Evening Star Newspaper, June 10, 1876, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sandays excepted, | AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenne, coracr 11th sirect, | at The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUFPFMANY, Prea’t. oe ENING STAR ts served Dy corvters to | ¢ Ten Cents per week, or Forty- nts per month. Cnpies at the counter Two Cents each. By mail—postage prepaid— Sixty Cents a month; one year, $6, t Tar Were.y orn nan Pritay- @2.a year, posegr prey BFA mogcriphons bwartably tr cctvance. \ OF Rates of atvertising furnished on application. SUMMER RESORTS. Che Vo. 47—N2. 7,241. SPECIAL NOTICES Pp SEY POINT SU UUER KRESUKT. This cld avd well koown Sawmer Re bout ON THE 26ru ISSTANT, wer than ever tefore ts made with the Low- e will be n=arly i Washington and that poia The Beach having beeu pat in thorough order, eauvot b- excelled for Bazht ag sad Bost foe cn aay coast in the coum ry GEOSGS E JtLGUeBp. Manager Bor further particolars. apaty to JS ACER ANDER. 1931 Penssyivanis arcane, Waring ton 219 eolm LOCK ExOn sPainas, ON THE GREAT NORTH MOUNTAIN, ONLY SEVEN HOURS FROM WASHINGTON 4.5. PBATT.......... .. Proprietor WM. H. Boss, MD deut Physician Waiers, grand wey oll be obtat > bar, no extortion of fashion. a, abundantly supplied. coc f i serv ake Bock 2 for Washin © been engaged ote or fafurmetion call on Losurance Agents, 401 %¢h myid Iu (« orEeT. cus = TO B'S ISLAND, Va Bathing—Fishing—Snipe Shooti ¢ Summer prion of vie. been made in + and we hope to ie Surj ‘Thiswell-keown ard po rescrt is now open fer there tore Improven ents bay: the accommodati»n pleass our pat be Q Point by sreerer se F herryatone, RVERY MORDaY, EDUASSJAY snd FUIDAY MORN ise SP Terms—@3 per dar, @'S per week, 84) per Wonth of thirty days. Special rates for Juce and for lorger than one month. mati Bor taformation sdiress B & SEGAR, +9 Im [Cap.&Rep } bb's Istand, Va. USMEE BOAKDEBS —A_ pi-sssat country home. within two milesof thy Bine excellent bp fine shade, y local; oe a experience of three years gu pean sm isfaction Byeis to - ON JAMES, 306 St” Bousd HI. Loutoua conaty, Ve Mee AT 4in HOUSE, CRESSON SPRINGS, Cambria County, Pa. ‘This delightful SUMMER BESOBT wil? be opeced fo of gusets' JUNE isin, 3 Sitvsted on top of the Allegheny Movntaius, uv more desirable piace can be found any whe feta 82 SS mcCLBLLAN, Sep't. NUBF GaTaineg. POINT LOCKOUT SUMMER RESORT, Hott and‘ an Accets per lower P: Jas. K je2-im* Pt. Leekout anit ct Gitay end Penp = Cannes aGtse Bituated om the bs road. 2 miles from Fa re wel The country S C pristor. Ts UYGEts HOTEL, FORT MONROS, tfol Stymrer Resort, comma t excelled on the Atlapti coast. furnisbes! with a'l wodern impr ments. G-s ani Electric Bells in every Foot. and Water on every floor, an! capabie of so = £200 persons, is now open for the nests for the Summer season. Wharf tent, at which 15 to 20 steamers toach ordivg every op! it polots 20 per week ard nowards, sen. ial terms to parties remal ‘Adéress H_ PHOEBUS, Propriete ding = SP. PAUL'S ENG LUTHERAN CHUB‘, corner Lith and H streets — Serv cas To Morrow at ila _m acdSa. m. Prea-hing by aster Rev S DeweR All welcoms. Seats free. lt™ <*, 131m STREET Bverisl OHURUN, be tween Gaod H be streets, Rev. De. Curme dat, Pastor Fexvices to morrow morving at Lo . gad evert g lock. All are invived. [gC SITABIAN SERVICES—Tho Rov A-D. => Mavo. of Spripgied, Mass.. will in the Uritarian Choreh, corner of 6th streets, on Sund: @. thd ‘Chilirens” 0- Mot dueted by Be . Per. [> _ “THY KincDom oom he of tbat Kinga nd its effect upon mankind inthe Christadelpbian B Ui), To-mor esia, CHILDREN'S DAY, WAUGH M. EB. CRUECG —Preaching at a m, 3.8. Prats D. D. S n Another.” at? Platform Meeting Exercises hy ths Sab’ and aedr ane Sas Wonne Bon. B. B. Vaxc®, of North Oar > CHILDBEN’S DS cea var Present tor. celebration at 4 p.m. Decorations of flowers, music of singing birds, and an attractive Programme, If it rains in the afternoon servioss will be held at 7:39 it" [5° SPECIAL —To-morrow s O\PITAL will S<> contain « letter explanatory, def aed otherwise. from Colonel Fitzhugh, late of the Hunse, Daaureie ana @ n———- T [>> THES WASHINGTON CITY D & SOFR TY? will hold ite regulsr mecting ficeof Dr. J.B. Tern BE ONDAY BVBAING jel 2 J.B. y- GLEN WOOD CEMETERY —The regular Sy meeting of Lot Proprictors cf Glenweod Nem be held on MOSDAY EVENING, | ‘clock, ‘dof Trade Rooms, near the erery wi 12th, at corner of 9th street and Pennsylvania avenus, A full attendance is requested jelw 2 ILLIAM LORD, Secretary, SITY—fbe GRAUU UISES of the Academical Da University will take place in the College Obs follows Preparatery vent TUESDAY, Junel it TK o'clock p. Reval Department WEDNESDAY, Jane 14, at 2, o'cl ck p m. ve Department THUBSDAY, Jare 15, ats calanreste sermon will be delivered by igs Chapel, on ¥ BYENIN o'clock. FW. FAIRFIELD President. S PRE FOURTH MONTHLY MeETIN’ te ‘T WASHINGTON BUILDIN: ATION, No 2. held at ry wil be ie —The Tbe a special meeting of the POTOMAC BOAT CLUB on SATUR- FEVERING Bextcuthe Boat Arusc, at al at Go'skeck. A full attendavce is requested Moor 8. YOUN Presitent > SPECIAL NO The ANALOSTAN BOAT CLUB'S EXOUR- SION te GLYMONT take pl.ce Jou 13, (TUESDAY.) Steamer “Jane Moseley it) leave h rwharfat 3:30 p. m.,returning at 12 o'clock. Ticket te bad only of members 8-4 ERICAN STEAMSHIP OOMPANY— L > ONLY LINE CARR MERI- CAN FLaG—*OHIO,” LL NoIS.” “PENNSYLVANIA,” “LOBD CLLYV. “CITY OF BBISTOL.” from Philadelphia to Li erpool direct EVERY THUBSDAY. First-class, Ieeumesiete sad Seorege Passage Tickets, and all pecessary information at B.D. COUKE, Jn. & O0., Agenta, jet 1429 F street. Ss NOTION TO THE PUSLIO AT LARUE. The SATIONAL SUPBEME GEAND LODGE ofthe UNITED ORDEB OF SONS AND DaUGu- TERS OF CANAANITES was organized April 26, 1576, with the following named officers: is am H. Wilt Edward Smith Oscar Smith, N Thornton Bird, Jobn Deianey. N.G \. Luck Mathes, N.G.1 8.8. Jesse Coats. N.G. 0.8 . 