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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
THE POLITICIANs' SERVANT.
How the Postal Moneys have been Used for
Parry Purposes.

wAsHINGToS, April ~. Il. Beardsey, job
printer In this city. examined to-day by the Com
mlttee on Expenditures IN the Post Once Department.
lie admitted that In August 1871, he was appointed
railway postal CLERK at ti200 year, which office he
held until October 1873. lie was ostenmOly to serve
on the pQsta route between here anu Weldon, n. c.,
duty for the Republican Congressional Campaign Com
mittce, and never did any other service. Al the same
time he running hs printing office ana doing work
Tor the Republican Campaign C9mmiltee After he
was relieved a. railway postal clerk he made a
special agent OF the Post Once Depl lrtDent At 81 900
salary and e3 per ein. a has done occasl0nal work
ulafQ.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
SOME W4sHINGrON TOPICS.
Preparing for specie Payment-Silver from
the Pacific COast.

the fncinc tOasi.
WAsHIS0roN, April 4.-rhree hundred thou
sand dollars silver coin was this morning received At
the Treasury Department from San Francisco 900
in dimes anu 100000 10 quarters. An additional $780,
900 In quarters 10 expected tomorrow or neEt day.
which will complete the present order. which 10 for
100000. The weighing OF this last supply going
al the Treasury to-day, and Il Will be stored In the
vaults at once. despatch from the manager of the
Virginia Consolidated Mining Company says the pro-
duct Of that mine for March was over $1,000, 900.
1he coinage for the month OF March was: Gold,
t3 6y04S trade dollars, t7pl 900 subsidiary silver
coin, AlO30, ,2lO cens. "a, 700 lOlal &5,5A3,3QO.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
Gambeua spenkins for ,he RepublIc.

VERSAILLES, April An the Chamber of Dep
uties to-day. M Ricard Minister Of the Interior
nouncsd that the law abolishing the state Of Siege
would be promulgated tomorrow. The election Of NJ.
Mranon. Legitlmist, Nas annulied.
NJ Ganbetta was today elected President OF the
Budget Committee. On assuming the chair he said
1--WE poseess the Government which snords every Sc
curty Tor legitimate interests and wise, wellordered
and progressive republic must devote nttt ntOn
the Development Of moral and material Interests"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
A Fatber's Terrible Crime.

CINCINNATI, April 4.-Patrlck Pickering, la
borer of Columbus Ohio shot and killed his son, aged
II years. this morning The boy had been assoclating
wth an Objectionable boy. and the father, who had
been arnking forced his boy to get upon his knees "
pray end promise never 10 Wltn lne DOy again.
While upon his knees with head bowed the father dis
charged the contents OF heavy loaded shot gun into
the boy - side, killing HIM Instantly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
THE CONNECTICUT VICTORY.
Democratic Majority of Nearly 10000
United states senator secured.

Ontea Sthtes Sehhtor oecureo.
HARTFORD, April 4.-The Republicans
have carried the Fourth, Sixth, Eighth, and
Fourteenth Senate DISTRICTS and the Dem ocrats
the remainder. The House Is Democratic by
about forty majority. This secures the United
States Senatorship, now held by the Hon. James
K. English.
The Hon. David A. Wells, Democratic oandi-
date for Congress in the old Starkweatber dis
trict, is defeated, the Hon. John T. Walt being
elected by about 700 plurality. The following Is
the vote for Governor by counties. with twelve
fnx laCL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
BROTHER B0WEH,s TRIAL.
The Committee still Trading on the Retention
of the Bottom Facts.

Of the Bottom Facts.
The Bowen special committee OF Plym outh
Church failed TO meet last evening. meeting has
been called for tomorrow evening. at which time an
effort s TO be made TO break the deadlock existing be
tween Mr. Bowen and the committee on the question OF
MS Introducing the testimony OF witnesses TO prove
that he has not sandered Mr. Beecher IN calling him an
adulierer. perJurer and hypocrte. The committee
continue 70 trade on Mr boWens REFUSAL 70 disclose
bottom facts OF his own accusations against Mr.
Beecher which they demand shall preeede the tesIi.
mOnY ne proposes TO Introduce IN reference to the
charge involving Mrs TtOn. II Mr.. Bowen is not per
mtted conduct mis- defence In his own way II is un
There TO be MgumcLts made by DR.. hard ana Mr.
Incy before the committee or the question In dispute.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
Coal Miners Resumins Work.

