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numint COORESS.
11Palie.WPW,4 1 1 1 0 14 P 4 fi e ..W. 90(1-
Ward pryaents a Rpsolution for
Investigation :VRPO,ti the
impeachniirol''FiNisi ,---
• sikkeifX i on„,tlliV
Axlithe
Mr: WOODWAVD . affeIt TiLamble
relative to thr i letti4 4sl4r!Sia,if Spator
Hentierson'lty the Missoirimemhers, stat
ing:tau batlfienitkintinindiroklulthWalli
to , a Senator; sitting in .judgment on tin
President of the United States, is a gross
breackmil SWIM AO cal
the
disc 4tl- obstruct
- the tionzite; o public justice, and eonclud
big with resolution that Select Coin
! inittee - of Seven be appointed to inquire if
said tiO U :west xead. by Senator
! Henderson'and • what is the legal character
of the offen ce and what penalty, if any, the
; House 'might' in vindication of its own
;
dignity to inflict, as well as to what pro
; visions of law are necessary to prevent a
remittance ottlie, same wrong. 4, with power
to kind fbr persona' and papers and report
by bill or otherwise: --
tMr.kOAßVlEl.,D;obiactidtb ite'rec*ion.
The SPEAKER—The Chair is about to
• decide the question as to Uthethet the reso
k lutiouie r F. is not a questio,ninf privilege.
t In the opfritonor The Chair it is not a (Ines
; tion of privilege. ~The wording of the res
olution expressly shows that it is not. The
chargelbrthitt tbelnittet alleged -is-an in
frlngument of,the privilege of the Senate.
.! It has et occurred rit„the ; recollection
r of the Chair'that • tbe Chair Muse of'Representa
` fives h' as bee ' d the Senate as
n recognizeb y
having charge of. the protection 'of its privi
,
legest. If the privileges of a Senator be as
r. sailed, that body is competent to protect its
t own privilege. Nor.would the House con
, sent that the. Senate of the United. States
should assume to protect the privileges of
4 the House. 'The Chair, therefore, does not
think the resolution in its language presents
argnestionuf-mtvit.
M-7-7-41:gilDeB•lrY7filliert,not: another
allegation in the resolution which does pre
sent a question of priviAggiti •••;•••. •
The SPEAKER—If the gentleman froth
Wisconsin appeals, frolp.. p te dirieion,of the
Chair, the Chair will th question to
the House.
:Mr. J ELDRIDGEI4. do not appeal, but
wish `o call the attention of the Speaker to
the fact that there is another clause in the
resolution which: doe r s present a question of
privilege, and that the resolution can be so
nioditiedby! , strikint ontilliat -Part of it 4-
fizYirlits tithe offhe senate.
The SPEAKER—The Chair rules that
this i§ not a' question' of privilege.
Mr. GARFIELD demand the regular
order of business. atett47o 3 ,..
WOODWARD4L.ternnindl to the
modification of the resolution by striking
out that Part in ieference to the privilege
of the Senate. is -not at all essential. If
that be the only reason why the resolution
is not a question of privilege, I will strike
out that:Ohl:of:it:: ..t .2. ' I . e7t
Mr. GARFIELD—I demand the regular
order Ofhusiness. . _-
Mr. I;OAN—I desire to say that all the
bonininitiastions ' , had by' the "members' of
the Howell= thwatate of. Missouri; with
the, ,§enator that . State, were had at his
spec4l instance ,atid ; request, and the paper
11 , o lo k.i . cat is n. 6.1 1 ,1)
;WMADOE-rOct t he worse:
ten tinWaVatie. -
The SPEAKER— ..question isPot - 4 1 4 -
hatable. The gentl, triini•Penni-driva
nia has modified , resolution by striking
out that part' vatting tie the-infringment
-of the privilegiykof-, the Senate. . The Chair
is of opinion 101111 thatli, is not a question of
privilege.Themearesto point. to it that he
can see is on page,flity-liye of, the digest,
that of alleged' corrupt - ' and combination
It does not appear from theTesolution that
any corrupt combination is charged upon
the members 61 thelionser as to intercourse
between them and their colleagues in the
Senate. The Chair couldn't assume • that
in order to make a question of privilege.. t
Mr., WOQD.WARD—Then. I ask uparn4,
uffnmeotusentW-the Amid te o ff er the ree,-
olution.
Mr. 12•Wis , W others olijected. It
The aleriettltifrofteded with the reg
ular,Ottri,bualigifilyr
Arta' thinntels the' proceedings were
interrupted by Mr.WOODWARD, who Wilit
understood_
_lgg)f r _ niapi s h i lifegeptionnutfuint•
Missouri (Art."Pllbriteanr , VMkrng gegt ,
ticulations and grimaces in an offensive
manner—in it ,:ansilirk*pst:Zimeelly of the
rinj t !han of their - ohm - al Representatives.
w&tlti 3l i 'll it Mii sl =trit ir i 'ant:
917. 43.,t4.43ent1eng-/V-r th an t°
make sgabsst's them 'a ;he
would bavetomalmit,in t the usual fem. !
The Chair din litot"see'what 'tne gentleman
• emnP i a l aftl4:4 o . Will' • ;LI%
Mr. wno walked to another
part ?ft*, oddrMotoodoi ; ma' lnsult
11
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BRE
e
gspim .
here. Inahincabalistbiki
As he belouSDtd.
have all.the moral sense of dionn •in Mill
ccmlit aliglanktiat e
ing > , 1
spiert 0
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min a quention,44:?7,irep the Chairsoill<;
rits
the Globe dlobe as t part the transactions of this
?Lhat, 'l.O - trio'
`Thlit-hey do. The gentle.
man from nnilli*linthiroing: claiming to
have been imper treated by the gen ,
ewer
from VOIMNIVINIM . (the
Chair tunuirtla..lnplkouLat index 88 applied
to a fellow-member_, Ithsyklusli cuael)f
cdruplaint he should submit the matterAz
the action of the:House. -
.110 forth = e lm tskendat the Incl.
