Evening Star Newspaper, March 31, 1875, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pemusylvauia Avenue, cor. Lith St. BY The Evening Star Company, 8. H. KAUFPMANN, Pres't. EVENING Ses served by careuns be at TES Cente Pex WEEK, OR FoRTY Che Foening Star. ete Eehiak, br voting fret whether we Shall TAX persone! property or not. That naked question is tet by the amend- mentol the genticioan trom Pern<yivania, If you do not want to tax personal property, vole for bis amendment. If you do want to tax it. ¥ Toen, as [have stated, i my subet I will allow an pit to ohe rate fro cont. So you will get at itali ce) form R 1 present the Genres showing the ¢ amount to be realised from taxation a different rates, after polnt ix settled as t yorn Caste rin wostu. | Copies af ihe Connie, the point is settled as to the property te be Two Cente cacn. By masl—postare prepait—6O t ; : Gnu 7 rhs 26.00 The Speaker pro tempore. (Mr. Wheeler In EWEEKLY STARS potitaned on Pr . ‘the chair )— Th: ttm is, will the Hone BEAL swrecriptions tavaniahiy In adoonce, ana a Semi lomact than pasd for. Rates of advertise furmsrtet om wplicaticn Vo2, 45—N®. 6.869. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 331, 1875. P the amendment proposed by the f Pennsylvan (Mr. Teal estate only. non Mr. Randall's it Was not agrest to. TWO CEN substitute AMUSEMENTS. QED asmeoneD SPELLING SCHOOL AT UNION CSS PEL CMURCH 20h et. near Pa.ay..) On THURSDAY EV? NING, Apo Is Comme Deine at 70 ion Beents. P: A good time t EVENING STAR. ‘Washington News and Gossip. INTERNAL Re VENUE.—The receipts from Unis source to-day were $210,039.50. THE RECEIPTS from customs to-day at t Treasury department were $657,415.02 SURGEON FRep. E. Porrer, of the navy, | bas resigned, to take effect April Ist. As- sistant Surgeon Geo. F. Winslow will be | Promoted to fill the vacaney. GENERAL SPINNERS RETIREMENT will necessitate the counting of every dollar in j the Treasury vaults, amounting to more than one bundred millions. Admix Jorrenane Fores OPERA HOUSE. TO NIGHT AND SATURDAY MATINEE, CARNCROSS & DINEYS MENSTREL, Opera Honse. Phitade Iphi TAR TROUPE OF THE WORLD. TWENTY FIRST stre ¢ From th THE GREAT APRIL 5—-LESTER WALLACK, THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT has agree! to Iv His Own Play of the Berne postal conventi whieh now KOSEDAL enbraces all of the principal nations of LARD HALL. Europe. TERT. MENT BY Ti FRSON DRAWAT DAY EVENING. APRI Leap Year: or The Ladies” Privilege. T PORTUGAL TO hE REPRESESTED.—A cabie n Lisbon notifies the Portuguese his government epted the invitation to participat: “entennial to arrange for s; in hibition, and Instructs hina ce. te 0 conte, f at hotels aml n VENUE THEATER. 1A siveet ant P; canine Avenue. COLONEL FRED GRANT contemplates re- | 5 a oe Lewes ond Maneeer. | cicning his army commission next fall to EASTeh WEEK. MONDAY. MARCH 2 enter the banking firm of Sherman «& Co., at ce etary Rly Vauvigkienwith | Present composed of a nephew of ot ad week oft ie Shel. | Sherman and Henry D. Cook, jr.—Disp Seng aml Danes Lady and | ¥. Eve. Pe | vod week of Mile Azalia. | the beautitu nelly inberwombrfal | THE TROUBLES ON THE TEXAN BORDER.— | Beat roading seed Oe oni T aS The Sceretary of War this moraing tcle- ee T. Elin. John Forbes graphed to the commanding Officer of the | Howard, Mix Lou Biwards. Department of Texas to use every effort to prevent Mexican ‘outrages now reported to ne taking place on the Texas border, and to distribute troops along the Rio Grande. LING MATOH MARCH 3t | THF PRESIDENT and Mrs. Grant, Colonel and Mrs. Fred. Grant, Master Jesse Grant, stian eye ian. | Sud Mr. and Mrs. Sartoris left this morning | SeCchd Auditor | on the 925 limited express train for New Yori From that place ¢€ and Mrs. Grant | eed to Chicago. The other m: bers of | on Sa y will return to Washingt Gen. F , Who has been in New | several days past, will join the Pre- | n that city | urday Yor sider, TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. YELLOW FEVER AT KEY WEST. Several Deaths Reported. — TILTON-BEECHER TRIAL. ere Se More About the Tripartite Agreement é : Moulton Threatens Beecher. ii Striking Miners Still on tke Rampage. A “Boss? Killed by the Raiders. ae Life and Property at their Mercy. =a THE SPRING FRESHETS. Repid Rise in Northern River: ——— THE BEECHER TRIAL. To-Day’s Proceedings in Court. New York, March 1.—The Brooklyn city court room was mederately filled with spec- ators this morning when the trial bexan. Mr. Tilton was present. but the defendant was absent. Mrs. Tilton and her friends still keep away from the tr HARI his place on the s ion was conti the conversation wi per last year he (M.) used the word with regard to Beecher, and said he would shoot him. Mogiton expressed a willingness in my presence to comimit violence aga Beecher. Hedid not use the word “sn. but suid he was a liar. He also said bh perjurer and adultere one of my interviews that his wii 1 told him Beecher m Proper proy sto her. Witness hi 0% rected some verbal errors in the testimony yas follows: i Moulfon in Dec DISCHARGED For NEGLECT or Dury.