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THE EVENING STAR. | Fablished Dally, Sundays excepted, | AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, cor. Lith St., UR VOSING STAR HEWSPAPIE CNPANT, | & BH. RACHPRANN, President. 0, gh we | served by carriers to NT FER WEEK, or FORTY. | at the counter | 7 a | Foening Star. LADIES’ GOONS. | SPECIAL NOTICES. x The present severe se: STABTING DEFOT, | hae thoroughly tested the virtues of Mrs. Jones? | Congh Mixture—thousands of bottles having been 617 Sevanxty StReer, | used with certain success. Its trial has been most thoreugh. A mere cold or cough or the most aggra- feb20-t- Orpcvite Patent Office. | vated cases it has cured with equal success. It is - ——————e nable tothe tuxte,and can therefore be | Acenet(up Sairs). readily used for «hildren and persons who object to nase rtm PORTED | nanseating mixtares, particularly as ite doses are tam Gedney, of New York. small and every dose cont not obj« lean be im reretyt of nt cf DDS = om ms formerly at 713 Mth st. Washington. MALUTES NB c ORES ETL ARIS. ! 3 BT ROBES DE BAL. ‘The Eadies of Washington and apectforly in t1s- For an exteuai # Stock of usefal oy ee vices call at the - i i : intment, harmless, reliable, druggists ANCY GOODS at Lowest Market P €41 Seventy Starer. E. a wows! TSde E WEE tints en KENZBERG & CO., Selliuz cut entire stock of MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS, Bt and below cost. 707 Market Space, jenBi tna between 71 peroutEr OF EUMAN Hair, GRAND BARGAINS AT ADAME ESTREN’'S, ASIA street, second door from @ stress. Bememter the name and number. Bwhtches ons, Braids, Pufls, Prizzettes, yS%, 41—N2. 6,238. WASHINGTON, D. C., ‘TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1873. TWO CENTS. | EVENING STAR. Te the Editor of the Star: Washington News and Gossip. INTE:NAL RivENvE.-—The receipts from this source to-day were €132,179.84. Tue Perstpent saw Senators Stewart, Patterson, Kobertson, Logan, Cameron and Spencer, and a number of Representatives this morning. Nawat Orricer Cuarman, of Baltimore, was at the White House to-day to see the Presi dent with reference to retaining his present po- ng the germ of an ulti Ite value in advanced cases or those consumpth amet Rat he ander-stimated. it does votcure, it number of these unfor- it for the great relief itaffords them. gh. Lufivenza, Bronehitie, H he throat or lungs you can 1; small. 50 cts, NaTTANS, Drocgist, Corner 2d aud D strects northwest. NGERIE. FLOWERS. FEATHERS, LACES, ac. | scatlyrshevens ai vicinity are re- | iunates now use 4 to call and examine goods before | For # Gold, here. ‘Dees, OF an! | ase nothing = Firty srizvres of cigars and tobacco, made — CHEAPEST Prices—tari in the first Louisiana collection district within some@- months past, were to-day reported to the internal revenue office. Sxexator Boutwxx’s seat in the Senate is on the left of the chair, and in the rear of the row of desks formerly occupied by Mr. Hamil- ton, of Texas, CLERICAL Promorioys.—Allen Wall, Wm, Lamborn, and Paul Hersh have been promoted to fourth class clerksbips in the oice of the Register of the Treasury. RESIGNED AND OrpERED. — The President has accepted the resignation of Assistant Sur- geon Charles K. Winne, U.S. A., to take effect October 15th next. assistant quartermaster, is ordéred to duty with the military division of ihe south. tatost styles. Call and seo Our new stock before par- chasing elsewhere. dect-tr oop ADIES’” | Fone e in the world for doing up Linen art or . It imparts @ beautiful gloss te the fabric, | JOHN T. FORD........ eo ye by jrocers. For male US URNHAM & CO., Manufactarers, 160 West Lombard street, janie ly Baltimore, Maryland. BANKERS. F. BRODHEAD, . BROKER, Ne. 939 Penna. ave., B per cent. f sestore. Je, profit king them in every respect € National Metropol Ba Hon 5 Bi rollers H } troller. 1ONAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC open FuOM 10 4. TOG. M Wty CHAS. BEADLEY. Cuter. AT! dee Tue CABINET meeting to-day was attended by all the members except Postmaster General Creswell, who was represented by First As- sistant Postmaster General Creswell. Prior to the members were sworn in by . Cartter, Chief Justice of the Su- preme Court. AMUSEMENTS. ENCH STARCH ENAMEL Ww4tes NEW OPERA HO! Proprietor and Manager. | REAR ADMIRALS To BE ReTIRED.