Evening Star Newspaper, December 29, 1874, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | PEBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Tenusyivanie Avenue, cor. Lith St. ar TEE BVEVING STAR NEWSPAPER CONPANT, & M. EAUPPMANA, Prss’t. THE EVESING STAB is served by carriers to seribers TEN CESS PER WEEK, OR FoRrtt- | Ean aoe Pies at the Counter, a4 prepard—6O 83.00. onc year 26.00 + ished om Friday-— S5) 44—N2. 6,790. uening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29. 1874 TWO CENTS. AMUSEMENTS. ant gt. 3. adams te PROM To TARE PLACE ON THE Stu OF JANUARY EXT, Un€er the pacrouage of the fellowing-named ladios, * ction with many promin : ork ave consented to aid the uadet By their presence ard influence mu Mrs. Advolral Porter, Mre. Jo Strona, Matame de Potested, Mre. Pooitp Philips, Madame Fresre. | ‘Doore open at 7% o'el'k Unrrap Staves M Consistic Madame Borges. Mrs. Sar.Gen Barnes Music ai #5 0’ct'k by the me BAND, Et ,on PD KS, TReaci@ Wali make a bri rd of Directors, will menes at 10 JUNGNICKEL OncumsTRA or Forty Pervonwens Icternis betworn the dances wilt be filled by ice selections by the Marine Bacd . The Supper Rews will be openad at 10% o'clock, an remain « peo until the close of the Dall ‘The Committees on Reception, Floor Police wilt be fal! acd « ffeetive. i pa2mple cloak and hat room: secommodations wi!l ve pros iied Gurtiemen not admitted with hate, canes or over- come, nor Inciée with bonnets, on the Bali-rovt: floor during the dancirg, TICKETS OP ADMISSION. tting » Gentleman and Lads, thc I Lsety. be limited, and can be ckets will ik Btore of FRANKLIN PHILP, 909 Peonsyivania ove. In consecnence of pumerous plicet! one for tha seme,the Procenium and other private boxes of Varicus s.2es. numbering 39in all, will be disposed of for this cceaaion, the Aeademy, without te- ~ highest bitder, on TUBSDAY NIGAT, sas x. Nene bat the holder Si be edmaitied to the aale, order of the Board of Direators. my J HANSON THOMAS, Presi ISBAEL COHEN, See's and Treas. dee: BALLS, &e. ND ANNUAL SOCIABLS of ALBPONIAN CLUB wil be held on SEURSDAY RVENING. December 3h 74, at MABINI’S HALL, & strovt, Sb, northwest. Ya tickets, hed ef any of * , : 8s Peunsyiva- ene, oref J. H. BSREY, Fh dG streets northwest. FESTIVALS. EOCIAL FESTIVAL, oF the benefit of ST. DOMINIC’S CHURCH, Witt be eid at the MASONIC TEMPL' Corner of Sth and F streets, WEDNESDAY EVENIBG, Dec lock. Masic by pper ant ber 30, Adr iwion.% cents RB: froshments extra. Music by the Marine Band. dec2s-$ LEscees Bace. 4 i ¥.4.0.A ABNUAL SCIENTIFIC LECTURE COU Always AND AL Wats Goon, PROF. KENRY MORTOR, PEESIDENT OF STEVENS’ INSTITUTES TECENOLOGY. ¥ Sanp7, 1875. Subjects or Janva “COLOK,” and “FLOURESCENCE.” With Briitisnt Hicstrations om the Screen and otherwise by a series of Electric Lighte. Single sdmirsions to Prof. Morton's Lectures, o account of their great exrerse, will be $1; 91 om at the door,78-_ Seats may aow be res. at Bolleatyne’s, 42% 7th street. : LADIES’ GOODS. "pRE RATRD BUCKSIN i 7s — UNDESGAEBMENTS, For Laviss, . at M. WILLIAN's_ _dec18-3m SPECIAL jOTICE. Every BRAID is purchased at MADAM ES- TKIBNS, 61> 130 street. Une to ive CUBLS » PUFFS given free. This chance ts oniy for 3 days. Just the lace to get Holiday Presouis. E*SRAIDS, of all shade «from The Madam bea bad very od the United States as ladies’ fashion for the for iadies” baic including a tine assortment cf water aud Carts,on hand. Hair having faded from nee can be brought to its natcrs! shades. A ¥ fue aud large stock of WHITE an? GRAY Hsin dees In Bett ayes : iN ALL SHADES, 1000 bomas HAL i cents to $30 ex long experi _reen-sm i CELE mecet PoP: ect So gyoxt BAIB BuuUSHES, BUFFALO HAIR BRUSHES, CROWN HA SHELL COMBS, 14 BUFFALO. BLONDE ana B SPONGES AND SPONGE B. BARDABGON Imre an} TuILET an. ™ OF BVEGY DR=ONIPTION The CROWN TOOTH BRUSH, made to order; warranted perfect Bor every one not perfect aa: ether will be given. The same guarsatee given Bair Broshes and Combs. W. & THOMPSé in be obtained at WILLIAN'S. rs BRUSHES. ¥ COMBS. = BA HORS COMBS. iM, Pharmacist, Rovld-Iy Fifteenth strest Qe uss =. a. wcconmics, rr] (ap stairs.) ELEGANT BONNETS AND ROUND HATS, FRENCH FLOWESS, FEATHERS, BIBDS, VELVETS AND SILKS, Which wil! be sol at very low rates. BovT-tr [antes saree bo MELE zo Cae aap examine M- AB’S large stoci OLOAKS ad DRESSES. octls-8m ‘HE VINBST HAI SEAIDS MADE iC ye weaakes E LAGGPST AND FINEST AssO cant ft LADIES” USDERGABMESTS can ‘cctis den WILLIAS’s. WOLLEOCTOES UF FIUE, DISTRICT UF COLUMBIA, Wasuisetox, D. 0. Decewber 224, 1874. IMPORTANT TO TAX-PAYBES!! Make a saving by psying your taxes before the expiration ef this month, for op sad after FBIDAY, Jancary = penalty of three per cent, will sp erroneo. impression obtalns with some that Congress w ace esent lev mane some changes in the mode ‘of Mes collection od sition i made thereto pt {this tex will be the beet prompt psyment « 3 wi u fe lower of SSeecion for the next levy nee Owe Ese 1] 83, QCE IMPERIAL TEA AT 79 OunT L nll BROWSING & MIDDL we oe Fenunriventoay | Ur, bhed | Fe b's oPgna Houss, A HAPPY NEW YEAR. MATINEE FBIDAY AND SATUBDAY. Brsagement for one w {the popular DELEHANTY AND HENGLER, Why MI present AM: 3 MIRTHFUL SKETUH ASTER THE VOR ES, 180 great Holiday Boocle Drama, Stns bow {Pasion ‘The besctting sins AVABRIO“, ANGREE,DBUB ENSESS, CRUEL- TY) PRIDE, TDLENBSS. RNVY. The Ente Dramate'Compazy will ape st in the Fata. the tat lau@nable farce entitied FUN IN Tex KITCHEN ef Eongs. Denoes and Fuany Sitoatlens vf of sdinisaicn this week wilt be25, 30 a W* BINGTON THEATRE cumMiaoa. MONDAY, December 23, every mgat and three watuees. Ex:-'a metice: New Yoar’s Production of the « ation of the age titted LES Ct (VETTES PABISCENN BS, + end the Borg Raps si for six ntehta and three o ees cf the ee FANNY HEBBIBG, Bilappear, this wcek, ip © Lew variers star this Kitty Smith Tho A175 me laice Miller, very best extortsinment in Waehing on. EA #1SITION 48D Concent ic GBACE M &.. RUBTH, Corner #h avd 8 sirvets northwest TUESDAY ond WADNESDAY EVENINGS, De- : bgt 29 and 30. commencing at 74 o'clock Si: gle admission, 25 cents. If you wish to ea)>y yenrself come ects 3" INCOLA EL 5 MLLE ALBANE. 