Evening Star Newspaper, December 10, 1874, Page 1

STE ES SP ol - sr THE EVENING STAR. Cm’ PESLIEHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, 4T THE 8TAR BUILDINGS, Ponesrivauta Avenue, cor. 11th St. BY ‘THE BVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY, 6 BLOF PMANA, Prev, m Caar Ces We 2 | Vs. 44-N2. 6,775. AMUSEMENTS. _ _EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip, ' — | No gronem being sane ge | Inrwanat Revesvs—Tee receipts from | this source to-day were # rt OD | Tue sattowal mank sores recsived to-day ‘ : * | f rredemption, fr t an 4 tetase FAirmay avd SATOR DAY an PES ont atten’a@ ce, ibe H this mor 1 th aad Fath, | . ited a vot Pan days, and © MMITTER ON BaxkixG AND Cv this merning cailsd upon the Presiceat, Ort conversa’ion relative to finances, Vice Passipeyt Wiison entertains Mr. Wiitiam Forster at ¢ivner to-night. The mem- | bers of the Cabinet and cther prominent per- ‘ons ges will be present. Senator FLANAGAN and Co? (Ochiltree, of Texas, had audiences with the Pr-sitent this | morning relative to the U.S. marshalship of the | eastern district of Texas AT TEE Warre Hoveg—The Postmaster | General and Kepresentatives Burchard, Morey, Garfeld, Townsend, Wallace, Pelham, and J ORO'S OPERA NUUEE | Monroe, had audience with the President to- day. IT was RUMORED at the 1 to.day that sa ce | Ex Gov. Shepherd was alarsingly tll. The re- Was unfounded, we are glad tosay. The ASD or has becn suffering for some days with . but was on the street to-day atiending @ t b&b b aetnees, TO-NIGUT. Iurortep Crisasg PRost:rcerss.—Mr. Page, of Ual., has been notified that he will be — heard by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the PANTOMIME MATINEE Honse on Tuesday next in advocacy of the bill to prevent the immigration of Chinese women _decT tr Sa Jkway ‘nto California fer immoral purposes. s AL THEATER. Tae Seyate DistretT Comurrres.—Sena- tor Lewis, chairman of tue Senate District Com- , bas been quite unwell since the meeting Me C.D. Bes ctor. | of Congress, and leaysf r Virginia to-night to th THOVAT : FoDay BVENL PARDONED HY THe PuesiDENT.— dent bas pardoned John Whizona: Wheona he Presi- d Jerome t, of Soath Carolina, both convicted ffences aud sentenced each to five a sber risonment at Albany, New York, and AMMEKIIGOR, Hers tine, Phey have served two December 18, * OF Figake. > December 1h, | MARITANA. eir term. RTBYR.— It t+ understood that Mr. nr has procured from Seoretary Bristow sh extension of the time for daciding whether take the office of Treasury architect; t. in the allowed to r vent of accepting, he wsil be the lace and pay ot super- yhall. The pay of the eve, five han dred dol- nat of present supervisor- stip of the post etiice. Some of the ovje ceptance are removed, b on is stil! a matter ot doub’ tars larger than s every » Maticees. howag + tne THs ADJUTANT General's DEraRtTMENnT.— . Ferry, of Connectieat, at the request of meral Vincent, introduced in the Senate sestertay a bill, which was read twica aod re- erred to the Committee on Maiitary Affaire, providing for the reduction of the Adjutant ~ department of the iba It provides atthe Adjatant Gererai’s department of he ariny shail hereafter consiat of vce adjutant vereral, with the rank and pay of a brigadier groera!: two assistant adjatant gouerals, with he rank and pay of colonels; four assistant ad- h the rank (pF E84 Lineeros. Guts corr Bricesouty 10 Cents. 937 Ponnarit tant F. SLLisa co, complete edition, aie sveaus, ; 7 Ss, © "l pay of sststant adjatant geo- ZAarR of majurs. For the Ben AT TRY CAUCUS of republican Senators held CLILDREN'S HOSPITAL veeterday Mr. Carpenter was re-elected proa- nt pro tem Consicerable time was spent ing the +ituation of affairs in Arkansas, Hine of action was agreed apon. Only « (ors expressed themselves in favor ot slop, and even these were not agreed as exact form of government. Others were Ji-pured to postpene activo, as the present con- of the state did not seem to justify Con- nal measures, all accounts representiag ple generally to ve satisfied with their “ goveTmtacut, with wo cause fur violen! The question of the cordition ot = so coming Up several Senators said FrESS® ARTS rund ou examination that oue oF eae ae er southern states hat no more PBNNSYLVANIG AVENOS ethan Louisiana, ani therefore 414 colimetion of BNGRAV. ¢ &u investigation coucerning all UOEGSINE PAINTINGS ani taney order tw establish theit validity. : ee CM PHOTO-| YarSwatana’s Transit or Vencs Ce or- | A private letter received here from Kerg slsnd, from one of the transit of Venus ob ervers on the Swatara, dated September Sth, ays that they Ianded there the Monday pre is. They were not able to land the transit arty at Crozet, owing to the high winds, which ew almost a gale while tae steamer lay there. +We have plenty of wind here, and snow squalls ery day, and plenty of ice for cool driuks.” ks Were covered with snow. ery busy since landing our aps, building our house, which is the tinest nthe isigod. We expect to remain here dve Six d think we will be abie to re- States aboct next Septem- endid duck shouting here, and bui they are al! d-ners, and We do not know waich ome, bat expect throagh 4 firat rate, bat I am not esea. [ preter tugsilon ship Line Jane, with he Leia.” rs w f caaet st ture tothe United We baye « | her ON THE FREaDMES’s BaNk.