—Rear Ad. | miral Alden, now in command of the European squadron, will soon be relieved by Rear Admi- ral Case, chief of the ordnance bureau. The successor of the latter has not been decided. Rear Admiral Scott will relieve Kear Admiral Green in command of the North Atlantic sta- tien, on the Sth proximo. AN IMPORTANT DECISION was made by the United States Supreme Court yesterd ing the operation of the bankrupt ac had been brou; ht to make void a sale of land e ground that it was in contra- ‘on of the bankrupt act, it having been made within six months of the baukruaptey ot the party who had reasonable ¢ that he was insolvent. The court sustained court below in finding that the sale was not based on the idea that the hayes was insolvent. Incidentally the court saic dimission, 75 cents. cle, $1, Orchestra, § Bt Ellis’ ransic store, ai « ‘ERMAN AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK, Watt: ' No. 19 Suvexru Sraeer, Opposite the Post-Ofice Department. Bank hours: 98. m.to4 p.m. Saturdays open an- Engageme m., to receive deposits only. rest paid on deposits, Collections made and excher ge forpished. SOHN HITZ, President, A. E > ¥. Ps wd TZ, Presid \. EBERLY. weve "ty ATTINGLY Sec. ak. PRENTISS.Cash'T | for acontiunons rar 7 Square Theater. New Yo: ‘pee = SECOND NATIONAL BANK, F STREET, : Between Sixth and Seventh Streets. FE ease Uslicctions made and Exchange furnished on all not forbidden by the act, bat only such as hi a fraudulent object, and that it would be ab to suppose that Congress intended to seal of condemnation on every transaction of the bankrupt with ruptey without regard NEW OPERA HOUSE. JON T. FORD...... Proprietor and Manage>. New Society Drama. by V. Written @Xpressiy of ky nights. at the Caion Fork. On Welnesday, Miss Ethel’s great original «u Lieut. Commander John MéFar- land to receiving ship New Hampshire; Rear Admiral G. H. Scott is detached from command naval station, League Island, command of North Atlantic station. per steamer April 5, relieving Rear Admirai Joseph F. placed on waiting orders: Rear Admiral Charles Wilkes from special duty at her nearly an entire season in New York Reserved seats, balcony circles o day at the office Freen, who is 1. m. cree, GEN. AiNiam a. ROOT, *NCIEEZ ate Col'r Interual Kev, Buitalo, N. ¥ Banxixe gorse or Read our au SQUIER & ROOT, have cpgaged Mr. D. 1416 PRNNSYLVANIA AVENUB, tous hearald ints (Uppusite Wileaaiuay Mr. FRED. LEVANTL — with 227 Der cent. Interest allowed on h EEDMAN'S SAVINGS N. i eas bie i ‘ST COMPANY. any he pays sit’ FER GENT. INTEREST, ims the First af er dacerest Bes ‘Bach Moata. Pays SOU PER CENT. ‘on bustucm accounts | Perian "Dancers: the RIK rom date a he RIRAL issues Certificates of Depoot: bearing 6 and 4 per cent. | RiGasing Soubrette and Actress, pir sy le aah ‘e Song and Dance men, the CO) nas 7 oO} ES io faze fowns and | Den and E:ldie. c ies of the Seath and South Bank 9 a.m. to ap. o'clock, to receive depositsonly. Cail at the Bank of send of the Charter and By-laws. j13-ly Ti on of the ix JAY Cooke « co., appear in BANKERS, poets On BUY AND SELL FOREIGN EXCHANGE ana | TU SS58UEB CIRC ULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT for | PA" ,, Frygey., March 21, NESDAY aud SATURDAY. mir ‘Travelers, avarlable im any part af the world. Washington and placed on waiting orders: Commodore James inspector third light-house placed on waiting orders—he will be succeeded by Commodore 8. D. Trench- etached from examining and retiring board, Sist May next; Captain Francis A. Poe from command naval_rendezvoi laced on waiting order Commander Gco. M. Bache from special duty and ordered as equipment officer, navy yard. Philadelphia. NOMINATIONS DL. EATON, Cashier. | WT ASHINGTON THEATER COMIQUE. Ww (Eleventh street, south Pennsylvania tao THE BEST YET! T REATEST ENTER. TAINMEN i A. s attentively. First, we vrd, who is ‘orli-wide popularity. Also. TINE, who is a gymnast of GTON,D.O. | tanec, and performs his beautiful and graceful act sramids, alone wo Francisco, and e crystal tf allowed on deposit of ali also re per cont interest low on one | calists” isalso retainer month or more. Colleétions made everywhere, au36 appear in pew and beautify CLARA MOORE Artist, also exhibits « reperts Beoking House, No. 1507 Penusylvania avenue, | PE Pate, ith hi BY THE Preetpent.—The one, ALEXAN President sent the following nominations to the de Ballet’ and dist : inguished male with his greatly augmented a will produce several new a) territory; Jason B. Brown, of Indiana, secre- yoming territory; Hicam Latham, surveyor general for W; ening B. bell, register land office, Coliectors of Internal Rei a vall, for ist district West Virginia; P. Sheffey Lewis, 5th district Virginia; Jno. H. Burrows, isth distiict Pennsylva! district Michigan; Alexis pe, favorite Washin LL ER BROTHE 2 hen we bave the po} ™ tric Mod Comedian and Vocali Wednesday aud Saturday nights from 6% tog | £rrrt Bano. Pougiass. and te. Me rea Rigas Burbank; the Versstile Actor, | at and Tare melange, of Tun ‘arce of the IRISH ire streagth of the Com- Grand Complimentar ‘tmasters—W. O. Bigelow, Annapolis, Md. rt 8. Kindrick, Chattanoo; Ten Ebe- th, N. ¥.; W. S. ven- Matinees WE va, Ohio; Wm. Jackson, Rock Island, Illinois; on JAY COOKE; McCULLOCH & CO; oinwe: ‘Cashed In ot LAND, In: Srontann, Peet oarnecs oTANDs TREMASSES@ | ra Br Come th from date of deposits. writ ease : a. BUFF. Treasarer. “pa Cambridge city, Ind.; 8. Mass.; H. On Exhibition i — 8. Pearce, Wilkésbarre, Pa. lontpelier, P. Cuneo, ‘omkins, Mount Carroli, Ills.; F. M. Cas. siday, Winterset, Iowa. Tux Pressure iy BEHALF OF COLLECTOR ‘Tuomas.