Terre Haute Evening Gazette, Volume 6, Number 242, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 27 March 1876 — Page 1

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A WITNESS ..HO CAUSEf V. H. G. TO HUE THE EKDOfHINCltiAR.

How -c- Sutlersliipg Wews Bought and Sold.

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THE LATEST STYLES, THE BEST MADE CLOT

said You understand

this matter as well as I do. The SeoretarvofWarwaB a personal friend ot s. but said he could not help him,the Indian tradeship being out ot bis department. The witness also corroborated tUe testimony heretofore given with regard to Orville Grant having obtained some of the posts.

Gordon Daniels testihed that in looking for business he bad his attention called to the tradeship at Fort Stanton, goods to the amount of 000 beinK sold there annually. Ho was instrumental in having Murphy, trader removed, and Bliss appointed his place. The way he procured the appointment was this: He went to i. man named Alexander Grey, clerk the Attorney General's office, who wa^ a frieud of Senator Carpenter, and told him that Bliss had agreed to make the witneBB a partner with biuiself, and to cive 81,000 for the position, and the witness promised Grey that it he could obtain the place he ^°uld seeth'a- J'1® JMOOG was paid. Accordingly, Grey who had "e .ppohjt ment made as a favor to Giej. latter so represented to the witness,

Tracey said be would give the witness «t oooV he would procure a place for $3,000 it no wu .r

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Lss lor bim. Clost said beeouldop,lfcss ior nuu ^nator Sawyer, ns erate througu friend. The Sawyer was b' |5qq jf he should

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Tracey's bargain with the

sncoeed. $s,000, |500 of which K,tnn^?c Sid »nA Clost lost his fee wben 'fracsy went back onthewitrfess. The latter said Tracey must KO. and he hi no through the influence of Sawyer fvUh the Secretary of War. The witness never had a post tradership, and what lie bad aVsove stated was all he ever had to do with them. The witness testified that the post traderships were Procured from time to time for money,

Jo at the Ft."Bascom informed

and trades,at tne

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he never £?£*& P°9t

ivoSerB"ime»»» a W. Felt and S.

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that tbfy paid. "°Jbiog^e latter said their post tjadersbips. yavis be purposes to Seoator Harlan.

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but saj» I«®c C, Reeves, »wc» in Fleming connty, at the house^Maysville, in the presence of a crodi^ble wHness whose affidav_ifl be had. Mid in 1886 or »»?, OTT Cincinnati, be was arrested ai8 marshal noon the charge of Ifflgt tilling. He was taken to whew, after ineffectual efforts w. aecure a triil, be avers, h®_P_. BrisdismisMl ot the charges by

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Square Dealing, itiw Price iloiliing a?i(l jttt:rtiiiai&£

Tailoring Iio. se. 147 Main Strict.

TH E LOWEST PRICES. THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT*

GRAM'S GRABBERS.

A Gang of Post Traders on Tiie Witness Stand.

A KENTUCKY GENTLEMAN TELLS. A HOtiiSll SIOKV ABOUT .v BRISTOW.

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The Evidence Against Belknap.

War Department Frauds. 7.?' Or

Washington, March 25.—The committee met shortly after noon to-day, when Gen. McCook appeared and explained his former testimony about a tious&baving been presented to Gen. Reynolds, by an army contractor at San -Antonkh He had no personal ieelffig in the matter, having always liked Mr. Reynolds, but his report as inspector of the military posts in Texas was made In order that,the quartermaster's department in Texas might be investigated, there having been serious chargesas to its conduct of affairs. In his former testimony be said there was a meeting of the citizens of San Antonio, to raise $25,000, and that it was supposed such contribution would hrihg the headquarters there, but he did not knowwhether the money as fftisodi

John F. Charles testified that ho supplied goods to l)6rfee fe Peck. When the firm was removed from several posts, he applied for, but failed to obtain1 a license SB Indian trader to save his intereBtSi He called on President Grant to help bim, but the President said he had fixed the thing and was Hot going tS fehange it. The President in making the rsp.y, bit the end of bis

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HB if he dffln't like the witness a bit. fLanabter.] Witness called on the commissioner of Indian affairs, about the revocation of his license, wishing 10 bave-it renewed under the law. The

district court, one hundred fat hoas. amountiug iu all to over §2.700. Itoaves is a strong Republican, but favors Grant tor a third term, and wan very particular in his statement ih Mia hogs were fat.