8. By ‘The above named Nations! Grand Lodge was in- rporated on the 29th day of April, 1876, Washing- ton. D © . according to the law. All person or per- sous are forewarned against using or Infeiagiog urn oue vormecr rights. “Tne penalty of the law will be strictly enforerd upon any person. 80 violat- ing yenjyaMeS PRATT, NGO M. FRANCIS C. BRIGHT, N je8-3t* SP yt ADCTION ~The ENTIRE BTOOK of H. H. HEMPLER, OPTICIAN, 453 Poon sylvania’ avenue, EVERY EVENING at 7% o'clock. my36-tr ‘PSE Fawige Bovey. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Offers Summer Boarders superior accommda- tions. Prices very moderate For farther particalars address, my Iw J. M. PAGE & CO., Props. TOMsC HOTEL, pr 7. GRONGE'S ISLAND, BG: jear PINEY POINT, Ma ‘This summer resort will be open for rec=ption of Vieners Jane loth. isitore by Potomac steamers will be wt promptiy at Piney Point or Marshall's rt with comvesance. Table slws: With éelicacies of the season. Boata for fishing and Bailing tree cfcharge. Address J. ADAMS & BROS, my8 Im" Piney Poiot PO. St. Mary's Co , Md YATIOS SAS Somer Eesrt for Washing. iovians. YATTON, at the Bioe Ridge Mocntains, in Lendora coanty. Va.; on the Itpe of the Washington and Ohio Tail- ad. « fers fine attractions, and is now open wuss five minutes’ walk frem the depot; fifty miles from the city. Pate moguteia air and splendid scenery levty of fruit, milk, batter ap ; nice shade, ees t walks and es: erythiog for health Sod comfort. ‘Terms very reasonable. ferme. kc, addres GW. WRIGHT, Bound Hill Depot. W. anc 0. BR. R., V: my23-tu,th #3. RRA LEY araines, 7 NEAB HABBISONBURG, BROCHINGHAM COUNTY, VA GEO. W. BUNKER, OF WASHINGTON, D. C., MANAGER. and popular Summer Kesort Ist, ‘The water ro Supp ied a! the water, the location, pa~ mosphere, pictaresyue ‘scecery. drives, hunting, fishing, &c., all ten Make Bawley THE most attractive as wellas THE Most heaithful resort in Virginia. The Company bas at it se erected the most cuumodious e bulldings in the state, and during ® perfect system of terra- to A. B. 1S1OK, President, Barrisondarz, Virginie. By co2m MOUTH N = Ar ws. magnificent Seaside Hotel will be ope 17 Conteiniog 250 band-omely turnisbed| water, elevator, electric bells = A —— Ct yee —_—" " ang. mple capacity for 400 guests withont crowding. The Bett is 30 fort from the beach, whore the Dathiog te nasurpase:! on the coast. while a magni- ficent fresh-water lake is within 200 feet of the ve- 2 inland, abounding in fish and splendid for Towing and sailing 2 elegant band «{ m~stc will bein attendance the entire s ason ( fe Tent De}. ‘Warm Salt and Frosh Water Baths tn the butiding 1g boure from New York clty, 2% hours from t Piiiladeipl ‘without chen, or circelars apply at the St ¢ pie, or at the MULLIN GW mR, * fonre oad Motel, Phile- onmouth Hotel, K Pro & McKINSI re. Cloud Hotel, Peilstelehia, .. Of Depot Hotel, Fort Wayne, OPENS J HARLES DUFFY, {Of Contiue: tal Motel, Paila ,) Proprietor, sav aomreene beg leave to taform the Ee rons of this weil SUMMER BESORT ‘That the Hotel hes dees most t Bisbed and remodeled fro a top to bottom. a is solicited a TRBMS MODERATE. ASMMON & JA0OBY, Litts, Penosytvania. my? im 5 iE BALTINOGE A Oi = BS. ore BLO aig se YM. Oa. OPEN AIE MEETINGS Every Evening.st& o'clock, corner 7th street and Penus;lvauis avenue. SABBATH AFTEENOON SERVICE IN LUNCOLS HALL, At 3% o'clock. #7 Brerybody invited. THE BEST. MILBUBN'S SODA WATER. SATURAL SPBING WATERS on Draught {OB-COLD TEA, COFFEE and CHOCOLATES. 1429 PENNsYLvaNia AVENUE, apls-tr near Willard’s, General Clavm and Collection Agent, ° my26 tr ia NvOUs BXHAUSTION —& Mesical Eseny, comprising a series ares 5 st Kahn's Museum of Anatomy, New York vm the cause and cure of Prematare Decline, show- ug indiaputably bow lost health may be, regained, «Wording @ clear synbpsis of the tmpedimenta to of nervous and physi- Xperience, aa 1439 F street. Ss risummates MDALL, treet, yanas-¢ma “TTORNBY-ay-aaw, | #00, BANKERS, Corner of 10th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Securities tepls-ly SUMMER RESORTS. Levseun MINERAL SPRINGS, HAMILTON, VA. ‘This pleasant — Resort will be open for the Dealers tm Government and foreign Exchange and Gold. Tece ptivg of the Ist of June. Zhe contig ity to office, toge! tes of the water. able situations i rest, recreation myS-im™ Foening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1876. TWO CENTS. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAyY.—Inter- nal revenue, $415 35).41; enstoms, $392,091 20. THE PRESIDENT went to Annapolis this morning, to be absent until Sunday after noon. THE ANNUAL EXAMINATION of cade midshipmen and cadet engineers bezan to day at the Naval academy. Nor Trvs.—The rumors of a correspond- ence between Mr. Blaine and Mr. Conkling looking to @ reconciliation between thes: gentlemen, are authoritatively denied. SENATOR MORION says that every state- ment or insinuation, coming from any quar- ter, that he Instigate:|, directly or indirectly, or Is any way a party to, the investigations of Mr. Blaine, ts an infamoas falsehnoot. PERSONAL.