— { the commissioners appointed to wind up the aflairs of the Freeduea’s Bank will shortly be submitted to Congress. Aseach i the bratebes was really an iud.vidual bank, © work of tue dum ssioners really amoauted settiomer aifairs of thirty-four e, ae the Limit of ds tion er the Lentet the amount 2 of its in- © ess and a scheduie of the ats Large arti these assets are uot ot # kind ac- hor y the charter, and considerable losses sul be due to injudicious loans, made ehietly in be south. The indsbretnes of the bank mounts to about £3,010 or which there ets amounting o face valae to 93 t The commissioners attempt no esti- uate Of the real value of the assets, as that is a aiter unascertainabl 1 which will greatly jepend u the mode of collection. All the feedily convertible ascets were disposed of prior uspension of the bank, and ocher por- ions of the assets bad been hypothecated, and ue commissloners had to raise money to redeem them aud save them from sacritice. Tnese b ike District 7 Name and Number, jei-ty* | *SiLEMEN’S UAST-OFF | SEEiscan de sok be Fe freeing or <siitug ov JUSTH, and 7th eteeets corth: : tnets e that the settlemeut of the affairs sromptly attended to | or ine bank will be a tedious process, anless the pterests of depositors are ruthless!y sacriticad p order to realize upon the assets. Tae com. | missioners have Row abort $99,000 deposited with fhe Secretary of the Treasury, and to make | even 4 dividend of 20 per ceat. to'the sevanty- | ‘we thousand depositors of the bank would re- | aire $600,000. FESTIVALS enefit of the ST JOHN ’s CBUBOH, | Tae Waemuxetox Manger Company Bit 1 ConerEss.—The following resolution was adopted by the Senate yesterday: > = “Resolved, That Senate report No. 419, 431 uae ce thant ae io Ststoary, Eas | Congress, ist session, and Senate dill 937, s bill Freoch Browse Otocks, Groapes and Siatuvties, | repealing a portion of the act entitled ‘An act See ae Mase Saees, and Oruamenis, sad | making appropriations ty supply deficiencies,’ © ber objecy: «>, mmporied from Fraave acd [taly | approved Mareb 3d, 1873, and and Dy Moeears Vii Bros. (inte Vito Viti & Bons) o iui ‘ortion of the act of ve Fhfladeipt ta, place at the store Wo. Lier | Snbulling & Lorthwest corner of Peneaytrania avenue and tien | asembly of the District of Columbia, date Srect. Foil particelare ta turers entenmmnne! of August 23, 1874,from Committee on Public det _{iep} LATIMRESULEAUY,; aucts | Buildings and Grounds, be referred to the —— ‘ ——————— —— | Comamittes on the Judiciary, with instructions X42 8 FEE G2 BBSZILIAN PRBBLIB | ( rc port what action sheuld be taken thereon.” Fe 82 SLATES foe One Deller | pe o uhian tepals the clases, tm the. dos r r? S the one which re; eo vg Tiel oe Feawe CLASSE for FOB if bull of Iss that provides that the 2 THERMOMETER for 91. } sum to pak er the City = = 88 DEMPLEK, Opricien, ling “mey be applied by sad 423 Penosyiventa cuiy for (be erection of a suitable g for the District offices, and the Gov- ver avd Board ot Pab‘ic Works are author- vec. \f they deem it advisable for that purpose, to p eke arrangements to secure suffictent isud 4DJ0OINING EATIONAL THEATER. Ladies and gentiomen will be served with all the | ‘rooting ou Preneyivasia sad Leaisigns av bue, be th and 9h streets. a, PBLICAOES OF TEE SEASON That the go rnmewt of the United S:ates ebaul wot be Hab/e for any expenditures for said land, orfor the purchese thereof, or the build- ings to be erected thereon; and the land or the ase thereof is her: granted for the purpose of erecting any bulidiog for such. parposes; and gio repeals so much of the of # first-class in all bu to the public THURSDAY, Mo- | STOR, PIANIST, 7 TD Wirinsaes accepciccs, sestet nnd Fosttonabto | Legislative asmemviy of the Dintieler Galune a rteet notioe. bia, dated August 23, 1571 redueing, or pro- ae caing (2 redace, the rental to be paid by the ¥ st.. will Waa pgton Market company for the sa; of ‘attention Music for the German a ‘ scars jeakdenee i. weet the poor of the City of Washiogten and District Dice (TAT 8 Steet ates” | of Colambia is repealed.” prom A Free Barnes Wantep.—In the House norning, Mr. Chipman presented the me- | morial of B. k. Marbury and 301 others for a free britge over the Polowac river at George- town, upon the stose piers of the Alexantria aqneduct. Petitioners represent that the bridge row communicating with the Virginia shore is & toll bridge, snd they desire the passage of an act to bave It speedily give place to a first-class iron free bridge. Scovtine Parr Soctety, Ete Mrs. Fish and Mrs. Williams are the only two ladies of the Cabinet who reccivs before the not take another house this winter. Since the sad death of their dear little granison Mr. and Mrs, Delano have not felt like re-entering the g8y world. Mrs. Robeson rarely reoeives visi- tors. Mrs. and Miss Belknap will be able, every one bopes. to receive ou New Year's day. The Secretary of the Treasury wil! remain at the Livine N Horse Fess, Second Lieutenant Turner, 10th cavalry, com- | Arlington this winter. Mrs. B istow’s moutn- manding scocting expedition from Fort Sil!,re- | ive ee prereme Thete eutertal Bg. Mra. vorteto headquarters