Evening Star Newspaper, May 31, 1876, Page 1

FTOLISHED DAILY, Samdaye excepted, 1) (HE STAR BUILDINGS, Penney oie Seeman, cormer LLth etreet, The Evening Star News: Oompeay, SM RAUCPEMANN, Pree’t. ° FRING STAR ts served Dy carriers fo elie rar Ten Conte por'weete sr Bets: 9 * per mor wypies at the counter, Two Cents each. met fanes wrepais— Bixty Cents a month, one year, | Tue Wereey pin?" jaa Priday— O28 year, portage prey \ BT AL mde tions @wartably 1 advemes. Be Revers of actvertuang furnishert on application. eee canEnEEEnnEmmneemenemen enema SPECIAL NOTICES. NOTICE, K.P —The MOSY LODGE, No. 2t rorm THIS; Wednesday % mate Arrangew v me members of HAB meet at Lodge Com! dar x ep. WILLIAMS ° > BEPUBLICANS OF THES FIFTH & LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT op; * H as Gre a « ~~ Cig Sh hag af | st atts *, rner of ‘ iad 20h street,oc WEDN ES- " 1,at § o'clock, to select ates to the convention at Lyceum Hall, on erday cvening, the 7th of Jane, t3 elvct dele oC jonati iD * Oye 8 ' CIRCIRBAL p enident Fitth District CInb. > _COLUmBION UsivensitTY WILL eae to Glymont on tbe 7tu oF Je: RAWGERSY FESTIVAL —< Festiva be given in the Lectare oom of Rylsnd cof D and 10th streets «oath west, on BDNESDAY THURSDAY my 3) 3t depwited with us, or left on due Jane l,are hereby not! new the same on or before th or the seme will be sola abitc an: a rooray <f Doncanson Lanting corner Hhand D strests, to tisfy 8G. a.cee and Costs. : 8. GOLDSTEIN & CO, pan atd Commission Brokers, ay Corner lth and D sts. AT AUCTION —The ENTIRE STOCK of Ss H. H. HEMPL&B, OPTICIAN. 453 Pean- wiventa avenue, EVESY EVENING 0% e'clee my! ¥. 9. OA. OPEN AIB MEETINGS Every Evening,at8 o'clock, corner 7th street and Pennsylvania sven SABBATH AFTEBROON SERVICE 1” LINCOLN HALL, my26-tr At 3% o'clock. SF Everybody invited. = 10K OF FRANKLIN INS. CO. ie OFFI asuizeron, DOs May 22. sts, be Stockhotiers of the PRANKLIN IN- EURANCE COMPANY of Washington and George- . O., are requested MONDAY. Junesth, between the boureof i o'clock 16 2 o clock p. m.. fe 12) Directors fo cn for the purpose of electing he epsul MILBUBN’S SODA WATEB. BATURAL SPRING WATERS on Drecght. IOB-OOLD TEA, OOF FEE and CHOCOLATE. 1429 PENxsYLvaNia AVENUE, near Willard’s. W. WHITAKER, is General Claim and Collection Agent, jo. 716 lsth street, near 5 Claims, Pension and Bounty Claims, a wpecialty. ERVOUS EXHAUSTION.—A Medical fo ee ae * Kahn's Museum of Anstomy, New York on (taatS cure of Pr ne, show- iy le piie's cee apuopte ot as tancaiatne and the treatment of nervous iyei~ J, Doing the resnlt of 30 years’ experience, 1429 F street. 408 oni PTORNBY-AT- BAW. | JOHNSON & 00., BANKERS, Gerner of Wie Sivect and Peansyivania Avenne, Desiers in Government and Foreign Exchange and Gold. SAMUEL G. YOUNG, BOTABY PUBLIQ, Orrice—Srar Botts: Securities seplé-ly ect? tt BEAUTY, STYLE AND EXCELLENCE, In GENTLE DRESS, NOBBY STREET WEAR: French Woolen Suits. miae cana Broad Plaid Suits, Bee = - ° Light Plaid Suits. ile: jaits oe Dark Plaid Baits. Oxford Mixed Suits. American Woolen Suits. Dark Mixed Suite. Mottled Mixed Suits. Hair-Line Cass. Saits. Licht Batiste Buit NSE at! 5 aia Worsted i ms eee! ee — Mobby Sack Buits. Stylish Frock Suite. BVEBY STYLE OF MIXED SUIT. FoR DRESS, OB EVENING PROMENADE Diagonal Worsteds, Pique Worsteds, Bird's Eye Worsteds, Diamond face Worsteds, ‘Tricot Worsteds, Crese-bar Worsteds, In Coats and Vests. In Coats and Vests, In Coats and Vests. In Coats and Vests. In Coats and Vests, ‘In Coats and Vests. Every Design of Worsted, IN COAT AND VEST. TROUSERS In every conceivable pattern. HABLE BROTHERS, Merchant Tailors and Fine Clothiers, myiS tr Corner Seventh and D streets. MEN'S WEAR. SPRING GOODS. NEW STYLES FINE GOODS, ; TO MAKE TO MEASURB. 8UITS TO ORDER, FROM 635 UP. READY-MADE SUITS, PEt 214 UP. BEADY-MADB SPRING OVERCOATS, #10 UF. DEVLIN & co; 2106 F STREET. ‘OF TICrANs, ms AY Geuine Brasillan Pebble Bpettacior” EYE GLASSES ABD SPECT deol -1y ety Che nening Star. V&. 47—N&, 7,2: EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip, GOVERFMENT RECEIPTS ToO-DAY.—Inter- Bal revenue, $451,803.92; total for the month, 312.763,005.46. Customs today, $503,761.20; total for the month, $1 Goop CARDS.—Mr. J. Brisben Walker, who is to start the new morning journal, Tre ‘ation, next week, hi Bob Creighton,” of the Danbury News, and George Beaury Douglass, of the £ut/sburg Leader. LARGE FALLING OrF IN GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS.—At the Treasury department to- day it is estimated that the receipts from evstoms will fall short ten millions, and the internal revenue receipts four mililons be- low the estimates mace for tie fiscal year, leaving a total deficit of £14.000,009 in the es- passion for the fiscal year ending June 30th nex PERSONAL—A. Wright, U. 8. A.; Judge J. District. : URGENT NECESSITY FOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION. In the Senate today the President pro tem. (Mr. Ferry) laid before that body a communication from the District Commis- sioners calling the attention of the Senate to the necessity of legislation providing for just measure of taxation — Property in tbe District, and especially the necessity of providing fora tax to be levied for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877,80 as to vide the public revenues without which the gov- ernment cannot be carried on in the new fiscal year which will begin in less than five weeks. They state that the law perying, a tax for the support ofthe government for the fiscal year now just closing went into effect March 3, 1875, and even from that date tothe time when the tax became payable too short @ period intervened for the efficient execu. tion of the provisions of the law with refer- ence to the making of assessments and of re- turns, and the preparation of the proper books and records. Since the assessment on Which the tax for the resent fiscal year was made, taxable real estate of the District has, it is estimated, been increased by. upwards ‘of $3,000,000, by buildings which have been begun, constructed or completed during S. Black and wife, Pa.; Commodore Febiger =. = ere tt ees ious wuuiticens ann se OimEs thoes portion of the burden of taxation for ie Sena his home in Illinois for @ brief visit. M. M. Ogden, of New York, has been appointed a first- ‘s clerk in the Sixth Auditor's office. ---- Mr. George 8. Bangs, Jaie superintendent of the rallway mail ser- vice, 1s In the city. SCHELL, the burly assistant doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, it appears, is in debt to @ grocer, @ small man, ed. Wroe. This morning the grocer called at the capitol to get the amount stopped from Schel’s y- Schell being advised of the course taken to secure payment of the debt, encountered Wroe and assaulted him. He cut bis face, and was pounding him unmer- new fiscal year, soon to begin, Frompt legis- lation is absolutely needed. ' Furthermore, the present fiscal year will close in less than five weeks and revenues must be provided for the support of the government during the fiscal year so soon to begin. The importance of having @ well devised tax law, giving ample time within which it may be care- fully executed cannot be too strongly urged upon the attention of the Senate. The sub- ject is now before that branch of the Na- tional Legislature for consideration; a bill maxing passed the House several weeks ago. In our judgment it 1s expedient that the legislation upon this subject at the pres- ent session of Congress il take the form ofa anent law imposing a just measure perm: Ros eifully, when by-standers interfered and | of taxation within the istrict and prescrib- took Bim of. ing hale which _ ole be = ALLEGED Rompery BY A Paymasrer’s | UUSUy levied upon taxable property. In ince of such a law foe oomty in- terests of the District are inju: t to 16 omega roperty wh subject to Tazasion. The whole a is liable to change in each succeeding year. At the same time, by a permanent law upon the subject Con: will be relieved from the labor of maturing a ® measure for taxing District prope ly- Then will be avoided also the injustice and inconvenience which to some extent must always result when & law upon OFFICIAL INFORMATION OF THE TURK- | such @ subject is delayed or is hastily a Hi Grand | pared or executed. We trust, therefore, that isu REVOLUTION—His Higness the practicable for the Senate at an Vizier has just addressed the following to y to give its attention to legislating the Turkisn Minister in this city: ‘In pres- permanently an equitable measure of taxa- ence of the unanimous will of all the people, | tion on Property in the District, indicating Abdul Aziz Khan has been dethroned to-day | the property that is to be taxed, and pre- and his Majesty Sultan Murad, heir pre- scribing the mode of assessment and coliec- sumptive to the Impertal throne, has been | tion of taxes. proclaimed Emperorof Turkey.” This tele- | The letter was referred to the Vistriet Com- ram was immediately communicated to | mittee. Mr. Spencer, chairman of the com- nis government by the Turkish Minister. | mittee, explained that they bad not had time Dispatches received by him since, state that | to fully consider the House bill, but would Pp ante Spake phon see nense | be able to report it few da} of satisfaction and secu! revails amon; the pense: wie <| he Biaine Boi estigation. THE INVESTIGATION OF SPEAKER | FISHER, ATKINS, AND OTHERS EXAMINED. . The sub-Committee of the Judiciary Com- KERR.