Evening Star Newspaper, March 2, 1875, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, cor. 1ith St. BY The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. eee ne: AB served carriers to sabucriogs at Tas Conte Pan wanxy on FORTY: TR CENTS PER MQXTH. Copies at the Counter, Cunts EACH. Ce prepa: @ month: tz months, $3 one year, _ WEEKLY ee om Priday— 00 a year, postae pr: era subscriptions invariably im advance, ana than paid Sor. eager sent longer a sai he #oening Star. ‘Vo. 45—N2, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1875. TWO CENTS. AMUSEMENTS. _ c ER, AA ie emees Sette Hh and T2t svete, Gro. W. Barn. Leesce and Manager. Arvrvals for thes week Pdr the queen of song. - ectcanlie Ie denieuce Gad tarentice—iees pe ing, the Americay gymnasts; Flora Leonetta, the premiere danuase and actress; Jessie ‘a yoesliet and actress. The performance +4 with the laughable farce of STATUE Notice —Matinee Tnesday and Friday afternoons. Admission to Matinees 1 and 25 cents, Change of m Monday and Theurstay. mar?-tr JEL LARD>+ MALL. FUN FOR OLD 4ND YOUNG WEDNESDAY EVENING. Moncn 3 R COOSE, Assintesd by MOTHER HUBBARD. Will give a ECEPTION TO ALL HER FRIENDS mart 2” amie: ATIONAL THEATER. “Be sure vou're right, then go ahead ‘The Grand Triumph of American Dramatic Lite ot Dy patie Com And « eupericr Dramatic Compa ee mocmte and properties ena: on DAVY CROCKETT. Mr. Frank Mayo. eral prices of adimiesion No extra charge for moreed seat chestra aud D ess Circles, only 50 §1, Family circle, 3 ets. mhi feserved sate ete. Orehest stra.reserved ‘Admission .28.20, and $1: Balcony reserved ‘ TO-NIGHT AND SATURDAY MATINEE, TONEY DENIER’S PANTOMIME CoM- NY. AD ND WORLD OF WONDERS This Evening, at 5 o'clock, HUMPTY DUMPTY ABROAD. Thursday Night JACK AND THE BEAN STALK. SPECIAL ARTISTS. A DOUBLE SET OF =e PANTOMIMISTS. OWNS, 2 PANTALOONS. 2 HARLEQUINS, _ 2 COLUMBINES, ho will 9 ar in each Pantomime “ilonday mkt TRE TWO ONPHAS » SNTERTAINMENT March Somme nc rele k The foliow ing rich program piesented PARTI 1. Fackeltanz, No. 4 _-Meyerbeer Prov Axton GLokizyee, *.G.F. Bexxrar @ Revding—The Changed Crose. Unknown & 38 Excitation Bide from Ghent to Aix ean bi. Browing 3. Aria—The Future Oyening Bri Cav Miss Zarper Jone Humors of the Court Room ot om Linda : Mr. Jas P. Cowakniy. 6. Piano Sol Liszt Puov Gionvznan PART If 1 Variations and Mareh—From Suite in DP Minor, ing Billows. "The Great RDIN tuart—The Meeting of the two Tickets. $1; for = a Chapin BEATER COMIQUE. TBO O ay Meeks coy night and Weines- diay apd Samrday Marines. Eogagement of the cel ebrated actor. Mr. Sam. E. Ryan, who. will appear in the thrilling sensation ot The Rebel Chief "Also, the dnshing Vocalists, the. Weston Sisters, in anew selection of M ‘Sketches, , Dances. Banjo Solos, &c.. and the Queen of Berle Comic Vocalists and’ popular favorite, Miss Loin Delmay; alo, the graat Bey ptian Juggicrs, th F be fore famed artists ¢ of Solomons marl-2t sy. March 5, ht, grand annual Benedt of Dennie 0 ‘our popular loorkerper 1 GRA. yocaLu A =~ TAL CONC WILL 38 Gi¥ kets 50 Cents. meert to begin at 8 o'clock feb2s-4t NCOLN ALL. WEDNESDAY EV ENING, MARCH 3 READINGS By Tickets now on # vapia svenne LEAVE TO CALL dm ‘of Congress <tiom ef PAINTINGS, ENGRA- which he offers at redticed prices. fine opportunity to persons feaving the rchase, as bis stock ts the largest ever seen b the jest care GALLERY OF AkT. feb21 Im 25 Pennsylvania av M‘4?4™ ©. Baste (From Baltimore), informs ber frieuds and Ladies in genera that «he has in charge the ra HAIR DEPARTMENT i et Chas. Bam s, sed will de all kiads of Hair Work at NEW YoRS PRICES HAIR SOLD BY THE OUNCE TO HAIB WORKERS, at the lowest market price HAIR DRESSING and Chiliren's HAIR CUT- IG a specialty Haman Hair Switched tro BA ne h street, Building Siaee (°* SXRISITIO“ aND par <S MARK! ER 439 Tt Street, nen ant 0.1. 6,0_-F Fellows” DAY EV 7 by the Sat Felon cl eliow vot Books m0 0 fp. the Orphans, &e-; admitting & gentleman and lady. 27 3t LECTURES. ISHOP G. HAVEN will Lectnre in Sunderland's PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, bq street. rc . ‘ING. March 2, 1575, at $ o'elK. byect : “GRIP.” ‘The tend family and other distinguished persons will be present. Tickets, £0 cts.; to be had at the door. marl-2t” FESTIVALS OooD WORKERS. SoeE we the INDEPEN phase streste,on T ahs for the Benefit of the Widows and ‘Tickets can be procimed of the members of oF at the door of the Hall upoe the ‘night ot marl at” FE anne ee on a he ne ———————————— OFFS SESE inn POWERFUL. 4 rit jens at c ‘@asorimt eiperieuce and irmowidge ot me to select the bess, at tata: BE THE DISTRICT TAX BILL, The Measure as I¢ Passed the House ‘To-da; EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. INTERNAL REVENPE.