Evening Star Newspaper, January 12, 1875, Page 1

AT THE Peunsylyauia ny The Evening Star Newspaper Comp 3. H. KACKFMAS . THE EVI PUBLISRED DAILY, Sundays Exrepted. THE EVENING hers at Tex ¢ Pe AR BUILE Aveunc, cor. i, 2 ——— “TA wre INGS, 1th St. | | NTS. FOrR Costs PER MSTA Two Cevre Eset . Cones a month *.2 THE WEEKLY STAL—pablesded om Friday— $2.00 a wear. posirer proper! 7 Au al ein alcaac, a7 Ke f atees * Ul aprleraton — ees AMUSEMENTS. | E TRNIN T AR ciety, ete. ‘The Pacific Malt Expose. —— = EME} TS > \ EN ING S £ *s The principal receptions yestentay were | Thedeveiopments in the Pacifi« po OPERA HOUSE. | = = those of Mrs. and Miss Waite, Mrs. and tie tion were enhance! eonsile TWO MTINEE ANp Sar . * Misses Strong, Mrs. Judge Miller, Mrs. Clif M Washington News and Gossip. rel eelachis, con uiee paims were Mus. GRANT'S RECEPTIONS will com- Oe oe The menee on the second Saturday in January ‘ linge A vuinable and. ps fer in | (2th, at three o'clock p. m., lasting until five a Gea. Dun the Congressional mind with the impor, tn. | 'elock p. m. on each reception day. nie bred Ney z soars J ; t least subs one American line ¢ s wr the Paduisan : nd Mrs. ge Bradley did not re steamships. Cu none t Fomed Pant The President's public receptions wil! oc- iller's reeeption was very brilli had been dirceted to ise eye cur as follows:—Tuesday evening, January sable. Mrs had signified a willingr CRETE DUMETY tr mows l2th; Tuesday evening, February 2d; Tues- din rol all those who knew Pout Compan gopte walt, | | day evening, February 2%. Ki LIA i a room acy map p mek B pepe. itn al ; Sunare: Rone, te see suwaited the expos rate a We < Treat Breto_Dinners:—Tacuiay, January 2th; | ‘The Srax yesterday publishe list of . ae played i Tuesday, February 9th. those to whom Mr. Abert paid m: pn 6 ? coe ; lition, he stated that out of the ~ INTERN ENUE.—The receipts from as many ealling b : z ane e - i ny is thousand dollars yet remaining. AVELLE’S NATIONAL THEATE this sour F Were $244,304.46. the day is as fave OF Cuidiilenial Bushs ee Totloee ONDAY. JANE u ev wening re. Ss yesterday. ‘1 e badie: ; John vel, S346), eee FeO munich THE MEMBERS of the bar of the United eee Urine con 7 Setee Rrthnrese, meeting in the LANCE Of S1.000 Was Fa hea CAG ClO tite court yesterday in credit of Richant B. Irwins . Wiss ory of the late Louis PEAY Forrbers. F FRIDAY. BENEFIT OF OLIV ONLY SURF MATINER SATUR: Seats at Bex office and Brad. 8c MONDAY EMILY SOL? ANUARY 1s, NE fant week of the ‘ 62: Victoria HEATER co vers best Bent ever wittessed in W ENDELSSOHN QUINTETTE CLUB, Pus ceeat ver TUESDAY. Janu PENNS TIVES’ ME t ¥ ary N ar ar VLVANIA AV plete f Barz ne c. yandd-6t” rr, Te «THE QUEEN OF THE ROSTRUM, Wal © Her Renowr 1 Orath “THE DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC, LINCOLN WEDNESDAY EVENING : oye Gg PROM! a NEW NORTHE K street between For Tux Womens Cau Is. HALL, s St. An's Evra ‘Tux Protestant ORPMAN A<tLEM, CHILDREN S DRESSING « -p to iv their own t CHAS 1p, mane ¥ DONENLE. 228 Lite Sr and 4 dent comprisin together w Ger Feane able ¢borwes. an ss tT. NEAR jore and dup P sed stock of od new and ¢ PRIVATE THE AND OLD FeLks €0: yc = and pe y of Costume—Ladic MASQUE BALLS AND PARTI dixposition to accommodate mu fail to give saticfaction NY ASYLEM sere Marz HAIR ded COSTUMER E Show-rooms stly Dresses, ATRICALS, \CERTS of our busi. ad Wishes of attention, ‘MOXLEY L. « MAS rearer KFD ase tu 14 Ne. 439 Teh Choice Oil P: 8 gon . targent sti OSTUME 60S 10rn Sra cet 4m L. MONLEY. EXHIBITION ayn SALE ) Ne ar MARKET taetaber Name ar PAU wud THEATKICAL Cus ™N n of Art n cM FALLS and PARTIES ER's, Dant E He ines, Chi er Haw, RTM WEST 60% Veh stem ALL. TAB ES y stvee ramos. ke. ws, Winskow Picture Cords aud Tas Employment. { Row by returi or the COM Ne Wo he mani QUPEEME COURT OF THE DIS D> COLUMBIA Jn the meatier of Mo AUGENSTETY. fom are herchy ¥ one of the AUGENSTELN that a secon niet ary Al ethe parprses named tm the 2th + krngt Act January 9. 1375. TRICT OF Benkrupt cents meeting of <> Ora wr in Bank » IST. at ASHINGTON &. WILLIAMS. Ashe Tre ENVALIDS. clfousre suffer ‘oustipation. Lose of Ket one bottle BR pecerdan ¥ it go it and are ant! to diree wrized t sale by Draggint= BROWNIE ck to the party from t your money back. All parts with Dyspepsia. A tite or Ger WING'S hit th ms, and if youare n hom yo sell upon the above I Grocers generally & MIDDL 610 Penusyivans priet. Tadigestion, ral Debility, KS. use t Demfitees ure lansend $ selling it or terms, A. STRAUS, 1011 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, decl?