Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1875, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. —_—_—— PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Exeepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, corner 11th Street, BY The Evening Star Newsps aH. RAUrYM4"é Prevt. @ pear. postage prepaid. ae es ld subscriptions invariably in edvames, Be pape seni lonser than paid for. ‘Kates of advertising furmithed on application RAILROADS. NDRIA AND EDE. a BURG Aatewar EetcKs- SPECIA NOTICE. On and after MONDAY, December 20th, 1°78, traine for Bichmond sad the South will leave Depot Baltimore and Potomac Bailroad, 6th street and Boeyivania avenue. at =40 daily, and SS Pm. Sally © EO. G. WILKINS, Sap't ED. 8. YOUNG, A.G.T. Agent, becd)-tf RE AND ©HIO RAILROAD CHANGE OF TIME. Pecewser 12, 1575. aA LBAVE WASH.NGTON. 6-@0—Baltimere aod Way Stations. GS6—-Cuscace, Be. Lous pare Puercnee Fast XPRESS. bs 7 -00—Baltimore. Annap: lis and Way Stations. z a Evin of ee berg timore Express. Bx i ‘at Stations. ypotitan Branch. NLIMITED ExPReas, No stops ‘and Way Stations. ‘ORK AND NoRroLn ExPREss. 1:30 on Bundsy; stopping at Way Ste- Gene 3.30—Baltimore, Frederick, and Way Stations ; Via Main Stem 4:35—Frederick, Point of Bocks, HB: n’s Ferry, Winchester and Way ons. (Via Metropolitan Branch.) AL TiMORE EXPREss. Stops at Laurel; counects at Relay for Frederick and Way station: re, Annapolis and Way Stations. INNAT! Fast BxPRuss. ss, 5— Balti ? bi Yo BoPESS zion. To, 5:00, daily Bzy319 3:30, 6:30, k cept Sunday. mapection on Sunday ior Hi > An- No 00; jagerstown, gapolis, Staunton or Valley Branch, nor for New York and Philadelphia at ©-00 a.m. and 1:10 9m. For further information apply st the Baltimore and Ohio ticket offices, Washington Station, and 85 Pennsylvania avenue, where orders will be taken for bag; to be checked and received at any Point in thee THOS. B SHARP. OLE. General Ts net Agent, cl ent KOONTZ, General Agent. novl-tf L. rs EW YORK AND W. an ‘LINE SH. TO BALTIMORE. emt ai LP aia in Tay Rae salen AtL POINTS 1B ri Ths 5 THROUGH ae re aTON anD WiTHOUT CHANGE O, RS. this line ‘a nce The equipment op this of the most x Tain i A. M. 13 PULL- BAN Pa Oa EXOLUSIVELY. PULLMAN Farag fare CABS UN iiman Car Train— fer Palade aad Yo and points East 30 pm. Bxprene for Fuilsdelphte and Mew York ‘Express for Philade!pbia and way points a for Philadelphia, New York robpwan PANLOM CABS on alt be Fete PALAOB SLEEPING CABS ov ® kets and information can be procured at the of- cee of the company. called for and checked at hotels, and prt- vale orders at the effices of the 7, northeast corner isth Wereet and Feunsy insyl- a jenue, and on portheast Corner of Pennsyl west ‘GaLTIMORE AND POTOMAC RALL- BOAD, corner 6th D. Mi BOYD, Jz... General Passenger sgt Philadeipita. =a, GEOBGE O. WILE 5, eb Buperintendent, Baltimore” Ba. rs ALTIMORE & POTOaac Rarpean, TF CORNER 67a a® We pt es oe = GRAINS LEAR FOR BALTIMORE, Fag ct nceceataee oe Pete on ; 7 "Express for Baltimore, daily except mited for New York, daily ars vexcegt Sunday Parlor Oot Praia 11:65 si ai piage sinatra mac ~ .» Express for Philadel and Ni 4:30 Piccus eud Norfolk vin Beltimares dally sv Resgemedation prmdatlon, dally except Sanday * Cincinnati Rrprées, daily for the Weat; TRIINS ANAIVE AT WASHING TON. l3je New York Bx; daily. 5 except Sunday. saat Line, dally. 40 ommodation. daily except Sanday. Baltimore and Pailadelphin xpress, Teeidences § ville, St. Louis, Due. . Otieage.t ra 5 ees ILKINE, Supsrtatentent, itimore, Md. M. BOYD. Jr.. Gen! Pass’r it. y23-tt 1875 PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 1875 NORTHWEST, SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. Trains leave as follows: ‘Washingto1 $33 . 