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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-06

General T. L. Rosser. OF Minnesota, Is at tho New
York Hotel.
Admiral Emmons, OF the United States Navy. II
at the Aston House,
Arthur Cheney, proprietor of the Boston Theatre.
Is at the Hoffman House.
John b. Alleys ghost. from the Credit Mobiher
vaults. IS at the Astor House.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor George w. Hendee, Of
Vermont, is at the St. Nicholas Hotel
Congressman John A. Peters, OF Maine, yester.
day arrived at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
ArinOri Moi, the Japanese Minister, left the Bre.
WORT House for Washington yesterday morning
General J. S. Easement OF Panes-viiie, Ohio, Ia
behind one of the windows at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel
william A. Pile our Minister to Venezuela, who
is now on leave OF absence, yesterday came on from
Washington to the Aston House.
M. G. Waite of Toledo, Ohio, who was one OF tho
counsel OF the United States before the Geneva
Tribunal, yesterday arrived at the 81. Nicholas
Hotel
Senior dc Moncada Spanish Consul at Vera Cruz
Mexico, is at the Grand Hotel, with his bride, the
daughter OF the late Edwin Smith, OF this city, to
whom he was united by Bishop Lynch, at Arch
bishop McClOskey's residence on Tuesday.
MI. stephen ii. Knapp, a mechanic of this city,
hnds an unpleasant notoriety accrue to him from
the alleged embezzling operations OF his namesaxe
IN the Post ONCE, and wishes 1t to DO understood
that ne Is reputable citizen. with neither the de-
sire nor opportunity to become a defan!ter. He
wishes 1t also to be understood he is not the "Naps
who was buried at Chiseihurst lately He Is not
st. Stephen. the proto-martyr, we may add,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-06
MOVEMENTS OF PRESIDENT GRANT.
WILMINGTON, Del, Fe

WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. 6, 1873.
President Grant, with one or Two companions,
will arrive here at noon tomorrow, to spend tae
remainder OF the day in this city. The Governor
and members of the State Legislature will meet
him here, with other stingushed guests. The
afternoon will be spent visiting the industrial
adjustments ana other places OF interest, after
which the city authorities will give banquet to Q
narfv IF
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-06
EXAMINING THE BOOKS.
The Great Transactions OF Credit Mo-
biIier on Black and White To BE Put
Under the Inquisition Tests.

bOSTONs ubss., rcu' U, 1910.
Hon. j. NJ. Wilson, chairman OF the Union Pacific
and credit Mobilier Committee No. 2 began the
examination OF the books Of the Union Pacific Com
pany, in the ONCE Of the treasurer, ut four p. NJ
having waited all day for the arrival Of the docu-
ments from washington,
Messrs II. c. Crane and b. F. Ham were present
to aid in the review OF the matters at issue; but
they found that little progress could be made until
another set OF books, now in the custody OF the
Sergeant-at.Arms, we're ia their possession for
comparison, and they have been tcegraphed TOT.
The Investigation will be pursued In other direc,
object Of the search the cost OF the road cannot be
made up before Friday night, when the books are
expected,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-06
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1s7s-rMpLE SHEET

selves in honoring them. The future is black
before them, even without this last sign of
nations wrath. The resignation and expul-
SION of these unfaithful public servants is
necessary only because it is the only fitting
expression of q nations wrath.
As regards the case of Senator Patterson.
we have no suggestions to offer. He is the
worst of the offenders-worse, if possible,
even, than Vice President Colfax; but he is
beyond any national punishment. The Senate
OF the United States, as it now composed, can
not be asked to do any great act of national JUS
tice. Aman like Harlan could not be expected
to vote for the condemnation of his associate.
10 give Harlan an opportunity of voting for
his associates acquittal would be only adding
one disgrace to another. Pomeroy and Cald-
well ought not to have it in their power to de-
other Senator. Other men in the Senate are
equally untitled by their own acts or by the
grave imputations which have been preferred
against them to take upon themselves to be the
judges of others fit were otherwise, and the
Senate were as wise and good and pure as it
has been in times past, there would not only
not be question of this kind, but Patterson's
fate would have been decided before now. The
charges against him would not have gone I'M
challenged, and he would have been quickly
tried and as quickly punished. Nor would
Colfax have had the temerity to
have presided over body among
whose presiding officers are named some
of the best and greatest names in the history
Of the Republic. impeachment for him would
be equally fruitless; for, though the House of
Representatives would make the charges, the
Senate alone can pass upon them. Just now
the Senate is not jury which will do honor
to the country in the trial of offenders, and it
is better that the cases which cannot be tried
bya body whose members are so unworthy
should be committed to the courts, and deter
mined as similar cases would be determined if
the alleged offenders were not men of high
official position.
We think We have clearly indicated the duty
of Congress in this crisis, but what course
Congress will adopt remains to be seen. The
review of the investigation to which we have
already referred shows that our judgment in
the natter, though a severe one, falls not
short of the requirements Of the case as it
has been developed before Judge Poland's
Committee. 1t only remains for US to urge
upon the committee speedy report, an honest
Judgment and such recommendations as the
demands of justice require. What these are
the country has already determined. If the
committee fails in its duty to the country its
members vii. share the fate Of those they are
seeking to absolve. az. ,,>s..;.
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-06

