Evening Star Newspaper, April 22, 1876, Page 1

re re a “THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays excepted, | AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, } Pennsylvania Avenae, cormer ith street, | 8 The Evening Star Newspaper Company, &. H*BAUVFMANN, Preovt i parte SR \ FVENING STAR if serve? by carriers to rs at Ten Cents per week, or Forty- nts per month. Copies at the cown | Tro Cents each. By ea Bixty Cents # month, - pubiistioa on Friday— } i] THE WEEKLY STAR O28 year, postage prepaid. wer AU subscriptions invariably i advance. wr Rates of aulvertising furnished on application. . 47—NE, 7,199, a WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1876. TWO CEN => WAuGH N. Pe ely aiwe SPECIAL NOTICES. a Lisi LUTHERAN Ith and B street y the pastor, Rev. ©. Dower. at 1 Beats free All welcom he | UNTFARIAN BERVICRS—Bov Weanayx | Canwoath, of Bosion, wil! presch to the | » aud D) stree:#, to rial 1UES —Re.. C,H. wige Halil To mor VEBSALIST SERV M pre Tal To mo be are ine pm Public BY. Siath reets | » u ne wceticg will be addremed | ATU mAITH and other WHICH TS BIC { THE CLERGY Sutice ve Christad trent Conrt re Oity Hail. ¢ All who desire to know * the I. free of erat. P.S—it will bo sceamion that the Kivctom of God, Jesus and his Apostles, will be ex Be cleres y LINCOLN HALL, SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 35, O'CLOCK ADDRESSES BY YOUNG CONVERTS Music by CORNET and ORGAN. THE CHURCH OF GoD — of the church of God liver al) Giod’s council Pi em pera ‘Bee are invited 'e participate. Gome ont of H bo. 8nd be not partakers of their Boe disobedience. Let God add to bi @ be did fo Apostulic times. and be fon ra msinst God. defeating bis’ prayer to hix Father, je and his Father that his people might be one, « we one ist Vor let chap. tou bed tw hogs rept sy Ste'when wi fetor his Wo: 90 #peak. IMPORTANT—\.REAT COUNCL © of R. M.—The members of @: eet in Spectal seas to: ¥ Scuice Wigwam. sth run. By order of G echem WM. M. STELLE,G. O. of B. ‘erse. aP. he bal ‘ DAY, 2ath inet at < o'clock p- ms , 19 fall eer. en B. GORMAN. Recor 1.0 ©. ¥ —Members of tb ‘Sth inerant, to participate in the Apuiversery ‘elebrstion, are re d to meet the Committes m MONDAY BVENING next. st the 7th-street Ball. to obtain teceseary information and procare | Tickets for the tri THE CUMMITIER. | Order iatend- | ESDAY, the FF als dinard cf ‘members of WASHINGTON LODG No. 6, snd COL- UMBIAN EXCAMPMENT. N51. are requosted ® we WEDNESDAY All bivikers got ef the above named: re exp scted te joimett THe UOMMIITEE. I¥ORMED PAT WEDNESDAY fal uni- | | iad MMITTEE. TS Rion OF MENT —On a away of th b Yeas. the *By crder of th Chancel or of the Gracd Chancello . = a CHARD GOODHART, Sp21 2 Grand Keeper of Records and Seal K OF P—Sv 3108 LOLGE. No.1 bs present TUES | ft One i med em bere juested to aitend. INO. W. FALCONER THE BRST. MILBURN 3 SODA WATER. NATURAL SPRIBG WATERS Dravebt 1OB-COLD TEA, COFFEE aud CHOCOLATE. 1a AVENTR, Witiard’s, Botice is hereby stven that on we ft ‘aie be reduced to pet ice of gas w! 2,25 per 1,000 \¢ Feet. CHARLES B. BAILY, febl-eowk¥1 Bec. Washington Gaclight Ve. HENRY WISE GABNETT, ATTORNEY AT Law, No. 1 Columbia Law Building, Sth street, bet D and E. WHITAKER, ‘ai Clarm ant Coll Bo. 715 loth street, near Lara Claims, Pension apis im 5. W 6 tion Agent, Treasary Department and Bounty Claims iv: ot Austomy, New York at © the cause and cure of Premature line, show- indisputably bow lost health may be adordiog's clear synopsis of the impediments to ‘and the treatment of nervo! vei Sag a gti tg ea ye ‘25 cents. Add: the suthor Dr. LJ. Kaha, office residence. 51 Bast lkhet..N.¥. spl 6m STRATFORD FENDALL, 58 Louisiana avenae, . = ATTOKNEY AT LAW, wr JOHNSON & € BANKERS, Sorner of Wh Strect and Ponnsylrania Avenue, ers tm Gover: 4. D. COOKE, Jx. 2 OO, BANAKEES, wo tr a wae A... OPTIciAN BSELP-ADJUS: ed Youna, NOTARY PUBLIO, GLASSES, nut to break; ured aud made to, produce can- ISAAC ALEXANDER, pirccan and Jeweler, 1229 Pennerivania avenue. apt Iyistp regained, | too trivial for prosecution. ! Ger It does pot slip from | t and IN & CO. *RANKL! =? ICIANS, Wo. 1997 Pasx-vivaxa Avene SIR Gennine io rarilian Pebble Spectacles. dec? ly letp EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW ‘That two or three swsilows of Prof. COO! BALM OF LIFE will ar ad feeling” meals. pt the body tecduroes:” My’ repstetion in’ stceed Re body inodoro: reputation ts sa! the Wut ofthe above. T. A. COOK, Discoverer and Manufacture: Corner th and H st Sold tn quart betties only apt ctcim ™ a A® LETON'S agpeican CYCLorE | he War deparimen EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip, THE LAST for the season of the enjoyable receptions by Mr. and Mrs. Fassett will take place to-night. From E. M. Whitaker, Washington agent for the Leonard Scott Pablishing company’s reprints of foreign magazines, we have the fine April number of # ats Magazine. GOVERNMENT Kecervrs To-pAyY.