—The receipts from this source to-day wi Customs RECEIPTS.—The receipts from this source to-day were #743,620.49. SENATORS-ELECT Maxey of Texas, Chris- Uanecy of Michigan, and McDonald of Indi- ana were on the floor of the Senate to-day. WE HAVEA Copy of the admirably pre- pared “Navy Register of theUnited States to Jan. 1, 1875."" THE CABINET met at noon to-day, with all the members present, and adjourned about one p. m., after which the President and Cabinet officers visit THE “FORCE BILL” was time in the Senate to.da; objected to tts third reading,and it went » -' suuumneaceritt | FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. vided for in thi- —— eo for ta; TUESDAY, March 2. SENATE.—The sundry civil appropriation bill was received from the House, read twice | and referred to Committee on Appropria- Mr. Hamilton, of Texas, presented ere- dentials of 8S. B. Maxey, Senator from that t for the term commenct ‘hich were read and plac . Scott, from Committee on Finance, reported favorably bill in relation to ap- praisers of merchandise at Philadelphia. Mr. Logan called up House pill to regulate the isspe of artificial limbs to disabled sol- diers and seamen, and moved several amendments, which He also moved to strike out the last section repealing all laws striking from nsion rolis,on accountof disloyalty, | pensioners of the revolutionary war and of id that he made this motion because this section had no reference to the rest of the bill. Mr. Alcorn strong!: strike out. and of these oid pensioners was very unjust, _ Logan then asked that the bill be laid e. He next calied up the Honse bill to pro- vide for the sale of the Detroit (Michigan) 4s per cent., with the allowance for 4» linquents at 10 per cent., thedeficiency would be $605,000, ‘The following is the District tax bill as it passed the House to-day: Be it enacied hat for the support of the rict of Columbia for yearending June 30th. in76, there shall be Pp ing only the real and personal ited ‘States aud that hereinafter seated, a tax of That the amownt collected advocated a tax of 1 large as should "8 amendment was rejected. lt offered an amendment, ex- buildings and grounds for chureh purposes. lerriam offered an corporation, to f, and the and on ¢ony iction thereof «ball not exceeding $£00.to which may be added imp: exceeding thirty days, any person shall inake a false afiida vit touching the matters herein provided for, he shalt be di of perury, and upon conviction ttothe penalties for thai if the return pr a mont, chang ig the time for redemption of property sol. taxes from one to two years. With these amendments the bill On motion of Mr. McNuita, (I1L,) the rales were suspended and a bill to ratify au agree- ment made with certain Apache Indians was r their successors in office: Pro joument shail be ers at least six y newspaper of the District of rtiontment shall iom of the funds each member thereof be liable to the penalties of this act s That the Commissi Of the District, or hi BILL TO PROTECT WITNESSES BEFORE CON stand as the law for the distril the war of 1812. Mr. E.R. Hoar, (Mass.,) from the Sele i the Capitol. Committee to inquire whether the privilez ‘Violated by the arrest of Whitelaw Reid, a witness before a com- mittee of the House. 5 he ciencies in any ts enumerated ii dent of assessments and taxes of said Dis fi 1 all the real and personal liable fo taxation hereun: parately. in books + assess the value of roperty in said Distr: jer, and shail state the same = be kept in a cyst read a second of the House ha but Mr. Bayard sed the motion to ntinued exclusion longing Applied to the purposes of any other Bec. 8. That one-half of the tax le upon real and personal yable Octuber Ist bh tax shall become di instance of Alex. hen, submitted a re ssage of a bill d Witnesses before either branch of Congress. or a committee thereof, not subject tothe ¥ civil process, or agy claim o: cause of action arising prior to such appear- ance, whilacoming to Washington, while in such attendance or until after a reasonable time to return. were suspended and the bill was Mr. Tyner (1 recommende shall become « Aa «the 20th day of May jons for the purpose of equalizing the assesmenta theretofore made by them, and for, the President has approved an act making ap- | priation for the payment of invali other pensions of the United States for the year ending Jun Carr. DaNt » the tax levied ‘allments as herein auth Mr. Ferry (Mich.), from the Committee on hall be deemed Rules, submitted a revision and classifica- tion of the rules, which was ordered to be printed and recommitted