Evening Star Newspaper, April 3, 1874, Page 1

LY A AT EE TITS ED THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, | AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, — | Beunsyivania Avenae, cor. I | sY YER BVENING STAR NEWSPAPER CONPANT, | & MH. RAUPPRANN, Prost. | pasate) = AR—Publisned Fridsy—@1.80 — Fimariany = sdvance,{n both cases,ant | Fs ‘ot longer than paid for, 1 ¢ advertising farnished om application. | ” BF Betee FoOw 1G Di-ks ve THE HORSE, ' Dobdle’s Condivion Powd: @ fmen rrengn 7. them ama Progeists and Dealers AMUSEMENTS. FRIDAY, April 3. @ENSFIT & Mrs) CHARLES M. Walco ox ¥ ays. " rwo PLAYS. THO ATTY PIECE OF SUsINESS THE WICKED WORLD GRAND WATINER SATURDAY, BLD Thx WIVKED ¥ ty ‘ Rance ngs NATIONAL THEAT SR B twee RIDAN, , presen THE MARELS sear With the following powerfa Bacer Flontay, 1 the eeer-p op tion of char- are: Mr_ EDWIN sDANS,( «b> has kintly ela bis deparcare to © Volsas. Mr W © FRANK MURDOCH; M IREIDAN, Ler first appearance o re ae3 2 pot TUSDAY, APRIL 77a, 4 Bapbac!. « ted t Benefit of MR GEO. METKIFF. ATsUNAL THEATES. Mr. 3.6. Savinw -.Lersee and Manager. Mt NDAY EVENING. M x Nights only and Satan A Shipwreck Satlor Waiting a Sal om Bes 0 Da. ia he greatest of Ame: ica’s young tragedians, EDWIN ADAMS, In the charmieg ¢ramatrzation, in five acts, of Ter- 1) #0n’s beautiful ans. c as seted by Mr Adan York. and throughout the acceme. ADAMS AS ENOCH ARDEN. entire country otments and pow-rl: I cast. bore ‘S cents; re Fved sents 95 ct Box cfice open fr Wop.m. m3 (PBEATcE cOMIQUE. MONDAY, MAROH 30, ONE WEEK AND MATINEES WEDNESDAY ANL SATURDAY AFTERNOONS. A™MILY, IN SUMBEK Male and Female ats Comedians, ‘Acrobate, Voral Artists. Contortion In corjenet great special and mar30-tr ¥ N4zresae THSATER. MrJ Les! see and Manager THREE (3) NIGHTS ONLY AND ONE MATI- STRAKOSCH GRAND ITALIAN OPERA COMPANY Commencing WEDN he company ¢ MADAM MLLE TOK 38 SIGNORS Na SIGNUES COLETTI. BANFI Grand Chorus apd Orenest ard Conductor, Signor B. Muzi ‘educeday, “Les Hegaen Thar-day, “Don Giovanni, Friday. jatinee, April 11,*: Faust.” Bea- fon tickets, (four performances.) @ sale of season tickets will lcommence Friday, April 3, at & Co.'s Music Store. PEBA LISRETTOS SAVE 20 OENTS! eave correct and cm plete edition, PRICE, ONLY 15 CENTS PRICE, ONLY 15 ORNTS For sale by Joun F. ELiix & Oo. ap2 (Cessiorrs CUSHMAN as MEG MERBILLES T GUY MANNERING. “at FORD'S OPEBA HOUSE, EASTEB MONDAY, APBIL BOX BOOK NOW OPEN. mair32 6t Orn Nof) Om Extibition aud Sale 6 71 5 ae MARKAITER’S, Bo. 439 7th street, between D and Odd Fellows’ Hall, Evgrs:toge, Ohromes, &-. Paper Hangings, Windo Fame, Pictare Cords end Tas- &e., to the District. ber Name and Nomber. jel-ly* BALLS, &. Netices. ‘de ore Choices OF Pa * Also, largest stock Shedes, Picture. F COND ANNUAL BALL Se of HIBERNIAN BENEVULENT 80¢ TY, No. 3, will be east) on BIRD ANNUAL Lk, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, MASONIC TEMPLE, TUESDAY BYENING, arait 7, 1874. In soliciting the patronage of the public to the above entertainment, the Directors of the ‘Moepital think it only necessary to ref.r to the character and purposes of the institution to be benefited. th for such « charity in| ‘Waebington, and the ameunt of good it bas already accomplished in relieving the sufferings of the sick nd Cisabled poor, without distinction as to sex, eect, nationality or color,and free of all cost or ex pense Tickets may be obtained from the members of any of the committees, and at the places where tickets for soch entertainments are usually sold. Admittirg gentleman and lad; «* sdditional indy... MUSIC AB c BY THE BARES AND WEB: COMMITTEES Gunksat Fivctagh Corte, z . aftow Ty ter Fioom MaNacERs. Col. Jes. 0. radeories ae 3otg Devt almer E . Boed, Mr. — . Man weil Woodhall. a aced near the door of the ball — may, bef ed to offer for the beneit, ct ibe ‘mat Gop. Obron. end Sunday papers copy. <PSCIAL NOTICES, | \. | | ' - ¢ ———————— EEE Che Loening Star. Ve, 43--N2. 6,562. WASHINGTON, D. C FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1874. TWO CENTS. EVENING STAR._ Wi shington News and Gossip. INTERNAL ReveNce.—The receipts from in- ternal revenue to-day were $265,332. ‘Tue Preeipenr left Washington the one o’eloek p.m. train for New York. He will be absent from the city two or three days Taz Hove Foreign A fairs Committee hare nearly finished the consideration of the consalar bill. Tue Horse Committee on War Claims tela meeting to-day, aud allowed the claims em braced in the report of the Southern Claims commission. Sexaror Fouunps, of Vermont, writes from Fieri¢a that bis health is almost completely restored, and that he will return to Washington very +oon. Prone Corvety counsel for the plaintift in @ swit against Teavis, the cepital mover. Here's to Pha-be, if she only cages him.—Hoston Post Nowixatiows—The President sent the fol- lewing nominations to the Senate to-day:— Hemy ©. Jobnson, to be commissioner of cas— toms; Cyrus H. Baldwin, assistant United States treasurer at Charleston, S. C. Tae U. S. SurreMe Cover will adjoarn early in May, and Chief Justice Waite willsoon thereafter start on his first circuit, comprising the Richmond, Virginia, and Baltimore, Mary- land, districts. NAVAL ORpzRS.—Lieutenant George Tal- cott ordered to the coast survey steamer Has- sler, Pacific coast. Lieut. Edward W. Remey, detached from the Hassler and ordered to re- turn home and wait order Tue Saxnorw Bosiness._The Ways and Means Committee had before them te-day Mr. Z, collector at Indianapolis, who testificd with reference to the Sanborn contracts. He flatly contradicted the statements recently made by Frank M. Green before the committee. Tae Gexgya Awarv.