Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1874, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Peanmsylvanin Avenue, cor. Lith St. aY THY EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANT, 6. M. RAUPPRANN, Prev't. ——_-—__— by carriers to EVENING STAR . aavel ty Wren ox | 'AR—Published Friday—91.50 ayer ee invariably in advance, in Dothieawesrand ‘BO paper sent longer than paid for, BF Rates of advertising farnished on application. anneal SPECIAL NOTICES, GLISH COMI) OPERA SEASON. ore Mas JAMES A. OATES 9 usual prices of admission, 50 Scents, ane $1 “h CHANGE UF OPERA EYERY EVENING DAY. - The @ TUESDAY Lhe Flower Rd Futoay Yermwa Docna of a Nigh SATULBDai ortusia SATUBDAY—OATEs MATINEE. NAtTionar THEATER. Mx. 5.6. Saree DAY SI he favorite Fo « Sole Lessee and Director, _FEBRCARY 9, I< X NIGHTs = MATI r Mime or this Theat o will time at this Theatre Fras " “Back woods Idyll." DAVY CROCKETT. rule to all: When I am dead— © you're right, then go ahead.” ett & <0 aplish-d sc S ROSA BAND. ad ANK MAYO. eS MATINEE SATURDAY. SHING THEATER COMIQUE W48iii Street, be a MATINEB®—¥FOR LADIES AND CHILDBEN— WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. The A PRO-PER INTRODUCING TWELVE BEAL To conciade with » Dramatic Sensation GhOTTO OF. on \TTO 6 TIFUL La- MATINEES WED INCOLN HALL. 4 ub UNE WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY EVENING, Feb. 16, THE GREAT OKIGINA MILTONIAN TA from London, Bogiand.as ¢ ol 2 17, when not lees it_ dating the thie F ber partientars city, at Odd Bellows’ Hall i than 50 600 people witnessed eight exbibitions given be iy posters. @, aud newspaper advertise- ments will {low eek in rapl 910 2” A M.DORLAND, Manager and Director, Cenconan GALLERY OF ART. On and after MONDAY, February 21,the Gallery ‘Will be open to the public >n WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS, m.to4p.m., with acharge of 25 cents, atalogue, foreach person, On TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS admittance to the Gallery will be Free in the evenings of MONDAY, February 9:h, and FRIDAY, Februazy isth, the Gal il be open from to 10 p.m. Admittance 2% cents, with cata- logue By order of the Board of fobs st wM 5 Trustees. MACLEOD, Curator. SEASON OF 1574. GEO. FELIX NKEAT'S FIBST CLASSI0AL CHAMBER CONCERT, MARINI'S BALL, TURSDAY NIGHT. Febra __‘ary loth. feb7-2t S'°TH GRAND conceRT at THe CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, (Texts axp @ Staeers,) WEDNESDAY EVENING. EBEUARY 11. ORATORIO OF THE MESSIAH, a THe SOCIETY. HUNDBED VOICES MISS CLEMENTINE LASAR, (of Brooklyn.) So- prano: M P. CAULFIELD, alto; Mis, 0. 0.8 Tenor, MB. L.'E. GAN- BON, Bass; Organist, GEO’ W. WALTER. Admission, 75cen‘s. Tickets at Metz. Choate & C [MASe0E84Ds costUmms FOR LaDigs GRANTS. AND CHILDKEN. FOR BALLS. PARTIES, AND PRIVATE THEAT- KICALS, at = HARRY DONER 329-1m_307 Tth street. 3 doors north of Pa YOSTUMES FoR MASQUERADES, PRIVATE THEATRICALS. and TABLEAUX, L. MOXLEY’S, 605 10th street northwest, {° Rxhibdition and sees a rott’s and feds LL KINDS OF CAST-OFF WEARING ap. A PABREL can be sold to the very beat Oy edereming or 619D Hotes by mat! pr yi een Sth ptly attended to. LECTURES “PRE BLIND MAN ELOQCENT.” ‘Twice Chapiat of Congress and the most eloynent of living Lecturers, REV. W. H. MILBURN. Wil deliver his great Lecture on “WHAT A BLIND MAN SAW IN ENGLAND,” IN FOUNDRY CaURO ( Fourteenth and @ screets northwest.) TOESDAY EVENING, February 10, at § o'clock, An hour of choice Music, instrumental and vocal, Will precede the Lecture. Doors epen at 7 o'clock: Music at —- LBUEN 8 tong resid Sud Intimate association with e im their bomes aud at their t Bim « rich sod varied stere with ich, io a won derfully elc..uent way, he instructs and thrills with deli ast andicnces. more finishe:! or inte: this culture acd pow Tickets, 50 cents. teened. ‘The age has no speaker ng. And yt he bas attained ite of his total blind ted namber will be it Stoinmetr's store. 3u37 Co" Bookstore, 1013; Choate & Oo ‘a Bookstore, 949—all Peanaylvania avenue also, at Fill & Co.'s Bookstore, 70 lsh street. sad St Parker's Bookstore, 52% 7th street. febé-4t INES CLES PATENT STEBEOSOO PSs, rs HEMPLER'S, Opticie. DDR. BYC., COF. ay strset, ING PUROHASED T af H YABD sud STUCK cf the tae mot Wiles Johnecn £ Son, situate on thecorner of Ish and B ‘Streets northwest. Iam pre to steansll Bhar cones ibe bert seal OL OSEE: 'y Rept in umber Faris. ¥ — is called tothe stock yee OWS. H_ MOULTON. ae emortment: GERMAN Favons MASKS OF ALL CuaRactagns, At CH. RUPPERTS FFIOR.—ai ra B att by feble ly ot “ay — Vo. 48—N2. 6.516. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1874. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip, INTERNAL REVENUE.—The receipts from this source to-day were #514 is. Mason ©. M. Tereeit, Paymaster, is re- lieved from daty mm the department of the Platte, and ordered to duty in the department of the Missouri. Tue U.S. sTRaAMeR GaeTrysrcra, Lieuten- | ant McRitchie commanding, will take the inter- oceanic canal commission to Darien. The Gettysburg will be at Pensacola on the 25th instant for that purpose. : RELIEF FoR THE Poor oF FatrPax cousty, Va—Mr. Hunton, of Virginia, introduced a | Dill inthe House this morning, providing for the payment to the overseer of the poor of F. fax connty, Va., the sum of $1.75, for timber ent from the land of the poor house by the fed- eral army during the war. THE DEFALCATION in the internal revenue office at Lynghburg, Va., reported as amount- ing to $100,000, is proved by official reports to the commissioner from the commissioner and special agent at that place, to amount in reality to only $5,300, for which the collector is respon- sible on good bonds of $100,000 Tue Hovss Cowmitr Nw APPROPRIA- Tiows this morning bad before them Dr. Lin- derman, the director of the United States mint, with reference to the service throughout the cities coining United Statesmoney. Hon. John Allison, register of the treasury, was also heard in connection with matters pertaining to his bureau of the Treasury department. No Dgsionation, official or unofficial, of officers to compose the court of inquiry in the O. O. Howard case has been made by the Pres- ident, inasmuch as there is yet no law author- izing it. The Senate made amendments to the House resolution, which are yet to be acted | upon before there is a law authorizing the ap- pointment ef a court of inquiry. New Postace RaTzs PRoPosep.