-tr Between | Weth and 1 Ith streets T ‘Will furni. Parties with MU HOS S. BOSTON, PIANIST, lin 1ST. Sic ‘eptions, Soctal and © the ote Orders left with Metzrrott & Ca gt net) lis Music Store. or at € Fashionable recetve pl 5 ro ‘ntion. MM receive pre jention.. Mus wie iat idence, 1 Faticeton D {adie ee a Ese tae Now The $2 GLASSES for One Dollar. uta PEBBLES 1 | dollars is still due them. The FS Fhe $10 Gehl Frame GLASS " Tee THERMOMETER fr iicee 6 _tept- ly 433 Pennsylvania ave: scor Gest. N OTICE'—Gentlemen’s and Boy Pants and Veets—will be Mrs. MAGEU DER, Tailoress, No. 1131 Wth between Land M S72 AGE —G MEBMAN 4 > 00 DS northwest. ed on St stamission Honse of S15 7th street. Teas Suits — Cc ouabie by | Street, santa the customary resola- wator F tative wley, oft nis in favor o erry..at Co Starkwe ner, Kellogg anv will make argu- the yarL. on Appropria- terday to con- execntive and judicial ui. Thus far no material nh made in the bill Ii is probable that t y to report within a ninin: @ be house of Ah Fook, the to hare been oral purposes. ate to return of the Suprem= was heen filed. It is exy will soon be made toal it on the docket. PEeRsoxaAL.—Colonel Fitzgerald, of the Ph t City Item, isat Wi Vs Hotel for or twe. + thor Anthony wh n detained in Pre the ling of Cor bb flammatory sore thros mifortably filled. MATIONS.—The Senate in ay confirme:t the M. Thacher, patents; Ellis ne, asststant commissioner of Mareus S. Hop hief of paw Louis, Missourl, rer; John G. collector venue; C. P iver of public moneys. ¥ ot internal re Lines, ALSUS, TEE £IN COLL —The heirs of TIO: the artist, before the t Committee on the Library a proposi- tion for the purchase for £100,000 of the por- traits and in number, thirty y urtoons of their father, some which were made during Yamong th ad mners and customs, mittee room. The that it would be desirable pvernment Woown the collection, but joubt the riety of recommending the INVESTIGATION.—The ‘al committee of the House of Repre: ef which Mr. Coburn, of Indiana, is chairman, who, under instructions of the Honse, procesded to Alabama to investigate nd report upon the condition of affairs Lat state, returned to Washington ir report will not. be The evidh nett nal comdith coeds the repo: ‘b; that Union men and jeaving the state to The in this cit essmen Hayes ast their amittee will con- and will ex- ets and Pel- Tur Pre IDE) LOUISIANA MESSAGE, us to the meeting of the Cabinet to- t ts Edmunds, Sargent, Freling- huysen, Carpenter, Morton, Conkling, Logan, nd Howe had jong consulta! Prey Jortion of the Which h non the s y that the positic nite the r and republican od nt half past two. will probably reac! of ninety ¢ term of four months » percent. until par is the & . gold at below the rs pstablish: ction. Section three prov: when there is not a sufficient suin ai the ‘Treasury or sub-treasuries to meet the de- meand pt tifleates shall be issued which shall nt greenbacks or coin, 4 Y represent would be rec ir requires national ban! notes at par whenev -tenders art © loredeem their r the United States so redeemed, REPRESENTATIVE R.K. BUTLER AND THE Svee Fort CLarm—in response to a resolu- tion of the House, the Secretary of the Treas- s sent to that body a letter i Suge Fort claim, in which he claimant (Sugg Fort) and the Hon. R. R. Butler, member of Congress from Tennessee, accompanied the papers, and, as shown by vroot, upon the urgent representations of Mr. Rutter respecting the validity of the claim, the necessity for immediate action, and the peculiar hardship of delay, it was rashed through the Treas ury, and a draft for $23,- 723.0 was issued and’ paid. The draft is in- dorsed. ‘uge Fort; R. R. Batler,” the money having been received by the latter. Subse- quently, the attention of the Secretary hav- ing been called to the fact that the claim had been rejected by a committee of the House, an investigation was ordered, and a = made that the claim was fraudulent. e Secretary states that suit has been brought against Fort, to recover the money, and the matter has been put in the hands of the Uni- ted States attorney for the district of Tennes- see, with instructions lo eall the attention of the grand jury to it. THE FREEDMEN'’S BANK—A