Evening Star Newspaper, January 21, 1874, Page 1

TENS THE EVENING § PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Peunsylyavia Aveune, cor, Lith St BY THE EVEMNG STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY, S&S. HM. BACK PMAN — « THE EVENING STAR tx their sub+bri at Tex Cents Fi By mail 01.0; vix monthe, § AR—P THE WEEKLY abilshed Friday—1.00 Pp BF Inv ariab! advance, in both cases, and BO paper sent t “pa . S7 Rates of atv a (wewenmernse nr "SPECIAL NOTICES. Methers, Mi Moths Don't fail te proeure MBS. WINSLOW's S@OTA- ING SYRUP for #1) diseases tnciden’, to the period of feetheg In children. It relievee the ehild trom ving celfef and health te the child, gives rest to femeatte, Bewnre and cat tor : “EkS WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP.” Bret sale by all craggiste. Jy 14 ecm AMUSEMENTS. pores OPERA HOUSE. “LORD DUNDREAKY hie original charnetor, writter re ra Prance. wuly supe tesa hy Mise Md elton = *sisne, Mr V re Bowers a0 Asa Trenen- e. Lot fetlern aa Baddiewobl, ani « car ‘fully company sy NATIONAL THEATER. Ms. 35.6. 8aviue dole Lessscend Direc MONDAY EVENING, January 1 BEd EteTY ever in ti! farth hotics, the great PPakepeas fo. acte, entitled 4 MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM pert work, @ombining araat TIC, COSTEMAL. WiC. DECORATIVE, D TERPSICHOREAN EFFECTS, ese: ted on m scale of Regal Magniticence, clipeing uy spectacular effurt that Bas ever seen very Serue new, every Costume ne Perty avd Appoiutment new. The en’ be cast Jonvary 4, Grand Matinee— Dre Dreaw pmeir PHILLIPS, ar CONGREGATI WEDNESDAY THI ORGAN BOLOS. P + every te Com- A Mid panlg-tr )NAL CHURCH, JANUARY 21 tvD« ERT. Dr. J. P CAULFIELD and W WALTERS. Hidren under 12 Metz-rutt’s, and Jan GTON THEATER CoMIQUE. 11th Street, below Peuma. Avenae. TRE LEST BILL YET PRESENTED A PERFECT GALAXY OF STARS THE UBEATEST ABP os OF ALL SENSA ONS. MR. SIDNEY C. FRANCE n the great Dama, with startling MARKED FOR LIFE years te he most startlicg #0 Ty efte mB conjuaction wath the } veity Stars LEN ANDER DAVIS, The greste-t of \ cutrii Mowers fel Acrobat OLEY and MADE B I BALTa iki ppiy A m EB DAVIS {<. without er ception, efined Ventriloy nist, Bari the world, and wiil cadiies, in ho pi KC ecnined. The best in DAY ATURDAY ‘ H nt wach in Ww ani? pany + WEDNESI I INCOLN HALE TWO NIGHTS ONLY SATURDAY AND M - JANUARY 24TH 267H, Lek bs Makers, CALLEN IA MINSTRELS their Saturday atJ. F. Ellis © “__1HO3. W. BROWN, Agent L.LARD HALL. bn EB. McDonough .... Manager. {Neorcs—The foor of the Hall hawing been Taiced & foe view Of the stage may pow be fromevery seat Poe IMMENSE SUCUESS GF BULLOOR ROYAL MAK(ONETTES, filed & over: and AWAY The Bal ng CROWDS TURNED SCREAMS OF LAUGHTRR, SHOUTS OF APPLAUSE attest the fthe ROVAL MARIONETTES BRING THE CHILDREN MATINEES every MONDAY, WED! and SATURDAY ‘Seats for sale af El cured. 75 cents. © Fal admission, &) c (COSTUMES — Fo a UERADES, SO PRIVATE ‘THEATRIOALS, anj TABLEAUX, Coat Ry secured, 50 cents 8, 9 Teh rect, botw ‘aud 'R streets, Mo. 439 Ticors above Ud) Bellow’a Halle ett Ohbolee Ctl Paintings, Kngravings, Chromos, &c. Also, largest ce hing 4 a a Window BBades, Pictures, Frames, Picture Cords and Tas eeig, Rings, Nails. &c., iz the District, 3 Ons Nember. jel-ly” Ai ABEL can be sold to the TM EABING AP. or calling om JusTH, BALLS, &e. T= FIBST GBAND HALL OF THE CAPITAL DIVISION. No 160, BROTH ERAOOR LOCOMOTIVE EN e Lace: ERS, Wal be given at MAKINI-S HALL. B street, |. tween Sth and 10th streets northw ast, TH! RSDAY, JANUARY 22,1 The Marize Band has heen engaged for sion. Tickets $1, admitting gentioms Indies. van ocen- 4 LECTURE oT RES AND NOW,” JOHN B. GOUGH, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, JOHN B. GOUGH, LINCOLN HALL, FCESDAY EVENING. JANUARY 271TH, L874 “NIGHT SCENES IN AGREAT METROPOLIS.” 41S LAST AND GREATEST LECTU. lever before delivered in this cit erved ents at Warrom Ohoate & Admission at the door, jock. 19-td aa BURDENS DAY EV ie 1G, January This lecture is pronounced by the Semorina ™% y ‘Tickets at Metverctt's. 2-8 NAPOLEON'S CABINET, THE FAVORITE CHAMPaGNE 47 L. DELMONICO'S. NEW YoRK. CUVEE isz2. NOW OFFEKED AT THE LOWEST BATES. THOMAS RUSSELL, 1913 PENNSYLVA saps Buccessor to E. MAS rtd, on IGINES ope tes OO + MENpee ‘EREOSOOPES, Cec a Sc Desa eee i 1 j ‘ plic, regulates tae bowels, and, by | “ po ped per ee! a | source to day were $305,338. | AM aaa | EVENING STAR. | Washington News and Gossip. Ii awa Revenve.—The receipts from this | Tes SECRETARY < mz Navy int tendad to appear before the Senate Naval Committee tion. AN BFP be onal Patent Congress { time of the Centennial, results may be anticipa THe Inptan € MIT frage petiti day. on from New York, “*women citiz ns.” fore it reache giving his report to the TRERE ARE Sky Congress. No unpr abse e Courier-Journal. EN. AnSALOM United States army itary Comupittee this views with reference to the proposed reduction other regular army offic BAIT: the view to reduce it Cvurtixe Dov Committee on Ac room In the Capitol la subject of cotting | penses of the He | 1a reducti certain branches, au orn Nar c se. 1 e down town. IMMIGRATION INTO cial returns made to th | show that during t + there arrived immigrants, of whom 1, Of the total ade to ereat Brtt ordered to ©x umination for promoti the interests of the service to in | Present military establishment, especially with S THE Ex renee: down the he quarter end is morning, but was prevented by indisposi- n P from which TEE ot styled NTY bald-headed men iced mind an a thing with which the pec of the aborigines had nothing to do.