Evening Star Newspaper, August 9, 1876, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Exeepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, cormer Lith ety | sv | The Evening Star Newspaper Company, | S, H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. >— THE EVENING STAR i served by carriers to ubscriber Cents week, or Forty- four Cente per mouth. P Copies af the counter, Two Centa ‘By mail - postage prepaid— Bixty Cents a month; one y 6. THE WEEKLY STAR— published on Priday— 82 Raves of advertising furnished on application, SPECIAL NOTICES. np BRTEAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION, _ monthly meetisg on TRCESDAY RVBBING. loth irstact at Wa i) W. MOO: SONS OF JONADAB —The Grand Ooun- ¢il, Bons of Jovadeb. will hold = suncial mont ing on THURSDAY EVENING NEXT. angast Jer. in Liberty Council Hail, coraer 7th and D reets northwest, peed eg SO ODEN, Grand Secretary. ABUInGTOS ¢ ING ASSOCIA TIO y meet! for the ade Kooms, S49 Advances made to stock hol.ers ara returned in 10 monthiy tostalments. THOM 4* HYDE, Prestd.nt IBO JOY EDSON Sec'y, 711 G st nw. ang? 3t ¥ a Cc. A GOSPEL MELTING, SABBATH EVENING At $ o'clock. ia the ASSOCIATION BOOMS. Music led by Cornet sad O:gan. All are acloowe. PEN-Alk MBERTING at 7 o'clock, 7th street aad Penpsyivacis arena * is. TAX Pavers — oar bills ae IAL IMPROV &MENT TAXES th-ones J © LAY & CO., Bo. 223 ig street, aud save 4 large disc uet angs- tu NoTIOs H. FF. ZIMMEGMAN & SON, Furnitare Deslers, cau be found at Wo. 4 etre t_berween D and E. THE BEST MILBURN’S SODA WATER, NATUBSL SPRING WATESS on Dranght, WOE-COLD TEA, COFFEE aud CHOCULSTE. 1429 Pens VaANIA AVENUE, spls-tr near Willard’s BW. WHITAKER. \o TUS Isth street, war Tre Diete’ pects it Ciatms, Pension ca “LEWIS JOHNSON & CO, is BANKERS, Corner of Wrh Street and Pennsylvania Avcaue, in Government and District Securities, Foreign Bxchauge and Gold. sepi4 ly NERVOUS EXH med 4 %b pilertiom Axent, ON—A medical ib may be clear synopsis of the iapediments pag im , aod the treatment of nervous and physi- cai dew: apg — o fnding ~f ee on Price, 35 cents ress the eather, Dr Bi Office and residence. 31 Rast uth i... ¥. api al me @. YOUNG, NOTARY PUBLIO, oety. ‘THE BEST $1 GLASSES 15 AMBEBIOA. Qe H. H. HEMPLER, Optician, 20&5 letptr_ 463 Ponnsyivania av., corver 4% st. AN —To the Pudite —My newly tuvent @LASS. which I now msa- nfacture with eight workmen, surpasses: jase In tue whole world. They can be I screws to exactly fit the nose ie or unpleasant feeling. They are ian Pebble and the newly-dt<covered tness they order ISSAC ALEX 0 -ttyte _ Taveste {RARELIN & CO. FE - ~ OPT. 8, Se. 1297 PENn-Yivania AVERT Beoxthe Bragiiian Pebble Spectacies entes end Maaviacturer, Geo? -ly lstp AROUSE WE! DO NOT LET THIS CHANCE SLIP‘? FOS ONLY A VERY Faw DAYS WE WILt SELL GOUD BUSINESS SUITS for 66 #848 — 888888 ar $10—$10— $10—g10—g10 acd $12—_ 912 — 912 —__§12—__g12 acd S14— $11— $14 814814 To CLOSE OUT. FINE SUITS Oa STESET O8 DBESS, at oe — S| nd 922922922 __g22__g2 BEST CHANCE EVER OFFERED. HABLE BROTHERS, Merchant Tailors and Fine Clothiers, 37 Wx Haumxen. WELL, D.W. Laruaa, HARMON, BOSWELL & CO., CENITURE, UFBOLSTEEY GOODS ~: » DECUEATIO! _ 313 Stk street, near Pounsy 3 in la arenus, y NNATIAN'S CRYSTAL DISCOVERY FOR THE HAIB FER PESTOBING GRAY OR FADED BAIR TO NATURAL ANO YOUTHFUL GOLUB makes brash,dry snd wizy hair smooth and * It eraticates DandroT, and its cccastonel ya tho Dar failing am three to ten days. ever of an uahealiby ov ‘Does not require shaking: oF the Roger sail, ‘aor ta tack, hiss sections so jusdy ur; hi be 1 Leal Hestoratives fa ths market: Has been used for nearly eight years Dow with oo! ly Increasing demand RTHUK BALKANS Drugoist, Proprietor, sug) tr 34 and D streets northwest. (QoEEN C1TY LanD AND BUILDING A830 OF KOAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY. J BTRVE! & U0. Bolo agents, Ofice—B om 4. St. cc and F streets nor cCBEAar HOMES Fi 160 000 ACBRS IN FimMs. oath, West and South weat, In, quantities to sult all persons. Information free Setisfacti..n guaranteed. @a7-Im ———mation free. Getietection guavantesd. ou7-lm { NDEBSIGN ED, betng residents of Wash- ipgton fora number ot years havin: partcershtp under the fra BYON. would respectfully solicit the of their bebe me og bite inal a Bere pertsinine to. tdkaLe ‘and Fie Uneceascr® saw BATESS Ome, 108 "D Hee yest. EMSROIDERLES:! EMESOIDERIES! EME ROIDERIES! Apentire new stock received to-day . You can arse’! the trouble of search! i over town for your Smbroideries by gotug ditec'iy to te ‘sod i flesd, carters anc ba: rite w soew * OCaBBel 'S and BANSOORS. EdGinGs asa INERSTINGS. CONSOLLY's, THE CHEAPEST STOERS IN THR CITY. eugs-tr GO¥ od street, opp. Patent Office. poBous bature, soll linen of the pon pot aneS ty ‘7 $2 year, postage | al ; St, 48—N2&, 7,291. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip, GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.—Inter- | Dal revenue, £261,543. 15; enstoms, $346,229 21. THE SHAWMOT sailed iast evening from Port Royal for New Londoo, Conn. The | Joutata has arrived at Bridgeport, Coin. ; | AMONG THE CALLExs atthe White House | to-day were the Secretaries of War aad the Interior, the Attorney General, Gan. Sher- | man, Senators Harvey and Burnside, and Representativ Wa: Parkey, Mackey, White, Morgan and Davy. Ex DOORKEEHER FirzaUGH bases his claim for additional pay op the ground that he bas remained in this city to settle np bis accounts as doorkeeper. He was in office five months, and that it would take three months to settle ap accounts fur @ service of only five months ts curious. PERSONAL. — vices from Rockbridge Alum Springs, Va, say Speager Kerr has been better for several deys than he was last Week, but is not able yet to sit up. -*:*Sen- ator Burnside, who has been at home for the past month on aecouot of Illoess, has re Fumed bis duties jo the Senate. Tie WuIsky FRAUDS INVESTIGATION. Up to 2o'clock the special committee to in- vestigate the St.Louis whisky frauds had not held a session. It is understood that when Biaford Wilson's cross-examinatioais eoneluded that Senator Logan will be heard. Tbe President Is preparing a statement wilh respect to Biuford W ilsou’s testimony. TWENTY-FOUR PZOPLE WHO WANT AN- OTHER INVESTIGATION.