Daily Wabash Express, Volume 20, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 29 March 1871 — Page 1

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THERE irf m'.'.cli interesting San Domingo chat in our dispatches this morning.

THE Waking Men's Association of New Albany will put a ticket in the field for the municipal election.

THE HON*. DUX WADE IN SICK with pleurisy at IIIP residence of Vice President O J.FAX in Wu-diing'on

W 15. U'IBISHOS in the Democratic nominee for Mayor of Vincenne:', and we gue*4 they'll make out to elect him.

It Mould break a»-n»kt: back :o follow the Ward lints.: that the Democratic Council has made in Kerrymandering Kvanville.

SKVEKAL day* I.JT-LO:E Mr. .SUMSEK made his la*t rpeecli, the 1'ieniJent had ckaily indicaud hi* intention to abandon the San Domingo project, or, at all events^ iet the mailer rest. Thi.-t was satisfactory to tV.e country, aiid might have been accepted by the distinguished Sena tor from Massachusetts a--* a strong inti mation of a desire on the President'* part to promote a conciliatory spirit.

KL.UX 111 Bi^LiL'OX.

Particulars of the Out rug Jhiggins

presence of women and

children. The olonel refused to go down. The Captain then ordered Mr. Ross to bring him down or put alight in Me room, under penalty of having his house burned lie refused. Mrs. Ross and the children screamed an cri^d but the banditti did not hesitate to bring material with which toset the building on tire. Celonel Hug gins then went to the window and told the Klan that if they would leave the yard he would come to the fence accompanied by Mr. Ross, and they agreed to this and left the yard. As soon, however, as the officer went to the fence, they re entered, and surrounded and disarmed him. Tho Captain then told him, in substance, that he must promise to leave the county and State within two days, or they would kill him that they had no especial or personal objections to him, but they did not intend that the taxes should be collected. They were determined that they would not pay taxes to support a d—d set of Radical office-holders, and they were determined no laws should be enforced in that county but such as they made themselves they were"against liw anyhow,* the Captain declared with a strange oath.

During the fifteen minutes consumed in yard Colonel Muggins repeatedly declined to give the promise they asked He has no doubt that if he had made the promise no bodily injury would have been inflicted on him. Rut he gave no pledges there or afterward. His re'usal angered them excessively. They ordered him to go with them, but he re fused, unless bv force. Mr. Ross pleaded wish the Klan to remember their promise. Mr. Hnggins llien demanded that

Ross should go with them, to which t!m Cap:ain consented. I'p to this point no persona! violence had been ofl'ered the Colonel in fact, liiev healed hi in quite civil I v, the Captain rebuking one of the gang who swore at the prisoner, by saync that he was always a gentleman, and should !e treated decentlv. They told him several times that they had no particular objection to him, only they had determined the taxes should not be collected. After carrying him two hundred yards or more he was ordered to take his tcoat off. This he refused to do, when it 'was torn rudely from his back. He was then whipped with a thick leather strap more than an inch wide, doubled, and about three feet or more in length. Fitly lashes, severely applied, were then given, each ten lashes being laid on by a fresh man. lie was again asked several times to promise to leave, but refused. This exasperated the Klan still more, and the

Captain took the strap, and without stopping, laid on twenty-five lashes, with all the force of a powerful tnan, swearing with every blow at the obstinacy of the Colonel In all he received nearly one hundred stripes. Finding that he was growing faint, and would not promise, they released him, declaring that if he remained in Monroe county they would kill him. He went to Ross'house,where he was kindly cared for, and the next day returned to Aberdeen. After being several days under mcdical treatment he was able to traveL

TWENTIETH YEAR.

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A Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune give.-? a detailed ac count of the treatment of Col. IIUGC IN.S) a Revenue Assessor in Mississippi. This is one of many cases which prove beyond question that the Ku Klux organization in that Sta intends not only to drive out Northern men, however inoffensive personally, and to intimidate and coerce negro voters, but to raid the enforcement of the Revenue laws, and to defy the Federal Government:

On the night of the 8th inst., Col. Iltiggins stopped at Ross Mills, about ten miles from Aberdeen, on the road to Columbus. This was the night of the former outrage reported in these dispatches, nnd of those on Seaton and Reynolds, at Columbus. Charles (.T. Ross, the miller, at whose house he stopped, is a Southern man, of conservative principles. IJuggins, when making assessments, always stopped with him.

About 10 o'clock, having been in bed Home time, he was awakened by the noise of horses and the confusion of voices. Hearing Mr. Ross parleying, Hnggins dressed himself hastily and stepped to the windows. There he counted one hundred and twenty men, disguised as. usual in long white robes, reaching nearly to their feet, with their heads and faces conccaled bv a loo«e covering the same color and material, in the front half of which were holes for the eyes and mouth, surrounded with red rings. Their horses were drawn up outside the yanfence, and the house was completely surrounded. It was evident that they were well disciplined. The leader was a Iarj e, burly man. As was afterwards seen, ihcv were all aimed with six-inch revolvers of one pattern, and apparently ncaily or quite new. MrRoss expostulated widi ilie Kl#*» itg»{nst 'interfering with his guest, r.iid declared th.U thev should not take him out of the Jiou-e with liis consent. Colonel Hug j{ins went to thf window and asked what «gi wan:cd I'ne Ku Klux Captain re jilicil -hai In- must come down they wbii io »vai nnd say some ii-her things to him. Mr. Ko-s told lluggins that he could do a« he pleaded about going down The colonel then informed the Klux that lie jhoiild defend himself there, and if thev only desired to warn him it could he done where he was. This they refused to do, as their warnings were rever

