Evening Star Newspaper, December 10, 1875, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, corner 1ith Street, ha The Evening Star Newspaper Company 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. ies THE EVENING STAB i gubseribers ai TEN served by carviors te x, OR Foatr- Ounts PER wane. = = amonch; siz months, 93.00; WEEKLY STAR—pubdlished om Priday— AMUSEMENTS. Che uening Star, Ve. 46—NE2. 7,085. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1875. TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES, N4tiosae THEATER, Last a; pearauces of MR. JOHN Mc€ULLOUGH. Fees OPERA HOUSE. Last Nights of th GERMAN THEATBE COMPANY cordia 0} WEDNESDAY EVENING, December Sth, The popalar and enccessfal Drama, MY LEOPOLD, With a brilliant cast From Houss, Baltimore. THURSDAY, “DONNA DIANA, » from a farce ia four act West FRIDAY, “DIE ALTE SCHACHTEL. acts, by Pohl. a comedy in four and 25 Cents Admission. | 3 Conte Beserved Seats decS-tf Lt CULN HALL, THEODORE THOMAS’ ONRIVALLED CONCERT COMPANY. TUESDAY EVENING, December 4, WEDNESDAY EVENING, December 15 THEODORE THOMAS’ GRAND CONCERTS. earance of the celebrated Contralto, MME ANTOINITE STEBLING, THE GRAND ORCHESTRA, And EMINENT SOLOISTS Admissicn tickets, One Dollar. Reserved seats 0 Teserved seats will commence cember Sth, at Metzer Go. grammes of the concerts can be ob Doors open at 7.25. to fon s Pianos exelusivel: ITIE®: oO AT CONGE! w First utsextra. The sale of tickets on Thurrday, De- where the pro- ry commence at. Steinway & decé # Cy Haydn's sublime wor’ . * THE Of Mlle. TERESA TIT Mr. CHAS ©. _ SANUEB NS, Soprano. - Tenor NG. - ‘rof. G GRAND CHO 100 VOIUES. Admission, $1.50; secnre| seats 5) cente a Zits, sccording to location. Sale of seats ott" jus now, @ dect-6t Pansy!eania Avene, OPEN THE YEAR BOUND. Performance EVERY NIGHT. Matinee for La- ies and Children EVERY WEDNESDAY and SAT UBDAY AFTERNOONS. FIRST CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT. Variety. Drams, Boriesne and Comedy. nov2?-1y 10. 0. F—Tne officers nad members of CS Pr kororis Lope Net es tend Las¢ oth »! di 1.0.0 F —OENTBAL LODG the regular meeting on FRIDA gently solicited. 2 West, ‘er Lodges are fraternally invited. oy, order. jecl0-3t BD. BAWSBL. 1.0. 0.F., to meet st their Hallon SUNDAY ‘2th instant, at 10°30 o'clock, to at- Perey or watt ooRE, P. G.. . P Canrcl and Members seting on AY EVENIN ber 10. hy fall atteadance of members is ur- ‘ss business of imvortance will be considered. [49-3t} _F_B. LORD. Jx.. R. 8. THS JACKSON DEMOCRATIC ASSUCIA- TION will meet at ir Hall, corner 8th and F streets, FBIDAY & NG, 10th instant, 7 - JOHN E. NOBBI President. be t scriber, at No. 430 7th street. dees 3t fe this 7 THCRSDAY sand FRIDAY EVENIN SS at 73s pm. THE NEW ABO: M settle with the ng Masonic Hall Association, or to rent the Hall, will please call on the sub- USS iicrth the HAVING ACOOUNTS TO de=tri: (Rep, Trib.Critic} SALE OF PEWS IN NEW ASCENSION | O.E. CHUROH fra <4 sale ot the Pews in the new Ascension Church, corner of 12th street and Massachusetts avenue. will be held Ip the anditorium of the new church on WEDNESDA men pew: dec FREEB BEA NING, December 15th, com- ng at 7 o'clock, wt which time the vlan of the will be exhibited and terms stated. order of the Vestry. = CHAS. 0. DUNCANSON, Register, YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOOLA- TION. Corner 9h and D stroess. EADING ROOM. CIRCULATING LI- PARLOB AND CONVEBSATION RY, ROOMS. EVENING CLASSES IN GERMAN. FRENOH. GK. MAR, ond AKITAMETIO: LITERARY SOCIBTY; DAILY PRA’ “MEETINGS, at 12: «1 6p. m; SABBATH SER- the young men of the Associ if organ. cornet and precenta: Young Men rively) meeting,6 p.m. Young men cordially iu- vited. - deci-tr HAMILTON BUILDING ASSOCIATION — ‘The remaining Sbares in the Hamilton can be had without premium. if subscribed for at once at the Office of the Treasurer. B. H.W. JA . H. WARNER. President. JNO. A. PRESCOTT, 3. FRASER. Treasurer. 617 G street northwest. doct-tw = WEST'S ALADDAN SECURIT Ss PRATT'S ARTRAL, Ms . nov27-Im* And all pure OILS be had from GEORGE RYNEAL,J&.,639 D st. ink PERSONS DESIBING TO LEARN experienced tea Isnd subject guaranteed. Ww octS0-tr ITMAN’S SHORT-HAND may find an ber at Boys’s A ‘s church, 43 street northwest. Thorough mastery of the whol os, @10. le BOILING HOT OB ICE-OOLD TEA, COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE, Pure and Frasrant, ITH MILBUEN’S UNRIVALLED 80D4, 1429 PennsYLVANIA AVENUE, near Willard’s, m SEE DIPLOMA of Holmes’ O11 Man of Moxniain Laver Pills at Demott & Qo. gists. corner Sih and E streets southeast. 