— | he gave nd the defence | ari retary of the y has dischar. how ot through with bim eeeceny Ge te He am os + sand Cross-examined t wh: Afier ihe spring keeper of life-saving station No. 21,0n | ofits my feeling el towand Tilton.b at coast of Long Island, together with the | {do ne z < him in the sprinz HEATER Co™Mtat entire crew of that station, for neglecting, of that cognizing him. 1 did es tate cat we the night of th Hot sé then uBUL the meeting in Z He « etrol att Ovington’s house in Jul. 74. The first in- Mr Milton Nor will appear in blow ing off the terview of whi was at Tii- Hina ~~ 1 rant, eutithed J ‘ause they failed to show a proper ton’s house on Ist January, Tt. I eould on the humane purpose of their em swear that I cangive it inexact words. I lic, and ix ever by availing themselves of the kee asked him if he had been arged fr seveational acement of th mis-ion to neglect patrol duty newspapers, and he sated he ter art Murray and M APPLICATION OF THE Ligar-fov with Mr. Tiltor muld give the to Moulton asked if he act words of Law.—Jndge Richardson. of the Court of | apy portion of that conversation. «and he said Beet + Yo a Sobn. Mi Claims, has delivered the opinion in the case | he'cdutd. “He then continued asket Til Au McD. ¢ Martin against the U) ton what was the troubie, pany ina Arthur Martin against = cmp MRS. LE RAND MRS MOF PATIONAL THEATER. nade a contract TELEERG SCORTES = eek tee to Bowen abouthim. I fi N aa to work twelve hours a day during the of stewmin and at other seas APRIL StH te a Metteas ht hours a day. He claimed the benefit RETURN V 1 AVORITE of the eight-hour law, which the court say t c in has no application to such a case, nor do . STRELS. MIN it impair the former contract. REPORTED OFFICIAL CHANGES.—Not- withstanding the denial of Commissioner Douglass that he is not to retire from the rey- enue bureau. there is the best ground for the statement that he is to suceeed Judge Peck on the beneh of the Court of Claims, and that Wm. 0. Avery, the present chief clerk of the Treasury department. is to be appointed commissioner. Mr. Avery was formerly the Store im ailvas MATINEE SATURDAY nT 2 x GEAN atl p 2 uch tration from Tilton about the latier end of March or istof April, three or four wee! before it was con That was an interview at my house. Next time ! thi: i heard of it Iwas present when ti tok p J did not know of any 1 paperexecate | between Bowen or in refere ree to ir- bitration. Ido not mber on ibit o. sion that there were any references to Mr Tilton echer, and Ido not know that they were mentione+! in the personal state- mebt, nor were their nar arties at the arbit os echer’s relations toner. I untersiood th all papers relating to the seandal like! e were to be destroyed. gard to Mr. NAtTiosar THEATER. chief clerk: of the internal revenue offies, and | award by the arbitrators was = thoroughly understands the duties of the | the result of conscientious at TRE PARIS AND NEW offic We gave hin at we | tho we ~ we he justified by th contr GIROFPLE-GIROFEt! ‘oule je ed oby the contr DEstrect Secretar oe LEGAL TENDERS.—The of the Treasury has directed the United States Treasurer to withdraw from the available currency balance of the Treas- ury $1.485,000 legal tenders, and that they be canceled and destroyed. the same being 80 percent. of additional circulation issued to national banks during the present month. IN vf last and 1 z MONDAY EVEN 1 a tROFLA, Tth Wohmenn * | Until further redemptions unter the act prow Mate Gonsess Gueeenee viding therefor are ordered, the amount. of United and to be Prima Downs til not ex- m the leading Parisien theaters, Both parties made addresses betore the arbi- trators. Bowen did say something aiter the arbitration about the incapacity of ‘Tilt The chief point of difference between Till and Bowen was as to what amount Tilton ws entitled to as perc ron the profits of the Brooklyn Uni When T reached Moulton’s house om th the ari tration I er's affairs were to be brou Isaid Icould not sit in j man who had not asked htinto the ec «se lgment upon it Cladia sa MLLE LEONTINE MINELLI, that Beecher understood it A pape Mies Kid. Dorel, ¥ Pacinck, dates was to be drawn up bet . Bowen cI ign staid . i a . and Tilton. it t was so | OF nos DE QUERCY, ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE would remain. Priveips! Ter v LAw.—In the Supreme Court yester TILTON MOVES AN AMENDMENT. Mesers. Valaire. Valter the case of the United States against | I bey —_ and Moulto: — I did not Pesrent. Tuat, &c.. &c Cruikshank and others, charged with a vio- | think this was a fair pape iiton «rew Ghediectceot MONS Va lation of the enforcement act in Grant parish, | ® Paper containing amendments, whieh was La., was taken up,and its argament will likely consume the remainder of the week. Judge Bradley, of the Circuit Court of T isiana, was of opinion that the act of (<0, under which the indictment was framed, is unconstitutional, and his colleague at the cireuit was of the reverse opinion. The de fendants are represented by Reverdy John. teness of all '¥ cousecative Op No.) ON EXHIBITION xv SALE \ New No 4an6 439 ‘at son, vid Dudiey Field, John A. Cainpbell, Tra St MARKKRITER’S. Uru Sr. | #0 Judge Marr of Louisiana. Me. 439 1th Scret, D and E sireats, gat - a doers avore Odd Fellows’ Hali, YELLOW FEVER —The following telegram Paintings, Engrarings, Chromos, Se. ir Hany | ag tg has been received at the Nav departm attached to the original paper, and Mr Clafiin took it to Mr. Wilkes was to be given sent of all pitrti ishing the argum tracts’ with hi t some form of re- iiton and Bowen, bit 1 am Not positiv re was no awart in writing made. Was jus? after Tilton had amended his portion of th suggested the burnin Tilton « ipts passed b of Pay ings, Window : “ tter of Janu: . Picieres, Frames, Picture Gc cds aud Pas | from Capt.G. M. Ransom, commanding Tilten to Bowen. In all of these