Evening Star Newspaper, February 21, 1874, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sandays Exeepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, cor. Lith St BY THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY, s BAUPPMANN, Prevt. ——— STAR ix served by carriers to ee Rises ot Tax Oners PER Wren rex Moxta. Copies at NT< each. By “ail—three months, + 93.00, one year, §! ¥ STAR—Publishe! Priday—91.50 ee BERL aah in advances in Dotheasenyand Wo paper sent longer than paid for, SF Rates of advertising farnished on applic EVENING STAR._ jon. “Washington News and Gossip, atlas tie | ‘3 trom this | DENT received a large number of | ¥, who, taking advantage of the | e and genial atmosphe: f. Henry reeeivet ement by telegraph of the | right ascension twenty yates; declination plas | e taint, imiral Savts ant | perintendency of | or Pierce two va- ion to ob- | Vacancies 1 by Captair the new Superintendent ot ! by Admiral D: P. Patterson the Coast Sur Prasonat—Hon. Alex. H. Stephens rode oat to-day for the first t in several weeks. Spinner 1 to return to Tow from his everglaies of Flori- don, of Louisiana, ngton to-night to attend the er in Ohio, he to-day having istrersing intelligence of her received death, Tee Prorosen New Baines over tae EASTERN Braxca.—In the House to-day, after dizposing of the Washington City and P Leokout railroad bill, Mr. Eldridge, of Wisc sin, introd struction of an iroz Branch of the Potom: the committee of the the bill purpose of buviding the bridge. have her been published in Tar Stan. eed the bill providing for the con- bridge over abe Eastera THERE fkEMs tobe no generain tant ing in the public departments about closing them on Monday next in commemoration of Wasbington morrow is in | Teality the 1 t,and as has not been constituted a legal holiday, it }= very doubtful if there will be any gen Pension of business on MM y Post (fice departme Postmaster General Creswe that day. by order of Will be closed on CoxFinw ation p execat session yestertay, ¢ the following m inations:-—J. W. Wright, receiver: of moneys at Pioche, Nevada; J.C. Fo: ter, Pioche, Nevada. Consals—Jame Iil., at Kingston, Ca at Manchester; N at Sierra Le ve Kearney, Washingt Spooner, Indiana. Was born on th Crittenden, of Congress the birth ot this morning be € House ad. day uext, } quietly to | February upon the illus- | of wareat man, who was born i | ance of that some years sinc ote resulte. n the nega’ | ayes and noes were dema: wh ti pting the wo’ by yeas 115, nays 5 | Th the first time in ten years the Hous2 has | adjourned over for Washington's bi » MOTHER oN THE CLERK=a1 — Dear Stor. In this day of retren (through your paper the name of hum: that ba wane d w may be exercised by harging of the with a wife and little daily labor tor their d shelter, be equatiy ‘aithtal and competent in the discharge of his duties as the unmarried clerk beside him, it would be bot right ard just that the man of family be | en the preference. In times like the present, discharged, and without any prospect of get: it would be much more easy ing man to pack his trank and go ome to father and mother,” than for a mar- dina house, to break uy Wire Morues. 3OVERNMENT AND THE INDIANS.—The Board of Indian Commissioners have been in session at the Arlington for two members being present except Mr. Stuart, of Philadelphia, who is detained by iliness. The meeting was called to consider the present aspect of Indian affairs, and especially the question of the proposed legislation looking to the opening of the Indian territory and the transfer of the Indian burenu to the War de- partment, as well as some details of indian management. Secretary Delano has been in consu: tation with the commissioners, and agreed with them that the present policy of treating the Indians shouin be persevered in. The com- missioners are of the opinion that any legisia- tron, either directly or indirectly, looking to the opening of the Indian territory would be a vio- tation of our solemn treaty obiigations, and would be a national dishonor, mericing the scorn of thé civilized world, and that the pasasge of any law for the organization of a territorial government not acceptabie to the civilized tribes, and which would indirectly open the country fur the ingress of whites, would, in the opivion of the board, he such an infraction of Our obligation. “CIVIL BERVICR KevoRM” — Sujgestion.— Editor Star-—I would beg leave to humbly sug- gest through the columns of your valuable paper to the honorable Senators comprising the Committee on Civil Service and Ketrench- ment, that they look into the matter of super- fuous clerks of minor committees of the Senate, where @ reduction could be made of at least four or five clerks of a corresponding number of committees, raid committees seldom if ever Bolding meetings, and even i 20 little importance that it would be possible for the clerks of the more prominent committees to attend to the business of the same in their Ietsure hours. This would be a saving to the government of some thousands of dollars per annum, which (if in their discretion they thought proper,) the committee might add fo the appropriation for the harder worked class of employes under the jurisdiction of the ser- a atearms and secretary of the Senate. erhaps this will not meet with the approval Of Senators, chairmen of unimportant commit- tees, wbo through custom or common consent of there bodies appropriate the clerk to their own private use. or inother words, make the committee clerk their private secretary. “Explores.” As Iuprorer Raitzoap Britt Saows Ur. General Butler this morning, in favoring a mo- tion to commit the Washington City and Point Lookout railroad bill to the Committee of the Whole, said he opposed the route proposed be- fause it would obstruct navigation. He said be bad voted against the Baltimore and Poto- mac railroad bill when it was up because its tracks would, as Ss Row, destroy the site of a public park, which he had hoped to see at anearly day. To a question propounded by Lawrence he said thought route of the proposed road wou! business along ey river front. Mr. id destroy . Schofield thought the bill, A a id com; ro H = ie said Le Avi ny executing officer anger would do right about it. In re iv Mr. Kice, Mr. Batier cuted House to that be uestion by introdaced a ElEES ut : V™. 48—N2. 6,527. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1874. + TWO CENTS. Society. General Babcock gave a evening to ex-President Bae —Mrs. Baxter and Mrs, Mary Clemmer Ames will receive as usual to-day. —Pennsylvania avenue was thronged yester- day afternoon. Everybody seemed to be out, either driving or promenading. Was:iixgton on afine afternoon like yesterday, presents a very gay appearance, and the ladies to be met on the avenue are not surpassed in beauty by dinner party last 2. | those ef any other city. —The Saturday evening literary reunion of Hon. Horatio King will be held this evening, as usual Hattie Spencer, of Conn., who has been passing the season in this city as the guest of Hon. and Mrs. .J. M. Pendleton, left Wadnes- day morning tor home. tare is much regretted by her friends. —Miss Fannie Brownlow, daughter ot Sena- tor Brownlow, ard his daughter-in-law, Mra. Jobn B. Brownlow, who have been visiting the Senator, leave the city today for their home at Knoxville, Ten’ How ® Commercial Agency Applied for Information aud Go: LL AND AUTHENTIC PARTICULAL FINANCIAL STANDING, DOMESTIC AND BARLY PURSUITS oF YOUNG CHRISTIAN, WRITTEN BY HIMSBLP. With that thirst for information that besets the souls of genticmen of the commercial agency persuasion, a Baltimore firm of that style recently sent a missive of inquiry to this city in regard to one of our young Avenue busi- hess men, who will be readily recognized with- out naming him when we say that he is of act- ive and energetic business habits, does not drink, smoke, or use protane language, ani is of extremely engaging personal appearanc By some odd mistake the Baltimore commer- cials directed their letter to the young man himself, and he, overcoming his natural m: esty, answered in the following satisfactor terms, being well-posted: Wasntncton, D.C., Feb’y 20, 1874. Messrs. Jno. McKillop & Co.—Dear Sira: I have received your circular of the 19th, asking, “in confidence, a statement as to the commercial nding of the party named below.” Ae that party is myself, I hope that iny answers will not induce the imputation of egotism. M "ia over thirty. My “former busi- ness,” at ap early period, was nursing. [ am “married,” thank you, and blessed with off- spring, one of whom—the younges!—ia at pres- ent engaged in the employment which ov pied the greater portion of my youthfal atten- ton. In this connexion permit me to inquire if you consider condensed milk superior to the lacteal fluid derived from the cow, and, if 89. whether the Swiss is reaily preferable to th an preparation. Doctors disagree onth ut I will be guided by your opinion. pping the relative pronoun trom your sixth interrogatory, Iregzet to inform vou that I donot “sucered,” at the present writing. in collectin the bills due my establishment. You may ha pet remarks respecting t ulency of the money market sadly out of joint with us just Co.! Passing over your wiin- about “the amount of capital the value of my re. “to what amount it is enciombs red at your conundrum, am I “of go Ab! There I bave ye on the hip! you desire to gaze upon the lineaments of behold a Bayard, a preur chera peur s reprocke, send for my phot graph! It may be obtained trom H. Ulke, 1111 Pennsylvania avenue. This celebrated artist does not, as you might presume from his num- ber, engage, as a matter of policy, in the 4—Il—44, game. Am I “prompt Yes, sirs! Up betore breakfast every morning, and jumping out ¢ the of early birds. ‘In’ good credi a! None better! Ask those with whom how much they think of me! f£ am ‘in- sured” in an amount sufficient to keep my fam oF THE HARITS, A WASHINGTON AND BUSINESS MAN, Ie ily from the almshouse in case of my sudden demise. How is it with yourselves? fam per son: ily acquainted with several erfterprisiug agents, to whom I should be pleased to intro duce you. Am I “adesirahle customer? Sena me your illustrated catalogue, price list, and best cash discount to the trade, and I will atiord you the desired information. 1 am sorry, my dear fellows, that you did not ask a few more questions. ‘The weather here ts delightful and folks well. Kemember me kindly to your respe families, aud write again ut your earliest venience. Sincerely ur friend, — Varpict "Se DisasTeR.—The coroner's jury on the Phil brewery disaster returned a verdict , attributing the falling of the build breaking of the cast-iron plates sup- porting the columns upon which the oor of the ce-house rested, and expressed the opinion that if the columns had rested on masonry instead of rammed dirt the plates would not have bro- ken. The verdict ceusures Henry Muller, the owner, rr uperintendent, and Jacob Koth, engineer, (the latter a victim.) for negiigence in setting the foundation for the plates. eS A POLITICAL Decision 1x FAVOR OF WOMEN. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has decided affirmatively the following question, referred to it by order of the Fogisisture “Under the constitution of the Commonweaiih can women be members of school committees? The court holds that the conatitation contain: nothing in relation to school councils, and the common law of the land was the law upon the subject, permitting women to fill any iecal office of an administrative character the duties attached to which were such that woman was competent to perform them. Se ews ee Tae Steam Cawat Boat Paize —The com- mission to test the operation of steam on the canal= have decided to recommend to the New York legislature the passage of an act iving to Mr. Baxter the sum of $35,000 in consideration of his placing seven of the Baxter boats on the canals, and the sum of $15,000 to Mr. Dobben on his placing three of the boats of his patent ou thecana;, Mr. Green, the engineer of the com mission, waS in {vor of awarding the $10),00) prize to Mr. Baxier, wita = Second prize to Mr Dobben to cover his expense: CarcaGo MERCHANTS AGainstT INPLA TION.—A meeting of the merchants of Chicage was held yesterday. Jutions were adopted protesting ‘inst increasing the present voi- ume of the currency, and denouncing the action of the [linois Senators on the; gubject. The meeting was not large, butembraced # number of the largest merchants in the city. PoloNED aT ABA A young man named Jobn Magar atiended a ball and supper party on Saturday evening, given by the “ough and Ready” Engine Company of Hyde Park, near Beston, at the Willard Honso, and drank trom a bottle which he found in oneof the private rooms: | It contained bed-bug poison, which caused his death Wednesday night. Six Hunorep Workmes Discnarcen.