petition was presented in Congress yesterday from the advisory board of the Freedmen’s Bank o Baltimore, in which they set forth the follow ing: “The president cipal bank located in hale D.C. represented to us that the F en's Say ings Bank and Trust Company was char tered by Congress in such a way that it: failure Was impossible. From these repre” sentations the people from various parts o the state of Maryland and in the city of Bal timore were indticed todeposit in the Balti more branch large sums of mosiey.of which Upward of twohundred and seventy thousand ers who were wounded ton Vas somngpeoe in the late war deposited thetr ities and pensions there, Hinton "copied erate ace aay iS also every Lad iu this bank, and since {ts failure they have not been able to eare properly for their sick, nor decently to inter their dead. We therefore pray your honorable body to give Us such relief as may ay iF to that fertiearmaant® *Bisaelaine Saecet a We man and behal 3.400 depositors. ’ eat on this evening oa large and x nwd of strar ransile nts reeopt s brine togett The present with the for — Aceonti who reeety Attorney hae Graph ho Mrs. Wil 1.on New Y the hi mest dress in Washington day. Tt was a hy white gros trimmed with white and gray on feathers, that grain The Pacific Mail Investigation. PROCERDINGS TO-DAY. The Committee of Ways and means con tinued itie om 1 inquiry nis morn- ing. Join W. Coram, book keeper of Jay & Co. ed WILL the books of tt with refer ing house, and was exami | rly 1 to the two eb Which by ay & Co. in y. His tsti- my and exal 20KS show tshel in this eity however, ler was sh the: might ELLIO with vt the money ifthe ‘te ized by Henry D. Cook to ¢ Iso show of depo reement. The i at diy (oun yas issued to John maker for which in turn was pail June Witness said it from the books that the first ¢ retired issuing the se 30,000 in pcortiti issued to Schumaker, might have b payable to the order of sont original certificate would show. how in possession of the bankruptey justice in Philadelphia. The books alsoshowed th on the sd June, 1 the bank tificate of deposit issued by the bank IN FAVOR OF WM. S. KING for £5,000. The money was paid over the counter apparently to John H. Rice, as his name was ihe last endorser. Lewis J. Davis, of the banking he wis Johnson & Co.. testified that of deposit, issued by the Park } k of New York, to the order of W for $10,000, passed through their b: S72; has no personal recolleeti ances, but infers from the r rons that the money was paid over th: ‘counter to W. 8. King. . Hersey, messenges $11,000 from Irwin was tioned by Mr. Beck as to bis the money; he swore that hi ing debts and in ortinary Hving. pt some $1 TIN A FORK SPECULATION, and several thousan| dollars invested in ernment bonds and other personal prop: Mis further examination pal tac he should bring to the Ss bint book and such ht have correboratiy: tonal Ss on who ree et Ned, and qi xpenliture 0 usedit.in y expenditures of "v kedubout it; ho omembers, and som Witness 1 who i give him thousand dollars for advocating te Witness used all the means he could to secure the subsidy. The witness said he did net mention to he cor versed that he wi the subsidy Witness ox eof any person sent to talk to me mkt not recollect Hid to see nih iy. He went w York se a e there Ww interest, nd his ob tw the opp stilssidy. thought his s werth more thin $1 ashe had set his own business toxttend to Low PLATT ¢ ved 35,000 It was in the nl Uae money wits p tion hat wothiss rt ubsidy, as he hit oppesed it from by to entin his a paper and otherwise, and did all } at it. The mone funds. The not (whieh he produced) ¢ dorsed by R.B. Irwin ag paid July 21 The witness declined to say who paid t y for posu ivate transactions which had noth whatever todo with the subsidy. ‘The mittee reserved th nsideration of the Lion as to wh informed who paid the note tor Piatt, and t vared. They «i ad, upon ¢ that witness shonld answer who 3,000 for him in satisfaction of his € to Irwin, and have given him wauil Pri- next to tell. Ut test y Mr. Abert a loan from Erwin a) him. This ervpROcITY with HAWAtt,—The Sen ate committee on foreige relations heard a fement to-day from Henry A, Pierce, hinister resident of the United States at Honolulu, on the subject of reciprocity of trade between the United States aud Hawaii. T T negotiation bet s ary of State and the Hawaiian commissioner