Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 23, Number 37, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 April 1874 — Page 1

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GOTHAM GOSSIP.

EASTER WEEK IN TUE METROPOLIS. A FAREWELL TO THE CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL, A BLACK SHEEP THE CLERICAL FOLD SPRINO HATS AND BONNETS AND EASTER NOVELTIES THE PI CKSCOLA COLLECTION THE ANNIVERSARY OF MODERN SPIRITUALISJt A NEW ANECDOTE OF LINCOLN. From a Riilar Correspondent of the Sentinel. New Yoek, April, 1874 Well, the National Congregational council is a thing of the past. By thla time, the vast number f ministers from all parts of the country who met together, and especially talked together every day for a week, have seperated and departed for their several homes. The verdict committee have produced a document which would have done credit to Bunsby, and which, as the Herald justly remarks, may be summed up in these words, addressed to Plymouth church: "You have done nothing which deserves censure, and we hope you wont do it again." My private opinion is that too much "talkeetalkee" was the destruction of the council, and unless Richard Grant White made it his business to study "words and their uses and misuses" at the daily sittings of these wise men, I can conceive of no good likely to result theretrom. For a whole week one "weak, wishy-washy, everlasting flood" of words poured from the lips of these devoted men, till aflast "silence, like a poultice came to h jal the Wows of sound,"and every member of the council mentally asked himself the vain question (so often propounded by that christian brother who did not take visible part in the proceedings, Chadbaud:) "Why are we here, my friends?" The real conclusion of the whoie matter is embodied in the following couplet: You may try, and you may pardon any other erring preacher, Bat tbe aia that can't b pardoned. Is the Sin Of being Beecher ! Speaking of erring preachers, thosB vho delight in finding BLACK SHEEP Among oar clerical brethren will enjoy a case which is now under consideration, "Wherein a Methodist minister named Kendrick, is undergoing trial lor drunkenness. What the facts are I cannot undertake to state, but from the evidence, it is plain that the reverend gentleman has the usual devoted worshippers among the fairsex.one lady having gone so far as to state that if her husband testified against him, she would send him (the husband) to state prison! TVe are left in doubt as to the feelings of the unfortunate spouse on hearing such a declaration from the wife of his boom, but we may imagine that "the subsequent proceedings troubled him no more." Perhaps be may find a morsel of consolation in the following story, which goes to show that however ministers may be adored by other people's wives, they are not invariably happy with their own : A preacher of the good old time, In Manhattan, and of the Dutch church, had a wife whose chief delight it seemed to be to annov. and in fact, torment the poor old domine. Manyand various were tbe devices to which she resorted with this noble object, till at length she crowned all by the extremely practical joke I am about to record. She took her husband's little pet dog, one Sunday morning after service had beun, and having securely fastened to his head the dominie's old bag wig, started the little creature to church, by telling him to go and find his master. The consternation of the minister and congregation alike may be imagined on seeing in the pulpit, a very small dog in a very large wig. The people laughed, the dog barked, and the preacher stopped in confusion; and and thus ended the morning's lesson. But that was fifty ago; we manage things differently in our times, and women have evolved a thousand ways of making themselves DISAGREEABLE TO THEIR LIEGE LORDS In a perfectly proper and decorous manner. Besides, the exalted ambition which to-day makes every woman seek to outshine her neighbor in dress and establishment leaves little time for the cultivation of any art ex cept that of dress, not even the art of being disagreeable. In this connection I must give a little fashion gossip apropos of the end of Lent, and the beginning of Easter gaieties. Not that there is much to tell, but simply successive opening days demand some notice. For the past weeks our lead ing firms have been exhibiting a variety of novelties from Paris, and especially the very latest styles in hats and bonnets. I might nave said hats or bonnets, since, as I have already intimated, there is less difference than ever between these two head-coverings; indeed it is exceedingly difficult to tell which is which as they bang, in bewildering variety and beauty, on the frames. Did I mention the Spanish mantilla bonnet, composed of a very long and graceful piece of figured or braded lace, carelessly, yet coquettishly, twisted or looped over a slight foundation. and simply adorned with knots of delicate spring flowers? This is an exceedingly becoming style, particularly where the ends are crossed in front with a few simple flowers. How many such "loves of bon nets" to-day lie snugly In their boxes awaiting Easter morning, when if the weather prove propitious (which It certainly must it General Myer is the gallant gentleman we believe him to be), they will snow THOUSAND TINTS Ana coequi nations, making lifth avenue look like a lengthened horticultural exhibi tion. There is some change in the shapes, for the hair is again worn directly on top of the head, with nothing to break the outlines -except a few feathery-looking, short curls depending from the crown of the head. Ot