Evening Star Newspaper, February 10, 1876, Page 1

Se THE EVENING STAR. ‘UBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Exeepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, ’ennsylvania Avenue, corner 11th Street, BY Che Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. ——_e ‘a. zach. By mat. Cronth 3 months #3 OO WEEKLY STAB—pudissted om Friday— 02 60 « year, postane prepaid. BF All subscriptions tavariably se paper seni lonarr than paid for BF Rates of advertising furnished on applica! som, —— SPECIAL NOTICF’s THE ANNUAL SLECTICN oF THE Cfcers of TERBITOR! CN Oye he PUAN AND BUILDING AS30° (x TiO) ood Mocks at the office of the? gh cPeawty ALD, at ‘ocloe® at t of * A Le Droit Buildir canine OLDEST INHAS staNTS —A meetiog of the BUCIBTY O' ;“Tag OLDEST INHAb- ITANTS will be beld * the ctfice of N. Uallan, sq. ¥ street.? ¢ar the Tr wary department. at 1p m., in relasfon to the @ arh of JouN CARROLL BRENT ots highly esteem 4 ~ = secrett 5. MASI, Marshal. P. HAMMOND, the noted is conducting @ series of UBION MEETINGS in thes cit ineT. PAUL'S LOTHE: tor Bible reading Bo cinck. Fo GNDBY OHUBUH, Mth @a5 . overs Afternoon thit week, at 4 o'clock ry this church are for caiidren, NAL CHUROH, 10th and G lay, at 7 pm. blic invited. No meet- feb9 3t THE OOLUMS#IA ©o- OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOUIATION will bold ite ght! meeting next THE BSDAY EVEN- ‘clock, st the office of the in advance, and Rr L Meerine Prayer brusry 10, at7_o'cloc my No. 615 7th he annual report Officers elected for the orsnia: feb’ year x JOHN EB. THOMPSON, Secretary. OFniex Wastxo tox Buick Mactixe CoMPAST,) (Apion 1505 Peansyiv ant a pe 5 Linh at 5 ise.) Trostecs of this Company, tie o's UR esd OF wiFTRES wae declared on the manufactaring wente, 4 ANS, Secretary. EB MUTUAL BUILDING ASSOO1A- 10B OF WASHINGTON, D.C for subscription to the stock ai je tel HOM T ae Bhares #20; dues gl por month o Bubscriptions will be received at the offic= of the Recretary, 454 Louisiana avenue, opposite City stems, wnd pree Siam rey sired wetil farther notice. copy of Constitution BUSH ROD ROBINSON, Presijent. 3 LIAMSON, Sec’y. hn ig ved by Everett jorthwest; D. ner Mageachnsetts Charles Medford. Wu. M. Thompson, YOUNG MENS OHBISTIAN ASSOUIA- oN, Corner $b and D street: + + 0! LATING LL NG ROOM, Cli OA TIO: N GE and ABRITOMETIC IL¥Y PRAYER m,; SABBATH SER- B. m., conducted by Music, led by (excl ALL PERSONS DESIKING TO LEARN BS tines SHORT-HAND may ac expertenced teacher at Boys’s Acaden dend's charch, 49 BD lereous, Bl find Su gtreet northwest. Fall'course 0 of the whole jorough mastery ee | © eee BOT OB ICE-OOLD TR4, COFFER AND OHOCOLATE, Pure and Prastant, WITH MILBURN’S UNEIVALLED 80D4 14239 PunnstLvaNia AVENUE, coe-tr pear Wiliard’s. wore JOHNSON & CO., BANKERS, Gerner as Wir Sivest and Pennsyiwants Avent, Dealers in Government and Disrict Secur!tirs, foreign Exchange and Gold sople ly os CO. penne S022 Te =—— ‘Treasery Deparimens, BAEK OF DEPOSIT, BXCHANGB, &c. Deal in GOLD, Government and District BONDS. Foreign EACHANGE, &c. , Dae opposite Ebbit BEMOV4L—WM. F. BOL’ AN, Aiior- ‘mey-at- Law, removed . 1331 F st. aes ouee, and, wil bs FRARELIN SE cli sy Bo. 1237 LATS YENUE, Gect-ly tet BRAZILIAN PEBBLE SPSCTACLES. Been Enea mek Gec$-tristy 453 Penne. ave., 04 street. HABLE BROTHERS’ PRICE LIST. SUITS $55 REDUCED TO $26 eUITS $25 REDUCED TO = §1%. sults 922 REDUCED TO #16 eurrs $20 REDUCED TO sit. sults gis BEDUCED ecits $16 BEDUCED evigs $13 BEDUCED OVEBCOATS $13 BEDUJED CVEBCOATS $16 RBEDUCED 310. OVEBUOATS gis BEDUCED g12. OVERCOATS @20 REDUCED gia. OVERCOATS $22 EKEDUCED 216. OvVERCOATS BEDUCED eis OVERCOATS $35 BEDUCED S25. HABLE BROS., Merchant Tailors and Fine Olothiers, Sebs tr Be. 439 7m ST Corner 7th and D streets. BARGAINS i oy og 1s TH Br. bet. D and B streets. No.4 street, BF TEKMS totes UTTRELL & WINE, febs.5t* Che Loening Star. vee, 47—N2°. 7,137. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GovVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.—Inter- nal revenue, $479,957.87; customs, $602,063.14. THE CONTRACTION of legal tender and na- tional bank currency since the passage of the resumption act amounts to 820,768,752. Srxarors Logan and Spencer and sev- eral representatives had interviews with the President this morning. ALL the naval vessels now at Key West, Fla., have been ordered to Port Royal, 8. C., and will sail to-day. TRE PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION will take place on the evening of the 22d of February, from 8 to 10 o'clock. Con. Frep Grant and Ulysses 8S. Grant, jr., are acting as private secretaries to the President in the absence of Gea. Babcock and Mr. Luckey. J.N. Ernerr. the forger, who was arrest- ed recently in San Francisco, arrived in New York this morning, and was turned over to the U. S. Marshal. New Mexico as A Srare.—The Senate Committee on Territories further discussed the bill for the admission of New Mexico this morn The bill will soon be finished and reported favorably to the Senate. The Distrwr INVESTIGATION. — Tae House District Committee will to-morrow commenee the investigation into the affairs of the District. Tne board of audit will be first investigated. Rear Apmrns. Reed Werden, command- tng the South Pacific squadron, reports to retary of the Navy that the Rich- J, flagship of the fleet, took part in the ian celebration of New Year day at the port of Valparaiso Tue STATEMENT that Col. Frank E. Howe as been reinstated in bis old position at New York is untrue. Col. Howe has been granted until the first of Maren in which to settle up his personal abd official business preparatory to be feryed to other duties, CASUALTIES amorg U. S. officers during the week ending