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New-York tribune., 1879-03-15
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON, Friday,

NhHIIINfIUN' TIIHd5' 'I'IT'u III I9fV'
The subscriptions 10 the per cent loan since yes
urday's report have amounted 10 S2l9.lOO.
The proprietor OF the restaurant beneath the House
~ sold 1916 glasses Of lager beer
ing the last night OF the late session OF Congress
The Lambertvile National Bank. at LambertviIe n
j. has been detiguated depository OF public moneys
10 receive deposits account OF subscriptions 10 lAc
Der cent loan Of tue United states.
The Secretary Of the Treasury to-day received from
unknown persons $3.50, which amount has been d pos
lten I'm the Treasury account Of conscience" Oh
inns amOnut 500 received IN an envelope POSI-
marked York. and $50 tlrOug6 the 0ice Of Director
OF the Mint from the superintendent OF the Mint aJ
Philadelphia
telegram from Isaac II. Knox to the Secretary OF the
Treasury dated National Stock ards Chicago March
AZ says that he has again pronounced absolutely false
the repeated statements TO there being diseased ana
slop-fed cattle there. Mr. kLOI asks Cshnol the
and ascertain the facts ~
Mr. Heap the United States ConsuAGeneral at Con-
New-York tribune., 1879-03-15
4 POSSIBLE MURDER ~ HOBOKEN.

The members of the 9th Regiment of New
Jersey, gave dress parade at Hobokeu. N
j. last evening, passing through the principal
streets of the town. AS they marched down
Hudson-st, the sharp report of pistol
WAS heard and a boy fell to the pavement cxcaiming
"Pm shot, I'm shot" He was carried into drug
store, where his wound was examined by Dr Pindar.
The ball had entered his right sde and the physician
stotcd that the injury would prove fatal
The boy is only sixteen years OF age and Il the eldest
son of Sergeant Murphy, OF Company oi tho
Hospital. IL Is alleged that young Murphy
vas followed by three men during the evening VINO
acted In "A very suspicious manner. The police
lacking for the three men late last night.
New-York tribune., 1879-03-15
SPEAKERSHIP GOSSIP.
NOT ENOUGH OF THE MEMBERS on HAND YET TO
MAKE THE FIGHT VERY EXCITING
rp,rc,, .pu To Tut TRIUUNEl

NOT ENOUGH OF THE MEMBERS on HAND fEI ~
MAKE THE FIGHT VERY EXCITING.
IBY TELEGRAPH To TRIBUNEl
w,sutvGToN March 14.-WashingtOn seems to
have very few attractions for the members OF the
House of REPRESENTATIVES. Various estimates OF the
nrn,her Of these gentlemen now in the city place 1t
at from fifty to eighty and many of these arc kepuD
leans In the absence of majority of the Democrats
il Is almost impossible to get up lively canvass
for the Speakershp or for either of the other ohces
of the House If il were not for the pace-hunters'
who becn to throng the corridors OF leading hotes,
and who have personal interest in the success ol
one or another Of the candidates 1t would De almost
impossible to discover any outward signs Oh lho
progress of the contest which IS SAID TO be gong on'
There is certainly no reason to suppose that the
s,tuatiOn in regard to the leading candlda'cs mas
changed during the last few days. Speaker hahuali
still leads, and not only his friends but dlsnter-
ested observers are convinced that the DRIFT OF sen
timent among the Democratic members now here is
strongly in his favor. Very little doubt remains
that the Democrats, if there are no divisions among
them. will have a majority of the members elected
70 the House present in their caucus on Monday
evening although their margin for contingencies
will be a very small one.
Several of the Grcenbackers arrived to-day
among others Mr.. Lowe, of Alabama, and Mr.. For
svthe. from Illinois. They also report that Mr.
Stevenson, of Illinois, whom the Democrats have
ali along claimed. reached Washington to-day ana
reported at their headquarters, announcing ms
intention Of going inrO caucus with them
Whether Mr.. S. s. Cox will go into their caucus
or not they cannot say. Some OF thef
leaders expect ard hope that he will. They are
eouaJly uncertain whether he will receive their
cancn; nomination fOl the Speak kership If he does
ioin them. None of the GTeenbackers seem to feel
worried abont the rumor that Clerk Adams will ex-
Clude the Iowa delegation, thus throwing out TWO
of their members, for they expect II such thlhg
is attempted that the Republicans Will make com
mon cause with them against 1t.
The contest Is a closer one than that in which Mr.
Randall won at the beginning OF the last Congress
Int il cannot be said thus far to have become eX-
New-York tribune., 1879-03-15
REPEAL IN THREE MINUTES.
SENATOR BECK THROWS OUT REMARK FOR THE
ENCOURAGEMENT OF APPLICANTS FOR OFFICE


