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TIE BLOODY SHIRT
A LIVELY DEBATE IN THE HOUSE,
Democratic Members Ia the Remarkable hole o.
unlon.sa,ss-rhs ylrclaia Re.dju...rs and
The AdminlAtratlou- Comment on Il.
Secretary iilAfnes TeAtimony.

Special Dispatch to tho In,elllgeaccr:
WASHINGTON, April "4.-Thc event Of the
day was the testimony Of cx.Secrctnry
l'laine, before tho House Committee on
Foreign Relations, relative to his knowl'
edge Of the atihirs OF tho famous und in.
famous. Peruvian company. The commit
tee room WIS filed with Newspaper cores
pondents. Mr.. blaine made his appearance
Mt lO:3oA NJ, accompanied by ono Of his
sons. llc brought with him four enormous
envelopes, filed with documents and
marked, "Tho War in South Atnerica and
Attempts to Bring about Peace" His
testimony was straightforward, earn.
est ind convincing. Ills testimony
was, in general terms, II sweeping denial OF
Shepherds statements as to his relations
and conversations with the cx.Secretary.
Mr.. baine characterized shipilcrd's cor.
rcspondcnce as stuff hardly 1t for. the
waste basket, and said ihat it camc to the
Department as routine matter, and that the
Chiet Clerk would not bother the Secrc.
tary with such stuff. Blainc's testimony,
together with that OF William Henry HurI.
but, tho brother Of the late Minister to
PERT, pretty well disposcs OF shipherd.
The leaders Of the Readjusicr party in
Virginia will, within few days, issue n
proclamation, declaring themselves sup.
portcrs Of the Administration and calling
upon all men in Virginia, opposed 10
Bourbon rule, TO avow their icalty to tho
President. This pronuuciamento places
many Republicans in virginia in an en-
barrassing position. Thus far Senator Ma
hone has controlled the Federal patronage
in the State, and the Republican repre-.
sentatives in Congress and leading Repub-
licans in tho State haye' had moth
ins to cay regarding the fill
ing. Of offices. There nrc many
Republicans in Virginia who will not
pledge themselves to support the Admins
tration; neither will they rote the Read
juster ticket. 1t is expected TINT the lines
will remain about the same as they were ut
the last election, when many Republicans,
opposed to Malone, remained away from
the polls. The Virginia Democrats profess
to be highly delighted ut the new move
that General Malone and his friends are
about to make. They say that it will drive
from the Readiuster ranks many Democrats
who do not propose to bc handed over to
any administration in return for The
patronage that the President may bestow
upon the Readjusters.
Senator Hoar, chairman .of the Senate
Committee on Previliges and Elections,
says that the Committee will give consid-
Grafton to the West Virginia election bill,
passed by the House last Saturday, To-
morrow, and will report it favofably Oh
Wednesday. It will be passed at IN carly
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Frcw and Miss
Frew, Of Wheeling, arc guests at the
National hotel. W. Harvey, OF Wheeling,
and L. ". Staple, OF West Virginia, are in
the city.
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MORNING.

my other explanation than that Sidplcr,l
seeing by the papers that Gen. llurlbui
was at the Fifth Avcnve hotel, waylail
him and secured u merely casual chat iii Il
public hall.
Mr.. Blaine characterized, In the most
forciblc language, the assumption OF Mr..
Shipherd, IN assuming to speak for Prcsi.
dent Garfield, Ms simply infamous, and
with eloquent vehemence declared TINT no
was prepared TO take II most solemn onil,,
SO firm were his convictions, that President
Garfield went 10 his death without even
having seen or heard Of Shlpherd or his
claims.
At this point Mr.. Blaine called attention
10 some Of the questions asked Shipherd,
by Mr.. Belmont, concerning the Landreau
claim, which, he said, put words in his
tDlaine's( mouth which lie did not Use.
Mr.. Belmont refused to discuss the u,,es.
lion ut this time and the committee ad-
iourned until Wednesday, when tho cx-
animation Of Mr.. Blaine will 10 resumed.
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DETROIT, April 24.-Thc wife Of Charles
Nettle, n brakeman on the Michigan Cen.
trai road, vas found in her bed this morn
ing with bullet in her brain, which had
entered ut the left eye. She is still alive
but no hopes OF recovery are entertained.
She had lived apart from her husband for
some time and had kept company with
one Charles Brown, whom she pretended
to board. She was known 10 be in an
intoxicated condition last evening. Brown
has been arrested pending the examination
to determine whether he c,.lscd her con-
dition or il it is case Of suicide.
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4 Marrow E,scnDc.


