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WASHINGTON.
Unvelling II the statue o. Linz
coin by President Graht.
Gen j. J. Reynolds don't Like
the Way the ClyMer Cem-
mittee has Treatea HiM.
statue or Linc0lm,
WASHINGTON, April 14.-The Lin
coin Statue was unveiled in Lincoln
Square to-day. A large procession
OF colorcd people, comprising all their
societies, witnessed the ceremony.
The original cost of the monument
was $1,000, and that, as well as the
incidental expenses have been paid
by the c0lored people. The last Con-
gress appropriated $4,000 for the
pedestal, and the statue was allowed
to pass the Custom House free of
duty. The statue is bronze, twelve
feet high, resting upon a pedestal ten
feet high. 1t represents Mr.. Lincoln
standing erect with the Emancipation
Proclamation in his left hand, while
his right hand is outstretched over
the kneeling figure of slave, and
from whose limbs shackles have lust
been freed. Upon the base of the mon
ument is the word Emancipation"
There were on the Speakers stand
the President, members of the Cabi-
net, justices of the Supreme Court,
Foreign Ministers, Senators, Repre-
scntatives and other persons of
prominence. After a PRAYER, and
music by the Marine band, Hail
Columbia, and the reading of the
Emancipation Proclamation, Prof.
LangstOn formally accepted the stat
ute on behalf of the entire nation, and
then called upon President Grant to
unveil 1t. Prolonged applause greet
ed the words of the speaker, and in
creased when the President stepped
to the front and grasped the rope that
was attached to the flag yelling the
statute, and amidst dcafening cheers
of the multitude, music and booming
of cannon, the beautiful monument
stood unveiled. A poem was read by
Miss Cornelia Ray (colored) Of New
York. Frederick Douglass was then
introduced amid applause, and dc.
livcred an eloquent Grafton. At its
conclusion the procession returned to
the City Hall and was dismissed.
| RATHER UNEASY.
| There is good deal of uneasiness
among the friends of some persons
who have been charged with i'm
proper conduct or have been implica.
ted in the examinations conducted
before the Clymer committee, becaus,
they have not been afforded an oppor
tunity to explain or to meet their &C
cusers face to face. The charges arr
thus given wide circulation and left Il
do their work. This feeling finds
particularly earnest response among
the friends of Gen. Reynolds, WIFI
was charged with serious offences il
McCook's testimony. His friends 50,
, that upon his return from his Indiai
expedition he promptly denied tn
charges and asked an opportunity t,
be heard, which has not been accord
ed him.
r Inquiry shows that he telegraphe(
: Mr.. Clymer OH the Bird inst. as fol
!, lows:
Russell, w. T., April 8, 1876
: Hon. III. CLYMER-HouSe of Repre-
: sentatiUes:: Returning from the fielt
! last night, for the first time saw tn
testimony of McCOok before you
committee on the 23d Of March. 1t j
absolutely false SO far as it refers t,
my being in any manner in collusiol
with contractors or having received
: valuable presents from them.
: On the same day he addressed tn
!. Adjutant General, saying that he hat
telegraphed to Mr.. Clymer, and ex
pressing the hope that his denia
1 would receive the same publicity a
the testimony. He added: If Their,
is any report of such an inspection a
: Colonel McCook refers to on file il
the War Department, i have tn,
honor respectfully to request copy
ofit as refers to me, or to have access
! to it in some manner. If anything
detrimental to my reputation ha
been officially reported l never hav,
known it. l am certainly entitled Il
be heard before being condemned
1t is understood that the corn con
tract referred to by McCook was tn,
one investigated by Gen. Sherman
and nothing Objectionable in the con
duct of. Gen. Reynolds was found
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE u. S
Supreme Court this afternoon revers
ed the decision of the lower court
i'm the Illinois railroad cases, holdins
that the railroads remedy for alleged
excessive or illegal taxation is not b,
injunctions but only by suits at law
after paying the taxes.
WASHINGTON April 1S.-The silver
bill as reported from the Senat,
Finance Committee allows holders
of bullion to exchange it at marke
value for the new dollar, or at theil
face value for u. S. notes ut par. TIL,
proposed Limitation of the issue O
silver dollars to fifty millions has no
yet been Incorporated into the bill
but the bill is still subject to chang,
in the committee.
4 WASHINGTON, April lS.-The Com
mittee on War Expenditures to-da,
heard the testimony of Elliott A
Pendleton in relation to the check.
and drafts given by his brother, Geo
! IL. Pendleton, against money paiG
him by the u. s. i'm satisfaction of
claim of the Kentucky Central r. II
Pcndleton's testimony as President o.
the Commercial Bank of Cincinnati
where Geo. II. PendIetOn's account
was kept, was corroborative of thu
latter's testimony as to how he drew
the money. Witness produced thu
checks and drafts.
| WASHINGTON, April lS-The Ser.
geant-at-arms of the House to-day
produced Hallet Kilbourne before
Chief Justice Carter, and in his re.
turn claimed that a writ of hdbea.
corpus could not legally reach the
case. The Judge ordered the Marshal
to take charge of Kilbourne pending
the hearing. To facilitate the hear
ing the Judge requested the counsel
to furnish briefs, and postponed the
case until tomorrow. KilbOurne was
returned to Jail in custody of the
Marshal.
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