Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1873, Page 1

ee 9 eee THE EVENING STAR. Published Dally, Sundays excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Ponnsylvania Avenue, corner Lith Bt., BY THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMP'Y, &. MH. RAUPPAANN, Prevt. ‘ served by carriers to PER WEEK, or For- Copies at the counter © CENTs each. By mail—three months, @1.30; izmonths, $3.00; one year. 95. THE WEEKLY STA R—publiched Priday—$) 20, & year. S¥ Invariably fe wlvar ce. in tok : aud bo paper sent longerthan paid for, ©7" Bates of advertising furnished on @ NTH. ven. 41—NS. 6,177. Foening Star WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 4. 1873. SPECIAL NOTICES. Decidedly Good. LADIES’ GOOD‘g, = re EAS EEMOV gp _ MBY. JONES COUGH MIXTURE, FENNSY :VANIA AVENUE, POR Das all! se wewest and mo Kr BOMSET= 8 4 BOUND BATS fore Sate ie, Fase FLOWERS, PEAT it styles ter Cowshs, Coits, Hoarsencss, Croup, AtAma and romchties. 2: i HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, {PENG p ‘ Cases of Consumption, whether recent or advanced, Bekire a sa dane, seo CE AMPLE EIUMISS | seneods seltenee, Si Sec inte Sona hoi sheees WOry descripuicn. fally attest to its great virturs aes carstive for all Eabuolpemise 4 wipaibs ot ak | ills arising from a slight coush, cold, &o- WILES of all ovlors, co SIMPLE BUT EFFICACIOUS. = BA aAtRER, To be within the reach of every one ft is pat ap ienis-iy opposite Patent Ofce, | In iu a ae ¥ 7} VAY WITH IMITATION HAig, 2 ARTHUR NATTANS. Dragetst. [po 4WAY wit Dura Tios Baik, mae faba Sieg dng ga QREAT PREMIUM HAIR FACTORY. Caution. LEX & PEERINS’ WORORSTERSHIBE SAUCE autioned to avoid the numerous nd Imitations offered fer esle. JOHN DUNCAN'S 3088, New York, Sawly = Agente for the United States for anle at astonish: {Halk GOODS ine, euch a8 Plaite, he sudcolers. Lads gtylee cesired. Combings of air evtied by tne roots by machinery, to avoid the tangling of the hair. peeial attention to the Coifiases ier soiree, bails, own hair pat opin aX ocle- etc. Wigs and Toupets made to order. Als, The ¥ Marriage. ‘Sirical © igs for bire. 2 te % Fay for Yor M ; the fects of +44 iy life. Lt 43-he Between 7th snd 3th street NV ADAME LAUBHEST, (FoRMmncy ee MaqvERtort,) me Pa INCH FLUTING AND CLEABSTAROHING. wuUBTA iS, FINE LACES AND MUSLINS Menb. restored, eanal to new, and mends ‘790 12TH ETRKET, BETWEEN G aNd STREETS, deche lm’ Warhington, D.C ves at ? a M.WILLIAN’s, in ‘7 Penesylvanis avenus. DAME ESTREN, M4?48% 2S pairkesra Srazzr, LADIES’ FASHIONABLE HAIS DRESSER Fecucheep Hanes Hate Hocss. ‘tere Obittoes Crk cLeep Haman jouse. Two. hittin Braide ; stock to solect from alway EM fu band. Cail and examine tor voureclf, eost AMUS ENTS. ;IEST GRAND OBCHESTBAL CONOZLT. & JUST OPENING r] F eal IVES a A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF TETERSUAY EATS, FLOWERS, FEATHESS and VELVETS, OF ALL COLOBS, ee en ee BELLES's, ATIONAL THEATER. Buoins at no2t-tr No, 71 Market Space. Mn. J. @. SAVILLE, Lessee and Manag: = = FAREWELL NIGHTS OF PIANOS, &c. MB. DION BOUCLOAULT ae > M188 AGNES ROBERTSON, r Al ER & COS PIANOS, Scmonacnnn 2 oo.F FiAnos, (Mire. Dioa Bone'cault,) aided MS. SULEL ‘bapry. THUS Das. w nary 2, 1873, last time « SRRAH-NA-POGUE GEEAT BEDUCTION IN PRICES. ‘Thete instruments, whick on ut of their superivrity over ail othe: Tew, Or, The Wicklow Wedding.’ 8 become the most popular asl Sienast thy yy, RS Fe apy poding ogE ey The andience are-requested to be in tueir seats at Scan 3 DCW for the following ext emely low prices: Sovclock precisely, » SQUAKE PIANUS from 57510 $475. UPSIGUE Pia Nos from $40 to 9760. ate mew com=dy drama Or, Night and Morning, GBAND PlaNOS from 3275 to LS. Fill commerce at that he s Persons who wich tomave frets 9100 to $30 in Sa ne My Pian Boncicanit, perebssing best instrument out are invited w a ith ES Cail sud compare for themselves. Pianoe tor rent, R. Mas. BOUC LT. Pianos cxebauged. Repairi ~ THE COLLEEN BAWN, oto TOE RICHTER, Aaeat. dé | 9335 Pennsylvania avente. jILLIAM KNABE & CO, tt KERRY. KEBBY, and MILLY, THE MAID WITH THE aL ®E, MARYLAND. ‘HL GRAND, 8QUA e BIGHT PIANO: MILKING PAIL. T inetreamente ba PS before th .. J ANAUSOBEK MONPAY.... 