the fact that he scouted | hd Mrs. Williams bo:h Divo handsome ten days, traveling over two handred and ten | [22° GRGase Gountes a Uiitlinat ceoronae, miles, through & comn'ry barren of game: and = fap ic. diralan the rations of the offic:rs and men becoming | — The bachelors german lass eveuing wae exhsusted they were forced to subsist upon | select and elegant. The gentlemen all wore horee flesh for the last six days of the scout, men and avimals suffering severely trom cold striped siiketock? gs arc low shoes, with buckles rs and rosettes. The young Iadics a weather and other ¢ with their weuni eood tats, BB Drain ov THE Danish Vick Consut. —Mr, | ledits in the « tcelive goin Johann ©. Kondrup, Danish vice consul at this | 8°80" Opens 8 « They are desiroas of {their appearing then witte rubbed off Among the many clegaat entartainment a to Colonel and Mrs. Grant while they were here was a lunch given br Misa Lutie Meigs. Gener 1 Meigs aud family are at the Arlington, iusiead of Sirs. N There bas been some surprise expressed about Colsael aud Mrs. Grant leaving We-hington after accepting the invitation to the lurc at Mra. Zsilau’s. It seems that an invitation hadals) been acsepted for dinner tendered them by Mr. aud Mrs. George W. Childs in Phiiadelphia. Both events fell upon Thursday, and the young couple had to start for Piiladelphis, mach to iheir regret. —An elegant reception was held to-day at the Galt mansion, in hover of the marriage of the daughter. The wedding was private. APPROPRIATIONS FuR IMPROVEMENT OF PuBLic BUILDINGS AND G@RoUNDS.—Phe book of estimates submitted by the heads of the va- rious departinents to Congress, containing a scbedale of the amounts of money reqaired for the next fiscal year, empraces the following items of District interes’: For pubite grounds the tum asked is © 50, the main items being as follows, viz: Filling ‘grouads south of the Fxecutive mansion, $10,00%; general repairs to the Smithsonian grouncs, $10,000; buiiding approaches to bi_dge to be erected by the Balt- Q Potomac railroad ever 6th street, esha 83 bet city, dicd this morning at his residsuce on Cap- \tol HL He was a native of Denmark, but bas lived in Washington for over fifteen years, dur- ng all of which time he has been counccted with the United States coast suryey as an en- graver, and has been for the last ten years offi. cially connected with his own government. He was well known and highly esteemed in diplo- matic circles, and in general society here, and was respected by all who knew him. He held high positions in the Masonic order. His death was not unexpectet, as he has been in ill health for a considerable time past, and has been con- fined to his bed for the last twoor three monthe. Psrsonat.—Moajor A. D. Banks and family, Mase.; James O'Connor, Baitimore; Dr. A. V. Conover and wife, Long Branch; Gen. C. S. Carrington, Kichmoud, J. H. Carrington, Rieh- mond; Gen. Burt, Boston; Edward Irvin, Joan B. McFatyre and Frank Bremen, Montreal; Q. Keaebey and wife, N.J.; D. E. Ambler, Fla., and M. H. Cochran, Montreal, are at Willard’s. --*- Amongst the arrivals at the Ebbitt House to-day were Hon. Geo. M. Adams, Ky.; Hon. Powell Clayton, Ark.; Wm. Wainwright, Eng- land; Hon. 0. P. Merton and wife, Ind.; Hon. Adams, Ca . J. H. Barbank, . V.V. Smith, Ark.; Major J. 0. U.S. A.; Hon. J. Niles, Miss.; B. Hawley, Ind.; Dr.G. M. Steinberg, U. - senator Morton appeared in his seat in Senate thie merning for the first time t secsion. | He is looking much better than ut #5,£0; completing the Improvements of Tees! coh stcnantons eee vation between 3d and Ota streets, $10,0.0: THe FakepMen’s BANK IN Concress To- | improving various reservations, 420 000; care vnd €xtepsiun of gree houses in the propogat- n, £5,000; ord.uary care of Lafayette quaie, $2,000; remoy.ng present fence and fitnting posta and chain: 0° walkein oo; removing ¢ Board of Heaith, the improv DAY.—By some oversight, th: vided for commissioners for the wiading up of the affairs of the Freedman Bank, did not set forth when their report of ite condition should presented. For some time it has been and held by (ae comioissioners, autictpating tbat Congtess would make @ call upon them for it. A resolution, introduced by Mr. Beck, of | Excavating bottom and paving -ides of lake, Ky, which embodied in it such a cail, was | #5 replacing fountain in 14th street circle afopted by the He ~day, and the report | with marble, $2,500; Improving Pacific Place, will be sent to the Honse at once. it would seem (circle, Massachusetts, Conn: that the trustees of the bank aud its former Tre avenues) at, and New 5.000; unproving Stan- th wil! have adéitonat troable instore, | ton Place, £10,010; taking up and bis morn Mr. Whibstue, of Teno, of | ing curb and ‘fag vouth of the Execu fered a revolution which was referred the | tive Mansion, $1,500; cnting down the Banking and Currency Committee, providing | embankment on the nursery, $1.25); granite that the commissioners declare a dividend at | cop ng fence in front of Execative once, aud that they enter suits against tue | Mauston, $7.45; repairing fountain south of the former trnstees wid officers to recover f om | Executive Mansion and tor coping and centre- them such aa as were loaned utau- | piece .or the same, $7,00; fountains and wateh- thority of 1 inan’s lodge in Judiciary square, 3; cols ‘tne Heeeee Tie ik 8 Res al statue of Lincoln, to be placed in Lincoln $20,000; base for same, $10,000; purchase ors .