— Ever since the Virginius troubles a large force of workmen have been employed at the Phila- delphia navy yard. Now that the war clond has prseed away, and the governnent have no furtheremployment for so large a boty of men, @ wholesale discharge of some six hundred bands Is to take place to-day. Svccgssrut Sruikes.—The striking shi; carpenters of Philadelphia haye resumed wor! at $5.50 per day, the price they demanded. The cigar makers’ strike in New York is now nearly over, and in ir favor. The cap makers’ strike is still in se, but a r~ auces look to a speedy end in favor the strikers, CHICAGO SHOEMAKERS ON A STRIKE.—The journeymen shoemakers ing to the Crispin. of Chicago are ona strike. The pe out at oes between them and their em ployers is that the Crispins refuse to promise pot to strike ina body whenever the loyes of any one house strike. — ——————____. A LapY ayp Isrant MuRpgrep. — Mrs Elizabeth Brownlee, wife of a wealthy farmer on Iowa, was bratally murdered by some un- known in hér house near Davenpor: Wed lay eve.og. She was shot twice. Wier youngest child, four years, shot. There ‘s no clew to the murderer. Tux recent diocesan convocation had a bad eflect on Milwaukee rev The Sentinel states that ‘‘half a dozen fellows in arow in a re street beer-saloon, last ole Pi jor arose and remarked sign "Geademen, I want you to understand th: this iscopal council.’ Two coxviots, Nathaniel Jones and Ensign Worthena, alias Clark, from the Boston ieelghtcc in beneath the floor t four a teen inches square, through w! v HeRIvY CONKLING, of New ¥ who was found guilty of three gold certificates 1s not an Epi od state's prison yesterday. succeeded in Fx-Dercty § was also fatally | the courtehip GADABOUT’S COLUMN: [ Written for the Evening Star.) WASHINGTON’S MOTHER'S MONUMENT. The visit of the sub-committee on the Wash- ington monument to Fredericksburg to see what can be done toward completing the small monu- ment to Washington’s mother, suggests som» reminiscences, particularly as the Delegate from the District of Colatabia will be chairman #f the sub-committee. ‘This old lady, Mary ton, was a second wife; the General her first som, and she passed nearly ail her life after his birth in and opposite Fredericks burg. She was comparatively illiterate, as a letter extant shows. Washington's boyhood was spent around Fredericksburg, and he went to Mount Vernon in 1748, three years before Georgetown was Isid out, to keep his richer brother's company. Inheriting that estate, b> was within forty miles of his mother when at home, and in those country gentlemen thought Nttle of such a ride, however bad the roads, At the age of fifty-seven Washington, fol- lowed by his serv: left Mount Vernon with his mounted servant man to to this very old lady. He rode all night, leaving the messengers trom Congress at his warm fire- side, wko had come to tell him of his election to the Presidency. At morning he embraced the fond old ly, then aged &5, who was living in a two-story brick house at the corner of Cuaries and Lewis streets, Fredericksburg. Her de- (Ball) Washing- | Ceased son-in-law, a gun contractor in the rey- olution, had lert much property there. She was suffering from a cancer at the time. He told of his new responsibility and the call to quit Mount Vernon for New York. She said: “My son, you will see me no more.” The same day Washington rode the forty miles retarn trip and reached Mount Vernon in the evening, to take his coach for the North the day following Is it probable that in eee hoursof horseback exercise the General consulted his pocket flask? Is it likely that he cared for the opinion of nea aee he took a pull? Beau- titul episode! he war-worn veteran wetting his whistle, In the light of this event let us look more tenderly at those galled trousers of his in the Patent office. In four months Mrs. Washington was in her grave, interred upon a swell of land marked by & rocky and romantic ledge, where, it was said, she often went to think and pray. Happy and neglected are the plain mothers of great men! We can think of her tenderly, musing there on of her husbatd and the wonder- ful child she brought forth, and the lonely love of God drawing near her o/d age, as mysterious as axother bridegroom approaching her girl hood. Forty-three years afterward President An- drew Jackson left Washington on a steamboat to lay the corner-stone of her mounment. As the beat stopped at Alexandria a dismissed lieutenant, Kandolph, went on board to wha ld Hickory, He chose a chivalric moment, methinks, when a man was going to a funeral, but there is no accounting for tasies when your name is Randolph. The boat proceeded to Po- vomac creek, only nine miles from Fredericks- burg, and the President was received by the immemorial committee of unfimshed mon ments. Next day they marched with military, females, etc.. tothe grave, and Mr. Basset mad. @ speech, explaining the virtues and mate: fame laid down with those poor bones. Gen- eral Jackson, who was a Knight Templar tor women, spoke with the eloy uence of those days, and deposited an inscribed plate in the hollow corner-stone, saying ‘Fellow-citizens: At your request, and in your name, | now deposit this plate in the spot Gestined for it; and when the American pilgrim shall, in atter ages, come up to this high and holy place, and lay his hand upon this sacred coliimn, may he recail the virtues of her who sleeps beneath, and depart with his aifections purified, and his piety strengthened, while he invokes blessings upon the memory of the mother of Washington Mrs. Sigourney then struck her harp in the distant parts of Connecticut, referr.ng to Spar- tan zeal, Pater Patria, Mecca's surine, and many thin The whieh disguised the subj monument, like ull that we attempt, was too big for the tulyject,—I should think, from a pic ture, designed to be forty or filty feet high. It is of white marble, with a ba-e of large hewn blocks, plinth and'tour short colamns sapport- ing an entablature. This was represented as complete, or nearly so, in 1-53. An obel to surmount it, with doves at the cornice t and above a bust on which a bird has alighted Mr. Lossing wrote:—“ Why the half - hewn marble has been allowed io