course, hats must remain high under these circumstances, and they are mostly seen with brims turned down, instead of np as last season. Black is the favorite ground work on which to place tufts and clusters cf ungut Diossoms ana leaves, ana tne world feminine seems likely to become as sombre in appearance as the world masculine. Certainly, nothing can be more elegant than black for street wear, and yet I dread such endless monotony. Pale rose-colored coral is again in use, and a set of it recently shown was valued at 11,500, on account of the extreme difficulty of matching it; yet it consisted merely of ear-rings and a double row of graduated balls for a necklace. The rage for rich buttons is said to be declining, though it is, as yet, so fresh, and small crochet velvet or silk ones are in use again. The truth is, that all kinds are allowable, provided that they are not large. There is little or no change In the styles for costumes, as they are still made en tablier, and with three sorts of trimming, usually. Street dresses just clear the ground, and house dresses trail a little, but even party dresses seldom show the very long trains once so fashionable. It is impossible to dislodge alpaca from the position it has so long held as a popular favorite, and to-day it is the every day material par excellence. 2(ext to that comes the grey mohair, some-

mes called imitation camel's hairclotb.and then that useful, durable material, Japanese tilk, which is just now exceedingly popular again for demi-dress. A new veil has made iia appearance this season; it is thin grey silk tissue, covered with black dots of some velvety substance, and is very becoming to the complexion, though not very durable. Beyond this I know of ro STRIKING NOVELTY in the realm of fashion. A pretty trifle bas been introduced by the confectioners for the Easter festivities, the shape of a sugar egg, made hollow and containing candies and infinitesimal toys. These eggs are tied up with gay colored ribbons and vary in size and price, some being huge and quite expensive. Ot course they are especially intended for the little people. The ait season here is unusually brisk this year; sales of several fine private collections of paintings have taken place, and more are like to follow, while preparations for the same annual exhibition at the academy of design keep our own artists busy at present. Whether the dispersion of the aforesaid collections may be deemed an unmixed good. I doubt, tor as a rule, very few even of the finest pictures bring good prices. I suspect that their owners find something akin to white elef)hants, and are glad to tret rid of them at a oss even, Mr. George II. Stayner,a wealthy Brooklyn gentleman has just bought, however, one of Bouguereau's celebrated pictures, "After the battle." Mr. Stayner is a man of taste, and be has a very elegant and complete house in which to place the gems of art he is constantly on tbe lookout for. Ue has a Bpecial fondness for rare and antique books, and is the fortunate possessor of some very valuable specimens, also of some very fine and costly sets of engravings. The directors of the Metropolitan Museum of Art have recently held a meeting to consider the expediency of purchasing the Di Cesuola collection of Cypriote antiquities now on exhibition there, but belonging to John Taylor Johnston. Mr. Johnston was one of tbe founders of the museum, and has been most munificent in his Rifts, but he is not moved to present this invaluable collection entirely. It is understood that the price named is very moderate, and it will be worse than folly to let such an opportunity slip, especially as it ii well known that the" British Museum has always regretted letting it go, and would give more tor it now thau the first price demanded. During the week the 2bth anniversary of the USE OF MODERN SPIRITUALISM has been celebrated by meetings, by romarks in trance and out of trance at these meetings, and, among other things, by a mediumistic account of the life, death and triumphant entry into the spirit world of Charles Sumner. I can't conceive what this great man had done to merit such a fate, but it adds another pang to the death inevitably approaching us all, to think that any one of us may be served ud in this way with the sauce of spiritualistic quackery as soon as the grave has closed over our shrinking torms. Let us hope tor better things! In conclusion, I give you a hitherto unpublished anecdote of President Lincoln: An artist, Norwegian by birth, though resident in thin country for many years, was at one

time engaged to paint Mr. Lincoln's portrait, and in the course of his work he became quite well acquainted with his distinguished sitter. One day a western senater called during the sitting, and he and Mr. Lincoln talked of various matters,and finally of the German language, with which the senator in question was thoroughly conversant. Mr. Lincoln laughingly said, that he only knew one sentence in that tongue, namely: "Geben sie mir ein lager." "That's right, isn't it?" "Yes," returned his friend ; when all at once B , the artist, astonii iied them both by saying: "No, gentlemen; ou are wrong." Then looking at the president with a twinkle in his eye, he said: " You ought to have said, Mr. President 'Geben sie mir drei lager.'" Mr. Lincoln saw the point, and soon they were engaged in drinking "drei lager," after a hearty laugh at the comically practical twist given to the conversation by tbe usually silent partner. The story is not so much in itself, perhaps, but it is worth hearing as being one of the very few never before told of Mr. Lincoln. Be sides, he generally