Evening Star Newspaper, March 4, 1874, Page 1

——ESErE—————EEE EEE, THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, cor. Lith St. BY THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANT, 8. H. RAUPPRANN, Presv't. —_—eo—— EVENING STAR is served by carriers Riiriber at TE Gusts PEE WARK, om counter Two ath, ‘By mali—three months, 61.29; six months, $3.00; one Tear, $8. ae TH STAR—Published Pridat 0 FEE WF Tavarianly im advance,in botheases,aad Ro paper sent longer than paid for. BF Races of advertising furnished on application. to oR V&. 48—M2&. 6,536. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY MAREH 4, 1874. AMUSEMENTS. _ SONCERT BY THE 4 UTCHINSON FAMILY, FOR THE BENEY.T OF THE TH oHOOL CONS EOTED WITH THE cane : M CHUBOA, FOURTH STREET BoutuRacT Will be held tm said Charch on THUBSDAY EVENING, March Sth. as Tickets, 1 cents Ir Foss OPERA HOUSE. MB. FRANK 5. CHANFRAU, In the great American Drama, by Spencer, of AUT. THE ARKANSAS TRAVELER. | ‘The great Drama of KIT is « powerfal portrayal jash with faa snd —Ooarage ant 0-4 aeling—fh» Missi S.. Lonis, ark a—Charact a pictured from life— “The Country i« going tos uta.” KIT MATINEX SATURDAY. Admission, 75 and 5) | 1 BIRCH. WAMBOLD & BACKUS SAN FRAN CISCO MISSTRELS are coming m 2 tr N4TOSAL THEATER. MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1574, MR. DION BOUCICAULT, The Eminent Author and Actor, MONDAY AND TUESDAY EVENINGS. Usap t f RY SE r wer - USED UP Maguiticently cast and mounted. t 8; over at 1:30. In Preparation, DADDY O’POWD and COLLEEN BAWN. Orchestra Statls........ is in Orchestra and Dre: ‘81 Admission mar3-2t INGTON THEATER COMIQU' wens Street, below Penna. Avenue. WEFK COMMENCING MARCH 2 Shas FAMILY MATINER® WEDNESDAY ys : CHANGE oF BiLi 4T EACH MATINEE. ‘The Greatest Novelt Americ Butertainment in First appearance of the great European celebrity, es M’LLE CEBIT#. formation Dancer , m: the stage. ntation Song snd Dance ‘The beanti-ul Serio-Comic Vocalist, Miss Lucy Adama. The fascinsting Lady Globe-performer, Mile ereite. NOB J CARDELLA’S BALLET TROUPE. SIGNOB SS GEM BALLET THOCPE ntifnl and dashing Premicres, KG SISTERS, MiSs FRANK 5 Jor ie ensaticnal Drama. *The Robbers eludes the evening's entertain- it The BEST ENTESTAINMENT in Washington. mart-tf 1 INCOLN HALL, 4 THEODORE THOMAS’ UNEQUALED CONCERTS, Sixty Distinguished Performers. TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 10. WEDNESDAY SVENING, MARCH 11, ONLY GRAND CONCERES. ME. MYRON W. WHITNEY, ‘The celebrated Basso, will appear, together with ‘other EMINENT SOLOISTS, D AND THE UNRIVALLED ORCHESTRA RICE ApMisstox, ONE DOLLAR Beserved Seat-. Kitty Ceats Extra. ‘The tai= of seats wil! commeace THURSDAY BMOENING March 5. at Me‘zerott & Co.'s Mesic tore, where the programme ef the Qoncert cau be obtained «open at 7 15; to commence at § o Btemnway & Son's Pianos are ex-Iusively mar2-tr N NTH GRAND ORGAN CONCERT. The Charming At the CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, Wth ant @ streets, uset VEROKLIUS SISTERS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, Mancu 4, 1=74. LOUISE, Soprano; OUIES, Boperes BK, Contralto; A. Merro-Soprano; Master ALLIS THIERS, Accompanist; tn D- tfal Ps , amme: DR. J. P_ CAULFIELD, Masic.! Director. Tickets, 75 conte, at Music and Bookstores. as asnal. feb Capes. On Exhibition and ae = 7 MARKKITER’s, = Tih street, bet D snd li streets, sight Mo. 439 Mieucs above Odd Bellow’ Haile at }» Engravings, Ohromos, &c. Lrg Paper te » Window ‘8, Frames, Picture Oo: and Bings, Hails, &., ST Please remember Bame and Number. jel-l7* on bis TRIP TO EUROPE, For the benefi: of the If Jcaeph' AT LINCO THUBSDAY EVENING, Tickets, @ cents. March 5, at § mai BEE LECTURE —A GREAT ENTEBPEISE FO WASHINGTON. ill be an exhibition THIS (Wednesday) ING, at Sc’clock, at Wiilard’s Hall, of a aew scientific invention ‘for the production of car- omen gas from the decompcsition of will be put into jained by the invent present see and under le it ts for all to maket!eirown light half the cost of coal gas, productog one . more Hight with the same size Four bundred of oar most prominent citi zens have bad complimentary and special invita tion. Members cf ees, professional and husi vitations are respect resent to hear the explanations ibition. tt the ex INCOLN BALL. HOM. A M. WADDELL, M.C, Mook rth: Oarotina; answer tothe fol ~ Lecture st LINC VENING mEXE. will deliver MONDAY miateres RE COLEMBUS bes deservediy attracted « large share of public at- Gention, from ite Bistor ical aad ioterestivg research smoug ibe early Icelandic voyages to, and discov: eries on, this continent. understgned take pleasure in requesting that ou will repeat this lecture at the capital of the bere the subject. ne wide fiéld of ia ich it opens, must be spprec lated. Obarles Sumner, A. G@. Tharman, John Sherman, J.be W. Btevenson ¥. Bayard, HB burs, Cy e Gord + Job Be Ba Beedkteo, JG. Bisive, Paraant James B Beek, J. A. Garfield, B. B. Hoar, and many © marid FESTIVALS. SABBATH SCHOOL OCONOERT—A Concert &> aod Exbibiti Ml be given at the street ji eete, #. BT Admission, 25 cents for cents. M41z0s! MaTzos! MaTzOs: NOTICE TO ISRAELITES! REENHOOD, STREET. A. @ Bo. 51 HARRISON BALTIiM“’ Meigen a = mE Oe seca; 8+ MEsLERs, opticign, Seber ee EC Pinas, ole a » D. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. INTERFAL Revenve.—The receipts from this source to-day were $277,506. fgNaTor Boutwett 's suffering from an attack of dyspepsia and an affliction of the eye:. How THEY PRON 1T on Beacon street— “S-s-s-simmons.” F. Commercial. Sznator Epwonps, of Vermont, is still in very poor health. His physician advises a ces- sation from duty, and he contemplates an ex- tended southern trip. THE ARGUMENTS in the Alabama contested election case of Spencer vs. Sykes were con- cluded before the Senate Committee om Privi- le :es and Elections yesterday. An early deci- son from the committee is louked for. BILt SigNep.