32-tf aw years, sod open their ———y Rea Bence which pronosnecs them aseaunied ( ATIONAL THEATER. SPECIAL. Weep bs ‘The Box-book for the sale of seats for the nights of MADAME JANAUSCHEK BU bs Ber, at Box-offce of Theater FRIDAY MORNING, January #919 o'lock. aaa aseeneeee MABY STUART sseereeD BU aeY WOLD factories for BEILHENSSCH'S rt Piano Warerooms, 423 1th street. Gum Eu BB, {cermesty Feranes wee F.O | tt "o.. Tuner for eis 3) o = seek tote cher ten ak ore. ILLARD’3 NEW HALL, Tene R AND REPAIRER OF PL. ADsorsinG WILLARD’s HOTEL, GEGANS. Orders F Street, near 14th Street. PROF. CROMWELL , tu has the honor to announce » brief season of bis —— = meguilicent c IMG.728US:80 708 OUT'—Cauacs inanimate ABT ENTERTAINMESTS, Jance £0 the m2 ars Fer ssie by GL WiLD & BHO 450 ort] ee eaeene a Erect west, between epae and os de ive in Mesicat struments 0d dealers in Musical in —— all Masical instrument decld-tr Great Reduwtion in Prices as the natural and art won‘ers B HARTE, LINCCLN HALL, DAY, JANUABY 7. SUBJECT: “ ABGONAUTS OF “49.” Beserv. ts, 91. at Serre ts }. PABKER’S, 507 7th street. ASHINGTON THEATRE COMIQUE, Bleventh st., south of Pennsylvania avenus. RSEEE EES TOWweRrct ATTRACTIONS! ‘The Popular Sketch and Pialect Artists, Panto- aT A. STRAUS’ POPULAR CLOTHING HOUSE, - 2011 PENNSYLVANIA AVESUB, Between Wth and Mth streets, Northwest, EN ORDER TO REDUCE STOCK. OVERCOATS. mimits P! Pei ABNETTA. = MLE "LLE A ‘A. OM LLS ‘The cele! rere, Gymnasts MOWS. RAVINS and ZOE 70! MONS. RAVING sod ZOB 7, tue pe ; ee Bketch Artists, MISS BALLE ads Piss 8 iz MASON, #e Sabha ay ANTIC THEA CuMIQUE D THE GIG. RTC THE TEE CuMid’ BUSINESS SUITS. 5 2 . Bue = x, Ts O'CLOCK. ate F Matinee every Wednesday and Saturday. ¢W-tr 33 Ov No.) On Exhibition (Nsw Ne 13 5 456 ena eo 430 TrE St. YOUTHS: BULTS reduced to $7, $, 10,12, 15 and 20. BOYS’ SUITS at 3.50, 4,5, 6,5, and 910, —- PANTS at $2, 2.60, 3, 3.50, 4, and DREES PANTS at 4,5,6, 7, and $%, &c., &c. 8. ge Pi A. STRAUSS, Nee i 102) PENNSYLVANIA AVENUR, weety mall Between loth ith streets. ante ee doors frum Muh etreet, - TABLE 8SAUCE, The Very Best Sauce and Relish Mode in Any Part of the Werld. FoR FAMILY USE. PIsTs. Ouxrs, HALF Pints Carn. FOR SALE BY ALL GROOBES. EVENING STAR. DOUBLE SHEET. Washington News and Gossip. IxTPRNAL RevenveE.—The rece'pts from thi source to-ay were $150,807.17. THE SECRETARYSHIP OF STATR.—The Pres ident authorizes a contradiction of the state- ment telegraphed from here and published in a New York paper of yesterday, relative to the proposed retirement of Mr. Fish and the ap poniment of Mr. Evarts ap his successor. Stare Orrictats 1m Lovistana Rewovep FROM FEDERAL Positions —An official dis patch received here this morning from New Orie states that all the custom-honse of- ficials re who are employes or members of the legislature have resigned, been removed, or deen suspenced t their custom-house duties. TRE SOUTHERN CLAIMS CoMMIasION yester- day went to Alexandria for the purpose of taking the personal testimony of Mrs, Anna M. Fitzhugh, an eopcre feeble lady, in snp- port of her claim for $575,000 worth of timber, alleged to have been cut from her farm pear that city during the late war. PERsonAL.—Gen’! Chipman was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York, Thursday. ries ‘The Harrisonburg (Va.) Old Commonwealth mentions the severe i!lness of Representative Jobn T. Harris. ---- Gen’l Sickles, U.S. Min- ister to Spain, wife and son, have engaged rooms at Nice for the months of February and March. Tas Mexican Bonpse Comwmission.—Col. ‘Thomas P. Robb, president of the commission to inquire into the outrages on the Mexican border, bas received instructions from the gov- ernment to proceed to Brownsville, Texas, on the ith instant, and report upon the condition of affairs on the Rio Grande, together with such suggestions for congressioual action as the circumstances may appear to require. NAVAL OrPICERSTRANSF2ERRED.—Sailmaker A. W. Cassell has been ordered to the Nortotk navy yard. Midsbipmen Henry T. Stockton has been detached from the Lancaster and laced on waiting orders. Boatswain Hermta ‘eters Las been detached from the Pawnee and placed ‘on waiting orders. Boatswain Ansell ‘een bas been detached from the Saranac and ordered to return home. Gen. BUTLER THINKS he has made a discov- ery about the receipt that James Brooks showed so triumphantly in the House as given to his son-in-law (Neilson) for money he paid for lis Credit Mobilier stock. Butler says that, unless his eyes deceived » aud he thinks tir didn’t, there was no revenue stamp on that paper, which would bring its date down toa time subsequent to the abolition of the tax ou receipts.— Springfield Republican Special. REDUCING THE INTERNAL RuvenveForte.