,dent, _ Y tie
oration of the bill tor the relief of Wm.
tlUnitritirCirtittelWgi.
his title t 019,000 acres of land in California,
ern
The ow nal explained and
rbo advocated by
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to MeQarrahan or any other man,nadvihy
the li.VaPkgry/glitiltieliTlCAfto pa occu
pied abilar t errouttof tittepbstontorthe
Government,- should not be repealed.
Mr. WILSON - said he could answer those
4restiona angmnent. - • •
Mr VAN CK'oppcised the saying
that the ad originated in fraud and
forge t ry MEW been InepPed uttly_ per
' -
urY•
,iiar.:JOHNSON expressed ;his belief that
Mr. McGarrahan's claim was just.
iiturwri rerliteAfacts controverff r
figttisrelait&°of MeGtiiatt, and . ,
arguing against the claim of the New Idea *1
Mining company, staiing that if the bill I
was not passed the quicksilver monopoly
in California would control the product and
:
After further debate . Mr. HIGBY moved
to table the bill. Rejected-55- against 73,
The'bill thenAssed7B against 49.. ,
• The SPEA.KI presented a letter from
thp
s tretary TreaawY,,transtatiting
a • liimelital;report-lin , tride *Rh the
British North American Provinces. Re
ferred to -Cominittee • on- Ways and Means
and ordered printed. .. - . -
The SPEAKER also presented a corn•
mnnication from the General of the Army,
with reports of the several District Com
manders, ,a& to the recent elections in
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina
and Louisiana. Referred to Committee on
Reconstruction.
Mr. IiAWRENCE(Ohici, 4 ) .ftotrii the 2n
diciarv' Committee, reported a bill to estab
lish a,baraztment of 2aw,lwhioliwas.,44 - -
diiriocVp Med araPrechtmnittedl 4- - - • - - -
Mr. BENJAMIN, from the Committee on
Retrenchment, reported a resolution= call
ingbl.::. on the Secretary of the Navy for copies
of the rx espoudence in reference ,to the
We: tivo iten 'clads;the' Oneobi'lnil-ta
falai Adopted. , • ,
The Rouse went into Committee of the
Whole owthe state aftherUnion, Mr. LAW
RENCK Of Ohloeinthethair, with the un
derstanding that no further business would
A.
be done to-day, the Spe A -er, however, noti
fying the Hop.se it was 'hie, the attend
ance of the' House mig ht be desired at the
bar ()lithe Senate at 12 o'clock to-morrow.
-Mr. GARFIELD deliyered an elaborate
prepared 'speech On the financial questkin,
concluding as follows:—"For my own part,,
my course is taken. In view of all the
facts of onesittiatiOn,• of all the terrible
experiences of the past, both at home and
abroad, and of the united testimony of the
wisest; midi bravest- Blatestnen who have
lived and labored 'a uring the past century,
it is my firm conviction that any consider
able increase of the volume of our. incon
vertible paper money will shatter public
credit, paralyze industry, and oppress the
poor, and that the gradual restoration of
our fncienDstandardof valuer Wilk I* , d us
by the' safest and 'surest - Pith to 'nktirinal
prosperity and the steady pursuits of
peace." .'.. •., t . ...- ~. ._ :. .
'The Committee rose and the House ad
iourned:i ' ;. - -
_ ,
En
MEE
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.MtAMias!r.
Celidde,ll4:oll Both bideS--PrOhAflie irt.
ponemeut—Aequittal More Probable—
Chase in the' Ihtt:lgne 7 ,-It is Aimed at
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6A
..' BothThelil3l 43l 4. 4 , l lerS eßarinti-impi
are confident this morning. The friends of
Johnsenitlhave all tdeng;..sMd they would
~•
;have enough votes to acquit, andAhat if one
Senator became sick, another would • be
ready to supply his place. The Radicals
still claim a majority on one of the Articles,
but the fact that the PreSident las . lie'retb
, fore beeathe .best.informed, deeds many to
believe he will prove so still.
Hdwarit. arid- Conkling•lire bol,h conva
lescent, while Grimes's •• condition is such
that he cannot posssibly be in his seat to
morrow. It is, thereibre, altogether proba,
ble that the vote Will be again postponed.
The Intl proportions of-the plot to defeat
impearbirientheveliot beeirdeveloped, but
scattered threads are, being seized here
and there. As indicated in the dispatches
' early in the trial, the central figlifearkinf.
the Republicans who opposed impeach
' ment, is Chief.J,ustice,Cluse., ~His position
made it iinlecessao ' that :this ••opinion
should be made, public, but they have nev
ertheless been aped;, icnowil'• here, and his
ri
beang during the dial hasbeen marked
by some characteristics which so - early In
duced s distrust of-Grime and Trunbull.
He has been, throamont • most int i mate
with the Presidetit'S counsel and with Rev.
erdy Johnson, who furnishes the apparent
respectability and reallusins for the Dem
ocratic side of-the Semite, and lastly:with
all the doubtful Republicans. They have a.
been gathered-around; him at dinner Par-
ties.„ and have been made 'the i special re
cipients of social - blandishments, in•which
his accomplished .daughter is so well
versed. Chase's own ambition, and his
hoftility 10 Nadei and ;still 'greater hostile
ity to Grant; are known. ,It is also known
that each' of the fontßepublicans who have
openly declared for acquittal, is opposed to
Grant, igol t mewl of them ghitybi ;personal
piquetC to gratify at Wideli expense.