—Inter- DAI revenne, $305,51477; month to date, $7,165,458 56; fiseal year to date, $99,60 customs to-day, $44 Ra; Month to d $5,006,107.77; fiscal year todate, $122,035 530.21. THE CASE OF MR. KiLbourns —Yesterday afiernoon, at the conclusion of Mr. Christy's argument before Judge Cartter, in the case of Mr. Hallet Kilbourn. the recusant wit pees in the “District Real Estate Poo! laves- Ugation,” on writ of habeas eorpus, the far- tLer hearing was continued to Monday. MR. Epw. W. Doxn head draftsman } in the Patent Office, who was dismissed on Tuesday last, writes to say that in his ~ tice to quit no cause was assigned, ner e I seen or heard any charges made against me. My record is clear, and this I have asked an opportunity to show.” AND ANOTHER PLAy The Smithson- 4p Institution to-day received the announc- ment of the discovery by Prosper Henry, of Paris, Of a planet of the 12th magnitude, in fourteen hours ten minues right ascension, twelve degrees eighteen minutes declination south, daily motion rorth three degrees. THE MARY MERRITT INVESTIGATION — The Committee on the Expenditures of the Treasury department, who have been or- dered by the House to Investigate the case of the barque Mary Merrit, and Secratary Bristow’s connection therewith, met th moerping, bat without examiniag any wi nesses adjourned until Monday. THREE COUNTERFEIT U.S. FIVE DOLLAR gold pieces were recetved at the Treasury department to-day from Paris. They were sent as specimens of counterfeit money, amounting to $6.600, which had been lately recetved at Paris from San Salvador. They fre almost perfect in their execation and ee care almost any person not an ex- pert. TRE P. |). APPROPRIATION BILu.—The sub-committee of thé Congressional House Committee on Appropriations have finished the posteflice appropriation bill, and it wil! be adopted by tne full committee, and if pos- sible introduced in the Honse on Monday. The bili appropriates about 233,000,000, or about $5,500,000 less than last year. Dom Prpro.—In view of the 1ep2atetly expressed desire of Dom Petro to travel through the United States as a private gea- tleman, and his aversion If, the H: ve resolved to arrangements for a ashi-gton, contemplated by the opted a few days since, TRE resolution ad Tur PF CRLOUGHED & was before the House Con ‘Opriations yesterday asx y. They said that they ould only be ont of en and that great suffer- revailed among them. ed to grant ther has advices of the re- tof an electiou held in the towa in which Seeretary Bristow resides in Kentucky, and ¥ chose aelegates to attend the 2 jon to select delegates for the ational Convention. The town deleg ites weré directed to vote for a delegation which would present the name of ©. P. Mortoa for the Presidency. This looks like the exem- plification of the old proverb, hath ro houor in his own country r pay nght that they ment a few d and destita prophet THE FEW GARDEN 8¥EDS On hand {a the Department of Agriculture will be reserved for those residing in the rorthern sections of the Union who have not as yet had any. The demand for them this year has been uppreeedented, and in consequence of the increased labor and small clerical force. thousands of letters applying for them have been unanswered. Where parties have failed to receive the seeds or answers to their let- ters, this must serve as @u explanation. The distribution is equalized as near as possible. THE EMMA MINE INVESTIGATION.—The House Committee on Foreign Affairs had abnounced that it would close its testimony this week, but Mr. Springer, of the commit- tee. opered up a new inquiry yesterday by asking Mr. Parke what mouey he had made out of the kmma mine ‘ulation. He re- fused to auswer, and it understood that the committee will insist upon an answer when on Wednesday next they receive tue papers from the American legation in Lon- don. So that the end of this case is not yet. BRDULAND VS. BoUGHTON._The House Military Committee this morning heard Col. Jobn A. Bridgland, U. S. Consul at Havre, with reference to the indictments agatost him. He produced a letter of the Comissioner of Internal Revenue, dated December ith, ordering a noile pros. of the indictments pst him, ou the ground that they were He charged that he discovered Horace Bonghton, now clerk of the Committee on Milltary A tab (thea assessor of tuternal revenue) eagazed in couducting an illicit distillery on Joiat ac- count with the owuer: t Boughton re- ceived half of the spirits at the distillery door. agreeips with the distillers that they shovld pay no tax; that Boughton afterwards offered to compromise with the government nd the » government, turned over as Boughtou’s part of the wheoliected tax by the direction of Col. Bridgiand. AVERY'S PRISON.— thaton the day on wh Will be remembered n Avery was sen- tenced in St. Louis to two years in the pent- te Jefferson City, ‘ounsel made bat the place Of insprisonment oe p SOE €4Stera peuiventiary near- erbis bome. District Atiorney Dyer sald at the time that the transfer could be made as well after as beforecommitment. Attorney ral Pierrepont says on this subject that neituer the court, the Attorney General or the President of tbe United Siates has any power to make such a transfer afver @ pris- oner has been committed. A bill has been introduced tn Congress this session, and passed one branch, giving the Attoraey jeneral the power to transfer prisoners whenever he shall think it proper. Until that bill becomes a law it will be impossible for Avery to secure @ removal from Jetfer- son City. where he is now confined, and any petition looking to this end whicn he may jorward here must therefore be ignored. THE BILL to TRANSFER THE INDIAN BURFAU TO THE WAR DEVARTMENT.—The | House of Representatives yesterday passed the bill transferring tue Indian bureau tothe War department, by yeas 139, nays 9. It Vides that after the istof Jaly next the tary of War shall exercise the supervi- sery and appellate powers and possess the Jensdiction bow excre sec sad possessed by the Secretary of the Interior ta relation to J) dlan affairs, tuat he snail from time to tim@ make deratls of army officers to ad- mivister the # Tarr. indian bureau of the commanding offi- cers of geographical departments shall be ex officio in charge of lndian affairs in thetr | cepartments, acd shall make details of offi. a compistion. It ts very cers. ine’ uding officers on the retired list, to See teens assets ovata amatnige | Som teqer ine omeorson we retired st, to this = a Secon the Tth | #¥d that the inspector eral of the army Shore all styles of binding muy be seen | 8) @ Ldisebarge tue duties