Evening Star Newspaper, January 5, 1875, Page 1

ee Se THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue. cor. BY The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUPEMANN, Pres't. penbintSe SINGS ed by envgiers 10 ars as Fae Carte Pan were on Four! Tee FER MONTH. Copres al the Counter, Ts rach. By mati—postase prepart—6O " a th ex months £3 00 one year, $6 00 THE WEEKLY STAR—pedlrsted om Preday— $2.00 a sear. postace prepawl ‘AM subscriptions tararethly om advance, and ma paper sent lomecr than pard For BS haus of furnished St. V8. 45—N°. 6,796. Diemer | Evening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1875. TWO CENTs. AMUSEMENTS. ERT for the new ores h. FRIDAY EVENING Congregational Cha EVENING Washington News airs. Ree and Gossip. GRANT, Receptions will com- on the second Saturday in January .) at three o'ele lasting until five ne Dollar, including. reserved (Rep! Forres OPERA HOUSE. THE CULMINATION OF SPLENDOR. On MORDAY. Ja “s nt UNDINE, THE SPIRIT OF THE WATERS, men ry 4. for one week only, the ning, February 2d; Tues- evening, February Zul. Dinners:—Tuesds - January 5th; he LENTON FAMILY.4 in number: the BOTS 4 ary sur r NMILY 4 in number, th LM SISTER? , January 26th; Tuesda Pebruary INTERNAT REVENUE.—The receipts from this source to-tiay Were $181,441.68. SCHUMAKER is in Wash- ngton; so the report that he had sailed or The verno onbebt : ma UNDINE MATINEL SATURDAY wus | was to sail for Europe was a canand. may ILLE’S NATIONAL THEATER. Ir 1S A GooD pay to vr i Grant's Sep- MONDAY. JANUARY 4 U5. ever ing | tember order to General Eme ut down during the we ASS TCRDAY MATINE at insurrection; report afterward."—Cincin- MKS G © HoewarRp nati Ga ber original and werki r woe character * bea bene TORSY SEVERAL OF THE SENATE COMMITTEES written. created. and played b 1 Americ aus | were in session this morning. Mueh busi- eat ; ness remaining from last year was disposed OLE TOMS CAREN 3 Pe ae estrciek 4 LULU. | of, but € of special interest. ertal Company, with SAPPFSPEG | PHERECUSANT WITNESS, m, hasnot GRAND MATINEE SATURDAY AT 2 yet pat in an appearance the Capitol, de- MONDAY. JANUARY 11 spite his declarations that he would be here __ OLIVE LOGAN owe | ast night. and the report from Richmond im her own comedy. SURF; or. LIFE AT LONG | that he had left th BRANG( TPHEATER com every nicht and W penees. ‘The best va Production NSACOLA has been thor- the M Island sty King Kala- r island home. SON of th sensation. Hon. Joun FT. District ot " 23d Penna ton audience in Washingt » fill the unexpired term of \ y best Songun f “ joe yt Wecediet tn tee peed Hon. Ebenezer McJnnkin, resigned, was Mie MINN basgrment of the cole} sworn in this morning. He isa tall well-built yee eee vine aa HE ieee, | man, apparently about fitt rs of age, and ance. nod. personcil appe Ges. CUSTER has written a lon; ation to the New York World, led as an answer to the Commissi of Ine Atitirs, who in his recent official report took patins to deny the truthfulness of the Gene rat's report to the Wardepartment in relation gold in the Black Hills orn sant Wiese mar ommuni- WRIDAY EVENING JANUARY §, CONCERT. we FLORENG hat \ ne : iaetrome nial Mu-~ FRIDAY evESI Milas Sehliecker Te Ths Spare’ | Tue VicksaexG INvesTiGation.—The os pede Baown mctit. additional witnesses examined by the Con- oe anuues tay be obtained at | ressional Investigating Committee in corre ead Ellie's Music a a Sok Stores, ated al the J Vieksb: developed about only ferent pening? ne ean ae one fact his Well known, and that is Doors will be opeued at 7.0 P.M. Concert to te | that the attempt of Crosby to s@-ure the arsP OM ent | sheriff's office by force resulted in a riot with OLIN: 3 oRNAR! Sof life. One witness thought Gov. Ames SEAS SENOS SER Tene was responsible for the trouble. ee eck INE AND THE MAINE SENATORSHIP.— COSTUME CONCERTS ne returned, last night from S greatly amused at the stor NDAY. TEESDAY an is greatly = MONE TEGS Janmany went fo Boston for the purpose of pat- CONGREGATIONAL CHL the track for the Sena- Course ticket i Mowlay evening only. A mine Bhaecin few course tickets with reserved seat», for th 3 entertainments. at $3.40. at E! Mat. ST admieeion at door 75 ete ny sug the Senatorship.—Apedial Boston GRAND PROMENADE CONCERT - x i. Will be es nt t he . . PENSION FOR THE Wipow oF Com SEW teen these | waxpen Cusutxe—Io the House, to-day, For the Benefit Mr. Cox, of New York. filed the petition of Bie Katie Louise Cushing, w ‘Tue Paorestayr Onruas 4 mimander Cushi THe Fa who was mnfertanstely k The Wasnxer en THURSDAY. Jan 14.1 Free Batts ap Ps er month from amber 1N74. MADAME | BASTIEN a ~ ’ directs that: Whenever a leneni res « rm ulies of Washing . : yp epg oly bg chases of tee f the War department receives BAUMS. and depository ry dra not expecially for the last ted for the use of this department, be ——— a B HATE | will endorse the draft and deposit ft to his Tt "pRTD ES HALE | Official credit in some one of the depositories DRESSING « alty + will ude] | So designated and in use under orders from ty in their « this © ects tm t Tue Saterpay Lirerary Re- \ MAKKY DONEMUE UNIONS of Hon. Hor nd family are 1 . 