Evening Star Newspaper, January 7, 1876, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Exeepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, ylvania Avenne, corner 1ith Street, ¥ The Evening Star Newspaper Company &. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. ponte in mia THE BVENING STAB ts served by carriers to bers at TRN OFNTS PER WEER, OR Foatt- Foun Grvts Frm MONTH. Copies af the Courier, eo BT Ai; rudscriptions invariahly in advance, and me paper seni ionzer than paid for. BF Kates J advertisina furnished om application Che V oL 47—N2°. 7,108. SPECIAL NOTICES. SELDER WM! Pi RINGTOR at the (Columbia Law th st , Sunday. Jan t& Bal rm > MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS of the WASHINGTON AND, GEORGE TOWN BAILKOAD ke will be closed on the 10th of Jan 13 ©. M. KOONES. fF S*YOUNG MEN'S OBSISTIAN ASSOU TION, Corner 9h and D str < EBEADIAG kuOM. C x CIRCULATING UE BARY, PAKLOR AND CONVERS i " N CLASSES iN GEBMAN. od sRITHME CIC AILY PRA BAT i in Linecia Hail the young mea of the A organ. cornet and pr ua sively ) meeting, 6 p. m __Mited. ALL PERSONS DESIBING TO ND LEABN Sod on ‘Academs, Sunder . 4g erect Dorthwest. Full'course of ie. “Thorough mastery of the wnols teed. oct80-tF LING HOT OB IUE-COLD Tea, COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE, Pare and Frasrant, WITH MILBUEN’S UNRIVALLED SODA, 1499 PennsTLvaNia AVENTS, near Willard’s, mes? Old Mam oi charch t SEE DIPLOMA of D Mountain 1 t Dr. Wo. F ecrner Jd and East Capitol streets northenst. $1,000 for the aetection of Mercury or ether potsonons substance in them. Bold by existe. octi8 law Burs JOHSSON & 00. BANKERS, Commer ef Wik Sires and Pennsyivania Avenes, Dealers tn Government sad District Becnritics Foreign Exchange aad Gold. wepls-ly bs Li co; = FURY OU NARRS, Conyer Firreests avy F STREETS, Opposite Treasery Department. EBASK OF DEPUBIT, EXCHANG Deal in GOLD, Government and District BUNDS, Foreign EXOHANGE, dc. Collections made on all pointe. Investment Seenrities on Commiesion._ mart-tr is" D. OUOKE, Jz. &C0., BANKEES, wr 1429 F street, VAL —WM. F. HOLTZMAN. Autor. oe a. ved to No. 1341 F at. ‘Booms and Offices for rent in'eame building. )e9-t? UBL 6. YOUNG, | Ca OBLIC, eus-tt hee BAL ANKLIN & CO., - OPTICIANS, Pay No. 1297 Prxnvivasia Araxce, Genaine Brazilian Pebble Spectacies. dec? ly.ietp N PEBBLE SPECTACLES. BOE Gagenrcen: PTICTAN, dec3-tristp 453 Penna. ave., corner 43 street. REDUCTION IN PRICES aT STRAUS’, 1011 Pa. Av. OVERCOATS, ASTBACAN BEAVER OVEROOATS selling for 20, former price wel BEX VER OVEROOATS selling for 915, for- tier price $20. se ENGLISH KERSEY OVERCOATS selling at 814, ry ELYsis\ BEAVER OVEROOATS selling tor pidida Baa OVERCOATS selling for wwe: ries MM. WHITH BeAvek OVERCOATS selling for f cufNcHiLLs OVERCOATS selling for @6, or- mer price $10. DRESS SUITS. FINS BLACK CLOTH DRESS SUITS from 935 rib ss GLISH WORSTED SUITS, Priuce Al- Fink FueNCH DIAGONSL WORSTED SUITS, Lener Wallack style, (rom $15 to 825. CHILDREN'S SUITS. CHILDEEN'S SUITS, from 4 to § years. CHILDREN'S OVEBCOATS, from 4 tod years. BEES’ PUITS, from 9 to 14 years. BOYS OVEROOATS, from 9 to 14 years, YOUTHS” SUITS. trom 15 to % years. YOCTHS’ OVERCUATS, from 15 to 20 years BF Cail carly to av the rush. A. STRAUS, 1011 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUS, ech tr Betweew Wth and 1th streets, B4kikaM & Co. IMPORTING TAILORS, cRNON KOW,” PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, COB. 107 ST. ‘Which 1u this city is given solely to ourselves, SPECIALTIES: UNIFOBMS FOR ABMY AND NAVY. WEDDING AND BECEPTION SUITS. LADIES’ BIDING HABITS AND WALKING JACKETS. declt Im HH, 245tEDY «BRO, * WHOLESALE DEALERS iN SALT AND FISH. ro ALT a Boece and Pocketsof maay Ss. Steen Lou _ sand 6t ‘Washingtor, D ‘This we have re- Susciat mecckeys Paton’, eecr-ex : $id pes desta, which will mate EZ Shirt in B or Ameri- aSecer eeu ces dis sole agents in the District for the sale of theese Cocks, Ww. Ww BURDETSE BSS, Bo. 706 K street. Double Elastic decSi-tr SPENCERIAN STBEL PENS, are for sale by all dealers in Stationery. Satta 1VISON, BLAKEMAN, TAYLOR & Co., _setS-cofm 135 & 140 Grand St., New ¥. — G. HUDSO! Dvrivertia butan, ed3, will cure the worst case of vy part of the city by G. HUDSON, deci 3w* No. 400 Ith street soutiecast, EVENING STAR._ Washington News and Gossip. ING Receptions oarth Taes- Tuesday in will be held on the second days in January and the fourt February, from 8 to 10 p. m. ‘ant’s Saturday afternoon recep. ay, January 1 Leat. th, frem 3 GOVERNMENT Recetpts To-DA nal revenue, € i Post to atte notes re- TARY OF War t from the Ca Tue Se member ab to-day. was the or me AN ORDER has been issued by the Speaker House dire e Doorkee; keep newspaper men EX was yesterday desig: tor of the Treasury, vi Ratherford, resigne+. be Toird A General J.Q. C. LAMAR was unanimously nomi- nated for United States Senator by the democratic caucus of Mississippi Legis! ture, at Jacksgn, last e ng. the other candidates withdrawing in his iavor. OSE MonTh’s Pay FoR THE D1s- CHARGED ONES.—The House Committee on Accounts, this morning, agr o recom. mend that atl employ ouse who have been discharged PAPER PostaGE.—The House Postal pmittee to-day agreed to vote on Tues- day next on the question of repealing the iaw adopted at the last session increasing rates on newspaper postage and third-class matter. “LETTER OF DISTINCTION.”