Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1876, Page 4

EVENING STAR. THUESDAY..........Mareh 9, 1876. a: Weather Probabilities To-day. Orrice oF CHIEF Sienat Orrices, ‘WASHINGTON, March », 1876. § For the middle states, clear or partly tloudy weather and slowly rising tempera~ ture, Winds shifting to northeast and south- east, and rising followed by falling Darome- ter. LOCAL NEWS. Amusements. é&c., To-night. National Theater.—_The fifth Avenue Com- pany in “Pique,” for the last time. ‘Theater Comique.—F irst class varieties. _ = ions horacl Condeused Lecais. Parker sends Harper's Weekly for March 18. The value of improvements for which Lem npg ne were issued out during the month of February was $363,000. i The Centennial entertainment by gthe iis of the Female Grammar school, Ist dist at Talimadge Hall. Friday evening, will be an interesting affair, judging ry the | me. } m. Griswold,@ five-year old boy, resid- Ing at the corner of 3d and A streets south- east. was accidentally shot through the left foot by a boy named Wm. Miller yesterday afternoon. —_o—___ Hammond and Bentley. THE WORK OF THE REVIVALISTS. Yesterday afternoon the reviv: St the Sixth Presbyterian church, Seuth ‘Washington, where a children’s meeting was fonducted. Addresses were made by Dr. Noble, Dr. Rankin,yand! Mr. McNiel, after ‘Which Mr. Hammond read tue story of Christ Festoring sight to the blind man, and an in- | quiry meeting follower. THE MEN'S MEETING LAST NIGHT. At the Foundry (M_ E.) chureh last night, & meeting of men exclusively was held, and there was a jarge audience present. After a number of bymons had heen sung including the folo, “Whosoever Will,” by Mr. Bentley, Mr. Hammond read 4 letter.appealing in the Yame of thousands of suilecing women ard children to the Christians of Washington that some measures be taken to stop the awful, untoil amount of misery caused by the evils of intemperance. and be remarke Ihave preached in prisons time and aga! and upon all sides, in answer to the ques. tion, ‘What brovgut you here?” alm + in- variably the reply was liquor in some form orother. Mes Rewally, Prince, O C. Wight, Drs. Rankin. Gray. Domer. and Hes ter. made brief remarks, after which a praise and experience meeting followed. TO DAY'S MEETINGS. This morning an audience of several hun- dred assembled at the open-air meeting at the corner of 7th street and Pennsylvania avenue, where short and stirring addresses Were given. An avxiliary meeting was also held at the intersectio nof K and 7th streets, Which was well attended. and at which Mr. Hammond and several jay brethren spoke. The praxer-meeting which followed, at Calvary Baptist church, was a remarkable success in point of numbers, and an earnest gyi prevailed throughout ‘the proceedings. - Hammond read a number of requests for Prayer, and afterwards gave an interesting &ceount of the conversion of a prominent public man in Springfield, [ll., who had been an eee man, but who had been re- claimed through tne medium of the meetings held there,and who had since remained a consistent christian. The gospel of Christ Was fitted in its nature to save the drunk- ard, and would be more successful in doing this than all the temperance lectures ever delivered. Several short prayers followed for an ierease of faith. and for the recovery of Dr. Nobie and a lay brother, who were both very sick. A SHORT PRAISE MEETING followed. in which thanks were returned for the meeting last night, and for the many ees Of conviction which had come under the speakers’ notice. One young man Stated that he had been a confirmed draok ard for eight years, but yesterday morning he had been converted. Another gentleman said be had been in conversation this morn- ing with an intimate friend of the reformed gambler who bad spoken last night, who had often sat with him at the gaming table. and he stated his convictions that true happisess | conld only be had through the gospel of Christ. Other brief and interesting addresses Were given, and an tuquiry meeting followed in which many joined. The Treasury Rebbery Case. TRE TRIAL OF HALLECK. This morning the trial of B. B. Halleck (one of the parties indicted for the larceny of | $47,097.65 trom the Treasury in June last) | Was resumed before Judge Olin in the Crim- inal Court. DETECTIVE M°DEVITY TESTIFIED to the arrestof Halleck on Broadway, New York city, and to having a conversation With bim in the Central gaard-house on the Saturday after the arrest, in which he ques- tioned bim about the figures in his memo- racdum book, $47,007.65. Witness said that the top line was the exact amount which bad been stolen from the Treasury, and he (HL) said he knew it, and that it would con- viet him. Below was the half of the sum, which he said would be the amount coming to him had he been in the robbery, and he explained another amount opposite the let- ters W. H. as the amount which would go to bis brother W. H. [The figures were care- fally scrutinized by the judge, counsel and = With the aid of @ magnifying glass. ie failed to fee them, as also Mr. Henkle, but the counsel of the’ government said that they might decipher the figures with the naked eye. Mr. Henkle—*With | the mind’s eye.”