Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1873, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excezted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, RY TUB EVEMNG STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY, PO PMANN, Prev’t. ix served by carriers € — E EVENING STAR - Ro paper rent longer than paid fe Be Rates cor. Lith St. t on the VS. 42--N2. 6,475. THE LARGEST sTURE AND THE LARGEST STOCK OF HUMAN HAIR GOODS! Tt te a well known fact among the Indias of Wash- Segton that H. PHILIPPI, the “Coiffear da Mads Bi gent,” seile the feces HAIB GOODS at the lowest rater, Ladies, strangers, will do well to cail ane ge~ for thems-ly © mbings of Heir. made up by the root by my Bee process, in all the styles of the dav. Coiffures de Boirers, Receptions a spectalty. deeie-tu™ Between 9h and lth streete. ening Stat. WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1873. PUBLICATIONS. M BS, KOOTHWORTH’s NEW BOUK. A NEW BOOK BY Mas A BEAUTIFUL FIEND. A BZSUTIFUL FIEND. A BFAUTIFUL FIEND; OB, ‘THE FIRE, is the startling vame of Mri ¥.N Southworth ’s new bo: SPECIAL NOTICES, wfal Holiday Gift, being @ combina- ane, with complet» list of words 6 liable to apell incorrectly sale by Btationers, and at + Philadelphia. “Scud for descriptive . SOUTHWORTH. Mothers, Methers, Mothers! Don't fail te procure MKS. WINSLOW ¥ SOOTH- ING SYRUP for all diseases incident 10 4 of teething In children, It relieves the pain, cures wind colic i relief and healt! from us are necessary to commend this book js they will flad power that has mado her | | previous books so aturactive to them; the «iyle fs futerest ie sustained to the Tewulates the bo h te the child, «1 call for SOOTHING 8¥: iy ire. Southworth’ fa it no falling off of th RS. WINSLUW'S M spirited and she inzen SSeS Sa UST REORIVAD— JI Soo bu EN TEN-TUCKED SKIRTS, HEMISKS AT SAME PRIC _ 5 HEGURR, 719 M. AN Ez Ags MENT UF LADIES’ CLOAKS AND SUITS im the City. FRENCH CORSETS AT REDUCED PRICES. BEST PARIS KID GLOVES at S08 Pair. g' HAIR SWITCHES AT $6, WORTH 913. deei0-hn 8. HELLER, 715 Market Spac MISS E. A. MeCORMICK, 909 Pern. Avexce(up stairs, A large end elegant ascoriment of IMPORTED BONNETS ant BOUND HATs, constantiy on 5 Orders f BEESES, &c., filled by Miss GED- REY, of New York city. nov2-te end. Allof Mrs, Seach orth’s Thirty-six Popalir “at box, bouad in morruces some, newly desigusd, falt | gilt back, price $63.094#-t,or 91. ofA Beautifal Fiews,” or acomplete set-of M Bonthworth’sWo.ks, will be sca: to any ailtress, free of freight or postace, or 16¢: Poblishers. Aset of Mis. Soathworth’s complety worke, or any ten of them, would make an nd AMUSEMENTS. , THEATER. GRAND HOLIDAY A | MONDAY, EC ING, x An en irely orixii George Foxe it Ba z As acted for pt weeks Union Square Theatre, New York. Mr. Basilie respectfally tafocms his pa*rons tha he bas eSected an epzagement with $. dram, in four acts, by Mr EVA c*.0%s. ded bousesat the RTH'S COMPLETE W ORKS, the celedra.ed ering aud at the matinees 01 ad OuRISTNSS ABD SATURDAY MAT- "i (ORD'S OPERA ner Late Wee ig | OHBISTMAS COMES BT ONCE A YEAR. OR O08 ‘TMAS BY Love's Labor Woa 3 75 Pro. grea Cotempera Mere MME. L, P. JEAN. ERET returned from Paris with a choice as- sortuent of Bonnets and Hats. Latest qities in milline vod. street, New York, jeular attention paid to bridsl and mourni! ders. Also. a B. YOUNG'S. NEW YORK BAZAAB. ere Fashionable Headquar: or ANCY GOODS, HOSIERY, —T mEMING UNDERWEAR, and lowest market all. Mise sal SEVENTH SERERT, NEAR ADE ENCH STARCH ENAMEL jUTIONS, rr) fm the Dest article in the world for doing up Linen or rt to the fabric. walig “tippers beactifal gloss For sale by Grocers. ae IAM, So Wiest Lombard strest, pales Baltimore, Maryland. (Wednsed ry , Dece ner 3: my embud events ip Hew Yor APED in which the celew INICK MUKBAY, and pe Ronate the variou<¢ DOTI fome startling recent Haunted Wife's Victory. 175 The Mother-inLaw 175 ion. 178 India; or the Pearl arse of Olifton Discarded Daught in paper cover at $1.4) ROM SIN@ SiNG. or and author, ar. DO five diferent alias 5 Vth st’, near Broadway. Par- or hdl og extra clarge for reserved seats. resstnaking fn all ite branches, novi) Night admiss‘on, 80 ce bee adml.sion, 25 and 50 Saturday Night, last time of Batiness every day after Wedn mber 29. ihe Ohriztmes logwist of the age, Mr months one of the actractiqns st N! : 75 centsand $1, ‘The above are iu cloth, Above Books are fur sale by all Book sellers, vv cb be Semi, POst pardon remitting price bo the psh- it St., Philadeiphia, IDE AND OUTSIDE. D iS Ninre Str W BOOKS, STATIONERY CHRKOMOS, & FRAMES, Cee £5 . noval-tr HEARD OF THE RING, AUDACIOUS RING! im Wh» re in ft now | Sing! Sing Withont remorse