Terre Haute Evening Gazette, Volume 6, Number 248, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 6 April 1876 — Page 1
VOL. 6.—NO. 248.
Square Dealing, One Tailoring House. THE LOWEST PRICES.
for
The Latest Styles, The Best Made Cloiliiag*
WASHINGTON.
OLD ZACK EXPRESSES MIS OPINION OF HE GR EAT SCOUT, SPY AND DE
TECTIVE, S. CBfiLL.
He Think) Mr. Bell is A is) a« Great JLiar and Sco undrel.
MR. CHANDLER'S LIBER AL CONTRIBUTION IO IIABCOtJK.
Be'l Comes Back aft his Ira ducprs, With .Letters of Rccommedation From the President, the
General of the Army and Other Prominent
Men.
THE CLYMER COMMITTEE.
Washington, April 6.—Joseph Perran, Cashier of Naiional Park Bank, was to-day examined in relation to the account of George H. Pendleton. He Bald the account was closed up, and all the checks, papers, etc., transferred to the National Commercial Bank, in Cincinnati, which was the extent of his knowledge in the matter.
Hon. Zacbariah Chandler, Secretary of the Interior, was sworn. The lettaa of appointment of Charles S, Bell, aa ted January 15, was shown, and Chan dler identified it as a regular official document. Chandler said that Bell's name waa first introduced by tho President at a cabinet meeting. He (the Secretary) bad experienced a good deal of difficulty in securing a chief of the secret service. He bad discharged the one he had, and asked the members ol the cabinet to help him get a good one.
A few days after Grant had introduced Bell as a spy in the service of the army during the war. Bell called at the Interior Department with a card from tho President. The latter had said that he would make a good man on the force, but not as a chief. Tne card simply announced that Bell was the the man. He called several times in several weeks, and witness said be had met Bell twice during that time. One day General Hurlburt was sitting in the witness' office at the interior department, when Bell's card eame in, the witness threw it carelessly on the table and told the messenger to say to Bell he was engaged. General Hurlburt says, Boll!
why,
I know that man he w.ts a spy for me he enlisted in the rebel army as a private, staid in the service seven months, during which lime he was promoted to sergeant." Tho witness said if he could stay in the rebel army seven months as a spy and keep his neck out of a halter, he must be a smart follow, and ought to make a good detective. The witness appointed him jnQfo qq what General Hurlburt
it
came
AT-
MOSSLER'S
scoundrel,
the answer was yes then said that Bell was and ought to be dismissed, lbe wit ness dismissed him as soon as he[ went back to the office, because he believed him to be a scoundrel. The President told him that Bell had i»PPll0d '10 to certify •"^pto5?,ndwbi
one in tho Government —r--„ 1'iirniah information for or against babcock. He did not care which. Chandler said he neversaw thepubji-
York*Hera'ld^nti^after his investiga
tion
began. The witness said that he was notfaware that Bell bad performed any service for the pensionJmreau.
Lebaines, chief of the pension bureau sacret service, came to the witness at lie *nd of the first month, and said 1 USn /lrtrt I that Bell wanted his accouut Pass®*
expenses. Lebaines said be did know of ally service performed by Bell thai when he was first taken on Ball'said he had some private matters
lr
%rrrs
nd^.vea
nir UDon a card of Lebaines': lieu nas
sion was that the voucher
there are so many that
Price Clothing and Merchant 147 Main Street. THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT.
Baid,
fcan on the recommendation of tho pioaiueut. The witness was under tho impression that Ball handed him a card, but failed to find it since and may have b66D mistaken^ Th8 wifcn©ss had never spoken to General Babcock or Colonel Luckey about it. Bell was discharged February 15, 1876, alter one month's service. The witness said
about in this way. We went
to the cabinet meeting one day earlier than the other members, and
th®
President sitting there with Bells card on the table. The President asked if he hid Mo'i'a his employ,^.nd
a
hill nam9 in a batcn oi
beeu. He said it did not
cock
•wf'""
8efmPo°n*a
hie for if the witnesshadnoticed Bells ,r.,i!nh«r_ he would not have P?ld
no intimation that Bell was employed to assist Babcock in his defense in St. Louis. He discharged Bell because he believed him to be a scoundrel. Witness knew of no subscription being taken up to defray the expenses of Gen. Babcock at St, Louis. He received a letter from Barr, of Philadelphia, weeks after the acquittal of Babcock, to the effect tnat Babcock's trial expenses were about $40,000 that ho was utterly ruined, and that he was a young man he could not overcome his difficulty if set upon his feet and encouraged by his friend3. Mr. Chandler then sent Babcock a check for $1,000. When Lebains told the witness that Bell had something to do with the Babcock trial, he told Lebaines not to pay him unless he found him in legitimate employment of the pension bureau. He dici not know that Bell had been paid until in quiry.
