, 1876-04-03

father.in-1aw, and othcss Of bin friends, give "a
! Tho trua reason for Au,so' ronign&tton.
GTff.f. NONE FnAuD AND NlHHArAdkMRNT.
Tho charges against tho management OF tho
Government Insane Asylum ars very grave.
Tho tnyeatiRalfon In developing startling facts.
Il Inns boon ahown that, whtfe tho average nntn-
eer OF inrnstes Of lilo hayinn has boon ovor GOO,
theso Uara but two physicians to attend them.
Tho mcdieines were administered 70 tho pasEonts
BY ignorant attendants Without the auporvatou
81 eishes Of tho ptYe[olans, and q such stes ~
often happened that one party swallowed Tho
medicine preacribod for anothor. Patients vera
frequently boason, cntfod md fronad, without
necessity. Tho wtnehsos almost unanimously
agree that tue food was often scant and un.
wholesome, 1osldoa Tho fact that Niciloia, tic
suportntenden1 sold lnnd to tho Government for
Asylutn purposes At an enormous advance on tho
prico alo paid for 1t. Il has boon a1ovn thnt ho
rafscd vegetables for Tho Asylum nt tho rats Of
IN fofsilzera to raise $500 worti, ot vegetables.
Nlcho}o liaa o flno louse, 1uxuriouHly Furnished,
Hoops several carragos aud horses to tnatoh,
and givea olognnt dinnors.
1llNlsrEN TO ENGLAND.
Il Is quito vol understood Tint tie nauo OF
=. ". stonRhton, OF Now York, has boon 30
rlonaly considered In connection with tho En-.
glish n,tasion. Dnua's recent publication Of
EosHip connected 9Th stoasatoas aomes;io l'fp
chances of appointment.
THR HAFR BURGLARY.
Thore 10 a possibility that tue eafo-burglary
mystczy may bo explained. Tho judiciary CO Il,
caao undor consideration. and Il hna beon agreed
that, II Col. II. G, Whitley, cx-Chiof Of the
Secret aotylco, gsyoa tho Committee all THO facts
in connection with tho conspiracy, ho slail bo
guaranteed immunity from prosecution. At
tc:nrts havc boon niado to drivo away tho Wit
ucsAea.
nn. STAB REED.
lAto Surveyor Of Wyoming, IL bore undes Bub-
pnna to explats. contracts with John Dolnuo, In
t1r. Btoyeng Hoods former cerk, Ia oxpoctod TO-
morrow.
ITO ths Associated rrtss.l
TItK 1REaIDkHT.
WASHINGTON, D. G.. April 2.-prestdont Grant,
although not confined to his bed, koops lila 1oom,
and ia receiving no visftora. 4omo Of he fntt-
naate friendn say bis RickneaH Is owing TO q fo-
turn Of periodical neuralgia.
TIE TOMBSTONE CnNTRAcTB.
Con. Melgs, Whu has boon in Washington a
Wonk. will bo BummoDod boforo tho uouao Com
1nttco on Military Affaira to tcBtify roluttYo to
tho tombstone contracts.
THE TAKtFF n1LL-
Tln Committee Of Ways aul Means yeaterday
completed ita action on tho clauses Of the MORT
uon Tariff bill rotating to iron aud stoel, tho
oriy amendments to which are tho following,
Tho insertion after "plg Iron Of tho worda
"Hpogel cinon iron, bnt tho Committee hua moi
!
eonts per pound; wood screws leaB than
inches and moro than inch iu length cents,
and I inch OF lese in longth 8 oents pound,
Tho duty Tn wood Rcrows 2 Inches or over tn
longth ha1 boeu changed from 8 to oout a
pound. No amondnenta have boen Ma.lo In
lead. On Tuesdny tho Committee will oonBder
tho copper provisions.
GOV. MORTON.
Gov. Morton to-day received the full te1t nf
tho resolution Of tho Republican State 0onycn-
ton OF MlEaiast2pi roforsing to l!naaf, III fol-
lows:
Ksso'rcd That, In behalf Of those TIC Represent, wo
interest he has anifcstc1 Ia tho projection Of Bouth
srn ltcpn1cats In thclr personal freedom, and In tho
oar hasfs aud our grstado for bs syo1on ct t 10 oss
principles.
THE REAr~EsrATE rooL.
Tho statemout that tho Committee on the
Eeal-EHtato Pool examined no wituosacH Satur-
day because al desired to bo oxcuRod Is IN crIor.
Tho Hon. Charles Il. Eldredge applied Friday to
bo examined Saturday, but was told ho would
not bo uoadcd. Eldsidgo informed the Cou-
QUO ot ts tlyo membors. llr. Hillycs, ono oi
firm Of Sunderland, IIillyer d Stewart, wl.oBe
purchase OF property is specially alluded 70 In
tho antpGnd dnces tcum sorvod on Kilbourn
noso to tho oonmlstao Hillyer says:
will state to you generally thu. thts property, con-
ssttng Of unnr!ovea lots IL tho nosthws.tsrn pat
Of the sity: sna Of Which Tho purchase preo
directly Or Indirectly, hid m interest In II.
Or connection With us, except thu small interest,"
once held BY ex-senator stoxart, explained ly him
to tho lnycsgatiuB Committed of tho last Congress.
The title to this property was placca In Mr. Iats. ~
Truateo simply for thu aake Of convenience No!thor
OF uB had any connection with tho pool In which jay
Cooke Was interested OF With any other pool Or paz1ss
wlatevcr.
TIE uAtlFonNrA LAND oFg1cE.
The IIousa Committee on Public Lands will
probably Eond auh-coHltntttoo to California
after tho prcaent session OF CougrosB to INQUIRE
into tue alleged frauds in tho California Land
Offices.
TIE roncE p11L.
Henntor Morton will tomorrow Introduce q
bill To amend tho net to enforce tho Fifteenth
Amendment to tho Constitution and remove tho
objections to thn act sot forth In tho late de-
cl1ioa Of tho Supreme Court.
FRAUD 1T uNDI:RvALUAF1oy.
Uasp1tch TO hc,c York HtFnh.
WARRINGTON, D. c., March 2G.-u. A. Brown,
formerly connected with tho Customs Revenue
Department OF tho Unitol Btates TEoasury citea
tho following contrast OF tho imports nnd cx-
ports for the past four ycara, and thereirom do
uuces tho Inference that tho frauds practicod
upon the Government by dishonest importerp,
By undertaking thoir invoices Of goods, nro OF
enormous magnitude;
Years Imports. E1porto.
l672................... $G4o3s8,7i1 f57I aa9, ,SS7
lht1s uoJ4lOtott U37ts6ot041
46I4..s.........--..-.... e35601,4to 1l6t3!3,392
16fo.... Ha5Npilp1 utht tb4tt1Jl
4sa51o,77& s!,col T23 ,294
The igurea aboye include specie. The infer
enco drawn by an ordinary reraon from tho
aboyo atatement ia that tho balance OF trado
,vn1 largely In fayor Of tha United StateH. But
whom It is borne III mind that during the ycarH