—The House Judiciary Committee this morning postponed the further consideration of the various propositions for the distribution of the Geneva award until Monday, the 13th instant, when it is their intention to take final action on the matter. Cox. J. McLAtNE TAYLOR, commissary of subsistence, U.S. A., is lying dangerously illat Barnum’s Hotelin Baltimore. As the nephew of General Zachary Taylor and an ot army Meer. Ce savior is well-kavwn throughout the United States. Srermen Hcte yesterday filed a petitio. for & mandamus to compel Commissioner Leggett, of the Patent office, to issue to him a certain patent for an improvement in harvesters, which, be claims, has been properly granted him, ba’ which the Commissioner improperly keeps back. CowPIRMATIONS.—The Senate in executive session yesterday confirmed the following nem- inations: Alexander N. Wilson to be appraiser of merchandise at Savannah. Collectors of In- ternal Revenue —L. B. McLaws, for Ist district ot Georgia; William A. Snyder, fur 2d dis of Texas. \Postmasters—Ethelbert Habbs, at ‘ewbern, N. O.; Daniel R. Anthony, Leayen- worth, Kansas. Nommwations.—-The President sent the fo! lowing nominations to the Senate yesterday:— Wiliam J. Wallace, United States judge for the northern district of New York. Postmas- te Daniel KR. Anthony, at Leavenworth, 5; Martin Muiville, Det: » Wis; E. A ‘Triton, Tecumseb, Mich.; Ethelbert Hab’ Newhern, N.C. Captains A. L. Hough anc Guino liges to be majors. First Lieatenants B H. Rogers and Jobn P. Willard to be captains g Second Lieutenants J. A. Lundeen, Rogers Binnie, jr., W. W. McCannon, and’ Thomas Briggs to be first Heute: in the army. MARIxe Casvattizs—The Treasury de partment has the following official information of casualties happening to veasels along the coast of the United States for the quarter ended March Sist, 1874, viz: Number of casualties, 77 American vessels, 63; British, German, 1; Russian, 1. and 1 of unknown nationality. The estimated loss to the vessels is $695,895 and to the cargoes $506 733. The department has also prepared @ list of vessels lost on the great lake- within the past ten years, from which it is shown that the number of casualties is 4,527; number of lives lost, 1,341, and loss to property, 227,370,062. Tue Stzamen Evcak STUART, which was seized in Baltimore, in pursuance of instrus- tions from this city, is still in custody of the U. S. marshal, and the cass will be tried at the June term of the United States district court for Maryland. The charge is violation of the navigation laws of the United States. Ifthe charge is sustained the vessel will be confiscated to the government. Itis understood in the mean time that Mr. Butcher, who claims to be the bona fide owner, is ering proofs to sustain tis clat: The charge that the vessel was pur- chased and equipped with funds turnished by the insurgents in Cuba was formally made b; the Spanish Minister. si - Tax Derictsncy BiLt.—The House Commit- tee on Appropriations were occupied again to- day in the preparation of the deficiency bill ‘They took no action on the request of the Com. missioner of Internal Revenue to be authorized to transfer certain balances of appropriations n order to adjust the accounts of the barean The committee also discu-sed the propriety of recommending & deficiency appropriation of 815,000 to make the loss sustained by the trustees of th the failure of Jay Cooke & Co. of Columbia by Objection is made to the provision on the ground that last year’s appropriation for this institution should have been wn from tie United States Treasury only as actually need- ed, and should not have been drawn out for de- posit elsewhere, U.S. COMMISSIONERS TO THE CENTENNIAL ExPositio.—In accordance with the order of the Pr sident of the United States the follow- nated Colonel S. C. man of the board. ——__—_-2e2-—______ Tae Wexx.y Stag, now ready, contains all the news of the week, local and general; pre- ceedings of Congress; the District investiga. tion; the temperance crusade; fashions for i HD : ty i i i if Hii Disiriet Affairs im Congress. PGOCEBDINGS OF T! SENATE COMMITTE! Day. The Senate Committee on the District of Oe- lumbia held their regular weekly meeting to- day; present—Mesers. Lewis (chairman), H&ch- cock, Kebertsop, Johnsten and Spencer. THE BILL TO PAY TRE SCHOOL TRACEERS. The first messare taken up for consideration was the bil which recently passed the House appropriating @77,400 ter the payment of the teat he Fs of the public schools. Messrs. Thom )- ton, Hiltow and Page, principals of the Jetfer- son, Wallach and Page public scheols, resp: ively, were present. Mr. J. K. Thompson, privcipal ef the Jefferson school, explained ‘hy necessity fer the paceize of the bill. He saul there are 20 teachers in the District, of whem tut are men, and they are all actually sat fering. ‘the bill proposes simply an advange, andthe money is to be repaid by the District to the general government. He explained that the enganic act is not sufficiently explicit in re- gard to the schools and how they suall be say ported. Several members ot the committee Said the trouble was that Congress has no gaar- artee for the reimbursement ot the money which it is propored to advance. Besides, this bil! would, if passed, establish a precedent, and atthe next sersion of Congress the District aw