—The President bas signed the act authorizing the chief clerk of the War de- partment to sign requisitions on the Treasury during the temporary absence of the Secretary of War. No nvervess was transacted in the either House of Congress yesterday atter the close of Tue Star report. The Centennial bill was discussed in the Senate, and the bill to regulate commerce by railroads in the House. WANTS A FIRE-PLUG.—Commissioner Watts, of the Agricultural department, has written a letter to the chairman of the Committee on Ag- riculture asking for $2,500 for the purpose of placing a fire-plug in front of the agricultural building. aa MR. CARreNTER’s SpxecH on Louisiana af- fairs, in the Senate to-day, attracted a crowd to the galleries. He began speaking at haif- past one o'clock, and was listened to with great attention. Gen. Butler was present daring the speech, and was an attentive listener. Navar Oxpers.—Lieut. Wm. H. Emory, de- tached from duty in the Asiatic station, and ordered to return home; Lieut. Richard A- Cutts, detached from the Hydrographic office’ and ordered to duty at the Mare Island navy yard; Passed Assistant Engin eer A. J. Kenyon, detached from the Mahopac, and ordered to vhe Ajax; Passed Assistant Engineer J. B. Car- penter, detached from the Ajax, and ordered to the York navy yard. Tee Eicut-nour Law ayp New Yore WorkinemzN.—The House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds this morning ap- pointed a sub-committee, of which Mr. Killin- ger, of Pennsylvania, New York and inv ite the alleged violation of the eight-hour law by those having in charge the construction ublic buildings in that city. Mr. Cex was heard by the committee on the subject. and filed numerous complaints received by Lim from the workingmen of New York city. Dericrexcy Estrmates.—In the commani- cation of the Secretary of the Treasury, trans- mitting a statement of the estimates of the de- ti ies in the appropriations for the present are the following items: For the fire department of the District of Columbia, $3i,- 9161; furniture and carpets for Treasury building at Wasbington, $10,000; expenses in- curred in issuing the national carrency; $11,- 3 Propagation of food fishes, $12,590; for ubiic buildings, $145,000; for signal service bureau, $45,000; government hospital for the insane, $11,566. Tae Army Repvction BiLt.—The House Committee on Military Affairs have completed the army reduction bill. The number of regi- f infantry is to be twenty instead ot five, of artillery four instead of five, and of cavalry eight instead of ten, a decrease of eight regiments in all, and of 5,000 enlisted men, leaving the aggregate 25,000 instead of 30,000. Officers rendered supernumerary by the consolidation of regiments are not to be mastered out, but are to be retained in the ser- vice, and absorbed into the remaining regi- men’ yacancies occur; and, to facilitate process of absorption, a premium of a full year’s pay is offered to ali officers who resign. More InpIAN OvTRAGES.—Special Indian Agent Roberts writes the Commissioner of In- dian Affairs from San Carlos, Arizona, Febru- ary i, that Captain Hamilton, 5th cavalry, with a detachment of soldiers had arrived at the re- serve and informed him that the Indians who left the reservation on the night of the 3ist ulti- mo had attacked the citizens at the old Camp Grant agency on the 2d instant, killing one man, one woman, and three children, and wounding severely another man, after the con- summation of which the Indians set fire to th dwellings and destroyed everything in sight, taking with them, on their departure, a quan. tity of corn and other articles, and leaving the place in a desolate condition. Tue Pacrric Mait STEAMSHIP ConTRACT. Messrs. Edwards, Pierpont, Rufus Hatch, and George Scott, representing the Pacific Mail Steamship company, were before the House Postal Committee to-day for the purpose of ex- plaining their non-performance of the second subsidy mail contract, which was to commence last October. They said the delay in getting the ships was due to the fact that the law re- «quired 4,000 ton iron shipe, made exclusively of American material. There was no place where such a large ship could be built in is country, until the proper machinery was put in position at Roach’s ship yard. The company have near- ly completed two of the largest ships in the world, except the Great Eastern, the first to be jaunched on the 14th of this month, and the other thirty days later; all the machinery being completed, and the only delay necessary will bo to place it in the ship. They asked for four iron ships, the Colma, Grenada, Colon, and Acapulco, 5,060 tons burden each, be accepted as mail carriers under the existing Ohina mail contracts with the government. Tse Morty Qvestion.—Trhe Committee on Ways and Means resumed the consideration of the moiety question this morning. They Tuled out individual cuses. Mr. Jayne explain- ed the law as to imported goods under the acts of 1799 and 1863. tacks matie upor pers, and said was no com; e read « dispatch from E.A. Morgan & Go., of New York, saying that in the Legs? A case, cited yes. terday the cargo had been aold to Story & Co. pe patted i a duties were assum- and pai tory, and not by Morgan. He depied that ne bad ever influenced i regard to their selection of attorne: defending his personal character, waxed warm, and was repeatedly checked by thecom- mittee. No questions were allowed to be asked, Mr. Jayne, the acting chairman, interrogatories would be allowed sequent hearing. Hi D. entry Hyde, counsel for the Boston board of trade, was next heard, He handed the committee printed slips of changes of jaw asked for. The question ae y seizures of books and papers, he sai: rout «@ discussed by S.B. Eaton. He then entered into a discussion on the general subject of moieties, but was interrn; by adjournment. The com: mittee will ag resume the matter to-morrow morning. Crrizen EMPLovgs ov THE QUARTERMAS- TR's DeraRTMENT.