7” COSTUMER to be mmencing Jan- 425 lite ean E tions are by card, and New and ne fi and Show-rocms ri the capacity ms muby of the King mansion ts not eq to the ac- commodation of al! the friends of the family who would like to attend. Consequentt: tly Dresses, | the invitations are varied somewhat e: Ladies. | y in order to give those leftout one an opportunity the next MASQUERADE comprising «cera! hu together with ev Geut sand Ch ASQUE BALLS AND PARTIES — PRIVATE THEATRICALS THEATRICAL COSTUMES Ared y varie SUSPENSION ©} PAYMENT OF THE Pa- TABLEAUX AND OLD FULKS CONCERTS. | cere Maw Ststpy—The Postmaster Be Sr eer Nona neo gab General dled the payment of all our patre urteots a oneys on a of subsidies to the Pacific Feasenable eb <=. and disp Mai amship Company until the opinic 7 and please, we seldom fil to give sat of the law officer of the Post Office depart- eae ae __ ment, which has been asked for, is given as L. *eseey- the pre y of making further payments. ments under the subsidy, act which COSTUMER at io $500,009 aunually, are payable 60* Ora Sin N . : quarterly. A large collection of Fine 4 HALL. TAB KiInG KALAKAUA'S VISIT to this count EBZU aod THESTEICAL COSTUMES kept on | scems to have been more to advertise his de- 2 sired reciprocity treaty with this govern- MASKED BALLS and PARTIES meni than to arrange details himself. While reasonable rater here he had no consultations in the way of ps mt Mask i t with each | Making agreements on the subject with our ‘Cement. and cumies deli ir. | OMielals. He has, however, given the two asi Se 1 commissioners, Messrs. Carter and eet 4m L. MOXLEY. 60% full power to consummate the pro- = a treaty, and any action they may take tf y his Majesty's governm: lf 1s THOUGHT by the Louisiana politi- ns in this city that if the democrats even- Choice Oi ngs © possess = > leg’ . Also, largest stock Hangings, Window uceved in securing the legislature of Shades, Pictnres. ce Cords and Tas- | Louisiana, by such means as admitting ean- sels. Rings. Nails istrict didates declared not elected by the returning BF Trews Cac board, and thus the election of a democratic ae tor is assured, that the United States Senate will anticipate such a contingency in me to head it off by seating Pinchback, which would prevent a vacancy until 1877. If this course should be pursued, it is also thought that the legislature will impeach Governor Kellogg. THE REASON for the discontinuance of the monthly sales of gold heretofore made by the Secretary of the Treasury is the large de- crease in the collection of the castoms reve- receipts from this source last ew York city did not aggregate one million dollars. An examination has Iso disclosed the fact that these receipts for the months of November and December last did not even come up to the amounts collect- «xl in the corresponding months immediately following the panic. Should the small re- s continue. the Secretary of the Treas- ury will be obliged to ask Congress to meet the emergency trough additional internal taxes. ase remember Name and N jelly LECTURES ANSUAL SCIENTIFIC Le COURSE ALWAYS NEW AND ALWAYS GOOD. hues. PROF. HENRY MORTON, PRESIDENT OF STEVENS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE OF JANUSRY Gaxn7.t Semects “COLOR ASD © FLOURESCENCE LOUISIANA DISCUSSED IN THE CABINET MrETING.—The Cabinet met at noon to-day, With all the members present. It is under- Stood that Louisiana affairs was the first subject considered. The dispatches recotved With Brilliant otherwise by a re: Single sdmiesion to Prof Morton's Lectures, on ac. count of their great expense, will be $1. admission at Ube door. 73c_ Seats may now be reserved at Ballan. rations Sereea and ic Lights ‘s. 42 7th street eet td by the government from New Orleans up to on — gnc orclock to-day do hot differ materially > rom the press reports. Dispatches received Bestsess surts. here early this morning represent eversintes quiet in New Orieans, with no indications of ae serious disturbances, the people being, it is $25 BUSIN SUITS for $15 stated, disposed to submit patiently to events 20 BUSIN SUITS for Is which they cannot control. The fovsrament 38 BUSINESS SUITS for to fully appreciates the gravity of situation 42 BUSINESS SUITS for S aud the advanced step taken by the military A. STRAUS, in assisting at the organization of the Louis- jana legislature, but has not, thus far, indi- cated its views In the premises, PERSONAL.—Among the guests Tegistered at Willard’s are the following: Caroline Richings Bernard’s Musical Union Troupe Hon. M. L. Ward, N. J.; Hon. W. D. Kelle J. Comly and family, Pa.; Hi y sami wife, Pa: Hon. E. Sauls! el; Hon. L. Danford, Ohio; Hon. H. NSYLYANIA AVENUE Between lth and Ith streets. BRAZILIAN PEBBLES I LL Fok aa) me Dollar PS a Nominations by the President. A NEW COMMISSIONER FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The President sent the following nomina- tions to the Senate to-day: Seth Ledyarl Phelps, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner for the Distriet of Columbia, under the act of June 20th, 1874, vice Henry M. resigned. H. Goldsborough, appraiser of mer- chi at Baltimore, Md. Albert G. Ra- wards, United States assistant treasurer at St. Louis, Mo. Sewall S. Farwell, collector internal revenne 2d district of Iowa. Also, a number of postinasters and army officers for promotion. The Southern Maryland Railroad. PETITION OF CITI WASHINGTON The following n to Congres signed by # large number of prominent citi- zens, Was presented in the House of Repre- sentatives this m Committee on tly ming and referred to the District of Columbia “The memori prsigned, zens of the cities of Washington and ( town, in the District of Columbia, w resent every brane! the said citi resent th: rep of industrial pursuits nd District, respectfully rey re interested in. the ; vland Rail arly day as practicable. Th row company has been active engaged in th istruction of said. railro: from the city of Washington to Point Look- ont at the confluence of the Potomae river With the Chesape That it has com- the in consequence y market, and Which exists, > 10 press the gre: pleted the I ulverts, prising of the re grating, work 10 an immediate completion. memorialists