} ‘Witness told the accused that whatever be might say to him in con- fidence in reference to the larceny he Would not divuige nor use against bim, and ‘Witress therefore declined to give any of the conversation be had with the prisoser sub- juentiy. Mr. Henkle:—Halleck did not ask wit- Ress for counsel betore Sunday; did not tell Halleck before confession that he would be bis counrel; did tell his wife so afier the eon- fession; asked his wife to have bim tell all he kpe’ bort the Treasury robbery, and he (witness) would not use it against him. Gen. Henkle here desired to introduce pre- Mminary evidence toshow that the confes sion pi to be put in on the other side Was not a voluntary confession, but that it was given through the hope it heid out of security from punishment. Judge Wilson, for the prosecution. held that this was simpiy a question whether or Bot this was a confession which, under the Jaw, should be excluded: and he read anthor- ities to show that this confession should not be rejected | The case was in progress when our report closed. Conempras University NAaTIonatr MEDICAL ALUMNI.—The regular a meeting of the National Medical Al Columbian University was held at tions! Medical College Tuesday ev when the graduates of the class of 156 were | Sccepted as members. The officers for | the ensuing year were elected as follows: Dr. Schaffer, president: | . E. John- ard and Bracket, ._ Hawes, correspo: N. R. Lawver, recoraix B Waldo. treasurer; Drs. J.C. Riley, A. F. A. King, Hl. A. Duncanson, W. H. Faulkner, J. W. Gassaway. F. A. Ashford and W. T. Ramsey, executive committee. Dr. Lawver moved that the chair appoint a committ of three to make arrangements for tue anni- | versary supper. with instructions to report atan adjourned meeti id Tue: day, March 14, Is7 adopted. The chair then appointed Drs. A. F. A. King. W. P. Lawver and Bracket, to act upos that committee. ————»¢—_—_ A New Besixess Firm.—Wecall the at- tention of the business public to the adver- tiseme: tof money to loan and property for sale, which appears in THe Stax of this date, of the law, realestate and claims firm of Messrs. Preuss & Schermerhorn. Colonel ‘T. K. Preuss, late of Mississippi, is a gentle- Man of fine ability, and has held positions of | trust and honor In bis state, and Is highly by the people = Mississippi — = tegrity and gi pacity. re hcts rméerborn for the last twelve years filed with signal ablitty the position Of interest teller in the cash room of the United States Treasury. an is a gentleman Widely known to the basiness comronnity of this District as a very prompt, reliable and energetic business man. —_-—__ A PARTIAL EC of the moon will take to-ni, The full shadow of Jupar celipees is Jed by the fatnter ob- | seurasion ambra, }, Slight light before, d: Z| romeron less im) ive than it otherwise be. I: sky is not clouded, the eclipse will be visi as Entrance bh : Eni into the penumbra a few minutes after 11 shadow m.; entrance into ( eclipse), 35 Seeks cos nae es & ™.; moon ves (end of true eclipse), 3 minu ae 253, | could not 132 feet J inch toan alley, in all 3.102 square feet srourd, tole A. for $1.20 per foo | this. | Paid February 26, 1 | loads hauled bear date 1573. It shou’ | fore, bave been ruled out as coming witain THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. John Pope Hod: taed His Crowd. The Investigation of the affairs of the Dis- trietof Colnmbia acd Boara of Audit was regumed this morning, at 10 o'clock, by the Honuse District Committee. Jobn Pope Hodnett, claiming to represent a quad of Colored laborers employed by cer- tain street contractors whom he alleges have rot paid their men, appeared before the committee with his witvesses, and asked to bave a hearing; which request was granted. A CO-OPERATIVE CONTKACTOR OF EX- MAYOR BOWEN'S TIME. Cornelius Clark (colored) was sworn, and testified that be bad taken a contract from Mayor Bowen in behalf of the laboring mea of the frst ward. He employed about fifty men. and did work to the extent of about $6 000. The conditions of the arrangement were explained. The money paid on the Work was divided rata among the men employed onit. Had they received all their Toney they would have made well out of the job. 18 WAS & written contract, and the mgs was Is cents for grading and 17 cents lor graveling. Witness had received the fame as the rest. There is stilldue thesum ef $1,370 on that work. The contract nad been recognized by the board of public works, and the laboring men had been at lowed to resume work ater the chasue of overnment was mate. Auditer Ricvards ecount. but ft wes not act was passed by the authorizing the payment Governor Shepherd hat Cok this account. ferred the matter to his attorney, Mr. since which time witness hat the matter. He nad been told tha ‘ count was pow in the hans of an ators in this city. who pretends to tiave purciias-d it from one Henry Him»: PETER MCNAMARA GOFS FOR HODNE Peter McNamara was the next witiess he testified that be was x cooteastor 0 the board of public works and the District Commissioners Mr. Boekner,. Here Is an account of «¢ eral hundred dollars rendered py laboring men claiming to have worlted for you; wile they say has not been paid? Witness.—I don't owe a dollar to any man for labor under the board of public works nor the District Comraissioners. Mr. Buekner.—That’s enough. Mr. MeN. continued, saying “that man Hodnett ovght to be brougat before the eom- mittee. He has been the canse of moro trouble In this city between the colored men apd their employers than enough. It is a shame” — Here the witness was cautioned and stopped. A GLASS OF ALE AND ACIGAR FOR 5.00 YARDS OF PAVING. | Joshua King, colored, testified that he had | Worked for Charles Stewart, on K street, in | Ist4. He pntdown about 5,000 yards of paving at 20 cents per yard, amounting to 31,10, or thereabouts. The work had been measured, and ne had never received anything but a | glass of ale and a cigar. Finley and Ste vart | Were the contractors, and he (witness) was sub contractor. He had given his claim to Hodnett. Witness did not know whetner there was anything due Stewart or not from the District government. itn id the work himself, assisted by Elt Kearney. Neither of thern had been paid. Mr. Buckner—What is the reason these men were not paid? Mr. Hodnett.