POTTsvIILE, Pa, April 1.-THE kohInoor
Turkey Run. and West Shenandoah colieres at shen-
andoah CITY. which It feared would be IDLE for
indefinite period OF time Of the miners
Iusng accept the reduced prices resumed work to-
day the OPERATOR terms but not ful-hAnded IL IL
eIpec ted the men win 90 TO MoTk tO-mOrrOW.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
Red Tape in BrookIyn Politics.

The Republican General Committee In Broob
lyn last night considered resolution requiring all A.
rcants for positions 10 the navy yard. Department d
City Works. and other places to present endorse
ment from the Presdent q their ward association q
the Chairman OF the committee, who would forward
to the department IN which the applicant desired .
ace. The resolution referred 10 COMMITTEES
with power
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05

Judge Knapp's charge to the grand jurors In
Jersey City yesterday concerning their duties IN lndcS
ing persons guilty OF una feasance ONCE created
stir among parties to the Police COMMISSIONER
dead anma contact, the mps contract and the print
ing contract.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05

PARIS, April 4.-Ld Rep.bltqie Frdncdtse says
the majority Of the Assembly Intends to put IN end to
clerical agitation and connne the priest to his proper
sphere his church Will tLneNb} repress any Gu
croachments whether open or disguised.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05

On the night OF Feb. Q, 1875. Charles LambcS
and Charles Thompson fishermen. anchored their smal
boat on Castle william, lighted their lantern, and went
to bed They expected to gO down tho bay nshlna thf
next morning. The ferryboat Middletown into thA
boat and capsixed It, Lambert was drowned 1homp-
was saved nut MS boat wa, Lost Yesterday In the
Supreme Court in Brooklyn the Jury Mrs. Lanbom
5000, and gave Thompson $500 for his ooat.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05

William Feeney, employee In tho CONT
mental Works IN GrernpOint, while experimenting .
machine In the New York Gas Works last pighk.
was kieo. tue IL lchine falling on him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS.
DASHEs HERE AND THERE ny THH
SUNS REPORTERS.

ComplIcations GFowinE Out OF Tho ArFest q
tho Arkansas Traveller Tho Law thss
would shield the Governor Of the state.
Tho counsel for Gen. II. D. Titus, the agent Of
the Governor Of Arkansas the prosecution OF Augus
tine X. Mcdonald, tho noted English cotton trader.
yesterday afternoon spplied 70 Judge Benedict IN
BrookIvn for writ OF hsbeM corpus to release rtur
from RAYMOND street lail. where he confined on a.
order OF arrest obtained bT Mcdonald In his SUIT agAn
him for false imprsonm mt and malicious prosecuuon-
For Gen Titus man that he was under ~
protection Of the law that shields the 0overnor
hrkansas ana that acting as his agent, he should -
free from punishment. Counsel for MCDONALD resn.ce
the application the ground that Titus pursued the
prisoner, not In che interests Of Justice but TO serve
private and that he knew that thu Indictment fG
perjury found In Arkan.as, on which the uoyernos
granted requistiOn, was detective. The Court 70
served its decision. Mcdonald Is defending charge %
perjury before United states C0mmissI0ner WInsow-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
A shocking Tragedy In Illinois.

ST. LOUIS, April 4-Thomas Tracy. living
about six miles Carlinsvll.e, H., shot his wife
last night, then killed his daughter six years old with
the but end OF the gun. and his throat with
butcher knife Tracy and his wife lived unhappiy and
she mad threatened several times TO leave him. Last
night she attempted to tut her threat Into execution,
With tue AbOye result
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05

The second concert Of the Philharmonic 60
cey of staten and viii be given at Association Han.
West New Brighton, Friday evening next. Mr..
Miles, mr. Jostpa White. Mr. Bisehon, Mr. isrmaa
the artists. The programme is of the best quality.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05

Roundsman Fitzpatrick, h>akher-in-law OF Ins
spector McDeruott started from ~ Central once iaA
evening ana when he reached his home, at i2e Perm
L M Anrln
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
A straw bidder InJIcied.

