Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1870, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR: | FUBLIPHED DAILY, Sanday excepted, | 4st The Star Building, UW Corner Pennsvivania Av. and Uth St, BY THE WENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY ie Tas served by carriers to their sub- merivers in the i and pie at Ten Cents PER ‘WEEn, or FORT] FOUR CENTS PER MONTH. Copies &8 the counter, Two Czxts. Che Foening Star. papers are sent from the SPECIAL NOTICES, ’S VEGETABLE SICILIAN oe HAIB BENEWER. ‘The basis of ite remedial proprieties is a vegetable compound STORE GRAY MAIR To I a — INAL COLOR. aa It will keep the Hair from failing out. It cleanses the Ses!p, and makes the Hair T. LUSTRUUS AND SILKES. 1: iva spiendi*l Hair Dressing. RB P. BAL & CO., Nashua. N. 8. mb 2 eo Wim Propriete rs. te potson f jo produce petalysisor aumced and de parations jeluaive 0 Rustad tarrey’ yours? AMUSEMENTS. NATIONAL THEATRE. CHANGE OF PERFORMANCE. Tn consequenrae pb BOWEL the performance is unavoidably chan . THts cw ND. OPERA HOUSE. E ee 2 ei iB CHAPMAN S15’ And the oy 7) ~ieea; Parauette, lcs; Gallery, 25. taht HITEHURST GALLERY. UNPARALLELED ATTRACTION. inpUCEMERTS SEVER BEFORE OFFERED HALF THE PROCEEDS, EACH vesine, pistare RIZES, ‘evening. Brizes) in ‘cash. and factory fo the audience. the world to see an Fz admission fee, and at the @dditional cost, 10 try one's buck. , Without an; = foie tm | eta St HALL. DAY EVENING MARCH 7. 1870, OM TANDEL S GRAND ORATORIO, THE MESSIAH. - BLOM. Tenor. Mr. ALBERT LAWRENCE. Baritone. HODES oF ey OEETELD: Conductor. ORCHESTRA OF 30 PIECES. cverved Seats, $2. eg "morn ‘d Tht ot Bale of mmence o'clock. at the Eliix musfe stor: 'S DANCING ACADEMY, — E street, between 9th and th sts. Mr. MARINI respectfully announces that the last the season will commence on 'b ist, heen te in the ing to participate com are requested to join the! Ys Betworn Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets, OL PAINTINGS, ENGRAVINGS, PHOTOGEAPHS, CHROMOS, &c., BOGER'S GROUPS OF CULPTUBE, ABTISTS’ MATERIALS, STATUETT! PICTURE FRAMES, CURD AND TASSELS, &c., ae. VELVET PASSE PARTOUTS, PARLOP BRACKETS, Sc & Fine Assortment for HOLIDAY PRESENTS. oo W1y SMITA & STRONG. Ovnzer. AT MARERITER’S, SrRest. No, 456 ath street, Doors above Odd Fellows’ Hall, Bee pees ek Peete tas ae }, &e., &C., and Number. 0p %-ly BANKERS. Jj B. BRYAN, Pres. J. A. BUFF, Treas WASHINGTON CITY SAVINGS BANK Corner of Seventh street and Louisiana avenue, PAYS INTEREST ON DEPOSITS. ORDA TEST Gee eee ae J** COOKE «& co., BANKERS, Buy and sell at current market rates GOVEENMENT SECURITIES, GOLD AND SILVER. Orders for STOCKS, and BONDS promptly exe. TERNAL REVENUE STAMPS furnished. ae POR SALE. F FOR SALE. FOB SALE. DRY AND FANCY Goons. OUR ENTIRE STOCK MUST BE. SOLD BY ‘THE 4tu OF APRIL, AS WE ARE DETER. MINED TO LEAVE THE CITY. STORE for Rent, and FIXTURES for Sale. SIEGEL BRos 902 SEVENTH STREE, mb 3-im Ox Doon Asove I Stmen- TO MAKE ROOM FOR AN IMMENSE SPRING STOCK STRASBURGER BROS. WILL SELL BOUTS, SHUES AND GAITERS Of all kinds cheaper than the cheapest. Give them a call, at 906 SEVENTH STREET. fem Old number 373, between I and K. W.so0Rsiivsn ann PAPER-RULER. Ivania avenue, Ho. 1012 south sree Mth end Books elegantly or maded to” Pepigatcate and newspapers = JP{*Dsoma BILLIARD TABLES. For Sale, one or more of the superior BILLIARD a a ES 7 V2". 35—N2. 5.299. Ss , EVENING STAR._ Washington News and Gossip. LwTeRNAL Reveyve—The receipts to-day from this source were $633,921. ‘Tne wew posTaL TREATY between Belgium and the U: ited States has been ratitied by the former Government. CoronEL BADEAU is now suggested for the Position of Minister to Uruguay and Paraguay. which are to be combined as one mission. Laevr. E. 5. Keyesr, U.8.N., has been or- dered to Washington, D.C., for examination for Ensicn Fautxner J. Drake has been de- tached from signal duty at Washingten, D. C., and ordered to the Colorado for signal daty. COMMANDER SKLFRIDGE, of the Darien ship anal expedition, has commenced his work ot exploration from Caledonia Bay, on the Atlan- tic, through to the Pacitie, THe Onatorto of