—_That is a question for the District Commissioners to answer. Aucttor Tayler explained that so far as he recollected there was found to be nothing due Stewart. He explained that there was =75.000 appropriated by Congress to pay otf the laboring men, which had been paid by the Cow missioners Mr. Hodnett denied that this money had | been disposed of according to law. ANOTHER ONE OF STEWART'S ME. Solomon Hunter, colored, testified that he bad done work under Charley Stewart for sixdays. He had got only $4 for his labor. There was due bim =* hich he couldn't | et. Hehad presented his claim to General Ketcham, who had sent it to the board of audit. They said there was nothing found to be due Stewart. ONE OF “DILLY” ADAMS’ MES Robert James, colored, testified workel for Billy Adams on sewer work | r the Eastern Branch. He had got a mall order on @ grocery store; this ts all he had got. There is $00 due him now. Other amounts aredne other men. ONE OF SAM. STRONG'S MEN. George Walker, colored, testified Sam. Strong, @ contractor, owes bim © forday labor. Strong says he has no money | coming io him. Don't know whether Strong has been paid or not. Strong gave me th order (showing it), which he told me I c sell. It 1s an order on the old board of lic works. Afterwards presented it to the District Commissioners, who said they did not owe Strong anything. SOME OF MR. CHASE'S MEN. \ Jacch Carrington colored testified that he worked for Mr. Chase, saperintendent of sewers, who owes bim ~285 5) for work done for the board of public works. Don't know why his claim has not been allowed—<1s1 25 bas been paid by the District Commtssic ers. Don’t know why tue rest has not be: paid. A REMARK OF HODNETI'S—NOT SWORN TO Hodnett remarked to the committee that it was the practice of the paymasters of the board of public works when an ignorast Irishman or colored man came in for his pay they would give him aboat one-half that was on the rolls and then push him out, and | that the laborers had no redress. He and his detectives caught them at this several times, WHAT BUTCHER CLAIMS. Wm. Butcher, colored, testified that the board of pubile works’ owed him which £50 bad been allowed. Worked ander Chase, but could get no satisfaction from the District Commissioners. HODNETT EXALTS HIMSELF. Hodnett again put in that the District | Commissioners told him that they were not | responsible to any one but Coogress, aud | row he wants Congress to hold them respon- sible. Hodnett explained further that he Was employed as counsel for the working- | men of the District. He had claims amount- ing to $160,000 in his bands, butso far had jot but £15,000. Tne press of the District faa ebarged that he had swindled the la- borers, but he asserted that in the last two | years he had made but $1.500 for himself for bis services. He was president of the United Labor League of the United States of America. He had a power of attorney from each laborer. He had mass meetings of five or six thousand men to protest against this matter. He only could receive ten per ceat. of the claims for his services. ONE SENSIBLE REMARK FROM HODNETT. The people here, be said, will understand r a GEN. BIRNEY EXPLAINED the difficuity in setiling these claims of workingmen on account of the many orders that bad been issued by contractors, maay of which were in the hands of shop keepers. False personation often occurred and false Pay rolls were made out, and to-day there are two men in thepenitentiary for making out the same. THE COMMITTER HAVE ENOUGH OF IT. The further examination of laborers was temporarily postponed. ME. JOHN MORRIS, THE EXPERT, | was then examined in relation to ao exam- ination made by himof THE ACCOUNTS OF CONTRACTOR J. W. VAN- | DENBURG The result of his investigation was as fc andenburgh: low: ° J.V.W. 6 loads of earth deposited In the canal, 15 cents per cabic yard, 3 loads to the yard, $3,102 30. The bill for this work aud xeheduié of number of id, there- : Y OUCHER 14,00 the time when the increased price of haul was paid. Voces Rs 14,573 to5—J. V. W. V anden- burgh: Paid June 10 and 12, 157 Allowance on $55,259.10 cer- —— poner iS id in 8 per cent. spec: Eaprovennunt certificates.210,993 87 Interest at 6 per cent. to August 1, 184....... + 1,026 80 Allowance on $9,325.50 cer- tifcates auditor B.P. W., id Insower certificates, 5,240 im ae audit ea Rnd board cates Interes' r ‘August 1, 1874.. $16,734 ST This is a claim based on the diitereace be: tween ‘ial improvemen! Cat and sewer ‘Sertificates, of the board of public , | Works, certificates of the board of audit and cash, under @ contract made in 187! to sup- ply sewer pipe at prices established on a cash basis. It may be remarkei that the entire schedule of prices for work and ma- terial of every description, as adopted by the board of public works in 1871, was framed at cash rates.” A general conversation then followed in ard to the statements above, in whic’ allof the members of the committee, Mr. Morris and Mr. Tayler, participated. committee ad, Stories of the committee ready until the lat. ter part of next week. _————— Huspreps are cured rag 4 of rkenmatism = gout by asing Durang’ matic —_ " iy. | Newman. W P. Brown, G. G. Baker. and the | the New York Book Coocerns pe | Bielaski, | 2; round, ar 2, BALTIMORE M E. CONFERENCE | The