or pity ST TES, SUAND, BY. DYEING ESTAB- ISHMENT—ESTABLISHED 1519. The oldest sud largest of, its Kind tm the country: may be in the wori FIEST CYAss 800U: GLE Hh street, op) Patent Om SPECIALTIES 18 SOLE PROCESS. Lad y vithout taking them a) ied Gentlemen's Clothes clothes cleaned without shrink vor arose spots removed effectually, se that they cleaned on short notice. Prices mod- erste punctmallty guaranteed, sepl-ly —_—_—————— ing. es rd id @) The boldes:, best, and most graphic of American nay foucidedon facts, wil! be E-DAY NIGHT, at FORD'S OPERA HOUSE by DOMIN'OK MURRAY and On pany, with striking re slistiosceaery, Cheap Prices, the Hol B. MOHUN & CO. ELLEBS AND STATIONERS, 1018 Pennsylvania avenue, contemporaneons produced on WEDS G15 Hh street, betwoon F ani G. aarantee given that uo color rubs off; BOOKS. » to get them back in time, Prmmteibonied Ratecni RE Antobiography of John © aur pene day weeks, 75 and 60 cents Matinees Tharsday, Friday, and Saturday, 25 Ohauvesu’s Anatoay of Domesticated Auiniaia YO. . NGTON THEALER COMIQU asia Street, belew P. ny ¥ FE TIVITIES. “ k 5 The yourg fmerican a 2 v2e2 Re Tro The Atmrephore,by Camiils Fin ‘The Perfect Horte, by “Adirondack” Murray, ¥0. “ < DRY GOODS. sa _ Supported by the Yeentiful Act © @ECRET OF SUCCESS IN WALL STREET donate S's pases. Bull R““ BLACK AND CULORED SILK! the mon: complete atock of LU MOL GOOWS te be found in this mat gilz grked down to the very lowest price, in reduce our large stock previous to the first of th ear. We SHUSTER & BRO. 919 Pennsylvania avenue RREDUCTION EXTRAORDINARY! 1G, 10 cents. cents. Profits on “puta ané Matled for stamp t: o., bankers and broker. '29-3m_ In the Sensational Dra of the CHIL Reappoarance of GEO. K Ieutine Tumbridge & 39 Wall street. New Y. LYONS BLACK SILK VELVETS, LUPIN’S FRENCH © MERES and MERINOES, KESS OLOTHS, SATTINAS LEGANT CASHMERE LONG Gymuast, Mr. JOSEPH Sevtimental Vocalist, Sirs ____ LECTURES. _ > M. €. A, Lee LINCOLN HALL. THOMAS NAST, Tuesday evening, Dooember 24 GOUGH, Tuesday eventug, Jaunary 2 ‘Nast, $1; Gough, $1. No eatra charge Warren Choate & Co."s, 941 Ponn- in promptly at 8 o'clock. Doors open have the best RLAOK and COLORED KID OVES, in one aud two buttons, that are im pots SEAETIOO Re @ warrant every pair perfect or take THERE WaTisies Tuts wa Entire change of Bill ateach Mati Tuesday and Wedocaday N inee will be presented the DHILD STB Thursday, Friday, aud Satarday and Sa'n M OLIVER TWIST a EDUCATIONAL. SSESSING AT. Music 8 PU * nce. Terme moderate, Ad 0 13th street northwest. = cUTION. 'S OPERA HOUSE. Messrs. Maurice and Max Strakosch respsct hae STRAKOSCH GRA ITALIAN OPERA, TURSDAY RVENINGS, December ¥2 and 23. venciug MONDAY BYE ii REAL ESTATE AGENTS. ‘RO! ee OP eker, SHEPHERD'S BUILUING, Ho. 908% PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, ‘WasiiNeTon D.C. t attentl to the payment of General Premp fention given pay! ‘decé Sma and Special Taxes. MBS. E. A. STETSON LOGEE will give lessons privately or in classes Readings for benefit of | charch or berevo! nt objec Etemmering and all defects of speech speedily Seotara, Golotti, | RAND CHORUS AND 0} or and Jondactor. Residence, 79 H street northwest. STANLEY JON J. i Real Es No. S11 rn Sreest OSES AND LOTS iN ALL PARTS OF eee 4H SALE. B CITY FOR NS NSGOTIATED. NON BY INV SST- zo = - decé-tr pos BOYLE. = JUAN BOYLE & CO., L Bi 605 lath sireet, opposite U. 8. Treasury. have several v ine "FARMS, in:proved and an- improved,> B different railrouis running from the city, fors for city «at low figures or evchange Property, $00.00 fest of GROUND in varions por- of th ecity for sale st low figures, un ensy terms, $f vill exchange for productive improved proper: Atm UESDAY EVENING. De BS. 8. A. PECK’S SELEOT SCHOOL FOR LA SONNA® BOYS, southwest corner 13th will commence ite second Sents for either performance now for sals at M. z:rott & Co.'s Music Store, ( ‘OSTUMES MASQUERADES, PRIVATE THEATRICALS. and TABLEACX, PIANOS, &0, PIANOS! few stock of Pi 08 FRANE BABNUM ‘STATS AND NUTS BROKERS, Tn order to make room for ™ Sirect northwe: hk Lam now receivin {KEE M DSIOAL 00) Hear the Magnificent & Performing the NCERTS AND EVENING, 000 OBOHESTBION, Jatest Operatic ana Nat! MB. SCHWARZENBERG?®, 468 Pennsylvania wrakinee side, Be Magnificent instrament, also, @ v carved SQUARE GRAND nowned make of Wim. | PIANO of the ate & Go. recta. 't represents an immense Orchestra, ‘and chimes complete, ER a. ways on drangbt. 