Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1873, Page 1

ST RE PSSST Che THE EVENING STAR. | | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Exeepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, cor. Lith St. ay TEE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY, & HM. BACK F. wv, Pr ° STAR ix served by carriers t at Tey Cavts rex Waee. on NT< PER Mo. Copies at the hree months, | a © ORTY- Fe 2 wo BO paper sent longer t BT Rates of atvert LADIES’ GOODs. | ME LARGEST STORE AND THE LARGEST STOCK OF 6000s HUMAN HAIR | It is a weil known f, ington that H. PHIL ie gant,” selie the lowest rates. Lad end ser for then ‘© mbings Bew process, in among the ladies of Wash- PI.the “Qoiffear dn Monde HaiR GODS the angers, will do well tecail | je up by t root by my | low of the sir. mad all the sty 4 : | in Start Mill, 8 yo.....99 2 ——— in tnooptions & raceialts Seecren ‘s Avatomy of Domesticated Avimais, H. PHILIPPS, oe Panis, | 8° wee $08 913 Penusylvania avenue, N andy Picture: 1s deels-tu* Between 9h and With streets. | sonth Sea Ioyle by Charles Warren Stoddart... 1B 7 Becent Music and Musicians by [gua M UST KEOFLVEb— == =. cheles, 13 mo.. ~ = 20 500 BOERS FEE ZC la ee SEIRTS, | Bikes Shh Tropical Wabics crown. 8 vo 38 . . The Atmosphere,by Camitle Fiammarioa, Lil. 6 0 ALSO, CIEMISES AT SAME PRIO i > ~ bh wdeck” drchu-tio 5. HELL RO Mustes Somes. | See Ete Moees, by Aatronmnee ee on NDSOMEST 4 BS RGEST ASSORT- } LADIES'CLOAKS AND SUITS —| in the City. FRENCH CORSETS AT REDUCED PRICES BEST PARIS KID GLUVES at $1 Pair. HAIR SWITCHES AT $5, WORTH @12 10 Lin 8. HELL ER, 715 Me et Space. MISS FE. A. M onic By 9@d PENN. AVENUE (up stairs). A large and elegant assortment of IMPORTED BONNETS snd eonstantiy on hand. Orders for DRESSES, BEY, of New York city. LP. JEXNNERET b arned from Paris wth achoice ss- ert ment of Bonnets and Latest nov Cities in millivery goods. Show room BOUND HATS, fe., filled by Miss GED- novaa-tr re just Fieshinaton. 440 rth street; one door from: Pern. avenue Broadway. Par m paid to bridal and mourning or resemaking In all ita branches, novll B. YOUNG’ NEW YORK BAZAAR. J Headquarters for = IMINO UNDERWEAR, and auie ope ae NOTIONS, t market prices to all. oct t1 i 41 vi HS B jashionable OY GUO! i Sera ee tbe artic the world fo vt Mastin. It impacts a Deaatital glosa For sie Grocers. CBs man, MEL bal "tho fabric natscturers, eat Lombard street, Janie-ly Baitunore, Marylar4 STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. DYEING FsTap STs MeNT ESTABLISHED 1519 The cldist wud Intent of ity Rind the ‘ay be im the wo: SLER, aaacenies G1 9h street, between BM. B—Gvarantee < bring your articles soon, to IBST ©! that no color rut them back in time. LASS SOQURER, te Patent Ofte PP Aes clothes cleaned without fing. Grease sp “# removed effectually, se that they Beyer show again. Kid Gloves cleaned erate; po yn abort notice. Prices mod- 8) HOTELS. H ¥SON'S HUTEL, Eo. 709 @ STRET, sem Betwaes Dt IMPERIAL HO x JAMES SYRES, Propristor, WROntTiING Pennevivania AVENE, Between Wh and 14th Scresis, Jand-ty Wasmixetox, D.O Cc © WILLARD, . SBBITT HOUSE, epl-ly WASHINGTOS, DO INSURANCE COMPANIES. qG@™an4n AMEBIGAN INSURANCS O0., of jew Cash Asente $1.472,830.94. MEECHANTS’ INSURANCE CO., of Ne Cash Assets, $625,000, W. 8 JONES & 00,, Acent _@ec%-tr No. 511 7th street, opp. P.O. Be Lp DOMINI INSURA oO PANY, Richmond, ¥ CAPITAL AND SUBPLUS, $256,514 26, INSURES AGAINST LOSS BY FIRE BUILWINGS, HOUSEHOLD FERNITURE, AND MERCHANDISE GENBRALLY. OFFICERS BENS. H. NASH. President H. K. ELLISON, Vico President. BO. WHERKY) Secretary J.D. MCINTIRE, Assistant Secretary. MAURY & BROTHER, Acents, dec3-eclm No. 1420 F street. HE CORCORAN FIA INSURANCA CUMPANT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, rich ne 1499 PE! niet - (Oven Minpe: JOHN T. LENMAB, President. aH. EBL. Vice President ee a) L. Barbour = rea jinn - H. Horr T= SCviTasin i EB ASSURANGS ‘The business of this Company he largeat cf any siatior lemeitatios tot <a” F. HEYER. Grvexar, Acne, _moy-ty $03 and $06 Zn airs REAT WESTERN MUTUAL G INSURANCE COMPANY. — Capital nearly $500,000. LOSSES PROMPTLY wD. Ofice, 663 1sth street, opposite Treasury D. “part t. “Tio, AGENT CONTINENTAL LIFE INsUR ANCE COMPANY. oct? 2m R W. BATES, Agent. puss YOUR PROPERTY IN THR FIREMEN'’S INSURANCE OF WASHINGTON AND TOWN, HABTERED BY'O Land Surpias... ce; Boom Be. J,over Bauk of W MPA! a once. 8275.000, | asuington, * | ST Atdrew Rothwall 7 t, Andrew on ison, WJ. Wilson, F. 8, Walah -B. Cross, )f., William i Redfern, of Wasbington; sac George W. Cropiey, Secretary. jy30-8m GROCERIES, &c. Cc. WITMER, icy | 2915 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. FANCY GROCERIES AND LIQUORS, Cream and ‘gppie’ Dace, old sogar-cured in the country. Sftces, Old Government Java, Maracaibo, @P. Servants, CHAMPAGNES. Ex Nery and Extra, St. 42—NE. 6,478. WASHINGTON venin D. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1873. q Stat. TWO CENT NEW PUBLICATIONS. ASHINGTON JNSIDE AND OUTSIDB. rocw hak": SoMa NSN irre, opNeka AGENTS’ FOR ALL SUBSCHIP- TION BOOKS, STATIONERY CHROM PICTURE FRAMES, BOOK BINDING. t ae, neva! HA . MOHUN & Ce. Mee Funes AND STATIONERS, 16 Pennsy!vauia aveaue, NEW BOOKS. joblography of Jin WALL STREET OF SUOCKSS IN pees. Bull, Bears. Pi costing —— LINCOLN MALL. THOMAS NAST. Tuesday evening, December 4. JOHN B. GOUGH. Tuesday evening, Jannary 7. Prices:—Nast, $1; Gough, $1. No extra charge for reserved seats, Diagram st Warren Choate & Oo,’s, 941 Peno- sylvania avenue. Lectures begin promptly at$o’clook. Doors open at 7. dee3-te EDUCATIONAL. ¢ POSSESSING A THOROUGH Know! edge of M desires PUPILS at herown or tieir residence. Terms moderate, Address ** Miss E < 730 13th street northwest. _decl2-lin 5 E LOCUTION. MBS. E. A. STETSON LOGEE will give lessons privately or in classes Headings for benefit of church or benevol nt objects. Stammering and all defects of specch speedily remedied. Residence, 75 H street northwest, decl-tm 9 cents. , 65 cents, ETS, 375 ce COTTONS' and D NING SND BENE OBGAN ker, G. KUHN, Pract fyfwith's & Sons.) (Formerly w PIANO STORE, New York a Agent for the untivalled PIANOS of, DEt# ES BROS., New York. Slates at Nairn’s, corner of 9th street and Penney ivaua avenue, and at Karr’s, 629 Ponpsyl Varia avenue, os apd Orgads for, sale or rent \e In order to make room for my new stock of Pianos which Tam now recetying, L will seli for a short b educed prices. 1 mention in te #ECK FULL GHAND PIANO, © lng 8 sory, andsomely D PIANO of the world re: of Win Knabe & Oo. re pr the holidays. At the Ww. cuabe. Bon ‘ nod Win. micCanmoa's Celebrates : Trent. ana old. Pianos tage, RRICHES BACH PIANO WAKEKOOMS, dec3-tr 423 Lith street, above Pa. avenne, ‘TURING AND BEcAIRING, PoLIsHINC and Varnishing PIANOS and all Mo. sical Instruments receives the most faithfal| Fugyal attention by @.E. WILD & BHO. 20 Lith sticet, near northwest corner ad ‘Iva Bin svenue. Agents for the unsnr, STIEF Er PIANOS, acalers in Pianos aad Musical 1 ments generally. Pianos for rent. wrls iy. ~ KUHN’S PIANO AND MUSIO STOE. GB CSS Rew York Borer ene Aha mat for the celebrated Patent Pianes of DEOm 1 EBOS., New York, tn use by the first pi- auists of the continent, ies y for superior STERLING ‘ORGAM, ‘Pianos from different maa ices, and for rent. BUMENTS, own importation. Used inatraments taken in exchange. PIANO AND MUSIO STO. L048’ FASS AND MUS “a Pianes and Organs and MM: every ription on hand; so! On easy, ise Geteant Orpen ica ge APE GRIMES’, No. 103 Bridge street. “Syls-tr ———e Site Coal AND woop. We bave on hand a select assortment of COAL AN! of all kinds, which we aaa LOWEST KATES, end to which we ack the attention of consemers, STEPHENSON & BROTHER, Office 1204 Pennsylvania avenne, in aud Depot 7th Street Wharf. (GODWIN ¥. AvLEE. AtLie's Whar}, foot of Sizth s DEALEB IN WOOD AND OvAL. Orders by mail promptly attended to. Liberal deductions made to the trade mivaded and stored or delivered. mea JOD AND COAL DEALERS Yarde—-No, 619 45 street southwest, sod Hon 1git northwest. decd)-tr Oarzoos jecll-tr ath street Deyot—i3% ‘wharf. A chotce and varied AVD VOW WE GO Bown! Down! Down! NO RESERVE! NO TRIFLING! OUR ENTIRE STOCK MUST BE IMMEDIATELY REDUCED, AND WILL BE FORCED OFF WITHOUT RESERVE. READ OUR NEW PRICE LIST WE OFFER WE ADOPT THIS GREATLY REDUCED PRICE LIST TO INSURE AN IMMEDIATE CLOSING OUT @F OUR ENTIRE STOCK. COME AND SEF. SPECIAL NOTICES, IMPORTANT NOTICE, For the coming drawin: commencing January Sth, we havereduced the price of tickets, as follows: Wholes $20, % 910, ') $5, 1-5 4. \. $2, 1-0 1. We are prepared to fill all orders. Circulars sent pon application, Highest price paid for Spanish Bank Bills, Governnients, «c TAYLOR & CO, Bankers, TL Wallstreet, Now York. Dreka’s Dictionary Blotter. A new and nerfal Holiday Gift, being « combina- tlon of Blotting Case, with ox Hat of words which writers are liable to spell tnoorreetty. dec 6t For sic by Stationers, and at 1033 Ohostnut street, Philadelphia, Send for descriptive price list. dect-3 Mothers, Mothers, Mothers! Don" faiite procure MRS, WINSLOW'S SOOTH- ING SYRUP jor all disonses incident to the period f teething in children. It relieves the child trom in, cures wind colic, regniates the bowels, and, by ing relief and health te the child, gives rest to mother. Be sure and call for “MBS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP.” For sale by all draggists. jyi4-eo6m AMUSEMENTS. _ | MALL, FOUB NIGHTS ONLY. MONDAY, TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY axo December 29° 30 and 31. a GEAND MATINEE NEW Return of the Famons Artistio DUPREZ & NEDICT'S NEW ORLEANS MINSTRELS rate Band and Burlstane Opera Troupe, With mere crowning, triumpnant success! Having Just concluded # most brilliant season of two weeks ‘at the Varieties Theater, New Orleans, the palace of Deauty ano fashion of the Crescent City, appeariog before farge, refined and seiect andionces nightly. Their receipes rnnning each evening em) to 600. Fas above, in an entirely now, ing programme. Admrasios— nd January Ist, YEAB'S DA eneral, 60c ; Reserved Seats, 75¢.; ol red Bale »ny , SOc. Keserved Seats for sale'at Bilis & Co.'s Masic Store. ° P HH. DUPREZ, Manager. CHAS. H. KEESHIN, Genoral Agent, 436-6i (ORD'S OPERA HOUSE, CHBISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR. ON OARISTMAS EV (W: dnesda: m Dor 24.) Le pro neoaw Draiun, enibodyt me darting recent cveuts in New York caled "FROM SING StNG, Cotsmpora ESCAPED in which the ccleurated actor and author, Mr. DOM {NICK MURRAY, will assame five different aliases and Pp, ate the Vario: char: ped From Sing Minges every day afier Wednestay daring MONDAY next, GRAND CHRISTMAS MIME and MARLEQUINADS, expreesly nection in Washineton, ontitind LE SAM, THE EXILED SANTA CLAUS, AND REAUTY’S MAGIC -GUASS, — In which a fall dramatic company, the Mar Kavel Compat the Premier oouist of the . BE. D. DAY Niblo's, will app. L'SSOLS Hale —chanp 4 FRIDAY EVENING, Dec, 25, ebretea Mexican Violiniat, Sonor, }» the acknowledged rival of Vieux Temps ar? Wieniaaskie, who recently created anch a gt seusation in New York, assisted by Pa distinguished artists: Professor LO. + Miss Lecas, Mrs. Thomauns, Miss K. Mr ©. Ricbter, ¢ ni of ad. tor Ps 1; reser od 5 s extra—to be had mission, at Ellis’ Music Store. Commencement at 8 0’clock Grand Piano used is from Filis & dec2s- The Chickerin, NATIONAL THEATER. IN Me. J. Savitee.....8olo Lessse and Director GRAND HOLIDAY ATTRACTION. TURSDAY, DECEMBEM 2%, EVERY EVEN AMAS, AND SATURDAY MATINESS Av entirely o'iginal drama, in four acts, by Mr eo George Fawcett Bowe. entitled THE GENEVA CRKOSS$, kato crowded b 2 with great dy monstrations of applanse. sally pronounced the finest scenic disp! ever seen in this city, Enthusiastic reception of the cele nets Mr. Henry 8. Page. from London, who will appear matinees 1a one of his ‘Grand Ohristmas and S: Monday, Dec, 29, Boucieault’ 3 Ly HEARD OF THE RIN AUDACIOUS RING! Clicled the great ci e is it now | Bing Where is it now | Sing! Withont remorse or pit The boldest, best, and most graphic of Americap contemporaneons dramas fonated on facts, will b: produced on WEDNESDAY NIGHT, at FORD'S OPERA HOUSE by DOMINICK MURRAY ani com pany, with striking realistic scenery, Cheap Prices, the Holiday weeks, 75 and 50 cents Matinees Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, % ‘and 60 cents, deca? SHINGTON THEALER COMI w* Aith Street, below Penna, yeu, GRAND HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES. EXTRA MATINEE: © CHBISTMAS Ea y ‘TLe yousg American Actor, © SAM 'L K. CHESTEB, Supported by the beautiful Actrose, Miss ANNIE B. CHESTER, In the Sensational Drama of the ‘HILD STEALER, RKesopesrance of the popular Dutch Comedian, 7 GE, 8. KNIGHT. GRO. 8 KNIGHT irst appearance of the c ed Song and Dance Men, Messrs SMITH and_WALDBON. First wo ‘ance of the daring Gymnast, Mr. JOSEP: FORD, and the taleated Sentimental Vocati it, FANNIE MORELLE. Tho cver popular hington Pet, MISS LULA DRLMAY. The chermivg Scotch Vocalist, MISS FLOKA McDON- ALD, avd our Talented Stock © mpany RB. ued: Mcesre. Eagan, Rewards, Andrews, Buuker, Whit taker, Hodges, Harrison, &c., Miseca Garris Avery , Ue TAREE MATINERS THIS WEEK “ea is sé wrpneepay! THURSDAY! SATURDAY’ Entire change of Bill ateach Matinee, Monday, Tucaday and Wednesday Night and Wed neslay Matinee will be presented the CHILD STBALEB. Thursday, Friday, and 81 Matinee, OLIVER T ( USTUMES iain ey DES. BIVATE THEATRIOALS, ant TABLEACK, at L. MOXLEY’s, 0th etrest northwest. Iaturday and Saturda: WIsT. i FOR ‘Vn BEE MUSI@AL CONCERTS EVERY bAY AND EVENING. Bear the Magnificent “ted had ORCHESTBION, Performing the latest Operatic and Natlexal Masto, MB. SCHWARZENBERG’S, 46% Penneyivania avenne, —_ side, between 4% Streets. ‘This instramert represents an immense Orchestra, with drome, cymbals, and chimes complete, MF Fresh'cold LAGEM always on draught. «M8-3m OLD So.) On Exhibition Sale) New Bo ty Br { ks T'' ’ MARKRITER’S, genie Ho, 439 Tth street, botweeu D nnd BE streets, eight re above Odd Fellow’s Hail, Ohotce Oil Painti: ngre Also, Iai stock’ Pe wings, Ac. Paper Hi Window ames, Picture Oords’ aud fas. ials, e., in the District remember Name and Mamber, jel-ly* LL KINDS QF OAST-OFF WEABING AP- A PAREL can by sold ta the very Kin odzaniage OTe, sole, Rings, Nai "KMS ‘Please by address’ 5 GLE D strect, mA Hotesby Sun 4 in ond Th 8 b? ; BALLS, é&e. T HIRED ABAUAL BALL wate Gay g' ahs a EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. noite dal csne INTERNAL REVENUE.—The receipts from this ource to-day were $516,300.31. SECRETARY DELANO has gone to St. Paul to visit bis son, John S. Delano, who is staying there for his health, SPNatTor-ELect Boots, of California, is a bachelor. bernaterial recep Hiis motner has presided at his gu- Cor. Epwand Watear, late a paymaster in the army, died at Chicago on Wednesday last. Finst Linvt. Jawes H. Rice, 1th infantry U.8.A., has been retired on account of dis- ability arising from long and faith ful serv! Carr. E. D, Baker, A. Q. M., has been or- dered to report at once to the Quartermaster General of the Army for the settlement of his accounts. Tax United States Senatorial Transportation Coramittee met at Atlanta, Ga., on Wednes- day and heard an argument in favor of the At- lantie and Great Western canal, after which they left. QUITE A NUMBEROF bureau officers are spend- ing the holidays at their homes in the states. Among them are Gen. Baker, commissioner of penstons. and Commissioner Drummond, of the General Land Office. Tux CapixeT met at noon to-day. There were present Secretaries Belknap and Kobe- son, Attorney General Williams and Postmas- ter General Creswell. J. Bancroft Davis and Assistant Secretary Cowan represented respec tively the Secretaries of State and the Interior, THE LATE ORDER of the Postmaster General prescribing examinations for special agents creates quite a sensation among the latter of- ficials. The examination will not take place for some time to come, as the Postmaster General desires to give the agentsan opportunity to pre- pare themselves for the ordeal. AVAL ORDERS.—Kear Admiral Wm. Rogers Taylor bas reported his arrival in the United States, having been detached from the com mard of the south Atlantic station on the $ist of October, and has been placed on waiting or ders. Lieut. A. S. Snow has been detac from the Brookiyn and ordered to instruction in torpedo service at Newport, I George 8. Bakiy has been di Tuscarora and ordered to t z shi} Independence, at the navy-yard Mare Island Cal. THE POLARIS INVESTIGATION was resumed to-day, atthe Navy department, by the same board which has heretofore taken testimony in the case. Prof. Bryan was examined, uty testimony elicited no tacts not deveiope previous investigations. The evidence of th whole crew of the Polaris, including both th ‘Tyson and Buddington parties, together with a revised report of th retary of tha Navy, it which the testimony will be reviewed, will’ b: sent to Congress. Secretary r the preparation of an enlarge! and revised map of the Polar regions traverse | by the Polaris or any of her crew. Epvcation 1x JAPA n. Eaton, Com missioner of Education, to-day received, through the Japanese Minister at Washington, from Fu jimaro Tanaka, vice president of the council of education and in charge of the administratto: of the department of education in Japan, two large photographs of Kaisei-gakko, or the Im perial University in Tokei, which were taken on the occasion of the opening of its new bulldings by His Imperial Majesty the Tenno of Japan One represents the students drawn up in front of the University and the other is a representa tion of the state carriage, built after the style o! an American hack, to which are attached four horses attended by servants in livery. Another feature of the pictures is the number of tall sil hats seen in the crowd of spectators, Tue SHORT-TERM SENATOR FROM CALIPOR n1a.—Judge -John S. Hager, who has just been elected to the United States Senate from Cal fornia, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Hen. Fugene Casserly, was the regular democratic nominee for the short term The new Senator ie a native of New Jersey, av’! is now about fifty years of age. After studying Jaw and being admitted to the bar in his nativ: state, he emigrated to California in 15i¥, and entered upon the practice of his profession there with great success. He soon acquired a Prominent position before the public, and in 1854 he was elected judge of the fourth district court for six years. After retiring from the bench, he was elected a member of the state senate. Judge Hager last year visited Europe, and, betore returning to California,was marrie? to & lady belonging to a prominent Catholic family of Missouri. His term in the Senat ewill expire on March 4, 1575, when he will be sac. ceeded by Hon. Newton Booth, an ant! railroad republican. The circumstance that men of op- ite politics have been giected to the Senate y the same legislature shows that theold party lines in California have been obliterated by the new issue on the railroad monopoly question. Mone Jait Birps.—Wesley Burley, colored, was committed to jailon Friday last,’ charged with stealing chickens from Mr. Beckett, living near Bowie. It will be some time before our burly triend will be again charged with doin, “spurder most foul.” Frank Young, colored, was also commiited to jail on Saturday, charged with stealing goods from the store of Mr. Owens in this village. If tne Delaware law of “nine- and-thirty” could be enforced here for these petty offences it would save to the county thon- sands of dollars Yearly. As the regulations now are they will be jed for nearly four months at the hiotel de Kichardson, at an expense to the tax-paver of some $50 each—then arraigned and tried at an additional cost of, say $50 each.— Marlboro’ Gazet SHOOTING AFrRaY iN RICHMOND, VA.—A se- rious shooting aftray occurred on Tuesday in Richmond, Va., between one Owens, the mate of the steamer Old Dominion, and Morris Shee- han, @ stone-cutter. Sheehan, Owens, anda bumber of other persons were in a bar room on lower Main street, discuasing the Cuban ques- tion, when Sheehan and Owens quarreled and blows passed. Owens shot his areailant with asmall four-barreled pistol, and fled bat was arrested and committed to jail. The physicians who attended Sheehan testified that hig wound is dangerous but not necessarily fatal. ATTEMPTED AssassinaTic A ScHooL “ JanivoR.—At Dover, N. H., George H. Simi the janitor of the school houses in ward N was shot in the neck by an unknown man at 5 o'clock Monday morning, in the School street schoolhouse, where he tound @ stranger when he went to build a fire. The wound is danger- ous, and Smith’s condition is regarded as criti- cal. The city offers $500 reward for the capture and conviction of the weuld-be assassi: See olestiicowieceru THE TRousLe in THe UTan Covrts.— Criminal juriadiction of the probate courts ot Utah was again denied by udge McKean in ect i , sentenced to ten years in the ate was to answer of neds eee teessnesis pose einen SS SSeS PS Sst peastpn=ssssnnnsanennererssine Mae. Lincotx on Maj. J. 8. intimate letter Soctety. Despite “hard times,” Christmas was very generally observed throughoat our goodly city In the churches and at the firesides. Christmas trees, laden with rich and tempting frait, were yesterday and the evening before to be found in almost every house, and the gleeful shouts of the little ones over the receipt of much-desired toys were to be heard almost everywhere onc might go. The sound of fire-crackers, torpe does, tin horns and whistles, bleating sheet quacking geese and crying dolls proclatmed th. fact that the great feast of the year was bein. duly celebrated. The ritualistic churches hel! niuidnight services on Wednestay, and that hour the streets were full of young people who evidently thonght that going to church a that witehing hour was far more delightty than during the progy hours of dayligat. Nev ertheless, all the churches were largely aticnd ed yesterday. The decorations of many of th places of worship are more beautiful this year than ordinarily. —Next week promises much in the way o gasety. On Monday evening the “Washingtor German Clab” will give a german at Marini’: hall, On Wednesday the marriage of Miss Campbell and Mr. W. Oswald Coariton will take place at 1p. m., at St. Matthew's churea. The reception to take place after the ceremony, will be only for the relatives and immediate friends of the bride and groom. Tharsday being New Year's day, the festivities properly belong ing to that day will be duly enjoyed, and then our gay season par ezecllence will be fairly in- angurated. On the 6th of January the “Bach- clors” give a german at Marini’s, and on the 7th the Marquis and Marquise de Nodilles wil! give their farewell pail. — Lady Thornton and Mias Thornton are both we are glad to hear, recovering trom the recent indisposition from which they have been suf. fering. — The tasteful and admirably designed card- of the cadets or the U.S. Naval Academy are out for their annual ball Jan. 9th. It is, we hear, to be a decidedly fine affair, and the cist of Washington are making preparations to go down to Annapolis to be presen’ “Not War but Business.” Under this head @ writer in the Baltimor: American defends the Pennsylvania Railroad Company from the charge of constantly mak ing @ railroad war upon the Baltimore and Ohio Kailroad Company to the inconvenience of passengers. He says: « It bas been repeatedly stated, and well sub- stantiated, that the Baltimore ‘and Potomac road was built through the instrumentality oi the Penutylyania Railroad Compauy, becaas the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company absolutely and persistently refused to grant fair and reasonable facilities to the travel and business of the former through and south of our city. ‘The last-named company would not sel tickets, or permit them to be sold where it had control, over any of the Pennsylvania lines, ani it assumed the right to say to that organization which had completed a great railroad system to Ba!tinore that beyond this point it shou! in uny shape or manner, extend its f the people. The Pennsylvai not and could not submit to this di caused the new road, at heavy expense, fo b built to Washington, connecting here with it east, North, and West. s road, it was only natural that the should endeavor to make i! and they therefore ran through trains ove om the National Capital to all important points. But they did not stop any trai the Baltimore and Ohio, ‘These were c between New York and Washington Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore and the New Jersey roads, as long as carried passengers enough to pay the expenses of trans. porting them. This, unfortunately, was not very long, and the numberof trains was redacet to one, the night line, which was kept on until the vist inst., when experience had clearly proven that even this one could not secure pas- sengersenough to pay the two companies over Whose roads it ran tor transporting it, and it was discontinued. So far from the Pennsylvania company making any war upon its rival here it always has sold, and does now, sell ticket eck baggage at its effices, Gast of Phila delphia, over the Baltimore and Ohio road, t» Washington and the South and West to’al persons who desire them. ‘This fairness is met by the last named com- peny absolutely refusing to sell tickets at Its of- fives over the Peunsylvania company’s lines ard when it had the monopoly of the Souther: ccmnections a few years ago, it would not sell or permit the sale of tickets over the Pennsyi- Vania roads, even to local stations. So far as the public can percetye, this is not a railroad war on the part of the Pennsylyani+ ny, but a mere malter of b ie dopts is to offer the best possible ac cominodations to the traveling public, wher- ever its lines extend, and thus secure patronage. When it was interfered with last summer, be- tween Washington and New York, it improvised the ‘Air-Line Route,” via York, Pa., and more than held its own against a forced rivalry. Thi~ aster stroke of railroad management 4..49n- strated that there were more wivs than one ot getting north and east from Baltimore, and tha’ no new monopoly ceuld be created on that lin It is hardly necessary, therefore, to announce that no such movement fs to be attempted.” New York Dry Goons Manket.—The week Just closed has been an eventful one in the dry goods trade. ‘The effects of the late panic hay become feit in the shrinkage of values, and some fallures have resulted from that cause, combined with the duliness of trade since the middle ef September. The volume of business durt g the week was moderately active for the season with the manufacturers’ agents, who dis~ tributed to the western jobbers a falr aggregate amount of staple cotton goods, and to the man. ufacturing clothiers a not inconsiderable quan- tity of fancy cassimeres and other woolens. The market for foreign fabrics was character- ized by extreme duliness in nearly all depart ments. There was an improved movement in linens for clothing pur; |, a8 well as house. keeping makes of Irish and Scotch manufac- ture, which were taken with comparative froe- dom from the importers, and the usual holiday demand for laces, embroideries and lawn, linen pac or al handkerchiets was developed.—V. 1 Bulletin. Tae Epwin Forrest Home.—The trustees under the charter granted by the legislature of Pennsylvania for the organization of the bequcst under the will of the late Edwin Forrest, to es- tablish what is known as the “Edwin Forrest Home,” for the benefit of aged and disabled actors and actresses, met in Philadalphia Tues day and organized with W. 8. Stokely chairman. “Forrest Home” is to be located onthe well known estate of the deceased tragedian, “Spring Brook,” two miles from Frankford, sixty acres of which are set apart for the purpose referred to. After the settlement of the affaira of the deceased, including the claim of Mra. Sinclair, all the residue of the property is to be concen: trated upon the erection of the buildings, the cultivation of the grounds, and the general management of the great cudewment, under the control of the trustees. ACQUITTAL OF Ex-Mayor Hatt, or N. ¥.— The trial of ex-Mayor Hall, of New York, for criminal neglect of duty when mayor of ‘that oity by neglecting te pay jast attention to the auditing of bills against it was terminated day before yesterday by a verdict ot acquittal. In his last trial the jury were unable to agree, but it has been all ary oye well underst that Hall, while in @ large measure culpable for negligence which cost New York so much yh the frauds of public officals, was Teally no party to the crimes of which his co- officials were guilty, and from which he profited nothing, and pat not appreciate er even —————____. THE Nauzs oy THE Caxvimacs of the Re- Having built company pa’ man Catholic church wees at the recent piary emg which was J at Rome, have ‘not the Rome corr: state CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON. How the Day Was Observed Here. Throughout the District of Columbia yester- day Christmas was observed as @ holiday by al classes of people. Business was most entirely suspended, and everyboty seemed incent en celebrating the occasion. The various govern- ment and District offices, the public schools and banking-houses, were all closed, and in the afternoon and evening scarcely a place of busi ness could be found open. The weather was raw and chilly, and threatened rain at times bat this did mot in the feast interfere with th reets were thron ged holiday ature enjoyment of the day. Th: all day t crowds of peop agh consider 9 serious ¢ so taras we have been able to learn. lows, of the Me E. church chimes t wher of appropriate airs, wh at the close of the morni tendance, especially in Catholic churches, was large, a interesting. In three masses were said and tn them contribat were taken up r the git of the young men studying for the pri hood in the seminary mesar Baltimore. 1 churches were tastefully decorated with ever greens, and presented # beautiful ap; A pleasing feature in most of the chare’ the music, special programmes (published in Wednesday’s Stax) having been arranged for the occasion, The matinee and evening performances at the theaters were well attended, as were also various other entertainments, such as Sunday school festivals, &c. As we have betore stated, there was considerable drunkenness on the street, and it is a sad fact that many of those | under the influence of intoxicating drink were boys, or young men between the ages of fifteen and twenty years, A drunken couutryman on horseback actracted considerable ettention on 2 t n | of recraite on in TELEGRAMS TO THE TO THE STAR. Movements of Our Ficet t= Cuban Waters, Kav Weert, Recember 25.—"The torpedo boat Pinta lett Key West last night for Havana, on * trip of observation. The Kansas, Commander Revd, bas arrived, four days from 8: de Cuba: The Canandaigas arrived at December, two days All_are well on the on Friday. ths toth of before the Kansas left Kansas and Canandaigua. The steamer San Avtonio, from Jalveston to New York - remarkably rough weather on the galf co Winn, commanding the Pawnee, denies that there is any Gsagerous fever on that ship. The mortality is «mall considering the large pamber ard from New Orleans. There is no yellow ferer in thie vicinity. A gale from | the northward har prevailed at Key West. The | Despatch and Max flower dragped their anchor ter driftimg around the harbor were tinally eecured. A MISSING TEWSP ATER CORRRRPOWDRNT. It ts reported by both the Kansas and Pinte i al correspondent of the ft Santiago de Cuba on > Batasano, about ten dave ago. ito he was missing, though his bag- gage war still on board. Not Raving been beard from on the 2 nt, Ht i* feared some serions All was quiet at Kansas left, fatien him. a when the . New York Notes, New York, Decem fully observed bere b entirely suspen tons report of the joyous season. There were a number of f aftrays bere yesterday, but no though ope or two peraous, it dangerously hurt AN is thoug Tames Gailag lyn, returned home assaulted his wi a mach, inflicting J of from the et- fectsot which he died in forty-tice minates, His wite war severely, though not dangerously injured. the «tock exchange announcing that they have to-day. offictall resumed business. — ‘ercign Notes. THE EMPREOR WILLIAM'S RRALTR BERLIN, December 26 —The Emperor W iilian is much better this morning. BAZAINE BANISHED. Paris, December 26 —Marsbal Baraine has left Versailles for the wland of Saint Mar- guerite. A SPANIRE EXPEDITION TO the Avenue. He was mounted upon a beautiful young sorrel horse, and was followed by tive Spotted greyhounds. He had evidently “been | te see & man” quite frequently during the day, and could scarcely sit upon his horse. He was shabbily dressed, but were a splendid gold watch and chain. Once he took the wa his pocket to see the time of day, and hy difficulty in repla f effort and many p and eh his watch pocket. ¢ jonally he would ic back to see if his troupe of doge were full bim, and then would plunge his spurs in sorrel and dash along at full Avenue. He was evidently an eace man, and many t Was not so mach intox people believe. d great perate tn t accidents from pis- on 7 A small boy reets, was esterday morning by th eof apistol. The wound intli sone, however. easant entertainment was cil, No. 2, Sons of Jon of New York aven An address was d and atter mus t thirty ast ni D. P. Hollow including abo e escorted to the refre personat ret made by Messrs. Dunning vine. The pupils o berlain buil a beautiful # were presented by and Lizzie Wayland om t y heat and a) esides the Sunday celebrations noticed in advance in Wed nesday’s STAR were the toliowing At Grace M. E. church, corner of 9th and S streets, lust night, there was a large attendance, and after singing under the lead of Mr. J. S Friel, Kriss Kringle appeared, gomg down a chimney, filling up steckings, and finally each pupil received @ present. Last evening the scholars of the Mt. Vernon Southern Methodist Sunday-school, corner 9th and K streets, assembled in the lecture-room, where they bad a pleasaut time Christma: trees gaily decorated with old Kriss amused the young ones, and esch scholar recived a gift. Addresses were made by the superint ent, i. Zimmerman, and the pastor, It W. Wilson. The exercises at 4th-street M school on Christmas eve consisted 01 e Mr. Gill, the pastor; recitation of a temperanc poem by Miss ot; singing by the school the temperance alphabet, recited by twenty- Soya, representing each a letter; present by teachers to their pupils, aud distribu confectionery to the scholars Of the school Many of the parents of the children were pro- sent. Some bad boys were rather boisterous in applauding the recitations, but other wise every: thing was orderly and well conducted, ap ~y¢ children enioved the thing hugely in st. Matthews (Roman Vat*olic) church at 11o’clock yesterday mortilng, Weber's mass in G was sung. The choir on this occasion con- sisted of Messrs. Burnett and Witherow, tirst tenors; Mesers. Ewer. Patterson and D. L. Bur- nett, second tenors; Messrs. L. F. Gannon and Henry Bradley, bassos. Dr. Parabeau, or ganist. On Christmas eve the congregation of the Fourth Presbyterian church had a delightful evtertainment fur the children, who all re- ceived presents. The exercises were opened by singing a Clri-tmas carol, after which a poem written by Mr. A. ©. Bradley, superintendent of the school, was recited by Miss Hattie Foster. The aru Robinson hook in ——-ee--—__- DEATH oF Henri Rocuzrort.—Count Vie tor Henri de Kochefort Lucay, better known as Henri Kochefort, whose death at the French penal colony in New Caledonia ix reported by | cable dispatches, was born in Paris January 30th, 1839. He was the son of a marquis, and was educated at St. Louis college. As editor of the Figaro, tothe staif of which be was appoint ed in 1565, he acquired a wide reputation as # vivacious and witty writer. whose forcible style and cutting sarcesm made him feared by his opponents and respected by bis associates. Kochefort a* the same time wrote several com- edies and vandevilles, which, although they possessed but little literary merit, gained him great popularity and much money. His tirades Against the Emperor became so audacious that he found himself forced to resign his on the Figaro. He then established terne, which, animated by the same irit of hostility to Bonapartisia, he was soon obliged to remove to Brussels. While in that @ity he fought several duets, and in 1809 was elected a member of the General Assembly. He re- turned to Paris under a Safe conduct from the Emperor and took his seat He soon started a journal known as La Marseillaise, and it was for certain expressions in its columns that Vic~ tor Noir met his death at the hands of Prince Pierre Bonaparte. For his acts during the reign of the commune he was tried and trans- Ported. He leaves @ wife andseveral young children. CRUSHED AND TRAMTLED TO DeATH.—Taes- day afternoon, Mr. T. Anderson, a well-to-do farmer, residing sixteen m!les on the old York road, having disposed of his produce at th Belair market, = pene with his team, composed of two horses ‘@ count wagon. His son Thomas, a bright, intelligent yee ot riding one of the horses a fifteen years, was walking along behind. When in the the vicinity of Towsontown, on the York road, cs omnes ‘ing by the horses becom’ ES htrom | ng it. Alter a ches’ forward, backwards i5 Maprip, December 26 Fourteen thousand republican troops, under command of General Morones, have left San Sebastian by se Their destination is net known. Geo. Lai | with 3,000 government troops, remains im th city. A DESTPREATE CONFLICT between a band of Carlists and a republican urred yesterday before the town of yearente, province of Vale The tnwar- gente were defeated with a heavy loss in killed of Madrid have mor Government dey on state bonds of Virgh t has beem ex- ning outil after irm. Afterwards al per cent., since a recovery * prime ie first | there was a di: which there bas be board pr ina Disrepatabdle louse. LANCASTER, N. H., December 2.—A bloody fracas took place at Gro » Wodnesday eve~_ ning, growing out of an w at by Michael ‘Leary and a Frenebman named Blockwell (both were intoxicated) to ente juestionable repute owned by a named Gouye. ‘The result wa Gouge and bis & young man kuled wonr Gouye, from a house. The Laboring Iuterests in Phitadel- phia. PrirapeLrura, December 26.—M * are in fall The car Marderous Ait the death of who was at reduced wage with very fow excep ncipally to diftere ersand mauutacturers, caused by the ter muking 4 redaction in the price of weaving of two cents per yard. The manufactures, a9 & general thing. say that the price ot carpets has been reduced so much, and sales are so low, that they are not very anxious to start up, even if the men would agree to work at the proposed reduction. oe bristmas Cae . ; stfes ia Baftale. 3 ale Pi eh The second floor ot Pop, of Hitame in this city gave way last ht, prosipitavng the inmates to the base. went. “A girl nam 800 several others i A taise alarm of fire last night cansed a panic among a crowd of persons engage! tn a dance at Keller's Mali, and in the rash to escape trom the building several persons jumped from the windows of the second story aud were seriously injured. Jennie Grifia was killed red poriiiecrai— parasite A Fratricidal Shooting Maich and a Manging. Davtox, Onro, December 2 match yesterday at Kiga, a viliage near bere, two brothers, John and relled about loadin, Henry a liar, when shot John, killing him instantly. The specta- tore being much excited hung Hen- ry to the limb of a tree, and when he was taken down life was extinct. caused the miscluer Too much whisky ‘The Siege of Cartagena. __ PORT SA oVLTAN hhh me i TAL EXPLOSION OF A BATTERY. | , Lonpox, December 26.—Special dispatches from Cartagena announce that Fort San Ja- lian, one of the strongest defences of the citv, has been breached. An accidental explosion in Ferrin! battery yesterday killed twenty officers and men of the besieging force. —- @ Our Fiag Insulted Again. New York, December 2%.—A Key West epe- cial rays an outbreak was threatened at Samti- ago dé Cuba on the Isth instant, when the American consul displayed bis flag on his botel. The citizens insisted that the hotel was not the consulate. The tiag was finally taken down. Rafferty Escapes the Cricaco, December 4i.—Three supreme court of Liinois ing a writ of supersedes in Rafferty, who was to bh Waukegan, under sente: his third con- viction tor the murder of Policeman 0’ Meara in this city. — Boston hristmas Murder. Bostox, December 26.— Early yesterday morning, Antoine G. Huettie was shot and ter- ribly mutilated by Joseph Q. Hegaer, both young Germans. Hegner confesses committing the marder. udges of the din ase of ns Fatal Stabbing. DoRcuESTER, ONT., December 26.—Dari a dranken Tow yesterda between colored white men one of the latter, named Bell, was stabbed and killed. : E a) Killed im a Drunken Street Fight. Boston, December 25.—J: Goivia, aged 2, Jobn street » was killed yesterday at W: Y, aged 21, in a Funeral of Johns Hopk’ Battimone, December 25.—A!" FR ae the of the city are of Jobns i