—In the Senate, to- day, the President pro tem. laid before that bedy @ petition signed a forego Moftitt, . F. Wilson and twenty-two others, pray for the appointment of a joint com- mittee of three—one from the Senate and two from the House—to ‘continue and fin- ish” the investigation of the charges against the management of the government hospital for the insane. Tne petition was referred to the District Committee. CONSCIESCES.—The collector of customs at Baltimore informs tne Secretary of the Treasury that he has received 1n an envelope 3100, with a statement that it is fer duties due In New York, supposed to @ con- science fund. ‘Lter was received at the Treasury to day containing #12, “to be to the conscience fund.” The writer ps bimself “A Repenatant,” and says: Now, instead of a miserabie Fraud, a3 I once was,a man who calis Christ, Lord to the Glory of God the Father.” THE FOLLOWING CHANGES in the sta. tons aud cuties of officers of the corps of engineers are made: First Lieut. Wm. L. Marsbal! ts relieved from duty under orders of First Lient.Geo. M. Wheeler, aud will receed to Chattanooga, Tenn., and report m. R. King for duty; First Lieut. E Tiliman will be at onee relieved mm daty at the U. S. Military Academy, ard will report ip this city for duty under First Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler; Second Lteut. Thos W. Sy is relieved from doty wi the battalion of engineers, and will report in | this city for duty under First Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler. EconomicaAL BsNericescr.—Ian the House today Mr. Townsend (Pa.), intro- duced @ concurrent resolution, which was referred to the Committee on Appropria- lions, directing that the Treasurer of the United States be authorized to pay to each | of the employes recently farloughed aud j Nraliy permanently discharges from service | in the c ‘au of engraving aod printing, out { the $25,009 appropriated for the purpose of ot being suificient the said month’s pay in fall. INCREASED REVENUE.—A Treasury state- | ment shows that for the year ending June seth, 1876, the government receipts from taxes on sptritnous Itquors and Iiqnor «eat- guted $56,126 260, or $4,359 615 more he receipts the previous year; from tobacco of all kt 95,275, OF $2,491,335 quors ard special tax $9 . an increase Of $431.14; Danks and bankers’ deposits and 803; adhesive stamps penaities $109,232.57; articles and occupations formerly taxe1 but pow ex- er pt $709 340 13, making ageregate receipts $117 226 625.48, oF $6,691471.25 more than tne year before. CONCRETE PAVEMENT FOR PENNSYLVA- NIa AVEVUE—The commission charged with repaving Pennsylvania avenue met to- day at Mr. Clark’s office, and after some dis- cussion passed the following resolution: “Whereas the commission, atter mature consideration, do not regard @ pavement of stone blocks, or @ road covering of broken stone as suitable for Le between the Capitol and the jury bnils ing. Therefore, Resolved, that no further consideration be given ‘to the which have been received for these two classes of pavement.” The commission then proceed to analyze the various bids for concrete pavement, a |: which may keep them occupied for some days. NOMINATIONS._The President sert the following nominations to the Senate to-day: Henry W. Hawes, to be appraiser of mer- chandise, Louisville, Ky.; Chester Hol. combe, to be secretary of ‘eo tw China, and interpreter; Edmund Mallet, of New York, agent for the Indians of the Grand River agency, in Dakota. Naval Promo- tons—Capt. Chas. H. Baldwin, to be com- modore; mmander Aaron W. Weaver, to be captain; Lieut. Commander Benj. F. Day, to be commander; Master Emery H. Taunt, to be lieutenant; Easign Joel Barber, to be master. Army Promotion Second Lieotenants Emmerson Griffith o Daniel H. Brush, to be first Heutenants, a Second Lieut. W. Foster to be trans: ferred to the 2 THE CURRENCY COMMISSION —The House concurrent resolution for the appointment of a commission of three metabers of the House, three of the Senate and three ex- perts, to be selected and associated with them for the purpose of inquiring Into the stiver and double standard question, the polley of continuing legal tender notes con. currently with metallic standards. and the best means of providing for the resumption of specie payments, was reported from the Serate Commitue on Finance yesterday, with amendments to the following effect : | The coneurrent resolution Is changed into @ | bis; the proposed commission is limited to | six members (three of each branch of Con- gress); it ls authorized to employ assistants, administer oaths, take testimony, and call jor pertons end pepers, and finally an amend- ment is added appropriating $10,000 for the commission's expenses, to disbursed on ite own order. NAVAL ORD?RS —Lientenant Command- er A. D. Brown ordered to the naval acade- my, ist September next; Lieutenant Com- mandcer P. F. Harrington, detached from the naval ucacemy Ist September, = op waiting orsers; Lieutenant J.D. Adams from éuty #t Newport. R I..and ordered to the navy yard, Mere Island, Cal; Lieuten- ant J. W. Miller from the Franklin, Earo- pean station, on her return to the United Btates, with permission to remain abroad; Commander 8. D. Ames and Passed Aasist- ant Engineer Jobn P Kelley from the navy yard. Portsmouth, N. a Placed on waiting ordere; Captain Wm. T. Truxton fem the Davy yard, Norfolk, Va, and | placed on waiting orders; in George | A Crawford from the navy yard, Boston, Ist September, and placed ou waiting orders; mee sad with ine €r is~ coprected With © * steam boiler explosions and placed tink orders; Chief Engineer E. J. er from duty in connection ction of boilers at the South i B] i i FE E ct WASHINGTON, D. C.,. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1876. » THE EXTENT OF THE REDUCTIONS TO BE MA The committee of conference on the Legis- lative, Exeeative and Judicial Appropria- tion bill reached an agreement last evening, which doubtlss assures the flual passage of the bill by both houses to-morrow. The two polnts of controversy of @ serious char- ecter during the past two days have baen Asx to the House reduction of salaries of Serators and Representatives to 84.509 per antum from the beginning of the current fiscal year, and of the President to £25,000 a year after the ith of March next. All other Ipaiters In controversy were substantiatly arranged several days ago. Toe majority of the House conferees refased to yleld the two points above mentioned. All three of the Renate couferees wanted the House members of the conference to recede and sigaa rept of agreement without bringing the Anuse and Nenate, respectively, to @ vote oa these two potnts of difference. Representatives Rencal! and Morrison absolutety refused to do so, and finally last evening the Senate conferees agreed to submit them for the action of the Senate and House to-day, then to be bonnd by whatever their respective branches of Cor gress may conclade. Tasre is nodoubt that the Senate will insist tnat thetr conferees shall stand firm, but it ts likely that the House will authorize Its con- ferees to receie, which (hey were not willing todo on their own respcnsibility. In this respect Messrs Randall and Morrison gain their point, which js to secure a vote in both of the Houses on the two suo. jects and meke the Senate responsible ier the failure of the proposed reductio.s. The other principal matters of controversy have been seitled,as follows: The forces of clerks in the executive departments at Washington 1s to be reduced by the dis- charge of 765 employes, One-third of them on the 10th of September, one-third on Octorer 10, and the other third oa Novermber 10 fae salaries of all those retatned wuo now re ceive not more than #1,300 per annum, will be left untouched. (Tne House proposed a reduction of 10 per cent. of salaries of all clerks receiving $1,100, #1600 or $1,800 each r annum, and it will be observed recedes pm the propositions.) Ou the other land, the Senate conferees consent to the retuc- tion of about 10 cent. required by tae House to be made on salaries of nearly ail civil officers who uow receive more than $1,8C0 per year. In view of the reiuction of the regular clerical force the Senate confer. Tees asked the insertion of an item of $100,000 for terporary clerks in the executive de partments, and the committee finaly agreed that $60,000 should be appropriated for this pv: . The amount lavolved in the proposition for reducing the vy of $1,400, $1,600 and $1,300 clerks was $122 000 perannum. The total amount of reductions Proposed by the House in the bili, as com ared with last year’s appropriations, was 700,000. Tne Seuaie conferees recede on item of disagreement amounting to &5 600,000, and the House managers yielian aggregate of $2,100,600; $3,600,000 is theretore the amount of reduction provided for by the billas it willbe reported. The substantial agreement now attained closes the severest sirugzle that has ever takea place over &ppropriation bill, the preseat committee of conference being the fourth one appointed on this measure, and the struggle having lasted from, day today for more than three weeks. It_is believed that an agreement coucerc- irg the Indian appropriation bill will uow be arrived at very promptly. The Hose will probably recede from {ts propositlo. for @ transier of the [Indian bureau tothe War department, and add the $978,000 winter ras omitted in’ consequence of tae proposed enange. GEN. SHERMAN ON THE INDIAN ARMIS- TICE QUESTION.—No advices have as yet been recieved at the War department from Gen. Sheridan regarding the request for @ cessation of hostilities wita the iudians, with a view ‘o permanent peace. This y1es- tion was referred to Gen. Sheridan o. ac- count of Gen. Shermu's absence. The lat. ter. however, has returned to the city, aad +) conversation to-day expressed the opinion tat the ides of holding an armistice is wholly impracticatie. In the first place the Propesition “0ee not come from the parties Sirectiy ipterested but from the adie In«ians, whi'e there are no indications that the hoscile Indians desire Besides, if tbls were Dot 80, experience has taught us bat no reliance can be placed upon their es, avd such @ cessation of hostilities id be deeidediy unsafe. Gen. Sheridan will Coubtieas conenr ia this opinion. Dia- patches from Gen. Crook are’daily expecisi, aid they will surely bring news of a desper- ate fight. ce -—___ PoLiticaL Norss.