— D, an inspec + Was before the House moi ing, an the general of the army rs, he doi Sheld a m The H favorable | Tae Sa Arrnovep The Presi: -day approved the act re ing the increase of sala of members Congress and other officers—otherwise kuown | as the salary repeal! bill. AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to- | day was Pinchback. of Louisiana, whose claims to aseat as Senator from state re- ceived @ pretty severe check by the action of | the Senate yesterday. | Navan Orpers. Jas. A. Chesby to | the Juniata. Maste 0. A. Calhoun to the | | Worcester. Jobn ©. Watson de | tached from the New York navy yard, and } a. the Senate met to-day, but reached no conclusion on any sub- ect under consideration. The committee has not yet acted on the bill transferring the contro! of Indian affairs to the War department. TRERE WAS QUITE A SHOWER of women snuf- ms at the opening ef the Senate to- Mr, Fenton, whois alate convert to the | ause of equal suffrage, in presenting a peti- the petitioners | Tue Vinornivs court bas been investigat | ing the publication of the report ot Li | C. Woodrow, commanding the Virginius, be- the department, and the result | may be the court martialing of that offi ut. 1. ver for in look down from the galleries upon that Lake Superior ot | absent hair without a feeling of regret that the | i tor in e Mite 1 gav ot Like alt | think it to | with ¢ evening to consider the contr cided t was ¢ n in the number of employ: w stop th foreach workin, from the House post 0 ex ay t San Franci e Bar ot 4 at San Fri 185 pumber ar: 5 females were from Chin ages of the immigrants were:—( nite | fitteen and under forty, 949: forty ARLE Rey | mittee reported { Hon. Morrison It Mr. s Mmner objected t e Senate, when pubtedly be contirn | meeting this morning that hereafter cadet ene four ins' for humane services rer | chant vessel on the the Ist class man. 7th inst. | This Hou ‘Tum SeyvaTe yavat | favorably the bili to change the tit | sistant engineer, with an amendmen the course ineers at the naval aca ead of two years | Agreed to report the bill allowing James Mc Donald, a warrant officer of the navy, to asilver medal from the government ot mi lo the imme: COMMITTE and agreed mm: niered an It > cadets fatiures were males and « RT ON Jupce Waite At the executive session ot aiternoon the Judiciary orably the n Waite to be Chiet Justic 5 The committee « ngent to ree. ex m pend or haw ture ng € to the main 0. Ott Statis Decem!x cisco 1,2 rived, r anid over. Com ination diate con deration of the report, and under the rules i went over until the next executive session of the nomination will un held a to report e of first as providing ion o y shall be Iso pt Itaty mn mer- ‘THE SEMI-ANNUAL EXAMINATION of the corps | of cadets of the military academy was finished | of the and Sd classes. but one fail The vumbers of failures in the ith | ‘! class. which comprises 110 cadets, were ten. regarded by the War department as an unusually smai] number ot tion to those examined. The reports trom Wesi | Point show that tu.is was due to the fact that the classes during the past academic year have | been verystudious, and not from any relaxation in requirement by the academic bo ard. composing a third in propor- A VAMPHLET is being circulated in both | e L ses of Congress, being a review of the con- | Which he was elected troversy between the Post (tice department and the railways, in respect to the postal car service, which is from the pen of David A Wells. The views th ere contained were | tought out by a letter of Isaac Hinckley, president of the Philadelphia, Wilmingto nand altimore railroad, arising out of the rec nt troubles between that road and the Post vice department with reference totae postal car service. The pamphlet, atter reviewing the subject in all its aspects, concludes with the fol- lowing propositions: Is . The Federal govern- ment is required by the consiitution to make fall com) car is nota freight car. and ee t Lighting | post office clerks. the postal ca: companies, or t railroad in disel: ctu: ding movement of first univ of all that the universit; partments; that sity; that the President with the advice of the composed of | pied rooms or buildi npapolis, the i Senate, Tnatitute shall be’ vested in inet a chancellor and one Senator from each state’ ad ses. nsation for private property of every description taken for pablic A postal id. A postal car is as near as possible an express car, plus the more clase freight. Th commi nm, D.C., in expensive construction aud equipment, the and the free carrying of u. The compensation at | present paid by the Post (fice department for service is entirely inadeyuat measured either by the standard 0; compensa- tion charged by the railroads to the express cost incurred by the ging the service in question. 5th. The tables presented by the Post Oftice de- partment prove that when properly corrected 4s to weights, that the present compensation for postal car service ts very considerably less than what the railroads now recei for a correspon. | IMPORTANT M&asURES Berorg THESENATE ComMITTER ON EpvcaTion anp Lanon.—A meeting of the Senate Committee on Education and Labor was called for this moruing, but a “;UOTUM W4~ not present, and consequently no business wa» transacted. under consideration the bill introduced by Mr. Pratt, December 8, 1573, to establish a national ity at Washingto: st an acparen be o in ee eo artments of know! facil furnished for farther research and im ittee have which tn- ton; shall consist of thirteen de- President of the United ‘States shall be ¢- officio chancellor of the aniver- ‘shall nominate, by ant , the president and [geomet pp of the ol chancellor at Unoccu- regents, under the control of the government may temporarily used b; bald’ universi for th Yaa! seed ot lee | tures ‘or tations until such time as Proper edifices can be erected i Se sxciusive use of the university; that the West | Point Military A\ the Naval Academy morning, and eskill | the | ~Among the callers at the Exe: on to-day was Hop. Thos. Murphy, ex-collector of the port of New York, who called for the purpose of paying his respects '¢ the President. Sherman and Commissioner Donglass also liad interviews with tle President Cor. Jackson, of t the House Comm + appeared before e on Foreign Affairs, this le an argument in favor of a tion directing the President to de- ni trom the Hay tien covernment reparation jorthe capture of a vessel belonging to Antonio Pelletier, a citizen of the United States AN ADVERSE Keront.