— The work of reducing the number of assistant assessors under the internal revenue burean is progreseing rapidly. On the 1st of Decemor jast there were 1,175 in service, and on the 1st ef this month 1,110, showing a decrease or during the month of December. Most of reduction thus far bas been in the western States, but #8 soon as the fruit distilling closes, which wiil he about the latter part of this mont jarge reduction in the torce will be made in the southern states, where the fruit distill: are located. In one district ai in that sc tion there are over 300 revenno oificers e1 ployed. The entire force of assessors and as- sist Ul be dispensed with by the first of duiy under the new law. THE SPEAKERSHIP Question is already azi- tated in political journals, whether by the sug- gestion ef Mr. Blaine or not I do not know, bat I presume he bas nothing to do with it. He is s0 sure of being re-elected speaker that he can- not feel @ very deep interest in the curreut gossip about the subject. The fact ia, that on the whole Mr. Blaine does eo admirably in the speaker’e chair that he need havé no fears Tivsl. He is somotimes a little too impetaou and he is £0 thorough a potitician that he somo. times resorts to the arts ofa politieran to accoin- plish bis objects; but there is nobody in this or the next Congress who can begin to take his Plece as @ presiding officer. His immense energy controls the furbnient House, and dix patches the public bnsinese, when a man of more feeble will would certainly break down. Mr. Maynard would never answer, though nothing can be said against his character. Mv. Wheeler of New York would make a good pra. siding officor, but he will not run against M Blaine, who ts an old and tried friend of h s bas no ambition in that direction, content with his chairmanship of the Tass Andmeans.—" Van” tn Springfield Repub ican. OUR FINANCIAL PaosrRoTs—The Reduction of the Public Debt.—The small increase of the public debt, as shown in the statement for De- cember last, has caused considerable specu!a- tion as to the cause, and the probable Prospect for the future. The maim cause of the increase referred to is found in the reduction of taxation by Congress st its last session to the amount of Fog ne ‘This decrease in our revenues which took efiect at the close of the last fiscal year, has of course had, and will continue to have, its effect on the public debt. And here it is Proper to state that this reduction is abent 8 000 in excess of the amount recommen|- ed by the Secretary of the Treasury, who is of the opinion that there will hereafter occasional. ly be a small increase in the public debt. This Be does not believe will recur monthly. On tho contrary, it is believed that if there are no extraordinary expenditures by the government, that the increased efficiency in collecting the revenues, and the large ot expenditures in that direction will tend to —_ in beg ony the - soarecten at iexe, mm made also expected that the public dep? statement for the current month will show areduction of about 4,000,000, pro- dre etre. ananenn ee are not extravagan: public should un hat Secretar, stand tl 'y Boutwell’s monthly ex- hibits are never ‘‘doctored” to suit political or other Mion eng but are — and honest been into a decrease by temporsa- sanctpecne tie ge fl opener antic revenut e ment, but the Secretary ly refuses to avail him- steadil; selt of such subterfuges, as he desires the debt statement to be an exact and truthful exhibit of the public finances. AmaTsvR THEATRICALS.—And now that I am speaking of western men, I will tell of an Society. the United States Army. —The fog and dampness of yesterday were | ITS PRESENT STRENGTH AND LOCATIO‘ OF completely ignogpd by those who had cails to make. — Mrs. Jamee Brooke, and her danghter, Miss Virgie, gave a téege and brilliant bridal recep- tion to Mr. aa. Mrs. John W. Ehuinger, of New York, Mre. &. was Miss Bireh, of atoga, and is ® great heiress. Mr. Ehuinger is the well-known artist, and is a grandson of the late Jobn Jacob Astor. During the afternoon Mra. Brooks’ parlors were thronged with the plite of Washington. Among those present were Mrs. Fish and her daughter; Mrs. Benjamin; M General Maroy; Mrs. and the Misses Freling- huyeen; Mre.and Miss Campheil; Colone! and Mrs. Audenreid; Mre., Miss, and Mr. Lowrey, and Miss Turnbull. Among the diplomatic corps were Lady Thornton, and Madam de Noailles, whose animated conversation made her the center of all who were so fortanate a= to be able to speak in French. Madam Porestad looked bewitching, but no one attracted more attention than Mr. A. Grip, secretary of the Swedish legation. He isa magnificent six-foot blonde, and the ladies say he is splendid. Of course it is splendid to have two yards of blonde. Mr. Stenereen was also present, and Mr. West enberg, the minister from Holland. Mr. Char!