000 for the detection of Mercui an) otker poisonous substance in them, Bold by a Druggists. octl8-Sw* crews JOHNSON & OO., BANKEES, Cormer oy Wth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Deaiers tn Foreigu Exchange and Becaritios Government and District Gold. sopls-ly FRIDAY, Dec. 10, ( Farewell Benefit) VIBGINIUS, ane SATURDAY MATINEE, at 2p. m., wi Only performance of the romantic Iadisn drama, METAMORA. SATURDAY NIGHT, at 8 o'clock, at the solicita- tion of many distinguished citizens, Mr. McCullough hax consented to enact CABDINAL KICHELIEU. > Monday evening, ME JOHN T. RAYMOND os COL. SELLERS. deol) lock. SHINGTON SCHURTZEN PARK. 5 RT, Se D: p, se pi 12th, 1873 r - ABL BICHTEB. their families are admitted decio-2° H. E. OF FLBY & CO. OoxseR perce et eae’ 0 NTH AN TREETS, Opposite Treasvry Department. BABK OF DEPOSIT, EXCHANG| Deal in GOLD, Government and District BONDS, Foreign EXCHANGE, dc, Collections made on all points, Investment Seccrities on Commission. maré-tr Orp No.) OnExhibition (New No. and Sale 439 456 . St. vr 8. ae ( 7rH R iso. largest steck of Paper Hangin, Window Sete, Rings, Nails. ac., in the District. WP Plesse remeniber Name and Number. jyl-17 PIANOS, &. DECKER BROS? GEAND, SQUARE, axp UPRIGHT PIANOS BE MATCELESS. &. KUHN, SOLE AGENT, 7 TENTH STREET NORTHWEST, Above “eunsyivania Avenue. BF" Prices Reasonabie W™ SoatnENow Sep rranos, Grand, Syuare Grand, ie Li ‘ianos, with Terms Easy. novit-tm THS BEST ‘The favorite McCammon P: by any south of Philadelphia, and new and rich designs in all nickel or com prises nickel aod giit grates; Black Bnameled, with nickel GAS LOGS, tor use with Nickel Grates, ANDIBONS, BLOWEB STANBS, And FIRE SETS, FDR Ea ter st lee then the manctuctarers’ New YQViiw FENDERS of ll description made to “Pitot “Good Record” BASE BUBNER. ‘Wrought-Iron FURNACE, Burwe's FIRE PLACE HEATER B7HOUSE PLUMBING, in ail its detatis. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, nov® tr 317 Sth street northw WEES in Wak, BO COUNTERFEIT. THE ORIGINAL FLOWERS USED. se aqneece ae baw eee tS W. WHITAKER. WHITAKER & COOKE, Claimn and Collect ba District Claims a Specialty, No. 715 Ish street, 0 ih street, op. Riggs & Oo, . D. COOKE. Ja. & 00. as V¥| ie or "1499 B street. Borthwest, Encos. Legal busi Booms snd Offices for rent in same-b' REMOVAL —WM. F. HOLTZ! ney-at- Law, haa removed is MAN, Attor- to No. 1391 F st. trlends. aud basics aaquatn’, ‘ness - inefs solicted, and to we URL Soran’ PUBLIC, Orrice—Stak Buitpine, C. CLOC ¥. DAVIDSON & CO,, BALTIMORE, MD. STATUABY. BRONZES. =a ygas XTUR GAS FIXTURES: PUT UP COMPLETE IN WASHINGTUN FREE OF CHARGE. The Largest and Handsomest Stock in the Country. Ro. jWitciesace PBICES. 58. LIBERTY 8 LTIMO: IF YOU COULD ONLY KNOW HOW VERY STYLISH AND ATTRACTIVE ARE OUB $10— $12 —_$11—_ 816 BUSINESS SUITS YOU WOULD CERTAINLY BUY ONE, COME AND SEE THEM. WE KNOW YOU WILL BE PLEASED. WE ALSO OFFER FOR 610912811616 AN ELEGANT LINE OF FINE NOBBY OVERCOAT ALL OF OUB $1S—820—#25—830 OVERCOATS AND SUITS ARE MADE BY US AND ARE IN EVERY WAY EQUAL TO CUSTOM-MAKE. BoYs CLOTHIYG cademy, Sunder - Full course of of | nal revenue, 8508, ORE, | With an W.d. GuOKE, dated N a Secld- iste | entitled toa railroad EVENING STAR. ' Washington News and Gossip. GOVERN MENT RecrIpts To-DAy.—Inter- 36; customs, $491,101.23. THE AMOUNT Of national bank notes re- ceived at the Treasury to-day for relomp- ton aggregated $688 .038. THE LATEST APPOINTMENT made by Col. Steuart, the Postmaster, of the House, is J. R. Fisher, of Virginia, to be a messenger. THE IRON-CLAD VESSELS which have been lying at the Philadelphia breakwater, saile! for Norfolk this morning. SPArn’s latest diplomatic com munication to our government is said to be conciliatory, but evasive of the main point at issue—the pacification of Cuba. GEN. BARCOCK INDICTED.—The Attorney General has received official information from St. Louis of the indictment of General Babcock for conspiracy in the whisky ids. OF THE ELEVEN APPOINTMENTS made in the House post office only one of the number could subscribe to the iron-clad oath. The “truly loil one hails from Connecticut. The others took the modified oath. THE JUDGES of the Supreme Court have accepted an invitation to visit the Centen- nial buildings, and will accompany the members of Congress to Philadelphia on Fri- day of next week. THE BUST of the late Chief Justice Chase by Mr. Thomas Jones, tobe placed in the Supreme Court room, bas been temporarily placed in the corridor fronting the main en- trance to the Senate chamber. APPOINTMENTS BY THE SPEAKER.— Speaker Kerr this morning appointed Mr. Harris, of Virginia, and Mr. Wheeler, of New York, trustees of the deaf and dumb asylum of the District of Columbia. Senator HAMLIN states that the postal law passed at the last session with reference to the increased rates on newspaper postage, sball not be repealed by the aid of his vote. At the proper time he proposes to defend the increased rate on the floor of the Senate. THERE WILL BE A MEETING of the tele- graphic correspondents of the press and re- presentatives of the city papers at the office of the Chicago Tribune, on Saturday, Decem- ber 1th, at 120’clock noon, to cousider im~ portant business. Tar HARPER’s FERRY CASF.