of i tor of fLi- “Er apecimen pages sent gratis on | @ian affairs. “The act ts not to be eoastraed toe. | to sutiorize an increase in the ni r . pay lowanee of army officers: all oomtreets for Indian supplies and transport- ation are to be made ib the same manner evd @t the same time (where practicable) as those for the army. All religious denomina- Tons ave to enjoy & free equal righ! erect and maintain church and school The Elec Fr vestigation. TRSTIMONY OF JOHN J. DAVENPORT. Jobn J. Davenport, chief supervisor of elections for the district of New York, was before the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice yesterday. In reply to interrogatories, he replied that he was well acquainted with President Grant; that in the last eight years he had seen and ¢ versed with him probably four or five times. ‘The witness was then asked how he came to interest bimself so much in election matters, and testified that in 1563 he discovered the most atrocious frauds in New York city. He consulted with members of the Untoa League Clad of New York, and was employ- ed by them to advocate the legislation thet Was passed in 1570 and 1371. e then went on to explain that in the election of i570 he ri ntua)iy resulted yn the detection of these frauds. In pursuing this matter witness had spent $10,000. He found that he wi impoverished, and he asked Col. Blis Attbur, Gea. Sharpe, Mr. Murphy, Jackson | S Shultz and other gentiemen of New York whetber the government would not pay him | in bis efforts to detect these frauds. In the uinmer of 1571 he went to Loog Branch to the President, aud explainel to General Grant the frauds he iad discovered, aud asked whether someor the fand in the con- trol of the Department of Justice could not be used to pay him. The President was im pressed wilh the plan submitted by witness to prevent frauds in elections, and said would recommend the matter to the Attor- ney Geverai. Witness received in all $35,000, part of which came through Mr. Ackerman and part through Mr. Wililams. He never ed that there was any corruption in the matter. The committee at this point adjourned until ten o’elock to-day. MR. DAVIDSON'S TESTIMONY AS TO NEW YORK ELRCTION FRAUDS. The committee resumed this morning the examination of John J. Davenport who was going on to explain the frands committed unéer the form of naturalization, when Mr. Cauifeld called his committee together to consult. After consultation It was deciited that the witness should go on in his own way. The witness then went on to particu- jarize the frauds. Witness had prepared & mass of 8 flidavits in relation to these frauds and connected the parties. Mr. Caulfield._How were you pail for preparing these affidavits?” Mr. Davenport.—1 was paid as every other U.S. Commissioner was paid. Some I was paid for and others I was not paid for. Wit- bess examined a@ mass of affidavits, and sald ne could pot designate the affidavits for which he was paid, and those for which he was not. Mr. Davenport, after a good deal of badger- ing, went on to explain the frauds he di covered in the system of registration und: the law of New York: he found that men were registere’ from assignation houses, houses of prostitution, and stables, and then he determined upon his block system, where- by locations could be definitely fixed. The witness went on to explaia, that under the Revised Statutes he had gone on and pra- pared a number of books of instructions to demnty fupervisors. These books were paid for uncer the law by the department. Witness Was questioned at gieat length with regard lo the Issue of warrants for the arrest of parties who bad improperly registered, and he testified to the f#sue of warrants in 1872 for 1200 per ving that they were not in exteten ess issuet the rrants in order ent the persons e med from y At 115 the Dport’s e Xtat 100°C NAVAL O&DERS.—Commander H.L. Mer- riam. ordered on special duty at Washing- ton, D. C., andon itseompletion will resame it tng. mmittee adjonrael Mr. Da- mination untt! Wednesday to the navy yard, A. a Lane, fron bine, and place ting orders. THE Miss 1 INVESTIGATING MITTFE, S:nator Boutwell, chairman, hopes to beable to leave for the state named by the middie of next week, by which tims they hope the House will have concurred in the action of the Senate in granting th necessary appropriation to pay expenses. Vol. FRAYK bk. Howe, of New York, was before thé grand jary in the safe burglary case, today. It will be remembered that Col. Howe is the party who Mr. Madge says introduced Carter to him before the nurg lary, and who was with Mr. Madge the Sun- day after the burglary, at the Arlington hotel, where they are allege to have had an interview with Harrington. Dipx't RecetvE Two SALARIES —H. C. Whitley has testified before the Civil Ser- vice Committee in reference to the employ- ment of secret service men as inspectors in the New York custom house, that the men were employed by his orders for the purpose of ferreting Out smugglers, &c., but that while they drew four dollars per day as in- Spectors that amount was reguiarly deducted from their secret service pay, and that they at no Ume received the benedt of both sala- ries. NATIONAL Banks,-—The Treasury now bolds $547 ,080.950 In bonds to secure national bank circulation, and $15,625,000 to secure public deposits. U.S. bonds deposited for eircalation week ending April 22, $63,000. U. S. bonds held for circulation withdrawn for week ending April 22, €569,000. bank circalation outstanding, $3. of which $2,699,190 are gold notes. ip! of national bank notes for warded for re iemp- lion for week eading April 2%, as compared with corresponding week of last year—1s5, $4,507 000; 576, $4,165,000. ARMY ORDERS.