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also, and having di-posed of the viand, the Re'r•
M. Smyth turned to the bar-keeper, and cat-cies-4
requested him to " hang that up." Mr. Smyth ad;
inns that he went to a respectable hotel, had heel
steik, some gin and milk and black tea for lunch,
wi.h taro gentlemen of the pi ess, b„th of whom a'
oysters, and had also gin and milk, and as it was
the Sabbath he requested the cashier to make 3
note of the amount, which he pail the next day
that he lives four miles from the church, and that
he •felt in need of lunch after a busy week. The
reporter of the Herald corroborated Mr. SinYt:ll',6
st tement. The reporter of the Bern had Ica, opanto
Mr. Smyth to take notes of the historic tl parts f .
the sermon, and he was courteously and liospitalll
invited to partake of therefreshinents. Mr. Smyth 6
son was sent to" assist hint in cppying the notes,
and in the evening Mr. Stephens, of the Herald,
came to the Sun office and got the MSS.. -whet;
both talked of the hospitality they had r.ceivo
before the City Editor, and tlex•. morning, to the re-
porter's astonishment, instead of kis report, the SO
contained the article upon which the charge 09
• grounded. , The reporter repudiated the article/
• which, he slid, would have been in him a breach
of hospitality and a viol ,tion of courtesy, and tlte •
case was referred to two, who gave their decision
on. Wednesday. The " and gin" 1. arson was
censured mildly, but firmly, Mr. Sinytli receiving
his rebuke and soleilin warning with Ineeknes4,Bll
washing it down, 1 make bold to say, when he net
got home with some more gin and milk. and.
milk has become quite fashionable, and wherever
the clergy go they are asked to partake of
new American drink. The sensation ,of the Wee
has been the cable passage from Germany an nonlltl-
- that American Railroad securities Lad Letej
stricken from the list of the Betliu hours-,, as the
market had been flooded
.with Amelican bonds 4i'
doubtful value. The details are not known, but it
is said an agent from Berlin and Frank for, had beep
sent here to investigate the solidity of the American
loans put on those market's, and his report led t°
the action taken by the " Elders," a body, 1. ant in"
formed, corresponding to our Chamber of Cal-
merce. The impr. scion among the German houses,
in this city is that only those of doubtful value Wlll
suffer, and that the market will soon recover its
tone. The case of James Fisk, jun., tintinst the
Union Pacific Railroad came up on Thursd iY be-
fore Judges Nelson at.d Blatchford, the p, itit being
whether the issue shoal I bi tried by a U.S. pis"
trict Court or a State Court where the action was
i
originally commenced. A train has just arrive'
~
from San Francisco in six days 23 hours, bringing
many through passengers. District-Attorney
Pierrepont has re.igue 1, tint his reasons are un-
known ; hi < predecessor and Mr. Barlow, the bite
U.S. Marshal, are candidates for the post. dildg°
Pierrepont can make more by private practice thtili
he receives from his place. Mr. Grinnell will also,
it is thought, resign, and Mr. Orton, of the West
Union Telegraph Company, has a good chance °
becoming the collector, if his own company will let
him go, against which it may strungle hard.
WASHINGTON, May G.
Congress continues its inquiries, into the intpre-
per 'influences brought to bear on the Votes of Its
members. The Senate Judiciary Committee is 111,7,
-13
vestigating the means. used to defeat what is kne,,'v-
as.the Bingham amendment to the Georgia -"i
and the proprietor Of the Washington Chronicle in
been examined, as it is said that $l,BOO were Pal'
to him nominally for printing and. aiivertisinge*
Governor Bullock has to be examined before tbc
Committee can report, but there are whispers e•
great scandals connected wit the affair. The rare;
guay Investigation is closed, and the reSolutions
have been reported. Rear-Admiral Gordon
censured for neglecting to aid Mr. 1-Vashbore"
The arrest and detention of Bliss and Masterro to
an
violated the law of unions, and was au insult
the United States; and the President's action 1°
withdrawing General 11.‘Mahon, and decliuing
further diplomatic intercourse, is approved. The
refusal or neglect of naval officers at the stations to
render al reasonable assistance to diplomatic 00'
cers in the discharge of their duties, or discourtesYi
should be inquired into, and punished by the Nav,'„
Department. Mr. Swann further held that the
forcible arrest of Bliss and Masterwan demanded
reparation ; that Minister Washburn ought not to
have left them in, detention, but should have re-
fused his passport ; that the Minister was imnr°-
dent in associating Bliss and Masterman with his
; and in error in his hostile and LW
friendly attitude towards the Paraguayan Govere;
ment. That Admirals Gordon arid Davis acted t
the best of their judgment, and also in accoi d'i'ce
with the instruc dons of the Navy Department, receiv.