sPetia! Dispatch TO the lntclllgcnccr
sTEupEsylLLE, April 24.--This afternoon
while the local OH the Cleveland and Pitts
burg road was passing Bustard's Shaft, nj
the rate OF twenty-five miles IN hour, Il
loaded car, standing on the side truck, ran
down, just US the last coach approached
the switch, striking It about midway md
doing considerable damage. Had the car
reached the switch second earlcr, the
passenger coach, containing twelve passen.
gers, would have been hurled from the
truck.
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on THE WAR PATH.
More IudtRn 0usraseH In New Mexico.
The EI0sliles Whipped by the Troops

san FNAScIsco, April 24.-A Lordsburg,
New Mexico, dispatch says: A fight took
place yesterday afternoon. at Horseshoe
canon between Indians and Indian scouts
and troops. The lattcr were victorious.
-Four Indian scouts and three soldiers were
killed and four soldiers wounded. a small
band OF lQstiies, 20 or 80 in number, crossed
the Southern Pacific track, near here, early
this morning, going north towards the
Burrow mountain. Mcdonald, we'll
known prospector Of this section, arrived
from the Gila river this morning. He MS.
sisted to buryGthc bodies OF twenty men
yesterday, and reports several persona miss.
ing. Among the killed arc John p. Ris.
guel, q rising young attorney Of Silver City
Capt. John $. Lawson, mining superin
tendent; Mr.. Trescott, Alexander Grow, S
D. Pinkard, and Pinkard's herdman, name
unknown. E9 Gl5
The Indians number over three hundred
bucks, squAws and children rs shown b,
actual count, while passing York rancho
The Indians arc completely surrounded
and corralled in Doubly canyon. All mal,
citizens OF Shakespeare and Lordsburg as.
| ,ulnr rtpa
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Killed by n Derrick.

CHICAGO, April 24.-An elevated travel-
ling derrick in Denier 4 Robinson's stone.
ward, corner Of Harrison street aad Fifth
avenue, fell from the track to the ground
this morning carrying three men and Il boy
down with it. Tho boy, eleven ycarn old,
Willis Robinson by namc, Was killed in.
stan,ly. Newton Ind both legs md MI rrn
broken an,l died, shortly afterwards. Tie
others escaped with several bruises.
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extension for purposes oitrade. ltdeclares
TINT Congress apttroves OF the Invitation

extension for purposes oitrade. ltdeclares
that Congress approves Of the invitation
and It's object, md advise the extension ol
tho invitation 10 the Dominion Of Canada,
md that, In consideration Of the objec. o.
Tie proposed Congress, there DO considered
and proposed II scheme for tr,ltle and re.
ciprocity among the natious Of North and
South America md tho Dominion ol
Canada With view to harmonize the said
nutions and tho said dominion III mutual
relations Of trade md commerce.
Mr.. Dezendori, OF Viryinia, introduced a
bill appropriating St,00d,000 for tho erec.
ton OF a new Presidential mansion.
Mr.. Ford, OF Missouri, wants Congress 10
appropriate S5O000,0O0 for tho improve.
ment Of the Mississippi river, from Cairo
10 It's mouth, und $25,0OO.0O0 for tho i'm.
provement Of tho Ohio and Mississippi
rivers.
In tho Senate, yesterday, the Mississ-
ippi river improvement bill was considered
without any final action. Qute q number
Of bills were introduced, including one, by
Senator Morgan, Of Alabnma, for the. en-.
couragement OF closer commercial relation
ship between the United States and the
South American countries.
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A Cincinnati Merchant Di,rrocea

ClSclSSArl, April 24.-It was officially
announced ut the Chamber OF Commerce. to-
day that J NJ. Hayes, doing business Us j.
NJ. Hayes & Co., has been indefinitely sus.
pended from the privileges Of member Of
TIC Chamber Of Commerce by the Board OF
Officers, who had found him guilty of un-
mercantile conduct,
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Railroad Accident In Iulinnn,

