Evening Star Newspaper, February 15, 1872, Page 1

a FHE EVENING STAR. | Pablished Daily, Sundays Exeepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Peuasy lyania Avenue, corner Lith 5 THE EVENING STAB NEWSPAPER COW'T. s. M. RAUF PGANN, Prete ‘; = TUE EVENING STAR fs served by ca > their subscribers at TEN CENTS PER WREK. or F SPERLY STA SF invar oent HIsKY: WHISKY. HISKY, WHISKY w w w a4 Helleed SOM Hella na nad feos: Wines, Liquors, &<., m ‘th sae od for the JT lected with car . Lea @ Perrins’ Sauce. Prowounced by “THE ONLY GOUD petite and digestion, and it ia tn- €. ing NCAN S SONS. Axents, New York pall dm AMUSEMENTS. N'* NATIONAL THEATER. f Skerches. yOT, Je EINGARDS, SATURDAY—The n. y DAISY Fe RM.” MONDAY-SOTHER DUNDREALY NEW NATIONAL THEATER, “Toe Greatest Event +f the Season will be NEXT MONDAY EVENING, Feracany 19:a, ¥ SBEIN« PUNDREABY ENACTED BY SOTHERN, west corsnmimate Art ot LORD DUNDREA SOTHERS. has beon the ter ™ OUB AMERICAN COUSIN, ard Mics Laura Keene has vested in Sothern the waht ae~ this comedy in the United siates. Mr Sethern bas purchesed from Mi.< Laura Keene the sole right and a eee aBkivan (Pat) COUSIN thea Evening Star, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1872. TWO CENTS. AR. _ Washington News and Gossip, es Receptions, vid receptions from 8 to stay, Febraary Land 13. dew noon ef each Mrs. every Wednesday afterno: nning January loth, from Mrs. 3 on Fridays. ENTE this Phe receipts fr to-day wore $26, ons will be 'g Architect, is material at the tch as may purposes Fortress Montoe squadron. Tt steamer Wyoming arrived at the fort yesterday nd proceeded on her trial trip to-day. Saut anp Beer —Phe ways and means com- mittee, at their session this morning, had th subject of the tax on salt and beer under con- sideration. No conclusion was reached. THE civit serv M MITTEE of the House held asession y ¥, and considered a bill prohibiting members of Conzress from recom- mending applicants for office. No decisive action was taken. A BOARD OF ak. OFFICERS to examine samples of infantry equipments previously recommended by it and proposed by the chief of erdnance, assembled at Gen. Dyer’s oftic yesterday. ‘Lux sotTHeRry claims comreston yester- day heard the cases of Mrs. Hester Neeley for 2449, Asa B. Damels, $11,356, ant Nunally for $19.451, all of the claimants N he Secretaty of the Treasury this morning received frum an anony- mous souree the sum of twenty-five dollars, aced to the eredit of the conse! . William MeKee, of the Mis crat, Gen. John A. McDonald, and €, Ww. Ford, Eeq., Assessor of Internal Revenue St. Louis, are in the city. ‘The last named ge ticwan is a guest at the White House. At THE Waite Hovse.—Senators Carpenter, Morton, Cameron, Sawyer, and Hill, the Secre- tary of War, and the First Assistant Postmaster General had interviews with the President this morwing. Tux Po.xt or INTEREST at the capitol to-day was the Senate, the galleries of which were comfortably filled this afternoon, by persons who came to listen to the debate on Senator : Te-olution Telative to the sale of arms to the French government by the United States, A Diverrenck oF Orinion Awoxe SovTn CanoLtxa Leots_aTons.—Senator Robertson, of Sonth Carolina,receiyed a telogram from State Senator Nash, of South Carolina, Inst evening, stating that the state of 17 to ndefinitely postponed the questing wimself and Senator JEW NATIONAL THEATER. | °F Se 4 a Ixvitep 70 Resien.—Colonet Johnson, soa NVUNCEMENT. i Re’ Tnited Bo" The sale of seats for | of Hon. Keverdy Joumon, wito is now United | Reserverd )) Keseeved | @attery - he AMES E. MURDOCH, Esq., ‘Tur EMinent Taacenay, Wil! (by special reanest) give a second DRAMATIC READING, Op SATURDAY EVENING. Feancany 177m, Ar LINCOLN HALL, comme: cin; wecisely at ef; jor ‘The pr WA we pols mpg a A D m. 7S cents. Reserved Seats, $1. 7 ‘drained at Philp & Solomons’ Bookstore. 911 Pa. avenue. fa td "PUASRI SG ta the at nets eee ee ebti ANNING, in the o ongre Charch, (corner of 10th aud G,) on PRACTICAL Pas YSIOLOGY. will be continued, as follow: fore ladies, at Zp. m on WEDNESDAY, and fore both ladies and gentlemen at ee m.cn WED. BESDAY. FRIDAY and sATUBD. of this week. Dr. Barining may be consulted at the National irda, ‘fi2 6 New No. 439 until Saturday. OLp No. ON EXHIBITION 456 AND SALE } 77 Sr. aT ‘7TH St. Bo. 416 7th street, between D and & streets, eight doors above Odd Feliows’ fall. Choice Oi! Paintings, Engravings. Chrome. Se. are Miso. largent a » Window Picires: Brames, Picture Cote aud Tas: ahi Ag + im ihe District. Pieace remembor Name and Number ‘Be be. aps-ly* \ tetonta €. WOoDHULL. ~ HL IMPEDDING BEVOLUTION IMPEA( BMENT OF CO NGRESS LINCOLN HALL, FRIDAY FYENING, Ferrcary 16th sized at Union League 14-3. PIANOS, &e. AT BARGAINS IN SECONDHAND MU CAL IN TBUMENTS, “incind Accurdeotia, Banyo=, &c., lett fur repairs aken im trade, wilt be sult iucat = GL. Wie & 20 1th ates lm between Pennsylvania avenge RARE CHANCE—Having determined to intro ated SCHO., Cuce in this city the cel BACKER PIANO, Philadephia, which| hae