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oo TES * THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sanday excepted, | At The Star Building, i 8 W. Corner Pennsvivanis Av. and Lith St, — BY THE | EVENING STAB NEWSPAPER i sedhaese- vane aerlors to thetr wub- | STAR te crved cits tan Cannes van | Copies | NTs PER MONT NTS. and Fi Year, Fite Dellars. Ne papers are | office longer than paid for. THE WEEKLY STAR—pnublished on Sriday | morning—One Dott: 1 VS*, 35—N&, 5.320. LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, Paseed at Second Seesion of Ferty-first Congress R Ww) Ts of the executive oF oaths in certatn y Senate end Howse of Repre- @ States of America in € & and Fore te the first nate and House of Repre- 3 of America in Com- e same hereby is, , Mareh 8, L570. r k Island county, Di- ned ordnance. acted by the Senate and House of Repre- ted States of America in Con- retary of War be, + authorized and directed to posal of the Soldiers’ Monument Kock Isiand, Illinois, twelve a from the arsenal of the purpose of completing monument and appurtenances at sland place at the d Committee a AN Act to amend an act e vieveag for the sale of a G jot military reservati ce uty, in the State of Michigan,” approved “ous twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty- ? acted by the Senate and House of te of the United States of America in Con- sscmbled. That an act entitled “An act ing for the sale of a portion of the Fort ra’ ot military reservation in St. Clair county, tne State of Michigan,” approved July swent ighteen hundred and sixty-eight, be, avd the same is hereby. amended by adding to ibe end ot the second section thereof the follow- he city of Port Haron, in i ounds, to be designated as * Pine Grove Park,’ all that por- 1 military reserve known and de- to wit: commencing at a point un the ir river bank, being north tes sixty de fifty-five chain 9 enty-tive links fro corner . atiot thence so s rees and fifty-tive mi utes west.eleven chains and fifteen lin! it right angles with and to intersect the east line of Harrin thence south twenty-nine degrees and five minutes east, along ne Of said avenue, twenty chains: xty degrees and fifty-five mi right angles with said avenue, to line in the St. Clair northerly along said boundary nt at whieh the northerly line of the “Pine Grove Park’ extended 1e easterly would intersect the same; id extented north g. Containing es of land, to- vining thereto.” [PrBtic—No. 23.] rm the apportionment and riain laws of the Territory of Ari- Senate and House of Repre- 1 Stotes of Americain Con- 4 the apportionment of mem- bers of the legislative assemblies of the Terri- tory ef Arizona, ted and convened in the vars eighteen hundred and sixty-six, eighteen Fond sinty-coven. and eighteen hundred -eight, made by the governor in ac- cordance with the laws of said Territory, be, and is hereby, declared legal and valid under the organic ac! Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That an elec- bers of the next legislative assem- I township, county, and district ‘ for delegate to the forty-second ‘ongress of the United States, shall be held upon the Tuesday after the first Monday of No- vember, in the year eighteen hundred and sev- enty, and the governor shall order such election by proclamation to be issued not less than two months previous to said day. In said proclamae tion he shall declare the number of members of each branch of the legislature to which each county or district of said Territory shall be en- titled. and suck apportionment shall be based upen the population as shown by the census to be taken in the year eighteen hundred and seventy, under the law of the United States, and if such census is pot completed in time, then the apportionment shall be made according to the pulation as shown by the best information to = obtained. Said election shall be conducted in conformity to the laws of the Territory and of Congress; and the term of office of all town- ship, county, and district officers shall expire upon the thirty-first day of December, eighteen hundred and seventy, and that of all officers elected as herein provided shal! begin upon the first day of January, eighteen hundred and seventy-one. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted. That the per- sons thus elected to the next legislative assem- bly shall meet at the Capitol on the second Wednesday in January, eighteen hundred and se venty-one. Suc. 4. And be it further enacted, That the gov- ernor shall fill by appointment all vacancies in township, county, or district offices in said Ter- ritery, until the thirty-first day of December, eighteen hundred seventy; and until the same time he may remove township, county, and district officers, and fill their places when- ever in et the public interest will be Pro: ere! moted a ‘Suc. 5. And be tt further enacted, That justices of the peace in sald Territory of’ Arizona shall not have jurisdiction of any matter in contro- versy where the title or boundaries of land may be in dispute, or where the debt or sum claumed shall exceed three hundred dollars. Approved, March 23, 1870. [Prvetie Resotctiox—No. 13.) A ResoLvution to pass to the credit of the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers the funds be! te it for the relief of sick and wounded tives of mited States of America 3 gasembied, That the unex Datance of the pm etrmenen ¢ S ened seventeentn section of the UPcrtic ResorvTion—No. 14.) A Hzsotvtion fn relation to settlers on the late Sioux Indian reservation in the State or Min- eighteen hundred wventy-one make payment for claims, pone March 14, 1870. Prsiic REesotvtTion—No. 15. Jom =. making } to supply deficiencies Leh i for contingent expenses louse of Repre- sentatives of the United States for the fiscal — ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy. Bet resolved by the Senate and House of sentatives of the United States ¢ same are hereby, want? 1 the treasury es | El iE “An act to} Sasa Che Foening Star. Prick For MAILiNe -—Thres Months, One Dollar '=———————— = 5 onths, Dollars; d ¥ Six Months, Three —t 4 j LOCAL NEWS. i The Court. | CRIMINAL Court, Judge Fisher. — Yesterday, | James Burnett, alias John Key, plead t | a charge of larceny, and was semtenced | tor thirty days. Mary Jame Mariow, cou of stealing, wax sentenced to jail for ten | Henry Winkfield was convietad of the Im of a skat», and sentenced to jail for thirty days Te-day, Chas. H. Johnson was convicted of petit larceny and sentenced to six months in the house of correction. Robert Warner, tn. Gicted for grand larceny, was found not gailty; Narrington for defense. Henderson, in- Gicted for am assault and with intent to WASHINGTON. D. C, THURSDAY. MARCH 31, 1870. TWO CENTS. To defray expenses of folding documents, in- cluding materials and labor, thirty-seven thou- sand five hundred @ lars. For pay of three mail carriers, at one thon- sand and ninety-five dollars each, three thou- sand two hundred and esghty-tive dollars. For pay of laborers, six yusand one hundred and twenty-dive dollars. Approved, March 16, 1870. (Pvertc Reso.utios—No. 16. Jorxt Kesorvtion relative to legislative fand of Washington Territory. Be # resolved bythe Senate awd House of re- sentatives of the United Statesof America in Con- cress assembled, That the appropriation of twelve thousand dollars ‘for the per diem and mileage of the membersef the te: rial asse:nbly of the Territory of Washington, at its second biennia session which meets on the first Monday in De- cember, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, aud for the ineidental expenses of the same,” con- tained in the act ‘to supply deticiences,”” ap- rroved April tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty- nine, shall be applicable to- the payment of the per diem and mileage of the members of the territorial assembly of said Territory which me during the month of October, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, and of the incidental expenses of said session. {Approved, March 18, 1870. Prstic Resorvtion. Jom? Kxsoretion granting condemned gans to the National Asylum for Disabled Volun- teer Soldiers. Re it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the United States of America in Con- gress assembled, That the Secretary of War be authorized to turn over to the managers of the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Sol- diers at Dayton, Ohio, such number of con- demned iron or bronze guns on hand, unfit for army purposes, as may be desired and sufficient for ornamentation of the cemetery and soldiers’ monument at that institution. Approved, March 23, 1870. [PuBtic ResotuTiox—No. 18.] A RESOLUTION to transfer an appropriation for the public printing. Resolved by the and House of Representa- fives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be —— — directed kesh ree ed —_ the paper fund, under “approp: ns for printing nat binding for the year one thousand eight hundred sixty-nine,” as fellows: ker pub- printing, ninety thousand dollars; for public binding, hty thousand dollars. Approved, March 24, 1870. —.2e——___ DEPARTMENT OF STATE, ‘WasnINGTON. March 28, 1870. Information has been received at this Depart- ment from Mr. Dorence Atwater, the Consul of the United States at Seychelles, Indian ocean, of the death of James Cione, an American sea- man. No. 17.