Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1875, Page 1

. THE EVENING § TAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsyivania Avenue, cormer Lith Street, BY The Evening Star Newspaper Com — « THE EVENING STAR ts served y carviers to PR Ten CENT# PER WEEE, OR FoRtTY- BF Rates of advertising furnished om application Che St, 46—NE. 7,093. nening Star. ASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1875. ~ TWO CENTS. RAILROADS. \ANDRIA AND FREDEAICKS- At BURG RAmWay. s SPECIAL ED. s. youN E Bretimone as LROAD F TIME. "scemoxr 12, 1$75. AVE # 4SH.NGTON. timere and Way Stath +3 Potresenon Fast Maitin fe. Anbup lis and Way sins. tot Bocks aud Way Statious re Express. Except York Exrasss 1.10—Sew Youn axp Nonroux Wxrarse. 1-30 P.M. on Sundsy, stopping at Way Sia more, F Mains derick, and Way Stations of Rocks, Hagerstown pe . Winchester and Way ns. (Vie Metropolitan Branch <0 St sy for Frederic re, Annapolis and Way Station a zs Bx? 9:18—Grafion Express. stopping at any Station West of Washington. Daily. New Yous Nicht Exrse-s, Sleeping care Baltimore and princ pal Way Stations. O—Sr. Loc’: Vast Baraees, 700. 9-49 a1 10,4243, 7:30, #20, ‘except Monday. xcept Saturday. y Brcept Sunday. - 9:19 @ om, 12:15, 3:30, 40. 11:50 p.m s Wasainston. . 4:10, 5.00, 3, 3:30, 6:30, Ss ay Hagerstown, ao Bapelis, Staunton or Valley Branch, nor for 'New York snd Philadelphia at $:00 a.m. ‘and 1:10 p.m jot farther information apply at the Baltimore and Ohio ticket offices, Waebington Station, and mS P is avenue, where orders will be + baggage to be che received st an nr ad THOS. B. SHAEP. Master of Transportation. LM. COLE. General Ticket Agent. GEO. 5S. KOONTZ, General Arent. povl-tf & AND WASHINGTOS zo paurinons, eee Fat Ee ALL POINTS STates * A a THROUGH BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND W YORR WITHOUT CHANG B OF CARS. Forbin) j orm op this line is pew and of the most fond improved Snich. THAIN LEAVING AT 9:23 A. MIS PULL BAN PARLOR CAR TRALN EXCLUSIVELY PULLMAN PALACE SLRSFING CARS ON On and after December 12th, 1578, trains by this Hine will leave de of Baitimore and Potomsc Railroad, corner of 6th and B streets, as follows: 9283 sm. Limited Express~Pullman Car Trato— for Philad-iphia, New York and pointe Bast daily, except Scnoay, 1:30 pm. Expres for Puliadelphia and New York excep: Sunday. Bxprees {or Philadelphia and way poin! m. Ex ress for Philade! New York inte East daily. PULLMAN PABLO OABS ov all Day Trains. SPOLLMAN PALAOE BLEEEISG UaKs on «Trains. Pencwand information can be procured at the of. Sage callct for ord checked at hotels and wate ree! ces on orders left st the offices of the company, northeast corner 13th street and Pennsyl- Fanie avenue, aud on wortheast curacr of Peasy! “Dept BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC BAIL- BOAD, corner étb aud B streets = Lhd General os seeEe. Sula 'ee Passenger v be Bouck 0. Wilkins, feb pea ‘Ma. BE RE & POTOMAC RAILROAD, Darot coaNe& 6TH AND B StREEts N.W. After Mouday, December 15th, 1875, trains will can a2 fliows: [NS LEAVE FOK BALTIMORE. Linited Express, Sally for, the West; commoda.ion tor Pope's Creek. m., Express for Baltimore, daily except Sunday. - .» Limited Bx: for New York, daily = sexcept Sunday ‘lor Car Train. 11:55 6 = — Line West and North, daily except a 7. “30 .» Express for Philadelphia and New ae Foie, sea ‘Norfolk via Baltimore, daily exce x ‘Accommodation, dally except Sunday for Philadelphia, daily. m_, Cincinnati Bxpress, daily for the West; daily except y for the Bo: the rth. ‘éally, Now York Night Express. THaINS ARRIVE AT WASHINGTON. m., New York Bxpresa. dally. 2. » daily except Sunday ‘=. Past Line, dally. -\ Accowmodation, “atly except Sanday. m Baltimcre ‘and Priladcipuie Express, ‘m., Limited xpress from New York, daily cept Dunday. dah aioe for Pope's Grevk line. rains leatiug Wasbiugton at 6:00 8. m. and 4:80 = at Odeurou with trains for Atmapotie i st Washington st 11:40 a. m, and 6: p.m . connect at Bowie traius from Pope's Oreek Line Passengers scoring, their orders at Ticket Office, Rorthwest corver of Ditb street and Pennsylvauis Srenue, northwest corner 6th street and Penusylva- can have their baggage calied for sod tb .d residences to all points North ets to_ Oinein: uisville, St. Louis 2 Beet. West, North and Son! GEO. C. WILKINS, rintendent, altima! iu D. M. BOYD, Jr. Gen Pass'r Agent. 1875 pexssyiV¥asts novre 1875 NOBTUWEST, SOUTH AND SOUTHWzST. Worle 6-00 2 “ na THE GaEAT D with eles nl (ee + fe LE TRACK HOUTS, ace Stateroom Day and with mod) Wo Duondred mile ta and ( Siew Yur MAKE CONNECTI WASHINGTON & hang’ nal Hotel, w at ail times, rivg tick these ofices cna nt in Palace Cars for Chicago, ec heater 53 , Gen Pewenger Agent marlé ly teienssieiate nce Philsdcipaie, Pa. LEXANDSIA AND WASHINGTON B. 8. AND ALEXANDRIA AND FEEDERICKSBURG BE, oe hae aiccanicte so thom 8:7, + 1,3, 4°, 6,6,7 p.m; ; © p.m. daily, ali other tratas ieave Alsrandria aa follows: €, 7,8, 3. 