Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1874, Page 1

TCR ROR EE THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Peansylvania eor. litn St. aY | THE BVENING STAR NEWSPAPER CORPANT, | 5. BH. KAUPPOANN, Prost. wate —_ } jers to | counter R—Pablished Priday— $1.0 sdvance, iv both cases, aud Bo paper sept fouger then paid for. Be" Rates of advertising fernichad on SPECIAL NOTICES, Satchelerts Hair Dye is tie dest in the world the valy true and porfect Hair Dye, 50 armies, reliable, tusta tear | NATIONAL THEATER. I — Mu.3.6 Sern + Lesere and REVIVAL CF BOCETUAULT Ptie® Seas0 THURSDAY, Pat stl IN be ue 1 On reagor. $ GB8aT ur tDAY EVEN vedyy la Alien ty + Aftor aa paved by MEK AT FORD'S, LAST NiontTs onze E OU SES OF TRAGEDY. rely new play, xproagly for M ” JINEE SATU SDAY. IESNEY WOLD, By reqnest }OERSNBY WOLD. CHESNEY WOLD: EDAY: Javuary i9—MAY, tho L'tile Qome- diene, for cur night only, in “The Little Spy.” souming Seven Different Obaractors. Mr. JF UY Bas Frits TUESDAY. January 9, Hn. SOTHERN a * LORD DUNDREARY.” Box shret now cpen for eboire placer yaw TRA ADVERTISEMENT. he pudlic is respectfully ix formed that MR. THEODOKE THOMAS will give, in comp iance with numerous requests, 4 GRAND POPULAR MATINER, WEDNESDAY AFT¥BNUON, JANUARY 21, AT ONE O’CLOOK. is to the Matigee, $1. No extra charge for »mence Saturday, January 17, paals-tf eB « anne E Bali il! dts overflowing ani = CROWDS TURNED ChOW Ds TURNE! SCKEAMS SHOUTS 0. < oo Sp at > pets # an Et z ARION £ CHILD ING THE OBILDRE - every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY ATURDAY. ¥ sale at Bilis’ Music Store. Chal Chiidren, seared, 9) cer Cs 4 Ang bad FyercwNson FAMILY. — LAST CONCERT THURSDAY EVENING, JAN UABY Lora MBTROPOLITAN M. B. CHURCH. Admission ty cen! Tea rved seats, at Mex M asi tore, e, the principal hotels, and at the s r COMIQUE. Penna. Aven’ MATINEES WEDNESDAY and SATEEDAY. ONE WEEK—OOMMENCING Janvary 12, 18 MvClosBy"s last great Sensational Drama, LACK OF GOLD: Predo-ed in «plendid style, with New Scenery, Ac- Cemnories, Costumes, 4c., &c., and Introduc- ing the popular New York Actor, EDMUND PIEKCE As Avgus Land. Baurierqu: Actress, Mise IT: “Erte. aun tifel mic veal < 4c .8c. The veteran Eccentric Comedian W. W. NEWCOMB The favorite Obaracter altiste, THE FIFLDINGS. JOHN and MAGGIB. The Oom c Ductists and Bone Slo tsts, the K INS BROTHERS AND OVE BRILLIANT STOCK COMPANY RETAINED— JAMES S. EDWAEDS, Miss CABRIE AVERY, H.C. wy. iebarg. B. 3. &e.. do. EF Morinces for Ladi od Children WZD! a DAY snd SATURDAY. ns Uden WEONES ze of Hat each macin: HAL THEODORE fHowAs’ UNEQUALEED CONCERTS. Sixty Distinguished Performers. D, EVENING, Jancary 19, TUESDAY EVENING, Jaxcary 20) ONLY GRANW CONCERTS. MB. MYKON W. WitttNey. = ‘The celebrated Concert and Uratori> Sizgsr, «il! eppear, together with all the cther panes HED SOLOISTS, « Fi UNBIVALLED ORCH EST! - a of Admission, § janl0-tr Be. seats, W cents extra. The sale of re- Berved tick it commence on WED- BISDAY Jenuary 14. at Metserott & Co. usic ore, where Programme of the Concerts can be e x Doors 0} at 715 o’clock—to commence at 8 o'clock. ernwey « Bus’ Piauoe are exclusively used. jan9-l0e* ‘OSTUMES = MASQUEBADES, 3 PRIVATE THEATRIOA a ™ TABLEAOX, cos . MOX 5 rolhs Moat Serunvest BALLS, &e. ‘He KNleNTs OF st. GEORGE MASONIO TEMPLE, " ON MONDAY, JANUABY L9rit, 1574. Tichers, admitting a Gentleman and Ladies, $1. Th» Committee spared amen ex- 4 a ns CCIZTY LECTURE COURSE.—Tho firat Lec- Halt WEDS ESD Tee ee ee ree at Lin- 2 Hall. WEDNESDAY BYENING, J) Hon. DANIEL DOUG! 2 ne ect. eer. bd Lecture, Bebr i Sah poeta te ee ee ee \S.“The Post Pricat «f the Sou Yd _— Sor course of three lectures: $1; sinels Sutra charge, ome week iu wdvesce cto Bema St Ellis’ Maske Btore- janlese” L EcPTuRE ‘i PROF. ALLA . The Distiaguiahed Secteh Post New York av-nne Presby tert = ‘ FRIDAY EVENING. Janie et ae Subject—* The Beotch Guvenanters. jas lectured with jadelphia aud B. ace lidity of ti ft Debs seit behind him in deserip- Te be bad at Batlantyne’s and e & Co. book: Sretlng of the ncaktores, and at the door on the Mb street, between E and F stroot, WEDNESDAY EVENING, January ib, at § o'clock, Prof. TRIPP’S Lecture, The Second Brpire, wit!) the ketch sketch Maximilian ein Cariotia. Tick hs Choa oe aad ce th Lhe Bookstore of Warren cate. & O EB. y am, 4. Lb. . — 4INCOLS Mauu eas ae ‘Lectures begic promptly a: o'clock. Boers open 7. = decir oT ante- meres ' C Vo. 48—N2. 6,495. KVEN vy ; Washington News and Gossip. Tue Evenine Recertions at the Execn- tive Mansion will commence on Tuesday, the oth inst., lasting from § te Wo’cleck. Recep- ions will also be held on the 3d and Ith of Febreary. | Inverwat Ravexcr. ; Source te day were $31 Ket D.—By direction of the President, Co W. Cultum, corps of engineers, is retired from active servire. MR. ALLEN ¢ } the Ua ture yesterday. | Conorgssm aw KELLOGG of Connecticut is still detained at his bome by the iliness of his | fe. She has been dangerously sick, but hopes are now entertained of her recovery. | Gus. Cvenrse said last evening he had not | yet made up his mind, in view of late events, whether he would accept the Spanish mission or rot. —The receipts from this of. | Tuveanan was reve A CUECK for $500 was to-day received by the ‘Treasurer of the United States from 4 Brooklyn bank with instructions to deposit the amoant tothe credit of the conscience fund. UP TO THIS DATE §9,458,000 of the loan of June Hth, 1558, have been redeemed and ex- changed for bonds of the fanded loan of 1881. The amount exchanged is $1,203,000, and the amount redeemed $5, 000. Navar Orpers. eat. E. H. Loutze to the Hydrographic office; Masters Henry 0. Handy and H. A.Rittenbouse to the Frolic; Perry Garst det Potomac, and ordered to the Frolic. Tae Committee on Banking and Currency of the