} SPECIAL NOTICES ee 1840. 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Harmless, reli in ead: nor any titalic polson to produce paralysis or death. Avoid the vaunted and delusive preperstioes boasting virtues they do not Hie geauine W.A ; ‘s Hair Dye cee thw 4 totarnished repatation te Sphota’ ie tnegrftyas the only perfect Hair Dye—! ‘kor Brown. hd by gil Brugaists. Applied at 16 Bond "street _ AMUSEMENTS. N4AtieNaAL THEATRE. Last Night but Two of MR. i JEFFERSON, Who will r it. by desire, his two anrivalled char acters of BOB ACRES and HUGH DB BRAS. THIS EVENING. the sparkling old cemedy of moet mirable cast of char acters. Mr. imitable character of Bib Acres. Toconclude he ee ppennens farce, A REGULARFIX. Fridey. Benefit of Mr. Joseph Jefferson. Jefferson Matinee Saturday at 2 o'clock NNAE. DICKINSON, THE ELOGUENT AXD GIFTED ORATOR, 17 aR IN LINCOLN HALL, FBIDAY EVENING, Apett 8. Doors 07 at 7 o'clock; commence at mn Tickets 59 conte: reserved seate 75 conte 2 0 conte, reser : Philp & (Solomons. Penneyivania avenue, be 9th and streets. mh 31 ow FOLKS’ CONCERT. LINCOLN HALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1870. By request, the OLD FOLKS’ CONCERT a eB February last, will be repeated at LIN- Goth hates Sh si FRIDAY EVENING, April 1, 1870, 8 o'clock, wi tire change of programme Shd_ double ‘the number of vocal'and iRectusentel Tickets $@ cents; to be had at J. C. Parker's, Met- ier Ballast ses, and ilve, ‘ seats (limited number) 75 cents; cam be obtained only at Kilie’ music store. mh20-3t YICKED BEN, THE CELEBBATED EDUCATED HOG, ‘abana TEMPLE. GRAND CONCERT. MISS JULIANA MAY ‘Takes pleasure in announcing that on sue wAHURSDAY EVENING, Matcu 31, ene GRAND CONCERT MASONIC TEMPLE, of Ninth and ¥ streets, On which Go oe will _ assisted by the fol- ‘Es Ww yAinLAMSS . J. REMING* 'B, of - MB. J lor and Pref Gl GE ALTER ‘Mesers_ . GI (a A! CHASE; And s chorus of ~t by and under * ¢ mal direction B. 8. . as mss ia Solos, Dacia and Trios. pe eee 7 Atthe and ste. . Evening, Marcu 3S, Onc aed eames roel ey wrens OPEBA HOUSE. ‘THE GREAT. oF PERIOD. The new 100 FL: 8HOO FLY! a wml DICKEY! taly company in Boston and Mew York to crowded syne MarR __——pw EXCURSIONS, ee. H®! Foe ciymonti GRARD SHAD-BAKE AT GLYMONT, ON MONDAY, APRIL 18, By the Proprietor, JOSEPH H. SHAFFIELD, w et pyre SMITH will Seventh-street boned at's THE CRanuen® Paxrer. -°' | TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. Testimony Before the Senate Com- mit To-day. FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. This Afternoon’ Proceedings. TuURSDAY, March 31, 1870. SENATE.— After the read an extended discussion took place on a motion of Mr. Trumbull, so as to set forth that he (Mr. ‘T.) moved, when the Senate was in executive ~ssion yesterday, that the doors be opened to | receive the message of the Presidext in refer. +1.¢e 10 the fifteenth amendment. » ithd. ew bis motion, stating that he had accom. | hstic d his object. Mr. Drake presented the crede: ,an ©. Hamilton and J. W. Flannag: \ors from the State of Texas for the terms ¢: respectively March 4,11, and March 4. 18:5; which were read. The Vice President requested the Senators elect to come forward and take the fice; and they came forward aid were «wor se resolutions of Tespect for « Geo. H. Thomas were passed unaniinously. doint resolution allowing retire be assigned to duty at the Soldie: Washington News and Gossip. INTERNAL REVENUE.—The receipts to-day from this source were $375,257.55. This Afternoon’s Dispatches. ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS. THE RICHMOND MAYORALTY. Decision of — The investigation of the charges against Hon. A. M. Clapp, the Government Printer, was continued to-day before the Senate Committee ding of the Journal, Miss Anna E. Dickrxson is to lectur> at Mr. Flynn recalled: Mis opinion is that Mr. Lincoln Hall in this city on Ethel is not a competent copy of the Commercial Relations was shown witness, and he stated that the the rule and figure work is $1. ems. The work is paid for byt Government Office. A fair day's wor! 8 a day, for which they received $4 per day. so far as work is concerned The office would pay as much as thirty per cent ther if paid for by the .piece. He ha id any conversation with Mr. Clapp’s son in relation to the competency of Messrs. Otis and Mr. Swann holds the position ot previous to M. Clapp’s coming to the office he could not ood from Acting as Mayor The Order of the Court to be Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. RicuMoND, March 31.