—The rumor that Mr. H. J. Kamadell, of the N. Y. Tribune, contemplates entering into partnership with Messrs. Flood « O'Brien, the well-known bonanza bankers, of San Francisco, 1s now contradicted. SENTENCE CoMMUTED.—The President has commuted the sentence of John L. Bit Unger, late United States gapger in Missouri, convicted of fraud against the revenue, from iroprisonment in the penitentiary to impris- oument In the county jail. ANOTHER DEMOCRAT RULED IN.—The House Election Committes to-day decide to admit Abbott, democratic contestant of the seat of Frost, republican, from the 4th district.of Massachusetts, The minority report will favor the retaining of Frost. RAILROAD DISCkKIMINATION.—The House Committee on Commerce will on next Fri- day commence their investigation, under the resolution adopted May 24th, relative to the alleged combinations and discrimina- Uons of railroads. THE CONDITION OF SPEAKER Keer had greatly improved this morning. Last night his life was despaired of. He 1s suffering from general debility and a severe attack of darrbcea, which set in yesterday afternoon. Lc. Pope, who was called to attend him yes- lerday, pow thinks his patient out of all im- mediate danger. NAVAL ORDE —Rear Admiral Reed Warden detached from the command of tne South Pacific station on the reporting of his relief and ordered to return home and repori arrival. Commander C. H. B Caldwell, de tached as a member of the board of exami- hers on the 1th instant and ordered to com- mand the South Pacific station, persteamer of the 15th instant from New York. OPENING OF THE BLACK HILLS.—The House Committee on Indian Affairs have agrecd to report, with a recommendation that it pass, the resolution recently intro- duced by Mr. Steele, of Wyoming, declaring ailthe territory north of the North Piatte river and east of the summit of the Big Horn mountains, known as the Black Hills country, to be open to exploration and set- tlement. A LIVE Paice Comrs Duke of Go! Kingof 8 —Prince Oscar, land, and second son of the en and Norway, is expected to arrive in this country in about two weeks on a Swedish man-of-war, on which he is serving as acadet. The prince is in his 17th @r, and is said to speak and write four anguages fluently. He will, after seeing the eutenuial Exhivition, visit New York and Niagara Falls, return for the Palladelphia ce'ebration on the Fourta of July. He will visit Washington. MISSING WITNESSES IN THE KERR IN- VESTIG ATION.— Messrs. Wakeman, Geo. E. Bliss, district attorney; Darling, ex-U. 8S. Commissioner of New York, who were sub- seepaed by telegraph yesterday to appear before the Clymer committee to-day, and tell what they know of the charges against Speaker Kerr, failed to putin an appearance ‘118 morning. Mr. Clymer again subpwaaed them to-day to appear on Monday, he not baving heard anything from them fn reply to the former subpna. MRe. SARA J. SreNCeR made a brief ar- gument before the House District Commit- tee this morning, during which she urged that the revised code of the District be ap- proved by Congress. She argued that if this code was adopted there would be laws to protect the interests that the Girls’ Reform Sehool project is to aid. This code, she said, was never adopted by the District legisia- ture, and consequently is not binding in this District. The committee took the matter under consideration. En ROUTE To THE CONVENTION.—Govy- ernor Chamberlain, of South Carolina, and ex-Governor Bullock, of Georgia, called at the Executive mansion this morning to pay their respects to President Grant. Governor Chamberlain is on his way to attend the Cincinnati convention as @ de! ite from bis state. A large number of delegates to the convention, from the south, north and east, bave passed through Washington dur- ing the past day or two, ail of whom have called at the Executive mausion to pay their respects to the President. NaTIONaAL BANKS.—The Treasury now holds £343,756,050 in U. S. bonds to secure national bank circulation and £18,323,000 to seeure public its. U.S. bonds deposited for circulation for week ending June 10th, $18,250. U. 8. bonds held for circulation with- drawn week ending June 10th, $213,000. Na Uonal bank circulation outstanding, #332,- 680,006. Gold bank circulation outstanding, $2,099,190. Receipts of national bank notes forwarded for jemption for week ending Jane 10th, 1876, as com pared with the corre- sponding week of last year—I1875, $4,828,000; 1876, $5,324,000, FROM CINCINNATI.—It is pretty well ua- derstood that Robert J. Ingersoll, of LiL- bois,will nominate Mr. Blaine with a starter of 41 votes from that state, Representative le a of Maine, seconding the nomination with the united vote of that state. Probably Senator Hamlin and Messrs. ie and Frye will have charge of Mr. Biaine’s interests in Cincinnati, with sufficient power to act with authority. A. B. Cornell and Repre. sentative Platt will have charge of Mr. Conkling’s interests, while Morton’s two brothers-in law, Messrs. Burbank and Hol- loway, and General Terrill will act in be- half of the Indiana Senator. It is under- stood that General Harlan, General Boyn- ton and Bluford Wilson, will be on hand in the interests of Secretary Bristow.