—The Secre- tary of War bas received, through the State department, and has sent to General Myer, a “Letter of for the “Signal Serv de creed by the international congress of geo- grexnic al scenery at its recent session at Paris. Ir a Speaker pro tem is needed this winter at Washirgton, the selection of Mr. Lamir for the duty would give only less satisiac- nin this quarter of the country than at south. ‘Tuere is very mach the same feeling toward him up here as there ts den. Bartlett, for instance, do 2 ( Mass.) Republican. AMONG THOSE who had interviews wi the President today were Senators gent, West and Frelinghuysen, and Repre sentatives Pierce. O'Ne!l, Mills, Pratt and Williams, aiso, the Committee of For Affairs of the ‘House. The Commitiee of Ways and Means are expected to pay their respects to the President to. >rrow. Tae ComMMitres on Ways and Mew this morning, elected Dr. J. P. Hambieton, of Georgia, Clerk of that Committee. Geo. L. Wools was re-elected Clerk of the ( mittee on Publi t editor of the Syracuse (N. been chosen Clerk of the Banking and Car- rncy Committee. THE REPORT that H. H. Fiul of Paul, Minr., has been appointed by the Sec- retary of the Interior to investigate land office fra’ in the northwest is utterly without foundation. Nosuch appointment has been made or contemplated, nor has any application ever been made to Secretary Chandler for the appointment of Mr. Finley to that duty or any other. Prrson/ L.—‘on. Jeremiah M. Wilson is quite ill from an attack of gravel. +***Mr. . Gaylord, assistant attorney goneral has returned from Michigan, where le went to spend the holidays. -*--A dispatch from Augusta, Ga., states that Hon. A. H. Ste- phens continues in a very feeble state from disease in one of his lungs, and it is feared Le will not be able to take bis seat in Con- gress during the present session. Tuer Hovse RESTAURANT.—The Honse Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds have agreed to elect @ restaurateur to-mor row. Trere are fourteen applicants for the lace. The republicans will vote for Down- ing. The democratic members are divided between Mr. McShane, of Philadelphia, ant Deshields, of thiscity. Mr. Kerr has abso- lutely refused to have anything todo with the qnestio: Mr. McShane 1s connected with the American Hotel, of Philadelphia, and has a hotel at Cape May. Deshieids is now tbe proprietor of the Baltimore and Po- tomac Railroad depot restaurant. MR. O'BRIEN Imposep Upon By Hop- NetT.—It is presumed that Mr. O’Brien, of Maryland, was imposed upon yesterday, otherwise be never would have introduced ito the House the memorial of John Pop: Hodrett, who claims to be attorney for the hundreds «i thousands of poor colored men who have been kept out of their wages by contractors under the late Board of Pab. lic Works. This memorial toox up thirty- three columns in the Conyresstonal Record of today, the most of which ts extracts from inflammatory speeches delivered by Hodnett lust summer, and which were printed at the time in a paper called The People, published by Hodnett. Hodnett was au agitator ia Chi- cago some years since.—{ Was. Ow. Bait. BILL TO CHANGE THE PaoratE Laws OF THE DisTRICT.—In the Senate to day, Mr. English rotauced a bill, which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, Jed “An act to amend the law wiih to regulate the transaction ss iu the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, and for other pur- poses.” The bill abolishes the office of regis- ter of wills and transfers his duties and powers to the clerk of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, who is authorized lo appoint a deputy, and to delegate to such deputy all the powers vested it this act. The bill gives aschelule of fees to be charged, and provides that within three montos from the passage of this act the clerk shal] post suen list of fees prominently in bis office, Which shall be kept open from 9 a. m. to % p. m. daily. except on Sundays and legal holidays. Aspecial term of the Listrict Supreme Court shall be held every month of the year. for the transaction of business &ppertaining to @ probate court. AN OLYMPIAN FEAST.—One of the very echpicest things, to our thinking, ever pre- sentcd by the Schillerbund, was the Olym- pi feast to which @ little circle of appre- ciative friends were invited, Wednesday evening, in the fine parlors of one of the maembers (Mrs. Green) on K street. It was indeed worthy of the gods and of “the mo who strove with gods.” With such a sub- ject as was there presented, in the hands of @ reader who can bold an audience with it as this one was held, one ing worth having; and ifsuch igh and ure Lit= erary interest can be associa! ith such delightful entertainmentas was had in this case—then there is richness ahead. It is a matter of regret that the worldliness of itors—not Second Auditors—and the imper- fections of readers, on occasions similac to Unis, So often leave the impression that what is really entertaining in a parlor must be too Ubreadbare or frivolous, and what is really intellectual must be too didactic or heavy— not to say dreary. On this occasion an ap- preciative student of Dr. Schliemann’s work, aod er able le, briefly set before the listen- abors, the romantic marriage, and the unselfish devotion of the eathusias- lic German who carriedon the second sieze and achieved the second conquest of Troy, stated some exceedingly interesting facts that were new to it iy eegirere ee it toms of the everlasting epic were Aled) with biood and breath. said above, taste ibis is worth having,and we want more of the same kind. to make the Iliad move | WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1876. vening Star. TWO CENTs. CONPFIRMATIONS BY THE SENATE.