Louisville, March 21}.—Oa exmnitiKtion the record* of the United y^atea Court by District Attorney Wharton, who was assistant attorney when P.ristow was district attorney, in 1865 and 1867. does not show the nmne or Dr. Keeves anv where since I860. Thn oniy name that could bo found in the record** similar to this was that John Rosves, ol" Fleming county, charged with illicit distilling in the year JSG6. His case was taken to Covington, to which place Col. Wharton telugraphed yesterday to Had what disposition had been made of the case. A reply, received last evening, was that the miit had not been indicted.

Real Estate Eohhers.

Washington, March 25,—The t-eleef. committee on district real estate pool held a meeting to-day in secret session Leonard Whitney, superintendant ot" the Western Union telegraph company produced under protest a number of telegrams that passed through hi* office during the summer of 1872 and since, in regard to the real estate pool. The committee declined to give the telegrams or their purport for publication. It is understood that a subpoena has been issued for Judge McArthur of the supreme court of this district, and that he will soon return to this city.

The Poatofflce.

Washington, March 25.—The Ho«se Committee on Postoffices and Postroads, to-day examined J. D. Chi-Jfw-ter, mail collector of Arkansas. testified that he deposited in thfj contract, office las spring, a bid for IIIH routes from Dallas Texan, j.-j .J*ek!-JOi'-ro that the contract was awarded to some one else, and when he walled for, bis bid and security oh^cJc atfcHc'uO" to to it, they were handed to him by ih-, second assistant post-master general, with! ha remarks that ihf* bids liu-1 never been registered s- ennsid&rft'j.: The witness ditl not know whether Is. wa3 the lowest bid or not. It w?.s. however, jnst after the time ol the discoveries that Channel & Floyd, depart-: ment clerks, had suppressed ami abstracted a number of bids. The witness was asked if J. J. Hinds had notdemanded, when thwy were makingsettlements of some joint business interests, that a certain sum, perhaps ^5,000 must be reserved or paid for tin* benefit- of Senator Spenc9r. Ho replied that nothing of the sort had over occurred, and ho hai no recollection oi ever having said so to any person.

HOLLOWAY'A TRIAL.

St*lei!iiiig the Jarj-Opculiss: tiie (Jase ly Charles H«iRtein, Esq for the Government, aud Gen. Ben. Harrissou for Tiie Deieu^ft—

Mason's Testimony. Indianapolis Sentlue!. Saturday morning being the time set for the trial of Harry Holloway, Judge Gresham directed the calling of the regular panel from which to select a jury. Some time was spent in questioning the jurors as to their expressed' opinions relative to the case iu point, the jury as accented being constituted as follow*: Col. Merrill. George W. Geiger, John li Eider, Nicholas McCarty, M. R. Bernard, Jerre MeLain, Nathan Raymond, Samuel Beck, T. B. I'enine. Samuel R. Mann. Charles C. ClaHlin, and Henry Coburn. The jury ia about equally divided a* to political preferments. They were sworn to by Clerk Howland, and Charle* Hoistein, Esq., Assistant United States Dis:rict Attorney, opened the case] for ihe Government. The Indict -1 merit charges that Harry Holloway, late of the distict of Indiana, on the first day of May, 1874, then there he- 1 ingan officer and clerk in the em-I ploj of the government of the United Btales, in the postofflce at Indiana olis, tlid then and there -t

UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY recieive $2,000 from Wm, C. Masnu for services rendered by Holloway it* procuring for Ma-on a contract for mending and repairing mail bags, pouches and sacks of the Untied. States at Indianapolis. The sections violated were 1781 and 1782, pages 317 Revised Statutes of the United States forbidding any officer, clerk, or employe of the government to receive any compensation for procuring, or using, liis influence to procure, any of lice or contract from ttie government for aity other party. The def.-n.^w was outlined by Geu. Harrison.

