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

AMERICAN CORRESPONDENCE. WASHINGTON, April 20. pith Mr. Cyrus Field has been here in companY Lord Walter Campbell, a son of the Duke of Argo and he was at the White House on WednesdaY4 introduce him to the President. Gen: Grant .Pot, left with his family to visit his son at West rfier and he will not return till MOnday. A grew' ,11, cursion has carried off Messrs. Boutwell. Cress" ..a Hoar; Senators, Representatives, many ladies, they guests to Norfolk, on board a new steamer, and att. will not be back till to-morrow. The Presiuese. the Vice-President, and the entire New York ciol publican Delegation in Corgres had a grands,%et entertainment here last Wednesday. No C3.`,;110. meeting can be held tillthePresident's return• ing the last, the route of the Winnipeg expeditietiS;p• discussed at the instarce of Mr. Fish, who ha'', it formally signified to the Mash Minister theouor could not be permitted a right cf way through to territory. In this he is upheld unanimously by to Cabinet; and General Sheridan will establish ,11., head-quartets at Pembina during the avinnce it is expected he will have to direce/11,. tary operations against the Sioux, who threatee the alter Indian war in Montana and Dacoulh'ljr, troops beingalready on the move for Minnesota. r ph Orton, President of the Western Unioi Telei Company, is here opposing Mr. Hubbard, "',l; advocating a postal telegraph scheme. NV e con.lrof to receive unsatisfactory accounts of-the vcori;iuTpc the telegraph by the Government in England. naval court-martial on COmmander Upcher has eluded its work, and the impression is that he the be acquitted. The Vice-President adds s;ed Order of Oddfellows last Tuesday, when theYeeit brated their fifty-first American au nivel sarYo``: . Manly, once agent of the Freedmen's Bu: in Rielimon has been exittninel by the 601e111rill which is investigating -the charges against ile",heer Howard, as h.is been Simon Wolf and Dr. lan I. Certain deeds are said to be !II office of the Recorder, bearing Genera' 051 ward's name, and Manly cashed the Congregat4-,03) lhurch Bonds. The Investigating Cominit tee mree examined the latent brick was unable for upon a ret,olt ; teat published not emanatiul, „der. them. The Presilent is looking out for a siviTivSe residence, and is said to be negotiating the per'ity, of the Bartholomew Farm, Prince George Celor in Maryland, near the District line. General the gat of Ohio has proposed a Bill to reduce Atli Navy to three Rear-Admirals, six Cow wodor,e'le other ranks in proportion, on the same priociP but is embodied.in the new Army Bill. There ;:1"° three Commodores at .sea, and there are ten ~r? mirals employed in Washington ; but that therevillo not more on the briny is no fanit of the offieell'o? would be glad to be employed. For-days an" , 00, a weary debate on the Tariff has been geittitO and every one is getting heartily. sick of jute pig iron, &c. The ventilation of the Hall of thebotO presentatives was discussed, but, as usual, Wl;ratef reaching a result. Telegraphs, the River arid t Channel Communication, Steamship ,S111)141 Consolidation of the Laws relating to 11° Office, and Laud Grants hare been considered "s, second Louisiana contested election has been de% h' invalid, and Mr. Stevenson was defeated 10Spa strenuous effort to make another long speeehr,aige' subject, which much annoyed that Represeil,-,0149 Tne Post-office Department is issuing $lOO 'l'o,l daily of the new series of postage stamps. tl can hardly imagine the sensation caused Richmond calamity. You will, I know, particulars, but at a distance you cannot real"-oe feelings it has raised. Mrs. Brewis, wife of ° tire the victims, has died of grief, and other ladle:105 in a critical state. General Schofield's brothe' among the killed. R. H. Maury, jun., is the n Y of the well-known scientific naval officer. nor' Aylett was alike distinguished as lawyer allulerr nalist. Major Kelly, of Fredericksburg, Was el off, ing with him when the crash commenced, au 'l'. Aylett was killed by a beam from the gaderY;illfer S. Bocock, who was severely hurt, had been 51)-colr, in the House of Representatives and in the oro federate Congress. The interest is absorbieg;otir telegrams front all parts of the country keep tiove ing into Richmond. Collectors of Cust,4ls„ioll been informed that the new Dominion will e-etir enforce the Fishery Laws, that the licenses her Are fore granted have been revoked, and fisherve-offer to be warned that the United States cannot"?' protection in case they violate the American Times.  001 The Musical World is responsible for the cott incredible statement that the Rev. C. Procter, of of 6,(1 Richmond, has refused to allow the choir to parish church to sing at a concert in aid of the Itoed Infirmary, on the ground that they might be req sing secular music. • The Gaulois publishes a telegram foul g 4 statirm that Madlle. Eugenie - and M. Auguste :001i both well known in the literary world, have P:,;1; suicide at that town. The cause assigned is lie' aovpr at the gambling table at Monaco. They took 10, tine but, as this did not act quickly enough, they 811 selves. The Oaulois suppresses the names. clg (.1 01 The Rev. W. Harrison, rector of Birch, ar, ere,,aer lain to H.R.H. the Duchess of Cambridge, de,,"v3TYOO. addressyesterdaymorning at the Church of St. IN-Lttit„ .07 mary, Cannon-street, on the subject of 3.lorasslYe,rd sions. These missions have been established -L, and occupy 87 stations in Greenland, Labrador Indies, &c.