Febraary : Henry A. Ellis, 15th infantry, died January 23th, 1876, at San Francisco, Califo: Lievtenant George W. Steele, 1ith infantry, resigned February Ist, 186. Post Chaplain Hiram Stone, resigned January Stst, 15 REPRESENTATIVE LYNCH, of Mississippi, & colored Member, made quite a forcinie ing on the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill. His remai Were not germane fo the pening bill, bat i deprecation of the organizations in the sonth, whose members commit murders and other outlawries. T INTER-OCEAN CANAL COMMISSION, e isting of Gen. Humpnre. chief of engi- neers U.S. A.; Superintendent Patterson, of the Coast Survey, and Commodore Daniel Ammen, U.S.N_., waited upon the President yesterday afternoon aud presented their re- port. The commission recommend, as has very generally known, the selection of the Nicaragua route for the construction of the mte-oceanic canal. Minister SCHENCK AND THE EMMA Mixe—The House Committee on Foreign Affairs has requested the Secretary of State to transmit toit any correspondence which he may have in his possession bearing on the alleged connection of Minister Schenck wita the Emma mine transaction and Machado caim. HITECT MULLETT TO BE INVESTI- ».-The House Committee on Pabdtic Buildings and Grounds has under consider- ation the proposition to investigate the al- leged frauds in connection with the building of the Chicago custom house, so far as its erection was prosecuted under the adminis- tration of A. B. Mullett, late supervising architect of the ary THE WASHINGTON MoncMENT.—Mr. W. W. Corcoran, who was appointed at the last meeting of the Washington National Monu- ment Society chairman of the committee to urge an appropriation in aid of the work before Congress, has declined on account of bis advanced age. Admiral Powell will be the chairman and Mr. W. S x will filt the vacancy made by the declension of Mr. Corcoian Ex-M. C.s 1x Orricr.—Morgan L. Rawis, who formerly represented the Ist Georgia district in the House of Representatives, was to-day appointed to take charge of the document room on the floor of the House, vice Joba B. Clark, jr, removed. This makes four ¢x-m bers of Congress em- ployed in the Clerk’s office. First the Clerk, 0. M. Adams: then his uncle, the Chief, Col. jbuft M. Green; next we bave John B. Rice, of Kentucky, Librarian, and last Mor- gan L. Rawls. NAVAL ORDERS.—Lientenant Commander Charles H. Davis, jr., detached from the naval observatory and ordered to the navy yard, Boston; Ensign M. A. Shafeldt, from tne Huron and ordered to the receiving ship Potomac, at Philadelphia; Ensign William Winder, from the Marion and ordered to the Huron. Passed Assistant Paymaster C. U. Sanders, ordered to the Huron, at Nor- folk. Va. Lieutenant Commander DeWitt . Kells, detached from the Canonicus, and © dered locommand the Pinta. Passed As- sistant Paymaster R. P. Paulding. from the Huron, and ordered to settle accounts, ALABAMA REFORMERS.—The committe appointed by one of the republican execue live committees of Alabama, consisting of ex Governor Smith, Gen. Morgan, Judge Rice, and Gen. Coon arrived here yesterday. Their ob) ct is not, they say,to contest the seat of Senator Speucer, but simply to en- deavor to ra'se the morale of the republican party in the state of Alabama. In the present state of politics there the party is broken up into facuons for personal eads, they say, and it is for the purpose of reme- dying this evil they will preset their case ani views to the Presi tent, members of the Cabinet, and the republica: party in gene- Tal. A MEMORIAL vo 1& WASHINGTON MoxcMENT Society.—Mr. Edmunds in the Senate to-day presented a memorial of the Washington ‘Monument Society praying an appropriation for the completion of pres- ent unfinished shaft. The memorial, which is signed by John Carroll Brent, late secre- lary of the society, gives a history of the ef- forts to build the monument, and says that their last appeal to societies and individuals has been so successful that with the aid of ‘BS feel confident of being able to finish the monument. The petition was re- ferred to the Committee on Public Baildings and Grounds. Secrrrary Brrstow was before the House Appropriation Committee this mora- ing with respect to the deficiency appropria- tion of 316,000 in the Bureau of Eira and Printing. He gave three reasons why ii existed: First. Because the department eeti- mates for the bureau were too low. 5 Because Congress cut tne same down; and, third, after making the reduction, Toposed on the bureau additional work. He said that the deficiency -heuid bemade good; but thatif it was . i bad money enough to ran the bureau { next Mareh, after Which, if no provisiou was made for its sup- port, be would close it up and dit every employe connected with it. THE PAPER CoLLAR PATENT CaSE.—The Sevate Commniitee on Patents this morning 1930 PENNS ANIA AVEN continued the hearing of arguments in re- ae =a AvEEOR, card to the application Or ‘the heirs or Wal- ter Hunt for ap extension co! weenk tux ponOMyY, sayat. tent. Mr. Edmund Wetmore. of New == Sn Work the fants | York, opposed the extension on the holes, ‘birt is ready for the ‘Price | that the fay = benefit arising it Sees ne en eteaet Pui | Sattineenbet ee ne Union Pater Coline PT ae ea 7 iden! ie above Sona ae lieu) 4 oe eee A fine stock of 9 ry 18, can: aE ones Jdring his’ remarks be stated thet 8,500 4T GREATLY KEVUCED PRIcEs, yards of muslin are used annually, and from 420 9TH street b seven and a half to it tons of paper daily Sev7-6t J.J. GEORGES. ip the manufacture of paper collars. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1876. PERSONAL.