Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1874, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, | AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, | Peunsylvauia Avenue, cor. Lith St. | BY THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY, | 8. MH. RAUPE RAN Pret. | 01.4; six months THE WEEELY © ayear, BF invari RO paper sent longer ¢ Be Rates of atvert SPECIAL NOTICES. Friday—$1.0) nbothcases,aud | ' ication. | Hair Dye ts the best in the wo I! tas only eee tnd perfect Hair Dyeypo ritealons tints, no Et armices, “ S ton Sieck'or brows; at all dragaiste, site \ sree: rk. ‘Reoly | AMUSEMENTS. j WOTHERN AT FORD : OSETIVELY LAST WEEK Myon Day PURStAYE Washtnat ten by Jobe «ntithed ireary ty Mr. Ohsafran euler th EVENING a Po sot « ding with the REARY MABKIED ¥ AYE NG Ren-iit ef Mr Soth BOIHREN MATINEE SATORDAY aaks-at | = NATIONAL THEATER, Mi. J.G.8s « Sole Lessee and Diree MONDAY EVENING, January 26, esening and Saturday Marinee, will b ronson Howard '« comedy. ia five acta. of SARATOGA, SAVILUE will appoer Of last erase. BOB SACKETT, supported by s poweriul cast, New and elegant scenery, new and costiy toilete, Grand Saratoga Matinee Satarday, WEDNESDAY EVENING, January 23th, Grand Complimentary Biaekt tendered to Mr. J.G. Sa bM 9 bis creat bit Ville by the sn- of Wa-hiugton. MONDAY, February 21, firet appearance of the favorite comidian, Mr r 3 If J ILLARD HAL Wea e weponcasn .... Manager. Norick.—The tloor of the fall heving been raised s fine view of the stage may Bow be obtained WENSE SUé CESS OF BULLOOK'S ROYAL MARIONETTES. from every sea LAST WEES LAST WEEK LAST WEEK 4ST WEEK HANGE OF BILL € First Time of the New Feature, c OMPOUND TURK - SORrOCED TUB ae eee THE SCARAMOUCE! The Most Laughabie and Astoni-hing Tricks Ever Pre-ented MATINEES every MUNDAY, WEDNESDAY and EATURDAY. F ‘Seats for it Ellis’ Music Store. Chairs. ne- cents, Children, secured, cents. Gene- JAN. 26-ONE WEEK AND TWO MATINEES. MOST EXTRAORDINARY ENGAGEMENT ‘The Distingy Ey Wednesday ia the @ HAND ¥ al Saturdey night and Saturday ¢ gteat contemporaneous Drama of Star CUBA The Lone Star Hof Startling r : Bensatio vat T iste and bis Banjo, DIJK B. ty living Sm: oping Rope Jig Dancer Miss L1ZZIB STEMPLE. [0 addition to a vers Hoat of Novelties TEE MOST GIGANTIC ENTERTAINMENT YER P: NTED IM THIS CITY. ISDAY and SATURDAY noe. anzitr | | KERT'S ONCEBTS. iL take place at a! ING, February | gramme will Bednly snnonnced. Sab. is and tickets at the Music #:ores 24 2c" ASONIC TEMPLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY EVENINGS, Jouuary 26th and 37th. New original experiments and inventions in Nat ural Magic, Chemistry, and Physic, by DB. WALJALBA FRIKELL, the great st living Prestidivita‘eur and teacher of the celebrated Prof. Hermaun, well Known in thé+ country. Mr. FRIKELL, on whom the title of ofessor has been conferred by the Ozar of Ra:- who ‘ofeasor of Chemistry and Physic by decree of ‘al Buropeap Universities, bas been performing in Steinway N. Agricultural every where the greatest cserved seats can be secured at the store of Mesers. Mot /erott & Co, Ponusy Ivan is avenue, be- tween Rb and 10th streets. | Rep.&Chron. J sends 3* ror MASQUERADES, PRIVATE THEATRIOALS, 7 TABLEAUX, L. MOXLEY’s, 10th street northwest. ‘TE Br. MAR 39 Tth street, bet and E streets, m¢ doors above Odd Fellow's Halle eign | might be Ve2, 43--N2. 6.504. Washington News and Gossip. expt hehe cles Internat Reverve.—The receipts from this source to-day were $004.720, Tre House Committee on Pacitie Raliroade to-day agreed to report favorably the Trans- Continental railroad bill. ;CRETARY KOBESON, of the navy, has re- covered sufficiently from his iliness to be out, and made his appearance ¢ Navy depart ment to-day. Prxsomat.—.). B. Pry, clerk te Senate Com mittee on the District of Columbia, is now con sidered out of danger, and rapidly convalescing his many friends will be glad to hear. Tue Committee on Territories this morning discu McKee, the chairman, being in Mississippi, n action was tuken. Areport is not at presen likely. NAvIS RECO ~The President has recognized J. A. Solberg a8 vice consul of Swe- den and Norway at Baltimore, Md., and Mag | were those of | The Stamese Twins, TRE TIE WHICH BOTRD TREN Pecial dispatch to the Baltimore American Philadelphia, throws some visit of Dr. Hollingsworth to t ity. The bereaved friends of the Siamese twins are de- termined net to allow the doctors to try their +capels npon the bodies of the deceased exc tora very large consideration. Dr worth will undertake to procor subjects” for the facalty of the Jett teal College at Philadelph te sum of ten thousand de professors think the figure high, 0 ofer under advisement COURt Raye Dr. Hi worth found the Gordian | ae trom ereon Mod for the mode« re. The learr Society The most notable receptions on S-.curday Mrs. Carlisle Patterson, Mrs. Andrew Coyle, M: Walt and Mre. Marcy and Mrs. Freeman Clark, assisted by Mrs. Au- denreid, Miss Clark and Miss Davis, of We: Virginia. All these ladies received many ca! | and in return dispensed a gracious hospitality. «1 the McKee Utah bill, but General | | steamer Parthia from Boston next Saturda: nus Lindberg as vice consul of Sweden and | Norway at Portland, Me. THE SUPREME Court of the United States will adjourn on Friday of this week until the rst Monday in March. This recess is taken to enable the judges to examine eases which they have heard this term, prepare opinions, &c. EXaMrtTEp.—Mr. Myers, of Pemn., introduced in the House to-day # bill providing that the interest of an original inventor in any patent or patent right shall be excepted from the opera- tions of the fourteenth section of the bankrupt act. Curer Justice Warre expects to resign bis position as president of the Obio constitutional convention to-morrow, and will leave for Wash- ington next Monday to enter upon the discharge ot his new duties. He will bring his family with him. Courtine Orr tHe Ex A Pay.