—The Senate, in executive session to-day con- firmed the following nominations: George H Seward, Minister to China; Ayres P. Merrill, Minister to Belgium; Cyrus C. Car, Towa, Second Comptroller of the Reuben Williams, of Indiana, Deputy ood Comptroller of the Treasury; Det C. Van Romonat, Vice Cor West Indies; Horace Austio. zane -Anditor of the Tr = ideric Tat St. Martin, of Mi istrict of Texas; Joseph 1). Webster, or of internol revenue, Ist district of Ili- . Matthews, aniel ris, L alia, . Shawneetown, il; W 1; Mrs. Blecta ©. Smith, Perc, Ill; F G. Harris, Joun 8. Stev Peoria. [11 baron, < hev H. Allean, register land office at au, Wi: » L. Quan, receiver of pub- y at Wansaa, Wis.; Edwin iL Wade, to be third lieutenant in the revenue service. NAVAL ORDERS.—Surgeon G. H. Cooke ordered to the Vandalia 10th inst.; Assistant Paymaster L. A. Yorke to the Ajax, at Pen- facola, Fla.; Acting Assistant Surgeon W1l- liam J. Cronyn to the Ajax. Capt. Wm. D. Whiting detached from the command of the Worcester and pkaced on waiting orders: Commander Charles H. Cashman from the command of the receiving ship New Hamp shire and ordered to command the recetving ship Worcester; Lieut. Commander Yates Stirling from the New Hampshire aid or- | dered as exeentive of the Worcester; Lient Commander George T. Davis, Lteuts. Georz: G. Clay, Albert Pass, and Charles F. Norton, Master George A. Calhoun, Surgeon John H. Clark, Assistant Surgeon D. N. Bertoietic, Chiet Engineer Philip Inch, and other of- ficers, from the Worcester and placed on watting orders; Lieut. W. Bridge, Masters Frenk Ellery and C. 8. Richman, Acting Assistant Surgeon James M. Phillips, Pay- master William N. Watmouth, Boatswain lallowell Dickinson, from the receiving ship New Hampshire and’ ordered to the Wore>s- ter; Paymaster Francis J. C. Swan from the Worcester and ordere 1 to settle accounts. ARMY GAZETTE.—Second Lieutenant Ar- d@ ew E. Kilpatrick, t7th infantry, is relieved fom duty at Columbus barracks. Ohio, will proceed without delay to join his com- pny. The leave of absenee granted Cap- tein Isaae Arnold, ordnance department, November 16, 1875, by the chief of ordnance. i extended ten days. First Lieutenant Da» ie M. Teylor, orduance department, is re lieved from duty at the United States Mili- lary Academy, to take effet as soon as his be spared by the superintend. nd will report by letter to the +s0e- MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.—The election of H sanlel Fields president of the senate and oth ev cflicers of the body completed the organization of both branches of the general assembly of Maryland yesterday, and the governor's message was sent in. Tae vote for governor of the state at the late Novem- ber election was counted by the speaker of the house in the presence of the attending senators, and Hon, Johu Lee Carroll was omicially deciared elecied. A committee of the general assembly was appointed to invite the governor's attendance Wednesday at 2 p. m., when the inauguration will take place. In the senate, memorials of Dr. Lynch, dem- ocrat. contesting the seat of Seuator A. A. Lawrence, of St. Mary’s county, and 5 Wilson, democrat, contesting the seat of Senator Duke, of Calvert county, wer ‘e- sented; also protests of Edward Adams and James C. Fenhagen, reformers, of Baltimore city, against the returns under which Sea- ators Cooper and Joyce hold their seats; all of which were referred to the ccmmittee on elections, to be appointed. It was protest day also in the house, where papers to that purport were presented from Hon. J. Morei- sou Harris, reform candidate for governor, and trom reform candidates for the legis- lature. A great deal of discussion was elicited in both houses by the introdaction of the election matter. The senate meets to- day, the house adjourning over till Monday. LOUISIANA DEMOCRATS STILL FIGHTING KELL0GG.—The Louisiana democratic servative state convention at New Oclean has adopted resolutions declaring that t present government of the state is @ usur p2- tion; that the Wheeler adjustment did not and was not intended to settle the claims of the two state governments, only applying to certain contested election cases; that the re- pee yoo party bas fraudulently manipu- ated election returns and usurped the state government; that Congress be memorialized jor relief, and thata primary test of mem- beiship of the democratic party of Louisiana is an unrelenting hostility to usurpatio: also resolutions favoring reduction o! Hon, retrenchment, payment of the legiti- mate debt, return to specie payments as soon 4s possible without injury to the material interests Of the country. Four delegates were then elected to the national democratic conservative convention. The convention & adopted a memorial to Congress protesting against the Kellogg goverament. y NORTHERN CAPITALISTS INVESTING IN iRGIN —The judge of the circuit court of ham county, Virginia, has granted « charter to Jerome Keeley, James D. Hoff- man, Samuel J. Hoffman, James L. Fry and David Keeley, all of Pennsylvania, to form a Je Stock company, tobe known as the Mount Vernon tron works. The company is formed for the purpose mining ores and man- ufaeturing steel and other metals in the Lties of Augusta and Rockingham. Tue capital stock is to be not less than $20,609 nor more than $400,000. Keeley, of motor no- toriety, is one of the parties interested. Gov. AMES TO BE INVESTIGATED.