—Undar the operation of general order No. 1, and also of a special letter from the Secretary of War to the quartermaster general, dated Sth December, 1573, limiting the — to be hey ae to disb: = balances of appropriations availab! t was cisebarge of all ftisens * to perform the service required by T Wi uations and ar department orgere He com: ns é! im the various pretagy oon armband and ‘divisions, it wae mow that in order to execute THE DISTRICT INV: Proceedings of the Joiut Committee To-day. The Joint Select Committee to investigate District affairs met this mornifg in the room of the Senate Committee on Pacific Railroads. There were present Senators Thurman and Allison and Representatives Wilson, Hubbell, Bass and Hamilton. Senator Boutwell stitl be- ing ill, was unable to be present, and Senator Thurman presided. Columbus Alexander and the counsel for the memorialists—Messrs. Mer- rick, Shell r and Crystie—were present, as were Col. J. A. Magruder, treasurer of the Board of Public Works, Mr. T. 8. Burr, of the auditor's office, and several clerks of the con- tract office. The attendance was slim, owing to the fact that it was generally understood that the meeting to-day would not be public, asonly preliminaries were to be disposed of. GOV. SHEPHERD'S ANSWER TO BE PRINTED. ‘The first business was the formal reception by Mr. Thurman, the chairman, on behalf of the committee, of the answer received from Gov. Shepherd in response to the inquiries pro- pounded by the committee. Some informal conversation tnen took place in regard to the printing of the report, and as to how many copies should be printed. It was SS. agreed that great expedition ought to e used in printing this report, but that this — not probably be done in less time than a week. Oa motion of Mr. Wilson, it was ordered that 500 copies of the previous answer be printed. Mr. Thurman called the attention of the com- mittee to their decision at their last session that but @wo counsel on aside be permitted to ap- pear during the investigation, and said that it jad been suggested that this order be amended to allow three persons to appear in that eapacity. The order was modified in accord- ance with the suggestion of the chairman. yin documents forwarded with Governor Shepherd's auswer. Colonel Magruder replied that Mr. T. 8. Burr, of the auditor's office, with several cleri- cal assistants, had charge of thesame. Colonel Magruder also called the attention of the chair- man to the systematic manner in which th documents were arranged, and said the com- mittee would have no trouble in finding any paper they might desire. Judge Merrick, of counsel for the memorial- ists, stated that he and his associates would like to bave access to the documents referred to at all times, of course under the direction of the pom whom Governor Shepherd had placed in charge. It was Lerreagrd fl that they should see these papers in order to intelligently make up their case, and if accorded this privilege the investigation need not be delayed. Senator Allison suggested that possibly the counsel for the memorialists might want to read the Governor's answer, and they could not do this if it was sent to the printin Office. Mr. Merrick thought this would not be neces- sary. They could examine the documents now and the answer itself after it is printed. Mr. Wilson concurred in this viewof the case. At this point the chairman requested those present to retire for a short time. ORDER OF THE COMMITTER. When the doors were thrown open the chair announced thai the committee had made the following order: ‘ Ordered, That the vouchers, contracts and other original papers sent to this committee by the Governor of the District shall remain in the room of this committee in charge of one or more of the following persons named by said Governor for that purpose, to wit: Thomas 8. Barr, Fred’k H. Johnson, Jobn A. Hurley and George T. Howard; and that the counsel of the me- morialists and of the District government shall have leave to inspect and take copies of any of said documents or papers.” He also stated that the committee would hold & private session trom 10.30 to 11 a. m. to-mor- row. and that at the last-named hour the com- mittee would take up the subject of schools in the District. He requested Col. Magruder to have before the committee at 11 o’clock the controller of the District, the collector of taxes, the superintendent of the schools, and such other officers as can throw any light upon the amount of tax levied for school purposes, the amount remaining uncollected, « The committee then adjourned. Prior to ad- journment the chair stated that none of the vouchers and other papers sent to the commit- tee by Gov. Shepherd would be allowed to leave the committee-room. + TO SIT DURING THE SERSION. In the Senate, to-day, Mr. Sherman offered a resolution, which was adopted, Impowering the committee to sit during the session of Congress A similar resolution was adopted in the House Columbus Alexander and the counsel for the me morialists at once availed themselves of the privilege of inspecting the documents forward - ed by the Governor, and were engaged all the afternoon in making extracts and copies of pa- pers. Vision To West Point.—The President has designated Gen. Thomas J. Morgan, of Ne- braska, to be one of the Board of Visitors to the West Point Military Academy, to fill a vacancy. Tue Szxate Committee on Territories held &@ meeting this morning to consider the nomina- tionof Gen. McCook, to be governor of Colo- rado. Gov. Elbert and eighty others opposed to the confirmation arrived here yesterday and are at Wormley’s. They were heard at the meeting this morning and again at 2 p. m. this afternoon. PENSIONS FOR INvIAN SOLDrERs.—The chairman of the Committee on Pensions was before the House Appropriation Committee this morning advocating an appropriation sufficient to pay pensions to such Indian soldiers as were disabled by woundsor disease during the war of the rebellion. Opposition was made on -the ground that Indians were not taxed. But the same rule would apply to a good many white men who draw pensions, having perhaps noth- ing to tax but their good names, TxE Hovse ComuiTtee on Commerce this morning agreed to report favorably on the bill authorizing the Secretary of War to detail a competent officer of the army to inquire into the subject of the spread of epidemic diseases and to report what means should be taken to prevent, the importation of contagion of any ind. They also agreed to report the bill g 7- ing the Secretary of War control of the mouth of the Mississippi river while certain improve- ments now in progress are prosecuted, it being alleged that the tow-boat monopoly of New Or- leans interferes with the work. Wak Crarrs.