After reading his testimony before this committee, Danford read the questions and answers given in Bell's testimony at considerable length, relating to the conversations Bell says he hud with Chandler about the Babcocn case. He branded the testimony injwhole, in part, so far as it referred to him, as absolutely and unqualifiedly false. He said Lucky never had a conversation with him about Bell's connection with the Babcock case.
A. C. Bradley was called, but asked permission to postpone giving his testimony till to-morrow, because of the absence oj the paper upon which his testimony must be based. Gen. Babcock and Colonel Lucky wero also present, and the three wero requested to appear to-morrow.
Robert Wilson, of Bismirk, ikota, testified that he was a partner of Dickey, post trader at Fort Lincoln. He said Leighton went out there and examined the books of the concern that he acd Dickey were removed, and a man named Sipe appointed. Ganeral Hedrick and E. M. Rice wero interested as partners. Orville Grant sent a dispatch to the Commissioner of Indian Affeirs, saying "Appoint Raymond Indian trader at Fort Berthold." The answer came that Raymond would be appointed, 5IAQITIBK,
St. Louis, April 5,—In the United States Supreme Court, to-day, th9 case of Constantino Maguire, ex-Uulted States revenue collector, lor this district, who pleaded guilty for four counts in the indictment against him some time ago, was called with a vjaw to determining the amount of puaishmentto inflict on him. Maguire's counsel claimed that the counts in the indictment, to which the defendant plead guilty, should be merged in one,
as
they all charged the same offence while Assistant Attorney Dyer con tended that they should be considered separately, and a sentence passed upon each. It was finally agreed that Mr. Maguire should make a statement iu mitigation of punishment,,and he look tne stand for the purpose.
He first stated that at the close of the McKee trial, his counsel and tho counsel for the Government had it consul tation, and he (Maguire) was advised to plead guilty to certain counts in the indictment against him, which he did, but with the understanding that these counts would be merged into one and that tho punishment would not ba cumulative. He then made a long statement in regard to his administration of the office of collector, and to such matters regarding the whisky frauds as come to his knowledge, tie claimed he had violated no law, that he had reported all irregularities on the par} of the distillers and rectifiers which
were
reported to him, to his su
perior officar, Gen. McDonald, at once, and ever stood ready to use his best extions- in investigating the charges against all parties, and also in lereting out alleged frauds. He repeatedly made reports to his superior (McDonald) of the irregularities
charged
against distillers, and was always told bv McDonald that he would investigate them. He also stated that he was powerless to effect much in this direction for tho reason that the supervisor was not only his ranking officer, but that while he (the collector) had the assignment of guagers aud storekeeper"
the
lt.
voucher, he would The witness was told by Bell tnat he had cone to New York on the Bab
matter. If ae had not done any other services then he ought not have been paid. There was no dence except his word, that ho rendered any service. Th missioner of Indian affurs number of cases to Lebaines for iu vestigation Lebaines
evi had
Corn-
sent
turned
them ov££
to Bail with instructions to work them on February 15th. Bdi ^direct. a
bad
ud by Bell iu bt. Laiu Witness
supervisor could countermand
his'orders and make assignments over bis
head,
and in fact, actually control
his office. The Avery case was also brought up for review, but was laid over till to-morrow with the understanding that either could file an additional brief before that time.
HELL.
Washington, April 5.—Detective Bell, who was lately before the -'ommittee on Expenditures in the War Department, lias prepared for publication a reply to the assaults made upon his character, vindicating himself from the charges of his being an incompetent aud unworthy man. He gives an extract from written testimonials furnished to him by Generals Sherman, Grant, Dodge, Hurlbut, Hardie, aud othor promiuent army officers, bearing testimouj to his valuable services during the late war, and appends to bis statement vouchers from the Interior Department for recent services performed, whifh he claims were in the interest of G„ u. BabcoeJir
JJABCOCK,
Washington, April 5,—Gen. Hendeivon, of St. Louis, resumed h»s testimony to day before the committee on the hisky trials- He said, among other tiiugs, that in conversation with B.istow in JanuFT/ last, the Secretary stated to him substantially that he thought Gen. Porter and Gen. Babcock, or one of them, had access to the grand jury evidence in the Attorney General's office and thereby ascertained what there was against Gen. Babcock, but since the witness recently came here to testify before the committee he had had a conversation with the Attorney General himself when he stated to the Attorney General frankly what he had heard from Secretary Rristow.