—Miss Anna A. Harris, daugh- ter of Representative Harris, of Virginia, is at Willard’s with an Old Dominion bridal party. A RAID was made on the Capitol to-day by halfa hundred of Virginia’s fair daughters from Alexandria. They are ruptls of the Belle Haven Institute for young ladies of that city. They received much attention from Senator Withers and others of the Vir- ginia delegation. DISTRICT CLERKS Busy.—The whole force of cierks In the Offices of the District Com- missioners and the Chief Engineer, are busily engaged in collating matters connect- ed with the inquiries made by the House District Committee. FINANCIAL STRA —Hon. Frank Hurd, of Ohio, is in receipt of numerous letters from the buisness men of the country endors- ing the bill introduced in the House by him and referred to the Banking and Curreney Committee, making al! obligations. public and private, payable in gold, unless otherwise expressed by contract, on andafter January 1, 187 . THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS are relieved from daty at Fort Columbus, New York har- bor, and ordered to join their proper stations: First Lieut. Joseph Keeffe, 4th infantry; Sec- ond! Lieut. Basil H. Waters, 15th lofantry. Second Lieut. N. F. Cuaningham is relieved from duty at Columbus barracks, Ohio, abd ordered to join his company in the depart- ment of Arizona. Tih FurvRe GoverNnMENT oF THE Dis rkict —The Senate Committee on the Dis- trict of Columbia, who have been instructed to prepare a bill for the government of the District, have as yet taken no steps in that direction, but will probably talk the matter over to-morrow. Itis understood that, per- ally, Mr. Spencer, chairman of the com- mittee, is in favor of a more economical form of government than that which at pres- ent exists; thathe belleyes that the District should have a delegation tn Cec elected by ail persons (inclu over twenty-one years of ag at the streets and avenues should be turned over to the engineer corps of the army, the police to the Wardepartment, and the Board of Health to eon General's office; that all the taxes levied and collected should be turied into the Treasury of the United States, and that the government should assume all the expenses of the District. It is not imposst- bie that some of these features will be incor- porated in the new bill. ing women) PAID IN PROMISES.—Hon. Joun D. Defrees, ex-Congressional Priuter, was before the sub-commitiee of the House Judiciary Com- mittee charged with the investigation as to whether any improper influence were used by Gen. Fremont to secure Congres i acticn op the Memphis and B1 Paso ratiroad He test' fied thatas secretary of the company he received ove thousand dollars per year, although be was promised five times that amount, th e he had heard as @ mat of com rumor that mouey wa: nsed to the Inter t 1 ive Jihad been sw Dror worked for the roa id realized nothing t m4 8 d did soo: promises Col. Bow- at the It would thus far taken Unat Fremont had retained ali iis asstst- ants on futare of which promises he neve Tur Witkes F ORATIONS.—The joint Committee on the Library of Congress Las Prepared a report on the memorial of Rear Admira! Charlies Wilkes, asking for an in- vestigation of the reasons for stopping tue work of publishing the resulis of tae Wilkes exploring expedition. The report shows that there had been expendcd on account of the publication of the results nearly $230,000. The committee find tha% during the eut progress of the work the superintenden office rent, ke. have beeu more costly than authorship, printing and binding combined. They say tbey decline to charge the appro priation with the cost of maintaining a printing burean to do an Insignificant amount of work. Only ove voiume, the twenty-fourth, remaius unpublished, and the memorialist has been repeatedly in- formed that if be will place that manuscript in the hands of the committee proper mea- sures will be taken for its publication. Tuis he has declined tod», a d the work of pub!i- cation 1s stopped for that -i gle reason PostaL TREATY WiTH JA @ ditional agree nent between {t States and the empire of Japan, modify the provisious of the posta: conventi 1873, and also of the agreemen! of Aprti 1875, between these two cour.tries, has bean executed at the Post Office department, and Sigued by the President, Secretary Fish, the Postmaster General, and Minisier Yoshida. itis agreed that the single rats of interna. Uonal letter postage suall be reduced to 5 cents in the United States and 5sev in Ja- pan on €ach letter weighing 15 grammes ( ounce) or less, and an additional rate of | cents or sen for each additional weight of 15 grammes or fraction thereof; also that the rate of postage on printed matter, &c., ex- changed between the two countries be so modified that the postage to he levied, coi- lected and retained by the country of origin shall be reduced to 2 cents in the United States and 2sen in Japan, on each newspa- per not exceeding four ounces in weight, and 2 cents or sen for each weight of two ounces or fraction thereof on all articles of printed matter, patterns, and samples of merchan- dise. The agreement contains several other modifications of minor tmportauce. Tais agreement will be carried into operation on Ist of April, 1576. A CONFEDERATE CAPTURE CASE.