remain s0 long unfinished that Vandal reite-seekers have ruined it, Leannot comprehend.” Bat this re generally made on American monument sad, but not original. Fredericksburg is a much older pl Georgetown or Frederick or our upper places. It was founded by law in 1727, and named for the father of George IIL. The act of incorporation says that it was to be “a conve- nient place where traders may cohabit and bring their goods to.” Here resided Generals Mercer and Weedon, John Forsyth. and others. It was the beet Lombarded town in all the civil War. It is forty-eight miles by rail trom Wash- ington and sixty-one from Richmond. Unfortu- nately, the railroad beyond Quantico does not connect with the day train to that point. - THE RUMBILICAL TWINE. Chang and Eng were gallant twins Discovered in Siam, And Eng grew up at Sabbath sehoo!, While Chang he loved a slam; A gristly rivet joined the twain, The which would not unscrew, So pious Eng was always slain When Chang got on a slew. £n politics Eng was a Whig, And Chang a Democrat, And when they held an argument It ended in a spat, And often when the vote was close, And both sides scored a brother, The court decided, viva voce, ‘They must contest each other. Poor Eng he loved a Quaker maid Who would not roost with Changy, Because he came to bed so drunk And said his prayers so slangy; ‘They compromised, and took a pair, And lived in great dejection,— ‘The brothers wanted a divorce, ‘The sisters a dissection. And Eng he loved to sing a hymn, And Chang to fight a chicken; ‘Whenever Eng exhorted Chan; He got & martyr’s lickin’; If in the church Eng led his clags ‘Twould make an angel kick up, ‘To see the one with unction pra: And Uother sleep and hiccup. They called a hundred surgeons in ‘To pass the righteous sentence, It "cwould be safe to takea kmife And cut their own acquaintance. ‘The Doctors of their hyphen felt And came.to this solution: ‘Twas an action 'twixt the Little Belt And the navel Constitution. At last Chang would not sleep at all, So much be was a soaker, And kept his brother sitting up To while him at draw poker; And when he died the wretch remarke«: “The Lord must raise our bodies— And I sball have all Eng’s reward, “8 And likewise all those toddies.”” ‘The ladies sold the frail remains ‘To serve 8 human mission; The Doctors beat Sir Barnum out Hence one remarked upon the chain With gravity rabbinical, That omone , at least, the strain Must be ibed rumbili: And £0 the outer verdict was Put all * down with all sincerity: Their fathers had been Siamese twins, With such unlike posterity. OUR CLIMATE. The mild climate of Washington is the marvel of many northern men, who haye not noted He ap Be i, r i : : about 40 (6in a year, while at Fort Washington, | afew miles below as, it is 45.92, and at Annapo- lis 53.73. ‘The greatest heats recorded in Mary- land are in the narrow valley of Fort Washing- ton, 1(3 degrees and 105 degrees. The mean temperature of Washington in spring is abont 51, in summer 74, in autamn 54, in winter 3; tor the year 54. Here, then, is the climate near- est perpetual spring. ANNAPO_IS TO WASHINGTON. The proposal to remove the naval asylum from Philadeiphia to Annapolis, urged by Ad- miral Porter, a Pennsylvanian, will be in every way advantageous, putting the cadets into per- tonal associa‘ion with our naval veterans, giv- ing the latter salt sea room to pull and sail in and a:fembling in the vicinity of the national capital the common fighting men of the navy, asof thearmy. Annapolis is the true marine suburb of Washington, heretofore indefinitely separated by the perversity of the railroad con- nections. If connection were made from Bowie, on the Baltimore and Potomac road, to Annap- olis, the distance from Washington would be but thirty-two miles, or only sixteen or twenty yet to build. Then with four daily trains, and ho transfers, every visitor to Washington would run down to'see the most perfect miniatare city in America—the Newport of the south. No town of the same population has more institutions or reminiscences: the naval academy and mon- ument, Taney statue, old frigates of the late war, superb state hoase and Washington cham- ber, Carroli and Pinkney mansions, Severn water and Round bay, steeple view of the East- ern shore, beautiful governor's house, state li- brary and archives, St: John’s college, Puritan and Catholic battle ground, ete. A short fer riage actoss the bay, here much contracted, will, with the Eastern shore railroads, give Wasbington an ocean beach at Rehoboth by a short six hours’ ride. ‘The oysters of the Ches- apeake, over such a road, would reach us the day they were taken from the Cheeter, Wye and Choptank. No man can look at the map without seeing that Annapolis is the deep water roads of Washington, our nearest bay port, with 21 feet of water over the bar and for eight miles inland. By the present conveniences it is far- ther away than New York city, FRAGMENT. Young Jesus, full of flame, For wisdom won much name In all the synagogues of Galilee; And quicker came his breath, Approaching Nazareth, Where all his whilom townsmen he should see, There lay it, dull and dim, Toall the world but him, Who knew each palm tree and each camel-track Sweet is it to leave home In towns moro grand to roam, But with good fortune sweeter to come back! Ani so his face was flashed, le, skeptical and hushed, The Nazarines around their thresholds stood And in their hearts replied No municipal pride Unto the plaudits of the multitude. Oh! beautifal indeed It was to hear him read Betore them all, tall in the preacher's place. He felt his mother’s look Come trembling o’er his book, And father Joseph's as delighted face. And so. by fate or lot, His fingers touched that spot Where old Esaias writ it long before: “God's Spiritis in me winted 1 shall be A rea “Toy o the blind and poor. WHO WAS MR. VERNON? “Some men have greatness forced on to ’e Artemus Ward. Such was Vernon. have recently torn down our old market-house in Washington city to call it Mount Vernon Piace. Every town has something to keep the man in memory. Who was he? celebrated survivor of bis memory died » at the age of 73, and wae embalmed sole- ly in the Mount Vernon estate, which Lauren: Washington acquired by marriage with th Fairfax family. Laurence named it for Ver- pen because, inuch earlier, or in 1741, he haa been under the command of Admiral Vernon the West Indies. The Admiral was probab the greatest man Laurence had ever seen, terrible fellow to curse and wear feathers. 