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VOL.6.—N0.243.

THE

OUR WASHINGTON LET FEK,

Mallet Kitbounso and thft Real Estate Pool of the National Capital.

A WitnrKs Who Refused to. Unbosom Uimwlfauti HAH Gotten Himself lutu

Trouble

Washington, March 25.1876.

Aside from the presentation of tbo Hal Knap matter to the House, by Cl.rrner, the most impressive and interesting business which the House has transacted thus far, was the arraignment of the recusant witness, Hallet Kilbourn, at the bar of the House, for contempt. His failure to furnish his book8 and papers, at the requisition of be committee appointed to investigate the Keal Estate Pool and Jaiy Cooke indebtedness, is attributed by many, not to his desire to protect himself in his private matters,but to bis wish to draw a veil around r.he.atFairs of persons in loftier statons than himself. It is vaguely insinuated that the man who promulgated the ringing injunction, "Let no guilty man escape," is himself in some irregular manner connected with the notorious Real Estate Pool. It is no matter of #Wonderment here, that Kilbourn refused to divulge the names of those interested in its operaion. Even if there is nothing of an irregular nature discoverable in his books the gratuitious advertising which he derives through bis iinpris? onment, will amply compensate bim for bis loss of time and inconvenience. The news that he was to appear at tbe Bar of the House,' in the custoday of the Sergeant at Attn*, leaped Irom tongue to tongue, until within twenty minutes after the order had been made every available nook-and corner was occupied. It is ever the-case that reports involving misfortune-and trouble disseminate with incredible swiftness, while counter reportsnre I«gtc»rcl, »Ud wicii d'fli culty take their place in the public mind.

A running debate of perhaps an hour succeeded hi* arraignment on tne propriety of allowing him to be heard by counsel. This was refused when he entered a request to be allowed to present his written statement, at tbe clerk's desk, to be read to the House. Tbis was granted, and the statement read, the gist of whicn, wa? a protest agaiust the authority and jurisdiction of the House to incarcerate him, a private cicizen, for a refusal to expose hi9 private papers and records. Tbo vast audience w*s greatly dissapointed that his request to bo heard by counsel was not granted, since he was represented by tue eminent jurists, Judge Black of Pa., and David Dudley Field, of New York. Tbe last act of this sensational drama now closes in At the conclusion ot the statement, the Speaker rose, and having requested Kilbourn to do likewise, proceeded to propound tbo "]t0rrogatories, tbe refusal to answer which had so uucomfortably circumstanced the witness. Kilbourn assumed a defiant attitude, with bis arms folded across bis breast, and, at once, in a scarcely audible voice, respectfully decline'd to make answer to the proposed interrogatories. Upon Ine heels of this scene Jollowed a resolution providiuK for bis imprisonment in »be

District jail until such time as he shall siiroifv bis willingness to conform to the order of tho House. The House, in this case, has violently exceeded itself, and it is beyond my comprehend sion 'upon what law they /esttheir summary action. S-Ction 102 otthe Revised Statutes ot the United States provides, that any

witness

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more than twelve months.

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boilor of tbe locomotive attached to a construction train on the.Glasgow anil Southern Railroad exploded. Five persons were killed outright an r.ine badly injured.

BASK or ENGLAND.

Loudon, March 28 —Amount cT bnllion gone into the Bank of England on balance to-day .-243,000.

INDIA NEW3.

Loudon, March 23.—Advitwa retwdved to day from Indii report. th ti tiie steamskfip .Toward, from Sheir,

7 hv Currency Qu tvUion In House.

which

Thereupon follows section 104, which «Ht8 forth tbe manner in which this punishment shall bei determined It is concluded in the followflin and explicit langurge:

Whenever a witness summoned, as mentioned in section either IV- and the facts are reported to eitner House, the President of the Senate or tiie Speaker of tbe House, as the case m!y oe? shall certify tbe^fact under be seal o: the Senate or Hmise to the District Attorney tor the ^ct Columbia, whose auty it shall to brine the matter betore the grandjory fortheir action." A* will £once seen, this law makesd'siiuct provisio tor such cases, and e»UleB _the quea tlon of jurisdiction out of the reach of

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Speaker Kerr, demanding

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shall be adjudicated according to tbe law of the land, and by a jury of his peers. "What will he do with_ it? I am not at all desirous tnat he should e• c-ipe the consequences ot bis cootn By, but I am decidedly of the opinion that Congress is not pursuing the legal pathway for the attainment of t-ie result they desire,

LAEUTES.