—Attorney General Pierrepont has directed that an ap- peal be taken from the decree of Judge Jack- son on the Harper's Ferry case, which was recently decided against the government and in favor of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company. THE NOVEMBER MONTHLY Of the De- partment of Agricuiture, just issued, is a good number. An article by the Commis- sioner on the “Dessication of Fruits and Vegetables” is well worthy of perusal, as the mérits of the £°W inyention are discussed and the subject treated intelligently, THE OLD Lovupoun County RELI&F BILE, Mr. Johnston, of Virginia, yesterday intro- duced in the Senate a bill for the relief of several hundred loyal eitizens of Loudoun county, Va., in consideration of their prop- erty destroyed by fire by the military au- thorities of the United States, in conformity order of Major General Sheridan, ovember 27, 1864. The bill calls for A CAUCUS OF THE DEMOCRATIC MEYBERS of the House is called to meet next Monday afternoon, in the hall of the House of Repre- sentatives. One of the ee of the call is to select @ keeper of the House restau- rant, in place of Downing. There are over a dozen candidates for the place, and members are more importuned on behalf of each one than they were by the friends of the candi- y invested. S mone} mi rat dates for Speaker. WHAT IT Costs To ENTERTAIN A KING. The expenses attending the entertainment of Kivg Kalakaua, as shown by the report transmitted to the House by the Secretary of State, aggregate over $20,000. Among the :—Arlington Hotel, rand Hotel, San Francisco, 9.50. -The majority of the items of ex- pense are for traveling, hotel bills, and Pull- man palace car sleepers. A Mopest REquest.—The following let- ter, received at the Post Office department to-day, illustrates the high order of intelli- by the average western post- gence possessed GOODS BETAILED AT | master. It is from the postmaster of asmail office in Indiana;—“I have understood and believe that as P. M. of — place I am Mi ness as such calls me to Indianapolis often, I hereby apply for the same, providing I am allowed it, and if so please furnish as soon a8 convenient.” INTERESTING TO ALABAMA CLAIMANTS. In the Senate yesterday Mr. Conkling intro- duced a bill repealing so much of the twelfth section of the act relative to the distribution of the Geneva award as provides that no claim shall be allowed by the court, or in its behalf, of any insurance company or insurer unless such claimant shall show that the sum of his losses in respect to his war risks exceeded the sum of his premiums or other gains upon such war risks. The bill further Provides for an extension of the session of the court, in order to hear such excluded THE @FFICIAL GUILLOTINE was brought into play to-day in the Clerk’s office of the House of Representatives by the removal of C. W. Clisbee, of Michigan, one of the read- ing clerks, and the appointment to his place of Neil 8. Brown, of Tennessee. J. W. Bar- clay, who was the clerk at the Speaker's ta- ble, was also removed, and J. Scudder, of indiana, appoloted t9 the ‘vacancy. Cluer TeEMOVa.o acc Expected to follow to-morrow. The removal of both these gentlemen fs re- gretted by those who have bad business deal- ings with them. They were capable and popular. THE POsTAGE ON THIRD CLASS MATTER: The first move looking to the repeal of the act imposing additional postage on newspa- and rorehe was Hamlin b! 1 Pamed Congress. Mr. Holman, ho had the floor, said that while he en- lorsed the bill, he would decline to yield at wi a the present time for its considera! ARMY ORDERS.—Major A. W. Evans Is re- lieved from duty in the department of Ari- zona, and will report to the eneral, s , department the Platte, for dui AT SATISFACTORY PRICES, | cts etalaan intpecior of this depart. igri tadeuateanalagouiee aT eae Se, barracks, Ohio, for temporary A ee of absence for four mentha'is gra tod on Bovis-tr Corner 7th and D Streets, pr rag ~ Tie disability, to ist (TE BALTIMORE SuUIRe FACTORY Sergeant Richard Soot Uo ‘A: is asl THE wast, oi 7 ARETE hod will report to ihe comuuaialing oie ot GuaLity OF done ws OFFER. that post accordingly. east be eagle = ste thn tT : | _NAVAL ORDERS.—Pay Inspector Edward Vv VeWeees 8 apteie Foster, ordered toduty in the bureau of provi- sions and clothing 3d January next; Paymas- of Davol Maslin | ter Richard Waship: }, ordered toduty in ‘DRAWERS, 75c. ree Seer spa pred the nav yard, Norfolk,and also todu: the navy » Norfolk, on the iat january > George. W. man, the navy No s ue. Chiet Engineer W. Hi. Shock, bis reported his retara from the Tea- messee and has been detached from that ves- set and ordered to duty. = PRESSURE OF HOUSE OFFICES con- tinues. Crowds of applicants not only vex the souls of their representatives, but per- sonally seen! to the recently elected officers of the House. The greatest pressure 1s brought against Col. Steuart, the Postmas- ter, and ail the unemployed talent in the state of Virginia has bcen tendered him to Tun the post office. m Bard has not yet applied fora * povish. PERSONAL.