11 wame of Vernon probably comes from th French, signifying flowery or blossoming, circumstance io be recalled by suppasing similar state for the warm-blooded Aamirat nose. ‘The admiral’s name was Edward, son ot James, who held an office and pigeon-holed hin nthenavy. Here, of course, he developed fas and in 170s was arear admiral. At the age of forty-three this old sea dog ran for Parliament, and distinguished himself there for fourteen years by growling loudiy, until, when Sir Koby ert Waipoie determined on war with Spain, he also got rid of Vernon by putting him in eom mand of the expedition. Tne object of the war on the part ot the English was to rob the Span- ish mines, colonies aud towns. The English colonies in America were called upon for a regi- ment of 5,600 men, and Virginia levied a tarit? on the importation of slaves to raise funds, and impressed—not drafted—idle people. Money bemg short, the planters were called upon to make advances, and Laurence Washington probably received his captain’s commission in this way, carrying along with Lim severat o1 his neighbors. “It was a great lark for a young fellow of twenty-four (Campbell says 20, and educated in England.) The regiment under Governor bd peri ores aben lived near the site of Joe Hooker's subsequent bactle of Chancel- lorsville,—lay in camp at Annapolis and em- barked th Io the West Indies, says Smol- let, who was with the fleet of Vernon and wrote apart of Roderick Random abont it, they ware fed on “salt pork of New England, which though neither fish nor flesh savored of both, and bread from the same country, every bis- cuit whereof, like a piece of clock work, moved by its own internal impuise, occasioned by the myriads of insects that dwell withix it.” Alto- gether there were assembled at Jamaica 115 ships, 15,000 sailors, and 12,000soldiers. At this time Vernon was the popular idol of England, having attained some small success at Porto Bello, commemorated in Richard Glover's c>!- ebrated ballad of ‘Admiral Hosier’s ghost: “As near Porto Bello lying On the gently swelling tiood, At midnight with streamers flying Our triumphant navy rode: ‘There while Vernon sat, all glorious, From the Spaniards’ late defeat And his crews with shouts victorious Drank success to England's fleet,” appeared the ghost of Howler’e expedition, la- menting that on a previous occasion the Admi- ralty had ordered them not to fight. As this was the first expedition in which the British Colonists vere called on to take part in the foreign conquests of Great Britain, it excited the jourg men terribly, and might have bad itsiptiuence to make young George Washington, then nine years old, a soldicr. They d for Carthagena, tne stron; forti- fied place in South America, and while block- ading it the yellow fever broke out, killed Spottswood, and Jeft Benning Wentworth, a British native of Massachusetts, in command. He quarreled with Vernon, whom Charles Knight describes as ‘‘a vain man, indifferent to any successin which he should not have the chief honor.” Smollet describes the naval officershe saw as brutal and effeminate. Car- thagena was attacked, the storming which was Laurence W: dred men, the 9 to deth, * the been to drudgery of the service, and out of four thou- sand men nota tenth even returned.” The resort belligerent and unhappy, finally retired tobisseat of ‘Nacton in Suit where he survived Laurence W: ye Ax 5 well aware. of the honor the Virginia Y in ming theca snes Petenes oak be nen to Se Sone ae as well. The latter obtained the estste by the death of Lau- rence from a the seeds were sown in Vernon’s expedit ARcTURUS GaDaBouT. i SA le Vors is Cxcrt Poona = estt county) Whig gives \- the ape | to 1,508; A MILD FORM Sosere. are. Sonderoa but s0 far no fatal case Uttle care and rest effect convenience is WN. ¥. Herald. e7-Garrard Jailer. FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, Satvrpar, February 21. THE SENATE was not in session to-day. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Mr. Shanks (Ind.) reported a bill to confirm an agreement made with the Shoshane Indians, Eastern Band, in relation to the purchase of tne Wyoming reservation. Objection was made to its present considerat on and it was referred io the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Crittenden (Mo.) moved that when the House adjourn to-day it be to meet on Tuesiay next, in order that there may be a proper recog- nitionof Washington's birthday. The motion was agreed to: Yeas 115; nays 55. The motion to table the bill in relation to THE WASHINGTON AND POINT LOOKOUT RAIL ROAD COMPANY then came up as unfinished business from yes terday, and the vote was taken, resulting in th rejection of the motion by a vote of 10 yeas to 120 nays. The yoie in detail! was as follows Yeas—Messrs, Adams, Arthur, Ashe, B Barber, Biery, Blount Bi Burrows, Builor( Mass.), Butler ( Tenn. ), Galdwel Cesena, Olayton, Clements, Clymer, Cobb (Kan. Crossland, Curtis, Danford, Darrall, DeW itt, Don pap, Foster, @arfi Giddings, Hagans, Ham iton Hencock, Harris (Ga), Hatcher, Hawles, Hay: Hezevon (Wis. wleton ( J), Hera. dom, E. RB. Roar, G €. Hoar, ‘Holman Hyde, ‘Kelley, Killinger, Lamport, Law renee, Lawaon Luttre ATES, (Wis), “McJunkin, McKee, — M lish, Merriam, Mills, Monree, Myers, Orth, Packer, Page, Parker (N. H ), Parons, Pendlet Pik Pi ‘ Bead, Bobbius. B Schumaker, Scotiela, a Shapks, Sheais, Sherwood, Sloe (Ohio), ‘Southard, Speer, Storm, Strait, Swann, Townsend. Wallace, Whitehouse, Willard (V1.3, Willie, Wilson (ows), Wolfe, Wood, and Woodworth—h 0, Nayt—MessreAibert, Albright, Atkins, Av Barcum, Barrere 3 * ole, + Bland, “r, Bandy, Barcherd, Clarke (N.Y Bowen, Cannon, Cason Gord (B.C), Gol igo, Conger, © Co otton, enden, Cro: OF: ko, Cronnse, ») Davis.