further represent the Will furnish a short and ©, notover two hours an If from Wash- ington, to the deep waters of the harbors of St. Mary’s river and Point: Lookout, anda Your the line Xpeditious rout f tou, it will open three ge and fertile counties for thedaily supply of luxuries that abound in_ them. to the markets of Washington and G That to the government of the Unite wif nd it will afforc i tl transport ta 3 nd in r line, it will prove of ine lue. Ttis ealeulated ti if this line had been in operation during t late civil war, it would ha eved the ernment several millions of dollars, arvl large number of li 5 represent that in vie pulse it will give toevery dese re hess withi District of Colu iraid to th tion of this work. ur honorable bodies t ad directing the Colum to subs be to the ern Maryland ratiroad the ant of the subscription authorized and directed to ade fo the Piedinent an ue Pailro: the embly of the pproved 1th August, » mined: They thei pass an writies of the Dis- ‘olumbia, stified and confirmed by an act of approved Zid May, 1873; the said sdmont not having rer be divert road. id company. tVailed itself of the provisions of norialists pray t E ito the Southern Mary 1 your memoria AMATEUR THEATRICAL AN Prrrora- ANCE in aid of St. John’s Hospital, will be given at Willard’s Hall on the evenings of Inesday the 1th instant. y of the } nd gentlemen who pai ted in the plays inaid "hildren's Hospit It is understood that the tickets are not licly for sale, but fi chari dered to spec al duty connected with the Inter-Oc: 7 canal survey. Lieat. Mos. has served with Capt. Selfridge and Cc mander Lull in the surveys of the Isthmus Darien and Ni gua, and is a most accom plished young office ut. Thos. A. De Rlois ordered to. the th inst. Midshipman ched from the Hyd ordered to temporary Powhatan, and onfarrival « tion to report for duty THE PActric wes, Chairman of ns Committee, is expect Washington to-night. Surope stv at station. Mati Witness. — the and turn to In this event, Irwin, the reeu! will be brought to the of the House 2 Says he has ned th to such eto the speaker le to make known he should not be committed to the coal hole for contempt. He is well satis ult of the Pacific M -and thinks th n there only substantiates what he previously testi- tied to. THe Denare in Senate this morning tor Thurman's Louisiana resoiution interest in the galleries than As eveat of the present session. sit was noised through the halls t resolution had been offered and g disc seed, people ithered rapidly the empty galleries soom f me well filled. The remark of Senator Saulsbury that if the Ppresident constituted himself. a Cyesar, t eople of America would : him, brought Mr. ck lo ys of the beginning of the rebellion, when y Were common in the Senate chambe » debate was growing in interest as ow r port closed. THE RESIGNATION OF COMMISSIONER Biow.—The resignation of Hon. Henry T- Blow, one of the Commissioners to govern the District, (reference to which was made in THE STAR last evening,) was received by th President last evening. His letter of re nation bears token of the amicable and pleas- ant relations which have existed in the Cx mission, and declares that personal consid- erations alone induce his retirement. The President has notified Mr. Blow of the ac- ceptance of the resignation, in which he ex} resses his kind wishes for his future suc- gros, and offers hearty expressions of estesm. The Presitent to-day nominated Seth Ld- ard Phelps to fill the vacancy, as ted THE WEST CAPITOL PARK IMPROVEMENT ‘will be considered by the Senate Committee on Public Grounds and Buildings on the re- turn of Senator Stoekton, one of its members, now absent. Mr. Fred Law Olmstead, ac- companied by his consulting engineer, Mr. George Kent Radford, reached the city yes: terday, and, after a consultation with Mr. John A. Partridge, the superintending engi- neer, the estimates and designs were upon. The plans, as heretofore published in HE STAR, are not altered materially in the report to be submitted to the committee. The scgineers in meeting yesterday determined to submit their to-day if the committee should meet. ere is now remaining about £0,000 of the appropriation already ma/le of $200,000 for the east park. This will not be sufficient to complete the improvement. — THE Battrwore M. P. Caurca Surr.—E. . Bates, solicitor for the Maryland Conference, Methodist Protestant church, filed a bill of injunction in the Cir- cuit Court of Baltimore city yesterday, re- straining Rey. Joseph P. Wilson and ers: from retaining possession alr Sgprgeeste M. P. church, in relation to which so muc has been published recently. A large num- ber of names, ene persons who ad- here to the conference who claim to be members of the Broadway church, are men- tioned in the bill Praying injunction against those in possession. ‘hey, with the president of the conference, claim that under the rules governing the holding of church they are entitled to 7. a possession and control of sage enc an King Kalakaua presented Oliver Wen- - - & dell Holmes with an original in - TANIs mith, Pa.; Hon. A. Clark, N. J.; Hon. James pocm, man. sh Receptivns Soctal and Fashionable | Negiey, Pa; Hon. Miles Gaplond ye te | wscript, of decided merit MUSIC at the shortest notice A. M. McKay, N. Y.; Hon. W.G.Lansingand | 87 The total funded and funded debt of Orders ieft with Metzerott & Csr at the hic sal yNY ‘— ; | Boston at the close of the year was $4,719,- lis Manic 5 at Coltman's, Pot. will ‘ 13, an increase over 1873 of $1,252,818. é —e senoag or the German a } gan Franciseo; Hon. R. Pomeroy, Boston: sg-In the court of quarter sesstons, in Phil- Tekingea Do LTE? 5 cet