—Mr.Dawes introduved in the House to-day a bill which provides that hereafter all mail matter of the first class, including local or drop letters or postal cards, shall be charged at the rate of two cents for each half eunce or fraction thereof, provided, however, that no stamped envelopes shall be hereafter issued. TRE PROPOSED KEORGANIZATION OP THE STATE DEPARTMENT.—The House Confinittee on Foreign Affairs again discussed this morn- ing Mr. Orth’s bill, looking to the reorganiza- tion of the State department. The committee instructed the chairman to direct Secretary Fish to communioate with them the increased sppropriation for salaries which will be re- quired under the provisions of the new bill. MR. HaGAr, the new Senator from Califor- nia, who serves ont the unexpired term of ex- Senator Casserly—until March 4, 1575—made his appearance in the Senate this morning, an: after being sworn in took a seat on the right of the chair and on the democratic side of the chamber. He is a rather large, fine looking genileman, with sparse beard, is nearly bald, and is apparently on the sunny side of fiity, ‘Tux Hevsz Committee on Banking and Cur- rency this morning heard an argument from Mr. Loudon, of New York, on financial matters in general. He held tbat there is no feasible way of resumption upon a paper currency com- pounded as ours is, of two discordant descrip- tions of circulation—one-half issued by banks, which paid it out asa loan, and the other half paid out to settle a debt. ‘THE CONTESTED-ELECTION CASE of Spencer vereus Sykes, of Alabama, was again before the Senate Committee on Privileges and Electiors this morning. Senator Spencer appeared with his counsel, Representative White, and Mr. Sykes with his counsel, Gen. Morgan. The case was discussed at some length, when its further consideration was postponed until Thursday of this week. Tux Pay or Postmasress.—A bill was intro- duced this morning in the House by Mr. Piatt, of New York. to regulate the salaries of pos:- masters iu certain cities. It fixes the pay of postmasters in the cities hereiniter named follows:—New York, $10,000; $5.00; Boston, $8,000; Chicago and St. Louis, Seine. Brooklyn, Baltimore, and Cincinnati, ILLNESS OP SENATOR HAMILTON.—A Hagers- town, Md., correspondent of the Baltimore Gavette says: “Mr. Hamilton was taken with a very severe attack of indisposition while intro- ducing the committee of Washington county farmers to President Grant on last Thursday. Although he was suffering severe pain he got on the cars and came home, and since that time has been under the treatment of Dr. T. W. Sim- mons. He bas suffered a great deal of pain, but is now 80 far relieved as to be able ed oy about the house, but Dr. Simmons says he will not be able to return to Washington for several days.” Naval ORDERS.—Commodore Oscar A. Bad- ger has been detached from the Ticonderoga and placed on waiting orders. The following officershave also been detached from the Ti- conderoga and placed on waiting orders:—Lieut. Commander Chas. §. Cotton, Lieuts. K. Clover, Geo. Talcott, and Geo. S. Clay, Master Charles «). Allebone, Ei R. Twitchell, irgeon F.. . Matthews and First Assistant gineer L. W. Robinson. Lieut. Commander Henry L. Jobnson has been detached from the Hydro- graphic office and ordered to the Canandaigua as executive officer. Stowe’s STATUE oy Genzrat Baker.—The Joint Library Committee of Congress this morn- ing directed their chairman, in accordance with the acts of June 10th, 1872, and March 3d, 1873, to contract with Horatio Stone, sculptor, for a statue ef heroic size of the late Senator Edward D. Baker, who was killed at Ball’@blate The statue will probably be cut in Rome, and will be a copy of the statuette now in possession of the family, which has been for some time past on exhibition in the room of the Committee on Appropriations, subject to the examination of tte Library Committee, who pronounce it an excellent likeness, and when nished, will be placed in the Hall of National Statuary at the Capitol. EXPENDITURES OF THE DEPARTMENT oF JusTicE.—The House committee on expendi- tures, in the Department of meeting on Saturday, adopted a resol the investigations be conducted oy the vt com. mittee be made at meetings regula: that they shall cover the ‘transactions ony ane barsements of the De; enabling the committee proper! its duties. The investigation wi — of expenditures, ee those of United ‘States marshals and others in the enforcement law, for contingencies, allow- ances, and the e - = ae x penses get ly of the judi- Fewer Creeks axp More Hovrs.