SINCERELY believing that no greater misfortune could befall this nation than

the speedy return of the Democratic party to power and believing also, with equal sincerity, that repeated and bitter attacks by Republicans upon the Administration can not fail to weaken the Hepublican party, and strengthen the opposition, we can but deeply regiet that Mr. SUMSEK HAT cho.en to make such attacks. That the Statesman whose life work has been one long, persistent and consistent rtniggle against the principles and acts of the Democracy, should now be engaged in efforts which send a thrill of delight to the heart, and a flush of joyto the free of every Democrat in the entire country, must be an occasion of sadness to his best friends. Mr. SUMNRK knows full well that every blow hestrike at the Administration spends its force on the party of which he has long been an honored and beloved leader. lie know» too, that so far as practical political results are concerned, he is doing more to advance the purposes of the Democracy thun a hundred of their ablest men could do in years. We can not conceive how such a man can find pleasure in tiie contemplation of such work, how one of the chief architects of our grand Republican edifice can please or satisfy himself with the post of chief artileriatjin its bombardment. i•.

The re districting of the city at this time is legarded by all as a. most shameless attempt to disfranchise Republicans. Any one who will take a map of the city and look at the boundaries of the Eighth Ward for example, as iixed last night, will see ihat the hundreds of Republicans in that Ward are given no more power, politically, than a few Democrats in the other Wards, which, it is supposed, will sustain the Ring ticket.

THE SKELBYVILLE MURDER.

Great Excitement..

[Special dispatch to tho Cincinnati Gazette* INDIANAPOLIS, March 27. The murder of Ringsdorf, at Shelbyville, Ind., Saturday night, has created a »reat excitement in thai, village. The murderer and his victim had been associating and drinking together for two or three "days. Saturday evening Ringsdorf came into Benjowsky's drug and grocery store and asked his wife for a little wine. She said she knew of none about the premises that if her husband kept any wine she was not aware of it. Just then Benjowskv came in at the back door and app.uaciied Ringsdorf, the former putting out his hund if to guard himself from an anticipated attack from the latter.

Benjowsky went to a i.'ass case, took out a revolver ar.d deliberately commenced firing at Ringsdorf. discharging one ball into his bowels and another into his hip. He was arrested and lodged in jail. Some persons are circulating the report that Benjowsky has been crazy for the pa-t seven years. This is a dodge to screen the murderer. He has been an active business man during the psst seven vears, and has managed by fair means and foul in accumulate considerable prop* er y. He bus a mean, ball dog disposition, and is reported to have whipped h:s wile at limes when in a passion, but. his lunacy has not been ol that kind lo make him in anv wise irrespon-ible for the horrible crime he has committed.

OTTAWA.

CANAL COMMISSIONERS REPORT. OTTAWA, ONT., March 2S.—The report of the Canal Commissioners as presented to Parliament, recommends uniformity in the St. Lawrence canals, and construction or improvement of canals which will

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appropriations as follows: Sault

Marie $560,000 Welland canal SG,530,000 Lower Ottrwa canal Sl.SOO.OOO Chambly canal $1,500,000 deepening the St. Lawrence between Quebec and Montreal $S00,000 Bay Verte canal S3,250,000 St. Lawrence canal $4,500,000 Upper St. Lawrence river $220,000.

RICHMOND.

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A LARGE and enthusiastic meeting was held in the Board of Trade rooms, Indianapolis, on Monday afternoon, for the purpose of arranging the preliminaries for the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which is to convene in that city on the 16th of August next. A local committee of one hundred citizens, headed by Mayor MACACLEY, was appointed, together with number of sub-committees, to take charge of the arrangements. During the convention an excursion will be made to the coal fields of this State, as well as to this city and New Albany.

THERE ought to be no necessity for reminding the Republicans of this city that the most important matters which claim the attention of citizens are to be virtually decided at the primary meeting.'!, in the various wards, on Friday evening of this week. Can we not inaugurate a new and better era in local politics by having full meetings? Will not "all the brethren" come together and calmly deliberate upon the serious matters that must then be disposed of? Try it, for once, and our word for it you'll find it pleasant and profitable.

THE Vincenne3 Sun admits that, whether crnzy or not crazy, GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN spoke an unpleasant truth the other night, when he said there would have to he some fires and funerals before Vincennes would be what Bhe ought to be.

EVANSVILLE holds her municipal] election next Monday. In order to retain power, if possible, the Democratic Council met on Monday evening the 27th inst., and changed the ward boundaries, adding two new wards. The Evansville J'Aimtd of yesterday savs:

ARRESTED.

RICHMOND, VA. March 28.—Stephen Mason, a member of the Legislature from thi« city, was arrested to day charged with corruptly approaching officers of the Citv Court, to influence them lo summon jurors favorable to the acquittal of exMayor Cahoon. He was held to bail in 110,000 to answer the charge.-

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TERRE-HAUTE,

BY TELEGRAPH.