- ton, sr.,and his daughter, from England, who are passing the winter at Wormley’s, seem to bave made a host of friends. All the young at- taches were present, fur Miss Brooks speaks French fuently,and is very much admired by n, whether young or old. Elegant re- fresh ni@hts were offered the guests. — Mrs. Ross Ray, though not visiting, receives her friends on Fridays. Miss Ellicott, of Bal- timore, received with Mrs. Ray yesterday. Mrs. R. expects to take her daughter to Europe next Ma: — Mrs. General Ricketts, assisted by Mrs. Edwards and Miss Lida Worthington, had a brilliant reception yesterday. Mrs. Donn Piatt received a number of calls. Mrs. Piatt is not only handsome, but ot 80 loveable a disposition, that to know her is to be her friend, and she is consequently much a:t- mired. ——____-~ee--— ‘The eenate of Virginia has agreed to a resolu- tien inquiring into the expediency of amending the code Fo as to allow any person who has been tried and fully acquitted of a criminal charge by any court in the state, a reasonable ailow- ance in money for the expense incurred by him or her in their defence; the amount of such al- lowance to be determined by the judge of the court of the county or corporation in which sach case wastried. In some cases such a law might work well, but in instances where the prosecution fails for lack of proof, considerable discretion should be allowed the judge who de- termines the amount of compensation. — oo — Social Chit-Chat. Young ladies are wearing bright colored sashes looped far down onthe leftside over black silk dresses. Repped goods are coming into fashion again, expecially Iriah poplins. ‘The “swell” opera glasses of this season are mounted in smoked pearl. A hanging garden of sponge is one of the latest novelties in window gardening, French modistes are attempting to revive the medieval chatelaine bodice for ball dresses. The paletot Hongrois and Maintenon tanic are the jatest things out in feminine wrape. Ali the swell canes and umbrellas are now or- namented with an entwining snake in silver. Beautitul jewel cases are now made of thick, but very transparent, glass with gilt mountings. In the bottom is asatin cushion for the jeweis. Bronzes seem to be the favorite gifts on all oc~ casions now a di Black bronze is the rage, and verdantique is rapidly going outof date.— New York Mai ee A SLEIGHING Panty Breaxixe TaRovca THE ICE NEAR of the Foolhardy Bzcurstonis: between Newburg, been hauled off o E navigation, parties are crossing on the ice wit teams. In’some places the ice is thin, and horses and sleighs frequently break through: No lives have yet been lost, though several nar- Tow escapes have eceurred. On Wedaes iy two sleighs crossing the river in compan broke through Jand fa a moment the ocenpants feven in number, and the three horses, were floundering togethe the common struzzle for life. ‘The screams of the women were heard in Newburg the distance offhalf a mile from the scene of the accident. Several men were on the dock in the neighborhood, but through fear wouid ae to the rescue, At length some of the members of Ringgold Hose Company, who were in their house, several blocks distant trom the river, heard the screaming and hastened with ropes to the spot and rescued all the imperillied men and women, and also the horses. The clothing of the immersed passengers was frozen stiff, aud their suffering was great. They could net have held on to tho ice much longer had tho brave firemen failed to reach them, DEATH SENTENCE OF AN INCENDIARY Con- MUTED.—The colored boy, John Appleby, who was convicted of arson at the last term of the county court, and sentenced by Judge Nicol to be hung on the 7th of February, has had his Pcs changed te ten years in the peni- tiary. As formerly stated in the Gazette, the commutation was recommended by the court aud jury. Appleby is about 14 years of age. and his act deserved death, which he would have re- ceived had his tender af, not been considered. He was living with Mr. Isaac P. Baldwin at the time of his crime, whore house he get on fire late at night while the famil: in. the second story of the — asl - They narrowly escaped with their. fives, loosing ef yr else, and Supposed the boy had perished in the ‘he boy flames also. was found and acknow!- edged that he did the deed, giving as an excuse for tegen a to the house, that he did not wish to live with his employer.— Manassas Gazette. How rr Was.