is, Rings, N + in the District. United State steamer Colo: dated Tsations, when Tilton mentioned Mrs. HAVANA, March 20, is reported epidemic for anchorage of Key He ‘Please remember Name and Number. jel-ly FESTIVALS ASTER FESTIVAL 7 Afloat here. West te-morrow evening. An officer of the navy who recently arrive:t here from Key West. Fla., reports that were rumors of one or two ¢ E F F CHURCH OF THE INCARNATION To be beld at Willard Hall, Om WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY of this week ‘The Marine Band wil! be in attendance Pit oF ydepar PERSONAL. nnoeun apers that Vice-Presid Wilson will sail tor Europe on the 13th of April. .Ex- Speaker Blaine is annonn the republican ticket in 3 on Friday evening next \. Campbell, who has Assistant Secretary of Stat for Washingto esterday “Secreta koueson has returned to Washington from a rédenl visti to New York. * acger, the popular command ht is ei in the Boston to speak for Haven, Coun., COMPLETENESS € jovernor Joan Style and Elegance! Tilton he always spoke of he terms of respex his wi in the highest never remember him dis- When he spoke of Mr. BKEECHER'S IMPROPER PROPOSALS Ss wile, he said she indignantly repelled . It was either in 1871 or 2 that Tilton prosceutine some ove for siandering Ido not think that I ougit to g: names. A whispering consultttion here took place between Beach and Tiltos, Wheu tb former said he might leave out n ness continued: Tilton told p son had rej that Mrs. T tton was a bad woman he saw the hushand of this party he thought emedy Dut apro-e- eution. In Dy 7. isd, my brother andl myself sew Moulton. when hi that Til. ton opposed thal portion of f ment which related to persons ¢ those coi alton then es fA LIAR, PE! this per. orted to the family of Mr. Curtis and that and that erned directly in the ec cher JURER AND ADULTER steamer Nuremberg, @f the jpc =a | sation. Tald not thin Hine is in iowh, tne guestot Mr. W. G.| Me Bred eet Metzerott. Lot fe there was any oceasion for me to OUR SPRING OPENING Tue Rerorten Mexican Ovrraces.— | PAKE 3 mE Myc Minulicn wae arctiol OF GENTLEMEN'S FINE GARMENTS | Thwse inclined to he suspicious profess to be- | about the charee of blece ating Wie t IS FULL AND COM? lieve that the accounts of Mexican outrages lately reported along the Texas frontier are » highly colored, and that the persons giv- ing currency to such rumors hope to involve the United States in another war with Mex- ico. As giving color to this view, they point to the fact that a party of prominent Ameri- caps are now en route to that country. It is assumed that the party malting the triplave failed to satisfy the Inquiring mind as to the Teal object which they may be seeking to ac- complish, and that their purpose bas been covered up in the general statement that the trip was one of pleasure merely. This some decline to credit, and for the reason that par- teularly at this season of the vear Mexico is bardly Ue airection in which to seek healt THE Ww UNITED STATES TREASURER — Mr. John C. New, appointed to succeed Gen. TIES THE PAST IS SURPASSED 4IN THE BEAUTIFUL VARIETY OF OUR PRESENT SELECTIONS. called he said he was surprised that I would call tosee a biackmailer. He then asked me to tell my brother not tosiga thecommi tee's report, as Mr. Beecher had confessed his adultery toh had papers to Show show it q my brother to sign it. and if he did Moulton sai he would make another sta “ VELLOW g Ls TURNS UP Severe Fatal Cases at Key West —Ex- | cpa Precautions Being eu. Ew YORK. March $1.—The Herald's Wash- ington special says: A week «go Captain Russell, in command of the United States steamer Plymouth at Key West, telegraphed the Navy Department that on that day there had been two fatal cases of yellow fever on shipboard, and that > +7" t. u Ut ho hac taken eyery pre LARGER STOCK: Spinner ae Zreasurer of the United States. is | Caution to prevent fis disease ony eee ana Santa, pene wh ger trbay oe tt poe! sarsronn he — wer the War ho ‘Treasury depart MORE VA » accu at Se ee ec ueae ge FINER VINtsn: URL RIM” rumen | Rate ti we ta Sta THAN EVER BEFORE. Uation of Senator Mortons when the'mnaas | Smcer,n charge of the gov' wor! | ¥ 4s governor of Indiana, he was quarter- | Master general of that state, and discharged | j (be duties of that office with signal ability. While tn that capacity he became a member of the finance board of the state of Indiana, ard pcm a Kei coun- teracting opposition then demo- ciate legislature of the state. He subse- ouently became cashier ad manager of the First National bank of Indiana, at Indian- apolis, which position he held when called to a-sume the duties of Treasurer of the United | States. He is a man of unimpeachable in- tegrity, has large financial experience, and ne unlimited confidence of friends and business associates. He man of fam- ily, to whieh he is warmly attached. His eldest child, a boy of 16, is now one eda | cated in eurcpe. He has you children | le family to | BOYS’ CLOTHING OF ALL STYLES AND GRADES. a Make An Early Can! @ HABLE BROTHERS, TAILORS AND CLOTHIERS, @ maris-tr Coanes Tru avy D Stasete Beye STRAW HAT Exe SONNET BLEACHERY. Alec, HATS and BONNETS for sale mare 6 702 E street northwest. > will remove Washington about the middle of June. “His | income Is estimated at pon nee om so | that it can searcely be presumed that the salary of the office was an inducement to its | acceptance. | | | i | the disease was ‘unknown to the Treas | department, but upon hearing the re: Forts Taylor and Jefferson telegraphed the chief of engineer corps that yellow fever had greatly increased within & few days. that all naval vessels were quarantined, and soldiers soning the forts would leave immediately for quarters. Following this came a telegram to another army officer stating that the epidemic was spreading which rej was soon generally Known in navy circles, and was not confine! 