got the better of every body in the received traditions, and it is quite a relief to hear of one instance when he acknowledged that he was fairly caught. C. S. N. A BIT OF RANK. A London letter to the New York Tribune says: Earl Spencer, the late Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, has been offered a Marquisate as a recognition of his services in a trou blesome and disagreeable office, but has de clined the honor, preferring to remain an earl. Marquis or, as it is more correctly spelt, marquess is a comparativelv new dignity in England, and has rather been shunned than courted by the nobility. It was created by royal prerogative, and raised in rank above the title of earl. The first marquis was the Marquis of Dublin, in Richard II.'s time; and tbe dislike to the innovation is shown by tbe opposition which the Earl of Somerset, who had also been made a marquis, but in the next reign had been deprived of the title, offered to the petition of the Commons that he should be reinstated in the dignity. "It was a new dignity," he said, "and altogether unknown to his ancestors, and that therefore he neither craved it nor in any wise would he accept of it." A marquis is most honorable, and an earl only right honorable, but both are addreesed by the sovereign as "our right trusty and entirely beloved cousin;" a duke being "right entirely beloved," and a viscount or baron being enly "well beloved." The earl'a robe is the same as a duke's or marquis', except the first has only three guards of ermine and sold lace. Ilia cap is the same as theirs. In saxon times tbe dignity of earl was one of the highest eminence, and implied im porta nt territorial authority. One ot tbe disadvantages of being a marquis is that your younger sons are called Lord John or Lord Thomas, whereas an earl's younger sons are merely honorables, a much more convenient title, especially if they have to do anything for a living. J. II. F. The prospects for higher prices for American grain this year is very good. The news from Europe is that there is a serious grain deficiency in that country, and the fact that the old world must supply its lack almost entirely from this country, cannot fail to affect the market here. The shipments of all kinds of grain from this country since January first have been much larger than in former years, aggregating to March seven, from tbe principal lake ports alone, 12,421,057 bushels, against 5,257,183 bushels in the same weeks ot 1872. The shipments of flour during the same period were 1,255,180 bar rels against 644,678 barrels showing an increase in both instances of nearly one hundred per cent. This marked Increase is also noticeable from August first, 1873, to March first, 1874, the shipments aggregating 102,554,607 bushels of grain and 3,402,235 barrels of flour against 88,040,240 barrels of flour in the same time in the year preceding. And this, too, although the full effects ot the short European crops are just beginning to be felt here.

XLIIL CONGRESS.

SENATE. FTNAXCE PASSAGE OF SHERMAN'S BILL fAS AMENDED BT M ERRIMON PROTESTS OF THE HARD MONET MEN. Washington, D. C. April 6. Mr. Johnston, of West Virginia, introduced a bill giving Jurisdiction to the eourt of claims to hear tbe claim of O. W.Curtis Lee, a son of the late General Lee, to the Arlington estate. The petition accompanying recognizes the sacred use to which the property bas been pat, bnt thinks that the petitioners should be compensated. The mo ruin 8 botir having expired, the Senate resumed the consideration of the bill to provide for the redemption and re-lssne of United Htates notes, and for free banking. Tbe question pend ing, was the motion or Mr. Jlerrimon. or North Carolina, to strike out the entire bill, with the exception of the first and fecond sections, as amended. These sections fix the amount of United States notes at m.iOO UUO. and nrovlde for the issue of 4tt,W)0,0u0 additional national haute circulation. Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, said that the effect of his motion would be to strike out tbe fifth and sixth sections of the bill as reported by the committee, -and they had been unanimously agreed upon bv the committee. To strike out tue nith and sixth sections would be, by inference, to authorize an Increase of the public debt. Mr. Scott, of Pennsylvania, moved, as an amendment to the section authorizing an increase or HH.Ouo.Ooo of national currency, the fol lowing: "Ana each national ban King associa tion now organized, or hereafter to be organ ized, shall.keep and maintain, as a PART OF IT9 RESERVE required bylaw, one-foorth part of the coin received by it as Interest on the bonds of the Unl ted States, deposited an security for the circulating notes on government deposits, and that hereafter only one-foui th of the reserve now proscribed by law for national banking associations shall consist of balances due to an association available for the redemption of its circulating notes from associations in cities of redemption, and upon which balances no interest shall be paid. The amendment was accepted by Mr. Merrimon. Mr. Conkllng of New York, moved an additional motion as follows: "That nothing in this act shall be construed to authorizing an increase of the principal ol the public debt of the United States. Mr. Morton, of Indiana, hoped that this section would not be adopted. it might be that somtlme it would be necessury to use additional greenbacks to carry on the government, & wai the case when the secretary had to use the legal tender reserve to meet tbe current expenses of the government. Mr. Sherman argued In favor of the adoption of the section. The action of the secretary In Issuing the reserve bad been referred to as necessary to meet public necessities, lie (Sherman) declared over and overagain that the act on the part of the secretary was an nnlawful one. The amendment of Mr. Oonkllng was rejected, yeas 24, nays 27, as follows: Yeas: Allison, Anthony, Bayard, Chandler, Conkling, Cragln, Davis, Kenton. Preiinghuysen, Hosan, Hamilton, of Maryland: Hamilton, of Texas; Hamlin, Howe, Kelley. Morreil, of erraont; Hargent, Haulsbury, Kchurt, Scott, Sherman, Htewart, teherinan and Wadleigh. 24. Jiays: Bogy, Üoreman, Cameron, Carpenter, Clayton, Itorsey, Ferry, of Michigan; Ooldthwaite, Gordon, Harvey, Hitchcock, Ingalls, Johnston, Lewis, .Logan, McCreery, Merrimon, Morton, Norwood, tglesby, Patterson, Pearse, ltamscy, Robertson, Tipton, West and Windom. a. Messrs. Routwell, Edmonds, Flannagan, Morrill, of Maine. Jones and Htockton, who would have voted in the affirmative were paired with Messrs. Mitchel, Wright, Brownlow, Hprague, Spencer and Kansom, who would have voted In the negative. Mr. Howe, of Wisconsin, offered an amendment to tbe second section, that within thirty days after circulating notes to the amount of Sluu.OOU.uuo shall be Usuedto the national banking association it shall be the duty of the secretary of the treasury to retire an amount of United States notes equal to seventy per centum of the circulatiou notes so Issued, which shall be in the further reduction of the volume of SWO,';00,0X) fixed by the preceding section, and such reduction shall continue until the whole of the tf,ouu,OUO of CIRCULATING XOTKS shall be issued. Rejected ; yeas 25, nays 30. Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, offered as an amendment to the first section the following: Provided, that no part of the increase of the United States notes hereby authorized shall be held to place directly or indirectly any money in the United States treasury which may or can be held for an future appropriation. Rejected; yeas 22, nays 31. Mr. Bayard, of Delaware, offered as an additional section the following: That the tax of 10 per centum now imposed by law upon tbe notes of state banks or state banking associations be and tbe same is hereby repealed. Rejected ; yeas 12, nays 39. The question then recurred on substituting; Mr. Merrlmon's substitute as amended by Mr. Scott for the bUl of the coin aad it was adopted, yeas 2t, nay a 24, as follows: Yeas: Allison, Boyer, Boreman, Cameron; Carpenter, Clayton, Dorsey, Ferry of Michigan, (joldth walle, Uordon, Harvey, Hitchcock. Ingalls, Johnston, Lewis, Logan, McCreary, Merrimon, Morton, Oglesby, Patterson, Tease, Pratt, Kamsey, Robertson, itpencer, lipton, west and Wlnslow.29. Nays: Anthony, Bayard, Chandler, Conklln, Cragin, Davis, Kenton, Krellngbuysen, Hogan, Hamilton of Indiana, Howe, Jones, Kelley, Morrill of Vermont, Sargent, Haulsbury, Schurz, Scott, Sherman, Stewart, and Wadleigh, 21, The bill having been considered In the committee of the whole, it was then reported to the Senate, the question being will the Senate agree to the bill as agreed upon by the conimitUe of the whole. Mr. Sherman then offered as a substitute for the entire bill agreed upon in the committee of the whole, tbe bill originally reported by the finance committee, with certain modifications, extendh g the time for specie payment to January 1st, H4, and providing for a retirement of 50 per cent, of the greenbacks in proportion to the national bank currency issued. He again spoke of the importance of something in the bill looking towards specie resumption, and appealed to the Senate to have such a clause In it. Mr. Howe moved that the Senate proceed to EXECUTIVE BUSINESS. Rejected, yeas 25, nays, 30. The question was then taken on the substitute of Mr. Sherman, and it was rejected, yeas 23, nays. 28. Mr. Schurz, of Missouri, offered the following as a substitute to the bill agreed upon in the committee of the whole: And the secretary of the treasury Is hereby directed in patting into circulation the full maximum amount of 400,000,000 of United States notes, to tak such measures as will not fall to prevent any additional IsMues of such notes from falling into the bands of the speculators and stock - gamblers of the country and also from their remaining in eastern states, bnt he will cause sucn additional issues of legal lender currency to bs fairly and impartially distributed among the people ot the west and south, and when any community in tbe west or south desires to establish a national bank, the secretary of the treasury will furnish them an ample supply of United states bonds on which they may obtain their natto-tl bank currency, and the secretary of the treasury is further directed to see to It that the currency be not depreciated by expansion, but that It be elastic In value and strictly stale ia value or, if that cannot be accomplished, he well so Judiciously arrange the depreciation of the currency that the debtors of the country may be relieved of as large as possible n part of their burdens whde the creditors shall not suffer any loss but the secretary will take care that among tite debtors so benefitted ther shall not be those vho by over trading and recklesss speculation involved themselves in heavy liabilities and who now desire to pay a less value than they owe. Tbe secretary of the treasury wül take especial tare that ' laboring men and men of small means to whom trust companies, savings, state and national banks and employers owe over one thousand dollars in deposits and unpaid wages, do not suffer any losses In the value of such debts due them, and that the 2öu,0u0 maimed soldiers and sailors, and widows and orphans who receive tJü.üOO.OOü of pensions annually, be not robbed of any part of the value of such pensions through such depreciation of the currency, and the secretary of the treasury Is further directed to inquire on the first day of each month whether there is an eaual distribution per capita of the currency as between England and Pranorj and ths United States, and also In the different states and territories of this onion, and whether

every citizen of the United states can get his notes discounted at a conveniently low rate of interest, and if he finds that such is not the ease, the secretary of the treasury is hereoy authorized to make further additions to the currency until the circulation, ier capita, as above. Is ' -- FAIRLT EQUALIZED, and until every citizen of the United States can get his notes discounted at such rates of interest as he desire. And the secretary of tbe treasury will steadily continue such additions to the currency until erery citizen of the United States has enongh, and until tbe country is entirely re lieved of Its present public debt, and of any fanner necessity of borrowing money abroad for the conslrucMons of railroads and other public improvements, so that all Interest now paid on such debts may be kept at home and when this is accomplished the secretary ot the treasury shall forthwith resume specie payments without any sauck to the business of the country. (Laughter.) The dialr ruled that tbe substitute was not before the Senate. The amendments made in tbe committee of the whole were then concurred in without a division. The question being shall the bill be read a third time and paused. Mr. Connling said the bill proposed to put out and keep out the whole forty-four mllllou reserve. It passed to rut out and keep out redeemable bank paper. Temporary relief might come from it but it would only smooth tbe way to disaster and distress hereafter. Such a policy spurned the experience of every epoch of history, trampled upon and violated the faith of the nation. Eveiy department ol the government was pledged to redeem this paper, besides the declaration of the national conventions of that political purity which class most of the senators upon this Door, as well as the chief magistrate of the nation, who was also pledged against this policy. Messrs. Stewart of Nevada, and Anthony of Rhode Island, protested against the passage ol the bill. Mr. Thurraan said that after four months of deliberation the dominant party in the tsenste, in disregard of the recommendations of the chief magistrate. In dU regard of the recommendatlon of the secretary of the treasury and in utter contempt of the experienced finance committee, had adopted a measure proposed by one of the minority. The great republican party bad adopted the measure of a democrat. He (Thurraan) could take no credit in this triumph which his democratic friend from North Carolina (Merrimon) had achieved. After all their discussion, it was reserved for the pine woods of North Carolina to shape the financial destinies of the country. He (Thurmau) believed it would disband the republican party, though lie could not say that the one to which he belonged was very solid on this question. (Laughter.) The action of the Senate to-day simply meant that no . MAN OF HIS AOS would ever again see In this country the money referred to by our forefathers and the framers of our constitution. Mr. Sargent said he relied upon another department of the government to set right the wrong which had been doue here. This administration had been elected upon a pledge contrary to this bill. He (Sargent) believed there were men enough in the east and in the west to see any party perish or the leader of any party perish who attempted to flood the country with an irredeemable paper currency. Mr. Hchurz said he felt humiliated, as an American citizen, at the action of to-day. Gentleman who favored the bill might think themselves Voefitted, but the day is not far distant when tfcey would curse the hour thev gave such a vote. Th day was not far off when people would recover their senses, and save themselves from these statesmen who would lead the country to ruin. Mr. Carpenter, of Wisconsin, said he only arose to siy that those upon his side had agreed among themselves to remain silent in order that there might le a vote. They had determined to say nothing, and when smitten on one cheek, to turn the otner. Mr. Flanagan, of Texas, hoped the bill would be vetoed, and said that such an action on the part of the president, would but add to his great fame. Mr. Morton Bald that there would be an opportunity to reply to these most extniorjiiuarx speeches, and be would avail himself of it, but for the present he'would forbear. The bill ws then read the third time, and passed, yes 29, nays 21, as follows. Yeas; Allison, Bogy, Boreman, Cameron, Carpenter, Clayton, Uorsey, Ferry of Michigan, Uoldthwaite, Uarvev, Hitchcock, Ingalis, Johnston, Lewis, Logan, McCreery, Merrimon, Morton, Norwood, Oglesby, Patterson, Pease, Pratt, Ramsey, Robertson Spencer, Tipton, West and Windom, 2. Nays; Anthony, Chandler, Conklln e, Cooper, Cragln, Davis. Kenton, Frelinghuysen, Hamilton of Maryland, Hamilton of Texas.Hamlin.Uowe, Jones, Kelley, Morrill of Vermont, Sargent, Saulsbury, Schurz, Scott, Sherman, Stewart, Thurman and Wadleigh, 21. Messrs. Uordon, Brownlow, Mitchell, Spragne Conover, Ransom and Wright, who would have voted for the bill, were paired with Messrs. Bayard, Flanagan, Bout well, Morrill, of Maine, Stevenson, Stockton and Edmunds who would have voted against it. The bill, as passed, reads as follows: See. 1. That the maximum amount of United States notes is hereby fixed at four hundred millions of dollars. Section 2. That forty-six millions of dollars, in notes for circulation, in addition to such circulation now allowed by law shall be Issued to tbe the national banking associations now organized and which mav be organized