— Secretary Delano, Commissioner Smith uler cquares of ground west of s: and Governor Arny, accompanied by a delega. north of sj1are ion of Navajo Indians and interpreters, visited 53 square feet, wt $1, the Executive mansion to-day and hada ing | Closing and improving the conference with the President. The Indiane | @Peloring two triangular reservations on laid before the President « series of complaints | OP avenue, between 13th and 15\h streats, £2,000; purchase of 300 seats fer the public grounds, $2,400; filing, grading, draining, and imy roving the rerservation on Missouri avenue, ‘ately vocupied by the Agricultural depart ment, £10000; rémovingthe cast-iron tence trom Teseryetion on Pennylvania avenue, be- tween tb and 2st streets, recasting it into poste, and for improving the sams, $1 500; epaics, fuel, &c., Executive Mansion, $30,000; lightn ty pitol, Executive Mausion,&c., =6,00); Washington Aquedact— Building astone Sau across the Virginia channel of the Potomac river, from the end of the present dam the Virginia bore, $200,000; building dwelling snd ce tor gate deeper at the reciving reservoir, 00%; buliding @ wooten fence around the receiving reservoir, 1 28: cont! ing, widening. and macs iamizing roadway & tweer distributing reservoic and Groit Falls, =10,(00; toiling and seeding embankment slopes of ‘be distrituting reservoir, $13.00); soiiag nd scccling slopes of the conduit embankme mm Great Foils to the distribating resecvuir » Buihling corner of 17th and F str. 3ts— relative to their lands, their children held in captivity by their cnemiee in New Mexico, and depredations committed by Mormons and minera prospecting for gold. Lhe President listened very patiently, and in reply referred the delega- tion to the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of Tudlan Affairs, whom he said would take the necessary steps to right their wrongs. ‘The President aleo gave the Indians some good advice relative to their own conduct Among other things he advised them to stay apon their reservations, cultivate their lauds, and fit themselves snd their descendante ty be ome citizens of the United States. THe THREATENING SITUATION IN | AwA.—The rumor which prevailed her night and this morning that there was figh going on in New Orleans between Gov. Kel- Oge’s militia aud the white leaguers proves to de unfounded. Despstebes received by we government and by friends of Cinv. KeHogg in Lis ¢ Wo BOON to noo to-day make no men ion of avy disturbance, but yUIst- last y all agree that «\ ing embankment ard openining an ajey here is danger abet, bui do not anticipate any wiong the west end of the building, @90. ‘Mas serious outbreak until the meeting of the legis- | sum of $20,000 is asked for the navy yard. ature in January, when it is eved the | foilding aud grounds, ernment Hospital white leaguers will attempt to prevent the or ganization of either brauch of that body, and perhaps attempt to aguin depose Gov. Kellozg. itis not believed, however, that they will euce ceed, as they cid in September last, as the gov- ernment hss tuil advieve as to their plans, sud will po doubt make suca disposition of the United Stats forces as to promptiy check an; further attem or the Insane—Completing river wall and raising boundary walls at their intersection with the river wail, $8,148; supplying the hos- pital with water from tse Potomac aqueduct. +10,000. Reform School of the District of Co- lumbia—Purchasing remainder of the ‘Peter’ farm, provided it can be obtained at $100 per re, or €0 much thereot as may be necessary, ai vivience on the part of th: 00; erecting workshops, steam-engine, white leagues. helting and machinery, $11,010; erecting one Nomrnations “by THE Prestpent.—The | family building, $10,000; fencing and hedge plants, $5,000. improvement of grounds, Le- partment of Agriculture, including fouutains, &O., $22,810, BALTIMORE AND Ogio Raitroan Comra- NY—Mr. Garrett e-elecied President.—At the regu’ar monthiv meeting of the board of direc- ‘ors of the Baltimore and Odio railroad, held at Camden station vesterday, Mr. Garrett was re- elects president of the company for thoseven- teenth year. Previous to the election Mr. Gar- rett stated to the board that in consenting to continue his rervices to the company, it must be with the unde: ding that he would not be expected to attend to the details and general admicistration of the a'tairs of the road; that these would be performed by the vice presi- dents, andthat be would aid in regard to the poliey of the company and the management of its fimences. Mr. Garrett having retired from the room, the subject of the salary of the presi- dent was brought up, and it was announced that Mr. Garrett positively declined to receive following nominations have been sent to the Senate by the President: Bepjamin Moran, to be minister resident to Portugal. Wickham Hottman, to be secretary of legation in London. Robert. K. Hitt, of LiL, to be secretary of lega- tion in Paris. Wm. R. Thrall, to be marshal of CU. 8. southern district of