theriti s might again come forward and ask tor astmilar measure. The members gener-, ally agreed that something should be done to relieve the teachers. Finally it was agreed to report the bill favorably. Mr. Rob- ertsop was in favor of the biil, except that por- tion of it providing that the District govern ment shall levy a tax on personal property to reimburse the general government. He moved an amendment to strike that out, but it was lost, Mr. Robertson alone voting aye. He gave notice that he would again offer the same amendment when tue bill came up for action in the Senate. Mr. Spencer was directed to report the bill without amendment. On motion of Mr. Jobnston, a sub committee. consisting of Messrs Johnston and Hitchcock, was appointed todraw up & bill to be submittel to the committee which shall prevent the necessity for a recur- rence of similar action on the part of Congress, amd making more definite provisions for the levying and coliecting of moneys for the support of the schools. Doring the discussion on the school bill, Mr. J. O. Wilson, superintendent of schools, and Messrs. Hart, Henry Johnson, Archibald Lewis and 8. Wolf, trustees of the white and colored sehovls, entered the room, but noticing the presence of the teachers, and thut they were explaining the necessity for the passage of the bill, soon left. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE INCOR PORATION AcT. The bill to amend the act of Congress for the formation of corporations usder general law, was reported by Mr. Spencer, to whom it was referred at the last meeting of the committec, with the statement that he saw no reason fur its passage, as, in bis opinion, the act of Con gress covers the ground. The’ bill and amend. ment were referred to Mr. R sbertson. THE POINT LOUKOUT RAILROAD. Dr. C. H. Nichols, of the government hosp!- tal for the insane, appeared before the comiait tee in reference to the bill supplementary to an act to authorize the Washington Uity and Point Lookout Railroad Company toextend a railroad into and within the District of Colambii e bad no spectal objections to the existence of the road, but appeared in bebalf of the interests of the general government in the insane asylam. The company should be required to build a tressle work across the frout of the hospital grounds, and tor twenty-five feet outside of both of the Jateral boundary walls of the hospi- tal grounds, the present embankments fronting the extreme ends of the river wall, and for twenty-five feet out-ide of the boundary walls should be removed. He said the company bad agreed to build a tressle for the track across the entire front of the grounds, but have used embank mente at both ends—50 feet at one end, and 156 feet at the other. They should be re- quired to build a tressle work in order not to interfere with the interests of the hospital. As it is, boating and bathing, both of which are excellent exercises for a certain class of se tients, are now cut off. Alter hearing Dr. Nichols, the committee directed Mr. Spencer toreport the bill ae amended by Dr. N., and with the following additional section: Sec. —. ‘That no railroad or other corpora- tion at present existing, or which may be here- atter incorperated, shall enter upon any lot. square, or other ground or part thereof, owned or heid by the Unjted States within the limits of the District of Columbia, for any purooser whatever except as may hereafter allowed by special act of Congress.” —__—__—_-see--—___ THe MaRYLawp LecisLature Yestarpar The Maryland senate was chietly eng yes- terday on the house bill extending the limits ot jaltimore city. Senate bill amended by the house was ;, submitting to the voters of Baltimore city the question of subscribing the g 3 som of $250, each to the Washington city and Point Lookout and Southern Maryland m In the house of delegates the word ‘white’ in the state conscitution was discussed, and a motion to strike it out was referred to the judiciary committee. The liquor license bill failed for want of a constitutiona! majority. Tus Aranama Races.—Yesterday was the first day of the meeting of the Selma (Ala.) Jockey Club. The first race was a hurdle race, one and shalf miles. Chief Engineer won; Fireball was second, Joe Johnston third, and Nashville Harry fourth. Time, 3.19\. The second race was s hailf # mile acretla won; Vandelite was second, and Belle of Aus- tralia third. Time, 54 seconds. The third race was mile heats, best two inthree. Beasie Lee won four heats. Time, 1334; 1.58%, 153%; 1.58%. Tabitha was second; Lucy and Fannie were distanced. Svuicips A MinisTER.—Rev. J. H. Pad- dock, of the Methodist Episcopal church, com- mitted suicide on Monday last at Nanticoke, Pa. The Wilkesbarre Record sayshe preached a8ermop on — and appeared in bis usual health, both ily and mentally. On Monday he took a di out with his wife, and on his arrival home deliberately shot himself with a revolver, causing instant de THE Morcan Myerery.—Mr. A. P. Bentley, of Mount Pleasant, lowa, is writing a story founded on the abduction of Morgan, of Masor- te me: . He is assisted by the Hon. J. C. Gill, of that city, who was accused of and tried for the abduction. It will, give it is said, a true and reliable account of the historic event Tae Mat © A dispatch from Bath, Me. 31, says: The ice in the Up- per Kennebec is all adrift, and bas been passin, this city all day. About 750,000 tons of good solid ice has been stored along this river and its tributaries during the past winter, which is at least one-third more than the usual quantity. CErUsHED A Train or Cans.