Evening Star Newspaper, November 20, 1875, Page 1

a ‘THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Exeepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Feunsylvania Avenue, cerner Lith 5! od BY The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany &. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. ———ee ‘THE EVENING STAB ts served Oy carriers to at Tan OENTs PER WEEK, = Foatr- the g ear. postane prepaid, BF All sudscriptions invariably in advance, and ‘So paper sent longer than paud / OF Rates of advertising furnished cn application Che Lrening Starz, Voz. 46—N°. 7,069. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1875. AMUSEMENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES, postrosen. COLUMBIA TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. 101.—The regalar meeting will be held The PRAMAT AINMENT to have adice of the Academy of the Sacred Beart of May, iv St. Duminics Hall, op Monday evening. the 294 fret . HAS BEEN PO<TPONED To FRIDAY EVENING. 26th inst ENTE ¥ been giver byt ne N ATI@NAL THEATER. TO. NIGHT, oweENS as CALEB PLUMMBK. Saturday Night DOUBLE BILL, BCT AN THE HAPPIEST DaY OF MY LIFE Sovember 22. Mre Ostes’ Comic Opera in nevig2t GEROFLEGEROFLA, {CORDS OPERA HOUSE. “GAILY THE TROUBADOL B. Ff ghd nly tl Ly Fbtat The highly successtul Comedy Organization, = SALSRURY SS TROUBADOURS, ; Whose entertainment ha- justly been styled similar to the fu mous Vokes F. ; la their New Absard- file —— wih E CH WORK, the delightfal Comedy bane 7 97) A NUNDER FALSE COLOKS. LANKSGIVING Da ‘ . THANKOG NT RDAY REGULAK MATINEE. Beserved paces 25 Adwirsion %, 73 and 25 cents. cor novla-tf extr SE OF LECTURES, November 24 Enwaki ) EGGLESTO athor of the Hoosier Schoolmaster, & Bctye:t—Hoosier Sketcnes and Dialec. Keadinzs Decem 1, JON B. GUUGH Bubject—Blunders. (His new and best December 16. HENKY VINCENT: ct—John Wesley; His Life, Teachiogs ‘Actions, fut and . December 2, DR. ISAAC I. HAYES: Subect—Iceland. (iilnstrated with magni viexs.) This brilliant course is under carefel and ¢ enced management ‘The lectures will be del in the epacivus anditorium of WESLEY CHAPEL, where the admirable seating arrangement will pro- Vide for sli comfort and satisfaction kets for the four lectures only $2.50 e for reserved swats. Dingr peri BOOK com md BE. 941 PennssIvania avenue. mence at So clock, promptly ARLOW’S GALLERY UF FINE ARTS, 1223 PENNSYLVANIA AVENU he Public are tnvited to examine my stock of TiktiNGS, ENGHAVINGS, UBBOMOS PHO OGRA PHS. LITHOGBAPHS, PAINTINGS ON POROELAINE, &c_ They are of the same found in all Srst class Galleries of New York, sua St the same prices. FRAMES for Mirrors and Ou Paintings made to order of the newest pa'terns: als). FRAMES of every description for Bagravinss: oy oes Porcelaine Paintings, Wreaths aud wes. A’ of eve description made to order ASSE PA TocTs in ‘eat variety. GOLD, SIL. 4 COPPER Wife COND, NAILS, cc. article guaranteed as represented. PAINTINGS arranged bung for Galleries .N. BA LITHOGRAPHS. from Ie. to @1 eac WOOv ENGRAVINGS for Scrap-books sont sept tm Oxp No. On Exhibition New No. apd Sale } 439 7 er. 7TH St. aT MARKKITER'S We. 439 Tth sivect, between D and E doors above Odd Fellows’ Ha streets, ee ht loor tt. CUbotce Oil Paintings. Bngravings, Chromos, &c. Also, largest st-ck of Pay ia =. Window Bbhades. Pictures, Frames, Picture and Tae sele, Rings, Nails. ac.,in the Please remeniber Nameand Number. jy1-1y BALLS, PARTIES, &c. \ “BCOND GRAND LEVEE AND BALL Me the UNIFORMED KI: T GRAND BALL of the \ KPHENS, will be held MONDAY EVENING, Novenber 224, vadge Mew Hall, F street, By order of Committee. * JAMES CLEAR rov30 2 Committee on Advertising. IF YOU COULD ONLY KNOW HOW VERY STYLISH AND ATTRACTIVE ARE OUR $10 — $12 _$11— $16 BUSINESS SUITS you WOULD CERTAINLY BUY ONE COME AND SEE THEM. WE KNOW YOU WILL BE PLEASED WE ALSO OFFER FOR $10— 912 — $14 AN ELEGANT LINE OF FINE NOBSY OVERCOATS. ALL OF OUR $15 — $20 -—#25— 830 OVERCOATS AND SUITS ARE MADE BY US AND ARE IN EVERY WAY EQUAL TO CUSTOM-MAKE. BOYs CLOTHING AT SATISFACTORY PRICES HABLE BROTHERS novid-tr Corner 7th and D Stree ROBES L},) mn oa HORSE COVERS, AT PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. Largest and Finest Assortment in the city of IMPERIAL, SCOTCH, PLUSH AND WOOLEN CABBIAGE BOBES. = ‘TCMELS, POORET BOOKS, ‘Ba’ a SHAWL STRAPS, ac, aT TE PaacricaL TBEUNK, HABNE aND BADDLE manurecre = JAMES 8S. TOPHAM, 425 71m STBERT 5. W., (A@jotning O44 Fellows’ Hall.) TERESA ree vt pes LAP, STRUT, £2,877. 