House held a meeting this morning, when on finance. He had not concluded when the ment to-morrow morning. Tue, Sevare ConMitr2k on Post Overces ANp Post Koaps held a meeting this mornin, postal telegraph bill. “gain to-morrow, to hear a continuation of the arguments. A NUMMER oF INDIANS from the Cherokee | Nation have arrived here, under summons in the case of Judge J. W: Wright, charged wi forgery of names of Indians to back pay vouch- and this morning they reported at the offi. r dige Fisher, District Attorney. The case will be called in the Crimimal Court on Mon Gay next. Turney ts THE UeUAL ACTIVITY at the Whit House to-day, the ante-rooms and halls beiny we'! filled with persons anxious to intery | the President. The representation of Congress men during the day has not been extensive, but there were a good many private citizens pres- ent, including several ladies, who desired to have an audichce with the President. Tae Onter Josticesur ‘There are no in- dications in official places to-day that the new nomination for Chief J astice will be sent to the Senate immediately, and many friends of the President imagine, probably with excellent reasons for their impressions, that he will, in making the third nomination to the elevated office, be very sure of his 3 THe Hover Arrroratations Conmittes, at their session this morning, had under consid. eration the bill to consolidate and amend the statutes relating to estimates, appropriations and public accounts, being the bill which passed Congress at its last session, and was reintro- duced by Mr. Garfield at the present session The committee made numerous amendim 2nts to the bill, and then agreed to report it to the House for printing and recommittal, prelim- nary to asking its passage. THE NEW SeNATOR Pao ViRorsta, Lien- tenant Governor Withers, was a colonel in the confederate service; subsequently he becam: editor of the Lynchburg News, and was the con- servative candidate for governor in 1863. Last fall he hotly contested the nomination for gover- hor with General Kemper, and when the conser- vatives finally nominated that goniemen, he took the second place on the ticket, and received the largest number of votes cast for any candi- date. Possibly bis course in that canvass earned the cratitude of his political associates, and facilitated bis election for Senator. Coxtror of tux KeD Mgx.—The House mimittee on Military Afiairs, at their meeting to-day, heard the statemente of Mr. Felix K. Brunot, President of the Board of Indian Com- misstoners, and Mr. Ingalls, ot the Iudian ser- vice, on the subject of the necessity of military force to control the Indians. . The committee examined these geptlemen at considerable length as to the condition of Indian a‘tatra. The ex: of Mr. Brunot was not con- cluded, but will o be resumed to-morrow. Both the gentlemen gave as their opinion that military force was hot necessary or expedient in most cases, but that there are certain tribes or bands whom it would be well to place under military surveillance. Tue New York Tainurgin Cover. The case of B. F. Camp agt. Whitelaw Keid—action for slander alleged to bave been published in the New York Triiune—was called to day in the Circuit Court and continued. Gen. Batter, with Mesers. mgt and Arrick, ar for + 8 plaintiq, and for defendant. ‘The -— | of articles published nm New York Tribune, in which Plaintiff is alluded to as a ‘dead beat,” traveling about the country under the pretence that he was one of the editors of the Tribune, thus obtaining passes ever travel routes, and also his board at hotels. It will be recollected that the writ was served on Mr. Keid when he had returned from the funeral of Chief Justice Chase in this city, = he (Mr. Keid) had acted as a pail: yearer. CoNFIRMATIONS. he Senate in executive session yesterday contirmed the foilowing nom- inations: Robert W. Hughes, to be United States judge for the e: ro district of Vir- ginia. United States attorneys—Nathan Webb, tor Maine; Oscar A. Myers, southern district of Florida; Geo. It. Peck, Kansas; H, B. Swoop, Western Pennsylvania. United ‘States mar- shals—S. 8. Marble, for Maine; Thos. F. Pur- nell, Western Texas.’ Pension agents—Seth M. Barber, at Cleveland, Ohio; Daniel Burton, Wil Dy laware. Indi nts—Jocl B. V pm Pad tigre id wo Rivers agency, California; C) . Noakes y, Nebraska; R. J feet agency, Montana; Edmond Palmer, Kiver sgeney, Dakota. ‘Indian inspec M , and Wm. Vandever, of Jows. Lieut. Col. Geo. Crook, of 234 infantry, to be brigadier general, vice Philip St. George ; also the nomination of @ num- ber of postmasters. Tu ixvtax Questionw.—A conference meet- ing of the Board of Indian Commissioners and ge iH i iH H 2 i att i H Hi H fist : | a HH i di i fi g Fy } Master | hed from the receiving ship | be | furnishing. May she enjoy | within ite walls f Ste cee nt enema SUL LOMIERS | She tovide one whan the meats permits. committee adjourned, and will finish his arga- | and heard arguments by Mr.G.G Hubbard, of | Mass., for, and Mr.Wm. Orton, president of the | Western Union telegraph company, against the | The committee meets | | | the captain of the above schouner to hoist Loening WASHINGTON D. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1874. TWO CENTS. 