Among other things h? sas«i: Thera was no agreement made beforehand for any payment of any sum, but this 10 per cent, was paid after the service was rendered. The district attorney admits that Mason's account with the government was correct, and Mr. Mason did not receive a dollar from the government to wbich he was not entitled. There is therefore no chargw that the goveanment was wronged out of a, doiistr. There was no pretense of any understanding, puhiic or secret, that this 10 per cent, w.ss (o h,- It -will develop in evidence that M«.-on nrui defendant were in the habit of ior» rowing money from each other. wi'hout giving note.", or even making ticket?. And, finally, when Mason had lost hi* placw he demanded upayment of all this money. Defendant denied the claim, ana when Mason threateaed a civil-suit defendant wanted it to go into court, but a friend who stood in such an attitude ta tbi» case that he thought he

ji.miiul at tbe.charge* dv uiuiw i» "o luougni ue tow^then pro»eoating attorney of the had a right to advise, insisted that

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the money should be paid aud stop scundal. Sueh a course is a great mistake, and, Holloway feeling that he did not owe Mason anything, paid it under protest. If Mason claims in his testimony that he paid any money out of his) receipts, or anything of this rature, we shall impeach him ml show that he did no such 'hiu?

THE JE.V1DENCE.

VV. Mason was the only witritjis examined Saturday. He said that lie had no agreement before he received the appoiutment that anything was to be paid, butafter the appointment Holoway claimed aud received 10 per eent of tne receipts. Subsequently Holloway paid the money all back on Mason's threat, to sue for it. Objections were made to the question as to what inducement was held out for witness to buy real estate of defendant, and Col. Trueler, explained that the real estate was, bought on Holloway's promise that Mason should have the contract for t»o years. When the work stopped, in less then two years Mason asked the settlement. Gen. Harrison insisted that if such an agreement was entered into, it was after the contract had been awarded, and one if proven, sould not go to support the indictment. Quite a discussion followed, government's attorneysclaimed that the transaction had a direct connection with the case, and counsel for defense insisted that it was coilatreal, and likely to take the case over an undesirable range. Without deciding on the admissibility of the quesiion, court adjonrned until Monday at 9:30,

ACQUITTED.

Indianaplis Ind., Mch 27.—The case of the United States against Har jy Holloway superiutendnt of the Indianaplis Post Office who was indicted for using his influence with postmaster to appoint W. C. Mason repairer of mail bags at this place, was suddenly terminated this morning after the examination of Ma son, the chief witness for the Government. General Brown assistant District Attorney said that the Government had been aware for months of the weakness of the case in that it had oniy been presented to the court owing to the peculiar circumstances surrounding it which were tne high standing of the parties implicated, and the fear of charges of favoritism. If the case was not presented for trial, Judge Gresham directed the jury to flud for the deiendant, which they did without leaving their seats. The vindication of Mr. Holloway was com~ pleted, and bo was immediately surrendered and congratulated by the Inrgf«? crowd in attendance.

FOREIGN NEWS,

QUEEN VIC STARTS

QtJKEK VIC.

London, March 27.—Quesn Victoria and Princess Beatrice leave Windsor «c 20 minutes to four this afternoon lotPortsmouth. They go to Cherbourg to-morrow in the yatch. Victoria and Albert, Earl Darby, as secretary of the State will accoirspany .her inajesr.y throughout the tour.

DON rsuuo.

Rio Janeirof March 27.—Tho Emperor of Braz:l, who sailed yesterday for the United States, will not touch at Bahia, on account of the quarantine existing thore. He will, however, touch at.Pernambuco and Para.

WRECK OF A STEAaiEK.

Loudon, March 27.—The following details of the loss of the emigrant ship Strathmore, from this port, for New Zoland, has been- received: The Strathmore struck the rocks among the Crozet, a group of islands of tho South Pacific,.the first of Juiy, at halfpast 4 iu the morning, and was wrecked at once. Forty-four persona were drowned the survivors saved nothing whatever, and wero upon the rock six months, subsisting on sea birds and their eggs whan they wero rescued they were very much emaciated and almost naked. Five bad died there jrotn exposure and want. Tho Captain of an American whaler, Yoasg Phoewix rescued them and supplied thera with clothing and treated them with areas kindness.

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JLondoi^ March 26.—Amount of 1-uUion cone into the Bank of Eng» land on balance to-day is 55,000 pounds.

Belknap.

