Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1874, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISBED DAILY, Sundays Execepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, | Pennsylvania Avenue, cor. Lith St. | aY THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY, 5. H. MAUPPMANN, Prewt. praesent assassins VENING STAR i= served by carriers to tare wubtoriiers at Tes Quer PER Wane, om Forty-yors Cents Oopies at the @ounter Two Cxnts fhree months, | 1.20; six months, $3.0. ose THE WEEKLY STAR—Padlished Friday—1.50 | S. 438—N2. 6.518 Byear. BF Invariably in advance, in both os,es,aud Ba paper een! longer than paid for. pal omnechek eer seney ener eae EEE ee EE WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1874. . SOP RE CHURCH Mx. J.@, Bavitwe... cOLN HAL og NG, Pobraary Sth, 1974 90 Conte. Scate maz besecured at Bilis’ VOLUNTEE DRY oops. st SILK GREAT BARGAL 1 mvears. These Dest looms of Lyons, and are TS at 355 cnnte; low _sanSi-tfebla_ 13 Yih and Ithiete. | oy DRY GOODS STORE, 707 LOUISIANA AVENUE, (MABEET SPACE,) Between Exvente and EickTH STREETS. AMUSEMENTS. NATIONAL 2HeAt Soic Lessee snd Director. Se A ee 7 gegement of ME. W of the benutiful area y HOME; or, CHRISTMAS EVE. Friday evening, Benefit of Mr. W. Jy Floreace, EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip, INTERNAL REVENUE.—The receipts from this source to-day were #181,4: Wants Mone Cixerxs.—The Postmaster ime COMING N'SRCK. aod THE THISH General wants Congress to give him eight ad- AY, 265 ee ditional clerks. ranceof Mr.W J. | Tux U. S. SteawER TALLATOOBA (900 tons) rence, DOMBEY AND SON, ana BETCLNED = a is to be sent to Baltimore for overhauling and repairs. Gen. MoMILL an, one of the contestants for a f seat in the Senate from Louisiana, has returned to New Orleans, but Pinchback still lingers, and is almost daily on the floor of the Senate. POSTMASTER GENERAL CRESWELL went to Baltimore yesterday, having received a tele- gram announcing the serious illness of an aunt of his. Florence S!XTH GRAND CONCERT AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, (Testu anv G StTREETs,) WEDNESDaY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11. ORATORIO OF Phra MESSIAH, BY ILHARMONIC SOCIBTY. Caoncsor ONE Ht NDRED VOICE: f Brooklyn.) 8o- iD. ain. wi” E. GaN Messrs. Judd, Pearson and Gibson, a com- mittee of the employing printers of Washing- ton, were heard this morning before the Senate Committee on Printing on the question of the work done at the Government Printing Office that belongs to private employers. Diep ABROAD.—Hon. William J. Albert, of 8. Tickets at Metzerott’s and fobs BNEW GODS AT REDUCED PBICES. AUCTION GOODS RECEIVED DAILY. GREAT SPECIALTY IN BLACK SILKS. BLACK ALPACAS, COTTONS AND CALICOES at WHOLESALE PRICES. ENTIRE Si0CK WILL BE SOLD CHEAP. D. E. W. CARTER. JUST RECEIVED. We shall offer tothe pub! Tuary 2d, until sold c,on MONDAY, Fob- OES ED COTTONS, indelicacy, yet with slightly tojured by water. of the French stage. rior to Andrescoggen's, for. ‘and one lot actually worth 14 cen ALSO IS STOCK, an clegant quality Yard-wide BBOWN COTTON Our assortment of SHEETINGS, LINENS, and other Domestics ia very complete. DRESS GOODS Ats wonderful reduction, A FULL LINK HAMBURGS DON'T MISS A GOOD CHANCE. FORD'S, complete and very costly combination of principal has been mach increased in bumbers, yet the prices of admission will not be increased. Maryland, yesterday received, through the State department, a telegram from Berlin an- I ECLERCQ AT FORD'S. 4 asim nouncing the death of his daughter, the wife of LECLERC, Col. Alexander Bliss, secretary of the American ING, for te frst time in Washing. | legation in Germany. beieideadeti ay nen Mn. Jupp, of the firm of Judd & Detweiler, atation of | publishers of the Post Ofice Gazette, was heard xraday,, UDported by Mr. H. H. Woot 88 | before the Committee on Post Offices and Post ‘Man and Wife. Act 11. —Blighted Heart. | Roads of the Senate this morning, on the nee ‘pivorce. Act IV —aiter Many Years. | tion of prepayment of all mail matter. Mr. J. advocated payment by weight of publisher's mail, at the rate of three cen‘ and el it scenery. a Benefit of MISS LEOLEROQ, inet night, of three cents a pound. Ee Co EEG BET PERsoNAL.—Col. Wm. McGarrahan, who has Mies Lecleres, ...Mlary Merrick. | for six months past been in California, looking after bis quicksilver mines, has returned to Washington, and his smile again iliumes the dark of the lobby. -*--Holmes E. Of- fley, esq., chief clerk of the Navy department, bas been confined to his house for several days bya severe cold. Senator Dorsey is seri- ously ill, at his residence in this city. REDUCTION OF THE ARMY.—The House Mili- tary Committee. will proceed to-morrow to per- fect a bill looking to the reduction of the army. It is claimed by members of the committee, who have patiently heard for two weeks past the statements of prominent army officers, that the preponderance of evidence thus far taken is to the effect that the army can be reduced materially without impairing the interests of the government. THE Sisters ’. JouN.