1 Soctet; IN G STAR, _ | Vesteraay morning Washlogton awakened to the fact that silently during the night the “beautiful snow” had been falling, and the city was covered with a mantle of white. This pro- duced a feeling of dismay among those who have vo carriages at their disposal, when they remembered that Wednesday was Cabinet re- ception day. Nevertheless, neither the suow, the wind, nor any other obstacle prevented there being a crowd in the parlors of all the ladies | who received. — Mrs. and Miss Fish were assisted by Mrs Bencroit Davis in entertaining all who called Mre, and Miss Richardson had the valuable ser vices of Mise Uldfield. Mrs Deiano’s danghter Mrs. Ames, was agsisted by Mrs. J. Habley Ashton and another lady. Mra. Williams was alone, but she is fully capable of doing the honors of her beaatitul home to the satis- faction of all. It was the firet time the public had enjoyed the opportunity 0 seeing this spacious and elegant house. ‘The adornments of the house reflecteredit npoo the good taste and judgment of Mrs. Williams, who personally superintended the building and many happy days Although far removed from the social center, neither distance, cold, nor snow prevented @ crowd from calling at the house of the S ry of War. Mre. Belknap was the personification of elegance ina train of Dine slik, with overdross and waist of mastin and rare Valencienne lace. ‘The beautiful Madame de Potisiad assisted Mrs. Belknap, while not tar off stood three beautiful girls, in elegant silk reception dresses. These were Miss Susie Lee, Miss Saily Frelinghuysen, and Miss Ella Ray. — Mrs. Biaine and Miss Dodge shared the compliments of the many hundreds who were calling yesterday. Mrs. Fernando Wood also received, and had a large reception. — At six p. m. the marriage of Miss Fletcher to Major Caaels took place inthe Unitarian church. There were five bridesmaid —Mr. and Mrs. Wallach gave an elegant evening entertainment, when their spacious ball-room was used for the first time. — Lady Thornton is suffering from a severe cold. Miss Thornton is so far recovered as to be — The engagements are announced of Miss rarts (now @ guest of Mrs. Ward Hunt) to Beaman, of the late Geneva conference, Miss Knowl‘on to Mr. Dodge, of George- town. Mr. Henry Clews, of New York, will very soon be married to Mrs. Belknap’s niece, Miss Lucy Worthington Permit an eye-witness, and a southern man who always loved the old flig, to state what he knows abont the hoisting of tue Palmetto rag on Caleb Cushing's schoouer, in Charle tow harbor, at the breaking out of the I state'a tact when I say that t @ committee of Charleston compelle he rebel rag. ‘The citizens of Charleston never presente i Mr. Cushing with a silver made! of lui Our people never invested money in that way Our spare change was spent in missionary labor among the blacks, teaching them that it was a crime to read the Bible, that it was right to hate a Yankee; and that it was God's command that niggers should obey their masters. - 1 have not the pleasure of knowing Mr. Cush- ing, bat I detest lies; hence my giving what i know to be true of this matter. Justice, po “ce — New Puprications.—From Philp & Solo- mons we have @ copy of the useful “United States Kegister or Blue Book for 1874,” pub- lished by J. Disturnell, the veteran map pub- lisber. It contains a large amount of informa- tion in small space. From Robert Beall we have the 1% vac for 1874, bristling with tigures, tat statistical data of ail sorts. td Alaa and DITORS.—Dispatches trom Iphia say that the creditors of Jay GC © Co., after much discussion of a some- what animated natnre, have agreed to hold a rmtie, | to-day for the purpose of ascertaining what the present circumstances most warran them todo. Ata recent meeting, which was ot 4 private nature, a special committee was selected, the members of which, in their tarn, lately held a secret confab and drew up resolu ‘ons: “Ist. That the creditors of the firm, at che meeting of the 15th of January, shall vote © place the administration of the estate under he torty-third section of the bankrupt act. 2a. That E. M. Lewis be selected as the trustee and Messrs. John Glayton, Isaac Norris and Robert Shoemaker, of Philadelphia, and C. P. Helfen- stein, of Northumberland county, Pennsylva- nia,and Joseph Brown, of Wilkesbarre, Pa , be selected ax the committee of creditors. 3:i. Thatsuch creditors as cannot attend the meet- ing Tequested to execute and acknowledge _ or pttorney authorizing Messrs. G. H. tewart, B. B. megys aud John Hulme, or either of them, to represent such creditors’ at the meeting of prey) meetings as may be he! 15, 1874, or such other from time to time in accordance with the above recommendation.” At the meeting to-day fall statements, show- ing the condition of the firm’s affairs, will be submitted, together with the report of the register and recei: The exhibits will show total assets, exclusive of rties not yet ap- praised, of $5,658,335 25, and total liabilities of 311,134,378.94, from which is deducted debts, ec. by the creditors, secured and separate Nabilities, &c., reducing the total liabilities to the sum of $4,481,646.(5. SouTHERN MARYLAND Kartroap. — We have trom official sources information to the effect that the time for completion or this road is not far distant. Col. Smoot has just closed a contract for 5,500 tons of iron rail’ from Potts- ville, Pa., to be delivered by the 15th March. and five locomotives from the Baldwin works. In the purchase of the iron and locomotives this time the company save about $1.0,000, as the market now is some 30 or 40 per cent. lower for these articles than it has been for years. Thus to ‘make haste slowly” has for once been advan ‘Lhe road is now graded the en- Ure distance from Brandywine to Point Look. out, except about 15 miles, and Messrs. P. H. Alderbag, nd G. W. Smoot, contractors to lay the r: have been notitied to be realy at & moment’s warning to begin their work, and it is predicted that the cars will run from Bran- dywine to Point Lookout before the next sum- mer shall have ended. The grading is now be- ing pushed to completion by such enterprising contractors as Ro Callahan, Sexton Bros., E. D. Smith and Thornton & Heddamon. ‘The engineer of construction is Mr. Geo, 8. Bruce. —Mariboro’ Gazrtt INVOLUNTARY MANSLAVC ton, Ky., some days since, George Pettit, while drunk, fired a pistol Into a crowd of little boys, almost instantly killing Charlie Scott, aged ten years. Pettit was arrested, and af the trial goers that he was entirely ignorant of what ¢ was doing at the time of the killing. He was held in fifteen thousand dollars bail to answer the charge of involuntary manslaughter. Movine SourRWARD.