The -Ohronicle of this morning has a
double leaded• leader evidently written by
Forney, declartngiliat: Mosel afterfri+Wf
coin's nomination in 1864, tried to organliti
a movement tb 'divide the party;' and only
'retired •M' the .Supreute" bench when that
railed. al* Mihintillg OP: *luck Patt.ftie ul
timate purpose of Chase fs to nave three
Presidential taiwlidates in• - the field with
tifititiopeX,titteg. L the ',eleStimt, idt.O. the
Haase and ce ydef: , .. . . Grant. • -
The intimate relatio . . c,i ~.- retatzlkdre..
btdloch with his two , -%• . 1 7 -'• r§into - thelle
;partisans, , continues to be the theme of
comment' 'lief& ' hs'iditedrsiitlin'tict that
Mr.. Johnson-and -and Ids counsel -knew how
these foutSenatztorwould Wore4ently in the
'tkialr':while •their , most intimate • 'friends •
:With in ' . the#:. ° Y r q PSIY•ItPt e ~deeeWetl to'
ta i rnktoc,
_This morlthr, Mr. pq4.. wpd titofito,sot ,
before the se tiestlerrollifiVilegct
and refisilptiod,f4r is, 01 inquire'
into the condeekqf OpMissouri delegation,
in atteni . ;til e r ,idtlpence ; the course of
Senatorn nu,impopaninilefit. - .14,
Uokh -. . . 'lnterViewf *Rif tlioirSibi,
akif*fiklibkit gild thelettei r iiiittbn, littilX
instigation. - The Speaker decided was
nOt'iqiguirdarastilid, vitue-04.,A4
net nOttOthiallitif 'tlio ` honorl of! Alie Senate,,
tor. - dootpettodad ;tie Antics ,of the In..
• trinlilti 9f itip ,, pnkrilegW, W/House:
thetroodoSt..o4,u**Wer:ww+ 01.6'
sate Mg. '' .1, i a.i , ,' J , .
= There wain' oenicdltatiefirtif:ftilo4 l SO*
tort IM$ evening at hir.Stantan r irrealdenci.
Messrs. Wade and Wilidd kifrilist Mk
Stanton to 04. whether the prWent •
ttnviotediftW4litilikfidd fuse
to confitm a successor Hr. _ Cameron do•
4314 IVO If ixsifiiiliti6 ' df
nzo oo r h ipNebeAcy,eee= t t
Ire oillioilk, t • ; t excuse.or'
.The general is especially toltiekqiii ,
' den, Henderson and Vs Tiiii
rt Governer Hemilton,
L i t re
' timidall_Mp ' • (*dug
1 nsterday for ins him n the street.
4- - las &tuna pie e;lnv Aiim ilvPhll=
%
pia
: eV . .' Ilv= goes back, they sa ~ Mi:'
E • " ...(' : It
, ,uince , tow. you Am.
rattit i ' ;' 4A Fi tal . 1t441
AMri
ladcfparais obi gbt,suid . .: ii,rg 1..., 01
• 1 liir:AL, .ISteirtirt'stahorizes me to derir
the report that General Grant has deter-
P.•! . ... , :i1 , 1 , - ) 1 .- I . 1,.. Zr.. -, - I ',T. '.•.; .fk.:?:,
REM
PITTSB IMIH, ` A
mined to have his, name. withdrawri.frOnt
the nomination. Chimp.. Mr,Stefrart
says Grant fa the - man for the Republicans
first', -last and all theltraie:-* l-7 '
• Header - ton, by liis letter, shows that lie is
for acquittals, , ghisr.onftsahr,e an flopped
down the " Missouri delegation in the 'Rouse
completely. • Van Winkle and Willey will
both vote for_acquittal, which makes the
required. nineteen. votell Dar' the'President,
and makes the n_ peaelunent trial.e farce.
All defends on Willey Siest Virginia.
If he goes either for the President - or for
Congress, he gives the verdict. Mr- Chase
and Mr. Johnson are both confident of ado
, . , •
NEw Xonv, May 15,—The Trburie's
Washingtah dispatch says : Anthony and
Sprague are both doubtful, and are strongly
clalined by the President's friends as sure
to vote for acquittal: . "
The Times dispatch says : Randall, of
Patrawivaniai rho reretveibrt Sathattardpg
ItiiirreGOV'ericor 'Hamilton, Of Teal e, Vegter
day evening, big perfect strangsztoliamil
ton, who' ever - saw him before, and the in
sult from Randall is il prfeFtly unaccount
able
Boys in Blue and the Recreant Senators,
By Telegraph tklphyrObarkikinittte.
PHILADELPIeIiti i 18.a.lAt a meetisE
of the Boys in Blue_thia evening, piesideu
over by Cien. Joshua T. Owen, a resolution
was unanimously adopted- expressing the
belief that the course of Sertators,Grimes,
Fessiniden tat& Trntabull Is i prOinoted: by
malice, jealousy, disappointment,, and
perhips a baser motive, and no pun
ishment known to us would ex
press our utter: E. detestation of
these three recreants, who are to
day branded with infamous notoriety,
and though the chief sselected by these con
spirators wear the . erminal robes of high
office, or bear the insignia .of distinguish
ed service in out ranks, they will find us
in future as in the past, faithful, fearless,
and invincible in our devotion to the great
party which sustained us during the war.
PHILADELTITIA, May 15.—The Republi
can City F 4 xecutive Committee to-night
adopted a resold - ion that the conviction of
Andrew Johnson is imperatively required
by the evidence submitted to the, Conrt,
and the world and all loyal men will re
guard with detestation,any recreant-Sena
tor who, from selfish eintisideratiims, refuses
to vote for the conviction of the great crimi
nal whose guilt has been made manifest,to
every honest mind in the country.