Ohio. John P. Clum, of New Mexico, to be agent for the Indians at San Carlos ney in Arizona, Benjamin M. Thomas, of Indiana, to be agent for the Indians of the Pueblo agency in New Mexico. J. W. Shaw, of New Mexico, to be agent for the In- itans of the south Apache agency in New Mex- co. Mablon H. Newlin, of Kansas, to be agent tor the tribes of Indians im Kensas. A. J. Barnes, of California, tobe agent forthe Pi Ute Indians in southeast Nevada. Benjamin Ff. Lee, ot Pennsyivania, to be an Indian in- spector. James Wright, o! Lowa, to be agent | for the Indians of the Fort Hall agency in Idabo. Dexter E. Ciapp, of Kansas, to be nt for the Indians of the Grow agency in ‘Thowas Jefler of Ari- | avything more than the nominal compensation | Mr. Tyrer, of Ladiana, in Sah the uae ke Indians | that he had heretofore received. A unanimous | sumed consideration of th ietlhy peor Arizona | vote re electing Mr. Gar'et was then cast, and | ment of the currency an pers wh ecgor| George H. Hand, ef Dakota Territory. to be | on being notitied he app-ared an! addressed the | interest on the furde | tice comment Gucias secretary of the Territory of Dakota. John E. | board. Mr. Garrett in Lis remarks asserted | States. c | Pact rip anand, istic, of D. C., to be assistant inspector of | that the Baltimore and Obio railroad “ bas Mr. Willard (Vt) red an amendment pro | Ged tis uatwene: nd weters. 8. Ualvert Ford, of D.C., to | never been under the iutiuence of foreign | viding that United States notes courmouly | aad Crten the uae leaks oe inspector of gas and meters. John H. | holders,” and that to-day “it stends proudly | known as greenbacks shall not be a legal con od at Netcham, of N.¥., to ve a Commissioner for che Dietrict of Columbia. Marcas S. Hopkins, of Va., to be an examiuer-in-chiet in the Pat- ent Ofhce. Ellis Sposr, of Me., to be assistant commissioner of patents. John W. Thacher, of Va., to be commissioner of patents, Mahlon Kent, of Pa., to be agent for the Indians, Great Vemsha agency, Neb. Warren Adley, of Minn., to be receiver iene — at Alexandria, Minn. George W. Fay, of Wis., to be register of land office at Menasha, Wis. D. B. Tianel, of Nev., to be register of Iand office at Eure! Nev. Mariavo Barela, ci New Mexico, to receiver public moneys at La Mesilla, N.M. Eli Gilbert, of Kansas, to be receiver public moneys at Arkansas Valley land district, Kan. alone asthe only great railway corporation of the United States that consistently, persistently, and uniformly devotes its best energies and ca: pacities to the development of the city and state and the territorice with which it is con- nected.” Jay Couke & Co.'s BankauPrey—An In- junction to Restrain the Trustets from Distrvs- uting the Assets —On behalt of persons residiag in New York, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylya- nia and Cauada, and owning stocks of the Northern Pacific Railroad company, an appli- cation was yesterday male in the United States circuit conrt in Philadelphia for an injanction against the trustees aud committee of creditors | holidays. The Secretary uf the Interior wilt | ening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1), 1574. TWO CENTS. FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, | TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. —___@___ SENATE—Mr. Scott submitte | a bill to pro- OCREDING rt — 2 Vide for the relief of the Allegany valley rail AS TO “PARTICULARS. New Yorx, December 10.—The argament In Toad company. Referred to Committee 03 | (he order to show cause why @ bill of pattica- Claims. * ars sbould not be gr nied in the Tilton- Beecher Mr. Mitcell introduced bill supplomer suit came up today before Judge McCun in to the act providing for the payment of © | the general term court-rom, in Brooxiyn. sea incurre! by the territories of Oregon « The Titton was present in person, acoom- Washington in 183-56 in suppressing Indi pat vy his oo ge Morris; while hostilities. Referred to Comauiitee ou Mil | the other side was represented by Willtam M Affairs. | bvarts and Messrs. Tracey and Thos. J. Shear Mr. Anthony reported, from : man, Shearman nting, House resolation to bind t ing the order to of revised statutes without the index ‘The Houre bill to extend the po wry ppetied the argument by re . &e. He said it fore thy read the folowing Paine ox Board of Ausit of the District of ( Pripa ORB TILTON read twice and referred ty Coma y Theodere Tilton ve. Distr ct Jumbia. «. ity of Brookiyn Mr. Wright stated on an examinat rales he found that he coat not car intent on to call up the bill. to abolts ern judicial dtetrict of “Arkansas, He now would call up the bill after of the morning hour ane HS raye he ay | on Mr viding for the a} as a member of the board of regents Smitisonian Institution tn piace of G Hamlin submitted a joint reaolation pointmeni of George Ban the | W Sherman, resigned. Passed ir. Wright gave notice that he world ask enate to take up the bill reported from Judiciary Committee n declaring the true intent and meaning of the Us Tailroad acts approved July i, 158 184, Duly 3, 1966. j ‘THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT KILL. j Mr. Morrill (Me.) arose and said that he | wonld take the present ocersion to direct che | ndact by said