—The chairman of the House Committee on War Claims this morning, it is understood, submitted to the committee a re- port prepared by him on the general subject of the liability of ee to pay for prop- erty used, occupied or Sere by the armies of the United States during the late war of the rebellion, The claims are divided into tive different classes, in the order in which settie- ment is to be recommended, the most meritori- ous being of the first and second classes. It is the general impression that the committee will not adopt the report. Tre CieeKksnip QuEsTion.— Dear Star: Thanks for publishing my humble effort to- ward calling attention of “those in authority” to the injustice of giving employment to sey- eral members of the same famiiy,while the sole representative of a bead onl connection is di charged, or fails of appointment. Thanks, to our noble champion, Hon. B. F. Butler,who, advocatl the soldiers’ claims, single excep- mother, who, if not a py a er pot. Let reform go with retrenchment March 3, 1874. —_____-2+e-____—— HYDROFHOBIA FROM A Cat BiTE.—A twelve- year old son of Mr. David Smith, of Davidson county, N.C., is sufte from an attack bydrophobia, caused by bitten by a cat ‘Dan effort to separate a pair while fighting. So" It is remar! that Lent don’t diminish the free lunch attendance, 5 tendered by his Boston wale weight of press opinion ridicules the S7Striped emts of @ durable pattern 5 & qpaierese® of home-valers ‘was held in ae j votertny. ‘The lord mayor of a7 The city council of , ala bes the law bama, iy taxing CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE Interesting Scene in the Supreme Conrt. Hon. Morrison R. Waite, the new Chief Jas- tice of the Supreme Court of the United States, took the oath of office at noon to-day, and at once entered upon the discharge of his imper- tant and responsible duties. The court-room was crowded by @ large throng, one third of whom were ladies, who came to witness the ceremony of the new Chief Justice’s induction into office. Among the distinguished gentlemen resent were Wm. M. Evarts, J. H. Ashton, E Hoar, Senator Cooper, T. J. Durant, Gen Garfield, Representatives Eugene Hale and Kellogg, and many others. ‘be District bar was also largely represented. Precisely at noon to-day the crier of the court, Mr. Sherwin, of Ohio, announced the approach of the Associate Justices, as is customary, as tollows: ‘The hon- orable, the Associate Justices of the Supreme vourt The members of the bar in court rose, and the Associate Justices, headed by Mr. Justice Clit ford, and marshaled by Mr. John G. Nicolay, marshal of the court, appeared with Chief Jus- tice Waite, in full robes, bringing up the rear. The Associate Justices then took their seats, the Chief Justice taking a seat near the desk of Mr. Middleton, clerk of the court. The crier then opened the court by crying, ‘O, vez! O, vez! O, yez!_ All persons uaving anything todo betore the Honorable, the Supreme Court of the United States, will draw near and give their attention, and they shall be heard. God save the United States and the Honorable Court!" The clerk of the court then read the commis- sion of the new Chief Justice. The latter then rose and read aloud the yl Some theclerk adding at its conclusion. “So help you God!” “I, Morrigon R. Waite, do solemnly swear that 1 will administer justice without respect to per- sons, and do equal right to the poor and tothe rich, and that I will taithtuliy and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on me as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States according to the best of my abilities and understanding, agreeably to the constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God.” The Chief Justice then subscribed to the above cath, and subsequently passed behind the bench, and entering the door in the rear took the vacant chair of Chief Justice Chase, the Associate Justices standing and bowing as he assumed his seat. . Astociate Justice Field then | began the read- ing of the opinion of the court in case 196, being that of Cook, McGuffey, et al., assignees of Benjamin Homans, jr., bankrupt, appellants, versus Jeremiab® C. Tullis, the case being on appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the southern district of Ohio. Previous to entering the court room this morning the Chief Justice took the tron-clad oath in the clerk’s office. ‘The court room was thronged all this after- noon by persons anxious to observe how the new Chief Justice bears his high honers. Judge Waite, in his personal appearance reminds one considerably of Senator Fenton, the main dit- ference in the resemblance being that the hair and beard of the Chief Justice are not 80 gray as those of the New York Senator. On the bench his head is somewhat below that of any of the Associate Justices, he being a little uu- der medium height. Gauzy Muntiiicence. For several days it has been rumored that the gentlemen engaged in aligning the District government, obstructing public im- provements, and abusing public officers intend- ed doing an act that would demonstrate how upjust and ungeneious have been the charges made against themin the public press. Last night this threatened act ot overwhelming re- buke culminated in a verbal offer, said to have been made by Mr. Corcoran, to loan to tie white echool-teachers of Georgetown (his na- tive city) one month’ssalary on their individual notes, without interest. We can readily see with what ease Mr. Corcoran can do this little act of ostentatious charity. He owes about twenty thousand dollars of taxes, and