7 p.m. Tho 6, 5 'and # p.m. from Alexandria ~ @EO. 0. WILE. sy 5 _Saol-tt = — Baltimore, Ma. Brady's NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY. O25 PENDSYLYQNIA AVENUE. BETWEEN Oru AND 7:4 STBEBT: Mr Brady bas the pleasare of announcing to friends and the public that be has retarmed ne Ve mee inatos aud re-opened bis Gallery. He will be aided on, i by @ corps of the best artiste, and will i? SF a GgDS of the best artis erat! bimse! art. Mr personal atten untilS p.m ais- ~ — Jf, T IREEDY GIVEN ina? Note is HERESY GIVEN iat P. B WINE SuSE Hae o Door: Sub, Sling an equal partner accotnts will be CH & Has parchased ts r AMUSEMENTS. POTOMAC BOAT CLUB, LINCOLN HALL, TUESDAY EVENING, December 21st, Roston. VILLE, Violinist, of New York Prof. James Patterson. ELLIS & CO, Resery NATIONAL THEATER. A MEERY X-MAS. SECOND WEEK OF MR. JOHN T. RAYMOND, AS COLONEL SELLERS, Sopported by Mies MARIE GORDON, Theater, New Yor! gether with an otherwise fittiag cast, charact gcd elegant appointments. COL. SELLERS” MATINEE X-MAS, ber 27th. the KIRALFY combination from the Academy oi M rk ctacle of the m: from the Union Squmi The-greatest « TER COMIQUE. levenia Street, below Pi OPEN THE YEAR ROUND. Performance EVERY NIGHT. Matinee for La- dies and Children EVERY WED: UBDAY AFTERNOONS. FIRST CLASS IN EVERY KESP SCT. Variety, Drama, Buriesque and Comedy. nov22-ly ‘cansylvania Avenue. NESDAY and SAT Ores, » &c., in the District. Mame and Number. }y}-ly FESTIVALS. IN AID OF THE ST. ALOYSIUS PAROUBIAL SCHOOL F( BOYs, 1s NOW OPEN IN ST. JOSEPH'S HALL, Corner 5th and H streets northwest iends of Bducation are invitad to attend, ts Ne. 923 7th street northw SPECIAL NOTICES. WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOUIATION— The meeting for the election of offi- cers will be. the reg.dence of the President, (Mrs. Wm. Stickuey,) 601 Mf street,on TUESDAY, 1 Wns tHos. witso MASUNT convocation will be on at 7 o'clock p. m.. in ad of Friday, the 24th, (Christmas Eve.) You © @arnestiy requesied to be present. Companious « eee Cuepiae ere consially invited ty order of the it 8. JOHN THOMSON, Sec. SS. 1 P- By Massachusetts avenue and 13th ats, MORROW | ist iv ‘ated, With orchest companiment, by Society Band, under Professor 1). Immic! i Ti, with adress by the pom. The Bight Rev Set ee ea MOUNT VERNON CIRCLE, No. 6, is requested to attend the regular meeting on next TUESDAY EVENING, for thy ining the wishes of the members in relation to the retention of the Charter of the Circle, By order of the Circle. eeel7-3t A.L. SMITH, H.S.K NOTICE TO POLIO¥ 1lOLDBRS. OVFICe oF THE MoTUaL Fine Ins. Co ,? Wastinetox, December M, 1875." Policy holders are 7 notitied to renew their In<urance (for 1876) at the office of the company, on before MONDAY, Dec 27th, 1878 In order to ve time and aveid the crowd, Come several cays before the last Monday. decid 8t” J. WESLEY BOTELER, Sec’y. Cuca Of PABTNSESIIE —The of rtnership between N.P. PMAN, 4. HOSMER and C.D. GILMOR®, for the prac- tice of Law and prosecution of Claimsand Patents, is hereby dissolved by mutoal consent. The interest Piet will of CHIPMAN, HOS MEB & OO., in ali their bw-iness, except their lar ded interest, are vested in C. D. GILMORE, who will continue the same as successor, in the name of GILMORE §,Co.; Aud is authorized to settlo the usiness of the late firm. N. 2 CHIPMAN, A ©. D. GILMOKE. December 14, 1878. decls-Lw NEW BOOKS, DIABIES, GAMES, &c., IN at Variety at ROBERTS Book and Sta + 1010 7th street, above New ¥ deci3 York ENS CHBISTIAN %b and D stree OCIBCULATING LL ND. CONVERSATION LASSES IN G a. MAR, and sRITEMESIC: ny ‘OCIETY; DAILY PRAYER MEETING! at 12.15 snd ép. m; SABBATH SER- VICES in Lincoln Ball B. m , conducted by the young men of the Avssocistion;’ Music. led by organ, cornet and preceuta: You! en sively) meeting, 6 p. m. Vited. WEST'S ALADDAN SECURITY PEATT’S ASTRAL, And all pure OILS can be hed from nor%7-Im* GEGRGE RYNEAL,Ja Det. PIANOS, DECKER BROS,’ GBAND, SQUARE, axv UPBIGHT PIANOS BE MATCHLESS. @. KUHN, SOLE AGENT, 407 TENTH STREET NORTHWEST, Above epusylvania Avenue, BF Prices Reasonable. Terms Easy. norvi3-3m NABE & CO.’S os ENOWNED ETA OS, rend. re ‘BEST le. Piator, front. Also, a hich have been thort time. for sale and Io Grant, Sones ‘The favorite M: FAMILY SUPPL B**? BEEF"! Prime Reast. Steak and Corned bons. SPICED KOUNDs, IL, 322 and 324 Cae NEW LD WHISKY. ib flavored and espe- O. WITMER, Fine Groceries, 1918 Pennsylvania avenue. Sener Has received from P: Parties. &., served reasonab! person and ards. Py gees 120" doren: ned Turkey, B Silver and Decorative Obiba to urd UCKWHEAT, ac. Chotce New York Butter New York Buckwhest. Moller’s Diamond Syrup. Vermont Maple Syrup. Cape Cod Cranberri es. Pure Currant and Quince Jelly put op ander our own supervision. Preserves, Brandy Peaches, and # gen of Rew Goods just received and for aaie B. SEYAN & B: arragnt Square, Molds asZotner novel- ly. Dinners, 82 8 PROFESSIONAL. N has REMOVED bis 0. 