—A bill was introduced by Mr. Woodford in the House this morning to regulate the hours of service in departnfents and bureaus at Wash- ney and to ~~ te Sumter of clerks em- pred therein. provides that from the lst Until the Ist of A) in each year, al! ine bi every satheeereeas and offices in Sectety. The receptions of Saturday were neith many nor large. The majority of the ladies and gentlemen who show most energy in keep- ing up the calling business were very tired after the labors of the week, and were quite willing to consecrate Saturday to a rest or a sleigh ride. —On Fridayevening a “surprise” masque- rade was given to Mrs. Captain Orosby, at the navy yard. —This evening a german is to be given at Judge Swayne’s residence. —The wives of the supreme judiges will as a role receive to-day. Mrs. Field, however, will not. — The dancing reception at Mrs. Gen. Jef- fries and daughter's, on Saturday evening, was distinguished for the number of pleasant peo- ple it brought together, the elegance of the toi- fete, and the genuine enjoyment of all present. Among those present were Mrs. Senator Patter- son, whose superb Parisian dress was greatly admired; Mrs. and Miss Bartley, Misses Gertie and Annie Wood, Miss Philp, Miss Alexander, Miss Etheridge, Early, Solomons, Clark, Alex- ander, Watkins, and others; Messrs. Niblack, Manly, Bliss, a General Young, of Ga.; Messrs. Ball, Herr, and others. Miss Jeftries was gracefully assisted in the reception of her guests by Miss Early and Miss Etheridge. — Cards are out for a soiree at Willard’s Hotel, February 11. — One of the most interesting of the society events of the season will be the party (dancing) given by Senator Dorsey and his beautiful and accomplished wife, February 13. —The New Jersey Reception, for which ‘eat preparations are being made, comes off at Masonic Temple, Februazy 12. —The Uhildren’s Annual Fancy Ball, by Messrs. Marini and Bates, takes place this year on February 16, and trom present indications will be the most brilliant and interesting affair of the kind ever witnessed here. — The notable event of this evening will be the lecture by Gen. Albert Pike, the scholar- poet, before the American Union Academy, at the Young Men’s Christian Association, on the Hindoo Vedas, and the Aryan es and their affinities. Too CHEAP._The House Committee on Mines and Mining are considering a bill abol- ishing existing mineral laws, and placing min- eral lands under the same laws and regulations as now govern agricultural lands. The effect of such a law would be that the government would only get one dollar and twenty-tive cents for the best gold lands, and that all such lands would within thirty days be taken up by per- sons now upon them. An attempt was made to pass the bill in committee this morning, which tailed. STATUARY AND PICTURES FORTHE CariToL, &c.—The joint Senate and House Committee on the Library of Congress met this morning, and first considered the subject of awardin, contracts for busts of Chief Justices Taney ‘and Chase, authorized by a late act of Congress. There are three contestants for the work, Me T. D. Jones, of Galveston, Texas, Mr. Simmons, and Mr. Swain. It is understood that the contract lies mainly between Messrs. Jones and Simmons, both of whom have modei busts of Chase completed. Mr. Jones’ bust is now in possession of Mrs. Senator Sprague, who pronounces it a faithful work, and it is under- stood would be glad tohave the contract award- ed to Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones is a native of Ohio, but now resides in Texas. Mr. Simmons has a bronze bust of Mr. Chase. He isa native of Lewiston, Maine, and has pursued a long course He is at present a resident ington, and for some time past has been engaged on bust of Admiral Porter. The committee directed that Messrs. Jones and Simmons be requested to produce their busts in the committee room for inspection before any decision is made. The busts referred to are to cost £1,000 each. the ‘DI House bill 2,586 to authorize Committee to contract for a mar! tatue of the late Senator E. D. Baker, of jifornia, to cost $10,000 was considered, and the chairman of the committee was authorized to contract with Horatio Stone for said statue. The committee considered a proposition from Mr. Beck offered on behalf of a fre. Robb, of Kentucky, the owner of a portraitof Thomas Jefferson (now in the Senate committee room), by Gilbert. The proposition is to sell the pic- ture to the government, and the owner wants from $1,500 to $2,500 for it. Mr. Frye was authorized to consult with Mr. Beck on the subject. The committee is not authorized to give over 1,000 for any pictare, A letter from a Mr. Rambusch, asking a relaxation ot the rules of the Library of Con- gress relative to the use of books, was laid on the table. In this connection Senator Allison ave notice that he would at the next meeting utroduce a resolution authorizing and directing the librarian to keep the library open on Sun- days. The committee meet again at 7 o’clock this evening to consider the subject of completing the publication of the history of the Wilkes Exploring Expedition. Library SWINDLES IN THE Havana LotreRy.—Mr. Valero, the administrator of the Havana lotte- ry, is now in jail. He is charged with a number of stealing and swindling operations whereb: he made more money than the proprietors o the Comstock Mine. ‘One of his games was to lay the sub-collectors under contribution, and black-mail them; another pet scheme was the distribution of lottery tickets, with a commis- sion of twenty-five cents on each fer himself. But as these plans only brought such smali ameunts as from $8,000 fo $9,000 a month, he kept all the unsold tickets in his desk, and if any of them drew prizes he presented them through # third party and got the funds. It is also stated that he kept some of the numbers out of the globes, and then purchased the tick- ets bearing these numbers, calling them out at the drawing as having drawn prizes. The buy- ers of lottery tickets do not like the ye they fe been treated, but they have no right to complain if yd are cheated while gambling, —Havrana Cor. ¥. Times. CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGRS—Cold Weather Down Bast.—A young lady got out of a horse- car at the office Thursday, in a rather chilly condition of body but heated frame of mind. She was cold, awfully cold, and when she went to remove those dear little eye-glasses from her nose she discevered to her horror that they had frozen so that a smail piece of skin was pulled from each side of that delicate organ. The genial superintendent was standing near by, and received a scolding for not having the cars warmer, and a threat of a suit for damages for loss of beauty. Such a suit would undoubtedly Prove successful.