Evening Star Newspaper, January 11, 1876, Page 1

THE EVE NG STAR, oyivauls Avenue, corner lit: ey The Evening Star Newspaper Company 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. TSE EVENING STAR erred by carriers ie auonriters at TEN CENTS ERR WEEK, OR FORTT vor: Ts PER MONTH Copies at the Counter, Ts EACH. By mai!—posinue prepard—65 tz months. $3.0; one year, $6.00 THE WKEALY STAB—pubiithed om Fridey~ 00 a year. poviare prepaid. LL mehccreptioms invariably tn adeane, end than paid for. sims furmisted om application Foening Star, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1876. TWO CENTS . Washington News and Gossip. cla teded f THE PReer "Ss EVENING Recertrox - ' as m 5 Seat Ae ‘ * D a MACHINE COMPANY. t tary. jandl-3t ockr precentatives Wells and MUECAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, cf the Diserict i t W. W. McIntire pray idem sy mane pe ce of the Come | *s8istant clerk to cler Baltimore pany on MONDAY. January U7th, 15 5 iflon railway post office. Pay increased {Ben from 10 o clock Am. until 2 4 clock p. ma, from $1,000 to $1 naam. — _ THE EULOGIES delivered to-day in the oa and expenses fur the y« Senate, on the character of Andrew Johnson, COMBE Bg VTS cere 94 | were listened to with great attention. Those = SEE of Mr. Morton and Mr. McCreery were un- Clik BEREVICIAL ASCOCLATION wilt | ©SUally eloquent and impressive. 7 don TU <D Se as ith RE-ELECTED.—The House Committee on icy tod camer. wepareen Appropriations to-day unanimously re- anced. [ai | WM ¥ = | elected as clerk Col. Robert J. Stevens. Mr. ep aA a has served six years with the com- der anid aking adv ces, TURRDAY _ | tures of the House. __ ae at7 o'clock p m5ai Board of Trade CONTESTED ELECTIONS,—The House Com- a sot RDSOS ee eee é jlections this morning took up L TON oe Ope IVE | the contested-election case of Abbott vs. TATION — Ti tik | Frost, of the Boston WEDNESDAY, Jana <timony it case at Board of Trade Bo , on —s tne case was ng. RSONAL.— » has not been re * | appointed clerk > Committee ou 5 tion and Labor,as hus been statel. Seontor Logan in his seat toda 7. rt ; Was on the 7: vias « ud sat in the se capielin ss by Represeniatiye Sle puens, of Georgia. : Frest Lrecr. J t from ail peemuecs, and a0 | fantry, will report TIMUTHY LUBEY, general reer é Water Registrar. | to ecco fs Cu? PAPER PATTERNS —Sgoncy for | oriers iS Frank Lesile's Cot Paper Pattern BOB. ti ERT’s EOOK AND STATIONERY STORE. 1010 | vis; i jo ith etreet, ado w Yokavenue, decdi-aw bi e DI : Com™r the five per cent. per aanum on al y Speake: fat same lett ou deposit one or more calendar moun aid dec ace Mie tat Curing the haif year e January 1, 1576. the fol! ck committees. Interest not called for will’ bear interest like On the Troubles. — Messrs cipal, from Janr chic " ie OTGAMU BL NORMENT, President, | Sculeicher of 7 jams of Mic q J. A_ RUFF, Cashier. dec3)-thye,tu joi an, Lamar of M ¥ THe STOCKHULDERS : al . f Bank | Fuilure.—Messrs NGTUN AN * ab COMPANYS S 7 On ame Bradford of Alabama, rectors, will be held at the office of t om- |S 1 » Riddle of Tennes er of ist street wet and Pennsylvania ay Hooker of Mississipp! rs NEKSDAY, the 12th day of January, 1376 » Farwell of Hilinois, Frost of Ma’ 9 2b Pelle will be opened at m.,and closed at | enusetic, and Rain ath Carolina. Wraister b bakes wilt be cloetd on the 10th of Jan NAVAL AFFAiRS.—The House Com - aa: H. HUBT, Prest teeon Naval Affairs heard Representative dee Starkweather, of Connecticut, this morn- ~ | ing, in opposition to the proposed 2) ot the New London (Conn.) navy ¥ SATION | COMmitee took no Aciion, but wil | ©tly aay, take up the recomme: Th «ue fpecial inspection commission, which ae ER | visited all the naval stationson the At **-o8ATH SER- | coast, and united in a report recommending . a bs the tale of several yards, the Washi Music. led by | >ard being of the number. VAL ORDERS.—Master Nelson T. Hous GL PERSONS DESIEING TO LEABN | ‘°" @nd Ensign Martin E. Hall ordered to ATMAN'S SHORT-HAND may fd an experienced teacher at Bors's Academy, Sander 3: » land's chorch. 