2129 F strevt nortl @.m., 12 uw., and West. Office hours to 95% 22 Liou given to diseasva of wereen and childrez. Office houre-$ to 10 a.m.; ed SB* bp: 4. i. WOLf, DENTIST, oct80-Am Removed to 1210 F strest. @jCHUTTER & HARE ; URS WarirAr rang SPECIMEN EOOM. Tt roared sally WasminaTod. 8. EB SET FOR ETH, EL’ oie SBFULL AL javing been established for for |. G. METZEROTT 4 CO., Between 9th and 10th streets. BARTRAM & CO., IMPORTING TAILORS, “VERNON ROW, PEN SSYLVANIA AVENUE, COR. 107m 8T. We confine ourselves strictly to Tailoring of the highest order, aud keep « line of goods the sale of which in this city is given solely to ourselves. enta in the Photograph: ¢ SPECIALTIES: UNIFORMS FOR ARMY ABD NAVY. WEDDING AND RECEPTION SUITS. LADIES’ BIDING HABITS AND WALKING JACKETS. deck I -CMPHRBEY, @00., man: 4, Mouldings, Ac... been ad- FR4aaLin gc j 12BT_ PENN«TLVANIA AYENTE, wl | on ‘Brazilian Pebble Spectaclee, ALL PERSONS DESIRING TO LEARN PITMAN’S SHOBT-HAND may find an experienced teacher at Boys’s Academy, Sunder land's church, 43 street northwest, Full’ course of 20 lessons, @10. Thorough mastery of the wivle subject guaranteed. octao-tt 5 eomine HOT OB ICE-COLD TEA, COFFEE AND CHOCOLAT! Pure and Frasrant, WITH MILBURN’S UNRIVALLED SODA, 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AvVENUR, octa0-tr near Willard’s. iS SEE DIPLOMA Ad Old Man of the "8 Mountain Liver Pills at Dr. Geo. M_ Ho’ other poisonous substance in thes Bold Drogghte. ioere JOHNSON & OU., BANEERS, Cormer as With Stret and Pennsylvania Avenue, Dealers in Government and District Securttics Foreign Exchange and Gold. seplé-ly . B. OF FLBY & CO. = BAN . ConNeR Firreentu ax F StREETs, Oppostte Treasery Depariment. BABK OF DEPOSIT, EXCHANGE, &o. Deal tn GOLD, Government and District BONDS, Foreign EXOHANGE, &c. Collectiens made on all points, Investment Securities on Commiseion. maré-tr Bw, W. WHITAKE! W. J; COOKE, WHITAKER & OOOKE, Claim and Obvilection Agents, District Ciatms a Specialty, octé-tr_ No. 715 sth «treet, op. Biggs & Oo. ‘B.D. COUKE. Ja. (C0. BANKERS _apld-tr 1429 F atreet, PREMOVAL ¥. HOLTZMAN, Aitor- n + Law, has removed to No. 1321 F st. northwest, opposite Ebsit House, and will be jeased to) woe is friends and business sequatnt- ances. Legal bui licted, and worted Hooms aud Ofices for rent insame building joo-ti UBL G YOUNG, is RY Pescic, ‘etlT-tf HOTARY POGLID. wns, FOR THE HOLIDAYS. REDUCTION IN PRICES aT TRAUS’, 1011 Pa. Av. OVERCOATS. ASTRACAN BEAVER OVEROOATS telling for : a2. PUR BEAVER OVERCOATS selling for @15, for- ice $20. ENGLISH KERSEY OVERCOATS selling at 14, forme! . LYSIAN BEAVER OVEROOATS seling tor #12, former pri. 5s DIAMOND BEaV prmnonats: selling for ‘OVERCOATS selling for EB 10, for Tr price $1 WH THEY Ni former Bt cBNNCHILEe OVERCOATS selling for §5, fur mer price $10. DRESS SUITS. FINS Epa K CLOTH DBESS SUITS from §15 | to 935. og ak ge So ‘WORSTED SUITS, Prince Al- le, fro 10 BH. FINE FEENCH DIAGOSAL WORSTED SUITS, Lester Wi to 82. ter Wallack style, trom $15 CHILDREN'S SUITS. EN'S SUITS, from 4 to 8 years. GHILDRENS V EROOATS, from 4 to 8 years. EUITS, from 9 to 14 years. Toure Stites teeter a iy be YOUTHS’ OVECOS TS. from 18 to 0 years, * a" Onil early to avoid the rpsh, A. STRAUS, 1011) PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, dechi tr Between Wtb and llth streets. C, * DavViDseN & co., . BALTIMORE, Mv. OLOCKS, STATUABY, GOODS RETAILED 5X. LIBkRTY WHOLESALE PRICES. Ro. 6 BR TiMOBE, MD. decto-19t1stp BRAZILIAN ry SPECTACLES. B WH HEMPLER, OPTiciAN, decS-tristp 453 Penns. ave., corner 43 street. TA SACBIFICE—Ove Li; EDAaPAULet, three cirenlar front COUP! ol Savor ew ‘and second: 3 BUGGL aod CAMIAGHS sng BUGGIES ron decks tr No. 319 12th st., ie aka'D ¥. 