The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-04
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XIIst CONGRESS T.. .,
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.le'Ib,~ ',..s. T.- .WAsHENGTQN, April 2,
Tho Oregon railroad lahllh Lill, wlllcl
: was before lie House whenit tpOIsarGccs!
, yestcrtiaS'wNs BY consent TBCOmmittett tt
the Speakers table. :, ,.,,.,r :, !
Mr.. WooD objected t6f fprOceedthg Will
business III the absence 0tf Z qI6nfi, and
moved a call Of tfe House. NGg&ttVed
Yeas 9;:'nHys l13.H 'lh % inhiaS E"s""
mMort tlian a quorum voting, the iH0tlsC
4 thenpr0ceeded TO business. Anldtge ttitn'
Der Of private bills were reported iilit
passed and some adverse reports we're pre-
Sentetl and laid on The table. ,h7'a'o Ia ="
The House went inthl COMMITTEES bf' tliC
Whole on the tariff. bill. ThG Question b
4 sugar, was rsachgd- Tbs, committee COZ rpse
and ,5!P, tlIe HottsG y atiiSarned rxs9 "a >
ooeHot NEW YORK CRY !i.,oneh %
III ~ oJrd q 'Td '[E2.9 hne .AlH'1 y bh'qE
n'oo' os' It! NE$ Y5RR,7 7Abffls:
T. - a,@" q. 80 Death of an Editor, II b.s,"i .
Henry Spring, one qOf,tlo .Asmtdreli.
lnri4l slatf iR dead. yal lth bids 70 irtl.i
la,l The American Anti Slavery Society Is
4 70 celebrate the cluse Of 5itS ,lSbOrs by a
commemorative Jubilee . on ' Saturday,
I April Oh, In AppGllo Hall, in this aItYw
B. .CaSsiusi NJ CIaY!Vs. Cow Palmer.
. Hon. CasSius b. CLAY has wfittena olet,
tGr in feplyto Cow Palmer oF'TllihoiS, In
which lie 6puts some severe striCtures an
tho Governors reasons for declfniRE tD
act as Vice. President Of the Cuban Cliari-
table Society. ai ''aq'a&'TriS tina hTa ''''. ,
as'r@"Thc Mcfarland Tfiai. i'a'H
District Attorney vqryin will cali the
McF afland trial I'm the Court 0f General
Sessions on Monday. cAptlIe time nanol
h Daniel Garland will 1be AFraign6dobe-
fore Recorder Hackett,t In tliB lOourtrEoi
General Sessions 0n AnindictmCnt clIaTg.
ing him with the murder OF Albert u.
j Richardson The history Of tllUilamHntl-
bic tragedy, which occurred In the 9FT6RRl6
office on tho, evening Iot the 95th iafl No
Relnher last, will then, lle brought VpiOr
Illegal investigation, Over GOO peiitjurors
have been summoned 70 attend the Court
4 lOr tic purpose Of selecting the twelve
men who arc to decide on thGgpilt or inno.
