Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1876, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Exeepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenne, corner 1ith Street, BY The Evening Star Newspaper Company 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. pane nse ‘THE EVENING STAB is served by carries to guburibers ot Ten CENTS PER Roun Cents PER MONTH pear. postare pri . a cubdseriptions tarerta>ly im advance, and Be paper sent longer than paid for. WT Rates of advertising furnished on appivcation SPECIAL NOTICES. WE HAVE TAKEN JNO. W_ HALL loto partner: itp bis day. B nN continue from old stand, t BARY ASSOOLATION Ibe held « T Jet p SPECIAL Ni S — i UNKEDEEME: 1m & GU., northeast corner of loch ated are hereby ny oTIOR FOR THE Year ip THIRTY DAY: from from all pr bey, 4 ASSOCIA be fonr'h regular monthly meeting of the “HAMILTON” will be held at the Board of Trade Rooms, Pennsylvania on 'W a ii be: im itendanes { twck mad recely old at the jast meeting at 40 per c: aie Boi. WARNER, President. JAMES FRASER. Treasurer. JNO. A. PBESUOTT. S yanl-it NATIONAL METROPOLITAN BANK, Wasiix oe, oe gt os a for Birectors of thie Baw’ Baukiag House on TUESDAY, ipcike will bo oven from 11 ovclock aie. to 1 o'clock oils wi o'clock a.m. 0¢ a oe CBO. H. B. WHITE, Gec3itjans.l0 St Cashier. S METROPOL'S SAVINGS BaNK.—The setu: annual dividend of interest to Mt be payable on or after January 20. 76, the rate of five per cent. per annum on al wums left on deposit one or more calendar months curing the nalf year ending January }. 1576. Interest rot called for + i bear iaterest like the ipal, from January p pes E'SAMU EL NORMENT, President, J_A. RUFF, Cashior. cee th,s,ta,lot COT PAPER | PATTERNS —Agency for Frack Leslie's Cat Paper Patterns. at ROB. ERTS BOOK D STATION RY STORE. 1010 nb ew York avenue. decdi-2w => WASHINGTON SUSINESS COLLEGE, corner 7th aud L streets northwest. —New Year sessions, day and evening, degitt MONDAY, subscriptions. January 3, 1+76. Students received by the vear or quarter for business course or special branches. ceed. H.C SPENCER. President. A MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS Rea tstcelaPeeetaren wt 0" BAILROs 20) + for tion a Directors, will be held at the office of the Com: pan ‘oer of Ist street west and Pennsylvania on WEDNESDAY, the 12th day of January, 1576. 2 The polls will be opened at 12 m., and elosed at Fransfer books will be closed on the 1th of Jan Gary, 1576, aud cpened Jannary 13.1576. H. HUBT, President. » Seeretary deca td YOUNG MEN'S CHBISTIAN ASSOUIA- Tr Corner 9th and D streets. EE BEADING ROOM. CIBCULATIN BARY, PARLOB AND v and a EPIC: SOCIETY; pS See SLL PERSONS DESIRING TO LEABN PITMAN’ SHORT-HAND may find on experienced teacher at Boys’s Academy, Sunder Jand es church, 43 street northwest. Full’course of ® lessons, $10. Thorough mastery of ihe whole subject guaranteed. octae-tt | HOT OB I10E-OOLD TEA, COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE, Pure and Frasraat, WITH MILEUEN’S UNRIVALLED SODA, 1429 PawnsYLVaNia AVESCE, near lard’s. SEE DIPLOMA of Holmes’ Old Man of#. Moeuniawn Liver Pulls at Dr. Wa. F. Scala corner 3d and Kast Capitol streets northeast, $1,000 for the detection of Mercury ‘or an} ether poisonous substance in them. Sold by al Draggists. cctis L2w* | JOHNSON & CO., BANKERS, Corner ef lta Stress and Pennsy ania Avewus, Desiers tc Government and District Securities Foreign Exchange and Gold. seplt-ly . we aco H. B. OFFLaY Sa NERAS, Comer Frrreentn axp F St2xers, - Opposite Treasery Department. BABE OF DEPOSIT, EXCHANGE, &c. Desi tp GOLD. Government snd District BONDS, Foreign EXCHANGE, &c, Collections made on all pointe. Investment Securities on Commission. mar4-tr 'H. D. COOKE, Ja. £00., BANKERS, 1429 F street, -—WM. F. HOLTZMA bas removed to No. 1391 ¥ bit House, and will at. Kap ssttoer grouse RY Poscie, oul? BONA rice Btae BUILDINe. KLIN & CO., | ie _ OPTI 1297 Peverivasia Avance, SSR Goncins Brasilinn Pebble Spectacles” docT-1y stp BRAZILIAN PEBBLE SPECTACLES. B iH. H. HEMPLER Orticy dec$-tristp 453 Penns. ave., corner 436 street. FOR THE HOLUSAYS. REDUCTION IN PRICES aT STRAUS’, 1011 Pa. Av. OVERCOATS. ee Bi VER OVEROOATS selling for ice 825. B SAVER OV ERCOATS selling for @15, for- 20. “kiisey OVERUOATS celling at 814, NP BE. VER OVEROOATS sliing tor iz, former prion @16. DIAMOND BRAVES, OVERCOATS selling for os wilti2y BeavEe OVERCOATS selling for fo former price CHINCHILLA OVEBUOATS selling for 4, or- met price OM, BUSINESS SUITS. 25 BUSINESS SU *% BUSINESS SUITS fF: 1s BUSINESS SUITS for —— 3 BUBINESS SULTS {23.10 DRES” surTs. Same SAE CLOTH DRESS SUITS from gis ¥L G™ISH WORSTED SUITS, Prince Al- A fro 1) 30, KENCH DIAGOSAaL WORSTED SUITS, Waliack 925. style, from @15 to At Li from 15 to 2 years. TS’ OVERUOA TS, trom 15 to 20 years. SF Cail carly to avoid the rush. A. STRAUS, 1011 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Between 10th and lth streets. ech-tr er eepes ge Pay ee ae es. For a less quantity Wife are sole agents in the District for the male of W, W BURDETFE & co. aS Mth secese, me decSi-tr a F06 BES half dozen to Ric will make ‘yening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1876 publication.” which Appears in the Cambe Times, shows that Hoa. Frar late United States M has some valuable jewelry o2 hand Which he desires to sell ui & decree of court. The complaina: tion states that while residing In t Octoder, 1573 niste Lima ia e r con’ Thit money was borrowe | for a per month: y certain Juana Wulmen, and the fo! lowing fropecty belonging to her was deliverad to tr. Thomas a: a pledge for its