—The Firs: Comptroller of the Treasury has decided that, the new salary bill having been approved on the 20th, the extra pay to certain officers and under the act of March, 1873, ceased th instant. AT THE Waite Hovex.—The Attorney (jen- eral was in consultation with the President to day for some time. Among the callers at the Executive Mansion was Hon. Thomas Marphy. who called to Pay, his parting respects. T usual throng of visitors filled the ante-rooms— nearly all aiter offi No Extras.—In the House to-day, Mr. Mer riam introduced a bill providing that no officer of the United States shall be paid, directly or indirectly, under the name of contingent ex penses or any other name, any sum other thar is salary, except in cases of customs informer. and that no public property shal! be used by officials for private purposes. \ BILt was introduced in the House to-day by Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, tor the relief of the heirs of Kear Admiral Dahigren, which provides for the payment to them such com pensation for the use by the United States of his improvements in ordnance as is custom- ary - contracts for the use of similar improve- ments. Kev. Dr. Raykin, of the Congregational church, is evidently a believer in the efficacy of prayer in individual interests. Yesterday he prayed “that the enemies ot General Howerd ut to grief,”’ and in connection there with alluded to the trials and tribulations of King David. and bow bis enemies were ulti- mately disconcerted. Where is Tyndall? Mr. Joun B. ALLISON, register of the Treas. ury, was before the House Committee on Ap- Ppropriations this morning, and explained the manner and expense of conducting government loans. The committee instructed its chairman to offer @ bill making annual and specitic ap propriations for this service, instead of perma- nent appropriations as are now provided by law Tue CHARGES A inst Jopee Deres Messrs. Wilson and Eldridge, the sub-committee appointed to visit New Orleans to inquire int the case of Judge Durell, will submit their Teport at the meeting of the Committee on the Judiciary to-morrow. The tmpression seems t) be that the committee will report in favor of Durell’s impeachmen' PRoroseD CHANGE IN THE CONSULAR Ser- vicg.—Mr. De B. R. Keim, late agent of the United States for the examination of consular officers, appeared before the Honse ‘Committee on Foreign 4 ffairs on Saturday for the purpose of explaining the draft ot a bill submitted by him reorganizing the entire consular system of the United States. Te RAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH Mex- | 1co.—The government of the United States has given permission to the Mexican government to extend its telegraph lines acroas the lio Grande to Brownsville, Texas, and to establish an office there. When this ix accomplished there will be direct tel phic commoanication established between a) — in the United States and the City of Mexico, THE PLAN OF RELIEF tor the Southern Pa- oF call! GIF D ssrcet, Botes by mail promptly attonded to. LECTURES INCOLN MALL. Mr. CHABLES BRADLAUGH, of London, Bugla: oremost Orator, will deliver ‘Lecture in Lincoln Ball, on THUBSDAY a January 29. bye “THE REPCBLICAN ‘MOV EMENT IN ENG LAND. SeTickets. sien. ts. F the With reserved seats, 75 ct« : admis- F vale St Philp & Solomons’, sod st iat u. GAL JOBN B. GOUGH, LINCOLN BALL, TURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 271, 1874 |GHT SCENES IN AGREAT HIS LAST AND GR Never before delivered Pacey Reserved Seats’ at Warren “Unoate an are. $1. ‘the d= 90 Cents, Lecture begins at Sc'clock. USTICE A. #. OLIN, HOLDING | - JERE A, GUM, BSURIG TBR, ore, a bd oFdered Hebed. ‘A WEUSTES, kegistor of Wills. ications to this f acminietration « or, senlg td tt for letters | nail be in writ- ja substance, the of, te "petitions Person on wi his or her last domicile, the char: w testamentary and ing. duly sworn to, setting forth, iene) thereof, ef H i FH HH He i ee T&S oH 25 3 a5 | hundred citic railroad, which will soon be introduced in Congress, is briefly as follows: All the lands of the company to be sold by 4 commissioner, ap —— under the authority of the United ‘ates, to the credit of the company, the government to retain the amount charged for transportation of the mails and other carrying service. The com- pany ack the United States to guarantee the in- terest on & five per cent. bond, running tor thirty years, to a limited sum per mile. Ju con- Prorosgp Bureat or Lauon.—In the House to-day, Mr. Shanks, of Indiana, introduced a bill to establish a bureau of labor under the Juterior department, which provides for a commissioner, to be appointed by the Presi- dent, at the same compensation as now paid to the Commissioner of Agriculture. The duties of the office are to collect the necessary inform- ation and publish monthly reports showing the amount and chi es paid at the loves mp in y town or city of five b' inbabitants throughout the United | States; also the cost of rents, fuel and articles of generai use for fool and clothing, the amount of interest paid on loans and other ia- debtedness, rate of discount charged by banks, the amount of poll tax, rate per miie ‘charged by railroads for passengers and freight, and such other information as may lead to a correct knowledge of the practical relations between capital and labor in the United States. & Prorosgp EXTENSION OF THE Cuzsa- PEAKE AND OuIO CANAL.