—By direction of the Secre- tery of War Captain William K. King, corps of engineers, is relieved from duty With the battalion of engineers and will take station at Chattanoogs, Tenn., and not later than May 15. He wil! relieve Major Walter MeFariand of the charge of the works under his direction in that region. First Lieuten- ant Edward Maguire is relieved from outer woder the ordersof Major W. P. Craighili, | aod will proceed to St. Paul, Minn., and re- port to the commanding general department of Dakota for duty as engineer officer on his Stail, relieving Captain William Ludlow, Captain Ludlow, on being relieved by Lieu: terant Maguire, will proceed to Pailadel- thi and report to Lieutenant Colonel J. D. Kurtz for duty. months is granted to Col. H. B. | infentry, Fort McKarett, Texas. br. C. C. Cox, president of the Board of Health, made a statement before the House Committee on the District of Colambia this morning in relation to the charges that had been made against him of owning stock in the odorless excavating company. The state- | ment was made tn secret sessioa. after which ‘se committee examined a son of F. P. Saw- yer in regard to the contract in existeace a couple of years ago between the Board of Heaith, and Mr. Sawyer, lately decoused, for the removal of night soil from this city. This was also with closed doors. The com- mittee say they will make all the evidence taken in this connection public tn a few days, and will hear Dr. Bliss whenever he desires to be heard; that they wrote to that effect to Dr. Cox, and presumed that Dr. Biss would infer from that that the same a extended to Dr. Cox would apply io 5 42, Wib THe Jomnr ComMItrex oN THE Lr BRARY of Congreas met to-day and consid- ered a proposition of Mr. W. A. Walker to seli to Congress an original painting of ‘Washington ut Valley Forge for 83,000. ‘The comwrnlttee decided not to recommend its purchase. The mitiee to report adversely House res- BTaylor to get up's centeonial autograpatc up @ cen! strar, was reconsidered, and the com- mittee adverse action by the Senate. The resolution bas alreaiy passed the House. ebairman, Howe, read a letter from Mr.Graham, disbursing clerk of the ent, asking extra ion. No conclusion was by the committee. A vote was taken to ce of the mer! in to a site for Ele yenpoeed Square and the Bothais garasoe, “Ths vote square ie 2 Vi Stood t ‘Senator Edmi and east his vote 1a fi. fiessom being’ sbvont) ta adopted & system of registration which | The Insane Asylum Investig ston. THE TESTIMONY To DAY. The Committee on the Expenditures of the Interior department resumed their investt- asylum this morning. MAJOR A. ©. RICHARDS, Superintendent of Police, testifie! that he Was frequently called upon to sead persons to the insane asylum. The certificate of lwo physicians tbat a person is insane is bece: sary to send patients thera. In cases of parupers the same ceri'ficate is necessary, “ud another from the householders tha’ the patient is in indigent ctreamstances. Have bever sent aby Fersou there unless there wasacertificate of insanity with b A gieat many of we transient insane are bronght to police headyuarters from aboat the Preswent's House, woere ti in, and from there are 1 Almost aiways they are residents of sta’ If they are in a condition two be sent ho: trausportation is given them.- Tae rectied @ case which cane to lis kaow! @ couple of days ago, when a lady came | trom San Fraueis ssare hr ther a packag she had sent to Presidest t d not been receive ria? iow given her, and st d. po was Was Sent back, as she wes willing to go. March last the calied bis attention paupers in the © dere in writir they were removed; it eral of them trict, Mary! +aid they belonged there or uear there; told his officers (Co.nell and Barclay,) to take District Commissic number of ic id not receiv inested to see th was stated that sev- belonged tu the Marlboro’ dis- thorities there if they would receive the:n. The officers started at night time, so that lWwey Would reach Marlboro’ about daylight | the next .morning; txe officers had some | trouble in getting a vehicle to remove then, and thought that owing to the very warm weather te night time was the best | time to remove them; did not apply to theasyinm for vehicle. The District Com- missioners furnished the necessary vehicle. Patients were alzo sent to Obio, Massachu- setts, Virginia, New York, and othe. cilies Wherever they camefrom. The matter was talked over by the District Commiisstoners, and they undevstood all about it. Did not suppose that any of the authorities there would receive them. Was carrying out the instrauctiqns of the District Commissioners iu the whole matter. Suggested to the Com- missioners that It was an impo'llic move, but they decided to carry it out. The patient that was sent to Ohlo was a lady; she was reported to him as not being insane. All of these patients had a desire to return to their Leave of absence for four | motion by which the com-~) bomes. All of Ubis was done at the request of the District Commissioners. Tuere were twenty in all of these patients. Coaversed with them separately at une asylum. All of them were able to take care of themselves, except probably one, who was an im ecile, and was sent to Grafton, West Virginia. There were some there who were not in a condition to be sent away. Do not know Unat the authorities of the states where these persons belonged were notified in relation to tmeir removal; never requested the author- ities of Prince George county, M1, to call at the asylum and take these patients away Pai both sane and tnosane, are of and when their place tained they are seat ents sent away came niesions ci thelr own. One or two of the parties thought they were Presidest. The lady who came from Massa: came here, she to marry a promi Senator, and bad informe? th ferred to by telegraph, in ast