WASHINGTON, April 4-The Grand Jury re-
turned a true bill .Sday against VIM. D. Kttle for
altering publishing, and presenting false PROPOSE"
from Lake CITY Itchetucknee, Florida and transmit
ting and presenting the same to the Post once Depart
and COunterfeited.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
Tho Destruction a valuable Timber.

nre broke out In piece OF timber land
owned by several parties Of Fosters Meadow ed the
siehs of the neghborhood fought Il all day on Sat.
urday and during the night and sunday but with little
enect and the hre subdued until the rainfall OF
Monday over seventy nve acres OF valuable chestnut
was destIOyed. -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05

David Stanton, TIE long-distance ohamDica
picychst OF England, has entered into q match with
william Mcclellan to ride nifty miles level for t3Se
side In the American Institute Rink Third avenue aua
Sixy.third street, the evening OF Easter Monday.
Apr H. stanton use, avelocpede % inches In heaghA
the largest wheel ever made.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05

PORT JERvIs, April 4.-BurRaTs attempted to
tho residence OF farmer named Treberger iy.
ing near callicoon depot, sullivan county. New YORK.
the other night but frightened away by large
watch uog who, In the encounter, was nearly killed.
Mr. TrebrrRer had received $1,000 during the day,
which fact NO doubt was known b. the burglars.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
Another Candidate in Hobokeu.

The German winR OF the Hoboken Democracy
have nominated Joseph Russelfor Mayor John Kamens
for City Treasurer, George A. Ducxer for CITY Clerk
and John c. Duhrkoop and Patrick Londrigan fof
Freehoders. Messrs Russell and Kemena are tho othsr
DemOcratIc nOmlnee
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05

wAsHINGToN, April 4.-The counsel for Bel
knap agreed that the line OF argument for his
defence shall be that his alleged offences are not
peacnabe. Gen. Beknap says that Custer Is liar and
will dispute his testimony.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05

woman about 70 years OF age was found
dead on the sidewalk. Fourth street. Greenpont o.
Monday evening. The body was dressed In . striped
lac shOea.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
A steamboat Captain Drowned.

KINGSTON, N. Y, April Capt. N. X. Wan
Gsasbeck Of the propeller l. NJ. NORTH OF Cornell .!
Co 5 line, was knocked overheard from that steamcsi
Esopus, last night, and drowned He leaves vile
aud number OF children The BODY has not been 70
covered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05

The PoIIticians' newest Deal.
The politicians say that a deal has been made
TO make Barney Biglin Pension Agent. lie has hoaa
eight public ofices within the last seven years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
Honor, to an EnI,rh,eped Monarch.

Royal Phelps. K, d. Morgan, James W. Brown
j. Perpont Morgan, u. @. Arnold. w. W. Phipps. l. 4
Burk, Christian Thomson and other merchants ana
bankers sent Invitations Yesterday to several OF thu
wesl lthy IN the city 20 meet them In Deimon
icos p1rors to prepare for the reception Of the kn
peror OF Brazil.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
THE LATEST OLD WORLD NEWS.

A Collision In the MediterraneSn-Twenty
nine Persons Drowned.
ATHENS, April 4.-The steamer ARriGenti. from
Plreus for Italian ports. collided with the English
steamer Hyiton Castle OF Cape Malea. on the nth
coast OF Morea to-day. The Agrgenu immediately
n K and OF sixtyfour persons on board. nine Of the
crew and twenty passengers were drowned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05

The Politicians' Nc

After n long contest the jersey City Board %
Aldermen last night passed the ordinance prohibiting
the driving Of cattle through the streets Of the city
under penalty Of $40.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
STATEN ISLAND.

Westerly winds, rising eter, and clear OF
partly CLOUDY Weather with light changes In temperA.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
The Fighting In Bosnia.
nursInr. Driven on BY a Watch Dog.

VIENNA. April 4.-The Turks In Sundays
h ing Bosuia loAt large quantity OF guns pro-
Visions horses, and oxen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
A Break In tbe Milliken Bend I.evee.