the «‘Messiah,” at Lincoln Hall by the Philharmonic Society this evening, will be a grand affair. Solos will be sung by Madame Parepa, Mrs. Seguin, Nordblom, and Lawrence. A few seats only remain unsold at Ellis’ music store. ‘Tur Hovsk Committee ox RalLroaps axp morning agreed to report favorably om the bill authorizing the Norfolk and Louis- ville Railroad Company to construct a railroad from Norfolk, Va., via Louisriile, Ky., to St. Louis, Mo., with a capital of €40,000,000. Gn. Samvxt A. DuNcAN, of the U.S. Patent Office, delivered the fourth of the Lowell Insti- tute lectures, under the auspices of the Ameri- can Social Science Association, in Boston, on Friday evening last—his subject being, “The American Patent System.” Tue CapEtsuir SALEs.—The House Commit- tee on Military Affairs this morning examined General Schofield. ex-Secretary of War, who arrived in this city on Saturday, in the case of Butler, of Tennessee, charged with selling his cadetship. General Schotield’s testimony did not throw mach light upon the subject. SALE OF A UNITED STATES VeEssEL.—The third class paddle-wheel steamer Ashuelot, of the Asiatic fleet, has been sold by Rear Admiral Rowan, commanding that station, on account of her unservicable and worn out condition. The Ashuelot was repaired at Boston in 1866, and sailed from there in 1866 as an escort of the iron clad Monadnock, after which she joined the Asiatic fleet. Tue HEALTH oF Ex-SENATOR GRIves.—A gentleman of New York has received a letter from Mr. Grimes, dated Naples, February 12th, in which he says that his health, although not good, is improving, and that he is much better than he was last summer. This news will be received with pleasure by the many friends of Mr. Grimes in this city, as rumors recently cur- rent here represented that his health was rapid- Mx. Goxtaray, Representative from Ken- tueky, who resigned his seat in the House a few day since on account of charges against him of selling Lis cadetship, has*addressed a letter to the Postmaster General, asking that he be al- lowed to enjoy the franking privilege until the first of December next. Mr. Golladay, it will be Temembered, voted for the abolition of the franking privilege. NoMINATIoNs.—The President sent the fol- lowing nominations to the Semate this after- George F. Marlor, Jr., to be postmaster at William Leaby to be Assessor of Internal Rev- enue 8th District of Virginia. dobn M. Sullivan to be Collector of Internal for the 23d District of Penns: Winstead to be Collector o! Revenue for the 5th District of North Carolina. doseph Pinkham, of Idaho, to be U.S. Mar- Idaho. ABOLITION OF THE [scom™ Tax.—The move- ment on foot for a total abolition of the income tax will probably be successful. Ways and Means Committee having decided to seduce taxation thirty millions of dollars, it will be proposed to abolish the income tax, which does not yield an annual revenue of more than “wenty millions, By such a course as this, Congress will be able to reach the desired end being annoyed by attempted legislation ooking to a reduction of taxation on special in- terests rather than on a general one like th» in- Tue Osea DisasteR—THE CarTArn oF THE Boxnay Heap From.—The Sceretary of State has received a dispatch from the Captain of the English steamer Bombay, which ran into and sunk the Oneida off the eoast of Yokohama On the 2ith of January, stating that at the time of the collision the Oncida was under both steam and sail, making thirteen knots an hour, and his Vessel Wac making but six. He was cognizant of striking th» Oneida, but says the jar was 50 alight that he did not suppose any injury was done. He makes no mention of hearing the guns of the Oneida. The Captain of the Bom- Day, no doubt, would net stop after ‘Oneida, as he did not want the name of his ves- sel known and his company made to pay dam- ages. It being night at the time he no doubt felt confideat that nothing would be known of the collision, as the passengers on the Bombay Seem to have been ignorant of it. Tue Baxxiso Committes of the House have not decided whether to fix upon national bank notes or legal tender as currency to be named 1 the fifty million bill to be reported this week, under the instruction of the House, for an in- Seca on new Se Behe ste when are currency ‘d ly Increased by the cireulation of How tue Gorp Pamic Imvestication Re POBT WAS MADE PcBLic.