GRAND OPERA HOUSE. Twenty-third st. and Eighth
ay-CATARaCT or TnE GASGEs.
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

THEATRE coMIoVE. No. 6ls Broadway.-Tux PIANO
q ANA or CHICAGO.
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OLYMPIC THEATRE, broadway. between Houston
ma Blocker strects.-ALnAhBkA.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-29
U; $: ORDNANCE AGENCY, corr
OF HOUSTON AND GREENE STs,
EN- RANCE ON GREENE ST.,
no BOX lSll, NEW York, April II, 1873.
AAcE OF OBSOLETE AND UNsERvICF-
- ABLE ORDNANCE AND ORDINANCES
STORES,


Sealed proposals, in duplicate, will be received
AT thls othce, for the purchase of Ordnance al d
ordnance stores, embracing Cannon Small
Arms, Leatner-work, Lead &c, at the various
Arsenals, Forts and Depots in tha JTnitad
States
BIDS will be opened at IL o'clock NJ, on Wed
nesday, the 2Sth day of May, 1873, for stores
located at Posts in the following named States
to wit: Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, iii.
nois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,, Mich.
gan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, Ohio Pennsylvania, Rhode Island.
Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
BIOS Will be opened at II o'clock, NJ on Thurs
day, the 18th day of June, Is for stores located
at POSTS IN the following named States and Ter
rltorles, TO Wit. Alabama, California, Florida
Georgia, Kansas, LOUISIANA, Minnesota, Ne
braska, Nevada, North Carolina Oregon, South
Carolina, Texas, Arizona Colorado, Dakota,
Idaho, Indian, Montana New Mexico Washing
ton and Wyoming
Forlist of stores in detail location, terms, &C.,
see Catalogues, which can be procured on appll-
cation at the Ordnance Office, War Department
Washington, ID. O., at this Agency or at any of
the Arsenals or Depots, aad Commanding ON.
GERS of other posts will furnish. on application
information as to what stores on hand at Their
respective posts are for ile
The Department eserves the right to reject all
bids which are not deemed satisfactory. Prior
to the acceptance of any bid it will have 10 be
approved by the War Dspartn eat.
Terms cash Ten per cent 1T the time of the
award, and the remainder when the property Is
delivered Thirty days will be allawed for the
removal OF the stores. Packing boxes will be-
charged at prices to be determined by the De-
partment.
Bidders will state explicitly the Post where
the stores are located which they bid for and
will give the kinds and quantities they propose
to purchase.
Deliveries will only he made at the various
Posts where stored
Proposals will be addressed to the u. s. Or
dnance Agency, N. Y, tP. O. Box 1911 and
should be endorsed Proposals for Purchasing
Obsolete and Unserviceable Ordnance and Or
dnance Stores" with the name of the Arsenals,
Forts or Depots where stored, and the names of
State or Territories in which the stores proposed
to be purchased are located.
BY authority of the Chief of Ordnance
s. CRISPIN, Brevet-Col. U. S. A.,
ap 2S-6t Major of Ordnance.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-29
POLITICAL NOTES.

