Terre Haute Evening Gazette, Volume 6, Number 244, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 29 March 1876 — Page 1

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PL. G.—NO. 244.

at est Styles,

Square Dealing, Tailoring

Ho*

se-

Til E LOWEST PRICES.

LOUISIANA.

GOT ERjYOR KELLOGG 13^UES 4NOSD£R WITH A YIRW TO STOP

PING KOBL&V.

A RfcKal of Grievances1 which, If True, Shows a Bart S(a:e «f Allaire.

New Orleans, March 28.—Governor Kellogg has addressed an order to the district attorney of Baton Itouge, to take prompt proceedings in the courts! in relation to the recent, troubles there, lie savs: I am definitely informed that Geo. P. Davis, parish judge, and B. T. Beauregard, State and parish tax collector of East Baton Rouge, have been driven from the parish in open violation of law. The parish judge is a constitutional officer, elected by a large and undisputed majority, and up to this time no charges have been substantiated against him, which would affect his right to exercise his office. If he has been guilty of any such charges it is your duty to institute proceedings against him before the district court, now in session in East Baton Rouge. The tax collector of the parish was appointed by me some three years ago. He is a colored man, who, before I appointed him, had served, I believe creditably as United States Collector of Internal Revenue. If he is a defaulter, or has bean derelict in his duty,'it is ajlso your province to proceed against him before the Grand Jury now in session in east Baton Rouge. The Sheriff of the parish, a constitutional ofiicer, elected by a large majority, was sometime since driven away, and was compelled to resign, no offense being alleged against him that I am aware of, except that he was a colored man. I appointed in his place a white man, a native of the parish, and I perceive that a committee chosen at the meeting recently held at Baton Roguo, while expressing dissatisfaction with hirii on account of his political associations recommended that he bo tolerated for the present, thus disclosing the animus of those who havo thus taken the law intotheir own hands, to be directed against these appointees because .they are Republicans. This, too, is a parish admitted to be very

largely

I request you further to call the special attention of the District Judge to these points, and move in open court for instructions to the grand jury touching these matters.

lKKItI-i'ONT AG A EX NfilAIi.S.

Declaring tlint trrsut lirjjed Use of »li© JjettiNr that Si»v ed liabeock.

From tbo New York Snu.

Washington, March 27.—AttorneyGeneral Pierrepont told tho committee on the whisky frauds to-day that when be wrote that celebrated letter he did not think of Babcock's case. In fact, he did not want to write the .letter at all. but the President seemed to think it, was uecessary, and after *nsiderat!e discussion, to satisfy the Paesiden the letter was written. He was' urged

do it. In

Thclfcst

Republi

can. I do not intend to permit a resort to mob violence in East Baton Rouge or elsewhere in tbis State. To the end therefore, I may exbaustall civil remedies, I request you to immediately institute proceedings before the district court, against all persons known to *have been concerned in the recent unlawful disturbance in the city of

Baton Rouge, and not only against those persons, but against any officers of the parish who may have been derelict in the discharge of their duties. Should the sheriff be called upon to execute any procers of the court, you will cause him to be instructed to summon a posse comitatus of good citizens to execute this process. No matter by whom resisted, and if met with force, you will cause me to 'be informed immediately of the fact.

to the question

wi ether he thought the President disapproved of it, hi said that, on the con-

published ho thought r.iven it out. In company wit'i Bnstow F.o went to the Cabinet meeting. Ar-

vinT a quarter of an hour before the ii mo'"tor the assembling of the beads of departments, both he and uounced Dyer, and complained ol the

of^bP«eSo™h°

the letter for publication dent heard

their

complaint with stolid

^difference, as

though

it was a matter

of no consequence whatever. Media not appear surprised, indignaut, nor atifcrv, and it was not until he found that Bibcock and not DyeT was the «niity party that he showed any sign whatever of indignation. -^nt

Reference was made to tho recent publication in the White

which caused the

his reputation irom the hands

GSidney

Made

—AT—

Price Clothing ami Mercian 147 Main Street. THE LARGEST ASSORT)!KKT.

ONE MAN WHOM WIl INT CH KATE I).

Washington Sending an An'i-Iran's.

Delegate to Cincinnati.

Kobcson.