—Gen. N. Goi, of West Virginia, bas accepted the republican n+m- ination for governor. The repuniicans of the 4th Michigan district have nominated Judge Kaightly for Congress. Jaage Stanley Matthews has been nominate for Congress by the republicans of the 2d Ohio district, and Judge M. F. Force in the ist district. ***-Hon. James H. Hopkins and Alexander G. Cochrane, the eee eres: sentatives in Congress from the 224 Ba Pennsylvania districts, have been renomi- nated. ----Tne New York democratic state convention meets at Saratoga Springs on the 30th instant. ----The New cee, Race ul crats will hold their convention at Trenton on the 13th of September. -:*:Dr. Loring is strong for the nomination for reas In the Newbui rt district of Mi usetts. +e+*Morat jtead thinks it to be Tilden’s interest to help Conkling and secure nomination of Coruell. -*-- Mr. Bristow makes his first on the stump in Vermont, at Burlingtou, on the 30th, and at Rutland soon after. SPoRTS OF THE ToRF. —At the toga races yesterday, the winners Freebtooter, in x { moll quebanpa, in the mile dash in 1:45; ‘igil, in he bandicap in 307 \,@nad in the steeple chase Osage in 503. In the last named race Coronet feil, and the = was picked up nsensible, and it is thought caunot recover. Rochester—At Rochester, N. Y., yesterday, the race was won by Mambrino Kate second, Time, 2 24,2214, 2.23. The Governor Sprague, id Hattie R third. 24 race was won by Littie Fret, Blue Mare second, Little Gypsy third. Time, 22 2, 2 21 New York’s BiG. BRIDGE. mnters are busily engaged in New York fa con- *tructing the flooring for tne foot bridge to be thrown across East river. Tue cables for the cupport of Use flooring were manufac- tured in Trenton, N. J., and will probably be piaced in position this week. Tue floor is nade of heavy oak lattice work, and is in sections twelve feet long and four feet wide, The work of making the cables for the per- manent bridge will require at least two years longer for their completion. They Will be stretched across from pier to pier by means of the temporary cables above men- Uoned, A WasHInoton Lonpyist IN TROUBLE. A Leavenworth, Kansas dispatch, says wat “Mr. Joseph Dunlap, @ well-known Wasb- ington Jobbyist, charged with making faise atodavits in connection with laads in the Kaw diminished reserve, was brought to that city Monday, in charge of a deputy U. 8. marshal. Mr. Duolap is said to have at- tem) to procure the passage by the Kan- eas ite of @ bill Agee | gen pmo Kaw lands, with hii aa one of in many counties have been flow, and some rust is re) CHOLERA In Cucu: Oliver, of 86 Pennington street, fared sump- tnously yesterday, eating other uantity of cucumbers beans. apa ar: ing iced lemonade, pee ken sicksoon after. At4 o’clock yesterday atin ann she died. The county physicien as notified ee it acase of chol- era.—[N. ¥. World, 8th. FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. ‘WEDNESDAY, August 9. SENATE.—On motion of Mr. Conkling, the Senate proceeded to consider and act Upon such bills on the calendar as no obdjec- tion was made to, and the followin: viils Were disposed of : Senate biil to enable Moses Marshal! to apply for an extension of @ patent for a Kait- Dg Machine. Passed. Sevate bill for the relief of the heirs o! Sheldon 8. Hailshorn, laventor of an io proved buckler. sxed. House bill to amend section 3291 of the vised Statutes, in relation to the proc homestead entries. Amended ana p: : Honee bill for the relief of Joi R. ta: ington, an inventor. Passed. THE SALARY QUESTION. Mr. Windom, from the Conference Com mittee ov the legislative appropriation |: submitted @ report that the committe« been unabie to agree. After reciting labors of the committee for the past moni! he said the committee ha‘ agreed upow «| polnts of difference except tose in relat: to the salary of the President, and of R-pre sentatives and Senators, aud that the mem- bersof the committee had agreed to ask ar expression of opinion of their respeetiy« houses on these points. As w the salary ot President he had voted agatnst the decraa-« on the bill when that subject was before tne Senate, but the Senate conferees had agi to appropriate the money to ine Constitutional requirements until Marco $ When tbe present term during whien ‘ie salary cannot be changed, and leave the sa! ary alter that time to be fixed af the next session. He opposed the reduction of th- pay of members, because he thought it uot too much , and because the demanit was in the form of a threat, that if the Senat+ re fused to accede to it the House would wo. appropriate the money necessary to carry Ob the government, but mainly because tor him to vote for it, bel ieving the present sal- ary not too bigh, would bean act of sheer and shameless demagogueism. He would as s00n go into the campaign with @ $500 bill i> his hend and tell his coustitue nts he would ob it to them at the close of the campaign, ‘he salary of members had been reduced in 1si4. It had been raised from $4,500 to 87,500, and the people had expressea their views ou this increase. He did not think there was as much objection to the mode in which it was done as to the act itself; the increase took away the franking privilega, bat the decrease did not restore it. He thought $4,500 and the frauking privilege equal to ihe Present pay of $5,0.9 without the fran kin; privilege. Whether those who now prop: to reduce the salary sought to reopen the Subject to that et thé next session, and then restore the salary to 27,500, he did not know, but some of the promoters of the present rlav were among the most active for the former increase to $7,500. He asked the Sen- ate to adhere to its former action, and grant @ new conference, and sald as it was not par- amenutary to instruct a committee, they would, if the old committee was reappoint ed, construe it an endorsement of the aciion of the Senate conferees. Mr. Bayard agreed mainly in what his colleague of the committee hai said, bat differed with him as to what he had said in reference to the House demanding a sur- render by tue Senate. There had been exc cessions on vot