The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-03-12

either House of Congress or any committe,
.nereo1, or the Senate sitting as a court of i'm
ne shal! not thereafter he held to answer
crimlnally in any court of justice, or subject tc
any penalty or forfeiture on account of any
| act concerning which he shall be so re0uirei
| 10 testlfy provided that nothing herein con
1alned shall be 80 construed to relieve any per-
son from liability to impeachment.
DEFEAT OF PINCHBAcK.-On the Sth inst,
tinch backs case was taken up and after a
long debate was finally disposed Of by the
adoption Of Senator Edmunds amend ment to
Morton's resolution by a vote of 30 to 29 Nor
tons resolution said ..Pinchback be admitted as
Senator" ETC., and Edmund's amendment was
the insertion of the simple word mot" before
admitted. Christiancy, Edmunds, Morrill, of
vermont, Morrill, of Maine and Paddock, Re-
publlcans, voted with the Democrats.
APPoINTMENTs-Alfonso Taft, of Ohio. has
neen appointed Secretary of War, and r. H.
Dana, of Massachusetts, Minister to England
vice K. c. Shenck, resigned.
lNVESTIGATIoNs.-The House committees
continue their Investigations into the manaUe-
ment of the Navy Department. and the Attorney
Generals Office, and 1t is said they have already
discovered grave frauds IN the former and ir-
General it is said was guilty of interfering in
tne Babcock trial. Purman of Florida and
hays u OF Alabama, both Radical mbers of the
ahouse, are also being Investigated upon
charges of having sold cadetships.
DESTRUCTION OF THE LITTLE SISTERS HOME
IN BRooKLYN.-Ne'0 York, March IA fire
broke out in the House of the Aged Sisters of
Poor, large four story building, with two
wings, at Bushwick Avenue and Chestnut
street, Williamsburg. The fire originated in
the south wing, and before the aged inmates
were aware ofits presence the flames had made
considerable progress. panic was caused
among the inmates, who rushed hither and
thlther through the building until they be-
came exhausted or suffocated from the smoke
and sank down. The police rendered valuable
assistance, and carried out number OF old
people who had become unconscious. There
were les old people in the building, and in one |
part of it egress had been cut off Oy the flames |
and smoke, so they went up to the roof, utter |
ing piercing shrieks. The smoke and flames |
which shot up completely kept them from view
Inc hrenen and police succeeded in rescuiug |
number who were sutfocated and burned in |
the ruins. Michael Cummings, IS years of
ege, threw himself from the third story win
dow and was instantly killed Jeremiah
sullivan, 65 years old, was fatally injured by
Jumping from window at the same height.
!he police and hremen at s o'clock had taken
nVe bodies from the ruins. 1t was i'm possible
TO Tell how many lives were lost, as those who
were rescued were carried away and cared for
by friends. The police think not many moro
DerIshed. The loss the building and fur
'ituTe is estimated at $4,000. The House is
maintained by the aid OF the Little Sisters of
The Poor, of Brooklyn, and was established
.eVeral years ago. The loss of life at Little
sisters of the Poor fire is greater than frst re-
ported. Eighteen bodies have thus far been
'ecoVered and more are still missing.