The Attorney General said he did not purposely "or designedly let Babcock or Porter have rccess to the tiles of his office, but he had fre» quentlv communicated what evi-
dence he had against Babcock to the President himself, but he invariably found that the President knew more about it than he did. ":S
In explanation of
Id
Jfljb
fact the
Attorney General stat^Po Heuder son that a member of the grand jury at St. Louis, E. W. Pbx, came here in December last and9 remained till about the 1st of February, and he believed Fox had communicated to the President all tho material facts in the case by giving what appeared before the grand jury. The Attorney General had no doubt the President come into possession of the facts in this way.
W. F. Peddrick, assistant counsel to District Attorney Dyer, was also examined, and testified concerning the lawyer, Sherman, of New York, who had received from Attorney General Pierrepont a letter to Dyer.
had been represented that Sherman was a spy for Gen. Babcock, but witness did not so regard him and farther, that the object of Sherman's visit was to procure certain documents bearing on Babcock's case. While Sherman's conduct might have been imprudent there was nothing in it to show that he was engaged in a dishonorable busice3. Sherman, however, showed much solicitude and earnestness in behalf of Babcock, whom Sherman said he believed to be innocent.
THE INDIAN KINO.
Washington, April 5.—The House committee on Indian Aftairs to-day examined Ralph Meeker, correspondent of the New York Herald, with reference to some statements made by him concerning frauds in the Indian management. He stated that he had no personal knowledge of any, but heard of many such things while at Fort Peck and elsewhere on the Missouri river a few years ago, and had brought some of them to the attention of members of this committee.
In the course of his cross-examina-tion by Representative Page, the wit* ness stated that a party had expressed to him the belief, that from the manner in which Page cross-examined the witness, he (PAGE) BELONGED TO THE INDIAN
KING.
The same party had also told witness that still another Member of Congress belonged to the Indian ring. The witness was then asked by Page to state the name of his informant or informants. Meeker declined, saying with emphasis that he would not "give them away." The committee at this point adjourned but Will have Meeker again before them.
Page says he intends to press the question, and if necessary request action by the Hou^e to compel an answer. .... ..
SPESCKR:
The Committer on Privileges and elections have decided not to admit in evidence, they being irrelevant,a number of letters submitted by the counsel for the memoralists in the Spencer investigation. Tho letters wero written by Spencer to Robert Baroour, ana other political friends in Alabama.
Quartermaster GEN. MEIOS was before the House Committee on Military Affairs this morning, and was examined concerning the removal of the quartermaster general's office to the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Fifteenth street. He thought that there was no reason for tho removal, and if he *had been here he should have objected to it. The cost of the fitting up the new building, for the office, and the expense and cost of restoring the old office to its original condition, made a great bill, while no advantages wero gained by the change. Gen, In gal Is had expressed his mortification at tho expense being much larger than he had anticipated.
Washington, April 5—The counsel for
BELKNAP
will ask, on the 17th inst., the time set for the trial, an extension of two weeks. MORE WORK FOR CLYMER'S COMMITTEE.
Washingington, April 6.— The Com* mittee on War Expenditures to-day examined James Trainer, post trader at Fort Conche, Texas. He testified that he was sutler from 1.867, when the post was establishee. and up to 1870. When the Secretary of War was vested with outhority to appoint, he came to Washington with recommendations for continuance at the post, and saw the Secretary of War. who told him to see Genera! "Hendricks.
He saw Hendricks, and the result was, that although he (Hendricks) was
appointed
...u-
to the post, witness di.i the
business as post trader. He paid A. C. Leighton, who weut to Fort Conche with a letter of authority countersigned by General Belknap, §15,000 in Greenbacks, and afterwards paid to Hendrick ?1,000 throngh the mail coutractor named Chiney, by a draft on Northruf & Chick, baukers, New York.