—The engineers who surveyed the proposed routes for the extension of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal from Cum- Md., to the waters west every county and in to @ point |, which requires a manect on the iy 5 g : i LH ity R £ i eeetet sf H i i Ht and the proceeds placed in the Treasury | | shoddy | to the Senate the following nominations | otber E Mire, Carlisle did not receive, bat has for an ‘‘at home” this evening at So’clxck dit, that the marriages of Col. Fred Grant and Miss Kitty Cooke, and Mr. H. H. Dodge and Mise Morehead will st be cele- brated — Mrs. Orange Ferris wi this evening. pyle has is Friday next, and for t time. — The French Sinister and his wife will te Washington at the e — Mrs. Franck Taylor and her B. Met sed give a wire musicale d cards for a party on erary gathering prior ghter, Mrs €, expect to sail for Europe in the They purpose spending the remainder of t winter in Rome. —The literary reunion at Hon. Horatio King’s Saturday mght was overilowingly at tended, and by the best clase of people; not mere shionables, but those of assured dis- tinction in society and in the scientific, literary or art world. The success of the King reunions is remarkable in view of the fact that good, old- fashioned hours are observed, and that no bid is offered for jety loungers and gourmand: im the way of “ refreshments.” The reanions are so attractive, however, that Mr. King is not able to give room to a tithe part ot the number that desire to attend, and invitations are lim- ited to congenial people of thought, culture, enius and of literary or artistic tastes who Eive something in common in the way of sym- athies and appreciations. The entertainment Baturday night was of a varied character, and among the features was a poetical reading by Mrs. Westmoreland, of (ieorgia; humorous reci- tations by Mr. Clinton Lioyd; the delivery of an original poem by Mr. Barnes; and the perform ance in admirable style of several pieces of vocal and instrumental music by brilliant am- ateur performers resident here or visiting Washington. Among those present was Senor Martecal, the Mexican minister, and Gen. Sher- man, who was accompanied by Simmons, the sculptor, who is now in Washington modeling some busts and making studies for more im portant works. Wren SHA Warmoth, of Lou brek and Gen. McMillan, the two latter con- testants for the Senatorship from the state named, were on the tloor of the Senate to- ‘Tue Rernesentatives from Missouri, Kan- sas, and Texas will be heard to-morrow morn- ing by the House Committee on Territories. in advocacy of @ bill opening up the Indian terri tory for settlement. NomiNatrons.—The President to day sent Isaac yn, of lowa, to be agent for Osage and Indians; Mablon Stubbs, of Kansas, agent to the Indians of Kaw agency in Kangas Lafayette Cartee, of Kansas, Surveyor General of Kansas. Postmasters—N: K. Leavitt, Exe- ; H. B. W. Williams, Rome, N. Y.; James W. Glover, Oxford, N.Y. Lrmvr. Ges. SHERIDAN was before the House Military Committee this morning, and gave his views concerning the resolution looking to a reduction of the army. He is opposed to any decrease, either of officers or enlisted men it is generally believed that the committee will report a resofution to the House this week to the effect that it is inexpedientto mterfere with the present military establi-hment, THE TRANAYT OF VEne T. Git A resolution was | introduced in the House to-day by Mr. Sch field that Rear Admiral B. F. Sands, | . superintendent United States naval observa- tory, having initiated arrangements for the ob- servation of the transit of the planet Venus ty accordance with acts of Congress, will be con tinued in active service after retirement in bir present duties until six months arter the date of the transit, December Sth, 1x74, to enable him to complete the arrangements’ of parties and report the result of the observations. ‘Tue Hovse Coun tree ox Commence. 0. W. Copeland, ot New York, the expert w conducted, on behalf of the government, the steam-boiler experiments at Sandy Hook, wa- before the sub-committee on the security ot life of the House Committee on Commerce tli morning, and gave a history of the benetits ot life-saving stations. He detailed at length the efficiency of the present service, anfl advocated its amplification. The sub-commitiee ed to the bill known as the steamboat bill, which assed the House at fffe last Congress and tailed nthe Senate. They will report it to the full committee to-morrow. Mr. Parsons, of Ohio, was added to the -ub- committee on rivers ard harbors. Mr. PIncunACK's CLAIM TO A SEAT IN THE Hovee.—A motion was entered thi- morning betore the !louse Committee on Elections pro- viding that Mr. Pinchback acontestant for the seat at large trom the state of Lonisiana be estopped from further proceedings. Gen. Sheridan, of New Orleans, supporte tion in an argument, the main points of whic were the contestant ing tiled credentials the Senate before a seat in that body waived claim to a seat in the lower legislative branch. Mr. Pinchback replied, and the committee de- cided to postpone action on the motion with the understanding that the case would be taken up in the regular order on its merits, but not until all prima facia cases were disposed of. Tue PosTat Tetegraru Bitt.