has not yet been submitted to the Senate, but will be shortly. THE INVESTIGATION of the charges against Representative Stowell of haying sold a na- val cadetship, was resumed this morning by the Committee on Naval Affairs. The evi- dence related chiefly to the meeting between Stowell and Graham at Richmond in Decem- ber last, which was arraaged by Washington and Lathrop, friends of Graham, without consulting etther of the parties. Worthing- ton and Lathrop. pre} @ card for Graham to sign, saying the entire 31,700 ne received from the sae of the cadetship, was spent for eleciioneering purposes. Graham did notsay whether this was true cr false, but farther gee ae i the subject were interrupted 'y adjourument. FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION IN BALTI- MORE.- Yesterday afternoon a boiler explosion occurred in the Bal chrome works of Jesse Tyson & Co.,on the corner of Block and Point streets. A colored employe named Wm. Lucas was killed, and several others were severely injured. The loss to Tyson & Co. ts estimated at $3,600. The saw and plan- ing millof John Martini, opposite the chrome works, was damaged to the extent of $3,000. ——— es A CALL FROM WEST VIRGINIA FOR TROOPS.—A special dispatch to the Cincin- nati Enquirer from Charleston, W. Va., says the following telegram was sent to President Grant last night:—“Send t here at once. Not a single negro is allowed to take his seat. The utmost anarchy prevails. What must I do? H.W. Brazer, United States District oie _——<—<_—_———— * a7 Bloggs thinks Nilsson failed to Spocer at the opening of the in Paris on account ofkaving kicked over one piano- stool too many, thereby sustaining a teles- coped toe. 1 WILL RISE AND EX The one receiving the I: al, correspondent of ti Press, & twenty-fiv His t ertainly relie as short, an pst of Col. Porn . drew thousand threw the lowl on Colonel Porn: my it in his own name irried it to Colonel Forney at his rooms on New Jers that Colonel Forney Kept if all tol MR. Th Then came to the stand, ing ndition, John Boyd ser of the House. 4.000. He acknowledged getti ing his receipt. His services mphlets on the desks of 1 sive witne he was requested. the movements of one Col a to Washington in the inte ore subsidy. Irwin req him who E 1 com ated did, but the transaction had so of his memory that he failed Tht perior, Mr. t fellow Bean soup of th ainplets, him # show, well that 1 break it did its di ore they wot “he had to hide out in the country. Q. Why did the eo mnach vel the i the Roard of Public W 0, but th were they afraid? they thought it be chine to introduc ming up the merits of the brick machine he got_a card one d hotel, in the Ebbitt Hor , fror or two days after he called at i s request, Who engaged »veinents of those whom ing th Ge he fi ooo cown, ) in sd to Randall two or three life of him, he coulc the assii Y lake into the House Mr. Irwin's card, whe In addition he vy , Who was endeavoring miwith, or to whom he pted to; and report toe ‘Ss STORY. A very nervous ing it and giy were to y nembers, nd etehed Bean, who was est of Daniel » defeat the to report to with. ‘This he passe Loui to recall who rok to vir y or u St to keep the chine, you Know, coukl'nt niso testified that be had a brick ma- and while b ts drum- and the y at his mw Abert. One Irwin's house, him to watch he found were Post- xed his terms e the bill 1 he got both; witness thought fe r- tines a day. int recall one single name he thas reported beeause it hated i tirely out ou reported to ¢ f his uy Gov. sir, that was my bran it that you got Ordway. $ sent ior. howt being sent for, b ssional investigations. He ad been for twenty-three o 2 orrespond knew A bert cme second Congress. lf could not say the s in Irwin's room; th » for his te ho Jeet: b Vvembe y Clews’ office- hy always giving he had often rec imp ton from the Jate James ays and at gentlenia ud to Clews director; wi of going iu and had no objection conversat to Stoe! 1. and that wil- hess wauted some of i for him; Clews saw forped = witmece a with him; witness a buy stock ; Stockwell replied he already given directions to that effect eral hundred shares, at that time w forty-eight or fifty; Clews said have charge of ‘the busine: could communicate with Irw knew as a clerk in the War de] hess accordingly called on Irw All right; keep me posted as well in New York, and Pisce Witness frec id when I you