4m econ Paespcrys eel "PSS r r S (Saturday) EVENING, at 7-30 o'clock. . L. H. PATTERSON. R. 8. £1 BST BAPTIST CHUROH, iich street, be- tween @ and H, Bev. De. Cutuvenr Pastor. Services to-morrow morning and evening, (Ds a All welcome. MOUNT VERNON PLACE ME. CHU S° UTI, corner 9h and K streets nort a Atila m Bev H.A.Cievetaxn,of the ry x 5. Chareb; at 7.0 p. Rev. A.W le “ad P AUL'S. ENGLISH LUTHERAN ‘orner of Lith and H streete—Ser- 4 - vice to morrow, (morning and eveving,) ai 11 and 7-30. Preaching by the Pastor, Bev. 8. Dower Come. Seats free. ht OHRISTIAN CHUGUH, Vermont avenue, een N and O streets north west—Services by the Pastor, Rev. F. D. Power, morning aud evening. at the ueual hours. Suuday School at a.m. Strangers welcome. it FOUNDRY CHUBCH, lith and G streets — Preaching Sunday at7:3) kev. H. A. CLEVELAND; at Il @. m. by arrnet. Wit-ox.D D;on Thanksgiving Day, at ie m by Rev.8. Dower, D. D.; Sunday School c.ncert Thursday Evening at 7:90 o'clock. at rs, DERLAND P. GARUNER. of New York, an esteemed minister of the Society riends, will attend the meeting of that Socte.y ‘morrow Morning at 1] o'clock. at their meeting house, om I streets, between Isth and 19th. All are cordially invited @uttond it REVIVAL SERVICES AT WAUGH M. E. CHOROH —Preaching 4* 11a. m. and7 p. m- by the Pastor, Rev. Bictiako Noxais. Evening -Joy Over the Penitent J.P. NEwMAN, D.D. Ser. day © vice every © fe UNITARIA rus P. Stepp: NSERVICR—The Rev. Bt ‘Ns will conduct service at the arch, corner of 6th and D streets, morrow (Sunday), at ‘Ils. m. Ail persons cor. dially invited. Sunday Schovls meets at Py a. m The services formerly heli in Willard’s Iiall are discontinued. by order of committee. = HOA WILLABD, Chairman, CHRISTADELPHIANS meet every Sanday at lle. m.,in the Ciieait Court Room. City Hail. Object for'meeting 1; to celebrate the death of Jesns, the Christ, and to disseminate “the trath taught by Jesus and pie & interested invited. Ay identity delioving oat THE AN® OF ASEURY FE Hace at their Charen, corner ‘Te morrow.Sunday ) Rev atl o'clock am. At 3 p companied by Or. S. Kx (wex. an address the Sabbath School and. 7% p.m. W.W Forswax.P. EB. The public cor dialiy invited. {it} JAMES THOMAS, Pastor HOLY Chi atip.m. Sun free Kev. J. “SPNORTHERN LISERTY_MABKET, K +t between 4th and 5th sts.—This market will be RECA day WEDNESDAY, November 24th, day. A.B ETY.—The anniversary meetin “DICAL SOOLETY OF TD. © , will be heid in Mariai’s Hall, oa TUN3DAY, Bovember 2%, at “p.m. Oration by Dr. W. W JOUNSTON. All are invited to attend. a a4 M TEIPLETT, MD. { Committes. 7 RUDE. § SECURITY O1L —The safest Burns longer; buras brighter, aut Manufactured by C Te Ma novl-Im* ¥M.OA OF ssissty Xereesoon sxxvicss. LINCOLN HALL, at 3:9) o clock, Conducied by the Young Men of the Association YOUNG MEN SPECIALLY INVITED. MUSIC LED BY ORGAN AND CORSET. Classes in English Grammar and Arithmetic com. mence TUESDAY EVENING. at 69). octd)-tr ALL PERSONS DESIRING TO LEARN PiTMAN'S SHOBT-HAND may find an experierced teacher at Roy's Acade Sunder: land's church, 436 street_ northwest course of D Teweo W. Thorough mastery of the wnole subject guaranteed. oct) tf [ap torise HOT O8 ICE-COLD TEX, COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE, 2 and Fragrant, WITH MILBURN 'S UNRIVALLED SOD4, 4429 PENNS\LVANIA AVENUE, cetto-te near Willard’s. were OF COLUMSIA BONDS FOR - 7 percent. 15-year Bouda. ds. 3 OS Bow Special improvement § per cent. Bonds, recciva: ble for special taxes. cct25'Im LEWIS JOHNSON & 00 , Bankers, thee NOTICE.—Your bilis for SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT TAXES can now be paid for less money than at any time hereto fore. It is not probable that the present low prices will moch Ly. regreworent ant once and take advantage of the low rates o! ay PPS _oct2s ina rurws IVBABON & CO. BANKERS, Corner 0) Win Streat and Pennsylvania Avenue, Desiers in Government and District Securition roreige Kxchauge and Gold. wople-ly iH. E. OFFL & ' BANKERS Corwen Prereextu axp F Sreeers, Opposite Treasery Department BANK OF DEPOSIT, EXCHANGS, fc. Deal in GOLD, Government and District BONDS, Foreign EXOHANGE, &c. Gollections made on all points. Investment Securities on Commission. mari-tr eS W. WHITAKER. WwW. J. COOK WHITAKER & COOKE, General Claim Special District No. 715 lth street, op. i= 8D. O00KE, Jx., 200. | ene ran § oo te "1429 F mtrest. ¥Y WILL HAV IT! — The United States “CRNTENNIAL MEDAL.” A besutifnl little souvenir illustrating the growth and Maly suthoriued agents tr the Bites of Golam * jents for t! istrict of 2] = bin SHOT Ned a ETON & PEARSON, ¥.™M.C. A. Building, 9th and D streets, Dealers in Dusndcliers, Plumbers. Geods, &¢-, 86 maré.stf REMOVAL —WM. F. HOLTZMAN, Atcor- ney-at Law, bas removed to No. 1321 F st. Lorthwest, opposite, Ebbit House, and will be to se his friends and business acqnaint- ances. Legal businefs solicted, and money invested, Koome and Offices for reut in same building. je9-tf SAMUBL G YOUNG, NOTARY PoBLic, ctit-tt per 2 EFS BuiDine, Wiggs & Oo. Special Notice, DLAMONDS, ‘ATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVERWARR, FINK FANCY GOODS, CLOCKS, BRONZES. OPERA GLASS SHELL COMBS. FANS, POCKET BOOKS, ENG- LISH TABLE CUTLERY, PLATED WARK, ac. PORTED DI- PRIDAL PRESENTS A SPECIAL TY. M. W. GALT, BRO. & €o., _bovl8-tf JEWEUEBBS. SRCOND-HAND CLOTHING, FURBITUR: ow gpa hy eh Orders Ly mail promptly : H. OOL! 2 00., novi0-tr Corner 10th street Penna. ave D®* eoens, SARPETINGS, OLLCLUTHS, AND KEEPS PaYERY PARTLY-MADE DRESS SHIRTS Resetving new cupplion daily for the fall and win- ores TOM He. SUS NE cerns Vonks were NO COUNTERFEIT. THE ORIGINAL FLOWERS USED. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT Recetrts To-DAY.—Inter- nal revenue, #424,911.17; total for the month, $6 699,592.16; total for the fiscal year to date, $44,715,114 96. Customs, $390,593.92; tatal for the monto to date. $7.787.535.88; for the fiscal Year to date, $€3,853,022.54. PEA@FUL.—A letter was yesterday re- ceived by a Cabinet officer from Minister Cushing, in which he reviews the generat situation in Europe, but makes no allusion to any cause like'y to disturb the preseat re- lations between Tn! tates and Spain THE RECENT CORRESPONDENCE between the President and Gen. Sherman is state’ to have been wholly in regard to matters needed by the former in the preparation of his mes- sage to Congres: and ban no reference what- ever to the Cuban question. MAIL ROBBERY IN Tex aS.—Intelligence has been received by the Post Office depart- ment that on Thursday night last the mail ambulance and contents on the Brownsville and Corpus Christi line, were seized at Mal- to del Chiron, and driven off. Toe robbers are supposed to be Mexican raiders. PERSONAL.— Gen. Spinner was at the Treasury cepartment to-day. He leaves to night for Florida, where he will spend the winter. Hon. Sam. Randall left the city last night for Philadelphia. He will return next week. Governor Ames, of Missis- sippl, Was at the Interior department to-day. ORDERED TO DISMISS HIS RELATIVES FROM OFFICE.—In consequence of com- plaints made against Col. Young, internal revenue collector for the fourth Noth Car- olina district, the commissioner of internal revenue has notified him to mi certain dismissals of near relatives who are holding office under him THE VICE PRESIDENT'S condition to day Is about as it was yesterday—that is, he is able to sit up and receive a few visitors. There is no doubt but that his recent attack has considerably shattered his nervous sys- tem, and it is quite doubtful whether he will be able to preside in the Senate at iue opeu- ing of the session. THE HoMFLESS INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA. An exeeutive order will soon be issued re serving for the benefit of the California MIs- sion Indians the small remaining tracts of unoccupied public land in the vicin their recent homes, and it will be recom- mended that Congress make good by pur- chase their loss of title to the rest of tue lands Leretofore oecupied by them. NATIONAL BAN The Treasury holds $36,150,012 in United States bonds to eure national bank circulation, and <1 00 to secure public deposits. The national bank cireulation now ontstanding amoants of which $2,241) are notes dito gold banks. National be notes received for redemption Total receipts for the wee THE RECORDS of the Pension office, here‘o- fore scattered throughout the rooms of the Seaton House building, have been arcanged in closed cases, with drawers, and mounte | on wheels. These cases have all been placed on the first floor, and in case of firecan easi ty be remove! from danger by two men within ten minutes. The records em race 19.099 unsettled claims, involving millions of dol- lars, and many of the payers could not be replaced if destroyed. The precaution was a very hecessary ove. tod Tar New York Fasr MAIL To THs CiTy.—On and afier Mont m New York ioterm polats | will arrive in Washington at 1:13 p.m. It | was expected that they would arrive here omewbat cariier, but the department was olified this afternoon that they would not | arrive until the time mentioned. = Ou the re ~eipt of this information Col. Scott was sraphed to Know whether be could not po « bly bring the mails from Bay View to Wash- ington seo-er. Ni up to ball past two jock. THERE iS NO EXCITEMENT whatever on the Spanish Cuban question to-day. What lid have @ temporary existence was bora rather of the excited imagination of uews- paper writers than the facts, Live to pemlirg pegotiations with Spain. That Which Was stated in yesterday's STAR, that Spain had mate ample concessions, in reply to th e of Mr. Fish, with reference to te enforcement of the Cones of 1795, can be reasserted today. There Is nothing on the face of affairs indicative of trouble, and our veluiions with Spain are just as friendly as they ever have been sioce the Virginins massacre troubles. THE PRACTICAL VALUE Of the raid on Lili- cit distillation is best shown by the follow- ing totals, compiled from the records of the office of internal revenue up to date: Amount already assessed on distillers for unpaid tax, most of wich has been collect- | ed by distraint, the rest being securei by distillers’ bonds, $745,801.40; value of ty now under for forfeiitire and against which the evidence is conclusive, $31,145 ,365.52; total, $1,891,166.92. This amount, for whose recovery the government has aun - dant security, is in addition to all fines, suits on gaugers’ , Aad against rectifiers to | recover double the amount of tax, which will | assuredly bring the aggregate above two million dollars. a i ——— A HALF MILLION SaveD.