—Messrs. B. F. Butler, B. C. Cook, and Chas. A. Eldridge have ae ted a sub-committee of the House Ju- y to how emmieeee iastre the testimony Hh will send for Mr. Kej aa letter, to see who offered the money. l v | Hi [i E H i Er Fi d i WASHINGTON, D. C.. MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1870. TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoon’s Dispatches. ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS. Wholesale Shooting by a Crazy Man. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. Rirrey, O., March 7.—Yesterday Campbell Howard, living one and a half miles trom Kipley, was on bis way to church, and was met on the road by Victor Pope, with rifle in his hand. Mr. Hamlin. You have fifteen minutes; sup- THE TERRITORIAL PLAN OF GOVERNMENT. | | Mr. ta.tin. You havo fitoen ming ‘Yes. sir. aa Mr. Cook. Yes. sir. aenentiey Raper view with the Senate Mr. G id that the provision in regard to jet Committee. the qualification of wigs only appliod to the Uret election, and that the regulation of sabs~- Arguments Pro and Con. quent tlections would be by the ‘Territorial In accordance with the invitation of the Sen- fecHinaatth bold Gls ciiaiiattibe hea iad) an ate Committee on the District of Columbia | amendment by which the ri it of saffrage om quite a large representation of the friends and | sh.'l not be restricted, limited or abridge: a 'The continuation of this interesting unter and presented their views pro and con. Cvpa—The House Committee on Foreign Among those present were Mayor Bowen, Collector Boswell, Corporation Attorney Cook, Superintendent Bliss, Disbursing Clerk J. Sayles Brown, Alderman Davis, Councilmen Williams and McKnight, W. E. Knott, Ward Commissioner Atkinson, A. Jones, Trustee of Colored Schools; Samuel Strong, W. H. Huestis, ex-Alderman Fenwick, Hon. A. G. Riddle, Rev. Sella Martin, Hallet Kilbourn, Gen. Chipman, Gen. 0. 0. Howard, S. P. Brown, A K. Shep- herd, Col. J. A. Magruder, of Georgetown; J J. Coombs,J. H. Crane, Gen. Mussey, A. Grant, Xc. Affairs, at their meeting this. morning, listene to the reading of a statement giving the con: tion of aftairs in Cuba, which has been prepare: with great care by General Banks, chairman o/ the committce, in accordance with their request it the last meeting. The committee will here- after meetevery Monday and Thursday until the resolution according belligerent rights to the Cubans is disposed of. ‘The committee have before them a large number of important doce- ments relative to Cuban affairs. Official papers id to show that Of the District Committee Messrs. Hamlin, Leger: win same e micas (Cesirean,)Samner, Howell, and Lewis were | Unitea States for some time past as to the ex. resent. MThe interview was to have been held at 10 | teutof the rebellion. poe twat some Bie eres ll SAGE Ree ne ee ae, a A the chairman that if the opponents oF the bil IsTeR.—Hon. J.J. Paul, Minister to this coun were not sent, the other side might proceed. try from Venezuela, died suddenly this morn- fora tice? % Proposed to limit the time } ing, at half-past eleven o'clock, at the Ebbiti Mr. Hamlin (looking at his watch.)—We have | House. He had been lately appointed Ministe: now an hour and ten minutes to give to the mat- | to the United States, and arrived in New York ter. . only on 25th of mo! and came to this oct AG. Hite eald_ that, by the desire or | Ciey thus morning with nie conical ene committee to take into consideration the pro- | tary, Mr. A. Hernandez, who visited the Stat: pricty of conferring upon the District a some- | Department early this forenoon, and arrange’) Se eee of government —— it | for an interview between the Secretary of State now has, su’ iting a government peo- le of the District in place of a government bv, | S¢4 deceased. Mr. Hernandez, on returning to Eougress.. He would tnquite of thocounente?, | the hotel, found Mr-Pant lying on the bed in his however, if