Afternoon and fve ving Sexstons Yesterd The conference reassembled at tiree o'clock yesterday afterncon,and Rev. Mr Hayghe offered a resolation that, as there were i dt- ations that efforts would be male to changa of the preseot Baltimore conte: oge Would Cause serio 1s 1 jury t many of the charges wader the ¢9a- feten.ce, the delegates to the general eonfer- +1 ce be Instructed to use all laudable means to de‘eat any such measure, if the general conferenee. After @ short dis cussion in Which it was hinte! that the Vir conference would mak the bous conference lying In the state of Virginia, a | snnetitate offered by Rev. Mr Wheeler that the delegates be requested to oppose any alienation of their territory was adopted Mr. West introduced a resol ation appoint- | ing Revs. W. Downs, W. F Speaks, J. P pastor of the church in’ question to present | to the government the claim of the memhors | of the church at Harper's Ferry, for the lo<ses sustaived during the war, their church hay- ing been used by the government. THE CENTENNIAL. Rev. J. W. Cornelius offered a resolution Which was adopted, reciting that (t has been pablicly announced that petitions have b-en circulated urging the Centennial commis stoners to have the exhibition open on tr Christian Sabbath, contrary to previous .n houreements; this conferences remonste agaist the proposed disregard ot the Li nd disobedience to God. the giv tonal blessings, as cot only w itself but tending to injure as asa Cy le In the eyes of strangers visit sal exhibition. Mr. Brown offered ted, reqnestir nce lo prepare a hy bis charce, collecting all: import be tray amitted to the American Historical Society. Rev JW ng ugainst the proposed en ols jaw by the Maryland legisiature au- thorizing ‘he opening of places of amuse- ment aud the sale of intoxicating liqaors oa the Sabbath in Baltimore daring the six months of the Centennial exhibition in Pail- Adelphia as a direct violation of the Wort ¢ God #1 the law of’the Christian Sabnath. — | The report of the committee of the general cor ference fund reported collections, and fubinitied a resolution requiring al! pastors who bad pot taken the collection calles for to do so hy Apriit M srs. Baker and Biack offeret ares- Olution expressing regret thatan alarming pressure of sentiment and effort £ a ant Fa Moti aught to bear upon the mas | forthcoming internatioval Ce: | | bition ar Philadelpnia by parties | ly and otherwise interested, to secure the Ie traffic in intoxicating’ liqnors within Ibe grounds of said exposition and daring the months of tts continuance; and protest ing against the grantof such an unnecessary and humiliating privilege to @ class of ven- dors. whore only possible motive mustbe to realize material profit from this uanoiy trade in human hope and numan souls. | Dr. Ames said be did wot wa it to be con sidered as advocating the trafic, but ue did | hotbelieve that they should pronouves ay the motives of men so strongly. er—“I wish that we could make it | ation was adopted wit g vete x s ling at 7% o'el of the cominitiee on the Book ( taken upand t solu! ions subs discussed at tome nh. The first re lion as to the New York Concern, whilst pressing the fullest confi tence in ‘the tat Tity and business e: tty of the book agents, | Rays that the stall anount of promis de- | mands some review in its manageme st and | conduct. The second recommends to the general conference that the Westera and | msoll- dated, ani that the pahiication of the periodical |tterature be carried on un management and control The thirt that the presiding elders be tostracted toses tt the Cisciplinary plan of raising th fund of each charge be faitafally ‘Th r discussion, the rep srt of the c a whole was also laifon the Latahan submitted a resol y the general indetatl to the conference, in ace dance with the action of the book c a tee of the general confereucs four years ». Adopted. estion of the minutes, Who wits nup and W ; Ivin H. Bassford, of Jobn N. Rawitos, of East Bal- | Va Ar-dale and Alexander are on tris Curley and of Washington, J Pare Semuel 8S. Wilson, of Win ster distri were a itted to trial The confe: Journed to 5 o'clock this afternoon. The Safe B RICHARD HARKINGTON INTEXVIEWED. | A reporter of the Philadelphia Times met Mr. Richard Harrington tn thatcity on his way to Washington, and asked him about the truth of the New York Sun story that he (Harrirgton) bad confessed, implicating Sawyer, ete., etc. “Just the mau I want to interview,” said the reporter. “1 was even thinking of rua- ning down to Dover to see you ” “Pardon me; but Ido tot want to be tn- | terviewed. I have just arrived from Dover, and will leave at midnight for Washington, on private business. Iam living quietly at Dover pow, while carrying on my profession | there and in Washington, so that l have to travel Irequently between the two places, You may be assured, however, that my busi- | ness is not conuectéd in any way with avy | safe burglaries, or anything mentioned tn the Sun article. Yes, I read the dispatch; | and,so faras Iam concerned, it is@ mere Lssue of falsehoods.” “Then the statement that your confession implicates ex Assistant Secretary Sawyer, | and Nettlesbip'’s statement drags in Boss Shepherd, John O. Evans and other ring magnates, is not so?” “In the words of the French commander when asked why he surrendered and he replied that he had forty reasons—the first that he had no powder, I have made no con- fession, beeanse I have nothing to confess. I can't Implileate the parties mentioned, be- cause I » noibing to implicate them with. The fact is, that if there has been any conspiracy it has been against me. After the jury failed to agree I remained in my position as District Attorney for five months and my application for a new trial was not granted ‘hat whole article in the Sun is, in my opinion, a malicious publication. The coreluding paragraph, relative to the large | cotton case suits, is # bit at the late Attorney General Williams, about which I know nothing. But you may rest assured that m. visit to Washington is solely connected wit the interests of my clients, and if you shou'd £0 with me you would find no more ‘bottom facts’ than I would wish the public to be ormed of, for my own reputation. But you must remember that I decline to be interviewed.” e ————_ # —___ Prices, Ceater Market. » Ma2S per tb. Bu25, corusd, porter house. 