Washington, March 26.—The members of the House Judiciary Committee including the Republicans, say the tes timony given by Marsh before that commitBee is stronger than his testimony before the committee on Expenditures in the War Department, and that it is se conclusive ot General Belknap's guilt that he oan't escape. It is believed that the Judiciary Committee will formally present their articles of impeachment this week.

Markets To-day.

Chicago, March 27.—Wheat, April 105A May 1Q7£. Corn, April 102J May 49£cf July oO^c.'Oatf, May 34£c April 32J-c. Pork, 22.70 for May 22 95 June. Lard, 13.77£ for April 13.97£ for May.

New York, March 27.—Wheat, steady at 123 to 126 for No. 2. Corn, 66c to 67c for new western. Oat*, 4S$e. Pork, 23*. Whisky. 113$.

Cincinnati, March Wheat, easier at 115 to 130. Corn, 50c to 52c. Whisky, 307. Pork^: unchanged. Lard, 18§.

Danger of an Orerflo*" of th sippiMemphis, Mch., 27.—There i» great alarm hereof a disasterousoverflow. The river is now within nine inches of the danger line and raising steadily at Davalia 40 miles above here. It cut through the neck yesterday shortening the river some fifteen or twenty miles. Steady rain falling thlB morning with a good prospect of continuance.

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HER TOUR THIN AITERKOOX.

Details of the Loss of the Nrtatbmore

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As Seen By

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iTHE mH&E tf ft!) CIIl ttl'HKS OF if0)1 K.

The Lavish of Their Decorations and The ties of Their Arfc uriM.

1SKLK OF CIIUIST AND THE APOSIX B3.

Tiitt Maered fcrtalriraj- «ad Tfr# XI i&ra fol ?Jtiicl l« a.

The announcement made in tho dai ly papers that Rev. E. F. Howe would speak last evening on the sutyect of Rome and Romanism, as 'observed by iiim during his recent visit, to tho Eternal City, served to draw forth a very large congregation, which oornfortably filled the church.

The speaker took no tekt from the scriptures, his discourse being more in the lorin of a lecture than a sermon.

The speaker said be did 'not profess to understand all the principles and teaching* of the Romish church he would confine himself strictly to facts wbich came within bis .notice, and which would not be denied by any one. He was deeply impressed with the smallnc-ss of our knowledge on the subject of Catholicism. Indeed, there are many principles and doctrines embraced iti the Romish belief, which only tho most learned can comprehend but there are certain beliefs and practices which lie upon the surface, which the traveler cannot fail to notic J, especially in Rome. It was of these ba:iefs and' practices he proposed to speak.

He said he would make, no attack upon the Church of Rome" or the Catholic belief. Hewonld state only such facts as came under his noiiee, and allow his audience to draw their own conclusions.

Persons who" have never visited Rome cannot form the remotest conception cf the richnoss of the churches, ot which there are moro than three undred in the city.

This lavish richndw*. not Hlohp found in the churches of the Eternal City, but throughout It dy and other Catholic countries oi" Europe,

Marbles and alabaster r.f th-i rarest quality, jowc'.s, gold, silver and iacs?:, which lead the beholder to doubt whether the -Arabian Knt&br*' entertainment, was a mitb,{or faithful history. one mtghr for hours, attempt to describe th«se magnificeut temples, you cau no more understand their matchless beauty and richness -from description, than a blind man could comprehend the magniflcance of a rainbow, through the same means. Every church in Italy is stored with the rarest treasures of art many of the choicest works are so located that a tax is levied upon the visitor who wishes to see there. The„ are placed behind a curtain, or iu a chapel, where you must pay some one to draw aside the curtain, or opon the door of the chapel. But every church has a large number of the finest pictures, open at all times to the inspection of all those who CIIOOBO to visit the church.

Thore is however, a wearisome sameness about these pictures. One grows tired of seeing Madonnas and children, Tne speaker had heard of a tourist, who, having visited a large number ol churches in Rome, and having always encountered the Madonna looking down at bim from the frescoed walls, implored his guide to take him to some spot whore he could not see a Madonna, One grows tired of the paintings of the Crucifixtion. Tired of»seeing Christ always represented in tho agony of his Bufferings never in bis manhood and true nobility.

The speaker said that some of these pictures made such a vivid impression on bis mind, that he feared the image would haunt him to his dying day.

