Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1874, Page 1

YHE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennssivania Avenue, cor. Lith St. ay THE EVESING ATAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY, © M RAOKF MAND, Prast, ——_e ING STAG te THE EVES 2 by carriers t0 te sat Tes CES 6 FRR wese, ox Bonty TR CENTS PER MONTE. Cop the Counter, Bates a Ky manl—postase prepaid 6 Cents month. 1 eA hs BE OO: one yar $6.00 TBR WEEKLY cTAB—potlisncd on Fritay— 92 60 @ cay. Fostane PF , cption: y 41 advan-e. and rob —_No spas sensi come cyl Vee. 44—N. 6,787. ed on application. WASHINGTON D. C., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 21 ~—6EChe Loening Star. Is74 TWO CENTS AMUSEMENTS. OnD’s OPRKA HOUSE. P MB. JOHN 8. (LAREF, j ciry. In bs cwn Grest Come y of sale A WIDOW HUNT. Major Wel Ypgton De Boot: Mr. Clark» en to the public | 6 for ths } “Felix,save moa kivien” SING | After which Olarke’s [amorous arrangenin | WADDY, THE FAT BOY. | We@aitexe, the Schoolbo: Me Orarke GRAND i sei Gea cok ; MATINEE, sleginecnmoisinene | SATURDAY NIGHT |" baketit. B PaSsIoN’s PALADIAE “tra. Admiral Porte, 1LLe’S NATIONAL THEATER. Yei'a by the rzs Maging Bayp, sisting of Forty Soro Prarorun | At 9% tx Watt | bet of tora, will make | Opened Dancivs y mmeres at Wo lek. Ma! ene ESTRA oF Foaty Perronwers. 1eRRI a om ON w2.and NE UNT. 0. General at niasi ts secured et Box u Cxped. Dee mber 28, JAWAUSOHEK fa CREENEY WOLD. _ deat LPSCeLs mati. WE ALE COMING! OPESISG TUESLAY, December 29:4, FOR FIVE NIGHTS ONLY ROYAL ORIENTAL MARIONETTPES. ‘Thie Troupe wumbers over one landered tife feg puppets, aud are the most woxd-rfat eive mecheLica: figures ever construc he dances w Jemen net sdmitted with hate, caus oF over hor ladies with bonnets, on the Ball-rocm floor curirg thi ween ed a FRANKLIN PHILP, 909 Pena Ip consejuenee of numerous appiicati ne fo: rame,the Vrorceniam and other private boxes of Waricce « zee, pombe Fin all, will bo depose i of for this cccasion, at tho Bcadem 4. c wie Bauskieg ena t tm the most comp! and Come Pact tratpfu) manner sil és, Burkeeques 3p feat # of Trageu, ‘ecio, Farce, Drai withoot re- serve.to the highest bidder, on TURSOAY NIGUT, | mite, Min-treley. ‘They tive, speas an? appar December 31st, at S o'clock. Nene bat the boliers | eutiy ect with facility eva to Duman belex’. “Pats of Bail thekets will be admitied to the sala, ts raeemtiaily Giifereut tri Toomtriealayibs “harac: By order of the Board of Direstors. P tera uf the pieces whicw are represeare! being $1p- J HANFON THOMAS, Prosident D Fc by mechanical Merioucttes «nly IEBAEL COWEN, Boc's aud Treas! decz-eott | Pais inte largeat duvet Falunile exit = ~ | ever pres ° public, nerbing iike it ba ‘J, HARBY DONKHUE, ther be ter imporsed from Berope at Three ¢ CHRISTY MINSIKELS. ILALIAN FANTO Pautonimne PYLE KED ‘ig with ND TRANSFORMATIO and 2 cia. Reserved stof 915,09). inct eulertalumests COSTUMER, 43% I1tz STREET, NEAB ew and uestly ftted-op Parlors and Show-rocm: and a dovd!y-increased stock of Masquerade sud Theatrical Costumes, zed pew and costiy Dresses, iety of Qostume—Ladios’, JiNh, f RIDING HO 1K ae tra Commencing Satur LL dey m ewe Se Puivats TakaTsroans, | s.r day and Bi TABLEAUX AND OLD FOLKS’ OONOBRTS. | cicay No estra charge ter ress ca ton nc a - mrsstcente tee weet od wishenet | SPR: AMILIES.—On Sew Year's ant tens and polite attention, tater tinees exch ctitid wil ate spot to att b to RCCOMMOd ete Om, embracing thi 5 ‘ding Hood.” “Tne goiden Kea, ves,” “Ths Bleeping Bean the Bea Kk,” & oo Also, 4 bean. oun. @n Bxrdibitice } : _Littis Ked Ki d. shee _ = Fru br *RAAD PROMENADE tee. MARK RITER pa |S memati t ee re ece-on Db and M streets, eight be given id Fe N LUBE w NEW NOKTHE K: F MEN'S CHristian Hog, Sv. Awy’s Isvaxy Asyivy, Tee PROTSSTANY Ocraan ASsYitM, Pup Famtry ov Josera Mets, who was unfortunately killed se thts 6: Jum WASHINGTON On TEULSDAY, Jav. 14, Tar W H a BF Pirase remember Name and Number. BALLS, &e. re ETH 45NUAL BALL KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK TORR HACE MONDAY BVBSING, Bic, 25,1574, ©DD FELLOWS’ HAUL,7 pel reet north wast : soot Ti Merrs, Manrice Tickets = graotiemean ac tne : nu = peatce tothe par DRY GOODS, SPECIAL AND IMPORTANT * ” sThakoscu TO PUECHASERS OF CHEAP GOODS From the New MOLLE 4 The tswous matis Bopraso SIGNOS BES FRATELLI 1 at Ealicoes, 6° Piimo Te ‘ b + = 7 t1G OB TAGLEaPlgére 1 5. LS ane o See ie -F. ma . LJ re ot, very wide, i as . Musical Dire. tora a BF The vate of 32 THOBSPAY. § > FAL K Coe Maco 5 x | Gos Gnd oF sacRep musi ait of Locn € ROH ¢ THE FPIPHAN Callat NASUAY BVENING December 30, ©. M. TOWSON & CO/S ROMS Dine teh Velmeiog renal Gect3 tr 656 Penn. ave,, south side, DISTINGUISHED MUSICIANS, Obeir from the Cuurcn of tis Trinity, Brooklyn: Ceoune OUT SALE FRENCH SILK POPLINS.SSc, Corn; Seld everywhere at @1 -5. An excellent Holiday bie “ 7 Sect 4 709 Market