The Phoenix herald., 1882-05-12

.es-.s..s..... ] lanation. after reciting the wei ] known facis of thecourt-martial an Its results, proceeds: Whereas doubts have arisen concerning ih . guilt. of said Fitz-John Porter of tn ofense whereof he was convicted b
 sad court-martial, founded upon tn
 result of an investigation ordered O the 22d day. of April, 1878, by tn
 President of the United States which are deemed by me to be q suff1t tent gravity to warrant the re mission of that part of said sentenc, which has not been completely exc cnted. Now, therefore, I. eCheste A Arthur, Presid of the UnitcC States, by virtue of the power vested in me by the constitution of the Uni ted States, and in alteration ot rromi> es, do hereby grant to saIC FitZ-Johh Porter full remission oi the berci,. before mentioned contin uing penalty. By lhe President, FREDERICK T. FRELINeHUYsEN,
 Secretary of State
 The following is Gen. Porter's ac. ceptance. dated at Washington, May ,, and addressed-to the Seer tary: 
 SIR:-I respectfully ask yeu toex- press to the President my ackeosvI- edgment of the receipt, through yoa, and my appreciation, Of his order remitlins the continuous portion of the sentence imposed upon me by the conrf-mariIal in 1863.
 l am Very specfuily yours.
 FF1Z-JoHN PORTER.
 House Proceedings.
 WASHINGTON. May GA resolu- riOn was adopted, permitting the contestant in the Alsi'ama contested election case of Watson vs. Oates 10 withdraw his paper. This leaves Oates Tn possession of his seat.
 Hubhell introduced q bill to en> large the powers and duties of the D partment of Agriculture Re ferred- It provides that the De pertinent of Agricultsre shall here after be an executive departm ent and that the Commissioner shall be known as the Secretary of Agricul- ture, and that bureau for the col lection of information concerning railways, manufactures. mining in- terests, and animal industry shall be attached to the department
 COndensed sedsTeleg-ams. A Cincinnati saloon keeper has been fined one hundred dollars and thirty days ID prison for violating the Sunday law.
 The Chicago Driving Park Asso- citation have ruled out gambling | from their grcunds.
 Republicans of Maine want Blaine ! fer Congress.
 Davitt has been released rom Prl- l son. and Ireland rejoices.
 Vanderbilt mas sailed for Enrope. I he will of Mrs. Edwin Booth l gives her personal property to Mrs. J. H. McVicker, of Chicago, her mother, and the rest of her estate to her husband, who is the ezecutor.
 No additional particulars concern ing the fate of Lieutenant De Long and party have been received. The Navy Department officials have little or DO hope for the rescue of the Chipps party. Arthur Signs the Chinese 7ilI. WAsuINToN, May 7.-The PresI- dent signed the Chinese bill to-day.
 AsszssiEatiOn in Iceland. LONDON, May 8.-The assassina- ton of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Under Secretary Burke in PEoe- : nix Park, Dublin, has created great i excitement throughout the British Isles. The expressions of sympathy ! in Lendon were imposing as cn lie death of President Garfield. The remains ot Lord Frederick have been conveyed tn England to-day, and will be inferred ut Chat- worth ,n Wednesday Indignation meet ngs have been held in Dublin and Cork, aad even extreme members of he Land League deprecate the event md repudiate the event with disgust led abhorrencc. Popular feeling is ,ery intense. Captain Greatrry, of he dragons, thinks he can recog- lize one of the assassins, and the at the Park says he can identify two.
 Convicted of Murder.
 SACRAMENTO, ( al., May S.-In the Iurtado murder case the jury re- urned verdict of murder in the irst degree after being out about i've hours and a half This is the .ase iu which Judge Denson made, ecently te.cgraphed, ruling that eiuction of wife was no excuse or murder.
 Fire in PfttsburS
 PITTsBURe, May S.-The Court louse burned yesterday. Nearly all he records were saved. Harry Me Oermott was killed by falling glass JOSS $75,000; insured for $50,000.
 The GuIteau Family.
 NEW YORK, May 9--A writ of