hereafter, and such increased circulation shall be distributed among the several states as provided for in section one of the act entitled "An act to provide for the redemption of the 3 per centum temporary loan certificates and for an Increase of national bank notes," approved July 12, 170, and each national banking association now organised or hereafter to be organized (hall keep and maintain as a part of its reserve, as required by lawjone-foortb part of the coin received by it as interest on the bonds of the United States deposited as security for the circulating notes on government deposits, and that hereafter onl v one-fourth of the revenue now prescribed by law ior national oanaing associations Shan consist of balances due to an association available for the redemption of its circulating notes from associations in cities of redemption, and upon which balances no Interest shall be paid. Mr. Anthony moved that the first Dill on the caUndar, being that for the relief of Lewis Ashbury Dickens,be taken np so as to be the unflnisnea Dusiness io-morrow. This was agreed to and the Senate adjourned. HOUSE. THE KENTUCKY CONTESTED ELECTION A CAP ITATION TAX ON IMMIGRANTS CLOSING UP DEBATE ON THE CURRENCY. Under a call of the states, several bills, none of general importance, were reported and referred. On the motion of Mr. Sawyer, of Wisconsin, permission was given to the committee on publie lands to report back the Senate bill extending to tne 8lst of December, 176, the time for com -pi et log the Central railroad of Wisconsin. A fter considerable debate, the bill passed. Mr. urossiund, of Kentucky, from the committee on elections, made a reprt in the Kentucky contested election case, that Mr. Young, the sitting member, was entitled to the seat. Mr. Butler, of Mass .chusetts, moved that the bill to suspend impeached officials be made a special order for Tuesday of next week. Agreed to. Under a suspension of the rules, Mr. Speer, of Pennsylvania, offered resolutions instructing the committee on commerce to inquire into the question of levying a capitation at the port of New York. Keierred. Mr. Maynard. of Tennessee, chairman of the committee on banking and currency, gave notice that he would move the previous question on the currency bill at the close of the discussion to-morrow. The House then adjourned. A NOVEL LIQUOR BILL. A NEW LAW OF MISSISSIPPI SIGNATURES OP BOTH SEXES REQUIRED FOR A LICENSE. Memphis, April 6. The Appeal's Jackson (Miss.) special says that the legislature adjourned sine die, Monday, after passing a Dill requiring the majority" of the males orer 21 and females over 18 in a city, town or township to sign a petition tor license to sell liquor betöre any sucn license soau do issued. The governor immediately there after signed, the bill. J3VANSVILLE ELECTION. THE RESULT DOUBTFUL. There was a large vote to-day, and the re sult is very doubtful, as a great deal of scratching was done.

TREASURY DRY ROT.

UNCOVERING THE FRAUDS. PEACHING. SANBORN IN THE SANHEDRIM TELLIXO TALES ABOUT TREASURY TRICKS MUNIFICENCE OF TBK MYSTEKOUS MAN IN MASSACHUSETTS ELECTIONS RICHARDSON RIDDLED. Washington, April 6. The committee on ways and means bad another meeting this aiorniogon the Sanborn matter. Sanborn himself was present attended by counsel under whose advice he declined to put in the written statement whiah be had proposed some time since. He Submitted himself, however, for examination, and was sworn and questioned by various members of the eo mm it tee. Mr. Fostr,of Obio,was thefirst to take him in hand. To him Sanborn stated that when became on to Washington some weeks ago, he did not register under his own name at his bote), but under an sssutned name. This was a habit be bad acquired in his long business lite as a detective for the Adams Express company, and as special agent of the treasury "department. He had received under his contract between ?210,00O and $211,000." Mr. Foster "As net profits?" Sanborn "Oh, no." Mr. Foster "How much did you pay to other persons?" Sanborn "Probably about one hundred and sixty thousand dollars." Mr. Foster "That leaves you about fifty thousand dollars." Sanborn "Yes, but I" am engaged to pay more. I have men still employed whom I ihall have to pay up to the time they are notified to cease work " Mr. Foster "For what purpose have you paid this money?" Sanborn "For information for the working up of cases. Mr. Foster "How much have you paid for counsel lees?" Sanborn "From f 25,000 to $30,000 I have paid some of it to Prescott, a Boston lawyer, and I have paid man named Morrison $40,C00, particularly for European matters." Mr. Foster "Have you paid money to any internal revenue officer?" Sanborn "I have not." Mr. Foster "Have you paid nothing to special agent Harlan, of New England." Sanborn-" No sir, not a cent for that purpose." Mr. Fester "To whom did you applv for your contract," Sanborn "To Mr. Boutwell. I came two or three times and saw bim. We had a general talk at out it. He said, I guess you will not collect much, but if anybody can collect anything you can. Mr. Foster "You were acquainted with Mr. Boutwell?" Sanborn "Yea." Mr. Foster "Was your entire arrangement made with Mr. Boutwell." Sanborn "Yes." Mr Foster AND THE WHOLE MATTER w&3 discussed with him." Sanborn "Yes." Mr. Foster "And mode of operation?" Sanborn "Yes, somewhat. I think he referred tbe matter to ths solicitor." Mr. Foster Was anything said in tbe conversation about the connection ot the internal revenue bureau with the matter?" Sanborn "Nothing at all." Mr. Foster "How did you obtain the additions to your "contract?" Sanborn "When I got the aeceasary information t enable me to make contracts I went to bim (Mr. Boutwell) but he hed gone to Boston. I then saw Mr, Richardson who whs acting secretary and asked him if he bad any objection to making this arrangement or whether I should wait for Mr. Boutwell's return. He said that he would sign it." Mr. Foster "Did you have a full consultation with Mr. Richardson about it?" Sanborn "Not particularly. He seemed to know about it. I thought so, though I . did not know bow he knew it. I had said nothing before to? bim about it, but he seemed to understand that I was to have the contract." Mr. Foster "And to understand the terms?" Sanborn "Yes, but they were to be the Bame as agreed to in the contracts with other persons." Mr. Foster "Did he know when he was signing the contract, what he was signing?" Sanborn "I have no doubt about it." Mr. Foster "Did it not come to him as a mere routine business, and did he not sign it without knowing it." Sanborn " I should say not." I do not know what thev call routine business." Mr. Foster "You think he had full knowedge of it, and knew what he was signing?" Sanborn "I have no doubt it." Mr. Foster "Tbe additions to the contract were made after Mr. Boutwell went out of office?" Sanborn "Yes." Mr. Foster "Tell us about them. What particular knowledge did Richardson have of them?" Sanborn "I should say that he knew all about them, as much as 1 did and more too. I did ncjt pretend to know anything about It, but I went to him lor information. We talked about half a dozen times, more or less. He referred me to the solicitor, and the solicitor referred me to somebody else. There were ALL SORTS OF BED TAPE Abontit." Mr. Foster "So that the additions to tb9 contract were made with the full knowlodge of Mr. Richardson, and he signed them knowing what he signed?" Sanborn "There cannot be any doubt about it. I never thought otherwise," Mr. Foster "You paid no member of congress any counsel fees?" Sanborn " No, sir." Mr. f oster "iia you not contribute a sum to the expense of a certain gubernato rial campaign in Massacnusetts?" Panborn "Yes, sir, I always do it." Mr. Foster "That had nothing to do with the con -tract?" Sanborn "Not in any shape." Mr. Foster "Have you any objection to telling na now mnen von caver" rsan norn I don't think that It is proper. In fact I can not tell yon. 1 have expended a good deal in that direction in various ways." Mr. Foster "In whose interest was the money expended?" Sanborn "It was probably expended In General Butler's interest. I paid it to a committee." Mr. Foster ''What committee?" Sanborn"The finance committee.' Mr. Foster "Was it before or after the nominations f Sanborn "l de not recollect. They genesally assess one so much." Sir, Foster You say it was paid In Ueneral .Butter's interest?" Sanborn "I think I paid some before the nomination." Mr. Foster "Then it was spent in his interest, as you understand?" Sanborn "1 have no doubt that the first was." Mr. Foster "And that is what it was given for?" Sanborn -"Yes sir." Mr. Foster Did you not consult witb General uutler at the time that he went on vour bail here about this Brooklyn mattsr?4 Sanborn UI spoke to bim about it. I told him that 1 was going to Brooklyn. He asked me if I knew any body there. 1 tola mm l Knew KODtnson, of the firm of Wood ru If A Robinson : and that I also knew Sanford, of the Adams Ex press company, who would go any amount of bail for me." Mr. Foster Did not Gen eral Butler tell you that he knew Robinson?" Sanborn "No. sir." "Mr. Foster "He did know him as a matterot fact?" Sanborn "No. I think be knew another member of the firm' Mr. Foster "Did he not, in fact. secure this bail for you?" Sanborn "I think he cave me a letter to this other gen tleman." Mr. Foster "General Butler served you in that matter without any fees?" Sanborn "I never paid him a cent.'1 Mr. Foster And you probably FELT KINDLY TO HTM, and therefore contributed more, liberally P

his cause in Massachusetts?" Sanborn "That is not unusual. Evetybody who knows me knows that I do that anyhow." Mr. Foster "Have you paid money to any one which you had any reason to believe was going directly or Indirectly to any member of congress?" Sanborn "No. ir." "Have you any objection to giving us a de tailed statement of the expenditures ?ou have made?" Sanborn "Yes, sir, have. It seems as though Loucht to do so. I bought the information and paid for it from strictly confidential sources." Mr. Foster "I should like to know how much you contributed to that Butler lund in Mawschusetts?" Sanborn " It could not have been much to the Butler funds. I do not recollect how much to the general fund." Mr. Wood 'Who advised vou not to put In your statement to-day ?"'"Sanborn "Several lawyers." Mr. Wood-Iid any member ot congress advise you?" Sanborn "I think one member of congress advised me to put in my statement." Mr. Wood "Who was that?" Sanborn