4 monbs ING, Janvany 4,1576, ¥ y appearance of the ILLUSTBY RIUAN PRIMA DONNA, 14 ALBANI. ice Steakowch beg leaze to a Washiagton tuat at. 0 3 CONCERT On MONDAY EVESING, Jan. 4, 1875, af 8 o'cloc Assi ted by the following eminent artiste of th" STRAKOSCH GRAND OPERA COMPANY LIB! RUNG NGE ASE, Academe of music: CORI: ‘The fsmous Dramatic Soprano, SIGNOE BENFEATELLI. i} SIGNOR G. TAGLIAPIRTHA, | Re *} From the Ttal- Primo Baritone. | SIGNOB FIOBINI, ares: 2; Meserved Seats reserved erate will commence on THUESDAY, December Slst, at 9 a.m, at Metye- AeDiseion The wale «1 Feit’ Mrsic Store decks tt Cexcear OF SACKED music, CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY, WEDNESDAY EVENING December 30, 1874, BY DISTINGUISHED MUSICIANS. PRUGSAMME—PART I. « Or Eonsta No. 1, Op. 65.. Mendelssohn tll ‘Mr. 8 B. Waits . - 3. Anthem—Sauctis (Bassin @)......Vom Webior 3. Motet—"Bazareth”. : ..Guond Mrs. Stetson, Mr. Backaiew, ond ook “ —"Come ante me’’. ~W. Colenea race ee “tise Hisieonib, cae 5 F108 a nna eee: ne BAD! ~Simpen, Mr, Backalow,and Gholr, 6 ‘The Piigrims”’.......... .ueslic Au Sp8yeiphoy i C....Schabert 7.0 — ute from By m| ia ©... yal — r. 8 B. Wo! teley. PABT I. 1 = Victta ?. A’r_and Chorus from “St. Paul’—“8e thou faithfal unto death,” and‘ How lovely are the Messenger” ........... leiseohn, Mr. Simpson and Choir. 3. Eoog—"The Paim Trees”. Organ—Selections tram "beoheagrin’ 4.07 " apone 5 variate 2 “B, wiecloy " = Sess Hover dapted from Thalberg Mis. L. M. Thatoher. Mrs. Stetson, Mr. Simpson, sod Mr. Backalew, 6 Apth: m—Gioria (Maes in G). ..Von Weber acta Choir. Oy NCOLN HALL, WE ARE HERE! GPESI*G TUESDAY, December 29th, 1574, YOR FIVE NIGHTS ONLY. KOYAL ORIENTAL MARIONETTES, ‘This Troupe numbers over one hundred life-mov- ing puppets, and are the most wonderful and ex pen- sive mechanical Sgures ever constructed. These Simic Mavakire enact tn the most complets wud tratbfui manner all the features of Tragedy, Jome- dy, Burlesane, Spectacie, Farce, Drama, Pant - miipe, Minatrelay.,, The), tore, speak, snd. appar. ently act with facility cquai to Numan beings. This is esscntiaily different trum Theatricala,the sbarac- ters of the piec: hich are resen:ed being sap- ported by mechanical Marionettes only. ‘This is the largest and moet valuable exibition ever presented to che public, nething like it having ever Deen seen before. Imported from Barope at a cost of $15,002. = ogg Three distinct entertainmests CHKISTY MINSIKELS, i: ITALIAN FANTOOCINI, And the beantiful Pantomime of LITTLE KED RIDING HOOD, Terminating with th GKAND TRANSFORMATION SCENE. n and 25 cts. Reserved scate 25 cts. ex- Acwii tre; to be had at Motzerott’s, commencing Satur- Gey morning next. Mativees Wednesday, Toursday, Friday and Sat Wo extra charge tur reserved Brday at 2 o'cive at the Mativeee. @ PK ial TO FAMILIEZS.—On every Matinee @ach child «ill be presented with an ilinstrated boom, e the Fairy Tales of “Lite Bed Bidivg The Goldes Ege.” “The Forty Thieve-,” lesping Besuty,” “Jack in the Bean Also, a besat! fal Obromo cf Little {BAND PROMENADE G CONCBKT Wilt be given at ine NEW NORTHERN LIBERTIES MARKET, K rtreet, betweon 4th and Sth ats the Benetit of Taz Women’s Onaistian Home, St. Ann's Invant Asyius, Tae PRoTestant Okruan ASYLUM, THe FaMity oF Josera Metz, who wag unfortunately Kilted at this Buridiag, and ‘Taw Waseinotor MonuMsNT, » THUBSDAY. +1824 for BALLS AND PABTL MADAME K. BASTIEN, (Prem Baltimors,) takes pleasure of informing the Ladies of Washing- ton that she has from this day taken ehargo of tis BAIR DEPARTMEST at CHAS. BAUM’S, aud being experienced in this business for tha’ last twenty years guarantees full sacisfaction ia HATH DRESSING, CHaMPOUING, and OUTING CHILDREN’S HAI and BRIDE'S HALE DEBSSIAG 0 epeciality. suaties will be, attended fu their own houses by Jeay: oir orders a ns 18 AS. BAUM'S Uorset Factory, dec 405 7th strect. Bassow's GALLERY or FINS SB ARTS 1228 PENNSYLVANIA AVENG. dectt td Jost arrived, s splendid collection of ENGRAY- INGS sad POSCELAINE PAINTINGS, and fancy silt and velvet Frames. Also. @ hne selection of FRENCH PHOTO- @baPis modern eneiogs Fronch Gilt Chapels, with foldiog doors, for Por- oejaines and Photograpbe. Baw Gooms Feceived daily for the Holidays. eth JT. HARRY DONEHUE, COSTUMER, ‘35 llrs STREET, NEAE E. Sew and uestly fitted-ap Parlors aad Bhow-roome and 8 doubly-inereased stock of Masquerade aud Theatrical Costumes, eral hundred new and 5 ieeerber with greg varity of Gowtume™Ledta * Daas MASQUE BALLS AND Pa! PRIVA’ 0. TABLEAUX AND OLD FO! S ESRB . 8.—Wi! 0285 its thorough, Enowledge, of our basi; ‘and by courteons and ‘our patrons, by attention, SS aie L. MOXLEyY, COSTUMER, 605 10th Street Northwest, collection of Fine Artistic BALL, ukuOasd TNBATRICAL COSTUMES ASKED BALLS and PARTLRS supplied at “g. Bemomber «Mask is farnished with each TAB. on aig | OF Ron eae watepnns queen Temember Name and Humber. jel-1y" The 60 CENTS PEB noran "OM STO Penangiranie create, EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. New Yar Kacertions.—As has been its Tule heretofore, Tar Evenxrne Star will con- tainon Thursday next @ list of those persons proposing to receive on New Year Day who may desire such publication to be made, and who, themselves, or by some one authoriz-d to act for them, furnish the necessary data for that purpose. Such announcements, which we will be very glad to receive and publish in brief form, should give the names of the ladies, it any, who will assist in receiving, together with the street and number of the residence. They should in each case be accompanied by a responsible signature, as a gnarantee of au- thenticity, and must be sent in before eleven o'clock Thuredsy morning to secure insertion. INTERNAL Keven: he receipts from this source to-day were 218,092.94. SzcRerary Buistow ‘3 expected to retarn to the city to-nigh' Jags FUNKHOUSER is appointed gauger for the sixth district of Missouri, TE SENATE CAUCUS COMMITTES on cheap transportation expect to have their report rewly by the reaseembling of Congress. From Warren Choate & Uo., agents for the Leonard Scott Publishing Co.’s reprints of for- elgn magazines, we have the tinue December number of Blackwood. Tae First Tonge Lecture for this season will be delivered on the 29th of January next, at Marini’s Hali, by Professor H.C. Wood, of Philadelphia. His subject will be a Study of Fever, or Fever as a Neurosis. {t will be re membered that all the lectares of this excelient course are free to the public. ‘Tue Amount of taxes paid into the Treasa-y by the national banks for the current year already exceeds eight million dollars. Comm) «- sioner Douglass estimates that the aggregate | the Sist instant will reach nine million dullac.