—The Atlanta (Ga.) Sas, of the 5th instant, complains of e —In Prince- One Orrick at 4 Time.—United States Com- missioner Davenport, of New York, has sued Controller Green for a8 & supervisor of elections, the controller refusing to under the new charter of the cit allowed to bold a federal and atthe same time. The Controlier Green. Fine ‘Down tw 4 Coa: THE WITHDRAWAL OF MB. CUSH- ING’S NOMINATION. The Ofiictal Ceaser enaeuice im the | ‘ase. As stated in yesterday’s STAR, the President yesterdsy sent a message to the Senate with- drawing the nomination of Hon. Caleb Cush- ing to be Chief Justice. THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE was couched in these words: Since nominating the Hon. Cateb Cushing for Ublet Jusuce of the Supreme Court of the United Brate which indo information has reached me ine to withdraw him from no s the highest judicial officer of the ( comment, and Ido, therefore, hereby withdraw the said Domination.” Appended to the above message was the fol- ora “Arter signing tbe above withdrawal I have received from the Hon. Caleb © nomination it is proper to say was out bis knowledge, # letter request drawal of his name, a copy of w with attached.” The following is MR. CUSHING’S LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT: To the President: . Sig: Animated by the¥ense of protoun | grati- tude for the honor you have done me in nomi- uating me, without previous knowledge on my mart, tothe high office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and per- ceiving that the continuance of my name betore the Senate may be the cause or Ovcasion of in- convenience to yourself and your political friends there, I respectfully request you to with- draw my nomination. «Permit me to add that the charges of disloy- alty to the Uniou and the Constitation, which have been made against me in this connection, are utterly destitute of foundation in trata or in tact. I indignantly repel the imputation. In all the time anterior to the commencement of hostilities in the southern states every act of my political life, in whatever relation to parties, was governed by the single dominant purpose of ailaing to preserve the threatened integrity of the Union, and to avert from my country the calamity of its disruption and consequent tratri- cidal carnage. How could such a purpose be promoted otherwise than by political association or personal intercourse with citiz sns of different states, Including even those of states protessedly disaffected to the Union? Should the only possible means of laboring to prevent civil wat be stigmatized as disloyalty to the Constiti tion? But immediately on occurrence of th first act of hostility to the Union being struck in the state of South Carolina, I took my stand with the Union and its government; I pablicly apnounced my adhesion to them in the most unequivocal terms; I repeatediy tendered my services to the government inthe field or in any other way which might testify my tidclity to it, and I have continued from that day to this, as well in official as unofiicial action, to tread in the path of unswerving devotion to the Union, whether during the actual progress of hoscili: ties against it or in the subsequent events of its reconstruction, and of the successive amend- ments of the constitution rendered necessary by the changed conditions and relations of the feveral states of the United States, and of their respective inbabitants. The recent amendments ‘titution, each and all of them, inturn adopted, and the legi ects for their enforcement and tor accomp ng reconstruction, had my ©20p hesiou. I have supported them litical debate, tor which my com: tively reserved habits of lite afforded 1 Occasion nor opportunity, yet In legal op orin the courts, and in Counsel or discuss with officers of the government, members Congress, and private persons, I entertained th ‘neral respect for these amendments as for other provisions of the constitution, and also rendered the special observance due to them as the just and necessary incidents of tue recon- struction of the Unioi hile my nomination was undergoing con- sideration before the Senate it would have been unbecoming for me to speak in explanation of my acts or opinions; but now, with relatiye in- <biference to whatever else may have been said, either honestly or malicionsly, to my prejudice, it belongs to ‘my sense ot pabltc duty and my political convictions, and itis my right, to re- «ffirm and declare that I have never, in the long ourse of @ not unactive life, done ‘an act, at- tered a word, or couceived a thought of disioy- alty to the constitution or the uniou. T have the honor to be, very respectfully, ©, Cusain Washington, January 14, 1874. Late yesterday the injunetion of secrecy was removed by the Senate, and the above corres pondence given to the press. THE CUSHING-DaVIS LETTER. ‘The following ts an exact copy of the letter sritten by Gen. Cushing to Jetlerson Davis in “61. This letter was found by aclerk amon, the rebel archives at the War department, anc smmediately taken to the Secretary of War, Lo laid tt betore the President, Aa has been already stated, it was read by Senator Sargent in exeeutive session, who declares that the first information he had of its existence was com- mupicated in an anonymous note. It will be observed that it diflers materially from the let- ter Borers to bea copy of the Cushing- Davis letter printed yesterday : Wasuineton, March 20, 1861, Dear Sir: Mr. Archibald