attention ot the Senate to the bill reported frow | said E. it. Tilton, re- the jo-nt select committee to frame a new form € such eoxuai i of government forthe District ef nany time or place, ‘olambia. | ‘The bill was # Jong one, und tt would vecesa- | rily take come time to consiier it, and le hoped | that Senators would give it some attention | There was an undoubted public demand that er and of other pers mmunicated to some bill of the kind should be passed #4 soon as | °F himand admissible agai poss.bic. He then submitted a motion that | DG, ahd deponent furvhor says that ator jonduy of next week ebould be set apart for | sd confessions were wate to others thar the consideration of the bil. Agreed t his | deponent at bot to this deper ‘The Senate, at 1245 p.m, wer | nent’s knewiedge, nor did any other of | them epecity any . sexual inter dant sud t tive eersion, and after a ebort time in resumed its legislative session. Mr. Patterson introduced a bill the concluding proviso of section 32 revised statutes of the United Sta me when,or place where to Committee on Finan eroon'se was The Senate, at 110 m., adjourned canes e OF sai 1 te Monday. okie, on th 0h HOUSE OF REP NTATIVES. — ate rie Stowell (Va.) rose to a personal explanation ot abe and badread an extract from a «peech deliv ered by Hon. Chas. H. Porter, accusing h (Stowell) of having sold a end United States Nava He i oP positive th tu those two ¢ that the pla Were as above stat Acaiemy. | Signed to thos: portunity of an-wering this charge at the time, | © seible eonbclnwodty “A but the result of the election showcd thar tne | Ux'ng Postibie that the invercourse stated above people pias ~¢ liner essen pn one en's | may have been at the honse of this’ depo (AtGUAl) dabied the eeetemcats oF | nent, and that oa | the of October, sig | Hite noting | Iso8, at the house of this defeadant, " vanni Pea thocnaeees bar eon ee eect, | this Geponent turiher #ays thet the confessions yal Debs by not published | 10 mad * Gmitte 10us of aol the devia. He therefore aeked tbat the whole | [0,mhce te imi admikted wartous ac fase matter be investigated by the House, and t d-pondent, between said lot of October, 1865 the tacts be reported, apd tuat the comm | sus the ncing oF Ie: tuk mid met parciente’ be authorized to send for peroons end pap fa te ne ae ee ae ae met pcan On motion of Mr. Frye, (Mv..) the ( © | stated. That this deponent doce not exp to on Naval Affairs was directed to make tho in | Po "Stie gu the thistol this action te cree vertigation, with authority to eend tor pe: and paper: TRE PREEDMBN’S 7B Mr. Beck (Ky.) offered a reselution, which 2 t Guly proof of ae, Rareed to, directing the Secretary of the | asuitery charged by complaloant within the Treasury to obtain from the comuies.oners ap- | Ontrol or knowledgeor this deponenton wart pointed to wind up tho affairs of the Freed- | he expects and th ther or oth Pp aces at whic that any eve tercourse took p e of plaint ect? this depone to olter npou said to be men’s Bank the report of their examination to | thepresent time, aud transmit the same to the House. Mr. Whitthorne (Tenn ricting the commissioners of th Savings and Trust Company to dend, and to mstitute «uit or bank to recover th itors. Referred to the Comm and Currency. introduced a bill di- Freedm. V's Tis mo t from maint on, w! 2 teh twe on Baukiag on by prool tessvons, acts, de-la- Mr. Fort (Ii) offered a joint resolution a rs So neue tenlneey teed at aoe thorizing the printing of the re Sasieiny witaed 1k tie aati aoe missioner of Agriculture for | weebevidence may not indicate the tums nad = > mt. jon, #o@! deprive tuts i CU" PNY EOCRE testi mony, @ud as he Mr. Holman (Ind.) offered @ reso 12 gua’ waleesk nee aim: nd the rales as to provide that it #h order to move to amend any appropristic o as te cut down the number of offi yes of the government, or to red aries of said oficers or employes. Comm tree on Kules, Mr. Wilson (Iud.) introdaced a i rection of the act of 1789, estat ourte »: the United States. al Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in cases. Referred to Jud t bis elore prays and id grant avy « anne wm tr in wing ef Keterred Mr. Duell (N. ¥.) intros bill to author: the Postwasier Ger miter into an rangement with an Ac evidence 1 wplatr bave bec to carry the walle t South Americs Islands. Keterre t any parti Mr. Swann, (Mc | Boat Bo ne . propriations, reported the consular and diplo- | ene) ig P eeObORE Tieton, prone: sors franglo ia acetic The Transit of Venus. Mr. Macdougali (N. Y.) introduced bill to re- OBPSRVATIONS AT NAGAS duce and fix the Adj General's depart ee done, wegen 1A Negaaakl dis Miltary Anairec, hererred to Comumiites on | ‘7irsit of Venue the weather Was tmasn The Speaker laid beforo the Ho: the f ly and unpromising. The timo at whic putt ; ied caiculated that the transit would begin ees ecey re commen which Were | assed away without our being euabled to From the Secretary of War, in relation to the | cord the exact momeut of the first contact with relief (urnished the people of the overiiowed | trustworthy, results | Are ut & aaa districts on southern rivers. | tee of ap bour, and bet Fear From the Controller of the stage of her & ins Coe mitting bis 12th avnual report. at the