18 ee Fr. Des Frnandl cea yagi NT TAYLOR Metropoltter notch late "sy) , . $62 Penna. sve., Washington . will administer tho of confirmation. Seats sre free to all. it purpose of determ- | EVENING STAR Washington N lews and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY. nal revenue, $642,196.83; customs, $: THE ATTORNEY GENERAL is in New | York, but is expected to return to-morrow. POSTMASTER GENERAL VELL returned this morning, and has been busily engaged at bis desk all da “SECRETARY DELANo is in the city, and visited the Interior department this af ternoon. S.A. GALPIN, of Hartford, Connecti has been appointed chief clerk of the I bureau. THE AMOUNT of nati ceived at the Trea aggregated $1,159,4 CHIEF Justice WaITE has acceded to Judge Bond’s request to sit with bim at Alexandria to-day in the hearing of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad case. THERE WERE QUITE a number of visitors at the Executive mansion this morning. But the President bad not returned from Philadelphia, and they were all disap- pointed. NAVAL ORDERS. Passed Assistant EF) neer A. Price ordered to the navy yard, ton; Cadet Engineer John R. Edward examination for promotion. Lieut. Heury liunter has reported bis arrival home, hi ing been detached from the Tennesse Asiatic station, on 11th October last, and h: been placed on'sick leave. Assistant Engi neer A. F. dixon from the navy yard ton, and ordered to the Ajax gineer E.G. Ailen from the Aj on Bick jeave. CONFIRMATIONS,—The Senate in execu- tive session this afternoon confirmed! the following nomination:—Henry A. Lock- wood, deputy commissioner of customs; Jos. M. Livermore, surveyor of tport and assamaquoddy, Me 0. E. Hoskinson, of Wis. U.S. consul Kingston, Jamatea Wm. Nicholson, of Kansas, superinteadest of Indian affairs, central Superintendenc. Postmasters—Frederiek E. Leiter, at Ch lotte, Mich.; 3 Albion, Mich.; Albert Towle, * COMFORT FOR TREASURY CLERKS.—The Secretary of the Treasury in a letter dated December 17th, 1575, in answer to an inquiry as to whether it is his purpose to make a re- appointment of the clerkships in the Trea- sury department among the states and terri- tories on the basis of population, states that he does not construe section two of the act of March 3, 75, a8 directing a reapportionment to the extent of dismissing clerks from th states which now have an excess of Sf oe ments, but only as a direction to the Secre lary with reference to future appoiatments. ARMY ORDERS.—Tbe superintendent gen- eral recraiting service will cause to be pre- pared and forwarded under proper charge to the points hereafter mentioned the follow- ing detachments of recruits :—140 to Angel Isianc, California, where they will be re- ported upon arrival to the ecmianding gen- eral military division of the Pacific for as- signment to 8th infantry. All disposable colored infantry recruits to Fort Brown, Texas, where they will be reported upon ar- rival to the commanding officer 2ith in- fantry for assignment tohisregiment. Kirst Lieut. Henry Metcaif, ordnance department, will report for duty in convection with the intervational exhibition of 1576 to Major 5. C. Lyford, ordnance department, cha of the board ou behalf of the U.S. execu departments. nt, al bank notes re- Ty to-day for redemption artin THE INDIAN BunEav.—The iil intro duced in the Senate today by Mr. Hitch cock for the transfer of the Indian bureau to the War glee irae khang that on and after July 1, 1876, the etary of War shati be invested with and 1 exercise all the supervisory and appellate powers now pos S by ‘the Secretary of the Interior in relation to all acts of the commissioner o indian affairs; that he shall make details of officers of the army to administer the affairs of the Indian branch of the Wardepariment; that the commanding officers of military de- partments shall have charge of Ludls fairs in their re: ble to trial by court-martiai for neglect of duty or maladministration; that officers shall not be increased in num- ber, or receive extra pay for performing said duties; that all contracts for supplies or transportation connected with the Indian service shall hereafter be made in the same manner as far as practicable, at the same Lime provided for supplies and transporta- Uon for the use of the army; that Jodian traders shall be governed by the same rales as those governing military traders; that the offices of commissioner of Indian affairs, in- spectors, superintendents, agents, &c. be abolished and cease July 1, ‘isti, after which Gate the duties now performed by them shall be performed by army officers; and that the Secretary of War shall. as soon as possible after July 1, 1476, carefally er merate all the Jodians, and that all issues rations shal! be upon the basis of such enu- meration, The bill was reterred to tue Com mittee on Indian A fairs. re . THE WHISKY RING FrRavps—There are no new developments in regard to the Uhi- cago Whisky ring. General Babcock did not put iy an appearance at St. Louis on Satur- day, Sut his counsel were before the court, and after some discussion, notice