arrival, that she was comin the look ont for her. MRS JANE ® testified that she had been employed at the asslum. Left there on the Angst ing the assassination of Pr Was there almosi three years a ant in spruce ward. Left there accord, as the work there was too o ane of ber and to be oa ATY her. Never saw patients abused badly, bat know that the patients did not have the comforts that they should have. They did not have proper clothing or proper food. Was formerly #0 wltendant at the Peansylyania hospital, where the patients were treated great deal better. Had-considcrable ex riepce #8 @0 atiendapt. Always atteuc female patients; do not know an ip; about the wards for male patients. ‘Tae food was not sufficient, the tea being very poor, the meat often tainiea. Tné rooms were cold in thé winter time. Have seea the fiogers of some of the lady patients frozen. Auother one had the top of her nose frozen. During a Christmas week there were ni ‘ics. Have often been required to put pa- tients in rooms without any beds. There were bo drying rooms attached to some of tue wards. Nothing eau be done without the orders of Dr. Nichols, who is engaged so much outside that he cannot properly at- tend the patients. One time Dr. Nichols did not go through the wards for three months. The visiting committee hurried through the wards, and seldom looked jnto the rooms. Mave seen vermin on bed clothing when it came up from the laundry. The committee then adjourned until Mon- day morning. A GIRL TRYING TO PoIson HER TWO AUNTS.—The disirict court in Pittstield had 4@ genuine sensation yesterday, when Grace M. Hoose, @ colored girl, twelve years old, owned up to poisoning her two aunts, with whom she lived, Lucinda Murray and Polly Duneap, being put up to it by her grans motner, Mrs. Wormsley, whose alleged ob- Ject was to get porression of a little house and lot which would fall to her on the death ofthe two women. Grace said her grand- mother first gave her some brown powder to put in the coffee, which made one of the women very sick.’ Again she tried putting sometbing from two bottles into the soup and other food, but although the womeo were sick, tbey still live and sot in court to confirm the girl’s story. The Judge issued a warrant for Mrs. Wormsley’s arrest. Sprinoficld Republican. TRE LAST OF A GREAT BANKING Howse Duncan, Sherman & Co.'s creditors proved their claims yesterday. The principal filed were: Baring Bros., ot London. &: 3 A. Low, of Georgia, 125 600; Daniel Mapes, of West Farms, $20,000; J. F. Winman & (>, $8.000; Thorn, Watson & Co. New York, 51,000; American Screw Company, of Prov- lence, tL, $7.00, M. Brownt N. Y., 811,000; Ware, Murphy & York, © of New 00 Cabill, of Lima, Peru, $22,000; Pacific National Bank, Nan- tucket, £10,000; First National Bank of San Francisco, #76,000; SH. Gill, ot St. Louis, $6,000, and H. G. Silleck, jr., $5,000—[N. ¥. Sun, 2th, Poutticat Nores—The Connecticut re- publican delegation to Cincinnati is in favor of Postmaster Genera! Jewell for President ~U, 8. Senator McDonald and Speaker Kerr are delegates at large from Indiana to the democratic national convention. * Colorado republican te: at Denver, Thursday, selected delegates to the national convention at Cincinnati. head- ed by a Heury M. Telier. Tuey are unin- structed. BULLYING Buaine. — The lodianapolis Evening News calls upon Mr. Blaine to ask an immediate investigation of the eharge that be obtained $64,000 from the Union Pa eliic Railroad company, and announces that if he falis to do so, J. C. upon ranma f 8. Harrison, of Indianapolis, will go before the Judiciary Committee of the House, as government director of the road, and de- — immediate investigation of the mal . For Posteriry.—Governor Hartrantt, of Pennsylvania, has issued & proclamation, of henge te WHat Rats Do.—In Tarsus, the birth- piace of Saul of Tarsus, a fire burned down ine other day the entire roteeten: of the 35,000,000, Paoesge shee a o1 ic the toss vats that nibbit matches. Possibly for the houses are mostly small We Scppen ILLNess.—Hon. Daniel Clarke, of Prince George's county, Md., while exam: itness before the cireult court ia napoli: lerday, was suddenly strickea Foaralpein fecting the entire right his ‘Body, and is @ecritical condi- tion Into the affairs of the U. S. Insane | | | ¥ | which will be pressed upoa Congress if this 1 | d; the patients themselves | tuem there aud turn them over to the au- | | DAMAGES CAUSED BY CHANGE OF GRAD:. Opinion of District Attormey Birney. Legal Reasons Why Claims for Rent | “* Damages Shouid Not bb Paid. In reply to a communication from the Sevate Committee on the District of Colam- bia. enclosing Senate bill for the relief of property holders on the south side of Pean- Sylvania avenue, between Mth and 1th streets, with a request for the views of the District Commissioners thereon, the latter day transmitted an opiuion of Wm. Esy., Assistant.Attorney for the 111 is for the purpose of the owners of real estate for damage to their property the alteration erade made by the Commissioners ap- pointed by the act of Cougrers of Jane st! 1s;0, under which Pennsylvania avenue was | paved. and authorizes the Dist oma. m is. sioners to issue certificates of indebtedness 850, ring Six per ateres?, in favor of such property hoid- , Buch certificate. to be recetvable tpeciai and ad frail otuer dues to the General Bi as ever been passed by C re are thouskuds of similar cl it of this aud ns bill should be passed, it Is a matter of great importance that it should not be without fall cousiceration of the principle on which it is based. This principle, a new one, Mie estab. lishment of which will bedetrimental to the welfare of Ubis District, as a precedent, will have been established by whien the deot of ihis Distriet will be largely