—In the Honse to- day Mr. Chipman filed the memorial of the Sisters of St. John, a corporate body in the District of Columbia, praying for an appro- A SEASON OF ENGLISH COMIO OPEBA, VATES’ COMIC OPERA COMPANY nly complete o1 ization, with Principals, the United States for the s re. thanks of the communt- ty for giving us Comic Opera untainted by a single ithe piquancy and brilliancy " ry . rs Qates—Matinee on St. Valentine's D: Saturday. Although the Comic Opera compela chorusters, instrumentali-ts,etc.,and this company he sale of choice places will commence on Thureday, Febru ary Sth. febS-s THE ARCADE. WOLFORK & SHILB _JanSb2w 427 7th et = PLACE TO BUY BARGAINS. x bet. D and B, southwest. | Tendered by the citizens of Washington te GREAT REDUCTION IN DRESS GOODS. GREAT REDUOTION 1N DOMESTICS. GREAT REDUCTION IN HOSIERY. GREAT BEDUCTION IN LINEN GOODS. GBEAT REDUCTION IN GLOVES. When a bill of rare excellence will b and CHILDRE: TER, tr yivania avenne, ‘WENTY PER CENT. OFF ON ALL SALES OF DaY aeooDs, WHESE THE MARKED PRIOR IS OVER $1 TEN PER CENT. OFF ON ALL SALES OF WINTER OR WOOLEN GoODS WHERE THE PRICE is NOT Also, 10 per cent. off on 7 ONE PRICE TO ALL. wa OGAN & WYLI 1030 in ceross ate, BANKERS. EAMAN AMERICAN SA poid on deposita. 2, Pres’t (jan8-iyJO. B. PRENTIns, Cash. IOBAL BANK OF THE UNITED fo srs PET Osl WInTER ances wo sales of SILKS and ‘The great illusionist of the age, VINGS BANa, . 0. Derz, of his great STAB ILLUSIONS. ket, (copyright.) All imitations are merely bar- lesques. Also his Inet great invention, entitled (title copyrighted) which can never be performed by any ot! - focti?-tr} Pres SAVINGS AND FRUST COMPANY BANKING HOUSE, 1907 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUR, may be secured at BE ALL PHOFITS paid to DEPOSITORS, as inte- | “Prato: ae a ent. Ne DOLLAR and upwards, from W 4sHinaron THEATRE COMIQUE. priation of hnped gd month tor the support and COMPLIMENTARY TESTIMONIAL maintenance of ten free beds for public pa- tients in the hospital of said sisterhood the ensuing fiscal year on such terms as are usual in the case of other similar appropria- tions. The memorial ie signed by Sister Lily, superior. Navat Onpers.—Lieut. Commander J. B. Coghlan ordered to duty on the north Atlantic station; Lieut. Commander S. A. McCarty or- dered to the receiving ship New Hampshire, at Norfolk, Va.; Lieut. Commander John Mc. = land detached from the Norfolk navy yard, and ordered to the north Atlantic station; Assistant Surgeon Homer L. Law from the Powhattan, during HUGHEY KE! FoR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT, FEBRUABY 6, 187:, AN, The MATINEE PERFORMANCE for LADIES IN wi'l be a rich treat, introdac FRANKIE and waiting orders; Second Assistant Engineer Sonal engagements wi K. W. Milligan from the Wyoming, and placed ‘The management promise to make on waiting orders. both perform. y of the testimonial tendered, ADMISSION AT EACH PERFOBMANCE: 75, 50, and 25 Couts. fob3-3t Ww ILLARD HALL. FIRST APPEARANCE IN WASHINGTON. THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY, February Sch, 6.h and 7th, Tue Hatters Excirep.—In the Senate yes terday there was a shower of petitions signed by thousands of retail hat dealers in all sections of the country, against the extension of the Wells hat-body patent. The application for extension is sow before the Committee on Pa- tents,and next Thursday has been set apart fora pre of arguments in the case. The patentee has neld mA neon for the last twenty-eight years, and the retail dealers and others claim that he has already derived ample compensation from his inyention, How, Cates Cvsar has received a letter trom a committee of his former townamen of Newburyport, Mass., inviting him wo a farewell dinner, in his honor, in that pace before his departure for Spain. Mr. Cushing will leave Washington on Monday or Tuesday next for Newburyport, stopping a day in New York and Providence. ‘He hopes to be able tospend a week or more among his old friends at New- buryport, and will return to New York, from whence he will depart for Spain. He has not yet decided upon the day of his sailing. INVESTIGATING JuDGE BUSTEED.—A sub- committee of the House Judiciary Committee this morning commenced the investigation of charges made against the judicial integrity of M. HABTZ, cadway) New York, will sive a series of oachable performancrs, introdaring all ‘The only original Indian Box and Spiritual Bas- AE! OSTAT SPIRITUAL, person in the world. GBAND MATINEE SATURDAY, February 7th, at 2 o’clocs; open at 1.30. His performances are patronized by the clergy of I denomivations: Doors open im the evening at 7 3); commence at & o"cheok. iages may be ordered st 10:15. Admission, 50 cents; reserved seata,75 cents, which iis” music store. Children 6) seats. A. SEDGWICK, who will introduce Pianist, Mr Judge Busteed, of Alabama. Governor Smith solos ou the Bnglish concertina. Grand Pianoloaned | and Colonel Keynolde, of Alabama, were. both by Mr. Ellis & 'e feb2-4t Ast of sach month. Se" Open from sa. m. * ° J. &. SQUIRE & CO., 1446 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUB, PosiTs WiLLaRp’s HoTEs WASHINGTON, D. 0 . tmserest paid on deporte. made everywhere. im the Army cashed in advance, heard. Their evidence was principally corrobo- rative of the memorial presented to Congress, which charges various official misdeeds in con: nection with Judge B.’s judicial admimistration in that state. They claim he does not reside in Alabama, but in New York, and in several instances has failed to hold court on the days as- signed for fts meeting. Jndge Busteed was not present during the session. A®t ENTESTAINMENT. AN EVENING IN ROME. OONGREGATIONAL CHUBCG, FRIDAY, FEBRUABY 6, AT 7% P.M. A splendid collection of views wiil be exhibited above, in ald of the Union Mission of the Y. M. Popwiar prices. Admission, 25 conte. Tickets at the ¥- MG. Ay Ohoate’s, aud Balleaty e's B 0 ol Tue District InvestiGaTion ComMMITTER O™ 8141 B S43 D STREET, near Seventn, Pays INTEREST ON DEPOSITS, makes OOL- and transacts all business connectad with Banking. will be open te th MONDAYS, W from 10 8.m.to4 “FULVIS.” “BUY row” cLroTtHiInge INAL PBICES. est feat of Ind! “CLOSING SALES” FINAL AND PEREMPTORY 10 PER CENT. LESS THAN WHOLESALE PRICES. AT HALF PBICE. FINAL SALES OVEBOOALS. FINAL SALES OF FINE CLOTHING. ComPieTE.