Massachusetts Legislature and Inipcach
meat-
[By Tel e graphtictlle " Pitistruigb . ' 4 Gazett . C. ‘ 3 4'
VoOSTBIS May 15.--'ltibliatds Jr. tee
day in'trodtieed in - o'l3ll'6as° a resolution
solemnly dement- ing attemptsto bring
to bear ttPdir Senators in the diseharge of
their judicial duties the. for t es of asserted
local opinions, and still more the force of
the organization, discipline,, . 0/4dOn
wishes of politie s parties: - It ' *as Yiadb
nitely postponed-101 against :0 . A similift
resolution Ivan introdueedli ttuy Senate by
Gen. Schtouder and f referreetO the Com
mittee on Federal relatkms.,
EiFtitotei
q4gtAL
The Universal Peace:Society was addres
sodto-day byaststr Stone, Cora Hatch, and
others, and resolutions expressive of the
views of the Society adopted.' Among the
prodeedinga l was the readhig ofa liAter from
Horace Greeley, Who, while believing in
peace and-avowing .hisintention to do his
best to secure it, says he apprehends some
of the chronic enemies of peace will have
to be disarmed; possibly :before we
can have universal and lasting peace.
EqUAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION.
The Equal Rights Association elected its
officers yesterday for the ensuing year,
with-Lucretia, Mott as ,President. There
was a lively dbate in the evening between
Fred Douglas; ,;;Bova Olympia Brown,
Susan B. Anthony, - atid"they'Stone. Miss
Anthony and , Lucy Stone denounced the
Republicans because they would not adopt
the Woman's ; Rights, platform. , Douglas
supported the partY as far in advance of
the Democrats prilboth negro, :and women
suffrage.
The American Church Union considered
a resolution condemnatory of insubordina
tion on the part of some of the clergy to
Episcopal • authoritY, and pledging the
trA/9 13, ,-„l6k PlitPygrt...aishOps. 34- , •
the canons and dlsoipline of- the olharch,
and finally tabled-It.
TRIAL OF COLLECTOR CALLICOTT.
The trial of Theophilus C. Callicott and
othOrs t . charged with defrauding the 910 , 1-
eininent of six hundred thousand dolltirit
by the removal:Ads quantity:oZwhiskey
from bonded warehouses ou fraudulent
bonds, was ccitithierided
The Citizens tosixactiou have figured up
a tax levy which is millions Tess than
the city and ..00nlityr billa , - passiid by the
Legislature, but yet unsigned by the Gov
ernor,
DEATH-F i EOM. ABORTION.
investiwitiOn is being made into the cir
cunistwva, o,f the! dean pf:a ,girl , omed
liordOberger, aged fourteen years, from
abortion, perf ormed. it is , alleged, by Dr.
Recard.
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A prominent officer of the Merchants
unt"'-E4r9lFf 00440440Preeenta that
thry /c*ot OOmpantr:from the recent
Tnb: 6617 , 10 i 1 net e x ceed POO&
.
Mr. Chittenden Superintendent of the
Cont lisiirpoVlisalendered hhtivignk.
tion
CPA:BI44n DB4Dii ;
Charles M. Wrcot sr. f a well lnovi
counldardlirrdlmy R r
delplda. 21t
I Tt i•B'ECICABDFAE. 1 1 41 1, : r4 'a le 3 "*.
Itiiteeoat prom
li
„,ent I 0.04.10.0.1141.44411Wei1ige, died
to-uay.
• - ozoonAitArckm,.
The Atnerics4gettorsAkici(lafiaieti has
re-elected sltidgealal,Y7xesiderati;
fr e iss WM/1-'IQ, I
csty 'Telegraph to the PltObirgh Gasette.3
GA.LVESTO
_ L zt I , fitrThe,toSentV - 4,v7 , ,
fonno.lx4e las the 414109444pa1ar:
the'repirine3re Inqehotten-,ease;. , l l rimp ,
poverty reeetititebettre
r didi&libele%
isPittatArmpeattagettediutli .;;,
and was toKuty ooderaned for sale by th
Di s t r ialuago- - - t1.1)41Atv33
¶ NEW YORK:
- .THE PEACE SOCIETY.
thitrucle intlox.
THE TAX, BILLS.
• ik44 411 4 1, *
t, iTeleirspliiisitlieittilbititiiftmedol'''
t, May ,15.-One; hundred,. and.
deielitaWF ol ftf
Chicago ? liI'M:10% aulallb.o/44**
fifty ttitSea ems yen route to
Chicago. •
• ,` •-' /
ra j Ont i titinottrs A th e lfetrolft lnill'Ma rtei i l l g ite d tbi.
and dreVe the Turks to the sea odibritilliti
recent conflicts.
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1111
diet To-bireiiiiiih Article
asp the_WAlt. &cF•i
te;f•ielegruph to the rittzburgh Gazette. 3
MAY,4 5 ,112 84 i 18 •
,
sswzTß+or his
Senator Conkling continues to ithprr,ve
in health, aml.Rom present„appelfa l uces
be abld t d iappear in hia:'siiat ; ),o-Moi
tti
Senator Grimes is in better physical con-
dition.
Senator 'Howard does not stow any
marked sigisioPcoifvaiesaiiiii:
It is not cprtaip l thst.ttie yota on, impeach
ment will be taktna to-Idoiloktr- -
Specials report a caucus of Republican
Senators was held to-day, hut:-no definite
conclusion reached as to the course to jr4
pntAted' :. - Mother. tauten
would be held later in the day and it was
believed the-result; will be the postOorie
ment of the vote to-morrow: Senater Wade
is confldenkhowever,„ that the-conviction of
the President ban be secured on the 11th
article, and ' ;perhaps on one others The
President's friends count eighteen Senators
positively for acquittal.
A CAUCUS
Less than lief the Republican Senators
had a consultation at Senator Pomeroy's
to-night, with' reference to impeachment.