SENATOR BECK THROWS OUT REMARK FOR THE
ENCOURAGEMENT OF APPLICANTS FOR OFFICE
UNDER THE SENATE.
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WASHINGTON March 14.-The candidates for sub
ordinate places in the offices of the Secretary and
Scrccant-at- Arms of the Senate still in state
of anxiety on account of the standing order which
places the control of the patronage of that body IN
the hands of the VIce-President
Tie Uashimgl0n Post the local organ, announced
this morning that il is not to be supposed for mo-
uent that the Democrats will allow Nice-PTeSdent
Wheeler TO control the patronage Of the Senate;
and Senator Beck is reported in The Erenhg Star TO
have said to-day that the Democrats will repeal the
standing order which would interfere with making
provision for Democratic Oflce-Seekers III about
three minutes. Senator Beck has served long
enough in the Senate to know that things are not
done in such a hurry in that body. II he or any
other Democratic Senator moves to rcsclnd the
standing order which made the rule of the Sen
ate bv the Democrats before the war, he will find
great difference Of opinion existing among his col
leagues and it by no means certain that he VIII
have the support even of all the Democratic Sena-
tors.
The standing order in question cannot probably
be rescnded without a weeks debate. and the
Democratic party will place itself in rather an I'M
enyjable position if It undertakes for the purpose
Of securing few petty offices TO reverse the policy
of the Senate and to invite scramble at that end
Of the Capitol similar to that which brought the
House INTO such general contempt AT the opening
of the NLINth Congress.
New-York tribune., 1879-03-15
yoL.XXXvIn. NO ,S4t
THE NEWS AT THE CAPITAL.
FEW CONGREsSMEN IN THE CITY.

THE MAJORITY OF THIN AT THEIR OWN HOMES
THE GREENBACKERs BID FOR VOTES AND AN
uIIANCE-A FIERY DECLARATION By BECK
GENERAL NEWS.
1t is stated that there are only about eighty
congressman in Washington at present. the
rest of them being away. The Greenbackers
have published an address to their colleagues
of other parties in the House, suggesting sew
eral names for the Speakership and expressing
willingness for an alliance. Senator Beck says
that the standing orders to which THE TRIBUNE
has called so much attention of late Will be
reneoled in three minutes A serious detect
hos been found in the Internal Revenue bill
obout the tobacco tax. Secretary Sherman
has not said that he will not pay the arrears
of pensions. He will, on the contrary, do the
best he can.
New-York tribune., 1879-03-15
THE FUNERAL or MES. r. ". SHERMAN.
THE RESIDENTS or NEWPORT ATTEND THE SER
VICES AT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN LARGE
NUMBERS.
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NEWPORT Il. l., March IA solemn and
impressive funeral was that Of Mrs General Sherman
today The leading residents of the place. representa-
tyes of all socts and crceds early on hand at the
Catholic Church. where the ceremonies were conducted
by the Rev. Fathers Grace and Clinton. The altar
which had often been arranged with flowers by the
deceased lady, was draped in mourning in memory OF
her worth deat-like stiffness reigned throughout
the stone edihce before the beginning OF the solemn
reGucm The coffin containing the remains OF the lie
ceased was placed a catatalquc In front OF the
chanceIrailIng, and 1t was surrounded by hundred
burning candles making the scene one long to be re-
membered A choir Of excellent voices sang several
selections among them being Rest, spirit, Rest, and
the Three Calls" The Rev Father Grace preached
from the text: Blessed are the dead who die IN the
Lord" He fecingy alluded to the fact that the de-
ceased was couVert to the Roman Church, ana that
she always took great interest IN It's welfare she
no np aWays true to her convictions under whatever
circumstances aud practical In ner worship General
sherman remains IN about tHc same cohuou' oChduSo
Tor the better belu@ pcIccpublc.
New-York tribune., 1879-03-15
TELLGR1PHIC NOTES.