There is uso for these pictures, which Protestants have not observed. As tho old Puritans refused to celebrate the Christmas festival, on account of what they considered the abuses ot the day by the Catholics, so modern Protestants have cas-t aside many of the boauties ol the Romish Church, because of their abuse.

The Churches of Rome, ami the Catholic Churches throughout the world, for that matter, are open at all times for the use of worshipers. Here the highest-and the lowest meet on terms of perfect equality. At St. Peters, the speaker saw beggar children playing about the marble floors, while their mothers were -at worship beside the highest in the land.

One will always find many worshipers is any of the churohes of Rome. Mi- nj of these are sincere and devout, but many others are simply -saying their prayers, not praying. He noticed the people kneeling at worship in all the churche? he visited would stare at bim and follow him with their eyes where ever he went, repeating their prayers the while. The beggars, kneeling at prayer, always find time to stop and ask for alms as the visitor passes them. The speaker visited St. Paul's church en St. Paul's day, and witnessed some imposing ceremonies. At the Church of St. Aitgustine there is a marble group representing the Virgin and Child. This figure is loaded with offerings of jewels and articles of great value.

One entire end of the church building is covered with the offerings which have been made to this marble virgin. The people kiss the foot of this figure, as they do the great toe of the statue or St. Peter. The foot, once of marble, has been entirely kissed away, and has been replaced with a gilt foot. Absolution, for two days, is granted t« *l\ who perform this act of devotion.

Tho ono feature wbicb attracts most attention from the visitor, to these churches, is the vast "number of relics of the Savior, and the Saints, wUh the

legends

attached to them, which all

Catholics seem to believe. 'l'he church of St. Ursula, at Cologne, is said to be built on the spot where the eleven thousand virgins perished. The walls of this church are filled with their bonew at the bottom of the wall is a fneze in wbich boles are left, through wbich one may look at tbe bones. Higher np on the walls re alcoves in wbicb are placed the

MONDAY EVENING. MARCH 27. 1876.

E. F.

Howe In thy Year of Our Lord 1875.

skulls of th9 Virgins. Many of these rest oil velvet cushions made by the novices of a neighboring convent. In the chapel of tke church is thorn from tbolcross, tho skull of St. Visula, and one of the water pots In which Christ turned water into wine.

Near the great Church of St. Peter's, are the twenty-eight marble step3 from Pilate's bouse,down which Christ passed from tho judgment sc^.t. People are only allowed to ascend these steps on their knees, but so many are the worshippers who come to this sbrino that the steps are kept covered with hcavy plauks which hav« been worn away and renewed, t'mo aud r.gain. Holes uro bored ia thoso plunks, through jwhich the attending Priest points out ihc Mood still renruoing on tho marble, which flawed from the lacerated feet of Christ as bo passed' down the steps.

At the top is a chapel whore only the Pope is allowed to hold service, and that but ouco a year. Iu this chapel hangs a picture of Christ at, tho a#o of twelve year3, painted by Sr. Luke. The picture, says tho story, was produced by St. Luke, after tnreo davs of fasting,but tbe tints wero pbced upon the canvas by the angels. i-'or this reason it is called t!i- picture made without hands.

Martin Luther WAS ascending this sacred stairway on his knees, when he hear.d a voice saying "The just shall live by faith." He aros'i to his feet, walked down tbe steps, and, ending his con iecM with the church of Rome, b.-gui the work of the reformation.

In one church, the speaker saw a piece of tho money which Judas received as tkc pries of his betrayal of the Savior, a iingsr of St, Thomps, the same finger bo thrust into the side oChrist when told to do so, apiece of tho veil worn by tho Virgin Mary, a bottle of the blood of Christ, a piece of manna-and Aaron's rod.

At St. Peter's church they have the lance which pierced the side of Christ, a piece of the true cross, (they have a piece of the cross in all tho churches of ftaly,) and the handkerchief of St. Veronica. This is the handkerchief wbich St. Veronif'. handed to Christ as he o.rrying the cross. Ho wiped the p3r-ciration from bis brow, and when fan b-.nded it back to her, there was a mo.-!- perfect likeness of himself impriiitnd upon the handkerchief. They also havn «t St. Peter's the cranle in which the infant Chriit was rocked. In another church is the Bambino Sanctissima, or Holy Child. It ia a wooden doll, said to have been made of wool taken from the Mount of ives. and painted by Sf. Luke, who is thought to have bean a great painter. The painting ot this image, however, is very poorly doue. The imago is covered with previous offerings.

SjuoctUslara is guarded

with great o*re it, has its own carriage and its own retinue of -servauts when it rides through the street* r»f Rytinr th--- p?o--pie i-li kr ir mid b.o-.v their fcieos in the uus: it »ascs. It i9 supposed to posses the powor of beniiug ctttrslcK, una nuiiy nnU Iliarvelous are the tales which are told of the cures which it has affected. It was formerly the custom to leave this image iu the house where ever a sick person might be iu naed of i:s ministrallonsi bat now it is never allowed, to eo out of the sight of tho attending Priests. Tho reason of this rul^ is, that the Priests fear that some one will steal tbe sacred infant. Upou one occasion the image was .left at the house of a woman who feigned sickness, in order to get possessien of the child. She had an exact counterpart of the in* fant made, dressed it in the clothes of the Bambino Sanctissima, and returned this spurious baby to tho Priests. So well had the counterfeit been executed, that the Priests suspected nothing, and it was not until midnight following the arrival at the church of the fraudulent child, that its keepers discovered the imposition. At that hour, the holy men were aroused from their slumbers, by aloud knocking at tbe outer door one of them arose, opened tho door, and there stood the poor little infant, perfectly naked. fcjiBce that day it has never been allowed to go out of ibe keeping of a Priest.

At the Church of St. Paul, the remains of St. Paul and the Holy Innocents are said to lie buried. (The Holy Innocents are the children slain by King Herod in bis search for tbe child Jesus.) One church is built upon the spot where Peter, flying lrom

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met the Lord walking upon tbe earth: They have an exact copy in the foot print left by the .Lord, in the sands, as be stood and conversed with Peter. The Prison where Peter and Paul were confined,is now a church. There is an especial advantage of worshiping at this shrine. Indulgence is granted to all worshipers, on ordinary days, for twelve hundred years and on Sunday, and lestivaldays for twenty-tour hundred years. Indulgence is not per mission to sin, but deliverence from the penalty of sin. Every indulgence shortens one stay in Purgatory. All souls do not go to Purgatory only the souls of members of the Catholic ohurch, There they must do penance, for tbe sins committed in the flesh, for a certain number of years b?fore they are prepared for heaven. These indul gences shorten the time which your soul would, otherwise, be compelled to spend in th ante room Jof heaven. Over the slter of one church Is the inscription, "For every- Mass celebrated at this alter, a soul is released from Purgatory. [A mass costs 40 cents

There are bctwec-H four and live thousand priests in Rom*. Large numbers of monks may be s-jea at al» times, in all parts of th« city. They do nothing at all, and the speaker was at a loss to think of what benefit they are to humanity. The spraber said.be returned to his native country with a deeper feeling than ever against all sham and glitter in religion, whether it be in tho church of Rome,"or in tho Protestant Church. He had learned to entertain a deeper respect than ever for the simplicity and beauty of the service of his own church.

Financial.

'BANK OP GERMANY.

Berlin, March 27.—Tbe weekly statement of the Imperial B^nk of Germany shows an increase of 5,912,000 marks. .-i XOXSON'STOCK EXOHAXQC.

London, March 27.—The .stock, tiohange to-day opened weaker than on Saturday, but there aro no important fluctuations. Discounts weaker, some transactions been made jit 2^. Money in gocd demand at 3% per cent on government collaterals, in anticipation of tbe requirements of tbe coming settlement.

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Great Western ftwamped. N. Y. March 25.—Tbe Great Western is ashore five miles east of Fire It lind light is badly strained and willprobab1 go to pieces. All hands saved.

PENSION FRAUDS.

$•14)0.000 STOL E\ RY THE

Only the Flrat Revelation ot'A Systematic Course ol Rfb-

S,eeial Di.ipdtch to the Xsw York Wor'tl Waahirg.on, March 2-1.—Tbe House Committer on Invalid Pensions brougLt to li^br to-day swindling operation in tho Pension* OtfieJ, which for magnitude exceeds anything that tho investigating committees

RESUMED WORK.

