Evening Star Newspaper, February 15, 1875, Page 1

> THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted. AT THE STAR BUILDING Pennsylvania Avenne, cor. 1 BY The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. HW. KRAUPPMANN, Prew't. sea reer ee THE EVENING STAR is served by carriers to surscribers at T on Fi Foun CENT: PRR wosTR Two Cexts cach. By mati—posace prepart— Cons a month. nz months. $3.00; one year. 36.00 | THE WEEKLY STAR—pubiistat om Priday— 92.00 4 year, poxtaze prepaud BF AU mebscriptions ~ WEES adrance, ana F OKD'S OPERA HOUSE, THE COMFORTARLE PLAY HOVSE OF THE Phecownbly Booed cx ims Cobiase Wo ur Thee Ride seS att OY BAND. "Oe TREE TO THE LAST AN 4 VENUE THEATRE Geo. W. Base > danager. 44 v wwedy 7 ' Gem. § muy Pop AMPSY MENT are fois ty (PBEATER comrete, The ATIONAL THEATER. GRAND KEOPENING i iERAL PF s ADMISSION FoR SIX NICHTS ONLY AND MATINEE The Fasc is N Actress. KATIE PUTNAM, ‘ pork € ie Chalet TUESDAY NiGi MOADAY an The O18 NATIONAL THEATER, ” FEVE nt ONE MA Strat. &s NIGHTS INEE OF THE cn Oper ty I rt NEY. WR.WALE, SIG HORUS ANDO 2 Metues Fe BALLS AND PARTIES. MADAME EF. BASTIEN, From Baltimore,) fakes pleasures of informing the Ladies of Washing- fom that she has day taken charge of HAik DEPARTMES HAS. BAUM'S, and RE experienced i this business for the’ last warantees fall eati<faction in HA NG. and CUTTI BRIDES HA + will be attended their orders at aecl8- tm I MOALE\, a POSTUMERB, 608 10tu StaEEt Yostaw A farce collection of Fine Artidic BALL. TAB- pase sod THEATLICAL CUSTUMES kept on and MASh > resevbabi P_S.—Bemember,s Mask ts farnished with each Costume, aud all C. e3 delivered and called for. __L, MOXLEY, 605 lth street. ON EXHIBITION ax SALE) ) FALLS and PARTIES supplied at rates AT, 4 MARKRITER 31x Sr. a Siret, tewceen D S2rveis, eight doors a ¢ O84 Fello Choice Gil Paintings, Encravings, Chromos, &e. Also, largest stock of Paper Hany Window Shades. Pictures, Frames, Picture Cords and Tas- tele, Kings, Nails. &c., in the District. BF Tenn Cas BF Please remember Name and Number. jel-ly __ LECTURES. THE MT VERNC ©. TOWNSEND, PUPULAR ¥ AND VERSATILE BEADER. LYCEUM HALL E street. between } TUESRAY EV : A = f . “EIST CALL’ Gents’ Fine Clothing. THINK OF IT, 25 Per Cent. Reduction. F @VERCOATS. THE ONOMY IN IT. S Per Cent. Reduction. FINE BUSINESS SUIT COMFORT, ECONOMY, NEATNESS. ave 35 Per Cent. FINE DRESS SUITS. An Elegant Selection Still in Stock. CLOSING OUT. CLOSING 01 FINAL OFFER. BUY Now. HABLE BROS., MERCHANT TAILORS ¢ FINECLOTHIERS, fera-er ConveR Tru ann D Steers. EVENING STAR. Washington News ond Gossin. Mrs. GRANT'S RECEPTIONS are held on Saturdays, commencing %t three and last. ing until five o'clock p. m7, The President's public reception will oc cur Tnesday evening, February 231, and will continue from eight te ten o'clock p. m. INTERNAL REVENUE—The receipts from this source to-day were $1,350,565.51. AT THE Wut Horse To-pay.—The etary of War, Senators Chandler and West, Representatives Duannell, Sr ice Smythe arsh k Dougias dent this m eh audience With the Presi- ing. TUF SUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BI Was completed by the House Appropriation Committ this morsing, and it will b rey to the Honse some time to-day. It appropriates in all twenty-two million dol- of the District a, propria oreo the Distriet Commissioners the commitive are { cindedt. The Charity Tra Parry—We ar sed to learn that the first proe: of th yteay Mrs.¢ ton t leve: dl to the poor of thi irre. ctive of creed or r. The money i «iy ei is now being sea is praiseworthy. and wi party will meet with every suec Two Prerukes.—The House Appropriation Comunittee this morning azreed to report in favor of giving $15,000 i ud of 220,000, for the oil portrait ef Gen. Th now an exbi- thon in the rotunda of the Capit The Hi Approprin' greed te report in fa enter’s pict » Adorement of Sf Ah & Sei r S TO 6B DrorrED rRom TIT —General oniers, No. i, department, ry 10, 15 ‘All men wh rters from VY or ma under the Preside: clamatic published fram the War and Navy de ments in 157 ived disel having surr where they may be servi Thr HWanrrre'’s Ferny Prorerry.