The agreement between the witness and Leighton, was that he was to pay $15 000 cash, and §5,000 a year if the post paid. He also pai 1 a draft for £l 000 drawn by Sawyer, the lil contractor, now dead, and does not know for whom it was intended. Sawyer
asked
lor it, and he paid it without
asking a question. He also paid some §700 Jar $330 to Gen. W. T. Clark, a member of Con* gress from Texas, this was paid at three different times, first payment being in currency, at St. Nichols Hotel, -New York, aud the other 2 by drafts. He always regarded ..these payments as charity. Clark said he was hard up and asked for the money as a loan.
Witness did not expect to get it back nor had he got it back. Witness said he paid §250 in currency, in the barrooin of the Metropolitan Hotel, to Simon Wolfe, recorder of deeds at Wasu. ineton. Wolf was to have §2,000 if he *.it him the post, but failed He had SCoLl Wolf hince bis return.
He had also paid §350 assessment for political purposes. He was also postmaster at the time, at a salary of §15 a year. The witness created great amusement in the eonve»"ou» hy hi3 peculiar movements, manner of speech and witty remarks.
He said that when he paid §10,000 to Hedrick, he told Cheney and Leigm0n he did not Intend to pay any moro, J, Freedlander, post trader at Fort Stockton, and General Borers, postrader ^t Fort Whiffle, Arizan"' were examined, neither had paid inonny directly or indirectly to any one lor their appointment or continuacce in office.
\-risak
F0R1Y-F0URTH CONGRESS.
SWEAKING THE JURY.
The Postal Law ia ilio^Senate.
A LiNSTfiV DISCUSSION BY HAMLIN AN]) OTHERS.
The
Proposition to
Turn the
Indian Bureau Over
tv
flie Army.
SENATE.
YESTEKDAY AFTERNOON SESSION. Washington, April 5. Chief Justice Waite appeared and administered the oath as a court of impeachment to the Senators. A summons was issued and inade returnable on April 17, to which date the court adjourned after some oppositition from a portion of the Democratic Senators. The postal bill was taken up, and Senator Hamlin made along speech in defense of his own course in relation to third-jlass mail matter and »in abuse of the newspapers for which ho waid he did not care a fig.
MORNING SESSION. Washington, A _'ril G.
Thurman, from the Committee on judiciary reported with amendments, the House bill to correct the rror in the revised statutes in regard to warrants of arrest in extradition cases. Amendments wero agreed to and the bill passed.
Wright, lrom the Committee on Judiciary reported adversely on the Senate bill to abolish capital punishment and it was indefinitely .postponed.
Mr. Edmunds, from the same com-, mittee, reported a bill to further provide for the administesing of the oaths on the Senate callender, He said that the bill was submitted in response to the order of the Senate yesterday, instructing the committee to inquire into the expediency of roporting such bills. Bilis were introduced and referred as follows:
By Boutwell, making an appropriation to defray expenses of the committee appointed by the Sonate to investigate the recent elctions in Mississippi. Referred.
By Sargeant, to amend the act of Congress croating the court of commissioners of Alabama claims approved Jane23rd, 1874. Keferred,, ^.- j\ tfffT*kv "*f*r*tti,nn nrthfl morning hour, the consideration of the bill fixing the rate of postage on third class mail matter was resumed, and Harvey offered a substitute for the bill allowing four pound pack&gee in the mails at tte rate of postage 6F:oner cent for each-two-ounces.'He' 'addressed the Senate in favor of his substitute: *®?'.
HOUSE.
YESTEKDAY AFTERNOON SESSION. Washington, April 5. The bill to transfer the Indian t.O f.NA War .T)Apnrku»oub WHS discussed, Mr. Cox making a brilliant speech in opposition to it.
As the evening session the Legislative appropriation bill was debated, and unsuccessful efforts were made by Mr. Cannon to restore the franking privilege, and by Mr. Kasson to pre. vent the reduction of the clerical force in the departmeut of state.
MORNING SESSION. Washington, April 5.
A bill to provide for deficiency in the printing bureau and for the issue of silver coin in place of fractional currency as amended by the Senate and Finance Committee by striking out the 3rd section and providing iu lieu of it that there shall be coined a new silver dollar of Ah grains and 8} grains of standard silver and that this new coin shall be legal tender to the amount of $20 in any one payment except for customs and for in« terest on public debt these coins may be exchanged by Treaey for equal amount of United States notes, to bo thereby retired. The department may also exchange these coins at their nominal value for lver bullion at its market value, as fixed by the director of the mint, and the United States notes and fractional currency redeemed under this act are to be held as apart of the sinking fund provided for by the existing laws. Another amendment provides that the trade dollar shall not hereafter bo a legal tender lor any amount whatever.
