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NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION.
REPUBLICAN GAINS.
FRAUD CHARGED ON BOTH SIDES.
EXCITEMENT WALL STREET
FAILURE OF THE N. Y. STATE BANK.
THE NEW FRENCH ASSEMBLY.
EXECUTION ONTARIO.
REPUBLICAN GAINS.
FRAUD CHARGED ON BOTH SIDES.
EXCITEMENT IN WALL STREE
FAILURE OF THE NJ Y. STATE BANK
THE NEW FRENCH ASSEMBLY.
EXECUTION IN ONTARIO.
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION.
Republican Gains.

BosroN, March IA special dispatch
from Concord, y. H, says: The election
opened with one or the brightest OF March
days. The fears OF bad travel have disap-
peaTed, a. the mud agd water froze solidly
last night A large vote is now predicted. In
this city a great number of counterfeit tic K
cts are in the field, put out by both parties in
The interest OF Todd and Proctor. candidates
fer Ser atoT. No result can be reached until
after midnight Reports from various towns
at noon indicate republican gains. Littlefon
is democratic on the state and county ticket.
In Harrisville the republicans elected their
repre- sentative by one majority. In every
Town il Is said evidence of
FRAUD on BOTH SIDES
are apparent, and challenging at the polls Is
brisk. In Portsmouth some excitement was
caused by the democrats challenging the
voieof ]. III. Kent. the United states deteee
tive. he finally gained his point. Dover
shows republican gains up TO noon. South
Hampton elects democratic representative
by majority.
AN UNUSUALLY LARGE VOTE.
CONCORD, N. H, March 1.-THE election
in this city is progressing very quietly, aud
Tious voting places Toe vote up 10 noon
has been unusually large, and the
EEPTBLICANs HAVE MADE An INCREASE
over last year Tney will doubtless gain be
vote in the central wariS-the 4th, 5th, 9th
and Ith. A count was made at noon. which
gave on the state ticket $50 for Cheney, the
republican candidate for governor, aud $50
Geo. f. Todd, the republican candidate for
state Senator in district No. 4, is running
considerably ahead of his ticket in this city.
Dispatches giving the votes for moderators
in various towns are being received At the
rooms OF the state committees OF each
parry, and so far they have been gen.
orally favorable TO the republicans.
CHASGED TOWNS.
Among the towns which were democratic
last year and which elected republican mod
orators this morning are Newport, Pittsfield
ColebrOok, Northfield, Orange. Newton
Turrey and Parrisville. The democrats have
received favorable reports from Bedford
HillsborOugh and Antrim. In Laconis
hard. contest was anticipated, also
in Pennington, and both parties are
anxiously awaiting news from them. The
moderator votes are not by any means ALSO
lutte tests or indications OF results, but they
show the tendencies of the popular vote
The republicans claim to be confident Iha'
Cheney will be elected by the people. aud
the democrats also claim that their tIcke
will be successful. Nothing has yet been re-
ceived which will justify a definite predic
ton as 10 the result of the election. although
the moderators so far received are favorable
for the republicans. Nothing has been re-
ceived that will give an indication OF how
the house will stand.
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THE DISTRICT INvEsTIGAT
The Proceedings To-day.

The investigation into the affairs of the
District government and the board of audit
was continued before the House District
Committee this morning, commencing at 10
o'clock.
VoLUMINoUs ANSWER.
AuGttOrSTayler and BrOdhead were present,
and put in their answers TO the interroga-
tories pTopounded by the committee. The
answers are very voluminous, covering some
twelve hundred pages of manuscript. none of
which was read. TIE chairman remarked
that there was much OF it which il would not
be necessary to print In the report, but he
would examine IL.
MR.. APPEL EXPLAINS.
Mr.. Appel, a clerk in the Office OF the board
of audit, read written statement respecting
the payments made to Lewis Il Co. It set
forth that the payment made to Lewis x CO.
for earth placed in the canal was too much
and that 1t was his (Appels) error, but that
it. would be deducted from any amounts yet
due the firm.
MIR. oERTLEY AS A WITNESS.
Il. OertLey sworn.-Witness read a written
statement setting forth that grading was
paid for at 30 cents per cubic yard, ana that
that was the figure upon which the District
Commissioners paid the old claims of the
board Of public works. The statement also
allowance for paving 9th street, on account
of the troubles Incident to their work made
by the laying of the car tracks on tn at street
The remaining portion of the statement was
In explanation of the experts report con-
corning Hewett Co.'S contracts.