A COLD cHOl lDEK ~ lHAhBH.
DOVER Dell March lin the Senate this
morning n was adjourn sine die Friday the 2ls
inst biz smiar u the Name Tramp Law was passed
VlRGINIA'S DEBT.
RIcuNONp Va March li.-lhc Senate bill, pro-
OF the state debt reported by the
committee of the House today and made the special
and coutinuln. order In that body Tor Tomorrow
NEW CONs rITUTION FOR THE BAY STATE
BOsToN March l4.-ln the House tins morning,
the committee on Institutional Amendments reported hlll
o provide tO revise the constitution OF ne
stale Itpryyldcs tlat the second Molhy III may TIC
uc0ple slal upon the eNpodl-ncy Of ,aling H.
NINETY-ONE MEDICAL GRADUATES
PHI AID. IPIIA. March li.-Ihe Degree OF Doctor
u, Wccne conferred upon nneJyoue graduates OF tho
University Of Pennsy lyana 20 day. among mhO were one
,ar from England. France cuba cum ana frncc rd"aiu
aaud TwtntyhNe graduates. Blk OF whom are iruIn Tor
n countries received the degree Of Doctor OF Dental sur
gerry. ...,,,, .-,,,,., 80, mn, ron ,cCO rRADE
CtTCI NArf March 1i.-At tO-day's session OF the
toh,rroul-tS convention the following named gentlemen
re suuolutsd Committee of Arbitration, To adjust dlner
sn,es r sing Of faith: Charles SeideI, ni
Nr, York f r. and o. q. Butler of 81 Louis r.
4 NrA Alp,rr of NcwNork, G. ". Alen, OF Chclnhat' anu
Christian Az. Of Baltimore
A VOTE OF CENSURE PASSED.
OTTAWA March li.-ln the ii use of commons
ve.t.rdav tue whole afternoon sitting Was Occupti D MT
the motion censuilng iehtthsnpO'
,ruor Icenier dtsmssing the DebOucherh' poNeIh
m.nt Alter the Mr. Mills charged the COnSeTNaNt
ary with having several occasions corrupted heOeii
kv then cabinet ministers Az OClOcA
ms morning taken on the m0pon Oi oohsuFo
yeAs 1856 maya 9l nsJorlH' o.
New-York tribune., 1879-03-15
THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT SECURE.

The Paris correspondent Of The Times says:
The chief interest in yesterdays vote in the Chamber OF
Deputies whether the Government would be sup
ported by majority Of the Left. On this point all
sonable expectations have been fulfilled The Govern
ment the rejection of Impeachment obtained ma
jorty forty in the Moderate Left against the Extreme
Left. Such "a majority leaves the ministry open to
defeat by coalition between the Extreme Lett and the
Right The order Of the day. pure amt simple moved
by VI. Clemenccau, on the ground that the Chamber
having refused 10 lmpcach the ucrimuatcd ministers
had right censure them, rejected hy 225 votes
the Left lo7 OF the Extreme Lett and the Right
New-York tribune., 1879-03-15
THE ARRIVAL AT KENNETT SQUARE.
THE SPECIAL TRAIN REACHES ITS DESTINATION AT
5:3O p M-THE EXERCISES TODAY