EXCITEMENT IN PARIS.

The Utmost Vigilance 3fauifVstfd Ijy Insurgents.

Place VemJomo hits the Appearance of Camp.

Insurgents (Joiitinue to ISarricaf'ys. 1.

Meetings of the National Assembly at Versailles Stormy. 'T\

ENGLAND.

3 tEXCITEMENT IN PARIS. PAKIS, March 27 —Great excitement in Paris. The insurgents have obtained possession of the gunboat Philomela. Elections proceed slowly.

FROM VERSAILLES.

Admiral Soissett has arrived at Versailles in disguise, his troops having deserted him. Thiers is threatened for his inaction, and Due Daumole is mentioned as probable successor. Thiers says, when he has 100,000 troop? he will march against Paris. He will give insurgents two hours time to surrender the city. If the city is not surrendered at the end^ of that time, he will commence coercion. The meetings of the Assembly at Versailles are stormy. A petition for Lecomte's children has been decreed, also monuments for both Thomas and Lecornle.

PARIS.

LONDOS, March 28.—The Times' special says Paris has nearly resumed its udiial appearance.

THE ELECTIONS.

Of five hundred thousand electors in Paris, only tr/o hundred thousand voted at the elections on Sunday. Twenty of the members of the Committee were elected. •WW- NEW GOVERNMENT.

It is expectcd that Blanqui will be President of the new government and that its power will center in Flourens, Pyat, Delescluze, DeFranc and Vermorel.

MILITARY REORGANIZATION. Four Generals are occupied at Versailles with the question of the military reorganization of the country.

OCCUPATION OF PARIS.

The Times'special sates that the Prussians daily ask the Versailles government to agree to German occupation of Paris, and areas frequently refused.

ILLNESS OF THE QUEEN OF SWEDEN. A dispatch from Stockholm savs it is the Queen, and not the King, who is now ill and that the symptoms are alarming.

BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

The House of Lords adjourned to-night after an uninteresting discussion of the defects of the present military system.

In the House of Commons the drift of debate was towards legislation to prevent exportation of arms lo belligerents. Lawerthe, James, Palmer and others, advocated Parliamentary action, but the Allorney Geaeral thought the existing laws sufficient, increased stringency would tend to make such restriciions inoperative.

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FRAXCE.

AN ADDRESS FROM THIERS. VERSAILLES, March 27.—Thiers made an eloquent though brief address in the National Assembly to day, in which he defended the wisdom of his policy, and took a solemn oath that he would not betray the Republic. ,.rrf

WHAT PARIS PARIS PAPERS SAY.IF

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Thiers Proposes to Against Paris-

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When He Has Troops Enough.

He "Uireatens Coe' don if the City Does Not Surrender In Two Hours. S

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PARIS, March 27.—The Official Jom-nal of the Central Republican Committee, in an editorial to-day,says the first task ofthe newly elected municipality of Paris, will be a compilation of a charter that will secure the rights of the people and prevent the representation of large towns from being swamped by the country. A second article in the same Journal demands that all matters essentially Parwian must Commune.

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ian must be within the£omain the

La Nouvelle Republique advi the Commune ID pronounce dissolutior if the rotten Asst uibly, and impeach iu nembers.

La Veri'.'says the deputies from ''arts to the National Assembly have determined to lesisn, and merely await opportunity. Tht same journal sav= a new Ministry will be for, which will include Duo De in the office of Foreign Afhii Marshal MacMaban in the Mini -try ot SVar.

THK ELECTIONS.

Conservatives were successful in Sunday's elections only in arrondissements Bourse, Louvre and Passv. The rich generally abstained from visiting the polls. The merchants voted the Conservative ticket. The individuals elected ure obscure, with the exception of Flourens, Blanqui, Pyat. nnd Gambon.

BARRICADES.

Barricading continues, and the utmost vigilance is manifested by insurgents. The Place Vesidome has the aspect of a camp.

HEGOTIATIOX8.

It is said the Versailles government J9 negotiating with Prussians to allow an increase in the number of French troops this side of the Loire.

RUMOR-

Rumor says Gen. Cremer is supported by the Committee, and has gone to Versailles.

BELGIUM.

NEUTRALIZATION AT SEA.

BRUSSELS, March 27 —The Nord saye the initiative proceeaings taken by the Cabinet of the Hague towards neutralization of a private party at sea, has been entirely successful. The Nord adds that a proposition similar to that ofthe Dutch government was made to Austria and to Bismarck.

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PEACE CONVENTION.

BRUSSELS, March 2S.—The plenipotentiaries of France and Germany met at 2 o'clock this p. m. at the French Legation. The opening proceedings were wholly formal. Credentials were exchanged, and preparation made for

future

COXORKSSIOtfAL.

HOUSE.

,f WASHINGTON, March 28. Mr. Cox presented a resolution from J. D. Henderson and other citizens of Little Falls, N. Y., referring to an obtrage on a colored citizen, and representing that Gov. Hoffman is a Democrat and might pardon, asking for a regiment of troops, and that a proper bill be passed by Congress without reference to the Constitution.