to the committee. Mr, Morton called for the second reading of the force bill,and it was read the second e. Mr. Bayard. I object to the third reading purpose of hearing am determining any and all als from the val ach axsexsny ions theretefore made by rE L. BRAIN, U. 8. N., ha reported his arrival home, having been de- tached from the command of the Juniata, European station, on the 25th of January last, and has been placed on waiting orders: Glensonat—Serator Lewis received a telegram this morning announcing the dan- | gerous illness of his sister at Wincheste Va., and left at once for that place. returned from N York and was again in his seat this morn- x shall, at ti = aforesaid, maké full and fod uch assessor. A have power to rev fore made by them, or any increasing or Upon the axes and finally revised, el shall be levied. and t be in readiness te receive and after the Ist day of July, before entering upon their duties take or subserihe an oath or affirina I pro rata proport I be carriod to the credit of the respective ax herein levied nd.) submitted the Post Office propriation bill with Senate amendments ich were acted wu The Senate amen upon the real ap inishing any particular enty so as afore=aid pe in arrears and ment as Amended by the House commitee, allowing the Congressional Record or any part thereof, and public docu ments to go free throv frank of a member or « Mr. Logan asked for thirty minutes more ilitary Committee, but Mr. Morrill (Vt) objected. THE BOUNTY BIL1. Mr. Logan then moved to take up the bounty bill, and called for the ayes and noes, motion was agreed to b: favorably from Ju- committee bills to remove ies of Chas. H. Smith, R. H. Anderson, of Georgia. rpenter, from same committee, re- 1! to punish certain larcenies and the receivers of stolen gocis. Passed. The bounty bill was then proceeded with. Mr. Alcorn offered an amendment, repeal- ing all laws prohibiting the payment of pen- sions io soldiers of the reyolution=ry war, and of the war of Isiz, and their widows on aeconnt of disloyalt Mr. Logan said th: of WO per cent. upon, nt thereof on the first day of each succeedini installment aud tallment shall not be paid together with one-half of sid April. a last ome- f h the mails on the Plegate was warmly lly was agreed to. motion to lay on the table a motion to ler the last vote was agreed to b ter oaths or affirmat: fully discharge the du h oaths, when tal Fenton has i original tax in the manner pi hat it shall be the duty of the prepa: GEN. BUTLER was early on the ground in | cbamber this morning for the purpose of urging republican Senators take up and pass what .”” He interviewed se including Messrs. Cameron, Ferry, of Mich- igan, Thorman At Tur Waite House To-pay.—The At- Senators Mitchell, Wilson and Frelinghuysen. Representatives Pendle- ton, Knapp, Parker, Maynard. ( inan, Kass and Townsend, and D. B. Penn, of N . had audience with the Presi- dent this morning previous to the meeting of the Cabinet. allowing members of Con missioner of Agriculture tosend garden seeds free through the mails ations as the Postmaster be, Was agreed to. of Virginia, he Di ._ shall forthwith under such regu General may preseri at such times as the same ally required.and only for expenditur Jaw and only upon warrants of District, issued under ral Senators A conference was then ordered on the other disagreeing votes. na Chandler. ¢ we hereinatter prov ‘ks, giviag notice a week for three sticceseive w AIL IN BROOKLYN—A torney General ~ i or employes. payabla t rict government in Whole or in part: Provide, er, That the aggregate sum of pay and salaries present aggregate is bill would call for less money than any of the other bounty bills which bad been before Congress for the sev- He said the caleula- the auditors as to theamount exe bills were entirely errone- He submitted a series of calculations, from which he deduced amount required by the bill would be $30,712,- a ssage of the billas a e justice due the sol- diers, and said as long “as he had a seat ou this floor he would urge that this justice be leged blackmail was brought to light yester- ernoon in Brooklyn, the particulars of which the persons implicated attem; or twelve days ago ennin, wife of Mr. Charles Dennin, a w wn druggist at 388 Court street, cor- ner of First place, received a very insulting letier, threatening that the author would make certain exposures if she did not send him $160 in order to defray his expenses California. The police authorities were con- sulted, and a plan was devised toeatch the writer of the letter by sending him an an- swer. This was done by sending a letter through the Brooklyn posi office the one sent Mrs. Dennin. This last r by @ newsboy on yesterday afternoon. but the officer at ive ittohim. A de he returned to the street and re- ted the result to a respectable look beard, and sandy years of age. Ls collector at pablic a ¢ court-honee in thy ‘Tuesday of the shail not be increased beyond the eral years last tions’ made by required by t foresaid, the collector shall’ proce) to sell any tnd. all property that the actuai POINTED.