it was desirable that he should ad- | room, and complaining of a dizziness in the hea. — omer the merits of the bill, or to the | He attempted to rise, but immediately fell back 5% z in a convulsion, and in a few minutes was dead. r- Hamlin. I will state to you the position of g the matter. “I introduced in’the Senate a bil | Dr. C. C. Cox was immediately sent for, and for the government of {this District by ‘com: | every effort was made by electricity, ineuftia- mission, and another providing a Terri ti 2 Hial form of government for the District, neither | Soetees. "A past mortem eratartinn went of which bills met my views. Since then me: fase cag sathendng 28 mon bene other bill, the one now before us, has been pre- | by Drs. Potter, Cox, and Drinkard, revealing sented, which very nearly meets my approval. | apoplexy asthe cause of death. Mr. Paul was ‘This bill Las been considered in committee and | 45 years of age, and was a lawyer of eminence somo amcndments proposed. Mayor Bowen bas | 1. Vensrecle where he leaves o nha, sean desired a hearing for the opponents of this bi.1, hese » where he leaves a eight and this meeting {s called to afford an opporta: | children. His remains will be sent on to-night’s tupity for both sides to be heard, train to New York. r. Lewis suggested that as both sides were to ode ade it was requisite that they should be THE Wasuineton Cana my Concress.— "Mr. Riddle said that the alterations in the bill The bill to lease the Washington Canal to the as corrected by the committee of revision, was | Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company having merely in the arrangement; the frame work was | heen referred to a sub-committee of the House the same. Committee on Kallroads and Canals, consisting Mr. Hamlin said he had made some amend- | of Messrs. McGrew, Smith, and Prosser, it wax ments in the bill before presenting it to tie expected that it would be reported to the com- Senate. For one he had struck out the word | mittee this morning and considered, but Mr. “territorial” in the title, and also amended the | McGrew, chairman of the sub-committee, re- provision about elections. ported that Mayor Bowen had been summoned Mr. Riddie said that 1m the progress the Com. | to appear before them on the subject, and. ther mittee had made it was hardly necessary for him | he would be consulted before the sub-committee to address them upon the general merits of the | reported on the bill Dill. It was now a matter of detail. Mr. Sumner sug; that the objections to THE CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON AND THE the bill had better be firststated. If the Mayor L. axp H. Ratnoap—Mr, MeKenzie intro- or any one on that side would state their objec- tons then the other side could reply. "2°" | duced in the House this morning a joint reso- Mr. Hamlin said the Mayor had been twice | lation a authorize a subscription by the corpo- sent for. Tate authorities of i Vashingto: A voice—“ He is with Col. Forney, and will raphe raul scarp cn alan capital stock of the Alexandria, Loudon and be here presently = A > Mr. Hamlin said he would like to inquire what | Hampshire Railroad Company, or tho Wash- was the scope of the contingent expeusen of tae ington and Onio Railroad Company. The city District named in section 21, and what amount | ff Authorized to subscribe for ten thousand of money would be needed to fill the blank in | fyaren at $100 each, Seas ae Tequisite ail authorised to iene Moot, wyablen in thirty alt irae anew rered by Ge: sony Ra ome. years, — os to = given tothe company in Gigek bire, Be. to be raleed. by taxation, toguties wate eee coves tha nmavant nooded PPmne £5,000 would | Cont. upon the amount of the beet tee ‘The Mayor not having arrived it was proposed | tte @ sinking fund for their redemption” “Ite. that the Rev. Sclla Martin should proceed to | "@*Ted to Committee on Railways and Canals. state his views in opposition to the bik, ‘Mr. Martin said he objected to the bill because Grxrrat Ixconroration AcT FoR THE it arsumed an aristocratic shape. A Territorial | Distnicr oF Co.umB1a.