instead of paying it into the common treasury of the District, as other citizens have done, he pro- poses to go through the public farce of loaning lees than half that sum toa certain class of schoo! teachers in this District on their notes. It will be voticed that this offer is @ little re- ble. it is only made to the school a of poe. wesinhr and is confined exclusively to the teachers of white schools. The board, of which Mr. Corcoran’s business manager is pres- ident, went through an prec enpens | amount of ceremony in a matter entirely and absolutely beyond their duty. The teachers of the District are like any other public officers; they honestly earn their salary, and are entitled to their pay trom the government; they are neither inmates of the Louise Home nor pensioners in any shape, and the school board are neither their guardians nor business agents; they are capable of transacting their own business, and this vaingiorious action of the board, proposing a vote of thanks for Mr. Corcoran’s offer to loan morey on the individual notes of the teachers, as offensive as it is ridiculous. They no authority in their official capacity to go through the formula of publicly accepting any such self-landatory propositions from Mr. Corcoran, or any one else. We do not recollect of such a plain, evident, conspicuous act of self- glorification as this proposition of Mr. Corco- ran. We call to mind a banker of the capital of astate where owing to the delay in appropria- ton, the legislature had not been paid, who wrote @ public letter cree § to discount their pay-bills without interest. The bribe and the claptrap were so paipable that, however honest the man may have been in his offer, no one ac- cepted it, and it only excited ridicule and con- tempt — Chronicle. SHOocKING MuRDER A ‘Woman ty Bat- TIMORE.—Last night a well-known sj ‘ting man vamed James Dunn was arrested by O%- Eppley, of the central district, upon the charge of the homicide of young woman, named Sarah J. Allen, under the most shock- circumstances. The woman died last night, id Dr. Walker, coroner, was notified. He pro- ceeded to the dwelling where the body lay, on Spring street, one door south of Chew sum- moned & jury of inquest. A young the brother of the alleged murdered woman, was sworn and testified substantially as follows: On the 5th of February his sister had some money in her possession; Dunn asked ber to give him $4.50 to pay for the redemption of a pawn ticket for @ coat; the sister refused, when Dunn picked up & spittoon and was in the act of throwing it at her; the brother caught Dann’s arm, and in doing so received a blow on the nose which drew the blood; the spittoon was thrown upon the floor; while th witness was endeavoring to stop the bleeding he heard his sister scream, and upon looking around found that she was enveloped in flames, and a broken coal-oillamp lay upon the floor. The poor woman was ter- ribly burned about the faceand body before the fire was extinguished, and her injuries were of such @ character that atter lingering in great agony she died last night. Althouge the wit. ness did not see Dann throw the x there gan be no doubt that he committed the act. The jury adjourned to meet at the central sta- tion this afternoon, when the evidence will be resumed. Itis stated that Dunnand the Lane g woman lived together at the house above stated. The accused is locked up at the central sta- tion.— America: THE BALTIMORE AND Oato IN CaIcaGo.— The Baltimore and Ohio railroad company, having finally secured the right of way into the city, has united with the Illinois Central, th Michigan Central, and the Chicago, Barlin, and Quiney com) jes in the project of aeoes de Lie cost buildin, cil decide to accept the money and give the quit claim deed.— Chicago Tribune, March 1. . TaE Nororiovs V. zz and his of outlaws have been again beard from fea: nia. On Friday last they robbed the za gere of the Los A: near viewae oltered by the nce was 0! bed a stor a EquaL RiGuts Por Wousn.—in the Rhode Isla fe the Galveston ahah re eto gfe, ths was Reda Agate iat Eins hs case sa hopelony wea ia uote Kime Grorce Courtr. Editor Star :—You are in an error in stating that the monument to the memory of Mary, the mother of Washington, has had nothing done to it since the imposing ceremonies of laying the corner-stone. Tne design was to erect an obelisk of some sixteen feet in beget, on & pedestal, with a rtionate base. e base and pedestal, a b! some five by six feet in dimensions, were finished and “in place” when the funds gave out, the contractor disap- eared, and the work was abandoned. The uge block for the obelisk was on the ground and partly di , and now for a quarter of a century bas lain overgrown with a dense thicket of weeds, discolored, and nearly buried in an accumulating mass of decaying. tation. In an eastern or western vill a hundred houses, the inhabitants, on the god of the contractor, would have finished that ‘«stan” and had it in position without feeling that they bad taxed themselves very highly in the effort. The truth is, we are NOT A MONUMENT BUILDING PEOPLE. The wealthy on their large estates have pri- vate cemeteries, in which a few erect tasteful monuments over their departed ones, but none cherish and keep alive their loving remem- brances with flowers and evergreen decorations. But the middle class and the " lay away their dead beside the generations that have gone before in unenclosed sedge-fields, in un- marked graves among the stunted pines. We are NOT EVEN A MONUMENT PRESERVING PROPLE. The founders of these vast estates, a century and a balf ago, with English pride, buried on their own domain, hoping that their successors for long years, in England, could walk among the graves of departed kin.’ But these planta- tions have been exhausted by years of wusteful culture, and abandoned, and are now either barren wastes, or in the hands of strangers, overgrown with thickets or cultivated in corn. Before the “Association” took hold of Mount Vernoon, the tom) of Washin, itself was in a state of shameful dilapidation. His fa! "8 tomb to-day has almost nothing to mark it, and most of his oa cotemporaries have little to distinguish their final resting-place from the common herd, and the place of burial of his immediate neighbor, one of the framers of the constitution and one of Virginia's ablest sons, is to-day unknown. Immediately below Mount Vernon, on the hills overlooking the “White House,” in the pine fores*, amid almost impene- trable cedars, lies the slab which covers the re- mains of “LADY PATRFAX,” wife of the Lord Fairfax who was killed in the wilderness of northern New York in the ‘French and Indian war,” and whose body was placed under the old Colonial church in Alba- ny. On the bigh bluffs which mark the mouth of Potomac creek, in the same neglected seciu sion, lies @ man who at the close of the last century was the agent and confidential friend of “Charles Lord Fairfax,” so the titles read, himeelt of immense wealth, and managing an estate reaching from Smith’s Point to the sources of the Potomac and Rappahannock. By his side lies one who was a leading politician fifty years ago, and al} over this early-settled portion of the State, in like neglected condi- tion, you will find all ‘that reraains of the great men who by their wealth or talents gave Vir- ginia her influence in our early history. Their lives are (reap to with pride, their conserva- tism is imitated, their doctrines and principles, though inapplicable to the present, are adhered to, but their earthly monuments remain to be built by other generations, and perhaps by peo- ple from other climes. NORTHERN NgcK. A $40,000 Diawonp.—The New York Diamond Company exhibited yesterday the largest dia mond ever imported’ into this country. In its rough state it weighed 80 carate. The design- ing and cutting of this gem were done person 1. Hermann, president of the com- found in’ the South Africa dia- nd valued in the rough at $10,090 per cent. in cutting, and is now about $40,000. It is not for sale, but exhibited as a choice specimen of a new eh of industry established in this city which has so far advanced that it now rivals in results of workmanship the best efforts of the dismond workmen of Amsterdam. Five months time was occupied in the cutting, and the bril Hiant, although slightly off color, being of a delicate straw shade, is a marvel of beanty When disturbed by any movement it seems to pour out new floodsof light, until, the eyes ars dazzled by its splendor.— Jour. Com. _THE NE oe Tae Hamrsaire Exxer PRING.—The present political campaige ir New Hampshire is the quietest ever known. The republican state central committee fee! confident that they will elect Gen. McCutchens by a small majority, though there may be no election by the people. Their canvass is com. plete for two hundred towns, and is abont the same as last y The chairman claims that they will carry all the senatorial districts but three, giving the democrats the tenth and the eleventh districts and defeating an election in the sixth. He also claims a majority in the house. At the democratic headquarters they are equally confident, and claim to be able to elect Watson by a good majority. In the sena- torial fight they expect to carry five districts, and defeat an election in another. MArvI Gras tv NasuviLte.—The Nashville Christian Advocate says:—* We haye not lav- guage to express our sense of the outrage on all lecency perpetrated last week in Nashville. The mardi gras demonstrations were appallin, in their obscenity and licentiousness. L fellows of the baser sort paraded the streets in the evening with loose women almost in a state of nudity. Doggeries were visited by them— dances of the most obscene character were per- formed, and the miserable wretches of both sexes were found at late hours of the night lving about the streets, overcome by their drunken debauch. And is is the year of grace, 18i4—this is the metropolis of Tennes- see.” Tue Lacan in VixGinta.—In the circuit court ef Henrico county, Va., on Saturday, in the case cf the Commonwealth vs. Peyton Walker, indicted for burglary, the jury found a verdict of not guilty of burglary, but guilty of petit lar- ceny, and the court sentenced the prisoner to one month’s confinement in jail and to receive twenty-five lashes. The judge gave the accused the choice of six months in jail, or thirty days in jail and twenty-five lashes, and Walker chose the latter. In this connection it may be re- marked that a bill was introduced in the Vir- ginia Senate on Saturday (which is the case every session) to repeal the law providing for the punishment of citizens of the common- wealth by stripes. MARYLAND LEGIsLaTURE.—In the Maryland Senate eeogey B the House bill providing for the defence of the registers and judges of elec- tion indicted in the United States court, and sppropeiating $10,000 to defray the expenses, was passed. The bill requiring the barber shops to be closed on Sundays also passed the Senate. Also, the bill authorizing the appointment of a Chief of Detectives in the police force of Balti- more city, at a of $30 per week. In the House of Delegates local option bill was dis- cussed, and made the ial order of the day for Tuesday, the 10th instant. The bill com- monly called the “dog law,” passed the House, New ORtgans T: 80 lately the scene of the roy: festivi of Mardi Gras, famine. An unusual amount pe 5 DEATH AT THE Waist Tants.—Wm. P. Bur- rell, vice of the New York, New Haven and Harttord ratiroad, died suddenly at Hartford,Conn., at 1 rie cioek yesterday mers- ie a i had been in = — . ‘lock Monday night, w! war by aj while at game of whist at the Tartiord eles some Nicrzrs.—Louis Lam! a Scie neere sees te arged counterfeiting fi Feet | FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, —_—-—— ‘Waprespar, March 4. SENATE.