— one-balf willion more than was collected dur- ing the previous year. Prasonat.—The following persons are to- sy registered at Willard’s:; J. Page, Salt Lake; G. Blias, N.Y; J.S. Banting and fam delphia; C. C. Upham and wife, Bos U. B. Cake, Oainden; L. Walsh and wile, B. Collier, Philadelphia; J. Marshal) N.Y.; J. Rosson, Londonderry,- fre- Lowndes, Charleston, 5. C.; J - J; G. Bain, St. Louis; Hugh ven, Philadelphia; A. Bright, N. Y. Tnx Pactrro Malt INVESTIGATION In Na Yore.—The sub-committee of the Commitice of Ways and Means, now taking testimony in New York concerning the Pasitic mail subsity business, struck a vein yesterday which is likely 'o lead to important developments. Two of the Officers of the American Exchange Bank testi- fied thata check drawn by Irwin tor § mY was paid to Wm.S. King, at that time po taster of the House of Representatives. Kiaz was elected last fall to the 41th Congress from the Sd Minnesota district. Rep CLovD AnD gisSioux Wanr Ayoraen Tarr East.—The Commissioner of Indian Affairs yesterday received an urgent petitioy from Ked Cloud to be allowed to come on here ith forty Sioux adherents, and settle up all tt troubles atout the Black Hilis reservation a hunting on the Pistte river, &c., but Comm sioner Smith replied thaton account of the want of tunis to pay the expenses of the would- be negotiators their proposition must be de- clined. TeeasckyY PrRomotions._The following important Treasury changes are announced to take place on the let of January:—James Gil- fillan, appointment clerk, promoted to be chict of the warrant division; Daniel Baker, actinz chief of the warrant division, appointed chie: of the loan division, vice John P. Bigelow, re signed; C. C. Adams, at present in charge of the independent treasury, promoted to be appoi ment clerk. These geuilemen rank among the most popular aud efficient officers of the depart ment, and their promotion seems to give genera, satisfaction. THE PRINTING of internal revenue stamps by the New York bank note company will begin a once. In the contract made with the company it was provided that it could be annulled at any time after ninety days’ notice. In view of th suffering entailed by the wholesale discharge o: female employes, necessitated by the trans the contract, a strong pressure Will be br Bpon Congress to annul it. It sg ascertai: that the difterence in the cost of priuting, | favor of the New York company, 1s so slight a+ hardly to be an object. Secretary Bristow will advocate the retention of this work in the Treas. ury department. Economy In Tug Post Orrica Dgrart- MENT.—A circular letter to the postmasters at the principal cities and towns was prepared yesterday at the Post Office department, and will be issued at once. The Postmaster Gen- eral states in it that the increasing deficiency in the Post Office department has assumed such proportions that strict and rigtd efforts must be made to reduce expenses. He calls attention to the fact that among post offices of the same grade aud influenced by the same conditions of pbubilc service, expenses diifer very materially. fhe sppropriations for the fiscal year are $5,250,000. ‘The expenditures at the present rate Will amount to $5.340,00, making # deficit of $90.00, It has been determined to make an investigation of ail the larger post oitices t) discover what amount may be aaved for the ex suing year. NaVAL OnpRRS.—Captain Edward Barr. ordered to command the Canandaigua; Com mander K.P. Lull, to special duty in connec. tion with the survey of the Isthmus of Panama; Licut. H. E. O. Coluy, to duty in the surveying party of Commander Luli; Captain R, H. Low- ry, letached trom the command of the Ganan- Guigue; Lieut. Commander Douglass Cassel, from duty in the Asiatic station, audordered to return to the United States and report arrival Lieuts. E. H. ©. Leutze and Edward D. Ta: sig, trom the Hydrographic office, and ordered to duty in the surveying party of Commander Lull; Surgeon C. J. 8. Wells, from the nayy yard, New York, sud ordered to the nayal hos al. Yokohama, Japan, per steamer from San Fraucisco; Assistant Surgeon Ernest Nortice:, from the naval hospital at Washington, and ordered to ty in the surveying party of Lieuc. Couns. ‘Tae CEEYENNES CAvING—SURRENDER OF Ong Hunpexp Warnrors.—A telegram has been received at the War Department trom Assistant Adjutant General Wm. D. Whippie, dated St. Louis, 26th, in which he says : “General Sheridan telegraphs this date as fol- lows :—General Pope reports the surrender of one hundred more hostile Indians at Cheyenne and Arrapahoe agency to Lieutenant Colonel Neill.” Also another telegram from St. Louis, 28th, OGeoant seniden jegraphs ener) tel that Captain Keyes, 10th cavalry, reports that he followed a the Cheyenne traii from Barry’s creek, on the Waehita, to the north fork of the Canadian, «0 miles, and Captured the band, consisting of fit- t;-two Cheyennes. with seventy ponies. ‘They belong to “Medicine Water’s” and ‘Medicine Arrow’s” bands.”” ‘THE LOUISIANA QUESTION AT THE CAnINRT Mxetixo.