—In the Mississippi senate yesterday resolutions were adopted charging that Gov. Ames in bis message was actuated by a spirit of en- mity, engendered by the result of the late election. In the house a resolution was in- troduced appotuting @ committee of flve to investigate tue official conduct of Governor Ames, and ascertain what geounds there are for the charges against him of committing high erlmes and misdemeanors. AMERICAN VS. AUSTRALIAN WoOL.—Mr Grant, Ube proprietor of a 500,00) acre farm in Kansas, is in the city, aud yesterday called at the centennial rooms and stated that he intended to exhibit at the exposition wool of bis own raising to show the stuperi- ority for cleanliness over Australian wool, Mr. Grant is an Englishraan, and leaves for his pative country ou Saturday.—| Pita Wnes, Cth. “HERe’s YOuR Faes HERRING.”—Th> first herring of the season was captured near Denton, Caroline county, Md., on the ith inst. It is remarkable that this rare and un- common tish has never been before seen at so early a season In the waters of the Chesa- peake and its tributaries, and some eroakers ae J it is a harbinger of Potomac turkey pov- erty. THE STATUS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE Was settled by that body yes- terday by the adoption of a conference re- recommending that no bills or resoiu- Uons pending at the close of the session of 1875 shall be considered at this session unless @,a'n reintroduced. Both houses have ad- journed until Tuesday. Pon SviciwaL ager pot gl Caroline nso, & young of weal m! su! in ‘son night. Her brother ‘comin ted summer by jumping from a steamship on a river, having just returned from urope. A RAILROAD INVESTIGATION.—In the Virginia state senate, on Tuesday, Senator Smith produced something like a sensation by Se os very Suamtnaos resolution A sweeping ing aa to the aftalrs of the Richmond, Fredericks: burg and Potomac railroad company. Pension FRavupS—Mrs. E. E. Randall, H Lewis, Mrs. J. Lewis, Joba Lewis Eldridge and wife have been Society and Personal. The Senate ladies (is custom an’ zer the wives of Senators to be styled) who was “at bome” yesterday had very pleasant re ceptions. The number making calis were not so large as on the two preceding days QR ter, as the ladies are in deep mourning for their uncle, Mr. Green, of New Jerse: Mrs. Sargent, the wi the Senator from California, did not receiv® yesterday, as her house on Connecticut avente is not yet reat tor visitors. She hopes to receive ner friend next Thursday. . Howe and Mrs. Totten gave « eleome to their friends yestentay . V. Niles did not reveive, but will pleas- ursday. ne Mariseal will receiv g With the next. wally on Thursdays, snd ss most agreeably yesterda ingered in their cneerfal Misses Smith, of Ohio, are vis: Miss Dennison, aud assist tt . Creswell is detained at Elkton by the alayming illness of her mother. Mrs. Gen. Albert Meyer has not yet de- 4 upon a reception ‘da’ Marshal Brown and Mrs, Wallach. The ladies of I street, between iith and isth, who were at home yesterday were Mrs. Benet, Mrs. Watmough, Mrs Haonter and Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Powell, Mrs. § aid Mrs. Pollock. Mrs. Benet was a: by Miss Mordecai, Miss Mar for ber aunt, Mrs. Powell, only a portion of the afte: Miss Watmough bad the val their friend, Miss Meade, of General Watmough set an examp! of imitation by returning home early e: to assist in ‘entertaining the guests of his wife and daughter. The Jadies of the Cabinet were basily a in making calls on the families of Senators. Some of the ladies and gent!emen seen at the receptions were Mrs. Rolgers, wio is visiting our elty; Mrs Zetlin and Miss Z2i- iin, Mr. Read, of the marine corps; Miss Was preseut pon. Mrs. aad ble aid of Fish; Mrs. and Misses Humphreys; Mrs. Annie King; Count Litta: Mr. Poto, Mrs. Ward and Miss Stewart; Mrs. Marey; Capt. and Mrs. Gore Jones; Miss Colgmaa and Miss Freeman; Mrs. and Miss Gouveaeur, and Mrs. and Miss Sherrill. Secretary and Mrs. Robeson entertained the President aud Mrs. Grant, the Cabinet, afew of ihe Justices of the Supreme Court and ladies at dinner yesterday Secretary and Mrs. Chan: tain the Presidest and Mrs. Cabinet at dinner lary and Mrs. Bristow welcome the same company at dinner on Monaay. Mrs. Hobeson will give a dinner to your people on Saturday. Tue Washington Club will e will give another of mpany, are in the city. »pes to receive a visit. from len next wees. Miss Mar-y ad expects to arrive in Washington before the end of the present month. As Miss Wood did not arrive until Wed- nesday evening, her friend Mrs. Hickok di the honors at Mr. Fernando Wood's rest dence in the afternoon. e Girapiac Message of Gov. Groome, of Maryland THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL—SEC- TARIAN OPPRESSION, ETC. The message of Governor Groome, was read in the Maryland legislature yesterday, showing the following financial condition of the state: Recelpts