The conference continued more than three
hours. Senator Wade was present, and
also. Senator NVih3on who hasjust returned
from New Yeir The entire-subject-.was
canvassed anthnotes compared as to 'what
Setititors could be relied upon for the-con
viction of this President. Itlwa-s agreed
thet n the eleventh of the imposchment,erti
clog:Stood thebest chance on conviction: — It
is riaderstood these Senators are in favor of
a vote being taken to-morrow, but -that
question willlie — determinedly a full Sen
ateAlence thete is nott , uncertainty on -the
quedion. The Demixtrats to-night exiiess
more confidare of ;;Ifie acquittal ofthe
Pmeldent tharrthe Republicans do orAiis
comiction.
DEAF AND DCINED CONFERENCE.
In-the conference at the American Insti
tutions for Df and Dumb tonight, papers
weriread bys ev. WIV. Turner on,hered
itarye disease a nd onEinitial signs, L. Pratt
on. Dearhinte College, VT:J.
Ptdjaer on trades for deaf and dumb/S. t
Porter on the best method - of teaelahag
Amer, an P. Gillett on the employ-
Mante of female teachers. Thesewipers
reed lall'discnssion, and various *to
, luitqts wereitioptvl.
The President, by executive ordere,r:ler
mitt Sunday4chool teachers employed in
the Executive: Departments — to be.absent
from duty on-Monday ifext, to participate
in the auniversary of the Sunday School
Union of Washington. .
DECREE EXTENDED.
The Spanish, Qovernment Ilas extended
till the 31st df Vecember the "decree'allew.;
Ing the intrOduction free of duty of cereals
into Spain and Italeric islands. Straw and
Ixak.are la r tb tiq admitted . :ort the :mime
CYRUS FIELD'S MEDAL
A bronze copy of the medal to be award
ed-Cy, ras Wr-Fiebi-irruct - fir - Cngress — tisks
been reeiveclat theVireasud'Dopartment,
and was exhibited at the Cabinet meeting
to-dayl.
Hon. Samuel J. Randall was not in the
Hansa ti.)-(lay. Owing tti Injuries iaceived
yesterda,y,in the encounter, with ,e,x-Catlver
nor. lituntiton, of .Texas. They Itre not,
however, serious. , .
B.Randolph, Chief Clerk in
thelinited States Treasury Office, died to-
- ' RECEIPTS OP ,CUSTOMS.
The receipts of customs from. May Ist to
9th, inclusive, were 03,769,841.
METHODISM
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quadrennial uonierenee: of the Methodist
I . i t• - ? , PP 11 11 1 c59.4 `9,44 3 rf1 it l :LI ' `.' I . •
My lifegrapt to the PlttpurghGazette:3
Cimino, May 15.-4 , r ypitterday.'s ,aes
sion, Bishop Simpson 'peered the
resoluticlnit,Vbich*Cte adoPtedtlinaction
of Wednesday being rescinded: ' •
"WHEREAS'
. There ii riow pending in the
Be nate•of the •lrnited States the ; most . im. ;
rirgi11.„40.411:2/44.../U4i.O.YOZJ iL
Ulgage,
ts 9.,...
ration; au --- ~. -. r" ,- --..•_,- -• 1..;) "
"WinhitAlljEVffiefibti-and:'ffelldiiiii,9 in
this case have -been ; fully, °Ported by the
people, so ttatall*l4.,. form an en lightened
opinion; and —'" • " •• •' ''' - • t 1
WHEREAS, We are deeply impressed 1
that upon its.rigbtfadechA twilA largely
depend theratilatY lad' efitS , of the I
nation, as well as rellitiouspr vileges of our
ministers's: l d member*- in many tparts of
the South; and • - , - 1
' “Wirratr4o, Tainfiii rumors are incircii- 1
lotion thatpurldY hy unworthy `jealotistes,
andr.Partly - by corrupt influences, peanut*. i
ry and otherwif" gm* acgmititlmploye4,
efforts are belrig =Well) influence Senn
torwimproperly, and to prevent them fro*
performitigtheir high diitY3 theVfl;kre, I
it/Zero/cad, That: we hereby' a 'Point alt
hour !of prayer, -from, 3/, 49 40 t o clock o- 1
morrOw, to invoke Morey ' irom God upon
our nation, and to beseech him to save our ,
senateita'frontertark;iindin infhichicialiani , 1
that their dealPlua shall be ...in _ truth aid
righiecpmcss, and shallilmittlitett security
and - fir(ollEgt th.pitgli t tai n t (ma i : ,
The ord &UPI did f, ~ :
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tion 0f,r10401316 ~, 1 ...-xt ":: to -,.. z .3,---,. z , :,:....•.-;.;
o,2abirty of iintliaus, propose . jl_
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tirt=', of ? r il t i lir r li r keria k
a •iresolatkai ' , request gt.itbri - ,, Cen • . t
Col ..1 . . : to : . ...5 1 :44 .7 ,a
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9113t1011 In tii. . C. 4. 15 . .-. 8 I n U ..
Keuhl i Oathelitet: ;,91,0tier
i i i 3=a4
hied lit •
, Bishop _ , 4
once a It
li, ,' lte 'nixed - 1
terldnifilie'oisiste "
,the Supreme B 1
in they. Constit
'Thire'rtsdela•l;
4 lietitiono wit
turlKJferint• Mt.
Baltitrioros Mo.,
flegrus4=
favor of lay rePr
COllfetelloo P'
OEM
, PRO is 'EUROPE.
51111reSS,: ‘ , Victoria . by
MO /Irish Chttrch Ilitrarehy—
' F. Train" oat—
A Protest from Nova Scotia to
the,; tf
S . .