increased. Tae law of March 1th, 1576, forbids any official of the District to aid or abet In the Increas of tuis indebtedness, and punishes such an offeace by heavy fine and imprisonment The principle of this biil ts opposed to the one adopted by the courts of England aad this country as to the righis of propr. contigrous Jand. 1t will not be pre that the right of « private owner on F sylvenia avenve to damages is gre egard to the United States, whieh owns ihe fee simple of the avenue, than 1t would be in regard to the proprietor of @ contiguous lot. Bat every proprietor of land is entitled by common right to excavate upon his own soll toany depth aud in any manner, pro vided he does uot deprive the owner of tue contiguous land of bis right to lateral support from the adjoining land so far as is neces- sary tosustaly bis own land In its natural State, not weighted by Is or buildings. Authorities are quoted in support of this eee principle. In the ease of Wilde vs. Min- sterly, 2 55, 1b was decided tbat if be seized in fee of land adjoining the J A of B, and A erect @ house upon his land, aud y part of hts bouse ts erected on the bouu - dery betweeu hig lacd so near to the fonada- tion of A’s house, but net on A’s land, that by it the foundation of A’s nouse aad the lies by A against B, ipasmuch as it was A's fault to build bis house 60 near B's land, for he canrot by his own act prevent B from making the best use of his land that ne can. Hie can build up ® grade as as excavate Applying this principle to the claim of the owners of land on nsylvania avenue against the United States, the fee s e owner of said avenue, it isclear that they bave bo right to dan unless they can sbow that the United Siates committal a trespass upon the land owned by them, or did & direct damage to their property. FE it is not pretended that tbe cla preferred by the own against we Vnited States is because of any trespsss m their property, but because they i sire to change the grade of their bull as ioenable them to enjoy to belier ad- yuotage the present grade of the aveaue This they are not obliged by any law to do. Whether they make tuis improvement or bot, 18 & matter within their own discretioa. If they think best, they can retain their property in its present cond! aed have also the benefit of tbe a-ence d by the Uplted States. {t must be obvious that if tne owners of contiguous lots have claims of lamages against the District fur grading the eets, it must be because each private ywher has @ right to build a house without ard tothe general grade of the streets of city. Sach # right would require the city to conform perpetually to the conveui- ence of the owners of Property tu grading. It would be the rightof @ private owner to bnild & house on the top of ll im the midst of the streets, and to require the city conform the grade of the latter to lic Je of his tots. Such a right would simply € the right to keep a nuisance. The general current of decisions on this tject establisbes the proposition that whenever @ municipal corporation has con- Gned itself within its legal authoriiy in making Lhe grade of str:els any con: ial injury done to private owners of con- tiguous property is @ dammun a@bsyue injuria, and @ municipal corporation is Hable only for upskilfal, negligent and malicious abuse of Its power. The general principle is laid down io the case of the city of Indianapolis vs. Grattaa, Indiana reports 329), in which the syliavus is as follows: “An incorporated city is not lable for conrequential Isjaries to private property resultiog from the zradiog and im- provements of its streets, if, in making such Improvements reasonable skill taken to avold injaries.’ The same princi- ple is wn to have been uniformly es- tablished by decisions of the courts in almost every state in the Upion. The case of Gov- ernor va. Meredith et. al.,(4 Tenn. Kep., p 794,) and a large bumber of others are cited. In a New York case of Kavanagh vs. the city of Brooklyn (see 5%, Burbour,) the city of Brooklyn was held not to be liable tu damages for injury or inconvenience to the owners of pi iy upon streets, resulting ‘rom improvements. such as graling, pav- ing, laying curb and gutte: nes, and side alks by authority of law aod iu a case where no negligence or uuskilifulness had been shown. In the case of Goszier vs. The Corporation of Georgetown (( Wheaton, 595,) the same principle was held by the Supreme Court of the United States. The plaintitl, Goszier. bad built bis bouse on a Georgetown street, the grade cf which had been established by an ordivance of May, 0 In September, 1816, the corporation passed another ordi- nance, directing the level and graduation of this street fo be altered so 48 to cut down the street by the piaintitt’s house. nance of 1799 had been passed by th town corporation by virtue of the po granted it by the statute of Maryland of 1iyi, “to make sneh by-laws aod ordinances tor the graduation and leveling of the streets, janes and alleys within the jurisdiction of the same town, as they may Judge necessary for the bereft thereof.” The orainanes of 179 providea “that the sald level and grata- ation shall be forever thereafter considered I as the true graduation of the streets so grad- vated, and be bi upon this earpora’ion, and all their persons whatever, aud be ever thereafler regarded in making provements upon said stree Tt was claimed by the platotil, Gosyvler, tnat under the law the improvements sho vid bave been made according to the gradua- tion established in 1794. and that the corpo- ration was = by oy own contrast made in said ordinance from any alteration of the grade of 1749, and it was held by the Supreme Court of the United States that the the of Court and dismissed the bill of the plaintiff. In of Smith vs. the