—The Sen ate Comittee on Post Offices and Post Roads held @ meeting to-day and beard the argument ot Mr. G.G. Hubbard in reply to Mr. Wm. (Orton, president of the Western Union Tele- graph Company. Mr. Hubbard ap) in support of the bill to provide for the trans- mission of correspondence by telegraph, intro- duced in the Senate by Mr. Kamsey on the 91 ultimo. The bill authorizes the Postmaster General to establish telegraph offices wherever (business requires it; fixes the rates for tele- graphing at greatly reduced prices; gives rights to the press not now enjoved by them; au- thorizes the Postmaster General to contract with the Portal Telegraph Company for the con- struction and maintenance of lines of telegraph between all oa offices, the company to be paid ly receiving the entire rates for the trans- action of the business, less a postage of five cents on each telegram paid to the department, for the services performed by it, the contract to be terminable at any time at the option of Con. gress. It or; izes the “ Pi Telegraph Company,” and requires them to purchase all existing ‘lines at Rode nema valuation, thus presel all vested rights. The United States reserves jt to buy the linesof the com- Dy app valuation. E at any time at an he 7th section of the bill pro’ ner G. Hubbard, Frankli Howe, of M: us 4 Jas. W. Emery, ot C. Marphy and Rich'd Andrew ie is, and Jos. B. Baker, of Phi! ‘Anthony Pollok, of lumbia, and ali other ted a bod Politic, te ety af are crea’ ly » in ‘ash. ington, for the per! ice of the postal te! "service under contract with the Post. He i f i ; i i HE Hl ae | \Fhe Death of Dr. Livingstone. Acable dispatch in our telegraphic colamus announces the death inthe wilds of Africa, of | Dr. David Livingstene, the explorer, about | whom so much has been said and written for | several years past. Dr. Livingstone was a native of Scotland, born at Blantyre, in Lanark- shire, in the year I<I7. Atthe age of ten he be- came & “‘piecer” is a cotton-factory, and for many years was engaged in hard work as an operative. An evening schoo! farnished him with the opportunity of acquiring some know! - edge of Latin and Greek, and fiually after at- tending a course of medicine at Glasgow Uni versity, and the thevlogical lectures of the late Dr. Wardlaw, professor of theology to the Scotch indepeisients, he offered himself to the London Missionary Society, by whom he was ordained as a medical missionary in 1Si0. Im the summer of that year he landed at Port Natal, in Soath Atrica. Circumstances made him acquainted with the Rey. Robert Motiat, himself a distin guished missionary, whose daughter be subse- quently married. For 16 years he proved him | self a faithful and zealous servant of the Lo! don Missionary Society. The two most imp tant results achieved by him in this period were the discovery of Lake Ngami (august 1, 181) and his crossing the continent of South Africa, from the Zambesi (or Leeamby) to the Congo and thence to Loando, the capital of Angola which took him abent 15 months (from Janu ary, 1853, to June, 1854.) In September of the same year he lett Loando, on his return across the continent, reached Linzanti, (in lat. 18° 1 S. and long. 23 50’ E.) the capital of the great Makololo ‘Eide, and from thence proceeded along the banks of the Lecambye to ()uili mane, on the Indian Ocean, which he reached May 20, 1856. He then took ship for England, where he arrived December 12th of the same year. The reception accorded him by his countrymen was most enthusiastice. Probably no traveler was ever more afiectionately honored. This was owing not merely to the im portance of his discoveries—though it would be dificult to over estimate such—but to the thoroughly frank, ingenious, simple, and m».uly character of the traveler. In 1857 he published his Missionary Travels and Kesearchesin South Africa, a worl great interest and value. ‘In all his various journeys,” said Roderick Murchison, at meeting of the Koyal Geographi cal Society, held shortly atter Livingstone turn, ‘‘he had traveled over no less than I miles of African Territory. By ns astronomical observations, he had determined the sites ot numerous places, hills, rivers and lakes, ne: all of which had been hitherto unkno while he had seized upon every epportunity of describing the p! al features, clima: tology, and geolog’ structure ot the countries which he had explored, and had pointed out many new sources of commerce as yet unknown to the scope and the enterprise of the British merchant.” In 1858 the British government appointed him consul at (aili mane, whither he returned in the course of the year. A portable steamboat had been con- structed for his use in this country, and Living- stone, with several scientific associates and crew 0: natives, started a few years ago up the Zambesi, with the view of making discoveries in the unexplored territory south of the euator. Accounts of his progress wera received tor some time, but tinally, he being the only white man left of his party, all tidings ceased. ‘The an which prevailed to hear from him, the su ful expedition of Stanley, the New York //-ra correspondent, to discover him, the stances under which he found bim starting of another expedition (from Great Britain) tor bis reliet, are events the recallec tion of which is so fresh in the public mind that it Is unnecessary to recapitulate them here. Dw lings for Senators. Referring to a an item in the Trisun stating that President Grant's scheme of build. ing houses for Cabinet officers at Washington has prompted a member of the Maryland Sen- ate to introduce into that body a bill appropri- ating $50,000 for the purpose of building a permanent residence at Washington for cach United States Senater from that State, the Philadelphia City Jtem says “The writer of this paragraph first madet suggestion that the States should build d ings for Senators in Washington. The article was printed in Col. Forney’s Chronicle, and it caused considerable comment at the time and met with general approval. The State would own the dwelling, and the Senator should fur. nish and occupy it during his term of office. We would have the mansions adjoining for convenience. It is not improbable that a bill will be presented in our Legislatare to this lnudeble end. Independent of the convenience to the Senator and constituents, this