:antuzeittl,:Qilestioli- in France;-:
,
ley Telegraph - to szette.l
GRf *MAIN.
• 1
, - AprozsgE!
- .
. Lozinop . , May I&.—Atrecelesiistield. dep:
utation waited ;on the Queen at Windsor
Castle yesterday and ViesenteiT an 'address
from the HierarchY:of the Irish
giving.their views' in regard. to the 'great
changes contemplated in the establishment.
The 'Queen replied in' vignetermai . . not
Committing herself to' the policy of:either
the Church or the Liberal party ow the
question. • : • - • _
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN.::,,
May-15. , --tieerge TWaicie
Train.delivered anaddreas at a public ball
here bigt night.: The audience wag small
and the ! proceedings,. •updisturbed.• The
affair attracted little or no attenti on.
; PRINCETON ,COLLEGE intarmmoy ,, ,
BELFAST,' Mayl.s.—Rear. Br; James , Mit&
cosh, of Queeen's ?who .was re=
cently, elected President Intl. :Princeton ,
College, New Jersey, has not., yet.deoided
whether he will accept the position. •
PARLIAMENT PROCEEDINGS. .1
_Lownow, May .15. —M idnight .— In' the
House of Commons this evening, ~ John
Bright presented a petition.from the people
of Nova Scotia •praying ,Parliament to , ropn
Peal the act by which .the Province , - was
united to the . ponainion of Ca nits. • The.
petitioners denounck the' Canadian 'union
act [as an evil, uncalled for and nniusi,lthe
result of surprise sprung on the people,
and of fraud practiced on - Parliament..
After the reading of the
. dootnnent, the
evening of the 26th inst. was assigned-for
debate on the subject. • - r:.
SUFFERING
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COTO'S LEGISLATIF F--FIT:TAINCIAT4RU,ESTA ON.
PARIS, May 15.—1 n the' dots L4tiSlatiff
the debate on commerceivtiie • commenced
early in•the week with a speech `from M.
Tiliers in favor of protection, ' Was contin
ued in yesterday's session by M. De For
cade La Roquette, the Minister of Com
merce, who made a reply.to the argument of
Thiers. He deprectited•the opening of the
commercial question ( and the, , cr_patioa,- of
a crisis in trade when, pesos and, industrial
prosperity were sure and undisturbed Be'
declared Irene* 4 wnilld not abiptwikirc t ,
i grade policy either On tale qiieetion. Of • tom
merce or any otherPubllc titidatitni , • -
Geri. Fairley, commanding "tbe enearlip;
i meat of Chalone,inanStdriressittithetibbps;
says , war islinit N. Pr tiiS l 4l2t 43 l . 'Wel
' 93 1 P
allate ttB *4°lg4:4lll''
'4
ay a.— ventag. , ..anyatimatum
has been diapatched by the French. Govern
ment to' the Bey of Tunis. " _ ~
It is rumored Count ; De Sartiges, Minis
ter. at Roine, will be removed. '
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ARRIVED.
QrrEENsTow* May 15.—The steamer
Virginia, from 'l , lm Tork, arrived this
morning. •
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
LIVERPOOL, May 15.--COIIOD closed firm
and quite active, and prices are advanced a
fraction on American; the last sales were
at the following rates: middling uplands, at.
12X; Orleans at 12,4; sales to-day, 15,000_
bales. Breadstuffs closed quiet. Corn .aCt
vanced to 38s. Other articles nnchang.ed.
Provision and 'Anie!ictin produce without
material alteration. - - • • •
LONDON, May 15.—Evening.—Consols
closed et 94;a9 , 1% for money and' 923i@
93 for account ex-dividends.. :United States'
bonds 70,4(i)71%. - Illinois Central - 95.
Fa-PancrußT, fay ls.—,livening .— United
bonds closed at 76.
PA - iuS, May, 15.—Bourse closed . firmer;
Rentes 69r45c. ' - • '• •
. Alerwass, May 15.--Petroleum firm ato
NDON, May 15.—Weather to-day, de ,
li:htfcil.
BRIEF NVNVS
—Mike 'McCool' takes a benefit at Bares
Opera House. St. Louis, thi eve ning. v , .
„
-The new. Constitution of ; Miseiselplil ,
was, signed 'yesterday by the members oft
the Conventmn. ' •
—John Butler, of St: tau% was robbed
of or lost 14,000 oti the Paelfia; Railroad on
Monday night last. ''
4' b
—The net proms a tthe fair,
.., 4/, of
the Cretans, recently held' in Beeb3P,
amounted to 121;000: ' ' ' ', .
=C. J. Brackenbrish,. was robb on the
street in Indianapolis, Th ursday night, of,
nearly one thousand dollars, by garrolerc.
—Senator Sprague - has 'appointed‘ Col.
Wm. R. Reynolds as his substitute in : the
Rdode Island delegation to' -
the ' Chicago,
Convention. ' ,•"..' ,-- . ' •
—The storm TilialidgylMt *ea. :very
were bi Maine,' , they severest, it is :said ' ,
known hu , years. ' 4tie b: damage s was,done,
in - Lewistew and vianitY.' ', -
-- A irennS mail:efone . Orchard, ill the
'cliant, Penitentiary a; Jeffersonville, after.