—The Chair presented joint reso- lutions of the legislature of Wisconsin, tn favor of the construction of a ship canal around Ni- — Referred to Committee on Commerce. ir. Mitchell presented @ memorial of citi- soe et pfneseet eto Sementsana = Lake railroad. Referri Comm! on Mr. Harvey presented joint resolution of the Kansas legislatare, asking the taking of imme- diate steps forthe relief of certain homestead settler@in that state whose rights are threatened Referred to Comm.:-«3 on Public The bill to provide for the appointment of a commission to inquire into ALOOHOLIC LIQUOR TRAFFIC was taken up. Mr. Bayard moved an amendment, that one member at least of the commission shall not be in favor of ——, legistation on the subject Mr. Wright and Mr. Sumner opposed the amendment, because they said it would have the effect and was intended to embarrass the inguiry. Mtr. Gonkting advocated the amendment, and said, so far from embarrassing. it would assist the inquiry, and would strengthen confidence in it, as not being a partial or one-sided aGair. On motion of Mr. Thurman, the joint com. mittee to investigate the affairs of the District of Columbia was granted leave to sit during the sessions of the Senate. Mr. Carpenter took the same view of Mr. Bayard’s amendment as Mr. Conkling, it was the invariable custom not to make up committees of entirely one way of thinking, and he thought it essential that in this mquiry the commission, to give its report value, should also not be Composed of those who thought one way. ‘ The morning hour expiring, the matter went over. THE TRANSPORTATION QUSSTION. Mr. Ramsey offered a resolution instructing the Committee on Transportation to consider and report upon the expediency of improving water routes and railway commanications from the Mississippi Valley to the seaboard, and to ulate commerce among the states by cheap- ening transportation between the east and the west, by improving the navigation of the M sissippt river from its source to the Gulf of Mexico, and the lake navigation from Lake Superior to Lake Ontario, and by chartering a double-track freight railroad from the Misss- sippi river to the ocean at the iow maximum of six mille a ton per mile. At the suggestion of Mr. Conkling the reso- lution was laid over. Mr. Carpenter asked permission to address the Senate on Louisiana affairs. Mr. Cameron hoped that Mr. Carpenter would not press his request, but that he would allow the centennial bill to be proceeded with. He had just received intelligence of the death of a child of his dearest friend, and he felt that he ought to go, but be could not leave the Senate while the centennial bill was ing. Mr. Carpenter said he would not occupy more than an bour, and he had expected to take up that much time in opposition to the cent snnial vill, Butit the Senator would make no objec- tion to his proceeding now, he would jromise not to make any speech on the centennia’. Mr. Cameron objected to Mr. Carpenter pro- ceeding, and the Senate then by vote decided that Mr. Carpenter should have the permission to proceed. Mr. Carpenter then asked that the Louisiana bill should be read. He then proceeded with his speech. HOUSE OF REPRESENT ATIVES.—Im- mediately after the reading of the journal, the Speaker laid before the House a number of ex- ecutive communications not of general interest, which were referred to appropriate commit tees. Mr. Potter (N. Y.) presented a memorial of citizens of New York, whom he said represented four hundred and seventy millions of dollars, protesting against the unauthorized issae of Currency by the Secretary of the Treasury, and against a further issue of irredcemable cur- rency. Mr Wood, (N. ¥.,) from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill regulating the duties on imported wines. [The bill makes the import duty upon still wines $2 per galion, when in casks, and $2 perease of two dozen quart bot- tles when in bottles.) Mr. Wood said this was a proposition to in- crease the revenues over a million dollars, and ¢ reasons why it should be acted on a point of order raised by (Pa.), referred to the Committee hole. The House then, in the morning hour, pro seeded to the consideration of REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Mr. McKee (Miss.), from the Committee on Territories, reported a bill concerning the exe- cution of laws in the territory of Utah and for other purposes. He eaid this was a ey gd and importan’ Dill, and, in order to take itout of the morning hour, he asked that it be made the special order for the third Tuesday in March, but objection was made. Mr. Butler (Mass.) suggested that, as the bill remodeled all the courts and juries and the ma- chinery of the courts, it should be referred to the rey, Committee, who had two or three bills of like character. Mr. Crounse (Neb.) said he hada bill front the minority, which he desired to offer as asub- stitute. After ineffectual attempts to fix a day for its consideration, Mr. McKee temporarily with- drew the bill. Mr. Hoskins (N. Y.), from the same commit- tee, reported a bill to authorize the county commissioners of Thurston county to issue bonds to aid in the construction of a railroad to connect with the Northern Pacific ratiroad. After debate, the bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole, Mr.McKee then again reported his Utah bill, but it was referred to the Committee of the Whole on the point of order raised by Mr. a that an appropriation was in- volved. ‘The morning hour baving expired,Mr. Lough- ridge (Iowa) from the Committee on Appro- priations, reported the annual Indian appro- priation bill, which was referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole and made the special or- der acter the Legislative appropriation bili is c) of. r. Platt (Va.) gave notice that he would on Monday move to suspend the rules, and take trom the table and the Senate bill for a survey of the grow: urrounding the Capitol. Mr. Garfield (Ohio) gave notice of an inten- tion to move, after the merning hour to-mor- row, that the House into Committee of the Whole on the legislative, executive, and judi- cial appropriation bill. Mr, Arthur (Ky.) then resumed his remarks _— the transportation bill, the House having adjourned while he was speaking yesterday, he having given for a motion to that effect. ——_~-<ce- Avy Escarine Parsoyer SaoT Deap —Four convicts made a break from Sing Sing iv . One Hopkins took the d all were on the = when one of the county, im the 79th year of a e. He was a iy 4 of haenigs oo wae. ice for mi in jays, an i Chel Crd enaleirdy oi a cuit and county courts of Prince William. A Bitt To Excovrack MaTatmony.