—Yes- lterday the executors of William H. Goodwin ard the assignee in bankruptcy of M. D. L. Sharkey filed a bill in the Courts of the District of Columbia, by ex-Gov. Wells, against M. D. L. Soarkey, J. K. Turner, the Secretary of the Treasury and others. ‘The ccmplainants bring suit to secure their in- terests In the co-partnership estate of W. H. Goodwin and Sharkey, representing that in October, 1561, Goodwin and Sharkey entered into business in New York, and the partner- ship continued until November 1, 18¢!; that they » es tobacco and cigars to places beyond the seas, ard large profits were Thade, and Suarkey falling to account for the same, G. entered suit therefor in the supreme court of New York, and obtained iremeet for 2 , Which has not been id. They fur- Present that shipments were maue in March, 1563,0n the sh) ip Common wealth;” April Ist, on the ship “Crownpoint;” March 15th, is64,0n the “Tycoon;” and these ves- sels were Ne ol by the confederate cruiser Florida, and burned. For this merchandise a claim has been filed in the Court of Ala. bama Claim, and judgment rendered for 4.43. The complainants aftirm that Sharkey, having made an assignment in bankruptcy, has no interestin the claims. ay pray &n account, and injunction to strain the payment of the Judgment, &c. A preliminary injunction was issued by Judge Wylie. AWKWARD FoR HAMBLETON.—Mr. James P. Hambieton, clerk of te House Committee ef Ways and Means, sends to the New York Tribune a fierce letter in which he denies with great a= Uveness that he ‘ever had @ child or anything else named John Wilkes Booth,” peating the ‘allegation without producing pea jon uny proofs. He continues: “I now say for the Jast time that the allegation is faise and malicious, and if the Tribune has = roof that I, or any member fam- iis’ evernamed a enild Jona ‘Wilkes Booth, ther rc —in his retiracy—glowing with dor, to jndite gushing phillipy grave of a di infant. But it is another thing to produce facts that sustain such a course.’ The Tribune, by way of answer, quietly re- Produces, under the head of “Mr.'Hampleton an” the following death no- un Washington, Patriot, Monday, July DIED. HAMBLETON.—At the Wi , D. C., on 3d, 1872, at 10 minates mation of BLETON, aged youngest 80D a lambieton, of Atlanta, Ga. ' District o: Secial and Personal. The mild spring-like weather yesterday called forth all the gay birds of fashion, and the streets were alive with equipages and elegantly dressed ladies who were making Cabinet calls. The scene was a brilliant one in the parlors of Mrs. Fish, Mrs. Bris- tow, Mrs. Robeson, Mrs. Pierrepont, Mrs. Chandler, and Mrs. Belknap. The latter bad with her Mrs. Blackburn, wife of Repre- sentative Blackburn of Kentucky, Miss Ramsey, Miss Campbell, and Miss Wolfe of New York. The agreeable hostess and the cbarming young ladtes rendered this one of the most ‘brilliant receptions of the after- noon. General McClellan was among those who called upon Secretary Belknap and his wife. Mrs. General Marcy, by tue way, bas been quite tll, bnt 1s rapidly recovering. Tae reception of the 8 er’s wife was an enjoyable affair. Mrs. Kerr was assisted by her fon, Miss Rese English, Miss Hoskins of New York, and Miss Whitehouse. Mrs. Kerr had mosic, and dancing was in order in te latter part of the afvernoon. Oue of the most elegant tollettes worn at the entertainment given by Mc. Justice and Mrs. Swayne, Tuesday evening, was that of Mrs. Joel Wolfe of New York. She wore black velvet with Roman lace. This superb lace is the same as that worn by the Cardi- nals and highest dignitaries of the church of Rome. The set consists of a full breadta down the front, flounces, trimmings, and a cardinal cape. Mrs. Wolfe wore diamond stars, pendant, earrings. and bouwuet de cor- sage Her niece, Miss Wolfe, wore an ele- gant white sil. On Wednesday afternoon Miss Wolfe wore vert eau silk richly em- broidered and trimmed with bows of sage green ribbon. Miss Wolfe is @ beautifal blonde. It is said that the floral decorations at_ the ball given by Miss Coleman exceeded tkore of any entertainment this winter. Nothing | coarser than lillies of the vailey and tea roses were used. Ona stand in the library there was & mound of moss and lillies of the valley 80 arranged as to look as if the lovely lowers were growing in their native soil. Mrs. Hagedorn and her sister, Miss Wood, Wwentto New York last week.’ The former lady is not expected to return at pres put Miss Wood will be absent only a suort ume. Mrs. Hickok received yesterday at Mr. Ww She is a most agreeable lady, and dresses very richly. She wore the deepest shade of violet silk emdroidercd With pansies, whose coloring is so that liseemed as if real flowers had be scattered over the dress. Mr. and Mrs. Joel Wolfe have leased the residence of £us01 north west corner of t nd will remove from ti sr 5 to-day. M Franklin Kinne irs. Br y and his bi , of Louisvillk days of the present week i They passed through en ronte to Louisville, having been passing their honey-moon in New York Miss Merriweather, who was much_ad- ed in tou when aud Mrs. Stevenso: was mariied last Fr sitence, in Louisy: that city din the wéiding iour ‘dolpho be in- young neraland Mrs. McClellan are passing a ne Arlington 1 Miss ‘on will be solemnized on the 9ih Florence of March The Misses Henry, Miss Dunn, Miss Wells, and Miss Forney each gave pleasant eater- tainments last cyening, Wlicn were numer: ously attended. The beaux of society are in a delightful state of excitement in regard to the Leap- Year german to be given by the velles on the Isth inst. Those wiio arc unprovided with symptoms of an inipending and ‘are anxiously expecting a ic fummons to Baltimore on business towards the close of next week Mr. Biaixne ON ReSUMPTION—At halt- past one o’clo¢k to day Mr. Blaine got the floor to speak upon the consular and dip!o- matic appropriation bill. The galleries were filled to repletion. Before directing the speaker to proceed the chairman of the Corritttee of the Whole stated that inas. much 4s Mr. Blaine had but an hour, he re quested wat he might not be interrupted curing the delivery of his remarks. Me. Blaine then made au able address currency question, favoring ibs gered to specie payme” He cits the causes Which led to’ the issue of a paper currency, aud said that while perhaps there was no constitutional provision for such a course, it Was issued In the midst of a sectional war, when the unwritten iaw of self-preservation Wes even a higher one than constitational enactments, C#SARI-M.