—Gen. Geo. B. Williams, for- merly deputy commissioner of internal rev- enue, accompanied by two Japanese officers of rank, is in this city en route for Europe, in the capacity of commissioner of the im- perial government of Japan. --*-A son of ustice Swayne, of the United Siates Sa- preme Court, is to be married to a daughter of Justice is, of the same court, in Bloam- ington, Ill, Christmas. *Jaige J. N. Tyner, Second Assistant Postmaster Gene- ral, who has been seriously ill of inflamma- tion of the kidneys, is now convalesceat, and bis physicians think he will be able to be out ina few days. ----Senator Logan is still quite ill in Chicago, and althoagn im proving slowly, will not probably be here until after the holidays. His disease has passed from his head into his limbs, assumed the form of inflammatory r tism. ———_+e -__ A JERSEY CITY ADVENTURE. — William Raich is the editor of the Matrimomal At vertiser, a semi-monthly paper published in New York. On Friday he received a letter, evidently written by a lady, asking the terms of advertising, and requesting a reply addressed to 188 Newark avenue, rsey City. The letter was signed “Mrs. A! Wells.” On Monday a second letter was sent request- ing the editor to cali on the writer at her house. Last evening Mr. Raich, armed wih & prospectus, printed terms of advertising, and coptes of his periodical, waited on Mrs. Wells in her parlor, and after she had intro- duced herself, Mr. Raich was assaulte! by a strange man, who attempted to take bis pocketbook from his inside breast pocket, and failing in that, seized his watch and chain. Mr. Raich broke away from his as- sailant and complained to Chief of Police Champney, who, with Captain Van Riper arrested Mrs. Wells and her coufederate, who described himself as Edward Water. A THOUSAND DOLLARS FoR BREACH oF Promise.—Catharine Schmidt, a servant in a family living in Flushing avenue, Brook- lyn, formed the acquaintance of William Smith, in the fall of 1873, and their friend- ship warmed Into love. Smith proposed, was accepted, and the happy wedding day was Pkaeoeaes But the girl was not married. She says that Smith cruelly deceived her, and, although being repeatedly asked to ful- fil his contract, he contrived from time to time to postpone the nuptials, and at length absolutely refused to marry her. The giri then sought remedy in the courts, instituting sult in the city court for breach of promise to marry. Smith paid no attention to the sum- Mons and complaint, ahd Judge Me dered the case jury. in the $1,000. ne or- be tried ex parte, before a Yesterday the jury returned a verdict irl’s favor, assessing damages at ¥. Sun, 9th. DEMANDS OF GRANGERS.—A meeting of Choptank Grange, com; of subordinate granges in Caroline, and Dorchester counties, Maryland, heid at Federals- burg a few days ago. The following were among the propositions submitted from the several granges as desirable in their consum- mation: The amendment of the constitution So as to authorize the imposition of a no!!-mx to provide for a new and general Assessment upon all property, real and personal, inciud- ing public institutions, churches and ceme- teriés; the authorizing of county commis- sioners, at point where they are imperatively needed, &c. The increasing and perpetua- Ung of the native stock of fish in the local rivers also received attention. ee eee eras SEVENTY-Eicrt Lives Lost By THE DEUTSCHLAND I)ISASTER.—Tue latest de- lails of the steamer Deutschland disaster make the number drowned seventy-etght, of whom sixty-four were passengers. Inquest were yesterday held at Sheerness and Har wich, Captain Brickenstein testifying bs fore the latter. In his statement he said the vessel was aground twenty-eight hours be- fore assistance came to them, and that if a lfe-boat had been launched when their siz- pals were first seen from Harwich many more could have been saved. Subsequeni quiry developed the fact that there 1s no life boat at Harwich. The steamer has broken up, and will prove a total loss. WoMEN’s RIGHTS IN JERSEY.—Director Halstead, of the board of freeholders, at Jer ney City, bas refused to sign the resolution appointing a jailor to take the place of Mrs. Jones. The new appointes, Mr. Nathans, declares his intention, in case the director ee ieee his appointment, to levy a force sufficient to take the jail by storm. Mrs. Jones, on the other hand, is engaged in pre- parations to resist any attack, and declares bositively that she will not surrender the athans till a decision of the court of errors and be gen be rendered against her.—N. ¥. Herald, 9th er PoLyGAmy Prosecutions 1x UTAH.—In Salt Lake City, the case of George Reynolds indicted for bigamy, who has once been tried and convicted, but the verdict set aside by = —_ pe ry oe SS in e number of gran men, is n on trial before the third district court, and a jury was obtained yesterday. The panel of the grand jury in the second district, at Beaver, Utah, was beep bingo: There in only ove Mormon upon this grand jury, and it is expected that a large number of indict ments for bigamy will be found, as the judge called their attention ‘ticularly to polyg- amy and lascivious abitation. A LIGHT SENTENCE FOR A BRUTAL OvrT- RAGE.—At Wilkesbarre, Pa., Isaac Durass Was yesterday convicted of having commit- led @ rape on Anna Lewis, aged ten years, in Springbook township, last October. After the rape he cut her throat and left her for dead, but she was found, and with proper at- tention recovered, aud Was present at the trial. Judge Harding sentenced the prisoner to the penitentiary for fourteen yeara and eleven months, the mit of the law. pee RE Lond THE MABYLAND ATTORNEY GENERAL- SHtr.