—Mr. Cook introduced —— — (Rett nog moog Fab — in the House this morning a general incorpora- ere. ‘The appointment of a Governor was an | {On act for the District of Columbia, covering ar-stocratic feature; and it had been proposed | Pinar ucysjaeen and prepared with great care to have the upper chamber appointed, but that | by that gentleman. ‘The bill ts divided into six clause had been moditied. “It had also been pro- | Classes, the first of which provides for the in- to make suffrage qualifications, but those | comnorayon Of institutions of learning of any Paving the plan in charge had also found it pra- | Brest) tne se" third Toe renee and religious as- dent to drop that. Still he was afraid of the bill. | Denevolent masoclatho ag eres; fourth for It seems that the negro in voting in this District ae oes, atte for business pur- has given offence. He has rushed here from | Pury Soneraliy, except banking; and sixth for Maryland and Virginia, and brought poverty cnzeads, under which section any road can be and suffering, and presents himself in a way to Maat ory ta ae eegh the Councils arc create prejudice. zi ue all that, will speedily be | fhe road "arc oo a teemalal Oh erkings of the Fifteen Amendment. he | Feyticons are provided ft Gach clam, An had’nt found a radical Republican identified : ferred to the with the bill. Noneof those who advocated it | ‘ct Committee. were among those who stood Med the negro, Ui | FUTURE APPOINTMENTS OF CADETS.—When eitaies Y here | it came to the knowledge of the War Depart if Government would pay taxes on their | ment that members of Congress had appointed property, oran b> Geom sum would be | cadets who were non-residents of their districts, this the present ments of , is not done, nothing ‘will be the opin-ons of the Judge Advocate General and gained of the At General were obtained upon the ent does not pay its proportion, and the col. | Jegality of such appointiicais, ‘The. decision of ored people crowd in here and pay no taxes, and Salk A reaeeen Get cannot the mass of Government clerks get the benoit | Sain ® rest a reed of our free schools and pay no taxes, the District | Per’ nts Popp ns oe —_ rs ppointment will still be in the same unfortunate condition. months in & ct for ‘sas ‘8, by os = must have lubricating oil to make the ma- pointed hangs ch wt eth Ay at inery run. 4 from distri 4 2 Congress cannot transfer power to a District anne pomeers et Meri mp od en mment. For his part he would rather go to , however, Vs _ cadets thus fre District Committees than to any wr oF ort | legally appointed, holding that the © blame citizens here. There were some good men in this | ({#ted Hot with them, but with the members of movement, but if they effected object the, they were hy quafed under thsi, A ment orm of no} mn was mn prepared by = —, = toto inti e up © the | War Department, to be members of rt nt not roqeraG en, Ho Congress, mak! Sesignions, which the friend of the colored man’ ij following occurs:—‘‘He has been an actual bone “Mir Martin. Yor, and I'should like to hetp | Ade resident of the district for — years and — Gen. Howard to the of extending the | months, and is believed by me, upon due in- blessings of our municipal government out over | GUiTY, to be qualitied for Seen in ever his Territory. [Laughter.] et.” The form of acceptance by the cadet sicssifen with @ ven; : [yas at the time modified so as to include a cer- (Laughter tic fives Which sppeian ere en dis Mayor Bowen and Co! tion Attorney Wim. 4 — snr nese new regula: A. Cook had now made their appearance in the winted tha eee, le to the class to be ap: room. Mr. Cook said that he had been requested by | nie Front Hour Question m Cattvorsta. Paene tase con ben bee taeernae of as | A lotioe rectined from Gontmene by Gen. A Repepne or | M. Winn, dated Vallego, Feb. 28th, says:—" A 4 therefore, with brety speak for tho. epublican ‘ety in tits | COBtractor of this city who is largely employed with by Admiral Farragut and others resumed the an Individual connected with ont bat ten hour moflabor. He found men per- who has been. identitied with the ublican | fectly ing to submit to the demand, 7 % y owing to the suspension of labor in the "Navy % said that Gen. Howard | men to be arrested. y gave ‘appeared mens Beputliean, Dee he had not been closely | next morning and Mr, Benfamin, the contrac- with the Republicans of the District | tor, was not “thar.” The committee in their struggles. erred oak: agains him for damages. Thank Gen. Howard.