7:40 - -6:00 = TEE GEEAT DOUBLE TRACK HOUTE, ‘sith elegant Scenery, Palace State-room Day and Bight Care, with mod lupprovements. hundred miles saved wo Western and Central MAKE CONNEOTIONS ib from WASHINGTUR WES HOw#E witout cuange, UN te WEST and Tickets by this rouse can be procured at the of- bh coon aes street — joer ten avenue, and corner of €:h street and Penasylv-aia svenne, National Hotel, where reliable informacion Passcugers procuring tickets at these o‘ices can Secure sccommods' ions in Palace Uars ior Ubicago, Pitet a and Rochester. “h’Botd.Js.Gent 4 mari Iy_©O*D» 38+ Gent Fema ee marily” Philadetphie, Ba, LEXANDAIA AND WASHINGTON B. LSXANDRIA AND FEEDERICKSBURG " Corner of B and Si sir - i RATION 5 SYLVANIA AVENUE, BETWEEN O29 PENNONL AND Trt STRERTS. and , by a corps of the best artists, aud will avail a athe rreent im] ements in tae Photographic art. patrots daily trom Nete 18 HERESY GIVEN THAT PB. based the interest Ww. PUMPRBEY Bal trem cf MC CHESNEY, GRAIG & COctoae? Seeturers of Doore HESNEY, z LY, Wasnisetes, D. O., Des, 12, 1578, Che Vo4, 46=NE. 7,094. AMUSEMENTS. A MERBRY X-MAS To ALL. FORD'S OPERA HOUSE. TWO NIGHTS ONLY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, Dec. 24th and 25th, MATINEE SATURDAY at 2p. m. ‘The rated HOLMAN ENGLISH OPEBA COMPANY, the oldest organization in the country. NESATUBDAT EVEWING, “@irofle-Girota decdl-st* N4TIonax rumaren. A MBREY X-MAS. SEOOND WEEK OF MR, JOHN T. RAYMOND, AS COLONEL SELLERS, Supported by Miss MARIE GORDON, from the Union Square Theater, New York, to- gether with an otherwise fitting cast, characteristic and elegant appointments. “COL. SELLERS” MATINEE X-MAS, IRALFY BROTH the Academy of M Roacis of the OBLD IN RI T, “ABOUND pays. Boe HEATER E, Tee Bites Src bene Pennsylvania Avenue. YEAB BOUND. Performance EVERY NIGHT. Matinee for La dice and Children EVERY WADNESDAY and SAT UBDAY AFTEBNOONS. FIRST-CLASS IN EVERY KESP&CT. remember Nameand Namber. jyl-ly FESTIVALS. By THE 8T. ALOYSIUS. rae SCHOOL FOR PIANOS, &c. DECKER BROS.’ GBAND, SQUARE, anv UPRIGHT PIANOS BE MATCHLESS, @ KUHN, SOLE AGENT, 407 TENTH STREET NORTHWEST, Above ennsylvania Avenue, FAMILY SUPPLIES. = BEEF! Prime Boast. Steak and Tens SPICED ROUNDS, BOLLS 106 1 322 and 324 New shane Has received from ties. Parties. &c., served Paris how Molas ive Ohina to order. UTTER, BUCK WHEAT, ac. PROFESSIONAL. RT BEYBURN bas RE! bis residence. 2129F DENTIST, oct-Gm Bemeved to 12310 F street. ScHUITER & IMPORTING TAILORS, “VERNON ROW,” PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, COB. 1078 ST, We eonfine ourselves strictly to Tailoring of the highest order, and keep a line of goods the sale of which im this city is given solely to ourselves, SPECIALTIES : USIFORMS FOR ABMY ABD NAVY. WEDDING AND RECEPTION SUITS. sktnats, RIDING HABITS AND wabarse Te LADIES: 3,000 YARDS FUR SACK BEAVER FOR LADIES’ COATS. 414 %b street northwest ya 3 AE Bessy ee, Mara mtreete porthwest, than any other house. oening Star, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1875. SPECIAL NOTICES. GRAND CHBISTMAS MARKET NORTHERN LIBERTY MARKET, SAGER Siemon 4 A fol oh 1Critic 2) 22.23:Chron .Trib.,Bep. 22,23.24.} ‘at tent room at p.m. Members of sister tents are invited to participate. By order of C, B. JOS. HUMP! fs 1 B. EDMONDSTOR, B. 5. WASHINGTON MARKET UOMPANY.— Tne Annual Meeting of the Stockholders ‘of the Washington Market Company will be held at the on, et grounds, he city of Wasi t 12 o'clock nook on the FIRST MONDAY, being the 3d day, of January, 1576, for the choice of thirteen Directors for the en’ suing year, and to act on any other subject within the power of the cor} ion. BENJ. D. WHITNEY, Secretary. Wasbington, D. O.; Dec. 20, 1876. "dec2l-tJani NOTICE TO POLICY-HOLDBRS. OFricg oF THe MoTuaL Fine Ixs u ave time and avoid the crowd, come several cays ioaee Att Mody eSLEY BOTELER, Sec’y. DISSOLUTION OF PABTNERSHIP.—The tS CHIPMAN Oe ERETAhIp between NP A MEB and C.D.GILMOR®, for the pri tice of Law and prosecution of Olaimsand Patents, is hereby dissolved by mutual consent. ‘The interest and will of CHIPMAN, HOS. MEB & CO., in their bu-iness. except their landed interest, are vested in 0. D. GILMOBE, who will continue the same as successor, in the name of tO suthorized to settle the ~— " N. P. CHIPMAN, D: GIL MOE December 14, 1878. i decl4-tw = cee SES NEW BOOKS, DIABIES, GAMES, &c., IN great variety st ROBERTS’ Book and Bta tionery “Store, 1010 7th street, above New York avenue. as ove “deci3 2 YOUNG MEN TION, C ea BEADING ROC pasar. PARLOR EVER RY IEETINGB, at 12:15 5 VICKS in Lincoln Hi .” m., conducted by the young men of the Asssccistion;’ Music, led by organ. cornet and precenta: Young Men's (excia ey) meeting,é p.m. Young men cordially in- f jec?