—Hon. Chas. J. M. Gwinn yesterday filed in the circuit court for Anne Arundel county @ petition for a mandamus against tae governor of Maryland in order to raise the Guestion referred tp in Goy. Groome’s recent opinion in pegard to the aw é , Which is contested by Mr. 8, Teaci Wallis. Mr. Gwinn is represented by i. N= vitt Steele, esq., O. Horwitz, esq., Chas. Mi shall, esq., and Jas. A. L. McClure, esq. LIFE SENATORS OF FRANCE.—Bailloting began in the French assembly yesterday for the election of the seventy-five senators who are to hold office for life, resulting in the election of only two of the candidates—the Due d’Audifret Pasquier, president, and M. Martel, first vice president of the assembly. The left, to the surprise of the members of the righ ‘developed unnsual strength in the Voting, their candidates receiving on an ay- erage 325 votes. REPorTED Loss or A STEAMER WITH ALL ON BoaRD.—A t OF LIFE in the great colliery ex- losion at England, will amount Doone hundred and forty, Blasting in coal the Piazza San Pietro, in Montorio, it well were his example followed b: others, as houses for the poor are very much FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. FRIDAY, December 10. THE SENATE was not tn session to day. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Tie House was opened with prayer by the Chap lain, and the Journal of Tuesitay read. Rey. J. Leander Townsend, Chaplain of the Honse, was then sworn in by the Speaker. Mr. Albert G. Egbert, (Pa..) who was pre- vented from being at the organization of the House by illness in his famiiy, was then sworn ip. On motion of Mr. Randall, (Pa.,) it was or- dered that when the Houseadjourn it be to meet on Tuesday next. Mr. Holman (Ind.) obtained the floor, but yielded to have read a joint resolution re- pealing so much of the law of March 3, 1875, As relates to postage on third class matter. Mr. Starkweather (Conn.) here read as & substitute a bill ixing the rate of postage on periodical, rewspapers, pamphlets, m: azines, circulars, hi bills, &e., at one cent for €ach two eunces, and on all other manl- able matter as now provided by law. Mr. Holman said these propositions should have a moment's consideraiion. He re sumed they were all right and should be passed. They would be printed in the Record, and all could then them. He declinei to allow them to be acted upon at this time. Mr. Gibson (La.) offered a resolution for the addition to the committees of the House of a committee of eleven on the levees of the Mississippi. Adopted. Mr. Hopkins (Pa.) offered @ resolution providing that so much of the President's message as relates to the Centennial Exposi- on be taken from the Committee of the Whole and referred toa select committee of thirteen, to be appolnted by the Speaker. Adopted. The Chair laid before the House a number of executive communications, mostly for- mal statements under the requirements of existing statutes, and on motion of Mr. Hol- man, at 12.30 p. m., the House adjourned. as Pression RInG FRAUDS IN NEW ORLEANS, A special from New Orleans to the Coicag Times cays: The government ts in posse-sion of information that discloses the existence of another ring in the northern and eastern cities, with branches in the west and south This new departure is known to the govern ment detectives as the pension ring, and for several months past private detectives have been employed in this city to discover, if possible, the existing link between the prin- cipal office or headquarters of the ring and those supposed to be connected with it here. It seems that quite a flourishing business in that line bas been done in this city, but as yet no names are given. It is learned that a large puinber of persous, both white and col- ored, Who — have made aifida bilities, but have been paid tosign blank papers presented to them by the persons wi ueve been in the ciaim-agency business. The evidence, to all appearanees genuine, was deemed sufficient at Washington to issue nsions, Which have been drawn regularly y the new ring under powers of atioruey The ring have their headquarters at Phila. delphia. THE CROOKED St. LovisGasCompany.— A special telegram to the Chi 1o Times from St. Louis December 7, says: Robert A. Watt, who has been vigorously pushing an investigation into the ee Of the internal revenue by the uis gaslight company during the years on whieh ax was ievied on production, went before Chited States Commissioner Clark to-«day and swore to charges of official misconduct against Col. Ferd. Meyer, the supervisor of internal revenue. He accuses Meyer of bein, cognizant of the revenue frauds perpetra! by the gas company, and of failing to report the same to the government. Watt claims that Meyer bas misrepresented him to the Washington authorities, and endeavored to prevent the investigation. A United States commissioner, whose relatives sre heavily interested in the St. Louis gas company, is accused of using bis influence to prevent the exposure. Judge Samuel R. Treat, the United States district court, is also a stock- bolder in the gas company,which has proved better than a gold mine in the hands of a dozen of the nabobs of St. Louis. During the past twenty years the loss tothe government on evaded tax is alleged to be somewhere in the neighborhood of $100,000. IMMENSE WiRz Ropes.