Foreiga Kiotes

ORTH CfOMINO SOME.

Vienna, Maroh 27.—The American in inter Mr. Orth' is at oreseut in i"i"" with hi family. HVwill »M"

irom

Liverpool for New York someme M.T.J T-

Del,»V

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secretary of legation, ^wili act^as charge ii' affairefl. golLBHlXniOtfDT

Olaogow. March 28.^To^r- the

was

wrecked "in the Arabian .sea. Stif,'

are supposed to be the only survivors who have reached Hodvido. THE.bXFORD-CAMBHLDGF )AT HACK

London, March 28.—The latest betting on the inter-university boat race is six to five in favor of the Oxford.

LONDON STOCK EXOHAftGP. London, March 28.--There is little doing in ijtock Exchange. The regular fortnightly settlement which began to-day claiming the principal attention, "foreign securities are fiat with the pressure to sell, and the rates for the continuation of the contract settlement are rather onerous. No failures have been announced in the House thus far, but the stoppage of one outside speculator is reported with considerable liabilities. It is rot probable that a settlement will be completed without trouble, but no important suspensions, are anticipated.

•F0JITY-FOURTH Oy-

A fiOMOAY i«ANTia TO GOVEnNMENT EMtaoiEES' '10 WIl'NKSHTHE

USJ VEILING OF LINCOLN MON^

.Vi I'IUKNT ON APIilLW,

L4KDEP.K DECLiH IBS THAT TOE RESUMPTION AC 1' 1* A WftllTt: 'UL'EPaANT OX

THBUA9T JtntOF UN AUT1IOIS.

Routine Sliislu°83 in Th« Nfiiiite.

SENATE.

YESTERDAY AFTEItNOO* SESSION. Washington, March 2S. A joint resolution was pisssd, providing that all the department clerks be granted a holiday on the 14ib ot April, to attend the nnvailing of the Lincoln monument, in Lincoln Park. Washington.

Morton's resolution for the appointment of a committee to investigate the frands in the Massachusetts election, was defeated bv a vote of 31 to 28.

Tho Senate then proceeded to the Houso Consular ana Diplomatic bill, but without reaching any result, went into executive session and shortly thereafter adjourned.

HOUSE.

YKSTEitD AY AFTEKNOON SESSION. Washington, March 28. The Payne finance bill come to a vote and wa defeated by a vote of 77 to 166. On motiou of Randall it was decided to hold oveuiug^esaions Tut stay, Wednesday, and.

Thursday.

The House then went into the committee of the whole, with Sayler iii the chair, on the bill {roviditig for the deficiency in tbe engraving aud printingiiureAti of tlu Treasury, and for the issuanc? of subsidiary silver Coin.

Towiitend, of Pe-nsylvauis, o»fered an amsndment providing that silver coin3 shall be exchangeable at par for United States notes in sums of not Sei-s than $3, and .shall be receivable for postage and revenue stamps, and for ail duties to the United Stat, a, except customs, in stilus of not over $o, a,nd shall be redtemid in esentatioh in such Ssums an.t under buch regulations a» shall be yres-ei'.b.-d, and that the total issue ofsiiver shall not exceed $50,0000,000.

A long debate ensued participated in by Toupsend, Landers, Philips, Burchard and R:\ndall.

Various amendments were offered by Wells of Missouri, Holtnan Town* send, of New York, and others.

Tbe committee theu roBe and reported a bili and amendmeut. with an utider.-tanding that five minutes debate will be allowed, in the house and a vote taken ou each amendment. House adjourned.

IT Mari. eta To-day. Chicago, March 28.-Wheat, 102* for cash 102J for April 1075 for May. Corn, 40iMur April 49ic lor May 50ic lor July. Oats, S4jo for May gpio for pril. P«»rk, 22 90 for June 22 70 for May 22 40 for April. Lard, 18 SO for April 13 92i for May.

