Ohio statesman (Columbus, Ohio : 1870), 1872-03-07

              THE DAILY OHIO STATES5J 15 BATES OP ADVERT! SINGr DAILY STATKSDUm aATES roa on squabs, 8 mres mostaskil. KETTNS, HKD1BV V '. Oil tine .il OS Ooenonth..; g cd Two times Three tlmS One week...... .. i in, i iwg mUD.DI 15 04 S 001 Three months.. ..90 On . 3 OS I Six months . 30 0 iames icings, - dito Two weeks 5 00 One year SO OS - OFFICE, No. 74 Sorth High Street. Local notioea SO cents nor Una flrmt and is eents tor each additional Insertion. WECKLY BTATESAA1C Ons time ........$! 50 1 Twe months 7 S Two times ? 50 1 Three monthi 10 0 Thrre tines... J S5 I Six months...... 15 0 One month .... 4 00 I One year ........35 0 Sakcristla Kate. Dally, by mall, par - I Weekly.. ft 00 -wwi ao. UtM 01 jwmr.pr mw. 0 twenty MM VOL. XLI. COLUMBUS. OHIO, THUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1872. NO. 52; Jtall subscribers lavartanly ia advaaoa. - ' 1 1 I i . i P. t r. if Aa one of Father Time' changes, we notioa the Radical papers, tig- and little, are ridiculing Scmxex for asking to be excused from committee service, beoanee of the return of an old ailment, the origi nal eanse of which was Preston S Brooks' oane sixteen 7 ears ago. That cane kept the Republican party on its legs in its infancy aftkr an experience of a year, Colonel Thomas A. Scott has been to ted out of the directory and Presi dency of the Union Pacific railroad. He has taken np with the Southern Paeifie of which he has recently been made Prea'dent. . The . Vandebbilt inflaenoe now controls the Union Pacifio, with IIoraCI F. Clark (the Commodore's son-in-law) as President. Thc Japanese embassy waa formally received yesterday by the Honse of Rep-resentatiTes, Speaker BiAzm making the address of welcome, to which Iwa kaura reapooded melodiously. - This is said to be the fourth reception of the kind that has takes plaee in the history of Congress. The first waa in honor of Lafayette; then came Kossuth; next the Bcrlingame Chines mission, and now the Japanese. Thb conflict between the executive and judioiary continues in New Orleans. Judge Coolry eeLtenoed one Yam Nor-en to be imprisoned ten days for contempt of court. Warmoth pardoned him oat. The Jade ordeied there-arrest of VaX Kordkn on Tuesday last, and delivered a lengthy discourse npon the action of the Governor in pardoning the prisoner, and attempting to defat the ends of justice. Van Nordkn is again in durance. Wabmoth not heard from, bat he has probably made a counter-move.The Tichborne trial, involving a title and large estates, which has been the sensation in England for nearly a year, has come to a sadden termination. The jury, without waiting for all the evidence for the defense, found a verdict against the claimant, who has beea sent to Newgate to answer charges of perjury His whole case appears to have been a lie, and as he waa on the witness stand for a month his perjury is the roost extensive on record. Tichborne bonds are now quoted with confederate securities in iondoa. - There is a manifest disposition on the fart ef the Legislature to embark very ! largely1 in railroad legislation. This is tailed for by public sentiment, so far as it will promote the correction of ooooed-1 abuses; bat praotioal lairs, that can be readily enforced, are what are needed, and not a mass of clumsy acts, that will leep on the statute books. A law has been passed directing the prosecuting at-toraeys of the several eounties to enforce the law of last session establishing the are rata principle in the transportation of freicht. by brie cine suita against the 1 trA; nnn,n.n;.. ; th. n.m. f th State. A bill passed the House yester day, introduced by Mr. Crass of Ashland, striking a blow- at the fast freight line system so much in vogue, whereby stockholders ia railroads are made to sink their dividends, that a favored few of the directors and officers of oom- - paniea, organised as fast freighters, may .secure enormous profits. This is one of I .the great evils f the American railroad ' ystem, bnt it is An abuse so firmly in-1 SaV- ,. v.t ., t .t .it ..; J ltrenohed mat we are not at au sanguine hat it. can be speedily remedied. Another railroad bill pending in the Senate proposes to establish a pro rata system for passengers aa well aa freight, and in addition abolish free passes, fast freight lines, and all discrimination whatever in railroad business. II we shonld happen to witness an inroad of railroad lobbyists, it will be conclusive that the managers scent dauger in these bill; but not otherwise. TBI MGISLATCBE. Two apportionment bills were intro duced in the Senate yesterday. One by Mr. Thompson we have already publish ed. The other by Mr. Stimsox, who is -chairman of the snb-oommittee on ap-1 pxtionment, is east in the Radical mnnlii. It fives the Democrats four die-1 triete. eertaia. with one Montgomery, Darke and Miami doubtful. This bill '-makes things as comfortable aa possible for the legislative aspirants. Leaving out the members from Hamilton county, 11 the Senators bnt five are thrown into districts of their party; and in the House sell but tao Republicans ana sixteen Democrats are in a district of their party. Senator Smith introduced a sweeping railroad bill to regulate fares and freights,, the pass system, and the fast freight line business. The idea of the bill ia to prevent discrimination against local traffic In the Honse bo Iras than three rail road bills were under consideration. The .most important waa one introduced by ;Mr. Chase, to protect stockholdrs in rail roads, by providing that no railroad di- i rector shall be interested in any fast i freight line association. The bill re quires reports of all contracts made be tween railroad companies ani fast freight .Hoes, the number of cars owned by the transportation lines, and by the railroad MmDanlea. and other information neoes- . nil ltiiiwldnar thactiarmtArl , . - (100 to $5,000, are imposed for violations of the law. The prosecuting attorneys am charged with its enforcement, and -are entitled to receive as fees fifteen per cent, of the fines collected. The bill passed by a vote of yeas 76, nays 5. A fisticuff fight occurred on the fljor of the lower House of the Missouri Legis lature on Tuesday, between H. J. Lats-chaw, member from Kansas City, and the 8ergeant-at-Arms, Crafton, but neither riarty was hurt. The affair grew out of T ..),.- t f-!.. 7rther action in a matter in which Craf- ton was interested. A committee was appointed to investigate the affair, who I The New Hampshire clerks in the Dd-Te ported in favor of fining the parties I partmente have reoeived ten days' leave one nuuorou uuuaia cauu, auu requiring thom tA anolosize:but. after along diaena. ton, the report was voted down, and is probable no further notice will taken of the matter. WASHINGTON. Reception of the Japanese Embassy in tie House. The Speeches af Speaker Blaia a Iwikiri Secretary H. at well Ex plaiaa at Fiaaacial Disereaaacy Iratai Waatea tat Alabama M CaasreMaaea ta he Praaecatea. Washikqtom, March 6, 1872. RZCKPrlOtt OF JAPANESE BT THB HOUSE OV EEPBE8BNTATIVES. There was an immense assemblage present to witness the reception of the Japanese Embassy. The Speaker called the Honse to order at 11 o clock, when, on motion of Mr. Cox, ladies who were unable to find places in the gallery were admitted to the floor. The visitors were announced at the main door, where they cams Into the Hall escorted by General Banks and other members of the Com mittee on Foreign Affairs, aooompaoied by the Japaness Minister Mari, Minister DeLoDg, and Consul Brooks. The ambassadors occupied the center of the group, and the other Japs were arranged In the outer line immediately in their rear. General Banks then formally presented the embassy to the Honse, and the Speaker addressed the visiters as follows : Your Excellencies: In behalf ot the House of Representatives, I weloome yonr imperial embassy to this Hall. The reoeption which is thus extended to yon so unanimously and so cordially by the members of this body is signihcant of the interest which onr whole people feel in the rapidly developing relations between the Japanese Empire and the American Republic The coarse of migration of the human race has for many years been steadily westward. This country has always been marKea Dy conquest, sad too often by rapine. Reaching the boundary of the continent we encounter a returning tide from your oountry set ting eastward, seeking not trophies of war but the more useful victories of peace. These two current of popula tion appropriately meet ana mingle on the shores of the great Pacifio sea. It will be my pleasnre to present you per sonally to the representatives of the peo ple, and I beg to assure you lor tnem ana for myself, that dnriag your stay at our Capital you will be at all times weloome to the privileges and courtesies of the floor." Iwakura. head of the delegation, then proceeded to read, as if chanting, a speech in bis own language. Wheu he had finished Mr. Banks read a translation, which e asked to have entered on the loornaL The response thanks the House of Representatives for the honor of its courtesies, and says : "Governments are strong when built npon the hearts of enlighten ed people. We come for enlightenment, and we Boa It Here, journeying eastward from the Empire of Japan toward sun rising, we daily behold a new sunrise beyond the one we before enjoyed. New knowledge rises daily . before us. When complete, our trip shall have pass ed in review of the encircled globe, and we shall gather together onr treasures ot knowledge, remembering that, however, we have advanoed toward sources, yet each onward move has revealed a further step beyond. The Government of Japan already appreciates the value of aa enlightened polioy toward itself and all na tions ; bnt onr united assurances on our return will con firm to the people at large the friendliness of feeling so frequently expressed heretofore and now so gener onslv exhibited to the embassy. Iu the future an extended commerce will unite onr national interest in a thousand forms, as drops of waters commingle, flowing from our several rivers to that eommon ocean that divides our countries. Let ns express the hope that our national friendshin may be aa difficult to sunder or estrange aa to divide the once blended drops composing our common racino ocean." The address was received with ap- nlanse. Introductions were then pro ceeded with, after which, ia a half hoar, the visitors repaired to the Senate and remained there a few minutes. They came remained there a few minutes. They came and lett without any ceremony. SECRETARY BOUTWELL EXPLAINS. Secretary Bootwell appeared to-day before the Honse Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, and testified as to the amounts received into the Treasury for the fiscal year ending on the 30th of January, 1671, from sales of arms and ordnance stores, us gave tne amount at $9,230,093. The difference be tween that sum and the amount returned bv the Chief of Ordnanoe as having been reoelvea irom tnoee saies 5'j.jou,- 073 he accounted for by explaining that the balance was not carried into tne Treasury durinir the last fiscal year, but was paid In since wen, even in excess or the sum returned : Dut it would oe nec essary to analyse the voucher accounts carefully to trace np the figures and to separate sums paid in on account of sales in the last fiscal year from those paid in on aooount of subsequent sales, I ex conoressmem and their ways, It was recently stated tnat a numoer ? preferred by the Department of I Inatiaa aainBt aavara I aaY-tTl atm rVArl of Congress and Government officials, for receiving money for prosecuting claims against the Government while they were UDtlVO eajL awvvaaaa, auauwu in office, had been dropped, the statute of limitations barring them. A number of similar eases are, however, within the statute, and the money having been paid outside of the Distriot. tne intormation baa been sent to District Attorneys in the several States where the offenses were alleged to have been committed, with in structions to DTing me parties to trial. THB LOUISIANA MUDDLE. Io is stated here on good authority that General Longstreet will be removed from his position of surveyor or the port of New Orleans, on aooount of his active friendship for Governor Warmoth in the Louisiana political imbroglio, Marshal Packard and Collector Casey have been here for about a week, and brought with them a list of Federal ap pointees, whose removal they recom mend on the same ground as above. In this connection the President has nonnced that he will support that wing of the Republican party in Louisiana which is represented by the elate Cen- I tral Committee, or what is locally known m the Custom-nonse iacwon. A tkligrafhic btbikb Mr. William orton, rresiaeut or. ins I Western Union Telegraph Company, has I Committee of the House, informing I them of bis unwillingness to transmit we reports of the bignal bervice Bureau in future at the present rates, on the ground that he cannot do so except at a loss to the company. The present contract expires on the 1st of May. TIIX SAME OLD JOKE. Gen.R. Wheatly, United States Marshal at Montgomery, Alabama, has applied to Attorney General Williams for troops to M him in arresting parties indin,td nt. the late term of the United States District I Conrt held at Montgomery for Ku-Klux I outrages. The Attorney General reoom- mended to the Secretary of War that the n6ces,ry trooI,S ba t, I THE VOTING clerks. i of absence to vote at tne Dtate eieouon 1 it I A train load of goods for Japan leaves be 1 Chicago to-day. ine oost, including The freights, will be t250)05. NEW, YORK, ' The Trial of mar Ball Btraag Ft laeace Agaiast Hiaa Aaaalttea-Tac m Gakiru la the Haraar-Uataa Paciae Bailraaa ElecUaa Baraara 4 Caraaaa. KBW Yob, Uareh S, 1373. TRIAL OF MAYOR HALL. The trial of Mayor Hall was resumed this morning. W. S. Copeland was placed on the stand. The oounsel for prosecu tion again ottered the warrant by which Garvey drew some forty thousand dollars from the ' treasury as evidence. The oounsel for the defense objected, and went into a long argument to sustain the objeotion. Daring the argument, whioh waa entirely upon legal points, the jury waa exoused till this afternoon. ' After recess Judge Daley decided to accept secondary evidenee to prove the contents of the missing vouchers. The defense took exception and the court ad journed. TJNIOX PACIFIC HAILROAD T. A. SCOTT COUNTED OUT. At the anneal meeting of stockholders of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, held in Boston to-day, the following were nnauimously eleoted directors for the en suing year: Horace r . wuri, new xorr ; Augustus Sohell, New York; James H. Barker. Mew iorx: unver Ames, Boston; Oakes Ames, Boston; R. E. Robbins, Boston; G. M. Dodge, Conned Bluffs; G. M. Pullman, Chicago; John Duff, Boston; Eiisha Atxins.tSoston; U. tr. Morton, Mow York; James Brooks, New York; Sidney Dillen, N. Y; C. S. Bashnell, New Haven; F. Gordon Dexter, Boston. The Government Directors are as followi: B. F. Wade, Ohio; J. F. Wilson, Iowa; Hiram Price, Iowa; J. C. L. Harrison, Indiana; David S. Baddocks, Tenn. At a subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors the following offioers were elected: President, Horace F. Clark, N. Y ; Vice Presi dent, John Doff, Boston; Treasurer, E. H. Rollins, Concord, JM 11 ; Auditor, ti. B. Wilbeer. The dropping of Thomas A. Soott from the Directors, it is said, indicates a pre ponderance of the Vanderbilt interest. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Bills were introduced in the Senate to day authorizing Comptroller Green to errant a franchise lor a railroad tcrongn Twenty-third street, New York, on pay ment of f.l5U,UU0: abolishing tne present police justices of New York, and pro viding for the appointment oy tne upreme Court ot ten police justices, who are to possess all powers now vest ed in the Court of Special Sessions; also a bill abolishing capital punishment,and making the punishment for murder imprisonment for life. The statement was made in the Assembly to-day by two speakers that some of the members from tie rural districts were selling votes on a bill at ten dollars per head. No aotion taken. INSURANCE INVESTIGATION. Geo. Jones, publisher of the Timet, was before the Insurance Investigating Committee to-day in regard to artioles which appeared in the Time. He refused to answer as to the mode of obtaining in formation and doing business in tne office. Mr. Jennings of the Timet was also examined and declined to give tha name of the author of the artiole in that paper against Superintendent Miller. They refuse to retraot any of their statements without farther proof, and said they would probably publish more of them. CITY FINANCES. Controller Green, when questioned to day concerning the probable deficit of seven or eight millions in taxation to cover the expenses of the city, favored additional taxes rather than an iuorease of the debt. He also expressed the opin ion that the estimates for the ensuing year made by the heads of departments were far ia excess ot tne sum to wnion they might be reduced by rigid economy and prudence. NORTH CAROLINA OUTRAGES. A Raleieh (N. C.) dispatch says intelli eence has been received there of the kill ing of Henry Berry Lowery, chief of the Kooeson oounty outlaws, by nis brotner, Stephen Lowery, of the same gang. Ste phen confesses tne deed, reporting in person to the authorities. The Roanoke Aeic doubts the information, and thinks it a mere ruse to enable Lowery to evade the officials, who are now organizing for his capture. BAR ASSOCIATION. At a meeting of the Bar Association last night, the committee on extortions reported that there exists a system oi excessive overcharges in the Saentrs, Registers and County Clerk's offioea Propositions were disoussea for tne abo lition ot tne Marine ana District courts, BARNARD AND CARDOZO. The Legislative Judioiary Committee last meat heard testimony on the part of Judge Cardozo. Mr. Fullerton, Car- dozo's oounsel, is oonndent of the ao qaittal of his client. The case against Barnard will be taken up to day. EMIGRANT FRAUDS, The Tribune says that the swindler Elias, who is running a oonoern called the Geneva Watch Company, is oon nected with another fraud called the "Protectory Emigrant Association." This association operates npon the orednlity of unsophisticated emigrants by indu cing them to pay moneys for membership therein. ICE EMBARGO. TTia ice embargo on the sonth and Hamilton ferries to Brooklyn oontinnes. One of the boats has been wedged in the ice near Brooklyn -eince ten o'clock yesterday morning. Several trips to and from Brooklyn to-day occupied ircm one to two nours, ana to WiUiamabnre even loneer. The average trips to Jersey City and Hoboken are from one half hoar to two hours. MISCELLANEOUS. Health Officer Vanderpool met the subcommittee of the Chamber of Commerce to-day, and a plan for futnre aotion partially agreed on. There is apparently no difference of opinion between Vanderpool and the merchants. Patriok J. Bnnon was sentenced to pay five hundred dollars and a year's imprisonment for sendingobscene matter tbrongn tne post our, General Ryan was discharged to-day on the charge of violating the neutrality laws. The third trial of the Staten Island Ferry Company for causing the death of Maddin by the explosion of the West- field, commenced to-day. The widow claims eight thousand dollars damages. private aa vices state mat airs. Harriet Beecher Stowe has fully recovered from her late accident in Florida. CONGRESSIONAL. Beeaad eeaiea af the Fertr-Seceaa Wabhikotoh, March S, 1873. SENATE. Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, had a docu ment read signed Giles A. Smith, which was being sent to all the leading railroad men in the country, urging them to unite in demanding fifty per cent, advance for carrying the mails on tneir roads without reference to existing oontraots. It shows that Vanderbilt, Tom Scott and Jay Gould had agreed to the plan. Mr. Morrill said he hoped an explanation of this matter wonld be made. Mr. Cameron said he was confident that the statements of the oiroular, so far as they related to Thomas A. Soott, were false in every particular, because Soott had too much sense and too much integrity to enter into suoh a combination. The railroads wished to have the rate increased, and the author of the eiroular had probably attempted to take advantage of the report, and make money tor aimseii. Mr. Cameron moved to lay the cirou lar on the table. i ' Mr. Morrill eononrred in the motion. having, he said, accomplished tha ob jeet by bringing the matter before the Senate and public A petition of members of the Philo sophical Society of Philadelphia was presented, asking Congress to make an appropriation to enable American astronomers to join those of other nations in observing the transit Of the planet Venus across the sun's disc in Deoeaaber, 1874. Referred to Committee on Library. The Senate then resnmed the eonsid oration ot the legislative appropriation bill. Mr. Pomeroy moved an amendment to give the Lead Umoe forty additional elerks of class one. Adopted. Mr. Sawyer, from the Committee on Education and Labor, reported an amendment increasing the appropriaUonTTrom 36,500 to $36,050. The amendment Was rejected. Mr. i relinrbuyseav ottered an amend ment increasing salaries in the Agricultural Department. Lost. to toe item appropilating ntty thou sand dollars to enable the President to carry out civil aervioe reform, Mr. Fre-linghuysen offered an amendment, authorizing the President to make suitable compensation to such members of the civil service committee aa are otherwise in the servioe of the United States. He said that three members of the committee were also employes of the Departments, and that this amendment was designed to enable them to receive pay for their extra servioe on the commission. Mr. Sherman That's the best commentary on eivil service reform that we have had yet. Laughter. Mr. Carpenter also thonght it a striking illustration of reform as it was being carried out, and said that with an appropriation or $50,000 for this purpose, to be spent at the pleasnre qf the President, and with a precedent set for its expenditure, by allowing each of these three reformers to draw two salaries from the government for the same time, the people would be delighted with civil aervioe reform. (.Laughter. Mr. Frelingfauysen said these gentlemen had had to do three or fonr hours extra work daily while on the committee, and agreed they ought to be paid for it. The amendment was deolared out of order and was withdrawn. Mr. Logan gave notice that when the bill shonld get out of committee and before the Senate, he would move to strike out the appropriation of fifty thousand dollars and insert a provision repealing the law under which the Civil Service Reform Committee had been created. Other amendments were offered and re jected, and the bill waa reported to the fenate. rne senate went into executive session and soon after adjourned. HOrjSt OF REPRESENTATIVES. After the Japanese reoeption ceremonies had been oonoluded, the bill grant ing half of Goat Island in the harbor of oan r ranoisoo to the Central faciho railway came up. Mr. Sargent, of California, explained abont the Paclflo railroad and steamship companies, admitting that an arrangement existed by whioh the latter would not take teas or freight from China unless sent .bast by railroad companies, lie claimed this was due to the grasping propensities of the Panama railroad. After a long discussion, the bill went over, and the House took up the deBciency appropriation bill. Mr. Dawes offered an amendment for the payment of laborers, workmen and mechanics in the Government employ at the rate ot a full days' wsges lor eight hours' work. After a long discussion on the labor question, Mr. Farns worth offered a proviso to Mr. Dawes' amendment, that laboring men in the United States who work ten hours shall not be taxed to make np the deficiency for those who ore worked eight hours. .Laughter. J Agreed to. Mr. Dawes' amendment, as thus amend ed, was rejected. Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, renewed Mr. Dawes' proposition in a different form, appropriating $450,000 for the par-pose. This was also rejeoted. The com mittee rose and reported tne oui dsck, and the Honse, without voting'on it, ad journed. EUROPE. The Tieaearae Case Tern iaa tea The Claiaiaat Caaaaaittea far Perja-ft A Ceaaiet aetweea Thiers aaa tha Aaaeaably Iaaaaiaeat The Ea perer Williaaa Dl vidiag. the Spalls af Wsr-Bsrlkiak la Oerasaay. ENGLAND. END OF TICHBORNB CASK CLAIMANT IN PRISON. London, March 6. In the Tich borne case this morning counsel for claimant to the Tichborne estate announced that their client had decided, in view of the jury saying on Monday that they bad heard sufficient evidence whereon to bate a verdict, to withdraw his case from before the court. After this announcement the defense asked for the arrest of the claimant on m charge of perjury, and to fix his bail at fifty thousand pounds. warrant was issued for his arrest accordingly. The claimant was not present at court. It is believed be baa tied The claimant to the Tichborne estate was arrested this morning upon a warrant is sued by Lord Unief Justice Haville and eonveyed to Newgate. CITY OF WASHINGTON SAFE. Information has been reoeived of the loss of the French bark Alix. Nine per sons perished. The Uity oi wasnington was spoken by the steamer Atlaotio on Saturday, lhe City of Washington! was making Queens town under sail, naving broken ner main shaft. All on board well. This allays the anxiety oonoern id g tier. BROWN IN LUCK. The Queen has presented her groom John Brown, with a gold medal and granted him an annuity of 2,000 for his promptness in arresting O'Connor when he assaulted iter Majesty, The marriage of the Marquis of Bate in take place on tne lutn of April. The appointment of Rear Admiral de Barnabe as Spanish Ambassador to Washington bas been decided on. ine unamoer or Kepreeentatives o Belgium has decided, by a vote of 63 yeas to 32 nays, to maintain an acored . . --. . 41... : lteu minister an iu auuou. GE BMAV Y. Berlin, March C. The donations granted by the Emperor on the anniver sary of the entry into Paris, have given rise to much comment on account of the largeness of the sums disposed of. It is said that Prince Charles, Generals Moltke, Roon, and Manteufel and the Duke of Bavaria received each 300,000 thalers; General Geo ben and Minister Delbiuck 70,000; twelve others 150,000 each: and Generals Fabriok and Blumsa thai and others were proportionately re membered. The Upper Honse of the Diet bas under consideration a school inspection bill, During the debate to day Bismarck mad a significant speech. Ha expressed hi fear of the disloyal influences of the Catholio clergy, and inserted a elause for the introduction of the German langnag in Polish schools.. Its assured the conservative members of the Diet that the Government did not intend to break with their party, but it wonld not submit to pressure. Shocks of an earthquake were felt this afternoon simultaneously in Dresden, Pirnan, Sohardan, Chemritz, . Baden, Weimar and Rudaktadt. The movement waa not violent, bat waa more or less psroeptible at intervals for over an hour, . FRANCE. Paris, Marcli 6. Caasimer Perrier de clines the Ministry of France in place of M. irouyer-uuertier. In the Assembly to-day the report of the committee on eonhrming tne election of M. Roaher from Corsica, waa agreed to. The debate was continued on the bill imposing penalties for connection with the International Sooiety. M. Louis isiano declared the passage ot suoh a measure would throw France back three centuries. During the sitting the question was proposed to the Government by M.Quirad, an Orleanist. with regard to the resignation of M. Pooyer Quertier. The introduction of this inquiry was followed by prolonged excitement and uproar. M. Morn ay warmly praised the condaot of tne late Minister ot f inance and demanded explanations.. The Government declined to make an immediate reply, as the usual notice had not been given of the question, bnt promised an answer on Saturday. fARis, March b Evening. Another ministerial crisis is expeoted, as it is evident a conflict between the Assembly and the Government is at hand. ITALY, Rome. March 6. At a recent meetinir of the Italian Sooiety for the diffusion of the Bible, Pere Hyacinthe said while hej oonld not become a member of tne society, he willingly gave his approval to and concurrence in its great work. M. san ton, editor of tne Corsaire, tongnt a dnel to-day with M. Hogart of the Paye. The latter was twice wounded. Signor Minghetti is expected to arrive here shortly on a private mission from the King of Italy to Thiers, concerning the Roman question. OHIO LEGISLATURE. WeditesdaT, March 0, 1872. SENATE. Prayer by Rev. D. Horlocker. CONFIRMED. The Senate confirmed the following nominations by the Governor : W. H. Price, of Cleveland, tor lrnstee of the Northern Lunatic Asylum; Alex ander Waddle, of Sonth Charleston, Clarke county, for Trustee of the Southern Lunatio Asylum; Isaac N. Gard, of Greenville, Darke oounty, for the same position; samuel Ualloway, of Columbus, for Trustee of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum; Henry C. Noble, of Columbus, for Trustee of the Asylum for the Blind; Norton 8. To wnsend, of Avon, Lorain oonnty, for Trustee of the Asylum for Idiotic and Imbecile Youth; George E. Howe, of Lancaster, for Acting Commissioner of the Reform school for. Boys; John A. r oote, of Cleveland, for Commissioner of the same institution; Benjamin W. Chid- law, of Cincinnati, for the Eame position; Robert C. Smith, of Mansfield, for Register of Virginia Mili tary Lands; W. F. Cowdery, of Sandusky, for Trustee of the Reform School for Girls ; Manning F. Froce, of Cincinnati, for Manager of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home ; Cyrus Faloomer, of Hamilton, Butler county, James M. Trim ble, of Uillsborongn, Josepn S. suiuvant, of Columbus, Thomas C. Jones, of Dela ware, Ralph Leete, of Ironton. and John Bnchtel, of Akron, for trustees of the Ohio Agricultural College. RAILROAD BILL. Mr. Smith introduced a bill to regulate fares and freights on railroads. The bill provides tnat eacn railroad company shall, twice a year, in March aftd September, fix its through rates of passenger fares by the mile, and shall charge no more for any distance greater than one hundred milee. For any less distance it may charge, in addition to its through rates, a small sum on each passenger; and no company shall make any distinction between passengers, except that it may run trains at special rates for public accommodation, it may retuse to convey filthy persons or those having contagions diseases. It may sell commu tation tickets, ana convey cnuaren at half fare. It may select the car which each oassenirer shall occupy, provided it be of tne class lor wnicn ne nas paid, it may convey its otnoers, employes and laborers, and indigent persons free of charge, but no other person whatever; and any officer, agent or employe who evades this provision by private arrangement, rebatement or drawback, or in any other manner, snail be nnea or impris oned. The bill makes a legal olassihcauon of freights, embracing ail tre artioles to be found on a large number of different railroad classifications, and making as little variation as possible from those now in use. There are six classes, corresponding to the double-first, first, one- and-a-half-first, Becond, third and fonrth It provides that each railroad company in the State shall, four times a year, fix and publish its through rates of freight on each class per mile by the car load, when the same is simply passing over its line from one connecting line of the road to another, and its through rates by the mile per car load, per ton and per hundred weight, for such class when the same is received fiom some connecting line to be delivered on Its own line, or when the same is reoived on its line to be delivered on the line of some other road. The rates so fixed shall be the law ful rates it may charge on all distances of more than one nundred miles, wben any part of the same is in Ohio; and on any less distance it may add a percent age as the distaace is lessened; but in no case shall it be required to transport freight for a less sum in the aggregate than it would be authorized to obarge for transporting it ten miles. Freight on fast treignt lines snail pay precisely the same as other freight, and its shippers shall have no preference over other shippere; and no officer, agent or employe, or attorney of any railroad oompany, shall have any interest in any express or last ireigat line aoing uubi ness on such company's road. No railroad company shall discriminate between shippers in any manner, exoept that it may transport goods lor cnarity or may oonvey articles or stock to or from any fair for exhibition at reduced rates. The ratss for transportation may not be increased daring the period for whioh thev are fixed, but may be deoreased bnt if they are decreased they shall not again be increased during the period for which tney nave Deen estauiisnea. Railroad companies are required to keep posted in each of their depots and stations the lawful classification of freights, the rates of passenger fares per mile, the rates ot eacn class ot ireignti per car load, per ton and per