4% s:reet northwest. Full'course of - ns, Gil. Thorough mastery of the whole subject guaranteed octU-tf i BOLLING HOT OE 10Z-COLD TEA, COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE, js eat Goneenan Pure and Prasrant, i Beiinnan inn ote gn WITH MILBURN'S UNEIVALLED SODA, | fee polices 1429 PexnstLvaNia AVENUE, ho Aa aad aoe ae An a With turn home and report arriy . near Will E. Webber from the navy 5 SEE DIPLOMA of Hones’ O11 Maa and placed on waiting orders; Mowntain Laver Pills at Dr. Wm. F. Scaia, | P. Cushman from the naval maga PT OOS arn the acer eey northeast. | Mifttin and ordered to ho!d himself in read i jor of 2 = 7 4 ther pieces pF roms Bh Ry Blab ni: | Bess for sea servic: cts 134 Tp ee eae ~ REPRESENTATIVS HILL'S SPEECH To- | SUHNSON & CO, DAY.—At one o'clock to-day BANEERS, Ben Hill, of Georgia, took dress the House on the amuc Gorter @ Wik Bredend Femnspinanta dome | eaitcricn wero crowdel to ihe Uimont Desiers tu Government and District Securities, | Hill speaks with deliberation. basa pl Foreign Kxcuange and Gold. sepit-ty | voice, and at times rises to the highest pitch H. &. OF FLEY & CO of effective oratory. His speech was nul an Ss BANKERS, apology for the Andersony trocities, nor Connex Frereestn axn F Staats, an euldgy on Jet! Davis, other than that le Opposite Treascry Department. defended bim from the charge that he was BAaSK OF DEPOSIT, EXCHANGE, ke. argh steerer gain southern pris- ous. He adm: that Jeff Davis did com- Becelgs BACHASON: ben om District BONDE, | Tiission the officers who may have perme: cet ee ated them, but, for this reason, he was ‘no Collections cm¢s on all points. more responsible for their acts than was Investment Sec: cu Commission. mart-tr President Grant for General Babcock's, or HD. GOUKE.Jn. £00. joyce and McDonald’s acts. He, at ‘all ° i wo ‘ee events, acquitted President Grant of aay ante 3420 Fatrest, | Such imputation, and thought Mr. Blai —— = 429 F street. | should be as gracious witu the cx confeder. SAMUEL G YOUNG) Tie ate President. etu7-tt Ovrice—Sta® Beit: PASSAGE OF TH AVAL MONUMENT F Spe ——— ] Brit—In the Se the bill pro . KLE es viding for the completion and location of the o. ICIANS, or + Pwo. 1287 Peancrivanen AvaNTE, SIMEP | naval monument. was reported favorably Genaise Brazilian Pebble Spectmgles." dec7-ly Jaip | from the Naval Comin it = 5 = appropriates $25. BAZILIAN PEBBLE 8 CLES. the «direct pre « 'y of the Na B HB. nknFome. , SFPD | tr the purpose of compleiing the statue decS-trietp 453 Pen “Peace,” platform, steps and circular basin = of the naval, monument contracted for by the officers of the navy with Franklin Siai- SEMI-AVYUAL mons, ani placing the'same on some appro- priate part of the public ground in Wasning- “ ton: #rovided, That the Secrelary of the CLEARING OUT SALE. Navy, the chairman of the Committee on Publie Buildings and Grounds of the Senate, the cheirman on the Pabile Buildings and Grouniisof the House of Representatives, and 3 = ‘rederic Law Olinsted are appotated a com- A LARGH& LINE mittee to select and designate such place " upon the public grounds for the erection of oF Wiy%ER GooDs the said monument. as ia their jadgmont with Gxitan Skall be most appropriate. ri 2 el REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAUCTS —The i republican Senators held a cauens this morn- BVERY GARMENT ing to cousider Mr. Morton's bill to provide Fa for and regulate the counting of votes for . WfLL BE FORCED OFF President and Vice President. This bill 1s intended to do away with the 224 joint rule, AT ONCE. which provides that the two Houses shall assembie in the hall of the House of Repre- sentatives at 1 o'clock p.m. on the second THESE ARE Wednesday in Fobrea, y next sucosedicy the . oan - meeting oO: tue electors of President and Vice THE REDUCTIONS MADE: ae = ae wee. and the pres- dent of the Senate shall be their presidin, 925.....BUITS BEDUCED Sora viene officer; one teller shall be appointed onthe @25..0VERCOATS REDUCED a) part of the Senate and two on the part of the e232. SUITS REDUCED TO.........916 louse of tatives, to whom shall ba $22_.0VEROOATS REDUCED TO..$16 banded, Ss they are opened by the president #20... SUITS BEDUCED TO. 14 a ao cereal tell havin Ce ape Lol otes; and said tellers, havi e SAME @20._.0VERCOATS BEDUCED TO...g14 in the presence and hearingot ine two Houses @1 UITS REDUCED Ti 12 there assembied, shali make a lst of the Bien Bl One votes as they shall appear from the said cer. $1" OVERCOATS REDUCED TO..g12 ponearemt om —- — pr tome yn 816......3UITS BEDUCED TO....... ¢ resu same shall vered to 2 “ the president of the Senate, who shall there. @16.OVEBCOATS BEDUCED TO.. upon announce the vote, &c. The caucus, 13........ SUITS aes nae had been dlecamed at some Ov. a: w ny to abolish the 224 joint SS ee see te eae Mr. Morton’s bill in. iiea thereof. adjourument, acommanica- THESE ARE op from t-at-arms Freach was read sobmaititng 8 proposition from the sergeant- . ~ 7 at-arms louse that he lowed, yEAIrAnLE Eee. | eee eee Oar ee = ce caucus dec to take VERITABLE REDUCTIONS. apy action on the proposition. Steck Must Be R: Kung, sent siguty-ane sees ee te as educed. jas stated in Tue Stan of tast even. ———- —-! two and three millious lars worth ¥, so that Don sipgrioatee pene trtanonog tie Sw tei ny be toeslacrod are may aecd8 tr Corner 7th and Detreets, | lucky. ~ Society and Personal te the cold wind which Mrs. and Miss Du recep 1 P atthe severa’ Danish m anictin E tes, Mrs. r, Mrs. and 'e M son, Mrs. Bouil enet and ergman s laxcrions parlors were & brilliant assemblage last eve- in where so 1 as hay scintillations of their wit evening a memorable one. and Miss Waite, Secretary and Mrs. Ro! son, Mrs. Belkaap, the Postmaster Genet and Mrs. Jewell, the Attorne Mrs. Pierrepont, the Secretary and Mrs. Chandler, Mr. aod Miss C: roside and Anthony General and Mrs. Van_ Vliet, Miss Moo: Ger eral. M Irs.and Miss Emory, Miss Wain Mrs. and Miss Christmas, Sir § rnton, Capt. and Mrs. Gore Jon m i, Count Litta, Aristarchi B: Dalla Cosia, Senor and Senora Mant and Mme. Hegermann, Mr. A. G Ybanez, Mrs. Powell, Miss Mannix jonnson, of Ls Mrs. Ma Miss Mary EB and Norris, M le, Gen. Dr. nt Of the oO B Kicketts, p hostess; Mrs. Dai: aa i ps and Mr. 5; v those who were present. Tne toilets we even more magnificent than ordinarily se when our gay season 1s at its height. Tae gentiemen of the Cabinet and the ladies of their households above named hail first at- tended the dinner given by the Sceretary of the Treasury, and Mrs. Bristow anc la- dies hac assumed their most distingue toil- ettes to grace the occasion. Mrs. Belknap’ creamy White silk was garnished with b velvet and black and white lace alterna Searlet blossoms were worn in her dark hair and also as abowne! de corsage; her orn ments were diamonds, twin solitaires f a large solitaire set ng from ber neckla r a tion of salmon pink With maroon, 1s now highly esteem ben assume by ady with the fre f Mrs. Kobi pale pink of the hue h white lace. Her i ed p Mrs. jer’s whitesilk petticoat was trimmed black veivetand black lace, with which acourt train ef bronze jii‘elasse Silk was Her diamonds were perd. Mrs. a@ network lerally w: -rgman appea irt and low rsages. lvet, with trai ¢: He Macame Monti t of crushed strawberries, and was gar- bed with la ded with wreatas @ wore priceless her dark bair | Y OFF n la’s crepe r a & Was O! attired than equal good taste and pale blue, Tan Were preferred toilets worn by the youug ves to-day | And bas iavited guests for Kinne re from 4 lo 6 p. m adinner at7 p.m. Mrs. Fish have a reception on Friday evening. Secretary aud ub will givea german | ay evening. Mrs. Ronald is occupying tue same apart- ments on I street, wear Ith. whiea she ered So agreeable to her friends last She ts at home on Saturdays. Senator Buroside gave a sumptuons dit to bis brethren of th enate a few day: aud hopes LAbOR REFORM MEETING IN NEw YORK. In New York alarge meeting of working- it was stated that the policy of the govern- | Ment, however patriotic, was a mistake Lands, reported bill in referen: reference to the financial interests of the country. They pray that Congress use its | wisdom to relieve the distress brougbt upon the working classes and those who purchased | property and make contracts upon the faith | of those conditions of yalue made by the cur. fae resolutions, which adopted, declaring that the working pe repudiated old parties which are controlied by monopolists and op: Posed to the best interests of the people, a rene) and credits of ihe goverament. addresses closed with Were nvanimon claring themse!ves In favor of the orza | tin ofa new party based upon the principies of liberty, equality and justice to labor, and Z ail labor organizations to send a ion toa future mezting to assist in ’§ a central committee of the labor reform part 2am THAT BLANCHARD Boy.