—I do not propose to bring poli- | beaven he did not single man tics into this matter. It is a matter of govern- in ment. men 9 have been here but @ short ‘Mr. Cook said that the ssme was trae of Mr. | time are ou! iddie extent—that he had not been | No. 91 of the “Carpenters’ and Jotners’ Ne- nd the exception of Mr. Brown, (appa- | up well. not rently referring to J. been #0 bad for ut ever say die; ie rom connate with ht prod menial there is meet ee opens pea Sf that original Bepublican cluby (utre iaaghe | me: but “truth cracked fe earth wil wise ‘throat. es alipeabie o AE “ae Look went on to say that Mr. Riddle had | Gxxenat Pitissury, Superintendent of th not been identitied with them distinctively in Albany Penitentiary, and who has charge of the ‘tor, Wind centrctexendr terms to five Breve so-New Orleans has six thoussnd German t i TWO CENTS. FORTY-FIRST ( CONGRESS, This Aftern oon’s Proceedings. Monpay, March 7, SENATE.—-Mr. by which peace was concluded between Mexies and the United States and California secured He asserts that he has never received adequate compensation for his services, and asks an propriation by Congress. Keterred to Commit- tee on Foreign Relations. ‘Mr. Wilson presented memor! citizens of Washington. ‘After passing’ Pope turned and shot three times, one shot taking effect ‘ials of numerous the’ news here. thi 'vonstable ad if,uore it the Des One or two others started with the intention of on District of ‘ope. They found him entrenched under the with coierbene the removal of the Samnel F. Rice. oe : presented memorial me: numerous, kill region, Pen é the protection of ay ‘dat the window, erat one taking effect in the of Benton Howard. His appearing on the grounds went in and sueceeded was found that one under @ left rib and the side near the spine. severe. The man is evide: pate o> vB teas The Spanish to Montgensigr—A mitsceriai” Crisis ‘Telegraphed Eaclusively to The Evening Star. Maprip, March 7—In the Constituent Cortes urday, Gen, Prim teatirmed his oppost eof Montpensier, and deciared that the entire Ministry, with the exception of soot ee oe ie statement has’ given >. has tendered ithas not yet been acce are furious against Gen. their utmost to encouri A ministerial crisis is by miners of the Sehi ‘other in the right dings in, Waskingron, mittee on Public Buildings and introduced joint resolution giving col to Committee on” Military rs. ‘bill declaring the State of Texas en- Referred representation in Congress. to Committee on Judiciary. his resignation, ‘Kast Spike” Celebration. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. AUBURN, March 7.—The le of this eit; are rejoicing over the etion the Sout 4 The last rail was laid on Saturday, event was celebrated by firing one = pi or on thered to see the last spike driven. | P@yment nto hun = J drove the silver spike, and by foreigners and aliens. occasion. our debt should be The debt of Great was permanent and Fire. Eaclusively to The Evening Star. larch 7.—Noyes’ block, on by fire yes- A the suf- Kimball and Wm Chase, Nasnav, N. H., M: Main street, was ‘ing; Samuel Fre: job printer; E. A. Jol Granite and Ni whose rooms were ‘8 are partially covered by insurance. nee ‘The Mlilw: tal a eukie Capi Moving Pro. Eaclusively to The Evening Star. State. Adley ai Betised roerreod meee oe tat irs at m re} inst the removal of the capital. for the reason that tir le had not demanded here on Saturday ni; cided to make a stron; session, and if it failes electio: of Odd Fellows, it. A meeting wa- ight, when it was de- effort to pass the bill this to submit it to the peopl Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. i—The fact is encouraging essels which left New York be- City of Boston MeKenzie (Va. Joseph Dawson. cities of Washington railroads. Bill iti zi ee ae subscriptions ng. a y Loxpox, March that