suggestion, if generaily carried out, will help to impro: and embelliah the capital of the nation; it will make society more permanent, and it will give impetus to the broad and statesmanlike idea of the President, that nothing should be left un- done to make Washington a Metropolis in real- ity. Let all the States follow Maryland. posex “see: mee Yesterday the “ Independent Order of Bua Berith” commenced an important national! convention at Chicago, some 206 lodges being represented by delegates, This is an organiza- tien of American Israelites, now numbering fully 20,04 members. The Order is secret ip character; is entirely devoid of any polit- ical significance, being simply social, lite- rary, and charitable in its scope. ‘The Order was founded in New York in Isis. fe is divided into seven Grand Lodges, arranged geographically; New York, New Jersey, and the eastern states constituting District No. 1, and being numerically one-third of the entire Order, There isa Court ot Appeals to decide litigated questions, the “Chief Justice” being ex-Kecorder Nosendale of Albany. The su- preme authority is the “Constitution Grand lodge” which meets every tive years, and is represented officially by the executive committee. with a president, vice presi- dent, seeretary. and four members. The convention at Chicago will sit for a week to consider the proposed simplitication of t ritual and ceremoni and abolition of the secret character of the organization; the preject for an endowment feature, by which widows may receive £1,000; the establishment of a home tor the aged and needy; an official journal, and an institute of learning, & see — — Vick Presipent WIL8on left in the 1 o'clock train to-day for Boston, where he will remain for three or four weeks. NAVAL CLERKS.—The following bill was i troduced inthe House to-day by Mr. Lotland: ‘That tirst clerks to commandants at the several navy yards shall hereafter be known as secre- taries, and shall receive the same pay as secre- taries to commanders of squadrons. That sec. ond clerks to commandants shall receive $1.60 per annum. PROMOTIONS IN THE MARINE Corrs.—In the House to-day, Mr. Archer, of Maryland, introduced a bill providing that promotions in the staff of the marine corps shall be the same asexist in the line; all vacancics to be filled first by promotions according to seniority in said staff, and then by selection from captains or subalterns of the line of the marine corps. Ir arrzaRs that the names of George Riggs and W. W. Corcoran were not appended to the memerial asking th: ‘ated. The memorialists are the same old crow *, Be oppore ma nd whose efforts are voted to damaging the credit of the District home and ab: —Wash. Cor, Balt. Ameri- THE CONTESTED ELECTION CASR of Spencer vereus Sykes, of Alabama, came before the UARY 26, 1874. or band which connected them to dean sion of the sternum for abo ength and two in breadth | sex above band was con in front and concave anderneath * had but one pavel, which was in be band, and it is supposed that TWO CENTS. FORTY THIRD Mownpay, January 26. SPNATE.—The Chair taid before the Senate memorial of the Importers and (irocers Board ot Trade of New York, suggesting various mi ifications in the customs departMent. Referred to Committee on Finance. Mr. Frelingbuysen presented memoria from Horace Capron, Dr. David Maury ar other American citizens in Japan, asking United States to remit the balance of the panese indemnity fund, and that it may ured as an educational fund. Referred t0 Com mittee on Foreign Kelation Mr. Boreman presented memorial of citizen ot West Virginia, complaining that the ba condition of the bridge across the Obio anc Steubenville restricts navigation. Keferred t the Committee on Transportation Koutes Mr. Logan introduced bill to grant pension: to the surviving soldiers of the Mexican war Keferred to Committee on Pensions. Mr. Bogy, from Committee on Public Lands reported House bill to confirm certain lan titles im the state of Missouri. Passed Mr. Edmunds, trom Judiclary Committee reported certain further amendments to the Baukrupt bill. TAR MENORIAL AGAINST TRE DISTRI ERNMENT. Mr. Anthony. (rom Committee on Printing reported adversely on the motion to print the memorial of certain citizens of the Di 0: Columbia, making charges against the District government. Mr. Anthony said the committee reported against the printing, not on.y because the practice should not grow up of printing pri vate memoriais, but because the grave charges ade in this memorial are not sustained by tes timony. Mr. Saulsbury, a member of the Committee on Printing, dissented from the adverse report He thought this memorial should be printed, or Senators who would be called on to yote large sums for this District should have all informa. tion on the subject before them. Mr. Anthony stated that he would fayor the fullest investigation into the affairs of this lis. trict. Mr. Thurman said that at the proper time he would, in response to the prayer of these memo: rialists, move the appointment of a joint select committee to investigate the aifairs of this Dis trict. The memorial was then laid on the table, the adverse report of the committee on the mo- tion to print being agreed to. Mr. Morrill \Vt)} submitted a resolation in structing the Committee on Rules to inquire into the expediency of reporting a rule pro- viding that no Senator shall be allowed te be interrupted while speaking, even by his own consent, except on points of order, to corre erroneous statements, or in personal matters Adopted T AN OFFICE Ar Mr. Wright called office of deputy col Passed. LISHED. p the bill to abolish the ctor of internal revenge CONTINGENT EXVENSES, Mr. Morrill (\t.) submitted @ resolution in structing the Committee on