W ing In anatlethßOP.fiseePel committed
suleide by banging biniffelfr .'-'> s• i • - ' '
=James GrabelPi Xtrakeman on the. Penn
sylvania Railroad, op. WednesAlay, in driv. ,
ing -a Cow, from. the track !fell: an therair
artd•waelnmoVeir and killed..., !.:-.. .... tI .. . ' ~..,
.SheramPs large plin” fag mull i and boa'
factorY, witlyseveral adjoining tentauents;
in Brooklyn,lN: tifi e *bre destrori4 by Are
Fridaylmorrilitg.l - -lioas, 1100;000. '• '
;—Tife'SilieklYit,(lt.Y:)`.flidine aittii;thc'e
day broke up.a bogultdrytmodiffirni =der
the name 'Of Ryder er:COi,,Wl4 are Alleged,
t° hkivr itie r df i t i i q u o dw o o,o.,ol34 . 7:
nesik,M .' ~ " . " ; - .-. . ,'•7 , -
4-Saiili Gioia: - a ' mui c i imkg; flro m
County, Pa._,_jum !,„,, Itygniatuidai l ei g: ) a,
ferry beat7 s Tb . : Ti rN• fevinagviute4: -t9
cci a..........t.... inmit"5uie1 ....... ,de ' , _ ...4 .,... *. ,... , ” ":"A14.,* 3 1 1 t4 , ; •_., '
'''''''''''.1377:191.,‘"1441`'._,,0:.;,tz44,, i 4..
;-o;,n Exo
:otiiik, ''' et.iiritik*frobbiugt this.
Tes# , Cdf* - denWitkgrilrifegro g ___,,,
irrestad** aoditeroKPAlPOuT '
/140.°Rite,,I,IffevgflestaKE. .. lii7 , :i ."
t .4)ls. Blantoss.luld lOWA . 0 7 0 1:„
MAW stAreentilltit tretneliZ e
dayiAllo-dhkW 4 M , 'thlferw
who ittelial.libir• ..4,6444440 ,
erred mute ' ' , Alin :7.1- , ,
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Botirlilutliineen - -- .- ' - '''•
thigtheismel lbr' • - O r '''
. diktatitled trYy1W . ,,,,,,,..„ .wth i se • -
aid : undeftwavv.•
o votes fbr n{.."' forfeits
sue
tmnwfb
REM
United States District .Castrt--Judge Mc
• ''' . Candle O.: ' •• • • i
In the bankruptcy branch .the following . .
petitions forfiithil . discharge Were: ;Medi (
Daniel Bradbury, :-Bradford - cotatty::-
Upson, Erie countyi,.Leander - L. G_Kiffe.,`i
Joseph Felloes; second, and I. J.. 'Trawl'',
all of Luzern"county : '
.A.:ths4 ditehafge was ti4ilM IDA;Ilia:
tificate awarded to James Cuddy, of Pitt-
burgh.• ., - • , , , -lit .
Petitions for adjudication Wi l li, 'Wed tt f
D.Btoneroad,. Pittsburgh; jno. Ef.ll6orn,-
Crawford county;
min Jerry .-A..lThomas;•WiT4 -
tig'Y county, and W. F. Evarts„ `Erie '
;
c° P llt ' " 11:
• ItiVEN CIE ' aoNsinrAby nisi! ' ' !I •
;. The case of. C. C. Johnston' and Klohaiir• -
wilsou, .revenue officers of the Twantiet
District, indicted„ for bribery, and cons -+
racy, was proceeded with, the defense con:.'
tannin g their evidence.• ..- -k . ./ .Ik , it .1
E. ff. Henderson. Deputy. Collector,pf the i
twentieth District; testified that from - 14'4-,
vernber 15th' to Decemberzlsthi -Joh - ningiV •
was in Clevelaudi:havingr.beeridetairteslit
thiGoyertunetn. Witness hadneVer IC
his reputation - called in questiOn.- - 310 . •
known Wilson sincelB6l, And liintairtileri
for truth had been • good retie , the tbriekst
t his affair. - Witness stated on k r uroseTe „
nation, lhiit, , Johnston might:ll4e iii
ii 4,,
Off CIO fret& Cl elan by ~.**9e,(it pit, , ~,,
without
. goingtci - Meadville. ',' ', T , .' ,' : Ik. '
- - AT large number ' of witnentieireikindikni
by the , Tdelltdite,T ( -who teittifitidqhfit TV**, - _ .
would tiot believe S mith ' Oath"; OK nisei
giving -defendants .an eaccellent , e t
wu•
previous to -the present eb.args. ..•-it S
nr.• .
assessor of the twentietbidistri/4- WEIS
for the purpose of establishipiiibillf* salligi4
tion that Johnson was in Cleveland-, 4:11a-rirgt:
apart. of Noveinber and Deeeinber. _lfer
vey Kennedy, brother- in n;j'en4l
Cifiedilat he had 'never, deliVereda Small,
arpet sack to Smith as sworn to by Smith,
min did he at any envy money' fficirkit,
Smith to thedatter: - -T , • T ;-• ~ r 4 '
• A largentimber of witnesses' testifittilkii%
the good reputation of Smith for teritii,pi I
The testimony closed,: and S p half in rat .
two the Court adjourned,_ :,;'.l"be . , Mg
of counsel will be madithie,l3.l9, pg;i 'Jo
j ,
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District coart—Judgu 111stmoim ....
, In the case of G. W. Csnfteld,ys: 3;4 ~a 4:
W. B. Troy, previously reported, the , nry,
found for plaintiff the.sum of 17„387:541 .-
. -SartinelStevensdn and Geerge Mot on,.
AdminiStrators of Alex. Stevenson - ", de--
ceased, vs. Philip 11. Stevenson. 'Jur. ' I disc - -
charged and plaintiffs 'take a nonsuitp Willi
leave to move the Court in bane to- I kti off
such nonsult. ; nu , ' ' ' . ','• '''l ki `•' l,
•,..p. G. McGrew, for iise of .J:33. Snesithenit
vs. j. $ • . McDonald. Juror withdrawiiiind
cause;
referred; to : .be n t Connell, ii.T.; F.