-Ex-Congressman John A. Peters, of
Maine, has been appointed associate
justice of the. supreme court of that state,
in place of Hon. Edward Kent, whose
term expires May 10. ID.
the most important measures
to come before the New Jersey constitu-
tional commission is the redivision of the
state into Senatorial districts, so as to
more fairly represent the people. Another
will be the proposition to create the Office
of Acknowledgements. .- T'.
70 In answer to a request of The Rock
Island Qll.) Argus for a list of the names
of Congressman declining their back pay,
Treasurer Spinner writes as follows, under
date of April 10: 81 have no objection to
stating, for your information, the amount
of back pay that has been returned ia the
treasury, which is, to this date, s77, 757.77;
but as considerable portion of this
amount has been returned by Senator'S and
members who have requested that no pub
licity be given to the matter, do not feel
at liberty to furnish their names." s
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

AT full meeting of the clearing house
association of New York yesterday after
noon the Atlantic National bank was ex-
PEELED from the association.
j. L. Payne and Wife (coIored) com.
planned of Aaron Richardson, proprietor OF
the opera-house at Albany, New York, for
eJectlng them few evenings since, and
warrant was issued for the arrest of
Richardson. This is the first case under
the civil rights bill passed by the present
legislature.
The custom-houses throughout the coun-
try are to be furnished with new scales
adapted to weighing each piece of coin re-
celved in the payment of duties, the weigh
ing being made necessary under the new
coinage law, deducting from the value of
the coin the amount lost by abrasion. 1t
will require $4,000 for the purpose.
The supreme court of the United States
has postponed until October its decision
on motion of appeal from the decision Of
Judge Durell, of Louisiana.
Governor Walker, of Virginia; Cover
nor Jacobs, oil West Virginia, and Governor
Cooke of the District of Columbia, have all
accepted the invitation of Governor Smith,
OF Georgia, to be present at the convention
OF Governors at Atlanta, on the goth of
May.
Three bodies were recovered from the
wreck of the Atlantic on Saturday.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-29

On the meeting Of the city council last
night, Mr.. Strause, from the committee on
finance, moved that the regular order OF
business be suspended and the report OF
his committee taken up. Agreed to,
The committee reported that publication
had been ordered relative to the sale of
land for delinquent taxes that the matter
of compensation out of the city treasury
to the judges of the city courts had been
considered, and the committee recommend
an allowance of one thousand dollars each
to the judges of the circuit, chancery, and
hustings courts for the present fiscal year !;
that the fiscal affairs OF the city had re-
ceived the careful though partial considera-
ton of the committee, and they have draft
ed an appropriation ordinance and ask
prompt attention to it. e.
The ordinance provides that all unexpen-
ded appropriations, or balances of appro-
priations, as well as all balances in
excess'.of appropriations standing on the
books of the auditor at the end of the-fiscal
year, 3lst January, 1S73-except such as
apply to the school board, James River
Improvement, sinking fund, pensioners,
James River bridge company, extension of
water works, enlargement of Second police
station, fuel for the poor, revision of
ordinances, and for the committee on streets
shall be considered as cancelled and the
auditor is empowered and directed
to balance his books accordingly. The
amount appropriated for the fiscal
year ending January 81, 1874, is $780,
$40. The estimate of receipts from ordi-
nary sources for the year is $685., 900.39.
The largest items in the ordinance are:
For police $50 900; expenses of gas works,
$l63, 600; interest on bonded debt, $780,
900. The estimated gas receipts are $780,
900. The appropriation to the different
orphan asylums are made with the
proviso that each institution shall
keep without any additional charge
to the city, a number of children, not ex.
ceeding five, to be selected by the commit
tee on the relief of the poor from such as
may from time to time be admitted to the
cept these terms the payment Of the APP
to such institution or institu-
tons as may refuse shall cease. The COM
mttee also recommend that the compen-
sation of the commissioner of revenue be
to three-quarters ofpne per cent.
The report and ordinance were adopted.
The question of taxation was then taken
up and gave rise to a lengthy discussion,
Mr.. Straus favoring the increase of the
rate to $1.50, and Mr.. Whitlock to 81 40.
The council declined to change the rate,
when MIR. Stratus rose and peremptorily
rendered his resignation as chairman of the
finance committee. The resignation was,
on motion, laid on the table until next
meeting of the council. Mr.. Bossieux was
appointed chairman pro tenn. Mr.. Wag-
ner tender ed his resignation as member of
the finance committee, which was accept
ed, and Mr.. Scott, Of Jefferson ward, ap-
pointed to the vacancy. ars
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-29