—The White House was beseiged this Sar, | to. c20 pt RERETER D5 WASHINGTON CITY SAVINGS BANK, | %0- On ger anate Oad Rellow's dal 0" 8 PAYS 6 PER CENT. INTEREST ON DEPOSIT. | {isos tergent sleek” Pane He Winiow Pictures, Frames, Picture Cords and Tas- a ‘District. ‘Name and Number. NOTICES That E.8. JUSTH. tween @th and 7th streets EARLY SrrinG WEAR. mortning by tive Maryland delegations, number- ing in all about sixty persons, who came to ask the President to retain John lector of the port of Baltimore. There were tions: Seo pegs headed respect- 619 Datreet, be- orthwest, sells cus- SECOND-HAND CLOTHING af less than half the cost of ready-made new ones, IES a specialty. SILVER, Bi PPI SET, Ecorse, m Congressional di Maryland headed by Andrew J. Kelley. About half of those present were colored the Cabinet convened the President nted them an interview, when Mr. Wm. M. Marine presented petitions, chietly from Baltimore, BALLS, &e. SILK DRESS! OR. GOLD, donght at tiie Hourebold. JUST RECEIVED, —— JUST RECEIVED, rf ‘RAND CHARITY BALL. JUST KECEIVED, x THE for the Bevefit of FOR EARLY SPRIN' FOR EABLY SPBING, MIDD!ING WEIGHT ““nli-tt MILDLING WEIGHT and made a few remarks saying that the papers he handed him were signed business man in Baltimore, and that there is a remarkable unanimityofsentimentamong Balti- moreans in favor of the retention of Collector Thomas. Bishop Wayman then brietly ad- dressed the President sayi that Collector ‘Thomas is the choice of the colored people, and that they would Le sorry shoull any change take place. The President promised to give the matter careful consideration, and atter ‘OND ANNUAL BALL FOR EARLY SPRING, THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL or the aux pices of the DAY, the 18th of Aprit next wimitting a gentlemen aud lady, $5 00 {Chron. Rep. & Sunday papers copy .} IWOLING WEIGHT DRESS AND BUSINESS SUIT , ¢€ DRESS AND BUSINESS SUITS, ‘ by Lu DRESS AND BusiNEss suits, | ¥)' PoE Seely Public are inv ited. shaking hands with delegations withdre Tue CaLtpwett Case iN THE SeNaTE.— When the doors of the Senate were reopened yesterday, after our report closed, Mr. Bayard took the floor on the Caldwell resolution. He LIGHT CASSIMERE PANTS, LIGHT CaSSIMERE PANTS, LIGHT CASSIMERE PANTS, AT USUAL LOW PRICES AT USUAL LOW PRICES AT USUAL LOW PRICES able that sectio: A. STRAT 5 Si Stmatse 4 pea A. STRAUSS, LUNCH MILK BISCU! , 201) PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, 2011 PENNSYLVANIA AVENCE, ‘Third Door Bast of Mth Stroet _____ Third Door East of 1th Street. COMBINATION sPEoTACLEs SO™@R BM. M. REMPLER, } 453 Penns. svenve, corner 6 street. i Geanine Brazilian Pebbie Spectacles jan-iy |‘) have, Pe, care AY te en the Ww estab lished darat wh argued against the power claimed the seat of @ member vacant, and said there was never a more di as ported fvuin the couaitee ‘on privileges a era ym tbe cont elections. It was an assumption of power which | “!*P0sition and violent temper. did not pertain to the Senate at « j2tesmerime LECTUBE. At the request of the National Labor Council Captain SAMUEL 5 os consent it &c. of the vast at ‘Colorad» Biver of the W amaiters to. the Mec and State resources, central comatry. from one who bas been five m. Admission, 2 cents. PSNXSTLYANIA AVENUR, Crasher in tae Cateeatbemgn, S88) O87 Mek eres GIVE THEM 4) PRIAD. ; Especialty adapted for 7 ‘Third Door Kast of 1ith Street | LUNCH, TEA TABLE, ASD THE USE 7: pownsrc. OPERA GLASSES, 4 Wor sald Sy rrr emer gtd LER & BROS., | 2m Sule manufacturers, Balt OPTICIAN, | can ox rant, or stage affectation indience with shore ony, Se. L: LIME: LIME! Best wat or coutractoree -wurnt LIME at $1 por barrel delivered ta all parts of v SCALE Lv BOL ERs. Twit! Remove and Prevent SC4LS in any Steere Boilers, or make uo charge. ‘ oe kat arbiey atest. fell? Sw" bribery and corraption in his election as Sen- | criticism of that article. Fial from members of the legislature and other Citizens of Missouri, laid before the Senate yes. | °! '4¢ detailed account of charges of corruption. He tead from the report rary mais by four of the five members composing thet the committee; he ( ) was completely | ‘ exonerated from all suspicion of using im- proper means to secure his election. ation be reopened, and a report was again Sarde exoncrating him. He (Mr. B.) felt mart ition; no such charges had ever before been | ¥ Cale a ie weer history of nis state. He | ST mon every one who professed to know anything | °2 ¥ith Femaln upou bim or upod his state