paymen pamely—a necklace of pear! with a Cizocn af diamond reliquay with & soltaire dia- Mond, ud @ gol necklace with @ reliquay Of diamonds. In February, 1°14, another loan of 2.000 soles was made to the same party at the same rate of interest, (one and a TWO CENTS Society and Personal. «This week the ladies devote to New Year's calls. The fine weather of yesterday made Visiting a pleasure, and all the city was astir with richly dressed ladies engaged in calling upon the “court,” as the wives of the Jus- lices, as well as the Judges of the Supreme Court themselves are styled. The wife of the Chief Justice was assisted in receiving by her daughter, Miss Waite, and Mrs. Henry Waite. * Mrs. Miller was assisted by her sister, and her young daughter = me isa bright repossessing young School girl. a Hunt’s handsome parlors were well filled with guests all the afternoon Mrs. Strong and her daughters had a large reception. Mrs. Judge Clifford received, and her guests enjoyed the pleasure of meeting the hand- some Miss Scranton, niece of Mrs. Judge Davis. Miss Seranton will only remain a few days in the city. Mis. Butler, of New Jersey, passed holidays with her parents, Judge and Bradley. She was present yesteriay anc sisted her mother and sister in re their guests. Mrs. George Bancroft's reception was very brilliant. Amoug those calling at the various houses were Las Thornton, Madame Sant Anr Mrs. Alex. Shepherd and a young lady from Philadelphia, who is her guest; Mrs. Vao Viiet and her niece, Miss Moore; Mrs. and Miss Beckwith, Mrs. Chandler and Mrs. Hale. Mrs. and Miss Christmas, Mrs. Adrmi- ral Hoft, Seuator and Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. and Miss Davis, Judge Embrey, Mr, Mrs. and Miss Sherrill. it isa melancholy fact that the 4 o'clock | order in the departments prevents the gen- tlemen from Visiting, and there were not more than six genilemen at any of the re- ceptions. Is this lamentable condition of affairs to prevail throughout the winter Ah! what will the young ladies do for part- ners when the atinees dansunte begin? Miss Christmas, who, with her mother, Is passing the winter at Wormiey’s, is one of the most accomplished musicians In thee Mies Christmas passed nine years at school in Europe. She received her musical educa- tien from Dr. Von Bulow. _EVENING STAR: Washington News and Gossip. THE PRESIDED ENING RECEPTIONS Will be held on the secon and fourth Taes- days in January and the fourth Tuesday in February, from $ to 10 p. m. Mrs. Grant's Saturday afternoon recep- tions will begin next Saturday, January 8t! from 3 to 5 p. m., and continue until Lent. GOVERNMENT RecEiprs To-DAY.—Inter- nal revenue, $235,789.01; customs, $291,973.40. THE AMOUNT Of national bank notes re- ecived at the Treasury to-day for redemption aggregated the take effec January 6th. THE Committee on Ways and Means met this morning and arranged the distribution of the President's message to the several standing committees of the House. PATENTS, &C., were issued by the Patent Uffice to-day for the week as follows: Pat ents, 267; re-issues, 13; designs, 5; trade marks, 31. MR. ALoNzo A. MARR, of this city, has been appointed assistant railway post office clerk between Weshington and New York; salary, $1,000 per annum NAVAL ORDERS.— Assistant Engineer George C. Neiison ordered to the Wyandotte, | Ith instant; Acting Sailmaker John T. Bai- | ley to the Vandalia. SENATOR Cooper, of Tennessee, will on the llth instant announce the deatn of An drew Johnson in the Senate, when the cu: tomary eulogies will bedelivered. Noday has been fixed forthe announcement of the death of Vice President Wilson. = Mrs. Chapman Coleman, daughter of the be ae lene Seen late John 4. Crittenden, 1s at the National manding the United States mounted reve- | Hotel. ‘The Misses Coleman are with their nue service, is in town. -***Col. Keegan, formerly connected with the press of New York city, bas been appointed toa $1,500 clerkship in the Navy department. AMONG THOSE who had interviews with the President this morning were Senators Mitexell, Morton and Sargent and Generals Ingalls and McFeeley. The Secretary of War the Postmaster General were ab- mother, and will spend the winter in Wash- ington. There are so many strangers now in the city who are desirous, In making out their visiting lists, to know how the days of the Week are apportioned as reception days, that the following programme is in ore Mondsy the wives o! the Justices of the Supreme Court, Mrs. Banerof, the ladies of the Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, and Capi- tol Hili are at home. sent for the Cabinet meeting to-day. Tuesday belongs to Georgetown, to M OWING TO TEMPORARY INDISPOSITION, | Street aud Massachusetts avenae. Mrs. Postmaster General Jewell was not on duty | Alexander Shepherd aud Mrs. Elijan Ward : $ and Miss Stewart also receive on Tuesday. to-day. Judge J. N. Tyner, Second Assistant, Wednesday is speciaily appropriate! to acted as Postmaster General, and as the rep- | the Cabinet and the wife of the Speaker. x sentative of that officer took part in the | Thursday the wives of Senators aud R=p- deliberations of the Cabinet to-day, resentatives are at home, and the ladies re- siding on I street, especially those dwelling above 15th street. Friday 1s generally known as “old resi- dents’ day, And in the West End is special- ly observed. Al jaturday is selected as Mrs. Grant's re- ception day, and Mrs. Carlisie Patterson receives at Br twood on that afternoon. — 08+ THE PRESIDENT INTERPRETS HIS DES MOINES SPEEC’ At the session of the Iowa Teachers’ Association, at Burlington, on Fri- day. Prof. L. F. Parker, of the lowa siaté university, read a long paper on “The Abuse of Grant's lowa Speech,” defending the Pres- ident from hostile criticism. He said he wrote to the President for his interpretation of the speech, and received a reply, which he read, and from which we make the following extract: ‘What I said at Des Moines was hastily noted down in pencil, and may have ex- pressed my views imperfectiy. I have not the manuscript before me, as [I gave it to the secretary of the society. My idea of what I said is this:—Resolve that the state or »a- tion, or both combined, shall furnish to every child growing up in the land the means of acqulring @ good common school education.’ Such is my idea, and such I inteuded to have said. I feel no hostility to free education going as high as the state or national gov- ernment feels able to provide—protecting, however, every child in the poner ofa common school education fore public means sre appropriated toa higher educa. tion for the few.” THE New YEAR RECEPTIONSin Washinz- ton give no evidences of hard times—in fact, nothing gives such evidence, and we hal as well give up all that talk definitely. “Hard Umes come again no more’’—let us stick to that. In glancing over the long list of lead- ers of society at the capital who “received” op New Year’s Day, and at the interminable list of callers, we are impressed anew with tbe decided cosmopolitan air whieh Wash- ington bas taken on of late years. It has the wealth, importance and dignity of a court, yet with all the unavoidable frivolity of modern life, impresses the visitor with the strength ano durability of free institutions. It is the fashion to be Sarcastic about Wash- ington, yet there is not a man in the land who is not proud of the city. Tne Presiden- tial and other official receptions appear to bave been this year unusually brilliant.— (Phdadelphia Telegraph. Is Ir CHARLEY Ross, OR Not?—Cnarles K. Ross, the father of toerapl Ross, townom STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PoBLIC INSTRUCTION Byane, of West Virginia, is in Washington, #1 thé réquest of tie State Centennial Commission, to consult with the Commissioner of Education in reference to the plan for educational representation at the Centennial Exhibition. APPOINTMENTS BY THE HovsE Door- KEEPER.—The doorkeeper of the House of Representatives to-day made the following removals: John Chauncey, J. H. Hersey, H. Decker, and A. G. Broadstreet. Col, Fitz- hugh has appointed W. J. MeCord to be his private secretary. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of the Na- tional Republica Congressional Committee meets in this cityon Friday next to reor- ganize its membership and map out a line of campaign work. It is believed that Senator Logan will succeed ex-Senator Chandler as chairman. THE ROOM formerly occupied by the House Coromittee on Post Offices and Post Roads, i. the lobby, has been fitted up as a private room for the Speaker. The Postal Commit- tee will occupy the room formerly used by the Pensiop Committee, and the latter will be moved into the one heretofore set aside for the Printing Committee. STAMPED ENVELOPES FOR THE CENTEN- NIAI.—The Post Office department has made arrangements for the manufacture of Cen- tennial stamped letter envelopes after a beautiful and appropriate design... The de- pent is preparing for exhibition at the “entennial a framed collection of all United States stamped envelopes ever issued. DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILu.— The sub-committee of the House Committee on Appropriations, to whom was referred the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill, met at the State department this morn- ing and had a long conference with Secretary Fish. Tbe bil! will be reported in the House on Thursday next. A SENSATION RUMOR is current here to the effect that Speaker Kerr’s health is so poor that a Speaker pro tem. will be elected on Wednesday, and that Morrison, of the Ways and Means Committee, wil! be selected pro- ably. The only certain part of the story bas —— to M peril a betes is i such a state as to give much anxiety to his | had been sent the photograph of the Milford friends.—[** Van,” Springfield Republican, (em ei, i Ee inly not bonged . " 18 child. r. a8 subsequently had a A CENTIPED FROM TEXAS.—The Post. telegraphic correspondence with the sheriff master General to-day recelved a novel | at St. Albans, Vt., where the boy is, and fur- “Centennial present,” in the shape of a live ther developments are expected. In Rut- centiped from a Texas postmaster. The | land, Vt., bets of $500 to $50 are offered that creature is about five inches in length, and the boy is the real Charles Ross. Tue au- bas forty (not one hundred) legs projecting | thorities are determined to hold the boy until from the sides of his body, and altogether is the real identity is established, aud have of- about a8 repulsive @ looking reptile as could | fered to pay Mr. Ross’ expenses to come on be imagined. and see him. A Philadelphia gentleman well acquainted with the family saw the boy = averred he was sure it was Charley 8. THE PRESIDENCY OF THE SENATE.