15: roasting pice sliced 29; chippelt, 30; cd, *a124, Mutton, 15az0e;" Lamb, 25; Dried Beef, 2025; Hams, w sliced, 25; Middlings, 18: cut. ‘I7als whole, 15 cnt; Tongues, 6a) each; Lard, 1 AME —Dck, widgeony 1.00 per pair: r W per pair: Cauvas back, 2.50 per pair; grou s5a80 7 sirloin, ch; Perch, b; Halibut, c ¢ | « s 1234415 per Ib.: Hid Lobster, Deals: Bine Fieh (large}, Ha | 1.00 each; 18 cts. per pound; Shad, (NC ,) $1 to | $1.20; Smelt. Boston.) 20; ‘Mackerel. (f b.' 7 ins, 0c W§2 each. v LES— Potatoes. Irish, 25per pk; do. sweet, ions, 50 ¥ 10 per hd} anch; Ovster Plante,5 i banch; ; Spiuach, 40ai0 per pk; Celery, ren'ps, 4c. per peck; Lettuce, 5a 10 exch each, jes, aS0 per dozen: ; Lemons, 20030 dozen; Apples, 40350 per pk; Granberrics, 15 per Per qt ; Cocoanuts, Sal esch. Dkixp FRUITs.—A pples, Wal? per pound; Peaches, I a 5; Blackberries, 10; Uhor- Peeled, 30; an ies, 2002 per Ib. Burrex—Philadelphia print, York Creamery, 45; choice roll, 20 per dozen; LTRY. t ‘Turkeys, 01.25 hs Chick a 5 seach Chickens, dremel pair, * per pair: & per pair; do. dressed, 1Woal.28 pet Thal 28 —— MEDICAL, DEPARTMENT HowArp UNI- VERSITY —The sixth annual commencement of the Medical tof Howard Uni- Versity took place at the Congregational Church last evening. The following received Cc as M.D.’s: Messrs. Crosse, Wis.; Ira D. Burdic! Lrg Kansas; Jesse Gould Tames, 3 Kelty; N. Ey Kin mes, New Yor! 3 N. E. ra muda, and J. H. Roberts, Liberia. charge to the class was delivered by Prof. T. Acq. M.D. The were ferred by Kev. E. P. 8mi! Baxter delivered the vatedictory The addressed by Hon. A. address. Martin I. NORMAN WIARD, now in San Francisco, denies the statement intimating fraud on his ood in conducting ee e | partment of Georgetown College will take | ereduating class are: >} tou w | Virginia met | down at the frst fire, when he placed him- | to cut his own name on the mirror with that | facts. | closed, and it was arranged tbat the comm THE CsURTS. POLice Cr cat—Jy Cornetios Kane, unlawfal bar; to Wednesday, “Win, Basten: i Edward m. and Buekley, prcrane; $5 each. Daniel Barns, dvorderly; Jorfeited. Nellie Donaldson was charged ‘ih vagrancy, and she sald that she wa, sorry to S@y she was guilty; placed under personal bor John Toby and drew, Gibson, profanit; . Her- bet. assault, plead guilty; $5. Isadore Blout, ‘arceny. (two cases.) plead guilty, and was fi ed $15, or 30 days in jail’ Edwant Han- ter larceny; Jalil 60 days. Alexander Yan- bt in bewegg Ome go $i. Ed- » for failing to appear as @ witness, was fined ¢2. : - = ~o——_ UNIVERS:TY GF GEORGETOWN.—The 27th annual commencement of the Medical De- place at Lincoln Hall to-morrow evening, commencing at 7 o'clock. Tue names of the Benjamin B. Adams, Philadelphia; Edway H. Adama, Mas: Dougias Biors, Ohto; Henry N. Gteseking, Wasbington city; Noah Hayes. Ind ; Ben F Latham, West Va: Samuel F. Linn, Bai- timore, Md.; Samuel S, Marr, Silver Spring, M1; Wilfred M. McLeod, Georgetown, D.C. Harry M. Newman, Washington city? Lonis H_ Reid. NC: Thomas Robinson, N.Y; Maurice J Stack, Washington. D.C. GEORGETOWN. Narsow Ese Pe. Yesterday, about 5 or'ork a boy by tue name of Clayton Mo Te while playing around tue canal lock at tie feot of Jefferson street. fll in, and nat this fall been broken by abont’ a font of ater in the eaual be wonld have in all pr abtiity tved fatal injuries clans Were ealled in and pro juries. ly abont the ne net tated THE Pranopy Linrary.—This instit i, Serious, bat | @s scon as the catale whieh is now In pre ably In a week or ter g of the books . ls completed, prob- days The seleetion of the 7 Nded to the cuarge of M A. Ro Spottord, ety, of the Capitol L yr, and A. Hyde. € ! CATTLE M reported by J.N. Kingla | & Co)—Number of cattle on the market number sold fi s ranging from Ives sold at S29as5« bushels wheat by rail, con- | Wheeler. ALEXANDRIA. DisprtTe OVER A CHILD.—Two women | arrived bere last night by the late train, an having no money, put up at the statio house One of the women had a baby with her, which the other one claimed as hers this | Morning, and, its possession being denied her, she went off into a fit, falling into the arms of @ policeman standing by. After she vered, however, the strong smell of | whisky on her breath led to the belief that she was drunk, which was further confirmed by her assertion affrrwards that she knoe nothing about the child. She finally cob itted togo b: this mornin T GAs.—Alter our is at we learned th: et , a1 a meeting held Monday night, t he reduction of the price of gas, nd after the 15th instant, to $250a thoa This ts a good move and just.ant | we suppose will be adopted.—Sentinel, Sth. KILLIN yon an ke H His ASSAILANTS.