—James Blanch ard, the precocious little reprobate who h been personating Charley Itoss at St. Albans, received @ grand ovation when he reached bis bome in Milford on Friday. A corres- pondent of the Springteld Republican thus | deseribes it: “The streets were crowded, and his weeping mother clasped the littie liar to her bosom and promised not to whip him. He dropped a tear or twobimself, bat, on the Mi ale, was comfortably happy, especially as is St. Ibans keeper, Mr. Rugg, wauts to vita BEECHER.—Messrs. Dun, cireularof Friday announcad that R. W. Smith bookbinders, have it ts loan assignee. Tuc sion is due to the loss of 849,000, failure of J. B. Ford & Co. Pari Ford & Co.’s indebtedness to Smith & Co. was for the binding of the first volume of Beecher’s “Life of Christ.” Smith & Co.'s liabilities aggregate nearly $90,000, and their nominal UW. ¥. Sun, Jan 8. A SHORT PRAYER —Rev. of this city, was called on Friday to open the senate with prayer. His petition was mark- edly brief. It was in effect: “Our great Father, Servants have met together for the transaction of . May the great Head of the bag ig their deliberations, save us for assets are about $10,000, J. H. M. Lemon, . aod ‘hrist’s sake. Amen.”—[ circuit court convicted Arthur Randall terday of murder om the high seas, for kill- ht ay id the loth of December last. aici men was held at Cooper Institute last night, Which was addressed by Peter Cooper, L: Thompson, Alex. Troup, T. J. Creamer and others. Mr. Mad6x read a long address from the workingmen to Congress, in which va or MURDER ON THE HIGH SEas.—In Alexandria,Va., the United States that pate sk a | Inauter wil be equitably aapeateds | Order after the mibtary academy bill shall | Qnd they had come here to put aside , issues and remember nothin, FORTY-FOURTH CO} TurspAy, January 11 SENATE.—Mr. Edmonds el a memorial of Mrs. Louisa Eardier, of Ver- t. asking to remove from her decea husband the st GRESS, 1 ‘ ir ed to Cemmittee on Military preseated petition of citizens 4 apeal of specie resump- ton act and the national funding laws, ant itution of legal tonders for nat ptes. Referred to Committee oa F air presented memorial of G 1 © remov t at Carson THE ty AVAL MONUMENT. from Committee o s, reported bill to provide for the and location of the naval mor It appropri 000 for the comple’ the monu Mr. Mc 1 of sub- il! was then passed. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF THE PUT, Mr. Merrimon, from Coramittee on Ru reported adversely on the mot sabmit by Mr. Morton to'amend the rales by s ing out the provision of the rales wir lows only of the Intro en iis al- uction of bills with- out previous notice Only by uaanimous con- sent, Mr. Morton said the committee had en lation. He had no idea of changing the rule, | re- | ly misapprehended the meaning of his reso- as ihe committee seemed to Suppose, but | only to dispense with the useless formality of entering fifty times a da: and the minntes that 80 tained leave by una s inabill. He moved that the matter be re- committed to the committee. Aftersome discussion, the motion to reeom- Mit was carried. Mr. Hovey, from Committee on Pablic to the rights ‘of pre-emption setilers lands included within the grants to railroads. Ha said the bijl was a very important one. and he now gave notice that on next Mond thereafter as possibie, he w Mr. Withers presented t! colleazne, Mr. Johnston, re-eleciad ator from 1 te for the term commenc. » Which were reat ant 1 introdaced dill alto s who have filed declarations of to become American ct is to be as owner or part owner of Amer- Referred to Committee on tdock tntraduced people of New Mex! tution and stat a bill to enable to form ac t, and for £ sti- ad. mit- 2 5 introduced a bill to establish a branch mint at St. Louis. Referred to Com- mittee on Finance Mr. Dorsey Introduced bill to amend the ct incorporating the Texas Pacific ratlaoad. ferred to Comm. iroads. THE JOHNSON EULOGIES. Mr. Cooper tosix floor. and ix cordance with his notice, already made the formal aanonncement of the ot bis Andrew Jobnson.] Mr. Cooper th ed the customary resolutions, which were read. Mr. on had violated the law, and for the ich he had cast agains! him he had ey tooffer. But no’ to have exuivlved ble hour, that gh perso: f no sme garments. to the Union ex! the midst of tryir stances, and for his r M.) had the bighest almiratic Mr. J. had been persona! frie impeachment trial Mr. Jo! with the same bindly smile, fended