Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-06

1 en- = OF nat CCmmtttee, and, a. a member
| thereof, he had endesvored TO discharge his
| uuty. SO far a. he knew, the committee,
| whole, had discharged it, duty fully. Ii was,
| IA 'he nature OF things, new partisan commit
1 zee, anu no question OF party matter had been
c. Considered bY IL TO his knowledge. On Friday last
| aIIeetins of the committee WAS allied 20 be hcl
az me siate department al 10 O'Clock on Sat
| urday morning. IL was called by the President
| OF The United States, and 10y notes issued 10 the
| republican members of the committee and
ened by Gen: Babeock, his private secretary.
| he MI. Wood and his democratic colleague
| On the committee were excluded from thai
| meeting, and be Was bound IA assume that this
| Nas dlSC rlminatl0n against him and his dem
| oCfailc coileagueS a. M mbers OF the House and
| OF the committee. ana he wanted to call the al
ieniion of the House and country 20 the fast.
| The Speaker inquired what Was the question
| or privilege involved in this.
MT Wood replied that as a member OF the
| committee lac had been excluded from us dcib-
| eTatiCHS.
Gen. Banks said this did not involve a ou,S-
iion OF privilege.
The speaker said be failed to see quest.ono OF
| privilege in it.
GSp' Banks Said Mr.. Wood was wrong in
| Ioiht OF fact. There was no meeting OF the
/ committee called Nv the President or Gen. y Az
| cock. y lew gentlemen were invited 20 meet
| the President at the State Department
Mr.. Wood asked II General Banks had not re-
| ceiVCd note signed hv General BabcOck Tor the
| meeting at the State Department.
MI Banks said he was invited 20 meet the
| Secretary OF state at the State Department.
| MI Wood asked II that was not at General
| Batcocks invitation, and il be did not meet the
| Pr, sideut there.
Mr.. Bingham made the point of order IN al the
| House had nothing 10 do with the subject. The
| President certainly hal right 20 consult with
| such gent, men as he chose.
The Speaker said be did not think X involved
| a question OF privilege.
Mr.. Wood said he desired TO call the attention
/ OF the House AMI country to the fact.
| The subject was then dropped.
On motion of Mr.. Poland, iNt.,) the rules
| were Suspended. and the Senate bill 10 provide
| for funding certain liabilities OF the city Of
| Washington existing June I, *. /, and limiting
the liabilities OF the District OF Columbia, passed
1
4 LOVE TEAG gDY IN BALTINoRE.-Nr Sal
| tan, proprietor of Stag Hall restaurant, No. -
| Hanover street. Baltimore. went into his var
| YESTERDAY, when he saw the body OF a Young
| man. " Iich lac cOgnized a. that OF Mr.. Eiw arl
| Weiss. sitting in a chair, with his head resting
| upon table, as though asleep. He immed iii civ
| went To the got and attempted TO awaken him,
but taI'iTg in this he lifted his head. when 90 his
| great surprise lie found that the Young man had
| been shot through the right temple, aud single
| b2Treled pistol clenched tightly in his right
hand showed plainly that il " a of suicide.
| The young man was 2 wears OF age, and re-
| garded a. being very correct and steady. How
| be gained an entrance into the ward Is not
| known, a. lie was not there that morning at two
| O'Clock. He belonged to a singing association
| that met in the hall, and the last seen OF him
| about the mel ghborhood was the afternoon before
| AT two O'Clock. when he drank a glass of beer in
| saloon next door. Upon his person was foun A
/ a letter, which showed that he premAditated
suicide, ard also one from Young lady that he
| had been visiting for some time, requesting the
| return of her photograph and some other little
| kecISakrs that she had given him from time TO
time. This. il is thought. was the cause OF the
rash act which terminated his life.
| BFLNoNT oS THE BLAIR BoMHsHErL-wArr-
| ING FOR THE SMOKE - CLEAR AwAH.-Au-
gGst Belmont was inter- .ewedOn SATURDAY, ami
| said of the platform and nominees OF the Cincin-
| rau convention: This j. now but a bOmbshell.
| We must wait until we see its effects uuDn thu.