the newest improvements, magnificent tone: is better Guisbed, and more durable then any Other Pisno made, 1 ow offer the same at 33 per cent. less cash than any other firat class Piano c be bought. or for reasunable iustglimeuts. Call examine for yourselves deck CABL RICHTER, 935 Penna. ave. ov F & co., OPTICIANS,’ No. 1227 Purxsyiv.'e,© Brag bble Sp fr: GET RELIEF. Ceilblatns, Vi ee Clad h c #3, Clnb and In- other Growing Toe ual ee jseases of the feet, | order to the commander. States Marshal for the district of South Carolina, informed, throngh the Attorney : that his resigna ion will be_azcepted by the President. A son of Mr. Wallace, a member of the Honse of Representatives from that state,and a native of South Carolina, is mentioned as Col. Johnson's successor. THe Junton Orricers or THE NavAt Ser- yicg.—The Secretary of the Navy has issued an u-chief of the Asiatic lron, directing that astew of the younger officers of the navy be assigned to the si steamers us will properly serve their purpose, and that this period of service ve limited on board the Monocacy and Ashuelot tu one year, or as far ax possible to that time. It is under- stood that similar orders will be issued to com- manders of other squadrons to which are at- tached side-wheel steamers. This order is issued wi la vow of imereasing the efticiency of the service, aud that the younger officers of the navy may be afforded, as far as possible, every oppo..anity to acquire experience on board of vesse's betier adapted to of their profession, Tur Qcaker City Wants a New Post Orrick Burpinc.—A delegation of Phila- delphians, among whom were Joseph Patterson, Pres dent of the Western Bank; Henry H. Bing- ham, postmaster; Wm. V. McKean, of the Pubic Ledger: John H. Taggart, of the Sunday T ms: Kobert Gray, and about twenty others, were betore the House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds for an hour and a half this morning, to urge the erection of a new post office building in Philadelphia. Hon. Leonard Myers introduced the members of the delegation. Gen. Bingham, Mr. McNall, and Mr. McKean spoke at some — as to the necessity of a new building. and after they had concluded, Mr. Halsey, chairman of the committee, stated that early attention would be given to this mat- ter. The delegation then to the Senate, where they were introduced to Mr. Morrill. chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. The delegation then lett to pay their respects to the President. a woo. Np Severe Coup In THE < at Loss of Life and Sufferiny.— The vieinity of Sioux City, lowa, was visited by « terrible snow storm on Monday last. Several versons were frozen to death, and numerous railroad trains were suowed in on the roads. Yesterday, at Sioux City, the thermometer was cektgen degrees below zero. It is also reported that Spotted Tail and his band have been frozen to death. The severest storm of wind and snow of the winter occurred at St. Paul, nesota, on Monday night, and lasted all da: Tuesday. The mereury remained below zero alt day. The velocity of the wind was y per hour. The railroads west of that place are all blockaded. It is feared that the Canadian surveying party, under Col. McNab, and nam- bering alout twenty-five persons, which left duluth in open beats tor North Lake Superiur about a month ago, have perished in some storm. ‘They were Iast heard from on the 2ith of January, making for Isle Royal. The lake Was full of tce, and a storm was then prevailing. ee eee Gov. Warmorn, the other day, came casnal- ly in contact with the irrepressible Carter, in the St. Charles Hotel, and was an eager crowd expecting the two foemen to engage once in @ rough andtumblecombat. To the un- speakable disgust of the chivalrous southerners, the governor placidly bowed to the turbulent ex-speaker and shook hands, as though such a thing as anger had never been known to either. —_—__—_rn ONE OF THE LECTURERS sent by the Boston Lyceum Bureau to the of! region of Pennsylva- writes: ““ They gave me the qneerest asti- mate of an audience here the ocher it I ever heard. * Capital house,’ said a man * upwards of titty tuns of people in it.’ give them a knowledge too. thin, by wi ign see: oo. Every goes by weight.” enough, those people donot like heavy loses, One Howxest Le from vestig took bribes for passing bills, tough the lotbee es for im a = ists offered them. The committee recommend more stringent resolutions for the punishment of bribery. =7In Par “te isan American society of the brary for the auall sum of $3 per aunum. ‘The srry containe over ames: Catalogue all the n Works of Fiction, Bi hy. Science, &e. is located at the nine of the ¥.M. ©. A., corner of sth D etreets iz quxsrest AND BEST. at PHILADELPHIA ALE. cy at $1. 