Ballow, from the committee on printing, reported a resolution appropjiation for the purchase of all the property of the Congressional globe embracing all stereotype plates, bound and unbound volumes, copyright and fire proof building, iu which most of the plates and bound volumes are stored. Referred.
Holman from the Committee on appropriations reported back the Senate bill, fixing the President's salary, after the 4th of March 1877 at §2,500 passed without a discussion. The question was then taken on a motion made yesterday by Holman to refer to the committee ot the who^e the
Mr. Bell reported adversely from the committee on banking and currency, to regulate the rate of interest throughout the country on National money, greenbacks, national bank notes, etc., and to make it 6 per cent. The motion was rejected yea9, 75 nays, 13-5, and then the bill was laid ou the taple.
Illinois UrooMed Whiskey.
Chicago, April 5.—The trial of Freizinger «k Leaverns, distillers, at Milan, 111., accused, in a joint indictment, of hisky frauds, began in the United States Court this morning. Tho evidence elicited went to show that the defendants shipped illicit goods from Milan to Chicago by an arrangement which they had with the railroad agents there and here, without entering the amount on the railroad boobs. The spirits were then shipped to New York, as though coming fro*11 Chicago.
PIRREPONT OS« BELL,
Washington, April 0.—Attorney Gen eral Pierrepont was examined by the Committee on war expenditures to-day and related his knowledge of the witness Bell, in relation to some of Bell's
tePti'mony.
He said it was purely im-
agiaary.
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TERRE HAUTE. IN3.: THURSDAY EVENING. APRIL 6. 1876. PRICE 5 CENTS
DONAHUE.
A Publisher of a Catholic Pa-
Ser
comes to Grief and is uilty of Crooked Practices.
Chicago, April G.
It seems that lor many years Don* ahue has been in the habit of receiving funds from persons who wished to place them in safe hands. He had the unlimited confidence of the pub* lie,and especially the Irish Catholics, who regarded him as one of their best friends.
During the past few years he has received thousands of doliars from this class of people. Donahue as President of Emigrant Savings Bank also suggested to ignorant depositors he would receive their money same as the bank did he would invest also for them and pay them 7 percent, interest.
Iu this way, thousands ot dollars were taken. It is found that the trust funds confided to his care and money received on deposit have been put into his business and lost. The suffering which will follow this breach of trust cannot fail to be very great.
Sale of Short llorns
West Liberty, Iowa, April 9 —The sale of L. W. Jacobs heard of Wapsie short horns, composed of 160 cattle, took place yesterday. Among the sales are the following: Peri second of Londale, to D. L. Busing, Minerville N.
Y.,
for $7,050, First Lady
Brampton of Wapsie, to AuronPlumby, West Liberty Iowa, for $1,500, Third Lady Brampton of Wapsir, to B. Lumma, Woodstock, Conn-, for $1,450, Nelly Bly, 70 to Mr. Rigg, Hamlin, 111., for $1 975, Imported Golden Drop, second to E. Wilson and son, West Liberty, Iowa, for $1,G40, Imported Golden Drop third, to D- Bussing for 1475 imported Sylph to Mrs, Long Monroe of Iowa 1050 grace to same, 2800. EmmaDowne to Elvilson & Son 1050, roan princess to D. M. Flyun Boone Iowa 3400 red princess to same 1200 Highland mail 4th to R. Sumner Woodstock of Connecticut 1700, Highland mail 6th, P. P. Thompson of Kentucky 1600, Highland mail 7 th, D. Bussing, 1500 Lady sisle 36th to same 100 1st Louan of Millington to J. R. Owns Sagetown Ills*, 1165 Minnie Avandale 2d D. Bussing 1500 Lowdowns Minny E. Wilson 2650 forest Mayflower Ely & Sons anadalusia Illinois, 1125, Wiuora to Mrs., Long, J0®0-
Ttie
only-t. iw»t»rKaDIe sftles oi bulls are Geneva Earl to D. Bussing 1500, Oxford of Springwood. J. R. Owens, 200, Lord Deer Park, William Piper Mechanicsville Iowa thousand Scotch crown to John Collard Des Moines fifteen hundred total receipts were 87000. General average 630.
