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Show NIGHT REPORT. GENERAL. Waslilncton Intelligence. "Wash in gton, 29. The senate arm; investigation committee continued the examination of Chambnin to-day. The principal points elliched bv numerous interrogatories were, that stout a year ago he had given the names of general lngalls and C. K. Garrison, a implicated impli-cated in the sales of arras Ingalls had frequently boasted of his influence with the government; the marquis did not know of his own knowlege of any government gov-ernment official having improperly received re-ceived money out of iho f ulea uf arm;, what suspicions he had arose from what was said of the matter by outside panics. The secretary of war had expressed hi? willingness to proceed against lngalls if the marquis wouM prefer charges. Chambrun gave the committee the names of four witnesses, and the committee com-mittee adjourned till Monday. The naval investigation committee today to-day examined C. H. Uaker and J. V. King, who testified a; to the quality of coal u.sed on government steamships. The former saidit was bad and much of it refu?o on tho Manchester on which he served; tho latter said all the coal was bought by local paymasters without special instructions from secretary Robeson. Ro-beson. A discussion ensued in regard to admitting tho testimony of V. P. Wood, by whom Dana's counsel proposed pro-posed to provo that, tiecor's claim was a fraudulent one, on the admission of Simon Si-mon Johnson, Secor's afjent, since dead. Without deciding o'n the admir sability of such hearsay evidenco, the comuiittee adjourned till "Monday evening. Dloi'e Frauds. Ualtimore, '21.1. The frauds committed by J. A. Thomas, packer, who was indicted in-dicted some days since, amount to about $:I0U,(KX). It is proper to state tmit A. Thomas & C'o. have no connection whatever with the firm of J. A. Thomas & Co.. Ulotka.lt Urdci- Hrvokiil AVHshington; 20, The ;eeretai y of tho treasury, to-day, telegraphed tho collector col-lector of custom- at lirownsville, Texas, revoking the order previously Riven forbidding the clearance of ves-els with goods from that port for any point north along tho Mexican border. This matter was discussed in tho cabinet to-day, and Lhe telegram was sent alter tho secretary came from tho cabinet meeting. ftl Hilary Clutugci. "Washington, '2'.K The following changes have been made in stations and duties iu the quartermaster's department: de-partment: Lieutenant Thomas Tompkins, Tomp-kins, deputy quartermaster, is ordered to relieve lieutenant colonel S. U. Ltali-burd Ltali-burd as chief quartormaster of tho department de-partment of Dakota. On being rolieved. lieutenant colonel Ualiburd is assigned as chief quartermaster of the department depart-ment of Texas, relieving lieutenant colonel Jos. Kaken, who will take charge of tho quatermastor department at Jcllorsonville, lud., relieving captain 0. H. Hoyt; who is assigned to fort McPherson, Neb. Captain K D. Baker is assigned to duty as depot quartermaster quarter-master at Ogden, Llah, to relieve Win. B. Hughes, who is ordered for duty as depot quartormaster at Now Orleans. Captain Ed. B. Grimes is ordered as depot quartermaster at St. Louis, to relievo re-lievo captain S. II. "Weeks, who iclicvos major A. Montgomery at Bull'alo. Major Montgomery will relievo major G. Chandler of tho department of the East, and tho latter relieves James D. Moore, as depot quartormaster at tort Leavenworth, Leaven-worth, who is assigned to duty at fort Yuma, Arizona; relieving captain J. G. C. Leo, who waits the order of ua-jor ua-jor Kufes Seaton ordered to resume his duties as quartormaster of tho department depart-ment of Columbia. .Assistant surgeon J?'. C. B. Monroe is rolieved from duty in tho department of tho Platte, and ordered or-dered to Boston. Noisy Colored Convention. Columbia, S. C, 2J. The Colored State convention to-day nominated secretary sec-retary of stato Cardoza for Stale senator, sena-tor, lieutenant governor Auzier for congress, con-gress, and .Elliott T. h. ProstandW. 