-tr WES’ ALADDAN SECURITY CS Pts And all pure OILS cin be had Yrom novd-Im" GEORGE RYNEAL,JR..639 D st. ALL PERSONS DESIBING TO LEARN PITMAN’S SHORT-HAND may find an er teacher at Hoys’s Academy, Sunder land's church, 4% street northwest. Full course of 30 lessons, $id. “Thorough mastery of the whole guaranteed rome HOT OF T0K-OOLD Tia, OOFFEE AND CHOCOLATE, Pure and Frasrant, WITH MILBURN’S UNRIVALLED 80DA, 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, tr near Willard’s. iS SEE DIPLUMA of Hoimes’ Old Men ayihe 0 2 lountatn Liver Puls at Dr. Geo. for detection of sib lens subse in tHe | JOHSBON & 00., BANKERS, Corner af 10th Strect and Pennsylvania Avenue, Dealors tn Government and District Securttics Foreign Exchange and Gold. seplé-ly H. E. OF FLAY ao Ng RS, ConNER FIvteentH anv F Streets, Oppostte Treasvry Department, BABE OF DEPOSIT, EXCHANGE, &c. Deal in GOLD, Government and District BONDS, Foreign EXOHANGE, &c. Collections made on all points. Investment Securities on Commission. tr B, W. WHITAKER. W. J. COOKS, WHITAKER & COOKE, Genera {Ghat ant Cotection ‘Agents, i Claims a '. cctt-tr Wor id Ih streets op. Higgs & 00. H. D. OOOKE, Jn. & CO., BANKERS, _apld-tr 1429 F street, »BEMOVAL—WM. F. HOLTZMAN, Atior- ney-at- Law, has removed to No. 1331 F st. Ihwest, opposite Ebbit House, and will be {2,400 bis friends end business sequaint- oma and Ofloes for reut inp | © pee @. YOUNG, PBLI otl7-t2 Sokagr ran BurLoine. FOR THE HOLIDAYS. REDUCTION IN PRICES aT STRAUS’, 1011 Pa. Av. OVERCOATS. ASTEACAN BEAVER OVEROOATS selling for FUR BEAVER OVEROOATS selling for @15, for- ENGLISH REBSEY OVERCOATS selling at 814, ELYSIAN BEAVER OVEROOATS scliing tor DIAMOND BEAVER OVEROOATS selling for wHithaY BEAVBE OVERCOATS selling for 19. former E cafwonites OVEBOOATS selling for for- ‘mer price $10. BUSINESS SUITS. $25 BUSINESS SUITS for......... 3 BUSINESS BUITS f DRESS SUITS. FINE BLACK CLOTH DBESS SUITS from 915 to 935. FINE ENGLISH WORSTED SUITS, Prince Al- niase, from 915 to 930 FINE FB NCH DIAGONAL WORSTED BUITS, Lester Wallack style, from $15 to g25. CHILDREN’S SUITS. HILDBEN’S SUITS. 4to8 a ohit bis ovincoaté, from 4103 years. Fob at aero terme 5 ears. YOUTHS? OVEAUOATS, from 15260 years, 87" Cail early to avoid the rush, A. STRAUS, 1011 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, decl-tr Between l0th and lith *cegts, C, ¥: DAVIDSEN & Co., sa a . BALTIMORE, ip. — KB. aioe! proxzes, STATUARY. 1983 FERESRER “The Largest and Handsomest Btock Thine Country, Ds ‘ATL me. o x naar See eee prictan, SER decd-tristp 453 Penna. ave., corner 4% street. T SACHIFIOR—One LANDAULRT, ihtee ccelar treat COUPES: ous) meee? Coupe ROCKAWAY, all nearly new.! HY od Rigel Soa SG0aDS oe bana PD. recor decl5 tr__ No, 319 2th st., bet. Cand Dn. w, , Rays tara TWO CENTS. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GovERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.—Inter- nal revenue, $247,599.22; customs, $213,974.11. THE PRESIDENT and family returned from Philadelphia yesterday afternoon. THE AMOUNT Of national bank note cur- Tency received at the Treasury to-day aggre- gated $283.711. J.B. MOTLEY, esq., of this city, has been appointed Clerk to the House Committee of Post Offices and Post Roads. Grn. J. P.C. SHANKS has returned from the Indian territory, where he has been engaged on duty in regard to Indian matters, and is busily engaged in the preparation of his report. Mr. E. W. BARBER, Third Assistant Post- master Genera], has gone to his home in Michigan tospend the holidays. Mr. Wm. M. Ireland is Acting Third Asssistant Postmas- ter General during his absence. CHIEF CLERK APPOINTED.—Dr. L. K. Lippincott, recorder of the General Land Of- fice, has been appointed chief clerk of the Land office, vice W. W. Curtis, resigned, to take effect January 1, 1876. “Grace Greenu- wood” is the wife of Dr. Lippincott. AMONG THE DISTRICT BILLS which have been introduced in the present Congress is one for the relief of Richard T. Morsel!, of this city, for compensation for the use and occupation by the United States of 1ot num- bered 8, in square 158, for camp and barrack from June ‘Ist, 1861, to September pu Ist, 1870. A DECISION—MILLIONS IN IT.—The Secre- tary of the Interior yesterday decided the case of the heirs of Murray McConnell vs. the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company, involving the title to the land on which the depot of the company in Chicago is built, and which is represented to be worth several million dollars, in tayor of the company. ARMY ORDERS.