The Secretary of the Navy denies the published statement saying that ho transmitted money to tho houso of Jay Cook, McCulloch ifc Co., in 1S73. Tho mouey was tracsmitted to tho Paymaster General of the Navy, then in Londou, to protect the crodit of the navy, in the event of Jay ^Ceok, McCulloch & Co stopping the payment of navy drafts, and was deposited in the Bank of England, and with J. S. Morgan. No advances were made to Jay Cook, McC«jlloch ft Co. until the latter part Of Oct., alter the house had shown its ability and intention to continue its regular payments of navy drafts, and after security had been given to protect the Government. The Secretary also says that the Investigating Committee can have all the telegrams, including the transactions of cipher nn asUing the Department lor them.

Striking miners.

Pottsvllle, Pa., March 29.—The miners of Shenandoah city colliery, lnye joined Kohinor and Turkey Kun str'kers.

ROBESON

T&ti Extraordinary Things wiiicla ar« now Said of Slim. Special Dispatch to ths Chicago Tribune.

Washington, D. C., March 27.—One of the-reeeutiHysteries,of .Washington has been the lavish manner lh wisil'ii Secretary Robeson spent money in the Navy Department last fall, just before the meeting of Congress The appropriations for tho current fiscal year were not such as to warrant patting

the

navy oa a war looting at tho limj, and the oflicers through whose hands the accounts of the Departments at thAt time p.'.ssed, as well as unofficial observers, shook their heads doubtfully and predicted Urge deficiencies. But

all

have been disappointed. No large deficiency estimates have beeu submitted by the Secretary, and be has, on more than one occasion, said that ho was conducting tue business of his department within the appropriations, and th»t he should spend no more money than was voted by Congress. But now the House Com mittee on Expenditures of the Navy Department (Beebe of New ^»rk Chairman) has made a discovery whicn lets a flood of light on the financial management of Secretary Robeson. It seems that instead of confining hi3 expenditures to t~ie appropriations, he lias been trenching on next years IUcome. Drafts originating in

pend

Attorney-General

mile. He said he never knew before that the President had an organ of •inv kind. It evident that there is a necessity for Pierrepont^ retire from the Cabinet if

bVW,S

handl of

Webster, 80u:in-law of Secre

tary Fish, appears before 'ijo Hoiuse Committee on Foreign AfUirsJL° row to relate the charges made against E'bv Capt. Norton, who was prominent as a Cuban sailor, commanding the old revenue cutter which was seized at Newport in 1872.

Wreck of* Stealer.

Philadelphia, Mareh 19.—The French steamer Labrador, on its way from

this

eitv to New York, was daagged ashore near Ft. Delaware last nig**4'

aed

Ed not got off at 7 o'clock this morning.

being

An arch

constructed at the

hall on the centennial

^6»ifndsa fell,"»nd 8 workmen were in* fared one of them, John H. Kennedy, jwas

s'e^Kisly

hurt balding not

greatly damaged.

•eMfiflsseeaeHE*

Clollung

Lonjlo",

and amounting in a single case to $200000, have been accepted by Secretary Robeson at four months, thus making their payment fall within the next fiscal year. About a week ago B.-:ebe sen. a letter to the Secretary of tno navy asking him in relation to these acceptances—their amount, and the object for which they were given.—but no roply has yet been received.

MANY CONJECTURES

have been indulged in by those who have learned these facts in order to explain them. Has the Secretary been borrowing money in London with which to "piece out the year's appropriation*, and intending to pay it in .Jnly next, or has he used up the appropriations for some bureau, and, fearing the investigation that would certainly follow a request for a deficiency appro priaiion, resorted to this questional method of postponing payment of so me of his bills until the appropriations for the next fiscal year become available? Of course,.either of thes," proceedings would bo WHOLLY ILLEGAL AND UNAUTHORISED, since, bv.section 3,679, of the Revised Statutes, it is provieed that. "No department of tho Government shall ex

in any one fiscal year, any sum in excess ot the appropriations made by Congress for the samo fisc il year, or involve the Government in any contract for the future payment o! money in excess of any such appropria* tfons." If Secretary Robinson is not involving the Government in liab'hties to pay money in excess of the appropriations for the present fiscal year he uil I have no occasion to gran'four months' acceptances, because ail tb3 appropriations for the current year are always available, so that all the bills against th« Daparement may be paid iu cash. Under tho circumstances, an in view of the plain provisions of the law quoted, as well aB the decisions of the Supreme Court, it is doubtinl if Secretary Robeson's acceptano are

WORTH THE PAPER ON WHICH THEY

art: written,

since the giving of them was, without flftubt'illegal and unauthorized. It is Xo reported that other paper of the NavV Department besides the $200,000

acceptances are in certain banks. It is al«o said that this practice of post Donlng pavmonts and making tho up propriations of one ear pay the ex nanriitures of a previous one, has been common ia tbe Navy Department, and that, by it, wilt bs exp^iued the immense expenditures ol last fall during the excitement over the Cuban question, 1 „:s

TERRE HAUTE. INL.:

II II mi III l| ""WW

iMlilSIAXf PARAGR APHS.