—Mrs. Florence Smith, of Ep- ing, N. H., while on # visit to her sister at ‘orth Fryeburg, Me., a few days since, car ried to her chamber several cold nights a sm: furnace filled with live coals, and one mor: was found dead. Her friends eae she died from heart disease, but whena few nights after another member 0! i heating b i Sho sold her Lt wi death. A emanr Bor in Cadiz, having been : i | ; : H i TER TROOPS. ‘The work of recruiting for the army is steadi- ly going cn, recruiting offices being locate¢ in all the important cities of the country, and thus the army will be kept up to ite full standard of 36,000 men, the number authorized by the late law of Congress, The number of commissioned officers now on the rolls of the War Departmeat i: someth'ng over 21/0, the redaction having been entirely completed. The army now consists of tive batteries of artiliery ten regiments of car- & rv twenty-tive regiments of infan'ry and ove batallion of engineers. These troops are eta- tioned us follows: The engineer bat Willett’s Point and West Point, New Y the lst artillery in My bod Seuth © and Florida, second orth Carolin ginia; 3d in New York; 4th in Wyoming and ginia 5th in New York and New England states 2d in Montana v v California, 7th ta Tennessee, Mississippi, Sth in New Mexic and 19th im the Iudian territory. ment of infan 24 in Florida, The ist reg is in New Yori and Michig: Jabama and Tennessee, 3d in Kansas, Colorado, and Indian territory, 4th in Kentucky, 5th in Kansas, 6th in Dakota, 7th !n New Mexico, 8th and 9th in Wyoming and Ne brarka, 10th and 11th in Texas, 1202 in Arizona and California, 13th and 1ith in Wyoming an) Montana, 15th in New Mexico, 16th in Tennes. tee.and Kentucky, 17th in Dakota territory, 1<"h in South Carolina, 19th in Louisiana and Ark- anaas, 20th in Dakota and Minnesota, 2ist in Warhington territory and Oregon, 22d i ta, 23d In Arizona, 24th in Texas, 25 and Indian territory. But few recruits are being sent to the west new, and none to the northwest, as the Missouri river is closed by ice. The soutbern states are being c! locality to in some fe mees, and when Spring opens it is quite likely that the troops in the western states and territories will be relieved. The army now is in an excellent condition, and in recruiting great care is taken to secure the healthiest men. What a Mormon Thinks Abont It. Sraixe Crry, December 18th, 1872. Faitor of the Siar -—While considering ‘the re- election of Mr. Grant, I asked myself the fol- lowing question : What shall be the fate of the Latter-day Saints in Utah during his present and incoming administration? Pending reflections connected with the foregoing question, some spirit came upon me and said “ In very deed! for this cause I have raised him up to show, in him, my powor, and that my cece may be declared throughout all the earth.” Sometimes the hearts of rulers are softened towards God's people for their good; and then again, they are hardened for greater ultimate good towards them; and for the honor and glory of His exalted name. The numerous devastating fires that occur in these days oughout the land, with balls of fire sometimes seen to fly through atmesphere, and storms that spread desoi: on sea and . together with wasting demics upon man and beast, oaght to whis in the ears of the rulers of this world as & warning a3 were the plagues upon the face of Pharaoh and his servant, is the yearot the Lord's vengeanes for the con troveray of Zion,” and “ that a consumption i+ Getermined upon all the earth.” Wherefore, 1 do beseech the rulers of our land, for their own sakes as well as onrs, to permit us to solve our own “problem” without oppressing us with extra or — legislation eee ha bind us cown under foreign and unfriendly taskmas- ters. Respect Tae Av PT To Porsox Evouxe Van Ness—Second Trial of Mrs. Wharton.—Mrs E. G. Wharton, who will be triedon Monday for alleged attempt to poison Mr. Eugene Van Ness, in Baltimore, has arrived in Annapoils, and taken board at the house of Mr. Charl: S. Welcb. Mrs. Wharton was indicted in the Criminal Court of Baltimore city onthe 12th of August, 1 for the murder of Genera! Wm. Scott Ketchum, of Washington city, by poisoning him with tartar emetic, c., on the 25th of June, 1571, while a guest at her house, on Eutaw street, (Hamilton Terrace.) The case was removed to the Circuit Court of Anne Arundel county, and after a lengthy trial, last ing fifty-sour days, she was acgaitted. Sie wi aiso indicted at the eame time for attempting to poiton Mr. Van Ness, which case was conti: ued to the present term of the court, and be taken up for trial on Monday next ‘The latter indictment, charging Mrs. Eliza beth G. Wharton with attempting to poison Eu gene Van Ness, contains twelve counts, and charges the actual administration of tac emetic and deadiy poisons of an unknown nam on the 19th, 20th ‘and 24th of June, 1871, and with mingling such poison with beef tea on the 24th of June, and with milk punch, of which te was about to partake, on the 28th of Jane, 1571, with intent to poison him. The indictment i: founded on articie 29, section 158, of the code, which is as follows: “Every person, bis or her aiders and abettors, who shall be convicted ef the crime of attempting to poison any person, shail be sentenced to undergo s confinement in the penitentizry for not less than two nor more than ten years.”