20 per dozen pints BF Larse Discount to the Trade. PALMER @ G ST Greene street, Georgetown, D.O. sand tr | McLaughlin, a garroter, ladies, wittth meets every Monday to sew for the poor. « &7'Kev. Dr. Mublen recommends Epis- copalians to abstain from the use of wine and y ulating drinks during Lent. Judge Bedford yesterday sentenced James totwenty years’ hard bor in state prison. S7-A distinguished American lady now resi dent abroad says: There isa Alte Being who can distinguish between effects of our fmdigestions” “T Sus and the 87 Sionx City, Iowa, fed meat tothe wolves of the adjacent n dogs con bave gone where the weed ine twineth. S77" It is the fashion for ladies daring Lent to wear alarge chain of jet around "the waist, t Langs at one side and to which is attach- ge jet cross. Seoeiety. One can searcely wonder that our Washington ladies in official life are glad to have the excuse which Lent offers for being quiet. Imagine one ot them whe ten days ago had on her list 2.500 unofficial calls to return, besides other social duties, such as dinner-giving, dinner-going, oldin, nd evening receptions and attensd- ing thee given by others. No wonder that Ach Weadness n not come too early for sach overworked ladies, for during Lent social daties bee ome of w Years day and A a afternoon receptions of Mrs. cutive mansion will be ia! jten season. gave The small but very delightful dinner part President and Mrs. Grant, Miss N Secretary Boutwell n behind a nt to Nast himself, as deliseat-d by a bowl, out Gree the towls protruded. Rock reen complained that acuricature of the Secretary of State in nor Cooke to interro, cradle, and so on through the of dainties | istuctory and. disrespecttu served, the most absurd of which was He asserted that facts hac been sup; which Nast appearcd having h ndier said the answer wk OF Hed by Pio Nono. Finally on the t tof ted being o: artist was repre ne ef action in £ te of bliss by the President (who his mouth) and the catures, it is needless to s: ple, and wer — This ¢ heartily enjoyed by all present. clock the only danshter of Judge Swayne will be married at her tather s hous K street, to Mr. Parsous,of New York g will be a very quiet one—not more dozen persons being invited. ‘This even- ing the bride and groom will leave the eity, and furday will sail tor Europe. Miss Swarne bus so endeared herself to her Yashington friends that the good wish> which will follow yin ber new dif? will be more than ordinarily sincere. — This evening Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Shepherd will give a large dinner party. — To-morrow evening the Japanese chirye Wo ffaires will give a dinner at the Arlington, t terwards a card reception. — The President will hold a levee this even- ing. The following is the programme of masic for the occasion, to be performed by the marine 2. Fantasie ridan’s Quick. n Vespers. itan’s Dangh Blue Dan (potpourri,) Be ; Michaels, Ite. 11. Andante National Airs, arranged wedd elections from ustig; Budiek. 7. On the Beautiful £. Sonnam 9. Quickstep, 560,000 'T tasie trom Satane P by ‘olka; Gounod. ¥ Hinieke. — The latest agony in tints is that of “expiring frog.” It is a shade which would be high'y prized but for its revolting tijle. It is a dark color, between a green and brown—probably an admixture of both. —The second reception and soiree of the Obio State Association, it will be remembered, takes p) The m lace at Masonic Temple this evening anagement of the entertainment is in nd the oceasion will doubtless be a plesant atiair. Stokes Tryixe THe Granp Jory waten Ixpictep Him.—At the opening of the Over ard Terminer Court in New York yesterday. Judge Cardozo on the bench, MeKéon, one of the counsel tor Stokes, moved that the court direct a verdict for the defendant. He read various averments as to irregularities in tho aration of a list of grand jurors, and stated at the grand jury was sc'ected from a prepared instead of from the box; therefure th. s that the indictment be quashed judge decided that the evidence must ti-st be submitted, when he would direct a verdict according to his views of law. Mr. Graham moved that the indictment be qnashed, first the court and jury, and second by the withont the intervention of the jary. denied both mot The connse! Stokes called Henry Gumbleton, deputy county clerk who testitied to irregularities in drawing th grand jury, and the court then adjourned, TRE ALABAMA CLaims—The Feeling in Bag- and—Lord Chict Justice Cockburn, British member of the Geneva Board, approves of th government’s refusal to admit the claims for ircet damages. William Fowler, member « Partiament tor Cambridge, addres-ing his con stituents Tuesday night, dwelt at length on th Alabama case. “Alluding to the claims of United States for indrect damages, he said England should not bluster, nor should she sub- mit to be bullied. He believed that the coun‘ry to @ man had made up its mind that if on: American cousins wanted the money they would have to come and take it. The London Times considered the situation yesterday more satis. factory. It denies that a quarrel was sprung because Gladstone feared the iutrignes of Dis. raeli and Dilke, for os could have been —e__ more unpopular in Englan: Tar Few we He. mooth and shining tresses are now no longer the mode; bat dishev. eled: locks flutter sportively in the wind, and little curls peep in and out trom masses of pu‘ts and braids. Leng curls, four or tive, are worn at the back, and reach to the bottom of the waist. Nets of coarse silk or chenille are worn for morning or for the enade, for eve- ning the hair is di high in front and falls in curls or frizzes at the back. White powder ix much used for fulldress. A blonde powder is now manufactured which, placed upon the hair over night, is said to change it toa beautilul golden auburn tint. pind ES THat’s So.