—Judge Urderwood to- day granted an injunction restraining Mayor Ellyson from acting as Mayor. fused an appeal, on the ground that the in- ction was temporary, to continue only till day evening, actical printer. —_—— rice for settin; ‘THE ONLY NoMINA TION sent to the Senate to- day was that of John F. McCarthy, to be post- master at Valparaiso, Ind. Hoy. Sawvet Banp, the newly appointed Governor of Idaho, is in the city, staying at the Metropolitan Hotel. liyson's counsel gave notice of their inten the order of the court, in order rest of Ellyson, and then bring the Supreme Court, on a writ of Tue Prestpent, with several members of the Cabinet and a number of army officers, will visit Troy, N. ¥., to attend the funeral of Gen. Geo. H. Thomas, when the body arrives at that ann is absent sometimes ard during his absence there is no occasion to an extrahand. Mr. Kerr is aclerk in ce. The business of Mr. Clements is to take the time of the hands; this requires about He has two assistants, but the exact duties of these assistants witnes. did not know. He had been appealed to to al- jow men for time when the: had in all cases referred them to the forema it has always been the during previous adminis! men who were in his decision, declares the en- abling act passed by the Legislatare anconsti- tu ional, which decision affects nearly all the of- ficers in the State. . Cattell presented a bandle of memorials from citizens of New Jersey, asking the aboli- frauking privilege. Cole offered bill authorizing the estab- ent of ocean mail service between the | ConrinM ations.—The Senate yesterday con- firmed the nomination of Samuel Bard to be Governor of Idaho Territory, and David B. Smith to be Justice of the Peace for the Dis- trict of Columbia. ten minutes each day. New Eng! Conference Chureh—Mrs. Van Cote Not Adi te the Conference. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., March 31—The New England Annual Conference of the Methodist scopal Church closed an eight day's session iu this city to-day. The application of Mrs. Van Cote, the woman list. for admission into the Conference, was on trial, was withheld for this year The sentiment of the eh laa tn en Bi Mr. Patterson introduced a bill to establish a I asylum of applied science. to Committee on District of Columbia. Mr. Saulsbury offered a resolution requesting ‘etary of State to communicate the date of the ratification of the 15th amendment by the different States; but it went over under the ob- jection of Mr. Stewart. he case of General Ames, Senator-clect of Mississippi,was then taken up; and Mr.Vickors, of Maryland, being entitied to the tioor, pro: ceeded to read a specch in opposition. HOUSE.—Immediately after the reading of the Journal the regular order of business was demanded, and the House resumed considera- by Mr. Arnell, from the jucation and Labor, in relation to the office of education, and to transfer certain funds of the Freedmen’s Bureau wo the educa- tion office. Mr. McNeely (111) addressed the House in op- ition to the bill, on rhe ground that while it professed to be a bill to discontinue the Freed- men’s Bureau it was really intended to perpetu- He denounced it, therefore, as a fraud le, and as intended to inte: ple in the several urea was to exer- petuate an unconstitutional power. Mr. McNeely, in continuation, argued that ail the ‘egilation of Congress witch the jation gress which mad negro a voter. Now let the negro take voters and freemen had te do. Mr. Dockery (N. C.) urged that the property of the Freedmen’s Bureau should be divided the reconstructed States for the educa- | the freedmen, in accordanse with the rovisions of the law. ‘inans (0.) offered an amendment to Widing that the proceeds should for the Instruction of colored chil- dren and the establishment of common scuwols. Mr. Lawrence (V.) was in favor of the edu jdren of the country, but transfer of money for such a purpose implic 1 lations might be made for the sane purpose. The House should pause before they taxed the people of one State for purposes of education in another. children of cach State educated at the expense of their own State. Mr. Shanks (Ind.) replied to Mr. Lawrence, | and advocated the passage of th U at if the bill failed the money where the bill provided it shoul: jass.) urged the 5 bill as insuring a more economical adminis: tion of the trust in the tnexpendea, Mr. Farnsworth ( ice of the office MR. Jos. JErFERson as ‘Bob Acres” in “The ions to discharge Rivals,” and as “Hugh De Bras” in “A Regular Fix,” attracted a