Foreign Fotep#
DISASTER ON THE RIVER DEE. London, April 6.—The following p^rtiicuidis or one disaster yesterday on the river Dee, at Abetdeen, have been received. The day was sacramental fast day, set apart by the Dutch church for preparation for the Suuday communion. The people celebrate it as a holiday, and crowds were crossing from Aberdeen to Torry village, ou the opposite bank, in fearj boats, drawn across the Dee by wire ropes. One boat, containing about sixty persons, despite the waterman's warnings, was pulled by the passengers into the middle of the stream, where it was swamped. The scene during the night was distressing. Relatives and friends were watching the bank and searching the river for bodies,but up to 3 o'clock this morning, none had been recovered. Twenty-two persons, including men, boys and girls are known to be drowned. It. js believed that the total loss of life will not exceed thirty.
ALBERT EDWARD.
Malta, April 6.—TUe ship Seraphis, with the Prince of Wales and suit on board has arrived here.
BANK OF EEGLAND.
London. April 6.—The director of the Bank of England to-day fixed the rate at 3 per cent. The bullion in the bank increased £457,000 in the past week. The proportion of bank reserve to the liability is 45% P9r cent, the amount of bullion gone into the bank to-day on balance is £103,000.
BANK OF FRANCE,
Paris, April 6,—The specie in the Bank of France increased 6,504,000 francs last week.
LONDON NEWS ON DANA.
London, April 6.—The Daily News severely condemns the acti«n of the U. S. Senate in rejecting the nomination of Dana.
ranee and Our Centennial. Philadelphia, April 5.—Ste«mer La* merique, of the French Traus-Atlantio Line, arrived here this morning bringing the remainder of the French consignment of goods for the centennial exhibition. Her freight comprises 1,500 cases of exhibition gooos.
Suspended.
Boston, April, 9.—The Springfield Republican to-day says that in settleing the affairs of St. Patrick, Donahue, a proprietor of the Boston Pitot newspaper of this cily, who recently went into bankrnptsy, facts of most disgraceful character came to light.
Fire at Rochester.
Indianapolis, April 6.—A fire at Rochester Ind. last night destroyed Harters and Co., elevator containing 17000 bushels of wheat and the old railroad depot building. Loss estimated at $28,000 to 30,000 Insurance $22,000,
MURDEREB RESPITED.
New York, April 6.—The Governor has granted a respite of one week to Dolan, as the time fixed for nis execation occurs on good Friday.
A BRUTAL ASSAULT.
Tnscarorn, Pa., April 6.—George Houser and his siter were bound, ged and beaten so aevere by b^rglara that the latter has diei^. The house was robbed of so ope woney aijd jewelry -i
JOHN CHINAMAN.
Meeiing in San Francisco Last Night To Protest Against His Coming.
San Francisoo, April 6.—The antiChinese meeting at Union Hall, and the street in front% was attended by at least 10,000 people. Governor Irvin presided, in the hall. A resolution was adopted setting forth the evils flowing from Chinese immigration, and urging that the local measures for relief had been exhausted, that the only resource remaining was to appeal to the treaty making power, and that a delegation be sent to Washington to present the question in full, and urge immediate action* The meeting was addressed by a number of prominent gentlemen, counseling moderate and conservative action, engaging the full protection of Chinese now in the country, and depreciating earnestly any violent proceedings. The meeting was quiet and orderly and evidently in harmony, with views adorned by speakers. Ample preparation had been made to suppress any riotous proceedings. A corpse of police was drawn around Chinatown, and its inhabitants were cautioned by their leaders to remain in their own quarters. Great alarm has existed among them, and extensive purchases of weapons have been made by them during the last few days in m'icipation of trouble, but the city was perfectly quiet throughout the evening.
Schenck,
Washington, April G.—Mr. Phelps, of the counsel lor General Schenck, presented to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day, the list of the witnesses-be desired summoned. Mr. Hamilton suggested that no furfller testimony be taken concerning tho history of the Emma mine. General Schenck invited a most searching investigation, and testified that the committee should cover the whole ground, showing all the facts connected with the his.ory, progress, ownership and sale of the mine, the testimony against hira being contradictory in various points, but implicating him 011 alleged fraudulent transactions.
