Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-19
FORTT.FIFTH CONGRESS.
FRIDAY, April l9.

| fOhII.FlfIh III UNGRESSs
FRIDAY, April l9.
The SENATE was not in session to-day.
HOt SE.-On motion of Mr. Hartridge, the
House cOncurred in the Senate amendments
to the bill TO prevent the introduction of con-
tagiouS and infectious diseases into the United
states, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Wright presented the petition of the
SoVerelgns OF Industry in the District of Co
iumbia, asking for such law as will secure
tr tnii weight to purchasers of coal in the Dis
trlct, and asking the appointment of a coal in
spector. Referred to District committee.
On motion of Mr.: Singleton the committee
vi ni, alle wnoie was discharged from the further
nciency In the appropriation for the public
printing and binding for the current fiscal
year, and the same was taken up and passed
MT. kelley reported again the bill which
was objected to yesterday i'm relation To the
free entry of works imported for art purposes
and not Tor sale, and Ii was passed.
THE ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION
=, Inc regular order was demanded, and the
House resumed consideration of the motion
10 reconsider the vote whereby the House re-
fused to refer the senate adjournment resolu.
.I0n TO the committee on ways and means
The motion to reconsider prevailed
MI. Wood then withdrew his motion to refer
May 18th
In response to question by Mr.. Beebe. the
speaker said that the effect the adoption of
this motion would be TO let the resolution Law
on the table. whence it would be taken up as
question of privilege on the day Indicated.
veas g 9 mS50a TO postpone was agreed to by
The Speaker laid before the House an in
yltatlon to the members to attend the annual
festival of the International SharpShooters
next.
Mr.. Burchard from committee of ways and
means reported bill to amend the internal
revenue laws and it was made the special
preparation bills.
on motion of Mr.. Knott the House took up
and passed the Senate bill providing for the
administration of oaths of office to customs
officers for the district of Alaska.
A Clergyman Indicted for Wife Poi.
NEW YORK, April 19.-Rev. Geo. Vosburgh.
OF Jersey City, was yesterday indicted for an
attempt to poison his wife, and gave bail i'm
5000 for trial Mayor Nedler and others
promptly furnished bail.
PRESIDENT MOVES STILL HELD-In the case
OF Benjamin NoyeS the Connecticut insurance
president. who is held i'm Newark, n. j., on a
charge of fraud and conspiracy, and for whom
was argued some weeks ago a motion to UuaSh
the indictment of perjury upon which he was
eXtradited from Washington, Judge Depue
rendered decision yesterday. He denied the
was regularly drawn, that NOyes' own testi-
mony in police court was proper matter for
grand Jury consideration, and that the police
justice before whom NoyeS gave the testimony
which led to his indictment was competent to
administer .oaths and take such testimony
matters which eXSecretary BobeSOn and Dis
trlct Attorney heasbey laid great stress upon
in behalf of NOyeS The Judge said the courts
had no power to reverse the act of the governor
in the matter under consideration. NOyes'
counsel urged aspeedytrial and the court said
IL also was ready as soon as the prosecutor
called the case. Meanwhile application has
been made for writ of habeaS corpus to
Judge Nixon. of the United States District
Court. The argument will take place in Tren-
RESULT OF DIME NOVEL READING.-The cal
endar of crime in North Carolina was added
TO IN Forsyth county by Elias Crews an intelli-
gent youth, IS years old. He lives in Middle
town township. Sunday he was playing with
crowd OF boys of his own age, when he sud
near by. He secured a Colts revolver, and
before his companions discovered his absence
was back again. He ther. deliberately Shot
three times in the chest. What makes the
affair more horrible is the fact that they had
had no previous difficulty, and had always
no cause whatever to shoot the boy. He had
been reading dime novels, and had a craving
to 60 to sea- Both Youths We're Of the highest
evening after horrible suffering.
SITTING BULLS DEsIGNs.-An Indian bro
ther OF Little Crow Sioux chief, who has ar
rived in st. Paul from Dakota, says at Spotted
Tally agency lately he met three Indians who
hdQ leIl SlttllS Bull III the BflllSl possessions
and returned to their hunting grounds, be.
cause they We're determined not to take up
arms again under Sitting Bull against their
white brethren. They say that Sitting Bulls
people are treated very badly by the English,
and that Sitting Bull has expressed a determi-
nation to return to his lands and die rather
than submit to such treatment. EmigrantS
are arriving at st. Paul for the northwest
country at the rate of 200 to 800 per day: also
coming in large numbers by lake to Duluth
WHY BISHOP KILLED HooPs.-A special to
the 81. Louis Globe Democrat from jefferson
CITY states that the case of the State against
James Bishop charged with the murder of
David Hoops on the 18th of May, lS7I-which
has been in progress i'm the Maries circuit
court Tor the past week-terminated late Sat
urday in mistrial the jury failing to agree
Bishop does not deny the killing of Hoops. but
luSllfeS it ON the ground of proyOcation
deceased, OF whom he was the tenant having
invaded his household and made infamous
proposals to his wife. On being informed of
the circumstance by his wife, the prisoner
took down his gun and said he would kill the
villain. Proceeding about two hundred wards
he met deceased, and killed him on the spot
Bishop then fed to Texas where, after a long
search OF three years, he was captured. The
prisoner IS now confined in the Cole county
jail for safe keeping.
GEN. SMALLEY IN MoNTREAL.-Gen Henry
L. smalley, who disappeared recently, having
about $4,000 in his possession as receiver of
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