— Portland (Me.) Acvertiser, ——— ee) Ae Mapame Lucca AND MAx Manerzex.—A cable dispatch of re mae J 23 stated that a suit brought agsinst Madame Lucca by Max Maret- zek tor breach of contract had been staid by her banker paving into the court $16,000. It now oo that it was Madame Lucca who sued Maretzek for breaking contract, and that it was he who deposited the $16,000 in the custody ofthe courtof chancery to answer any judg- ment which she might recover againat him, whereupon he was granted a stay of proceed: ae. = could return to England aud defend —$——______ TAMMANY's TWENTY MILLION STRAL.—Ad- ditional particulars of the Tweed rascalities in New York, developed in cpurt, amount stolen by ‘‘the Ring” to lions of dollars, of which court house account. Mike Ni pec signing the certificates, but and repeated solicitation of A Kentucky Gra: has had its little ro- mtly a Fo ing brother and sister of iked to front of the master and a entire audience REGULATING THE SALE OF ILLUMINAT! A bill was introduced in the House t! ing by M thority be F District ot Colambia to enforce the provisions of section 29 March 2 the selling paration e ibe tar as the same shall said District, , prosecute for the violation of said section of said act i jurisdiction thereor. The bill is accompani by a petition of Pr. T. the Board of Health have authority to regulate the sale of Illuminating oils in the District of Columbia. TRE F In the House to-day Mr. abill providing that the act of Congress, en- titled “An act to aid in maintaining the fire de- partment in the District of Columbia, ap- proved Jan. 31, 1873, be amended by striking out the words ‘-hereafter to be,” the words read ‘not “thereafter to be appropriated. THE A He also introd: exandria of the Alexand: demand more than t! ing over the Potomac on the aqueduct bridge :— For each mule or j out rider, for each cents, or by two animals, ten cents each way: by four an. imals, fifteen cents. No charge to be made for ‘iver, passengers or For hogs, sheep or other live creatures at the rate of fift lessees shali furnish toll tickets when purchased the d: in quanti the RELATI| which enact corporations of Washington, Georgetown, aud the ogy » ments therefor or orders issued, but where the Board ot Public Works of the District of Columbia have ordered and made the said improvements contemplated day of June, 1) said board to issue indebtedness in accordance with the ton of the act of Congress entitled ‘An provide a government of the District of Colum- bia,’ approved February of the Legislative Assembly of the District of Columbia in reiation thereto; and all certifi- heretofore issued not in conformity with t shall be canceled and others issued in lieu thereof as provided for in thi ad cates thi: THE POL In the Senate to-day Mr. Sumner introduced a bill which was referred to the District Com- mittee, to supplement an act ‘o authorize the Washington City and Point Lookout railroad company the Distr: 187: shall not United States, or upon any water open to public navigation, except as may hereafter be allowed by special act of Congress; that withiu three months after the passage of this act the whole of that p of the hospital bankmen| hospital of the boundar, switch and side track be constructed upon which cars loaded with supplies for the hospi- tal may be allowed to run ai uptil un! at the hospital whart ; dious wharf shall be constracted and main- tained by the oy oa and that in running the trains near the not to endanger patients under treatment in the hospital. EXILED Lapeabshire, England, as of old, has become a for exiled Jesuits, from Germany by the recent edicts pro- refuge ri “- mulgated ana who France, England, Belgium and the United States, hi novitiate Live: them bill. German, studies is as if in their own coun’ German Jesuits are sett! lege and St. Ber TE Mystic Five.—The highwaymen in the southwest seem to choose tive as thi number, hill, in Missouri, and robbed the passengers in true Falstaffian fashion. Near Little Kock, the other day, gers was sand dollars in money and valuables by five men. And now we print an account of the rob- of a steamboat on the Beeuf river, at Point Jefferson, ber persons. quite too common, and it i: new play emplary N.Y. Herald. Svits wi pore court of Wake county, Nort by August York city, as plaintiffs, auditor to collect the special ta: payment of interest for th 73 and ‘74. The 20th of Fi Judge Watts for hearin, emptory beard in chi fohnson, Walter J. Budd and R. b ped for the plaintifts. Should the state court jecide ad intention Supreme CHARGES AGaInsT a D DaTE.—Affidavits of New York alleged detec- tives are pablished charging Charles Gray, the ic democrat Philadelphia with criminal offences in New York city. from Gray, stating that the but, as he believes he will not be allowed an Probe of to show them so, on the eve of the election, he declines the nomination. The pres- ident of that bod: Gray's place. ‘Tae Erxotion Contest in PRince GRoRGE County, Brook office of George’ land power of aside the election for J jest afflicted with dial bis sufferi A e above He also introduced a bill The bill introduced by Mr. Sumner pro- vides that hereafter in making any change in the location of the railroad already located and built by the company in constructing any bri government Insane Asylum shall be built upon piles and tressie-work and for 25 feet outside of both Here about 100 priests and students, all mandamus to obtain 's county, the court of ap ave affirmed the order for the issue of the writ of mandamus, which gives M. the possession of the clerk Seer A Question or Women’s RiGHTS IN MAINE. question Mi the legal right of to hold the office ot ci & woman 16 office TWO CENTS. trict Affairs id Congress. G omLe. morn- r. Hale, of Maine, providing that au- given the Board of Health of the FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, Mownpvay, February9. ATE.