The witness was examined by the expert
and stated that Hewett q Co. were allOWej
90 cents yard outside of their contrac. for
" DIRK done on 9th street on account of the
extra work the railroad Imposed upon the
con tractor.
Attwelve o'clock the committee adjourned
until the District Commissioners shall have
submitted their answers 10 the intaTroya-
tories OF the committee, heretofore published
in THE STaR,
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The Three-Sixty.Five Bond..


PRONlslOS FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE
INTEREST.
The House of Representatives yesterday
concurred in the conference committees re
port in regard to the payment of the interest
on the 3 65 bonds, and the bill only awaits
the signature of the President TO become a
law. 1t provides that the Co nmissiouers OF
the District of Columbia shall transfer to the
Treasurer of the United States, for the pay
meDt of the interest due February 1st, 1876,
on tie bonds of said District, the sum neces-
sary TO pay the same from any unexpended
appropriations heretofore made by Congress,
or from any revenues derived by taxation on
the property of the District issued under
the provisions of the act OF Congress
approved June Goth, 1874, subject to the
requisition OF the Commissioners. excluding
funds raised for the support of public schools;
provided that any further issue OF 365 bonds
is hereby prohibited; and provided that the
said Commissioners are hereby directed to
discontinue all work and labor on streets,
avenues, bridges, sewers, canals and Struc
is to be made in the SOS bonds of the District:
and provided further that SO much of
the law as requires the First and Secont
Controllers OF the Treasury to audit
debt of the District of Columbia, and issue
certificates therefor and Of the joint resolu-
anime and audit the unfunded or floating
debt of the District OF Columbia, and of the
act TO extend the time within which the
board of audit of the District of Columbia
may receive, audit and allow certain claims
that have never been presented to said board,
be and the same is hereby repealed; aud all
compensation allowed to said board of audit
for their services under the provisions of
said act and the acts ameDdatOry thereof,
shall cease; and after the expiration of thirty
days from the approval of this joint resolu-
ton, all books, papers aud records of the said
hoard of audit shall be turned over to The
Commissioners OF the District of Columbia
or their successors In Office.
Sec. 2. That there shall be no increase of
the present amount of the total Indebtedness
OF the District OF Columbia; and any officer
or person who shall knowingly increase, or
aid or abet in increasing such total indebted
ness. shall be deemed guilty of high mtsde-
meanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be
punished by imprisonment not exceeding
ten years, and by fine not exceeding ten
thousand dollars
The bill was announced In the House to-
day as duly enrolled and it received the
Speakers signature. 1t will be sent at once
to the President for his apprOyal,
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department, presented the warrants by
which the claim was psid, which were or
Mr.. Pendleton. for $40. 900, dated June n. 1871,
Endorsed by Geo. II. Pendleton, President,
pay TO First National Park Bank, New York.
ice second is for $4,000: same date The
third draft Is for SIS ,553 So, same date, in
dorsed by Mr.. Pendleton, to be paid by
Northern Bank of Kentucky.
Mr.. Wdnneu testified that all the papers
were filed in the Third Auditors Office. The
warrants or acquisitions have been in his
hands for some years. The warrants are
countersigned by the Register, Third Audi
tor and Second Controller, and were issued
on the requisltlon OF the Secretary of War.
being also countersigned by the Secretary of
War. All the business was transacted on
the same day, the 18th of June. 1S7I-Mr
Hartley was acting Secretary of the Treas
ury at that time. The warrants are markell
special"
The witness was examined at some length
in regard TO the routine that drafts have To
pass through from the time they are issued
until they RE finally cashed.
A. p. RANSOM TESTIFIED
that he was the audi tor of the Kentucky
Central road. The books presented by him
contain the letters, &C, in relation TO the
claim. The books showing the payment OF
the claim are in the treasurer's Office of the
Kentucky Railroad company, and not in the
books presented. Have been auditor from
January l, 1854. My brother, A R. Ransom,
formerly had charge of the claim. After
my brother was made general agent of the
company. A great many Of the papers in
that claim were made up by witness; never
knew General Meigs had rejected the claim
Never bad any conversation with Mr.. Pen
dleton In relation 10 the claim, or never
heard that he had any particular influence
with the Secretary of War. Don't know
that Mr.. Pendleton regarded the $50 900 IA q
big fee for getting claim of S1iS,O00. Nv
brother made up the claim, and ne may
have told me what he received as his fee,
though Mr.. Pendleton never spoke about his
fee 10 witness. Never had any interest in
the TOad-eXcept craving a salary. Think
that Mr.. PendletOn received 5000 "A year
salary.