—Last introduced week Mr. Smith into the Vi iarvsa pom comenee es other. ‘The Danville Times tt would be well to such @ bill for the encouragement ¥ Lr Law ix BRooxtyy.— Tue Sunpar Liquor aie Saas Seer mar be recog'sed” an codiaived tn the =——s jurisdiction to revoke licenses | peals, I i Ef f ! i j i i ? Z i hi f HH WH Hite TH al rietl 1 147 fl FE f t i fi, s i | i i ie HTH Lom The steamship Herder, from Hamburg for New York. encounteres o hurricane, sprung & leak, lost her boats and pat back to Gueenstown. The Nethor- lands, from Antwerp for Phil ia, which also put back to Queenstown, in addition to having her cargo shifted, also lost her boats. Loxpom, March 4.—The steamship Siles'a, from Hamburg for New York, encountered ter- rifle gales, and becoming leaky put back to Southampton. The steamship Mosel. which left Southampton yesterday, took the Silesia’s mails, and her passengers will go forward by the Thuringia. sramen P \eeorves anovesp Bostom, March 4.—A fire broke out this a.m. in the Eastern railroad freight sheds in East Boston. The loss will reach 130,00, of which the Eastern railroad loses about $60,000; upon which they have no insurance. A train of twenty loaded freight cars were burned. The loss may exceed the amount above named as it le very dificult to extimate the value of the freight destroyed. The large building, com- ‘of brick and wood was thoroughiy’rutted. fire was caused by the breaking ofa carboy of vitrio! Reportea rder of FP Ces. e eae. of,Caba. Havana, March 4.—Several telegrams have been received here by private parties Tovorting illed by that ex-President Cespedes bas been some members of the San Quentin battalion. Imanguration of Gov. Groome, of Maryland. Arnarotis, March 4.—Hon. Jas. B. Groome Was inaugurated governor of thie state to-day, vice Gov. Wm. Pinckney Whyte, The inauguration took place in the senate chamber, in the ‘nee of both houses of the legislature and judges of the courtof ap- —— The Report Implicates Them. Hannisncno, Das March a —The ii : tion committee ® report te the - ture. which implicates Dimmick and Kriter in an attempt to obtain money from a bank. poet ns be March 4 democ carr the charter election in this city yesterday by a ma- jority of 1,500. The King Gace ury Complete. New York, Merch 4.—The tweifth jaror bas been obtained in the King murder case, and prosecution has ‘LOCAL NEWS. Alleged Swindling Transactions, DISTRICT CONTRACTORS AND OTHERS SUPPER TO THE TUNE OF SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUS- AND DOLLARS. It will be recollected that last week, Merrick and Morris, tor W. Scott Chew, entered a surt on the law side of the courts of ‘the District trover to recover the sum of $13,000, the ¥: of certificates of the Board of Public Works, alleged to bave been left by him as collaterals on# loan from the firm of Blumenberg & Co. The tirm was supposed to have been com ot Rudolph Blumenberg, formerly of Balti- more ©. Frank,of this city, and Michael Mandl, of New York. The deciaration in the cese stated that the plaintiff had reason to be- Neve that the members of the firm were about to leave the city and an attachment was prayed This was issued, were tound on which to seiz tarther ascertained that Blumer his femily lefttown, and that M been here for tome weeks. The office of the firm wes on Pennsylvania avenue, between 12th and 15th streets, and it iestated that for the last four montht—from about December ist-—they did a big business in loani to contrac- tors and brokers on District securities (certifi- cates of the auditor of the Board of Pablic Works mostly) as collaterals. Blumerberg ap- peared to be the business man; Frank, it is claimed, being the clerk of the firm and the monicd man was Mandl. It is alleged that they did not te mm loans shorter than ninety days, a ferred to make loans for longer periods. @ rate of interest charged was generally at the rate of one and @ half per cent. per month, and upon auditor's certificates they loaned from thirty to forty cents on the dollar. They then, it is alleged, sold the secu- rity in the market at from forty & fifty centson, the dollar, and were ready reinvest ther money. it is alleged also that some of ine notes ven were sold. Some of the tor collateral having been found by their own- ere in the market, caused «i was not right, and hence the This afternoon some of the victims are re. eek te be the following: J. V. W. Vanden- urgh, £80,000; Andrew Glea*on, $99, P. Cullinane, $45,000; P. McNamara, $4,000; W. H. Adams, 44,000, and E. Barnes, §10,%00. Pil- bert & Taylor, and @ host of others are repcTtes among tne losers, and those who have the best means of knowing believe that the nt of securities lost will amount to 00, —— out the value of the notes given, many of which, it is thought, were sold amen~ burg. Ina How York paper of Sa ‘lum enburg’s arrival thereon his way to Europe, was noticed. J ‘ ment as informant about $9,000. he entered into business here asa dyer. street, between E and F, and he carried iton for afew moths, itis said that he has been in Cy ‘health for some months, and that he has Europe or Florida for his health. pot been here for some weeks. Mr. Frank is ‘still in the city, and it is generally belie: be is more of @ victim than a - ‘ ent ae re ‘was ‘n 1860 on the charge of connected with the slave yacht ‘Wanderer; ‘ried, convicted and rente to Sing Sing prison for a term of years, but was soon ‘Twards pardoned out by President Lincoln. A Washington to the New York : *Blumenberg is well-known former detective, who was in the employ of the liberals in 1872, and who victimized them out of a large portion of their North Carolina funds. Mandl professed to work on the republican side im the Same cause.” i;