—[Cinn. A copy of the celebrated “Charlotte Cor- day” in the Corcoran Gallery, made by Mr. Charles Armor, of this city, now on exhibi. tion at Solomons & Chapman’s, is justly at- tracting a great deal of sttention, not only from the general public but from : * a4 BS i i nh f tid fk i OUR STREETS AND AVENUES. Cost of Maintaintog Them. PROPORTIONS WHICH SHOULD BE PATD BY E GENERAL AND DISTRICT GOY- ERNMENTS. The following correspondenca explains iteelf: MAY 15, 1876. Hon 8. W. Dorsey, ‘Senate Committee on the District of Columbia: Dear Sir: The Commissioners of the Dis- trigt bave the honor to send herewith to the hohorable Committee of the Senate on the Districta report of the Engineer of the Di:- trict on the subject matters embraced in the resolution of the Senate of the 20ti ultimo, sent to them by the committee, and they in- vite the favorable attention of the commit- Lee to the suggestions of the eugtneer for the basis of adjustment of the proportion to be Lah by the District and the United States of ‘he cost of the repair and maintenance of the concrete and asphalt pavement laid on the streets, parks and sidewalks in the Dis- trict of Columbia. and recommend proper appropriations by Congress in aid of the Dis- trict for repairing concrete pavements during the present season and continuing the work of replacing the decayed wood pavements of Wasbington and Georgetown, meatioued ta the report of the engineer. Respectialiy yours, (Signed.) W. DENNISON, J. H. Ketcaam, 8. L. PHELPS, Commissioners, D. C. Engineer's Osfice, Distict of Columbia WASHINGTON, April 27, 1576. To the Honorable the Commisstoners of Ure Dis~ trict of Columbia: Gentlemen: Toe Senate resolution of the 20th instant relative to the repatrof concrete pavement, is herewith returned. The estimate for repairs containei iu my last annual report is made up as follows: Of the concrete pavements there remain 468,82 square yards not repaired during the pest season. A life was assigned to these upon the basis explained In the text of my last annual report, making a necessacy ex- penditure up to the end of the fiscal year ending June 30, 13:7, of 29 cents per square ard, equal to $:5,76540, say $100,000.00. ‘bis was divided between the fiscal years ending June 30th, 1876, and June 30th, 1577, in the ratio of about three-eighths and five- eighths respectively, making $36,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30tb, 1876, and 864,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1877. It is not practicable to Indicate in advance the points where the repairs will be required, so that no &pportionment of the expense can be made at present. If the work be not too long deferred, a of the expense will un- doubtedly be collectible from the contractors — whose work the limit of time within which the contractor must Keep it in repair nas notexpired. All repairs for which con- tractors are not responsible have heretofore been paid from the general fund, but the cost of repairs both of concrete and wood pave- ments made during the past season is almost entirely collectible from the contractors or their sureties, the limit of time for which their pavements were guaranteed, not hay- ing yet expired when the pavements required rerewal. The repairs which concrete pavements re- quire are of two classes: Ist. Minute repairs, which should be kept up from day to day whenever any serious abrasion of the surface appears; an 2d. A renewal of the top coat or wearing surface of the pavement called resurfacing, which will be required at intervals depend ipg upon the quality and thickness of the original paveménts. Unless a decided im- provement should be made in the coal tar pavements, this period will rarely exceed five years. The cost of the minor repairs should be paid from thegeneral fund, and the Cost of resurfacing being in fact a periodical renewal of the pavement, may be treated as such @bd Assessed as & new improvement; one-third against the adjacent property and two-thirds to the general fand, or ia such other proportions a8 may be deemed equi- table. Ir the general government be located In every respect as auy other property owoer:n te apportionme:.t of the cost of all r2pairs, cefiuite adjustment of this matter cou'd reached, and one which appsars to me to be stricUy equitable. By tuis methol the general government would pay for all re pairs in proportion to the value of its rea sroperty in the District, and for the perio ti- cal renewal of the payment adjacent to any of this property an additional proportion tn common with other property owners simi- larly situated. Not less than 275,000 should be maile avail- able for the work of repairing coacrete pave- ments during the present season. In this connection I desire to invite your attention to the necessity for continuing he work of replacing the decayed wood ements in Washington and Georgetown. 