for the fiscal year end- ing September 30, 1575, $4,174, 15 isburse- ments, $2 leaving in the treasury, October 1, 1575, $1,008,11L33. The aggregate debts of the state for which iaterest Was lo ba provided were on Septemhe: i SUd2,007, The state hotds as an offset, is shown by the coatroller’s repo live assets to the amouut of leaving the state debt, over and aboy productive assets, $5,304.167.95. To meet this excess of depts the state bas at present un- reductive to the amount of $22,555,135. he sum of $20,941,748 of the unproduct aseets is in the bonds, stock and loterest of the Chesapeake and Obio canal. During the last seven years this canal, which, up to that time, had done little more than pay the expenses incideat to working and keeping it in repair, bas shown taat under proper caan- agement it can be depenctedtapon to yield an- Lually a lorge net revenue to be applied toward the payment of its indebteaness. Within that period, its bonded deb: to the amouot of $1,530,065 38 has bean paid. On the subject of ‘sectarian appropriations, the governor says there exists a strong and growing feeling among a considerable por- tion of the people of the state against the Weil-established practice of making appro- priations from the state treasury to ald pri- vate, charitable and sectarian institations. ldo not shave that feeling. Many of these institutions are doing the state very valua- ble service in maintaining and educating classes of its citizens who might otherwise become a charge upon the public. To with. draw the state’s aid from such as these, would cause some of them greai embarrass. mentand impair their usefulness. At the same time care should be taken before re- rewing these appropriations to ascertain that the institutions asking aid from the treasury are ‘leserving of the state’s bounty, and the tendency should be to curtail rather than Incvease these gratuities, and to pre- pare the way for their ultimate abolition. ‘o change in the present schoo! system is recommended. During the year the average daily attendance at public schools has been considerably iucreased, and seventy-nine bew school houses have been built at a cost of $19,000. The governor recommends a lib- eral appropriation for properly representing the various industries and products of the state at the Centennial exhibition at Phila delphia. as A YOUNG MAN KILLED IN a CoA MINE. A sad accident, which resulted in the death ofa young man, occurred Wednesday morn- ing at the Riverside coal company’s new coul works, at Forty Fort, Pa, Joseph Mars- den, aged about 19 years, was at work in the mines assisting his father, Samuel Marsden. About forty or fifty feet from the father and son Was a miner by the name of Martin, who was enga: in preparations for blast iigrock. Mr. Marsden having occasion to use some wedges, he dispatched his son for them, butjust as the young man was return- tog Martin fired the blast, as it is alleged, without giving het A waroing thereby killing young Marsden instantly. His head was feaifally cut and his features almost un- recognizable. —_______.. PRESIDENT AND CASHIER OF A BANK AERESTED.—J. Y. Scammon and Joseph 8. Reed have been arrested at Chicago for mis- &ppropriation of $257,000 of the money of the echanics’ National Bank of that city, while they were respectively presideut aud cashier, and applying it to the use of the Ma- rine Insurance nn on January, 1874, and for embezziii Bir, from the same bank and applying it to their own use. Reed is also indicted for loaning to himself $48,000, making unlawful use of $20,000 more. It understood that the indictments were found at the instance of a stockholder who was dissatisfied with the mannerin which the bank’s busi STUPENDOUS WHISKY FRAUDS.—Anton of Roella, Ji Junker, of the firm indicted tthe’ ing one of the heaviest ° Broad street, New York, in the frauds oa the government. THE CALIFORNIA WOOL CLIP of 1876 is estimated at 50, JIMMY BLANCHARD, alias Was taken from St, Albans, V N. B,, ', where he resides. The ple of St. Albaus still believe thai he te Missing Charley Ross. t receive formally duriog the present win- | numerous | ! on Revolutionary | sions to | business in the Suy | | nor have Mrs. | : | FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Faivay, January 7. eof Mianes: of the Fox and Wisconsia r ment. merece. Mr. Whyte presented memorial of Francis ibbons. eferred to the Committee on Also, memorial of the Cincinnati of Maryland in reference t mary soltiers. Referred atm: Various private bills the Committee on Ciatr Mr. Wright int 2 in favor r improve- Referred to the Committee oa Com- the estate of the late John nglish introduced bill to amend the regulating the transaction of private ne Ce trict of Columbia. Referred to tt tee on the District of Columbia. Mr. Cragin i:rtroduced bill to regulate the attendance of witnesses before military courts. THE PRESIDENT PRO TEM OF THE SENATE Mr. Sherman moved to take up the matter Of the status of the President pro fem of the | Senate, as be thought the Senate should take tome action upon the report of the Committee on Privileges and Elections. To bring the matter before the Senate he moved to take up the resolution of Mr. E tmands providing for the election of & President pro fen on the 7th instant, [tofda: 1 he moved to sub:titute therefore the report of the committee. Mr. Edmunds suggested that the