was ordered to be served on Babcock to appear and plead on the 1th of January. All reports lu regard 1o & disagreement bet ween the President and his Cabinet touching to prosecution of the whisky ring are pronounced unfounded by a Washington dispatch to the N Herald, and it is asserted tbat Genera! Grant has iiterposed no obstacle in the way of the prosecution of General Babcock. That paper 8 +ys edilorially:—Tue case is one whicl. must continue te allract ublyersal attention, and the President's co-operation with lke prose- cution is the best sign that we lave yet had Unat there is to be no favoritism in the dis- position of the charges against his privaic seeretary. GEN, BABCOCK DETAIN A telegram to yesterday's Herald from St. Louis, December 18, says: “After all the eagerness with which Babcock has been ex- pected every day this week, it is now decided that he will not ve here at ail until his case, which is set down for the 11th of January, is called for trial. It is stated that Babcock is detained in Chicago, where his wife also is, by an interesting family event which is about to happen, and that he will therefore not return immediately to Washington. Judge Treat’s decision today, that a plea was not necessary for the transfer of the case from the district to the circuit court, settled | the fact that Babcock need not come here, and the case was duly certified to the cireuit court this noon, and put down for the 11th of January.” —___.. THE PRESIDENT AND. PARTY aT Moopy AND SANKEY’S MEETING: meetings were held in the depot tabernacie at Philadelphia yesterday. At the event meeting President and Mrs, Grant, Colone! Fred. Grant and wife, Judge Strong, of the Bupreme Court; ex-Speaker Blaine, Ion Geo. Bancroft. There were also preseat IN CHICAGO. 8 dl also expressed pleasure at the ices. ~ kK ey. eang seversi of hig most beauti{ql ay Ex-MAyor HAu’s Dr5svt.—Ex-Mayor the stags, wade nis debut In New, York Sat- the stage, s debut in orl je trday sight at the Park theal in a drama called “ s7-Charles Bradlaugh sailed from New ‘York for Liverpool Saturday. e7"A western man says that Sgures won't le unless they happen to be on a gas a | FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. | Ment of the Monongahela river. Referred to | of Pa., Biairof N. H. MonpAy, December 20. SENATE.—The Chair laid before the Sen- ate @ communication from the Secretary of the Interior, enclosing the reports and papers relative to the investigation of the Osage In- dian agency. Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bayard presented the credentials of Robert H. Marr, appointed as Senator from the state of Louisiana by John McEnery Signing himself governor. The credential Were read and laid on the table. Mr. Dawes pres on of insurance companies of Boston to be admitted | to participation in the Alabama award. He | aise introduced a bill carrying out the pray crs of the petitioners. Referred to Commit- tee on the Judiciary. Mr. Davis introdaced bill for the Improve- Committee on Commerce. Mr. Hitchcock introduced biil transferring the Indian bureau from the Interior to the | War ceparimen’ Mr. Bontwell introdneed bill to in the efficiency of the navy, and pe maritime interests of the Unite Laid on the table. and ordered to be p' Mr. Mitchell introtneed bill to repay ate of Oregon for r Modoe war. Militar; THE PRESIDENCY OF THE SENATE. Mr. Edmunds sa in reference to the res- | ered on Friday last con- cerning the President pro fem. of the Senate, that the matter should not be leftepen for discussion from this time until the 7th of January. He therefore asked the adoption of the following resointion: ; . Thomas W. Ferry, of the state of . be the sident of the Senate | wary. 7, 1576, and untila fresh ap- | pointment shall be made, | Mr. Saulsbury asked if this resolution did not involve one of the questions submitted to the Committee on Privileges and Elec. tiops. That committee was directed to in- quire whether there Is a vacancy in tae office of the President pr ,and this resolution assumes that there is a vacan Mr. Edmunds thought not. He bad drawn it in such a way as not to assume that we have or have not a President pro tem. by any legal quibble it sbouid hap We have not a Pre: ends it for the tt ute does decide form: Mr. Bayard moved to Mr. Thurman in place of t Lost—ayes 21, noes The resolation was tien adopted. Mr. Morton said that in vc the spirit in witch it was off-red, and dis: claimed the expression of any opinion on subject. Mr. Ferry, who had vacated the chair during the consideration of the resolution, resumed it, and said, ‘Senators, I desire to thank you for your further courtesy aud confidence.” Mr. McDonald gave notice that he would hereafter submit a substitute for the states- rights resolutions heretofore offered by his colleague. Mr. Morton.