—An orter was issued yesterday afternoon by President Grant consolidating the internal revenue districts throughout the country. It is in accordance wilh the recommendations of Commissioner of Internal Revenue Pratt, who thinks he can collect the revenue wit! the reduced foree. It discharges from the public service forty-four collectors and as- sessors of internal revenue, their deputies and clerical assistants, and, it is estimated, will save the government haifa million dol- lars avnually. Robert M. Proud is retained as collector of the district formed by consoli- dating the third and fifth districts of Mary- land, to be Known hereafter as the third dis- tiet. ORDERED BEFORE THE ARMY RETIRING BoARD.—Major H. M. Enos, Quartermaster; Assistant Su: Frank Reynolds; Capt. C.F. Trowbridge, 2d Sard C. Batehin: son, 14th infantry; T. L. Brent, 3d cavalry; E. Armstrong. 2ith Infantry; First Lieuten- roper- | propriate sections to represent the geolo: No reply bad been receivet ; g ants 1). I. Ezekiel, ith infantry; H. R. Jones and George Duff, ist infantry; C. P. McTag- art. ith infantry; Second Lieutenants W. Miller, 9th fufantry, and E. A. Benjamin, od infantry, haye been ordered to tby letter to Colonel W. H. Emory, Bresideat of in this city, retiring board, in session and to bold themselves in readiness to ap- pear before tion when oned. meat rox ud Oe ea _ Hird sease, the smallpox, Ld tn Cumbe: to such an extent it has been no blies until the it seems that no suitable building can be procured for a hos- pital, News acco: y alarge nnm cared for, and the danger of spreading the contagion lessened. CENTENNIAL—Pursuant to a call of the Tee see . nee ace re of ed interests of the state at the centennial. EXPLORATIONS IN COLORADO AND UTAH, Remarkable Prehistoric Ruin s_Evi- dences of the Existence of a Civil- = Before theComing of Co- 1m The United States geological and geograph- ieal survey of the territories, under the di- ree:ion of Professor Hayden, during the past season, continued its work of the two pre- ceding years in the southern and western portions of Colorado, including a belt of fif- teen miles m width of the northern part of New Mexico, and the eastern portion of Utah. The expedition was separated into seven divisions, each assign its specific duty. The entiresouthern and southwestern portions of the original area, marked out by the department, were completed, so that only the northwest corner now remains un- examived. This district will be finished by a single party the coming year. The total area surveyed during the season of 1575, was 30,000 square miles, much of it in the drain- age Of the Colorado river. The exploration of the remarkable PREHISTORIC RUINS[OF SOUTHERN COLO- RADO, @ glimpse of which was obtained in 1874. was continued with great vigor and success. They were traced down all the canons to the Colorado river, into New Mexico and Ari- zona, and their connection traced to the pres- entcliff ciiies of the Moquis of Arizona. Cave dwellings of curious architecture were found by hundreds in the sides of the gorges, many of which are many miles from water. EVIDENCES OF A FORMER CIVILIZATION. Ruins of extensive villages were found in the plains, indicating the former existence of a people far more numerous and much more advanced in the arts of civilization than their supposed descendants of the pres- ent time. undreds of sketches, photo- graphs. &c., were made. Flint weapons, earthe and other remains were found, which tbrew a clear light on their ancient history. The materiais thus secured will en- able the survey to present to Congress an e: haustive report on this most interesting sub- ject. The result of the past season's work will be fully equal in interest and import. ance to those of any pr Major Powe: r. J. W. Powell, in his report to the Sre- retary of the Interior of the progress of the second division, under his charge, in the gro- logical and geographical survey of the terri- tories during the feld season of 1575, states that a small party for the review of the geology was organized and led by himself, rk of the several observers properly correlated, walle the main under Prof. A. H. Thompson, extend: an area of nearly one thi d square miles to the north’ and east of distriet previously surveyed. Within the district two important rivers are found— the Dirty Devil and Escalante,and many tributaries, and other smalier streams di- rectly tributary to the Colorado river. The district embraces two important groups of mountains—the Henry mountains on the no-theast, and the Navaja on the southeast. The whole district is in the territory of Utah. The same methods of survey were used asin Isv4. For the correct delineation of the TOPOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COUNTRY. A connected plane-table sketch was mate over the whole area, and perspective profile- sketches, showing the characteristics of the slopes, and drainage sketenes of water courses, canon and valley outlines. All routes traveled over were carefully meaa- dered, and measure 1,268 miles. The system of classifying the surveyed lands in former