—Mr. Jarrett, one of the pro- prietors of Booth’s theater in New York city, and Mr. Tooker, the manager of the same theater, arrived in the city this morning. They came here for the purpose of extending an invitacion tothe President and the Cabi- net, the Senate aud the Louse of Represent- atives, an the correspondents of the news- papel ‘8 stationed In Washington to visit w York and witness the play of Jullus Cwsar, now performing at Booth’s theater. Messrs. Jarrett aid Tooker have made ar- raugemeuts for ® special train, and will bear all the expenses of the Journey. Mr. Sheridan Snook, another of New York’s great theatrical managers, the pro prsetor of the Union Square tuvater, is ulso in the city. It is understood Mr. Shook's visit here is at the instance of several promi- dent New York capitalisis, one of whoin is a member of Congress,who contemplate build ing @ first-class theater in this city. Th-ir idea is tocombine theater and hotel, as is done in New York with Nibio’s and the Me- tropolitan, the Uuion Square ard the bo'al - the same name, and we old Fifth Avenue heater. Narionat Bonp any MORTGAGE Cox- pany —lu the Senate to day, Mr. Morton introduced @ bill, which was referred to the Distric’ Committee, to incorperate the Na- Uonal Bond and Mortzage Company ef the Columbia, of the Unit! States of Aieérea. ‘The bill provides that Joun C. New, Elijah B. Martindale, Charies Gibson, Amer- jcus L. Pogue, Shelby M. Caliom, Melvilie B. Abell, George KR. Gibson, Charles W. Bridges, and all otter persons who shall hereafter become Stockholders in the com- pany incorporated, «re created a boly politic and corporate by the name and style of «The Nations! Bond and Mortgage Company of the District of Columbia of the United States of America,” for the poayees of loaning money upon bond and mortgage secured by real €state, urd issuing their own bonds based upor such mortgage; to be capable in law to purchase aud hold all Kinds of prop- | Committ TWO CENTS. FORTY-FOURTH CONGBESS. | THURSDAY, February 10. SENATE.—The Chair laid before the Sen- ate the request of the House of Representa- for @ committee of conference on the District 3 65 bond bill. On motion of Mr. Whyte, the Senate in- fisted on its amendments and agreed to the request for & committee of conference. r. Sargent presented joint resolutions of the California legislature in favor of the ane appropriation. Laid on the taple. Mr. Cockrell, from the Committee on Mill- Affairs, reported with amendments the bill granting the right of way through the ublic grounds to the Leavenworth Street Reatlwan Co. Mr. McDonald, from the Committee on Pensions, reported a bill granting a pension to the widow of Gen. L. H. Rousseau. Mr. Howe, from the Committee oa the Li- brary, asked to be discharged from the further consideration of the memorial of Admiral Charlies Wilkes and it be inded- nitely tponed. So oniered. Mr. Frelinghuysen, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported vill amending the Judiciary actof 1789 in relation to the issue of the writ of mandamus. Amended, dis- cussed and laid over. Mr. Logan presented a memorial addressed to him by telegraph from prominent vasine: firms of Chicago, asking that if the Senate passes the House bill repealing the bankrupt act it be made to takeeftect July 1. Com- mittee on Jndiciary. Mr. Windom introduced bill for relief of Elias J. Grand. Committee on Naval At — Cameron ( Wis.) Introduced a bit] estab. lishing a port of appraisement- Committee on Commerce. Mr. Merrimon Introduced bill to anthor! ze eastern band of Chicopse Iodiaas 0 tnsti - lute suits, aud for other purposes. Indian Affaire. Mr. Caperton introduced bill to aid the Washington and Ohio railroad. Referred to Military Ailairs led up bill for the reliet jate Neutenant of 2oth sed Mr. Hiter of C_|H Missouri tv antry. F Mr. Edmunds presented memorial in favor of the completion of the Wasiington Na- lional mouumeat. Referred mmittee on Public Buildings and G Mr. Kelly catied up the bill time for ihe completion of Pacific railroa Mr. Sargent moved to amend the second section, in regard to pre-emption and home- stead claims, that where such claims have been invaded the lands embraced in the saine shall not be regarded as within the rs t to the railroai, but shall be patented to the parties lawfully entering the same, and In case of abandonme:t shal! be open to pre-emption and settlement Mr. Kelly accepted the amendment, and it was adopted. Mr. Edmunds moved an amendment, to come before the 5th section, providing that this act shall not be construed to affect ex- isting private rights, except as hereinbefore expressly provided, and this act, as well as said charter, and other acts and resolutions heretofore mentioned, shall be subject to iteration, amendment, or repeal, at the pleasure of Congress. A:opted Mr. Ingalls moved to strike out the viso in the second section “That this dition shall not apply to lands heretofore patented to the company, nor to entries al- ready cancelled, aud upon which the par- chase money or other consideration has been returned to the respective parties in iuterest Agreed to. Mr. Saulsbury epposed the bill. He said this immense land grant should never have been made in the first instanca. He was op- posed to continuing it now to parties who = bought up the bonds at a mere nominal value. Mr. Kelly advocated the bill as a just and proper measure. Mr. Morton