(W_ Va.) Dannell, Dornam, ‘B Eldridge, Farwell, Field, Fort, Free Re ag | BR a + (Conn, Hendey »Op- ughton, Howe, Hubbell, Hunter, nt, Hynes, Jewett, Knopp, Li Lowe, Marshsll, ry, Dill, (Low alt Milliken, Mitchell, M: biack, O'Brien, » Neal, Packard, Pelham, Perry, Phe! Pieroe, Poland, Baiuey, Bansier, Bapicr, i Bice, Ht E. B. Roberts, Robimon (Til Bobipson Sayler (Ind.), Boudder is J.) Smart ( soe id bal ¥ ), Smith ( Va. ),8oragu-. Stannard, Sta rd, St Joh Stone, Stowell. Thornb: ., Waldron, Ward (IiL.), Wells. White, itebead, Whittborne, Wilbor, Willard (Micb.), Williams ( Wis.), Williams (Maes.), Wil Home (ind.), Williams (Mich ), Wilshire, Wilson, Md), Wilson (Ind.), Young (Ko }—120. Mr. Itice (Ill), who had charge ot the bill, then withdrew his demand for the previous question, saying he did so to allow the amend ments which were proposed by gentlemen to be submitted to the judgment of the House and that he would again call the previous 4t1es- tion after these amendments had been fairly considered by the House. Mr. Butler (Mass.) opposed the bill, and ad- Yocated its reference to the Committee of the Whole. He argued that the bridging of the Eastern branch would fill up the channel, as the bridge across the Potomac had done untii Congress was called upon for two million dol- lars to clear it If some gentleman would bring in a bili to remove the navy yard he might vote for it, but until it was moved he wauted the channel kept open toit. It also run by the Observatory, and the jar of the train would affect the very delicate instru- ments there, Then it ran by the Washington monument. (Laughter.) Then it ran by the White House and the departments. e thought a mile off was not running very Closely “by.” The only advantaz he had heard, to be derived from the cons! tion of the road, was that it would carry tide water. He thought some other way could be found to get the coal from Camberland to tide water without running through the heart of the city. To facilitate distribution, lightdratt vessels were needed, and if they cleaned out the Potomac channel, ‘as Congress oaght to, the coal cond be taken on the Potomac. They hed been to great expense to beautify the city and improve the streets, and the question wa: whether they would now cut them up. On: railroad bad been permitted to run through the public grounds, and brd spoiled the prospect of.a park, which he had hoped to see. Lawrence (bio) asked if this bill passed if it would not give the control of the entire river front to this road and prove destructive tu to busine: Mr. Butler said he had heard it so stated, bnt he had not examined that question. Hoe said the secretaries of War and Navy were to m ake the location as little objectionable as posstble. He thought any objection objectionable. Mr. Scofield (Pa.) said he knew nothing about this road or the bili until it was reported from the District Committee yesterday. He then stated bis view of the route of the road, and ob- jected to it, because it would come into some of the principal streets of the city. According to his view, the road would come right in front of the President's house and the Treasury, and interfere with both of those buildings. He be- lieved the construction of the road would ulti- mately cause the removal of the navy yard frow this city, as :t would fill up the channel of the river. It would also, in his opinion, shut up the river tront of Washington, and would im pair the interests of property-holders in George- town. The charier too, was too indefinite. Mr. Hale (N. Y.) denied that the charter of the road was indefinite. He did not believe gentlemen who made that assertion fully un- lerstood the bill. The bill was carefuily gaard- ed, and the Secretaries of War and the Navy were to co eed extent to determine the limits of the road. : Mr. Scofieid again argued that the bill would affect the river front and destroy the Navy ‘ard. : Mr. Speer (Pa.) said he had been reliably in- formed that the Secretary of the Navy was not in favor of the bill, and that he had not been consulted on the su The Secretary was also of the opinion that the construction of the bridge proposed by this bill would destroy the Navy Yard. Mr. Butler (Mass.) said it did not matter to bim what authority was given to the Secretary giving up to any ex- power which belonged to Congress. He knew that the building of a bridge over snch a miuddy stream as the Fas- tern branch would fill up the channel of the river, and Congress should guard # /ainst this. Mr. Gartield (Ohio) boy the bill would go to the Committee ot the Whole. There was one railroad now interfering with the public rounds, and he did not wish another one to 10.50. Mr. Frye (Mé.) gave as his reason for voting for commitment to the Committee of the Whole that the Insane Asylum grounds had been al- moet destroyed by allowing this railroad to run through them. Mr. Negley (Pa.) said his object in voting to lay the bill ‘on the table was not because he Was opposed tothe railroad, but because the gentleman who had charge of it would not permit amendments to be offered. The bill was then referred to the Corimittee of the Whole on the general calendar. Mr. Eldridge, (Wis.,) from the committee on the District of Columbia, reported back & bill for the construction of an iron bridge across the Eastern Branch. Referred to the Commit- tee of the Whole. TRAGEDY In NorTa CaRoLina—A Quarrel ae ee gees Guest as Pcl dh ietor—A tragedy occi » N. C: Wednesday, Fetch resulted in the iilting of @ young man from Richmond, Va.. Charles Neal, by J. H. Elliott. Neal was stop- ing at the St. les Hotel, of which Elliott’s é was the ingen ag A — eal was requi 6 elder pay aa a was is~ fe arose between them as to the correctness OF the charges, which Mr. Neal insisted were too large, but the matter terminated there with- out Lag biped difficulty. Next how- ever, the matter was renewed by Mi . who ste, up to Mr. Neal while he was x ing to Mott, and ‘him easily bythe arm told him he m leave his house. Neal pk sen not,” upon which Joseph ott, son"of yprietor, who was . drew a revolver, ‘and without even @ word, fred Ben is mbes te ura man’ le, neor marking, ‘that was a cowardly act"? and in i t 8 i E i iy | TELEGRAMS TO TH THE WHISKY WAR. The Campaign Opened tn New York and Vicinity. PROTECTIVE UNION OF SALOON KEEPERS, New Yorx, February 21.