—An exchange ind in the following sensible reflections regarding Indio head-dresses at the theatre: “Ifa man were to take his seat at any place of public gatheri ing or amusement and keep his hat on he would’ be hissed, or hustled out or handed to the police. But women, night after night, go with the most preposterous pile of rigging’on top of their cads, just as high as men’s hate, and keep the unhappy meri behind dodging the never-quiet pile, and never giving one moment's clear view of the stage or the performers. Perhapsit would be well to revive the old Puritanic text: « Top knot, come down.’ ee Marne ELects Grant anv CoLPAx Deie- GATHS TO THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION —A republican caucus of members of the Maine legislature last evening elected the followin, dsfegation to the republican national conver on af Philadetphia:—Hon. John W. Potter, chairman; Hon. Eben Woodbury, secretary; Hans. F. A. Bike, Fred. Robie, Isaiah Steton’ and E. C. Farrington. Alternates:—Hon. John Hall, Seth Tisdale, F.C. Perking and Edwin ve. Resolutions were adopted e: Grant and Colfax. — $$$ _<<—____ Eicnt-nour Meetine 1x New Yorx.—A mass meet of the trades’ societies wax held in New York last evening, to advocate the en- forcement of the epttow law. There wasa large attendance. The meeting was ad by prominent trades’ union advocates. Reso. lutions were adopted calling for the enforee- meut of the eight-hour law on public buildings. ‘WHEN SHALL WE THREE MEET A fod Peter B. Sweeny has gone to Philadelphia, His brains are ive and the harsh thousand will be in line. No | czamination of the streets in flags or banners will exeept the | might think moe and prom‘ fore the committee THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION. Proceedings Before the House mittee To-day. Com: The investigation into the charges against the Board of Public Works and the District govern- ment was continued before the House Commit- tee on the District of Columbia this morning There were present of the committee Messrs. ve represented by Hon. Wm. E to! H. Hugh M Green, Watson, § the absence of a Mr. Chat 7 it and Darrall. been add: y before the r. Green asked ded ¢ der oath, c to in fon or the N: mpar tions satisfactorily. been adi pers no amount is state Mr. Chandler said th been ren 1 as had of te the Board ot Pus June, IST1. trem Dr. J. position mith and jornm the s at they havegnformation ij unmittee. is may be obiainest. or had answered the ques he Dist: sers. S o « essed to Mr. Farm r nt, Which they Mr. Stark Mr € of Deeds, wa: in regard to in reg atifnal M Ovtober 11, 1570. was read by He repelled the SAc1OMS lic Works at a meet Major General Mei « . mor the + Wi in ri rgetown, at cary hington Starkweather, Chipman, Crebs, Gutton, Roose- weather said he had 2 similar communication from Wm. aniier how he re- te: t ving Mr. the answer ot He be- charge City Mr. Crane disputed the accnracy of the Gov- sauswer to the interrogatory in reg the cost of registration. Every one knew rd to rat the cost of the seccnd registration was less than the first. n. € or’s statement, ipman asked if he meant to dispute the truth of the Gover and Mr. Crane said he certainly did in respect to the cost rations. Mir. Roosevelt asked Mr. Green if there was any way of getting at the amount of the $4.000,- (00 which has alre: plied t ht rey lig ith Thornt ing he ho} cone think y lei had laid e}; THE CONC! Ww 1 i5cents per witness b: pavem f put down eted by Mr. ( or and has had exper he been spent, and M Green to be able to throw some nee in p: RETE PAVEMENT yard, if proper economy hac the pavement is abo laid a good man here and in Annapolis; hy U 3,000 or 4,000 yards at the Agricultural De- partment, and perhaps 5.000 at the naval ac my at Annapolt: tone concrete payee: were compe nat ad never laid on the subject. but could not answer pos y now. ith, sworn, (Lis examination be- Shandler.)—Is a contract- ing; he did not fe House should have cost ix inches thousa a ¢ tar and gray gravel mixed with tar tirst, i lest gravel and tar of a Was laid four inches thick; for Pennsylvania av enity he would use the same material, onl would make a pavement six inches of solid he a crete; such a pavement would last four times a- long as the present om sof e pavement. 