At this point
MR.. ROBBINS PUT IN AN OBJECTION
to investigating the private business OF Mr..
Pendleton. He thought the committee was
organized for some other purpose; that of iu-
vestigating officials Of the government.
Senator Stevenson, OF Kentucky, was then
summoned to appear before the committee
and explain his connection with the claim
If he desired to do so.
Al this nnint nnr rennrt clnsel.
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The Mule Claim Case.

fOSTfONEAENT.
The case Of the United States against Geo.
w. Bryant and VIM. Craig, charged with
conspiracy TO defraud the United States of
SO 900, by fraudulent claim, whicn was to
have been resumed in the Police Court,
Judge Smell, at IL O'Clock to-day, was fur
ther continued until o'clock tO-mo ROW, It
being understood that at that hour Mr..
Bryant will signify bis intention to waive
any defence In this court, and give bonds for
his appearance before the grand jury, and
that counsel for Mr.. Craig will, at the same
time. indicate what course they will pursue
In the premises.
CARD FROM COL. CRAIG.
To the Editor Of The Stdr:-I trust that you
will do me the justice to print in your paper
my denial Of the statement in THE STAB of
yesterday, to the effect that the defendants
In the case Of the United States VS.. Bryant
& Craig bad proposed to return the money
collected from the government, provided the
pending prosecution was abandoned. The
manifest tendency Of that publication to
show at least implied comics sion OF guilt,
makes II exceedingly unjust to me and my
partner, as calculated to prepare the public
mind TO convict before the evidence Is heard.
No such proposition to compounds has ever
been heard OF or entertained; and rs I have
done nothing more than collect part OF o
most just claim. out of which have been
kept for ten Years, shall make or entertain
no such compromise a. your paper pub
fishes. WILLIAM CRAIG.
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FOREIGN NOTES.
Organization OF the French Assembly

PARIS, March l3.-The senate to-day def1n-
as president and MN. Martel and Duclerc,
OF TIE left, and General Ladmirault and NJ.
kerdrel, of the right, vice presidents. This
sired the election of Jules Simon TO a vice
presidency. He, however, only obtained l2)
votes, while Kerdrel, the lowest successful
candidate, obtained 152 NM. Laplagne,
Rainneville and Wander, OF the right, and
Saint Waller and Scheurer Kestner, of the
left, were elected secretaries. The sixth Sec
rotary will be elected tomorrow. NM.
BaZe and DesDignes, of the Lavergne fac
ton, and General ID. Aurelle de Paladines,
of the right centre, were elected questors.
The chamber of deputies definitely elected
against c. VI. Ciorrac, OF the right centre;
and MN. Belmont, Rameau and Lepere. OF
the left, were elected vice presidents. Gam.
oetta proposed that eight seeretarys DC
the representation of the majority. The
proposition was accepted. NM. Lion, legi-
timist, Sayary, OF the Layergne group,
Lamy and Chris, memb ers OF the left cen
tire, and Carnot, Fowler and Clemenceau, OF
the left, were elected secretaries. The eighth
secretary will be elected tomorrow. NM.
Gailly, Denfert and Rochercau, of the left
were elected ques Iors. and two more will he
elected Tomorrow. NJ. Ricard, who is with.
out seat either In the senate or deputies. Is
resolved 10 resign his position as minister of
seuatorship rendered vacant By the death Of
NJ. De La Rochelle.
American Railroad Bond F0rgers I'm
prison.
NEW YORK. March IA cable special
states that Harmens and Rollins, the parties
who negotiated the forged bonds of the Cali
fornia and Oregon, and New York Central
railways, were arrested in Paris and sent 10
Brussels, at which place the negotiations
took place, and are now In prison there.
A Destructive Gale.
LONDON, March 1.-the gale of SUNDAY
last was very violent and destructive
around the entire coast. Numerous shipping
casualties are reported. An unknown brig
antine was seen to founder of Portland az
midday. All hands wer. lost. The sea was
running tremendously high, and il was i'm
possible 10 send assistance. The teleEraphs
throughout the country are still deranged,
and communication is slow and difficult.
The weather continues unsettled. In France
Geographic communication vas deranged TO
an unprecedented extent. In Paris rools,
chimDies and trees were blown down or car
ried away. Numerous casualties are re-
ported. some OF them fatal. The damage In
the districts which were flooded by the rivers
Is greatly increased in consequence of the
gale. Numbers OF the undermined houses
along the Seine were blown down. The gale
was also violent on the French coasts.