Space, bet. 7 FOR THIRTY Days. He J. H0L 3.48. ur.G Mies M x EGE SIMPSON. Tenor r OW. H. BUCEELEW, Base LEY, Organist aad (oa s* ILLge’s NATIOSAL THEATES, POSITIVELY LAST CUB ENTIBE STOCK CF of the We FALL AND WINTER DRY GOODS AREED DOWN, (Last Bisti) axyDa DISCOUNT OF TEN PER CENT ALLOWED ON ALL WASHING rox «Heathmecou Que MONDAY. TUKESUAY aud WEDNESDAY nignts, ua WRUNESDAY Matisee, Miss Faxn © a ES Hee Sppear ia the thritiing Border Be ee SALES. rational Dramay io 3 ntitient The Tearess a oe We eden Tharedey, Fridey and Saturday mahteand Bridoy and Saterdsy matinees,in the YATES & MITCuRLE Ereatest cf lls uasticn Dramas, in prologue and & Bete. entitled London ia Wis. 0" Home Ca eects “)7 MARK e Iu tis city of ba f Toa NoXtoN, artista oF for & deen: ai Oasb Yard. Als) () Dv FELLOWS Hacn. pperiauity to — wat psn THUBSDAY, FRIDAY ant SATURDAY Dee ev orn 24,2 and 26, *_ | Theceterated Negro Boy Pianist and Vocalist, BLIND TOM, whofor iwenty years hss remained ax” unsolved mystery Aci hislon, t@ conte: rurerves seaty, 75 conte y be secured three €aye iu edvaace | Sei Mnsic rors aiae Sarence a | Gel FAMILY MATINEB, DEY GoeDs t CARTERS, ABEET SPA yards very Lest Cali: | ¥Oe0M HA 4 Es rect, between WEDNESDAY ane j SPISITCALISM BX PC By Deore cpem at 7, performanc L, 707 . in oh 1.008 € t Ie Bi { por BALLS ASD PAUTIES, - Bplendid Blankets, only Buk and Woe gre. 63") Very heavy Feit iri iy 78. worth 91 25 Excellent quality one yard and @ quarter wid Bhe« ting Cotton, only 19's. worth 30 Spiced (cxtremely Sne) Biack Alpace, only 17° Fane eglee the Breatest bargains ever oMered 1Froan Bi taken j lossnre of informi: fom that she fuas from thie day taken BAIR DEPVSRTMEST at being experienced ta args of the HAS. BAU A'S, and asiness for tha’ lat mOnDAY, A CAs¥ OF PACIFIO PERCALES, At 19% Cente net, worth 23. YATES & MITOHELL, S17 Market Space. to in their own honses by leaving their orders at CHAS. BAUM'S Corest Factory, eecls 40% 7th strest, B48£ows catraxr or FIN SB ARTS 2220 PENNSYLVANIA AYENUB, Just arrived jlendid collection of ENG: INGS and PORCELAINE PAINTINGS, ond ney 1p Washington. CABTER'S, tweoty inc, SUarantoes f) sisfactiog in HAIA ‘ v | DREBSING. “OH aMPOOING, and OUTTING = ae ee eee” cate HAIG acd DBID B'S HATR Witt crzn-o= DEESSIN Cality.” Ladies will be attended fees 6 | ag er & PINKARD, sat BOLEAL axu Beta: Dave: sts, esses Lone! B. Carre § Oo. enue, bet 4 ad 6th ete. | ajeod American Paarmacenticai | 0 De jo 477 Peunsylvant sin Forel PABATIO | Aisa. a See cclsetion of FRENCH PHOT. : eon & fins. eckoetio ; ODS for the Hotdaye. | PORTED FANCY | gears, trom modern palutingt PXAMINE THE Q0 BRAZILIAN PRBBLEB | colsizcs nad Potogrepme Te 200% for Por i BOW SELL FOR es | “Sew Gceds received dally for the Holidays, Fis 82 QUASSES for One Doliar. —— 3 Gold Frame GLASSES for FEY DY |L. MOXLEY, ite: raxaMomerEs ‘0: COSTUMER, {20 ee 60S 10th Street Northwest, 4 large collection of Fine Artistic BALL, TaB- HAC and THEATRICAL COSTUMES kapt on ALLS and PART: BS supplied st Bemomber a Mask fs farnished wit! ‘And all Costumes delivered and called for. & MOXLEY, 608 loth street. 1 EVENING STAR. “Washington News and Gossip. INTERFAL HEVeNve.—The receipts trem thi source to-day were $270 (49.01, ‘Tae ALABAMA CLAIMS CovuRT hasadjourned until January Sth. SECRETARY Bristow left Washington last night for bis home in Kentucky, where he pro- poses to spend a few days Guring the holiday recess. Drivine ‘em Ort—Gen. Sheridan has di- rected a company of cavalry taoverhaul and expel a party of whites from the Black Hills who it is alleged are prospecting for gold there. Joux T. MAnoNzY has been sppointed in- ternal revenue gauger for the first district o California, and Jobn W. Bloom for the district of Colorado. Tae Navy Continous FvND.—The Housd Committee on Appropriations yesterday cail ingon the Secretary of Navy for a detailed statement of the expenditures of the contingent fund of his department. FOUR 8UB-COMMITTEHES leave here on Satur urday, one for New Orleans, one for Vicksbarg, and one for Montgomery, to examine into politi« cal affairs, and a sub-committes of ways aud means for New York, on the Pacifls Mail Steam ship company’s attairs. Tee ABKANSAS INVESTIGATION.—The ar- gument before the Arkansas investigating com mitte was concluded yesterday. The indic tions are that Representative Poland and Ward, of {Ninois, will report in favor of Brooks, while the other members of the committee will sup- port the validity of the present state govern- ment, Thz ALADAMA INVESTIGATION In the House of Kapresentatives yesterda a’ ter our report closed, the Speaker aunguy Mesers. Coburn, of Ind.; Albright, of Pa; Can ron, of fl.; Buckner, of Mo., and Luttrei! MIT TE: Cal., as the spectal committse to i eftaize in Alabam NavAL Orpsrs.