329,333.52 should be made available for this pore during the present season. Very respectfuily, = R. L. HOXTe, (Signed) A., Engineer of D. C. Lieut. En: WHAT THE LATTER SAYS OF THE Goy- ERNMENT SUIT AGAINST iM. A few days since Hon. L.Q C. Lamar, of Mississippi, and Hon. Casey Young, ot Ten- Lessee, called u pon Secretary Chandler, and presented the foliowing letter: THE EBEItTT, WASHINGTON, D. C.,) June ist, 1876. § To Hiom. Z Chandler, Secretary of Interior: Sir:—Some pereon has sent to my aidress at Memphis, Tenn., THE EVENING STAR, published at Washington, May 22, 1876, with the following paragraph marked: ‘Secretary Chandier denies the published statement ‘bat be intends, if the Senate shall decide that it has jurisdiction, to recommend to the House the Impeachment of one Taomnson, who was Secretary of the Interior before the war, for abstracting more than seven bun- dred thousand doliars of the public moneys. He admits baying made the remark, but only as a joke. He says, however, there is no doubt as to Tompson’s guilt, and that he is wealtby enough to repay the amount to the government, and shonid be made to do it” Ihave ther the right nor inclination to act upon the assumption that the state. ment in this paragraph is authorized by you or justified by anything you have said. Per- mit me, therefore, to call your special atten. tion to the article, and respectfally to in- quire of you if it does not represent you truly. Pivase give meas prompt.a reply as your convenience will permit. Your obedi. ebt servant, J.D. THompson. The only reply to the above letter was the fervice of the process upon Mr. Thompson. meptioner. in yesterday's STAR, of a civil Suit to recover #1,000,000, principal and in- Lerest, of the stolen Indian trust bonds, and for ine amount received by the defendant from the so-called confederate states of America, and which it is alleged reverted to aid became the property of the United States, $1,000,000, with interest. Mr. Thomp- son says that a Congressional investization of the case in to the Indian trust fuod resvited in bis acquittal from any complic- ity in the matter whatever. As to the $1,000,000 gold of the confederacy, Mr. psol says he was, as agent, intrusted by tne confederate government to turn the unexpended balance of the $1,000,090, placed in bis hands, over to the confederate agents abroad. This he did, and afterwards there was a final adjustment of bis account and a foll and Snail receipt of al) was given to him, whieh receipt he has now in his pos- tession. The suits for the two amounts, in. cluding interest, will aggregate $4,000, —_————— ),000. The Naval Investigation. TESTIMONY OF CHIEF ENGINEER WOOD. ‘W. W. Wood, chief of bureau of steam FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Satvapay, June 10. SENATE.—Oa motion of Mr Morrill, o Vermont, the House resolation retaraing thanks to the state of Vermont for thestatue of Ethan Allen, to be placed in the statae chamber of the capitol, was taten u, Mr. Morrill addressed the Sevate, referring to the peculiar fitness of the hall for the pur- pose to which it had been «devoted. i,re calling the men and acts that bad mate it of great historical interest, he reviewed! the early history of Vermontand the events of the ‘period which brought out Ethan Alien, and sketched briefly the life of tat distia guisned soldier and statesman, Mr, Edmunds followed witn eulogistic re- morks, pronouncing Etban Allen & man of natural gifts rather than acquiremetus. fie referred at some lengta to the controversy between New York and New Hampshire over the territory, which led to Vermont's becoming a state, and the conuection of Ethan Ailen with the military and political events of the period. The resolution was then adopted On motion of Mr. Capertoa, the House bill for the relief of Andrew J. Barrett was taken up, and after discussion, its farther ¢ nsid- eration was postponed. Mr. Kernan calied up the bill of the House to provide for the redemptioa of uuused stamps. On taking a vote on the question it result- ed, yeas 25, nays 4. o quorum being present, Mr. Thurman said he would move to adjoara, to allow some Of his friends to talk with the dele- gates to Cincinnati. (the South Carolina delegation being on the floor.) [Laughter } The motion was agreed to, yeas 15, nays 13, and at 1:20 p. m. the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Mr. Baker (Ind.) offered a resolution, which was agreed to, directing the Secretary of the Treasury to inform the House of the amount of internal revenue tax paid by the Bal timore and Oblo ratlroad and its francalses, @od the Central Pacific railroad from Jaly 1, 1864, to. December 31,1871, on the uadi- rofits used for coustraction. Mr. ning (Ohio), from the Committee on Military Aifairs, reported back Senate bill to reduce the number and increase the efficitney of the medical staif of the U. 8. army. Passed. Mr. Patterson (Col.), from the Committee on Territories, reported back Senate bill in relation to the administration of justice in Colorado. Passed. The House resumed consideration of the bill pending on Thursday, to repeal the lroa- clad oath so as it related to jurors in the U. S. courts, and it was recommitted to the Committee on Jndiciary. Mr. Knott, (Ky.,) from Committee on Judiciary, reported the Senate amendments to House bill in relation to tne courts in Washington territory, and the amendments Were concurred in aud the bill passed. Mr, Lynde, (Maine,) from same committee, reported back Senate bill to amend the bandruptact. Pgssed. Also, from same committee, reported back Senate biil to make available an appropria- Uon of $25.0 to pay commissioners for as- sessing demages on Fox and Wise sin river improvement after Jane 3), 1876. Passed. at Cincianati. CHEERFULNESS OF THE CANDIDATES. The New York Commercial of yesterday publishes the following dispatch from Cin- cinnati: Last night and this (Friday) mornin; brought a large number of delegates an outsiders to this city. The arrival of every train adds to the increasing crowd. The various Lotels begin to be very lively and exhibit much activity. The Grand Hotel is the center of attraction more than any other hosteiry lu the city. Tae advance gaard of the