2 he he received interest coupons; th tie crete, wood, and Belgian; any cobble-stone any macadamizin, By Mr. Reoseyelt: per yard, would kee sare laying three which has but els ieulturat jo thts vem nds of 0 tor Aunap. Department two in ite for laving a of the White work ai during which 2, provided ity authori ents—chn- not laying he had never done inches deep of brok. en stone or gravel will cost from 25 to 30 cents per yee, including labor. gravel would require Tosin: Mr. Eldridge: To mix 2,60) barrels of Ybvarrels of tar and 5 of the tar cost #1.) per barrel, and the rosin about $3; to mix this quantity would cost wel gt level it off would cost about 20 cents a andler:—The gravel costs7 or £ cents a bushel; asjuare yard of gravel six inches deep costs about 25 cents; it costs 20 cents a sqvare yard to lay such a pavement. By M an r. Eldrid; es thick wou ‘k; he could lay ment like that in front of the White Hi —The cos: of laying a pave- ment of this kind two inc d for six inches dee the net cost of the wo td be 2 cents per yard; this is a pave- louse for Jess than 75 cents a yard; he could lay the con- crete pavement sixdnches thick for that sum; it ought not to be more than that; he did not, of course, include grading in bis estimate. By Mr. Starkweathe: :—He would lay sucha pavement and take up the old pavement with- out extia — By Mr. Ek “gies He would not have taken way, New York. THE L @TREE’ H. Bliss, sworn und examined by Mr an engineer and sur- $ familiar with L street trom Boundary northeast; can't state how grading is y other; it woul By occupa ne. at in bids je tho: stand on IMPROVEMENT. 75 cents, and dome the grading which has been do By Mr. Chaniler:—Had Board ot Public Works tor pavin, By Mr. Chipma: better than to the cht his pavement Broad to was done on that street; can’t form an approxi- mate estimate without data; don't know w. her L street northeast, Q street’ northwest and Sti street southwest had been improved or not At the request of Mr. Green, the chairman of the committee requests those streets in order t3! on that point in the f ‘A READING a BY weth eversoy. iss to examine e may give testimony Benjamin Severson (of cafial causeway noto- riety), sworn:—Said he had prepared aper which he desired to read. He then proceeded to read his statement, which began by char, fraudulent practices against the Boatd of lic Works and District government. Gen. ng man interrupted him to inquire if he read that ai ‘r under oath. if Mr. Severson replied that he |. Gen. Chipman forther ask he was peerarer to prove all of his assertions, ay! Mr. tw per was . —— affirmative response. e) The hour o1 ve arriving, the reading of Mr. Severson's poned and the committee ad- urned until Monday next at 10 o'clock a. m. Mr. Severson’s statement is merely a reitera- tion of his old exploded theories regarding the canal, and abounds in loose charges of fraud and ee against the District gevernment tr to not desire to be He would, however, m: the streets named if tions, and all agreed the circumstances, pay Bliss was finally authori mixed uj in e the examin: adjournment, Mr. Bliss said he did this matter at all ation of that they could not, under for such services. Mr. ized to make such an uestion as he toappear be-~ again sometime next week. AN ATTEMPT AT PRIVATE-EAR-ING REPULSE! After the adjournment of the committee, Mr. Severson made an effort to A GRCULAR LETTER is soon to be issued by of Mr. Starkweather, chaireenor this comait, : its Felations fo acct Of Public education tee, to make a verbal statement in tothe a 8 as tO he ee and to thestate. | District authorities. Mr. Starkwestees toten: ¥ poin' hy Tupted the old gentleman to say that he could expected that the forthcoming letter ex- Jeet; whatever ah ee poll des 3 A iaid pubnely, and under oath <;Xou will have Pishe Wahoa Rie Creu Coats ia' Soy | SF Seer satenentsnext’ Montag?” "psn ne ‘The “French Curye” has kat Le of the “Grecian Bendy” ana tense conuberca 58 ae much of an improvement on the old style. ‘Captain James nkZTis gitar of the Utica Bee, being in fait u ae up a column of “jail someaee z. s7-The report that Duke Alexis has Made motseite Jonkofaky, the maid of honor whom he is said to have jong been attached, is credited, and creates considerable confusion’ in oficial circles in §t. Petersburg. THE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTIO: Opening Proceedings To-day. The convention of gentlemen who are offi- cially interested in the promotion of agricul tural education, and especially those con- cerned with the inistration of the col- ges which receiv ‘he benefit of the na vnai grant of July 2 + for promoting ins rac- tion in + ture and the mechanic arts,’ tural Department this ment being represented by cian, and Wm. Sau dd grounds. mvention has a two-fold origi new Commissioner of Agriculture, Mr. Fre ick Watts, for many yeazs prominently nected with the Agricuftural College ot Penn- sylvania, invited delegates from agricultars colleges and schools and from state agriou!t societies and boards to assemble for & compa son of views. It is not improbable that tis invitation is connected with an inquiry which it is said the Houre Committee on Agriculture have instituted as to the cixposition which th: several states of the Union are making of the national grant of 1862. © it isthat the known