the sailing v. fore the missin; are just arriy "hi think that if the steamer’s engines broke dow: soon after sailing she would nd fordsville Railroad Company. By Mr. Pierce Mise.) : pon very well supplied. ge Assimilation of German Weights Measures, and Coins. Exclusively to The Evening Star. Berio, March 7—The weights and measure: of Germany are to be assi: convenient basis. Memorial of the Legis- oval of all politcal disabilties Pes aoc ed ‘By Mr. Sheldon (La.): Bill to authorize the ‘the Treasury to transfer and continue certain cases in the United States J . By itr. ‘Cook, (i0.): A bill to corporations Imilated immediate): established on @ mon Telegraphed Ezclusively to The Evening Star. Fortress Mowrnog, —The brig Pori ‘Witioughhy Sri wig! Specie Payments. Telegraphed Reclusively to The Evening Star. Povenxgersre, March 7—Many of the mer chants of this city to-day ‘ablic By Mr. Johnson, an Mr. Lewellen Luckett, a son of the late Hor- ace Luckett, of Loudoun County, was found dead in his bed on yesterday ing ncvee near h Davis, a deaf and dumb man, re }» Loudoun county, em ‘lor’s steam mill, was cai last week, and terribly injured be- id be extricated. The sale of Keysville, on the Danville rail- road, has been effected. The purchasers ar: Mr. Clarke, (Kan.): Memorialof the Leg- of Kansas with officers engaged in organizing prropriation act for the peat ending Sse son, 10. ies. Under this call a number of bills and joint vate nature were introduced ee ‘he States were then called for resol ke (Kan.) introduced a resolution reciting saws and Creek tribes of tracts of valuable lands construction of railroads lands, the ork on which the sald Indian tribes have acquired great wealth, have been ci ‘wards of the nation resolutions of a sive improvements.” T or A SENSATION IN CHURCH.— The Bi had authori: Fae si Ro M. E. (colored) chi — ~~ es with a § He fl HY eee tH | Hi i ee l | | i | | it sf i FE a i | | ms i | | tl f| A i tr Ef & F F H A B&R ! i I i : ® i F i A ai i i : § z L EEE t if ' : i tae t ial ie . with oo of the ea ee ee gn rivers in qbtaining accurate gevlogical sur. s O° bald ~ - eee DECLINE IN GOLD. 178 EFFECTS. ‘Talh of Specie Payw —Miver for market was thus rendered firm. For the pres- the professional speculators, pul ag | satistied that the causes which took gold to 124. | will again take it there, if not to lower prices still. 2 |, The events of temdnterg Sp ned to be tmpor- tant, and it is likely that Wall street will be the scene of renewed excitement and wide flactua- tions. ‘There is so far a general disposition to to~ om the funding bill, which measure Pr io be the next pivot upon which the gold market il turn. It Cre decline im tho urreney price contin tes, it ts prohablo that the hoarded stiver will come out freely and add to the volume of circulation, and when the sively setting up specie payments on their own account by paying out silver cha: which brings them additional custom, from he novel- ty of touching hard money in dimes, half-dimes and ” ‘These dealers Canada for about ten per cent. discount for gold, and of course lose bat little on the transaction. Canada Is glutted with American silver, ons bank having at least three tons of it. THE CAUSE OF THE DECLINE. The New York Herald of yester@ay:says:— Two geod causes for the decline of gold are Obvious, even to superficial view. One of these are to bé seen announcing ‘ Payments Re- sumed,’ gladdening the e: all bebolders and increased custom to > tained a bushel of silver coin of various denom- inatio: protect made @ mere medium for currenc: Into gold st par, which no bank oem ‘ettord to their Serpose, it is suyposed, is to sorely pro- claim resumption as a theoretical praches, which will noc be without great influence. Sev- eral other banks, which bave circulating notes atioat, also were mentioned as preparing to re- sume. by such institutions means ; and when that is proclaimed by a few o Bre ‘ending banks the whole question is sct- during the past week by the decline in gold, and values have @ shrinkage, although 4 i i fb pet eat hi ua | i { iti Fy Hi ane owes a broken arm toa slip- So-Ten women and nine men form the