ete, | on. J. W. Soknmten Hoe teen Sarbor, | adelphia, F urman 1 Bheppand took the post - Ark.; Hon. Erastus Wells and family, Mo.; | tion as district at a ex Wm. B. sR SACQUES, SEAL MUPFS ana Boas. — W. H. Stone, ype ***Samuel M. | Mann, defeated at the ection. al s AS Filson, €sq., one of the leading members of | «7-A Pittsfield man SoG A ethes Seatrate NEES Bee loner, | the bar'of Kan Feanciecs et ime city, ac- | which consists of @ wonken ae ae clock: Hatters and Furriers, are the guests 906 Penurylyauia avenue. decd tr companied by his wife. They | of Gen. and Mrs, Babcock. wooden dial and t ends of the latter all ES THE LOUISIANA TROUBLE. MEETING Gen. Sheridan Takes Command ind Minsissip- Louisiana, Arkansas, OF THE LEGISLATURE. _ A Row, and U.S. Troops on the Scene. First Dispateh to the Presi- lent Gives a saa. Account of the Situation. The Louisiana Legi: in New Orten: Messrs. Foster sio been there se MEETI The Associated Press ‘s clerk called t to call the roll. ing that there members, a quorum, m b mamedis' New Orlen oly Investigating Committec, mn ps of the Congres- who have eval days. 1 OF THE LEGISLATCRE. ys: “The chief he House to onder and procoalet After finishing announe- were one hun nd twe A. Wiltz, 0 temporary chairman, and he immediately took the ehair. Here tha utmost confusion prevailed. The Speaker Appointed a sergean' nda tempo: rary clerk. the confusion in yelling at wu: rder was res & Speech, st members ali ation to whi plied that it ul motions Were made and re ne top of their voi tored, and the ng that he would treat », Of Whatever party or color. one of the republi- of organi z- ich the temporary Speaker y was identical. so far, with that of Ise. in which the protesting member par- ticipated. At one o’ele bers not retu nto co into permanent organi pck in the ned fternoon five mem- wad by the returning nd, by rese took U r le nd ultimate confusior The mo- tion was finally carried, but not) without protest. Mr. Murrel protested against Mr. Wiltz as chairman, and stigmatize! the course pursued in p lutionary. ELE! cing him there as revo- TION OF SPEAKE: The result of the ballot for speaker gaye Mr. Wiltz % votes, Mr. Hahn 2, blank 1. The yeas and nays we led for.:tnd the speaker explained thy order until st tion be at that point A quorum having re THE REPU BL t the yeas and ach time pertiar Yected, and they had n and Mr. Wiltz ss. he was Houston AS. Ss Were not in nt ¢ having voted. i meth of onic ICANS TRY TO LEAVE, BUT ARE PREVENTED. The speaker then addressed the house, while the radicals continued gi ly to with- draw. He said: “In respons Position you confer upon me, [ sine thank It is a responsibility I would like to see a I, oceupy, y duties to the best ol but I will di tat Mr. Ray addressed the speaker on a qu 1% le om of privi froin the how aut ki spe arms to & menced. and ont ¢ sought to prever sued, whe Gen.D. lob the spe bou, the nt for nd at once s How udge who adjutant, That office: which stated to the body was sitting as the house of rep ity, and the fi low ny ir. ¥. J. Tre the house, and thy ENTER € neral De Trobriand, who had been ab- cers of his staff. A file of about twe »drawn up in force. ve the letters of Go rot scorn shall npt me for dishonorable acts when and asked leave to re and entered a protest agi ion. then charged the sergeant-at- nember to go out. ut in nomi- re inst > swearing in of members then com- the radica idea vored to mo: nt-at-arms. DE TRORRIAND. ta quarter of an hour, appe House accompanied by two off- ty sol- 1 marched into the corridor le I,and at the head of the la e the eneral peaker W police were Trobri- tz and tepped up to ked that Mr. Vigers, the former clerk of the se, should read a letter he held in han Mr. Trezevant, the clerk elected, object when the general stating that h was unable permission to ernor llogg read by as granted. il two le eneral that eck, asked was cl which r then re nm illegal tives, and that Mr.Vigers, clerk, would farn- with been duly elected, and a the returning board. st of thosé members who b tained a request to Gen. De Trob ne those members who Lad not been returned as elected by the board. Speaker W. ral that this was a legally organized bod n. De Trobriand “replied that he wi G Soldier, and that he had t obey the inst Speake neral Emory, who had ordered him t Wiltz sai iltz protested, and told the gene- a only second in command, and ‘0 obey the orders of his superior, ructions of Governor Kellogg. ‘I desire to st. to You again that this house, duly elected, has organized itself by electing me as speaker, Captain Floyd as sergeant-at-arms, and M Trezevant as clerk. After organization w have seated five gentlemen whose cases have been referred Will you eject these men: robriand said: “Mr. Speaker, I n officer and must obey orders. Gen. De alone. I thou sumicient to h you, General you a gentl to us by the returning board. ight that my presence would be nave these orders obsyed.” yeaker Wiltz replied: “I am thankful to for that. While I recognize in man and officer, and while we submit to the United States government, it is my duty as the speaker of the house of repre- sentatives of you to use force. Tuse to leave Gen. De Tro ashow. Ido prefer for you to point them out. them to lei room with sol Speaker Wiltz members whom we have just being elected keep Li the di as well as the state of Louisiana to ask Until then the five men re- the room.” obriand. “I do not like to make not know members. I siould Iwill ask or will you have me to fill the ders?” ‘I cannot permit th recognized as to be put out. My duty is to ignity of the state of Louisiana ‘ours is to keep up that of the United States army.” Mr. Dutre at this time offered a report of the committee on clections, which deela: Jefferies, Luckett, and Stafford, of Rapides; les, Lo be elec! General De Trobriand, who had_ retire: again advanced towards the 8; said: “Gentlemen, be eneral then, pointing to Mr. Vigers, Pode — = that > represented tohim by Governor Kellogg cleric of the House, and that he had a tise The ex-cler! Vaughan, Haran, and I. hwing, of Iberia, and Againn, of Avoque!- mb, of Caddo; ed. A, “aker, Who men.” juiet and as or names of the representatives returned as elected by the Returning Board. Speaker W' ras havin, Ntz.—1 rotest against Mr. Vi- i anyth to do with this body. le is no longer clerk of this House, his suc- cessor having been legally elected. General De Trobriand.—This protest will be MORE PROTESTING. Speaker Wiltz again epee and was of no avail. joined in his protests b; members, who, after mu and er protesting, left the hall and the in a body and met again on St. Louis street and then ‘Subsequently, Mayor in the streets and recited his griev- partisans. coun’ State-house crowd ances to his all the further atic: iting itz harangued the GEN. SHERIDAN TAKES COMMAND. The following order has been issued by Gen. Sheridan: HEADQ’RS Mitpany Dtvistox oF Missouri, General Order, (inder instractlo States, the army, the Eontrol of the Department if Li rr J ae in M stitute one of the sion of Nor y 3, Janwary 4—9 p.m. ns from the President of the Uni- through the Adjutant Gen. hereby assum vulf, of oulsiana, Arkansas and Misieagut posts as far castward as and embracing and K: jobile bay, ie ‘West, Florida, excludiug which will con: mts of the military divi- P.H. SHERIDAN, Lieutenant General U.S. A. OFFICIAL DISPATCH TO THE SECRETARY OF Sheridan Belknap: WAR. has sent the following to Heavg’as Mizitary Diviston or Missovrt, New Orleans. 2 Hon. W. W. Belknay, Secretary of War, Waskins- D.C: It's with dee that IT BEET Pre taraaa te ters, one of by the community here from a standpoint whic gives impunity to all who choose to indulge in either and the civil government appears powerless to pan soreven arrest. Thave to night assumed control over the Department of the Gulf. P.H. Suenipay, Lientenant General MESSAGE. The following are the points shown in Gov. Kelloge’s message:—A total reduction of debt under the present administration of $1.03.49.4; a reduction of state and city of New Orlea of i2mills. Gov. Kel- that the funding boant iow, be composed of state suggests’ that the annually ents of the chamber of com- change and merchants’ ew Orleans, ex officio, together itizens of known standing, to be them, might very properly be constituted the board. He calls attention to the crippled condition of New Orleans. and says:—"The debt of th . built up during 2 series of years of maladn of city affairs, aided t gislative enact- the annual tax tired to keep up the interest payments become an almost insufferable burden upon the property and pay their taxes when due, An excuse other citizens, generally of greater me ‘SS respect for law, to refuse pay atall. The ex siderable period ed its revenue, and th ing and bonded debt year by year, with re, Cott change of with tw a large class of worthy abiding citizens who endeavor to to volume of its float- has thus inereased, accelerating rapidity. With # “view of checking — th rm ing tendency, I submitted to the last legis lature a stitutional amendm proved by the chamber of comme ity council, prohibiting 3 form or un- . and providing, under se- vere p . that af ry. 185, no warrant or ¢ of debt should he issued by any officer of the city except against cash actually in the treasury. This amendment was passed by the legislature, and though opposed at the late election the same unreasoning prineiples as th salutary measures of this adminixtrat fied by the people, and now forms the constitution of the state.” He large number of measures, and adds: “I cannot too persistently urge ppon you, gentlemen of the legislature, the great Importance of at once carrying into ef- feet the reforms and reductions of publie penditures which I have indicataland others Which will, doubtless, suggest themselves to you. In rnor Kellogg says: “You vare thet throug! large portion of the state a condit archy and violence bas more or. le vailed for some time been disregarded, blood has been shed and ronstituted authorities have been dis- interest of the whole to take immediate enforcement of that uw Without which no civilized munity ean prosper, The great need of Louisiana is peac THE OLD OATH AND THE New.—The old oath administered to state officers in York, which was ced by the oath’ y elected officers oft state officers, one judge, the on tstate senator, and fifty-four members of neoming assembly, have subscribed to aid oath, either 1 Comprises 34 democrats and 20 re- All of the oaths have been filed smiber » and 21 within the ear. Governor Til- utenant Governor Dorsheimer kk the new oath of office and have practi- cally expressed the opinion that it is obliga- tory npon all officers chosen at the late elec- tion to do it certainly intended that, under the amendment to the constitution, no person should enter upon the duties of public after and including the first day of without being amenable to the Ss against bribery at elections. Th assembly, in judging of the qualification: its member decide that noone who not taken the new oath of office is entitled to his seat. In that way those who h dled the new oath may be brought toa ot ccoU if their desire to escape it was fc ny bribery or corruption committed eclectic A Derctsr AS TO Coxe D Ricuts is THEATERS.