Ne»v Yt»rk, Mch 2b —Wh«ul steady 1-14 to 1 In .^porn, firm 06 to 67, O&.'fYftdtftBdn 4G so 50. Porb, 23|. Lshi, i«i siteiU.

Ciuciuimti, Mch. 28 tWh$at changei. Corn, 50 to 62. Whiskey, 1.07. Poi kf unehajpged,

SP&CIHEN NATAL FBAUD3.

SOW HiCCOK ROBESON REPAIRS KSfefciJLS ON THE PACIHC.

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from the Ban rrauciisco Post. The last report of the Secretary of the Navy suys that there are only ou this coast two ironclads, the Comanche and tho Mouadnock. The former ia ready to receive her engines, and could be in condition for service iu less than a week. She is of the monitor pattern, has one turret, and mount3 two fifteen-inch guns of tbe smooth-bore pattern. The MonaJnocfe is a much larger vessel, and possesses two turrets,with two fifteen-inch smooth-bore guns in each turret. But with all the working force that could now be put upon iier, she could not be got ready for

had aboard about j00 pilgrams, oimily suspicious liistory surrounds all persons bound to Busliire. 1 hrec mon

Three mon

day less than eight mouths,

tJmt |ja£ bgeu done concerping

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vessels for the last eighteen months. Previous to June, 1874, both of them

were moored off the Mare Island Navy Yard. A survey was held, and both were pronounced unfit for any kind of service the iron was rusted, rivets and bolts were loosened, and tbe wood work was.rotten. This information, in accordance with naval rules, was forwarded to Washington, and us we have on this coast large naval Veorks with the requisite machinery for building and repairing such vessels, it was naturally sup posed that orders to proceed with the necessary work would be at once received. Pnsbab'y everybody but the Secretary of the Navy supposed that the works on Mare Island, built at an enormous expense to the country, were erected to do such Government work, and that, except iu time of war, or the inability of the Government from some other cause to per form such work, it would not be farmed out to individuals, either underjcontract or otherwise.

But in the month of June, 1874, Mr. Phineas Burgess came here from th eEast with Govenment authority to repair both the vessels. There was not a speck of war on the horriZOD, and there could have been btit vuo defensible motive for sending him here charged with such a duty, and that was, economy to the Government. Now, there had not been, as the law ^requires, advertisements tor any lowest or. competent bidder. ruierstauding between tbe~Seoretary

of the Navy and Mr. Burgess, or per hais it was with an Eastern Ring, that the sum of §259,000 should be paid for the repair of the Comanche. Experts who have seen the Comanche since she wa9 turned over to the Government are ready to declare that the repairs made upon her could have been made for less than oue third the price agreed to be paid by the Government. Thus more than $160,000 clear profit must have gone m.o the pocket of Mr. BurKea—or else those whom he represents.

But this is not all. After work was commenced on the Comanche, she was about a month ou Mare Island. H.-r turret was removed by Government machinery Govern ment tools «f every description were at the contractor's service-scows, tackle, men everything were at his beck and call—so that several thousand dollars more were put in the pockets ofsome Ring, having been taken out of those of the people for that purpose, and for tho glory of the American navy.

The contractors were not treated as courteously in any respect. After the Comanche was removed to the Vallejo side, perhaps for the sake of apsiearaucee, and to give the matter ati outside coloring of legitimate business, the bounty of the Government followed the contractors. Not merely small aud large tools could be procured at the navy yard, ciit an engine also, and boilers, were sent over, with Other things, to run the machincty, and they are there now.

The second chapter is equally interesting. The Comanche was turntd over to the Government in December, 1875, but before she left her position at the Vallojo wharf, the contractors began preparations by hauling timber and otherwise, to build ways for the Monaduock. Mr. Burgess was again to the fore, aud not only by his statements but by his acts algo, proclaimed that he was going to repair, or rather rebuild, this vessel to*

In the meantime tb6 press had begun to comment upon the extraordinary conduct of Mr. Robeson in giving out work in an illegal form, aud at prices that set all previus contracts in' a forgotten class. Still th9 fat job was not shorn of its

Juicy proportions.