introduced a bill to incorpo- rate the National Bank and Morigage com- pany, of the District of Columbia. Referred to the Committee on the District of Co- lumbi THE Ne » extend the the Northern PACIFIC PASSED. Debate continued at some length on the Northern Pacific bill, when it was passed— 2 yes 35, noes 18—Harvey, Cockrell, Johnston, Merrimon, Norwood, Saulsbury, Stevenson, Thurman, Wadleigh, White, Withers, Bay- ard, Boot, Me ay Dayis and Goldth watts. On motion of Mr. West the bill for the re- lief of Miss Dickson was placed on the cal- endar with the adverse report. The Chair laid before the Senate a commu- nication from the Secretary of War. ing the number of organized m:’ several states. Keferred to Commitice on Military Affaire. The uhfinisbed business being the CENTENNIAL APPROPKIATION BILL, Was laken up, on whlch Mr. Norwood (Ga.) Was entitled to the floor. Mr. Norwood, after some preliminary re- marks ofa general nature. proceeded to say that there was no question of patriotism involved in this measure. A Senator had said here yesterday that it would be mean and Indecent to refuse to give this appropri- ation, therefore those of us who vote against must be mean and indecent. Mr. Morton interrupted and said that in using the term indecent, he had meant to ree y itentirely tothenation. He did think nat after the government had invited other governments to participate in it, that it would be an indecent act for us as a nation to shirk outof it. He did notin the least in- tend to reflect upon the motives of any Sen- ator; it was not bis habit to do so. He had also said be thought it was mean to put in the proviso. Mr. Norwood seid he accepted the Sena- tor’s explanation with pleasure, and would not say now whathe intended to say on this point. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—The Speaker laid before the House a number of executive commnuications, which were re- ferred to appropriate committees. On motion of Mr. Randall (Pa.) the mor:- iighour was dispensed with and the House went into Committee of the Whole on THE CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC APPRO- PRIATION BILL, Mr. Hosk'ns in the chair. The Chair announced that by an arrange- ment Mr. Haie (Me.) was to have half an hour, Mr. Lynch (Miss.) a half hour, and those to be followed by Mr. Blaine, who was to baw hour. then addressed the House, THERN RAILROAD BILL hi Mr. Hale id said he had believed that there could bea re- duction of ten per cent. made on the bill and so stated, but since then the bill had been torn and dismembered. He defined and de- fended diplomacy, and said that next to the force of arms the success of the revolution was due to our representatives abroad, and that during the late war the departure of iron-clad rams was prevented by the social and political influence of Mr. Adams. Referring to the comments mate upon the social courtesies of diplomatic life, he said: Soppere. the tieman from Indiana should erty, real sonal, and mixed, aud in fact all the wenal powers Of & ‘corporntion.| Wil ea Sonne a ‘The bill provides that the capital stock of | #t7 o’clock, gener — —= faid company shall consist of 10,000 shares | OD¢ Of his Ind! reng y pae wry fee ‘on of stock of the value of $100 each, being | D&tTOW & view of po LE tT $1,000,000, with the privilege of increasing | S¢ptleman of diplomacy. Tease eins the sume from time to Line by @ voteof the | this what we pay our representative $5.00 a stockholders at any annual or special meet- | Ye@r for, — Sein am at Ga kee ae ing. ‘The bill is the same as that introduced “nd _— ay, Mr. Landers in the House on the 2ith ultimo. Mk. GLENDENNING TO BE MARRIFD.— eharch of a chureh in Heary ursday next lead to the altar Mies Mary Brown, of St. Paul's avenue Jersey City Heights. Miss Brown basalways believed Mr. Glendennin; innocenca Bhe was formerly a member of the Prospact- avenue church.—(. Sun, 9th. YELLOW JACK.—A member of the theatri- 5 as “The Russian A’ ie 81 \° oo of the health officer, Dr. Mo- 6 doctor declared itaclear case of yellow fever, and does not expect the man to recover—[{N. ¥. Herald, 9th. MURDEREES SENTENCED.-Two men named Cain have been sentenced at Cairo, 1i)., to twenty years in the ten! being in Spence. Mi tentiary for the murder of her BERGH's B1Lt.—The bill prohibiting New York horse-car com) from gal tracks and one throwing bottles any aud other hard substances into the streets, bas become a law. ' i : iby E LTH [ Fag i i : I but not until a bealthy public sentiment wa established would prosperity be restored There was wanted a feeling among the ool- ored voters that their adherence to one po- litical party was not @ matter of necessity Mr. Blaine (Me.) then took the floor an! roceeded to address the House upon the sub- 1 Of the currency. The Babcock Trial. [ St. Louis Cor. Cin. Gazette } BABCOCK AND THE JURY. Baboock's oe in the court-room is not just what it should be in his own inter est, if the opinion of attorneys who have often made pleas before rural juries is of weight. He is too well-dressed and too showy. His brother is nearer the ideal de- fendant—solid in appearance, plainly clad, and quiet inatr asin action. Tue jury is composed of hani-fisted farmers, between whom and shiny broadcloth there is no sym thy. Of course this is ail a minor matter Feieenot to be supposed that aman will be convicted or acquitted because of Ris ap rance, but it is something to prepossess a jury. Yesterday moraing ex-Collector Constantine Maguire, who lately p guilty, was standing on a@ street corr gaged in conversation with a knot of fr: concerning the probable issue of the Bab cock trial. Said Maguire, referring to tne style of the jurymen “They reminded me, sitting