Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1876, Page 1

~ THE EV! PUBLISHED f yw. pestis PEBBLE SP' | | A) PREPARATORY TO TAKING ST j LY, Sundays Excepted, | rmer 1ith Street, NING STAR. | SIAL NOTICES PVETENANS OF | ates BING 1 oft Ais RENADAY, 5S 34k ar ger men DAY EVENING ex. in f a fraternal ASHINOGTON. D =: : This Ave wiation fe orcint stems, and preeents ptt: w Siam required wrt further wutice i HUSH ROD RORINSON, Pre PRVING WILLIN ON, See Pebscrigttens « Wror Rr perthwet, acd War srtment the ret p ver 1.000 Cabic F CHARLES B.S ATTORNEY AT LAW NS CHRISTIAN A5s0¢ ALE PERSONS DESIRING TU CSAS Sow aann ania vat ieze8 Roms: S@ #05 08 WB-OOLD 7 £ AND Che atz wate 3 BS a epects of the Company. condition aud Prien TSK T RAWLINGS, jan law td {Chron} ha jOVAL—WM. F. HOLTZMAN. mey-at Law, bas ramorad to No. 15d Borthwest, opposit? jt 8, wi Pleased to eee bic friends and business acyoaint- ances. Legal tasiuefs sulicted, aad mousy tavested ‘Booms aud Offices for rent nsame baliding. jei-if pee as aco, BANKERS, spld-tr 1429 F street, jis G. YOUNG, we TARY PeRLIC, » ot foe Orrica—Staa BY: ;RANRKLIN & CO, F NOP Tciays, AST PENNTLVAN A ATENTE, @eusine Brasilina Pebble Spectactes. ACLES PIIcian, SELF ADJCSTING BYB-GLASSES, Patented, warranted for one year not to bi frameles«: ‘manufactured aud made to. créer. Warranted got to produce can Gers, 2 other eye Kinases do It does not sitp from Your nose if you sweat. Come and see them, and Convince yourself of this beautiful inventio: ISAAC ALEXANDER, 2m stp 122% Pa. av., Optician and Jeweler DUIEVSE REDUCTION, 1 OFFER THE Fé “0 RRR BUSINESS SUITS. ting now ing BOW x kag Low at Selling now at $ Jeliing Dow wt elliug LEW at 15 12 3s BOYS’ AND CHILDRENS SUITS, @OATS AND ULSTEES sts @ Of former prices. ovEr- t redaction As am determined to reduce Sieck. purchasers Will Oud ft to their advautacs to give we a call A. STRAUS, 1011 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, janis tr Between Mth and Ith strests PASTLES AbvLT TO BUILD CAN FAVE MONEY BY CONTBACTING Wita Us, As «eo keep in reeniar erect in most id stock, Sod are prepared to ved manuer, every description HOUSE AND ORNAMENTAL PLUMRB- ING, SEWERAGE, GAS PIPING, &e. TIN ROOFING, TIN HUT Al& PIPES to be Dell in walle. SLATE and MARBLE MANTELS. of etyles and colors urequaled. RANGES, FUENACKS snl FIRE PLs STO\ Es—giving © lerger outfit than any or Bouse in the city and euabling o« to make fa Bie propositions io capitalists end contracters. BAYWAKD & BUTCHI TSO™ jeu (SLT 10 streot woriswent excellence LE gl enc ai Washington News and Gossip, GOVERNMENT RECEIPT rever nal ‘The Commli- reed Lo re- aty to the tee of Ways and Means to day port the Hawaiian rectprocity t House on Tuesday next, Mr. GronrGr S, BANGS to day severed his To-DAY connection with the Post Office department stems, =. 16,5107. | a8 railway mail superintendent, and jeave for Chic the first part of next wee ox r OUNT al bank notes re- <a Pasa eens oy ‘rr temption |. SEECRETARY Bristow made a statement anaveusieed #704 . before the Committee of W: and Means = . . this morning th supyort of his )1ews as to she AMoN« TE Re at the White House | extension of the time for th em of cer and | the four-and-a half per bonds, not yet and Jus- | » ect ated or placed 6 __ WAITING FOR ADMISSION.