—Captain J. 8. Tomkins 25th infantry, will report to the command- ing officer Columbus barracks, Ohio, for temporary duty. The leave of absence granted 2d Lieutenant Wm. Cary, 15th in- fanty, (Fort Marcy, New Mexico.) from headquarters, department of Missouri, is ex- tended 11 months, with permission to go beyond the sea. NavaL OrRvDERS.—Ensign Howard 8. Waring to temporary duty at the Hydro- graphic Office, 30th instant. Chief Engineer Jobn H. Long detached from special duty at New York and ordered to the Vandalia. Passed Assistant Engineer Henry L. son from the navy oo New York and rdered to the Vandalia, 28th instant. Cadet Engineers E. R. Freeman and Geo. S. Wil- lets from the Hartford and ordered to the Vandalia, 24th instant. HOUSE APPOINTMENTS.—The Clerk of the House of Representatives yesterday ap- Pointed ex-Congressman John B. Rice, of Ky., Librarian of the House, vice John James Piatt, removed; Thomas S. Pettit tally clerk, vice James W. Nightingale, re- moved; Wm. T. Dove, of Maryland, (form- erly a Washington alderman), clerk, $1,300. The following appointments, all Mary- landers, have been made under the door- keeper: 8. E. Gettings, messenger; Louis H. Nelson, folder; and James T. Blackistone, messenger. Con. GkO. 8S. BamGs, superintendent of the railway mail service, some time between this and the ist of January, will retire from that position to engage in business, proba bly in Illinois. For six months past hair. Bangs has contemplated resigning, but has Teg cer to aid ir organizing the fast mail 8e1 sible, rvice, and to perfeci, so far as pos- the postal railway service generally. He gives as the reasca for his retirement the inadequacy of bis salary, (#4,200 per year,) a Very 1atgé share of which he must aecessa- rily expend in traveling expenses, Congress making no provision for his reimbursement. THE COMMITTEES.—The assignments made by Speaker Kerr of the members of the House to the various committees (announced first in yesterday’s STAR,) are praised and de- nounced in about equal proportions. The censure comes largely from old members who have been superseded on important committees by new ones. Those who re- ceived that which they had no reason to 't applaud the selections, and those who did not find no merit in them. The most important committee of the House—that of Ways and Means—is given to Wm. R. Morrison, of Illinois, a name com- paratively unknown. The selfish view taken oe it by = dis eam is benee was given the place @ organ! I~ er Kerr's Jetrective campaign, and wae bis active lieutenant in eye | up the forces to his su; —; =e me _ ever, mae upon his integrity. @ Ob- ie from Tine tions of ayy ler a ° uae be currency. In organizin; Committee Mr. Kerr i ‘good care a@ppar- wey, to have a free-trade pre; lerance. The high protective tariff is represented only by Blaine and Kelly. All the remaining members are free-traders, or favor a tariff from revenue only. The Banking and Currency Committee is given to Mr. Cox, of New York. His selec- tion was a disappointment to himself and to nearly every one else. His disappointment is because he did not expect the assignment, and did wantit. The diss ppoiniment of others isin the fact that Mr. Kerrdid not place some one at the head of the committee moe pronounced on one side or the other of the currency question. Mr. Cox is believed tobe @ hard money man. Nevertheless in the recent Ohio campaign, in which he made an active canvass ior Allen, he dodged the issue, remaining well balanced on the fence. ¢ remaining members of the committee are all hard-money men, with the single ex- ception of Hayward, of Indiana. It would seem that the committee had beea thus made oP to prevent the soft-money party from giving prominence to their views on the cur- rency questton. It is safe to predict that no bill will ever be reported from the commit- tee which will invite diseassion from the soft-money advocates. The shrewdness of Mr. Kerr in thus framing the committee is s : i sf Fs 8 ee 3 Be i Ee i Boe ue z e a g © ? is | : 2 ; i 1 i ii Hl u fl 4 g ; BE 3g | b —— egrams The new picture by Detaille, of Paris, just Tecei ved, represents a regiment of the line passing along the Boulevard of Paris, near the Portes