—_Commoxtore Shu- feldt has ordered the proper authorities of the Bost on coset ae to make severai7-inca steel] wire hawsers. These will probably be the largest wire ropes ever made. The Navy department has use for immense ha wsers to tow monitors and vessels in distress. They are put on board the men-of-war for use when required. The usual appliance is 12-inch hemp rope, but it swells whep wet, and gets very heavy by absorption of water. The steel wire hawsers will be seven inches less in diameter, much a. non-absorb- ent, rnore pliable and du: and in every veapect better. This is @ curious, and, in fact, wonderful advance in the application of stecl and iron to commercial uses. A hemp haw:er twelve inches thick is a won- derfal thing in itself, but a steel wire hawser five inches in thickness, better answering same purpose, is something fraitfal of thought to the student in shipbuilding and rigging.—N. Y. Bulletin. A CHICAGO WoRKMAN'S DINNER.—The Chicago Tribune has been investigating the present condition of the working men living in the tenement housesof that city. It says: “About a dozen families were visited at mealtime. The food was observed to con- sist chiefly of black bread and broth. In a few instances there was asort of a mess, which nad been cooked in an iron keitle, consisting of pieces of meat, bread, and soup. Thedoctor stated. as a result of re- peated observation, that much of the foot eaten by this class was oblained at the slaughter houses in the shape of refuse and blood. The latter was a staple article of diet with the poorer men, who made it into pud- dings. which were regarded as 4 great lusu- I igge is — nee, eaten, as was nppleasan at several of the houses visited.” sf A NEw SENSATION FOR ALBANY.— Leaders of the woman suffrage agitation in this city have privately announced their in- tention’ to send a delegation to Albany, which shall remain there throughout the session and bring the legisla ture to a voteon the issue which they present. The: claim for women only the sight to towed to vote for the President, which, Ubink, can be conferred upon them by tion. Thus the cam; i failed at Wannngwn and Rasta Py transferred to ‘Albany. It will at least give that capital the of feminine eloquence. try members are respectfully invited to read np on Joan of Are, Eli: ‘th, and the Smith Sisters.— #. ¥. Tribnne, 9h. BRIcK PomERoy’s DEBTS.— trees the bilities of Mr. schedule gives his of * we under thi WN. ¥. Times, § vt, Fpaukegiving day, i i i i i BE. di i B 3988 i E i ! The Whisky Ring Frauds. THE CASE OF GENERAL BABOOCK. A press dispatch from St. Louis last a, says:—The United States — jury, whi bas been in session since November 2i, ad- not been officially announced, there seems to be no doubt whatever but that one of these indictments is against General Babcock. A capias for bis arrest was sent to Cnicago to ight. Of the other indictments it ig under- Stood none of them are of any significance, they teing principally against as charged with nterfelting, forgery, &e. At this writing, balf-past ten o'clock, it cau be said upon good authority that no dispatch has been received by General Henderson re leving him from further service in the prose- cution of the whisky cases here, as intimated in Washington dispatches to-night. THE COURT OF INQUIRY ®ppointed at the request of General Babcock to investigate the charges made against him during the progress of the Avery trial, con- sisting of Generals Sheridan, Har Terry. met yesterday at the Palmer house, Chicago, but owing to the absence of wit nesses the court Adjourned until to-day. It bas been decided Unat the sessions of the court will be open. TEE ST. LOUIS GRAND JURY TO PRESIDENT GRANT. Previous to the adjournment of the grand jury yesterday, njneteen of the jarors (all who were present 'at the time, residents of ali parts of this district, and @ number of them democrats), signed an address to President Grant, in which they say: As citizens of our common country, sincerely desiring to ap- hold the hands of the Chief Executive in se- curing @n honest collection of the public rev- enue, we cannot refrain from thas testifying to our estimation of the moral sapport which Wwe have leaned upon as impartial in your notable instructions to the Secretary of the Treasury, ‘Let no guilty man escape” Wi this all’ good citizens can contribute their share in aiding the government aad in sus a yand fidelity. We ly t ender to you S of esteem and D Assurance Of our appre- the w otis: ad tude {splayed in directing the measures detecting and correcting the g cs Which have so lately preyed upon the public revenue.” THE CASE OF MR. HENDERSON. eneral sent a telegram to tes Attorney Dyer, at St. Louis Saying that advices hai reached hina t effect that Special Counsel Henderson © the had in the course of the Avery trial, made an at t upon the President, and ‘assuring ed States Attorney that the department will not continue to pay special counsel for this kind of service. 