sides, until but two poic remained On this great bill. It was a fa that must be recognized that for the time in fifteen years that the conferences bad met with majorities representing tuc political parties, [ao going into the coater- ence be hal been actuated by a desire to pro mote the best interest of the couutry, ant not by personal or poiltical feelings. In te lation to the salary of the Président he said he bad opposed the bill to reduce it for :ea- sons given three years ago. If the two bo dies desired to do So, they the power to EB it over the veto by @ two-thirds vote. @ would not require of others what he- would not have others require of him. He referred to the action of Congress in this direction when Andrew Johnosou was Pres\- dent, and said he was opposed to su:h a course then and now. Ifhe was Presideat, he would veto any bill in which it was attemp:. ed to force his assent against his judgment He also expressed the decided opinion that the present salary of members of Congress Was not an excessive one. Either a fair sal- ary must be paid. or eervice in must be confined to two classes, the rich and the penniless—those to whom salary was 19 igen {nd those who would comé here to get rich. Itis very doubtful whether even bow the present salary does not largely =< clude méa of sneacity and character, wo find that reward for their time and taicat elsewhere which they cannot obtain here. Members are compeiled to keep up two es- | oa in Washington and one at ome. Mr. Windom, in answer to & question of Mr. Conkling, said that the totai actual re- duction in the force of the Treasury was by the re to be 416. The nominal reduction ‘was placed at 491, but the $60,000 temporary appropriation for clerical force was to ve continued. He further stated, in answer to Mr. Conkling, that the Senate m: bad consented to this reduction because ¥, be- Heved that the Treasury could get aiong, although as Secretary Morrill said, it migut cause some embarrassment. Mr. Conkling indicated @ belief that the reduction was more than could properly be made, and that neither the managers vor meen! consent to it. Four bun- the governmen Mr. Windom sent to the desk to be reaia letter from the Secreiacy of the Treasury to the effect that the reduction of 491 would be little leas than di al i Teg ing it as the legislative ultimatum, he would und wo ie department accordingly. He(Mr. W.) would not go so far as the tary, but he did believe tnat it would seriously cripple the working oper- ations of the department. He explained that he bad consented to the reductioa because he knew of no iaw which could compel the House to appropriate more money for this rpose than it deemed necessary. The louse conferees had consented to @ compro- mise from the number which they had oig- inally fixed upon, and the Senaie managers had met them half way. It had also o-en stated that Congress would have reaise u bled in time to remedy the matter if it was discovered tbat the reduction had been too eo Th nate then, on motion of Mr. indom isted on its amendments regu- lating the salaries of the Presic’e st and the men of Ly Sen and asked for a new committee of conference. The Chair reappointed as members of the = Messrs. Windom, Allison aod jayard. r. Patterson (8. C.) then resumed the floor and concluded his speech on the H m- burg massacre. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—On motion of Mr. Lawrence (Ohio), the House non concurred in the Senate amendment to the biil for the partition ot real estate in the District of Columbia, and requested a com- mittee of conference. On motion of Mr. Waddell (N. C.), the House took up and the Senate bill to authorize the Pacific Mail steamship com- | er Me amg the mails in their new iron tea we Baby eranting s ponnice ates 01 1D, per month to Mrs. Alles Gibson Sates widow of Captain Yates, who was killed in the recent battle on the Litue Big Par. Lynde (Wis ), from Commtttee Judiciary, submitted a report in the the charges it Representatives nd Sehi in relation to the Pacifi ‘Mail subsidy, and . nority report. Mr. Lord presented amt- in F 8 te i Ordered printed. (1L.), from the Committee on irs, asked leave to submit the the case of the Venezuelan ae Hate made the olnt of order that sue el [on days role haa uot been given fora minmity report, . Banks (Mass.) objected to the report thle times as be oon weakens aa Committee on it theirs. “itr, Vance (Obio), from the reported’ a Senate Proposed to remit any state to a territori=! Condition, because a majority of the people of that state had chosen to vote in the sup- portofa party. Mr. Garfield said that should be a reason why the report should be circulated, so that the je might jadge, and if the recomsn- dations were made solely on party grounds and without evicence to support ii, the par- ty making such recom tions might be damned to eternal infamy. Mr. Randall said the party wouid be dammed to eternal infamy any how. On ordering the main question on the rs- olution the yeas and nays were demand: !, aud resulted—yeas 104, nays 62. The resoiution was then adopted. Mr. Crounse (Neb.), from tne Committee op Public Lands, reported a bill appropriat- ic g $7,500 toenable the Secretary of Svate ish @ history of surveys and scleutifie investigations in the United States duriog the present century. Passed. The House then resumed the consideration of the unfinished business of yesterday. Which was the motion of Mr. Hale to recon- sider the vote whereby the President’s mes sage ou the sundry ctvil bill was referred to the Committee op Appropriations. Mr. Hoar ( Mass.) took the floor and replied to the speech delivered by Mr. Lamar last Week. Hesaid he, with al! the peqple of New England, was