—The joint resolution providing for @ Joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives to investigate the man: ment of the government of the District of Columbia, which was adopted by the House a few days since, passed the Sen- ate without opposition early in the morning hour, after an amendment offered by Mr. Corcoran GALLERY OF ART. On and after MONDAY, February 2i,the Gallery ablic on NESDAYS AND FRIDAYS, ith a charge of 25 cents, including cats . ach person. On TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS ill be BREE, Hamlin providing that the Senate quota of “On the evenivgs of MONDAY, Febraary 22, and | members’ on’ the committee couslet Of three, FRIDAY, February 6, the Gallery will be open | The chair subsequently appointed Messrs. Fre from 8 to 1 p.m. Admi ce 35 cents, with cata- | linghuysen Se cw Jersey, Boutwell of Massa- a a € be ~ “By ts of the Board of Trustees. chusetts, and arman.of Obio. It is under- that Mr. Frelinghuysen will be the chai = the joint committee during the investi- gation. BosTow AND HER New Post Orrice AGArx. Alex. H. Rice, Postmaster Burt, and Council- man Boardman, of Boston, again appeared be- fore the House Committee on Public Buildings to-day, and closed the argument commenced yesterday on the question of retaining the propriation of $300,000 made last yoar for an extension of the post office and sub treasury site in Boston. The Committee on Appropriations favor the cor get the amount into the treas- ury. Boston it retained, and a sufficient sum in addition appropriated to enlarge the building and provide for the purchase of cer- tain property contiguous thereto. They do not press the appropriation for the extension of the building at present, but indicate that they will ultimately. They want enough now to secure the property, so that at some future time they can enlarge. Jandl-6t WM. MACLEOD, Onrator. NGTON THEALER COMIQU: wia Street, below Penna. ‘remus. A STARTLING MYSTEBY. ONE WEEK—FEB. 2—-AND TWO MATINEES he lebrated and wonderful art aes BROTHERS MOC HOLL bewildered all who have cndearored ta unravel its mystery—the great- ‘Also positiv bh D First appearance of the AcrobaticSong and Dance ‘et - * pia Bids MINNIE SEAMAN. Popular Barjaiste ck RALPH. WALTER BEAR. 8. EDWARDS, AND 0} TRE 00: - MATINEES FO) FAMILIES WEDNESDAY S2-Entire Change of bill at each Matinee, j3i-tr MAsepEaps COSTUMES FOR LADIES GENTS. AND CHILDREN. FOR Ribd Ss LAR TIBS, AND PRIVATE THEAT- KICAL. ABBY DONEHUB'’S, jm 307 Tth streets doors Etch of Pa USTUMES Tae Howe Committee om Appropriations to- day heard Mesers. Sanford, Shoemaker, and others of Adams Express Company, on the sub- Ject of the contracts with that company — general government. It appeared from their statements that the company last year seven hundred million dollars of actual mon for the United States, and over three hi million of complete bonds, unfinished bongs, fractional currency, notes, &c.. the company receiving for the service $260,000. An effort vor = be ee — on ieee of economy, bank notes eS OTE ATE TH this eity by. the Columbian Bank Note Com- Te TREATS stead National Bank Note Com- ar FASLMAOX, pany, in'New Fork city, ‘The former company cos wi; MOXLEY’s, claim they can do the work as cheap as the lat- Street northwest. | ter and save to the government the express charges. Agmy OrpeRs.—Captain Chas, W. ere M iGINES Qe ra PRS, oaks ™ TTS se, | Society. The Cabinet receptions yesterday were not as | FORTY THIRD CONGRESS, TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. large as on some previous Wednesdays, owing to several reasons. It is a noticable fact that there are not a8 many strangers seen on these occasions as during former winters. Many of the people who usually come to Washington for a few weeks’ pleasure during the session of Congress are now at home practicing that economy which is né with so many who once had an abundance of the good things of ife. — Mrs. Fish is suffering with quite a severe cold, nevertheless she and Miss Fish and Mrs. Bancroft Davis rendered the morning calls of their guests very agreeable. The parlors were quite full of ladies and gentlemen who were well acquainted with each other, and made it lively with bright sallies of wit. — Mrs. Richardson was assisted by her daugh- ter, Miss Richardson, Miss Greenough, sister of the sculptor, and Miss Morrill, daughter of the Senator from Maine. All these ladies are so charming ih conversation that every one en- joyed a pleasant chat. — Mrs. Williams bad a brilliant array of ladies in her spacious drawing-room in the young and handsome wives of Gov. Oglesby and Senator Allison; Miss Bessie Stewart also was present. Mrs. Williams wore a flame-col- ored silk, with trimmings of white point lace. She looked remarkably well. Mre. Oglesby wore a rich garnet silk with pe icular puffs, and trimmings of velvet in same color; a velvet sleeveless jacket was worn