St. Martin and St. Denis, on a snowy, wet dain December. The center of the street is filed with the ee by a drum-corps, in front of which strides the drum-major. On either side of the fore- ground tramp motley groups of workmen, imines and schoolboys, all evidently ir, ing the music of the band in spite of the cold air. The expression of motion of these groups through the —, Parisian mud, mixed streaked with slushy ruts,is most admirably given. On the sidewaiks are men and women, some holding up thelr cbildren to see the stirring it oad these are masses of omnibuses and flacres, &ec., filled with passengers, cloaked and shawled,and with umbrellas, showing the wintry temperature. Over these again loom up and vanish in the muffled snowy alr a noble range of bij buildings with white. ened roofs, to which the imposing forms of the Portes St. Denis and St. Martin give a dignity that makes the view one of unusual architecturel grandeur. The coloring is of that subdued gray tone so dear to modern French artists. The diver- sity of expression in the numerous groups is wonderful. The figure on the extreme right is a portrait of the great artist Meisonnier, of whom Detaille was a pupil. The man drawing the hand-cart remarkable for foreshortening and the appearance of tug- ging along his vehicle. The boys show in- finite poss of characier,nor must be over- looked the little dog, wet and muddy, look- ing askant at the drum-major. In this picture and the water-color by the same artist, of “French Cuirassiers Bring ing jn Bavarian Prisoners,” the Gallery has two notable examples of Detaille’s ability. A large majolica vase by Deck, of Paris, has also been received. The effect of the casts in the main Sculp- ture Hall bas been superbly heightened by tbe marroon hangings that cover its entire wall. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL was the only metaber absent from the Cabinet meeting to-day. AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day were Senators Robertson, West, Conover, Dorsey and Spencer, and Repre- ‘sentatives Williams, Lapham and Hancock. PERSONAL.—Mr. George MacLeod, lately appointed receiver of the Louisville, Cincin- nati and Lexington ratiroad, is anative of Washington city, and brotherof Mr. Wm lacLeod, curator of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. SOUTHERN CLAIMS.— The aggrezate amount allowed by the commissioners of ciaims for the last five years is upwards of $3,000,000, settling for about five thousand claims {or property taken from loyal citizens by United States troops in the south. SENATOR MCDONALD'S STATE RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS.—The concurrent resolutions which Senator McDonald, of Indiana, will offer in the Senate after the holiday recess as @ substitute for those recently submitted by Senator Morton, and of which he gave notice yesterday, declare that the people of the United States constitute nation and are one people in the manner only, and to the extent provided for in the Federal Constita- tion and the amendments thereto; that .n the formation of the goverment it was theclear design to leave each state, and the i goon] thereof, sovereign as to all matters of local or domestic concern, and to coufer upon the federal goyernment sovereign powers as to such matttrs as might affect the general wel- fare of all (he states, or as might be necessary to secure domestic tranquility. which powers @re defined in the federal constitution and its amendments. The people of theUnited States, therefore, are not @ “national unity” in the ordinary sens@ of that term. That it none the desizn to make the government form: ‘ute? the Federal Gonstitution perpetual, the right of any state or any number of states to gecede from the Union was not re- served, ahd so far as such right has been claimed to exist, itshould be deemed forever — against it by the results of the late civil wi — Colonel Piatt and Colonel Sellers. Extitor of the Star:—Kindly ‘mit a little space in THE STAR for some brief comments upon Col. Piatt’s antusement article in the last issue of his paper. rst 1 desire to admit that it is at times difficult, very diffi- cult in this city, to meet the varying de- mands of a pursuit which must in its struggle for maintenance make an entire change of its attractions almost every week of its season. In cities of great — companies are sopeee —. aciass of plays very simi in their exactions upon the actors, and one of these plays when suc- ies SUES md tan, cant necessarily be 80 to give e to that of “Col. Mulberry Sellers.” 