hand, and he{Mr. M exhibited true nobility of sou}. Mr. MeCreery said he was the only Sena- tor here present who nad votet for the ar- quittal of Andrew Johnson, 91 hat roje he had no apology to offer. He then made a touching eulogy of the deceas Messrs. Merrimon, Paddock, Bozy, Jores of Florida, Bayard and Key followed in propriate remarks, and the resointions were then adopted, and the Sent adjouraed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Mr. Hoiman tosisted upon the enforeemen, of | the rule which excluded from the Qoor all | persons not priviledged, Mr. Vance, ( io.) from Committee on ¥ ig. reported adversely upon the propo- | sition to print 2.000 extra copies of the index of the report of the Commissioners of Claims. Laid over for consideration. Mr. Hamiiton, (N. J.,) from Committee on Appropriations, reported the Military Acad- emy appropriation bill, and it was made the special order for Thursday next. Mr. Williams, (Ind..) from Committee on Accounts, reported a series of resolutions, designating the ermmittees which were e litled to clerkships, and the amount to be paid toeach. It was stated that there was a general reduction of saiaries and of the list of clerks. There was some objection to the manner !n which the committees were arranged, and the manner in which the clerks were appor- tioned. It was objected, for instance, inat 1 in} the clerk of revision of laws, which ha nothing todo, should have $5, while that of judiciary,which had much work, got on 1. There were discrepancies as to othe committees. The report was nuopted. The reduetion of clerks from last session is ter Mr. Atkins, (Tenn.,) from the Commi on Appropriations, reported the pensio propriation, and it was made the spee have been disposed of. The House then resumed the consideration | of the uufloished business of yesterday, THE AMNESTY BILL, and Mr. Hil! (Ga.) addressed the House. He aid the House would bear witness that they had not sought this discussion. Nothing was forther from the desire and purpose of those who with him represented that portion of the country now on trial than to reopen this discussion. The country had suffered enouga, ast but the whole acks upon the borrors of the past, find noting. at the common glory in the future. The geno. Uemau from Maine was the ackaowl- of the republicans on and the aspiring leader of the republican party of the country. He (Mr. Blaine) had willed otherwise aad reopened Lhese oli bles. He seemed de- shouid be reopened aint the passious mead ou. Teo} @ passions hus! or bey fraps The hese aed not re- procate the purpose or manifest desire that ad been shown. They desired to vindicate history, but not to say anything that would bring about cfimination and recrimination. The gentleman from Maine had yesterday presented the points which he intended cee Tendiueental inciples =* the re] party. Mmagnanimity and grace of the republiean party, he did Sot premose to woney: house. The history of * pat fifteen years was & sufficient re- ply. the world was still prepared to talk and grace, words of his of this be theless If tae a ah go] would be useless. tne Interests of country, if the states evils were the result, subverted and other God save the country from further such country, and turning their ma: imity. Mr. Hill Kien proceeded to «defend Mr. from the charges made ansent” to bring | | zens of Yard } metilated. He cited Jones, Who was requir jon the Ardersonville y trial. He did 0, anc hands of the jocge # brought epon the stan fied that bis report bad exeuses giv the office showing Ub r condit id here was 28, io RAILROAD MA of the Pi i Comp: nade to the me holders at Philadelphia ye gross receipts for 1% 690,207; EToss expenses, SS.100,15; ts, $4.530. | 758; @ deer 6 of t a ar piveoit, treasure Brown. Pennsylvania the toiat ear October 31, 1 the preceding Nort i al possession of the at Yandieyville, Pa. xcursion of offic! chants niladelphia and a turnout of the clti- ville en masse. It is expoct- I between Pailadelphia is route will commence from fF rough tr ri by thi the remair gone. The qu of whieh Ww r, now nearly half tity sent from all the regions ort Is, for the week 18 625 tons for t year. sii ing a decrease of 25.94 tons. “The totai amount of anthracite sent for the year is 20,476,829 ton: for the same neric t tons. 3.352 tons ponding period last year, an iver } tons. The pres- ent Stock of coal, it is expected, will be pre.