Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-07
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
FRIDAY, January :,

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| SENATE.-Mr. Window presented memo
rial OF the state grange of Minnesota in favor
| of the Fox and Wisconsin river improve
ment. Referred 10 the Committee on Com
] meTce.
! Mr.. Whyte presented memorial of Francis
a. Gibbons. Referred 10 the Committee on
/ GAINS. Also, memorial of the Cincinnati
I Society OF Maryland in reference To reVOlu-
/ tonary soldiers. Referred TO the Committee
/ on Revolutionary Claims.
Various private bills were reported from
| the Committee on Claims.
! Mr.. Wright introduced bill granting pen
| slons 10 the officers OF the war of isl2, AMI
| those engaged in Indian wars during the
same period. Referred to the Committee on
MI. Kelly introduced bin for the relief of
| the estate Of the late John NJ. Walker. L. y.
! Affairs.
Mr.. English introduced bill 20 amend the
! acts regulating the transaction OF private
/ business in the Supreme Court OF the Dis
| trict OF Columbia. Referred to the Commit
! tee on the District OF Columbia.
Mr.. CTagin Introduced bill To regulate the
/ attendance OF witnesses before military
| courts.
| THE PRESIDENT PRO TEN OF THE SENATE
Mr.. Sherman moved tn take up the matter
! OF the status OF the President pro te.l of the
! senate, as he thought the Senate should
| take some action upon the report of the
! Committee on Privileges and Elections To
/ bring the matter before the Senate he moved
| TO take up the resolution of Mr.. + imuuds
/ pIOVluiug IOF Inc e'ectlOn OF q President 1DFO
| ten on the 9Th instant, to-day and he
moved to subs titute therefore the report OF
| the committee.
Mr.. Edmunds suggested that the matter be
! not taken up to-day, as the report of the
| committee had Just been printed.
Mr.. Sherman consented 10 the suggestion.
Mr.. Davis gave notice that on Wednesday
next he wonld submit some remarks upon
| the public deDt, the revenues. and the expeu-
| dituTes o. the government.
MILITARY ARRESTS.
motion n Mr nlt-rf ton
| requesting the President to transmit To the
Senate statement of the number Of mill
| tary arrests made in Alaska during the last
| nVe years, with the reasons in each case,
was taken up and passed.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion, and then adjourned I'LL Monday.
THE SCANDAL IN WHICH ADA SWEET,
LOGAN, CAMPBELL AND BLAKELY ARE
MIXED UP.-A telegram to the ST. Louis
Glooe-Democrat from ST. Paul, Mimi. jan
uary i, says: In response To the scandalous
| charges Of Washington correspondent OF
The New York Sun, concerning the Pension
| ONCE in Chicago, and Miss Sweets being
| compelled TO pay Senator Logan and Mar
| shall =. II. Campbell money, from month to
month, TO the amount ofone-half her salary,
| to liquidate debts alleged to be owing by
David Blakely To Logan aud Campbell, Mr..
| Blakely publishes the following as an edi
| torlal in to morrow's Pioneer-PresS OF which
| he IS one of the editors: sin the first place,
| Mr.. Logan never loaned Mr. Blakely a pen
| ny, and was never asked to do so. Mr..
Blakely never loaned General Logan pen
| ny, and was never asked TO do SO. Miss
Sweet never paid General Logan a penny on
| Mrs. Blakely's account, or on her own or
| any one else'S account, or to anybody else,
| FOR General Logan; and finally, there was
| never money transaction between General
| Logan and Mr.. Blakely, directly or indi-
| rectly, of any kind or character, or between
| Miss Sweet and General Logan on his ac-
count, directly or indirectly, nearly or re-
| nlotely, positively or contingently, because
| OF any service performed by him for VI ISIS
| Sweet or for Mr.. Blakely, or for either of
them. or for anybody else, or on any other
| account, and the whole charge of the SUMS
! correspondent as TO transaction of any
| Kind Between Miss Sweet and Blakely, Mar
4 shall Campbell or General Logan, or any
| body else, rejecting q saonorably upon them
| or either of them. regarding money trans
| actions or any other transactions, is wholly
| and UNANIMOUSLY false, and without one scin-
| tiila OF truth TO rest its poisonous foot on.
a GENUINE RoMANCE-TiCo H-Jres Of the
| Same Nd9l Listening to HIS Sentence for Big
| dmy.-In the Brooklyn court OF sessions yes
| for bigamy, announced that the prisoner
| wished TO withdraw his plea OF not guilty,
| and plead guilty. Judge Moore called
| Browns first wife to the bar. She told how
| Brown had married and then deserted her,
| but why he had deserted her she could not
tell. Brown spoke up, saying, ~ could not
| live with her." the second wife was then
| called, and she carried wee bit of a baby in
| her arms as she stepped forward and stood
| by the side OF the prisoner and the first Wife
| Brown cast tender glances toward her, but
| he paid no attention TO his first spouse. The
| latter flashed looks of naughty revenge at
her former lord. The young mother timidly
| told The judge that Brown had represented To
| her that be was single, and she had been mar
| ried 10 him in good faith. He had been a
| good husband to her. and they had lived
| happily four years. The women went back
| TO their seats. Brown said that he had moth
| ing to say as TO the accusation, and the Judge,
| commenting severely on the mans conduct,
| AS Brown was taken away, he cast a fond
| look at his young wife, and she wept bitter
| iy. The first wife shot glances of triumph
ant revenge.-[N Y St0l, 9Th.
BITTER FOR WALKER.-Judge Daily or.
dered Joseph Walker TO pay his wife so for
| her support during the week between yester-
| day and next Wednesday, on which latter
date Mcdonald 4 Company, agents for the
| Vinegar Bitters," are TO be examined be-
| fore referee as to DIR. Walkers income in
| the past two years. Walker admits the pos
| session of Sli60O0 In real estate, Sc, 001 in
bonds and mortgages, yearly income from
| enue OF So, 900 per annum from other sources.
| Counsel for Mrs. Walker aver that the bit
| ters alone bring him In 500, 900 year.-H y.
| SIM 9Th.
GOVERNOR RICE, of Massachusetts, was
lnaugurated at Boston yesterday, with ap-
prOpriate ceremonies. His message shows
| that the present funded debt of the state is
S33, ,iGi; net Increase during the year,
si,1Zl,ltU. Inc estimate 1Ol ordinary eX-
pendltures and payments is 81 .9G0, 200, and a
state tax OF about 50 900 900 will be necessary
| TO meet the deficiency of the ordinary reve-
rue. The Governor considers the prohibit
tory law in many respects a failure, and ia
vors the present stringent license system.
The message closes with q hearty indorse-
ment Of the ceutenn al.
THE MILLENIUN.-The New York Herald
Is discussing the prophecy of the coming
millennium this year by Rev. DIR. Cumming,
and says: Years ago these predictions
worked GREAT harm Millarita