5 navy, but that deaths were oceurring in Key West. The existence of ory t the su) sing sui in charge of marine hos- pitats directed that instructions be sent at once to surgeons it Pensacola, Mobile, New Orleans and Galvestion, to be on the look- our and promptly report its appearance. poids 2 dont Funeral of the Late John Welcker. = aw TORE, March 31— eee the well-known ington buried today from St. Matthew's Luther church. His remains were taken to Green. wood cemetery for interment, } of 19 fe » rive isrising now. The ice at Q m Damis moving ¢ flood is expected to reach here in two hotirs Co > Pa. March 31.—The riv raised very ‘little last night. Submarin> divers are’ at work € ving the bride that were 1 by the freshet of They report one ; 48 Serioasiy 1 31.—The river now e low water mark. ‘Tt Wunder water and ti nearly three = t last nigh he THE SPRING a ee A Number of Rivers Rapidly Rising— Apprchensions in Some Qu@rters. Poxr Deposit, March 31.—Ice gorge hm bas passed away and the river is clear of ice. ‘The river is rising slowly, but no alarm is felt as the water freshet ean do no harm. WILLIAMSPORT, PA., ch_ 31. — The river rose six inches last night. The ice at Lock Haven commenced moving last night, but stopped at the head of the boom, sever miles above here. Glen Union gorge com- menced moving at nine o'clock this morn- ing. It is hoped that tec in the dam and boom here will move out before the ice fom Glen Union reaches here. At Watsontown the river rose seven imehes, but everything safe. WILKES-BARRE, PA.. March 31.—The riv: rose one foot tast night and is still risine. Lehigh Valley railroad track, between Wilkesbarre and Pittston, is eoovered with six ine The river Is now IS fe abe Kk. Crowds are con- eregated along the river bank in antieipa- tion of the gorge mov ing, whieh may ocearat any moment. The weather is mild aid pleasant. RENOVA, March 31.—lea Union this» movel at ¢ ing, but has stopped en, im vithout dans The river is 15 inches higher than ar. HARRISEU » March 51.—The river rose one foot rising slowly DELAWARE WATER GAP, Ps The river here is continually on and has now reached a stage (hat 1 the ice down at any time. above say that the ice gorge is now in mo- tion, or rather that portions of it are being shoved from place io pl eby action of the The gorge holds water back in the manner of @ huge dam. The water must certainly reach such a beight that its power will be greater than the ice can resist, and then everything will come down togetter. There is a strong probability that this will be accomplished to-day or to-morro lculurly as the sky preast and thr s rain. Railroad als are continually traveling back aud forth, and the utmost anatiety is felt Lock Haven A.. March 31.—The gor: at Glen Union started this morning abor o'clock, with a ri river ae that poi t and still continu ay bris Reports trom DES: ats on and the L is covered te this morni but all trains ri on Kingston river, both the ow both through. s finds fis w and below tr Port JE Mareh 31. yout two feet and is stiil on the ine quire much more te into the bridze. The river has in the last two day It will no the sorges. ee OB VIOLENCE IN THE MINING REGIONS. A Call for the Military Expected. HAZLETON, PA March = $1.—Another crowd of armed men havestarted from Eber- vale for Upper Lehigh, to stop the men eim- ployed hy the Jersey Central railroad from lomling Coal at thaf plac A special train has left here with a detachment of police armed and equipped, to resist any attempt at violence by the mob. The result of this raiding is awaited with great anxiety local police is too smail to contend W asperated miners, and a call for the m. is expected. A dispatch from Upper Leh: the killlug of MeDeriott, 0} there, Last » announces of the bosses s in a state of ling is geo 1 are at the mercy of is is the third day that been te. itr tement, that property and li these reckless men.‘ demonstrations have Kirkendall bas ed to appear nniess actual riot takes place, and then he proposes to come from Wilkesbarre, 24 miles away, to quell it. The deputy sheriff de. clines to act without ters fet that Lane ned gover rhurn has b ment muskets, —— FOREIGN NEW Dissensions Au he Carlists. Lon bon, Mareh 5 mish MaVvices slate that notwithstanding reports of dissensions endl ques tween 2 Carlos and the Carlist council of the provinee of Navarre. Proposed Abdication of the Emperor ba ag 5 he proposes to ein favor of his¢ daughter, the Countess D’ ‘The Empe: upon bis abdication, will make a tour of kurope. after wiieh’he will proceed to the United States, where he will make his home, Trial of the Quikwar of Barboda. Ca TYA, Mereh 3i.—The triul of the uikwar of Barboda on tho eh apting to bride the seryants of dent to person Colonel Phayre, the resident has resulte in the disagreement of the ¢ mission befor> which the case was tri ——— ‘The New Potomac Steamer. Fort Mo e VA. Mareh 31.