Contingent Ex penses to inquire into the expediency of exciud- ing from the stationery room of the Senate al articles except paper, pens, ink, macilage, pen cils and envelopes. Adopted A discussion took place on this resolution on the newspaper charges that Seus'ors were sup: plied with various fanc les, which charges were pronounced to be fa THE CASE OF ME Mr. Morton PINCHEACK argued when the Louis! ore that the cre- lentiat being in re torm be should prima tacie be admitted to his seat in accordance with the practice followed not only inthe admission of Mr. Goldthwaite, but in ali cases previous to that. He had also argued then that no doubt could be Mr. Kellogg, who signed Mr. Pinch dentials, being the legal governor of Louisiana Mr. M. continued farther to give an outline of bis former argument on his motion to admit Mr. Pinchback. He then said that since that time information had come to his notice which he could not overlook, charges which, if true, rendered Mr. Pinchback not a proper person to hold a seat on this floor. He dil not think he had aright to withhold this information trom the Senate, He thought that the Senate should be advised of this mafter, in order that it should then determine for itself whether it would ad- mit Mr. Pinchback first and investigate him terwards, or whether it would sirst investigat: him, and then decide whether he should be ad- mitted. Mr. Carpenter said that he was now suffering from a cold, but would ask on Wednesday t» submit some remarks ov the whole geveral qnestion involved in this case. Mr. McCreery reviewed brietly and concisely the circumstances connected with the Louisians attair, the installation of Kellogg and the pro- ceedings before the Committee on Privilege= and Elections. He said that the first motion o! Mr. Morton to admit Pinchback was positively refreshing even in these days of barefaced im yudence. After summoning witnesses from the farthest corner of the country; after gathering in this ponderous volume of the facts bearing on this case, the Senator from Indiana (Mor. ton) now says that itis of no use,and has no application to this case. There never had been such @ case as this either in the history of the American continent or in the history of the world. It would not be following any precedent to admit Pinchback, but it would 54 making one. Mr. McC. quoted an extract from Mr Carpenter's report denouncing the Kellogg gov- erpment as ausurpation. He reviewed the ar- gument of Mr. Morton in favor of the legality of the Kellogg government, denying his premises and disparaging his conclusions. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI\ £S.—U der the callof the House for bills and resolu- tions for reference only, a large number of bills were introduced, and among them the follow ing By Mr. Scotield (Pa.)—A bill to restore Ad- miral B. T. Sands to the active list of the navy By Mr. Archer (Md.)—A Dill toregulate pro- motions in the staff of the Marine corps. by Mr. Lowndes (Md.)—A_ bill granting a usion to Mary Lobsden, widow of Joseph Lobaden. By Mr. Platt (Va.)—A bill to establish an ex. chequer. Mr. Smith (V —A bill to amend the Mr. Sios —A bill directing all pen- sions paid through postmasters. By Mr. Maynard (Tenn.)—A bill to facilitate the collection of duties on merchandise import- ed into the United States. By Mr. Orth (Ind.)—Bill for the relief of Mrs. Sarah Orr, widow of James |. Urr, late Minis- ter to Russia. By Mr. Wilson (Ind.)—A bill to repeal the Hth section Of the sundry civil appropriation act for the year ending Jane 30, 171. By Mr. Burchard (Il.)—Bill for the importa- tion of Late 7 beet seed tree of duty. By Mr. Mills (Texas.)—A bill to repeal all laws authorizing an association of persons for banking pu: By Mr. Chipman (D. C.)—Bill for an appro- priation for @ tire-alarm telegraph in the Dis- trict of Columbia. Also, a number of bills for relief. by Mr. Lotiand (Del.)—Bill for the relief of Thomas McBride. 4150, bill in relation to the clerks of commandants in navy-yards of the United States . Hoar—Bill to prevent the pay ut of intarest om depostes ik sate 2 ment interest on deposits in national banks. Under the above calla v private bilis were introdus Mr. Beck (Ky.) moved to suspend the rules and pass a joint resolution to admit free ot duty all ted for exhibition at the Cen- tenpial exhibition to be held at Phila- delphia in 1576. the demand d i He i i ni if Ze get z a i i il f i S| fee a rh ay il CONGRESS, | TELEGRAMS = | there were t | this, o n TO THE STAR, | veciineinn rhe Political Crisis im Great Britain DISRAKLI AFTER GLADSTON® Lowpon, January 26.—Right Hon. Benjamin an address to his constituents in Buckingham seeking revlection to Parliament, strongly condemns the course of the govern- “The Premier is charged with having d tho constitutional law by it for several months in the occupation of a seat to which he was no longer entitled; and the ac tion of the ministry in inaugurating the Ashan- teo war without communicating with Parlia- ment op the subject, is severely denoun > umbilical cords bi ug into each body found to be the ensiferm car * as hard asa bone, and de! not yield in the least. It may be here mentioned that for some time previous to their death n motions were observable in the band) Te doctor said he did not think sorvived a separatic tom the fact of be ing afraid Of separating the arteries, but from fear of producing peritonitis. No hemorrhage would have produced, so far as could be seen, as any accor! bal 8 final consen’ otive fam Disraeli save he finds nothing definite tn «lad ing them trom temporary decay stone's address regarding the policy of the | of tin was he bod pt that he intends to apply a large | in, and the hermet . surplus to the rewission of taxation,which