equatorial caught a glimyse of we Te the Comn un aid pianet, and was quite successful privare tana Uisiae, Resi gh sie in taking several mesearements of the plau- recting the Court of © ets cusps during the | autorval betwee upon the case of the claims to the H. ne ses ae bec oy conte a : at reservation in Arkansas, until after a | which the latter coutast occurred ane the House upon the bill now pending on the | #ith : coers an 2 - nest LOrtiy the private calendar, entitled “A b ll extending | “co? By act farther m sey t the me for filing’suits in the Courtof Olaims | “stance beiween V ~~ sud the sua to estabtish the title to the Hot Springs raser- | “(ge were m with tho uric vation in Arkansas.” there were 150 2 I ments of the tin bet we After discussion the Committee of the Whol dar. | sices there thirty-one micron | were made oF the pa’ | | D ACrors t) ar Views Of THE PINANCIAL creer The House then went into Com! Whole on the General Caiendar— right omsing the same i threatened rain, SUCCRSEFUL ORSREVATION AT VLADT A dispat Viad iowost obscured the from daan. bu anced Ue sky cteared and ¢ der for debts contracted after the Ist day of | duly, 1875. Dir. Dawer (Mass.) addressed the House, and eaid this was 4 question that demanded the im- mediate attention of the representatives of thi x people. The peovie are demanding action and | “stinctiy © " the President and Secretary of the Treasury | “ope. His beams grad had both culled attention to the importance of | ‘be decisive moment of the subject. All recognize the necessity of ac- | ‘Le transit drew near # tion, and the whole question is wether the bill | }rinted on the back ground of the caters before the Honse will remedy the evils com | 0F the photographers. ep Be reine as ee ee or mained fixed steadily berure the ebserver’s eve. r | As the planet advanced and touched the sau THETRIAL of Jessie Pomeroy, calied by some | limb the moment was siguaied with accuracy; arial tele- ed, and ns meen image wae di nd of the can ran 7 c inthe case of Jay Cooke & Co., to restrain | of the newspapers ‘the boy tend,” began in | ont owing to @ drifting bare aud clouds be- land oice at same piace.” Luther Sf- Repees, of | them from making any payment. of oflvadonds | Horton, Mase. vesterdiy, And Jt progres will | tween, it wae impose to auth z00d photo x 4 1 re proceeding with the bution 18 e8- aphs of these contacts. vi: emanate eee fA hy est | tate. ‘The complaint made is that the rallrozd | of €0cial science. It will be remembered that eT the atmosphere lasted wutil about an hour company ig insol and bas refused to pre- sent avy claim this estate, and that the bankrupts are liable to the extent of $16,000,000 its bonds. The holders of the bounds desire recetver public moneys at Helena, Mon. Ter. Justin P. a Minn., to ve receiver ‘bile at Worthington, Minn. Liman Rorton Judd, or Dakotn, t0 be register of the boy Pomeroy has at various timos manifested a most extraordini mavia for murder, or for maiming and mutilating helpless children, and ier ted offences Bering led to the bel e after the second contact, nevertheless, tie sao- ment at which this contact occurred was ike- wise obtained. When Venus had crept nearly half way acrors the solar disk the haze dissp- upon totes fate hee eee oe therefore seek ible, Boston society is ats | veared euticiently to admit of photograpiic Eoqh of tina "e by rtcelvar ‘patie moweys | fosmiuinthe ditibution wi ehte cata re | Joe byom whetaey "is beter, to conton 21m | agen ing guinea hiram. ogee Upon it wel Son of eae, oo be Raper Tieng acer SESE, | in bebait of the complainants, the judge set the | ence. The cage comes before the supreme court | Nistes while the jas in peaition, so that United States for thb district of Louisiane, | case down for on fay next, | of the state. it will be possible to map the planet's track on Teargument He thought the proceedings presented grave questions requiring serious Somsiaeration PouiticaL Nt J.D.Ward, who was defeated in the 2d Llinois district, has informed his competitor, Charles H. Harrison. that he inte: ds to contest his teat, on the groand of a fraudulent count of the votes. Mr. Peter Mantor, of Minn., to be of toe land office at Bismark, Dakota Territory. Joseph E. Knowlton, of Minn., to be receiver of public , Duluth, Minnesota. Oscar Whitney, of Dakota, to be of the land office at Yankton, Dakota. Lawrence LaPoint, of N. M., to be register of the land office at the image of the sun after return or leeretts Lome. ALSO AT KORART TOW. A Hobart Town, Tasmania, dispatch says: “Although the weather was bad, our observa ous at the time of the transit were particalarly svecessful. We succeeded in taking one han- THE Pactric Mall QUABRBL continues to excite more or less attention in the street. The of Venas dar.ug La Mesilia, N.M. James L. Broaddus, of Cal., | con says he isn’t afraid. ----The Vi inia news- dred and thirteen . mp apts, : be agent ne pt Ae pepers 5 are not over-pleased wita Gat memes = vasmage over the tk ‘THROUGR LONDON. a, to be agent for the Indlaus of the Black- penly Manes is rosemmaensaesen tot Loxpox, December 10 —The transit of Venus and rebuke him tor abuse of his --"*Prof. Seelye, Gongreseman-elect, is one of the speakers at the meeting soon to be held in Boston in favor a state corrency very Tovndiy for ineertny prececessor, Gov. lo feet A, ‘Movtsna. G: W. | of ine coho ogame for the Todian Ag ogo solidated seat ‘alxer. OBSERVATIONS of the transit of Venus were ‘itory. H. of Iowa, tobe recognition of God in tue Gonsti. | tken at ae a The photographic = harmless sort of amusement any. | obseryations at Thebes were perfectly Sacco: bow. presidents of the various colored the hanghai the weather — ee LS aa 07 aig nna sun obscured. =" as tal Aseociation, the objects of which are set | ,uberoimatee le several Depattineuts: Of the py RO pe eo Baltiniore custombouse, aris oat of rnmors vate and maintain permanent peace with the | °! ® Tédacton of the Lan as es bea compan; af, public.