INDIANAPOLIS. April 2l.-Two Of tho
sleeping cars attached TO the train on the
Indianapolis 4 St. Louis road, which left
this city, ut II o'clock last night, jumped
the track west Of White river, near this
city. Both Of the cars were thrown on
their sides and badly damaged. NJ one
was seriously hurt, although the cars we're
filled with passengers.
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rrTsnunG!I, April 24.-This morning
about o'clock man was seen to Jump
into the river, and Immediately sunk out Of
sight. The body was subsequently re-
covered and taken to Millyalo borough,
where Squire Young held IN inquest. An
examination Of the man. y clothes brought
10 light five receipts for stall rent in ihc
Allegheny market, made out in the name
OF Graham, also 81 50 In money, The
jury returned Il verdict OF suicide. The
man has sandy hair and moustachc, was
neatly dressed, and judging from his
features WIS Of German extraction,
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A Fortunate NcMsnnncr MINI

NEw IoRk, April 24.-Hon. John Rus.
sell Young, Minister to China, was pre-.
sented with u set oi coneFa,ulaiory resolu.
tions by the New York Press club TODAY,
Mr.. Young will be married at Hartford TO-
morrow and will leave at once for the
Pacific coast.
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GuiteAu, the Assassin.

WASHINGTON. April 2i.-Thc Supreme
Court in Banc has decided TO hear the ar-
gnment on the bill Of exceptions in Gui-
teau's case on Monday, May Sth. A por.
ton OF ScoyilIe's letter announcing his
withdrawal from the case WAS read.
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Congregational and Department. Notcs.
The President has nominated James S.
Rutan us U. s. Marshal for the Western
District Of Pennsylvania.
DR.: Loring, commissioner Of agriculture,
has left for Cincinnati, to attend the
National Forestry Congress.
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DETROIT, April 24.--At Flushing county
two safes were blown open by burglars. 4.
N. Mills K Co.'s reported loss is $1,000;
Geo. L. Herman 4 Co.'s, 5000. The
robbers, being pursued, have been traced
rs far rs Iowa.
Eugene Roat and John Harrigan, two
farmers in Mt. Morris, Genessce county,
quarrcicd over line fence, yesterday,
when tho son OF the latter struck Roat
with IN axe, intlictihg q wound that will
probably prove fatal.
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Northumberland

NEw YonH, April 24-Arriyed, the An
ccioria, from Glassow, the Australia, from
Hamburg, the Rhyn)anL from Antwerp,
and the Nevada, from Liverpool. -
LONDON, April 24.-Arrived, the IIausa,
from Boston, md the Germania and tho
Labrador, from New York.
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An uun,cusuut ,ir,,t Controversy,

CmcAdo, April 24.-Judye Gardner to.
day granted an injunction to stop further
proceedings in the replcvin suit, regarding
tho Garfield funeral flowers, and the nn:
pleasant trouble about them will thereby
be obyiated. N 4 .s 4, I, Z AZ s5s
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EYE GENTLE ZEplIYKS"
Destructive Tornntioe~ In the South and
West-A MjssIx~ipp! Town DESTROYED.

ST: LOUIS, April 24.-A dispatch from
New Orleans says: Monticello, Mississippi,
was almost completely destoyed, yesterday,
by tornado. Houses and stores were
blown away; some were burned. DR.. Cun-
non, wife and child, parson Scale and sir,
Wcathersby were killed. Max Cohen was
fatally hurt. Mr.. March and wife and
WIN. Butler and wife were badly wounded,
and a large number were injured,
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The Liquor war in Cincinnati,

CtScisSArf, April A.-Only thirty-four
warrants were issued for the arrest OF sa.
loon keepers Of the GOO whose names the
police took, yesterday, for violation OF the
Smith, law. All gave bond and the hearing
Of cases is set for tomorrow.
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DIV g',tallisf'1ffr:
;,n. .,.ra 81 f""''''"'" street.

s,,I, :sa0ooO a ycar for cdus".
o@I, ',It. s.. 10000 worth Of school school
s'n' ~ ns ,, . State Of that kind should
Ha''s ,',.,,Lle ,,r, influence in the world is
sNe @a.'a''''
=, u,stsin: --
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WAslnYcToy, April a.-Alr, Cox, ot
New York, introduced u resolution relative
to the American Peace Congress and its
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A GRATIFYING ExIlIIlr.