Somebody must became rich at the people's expense. But a show of fair dealing was required to be made, and accordingly some dust was thrown in the eyes of the public by an advertisement in a San Francisco and in a country paper inviiing bids, for labor only, in the repairing of the Monandock. Neither th* Commandant nor Constructor at Mare Island were provided with requisite plans and specifications, nor cotild tbey give any information on the butject. The* ground-work seems to have been laid for a Ring to gst the job anyhow. For such information as could be had at Washington, two or three parties sent in bids, some of which were probably blinds.

As a rule a ring oanalford to bid" lower than anybody else, and at the same time make the most money. On opening the bids, the offer of Mr. BurteFB 'o furnish the necessary labor tor $26 000 was accepted, that being $50,000 leas than the next

hid

above.

This appeared to satisfy bidders all around, particularly Roach and Hau.scom, whose relations with the Government are to well known to need comment.

These cases look like frauds perpetrated on the people. We have Government "works on tbis Coast, but they seem to be used to enable individuals to pocket money.1 which should be spent for the good of the people. Why were not these vessels repaired at Mare Island? Why WHS the repalrin^-of the Comanche given oiji fo.* $250,000 when '$80,000 was'a good priC'i for the work

In tho uasd of the Comanche, what, little ma!en:ii whs requited was supplied by the contractor. Tho old i'ratne was used, and tbe vessel was never taken out of tbe water. In tbe case of llie Monadnock, the old vessel still lies over a mud flat. The new one has a frame up on tho: Vallejo side the Government—that ia to say, the peculiar form of its represfin-.ation here—supplies the material from the East, Tho sum of £250,000 for the work was merely a starter. Men competent to judge aay tliatgho will cost the Government at least $1,200,000, although the turrets of the old vessel will be placed on the new one. This is what- ia called "repairing" a vessel. By law no new vessel can be built exempt by act of Congress.

The wooden vessel, the Mohican, being now constructed at Mare Island, is another example of evad ing the liw. She is said to have been commenced on a knot hole. This is the craft that the Secretary, in his report, stated was nearly ready for launching, although she is not a third constructed yet, and could not be got ready for work within six months. it

Last summer a Mr. SecorVas sen! out here* to perform the duties of chief bookkeeper and general overseer of the Monadnock. He is of the Secor contracting family of York. The Seeielary of ibe Navy i|familiar with the name, and is acquainted with the firm.

TflKliOOD.

It ilsifs Massachusetts with Force.

Inm of I.lf«

Bostou, March 27.—Advices fr Clinton, Mas?., show that tiie damages occasioned by the giving away of the Massey pond datn iwas even greater than at first estimated, aud that $200,000 will haidly cover it. It not known that any jives were lost, but it is reported that^two men are mbsing who were known to have t/eeu in one of the buildiuga destroyed, The scene to-day for.a distance of ten miles in the track of the waters recalls the te rible Mill river disaster. About two o'clock on^9dnday^ it bes a a

the dam with mattresse?, bales of bay and small trees, but efforts -were unavailing.

The dyke melted like snow, aud at 3 o'clock the water burst forth with mighty rush, sweeping away everything in its path. Trees were twisted, snapped, and uprooted. Boulders were torn from between the bills, leaving a rough gorge several rods in width. After passing Fulierville to the branch of the Nashua iver, the water had a scope of a large interval, and without further obstacles, was coursed off by the river. The summary of buildings destroyed includes tbe Clinton tannery, Fullerville company's factory, commercial factory, aud four other buildings. Tne principal losses were at Fuller vil!er which is now a complete ruiu, where was once a thriving manufacturing settlement. The company occupied five buildings.

FIVE MEN DKOWNED.

Boston, March 27.—Details continue to be received of losses by the Saturday's storm. Dams continued breaking yesterday and to-day.' Losses in the neighborhood of Clinton, Mass., aggregate$350,000, and about Norwich, Conn., the same amount.

At Taft^ville, Conn., to-day five men were drowned by the -washing away of a dam embankment. They were strengthened. Theaggregate loss in New England is enormous.

NEWS OF COL. GORDON.