—Mr. Sargent presented’ the cre- SE | to the United States Senate to fill the unex- Of the Internal revenue act of | +, cone tome i by establishing regulations for | Prei term of Eugene ae Atnone testing of oils, the sale and pre- of which ated by said act, 80 prepared or used in nd said Board of Health may 18 credentials were read, and ani ‘ad- vanced to the desk and was sworn in. Mr. Sherman eaid that although he stil! pate in the INVESTIGATION OF THE DISTRICT APPAIRS as the conduct of the officers of the District might come before the Senate in another form im any court in the District havin Verdi, praying that motion to reconsider the assent of the Se the joint investigation. Mr. McCreers, on his own motion was ex- cused from further service on the Committee on Territories, and Mr, Hagar was appointed to fill the vacancy. Mr. Thurman introduced a bill in relation to circuit courts of the United States. Referred to Committee on the Judicary. Mr. Spencer introduced bill to amend the acts relating to the removal of causes in certain causes from the state courts to the courts of the United States. Keferred to Committee on Judiciary. Mr. Merrimon presented memorial signed by ship-owners and others, of Wilmington, N. C., ate to IRR DEPARMENT APPROPRIATION. i{pman introdaced * and inserting “not otherw: So that the act will otherwise appropriated,” instead of ANDRIA CANAL, uced @ bill relating to the Al- canal, which provides that the lessees ja canal shall not be allowed to lowing fares for pass- the mouth of the Cape Fear river. Mr. M. said Wilmington was one of the most important foot passenger, one cent; horee and jack with rider, two ceuts; horse with- or ox or other horned cattle, two cents; vehicle draw by one animal, eight fifteen cents both wi vehicle drawn the to the vor- & very important commerce, and he ho} memorial which he asked be refer Committee on Commerce, would recet: “ve perry (alc, ted petition aski Tr. ich.) presented petition asking that balance of Chinese indemnity fund be plied to the education of the Chinese in Pacific states. Referred to Committee on Edu: cation and Labor. z Mr. Ingalls introduced bill to provide for the sale of a portion of the Black Bob Indian lands in Kansae. Referred to Committee on Indian . Hitchcock introduced bill to abrogate and declare void certain portions of the treaty with the Sioux Indians. Referred to Committee on Indian Affairs. The bill for the relief of the Kast Tennessee University was taken up. Mr. Wright suggested that the Committee on is in id vehicles. cents per hundred, provided the ties of not less than fifty at one-half rates. G TO ASSESSMENTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, “That in all cases where the late Court passed ordinances for improve- erein, and no contracts were made claims and it would be well to postpone this case until the committee made a report. Mr. Wadleigh said the Committee on Military Affairs had carefully considered this bill, and thought it was edtirely correct. The property had not been taken during actual conflict, but had been taken deliberately for the use of the government. The amount appropriated — 18,500—was not considered beyond a fair com- pensation. After further discussion the bill was passed— ayes 40, noes 20. Mr. Sumner introduced bill supplementary to the act to authorize the WASHINGTON CITY AND POINT LOOKOUT RAIL- R@AD to extend its line into the District of Columbia. Referred to Committee on the District of Columbis. ‘The Chair laid before the Senate a communt- cation trom the governor of New York, present- ing, on behalf of that state, a bronze statue of neral Clinton, to be placed in the old Hail of the House. ‘The untinished business—being the RANKERUPT BILL, was then taken up, the question being on the amendment of Mr. Thurman to abolish the of- fice of register in bankruptcy, and authorizing the district judges, in cases of necessity, to ap- point master commissioners. Mr. Thurman, in advocating his amendment, said it would be a measure of economy. Mr. Frelinghuysen thought, on the other hand, that it would result in additional expense. Mr. Morton opposed the amendment, and Mr. Sumner said that if Mr. Thurman had not ako y sald ordinances since the Ist it shall be the duty of the certiticates of assessment or ih sec- ct to it, 1871, and the act NE LOOKOUT RAILROAD AND THE INSANE HOSPITAL. to extend a railroad into and within ict of Columbia, approved January named in the District or ‘anch lines the company enter upon any land owned by the rt of the road which crosses the front of the boundary walls of the rounds, and that the present em- fronting the river wall of the and for twenty-five feet outside evidence that he was in favor of a bankrupt yralla shall be removed; that a | jaw, the introduction of this amendment might pc the suspicion that he wished to kill this bill. Mr. Saulsbury advocated the amendment, and spoke of thé great expense of the bankrupt system, and said that if there was not a con- siderable reduction he was indifferent about the passage of any bill on the subject. Mr. Edmnnds said the committee thought that under their bill the expenses would be reduced one half. The amendment of Mr. Thurman was then rejected without a division. r. Thurman moved an amendment, author- zing notaries public to take depositions in bankrupt cases, which was agreed to without objection. Mr. Merriman moved an amendment, giving certain jurisdiction to the circuit courts.’ Adopt- ed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Under the call of states and territories a large number of bills and joint resolutions were offered and referred, the most important of which were the following: By Mr. Haie (Me.)