—The Senate vitles on Appropriati Committee on ‘Perritor y bat wort cited the consilerationof | conside:a > bill to admit New Mexico ation bill. Ti axa state In the Union. It is anderstool the comm ttce will ultimately report the b faveratly, wilh certain necessary amend- mets. OvrTaxpt - Chapman, cleri in the Wash nehburg Railway Post office, has beer 1 Mr. Da- vid B_ Bradley (late ne Honse post office) has b assista le on the er with pay at rate of $1,000 per annut It NEEDS LOOKING AFTER —In the Sen ate today Mr. Robertson introdueed a reso = of intion, which was agreel to, direct ¢ Bk tors Secretary of TONE ble, an ¢ port ene me DPPARTMENT ( Seo ing paper regard to immoral purist amount of around for 2 on the part of their led upon to clear their ater of v » have for Buch purpo: number of amined a In in the reh san er committee seem to be ear sucu practi THE REase mittee on Ciy day examined sey to the charge Deputy Com: Pp partment ¢ ; eed Kuve £25 towa eee One rare snes. Trot Sead eee | gett @ former C sstouer, in Violation of closed welotk. Isha | Ws, It ts understood that G ar does a t re hundrels of woete | netdeny elving the amount for the be ig iter bet PUrpose » but it isstated that. t! employes 1 departme: y sis stated KOS 4 povert i PART EN PENDITURESIN THE Post OF rice Dr- LENT. management n Took eff subser: ye le Snel a ¢ Eigat OCEEDINGS n the rey IN TAR < Wer sied from the 4 up from the other side. r Con board the | Tiere w nauoDs that the people The yp left Rio | shout represented through the Jecomber 7th rnews and o left Barbad: e press, apd tLe correspo! putable journals we to be present at the the new order of thin z twodozen investivations are pending, and yetthis same party, which so loudly insisted Upon the richis of tie people to see 2nd hear, hide thelr light under a bushel, and allow paper men to hold Sweet converse with nor knobs of tre committee room doors. As an excnse. the members now urge that Lot th ane € lors #t St. Thomas the to Baltimore, nts reflecting upon the Auiitor’s Oitice for the Post Office Cepartinent, professing to be based | S€crecy is cssential to a successful prosecu- Upon testimony taken before t Touse com- | tion. Now if these gentlemen who desire to miliee apporuted to investigate thoseexpen- | Make capital of their party by exposing ditures, having been quite extensively pub- | @lleged corruption, fully reallzed the effect liehed, it is but Justice to the gentlemen tn | Of their action they would not exclude new: e of that «fo ty that all such | Paper men. sistements are Noomy hy the bility € Ac ott report #1 22 THE INTERNATIONAL REGATTA—The s well as in fact. ortant nt has been made | Oxfcrd boat club has declined to take pari in committee, vor is there proba- | the inter-collegiate rowing mateh at Sara- fany su og made, Thebes of | toga, and bas the acceptance of the Philadel- € BTS ©; a | Comes to the closest | | h'a challenge still under consideration. rather courting than heen satd about an om the Auditor's usceptible of an ‘duc Cambridge crew will probably decile to- day whether they will take part ia the inter- na) py ere during the centennnial ex- hibition at Philade!phia. easy ard plain xy The item omit- F 1 pot Soccnd ipa ikea tare IVE OF THE CREW of the U. S. steamer Hee een eee. Bice ok tothe. Gredit of | Juniata have been landed at Southampton. the Auditor's report ud tsonly intended The steamer had put them on board the brated A eens | schooner Advance, of Hamburg, which was re @ exper ditures of his department | Chcounteved off Maselra, with the captain and crew alisick. They took the schooner into St Vineent, and were taken from thence to Southampton by steamer. | THE PACIFIC MAIL Supsipy, like Ban- no's ghost, Will not down. Its latest rev - val is in the testimony taken before Com- missioner Wright in the suit against Wil- lism S. King. Before the examination closes alance may reven account at risot no service to Te years, the law pre- ated for any one ment of indebted- OWS therefore bow @ balance of e000 the P. M. General would yet be | it is possible the whole story will be told all to go to Congress for the fall | over again.