large audience to the National d the performance was so well received that it will be repeated this evening. To-morrow night Jefferson will have shirks. For the purpose of ¢x- pediting business. work has to be assorted. werked for Mr. Wendell in °56 and °57, and did no figure work for a year at a time. fices the rule is to ‘Theater last evening, ivide the fat work ‘among the hands. In rule and figure more mechan ism is required than in plain work. rule in job offices to draw for the fat work. The average of the men in the Government Office can not earn 3.50 per day on solid matter If good compositors are re’ Why such men are not employed h could not say. His impressions are that Mr Ous has ruled the office entire! ‘ounds. He had known men to rom the office who could set up 1500 ems per hour; a Mr. Briscoe was one and Mr. Tinney another whom witness could call to mind. These by Mr. Otis simply be- to Mr. Otis’ ideas. for motives of polic: Conference ts against A resolution merely commending Mrs. Van Cote’s christian work, and rejoicing in her suc- cess, and recommending was tabled without debate. ——$—— The Disabled Steamer Venezuelan. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. New York, March 31. REMONSTRANCE AGAINST THE MARKET- Hovsg Bitt.—Mr. Morrill, of Vt., presented in the Senate, this morning, a petition of the Butchers’ Union of the city of Washington re- monstrating against the passage of the bill to incorporate the Washington Market Company. Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. THE Two Texas SENATORS, Messrs. Flana- gan and Hamilton, were sworn inthis morning, and took their seats behind Mr. Revels, in the northeast corner of the chamber. Georgia is now the only State not represented in that body: It is expected that Gen’l Ames, Senator elect from Mississippi, will be sworn in this afternoon. her as an evangelist med it could b tion of the bill Committee on E Ae jfarch 31-—The steamer Camilla, which arrived yesterday, brought passen- gers of the steamer Venezuelat from Li for Aspinwall, thirteen in number. ezuelan was intercepted at sea and disabled. ‘The crew remained on board, forty-six in num- ber, to work the steamer to por have been heavy gales since, it is not thought the steamer can weather them. men were discharged ition had been e T: rhic ‘admission of the colored man. These who have been mentioned were amo: to colored men’s adm! me of the most competent men had r this reason,and men employ- them. Such a state of demoi- office as to call for an ith the rights ot the slkeanes? sel England will Hear before she Strikes. | States. To perpetuate the Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. been disc! for ed much inferior to ‘The Post of to-day says: alization existed in the order from Mr. Clapp. This office had been very much demoralized at different times since a8 acted as assistant foreman. It has oc- curred at several times toa small extent. The cause was ascribed to the fact that there was no jority vested in the assistant foreman. Mr. good terms with witness, and because, as it want to. Some for leaving their frames on business, while others were per- the office. A | the publication of circulars, Los Don, Mare! | for intormation as to her whereabouts. On The departure of tery just organized for operations in the Red River country, will be del; The reason of this is thata settlement is now on the way here to lay an ex planation of the situation Government auth taken until the delegatio: ‘Tue Democrats in the Ohio Legislature re- ceived a just rebuke yesterday by the Demo- crats of the House of Representatives,who voted unanimously for the resolutions of Randall, of Pennsylvania, in respect to the memory of General Geerge H. Thomas. When such reso: lutions were offered in the Ohio Legislature, on Tuesday last, they were laid over on account of. objections from the Democratic side of the red for a few dave, ‘legation from that affairs before the s, and eee will be did not correct these thi: to witness, he did ad been har; Telegraphed Exclusively to the Evening Star. PuicapeLpmta, March 31.