huundred weight, and the distances betweeq all of its stations and depots, and a fair printed oopy of tnis law ror pnoiio information CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT BILLS. Mr. Thompson introduced a bill to ap, portion the State of Ohio into Congres sional districts. This bill was published in tne statesman oi x uesday. j Mr. Stimson also introduced a bill to apportion the Stato of Ohio into Con greisional distriots. This bill divides the State into dis tricts as follows: 1st and 2d districts. same as at present; 31 distriot embraoes the counties of Preble, Butler, Warren and Clermont; 4th Darke, Miami and Montgomery; 5th Shelby, Meroer, An glaize, Allen, Van Wert, Putnam, Paul ding and Defiance; 6th Greene, Clinton, Fayette, Highland and Brown; 7th Franklin, Madison, Clarke and Champaign; 8th Logan, Union, Delaware, Morrow, Marion, Hardin and Wyandot; 9th Huron, Erie, Sandusky, Seneca and Hanoook; 10th Wood, Ottawa, Lucas, Fulton, Henry and Williams; 11th Adams, Scioto, Lawrence, Gallia, Jackson and Vinton; 12th Pike, Ross, Hocking, Pickaway, Fairfield and Perry; 13th Lioking, Muskingum. Coshocton and Tusoarawas; 14th Crawford, Riohland, Ashland, Knox and Holmes; 15th AthenB, Meigs, Morgan, Monroe and Washington; 16th Belmont, Noble, Guernsey, Harrison and Jefferson; 17th Stark, Carroll, Columbiana and Mahoning; 18th Lorain, Medina, Summit and Wayne; 19th Ashtabula, Lake, ' Geauga, Trumbull and Portage; 20th Cuyahoga. The following bills were also introduc- By Mr. Daugherty To make the Messenger of the Supreme Court Assistant Law Librarian, and to increase his compensation from two and a half to three dollars per day. By Mr. Jones of Trumbull For the relief of certain tax-payers in the eeanty of Trumbull. By Mr. Sohiff To prohibit the common councils of oi'jes of the first class, having a population at the last Federal oensus exceeding 150,000, from issuing any bonds or making any contracts for the purchase of lands or property of any kind, and limiting their expenditures to the revenues derived from taxation daring the fiscal year, and suspending all laws byi wnicn common councils of snch cities are authorized to make such contracts or issue bonds nntil May 1, 1873. The object of the bill is to prevent the City Council of Cincinnati from running the city further into debt. By Mr. Amos Farther defining the duties of sheriffs and coroners. By the same To amend the crimes act. By Mr. Leeds To amend an act " to authorize the county commissioners to lay out and establish free turnpike roads, and to repeal certain acts therein named," passed April 15, 1867. This bill authorizes the two days' work on roads to be done npon free turnpikes, under the direotion of the supervisors of roads, instead of under the supervision of superintendents of roads, as now. By Mr. Newman To authorize the removal of obstructions from, and the dearie g out of the channel of the Soioto river at the southern terminus of the Ohio caual. BILLS PASSED. The following bills were read the third time and passed : Mr. Scott's House bill providing for an equitable apportionment of taxes among free turnpike roads, where two or more orois each other, or have been, or may be within three miles of each other. Mr. Brigg's House bill to authorize the trustees of Clinton township, Vinton county, to levy a tax for paying off a debt contracted for the support of the poor. REPORT OF SECRETARY OF STATE. Mr. Young offered a joint resolution for printing ten thousand additional copies of the report of the Secretary of State for 1871. Referred to the Printing Committee. Adjourned. HOUSE OF BEPSESEUTATIVES. Prayer by Rev. C. A. Van Anda. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. Remonstrances against the repeal or modification of the existing liquor law were presented by Mr. Thompson of Co lumbiana, from said county; Mr. Clyde, from Miami oounty; Mr. smith of l usca-rawas, from said coanty; Mr. Soott from Warren county; Mr. Armstrong of Belmont, from said county; Mr. Waddle from Muskingum oounty; Mr. Munsom from Medina connty; Mr. Breckenridge from Huron county; Mr. Williams from Fayette county. By Mr. Hill From IS. (j. Allen and 23 others of Marion oounty, for a law requiring life insurance companies, on the surrender of policies, to aocouot for moneys paid on the same. By Mr. Kiohmond r rom v. it. mo- Cnloch and 465 others of Sandusky county, representing that the bridge of the Western Reserve and Manmee road, across the Sandusky river, is unsafe. BILLS PASSED. Mr. Steele's Honse bill, to anthoriza the incorporation of mutual benefit asso ciations. Mr. Ball's Honse bill, to authorize the Commissioners of Muskingum county to levy a tax to bnild a court-house, was recommitted to a select committe ot one Mr. Ball. Mr. Pillar's House bill, to authorize county commissioners to issue bonds of indemnity to the General Government, when the Government issues interest-bearing bonds of a different denomination for bonds that may have been stolen or destroyed by fire. senate bill by Mr. Murpny, to cnange the name of the Eolipse Machine Company, of Hamilton, to Owens, Lane & Dyer Machine Company. Mr. Curtiss s House bill, to require loco motive engineers, under penalty, to sig nal their steam whistle eighty or one hundred rods in advance of every wagon road crossing. RAILROAD LEGISLATION. House bill, by Mr. White of Crawford, to compel railroad companies to provide private crossings and fence the same wherever needed by farmers ana otaers, was next on the oalendar. A motion by Mr. Williams, to refer the bill to the Committee on Railroads and Telegraphs, was lost. The bill was tnen referred to a commit tee of one (Mr. Howland), with instruc tions to amend. Mr. Chase's House bill to protect stock holders in railroad companies by providing that no railroad director shall be in terested in any fast treignt (ine assooia tion, was read the third time. Mr. Chase gave a detailed explanation of the provisions of the bill, and what abases were sought to be remedied. He said these fast freight lines were hnge rings. Parties having large amounts of freight to snip from one point to auotcer enter these rings by paying something of a bonus, and get their freigat transported in advance of ordinary shippers, and the rings receive the bonns. These fast freight associations are not incorporated, hence tbey can not be reaoned oy law. Mr. sterling spoke against some lea tnres of the bill. Mr. Steele thought the bill a good and important one, and should be passed. He had been Denina tue curtains in tnese railroad manipulations, and knew how it was himself. After other short speeches, Mr. Moore obtained unanimous consent to report a substitute for the House bill making it a criminal offense to obtain by fraudulent representations the signature of persons to negotiate promissory notes, drafts or cneckS, and mating m a peuiintiary offense to obtain money or property by fraudulent representations when the value of the property exoeeds thirty-five dollars, or note, eto , so given amounts to more than thirty-nve dollars. Keoess. AFTERNOON SESSION. When the House took a reoess it had nnder consideration Mr. Chase's House bill with referenoe to fast freight lines. The bill was then passed yeas 76, nays 5. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs Ford of Geauga, Haag, Neil, Nokes and Richmond. GAS IN PENITENTIARY. The Speaker laid before the Honse a communication from the Warden of the Penitentiary, in compliance with a reso lution of the House, giving a detailed es timate of the cost of erecting gas works at the Penitentiary to supply the several State benevolent institutions in and aronnd Columbus, and also the State House. Mr. Burr estimates that works of capacity sufficient for the manufacture of 15,000 onbio feet per day at a cost of $9,592.75; for works of capacity or 4U,uoo to 50,000 cubio feet of gas per day, $17 200. In the manufacture of gas it is entirely feasible to employ convict labor, with, one competent superintendent. The oost of manufacture would be abont 72 cents per 1,000 feet. Referred to Committee on Penitentiary. BILLS PASSED. Mr. Breckenridge'a House bill to authorize connty commissioners to establish corners of townships. Mr. Brown's Honse bill to authorize the trustees and board of education of Troy township, Morrow oounty, to build a school-house for school and township purpose, and to levy a tax for said purpose.Mr. Munson's Honse bill to so amend the act regulating inolosures as to compel land owners to construct and maintain division faaeea. -. . - Mr. McFarland's House bill to amend the act to authorize and regulate limited partnerships so that special partners may be taken into a firm without necessitating a change in the firm name. Mr. Wright's Senate bill to establish an Insurance Department of the State was read the third time and postponed till Friday, and made the special order for 2 o'clock of that day. BILLS INTRODUCED. ' ! ' By Mr. Haag To' require township trustees to advertise through newspapers for proposals for clearing obstructions, drift-wood, etc., from natural water courses. By Mr. Haldeman To amend the Hamilton connty fee act of the last Legislature so as to restore to the clerk and sheriff of that connty twenty per cent, deductions. By Mr. Brunswick To license and regulate the loaning of money npon deposit of personal property in oitiee of the first and second class, and to repeal an act entitled an act to license and regulate p & wn rok 0I8 By Mr. Pillars To provide for the filling of all vacancies in corporation offices by appointment by conncil, instead of by popular election. By Mr. Moore To amend section 62 of the criminal code, amending the law so as to inolude the forfeitures of recognizances under the provisions of said act for the prevention of orime. By Mr. Strong To provide that sheriffs of counties having a population of two hundred thousand shall not be subject to the limitation of three hundred dollars for fees in criminal cases where the State fails to convict. REPORTS OP COMMITTEES. Mr. Chase, from the Committee on Agriculture, reported some amendments to the House bill amendatory of the act to protect furs. Amendments were agreed to, and bill was ordered read third time on Tuesday. Mr. Miller, from the Committee on Turnpikes, recommended the passage of the Honse bill supplementary to an act to authorize county commissioners to constrnct roads on petition of a majority of resident land owners. Ordered to be read the third time to-morrow. Mr. Smith of Montgomery, from the Committee on Benevolent Institutions, recommended the adoption of the Senate joint resolution for the admission of Rebecca J. Stewart into one of the lunatio asylums of the State. Mrs. Stewart lost her residence by removing out of the State; returned again, but has not yet regained hea residence. The resolution was adopted unanimously. Mr. Clyde, from the Committee on Agriculture, reported some amendments to the Senate bill providing for the sale of pnblio lands in the Virginia military survey. The amendments were agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be read a third time on Tuesday. Favorable reports on several bills for local improvements were also submitted, and days for their third reading fixed. Mr. MoUoy, on leave, introduced a bill to authorize the trustees of Conrad township, Ross county, to contract with Franktort Lodge No. 309, F. and A. M., for the construction of a town ball. Adjourned. TELEGRAMS I If BRIEF. The Democrats eleoted their city ticket in Troy, New York, on Tuesday, by one thousand majority. The Northern Pacifio railroad was yes terday opened to the Red River of the North for business. Ex-Governor Holden.of North Caroli na, and editor of the Washington Chronicle, declines the mission to Peru. The charter election at Jacksonville, Illinois, on Tuesday, resulted in the elec tion of a Democratic Mayor and all the Aldermen exeept one. The dwelling house of Mrs. Charlotte Binme, near Pittsbnrg, was bnrned yes terday. Lioss $iu,uuu ; insured tor $o.uuu in home oompanies. Rev. Franois Pat ton has assumed the duties of Professor of Divinity and Po lemic Theology at the Northwestern The ological seminary, Chicago. Eleven business houses and dwellings, at Mason station, on the Murfreesboro and Louisville railroad, were destroyed by fare on Tuesday. The loss will reach $70,000 ; insurance light. The Artillery Association of the Army of the Potomao met in Providence, Rhode Island, yesterday, and eleoted General William F. Barry President, and General Henry J. Hunt Vice President. In the Wisconsin Assembly consider able discussion was bad yesterday on an amendment to the Constitution restricting municipal indebtedness to five per cent, of tne assessed valuation. It was finally passed. The Republican State Central Commit tee, at a meeting in Nashville, has resolved to call a State Convention, to meet in that city on the?15th of May next, to ap point delegates to the fhuadeiphia National Convention. The stage between Milton and San Andreas, California, was stopped by a highwayman and the treasure box given him. When the stage drove on discovering that the box was empty, he bred several snots at the stage without ettect. A meeting of those interested in the re building ot Unity (Jhnrob, Chicago, was held yesterday, at which Rev. Robert Collver reoorted that fifty thousand dol lars wonld probably be obtained from the National