CONCLUSION Of THF TRIAL .JOHNSON FO'i THE MURDER OP HIS STEP-SON A CO IS

RED3I0X.

lite Jury tiring in A Y«jriict of .ilurd»r and Fix the P*naby At Death.

Special L'u respondeaee of tbe

tioa

New York Sun.

Washington, March 27.—The Republicans of tho District to-day elected Sayles J. Bowen delegate to tho Cincinnati convention, Bou'en is tho ill who was swindled by Grant in the sale of his hous on street, l-'owen had bought tho house of Grant, and alter the contract had boati nude the friends of Ganoral Sherm tu wanted to purchase it for him, wherenpon Grantwent back on Bv.ven and resold it to Sherman's friends for several thousand dollars more than B.nven was to give for it. Bowen gove the facts to th3 public in 1872, and since then he has been persecuted by the Grant-Shep-nerd-Babcock Ring. It is certainly significant that Bowen should now be elected as a delegate to Cincinnati, in the face ol' Grant's and Shepherd's opposition.

Gazette.

Pari?, 111. March 20.

Notwithstanding the severe inclemency of the weather, the court house was crowded almost to sultoca

to hear the trial ol* Harry John-

son. The testimony for the prosecution was most damaging and direct against the prisoner, showing that he had frequently made threats against his youthful victim, and that at last he killed him in a most base and dastardly manner.

The prisoner showed signs of great mental agony, as the evidence accumrnulated against him as to the cruel way in which he shot down his stepson, Jacob Redman, while he was inflamed with liquor and frenzied passion. He was ably aud skillfully defended by Hon. George Hunt and Joseph G. Woolley, Eiq,, but all the arguments for the defense were completely upset hy the prosecuting lawyers, States Attorney Henry Tanner," Col. H. Van Seilar, and Hon, R. N. Bishop.

The speeches aud arguments continued until in the night, aud at 11 o'clock the case was given to the jury who retired in charge of the proper officers. Up to this hour, pa3t mid-night, the jury has returned no verdict.

GAZETTE SPECIAL. TELEGRAM Paris 111., Mch. 29.—The jury in the case of Harry Johnson, charged with the murder of Stephen Jacob Redman, were out all night. Early in the morning a crowd had gathered at the Court House expecting a verdict but none was reached. At 11 o'clock, however the bell rang, summoning the court and the jury an nounced through the deputy sheriff in attendance ou them that they had found a verdict. They were brought into the room, which was by this time thronged with an eager multitude. The prisoner was also produced. The Judge asked if a verdict had been found, and the foremuD replied they had. Beiug asked what it was he said guilty, aud that the punishment had beeu fixed at death by haugiug. Great satisfaction was expressed by the crowd. No day has yet been set for the execution. P. Pierrepont on Babeock and Grant.--

A New Revelation. From tae N. Y. WorM

While the President and the Attorney General and Babcock are passing each other so nimbly the hot poker of responsibility for that letter of Mr.Pierrepont which certainly had the effect of driving away important witnesses against Babcock from the stand, it is desirable to fasten the public attention upon the fact brought to light-by Mr. Pierrepont himself in the course of his examination oa Thursday by the Judiciary Committee, that ou the third of March "Babcock admitted to him, Pierrepont, that he had been instrumental in getting the letter published, aud justified himself on the ground that they were trying to drown him, to destroy him, and that he had the light to defend himself."