New ORLEANS, April IA break nfty feet
sbOvs Vlcksburg.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05

Ingersoll over Robinson. 1910; majority over
all, 3,138 Lust year lngefsoll over Green, 652l !;
majority over all, 94S0.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05

The Weather once Prediction.

ONEIDA. April 4.-Another uprising for ridon-
Oneida elects Democratic Mayor and three out OF I'VE
Aldermen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
The Panama Railroad Ready for business.

TIC FHhhmh HaITrOnd Ready Tor BusIneHs.
The new directors OF the Panama railroad
Company organized yesterday by electing T. W Park
President j. q. Mccullough Vice President, and W. J.
Emmet secretary and TREASURER. The Board decided
to take immediate and effective against the
Pacific Mall to the moneys Que the COMPANY.
Il resolved to dyldeDd w on thA
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-17

Cen. Longstrcet denies most empbat
ically that he has been engaged with
Gen, Badger or any one else In the
erection of barricades to the Senate
Chamber at the State House. Whyany
barricates should have been erected Il
an inexplicable folly. Noone meditates
the least violence to de fdcto Governor
Kellogg, or to the Radical whites, thal1
breeds) blacks or mulattoes In the Sen
ate. If Mr.. Kellogg has become amen.
able to the laws, he will be legally and
peacefully tried according to the letter
and spirit Of tho laws. We regret that
the reporter, himself deceived by his
informant. should have caused the
DEMOCRAT to make any statement cal.
culated to do the slightest injustice &c
Gen. Longstreot. We make the correc'
ton fully and freely at once upon ascer.
tanning the error in our evening edi.
4
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-17
The Carnival King.

Invitations from his most gracious
Majesty. the King Of the Carnival. have
been duly received and admired by the
DEMocRAr. The grand entertainment
will take place in the Exposition Palace.
on the evening Of the 10Th Of February.
1876, having been postponed from Feb
ruary 3. 1876. The cards Of invitation,
this season, are superior to anything OF
the kind that we have ever before seen,
being colored Autograph prints of the
most exquisite and costly nature. and
the design having been most tastefully
and elegantly conceived and executed.
Let us all hail the great King and his
worthy and honorable attendants with
loud acclamatlons Of JOY and homage
let us cast aside the dark and heavy
robes of discomfort, assuming, at any
rate for few Short and blissful hours,
the fleecy and festive garb of light.
hearted happiness, and by every demon,
stration of perfect pleasure, receive oul
respected sovereign in way most suit
able and acceptable to his most excel
lent Majesty.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-17
from Yesterdays Evening Edition.l
The Morning Press.

The Bee reviews the reports OF the
committees appointed to investigate
the Trcasurcr's Office and the Police
Board.
It considers that State officers
who have shown such utter disregard
of law, Us have those mentioned in the
former report, should DO immediately
prosecuted to tho fullest extent. and
that the fact that the funds abstractcd
from the Treasury were applied to The
payment of illegal services rendered by
the Metropolitan Police, Is far from
palliating their crime.
The Republican comments on state
mcnt Of the Bulletin that the National
Democracy fears Louisiana" 1t con
siders that substantial reasons for such
fear exist In the slaughter breathing
propensities OF our people against
Northern Republican immigrants, and
in the demands of this State for the con
struction Of the lovees and for other
government works.
The Times thinks that the Conserva-
LINtS SIlblltl tAlllplb flloIN Ju'tf iiNl1p s'u''
less feeling II they wish to regain con
troll of the State; that they have thus
far been fighting under the code OF
ethics of the old regime, which should
have disappeared with the war and the
advent here Of the thieves who have
since controlled the State. Their point
Of honor may be a lofty one, but cannot
prevail against the INSCRIPTIONS wit
and insatiate greed which they have to
combat, and can only defeat by gaining
an intelligent conception Of their situa
ton, and Il willingness to accept and
utilize whatever is palpablc.
The Picayune, abiding to the report
OF the House Committee on the manage
ment of the Treasurer office, calls upon
the House to act promptly and vigor-
ously on the recommendation OF that
committee in order to force the Senate
to put itself upon record in the matter.
1t seems to think, however, that the
Wheeler compromise protects Kellogg
if so, though the Conservatives may
have made "a bad bargain in that adjust
ment, it Is their duty to abide by it,
The Bulletin regrets that the sugges-
tons in the report submitted by the
committee on the books of the Auditor
and Treasurer, cannot be carried out as
to Kellogg, whom it considers amply
protected by the Wheeler compromise.
1t reminds its readers that it has al
ways opposed this compromise as being
biunder, and suggests that the inabili-
ty of the House to impeach Kellogg in
the face of such a report, fully shows
the correctness of its views in regard to
the adjustment, 1t calls upon the House
to carry out the viows CT the committee
in regard to the other parties i'm
plicated
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-17
REPORT ON THE POLICE BOARD.