—Jacob H. Hershey is appointed internal revenue gatger for the ninth Penn- sylvania district. Frederick i x forthe fifth a Jaw shall be advertised twice a week for three suc € ip weeks, instes He urged the re of impera’ lifornia dis- r is appointed storekeeper Pennsylvaniaand Alfred of the said District shail destroy, by burnin wonds, sewar certificates, and other obligations of for the seventeen N. Leaber for the eighth NoMInatr1ons.—The President sent the fol- lowing nominations to the Senate yesterday Joseph Archbold, collector of internal rev- enue, dd district, New York; Wm. J. Smith, surveyor of customs, Memphis, Tenn. Col: kcetors of Customs—Sidney Cooper, Cape r nm P. Sanborn, Huron, Mich.; Charles G. Manning, Albemarle, N. Also the nominations of a number of postmasters. THE GREAT ATTRACTION TO-NIGHT in literary and musical circles will be the superb entertainment given at Lincoln Hall in honor of Miss Annie Story, whose remark- able gifts as an elocutionist have excited so much oo in heen — he programm: . be seen, is an’ exeeedingly. rich "and well se- lected one and will be of amateur ac’. ¥ payment to the se of the legal the amount for which it Mr. Sherman would vote for any bill to pay a bounty which the United States had con- tracted to pay. But this bill did not propose to carry out any contract, but was in fact @ bounty bill. We could idiers what we owed them for saving our country, the whole property would not do it, but we could ‘ashingt ‘getown, or the District of Colum! paid or redeemed by either of lirection of the Secretary of the Treasury, and shall preserve the value thereef as shall be pre- ‘hat section four of the act entith in” approved Spene Bit, ITE, begatrd Ue a.” appro 1, 1574, be a a a ot and inserting in lien thereof the wo lies to the taxes im) , That the penalty of 1 percentum jinquent taxes under Commissioners of the what it was called, never pay these sol of the countr, pay them what we had and that was all that we could In vegard to the amount the bill, he said Mr. Logan's calculation was jess by nine million than the estimate of the man who had charge of the bill in the House. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Oar report on the third page brings the proceed- ings of yesterday's session of the House down to midnight, at which time the House was still in Committee of the Whole on the sun- ng man with complexion, about forty The officer then took the man incustody, and Mr. Dennin was sent far. beadquarters, but did Pome Mr. Dennin reatened — letter. The Vincent, N. Y.; Job as the same apy met at police month shall be’ added to all said act until the sale of property under said act as hereby amended shall fog That the 3-65 malty. abd costs the Bpon be bid off by the = in in th and if within tw wot redeemal by the owner of owuers the payment of the taxes, penalties, an the tine of the offer of the sale, and 10 ded tor aid pre lace. mds of the Dis- ized Wy the act of Congress be issued in den omina ‘and $5,000, and registered. THE SUNDRY CIyIL BILL IN THE SeN- ATE.—The Senate Committee on Appropria- tions met at an early hour this morning to consider the sundry civil appropriation bill, which was passed at an morning by the House, and were in session The committee expected to be able to report the bill at the evening session to- ears thereafter such ‘was @ man of family; that he had been requested by a lady t the letter for her out of the post office ad sent the boy for it. The police gave the prisoner's name as Wm. Eastman, but were very reticent about other facts. The accused Will be taken befor to«lay for examination. Eastman isa gold- pencil-case manufacturer, and resides at Carlton avenue. His father-in-law is said to be worth $5,000,000. Mrs. Eastman cated at police headquarters last ni, much distressed at the husband is pla Tr centum per al bs 1] be made to snid District, I purchasers: Aad provided, als hors or other persons under allowed ore year after such minors coming rer the removal of sueb ity, to redeem the which the title has, in ths District of the or purchasers, his, hei from the District’ of hase money $0 pai per annum interest th Ii tuxes and assewmaents that hav on.by the purchaser, or his ass gas, tween the day