tor one | beet and there te 20 moment longer than cou! av a con~ i clusion MrT. said that he would stat yote on | iticult, We are told by any questions affecting the ms of ofter | pit Semators white his own wae wilfeciled. ‘ Theresdlution declaring vacaut the seat of chars Mr. Caldwell, of Kansas, was then taken np. rape A Mr. Norwood took the view thatin this case father of J: Senators should judge of the law only; they had | Te introduc no right to consider anything else. No parti- | Ne introd san considerations shoukl enter into the case, | “°"* Captain 8. F. Barstow, | of the minority should be co state’s rightshe claimed to be as much devoted to the proper maintenance of the right3 oi thé states, but he could see no question of state rights involved in this matter. The Senate had the perfect and absolute power to declare void an election procured by bribery and fraud. = me = Correspondence Between the Presi- dent and Mr. Boutwell. The following is the correspondence between the President and Secretary Boutwell on the retirementof the latter from the Cabinet : usetts, I tender my resignation of the office of cretary of the Treasury. In severing my ofti- cial relations with you itis @ grcst satisfaction te me that on all occasions you have gi full contidence and support in the disc my public duties. In these four years my ear Fer acquaintance with you has ripe: earnest personal friendship, white dent wil! remain unbroken. J am yours, very truly, us that two persons were A suit tion. tw eroes went up gon, and entere been tedions, be eto Suspect simply that the that all sales were your resignation of | “2#sical in his criticism: eT reasury—an oftice nr years with such me to express g official relations, mes so agreeable to me, our letter of resigna- Your administration ol the ve d the -eretary ¢ which you have filled tor satisfaction to the the regret I feel at which have to this, it must be remar! ix months before bank- character. FE. T. Nichols must have been beneficial. ining and | Vas teen so admirably condictal we te give the | TMeRed mountain to draw water, and virawing command naval rendezvous, Si public judgment and opinion, it has been satis- | b@ppine e ie eo notary to the country, The policy pursued m the oflice of Secretary of the Treasury by your successor I hope may be as successful as yours has been, and that no departure trom it will be made, except such as experience and change of circumstances may make necessary. Among your new oficial asso [trust you will find the same warm friends and co-workers that you leave in the executive branch of the govern- ment. You take with you my most sincere well-wishes for vour success as a legislator and as a citizen, and the aseurances of my desire to continue the warm personal relations that have existed between us during the whole of our offi- cial connection. yours, ud ordered to H. Strong from duty as well! istrict, on 30th al marks.” an Lieut. +S. Grant. CLaims Reoxcten. © Commissioner of Tnternal Revenue, acting under a late decision cf the U.S. Supreme Court, has rejected sev- en_claims made by railroad componies for the refunding of taxes paid on interest, lends, and profits. These claims aggregate §563,600 This ruling applies to all corporations who make dividends and have bonds and securities on which they pay interest, or where they carry surplus profits to & special fund. The estimated savin, the government by this decision is about $5,000,000. TRE COAL TRADE continues more and more gucouraging as the spring weather is more favorable. There is every indication that the production will be large and that there will be demand for it all. demand is strong, on the strength of which we have of a deeperition to advance contract prices at the coliieries, The tendency of such a policy cannot fail to be detrimental to the best int of the trrde, and especially to the carriers and the consumers, who are most profited in the largest tonnage and the largest supply of coal. While prices will — ly rule firm through- out the year it will bea mistake to make them bigh in advance of any necessity to that end.— Philadelphia Ledger. A STEAM PROPELLER GOES DowN WITH ALL ox Boarp.—The steam propeller seen to founder off Duxbury, Mass., was the Grace Irving, a small pleasure boat of 254 tons, which has beenrunning in Boston harbor for the past four years, c: ing excursion parties. Persons on shore wit ing the catastrophe are certain that the foundering of the veasel was sudden; that no time was permitted for the craw to save themsetves by boats or otherwise. It is feared Ritchie, one of the owners, is lost on the steamer, as he isknown to have left his house Sunday morning with a carpet-bag, and has not been heard from since. The others on board were from New Bedford. The vesse) was valued at $4,000. cere n( 0 Se aOR) Mr. GLapstone, it seems probable, will re- sume the British Premiership, as there is no prospect that the opposition will assume the responsibility of forming a new government. Mr. Disraeli stated in the Honse of Commons yesterday that he had informed the Queen that he was quite prepared to form a new Ministry, but could not undertake to carry on the Gov- ernment with the present Parliament. Mr. Gladstone stated that he had_ placed his ser ces at the disposal of her Majesty, and he w: now consulting with his colleagues as te what course they would take. At his request the House adjourned until Thuraday. MR. ALLEN Nor BLown vr.