matier be not taken up to«lay,as the report of the committee bad just been printed. Mr. Sherman estion. Mr. Davis gave notice thaton Weduesday next he wonid snbmit sone remarks upon the public dent, the revenues, and the expen- citures of the government. MILITARY ARRESTS. On motion of Mr. Mitchell, the resolution requesting the President to transmit to the Senate @ statemeat of the number of mili- tary arrests made in Alas’ ariny ast five years, with the reasons in each case, was ieken up and passed. The Senate then went into executive ses- sion, and then adjourned t onday. ex Mc THE SCANDAL IN WHICH ADA SwEeEr, I HELL AND Bu. A telegram to the St. Democrat from St. Paul, Minn. Js uary 4, says: In response to the sea: « charges of a Washington correspe the New York Sun, cone. the Pension Office in Chicago, and Miss Sweet's being compelled to pay Senator Logan aud Mar- shal B. H. Campbell money, from month month, to the amount ofone-half her salary, to liquidate debts alleged to be owing by David Biakely to Logan and Campbell, Mr. Blake! a the following as an edi torial morrow’s Pioncer-Press, of which he ts one of the editors: “In the first place, Mr. Logan never loaned Mr. Blakely a pen- ny, and was never asked to do so. Mr. Blakely never loaned General Logan wm ny, and was never asket to do so. ise Sweet never paid General Logan a penny on Mrs. Blakely’s account, or on her owa or any one else's account, or to any»ody else, for General Logau; and finally, there was never a money transaction between General Logan and Mr. Blakely, directly or indi- recily, of any kind or character, or between Miss Sweei and General Logan on his ac count, directly or indirectly, nearly or re- motely, positively or coutingently because ofany service performed by him for Miss Sweetor for Mr. Blakely, or for e:ther of them, or for anybody else, or on any other account, and the whole charge of thé San’s correspondent as @ transaction of apy Retween Miss Sweet and Blakely, Mar- shall Campbell or General Logan, any- body else, reflecting dissonorabiy upon them oreither of them, regarding money trans- actions or any other transactions, is wholly and infamously false, and without one scin- tila of truth to rest its poisonous foot on. A GENUINE ROMANCE—Two Wives of the Sane Man Listening to His Sentence for Big any. —In the Brooklyn court of sessions yes- terday, counsel for Michael Browa, indicted for bigamy, announced that the prisoner wished to withdraw his plea of nol guilty, and plead guilty. Judge Moore called Brown's first wife to the bar. She told how srown bad married and then desertet her, but why be had deserted her she could not tel. Brown spoke up, saying, “I could not live with her.” Thp second wife was then cailed, and she carried a wee bit ofa baby in herarms as she stepped forwart and stood by the side of the prisoner and the first wife. Brown cast tender glances toward her, bat he paid no attention to his first spouse. Tae latter flashed looks of haughty revenge at her former lord. The young mother timidiy told the judge that Brown had represented to her that he was single, and she had been mar- ried to him in good faith. He had been a good busband to her, and they had lived happily four years. The women went back to their seats. Brown said that he had noth- ing to say as to the accusation, and the judge, commenting severely on the man’s conduct, Sentenced him to five years’ imprisonment. As Brown was taken away, he cast a fond look at his young wife, and She wept bitter- ly. The first wife shot glances of triumpn- ant revenge.—|N. ¥. Sun, 6th. BITTER FoR WALKER.—Judge Daly or dered Joseph Walker to pay his wife 359 for ber support during the week bet ween yester- day and next Wednesday, on which latter date McDonald « Company, agents for the “Vinegar Bitters,” are to be examined be- fore a referee as to Dr. Walker's income in the past two years. Walker admits the pos- session of $146,000 in real estate, $63,009 in bonds and mortgages, a yearly income from the bitters of $15,000, and an additional rey- enue of £25,000 per annum from other sources. Counsel for Mrs. Walker aver thai the bit- = —— bring him In $100,000 a year.—¥. ¥. un, Gth. GovERNOR Rice, of Massachusetts, was inaugurated at Boston yesterday, with ap- propriate ceremonies. "His message shows (bat the present funded debt of the state is 6,404; net increase during the year, $4,421, The estimate for ordinary ex- penditures and payments is $4,960,709, and a state tax of about $2,000,000 will be necessary to meet the deficiency of the ordinary reve- nue. The Governor considers the prohibi- tory law in many ts a failure, and fa- vors the present stringent license system. The message closes with a hearty indorse- ment of the centenn:al. _—_____—_. THE MILLENtUM.—The New York Herald is discussiog the prophecy of the coming millenium this year by Rev. Dr. Cumming, and says: “Years ago these predictions worked great barm. e Millerite excite. ment in America and London sent hundreds of pious and weak- minded individaals to the lunatic asylums, and caused immeasurable distress in families. Now they do less harm, for the standing of Dr.Cumming and his rivals in biblical int tation has been in- Jured by their utter failures.’ and was § Fon aing down his: ly-made a is newlye! wife, they the wedd e ‘and withoutany fuss or nonsence bill Pernons om Public works at not than $2 per diem. THIRD TEgx.