—The saloon keep- ers propose to organize a protective union in every ward in the city to protect their rights as citizens and tax payers, and guard their inter ests in general. They are now considering a Efeamble and resolutions reciting that history as shown that the use of the gifts of natare and the products of human industry cannot be successtully interds by the enactment of laws; that every ar to a certain exient, of prohib: of the ts wines, is as clearly against the b constitution of the state and t would be interference with any other trade or yet notwithstanding those and riotous proceedings are rampant once more. At a meeting of saloon keepers yesterday addresses were made Bouncing the present crusade of women wh Will not allow li aor dealers, like other trades men, to ply their business in peace. Staten Island began the war yesterday by the women taking advantage of the absence of a propric- tor to pray in his saloon. The womenof Urange N.J., begm to day. MR. BEECHER’S OPINION. New Youx, -—Kev. Henry Ward Beecher said to bi m last night that history wou! lel to the effort making in the to suppress dram-drinking, which he characterized as tne scourge of th housebold. It is an evil that has detied leg’ tion, but now, under the providence of God, there has arisen a moral cycioue, a perfect tem- pest of influen THE PRAYING CRUSADR against saloons will begin to-morrow in this city, at Alderman Bruck's. THE MOVEMENT IN INDIANA. Lovisvitie, February 21.—The ladies of Jef- fersonvilie, Indiana, visited several saloons and grocery stores yesterday, but without apparent Tesnits. The temperance movement will be in- augurated at New Albany on Monday next. o New York Notes. HOLIDAY FOR THE BULLS AND BRARS. New York, February 21.—The gold room and stock exchange will be closed on Monday. THE STRIKE OF THE CAP-MAKERS has erded, the manufacturers and workmen agreeing to @ price-list from nm to ten per cent. under what was at first demanded by the operatives. WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT, Leans, increase, 260; legal t rease, $2; de- increase, 9,000; circulation, decrease, 00. sry TBE U. 8. STEAMSHIP MONONGAHELA was at Kio Janiero January 2 GENBRAL PITZ JOBN PORTER has telegraphed the following to Senator Cau- eron in relation to Chandler's resolution in the Senate yesterday: “I offer noobjection to Sena- tor Chandler’s motion to remove the oath of secrecy trom the members of my court. It will give some of them a chance to change their opinions, which can’t be defended, and to join in my appe een The Monitor Canenicus Gone to Key West. Puitapetrnra, February 21.—The monitor Canonicus went into commission this morning, and will sail tor Key West next week, in tow of the Powhattan. The Canonicus was repaired at Wilmington, and is now in excellent condi- tien. The Eccning Telegraph publishes the ful- lowing list of officers: Commander L. A. Kim- berly, commanding; lieut. com. G. F. F Wildes; lieut., Jf. Yates: masters, W. F. Low; H. T. Stocktor mis; engmeers—tirst assistant, J. P. Kelly; second do., W. E. Siblev cadet, L.'W. Wooster; passed assistant paymas. ter, L. P. Paulding; acting assistant surgeon, Joseph Taylor. SICKNESS AMONG THE BRITISH TROOPS araica. The correspondent of the id coast writes, under date th ult.,that there is much sickress among the troops comprising the Ashantee ex pedition. Halt of the hospital corps is pros- trated. The disease however te not of adeadly disaster. DEATHS PROM FAMINE IN INDIA. Carcvtta, Feb. Inturmation bas reached here that severe! persons have died from famine in tae district of Nepou!l ——_——__ Suffocated to Death by Gas. Witmrneton, N. ©., Febraary “i.—A. Me- Geachy, a citizen of Robeson county, died at the Purcell House from asphyxia, prodaced by inhaling gas. He extinguished the gas last night, but failed to turn it off, and retired. At 12m. 40-day his room was broken open, and McGeachy was found quite dead. ———— oi tx A Union oF Sout Canottna Tax-Parvers. The South Carolina tax-payers’ convention ad- journed yesterday. A report was adopted in- structing the executive committee to prepare a constitution and jaws for county organizations, to be known as tax unions, and to be establish- ed in all the counties in the state. All citizens, white or black, who pay taxes are to be admit- ted to membership. The object is to prosecute criminal and dishonest officials, and endeavor to relieve the burden of taxation. A resolution was adopted wenn & committee to appeal to the state legislature for redress of grievances, and a committee of fifteen of the most mi~ nent citizens of the state was appointed to go to Washington ang lay before Congress a me- mgTiAl Of that body. STRIKE oF THS CoTTON OPERATIVES IN PuiLapetrnia.—The male and female em- ployés in the cotton and woolen mills of Phila- delphia opposed to & continuance of work under the reduetion of fifteen per cent. on their wages, held a meeting last night. The proceedings were somewhat informal. The sentiment was unanimously in favor of a determined effort to remain out until the employers accede to their demands. Kesolutions to this eflect were adopted. The manufacturers state that thi« action of the hands is only injuring the latter, as most of the mills have now on hand a lar; stock of manufactured goods, and were only running under the lowest possible expense to sim) " keep going and give employment to their bands. AN OrgraTic Row in Havawa—Lucca At dispatch from Havana says :— The members of the chorus and orchestra of the Italian opera have sued Lucca, Murska and Vizgant for pay and. retarn to New York. The defendants refused, and the court issued an order prohibiting their departare from the island until the people were paid. Madame Lucca attempted to leave clandes- tinely on the steamer Columbus for New York. Her busband, servants and were on boarc, and sbortly before the sailing of the steamer @ lady, closely veiled, was seen to ap- roach. A committee of the chorus discovere r to be Lucca, and informed the police, who compelled the whole party to return ashore. a Tse Rerorwep Eriscorat Curece.