1t is asserted in St. Louis that Mr. er son telegraphed to Attorney General Pierre- Pont jast night stating that he had no inten Lion to reflect upon the President in ais ming of the Avery ease, and thathe stands by bis speech and has uo apologies to make INDIANAPOLIS . deputy revenue collector for , Was placed on trial for com- inthe whisky frauds in that city. ingham Brothers appeared in court he and pleaded guilt against them, and they, with others, will be sentenced at the close of the Hill tr In Cincinnati Lewis B. Brasher has been rrested on an indictment issued by the grand jury in Indianapolis, for conspiring to defrand the revenne department. THE METHODISTS AND « Tarrp TeeM.— At the meeting of the Methotist preachers and the Methodist Sunday School Union in Boston on Monday, Bishop Gilbert Haven, in compliance with an invitation extended by the preachers’ meeting a fortnight ago, delivered an address on the present eondi- tion of the south. The Globe thus reports him: “He said that there was ose class of people in the south wi had been recognized as a nationality by the Pope, and they would welcome bis followers to these shores; but the race freed by the people of the north wil! never strike a blow against constitutional liberty. Bishop Haven said that there is to be a tremendous political battle this year beginning with the election of @ democratic ss, of the national House of Representa Uves. He said that the ministers of Bosto: @re in the field of battie; their words are re ported and the southern papers comment on them. The question *Sball the northern people rule the nation ‘Shall the Puritan or the Cavalier be the ruler?” “Shali Bos ton or Charleston be the centre”"”” The Meth odist Episcopal church is the only institu lion in the south to-day that represents the American nation. You must, he said, stand by your church. There are in the south near ly three hundred thousand members of the Methodist Episcops! church, wao know ‘what they believe just as well as the people of New England. and better. They appreci- ate liberty and those who gave it to them. They never will be betrayers, and let the people of the north never betray them. The lcontents of the south know that they Were defeated by one mau. That man is President Grant, and if the je throw bim over at the command of politicians they will rue it. Pray, brethren, that President Grant may be re-elected. Pray for the true people of the south, and you will find that Uhus you will be able to keep down the kin- dred ‘threatening powers, the slave power and the power of the 'y- Rev. Dr. Sher- man, of Brookline, moved that the meetin vole that they had beard the sentiments ac vanced by Mr. Haven with great pieasnre and hearty approval. The motion was unan- imously adopted. All opposed were invited to rise, but not one person rose. There was great applause. CORVICTION FOR SEVEN MvURDERS.—A telegram to the London Times states that a married Woman named Boyon has been con- demned to death at the Lot Assizes for mur- dering ber seven children and a grand- daughter by pushing needles into their bo dies. She had ten chiidren, seven of whom died under twelve mouths old, but it was not until the death of her granddaughter that an investigation Ws ie. Her apparent mo- live for this last crime was that the chiid might die before its father, who was in a cles- perate neg and that she might thus secure part of his property to of her Aughter-in-law, whom When asked how she came to think of stick- ing needles into her children’s bodies, she stated that at the public house she kept there Was one Cay & conversation on infanticide, and it was ‘said babies did not suffer when murdered in this way. The jury in this case could discover po extenuating circum- stances, ee SIx HUNDRED ConveRsioNs.—A telegram from Port Jervis, N. Y., December sth, sa The revival here bas been in progress in the Methodist Episcopal urca about eight weeks, and there are a few over 600 persons converted, probably one-third of them chil- dren under 15 years of age. A compere proselytes have lately joined several most of the former churches here, but the iu g ; ih i if i and B.W. Briscoe, two the arm, were ang -- for : Telegrams to The Star. THE WHISKY FRAUDS. |GEN. BABCOCK INDICTED. THE DEUTSCHLAND DISASTER. MURDERS BY MASKED ASSASSINS, Ph 3! the New York, Dec. 10a trom London save: When Jeft Bremen sbe pad oo board passengers 101 adults, 11 children, and 2? infaote. Of these 56 have been saved and 38 are missing, together with a number of the crew. Mr. Meyer, & Bremen merchant, fornishes @ nar- rative wherein be censures the people of Harwich for vot sending assistance on Mon- day. He says the sea was rough, but not dangerous, and he even thinks the im himself might safely have Tannohed the boats during the day. some of which were only swept away on Tuesday night. A tag brought {n Thurstay six additional corpses, two female and font male; one of the latter was identified as Groosmin, a first cabin passenger. A correspondent visited the ‘« Thursday. 2} ave been made for recovering the cargo, and & fleet of fishing amacks ar the steam : near London, other corpses will be wien, land is pew a hopeless wr broken. The board of trace inquiry into the « patenrene wad ames MASKED ASSASSINS. Two Murders by Molly Magaires. PoTTs VILLE, Pa., Dec. 10.