with this very elegant costume. Mrs. Allison wore a neutral color of silk in two shades, the combination of which was most artistic. Miss Stewart, over a black silk trainj wore a light colored chen- silk, with broad pink ribbon sash. — Among those calling yesterday were Mra, Carl Schurz, Miss Myers, Mies Russell, Mrs. Moss and the Misses Moss, Mrs. General Paul, Mrs. General Bingham, Miss Oldtield, Secre- tary Delano, Gen. Crawford, Mrs. H. B. McDon- ald, Sir Edward Thornton, Mrs. and Miss Al- dis, Mrs. Redfern, and many others. The most elegant visiting toilet which came under our ‘nor consisted of royal purple velvet and silk. —Mrs. Lathrop gave an elegant lunch at 3 Pp. m. to a distinguished ‘ty of married and upmarried ladies and gentlemen. — The Bachelors gave their last german for the season inthe evening. Like those of the entire season, it was a brilliant success. —The marriage of Lieut. Craig and Miss Mahon took place at the Church of the Ascen- sion last evening, the bridesmaids being Miss Wood, of this city, Miss Boas, of Harrisburg, and Miss Robinson, of Philadelphia, with Lieut. Reed, of the marine corps, Lieut. Wheeler, of the army, and Mr. William Ward, of this city, as groomsmen. The ceremony was followed by areception at the residence of the bride’s fa- ther (Hon. D. W. Mahon, First Auditor of the Treasury department,) on I street, after which the happy couple started on a bridal tour. —Mr. and Mra. Delegate Chipman were ‘‘at bome” to a large number of their friends last evening. —The President was waited upon yesterday by acommittee from the New Jersey associa- tion, who tendered him an invitation to the an- nual New Jersey reunion and reception to be beld at Masonic Temple next Thursday even- ing. The invitation was accepted, and the Pre- sident promised to be present. —The wedding (card invitations) of Mr. W. T. Barnard and Miss Emma J. Thomas takes place at Trinity church to-night. ‘The bride is a bright and accomplished belle of South Wash- ington, and Mr. Barnard is the much-liked pri- vate secretary tothe Secretary of War. District Affairs in Congress, THE POINT LOOKOUT RAILROAD DISCUSSED BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTER. The House Committee on the District of Co- lumbia held a meeting this morning, at which the bill providing for the extension of the Wash- ington and Point Lookout railroad into the District was under consideration. Col. Samuel Smoot, president, and Gen. T. T. Crittenden, solicitor, y cgoeee in opposition to the bill on bebalf of the Southern Maryland railroad com- pany, and Duncan G. Walker, solicitor, and B. 3. Randolph, engiveer, in the interests of the same, on behalf of the Washington and Point Lookout railroad. The Southern Maryland railroad company oppose the franchise on the ¢ that the road around this city from sladensburg to Alexandria, claimed to have teen built a the Washington City and Point Lookout railroad company was, in fact, built by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad a: and that it belongs to them b: rpetual lease; that the said railroad has not built a foot of its road under its Maryland charter from Brandy- wine to the District line. Accompanying is an argument of Hon. Benj. Harris inst the ‘anting of the franchise, on the ground that je Washington City and Point Lookout rail- road company have not complied with their contract with the Southern Maryland railroad company. A copy of the alleged violated con- tract was also submitted with the argument. On the other hand, the arguments submitted in the interests of the Washington City and Point Lookout railroad are to the effect that a did violate the agreement entered into with the Southern Maryland company, but claim ag @ reason bad faith on the part of that corporation, es ro as alleged, in utter f its obligations, As to collusion @ Baltimore and Ohio railroad, the argu- ment says ‘the protests produce no shadow of evidence to substantiate the charge, and that it is, in point of fact, untrue; that the officers of that company are not even acquainted with ee route, and have never been soli- cited to render or have rendered assistance, moral or otherwise.” The committee, after hearing personal state- ments of both parties, decided to reconsider their tormer action in ordering the bill reported, —_ =" leave the matter open for subsequent CONSOLIDATION OF GEORGETOWN AND WASH- INGTON. At the meeting of the House Committee on the District of Columbia to-day, the subscom- mittee appointed on the subject made a report in favor of consolidating Georgetown with the city of Washington. The subject was placed in the bands of General Chipman to prepare a bill looking to this end, and to re; the same at the next session of the commit AN UNSAPE BRIDGE. A sub-committee of the House District Com- mittee this morning presented a report to the general committee to the effect that the present Avacostia bridge over the Eastern Branch of the Potomac is unsafe, and should be removed altogether and a new ttructure erected. It ap- pears that by the articles of purchase, the gen- eral government were obligated to keep it in PA gt ‘This has been done at an expense usu- ally of about $7,000 ng annum. The sub- committee recommend in effect that the bridge is not Sasooptibie of permanent repair, and, to brid, An estimate which was abcock, setting forth that a one could be built for about €300,000 to $350,000. The question being as to the duty of the government in the premises, the subject was referred to Mr. Hale, chairman of the committee, to ascertain the obligation ase im d in the of thes present Nos pense of nit mined that the old one was useless mned. Tue Sexate Commirree on Post OrFricrs AND Post Roaps held a this morning and agreed to report favorably the application of D. B. Allen for £21,000 for ore, the letter mails between New York and California; the House resolution exp! ted January 31, 1868, lution limiting con! ts for stationery and other supplies im the executive departments to one year.” Corruption in Mexico.