—[M. Y. Herald. 1 for any coming year. The y the credit i$ sufject to all losses sustains state of ‘ general ledger of the been Kept coutinuoasly since 153 and the balance standing | TANGLEPOOT FOR ALASKA. —The govern- ment bas entered suit in the United States district court at San Francisco to condemn the brig Timandra for carrying 4,000 gallons partment from bad and compro- | Of ilictt spirits to Alaska.” Tue defence al- < from 1-i6 before it will show the | lege the euitisa putup job ou the part of the aceuunt. i discontented members of tue crew. Social and Personal. Despite the high wind and colt of yester day the receptions of the Cabinet ladies were Well attended. The bright faces of the hostesses and their rful parlors were doub| after the inclement weather braved A large majority Of these Who ha! accepted the hospitality of the Secretary of vterior and bi 2 able wife on Fri to pay the! kawin Star sisted the hostess. Mrs. Beikian was assisted by her cuests the Misses Beli, of Louisville, and Miss | snd Miss Lanier, Mrs. and Miss Fisu, Mrs. Pristow, Mrs. Robeson, Miss Alger ant Miss Stont, Mrs. Pierrepont and M all receive thetr se I res. dences, There Strapgers in the city, and all av lyes, apparet of the opportnnity to er for whi ‘ol nigh i it being able issue] invi- ime; their Messrs. Harry e end their brides. . be frienisare invited and Frenk Sw. The events of tis evening will be the re ception of Mr, Fernando Wer Woed and that ef Sir Edwa: ‘ latter fe 1 nouse-warmlog’” of sas it will be the ven therein Sran snbseribers bay! asked fora definition of a “germa: 1 hem by explain: of this popular dane german,” cr as Europeans call it, otlilion,” is danecd by any number « ples, thous! twenty or thirty is cousidered preferable to couple then b waltz. from th 1 how to ce sutisfactory select ne fig | Lite denotes must giv oy the music Lo begin aud cease » for the Cancers to deg! = last does by expected tha th E per opporte it the te Poge rosettes of spa: ribbon with 66 device as ce lender calls couples upo: “favor figure” they at once lady wh ment @ man decorates with whom he leader sign aw have b Hi notification to quit is giver may have thei tern. The st huraber of . the most popular belles. therefore, Le regi candidates for be course ship. The young girls. « preserve their trophies as proofs of theirtriumphs. Many of tem have at 1 the custom of decorating their boudoirs wilh their f ne of the most popular of our belies have the walls of thelr privat- with t pee glittering winter, altimore, ‘Attorney Gen dinner to the m t to-night. aland Mrs. Pierrey mivers of the Sup THE RACKS at Savannah, Ga., yesterda were favored With beautifal weatt mile heats, was wor beating Springlet, Har in L483) and 14 dasi was won by Ezy) Tom O'Neill aud ‘fyur was won id Coit, Per al LWO Ott and aan CresHsp curred on uween Ishipt portbern pe n were croshe beneath the safe. The eondne*or a man were sligutly braised. Tae eausy accidental uncoupling of the pay-car, nich was thre THE Bari *ASF SETTLED. of th Baitin:ore city conveil last eve by a vote of 5to4, admitted William Baker, re former, who ecntested the seat of Jo: MeCawley, democrat, representing the and lth’ wards. This makes the second branch stand 7 democrats and 3 reformers. ‘The first branch is equally divided—10 cach. Bank BURGLARY.—The banking house of Northrop & Sons, at Wyandotte, Kansas, was burglarized Tuesday night, the safe biown open, and the contents, amounting to Sime three thousand dollars, carried off. A large sum Of money, which the thieves evi- dently expected to secure, was fortunately fent by express to New York Tuesday mora- ing. No clue to the robbers. Snot by HiGHWAYMEN.