London, March 27.—The Times to dny has a special from Cairo, stating that letters have been received there from Colonel Gordon, dated at E*tied on the third of February. The explorers are all well. Colonel Gordon announced that lie was comjng to Cairo, and expected to reach England in October.

Lawrence, Mass., March 27.—Some 5)000 or 6,000 mill operatives here are idle to-day,owing to the stoppage of many mills in consequence of unprecedented high water. .All tbe mills along Spickle river are stopped. Serious damage has been done at several points, but fortunately the rivers are free from ice. The water on the Merrimac this a. m., Was fortyone feet deep about the dam, and, ti.ough the river bad fallen four iuches at noon, still high water was predicted.

FOB( GoOU.

He is Taken in at Clinton for Steatiug a pair of ISooiet at a Dancp*

ISpecia to the Gazette.] Clinton, Ind, March 28 1870.

On the 14th of last February Mr. Jr8. ividBOu had a pair o! boots stol«h from him at a dance, He never knew exactly, until yesterday, who stole them. It was then found that one ForcBPGood, a blacksmith In the Brier Hill eoal mine, had taken them. Davidson came to town and got constable Mitchell to arrest the man. He WHS brought ia and tried before a magistrate, and bound over iu the penal sum of |150. Mr. Campbell went on his bond aiid he was released

Wr ok ®f he Western. New York, March 28 -The steamship Great Western, which went ashore on Long Island coast Saturday nigbt, parted amidships and will be a total wreck. Her crew have arrived Her Sister Ship the Cornwall which

was

"belled by vessel in col

lision with Gf*»C Western Saturday morning is l9?N ., -gas*

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Exx}liiiister Nchenek Before '1 b» Com mi tine Of Fortiffn Affairs,

Ke R*a«te A §2aiemeai Concerning Ills ^ouacello:s «t ids Utile Jimsna

UdkRsp.

Boston, March 27.—J. Q. A. Sargent, of Manchester county, corrects the published statements that h9 paid exSacretary Belknap §25,000 to obtain contracts, Hnd pronounces tho story unquestionably false.

Spencer.

Washington, March 27.—The Spencer investigation was continued toiy, but no important testimony was given.

Tl»-i Postoflici Frandg.

Washington, March 27. —'The House Committee on pos'offica to-day heard a statement Jrom Gov. D. P. "Thompson, of Idaho. He said tbat the receut testimony of Barlow was calculated to injure him unless bis transactions with Barlow should be explained. He stated that his bid for the route from Keltnn. ah, to the Dallas, Oregon, was $134 500, but was underbid by Mr Ddtany who secured thecon-raoi.. Af ter soma montns, Thompson's d*posit was returned to him, aud shortly after, himself and Barlow discussr 1 the probability of Delany's failure, when Thompson stated thai in tint eont goncy he should claim the route, fie considered he bad a claim on the Government, but the GoveriH!i?at bad none on bim. As the result of this conversation, Barlow purchased Thompson's reversionary interest in this contract for §15.000. Saosi after Delany failed, and Birlow took the route at Thompson's bid.

Fraudulent Xotfg.

.-fe"'«TEE CITf'BY THE LAKBSXD3. Chicago, March 27.—In the case of Pahlmao & Rush, distillers, this morninsi, the defense introduced a htrge numt»8r of_promineut citizens of Chicago, who have known the defendants intimately. Their testimony showed tbat lyth defendants were men uf high business standing in the community, (fc Rush testiQed thai* ne neverTsfiflw any illegalities of which tho defendants were accused, being practised by tbo—firm,...and denied that ho ®?er assisted in affixing stamps which had been usedi Swveral witnesses for tho Government had stated that he had done this. '.'TIS FATAK."

New York, March 27.—W. H. Coffin, formeriy acting as vice president of the Atlautic& Pacific railroad company, to-day states that the wholo story of Senator Thurman's concern ia the alleged conspiracy to push two l^nd grant hills through congress in 1S72 and 1873, for that road, by improper means, is a fabrication. 1 %.