1. McLintay delegates to the National Colored convention at New Orleans. A 1 delegate declared that tho New Orleans convention must demand of the licpub-. lican party that a colored man bo put in tho national cabinet. Only ono third of tho Stato was represented, and the proceedings were very noisy. Connecticut Ulcciloit. Now Lfavon, 20. Both tho Republicans Republi-cans and Democrats espre;s conlidencu in their ability to elect tho governor by popular vote and carry the legislature. legisla-ture. Tho canvass of tho Republican Stato committee shows a gain over tho vole of last year. Tho Democrats admit ad-mit their vote will fall off in New Haven and Hartford, but claim an increase in smaller cities and in the country. New York News. New York, 20. It appears that tho tale of a mysterious order for arrest involves no prominent person, and is a more privato matter in which a great deal of money is at stake. There have boon twelve moro eases of small pox and three death-;. The police board has resolved to continue free vaccination. vac-cination. The Brooklyn small pox hospital U crowded to overflowing. The report in regard to the burning of tho Oulrtston was exaggerated. Half of the original cargo was damaged by water. wa-ter. Too probable damage to Liiu vessel ves-sel and cargo is :UI,0U). Liberal llcinilillmn Cnrd. New York Tho Tribune, to-mor row will publish a letter addressed to Col. Wm. Orosvenor, chairman of the executive committeo of tho Liberal Republican Re-publican convention of Missouri, and signed by Horace Greeley, Henry ii. liolden, F. A. Conklin, Wm. Dorshei-mer, Dorshei-mer, B. KaulVman, Sinclair, Tousry and about a dozen other Republicans, expressing ex-pressing concurrence in the principles lately set forth by the Liberal Republicans Republi-cans of Missouri, declaring that they believe tho timo has come when a general gen-eral amnesty for past pliteal oll'eiiioa should bo granted; that federal taxation should be'imposed fur revenue, and so adju-te.l as to make the bunion on tho industry of lhe country as light as possible; possi-ble; that the civil service should be so rotor mud as to relieve political action from ollieiul patron tmu, and that a special duly re.ls on tho people peo-ple to do away with corruption in office. The letter ends by inviting all Republicans Republi-cans who aRrce with tho signers to meet in convention in May next at Cincinnati, Cincin-nati, and co-operate. - Tho Tribune ays the letter i the tirst unequivocal response from tho east to tho overtures of tho Liberal Republicans Republi-cans of tho west, for a cor.; u Ration at Cincinnati, and others will soon follow; and averts that the convention will be held and respectably attended; that no one is excluded from attending itj that whether it will diermino to put forth a declaration ol principle sto the present national candidate, or bodjo other form of appeal to the country no ono is entitled en-titled to say. It speaks with no authority, author-ity, and claims no power but that which may be accorded to the intrinsic worth of iu acts and dec.uic.is. Hi ci. Philadelphia, 2"j This evening by n tiro in "Weikle & Smith's tpice Front treet above Arch, the block and machinery worth jV-VU wre almost a; total foii. The budding was owned bv 1 the firm and valued at jS-j.UW. iioston, A tiro tais afternoon in tho rope works of Pearson B.-o's & Co., Norfolk avenue, destroyed the entire building and contents. The st-vft and machinery were vaiued at jlitw: in-ured. in-ured. Porty men are out ep'.oy-! ep'.oy-! aient, acd lareij' esv.ed with tL-jir ' 'Contradicting a Ji. V. "Herald" Dli-j Dli-j paten. Washington, 2""'. Several D(.mucrfitic .members rues-i the publication ofth : following para crap h : The sts;;i.ent i recently te. eg replied ironi here t"r,at at a consultation of prua.iL'i'Dt Democrats Willi ilr. Belmont, opposition to jttJgs Davis was expressed, is without any foundation. The subject of preference for candidates was not" discussed nor referred re-ferred to. More aicxloa (Storlci. New Orleans, 20. A Matamoras courier cou-rier extraordinary from Camargo, with dates to the 27th" teiis of the reoccupa-lien reoccupa-lien of Zacctecas by the revolutionists and tho probable capture of general I'.oeha. |