—The iuquest in the case of the late John Johnston, boat- builder of Brooklyn, N. Y., who alleged that he was shot by highwaymen, but who the pelice believe committed suicide, was con- cluded yesterday. The jury rendered a ver- dict that he came to bis death by a pistol- shot wound at the hand of some piriy or parties unknown. NEARING THE END.—In the trial yester- day ut Bridgeton, N.J., of Landis, for the murder of Uri Carruth, ex Chancellor Wil- liamson concluded his address to the jury for the defence, and Attorney General Vannata commenced the closing argument for ths state. Itis ——— that the case will go to the jury this oon. THREATENED STRIKE.—It is reported that about forty of the engineers on the Bos- ton and Maine railroad have notified Presi- dent White that unless their wages are brought back to the basis prevailing when the last reduction was made before 6 o'clock Saturday evening next, they will at that ume quit work. AN ARORTIONIST MuURDER.—Dr. D, John- son, Keeper of a private infirmary in Mem- pbis, Tenn., was arrested yesterday after- beon on a ebarge of killing Kate McCormiek and ber child, of Humbokit, Tenn., in an attempt to produce an abortion. es @7"A statement of the twenty fre and in- suritnece companies of Boston for 1873 shows the fire losses to have been $35,291.79, and the masriNe losses £1,240,453.08, 2 ravine. Tatiee | Peport WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1876. Tavcespay, F ry SENATE Christiancy 5 ~ olutions ef Detroit wor ek re the repeal of cle resuinption act. 4 per agreed with be referred to tt pr rus. but Cr TS, Te tilt Mr Wi sions oried with am “ eu OBO tnd restorin a ro “ 1 those s wr distoralt Mr. Spencer introduced bill end moeiiirial efot the » Dock Compan; a ginecrs to insp the F PERMANENT On motion of reeled to ine Baton subraitt Her ISS any Jamiifon moved an ame: g gof stree! nibia be rized by law. suggested to Mr. Ramendment, ju added from th this District. Mr. Haiuiiton advocated his am He said these pe ndmnert L violate! the law If they were not expressly prohibited fro going on with this paving they would cer laluly keepat it. Mostot the paving now Was just as bad as it was in ISTO; the just 4s well have paved with turn! potatoes. He believed that thy WARS only Mable for the bonds iss esunt of work ordered by the Boan ¢ Works; but he deni was responsible for the bonds issued to pay for Lew contracts made by the Commission arswee ernmne:it HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Clymer (Pa) offered a resolution req the Secretary of War to report to Lie Hou the entire cost for t? ser ment of all moneys expended on ace sald bureau. Adop Mr. Whee -) offered a reso! authorizing the Committee on Appre Hors to insert aclause in the sundry appropriation bill ng @ sufflcic sum to t H.H. Sta ual to the pay of @ mem n the date of his deat: ot Ube present session. Adopted Young (Tenn.) introduced a bill f : construction © 081 office, custom ho, Referred to the ( : blic Buildings and Grounds. ver Me.) asked leave to otfer a the yee amble of which recites nb political and personal inflrene been used to procure the removal of J Belford and the appointment of Judge St ise for the United States court of Colorado for the purpose of securing a corrupt decistou tn certain mining cases, and eailing upon the Attort ey General for copies of all papers in Lis Coe nce in Executive ap- pointments. He knew nothing of the pres- ent case—had never heard of it before He wever, Willing to let the resolution go to the law committee of the House, that they might consider the propriety of such interference. The resolution was referred to the Jadici- ary Committee. Mr. Williams, (Ind.) from the Committee on Accounts, reported a bill making an ap- propriation