THE NEW ORLEANS BUSINESS. New Orleans, March, 27.—John H. Lamar, Johu A. Dougherty, Wui. Car rleg, Andrew Jackson, Chas. K. Davis, John McVew, Edward Wills, Jotm Fisher, Wm. G. Ilindolph. Dr. J. W. Dupree, citizens of Ea«t Baton Rouge, were arrested at the iustance of Parisn Judge Geo. P. D^vis, and brought to this city to-day. They are cu-irged with conspiracy and intimidation in violation of article 5518 of the revised statutas, some monihsago. Iha par ie* above named attended a public, meeting, the object of which was to secure tho resignation of Parish Judxe Davis. Davis resigned, but Kellogg did not appeint a successor, and D^vis continued in office. About a month ago another meeting was held and a committee appointed to notify Davis tbat the-people would not longer 'be responsible for his protection, and Davis then left the parish. It now appears that besides being Parish judge, Davis was clerk in the office of collector of internal revenue, and tbe parties w.ere arrested and charged with interfering with him in discharge ot bis duties as revenue clerk. The prisoners pleaded not KUilty, and were bailed ia tho sum of $5 000 each.

Winslow.

TRotfBIiK WITH GREAT BRITAIN ON Hltf ACCOUNT. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Triban

Washington, March 20. —A very serious question, the result .of which cannot be' foreshadowed, has arisen between this country and Great Britain relative to tbe extradition of the Boston forger, Winslow. The basis tipou which the application for extradition is made is ths. te.uUM£r ticleof the Webaler« Ashburjon. treaty of 1812. That article provides, among other things, for tne extradition of persons charged with tbe utterauoci of forged papers,the offense for which Winslow. is iudioud in Boston. The British Parliament, however, in 1872, passed a- law providing that, in all future extradition treaties between Great Britain and other countries, a provision should be inserted which would prevent'the extradition of persons to be tried for any other cridfe than the specific offense with which they might be charged in tbe application for a warrant of extradition. Great Britian has, since that time, made several treaties with litis provision, And now, in the matter of Winslow, the British authorities have declined to surrender him unless the United States lagree tbat tie shall not be tried Tor any other crime than that upon which the applioatiop for extradition is based. To this request our Govern meat has -JT :Wi

POSITIVELY REFUSED TO ACCEDE, on the ground that Great Britain has no right to modify a treaty lib this

Uuiry by au act of Parliament, aud that the only provision betweeu the- accorded, two countries relating to extradition examination

as between two countries is found in the A-hburton treaty of 1842. This treaty is international law between ihe two countries, and by it, as interpreted by the Presidents of thirtyfour years, the United States insist that Great Britain fhe.M stand. Great Britrin baa also asked that, before the rendition of Winslow, thePreaiI dent shall ask Congress to pass a law of the same eflecf. as the British stat

the treaty of 1S-J2. Wliethct serious I

Fiom the Cincinnati inquirer. It now transpires thai the true inwardness of the delay in Delano's resignation as Secretary of the interior was a threat be held over the President's bead in regard to Orville's rascality in connection with the post traderships. When Grant demanded D.dano's resignation last summer, lie hastened to Long Branch and shook evidence of orville's roguery in the President's face, and defied Grant t(» push him from his place iu the Interior Department. Grant saw Del «no was not in the humor to be trifled with, and he had to tamely submit and permit the Secretary to resign at leisure. It Is now thought that if Delario can be summond as a witness, evidence enough can be brought from bim to impeach Grant. Delano, Cowen and that board of Auditers are at Sacra-* mento, California, ready to jump the untry if an attempt is made to make them testify.

This Explains that Gold Watch Story. From tha Cincinnati Enquirer. P. H. Watson, formerly Assistant Secretary of War in 1864, now a resident of Ashtabu'a countv. is h' re and will appear before the Committee tomorrow and tell wlm he knows about General Rufus Ingalls, the man who gave Lady Grant tho watch that would not koep time. During Grant's famous campaign, which began with the butchery at tho Wilderness, Jngalls was Superintendent of tho Forage De-p-irtmentat Alexandria,Virginia. The attention of tbe authorities at Washington being called to" the reckless waste of moh* in Ingalls' department, Watson was sent to

investigate

Scheiick,

Washington, March 28.—Ex-Minisier Scherik appeared before the Commiton Foreign Affairs to-day, briDgmg with him a satchel filled with papers. Ha privately complained of being weak,not having lully recovered from his recent attack of sickness. ExSenntor Stewarr, and others connocted with the Emma mine prosecutions were present. Schenck roaii tho following paper: 1 desire to respectfully state to the committee that since my arrival in Washington I havo read the printed testimony of James E Lyon and Hiram A. Johnson, on which tb» charges against me appear to be founded.

The testimony of those witnesses was taken in my absence and without any opportunity lor cross examination, This evidence is proposed to show that the sale of the Emma, by Park, Baxter and Stewart, to the Emma mine company, cf Loudon, was a fraud, and that to the consummation of such a fraud,I knowingly lent the as sistance of my name and official position.

The charge is a ry grave one, and I ask for a most full investigation of it. For that puipose, althouzh not invited to appear beiore tne committee, I left London soon as I learned from the newspapers what action had been taken, and come at once to Washington. 1 might rest my vindication upon a simple statement of mv own connection with the transaction, and in the question which I propose to make, from which it will appnar that uuder sincere belief in the value of the mine, and conesty of the sale of it, I bought and pai4 for the shares I bo now and sustained a large pecuniary loss.

But as the Committee have received evidence growing out of previous history of the mine'aud intend to show that it .was .ot little value, and tbe sale of it was frmidulent, and tbis evidence has been in. It was such that after their Interest had been sold and .paid for, some of them purchawd largely of stock at htgn prices, and also loaned the company large sums of money. The subsequent failure of thb mine was owing to mismanagement:in its workiug, and the, mine is to-day, it property worked, in all probability as vrtlu tble as it wh.- clniuied or supposed lO Oe.

Finally so 'far £s:I'ktiow or beiieve, -riies iii England who were .concern* ert in the original purcbase, have never claimed that any traud was practiced Under them That claim having been recently set up by tnose who' have bought stock since the alleged failure of the mine, at a nominal price. It will be 'apparent to the committed tbat th a proof must involve interrogation'of a considerable, number and that evidence cannot be presented except through means universally employed injudicial tribtrr nais. 'J he examination of witnesses by tbe Competent Coui.s atqu iuled whh tbe vase and the ubtnis^ion of tbe case to such further questions any member of the committee may wish to pui is my desire to conduct au iuquiry uy calling upon tbe witunsaes to examine tbemselves or by such desultory and Imperfect examination as must be made by the commttee not informed of tacts would *.e extremely unjust to the party who lies upon the testimony aud would tend to obscure trutb uer than to elect it. a nave Mi' refore to request of the Committee that ie usual piivilege ol asoistauce of proper counsel may be as well lor tbe crossof the witnesses who have

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I forco tbe modification of a treaty by! an act of her own Parliament.

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style of doing business. Alter a careful examination, Watson made report snowing thnt Ingalls wus giving contracts to his friends and relatives, his favorite be ing a cousin named Ingnlls, from whom he purchased damaged supplies, aud paid him exorbitant prices, when other contractors could cot get a cent of money. Watson's report mads live seperate chargos showing ih »t, Ingalls was betraying government interests, and was engaged in fraud and specu'athings, tbat he be openiy repnuiatiucu. For some reason the report was never heard of. Watsni wili i«il his story tomorrow, and Inualls will j.dn Grant's iuritiuieribj? caravan of public robbers.

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testinsd against mo as for the examination of those whom desire to produce. Should the Committee be pleased to accede to my request, as I canr.ot doubt they will, I wiil be ready to proceed with the cross-exnmlr ation of the witnesses, or toy own statement, the Committee m«y think ninao dotfoabla.

T.arfti, ^entl imen, very rpspectfullv, Kobert C. Kchenek.

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PARISIAN PAttAGPlfg.

Trial of Johnson For ilie Murder of Jacob Uedmon,

1st Day

Hi eelal Correspondence of the Gazette. Paris 111. March 2Sih. Yestsrday commenced the trial cf Harry Johnson, tue man who so cruelly shot bis stepson, Jacob Redman on the evening of the 17th of December last. Tbe boy, or rather joung man about eighteen years of age, had just returned home from a bard day's work and was sitting by tbe fire warmimc and talking to his mother, when hi« brutal step-father entered the room,8 nd told bim to go and get some wood. The boy replied that he would as soon as he warmed a little. Johnson then" drew a revolver call ing.him names anil swearing he would shoot bim. Hi* wil'o asked bim if he was not ashamed to threaten the life of h!s own child as it were, when he drew the revolver upon her. swearing fearfully. She tola bim to put it up, that she did not feel prepared to die. He then turned again upon th* boy, sweaiing be would shoot bis "God damned heart out," and fired. His wile sprang forward and struck his arm up, but, too late tha fatal ball was already on its flight of destruction— her son fell weltering in bis blood at her feet. Then comes a scene—too heart rending almost tor human conception. The terror-stricken family, watching over tbe death bed of a dear son and brother,while tbe husband and father was shut in tbe felon's cell, to wait a doom more fearful than that or the dying boy.

Jacob Redman died on the morning of the 27th of December, after ten day-« of groat suffering. He was a good, iu- ~. dustrioqs boy, and was tbe main support ot tbe faudly, even giving out of his own wages, a daily allowance to Johnson to buy is whisky, to quiet his nervei such was the kindness of his heart. His baby sister stood beside him. wicii her una ou bis knee when he fell. Johnson declared tbat it was an accident, tbat be only intended to frighten tbe family, but tbe boy declared on his dying bed, tbat it was A UCIGUMUL

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it was done intoutionally. Johnson has been a very wicked man, and has before been suspected of murder. It is said, when he got a spite at a man he was always sure to do bim an injury. He was always spiteful to bit stepson, and had threatened bim repeatedly.

Tbe public feeling against Johnson

is very strong, and tbe sympathy for tbe family very great* It is the general opinion that be .will be .bung. At least heought to be.

OPENING OF THE CASE.

Although the town was thronged with country people, attracted by themurder trial, yet it was not until five o'clock iu tbe afternoon tbat a jury was empaneled. Hon. Goorge Hunt, and Joseph G. Wolley, are tor the defense, while States Attorney Ganner, Colonel Sellar, and Mr. Bishop, appear lor tbe prosecution.

The case opeued last evening by Mr. Ganner staling to the jury that they expected to proVa that the murder wax iinprovoaed and premeditated*

Mr. Hunt claimed tbat tbe shooting was accidental, and that tbe prisoner was intoxicated at the time.

The court then adjourned. To-day tbe evidence wiil be taken, and the case probably decided.

AT THO O'CLOCK.

This was the Unrighteous Hour this Mornlnjc When Two trclgbl Trains on the Tandalia Collided.

XOXE KILLED.BUT OWE MAX BID LY lHJCREDl v,

Hobfrt Kobestxaa. TiVottasai* .fn Vtoraon.

The limited mall train did not come through to day. The mail it usually carries did not reach here until shortly after 3 o'clock this P. M. It had excellent cause for^ not coming.' The track has been covered aU day near Bridgeport with the debris of eight coal 1 cars* which came into tbat predicaments this wise:

Mr. Henry Biigb is' engineer on No. 14, west a bound lrelgar, and Geo. Holten, of freight Ko. 19, going east. The east bound tratd is' a coal train. At Bridgeport, a town nine miles .west of Indianapolis, ]So. 19 backed into the switob for the other freight to. pass* The nigbt. WHS inky black, which prevented the engineer oil, 14) to see exactly tbe position of tbe other train. His train came down the f'grade and struck tbe engine of the eastward freight, which iu a little slow in backing in, and scattered cars around promisooutly. Feitner of: the engineers were hurt but Robert. Robertson, a brakeman, is said lo be badly injurea The men have been at work all day trying to gej every thing- straight unci till wiil bd rliiht this -evening. Not much news has been received from tbat quarter, owing to one of tbe telegraph wirea .being blown down.

l*he Mail asks, *'whut should be don'' With a young lady at a party, wbosavs "I-bain't got no fan." It is our opinion that she should be treated in the same manner as tbe editor of the same paper who says "tbe wheat crop In tM« region is looking finely!" That's entirely too visionary. -....

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