53O p. M-THE EXERCISES TO-DAY.
KENNETT SQUARE, March 14.-Ihe special
train from Jersey CITY, having on board the remains OF
the late Bay ard Taylor arrived here az 5:3O this after
poon The wife and daughter and relatives OF the de-
ceased Mr. Whtelaw Reid, Mr.. Geo. Jewell Mr. and Mr.
T G. stedman MI and Mrs r. II. stoddard and son, Mr.
and Mrs George H. Pullman and Mr.. Williams, OF New
York; George H. Boxer DR.. Franklin Taylor, Warren
Gilbougn and r. NJ. Coleman, OF Philadelphia ana
samuel Bancroft jr. OF Wilmington, came through with
the remains.
The announcement that the party would reach nero
this Afternoon attracted large concourse OF citizens
The body was taken directly from the railroad station to
Cedarcroft and will remain there until ii o'clock to-
o,v rbcn tbe funeral cortege Will proceed to Long
wood Cemetery for the lutcrment
A chorus from Chester, West Chester, Kennett and
other ncghborng places Will sing an ode written i9r
he OCCASION aud, altogether tHc CEREMONIES WIZ "
very lnurcssive Already prominent persons from
Iiipt oints ore arriving and a large number, nclud
ing Governor IIOyt, OF Pcnnsy VIII arrive heIe
tomorrow morning They Will come rom NeW-lOik'
Philadelphia, Baltimore and other points
New-York tribune., 1879-03-15
ARMY Orders.

WASHINGTON, March 14.-Thc President has
accepted the resignation OF Second Lieutenant Joseph
Hall OF the l4th Infantry, take effect May 20 Cap
tain Garlic A. Woodruff, "a Artillery, has been ordered
IA report "a the Commanding General OF the Depart
meut OF the East Tor temporary assignment W ouv 81
Carlisle Barracks Penn.
New-York tribune., 1879-03-15
FIFTEEN PERSONS DROWNED.

LONDON, Friday, March II, 1879.
The Royal Mail steamer Severn, from Ham.
burg to southampton, down of DungencSs, pilot
cutter having on board twelve pilots aud a OF
eight persons Ten or the pilots and five OF the crew
were drowned. The arrived At southampton
with the survIvOrstwO pilots and three Of the crew,
whom she saved.
New-York tribune., 1879-03-15
ACCUSED OF FALSE PAY-ROLLS.
CARTER HARRIsOEs NAME 10 BIZ GIVEN 10 THE
GRAND JURY.
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lBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBCSE.I
WAsHNGTCS, March 14.-EX-DOorkeeper Polk
took the first steps to-day toward bringing before
the Grand Jury charges against ex-Representativc
Carter Harrison, of Chicago. He accuses Mr.. Har-
rison, while acting i'll the capacity Of chairman Of
the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service, with
making and certifying TO false pay-rols. The Dis
trictAttorney has agreed to bring the matter to the
early attention of the Grand Jury.
New-York tribune., 1879-03-15
SIEGEDIN IN RUINS.
SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE DROWNED.

SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE DROWNED.
THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT srRHYGTHRNED-HIGR
DUTIES IN CANADA
As the result of the great nundatOn throe-fourths
of the city of Szegedn in ruins. II the water
remains few days longer scarcely 200 houses will
be left standing The flood spread through the city in
less than two hours. Several thousand persons
drowned. The position of the French Government
has been strengthened by the vote against impeach
mcnt. The East Indian duties on cotton goods are
to be partly abolished. The Canadian Finance
Minister has submitted his tariff 10 Parliament
1t advances duties considerably.
New-York tribune., 1879-03-15
CHANCE TO MAKE MILLIONS.
A VERY NICE THING FOR TOBACCO EXPORTERS IF
THEY ARE QUICK ENOUGH TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
@
TRY TELEGRAPH TO rEE rRIBrNE.l