—Hand them in now, and let them be printed. Mr. McDonald.—I prefer to hand them in hereafter. - On motion of Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, the Committee on Commerce was instructed to report by bill or otherwise as to the expedi- ency of increasing the efficiency of the ser- vice of steamboat inspection. He said if What was said in the papers was true, there was ashameful neglect of duty on the part of the inspectors. Mr. Dennis introduced bill to provide for the settlement of the claims of the revolu- tionary army. and of the widows of those who died in the service. Referred to Com- mittee on ating saa 4 Claims. The resolution of Mr. Morton to investigate the late election in a came up. Mr. Eaton hoped that Mr. Morton would allow it to go over till after the holidays. Mr. Morton consented. The Senate then went Into executive ses- Sion, and then adjourved till January 5, 1576 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Immediately after the reading of the Jour- nal, the Speaker laid before the House two or bree executive communications,and then proceeded to aunounce THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE as follows: On Elections—Messrs. Harris of Va..Thomp- son of Mass., Blackburn of Ky., Beebe of N. Y., House of Tenn., De Bolt of Mo., Poppic- ton of Obio, Hoar of Mass., Wells of Miss., Baker of Ind., Brown of Kansas. Ways and Means—Messrs. Morrison of Il., Wood of N. Y., Hancock of Texas, Thomas oma: Hill of Ga., Chapin of Mass., Tucker of Va. Biaine of Me., Kelley of Pa., Garfield , Burchard of Il. Appropriations—Messrs. Randall of Penna., Hoiman of Ind., Wells of Me, Atkins of Tenn., Hamilton of N. J., Blount of Ga., Sin- ra of Miss., Whecler of } fe., Foster of Obio, Waldron Banking and Curren Payne of Ohio, Goode of Va., Gibson of La., Hayward of Ind., Buchard of Wis., Wikeof lil, Townsend of Pa.. Kasson of Ia., Eames of K. 1., Hubbell of Mich. Pacific Raitroad—Messrs. Lamar of Miss., Atkius of Tenn.. Luttrell of Ca!l., Waiker of Na., Lynde of Wis., Throckmorton of Texas, Thomas of Md., Philips of Mo., Garield of Ohio, Kasson of Iowa, Platt of N. Y., O'Neil Judicicn y—Messrs. Knott of Ky., Hunton of Va.. Ashe of N.C., Lynde of Wis., Lord of N.¥., Hurd of Ohio, Caulfield of Ill, Me- Crary of lowa, Lawrence of Ouio, Frye of Me., Starkweather of Conn. Puttic Lands~Messrs. 8ayler of O10, Gooa- not Kansas, Faller of Ind., Mclariand of Tenn., Walling of Onio, of Oregon, Hathorne of ) nse of Ari., Lane MeDill of Iowa, Morey of La., Crounse of Neb. Voreum Al Messrs. Swanu of Md., Faulkner of W. Va., Banks of Mass., lar- bum of Conn., Ely of N.Y., Hamilton of Ind., Springer of Tii., Forney of Ala, Mi ro¢ of Ohio, Williams of Wis.. Packer of Pa. Military Afairs—Messrs. Banning of Ohio. Glover of Mo., A. S. Williams of Mich., Ter. ry of Va. kof Ga., Jonn Reilly of Pa., f . MeDougall or Nvy., Hurlbut of 11... Stra: Connaerce—Messrs. Hereford of W. Va., Y., Durand of Mich., Regan of erot Cul., Kehr of Mo., Pieree o Ga., Hanter of Ind., Ross of ' 2 Minn. Post Oitive and Post Roads—Messrs. Clark of Mo.. Waddell of N.C., Luttrell of Cal., worth of lowa, Walker of N.Y., MeMal lemons of Ark., Cannon of 1i!., M of N.Y., Stowell of Va., Wallace o Claims— Messrs. B Ohio, Brown ef K. ; box ef Mass., Cochrane of Pa. Phillips of | Pratt of Iowa, Bass of N. Y., Bradley ien., ©: Clasnis—Messrs. Ede Milliken of Ky., Warren of Masz., Cabell of Va., Ellis of La., New of Ind., Coldwell of Ala., Conger Smaith of Pa., Wilson of fowa,Hop- ‘on of ind. Naval A ffairs—Messrs. WhitthorneofTenn., Lewis of Ala., Mills of Texas, Jones of N. H., j Willis of N. ¥., Williams of Del., Robbins of Pa., Burleigh of Me., Harris of Mass., Hays of Ala., Danford of Ohio. ~ eviswn of Laws—Messrs.Duriam of Ky., na Messrs. Walker of Va., Lamar of Miss., Paulkoer of W. Va., Cutler of N. J., Stenger of Pa., Clark of Mv., Spripger of 1l]., Hoarof Mass., Magoon of Wis. White of Ky., Nesb ot La. Wis, Maridue of Ga Bene of Ma., Ste- yepson of IL. gers Of owe, Willard of | ie sees aa ere ‘ues. Ho: man of Ind., Wells of Mo., Harrison of Iil., Gaur Raa". Wilma se Mie | Y n.. W. € Woodworth of Otio, Plaisted of Me., Kim ball of Wis. Patents— wg apd eG pom Bay- ley, Jr., of N. Y., Douglass of Va., Landers o’ Conn., Hertsell of Til, Clarke of Ky., Smith gf Ga., Conger of Mich., Dobbins “of N. J., ner Pe maton fesers. Jenks of Pa., Ragby of Ii, Wilson of West Va., Bliss of Ala., Rice of Ohio, Yeates | Hewitt of ’ samy in (ON. C., tusk of Wis, 8 NS - ofS. Purman of Fie, of nto ot | Bo ee hie, oar ne ee maker of N’ ¥., “y. <5 lil, Williams of N.Y. otk Messrs.’ Seales of NC, bire of Ark., Poone of Ky., Sparks of In Hooker of Miss » Morgan of WIC: Lae of , Seelye of Maxs., Page of Cal., Van Gorhees of Ohio, Tatts of lowa. Coioye, Weights and Meas O'Brien of M@_, Potter of Mich., ayler of Ohio. Parsons ef Ky. Maish of Pa., Willard of Mich., Wis., Chittenden of N. Y., See Messrs. South n., Mutehler of Pa., Fra - ¥., Calbertson_ of Te ; Clark of Ii, Freeman of Pa., Bagley, Pat s—Messrs. Sie » Levy of La, Rask of Wis., isor 8. ¢ | honest tan. ‘ca: Pars, Candler of Ga., Levy a Jowa, Ketcham of F | Terry of Va. brell_ of Ten: lor ll, Wh ‘ood of Pa., Harr ys and Cana’s Savage of Ohio, Mead ¢ r 8 expended in the | of tiairs, | Schleischer of Texas, M IL, Frost of Mass M ppt Levees—Messrs._ 1 Hatcher of Mo.. Money of Miss., i that after further consideration of the sub. | Ma., Youn ject, and some discusston, he had concluded | — of Mi o Morey of La gorra in Civil Bervi Y.. Browa of K t Throckmorton of yne of Ohio, Collins of Pa., DeBolt of Mo., Cutler of N.J.; Hurlbut of Il., Harris » Foster of Obio, Leavenworth of ures—_Mesers. Stone of Mo. of Tenn., Koss of N. J Hopkins of Pa. Money of Miss., Bu . Farwell of Til, Ballou of ams of N. Y., Hyman of N.C. Mestre ‘Cowan o| » Williams of Al: { Obio, Hereford Tarbox of Mass., , Crounse of Neb., Pratt of Iowa, T 5 Texas, Sheakie Pa., Burleigh Springer of Ih Leavenworth Messrs. Ely o} f sell of Ill., W. B. ‘ams of Mich., P Accounts— Messrs. Williams of Ind., erts of Md., Powell of Pa., Haskins of Expond'tures in War Departnent—Messrs Clymer of Pa., Robbins ot N.C., Blackburn of Ky., Bass of N. Y.. Danford of Unio. Expenditures in the Post (mice Department— Messrs. Stone of Me., Reagan of Texas, Wal- ker of N. Y., Stowell of Va.. Adams of N. Expenditures of Interior De Mutehler of Pa., Boon LIL, Weodworth of Oni Expeniiitures¢/ Department of Justicc—Messrs Caulfield of lil., Candler of Ga, Tenn., Starkweather of Cor Mileage—Messrs. Egbert of Pa.. Bradford of Ala., Odell of N. Y., Casweil of Wi uromen! — Mess; e of Ky., Anderson of io, Taff ts of Iowa. . Jovee of Vt. iting—Mesers. Vance of Ohio, Singleton Ballou of R. I. Rvles—The § Pa., Cox of N. ¥., Blaine of Me., Banks of Enrolled Bils—Messrs. Harris of Ga., Ham- gir of Ind., Darrall of La. Messrs. Clymer of Pa., Waddell onroe of Ohio. ttee on Crntenaial—Messrs. Hop- Sins of Pa., Hancock of Texas, Barnum of ‘ Harrison of Iil., Banks of Mass. Bhlen of Md., A. S. Williams of llardenberg of N. J., Kelly of Pa. Blaine of Me., Lawrence of Ohio. Baker of N. Y., Ral- Immediately after the announcement of the committees the House at 1 pm,.@ djoura- i Wednesday, January +. 1 Bisioiscemscomncs ih esr _nn oro The Centennial Excursion. THE SATURDAY The President and Cabinet, the judges of the Supreme Court, members of Congress and journalists who visited Philadelphia at the invitation of the Centennial Commission were, on Saturday morning. driven to the Ceutenpial grounds, and after several hours spent in inspectiog the buildings, were en- jorticultural Hall, which was decorated In a finished and Abont one o'clock the Presidential party rived and entered the room, led by Secré- Mrs. President Grant was Mr. G. W. Childs, and was fol- ecretaries Bristow and Robeson. At haif-past two o'clock the assembled guests sat down to the bountifrlly spread table, Hassler’s orchestra performing the Centennial Reception March. Mr. John C. Bullitt presided; Bishop Simpson, of the Methodist Episcopal church, sai the close of the banquet M the dimensions of the Centennial buildings, and said they would cover more ground than 2 ever given in modern Already more than one half of the space has been taken by f Speaking ol tary Chandler. those of any exhibits y {the cost, he said it would hat was needed to complete 7.140. The speaker wi upon the representatives of’the goverament to consider the importance of the exhibition, and to afford the means necessary to finish THE TOASTS tice Waite respou , and trusted it to transpire wonld cess in every rm r he bad no dowbt rations yet to com way in the great movement Ww year. He express greas made on Goveraors of the > government Was right In leaving the people to do the work at first, but now it | was time for Congress to take a pirt in the | great exposition. speaker, had furnished one-fifieenth of the sum asked, and the government should now come forward at this time and do fts share. “Agriculture, the base of jhe prosperity of the pation,” was the next sentiment. Thi ded to by Hon. C. Heory Harr! linois. Commerce, the handmaid of all other industries in exchang! New Jersey, sald the ; —o— , THE SOUTH CAROLINA JUDGES. a cy | GOV. ERLAIN INTERVIEWED. CHARLESTON, Dec. %.