Conkling forces have their tent pitched here, and baye lugugurated the campaign with activity and spi... The friends of Senator Covkling are quite hopeful of eucce's. They count oa votes from New Jersey, New Englant, Michigan, Virginia, Georgia, Nevada, Caltfornia, I~ Lois, Kansas, Iowa, Alabama, Arkangas, North Carolina, &c. Some of his more en- (nusiastic friends claim over 200 for him on the second ballot. Morton's friends are here in strong force, and make a claim for him of over two han- dred delegates. The friends of all the can- didates are more or less sanguine that lignt- ning will strike their favorite. T fall to see any enthusiasm here for Mr. Bristow, petwithstanding Kentucky is on the opposite side of the river. General Har- an, With @ large number of Keatuckians, are here, quiet and hopeful, but not fceling that there is any cerlainty of success for their man. Some few of Blaine's friends are here, aud feel certain that he will poll over three hun- dred votes Oa the second ballot. Bets are being made If he receives this number that he will be nominated on the third or fourth valiot. There is no denying it, that he has rd nse current strongly with him. Of course there is all soris of speculation about the “great unknown.” There are very wise men bere who say that neither Blaine, Conkling, Morton nor Bristow, can be nomi- d. Some og a are looking Ty ous and talking in whispers about ourbe and Wheele; Srbcn THE TCREISH QUESTION AS IT STOOD YESIERDAY.—In the British house of com- mons last evening Mr. Disraeli announced ‘bat the Berlin memorandum had been with- drawn because the Porte had anticipated fome important points and offered an armis- tice spontaneously. He also declared that the letter recently published in Vienna over his signature, in reference to Muscovite ag- #ressions. Was @ forgery. The representa- lives of Russia in Servia and Montenegro bave been ordered to use their influence to prevent apy warlike demonstrations azainst ‘urkey. Intelligence has been received at Paris ‘that some of the insurgents have ac- cepled tbe armistice and others rejected it. The Porte has addressed @ courteous note to Servia, asking that government to explain the meaning of her armaments. Mourad has ordered bis ministers to present a new pro- sramme within a week. The Softas have seen forbidden to carry arms or to assemble im the public thoroughfares. Tbe am»assa- dors of the three northern powers have simultaneously recognized Mourad as sul- tan. It is now stated that all immediate danger of an outbreak on the Servian aud enegrin frontier is removed. Tne new constitution wii! establish, the equal rights of a)1 persons, irrespective Gf nation. ality or religio: SWEDEN RORGIANS.—The fifty-sixth gene- ral convention of the New Jerusalem, Swe- depborg, church commenced in Philadelphia esterday, delegates being present from Meine, Marylaud, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsyiva- bia, California. Iltnots and Canada. Rev. Mr. Tafel, of New Jersey, made an address respecting bis work abroad. A report was made on Lhe state of affairs in England, aus- tralia, Seandivavia, Germany, Italy. zerland, France, Sweden and Austri Re- ports were also read of the rapid increase of tbe rew church in Canada and the United States. Among those in attendance are A. M. Pulsifer, editor of the ; Dr. —— eto New Be oe = ; Ohio: LC Jange: rie! , Philadelphia; Prof, Geo. F. Root. Chi- York; T. 8. Arthur, Philadel Jap sal Se THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, bao hae aes holding its sessions at Puil- ade)p yesterday meet i: Chicago on the first’ Tueada} in Jonuney, a <i7. Resolutions were t mem- ot i prof who in any ‘way aid or the medical students in or exclusive systems of medicine are to ite the irit of the ethics of the American Medical h hoards. of Massachusetis, was elected president for the ensuing year. ——<$$___ onan er on BLAIne—J. H. Mill - or a, ‘vernment Pacific road in & published erpment. director who sprang ‘the, first charges on Biaine, acted from the firat in Kaci unc iattrul aeeate bad a witness to in lew ‘who all aod gaene. Biaing hed hotliing whateres a Telegrams to The Star. FOREIGN NEWs. The Winstow Case in Pariiamen: Loxpon, June 10.—Sir Henry James, lib- erai member of parliament for Taunton, has given notice in the house of commons that cn Monday he will ask Mr. Bourke, tt under foreign secretary, whether Secretary Fisu’s dispaich of the 221 0f May, relating to the case of Winslow, reached te foreign Office on the 6th of June, and whether there is any objection to lay it on the table of the bouse. It is certain that the government Will not again ask for Winslow's remand unless it be decided to have the whole mat- ter argued belore the fal tere is some probability. Failing this, Winsiow,, ou next Thursday, (the 15th inst will either be released or surreadered, the later solution of the case resting op the con- lingency of an agreement bet the gov- eroments of the United States and Great Britain upob the term w treaty. ——_e v Cotton Crop. MOBILE, ALA., June 10.—Alabama, 45 counties, 109 letters, acreage compared with last year as follows: 12 counties report aver- age increase 8% per cent.; 2) same, and > average decrease |i percent; these last are upland counties located in the northeastern portion of the state; there has bean no ma- lerial damage by overflow; character of weather equaily fayorabieas last year, very few reporting less so. Stands almost w versaily good, but crop from one to two weeks later than last; labor is eqaal in num ber, and if anything more effi 1 any commercial fertilizers used, bat 11 poorer counties domestic manures have been Applied; present condition of crop fatr to xzood, some counties, however, report too much rin about the first instant, caasing rapid growth of grass and weeds.’ Missis- stppt. 20 counties, red 10 counties nd § the same mage by overilow. Weather somewhat unfavorable up to April, but since then reporte1 as being very favor: able. Stands on uplands not 0 good, but on jow and prairie almost perfect crop’ from § to 10 days later than last year; iabor equal in bumber and efficiency. No commercial fer Ulizers used but more home made. General condition of crop reported good. —_.—_—_ New York Sanday Liquor Law. NEw YorK, June 10.—The police commis- sioners have given strict injunctions for the enforcement of the excise law to-morrow. The police are, if necessary, ordered to force tbe door of saloons where liquor is being fold and arrest offenders. The police reserves are ordered to hold themselves in readiness for any trouble that may arise. ge ceccnotiins “peas Kicked to Deatn. BALTIMORE. June 10.—Michael Nolan, a laborer, aged 25 years, was kicked @nd beat- en by Thomas McDonnell, it.. yesterday a! ternoon until Nolan died. Tne diMficalty, which occurred near Lake Montebello, Baltimore connty, originated in a dt spast & bill Jor board due McDonnel Nolan. in mate by -s The Colorado Duel. Nzw York, Juce 10.—A St. Louis dis- pateh says the Albert Jessup who was killed ina ducl at River Bend, Colerate, Thura- day, was the son of a prominent New York banker. Theduel was fought withont sec- onds. The parties met quietiy and proceed- ed to shoot at each othe: Railroad Fai edaced. NEw YORK, June 10.—Toe Pennsylvania Railroad company announce further reduc- Lion of passenger rates to the following pots: incinnati, $12; Coicago, £14; In- Manapolis, $13; Louis ville, $18; St. Louis, #18, and corresponding reductions to all points west. ——_.—___ Basiness Suspension. NEw Youk, Jane 10.—Giloert & Weaver, dealers 1n woolen goods, Suspended yester- y._ Thetr abilities are $159,009, and nom. 41 BEsets £109,000. - ——_—___ Round for Ciaciu: 5 Netw York. Juce 10.-The Maine Blaine club reached Jersey City this moraing aad started Immediately for Ci acini ——_e—_. The BaLti“orE, Jane 10 —Virginis sixes, deferred (a; Virgioia Consolidated. 65 Sager firm + ond absde higter. 9% 110% BaLtimong, Jae 10—Cott énll—mitatine eant firm—Howard re-t ry tour mere nua western super, ds” family, 5.50a7.50; Wheat dali < do, yellow, 58%; western m: June; @ July." Oats dull aod arch: quiet, Tests. Hay dull end sachs 3 firm and sdvancing. Pork. § hor rib sides, 10% to’ TAI) tea, Lg. dull bat stesdy—retined. 125; Petro quiet—crade | ; hovld: The; clear pected, "Bacho-shouisers, Sic: clear ris) ome, isal6. Lard ~ 438; Active and a little lower, Buw Youre, Juve .—Fflocr tirmer. Wheat ore &nd two cents better Corn firm both monoy and ateouut. Un, boute-lses, ur, tb monoy ant. U.8. HW LS6T's, TOK; new five's, 106%; Erie, 1% —\-~-e-____ A LonpyistT’s WORK AT WASHINGTON. The taking of testimony in the elvil suit of the Pacific Mai] Steamship company against Richard Irwin was continued yesterday be- fore referee 8. 8. Browneil, in Wall street. Mr. Irwin was re ited by his counsel, Wm. H. Scott and Mr Bennett, and Mr. Vanderpoel conducted the examination for the company. Samuel A. Hateh testiied in rebuttal of some evidence given by Mr. Irwin. He said that Mr. Irwin gave him 19,500 as payment for his services as a ‘pa lamentary lawyer” at Washington; of thi $11 500 was paid after the of the sab- sidy bill. He was paid for his infinence with Senators Imembers of Congress, over twenty of whom he had approached elther indirectly or personally. When asked what he had done, he said:—“I did the very best I could; talked about it and presented the question of the subsidy in the very best ligbt I could, showing and explaining how many advantages would accrue to the mari- time interests of the country by its passaze The witness declined to state what otner means he used. The investigation was at- journed to next Tuesday, at 4 o'clock.—(N. ¥. Tritame, June 9h THE COLORED DELEGATES aT CINc.N- Nati.—The oof the Alavama dele gation to the Cincinnati convention ap- plied at the Walnut Street House in tuat city for accommodations for the entire dele- gation, but the proprietor, finding that it was y composea of colored them. Tne proprie- tors of the four leading hotels, the Grand, the Burnet, the Gibson and the St. James— ee agreed toreceive deli ¥ CS citement ‘evian ele ment Tietr eympathin ia Ne 3 w thelr way to the These = oners received life senteaces, ant have been incarcerated for over ten years. CHARLEY Ross —Christian K. Ross, toe of Charie; LOCAL NEWS. The Washiagton Normal School. INTERESTING COMMENCEMENT EXERCISER A large ant select audience avem: died at Lincoln Hall last eveuing, the occa. bg the third annual comm & semicirels, actired io white, with oral ornaments. Oo the rear wall were the words ‘‘much tn little,” work ed to evergreens and encircling the figures THE EXERCISES OPENED at So'cloek by choice music by Donch’s cbestra, which also rendered @ graod dedicated to the class of | Mr. THE PROGRAMME Was then continued as follows: Giris and their Education, Clara E essay—Primary Schools, Kate M. Bila essay—Night Brings Out the Stars, Flora Le Hendley; essay—Tne