— Annapolis Correspondent. ArFalRs IN ST. Magy’s Corxty, Mp — Railroad Injunction Dissotved.—The injanction in the matter of the Washington City and Point Lookout Railroad Company vs. the County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County has been dissolved. This decision leaves the commis- sioncrs free to diepose of state stock pleOzed to works of inte improvements in our county as they may think = unless they shal! b- réstrained by an appeal to a higher tribunal, which action, we learn, is contemplated by the counsel for the road. Southern Maryland Railroad.—It is stated that the whole sur’ ary! railroad, from dywine to St. Mary’s river. is compieted or within a few days of comple tion, and that active operations will now be commenced to finish the grading and other work that yet remains to be dene. The friend: of this road express the fullest confidence that a large portion of it will be in ‘running order and running” before the coming summer months, and that all of it will be graded, if not finished, at an early day thereafter. Land Saie.—At trustee's sale on Taesday last 8 tract of land located in Leonardtown district, containing 261 acres, formerly owned by the late Frederick Yates, was sold for $1,015.— Leonardtown ( Mil.) Beacon. THE SHOOTING oF a YOUNG GiRL AT PLES.—An Italian sorrespendent writes under & recent date: “A shocking event occurred in Naples the other day. Orson Hyps. tnugd snd to youn, jued, ant 2 go0d deal of aitention of he & man over fifty, and she bat clghtesn or sineteem yours of a8. request of the mother, er ig-house, become more and more the 1g girl, constanti: obtain an interview with ber, her in the streets. On cace in New York has been concluded, and the Hi "Fimalne ae Gases Sut Gis anette. first pet or from, yocmeeennes =.= be teelarng ante 3 ay oof justin, Se are ceies be to kill ‘James Fuk when i i i EE fs i oF From Ea To-day FAILED FOR @ 5,000,000, jan.4—John F. Pawson & Co., © + dealers im Manchester goods, hare ‘Their liabilities are reported be oot. It is reported that ocher failures THR WEATSER etuous, Sume damage has been ) sbipping. GICAL OPERATION PERPORMED ON THs EX-EMPBEOR NAPOLEON. Lonpow, Jan. 4—The ex-Emperor Napo bat beer suffering for some time from sy mpt indicating thewx.stence of stone in the biad | the presenice of a large stone hi mon:trated by means of a ‘sound. Gay the patient nvderwent a first operation for its removal by lithotrity. The London papers this nerning annoance that the operation w Succesetul, and that up to last night the coud tion of the patient was encouraging, vorable symptoms having been deve oped. {Nore —The operation of lithotrity in its pre sent improved form and practiced on patien calculated with it may be considered easy, saiv. and effectual, but practiced in cases not to it no opel misery and tat to-day |s tem) dore as sted ion can be eompared to it for ity ot ite ts. J [Second disj = | Loxpon, Jan. 4, 1:30 p. m.—A dispatch from Chiselhurst this MornmME announces that the condition of the ¢x-Emperor is unchanged. No apprehension serious results are entertaine! by his physic: PRO RDWICH ISLANDS marree. morning say annex- ation of the Sandwich Talactis to the United States would be no menace to England, but to Australia, and urges asa means of restoring equilibriom tp the event of such a transier of territory taking place, the annexation of the Fiji Islands to Australia. THERE WAS A SLIGHT MUTINY yesterday on the British steam frigate Aurora, pow lying at Plymouth. The demonstration Was soon suppressed. DAMAGED BY THE GALES. Northumberland, Hereules and 3u!- tan, of the channel squadron, were somewbat damaged by the recent severe gales, STOKES’ DEFENSE. Great crowds are around the court of oyer and ling portion of his argument in de- fense of Stokes. He was very severe upon the boy Hart, alleging that he was a perjurer, and bis apimadversions upon the character of Fisk were quite bitter. He claimed that the shoo ing of Fisk by Stokes, under even an apprehen sion of don, f that apprebension was sin cere, wat « justifiable detense. —————— New York Notes. SERIOUS RESULTS OF THE BAD WEATHER. New Yoru, Jan. 4.