—The News and Courier this morning prints an interview with Governor Chamberiain on the subject of the election of ex-Governor Moses and Whipper, colored, as jadges of the most im- portaut clrenits in the state. The governor after describing the trickery by which lead- ers In the legislatare took advantage of his temporary absence from Columbia, to cipitate the judicial election which resulted in the choice of Wht and Moses, said “I look upon thetr election as a horribie dis aster—a disaster equally great to the state, to the repub: and greatest of ail to those Communities which shall be doomed to feel the futl effects of the presence of | Moses and Whipper upon the bench. at | a year ago speak publicly of Whipper, who was then a can for the very position which he has been ted i novneed him incapable and Mt for the office of*jndge. Oi Neither Whippe ts covered deep with ar WiUh the facte atter prostita the worst finite ¥ which ight ada Moses as gov | With Moses ae 1G at mt ut will be the ef. | fect of the election’ of these men? A. The gravest consequences of all kinds will fol low. One immodiaie effect will obviously be the reorganization of the dem. within the state,as the only m: judgment of its members for of and rout 10 misgovernment and pabiie could have wished as kept off such beltef in the log ¥ too that shapes events myself io think that w mén of South Carolina will 1 can to have a profound & Provideace donot allow od honest mpossi emo [am tree t o say th rh South Care. ament and wt pure a love in pab airs as ean ey democratic state of the south, and as ais9 my fond- here in South t states, to have worked out through the republican party the solution of the most digicalt one Of the most Interesting political and #o- cial problems which this ceatury bas pre. sented. If these results shall not be reached the responsibility for the failure will not rest upen me. nor upon the conservative citizens of South Carolina, who have hitherto with unvarying Sdelity and generosity stood by me in my work, but upon those and ali like them who dealt the cause of good govern- ment so deadly a blow on Thursday.” The governor went on to say that there were grave doubts on constitutional grounds of the validity of the judicial election as to four out of the eight circuits, Whippe: loses being among the doubtfal cases. action of the legislature continues to be a sabjectof great popular excitement Ll over the state, rnin retin FOREIGN NEWS. 2,000 French Exhibiters at the Cem- tenutal Parts, Dec. 20—Al a meeting of the cen- tennial commission to-day it was announerd that the application of France for an increase of space at the exhibition balldings, at Patl- adeiphia, had been granted. The plans for the French -ection are now closed. The ex- hibitors will number more than 2090. PFatiare. wton & Head, mer- pe Agents Of Laie 0°90 000. Loxpon, Dee. os Passenge rs. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. —The Amerique’s passengers are all well aud leave here for Havre by the Ville de B st. Teot ‘s Failare. Dec. 10.—Drexei, Morgan & Co., of New York; Biake Bros. & Co., of Bos- ton, James Y. Smith, Royal C. Tatt, and Henry L. Kendall, of this city, have been in- vited to meet the officers of the Providence tool company to-morrow for the purpose of making a0 examination of the affairs of the company, and such recommendations to the — as the committee may think @ivis- able. —— Duncan. Sherman & Co's Bankraptcy. Ew Y oxk, Dec. 20.—Duncan, Sherman & Co. were adjudicated involuntary bankrapis Saturday, on a petition flied by Carter & ‘ton, attorneys, and signed by over 200 creditors whose claims aggregate $2,165,000. The acts Of bankruptcy were forty days sus- pension of commercial paper aad failure to pay a deposito: biers Phil PHILADELPHIA, Dee, Last night the police inade a raid on a low gambling den at the southwest corner of Spofford and Bainbridge streets. The tor, John Charles Dougherty, alias William Walker, and nine others were arrested aud locked up and will bave a bearing this morning. ° A School-Moare on Fire. Boston, Dee. 20.—This morning the Rice grammar ~chool was acctdentally -et on fire by the janitor while he was eadleavoring to thaw a ha red-hot poker. Toe uppe rt of the secoud were destroyed temse . Dec. 20—Reports of intease cold from ali parts of New Eagiand, the ¥ ranging from 10 degree~ to 41 de- Mount Was!:ingvon it legrees below, and at Littieton Rob Breueswick, Me. $650 from the night ern, Dew, 62065; western ‘mixed, old, 6; cai, December 6's 4 14, . ST... 5 a PRESIDENT's MIssouRI Farm—.) ations for us ho ——— to the N. Y. erald from St. Louis, 3 B Lx ecem ber = says: