Evening Star Newspaper, December 2, 1876, Page 1

/ ‘THE EVENING STAR. PUELISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILIINGS, Pennsylvania Aven eoracr Lith street, The Evening Star Hewspeyer Company, S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’. - THE EVENING STAR is ssrved by carriers to subser.bers at Ten Cents per week, or Forty- four Cents per mor Bipues at the couner, ‘Two Cents each. By mail—postage Stzty Crnés a month; one year, $6. a “ne WEEKLY Star— on Priday— & year, postage pr BT Ail subscrvotions mwarvibly in advance. 48—N2. 7,389. 87" Rates of advertisag furmasred on application. ET Se SPECIAL NOTICES. 1. 0. O. F—GRAND LODGE —A s«pecial meeting will be held THIS EVENING at 7:30 & tick to make arrangements fur the funeral of P. G. Tuomas Dvrr0N, of Columbia Lorige. No. 10. it P_ HW. SWEET. Grand Secretary A ELE REA Wil be civen by MISS AM. MASON Under the euspices of the Lauios Mite Society, at ‘MEMORIAL CHURCH, leth-street circle Li we « tree. Pastor, J pm. KEV DAVip WILLS p. WESTERN PRESRYTERIA He reet. between 19th and ath. wil row morning and evening at the usual “THE INCARNATIO » G. Beruxa. Ser r AL THEATRE. GREAT AND INCRE CATES O D. N ecknowledged te for the perform: Sunday even. public aed Ree seit etare. at 7 lock to-morrow, at DAY EVENING. DECEMBER 1. 1875, Sw Jeruselem Tem PETA CUOLTE PARPUMEUSES street. Alsorervic preeuting PAUL ‘Tith and ‘Hi str-e'= Pastor, Rev. &. Re © PRINCE —GIR ine—TH ZONDE. In active preparat Gee anr FoR THE PFIT OF THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, IN LINCOLN HALL FRIDAY. DECEMBER ©. 1576, AT 7% P.M Tick alts he: Children. 15 conte: te b bad at Whitaker +. E #. Association Rosine, snd of inembers bette Tom A GRAND CONCERT sit perce = IN AID OF Wony « ST ALOYSIUS sen WILL BE GiYEN ; WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 6. fon AT MARINI S HALL s BY THE CHOIR OF ST. ALOYSIUS CHURCH Asisted by Sig. ETTORE BAKILI and other tunguished @ cent, Vs ML BUILDING 2 p.m. Offer or the poor, will be sent to Rector’s resi ree JA. HARROLD SAL REIGN OF J of His father biti New No. On bis eo on } pty aT 7TH St. MARKRITE Street, between D and The « mint interested are wbove Trut Circuit ¢ s. E Streets, exshe Hal tings. Eugravings, Chromoa, &c. lareest eke of Paper angings Window Stades, Pictures, Frames, Picture Cords and Tas seis, Rings, Nails. &c., in the District ‘Tenws Cast . BF Please remember Name and Number. jyl-ly EMEMBER JUSTH S OLD STAND. ile pays Seeod hand Clothing. Boots, Shoes. &c.. at h) be always he 619 Dt i ote ai 411 Pennsylvani by the pablishers. Price te VES & PAGENHOPF. 21 HL street doc? 3t F PRAYER ME < of the WOMAN UNE ESDAY and FRIDA n with the Union Meetings eck in Rey. Mr. Hastaoxp = Chure between E and F streets northwest a hb streets northwest. led to FESTIVALS. DIES OF ST. MAKY S CHURCH, sr willopen a FAIR IN ST. JOSEPH'S HALL benefit of the Schools KIDDER. Scribe ING ASSOCIATION y ing of thes FED. of dues and advances of G15 7th street. opposite DAY. D ber 4th, at 7 vr to the meeting any information { December, for th oh ne week. under the " of the fall 5 ree Rergling. Francis Prott, Bernard tph Etchhorn. Hermann Schel Ke The seventh regntar me ERAL, ‘for the ie. HE CALVARY APTIST CHURCH, Corner ef 8th and H streets northwest, will bol BAZAAR. commencing MONDAY. De timuing three evenings. A lars and icles will be offer ee; aleo, Fruit, Fle kale at very rea T, Supper and Ice strumental Music may be ex Pe strangers ate cordially invited BF Doors open at7 0 clock BF Admittance. W cents. FAMILY SUPPLIES. NEW Goobs. ¥ Pod Cranberries. ¢ e emall kaw b Prey ruia H OF THE FRANKLIN ANCK COMPANY, oTON. D.C. Nov. 29, 1876, Franklin, Tn > OFFICE nove: | TS he following resolutions deed. That in the death « president of xl citizen. bi F Cals mb Jellies pat up under our swn supersi Citron; also, # car load of Washburn s 1 B. