Terre Haute Evening Gazette, Volume 6, Number 190, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 25 January 1876 — Page 1

FOItTF-FOCRTH CONGRESS.

Hie Spirit of Investigation.

THE JIEHPOIS. EL PASO CiFIU R. 11.

The Treasury Book Kcoping.

C'roKksd Whlsliy,

SENATE.

YESTECBAY AFTERNOON SESSION. Washington, Jan. 24. Mr. Kelloj, from the Committee on Railroads, reported with amendments

Kailroads, reported witu amendments,

the Senate

bill,

Mr. Bogy said he was opposed to such bill3 being brought beforo Congress. A matter of this nature should be legislated upon by the State.®. Cougress was gradually drawing from the States all matters of legislation, and assuming to pass upon them, and gthus doing great injustice to the Stutes.

Pending discussion the morning iiour expired, and the chair laid before the Senate the unfinished business, being the resolution of Mr. Morton in regard to the recent election in Mississippi.

Mr. Morton said his health was in such a condition that he would not be able to continue his remarks to-day.

Davis called up a resolution submitted by him, a Jew days ago, ia regard to the investigation of the books and accounts of the Treasury Depart aient, the pending question being on the mo1 ion of Mr. Kdmunds to amend the resolution so as to have an investigation made by the Committee on Finance, instead of the' special committee.

Mr. Davis said he expected to show that the statements made by him in his former remarks were fully sustained by all the facts and figures, and that the explanations ot several Senators, and especially ot the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Boutwell) wore not well founded, and could not be sustained by liaancial reports. He (Mr. Davis) bad been told that his statements might effect the public credit. It was l'ar from him to injure the public credit, and what he had said was intenddd to be in the interest of the public credit. The true friend of the public credit was not one to attempt to cover up errors or irregularities, but one who attempted to correct them. He quoted from the remarks of Mr. Boutwell in regard t.o the compositor having transposed the Indian and pension expenditures one year, aud said that he could not discover that any transposition had been made, as the figures were the same in each report, aud he could not find when any correction was made. He (Mr. Davis) quoted Irorn the financial reports, and argued that they had been changed, aud that the Senator from Massachusetts Boutwell) had not noticed several items which he (Davis) referjred to in his former remarks. He (Davis) had been told that from the very nature ot things, reports from different •offices of the Treasury could not agree. .How was it that they agreed from the organization of the Government up to 1869, and also agreed for the past two or thieo years? What is generally known as the Pacific R. R., debt has 'baen reported by Mr. McOulloch as paid of public debt amounting to about '00,000,000 dollars, in 1870 it was stricken from the public debt statement, and placed in another table and treated, not as apart of the public debt, but as the debt of the Pacific railroad. In that vear there was an apparent reduction of public-debt but it was only apparent. The country gave credit to the administration for a large decrease in the public debt whe-n in fact a largo part of such decrease was due to a change in the manner oi book-keeping. He then read from the remarks of Sherman to the effect that it would be a bold and wise man who would attempt to improve the work of Alexauder Hamilton, Gallatin aud other financiers. He said it seemed t© him (Davis) that thia bold and wise man was found in 1870, because our accounts were changed then. In conclusion, he said the matters he had presented demanded prompt investigation and correction.

At first all of the Senators nearly were in favor of a special committee making the investigation .now it was proposed to have it made by the finauce committee, a mojority of the members or which were favorable to the administration. Surely that would be sending a child to an unfriendly nurse.

The question being on tha amendment of Edmunds to strike out "special committee" and insert "com mittee on finance," so that tho investigation shall be made by-the lai ter committee, it was agreed to yeas, 2S nays, •22- Booth voting with the Democrats in* the negative: The resolution, as amended, was adopted.

On motion of Morrill thepeimblo alleging that there were discrepancies in the accounts of the treasury, Ac., was laid on the table. The resolution as agreed to, is as follows.

Resolved, That the Committee on Finance be instructed to investigate the books and accounts of the Treasury Department, particularly with reference to discrepancies and alterations in amounts and figures

that

have been

made in them, especially in the annual statements of expenditure of the Government revenue collected, aud public debt contained in said reports, aud if any such discrepancies and alterations be found to exist, to report tho same, and the extent and nature thereof, the j'oars wherein thoy occur, by what authority made, and any reasons that induce them, and report generally such other and further information bearing upon the subject as to them may seem best, snd that said

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and tha result of it would 08 vas. and useful information. No State cou.d make an investigation because none had command of the statistics to prosin

Mr. Bayard said, in his opinion, this I was not any way, nor

WHS

this the

proper place, to investigate, such suh-

AN!) PA- I iect of investigati* was to be made to procure information in regard to the taxation of liquors. It was unnecessary

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as the Secretary of iho Treasury had the fullest information in regard to the matter. Reargued that this matter was within the province of the State Governments and could not be treated by the United States, and said the appropriation cf powers ol States by the Federal Government is one of the radical evils of our tim=) Lie would vote against the bill,believing that legislation to reform the vice o"f intemperance only increased the evil. He submitted an amendment instructing the commission to inquire whether the

use

of

opium

to extend the time for holic drinks had not become mor

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the construction and completion oft he Northern Pacific Railroad. Mr. Sherman called up a Senate bill to provide for a commission on the subject of alcoholic liquor trafic. He said this bill was the same in subsiance as the bill passed by the Senate last session. The bill had been report .d by the Finance Committee in accordance with the request of a large number of petitioners.

as a substitute for alco-

'egen

eral in constqnenco of legislation. Mr. Sherman said that it seemed to him that the Congress ot the United States might well give the subject a full and fair examination. He was nor in favor of prohibitory laws, but he believed the passage of this bill would promote the common good, and Congress had a right to pass it.

Mr. Biyard '-mid any pfoysiciau could show that where coercive laws had been passed to prevent the sale of liquorasa bavera^n, the use of opium had become more general, and turn was far more injurious than liquor.

Mr. Howe spake in favor of too bil!, and hoped that the Senate would not. decliue to mako tho small appropriation asked for. Ko thought tne argument of the gentleman from Delaware (Bayard) premature, as this was no a, bill to prevent tne sale of liquor.

The amendment of Mr. Bayard was rejected. •vir. Morrill, of M.uae, spoke for tho bill.

Pending the discussion the Senate went into executive session and soon alter adjourned.

MORN ICS SESSION. Wash ?ton, 'Jan. 2o.

Mr. Sherman submitted a resolution instructing the Cooimittee oa Public Buildings and Grounds to inquire and report whether Iho existing railroads running into the District of Columbia impede the avenues, streets and public grounds in Washington through which they pass whether the roads have acquired any any right to the use of the same, ann the'extent of such right, and and what measures are necessary to secure the removal of such right, and also as to the expediency of changing the location of the depots of said railroads in Washington. Agreed to.

By Mr. Morrill to establish an educational fund and apply a portion of the proceeds of public lauds to public education and to provide for a more complete endowment aud .support of th9 national colleges for the advancement of scientific and industrial educa, ion. Referred.

By Mr. Cameron of Wisconsin, to authorize the construction of a pontoon bridge across the Mississippi River from some feasible point in Lacrosse Coun:y, Wisconsin, to some feasible point in Houston County, Minnesota. Referred. the Anthony firm on printing reported favorably 011 the reasons to print 500 cop'es of army lOg'nters and the sa mo number of copies of the naval register. For seventy-fivo, Passed. Morril submitted the resolution, directing the Secretary of War to communicate to the Senato an aggregate number organised the militia of several statea. Agreed to after the expiration of tho morning hour, the Senate resumed the consideration of tho bill to provide for the appointment of the council on the subject of Alcoholic aiid fermented liquor tratifiic, and tho manufacture of it was passed. Yeas thirty-seven nays 20.

The President has replied to the resolutions of the House of Representatives adopted last eaturdav, saying no correspondence has taken place with any European Government except Spain, in relation to the intervention iu Cuba The correspondence recently transraittce to tho House, shows that our ministers were instructed merely to read a letter of tho Secretary of the State addressed to Mr. Gushing, to Goverments to which they are respectively accreditid.

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tee have power to send for persons and

^M^Christiancy presented a petition of the citizens ot Michigan, remonstrating against further appropriation for the distribution of seed from the Bureau of Agriculture.

The Senate then resumed the consideration of the bill to provide for a commission on tho subject of tho alcoholic Jiquor trefflo.

Mr. Sherman said this bill had been fully debated in the last session. The Senato-expense involved In ^eproposed investigation was not over $l0u,wu,

p'f ~ir it3*

HOUSE.

YESTEKDAY AFTERNOON SESSION. Washington, Jan. 24. Hy Cox, to abolish the board of education.

By Seales, to reduce the tax otn tobacco aud whisky. By Hamilton, of Indiana, foradditional district and circuit courts in Indiana.

By Hereford, to restore to the pension roils of the warofl812 the names of persons struck off for dislovalty.

By Faulkner, for consideration by the court of claims of the claims of southern citizens for quarter-master's stores aud supplier.

By Crounse, of Nebraska, declaring lands heretofore granted to certain railroad companies subject to State taxation, also to reduce passage rates overfthe railroad bridge at Omaha.

By Kidder, granting lands for the university of Dakota. By Jacobs, for the restoration to the public domain lands in Washington territory granted to the Northern Pacific railroad..

Mr. Stone offered a resolution iustiucting the Postoffice Committee to investigate the straw bid system. Adopted.

Mr. Whitthorn offered a resolution calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for information as to the fund arising out of the proceeds of captured of abandoned property. The House refused to suspend the rules and tho resolution was not adopted.

Mr. Willard offered a resolution instructing the Committee on Secret Service Reform to inquire what legislation 13 necessary to prevent solicitation of appointmeuts to office aud removals therefrom by Senators and members of Congress.

Mr. Kelly effered the following, which was accepted: Resolved, that the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to report to this House what amount of specie was iu the Treasury on the 31st ot December, 1875, designating the amount of gold and silver respectively, also the amount of silver purchased under provisions of theact approved Jan. 14th, 1875, an act to provide for the resumption of. specie payment, stating the date of several purchases, the price paid for each and what amount of cost, if auy, of such purchase of silver has been paid for out of surplus

revenue in the treasury otherwise appropriated and what amount of live per cent bonds bearing gold interest have been sold or disposed of for the purpose of providing means for payment of said silver, the date of seveialissues of said -bonds respec* lively, the amount of interest that has been paid theron aud amount that will have accrued, but remain unpaid on the day preceding the dale of report made on rospouao to thin resolution.

Mr. Morrison from the committee of ways and. means, reported a resoiution directing that tlie papers laid before the house, and the testimony taken before the committer on Ways and Meansiast Congress, in regard to the Pacific mail sflbsidy, be taken from the speaker's tabic and referred to the.j'jdiciary committee, with instructions to inquire what, action shouid betaken by the house in reference to the person now members of the house wbo are charged with complicity in the corrupt use of the money for that purpose, or with giving the facts and tes'iinon:/ in relation thereto. Adopted,

Kasson offered a resolution for the discontinuance of the annual agricultural report and for the publication in its stead a monthly agricultural report. Referred.

Bnckner form the committer on the District of Columbia reported a bill directing the eottvmk-sioner.s for the District to transfer to the treasurer of the United Miates for payment of the interest on the :M" bonds due the 1st of Febuary next, §222,797 from any unexpected appropriations heretofore made by congress, or from any revenue derived from taxation, provided that all certificates heretofore* issued by the bo.ard of audit, including those converted into 3 03 bonds, and those not so converted and all certificates hereafter to be by the board of ai'.ditsha'l uofc'exceed in the aggfegate 315,000.

Randall remarked that the amount issued was 14,209,000 dollars, and he was opposed to allow that amount increased.

Holmau moved to amend by striking out£227,297, and inserting words, the sum necessary. The amendment was agreed to.

Wood, of New York, inquired of Buckner, whether his committee had considered whether the government was liable for those bonds to a greater amount than was due at the time of the passage of that law.

Buckner replied that the committee had not inquiaed inte trcat question, it was supposed that tho anjount due when the bill was passed, would not exceed $S30,000 but it had gone far beyond that amount.

Randall moved to amend by the limitiug of the^3-(iu bonds to $14, J00,000, and in discussing his amendment, ^denounced extravagance' of commfisions.

Wood, of New York questioned whether the house was not, in the passage of this bill, which antoorizes indirectly, the payment of interest upon these bonds in excels of the amount originally authorized-, recognizing the obligation of the Government, to pay the priucipal and interest on bonds thus issued in excess.

Buckner replied that that question was not necessarily involved on this bill and that therefore he did not intend to discuss it. It was a serious question whether the Government was not bound to pay bonds illegally issued. This bill provided that the interest should be paid out of the money in the United States Treasury a- collected from the revenues of the district so that it would be an exact compliance with the requirements of law it was in the interest of law and justice that (his bill should be passed at once aud that the commissions should have'authority if they did not have it now to use the money now in the treasury for payment of this interest.

Mr. Randall remarked that they had that power and that he^ was not willing to take auy step which would increase the obligation of the Government in the matter.

Mr. Buckner said that this bill did not iu crease the obligations of the Government in that connection.

Mr. Randall suggested that it might strengthen the claim that the Government must pay the interest and ee that the principal be paid.

Mr. Holman moved to strike out the proviso limiting the amount of S G5 bonds and inserting in lieu of it the following proviso: "Any further issue of 3.65 bonds is hereby prohibited." Tho motion was agreed to.

Mr. Tucker offered the following amendment: Aad provided further that nothing herein contained shall iuvolve the "Government of the United stated in any obligation to pay the principal or interest of any bonds that have been issued contrary to or not in pursuance of the law. Agreed

Mr. Kafcsau offered an amendment reserving from the provisions of the biil the revenue received for school purposes. Adopted.

The bill as amended, then passed. Mr. Grover offered a resolution for the appointment of a select committee to inquire into thenature ami history of what is known as the real estate pool, in which Jay Cooke & Co. were interested. Adopted.

Mr. Banning offered a resolution calling on the Secretary of War for information as to the pay and allowances of army officers stationed in Washington since 'March of 1SG9. Adopted.

Mr. Whitehouse offered a resolution instructing the committee on civil service reform to inquire-into any abuses or frauds which may ex~ ist iu the administration and execution of the existing laws affecting any branch of the publip service. Adopted.

Mr. Raincy offered a resolution calling on the Secretary of Treasury for a full and complete report from commissioners on Freed men's bank. Adopted.

Speaker annouueed appointment of fhe following additional members on committee of expenditures, in department of justice: Durham, Cochrane, McMahon and Conger.

Holman offered

a.

resolution hi-

structing judiciary committee to inquire whether improper and frand-

TUESDAY EVENING. JANUARY

nlent means were resorted to, to .influence legislation on Texas Pacific R. R, bill of march 3rd. .871, and whether contracts and combinations were subsequently entered into by Ihe company in violation of that act. Adopted.

The bill for the appointmeut of commissioners who are to be the operators of the line, aud wbo are to subscribe for all stock in trust of the United States, fend holding pueh power and to manage with two directors of ilifir -election, the e'-stire business of the corporation, thus makimr it, strickly speaking, a Gov, ernment road. The stock certificates are to be used for the construction expenses and are to ba received in payment of freight-, after the completion of the road, which is to be done in six years. The'Government into receive an only mortgage on the road and the fixtures, except the roiling stock, 'and is guarantee five per cent, on $12,000 'ptr .mile on fonysixyer construct ion bond.". The bonds are not to be issued until double the amount to be guaranteed has actually been expended on each section. The corporation is also a mortgage to the Government, as trust, its roiling stock at $3,000 per mile aud issued as thirty-four year equipment bonds at five percent. No bonds are to be sold at leas than ninety .-five percent. Fifteen thousand dollars per mile is to be obtained on live per cent, interest bearing stock, payable iu sixteen years, which stock is to be received in payment of freight at a rate of not less thnn $36,750,000 per annum. The equipment at the outset is to consist of eirht hundred and seventy live locomotives, seventeen thousand live hundred cars, one-third of all work done aud materials furdished to be paid for in this coupon stock at par. It is estimated Ihat the road will cost $30,000 per miie of single track, making its cost $105,000,009, of which tho U. S. is to guarantee interest on $42,000,000 at five per cent. Adjourned.

MORNING SESSION. Washington, Jan. 25.

The Speaker called the committees for reports. Mr. Foster, from the Committee on Ways aud Means,, reported the bilL transferring the custody of a certain Indian tiust bonds, from the Secretary of the Interior to the Treasury of theUnited States. Pa93» ed.

Mr. Cox, from the Committee on Banking and Currency, reported, adversely, three bills proposing to repeal the ten per cent, tax on the circulation of tlie banks that1 are not national banks. Laid on the table.

Mr. Terry from the committee on military affairs, reported a resolution calling on the Senary of War for copies of orders and instructions under which quarter mas'er Gen. Meigs is acting, during his absence from theU. S. Adopted.

Mr. Knott from the judiciary committee, reported a bill^ to reorganize the judiciary of the^ U. S. Recommended.'*

Mr Jenks from the Committee on Invalid pensions, reported a bill suplcmentary to a pension act, providing that except in the case of permanent specific disabilities. No iucrease of pension shall be allowed to corpulence prior to. the date examining. Surgeon certificate also repealing a law which makes bounty laud warrants to personal property.

After the discussion the bill passed Mr. Rusk from the samecommittee reported a bill to increase peusious in certain cases it provides that persons who were in the military or naval service have lost one hand and one foot, or have been totally or perm a* nently disabled shall be entitled to a pension for each of those disablliw ties.

After the call the committee was concluded, and the house went into a committee on the whole, wifh Mr. Wood of New York sn tLe chair on contennial appropriation.

Mr. Thompson advocated the bill while Mr. Southard opposed, and Mr. Robbicrs of North Carolina folfowed. He said hat when war'broke out a North Carolina farmer had six sons grown up to manhood, who at the first tap of the drum went to field to fight in the cause of the South. They had not stayed to reason about it, and they fought from Bull Run to Appomatto, but not all of them, one slept at Amsterdam, one at Chanceilorsvills oae at Chickahamiag and another in Kentucky, but two of them were at Appomattox battle, secured they had seen the flag go down which they had followed with unfaltpriug devotion one of those survivors was he who now addressed the committee and who now said that he had seen enough of war, and wanted peace and reconerliation and brotherhood all over the country. That was why he prosposed to vote for the bill for he thought that the tendency of the celebration was to promote peace. Why was there not peace. The soldiers had fought out the war with bayonetp, muskets aad cannons, aud now ceased fighting. The reason why there was not peace, was because a few selfish, restless political agitation still wauted to keep up fight and other weapens were asses jaw benes.(Laughter.)

The debcte was continued by Willtams of Wisconsin, and-Lamar in. favor of the bill and, and by \v nite aud Goodin against it.

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hotel burned. .-

Milford.N. H. Jan.

15.—A

large

hotel at Amherst, owned by Mr. Shaw of Boston, was burned last night. Loss $50,000 Insurance $20, 000.

*, ^SNOW BOUND, Ogden Utah, Jan. 2D.—The Central Pacific teams are still blocked in snow near Wetts station Utah, northern wud has also

been

Friday.

blockod by snow since

FailnreB.

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BANKER BUSTED.

Buffalo, Jan, 25. -JohnStellwagen private banker, suspended yesterday afternoon. Liabilities not known.

M'KEE.

Jnd^ liillon" Pecided This Morning That t!v.) Case Should Go on.

&'a?:dfor«5 M. Burin's IVfc-ii-moiiy.

Si. Louis, January 25.—Judge Dillon rendered a deciio-u upon the openina of the trial of Wrn. McKee, this njorninir, ruling that the case must go on. Tho conspiracy had been one of numerous acts, and extending over a long period of time, and the declarations of the co-con« spiralo~s or accomplices must be ht-a ,!. If, however, whe-n tho case should be all in, and the connection of McKee with the conspiracy should rest solely upon the testimony of the accomplices, then the court would instruct the jury how little weight was to be attached to their evidence. The intimation was that the evidence of the ring and McKee's connectiens with tbeoa would not be above

suIti-

cienr. Following the decision of the Judge, the testimony of Sauford M. rion, the manager of the Bingham Brothers' St. Louis distillery, was taken. Ho testified ts the general operations of tha ring.

A BIU SWINDLER.

He Unearth din Boston Fut Takes His Flight—H© Forged Notes. Soften, Jau 25.—The afternoon papers will publish the disclosures affecting E. D. Winslow, a well known journalist and politician, and known as one of the principal owners of the Daily News and Boston Post, though it is not believed that either of these papers is effected by his transactions, which are r.o coming to light. Notes amountiM,-- to $7,000, negotiated in one of the national banks by Winslow, ar kiv-vvn to bear forced endorsements, aid it 13 alleged that when the amount of his forged papers is fully ascertained* by investigation, it will reach over$100.000, Winslow left last Thursday, accompanied by his family, for parts unknown.

B.ifstoa, Jan 25.—The details of the alleged forgoiies by E. D. Wiuslow, as published by the Journal, represent that it ia estimated tuat. the total of discounted paper issued b.V mt« must he in excess of §200,000,. bnt whether the endorsements are genuine or not cannot yet be determined. It is stated that Winslow sold his interest in tl:t? News last week. Winslow was educated— for- -th®., "try of the Methodist church and served as cha.plain in two reainionts during the war. He was also ch iplain tho nauy, and has since officiated in several churehep. He was iormcely publisher ot Zion's Herald, and was a member of th9 Legislature in 1872, 1873 and 1875. Jt is stated that before his disappearance he uiade several efforts to negotiate paper, but the pndorsomients were detected as iorgeries and was threatened with exposure.

Foreign Oossip. FI3K'S FOLLY.

Berlin, Jan. 2a.—It is stated that the European Goverments have received their replies to American note on the Spanish Cuban question, until they have exchanged views.

CONSTANTINOPLE.

Constantinople, Jan. 95.—An official dispatch th part from Ottoman consul at Rogua, states that the in surg^nts were defeated in recent engagements near Trebeazi.

ELECTION RETURNS IN FRANCE. Paris, Jan.25.—'The evening papers state that ministerial Counsil Buffet submitted to President McMahon complete return of elections /or senatorial delegates. These returns having been a wonderfully long time in com i"g to hand and being refused to prets Republican Journals infer they cauuot pe favorable to prime ministers party/! Will he scarcely possible before decision day July, 30th. to know whieh party is victorious. AMSTERDAM AND THE NLENNIAL.

Now York, Jan. 25.—An Amster"dam dispatch says King William formally opened to-day, at Amsterdam, tho crystal palace. The exposition of articles destined for the Philadelphia centennial,

GLAfilATOR DEAD".

Paris. 25.—The famous race horse Gladiator is dead.

'/*, Crimes and Casualties. A FiVKClER SENT TO THIS PENITENTIARY. New York, Jan. 25.—In the Superior Court, tbis morning, Lucius

W. Pond,

manufacturer, whose wholesale forgeries eroded so much surprise and excitement, withdrew his plea,of not guilty, and was sentenced to fifteen years in States prison. There are still thirty-two indictments against him.

A THIEF CAUGHT.

New York, Jan.

2 5

Bernhard

Meylaui was arrested here on suspicion, and has been recognized as a thief and is wanted at Detroit where he is said to be cbargek with stealiog $800 in gold.

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I v3,-fck'BANK OF ENGLAND. Loudon, Jan 25.—It is thought the b.ink rate will be reduced Thursday as it is doing no discount business at all. The inclination of Continental Exchanges continues favorable tp, England in consequence of large purchases of stock here for accoudt of Continental dealers.

}J 4th Everlasting Er:«. l§if§§ Loudon, Jan. 25.—O. G. Miller and Robert Iteming, of Dundee, have agreed to request the Committee of the Bond and Shareholders of the Erie Railway to undertake the reorganization resolved upon at a recent London meeting, and will start for the United States Saturday.

(Jrand Lotfge F.

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Grand Rapids Mich,, Jan. 25.— The Grand Lodgej F. & A. M. in the State ol Michigan began its annual session this noon. The attendance was very large.

WASHINGTON.

Senate Committee

Privileges and Elections at Work on

Uie Pinelihack

Case.

THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEBT UNDER CONSIDERATION.

Voman Suffrage Possibly to 1)8 Tried in tha District of Columbia,

Washiugtou, Jan. 25.:—The Senate committe on Priveleges and Elections at the meeting to-day took up the Pinch back and Euatis cases and discussed them in a general way and without coming to any doncluaion adjourned their further consideration uutil next Friday. Senate on finauce committee were mainly occupied with Shearmans bill relative to the National Bank receivers, and bankruptcy proceeeing?, but its consideration was not concluded. The committee also had up the Conkling bill on the same general subject. Senate committee on appointments, •heard commissioners Denuison Ketchum and Pheips ou the subject of the payment of the interest on the 3.65, District of Columbia, bond3. The question being whether the United Statesshould make the appropriations directly or require the District authorities to pay the iuterest now, and l"ok to the Federal Government for the appropriations to make good any pos-sible-deficit in the District revenues hereafter. No action was taken. The House Committee ou Judiciary have agreed to report the bill allowing criminals in. criminal cases to testify in their, own behalf.

WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

Washington, Jan. 15.—Senator Sargent presented a petition signed by a large number of ladies asking that a Government be established in the district of Columbia which would confer upon a women's right to vote. The Sargent alluded to Wyoming where women suffrage was endorsed by the Judiciary press and the people generally, hd knew of no better place' to make this experimect than the capital of the nation, and asked ^that/the peiition be referred to the 'committeo on the District of Columbia to be considered in connection with -any bill to provide the Govern* ment lor a district. It was referred.

AN EARTHQUAKE.

Report of ihe Slnck at Limi. New York, Jan. 23.—Letters from Lima announcing a complete destructing of the town of Abanca by earthquake on the fourth of Decern" her, state that between 4 P. M. and

A. M. on the fifth no less than thir-ty-seven earthquakes occured, several of wRich were very severe. De-. tails are meagre and extent .of loss of life is not reported.

Markets To-Day,

Chicago: Pork good demand 19 22^c February, li) 55 March, 19 75 April. Lard 12 10 for February, 12 22}£ for March, 12 40 April, Wheat active 99%c for Fe.b., 09J4c March. Corn 43}£ccasb, 42J4c Feb., 46^c May. Oats 31c cash,35c. for May.

New York: Wheat steady and' unchanged 1 23@125 lor No. 2. Corn firm good demand 57@63£c for mix western Oats firm 45@48j for western. Pork, heavy. 20 75 tor new mess. Lard,12 15 16 for steam.. Whisky 110£. Gold 113.

Cincinnati: Wheat 1.25 to 1.35. Corn 40 to 32o. Whisky 1.07. Pork firm, 20c. Lard 12J^c. Hogs 7.10 to 7.30.

St. Louis: Wheat lower, 1.52 bid cash, 13334c for do. No. 3. Corn 40}£c 44}£c for Feb. Oats 35c bid. Provisions quiet and unchanged, only jobbing demand. Hogs lower, shipping 6.50 to 6 85. Packing 6.90 to 7.10, receipts 3235.

HAY HALLUCINATION,

Aa Out And Out Swindle on a Load of Hay Sold to Mr. P. Wyatt by a Farmer ...... Named Mpy-v er,

Will "M jcr Rue U0 And Explain.

Mr. P. Wyatt, butcher, is.the disgusted owner of a load of hay on which he was, unless new evidence be adduced completely swiudled and very basely so. Not because we bear any enmity t9wards the farmers for we think honesty is as prevalent among them, as in any other class, do we make this thing known but because the swindle as reported to u? '"ng so atrociously -bare faced. While in IlJ? shop of Mr. Joseph Rupp making a friendly call a farmer named Meyer®1' living near Watton cottage, came in and commenced talking to Mr. Wyatt about his hay, He represented that it was "barn hay," cut in the morning and putin the barn in the afternoon, perfectly dry and thai there was not a particle of water or brush in it. Considering the excellent qualities of the hay, Mr. Wyatt bought a load, agreeing .to pay $15 per ton for'it, under these expressed conditions, that it was to be brought to him for-inspection and weighed* on Mr, Morgan's scales, near bis shop. The next day the man came to town with the load, had it weigh* ed somewhere else, and without going near Mr. Wyatt'sshop, proceeded to unload it at his house iu the

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south end. The man at the barn saw that the hay was very poor, and a*ked if Mr. Wyatt had inspected it, aad was answered that he had. Meys er then came down town to see Wyatt, and get his money. Mr. W. objected that he would rather see tho pay. The man replied that all his bojT3 (they were at the shop) hadseen it, and was highly pleased with it, ana that as his family were suffering he mu3t have the mouey that evening. Accordingly he was paid. On going home, Mr. W. was astonished, as were h's sons, at "tiuding a load of mildewed weeds and old stack hay, and the number of lies told oy their impostor. Mr. W proi poses to prosecute the man for iraud, and if he cannot explain away the udy featured of the transaction, as it now standi, Mr. Meyer certainly deserves punishment

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A. large number of Knights went to Paris thit afternoon, at ono o'clock, on a sp9cial train. Thoy will attend the grand ball to be given there to-night.

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"I am goinsron the road again in April," said Mayor P. T. Barnum, of Bridgeport, yesterday, "and I intend to treat my millions of friends to a show a great deal larger than the three immense ones I had last season all put together."

Mr. Barnum's t£rm of office as Mayor of Bridgeport expires iu April, and he intends thereafter to devote himself exclusively to the supervision of his enterprise. Last year he had, travelling through the country, the Hippodrome, the museum,, menagerie aud circus, and the nauseum and menagrie. Three shows were too many to manage properly, and so, at the close of the season, they were brought together at Bridgeport and afterwards sold at public auction. All that was valuable in the three was bought in^by the great showman's agents—the rare and costly animals, and those properties which could be advantageously retained for use iu the one great exhibition that was contemplated.

Among the animals that were brought in was the hippopotamus, which is valued at $25,(A)0. Tuis is the only hippopotamus that has been successfully imported and reared in this country. Ii had to be transported on the backs of camels across the desert, followed by herds of goats to provide it with milk. The journey over the sands is seldom successfully ^. accomplished. Four hippopOtamis perished on the route during the last season.

The European Circus, wbich was owned by Smith, Nathan, June & Bailey last season, and which Mr. Barnum purchased in its entirety, is to be incorporated in the World's Fair.. It contains some attractions that Mr. Barnum was without in his last season's thow.

Mr. Barnum's agents in Europe and elsewhere are contributing whatever is novel and attractive and at the same timie purchasable.

The new World's Fair. Mr. Bar* num's new show, is to consist of a museum, menagerie, circus, and the leading features of the Hippodrome. The menagerie includes a larger number of animals than were ever before collected in a travelling show.

Mr. Barnum also contemplates exhibiting many objects of Centennial interest. When he was asked to name one or two as an inde^ to the character of the others, he replied: "Well, I am going to producebut no (hesitatingly)—what's the good of mj' furnishing brains for the other showmen? There's nothing they'd like better than to get a hint of what I'm going to do."

Eleven hundred persons will be needed to conduct the exhibition, and it will include 560 horses, G2 cages of wild animals (double as many as ever travelled in one show), and it will take 120 cars, constructed especially for the purpose, to transport the show along its route.

Mr. Barnum will exhibit at Phila* delphla during a small portiou of the season, and will afterward visit the principal places betwe Bangor, Maine, and Kansas City,

As sole proprietor, manager and director, he will accompany the exhibition, and will be assisted by Messrs. Sm.th, Nathan, June, and Bailey, the men whom he bought out last year. His sou-in law, Mr. S.'H. Hurd, who is now the receiver of the Thirl Avenue Savings Bank, will join the show as soon as he is liberated from his present duties.

Toward the close of the season the entire enterprise will be transported to Europe for a tour of Great Britaiu, Germany, and perhaps France. Sev eral sailing vessels and at least one steamship will be required to transport the properties and attaches. "I am expected in England and

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