years has been continued during the present season, viz: irrigable, pasture, timber, min- eral and waste lands. Out of the whole area about one-quarter of one per cent. be- longs to the first class, 50 percent. ty the second, nine per cent tothe third, four per cent. to the fourth, and the remain ter to the b distribution. Mr. G. K. Gilbert aceompanie! Professor Thom peas pe as geologist, and mule a very successful study of the TRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF THE REGION of the geographic survey, and obtaluet such facts as will enable him to construct ap Structure and to accurately color tie ological map. At Mr. Powell's reques Captain C. E. Dutton was directed to ac company the division for the purpose o studying the eruption rocks of the geol 1 “Sub provence of the Sevier,” and his labors have resulted in the collection of many (act- having an important bearing on the great problems presented in North a: van geology. Mr. L. F. Ward accompanied Prof. Thomp- son’s party as botanist, and made a large collection of plants in the western portion of the surveyed area. One series of ove hun- dred and one negatives were made, and @notuer of ten, wich will be very usefal. MANY PRE-HISTORIC ETCHINGS were discovered on the canon walls, and rock escarpments of the country, which were copied to scale. The remains of many pre- bistoric dwellings were also discdVered. Prof. C. A. White, of Bowdoin college, ac companied the party as paleontologist, and very large collections were made of the flora and faupa of the yarious iPS Of fotks; and the natural series éstavlished formerly cau DOW be characterized by extensive lists of their fosstl remains. ertain bands of Shoshone Indians were met during the travels, whose arts are un- represented In the national museum, and a collection of their clothing, implements, or- namenis, &c., was made. The various collections mae during the field season have safely arrived in Washing- ton. NAVAL ORDERS.—Master Tueodore Por- ter, ordered to the torpedo steamer Alarm. Master W. P. Classon,to special temporary duty onder the direction of Commodore Par- ker, at Avapolis, Md. Acting Assistant Surgeon L. Armstrong, ered to the navy yard, Pensacola, Florida. Carpeter B. E. Ferald, ordered to the Richmond, soutn Pacific station per Pacific mail steamer from New York of the 30tu instant. Carpenter Geo. W. Davis, detailed from the Richmond on the reporting of his relief and ordered to reyort home aud report Leaves of absence have been ited to bas , Uncerwood and T. E. DeWitt Vs Ist of January next. To Ensi, ril for two month, Frank O. ye rpaha, semred 8. W. B. Deilie for two mouths. Cadet Engineers Robt. H. Leitch, Henry P. Cleaver, Lucius W. Wooston, John K. ‘Bar- ton, avd Rutag Denig, have been com- missioned assistant engiueers in the pavy to rank from January 23d, 1574. The following orders have been re' . The orders of Capt. 8. P. Carter for duty on the lighthouse board, and to THE BUREAU OF EDUCATION of the Commissioner. The report of the Commissioner of Educa- tion for 1875 contains the usual abstracts of the reports of the several state and city su- perintendents and other educational publi- cations, together with increased tables of statistics compiled from replies to inquiries addressed to various state and city eiuca- tonal officers and institutions throughout the country. The benefits of a common pDomenciature, adopted as a result of its work in reporting educational statistics are becoming apparent. From the raliza- Uon of such & multitude of facts derived from 80 many sources, the lessons rise spon- taneously to the surface. By this existing excellencies are shown and emula- tion is excited, while past errors are seen and methods of improvement suggested. Tne greaterdemand upon this office for lnforma- lien upon special topics has been met in part by the publication of eigit pampiets, con- taining in al! 703 octavo pages. The subdi- vision In charge of official educational re- ports and publications. reports a marked Tenden to abandon faulty and obsolete methods of instruetion, and to t those more in harmony with natural development, and at the same time those better adapted to fit the pupils for the practiced duties of life. Dur-ng the year there has been a marked | crease in the attention given to the introduc- ion of DRAWING IN THE PURLIC SCHOOLS. A special report on drawing in these scuools and art education Is in preparation by Unis office, and is nearly ready for publication. The statistical work of the office bas greatly improved and been largely increased during the past year. Of the particular inquiries set to schools of learning, asylums, reform- atories, &c., in addition to the regular ingui- ries in reference to public school systems, there were nearly 6,000. In addition to the regular work of the office, one of its subdiy sions has been engaged in preparing a speci report op public libraries in theUnited States. including those of sebools, colleges, &e.. and has received the cordial co-operation of all interested in these important