to send a detailed report of
these proceedings aad to take measures to pro
tect the lives of persons thieatened with similar
violence,
CENTRAL AMERICA.
3AVAX. nrrxLliOBSCX.
Wsrw York, May 24. The ttsamer Henry
Chauneey, lrom Atnlnwall, May 19, brings the
following news: The United States flag-ship
Omaha, Bear Admiral Atay, commanding, ar
rived at Panama on tha 13th Instant, from Oallao.
where the Admiral had previously transferred his
nag rrom is reaiaocia.
The latter had been diipatohtd to SanFran
dsoofof renalrf. Admiral Aim v was tooroceed
la a week to San Fraaclsco-In tbo lUamer Sara-
aac, which wa to report at Panama. All was
quiet en the Isthmus.
QVATZXALA.
the otrrBASB oa cousin, vaoxk.
The prompt Interference of the GuatemsIaGov-
ernment prevented any further outrage on the
T3ttf K- wl.u Mxist TIT " $ Cava Tih 1f&
Minister of Fordsrn 'Affairs addrtited a commu
nication toHesryScholaeld, her British Majesty's
re'preseataUvetoC.atfUAmerl&.latheabienee?
of Minister Corpett, pointing eat th cnsrgstlo
aUBaaurtsai uuca auuuic. uj bus ugicfOBiaai H
toon sl It was informed of the action ot Coioael
Oonialu.
0 arrival at tha pert ef San Jot of the troops
Banded by General Solaret. had the effect of
saving consul mage. 1 .ire, whica was la immi
neat danger. The Gaverhmaat Is aaxloas to give
all satisfaction to the British Government, and
reparation to Mag, whatever may b the la.
dejajjity dimandid.
DISPATCH TO LOBD SEDBT.
Tb following is a copy of the dispatch tele
graphed to Lcrd Derby by Mr. Seholfitld on the
.. .-IT ." .'.
occasion:
i'Mr. Vic Consul Mtgee, ia Ssa Jos d. Ona-
ie.Ja!
ouily
temala. has been mieVouily outrand by the
lw-l... Li .k-WM.... . .1,1.1 ..-k....- C.
vamauuBot. v wuo yvim .aiuio i opaui, wui
aer. offers ami
Inderinlir. 1 haye Ulld 410,000, SUblt
abirobatlon. rUScsdt,
tTatTzs erxtws ooxtuL jAuxTeorDEirsxD.
Paaieszsrs who were on th rteimer Aritoas.'
which was In Jpcjft when $11 this wa going on,
speak vsry strocgly agatait H. James, thl Uni
ted States enrol, for not lattrhrlng fo tare Ma
ge from th duejty of th cKamapdjujt.
goxxAtxs to f Wpa aS"b shot.
Advices blhlutit)amsf trftmOintral Amer
ican ports sUt that Goaiklss, who was act mor
tally wounded by the shots Ursa tt him, would
bo triad and shot, ills ttlal,was to take place oa
th28thulu a r
CBIII.
CASE Or OAST At X BTSE,
Tho authorities of Ohllt hav decided that In
ternational law gar thin so right lo try and
Imprison Captain Hyi Ilr th loss of th Eng
lish itoamtr TOSns. Ho bar, conseqvintly, ba
set $t Ubtrty ihd re turf id to Englacd,
Tfc report thst us Epiiua mwiihj at ssa-
tlanhad dsmlnded ik&Q ladsfanltV for the
false lAptllojiBsntof Captain Byd6 Moot eon.
firmed BJ Vajharalio pafiars to the J(lh ultimo.
The Oorinseat, howlver, hu offend to pay hta
pat'sag. and has alio expressed jls wllUigrtH to
oomptaut him for fall ImprtscaaeBt.
jrirrj.
nrsioNATioa or tbi raMiEixT,
Kiaosvox. Jaixaica. May 2. Advlcss from
fPorUu-Prlac. say that the FrHtdtttt of Haytl
has resignia ana nanaea over tea uoTeranent to
Domlnln,ui, Vis Ptiildeat, who U supported by
th army, H demtads ihat th AHeably shall
declare blm President, Thtr ht htea no dis
turbance, but an easy ftue)g pnvailf.
ARKANSAS.
LEGISLATURE HtmRING A' MUCK,
ft Bnrw r. a Th lowefHoun ef th
ilatnr.tnj1.r bvavata of 4T to 9, a0pd
inuw.aXt.rtn-- that senators Doney aad
Claytoa ohtataed thslr j tjB1J4.,tt?i
fl.n.l. tor hrlharr and COrrttPlIOO, Sd that lfl
UUitM4i, At rjfmlthln tea flayi the TJaIt4
StttM 8j 1J rJttMW to ttrrMtlftte,
m. t, tfttphftsea, oa jit th Jt of tie
:JiuI,.r"nnriofthUSUte.hirirnf. Tb.
iLH.OlaytoB, brcrtherprUnttoa State seaater
Cilyton.aai judge of tho,rit tadlJIClrjJj;
Oenrt.hasftlwMlgaed. , , '"N",
Th Bout paasw. ajoia rtfaiuiivB Wjwu
ion Thursday next. " - .
unfortunately nppna m b 11
he Eepubltd. Th aovCTamtnt,
towards Mr. Mtgee in the molt 1
in service 01
which has ted
atlsractory man.
d ecrreiDondinz
r. offers fmoi sttisfaouon as
lerinlfv. 1
probation.
ft to your
NELLIE'S DEPARTURE.