compensate tmunicated with Trw: knew: somebody told him to who paid him the $15,000; he tions; with this money he paid losses on lost ont receipt for the whole dol noun there was no b the mon any membe ence members; he had, howeve bers how they thought the thi beeause the facts were interest he had asked men of prominen itlook?" Asan origh companied by rhishing information to rating in stocks | * Mail Stermship ¢ going to renew its application Cle WS | plicd he would be apt to kur and told mind. Randall, dit nch of the ease. $11,000 and he didn’t but not testitie r twenty-four that lent; his rest- bert very wen; Tadniing the first session of the For- paid him the ri time, but it ; he would this sub- or No- ress; he e had be ews, him peruis- vortant in Brooks, Ss, Which With the he transmitted to unlerstood MPANY Wats for x subsity: buying stoc to repeat Ue Irwin would nd with in, Whom he artment; wit » Who said, you yrange com him/all he go to Aberi sked no qu his debts a: agreed upon beforchind; witness gave Abert it; did not pay r to any member or officer of the House; rangement he should disburse had never carried stocks for he was never asked to inthu- r, asked mem- Ing was goin: ing to hims ce + How does nal principle he was in favor of all subsidies, as he might make pur- cbases and realize a good deal of money; he gave to parties interested in subsidy what they tant Information. The witness, after relatin; a large bear movement, regurded as very impo. procuring ‘the that there was eaded by Daniel Drew, was asked whether he knew of the payment of any money to member or officer of the Ho: uestion he replied. ther replied 1 “not a dollar.” t he obtained information influence an, Mase, to which He fur- from committees of both houses. The gen- eral current was running in the direction or SapeMtys and he kept bis friends well ted. Pthe witness was asked whether that was the practice with his profession, when he ree he did not know, but he had been 01 ing it for twelve years who ro him in money or for bi by carryin; . He would telegraph nis bro with Clews & o., stock to buy him gold on the information worth all be could get. He repeated he did not labor with ee to procure é¢he subsidy. e committee adjourned. —£$¥__ VILLAINS AT LARGE.—On Satarday night last Benjamin M for the murder of John’ Neely. imprisoned ‘for lite Barton, and Nathan Foskey, sentenced to imprisonment for ten ewe for attempt at rape, broke out of the eorgetown (Del.) jail. officers traced them to Cypress Swamp, where they were supposed ta be secreted at last: accounts. A Boy BuENED TO Haven, Conn., Saturday aj Francis Farrell, a er ‘three burned to death in hi clothes catching fire from a st had come to ery them after Is father’s house, Draru.—At New Ss years old, was by his tave where he sliding. FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, Trespa Mr repe SENATE ont rom Committe: ion stuthorizing SON. to ¥ sent Mrs. i th Minnie by fhe Lonise He nthe Referred to Committee on Distric TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE. Legislative Cr eral Sheridan's Conrse Justifiea. 1 To-day. | The Boosher Tr itionof W. Max- | THE TRECMINIA PLAGE AGAIN the hi ing pp dtoComnit | PERE §N NEW YORK Te-pay. to-morrow hy ———a +75 t LOUESTANA. else Revolutionary Proceedings in the Kegisiature. ng sone OFFICIAL REPORT OF A COMMITTEE oF he Commit i s submitted to the Rellogs legisiatare passed, Me ed subst m Committee te tor the Hon inanee, re~ 1 toamend Type Mr. Sargent pres momoriat from citizen: Wastin nIniy OF in view of the limited aivs possess as compared with shonld not be taxed over sim. Mr. S. said the govern- Last year ps atively little nd the expens-s rict, and he the people the gow- and there providing for Ss onlered to be print Mr. S.. who ssid, al just without m of 1 for the District Atone Howe took the floor, on the Louisiana question. ment h: 1, that he th vtion of thought it would be very a sion should ¢ overn- HOUSE OF R STATINES.