—In the lower House of the Cite Legisisture yesterday afteraoon, a res- olution condemning the term for Presi- dent was adopted, with but twenty negative Cou. Jouw W. Forney having brought Telegrams to The Star. TEXAS POLITICS. DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS, niece aa A FAMISHING CREW TURKEY WANTS TO BE LET ALONE. amerosimeniioeceamaes FOREIGN N Turkey Rejects CONSTANTI ambas comm grand vizier ¢ jrassy"s Scheme for reform 1a we Te inces, The grand vizier, ia rey ted to have rejected the td ediation, and to have said entton , HAS failed Re-elected. Lospon, Jan. 7.—Lord Henry Thynne, COUSErVAL Ve, Was re elected to Parliament to fro path Wiltshire. Lord T ane Was recently appointed to the offise of treas- uerer of Her Majesty's household, and by accepting vacated bis seat as @ member. eee A £100,000 Absconder. ToLene, 0., Jan. 7.—Alexander William- son, 4 prominent business man of E ° Putnam county Ohio, has abscondet, unsettled claims amounting to $100,000 or more. Williamson was proprietor of the Caledonia Stove Compan; a member of the firm of M. L. Baker . dry goods merchants. The re community suffers severely through his dishonesty. The a: gate of the losses by citizens of B ted AL $40,009; the remain between t y Lima and Monroeville son is also charged with forgiog the firm me of Baker & Co., but to what extent is not yet ascerta ~ Bishop's nt; tne » and the principal the library is pat grammar dui ding were saved half consumed. CHICAGO, Jan A fire broke out in the Gardner House, corner of Jacksgn street and Michi - AL about 6 O'clock this morbing, before it could be subdued damage to the amount of about 25,000 was inflicted by fire aud water. road Election. Attheannual Long Branch and Seabrook yesterday, at Long Brauch, the lection railroad lowing bribge, RS. Greene, W. S. Taylor, B. Williamson and Leon New Jersey. ——9——— The Jefferson aS Crew io a Bad yay. Loxpon, Jan. 7.—The American schooner Jefterson Borden, last from Booth Bay, about November Ist, for Gicucester, Eng- land, bas been towed into Aberdeen, Scot- land, disabled. She had been (7 days oa the passage, and the crew were famishing and otherwise unfit forduty. The water ration was a tea cupfall each per day. —— ell known in and Philadelphia, « Jersey City heights this morning. Was at one time the proprietor of t delphia Spirit o/ the Ace He was ew York with Ni Times and Sunday Mercury, of wuicl later be was literary editor. Workmen Leaving 5 MONTREAL, Jan. 7.—In consequ of the stoppage of Redpath’s sugar refloery a num- ber of skilled workmen who had been em ployed in it have gone to the United States to seek work in American refineries, which are al present supplying Canada with sugar Several hundred more laborers will find em- ployment on the canal as soon as ground can be cleared. ——— The Railroad War in Jorsey. Hopewe it, N.J., Jan. ‘he stination of the railzoad war is unchanged. Tae mill- tia arrived here about five o'clock this morn- ing and have taken ession of the frog by order of Gov. Bedle. Tae Delaware and Bound Brook raiiroad engine remains on the frog as yesterday, the militia guarding the te Deceased ada. same. Everytning quiet. Democratic im Texas. GaLyEsTON, Jan. last night's session of the Democratic convention, at a hour, the following nomination’ were made unimously:—Richard Coke, governor: R. B. Hubbard, lieutenant-governor; H. H. Boone, attorney-general; A. J. Doan, state treasurer; S. A. Dariin, controller; J. J. Groos, commissioner of land office. creciialendipears tp The Election Mandamus. SPRINGFIELD, ILL., Jan. 7.—The supreme court yesierday granted a writ of alterna- live mandamus on the common council of Chicago, requiring that body to show canse why they should not withia ten days order an election for mayor in April next. aero Bank Robbery. NEw York, Jan. 7.—Twelve first mortgage bonds of the Union Pacific railway, for $1,000, were stolen from a messeagero! Marx & Co., brokers, yesterday. <conmeaipeeaeces bia to-day, ‘Eugar Armorspotosotably eighe ‘ * “Sugar firmer:not uaotatly bigher en. 7.—Ootton firm and fairly ac- 32%ai3.° Flour dali and unchanged Wreat firm—No 2 ern al Py 37a) 39; Maryland red, ! 1591.45 do. white, 1 Balas. © western mixed, uew, steady—southern, 40065 erm mixed, dias. -— 7 Maryland and Pennsylvania, 22 00a2s pothing doing in round lots; order trade fairly ac- Pork—new jobbing, Ked ehonldert, 8% ,a*%;; clear rib sides, al)" n—packe:! shoulders, 1al0';: clear > fined. ai New Yor«, Jan. 7.—Stocks dull and strong. 5. Gold, 1%. B: long, 48436, short, Ca ¥: un gaa a it ana declining. zw Yoi —! 