Association. The church will be speedily rebuilt. General Benjamin C. Howard, one of the nioBt esteemed and infiuentiail citizens of Maryland, died yesterday morning. He commanded the mechanical volunteers at the battle of North Point in 1814, and was a member of Congress for several - sessions, and chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations. At Sandusky, last evening, the warehouse of Thomas & Co. and the wood and coal Bheds of the Cincinnati, Sandusky and Cleveland Railroad Company were destroyed by fire. Quite a quantity of wood and coal, the property of the railroad oompany, was destroyed. Fall insurance on the property; loss $20,000. A Kansas city speoial says Robert B. Higgins, connected with the Cass oonnty bond affair, who shot himself there on Tuesday, wrote a letter to his wife sav- ine he committed the act to save himself i j . , i ., Irom QiBgrauo, aim moiusea inxee tnou-eand dollars, supposed to be the proceeds of the bonds sold before his arrest. Some fifty thousand dollars of the bonds are reported to have been sold to Martin's bank at Kansas city, but this is doubtful A great fire occurred in Frankfort, Kentucky, Tuesday night, in Swegert's Block, St. Clair street, between Main and the railroad, totally destroying six stores, including those of Day, Banyan, Harris, and Yogler.- Most of the contents were destroyed. The only child of Mr. Harris, who kept a fancy goods store, waa suffocated to death in the house, which waa also used aa a residence by the family. Lose and insurance . of ' property not stated. -. " : The correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette, ia referring to the card issued by the Democratic Senators, repelling some of the slanders kept afloat by a portion of the Radical press in regard to Senator Jbnner, has this to say : " The card was well intended, but was wholly unnecessary. . Mr. Jenner is a gentleman in every sense of the. word, and those who know him need no. assurance from hia brother members of the fact. The paragraphs Jihat have been floating abont in the press iu regard to his playing the part of "keyhole eavesdropper' upon his brother Senators are too shallow to deserve serious notice, and are all based upon the fact that Mr. Jenner declared in the senate that, sitting in his own room one evening, he overheard parts of a conversation that was going on in the next. He made the description of himself upon that occasion ludicrous enough; but he said nothing abont putting his ear to a 'key-hole,' and, in fact, expressly disclaimed doing anything of the kind.' The key-hole part of the story was doubtless added originally by some one- who would have availed himself of that instrumentality for hearing what was going on if he had been in Mr. J enner's place. ' "The thing has gone far enough. Mr. Jenner is a conscientious gentleman, and just as far above anything low and mean as are nis detractors. Me is a Democrat in politics, but he has in his legislative capaoity done much good aervioe to the people and to the State." . ANNOUNCEMENTS. . Editor of Statskah : Please announce the name of John Fox as a candidate for the office of (Constable of Montgamery township, subject to the decision of the Democratic party, and ob. lige a host of voters. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. QPERA HOUSE. Charlotte Cushman Will be happy to see all her old friends at tha OPERA HOUSE THIS X VEKI1TO. ATTENTION, SIR KNIGHTS! il. There will be a social conclave of. rat. vernon t;omm&naery ao. I, Jt. x., Thursday EVENING. March 7. A. I. 1873, A. O. 754, fur the purpose of conferring the Order of Bed Cross, and 54th Anniversary. Soioumine Sir Knighta axa conrteonalv invited to be present. JOSKfil M. 81UAKT, K. V. Ohestes A. B. Sbnteb. Beoorder. mchC2t piCKAWAY COUNTY FARM, On. Deer Creek, AT PUBLIC 'AUCTION OJT Wednesday, March 20, 1872 Beginning at 10 o'clock A. K. Having chanted mv residence from the State . I will offer my farm, lying in Pickaway county, near Palestine, on the turnnike from Columbus to Mt. Sterling, of near SIX HUNDRED ACEES, AU together or ia lots to suit purchaser. , This is an excellent drain or Grass Farm, well adapted to raising all kinds of Stock, and would i ft lock, ana would Well watered and maKea good .Dairy .Farm. timbered. Will be sold on THREE EQUAL PAYMEHTS, One down, the rest in one and two yean, with interest. Possession given immediately. KE MEMBER TEX TTME : Wednesday, march 'JO, 1879. J.M. KETE3, Auctioneer. EL ANDERS. mar7-w2w W. W. QPERA HOUSE. Those who have never seen CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN Should not miss this (XSXY OPPOBTtHSITY of witnessing her wonderful powers. WILLIAM BIGGERT'S ESTATE. Kotico is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed and qualined as administrator of William Biggert, late of Pleasant township. Franklin oonnty, Ohio, deceased. All persons indebted to said estate will make immediate payment to the undersigned; and all persons having claims against said estate will present their claims, verined according to law. mar7-w3w THOMAS E. EIG6ERT. JEMOVAL. On the first day of April next I shall remove my stock to Nos. 13 aaa 14 North High Street. The room I now occupy Is inadequate to the demands of my increasing business, and have, therefore, , leased the large and spacious room No. 13 and 14, having forty feet front oil High street, being the first room north of my old Htfcnd, where I shall continue the wholesale and retail grocery business on the Cash or Beady Pay System. Those of my customers having accounts open will have their accounts continued as usual nntil July 1st, when all accounts will be closed and the oash system square-ly oonunenoed, and hope 1 shall be able to convince all my old customers and many new ones, that the cash system is the best. mch6dtoapri R. MAIN. "OTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the stockholders of tbe Columbus and Hooking Valley Bailroad Company will be held at its office in the city of Columbus on Tnesday, April 9, 1872, between the hours of ten o'olook A. M. and two P. M-, at which thirteen directors for said company win be elected, and sucn otner busi ness transacted as may be brought before the meeting, xne transter Doofcs ot the Company will be closed from the Cth to the Sth of April, IXJLU inclusive. mar5-dtd J. J. JANNET, Secretary and Treasurer. T E. BAILEY'S, 126 N. HIGH STREET, LATEST STYLES OF , WALL PAPER, LOOKING-GLASSES, Window Glass and Plate Glass OF ALL SIZES, PAINTS, OILS, TABN1SHE1, BRUSHES, aad ARTISTS' mATERIALS, PICTURE FRAMES aaa mOULMNGS, siei PAIXTIXU asdBOUSE PAINTI.TG IN BEST MANNER, CEILINGS sadWALLS KAE.SO.TIINETJ aad TINTED IN ANY SHADE. SHOW CASES OP ALL SIZES. lbS9-d3m i I 1