—The Committee on Expenditures in " mittee of the House this morning examined the War department met at oneo’clock to- Warren Fisher and Ezra D. Atkins both of day to resume the cross-examination of Lau- Boston. Fisher denied 1 rence Harney, the witness wh» swore that * Feradly he ee cas Alleged in the he paid Speaker Kerr £450 for a lieutenancy. | Boston Hera) that he had ever given Mr. The witness not being present at one o'clock the committee took a recess until two oclock. Chairman Clymer stated he gave Harney permission to go to Naw York, with the understanding that he was to return this CLERK.—The Paymaster General of the army has been advised that Paymaster May- nadier was robbed by his clerk, who de- 6 funds belon: to nited States. Maynadier’s nomi! is before the Senate for action, he having at one time been confirmed, but & motion to re- consider is pending. The particulars of the robbery are not given, other than that the clerk broke open the safe and made off with the spoils. Blaine bonds to the amount of $130,000 with- out any consideration. The most important witness examined Was J. Mulligan, of Boston, at present treas- urer of the Globe theater. Mulligan was in morving. pote in fnoesapiey of hope ee ene T 5 eeper. e ter deliver $130, ol Hersas noe havin, “Meea’New | bonds to Mr. Blaine, who sold then to par York the committee adjourned until 3p. m. | Hes In Maine. Subsequently the invest- to-morrow. SECRETARY RoBgsON was before the House Naval Committee this morning. He was given a listof questions answe:s‘o which the committee desired. concerning the ad- tmivistration of the affairs of the depart- ment. He said that what he desired first in- quired into was his connection with the Cat‘eils. He had been charged with an im- preper connection with them, aud if it was ment proved’ @ failure, and Mr. Biaine was pressed by the parties to whom he made the sales aud took them up. The transactions between Blaine and Fisher were voluminous, and when a settlement was made Fisher was sick and Mulligan arranged it for him. At one of the interviews Mr. Blaine told Mr. Fisher in the presence of Mulligan taat he bad not realized a large sum of money from the sales he made in Maine because he had to take the bonds up. Witness had at one time heard Mr. Atkins say that though ved of course his character would be | yr, ‘id | at By a wosltuet bea ry $0 Mr. Blaine did take up the bonds, he got them off on Tom Scott, who sold them to the Union Pacific railroad company at 80 cents on the dollar. This testimony produced quite @ sensa- Uon. If this witness is telling the trath he is contradicted both by Atkins and Fis‘er, as both preceded him as witnesses, and swore with much positiveness that they knew nothing of the 75 bonds held by the Union Pacific railroad company. He is alao flatly contradicted by the previous testi mony of Col. Scott. He gave his testimony with a —_ deal of assurance and without hesitation, and was quite willing to disclose all he knew; in fact, seemed anxious to do go any further. He appealed to the senseof justice of ths members of the committee to proceed speedily to the point alluded to, and with open doors. The committee decided to grant the bee may of the Secretary so far as to examine him first on his transactions with Cat‘ell, but reserved the question of public sessions for further consideration. Tie Sec- retary will be heard to-morrow. For THE Docrors.—In the Senate to-day Mr. Cragin introduced a bill, which was re- ferred to the District Committee, providing ‘tpat an; or persons in charge of au; hospital, ¥ asylum, almshouse, jail, or any | 80. The investigation will be resumed to- other institution supported in part by the | morrow, when Mr. Blaine’s friends iw? they District of Columbia or the Uni States, | can completely break him down. Atkins, except the pacwcement hospital for the in- | who contradicts him, is one of the most - —— up two teachers in a gas and reputable merchants in Bos- ce! and schools, to mi exam! 5 boarts of thearmy and navy, and to teach. Mr. Atkins is preparing &@ statement deny- ers of private classes for instruction in anat- | ing that he ever told Milligan that Col. Scott omy and surgery, upon their took the bonds from Blaine which were after- img, spproved by ty Board wards sold to the Union Pacific Railroad other person having authority to grant bu- | Company. nstit Late From the Black Hilis. rial ts, the bodies of persons dying in a = RATHER AN UNPLEASANT OUTLOOK— the Institutions named, to professors, teach- ers, &e., as af |. The bill is the same GOLD THERE BUT NOT AVAILABLE-—IN- DIAN DEVILTRIES. ‘as the one introduced by Mr, Buckner in the The following is an extract from a letter House the other day. ADJOURNMENT QUESTION.