5 Wheat quiet and bray: oe on government sec: rie ition’, Erie, lay. WALL TO-DA Baw Tens, tee. Sr gd a: ‘opened, ‘and, i © been 4045685 om, ‘carrying. _— tev a x > : decidedly sasiees calionns being S9f per eoeiee merca: tile is scarce, and is qnoted ai than yee oi fi i at i railroad have voted to abolish all free bree gmemtvt of te ec uni- az-Prof. the Femity of Virginia bas accepted the chair of Saltimore: at a calary of eho00 nye” & pay legality of the “struck jury.” tic: | LOCAL NEWS. The Citizens’ Relief Commission. A mrrUng ef tis commission was held tn | the parlors of the ¥. M. ©. A. te day at noon, #1 wuloh there were present Messrs. William Stickney. William Ballantyne, George F. | Geick, F. L. Moore. A. 8. Solomons and Warren Crnate | A <iwcustion took piace as to the best plan on whieh to work. Mr. Choate said that there was & sentiment tm the community WAL the society had eacouraged idleness to tome extent. and that there was no necessity for the organization as it mad been conduct- ed. Mr. Sitckney said he had asket to be from Fervioe on whe commission. pripeipally beoause it bad been suggested that ninetren.twentietns of those heretofore aided might be classed as idlers. At the ao. | Hettation of the District Commissioners he | had consented to again serve. Mr. Moore remarked that ff the Coromissione sive men work it would charitable than to furnish supplies | SUkReRIed thai if they would prepare orders oners to give parties work y(Mcents to be paid by the f commission) it world ‘mecomplich | Breat good. Mr. Railantynecaliat attention | To the ta nANY of those aided were fe i decrepid men, and there persoos who should be © wan! physicians y of such. and they might arrange mee Physicians to_re Sclomons endorset M and also remarked that other can suid that 3 | that the a ever beror umber o that some pian or women autyne said 3 2 were ail right until the 1. He moved that a comm: be appointed on @ plan of visitation; agreed to, and Messra. Stickney, Solomous and Moore were ap- pointed Adjourned until Toesday, 12th inst. 28 THE FAILur® or STErMENSON & ©o., CAR BUILDERS.—T! 3 York car manu & Co. and Dece n the past year, the addition of September to the dull months. The firm has retained its work- men, employing them on three fo h has been a serious ex existing circumstances. men have been in the emp f pany for 20 years, many having learned their trade in this manufactory. Considering these facts, it seemed impossible todischarge these employes. This expense, with the dullness of business. has temporarily em- barrassed the firm, whose liabilities amount to about = «9. The principal portion of their assets, which amounted to about 700,000, copsists of real estate, which, If dis- posed of now at 8 forced sale, a be sacri- ficed for less than balf its ¥al adeti- tion tothe large factory in 28th streets. Mr. Stephenson owns and a lumber yard in New York, a: siderable jand “in Westchester county. No doubt is entertained on the part of the firm that others who bold claims azainst them will a lingly allow the extensioa. The iil continue i ine company is 1 of constructing ersburg, Ru ) cars to be sent nd for guotner Gux-Corro: Mr. Abel bas tovented a new instrament of war- fare in what is called a water shell. In Is3 be slowed [that detonation is trausmitted from & mass of dry compressed gan-cotton | to distinet masses of the material saturated With water and separated from each other And from the detonating or initiative charge by small spaces filled with water, the whole being enclosed in a case of stout wroaght tron, The suddenness with which deton tion is trausmitted through smal! water spaces suggested to Lim the possibility of applying water as a vehicle for the breaki upof cast tron shells Into numerous and comparatively uniform frag u the agency of force suddenly the perfectly closed shell, with water. by the detonation of a smali quantity of gun-cottor violent ©x ive tmmerset Within asmail metallic tbe. e found to be remarkably Compared with gaupowder t Was wonderfe Such shelis destractive. ied sheils the Sixteen ouuces of a quarter of ai shell into 1 TAIS MINISTER WASN'T GoruTy.—Tae Rev. |). 1. Shdelds is pastor of the Methodist church in Morrisviile, N. J., and Frank Magee, his room-imate, keeps a dry goods store there. The minister frequents his friend's place, sometimes belping him. A few days ago he bought forty-nine cents’ worth of goods, leaned over the connter, dropped 2 =2 bill into the money drawer, aud took out the change. Some customers’ saw him, guesed that he was stealing, and circa- lated the story In the village. The report causel great excitement, and reached the ears of the chairman of the board of church. stewards, Mr. M. i. Barm!s, who, on San- day, advised his pastor to call a meeting of the board of ttewards and trustees. Os Mon- day evening those two boties met. 5 Magee and his two clerks explained the cir- cumstances, and signed cards declaring that nanythlog ; confidence was udanimousiy passed. The village has quictet —— A CRIPPLE IN A TERRIBLE DILEyA— A mad man, confined in the county jail Kozeman, Col., broke out aud started, hat less, CORLIESK, Aud barefooted, across the couvtry. Coming to a ranch owe! by two brothers named Hall, he found one of them laid up with a broken leg, aud the other Srotber absent. He commanded the cripple to get out of ved and walk, saying that he Was gifted with the healing power; but, upou uis refusal to do 80, the maniac seize’ a razor and threatened to sever his jugalar if be didn’t bestir himself. With the toasorial instrument menacing bis windpipe, the owner of the broken leg was compelled to aril) to time. and was under marching orders in the yard when the pursuing officers ar- oa. took the maniacal tactician in A RAILROAD WAR IN JERSEY.— Heulties between the Penns: ivanin una te laware and Bound ratiroads cul- minated at Hopewell, N. J., . ine struggle between the two the Satter rom cfoes, succeeced, but engine ran off track in the operation and tumbled down the hill. The Bound B: party, numbering 200, then {00K possession, pat down a frog at the crossing, and an The Bound