Roane, for the last six orseven years a clerk inthe Attorney General's office, desires from me a letter of in- troduction to you; and he desires it not in the view of anticipating administration favors, but that he may have the honor of your personal in- tercourse. Of this, [take pleasure in assuring ou, he is em!nently worthy. A Southern man %, birth, family ‘and affection, he has carefully studied, and ably discuesed in Mr. DeBow's “Review” and other Southern works, the la- mentable events which have been gradually un- ‘termining, and have at length overthrown the American Union. Whilst a practical man he isaleoaripe and accomplished scholar, with, indved, predominant literary tastes and habits. In the discharge of his official duties he has com- bined in @ singular degree the purest integrity and most enlightened intelligence with modest contentment in his lot, having more than once declined offersof more conspicuouzem ployment in the publicservice. He now resigns his pres. ent office from sentiments of devotion to that which alone he can feel to be his country— namely the Confederate. States, from one’ of which (Texas) he was appointed. 1 most heart ily commend him asa gentleman anda mant) your confidence and esteem. And iam, with the highest consideration, your obedient ser- vant, C. Ousaina. How Jefferson Dams, President of the Confederate tates. A Comriication Between tHe Frenca AND Svasisa Kervsiics.—The government troops on entering Car shot eight insure gents who were trying to escape. The occupa- tion of the town was otherwise bloodless. The members of the junta surrendered the irom clad Numancia to the French authorities at Mers-El-Reber. Five hundred refugees, among them Barcia, a prominent leader, were taken prisoners on board the captured stéamer. Suez, the commander of Fort Galleras, and Guiter- rez, president of the Insurgent t junta were on board the Numancia. A Spanish frigate has arrived at Mer-Sel-Kebir and demanded the surrender of the Numancia. The French aa- thorities refased to deliver her until they had orders from Paris. The vessel is comparatively undamaged. w Bever at Havirax.—The British mer Sphynx,which arrived at Halifax from Jamaica tier brought 101 officers and men of the frigate Aboukir, who are more or less affected with yellow fever—the disease being by them while on a general leave bis wife, the commander's secretary, and Mrs. Morton, the wife of the naval clerk. The Sphynx lost two of her crew, and another bad died since the vessel arrived at Halifax. The remainder of her crew were removed to t! hospital, and are now convalescent. presentati ves b, and aj vin, restoration of the Proposed New Street Railroads. BILLS BEFOBE THE HOUSE DISTRICT COMMIT TRE. The House District Committee held a regular meeting to-day, and referred several bills sub-committees for report, after which they considered the subject of new street railroads in this District. The particular bills under consideration were, first, the bill ‘giving th approval and sanction of Congress to the termi ni and route of the of the AN TIA AND POTOMAC RIVBR KALLE and to regulate {ts construction aud operat Which bill was passed by the House La: and favorably reported by the Senate tee on the District of Columbia, G Mussey made a statement relative to the route of thir road, and ite desirability asa means ot tacilitating inter-communicat The bil vides for tbe construction of @ road (rom th northern end of the navy yard bridge to . tersection of Pennsylvania street west, ¥ ‘ 3d street east, N street south, Water stre street west, Ohio avenue and 1ith atreet. The committee next heard Mr. L. H.Chandler. in behalt of the bill introduced last sessigu to in. corporate the NORTH CAPITOL AND 0 STREET RAILWAY company. The bill provides for the constrac tion of a street railroad, commencing on Ist st west, in front of the Capitol grounds, and run- ning thence due north along Ist street west to Indiana avenue, to 3d street west, to New Jer sev avenue, to © street north, to 2th street west, to E street north, to lth’ street west, to Ohio avenue to 12th street west, to Virginia av- enue, to Maryland avenue to ist street west, the piace of beginning, with the right to ran public carriages thereon. drawn by horse-p: er, receiving therefor a rate of fare not exceed- ing six cents @ passenger tor any distance on saa road, from its beginning to its terminus on Ist street west. Mr. 8. Church was next heard in behalf of the bili to incorporate the 12TH STREET AND SOUTH WASRINGTON RAIL- way company, and which provides for the constrac Uon ot a street railroad: commencing at the in- tersection of 6th street and Water street south west; thence wes long Water street to iith street, to Virginia avenue, te 12th street; thence north along said street to the county-line, with the privilege of a single track from Ith street along Water street to 12th street, and on 12th street to Virginia avenue, with the right to run public carriages thereon, drawn by horae power, receiving therefor a rate of fare not ex- ceeding five cents @ passenger for any distance on said road. VIEWS OF COVRRNOR SHEPHERD. Atter hearing these gentlemen in behalf of the railways, Mr. Hale, chairman of the com mittee, intimated that he would like to hear the views of Governor Shepherd, who was pra- sent, on the general subject of street railways. ‘The Governor stated that while everybody re cognized the necessity of street railro: : believed that they should be aathori constructed under some general system. 