—Tue Senate Committee on Privileges and Elec. Uons met this morning and took up the res. olution introduced by Senator Edmunds With reference to the status of the present President pro tempore of the Senate, itis the impression that the committee will report that the Senate having invested Mr. Ferry With his present position has clearly the right to vacate or transfer it at any time. THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. GRANT wiil give a state dinner to-night, and their guests Will be Secretary of State and Mrs. Fish, Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Bristow, Mrs. Beikuap, Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Robeson, Mrs. Jewell, Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Chandler, the Attorney Genera! and Mrs. Pierrepont, Vice President Ferry, Senator Morton and wife, Senator Allen and wife, General aud Mrs. Hunter, —_—_______ THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE organized yesterday. Governor Kellogg, in his mes- Sage, congratulates the people on the reduc- Hon of the priate debt to about $19,00 s having been decreased Over 35,000,000 during his administration, while taxation has di- Minished from 21} to 14 mills, Heésliudes tothe financial coudition of the city of New Orleans, burdened with a debt of £23,909,000, and a total deficit of $2.69 priations for 1875 and is stated at £2.37 selection of a commission to adjust the city obligations and to secure a more economies! administration of the goyerume: admin Fe at in the —_—_—_—_—___. BELLIGERENT Epitors.—A Grand Rapids Special to the Detroit Tribune, December 31, Admiral Porter, Hon. Montgomery Biair, | S@ys: Foolish and dieZraceful articles of pe Col and Mrs. F. D. Grant, Mrand Mrs: | Sopal Vituperatiog have weet tel tae col Lowery, Mr. Creswell. Mr. and Mrs. Boat- | UmDs 7" Loe nemocrat and Times for the Well, Mr. tx, Mre, Delano, M> enerort anid past few days. The affair culminated to- Mr. Williams, » When G e Gage, local editor of the — Democrat met Ti MOVEMF's1s or U. S. NAVAL VESSELS.— | and proprietor of tue Times, in the M The Congress arrived at Funchal, Madeira, | Bouse and Knocked him fi immediately fired ~ecember 12, and intended leaving for Port | 4 revolver at Gage, but Mr. Littlefield, stew- ‘Knocked the pistol to one Royal, 8. C., as soon as possible, taki southern She expects to reach Port t merely grazed Mr. having been delay the machinery, few days for Port Royal, 8. The Fapply, at New York, will go to Civita V 1a, where she will receive on board the monu- ment to be erected to the memory of the naval service who fell in defence of the THE CHICAGO RiNG.—Alluding to the arrest of Hesing, Rehm, Miller and =, in Chi all locat ie = e of com) Union, also such contributions as American Ni the north of Europe to re- ceive contributions. Tne Powhatan and Catskill have arrived at Norfolk. ——_—_-+ee: Ex-Governor JOHN A. Dix in a lecture last night before the New York Association for the Advancement of Science, on ‘Some of the Politiea! and Social Evils of our Times,” | the order for trial. As this was @ novel and favored a six year oue term for President of | "nheard-of request, the 3 ee ge al the United States, and thesystem | the committee, ‘and if they de- of removing competent and faithful officers | the removal of the prisoner. and if they, d on party . He said the condition of | *ired to im they ve oer currency was = dlasrace to, tbe nation. to bold court in ja: ie Su Ciective state judiciary, which | Tare Pos has directed Cardinal Franchi Ee SEEs cnant to be conemenane gov- anise in, ernor. Manager Ford to Col. Piatt. To the Editor of The Star: That “just” eritic, Col. Don Piatt, in his repiy to my first card. conveyed an idea of a funny man angry. In his avswer to the second his condition ap- ars to be that of an angry man trying O be funny. His invitation to Knock a peg off bis hat in that dainty sauctnm of his, which contains so many evidences of his elegant taste, without, of course, apy paralyzed chairs or deerepid furni- Telegrams to The Star. THE RAGGED EDGE. LOADER NOT TO BE TRIED —— ture, is respectfully declined; for which I | Tae ae bave a goodly precedent. Why should I THE MUTUAL COUNCLL. come with “a club,” he suggests, when I | have so many “sticks” which will anewer as | ——_-—_ well? e Colonel, mit, mors mre like Brutus, and, not that he “loved Caesar INDIAN AGENCY FRAUDS. less, but Rome more,” caused him to “stick” ‘ me. Should, however: my shadow ever cross his path, the only utterance be will hear will be, “Meet me at Phillippl, (or on CHANDLER ON THE WARPATH. one of your own battle fields.)” have bat scams little more to say than to snggest in reply to the last line of his card in your paper, that “just criticism” does not permit calling ten musicians six, and styling them “bald- headed;” or of Saying that any of the «tage forniture once belonged to the White House, which is untrue; or that our prices of admis. sion are the same as those of New York theaters, which 3s not so; or of the company “being poorly paid,” or that Pearson, Gler Denham, Lee, and others are “sticks Plain taiking folks cail_sueh stuff by quite adifferent name. The Honorable Bardwell Slote would style it, probably, D. P. eritt- cism. To meet his charge of “a monopoly,’’ I will give him at any time the use of one of my theaters to produce his own plays, the single precedent condition to be for him promise, in case they fail with the pub! ot to abuse Ais own actors, 48 unfortunate authors generally d Finally, as far a! is matter is concerned, permit me to say that I have only repeliel a most wanton wholesaie attack upon some of my people. Col. Piatt made no exception, no attempt at discrimination, but assumed the character of acritical bully. I have thought it a duty to make palpable my pro- test, and having done so, Fam willing “to be decorated” with his personalities here- after. Very respectiully, J.T. Forp, Fa aad Theater, Washington, Januar 3d, 1876, THE BEECHER SC ANDAL. Loader baad Price Not to be Tried for = , Perjury. NEw York, Jan. 4—In the King’s county court of ons