—The éver-recurring question of excluding negroes from theatre is the subject of afresh decision by Judy Griswold" of Cleveland, Ohio. Benjamin der, a negro, bought a tic 4 the Academy of Musie in that city s refused admission to the the manager tellir £0 into the gallc Gardner brought a suit, and has had it de cided that, ast him. Judge Griswold rules Ithough every citizen stands on a le; this equality “does not appert life, or in any manner affect t tastes, or fashions of the people. les that the manager of a thea- t to follow his liking in clusion of persons froin his property that a householder or storekeep- er hus, and that. as Gardnei’s tleket was te- voked before he had gained an entran he received his dw Tanded. He ad on it, when the money was re- however, tnat if @ negro i admitted to a theatre on a ticket proper! paid for, he cannot legally be ejectod as long | as he ts orderly. He does not regand the civil rights act as ting this class of eases. T Loose THE Tur Kinp OF MEN L: c Jacob Wagner, MMUNITY BY Parnc otherwise Dutch Juke, who has been four mitted to the Eastern penitentiary | msylvania, aggregating twelve years, v the dark dubgeon for insubonlina His pardon, under the commutation s Signed by the governor the other 4 forwarded to the warden of the prison. When taken out of his ceil Jacob declined putting on his old clothes and in- sisted on having new ones. When ordered | back into his cell he showed fight, and the | guards were obliged to carry him'in. The | governor has since withdrawn bis pardon, and the prisoner will now have to serve out the balance of his term, which is something | over nine months. LEGAL SKIRMISHING IN THE BEECHER Case.—There was quite a legal skirmish in the Beecher court proceedings in New York erday afternoon, the defence working to e the trial deciared on by Judge MeCue, so that he should try it. In this they sue- ceeded, but according to McCue’s own state- ment he has the power to send it before another judge, and it is believed will delegate it to Chief Justice Neilson to-day. The de- fence, it is stated, will, however, then present affidavits alleging the reasons why the case should be tried before MeCue, but unless they | are very strong the case will go before Judge Neilson. FROZEN IN A New Jersey Het.—In a little rickety hut on Kossuth street, Union Hill, N. J.,illy protected from the ‘vicissi- tudes of the weather, lived an old woman by the name of Elizabeth McCarth. She had no companion in the house with her. Yester- day morning the old woman was found dead inher bed. County Physician Stout was no- tified. He found her body lying without coy- ering upon a straw bed in one corner of the room, in which there was no fire. The win- dows of the little shanty were without glass. He decided that she had frozen to death, and granted a permit for burial.—N. ¥. Times, 4th. A TERRIBLE AFF AIR.—Near Milford, Ind., New Year's night, while a crowd of young folks were on their way to that aang pool tend a dance, two teams were and ~ is now tion. Gragging the vehicles after them. A man, Har- vey Wirt, was instantly kitleds iss Austin was fatally injured, besides others, who were seriously injured. Two of the horses bmg Killed and the ly demora- :zed. FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Tvespay, January 5. SENATE.—The Vice President laid before the Senate the bill in reference to restoring to market certain homestead lands igan, with 6m amendment adopted b House dee Lands Mr. Scott presented memorial of American Tron and Stel Association against t dian reciproc ing Can: Committee on Fores diers of Ti equalize bo ilitary Affairs Mr. Ha: Pov ign laring that the minimam at whieh the land shall be sold shall be $2.50 per acre. The bill, on motion of Mr. Boutwell, was recommitted to the Committee on P y treaty jations. ‘ir. Logan presented memorial of 16,000 sol iS asking pass: es. Referred to Comunitiee on T presented memorial of city o San Francisco asking payment for the nLof the streets in front of the pub Re rred to Referred to e of Dill to TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. LOUISIANA. THE RAID ON THE LEGISLATURE. Sharp Comments of the N. Y. Press. TILTON AGAINST BEECHER. More Legal Skirmishing To-day. | FIRE IN BALTIMORE TO-DAY. LOUISIANA. THE RAID ON THE LEGISLATURE. What the New York Papers Say of tt. New York, January 5.—eferring to the Proceedings at New Orleans vesterday, THE WERALD SAYS There was witnessed in the Louisiana state house yesterday a spectacle which is the first its Kind in this country, and which should M oh the Public | C@USe every true American to blush with shame and lodignation. We congracalate the citizens of Loub 5 ple ot the country that th Volting scene Bloodshed been Justitia tre et nee would have if it be ever jas- T out on A te ¥ cas principle of free government Was never perpetrated. were tt not for the fact that the people of Loni sure resource for redness j 7 sentment. which w est plteh by these proceedings Seg gricvances in the sense of try and in public re- high Tbe kindled t atroed tir thy and aHENT Com - TUE TRIBUNE SAYS x on tobnece. ed to | Nothing in history, not ofeven th i Tre’ 101 spiracy by which border ramfans 4 ik Mr. Conk ling presented memorial of Moses | 10 Seize the territory and state of Kansas, can Taylor and other ship owners of New York, | Trish any paralle Vor the crowning iniquity asking to be allowed to partici in the | Of the federal administra The cttizens of receipls of the Alabama award. Wteferred to | Louisiana have seen the Committee on Judiciary. defrauded, and w Mr. Sherman, from Committee on Fir failure t 0 pK reported bill remoy culation in national Sarg rit regent introduced bill to prov: the limitations DAUNKS issuing Kold notes. . from Committee on Appro- ions, reported, with material nts, the naval appropriation bill, and gave notice that he should call it up at an early amend- used) fo cotsueun essful. They make no s they are they in- pent of the Ameri- ake vill y, but upon voke the delibe can people . WORLD SAYS We hope there is no American man whe can read the news fre New Orleans without a an Oriental college. Referred thrill of sb al rag on ¥. Relations. He Ties Mr. Edmunds introduced bill to facilitate cabreeees no opinion upon the merits of the » dispositions of cases in the Supreme | #se. ‘ourt, and for other purposes. Referred to se ‘ommittee on Judiciary. BERPCHER vs. TELTO! Mr. Mitehell introduced bill to reimburse ———— the state of Oregon for expenses incurred iu More Legal Skirmis hing. the Modoc war. Referred to Committee on SHALL TRY THE Cash? itary AS New York, January 5.