—I g' ant of @ shooting affray miles from Witisborg, in Arkansas, J silting ou my horse talking with & yor man from Ilinots by the name of Job ben two men, well mounted, r and fired at ye rking to him brothers some —d if he coat wo or three months ago, Kill them. ‘Sneh rapid shooting. wi deadly effect I never witnessed, although [ served in thearmy tour yea Both of the strangers were killed. Runge’s horse went | self behind the dead animal, ana two shots f stol killed both ‘of his enemies n came up to where I was and told hree different shooting serapes Same crew and he was geting d—d tired of the life he had to lead. He took | one of the dead men’s horses, gave one ot} iook at his victims, handed me twenty dol | lars to bury them, and rode off. He has bee) pursued, aN Ot been heart from. Tae iwomen killed were named Williams, from Tennessee —[ Memphis Appeal. Why WE SxASHED THE Mrrnor—A gentleman of distingatsbed presence ap- | peared ala fashionable restaurant in P the other day, and asked ta be sho partieular room. Heordered a doz on the half shell,and the wa Immediately aftery heard, and the att the room fouad that the gentieman had demolished the mirror with his cane. at that on my bill,” he quie: Vy remarked; “I will pay for it” Toe keeper of ' the restaurant said that.even though he were willing to pay for damage, he had ro rigit to break the mirror. An explanation fi- lowed, and it transpired that the gentleman had on former occasion had the impradence of @ lady, and having recently married. bh found it advisable todestroy the obtrusive evidence ip @ room where 1 might chaace to meet the conjugal eye. _———————— A STRAY Pet.—Mr. Burroughs, of South Africa. having no dog to love, bought an ee) trich, and now he advertises as follows: £17) reward. Lost, a tame ostrich. Said ostri was re yesterday, directly after hay- ing devoured certain pieces of macainery, Which ope of the ladies of the advertiser's household had apart and was cleaning on the front veranda at the time. He is sup- posed to have wandered off in a fit of melan- choly directly after committing the deed. The above reward will be paid for the return of the pieces, as they are invaluable on ac- countof the long time required to replace from the manufactory in the United States. The parts wanting are a face plate, needle- bar and shutule of a sewing machine. Iam hot particular about the ostrich.” b THE NEw “REVOLUTION” IN MExtco.— A special from Brownsville says Pena ts in possession of Camargo, intrenched with a force which ts estimated at 500 men, and is being largely increased by sympathizers in | that place. “He has issued his prestimo for a | forees! loan for about $40,000, and now awaits | tbe advancement of tne government troops. | Colonel Parrett reached Reynos ist night on his way to attack Pena, and will be reia- forced by 500 cavairy from Monterey. A later dispateh says: Colonel Parrett entered Ca- margo, and upon his approach Pena with- drew. going towards Reyrosa, being outaum- bered. Pena did not risk a fight. He ts par- sued by Pa: ADs Not Guiity.—Henry C. panied by his two sons and Mr. Ward, of the Independeat, appeared be fore the Plymouth eharch examining com Inittee last night, and read a written plea of bot guilty to eweh of the charges made ageipst him by the committee, giving his reasons at length, but developing no new The case for the prosecution was tee should meet again on next Tuesday even: ing, when Bowen will put in bis defen: CHARGED with WILruL PEeRiuRy.— Wm. A. Sarling, ex-appraiser of port of New York, avd formerly seeretary of the Third Avenne Savings Bank in ‘that elty, acd Spencer K. Green, late president of that bank, bave been held to answer for willful perjury, in having, as officers of said bauk, Sworn toa faise statement of its affairs to the superintendent of the banking depart- mént at Albany. LAYING DoWN THE SB#OVEL.—The Boston coal shovelers employed on the Lowell com- [pert wharves bave laid down their shovels e of a reduction of from fifteen to twenty cents on the ton. It is claimed that the men can make at the rate of $5 to $5 per day at the reduced price. THE PrOPLE TRIUMPHANT IN THE TWEED Case —The jury in the $6,000,000 suit #gainst Tweed, at New York, found a ver- Trinchpaly ada Qh sth it © lntctent foes Sage ine! 7,177 03 interest from Se; Timber, 1800; total, $6,597,117 38, =i &7-Vicar-General bees teal of Canada, pub- Ushes a letter thoroughly condemning publication by the press of the pouaings in the Beecher case as subversive ity. ®7-The joint resolution viding for fe- male suffrage, which passed the Towa house | failed to pass the senate by a ‘vote of yeas nays 24. ®2”A committee of the democratic conser- ative members of the Louisiana house have issued a five column address to the people of the state in refutation of Governor Kellogg's answer to the articles of impeachment. | a7 New econ y Ind., dispatch states | thata fire occurred in DePauw college yes. | tercay. About a bundred female siad=nts in the building stampeded, but none were | Injured. Loss $13,000. | Bi Hhesrod annual eaceryrs ~ astern nton te! com: eld yester- Gay in soeyen ‘AP resolution wasadop'. | ed" by the stockholders recom mendi: 2 | eames of the declaration of a Vio which w: Ba tis by teas? tors. This will enable the company 'o pay off all their floating debt tncarred for new Property acd iu coustraction. NIAGARA AFTER A GALE —The incessant gale from the porth and northeast for the ast week caused 4 wowderiul change In the lagara river. During Sanday and Monday the falls prercoted an app**rance such as has Rot been witnessed since the year 1548. Many of our citizens, and more especiaily the visi- tors who happened to be In town, rushed from point to point viewing the wonderfal Sight.” The