All SIN.-We are discovering new traits
of character in the heather Chinee each
day. He is many-sided being, without
any apparent fixed principles beyond max
ing mischief, and perplexing the outside
barbarians with whom he comes in con-
tact, as much as possible. All Sin will put
himself out of the way to make trouble,
even when he gains nothing by it himself.
His latest performance in this direction
took place in San Francisco, where, observ-
ing gentleman examining the heavens
every night with telescope, he thought
he would vary the monotony by giving him
something to look at. Full of this idea,
he manufactured an illuminated kite of
peculiar shape, and, when it was about
time for the amateur astronomer to take
his night view of the siderial sky, raised it
on high, and managed to give it zig-zag
motion, which ignited some oombustible
within. The result was loud explosion,
and detailed account of a brilliant meteor,
in the next days journals, from the happy
astronomer. The heather who can 60 to
work in cold blood and exercise his in
genuity in this manner, for no other pur-
pose than to make his boastful master look
ridiculous, is worth something more than
the contempt that is bestowed upon him.
The only trouble in this case was, that he
was not content to let well alone, but tried
the trick on second time, was discovered
won a thrashing and lost his pigtail. He
was ingenious, but not shrewd. a-
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-29
Greniaa State Sp,lrnal.
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. Henry Love died suddenly, Friday
night at his sons house, in Stafford county
in the Gath year of his age.
David Rose, white man and a mer-
chant, shot and killed Edmond Robinson,
colored man, at Orange Courthouse yes
terday. ..... ...
Mr.. George Cudlip, for many years a
resident of Fredericksburg, died at his
residence Saturday morning. He was
about sixty years of age.
j. G. Bennett, son of DR.. Bennett, of
Louisa county, who was so badly crushed
between car and a post on the Kanawha
coal company's track, has since died of his
injuries.
p. II. Slaughter, jr., of King William
county, while in Philadelphia recently, sold
some wood for 81 600. and was relieved of
the amount by some light-fngered gentle
man before leaving the city.
The farm of Mr.. f. Lewis Marshall,
"Ivanhoe," situated near Piedmont, in
Fauquier county, containing about four
hundred acres, was sold at private sale by
Colonel John s. Mosby, at $50 per acre,
few days ago. .a.
a The clearinghouse Of @. l.. Shugarth,
with all his furniture, and smoke house,
with about three thousand pounds of bacon,
at Glade Spring, were entirely consumed
by fire Sunday night. Its origin is not
known. Loss about So 500; no insurance.
DR.. II. b. Minor has been unanimously
selected as a delegate to represent the
Fredericksburg medical society in the
annual meeting of the American medical
association, to be held in st. Louis on the
LIST of May. Sara
The Manassas Gazette says that "Col.
Mosby finds himself overrun with appli-
cants for office, not only from his own dis
trict, but from other portions of the state
and District of Columbia. Letters of in
PRODUCTION to him are sought from every
one supposed to have personal acquain-
lance with him." Fe .-H .....f -..s
Miss Catharine Deisure, living on
Isaac's creek, in Frederick county, was
burned to death on the 10Th. She was
keeping house for Mr.. John Light, and
must have been sitting with her back to
the fire when her clothing was ignited.
She was alone in the house at the time.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-29

THE PRICE OF COFFEE AND TEA.-
When Congress placed coffee and tea on
the free list, the expectation was naturally
created in the minds of the public that
those articles would soon sell at greatly
reduced prices and as this expectation
has not been realized, though many months
have elapsed since the abolition of the duty,
considerable inquiry has been excited with
regard to the causes which operate to keep
the prices at the old figures, or even high
er. One of our patrons calls our attention
to statement made in our paper some
months ago, when we shared in the gene
raj expectation that both coffee and tea
would soon become cheaper.
We have from time to time inquired of
dealers as to the prospect of decline, and
have been furnished with a multitude
OF causes which operate to prevent
such contamination. From the best
information we can get upon the sub
ject we are led to believe that the prices are
kept up by spectators, who have the
means to buy up the crops, and who invent
and circulate plausible stories of total or
partial failures of the crops here and there,
and thus succeed IN swindling the public
out of the benefits sought to be conferred
by the government in admitting these
articles free from import duty.
AS an item of news, We may state that
the late Rio advices have given decided
impetus to the movement of coffee in Bal
timore, and Saturday some $500 bags
changed hands in that market at an ad-
vance of fully one-half cent gold on
the prices paid previous to the
recent of the Rio news. and the
market closed very strong at the advance,
with tendency of prices still upward.
Private advices from an intelligent and reli-
able source state explicitly that the ma
turing Brazil crop will be largely short Of
that of the previous year, but though
estimates of crops are always more or less
uncertain, there seems little reason to
doubt this statement. sarrrrs
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-29
PIC-NICs.
GRAND PICNIC.