Arf ENTHUSIASTIC BEND-OFT. ,
Nxw York, May ." Although it wad an.
nouneed this morning that Mr. and Mrs. Saiteaw
weald take the steamer Baltto at Sandy Hook,'
after having proceeded ao far oa th.tr Jobtsot toX
Europe In a Government vessel, au lmataaa
crowd gathered at tha Whit Star dock, in Jarswyc
CHy, to witaeas th departure of th steamer SndS
bridal partyr Ataa early hour crowds, wkohaol
road th prpors, also began to flack to tbs feoCoS
West Twenty.rourlh street, where tb rerroaeJ
cutter Grant, having en Board th OoverDOv'st
Island Band, was iawaltlnsr for the party aad
their invited friends who numbered about net
hundred, and taefuded totnef tbo President'''
well-known aequaintaneea, ' -
VB. AHD KB. SABTOniS, i j
accompanied by the President and MrsC,"arnat,
Colonel Fr.darick, D. Grant, Jesse UrantuCSt
Orsnt, Jr, Secretary Babcoc., ex-Col JectorMuv
pay, Mr- Pullmao and others. UVeTiaxe,lr
Kh Flfth-Arerru. hotI, ahd parsed' to North
nveivwBeiicB.LBey ware ,conieTi nDoara net
revenue-cutter Grant," Among uthers who wwt
Ion: "board -were Mr. aad Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jlr.
and Mrs. Luddlngton, of Chicago; General Foe
ter. General Forsyth, of General Sheridan staffs
General Sharp and wife aad daughter, General
McDowell, -Naval OScer Ladla and; -General
RufUs lngalla, When tb.jilsUnjuished pasff ,
got 'on; board tho GtsbI eait offherllnas,stea(.ed
out Into the river ana down the bay, followed br
the cheers or th crowd gathered on the pUrs anot
shipping la tha neighboring docks. t
As sha passed the Baltic's dock she wa JornecL
by the Manhattan, with another "party of friends?"
onboard. The Paronta ferry "boats continued to.
carry heavy loads or passengers as lata aa 11 J?
o'clock. These who came earlier than 10, o'clock
were afforded such aa opportunity of seeing 1
THE VESSEL ABO ELOBAX. DZCOUATIOJS ,
fa honor of Mr. and Mrs. Sartorl as tho presrtng
throng would permit. Th bridal stata-room-wa
closed against the gax of the curious visitors, r
large proportion of whom were Iadl,and thpso
who wore able to reach th door of th state-room
were rewarded only by the sight or a vast quantity
ot floral gifts, la almost endless variety of sbapoj
and site. Floral presents continued to reach tho
wharfeven after the vessel had departed. - '
The Battle moved out or her dock soon after 11!
o'clock. As her head was turned down stream shefl
was greeted with a salute from the steamer States
of Virginia, and also from the outgoing Uunan
steamer which lay la the stream, both of theseK
vessels being decked with flags front stem to sterta.
To this salute th Baltlo responded by dipping
her colors, after which ih proceeded slowly on?
her way, amid the screaming of steam whistles.
She proceeded slowly down the harbor until she)
got Just below th quarantine landing, Statra'
Island, when she stopped, and
AXIS TOE BOOtllBO Or CAS30 V '
fro: tho Narrows, likewise tb rercnus cutter
Grant,' the newly-married couple stepped on boafiC
th Baltlo from off the small revenue cutter, an I
were welcomed by Mr. COrlles on bohilf of CapU
Kennedy, who was oa the bridge. "Hats wera,
taken off asjhey passed through the crowd up to
the hurrieaae'deck to obtain a last glimpse et
President Great. Tho btld.-wure a plain gray
traveling dress. The .President stood aloae,
watching th departure of his daughter. Tho
voice of Mrs. Grant-was heard crying (
"OOOD-BY, XELLrE."
TboBaltio was saluted with heavy funs at ir.
eral points i rsufa to Quarantine. Many ves-
LmIs were gaily-decorated, and the ahlps and
docks along the shores were crowded la maay
places, particularly at Castle Garden, with speo-
talon, who cheered the happy couple as the
Grant passed down. The passengers on thaferty
boats an crowded to the railings and chrd'
loudly In expectation or seeing the President ami
Mr. and Mrs. Sartorl. While passing the flag,
ship Roanoke, moored off the Battery, a salute.