huge rocks below the American Falls that are usualiy covered with water from fifteen to twenty feet deep. were bare, and stuck out like mountains. Wm. Glass: brook. the old ferryman, said he could have walked from the «Dtrance to the “Shadow of the Rock” up to the “Cave of the Winds” in front of the American Fails without danger. The river between Goat Island and Prospect Park, where the water usually runs more than twenty miles an hour, was cheeked to such an extent as tobe wadable anywhere | ‘Without the slightest assis’ance. But the grandest view of allio behold was the great Horseshoe Fall. This had lost fully two- thirds of its immense body of water, and was com by many with an ordinary mill . , The stream Immediately above Table | sl ‘kK and far beyond Street's Island, a al tance of more than 400 feet, presented one solid bed of rock, but ear See of water. ee jast opposite, where the old Terra- Plh Tower formerly stood, corresponded very much with that airgady described, and the havaful of water that remained, compara- Uvely speaking, was forced through the deep chanel in the center, which forms the Horseshoe.—([Susper sion Bri'lge Journal. ABRIAGES. ‘and second hand, of my own aud other m: 5 which Tem offering at greatly reducnd prices. 1 9m fini-binganomuerof very fine Doctor's Phe tops, which wi with any made her ent of light road eras. DSET, FRUITS, APPLE, APRICOTS, GREEN-GAGES! BARTLETT PEARS, STRAWBERRIES, RASPBEREIES, CHERR: PEACHES VEGETABLES, ASPARAGUS, PEAS, STRING BEANS, LIMA BEANS, SUCCATASH, GUMBO, MUSHRGONS ARTICHOKES, STRINGLESS BEANS. G.G. CORNWELL & SON, FINE GROCERS, OPPOSITE WILLARD’S. UNTPARALLELED REDUCTIOW! feb}0-tr MARK®D DOWN OVERCUATS. Overcoats wold at 3,0 nme Selling tow at 20 A, Overcoats sold a! ‘Belling now at WORSTED COATS AND VESIS. Overoosts sold at Selling pow st Overcosts told at Seliiag now at Costs and Vests sold at @ Selling now at @15 Coats and Vests sold at 322... Selliug now ai 316 snd Vests sold at $15... Selling now at 61a BUSLNESS SUITS. Business Baits sold at $20.....Selling now at 914 Busiuess Suits sold at -Selltug now at 912 Bi Bults wold at $15..."Seling now at $10 Business Suits sold st @12._Selling now at @S YOUTHS SUITS. Youths Suits soid at 920........Selling now at $1 Yonth's Suits sold ar @1 Selling bow at s 2 Youth's Suits sold at @1 Dow st BOYS’ AND CHILDREN’S SUITS, OVER- OOATS AND ULSTERS at 8 great redaction of former prices. BEING DBTERMINEV TG REDUCE STUCK, TO MAKE ROOM FOR SPKING GOODS, PURCHASERS WILL FIND 11 TO THEIR AVVANTAGE TU CALL, A. STRAUS, 1011 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUB. febll-tr Between Wth ead lth streets. O* HUNDRED THOUSAND DRESS SHILTS, Made of Wamsatta Muslin, ND. TWENTY HUNDRED LINEN, to be SOLD FOR CASH AT 87); CENTS. ‘There Goods are ready for the buttonholes and gussets. Any ont buying these Goods that are not tatisfied with the fit can have their money returned, BBANOH BALTIMOBE SHIRT FACT IR mars-tr 401s F sirect northwest, J OTICK —There ts or 17 one place fn Washington where you can buy first-class DRESS SHIKTS, ready-made, for 8 ot y-mate, out for @1 for cash, at the BRANCH SHIRT FACTORY, 1012 F street fepi0-im T=, THOUSAND @2.50 SHLBTS, ready be closed BALTIMORE Borthwest, DY-MADE, for $1. equal to any pods there in the market, no matter what the price is. BLACK S1UK ows 23 cents, worth 3); BLA LR ES SO worth @1, st tho BEANCN BALTIMORE SARE FACTORY, 1018 F street northwest. fevid iss V EMAKE TO ORDER A FINE PRESS SHIRT for @150, and goarantes A PREYE CT FLY atthe BRANOH BALTIMUBK SIs f FACTORY, 1012 F street northwest. febi0-1m_ DVICE THAT IF FOLLOWED WILE BE PROFITABLE—Boy a lot of those S15HIRTS that are being sold st the BRANCH BALTIMORE SHIRT BACTORY, No. 1012 F sinew. ibs) WATCHES, SEMELEY. SILVER AND PLATED. Ww AT GREATLY BE fou Bree ai ¥ THE NEXT 30 es WE MAKE ONLY STRICTLY PURE GOODS. DAVIS, CHAMBERS 4 CO. STRIOTLY PURE WHITE LEAD, PITTSBURGH, Pa. Every keg of our White Lead bears the follow: warrant, and of ba we guarantee ® degree of Snencss THIS PACKACE CONTAINS White i} parts, Pure nt 100 5 Go) be. mes nay eh] ‘paid to any one finding Dav do. FOB SALE BY here or | | CITY ITEMS. NEURALGIA is caused In many cases In women by ulceration an the uterus. In men by th Bin an lows of the vital Morptine when pain, but isease to destroy the bady nam. |. Magnetic treatm roases Into | ton and supplies with vilality tirese org detecting disease and driving it from the sys- tem. Dr Edminster will not be ready to re ceive patients tora d»y or two. His ad tress | 1s 1365 F street © for n on cally walke dey " and thousaods from | far and near visit Dr. Whit+sestablishm st, | 1416 Pennsyivania aven: opposite Wil lard’s botel, for relief from, and avoldance | Of, Corns, Bunions, Troabiesme N Vas cular Exeresences,ete. Estan!ixhed in Wash- | ington in 1861. Fee, $1 per visit. > a's Bron- a») d bronch'al ie favor aud acquired by for coughs, cold: | Sffections, stacd fret ‘in put confidence; this result has been & test of many years. - LIEBIG’s FXTRiC? OF Les, regulates the bowels strepgthens the nerves, in tellect Joyous, vleor: No MAN aon Woman 1 least rem? ant of tom of ptlim tem. Expet Froncy of Pike's T: Patients brought | grave py EF. in pint pot- Be tones ihe S.omach, cing Irgnt in- = hewlth | i | by the prompt are of # {PF eof Lime. Wt is int and can be borne b cate stomach. Invainatle chiléren, Baker & TEN-PINS, 10 cents @ game, at Bauer's Bowling Alley, 1112 Penn’a avenue. 