Mr. Poland presented a memorial from Archie B. Fisk, claiming that lie was elected a member of Congress from the 4th district of Mississippi, and protesting against the right of all sitting members from that State referred.

Mr. Shellabarger, from the select committee on the President's message, reported a bill to enforce the provisions of the 14th amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes. The following is the full text of the bill:

Be it enacted &c., that any persons, who, under color or combination, whether principals or accessories, shall be deemed ^guilty of felony, upon conviction thereof shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding §10,VQ0, or imprisonment not exceeding ten yearfl, or both, at the discretion of the Court provided that if any party or parties to such conspiracy or combination shall in furtherance of su«h common design commit the crime of murder, such party or parties so guilty upon conviction shall suffer death and provided al*o, that any offence punishable under an act begun in one Judicial district of the United States and completed in another, may be dealt with, inquired of, tried, determined and punished in either district.

Section 3. That in all cases where insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combinations or conspiracies in any State, shall so far obstruct or hinder the execution of the laws thereof, as to deprive any portion or class of people of such State, of any rights, privileges or immunities named in and secured by this act, and the constituted authorities of such State shall either be unable to, or shall from any cause fail in or refuse protection to the people in such rights, ami shall fail or neglect through the propei uii horities to apply to the President ilie United States for aid in their behu!', such facts shall be deemed a denial by such State of the equal protection of the laws to which they are entitled under the 14tli article of amendments to the Constitution, and in all such cases it shall be lawful for the President, and it shall be his duty to take such measures by employment of the mili'nrv and naval sorces of the United Stales, or of either, or by other means, as he may deem necessary for the suppression of such insurrection, domestic violence or combinations and any person who shall be arrested by any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of any State, shall subject or cause to be subjected, any. person within the jurisdiction of the United States, to deprivation of any rights, privileges or immunities secured by the Constitution of the United States, shall, any such law, State, ordinance, regulation, custom or usage of the State to the contrary notwithstanding, be liable to ihe party injured, in an action at law, suit in equity or other proper proceeding, be prosecuted in the several districts or Circuit Courts of the United States, with, and subject, to the same rights of appeal, review upon error and other remedies provided in like cases in such courts, under provisions of the act of 9th of April, 1866, entitled "An act to protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights, and to furnish means for their vindication," and other remedial laws ofthe United States, under the provisions of this and the preceding section, shall bedelivered to the Marshals of the proper district to be deait with according to law.

Section 4, That whenev«r in any State or part of a State, the unlawful combinations named in the preceding sections of this act shall be organized and armed, and so numerous and powerful as to be able by violence, either to overthrow or set at defiance the constitutional authority of such State, or when the constituted authorities are in complicity with, or shall connive at the unlawful purposes of such powerful and armed combinations, and whenever by reason ol either or all the causes aforesaid, conviction of such offenders and preservation of the public safety shall become in such district impracticable, in every such case such combinations shall be deemed rebellion against the government of the United States, during continuance of such rebellion within the district which shall so be under sway thereof, such limits to be prescribed by proclamation, it shall be lawful for the President of the United States, when in his judgment the public safety shall require 'it, to suspend the privileges of the writ of habeas corpus, and to declare and endorse, subject to the rules and articles of war and other laws of the United States now in force, applicable in the cane of rebellion, martial law, to the end that such rebellion may be overthrown, provided, that the President shall first have made proclamation as now provided by law, commanding such insurgents to disperse, and provided also, that the provisions of this section shall not be in force after the 1st of June Anno Domini 1872.

Section 5. That nothing herein contained shall be cons! rued to supercede or repeal any former act or law, except so far as the same may be repugnant thereto, and any offences heretofore committed against'lhe tenor of any former act shall be prosecuted, and any proceeding already commenced for prosecution thereof shall be continued, and completed the same as if this act had not been parsed, except ro far as the provisions oi this act may go to sustain and validate such proceedings.

The bill wis read the first nnd second lime, when the Speaker said the question was now on ordering it to be engrossed and read a third time. .Mr. Shellabarger moved to recommit the bill to the committee, so that general debate shall proceed on the bill until the House shall come to an agreement to terminate it, and then vote on the amendment which may be offered. He suggested that debate be continued till Friday.

Mr. Wood was sure there was no disposition on the Democratic side to discuss the bill, merely for the purpose of discussion and preventing final action. He suggested that the gentleman from Ohio would let general debate commence, and run along a reasonable time, so as to give every man on both sides an opportunity for full and free discussion.

Mr. Shellabarger was willing general debate should go on as it was the pleasure of the House.

The Speaker said the bill reported would run through the morning, unless some higher question of privilege should arise, and continue to be in order until finally disposed of.

Mr. Shellabarger said he would name Mondav next for taking the vote, and that time be equally divided between both sides of the House.

INDIANA. WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH 29, 1871..

bating this bill and apportionment bill, the committee of this house should be instructed to bring in a bill apportioning representation in Congress. The passage of such a bill this session was due to the West, and especially to Illinois, whose Legislature is now in session ready to act under such a bill if pa?»ed If not parsed this session, it will compel that Legislature to meet again next winter, at a vast expense to the State.