—If the — _ < dated Custer City, May 3d, toa brother in this city, written by a person who worked Senate proceeds with the trial of Belknap, the probabilities are that the session of Con- ress Will extend to the middle of August. | 0 years in the mines of Montana, and issug- | went to the Black Hills to try his Inex: “We are in the Black Hills at last. We Svoid such @ late adjournment it is sug- gested by some of the leading e saw no Indians on our trip, but found four ‘wounded and seven dead perso! T — next ee Remy would enable appropriation considered and peseet and other legislative business dis- posed of, and an rnment sine die ef- jected some time in July. After the session closed the Senate could convene in extraor- ginary session for the impeachment trial at any time indicated as best suited to the con- Yenlence of Senators. It was thought possi- bie to-day, owing to the backwi state of legislative business and the lateness of the season that the Senate might conclude to ad- Journ the Belknap im; iment trial until next December. It is belleved that several of the Senators who voted for jarisdiction Will vote for the adjournment in question. The court sits again to-morrow. OMINATIONS.—The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day: Charles 8. English to be collector of customs for district of Georgetown, D. C., vice Pit- ney, withdrawn; Wm. E. Blunt, manter at Ha Mass.; E. W. Gritfia, of Ken- 8. at Apia, Friendly and Navigator Islands. Navy lons—Com- ae Theo. Lah og og d David McDou- gal, DOW on reti: . rear on the retired list; Charles J. assistant surgeon; Hi R. A PETITION largely signed by the physi- cians of Mobile, Alabama, was presented in the Senate today, protesting against the admirais Nourse to be Smith to be enry aymaster. Military promotions—Major H. eof the bill to in te the “Na- 2. Hodges, quartermaster, to be deputy | f, quartermaster [renee with rank of liei- tonal sega Es seme! tenant colonel; tains H. Weeks and Win. D. Huges, assistant quartonc ters, to be majors and quartermasters; Lieutenants E. Campbell, 22d infaniry, aug Charles 8. Hentzieman, 3d artillery, if be captains and assistant 4 Lars; Alex. P. Tatton, of Pennsylvania, to be col- 1 —_ of customs for the district of Philadel- phia. RELIEF YOR THE Surrsrens ry THE — Gas EXPLOSION AT THE Carirou.—In the bes r Senate to day Mr. Morrt!!,of Vermont, from the Committee Public Faildings and ands, to which was referred a resolution Pat provisioa stonid be made of John King, who was killed, —— THE Preheat peered Erecron ane Rhode an egisiature met a| ewport and decided nek S-Ot Resecene was elected secretary of state 769 maa jority, and that no choice for gov Meutenant governor, attorney treasurer was made. The legislature then —— the republican for those HOTEL.—A di patch from claim for losses. THREE LADIES AND A Boy Daownep.— By the — So Sone on 8 poet tn jr persons were drowned, Including Mrs. Dunciée, wife of tse pret tor of the et ‘house, ber daughter x: and M Wilson and her little rother. Tae LouIsiaNA REPUBLICAN CONVEN- TLON met at Poseg — zocserdays a e being ion day ouly preliminary busi- It is slated that Kellogg, back, with Browa delegate, will be left @ wife, three children, apd ® mother in law without any 1.eans Of support; and whereas Cutler was so injured as to be disabled far life, and whcse wife and mother depend upon bim for WASHINGTON, D. C.. WEDNESDAY, -MAY 31, 1876. District Fivances. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND THE CERTIFI- CATES KNOWN AS “GREENBACKS.” A resolution was passed by the Senate April 10th directing the District Commis- Sioners to communicate to the Senate the amount of certificates of indebtedness com- monly called ‘‘greenbacks” issued in pursu- ance of the acts of the legislative assembly of the District and of Congress; algo, the amount of assessments made by virtue of said acts to secure the payment of such cer- tificates of Indebtedness; the amount of such assessments collected and the amount out- Standing unpaid, if any, and the reasons why the same have not been collected, and whether or not any legislation is necessary. A copy of the resolution was referred to the attorney for the District, who, nnder date of May 4th, returned the same with bisopinion, which was published in Tae STAR of the 25th Instant STATEMENT OF THE SINKING FUND COM- MISSIONERS. In reply to &@ communication from the Dis- trict Commissioners upon this subject, the coro misejoners of the sinking tund inclose a statement marked “A,” showing the amount of eight per cent. special improvement. cer- Uficates issuea under the act of assembly of June 26, 1873, confirmed by act of Congres; of June 20, 1874, outstanding March 31, 1876, with the amount of interest due thereon to seme date, making @ total of $1,315,095 70; also, @ statement showing the amount of special improvement tax-lien certificates received from the deputy controller, and amount paid to March 31, 1876, together wiih the interest due on amount outstanding to same date; also the amount of installments which are over due, as follows: Amount of certificates received, $1,041,978 48; amount of same paid, #224217 94; outstanding April 1, 1876, $817.730.54; interest due to March 31, 1876, $128,338 61; making @ total of $946,069.15. In reply