—Dixpatenes re- ceived from Mabonay City and Gilberton this morning state that there Is much exeite- ment in that vicinity in conseque dreadful murders committed at Uw this morning by @ party of masked m: entered the house of Charles 0" Da ing and binding him and carryi back of the house, where he was « A man named McAllister wai from bix house and shot. A | States that a sister of McAllister was ember. dispaten murdered. The murderers are suppose belong io the organization Kuore as the Molly Maguires, a band of men that area terror to mining regions. No reason can be given by people living in the peignborhood for the bloody ORK, Dec. 10. St. Louis says the tud Babcock was fo a riment against Gen, a vote of 1s to I in favor 0° @ true bi he charge contained in the indictment ts spiracy to cefraud the trewsury of the Uniied States. The grand ury before aojourning sent ers to ex~ ‘arshal Newcomb and District Attorney Patrick saying that although charges had been made against thei of conspiracy to defraud the government. a full aol exbans- live Investigation had failed to convince tine jury of their guilt. — — Mardersd by Her Stepfather. CLEVELAND, Dec. pinjartes recetved at the bands of ber stepfather, Wm. Aiden, on Saturd Mrs. Benton's condition is un- changed, Ubopes are entertained of her recovery. —_.—__. Reform in Constantinople. CoNSTARTINOPLE, Lec. 10.—The execution of the imperial decree reforming and reor- ganizing the tribunals was officially an- bounced yesterday. ——20e- THE RFOLK ELOPEMENT— The Mystery Seived.—Cousiderable comment ta. been oo- casigned during the it week by the re- borted forcible abduction and marriage of a young lady of Norfolk by @ young man of hat city." More than usual interest was felt bere from the fact that the young lady was engaged to @ gentleman of this city, and was to have been married to bim on Thursday last. From a Norfolk correspondent we learn Ubat the young lady in question had long been in love With @ young man in that city, but yielding to the entreaties of ber mother con- sented to mi the gentleman of this city. Accordingly all arrangements were made— groomsmen chosen, minister engaged, &c. On Monday, however, the Norfolk man met his sweetheart clandestinely and made ar- rangemeuts to elope, which they did on Wed- hesday jast, and were married at South Mill, in North Carolina, distant 52 miles from Norfolk. On the retura Of the bridal party to ‘he home of the bride, the anger of her mother and the manper in which she received the bridegroom, so wrought upon ber that she Was taker i!! and is still confined to her bed in ber mother’s house, where her husband is denied admission. Although the fact of the marriage was telegraphed to the disappointed lover, be, accompanied by his brother, went to Norfolk, where be arrived on eey evening, according to the orginal appoint~ ment. Accompan: by the bride's brother, he went to South Mills the following day aud learned that the young lady bad freely given ber band and heart. Di inted and grined, they returned, and on Satu lowed the successful rival to his ‘ane, ancl ted for his appearance on the ytrest to atiack bim. In this they were wiied by police who on the ee aud ar- Fested thc, parties, who to 1,,S0enc Sou Ar examination . -_ ‘Richmond Journal. oth. @ mayor's cour A LITTLE GIRL", AppeaL to DENT.—A little, girl was en; aged with others, in rat®’ og iy ny coutribu- tions toliqu'date the de a ebt cburehes tear Tren’ largest learned (St one little girl had raised a tr fle more thad Se had, and, after all, she wi likely to lose the ze. In thinking over the matter the ocetrred to her to write to Gen. Grant to help her aut. Tae Trenton Gazette says thatshe did”, 204. to ber great joy, the President answer the letier and inclosed the sum of #5, and “ave her besides, some excellent advice. Tae Was much pleased in receiving & } ter from Gen. Grant she was toget the $5. Tne letter became ap object of great curiosity. Ever, bcdy wanted to see it. One gentie- man gave =5 for it, and then charred a quart- er of a dollar to see it. In this way some fifteenor twenty dollars were realized, all of which was paid to the Hamilton Aven: Chureh. for which the little girl was solicit- ing subecriptic The letter was read in the church 0: Sunday, and excited no litue curiosity. A Boy or Firrern SHoors A Lor THIRTEE. ScHO0L.—A distressing, and no doubt fal, accident occurred in the Catholic sebool on Broadway, yesterd: al ternoon, the particulars of which are A =. of Dau Kelly, had a pistol with which he had been snapping at scholars dar- ing recess, not being apprehensive of an; serious consequences. But about 330 0'clock While in school, he drew out the pistol, and, pointing it at a scholar sitting bebind him, oe tha oy Gan, pulled the igger,and,contrary to his expectations, the pistol fired, the bail penetrating the fore= and find‘ng lodgment in the brain. The wi @ time unconscious. Dr. Chamberlain Was sent for avd proceeied to oe the ind. bu! nol Gnd the The entertai: recovery. The Kelly was severel: cae cee ae, by ls pare ts, mo ‘Hanstbat (Mo) Clipper, Nov. Zi. whogives cis uame Se Wai. A. Potter rer fat No. ov Lewis Brookiyn, Ecos aes sateen ashes his child had been from his ingone. Mr. Potter states that he isa wi- ploved a housekeeper, but wit few days and . Ow morning bis of iz Sea lective Butts ead boon sont me case.—N. ¥. Herald,