—Lient. ommainder Woodward ordered to the Brook! ve officer; Master W. H. Turne frograpbic office, 7th Jauuary; Mate Wilism osd detached from the naval station, iand, Pa., red to the Pawase amer of the Ma. Saucer J. by shee x, who comm’ If through t ait ing bim in 1, at Atlanta, Ga.. a few dayssiny thei the fatal Genera! lus iy Is going to do about it. THe RECUSANT wiTNgss in th vestigation, State Senator Graham gin'a on 4 leaveof absence granted ate of that state, but i4 not as ye appear here. Peeant at-AC was leoking fer him this morning Lot Witkin heariig or seeing distauce. Tre Distaicr sioner Biow leav Cumxissionuns —Uommi+ on the train for St. Loui this evening to epend the holidays with is family. Governor Dennison has teveral Gays in Oblo, where he will re Guring the belidays. "CGommissioner Ket 1 be pre ly at the Columbia build the Arlington hotel. n absent ah Repeveine The Postmast General has redaced the number of employ e railway mail scrvica ten in the 6-4 ago E appointine their plac rad wuary 7, —All x artmenta were closed to-ds the employes ot the go portunity to purchase their rketing, and tuake prep genetaily for the coming of the mor departments will reniain closed 5: bat ou Saturday morning clerk expected to report for duty IN THS DEPARTMENT ut ce poor, thus gi ment an opy n Sexate Conrta executive session, yesterday confirmed Augas ATIONS,. @ Senate, ir tus W. Bradford and Join S. Linth Appraizers of merchandise for Baltimore, Mu Michael J. Grady, collector of internal revenu for Sa qistrict of Loutsiaua; James K. I with, United States attorney for I S. MeAtee, United 8 Alabama; Levi Hub tor eastern Wisconsi St.tes marshal eascern North Carolina: Vickers, receiver public moneye western « ivictof Kansas; Francis +. Goodwin, mar-ia for Anizons.and a large number of po ters, es attorney fur no here ei), United States attorney sdosbua B. Hil, Unites A Society, Yesterday the whole city was alive with pre- patations for the great festival of Christma: in ery bo’ here wers ha > had been absent. E ery to have the home circle com- is 20 marked in the y endeavor on this day ler of her in joy a on is always rememt , OF sorrow that seem aroun? trast favored with ail and ha, that the oni. expected toon of the eldest son's young bi daughter's atiec on. The P. ith him, and © pay their respe 2, Passed as mach Nappies within these walls a: ugh t ares an . ies cr onicial lite w ever know — Another of and bappy family t Se vad Mrs. F he dangh with their ¢ 1 Mr. Hamilton F Lave arrive diihe hi parents dhe week, however, will more especially ts devoted to school girls and their young com Pavions. On Monday Mise Kedfern will giva a german. ‘There will be about twenty coup ex — On Toesday Miss Stewart will gis man at her uucle’s, Gen, Hunter's — Miss Anna Cox gave a delightful tertainment toa few of her young friends la evening at her mother’s pleasaut residence, on K street. — The beautifu! weather and clean streets @ great contrast to the snow-bound cities to the north and west. They are worth thousanits of dollars to the shops, which have made extensive Brepsrations for theee holidays. Many who merely took a stroll upon the Avenue for pleas: ure bave been enticed by the fine «display of toenterand make This is as it should be, for those movey cannot make a better use ot laiden the hearts of the merchant g of his wares, and pleasing an- towing a useful present. Suir Agatnst Tas Wipow or James Fis. Jn.—Mr. Albert Speyers, of “Black Friday's memory,has brought sait in the New York «:- breme court againet the widow of Jas, Fisk, jr. for $14,575 @ commissien of ons-sighth per cen Qn $11,000,000 gold coin, purchased for Fisk September 4, 1869. Judge Van Norst awarded Judgment to defendant with cost. er Lost ON THE JAFAN.—A dispatch was ra- ceived at New York yesterday by the directors Pacific Mail steamabip company in relation to the loss of the steamer Japan, announcing the drowning of chief cook Cussach, and that engi- neer Bonnett and Quartermasters Hutton and Harris were missin; a ger. VigGintans.—George Webber died at Green 5; Frederitk coun- ty, Va., on Sunday last, 106 years. Hisage Was well established. Mrs. Juliet 0. Larue, of Ciarke county, Va., also died last week, aged 9; yeare. ————— 87 The Christian Intellingcer is anxious to dia- cover how to abate “over dress” in girls’ schools. We would suggest giving the le B: dears more underclothing. NEW PUBLICATIONS. Sowkp ny THE Winp. By elijah Kellogg. THAT QuYeR Girt. By Virginia F. Town. feud. Boston: Lee & Shepard. (Through Wa. Ballat tyne.) Two good stories—one for boys ani the other for girls—well adapted for the holidays. Tur CugEN oy THE KitcHEN. A collection of “Old Maryland’’ Family Keceipts for Cook- ing. By Mss Tyson. Philadelphia: T. B Peterson & Bros. [Through Jos. Shillington As Baltimore bas been recognized by Dr. Holmes as “The Gastronomis Centre of the Untveree,” this volume may be looked upon as acompet y npon the subject treated. Tar Par TH. By Sir Walter Scott B. Peterson & Bros. Through