I'oUsvilJe, Mar.?h 20.—Of forty collieries owned and operated by the Coal & Iron Co., twenty-live resumed work this morning, the recent heavy rains will interfere with the work to a small extent for several days vicin«Ify of Shautianhoab airwent to work except at Kohinoor aud Turkey run mines, wher». because of a reduction of contract. Some of the miners struck this morning. These men will decide whether the strike shall be continued.

FORTY- FOUlfcTH

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present Congress have yet developed. Mr. Jeuks, of Pennsylvania, Chairman of the committee, "and Mr. Rice, of Ohio, have been particularly energetic in unearthing these frauds, and it is believed that tho present exposure is only the first revelation of asystematic course of robbery which has existed iu the Pension Office for year?.

Henry von Aornam," of New York, was Commissioner of pensions from 1869 until sometime in 1371. During his administration of the office C. W. Seaton, of Albany, was chief clerk, and Mr. Seaton's testimony to-day substan tiated the circumstantial evidence that has been in possession of the committee for some time. When Von Aernam was Commissioner 2,300 dormant bounty land-warrants for 160 acres of labd each had accumulated in the office, being the warrants of persons who were dead or had forfeited them otherwise. The regulations of the office drevent anyone,employed therein from givinn any information as to tbe number of persons in whose names these dormant warriors exist. At this time there wero three lawywrs, named Cheney (of Orange, Ma-s.), Van Meter (Lyon, X. Y.) and Hill, ot Dunkirk, New York, engaged in the prosocution claims against the Government in Washington. Von Aernam was au intimate friend of this legal trio, and documentory ovidence in the possesion of the committee shows that he gave the lawyers the information on wbich the swindle was perpetrated. An order was made on tho Commissioner by Van Meter, as administrator for the 2,300 dormant warrants, and^without the least investigation they were handed over. The piace for tlm name of the administrator or guardian on the warrants was blank,and the trio made them putting in either Cheney, Meter or Hill's names administrator or guardian for the sons to whom the warrant belonged The warrants were ihon put upon the market in New York aud other plic.ss. Their market valu- at that tiiue WHS from $170 to §200 a piece, makinc tho onMre bate?? worth about ^100,000. The

THE CHICAGO

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GRESS. SENATE.

Hor.NLsa SESSION. Washington, March 27.

The chair laid before the senate Communication from the secretary of war enclosing communication lrom the commissioner general of subsist* ance asking for appropriation

of $300,•

000 for substance of the army with authority to expend ths same during the present fiscal year to enable the purchase of the subsistence to be made, and forwarded to military posts in Aaizona, New Mexico, and other outposts by the begining of the coming fiscal year. Referred.

HOUSE. ...

ilORXIXQ SESSION Washington, March 27.

By Welles, to restore national credit by funding non interest bearing debt into four per cent bonds and to repeal so much of th« resumption act as requires tbe secretary of treasury to redeem all outstanding legal tenders by January 1st, 1679.

Mr. Payne moved to suspend the rules and pass his biil to provide for gradual resumption of specie payment. The first section of tbe bill directs the Secretary of the Treasury to set aside and retain iu coin each year, until United .States Jiotes shall be appreciated to "par with gold, an amount equal to three per cent, of outstanding legal tenders or legal tendpr notes, to be held as a resumption fund, for the redemption of such le^al tender notes, provided such coin set aside and retuiued shall be counted as a part of the sinking fund the second section requires tbe National banks to set aside and retain from the coin received by them as interest on bonds deposited as security for their circulation an amount equal to three per cent of their circulation such coin to bo counted as part of their legal money reserve. The third section repeals so%much of resumption of the act Jan. 14th as provides tor tbe redemption of legal tender note3 to the amount of 80 per cent, of the National Bank aotas in circulation and as much as provides for a redemption of legal tender notes in coin, after January, 1S79. Kasson asked whither the bill oonie from auy Committee of the House. The speaker replied it had not. Kaason asked Payne whether he did not desire judgement of one of the regular Committees of Honse on this bill. Paynes only answer was to call for yeas and nays on his motion, Kassoh suggested that the committee of wbioii the gentleman Payne was a member, tbe Banking committee might be a proper one.-. Holmon inquired whether it was jn order to dl-

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tlu* {ir.if-o.oiii'i:! :*.• he wanted tf« have the VOL* In IIIH last section* The Speaker that the division of th'. proposition wa-i not in order. liasi.in* inquired 'whether thl- s'the t-Ul which wa-i known us tin* Payne bill, and that had b-en prin-cd.