meaus of elu- cation. THE SOUTH. The commissioner feels the liveliest sym pathy with the embarrassments encouatered in the states in which slavery has been more recently abolished and urgently recommends that geneial government devise some measures of aid that will be generally satis- factory. He affirms the utter impossibility of accomplishing the amonnt of work now performed in the office, were it not for the gratuitous labor performed by thousands of educators in different parts of the country, and states that no other year bas brought so many testimonials of the utility of the work it attempts todo. He asks that such rea- sonable increase of his clerical foree be made as will enabie the office more satis‘actorily to accomplish its work. THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. The relation of the bureau of etucation to the international exhibition has been two fold—first, the educators of the country have naturally made it a medium for harinoniz: ing all diverse projects and plans for shaw- ing of educational methods, appliances and results; second, the preparation of such Umited, but correct, reports on the various systems, classes of institutions, and phases of education as would be of permanent value RICHARDS, THE HALF-BREED INTERPRE- TER, MUKDERED.—Information has beea re- ceived to the effect that on the 12th instant the bodies of John Richards and his nephew {young Palady) were found in the Ranning Yuter, 30 miles from the Red Cloud agency, Al the crossing of the road to Fort Laramie, riddled with bullets. The murdered men being on the way to Red Cloud from Laramie at the time of the!r death, it is supposed that the murder was done by hostile Indiaas. The wagon belonging to the two men was upset into the river, and on the bank were found their guns. Tue bridtes and lines were the only things taken from the harness. The bodies bad lain in the water several days, and could be identified only by papers fonnd on them. Both the murdered men were Sioux half-breeds, Richards having been a very intelligent man aud a great friend of the whites. He has been in Washington sey- eral U.aes with Indian delegations, as inter- preter. Assisted by Young-man-afraid-of- ois-Horses, he was the means of bringing to Red Cloud, last September, to treat tor the sale of the Black Hilis country, the wild northern Indi: for which dangerous ser- vice the government presented the two with 100 head of horses. Great excitement prevails at Red Cloud, in consequence of the diseoy- ery of this brutal murder. BEECHER ON UCATION AND GOVERN: poe yer Norwich, N. ¥., nearly a thon- sand Mr. “Sons pRid seventy-five cents to hear her lecture on éducation and gov- ent Wednesday night. He advocated ic schools with the Bible excluded, and @ more thorough separation of church’ and state, and discouraged repudiation. His per- formance was grand, except that part of it ‘n which he made an effort at self-vindica- tion by denouncing that class of sins with which he stands charged. Then hi burdened, and his de- clined. But withal, he spoke with more freedom than heis wont to, especially ia his church. The lecture was applauded, MExican CATTLE TiuTEVes KILLEp.—A disraten ‘iveéd from Fort Brown by way of Galvéston says that a party of state troops came upon a horde of Mexican cattle thieves fomtersey who wer? crossing stolen cattle into Mexican territory, and upon the re- fusal of the authorities to surrender the cat- Ue, they crossed the border and hada fight with some four bundred Mexicans, in which four of the latter were killed. The United ates troops were ordered not to cross into exico. AN INDIANA FINANCIAL PLATFORM,— Three thousand citizens of Indianapol!s have signed @ declaration complaining of the de- pression of business and mistaken finan- cial Popa of the government, and demand- ing unconditional rey of the resump- Uon act, the retirement of all national bank notes, the substitation therefor of legal tenders, and the refunding of a portion of the national debt into 3-65 interconvertible bonds. The deciaration concludes with a call for a mass meeting December 1. AT THE CHARLOTTE (N. C.) RACES yester- day. in the one aud one-eighth mile dash, Sprightlet was first and Hartland second; time, 2:13. Seeond race, half-mile heats, Mollie Darling first, Thomas O'Neill second; Ume, .57, 56%, 58%. Third race, one-mile dash, Abdel Koree first, Century second; epee! 1:54. The track was heavy on account ne —$—$_______ THREE MEN INJURED AT A CHICAGO Fier.—A fire broke out last evening in Mar- tine’s dancing hall, in Chi qi while the fire patrol and citizens to number of to save the furni- wenty Were attemptin; randent ', catching about a u ture roof fell dozen of them. Three were injured and the others slightly. Five thousand dol- lars will cover the loss on the bu!liing. TWO CENTs. PEACEFUL NEWS FROM MADRID. THE BROOKLYN REVIVAL. ° NEW YORK SUSPENSIONS. —-—e——_ MORE SHIPWRECKS AND LOSS OF LIFE —_——_s—— VERDICT AGAINST AN EX-REVENTE OFFICER ° FOREIGN NEWS. Thirteen Shipwrecks and 4 ves Loxpon, Nov. to —The recent gales around the coasts of Great Britain have been ter- ribly destructive of life and Property. Lioyd’s agent at Dover telegrapns it is believed tbirteen vessels foundered in the Downs during the storm last night, and that forty or fifty Lives were lost. It is estimated that from dve to six hundred vessels of all sorts are now anchored in the Dowas, off Deal, waiting for fair wea! All Foreiguers Tried “ounse! MADRID, Nov. 20.