tion of the case bolomerem gy decided in 1857 b. Court of the United States, on writ from the Cireuit Court of the United States for the District of Columbis, the following two points were expressly decided: house itself falls inio the pit, still no action | nience, and to complete and extend the grading of the streets of said city, caused the borth side of K street to be cut down, graded and completed, and thereby caused the dam- age complained of. and that, in the execa- tion of said work, the tion made thelr excavation in the street and at the dis tance of *1x or seven feet from the froat line ot the plaintiffs premises; then the d age 80 &s aforesaid alleged by the plaintin if the jury shall believe Lhe same was stoned by the acts of the defendants, a: otherwise, is darn 1 This instruct ic after full argam y the Sopreme The jadgmer sympa however, cbaser of a city lot knows, at «purchase, that the municipal rt te of Lhe the jot dey of a change ly legislation I find upoa the subject in an act passed by the | lve assembly, approved June 20, 1512 ited “An Act providing for the paymea damages sustained by reason of panic nents or repairs.” This was a wire per act. It was evid to apply to all damages cau ments, for which damages the Distric legaily liable. Bat there is not in (nis act provisicn whatever for changing the es- tablished Jaw. There is no phrase in this law which will bear the construction that Josses failing under the head of cdumnen ad syve iniuria Were to be entirely changed of ‘heir legal cbaracter. Tals statate claims nothing which looks to the entire reversal of a@ policy which has prevailed tn this District for more than eighty years. To recapitulate:—The reasons against thie bill are as follows | _ First—It is the entering wedge to a!low- ances of untold amounts to be paid trom tue treasury of the District Secon’.—Your favoring of it would be 1 violation of the statuteof Mareh 14th, Whicb forbids under heavy pevaities any official of the District to ald or avet ia tne increase of its debt. wird. —The claim is unjust in tts being not damages for actual trespass committed upon property, bat for a contribution of the public to the proprietor to enable him to improve upon bis ty with refereace to tbe present grade of the avenue. Fourth —The principle of the bill, the al- lowance of consequential damages for the exercise of a municipal right tograde streets, ihe probab: is new in legislation, Fe If the principle which regulates the rights of proprietors of contiguous lots in ra lation to each other is applied, the mani- cipal government, or the Uuited States act. ing as such, bas a right to {mprove or grade an avenue, of which it owns the fee simple Without regard to the owner of coutigaous property, so long @s no actual trespass is committed upon such contigaous property Sizth,—The English courts have untformis lecided against the allowance of consequen tial damages for grading ayenues aad streets in cities. Seventh ns of the supreme @ been adverse t+) tial damages —The courts of the District ¢ have decides | lnmbta | the -The Su tes in cases ing in Washing jeorgetown and carried up oa appeal bas ecived adversely to the a\lowan c ental damages streets Tenth—The principle of has Lever been changed by any at for this District r these reasons it is my opinion that sour answer to the Senate committee should be auiaverable to bill No se pending vetore ——__-— -+ee- —_____ TUE DeFEAT OF PREAKNESS —The New York Herald's London special gives the fol- lowing Geseription of the race for the inter national bandicap at New Market, for three year olds and upwards, in which Mr. San ford’s American horse Preakness took part Admiral Rous early in the day sougnt Mr. Sanford. and warmly welcomei bim in be balfof ep men in England. Heex- pressed a high opinion of the son of Lexing- ton and Bay Leaf, and commended in enthu siestic terms bis appearance as a race horse. Admiral Rous feared, however, that Preak ness lacked sufficient work and was wanting in the required condition to make a credit able struggie. Unfortunately the admiral was right, as the sequel proved. Of the eighteen subseribers six came to the starting point. These were M. H. Santor Preakness, with 126 lbs., the top weight; Mr. B. Gilpin’s Borryfield, thyapy’s Deley, 9 ibs; Sir G. Chetwynd’ Kidbrooke, %5 lbs ; Mr. T. V. Morg+n’s Lord Gowan, 124 1bs.,and Mr. S. Crawfurd's Mait- jand, $2 pounds. Constance had the mount on Preakness, and for three-quarters of a mile the latter made an excellent effort, but When, as bis jockey expressed it, “his want of condition made itself felt,” and he dropped away from the leaders, when Maitland went to the front,and landed thewinner. Berryfield was second, Delay third, Preakness tourth, Lord Cowan , and Kidbrooke sixth Constance did not force Preakness wneu be discovered that he was tiring, and galloped bome at a pace that did not prove distress- ing. Just previous to the race Prince Batthy- any's Delay was the favorite, the odds being two to one againsi him, while there was of- fered and taken three to one against Berry- field, and ten to one against Preakoess. ‘was the universal expression among the racing men that Preakcess had made a ood fight, considering the circumstances of is lack of work and tue weight he carried. Scores predicted that he will yet astouish maby and win a good race before be ix sent back home. Mr. Sanford after tne race very fravkly admitted that had he waited until Juve to make the initial atrack borses it Would have been much w: THe Bostor P. TRAGEDY W. Piper, condemped to be execat for the murder of Mabel You i belfry of Warren avenne ehure»,Boston, lerday made & sworn statement that ste re ceived the injuries that caused her death from the trap-door falling upoa her head tbat he was