cencG Of the accused. The prosecution will
lBe solely conducted by District Attorney
GaFYIn,E It Is cxdected thatlD will tSinI-
ply c0nfinc llimselfStO the facts connected
llWith thu homicide! and tolthc tliIedt teTtihg
language which Mcfarland d alleged 10
have used toward Richardson III CONVEX
RatiOn with other. parties. .hF It. isrAlS0 be
lieved that hewill endeayOF 10 Introduce
evidence concerning the, first attempt ut
taking Mr. Richardson's lifGs In Amity
{si;sgSg y tS2EGR1 EeQtla's1SSSi t99ji tbs!. !.Irt
6.iHe 0fticc arc among thosG flbpn1aed 70
appear as witnesses, b I lIesSrs. ThiLeiRY
Reid, Samuel SinClaiFanll John n 4 Clevt-
land bUiDg among the, litTubEE. 10 The
shooting itself will lle described BY MesSrs-
Daniel1J. Frolnnau, Edward Caryer,
George King md David Watson, who prt
employed ii Tile Sanl6 ptlicG. f,, Dr, ,SayIEt,
together with other rphysicians; whooat-
tended Mr., Richardson In his lust hours,
will be called t0testIty IN regard Ii, The
post.mortem medical examination. It Is
probable Mfs Richardson, FORMERLY Mrs
Mcfarland, will also be called US 1 Wit
ness. .At present. she Is living att Wood
side, New. jersey, in company with the
deceased journalists children. .. Police
Captain Allaire, who caused tho arrest Of
Mcfarland, will also be one Of thofwit-
neSScS. -
Very little can be asCertAined about the
line Ot the defense, MeSSrss John Graham,
Charles s. Spencer and Elbfidge 7. Ger
ry, tho counsel for the prisoner; Having
pledged themselves TO strict secresy in the
matter. Oonstd tderable' 'InTney and mental
labor!haYe 'heet expended '6ythese law.
yers In Arranging the defense. Its thought
that they win make tie question Of insln-
ity or frenzy, on the part OF tie prisoner
ut tue time ho committed the ,hnmiCidal
act OF which 0f which lieisf Indicted; one
Of the strong points ipthe casc, andit Is
also Shd that ilcy win claim that the decd
WAS jtStifabl66n the ground that IN atlul.
ferrous intimacy existed between Mr.: Rich.
artlsop Qnd SicFlrlands wife, Hon. ,H0r.
nee lGr66ldy, Visb ,pfk6ftlont .Cdlfna, Itev.
Mr.. rockingham arc reported Ohave re,
CGivcd notice from tho defense t0be pres
Cnt rs witnesses at tic 'triAE @I@3rdr
Railway Ticket Agents. Convention.
Tic. Railway Ticket Agents Colvcn.
tinn adjourned yesterday 10 meet In NIL.
waukCe next Autumn. The Union Paci.
fic rnilroal Is 10 utter but three classes Of
tickets first, second and cmigraut; and $50
pounds Of baggage are to be allowed each
passenger arriving from India, China or
Japan. The Travellers Railway, Guide
was fliatl6tie Official 'drgatf 'of the Con.
vGntion TO tie, exclusion Of -Applet0Gs,
and $4,000 worth Of It's stockwas taken.
The sleepy Hollow Murder.
The case OF BuGkhout tue Sleepy Hollow
murderer, went to the jury last evening,
but at q lAtc hour they had not reached q
verdict and there wnsl 'htense,e &cieemSpt
III regard 10 tho afIAit In tho village oE
White Plains. ... ..,..
International Yacht Race.
James Gordon Bennett, jr., sails for
Europe, to-day In the City Of iBrDoklEn,
10 prepare for tlIC Ydcht Contest , i''i ,
General Amnesty.
Il Is understood from official sources,
that the President ha(l submitted to his
Cabinet, yesterday, his proposed message
to Congress, suggesting general amnesty.
Custom HOgsg Matters,
A great number Of changes Of the sub.
orlinHtcs in tho QdStotnl House 5hkG ltid4n
nn1c during tic present week. y fumor
gains strength tlIat MI. GtIhnclT,w win soon
resign his positlonas Collector. and that
General Merritt will retire from The Naval
Office. Stops are Jlleing taken 10 abOlisll
both tho Nnypl Office and tIic Office Of
Surveyor, which arc generally regarded
as unnecessary. ,E t9p p; igsl'l ,stglsaLL
The Executive Committee Ofthe Cen
cral Republican Central Committee, elect
ell the following officers, for Tue ensuing
year: PRESIDENT Benjamin +. Alanlerrc;
Secretaries, Geo. F. CuShman and Abrn.
ham Brown; both re-elGctCtLi Tho Gen.
Crnl Committee will be Rt Albany on
Thursday next. ''' "N "N''"