—In the Senate, t-day, Mr. Davis offered a reso- lusion directing the Attorney General t purchase money of the water power at Har- per's Ferry.:old to F.C. Adams by the Unit State which was against id Adams, tried into exeeutjon as speedily as prac’ cable by @ resale of the property therein « creed to be resol, and without awaiting the eintift or co- plaintiff, with re said property. The rred fo the Judetary C be printed. 2 Was, ad or- t wind of last night and this the weather s imuch mereury ind tel. At at the if past 11 o'clock last night. At this morning the mercy was following a DEATH OF Rev TATIVE HOOPER, OF Daniel Hooper, sss from the 4th di the r Morse. 4 iemoc: in} Massac 1 Id imme nator Bontwell me mily a was selectel to > committe va with ty Bae, or thi Hope: pda y ANTNESS Between S NDENTS.—This morning the it was filed in the Police & warrant Isstred:—+Iis nty of Washington: Pe Dawsen. nd v compli Februar, E ing ys that ¢ ¢ to law, makes » the third day of the city of Washington, in said Dis- t, Winfleld Scott Smith did falsely, m: vusly and seandalously frame, make, Write and compose in form of a telegram di- rected to the Daily Evening Traveller, @ news- baper published in the city of Boston, state of Massachusetts, a certain false, indalous: nd Libellous Writing of, coacerning, and eainst the said Joseph Macfarland, the te of which writing was as follows, to wit: That his (Smith's) name has undoubtediy been used by one (mean- ing the sald Joseph Macfarland) of the notorious lobbying correspondents, whohave been regularly engaged in selling out legiti- mae corres ents. Two corres ents ning the satd Joseph Mucfarland as one) who were cought in the. Pacific Bailswindie, and who have figu mn evi jobd; job which has shown itself in Washington tz he last ten years, succeeded in getting largs amounts 6f Memphis and El Paso stock by blackmailing General Fremont and his as- sociates. It is not impossible thatsome stock was issued in the name of Mr. Smith, (mean- ing the said Winfield Scott Smith,) as al- leged. from the simple fact that about the t.me the lobby was operating Joseph Macfar- the said Joseph Macfar- ston Globe, was in his (meaning said Winfield Scott Smith) employ ap assistant, but was summarily dism: sinee which time lobbying has been his meaning the said Joseph Macfarland,) pro- fession.” And that with the intention to seandalize the said Joseph Macfarland and to bring him into infamy. contempt, and dis- grace the sald Winfield Scott Smith did afterwards to wit: on the od day of February NoaunaTions.—The Prositent sent the fol- lowing nominations to the Senate to-day :— Army—First Lieut. Wm. Harper, jr., to be capt C. Morrison St Second Lient. Henry P. Kingsbury to be ist Second Lieut. ant 6th to be Charles cavalry: lieutenant Cth cavalry; Capt. Wm. Silvey, ist artillery, , Navy—Acting Assistant Surgeon Fass NAMES DON'T MAKE GOOD clI- He Sie Tonk storeensd. 55 Sine city Oapceeeta Be GARS—Try the B-—C. 3 for 3 cents; beateany | the Districtof Columbis, ly deliver and Bets. Cigar ever sold in this city of any other: S's | publish to the Westerd Tain better W's; v's better than —— fterthas Company, and divers citizens of D Peta Tobe bal only ar” © Ctears, if | trict, the said false. scandalous and libellous aes 430 7th street northwest, | writing o telegram, Wherefore the said | febé- ly Sign of the Big Clack. Joseph Macfarland prays that the said Win- = bh orice | Ded Scott Smith may be apprehended and Sit eubprice | answer therefor. Signed and sworn, &c. SHORE, | ee ee ee eine, Randa of wouth Nets | Detectives McDevitt and Miller to serve on . Note atly | Smith. ‘ Wikoft to be assistant surgeon, and Cha: w. 7 Livermore to be eorge C. Steves the district to be major Mth artillery! Holmes tant e gineer. tobe collector f Milwaukie, of customs, collector ot evenne, district of Oregon. WAR Cham PILLS—The bill reported from the Cor to loyal ered Sa It secms ‘th passed 1s Con feds debts art ate pr t pose receivers we a wnt for sneh money. ptured there was found 0 of sundry banks was the Confeder whi was The bill pre Treasury she distribute pro rata am the amonnte amou from the Congress by Hou Ht pr Indiana stat Under existi be seitied by ury. the pre United State by a large mi tors of nertherr was not to ex ee on War Claims ors of sont lay, is one of considerable import fe Congress in at the € law rn ofed. treasur he w and for t appointed to ree When New » that ef tes : ich sO relating Orleans the books y to the eredit of > sum of hose and this was so ing said money. " of the ould app vg said loyal er ditors net listribu- of confiscated debts. int of expe such ¢ ant of claim, mittee on ¢ Mr. Hollman, jd Dill Wasalsoc posed that persons whose prope taken on that id by paid after dec nd passed by t without opposition, but whieh was hed upon its merits in the 8 The John Morgan of Onid rate. lefeated, rty was ad ther > tr or. rig claims ikd not aveounting officers of the freas- ype not being taken by the *o The bill was defeatet ajority vot: ‘The Latest Leuisiana Inyestigation. KETUEN OF The Louist of whieh Repr achusetts, is tor th mise submit sidered an 0 he had rot and declined sponsibility cet ry al rms were the consery Were rejected Ina t by Mr. Wheeler while tue com en route for this city. The tostime by the comm Many witne feari what they a) nesses mak wher Minnie nt to he prsclat y nd a now! tor's parlor friends assisted her to elazp the ound bert her ears. 1 we fell by rer rer ed ted wi ept and were Show Sen, SE: THE nt hast ebbins, ast Iti rehension title ma: gold suit tte Lic sists that their propert ihe fumons rT, Why cainst th Williams C. tcok fire uccide etl ad wa pietirre= furniture eral’s Library 1 some quently the vc IS Were prope b involved se Wearing Sherman 1¢ Collector accompanied rapturous over Un nd exany sul-treasury atter Rousby, the actr rcieanl fealled on th and Ohio = CONG RES MITTEE NA tative George T. sairman, retarne A meeting will eview the testimony a ine of the rep to by norma i gt Mr. Wheeler. of the comm a telegram last night from Ne & him if th € al Compr ted by him could again be e> ch ‘ques He replied tis e to consult his colt a vany indiy zinal terms of renewed are mbly of Louisi re not tel g men ¥ for pas rih to accort G: al lezitim: ltoby a nt street me niltee SSeS We of a perp > examin Nlexing 1 rmed. Over one bund. r by the Mice in the castor rnoon for th ar y her husband large party of ladies an se, in nd'sh for a he sub-treasury wore th bre > parlor ianey of them o th them. the Ovie the a ahd that Investivating Comm » Without pri the results of any publicity ist & Com Hoar, of pd to the be helt nv an fel th th rb the 4 Mobile ~¢ Were q m hose tim 1, Lieat. lgentle- Arthur sent to Assistant Treas- for the in the ¥ minutes. 0: ‘nt that rount of sa c Friday ne Company, of eourse, in xese could not ‘possibly affect y in the building restitution 0 believe ve defen , the dwellin Wickham, vic railroad, sit ut 20 miles tally rv with a familly helriooms as 1, as was also t which was ina buib distance from Feb tt. TA BBIN disp fro Cincinnati Commercial says that do In A Court Koo m Huntingion, W. V Most of th ising ont of those, he G ling sit- the dwelling. — A special to the ‘ing a civil suit in court Saturday while C. Don- nella. one of the witoes: Dr. Builer, one of the parties to t es, Was testifying he suit, ealled him a d—d tar, when Donnella struck Butler, bow awaiting the result of the injuries. A ROMANTIC ELOPEMENT has taken place at Waterford, Ireland. and was instantly stabbed in the by the latter. Butler is under arrest, A widow, whose late husband was colonel of an infantry rezimenat, | and who own in England, ns considerable lande sd pro} is said to have clopelw od Ter handsome | sub-constable nam: Mu ty th @ rence rphy. The lady, who has turned forty- two, has $700 a year. Mens is is in his twenty-third year. The widow connected with the highest families in the country. A Prima DONNA SURRENDERS HER CON- TRACT.—The ee people of Cincinnati are in severance Strakosch's her appearance there was no interruption of the fri lations between the portion talian of the sorrow over the by Mile Albani with Mr. Max ra, Just on the eve of in city. It is understood prima donna and mana. ger, but her retirement was a ge purely @ matter SNUFF-DIPPERS IN MAINE.—A Me., states that he has nomial , in from the in: formation at more than one ton of snuff is sumed in that city in “dipping,” a which has become in vogue among some of the people within a few years. These chewers are mostly women. his command, tha con. practice snuff pacers Mb =< 2 LasOR STRIKES.—The employes of the Fall River mills are determined to thetr strike, as to hold out the will shops to-day. and it is now simply or, the. Teal, Tus Sealy y resume work oO question can raliroad in ts machine DEATH oF ‘DANIEL KrARNEY.—Daniel young man ga the Bicheno the from the effects of his jumped from Frodericks- sacra re mera oast injuries. Pacific Mail Investigation. TESTIMONY OF MESSES, DILLON ANDO WiIT- NG. In the Pacific Mail investigation by the Ways and Means Committee this morning, Moses Dillon, late doorkeeper to the sergeant t-nrms, was recalled, and his testimony, as Celivered on Saturday, was read to him. Oa that occasion he testified that he had been beiore the committee at the last Congress, ard he had no additional informatioa except , that whieh he had derive from hea: All his infermation ahout the payment of mo by any agent of the Pacific Mail Steamship | their names. company Was obtained from ontsicders. Q De}ou know of any body who does know of Such J uyment? A. Ldonot. [heart ru Was first THE SUBSIDY for the werkt. Q. bid A. Ne but he money Hi pared fe Iy Tsappose, { that time $1.00 bills: wer 4 t my atten of sport, notht < of some of those ihe sntiem lated. T havea bad me so that frequently wh for names, bers of Congress came in 1 would have to could not recolivet PL those Who had teen joned in the newspapers latety—tiese Mr. Voorhees and Mr. Win- new THE $1,000 RILLS * that there » & good man 4 ito the ofilee to be changed dur tow s after the passage of the subsidy bill, fe did pot remember how many there were, but he thought possibly thirteen or fifteen, as he did not ¢omimence to putdown the initials un— Witness P names of Any ex tt “en V. in his former testimony <.,"" and he supposed they stood for Daniel W. Voorhees and Joho BK. Storm. Witnesssaid he was mortified a good deal about this fee agreed to expur HE ERASED TH {from his nv and after the conumit- the whole mat "ROM HIS TA LET t haying made the €xpresston, that you noticed se had been iinpec the pas the subs subsequently “flust A. 1 did, no doubt used it int Q. And an evtry of names of those whom you thoughi had re- ceived money? A. No; Imade an entr those who brought mo: that I said there bad bi whom I knew had been in of members wl pression, ) or in $1 000 rougit put the init this was after the passage of the subsidy. THAT IS AL We would like you to thing you know A.V have said all that 1 really no personal knowledg atail. Q. After you testified before the cofinittse t Congress, did you not subsequently 1 rv before the commit 1 t did that grow oat nat you were mistake No, sie 1 grew out of my 1 ing been ledonto t thes» It was a matter ia which It ness to fere. hat wards it ri had been the means of depriving me of the goo2 opinion of some geatlemon whose es- em T valued yery high, and I eraset the ues from my books tuck Fe Waoat was We rn wy. nan nbe.s of Congress ay Whom his members of € A No, sir; but I think 11 it referred to Mr. K leet his m in connection-w: tioning ren “sname in that : estion, who was probably the disburser of te m)ne: and he say that he thought it was Mr. King, the postmaster. TESTIMC OF A. i was MH. WHITES allied and stified was employed by K. B. Irwin'to do ail could to gel the su y through. His r for ten years: the time for which the stibsidy was to ran; thix was subsequently capitalised and reed to take $55,500; the service he ¥ to render was to secure Sy nee in favor of the subsidy; h talked to members on the importance of the subsidy to the business of the country; when he talked to Senator Cole he i that cifie Coast measu: woul! fe sor it; witness never told Cole u he was paid to urge the subsidy; tl used was that it was in important he informed’ Inwin Witness was here shown a check drawn by himself for 215,500, payable to the order of senator Cole, and which was endorset b He explained that by ‘ing t he owed a debt to that amount ‘in Puilade! snator Cole being in Philadelpt ng been the counsel and advis ess, the check was sent to Cole to paid by bim. He paid the money to a fan named Kramlhaar,and took a fecsipt. He sent the cueck to Cole, instead of paying the money in the usual business way, becaus? he wanted a reecipt. Witness could not explain why he did not pay in the usual way, ant let tie check itself appear as the receipt. Wit ness Was positive that he never received a greater amount than the $55,500. He did not believe it could bave beon possible for a cheek for a larger amount to have been paid him. He was sure IRWIN WAS MISTAKEN when he stated differently. He had never refunded any money to Irwin. He was sure of that. Col He was not a relation of 8S: tor but their families were intimate. He Cole had been his wer to questions by Mr. Dawes and Mr. Niblack, witness explained why he had gone to Canada. He said he was in the oll regions when.Irwin testified, and he was sur- prised to hear the statement that he had been paid one hundred thousand dollars. He sup- posed that Irwin would correct that state. ment when he came to think of the matter. He therefore went over to Canada to think over the matter. He was in Canada only five days, and came here as soon as he received the telegraphic summons the com- mitttee. He admitted that he had made a mistake in not coming her in advance instead of going to Canada. HON. JOHN B. STORM, OF PA. appeared before the commitiee and again made a@ general denial of the imputation that he had received money whatever for the . He never owned 4 one thousand dollar bill in his life. The initials «J. B.S.” spoken of by Mr. Dillon certainly did not refer to him. The committee: then adjourned till half- past ten to-morrow. Tue COLD has been excessive during the Igst three days in northern New York and At various the ther- zero, and ua saluers teatipenis tedioete traces lear FS Wwenther, with severe cold.” SOMES aval faa who afew hh mgt ac DAV em; s - ed and maltreated thelr colored school-mate, S, Mississippi, have boon, institution. Henry E. Baker, dismissed from. that, duced that Morning hou FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, Moxpay, February 13. -NATE.—The secretary read a note from | the Vice President staitng that he would be absent from the city for several days. lin, Mr. Anthony sand the usual ification was entered to be sent to the ident and the House of Representatives. Mr. Ramsey presented petition of eitize mediate cousiicrat Mr. Stannard (Mo. o neva awant By Mr. Dawes, Mr. Morton rd wome nted petition of o yers of the Distri i witho ¥ government of the District Mr. Clayton preser ition of eitizens | of Hot Springs, Ark asking that a recetver be appointed to (ake possession of that reservation. Pubtic Lands ras directed by t port back tie Mr. Cha Nea wi pow that it was worth while to spend any time upon it, he would that it be taken up to-morrow. There were two gon! things presentad in th bill, One was the stoppa f the collection | the arm at Hell Gai ‘oald sa in all hundred nd state mi to patent rights lars erence sb: and in I cases the States. Mr. Boj aid, when this bill was recom On motion of Mr. tted it was not with the underst ordered that he that there were to be ny amendments lock p.m with amo The Broo! mais in th her, wh is promin report from the Cc interview sh cher in t LIM regulat weds i tet = where yranine them th tof way throagh publie lands, v n before the Plym: the Senate non-coneur tn the Hons her testin ments, and ask fi ence At request of Mr. a committce of r this her f eserted, and avoring to « it] in rel: lors of re they the text of the bill ina part where there had | now the heen ro dispute between the two Houses 1 to establisi precedent of on this polat Mr, Hamlin moved that che report be recom: ed to the Committee of Conferen ich was agreed to. Cor. . AFRICAN ADV GILLS OF DISTRICT INTEREST. Eaeoine & to Blacks Mr. Robertson introducet a bill vo in War.—A letter bas been rece todepositors in the Freedman ‘s Savi Chartes C. Long. the Amoricaa Africa, sitting tha Col, CoC ¥ the money lost by mittee on Finance, introduced bill to f Audit for the District amine and adj ims for dem- ages by reason of the ch: in. the grade of Fennsyluania avenue. Referred to Commit- tee on District of Colum When the unfinixes ‘Trust € rea days of pal from the jungle fe ss. Whiel w: atot the Dist Pup. Me. Morrill (M Hf did not’ feel justified, under the stances. in asking to proceed with the iil but he indicated that hereafter he mix ing day, to comp: f his umbia, called upo to asic the Senate to again pr Ken Arable: “Tt isa cecd With it. The bill was then laid over. ve ba Wish to's0 by th Mr. Washburn presented res ons of the | butit pains my heart to kill t remained Poston Beard of Trade ag freq the lighthouse serviec. I on Com Mr. Dorse istany change rred to Commi tet Iueed bill regula’ letter also ng ti publishes an article s a. P on an Press Asse | of northern part of Dake or. ng the Committ | the yas-azge of the bill ereating the territory nto the refasul of ty | of Alsongnin. Referred to Committee oa ph Company | Territories. A | report by bill reading might consum md prevent the introiuc of resolutions, unger the second call, for from the Comyitt Commerce, reportal a substits DIN for the lenprovement of the Diississippi river. committed. Ordered pris the Ju > tral Y.) aut vote 6 mtracts for pubtic i given to Ar t he Steube her father visit come to Brooklyn, when she was ta 1 by thes own to la‘d over till te-merrow ested parties ¢ : id rendered her a w for an ev Tilton i nember of privs nothi : cral p . ineluling the | says she »plied to of Plymouth sie Turaer wa Goadokoro, ‘ul mare’ work done in arfiolt the nity brought by fon with ville bh the war of 15 ir. bee Mr. Is submitted a report for th it last, : f Conference on th anth ny times ¥ a nation of New York Indians pouse todo the m to lease lands within the Allegany and Cat- Y * sald Miss! larangns reservatio tof Mrs. Tilton’ Mr. Fdmunds objected to the repost he- | hadnt been Mrs. Tilton w cause the Congress had undertaken. to alter | worse of _Goverpor Get tae we a n Long with courtly powers, ant > hovers, YS as the guest of the ! nt visits to him were hosore killing of eight to ten of png's ©: Western 1 dow st April ad all sutheri his retara 1 of bis sub for the Lot the ek and re- A bill to amend the of the Go- olution dircet- wiielary ty 1 BEECHER’S TRIAL. Getting at the End of Tilton’s Testimony, THE CRISIS IN FRANCE. MacMahon's Perplexity. DORE SERIOUSLY ILL, THE Po BEPC ERS SUIT. sAR WAVE. . February were on ha —AH the 4 on Lhe rexamp. al of the Tite: Roscher suit o's erose-eXatnination was eon I by Evvarts, as follows :—I cannot aay rat Mr. Beee sreached ror mi<™ patches | aily, 1 rothers | W 4 I rast as part of sait | suredly w so Witoese was rent! ican mater B ale erand ind NTURES —Iiix hether in Peace ov ived from Col. A hi sto fitty-elgat Z received Mr the fol ra few permis ioa xplorations of pele ppiaterad’ pac Lake Victoria, Nyanza and elsewere. At- re tetera thrOneh the Ocha Rte | gust 17, when on his return. from the kines Referred to” Committee’ on Pact | dominions, his little band sib Hienioms 400 natives of another tribe, and after a se- Mr. Morrill (Me.) submitted an onder that | Yere fight Long was victorious; the Afri hereafter the daily hour of meeting of the | losing 2 — teshall be 11 a. m.. and asked for it | possrnie LFFECTS OF THE Corp TERM.— pnt consideration, but Mr. Thurman ob- 1. and it went over. Mr. Windom, from the Committee on : sropriations, reported the Indian Appropria- | }02%¢!! Fon bill with amendments, and sald that ir | 2cerees of co sossible he would eali it up to-morrow. ‘ome Mr. Morton moved to postpone all previ : ne f in snena position that if procecded with it | would not take long to finally dispose of I If ihe bill was abandoned it was dead, tne greate was b The groun Was no doubt of that. accompanie Mr. Morrill said he hed no intentic perc coms abandoning the bill, but bo could not press | Cher ©: its consideration to-day afi tthe statemn he had made on Saturday. He, Lowey would say that it was his purpose to some other day to proceed wiih the bill. L had been chagrined and pained by the man- ner in which he had been treated by the a ateon Saturday. He thonght he hada right to ask the Senate to stay here till 9 or (iil Ww o'clock that the bill might be finally dis- posed of. And he did not think the skirts of his Ohio friend (Thurman) were alt her free from blame in this respect, for that Sen- ator and all of ag i M.’s) other allies on this side had yoted for the motion to adjourn. He (Mr. M.) Naa of course no_more interes? in this matter than any other Senator shoukt have. Mr. Thurman haying called for a division of the motion, Mr. Morton withdrew it, and moved to lay the District bill on the table. which was carried by ayes 31, noes 25, voting in the negative being the democratic Senators, and Messrs. Fenton, Tipton, and | the prevailing co at | not prove | been dry. | sumer, be probably ec Peach, pl Malbone mansion, Sprague. Mtr Morton then submitted a motion to proceed with THE CASE OF MR. PINCHBACK. Mr. Bogy moved an amendment to ceed with the consideration of the steam bill, which the Chair decided out of order. Mr. Bogy moved then to lay Mr. Morton's motion on the table. Mr. Edmunds raised the point that this mo- Uon was not in order. naval officers were Inw Serr. It is to be observer The Boston Journal remarks this cold period on vegetation begins alreuty to excite the attention of agri p col with icy winds; and there we xperts Zool reason to hope, th i seasoa, in New Engis least, notwithstanding exampled prolongation and intensi specially injurious to vex | The ground is everywhere well-cove snow, the cold has come on gradual mained with great steadine it The effect as | mere continuance of the orlot isof littl oF he purpose of proceeding with tie | fnportance as compared with the lowest de. use Of Mr. Pincuback. | gree reached. Even that is more injurious THM DSTRICT BILL LAID OM THR LAR from the suddenness of its comiug and the Thorman eppealed to Mr. Morrill circumstances attending it, than from the fo abandon the District bil. He did not | simple etfect of the cold. It wlil be remem. think that any factious opposition had be barat we BM pega Sdn Sage omy | made to the bill. He thought that it was now nitty Geatrectinets icecs aan although the experienced i sterms w to this «: refore, t S almost ad the airhas n and cherry trees may the hardier trees and grass will ing, the first that has ever occurred in the old Lieutenant-Commander Francis Morris, of the United States nay a son of Lewis G. Morris, of Fordham, * the well-known raiser of fancy stock, was the bridegroom and Harriet H. Bedlow. daughter of Henry L. Bediow, owner of th Malbone place, the bride. The ceremony took | place in a room fitted up for the occasion with furniture importe everything else connected with the afair cor- responded with it in elegance. The were well lighted up, and tar barrels were po: | Hae mandoe teat 1 from Paris, and nds sof the surroundiag raside and many present. Thebrideis sai to be very wealthy.—Springfield Republican. TN’S ANSWER IN THE PAciFic MAIL Richard B. Irwin, thi ¥ id his attor- The chair decided that the motion was in | neys, Chapman, Scott & Croweli, has made order, but subsequently submitted the | answer in motion to the Senate, when, vote of the New York supreme cou to 25, it was decided to be out of order. Mail Steamship The motion to proceed with the case of Mr. | ment it Pinchback was then agreed to without a di- } while vision, and Mr. Morton proceeded to speak bene dit HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Ow- | of the company the suit brought fe asserted that A. ribs In this docu- inst him in the Pacific B. Stockwell, ing to the lateness of the session the number | that discretion and made certain claims page - bsg ~bagved sioneys delivered to Oct win were covered ing call for reference only, was much less | by these claims against Mr. Stockwell, and than heretofore, and those ‘were | that by the settlement of the Stockwell for the settlement of claims and | claims the company is barred froma bringing granting of pensions. suits against the defendant.—N. Y. Post, 13th. following: iol ry BALLOTING FOR U.8.SENATORS was con- ‘By Mr. Willard, (Vt.)—Bill to authorize | tinued in the Minnesota and West Virginia |. the refunding in cases of internal Se Fay bet wiineat any jeans, candidate, republl- . Cain, .)—To amend char! can waste their voles upon a dozen of the Froctunoh's Savings usd Trans Goo men, and until they agree no one pany, and to continue same. Banking | can be elected. Walker still leads in West and Curreney. Vv but seems unable to gain anything Mr. ‘Atkins, ee of | from the opposition. une Fetaiatare in relation tote | LEVY ON THE LAW LIBRARY OF THE Texas and Pacific “ E ee padre y Pm pe obedience to the By Mr. Williams, (Ind.)—Bill for, the relief | the'sherify of Richmond last week ‘on of -owners in squares 723,729, 730and Sabi the eity of Washingtos. "Appropr.2- Inne Goncrne’s meidente't soya 8" 2 i aes eres cole p~ er tion ‘Missouri protesting | Judge R Rich- We ata fcr ee Bx oe be bie er a is bill was sub: ly the Morrill ‘simpiy intro- oa's hand writing. sald T was pared by Hoe this & mor was i written. In | this trial, M | S was written editor of | 1 was not aware that in } it th was dix paper it ted with it 1 was not Ware at this time he now saw that the me On motion of Mr. ER. Hoar, the te | iby resolation av ng Thomas W. Fiteh to MY NAME WAS A MILLSTONE fail. necepl a we Patt at to his wife, Mrs. pon the paper. Iam not aware that it was from the Committee on the | Minnie Sherman Fiteh, was takea from the | advisable the eyes of Mr. Cha ried. withoatamendmeat, the | table and passed. 1 on accour | CIVIL RIGHTS BILE The bill p iding for rhe, Mr. and gaye not t he woald call it upat | overdue Mw the Ur ng lwar | the first . He also, from the sim | as the Te nity at 1 should | committec. ed bil to provide for the | over from M ast, wal and spend my summer vacation selection of gr ad petit der a snspensi the rul Evarts proposed to reall Clarke'sletter, but JURL THE pISTRIC Tie House then proc the je objected, and Judes Nelisan asked for its lion of reports from the C decid it could not be given in evidence ‘ t obj Distelet of Columbia ° ving been shown t her. An = — — exception was t Wit mtinued: I from the Com ANOTHER Victim « heard of the politiont hs ow y paper i do wit return to South Dore Seriously U ry Py the we Killed and Wovaded. NDON, February Us elegram from veapore reports th occurred among the Chi the jail at that place, which was not suppressed before Sixty-seven 7 ns were Killed a including sixteen of the wardens of the J ‘The (Crisis in Fran Parts. February (.—There ts nochange in the political sit whom Pre t MaeM to form a “inet is willing to undertake the task ] until the constitutional bills are acted | Upon by_ the Assembly. | Karl Blind Assaulted and Hart. | Lesvos, Febraary i.—Karl Blind, the | German Liberal politician, has been assaalt | ed and hurl by a German fanatic. - ° THE NEW POL. WAVE. | ae. The wind which een from the reby caused im- for some days previous had south and weet and hat th da 3 began blowing from the north and northwest, and arly in the y drove the floes rapidly awn the bay, leaving te riv nad upper pay comparatively free oe al Blow witha Poker. February Ona Sat- two o'clock aman ves, ahotel keeper at struck his son-in-law ames on the head witha poker, from h Malsbury diet : s quence of which affirms gh gas and sewer will be employe matructing sewers. ———— = Destructive Fire. SAVANNAH, € bruary 1.—A fire at morning. and the Ge 1 B100,40 is the third destractiv supposed ty have bee Hinries. in laying About $16,000 fire within « caused by ¥ A Man HAZELTON, Hiles, engincer at the Stockt down on the icy stairway at the eng house and was killed, his neck being broken. He and two children. ——e Death of Mons. Victor Place. New York, February 15.—Victor Playee, the French consvl here during the Fy Prossian who Was concer sex of military es made died re- EE Mother and Rabe Rarned to Death. New York, February .—Mrs. Wells and ber chi lk years were burned to death this morning during a fire in the tene- ment house No. 2, cast 8th street. Damage to property = — A_ PrROPRSSO WORTHY Son.—Chas. F. Stearns, son of Professor Stearns, of the divinity school of Harvard University, was called up by District Attorney plan, in general sessions, yesterday, on three indict- for forgery. Stearns, whose aliases H. Frothingham and ©. R. Hall, is charged with forging @ certificate of de- posit for $230 0n the Union National Bank, of Rahway, N. J.,a dra® of $30) on the West- chester County National Bank, at Peckskill, and another draft for $825 on the National Bank of Commerce, New London, Connects- cut. Stearns pleaded polity. and was re- manded for sentence.—N. Y. Times, 13th. THE Icrk-novND FLEET tn Boston Har- nok.—Four men from the fce-bound fleet reached Boston yesterday, badly frozen, and 2 fifth died on reaching the shore. Tuey were rescued and brought in by the revenue cutter GWativ. Many of the vessels are known to be out of provisions, and it is feared their crews will perish. ARCHBISHOP CULLEN, in a ‘toral ad- dress, condemns the mission of the revival He says these men seek todo away With good works and the necessity of baptism, salva- tion by foollsh sensa’ » Without re- quiring repentance. of “chem-i-loon”-acy— ‘made linen who adver- tises his shirts chemises ag “male and female envelopes.” e7-A man was fined