From this statement of Mr. Pierrepout's it is certainly clear that whatever doubts other people may have had of the intent of this^letter, Bab cock at least knew perfectly well that its effects would be to help him "defend himself" by fighting off important witnesses. Attorney General Pierrepont tells us he called the attention of the President th9 next day to Babcock's lauguage. The President of course took no notice of it. Why was this Was it because the President is too indifferent to all public concerns to interest himself about the securing of justice to the people in any case, or because the President was too anxious for the acquittal of Babcock, guilty or not guilty, to interfere with him in any step9 he might choose to take to defeat the Government? On tbe face of it this story goes far to confirm the assertion so often and so freely made already, that the President intended this letter of the Attorney General's .to be used precisely as Babcock, indecently retained at the White House while under indictment, did actually use it. At all events, by keeping Babcock svhile under indictment near his own person, and allowing him free access to the most confidential documents iu the Executive Mansion,the President, as it were, invited him to help himself to any "lifa-preseiver" lie might find convenient. But how did it hap* pen that Attorney General Pierrepont never suspected the use to which his letter would be put till Babcock informed him he had laid hands upon it and put it to that use Was Babcock so much abler as a lawyer and so much more clearsighted in his own defense than was Pierrepont in the prosecution of the cause of tbe Government? On the whole, Attorney General Pierrepont has done more in an hour to thnw grave suspicioa upon the Government in connection with this scans dalous caee, than Dyer did in a week.

Mari. ets To-day.

Chicago, March 27.—Wheat, 101^ for cash 102 for April 10 for May. Corn, 46}-o for April 49£c for May 49$c. for July. Oats, 32|c for April 343c for May. Pork," 22.42J for A pri 1 22.67* for May 22.92* for June. Lard, 13.72i for April 13.92* for May.

New York, Mch.

29.—Wheat

Cincinnati, Mch.

O I I

dull

buyers' favor. Corn, shade better 67c to 67?c. Oats firm, 46c to 50c western. Whiskey 1.13J. Pork 23.20, Lard, 14Jc kettle.

29.—Wheat,

dall,

1.15 to 1,25. Corn, steady 50c. Oats, unchanged. Whiskey,

1,°7*

Pork, unchanged. Lard, 13§c.

4 li IV APPOlSi FOS THE DEH* ornATiccoaVJcwTiojf..

I^oiin^iicitu ConTentfoim in oliio, 1 crc«y|v«»ii», I'^oiJo U'Rud asitl Vermont.

Columhu =, March -9.—The Kapiiblican Strtte committee assembled at the Opera House this morning, a full delegation being present from all tihe districts of the State, and many -visitors l'roin each. Gen. John Glee, of Toledo, was chosen temporary President, and made a short speech, warmly hrseing their united action to secure the nomination of Hayes for president. After appointing committees, the cotnmitt.ce took a recess for dinner.

Harrisburg, March 29.—'The Itepnb. lican State Convention met in the Opera House' to-day, W. H. Koontz, of Somerset, was elected temporary chairman and made an address, when the committee on credentials, resolutions and permanent officers were announced and the convention took recess.

Trenton, March 28.—The Democratic state convention meets here_ May d, to ?lect delegates to tho St. ijouis convention.

Prizs Bala or CenetHiilal Cotton, Memphis,. Mareh 29.—An award of premium of$1 000, for the be&t bale of cotton grown iu this district, has beeu offered by the Memphis aottcn exchange, for exhibition at thp Philadelphia Centennial, to Win Taylor, of Lee county, Arkansas. The competition was very good, therq being 32 bales presented. Ttie committee state that at regards staple cotton and handling, this bale is as Ejfear perfection as possible. The bale was entered by J. J. Steele A Co., and the occasion was celebrated b\ the importing house of H.Gustenham' fc Co. furnishing a liberal supply c.f Charles Farre's best champaign to christen the priz9 Conten nial bale.

Finis AT NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans, Mch. 29.—Last night a fire originated in tbo hous® of Leopold Thompson, 31 Annotte st. third District, which was totally destroyed, the flames then extended to adjoining house at the corner of Annette and Morales street, owing to total absence of water and high northerly wind blowing, the lire spread with great rapidity to a half block5 bounded by Annette, Morales, U^quihart and Stanthony streets, cotnpjbsiog about 15 small buildings, was consumed. The hydrants between four pr five blocks were opened but owing to imperfect draining in that anaetar.it w®8 inipoa* sible to get water tojwhere it could be utilized, thefiremeu were employed in pulling down buildings in the regular course of the fire, a number of fire* men were severely burned. Loss roughly estimated at $20,600.

Crimes and^Casualties.

.Cincinnati, March 2§.—Chas Doll a german bntchercoinmitteclsaicido by hanging this mornioafto hnd .b.edn:T3&ld tence'd to death a apreo for a week.

Amusements.