desire for information manifested by Ts of Congress respecting the resal t great endowment, and the se pmons of the Commissioner of Ag ure, has brought together representatives of thes: i stitutions from nearly every state in the Un There isalso asecond eall for such an assem'y!y Last summera number of persons interested it ions met in Chicago and spent two or the diseussion of agricultural eda pecially as to what the agricaltaral coi leges may undertake in experimental in tions and the comparison of their results. s much interest was manifest in this meetin and h strong inclination for a diseussion o: the general principles of scientific education that the president of the convention, Dr. Grego- ry, of the IMinois Industrial University, was aw thorized, on consultation with others, to call « second mecting, which. it was hoped, still more largely ed. On hearing of th proposed n, under the an<pices of th i Agricaiture, onvention to, are thirty-one the Unit ¢ convention, whic! ff representatives o ies and other leading orticu turists, NTION: ¥ AGRICULTURE,Washin By the act ot to the several lands, rpose » thereb: rien cing @ purpose t rest, through the instru mentality of the respective states. Mans leges have been, and doubtless many moi be established. State agricultaral aml h tural societies and boards of agricultu also been established by law in m correspondence consultation friends of these interests have led to the sion that a convention of delegates repres 1 them, for the purpose of conferring up en suggested that I take thir sponsibility of initiating such a me 1 therefore propose that each agricult lege, state agricultural society, state h tural sec ty, and state board of depute two ae : the city of Washington, 01 of February next, tot the inter expedient. ‘he meeting was CALLED TO ORDER PY COMMISSIONER WATTS who stated that in 1862 the Congress ot th United States gave ten millions of acres of lan to the states, with the understanding that there should be agricultural colleges established witt the proceeds of the sale of such land. not surprising in view of the importan. subject; but this great work needs It Was thought best not to have a large here, as business was to be done and not making. Without regard to the cal! som*eot t states have elected too large an glad, however, to. meet them although it would be necessary to cart number to a practicnl working members He asked them to choose a temporary chairm r ing al col tical agriculture Vention ai day, the 15 action regarding Sof agriculture as they shall d J. W. Warts, Com’ when PROF. ROWMAN WAS ELECTED TO PRES DZ, Prot P m temporary secre read the eall issued by Commissioner sand alistof the industrial ins: Te United States which hav national endowment of law ‘Mr. Purnell, of Del, mo y agricultural, horticultural and kindred soci-ties represented at the meeting were raled out ‘Lucy were quite numerous, “The states wh responded are: Alabama, Connecticut, Dal ware, Georgia, Tilinois, Indiana, lowa, Kauss Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hamp. shire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolins Ohio. New England Aj ‘icuitural Society, Penn sylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Ten nessee, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin aud Dix trict of Columbia. Commissioner Watts name: Messrs. Saunders and Dodge to represent the Agricultural Department. "The National A; cultural Association was also represe: eral delegates arrived and reported aft “ had been called, some of them from the tere tories. The Chair stated that the next bu be the appointment of a committee on cre len tials, and one ou order of business. Mr. Edmonds then made a motion tuat atl th: gentlemen whose names had been sent in, be admitted as members. He offere stitute for the motion of the Delaware, and which had bs then discussed, some claim untair when it cam mcaeures, as small large ones. The motion of Mr. Eamon then adopted. Some discussion took plac pointing ihe committecs. that the several or; each state decide on its own mena’ committees on organization ay ness. A recess was then taken for the states to get their representatives together. he convention reassembled, aut tc tollow were announced as THE COMMITTEES W. H. Purnell, De a.; George Edwards, 111. A.S. Welch, Iowa; U w is war rs of the tw order of busi ; W.W 0.5 D. H. + HL; Geo, Ray 4 W. P. Yates, ‘obinson, Ohio; A. B. Hamilte i D. W. Aiken, S.C.; W. W. ewis, M N. Ht: 7K iF ~ At Wilson, R. [ water, n.; —— Thomas, Texas; Peter Col iver, Vt; L.E. Harvey, Va.; Dr. A. Morton, w.¥ H. Gormley, Wi Order of Business—D. J. Searle, Ark.; Prof. Gi'man, Conn.; W. H. Purnell, Del. Nor- cross, Ga,; Ml. Gregory and Dr. Burnell, lil; R. Shankland, Iowa; H. J. Strickland, Kan.; 5S. L. Godey. Me.; Samuel t " Needham, Mass.; W. G. Beck ‘Minn; GC. $ Farwell, . C. Whaley, Neb.; V. C. Gilman, N. Nd58. i, N. ¥ Clark, Vt; Prof. Allen Arm A. es W Va.; Hon. G. W. Hazleton, Wis, wi’ After the announcement of the cor the conv took @ recess tor half an hour. At 1.30 p.m. the committee on ior: that hey Bdplacea » nomtnatise for rors ‘DO; — for pei nent officers o1 avention DR. LORING, OF MASS., AS PRESIDENT, wipene vice it each |FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. This Afternoon's Proceedings, seisatst o Turaspay, SENATE.