there, of a lot of Collins’ axes, keen and sharp, ready to cut & man up all at once, and I concluded to get out of the way.” A glance at the jurymen sitting in courton yesterday morning, from among whom the Panel in the Babcock case was to be drawn, indicated the character of the men. Perhaps As good an expression as any to Indleate theirstyle precisely would be to say that they appeared to be not only farmers bu Grangers—tuat is, men who have Grmiy fixed iders and aggressiveness enough to as Sert them. They were not all Grangers, or even farmers, but the look was there. ‘On the other hacd, studying the faces, the oe viction arose that the jury would give a: honest verdict, and that prejadice would not pence the tsentibiy. It would b: e possible for the jury to acquit a man on evidence, even though he wore waxed moustaches and a shiny suit. BARCOCK’S BROTHER. C. W. Babeoek, brother of the Gener close beside him in the court-room, and watehes the proceedings as Inteutly as does the defendant himself. Solid and well-knit with abeavy beard and a shrewd face, is C W. Babcock, and rather conveys the idea in his alrof a mentor to the man on trial is ning of the militaire about C. W., though he bas been in the army. He Would pass for a Wa'l street broker. Indeed, there is something about him to remind one of Jay Gould. He is said tobe very wealthy EX- ATTORNEY GFNERAL. z Lhe notabies tp ube eat attention accorded to W pral. He disappoints most . side whiskers surround Sparsely an almost # sits | Telegrams to The Star. oan fae ANOTHER BANK BURGLARY. _—aen THE MISSISSIPPI IMPEACHMENTS oe POLITICAL STRAWS IN FRANCE. ARREST OF MOLLY MAGUIRES ———_-—__ FOREIGN NEWS. The Freach pyndicate. Lonpon, Feb. .—The Dies in its Goan- cial article says the Cairo dixpateh of terday announcing that the Anglo E Bank bas ad large gums to arpt aeetion bel: pracki- cally @ Freneh institution. = Pants, Feb. 10. lished this morat perfect of police, an Under the control of before i573. M deputy. Yesterd rumor of his apy An 01 Sppointing M placing the the minister Volsoa is a ‘8 Monifeur re} ng the pointment sald it would “profoundetiy grieve the friends of Preai- dent MacMahon the constitation.” Baron Haussmann bas issued an address to the electors of the first arrondissement of Paris. He says in offering himeelf as @ candidate for the chamber he has so! in view the interest of the city of Parts. He expresses regret for the regime to whieh France and Paris owed so mach prosperity, but he will not be hostile to the present cen- stitution, which he thinks should be applied in good faiuh The Mississippi peachments. MEMPHIs, Feb. 10.—A dispatch from Jack son, Miss.. to the Avalanche sa man G. Wiley Wells testified before tse imme peachment committee of the yesterday. His testimony is damaging to Governor Ames. Pease, of Vickburg, testifies today. State Superinte adent of Education Cordozo will certainly be ouste!, the evidence against him being overwhelming. There is ~ertoue dissension in the impeachment of the gov- erpor, and the impresssion prevalis Wat the articles can not be sustained if pressed. A Special to the Appeal says: Congressman Fells testified what he knew abot Gover- nor Ames asserting that the killing Of 15 or 2v negoes Was a benefit to the pariy. ° Captare of Molly Maquires. POTTSVILLE, Pa. Feo. 10.—Last night 7 i Patrick Munley were arrested pear Mahoney City for tae doable monder in September last of Thos. Sanger and Wm. Uran, ty ining boss, and the latter amin e Commerce there was robbed by burglars on Tuesday night. WedneSday the bank offi- cers were unable to open the vault. An ex- pert. Accomplished it at night, and a loss of $21,500 was then discovered. This gave the burglars between 24 and 36 hours the start. ec tert 10--Fiymouth Charen, of , Will attend the Plymouth visory council. The Hi. declines e TT Bostor, Fe: Portiand, M cb arket. ysual face, in which &@ | _BaLrimonR, Feb. 10 —Virginia consolitared, 68%; pairof ishy-gray eyes twinkle unceasingly | West Virginies, 9, North Carolina 6's, olé, i: ashe s the progress Of the case. He is po porte hac? * bid today. Sugar quict full and sleek and well fed, and bears no - sy = one time beset him. He &: ¥ cocsid- | Wheat quiet and at . - ered one of Babeock’s pillars of strength, and consultations with him from all quarters frequent and respectful. [tis stated that he assists in a general way, having no {the work to be md al nse en in his alr, fence to h self, appearing as placid as any mau in the | court-room IUDGE Judge Porter is the most Babeock’s counsel. Of the style of the man the country became tolerably weil iaformed during the Beecher trial. His face 1s closely PORTER prepossessing of | syivanta red, 1. amber, 1 is dal Si 4 2 au Qnd #teads—svethern MS, western mixed, 6lig - Oats dul! end heavy; —soute- prime, 4att, w 42es3. Bye fod unchanged. Provisions stroug aut b Pork, 22.00. Buik moats—Sho higher 0, clear rity wides, Msgallic. hows, pac hea, Se n—Shosidere. 9 4al0. clear rb stden, 1 rd steady —crade g g = a shaven save a grizzly moustache. He wears | #2. Governments acti Spectacles, and follows the progressof events | whtay Tones Reb li. Flour quiet aud urchanged. with the closest attent Tr is believed | SPCR bok: Feb te, IB. tee The tarsal dnavant that upon him and Storrs, of Chicago, will | for three me devolve not only the most of the work in the exemination of witne but thar @ Most prominent in the appe: PROCETDINGS OF MARYLAND LEGISLA TURr.