OF IT.
lBY TELEGRAPH TIRE TRIBUNE.l
WAsHINGTON March 14.-The Treasury Depart
neut has under consideration grave instance OF
careless legislation in the new Internal Revenue
bill. Section 1G of that act authorizes the GOv-
ernmcnt to pay to any exporter of tobacco the 1ull
amount of the tax which has been paid upon 1t
undcr the internal Revenue laws, and directs
the Secretary 10 pay it to the claimant at the time
Of exportation. large stock of manufactured to-
bacco now on hand in this country has been taxed
nj the rate Of 2l cents per pound Section $500 of
the Revised Statutes provides that upon the rcim-
portatIon of exported articles on which
drawback for taxes has been paid such tax
shall be imposed rs the Revenue laws
provide. The tax on tobacco after the first day of
Nav next will be only 1G cents per pound. 1t Will
therefore be legal for the of large stocks of
manufactured tobacco to export the whole TO some
foreign country receive a drawback at the
rate Of "a cents per pound ana relmpOrt
tGe whole. paying TO the Government a tax
of 1G cents, thus making net profit OF
s cents per pound less the expense Of
the oreraton. Secretary Sherman thinks that
there i no question about the legality of suCh an
onerotion as this under the law as II now stands,
and that unless il is changed by Congress- the cost
1o the Government will be between S2OOO,OOO ana
So 600 900 He also thinks that large quantities
Of tobacco already exported will be returned to
this country.
New-York tribune., 1879-03-15
WILLING TO PAY But SHORT OF MONEY.
JHE POSITION OF SECRETARY SHERMAN IN Fh-
GARD 10 THE PENSION ARREARS.
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rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, March l4.-lndustrious efforts are
being made by the Democratic press to manufacture
party capital by circulating the story that Secre-
tary Sherman will not pay the arrears OF pensions
granted by the recent Act OF Congress VI course
this absurd rumor has no foundation in fact. Sec
retary Sherman has said nothing which could be
taken as a basis for such a story. On the contrary.
he believes and has said that the pensioners are
among the most deserving of the Nations creditors
and that their claims should be satisfied at the
earliest possible moment. The unfortunate feature
Of the affair is that Congress not only refused to
provide the means TO pay the pension arrears but
by the reduction of the tobacco tax destroyed more
than one-thrd of the surplus revenues which would
otherwise have been available for the payment OF
the pension arrears. If Congress provides the
means the pension arrears can be paid as fast as
the Pension Office can adjust them. II Congress
takes no action in the matter and at the same time
New-York tribune., 1879-03-15
RAPID Transit ~ BROOKLYN.

PoUGHKEEPsIR, n. Y. March l4.-The ad-
ourned General Term OF the Supreme Court to-day APP
pointed Thomas r. stllman, j. Augustus Hewitt and
samuel T. BarO as commissioners To take testimony IN
the Klu.s County Elevated Railway case.
New-York tribune., 1879-03-15
THREE EXECUTIONS IN THE WEST

SAN FRANCISCO, March IA Chnaman
named All Ben was hanged at Marysyie to-day for the
murder OF John McDancls. of Marysve Park last No.
yenber lie is believed 10 have committed several
other murders but made no confession. Eugene l..
Avery alias Archie Brown, and James johnson, were
hanged at Portland, Oregon, to-day. for the murder OF
Louis Joseph last August.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-11-05
THE ATTACK ON SECRETARY EvARrs