Mr. Shellabarger then opened debate, -explaining in detail the provisions of the bill. In the course of his remarks he asked, where was the doubt that Congress mav by appropriate legislation, protect the rights of citizenship so zealously and transcendently guaranteed, and make eternal by the Constitution itself, the provision that guarantees equal laws and protection for all, and when a State denies protection to its citizens. Congress may bv law enforce the provision?

Mr. Kerr said the article of the Constitution to which the gentleman referred, conferred no new grant of power to Congress, nor did it take away any preexisting power of the States. It nirnply declared who should be citizens of the United Stales. Nothing was more or better settled than this, and he quoted from Chancellor Kent and ex-Attorney General Bates in support of his assertion. He was in favor of the moat signal punishment being inflicted for lawlessness, whether is States in the South, or any other section, but it should be done under their own Constitution and laws, and the power of the Federal Government should not be used, except as^auxiliary to State Constitution and laws, and not superior to them.

Mr. Stoughton read from the Senate report of the testimony in the North Carolina investigation, references to ths outrages in that State, saying that the criminals are able to baffle and set at dciiance all appliances of the law, no Ku Klux ever having been convicted. The relation of Democrats to Ku Klux is similar to that of a receiver of stolen goode to the thief, they are willing to receive the results, the murder of .Republicans and rapine, to help them in their politics. In this House they are willing champions of the Ku Klux.

Mr. Cox said so far from this being true, Democrats have denounced the outrages.

Mr. Stoughton continuing said, Ku Klux T-"-e supplied with disguised and arm.? the North.

Mr. i.ldridge—Svu.ator Sumner said yesterday that President Grant is at the head of the Ku Klux.

Mr. Cox asked Mr. Stoughton why he did not prove his assertion, which went for nothing without being substantiated

Mr. Stoughton said the entire South is drifting into anarchy. A few bad men intimidated the people, avoiding conflicts with the military and controlling State courts by fraud and violence.

The House at 3:30 adjourned. SENATE. Mr. Sumner presented a memorial asking for the adoption of such measures as will secure a court of nations, where all questions shall be decided without arbit rament of the sword, and urging that in points at issue between England and the United States, every effort be made to avoid war between the two countries.

Under the rule ot the Senate prohibiting general business, the memorial, instead of being referred to a committee, was laid on the table.

Mr. Sumner offered the following: WHEREAS, It is represented that Frederick Douglass anil his son were excluded from the common privileges of travelers on the mail steamer between Acquia Creek and Washington, on account of their color, therefore be it

Resolved, That the Committee on the District of Columbia are hereby instructed to inquire into the facts of this case,and to consider what remedy can be applied to prevent repetition of such treatment on account of color.

The Vice President said the resolution could not be received without unanimous consent.

Mr. Bsyard objected, and the resolution was not receivedMr. Kellogg asked unanimous consent to introduce a resolution directing the Committee on Foreign Relations to inquire into, and report at the next session of Congress, whether the Territory of Lower California and the Mexican States of Sonora and Chihuahua, or either of them, would be a desirable acquisition to the United States.

Mr. Sherman objected. Mr. Anthony called up his resdlutidti, amending the order of business under which the Senate is now acting, so as to admit the consideration of any bill in reference to the South, received from the House of Representatives.

Mr. Thurman offered and advocated an amendment to require its consideration bv a committee before action could be Uken on it by the Senate. He reported the contemplated Ku Klux legislation as more important than any other ever before undertaken by* Congress, as depend ing on the very existence of the government. He protested against any attempts at caucus dictation to put such a measure through the Senate, believing it to been titled to full consideration in the proper committtee and in the Senate.

Mr. Anthony said it had been customary for Republican Senators to consult as to the common course of action on particular measures, but that in no instance had a Republican caucus of the Senate bound anv member to vote for or against a measure pending in the Senate.

Mr. Thurman had always believed that the Enforcement bill of last session, and partisan measures, were forced through by caucus dictation.

Mr. Frelinghuvsen, after an eulogiuin on the services of General Grant to the country in its darkest hour of peril, said this was the man on whom all the vituperative adjectives of the vocabulary were heaped. lie then inquired for what purpose the Sen at or*from Massachusetts had precipitated this discussion in advance of tho report of the Commission, from which alone Congress andjthe public could form correct judgment.

Mr. Sumner said if the Senator de».ired it, he would answer now. The Senator from Wisconsin (Howe) had complained because he had brought this matter forward, Senator Frelinghuvsen because he did not postpone. He (Sumner) would take counsel ot neither Senator, but of his own heart, knowing there was a system of lawlessness on the coast of St. Domingo under the direct order of the President of the United States, and he felt it his duty to express it. There were some cases in which exposures were silenced, and he felt this was one, and that the American people needed only to see a wrong, to apply a remedy.

Mr. Frelinghuvsen as a sufficient answer to Mr. Sumner1s strictures upon the course of the Secretary of the Navy, had read from the desk a dispatch from that official to Admiral Lee.