—Whils a freight train was Reming through the tunnelon the Parkersburg of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad yesterday Kreil, a brakeman, fell on the track, &nd the cars ran over his head, crushing it, and killing him instantly. Heavy Fries im Kawrvox’ Seca Soros tafing Bank of Lancaster, News stores and dwellings. The loss is estimated at over $6),000. A TRAGEDY occurred In = house of in y night. John severely burned that she éd in the hospita: yPANDONED By que Pussipant Leander to a fine and imprissument pgs im- Sires gre Fredacnt seienncoe ar ke paying fines and the costs of prosecution. Tx Ruovs Istawp Evection.—The official count for assembi, in ANOTHER STRIEE.—The laborers at the Union dred, dtruck yesterday for au dvance in thotr wages. They were Promptly paid and die- Sa” Crasader’s motto—“All work and no THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. Proceedings of the Joint Congressional Committee. Conclusion Yesterday's Proceedings After our report of the District investigation closed yesterday, C. F. Wollard was called, and testified that Samuel Strong and witness’ father were special partwers in the Slash run sewer, the B street intercepting sewer, and other work; that witness kept the books. The books were produced and inspected, but not being the ones called for, witness was discharged, with the understandiog that his father was to besam- moved as & witness. W. E. Nott, contract clerk for the Board of Pubhe Works, testified that probably thirty contracts had been signed by Gov. Cooke re cently. The contracts thus signed mad pre- viously been signed by other members ot the Board of Public Works, and Gov. Cooke's sig nature was obtained to complete the same. [ue only object in completing contracts aiter the work is done is to hold good the clause which Tequires contractors to keep in repair work d them for three years. €. F: Wollard was recalled, and exp the erasures and torn leaves in books prodaced by bim for the committee’s inspection, with ret. erence to his father’s interest ia certain cou- tracts with Samuel Strong. George W. Linville testitied that John O. Evans became interested with him in the 3d street contract. and proceeded substantiaily as foilows:—Mr. Faehtz bad the contract. I under- stood he had lost some three thousand dvllars, aud was sick in bed, unable togoon. I went to see him, and fuund him very sick indeed. I was the fret person who had been admitted for sev. eral davs to eee him. After talking, he said he bad expended all the money he had himseif, and all his friends. Me wistied to dispose of it; coukl not go on with it, and could not finish it: He eaid if I would give him 30 cents royalty per yard, assuming the payment of the material manufactured and on the ground, purchase the tial then on the wharf, for which he was , according to the notes he had given, he of it to me. I went and consulted with Mr. Evans, and he told me to close it, ad- vanced money for me. and | closed the contract and went on. [ took up what he had done, used the material in another place, paid for the raw material, and finished the work. Danie! Connolly testified that he sold sarplus earth to Mr. Clark, Architect of the Capitol, en from the carriageway upen which he was Tying Out a contract for 4 wooden pavement. That be sold $1,090 worth; that the board foand him out, cancelled the contract, and charged bim with 770 loads of earth. He subseqaently regained his contract under the promise not to egain sell earth. Witness testified that under Mayor Bowen contractors always disposed ot surplus earth ror their personal advantage. Kiley A. Shinn was next examined with ref erence to work done in Georgetowp. His evi dence was immaterial. To-day’s Session. The committee was calle¢ to order this morn- ing at a quarter before 11 o'clock. Edward Clark, sworn.—Is architect of the Capitol; witness submitted a statement show- ing the amounts paid and to whom for earth deporited on public grounds since February 21, 1s71; the earth came in some instances from strecte; the great bulk of it came from the hills around the Providence Hospital; some came from B street south, and some trom Ist street eas'; the dirt from Providence Hospital wae transported by a man named Staffurd; his bili amounted to $11,000; the dirt was taken from private property; gave 10 cents to transport it, without questioning where it came from; pre- sumed the contractor had the disposal of the earth; have had grading done; paid in one in stance 30 cents a yard; the newly acquired square south of the Capitol was graded for $2,490; it contains about 12,000 yards; think grading is worth from 30 to 40 cents; fur ‘taking off the crest of New Jersey avenue paid 424 cepts per yard; it was @ macadamized road, think 40 cents ‘an average price for grading streets, including an oto ol haul; a haul of iwo hundred feet would worth 35 cents; thinks 40 cents a yard for grading with a haul of 200 feet an uureasonable price; could get it done for less; there is a government reservation near Providence hospital; Stafford did get some earth from reservation N. when it was dis- covered he was stopped; reservations have been made at the intersection of certain streets; don’: think under the law they are properly govern ment reservations; have had Belgian pavement laid around the north side of the Capitol; laid Belgian | chapel porscargen 30,000 yards soath of the Capitol; paid 83.19 for