.was fired, the marines with burnished arm mat
ing a formidable display. There was also a largo
number or ladiea ou board this vessel, who ware
their handkerchiefs. Flags were displayed oaf
the Government buildings at Bedloe's aad Gov-
emor's Island. '
President Grant. Mrs. Great and party left for
Washington this evening. '
FUTURE OF REV. PROF. SWING.
Chicago, May 24. Bay. David Swing publicly
announced to-day hit determination to apply to
the Chicago Presbytery for a letter cf dismissal
from the ministry or the Presbyterian Church.
Ha will, however, remain as pastor of or preacher,
for the Fourth Presbyterian church, la accord
ancs with th expressed wishes of the elders andr
leading members thereof.
Prof. Swing preached fa the Fourth Presby
terian church to-day to a congregation which,
filled the edlne to overflowing, and mors than
five hundred people were unable to gala admits
taace. He mad no allusion to the recent trial.
After the services were concluded, a collection
was takea up to pay off th debt ot the ehurth, j
and the entire amount (over $30,000) was raised
la fifteen minutes.
MOFEJfENTS OF OCEAN STEAMERS.
Pltxoctb, May 1L Arrived, steamer West
phalia, from New York.
. Qceesstoww, May 24. Arrived, steamship
Adriatic, from New York.
SorrSAiirTOv, May 24. Arrived, steamships
America, from New York, and Nuremberg, from
Baltimore, both for Bremen,
New Yobs, May 24. Arrtred: Steamers Hum
boldt, from Stettin; Arch Druid, from Bordeaux
City or Paris and Oceanic, from Liverpool; Stjs
Olaf, from Christiana, aad Henry Cbauaqey,
from AsplnwalL . '
TllE MILL CREEK FLOOD.
SriiaoriELo. MAsaMaySl r.u cu-nmlttee
or relief for the sufferers by the JMIKiver dis
aster report the number seeding sirtanec in the ,
various villages as ltd families, consisting ofjto
Dcrion. .Th relief committee hav that far done.
- ""19 BJoaa "PPiytoft- the Immediate want
They hope, however, to be able to set these desltc
tut families up fa houssEseplag again, at Ieasa'
fa prlmltiv. ifyle. They have actually recefvedV
in cash, aside from liberal subscriptions of food
aad clothing, $St,043.
NEIT TORS StAOE DRIVERS.
New Yobs, May 24. For some time past the.
ttage-drtws oa various avenues hav contem
plated a strike for an increase of wages. A fair
(venlng ago, at a secret meeting, eqmmltte
was appointed to call oathe different eosipaalesl
aad demand aa uereu from (3 to (3 per 7y.
At a meeting to-night the committee repotted
unfavorably, vhe'raapoa It was resojvd tbt ua.
let) the eompailes accede to the Increase, a gen.
ral strlks shall tax place the first thing to-morrow
morning.
CRUSADE AGAINST CRUSADERS. '
PiTTSBria, May St About forty crusader
were$mrtd again today and confined m-lha.
Central poUe station, charged with obstructing
the sidewalks. Tbey wsr released upon glviugj
ball for a hearing oa Monday. Great exciteirfen. .
prevailed, and large crowds gather.nl about 'tha
police station.
The ladiis are still deiirrcraed to conunua tneir
work, notwithstanding th. actlou of the authori
ties. PERSONAL.
Edward King, of ScrlSntr't Monl.Mv.lt at the
NatMniL " " -
Boyce Allan, of London,ono of the partner ot
the firm owalng th Allan lias of steamers, la
diad. ' " t
Oetrg Niubaur and Jacob Berg, young, mea.
( drowned yesterday tn th Genes river, ah
So&eittr, If. T., by the upsetting of a skiff.
Mr. Croltea. UnlUd States Minister to Bollrl,
diid at La Pat op the 18th ultimo. ThfamllJoJ
thdietstd will return to the United States
Vi&tbur-malas. .
"fta Vrlneaaa Alle. of Eneland. wit ofPrlned
XoatorHM4DarBUtdt,hu gtvea birth toa
daafhter.
Hob. Cages Sulllvaa and daughter wd ex.
Mayor Frank McOoflla aad wife, of San Fran
cisco, arrived tn Washington yesterday, and will,
remain a short time, as th guests of Senator
Joais.
- RECORD OF ORDIE.
Julius E. Saunas, a member of th Penary I
vaaht Legislature from Lancaster county, waa
shot aad mortally wounded by Jacob Wtttmtr, at ,
Washington, Lancaster, county, oa Satardaj
evtaiog. Wlttmtr- was tntoxloated aad Ihret.
teed to shoot hi wile when Shumaa ester! i
Wlttmot'i hoaie tad, latrfrd. Jhe baU a. I
tared his abdotp aad lodged fohlafptae. Tha
wtaad-1 eoBiird moftai- Wlttmtr WM ar.
rested aad ptoeed to Jail at Laaeaiur. i
St Brooklyn, on Baturasy mgui, n m- ,
inidu.m atraak on the head tad killed.
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