— on nation Of Mr. Williams iss.) the Commit on Post at Post Reads wis di- recan b irection Dope usoftlaess aad tion ¢ t ing said timer Clowa) introduce sta bul te f n Square Market ¢ >on District Referred to the Commi to offer » bill »of Of loyalty pensions for ser- r of Ini2. vl fon ot Mr. Storm, (Pa.) the Seere- the Treasur; d to report to How Fi the amount of mency din the raiiromd accident at st week. - from € ing the issus to one million dol The bill was passes awes, Mr. nswered all ques yeys atnl Means Cor On motion of Mr. havi m of Mr. Hale, (Me..) the sto the naval appropriatic meurredt iy the bill passed. Je stated that te had only fn. U the epprc he nmonnt of the see: Irvin's Writ of Mabens Corpus. ING POST ED TO THURSDAY NENT. being the time set for the ] return of the writ of habeas corpus issued Saturday on the petition of t in the Pacifie Mail compa hn. R. B. Irwin, who was lod trict jail on Saturday of Representatives, there was a very wnber Of persons present in the Cr i Court- at hour. Ata few min- utes to 0 a fi in whose custody the w om the writ ts dire he ene et ys ric Altorney, who, under Assist z.T. Leon. on a ¢ ss at the tim Arthar, who ontered . Suspended procesdings In the tsaid it had be u wl, hour fe Orpus, a ent for the 3 v ay To the Howorable Speier and Meabers of the Huase of Re of the Sate os Lowisi- GENTLEMEN: Your e sMlected to prepare a statement ot revolutt watings in th I of the house of atives on Monday, J 41, beg to submit the following statement and mend that i be tamediately forwarded ne Congress of the United Respectially, mes S. Mathews, Chas. W. Lowell. Gov brary, W. 2. Southard and KORE The eturns of the aS promi Mieers there were ¢ and tifty-thre lection held Nove democrats, which the fe returns, which wer: r rei ht to bold them to the The whole number of the ntatives is U1 quorain members + wi. and 34 4 quorum, when iumber is seated is 36. A tewdays he day fixed for the of the assembly & posse of u ed secretly kidnappel A.G. Cousin, a in tieinber, sind by fore» aul vie veyed him out of test nt parish, where the Tinemen until after the at. of the general Asse for the mecting a berw released him; th who m the charge gomg his bom cknowledging that thelr « ting and detaini republican 1 Incanwhile so thousand do: him was to ty. Certain atic nominee for e made to kidnap other republ Publicand repe: for weeks previous to the 4th of Ja Violence and assassination towards cer republican members of th Th ‘ontirmed opposit tempts an GOEN~ i threats were mutt » pres nout the st In conse. on in his possession intended a t Wwoukt as ordered to assist a ¥ Under this onler Gen. cluded from the b teials of the st of the general asses ing to be ment . Juda members of the United States civil, ry and naval for The « rovisions to govern the organizat of the house are as follows: Article 25. House of Representatives shall choose Speaker snd other officers. Article 34. house of the } assembly 1 jus the justiti tions and returas tubers; but s ermined in such bed by: Law. ssemibiy weekly a jou as and ay qu ion at the desire of two of them shall h ered on the journal. The lew gor nization of Ut the fkding on Mond: e government, ably i but mn persons claim~- } f State to tra House of Representa of the Senate of the last. ge list of names of such perse eral as according to p ation of the | House, the governor placed the s under the military com mapbell. of Campbell ex. { nbers | Lad already left the room, amid great canfa- sicn, when Mr. Dupree, of Orleans, a demo- cratic member, moved that the «peaker be requested to callon the United States troops to preserve the peace of the house. The mo- prevailed, and a committees, of which Dupree was chairman. was appointed to wait on Gen. De Trobriand. and request the inter- ference of United States troops to preserve the peace. Ina shorit turned | briane the « democratic side of the hoa Gen. De Trobriand moved to the speaker’a desk. Wiltz stated. in substance, the reason of his being sum st hin of the impossibility of bh ters and PIeSers ing pe substan gather th whether it in han lite replied, tt aty tnstracted his sergcants-at-arms todo so. Gon. De Tro briend took action in the matter, and qaiet was restored with Hit Witte t Tr assured Gan. De 1 preventest bi atter, seral as: 2 Pepa nany for his ¥ hows tary 4th, imem- if abled H vs of fiiy-twe mensber wing 1 have consented to this decum on the conservative monsters ef the tthe precedent by appet “a el committer to wait on Gen. DeTro- bri who iname mar of the hose, committer: This was « and rerarnes to Unis appl the mil- reeet the United Nr to assist his ofticers in expelling the intraders and dts turbers of the pe aud preserving onler, wir Was rendered protection, ant him thro: door sat the « wer of Wiltz, che door in their sand forcibly presente them from catering. They were enter until the atte te t a mem ruders expel Waite the hows > haw STaTe OF Lowistana, 1 OF SMORETARY OF STATE tty organ 2 sig ale tives iby t as by me of repre c, ail trons w bret = required by Is KG ODE, I certify that tained the g f the house of representatives reupon the list furnished m | tary of state in cont ty with law furtber certify that all of the said im wered to th ating Withont a cuormm. ‘ew ¥: rae) AnUAEY * ond | pateh from New Orlesins Your corresponde : ag of the sesston, the roll ouly fitty-one am He an 1 answe business was proce claim that nif “ix, a ’ the members from all the a:seimbiy districts cd stitute a legal quorum. reputelie 3 wily Of those returned, . Asstated above, however, th with only those present.” SENATOR WEST SAYS TO KELLOGG, “BE FIRM The says Governor Kellogg y we will win the fight.” The New York Lezisintare. IT TABLES MILITAL ALBAN has sent & spe teitle the Louis ered cone: 11 person renee with the b lutions were Lid on the m motion of Mr. Woodin, who said it wonld be wise to await the report of the Louisiana tuvestiga- the returns shall have been clected to either branch of the get + and it shall be the duty of sa ot place the nitmes ©: elect so. rollof the House tivel; and those representatives presentatives and furnished — upon and = Sen: the resper- and said that the geant- Arias bh ‘Ts until within a few bours. 1 as of Ue constitutions! d they desired postponem dintl reason, he for a few days. would sa not on y nt ortunity id that itt s “men on Stated that was am mement, i would sug; i say to-morrow ay ing. { Judge Fisher.—1t will be imposs to prepare by o-morraw, and Ly Thursday. Mr. Durant.—I will make no ¢ fixing that cate, Judge MaeArinar ‘Be the ti writ to Tharsday, Hth inst., at 11 o’eloe! Mr. Shellabarger said that they the the ease would be then in a condition to b r called f and endorsing thereon the orler ext the time the parties left the court. —+00ee- FINANCLAL AND COMMERCIAL. Washington Steck Exchange. Ja: Que furnished by Middleton & ‘The following were the price: bid and a the papers. i tock Bonds, id. SS asked: Water stock bot 101, 7 Loan, (Con, Be bid, asked Year Cor. 7 3-1 Sean tras bene lan a N.! 102. ‘und. Loan bonds. (Leg..)6% g..'M_ a N_. land. Set Wid, 0% asked. Board of Public Works—certin, Ling. S13. Jo 14. 6 bid, IsT5, bid, 8S asked; do., 1876, 55 bis bid, 38 asked; do., 1578.85 bid; do., series, J. & 3°, ita, 718g 1576.71 bid. it 3 do., 1578, 7) bid, Water cortificates, 8's cates, Gen. asked: do.. i Did. 724 asked. do, asked" dons 1577, 71 Wid 7 i2usked: do., series, 71 bi 1877, 59 bid. BaLtimore, January 12. —Vi dated. 5352; West Virginias ton quiet sit—low middlings: Tralee. Plog wich zht—low aids. Flour. wie quiet Wheat dull Amber: western loa) 35, 8 1.22; No. 2 do., 149: fait to prime, do. nia sixes, consulie id to-day. ed Western, 112" PenusyIvania red 1.4oat1e: red Marbland. Li ai2b; do.” amber, 1.27a1.90; do. white. 1.1a1.25 Corn dull for southern—white southern, 73a%8: y her.svas?; mixed western.closed strong: h SZ. Gate dull—southern, 64a67: western white mixed.63. Rye unchanged. ‘Hay Bette er atanae ale ica ; shoulders, Garg; clear es, fully cured ‘lots foose—jobbing, pack Paco unchas rm, 14al§s Hanged. Coffee easier, quint—concessions would ete ales Sak" Wika dale a Suan panier. quiet, Wig. “New Youn. Somary, 12,— Stocks settled. Money, 3. |. Way. Excl oMvtw Your: January i2-Fiour iwi’ and. ew + Jan a oe Wheat quict-and heavy, Corn a shade mer. Loxbox. Jannary 15, 12:30 B;.d.— Gonsole for Nate, erie, 2682. Preferred, 45. ain DON, January 12, 1:30 p. m—Erie, 264. Paris ches quote rentes 65 frances 9 ceutinen. box, Jauasy 1d.—The weather ig webs AMOS. sugar-cured hams, 125:a33. Lart stern butter unchanged. Petroleum Tos senators whose names are so the Clerk ain Secretary respectively, in With the foregoing provisioa, and other shall be competent to orginize house of Represematives or Senate; hall be construed to con- placed the nothing in this act flict with Article XXXIV. of the Constitu- ok on Monday, January 4th Siatte House being surroumted cited crowd of several thousasd mmenibers assembled in the hall ly attery rat little be: finished the xrnouncement of the members, who answered to t which wast Mr. Billieu, represen from Lafourche, moved that L. A Wiltz, representative from Orleans elected temporary Speaker. The Chi Clerk replied th legal = mot to elect a sped Mr. Billiew payin: no attention to the protest of te clerk, | TO ceeded hurriedly to publish his own mot ou, rainst the projest of all the republican :ep- resentatives. The motion was put in a quick wad excited manner, and not in a loud voice, and was voted for only by a portion of ever democratic members. The negative was sutatall. Mr. Wiltz having previously 2 position near the clerk's desk. as quiek on putting the motion, without announcement of the ve peaker's desk, where the clerk ed the gavel from his hand, ork violently off the stand, declaring himself temporary speaker. Follow- ing himwas W.T. Houston, first justice of the peace in the parish of Orleans, who took from his pocket a book looking like a bible and proceeded to go through the form of adiminis- tering the oath. Mr. Wiltz, as temporary speaker, assumed to administer the oath to the members en masse, against the protest of the republican members. Some democratic members then made a motion to elect Treze- vant clerk. Wiltz put the motion and de- clared it carried. Trezevant at once sprang forward and took the clerk's chair. Imme- diately after, in a hurried and excited man- ner, & Mr. Flood was elected sergeant-at- arms, Upon a motion by a democratic mem- ber. ‘Aino, a motion was made from the same side of the house that a number of assistant se ts-at-arms be ted by the chair, which the chair declared car- ried, when a large number of members at once aj red wearing badges, on which were printed “Assistant sergeant ~ While ali the above motions were being put, the republican members objected and led for the yeas and nays, all of which was disre- garded by the acting speaker. Colonel Low- ell, a republican member, made the point of onier that the constitution of the state al- owed any two members to call for the yeas and '$ on any motion. Wilts ‘decided. the ‘tof order not well taken. (See constitut provision above.) The pretended house then in defiance of law to swear in five ad- ditional democratic members, to wit: joseph Bright, of Bienville; Charles Schuy- iiahd Jone L Bealen, Of Dewotar ee. Dann, &. Kelly, of Winn, by ority. The republicans his violence and lawlessness, but ests were disregai assumed to Ly BF yen Wiltz declared hi elected, through the usual forma, after having recet as he claims, 53 votes, which men seated in violation of law; the can ee ee not vy the time of wi wal not to all y any one pase Ont or oa iter the low eu house. Great commotion atonce and quite a number of knives and vers were drawn and in a threatening manner, Most of republican members , PS Mis sek 12.—At the E her- wel ow: mn atiend. ance to-< Beecher, his wite and son, a t pastor Halliday oveu- pied seats behind their counsel, Mr. Moul- Tilton trial th ton and Mr. Tilton had seats o ex-Judge Futlerte Mrs. Ti Ovingt ame in with J Wheeler, and took positt Cariosity: was raised to tt Aber appea’ Mr. Morris continued his opening. pane Destruct ive Pire in New january 12.—A fire in the establishme on Duane street, origi: ° cellar, where there was a Qu of straw ust for packing i t m- o qptly subdued, 2 * is insured for $150,000 in different companies. He erected the building ata cost of about $4,000. The loss op stock he estimates at fully $100,000, The officers an Bright, wit from New York, November 6, for San Fran- cisco, and struck on Recos reef on the night of December 10 and was totally wreci to the boats and arrived at Pere whence they were sent home by the consul. arriving here dova, Captain Hadly. reef is fiv Dy . last night on the Cor- He states that Recos S north and four miles west of its position as laid down on the charts. Paeecortcint submis Paper Mills Burned. Boston, January 12—Bartlett & Catting's per milis, at Dalton, Mass., were burned he night. The fire originated in the bie room. ‘The buildings were totally destroyed: Loss, £160,000; insurance, $60,000, among 2 companies—the Queen, Com- mercial, Union and Amazou sustaining the heaviest losses. Fifty persons are thrown ‘out of employment by the fire. es a em Re-election Sure. Mapison, Wis., Janvary 12—Nearly a members of the legislature, which mee gi Winimeniay arg steed, a wel co} = le ters re-el to the Senate. Wi dast night. ee ee Trichina Psy ‘HICAGO, from Konkokee, IIL, } Washington news with a qo ought to excite the envy, if not emula- Uon, of the at the national