—The Steamer Jane Mosely, from Wilmington, Vel., passed here this morning for Nortolk. She is torun between Washingion and N folk in conjunction with tne ty of the Lake. Wasbington Fish Market. Sola by ROA. Golteu & Bro.. fish ac to-day ats, | prime mercantile Feavirg the + GO VaTig. reepeetively In the m rey mare: call loans are 4a$ per cent. aud paper SSa7 per cent. Gov than yesterday, te bonds were «t rong hich errment bonds Lecanse of decline reinia: and $ stock market two days st At ries were Iregular but higher thaa at the close yesverday. Dnving the first half hour Wabash, Northwest, Hanuibal and St. Joseph declined, and the remainder of the list advanced. Union Pacific advanced 2 per cent. and declined 1° ber cent. At the first board the market became strong. and so continued until noon. pric™ advance ‘yal percent. There was then atwiher d reaction, when the market before one o the the opening generally cate Ftrong. and is so as we write, with pr near the higuest Virginia sixes, posters, Sic: West Virginia's, galls ton qutet and nom . Sugar sti ALTIMORE, March 31 nally easier—low middli “ly. unchanged. Vi No. L western amber. 1.30. 1.28; No.1 western red, 1.2 vania red, 1.26; Mars tau c J. Sal 37; do_white, 1.2501 33; Ne tern spring red, 1A6a117. Corn quiet—southern white southern yellow, 83; western mixed, 34% firm bat quict—eou v TH mixed, r—Penneyt Oat Tn, GSa7Z; western white, Sa’ Giasr.” Rye firm, 1051.05) Hay and Maryland, 17.0a22 00, ad buoyant, with an upward ten dy from 21.00.4210 Balke mei sides, IP yall’: for car < SMA. Bacon nc ; b sides, 125, i. Butter extra fine wee mm dull and nom y to prim 18 Maren +8 cks active Excha: Yorx, Maren Wheat quiet Cer unchanged New Yorx, March 31.—Dan street to-day, wetthing alt « yesterd a1 slightly por dull in buyers and un- favor. 1 Drew is in Wail vniracts which — Breadstuffs nt of b “t Par Mion f the District, . m ake can be filled vp and to aud all necessary information oly thus trouble ofe fat th Mr. Cla Ssessor contral o! clt, president nat much valus i sted by perso on muking verbal statem lanations of theireomplaints, whereas by mitting in writing ou the appeal blanks y reasons, &¢.. the same results are accom- shed with little trouble. It is not to be supposed that the assessors can memorize all that is told them respecting the value of property, and it is for this reason that blauks for. ap) have been prepared. A delegation of property holders residing ou Ith street southwest, consisting of Messrs. Evans, Walker, Veihmeyer, Ruppert, and others, eatled upon the Commissioners to- y to urge the completion of the improve- ments on that street, which has been in an suimost impassable condition the past winter in consequence of the contractor removing the gravel last season and plowing up the -bed just before the winter set in, in which condition it has since remained. A full dise ion was held with Commissioner Ketcham and Chief Engineer Hoxie as to the state of the case, and the delegation were as- sured that something shall be done toward finishing up the old contract. Wiat the pro- perty holders ask is a concrete carriage-was pavement, and they are ready anil willing to pay their proport for The Easter nnual election it F trict took pi th vestryme: piscopal Churehes of the D ceon Monday afternoon, and us follows a's Church. — Vestry ‘eeves, Dr. F. M. Gannell. t > M. Schaciter. A. J. Chipn: Mat . Dr. J. C. Reybura, and Major the Epiphany.—Nestrymea—Dr. IK J. HC. Contin Joseph, muntier Ras trymen — William Davis. Wm. - W. Bur- omas L. Haine. vrch.—NVestry t JTS Powl's MeCalia, 1 . James 8. ‘ . Wiggin. Tuoma* en, Dr. William MeGrew s—W. Warden: Baxter. Grinstel, Augherion Hawley € Holden s Crrist Crurch (G ©. M. Matthews, T lingsworth. F Benj. Miller 8 Tul: H. He: titers, F Vestry- rr, Professor M. De 1,600 shad sold from $22 t6 $26 per hun. C.E. Rittenhouse, a -| dred; 6,000 herrings sold from $15 to s4 per thousand; 200 buneh to 10. centa per bunch; 29 tay lors sold from 5 to Px Ap eg 1 cents per hundred SS. Thos. Miller, and Jo. ter—Jno. B. Wiltherze-. x tel nd CLas. H. | tions i Less Ww eter HER a gold room was not Known unt ta ee Vv : boon, just ¢ the closing o Tt ape rom the use of coal oil, | pears that Daniel Drew for sotuc tims past has barn nthe ist ward. About 4% o'clock MockSal pute ca goki? The rect Intaraieaese | ALES. Patrick McDonough, restding ‘at Si3 in stocks natural ~oine of the holders of | 26th street northwest, was engaged in pre- the-e ‘calls to present their privileges tot jarvg supper for her husband and bearing | for liquidation, and we auderstand that upto ses | a bottle setling oa the mantel directly be- | Ang *¢ Sueagen tthe = re duly pono j | Lind the stove pipe and over the stoy eee ‘ jact encourage! other possessors of a she picked it upto set Il away, when the bot- Monday induced them to demiud the delivery of | SOve, Which Was red hot, and setting fire to steck calted for in their privileges. Asthe matter is | Mrs. MeDonough, who was very badly Understood on the street, Drew acceded ty their re- | burned about the face and neck. An alarm so far ghey aoe oP o- os 08. of fre was turned in from box 32, and = ng-and the Largs dechue in gold’ yes- t res rom slay canaed noblers of the gold-puts’ to ‘ask fora | ATE bpd epee eg ne Seon nit fBbaorl et the gold, but unfortunately for the bold- Ned 1 Mrs. MeD. They did every- ii theee pris tlegee,D. didn't put in an appearaace | CAlled to attend Mrs. McD. * (fj the street. and the legion of anxious inquirers at | thing possible to save her. but without aval, usual places of ort were blandly assured in | as death put an end to her sufferings about the #feruvun that Mr. Drew was iH, and unabie to | 9 o'clock. to attend to business, or, eae BP brokere on, his INCENDIARISM IN THE CouNTY.