Jos. Shillington From the cheap edition of Scott's novels is. y the Petersons. sey Ruvees ror Awerrcan Bantes “i. By i bisdedowa” an: Some pretty rhymes, pleasantly ita 18 OF TRE POND AND STREAx. , Boston s & L fohun & Uo ] Halt-hour Ree-zations io EULOeY on Catzr dvsticr Caase. Dalivered by William M. 1 ris before the Alamnt of Dartmouth e 24, 1S Hanover (Vhrough hk. ys. Mohun & Co. Cates Krinere, tory of American £.ife. By Ch n Coftin,* Carleton.” Box ton: Lee & Shepard. (Through Wim. Bal Jantyue An excellent story of American life. The author, Mr. is better known to the put- lic by bis signature ot -*Carleton,” under which he has figured jargely as a correspondent ant writer of entertaining beoks of travel. - sees. = Resumption of Specie Payments, The fuilewing is the fall text of the bit Forted in the ate by Mr. Sherman, from th? Committe: on Finance, and ate, “to provide for the and now pending in the Hous: ted, « Secretary of tu Treasury is hereby authorized and r rapidly Ss th mints of eenowinat cents, of sla ae Tedempti an equal fractional curr: y of similar denominations, etion, be File: the ud-treasar, ed States sil sof ten, tw. flices of the Uatted °, hereby an thori mM an eyuat amount of until the whole amount o ency outl- shal! t of section 2 e Vuited States ns p for a charge of one-filib of one per convertin gold buliion inte © hereby repeated, and be made for that servic That nny ereatter no charge sual bankjog as aled, aut ea pay increas its cordance with existing said aggregate limit and new banking associations May be orgar ized in sccordance wth existing law wituout respect to sail aggregate ty Bt visions of law for the withdra exist circulating 1 law, without re ¢ Secreta the leg only of three hundre: amonnt of eighty of the United ry c pational bank notes so aby éuch bauking as-ocistion as wfores.id, to contimn2 sach Tédcmytion 4s such cireala Lotes are issued, until there shall be o ing the «1 Tee b such legs And on 1st wllats. And to en Treasury to pr ne thorize the refunding ot like qualidies, privileges and exemptio: extent necessary fo carry this act into fail effect, and to use the proceeds thereof for th purpos’s aloresa inconsistent with hereby repealed. e national de! Reroztep Plor against Brsw#anc as he North German Gazette, of Berlin hes the fi details of another p arck:—Io Septomiy received 00. writer enclosed @ photograph and gave bi- Dame ard address as tullowe: * Duchesne Pouce let, Rae Leopold, Seraing.” The communicaled these letters to ernment, which inform pacelet, wh & workman, was © ¥ was pre becoming aware of police xarve linquished his intention. Subsaquent details of the afiair are not published. The photograph enclosed to the arcubishop was not of Poncelet but of a fellow-workiman, who is supposad to bave been a contederate. Desentep vy A FAITHL ass |.oveR.—Heater Smith, of Fails Kanawha, West Virginia, a mis »Wae taken to the lost cht) in the police centr tt tent found, homeless ans ! East river piers, Sh says that to elope with Jotun Scrader, a vo r, who. after bringing her to thia cit dt het of $10, all the money that she had and deserted her, telliny her w corner until he returned. ©. ked the streets, a g she went to sleep in Rh —The las: to connection with the Uni! ship from New York ‘The selection is to by the legislature four weeks from to-day candidates now mentioned for the em Charles © r, Francis Kernan, Henry © Murphy, Chai atou, Amasa 'S. Parker Clarkson N. Potter, Elijah Ward, all of whom are prominently nd well known throughout the state. Charles 0'Ue @ are A BeoTuer’s Saceivice—John Harria, 15 years old, was tried in general sessions vester day on an indictment charging him with snatch- ing a pocket-book {rom Annie Rudolph, of No 440 west 40th street. The evidence against him Was that just after the robbery he, with some other boys, had been seen running aw: Wo Harria, ihe prisoner's brother, appeared a3 a witness, and testifted that he alone was the thief. The jury could not agree and were discharged. Wm. Harris was sent before the grand jury for tudictment Y. World, 2d, * TAREE LED IN A QUARREL AROUT 4 Deo —A quarrel arose in Mercer county, Kentucky, yesterday, about a dog, and one Daniels was shot in the leg by Isaiah Gobbert. A constable with a posse attempted his s.rest, and in the melee Gobhert was felled wih a shovel, when one Herring, a friend of ‘job- hert ‘ot the constable through the body, killing him. The constable’s brother, whe in Lessig) was aiso killed. Gobhert’s woud is mortal. A Maw Scsrecrep or MURDBRING ifis WHoLk Famity.