The Sun. — 1870-05-19 (London, England)

AMERICAN CORRESPONDENCE.  WASHINGTON, April 29. Mr. Cyrus Field has been here in company with Lord Walter Campbell, a son of the Duke of Argyll, and he was at the White House on Wednesday to introduce him to the President. Gen. Grant has left with his family to visit his son at West Point, and he will not return till Monday. A great excursion has carried off Messrs. Boutwell, Creswell/ Hoar; Senators, Representatives, many ladies, and guests to Norfolk, on board a new steamer, and they will not be back till to-morrow. The Presideut, the Vice-President, and the entire New York Republican Delegation in Congress had a grand social entertainment here last Wednesday. No Cabinet meeting can Le held tillthe President's return. During the last, the route of the Winnipeg expedition was discussed at the inst ince of Mr. Fish, who had i 0" formally signified to the British Minister that it could not be permitted a right cf way through our territory. In this be is upheld unanimously by the Cabinet; and General Sheridan will establish his head-quarters at Pembina during the summer, wlu nee it is expected he will have to direct military operations against the Sioux, who threaten another Indian war in Montana and Dacotah, the troops beingalready on the move for Minnesota. Mr. Orton, President of the Western Union Telegraph Company, is here opposing Mr. Hubbard, who is advocating a postal telegraph scheme. Wye continue , to receive unsatisfactory accounts of the working of the telegraph by the Government in England. The naval court-martial on Commander Upcher has Nu; eluded its work, and the impression is that he will be acquit'ed. The Vice-President addressed the Order of Oddfellows last Tuesday, when they celebrated their fifty-first American anniversary. R. fl• Manly, once agent of the Freedmen's Bureau in Richmond, has been examined by the committee which is investigating the charges against General Howard, as has beet). Simon Wolf and Dr. Sutberlan I. Certain deeds are said to be in the office of the Recorder, bearing General Howard's name, and Manly cashed the Congregational lurch Bonds. The Investigating Committee who exatniued the patent brick was unable to agree upon a report ; that published not emanating front them. The President is looking out for a summer residence, and is said to be negotiating the purch se of the Bartholomew Farm, Prince George County, in Maryland, near the District line. General Morgan of Ohio has proposed a Bill to reduce the Navy to three Rear-Admirals, six Cotutnodorc s, and other ranks in proportion, on the same principle as is embodied in the new Army Bill. There are but three Commodores at sea, and there are ten Admirals employed in Washington ; but that there are not more on the briny is no faith of the officers, who would be glad to be employed. For days and days a weary debate on the Tariff has been going out and every one is getting heartily sick of jute butts, pig iron, &c. The ventilation of the Hall of the Representatives was discussed, but, as usual, without reaching a result. Telegraphs, the River and Water Channel Communication, Steamship Subsidies, Consolidation of the Laws relating to the Yost Office, and Land Grants have been considerbd. second Louisiana contested election has been declared invalid, and Mr. Stevenson was defeated in his strenuous effort to make another long speech on the subject, which much annoyed that RepresentativeTile Post-office Department is issuing $lOO worth daily of the new series of postage stamps. Y°l-1 can hardly imagine the sensation caused by the Richmond calamity. You will, I know, give the particulars, but at a distance you cannot realize the feelings it has raised. Mrs. Bre wis, wife of one of the victims, has died of grief, and other ladies are in a critical state. General Schofield's brother was among the killed. R. H.Maury, jun., is the nephew of the well-known scientific naval officer. Y. Aylett was alike distinguished as lawyer and journalist. Major Kelly, of Fredericksburg, was conversing with him when the crash commenced, and saYs Aylett was killed by a beam from the gallery. S. Bocock, who was severely hurt, had been Speaker in the House of Representatives and in the Confederate Congress. The interest is absorbing, and telegrams from all parts of the country keep pouring into Richmond. Collectors of Customs have been informed that the new Dominion will stric.li enforce the Fishery Laws, that the licenses heretofore granted have been revoked, and fishermen are to be warned that the United States cannot offer protection in case they violate the law._Ang/oAmerican Times.  The Musical World is responsible for the allllo4lf incredible statement that the Rev. C. T. Procter, vicar °_ Richmond, has refused to allow the choir boys of th'; parish church to sing at a concert in aid of the Richn2oo_ Infirmary, on the ground that they might be, required to sing secular music.  The Gaulois publishes a telegram from Nice/ stating that Madlle. Eug6nie - and M. Auguste M.--",„j both well known in the literary world, have commit s suicide at that town. The cause assigned is heavy loses. at the gambling table at Monaco. They took laudann''' but, as this did not act quickly enough, they sho:-, their selves. The Gaulois suppresses the names. The Rev. W. Harrison, rector of Birch, and OOP; lain to H.R.H. the Duchess of Cambridge, deliveredi'y address yesterday morning at the Church of St. Mary A-1,, mary, Cannon-street, on the subject of Moravian 'ions. These missions have been established 138 yea ti and occupy 87 stations in Greenland, Labrador, v"" Indies, &c.