Mr. Schurz took the floor. He did not think the report of the commission which had just returned from a pleasant jsnnt to San Domingo would prove very influential either in the Senate or be-

Mr. McNeely insisted that while de-1 fore the country, for he thought

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the treaty had already been effectually disposed of. The Senator from Wisconsin (Howe) had displayed wonderful knowledge of ancient and modern history and not content with destroying Caesar, Cassius and prominent men of our times, he had mercilessly used his hatchet upon the Senator from Massachusetts. The Senator's purpose was to show that ptiolic men had not declined in popular estimation until they had manifested symptoms of their own mental deterioration, but in this matter the trouble was not so much a want of mental strength on the part of the Senator from Massachusetts as was a want of moral strength on the part" of many other Senators. If it was true that orders had been issued to our naval commanders, in gross violation ofthe Constitution, then something more than mere rhetorical flourishes about General Grant's services, or about the Secretaries of State aud the Navy will be required to answer proof.

Mr. Schurz proceeded to argue that under the Constitutional clause vesting in Congress the war making power, the Executive could not commit an act of war unless in case of actual invasion of the territory of the United States, or by express Congressional authority. The instruction of the President to our Navy, directing them in certain cases to fire upon the vessels of Hayti, a power with which we are at peace, was most clearly a usurpation of the war making power.

WASHING ION.

SAN DOMINGO COMMISSION. WASHINGTON, March 28.—The San Domingo Commissioners, Wade, While and Howe, arrived here last night accompanied by Secretary Burton, General Sigel and Fred Douglass, Dr. heelwright and Captain Wade, Clerks to the Commissioners, Dr. Perry, Naturalist, three or four newspaper correspondents and the two stenographers of the expedition. Wade was taken sick Sunday night on the cars, with pleurisy, was unable to sit up yesterday, and upon his arrival was conveyed to the residence of vice President Colfax. The attack, although not- of a serious character, is sufficient to cause great anxiety on the part of frienda who fear Wade's age and full habits may prove serious obstacles to his recovery. At a late hour last night he was much better, and his recovery deemed certain. If Wade is well enough to day, which is improbable, the Commissioners and their officers will call upon the President in a body. The report is still incomplete and unsigned, but all the points have been decided and will be submitted lo the President within a day or two. When the San Domingo party were about to sit down to dinner yesterday on the steamer Georgiana, on the way from Acquia Creek to Washington, the officers of the boat refused to allow Fred Douglass to take a seat at the table, on account of his color. The Commissioners were h'ghly indignant at this outrage and im mediately left the table.

The San Domingo Commission had not, up to noon to day, ^called on the President. The report is now being written out from short hand noi4*.

PERSONAL.

General Sigel called at the Executire Mansion this moining. HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE.

All the members of the House, .Select Committee are now present. INDIAN AFFAIRS.

A delegation of Sacs and Foxes had another interview with Secretary Delano and Commissioner Parker yesterday which resulted in a harmonious adjustment of all differences. The Indians will remove into the Indian Territory according to treaty stipulations.

I IIY PORT OF ENTRY.

The Secretary of the Treasury has recommended that a port of entry be created at Duluth, Minnesota. *"^1 S

EXCURSION.

All the members of tjie Cabinet accompanied the Joint High Commission on a trip to Mt. Vernon this morning.

AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

The San Domingo Commissioners were all at the Executive Mansion to-da^, and had a consultation with the President. The report was not presented, but will tomorrow. On Thursday the Commissioners dine with the President.

MEMPHIS.

MURDER AND SUICIDE.

MEMPHIS, March 28.—Last Thursdaynear Fayetteville, Arkansas, a man named Rowland murdered his wife and babe, and then blew out his brains. They had been separated for some time, and he had called at her sister's, where she was staying, and asked her to walk with him. She took her child along, and in a few minutes her sister heard the report of a pistol, and running to the spot she found all of them weltering in their gore.

FIRE.

The gin honseand press, together with fortv-two bales of cotton, belonging to A. Boyd, near Des Arc, were burned last week.

A MAN SHOT AND KILLED. Wm.Dodd, of Woodruff county, Arkansas, was shot and killed last Sunday, by three men named Rainev, Jackson and Day, who met him in the woods and shot him down. They allege that Dodd had threatened their lives.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

The Avalanche's special at Batesville, Miss., says the entire block of business houses on the west side of the depot, was burned last night, by the explosion of a coal oil lamp in Powell's store. Tne principal sufferers are S. Seren two line buildings, H.S. Allstone two store houses, S. D. Powell stock of goods, books and papers, Greenwald's entire stock, and Perkins & Jones one half of stock. Total loss $50,000. Very little insurance.

I: CHICAGO. i:

FATAL ACCIDENT.

CHICAGO, March 28.—While three men were engaged last evening in repairing the rigging of a bark, at an elevation of fifty feet, the plank gave away and all were precipitated to the deck. Peter Martin was instantly killed, Simeon Patesford had his back broken, and can not survive. The other man was only slightly bruised. 5*.**'* tt ••••.! .'V

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SNOW STORM. •'$

BRUNSWICK, ME., March 28.—Thesnow storm yesterday at Farmington was more severe than any during the winter. Snow fell to a depth of more than a foot.

CALCUTTA.

THE INCOME TAX.

CALCUTTA, March 28.—The Legislature has reduced the income tax for one year.

ESTABLISHED MAY 12,1861.

8AN DOMINGO BUSINESS.