—There is mach excitemeat in Milford, N. H.,over the inquest upon the bedy of Mrs. Major, who died enciente under suspicious circumstances. Her busband is sus Fected of having caused het death, also of two children and of the sister of his wife, who w thought to have been encieni- by him at the time of her death. The whole will now be investigated. i s7 The Vienna New Free Presse states that the documents read in the secret session of the Arnim trial explained the md of Germany in Tegard to the appoint of @ successor to Pope Pius 1X. S27 Two Davenport girls attempted the other gir! iP to what men find ttracti i and whiskey. Retiring or fy ae MOLAR Ee cxpriau sol bg Bie cigars firet. 4 To Tax Evenine Star thie rhythmic bou Congenia! to the Christmas-time ! The friendly freedom "twill allow And, that it long may shine as now, Prays he who wove the rhyme, rhe Holly, ‘fui in winter is the holly— The dark-green holly with its berries red ! How ruby-like they light itstwigs, when shed ‘The leaves of other trees, and, melancholy, ‘The bare boughs shiver in the breeze! The joliy Head of old Christmas rightly is garianded With its bright foliage, when he comes ty spread Joy round his steps, and sanction harmless folly The pine, the cypress, and the hemlock, all Are solemn, and sad thoughts they bring to wind Of death. and darkness, and the sable pall: But holly, like a masquerader gay, Gem-spangled, seems the type of mirth de signed, pg in winter like the flowers in May. W.L. s2ee- —— New Youk Dray Goops Marker.—The a proaching close of the fall trade, so far as th commission houses are concerneil, was clear!) indicated by the transactions of the past week The market for cotton goods was quiet, apart from atew liberal rales, which were made by the agents on a lower basis than nomina! asi- ing rates, in order to close out accamulati. and cnable them to charge Up goats wi were out“on memorandam.” The New Laug ae TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. New York Notes, STOVS WORKS BCENED. Naw York, December 2.—Tho stove works owned by Joho H. Keyser, in West street, be- tween Noble and Oak, were burned early this morning. The building was of wood. It was entirely destroyed, with the machinery, a large stock of stoves, ranges, furnaces, Wc. “A largo quantity of patterus were also consumed. The lose is estimated at upwards of $100,000, insu Trance unkvown. ARREST OF THE The police jast night raided on the Metropo!- itan theater, and stopped the disgusting ex- hibition called the “Can-can,” by arresting a nh women and the manager of the concern. THE STRAMER SOUTH CAROLINA is still stranded on Barnegat Shoals. The of- ctr of the company state that if the weather continues fair ehe will soon float. They say the Ship te not damaged, and the lows from the cargo n overboard slight. THE TOR OP THR THRATER h the exhibition of the “+ Gan-Can” was Suppressed last night, to-day promised not to Produce the performance again, aad was place T £0 bail to answer. The women per- formers were released. cAI-CA thro venbarg, the Mine while atiempting to arrest Patrick Brett a : ile, will recover, though badly Brett refused to give bimesif up, and, armed with @ gua and revolvers, defied ar- rest by the policemen. Officers were sent from Pottsville, but before they reached the spat be land mi!ls are making preparations for resam x iiadelpiit ing production, and in fact a good many « PHILADELPHIA, Decembor 24.—The stock of them bh commenced running Dresdetufts here to day, as made up for Gom- e,although this action will not be merciel List, are of four 119,200 ble, against re the fifst week in January. Prints wore 225,869 bushels, spasmodic demand. The ned inquiry for cbintza while chevi id fancy shirtings were iu im proved r Dark madder fancies ware Guiet, and some holders becomins restive under thelr aceamalations of these styles, “let o: certain p at less than nominal askin e time maintaining ths pri Wovlen goods generally the week, and sales of good: on pt were important than the o; received forthe spring trade. Ft quiet in fret hands, and j fined to 2 was a well «as. and side-bands quiet througbout Broor jxed upon Mr. Tilton’s MeCu r the hearing of the ap; 1 from the order of . granting Mr. Beecher the bil! « #. Indeed, judging from the prese ou and the wera! con mas if th 3,839 egainet 12 asuels last year, and S00 bushels, against 191.000 basuels last VOUS OF Ta# JAPAN DISASTER Hoge ioxe, December 24—Two Am Wat verrcis havé arcived nere Tih atti survivors of the burned steam: Japan FINANCIAL ASD CUMMENUIAL spied vith Ou the fire 1 Nagar urchanerd. d ii wyatt the vadses |. N8w Youn. December 24,—Stocks 4 Of the general term of the cvvy ave besn, | ise iw and are ready to granta-j-cia! sitting apoa | “Ney aby day of the presen: might be | changed agreed upon by coansr!, prow tid not in- | steaay terfere with the regular tesines« pes, Pecoa.ber mat N echer’a counsel c'4 ou ror ae a le te-Gay £2400. The ta ge n fruitless | ¢ Intoihe Bask of Eagle d os valance ty counsel to fix aday 2840 | The ticresw of b ™ to the Sank of Tracy stated yesterday th induce ex-Judge Mortis te agreeing upon an earl gentleman referred hat the latter r. Beach, who, i turn, referred him back to Mr. Morris. What ever’ msy be their intentions, the plaintitt’s stl certainly have it in their power to deta anti! th eh course would r ntl th niar sitting of the AnDFO. by this inee! notwithstanding the of their truth by both plaintitl dant.