—Hiram Allen, of Hartford, Conn., very narrowly escaped death on Friday last. A box was sent to him, marked as by express, which was found to cou- tain about one pound and a-half of gunpowder, da antity of matches and sandpaper, so nged as that the drawing open ot the lid ld be ‘very likely” to fire the power. An rly whole the i Ttist “The subjec high, interesti and whose misfor to indiseretion, b on of the su! to des! assistant secretary of ebster, assistant U. §. ; E. A. Thomas, of New ‘supreme court, Wyoming Vermil 5. H. Bailey, 4th 6th district «lead and gone three score L. Grant, Gold: 3 Ino. t.; H.C. Johnson, Ver- per Sandusky, Ohio; supre: . Thomas as col- The New York corres: h, and H. Clay atiem was also 3, also one istrict t Pcie Sago as openly boastin, no danger. To-ds men. Just before ter, a fe Imauitest. every leading Smncriar letter from New York, ¢ of manslaughter i sentencing of the y» Sing. Judge Bra: ment of the him, the members of the Lynn, also indicted for mut to declare wl the tion enun- much to were remanded to jail. THE CONFLICT between the Pope ani the civil bee still goes on in Switzerland and in jasle, Genevi Pilbara gtd or baste Brorurns «| Bowles Brothers & Co, was held is Boston yee cat nepescaesstere ene ea tape Boston, New York, . or EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE SENATE | Jack ana Gilt_Amother Criticism, Terepay, March 18. | I observe in your issuc of the 7th an extract Mr. Bogy rose to a personal explana. | from the Toledo Blade, entitled ‘Modern Criti- tion. He alluded to the charges involving | cixm.” I can offer some more modern, being a 1 cannot call it a ator from Missouri, as contained in the memo- | imitation, or even a plagiarism, except perhaps but I can show that a much more mas- . oe yes~ | terly criticism of “Jack and Gill” was written lerday by the Vice Presideng. | He con ateneiog before the author of your quotation was born,— tha election of Senator, and the raising of a| unless he has outlived the allotted tetm of life committee of the legislature to investigate the | At the beginning of the presexit was started at Phil ‘olio. It was, tor its day, of a high er- ‘was a valuable contribution to Ameri- cam letters. “Its editor, Joseph Dennie, of ;. | Charlestown, Mass., was a man of much ability He had afterwards requested that the Investi- | Jd genius, but unfortunately, like Poe, was vietim of intemperance, and died in 1813, after ry a areer, . it rel and humiliated at being placed in this | 4:hort.curcer, at the head of his paper. He it peas) Revigha pet ng ae ot : literary st, will suffice to show its supe- asked the committee on privileges and elections x e 2 to investigate the charges at once, and tosum- | “rity aris your sue ofthe ttn compari if J le about them. He gid pot wish their stain to duty of tastpast is to introduce his part of poetry more ie great critic of an- tiquity that we should avoid beginning ab ovo, into the business at once. Here oar au- very happy, for instead of telling us, ax an orc‘uary writer would have done, who were of Jack and Gill, that the grand- k asa respectable farmer, {c., them ateace tg their proper per- : no fear as to any pi ive danger tothe right Woat an cuit. ered. As tol tere the imagery isdistinct, yet the deserip- tion concise, We instantly figure to ourselves the two persons traveling ‘up an ascent, which accommodate to our own ideas, of de- clivity, rockiness, barrenness, sandiness. of which, as they exercise the imagination, are beauties of a high order. Phe re: don my presumption, if I here attempt to broach a new. principle, which no whom I am acquainted has ever mentioned. It is this, that poetic beauties may be divided Into negative and postfire, the former consisting in mere absence of fault, the latter in the pres- ence of excellence; the first of an inferior order, This Afternoo ASSOCLATED P Dispatches. ESS REPORTS. BONDS STOLEN. president of the road, on Saturda: Western rail- reported this morning. < whom there were two, the office while the president was at lunch. No arrests have been made. the company, will be difficult of negotiation. ANOTHER RING PRAUD INVESTIGATION. The board of supervisors are to investigate who is charged with compli- The bonds being of the clerk (Youn, city im the ring TRE WRECK OF THE JOS. GARLAND. Schooner -Joseph G: was reported lost in a Portsmouth acrew of twelve men. heard of the portion of the patch, thlings have been e February 2st. SCTOTS SHOOTT ; BY STREET-CAR RUF- A party of drunken rowdies boarded a Third lroad car this morning, and upon the and driver attempting to put thei off, drew their revolvers and fired several shots. A ball struck the conductor in the hip, caasi a severe though not dangerous wound. Jobn ed tobe passing at the McGuire, who me raftians, who was arrested and ideutified. The wounded men were taken to Bellevue hospital. erento <a nicl Horrible Case of Lynching iu Cali fornia. TORPEY, TRE WOMAN DERER, MANGED BY San Francisco, March 17.—The lynching of Torpey, the murderer ot M: Monterey this afternoon, created ment intuat city. The mob fastened a rope around Torpes’s neck, and compelled him to ‘agon. He was then told | he must say all he wanted to, for his time y addressed the crowd tor he lynchers then drove a by his neck to a limb Nicholson, near stand on the box of | UD, Very seen recevercd. left the man hanging of a tree, his feet almost touching the ground, wd seized the rope aud drew Torpey Several of the lyr ed into the body of the dying man. last accounts the body was hanging. and a mob watching the place. “Warninoron, De Ge Bank i tiga, | butrequiring considerable critical acumen t Sim: Having been’ elected to the Senate of | discover them, the latter of a higherrank, b the United States by the legislature of Massa- | Cbvious to the meanest capacity. principle m this case, the poet me: rs drew pisiols the act of going up a hill, altho pronounce it a very complex i ing person, rising ground, trees,’ &e., &e.,—is an operation so simple as to need no descrip- Had the poet told us therefore how the whether in a cart or wa- ‘othe thousand particulars involves, they would have superity sion of these little incidents. ent up a hil isa very high jiegative beauty Another exfract shows th ‘The affair caused tr ‘or several hours armed men held possession of Monterey, and declared they would take Torpey safely The jail guards offered no resistance. No shots were fired and no one was injured. wife, sister, and mother were near the jail witnessed the whole aifair, and begged, prayers and tears, the mob The leaders promised that and telling us no matter Low, Wney enon wnt heavily armed. and are well known here. Sielrad “crates author getting It has been objected (for every. Homer has ilus) that their employment is not sutti- clently digaitied for epic poe ed, try; but inanswer | SATISFACTORY that it was the opinion of Socrates, and many other philoso phers, that beauty’ should be estimated by utilty; and surely the purpose of Versaitnes, March i8.—The annual was presented in the national assembly by M. Leonsay, minister of tina 4 most gratifying condition of the public There is now in the treasury half of the heroes of the iad, or roving On the ocean and invading other men’s property, as did the pioas cus. * * * Isnotour author more jv- cious than Apollonins, who chooses for the heroes of his Argonauties a set of rascal dertaking to steal a sheepskin? And if dignity is to be considered, is not drawing water a ¢i cumstance highly ‘characteristic of antiquity Lo we not tind the amiable Rebecca busy at the Does not one of the maidens o* the Odys- sey delight us by her diligence in the same sita- And has not a learned Dean provet that it was quite fashionable in Pelope: Let there be an end to such frivolous re- ned on Saturday tast by swer u charge of violating the laws regulating a red Canadians visitors upon their stea tion to the church. me extract more, the ouly paxt perhaps o lade one L 5 relative to jurisdiction betw: and federal courts is daily grow! the release of crim' court. To-day, a writ of habeas corpus, discharged Jame Dunn, sentenced to two years in the peniten tiary for robbery, on the preme court of Utah by cl the probate court of Utah had no crimina James R.Thurbat, who was =en- the justice of the probate court to work out a fine of 3100, has also been released on a writ of habeas corpus by the Uuited States The attorneys generally ure much per- plexed at the condition of affairs, and fear the whole legal machinery of the territory will be- All the liberal members of the bar approve Judge H being the only one he could legally take under the circumstances. heroes, men whe pmmit a single fault, iny ct every part of the poem con Attention is neither wearied by mult trivial incidents, nor distracted by ency of digression. The poet prudently pped the wings of imagination, and repressed the extravagance of metaphorical decoratior. All is simple, plain, consistent. The moral, too,—that part without whieh poetr, sound,—has not eseaped the view oi Wha we behoid two young men, who, bat a short moment before, stood w of health, suddenly talling must we jament the instability of all things; perticularly (to carry out the moral to our p pose) of literary ownership, for Joseph Dennic, adge Hawley, on umd that the su twice slecided that in all the pride wn a hill, how ago, is ten, and another, even a writer in the Tyleio Blade, aspires to the title of commentator of Jack and Gill. The last effort, however, is not without merit, and as it works in 2 vein. it is worthy to stand beside the article in the pages of literary curiosity. HoLi¥ woop. Hetel Horror, THe ST. JAMES HOTEL, MONTREAL, GIRLS JUMPING PROM A FIFTA © MoxTRRAT, March 18.—At oue o'clock this moruing # ire broke out in a buildi the St. James Hotel and communicated throu of the fourth 1 ‘way leading to the Gov. Dix Says Foster Mrst Die.—Gov Dix has written a letter to Rev. Dr. Tyng, giv- ing his reasous for refusin sentence of Foster, the car- which he says: ‘So tar as depends on me, the of the law will be inflexibly main- tained. hy man who strikes a murderous blow at the life of his fellow man must be made to feel that his own life is in peril.” delphin s jent of ba el) Ledger says: “The governor's ion is Paid to haye struck terror inte the hearts of the other prisoners confined in the Tombs, awaiting trial fur murder. Deputy Sheriff See- bacher is authority for the statement that. nre i ad been laughing and jest- even, that their lives y they are vi and, in their expressions of sympat ish solicitude for their owa safety ix and from there to fifth flat, where the servants of the commute the murderer, in a thre’ selves to the sidewalk, where their fall was broken by mattresses and other soft were taken to the general hospital, where they now lay in a precarious A Matilda Sayer, hung out of a window twenty minutes, and was final- ly rescued by a fireman, who brouglit her safe. ind amid cheers from the excited the efforts ot the flats were com- otel was insured toa hot yet ascertained. ——_-——_—__ Affairs in Ohiec. A STEAMER BUNK, Crxcrxyatrt,March 18,—The Steamer Clark- ville, in Arkansas river and New Orie: Samuel B. Adams, sunk vesterda: irty-three miles below Pine Bluff. She bi §# bales of cotton on board. valued at $15,000 and is insu multitude. Notwithstandin, firemen, the fourth and fitt pletely destroved. The hy large amount. The Cowes murder trial has ended in a verdict the third degree, and the suner to four years at Sing y, in delivering the judge- court, said there was no doub Cowes was intoxicated when he killed Do but that was no reason why he should not suffer the severest penalty attaching to the crime. It was time that an example was made in these cases. A curious incident followed this, when the case of John Fitz red. The cvtton George Niemevers this city, was destroy The loss is not less than $90. is not ascertained. rriage manufactory in by fire this moraiug. 0). The insurance tire is reported raging in the town of Centreville, Gallia county, Olno. Ten bafld- ud the tire is stiti aud the citizens iek aud John had been arranged with the district that a plea of manslaughter in the third de; would be made in each case and hen the prisoners heard the Judge ¢ full extent of the law, their cour: them, and, declining to stand by the m of their counsel, they ings are entirel burning. -A lngh windy are so exhansted from thelr efforts to. extin- quish the flames that very litte property will —_e——— Railroad ping Sor Dig the Jersey 18.—The house ado — commit A inf railroad bills. A resolution for a whether Senate bill railroad and the TRENTON. Marcel used to induce areering gee Ne Jel we railroad had ; was laid on the ta So the matter still remains in of Testa hes ay pone teteek ae {ery must, be. 8 particularl specinfoat ar Sere aoe hein. | envi Gade ate tac an of council have withheld three month’ fg mais graves pcompuante, ol permission frost iE Meo esre | seven in allswere Rilled im arays, Pepe's nomination of Mermiliod as ot) Gee eek ene Onn ee ide boots on.” — of that § rere aes ral ei iD fa if and puitition erat ae eat es ‘e order ‘crore the Tine ahall be interned’ imuied A paotorat Telese Sensei sehools for Roman Catholics. Ne SMart Four Bama wng ers Doct Threngh a p Rosren March is —During the march of s: strick’s procession in CamDridge yosterdsr, ar horses sttached toa barouche became m- manageable. and dashed through and over the crowd at a fearful pace. Over adogen persons ere injured. Al them was John Sweeney, or, who was knocked down and se y st He is net er pertead te recever. sJames Gallagher Was knocked off bix horse, the animal falling upon him, injuring lim quite sevepel ad cm the lors of one eye. Chas. A. McConnell umber of Brainerd’s bav s knocked . Feely va. Cornelius Donovan xd was otherwise in jored. Daniel Morritf, ten, anf a girl named Jennie Sottivan, thirteen years, were kuocked down and received slight bruises, - ° Democratic a - "See im Rhode S Provinexce, R. 1, March 18&.