frightened lest he won! be ac cused of murdering ber, and therefore de sied all knowledge of the matter, trusting turat his connection would not be discovered. THE FXPLOSION AT HELL (ATE, wulel was to bave taken piuce ou the itn of Jaly, has been deferred until some time in August, on account of the large number of panple that will be absent from New York in July Allending the centennial exhibition. The work of charging the blasts wits nitro-gly- cerine, which was to haye taken 102 Ibs ; Prince Bat- SATURDAY, April 22 TE —The Senate was not in session F REPRESENTATIVES. Speaker inid before the House a commaniea- on from the Second Controlier of the Trea- fSUry. LTADSTP!! Log & register of ceruficates Issued by ihe board of audit of the District of Colambia. Referred to District Com- mittee. Mr. Faulkner (W. Va.) catied up the spe- cial order for to-day, which was Dill de- fring the rights of American citizens In for- gb countries and the duties of certain diplomatic and consular officers, and for ot Porposes, and moved its immedian consideration 10 the exclusion of the morn- ing bour, which motion was Mr. Faulkner reported a pogrber of amend ments to the bill, whieh ore agreed to. pillh Con cS. Y. offered a substitute for the Mr. Favikner the House in exp Visions of the bill Mr. Cox N.Y en procemied to address A€Liou Of Lue general pre Wand obtatned leave to print some r Ss Open the pending Bil. Regan (Te reseate! two amend- ments, aud auvocar u The further consideration of the bill was then postponed to Thursday next. April 27th, and the pending amendments were ordered to be printed Mr. Douglass, (Va) Chairman of the ct Committee on the Freetimen's Banks, vported a to amend th tof Jane 20th, ¢ the charte he Freetmen's mend ¢ and Trust Company. Telegrams to The Star. THE TURKISH QUESTION. FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION - THIRTEEN LIVES LOST. TROUBLE TN COLOMBIA, matin yard carried away anda list to star- board: Loxpor, April 22.—The Colombo encoun. tered @ gaie April ts, but the damage sus. tained Was trifling. A Frightfal ee anes aud Lows of Life An explosion of powder to-day during the operations in a new railway Lanne! in coarse ol constraction near Heath Glam county, South Wales, caused the roof to fall, burying ali the rkmen; 13 dead bodies and & number of wounded have been recov. ered. The search for victims of the disaster continues. Pablic Works ta Paris. PARIS, April 2 —A new loan of $21,000,000 Will shortly be issued by the Paris maniel- pality for the purpose of completing the boulevard Saint Germain and We new ave- nue De Opera. Tarkey and the Great Powers, LONDON, April 22—A dispatch to the Reuter telegraph company from Berlin says it is understood that Turkey has refused to continue negotiations with the northern powers and prolong the armistice, uaderthe impression that the alliance between the three emperors bas become weakened. As This supposition is pow proved t ve been unfounded. it is hoy in diplomatic circles that the Porte will ultimately consent to further negotiations, ® course which 16 also being pressed upon him by England. A Rea- ter telegram from Constantinople says an imperial decree bas been published o1 the formation of a camp of observation at Seutari, in Albania, for the purpose of watching the attitude of Montenegro, but the rumor that the Porte had decided to de- clare war against Montenegro ts unfounded. Seventeen ee tn One Day. CaLcurra, April Treuble ia Colombia PANAMA, April 1l—A telegram was re- ceived trom Aspinwall on the ist instant to this efect: “Great trouble tn the isiaad of Sau Andres. Vengeance Is threatened to all foreigners, of whom Ubree are men- aced with death, Tro Brith eub- r guard au in order to save parities are powerless.” ipt of this news tbe ere telegraphed by cable t Lyons, at Jamaica, who wi nd a +hip to the scene of the 2 an Andres belongs to Colombia. jody collisions hed occurred in several it erpment bad taken thelr recurrenee. measures to prevent April 22.—Tae Welling bam pi Henricker village, was burned fix morning. Loss #25,0 Abvott, the Oxippee murderer, who killed iis wife with an axe Inet fall, pleaded gulity to murder in the second degree yest 4 and was sentence! to 30 years’ imprison- ment —,! New York Bank Statement, New YorK, April 22.—The follow! weekly bank statement :—| 458 tenders, increase, $2 230.1 crease, ©2.250,100; cireulation. $1,100; reserve, locrease, $2,406, Suicide of a Merchant PUTLADELFHIA, April 23—Geo. Ritebie, & prominent merchant of this etty, commit- ted suicide yesterday at Morristown. Pa... by shooting himself. He was a director of the Kensington National Bank @ad the Hannas distillery company. - Fire. PaTrRsox. N.J., April 22.—The Arcade, large brick building, was burned last even- ing. Hart, Mier & Co. faraitare dealers, Joke $26,000, Oberg & Demorest, $15,990. Loss on the bi u kerosene of] ex- plosion 4 Attachment. SAN FRANCISCO, April 22. coal and stores of the Pacific Mall Steam+tip com- y were attached to-day by the Pacama Riailroad company = Ase Hlected. New York, April 22 —Chas. E. Strong has been elected assignee by Duncan, >acrman & Co.'s creditors. The Markets. April a2 —Virginiea copsolidated, tid to-day, Boga: sccve aud Re, April 22 —Cottep dull ant besvy— 1s oret But frmand une! 4 jour sieat) Pen yiVRuis Telly 1868 —soutbern: grades uvchauged 1B: wutets ero achive. (.rmer and higher —southera while, Gialts: southern vellow, 60g; western mixed Cat 6, bid May: rood. otk a ae and weak aed , ‘let aod steady: to Butter viet and steady prime to eoloe, 0 god. Hias2 Petr Ft: 33a35. do. fair t &. refiped. 14. Colfwe nominally . in from foreign countries the several states. ‘and eee te eae ae teu 000; to the Biate of New Terex, ting in'New York siresdy ate charters. bundre! iavorere are