Ioflaence of Wom Mary E. Bohrer, American Hymn, the Class; eesa, dictory, Florence M. The papers all showed marked ability and care. Tae class sobg, commencing “Up learning’s misty Mountain” was sweetly sane by the youn, laates, who, while sing ng the last_ verse ecuted a beautivol chain march. The edeet Was excellent and an encore was demanded. District Commissioner Puelps ten pre- sented . THE GRADUATE to the following young 1 Ball, Annie Boers, & CERTIPICATES ox: Kiorecce Mi les Biandon, crows Browa, Cooper Dyer, Clara sewer, Altes Vir~ Sovder, Sera neces Sperks, Mary Paul Wilsoo, Emma Jane Young DR. MAYO, © INGFIELD, MASS, Was introduced, wie @ sbort address, in which he covgratulat4 the young ladies and the people of the District on the ad- vanced position taken by the schools. He remarked that during the late war women met the responaitility of the education of the youth nobly. He had been in many of the Schools of ‘the country, and be would say that the schools here are equal to any in the country, and the writing he believed excelled that of any schools in the world. It was the daty of Congress to ald the schools of the District by @ grant of lands, as it had for the schools of vai 8 Slates and territories, He spoke of the foresight of Washington and Jefferson as to the schools, and rehearsing the tragedy of Julius C intoa quarrel, but became reconetied thi the playing of @ violia. He remarked that he had been to Congress, and there found members quarreling just as the boys did, and there was no violin about, and to his mind It Was Suggested that the schoo! take up @ fiddle and the out the words, the agton he would find that the schools had received a land grant, and that the system here woul equal, if not excell the system of any state or country in the world. [Appleuse. | orchestra struck up @ galop, and the audience dispersed. A GOOD SCHOOL RECORD. Miss Florence M. Bail, the valedic’ ppsced through all berecarlier stadies with <i bonors, and graduated in Miss Lane's Grammar school in isi4, with the school medal for the best scholarship, and also won prize medal in a contest with ali the schools in the arithmetic mateh of that year, and received 4lso @ premium for having attended school for five successive years without missing aday. But being = some to be admitted tn’ the normal si at that Ume, she received the appointment of sab- assistant teacher in Miss Lane's Grammar ecbool, and in 1575 was selected to enter the contest for a place in the Normal which she acquired by passing the best ex- amination Of all the contestants, and now she has graduated with the double honor of being awarded one of the prize essays and tne valedictory addr THE REVIVAL ME Lincoln Hall buildin charge of Mr. O C. ght, wno read 3d chapter, 1st Corintht ad especially on the passage, “Paul planted, ¢ Appolos wateres. but God gave the In- crease,” saying we should not follow the lead of this or that one, but follow Mr. Wright spoke of the responsibility rest- ing on all Christians, whe are in 8 mensure laborers in the vineyard. ort prayer was offered. Mr. Franklia i from the 12th sircet M. E. church that there were three conversions last night, aod fonr joined the ebureh. Mr. Nye reported that the meet- ing at the corner of lith and R streets last bight was well attended, as was the ingeey meeting. The treatment they first fi when the building was stoned,has given way to kinder feelings. Mr. House rated Mr. Nye, and asked aid for the mission. Mr. Janney reported from the North Caro- lina Mission a five meeting there last night, several having presented themselves at the altar,and there were ove on two conversions. He noticed also that workers were wanted e. Rev. Mr. Graef said that the feeling in bis church was such that bis regular ser- vices bave to be closed with an inquiry meeting. His people generally wish the meetings to go on and next week the services wiil gorighton. It was announced that the young converts meetings will be held at the Calvary Baptist Church. Mr. Joy asked prayers for an todivideal who has lately given op drink, Mr. Nye for an ex-army- officer who was baptized last Monday, Mr. House for three young friends, and 8 num- ber of others were presented, aod Rev. Dr. Nobie, Rev. Mr. Gonzales, and Rey. Mr. Graef offered prayer. DEATH OF AN EsriMaBLe CITIzeN.— Robert Harper Williamson, @ notice of whose Ceath appears iu anotver colamn of our p@per, was born in Dlartius>urg, and was & desceudent of the Hi were the original owners ‘and founders of ‘arper’s Ferry. He bad for many yews beet a. resident of Washington, wi he married and bas since lived. occupying the bouse on 10th street where be died. He filed for a number of years, with credit to bim- self,@ position in the General Land office, and when the department of the Interior Was @stablisbed, with Mr. Ewing appointed its head, Mr. Williamson was assigaed 5G in the chapel in &l noon to Gay was ip ciety of devo! Was well known to most of the old residents of the city, and shared the respect of all who knew him. Perhaps his most noted char .«.- teristic was tbat of Kindness and cheerfal- ness in his domestic relations. Lis desire to make all happy, shed @ continued ray of brightness, contentment @vd pleasure over the fami); and exercised pense ~teanmrsiva THe KENDALL AND KING SHirs.—The examination of ite schools of the District the Kendall and King ~ is answered questions were ie saat ihe result will be announced. = BILL FoR 4 Dr 3.3.