grateful at Mr. Lamar's terar ces in bis eulogy of Mr. Sumner, and he was thereforesurprised al the speech of Jast week. But it was only on the line of expression of the party as expressed by ail democratic papers and statesmen. The geu- teman’s speech was an invective agalvst the government under whicn he lived and Which bad given him all of the righisof a forfeited citizenship. He hoped the people nf the porth would all re the speech of r. Lamer and see whether It was safe to ‘trust the controi of the goveroment, and especially of the colored race in the south, to one who uttered such sentiments as tocse ibat had been uttered by Mr. Lamar and ee endorsed by his colleagues on th’s jor. Mr. Singleton (Migs.), interrupting, asked leave to have @ dispatch read to suow the sentiment of the colored people towerd dem- Cerats in Mississipp!. This was @ dispatch from a man named Foote and another col- ored man in Yazoo City, te!ling Mr. Single- lon that & meeting was to be held there, snd urging him tocome. These men, said Mr. Singletov, were colored democrats, and were well known throuchout the sate. ur. Lynch (Miss.) said he knew Mr. Foote [ee inimr eg Had served with bim in the legislature, and he knew that Foote was a republican when be was was allowed to be one. Mr. Foote lived in Yazoo City, and in a@county which which was carried at the jast election by Mr. Singleton through a course of intimidation and fraud, and it was doubtless for that reason that the geutleman Was invited down there again. GREAT DIS*ATISFACTION exists among the une sg ape working men at what they covsider their grievances against the city officials. They complain that the demon- stration & few days ago fell short of repre- senting the real condition of their destita- Uon and misery, the number then represent- €d as beiug out of employment being only a few thousands, whereas there are fifty thousand. It is proposed to demand of the city officials that they furaish some means of Cmployment #ud relief from impending Starvation. A meeting is to be organized by A general committee of one from exch assem- bly district co-operating with aistrict loea: committees, and it ls expected te have a turnout of ‘at least ove hundred thonsand people, comprising the unemployed laborers, ther families ana sympathizers. They in- lend to assemble peaceadiy, but they also intend to be Grn: in tueir demands apon the city officials, and wil pot be thrown off by one Cificial throwing the responsibility upon the shoulders of avother, and each saying it Was none of bis busine The demonstra. ton Ww!!! probably taice place Tharsday,wheu the board of aldermen wil! be tu session, and this body will be requested to address the oo in person —(N. ¥. Corr. Phila. tecord, —_——____.. ReNo asp Cusrrx.— Shortly after the elaster to Gen. Custer and bis command Gen. Taomas L. Roster, formerly of the Con- federate army, pubiished a leiter in which Major Keno was charged with failure to join Custer iu his battle with Sitting Bull, to which was added the expression of the belief that Custer had arranged @ place of junction with Kero before the battle. ‘nis has drawn from Mejor Reno & warm respovse. in which be proves by his own statement And ove from Capt. Benteen that he bad no kpowledge of Custer’s movements on the day of the fatal batile, afd that he was gality of bo feult tu failing to succor his galiant Companion in arms. THE MANAGEMENT OF THE VANDER- BILT ROsDS.—Spraking of the severe illness and prohable early deathof Commodore Vanberbilt, the New York Post saye: “Mr. William H. Vanderb!it has been practically the manager of the Vanderbilt gers Posi “4 perbaps, in matters of geperai policy, years,and, of course, he will comtinue in charge. We hear that negotiations have already been opened for a fast and better un- derstanding between the rival trunk lines, and also hear the expressed in well- informed circles that the death of Commo- dore Vanderbilt will certainly not impede a settlement of the railroad war.’’ Tas Lis? iy grcing cers in New En gland is reported in the ton Advertiser at over ove million spindles, and the oe ors in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, w. more to be heard from in Island and Connecticut, at twe hundred thousand, or 12\ per cent. of the usual production. The »pindies stopped are one-haif on print cloths, and jt @ production of 55,000 pieces a represen’ week. Compared with the retarns for pre. vious years, the 1t production is less than would have sufficient for any sea- son since 1872. Bepetiqed eer Ring F stiigee id been begun iu the Supreme Court attorney general of the state of Ne Yore against John O'Donnell, the mayor, etc , to recover the sum of $348,257.40, which sam it is alleged O'Donnel] swindled the treasury outof in @ contract for lamps, lamp posts, etc ,during the years 1869-70. Mr. Henry F. Tainior, who investigates the case in the controiler’s office, and Stephen McCormack, clerk in the bureau of lamps and gas, make the affidavits on which the complaiut is founded. THE BakBakoUs TURK.—There ta no doubt whatever that the Tarks are waging war in @ way that bas not been known in apy of the recent wars of Europe. Tiaey carry fire and sword ali over the regious which they traverse. The English papers were, for @ time, disinclined to believe the reports of their ferocious ravages in Balga- ria, but the volumes of evidence that are publisbed leave no doubt of the trath of the Worst of them. THE DOUBLE SCULL Race at Saratoga, N. Y., which was postpoued from Monday, took place yesterday. The following started. Rodgers and Ackerman, of the Atalantas; Courtney and Yates,of the Union Springs; Riley and Keater, of the Neptuxes, Miles apd Craig, of the Woolven Hooks. The Union Spring crew came in first—ti 12 16; Neptunes second—1).20; Atalantas — 12.25. Thos making one of the best races, professional, ever Known. HOSTILE INDIaNS.