NEW YORK, March 28—The Tribune's Washington special says a rumor is current that the Administration has decided to drop the San Domingo business, for the sake of harmonizing the Republican party, and that to afford a reason for a change of policy the report of the Commissioners will conclude with the recommendation that nothing further be done toward annexation at present, on account of the slate of the civil war existing in a large portion of the Island. Thia report can be traced to no trustworthy source, and probably has been occasioned by the statement of Senator Morton in hisspeech, that if the Commissioners report should be adverse to annexation, he would be in favor of abandoning the project. This declaration was thought to have some important significance, in view ofthe fact that correspondents with the expedition announced that the Commissioners were unanimously in favor of annexation.

Another Washington correspondent telegraphs that it seems to be the general opinion of the Commissioners, that annexation can not take place without involving us in war with Hayti. Baez admitted to the commissioners that there are one thousand square miles of territory belonging to the Dominican Republic, and lying contiguous to Hayti, under control of Cabral and his followers.^ It is stated that Baez did not make any effort to allow the Commissioners to meet Cabral, but on the contrary, that he assured them that he could not afford them any protection if they visited that part of the Island where Cabral had his sway. The Commissioners and those who accompanied them speak in highest terms of the Island, its climate and productions, but appear to entertain a very poor opinion of the people, who are described as indolent, superstitious, and exceedingly undesirable in their present condition as^ in addition to the population of the United States. The impression is that the report of the Commissioners when submitted lo Congress, will not materially strengthen the position assumed by the friends of annexation.

THE GOLD MARKET. I

Yesterday the gold market

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andJlower, despite the expected specie exports and the small amount of coin held by the banks, $19,600,000. The belief that it is the policy of the Treasury to depress gold, and the expectation that next month will witness free sales tor Government account, had a weakening influence, which the firm tone of the London market encouraged. Some large amounts of long gold were also thrown on the market. The low condition of the Bank reserves, and the probability that a currency drain this week will still further draw them down, had no appreciable effect upon the money market, which|rules easy. In discounts there is a fair business done at going rates. To morrow the Treasury will buy two millions of bonds, and will sell one million dollars of gold on Thursday. The excess of bond purchase over gold sales operates in tavor of easy money, the lower range of gold in its effect upon Government bonds is scarcely equalized by the higher foreign markets, and the entire list continues dull and in the main heavy. The new funding process goes on more satisfactorily than heretofore, subscriptions from private individuals being somewhat on the increase. The National Banks are taking largely. It is stated subscriptions yesterday were over eight millions of dollars.

FRENCH RELIEF.'

The Telegram announces that the bark Hunter laden with flour for suffering French, arrived at Havre on Sunday last. •This was the first to sail and the first to arrive with help from America to France.

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detachment of troops left this city yesterday for the Depari ment of Texas 100 more will leave to-day for Louisville, Ky., whither another detachment will follow in a week.

BERGEN TUNNEL.

It i« riot generally known that the Bergen tunnel has never been fully paid for. It was finished by Contractor Seymour in December, 1860. Immediately thereupon, a controversy arose between him and the Erie Company in regard to his pay. Master Jonathan Dixon, Jr., to whom it had been referred to 6tate the account between the parties, recently reported a balance due lrom the Erie to the contractor, of $32,616,53 •A CARD

George Jones, publisher of the Times, this morning publishes a card stating that' the assertion that he has offered to dispose of his property in the Times to Sweeny, or anybedy connected with him, or that he has entered into negotiations for that purpose, or is ever likely to do so directly or indirectly, is a fabrication from beginning to end.

He adds that he will sell under no circumstances, until the Times as against the ring shall have secured an honest city government. Meantime, if by corrupt judicial proceedings, such as practically confiscated the property of foreign holders of Erie shares, the Times should be hampered and lied up by receiverships, so as to silence ils assaults upon the ring, he pledges himself, associates and staff to immediately e«tablirli another journal, which, with the public, would still be the Times, even though under a new name. A majority of the Times stock is known to be in the hands of JoRes and certain partners, who have bound (hemjelvts under a heavv penalty not to sell a fhare to outride parlies. It is rumored, however, that a r.mall minority interest may be controlled by enemies of the management, and used as a pretext to ask a receivership, and thus put the concern under the management of some friend of Judge

Barnard or Cordozo, this course having been threatened unless the Times shall cea-=e its attacks on the local government and judiciary. *V

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'ST. LOUIS. 'J,

I. STEAMER BCRNEB ST LOUIS, March 28.—A piivate dispatch from New Orleans says the steamer Belle of Alton was burned at Algiers this morning. She was owned here by the St. Louis and Alton Packet Company, and valued at $50,000 lo $60,000. Insured in Cincinnati, v\ heeling and Pittsburg companies from $35,000 to 540,000.

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RAILROAD LEASE.

PHILADELPHIA, PA., March 38.—At a meeting of the stockholders of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, to-day, the lease of the Lehigh & Susquehanna road to the New Jersey Central was ap-' proved by a stock vote unanimously.

HALIFAX.

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HALIFAX, March 28.—In the Sunday fire the following offices lose: Guardian $16,000, j:tna $20,000, Liverpool, London & Globe $42,000.

The Markets.

CIS'- 1! MAKMM.