—The City Court E LOUISIANA QUESTION. Mr. Thurman submitted a resolution re- questing the Presid: the Senate wh of the United s ber trol the or I a ine and wan; ming seats the intervention of the ad if so. th le by what law or authority of law } cc t to communic portion of the ates Or any officer or soldier of the United States, have, in any manner, interfered or meddled With, or sought to eor n of the Legislature of ton t have been President { Whether any ap of Brooklyn was crowded to-day with to hear the or 1 persons the trial of Til- > | ton’s suit ist Beecher. The counsel, after consuitats decided to argue the matter as to which Judge should conduct the trial, before th echled fo argue the ve, Neilson and Rey pINENCeT te Army trtal term Mart of the City Court this Judge he 4th | MeCue announeed his determination net to y conduct the trial. The lawyers on the oppo- rived nited nform site sides then adjourned to where the three Justices were sitting and opened an argament. ‘on this subject. Among those preseut in the rt-room when the argument was opened h interveiition has taken place. were Bove Tilton and Moulton, but short- Mr. Conkling suggested that in conforming | ly after ment began Beecher left and to the ot the Senate, Mr. Thurman | went to his > should amend his lution by adding “if in a his judement not incompatible with the pub- FOREIGN NEWS. lie interests.” Mr. Thurman did not agree with the Sena- Terrible Colliery Explosion. tor, The resolution did not concern foreign EIGHT PERSONS KILLED. aftairs, but domestic affairs. It is not to | _Loxpon, J ary 5.—A dispatch from concern foreign affairs, but domestic affairs. | Rothe . Yorkshire, says an explosion by It is not proper to leave this matter to the | fire-c: mp to place in the coal mine there judement of the President. It is for us to | this morning, killing elgist persons EnOW th ts of such interference if it has KEPORTED ¥ NINETY LIVES! taken place s is not a case of war by the | Lonpon, January 5.—Another dixpates people, but a ron the peop It | from Rotherham reports that ninety lives is for the people to know by what warrant of | were lost p Collis Plosion at tat interventic Mr. Conkling had n Senitor the opportunity quent and aggressive speech. The words he had snggested to be inserted had alwey Senate since his servic nator atte from all other eases, and been the usage of th in the Senate. The tnguish this case on has taken place. of affonling the ile to deliver thy apts place to-day. This is probably an error. King Alfonse. PREPARATIONS FOR HIS RECEPTION AT BARC a Maprip, ry 5.—Preparations are be- ing made at Bareevlona, tor the reception of King Alfonse. The city is to be illuminated, and the troops are to be rev is elo- to dis- wil by his Ma- the topic, he sa: oes not concern the rela- Jesty. 2 rowers. It there is any propriety in A LOAN TO THE NEW GOVERNMENT. axing austhing to the judgment of the | The Bank of Spain bas advanced the gove President, then (Mr. ©.) regretted that in a case like this, it is more proper this matter to the diseretion of dent than in many cases affecting our foreign ernment treas 000,000 reals, France. ANOTHER MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT MAC- ry leave esi- relations. ‘The ¢ireumstanees surrounding this whole ease are ominous—turbulence and a eres cg wap ape = ad disorder may prevail; peace, law and onler ecie at qomalibebionas teue te y be trampled in the mire in the streets of | ByZin# it to vote on constitutional laws, New Orleans. In the uncertainty of the dan. | #¥0U! to be sent in. ger and the grave peril which surrounds the Turkey. subject at which he aims his inquiry, it is f us Who have no facts upon whiel form a judgment, it is for us to say that with all promptness the President musi nicate, so that it ean be flashed back t Orleans what has been a: employment, the disposition, the of that power which may alone, o: powers, trammel up a side or the other. REPRESENTATIVE: Hon. John NM. Thompson, a from Pennsylvania, clected tofill the vacancy the resignation of Hon. red and was sworn in. nisend, (Pa..) from Committee on onc HOUSE OF caused b; kin, apy Mr. disorderly outbreak, wom Public Lands, reported back a b enable the Commissioner of Agrieultare to Ke special distribution of seeds to farmers in the west whose lands were devastated. Referred to Committee of Whole. Mr. ect tee, reporte lands. Whole. On motion of Mr. Downnend (Pa) the S assigned to ton of ail pending bills granting right of of January w ps (Kansas), from same commit- bill to appoint a commissioner to enquire into the destruction of timber on the public lands, and to report_ measures ne- cessary to the preservation of timber on said Referred to the Committee of the ° cons! Way through public lands Th Wheeler (N. ) moved to go of the Whole on the army ay pending which Mr. Butler (Mass. £0 to business on the 8) nate Civi morning hour having expired ito Comin MeJun- ropriation bill }movel to aaker’s table, sc P Rights bill, when he Would move to substitute the bill agreed to by the Judiciary Committee, and after a rea CONDEMNED TO DEATH. we can | CONSTANTINOPLE, January —5.