of sale and the period of «uch redemy- tion, ten per centum per annrm interest on tie aanount of stich taxes and assessments, and also value of improvements which may have been ms he subsequent proceedings were as fol- ed by anarray professional talent rarely combined for a single occasion of the kind. The President, with sev- eral members of the Cabinet, ineluding Sec- retaries Bristow and Robeson and Attorney Gel eral Williams, was at the Capitol to-day, and while there had a conference with lead- ~@ republican Senators relative to the tax bill aid on the table yesterday. The Presi- dent and members of the Cabinet present urged the imperative necessity of taking the bill from the table and passing it, and it is role received the assurance that an effort in that direction would be made. carly four this | “Mr. Gunckel (Ohio) offered the following amendment, which was agreed to: T: nify the states for expenses incurred by them enrolling, equipping and transporting troops for the defence of the United States during the late insurrection, and for arms and muni- tions of war taken for said pui United States from the state of Mr. Blaine (Me.) offered an ame: relieve officers of the House from suits and noyances for executing orders of the Hou: y directing the Atioraey General to defend such svits. Adopted. Mr. Townsend to strike out the of the Stevens’ ga roperty 80 sold, or oresaid, ia, from the purchaser THe Tax Bite. or their heirs or assigns. or and was very it in which her y is held asa GREAT SwuimeR—Captain Boynton, the American who jum) 1 from an ocean Ireland and swam thirty miles during one of the most territic gales of the season, has been giving some exhibitions of his swimming t Vast crowds of people line the banks of the river every time ars, and watch with the greatest movements in the water. The other day he went down to Wap} Stairs and put on his swimming clo! sisting of an in@iia-rubber suit in two parts— covering the chest, arms and back of the the other the legs and feet. This is put on over an ordinary suit. After being ad- justed the parts aré inflatéd by four tubes, and when full of air the wearer steps into the water without the slightest fear. Capt. Boynton raised his flag. ate his lunch, reada book, blew a horn, and went through a vari- ety of performances, to the great delight of the crowds assembled upon London Bridge and along the banks of the river. At Temple Stairs he came out for a moment's rest, without showing toms of fatigue, and soon after in again and started for Putney. of this swimming dress has been clearly established.— American Register. A GEORGIA Wom. Times has this item . of Mountain Hill, Harris ‘county, G: seventy-five years, last year made with her own hands one bale of ¢otton. the land well, hoed the cotton. She brought it to market spent the money for whieh sli purehase of such goods as she needed.” After reading this para; Constitutionalist says: “Mrs. M better ‘nan’ than thousands of youngsters in ia, who curse lazy negroes, and would not plow an acre of land or make a bale of cotton if the land and were furnished gratl THE PENNSYLVANIA COAL TRADE FOR 18i5.—The public monthly sale of Scranton coal at New York was 8 month of February, and office that the auction sales and hereafter the coal will only be disposed Tm the coal regions the in the direction of The old stock of coal is run- and a demand will soon be w for the new production. We may now daily for the announcement of the new pro- gramme of the carryin, after that, if there shal’ active work in the coal regions. The Penn- ny has already issued its customers, and will dispose of its production during the season of navigation of 1875 at prices to be fixed monthly for delivery in subsequent months. The conditions under which orders will be received will be, in the main. the same as re- the company during the past three "ila. Ledger , ist. REMARKABLE very success is stated at the re discontinued, ted io Beaten or eee (Pa.) offered an amendment ragraph for the purchas ttery at New York. : of at private sale. immediately a workmen are higher wages. proper . NoMINATIONS.