Dravo and Thoinas Ewing r .foregt#44 914 ,
' ' • Continua Pleas 7 Judge ility e..... ~...,
" 'ln the - cinni of Green/4 McMannp l'j‘Yli-
Benny, jr., the jury foun d feOliniitnct.!,ne
aunt of $244. •,_. • ' - - Ili <-; ;,, 1
John Raines 'and John Johnson, Sxectt
tcirii of 'Kennon Reines, dtfeitiiskid, - vit.' 3Tillin
A. Graf: - -Verdief. for. plaintiff for $1408.75?
.;denies :Mackey' Ttli.•,Tifaties , :l.i l , l o 4 *--
Verdict forplanitlifforts9o743 l :- T r -...'• II
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idency—
l'-,. i-o: •
Annual Session ,of-the Grand Lodge.-` ,'
At the last Anntial Seaskon of tipa Granti
Lodge of the Independent Order ,' , !„ a••
tlows of 'this State, beide!. Philp elphbh -
h seat of the Grand Lodge, and wbereri#
its previous sessions have been held, ititias -
decided to have an innovation of'tha lade,
and'a resolution providing for boldinkrits
next Annual Session in this city wt* adept:-
ed by a vote of 305 yeas to '3l nay,e. , Th 6
session will commence on Tuesday morning;
the 19th instant, ana continue five iays;ltift
usual routine of business, suehaa a nutting
new members; submitting of th6l.antaal
reports of the, Grand liaster, Speretary,
Treasurer, Arc., will be 'gone, throughsw - M.;
The result of the annual election ..tvillbii
made known and the officers Olciet!.iistalioa.
on the second day of -the teasiorr:,. P l Arnendi
xrrents to the bplawsirelatinglo thefinarieek
of the Grand Lodge, and thenerlyProbje
ed Orphansr Asylum, will , be - actetrupOW f
Richard Viratson, the pmentOrtindlOi;luter,: -
Will open the session, On , itfondasl.Btiritekt
at., -
.the Grand .laicainpment of the I Statel
will hold its session in the same pace;yritfik-
J. VP: Tyndale presiding. : Repor*of,corn. , ,
mittees, counting of 'the votes' loil'olli6er4,
installation of the officers 'elect,
gitntin it'
charters for•new subordinates :tc.; - VW"
constitutethe principalblSinee;tOaetitini•
acteddoring•thesestdon.
-
• • N .i-:,) ik).l.-I.l'/«12
,The attendance .of repreilentaiotVel anal' . -
members of the. Grand Lodge** Granill
Enctunpment from, all pelt= of %ate Stateu
will be , very - large, and•ll,r,ol4-3rlrCtlaisr.
vicinity are Makblg • the' Pdati
oi
eeiFttn*li*.f.
preparationsi• to eve .the -visitin.o a x?lodial l
reception: - Airangeniente - btive;rbtien, 4',.
footed 5 by the' GrandigeoaretarY arid Trea*, - ;
rarer with , • lL"W.="Givisaleto,; - tlie l •General,
Ticket Agentof an d
•
conipany, which ;will =WWII' Will ~tatol
the trip off theparticipanta -to ,sestifono ,
and back.. ,Il'hose comirat to- - hurgitg
%lAN) ref:ll4ll4 to, pitroliaratt .: ir'tfoketit f
at;lhe depot ,payirout Weifell- , e,oilli.fr
The-repriOntagvek.p,f ,Le `, 0 - ...4.r.X.ffige-,. ,
aral'Encalniprnent; - and fine.. . 1 1„;: i en....uVe.d., d
to gaga- in , the-revactlin'i.... - ; - 0 , Ana.: et a
provided . withlYed , retinit;; . ••••• • ''Thlo.'ti) ,
starting. for _their; honlet‘ 0 .7.!. . 0 .- 0, ra.`d h
Soistary. i On Wedntisds :_. .. ~ nttlq 02.)
s_tr.t3l.4lnes Si Nicholson 1 • 'tOtW
Paculkbers of Aire egliOttenninvi
and en Thilreits7Pviliii ) -% ' 4 '" ° :‘
ugl t
tiod eritertaltimentlri
~Ite •o 1 o .. it; ,
skating linkiii.Agiigh4py . fr ir vidoos„,
belhik• &oersted . .4,1 fitted, . 19f,# 1 4,41"..
Press,ar rn— -,.... —l, ,--.0.1 - :i= .ux:
The Board of. • Directdrs of PWAnOt l4.. '
vitnia Central Railroad httra re Toottolu aE
crease, the capital atocir Of: •sornPiga.7
tNY 4 ,44 .- fitEe. per cept,,n14.04. ..04,...e1he
y ! lant4,.
capirw' cir the'. ebnimny i lieu ' 7i7
seven
seven .milligen. The BNma . • 1 •
the exraininier 'is ••neadtid to ' . pve
~, ',.,1
company's ,b•ame.
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; • mie ostaatut joissii 4 , ,4,• ~,, .... ~ •
(By Telegraph to Vie rottstarshiis4.46thwetti;l,- -; •
liowArataass; . 1 %.2..50n AB: f
Middlillg. 3 o3i= "jell ' TOk
7,, : ' tiono44l
Gat i ,Aesforthals
ex: to + Pot" OWi,
_ B4 . stob k sks69i,• . _r II . MOW& . i iffilic
Tokr,Bll l 4 Z,,:vWqr., r - . 14 , : 14 iqvi.
141:' , Plie lafts' lik• e:, ,k- ,, ,, b d, +e4.' Itt.••1
cr § en
List,feflq& A` l - i le' ' '44, 'iv
roar duli Or ( " 11 , "i. - ''' -. , ~'
90,11•Zert firm . , il/ l'• '- . :,.- ise ,
,alesinsr atsic osl tharfhtatztit 1 ~i t - if Fifiek t '' )
d u po,,,VNA, idisdondedigillsopktalitWe ,-
ditier g itgg e • 4 404)4klikelilint" . MO'
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