IXAVEBLY'S MINSTRELS. Havely's Minstrells were greeted by a house last evening, which probably no other attraction could have drawn to the Opera House on such a fearful night.

The main attraction, Cool Burgesa made a great hit and was recalled several times. He has a magnificent tenor voice, and his grotesqe make up, and comical action are indescribable.

Mr. Haverly will not be ab!o to make tbe poople of Terre Haute be. lieve, again, that there is such a man in existence as E. M. Hall, banjoist. Although he was not advertised in the street programme, his names appear on the posters aud hangers, as it often has before.

The entertainment throughout was up to the high standard which this company has established.

A Centennial Egg.

Henry Cresa, a well known farmer, while entering the city this forenoon by way of the Pleaeantview pike, was hailed at Mrs. White's farm by the lady herself, and shown an ordinary sized hen's egg, on which with legible distinctness, were the figures 1876. The egg differed from other eggs only in color, aud the outside shell being somewhat granulated in appearance, and the woman vouched for its genuineness in every respect. Mr. Cress made a careful examination, and in his opinion it is a remarkable phenomenon. The same hen Friday last, distinguished her-4 self by laying eggs of minute size and shape and different colois and she is now treasured by the old lady with all the care due such an anatomical museum.— [Ind. Eve. News.

On Exhibition.

The model of the Indiana State Normal school will be on exhibition tomorrow moring at Button & Hamilton's store.

B. EnnLic, will open his new dry goodsstore on the 15th of April. It will be situated on tho south side of Main between 6th and 7th Mr. Ehrlick is in the East laj-ing in large stock oi goods. He has come here to urinke Terre Hante his-home, and will open a store which will be both a surprise and a delight.

Mi:. BICHOWSKY, the School Trus !e, has been badly and uruelly deived. On Monday the day was so fair that he began active preparations for remodelling his residence, on Swan street, and bad most of the front taken out. No sooner was this done than the rain came, and snow followed the rain.—[Journal.

The Canal Lands. 4pale of Wabash and

The #ale of Waoasn auu Erie canal lands py Gookins, has beeu confirmed by the United States Court and purchasers may now take posession of their property.

C0CNTRRFEITEB9 AKKKSTED. New York, Marob Rogers, ten, ^H®8. charged with arrested dollar bills on fhTTrfdrs"NSnal Bank, of ChicagO. -j. •vyu"'

WEDNESDAY EVENING. MARCH 29. 1876.

Scliciick.

Washington, March 29.—Gc.atnil Schenck appeared before the Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day alluding to the wrir. served on him just previous to loaving London Ha produced a note from the law firm stating th:«t thev had served it under the impression that he had resigned, apoligizing for the mistske and asking him to consider the proceedings abandoned in answer to the remark that it had been said that he loft England without taking leave of the Queen. S(!benck explained that he came home on leave of absence, but, not knowing his status, he did not know whether he would return to London. Tno usual note was sent to Lord Derby stating that aa he was leaving suddenly he wm not able to pay his-peroonal respects and (hat he had left the legation in oharge of Col, Hoffman, as it waa usual that tho rosignation of a minister took effect on appointment of his successor," and as his successor had not jet been appointed, ho supposed he was still minister, but on leave of absenco he left London for Washington, for the sole purpose of appearing before tho committee, and explaining the transactions between Sebenck and Park on shares and notes. Schenck said Park insisted on allowing hiui a balance of over 0000 pounds a3 interest, to which he was

eutitl9d

ou purchase

sale of said ttock. Scbeuck refused to receive any such credit, and insisted on paying'or settling in some way, i-.s best he could out of bis means, Cue balance of the note. Tbis was me by the payment of about §1,000 in cash, and by turning over to Park certificatesof paid up stocks, in the Vermillion Coal Company, of Illinois, National Insurance, of Washington, and in other companies to the amount of $32,000,and a promissory note on Woodhull for §3.000, with right to redsom the stock in four j'ears.

Foreign Notes.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANOU.

London, March 29,—The Stock Exchange opened with a better_ feeling though the business is restricted by the settlement. Foreign s--••urii ies are increasingly firm.

OUTRAGEOUJ.

In England they certainly fhiak differently from what we do here. Of a case in point we will let an exchange relate.