Leading Clearing Houses.
BosroS, April 2,-Thc following table
shows the total gross exchanges ut the
twenty.iour lending clearing houses in the
United States, twcnty-tLree being for tho
week ending. April 90, and one (Louisvillc)
for the week ending April 20:
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ne afternoon. There wasa further advance Of ,.ss.
eenS ~ INC genSral l,,, X per ccnt III Reading,
New Jersey Central. Michigan Central and North.
Westef s'i'fttfhR futst severely in the down ri
oyemSn. " YEN, Ihs market then ,od up ,s por cunt
subsequently a general tvlGlion OF XnIs per cont.
Was icrordcd: the latter Wabash ptcfsrfui. fn tnV
nnsl dSSlinss ,he matis. soli M ai Rer cent ihs
mttcf as;ond iacitc. Tho lnarxvt ctoset ECue uiy
wrong nnd .sa.L per GENT higher than saturIAy's
eiosc. c the latter Etw jersey crntmt aud MichEs,i
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gan committed suieide by hanging Cause
unknown q n f. N i,
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rISANcIALAsD coMMEnc,.1

For constipation and piles take Manalin.
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After further debate OF rather n stormy
nature, the bill under discussion, to in
crease the police force Of Washington and
TO give the preference; ia the appointments
10 ex. Union soldiers, was passed by q
strict party yo.e,,he Democrats voting in tho
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Mr.. Blaine here read letter from. Mr..
Efmore, the Peruvian minister Mt Washing.
ton, in which the following passage occurs:
"1n regard 10 my alleged statement that
had seen the marginal note, Go in Steve,
l need not assure you that it is absolutely
falsc." G
Chairman Williams reminded the wit.
ness that he had not yet supplemented this
statemento Of Elmore with any denial OF his
own, to which Mr.. Blaine quickly respond.
cd, "oh, oh, it is IN absolute, detcstable
out-ol-t the.whole.cloth lie, and l dom,
think the man OF sound mind"
Mr.. Blaine then desired 10 say some
thing in relation to the. interview between
Shiphcrd and Gen. lIurlbut, inasmuci at
Shepherds version involved the
good names of%a dead 4 Presi
dent and dead Minister, He tlcr
read Shipherd's version, with the remark
with both Of these gentlemen dead, i
may be II matter of sotnc difficulty to dis
prove these statements except inierentially
but believe them to be the grosscst false
hoods and will endeavor to show it to b,
the case" He then pointed out the ab
surdity OF Shepherds version, TINT lie Inc
Gen. Hurlbut by the latter's appointment
and that they sat upon n sofa in publ
corridor and held such nm interview a
! shipherd described, lie utterly discredite,
The Evening critic., 1882-09-28
Nominations For Congress Yester.
SIay.