— The President sent the ptroller a written report following nominations to the Senate to-day: John Murphy, of N. Y.. consul at Minatit- lan; Joseph 8. Potter, of Mass., consul at ; John W. Chapman, U- 8. marsh: Hodson, collecior of customs G. H. Wren, office. Sioux City, Iowa. n sion agents—C. H. Belvin, Raleigh, N.C.; J. T. Raukin, Vieksburg, Miss. Postmasters— . Branswiek, Me.: G. K. Lan- ‘. J.; W.T. Maxwell, Euston, . W. Coulter, Robert Love, Trentor in which he shall give a st advertisad and the roperty sold, to Mr. Garfield offered an amendment appro- axes due, 10 whom #0 riating $384,000 for completing the and Court House at companies, and soon bea demand forconi, plus remaining, after collectio ivil bill being still under con- 8, penalties. aud costs on any real estate, shall o'clock, an amendment was offered changing to a slight extent the cleri- cal force in the redemption bureau of the Treasury, and it was adopted. ‘The bill as printed was then completed, ex- cept in relation to the clause for printing blank uotes, but some new amendments were sideration at N et Maryland; sylvania coal com to the owner or own ils annual circular u the same man. District of Col- register land e r their legal representatives as other payments made by t cae ee Ree oly Seeeree Mr. Garfield offered an amendment pro- hibiting the exhibition of any work of art roperty of private individuals in the lol except by oeet of the Committee SPEAKEE BLAINE'S LONG VIGIL—Blaine was calleé tothe continuous session from a He did not get there until ten in the evening. This plainly shows that he Was outside of the plottings of thecaucus. He satin the full dress that he had donned when he went to dinner, and sat in it all night Withort going out to seek a change. He never yielded the chair during the whole fight. after he reached the hall. During a roll call he woul slip out for a moment, but he was always on hand when the roll cali was com- vleted. It wasa@ wonderful test of endurance. le sat for over twenty hours,without a wink ofsleep, with scarcely any refreshment, talk- ing. gestieulating and reasoning with the turbulent mob of men Washington Special to Pittsbur A PRINTED STATEMENT headed Mail Routes in Texas—contracts made with F. P. Sawyer, the ring contractor for that te in Isti; J. L. French, chief clerk of the ract office, then and now Acting Second Assistant Postmaster General,” was laid on the desks of Senators this morning. of such contracts is given and the statement is made that the bidders were “straw men,” and the other bidders being relieved by the award to these straw men (whom Sawyer has been charged with employing.) and their failure to enter into contract, Frénch mad contracts with F. P. Sawyer. alleged that F. P. Sawyer insures his life rough J. L. French for $75,000, and that all other ring contractors haveto insure with him. In this way he obtains a good annual income in addition to his sala: jigned “A Late little weight is attached to the statement. WHERE TO SEE MB. CONWAY OF KANSAS. The Library of Congress, composed of about 300,000 volumes and six reading tables, is a fine place to see Mr. This is the gentl meroy in the olleetor of taxes may iistrain suflh MIGRANTS.—Perhaps the most remarkable cargo of emigrants that ever bade adieu to Great Britain was the one hich recently left the Thames in the ship It consisted of a party of ies, namely, dinner party. Ith euch tax, to pay The conimittee then returned to the con- sideration of the question of THE BANK NOTE PRINTING, and Mr. Maynard offered an amendment } that the national bank notes should be print- ed upon the same paper as the United States notes were printed on, ‘The question then recurred upon the ques- tion as to how many impressions shoulil_be taken in the Bureau ot graving in the Treasury department, and how many should be taken ontside, and the paragraph as finally adopted was, that the Secretary of the Treasury might have one or more impressions made outside of the Treas- ury department. The committee th —The Columbus (Ga.) Mrs. Thomas Moore, 230 bipeds of the bind s, blackbirds, thrushes, starlings, goldfinches, | redpoles, of each 190; hedge-sparrows, 15° mers, 170, and partridge: ton is New Zealand, whither they are sent at the instance of the New Zealau whose crops are devastated by insects, and who rely upon these feathered friends of man for their extermination. rive at New Zealand they will be let to fly under proper authority, and laws have been enacted with a heavy penalty for their pro- a “a wetor shall immediately’ proceed to advertise the same, by iu front of the court-house and advertisement yellow-ham- 10. Their destina- three times for one week Printing and En- graph the Augusta pr ined, and the costs and expe have accrused thereon, shall not. be When the birds ar. P ch sale, which sill be uot less than tak in front of him.— terial for so doing n, At three o'clock, rose, and the bill as amended was reported to the | A WITNESS AGA Hi } top (Oswego county, N. Y pears that Fal’ SoME SHARP G campaign in the north of Spa. Seven battalions of Carlists attacked Bilboa on Friday. After a vigor- ous bombardment they made assaults on Forts Puente Nuevo and Arbalancho, which were taken and retaken three times. The rate on both sides. Carlists were finally repulsed. The Alfonsists lost 150 killed and Wounded. Spaty.