—Several = is Who Loe art in th any at . - | Podgoritza, Albania, when a number of “to New | Montincgrins were killed, haye been con- e in respect to the | demned to death by the Tarkish authorities, “ ° retin Mr tenon PUPS | Fire in Baltimore This Morning. JALTIMORE, January 5.—A fire at half-past 1o'clock this morning, al 22 Hanover street, occupied by Sickle, Singleton & Co..wholesale notion dealers, destroyed the building and thousand dollars’ worth of stock, on insurance amounting in the aggregate to forty-five thousand dollars, in New York, Hartford, Philadelphia and other offices. The building, owned by Thos. ad worth tweet Utbousand dot- arly 2 total loss; insured in Balti- more city offices. Sickle, Singleton & Co. are insured Jor five thousand doilars ; Glens Fails, ¢ r companies, of New York; Con necticut and Orient, of Hartford; Fire Asso- ciation, of Philadelphia, Lancashire chester, England—total 845,000. K.P. Bayley & Co., importers of china and glassware, No. 20 State street; their loss on stock is between fifteen and twenty Ubousand doliars—insured for five thousand each in the following com- panies: Aanerican em ber bill to 2th me and National, of idera- Itimore; Commercial, of A y; Girard, of Philadelphia; and Amazor > 30,000 in all; the building was damaged about $5,000; fully insured in Firemen’s, Baltimore. Pat. terson & Bash, boots and shoes, 24, had their stock slightly damaged by water—in- sured. Thompson. Lilly & Co., importers of drugs, No. 26, sustain @ loss On # valuable cellar, which is fall of Mr mittec oas to sonable time for discussion to put it on its South Carolina Notes. passage. SUICIDE Mr. Eldredge (Wis.) suggested that aday | Corrmnta,S. Co Somaary b-—Cass Ale had bet be fixed for the consideration of brecht, a German, suicided last nix’ busi- that bill. Mr. Randall (Pa.) inquired why the com- mittee could not Without going t ose to Senate bill. Mr. Wheeler's motion was agreed to—yeas or very little, called @ final Lehigh, pointed to confer with the table. Hedid not pro- ve the opportunity for passing the see: SYLVANIA COAL TRADE ke is b: ‘general beliet te that suspension there will be none. Two months’ Nothing, 3 is known in reference to the coal trade for the current year. eeting of the o the Upper Lehigh ai Wyoming anthracite coal regions, to arrange a basis of wages for 1875, was held at Mauch Chunk about the middle of the past week, at which it was decided to terminate the of wages established in IST1, and to of miners reduced rates. The committee ap- that ait agreed to Jou" te gions reported that a! to join fnovement to bring down wages, and that there was concurrence as to the pone es — > — miners will probably take a fortnight sider them and to consult their other regions. A stri Some operators, but the What ix rators of the a partof the = the cause. TWO CENTENARIANS have died in this state in the past few days— Mrs. Rosenbery, one hundred and three; Richard Cottrell, one Lundred and nineteen. seaodnnand vomesmtncinind New York Legisiatare. ALBANY, January 5.—The legislature met to-day. The house elected the officers nomi- nated at the caucus last vight—Jeremiah McGuire, speaker, and Hiram Calkins, clerk of the house. ———e—— Pennsylvania Legisiatare, GOVERNOR HARTRANFT'S MESSA - HARRISHURG, January 5—The governor's ness troub) system | message will not be sent to the legislatare er the } till to-morrow, the session to-day being occu- pied by organization —_—_—— Three Burned to Death. Cincinnati, January 5.—The residence of Milo Ruggles, at Put-in-Bay, was burned yesterday and his mother, sister and_ sister's aig 4 child were burned to death. Mr. Ruggies Was fataily injured. eee THE WILL Of the late Mrs. Amelia Wheat, who was muriered at her residence in this would, it is said. be for the interest of | city on the 2th of August, 1#72, was before the trade, as the large stock of coal | theconrt of common pleas . The in first could be off | will is contested by the heirs of Mrs. Wheat if there was a cessation of production. | on issues certified from the orphans’ court, it The national organization of miners is said claimed that Mrs. Wheat intended to to be strongly against any taking | re: the bequests made in the document place among the miners in any section of the which had been filed for , but was pre- country, except as a last resort, after arbi- | vented by death. The in the case tration and conciliation are exhausted, and | is Jesse W. % of the deceased, if they strike the advice of the presi- | who was Yor her murder and acquitted. foceive no aid from that quarter. ‘The trade —= <= aa eee 4 U.S. Marshal Maxwell Tocal dull, the markets being weil | AFTER DoLLARs.—U. Stocked with coal, sufficient to last for ecve. bas gone to Washington to urge upon Con- ral months, with qemtity thas wosMl go gress the necessity < Ss ene forward, sirike or no strike. Besides, the pane ghey ty ogo wheels fed~ iron men have recently resolved to curtail | eral courts in territory. The bills have one-half the product of iron, and would as, into the 's office just & rather invite a strike. terms proposed | trifle fast of late, and there was danger of the by the operators and are not ac- | establishment Sa. The “giner- by the men, arbit will probably al” bas got an on his hands, and it SShow, with tr een and advantage- poe Bh ey ge gather Cus results.—. Ledger. provender for the City Her-