—Bill to more effectually enforce the provision of the 59th section of the internal revenue act of March 2d, 18%, relating to the District of Columbia. Mr. Dawes (Mass.)—Bill to reduce the rates of postage. By Mr. Pendleton (R. I.)—A bill to repeal the 6th section of the act to provide for the re- demptien of temporary loan certificates and the iseue of national bank notes. By Mr. Eames (RK. 1.)—Bill te amend the national currency act. By Mr. Duell — Bill to amend the act fixing the rate of duties on certain imported articles. —Bill to regulate the ies. lowed to stand trains stop all. passe! at fe and commo- 1 that a oepital every care be taken Geeuan Jesuits In BRivarn.— Those who have been at the Instance of Prince Bismarck, have dispersed themselves through ave definitely settled their pngiee t Dillon Hall, about nine miles from the use of which has been granted Mrs. Stapleton Brethertont of Rain- are located, and the course of their being pursued by the Jesuit novices + Others of the exiled jed at Stonyhurst col- nnos, near Rhyl, North Wales. ir mystic Five men attacked the train at Gads- coach with fourteen passen- pped and robbed of over two thou- La., by five gentleman!: y looking These bold robberies are yon in bout time that this Of fives should be stopped by an ex- suspension of the mystic number.— By Mr. Platt (N. ¥. salaries of postmasters in certain citi By Mr. Albright (Pa.)—Bill to extend the jurisdiction of the light house board. : By Mr. Wilson (Md.)—Bill to reimburse Thomas H. Carroll, late Assistant United States Assessor for the first district of Maryland, for expenses incurred in the employment of ad- ditional clerical force. By Mr. Harris (Va.)—Bill to authorize the gton, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad -Company to enter the District of Colambia, and to construct a railroad through the states of West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. By Mr. Hamilton (Va.)—Bill for the relief of poor of Fairfax County, V J.)—Bill to amen ill to repeal the in- ternal revenue tax on spirits and tobacco, and for other purposes. Mr. Breeman, (Ga.)—Bill to pay citizens of Georgia for carr: the U. S. mails in 151. candidate for receiver of taxes of By Mr. 's, (Ala.)—Bill to compensate the state of Alabama for university building burned at Tuscalaosa during the war. By Mr. White, (Ala.)—Bill toopen and im- prove the navigation of cértain water routes. By Mr. Foster, (Ohio.)—Bill to authorize the transfer of — stamp taxes. Pa ds Coburn, (Ind.)—Bill to amend the act establishing rules and regulations for the gov- ernment of the army. Also, bill to provide for the enlistment of musicians in the ay, By Mr. Bland, (Mo.)—Bill to repeal ali laws imposing a license tax on sales of tobacco sold by producers. By Mr. Pratt (low: lature of lowe directing its Senators sentatives to vote for a bill to throw railroads the bridge across the Missi Clinton, lows. —<$_$____. instituted on Satarda b> the su- Belmont & Co., bankers, of ow to compel the state bol ¥ the motion for a per- he argument will be bers at Raleigh. Hon. Reverdy . Badger ay- mandamus. versely to the complainants, it is the bo = counsel to carry the case to the Sourt. ocRaTio CaNbI- Forney’s Press publishes a card arges are false; the democratic convention has called for to-day to make a noruination in Mp.—In the case of bsmarnager hed possession o! 6 clerk of the circuit court of Prince ere ‘Resolution of the legis- als OF = ‘and Repre- open to all ppi at inn.)—Bill to in rate and Colorado railroad com- and to grant the right of way through the Public landse - = By Mr. Hereford (W. Va.)—Bill to further promote the economy and efficiency of the U. 8. arm, ‘By Mr. Chipman (D. ©.)—Bill to amend the act to aid in maint a istrict Widdecome ‘Soffice. It is in the the house of delegates. however, to set election, and order a new and special clerk. were s0 great that he f1 hfe physician fo put an end torhis ex: being refused, he sought death at bi raised By Mr. B: tler (Maas.) Bil thorizing thi wil rT. Bai nd au ie nt of a wom 1d 2 of the Treasury to approve certain '@ peace, the Governor and council upon the Court ortho Howe, if i g, i i dentials of John S. Hagar, of California, elected thought that it was not proper for the Senate to yet to prevent delay he would withdraw his asking an appropriation for the improvement of points on the southern coast and the center of Claims were now considering all this class of for himself. In his opinion it was good to sug- gest a day for adjournment in order to ensure a greater dispatch of business. Unless some ac ton was taken to dispatch business Congress would be here until the middie of July or August. He did not expect Congress to ad- Journ on the very day fixed but the tendency would be to dispatch business. He thought it was s fair yp tion, and Mr. Beck had no right to intimate that his motives were im- Proper. Beck said that Mr. Dawes nad only a few moments ago stated that all who voted against the resolution would do so to deteat business. Mr. Dawes denied that he had said so. Mr. Beck objected to fixing a day anti! all the appropriation bills at least had been passed) He did not desire to see the most important legislation put off until the last days and then have it determined by a conference report which none could understand. Mr. Kelley (Pa) argued that the whole ten dency of thé resolution was ev a He thought the country weald ¢ the long session there should be a full consi ation of all business. He moved to tay t olution on the table. Kejected—yeas 113, 1 Mr. Cotton (lowa) then moved to refer it to the Committee of Ways and Means, and that order was made. A Prvexy Faruern—i ( tures the Crew of a Potomac Schooner.—On Fri- day morning last, whilst the boat of the schooner Willie,” of Onancock, Accomac county, Va., was engaged ina raid on the wood pile of Mr. George W. Carpenter, it was discovered by that gentleman, who, taking bis gun with him, sac- ceeded, before the crew were aware of his pres- ence, 80 to speak, in surrounding them. The whole crew, consisting of one white man and three negroes, were captured and marched, at the point of the gun, tothe meat-house of this ntleman, where they were safely locked up. Fie ca tain, Columbus Johnson, who had re- mainedon board of the vessel, seeing what had taken place, succeeded in making sail and re- turned to Quantico, where he had procured the aid of two men and returned, it is supposed, for the purpose of rescuing the prisoners. Mr. Car- penter recognized the vessel as soon as she cast anchor in front cf his house, and in company with his son and Mr. Mudd, who resiles with him, and the white man previously cap- tured, proceeded immediately to board the vessel for the purpose of capturing the captain. On board the vessel a desperate hand-to-hand fight immediately took place, the white man Carpenter had brought with him taking sides with the captain, as might have been expected, making the combatants thus four to three. | Vietory finally perched upon the banner of Carpenter, the seeking safety by fight inthe smali-boat, and the others surrendering. As soon as Mr. ©. could make sail, he pursued the captain, but night over- taking him he was obliged to The two men from Quantico were released and returned home. The three negroes and the white man were committed to the county jail, | and the vessel handed over to the county au- thorities, id now lies safely moored otf Chapel point, waiting for the captain to come and claim her.— Port Tobavco ( Mi.) Times. AW ALLEGED ARsconDING A telegram from Lynchburg, Va., to the Kich- mond Enquirer, February 6th, says: “ne Jno. C. Henry, a clerk in the United States revenue office of this city, absconded to-day, taking with him a large sun: of government money The exact amount is not known. The detec- tives to-night found twenty thousand dollars that he had secreted in the faise bottom of a drawer, which be failed to take with him. It is thought bis intentions were to goto Europe. Detectives have been put upon his track, and it is hoped he will soon be ured. Henr character heretofore has heen irreproachable. He bad been intrusted with the revenue re- ceipts to deposit in bank, and at each deposit would bold back a certain portion until his stealings had accumulated to a large amount The telegraph bas been used extensive! sist in bis arrest.”” A Lynchburg paper says: ‘His father, Mr. Jobn Henry, and his father-in-law, Mr. John P. Wright (editor of the Lynchburg Pres), are nds for $20,000, but his father denies that he ever signed the bons, declares it afraud, and that the two witnesses declare that they never signed and cannot read or write. T accused is about twenty-five years of age. has a wife, and has alway: been highly respected. ————— A SINGULAR Murper Tatat tw Caarces- ToN, S. C.—The trial of James and B. 1. fus for the murder of Harry West, in ton, S.C.,in July last was closed late day night with a verdict of ity of murder in the case of the former and o' nelaughter in the care of the latter. All the parties were young white men, respectably connecte: he accused were defended by three leading law- Yers, and prosecuted by the attorney general of the state. A peculiar feature of the trial was the selection by the prisoner's counsel of a black jury, composed exclusively of black m: of the most ignorant and uneducated class, the reason assigned being that these would be free from the prejudices caused by newspaper re. ports of the atrocious circumstances of the murder. The jury were out three hours. The defence bas moved for a new trial. A FRicutrvu SPECTACLE AT A WarR— Patrick Kerwin, who kept a liquor store at Vandewater and Pearl streets, New York city and lived overhead, died last Friday. The body was placed in a coffin, with several burning candles at its head. On the coffin was a white sheet, which a gust of wind blew toward the candles, and in an instant it wasin flames. The watchers seized the burning sheet and pulied it from the coffin, which was badly scorched. The flames communicated to a window curtain, and the fire threatened to destroy the building. It became necessary to call the fire department. Mrs. Kerwin, who is on the point of death, had to be carried out of her bed to an adjoining buildirg. When it became apparent that the fire would become serious the coffin was carrie out. The furniture was damaged. A Race or Dwarrs.—The Geographical So- ciety of I has received from Alexandr: ith the news of the death of the explorer, Mi- ious ethnological objects, two living whom he had forwarded of the tribes ot the Akka or Tikku-Tikki, and whom the Jearnes traveller had bought of the King Munza. These individuals, says the London Medical Record—ot whom one is eighteen years old and forty inches in height, and the other sixteen years and thirty-one inches high—are stated by Miani to belong to the race of dwarfs described Herodotus, and recently rediscovered by the German explorer Schweinfurth, who described them carefully. They are pot-bellied, very thin limbed and koock-kneed, with spherical and prognathous crani kery long limbs, cop- per-skins and crisp, tow-like batr. —————— A Boatman Drownep 1x CumpRRtann.— early yesterday morning a cap seen tloating in the water at the basin wharf led to the dis- covery of the body of a drowned man a short distance from the cap. The entire body, except one foot and lower part of the leg was yet cov- ered by water. The body was removed from the water to a building in the vicinity and Cor. oner Strong notified of the drowning. The cor- oner summoned @ jury, and with them pro- ceeded to the place, where an inquest was held over the remains. From the evidence of two persons before the jury, it was ascertained that the body was that of a young man named Jas. Condon, who, during the bo: season last year, wasin the employ of M: jeo. W. Jones as a boat-band.—c; id New: he NAL UETZEN Festiv at. of the board of directors of the chuetzen association, held last preparatory tng ov for the ee international Schuetzen festival, which is 'o be held in that next summer, ENVE OLeeK. bandon pursuit. | | Moore's tannery at & —Epening Star. the government and private Borrow- ers on bonds and land may surrender the greenbacks at any time, recetving their securt- ties in return. Holders of oan sarren- der them, and have in their stead a national bond bearing 3-63 per cent. interest in backs, the principal payable in im or thirty years. One result of this plan he to reduce the interest on the national about 4 per cent., or instead of paying, as now, #112,000,000 annusily in interest the nation would be paying €80,000,000. Mr. Phillipe says new and undeveloped countries should have twice the amount in currency per head that old and developed countries bare. Another result of would be to put the ond the power of disturbances is held, is not what maputactories and western de- velopment. It our dead capital, lands, is worth from t road it Hil per cent , can defy the world. Mr. ly exclaims. «Keep your revenue tariff to pay the debt; abolish its protective clement at once.” ——* The Political Crisis ta Great Britain. ‘LADSTONE DISAGREES WITH HIS COLLRAGUES IN THE MND . Loxpon, February 9—The Press association, an organization having its headguarters in this city, and engaged in the collection and distri. bution of telegraphic news in Great Britan, has issued a dispatch stating that Gladstone is at variance with bis colleagues in the ment on the question of its res premier, it td sign immediate! wait until the new parliament assembles. It is also stated, in the same dispatch, that Disraeli has already arranged his ministry. The Mince this morning advises the government to during the time iptervening between the oon. clusion of the elections and the aasembling of parliament. So far, in the parliamentary elec. tions, 509 members bave been chosen. Of this number 267 are conservatives and 242 liberals and bome-rulers. One home-ruler bas been returned from the city of Cork, and two from the county of Kilkesny. It is probable that Right Hon. Rdward Cara- well, secretary of state for war, will be raised to a peerage. . New York Notes, O38 OF THE TAMMANY KING ABOUT TO TURN ry 9 neffort is said to be making to induce the authorities to abandon the prosecution of Michael Norton, the fugitive ex-court house commii that he makes an a’ iction of Genet and is repre- to be now the only one of the number of ring workers in a hurry to turn informer should the act be advantageous A PURE early this morning in Broadway, occupied by C. B. Rouss, dry goods auctioneer, and A. Friedman & Co., importers of lace and fine white goods, caused a loss estimated at #100,000. ° Fires. N. \., Febraaiy 9.—A wooden wide of the city was burned Loss about $29,000. Stewart's woolen echaniesburg, Obio, was burned on y might. Loss trom $15,000 to $14,000; February 9.—Martin & ‘anton, was burned yes- terday. Lone by Coal Gas. PuiLapecrnta, February 9.—Jacod Willand his wife were found suffocated by coal gas, this morning, in their dwelling over a lager beer saloon in West Philadelphia. He was resusci- tated, but his wife died soon after. A Wreck Going to Pieces. NorPo.k, Va., February 9.—Captain Creel of the Queen of the South, prigue Lnlet, reports the vemel going to pieces and a large portion of ber cotton washing ashore. —_—o— Arrested for Murder. St. Atnans, Vt., February 9.—James Wynn bas teen arrested at Windsor, charged with the murder ot Wm. Donohue. Bishop in Canada. 9—Right Rev. Joseph lic bishop of Ottawa, bruar: Guiguer, Roman © d bere last night. Bertrx, February 9.—David Friederich Strauss, the eminent German theologician, is deal. Experience has shown that it is not so mm the absolute —— or a Ange = ‘ives rise to colds, as chat a Eigber toa lower. According to Dr itosenthal when the surface of a heaithy animal is exposed to coid the cutaneous vessels com! » and by thus confining the blood to the interior of the body, prevent its cooling and preserve the temperature of the vital organs unless the ap- lication of cold be continued for ® considera. bie time. This is pot the case when the has been previously exposed to the The cutaneous vessels become paralyzed 0} it, and remain dilated after the plied. The blood is thus surface, and becomes though the temperature of ¢ dium is not very low Ro ott ments, animals were kept in a temperaturé form about i degrees F. The temperature of the auimals themselves quickly rose during their confinement to 111 degrees or 113 degrees. After their removal it not only sank to the nor- wal temperature, buteven below, so that an avimal which was from 110 degrees to 111 de- grees in the warming apparatus, fell to 94.8 de- grees, and remained at that for several although the room in which it was moderately warm. Confinement in office, bot theater or crowed ball-room, a similar effecton man. From such ple pass out into the cool, times even draught. The the dilated vessels of every of is rapidly cooled, and on its return nal Organs, cools them much more qui it could have dore had the person exposed to cold without dilation of by previous warmth. Rosenthal stress on the great effect of sudden bringing on w cold, the sudden change temperature of the biood producing an ing effect, and inducing inflammatim weak organ in @ way th jaal wuld not do. It woulaseem, however, alteration must be from a temperatare one below the normal tem) and not a mere reducfion above the normal to one at or much beated we may stand for a cool ati with tempunity; long enovgh to produce « * risk of catching cold. The fact ad ral e E 3 Ss & : i ae i § 8 3 ik a 3 tH eae f Ih i &