— John Monroe, on Cumberla Broad was entirely It contained a tilled spirits, none of whi building was owned by Thomas J. Martin. Th total loss amounts to $35,000. The insurance will partly cover it. Spain Warned The distillery of nd street, near destroyed by fire last ‘night ‘ain, mash and dis- ror had at isted there, he himself had been frequently threatened with discharge by outside parties. A now existed since Mr is necessary that a proof THE NATIONAL BANK DELEGATION had a further interview with the House Committee on Ways and Means this morning in reference to the funding bill, and explained at length the effect the bill would have upon banks provided it became a law. The delegation presented to the committee a mass of statistical information, showing that the banks cannot afford to do business on 4% per cent. bonds. Secretary Boutwell was also before the committee during the interview. tion of all the cl better state of thi Ethel came there. reader should be a good compositor. who keeps the time-book has no know! whether the amountfof work returned by hands is correct; this isa matter of honor with ‘This retarn forms the basis of settlement with the hands. ‘There was no man employed to measure t say that these retarns pression is that they are not. piece hands as well as the day e piece work is all measured atte known Mr. Ethel since he b of the document room. thel’s general man- He would have the not to Relieve New York Telegrams about Cnba. Telegraphed Baclusively to The Evening Star. In the Constituent Cortes yesterday. Senor Rivera, in reply to a question, aties that no telegrams from to the war in Cuba were as they were on false in- the compositors. work. He could not @ reliable, but his This certificate Maprtp, March 31.. assured the De New York in re! to be trusted, founded ARRIVAL OF MinisTER CALDWELL.—Hon. Jobn W. Caldwell, ex-Minister of the United States to Bolivia, and Minister, in commission, of Bolivia to the United States, as stated in yes terday’s STAR, arrived in this city by the 5p, m. train yesterday. He is accompanied by his daughter, Miss Elizabeth Caldwell, who went to T hey left La Paz on the 22d of January last, and have been ever since on the way. Mr. Caldwell is at the Seaton House with disposition of the tunds askea Ir tne gentleman | did not consider it a violation of the statute in re'ation to the Wreedmen’s B: nded balance to the States for educa- ceeded Col. Otis. had convinced witness as foreman. times he required work a given time that was impossible to be done in the time required. Other evidences of incompe- teney had come under his observation. member of the printers’ union. not act on a man’s iter of membe! n applicant for the — Selling South American Live Stock in England. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. Lonpon, March 31.—A and sheep, which arrived the Argentine Republic, were sold at Falmouth ‘The prices realized were very unsat- The animals were sound, but in a or cond tion en account of long confinement. ‘he Voyage was a mere experiment. oe cal Rival Ocean Cables. Telegraphed Exclusively to the Evening Star. sv, March 31.—Animated debates ambers recently on thc ial concessions of special En Bist WE GY structed to equalize the terms. —— The Bank of England. Telegraphed Ezclusively to The Evening Star. Loxpon, March 31.—The flow of specie to the Bank of England this week is unusi om hand to-day is greater 552,000 pounds sterling than at the correspo: ing time last week. 2 areau, giving the poses. Mr. Hoar said that he did not so consider it as if the bill did not pass the remaining money be used up by the gentlemen at the head of th Freedmen’s Bureau. Mr. Arnell, from the committee, then offered as an amendment an additional section, provid- ing that in the discharge of the duties i the bill the Commissioner of ided by such rules ar by the Preside: United States, and demanded the previous ques tion. Mr. Benjamin moved to lay on the table. wenn shomamded, med 60 of horses, cattle Bolivia with him. The union doe: ualifications entirely in the ip. Witness had not been Position of foreman, by word or letter. The general policy of the offic: has not been changed since Mr. Clapp cam. His opinion is that $3.50 es at 60 cents per thousand. ‘endell was recalled, and said if he ployed to carry on an office of the ca- ‘the government office he would not em- joy & man of the competency of Mr. Clapp. Ho, id not consider him competent. He knew noth- ing personally of the competency or the qualiti- but only from hearsay. Detrees competent, but ht he could run the office cheaper ‘than Larles D. Parsons testiticd that he is a preesman; was foreman of the room; has worked with Mr. Et think him com THELEGAL TENDER DRCIStI@N—MOTION POR A RE-OPENING THE CasE.