would y be the course of any ministry measures of relief spoken of always been favored by the conserva’ would bave been far better for the coantr within the last five years, the foreign e government had GRANGRRS IX MARTLAN t Hasbandy has been « Montgomery connty, Md., ficers Master, Warwick M. Staly Edward P. Thomas; lectaror, A 1d suffrage to the strongly opposed the contemplated assim lat seer len Far of franchise than the premier. jabar, steward, Kobert H. Miller, jr.; asistant —« ard, John « Bentley; chaplain, Wm. S Cold Weather ond, treasurer, Asa M. Siabl secretary, A BOT OF AN ro G. Thomas, gatekecper, Richard .1. Lea; Cares Boston, January 2 o n- | Miss Corrie 5. Miller, Pomona, Mes. Frederick ing in this city the thermometer stood at rero: | Stabler; Flora, Mis. Wm. 8. Bond; y anstst at Concord, N. H., 10° below; at Lancaster, 5x below, and at Lewiston, Me., le below The following residents of Upper Marlboro Batu, January 2.—The ice business has | prince George » have signed au commenced here in earnest, and is being prose- | application to b ied to H. I. Kelley, cuted with unusual vigor. Ice of thirteen inches | secretary of the national grange in thie city in thickness is being cut. The schooner L.. H. | the purpose of organizing a grange: Fen A. Babcock sailed to-day tor Philadelphia with | Marbury, Mrs. S.. Marbury. c.C West. C ice at $1.25 per ton, and the new schooner B.B. | Magruder, jr., Thomas Clagett, Church is now loading tor the same place at | Magruder, iector P: the same price. The mercury this morning | ett. Frank West, Mrs. Lisrle 8. Cl stood 11° below zero, this being the lowest point | \. Puraphrey, and John H. Trabant. reached this season. ——_-—__ Is There to be a Fight? RUMORED DUEL TO COME OFF BETWEEN JRF FERSON DAVIS AND) EX-SENATOR FOOTE PHILADELYHIA, January 26.—A special dis patch trom Washington to the Event Tele apt steward, Mary B. Thomas —Gen. Portilla is re third defeat at the ha to be on his way back to confer with the Captain General. He went down to Camaguey with great blowing of tram pets to wipe out the insurrection; but, like so T | to have sus the insurgent aph says:—<‘It is rumored here this morning | Dany other illustrious swords, be hee t i : 2 atrious he has come ou that arrangements are being made for a :lael | Sf the business rather badly, The chict afer between Jefferson Davis and ex-Senator Henry ,’ ence, perhaps, is that his baggage bas rather decreased during bis campaign. It is encour aging for the Cuban cause that Spanish col- imps can no longer roam at will through the Cuban territory. Melones has proved that the ; Caban troops can tight and conquer the Span: tarde in the ield, while the blockade of Manza. nilio and Bayamo, which has lasted for well S. Peote, of Mississippi 3 correspondence which appeared in ington newspapers. a Dest Philadelphia. PHILADELPUIA, January 26.—A moth tour small children was discovered last night ina house without fire, food, or sufficient ing. The police alarmed the neighbor nigh & year, point to growing strength in the provided the necessaries to save their Cuban army that augars tll for th ification otherwise they must have perished of the country. This is the sixth of the war morning of independence, and there is cetainly no <igu . : - ot weakness shown by the patriot forces.—\ Death of Dr. ingstone y Mu Lonpon, January 2 telligence hax just been received bere of the death of Dr. Living- Tex Trinexe Beieprne.—The New Vor stone in dysentery erior of Africa. He died of j Commercial Advertiser of Saturday » ling from Lake Kembe | ceremony of laying the cornor stone ot ody bas been emba | bune Buliding was comm ed shortly after and is being conveyed to Engiand. It wil | o'clock afternoon, in the presence of a yy Way of Zanzibar, large concourse of spectators. Tue first portion ot the proceedings was address by Mr. George | Ripley, President of the Tribune associat | giving reminiscences of the Tribune and thy Men aesociated with it specia\ly of Horace * | Greeley. Then Miss Ida Grecley delivered a | briet and appropriate address, alter which sho | deposited in the aperture of the cornor stone | which which weighs twelve tons, box contain | ing various documents. The stone w lowered to ite place. and statistics a formation, read by Mr. Whitelaw Kei the ceremony to a the stockholders wer the i Private that ex-Senator Pomeroy will when be will tix his bond and arr: for his trial, which has been pos July term of the co dispa: ither Harvard nor Bowden in the college regatia next resent ‘ Two WovLp-nt AvEworRs KiLLED.—A let Chelmsford report a pe: ter the town of Goodiettvilic, Tenn. dated uake at that place yesterday at noon, w: January 1S, gives the followin Tw ers named Bloodworth were kilied last night five miles north of this place by one Asken. It is said that Asken had seduced their sister; that they had threatened to kill him, and last night went to his mother’s house for that purpose, one armed with two revolvers and other with a double-barreled shot gun. They were foun! this morning—one at the front, the ether at the back door of the house—dead; the ono shot in the right, the other in the lert breast, seoming!y with a double-barreled gan. The Askens were gone. It issaid that Arken had gone to the bearest magistrate to ver himselt. From the little we have bee learn of the at fair, Asken was justif doing the & ing.” shook buildings and caused considerab l¢ alarm The District in Congress. THE GOVBRNMENT'S SHARE IN THE | ALAUM TELEGRAPE. In the Ilonse to day, Mr. Chipman introduced @ bill to sid in the construction of a tire-alarm telegraph in the District of Columbia. The tire section provides for an appropriation of $15.00 for the purpore, The second section provider that of the one hundred signal boxes requir by an act of the Legislature, not less th twenty of the same style shall be supplies put in operation, to be located in snch may be designated by the person in charge the Public Buildings and Groundi be done under contract to be awa 18e n Tee ComMUNiIsT DewoxeTRations in New Board of Public Works; the entire cost, inciud- | YORK—The Churches mot Pircatencd but o ing the government boxes, not toexceed €:4).000, | fem! Gharded.