1t is the same with ‘Rip Van Winkle,” and of all like personal plays. Some of the actors he so wantonly de- pounced in the article referred to are as rep- utable in their profession as Col. Piatt was in war or is in journalism, and have been ro ized. OCpon their professional reputation depends, also, the bread of their families. Mr. Harry Pearson, who acted “Si Hawkins” was selected above ali others upon the American tage b? both Dion Boucicault and J play “John Peerybingle” In “The Cricket on the Hearth” at its first presentation in New York. Mr. Sam’'l Glenn was the choice of Mr. Raymond over every one else in the country to play his present character of “the district attorney;” and a favorite ac- tor here for many years. Mr. Harry Lee, has acted with a ce in some of the best theaters in the Country. He played ‘Col. Selby” in Baltimore and here, although I was asked on Saturday by Col. Piatt, “Why did you not bring him to Washington’”” by erg actor, Mr. Walters, (praisei by Col. Piatt.) who is yeta novice in his busi- bess, was recommended to me by a distin- uished friend of “the colonel’s.” So much for the “stick: Now as to some other points. Jam nota wealthy man” in any sense of the term, but have some credit be- cause I pay my debts, and have Vigewiewe's some reputation formeans when it shoul be for business principle only. I claim the ordinary intelligence of know- ing that I must do the best within my — pod prone the public so as to succeed. Ihave had twenty-five years experience, and feel- ing conscious that I have much yet to learn, Iam very willing to be instructed by those who have either the right or the ability to teach; yet I think I now know as much about & theatre as “the colonel” does about news- Paper management, and that I am as faith- tam dw tes as he is tohis. I presume, too, that] am &8 carefal _— selection of i : UEST on the murdered girl, Sarah Fon, was begun at the SBrootiys Btronply to the gulitof tse prisouer, Haben to The Star. VALMASEDA’S RESIGNATION. JOVELLAR SUCCEEDS HIM. ERUPTION OF MOUNT VESUVIUS. THE WHITE (CHAPEL MURDERER BANGED wicca MARYLAND ATTORNEY GENERALSHIP KANSAS STATE TREASURY ROBBED. ——e— FOREIGN NEWS. to Succeed Valmaseda . ptain General of Cuba NEw York, Dec. 21.—A special dispatch from Madrid says Valmaseda’s resignation as captain-general of Cuba greatly embar- Gen. Jovellar will y return to Cuba as captain- general, bui bis appointment is not cially announced. This will leaye at the head of thearmy. The situa- Uon is regarded as inopportune. Jovellar’s A) MADRID, Dec. minister of war, general of Cuba General Joveliar and shortly leave for Cuba. General Quesada Will be appointed eommander-in-chief of the armies of the north. Vesuvius in Motion. NAPLES, Dec. An eruptive conditi jeneral Joveliar, the been appointed captain- lace of Valmaseda. eneral Ceballos will lount Vesuvius is in The instruments in the observatory are in motion, and Professor Palmieri predicts a long period of eruption. Marriet Lane Lon bon, Dec. cently convicted of the murder of Lane in Whitechapel road, in this city, was N Old Bailey, to- joned he handed rison & written state- e desired to make pub- acknowledges the jus- He says he deserves nis fate, though he does not explicitiy admit tbat he murdered the young woman. ————— THE CENTENNIAL EXCURSION. Murderer 1 . ieury Wainwright, Te- day. Just before he was pin: the governor of the ment, which he said lic. In this paper he tice of his sentesce. wi PHILADELPBIA, Dec. 21.—Tne cost of the Congressional excursion to Philadelphia has been misrepresented as tennial fund. The followin, dept of the board of finance is an official de- To the People of the United Sates: The New York World of this date says that the sub- scriptions of Delaware and Connecticat to- gether— £20,000 tegether—had been 5; the Centennial board of finance in en’ ing two-thirds of the official Washington on Saturday las’ sam paper says, on the 17th instant, that the ex- penses of the entertainment have been sub- scribed by citizens of Philadelphia. Let me assure you that the former is many! and the part of the expense fell upon board of finance. JOHN WELSH, President Cantennial Board of Finance. —_-_—_. MORE FIRES. Celliery Burned. The new Philade}- ery at New Phila paid from the Cen- from the presi- latter true. No the Centennial A POTTSVILLE, Dec. %: ia coal company’s col. delphia, in this county, owned by New York parties, was totally destroyed by fire this morning. Loss, $20,000; fully covered by in- im Massachusetts. ‘Worczster, Dec. 21.