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OGDENsBURG, N. Y, March 1.-THE dam
age caused by the recent floods in Deer aud
The water rose TO point higher than ever
before known, carrying away saw-miIls,
shingle-mills, and bridges. At the village OF
Helena the water was three feet deep In the
church. and q large amount OF wood and
some live stock were swept away. Ice Is
piled up six feet high In the roads.
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JUDGE BLACK FOE PRESIDENTIAL Q
meeting ofthe York county pa democratic
committee, on Saturday. resolutions fndors-
ing Judge Black for the Presidency were
unanimously adopted.
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THE TAILoRs' STRIKE-The jOuraeymen
tailOTs are tubilant over the victory gained
by the discharge OF the men arrested At chs
instance of Brooks Brothers, ard meatinzs
were held yesterday In different places 20
give expression 20 this feeling. IL W as deter
mined not TO relax the watch" at Be DOks'
store 10 hinder the firm from obi aining men
TO nil the places OF the men on stri ke. Tue
two men held TO serve for a test case TO deter
mine whether the men had the right TO pa
rade the sidewalk I'm front OF the store were
discharged, after being brought before the
supreme court, chambers, on a writ of ha-
beans corpus, which was procured 20 obtain
an immediate hearing, In place OF the writ
OF certiorari which was nrst applied for.-lM
y. Herald, 18Th.
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SENTENCED FOR EMBEZZLEMKNT.-Jo-
sephus Sooy. jr., the defaulting ex-state
treasurer Of New Jersey, convicted OF en-
bezzlement, was sentenced at Trenton yes
teTday to confinement In the state prison for
three years, and until the costs Of prosecu-
ton are paid. He wept bitterly on hearing
the senferce.
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THE Foreign Relations Committee OF the
Senate to- day bad under consideration the
nomination Of Charles H. Dana, jr., to be
minister to England.
AN EMPHATIC DIsCLAIMER-The follow
ing letter was sent to-day by Mr.. Simon
Wolf TO the chairman OF the House Commit
tee on Expenditures in the War Department:
MARCH II, 1876.
Hon Mr.. Ogmer, chairman, &c:
Seeing a Mr.. Wolf mentioned in the public
prints as connected with the post-tradership
scandal, beg leave to say most positively
and emphatically that, outside of the in
dorsement given to Mr.. Friedlsnder Ito
which L testified the other day., absolutely
kosO nothing, and any statement 70 the contrary
Is (otSe in every particular.
Very respectfully, S. WOLF, Recorder.
THE CASE OF GEN. BELKNAP.-The grand
jury have examined no additional witnesses
in the case OF Ex-Secretary of War Belknap
this week, and the case may be regarded, so
far as criminal prosecution is concerned,
will be remembered that the grand jury have
examined Hon G.. NJ. Adams, Clerk Of the
House OF representatives, and Mr.. VIM.
Tomlinson, the brother OF Mrs. b, and they
called several members of the Congressional
committee, who protested against giving
evidence, and they were excused for the pres
emit. From the fact that Mr.. Tomlinson was
he satisfactorily explained some features of
the case. Unless the attendance of Mr..
Marsh can be secured the criminal prosecu-
ton Is al an end.
MARYLAND LEGIsLATURE.-In the Mary
land Senate yesterday joiat resolution was
sentatives of Maryland In Congress to urge
the passage OF law making an approprla-
ton for the Improvement Of the navigation
the Senate bill appropriatlng $1,000 to the
centennial"
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REPUBLICAN GAINS IN MAINK-At the
municipal elections in Maine yesterday the
year democratic by q small pluralfty,) Au-
ersta, Belfast, (by Majority and Camden.
The election In Biddeford was hotly contest
ed, the democrats carrying IL by 20 majority
against 159 last year.
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The m araega.

BALTIMORE, March h-yirginis &c, old, %.
do. new, s; DO. sEecisi tax, bid 20 d&y. sugar
firm aud active-gsslOis
BALTIMORE, March ~ Cotton quiet, AMI shade
eksieT-middlibR. III. Flour steady and unohs nged
Wheat steady snd urn, but euist-No. western
REQ, ! al 90; Pennsylvania red, lslal as MARY
land red, 20al So do. amber, lis: do whit
l.3Ssl 80. Oorn-soutbern steady and firm; western
lower and active; southern white. 63a6O; southern
yellow. tSsseh western mixed, cox. spot aud April
ests-sesdy and unchanged. Eve nominal. Hay
dull and unchanged. Provisions quiet aud easier
Poik, S23. Bulk mests-shoulders, esols; clear rib
sides, l2kali1, Bscon-shouldsrs, l0s<: clear rio
sides. Isl hams, RaB Lard steady and unch red
Butter firm and unchanged Petroleum unsetIed-
ornds e1s; phned, L. Coffee unchanged. WHISKY
dull ~.