to the inquiry way the assess - ments have not been collected, they state that very large proportion of them have been collected, as evidenced by the amount of ae cent. certificates retired and can- celed. Of the entire amount in arrears on 31st March last only one-third had been due more than six months, as they show by sn accompanying exhibit, footing up as fol- lows :—Overdue, 1874, $23 55132; do., 1875, $60,632.96; do., 1876, $43,010,01; mating in all; 8127 204.29, Until recently the collections on this ac- count have been highly eucouraging, and in their judgment it did not seem wise to re- sort toany hard measures to enforce pay- ment by requiring a saleof property of those in arrears; expecially in view of the fact that no formal demand had been made by holders of the eight per cent. certificates; that they sball now deem it theirduty to call upop ‘il in arrears for immediate payment ofover due assessments, and in cages of default to advertise and sell the property as provided by law. But if all tax len certificates in their custody were paid the proceeds would not suffice to meet the ontstanding eight per cent. certificates b: bo gene 55, @nd that an additional amount will be required to sup- ply this deficiency. Whether any further legislation is necessary to ensure the pay- ment they are unable to say as they have no measures of knowing what amount of avail- ble tax lien certificates they may depend upon, nor the extent to which those now on bend, and those yet to be received may be actually collected under existing laws, THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS in their answers to the resolution to trans- mit a copy of the report of the commission- ers of the sinking fund, and say that “in their report the remark is made that if all the assessment certificates in their custody were paid, the proceeds would by the sum of $369,026.55 fall short of meeting the outstand- ing certificates of indebtness known as ‘greenbacks’ the original issue of which was 000,000. But referring to the engineer’s report in December last, (see pages 25 and 252, report of the District Commis- sioners and accompanying documents) it will be seen that on account of expenditures for which assessments have not been made, the neer estimates that there will be chargeable to private propertyb: sssessments the sum of S$; These aase-sments are being, ai made, ag fpeedily as practicable. Will be When made some of them will doubtiess be paid net in the certificates which are receivable for such assessments. This will, of course, reduce the amount of such certificates outstanding, and will make the whole fund held in pledge hy the sipkipg fund applicable to the re- maining certincates of indebtedness. For such future assessments as shall not be paid. assessment certificates will be issued an transferred to the commissioners of the sink- ing tund by way of increasing the fund heid in pledge for the certificates of indebtedness. These ents and the assessment cer- lificates remaining to be made or issued Will largely exceed the aggregate of the outstand- ing certificates of indebtedness; the interest thereon, and the advances from other funds we sneerent on the certificates prior to July » 1874. A copy of the report of Attorney Stanton hese also transmitted to the Senate: com- mittee. The Commissioners in conclusion say: “We have no doubt that the collection of these assessment certificates and the conse- quent Laeatiy eng of the certificates of in- debted nes: e latter now representing an indebted! Of $1,315,095.70, Which, in de- fault of the Payment of the assessment cer- Uficates, may have to be borne by the whole District, instead of by the et. benefit- led and designed by law be specifically chi on account of it) would be expe- dited by legislation validating the assess- ment certificates as against purely technical objections, and at the same time ing the property holder with the as- sessment ity for the correc- PROPOSED BILL FOR PAYMENT OF THE DISTRICT “GRRENBACKS.” The missioners also transmitted a draft of @ bill “to provide for the eight per cent. certificates of indebtedness issued for ler the direction of the board leé to the pri- ereby.” It out the provis- ions for the payment of principal and interest of the certificates of indebtedness Kpown as “‘greenbacks,” fad cry od authori. tes of the District of Columbia are request- ed to promptly enforce the collection of cer- Uficates of assessment, held in pledge for the purposes aforesaid according to existing provisions of law; and all certificates of as- sessment for special improvements issued of indebted- under the act of Assembly of Ai 10, 1871, are hereby in all respects ted. and legalized as charges upon the property bene- ou by the improvements in respect of which the assessments were » however, that u; specific complaint, in apy instance, bel le to the Commis- siovers of the District, of excessive i of sald a ents, — correct the deduct! therefrom the amount of such error; ai such action of and to error be found, by F proceedin; wever. i was introduced in the Senate to- day, by Mr. Morrill, of Maine. CLOSE OF THE New YorK INVESTIGA- Tion.