to pay fourteen crippled and dis- abied wounded union soldiers employcd by the Doorkeeper of the House, their salaries te pacer 6, 1875, to June 30, 1516. assed. Mr. Atkins, (Tenn.) from the Committee on Appropriations, reported a resolution re citing thatin a communication seut in by the Secretary of the Interior it was state! that there w: deficiency of $225,000 in the appropriation for the Cloud Indian agency, and as it has been alleged that said an riation was misap riated, the President is required to di ate a compe- tent army officer to act as Indian agent, and to preceed to the Red Cloud agency and in- vestigate the cause of such deficiency with = possible dispateh. The resviution was opted. rp Under the regular order in the morning hour the Horse resumed the consideration ofthe bill reported by Mr. Knott, from the Judiciary Committee, to regulate the prac- Uce in te United States circuit and district courts. Passed. (The bill provides that in the manner of charging juries the ice in the United States courts shall con! to the ie wae ate State in which said courts are Fe. Mr. Caulfield, (IU1.) from the Judiciary Committee, reported & bill providing for the ‘ment of expenses of United States district Judges holding court outside of their own trict. [The bill _—— Ubat the marshal of the district shal. e5. the Judge #10 per day beyond bis salary each dey of such ser- ic le After discussion the bill was recom- mitted. | Bariog Brothers TWO CENTS. FORIY-FOULTH CONGHESS. ‘Telegrams to The Star. ceca A DESPERATE AFFRAY. ———— SINGULAR RAILROAD ACCIDENT ane cLos THE LANDIS TRIAL o— | FIRE AMONG NEW YORK PRINTERS a ENGLAND AND AME ——— es ENGLISH SPws, mationn? Rite Ctalie: ICA. Heory Hattoi Erie Bonahe H ch an Americ Retlroad cons Beatric & Man's Sunit Crushed tinvomer wih « The Closing Argument. The tria tt i ar Attorney G 1x the m amine beta w Fire in New York. New York. Fev.3.—Last n out in the press room in the r fourth floor of the building Keekman street, which was extinguls! after causing slight damage. out this morning anc comple two upper floors. The * occupied by Theolore Richsecker, Linporte and manufacturer of drugyists’ ‘sundries whose loss is about $5,000. Clement & Stock well. dealers in pay playing cards, oes the store in No. 30, will lose aly $500. Nearly the whole Super pect of th bu i Was Gecapied by Norman T. Manro. publisher of family story paper, Bays’ anv Girls’ and other Weeklies, who-e loss on Stock aud machinery will reach about $50 ( Two editions the iamily story paper wi ere to be sent out this moraing, were completely destroyed. Losses of other pe sons Who occupied portions of that and ad joining butidings about $10,000, caused er Lirel The building, which was a fiv ; was damaged about $5,0 N. ¥.. Feb, 3.—An aceident y afterndom on th wad railr Justeast of V 57 miles west of this city, an ¢ gine driving a snow-plow, after ru t road banked with snow {a f was poceding to N: train, and w bridge over th lett th : The plow turned over. broken, were five and cut, bul not seriously injured. engine were four men, who besides being cat and bruised, were more or less sealed by t escaping steam whieh filled the cab. T. was imminent danger of the mat! train, w few feet oft mae rive meu, who were prulsct ‘Oa tne its passengers, running inte the wreck, but siaiages ~~ A Woman Bound by Barglars. New York, Feb. 3.—Early this a. n_ Ui opartments of Margaret J. Lyons, of N« Union square, were entered by burziars, who bound her bands and feet while sue wis in bed. Occupants of adjoining rooms heard burglars’ operations aud raised au outery. Which alarmed them aod they fled, taxing’ quantity ol jewelry and cash valued at avout S30U. ee Singular Death ef a Tramp. LeBaNon, Pa., Feb. 3.