—It is stated that the government have determined that all for- eigners tried in Cuba for participating in the insurrection will be allowed to have counsel Peacefal Advices from Madrid El Cronista says the last dispateh from Washington was discussed at a cab council yesterday. Meanwhile the presen! satisfactory situation promises a favorable and early setUlement of all pending questions affecting the relations with the United States, —- SEVEN YEARS IN COURT. Verdict in a Cotton Sale Case. LOUISVILLE, KY., ¥. 20.—The case of the United States against O. H. Burbridge ell, was decided yesteriay. The case hos been in court since April, 185. Shortly after the war O. H. Burbridge was appointed a special supervising agent of the Treasury de- partment, with nead«enr’ New eas. It was alleged by that while in office Burbridge s belonging to the value to $49,000, w ed for, thereby fa duties of the off ments of his bond, which had been fixed at $25,000. His sureties were sued with him Some are dead: some are said tobe worth ncthing,and only one. John P. Jackson, r of San Franc’'sco, was actively prosecuted with Burbridge. The jury rendered a ver- dict against Burbridge for $36,000, g the require. THE BROOKLYN REVIVAL. A Moody and Sankey. Nov —There was a great audience at the Tabernacle in Brooklyn this morning, many people net being aware that Moody and Sankey had taken their depar- ture. “Zhe services were conducted by } Needham, who read a portion of the Serip- tures and discoursed 0; the eat work accomplished by the Apostles Peter and Poul. Requests for prayer were real, and remarks and prayers followed which were expressive of hope for the success of the re- vival movement in . Hotes from Richmond FIRE. RICHMOND, VA., Nov. 20.—Between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning @ fire in the western part of the city destroyed eight small brick residences. Loss tweity thousand dollars partly insured. ROBRERY AND MURDER, PERHAPS. Wm. T. Tinsley, country storekeeper, in Chestertield county, about six miles from Richmond, was terribly and ably fatally beaten and robbed last night by unknown parties. They enticed him from his resi- sence to go to his store to make some pur- chases, and the assault was made between the two places. Tinsley was subsequently found over @ roadside fence, where he had beeu thrown by his assailants. He was in a f-arful condition, his head having been beat- en With a heavy club. His wateh and money were goue. The robbers also secured the key of the store carried off the money in the drawer. Tinsiey is still jusensible and in a critical conditiar —o—— Fires, DETRotT, Noy. 20.—The large saw mill of Reynolds and Emiaw, at Grand Haven, was burned lastevening. Loss about =50,000. CUNCINNATI ot Harsbman, McKenzie & Co. » City, Indiana was burned yesterday. Loss, $20.00. QuINCY, Nov. 20—Four buildings, the fe gee A of Thomas Jasper and 1D. Pauline, and occupied by Schemerhorn Brothers were burned Jast night. Loss on buildings, $20,000; on stock, $30,000. A Terri ic ly. PHILADELPBIA, Nov. 20.—A special 0 the Philadelphia Times, dated Erie, November 19, says: A terrible domestic t ly oc- curred here this morning. Jacob i ons, & , 60 years of age, shot and fa- tally wounded bis eldest daughter, Anna, and then shot himself through the head. He died instantly. ‘lis not ex to les Were the cause of New York Bank Statement. NEw York, Nov. 20.—The following is the weekly bank statement: Loans, decrease, #1 204,000; specie, increase, #1.302,000; legal tenders, increase, $967,200; deposits, de crease, $2,375. lation. ins 1» S04, 300; reserve, Wood's occuping rooms, in the same building, No. 52 Cen tre street, have absconded, leaving debts are them aggregating from #75,000 to $100,(09. MRS. JOYCE.—A special dispatch to the jcago Tribune says: A very curious fact came to light to-day ny Bog Joyce. Her husband received a letter her yes- terday, stating that she was out of mouey, ] | (Poa Tuc & Per. Fovewnen I7, 1978, What needs my Pore abored momamect Why raise the gleaming shat above does Dem ye that euch to bis prow? apirit stones For that neg ect wherein bis daye were spent” ‘Trust me. be «corns, thongh Bim lly your intest, Sueb late, vain honor—Vaig to bim who owns, Among Bir glorious peers on golden thrones, ‘Bove “grief and groan.” s place pre emisent, A monum-at that time shall pot consume Bimecif 414 butid. iamenting * lost Lenore.” Long wandering in the haunted realms of gloom, And tortured by the Raven's": Nevermore’ And bigh above the shadows of bis tomb, Ip the clear braven of Fame I see it soar. —{W. b. Sromeacen 222: InE WH ISK Y RING Fra The testi Ce, the mon, ao