028-Sm | Tig tustramen with drums, BF Freah cold. { On Exhibitie "USING AND ! REPAIRING, POLISHIN and Varnishing PIANOS and ail M: =e ical Instrument: HYs°*"s huTEL, Bo. 709 © STRET, jemly iy Pron Beiwern WA and Mik Stvects, jandly — Wasmryetox, DLO Cc. © witbLaap, NG PENNSYLVANIA AVENGER, apl-ly WASHINGTON, D.O ————————— Mo. 439 Tt strects Dotien Onna Retreats etgut : » between Dm: doors above Odd Feliow’s Hall, Engravings, Oh ~ Obotee Of! Patutings, "8 PIANO AND MUSIO 8TOR Also, Les stock near 7th street, wanes of DEOm: be first pi- &c., ia the District. lease remember Name and Namber. jet-1r* INDS OF OAST-OF 'L can be sold to the by addressing or calling on D atrect, between 7th Hotes by mail promptly attended to. Oasb paid .s-t lew York, in use tie STRULING OR sa per different nufactarars, new ant 4, at low g Mie of MUSIOAL Lt tuned and roy ‘wan, rps, ae eta ents taken ih ex }UA8’ 0 AN: ("TPE SE ion om hand; sold streek morinwess, Masical AND VOW WE GO GEIMES', No. 103 Down! Down INSURANCE OOMPANTES. * ) Tents, dectotr Bi 311 Tih ivect, ono BUDS Ta neo cap al largest of any shatioe Tentitation ts orwoetas mesma 7 ETE Sand B00 Tears OMPANE. 78 — ,ehar TJ G*"*7 | tRance Capital ac: $500,000. LOSSES PROMPTL y PalD. OfMce, 663 Uh street, opposite Treasury Depart- | CONTINENTAL LIVE INSUB- BW. BATES, Agent. MPANY. pce YOUR PROPEATY NO TRIPLING! OUR ENTIRE STOCK MUST BE IMMEDIATELY REDUCED, AND WILL BE FORCED OFF WITHOUT RESERVE. t. INGCRANCE G OODWIN Y. a Atle LEB. Wharf, foot of Sixth street, DEALER IN WOOD AND COAL. READ OUR NEW PRICE LIST: Chronometers amd fme Watcnes adjusted for 180- cuvonism, postion amd temperati “BASE FOR THE }, CHIROPoDIsT, Qe ane Hn e. WE ADOPT THiS GREATLY REDUCED PRICE LIST TO INSURE AN IMMEDIATE CLOSING OUT OF OUR ENTIRE STOCK. PERT. ‘without pats: | COME AND SEE. HABLE BROTHERS, Merchant Tailors and Fine Clethiers, | dects-te Corner Tth aad # Streets. _EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip, InTERWAL Rev 2yv2.— The receipts from thix source to-day were 3. Tue Boston Traveler thinks General ©. U Howard “not a bid man, bat a bad manager.’ PREsIDENT GRANT is expected to a-cive in Wasbington on the eatly train to-morrow morn. ing. Sgonerany Ricwanoaon leaves Washiag’on for Boston Wednesday to svend Christmas. He w.ll return on the following Monday. Gex, ADELBERT AMx3 will resign bis seat i9 the Senate early ia January and goto Jackson, with his wife and children, as he has been elected Covernor of Mississippi in the place oi Governor Powe-s. A DELEGAT.ON of prominent colored persons are coming here in January, to urge Congress to give then their property rights in the Indian territory avd citizenship, together with ourt and a form of government t> protzct them. Prrsonat.—Gen. ton, Commissioner of Education, visited the normal tchool at the Franklin school bai'd.ng to-day. Mr. E. P. Smith, commissioner of Indian affairs, has re- turned trom St. Paul Mina. THE NEW ARRANGEMENT: Of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad between here and New York will not interfere with the transportation of the mails between Washington and the city named. The Baltimore and Ohio company wilt sill retain the po*tal-cur service. KvKLUxX Parpoxs KxcomMEeNpED.—The Attorney Gereral has recommended pardons to issue to Marion Fowler, John Whitlock and Wm. Ramsay, all of South Carolina, and who are se-ving sentence in the Albiny penitentiary for participation in kuklux outrages, Army Res'onations.—The fol'owing army officers have resigned, ard their resigaations have been accepted: Philip A. Owen, captain. 9th infantry; Alvan ialbreath, first lieuten- ant,2d infantry; J. H. Smallwood, 24 Neaten- ant 9th in-antry. Mr. Jouw M. Bat the wel! krown and universaily esteemed journal clerk of the House of Kepresentatives, celebrated the 2sth -Anniversary of his appointment to that office on Satur. years last. Mr. Barclay is pow fifty-seven age. Prusipent GeRant met a namber of old friends at an informal meeting at the house of Gen. Harvey in St. Louis last night, alter which, accompanied by his con and several other gentleman who went west with him, hy: leit sor Washington, Gov. Boorn has been elected to the United States Senate ‘ron California for the long term dvdge Wager, anii-railroad candidate, but a democrat ho'ds the lead on the balloting for the short term, and it is believed will b. elected. Shuster stands second in favor and Cole thud. The two lest named are republi caus. A YOUNG muposTor, in the shape of a girl not more than fifteen or sixteen years old, is go- ing about seeking to raise money by ust names of various persons k to the parcies to «hom she applies. Among %t the names she has vced in this unauthorizod way is that oF iss Alistine Snead, (‘*Mis« Grundy,"’) the cor. ondeut of the New York Worli. Lhe po. lice shou ld lcok ow r he Tuvs van the investigation of Indian Com. wissioner Smith, at St. Paul, has developed ugthing whatever detrimental to the official or personal integrity of that otcer. Atter exam ining :evera! iroze witre: es the vommi<s'on, o. which Mr. N..J. Turney is chairinai, will r tarn to Washington erd will p.obably exone-- ate the commi. ‘ove in theix report, which wil be mace sbout the m'ddle o' Tue Bayxever Law.