Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-05

= is understood the Mexican governmen
is sending heavy forces from the int
K rlOr to meet him within Il week.
e The mails now due on the Both ult
y from the North will arrive at noon.
Gener / Terry will command tn.
d expedition which about leaving For
It Lincoln, instead of General Gustav
c who remains in command of the pos
q at Fort Lincoln. This arrangement
j will allow Gu tar to 1emain here tc
f testify before the impeachment court
= Nomlnation-Wirr Sykes of New
York for consul at florence.
Gen. Reynolds telegraphs CIymer
Y that upon returning from the field he
, saw Ipr the first time the testimony
r Civ n by Gen McCook before his com
: mi;tee on March 23d. and says: This
is absolutely false SO far as it refers to
my being in any manner in collision
: with the contractors or having received
!. Va iuable presents from them"
! Wm. Mu1tagh, of the Republican,
testified that he had borrowed 81 200
from the Freedman's Bank and paid it
back; did not know who WAS respon-
sible for the article charging Chair
man ID ,uglass with using the money
appropriated for his committee to re-
ward his constituents and journalists.
Douglass made STATE ment ind II Outh,
concluding that either the writer or
lis informant was n liar
In the committee on foreign aft airs
Schenck was shown his original letter
# resignation as a director in the
Emma Mi e Company, also ply of
the same III Parks hand writing and
was asked to explain. Schenck 50 d
the letter of resignation was his own
composition without aid from any one
He did not know how Park came to
make copy of II. bat was sure he d d
mot copy the res glation from The draft
made by Pa k. Schenck did not think
he sent his letter of rt signation to
Park Park was examined nd stated
that Schenck showed him the letter of
resignation before sending it to the
company. He made some suggestion
| to Schenck about it, but did OF die
tate a single word of 1t. Schenck said
any statement that the Park letter ex-
hiblted here Wa the original draft Was
| false.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Noon -Ex-
Governor Henry =. Wise of Virginia
appeared before the elections commit
tee of the House to-day on behalf of
Platt III the ca e of PImtt VS.. Good |
The Governor is pale and thin aud re-
CURED a little assistance up ant down |
stairs but retains his positive manner |
of statement, d:ctatorIal ass rtiou and |
erect figure. HIS appearance had been /
announced and attracted many of his
friends to the committee room. He
continues his argument to morrow.
In the committee on Pacific railroad
IhrockmortOn amended the bill ex-
tending the time for the comp! elton of
the Texas Pacific railroad to require
the construction of fifty miles west
ward and twenty miles eastward per
year. No definite action was taken.
Blackburn of Kentucky is address,
ing the House on the case of Lemaine
VS. Farwell.
Davenport is explaining and identi-
flying his vouchers.
Morton will make his personal ex-
PLANTATION in the Senate to-day. HIS
friends claim that the best of them
could not have done him greater
service than has been done BIZ giving |
him this opportunity of ventllating his
war record and CT irritating old sores.
His accounts show no personal ras-
cality and the ill, gal use of the money
IN the emergency, it is claimed, will
be approved by the Northern people,
The naval commit by letter to
Secretary Robson request the i'm
mediate recall of Paymaster Bradf ,rd,
who has been purchasing agent at
london. The Committee desire tn ex-
anime Bradford. There is evidence
before the committee regarding Brad
ford which makes it improper that he
should continue IN the position. Con
tractor Matthews, who paid $4,000
to the Ctttels for their Influence at the
Navy Department, did so at Bradford's
suggestion.
WASHINGTON, May3-Night- HOUSE.
.Seclye OF Massachusetts, from the
on Indian aff.irs, reported
a bill authorizing the ST cretary of the
Interior to pay the expenses of dele
gates from the eastern bard of the
Cherokee Indians; passed. Also bill
an hOrlZIng the eastern band Of North
Carolina Cherokee Indians to institute
suits and provide for the purchase of
lands; referred.
H, fridge of Georgia, introduced a
bill to provide for settlement WITH ,
certai Il rail way companies in the South
err States. Referred
Hask,ns of New York was appointed
on the New Orleans committee vice
Foster
The resolution seating Lemaine,
democrat from Illinois, was adopted
Tie House then went i:}to lnmit-
tee of the whole on the postoffic,. APP
bill.
SENArE-The Hou-e bill appropriate ,
ing SIC, 600 to maintain the lighthouse
service Oh the Ohio and VI ssissippl
rivers Was passed.
Dorsey presented = petition from
settlers on the Hot springs reservation
for such Legislation as will enable them
to perfect their titles. Referred to ,
com mittea on public lands.
The committee OH ciaiui5 reportel .
favocably on the House bill making an
Appropriation for the payment of
Claims reported TO EnLg1ess under
section OF the act approved June Is, ,
1874, by the Seer etaly Of the Treasury. ,
Calendar.
The committee OH Indian aft airs 1e-
ported adversely Oh the bill giving the ,
the right of way i2rough the Indian ..
Territory to point opposite the town !
of Fit. Smith Indefinitely postpon, u.
Morton sent to the clerk desk and
had read SPECIAL dispatch from
Washington dated April % to the
New York No Id in regard
to >:225, 900 received by bin FROM ihv
general government while lie was .
Governor of Indiana out OF the appro- )
p5IatIon OF $4,000, 900 to pay the ex I
penses OF transporting ard delivering
arms. &c, to loyal citizens IL the
States III rebellion. Ii opening his ,
explanation Morton said the Pr sient
of tie United States IN the spring of
1863 advanced to me $3.50, 600 to ella
bic ne to carry forward military oper-
atoms III the State of IL diana. OF
this sum [ expended 1913, 302 81 III th''
service of the State aud with which L
charged the State i'll my settlement
with it and Ghe remairiLIg SIG, 697 90
were not expended. Tins amount [
to the treasury of the United
States rs IS shown by the following
voucher and receipt:
"TREAsURY DEPARTMENT,
April IL, 1865.
SIR: Yours of the Gin ins' enclosing