—The aims Com- mittee of the Senate bas agreed to an adverse report on the claim of Joseph Nocke, of the | District of Columbia, for $300,000 tor an alleged violation by the Post Ofice department of a | contract made with that department relative to | locks tor mail pouches. This claim bas been | betore Congress for many yeare. | 7 ¥ Postal TeLwcraru.—The Senate Com nittee on Post mices and Post roads held a <pecia! meeting yesterday to listen to Mr. Wm. Orton's argument against the postal telegraph scheme, and another session to-day for the pur- pose of hearing a continuation of the same ger tleman’s remarks. When the time for adjourn- ment arrived, Mr. Orton had not finished, and it was concluded to hold another meeting to- morrow to hear him out on the subject. I’ is expected that Mr.G@ G. Hubbard, 0: Worces- | ter, Mass., an earnest advocate of the measure, will also be heard in answer to Mr. Orton, TwO IMPORTANT DECISIONS were announced by the Supreme Conrt yesterday, in which | ceedings to contiscate the property of Judah P. | Benjamm and John Stidell were held to be in- valid. In Benjamin's case it was decided that there was not suflicient notice to the mortga- gees, and the judgment of the court below in sustaining their title as against that of the pur- r under the coutiscation proceedings was sflirmed. In Slideil’s case it was decided that the purchaser took an estate that was deter | mined by the death of thesdefendant, (Slidell, and that the title of his children a: heirs was not affected thereby. ADDITIONAL PAY OF TREASURY OLERKS.— In the Senate yesterday Mr. Sanlsbury sub- | mitted a resolution, which was considered by | unanimous consent, and agreed to, that th Secretary of the Treasury be requested to in- much of the appropria- mpensation to clerks 1 in the legislative, ex additional ¢ ce, (contain and judicial act, making appropriations for the year ending June if, Is73, approved May *, is72,) has been paid under these heads | respectively, that is, how much for additional | clerk-bire and how’ much for additional co | pensation: and that he likewise intorm the § ate who received this additional compensation, at what rate per annum they were paid under its provisi dwhat was the salary ot these clerke respectively, a» provided by law. Es-Seyaror Lane. —Ix-Senator Indiana, is vinting bere, with h | man of great vigor and cl Vane Weat Hendricks [1 the canvass for G ernor in ), and was el te the Sen immediately atter ec isa genial, who ed man, always popular, better on the | than in the court-rc Lane wife—a w ness of intel 0! 1m} ,and @ man who has a record ef unimpeached integrity that any one | might be proud of. Mr. Morrill, or Maine, tell | in with bim on his way to the r 1 na | tional convention of Iso, con | Versation turned on the res tern country. ‘You seem ty have a monstrous of corn out bere,’ seid Mr. Morrill, who is t | signer of the Maine orlaw. «What ¢ do with it Well.” said Mr. Lane, wi wink at the rest of the company, “we spoil « of ft for bread and put the rest into whis Gov. Wavrr E Sgxator veow MAnYVLAND.—The Maryland legislature yester- y elec vernor Whyte to the Ur tates Senate. All of the democratic senators } voted for bi except one, who was unavoidably ica senators, Dr. Steiner voted fur Judge Bowie, and De vote. In the house of delegates Fhyte received 51 vores, Three in. democrats voted for the Hon. 8. kle Wallis, and Col. Leonard voted for Mr. Hamilton. Of the republicans, the Allegany county delegation voted for the Hon. Lloyd Lowndes (member ot Congress from the sixth district); Dr. Lancaster voted tor the Hon. - erick Stone; aud Messrs. Valliant, Duer, Etch. ison, Latehtord v voted for Jadge Bowie. The Frederick county delegation, o1 delegate trom Garrett, and three from the Eastern Shore counties voted for Collector Booth. Tue Lovisiana Conrestap ELRcTion Case.— Senator Morton bas evidently recefved new light on the Loaisiana contested election case, judging from his action yesterday in ask | ing that the resolution in relation to the admis- | sion of P. B.S. Pinchback be referred to the Cowmitiee on Privileges and Elections, with instrnetions to investigate, and with power to send for persous and papers in connection with the manner of his election, and in subsequently ting that bis motion did not relate to the stion whether he was elected by the lezis- | lature of Louisiana, or the validity or the Kel- logg government, but to the” personal conduct of the gentleman himselt in connection with that election. It was reported at the Capitol yesterday that at the coming investigation opments will be made. motion in the Senate yesterday Was made for the purpose of ascertaining all the facts in relation to Pinchback’s personal con- duct as affecting the votes of the legislature by Someruine Like a Livgrary anp Sciey- Tirte Keunion.—Yesterday evening a literary and scieutitic reunion of members of the U. 8. geological survey and their friends was held the office of the survey, at No. 1101 Pennsylva- nia avenue. On this Occasion the “feast of rea- | Son" wasserved up in the form of a lecture by | the colored office boy. The high price of admis- sion (10 cents) no doubt kept away many of the apostles of acience, but as the room was small it was thus filled with a very select audience. All the members of the survey were present, besides delegations trom Lieutenant Wheeler's party | and the Smithsonian Institution, and also a large number of ladies. A little belure 7 o’clock the youthful erator was introduced ina ueat and is proprinte address by Mr. Gardner, of the survey, which we would gladly give in full, but for lack of space we can only give an extract. Ladies and geentlemen: ives me great pleasure to meet you this evening in these halis, which you know are consecrated to science. I am bappy to see that there are some, at least, who are willing te forego the lighter and more frivolous amusements of dancing and social atherings, for the more solid and substantial fite 'y and scientific entertainments.” (Great applause.) és We can only give et partot the edifying remarks of the youthful lecturer of the even | ing. After being introduced, Mr. Harrod said: “ Ladies and gentiemen—I am glad to meet you here this evening.” “We had a lyceum, in which each of us to write an essay. The cs - say that I propose to read to you has for its sub- ject ‘the effeet of pictures on the human mind.’ * = © Butforpictures what would | people of this day know ot Abraham Lincoln or ‘arhin, * * But the great creator has devised a plan by which future generations may know bow we looked. It is one of the God- jiven arte which bring up before our minds the f of departed. All nations have tried to t ictures of PX » educated kings, nobles, princes, etc. And I am preud as an American citizen Lent sere ba say that our food fictures.‘ I can polnt. to that capitol, het ures. 1 can point i Soene of splendour and ; it has en- aud 1 will aio | Society. The largest receptions yesterday were? those of Mrs. Thos. Bryan and Mra. Gov. Shep Mrs, Shepherd is one of those ladies who unite beauty with grace and graciousness, Then, in addition to her own attractions, she added those of Mrs. Morseli and Miss Sanderson. The Governor was also present, so that there was nothing left undone to entertain the large crowd who called between the hours of 3 and p.m. The ball-room was brilliantly lighted, and the merry dancers enjoyed the delightfai mori In another room champagne punc ralads, and other refreshments were served Among those who were present were many members of the Cabinet and diplomatic corps and citizens generally. — Strangers who have been told that Wash ington is a successionof hovels, bad manners and worse morals, open their eyes in astonish- ment when going the grand round on any one day im the week, to find that the houses are sumptuous, the company retined and elegant and this not inisolated cases, buat in every bons that is thrown open. This remark is em nently true of the beautiful home of Mrs Bryan, who was assisted vyestery sister, Miss Page. and Mrs. ¢ who is visiting the President's tamily. pleasant were these three ladies to look upou and converse with, that many lingered during theafternoon, preferring to forego other en | der, Ramsay, Wright, Morto = i FORTY THIRD CONGRESS, TueEspay, Janu —Messrs. Boutwe!! ary 21 Fenton, Chan- Sherman, Derry and Scott presented petitions for the extens of the elective franchise to women; and they were referred to the Committee on Privileges ections. Frelinghuysen presented a resotation of the legislature of New Jersey, asking an appre priation tor the celebration of the centennia SENATE anniversary of American independence. Also &@ memo-ial from the Camden board of trade against toe repeal of the bankrupt law Mr. Anti ony, from the Committee « ing, to whom was referred the annual re the expendi, ures of the Indian bureau, reportes! that the document was so voluminous that th committee deemed it inexpedient to print Mr. Stewart favored the printing, beliewin that, although the expense would conside able, valuable intormation wo: © obtain a id he would undertake ee the docu ment, int ated in the Indian coan try, whe money was expended After turther debate the repor recom m ! Mr. Edmunds, trom the clary mit tee, reported a resolution calling upor At torne yrmation resp the gagements rather than to take their leave. Mrs Judge Wylie did not receive yesterday — Mrs. Commissioner longlas was assisted by her daughter, Miss Douglas, and two young lady friends. Mrs. Dr. Turner and her sister Miss Boswell, receiv Mrs. Lathrop had a large reception. Mrs. Dablgren received many calls, Mrs. Gen. Beall and her two daughters also had a brilliant reception, —Of course the event of the day or rather of the evening, was the President's reception, which, as is usual with such atfuirs, had a large and brilliant attendance. The guests includea nearly everybody of prominence in the city, re- sidents and’ strangers, and the crowd, though large at times, was not uncomfortable. The toilets covered a wide range or taste and ex penditure, and there were many handsome dresses to be seen in every partof the house. This was the first opportunity most of those present bad to observe the east room in its new outtit, and all were delighted at the rich elect: controlled by the very best taste, which char acterized every part of the splendid saion. ‘The Het of distinguished persons present was long and the number of elegant toilets so large that it is well nigh impossible to find room tor them all, and to name a few where so many are worthy of mention would be ungracious, so we shall not undertake the task. —The german party at Sens last evening was a delightful afia ber of guests was not large,comparatively ing, but those present were all pleasant, ag atle people, so that the evening was thoron enjoyab: Miss Maggie Crozier Crozier, of Kansas, is in the city, and 1s staying at Major Vedder's residence, No. U1) 3 chuseits ayent tor Thurman’ The daughter of Senator L, at the solicitation of friends rawn bis resignation as d for Louisiana, and will go through th mpeachment, already threatened b; tion of the Ho epresentative: Juner Durr has with ct judge ord ar Prnsonat Spmner (1 danghter were at th % » Florida, Januar tor Henry S. Lar Indiana, was on the or of the House to- Seeretary Kobe- s still laboring un fects of the very severe cold which has prevented him trom leay ing bia private residence for the past two or three days. John Pope, commanding Treas 18. Ex rtment ouri, was Senate to-day, receiver much attention from Senators. Economy IN Conoress.