An English railway journal condemns the proposed reduction of 25 per cent, to Philadelphia during the Centennial era, as wrong in principle and unsuccessful in piactice. It thinks the increase of tbe demand for traveling facilities which will occur during that period, should lead to an increase, rather than a reduction, on tbe principle that when the demand for a thing is greatest the.prio© Bhouid" rise rather tnan fall. Although this reasoning may be applicable to Great Britain, it is not so to this country, as we have to provide for magnificent distances and sparsely-settled country, and 6xtra inducements, like those involved in a reduction of fares, must bo thrown out.

CARL VOGT SENTENCED.

Brussels, March 29.—The Court of Cassation has denied the appeal of Carl Vogt, convicted of murder and sen-

TDltJrtrrr

Berlin, Mareh.29.—The powers'demand trom servia guarantees for continued neutrality and ask J^orte to celebrate pacification of people.

The Presidents.

The following table shows the polical sentiments and the date of tbe inauguration of each President, the length of time he lived after that event, and his age at the time of his death 1. George Washington, Independent, inaugurated 1789 lived 10 years age 68. 2. John Adams, Independent, inaugurated 1797 lived 29 years age 90. o. Thomas Jefferson, Democrat, inaugurated 1801 lived 25 years age 83. 4. James Madison, Democrat, inaugurated 1809 lived 25 years age 83. 5. James Monroe, Democrat, inaugurated 1817 lived 14 years age 73. 6. John Q,. Adams, Whig, inaugurated 1825 lived 23 years age 81. 7. Andrew Jackson, Democrat,inaugurated 1829 lived 16 years age 78. 8. Martin Van Buren, Democrat, inaugurated 1837 lived 25 years age 80. 9. W. H. Harrison, Whig, inaugurated 1841 lived one month age 68. 10. John Tyler, Vice President, Independent, inaugurated 1841 lived 21 years aga72. 11. James K. Polk, Democrat, inaugurated 1845 lived four years age 54. 12. Zichary Taylor, Whig, inaugurated 1849 lived 16 months age 06. 13. Miilard Fillmore, V. P., Independent inaugurated 1850 lived 24 years age 74. 14. Eranklin Pierce, Deraecrat,.inaugurated 1853 lived 16 years 'age 65. 15. James Buchanan, Democrat, inaugurated 1857 lived 11 years age 77. 16. Abraham Lincoln,Re publican, inaugurated 1861 lived 4 years and 1£ months age 56. 17. Andrew Johnson, V. P., Independent, inaugerated 1865 lived 10 years .age 07. 18. Gen. Grant, Republican, inaugurated 1S59.

Tyler and Fillmore were elected Vice President as Whigs and Johnson as a Republican. Their •'Independence" followed their inauguration as Presidents.

The Hippodrome Performance. New York, March 29.—The Christian convention of ministers and laymen opened at the Hippodrome this morning. The building wtts nearly filled. After the religious exercises, Moody announced the first subject, the discussion of evangelistic services, and explained that there were three ways of conducting God's work in the chufcb tbe first, proclaiming the Word, the second, worshipping Him by going to the Lord's table, and third, teaching the Gospel. Moody, after elaborating his points, answered questions put by the delegates, when Sankey sang a song, and the convention adjourned till afternoon.

FOR IT-FOUR fH CONGRESS.

An ExceediHg!y Dull f)ay In tSie House.

Th Hous 5 Busy Dlscussias? the Rpcn* sant Witness Hullet 'tilbonriie.

SENATE.

YUSTKKD.VY

AFTEUNOON Washington, March

DunucII from the Committee of Commerce reported liil establishing Sheboygan Michigan a poit of delivery. Passed.

Holniau offered a resolution fixing the compension of witnesses summoned Before the House Committee at two dollars per day, and mileage of five per cents per miles. Referred.

Hoar introduced a bill to permit importation free of duty of books printed in any foreign language. Referred.

Gordon ottered a resolution directing the Judiciary Committee to inquire into the expediency of preventing the use of the United States mails in carrying lottery advertisements. Adopted.

The Speaker laid before tho'House two communications from the District Attorney for the District of Columbia, informing the House that the grand jury had found indictment againstH.Kilbourne,recusant witness in the real estate pool investigation, on five counts, and the other from Thompson, Sergeant-at Arms, informing the House that the United States Marshal for the District of Columbia had come to him and requested that Hallet Kilbourne be Given into his custody, which he (Thompson) had refused to do, and a«king for further instructions from the House.