the pavement on the a ‘9 for the pavement on the south ; Daniel Neitzy was the contractor; the work was let to him asthe lowest bidder; the contract did not carry with it any grading: have had considerable experience in the matter of flagging; have paid five ceuts for jointing and laying; th ageing is wor = Seneca flagging is not asdurable as ue ston ; 75 or 30 cents e, but it is handsom paid 96 cents have offers now have some € 5 have noticed this class of work done by the of Public Works; such sodding as is done by them paid 23 cents per yard for last season; if no is put under the sod it wonld be worth about 22 centa. - What would sod be worth with 3 inches of under it and well rolled? A. About 30 cents per yard; have noticed sodding done by the board that has been well done, and sume that has been done in an inferior manner. Crose-examined by Mr. Mattingly. —Don’t know where the sod came from for work done under my direction; had at one time a contract with Pat Cullinane; he transferred it; don't know why he did; heard bsp vod J to whom he made the transfer complain ¢ lost moaey on it. Mr. Wilson:—Paid 12 cents per foot for etrai ght curb, and 15 cents per foot for 8 inch circular curb for setting alone. ‘A note, signed by A. K. Browne, on the back of a business card, in favor of Sam’! Strong for #150 Lafeot preneawer to the committee by one Mr. = inspected by the members. ir. Clark was recalled and testified that he thought the money expended in front of Wall’s Upera House, for parks, was a judicious ex- penditure; that ina point of beautification it was desirable. Col. Magruder recalled:—A. K. Browns is a member of the District Council; have noticed in a sec that he is attorney for the Board of ealth. Mr. Harrington:—We admit that he is attor- of the health board. itness resuming:—Don’t know how long A. K. Browne has had his office on 4 street. Mr. Christy offered in evidence certain por- tions of the testimony of Lewis S. Filbert, found in the Starkweather report. He said the testi- mony showed that Filbert had laid a concrete pavement on Coates street, in Philadelphia; he desired to offer evidence showing that a con- crete pavement had never been laid on that street. Mr. Christy made an inquiry with reference to non-resident witnesses. Mr. Allison stated that arrangements could be made to have them attend. to the legislature; the wated in rome places eight feet, and pd ten feet; witness petitioned for the repair of the road, and the legislature appropriated £23,000 for it. ‘The committee at twelve o'clock took a recese uutil two p. m. AFTERNOON SESSION. Th BR ead reassembled at ten minutes L. D, Merchant was sworn, stated that pds for opening ta alley whiek ote su! th ive not £ public a ivania avenue and O Mr. Mattingly explained that the assesment es i at 33 was made to for ie , pay | sewer. Ibeg to state for the information of your honorabie committee, that [ was the sec ond jntendent of that work; that hat not the same name employed; th: e or six by the name of “Bonner,” 0 bythe name of *‘Wilsou,” three by © ame of “Basy,” and two or three by name of “Smith,” all colored men; at one time we hat nearly 100 men,employed and there were many of the same name. If | remember aright the Milsons were discharged on December 25, 187 When I went on the work I was particularly instructed by Mr. Strong to be very precise Ir keeping the account of all material used, and also to see that all men on the pay-rolls were at work, and I tried to perform my daty faith fully, and I assert that every man that was on the pay-rolls was at work, and had there bee: anything wrong I would have reported it to the board and quit work. I am a member of th Council of the District of Columbia, and con sider it my duty to see that all work was faith fully and honestly performed, and I have ye to learn of anything done under the contract of Mr. Strong that was not honestly ant full up to the specitications. Ihave the honor tobe, very respectfully, Apotruvs Hatt. Errects or THe Women’s Tewreraxc: MovsMxENT.—The Chicago Tribune sums up a fol ows the letters of a special correspondent who was sent through northern Indiana ano Obio to obtain positive Information as to the work and results of the temperance agitation in those districts:—The conclusions reached trom observations made in a large number o! places—villages, towns and cities—may be briefly summed up as follows :—As@ moral agent in directing the attention of all classes to the general and lamentable prevalence of intem Perance in the country at large, in suppressing some of the vile places of pubic resort in smali towns, and rendering them odious to the com munity; and in pointedly illustrating once more the fact that legislation may be made so severe as to defeat itself, the woman’s temperance cru- sade has been entirely successfal. The claim that it bas revolutionized the districts which have been infected with the temperance entha siaem by the entire suppression of the sale and consumption of intoxicating liquor, is un- founded. Sumy er’s GRavg.