—The nd expenae Sf sth is becoming oreof as way be sm and poorest costs an such distress and sal w by law allower ) y tou is lo lake &@ band in the x scandal. Mr. Lincoln, the preseat prietor of the Lewis house, kept the rdsley house in Winsted, Conn., where on @ certain occasion in that village, in company was not his wife. A scan- dal has grown out of this fact that Mr. Lin- know something abont, and therefore, after a correspondence with he has been subpenaed to and will go to New York in The first question was upon concurring in the printing amendment as made in Com- mittee of the Whole, and it was concurred in. The next question upon which a se} vote was demanded was upon an ame! propriate £50,000 for frauds against the Un was rejected. marsiual of said Mr. Tilton 8 while leceunte with a lady, w) rocuring evidence i States, and it Mr. Butler, (Mass.)- who had offered the amendment in committee, con- | demanded the yeas and fighting was des The Alfonsisis jacked the Caglisis in their And Wer In tur repulsed, killed and wounded. tested the case, ai , Which were refused. ne Speaker then ruled that no further sep- arate vote could be de: ton, unless notice had been THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL PASSED. The bill was then read passed, and the House, at 10 minutes of 4, nireDaindnts, hearman, with a loss of 200 attend the trial, nd chattels, shall be pai That the property exempt from taxation ‘tahall be the following and no o t, houses for the reformation of ott (rs. alms houses, buildings devoted to art or belong- tions of purely public charit actually occupied \uildings. houses to improve the com y yublic library bi zs s nds or grounds appurte- Pant to any said house or building. so far as reason ably need! and actually used for the conve soon sny qo gs rehire ere AN UNRECONSTRUCTED The Albany Journal relates a little incident communicated to it the oth I citizen of this state, who A friend of the gen- 1 CLERGYMAN.— ture has enacted the law ing” mentioned in THE STAR re- penalty is a fine not exceeding the penitentiary The act grants a thinl time and The statement is t of the P.O, non ymously, er day by a dis- vouched »; s Agen ‘i a $10,000, and imprisonment in fod to th not exceeding twenty immunity to all who offence prior to its adoption, upon their sur- rendering the child or children kidnap) the nearest magristrate. cover the case of Ghariey Ross. WHOLESALE DISCHARGE oF CcSsToM- Hous OFFICERS.—Twenty-one officers in the New York custom-house by the collector last Saturday that their ser- ! were no longer required, namely tors, seven storekeepers, and . Among the latter was a son of the late Rev. Dr. Vinton. Next week, it is or for its entire accuracy. tleman alluded to lately spent a Sunday in Rich Va., and being a chi vine service. The clergy- trations To-day’s Session. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—On motion of Mr. Cotton, (lowa,) the rales were suspended, and the bill regulating TAXATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, was brought before the House for considera~ tion. Mr.Cotton then reported the bill agreed pom ted the Committee of the District of Co- jum! @ substitute for for the levying ofa aud personal rend on tke basis of x i for any bunoces Gi less: oy er try—srom the Potomac (0 the Gul; wm equal in ¥ were notified Mamecer se ELECTIONS IN MAU ge = H 33 Miller. When they are and he bas read porters and under-1i! i FA i z s 2 ce i i H H F rf if ‘- F i! £ ; TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. eg THE BEECHER TRIAL, FIRST WITNESS FOR DEFENCE, GOLD FROM THE BLACK HILLS, LOCAL OPTION IN PENNSYLVANIA. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. TILTON-BEECHER. New Yorx, March be Tracy ing fuished his opening for the defence yes- terday Afternoon’ the re Was a cesend mora- ppearance duriug the trial since he was on the Witness stand. Mrs. Tilton was absent, and her place was —_ by Mrs. Field, near whom sat Mrs. Shearman, aud three | other ladies Mr. and Mrs. Beecher took their seats while the jury was being called, and Tilton »at in his usual place. FIRST WITNESS FOR DEFENCE. The first witness called for the defence was Edward J Ovington. He took his seat oa the witness stand and was sworn. In reply to John L. Hill, one of the counsel for the de- fener, be testitied: lam acquainted with the parties to this action; [have known Beecher tor twenty-five years. a FOREIGN NEWS. Snow Storm in Engtand. Loxponx, March 2—A snow storm prevails in the southern counties to-da: Advices from