—In the Supreme Court to-day, Attorney General Hoar delivered a brief argument in favor of re-opening the legal tender decision, taking the ground that that decision was made when there were two vacancies on the bench, and that the decision was reached by one majority. Mr. Carlisle replied, maintaining they had nothing to do with majorities making up decisions, and that much trouble would arise should former decisions be re-opened and ver day is a fair ud. have occurred in the Ch question of ministeri: privileges too merifa. one Pending further cons! hour expired, and the bill went over under the Mr. Paine, (Wis.,) from the Committee on ution Whitmore, Connor, Clarke, and Du the prima facie right to seats as Representa- tives from the State of Texas, and moved that Shanks (Ind. offered an amendment ¢ of an that r, from the second district, be not sworn in, but that his be Committee on He did not think vernment pres el, but does not press W. Bowen testified that he ed at the Government Printing Office une last. Worked at the case and as proof-reader. Did not think the proof-readers employed by Mr. Clap) proof-reader shoul thing. Me Madison Davis testitied that he had been ed in the Government Printing Office its establishment in various capacities, reparer of copy. im to make out a state- luties of the chief clerk, but he ake the affidavit had declined to do nden Memorial” to be an octavo book made in it, and it was afte fe. believed the REBATE OF INTEREST.—From numerous in- quiries received at the Treasury Department, the impression seems to prevail that the circu- lar of Secretary Boutwell issued on the 3dof January, giving notice that all interest coupons would be paid on presentation at the proper of- fices sixty days before the maturity thereof un- til otherwise ordered upon a rebate of 6 per cent. per annum, in gold, applied only to the pay- ment of interest falling due about that time. Such ts not the case, however, as the circnlar is still in force, and applies to all payments of The Mormons Against Mr. Eaclusively to The Evening Star. Sart Lage City, March 31—M being held in the southern tory to protest inst mass meeting wi which promises to be now were competent copy by a competent cient, a8 @ general tr. Culiom’s bill be held here to- an interesting affair. ——s= Sentence Commuted. Exclusively to The Evening Star. ToLxpo, 0., March 31.—The sentence of Phillip Steinmetz, whose exec the August Heick was morrow, has been commuted to imprisonment at hard labor for life and was at present Clapp had requested could not conscientiously mi NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF APPLIED SCIENCES. Mr. Patterson, in the Senate this morning, in- troduced a bill to establish a National Institute of Applied Sciences, naming as corporators Pe- Cooke, Thomas Autisel, thony Pollok, Elisha Foote, Cay » Samuel A. was designed inder had Geen oes toa ernment a large sum. wernment Printing Omce could be run with much more economy than it is. tment of incompetent men had ‘ings. He could ter Parker, He: Jos. J. Coombs, Telegraphed Exclusively to the Evening Star. MapkiD, March 31.—The Government has of- the determinatien to abstain with this state of not say that the chief clerk is incompetent. The r of copy is not absolutely ne- ut is of advan! to the from all interference in the a! and the Ecumenical Cot —— eee Rejeicing Over the Ratification. Telegraphed Baclusively to The Evening Star. Ngw Havgn, March 31.—The of New Haven are firing 100 amendment proclamation. eg The Bank of France. Telegraphed to The Boening Star. Panis, March 31.—The amount of in the vauit in the Bank of France is 2,000,000 francs greater than last week. fairs of the Pope s 5 ASSOCIATE JUSTICE BRADLEY, of the United States Supreme Court, was waited upon last evening by a large number of New Jerseymen in Washington, Robeson, the New Jersey and about 75 members of the a Hid if il i dress hike us. us I poumeers esas @llivier Receives His First Decera- Tine ff f 5 i i Panis, March 31 ived the Order ‘his is his only decoration. —__—__-.0e = Gevermment Securities. ‘Wasnrneton, March 31, 1870—Jay Cooke & Oo. furnish the following quotations mont securities: i i rl a i ! : Br 2 i 2 tf li a i i i i F; if i | i E t i 4 l iy | fH EE Hi i ‘ti i i | fi fe 5 i Hs a E i i it i ¥ 2 i i i] Hi Li if i fi iE i i i Hl # i ! iid i i i i i f } i Es A f i F i 3 A A i BS E : : | ; i li ge eH H . F i E 5 i t ag was tound guilty of an asmaalt, and sen- eed to six months in jail. Wm. Harris was months in jail. James plead to | a charge Petit larceny, and was sentenced to for ome month. | Farmer, indicted for petit larceny, were eon- | yieted and sentenced to jail for four months. | Timothy Maher and John Ragan, indicted for the larceny of two odd shoes, were found not | guilty; Richmond and Harri for defense. | Jobn Bryan and Benjamin Bryan were con- victed of grand larceny. TRE BUILDING ASROCIATION CASE. Cincurr Court, Judge Cartter._The case of Page agt Stewart, noticed yesterday, was re- | sumed to-day, and, after argument, was given , instructions from the Court to that if Page agreed at his oe | Masto be the second mort he was y that agreement; and if at the time of the de~ livery of the mortgages he had his deed in pos- sevsion .and at the time it was announced that the Building Association deed was to be the first he nied silent, be is extoy from ‘ing the deed. E. 1 Beat or pats .. a te. Jolly agt. Brown; verdict for plaintif. Bar- | Mey agt. Lindsley; Jury sworn. ~ ~ Hoxors To THE MEMORY oF TaE Lars Ger Gro. H. Tnomas.