Secretary ScHURz pleads an aliJi in re-
gard to the attack of his paper, the Wesaiche
Post upon Secretary EvARTs in this wise
through the columns of an evening cotem-
pornry:
If that paper has made an attack on Mr..
EvARTs so ilagrantly and grossly unjust then
it is time for me to repeat, what anybody who
cared to know might have known all the time
that when | entered tho Cabinet il WAS pub.
licly announced in the WesHiche Post that
from that day all editorial connection on my
part with that paper ceased, and "that would
be as little responsible for its utterances as the
paper would be responsible for my official
acts"
If Secretary EvARTs is satisfied with the
size of this plaster to cover the wound in
ilicted upon him and his Department by
publishing TO the world that the State De-
partment is "a department in which ras-
"cality earns promotion and honesty is pun
ished, then no one else, perhaps, has right
to complain As we said before, when Sec
retary SCHURz ascertains that the Vest
Hche Post has made the alleged attack, of
which he now seems 10 be somewhat in
doubt, if he shall then fail 10 rebuke the
attack by a journal of which he is part
owner upon another Department of the
Government, he will be regarded as tacitly
approving it, The future will decide that
feature Of the case and we await develop
ments holding the aiibi under considera-
ton
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-11-05

EX-SENATOR OSBORN, of Florida, has
unearthed some startling historical facts
relating to our treaty obligations connected
with the Darien canal business, which serve
to give to NJ. Die LEssEPs' project a new and
unexpected Importance. These facts are
related by him in long article in the Inter-
national ReDieic for November and show
that the Government Of the United States
has been over and over, again and again,
explicitly committed by treaties with other
nations to the strictcst neutrality and
passiveness in Tire premises, no matter by
whom, where or how the canal may be con-
structed. Beginning with the Adm nistra-
tion of ANDREW JACKSON, successive nego-
tiations and treaties have been made with
New Grenada now Colombia), Nicaragua,
Mexico, Honduras and Great Britain, all of
similar intent and import-and all tying up
our Government from any attempt to ex-
ercise control in any manner over an
interoceanic canal. In the treaty with
England the United States binds itself pro-
tect any parties who shall be engaged in
making such canal with the authority of
the local government through whose territory
it may pass; to seek TO induce such govern
ment to facilitate the construction by every
means and when it is completed to guar
"antee the neutrality thereof, so that the
said canal may forever be open and free
and the capital invested therein be secure'
In the light this revelation Senator BURN
SIDE will possibly feel called upon to amend
his MONROE-Doctrine resolution And, per-
haps, he will see fit to "read up little in
current history before he again essays to
mislead the entire country by repeating the
assertions contained in that resolution. In
spirit it was all right aud awakened swell
of responsive sympathy all over the country.
But the trouble is, he was wrong in his
facts.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-11-05

Now York: Mrs. T. w. Goodrich and Miss Goodrich,
Milwaukee, are among the guests Mt the Arlington
8: HousAH, ofNcw York: George Pierce. Maine;
J.W. Albough, Baltimore; c. T.. Z. Huntington and
VIE Cincinnati; J. " .Simonson, New York; A. II.
COX, Philndelphia J., A. scohcld, New York; W. II.
Iarham and wife, Va,. ana George uibard New
York are guests at Wizards.
JOHN w. COLLINS and wife, New York; G. A. Heee,
Mrs. NJ. Hetzel aud daughter. clifton, Va; X. q.
swift and wife, Virginia. r. n. Magruder, G. J.
Mason, John A. McCnull, William H. Lyon Mrs.
j. Del Risco, Dr. J. Del Rsco and A. Del Risco, Of
Baltimore, registered at the st. James yesterday.
Or last Friday night All-Hollow Eve, the ladies
OF West End Hotel gave to their friends pleasant
entertainment hop aud supper; Last winter this
hotel was celebrated for its social evening enter
tainments. The proprietor, Mr.. Sweet, and the
ladies Mrs. Sweet Mrs. John Mlbdrn. Mrs. Verge
Birch aud Mrs. Young, know Just how to make the
hours glide smoothly and give the greatest amount
of pleasure to their guests.