ing its approval. We are in the midst of an exciting
election. Two sets of delegates attended the Ile;
publican Convention to nominate the Mayor ; tit
one candidate being the present incumbent, S.„,
Kowen, the other Major Richards, Chief of 1- i;
lice ; so there is a split in the party, though it If
rumoured that Richards will withdraw, ik favotir°,
M. G. Emery, the nominee of the Reform. RePubbc
licans ; and this, if true; will insure to hint tti
election, which will take place the first Monday ; o
i
June Emery is supported, by the Democrats, `rill,
cannot hope to elect a candidate of- their own.
voters are calculcated at 22,000, of whom B,v at
are coloured, and the Republican majority 33g.
least 1,000. Captain Commerell, of Her B.
steamship Monarch, has written to Secretary liZe,uhe
son of the Navy, forwarding an official from the
Lords of the Admiralty, who, in the name of ti,
Queen and the British Navy, acknowledge theil;B
form kindness and attention the crew of the it ene,_er
received in this country. 2 heconstruction of anotn.ea
Paci.-fic Railroad along the 52d parallel is advoea,tiv
by the sub-committee on railroads.and will prol'a° is
be adopted by the House. The Northern Paeiaed
advertising contracts for grading, bridging, Add
constructing the Minnesota sections of the r'icie
about 230 miles. Strenuous efforts are being 111`0,11
to push the El Paso line. The Representatives Irate
Texas, Louisiana, and other States interested
5,
moving in its favour. Mr.-Wheeler, the eilail? to
of ohs Committee on Pacific Railroads, trio.' nie
get laud grants for the Northern Pacific of °de,
47,000,000 acres through the House witile°,llo,
.bate ; but he was stopped by bitter opponents, ng.
though in a minority, secured delay by filibusternts,
Mr. Wheeler's object was to prevent atnendine,oe
under the impression that if the bill was sent evot
the Senate where it had passed, it would .00-
! again get through, as the Opposition has cagyt3
-1 greatly strengthened. In the Senate on Thur •ost
-Mr Morrill, of Maine, struck a hard blow agAtlioo
these grants when the Osage Indian Reserctivere
Bill came up. Twelve million acres of lands :It,S.
to be allotted to a few railroad speculators at -11 e,`pe
an acre, although worth nearly $5, and tinersi
termed a robbery of the Indians by white freebooo
Robert Bell, last 'Tuesday, helped himself ,into
'French clock, worth $l5O, by simply walking it to
Mr. Sumner's house, and sendingawaytheservauos
the Senator with his card, when, of course, he•oaer
arrested, and the clock recovered. Cotamissleos
Delano is away in Ohio for ten days, repert,oo
with an eye to the Senatorship. General Sll4OO
talks of retiring tit St. Louis as he will be 1-1!)5 be
to live in Washington with his family if his tri•lopo
reduced, as threatened, to $12,000. The /nag'
Pacific Railroad is menaced with a Receiver, .10.-
Howe proposing to hand it over to the tender 00
ties of such an official, unless the compsnY d,e,ftinSt
half a million dollars in court as a security art, ties
any jadgment it may award to S. W. Davis fqtorilli
he furnished. The Senate amended the ter° coos
laws of Wyoming, so as to rule the Chieloisia•
Court ont---a most. objectionable process of :',eo
vY
tion, sure to foster abuses. Orders were gig led
the company to stop running if the Judge e'retire
out his threat and put in a receiver. The Signlge°
Court adjourned last Saturday, and the
are now on their respective circuits.

BIRTHS. 111.
On the 18th inst., at Buscot Park. Berks, the wife of
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Campbell,daughter. 80
of Atto
On the 19th inst.q,, the wife of J. R. Valsay, Egli
Halstead, Essex, of a son.

MARRIAGES to g°
On the' Andrew
6th ult., at Sacramento, fir Young ‘ r
Rebecca Watt, late of Engiand. ‘
On the 18th lust t Salem Chapel, Hitchin, 3.11:15.bte1.
Franklin, of Stevenage, Iferts, to Martha, secona"
of Mr James Ellard, Hitchin.
DEATHS.
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On the 18th inst.., aged 70, William Robinson, son.'
Mill Rochdale. No cards. •,iag
On the, 20th inst., at 'Ealing, Caroline the Idost stivgi'
(laughter of John Wills, Esq., The Esplanade .
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