—¥. F. Correspondant Piila. Ledger. ‘hite people of the south. € InceRasE oF Gaances.—The whole number reported this month tn the United THE Goss Oase.—A large crowd again at- Bae ini 2 aa noreate of'0o4 ‘daring No tended the trial yesterday, in Baltimore, of 4. ‘New York is sald to have 263 granges. ‘daye longer. hbses dere: tlowand i ‘danger of earring in ew Orleans. | were eerloutly injured. | | | Spanish Oniresce Against Great ortain 4 FASERDGER TAKEN PROM A DAITIOR Yenemt, EY TRE @ranin Arw Yor« Bvyms, dates Brite ehocner towed inte Sante Cabs on the 2th fitmae by a S + proves tn be the Fcliper. of P She was hired by @ Spaniard to take him to San!.ago de Cabs. hed The current ear and she tost ber reck- Oning and beaded he wrovg way. She was captured by the Spanish gunbost, Dut the Brit- ish consul protested and schooner and crew, siter a lapse of three Gays, were set at Wberty. The passenger remains a prisoner. This taki ried her to the lee Of a passenger out of a Britten vessel on the bigl fens and detaining him may give rise to quee- Uons about tt ¥ of the transaction. MARR AMES BROOKS, Lorner, December 10.—Atexand of Beitimore, war married ve ints. dan the late How of New ¥ ¢ Roman Catholic Charch of the Awnmption, Holforn. M tS henok Was present, sn? Monsigaor ¢ performed the marriage ceremons Man Maprip, December } al Serrano wit? take his deparcare f tec north ediately More frouble tor mac: CrncrxwaTt, Deoes onde in a next. © Reechor Sq ts Sotr tnete al the priv Miss Procts tify that Moulton’. a ton with } - m eFer) Texpect tales. i) was farther stipulated that Mowlon himeeli should make avit th he knows of his koowled g whatever against Mose Proctor’s char- he lived (0 whicn De gave uuer ance Was based WLOlly Uyou hearsay. Li was r Stipulated that milton should make g¥ tO Miss Proctor, and th ald pay ts incurred on t den tha in the mnt over $5 nat tn ation foregoing, Mins Prostar Iatm no pecamiatydamay on, but would rest eatistied w ot her character, avd that th make Teport in Coneonance w were all agrend to by the pa.t PePORK THR RurEE Atter the orc de stipnlatte rel procee het we: © Mow me made her bo towen, goth weniac sing Pls er of Mr. Beecher’s py Stlended bis Friday evouing talis vices and lal ardent Sae also 1 the ser {the pastor so impressed her that she compiled some of his choicest utter- avees, and they were printed in book form. OF testified to the highest esteem for her. and testitied that there was aot the ghtest ebedow of truth in the stories thet had been circulated in which her name bat been | mentioned. The letter of Junvery 19, 1 given under the fullowing cireumstacc be 171 t her called to see me on New Year + Dayot and told me that there war some troubie p Mr. Bowen and Mr. Tilton, end that h cher) was impleated, and fearing that eG there migh' be come wrong constrac- oar (Procter aut Beecher's) that t eave Any such t g toward hin wrote the ler bed. Gen. Butler said that ber tesimony s!004 radicted. Moulton handed over the sum of $4,375 to pay the costs of the Fut, and tte ibe oust ends. Glendenping’s Acgaittal E 16 FROMOUMCED GUILTLKSS OF THANG BUT UNMINISTERIAL O08 WEICH BE IS BUSreNDSD Pie Ate cy mpro- living « aS 19 OCORSION ty ared That no more that the ordinary re of lite existed between them.” to 5. The yotes onthe other s follows: Seducti prumieot ma ercourse et lat * cbild Falsebo pplicrtion at a ly dation for Biss Pomeroy both sides and two e! ng. ‘The Presbytery are OD G ping, aod disso y al relation between Mr. Glendenuic rospect Avcbue Ohureh. tated that of the twelve members who Te were excused trom pronounces & -olemo the Voted to m r. Glendenning of t barge | of ex imir ¢, four wore strongly in- clined to beltew ity, but gave Lim the of two faye in Letter irom the Pope. BITION TO THORE WBC TE, NEPA F UNDER PRETESLE oF q egraph, of November 4 November 1, from who hed recently t Peter's Pence. on of the meter ablie in moting y trust P aloor . will ever k Gs pastures, and imitate the eit forefathers, who con- y submitted to the greates! ‘and adiieth ped of the yx e faith by enemics, of whom St Torineays: ‘No writes! pirates, who make it @ trade to de- oll not merely the bodies but also the souls of who strive to make prey net so mach of AF Of the gold of faith; who plander bot so much of wo m of Ubriet.’ xposed, We Carnes Father 0: Mercy to took with a propitious eyeon the youth of the couutsy,aud by His protection to preserve their faith safe from daugers and evils.” Naw Yors Day Goovs Maawer..-Themar 4 rf i f i ult ;