—In the Senate yesterday f report was made on the bill authorizing tt punishment by fine or imprisoument of wit- nesses who refuse to testify before legisla tive committees. A bill to incorporate the jonal Railroad Company of Marylaud Was referred to the corporation committee. Joint resolutions were sed asking Con- gress to provide for fish-ladders at the Great Falis of the Potomac. A bill was ordered epgrossed appropriating ten thousand dol- lars for expeases of the state fisheries com- mission, and to define the duties of the com mission. The Centennial appropriation bil! was engrossed fora third reading. Tne bil! for the prevention of crucity to animals was refe to the committee on judicial pro- ceedings. In the House an order was alopted requiring the attorney general to inform the House what legisiation is necessary tosecure to consumers a proper measurement of gas supplied by the gas compan.esof Baltimore city. The joint resolutions asking for fish- ladders at theGreat Falls of the Potomac were passed. Bercuer’s COMMITTEE DEFYING BoweEN To Prove His CuAnces.—Tae examining committee of Plymouth Church met Tues- day night for the purpose of affording Henry Cc wen an opportunity of substantiating the allegations contained in bis —,. 5 V. White against Rey. Henry Wa eech- er. Mr. Bowen sent in @ communication Stating that he believed he had made a full and complete answer to White's grievances. If,however, the committee thought otherwise, he would give the matter further attention. He requested that White give him in writ- ing the exact questions be wished to have answered. The committee considered tue reply of Mr. Bowen evasive and unsatisfac- tory. and have cited him to aron this evening and presenta reply to Mr. White's grievances, and produce proof ot the charges made by him (Bowen), and that if Bowen does not give a 8\t sfactory reply at the next session of the committee his case will be pre- sented to the chureh ANOTHER LIST OF BROKEN FiRMs.— dispatch from New York states that the c. commission house of FE. Packer & Co. E B. Ely & Co., and man « Hartwell, of that city, and the extensive coal firm of 8. R. Smith & Co., of New Haven, have sus- pended. The tota) liabilities involved are ried at 2500.00. The large firm of acker & Co. expect to pay in full aud r. sume. They have made an assignment to Wm. T. Carter. of Philadelpbia. Ferrier & Co., an old-established iron firm of Moutreal, Canad: suspended payment yesteniay. Their liabilities exceed $450,000. Ireland, Gay & Co., another hardware firm of the same city, have also suspended. Their i:a- _——___. A at bilities are £100,000, THE CONTEST FOR THE ST. LOUIS MAYOR ALTY, which has been before the city couccil for the past month, terminated at six o'clock last evening, by a@ vole of 10 for James H. Britton, the 7 weegren mayor, and 16 for Heary Overstolz. e contestant (Mr. Overstolz) was installed at 9:30, and made an address to the counci]. Britton will publish a card takes jon to the action on Poasyan 5 a an Lou! 8 Speci: a vestigation oe ree of MeKee has been mad With @ view of ascertaini: ie | | i bis Q) Hi i | g 5 5 ; 3 8 hs” bills in the open ma. ket te 3's wer oN, Feb. 10,3 pm of Eugland bas increased £76. week. Console. 941-16 for money, count. Erie. ity proportion of the bank re- erve to lability. which Inet weck was 42°) per cent remains at thet feme. — = eee The Trial of General Babcock. THE PRESIDENT’S DEPOSITION TO TAKEN. After our telegraphic report of the pro- cecdings of the Babcock tria! closed, er = day, the examination of Joseph M.’ Fit, proceeded, with only occasional tsehnicat onjections from the defense, and very little of the testimony was ruled Gut. Fitzroy waa asked if he knew .a@ t, @od sald: i met Gen, saboock once last September; it was at the Lindell hotel in this city: Wm. 0. Avery introduced me to him. Tue Presi- dent Was at the hotel; It was on the occasion of @ visit to this elty by ihe President and Gen. Babcock. I bad nol seen Gen. Babeock before that time. Iwas then under indict. ment for complicity in these fraads. On cross-examination Fitzroy said oi this meet- ing with Babcock: It was simply an intro- duction; there was no conversation: I was Standing near the elevator; Gen. Babcock came up and Avery introduced us. After Fitzroy’s examination, Jobin F- Sie- dentof, the foreman at Ulirici’s distiliery, Was put on the stand. His testimony related wholly to the opera- Uns of the distillery of which he was tore. man and manager. R. W. Ulriel and Fitzroy also testified, and theirevidence was the same as bas been published several times. ESIDENT AS A KITNESS. lated Unat the defense mad in- tended to have the personal attendance of President Grant as @ witness, but as the case DOW stands he thought this would not be necessary, particularly as exigencies of pub- lic affairs require his attendance at ash- ington. He then ed Lo counsel for the en in aeons pend meet with cou! jefense and agree upoa ques- ops and cross-questions to be mt te the President, and that the examination should be made before the Chief Justice of tue 8u- preme Court. Colonel Dyer said be had no objections to such an arrangement if it should ar. after examining the interrogatories of the = the government should do as well in Way as by the personal presence of the President. d i Mr. Storrs stated that they had their que lions written out, and asked the court Prolong the session until 3 o'clock p. m., give counsel for the government time to prepare their cross-questious. tne court agreed to. On the reassembling of the court, District. Attorney Dyer stated the counsel for the verpment had met the counsel for the de~ fenke a questions Lo be sent to Wasb- but they bad not had time to pre- pare interrogatories. He therefore asked the court to adjourn until to-day, to afford both sides an opportunity to their questions and wr , counse! night leave last night for Washing- ton and arrive to-day in time tohave = dere- ee Saturday, and the oourt ad- black-c,