Springer of the committee asked Gen. Schenck if the committee should Bay he honestly and in good faith acquired the interest in the mine irrespective of any fraud that might hare b« en committed by others, whether he would still desire fuller investigation for the sake of others. Gen. Schenck replied he desired such investigations for others as well as himself. The ground he took was thit that ne was neither a dupe nor a rascal, he knew he was neither, but,he in invested his money in the mine wiih a^view of bettering his condition.
He made his investment with bis eyes open. He wished to show not only this, but that the mine is still enormously valuable property, and the "failure was owing to tde mismanagement of the company in England.' He did not want to appear ag a simple booby, taken in by others, and therefore desired to have the valno of the mine fully established. Not one particle of the testimony of Lyon would be received in the ,Court of Justice, that witness having indulged in an innuendo, and reports an 1 inferences,* that these things had gene to the world on wings of lightning, to his prejudice, and connecting hiu» with the alleged fraudulent purchase and sale of the Emma mine.
Springer said the st itement that Day was called to testify agaiust Gen. Schenck vas not a fact. Batiks said that the way thai Day was introduced led him to believe that his testimony be adverse to theEimua mine business. Schenck remarked that both in England and America the whole matter of the Emma miue had been spoken of as a great swindle and scandal, and bis name had been connected with it in a manner to throw darkness over him, therefore everything connected with it should be made clear as light.
Atter a conversation between members of the committee involving Hamilton's suggestion, the committee held a session with closed doors and adjourned until to-morrow without coming to any conclusion as to whether they will admit the testimony proposed by Gen. Schenck.
'. MURDERER CAUOHT. New York, April 6.—Gustave Cleaver, alias Myers, arrested !o-day in Liverpool on charge of grossly assaulting his daughter, has confessed himself the murderer of John Minks, at Greeneold, New York, November '74. Secretary of State is in correpponpence with the British Government on the subject.
:SSOURI DEMC CRACY..
St. Louis, April 6.—The Democratic Central committee called a state convention to be held at Jefferson City, May 31st., to elect delegates for the National Convention.
Harmony, N. J., April 6 —Jacob Young, a wealthy farmer, was murdered iu bis house here yesterday. No trace of the murderer.
Markets To-day.
Chicago—Wheat, 1.00£ ferx#pril 1.04f forMay 1.05 for June, Corn, 46c for April 48 Jc for June 48£ for July. Oats, 33$c for May 33Jo for June. Pork, 22.46 for May 22.75. Lard, 13.82J forMay 14.00 for June.
Cinoinnuti,—Wheat, steady, and unchanged Corn, unchanged Oats, firm, unchanged Pork, quiet Whisky, firm, 1.06.
New York.—Wheat,'firm and quiet at 1.27 for No. 2 Chicago. Corn, very scarce firm at 69c for new. Oats, dull and heavy 48c for mixed western. Pork, dull at 23.15. LarcL 14.17$. Whisky, 1.12J.
WANTED.—Pupils
to be taught to play
on the piano.- Tuition fee W for twenty-four lessons, without the use of the piano, or t8 with the piano. Apply at the third house south of JSagie. on the Weit side of Fifth street.
WA! JT and st ble work Is wan ted at C. M,
ANTPD.—BOY—A Koo'l doy for house anted at C. M. oetween Fourth
r8esaloon.Main
st.
Fifth street.
FOR
BENT—An excellent store room rormerly occupied by the Sc. Cloud saloon. Apply to Lee Goodman.
FgoodsKNT—Largerooms
OR
LOST.
over the dry
e8:ab ishment of Wilson Bros,
formerly occupied by the Y. M. C. A
A garnet ear ring was lost this afternoon, between Third and Fifth 09 Main. The ftude* will confer lj favor by leaving it at this offloe.
uiree
I?oRRENT.—Tho roomBlately occupied, by the Young Men's Christian Assodntion. on the corner or Fifth and Main. For particulars call on Wilson Bros, '-^tv 4
Sr^vstar
BEMOYAE.
Frank & Rothschild
Are unpacking & score of
cases of new goods in
their new rooms on the
north side of Main street,
at Erlanger's old stand.
TO COAL OPERATORS.
Wharton, Kiddle & Co.
make a specialty of Coal Shaft Insurance, aud are thoroughly prepared to offer the best indemnity at fair ratea in such staunch companies as the PHENIX, UNDERWRITERS' AGEN CY, NIAGARA FIRE ASSOCIATION ST. PATL and COMMERCIAL UNION of LONDON. Call and see us before insuring. Office No, 6 Beach's Block, Terre Haute.