—The Senate Jadicia ty Committee wili sit during the recess ard en. deavor to perfect a bankrapt act that will be free from the objections urged against the law. The work of rocoreiructoa will be done b Messrs. Edmands, of Vermoat,(if wel’ enoaeh, Thurman, of Obio, ard Frelirghuy en,o’ New Jersey—ail 'earrcd in the ‘aw, av 1 represent ing the interests of ditieen: sec-ione. No SAvING.—In accordance with the rcsole- tion passed by the House of Kepresentatives a few days ago, the devartments are ell engaged in the preparation of statements showing the amount of expense incurred in the purchase of portage stamps since the abolition of the frank- tog privilege. Most of them will alco si ate « nearly as posible the expense under the old system, and willshow that while the revena~s of the Post Office department have been great. ly Increuseal there has really boon no saving to e government. Nava Oxpens.—Commander R. R. Wallace to the navy yard, Philede!phia, Pa. Detached Capt. Thomas G. Corbin, as light-borse in -pec- tor of the ith district, and placed on waiting orders. Commander Ge: White, from the navy yard at Philadelphia, and ordered to duty as inspector of the 4th light-house district, 1st January next. Surgeon George H. Cooke irom the murine rendezvous at Philadelphia, and placed on waiting orders. Surgeon J. K. Tryon rom the marine rendezvous, New York, and placed on waiting orders. Assistant Surgeon ©. 1. Cr 3in srom the marine rendezvors, bo ton, and ordered to the naval rendezvous, Bo-- top. Acting Assistant Surgeon Thomes Owen irom the marine rendezvous, Baltimore, and p’aced on waiting orders. Tar Wak or THE RalLROADS —Dizmond Cv" Diamond.—In consequence ot the Penrsylyar's Tailroad company refusing to take the throngn cars leaving here by the Washington branch of the B.and ©. K. R. over their short line to New York, the Ba'timore and Ohio re- taliated by recucing the prices of tnrough tickets som Washington and Baltimore to ali the prin- cipal cities west. This announcement was made this morning, and this afternoon the agents of the Pennsylvania roadg were instructed by tel- egram to reduce the prices of tickets to corre. —— with the rates of the B. and 0. K. R. So the public is likely to be benetitted by the war Jetween the railroad corporations. TRE INDIAN Prosie: onsiderable excite. ment exista in the Indian territory over the President's recommendition to Congress to organize the territory for the purpose of locating wild Indians there. ‘The people residing there fay that for sixty years they have been trying to civilize thems?l¥c3 and their children, and now to place the Modocs, Kickapoo:,Arapahoes, K'owas and Comanches alongside them as ne'ghbors would demoralize their children and dsctroy the lal or of years. A large number of them fold Superintendent Ho. t'iat if the gov- ernment weuid limit the boundary to the nirety- e’ghth meridian, and adopt them as citizens of the United States, and confine the wild Indiars to the country w { them there would be no he Sperone amor e p-op'e to the formation 4 . teriitorial government and the al'otment THE REMAINS OF Mz. FaspzRic Dent ar- rived in St. Louis Saturday worning, accom- lied by the President, Gen. Babcock, Mar- foal Sharpe, Col. ’ Gen. Fred. Dent, and 6 Y » ances of the Presidemt received the remains at East St. Louis, ied | me Attorney t TWO CENTS. American Cotors. has no Right to Interfere her on the High Seas, New You, December fays the meeting of workingmen there yester- day was very exciting. The ¢; diary character. ced that the workingmen had met, not for itical purposes, but to devise some means to oring classes out of their present terrible calamity. An organization similar to that of the grangers w: A Chicago epecial ches were all he speakers an ‘The following w the opin'on of Attorney General Williams in the Virgi sw, Dee. 17, 1873. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of T have the honor receipt of your letter of the lich im large number of documents anc ‘asking {or my opinion as t irginius at the time of ‘sh man-of-war Tor: knowledge th- urged on the meeting were expressed, and the sentiment was y applauded, that the day was near at band when an equitable division of wealth he resolutions demanding employment are to be presented to the common eoanci! to-night, and the men out of employ ment are te resemble at 7 p. m. and marc! solid phalanx to Court house Square, where they will await the return of their committee. It ix beliewed the answer will not be satisfactory to the workingmen, and grave consequences are whether or pot the would be made. it is agr ed thaton the ealute the fia, ‘h instant Spain shail of the United States. further provided that “if Spain should prove to satisfaction of the United States that the Virginius was notentitled to carry the tlag of the United States, and was carrying it at the time ot the capture without right and improper! salute will be spontaneously dispensed with, as in such case not being necessarily requirable, but the United States will expect in such case & disclaimer of the interest of indignity to its flag in the act which was committed.” Section 1of the actof December Stat, 1792, or vessels registered pursuant no other, except such as shall be duly qualitied, according to law, for carryin ig ‘trade, and denominated an deemed ships or vesseis of the United States, he benefls and privileges apper- taining to such ships.” Section 4 of the same act provides for an oath by which, among other things, to obtain the registry of a vemel, the owner’ is required to swear ‘that there is no subject or citizen of any foreign prince or state A Cincinnati special also says the attitude o the workingmen there causes a feeling of ins: curity and apprehension. — New York Notes. FLIGHT OF HARKY GENET. —Harry Genet, on Friday last Since his convict.on ve has been m the custody @ Deputy Sherif 8! at bis residence. Shields eat up with him last night until three o'clock. then permi: sion to go up stairs to see his wife, saying “it may be the last time.” 8) fied it was all right, as he had allowed hi do the same thing the night previous, and he had retarned promptly. Shields felt fi and fell asleep, rot awaking morring, when he d‘scovercd that hiv prisoner was roi to be found. Hi: who was found gatlty o° fraud bas taken flight. e'ds was sath on the coastu fe to Mra. Gevet, orp | their nationality: elds then went to the central office and a The Spenish government bay! furnished evidence at regard te the Virginfes ana her jarm to the right to bear the flag of the United ie, the Preeitent submitted the evidence The Attorney estel had forfeited the right to bear of the United States, and that at the her capture sbe was carrying it without ight ard improperty. In view of opinion eur government will, in accordance with the | terms of the poston, inswtete inquiry and ] procecdings against the Virgiwias and inst Rhy Of the Persons Who may appear to | have been guilty of legal acts in copuection therewith. As Spain bas proven to tbe eatis- faction of the Bhited States according to the | Attorney General's opinion, that the Virginius | wasat the time of ber capture carrying the | United States flag without right and tm - ly, the enlute tothe flag on the 23th day of tbe | cember will be dispensed with, as now not pe- | cessartly requirable: but the United States will expect a disclaimer of intent of indignity to the fing im the act which was committed. DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THR TRAGEDY. Kear Admiral Scott has se the Secretary of the 3 a large mas of documents con nected with (he capture of the Virginius and the execations which fo! lowed it. These include the list of one hundred and three who were in the prison at Santiago de whom were shot (of the surviving mighty sew appear the pames of Manuel Morases, of Pl deiphia; Phidp Meitcler, of Ch: Samuel Gray, of Marrisbar and Alfred Parker, location not. g These are all the Americans among the nuraber gi Those who were executed. in addition thirteen mentioned above, few hours, with the excep! who was nottaken tothat p the offic’ trial by anewer all the quexttons p that by the laws of tted no off Accordi Thing the moe of Y of an’ Ame. ican merchant bed with ail properly errtifed be Lad delivered to the boarding f the capturing veesel N. Kowe, of Rockland, Maine, deposed at Kingston, ‘Jamaica. that :rom kno of vavigation, the \ irginius, cap * could not have been less than seventy miles coast of Cub NDEK RRAINE'S PLUCKY NEMAYIOR. Commander Braine, in his letter to the Sec- retary ef the Navy, dated Santiago de Caba, November jth, commant’ :ting imformation obtained about the V.rginias, You will see by my letter to his Exeeli Senor Brigadier Commandante General Mo- rales, and protest, that I protested ageinst any further punishment fo.any of the officers, crew ‘of the Virginians, t ive of ir any more were ordered to be executed 1 must be informed before it 3I formed Superintendent Matsell of the es A general alarm was immediately telegraph over the city. THE POLISH RXILES to erect a statue to direetly or indirect! dence, or otherwise, vessel, or in the profits or issues thereof.” Obviously, therefore, no vessel in which a for- eigner is directly or indirectly interested is en- titled to United Statz+ regist-y i obtained by false oath as to that poi fact is that the vessel is owned or partly owned by foreigners, she cannot be deemed a vessel ot the United States, or entitled to the benefits or es appertaining to such versels. irginius was registered in New York on ,in the rame of by way of trast, conti- in such ship or in this countr; ACISING PLYMOUTH CRURCH. The committee of the Church of the Pi and Clinton Avenue Church, Brooklyn, addre:sed @ long letter to Henry Ward Brecher and the members of Plymouth Church, de- that denominational aljian-e with that church will be suspended shoald they affirm the previous proclamation of the right of Plymouth y case what fellowship, cording to the laws ot , can properly be offered by or received from other churches. THE ESCAPE OF GENET. In the court of oyer and terminer to-@ay, the judge characterized the cscape of Genet as grovs neglect and gross m scondact on the part of the deputy sheriff, but until it was escer tained whether the efforts for his reeaptare are seecesful, no steps should be taken in the t's counrel said they would pro cecd to perfect their bill of exceptions. MORE RING MEN MISSING. Michael Norton, Tho Wal-h, and George S. Miller, ex-ring county court house commissioners were calla to- for trial on the charge of mi: the 26th of September, Patterson, yho made oath as ‘req but the de} sitions submitted abundantly show that in fact Patterson, was the owner at tuat time, but that the vessel was the property of certain Cuban citizens in New York who tar nisbed the necessary rund for her purchase J. E. Shepherd who commanded sa:d vowel! when she lett New York with a certificate oi her register inthe name of Patterson, te positively that he entered into an agreem: command said verse! at au interview betwee» Virginius be’onged to Ques: r Cubans, and that tue said Mora exhibite: tohim receipts for the purchase money and for the repairs and supplies upon said steamer and explained to him how said funds were g the Cubans in New York. Alphonse de Varona, who was the seoretary of the Cuban mission in New York at the time the Virginius was pu railed in her as Queswia’s chiet of staff, tes fies that he was acquainted with a’ the details of the transaction, and knows tat the Virgin ius was purchased with the funds of the Cubans ard with the understanding and arrangement that Patterson should appear as the nomiual owner, because foreigners cou'd not obtain a ter for the vessel. Smith, Edward Greenwood. John McCann, Matthew Murphy, | ccuted by the as Cornon, John lemeanor while in Their recognizances were then forteited on all the indictments with the exception ofone Cornan, who will be allowed to put ina Fridey it he appears, ‘orton is said to Andrew J. Smith, indicted the same as the above, appeared, avd plead not guilt y. EX-MAYOR HALL was in court all the morning with his counsel, but his case was not called. United States re; are unchanged since Saturday. took place, as | claimed that the American fag | protected ail. Ihave taken mears to circulate it herein the city that if any of the prisoners taken from the Virgmius are executed, I will sink every Span- ish gunboat and other Spanish men-of war that 1 can get at. I feel assured that this ramor has bad a good effect, and { believe that should our ts oment demand the persons taken from the ‘irginius yet alive, the authorities here will surrender them. You will observe by my interview that T said to the General that an cary partial solution to this already complicated affair would be tode- ‘iver up all the people now alive belonging to the Virgmius. He replied. « what manner can that be done’ leading me to ve it to de really a wish of his to deliver them all up te the United States. 1 replied: By putting them in boats and putting them aboard the ship [have the bonor to command, restori j them under that flag from which they were taken. The vernor replied he could mot do se without orders trom bis su o the highest rui 3 power on the island or by order .{ the Governe | ment officials bere The Governor answered By the Govern- ment bere. Commander Braine 4: Contd not the their execution order to him? ernor replied in the negative. The People taken from the Virginius were exccuted y au order previously t+ sued by the Admiral commanding the naval fore-s of the island, and were executed under the autherity of an order issued by General de Rodas. Commander Braine—But were there not pas. sengers on board the American steamer Vir- inbues? © The Governor.