NEW YoRL, March IL Stocks active, weak aud
pnsetflsd Money. s. Gold. lfk. KrohaRee, Ions,
80 q: short. 100. Government dull aud steady.
NEW YORK, March H-Flo1r quiet snd firm
Wheat quiet and hrm. Corn quiet and unchanged.
LONDON Msreh II, 1850 n.-U. 5. bonds, lsH's,
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HAMILTON, ONT, March l4.-Michaei Nc
Connell, the murderer OF Nelson Mills, was
hanged this morning in the jail yard. TIE
culprit made speech, saying he did not in
attack him over dispute about reat.
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CHICAGO, March A-The whisky cases
which were TO have been tried 70 day, bave
been postponed until Friday next out OF re-
epect TO the memory OF the late General j.
ID. Webster.
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RlH0.

BOSTON, March 1.-the shoe factories of
Cay Easton and B. fl. Lane, together with
Q number Of out-buildipgs, at Rockiand,
Mass, burned last night. Total loss about
els, 600.
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THE FRIENDS OF THE MISSING CUBAN,
Don Jose HOlgado, are still unremitting in
their Efforts 10 ind him or any evidence that
may lead 10 an Identification Of his abduc.
tors. In the event of their Investigation
proving futile IL IL their intention 20 bring
the matter TO the notice of the Spanish min
lister at Washington, and solicit his assist
ance in discovering the whereabouts OF their
missing friend and Furnishing his captors.
They appear 70 be 10th 70 abandon the be-
lief that Don Holgado has been kidnapped
by professional thieves, and give expression
10 unbounded Indignation at the ass srtion
that he absents himself from some private
motives.-IN y. Dor. Psld. Record.
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A WITNESS COMING From CAxAnI-
Milwaukee is excited by the return frnm
Sanads OF an ex- gauger, who promises 10
things hot for an ex-collector Of internai rev.
ehue oy the name Of Eskine. he cInims n
De able 70 convict not only Erxkfne. md dis-
III DOT nitnerto punished, but % supply
prominent politicians. ~1ss
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A Destructive Gale.
EXCITEMENT H WALL STREET.
Failure OF the Bank OF the state of
New York

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE Wall street
markets were electrified about noon by the
announcement that the Bank of the state of
New York mot the Bank of New York; had
closed its doors.
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- walking dresses are made very short In
ffont.-lM y. Letter.
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THREE committees of the HOuse-Iudian,
Military Affairs, and Appropriations-we
TO day contending for The reference TO them
Of the bill transferring the Indian bur eau to
the War department.
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AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day were Senators Hoar ard Logan, and
Representatives Wells, Wallace, Hurlbut
and NIcDnHSHll.
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PosTPoNRNENT.-The Artists Club Re-
ception and Exhibition has been postponed
from the date heretofore named to Saturday
evening next, the 18th inst.
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POSTAL CARDs.-The Post Office depart
ment yesterday issued ?, 162, 900 postal cards,
the largest issue that has yet been made in
one day. The increase OF issue this year
over corresponding term of last year has
All rpr
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THE Foreign Relations Committee OF the
Senate to- day bad under consideration the
nomination of Charles II. Dana, jr., to be
minister to England.
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Az ACCUSED ASSISTANT DISTRICT Ar
ToRSEY.-Advfces from Jefferson City. No /.
say that papers have been filed IN the United
States District Court there by District At
torney Batteford, being charges by Internal
Revenue supervisor Meyer against Assist
ant District Attorney H b Johnson, accus-
Ing him OF accepting fees from the whisky
ring and furnishing the ring with inforrna-
ton. Johnson's friends say he courts the
strictest investigation OF his acts. The ST
Louis beprblican learns that Secretary
Attorney Dyer and Special Counsel Broad
head, who prosecuted General Baooock, shall
60 70 New Orleans during the latter part OF
April 10 prosecute the whisky Gases there.
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YOUTHFUL KILLEks--FrAnk Warmoutb .
livan county, N. Y, administered laudanuns.
TO " young men and then tried % commf 4
suicide with a dose for himself They Ver.
on the 10th. Thos Leon. formerly OF Iis.is-
sfppi, was shot and killed by Geo. r. Morrfs
aged n, % prevent Leon from murderfnG
Sam. r Hardwicb, an invalid. Morris sur-
rendered and was tried and AGO ufttod