—Sumner’s grave lies near the westerly confines of Mount Auburn ceme- tery. A great tree, with broad, bare boughs, ovérbangs it. On one side stands an ivy cross intertwined with violets and tea roses, and cy- press bonghs cover the bank of earth removed from it. On the day of burial Miss Longfellow stood at the head holding an exquisite crose formed of viots and callas. With her stood ber father and Emereon—the poet and philosopher. The cross, which bad been borne from the eburch in’ procession, was placed beside the grave. It was twelve feet in beight, composed chiefly of camellias. The inscription was, “A Tribute to Charles Sumner from his native city and bome.” ‘Tae colored people of the Eastern Gult States are reported to be emigrating in large numbers across the Mississippi river and set- tling m Texas. It is estimated that since 157) 108,000 ‘and 200,000 whites have gone to that ‘The exodus of these workers from Georgia bas created some embarrassment, althongh the white laboring population is in creasing. and will some day take the place of the colored. In Mississippi and Louisiana where the blacks were more numerous than the whites in 1870, there is a steady decline in their numbers, and the white vote will soon be tne largest. DrcaDENck OF New OBLeans.—One of thr oldest merchants in New Orleans, in a recen letter to a correspondent in Boston, says the population of New Orleans bas fallen off in twe years 30,000, and there are no less than 6,00 houses and stores at present unoccupied, Fit teen years ago New Orleans was at the acme o' its wealth, prosperity and commercial import ance, second only to New York and Boston. [t+ river and ocean tonnage in port, loading anc discharging, was seldom less than 150,000 tons and in the busiest season of the year double tha’ amount. RITUALISM in New York Ciry.—A New York letter, dated March 31, says: The Ritual ists have in contemplation another advanced Step or two at the approaching Good Friday ano Easter services. At St. Mary the Virgin, thr Tenebre isto be chanted just as it is in the Roman Catholic churches, while at St. Alban’: and St. Ignatius’ there will not only be that but in some other respects a higher ceremonia than any that has yet been visible in an Epis copal church in this diocese. The floral decor ations for Easter in profuseness and costilines: will be on a correspondingly impressive scale. THE Iowa First Congressional DisTRic? The Chivago Tribune says that it is understooc that George W. McCrary and John H Gear wil be the candidates for the — republicar nomination for Congress in the Ist district, Iowa, and that the issue between them will be on the question of the power, which McCrary’s bill de clares to be solely in Congress, to ragulate rail- road tarifis. Mr. Gear was speaker in the Iown legislature this year, and he takes the negati to McCrary’s affirmative. The Burlington Ga- zette says * ill be a shar» contest.” . peta aati fer ad = A PoLIcEMAN.—At 2 o'clock yesterday mornin, H. a ichmond Ve Peliceman John Ri passed ym, and with y attempton the part of the officer tr in arrest, one of them put a pistol within inches of Hobeon’s face and fired, inflict 1g % serious, though not fatal, wound. The ga to the assault are not known, as they le Horse Diszase BRooxtyx.—There are upwards of 100 horses sick with the equine in- firmity known as the “Pinkeye,” in the stables of the Brooklyn city railroad company. The disease does not last more than three or four days, although itis a very painful complaint, and causes serious inconvenience to the com: pany. The superintendent, Mr. Sullivan, is of payee pk tao eed b elt an to the and that no ap be felt as to the spread of the maiad: Herald. Tue Wak Acatnet Wuiskey.—The common council of Jeffersonville, Ind., has ordinance by only two majority, Nquor dealers to pay $500 for a proscriptive manner in which the temperance element is thus brought to bear is driving seve- ppb best betes to Louisville. ‘The temperance gan systematic 0; tions in Brooklyn, N. Y., yesterday. A large imber of saloons, drug stores ‘and _ 3, were visited. M: ers, the first convert of the crusade, r last night Panic AND Loss ov Lirz.—On Wednesday night, at Middletown, Wis., while exercises were being’held in a schoo! house, a lamp exploded, whieh set fire to the building. About 300 per- sons were present and became panic stricken In the rush for the doors about 40 persons were injured, tour yee The fire burned about alf an hoar, m it ian Teal nse. The Hosriece Deata prow Hrpeo- mons, . 01 avenue, York city, "was bitten by & balf-starved ocr, HE Es: FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, aa Farpay, April 3. SENATE —Mr. Anthony, after the reading of the joarnal, stated that he had cousulted the precedents in regard to the action of the Senate on Good Friday. In 1562 and 1870 the Senate had adjourned over trom Good Friday until Monday. In i568 it had not done so because the impeachment trial was in progress. He believed that before the war it had always been the cus- tom to adjourn over Good Friday. He there tore moved now that the Senate adjoura till Monday. Mr. Perry (Mich.) rose to debate the motion when Mr. Anthony said that if the morning hour was to be wasted in debate on his motion, he woula prefer that it be given to the usual morning bour business. He bad himself ne conscientious scruples on the subject, bat there were Senators bere, to whom it was painfal to sit to-day. He would now, however, withdraw his motion until after the morning hour. Mr. Harvey presented memorial of citizens of K apsas praying for protection against out by Osage Indians, Keterred to Committee on Indian Affairs. Mr. Spencer, from Committee on District of Columbia, reported House bill to pay the schoo! teachers of the Ihietrictof Columbia. Tne bili was placed on the calendar. Mr. Kelly, from Commitice on Pubtte Lan reported bili to authorize the issuance of pat- ents for lands granted to W. Scott, of Oregon. im certain