—The Cabinet assembled at noon to- day, all the members being present except Sec- retary Bristow, who was represented by Assist- ant Secretary Conant. The session lasted nearly two hours. After the regular routine business was disposed of the Louisiana question was talked over at some length. The action of the returning board was alluded to, and Cog tory seemed to legal, being in of the state, The _ | The President's New Year's Keceptioi The following is the programme for the Pres- ident’s reception on New Year’s day: At 11 o'clock a. m., the President will receive the Cabinet and foreign ministers. At 11.30 a. m. the Judges of the Supreme Court of the United States, Senators and Representatives in Congress, the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, the Judges of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia and of the Court of Claims will be received. At 12 m., the officers the Army and Navy will be received. At SQ the Assistant Secretaries of departments, the Assistant Postmasters Generat, Solicitor General and Assistant Attorneys General, and the heads of the several bureaus will be re- ceived, At 1245p. m.. the associated soldiers of the war of 1812, the associated veterans of i146, and members of the Oldest Inhabitants’ wssociation of the District of Columbia will eived. The reception of citizens wil con. P- m., at which tine the at 1 o’cloc eure will beopened, ant will m. Uarriages will approa: n by the eastern gate a the western gate. Society. & ‘The western part of the city was the scene of ecveral brilliant entertainments last evening — The danghters of General Fitzgerald B gave a german to young people only. —Miss Redfern’s german was a beantifal entertainment to the embryo belles and beaux who, for several years more, will be counted among the <chool boys and girls. — Yesterday was more of @ visiting than re- ceiving day, as everyone is endeavoring to ener upon the New Year with as smalla list as pow sible of unreturned risite. Among those calling were Mrs. Justice Field and her mother ana sister, Mre. and Miss Swearingen; Mrs. ani Miss Fish; Mr. and Mrs. Titian L. Uoffey; Mrs. Pomeroy; the Spanish Minister, Antonio Mun. tilla de fos Rios, and wife, Madame de Mantiila. and many others. The weather was as mild and bright as spring. —The many friends of Mrs. J. M. Carlisle wilt be pained to learn of the death of her father, Dr. Ewing, of Louisville, Ky., which oceurred recently, — There wil! be no receptions on Wodnesd: next (December 20th) at the homes of the nam bersorthe Cabinet. On Wednesday after Jan- uary Ist, Mrs. Blaine, and the wives of the members of the Cabinet, will receive from balt past two tofive p. m. leave by al RowBERY IN New York.—On Sun @ay,in New York, Protessor W. G. Peck, of ainbia College, informed Captain Mc n, ofthe Zist precinct, that about 10 it ; yeeterday, two young men robbed his © Ot a chest containing about $1,000 w family silver and about £40,000 certificates of stock, and other securities. fervant in Mr. Peck’s employ made the follo: ing statement concerning the professor's so Henry Scudder Peck: ‘Mr. Harry came to the house about 10.29 o'clock. Two young men were with him. They went up the stoop and entered the parior first. {heard them walking about, and then they went up to Mr. Heury’s rooin. Shortly atter the two young men csine down stairs ‘They had a cheet with tham. went outin the street and walked In the direc: tonofdth avyenve. 1 went out in the streets to look at thesu, and aw Mr. Henry looking out of bis witdow, at the young men.” Captain McElwain found thatthe chest stood in the study, which adjoins the parlor, and intimated to Mr. Peck that bisson knew something about its disappearance. Seven officers were sen! out to look ior him, but he returned at7 p.m. and after a conference at the station house Mr. Peck became reticent, and he and Prof. Davis, Henry's grandfather, took the young man hoz: with them. In Henry’s po-seesion was a list o? debts due to such persons as ‘‘Seddona’ Mouse,” “Owney” Geoghegan. Harry Hill, James Oxy ancothere, The chest had not boex recovered at lest accounts. A Nrcro Boy Hanes a Cattp.— Wednesday, near Skipton, Talbot coun'y, 4 negro boy twelve or fourteen years old, name: Kirby, induced the cnlidren of David Mand to visit bis house during the absence of their parents. While there ho told a little eon or Mundev, who ts four or five years old, tha* they would **piay hanging,” and he would sho # him how the Sheriff hung Ernest Smith, in Easton. Ho pise d the child ona stool, tied a Tope. hitehed toa spike in the ceiling, aon neck, and th jerked the stool from und hitu, leaving bim hanging there, hietoes jus touching the floor. Findivg that he did no die, he sitipped his clothes off and beat him with @ stick, bruising and cutting him severely. He alo struck a little sister of Mandey’s, wid ran home and tola her mother, who bad r: turned, and upon her arrival she ,foand h ch'ld banging, and bis side and body consider a- bly larcerated. She took him him down, but the child wasso prostrated by the choking’ and whipping Ubat ho is seriously ill SAS) The Attorney given an opinion to the eftect that the members of the legislature ard other state officials elected in November ty legally sworn into oitice with the old form of oath, if the latter is administered bef tiret of January. ‘The constitutional ment prescribing what is called an “ir: t oath” was adopted at the last election, but does not take effect until the first of January, at the same time as the newly-elected officiais enter technically upon the dutics of their offices. Al though the members of the legislatare are thus offered an opportunity to escape sul scribing to an oath which declares that th have not doue ail manner of things which th. ate gener! posed to do, it will probab be unwise for any of them to fake advantage it. Unfavorable inferences have been draa from less suspicions circumstances than those would presen’ da y 7 f DECREASING EMIGRATION FROM Liver Poo..—The returns of the emigration fron Liverpool, compiled by the government of Selals, show that during November there sail under the emigration act from Liverpool ships for the United States wita 5.113 emigrants, and two to Nova Scotia with 75 passengere. Besides these there sailed not ‘ wader the act’ #x ships to the United States with 172 passen- gers, one to Victoria with 33, two to China with 20, two tothe Kast Indies with 32, five to the West Indies with 30, and five to South a ica with 113, making a total of 5,493, or “under the act” and 705 not “ ander the a ‘There isa decrease of 1.