1 citizens of Washington, he said, had been much expénse in improving the streets and av nues, and it was but just that the street railway companies should bear their proportion share of the burden, For instance, on P. sylvania avenue a good wood been paid for by the property mpany was pi a dirty cobl ment between their track#. Hi, to show t! a competent officers to prepare a map commend where railroa¢ out detriment to the pub: Bir. Lidridge desired to know who ought to compose such a commission, whereupon the Governor replied that while having no special preference in the matter, he thought the sub- jpet might, with propriety be referred to. the Board of Public Works, who have control of the streets, since they have a thorough know!l- elge of the subject, and they might sabmit their report to the committee for any molitica- tions which might be deemed necessary. No action wss taken by the committee on an: of the bills discussed, and they adjourned unt half pastten to-morrow morning. It was also given ont that on Saturday week. ithe weatber prove favorabie, the District Commit- tee will make a tour of the Dist: ict, to inspect the various improvements made, ancl that they will invite the Committee on Appropriations to accompany them. see. An F kW YORK STarse Senator TO THe PENITENTIARY.—A remurkale n the proceedings of the United Staves Ci Court, in New York, Tuesday, before Jutge Benedict, was the sentemy of 10 years’ im- ptisonment which he imposed upon ex-Senator William M. Graham, who bad bee convicted of embezzling about $170,000, the property of the Wallkill National Bank, of “hich establishment he had been president Judge Benedict, addressing the prisoner, said: There ere, indeed, no extenuating circum stances in your case. You were the President of a national bank, and as such you shamefully abused the contidence reposed in you, and stole the capital of the bank to use in your own pri- vate speculations. 1, therefore, feel justitied in recently inflict! Ha iy you the highest nishment allowed law. The sentence of the court is, that you be imprisoned at hard labor for ten years in the Albany penitentiary.’’ Horton, the cashier, who has n accused Of participa- Ung in the fraud, is a fugitive from justice. BLoopy Work In New Mextco.—On the Ist of December last a party of Texan desperadoes visited the resort of the demi monde in the town of Plantos, New Mexico, created a disturbance and used revolvers freely. The constable of the town, Juan Martin, ordered the ruffians to de- sist, whereupon they riddled him with bullets. Martin’s posse returned the fire, and killed three of the desperadoes. The remainder assemble some miles distant, where three days later they killed two farmers. A day or two after this affair Sheriff Miller, with a posse of twenty men, went to Herold’s ranch to arrest the mur- derers, but was met by fifty well-armed men and forced to retreat. A few days subsequent to this, and while a wedding was in progress at the residence ot Isador Patross, in the same neighborhood, the same gang of desperadoes surrounded the house, killing six men and mor- tally wounding four women. ‘The assassins then fied to their stronghold, where they still defy the authorities. Tne Nationa Boarp or Trape ann TRE FinanciaL SiTuaTion.—At the session of the Natienal Board of Trade yesterday at Balti- mere, after our report closed,the committee ap- pointed to report resolutions on the fuancial condition of the country submitted a series of resolutions inst farther issues of irredeemable paper; demanding the retirement of the forty-four million reserve; the retrench- ment of national expenditures, and an amend- ment of the national banking law. The vexed question of finance was then earnestly dis- cussed, and the most diverse and incongruous views onthe subject were e: . It the delegates accurately represent the views of the various sections from which they come, the minds of the business men of the country must be ina pretty muddie. Pending the debat the board adjourned. THE WASHINGTON MonUuMENT—Puild Up or Tear Down.—The Washington Monument, inits present unfinished ition at the national capital, has, for more than a quarter of acen- tury, been a burning shame to the country. Jt is now proposed that Congress for its rapid completion. Be placed at the dispositon of meet lace: nelle men; or, rather than suffer ite te present shape for nnother quarter of acentury, let it be torn down and the site —_ ied as @ Congressional cemetery.—y. F. era. AN Ex-Umitep States Minister Saor AND Kittep.—Colonel Thomas N. Stillwell, minister to Venezuela President John. sou’s administration, was shot and instantly killed by John E. Corwin, at Anderson, [ndiana, y afternoon. Corwin an Stillwell were disputing about some financial matters, when ‘Stillwell — 8 and fired. onan, ball struck @ silver in 3 tired, hitting Si it im the }, the ball his gave himself m less medicine, he sent him Sranotte ae igee = ct comspoending’ motiotant Rr ‘Bas been Sse reat ue offence imis- FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, Tevespay, January 15, iss. SENATE.—Mr. Ingalls presented petitions, signed by several hundred women of Kansas, asking the same right to vote as colored men. Referred to Committee on Privileges and Eiec- tions. Mr. Logan and other Senators presented sim Har petitions, signed by women in various part- of the country. Mr. Hamilton (Md) presented a petition of Sons of Temperance of Baltimore asking th: appointment of a commis ion to regulate the ‘iqnor treflic; which, with @ large namber of other petitions on the same t, presente by varions Senators, wa to Committee on Financ: Mr. Kelly ee on Military Af fairs, reported bill to authorize the Secretary of War to ascertain amount of expenditures in curred by the t ppressin, Mr. Morrill (Vt ution, which was agreed to, directing the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads to inquire into the expediency of passing @ law providing tor the discontinuance of mail service on all routes where the annual receipts are not equal to one fourth of the expenditures. Mr. Wadleigh, from