Mr. Payne replied that it was GO without any change whatever. Mr. Kasson a&k^il tho Speaker ®1' tli« bill did not violate

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warrants after they were issued and tcund them ail fraudulent, proving, conclusively, that iu no instance did tho pro«9eJs of the salo of warrants RO to tiie persons to whom they rightfully belonged. The entire 2,300 spurious warrants were issued within one year.

Is the old Lake Shore Route, and is tbe onlv one passing through Evanstown, Lake Forest, Highland Park, Waukegan, Racine, Kenosba to Milwaukee.

PULLKAN PALACE CABS. are run on all through trains of this road,

This is the Only Line running the-e cars betweon Chicago and St. Paul, Chicago and Milwaukee, or Chicago and Winona.

At Omaha our Sleepers connect with the Overland Sleepers on the Union Pacific Railroad, for all points west of the Missouri river.

On the arrival of tbe trains from the East or South, the trains of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway leave CHICAGO as follows For Council Bluffr, Omaha, aud alifornia. two through trains daily, with Pullman Palace Drawing Room and Seeping Cars through to Council Biufts.

For St. Paul aud Minneapolis, Two through trains daily, with Pullman Palace Cars attached on both trains.

For Greea Bay and Lake Superio Two trains daily, with Pullman Palace Cars attached, aud running through to Marquette.

For Milwaukee, Four through trains daily. Pullman Cars on night trains, Parlor Chair Cars on the day trains.

For Sparta and Winona and points in Minnesota, One through train daily, with Pullman Sleepers to Winoua.

For Dubuque, via Freeport, two through trains daily, with Pullman Cars on night train.

For Dubuque aud Ln Crosse, via Clinton, two through trains daily, with Pullman Cars on night train, to McGregor, Iowa.

For Sioux City and Yankton,

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Supremo Conrt D.cislons. Washington, March 27.—Tb Su^ preme Court to day decided that the Federal election iaw under whie'u certain whito parties were indicted for interfering with the exercises of llie suffrage of colored voters was unconstitutional and void. It is understood the court in the Grant parish wilt to-day decide the enforcement act in the constitution, thus affirming the opinion of Justice Bradley iu tho court below.

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Embraces under one management the Great Trunk Railway Lines of tbe WEST and NORTHWEST, and. with its numerous branches and connections, forms the shortest au«t quickest route between Chicago and. all points in Illinois, Wisconsin, Northern Michigan, Minnesota. Io--wa, Nebraska, California and the» Western Minnesota. Its Omaha and California Lln«

Is the shortest and and best reute for all points in Northern Illinois, Iowa, Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, China, Japan and Australia. Its Chicago, Stallison

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Is the short line for Northern Wisconain and Minnesota, and for Mauisen, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, and all point9 iu the Great Northwest* Its Winona and St. l'eter Lin©

Is the only route for Winona, Rochester, Watonna, Mankato, St. Peter, New Ultn, and all points in Southern and Central Minnesota. Its Green Bay A Ittarqnette Line Is the only line for Jaueaviile. Wuterlown, .Fond Du Lac, Osbkofvi, ApploioV'T.. Green Bay, Escana-bs, Negauffee," Marquette, Housbton,— Hancock and the Lake Superior Country, lis Freeport and Dubuque Line Is the only route for Elgin, Rockford Freeport, qnd all points via Freeport. Its-'

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trains daily. Pullman Cars to Missouri Valley Junction. For Lake fleneva, four trains daily.

For Kocbford, Sterling, Kenosba, Janesvllle, and other points, you can have from two to ten trains daily.

New York Office, No: 416 Broadway Boston Office, No. 6 State St. Omaha Office, 258 Farnham Street San Francisco Office, 121 Montgomery Street Chicago Ticket Offices, 62 Clark Street, under Sherman House corner of Canal and Madison Street* Kinzie Street Depot, corner W. Kinand Canal Street Wells Street Depot, corner Wells and Kinzie Star

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