yesterday, upon the motion of the district attorney, a uolie prosequi was granted in the case of the people against Jo- seph Loader, indicted for perjary in coauec- tion With certain affidavits made by him, and & ‘man named Price, fn connection with the Beecher trial. The point upon which the motion for a nolle pros. was based, as state! by the district attorney, was that Loader Made the affidavit with the nuderstanding that it was not to be used in court, but for the purpose of atfecting the public mind during the pendency of the trial. That it was made after the trial was closed, and while counsel was summing up; that the trial of the case would take three months, and he did not think the public interests would be benefitted or the time of the court be profitably employed, especially as he Was Conscious of the fact if that claim were Well founded the indictment would fail same order was also entered in the case of Price. The bond in Loader’s case was can- celled and the sureties relieved. ‘The Mutual Council, The forthcoming mutnal council of Con- gregational churches to tatre into considera- tion the difficulties exiating between Ply- mouth church and Mrs. Moulton, 1s to con- sist of five delegates at large and the pastors and two delegates from ten churches on each side. The names of these pastors, churches and Jay delegates will not be announeed nn- Ul they have been invite to participate in _ council and signified their willingness to do so. v IN THE CHESAPEAKE AND O10 RAt4i- ROAD CASE. before the United States cirenit court at Alexandria, Va., Judge Bond deliv- ered the opinion of the court, unnonneing that an order would be issued directing Henry Tyson, heretofore appointed receiver by him, to settle his accounts by the 20th instant, when he will be discharged and the parties to the suit be allowed to proceed in the state courts, In accordance with the wishes of the creditors of the road. The effect of this decision will be to place the affairs of the road in the hands of Gen. Wiekhzm, pre- viously appointed receiver by the state courts, AS soon as this is effected the fore. closure of the mortgages and sale of the property will follow, when it will be pur- chased In the interests of all classes of cred- itors and reorganized upon a plan generally satisfactory. The road cost $40,000,000, and its present indebtedness amounts to about $27,000,000. THE Soar EMBEZZLEMENT.—Cnarles R Beckwith, arrested on the charge of embez zling from $250,000 to $300,000 from his late empioyer, Mr. Benjamin T. Babbitt, soap manufacturer, Greenwich street, Was ar- —_.+—__. FOREIGN NEWS. Ameriean Meat in a Londoa Market. Lonpon, Jan. i—Tae Farmer (newspaper says (hat, “At the beginuing of last week forty-two tons of meat were soll at the SmithZeid market in this city which were shipped from New York to Liverpool and thence by rail to London. The market was closed on C€ ietmas, Sunday and Monday (boxing day), and the meat was consequently kept three days longer than is ord ly ne- cessary. Yet on Tuesday it was in excellent condition, and sold rapidly atan average of sixpence per pound.” __ New Steamship Lins. A Liverpoo! company is now negotiating with the Marquis of Bute's trustees for the re-establishment of the steamship line be- tween Cardiff and New York. raigned this afternoon at the Tombs. Ac- Lord Lytton to be Viceroy of Iudia, cording to the complaint, the frauds prac- | ‘fhe Pall Mall Greco ie tote eiat Uced by the prisoner extended four sf Lord Northbrook will return to Eagland in April next, and that Lord Lytton will bé appointed to succeed him as Viceroy of India. The Dentschiand Disaster. The Gacefte also says that Capt. Bricken- stein, of the wrecked steamer Deutschland, leaves England for Bremen on Saturday. where he will demand an inquiry tuto the loves of that steamer. peor nn eee MINNESOTA MILLS. Wheat, Fleur, = Lumber Prodac- on MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., Jan. .—From ac- curate estimates of the milling ca ity of this city aud state, just completed, the fol- lowing interesting facts are obtained. Taere are now nineteen merchants mills in opera- | | tion in this city alone, with 199 ran of store, and having a capacity of 4,500 barrels of flour perday. Thirty counties of the state report 207 flour mills, with 856 run of stone, and with a capacity, if kept in daily opera- tion of grinding 25,606,000 bushels of wheat perannum or nearly the entire crop of the State. The total shipments of Minneapolis for the six months ending ber 31, 1875, Were 435,900 barrels; in the last three months 265,200 barrels, or at the rate of 1,000,800 bar- rels per annum. brand there has been shipped 18,630 tons; total amount of lumber eut in year 1575 was 191,365,679 shingles, 167 153,000 lath, and 36,907,000 logs. In the last six months, 6,921 cars of wheat has been re- ceived, or 2,492,400 bushels, and 8,144 cars of lumber have been shipped or 65,152,000 feet. So waaenalte AN INDIAN AGENT'S BOOKS SEIZED. Alleged Misapplication of Pablic ands. MuskoGEgE, I.T., Jan. 4.—Major Upham, commandant at Fort Gibson, acting under orders from the Secretary of the Interior, years—that is, until his discharge in March, 1873. The frauds were perpetrated mainly by ine érasion or substitution ef figures, and the forging of vouchers, The prisoner was perfectly self-possessed, and listened to the reading of the affidavit without the slightest change of countenance. He was committe! for want of bail. His examination has been fixed for mena. The prisoner has re- jained Mr. Wm. A. Beade as his cc —“ 5 ea- tures, and it is no wonder, therefore, that it is the talk of the town.