—N oY. 1 is seeming Nerveaxin 7 eect and two repab ran Congresemne on of Monca.e, ae treasarer, ti majority, and the cf ot &venty ves and t ven repub! the legistatar rarteh is ex from the ee yesterday of its ant. ‘The com withdrew from thitrary ruling. ‘The ttee has presented « ion of the returning de upon and pron shes of Avi il, 4 4 hairman of t committee, and responded to by ila Majesty The party were then conducted to the Windsor hotel. where acting Mayor Vance was in wait ing, who intlicted on the ill 3 visitor other speech, to which ha respondsd hi expressing his thanks for the evar kaua has been invited t ernor general of Canad Kgpvetion of Waoxs.—The Camber! Alleghanian says: “The Baltimore and ¢ Railzoad counany have ordered a reduction o: ten per cent. on January next Le wagas of ail the employes, exe: pt laborers, of the railing mills in thigeity. Puddlers wilt t id $4 por ton of 2.240 pounds; laborers $1.25 per day, stead of S1u5, the am paid now. © tober last ten was taken off t prices paid before that Gate, except in the cases of laborers. whose wages were reduced ff $1 58 to S185 per day. Dacvorrt ix New Ese: axp.—Large sections of New England are soffering serous incon venience fromthe iack of water. The Lewiston Journal, speak of Maine, says: ©The -heing Quite severely felt all over the sand fountal ‘ome localities farmers find i get water enough to watsr ‘The Lewiston milla seem to have a ply of water most points’? JynsocRATS.—The democratic u was held in the 4th district week to nominate a candidate , to fill the vacancy caused Hon. John W. Head, demo- 8 described as exiting It took two days tyon the 109th Judge Sane! M. Fite, of Smith, was cminated. 7 stion of Fite is regarded as ured by t orit Tax Birt or Paegricutars._in New York in the Tilton-Bcecher case yesterday Judge McCve, one of the Brooklyn city court, on mo- tion nsel for defendant, granted an order on the y t to show cause why the order re- quiring a bill of particulars should not be en- forced, and Saturday next was appointed tor arguments of couns Heyy Warp Bercagg, in his editorial in the Christian Union this week, announces that there will be no ccmpromise with his enemies, and that he will write and preach as long as God spares i118 bealth and his people desire to hearbim. He knows bis own ignocence of the charges made sgainst, God knows it, and as to men’s knowledge, that shall be as God pleases. ANOTHER CLERGYMAN ON THR RaGoep Enos.—Rev. John Hobert, a Methodist clergy- man, bas been arraigned at Malden, Mass., fur bastardy. ‘Ibe compiainant is @ former domes- tic in the family of the accused. The defendant gave bonds for bis appearance. A LAwy@R FaTAatty Saor sy a Womax.— Moses G. Cobb, a prominent mem ber of the bar of San Francieco, was shot ‘day, and — er 8 ably fatally wounded, by Smyth, a client, on account of some business trouble. ‘There is no bopeof his recovery. It is belived the woman Aw INSURANCE QUIBNLE Darzatz press court et Waehingies eee ae eee reme court ai ‘ Liver pool and Globe ‘Miberante compen but befure the policy had been made ont. 7 BXGGING TO BE SENT TO JAIL.—A man ot intelligent and tem Joo! » called at the Salem, Mass., ice station, other dey, and asked to be eent to jail, as he could get po work, bad used up his money and had had Uttle to eat fora time. He "t beac: =i A FATAL DUEL was fou, a ight yesterday, near the Mine and Mississ!j between 4: H. Tardy and B. D. La; wot Mattie. Ala. rarey was at the frst fire. Both were insurance England fort ah 2 Tas prop rion eto Habling, wus Wook Was 435.” Parts diepatches quote 7335 centinas ~The apace 1.179 WW frane usted at 61 fra uce Lae increase t work rentes were The Back Stand € se Decided This morning in the Criminal Court, Judge MacArthur, the case of Georgs Boyd, chargei with vielating the heck law, was taken uy ‘This is the test case of the hackmen abont th ton Hetel, the stand jormerly being in bs otel, Vermont rvenue, between H * The Board of Poviie Work cbanged nd to 1h street aud Penney! vaciaaverue, but Boya claimed the right ty the tard and pen the express py Lin cups ing the s atet that the per ‘S aid t ec Legisiative Assembly y had been omitted t ce, on the other hand, i Fatonoi pealed the act of 1 this particalar hack stand, au that the legislature having committed a omissis in failing to attach a penalty for vio! tion of the particatar rection under which a ction was claimed tn this case, it could not be eupplied by the Court, nor any referen made to tbe act of 1-42, which dd provile a ity. It wasfarther content at the act 0 bad not been repealed by any actor tae egisiative assembiy, and was stillin fall tid effect. da.ge MacArtbar said thatt the construction of a au: enactments not ily reconciled. It appeared that the legis ure, by act of August <1, hackney rarriages, had made « very ela! and ininute law. which c! repealing al with c' iol, which @ legisiature. contended that a is case involves ovat ses with a clause ts and parts of acts ince ute © Fr, Ne ps tion go } is that the act of 71, pot sion, taker the place of but little doubt but such w: mtion. It be was wistaken in this view, he had no doubt but that the act of 1870 was & full defense to this information. It was quite trae that Congress had given the Board of Pablic Works power over the streets, Ac., but it was scarcely in scope of the bosrd to repeal at cr excrcise legirlative zity Neither the Bosra of Public Works in its pat- miest days, or the Commissioners would have done so hud they examined the law. The | of 18] gives the Board of Public Works the right to establish hack-stande, but dovs not give power to abolish stands established by law. I: the backmen occ 4 place not made astand by law they could be arrested under the com w for obstructing the streets. nm that the proseeation mai ‘The jury thereupon returned a verdict of guilty. The t was represented by Birney and A. A. Birney, and the defendant by Judge Moore, Mr. Newman and Mr. Cahill, ——— Fatt. 1m Cornx—A Lively Mycement ia Groce rice.—Yeate day afternoon as business was i Togress asusual at the grocery of Mr. S, C. fun No, 925 Louisiana avenue, a heavy crash was heard, jarring the entire bailding, and the back part of the store seemed to be a!l knocked upipaheap. Ita red on examination tha’ the rear part of the third floor had given way ur der the weight of a quantity of corn and rye, from 1,40 to 1,200 bushels, which had been there stowed by Mr. John A. Baker, and was precipite ted to the second floor, filled with gro. ceric, which elso gave way, the whole rear portion of the fi contents being mixed up in & mass ‘@bout nm feet wide and ¢: tending twenty te twenty. front tndlag- Say-wod Fortunatel; persons part Ume, and no one wasinjured. The bu' oneof arow of five built within the for Mesers. W. H. Philip and Walter S. Cox, by MrR. LF floors were ithatandiag the omis old law, and he hat THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. Where te Buy Holiday Goods. That the bunidret thousand resders of fae | Sr. may Know just where t go for such | articles as they may neod for holiday use or holiday gilts, we uot? Delow the pao where they can be best sccommotated, ant propose to continue this usefn! directory trom aay to Say during the festive ecason, a8 new adver- tisements appear. One of the leading houses in the jewelry ant fancy goods business i« that of MW. dacr | Bavtoxn & Oo, on Pennssiventa avenu:, Learly Opposite TRE STAG Ofice.and thw en terprising firm have @ very larg> stock dix- plased in the most appropriste manner. Klee gant jewelry, incinding diamonds and ot | precious stones, watches, gold and siver ove but the best m: | gineses, evening } lery, stiver and } | direct, are includer ‘worth an inepection “All's well that ends well! ts Bnd it is fast as true at the preent t past, and there can be children who are trea leather red-legget boots f 3 Penveyivania even the way, besides t 1 ton pair om WON t patent Paur and hisline of men’s goods are ba ‘The dry goods tirm vt Booan & Wyre, Tea + between K and L, deserve the popalar they enjoy by their fair dealing. always markt x goods et low rater, sud teking ho reduction from the prices #0 marke. Dresden porcelains iu rich fram 6 am one the goods advertized by MAK a: Tee. 49 7 street. and it will be seen that lie las extra fine pain’ ,chromos, w Derides at at frames. There ts nothing like b < th And expecially te it desira « ia 5 avd prime. It will bs seen that th street northwest, Mn. doax Buon NAN has opened @ new = in which he has many choice liqnor. Ais, a caretully #e- tected stock of cigars and topa: Maillard’s candy, cream drops in fan boxes, and many other arti at CORNWELL &, to Willan (eos the most atiractive je Which to spend an hour or two «is the clegant wew store rher of Sth street and Marke bg trom the crowds ¢ juite & good tr agent for tu sewing teblie article Ho ts th machine, @ moi tora presentto a lady, and b assortment of hand kerchi« ery, &c., inwhich are mavy ar for presents. No. 905 P Of the Dcstest “establishments on the ay just now, for Messrs. WitLert & Koorr such a fine stock of fars, mute, boss, seal skim caps as ind we there ls stop and aud inepec nd to dy this le to bay This evening Messrs. Duxcansox Baorwers Will cloee the sale of first-class © from MecUonn’s art gallery, Maiade’ there are a pumbcr of tine “A penny saved tsa penny » cents on the ‘parchasing Bacraxus tuner of ith the purchasers are Ln flue road Of course Liqaore will be required during wl holidays, notwithetan dim by thet she the sux gestions made mperarce people be used, and for fa #, branties, % Havana cig on PHomaSs KUss@ut, 12) nia arenue. | Kueems & © ‘ennsylvanta avrenus, say their low-priced now American self thread- ing sewing machine is as well-Nniehed as any in the market. An attractive place to purchase gifts, expsci- ally for those mu ¥ inclined, is the now piano and music store of G. 1. Wily & Bao. 723 «th street, Hot drinks will be all the go dariag the ho! days, and thore who take hot to dys aud kinder beverages will have more headache than those wo patronize the sola fountain of Micacvas, 142) Pennsyivania avenue, where both lat and cold soda Will be served with the richest syrups. The Metropolitan Bookstore, ¥i Penusylva- nia avenue, established years ago by the late Hudron Tayior, bas always, as the hold #on approached, been the scone of activity, fi special preparations were alway mad» tor the fearon, and # One display of books and articies for presentation made. The present proprietors Of the Metropolitan, Mesers. SoLomon & Caar- MAN, have not been behind thetr predecessors iu preparing for the holiday seasun, for on their sheives and tables may be found a2 endless va- riety of English and American tilastrated books, suitable for old and young, and fancy goods, which they are selling at less than the cost of ut Pennsstva~ Borzisn & Baor ied stuck of select goods bristtaas presents aud for geveral use. Their foreign ornamental gods exce! moet in the market, and are of their own impore tation: hence they may be relied upon. Parian ware and Ma, perience of 3 tim to select bis goods to su:t the Wash- ck of the celebrated Kaabe pianos, as also those of other mvkere, may 1 Tspected at Mrs. CATHERINE Keicaenbaca’s, ng to take tin that line, Gop Is WIscoNsiN.—A Milwankee telegram reports a singular discovery cf gold in the wil- Serners of northern Wirconem. It t* related that in November two men, dressed lke labor- ed at the office of Mr and asked tf be bought cold-dust, ame time showing @ bag of gold-bearing ter some conversation the bauker rent cif the bag te the « ¢, New York, and m -iue course received back the regular office returns. with a remittance at the rate of 0 per A few days later, one of the men called. ile appeared overjoyed at the re- sult ol the army. Me said at fis! it was quartz they bad brought from Califoruis. Afterward he taid they had been digging aceliar in tho city in the north part of Wisconsin, and had found it. ays elapsed, and the ot called for contirmation of bis par Alter some cro : been & miner in C d, baring occa sion to Le about in the north part of the state, found w bied indications of gold in quartz Without difficulty he and his partner got au cighty-acre block east of the gold bearing land They then pat cp a ehanty, acd worked the joartz under pretence ot b The winter coming on, they operations uvtil the next merely enough of the stuart co Drath oy TRE QcREN OF THE LiLUPrrs.— Minnie Hogle, the pretty child who appeared in the “Congress of Natious” at Barnam’s Hippodrome, as the Queen of the Lilliputs, and who was but four years of age, died on Tees dey, suddenly, in New York, to the decp sor- row of the entire company. "Little Mannie,’ as she was famiilarly called, while Mr. Barnum was performing at Cincinnati, accompanied Messrs. Donaldson and Thomas on a balloon farce and insisted upon staying with tae former gentieman in the ring above the basket. When the balloon had reached the altitade of « mile, Minnie desired to gst down into the b ket. There was po other way thao for Mr. Donaldson to lay flat and hold the child eus in mid-air aut) Mr. Thomas could ished sa! crowd rz PROM Tae Fiawes.— ape from the burn’ ool building at W terbary, Ot, of Daniels, the only boy who ran away from the Castocy of the officers, reads !tke one of Uharles Keade’s romances. He was ap the fourt ftory, locked into his room. Eve sbody below bad forgotten him, and be bad to & imse!t it he was saved at all. He broke his bedstead to pieces, and with it smashed down the door of his room; but when he reacbed the hall it was et 5 feet to the ground, and all egress oy the stairway was cut off. The windos, howe was finished with bricks that jutted out a littie, Sud the corner of the bailding was trimmed in the rame manner. yon these bricks he made is way tot To gs Hanaep in Jawvany.—Governor Hartranft, of Pevnsylvania, yesterday issued a warrant for the execution ‘red. Heidenbdiat, on Wednesday, Jani 28. Heidenblut was convicted of the murder of Godfrey Kaballand eentenced January 31, 1574, to be bi The commission ited to inquire into the sanity of Heidenblu: that there ts no reason to doubt the sanity of Heidenbiat. S7-A journalistic coterie, known as tho “scribblere’ clad,” has jast been organized in New York, with Joe d, ot the Star, as president. 87” A sixteen-year-old lass broke into a billiard Tas tock oud tated eer all the billiard bails, because ber tather spent ‘is time and money there. i