The Morning herald., 1876-12-29

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Disturbance in North Carolina
Schooner Abandoned at Sea.
Murder OF a Colored Man.
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCHES
WARRINGTON.
Xiv C0Dgress-AecOnd Session.
THE OREGON INVESTIGATION TO BE BEaUN
TOMORROW.
The Senate committee on Privileges will
commence the investigation In the Oregon
election case to morrow. Messrs. Watts,
Odell, and Cartwright, the Republican
electors, and Hon. Stephen Chadwick, Sec
retary of State of Oregon, witnesses sub
peuaed to appear here, arrived this morn
ing.
THE ADDRESS OF THE 1RIsH NATION.
The sub committee Of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, consisting of Swan, Frank
liu, and Monroe, have not yet obtained from
from the State Department certain historical
data which they desire to have previousto
framing report on the reception and &C.
Acknowledgement by Congress of the Centen-
NAL greetings by ''the Irish nation" ad-
dressed to the President of the
United States, and which our Gov
ernment declined to receive
from Hon. O'Connor Powell direct, but
informed him that 1t should be presented
through the British Minister, apart from
the etiquette required in such cases, the
address was considered Objectionable be-
cause it contained severe reflections on the
British Government, and which our own
felt q delicacy in receiving on account Of the
friendly feeling between the two countries.
When the subcommittee called to see
Secretary Fish last week they learned he
was absent from the city, their object being
to ascertain from him all tho facts in the
case.
BILL TO PURCHASE FREEDNEN's BANK
PROPERTY.
A bill was introduced In the House to-day
by Representative Douglass, of Virginia,
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury
| to purchase the Freedmen's Savings Bank
building in this city for Government uses,
at sum not exceeding 100000.
He also introduced bill authorizing the
committees now liquidating the affairs of
that institution to buy in its own real estate
when prices offered for it at public sale
shall be deemed to low.
Mr.. Douglass is chairman of the Select
Committee on the Freedman's Bank.
House Of Representatives.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 28.-The following
bills were introduced and referred -
By Mr.. Hooker, Miss, for the improve
ment of the Pearl and Pascagoula rivers,
Miss.
By Mr.. Douglass, Va, authorizing the
Commissioners of the Freedmen's Savings
and Trust Company to buy certain real
estate.
By Mr.. Finn, Idaho, authorizing the pur-
chase of gold dust and bullion at the assay
office of Boise City.
The House then at 1920 adjourned.
BEN HILLS LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-The letter from
Ben Hill alluded some days ago in these
dispatches, has appeared in Southern
newspaper. He says our constitutional
system is on o magazine of powder, and
10, 600 fools, and some not fools, are strik-
ing matches all around 1t. On the Presi.
Dental question he says Tilden cannot and
will not be made President, unless he is
made so by fair honest count of the votes
of the people, and the party that new
demands q new Interpretation or new
method of count will be party in rebt llion
and treason against the Constitution, Union,
and people. HIPS letter has created a
marked sensation amongst the Democrats,
and some threaten to read him out Of the
party.
The Post Office Department has fixed the
bond of Mr.. snowden at $500, 900 instead Of
s4OO, 900, and the necessary forms have been
forwarded for execution.
ENGLISH BARK ASHORE.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 2S.-The Signal Ser
vice observer at Kitty Hawk, N. c., reports
: q The Chief Signal Ofacer ~ follows; =