"I think it was General Butler." Mr. Wood "Then you have taken Mr. Woodbridge's advice and not Butler's?" Sunborn "Yes Sir." On the cross examination by Mr. Beck. Sanborn admitted that tlin list o"f railroads in default furnished by him to the department was made up from Appleton's or some other railroad guide and that as to about 440 ot ths 5ti3 companies on the list he bad no knowledge at all, but put them in on the assumption that they did owe back taxes. He had objected, he said, to putting any roads on the list except thoe he knew to be in default, but he had been overruled by bis attorney; and afterward on offering to revise the "list, he bad been instructed by officers of the treasury department to let them all go in. He was pressed to state which officer of the department had given this advice, bnt he could net recollect. He mentioned a Mr. Pesoott as one- of the attorneys who had advised him to make out the übt from tbe guide, but be declined to state the name of the other, who, he said, was a New York man and did not wish to be mixed up with this business.. The examination of Sanborn will be continued tomorrow. THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. TESTIMONY OX THE CONTRACTS A GREAT DISPLAY OF HONESTY THE MEMORIALISTS NEARLY THROUGH. Washington, April 6. The district investigating committee met this morning. William A. Cook, attorney for the Disti let of Columbia, was examined with refener nca to a check having been given to him by Samuel Strong, a contractor. He was examined principally by Judge Wilson and at first appeared inclined to be contumacious. Finally he testified that in June, 1ST3, and prior to that time he wasattorney for Strong, that in the month of June he sent to his office and found on his table a check for 1,000 in favor of William A. Cook and A. K. Browne, that he sent for Biowne and stated that he would have- nothing to do witb the check. Browne also made a similar statement. He subsequently askpd Strong v by the check was made jointly, and Strong replied that he was dilatory in relation to some details of his business and that he had employed Browne to- aid him. The witness then told Strong that Browne had rendered no service, and he would decline to reoeive the check. Strong said, "You can. do what you please with it," tbe witness laid it aLde. it has never been paid. It was drawn on the First National Bank of Washington City. The w itness further testified that the check might be among his papers. J ude Wilson asked the witness whether ke had any conversation with Strong in which he asKed r money lor hi3 legal services prior to recovering the check. The witness-replied that a few days before the check was LEFT r HIS OFFICE, he bad asked Strong for what was due hi ni for attending to his affairs as. attorney muco 1870 and he thought Strong reasonably owed him. $5,000. The witness wai then asked under what law he advised: the- board of public works to accept a hatte) mortgage signed by a woman, to whiah he replied that he predicted his advice upon a tfiscision of the supreme coxrt that a marrifxi woman had an absolute right to eoutroi property aoqulred by her prior t marriage. That on tne Degolyex Mid Mcdellan- contract be accepted a chattel mortgage as a security on the materials ana saacmoery usea uy them in completion cJ their paving contract. That ki accepting the wife of C. E. Evans as a surety on tbe ceatract of her husband,, he- asoertaiiti that she was worth over four hand red. tmwassnd dollars worth of property in- her ovm nan we. Tbe witness denied thai the boar A of public works had influenced bis action, with reftreace to any decisions Tendered Vy him. He was then asked whs-drew up the sewer bill, to waich be replied that be arew up the original uu, but it waa amende A by a eoiBaiitee of the legislature. That he was present when it was being enrolled, and discovered ao error in It. recomoLended that it be returned for correction. lie didn't tkiak the bill was signed by Governor Cook when he discovered this error. He testified that so much of ClaggeU's testimony aa charged him with DRAWXtA ALL. THE, BILLS for the legislature, waa antrue; bnt bo stated that he did draw a good many bills for legislative commiitaee at their suggestion. Judge Wilson assd him whether, since the coiamenceuue&A of tbe investiertioavany co&sultatioo aad been had with hica ana tbe board of pablic works with reference to AirnishLoe the papers called for by the conuaitteef: 11 replied taat at all conferences at whick b was present Governo Shepherd was emphatic in a demand. and that as papers called for should do promptly iurniahetk Mr. Wilsou requested tbe witnass to iurnisa the commit tee with a draft ot the sewer bill as originally drawn by him and subsequently 'amended by the com mit We. Enecb Til ton, attorney for Strong, was next examined, aad stated toat he knew ot no reat arrangements having been anterea rase between Strong and ibe board of public works with, a view of settlement. That aaaa attorney for Strong he had entered a suit against the- board tor money due to his clieat. In reply t an interrogator by Senator Allison Robert Christy, of th counsel for the meittorialists, indicated that tbey could conclude their case within two or three days on all points except those which had application to the contracts of DeGolyer A McClellaa. before eaterinc upon which they wanted to examin ex-Governor Cooke and certain non-resident witnesses who bad been summoned but had not yet respo&dsd. Adjoorued. THF. SPRAUUES. A DLSCONTINCaNCB OP PROCEEDINGS EXPECTED. pROViDENr.K, TL I. April 6. It is now understood that the proceedings in bankruptcy ag alnst the A. W. Sprague manufactuiir.g company will be discontinued on Wednesday. To-day a general assignment Taer the state laws was executed to Coaffee, trustee under the mortgage. TwV, does not supplant the mortgage, but is fcitfjply auxiliary or upplimentary to It ajd operations will be continued as 'Heretofore, and the suspended paper will I still be exchange for three year notes, I agreeably to the provisions of original trust.