Glover offered resolution insructing the sargent at arms ol House not to deliver Hallet Ivelboune to custody of any person or any tribunal until further orders of th« House. Adopted.

New Indiana defended by the action of the House in case of prisoner Kelbouneand said that the power of Congress was as greaj in that respect as the power of any court.

Edmunds called up the bill to relieve S. J. Sbotfen, of Mississippi, ol iolltical disabilities, imposed by tbe 14th amendment to tbe constitution.

The question was taken and the bill passed. Frelinghuysen called up Senate bill No. 13, to amend the fourteenth section of tho act'to establish judicial courts in the United States, approved September 24, 17S9. A debate ensued, but tbe morning hour expiring, the bill went over, and the chair laid before the senate the cousular and diplcmatic bill as in regular ord'ii-.

The Senate tiien proceeded to the consideration, of the diplomatic bill, the question recurring ou restoring I taly, which was Btiiekeu out of the House, aud, ou a yea and nay vote it was restored.

Tbe next amendment was on restoring several posts, which had been stricken out by the Houso, aud was taken up, Mr. Sargent explaining that in all these amendments the committees were only conforming to the existing laws.

Sherman .ind Hamlin urged tho necessity of conforming to ttie existing law, and spoke again the general principle of engrafting new laws upon appropriation laws, pending which the Senate went Into executive session, and soon adjourned.

MORNINQ SESSION

Washington, Mch. 29.

After the introduction of bills and petitions, one of the latter being a petition of Gen. Nelson A. Nile3, that five thousand of the appropriations for tho Sioux Indians may be given to two German girls who were captured and held several months by the Indians.

The Senate resumed the consideration of Consular and diplomatic bill. Alllison from the committee on Indian aflairs reported favorably on the Senate bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to deposit in the United States treasury all sums now held by him, or which he may hereafter receive as trustee of various India tribes on account of the redemption of United States bonds, or other stock and securities belonging to the Indian Trust funds. The bill also provides that the United States shall pay five per cent, per annum, interest on all sums so deposited. Passed.

HOUSE.

YESTERDAY AFTEKNOON SESSION. Washington, March 2S. Tbe question before the house being as to whether the recusant witness should be resurrendered to the judicial authorities of the district to be tried under the indictment found against him, for refusing to testify, was discussed at considerable length.

New contended that the penalty provided under the revised statues was additional to the punishment for contempt the right to inflict which was inherent and permanent in each bouse, and should only come into play after the adjournment- of Congress while Kasson contended that whereas Congress has provided a certain mode of punishing recusant witnesses each house Wus thereby divested of its individual power to inflict punishment for contempt.

Glover, chairman of the select com* mittee on real estate pool offered a resolution ordering the sergeant-at* arms to retain the custody of Kilbourne, and not to deliver him up to any other officers or court until further orders of the House.

Hurlbut offered, as a substitute, a resolution directing the sergeant-at* arms to deliver Kilbourne to the marshal of the District of Columbia for trial for misdemeanor. 51

After considerable discussion, the house proceeded to vote on the substitute offered by Hurlbut, and it waa rejected yeas, Si nays, 92 and Glover's resolution was adopted with-, out yeas and nays.

Atkins, of the conference commit* tee on the bill

supply the deficiency

at Red Cloud's Sioux Agency, made a report that the House should concur in the Senate amendment increasing the amount from $100,000 to $150,000. The report was agreed to.

The House then took up the bill

PRICE 5 CENTS

raported from the committee on com* merce to amend the law for the regJ« lation of steam vessels and an explanation of the bill was made by Reagan .The bill went over until Saturday neit. The House adjourned. The evening session was dispe with on account of the inclemency of the weather.

MORNING SESSION. Washington, March 29.

Randall from the committee on rules introduced a resolution authorizing tbe speaker to appoint one a l« ditional member to each of the cor»miesioncrs on territories, indiansffira and public lauds, from among del»gates from the territory^ adopted. Tandall cnairmau of tbe committor ou appropriations reported the bill to provide for expenses*of admission of foreign goods to the Centennial E".chiaition at Philadelphia. Passsed tha Banks from the committee ou ruloa reported a resolution compensatioa of witnesses summoned to appear por it it per day and allowing five cts. p«.r mileage. Adopted.

Thomas from the committee or ways ana meaus reported a pill pro* ventibg that all unused stamps shall be redemed when properly presented Passed.