—The fire at S| jast night destroyed the boot factory of Bush & Grout and five other buildings on. —-_—_ THE WHISKY FRAUDS. Sentence of a Milwaukie Conspirator MILWAUKIE, Dec. 21.—In the U. 8. cir- rt yes! Burbach, convicted of conspiring to defraud the revenue, was sen- t months imprisonment, a fine one-half the costs of the trial Sentence was suspended in the case of Rey nolds, his partner. cecil eee The Mausas State Treasury Robbed of 830,000. New_York, Dec. 21.—A special dispatch ot Lappin, treasurer of the state of was discovered that heavy committed by some one, been victimized to of about £30,000, and it is claimed one. if not the by which the state had thas Lappin perpetra 1 > is over one mil » SO the state is se- cure against loss. election by the repub! He was elected at the last land Attormey "ANNAPOLIS, Dee. 21.—In the ma’ Llorne| a in which 8S. Teackle Wallis, cand: date, contests the election of C. J. M.Gwinn, democratic candidate for attorney general peals to-day decided th: Utled to his commission as and affirmed the tier of ip of this state, reform ion. the court of ap- at Mr. Gwinn is en. attorney general, order of the court below ——* Bay crm ag — the governor com pe! @ issuing @ commission. It also decides that the governor has no author- ity to examine into the alleged frauds under his presert powers. rrested. a B., Dec. 21.—George Dyer, register of probate for this county, has been arrested for forgery and for want of bail has been committed to jail. He has been financially embarrassed for some time, and forging the names of indorsers to notes toraise money. The amount of forged rissued by him is supposed to exceed $8,500, and ts held by various parties in Elis- Worth and Bangor. It is believed that the probate records are all right. Mollie Maguires Excomuanicated. Dec. 21.—At the ser- ic chureb at Ma- SHENANDOAG, Pa., vices in the Roman Catholi honay Plane, Rey. Daniel ©’ Connor, the pas- rr jetier from the Archbishop of Philadelphia, which was a formal excom- munication of the society known as Molly Maguires, otherwise the Ancient Order of a Commutation of Sentence. NEw York, Dec. 21.—The sentence of death Jacob Standterman, for kill- wald, has been commuted to imprisonment for life. Failure. New ronm Dec. 21.—Tne oe of = Com mereta! OaD COMpany of ICAZO, Sa: to be @ small savings institution,is reported. seven xh orang Dec. 21—it is understood parlia- summoned for Web. 8th. ——$ The Markets. » 21. firmy a ea seis LOCAL NEWS. THE SNYDER RELEASE CASE. im_the Criminal Court ‘This morning. in the Criminal Court, Jaage MacArthur, the trial of the case of Jonn Green, of Baltimore, charged with “false ac- The defence recalled B. F. Leighton, late the offer to show that the papers were pow executed ip open court, ‘and that ues fabrications Mr. Leighton testified that on the 20th of August he was deputy clerk of the Polles Court; the amount of bail was fixed by Chas. G. Fisher by note. As the izance was i. taken the J age <Mulie) was ie in hallway. J iis, as far as be knew, bat’ no ing whatever to do with the taking of the bail. Judge Snell and Judge Mills @aa before the former jeft a consultation as to taking bail, and the former suggested that the matter be left to bim (witness). This he learsed from Judge Mills. This proceeding was in accor- dance with the practice &@t the court. The court said that if the offer had not been so broad he would bave saved sometime. It was a@ misuse of language to say that these papers were a fabrication. Mr. Cook—Perbaps I am unfortanate ta the use of language. I maintala th re- cognizance taken in the absence of a i dge or without bis express authority is a fabri- cation. The Court.—There are many such cases in this court. Mr. Cook.— Let's correct the practice, then ‘Witness resumed —Green came over from Baltimore voluntarily Cross-examined.