—Vou must recollect that there Ambrose Kawlings, Thomas G: Furlong, Thomas Anderson and Geo. W. Wal ler, who were employed u; various capacities after she was registered in the name of Patterson, testify clearly to the eifect that they were informed and und while they were upon the vessel that longed to (Quesada and the Uabans repr by him, and that he nav zated treated such vessel in all respects ax though ii was his property. Nothing appears to weaken the force of thi s.imony, though the witnesres were genera'ly cted 10 cross-examination, but on the con- all the circums’ane"3 of the ease tend to With the oath for registry cquires a bord to be g.ven signad aptain, and oneor more suret =: on the bond giv. e allagher, Jobu ANOTHER TENEMENT HOUSE TRAGEDY About half-past two this a. m. cr'es of murder were beard from a window ina five-story ten. - ment house, No. 26 Broom street. Offi ing the building found the body of a man lying in a pool ef blood with bis throat cut from ear to ear, and on entering the room of the deceased found ‘the dead body of ber throat cut. mn the Virginius in young woman with 's and stairway were literally covered with blood from the room where the dead body of the woman wes found to the eccond landing, where the body of the man It was first believed the deceased, Michael Kyan, had cut his sister’s throat and then his own, but the police, on instituting a ‘earch, found the vest of the murdered max on the roof. The button hole which held the watch chain was pulled out and the pockets rifled. A tox where the deceased kept bis bank book was Missing, and on the stairs leading to the rcof, a well #8 thercon, bare oot prints were founds and it ‘* the belief of the police that a robbery aud murder hos been committed. So far nu clue to the perpetrator bas been discovere:t ——_e——_ controled, and r, but the.e were r ‘aiterson avd hi a, Vatous and tho other pans Who took passage upon the Virginias *ad of going on board at the wharf in the al way, Went aboard off a tug aiter the ve. tthe harbor of J cannot do o. evidence, that Pat'ercon’s that the ‘regi rwise than to hold, upon this ath was false, and y obtained in his name was a fraud upon the navigation laws of the United + declined to 1104, an ‘On gold loans the perannum and 1 Foreign exchange 's weak, the supply ot com- mercial bills having been much en the opening prime bankers reduced their rates tively, and the same Money is easy and prime mercantile paper is quoted at %a%. Government bond. gul the main steady. Southern state bonds at the board were st'ady but not higher than Saturday. The s*ock matket opened firm and so remained for half an hour,when vpn: veyeneomnp have eince improved again. The principal deal- | been in UnionPacific, Telegraph, Lake ind Wabash. The first named openod 20%, soldat 30), declined to since advanced to 3 for carrying. A:suming the question to be what appears intent of the protocol, whether or not the Virginiug at the time of her capture had a right, as against the United to conform to the to 108 and 109 on call loans at 637 1 am of the opinion that she bad no suc! not been registered ac- cording to law, but I am alsoof the opinion that she was as much exempt from interference on the high seas by another power, on that ground, as though she had been lawiully registerca. Spain, no doubt, has a right to capture a vessel with an American register and carrying the American flag, tound in her own waters, assi: ing, or endeavoring to assist, the insurrection in Cuba; but she has no right to capture such a on the high seas upon an apprehension that, in violation of the neutrality or navigation laws of the United States, she was on her way to assist eaid rebellion. may ritory and people trom the hostile attack of what ppears to be, an American v she has no jurisdiction whatever over the ques- tion as to whether or not such vessel is on the high seas in violation of any !aw of the United Spain cannot rightfuliy raise that ques- to the Virginius, but the Voted States nd, #8 1 understand the protocol, they € agreed to do it, and governed by Agreement, and without admitting that Spain would otherwise have any Interest in the ques- tion, I decide that the Virginius at the time ot her capture was without right aud improperly carrying the American fia Very respectfuily your o! Geo. H. Wittiams, Attorney General. A Serious ELEcTion Civil War Threatene Tight, because she bad | West Indies to immedistely rendezvous in Ci Foreign SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OP LIPR. Loxpox, December 22.—The irom Barrow, F., for New York or 5t. John, N. he banks of New Foandlaud The captain ard three men were drowned. T: rerrainder of the crew took to boats, being out six days were Lout.e Wichard ship America, E., foundered o: KIGHTEEN LIVES LIVES LOST BY ANEXPLO- Maprip, December f a magazine in Car- | rs 2 or | responding period last year. Lncrease, DRAD. Loxpon, December 22.—Hon. Sir Gillery Pig: ott, Baron of the Exchequer, is dead. A GOOD RUN OUT. QvexNstows, December 2 line steamer Chio ar.ived at 2 cays aud twenty-two bours from Pui! ——$o———— Laborers’ ae in Philadelphia. Puirapacrata, Decem! siderable excitement along the wharves in con- cequence of a strike among the t the :teamship lines had given notice that on to- Bedient servant, MaTAMORAS— tch trom Mata- ed yesterday, says :—« At an early worning the’ streets were thronged m. Cortina and John Pp. m., in eight | with the partizans of G Trevino Crapal-s, rival candidates for mayor. Several hundred’ men, headed by a ban gated in the plaza in front of the ber 22.—There is con- were many Spaniards among the passengers, and one among them is a deserter from our army on this isiand. Commander Braine.—Yes; bat they were teXem tiem an American steamer on the high ean. The Governor.—On the night of the arrival of the Virginiue at this port, in looking over the Papers an order was found issued by the late Captain J,and it was wuder his orders bat the trial and executions took place. Comwernder Braine.—Eut I bave to remind you that both the United States and British governments protested against that order, avd told the Spanish government that chey would not allow any such interference, and (hat the most that the nited States government could admit would be the confi catiov of the vessel aid cargo. Commander Braine, baring received assar ances that his dispatch to the United Stat government would be turwarded without - ruption, thanked the covernor for his c and W {ldrew atter delivering in pe. son ten protest relative io the oficers, crew and passengers of the American steamer Virgiains. RAT BRITAIN GOING TO STRIK A special dispatch dated Key We Information reached New York from Havana Saturday, which, tf authentic, is highly impor- taut. It wos rumored there that s rious com- plications in regard to Cuba have arisen, it is understood, between the Spanish and Britis gove nments. Precisely what these difficulties are does not yet appear, but it is certain the British West India squadron ‘s to be tly | and largely increased. Havana authorities, 1 is stated, cor sider the English government in- *ends some interference in @uban aitairs, and in such a manner rs "9 complicate the relations of that government with Spain. it has become | known t! the British Consul General at Ha- | Yana bas received <: irom Lord Gran- commanders in the ben ports. It is stated that in official circles is certainly krown (that the British government will aceurcdly demand the panishm: of Bar. | Tiel. The British admiral bas left for St. Phom- | as. here he expects to be relieved. @ State department has no information with regard to apy trouble between Great Brit- ain aud Spaii Tar Coat TRape—Over a Million and € Quarter Toms Increare in Production.—The qr antity of coal sent last week from all the regions was 223,396 tons of amthracite coal against 74.44 tops for the correspondi week | last year. Decrease for the week, 15,345 tons. | The whole stpply u tons, 80 far, 4874 tone, 289, ~ 0) tons is anthracite, and is fons bituminous. The trade remarkably well for the season, and there is still some demand for coal for the line. [t is, however, beginning to slack off as the draws to a close. The miid weather is also affecting the retail trade imour cities to some extent.— Miners’ Journal. ALLEOED ATTEMPT TO SNU4GLE CostLY SiLks awp Lacas.—Two large tranks and one case, addressed to Madame la Marquise de € the return jadges were to meet | day they would only pay 20 cents per hour. All vores. ky bv fleets ok, demnsting 30 cents per merican steamship line paid 30 cents in steamer Pennsylvania, which arrived on Saturday, and the bands con- tinued work Clyde's steamer line had obtained men at 20 cents. The strikers claimed the sub- to count the votes. About 12 o’cluck the pros- ted to leave the city hall with erdcr to unload the working at lower rates to join the ————— pee Waer Cuxstee, Pa., Decem! fe ii 2 New York. were Costly silks end laces worth several thousand dolla"s. The officials suspect that quise’s name was used to deceive the officers by rons familiar with the revenue laws. The anbks were found in the possession of lady pastenger, whom the officers of the steamer accute of acting fora New York 5 suit of forfeiture will be commenced a Umuxrzcrap Hotipar Paessxt.—A knock atthe bumble dwelling of Patrick McQuillan, F ! Ree a> ; Phe ft Hf Ef eb ii i 83 i i :