—The demo- cratic state convention met in this city to-day, the following nominations were made. Por erner, Charles KR t, for Licutenant Vales; for Se for Attorney The © Arranys a of the axembly to matters, comme need A Tari aw. dream-like tern ich Letell the sr mot the late vic ire. A perfor Sunday im the lar, French troupe, engrg Egypt, to whlch the pab Among the vets odrome by an A: by the Khbedive of col his trapeze and. and cried when a cry of horror tremendous rent bad of the “Roi da ¢ The balloon descended slowly at first, but the wind seon rushed inte the gaping apertre In ip , and tare: literally imeide ont. whore cloud of smoke and took th case. The uphappy «ro perpendicniar’y; every heart stood still. B. det, however, Kept hit head, he seized the bar of bis trapeze with both hands, and hung ¢ trusting to the slight resistance still opposed the air by the balloon; but its « creased, he slut his <elf go but not te destruction. He fet! twenty rards on soft ground, and though senseless when taken em place in the gi ATTACKED g¥ Hyorormoma Arren Nove Veaus.—We learn from a gentleman who re turned on Monday trom talesville, Tr teau county, of a six and melancls curence. A farm by the name ot Meo i obia on Saturday evening. Sa morning he was in his usual good health and spirits. Toward evening be remarked to b wife that he did not fecl very well, lown, andl did <0 wife went to the ould not get up swered that le dul 1d keep quiet ' MeCollum hastened tc seen as he got sight « rather tishy story ix t ot Waa. Dred, able fowl, which had rope, a clairvos rezard wt wed tohd b h Mei the Nth inst. The police were notitied and faithiul watch, and, according to the proph- vey of the exponent of the prophetic art, the thieves appeared at the time specitied and were caught, The prisoners wore taken inte cour yesterday and committed for trial —N. 1. Tih inet, Accrsep or Porsexixe mee Hospans About nine weeks ago, James M. Thomas Wiektord, R 1., died Iv and was buried Since then ugly sus * having been aroused iu the minis of bis neighbors, the body was dis interred and a post wortem has be = at Providence several days. Last Friday ort was made that poison had been foant the stomach. It is sail that the wite of the poisoned man Was concerned in hisceath. She ts now living in Kingstou, Jealousy is the ai- A Cernes Dy meeting of the New York Prestyt the committce to Investigate v between Rey. Wil w. congregation reported th . plined tor creating te disaffection which led the church to ask the resiguation of their pastor, and the request of Newell to have hi pastoral relations severed. was mot acceded to The report, after a debate, was adopted by (he presbytery. TRE Sauiserny, Mo., Paackny Rerearen AT SYRACUSE, N. ¥.—Albert Keeler, aged twenty-one, yesterday killed dda Spencer, aged vourtéen, at Syracuse, N.Y. The murderer was a cousinof the girl. He belonge:! to Canada, and had been on of bis victim. Af the murder Keeler hastened antention te leave arUng, but missing bis n board th: axe Dernvens.— Dispatches trom St. Louis state that the engine irivers on the St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern railroad are on a'strike, growing out of the in.ringement of the rules of the Broth er- hood of Locomotive Engincers, thereby cansing serious delays of the trams. A riotous demou- stration was imminent, but was quelied by superintendent Van Horn’s energetic action. The disaffected employrs were discharged. THESE RA A* seem to be extremely dan- gerous things. We have already mentioned the case of a lady wounded by one of them while engaged in falling down stairs. Now we read of @ poor girl who has suddenly died in Fortville, N. ¥. In ber stomach was found a gucdium-sized hair-pin. It appears that she was subject to fits of somnambulism, in one of which she is supposed to have swallowed the pin in question. 3 ALS ow Carmtat Prx the Federal Council of the 1. W. section 9, vesterday morning, at 12) Spring t, the Committee on capitsl punishment reported that they were My pd it, ou the round that it never effected its object; that the faving of the power of life and death in the baudds of any individual was a relic of the old feudal and barbarous ages.—N. ¥ _———_—_—_—__ A Mrs. Spicer, in a western city, very nearly Jost the right of dower in her husband’s estate, amounting to $40,000, tor lack of a vertificate. It may be well to ask how mauy married jadies in this country are better off than Mrs. Spicer? The manner in which the registration of marriages in some portions of this country is managed ought to make ladies nervors,

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