cases. Mr. Wadieigh, from Committee on Military Affairs, reported bill to set apart a certain por tien of the Island of 3 in the Straite of Mackinaw, within the state of Michigan, as ® national park. The bili for the benefit of the legatees of Asbury Dickins, deceased, was taken up, and discussed until the expiration of the morning hour, when it went over. The question then came up on the motion of Mr. Anthony to adjourn over till Monday, which was rejected. Ayes 2%, Noes 30. Mr. Gordon presented petition of Georgia planters asking an ixcrease of United States notes. Keferred to the Committee on Finance The bill to provide for the redemption and rewsue of United States notes aud for free banking was then taken up. Mr. Sherman said he bad one or two amend ments which he desired to offer, and would theretore be glad if the bill was allowed to go over, He desired to move to reinsert, with rome modifications, the 24 and 4th sections, which had been strack out. He suggested that the bill layover until Monday, and take up the Louisville and Portland canal bill The Louisville and Portland canal bill was then taken up, the question being ou the mo ion of Mr. Sherman. HOUSE OF BREPRESENTATIVES.—Mr. Sawyer, (Wis.) fom Committee on Com- merce, reported a bill to legalize the establish- ment of a pontoon bridge across the Mississippi tiver at Prairie du Chien. Passed. On motion of Mr, Creamer (N. Y.) the Com- mittee of Commerce was directed to enquire into the present condition of the work at Hel New York, and to report what further le- gisiation is necessary for the speedy completion of said work. Mr. Averill, (Minn.) from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported a bill giving the assent of Congress to the improvement of Wolf river on the Menominee Indian reservation in Wis consin, Objected to. The Houre resumed consideration of the bill to appoint @ commissioner to investigate the Alaska fur seal trade. Mr. Coburn’s amendment, offered yestentay, to authorize the appointment of a naval officer to accompany the commissiover to be appo' by the Secretary of the Treasury, was ado; The bill passed as amended. Mr. Milliken (Ky.) offered @ paper reciting that in the 42a Congress a preamble and reso lution was adopted reciting that LeGrand Lock wood had testified that large sumsof money had been paid to secure the passage of a Pacific mail subsidy, and directing the Committee ot Ways and Means to mvcstigate the same and report; that the testimony then taken was de- posited with the clerk of the House, and direct: ing the Committee of Ways and Means of the present Congress to proceed at once to the re investigation of said matter. Adopted. ‘The House then, as the regular order, heard reports of committees of a private nature. A large number of bills were reported, among them the following: ° y Mr. Donnan, from Committee on Military Affaire, adversely upon the bill inclading mili tary telegraph operators in the provisions of tt Dill allowing honorably discharged soldiers t obtain homesteads on the public lands. Laic on the table. By Mr. Scofield (Ps.), from Committee on Naval Affairs— Bill to restore Captain Join C Beaumont. U.S. N., to his original position en the Naval Register.” Passed. By Mr. Banning (Obio), from Committee on Foreign Aff joint resolution requesting the President to intercede with the Qacen of Great Britain for the release of Edward 0. Conga, of Cincinnati, who was arrested for murder in Manchester. England, who is now in prison there. Adopted. By Mr. O’Brien, (Mi Pensions, bill — month to Mrs. Mary ©. Major General Reno, U.S.A. Pa \- jy Mr. Monroe, (Obio,) from Committee on Education ard Labor, the memorial of Mrs. Mercy Ann Ball, widow of the late Capt. Hall, of Arctic feme, for relief. Referred to Com- mittee om Naval Affaire. ) from Committee on ‘& pension of $50 per no, widow of the late sed. Claims, bill ‘making Appropriation for the payment of claims reported allow the comms joners of claims. Referred to the Com mittee of the Whole on the private calendar. Mr. Hewley (Iil.) then moved that the House reeolve into Committee of the Whole on the private calendar. | Sixccurar Cavez or Deatu.—On Wednes- day _— &@ man named Christian Hover, aged about fifty years, died at his residence, No. 515 Harford avenue, under unusual circumstances He had been employed as hostier at the stables of the Hall's Spring Railway beg ap LF near Darley Park. Two weeks before his death he was eb, in taking care of a horse that was suffering from the disease known as glanders, he having at the time a siight cut upon the fin- ger of oneof his hands. e virus was com municated from the animal to this cut and thence to bis arm, which became greatly swol- len; the swelling spread to his en! > be dled in great agony at the time aby The stable overseer, it ned, is now saifer- ing from the same singular aifection which proved fatal to Huver. horse died about ten days ago. Hover kf: a large family, wh: are in sacttate circumstances.— Baltimore Ame rican, E1Gut InpicTMENTS AGAINST AN EwpEz- zuma — Right eee ‘wore returned yeuter. day ie gral istrict court of Polk coun 5. Tor by? Isaac pst Brandt, a deputy wo ex-State Treasarer Kankin. These indictments are for embezzlement, or the 8p of public moneys in the shape of lating is reported to be about . 8 cation. Brandt was arrested, but subsequently eleased on $3,000 bail on each fe ry g i | Hi E moved to | "ELEGRAMS TO THE STAR? has issned an order probibiting, wp. diemieval, of the drivers or etore: toxicating liquor, or to live in or 4. 