The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-12
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HOME AND ABROAD.
Late News by Gable.
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL.
Rioting at Key West.
Sailors Killed and Wounded.
ETC.. ETC.. Etc. Etc, Etc.
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Despatch 10 the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-Vice-President Col
fax, who became a father yesterday, was to-day
congratulated by many Senators and their
friends on the addition of son to his family.
Governor Senter,
of Tennessee, was again before the Committee
on Reconstruction to-day. His testimony about
affairs in that State was to the effect that it was
necessary, 10 order to preserve the peace, that
he should be aided by the Federal forces.
A. E. Boon will be the next witness. He
claims to have been an ex-Confederate officer,
but is now Republican, and asserts that while
a candidate for Office his friends were prevented
from voting for him, and that he was obliged to
flee to Nashville
The Eorham Case.
The committee of the Senate Republican
caucus appointed to take testimony in regard to
the personal charges against Secretary Gorham,
brought by Senator Cole, reported to an ad-
journed meeting this morning. and in accord
ance with their instructions made no re-
Communications, but read to the caucus
the evidence and various statements of the
parties concerned in the controversy, including
written defense filed by Mr.. johnson at the
conclusion of the latter. The hour of ~ arrived
and the caucus adjourned until tomorrow, when
final action on the matter is expected.
The Yarn SpInners.
Representatives Hoar, Brooks, Davies, and
other gentlemen Of Massachusetts were before
the Committee of Ways and Means to-day in be-
half of the yarn-spinners of that State, remon-
strating against admitting machinery free of
duty fer one year. The committee did nothing
with the Funding bill.
RietIDg In the Key West Squadron.
Commander Irwin, of the Yantic, reports to
the Navy Department from Key West, April 3,
that Johu Gibney, ordinary seaman of that yes.
sci, was killed on shore on the night of the
I'd instant. Also, that Edward Kelly and
Richard Keegan, of the crew, were wounded.
1t seems that few of the men had been given
an evening of liberty, and Kelly and Shaw,
another of the crew, became engaged in fight.
Gibney and Keegan attempted to separate them,
when Shaw drew a razor with which he killed
Gibney and wounded Kelly and Keegan. Shaw
was arrested by the civil authorities, by whom
he is held for trial.
Naval Orders.
| Captain George b. Balch is ordered to navi
CATION duty at the Washington Navy Yard; Com
mander John Walters is ordered to duty a
assistant to the executive officer in the Depart
ment of Yards and Docks New York Nav,
! Yard; Lieutenant Commander Charles Nc
Gregor is ordered to signal duty at Washington
Lieutenant Francis Gore to duty at the Bostol
Navy Yard; Assistant Paymaster E. E. Lewis t.
the saugus; Captain A. K. Davenport is de
tached from navigation duty at Washington an
placed on waiting orders; Captain A. G. Rhind
from the New York Navy Yard, is placed o
waiting orders.
Master Joseph z. Jones, from the Boston Nav
Yard, is ordered to the Pilos; Assistant Pay
master George H. Long is detached from tn
sangus, and ordered home; First Assistant Ell
gineer E. L. Whitaker is detached from tn
Asiatic feet, and placed ON waiting arders.
| Cabinet Meeting.
The usual Cabinet meeting was held to-day
all the members being present except the Alto
ney-General and Postmaster General.