Committee on Claims, reported a bil! for the relief of the East Tennes- see University. Mr. Kamsey, from Comuaittee on Post Offices, reported untavorably on petition asking that the salary of letter carriers be fixed at $1,00) per aunum, and the adverse report was agreed to. Mr. Wright submitted the Committee on Pablic Bulidings and Grounds to inquire into the expediency of re- moving the tron railing in the rear of the desks of Senators. Adepted. Mr. Kelly, from Committee on Military Af. rs, reported bill for the relief of certain set- | ters on the Fort Randall military reservation. Mr. Sargent submitted a reeolution, which | was agreed to, directing the Committes on Fi- | nance to inquire into the expediency ot allowing the return, duty free, of grain sacks manufac. | tured tn this country and sent abroad filled with | grain. | Mr. Ramsey called up the annual post roate ‘ill & resolution directing @ discussion on the expensiveness of the postal service was resumed, and continued until the expiratian of the morning hour, when the bill went over. Mr. Fenten submitted a resolution directin the Secretary of the Treasury to have prepared by the supervising surgeon general a history of the yellow fever epidemic ot 1X73, with obser va- tions adduced from experience as to the best method of preventing its ravages hereafter Adopted. The unfinished busines, being the resolution on the finances, was taken up. Mr. Morton replied to the criticisms of Mr. Schurz in bis former speech on the finances. He held that @ rapid contraction would bring down ruinously the price of labor and of prop erty. He was opposed to any sych doctrine. If coutraction was tocome it mast be very gradaal. Mr. M. then went on to contend that the United States could not be guided by the experience of England in this matter, It was a thickly set- tied country covering comparatively ® very small area. “Searcely a man in Engiand li tive miles from a bank; the majority ot t lived in mght of a bank. The facilities for | bank credits were thus much greater thau in country; they were infinitely greater, and | Te was not the necessity for so great a vol ume of currency. Yet England, with thirty millions of people, had six bundred millions of currency, and the United States, with over forty | willions, had only eight Lundted millions of surrency. Our currency was then not redun- ant. NTATIVES.—Mr. Cobb (Kan.) offered a resolution calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for copies of the de- cisions of the second controller on the cight- hour law. Adopted. Mr. Hyde (Mo.) offered a resolation directing the Committee on Commerce to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill tur the most eftectual means of promoting cheap transporta- tion on the navagable waters of the U States and to prevent combinations to pr compet:tion, including tug-boat combinations acopted. Also, @ similar resolution for t Committee on Kailways and Canals in relation ‘o transportation by canals and railroads. Adopted. Mr. Poland, (Vt.) from the Committee on Kevision of the Laws, reported a bill providing for appea's trom the Circuit Court to the Sa- preme Court in certain (habeas corpus) cases, and it was passed. Also, a bill for the reliet of the owners and purchasers of land in the insur rectionary states. The point of order was made that the bill contains an appropriation, and it was referred to the Commitee of the Whole. Mr. Strait, (Minn.) from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, reported a bill authorizing the purchase of eight fire extin- gushers for the Capitol building. Passed. Mr. Lowndes, (Md.) from the — =. tee, reported advereely upon a resolution for construction of a Tail round ~ desks of the members. from the same committee, Mr. Platt (Va. reported a resolution authorizing the employ. ment of a person to keep the approaches to the House in order. Referred to the Committee of Pa.), from the Committee on @ resolution that the official reporters ot the House shall be employed and discharged by the Spoaker, and requiring them to prepare for publication in the Cor mal Record a list of all memorials, petitions, and other ees referred under the rales. A debate arose as to whether the present mode of fling petitions at the clerk’s desk for refer. ence to committees, was not an abridgment of thh right of petition. The resolution was adopted, and Mr. G. F. Hoar offered a resolution directing the Commit- tee on Rules to inquire whether the present mode of refe petitions was not in conflict with the right of ition as guaranteed by the constitution. Referred to the Committee on lee. Committee ion for at i tional rule: "That no private bill shall be printed except on request of the committee to which it is referred, Mr. Garfieid (Ohie) offered a substitute, that rivate bills shall be referred without printing, tue when reported to the House such bills shali be printed before action is had thereon. After debate the resolution and amendment was, on motion of Mr. Killinger ( Pa.) laid on the table. The House then resolved itself inte Commit- = of the Whole on the naval appropriation —__—_—_-«ee- Desrenate Ficut Between WomEx—One of the Combatants Fatally Stabbed.