—The weather is clear aud mild, aud the obstacles to travel are disappear- ing. "The railroad traing suffered little delay in reaching this city yesterday. Several accidents from snow slides fiom roots occurred. One boy was killed in Broad street. Bergh stopped sev- erai cars for overcrowding. Many person: im the bay ail night in boats which were the fog. The Thomas P. , of the ten line, atter drifting about or eome time aud running aground once, brought up at the government dock on the south shore, to the great relief of those on board. The pas- sengers who took the Pomona, belonging to the other lire, have returned to this city this morn- ing, not having been at home. Several ladics are included in the number. Painfal reports were circalated on Staten Island during the night = both of these boats had sunk, the latter with two hundred passen, ORE OF THE ERIE RAILROAD COUNSEL stated last evening that the suitagainst Vaner- Dilt was to be pressed at once, and they were confident of recovering at least three and a bait Millions of dollars, EX-GOVERNOR HOPPMAN will sail with his iamily for Europe on Wed- nesday next, The tour will consume two yeace. TEE BANK STaTEMENT shows an an increase in of $5,148,500; an i ys an inerease in ders Of $45,800, am Increase in deposits 509; am increase ia ation of A e) ‘ois Co noow her bows are resting on the shore a and fast, while under ler stern there are twenty feet of water. It is expected that after «lis- charging a portion of ber cargo she will come off without material damage. The British steamer Sir Francis, aleo from Liverpool, went ashore yesterday on Hampton beach during @ thick fog. The passengers aad crew are safe. A Family of Seven Persons Poisoned. St. Lovis, Jan. 4.—A special dispatch trom nese says: The family of A. ou , co! seven persons, violently sick immediately te yesterday morn: . symptoms that of potsoning. a physician mvestigated the matter aud foun ‘8 paper containing arsenic deposited i from which water had been used to coffee tor the family breakrast. victims are very ili, but at last accounts were out of @anger. There is no clue as to who put the arsenic in the pump. zz AGairs iu Philadelphia. TO BE CALLED To account. Paiapetrata, Jan. 4.—Police Sergeant gers has been admitted wo bail to answer the eg of killing John Tweedie in the station- UEC. PRESS CITY EDITOR'S LIBEL SUIP. The case of Cathcart C. Taylor, city editor of Forney’s Presa, convicted of libel, bas been postponed to Friday, when the motion for a Rew trial will be argued. and her tally upset a coal oi! lamp. He SE see from the window, and was much injured by fall. The house was destroyed. ————_—— Fires. Torgka, Kaxsas, Jan. 4.—The Robinson House at Emporia was burned $25,000. New Haves, Jan. 4.—A fire in the jewelry store of Ben, in stock to the amount way. Bostos, Jan. <The Te to-day, where Mr. Tremaine isinaking | 3} RIGHTFUL (RINE IN BALTIBORE stertous Murder of an Aged Lad. "lice Mesidence Robbed 4 pious, anid the A of the dead voity Lampley, bis wife, an indy of | whe wes the ouly inmate of the house « ) &me, and who, it was strongly sumpected, | been murdered by the person or persons 3 Fare i committed the robbery. The San of this mor | ing says:—The house in which the | curred is one of & row of small two | attic dwellings on M | from Aisquith, between Bond and | streets, in @ thick!y-settied neighborhood | the outrage havi: g been perpetrate! as oa. #% P m.. render He Of the mos. muted | has been recorded tur a long time par! in Baltimore. THe SCENE Ap early visit ce ined people abeu ere gathered about ty diacu~<ing the -fhe y derived to b. wrre the relatives and triend: or Busband of the antortunare pretty litle grandehiidren w bitehen of the dwelling. in the reat p & lounge, was the body of the old tad bh, ber featares greatly enlarged ing, a> also her boty. She war y ona a hight calice dres« h av apron thrown ovr b jen condition of the eerpae from the rear pai strip of carpet, 0: to the theory b: som ered to death by the ro! By Wo'clock a. m oner Solteer had« ceeded in ob Ty of inquest. BV KE AUSBAND The, fret mined was Mr. J Lampley, the b wf deceased. an ag ray-haired old man, with @ frank and bene + yok about him, who bas been engaged f sevcsal years past asa fisherman, and hea his. | at bis present residen teen yea « past, generally resp i-working, thritty man. “He stood beside the oad body 5? Die wife in giving his evidence, an <eemed ter- ribty griei-stricken. In auewer te an ing airy, be replied: “That was my wile; my al in thie world. The last time I saw ber « evening, sitting at the window, « and well. Thad agreed to go to the the ter to see 4 play. was being played there (Kip tkle) with my daughter. Wife sud: ‘Father, it you are going, yon had better lock the door and take the key, as you won't be home till lave.’ I replied: *Well, TU dowo.” It and forgot it, and came back and said. «M it’s bad luck to turn back,’ 60 I ea sat down, and she got the key for me, telling me 1 bad better tell Johnwy (her son) to come over and stay. Witness went over to the vee. saloon of Barney Wess, near by, and told Jobu- ] ny togo bome. “He said he woald go directly, | and witness left; didn't like to say any more, because Jobuny wouldn't take much from the | wituess, as be liked bis own w: thes» then j went down to Mrs. Nicholson's, his grand daughter, to go with them and his daughter, Mrs. John English to the theater, witness said he would rather go home, but they insisted on | hie going; went to the theater, and came part of the way with bis daughter, leaving her to go to her home, when near the house he was met by a crowd of people. Omicer Potter caught hold of bim at bis door and a minute after some one seid, *-your house is robbed and wife murdered.” witnes# went into the house ana found tt ali tree; the money wat all taken but the gold; my #n mutt have palled the bel! at the time, and siarmed the thieves befere they took it, there ut $1,200 taken; the trank was locked j mess bad the key; it Was also locked in | cupboard, and both the cupboard door ant | the trumk were broken open, and th. ptpers itr the trunk all turved over; my family all knew bad the money, had also tuld some friends o ide that 1 bad some money in the house; wit- his son im Wess’s lager beer satvon ectls sober. Witness said, de the family” knew he bad money in the house; parties at the lager beer saioon and Legg’s (a store near by) knew that witness was be had never been bef known about ibe neighburbood th Was going. AN AFFECTING SORNE. The examination was bere ended, wy ners, with mnch feeling, said, looking al bis dead wite —* As to my poor wife, [ bad no idea tbe would last very long, but if somebody was only always with Ler to attend te her and kee; up, she might have lived a long time with ths aisease she had. 1 have no reason to saspect anybody of kiiling her. As to the mone that wae nothing, (shedding te: bunch ef bones, géntlemen, corpse.) was all! cared for in th The outbaret of geict ca forth much sympathy for the aged mas from all present. deceased, aged es (the dohupy reterred to by the former witno-s,} d hs toliows ther came to Wess > beer saloon a*ter me about 7 o'clock to go home; went home about § o'clock, aud went ap the alley; sat awhile with mother, and «be sald J might go cot for an hour, went back to the beer siloon and stayed til! hu!f-past 9 o'clock, mayho longer; then went home again; went 1 alley and rapped st the gate; found ft fast, posed mother Lad fastened ft and gone to ped i, and them rang the bell, bat auewer, and then went arvwad te the back gat- (leading from a ten-toot rear alley Into a ste and thence into a email yard in the rear o the heure;) tonnd the back gate standing wide open, and thought maybe somebody bad been stealing father's chickens, as he had some nico ones; went and got policeman Potter,and be and I came in the back way; found the back door open, and wheu we came tn found mother iy on the floor; she was dead then; went ap et and foupd the closet door broken open, and trunk broken open too, and ray witness found bis mother the carpet up, as though there had been a #cu.t knew the money was up stairs, but diia"t knew how much there was; witness found the gold 0 tm. mpley, the elder, wae said that several parties bad remaric “You have ent ‘of money, without worki had beard Mr. Wess and John Legg sa; things, and said I souoned compgny on that count; the idiers about the neighbornood knew I bad money; bave bad basiness transac tions with Wes. veral other witnesses were examined with- Out eliciting any new facts, and the jury ad- jJourned to await a-post mortem upon tae de- ceased. CAUSE OF DEATH. At the evening session of the jury, ining physicians testified as to resa!t of the post 5 fessor Butler tertitied that there of the righteye, and decided of the neck,-as aiso'ou the poste. tal , also'on the neck aud the oy, of the abdomen there r se , & portion coagulate!; the a the abdomen could ‘ony violence; what was focnd was account tor death; there were ev.- lation, as there t peer i a cient be MANET; witness ae violence; the injury to the abdomen ve caused it; the ve occurred = it asl BEE: 8 lp FY i : i