-The Committee ov Public Buildings and Grounds of both Hons ongress, as announced in THE Stak a tes 20. adopted resolutions that in view © 1 condition of the country th struction of no new buildings sbould be au ized at this session. The Honse com:nittee addition, extended an invitation to mem ers o! Congress to appear before them and give rea sons, if any they hail to offer, why this was a sound and logical conclusion. ‘This morning Representatives from Texas and Missouri aj peared, and were, according to their own ideas abundantly to offer proof as strong as ho wiit that in their own particular localitias exigencies of the public service were such tha: something in the way of a public building ms be erected, and that right speedily. It tne sense of the House is to be tested by the opin ons On this subject of those who have already been before the committee, Mr. Mallett will scon be called upon te make plans tor anew post office aud conrt-house in every Congres- sional district not already supplied. IMPROVEMENT OF THE CAPITOL G20UNDS ‘The subject of the improvement of the Capit grounds engaged the attention of the Hoa Committee on Public Buildings and Groun this morning. It will be remembered that Mr Clark, the arcbitect of the Capitol extension. bas reminded Congress eae the committee that in order to save the trees in the park it will be necessary to move them in winter, and he has advocated strongly that action looking to this end be taken speedily. A few days sines Mr. Olmstead, of the Central Park commission, of New York city, in conversation with several members of the committee pointed out what now seems to them to be defects inthe proposed plan ot improvement. For instance, the s tem of terraces around the grounds is tod suz- gestive, it is said, of parapets on fortification: and too menacing tor the approaches to free dom’s citadel. The committee have agreed to endeavor to overcome these and other objec- Mr. Wright, tron reported # bill in r oacemm niry into the al liquor traffic substitute forthe same. Ordered placed on the calendar. Mr. Morrili,(V't.) from the Committee on Fi ance, reported a bill to amend the laws in re lation to penalties for violation of the revenne laws, so as to limit forfeitures for such violation to the goods actually undervalued, and not the whole invoice. Passed. Mr. Cragin. from the N ittee, re ported a bill to change the rtain naval oficers, with an amendme! ced on the calendar. Mr. Mitchell introduced a bill to provide for ascertaining the losses sustained by citixens ot Oregon trom Indian depredations, “Keferre Mr. West introduced a bill tor a geol: survey of West Virginia. Referred Mr, Ingalls introdaced a bill to incorporate the Colorado and New Mexico Kailroad Com pany, and granting the right of way throug! the public lands. Mr. Edmonds offered a resolution requesting the Committee on Judiciary to institate re suities whether the judicial expenses ot Wash- ington territory cannot by decreas ing the number of places for holding the courts Adopted Mr. Anthony introduced making it unlawful fort ernment Paint to print in the Congressional Record any speect or part of speech not actually delivered in the int resolation Senate ort ves. He said he did not propose to ask action now, but that it might lay over. So ordered. Mr. Merriman was recogni itled to » hoor on the ti gold a lve were the ante values. This,he bel, was the idea entert e founders of the repuliic, who put it in e constitution that thi t should exclusively control the co: money, should prinish counter that the states ta not have this right: and th : insisted, had been the t ment from that «day to t argued that it was impos make any law that would a par with gold until a specie basis for exchange w abitshed, and the need was to retarn to specie payments at the earls ble moment He Is eviewed declar he history vf the currency since gthe issie of greenbdacks was 4 forced loan from the people, who had been de. prived of the interest upon this loan to the Present day. He did not complain of it There wa and the govern: ment ¢ dged itself that the med, and this shou as “He t there should be ‘0 specie payments on the ith day of ;the one hindredth anniversary ot nal independence. He favored ap) ent increase of the currence favored aret present volume was e Tejuirements of the business interests by at ed millions, He complained ot istribution of bank b operated against the interests 0 the argument that there was a re ¥ Ol currency in New York and the said that it was a fi ir presim it was required there or it would be south and west, where the demand Was so reat. Another reason was becarse of the al- ows intorest made by the norther banks. He coutended that it'was not just to compare the volume of our currency with that countries bostness interests were so compact that ex swere made with greater facili London one dollar would pay a hundred dollars a day. while in some instances im the south it took a dozen days to pay one dollar htraction and consequent appreciation of e currency was not just to the debtor class. and it wastor this reason that he proposed to put off specie payments to such a future day that the business interest of the country could accommodate itself to the new order of things. He declared himself opposed to the national banking system, as a monopoly, and because they were conducted wholly on the credit sys- tem, drawing excessive interest from the people. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Mr. Donnan, (lowa) from the Committee on Print- @ reported adversely upon the resolution to furnish a copy of the Crnyrrsstonal Record to each compositor engaged on that work. Laid on the table. Also, reported favorably upon a Dill to print one thousand extra copies of the re- port of the Southern Clains Commission for ase of the Committee on War Claims. Passed. Mr. Poland, (Vt.) from the Committee on -lu- diciary, reported a bill in relation te the assign- ment of judges in the territories. Passed. { Phe of J ngland and France, tor in those th tions by offering a resolution to the House, giv ing them authority to employ a scientific ex pert, whose duty it shall be to prepare a plan, covering the improvement of the grounds en- tire, with @ view to their beauty and general adaptation for the purposes for which tl ey are intended. If the authority is thus given, the committee will commence work in earnest, and by next summer make such an improvement they think will be generally acceptable to the whole people. In the Senate yesterday Mr. Morril, of Ver- mont, submitted a resolution, which was con- sider by unanimous consent, aud agreed to, that the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds be instructed to inquire into the ex pediency of employing a competent person or persons to make @ preliminary topographical survey of the grounds around the C: ul, and tofurpish a plan for laying out and the im- proving of the same. ——_ - wee. ~ A Terninis Wirg MURDER AND SUICI» At San Francisco Cal, a terrible tragedy cv- curred at a house in Commercial street Monday afternoon. A man named Randolph Mitehell entered a hotel and murdered Annie Mitchell, his wife, with a razor, atter a desperate strug- gle, and then killed himself with the same weapon. Annie had run away from her hus- band in Wisconsin recently. He followed, and when she refused to live with him again, killed as above stated. GHT WITH TaiLors' SHEARS.— Maurice Healy and Thomas Smith, convicts in the Massachuvetts state e prison, working in the | tailoring department, bad 9 degperate fight yes. terday with tailors’ chears. Smith's wound: are probably mortal. Healy was badly cut, but will survive. A Caxpipaty ror THE GALLOwSs.—The trial of Fred. Heiden blut, at Philadelp! for the murder of George Kubule, the German baker, was concluded yesterda: The case was given bill authorizes the legislature of each territory, except Utah, to make assignment of judges at each session, and in case the legislature neglect~ to do so the jndges shall make their own assign- ments, to hold good until the end of the next legislative session. | r. Swann (Md.) presented the memorial of Boliman & Carl, Steliman, Heinnicns & Co., and other importers of vinegar in the cities of Baltimore, New York, Philadeiphia and New Orleans, praying for a reduction of the duty on imported vinegar. Keterread to Ways and Means Committee. Mr. Platt (Va.) asked leave to offer a series of resolutions instructing the committee on Banking and Currency to inquire into the expediency of: ist. Authorizing the National Banks to mcrease their circalation from 90 to 00 cents on the bonds deposited as security. 2d. Thatall National Banks circulation shall be Namited to twice the capital stock; and to remove the inducement to pay interest on deposits. 3d. ‘To devise such legislation as will authorize such circulation as will raise an amoant to be measured by the actual business demands of the coun: 4th. ae ise such legislation as the antagonism between pital and labor. — At this point Mr. Randall (Pa.) objected. Mr. Platt (Va.) said he wanted to have it re- ferred to the Committee on Banking and Cur- rency. Mr. Kandall.—Ob we need no instruction on that point. Mr, Platt also aeked leave to offer a bill to es- tablish an exchequer. Ubjected to. Ob motion of Mr. Chaffee Col.) the Secretary of the Interior was directed to send to the Honre the report to the jury at §p.m. At a late hour they re- | turned with a verdict of guilty of murder in the firet degree. Tue Mississirr? Leos aTURe assembled at Boon yesterday. .J. D. Shadd, colored, was elect- 2 Speaker of the House. ‘The Senate elected W.C. White secretary. There are numerou: azalicente to fill Ames’ unexpired term as U.S. ———<—________ Jay Cooke & Co.'s CANE was heard in Phila- delpbia tyr betore Judge Cadwalader on applicati for farther time to complete the election tor committee. After argument the case was helo under advisement. 89 Rev. Dr. Carleton, late of the Methodist Book Concern, has been elected treasurer oF the city of Elizabeth, New Jersey. it demo- @7 James H. Sullivan, ¢rat, has been elected to tho kee vont assem. over the tammany bly from Genet’s district, ana republican candidates. im the after one year's imprisonment. wa Mr. Kelicy said this action was be- cause althcugh i was ‘understood that fore nations shou! invited to President did not think he ‘ued. semaine aa thority under laws that had already been would be led ‘hus reeolution it” twas ‘understood would afterwards be used as an arga- an ever tig Hoare millions, In ~ itself and in States ‘tod" these. hed Deed the time the & clamer from om bat it ae aid, she would de After further remarks by Messrs. Hawler, Coun.), Wood, Frye, Parker (N. H { Buller (Mass)! Crocker, Sypher, an. favor of the bill, Mr. Hale moved to lay it on the table; which was rejected by a vote of | Yeas to 205 mays. | The bil was then passed The House then took up cares trom West V TeRrmirie Ex ros: oF GasoLine—N " As anda i é the citizens ot Bennington, Vermont, were startled about 2:20 o'clock vesterday afternoon by a t explosion, which w | twenty miles away. works on the pr knitting mills (rom the pipe took tire trom 1 the gat-bokier. The mil buikiing. The explosion | burst out the walls of the root fell It proved mixes ot HE. Brad The gas, | antil tl the boi ng g many em fire spre: sly all " ing, and i sumed b fir could be trol. The ecene was teart 1 the women. screaming terri bly, were he building, aad it was not in | the power of any one hel) them. B } nine or ten known p. 1 to have | killed, a good many were badly injured. Among the latter are Horatio Fields, Wm. Morse, Ads Morse, Harriet Ella Bessel, Hebe: €,and many others, not. however, so ser alleviate th ot the unfor handful o: Everything was done The remair ms were red charred be and » who