—The superintendent of police, ot the payment to be made to the contractor by | New York city, while admitting some danger ot the Treasurer of the United States, upon presen. | disturbance sii existed among a portion of the ation of a certificate from the Board of | Unemployed workingmen, demes ail knowledge Public Works, that the work has been faith fully executed and completed, countersigned by the proper officer in charge of the public buildings and grouuds. Section four provides that twenty per centum be withheld for two years as security for the proper and satisfactory working of the system, the act to take effect from the date of its passage. TRE GOVERNMENT ANI) THE DISTRICT. A resolution introduced in the House this af ternoon by -Judge Poland, of \ermont. was adopted instructing the -ludictary Committee to inquire and report upon the legal relation be- tween the tederal government and the local vernment of the District of Columbia, and eextentot the claims upon the general gov- ernment for aid, apd to ascertain whether some equitaole means of expenditure cannot be ar rived at WaSEING AND GEORGETOWN RAILROAD. | The following resolution was adopted in the | House to-day Resolved, That the Committee on the District | of Columbia be and they are bereby instructed to inquire what additional legislation, if any, is necessary to secure the comfort and conve- | nience of passengers traveling on the cars of | ¢; the Washington and Georgetowrrailroad com. | pany, and that they be anthorized to report t) | the House at any time by bill or otherwise. | The object of the resolution is to compel the company to clean their-cars and keep them clean, make better time, and prevent the agents | of the same from overcrowding them. Tre Kittin or Cor. Str wewt —/ in Disckorged.—A& special telegram to the Cincin- pati Commercial from Anderson, Ind., January 23, says: The argument in the preliminary ex- awination of John E. Corwin to-day began wit aspeech by Col. M.S. Robinson for the prose- cution, followed by one by John A. Harrison for the defence, when the court adjourned until | lo'clock p.m. The closing argument for the | defence was made by Gen. Ben. Harrison, of any foundation for the statement that an order has been issued for the protection of the churches, owing to information of (hreats made by the communist leaders. Mr. Ives, captain of the precinct in which the Convent of St. Catherine is situated, knows of po foundation for the rumor that that institution was to be burned by the more desperate of the commanist leaders. A large force of police, ever, was held in readiness Saturday night at head: ters, convenient to the convent. REVOLT oF LUNATIC®.—A revel! occurrel 4 few days ago in the lunatic asylum of St. An- dre wear St. Petersburg. While the ke ers were at dinner the patients burst in room where some arms were sicred, and, haying dist ibuted them, prepared for resistance. The warders endeavored to calm them by argument but inefiectually, aud, some of the Keepers hav ing Spproached too near, were seized and tacked wth sworc-cuts. Five were killid ant two seriously wounded. Recourse was then had to famine, but forty-eight hours’ fast | dured before the madmen laid do’ ix Of the most f risus have been incredible as it may iu New \ork city ex isting on less than one dollar a week. The New York Express instances G. 5. Hi ‘bo suffers from asthma, hae a children, Broome street, and their whole in- come this winter bas never exceeded two dol- lare and a belf a week. At No. £0 Second avenue Alexander, his wife and two smal! children get seventy-iive cents @ week from the commissioners of chariies and correction. | Patrick Fullerton has been in the hospital some | time, and his poor wife, with foar children, at Sixth avenue, have bad neither money nor food tor some days. n Coxvextion or Inerrvctors oF Dzar that for the prosecution by Major J. W. Gor- | MUres —The first convention of Instructors of don. The arguments on both ‘sides were able | Deat Mutes ever held in this country was in And exhaustive. The case was submitted to | session at Worcester, Mass.,on Saturday, dix- Square Pratt at ball four o'clock. A pro- | cuss ng the methods of teaching articulation to found stilinese reigned in the court-room ashe | te deaf and dumb. Professor Bell, of the | Boston sented whose father invented a ey tem of symbols illustrating the positions of (he vocal organs for every sound, was active in the | discussion. Mr. P. Ira Allen, of Hoston, was chairman, and Professor Stone. of the Ameri- can Atylum, Harttord, secretary. It was voted to establish a manuscript periodical in the sound symbols tor distribution in the various in- stitutions. Miceieas Stats in Kalama: delivered the peewee decisios T cannot see that there is any evidence in the first, second, or third degree. that could convict the accused anslaugbter "here was a shout of ap- wine from the audience, and a rush of men ard to congratulate Mr. Corwin, who for the first time in the course of the trial was fairly overcome with emotion. A MURDEKER SHOT Drap ix ri ny Son or TBE MurDERED Max.—In Galveston, Texas, Saturday morning, the case of J. B. Helm, forthe murder John Ferguson, was the non-arrival of ing invest ANOTHER CasE oF Coat O1L BURNING IN Eaxcusons. —Abous ll p. Saturday, Lilly vi