FOR KANSAS AND COLORADO. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, from Kansas City and Atoblson on the Missouri river, via. Topeka, the Capital.of Kansas, and the beautlful Arkansas' Valley to tho Rooky Mountains.' The 'SHORTEST route to ueblo and Grand Canons Colorado Springs, Manitou, Pikes Peak and all places of note in the mountain regions. The FAVORITE route to Denver and all points in Northern Colorado, The BEST route to Southern Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, The ONLY direct route to the famous San 'Juan mines. The track ^and ^equipment is usequaled, trains run tnrough from the' Missouri river to the Rocky Mountains, makio* connections in Union Depots and avoidr ing delays and transfers. For, full deseriptlvA oirculnra, maps, tiuie tables, e:c., address T. J. AHDERSON.
Gen'l Pass. Agent, Topeka, Kan.
TUE WHOLE WESTERN COUNTRY can now be easily reached by the ATLANTIC & PACIFIC, and MISSOURI PA* CIFIC railroads and their rail, stage and steamboat connections.. These llnea commerce at St. Louis, at which point tbe Mississippi river is crossed by the most magnificent Steel Bridge in the World, and traverse the whole length of Central and Southwest Missouri, and a portion of Kansas and the Indian Territory, and thus furnish to the business man, pleasure-seeker and the em-, igrant, the most direct and comfortable route to all points in Missouri, Kansas Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming, California, Oregon and the whole Pacific Slope. Superior inducements are offered for those seeking new homes in the Far West, and the transportation facilities are unequaled by any Western road. Everybody going West should give these roads a trial, and be convinced that tho Missouri Pacific ThroH J-ine and the Atlantic & Pacific Short Line are the really popular thoroughfares of travel. For maps, time tables, inform* ation as to rates, routes, etc., adcTdress E. A. Ford, General Passenger Agent, St. Louis, Mo. Questions will be cheernlly and promptly answered.
The Great Southwest.
To all persons desiring HOAES in the great ana. prosperous West, the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company gives a cordial invitation to visit its lands in CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI, which possess all the requirements of. a good climatet good soil, good water, and good health, with long and cool summers, and short and mild winters. '1,200,000 Acres of Prairie and Timber Lands are offered for sale at low price and on long time—terms, in fact, made to suit purchasers, who -are furnished with JPree. Transportation from St. Louis to the ands, at the Company's office in St. Louis.
For particulars in pamphlets with maps, address A. L. Deane, Land Commissioner, Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Co., 25 South Fourth street, St. Louis, Mo.
$HEItlFi?'i3 SALE.
BITdelivered,Circuitexecution
VIRTUE of an Issued from the Vigo tVinrt, to me directed and in favor of Samuel H. Potter and against Henry J. Westfall and Milton Rogers. 1 have levied on tbe following described real estate, situated iu Vigo County, Indiana, to-wit:
Beglnlnc at a point seventy (70) feet "fid seven (7) inches west of the south east corner of out.lot, nam be 1 forty-two 42), running thence, west, seventy (70) feet and seven (7) Inches thence nortu, seventyfour (74) feet and (7) Inches, thence south, to the place of beginning, in Vlgo Ceanty Indian*, and on
S VTURDAY, APRIL 8th, 1876. within the legal hours of said day, at the Court House door In Terre Haute, I will oiler the rents and profits of tbe above described real estate, together with all privileges and apurtenances to the same belonging, for a term not exceeding seven years, to the highest bidder (or cash, and upon failure to realize a sura sufficient to satisfy satd execution and costs I will then and there offer the fee simple. In and to said real estate, to tbe highest bidder for cash to satisfy the Fame.
This 15th day of March, 1876.6. W. CARI'JO Sheriff.
Estray Notice.
TAKEN
UP— By CharlesSeytwld. of Hon
ey creek township, one light roan cow. ttlvLagirillc. fuppooed to be 14 yean old, ^adappraisedatf$25,Dec. 18,1878, before«•
MRHN HOLHUER, Clerk.
Notice.
THE
public Is hereby notified that wife, Leah Ray, leit my bed •ndboanfr on Friday, February £5tn. witbont any Just cans-*, and that! will not be held llaole for any debts contracted by her In
.1
si
V*
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name. Ifilbrldge township, Edgar Couat" %'i-" W/sH' .3 *.