they were, except they were foun A Buxetar SHOT—A ands Kevolver \ iF At N_Y., aburgiar attempted to dence of Mrs. liza Forsyth, on frie stroet about 5 o'clock Saturday morning. Mrs. Camp. an inmate ot the house, heard bim trying the Windows. She arose and looked out just a8 be came to a dooron the east e of the house. p saw the burglar insert somet the keyhole. and the key dropped on the moor inside. She then seized her husband's revolver which lay in the stand near her bed, and raising the window, fired just as the burglar was push ing the door open. He uttered # cry and rar away, Crossing the railroad track and en Main street. When it came daylight he wa= trac arge drops of blood in the snow which showed he had been badly wounded The bloody trail led some distance, but was bing in then lost. ‘In his flight he dropped a cartridge, a bunch of keys to which was attached a ine steel saw, a jiinmy and a small N yet been found as to the w! wounded burglar. tHe was di of the gang which ra and vicit A PRESENT Deata Fi eo. in New \ ork, Monday evening. as + \dtice ley, of the E police, tar Delancey tably-dresse walked © him and exclaiming, My Gol what's the matter!” dropped senseless at the officer's feet. Procaring « cart, Quigley took the man to the station, and as he carr in the man ex ed. The off ascertaine that the man was Thomas ( Chuton street. « glazier; that last summer he suffered with brain fever, t his recovery he bad worked bard at kis trade and had man aged to save a little He told a fellow work ma pnday morning that he dreamed the night before t 4 beautiful woman had ood at the head of his bed and asked Lim whether he was prepared to cic, and that he | had answered “Yes.” That dream alfected bin ani he said that he did not ex pec A New York ot Micha trade, and hi two children A rep the man in bis wretched bed, reduced ton. The woman was 50 emaciated as t nearly heiplese. The children were un teen years of age. and were actually for tood, the tather having been wit for two weeks. ‘he man, it was thoug beyond help. In the same neighborhoo house opposite, Mrs. Sarah ADington, paper of yesterday vation in that city agir sinty-two years, dicd of The tuird case repetted was at Fo lage. on the Harlem railroad, wh: and intel € a respectals ligent woman and three children were discov cred freezing and starvin hasband an father lying on bis d promptly « In bis message to the ture of Utah, Gov. Wood- says — esnage to the legislative assem bly, at its lurged that body to evact a law upon the subject of marriage, but I regret to say that nothing wasdone. There is now bo one in this territory authorized by law to unite persons in wedlock. That there should be, ie apparent to all; and I recommend that ali ministers of the gospel, regularly ordained ‘as such, and all judges of the courts of record and ull justices of the peace, be authorized by law to pronounce the marriage ceremony. The marriage relation lics at the foundation of al good society, and I doubt not that you agree with me, that all rights incident to thet rritor sacred relation should be clearly definea and | Hinuly established by a plain and positive stat- ute, aud I hope that it will be done at this ses sion.” Ex-Srwator GranaM IN ALDANY Pent- TENTIARY.—William M. Graham, ex-Senator and recently President of the Walkill N. Y. | ational Bank, and who was found guilty of ember ziing about $19,000. the property of that | institution, and sentenced to ten years’ impris- oument in the Albany Penitentiary, left New York in charge of United States Deputy Mar- sbal Dowley for the penitentiary on Saturday | TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR, Lene, ™ threat Cat for the re- An (reope ate Durrying to that city La ze se ary ec H. Whatley mem. te Ament, bas written to the pa- *. pe that the statements made by tion AS a witness borne case were ponte. on a Was obtauned by bribery. y bas Leen summoned te appear © charge of contempt of courte - New York Notes. A PRUDENT CAPTAIN Now York, Jannery The Pacitic mait steromabip City of Panama, which sa‘led for Astinwall yesterday returned thit morning. The ve @ Hew. one of her ports leaked, ain deemed it pradent to return. asioned to either the ship or - ‘ The Terrible Explosion at Bonnington MINE DEAL BODIES RECOV EE Barxivoron, Vr, January 2.— An inwestt gation was ha to-day as to the cause of the explosion last night im the Kuitting Mi does vot sbow that it was the resu't ot ness. All the one w Nine dead bod fled —- + Railread (oe! om New York, danaary 2t ne PASON ger ain ran into the reat of another in the Har road tunnel this moraing, domo arr ain had stoppe yenriy all the pugers alighted, conse no one was killed.” Several persons wh caving the cars were inju . Death from Coal O1 Ba vanvary Mrs, Pr who wn rand by a com ' ‘ ed morning ANe & Brracn or Prowiar Case Mise sie ekekill, aged » ye ‘Wiliam M Dean, a wealthy city, aged | years, tor breac The tint claims that inopy F een forced his m Iresses upon ber he won ber was permitted to call upon her asa and finally proposed marriage.which she pled. The wedding day was tixed, apart mente for their use were hired, the wedding clergyman | trousseau was purqghased, and the | asked to pertorm the ceremony when sud-ienl | and, as the plaintiff claims, without any cause the defendant declined to become a groom wherenpon she began suit vesterday, in the Brooklyn branch of the #upreme court, be Judge Pratt. through ber father Mr. Dean, in his answer cknowledges that be promised to marry M am mou that he did so at her solicitation, HM ey had some misunderstand ine dot Was agreed ceremony until the Fall. He ber says that he conceived the notion, from conversations with Mise Hammond, that her parents were ir tances, but atterwards overed that this was not the eganl to between them case. He add> that immediately after their en gagement Miss Hammond exhibited great cold hess toward him, and did not seem to have the same affection him as he previously dis- played. He proiesses bimself willing to marry her even now if be could be certain that she would feel toward bim as an affectionate w uid. N.Y. Y Witrre ¢ S, who stops at the W ny ter hotel when he is in New York—which ix a share of the time—occupies the suite ot Tooms set apart tor ¢ es Dickens. They com: @ parlor, bed-room, and by on T ames iy bookcase paper beet h man,” sw geniemanly the Wertmir " meals tn bis ro mn the public always w rea plate 1 hat he can ake a in from « walk is in tront very plain, with | dras ght railing across | the top at the rex F. Collins w that Mr. Dickens wr the seemed come with It is suid ways kept a small han engaged judge when he was working tod much top m time to prevent serious d! urban es edoabt but Mr. Dickens was conse! he torm of disease im cath would cut him « hat he ma " te avert as loug as joes: arred a ¥. Daniel Sixx zen of the place, was neck im his» | the surroundings indicated tha een committed with the u ration. He washed, shaved and {with scrupulous care, wrote inute dire: bg bis funeral, drove a cold ch: me ot the building, formed a if, placed bis neck therein w the him bis order book giving He in a sta Ds forition, and then bending bis knees allowed himself to slowly strangle to death The act to be attributed to dread ot nd ing pove ¥, and grief at the toss of bis wite. Tae Giass Mawvracrorers tw Prrrs be pante caused considerable dimi- in the extenmve glass manufacture of rg. Pa.,and it is gratifying to know that evilefects are passing over, and that the factories are resuming work. ‘There are also TUBOrs Of a compromise between the window lass inanutactarers and their employes, the latter having been on a strike against a pro- posed reduction of their wages ever since July. There are eighteen of these ries, employing when in operation men. TRE National BALL Assoc iaTrox The judiciary committee of the Nationa! Base | Ball Aseociation met at Baltimore last night, | three of the tive members being present, viz R. C. Hall, Baltimore; N. E. Young, ‘Washing- ton, and W..}. Smith, Maryland. After bear- ing the charges preferred by the Philadeiphia club agarnst the Bostons, the committee anan: mously resolved not to take action inthe matter, a» the championship had already been awarded, evening last. It is thought that the old man, | | Tue Laresr Deravursn—d. S. Malkiner, whose beaith is in a very precarious condition, | fr many years bookk and cashier for will not survive his long imprisonment. As a | Jubn Redpath Son, of Montreal, absconded curious coincidence it may be mentioned that | on Thursday night last. For some time past he , lis seat adjoined that of | bas spe ed very freely in stock® and wax pon reaching the penitentiary be was found so completely broken down ix bealth that he was put inti 5 A NovEL PHASE oF THE Lanor Q The North Chicago Rolling Mill, which bashad | considerable trouble from strikes among its em - ployes, bas ree mployed a large numberof them on nevel terms. Each man has been required to sign an agreement to join no combination with other workmen looking to any interter- ence with the management of the works of the will, but to deal in all matters with the compa- ny in person. The agreement also obliges him to give two weeks’ notice of his intention to | wr else to forfeit all pay due anda letter | of discha A Stxeuiar anp Terai - | DENT.— Foreign papers contain @ long story of | @ strange and disastrous accitent in the port | of Bostia, Corsica. The steamer Zouave was Soring the port on her return from Leghorn. when, by a false turn of the hel: she was) driven against the sea wallor wharf. Although numbers of vessels near by hastened to her as- sistance, she sank so rapidly that nineteen per- sons were drowned, including the captain and | chief engineer. Nearly all of those who per- ishea were Corsica® laborers returning trom fortunate. He is said to have used about £4,000 of the firm's funds, and victimized « mber of brokers to the amount of £40,000. peg matter has been kept quiet until yester ay. Frente, Accrpext im Tueatee—In @ theater at Ulm, Germany, | during a pertormance, one of the twenty-four | Petroleum lamps attached to the chandelier Suspended trom the ceiling exploded, and the fluid fell like a shower of fire upon the audience. The dresses of about twenty women were ig nited, several o! whom were serious one fatally a Euporman ComriiEntany To THE New Ourer Jcs- THR fhe Bar Association of Hamilton co., Ohio, last night unanimovsly agopted resuin- tions, “That the appointment Morrison K. Waite to ihe great office of Chief Justice ot the \nitea States is one worthy to be made; that his character as 4 man, his abilities, learning and experience as a |i , auply qualify him tor the high position. 1 A porn agen ——— ED ate D , in C1 a man vamed Ferguson, in the employ of &. Booth Snes whore family reside in Baltimore, was knocked In Carcago. Leghorn. M.S8arpov has just brought out another most scandalous piece. ‘:!.es Merveilieuses” is astartiing piece of immorality. There is one character who comes upon the stage draped in gauze, and, althon the woman is probably clothed in tights, nature has been so weil imi- tated in every minute detail that every one be- ? A RarLroap Barpos BurwEp —The Eastern at Biddeford, Maine, was by fire afternoon yereraay down by three roughs and so badiy injured that he die esterday. The murderers: were ar- rested and placed in jail WinTer seems ney ey 2 prett; uch of ataiiure, Unis — in New forey.” Tus aan a: lions are in bl in the Helde around Kiver- ton, in that state. Bercuer, in his sermon last Sunday, said “There wasn’t one of the whodidn't lend such 0 life as im these days would put him 87 The Worcester Gazette that bank de- faleations hang on like the polomaise. av The Se got upa to the nS jong, when taken 87-One hundred guns were fred in Galves- Texas, of the ‘Capitol and stats omen the