The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-22
Sprague Again on the Rampage
Brown and Ives Denounced as
Cut-thrOats- North
River Freshet.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Advices from China, Japan, and
Spain.
FROM WASHINGTON.


Special Despatch TO The Evening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, April 22.--The main object of
Mr.. Nye's speech was the defense of General
Burnside. Inasmuch as the audience seemed to
expect something spicy from Nye and did not
get ii, his speech was generally voted n failure.
Chandler, of Michigan, also defended General
Burnside, and was followed in similar strain
by Senator Abbott, of North Carolina Morton,
of Indiana, also defended Burnside and paid
tribute to his military career.
After all the Senators had concluded their
euogies on Burnside, Senator Sprague arose and
commenced speech in reply to Nye and others.
He then directed his attention to Senator An
thony, and accused him of defending on the floor
of the Senate men who were no better than cut
throats and thieves. He referred to Brown and
Ives, of Rhode Island, who, he said, owned
Anthony. He then characterized Nye and Alb
bott as great and little ours.
He had been accused of being crazy and drunk
In the words of Paul before Agrppa, he assured
the Senate that he was neither but that he spoke
the words of Truth and soberness.' If he was
drunk or crazy there were multitudes behind
him who were equally intoxicated and equally
insane. He said he had received large number
of letters from different parts of the country.
These letters were open to the inspection of the
Senate. As general rule he would not give the
names. but if il was necessary he should take
that liberty He then took from his desk
package of letters and shook them at the Senate,
like pack of cards. The first he read was from
Henry Brook Adams, son of Charles Francis
Adams The letters, as n general rule, are in
sipid, and were read in so low a tone by the
Senator that no person paid any attention to
them
More Presidential Nominations.
The following nominations were sent in to-
day.
District Attoneys-Henry NJ. Blake, for Mon
tana; Bennett Pike, for Western district of Mis-
souri,.
Postmasters-James 0. Leach, Ballston, New
York; Moses Taggart, Batavia, New York; De-
lano W. Ives, Wallingford, Conn; John Brown,
Williamantic, Conn. James ID. Howell, Fair
haven, Conn; Robert A. Smith, Holmesdale,
Pennsylvania.
Despatch to the Associated Press.
Advices from mRear-Admirnl Rowan.
Rear-Admiral Rowan, commanding the Asiatic
squadron, reports from Hong Kong, under date
of February IS, that affairs in China, Japan
Manila, and Siam, 30 far as the interests of the
United States are concerned, are satisfactory
The civil war in Japan has dragged along slowly
during the summer, and the setting in of winter
compelled the belligerents to go into winter
quarters at the close of the season. Ennemoto
the Tycoon's admiral, acting under orders from
Aidzn, or the Jogangawa family, or on his own
responsibility, took possession of Hakodadi, as
asylum for those who had forfeited their
heads in the revolution, which is thought to be
crushed 1t is reported that these fugitives pray
the Mikado to let them remain in peace and they
will be good citizens Ennmoto has lost his last
ship and is powerless. Aidzn has been severely
punished but saved his life.
The Tycoon has given in his adhesion, and it is
hoped Japan will be at peace under the Mikado's
rule. The Mikado in January last gave an au-
dience at Yeddo to all the foreign legations. In
a former despatch, reported by the last mail,
Admiral Rowan stated that an attack had
been made by the Chinese on an English gun
boat in the vicinity of SwatOro, and that force
had been sent under Commodore Jones to Ad-
miral Keppel to punish the assaiants. The force
landed, threw out skirmishers, and took up
a line of march. When they had reached the
of the village the natives opened fire, which
was returned by the English with their breech-
loading rifles soon dispensing the Chinese. The
Chinese loss was about forty killed and Fifty
wounded. The English loss was comparatively
insignificant. The Viceroy of Canton had Or
dered gunboat and some Imperial troops to
cooperate with the English, but they arrived
too late.
The following stations and movements of YES
sells of the Asiatic Squadron are reported by
Admiral Rowan
On February /, the Piscataqua, flagship. was
at Hong Hong, having arrived January L; the
Oneida was at Hiogo, Japan; the Monocacy was
at Yokohama; the Iroquois arrived at Hong Kong
January II, from Manila September 49, to search
for the missing French corvette Lermoyel
the Ashuelot was at Yokohama; the Aroostook
left Hong Kong January 16 for Nagasaki; the
Maumee is stationed at Hiogo; the Unadlla at
Swatow; and the Idaho at Nagasak