#€8 in comparison with November, 1813, and there is a decrease of v0) ou the eleven months of this year pared with the don Times. ONLY Taxes Savep B® Hes- pReD.—Telegrams received by the vesssi’s owners contirm the reported burning of the em- igrant ship Cospatrick. ‘The superintendent of the Brazilian telegraph cable at Madeira also Lelegraphs that only three persons are at pres ent known to survive a list of 560, namely: ths second mate and two seamen. ‘These we: picked up by the British ship Sceptre, xfter having been ten days in an open boat, subsist. ing part of the time upon the flesh and blood of others who died while in the boat SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A PROMIVENT Puysician.— Two women, whose names and addresses the police authorities ively de- cline to disciose, made affidavits in New York yesterday accusing a prominent physician of that city of the murder of his illegitimate cbild. The doctor is now confined at police head- quarters, but the detectives decline to give his name. One of the women is supposed to be the mother of the murdered child. A PARTY OF RUFFIANS from Alabama visited the city of Columbus, Georgia, un Sunday, and killed the Chief of Police, who attempted to arrest one of them for Gisorderly condace. One of the rowdies was killed in the melee, and avother was captured and locked up in jail. The citizens would have lynched him if tho fej not called out the military to guard i jail. Calrpp stay cope as of Ml ep ‘Tweed’s cer- tiorari, consisting of a record bill of exceptions, and all proceedings on the habeas us, WAS settled by Judge Barrett in the oyer and ter. miner Page » It now only remains to be signed by the clerk in order to be laid before the supreme court, general ————E Carrain-GaweraL ComcHa has issued troops to act Jenientiy towards fe cupesren ac surrendered insur; ite, but to execute all ins cendiaries and who may be taken 7 Kalakaua likes lager. sv-John Bright will, it is re; a right ill, ported, visit this Gerrit Smith's Death. Few men bave occupied more prominence in the latter political history of our country than Gerrit Smith, who died in New York yesterday afternoon at the residence of Hon. Jobn Coch- rane, who married bis niece. He was, with his wife,on @ Christmas visit to Mrs. Cochrane, and ‘apparently in good health when the fatal apoplectic attack occurred which led to his death within three days thereafter He was the son of Peter Smith, of .Ino. Jacob Astor, Y., on the 6th of March. year of bissge when be died. His father be- qneathed to him early in life the entire towa of Florence, in Orange county, N. ¥., together with immense tracts of land in tha: state, the successtal management of whic withdrew him trom the lega! profession, for which he was ed- ucated. The abolition of siavery was the lead- ing political idea of his life, aod his vigorous and fearless efforts in its accomplishment made der in the ranks of the republican ty and a champion with the colored race. So great a bold did this idea have apon bis mind that the death of John Brown (whom he had assisted pecuntarily iu bis war far abolition) at Harper's Ferry caused him a serious mentat dd necersitated @ resort to the at Utica. He was also a temperance m, and contributed largely and substantially to th> success of that cause. He was a member of Congrese from the Madison and Oswego dis trict in 1852, having elected in opposition to the Miss url Compromise, and this cxstt- tuted his only pubic service. “His strong Union sent ments were abundantly manifested during the war, and nothing could have attested his magnanimity more admirably than the signing of the bail bond of his political antipode, Jet- fersen Davis. His career was that of a man who devoted hus life to a principle no interests to interfere with ica success. H+ was ® true Christian and a kind-hearted man, and no just man will bear hii malice save that of a political nature, which is (as it should be generally short-lived. , being in the 7: Pennsylvania Coal Trade TRE PRICES OF COAL I¥ IST5. ‘The whole supyly eent trom all the regions so far this year is 21 555,04 tons, against 22,161,419 tons tast year, a decreaze of ¥05,375 tons. The Tesse in anthraeite is 821,258. ‘Phe trade is #1 and the demand confined to current wants. The meeting of Lehigh coal operators, called tor Thursday last in this city, hae been post- poned to the 30th inst. We jean that an effort is being made to secure the jc action of the Operators in the several anthracite regions to reduce the wages of miners after the first of January and put the price cf coal down 50 centa on the tou at all shipping pomts. The miners, lcipating such a movement, have slready decided to resist any reduction, and aetrike is not improbable if the present purposes shall be adheredto. It is, however, to be hoped other- wise, as the consequences Cannot fail to be in Jurious to all parties im interest. There are more collieries suspended vow than usnal, and if followed by a general strike in mitwintar, the loss and suffer: With forbeara may be avoided. g would uecessarily be great. and prudent counsels this What is known as the “Coal Combination,” which includes the flya great eval producing and carrying companies, have as yet come to no coneiusion. so tar as te pub- lcly known, as to the next vear's basinass. Reports are current that om« 0. the parties to the combination are in favor ui lower prices for the coming coal year, for th» reason, aa is con- tended, that the too high prices for Invi have had a tendency to drive some consumers to the ue of bituminous coal. Otver reasons urged in favor of a change of rates, and, indeed, of the whole frogramme, is said to come from the Pennsylvania coal company, a party that has not heretofore joined heartily in the “combina- tion,” are—tirst, that season contracts are un- wise, ard should be discontinued; second, that contractors be furnished coal at the published het prices, leaving dealers to secure their own prett by fixing tueir own prices above the card price; and, third, thatthe highest Price of the year ehould gradnaliy recede, so that the lowest frice, or cheap coal, may be daring the winter, thus avoiding an abropt fall from the highest prices in November and December to the low- est pricesot January and the first months ot fpring. As these suggestions do not appear un- reasonable or widely variant from the policy of the trade for the current year, there does not reem to be any difficulty to some harmonious « uch reanlt we cha!! SKIN THe Puce:t. trom Cineinnati to ‘There was a stapning ot our Episcopal churebes ( ri 's), on th ias eervices and comm" of this church, Rev. €. iron, died recently. and his place has noi yet been supplied. To-day a minister of Cov id been secured to officiate. Unfor!n y the gentleraan had partaken rather free. iy of egg-nogg before going to the church; and, © sull, when he got there he dived into th Jog of communion wine, driuking long an often of the rich juice of the grape. He man. azed to get through the formal services de cently. but by the time he commencad on his Christmas sermon the mixture of egg-nozz and ‘ad co worked upon him that he was badly «| wandered sadly. He rambled around, jnmping trom one topic to another in such way that all could see that the man was dran! Al last, when the thing became unbearable, t! wardens gave the signal, and the congregation got up quietly and lett with dignity. leaving the minister to talk to empty benches TAXATION of Cavrom Pnorgary.—The Seneca County Courier takes ground in favor of the taxation of church property, as follows: — “Several leading newspapers of the state are engaged in discussing the policy of taxing eburch property, and the general drift of the argument is in favor of taxation. hore are, of course, two sides to the uestion, but it seem: to us that, on the whole, the interest of all would be best subserved by taxiog church property the same as that of other corporations or of in- dividuals, There was nanght but the bast of motive in the original plan to relieve church property from taxation, but the abuse of the privilege—when, as now, church corporations hold real estate to the amount of millions of Gollars—has rendered some change necessary It the discussion shall result in nothing further than limiting the amount of such exemption, it willhave becn a move in the right direction.” ‘Taw sxizvKe by the Carlists of the German brig Gustav, off one of the Spauish ports held by ibem, turns out to pe only a shrewd attempt to obtain recognition from the German g ment. ‘They claim to have captured her forre- fusal to pay their import daties, and offer to restore ber if the amount which they ve to their custom honse by the vessel bet out of this apparently simple condition arises the question whether Germany can per- mit a vessel carrying its colorsto pay cngtoms levied by @ power which has never yet been accorded any otter standing than that of an in- surrection sgainst a government which Ger- many is at peace with. Tee FIRB aT JessuP’s Ovr.—The store building st Jeesup’s Cat, Howard county, Md, on the line of the Washington branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, which was de- stroyed by tire early Friday morning was un- occupied. The buiiding was the oldest structure atthe Cutand the first erected there. It had en formerly used asa store and post office. ‘The loss to the owner, Mr. Joshua Anderson, li probably reach $900. a there is & policy of insurance in th ontgor ry county ineurance company for $425.— Bait. Sun, 29/h. A CoLrongp Woman Hancup Tuner Times ‘The Evansville (Ind.) Journal has the informa-. tion that last week s party of patrolmen who were guarding Uniontown, Ky., — sup- posed incendiarism on bgt ge of ne; 5 took a colored woman hanged her ‘tres times to extract a confession as to the suspected = ‘She was left insenmble and almost dead, —$—_______ Foun HUNDRED AND Sixty-Fiva Lives Lost.—& ar has been received from Ma. deira three of the crew of the emi: Qork, bol arrived a’ Bt einen oa or the Co burned at sea bred 17, in latitude 37 nerth west. It is soe eotanied 465 ones were lost by the disaster. peas, fresh from ————______. s2-The Piutes have a religious dance strik- ingiy like that of the Shakers «4 | TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. THE EMIGRANE SHIP DISASTER, Burning of the Ship Cospatrick. RRARLY FIVE RUNDRED LIVES LOST. New York, December 2).—A London special ays -—Beside the crew, the Cospatrick had four cabin and 421 eteerag? passengers, who had em- igrated under government regniations, aed are euppesed to have been lo Phe government emigrants were for the most part agricultural labgrers, who left England in consequence of theBperation of recent labor strikes. Many of them were married, and were accompanied by their families. THe Lost & New Yorn. December 2 shire, now at this por ne of the same line as the Cospatrick. The ytaim of the Forfar- rbire states that the Cospatrick had been em tloycd ip carr has been run previous to this last one w t $60 CO, and probably insured in London. He believed the Cospatrick had the same namber of boats as the Foyfarshire, nam one lorg Loat, two lite boats bie of carrying 250 pec officers and crew prob: forty persons. cn Deane ov THE CALAMITY. Ds e ship Forfar- Her voyage one carrying covlies » Calcutta to Demerara. She was valued at adon morging journals give the following additional particalars of the Durning of the emigrant ship Cospatrick: The fire broke out at midnight of November 17th, and within half an bour enveloped the vessei nearly its entire length. The scene was one o! the wildest confusion. But two boats suc- ceeded in getting away,each of which con- tained thirty persons. These remained along- fice the ehip until the 19th of November, when her bull was completely burned out and ebe sunk, The two boats then started for land. ‘They kept together for two days, when a gale arose and they became separated. One of them has not since been heard of, and the other was fallen in with by the British ship Sceptre. At that time it contained five living persons, two of whom died before the Scsptre reached the Islend at St. Helen: The Pacific © vestigation. TESUIMONY 48 TO FALSE ENTRIBS IN THE ROoKS. New York, December 29.