—[.V. ¥. Letter. EIGHTY HOURS BETWEEN OcEANS.—Tie Ban Francisco (Cal.) Alta states nat Je rett & Palmer, the enterprising theatrica managers, have determined to try the e¢ periment of making the speed of forty m an hour across the continent in a ‘sper! train chartered to transport the properties scenery and performers required in “Henry V.” to San Francisco. Proposals have al- ready been made to the railroad companies and accepted, and in June the train to make the trip across the continent in eighty hours Will start from New York. A few friends Will be permitted to participate in this trip, which Will undoubtedly stand for many , Secwigdrorkod marvel of fast riding for such a jong «distance. Goop News For aL CONSUMERS.—We have nothing important to add to our last weekly report of the anthracite coal trade. The ry of coal that caused suspen- sion of mining still continues, and pretty much all business connected with the trade continues now &s a week ago. Prices have not been advanced in consequence of suspen- sion, nor is it probable that they will during the present winter. There is some little mining of coal in the Lehigh coal region. and any prospect of a materia] reduc- tion of the age output will stinulate roduction. But at present the coal trade is | bas taken ‘ession of the office, books and Nery quiet.—( Philadelphia Ledger. vouchers belonging to the Indian agency at ee Seale this place. The agency has been in charge ARCTIC EXPLORATION. — Commander | of Major G. W. Ingalls. The necessity for Cheque, who served in the government ex- | such summ: ings bas not trans- pedition in search of Sir John Franklin, lec- tured on the evening of December 17, at the Langham Hall, London, on Arctic explora- tion. He expressed his disbelief in the theory tbat there was an open sea at the North Pole, but thought, nevertheless, the Pole would be reached next year. He hoped the government would send @ steamer next year with provisions for the crews of the Alert and Discovery, He did not believe the Alert would ever return to England, but thought her crew would. A CLERGYMAN AT POKER.—A subscriber writing from Camp Stambaugh, Wyoming, under date of the 9th inst., says: “On the 30th ult., an old man died in Atlantic city, Wy., and a Rey. Mr. Buck delivered the ‘funeral se,smon, for which he received $5, and within 15 minutes from the close of the sermon I saw him in a saloon playing poker with the 35. That evening he was £960 winner. Tne people here think Buck a mighty nice man.— (Glenn's Fall's (N. Y.) Republican, BISMARCK AND BEER.—A delicit of some twenty millions in the military budget is one of the facts least gratifying to Germany, and the government curiously enough has proposed to meet it by increasing one of the Teast popular of existing taxes. He who in- terferes with a German’s beer must be a daring man. The tax is already high, and beer is dear; and now the proposal to make it still dearer for military purposes fills the popular soul witt auguish.—{ Berlin Letter. mena aegis Oe ae ester, N. Y., Mrs. Harr’ ‘utter Suddenly, wits 21 Str at chee andes morning. Bei te walked rapidly to the church, and after emg seat, she was She was immediately cared sut, but diet e was immediate! before reachin; 0 ‘Heart disease was can: Inttenat pired, but it is intimated that misapplica- Won of public funds intrusted to his care for the selection of a location and the erection of new agency buildings is the cause. The loss, if any, cannot now be ascertained, as ae ied Ingalls is absent from the territory, an an examination cannot be completed until bis return “4 —_-—___ Fires. Boston, Jan.4.—The carriage wheel fac- tory of Geo. H. Biddle, at Omesburg, Mass., Was burned last mght. A workman named Webster. who attempted to enter the burn- ing building and save his tools, was burned todeath. An adjoining tenement house oc- ecupied by five families was also burned. Biddle’s loss is $20,000. St. CLark, MicH., Jan. 4.—A fire occurred in the store of Messrs. S. Bendit & Co.,which destroyed stock to the value of 009 —in- surance $7,(00. ——-« The Landis Shoott Case. Bripceton, N. J.,Jan. 4—Tne January term of the Cumberland County Court met this morning, Judge Reed presiding. The trial of Chas. K. Landis, of Vineland, charged with murder of Uri Carruth, editor of the Vineland ee peered Will take place during this tery. e judge in charging the jury rred briefly to th case, and in the fistrncted them as to their duties premises. The jury is still out. ———__+4____ ig the door. coal oll eatastropiiea was bop pronptiy oil cai in the city on the very first day by fa serlous disaster. The deaths and serious injuries from coal explosiona were ery juent lvetadnth, and no doubt the show as many.—{ Phila- e in the past t coming. one Wit delphia Recora, KEVIVAL MEETINGS AT the 25th inst., if the list of cipate is completed in time. balf percent. per month.) and as security for the payment thereot, Mr. Taomas re- ¢elved two diamond finger-rings One month | later the same party borrowed from Mr. | Thomas 1,06 payable tn six months, | (the rate of interest agreed on being six per | cent.) and at che same time deligered to him 8 Sol LLaire diamond of seven k ia As SeCUr- ity. The notes given for these loans. amount- STATE LEGISLATURES, Republican Organization im New = ork ALBANY, Jan. 4.—Both houses of the legis- lature met at 11 o'clock this morning and organized by the election of the officers nom- inated by the republican cancus last night. ing in the aggregate to $6,000 have long been Ohio Commending President Grant. . < CoLU’ BUS, O., Jan. 4.