—In Mexico, one the jury make -Tuurspay, February 5. SENATE —Tnhe chair laid before the Senate the House joint resolution for an investigation into the affairs of the District of Columbia. Rose eee ee the ee Jo ~ the memorial vernor the other day, and De knew nothing beyond what was there set forth. He hoped there would be — consent to the adoption of this resolution. The resolution was then adopted w mously, the blank as to the number of Sei po the committee being filled with the number three. Mr. Hamlin, trom the Committee on Post Offices, rej bill to 3 iced bill authorizing the sale of certain any paweeete- Keterred to Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Sargent introduced bill to provide for the appointment of an additional appraiser general at San Francisco. Referred to Committee on Commerce. Mr. Carpenter introduced bill to restore the rights of the state of Louisiana. He said that he would call it up next week for the purpose of submitting some remarks upon it. Ou motion of Mr. Rameey, the Secretary of War was directed to transmit to the Senate any information in_his ien relative to the breakwater at Duluth, Minnesota, and the en- gineers estimates relative thereto. Mr. Logan, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported bill granting portion of the military reservation at Sait Lake city for a cemetery. Passed. THE SACRED RIGHT OF PRTITION. Mr. Lewis Leg @ petition from Josep» Segar, settin, facts ——. the election of L.J. Bowden asa U.S. Senator from Virginia by the Wheeling legislature in Febru- ary, 1863, and the subsequent election of the petitioner as Senator by the Alexandria legis- lature, to succeed Mr. Bowden, who was ad- mitted and sat in the Senate to his death. The petitioner asks that he be allowed compensa- tion for the balance of Mr. Bowden’s term. Mr. Lewis asked that the petition be read at length, and the Clerk commenced the reading and had proceeded at some length, when Mr. Thurman interrupted, and moved that “that thing be refe to the Committee on Privileges and Elections.” Mr. Conkling arose and asked if this was not disregarding the sacred right of petition? This came from just over the river, just outside of the District, and he feared that if it was not allowed to be read that the sacred rights of the citizens would lie bleeding. (Laughter.} Mr. Thurman said this petition had already been treated with too much respect in allowing so much of it to be read, as it was based on a claim to recognition of the bogus government set up at Alexandria by two or three hundred sutlers, (Laughter. | Mr. Conkling repeated that it certainly was not proper to stifle the sacred right of petition in such a manner. (Renewed laughter. | Mr. Hamlin asked if this was not the same gentleman who for a part of the time that he wished to receive compensation asa Senator, had satin the other House and received pay- ment as a member of that body? Mr. Lewis said he did not know about this, as he was cut off from Washington at the time. Mr. Anthony said he did not think the Sena- tor from Ohio should call a petition a “thing.” Mr. Thurman.—Why,the Senator from Rhode Island is a thing; I am a thing, and we are all things. [Langhter.) ‘The motion of MrjThurman to refer to the Committee on Privileges and Elections, was then put. The Chair (Mr. Carpenter) decided that the motion was lost, bat directed the clerk to pro- ceed with the reading of the petition. Mr. Conkling.—Certainly; we must protect the right of petition. (Laughter.) Mr. Boreman said that now, after the lapse of time, it might do to laugh down this thing: but the government was very glad, in the hour of ite distress, to have the assistance of the Vir- ginia loyalists. The government had recog- nized the Alexandria government, and, in hie opinion, this claim of Mr. Segar’s was @ valid claim, and should be paid. The reading of the petition was then conclu- ded, aud it was referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. Mr. Stewart introduced bill to provide for payment of legal services rendered the govern- ment by E. M. Randolph. Keferred to Com- mittee on the Judiciary. Also, bill to author- ize the iesue of certiticates for value of gold ballon deposited in the mints of the United States. Ieferred to Committee on Finance. The bill to facilitate the execution of and to protect certain public works of improvement ai the mouth of the Mississippi river, was taken up. Ne wae opposed by Messrs. Stockton and Bay- ard, who strongly deprecated the propriety of conferring excl isive jurisdiction over the mouth of the Mississippi on the Secretary of was contemplated by the vill. ‘The bill was then passed—ayes 36, noes 9. THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. The Chair announced as the members on the part of the Senate of the District of Columbia Favestigatin Committee, Messrs. Frelinghuy- sen, Boutwell, and Thur nfain. The Chair also announced the appointment of operator in the Senate wing of the Capitol of the government telegraph connecting the Capitol and the departments, Wm. L. Ives, of Seneca Falls, New York. Tne chair laid betore the Senate the petition of the Farmers’ club, of New York, asking pas- sage of alawto preventthe cutting of Umber onthe public lands. Referred to Committee on Public Lands. The unfinished business, ‘er! the bankrupt Dill, was then proceeded with, the question being on the amendmentof Mr. Sherman limit- ing the operations of the 39th section to persons owing over $3,000. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.- Mr. Monroe, (Ohio) from the Committee on Educa- tion and Labor, reported back a memorial in relation to an Industrial Home School in the District of Columbia, and asked its reterence to the Committee on the District. So ordered. Mr. Poland,(Vt.) from the Judiciary Com- mittee, reported a bill concerning the practice in certain ‘territorial courts and appeals there- m, and it was passed. The regular order was demanded, and the House proceeded to act upon the pending mo. tion from yesterday, te reconsider the vote by which a resolution was adopted calling upon the Commissioner of Agriculture for a copy of r upon irrigation by George P. Marsh, Wiinister to Italy. Mr. Kasson renewed his motion to lay the mo- tion to recensider on the table, and it was tabled. Mr. Dunnell, (Minn.) from Committee on Public Lands, reported a bill to amend the act to encourage the growth of timber on the West- ern prairies. Passed. Mr. M ,(La.) from same committee, re- ported a bill granting lands for & railroad in Louisiana from the Texas border to the Missis- sippi river ite Vicksburg. Referred to Committee of Whoie. Mr. Orr, (Iowa) from same committee, re- rted a bill nting lands for school Pwhele n Missouri. Referred to Committee ot ole. Also reported bill to confirm the title to cer- tain lands in Fremont County, lowa. Keferred to Committee of Whole. Mr. O’Brien (Md.) presented the memorial of Capt. Jonas P. Levy for payment of his claim against Mexico of 4130.06, which was audited by the Treasury department under act of Con- gress August 23, 134. Refi 3 The House then, in Committee of the Whole, resumed the consideration of the army appro- priation bill. Mr. Wheeler offered an amendment providing that no pew pu~chases of uniforms, hats, caps, = D — urchased until the supply now on e ol War, as amounted in value to $650,000, and which was Just as serviceable as the present uniforms. To the Editor of The Sta thi ir? ‘A allen is made in the morn of this city which unwittingly does justice. differences which reference i it H i i i Twins. Re god ve ROUTE pate oy = zw York, ‘ebruary Richmond, Va., says the scientific medical commission from Philadelphia, arrived at Mt. this county. account of the murder to his Rev. Mr. Colmer, and also to t Fringer. Airy on Saturday last. On Sunday acousulta- | The statement is substantially as follows. —On tion was had with the wives of the Siamese the morning of thé murder he had a dimouity twins, which resulted in obtaining consent to yhn, strong words Later in the the proposition of the commission, on the con- occasion to hook dewn into one of eat bins in the mill, and while in a ing the inside of the bin, . nd sald to Davie," told , to repair it this day “dia.” the outer coffin, and then removed the inner Thotonpen Lyon said “You are pee —liar.” to a room above. The bodies were found state of preservation. Chang's featares were partially discolored, but those of Eng be- ing natural. The widows then entered the room and took @ final farewell of and left them to the doctors. A partial exami- nation was then had, which was followed by « consultation. A ial embalmment was then peiformed, and the bodies once more covered in the coffin, and securely solderedina tin box, and again boxed. Atter obtaining the consent Of the widows they were removed to Mt. Airy, and thence to the Richmond station for trans- portation to Philadelpbia. — ee Im it from Caba. THE SPANIARDS IN A TIORT PLACE. w YorK, Feb. 5.—A private letter from Havana says the affair at Trinidad is regarded as an exceptional one, and not at all indicative of a general uprising of and burning ot plantations. The opinion prevails that the im- sargente will soot be able 1 crom the old ‘a in comparative force. Heretofore they | bears no comparison to some ax have been able occasionally to cross in amall | gone by. In iis? the temmerstann eee a. Should succeed in crossing in | in England that leaves came out on the trees numbers, the burning of plantations is | January, and birds hatched their broois ie ren, inevitable. A secret organization is thought to | ruary. in 12k) the winter wer ‘equally mild exist, with ramifications extending to al! parte | and the maidens of Col wore wreaths of of the island, the object of which is to give | yiviets and corn-flowers at Christmas and on moral and material su, to the insurgents, | ‘Twelfth Day. In 142] the trees flowered im the who, if successfal in their operations in the month of March central and eastern departments, will endeavor $ to pass into the Villas district. It is conceded that the Spaniards are just now place, and need men and money to carry on the war. The want of both is apparent, and is | ; telling severely against the Spaniards. me Five Befaulting Clerks in One House. New York, February 5.—It now transpires At this Di is kicked him on the side of the be: 1 tn & kneeling position. and as he attempted to with a cooper’ adze, at the time, inflict tal injuries. bin. race. Davis states that he did know that yup bad money with him at the time be him, bot got bis pocket book after throw! body into the bin, the elevator having to the third floor with the wheat. part of the money. J. Hamilton Shae,who indicted as an accessory to the murder, is en- irely exonerated by Davis. MiLp WINTERS. The mildnes of pres- ent reason, both here and in rope, has tiee= ed some of the book-worms to look up prece- Mente. The result is that so far, at least, as Europe is concerned, for we have ‘not the same records here to fall back upon, the present in Jos5 the same thing was repeated it ie added that the corm tas in the ear at east er. There was in France neither snow nor frost thronghout the winters of 1558, 1607, and 1659; finally, in 16¢2, that the dissolution of the heavy cotton firm of Thomas Perkins & Co., No. 111 Pearl street, flowered ia Fobeoees vere not lighted, and trees Pad bese othe fact that all of the five clerks | tye winner of men eehee nee eee bad heen speculating for two years, and making | (h° Hinrcr of 146-7, when it thundered at Paris ood their out of the firmsfands. Unable no Bot January, and that of 1566, the ger to conceal their defaleations they made ac breast at the commencement of the year, when dissolution followed by mutual con- | sent. H.M. ‘Labor, the wealthy cotton broker, | who was a special partner for $100,000, anda | brother-in-law of one of the defaulting clerks, has been appointed receiver by order of the fupreme court and will séttle the claims of the rm. year of Lhe great inundation of the Sei may be mentioned as exceptionally mild.’ ™™” ee Trickiwa y InplaraA— al Investiga- tion at Aurora.—Prot. Clendenin, of the Miami medical college, and other experts, have made an investigation of the receut fatal cases of trichina at Aurora, Ind., and discovered that the victims bad eaten the meat of a had been sick from rai for weeks before it imal had what is cal being dosed with sulphur apparently recovered and » analysis of the mest, cooked and raw, showed that it was literally alive with trichins. The eutire carcass of the hog had been infected, not even the bones being free from the ento- zoon. The victims have @ fever, diarrbiea, great thirst and swollen extremities. Mra. Threnart’s oldest boy and girl, together with Mre. Buyter, the minister's wife, who war a healthy woman, will undoubtedly die. are entertained that the other victims will re- cover. There is much alarm and excitement at Aurora and vicinity over the matter. ‘Asp My Hvsnaxp Caw bo Wrrnovr."— New York cit: Tuesday evenin, tabor- man, accompanied by his wife and six children, entered the Mulberry street station, and asked Capt. Clinchy to give them shelter for the night t. Clinchy told Door Burrell to put them into one of the warm cells on the first floor. Soom the woman asked to be allowed to go out and get food for the children. Seeing how weak she was Capt. Olinchy told her to give him the money and he would send Burrell out. The woman banded Capt. Clinchy tour cents. “What,” exclaimed Clinchy, “wh: sort of supper do intend to get for this? a ‘The Parliamentary Elections. ADDITIONAL RETURNS. Loxpoy, February 5.—Thus far the conserva- | tives have gained 45 seats lately held by liberais and liberals have been chosen for 19 seats before occupied by conservatives. Of the total num ber of members chosen up to this morning, the conservatives have a majority of 23. TRE CONSERVATIV MAJORITY IN ENGLAND BEUTRALIZED. Lonpow, February 5.—The Timer anticipates & large majority for the conservatives in the English elections, bnt says the Scotch and Irish votes will turn the scale in favor of the lib- erals. ——— id of the Ashantee War! THE BRITISH DICTATE TREMS OF PEACE Loxpon, February 5.—The following highly important dispatch from Sir Garnet Wolseley, commander of the Ashantee expedition, was received to-day by the secretary of state for war :—“ All white prisoners held by the Ashantees have been delivered to me. The king accepts my terms for a cessation of hos. tilities which he asked, and agrees to pay an indemnity of £230,000. We hait for a few days thirty miles from Comansie.”’ GREAT VICTORY OVER THE CAN Mavnip, February 5.—The minister of war yee glee ter coant ee cb for has received intelligence of @ desperate en- | Set "ana my husband can do Teen ne gagement near Lerida between the repu' 7 he ~ and Carliste, ‘The latter were defexted with | Habding ber the four cents, Capt. Clmehy, ac- companied by Burrell, went to a neighbori heavy losses in both killed and wounded. baker's and returned with three loaves, some ee bam and firh, and @ subscription was raised Tae Conservative Tricwre im Great among the men, all of whom gave their mite t, BRITAIN.—The cable dispatches continue to | assist the poor family. record conservative successes in the English " - elections, and leave little doubt that the reac- | _ THB SipewaLk Cavsape To nz Aporrapis tion is so general Shreegbout the country asto | THE Gay STATE.—A new temperance move change the balance of political power in the | ment—that of visiting bar-rooms by a band o house and place the liberals ina minority. Up | praying men and women, in imitation of wha to yesterday one hundred and eight liberals and id to be the practice in some western local one hundred and forty-one conservatives had ‘was started in Boston on Monday by some been returned from places im which there was a ¥ gentleman, mostly cler, 3 - contest; in two hundred and eight other places | fied with the State Temperance Alliance. They there were no contests, and the balance of par | beld a meeting at the office of Dio Lewis. There ties remained unchanged. Atthe eléctions yes- | Was & good desl of discussion as to where the terday fifteen conservatives and ten liberals | in experiment should be tried, Boston, were returned unopposed, and in other elections | Chelsea, Brighton and other places wr 4 the conservatives gained ten members against —t as the proper objective points. A: ” five liberal gains. An unnsual degree of rivting | lengthy discussion it was voted that & commit- and disorder prevailed at the polis, and there | tee be appointed, headed by D® Lewis, to visit will no donbt be a number of seats contested on | Worcester and inaugurate the movement in grounds of bribery and intimidation. The con- | that city. fe-vesive papers are greatly elated over the] 4 seinircat Massscs Tuat Pash—Ite- ree Ministe: De Long's wife bas bade peal < S “ communicati wort! i Just eee eae encase haan ot | Se cant the thing be Lene silken ae ae medium in San Francisco, the other ry 5 a meseage arrived for his wif had to come in person to receive. It proved to be a letter from her dead and gone , re- yea ling @real estate transaction with Thomas Madden of that very city, and that be must be made to settle. The w does not please the Houston Mercury. It says be ts decidedly inferior in ability to the other candidates who were proposed, and has always been regarded as one of the most irrepressible of the impracticable.” He has opposed al! re- construction measures, and boasts that he has not yielded one jot or tittle of his convictions 4 ; Madden transferred a deed for 625 acres of during the changes of the past ten years. The | that Galveston News, on the other hai, thinks the | [and tg FE choice one eminently fit to be made. her $15,000 for it. old gentleman bought it sm! At ior $(50. Now ali the ’Frisco folk are consult- Pernsytvania’s Cuamrion Rice Mawn.— | ing their Foster. Asa Packer, of Mauch Chunk, is one of the wealthiest men in Pennsylvania, or indeed in the republic. Hes worth at least $25.00 and began life without a penny as the driv Tue First Races or THe em | meeting of 1474 of the Savannah a commenced yesterday under propitious of | stances. The first was a hurdle race, two miles, a canal-boat on the Lehigh canal. His immense r eight hurdies. Entries—Lawier, Limestone fortune came mainly from the purchase at low | 04° kevenge, ievenge wom, tame date tee rates of coal lands in the m of his present | mile anda baif run in 3.23. Second race, Fen- place of residence—the lands advancing enor- | brock stake, three-year olds, one mile, ax en- mously within a short time after be bought | tries, four started—Flower Girl, Fanny, Van. them. In addition to bis coal lands he now | dalcte, Brown, Boone, Filley.’ Rese won ty owns lots of other things, including several rail- | ‘Piower Girl in 1:83; Vandalete second, Boone roads and colleges. third, Fanny fourth. The third race was two- mile heats tor a purse of $500, for which there was three entries—Bessie Lee, Jim Hilton and Fireball. The race was won by Bessie in two straight neate—time, %:56\ and" CHAEGES AGatwst a Mississtrri Jcpoz.— A special dispatch from Jackson, Miss., to the Memphis Appeal, says: Charges of neglect of duty, living out of bis district, ridiculing the supreme court, extorting money from under Wouen’s Rionts awn Waonos tx Parma- officers, &c., were presented in both houses ot | nerrmia.—At a meeting of the radical club, the Mississippi legislature to-day against Ju held yesterday afternoo Philadelphia, Mrs. Charles ©. Bhacetotord, of the Tith judicial ae ‘Westhrook rend an gnsay on ““leform te Dress? The arraignment fered weak, | taking the that the present style is though a strong effort will be made to remove beth soak the judge. ‘The matter has been referred to the | TfoRe,,and that many persons barter judiciary committee of both houses. Coat Minzs on Fire.—The Pottsville Min- ers’ Journal of the 29th says: ‘Prospect shaft, of the —- Coal Company, about one and a and body to meet the present profuse adorn- ment. Resolutions were = the course of the Misses Smith, of G! G Conn., in their peaceful resistance to the de- mandé of arbitrary power for the payment of taxes, in the assessment of which they were de- nied a voice, and recommending their example to all who affirm that taxation without sentation is tyran Mag. Grorce O. a ‘bow bis assets and ities and the reasons Ting toengenp to be the murderer of for bis bankru y. if he complies with this poh Sogn ell nalggne none — gndo9 cack annette wich ‘be expended the Tange his horse on arun. Irvin’ y vod fom she state, end to stop the ‘by threats put ab whom the profits were divided. his body just below the shoulder. itisdoubtfal | Taz National Guaxo—The seventh an- ‘nited States trons of Hlusbanary coeeeens ia php erly of Tinos, thea terday. To states and two territories , Wag had a leg broken | About ladies were present. walk about. was beld closed doors. Dudley W. Adams Sistntars | Seeemeeeeoen eee! ver went into # battle without getting shot. apd which was replete with in Marseities has | ‘va’ treashrer, abd the octare ‘vendors of lemouade. | “tcatiamaret* i f ! i Nad f fl