—A ramor has reached Leaven' from Northern Texas that be- tween twoand three Tadieans camped on the north fork of the Red river, near Fort Elliott, and fears are entertained bas acked authority to sell pontes captured bas asked aui from the Indians, as the expense of keeping TWO CENTS. Telegrams to The Star. THE SIOUX CAMPAIGN. MERRITT JOINS CROOK. MOV'NG ON THE SIOUX. THE TURKISH TROUBLE. ———— EE PORTE DEPRECATES INTERVENTION. A WARNING PROM JOHN BULL. THE SARATOGA REGATTA, THE EASTERN UNPLEASANTNESS. A Newrpaper Connon ta Troa- te RaGusa Aug. 9—The the Mila correspondent of pera per Jipnagolo Was @rrested Ho rin camp at Drie Ds. bes Mate represent Teiease, bul a8 yet with- D xe Tiait ations to obiain b out effec! for Salowica, 9—Toe official journal an- pounces that the quest etween France @bd the Porte @rising out of t vutrage com- mitted ut Salonica nas heen dednitely set- ued. The Porte Wants be Let Alone. BRUSSELS, Aug 8.—The Independence Helge publishes @ special dispatch from Paris, Stating that the Torkish ambassador there denies the statement telegraphed to Le Temps from Vienva, that the Porte will accept tie mediation Of the powers regarding Montene- gro. The ambassador admiited that it was probably accurate that the people had de cline to negotiate with Prince Milan, con sidering that he bad forfetted nis rights avd ought to be dethroned; ihat the integrity of Servia should be respected, but that the Porte would probably occupy Belgrade and Kragujevatz. The ambassador thought the intervention of the powers at this time would be premature. & Threat from the Thuaderer. Lonpon, August 9—Toe Times to day tn & leading article on the text that the capture of Gurgusovatz is @ severe, if not fatal blow to the Servians, concluded as follows: The Turkish minister must be solemnly warned that the; ill not be allowed to make a wanton use of their victory, if they tbink that on the soll of Servia their troops may safely commit the one huncredth part of the atrocities perpetrated Bulgaria they are the yictims of infatuation. Servia is not hid away in@ corner. What is done there oneday is known the rext motaing In all the capiisls of Ew ®, aud If the Bashi— Bazouks were ict on the defenceless peasantry the proteutial motives of states meb Wou!d form but a se barrier ag: ibe popular indignation of the countries ca Whose forbearance the Turks have too long rebed. Even the repudiation of the Tarkiag debt did less to gi t ideaof Otioman rule th » Bolgaria, and a rs ia Servia wor t rule fataliy com y be allowed U of her victory #s Servia is unde powers, and w: duty of imposing any need rt ihe impetuous spirit of ber people. ever may be their fault Sev PaRis, Avg What , they gre advancing in civiiization as fast as ibe Oftoman part of Torkey is decaying. Other states than Russia would not be dispos again fali under toe rale of £ sh Pashas, oreven atiow Belgrade to be aguia oceu pied by # Turkish garrison. More Complicatt Loxpon. August ¥—A Paii Ma}! Gazette from Ber! Uop by the powers is considered impoxstbie until the Montenegrins are driven off Turk- ish soil. According to private information received from Buchsrest Prince Caaries i< greatly discomfited at the change to the eabi- net, ard the increasing power of the radicais bis abdication ts fearet. Evgiaud Shecked at the Tarkish Atrocities. Lonxpon, August Iu tne honse of com mons this afiernoon, Hon. Robert Bourke one of the uncer secreiaries for the foretza department, in reply to @ question by Mc. Charlies Taomson Ritcuie (coaservative), member for the Tower hamlets, said: “Sev- eral representations have beea made to the Porte regarding the cruci aad atrocious scenes in Bulg@ria. The Porte has been in- formed that tbe recitui of those deeds has created in the Engiish miod tbe greatest in- dignation and horror. 1 bave reasan to be- Meve that t occurrences ceased some little time ago, and that punishment ts being inflicted by the Porte the perpetrators. A British consular agent has been &@ppointed to let them at Phill 1, With epecial insiractions on the su’ t. of these atrocities.” + THE SIOUX CAMPAIGN. Cu bY ILL. A oars ial dis- ICAGO, ILL., ust 9.—., paten to the Tribwie, trom the Big Hora ex. Pedition on Goose creek, via Fort Fetter- » SO98: ERRITT JOINS CROOK. Gen. Merritt with his force joined Gen. Crook yesterday, and they are now ready for aggressive action. This united columu has tion Goa. Merritt ranks as otocr of cevalry, ib Tanks as 0! ca) A and Col. Chambers the commander of the train, will move at once e river, With its 300 pack muies, 150,000 roaads of ammunition, 25,000 rations and no forage. This is the lightest marching condition. The men and horses are io tne finest ble trim. The scouting parties have discovered @ large fresh trail of Sioux } towards the Lower Tongue and Powder rivers. It is believed the savages are iu need of victuals, as picked carcases of dogs are found around thelr campe. They have fired the prairies to Tuin the pasturage @ud render the cavalry useless. GEN. TERRY HAS NOT BE#N HEARD FROM fora movth, Heise believed to have nearly 2000men. Gen. Crook mace a speech to his men yesterday, representing the necessity of each doing his duty. RUMORS OF TERRY'S DEFRA A wiid report x: ‘Terry had met 8 ed. It could no source, but shows that the Indians by be traced to any reliable at (heopinion is geueral tor force. SABATOGA REGATTA. Sentor Single Scall Race. Sansveoas ‘August 3 oe e tbe signal Sut the starters Sn the senior single sculls. ‘Wood's on bis way to Pittston yester. assailed by @ band of «Molly Maguires.” and 80 inhumanly beaten that bis life ie despaired of His watch and ® cousiderabdie amount of money were taken. —-_e —— Nominations for Congress. Sr. Louis. Mo.. August 9.