- ty well worked off before the perio usual for the opening of the next year's traffic. and as the annnal reports of the carryiug companies Will probably embody a lesson of prudence in the fature, the coal trade inal! its branches the current year may considerably improv: Phitacelphia Ledger. THE MATTER OF ADVERTISING, as a busi- ness measure, is often mi erstood. It is an undeniable rule of trade that advertising pays. Of course the saine jadgment and prudence must be exercised in advertising as in any other part of one’s business. I(tuis is not de ead of paying itmay become # source of loss. Itis more necessary to at- vertis nit was fifty,or a hundred year or even twenty-five years ago. People ore busy now than they were then. less time and leisure to look about for what they want. They look to the Lewspaper to Jeara where their wants can be supplied, nd they accept ilas settled rule that the man who advertises the commodi- lies which he has to dispose of, instead of Waiting for the people to find it out them- ves, 1s the best man todeal with, and most kely to give satisfaction S HER LIFE Bec. SE SHE WAS TED IN LOVE. t Milwaukee, ., there bas be sensation created by dden death of Miss Mary Zoehriant, ghicrot Herman Zoebriant, a wealthy tanner. Deceased had been betrothed since December, isti, to Albert Rathsum, am em ploye of tne newspaper Germania. A few o she found out that ber lover was a rried man, haying @ wife and three chil nin Germany. This diseovery seems to © prompted her to make an ‘end to her life, aud in all probability she took noison. A post-mortem examination was made by Pr. Sinn, and the contents of the stomach Will be apvalyzed. The coroner beld an in- quest, at which Dr. Sinn testified that there 1s reason to believe that Miss Zoebriant bal taken her life by poisoning herself. STRANCT LECTURE FOR A WOMAN.—at ‘oC.ai Reform Club, Plimpton Hall, last sent, Sara B. Chase, M.D., delivered a lec- tere on what she called ‘The Great Ameri- can Crime—Feetuscide.” In some parts of her lectnre she was logical and forcible, and in others so patbetic as to draw tears from many of the ladies in the audience. Refer- rivg to childless couples she said: “Can you Imagine this unnatural pair sitting together in their old age (if divorcee does not separate taem), contemplating the gnilty acts of thelr youth that left them to brood lonely and ac- cursed over the sorrows of their childless home. O, that woman with her grand and peers Cnepesrsiee sbould fail s0 low! N. ¥. Conon il, Sth. LAST WEEK two devoted female frienis met each other, and one said:—O, Lou, 2 callers. How many had you?” Lou, wn- “erstanding that she speaks best who spea’ last, replied:—*Had you, Bell? I'm so glad. Ihadn'tquite as many as last year—ouly ’ And then Bell went home and wet her Pillow with tears of envy all through the hight-watches, thongh she knew In her in- mort heart that Lou was lying.—{Chicage Tribune. A SPREE THAT ENDED IN DEATH.—The coroner was informed yesterday that the body of Stephen F. Collins lay in_his resi- Willoughby avenue, Brooklyn. . Who is thirty-two years old, went on oa New Year's, and prolonged it ys. Then he returned to his and hopeless. On Sate ris aeoees aud died soon atter- en, Wt. day he took Pa ward.—(N. ¥ —————— 2° The law of compensation assigas eleven fet of snow as Utah's winter porti &#-A school of inedicine for women is to be opened in Brussels in December. s2John Chandler Avery, of Boston, has been murdered at Nassau, N. P., by sailors, #7 The rumor gains credence that Queen Victoria will open the coming session of par- liament in person. 7 James Hamill, ex-champion sculler, Well-known in this country and Europe, died in Pittsburg yesterday. &7-The Pope has protested against tue vio- lation of the concordat in Bavaria by the civil marriage law, 87-C. P. Leverick, president of the bank of New York, died suddenly yesterday in New 2 Wm. Cameron died at New York yes- terday from injuries received on New Year's day, having been stoned by a gang of boys. s@-The struck jury in the Tweed case has been quashed on account of the defect in the list of pames. RBs ee county, Ga., sous 1] cidents. The last of three ras willed ‘on Christmas. a7 John Knight killed his wife in Balti- throwing dowa Hairs. "She west thr