L the E0Ortp. and in. L.
must develop. | 60 further, il must be policy 10
| adopt the ticket. Mr.. Greeley. in NV opinion.
will run well in the southern states; but a. sal I
| before, 1t Is too soon 10 judge vet wilt 10
| almost anything to beat this aimEis:ratiOn-nOt
| that have anything against Grant, hut 10 not
like lis idea OF soyernment The Philade'p hia
CONVENTION must meet yet, ami then thc demo-
| cratic party will have TO act wisely. Il l. my
| opinion the liberal ticket will he Withdrawn in
| September II the democrats make a good non /
| nation. In the meantime ! Judge IL better for
/ The party to say or 10 nothing. That l. better.
a. what We might saw now would probably be
| perverted or turned against u when our uoni-
nations are made
THF BURIAL oF BRIDE ~ HER WEDDING
| CLGTHEs.-MaTy Jane NcCOun. OF Flushing. a
| very prcI Scssing girl. hada sutton named vii
| lett SkiGmore, who was engaged TO her in
/ marriage a year and half ago. When tn
wedding; day arrived Skidmore disappointed
| her, and her grief was 30 great that she at
/ tempt suicide by taking poison. DIR. Bcldin
| saved her life. SkidmOre renewed his atten.
| tons. and they became engaged a second time.
| Thursday last being the day appointed for the
| wedding. The young lady had her wedding gar
| monts all ready, and everything looked favOra-
| BILE. ON Thursday morning, at 10 O'Clock, she
| died. The cause of her death is not known, as
| no post norton examination has been made.
| she is TO be buried in her wedding garments on
| Sunday. 1t is thought she again poisoned her
| seli.-N. D. Sun, an INST
| A RUSSIAN RIor AND How 1T WAS SUP
| PEEssED.-A serious riot took place i'm KhardOf.
i a market TOWN SOuth Russia n We
| caused by the interference of the police with
/ the Easter 9musements OF the people. Five en-
| gines were brought out to disperse the crowd
| by throwing water on them. This so eNaspe-
| rated the pOpulace that they attacked the po-
| lice and the fire station and Quilted them. The
| Governor ordered out the troops, who were
| stoned by the mob. whereupOn they fired, and
| many citizens were killed and wounded. The
| rioters then dispersed, and at last accounts the
| city was quiet but under martial law.
| WHAT THE DEMOCRACY WILL Do.-Hon. ID
| w. Voorhees, has telegraphed TO the editor of the
| Terra Haute tind.) Journal as follows :-"The
| democracy will meet a. usual in national CON
| yention, and through its authorized delec ateS
nominate its candidates and declare its policy.
| Until then no man has right to commit the
! party as 20 its failure action. Its organization
and principles should be maintained at all
| hazards"
TIE CARLlsT WAR ENDED-A Madrid dis
| patch of last night says: Don Carlos. with only
| two hundred adherents, has passed through
| Nuza. fleeing into France. A battle, in which
he received his complete defeat. was fought at
| Oronequita on Saturday. OF the Carlist forces
| engaged thirty eight were killed and four hun
| dred and forty-seven taken prisoners. The in
| surrection il ended.
| TIE SANE FvEEYwHERE-A remarkable
4 speech was delivered in the French assembly
| Saturday. by deputy Andiffrel PasQuer, upon
the condition of the army contractors, whom he
| stigmatiZed as shameless and dishonest, and
| said the government should see to il that the
1 frauds of the past, which led TO such disastrous
| results, should not be tolerated in the future.
| INTERNATIONAL CoPY-RIGHT.-A memorial
| was presented 10 Earl Granville on Saturday
| urging the British government to secure a Just
| ana equitable copyright treaty with the United
1 States. Among the signers are Messrs. Carlyle,
| Freude, Stewart Mill, Huxley, Morley, and
| Ruskin. Granville replied that the government
| would carefully consider the subject.
TERRIBLY SITUATED.-A father and his SON
| were fighting prairie fire, in Houston county,
Mimi, a few days ago, and at length became
| surrounded with that element. They only
| escaped by running through the flames, am
during this perilous task the son fell twice
| and son are terribIn by e's~peu' " father