—In the house to-day gs r- 4 0 /aterest has bee ‘paid there- a res mn was adopted by a party vote | Th" tie cirectt ee era condemning the action of Congress in dis- he cireutt court for missing upion soldiers to e place to ex- ing for a deere jewels. The de dents, an abstract « be tn- ress Closed in the “order of publicat! and in oe al wey Uiis is recited the facts given ate dation of all try LAbOR TROUBLEs IN LY SN.—The Boston that be would fi Globe of Thursday says: Tx a charged mer siness of Lynn is st I ———— A Contested Land Case iT. Lovis, Jan. 4.—A what celebrated | {iterences between tt «i case under the title of Benjamin Scull | [ y a ae “ al., heirs of Don Joseph Valliere, W u Angements can be ~ nploye Duryee et al., grantees of the heirs of Val- dagen — ieré and John Wilson, plaintiffs, vs. the “City of Ur For some d ted States defendant,” was argued yes- y betore Judge Krekel, of the Unite capital. vas been brew 8 past trout! States District Court, at Jefferson ing among the workmen ox i with the cuse involves some six millions shee manumctery of Bex ar & Co along the White river, in son —— ily calm sourt and southeastern Arkansas, estimated riking to be worth $15,000.00. Plaintiffs seek # oe confirmation of certain land gra to have been given to Col. Va Spanish government for military services. 1 tien in their wages, to take © on t pening of the spring work. Messrs. Dupar & Co. claim that this reduction ‘s made in order enable mary. . Sperty fs | them to complete with other mazufacturers, Saray we, ttiine of the comtested property 18 | ali'aiso calms tint unbess they cee tens owned and occupied by persons under ; grants from the United States, and | theif work done at the proposed reduction numerous towns, villages and cultivate, | they Will be unable to continue their bust- farms exist thereon. Judge Krekel tonk the | P@*8- On the other hand, the workmen say case under advisement, and will render a tecision about the first of July. —_- 2 The College Boatt New Y they are working @t starvation prices, and are ple \) pEoperly support their fami- Hes even at the nt rate of wages. The committee of tration of the Snoemakers’ of | Protective Ne » Jan, 4.—The convention bas investiga delegates to the boating association of | %T eute iist of prices. and satbmitted American colleges was held to day at the | !t to @Co., but the firm ciaim that Filth Avenne Hotel, representat ike! that amount for the sake of present from Cornell, Princeton, bainese. , Hamilton, leyan, Bowdoin, Amherst, Williams, Trinity and Brown. The question as to where the next regatta should be heid was debated, some favoring New London, but the majority were for Saratoga, and on’ mo A_Barmatn’s OD ForTust.—Three years ago Mr. Thomas Alexander Mitchell, member of parliament for Bridport, and senior member of the firm of Mitohel & Co., of London and Riga, who had accumulated 4 7" r $250.000, drank great deal at the Harp, Hon Saratoga was selecied by a vote of 9 to 4. | Toran: Crank |S grea carved by the pretty Marderer on Triat. | M!** Helen. In i872, to the amazement of ail bis acquaintances, be walked of with Miss Helen and married ber. She made bim an excellent wife, and to agreat extent cured him ofhis liking for drink. In March tast Mr. Mitchell died, leaving £59,900 to bis wife, legacies of acquaintances, an innuity of £10) ® year for Some old ladies, bis cousins; and another £50,000 in the firm of which he was leading partner, on condition that it should remain for twenty-five years, and that then his wife should have one-half of 11, while the other balf should be retained by the firm. The rest his property—that is, about £75,000 —he be- queathed to the Metropolitan board of works, icaving them to do what they like with it. UtrILi1zING Dos —There seems after ali to be @ way to realize on useless dogs. The Oakland (Cal.) News telis of @ firm doing business in San Franciseo who purcuase the thousands of dogs slaughtered by tbe pound master of that city, or that may hay ‘.H., Jan. 4.—Toe trial of La ‘age, for the alleged murder of Josie Lang- at Pembroke, on the sth of last Octo- ommenced bere to-day, before Chief > W.L. Foster and Associate Justice An immense assembiage flied the court room. The prisoner was seemingly different as to his situation. The jury has smpleted, and will proceed to Pem- e to-morrow, to view Ube scene of the murder. o Marder Trial. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Jau. 1.—Henry Ghaul, colored, Was arraigned before the court of oyer and terminer tuis morning on the charge of murder in the first degree for killing Joseph Smith, on Noveinber Ist, be pleades not guilty. ae otherwise killed, for which they pay forty 112}ga112%. On gold loans the rates hare been 5to7 | ceniseach. The ¢: ver cent. for carrying. Foreica exchange issteady, | their manufactory with actual business wt 45iaii% and 4$38i584, the | where the skim a. — ad omg oy = So ont ae tanpers. the hair taken off and resold to market Is 7 per cent. for demand loans per | paste: <- vl ping Ph Goveruwe.: | Pasterers, the hide tanned, made talogloves, und sold in the marke:. The denuded carcass is then thrown into a large cauldron and boiled until the bones are easily separated from the fiesh, when they are removed aud are °,a'g below yesterday * prices, warket opened with elight changes, «500 becam> And prices ave "since advanced Sal's pr latter Lake Shore and St. Paul preferred Jan. 4—Virginia sold to the sugar refiveries, where they are West Virginis ground to a fine powder and used to elarity sixes, 16; do., new, the sugar. The oil that arises to tne surface of the boiling mass is sKimme-t off and maa- ufactgred into cod liver oll, and the remain- der used for the purpose of fattening hoge. itt ls 8 = 2 day. Sugar—demand good 0-020". BaLtinone, Jan. 4 —Cotton quiet but firm—mid dling, 12%013.’ Flour dall and unchanged, West firm—No. 2 western red, 1.35; Pennsylvauis red, 1.38 ged. "Co new, 49053; southern western mixed. new, 62% southern, svoady—sonthern low, new, 5iass Oats sbi 40a); western white, 43a45, WAT WILL BE EXPECTED oF PLUMB- ERS Now.—The New York board of health requests the depariments of buildings to re- quire, in accepting specifications for buaild- ings in future—1. That the tron soll pipe and ihe waste-pipe be extended through the root ‘or two feet, at their maximum calibers, and that the waste pipe be independent of te mixed, 41943. Bye more acti Gay aich Petroleum : foe e, 7%; refined. 13s v1 clanuged.” Whisky dell ard heavy, ? soll pipe. 2 That every basin, sink, and New York, Jan. 4—Stocks active and stro P v Monev.7 Gold. iB ks clive, snd stroug. | bath-tab be properly trap; 3. Tuat the pipe connections be Jead-calked or otherwise securely sealed. 4. That the location and di- rection of the house drain be accurately ia- dicated by a diagram with measurements, or by measurements from walls or other per- manent land marks, 80 that it may be rogyit- ly reached when necessary. 5. The. the de- partment forbid the use ©! orick drains or wooden #8 sub*intes for pipe drains, and that separate sewer connection be required when practicable; and, 6. Taat the house- drain be trapped under the area or near the ce‘lar-wall, in fddition to all other traps ‘Con: new 8 sols, connt FRANKFORD, Jan. 4 = 5. Boule, new 5's, 9%. THE POPULATION OF MINNESOTA.—Tne census of Minnesota has jast been takea by state authority, and the 8t. Pau! Pioneer Press thus records some of the results ob- tained: “One of the first things that will at- Wh it-oever. tract the attention of the reader is the large NEP ger esgy pad proportion of bora in the state. Itis| _A FATAL LavGH.—The Augusta (Ga) often sup; that the majority of the in. | Constitutionalist ; “John Morris, a habitants of Minnesota are foreign-born im. man About 3 years jof age ving migrants, but this is @ mistake, for while the | Dar ley, went to & masq on total number of Persons born in otner lauds pays bo tlast. He bas always been noted s native-born were born in ign- bora people the Scandinavians take the lead, the Norws innesota. Among the fore! jans, Swedes,and Danes num- bering 53,525. Germany follows with 59,602, and Ireland comes next with 22.533. The do- tminion of Canada sent over 19,33! of her peo- ple, which is 2 good many, and which proves that Canada is an excellent and handy place to emigrate from. The nativity of the Ger- man-speaking people has not been satisfac. torily settied by the assessors. The iastruc- ions of the Secretary of State required the German population to be registered under the different countries; but these iastractions were disregarded in many counties, and since the unification of the Germaa empire when suddenly he ground. fie was picked up and a sent for, but te pronounced the ease hopeless, as Mr. Morris ruptured & blood vessel. The unfortunate man lingered until Sunday morning, when he died. He leaves a wi! and two childrer! to mourn his death.” ————<—_$_$_$—<—_—<$$— A DISGUSTING REMEDY.—Conrad Schweit- zer, an elderly German, of Brooklyn, whose main pursuit is that of a ladder maker, im- proves bis income by selling lard made from dog fat as a cure for consumption. He buys the at a low figure from boys and pays @ neighboring butcher a small sum for cat- there was a general cepoestion to ignore the ph fevinnediy md mew go hg — old lines, and nearly all were anxious to put The fat is then cut out and in the themselves down as hailing from Germany.” | same manner as hog fat It te te cule greenish yellow, and is not unlike bad im taste and aspect. The old man calis it “bund fat,” and says that the demand for it is constant and considerable. _———— RELIGIovSs EQUALITY, local self-govern- ment, including the fixing of tax rates and the abolition of serfdom, are what the great powers demand of Turkey in the way of re- form for her distarbed provinces. Tne Porte is Willing to concede all they ask, but asour Paris correspondent remarked ib his cable review of the European new year situation, “the Herzegovinians are sceptical” about the fulfilment of Turkish promises.—{N, ¥. ——————__ TROUBLES IN AN OPERA CoMPANY.—At Cincinnati, on fercenry. & last, two perform- auces were announced for the Adelaide Phi lips Italian Opera troupe, but Signor Tagli: pietra, the baritone, retused to appear more than once, upon the advice of his physictat This led to @ scene at the Burnet House, where the troupe was stopping, aud led to tke arrest of Tagliapietra at the instance of one of the party who engaged the troupe for the boliday week. The bariteme was taken before a magistrate, but there being no proof that he had violated his was dis: that he the day. charged, with the und operas were su uted. is An EARTH KE AT Sea.—The enn t Bey bor 3 Ei = ng | Mora of Liverpool from a, arrived pers eir excess! urned i . was ihe barlione's bead. and that the pF aaah baie oe 2 had put mischief in’ bis mind. paysician latitude 11.97, longitude 42, in a very ————___——_— unsteady ‘Uuneast breeze, A SINGULAR DEFORMITY,—The Burling- ght which is unusual 5) every imaginabie tan (Vt-) Free Press says: fr. G. H. Hasel- way Hy ton, of Greensboro’, has a litle girl, f oe sunning aap , Shook the 8O mon! strikmg on table herhead and. purting her severely." Very fing eotion : wpe te quite rT i é | : : i ; | i i é f : g