Puckard from the committee o*i ways and means reportsd a bill authorizing Sec, of the Treas. to convert into coupons at five per con^ jegistered bonds necessari to pay judgement of Alabama claims commissioned. Passsed.

The House Committee as a regular order of business considered tbe bill reported by Banning from the Committee on military affairs regulating* pay and allowances of officers of thu army. BOREAS AND* IfiOTUS AN 11

NOTUS.

Winds From Every Quar er Made things Lively terday.

WIRES ALL BLOWN DOWN ON TUB YANDALIA LINE AND TUB MIDLAND TRAINS SNOWED

UNDER.

Confusion Worse Cenfonnded all ves? the Country.

Ra 1' roads Bcpvrted to In Dlitrw in Various Sections,

While the storm which took in almost all over the country yesterday was not particularly severe at thii point, it still caused some inconvenience to our citizens, and some con si«arable to interests centering here.

This paper yesterday contained an account of the collision on the

Vandalia near BridgeporC

wherein Robert Robertson had bis leg cut off. This disaster was a* much the result of the blackness of the night as of any thing: else. But with the one railroad troubles did not end. At Summit a poiut east on the Vandalia,bet ween Cloytoa and Amo, and telegraph pole wan blowu entirely down an4 west at two or three points, tbo wires, including all but one big one of the Western Unioa Company's, were snapped in two. Tlia rain and sleet collects on tbe wires* and freezes, making them in a number of places an inch through. With fifteen or twenty wires on a pole, all. ol this size, a great deal ol! wind is caught, and as in the case yesterday, the wind was strong enough toset the wires to swinging, and finally to snap them apart at Effingham, and near Casey.

OU THE MIDLAND

serious inconvenience has been experienced. A train was snow bound near Atlanta yesterday,.aad delayed twentyhours. The evening train going west, from here at 5 o'clock was omitted.

GENERAL STORM NOTES.

At LaFayette the snow is from 12 to 14 inches deep. Trains are all delayed. A special to the Indianapolis Journal, from Champaign, 111., says:

The snow near Bloomington, Ills., two feet deep. Dispatches from the far W03t tell of terrible storms.

The heaviest snow

-.m rsl

the season haw

been raging here since last night, with, no signs of abating yef. All trains on. the I., B. &W. are delayed more or less, and some completely blocked in by snow. Passenger trains on the T. W. A W. are delayed three and four hours at Philo and Cerro Gordo bydrifts, and freight trains are laid up along the road until the storm subsides. The night train on the Illinois Central reached Chicago four hours late. The day trains are on time with two engines each. No freight trains will be sent out on any of these roads to-night. The snow is badly drifted and four to six feet deep in places.

THE STORM AT NEW YORK.

New York, March 29.—During tho storm last night a frame building on tbe outskirts of Brooklyn, occupied bya colored family, waa blown down, and the wife about to give birth to a child and a little boy were killed. The hnsband and another child were badly injured. A"8team®r and two bargs* were sunk la the Hudson river while the landside on the Hudson river railroad detained the fast mail train three hours. Buffalo reports that severe snow storms detains freight and stook trains from four to six hours.

Yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock a young lady named O'Dell, went into Felsenheld A Jauriet's dry goods store, and picking out the handsomest clerk there, wished to. buy a dress pattein. Mr. Horan showed her the goods on bis connter, and persuaded her to buy a silk dress. She said she was a daugh terof Mr. J. A. Parker. Mr. Horan ., doubted this an he is acquainted with Mr. Barker's family "Oh!" explained she, "I have been away, to school and havo

just

gotten back,"with nurn- 5'

berless similar stories, she at last got his

consent

to send two bolts of good1*

by a cash boy to Wright A Kaufman's store where she' said her buggy was waiting. The boy told her that she was not a Parker. and. she told-,™., bim that she had just married one of ~(r~ Mr. Parker's sons, and she added,

'If

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have a mighty soft thing." Suspicion was soon aroused and with the aspis^'^ tanceof officers Vandever and she wos apprehended and .made to re—, V* ,i turn the goods. She, iftil taken to^ tb#*1?

at on I iS A A G. magnanimously iftoytr 'rzl to prosecute Mi#?'wisT" released. She played sqmtfWtMfe liif* same game on D. CL GkMner-ferftpatr of shoes. It is saia she wiw making arr rangements to stop wlt&a- young east end follow.

lie! is .like her tbe two

will make a team: that Would lay Abnanias and Sapphira in the shade.

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