—About ia eS te eld: This, was, ot | 12:50 o'clock last wight, the unoccupied store been operating on the fait - | and dweiiing-house ‘of Baraani D. Drew's pretended observance of his engagements, | FUuyon, situated at the intersection of Mth and nota few were uncourteous en to Street and Linnean Hill road, in the county, REPU SS fo the illness of oe wrewbciagss seers | Horth of this city, was set on fire by some Seow Mot even have brokers to take | person unknown, and lotally destroyed; loss care of Vit" priviteges, The first eftect on | about $5,000. upon which there was an [- the stock market of Mr. Drew's absence trom the | curanceof #4.500. This store has until reeentiv street when the fact became known was to depress | joe foccupied by a man named George S. Reeser ny ctmeetile values. but, as 2000 83 | Emery. who removed from there a few days Tt was understood that any permaneut default on his Yesterday, in the Police Court, Mr. ‘on bis part would place a number of 5) unions ope nce. el * ‘Sor tue. encore ai rating on hi is” short of stocks, the feeling | Fabyon had Emery up for or changed and prices began to advance just as stock | some window sash belonging to his . exchange was closed for to-day | Sect in the gold | which he cha! Emery with ta! away room was even more decided than in the steck ex- | with his is. The testimony did not sus- eenet aed seis Gonna am a is geciins | {ain the charge, and the case was dismissed. million’ of lovg gold tps geet in gold there was a sharp advance in the foreign ox- ALITY AMONG THE COLORED changes. The operations in the goll room Monday Purbine aie tomatoe aceon at the and yesterday are generally interpreted as meaning a Of the eoloeed tlergyman adisruption of the clique lately manipulating the | last conference ‘aeviee market for a rise and todistress merchant make | with the Board of Health to some money stringent. If this interpretation should plan to prevent the excessive mortality rove to be correct, and there are aug grounds for | among the colored population met at the bctiesing that itis 86, then «great incu will hae | eee tae oad ee ae acrecd been lifted from, both legit {jade and natural | Upon certain recommendations which they ae ‘ot the ane | will make at the next conference. Rev. Av . ‘was designated to prenare the re- : 1 has issued order ag-Gen. Sheridan has an for- bidding entrance to the Biack Hill, and noti- fying parties now there to leave upon pain of being driven out by troops. a@-The thaw ye! all sone the Sus- yom freshets aind movements of les havo cot The Speaker eurs, Will the ginal bill offeret by the committee the Bill {ri ieamore. The question re- THE PERSONAL TAX LAW. louse substitute for the ori. The Debate Upon It in the Me The Real Intent of Congress In Tis | offered by the cuntieman from Indiana? The question being taken, the <ndstitute offred by Mr. W iison of Indiana, was agreed to. The Speaker pro tempore —The substitute of the gentleman fre ana is now before the House to be cousidere! as the original | Tepesition Mr. Randa!! —1 propose that we pern qvestion io be tested between the ra and the rate of S130 per $100. The following fall report of the procesdings in the House upon the passage of the Per- | Sonal Tax law will be of interest, as showing | the intent of Congress in the matter } TAX I LLF t DISTRICT OF € UMMA use procerand to + a The Speaker The bill of the gentioma eran ta ah te setae Sarg | from Indiana fixes the Tate on teal per the government of the District of Columbia | a oe rty * e - — ses pine for the fiscal ending Ju Sr6 and | TE prepos: is to te 2 per €10 rahe vane Soon ne Jane 30, 1606, and | EE Wileon (fod. Beare the ae on is Mr. Cotton.—It is unnecessary to take time | P! I destre that the gent an from Peow to read this bill. - | sylvania shall have an oppertantty to pre Mr. Merriam.—Is it the bill whieh w “ tsome figures which as On That sub sidered the other night, or is it a new or } a " gentleman has brought in since? Mi Randall —& reassessment of the prop- here, whict mated will giv Mr. Smith (O) Ix Mr. Cotton.—It ts a new one. The Speaker.—The gentleman can s: provisions of the bill Obie.) pat Mr. Cotton.— This bil} contains provisions | | Mt Rendall.—Yes. On that a rave « not only in relation to taxing the property of | Will realize $1.<%),000. Allowing 15 por cont clinquent taxes, there has to be deducted in that = leaving the net amour 21,0; te eh there st amount the Distriet of Columbia for the fiscal y ending June 50, 1576, but it contains als se provisions in regard to the boant and a provision tn regs the election of a Delegate for the f Colambia Mr. Merriam.—We do not want that Mr. Cotton.—I understand m: are opposed to that provision. 1 is before the House, aud the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Wilson) proposes a sub: onditures of th from whi have left for ted States to uh wall be the of the Which is purely a tax proposition The amount » Appropriat both the real and perso ery civil DE is $1 The t District. The gentlema: sylvania | fore of $2 will involve a further appropri tion by Congress t dry ervil bill « Mr. Willant Xcess of that in the sun a Wail) proposes a substitute to tax 1 estate only. Their propositions relate while the proposition of at.—Then we are to ins other provisions jerstand t ven fixing the tax at 2 per Mr. Wilson, of Indiava.—I hope I may have | cnt there is li a deficiency of abgut the atlention of the House fora moment. 