3,1,1 : | , Oven! THosk Pains! Scents a box. Ss ce 16 N. Eutaw st Sick HrapacnE Chev vr di OMILE PILLSa Sick Heatact tle He Bleep 1 cents. Sold by ail Druggists in Washin ton, Georgetown and Alexandria, 2,24 First-Cia Scouring ane yen, A. Fischer enlarged bie exabiies removing to his new bull: Coors west of 9th from his former place ox is ready to do any work | t manner. Kid Gloves and Shoes, “rape Veils cleaned at a very short nm Ladies’ Dresses cleaned wit end spots removed whole garment. Gent's Clothes ob: | dyeing @ specialty. GEORGETOW) GEOKGEIOWN BUILDING AND IM iS PROVEMENT €O —Sub-criptions for stock be above pany will received at the orgetown Sayings Bank dare. mar? im H PARKETT, Secretary ADVER’W’Ts, OPFICE G GETOWN GAS LIGHT COMPANY, FENBUARY §, 176 OTh The net od after won of Gas a Foe Ast, 1576, will be r. ‘need to $2.75 per thocsand ! By order of the Board feb10 eswt M1 | CESTENN NOVEL 5600 yards € Ww Hcomts, White Corded Pique. Ls ther Spring Sait Twilled ali-wool Del ine. Kpr cis] bargains in Black Alpacas and (i am tleached Masiin GREAT BARGAINS % KINDS COTTON GO0w BENJAMIN MILLER, maréte 103 Bridge street. | QTILL DYEING To PLease OUR FRIENLS bs THE KUSH is OVER Thanks toour kind friends for thelr Indulgence = the past Fall, when such was the rash of i trom ail sectzo Allorders that the w Hon, wp we . | and promise good work at | eight dave.” Work sont forcr deliver ed the Spi vig EO rr te ud ‘any part of the’ Tail or exprees. i Se, H WHESTLRY'S Bream Dyeing and Scouring, Betalistment), Established ‘ Jané-tr INSURANCE, Industrial Life Insurance Oompany WASHINGTON, D. Oo. On TEE | WEEELY aNd fiQurHLy SAIMEND EDUCATIONAL, WEST END INSTITUTE. Foniy Sion Youn Ladies. Mrs. 8. L. Cavy, Privel Now Haven, Conn. Sead for circular." mars. Mase 18S OSBORNE'S YOUNG LADIES’ BOA! ING AND DAY SUHOOL, 943 M st. norta west. P. Mle B AUL H. BEREAN, Professor of ‘N, Teacher of commences Febrnary Ist, 1576. Next | "HE EPISCOPAL LNSTITOTE, ‘Lich end J stregts, V. ¥. L. KNIGRT, DD. Heat BEY -Piige. SOUM LOWE) AM ase for uarter ww LiSh, SSRN. AWD OLASSIOAL Bi ZCT SOHOUL FOR YOUNG LADIES, How York ayonue s. w—Mre. ANGE BON, Privctpal—tne elgh: vession | 00 the 1a: of September as ns eon BN PIANOS, &c. eee 2 | (PRE HUMMING BIRD (OOLIDRD Piano. ‘Tbe smallest and the cheapest first class seven-oc- fave PIANO ever made. G. L. WILD &, BRO . bole Agents, 723 7th erect, between| G and H streets nor:nwest. sand all Instracents TUNED and EE- ED. feb29 tr ALLET DAVIS & COS GRAND, SQUARE $ud UPRIGHT PIANCS for s:1s oa Monthly icstalments. Coilet ir d for rity aud sweerness of tone, See Ageut, S11 9h street northwest. decom VM. RSABE ON Grand ue? BESUWSED PIANOS, jrand, Square Grand, Sjware and Upright, = THE BEST MADE The favorite McOsmmon Piano ebrated Orgs vie. A ary assortment of tek: eeu TR nee a short time, forsale and rent at very low prices. Tunt Eepairlug promptly at- tended to, at KEIC PIANO WAKEROOMS, ectlS ly 433 Mth st.,a few doors above Pa. ay. ENGLISH, SWISS AND AMERICAN Watches, BY ALL THE MOST CELEBEATED MAKEBS, 4 Large Assortment st Very Low Prices. M. W. GALT, BRO. 4 CO. janis-tr JEweusr LUMBER! LUMBER GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES, oa: Use Edwanrts & Houtehison’s Stimulating Lint nt for | Rheumat!+m. 4% Nexvors Hkapa % 8 Celery vd Ch | AMUSEMENTS, NATIOSAL THeate: > j POSITIVELY LAST THREE NiguTs ow AUGUS LYS Fieve avenve . AUGUSTIN pays ps ins ie Tata oF DALYs Pow DRAMA “PIQuvuse ‘Tbe pretomipant ruccess of the age SATURDAY, at2p m., PIQUE Math Eecure sour seats for the Inet pigh io. Mm * oth. chiitren W c5ute £17 o'clock. Concert commences L" COLN HALL. HANS VON BULOW. Farevell appearance: in Washington of HANS VON BULOW, WEDNESDAY BVENING an¢ THOCRSDAY MATINEE, March = and 6, Amieted by the fevorite Amerte: Bop ape, MISS LIZZIE CRONYN. TMESEES Biewenss OPEN THE Vr ae sore “attnee for La. eS KVERY Niowy cy WOPN BAIA Y ond BA Eve 2300N8 FIRST CLASS LY BEVERY RESPECT. _Variety, Drama, Barwesyne and Comedy. soveb ly Ly Noy On ! ane 7TH 87. NA No. 459 704 Be Trees Casn BF Piease remember Name and Nomber ADIES’ Goons. REMeO tras & Yep, MecoRM K LLINe SY ESTan- N ar Fo nnder the St. Clond D nee her CDE. ‘The newest a-wortment oy work always mars tr 1876 ork Rronch and Ament SPRING Just received frem CHI + AMENTS. CA*1IMERE NETS anc LACKS. JOUVIN KID shede A eu. FLOWERS, ORN- GLOVES in ibe cow Spring ornew GLOVE: 2 But- 2. me at @2. _ M WILLIAN EM®ROIDERKIES: EMBROLDWERIES! JUST RECEIVER, The targest ond best selected stock of EMBROIDERIES UN THE CTY. This stcck includes some extra fine toh Will De wend atm less gnalities end Price then ts for aymmon goods ice ont goods and yon will be @pe- wave money by buying at BERAPEST STOKE 1s THE CITY, CONNOLLY'S, Lir___ GOS Oh street, opp. Patent Oftice. QPkinG stTYiLes b Freveh Cb HAT Pee 1hILKS and BINHONS. FLOW ERS cod NOVEUTI Bpecial attention civon to on P. PALMAR. I feb20-tr hetweon Lith ECEIVE®- 4 inrae and select aevortnent of HAMBURG EDGING INSERTING EMBROIDERY TRIMMINGS, ew and « boice patt- ros, eaperior in ety iv wad Lower n price than eve: Cotton and Linen TINE BRAIDS, tn al INFANTS OAPS a specralty, RS. SELMA RUPP) feb28 tr 614 9h street, Pater ¥ ste IALTIES, SPECIALTIES, be STAR, LoUP and SEBPEN- | widths, . DOUGLASS’. ey INTH AND F—ST. OLOUD. CORSETS, “St TS, BUSTLES, “LAUNDRY POMPADOURS, HOSIERY LADIES" GOPTOR ANT MERIBO RDERWEAR. KID GLOVES. Steck of Fancy Goods piete velties recelved dally. Ageucy for Domestic Fashions Meena iee cota went of K STAGE Titer Parisian stylos.” "ales ociting DOMMES Se Garden of cote ROMS mn A LARGE LINE or SPRING GOODS, aT DEVIIN & CO.'s, 2106 F STREET. SPRING OVERCOATS. feb24-tr THE BEST WM. MASSEY & CO.'S PHILADELPHIA X AND XX ALES INSTORE AND FORSALE BY THE AGENT,