000; American, of Philadel; hia, 81,2 tre’ Union, of York, #2 the Company Of North ‘America, Philadelphia, $4,000; ivania, of Philadelphia, @5,000. Gre & Hitler's mill, a4: ying, dam seed to the amo nt of 3.000 frard Walk er's batting mill was also destroyed. Loss, $5,C00. The total low w @228,0. os A Crew of Twenty Men Poisoned, Boston, April 3.— Yesterday, about twenty sailors of the crew of the steamer a 4 came iil, exhibiting symptoms of poisoning. A physician was called promptly, and with the aid ot a stomach pump soon relieved the men and laced them out of danger. An analysis of the Ried of which the crew had parteken for dinner revealed the presence of arsenic in a duh of plum duff. It is peli the poisoning was accidental, as the cook was among the victims. moer's Vacant Chair. anoTH Bostom, April: t the election of th ballot resulted ber of votes cast, 267, neces: which D Adaws, 16, stor, lows: Whole pum. Hoar, 7 Washbarne, Banks, 5, ittier, and Phillips, leach. The convention adjourned until to-m tee te The Best Time om Record. , April S.—at Oskland park iternia mare Lady Mac made what is enid to be the best time on record in mile trotting. She trotted against She sold in the pools at © ther ) and #60 re*pectively, and won the race in thirteen minu ———— Resum. Werk om the Ten-Hour System. BALTIMORE, April 5.—Gambrill & Sons’ eot- ton factory at Woodbury, Baltimore o " resumed operations to-day, the operatives go- tng to work on the ten-bour system. Good Frian ParLaverraia, Apri! 3 ‘ay is observed at the Catholic and Episcopal churches with impressive ceremonies, attracting immense congregations. The suspension of business 1s only partial, and a few stores are closed Rochefort. | aboard the vessel which bronght them from New Cale- | donia, for fear of implicating friends. -— ° Trial for Murd Woonetock, Gasapa, a Timothy Tapping, for t of bis wife and four children’ at West Oxford last Christ. , Commenced here to day. cache edie a The Markets. Barrimone, Avi 3.—Tuore was no meeting of ound to-day, ne southern, S3@54; yellow southern, 8. western Goll, S1@8% Osts firm—southero, 64 Westere, Mixed, be, do. bright, @3. Bye dull, urchanged Provisions frm ard muchanged. "Weer ern butter very active at a deciioe—straight lots northwest tab, 30° Whisky very dull, sax, Cy flee nominal—good to prime Bio, cargoes, u@i2. — es THE WEATHER, Ofc at Chi light rain or and night bs west to north winds, lddle to freeh rthwest and « uthwest, 4 Tontomee, clear weather, light to fresh wind-, mostly Tink oar or light to fren! the apper ow venibly vccastonal Feit or uc w, and fresh t# occasionally bri-k or:bweet winds. Fur the lower Ohio val herly wirds aa eth - ley. Partly clondy weather, ia! ct the upper portion AN INTERESTING INSURANCE AND DAMAGE Svit.—The case of the Home Fire Insurance city, contalus several pomte of interest to the public. The company insared a barn and contents on the line defendant's road, and on a windy day in October, 1867, four trains of the defendant passed within fifty feet ofthe barn. Withina few minutes of the time a fire broke out in some straw in the barnyard which communicated with and destroyed the barn and contents. The plaintiff hed insured the same property and p: lose to the owner of the barn, and sued the sailroad company for itsmegligence. The defendants claimed, first, that they did not set fire te the barn; that their engines were of the most approved pattern; and, second, that if they did cause the fire it was be- cause the straw and other inflammable stuff was scattered negligently around the barn, and this should defeat any recovery on the ground of contributing negligence on te of the owner of the barr: and, finally, that no suit could be brought in the name of ‘the insurance company for & part of the loss, but that the ac- tion must be in the name of the owner of the barn for his entire joss. The jury rendered a verdict for the platutifY for the fall ampuant claimed, viz, $2,500. A Missine px-KaiLnoaD PRESIDENT HEARD From.—Kueh K. Sloane, the missing ex- “a dent of the Cincinnati, Sandusky and Cleve- lend railroad company, bas been heard from. He bss written letters to persons in osu ij a trom Liverpool saying that he was making al possible haste toward Beige he Ui States has po extradition treaty with that coun- try, and he will probably be safe from arrest for & while at least. Mr. Sioane was arrested fuary 13th on seventeen distinct charges of em- bezzlement pretersed by the railroad company, and clyil sults for about £150,000 were degen against him. Having secured bail im the sam of £46,000, he fled e city the nex , only stopping long enough in Elyria, Loraine county, Ohio, to be married. He came to New York, followed by bride ava her parents, and bere took the steamer for Liverpoo! Tue Case ¢ The Baptist E Kev. Fcoasxce McCarrar.— desiastical Council, which has been engaged for some two weeks past, at Chi- a v. Florence M. cago, ip the trial of the Re thy, of the U unebristian and wu: The mjority agreed & report withdrawing from the accused the hend of ministerial fellowship, but not advising the cburch to expel him from its membership. reapectable minority of the council disagreed with this conclusion, and will probably make their views of th: RAVE OF A Hvspanp's S DE ON G His Wire.—The wife of John Bansing, of New York, died last night. The busband was a ped- aler. He was strongly attached to his wife and when she died he neglected his business and case lic.