—A tramp while sheitering himself in a stone quarry near Annville yesterday, during Ube storm, was fatally injured by @ tee falling upoa bv Below Zero. WATERTOWN, N. Y., Feb. 3.—Tue ther- mometer ats o'clock way 13 degrees below zero. The weather is clear. sensei ecnsit Ty A Cardinal Released from Prison. OsTROWO, Feb. 3—Cardinal Ledochowski Was released from prison this moroiag. psd ane echt The Markets. BaLerMons, Feb. 3.—Virgmuis oonsel., 64, West Pirginls, 96, bid to-day Sugar aaiet aud Saster, BactiMone, Feb. 3—Cotton quiet aod heavy— % iy. Flour steady—wesiern enper fine 8 63 18: otber araace unchanged © Witcat wavia ed, 5 vther grado ris |. Corm—southern Rteaty? we-tera a. {ive and firm southern white, Séad, sou i5e58; western mixed, 6; spot, and GS 'March. Osts quiet—srathern nominal, White, 00; western mined, 45a46. Bye dall, Ts. Hay very dull- Mary innd' and Peansylvanis. 15 os 2410. Provisions steady and firm. but quiet aoa Unchanged. Pork, 21.2021.5). Lard ‘aaa steady—ertide, IZ4Al8; refined. 1334. changed Perrotum strong bat qui Tefimd, Ie, Coffee unchanged. W Iata ahs. ‘Naw Y: ferompent: “teat ORK, Feb. 3—Flour dull and declining. ‘aid unebanged. Ours quiet oud ae: m—The rate tor Soveraaeat scan 15", old 2 steady seaoent sulting manner thet 1 tween the tWo co Ugation and st and con—N. ¥. He DRATH AND ONTESs ora Rovver—a cispateh froin Evausy J.L. Termer. the Qainey rob day night tade ® Quiney robbery ana tmp! ics aman namec “Hilsey Spr Englt-h Ts and another, who not be ascertained. He ju @tin box. are burie Noa, Iowa, near the ratlroa con tensed mond ro! bery in Nt. J tea miles dis the Baltimove and Ohio raiirowd. from one of the parties operat kays a shaft Las been mawk twe Al four and & half feet n in taickness w foot vein, a1 tht ten inches, at n and at twenty fect was f have to be pss veins can be io a din- VeEscvirs <EPARING TO Fir —A cable dispateh from Naples, February 2. say<: The indications of the eru: Mount Vesu- Vius are steadily tne announces thal the servatory for! eruptions are disturbed, god t the erm A Speedy eruption The number of strangers ts thongt the city is pot crowded. I American patronage bas bee than have not paid expenses. ANOTHER MINER'S MEETING — instruments #t licatin Meeting of coal miners was heli a coning, A ‘“wny county, Md atterncon, the purpose of whic 2 Prof. Palm’ tae ob= g and measuring the activity of pecoming daily more apparent. S generally expected, in creasing, hand al this Winter; many of the note a jared coestay as mora particulariy to give expression |) the views Of the mitners in opposition to th Of the cents taxon coal. Mr. presided. Col. Alfred Spat assem! mes imposition Murray eddressed tia lage upon the two sts per ton tac Proposed in the Legisiatr », as well as vas T ous otber and mining Interests, « unar imously indore J. topics in cor sction with minera fer which the lions adopted at ihe F ustburg meeliag werg ANOTHER Coa’. COMBINATION.It wag yesteruy,on good authority, tases the Pennevivanta, Lehigh Valley, aad Detar ware and awaona and New Jersey Con- tral raiJroad companies, that the Of coal pow In the market } aang ng in excess of the dcrsand, no more be carried over thee jive limes during the present monte unles the rate advances.—(N. ¥. Herald, 28 TilRaD.—In as alterettion at Dresden Te: between Ben Rogers and James Lun. ,in, the latter shot Rogers dead with = shot gu There was an oid fead between shen. PROF. J YNDALL’S APPROACHING MAR- BlaGk.—Frot Joun Tyndall will short a the doughter of the Rigut Hon. je Hamiiion. QF-An inquiry ir theship Harvest Qoem w. then commenced in Li corpo 67 The mission of Sir Jo thorilles exh hited mimes ress Gitcorsion of ine satject oy Press,