Yokohama announce that Europ Withdrawn from th Adtditienal rmaail eon bas been established between uba, Specie from Loudon to New York. Lonpox, Mare dollars in’ s pre Shipped to. by steamship Herma: Southampton to-da PENNSY vew York Which sailed from —. GF Gold from the Black Hills, Sioux Crry, Iowa, February Gordon. who led the Black Hills E from here in October last, returned yester= day and fully confirms the reports tele- graphed Sunday night. The party remain- ing in the Hills number twenty-six, and are well satisfied wit Strongly fortitie reinforcements. middie of Apr make the tri team. He t 3 ith a mule T* to friends of the Hills and fine speci- mens of gold HARRISRUKG, PA. March Muncy, Pa., at ‘an early hour this morning, destroyed properties of the heirs of Josh Bow ami Baker Longeske, and the stock of J. Taggart & Co. Loss 814.000; partially insured. Supposed incendiarism: = +o." —— Tot BUVELL-CHANDLER LineL Case— Buell in Custody ant « Writ of Habeas Corpus Applied For —The case of A. C. Buell, Who wrote an alleged libel from this city to the Detroit Free Press vig Senator Chandler, was before a United 81 com- missioner in St. Louis yesterday, who re- manded him to the custody of United States Marshal Newcomb, to be transferred by him S — District of —— Jas. a a head, counsel for t fendan’ app “ terday afternoon to Judge Treat, the U. 8. district court, for a writ of habeas corpy which was granted, returnable in three days, when the case will be argued in accordance with stipulations agreed w by counsel, as follows :—ist. The jurisdiction of courtsof the IM strict of Columbia over the offence in the indictment. 24. The suffictency of indictment to charge the offence of libel within the jurisdiction of the District of Co- lumbia. sd. The applicability of the thirt; third section of the judiciary act to cases poco hd —— Se. oe especially the jcability - Peet eh he third section in case, including also question of right of said commissioner issue the said warrant heretofore issued in Ubis case, and.h is right to order the removal eo the - acmand to the District of Columbia for trial. Mr. Movi Ss Firm DissoLvep.—The firm of Woodruff & Robinson, of which Fraa- cis D. Moulton is a member, is to bedissolved according to agreement to-day, and the same business is to be carried on by three different houses. Mr. J. P. Robinson and George C. Robinson retain the office in Coenties slip, id Mr. Franklin Wootruff is to open an office in Schenck's stores. Mr. Moulton has not yet selected a place for his office. The dissolution of the Mr. Moulton’s connection with the great Brooklyn scandal, but was agreed on a year ago, because Mr. Woodruff wished to with- draw from the main business, and because the ees C4 the —! grown enough to divide among ners. dissolution was at first fixed Tor January 1, and then for February 1, and at for to-day, and Mr. ——— a it: — cannot say positively that we w: to proce 4 iat the papers are ready, and it is understood that we will. ad ist. A SENSATIONAL SUICIDE IN Vermont. A rather strange or unusual style of suicide for a woman is reported to have occarred at South Woodstock, Vermont, last. It is said that a young man and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Raymond, of Cor- nish, N. H., attended a ball there; that affairs bed noi been smooth between them, and that @mong olber things she bad al some previous occasion coaxed him to buy her a revolver for a plaything, which she carried. With this revolver she shot herself, and lived enough afterwards to claim that it was an accident on her part, otherwise ber busbaod wot 7 = protably have tm pe held for mus- der, though the general opinion is expressed that it was a suicide. A se al ‘su; per table on th the ball is repGrted. ARREST OF XPRESS Ropste.—Ed” Johnson, alias Proctor, alias Park, the leader of the party who robbed Brady, the Southern ze ago, was captured at Cape Girardean Sata day night by detectives a nt to Mem- phis yesterday. Johnson han already been indicted by the grand Aury,. and. as of- ble with deat fence is pista th, the proba. bilities ‘ae that he will bang. The detectives first struck his trail at M Til, and, after following Lim two hundred miles, se- re Stated. Johnson is an ol itentiary for robbii “xpress company in St. for ered country some days ago, hima girl BB uy 4 in ‘West Virginia. We w hails from Lynchburg.— Merion ( Fa.) A SickLy WINTER.—There deaths from pneumonia Juring the, being an increase of three over the vious. There were forty-nine diptheria and twenty from ing the same period. Since the year there have city from pneumon: been the most sick! since that of 1565. TRUCKING PROSPECTS.—