—This recognizance was taken in strict conformity to the practice of the court since his connection with it. The Case of Charles G Fisher. To-day, in the Criminal Court, (Judge MacArthur.) Mesers. F. P. Stanton, W. A. Cook and C. P. Closs, counsel for Charles G. Fisher, indicted for conspiracy in connection with Green, Dvans and Leighton, and also for abstracting court papers, fied a notice for the appointment of & commission to take testimony in Kent county, Delaware. The Witnesses whose evidence it is proposed thas to take are George P. Fisher, Eliza Ann isber, V. Fisher, Annie O. Fisher, Dr. Wm. Marshall and Dr. Nathao Pratt. The questions are to be as to how long they have known Charles G. Fisher, if they dnew Sally McColly, what relationship existed between ber and C. G. Fisber: when did she die, and what was her condition of mind; what do they know of his bistory and con- duct; judging by his conduct, what ix their opinion as to his moral or criminal responsi- bility, &e. The Wasb Market Company COMPANY. Yesterday in the Equity Court, Judge Wy- lie, the exceptions of the market company to the answer of the dealers to the cross bill of the company were argued at some length, and the court sustained the ry gave the dealers fifteen days in which swer. Judge Wylie said tis the dealers should pay their rent, the answer of one is not an and they should answer fully. “Tue Unis Company, under the former court, may be very considerable; there when the litigation may end, and many of the May become insolvent, and when they know themselves and admit that they owe rental to some amount, they should pay it.” ANSWER TO MR. OYSTER'S BILL FOR A RE- CEIVER The company, by Messrs. Butler, Birney and Chandler, yesterday fied an apswer to Mr. Oyster’s bill against the company for a receiver, injunction, &e. They deny the charges of mismanagement, and aver that of obstructing and defeating them legal rights; and they recite what the com- pan: bas done, wad the action of the dealers in forming &@ protective association and building a rival market. They “submit that the relief prayed for by the plaintiff is not preventive, bat mitive, and is asked for chiefly because of transactions long past be- fore the purchase of shares by the piaintiff; and these defendants, saving and to themselves ali right of said bill, hope they efit Of Ubis and ail i eee! 2 a wR Hy tell District AG@nirs. The District Commissiouers forwarded the following communication y: Theodore F. Gatchel, -xq., President Assoctation for the Prevention of Cruelty to Anais Sir: Referring to section 6 of the act of Congress approved J une 21, 1570, entitled “An act to Ineo! ve an association for the Pre- vention of Crueity to Animais in the Dis- trict of Columbi: follows: “And be it further enacted, one-palf of. all fines Ubrough the instrumentality of the society, or its agents, for violation of such laws, shail accrue to tne benefit of said society, and the other balf to the school fand of sald city or District in which the offence is committed,” J am directed to request you to report to the Commission the amount of money received on the account since the the association, and Lhe disposition ma te of the same. W. TINDALL, Secretary. —_—e——— THE ICE BLOCKADE, caused by the cold weather of Friday afternoon and night, bas been broken, and the river pear the city this afternoon was almost clear of ice, though are lergol! pairs, The tug-boat Kate fen anew at peter boats to Wast- = this morning, au“ other, ee ing about thout apparen: al exandria Gazette, 20th. TMENT EROM A STRAM- LOON.—To day the Cirentt Court, Judge Cartter, was in the case of J. N. Carpenter against Mac seam boat company—action for damages for being ejected from the saloon of the steamer Keyport, some time since—in which Messrs, ley, Riddle, and Duvall pear for plaintiff, and Mr. John Selden for te ——_e——. SALE or REAL ESTATE.—Young & Mid- dleton, auctioneers, solid on the 13th, for Messrs. Janes G. Payne and P. A. Darneilie, trustees, the south balf of lot 16, square 319, improved by a four-story brick honse, No. (8 11th street northwest, toGeorge W. Stick- ney, for €8,050. oe -—___ EXTENSION OF TAF CHESAPEAKE & ONTO Ca — (On the loth inst. there was ® meet. ing at esterpport, Md., of delegates from Allegany and Garrett Miveral county, in West