—The New York Post says that the Rev. W. H. Keid, rector of the new Church of the Mediator, (r- mond piace, Brooklyn, tendered his resignatio' to the and yn of his parish on Saturday last. Ordinarily an announcement of the kind had but little significance. Mr. Reid, in announcing bis to his congregs- gave no indication of his future course; - ); specie, decrease, | | | tL, : 4 Ss ii 3 aa fy ¥ PS i | i f 7 i GL : u _ however, as follows AL PECULIARITIES. # Dr. Hollingsworth is present il cally and Chang ws cally and was mentally: ‘The same difterense was obeareette in their characters. Chang was mere irritable than Eng, especially since an attack of with which he had been aiicted—tnis being in the side next to Kj had not only to bear with the iftitability of his agsociate, but also to support one-half his weight, other pecu.iarities, Chang woul break uselal articles, or throw them in the fire. Dr. Pancosst— Wi turned I will take the opportunity of it te one or two questions which bave pe me. First, in regard to the common sensibility of these individuals. Accord*ng to the state ments w@ received at Mount Airy there was a line Of common sensibility corresponding te the median line of the band. Dr. Holtingsworth says that if a pin was stuck into the band a: in line both of the twins would feel ( slight distance to produced an effect de, the point of on the twin of that side. other questionhas been asked mo as t» ‘ber either of them Was ever put separately under the mrluence of an anesthetic. I answer it by saying that so far as we know it never wae aitenpted. but Chat when, upon the final occ sion, Chang was anesthetized by death, E was tor atime unaffected. ‘The story, as tol at Mount Airy, was that Eng waki asked his son, “How is your unele © a The boy sa Unele Chang ts cold. Unele Chang isdead.” Then great excitement took place. Eng commenced crying out immediate. ly, saying to bis wife, whom they called ™ last hour has come,” and finally sank away. ue was in perfeet health when they went to bed. They had been sitting up in a large double chair made for thetr accommodation. Eng was smoking his pipe wutil he became sicepy, and finally said to Chang.«-We must retire.” ‘Gnang said that he could not lie down comfortably. 1 understand that when they went from Qhang’s house to oy sd house, where they died, it was against the direction of Dr. Hollingsworth, but, with their usual stubbornness, they persisted in riding the distance in an open buggy. Tore turn to the narrative ot the night death alter Chang had refused tw lie down, they walked about the house tor some time, and even went out to the porch and washed their hands and drank some water. It was about t @clock when they went to bed. Then ng died come time between that and morning, his death not jucing any material impression on Eng. It was mind when the latter woke up and in juired about the condition of his brother that he was at all affected As to the question, “What caused Eng’s death?” Jam not able to tell. The postmortem which bas been made does not show the condi- tion of his lungs. Provably the valves of his heart were in a disorganized condition, and probably also the shock upon that weakened organ caused death. THR CAUSE OF CHA’ Dr, Allen. up and *8 DRATH Chang died of a cerebral e, 1 to be 2 symptoms were not due to pheamonia. indeed, were not severe enough to have been so caused. The sadden- nest Of the death, the geperai atheroma of the arteries, and the fact that there had been pre- an attack of cerebral paralysis, all indicated that the death was of cerebral origin. I . probably died of fright, as the distended der seem two point to a profound emotional ce of the nervous system, the mind ng clear until stupor came on—a stupor which was probably synco; THE TWINS TWO DISTINCT PERSONS, Joseph Hollingsworth, to whom we are ed tor the information’ given in this arti- cle as to their habit of life and the ciream- stances of their death, states that he has known them as residents in the neighborhood of Mount Airy, N. ©., for some twenty years, during which time be has acted at their family physi- cian. Chang, who is said to have derived bis name from the Siamese word “lest,” the left of the pair, and was much smaller more feeble than bis brother Eng, whose name uities “right.” Their habits were very ac- tive. During the latter part of their life they aud their families lived in two houses, about mile and @ bait apart, and it was an inflexible rule that they should + three days alter- bately at each house, determined was this alter i maintained that sickness and death in one family bad no effect upon the move- ments of the father, and a dying or dead child bedience to it; in- deed, Dr. Hollingsworth is very positive of the opinion that the death of the twins themselves war the resalt of this rule, or, at least, was ma~ terially bastened thereb This will be made apparent bereatter The evidences during life that the twins were physiologically distinct entities were very nu- merous and apparent. They were ditterent in form, tastes aud dispositions, ail their physical functions were periormed separately and un counectediy Yhat Chang Uked to eat, Eng detested. Eng was very good-natured; Gian crocs apd uritable. The sickness of one bad no effect upon the other: so that while one would be suffering from fever the pulse of the Other would best at its natural rate. The twine not rarely Fuffered trom bilious attacks, but one bever suitered at the same time as the other—a circumstance which seems somewhat im view of the close connection which the mortem has shown to exist between the livers of the pair, Chang drank pretty heavily—at times getting drank: but Eng never felt any in- fluence from the debauch of his brother—a seemingly conclusive proof that there was no tree interchange in their circulations. The twins often quarreled, and, of course. under the circumstances, their quarrels were bitter. They sometimes came to blows, aod on one occasion came under the jurisdiction of the courts. After one of these difficulties Chang and Eng applied tw Dr. Hollingeworth to — rate them, stating that they could not live longer together. Eng affirmed that war 80 faa that be could live no longer with ; snd Chang stated that be was satisiied to be separated, only asking that he be given an equal chance with his brother, and that the band be cut exactly in the middie. Bat as Dr Hollingsworth advised very decidedly against this, and declined to interfere, cooler nsels prevailed. In August, 1870, Chang suffered from a paralytic stroke, trom which he never fully recovered, and during the last year of hie life he several times said to Dr. Hollingswerth “We can't live long. Dr DEATH. On the Thursday evening preceding their Geath, the Ume having arrived for their de- parture from the house at which they were staying, the twins rode a mile and a half in an open wagoi ha mye ed bear the e.3 but On mornii Teported better, A that ‘is the ht he bad had such pain in the chest, and so much distress, that be thought he should bave died. The twins sie;t in a room by themselves or child present, and some we -4 oD as merece ae £ i fl a8