Missouri-sevonth District, Stuart Carknor,
Republican.
Dakota Torritory-w. II. Steele, of Deadwood,
for Delegate, Democrat.
Massachusetts Eighth District, @. s. Lilley,
Democrat.
wisconsin-First District, John wlnans, In
dependent and Democrat; W. l.. Utley, Green
hacker. Second District, j. S. Rowell, Repub'
lican. Fifth Dlstrict-No result In the Demo.
cratic Convention.
New Jersey-Fifth District william Walter
Phelps, Republican.
Nebraska-Third District, william II. Nun.
gen, Democrat. The AntiMonopolists of Hast
ings have nominated L. p. Ingersoll for Coy
ernor and indorsed Senator Van Wyck's
action In State politics. James Laird was
nominated for Congress by tho Republicans OF
the Second District At Hastings the Anti
Monopolists' convention fell in wrangle over
the admission OF Greenbackers and adjourned
until tomorrow.
Virglnia-The reported withdrawal of Col.
lector Iives, the Coalition candidate for Con
gress from tho Lynchburg District, and the
substitution OF General Elliott In his stead, Is
positively denied by the chairman OF the dis
trlct committee, who says such n course was
never contemplated. Captain Rlves' oppon-
ent Is Hon. John Randolph Tucker.
South Carolina-In tho Republican COnyon-
tion OF the Seventh District, after a blttor
struggle which has lasted Just one week, T..
W. Mackey (whlte) was yesterday nominated
for Congress on the two hundred and nfty'ilrst
ballot, receiving 81 out OF 30 votes. A stormy
scene ensued, Mackeys colored competitors,
Lee and smalls, charging him with having So
cured the nomination by bribery. Leo dis.
played as evidence promlssory noto for $3.50
given by Mackey to o delegate for his vote. II
is understood there Will be no Democratic can.
dldate In the district and Lee and Smalls are
expected TO run against Mackey, making trl-
angular Republican nght.
After Mr.. Mackey's nomination In tho Sew
enth District Republican convention yo5ter'
day the promissory note charged to have been
given by him to O. q. Robertson was read %
the convention by Mr.. Lee, and Mr., Mackey
demanded an Investigation of Its authenticity
10 Iona Nd IA
discussion OF the matter tho convention do
clded, by q yoto OF 23 TO 10, that the note was
not made by Mackey, This vote virtually
gave the Mockey faction the control of the
convention, and resolution was passed de-
claring him tho nominee of the convention
The resolution was received with dorlsion by
mo Lee faction, who cast their 10 votes against
It's passage. After the adoption OF the re5olu-
lion the convention adjourned sine dle
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The Pension Gnice in HoOker's
Division.
ttllL0r an wa Erfninn UriLlc,

10 nc Editor Of The Erenin0 Critic.
Among the acts passed during tho late sos-
sion OF Congress was one appropriatlng $780,
COO for Pension onlco building. 1t appears
that the site selected Is the "cowyard" now
used for the sale Of "crltters," situated on b
street, between "Hooker's Division" and
"Murder Bay"
A location about rs appropriate as tho old
Five Points In New York would be for young
ladies seminary, Sahara for water-cure os-
Enlistment, n Mississippi steamer for a theo-
logical school, or "Cheesequake Creek " for u
seaport town.
Tho "cowyard' is situated on tho lowest
grade OF any ground In tho city, but little II
any above ordinary high.tidc. Tho old canal,
lately filed up, ran through 1t, and 1t is FREE
quently covered with the overflow water OF tho
B.streot sewer, and year or two ago the yard
and Its locality was covered with six feet OF
water during freshet.
1t is bottomless LOT so far as obtaining
safe foundation for the proposed building, and
no building can DO erected upon 1t except by
piling.
be used for propagnting sightless flsh, and
even the first floor OF the builing would havo
10 be at least seven feet above grade TO insure
against overflow. AS to Its surroundings, tho
"cowyard" Is bounded on the north by low
groggeries,de of vice and houses OF namelcss
character, junk.shops, soap grease and guano
stores; on the east by horse and cattle bazars
tar, turpentino and tallow stores, dOpots for
hides, hair, bones, old iron and rags, grain,
lime, plaster and cement houses, with stores,
stalls and streets used as n country market for
sea-a universal bazaar; on the south by the B.
street sewer, manure, malaria and Smith
sonian Grounds; on the west by saw and plan
Ing mills, Iron foundries, livery stables, ium-
ber yards, asphalt works, gin mills and the
old rookeries OF the fllthy dungeons OF "Mur-
der Bay"
To reach the locality from pennsylvania
avenue you are compelled to pass through the
lowest and vilest section OF the city, not safo
for gentlemen at night nor decent for ladies
by day.
And this is the site selected for this building
containing records of ncalculable value), en-
dan gercd TO destruction by fire from the COM
bustible nature of Its surroundings, and oil In
the name Of economy.
The Government seizes upon tho only FREQ,
wholesale or country market place In the city,
for tho alleged reason (what l believe to be
the real motive Will not now mention) to
cave tho expense OF the purchase OF n lot.
Economyi Why It will cost twice tho amount
10 obtain a foundation In the cowyard that u
goodsized lot in q suitable location would
have cost.
Is 1t too late for the blunder to be corrected ?
A p. II