1 | 900.00 ; . submit a substitute for the bill of the Com j Mr. Ra <: adeficieney of © 20,000. nittee on the f) of Columbia, and if i | 4 per siee an should » att 000. Str jon of genflemen I will the difference between the two pr ns. The bill of the committee which I n my hand contains, in addition to pro- | Visions relating to taxing real and personal property, other provisions with referon & great Variety of subjects. For instance one ts @ provision for the election of a D« te ot., S145: | : | there ts m deficic the Governm: gate for the District of Columbia, the election | there + a deticic — to be held upon a registration made in isv2, | Of the United S So pay ot 98 = certain provisions being made in reference: | AMOUNT slresly appropriated in t andy to the correction of that registration b wid bil board of registration that existed at that | percent time. It contains also provisions in relation | 8P)TOE gene to the payment of certain persons for work | the Hou cen riven that perso.val prop done by them, and other provisions of that | eTtY st Exed. Thatot c@irse 7 sort. The bill Loffer as a substitute has ret ros ahem 5 Sve. oe erence to isively, With the ex be made up by the Go! wha tire: i will be #209 ception that it authorizes the hoard of ¢ missioners to equ the pay of the em vit t ployes of the Distr This bill contains « afd | m real property further provision that the 3.65 bonds m j oe & LAS OF S10 por sued in denominations of $1,000 and &5.00 port y It contains also a provision for taxing both ow sant Se St meine real and pe property, setting out ma- | <i from personal pr a tinery by which the latter shall be reache The estimate mate by the This is the substance of the bill 7} commission mount to be realized tro: course go into detatts, 1 personal property is $190,099, those when the bill fs read. Mr. © Brie At what rate? d am.—What is the pre ed rate} Mr. Randall —Tw rate as fivel for oh Mertigm. —What is the propose rat a ceuety oa pa sae ox Bees Mr. Wilson, of Ind.—This bill proposes a | On Sit”, If the House sees fit to Mr. Chipman.—I desire the House to yield tax of 1). percent ake the P LTO cent., there dlbe no tome fortwo minutes. I want toe state fo the Seon saa See nem] Sroees thar that the gentleman from Mr. Merriam.—Will the gentleman accept | Pen oo ; . sy roc yoy ar ent to ce a © pee portant ive an amendment to make the rate two 1 SS ee Mr. Wilson, of Ind.—Certair Mr. Randall__Whichever substit be adopted, that question can be re n Mr. Wilson, of Ind.—Let me say further | that I have prepared my bill as carefully as I could upon consultation with the Cominis- ners of the District, and I am authorized to say that if the House comes to the conclu n sion that personal property should be taxed, _ Unve. S then the Commis é are entirely satistied a — with the substitute whieh I submit. On the a aut. ‘ other hand, my fri from Pennsylvania | | Mr. Chipman—I want to ny fbn —- bas a bill which has been prepared by the | 10 the fact that cur personal property adde Commissioners of the District, and whieh | £154X10,000 10 the $90,000,000 whi teed aap does not tax personal property. If the Hou man assumes as ae af aye should come to the conclusion that persona! | real estate, that we ons eno moans of arriving imate formed by the Ihave some means: In " perty im the District to =11,000.000, and we have had perity and growth since that —We can have no dispate t three propositions: first, that coming trom the committee. which contains various mat ters to Whieh T have alluded, then property ought not to be taxed, then that | District eae Gas pee eee casure will have the entire approbation of | of deli . ergata ico to py tames, Got the Commissioners. So that by taking up | Gvery ifort possible to Pay t You propoxe to the bills in this way the Hoase will act upon | Oa s per cout, meare, much of whnien Will Gall j on the people before that which Is now due can be pail. I wart you to tax us what we can pay,and no more. We shrink from no osition which is in the hands of the j a Pennsylva 2 taxes tes] | Proper proportion of the burden falling upon ieenan Koons Pennosyivania, which taxes real Was tecet cevuceneman: cin paeunraek dene Ptr. Willard (V1.)—How much? | a burden which cannot be liftet, and which AT Wako dnd a x praposed in the | Willonly add to the already large delinquent Dre renee, ind) The iax proposed in the | Tx. think that $159 will be paid; Get 1 = — | think that allover that will be delinquent, “ee Wille 5 We take d¥' cucsi and that you will haye to make it up either Mr. Wiilant (Vt.)—It chink it ough to be | and that you will have to make It up either Mr. Randall.—I offer an amendment in the | ony hg hy em die Mowe a = ure of a further substitute. Iwish to say chown chan consideration and fairness when thot ep “i i etter mingle ives, | Thavye been so often obliged to quanowledge substitute of the ; an rom. Insiaais { pp te epee mnibeitacing ob in and the one which I pn . The House ts | stfon <2 alled opon to decid > in the first | lieu of 1. and on a division there were— ace. Whether personal property. in this District *S; no quorum vo! shall be exempt from taxation. Those who ers were onlered; and Mr. re in favor of such exemption will vole for j Indiana, and Mr. G my amendmeat; those who believe that both The House divided real und personal property in this District | €d—ayrs S6, nocs 112. should be taxed, will vote against my subs! i Mr. Willard, of Vermont.