door, and BI 5 a the broken glass cut her throat, o* aa James Brad; eight, while ing with a revolver the house of eas wenpan, PhS a of ie Bie ants six years old. = . a7 A resident ef Otta: Can., ha a horse that he found useless, drove it into the Tash oS eee Ripe. the hoofs off the poor order its shoes and then left it to ite wretched DISTRICT A IES N CONGREW The iuterest om the 7 65 Romds. The % 2 has b s to the H tauives TARY 1°, missi » hewev States Treasury payment of this intere that ‘ongressiona] appropriation ne must be made or ” apr voard, provisi ary interest on S11 The facts upon whic i fre stated in a comm the Board of Ancit hereto a semi-annuel interest on st bonds there wouid be required an 9 an to the above mentioned =40.000 now on hand the further sam of Tae Commis sioners of the District therefore recomme: the nppropriation by Congress of = 5 orso n thereof as may be necessary for tue payment of the interest on such bonds ane Febrvary 1,156. Respectfally, Wi TcHom,; commiss f PAYMENT OF THE INTEREST THE %+5 ponns. is & copy Of the accompany ll entitled “an act fe the ir terest on the 3-65 bonds the act of Congress, approve J entt *An act for the District of Colombia and other purpos / enacted, &c., That the sum of §: dd in currency, orso much thereof as may be necessary, be and Is hereby appropriated for ihe payment of the interest due on Febraary 1, 1875, On the bonds known as 3+ i-sued under an act of Congress, ay June 2, 1874, entitled ‘An act for the gov- ernment of the District of Columbia and for other purposes,’ which, said interes able at the Treasury of the United States, bursnant to an of Congress, approved Febrvary 20, 1575, entitled “An act to amend an actentitled ‘An act for the gov- ernmeu the District of Columbia an for other purposes,’ approved June 20, 1574." Billfor the Management of the Bond. ed Debt and Sinking a The following bill prepared by the District Commissioners, will be submitted House of Representatives “AN ACT to provide for and control the management of the Bonded I» of the District of Columbia and of the Sinking Fund for the redemption of the same, aud 1€Y PULPOSES. fe, That ali tax sscesments, penalties, f OSES other mone; id or colle or the si port or benefit of the District of Colambia be by the treasurer of the Disiri icenses es, is from only » and shall be drawa_ there- or expenditures authorized by law S oF upon warrauts of tue proper accounLi g Cfticers of the Distric See. 2, That the entire charge and contro! of the management of the bonded debi of the cities of Washington and Georgetown .and the county of Washington and of the [istrict of Columbia, is hereby tramsferred to the Treas ury department. Said department shal! also have charge and disbursement of all moneys or assets collected and received on account of the interest on, or sinking fand for, said bonded debt, and of all moneys and assets heretofore collectable or received by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fand of said District. The books. papers. records. moneys credits, Securlijes, Skstashienuts, dssote, aud accounts belonging or appertaining to said bonded debtor the sinking fea for the re. demption thereoj, or heretofore held by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fand, shall be forthwith transferred by the officers here fore baving custody of the same to the Treas riment. Itsball be the duty of the regulations as may be necessary and expe- dient to carry out the provisions of ti _ and be otherwise in couformity with aw. Sec. 3. The Board of Audit and its suborli- nate officers created by the act of Congress of June 20, 18i4, are bereby abolished, and shall hereafter be the duty of the First Con- troller and Second Controller of the Treas- ury of the United States, heretofore com- posing said board, to complete as expedi Mousrly as possible the unfinished business at present pending before said boart, for which purpose the power and authori heretofore vested in sald board shall be ex- ercised by said First and Second Controllers of the United States Treasury, except authority to employ clerks and accountar additional to thaecbslonging to the offices of id Controllers. Said Controllers shail also hercaiter discharge the duties imposed by the seventh section of the sald actof Qgu- egress of June 26, ieZ4, Upon thé Uommission- ers of the Sinking Fand of said District and the Secretary of the Treasury thereof. See. 4. The offices of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fand and its subordinate offices are hereby abolished, and the records apper- taining to the same shall be forthwith trans- ferred to the Treasury department Sce 5. This act shall not be construed as au essumption by the United States of any a aforesaid debt, principal or in Test. ee PATENTS FOR THE District oF CoLr™- BIA, MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA.—The following is the list of patents issued from the U.S. Patent Office, for the week ending January lth, 1576, to the residents of the mo of Columbia, Maryland, and Vir- ginia: District of Columbia -Samnel L. Bean, of Washingtov, D. C., improvement in mill- Stone exhausts: Clarence R. F\ m, Of Washi » D. C., improvement in giove fastenings:George E. Goruon, of Dannemora, N. Y., assignor of one-half interest to Wm. P. Slater, of Washington. D. C., improve- ment in the constraction of shins, &c. A. 8. Martin, of Washi: > ington, D. C, axsignor oj two-third his right to Joseph Williams and Annie 8. , of same place, i ve ment in seed sowing attachments 1 T.W, M ra Lima ee D. C., im- = ;_C. J. Stoddard, of a D. C., improvement in car- | | | | io the | with deposited in the Treasury of the | THE THE A naw re lwe The lava nm parl Wates « The Li he er ed a mick Fe and t Ki tempting sali boat HORI ge Seudd | timony in t kets wil is very lit of ihe ana SANTA is felt tn Gor’ s. BU Tht again stri Key West, video, arr Walt from capta bate, passed a resolut creek tide-lands adjourned to-day. signment t Death of Gen Gordon © steamer Monongahela, 54 Tw MONTREAL, Jan. said to have heer a &@ store on Notre Dam good reason to believe be is at preseat living With friends in the upper ——— Telegrams to The Star. = BEECHER COUNCIL, A CALIFORNIA INVESTIGATION, CRISIS IN FRANCE. POREIGN NEWS. tent y be & wWreen. ° mr Roan- € Birmtogoam. | Snow fa Prginnd | t v int aa aod vicinity Victoria ¥ reihson > that the SOLA the xessions of mpanied by the Peiacess of corge Aagastas Sala. erpoul * corres- tas Sala ts s dowotfal. - <M CASUALTIES A woman of bat dead wite ou Satur- murderer is unknown Served Him Right Charles, the young ma rape on’ Miss Sivihar ana, th 2 to sixteen 5 Lake Mt da - HER COU ™ One Church that Has Faoungh of the Scand. New Yore, J gation « last ev on by @ two-thirds ¢ in the Moalton- be farther agt- juestion as detrimental to 1 socially demoralizing. “ ged frandulent claim of Ellis to & portion of the Mission Tae tes- dic@tes Lual the matter was fixed aud bis friends and an attorney It in 2 Pactiess was a p erwise thar is, relying a yOS AS to the c > th tt iu sigaing the Suspension. LANCASTER, PA., Jan. 11 —The Inland In- | surance aud Deposit compauy of this city closed its doors this morning. The directors ascertaining the ec affairs m: 8. H. Keyuolds, | pay the generai ¢ tie known as to the irs of Uy 1 Fx, N. M., Jun. W0.—Great sorrow Ubis city to-night at the death of jon Granger. A few weeks since neral was prostrated by a stroke of pa- ut from which he & 8 afternoon about cken by apoplex \d nearly recow- Yelock he nd without re- gaining couscioussess died at 6 o'clock, ——e —_ Movements of US. ™ BaRbanors. Jan. il het ns 1 Vessels. 5 come wrooklyh, jate flagship of South Atlantic station, has arrived here on ber way bome. ré wel All Fra., Jan. ived here te on Thursday last am e strect. Toere is a part of the city. ent of a sary. BUFFALO, Jan. 11.—The jury in we case of Geo. D. Ly inent canal coutractor, W ord. ex assemblyman and @ prom- has been oa trial here on charges of bribery, failed to agree and were liscbarged. Xceed £575,000. will not € The resources will not amount to more Chan $600,000, cnielly im real estate. oLU™M a bil “as Sead; —Weetern super, 478 encheoged red. 137: unchanged spot; te. {or [AIDE the name of Got iu vain, city mills Bio branae. 1 a Corr—ennuthern q ; wrstern dull and off; western mixed, new, Jenuary,€5 Fedruary. Osts scarce. ery firm—sonthern, 40a: western white, _—— Ohio Legisiatarc. BUS, O, Jan. 1l.—in te senate to- | was lotrojmeed imposing a fae of ~ 3 Tmt W beat scarce Penney ivania r: western mixed, 4ati. Bye quiet Has unchanged. Provisions quiet but firm, Pork, new Meets—e) io » TM; rid i i iil Exchange on eecarition . Console, 95 1-36 for A Sau