care ot General MeDonala, on tri = mais for several person were called the defence, but their testi. relate! solely to McDonald's character to his connection with tue ring, and bearing on the offered by tien, and but few of them hart usiness dealings with hin. lenry C. Rexigers, deputy commissioner of interpal revenue, was placed on the stand and lestified that he had known Joyce siace 1872 GOT ACQUAINTED WITH MIM Im WAsH- TROTON while be was on a temporary visit there have written unofficial letters to Joyoe re lating to matiers that I can't reeall, bot ebtirely of @ local nature, I never wrote him with an understanding between us as to aay legitimate purpose, ho arrengement or wo- derstanding was had by meeither with Joyer McDonald or any — im St Lonis oF elnewhere ax to ony f legitimate parpave. Crose-examined—MeDonaid and Joyce frequently requested me that when revenae Agents were sent on bere the latter should be sent to confer with the local officers; I re- membered tn the fall of 1/4, about Une time Twas nizing @ raid upon St. Louis, Gen. McDonald came into my office (this was about October or November.) an said, “Mr. Rodgers, Brooks and Hoag have started, or are about to ipvestigate St. Louis; and | pre test against such Investigation.” He de- manded that when the revenue agents were sept on here the local officers sbould be noti- fed, so 4s to ASSIST IN THE INVESTIGATION, and took steps immediately to prevent Brooks and Hoag going out, and Stopped them because the investigation was intendet tobe secret and the secret had been devel oped. 1 donot know whodeveloped it. Taer: was a partial organization of the tatended raid before the October elections. I refer to the October elections in Obio, but owing to (beir pear approach Mr. Hoag requested tn they be postponed until after the election so that the organization of the raid was no! consummated until October or November. McDonald did not tell me who gave him the Knowledge of the coutemplated raid. Ido not Know bow long be bad been in Wash- ington bel © had that consultation, bat there on two consecutive days spoke to me on the first or second Lrecollvet. I don't kuow whether d been given t If leave hat Lim to leave St. Louis ft passed the chief clerk of the teparament, Col A Holt. 1 anderstooa thet aflerwanris agents wore seat on here, bat 1 had no knowledge of it. Col. Grosvenor’s Denial. Col. Wm. M. Grosvenor, of Si Gas Written a letter tothe New York Tribane, denying that he ever received any money from Joyce or any other member of the r political services or for lu- emocrat to abandon re for mayor iast spring. He says be has always been in open opposition to the whisky ring, the Democrat persistently opposed Maguire, and he never recommended any other course He states that in 1874, long before the whisky exposure, he borrowed £00 from Joyce, giving his note therefor, which loan Was made in the ordinary course of business, aud will b paid with interest. of Hts Mearers TWO AFFECTING STORIES To ILLUSTRATE THE TEXT “GOD IS LOVE At the yey moraing meeting at the Brooklyn Riuk Mr. Moody's text was: “Goa is Love”—words Uvat blaze in gas jets,over the pulpit of bis Chicago church. He dwelt particularly upon God's chastening tose whom he loves and chastening them because he loves them, and told _a story concerning bis own little girl. “She was,” said he, “only six or seven years old, and as bright | and merry as could be; but she fell Into Ut habit of ‘getting Up cross in the morning, speaking rodely to her mother and her bro- ter. J told her at last that she must be pun- ished unless she conquered ber habit; buLone morving while I was dressing | beard her heen giver through the ha <8 « A little voice impatiently chiding my wife. After breakfast, when it came time for her to £0 to school, sbe stepped up to give me a morning kiss, but 1 gently pushed her aside, telling hershe could not Kiss me. The cor- ners of her tiny mouth dropped. Tears welled up into her eyes, and my heart was almost bursting. Slowly and lly she left the room Without @ trace of that childish life in her steps that belonged to herage. She met her mother in the hall, and with sobs choking ber voice, cried, “Oh, mamma, mamma, papa will not kiss me. Ask bim if he won't.’ But when the mother pleaded with me I] remained firm, and my lite girl dragged ber steps wearily down the street. It was the fret morping that lever refused to kiss her, and as I stood in the window I wept while waten- ing her retreating figure. It seemed to me Ubat I had ever loved her so weil before—so i Dot punished her through iter Mr. Moody told of the ‘mprisonmen: and death of the Roman Catholic Aren- bishop, whom ti in Paris in 1570. ue French Communists cross. He well knew the significane: uf that night on Calvary. He knewthe povver 0” We crucified Saviour, aud he cas; Birseci! uuder its protection. Moody and Sankey closed thotr revival | bors in lyn last night. ‘Toe chief power of the Brooklyn revival has been felt among the men. Hundreds bave been bope- ix mane Flan ofthe cross for i.” Me did sotea re