—The investigation into the affairs of the Pacific Mail Steainship Company was resumed this morning. eorge FP. Scott testified that false entries of amoants Were reported to Lim by Hatch as being cred- ited to him in the Pacific mail books. At the time Hatch told him, he (Hatch) was managing director of the company; could not defiae the precise time covered by the account, bat thought it was in the spring of witness’ firm was named Scott, Strong & Go.; there were two or three entries in the book, one of $170 000, and another of $50,000; witness prom- iged to produce the account to the commit Ze. By Mr. Dawes:—“‘Do you know of any false entries to other part in the Pacific mati books?” Witness gate Mr. Dawes A SLY SIDE WINK and whispered something in his ear in an nn- dertone. Phe answer was not iosisted on Christian B. McDouga!l, a police offic tified thar he knew Mr. Cole; «aw Mr. King in the Park benk, where he was pointed oat to witness by Cole; followed him to tie Ey aitable building; did not remember sering any person being with him; was told by Cole that he was King, postmaster of the Muuse of Representa- tives. Julius M. Noyes, of the firm of Harriott & Noyes, testitied:.-Was acquainted with A. B. Stockwell, bat did uot know K. B. Irwin; in May, 1872, had transactions with A. B. Stock- weil; had no knowledge of an entry in the books of the company in May. 1572, of a sam of $65),- 000 charged to this firm; * check fur $517,547.95 was signed by Irwin and endorsed by Noyes (identitied by witness; ; said it was what is called an exchange chec THE ENTRY OF & 90 WAS PALS. ae well as ali such other entctes. Pho $50; .547.95 was only 8 loan to Stockwe!l! personally for ac- commodation purpeses, and uot to the com- Witness was waid by ons check of 00 from the Pacitic Mail company, and th Gay aiter this another check fi the Panama Railroad company for 735 was deposited. ‘This was done simply at the request of Stock- well; lad no business with Irwiu in May, 137. bad no knowledge? of an entry of $109,000 in the Pacific mail books to the jirm of Eldrige « Irwin as agents of Harriott & Noyes. if any such entry existed it was fale. Charles W. Griswold, of the firm of Darling, Griswold & Co., was sworn and shown a num Ler ot checks; identified two of them endorsed by him: one check was numbered 2,552, and KING, to Darling, ther was numbered S , to W. S. King, for 5,000, Did not know for what this money was drawt; witness was one of the proprietors ct the Fifth-avenue hotel. William B. Sage, who said that he wascashier tor Daring, Gris- woid & Co., U.S; King aeked that the checks be placed to his credit; the money was paid out in diflerent sums; King was then ® guest in the hotel; aid not remember spy person with King; King’s n entered in the hotel reci May, 1873, and be took his departure on the 3ist of May, two daysatter. John Roach, builder, testified that he lad business wit! Pacific Mail company since built one yes- sel for them in the fall of 71 June, 1872, he had buiit another vesse: had no other basi_ bess with them but the building of these ves- eels. - irder Notes. > 1TH DRUNK. New Y December 29 —Patrick Wallac? beat bis wife's brains out in Williamsburg last Bight. Both were drauk. A WOMAN ON TRIAL POR MURDER. Rachel Coward is being tried for the murder of Chase Tenbroeck, at New Brunswick, N. J. MURDER OF AN OLD WOMAN. John P. Hall murdered an elderiy iady named Fitch, at Guilford Center, in this state, Sunday morning, with an axe. Hall was arrested. KILLS BIS ILLEGITIMATB OHILD. Dr. Chas. De Moor and his brother Hermann, were arrested last night on ® warrant coy of the former with killing his illegitimate child, and the latter with being an accessory to the crime. The mother of the child, Kate Etzel, who made the affidavit, is also under arrest. A COLORRD GIRL’S THROAT CUT. Cincinnati, December 29 —Mary Lee, a col- ored girl, 18 years old, was murdered here last night, by some one unknown, who cut her throat trom ear to ear. —$—$—$— 9s Foreign Notes. FRENCH CABINET CRISIS. oNDON, December 29.—A Times special dis- h from Paris saya the retirement from the Frevcl government of Duke Decazes, Minister of Foreign Attairs, is probable, on account of his opposition to the undecided policy of the Cabinet. The Legitimist and Bonapartist dep- uticsin the assembiy demand bis retirement from the Ministry as the price ef their eupport of the government. The Presse, a seml-official newspaper, however, announces that there wi be no modification of the cabtnet before the meeting of the assembly, and that its fate will be determined by a vote on the proj to discus: the bill for the creation of a eena’ A CARLIST DEPRAT. MapriD, December 20.—An engagement has taken place at the town of Rodex, province ot Barcelova, between a band of Carlists anda body of national troops, in which the former were defeated, with a of 30 men killed. jeeseaiate tacts Charley Ross Again. IN MILWAUKEE THIS TIME. reign ge . cr oe ae stan: about four was at 8 "house oes lack ‘River Fails, in this state, by @ sayetorions woman, who refasei to raise her It has been since observed Some Recent Instances of Kidaap- ping Of late years child stealing bas been la:gely on the incr: there is no cecarrence of this c Which bas atiracted so large = atrention as the case of Char latt two or three years numerous in child steatirg Dave occurred. n this country of public thin the ances of the «pring of steal ng two little girls parents. Ros: ba: ted parents intense excitem yen the children for some time previows, and formed such an attachment for them that he was to duced to evax them f om the P. home. Alter 2 short tite, however, the eclm = | inaiwascaptare’, and the ch a Were Te stores to the rp A couple ther ca ary to bis wir tavor f gran having been # the toward b alterward recovered their mother Avother case of b ASS, when five years of age, was © some months previous a Bowen resided in the ne husband, dart contdence moved to a ber district she took with her. She was atterward arrest tenced to seven years in the etal? pr sentencing this woman tothe fall penal the law sliowed, Kecorder Hackett was tnt!a enced by the fact that nu 8 cases of child stealing had occurred fo 2 months pre- vious, and he desired to set an example beture this class of crimtns which woult deter the from being guilty of such inhuman outrages. At Williamstown, N.¥., a care of chiid-steal~ ing occurred similar to that recorded of Mr Eerle, at Worcester, Mars, A man named Nelll, who had procured a divorce from his wife, she having been tntrusted with the gaa: dianship of their two children, waiched an portunity and carried the children away tna carriage before he could be et. Several other cases of a similar mature might be im tioned to show the frequency of this crime within the p in y which as Tis \ Max TA Loo axp Turow Him OveRnoan: are fur nisbed with the particulars of a caso which oc- curred on our river one night aboat two weeks since, which we give as tollows:—It seems that while the sloop Helen James, Capt. Longacre, was lying at mouth of the Nanticoke river, be 2 o'clock &. m., three masked mon proached ia @smail boat, with matiled oars, aud, ciumbing noisslessly on deck, secured an who Was employed on the sloop, om they bound and gagged, and then proceeied ty tue cabin which they enterod. ‘The captain, who was in his berth at the time, was aroused by the u vise, but before he could get up to dispat of entrance a revolver was place tohis head, and a graff voice comn to keep quiet. He was led from cadia by the three ruftians, and one of them producing a strong cord, the three bound him 4 board and cast him overboard. Fortanately the knot be~ came loose, and, keeping hold of the board, he floated around for some time, w Of @ passing boat, attracted by his o himup. He told the cap* pired, when the latter put l: at and went back. The thieves had escaped, and the first thing they did wasto release the frightened negro. Next they proceeded to the cabin, where they discovered that a & valuable un, @ Suit of clothes, and £159 in money had been taken. ‘The cayitain has strong saepicious as to who the partics were, as he bclieves one of them to be the same person who was present when he received this €150 in the wor negro said they went away as silent! came.—Seaford ( Del.) Cv CoLorgp Masonny.—The Grand Lect the Grand Lodge of Free pled Mawny Of Massachusetts, .J. N. Conna,in an address before «‘Widow's Son” Lodge, No. 1, on “The Legit ney of Colored Masons in the United States, hureday evening, in New Haven, made the following statements, which, in vi of the important progress mede in colored Ma- sonry of late, may be of interest. Mr. Conua said: “The introduction of Masoury among the colored men in this country was Ly the initiat- ing. passing and raising of thirteen colored men into @ traveling lodge attached to Gen. Gage's army, stationed at Boston, Mass.,on the 6tn of March, i775. On the 29th of September, 1 Frederick Charles, Duke of Cumberiand, Act ing Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of land, granted & warrant for the constituting of Africsn Lodge, No. 4%. In 1702 Prince Hall, the Master ot the said Lodge, institated Hiram Lodge, in Philadelphia. In 17¥i be also ineti- tuted St. John’s Lodge, in Pre . In the year 1500 Prince Hall died, and John T. Hilton War elected Master. In 1805 the Atrican Grand Lodge was tormed in Boston with the above- named jodges. the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania was instituted, and tn 1 Nation and Lodge was forme speaker said there are nearly 100,0 Masons in this country, aud in there are six jodges, with @ membe Mr. former editor of the New York Scictpe or a Geran Joversacisr. Moritz Goetze, Staats Z eitung and Journ: at his residence, No. 16 5 terday, by hanging bimeelf. Mr. Goctze, who was 55 years old, was born in Uoblentz en the Khine, and was edacated in Teachers’ Sem - nary there. He came to this country in 1555 and became principal editorial writer on the staff of the Baltimore Wecker. He then came to this city and filled @ mmilar posttios on tae Staats Zeitung. On the establishment of the New Yorker Journal Mr. Goetze left the Staats Zeitung and accepted @ position on the stat! of the Journal. His sight, however, became very weak, and in 1*70 he was run over by a #treet- car in Chatham street and badly inj health rapidly failed, and he bes been oat employment since June last. Mrs. Weber, tho lady keeping the boarding house No. 10 St. Mark's place, treated him with great kindues:, and tried by every means in her power to pre veut Lim trom becoming despondent. He came bome on Saturday night, and wert to his room Yesterday morning, en bis not coming to break- fast, the door of his room was forced open and he Giscovered dead. Coroner Lickhott was notified, and gave a permit for the removal of the body to the morgue.—N. ¥. 71 28th. StmnccLan Deats oF A ULmrormaw.—A correspondent of the Eira (N. Y.) Gazette, committed Mark's place, y who writes from Cuba, Allegany ‘vUnty, gives the following account of the singular death of & clergyman in that place: “Key. I. C. ScMley» the pastor of the Ba: church, while wh ting kindling wood, ran a smal! sliver into hia band. Dr. J.C. Young extracted it, and then applied a plaster which soon healed it. He paid no attention to it, and went around about bis work. But after ‘a few days he bogau to feel stinging pains in his hand, aud at the eametime it commenced swelling. The best medical aid Was procured, bat to no purposs. Hishandand arm continued swelling until the skin coald no Jonger hold it,when it burst open and dis: protasely; then ail hope for bis recovery w: given up. Mr. Seeley continued sinking until etween 11 and 12 o'clock on Monday morning, 2ist, when he gradually sauk into his lastsleep. which knows no waking. The faneral took place on Thursday, the 2ith. Mr. Seeley had been pastor in Cuba for the last eight or nine years, and was beloved by all who kuew him. He leaves a wife and many kind {riends w mourn his uptimeiy end.” JowA SPrEcIuENs.—The Des Moines (Lowa! State Register prints this statement: “A few days since Jimmy Olmsted, who goo dea | ofa jist as well as & tip-top letter carrier, disco’ in Rawson’s coal mine several petri- fied is. One was about twenty feet eight inches in diameter, and was curled i i tH : i Hl