—1 « tute and for that of the gentleman from I yeas and nays diana. Whichever of the substitutes may The y nd nos Were not ordered, only adopted, or if both are rejected, the que: aber= voting therefor. will then turn on the proposition the amend Was not agreed to. Ueman from Towa, (Mr. Cotton.) ‘ORD,V of th fison, of er Were appointed. and the tellers report- ll for the then, that thess net propositions shall CIVIL Rents 1x be tested; first ny the rate of tax shail | seo! an —The first ivil rights: be $2 or $1.500n $100: second, whether church | bill in this section was Drought to the notice property sball be exempt or not. of the United States commissioner, R. B Mr. Merriam.. capt in both bills ds personal property ex. | Berry. in this city, surslay. The com oy James Greet t Mr. Bangall.—it is in mine. orea, of Stan rging Judge J. r. Cotioti.~The House now has the sev- | B.T! Suttle, comnty jalge, with a violation eral propositions before it; and after we de- | of the provisious 6: said Mill, In puis t cide which of these bUls we will take, any | Judge Suttle refused him a mixed jury wher tleman can move a) amendment as to | he, th tinant, was On trial at Stafford the rate of I move the previous misdemeanor a few days question. the civil riguts bill, We The Speaker.—The previous question is | are informed that when the application was considered as operating. made the jury hud been impanneled and Mr. Speer.—Is there apytuing in the sub | sworn to try the case. ‘Tue commissioner, In stitute of the gentleman front Tndjgna whiel: limits the rates whieh newspaper™ syal! charge the District foradvertising delingueti* ot Judze Enimons’ recent decision ina civil rightsease in Tennessee, and that the lalreiy been irapanneled when the taxes” ‘Pulicetion was made, and noexception made Mr. Wilson (In«.)—There is a limitation on | by complainant's counsel, declined to take that subj gentleman Will see whe 1 | cognizance o: the case. We havesince learned the bill is rea: t this ¢ Will be referred to the United Mr, Randali.—The Pevence between the | States District at Richmond.— Substitute J have offered and the one offerea | Freverickstury (1 by the gentleman from Indiana [ Mr. Wilson rélates purely to the question whether per- sonal property shall be taxed in this Distri Those who Wish that the taxation of this District shall be confined to real estate will vole for my substitute. Those who prefer that the personal property in this District shall also be taxed, will vote against my substitute and for that of the gentleman from Judiara (Mr. Wilson). The question of what percentage the tax will be, will sulysequeatiy be determined. When that question is p RIGHTS OF Divorcen Wives.—At South Bend, Ind., the cave of Dr. S. B. Collins, of Laporte, the opium doctor, agalust his di- vorced wife, Josepuine Drollinger, and W. F. George. to restrain them from compounding and selling bis Opium Cure” and asing his list of patients’ name, was heard last week before Judge Stanfielt. It appears that while his wife she became possessed of the secret and also compounied bis medicines. An in- junction was issued preventing their asing sented I will undertake to show the relative | the paticnts’ names, but the j beld that amounts that will be raised by a tax of $1.5) | she had as full a right to use the formula of and $2 respectively, the “Opium Cure” as ifherhusband had died, Mr. Cotton.—The rate of tax will be a sepa. } instead of getting a divorce from her. prey Hy shalt be taxed. ssa eee ie A CAPTIVE TO THE INDIANS IN BEARCH Mr Randal t Yield to the gentleman o* ear young man, on ype aaa E. R. Hoar) to state ayo J ~"h Ryd f. -t fh, Jon Mr. E. R. Hoar—The committer which | been captive pede iy ome I repared the bill for the government of the | be was at. /istrict were informed that on one occasion tod with Bonn personal property was taxed in this District, | trea’ — oa eae cruel god that the total oecypomon of taxes eeaet ar ng tow soviet much as the amount that had been | he was stolen from Fort Wayne,and is now realized on real property alone the year ee ee: He does not know their fore. nna s Randail.—I may state that the amonut of tax wien I iaestiuated will be realized | | WRALTH AND Issaxrry—Mr. Authony from taxing personal iy is #100.000. , of New York, who is only 26 years Bir. Merrism At the present time there is | Of age, and is worth about 2,000,000, has been: a large amount of moneyed capital, bank insane, and placed in the Bloom- stock, &c., in this city. conceived the idea Mr. Randall.—I call for a vote. other relatives are Mr. Willard (Vt.)—I understand that an and his aim was to amendment was to be offered to the substi- ee Sie. Raa oattoe oe taxScea Iiebrser aid iis § makin: x 5 a Mr. a4 ‘but 1 have introduces todo him out of. vides ouly for taxing real estate, and fixes The rateat two dollars Cain Tempernnss As Mr. Willard (VU)—Very well. formed convention Mr. Randall.—The bill offered by the gen- May. tieman from Indiana (Mr. Wilson) taxes C. Stiles, a well-known both real and personal property at rate og |” eames of $1.50. ght, aged Mr. Cotton—Let me state once more that | s9-The fellow who asked for 4 lock of his Wwe are not now settling the rate of taxation. ‘Was informed that “it costs money, That = will be open after we agree we tise t a (a dose not | Miverasiog mays weeseiseri Gatabciats 7 have amet w Wedopied, aS ask the House be i * iwieuci=e meee neue oor een tons tax Mr, Smith (Ohio.)—Why not settle that democratic »{2te ceotral eon = on of Jane,