— Toe democrats Of the tenth district ot Missouri have nomi. rated Judge DeBolt for re-election to Con- enn OX coustA, M®., Avgust 9—In the third Clstriet ¥ DiieAn convention to-day Ste- phen D. Lindsey, of Norsedgewock, was bominated for for the term, ew Castic, tor Hiaine Unexpired term—bhoth by acct ——— BALTIMORE, A ogust 9. Virginia st xes,de- » 55; do. co. solidated, 66; do. second werles, orth Oarolina sixes, old, 15. 4y and firm—11\. Cotton strong and bigher— middling, = Flour steady, de- mand fair, uuchangyd Wheat steady and Orm— western red, good to choice, ie idat-25; Peantyivania re Sal, Maryland red, 2; do. amber, 1 2omt. 395 S Cora—soathérn, qui Th Relive, lower; south- OF ern white, Sku6c; do. yellow, ern mixed, 5¢ gut. Sy Septemte southery pr 60 mixed, 32a Hay dail a: quotably Lard —redued, er Active and frm—western, Aa2l, de Petro: “ ‘pments New York, A better. Money locg, 488; short, 4% Steady Flour n quiet New Yorx, Anenst dull and heavy. © Loxpon. Augnst 9, Poi “ for beth money and 1; U.S. 1s, COAL COMBINATION—Citliny th Actiom of the Lehigh Valley Kond —The istest developments im regard to the great anthracite coal combination indl- that it in Ferious difcaity, and, as been ant fated, likely to vresk up at Swoment For some time past every ‘thas been made by the coal Kings of the different corporations to. p a break tn the organization. and several ecreements bave been patched to maintatn tne mo- nepol The Lehigu Vatiey Ratiroad, Aca Packer's property, bas been ¢ regard the terms of the Weeks Ago, so far vic Ship, and sell s0 more co quota assigned to 1 by the ma was believed that @ war of the coal romia Would be inaugurated in conseqaenoe of this action, but the offence w: mdoned by the members of the clique Who were too anxion to Keep up rates, to punish the offenders. The curious action of the secarttios of the roads attracted attention afer this settle- ment, for, only rallying slightly, they soon fell off to even lower polnts than bad hith- erto SS. It was argued from this that the tnsi es had not thoroughly Srranged matters; but It was net until yes- terday that the new points of disagreement came to light. It was then discovered that one of the companies was delivering « in Boston at prices not above those prevail in Philadelphia, @ point sew band miles nearer the mine. Higher rates were cbarged In Boston nominaily, but a dra: back was given suificleat to cancel the ference, Of course, this action polats either toa break in the combination and the eat- ting of rates incident to the beginning of a War, or @lse that the roads have become 80 impoverished that they have been compelled to seek a market for @ portion of their pro- cucts.—[(.N. ¥. eun, 8th. A Reex Womans Kaires Ber Re CREANT LOVER—Bessie Orawford, VAUL, Was arrested last evening at 503 Caual street, was taken to th 108 street palicc station, She had met Mr Edward Forrss- ter, wro lives In the Mobawk House, 335 Spring street, and a apied him to a Canal street lodgicg piace. The landiort 1 groans up si nd Soon afterward the woman, cover ) Dlood and holding aciusp kuife in her bands, stood tn the door- way. Mr. Forrester was fonadabel, with @ ere wound across lower part of his y @nd another ov the right temple. The woman told Officer Rowley, who arrested ber, that she had Keown the man for three at he had promised to marry that be would uot keep his promise she bed drawn the knife from his pocket and inflicted tue woands. Forrester iS A Walter at the Easters hotel. taken to Bellevue hospital. Philip Waish, Who is abariender at the Monaws House, where Forrester lives. says that tue womau declared that she would kill Hira A MOVEMEDST AGaINsT tHe 8. Ciucipnati Commercial speci x expedition, Tor terman, says. “Genera yesterday by the 5\h eav: command, Stripped & supply Of ratious mules, starts tomo ed to dis- 0K A ‘om Crook's a, via Fet- twas joined ‘¥. and the entire eomenente, with ait Conner's old trail of 1865. come out &t the ageacies or the ¥ js &n open question. The Sioux Lave pro- ececed eastward down the Littie Horn tn so leteurely @ manver that they seem to Invite bevtie. When you hear from us again it Will be about @ great battle or great race,” DEATH oF ACHILD KY SWALLOWING A GRAIN OF GREEN CorreE.—A little deugh- ter of John Tipton, of Hampden, Baltimore county, aged three months, died under distressing circumstances. litue brother of the child iast Friday put a grain of green coffee into his sister's mouth, which into the windpipe. Her mother called in Dr. Cairns and Dr. Bowen. They failed to relieve the little sutferer. On te was fractured. Ling was arresici.—(V. ¥. World, itn, THE CUMBERLAND ROLLING MILLS —Or Moncey last 8 dispateh was receit’! bere from the office of the Battimore and Caio Raliroad Company in Baltimore discuarg- log everybody connected with the roliing Tallis except the superintendent. Hitherto ithas been the costom during temporary suspensions Of work at the milis not to dis- charge the sub-bosees and clerks, bat this time there bas been & clean sweep made. Toe horses ured at the mill, of which there are forty or Sfty, have been orderci to be sent to Baltimore.—|Dumberiond Allegaman SUICIDE oF AN AEMY OrviceR.—A dis- patch, dated July 21, from near Tongee river, be scene of the present military operations agaivst te hostile Sioux, death by suicide of Capt. No detatis of the event are meotioned. Capt. Thompson rece! =-d his comission in 1866, Was Dative Of Pennsylvania, and re- celved bis appol! from Biswor Grnpem