—The lee of the I~ : e ali ees a E z h i thirty. a ee ae ee lew TWO CENTs. Telegrams to The Star. ARCTIC EXPLORATION. FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. WEDNESDAY, May 31. SENATE.—The Chair laid before the Sen- ate acommutication from the Secretary of the Treasury, enclosing report of General Davidson on the method of irrigation in India, &c. Mr. Sargent submitted @ resolution to rint the same: which was referred to the ommittee on Printing. Also, @ COMMUNICATION FROM THE DISTRICT CoM- MISSIONERS, calling attention to the necessity of Ing @ tax law for the District of Columbia. Re- ferred to Committees on the District of Co- lumbia. A New Expedition Fitting Out. STATE CONVENTIONS. lowa Republicans for Biaine, — Disirict bad been for three weeks ingaste | ANOTHER MOLLY MAGUIRE CAUGHT istrict n for three weeks industri- 2 ously covsidering the tax bill, but had not 7% gi ae of New Or leaps chamber of commerceon the Hawaiian| FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE. treaty. Referred to Committee on Com- merce. a emita san Mr. Cameron, of Wisconsin, mted me- morial of several hundred citizens of Wis- consin — the repeal of the bankrupt law. Judiciary Committee. Mr. Conkling —- memorial of New York board of fire underwriters in favor of the signal service. Committee on Finance. Pio —- rial i = ja — faye sportation association against any far- ther subsidies to railroads. Referred to Com- mittee on Railroads. Mr. Anthony presented the report of Prot. Baird, fish commissioner; which was ordered to be printed. DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATIONS. The Great Fire in @ QUEBEC. May 31.—The fire he mye A is reported as having been caw by chil- preoth mig) with matches. It was gotten Pp —. under control about midnight, aiter having burned a passage clear through the center or the St. Louis suburbs from tl West to the east, extending on the north in some places to the neighborhood of 8t. John street. Many of the residents of that street moved their effects to places of safety. The % ee ee —_ is apg es at Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, from Committee | #! : je amount of insurance is large, on Public Buildings and Grounds, reported, | 20% 8t present impossible to pg With amendments, bill making a further | Many, of | ain. gpd pee 8 yd appropriation for the erection of a public | © in the riding and ar- building at Dover, Del. tillery barracks. A meeting to devise means THE DISTRICT GREENBACKS. for their relief 1s called for to-day. Several Mr; Morrill, of Maine, introduced bill to | residences inside the walls were Sa provide for the payment of the 8 cent. | fpar! whee ethene . = = ex. certificates issued by the board of public | neu —_" ~~ eA -— amage. Works of the District of Columbia. Referred | Three or four children are missing, and are to Committee on District of Columbia. i ge rye Mr. Hitchcock introduced bill for relief of | OWing to the extent of the fire the wa: Jobn A. Garland and Henry Turner, of the pgs Ae out, and but for the exertions of District of Columbia. Referred to Commit. | the“ B” battery py ay Se would have been much more serious. It is & strange coincidence that yesterday was the ae ee i= at destraction a fire = the 6 BU y years ago. Que’ fire offices, it is reported, will lose heavily. Another Fire and Loss of Life. Grnrva.N. Y., May 31—A fire broke out here. last Dw ond in the canal stables of R. Knight, which destroyed them and the Seneca House, barns, T burned to death, and one severely burned. Twepty-zeven Mr. Morrill, of Maine, gave notice that to- morrow or next day he would call up the Ley hesypeyt fae executive and judicial appropri- ation bill. Mr. Sherman said he hoped the Senate would not delay taking up and disposing of the bill relative te subsidiary silver coin. Mr. eareens moved to take up the bill re- lating to indemnity school selections in the state of California; u which discussion arose, and Mr. Booth offered an amendment; after which the bill was recommitted to the Committee on Public Lands. _ The unfinished business being the bill in relation to the Japanese indemnity fund care up, when— Mr. Frelinghuysen said that the total amount ofthe fund with accumulations of compound interest, difference in excha: " &c., was about $1,414,000. From this would deduct the $125,000 for prize money, $19,956 which was properly charged inst it by the Navy department. He would then pay to Japan the original amount after these deductions, with 5 per cent. interest. This would make the amount to be paid to Japan $795,656, and leave $473,000 in gold to be cov- ered into the Treasury. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. — Prayer was offered this morning by Rev. Dr. Butler, Chaplain of the House in the 434 Congress. Mr. Jones (Ky.) offered a resolution, which Was referred to the Committee on icing and Currency, declaring it to be the sense of the House, as well as of the country at large, tbat Congress should speedily repeal the re- sumption act of 1875, or so miuci thereof as requires resumption ata specific day; that the bill to be reported should ide that there be not contraction; that it should = vide for the gradual abolition of the nation- al bank system; fora 8; ly retura tothe payment cf gold and silver consistent with the interests of the country, in order that tne people may be relieved of the distress under which they now labor. Mr. Baker (Ind.) asked leave to offera reso- lution requesting the Secretary of the Treas- ury, if pot incompatible with the public in- terests, to report the amount‘of internal revenue taxes paid by the Baltimore and Obiorailroad and the Central Pacific rail- road from 1864 to 1871 on thelr undivided profits. Mr. O’Brien objected. A CONTEST then arose on the question o. consideration, whether the House should take up the con- tested election case of Spencer vs. Morey, the army bill, or some other matters. Mr. Morey asked that the contested case be taken up. and under a personal explanation Stated his reasons. He wanted to say that &man named Seelye has testified before the *pecial committee on affairs in Louisiana, Pike county, Pa. A vast amount of valu- able timber has been destroyed. eee AFTER ARCTIC MINERALS. A New Polar Expedition Fitting Out. NEw York, May 31.—A Norwien (Conn.) dispatch says:—An expedition is now being gators of the Polar seas participate. “ierap- gators o! participa’ ap- that during the search of the Tigress for the Polaris over a year AO rich velus of ite were discovered in Cumberland in- let. On the return to St. John’s, Lieutenant W. A. Mintzen, U. 8. naval engineer, char- tered @ small steamer and went back and continued his mineral survey. He found large beds of graphite and mica, but owing to the lateness the season was unable to bring any away. The top-sail schooner Era bas been recently fitting at New London, and will sail next Monday under Mintzer’s command and under government auspices eae >. cargo of these minerals and make fa r collections of Arctic flora and fauna for the Smithsonian Institute. Capt. Jas. Buddington, of Groton, Connecticut, is the Era’s sailing master. juimaux Joe ac- companies this expedition, as do other Arc- tic voyagers of long experience. The Era is @ vessel of 160 tons burden, built for the coasting trade, but has made whaling voy- es to the Polar regions under Capt. Geo. Tyson, of Polaris fame. She is well pro- vided with mining toois and laborers for gparrying, and as deposits are situated some istance up the mountain side, they will take 3,000 feet of tramway in order to more easily load the vessel, And a quaniity of lumber to erect tool houses and buildings for the purpose of observation. mineral = — — almost pee places, — e de; ts, shongh Almas pure, are under a Tock ae hard a6 filut. Provision, therefore, ig made for blasting on an extensive scale, B® mer of the Derby. 31, 350.—Tae mineral colt won the Derby—15 ran. The weather for the and made certain charges which,so faras thi Derby race was favorable, and there were affected bis (Morey’s) honor ahd integrity, | the usual soeneson the reaa Tin oma ae were utter], infamous. Seelye, ac- | Epsom Downs was the aver- psom were, a8 usual, crowded, and was deserted by all ‘who could get away to see the great turfevent of the year. The yea which be demanded money to it their | starters were 15, including, Father Cl Au publication. In December, 1815, he was | Heart, Bay Windham, Skylark, Great fom, aware that he would have to meet a contest | Petrareh, Fore Runner, Julius Cesar, Colt here; that most of the members were strang- | ness, Hardrada, Braconnier, Advanee, Wild ers to him, and he wanted the case tried | Tommy, and Mr. Baltazzie's | upon its merits. pope Prejudice to | Who was su! juently uamed Kisber, a: su Wi ‘was | filly. Fore Runner came in second and Julius an error of judgment or not, he had paid the . In the betting list last night money. told twelve mon! Mi tL ago that he would be subjected to blackmail Petrarch was colt 4 to 1, Fore Runner 7 to he would have scouted the idea, but no man | Cresar33 to 1. Winslow Lonpon, May 31, the im Remanded. On the pop agen a af government, was ry trolled the army in 1874 in Louisiana. He aS rmy remanded unti! rity was mony taken by the Wheeler | The members of the U.S. bere think committee in 1815 to show that he always eventually he will be |, bu’ theemplo: it of ) and that | donot say they aay new facta te be also — a = meas- | support