This important, and in some respects
most extraordinary report. was read to
the House by Mr.. Dupre, ard Is signed
by Mr.. Uupre and Mr.. Hammond. Of
this city, aud would also haye been
signed by Hon. G. l.. Hall. the third
member of the committee. had he not
been unavoidably absent. No analysis
of the report can do Justice to the sub.
iect and every citizen who desires to
comprehend something Of the horrible
condition Of our civic misgoverntnent,
should read It from beginning to
end. and rs lengthy and exhaustive as
it is not omit or lose tho meaning and
weight of a single word. In fine, the re-
port unequivocally shows that the
Metropolitan Police system OF New Or
leans IL costly, immoral, and without q
single good quality. What will the peo-
pie Of New York, Philadelphia. Balti-
more. Cincinnati Chicago and 1T. Louis.
In truth tho American people every
where think of the police of tho city OF
New Orleans when they come to learn.
i'm addition to other terrible facts stated
in this official document by an enlight-
cned committee OF tho House, that the
Chief of the Police Board Is u negro
named Antoine. who resides in tho parish
Of Caddo. in the remote northwestern
portion of Louisiana. Such u thing is well
nigh incredible. But let tho people
everywhere read tho report. without an.
Np,er word from the DEMOCRAT.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-17

sand dollars. No doubt 1t would nave
been better that the whole sum OF
eighty tiyo thousand dollars. proved to
have been seized without law anu ms
directed. should have accidentally per
ished while properly guarded ana pre-
served nv an intlexibly honest officer ~
tho law than that the Treasurer should
he able to prove that. by the use OF tue
funds without authority. he had doubled
them by n lucky speculation. HIS ne
ual acts were too many and too vicious
to plead for naturalization by showing
that the money was only robbed from
the treasury vaults by tho appointed
custodian himself, and not, except To q
comparatively small extent. afterwards
pocketed by thieves. Such ~ practlcal
administration of the law will not do.
The sole question for the Legislature IN
the case il. was the law wilfully ignored
and tralnpled on by Mr. Dubuelet, ana
has he thus opened the public treasury
to general despoliation by his uneSaln-
pied precedent
For tho rest. dc facto Governor kcl-
logg. and the other officials Indicated
did. II il not denied, by threat, promise
or otherwise. " induce Antoine Dubuclet.
the state Treasurer, TO divert from the
interest fund. on two different occasions,
n sum amounting TO eighty-tlve thou
sand dollars, without proper warrants
from the Auditor. and IN palpable VIOLA
ton of the laws. Moreover, these per-
sons know what they were doing. rs Is
demonstrated beyond dispute. and thus
coniederated and conspired to commit q
crime against the peace, dignity ana
public health of tho Commonwealth.
If SO, by the solemn accusation
Of the majority Of the committee. and
the admission, with palliating crellm-
stances as suggested. by the minority,
the General Assembly of Louisiana has
but one course to take. Would 1t not
be folly or corruption to think OF in
Identifying the de facto Governor ana
the Treasurer by the weak inscription to
them Of patriotic motives or intentions.
In regard to the public welfare. and to
do this i'm attempted justification OF
their having put the laws OF tho State
under their feet. Can. indeed. any
such motive be possibly assigned to
them. We think that unless they are i'm
pcaehed as the law directs, without fear
or favor. others will stigmatizo 1t as an
act of imbecility or prostitution. or else
of u disgusting timidity, which il Is be
loved no other Legislative body. In any
part of this wide country, would exhibit
In A einilnr crigig