—In response to the call pub- Ished yesterday a large number of the officers who served under General George H. Thomas assembled in the parlors of the Metropolitan Hotel last evening for the purpose of tak propriate action as to his death. After remarks by eneral K ed by the chairman to pre- id als) to report at a sal | quent meeting a programme, &c. General | Stoughton suggested that a public meeting be | called, and that one or more orators be selected to deliver addresses upon the life and services of General Thomas. Goneral Lefevre suggested that an early day be fixed upon for the meeting. After further remarks and # the fof: lowing committees were appointed: ‘on Resolutions —Generals Edward McCook. Willard Warner, J.8. Negley, Wm. B. Stoke=. HV. Boynton, ii. W. Slocum, and J. A. Gar On Arrangements.—Generals J. A. Garticht, W. L. Stoughton, J. C. McKibben, Jno. Coburn, | Hon. TJ. Darant, Hon. 8. J Bowen. General | B.D. Mussey, Colonel Henry Stone, William 5. | Huntington, Esq., R. J. Meigs, Enq. The Chair was requested to procure the use of Hall of the House of Representatives for the proposed public meeting. Adjourned. ———_> A Wirr Deserts Hern Hospanp—He Pleads | for Her Return. but She it Obdurate—On the night of the Ivth inst. a very handsome married wo- | man left her home on K street, near isth, and | was supposed to have departed from the city in | Company with a young man who was 4 was on the police force, and who sometime since. The husband of the truant wife failing to obtain any Lidings of her, caused areward Tuesday, Detective Tillman ascertained th. she was still in the city, and was staying at house on I street, between 12th and 13th, and immediately Mnformed the husband, whom be took to the house and to his wife’s room in the second story. The husband was deeply affected, | and begged his wife to return to hte Gomme bat | she was quite unmoved, and in the most - sive manner informed her husband positively that she would not return with him, and he sadly left the house. Yesterday the husband | met her on the street, and again tried to induce her to return home: but she was still obdurate, and soon gave him the slip. —eo { | Tarr Warp Worktremes.— The Third | Ward Laboring Men's Association met last eve- ning; George H. Boston, President. Thirty- seven new members were admitted. The asso- | ciation then adjourned and organized a mass | meeting of the citizens of the ward for the pur- rose of appoluting delegates to the joint con- Vention soon to assemble to make arrangemew for the approaching anniversary of emancipa- tion. Aaron Russell was called to the chair, with Mr. Coombs ax Secretary. The following delegates were elected to represent the ward in \ 5 int convention:—Geo. W. Brown, James son, George Thomas, George H. Boston, | Zebu Freeman, Lawrence West and Parker i joulton. ——— SMOKING ON THE Street CaRs.—Althongh | the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Oom- pany long since forbade smoking on the front of the street cars, the practice has still been car- ried on unchecked, mach to the annoyance ot ladies and weak-nerved passengers. The com- laints have been so numerous that we under- d it is the intention of the company here- after to promptly suspend or dischar, say con- ductor failing to carry out his orders in this par- ticular, whether discovered by the officers of the company or reported to them by others. ‘Wasurnoron, March 30, 1870. To the Eslitor of The Evenis StRr:—In your notice of ublican Reform Amoctation, eague Hall on Tuesday e Mr. Crossman as makit ey” iticisms Wm. A. Cook with regard to his (Cook's) sition of certain funds. This is a mistake. said nothing whatever ou the subject, not mention Mr. Cook's name. Yours, respectfully, J. GRaxp Coxcert.—The Beethoven (ctette Club of this city, so well and favorably known to the musical fraternity of W: —— gir? BP heee ie tamer ROA ir. 4 Desee y's store, in Montgomery county, Md. dis- which time she has not been heard Her ite are of course much vertisement describes her appearance.