—Mr. Carpenter, from the Com- mittee on Patents, reported @ bill confirming and extending the patent of Levi W. Pond and others for seventeen ye bruary 15. clerk's desk te be ‘k im che House of K January 22. t re permitting the the reading, read from parlinment ery ro n either he certainly bs own defence. dd the clerk fading of Mr. Brownlow’s jed with the roading an extract from the spoe in which he allades to the soathern vernors, charging them with frand mn. aeerting, among other things, ‘bat Brownlow had MADE A PANDEMONIUM OF TRENNES@re, A r, that the only reluge of these gov. ors who have escaped the penitentiary, ts in the Senate of the United States Iv reply to this, as concerned himself, Mr. B. said that at one time Mr. Beck | WOULD NoT HAVE DARED | ty such lan; for he would “1 that he him his overser'swh Beck lett the ge driver a take from Pp, and layit over hisback ion of hostler t NDRELS, he was so auxigu interrapted ted from Jefterson’ ematksot Mr. Brownlow ¢ gressed the parliamentary rul Mr. Biaic hoped that unanimous consent wontd be Mr. Casserly n rans | nt for such lan, tion any such langaaze ever before been used on the floor of House of Congress” Mr. Blair i there Was no precedent fi Ser acquiring bis seat in a manner as he | Brownlow,) and therefore he could see no objection te allowmg him to continue a strain of Ienguage which wa: The Vico President re strained to say that bh remarks similar in members to e reading. The re defense @f Mr. ows action in Tennessee. The ed businoss, being the resolution of inquiry of Mr. Samner into THE SALES OF ARMS TO THE FRENCH GO EENNENT, was then taken up. Mr. ‘ho was entitled to the floor, said covernment had on hand a stores, which were by from time te time at Var own citizens were mainder was occupied wit Brown authority public and private sale ge purchasers, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—The House at once resumed the business of the morning hour, the pending question being the demand made yesterday by Mr. Farwell (il. for the previous question upon the bill pro- viding for the erection of a public building at (Quincy, Ii. ‘The demand was seconded —ayes i the vote re- The bill was thea —yeas iid, mays 35, Witlard, (Vt.,) from the Committce on the Keorganization of wloyment and compensation of clerks to the comm tes of the House of Representatives. Mr. Willard proceeded to address the Mouse in explanation of the d of the bill. Mr. Gartield (OLio) ofered an amendment providing that no money suail be paid trom the contingeat tund of the House for the payment * salary of a clerk to any standing comumit- ‘tec of the Honse. Mr. Hoar (Mass.) moved farther amendment, that nothing in this act shall be construed to vent the House from dischargmg, by reso- ny clerk to committee, or transter such m ove duty to anothe: ing further consider: ing hour expired, and th sday next. The House then went iuto the Committee of the Whole on TEE EAVAL APPROPRIATION Bitz, and several pages were clerk. Mr. Sh x -) moved "io strike out the “ppropr’ ¢ mof the bill the vill went over to appropriations were made. The House w: erned by the judgment of its com: committees were governed by the jadgment or cabinet officers, and they, in turn, by e judg- ment of some bureau officer. So that, in fact, the Hot ing upon the jndgment of bureau o! Wis on of the subject. He had found that the average number of patients in the hospital ii ve, for the care of whom there were employed cight meaical officers and | forty atiendants. ‘he site covered ten acres, worth $100,000 per acre, or $1,000,000 in all: The bureau officers were not content with this, but when au application was made by the city of Brooklyu to purchase four acres adjoining the Lospital site, worth £490.00, the Secretary ofthe Navy red the matter to the surgeon of the navy, who reported that the land was very valuable, and if scid to the city of Brooklyn it would be built up aud prove a | nuisance to the hospitni, but if it was filled up ama leveled tt would ke a beautifal lawn for | the hospital pporting @ hospital of this char- | acter. atient in the hospital could be bos Firth Avenue Hotel, and fur- nished a physician for cach one, and a plarge sum be saved to the Al Mr. Hale objected to ent caming in by teaid he would join hands with the » at the proper the for the sate of all t ernment propewty in Brooklyn. Mr. Banks (Mase.) thoaght the government should not descend to accuse a speculator in land. There was a great difference between a t mation {iat was to last for centuries and individual. iblack (Ind.) referred to the enormous cost to the government tor taking care of its patients, and argued that it would be much more economical to provide for their care in private hospitals, that the governmen! would be a great gainer if ail its hospital pro- re Pe ee} lied to the proposition . Potter (N.Y. ied to i ‘ oe of the Brook! . Hale to dispose yn navy seal and “ ited ou! Joss that would After further » Mr. Slocum Said that be lly &> polot ont theestrawapence of s Sores tw ou a officer, and would now withdraw it. nest ona Tur Great Sea the Straits of TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoon’s Dispatches. ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS. Destructive Fire Toronto. Toronto, ONT... Feb. 15.—Nine ot nie wholesale stores Rnown as “drom Block” Ip city were burned last night. The » Occupied by some of the heavic The follows 40,000; Jennings in Charlesworth Av ngaton Jobson, dry gro: 25,000; Thomas Wa 8.5. Campboil, belt Co., dry goods, $5 a Pirune & Russel, drugs, nations straw works, 559.0. nd Bil tinge is estimates insurance not ascertained qual were saved three westerly stores were dbs Staunton, the four center by Willem Mel the ether four by Thompson & Burr - sant The Kansas Investigation About the Senatorsuip, St. Lovin, Feb Topcka to the Se iat sexe it ts Ad s ams has te dby M body to order au in ye unscating Mr. Caidwe! sm. The was behind the exploded one, p 2 inte the boos of the train and mad plete wreck. The conductor and persons were severely s¢ On one side ack an With two ribs broken and af of his legs. € his son with in it extingaioh o Texams Taking Part in the Mexican War. A special dispatch from instant save a an Munole, New York, Fy Matamoras . have ore .” They are in ope rest of Juarez. Quiroge has the rove! a y cnvalry at : The attack on Matamora of San t xpectod. The rout of bla is reported. postponed until the fa Lonrly « Rock. o ° = West Virginia Constitutional Coa. thom. Cuaetesros, W. Va stitutional conv : fixed the ag and length of residence necessary to he in this state. The Gevernor and ears old, and Senator must be resid being etigibie, ti officers and members egisiatare will | held on the second Tuesday in October. anti-duelling clause was tay lasting uring whi he boats shed overboard and ov we The Upper part of th. jams, second offi » breaking his le i, ankle, aud otherwise injuring forty-eight hours, excepting one were siderable da! Steamer. Mr. Ny strack by a fearfal se dislocating his him. . ae South American Traitor. New Youk, Feb. he Panama steamer and Herald of the 5th says the capture of the Venezuelan rebel stronghold—San Fernando > Apure—) y the government troops was ett through the treachery of one of the officers « the besieged force, who betrayed lis trust for $90.00. Six hundred men are said to hay killed or drowned in the retreat of the rebels. ats ~ Senator Fednesda resolved that United States requested to resign, amor his appointments to fodera Uns to the republican government - M5 Church Burning in Kentucky. Mount STERLING, » Feb. 15.—A tire at arpsLurg, Ky., on Tuesday consume. yterinn Church and five of the best ness houses in the town. Three men w rested c d with starting the fire, it was with diticulty that a mob could be prevented from hanging them. a A New York Hackman Comes to Grief, New York, Feb. 15.—A kinan, named James O'Brien, was found in a horse.cur track, in the eastern part of Brooklyn, early vesterday morning, with bis head cut open and otherwi-o injured. He has been unconscious since. It is not known whether it was an accident or an at. tempt at murder. Ee low Tweed Was Elected . K, Feb. 15.—U"Donovan Rossa’s petition claiming the Senatorial seat ot Tweed Will be laid before the Legislature to-morrow. Kosta brings testimony to that at least six thousand votes which were registered in fayor ot Lis oppouent, belonged of right to The to be (hanged, Net New Yorn, Feb. 12.—Collector Arthur states that the present general order system will be continued only until» new plan can be ap- proved, which will probably be soon, but what the changes are at present will not be divulged. ° Tncendiaries Sent to Jai New York, Feb. 15.—Anthony C. Jones an J. Cieski, with firing @ namber of their houses to obtain the amount of the policies from the insurance compan Jail in default of bail to a1 grand jury. pistes Proposals for Govermment New York, Feb. 15.—There were sixteen proposals for bonds to-day; amounting to $3,170,950, from 109.5 to 110.90, Fhe amount advertised for purchase, $1,000,000, if taken will beat 109.5 to 18.50, ° Suicide of . Roventeld, a convert trom judaism. sent out Te by the sox or the agation ‘of christian knowledj among the Jews, com mitted suicide in his feagings. penne om lll Stokes’ Trial of the Grand Jury Con- Unued. New York, Feb. 15.—In the Oyer and Ter- miner Court this morning evidence was con- Unued on behalf of Stokes as to irregularities in cmpannelling the grand jury. Ppreprintions Prohibited. heb. 15.—The assombly to- y adopted a proviso to the New York city charter probibiting appropriations for sectarian purposes. Es The Baltimore Murder. Bartimone, Feb. 15.—Josep Barns, shot, Monday afternoon, at Fells Point, by Joba Wiseman, di Breton, three of | 89 Theeties London in about