—A poheniy fatal stabbing affray occurred last night be- tween two women at No. 207 west 26th wastaken to the 16th precinct and subsequently removed to Bellevue hospi: The police failed to fod flue ee wean Fae Fy St Buss Porter, =: is ¥. Post, Wthe Sacre aa | TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. Star. board of trade reassem! o'clock this morning. The meeting was c with prayer by Kev. Dr. Dadiey. Mew u c. ut . Daryee and of Newark, pre ented credentials, and were aimitted. The secretary read a communication from the American cheap transportation ootation how in session at Washington, inviting the Ns tional board of trade to be present daring the scasion. The board tendered a vote of thanks bat on account of the prem of business coat vot accept the invitation. The report of the ‘ommittee on national finances was next take John H. Boynton, of New York, moved stitute for the report of the comaittes views and suggestions of & committee appointed by the board Of Managers of the New Vork Pro duce exchange, te consider the subject of ma tonal Sances Mr. Taylor, of Cincinnati, opposed the en) stitution of the report «nbmitted by Mr Bown ton. He said the sentiment of the country was qhposed to any increase of the imterset- bearing Jebt Mr. Able, of St. Louts, eaid | legislation tor a government to iasne a bond o note that sells alove its face yal Mr. Wessler, of New Y the adoption of the su Boynton. Mr. Smith. of Milwaukie, ex the opin prevailed tn this eqnvention and through the country that the West tion oF expar Weet was in rency to bie and tend th The Creditors of Tein M Peau was very bat oke in favor ¢ ate offered by Mi y Cooke 4 Co LADRLIAEA Topas Ary 15.—The credice the Assembly baila all was crowded jes, Joneph Mas ty The cloting a namber of | the register, called the meeting to order, ar read the order of the court appotnting &. M Lewis, receiver, aud prescribing his daties. Ths register also read of individas members of the firm te ne Of the receive touching transfers of property to a relatives or friends. r CONSIDERABLE ATPLAURE Was by the armouncement ot of the partners, that b dred shares of ferred this amoun tors. Keceiver Lew several years sinoe, p for life insurance ‘of $10,000 im favor of his wife. Mr. Tuomas now cancelled the policy Paid the proceeds, €2.000. to the receiver e members of the firm were read, the substance of which has been already published. z At least 7,000 persons were present. A kindly feel ng was manifested, and one creditor, who effered a resolution reticcting injustice upon in members of the firm in thetr private isions for their families, wnich bad been psferred tor the benetit of the creditors, was met with cries of Turn him out'” The agere gate amount of stock made by membors of the Brm is not yet footed lefective as the cause of the detention of the China. She lies low in the water is ing Up the harbor with wheel working. Mre. Lulu Torre Cal ter company, and w John Torrence, herselt through the heart last might trouble was - - Railroad Strikes. THE RAILROAD STKIKRMS IN JER PISG TRAVEL UN: our vue ray. PRILADELPRIA from Whitings, N! 1 wade to restore the read in order that t may run over the line, b forced all work to be sto determ! 1“ THs January 15 Death of Boewanan Stop-Father ., January 1.—Me. Math ews, late printing clerk of t 18 House of Key this morc He was step-father of ex-Viee Presiden fax, — Surrender of the Barce! weutes. Mapuip, January 15.—The Rarcelona have surrendered d the a rity of the government has been fu ly restored that city. jonn Tatramsi- A THOUSAND or y at Wilkesbarre, Pa., held 4 meeting y and voted to demand an advance ot 10 over last yea! eeent price in ths mar t é grow less, they would conrest to come down, as it fell, te an a of 45 percent., bu! not lower. A committee bearing this proposition waived upon Cuarios Parrish, president of te Wilkesbarre coal and iron company. He made a reply, that be could not agree to any advance until be bad consulted with the directors, but in the mean time they might go to work at last year's basis as fast as the repairs in the machivery of the mines would permit. The men, however, declined to go work. The chairman, before adjournment, requested a full attendance of delegates tor s genera! meeting to be heid on the th instant. The tecling among the miners ally is in favor of a strike if their wages be not advanced. They claim that they are fally ered. ant think the prescnt a bettcr time to enforce their demands than they wiil ever Lave again. The Riverside coal company have not yet paid their miners for November, and they threaten to strike if not paid thie week, THE BRICKLAVER*S’ NATIONAL UNION AND TEE EleuT no Law. The Bricklayers’ National Union, in Balti- more, yesterday elected the following officers S. A. Carr, N 5 0. 1, of the District of Cotas 5 sabmitted’s pre- amble and sertes of resolutions severely cen- suring A. B. Mullett, United States supervising arebitect, for yong ee his last repor: to Con, the repeal of the act of Jane 25, 1868, which constituted eight hours a day's — mechanics and wor! “o ine ogee by the government, charging language o} the report as insulting to the intelligence and manhood of workingwen and evidence of bis ignorance of isbor, and demandiug bis re- moval. The resolutions were unanimously adopted, and a committee of dive was appointed to lay them before the President and Congress TUE LABOR RIOTS IN LOUISIANA. A company of state militia and one (Gatling gan were diepatched last evening to Terrebonne parish, La., to prevent any further disturbances out the labor riots to that section. ment Of state cavalry were to leave to-day. As far as heard from at thestate-house only One person bas been injured thus far, and there appears to be much more excitement than serious trouble. TRE NEW YORK comwemrers Several of the communists who were arrested in New York T were released = bas! yesterday to stand trial on the charge of having attempied to incite a riot. aij ILLIpoIs Orriciat RaiLnoap Kates.—The freight tariffs estab by the board of rail- Toad and warebouse commissioners of the state of Iilinots, &s prima facia reasonable rates, calculated for each mile of distance, and on raw Toads, euch asthe Rock Isiand, B: ‘ington and Northwestern, the pounds for first class commences at 1. ter ‘hy 235% 3 4 é i ' cl d 3 ry 2 i f i kJ 8 ‘4 2 : ge8 8 i ir Hy ! | i i ; i | | | 3 } : f E f ii f u i : { r 4 > * cd