The General Grand Accepted Order of Brothers
and Sisters Of Live and Charity, of
Richmond and Petersburg,
will give the
GRAND PICNIC OF THE SEASON,
At Freeman's Grove, near Hams Burying-
ground, on
MONDAY, THE 9TH cay OF MAY, 1873.
The First National Band has been engaged.
Proceeds for the widows and orphans.
Speeches will be delivered by the Rev. James
b. Hamilton, pastor of the Third-street M. f.
church (colored), and the Rev. John Cooper,
b. D., of Norfolk.
COMMITTEE or ARRASeRMRsr.-Thos r. John.
son, ticket agent; Elizabeth King, David
Holmes, Emeline Pullman, Harriet White,
Marian Pryor, Joseph Munford, Susan Prosser,
Salle Lewis, John Weaver. Alick Richardson.
LIsE OF MARcH.-The Members will meet at
IL O'Clock a M, and march down Franklin to
Seventeenth, up Seventeenth to Broad, to
Twenty-ifth, to Main, to Second, to the
grounds and will return through Second to
Broad, to Seventeenth, to the Hall. ap 29-5t*
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-29
A. Nice P0int--The Distinction Between
!. the Terms ssBOarder'' and ssGuest,''
and How 1T Affects the Responsible
~ for Lost Baggage. p.


A Nice POint-The Distinction Between
the Terms ssBOarder'' and GUEST
and How it Affects the Responsible
ty for Lost baggage. p.
The supreme court of the state, says the
Chicago Tribune, is to be called upon to
decide questi on of Importance to all ho-
tel-keepers, to wit: Whether guest"
and aboader" are the same, so far as
concerns the responsibility of the
proprietor for their baggage. Justice
Boyden held, yesterday, that there
was distinction between the two terms,
and from that opinion an appeal is to be ia
ken. The case before the justice was that
of Meserve VS.. Moss. The defendant
boarded at the Palmer house before the
fire, and was resident of, Chicago, and in
business here. One day his room was en-
tered by thief, who stole clothing valued
at sos. When his bill was presented he
claimed that the $l05 should be deducted.
as the proprietor, Meserve, was RESPONSE
BILE for his (Moss's) property. Meserve
denied the claim, refused to compromise,
amount of the bill--$l66.15. The
justice said there was a broad
distinction between a guest and a
boarder that while the proprietor of a
hotel was liable for the value of guests
baggage, he could not be, held responsible
for that of boarder. There had been no
decision upon the .'point," and he would
accordingly give judgment in favor of the
complainant. III there be distinction be-
tweenthe two terms, the hotel proprietors
will undoubtedly be anxious to know it !;
and until the supreme court passes upon
the question, as much attention should be
bestowed upon the trunk of a .'boarder"
as upon that of a "guest." &
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-29
The Atlantic Bank DefaIcation.

New YORK, April 2s.-Among the
prominent sufferers by the Atlantic bank
defalcation is Roswell S. Burrows.
wealthy merchant at Albion, who had
100000 of the stock. Smith Sheldon also
loses to the extent of $1,000, and Mr..
Fuller. of the firm of Abbot & Fuller,
loses 200. At a meeting of stockhol-
ders much indignation was manifested
against the defaulting cashier, Taintor.
Severe criticisms were also passed on the
other officers of the bank to whose lack of
vigilance the accomplishment of the frauds
were attributed. ....
Opinions were expressed that Taintor
still retained large amount of the money
obtained by him; also that the frauds had
not extended through years, as he asserted,
but were matters of the last few weeks or
even days. The meeting adjourned subject
to the call of the chairman.
Miscellaneous News Items.
New YORK, April 29.-Commerce is
almost paralyzed by the trouble with the
sailor boarding houses. Vessels valuably
loaded have been detained a week.
= Arrived, steamships Greece, Champion
and Montgomery. Arrived out, steam.
ships Bremen, and Vile de Havre.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.