such a lef. It is learned, how: ures. He wan tw in conclusion that | ever, from good authority that Lord Cairaos, all of Seelye’s testimony affecting his integ. | the lord high chancellor, thinks the \~ falee. ments of the U. 8. government are sound however, to take u case, to-day, dispose of it, because he wanted toe ty Nec Orleans and be tat the investigation bow in ‘The House then took up the election case. Mr. McCrary (Iowa) advocated the recom. mitting of the case to the people. —_0- -—___-_ The Turf. past. Tel from Cubs say the insur- OPENING OF PHILADELPHIA'S ew | rection in that island is Dg. The Belmont Driving Park association ANNIVERSARIES. ee eet ata a wack pe Philadelphia ai : resence of over three ‘ Boston, May 31.—The 5ist anniversary of ie ‘The new go the ‘American Unitarian Association was covting over $100,000, “Golonel 8-H. Russell, | Slectea ‘presidente aha WIG, Bees Cat , the o7 muggier, vice at 4 ay resident of the N: g asgocia- ey Stevens, wice atone; Wee. LA amendments were proposed. Ata meeting if the Ameri: jation the exception of Hive. Henry Pe Hoover et New London, Conn. i, in whose Woman Suffrage. & meeting of the Woman’s Lae paces Sawa 880C! ion ar. ld was clested presidents” + —_o——_ POLITICAL CONVENTIONS. to the N: Convention, be in fa lersay. "Scraps eréat cannon ta bese oer s: ° ey ae. Srv connen is being “a Bil, May Domocranie Mesesocenenye tet | a of the derrick fara and Delaware Fallroad fow dase. a Ibeir claims, and that the ‘was opened to- i MINIRe cORDrin a: eve “ne Lie, . Ll member of the Moll ire Donohue sites: Yer J . pmivary bearing thie a. ™., at Witnesses 4 lower—sontvern. w and yell. Western mixed, S55. spot. \, June, 69. J Cali and heavy—soutbera good to 3a. do mtved, Sash unchanged. irginia sixes, deferred. jo. second sertos, 3) bid, quiet and heavy Lonvox, May 30, 12:30 both money and account re The Peacefal Revolation in Tarkey. THE DEPOSED SULTAN A PRISONER, A Constantinople dispatch, dated yonter- day, says: “The dethroned Sultan is k under guard ina Kiosque.at the extremi of the ‘iio §=6The Ministers informed Murad Eten that he was prociaimed Sui- tan on Monday night. A iar demon- stration took place the next morning, but new Beriect trangulilty ‘bow’ prevails. "ha feet uility now 5. th, Christians and Muasscinen express salisfaction at the a ta city will be illuminated to-night. festivities will continue three days.” Le Temps says that Murad, the new Sul- tan, is dix) to remove the ister of War, Of Abdul Asiz to make the son instoad of the nephew the heir tothe throne. Murad speaks French. This is considered a great advantage, as be will be able to dispense with interpreters when he receives foreign ambassadors. Tbe Russian ambassador has visited the Due Decazes. The latter Ped assurances that France would contribate by THE SITUATION DRAWING TO A CRISIS. iin it of the London Times : —? * gy — tenegron minister of war, 4n Ioterv: With Baron Rodich, at Ragussa, on Sunday, when he informed the Austrian government. that an offensive and defensive alliance nad been concluded between ‘a, mi ment in northern Tarkey. ltogether, the situation is regarded as drawing to a crisis. While the Porte confidentially informs the powers that no armistice will be concede’ on the conditions a) by the Berlin memorandunr, the insurgent leaders loudly declare they will continue to fight until In- dependence is achieved. The Official Rus- sian Invalide seconds these movements by the declaration that England's refusal to join the no h powers cannot but ring on difficulties. Germany bas requested Tur- key to pay £00,000 indemnity to the family of Consul Abbott. A MIRNIGHT COUP D'eTAT. A late dispatch says that all of the Tar Kish capinet the ition of the Sultan, The deposition was accomplished during the night. The Duc Decanes, imme- diately on receiving news of the act, for- mally instructed the French ambassador at Constantinople to use ali bis inflaence to induce the new government to hasten a pa- cific solution of the difficulties. pointed out thatas M’ trom emb@rrassing engagements his succes- sion would naturally induce a hostilities. Ap armistice was in no way inconsistent with the dignity of the ment. The ambarsad recled to urge the Porte opportunity gad immediately enter into negouations with the insurgents and make the concessions judged equitable and ‘the Italian government has re- + come the Black Hills, atiacked by wi ammunition house in center of the city, which, in blowing up, fete t light ome Thoraing, and al five particulars. Buried John Schenck, HR sf fiji i a aig ee A (i fie ristetelnallies goes a Joses bis scalp. PLENTY OF SAVAGES GOLD. The Minneapolis, Minn.. Tribune lashes the following tects SPREEESEE cer situate Higa i : an $ f i i ; i i ii i h H t H ! | Fj Hn af Ea i Es Hy 28 Hi Py Lf = E 4 i i H Hy § - # 3 i i tnd ; i i j i F i i 5 3 | ji F gs Hi q 8 4 & 7 E var.