Bj Telegraph-1 CIKCIKKATI, March. 28. COTTON—Steady, with moderate demand. Middling 14nUW

FLOUR—Unchanged- .«„! GRAIN—Unchanged. GROCERIES—Steady. LARD OIL—Dull and prices drooping 1 00

^EUGS—Demand fair and market firm 15. BUTTER—Demand fair and market firm. CUEESE—Demand fair and market firm.

CLOVER SEED—Dull, and unsettled.

JTlif(?THY8^S^vED—Qniet and unchanged.

weak sales at 21 00.

6 00a6 75. PORK—Quiet and clo a

BULK MEATS—Opened firm but closed dull: sales of shoulders at 7}i, raestly held at 7i, closing nominal.

BAtON—No sales asking 8M. 105£, H* LARD—Dull, but unchanged asking H%: no sales.

WHISKY-Demand fair and market firm: I. The Price Current will publish to morrow the annual report of pork packing in the W«st. Whole number of hogs cut 3,667,000. Average weight 230 pounds and one-seventh. Average yield of leaf lard 30 and one-seventh, increase of meat f6 and one-ninth: incroase of lard 76 and one-fifth per rent. Total crop in pounds equal.to 4.100,009 hogs of Inst year's average,

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ttj lelograrli.:. New YOUR. March- 28. COTTON—Steady, with moderate demand. Jliaaling 15)4.

FLOUR—Dull, and priccs nominal, heceipts 8,000 barrels. Superfine Western State eipti 00a. „.

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to choice 6 70a7 25 white Western extra 25a7 75 Ohio extra 6 70a7 40 St. Louis 6 80a9 00.

WHISKY—Firmer, 91^a91i. RYE .FLOUR—4 75a6 45. WHEAT—Steady, with moderate demand. Receipts 32.000 bushels. New spring 1 so%a 1 59: red and amber 1 68al 70 old 1 45.

RYE— Quiet and unchanged. CORN— i.emanit fair and market firm. Receipts 89,000 bushels. Mixed Western 82a 83 yellow 83aS4.

OAl'S—Steady, with moderate demand. Receipts 14,000 bushels. Western and Chio 67a69.

COFFEE-Dull. but unchanged, Rio 13%a 16. SUGAR—Domas-d fair and market firm Cuba 97/sftl0.

MOLASSES—Dull, and prices nominal. RlCK-S'iaS^. PETROLEUM— Crudo 13^ refined 24. PORK—Opened firm but closed dull. New mess 21 75a22 CO old 21 25 primo 18 COa 18 SO prime mess new 19 00- April 21 50.

CUT MEATS —Stcidy Hams, 12al3 shoulders 8a8Vi\ middles dull. LAltD—Dull Steam 12al'-.'5i: kettle 12?*

Bt 'ITER—Dull, but unchanged, Western 12a2i. CHEESE—Dull and prises drooping 12a 16 y3.

MW YORK SIDNEY JBAltKli'l. By Telegraph.] NKW YORK. March. 28. GOLD—The gold room presented a more lively sceno to-day than for a long time past. There was a ronewed pressuro to sell on a revival ot oxtravagant reports about the April programme of the Trcas-ury, and this resulted in a flood of sales throughout tho morning. Opened at 1014 and declined to and closed at 1U«S.

LOANS—Made at from 1 for carrying to 1-64 of one for use until to-morrow. CLEARANCES—7o,000,000.

GOVERNMENTS—Weak, in sympathy with the lower rate of gold, closed at a decline of% to

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yesterday's quotations.

SEW YORK DRY TiOOl^ tfAKKKi. By Telegraph.] NEW YOKK. March-28. Business in this department is quiet, but active especially with the jobbing trade, and prices for most styles are steady. The enly changes of moment to observe to day are reductions in thn price of Pearl River blue denims from 25 to 22J4: Otis AxA blue denims from 22% to 21 Otis I! blue from 20 to 19 C.do from 17 to 16, and Reynold's A A bleached cottons to 10%.

A Full Iuvoce of Men's, Women's and Children's Rubber Goods, at Frank Crawford's, 98 Main street.

New Chignons at llerz & Arnold's.

Ladies and (jcntlemen, buy your Boots and Shoes at Keibold's. You can eave from 25 to 50 cents on a pair 70 Main street, between Second and Third.

The Silk finished Chignons at Hera & Arnold's.

Children's every-day cop-tip Shoes, and fine Shoes for Sunday, or any other day, at Frank Crawford's, 98 Main street.

(jrand Kaffle will take place at the PLANET SALOON on tho 1st day of April for a Lady's Gold Watch and chain, valued at $260. Chances $2. Come and get a chance. A splendid lunch will be set upon the occasion. 16 td.

Try Haggerty's Challenge Soap.— It is better than any other Soap in the market and twenty per cent, cheaper than the same grade of soap is sold at in this market. 28-tf.

Roman Jewelry.—New and elegant assortment of Roman Jewelry—-to day at the Opera Jewelry Store.

JOHN R. FREEMAN.

LOCAL NOTICES.

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In full assortment: also Bleachoi Qtods in New York Jlilis. Wainsutta. Lonsdale. Hill. IIHUU-J, lloj^, I tica and Waltham S-4. 0-4. 10-4 lilenfhed nrt! Brown Sheetings.

TUELL B1KLEY A DEMING, Fifth and Main streets

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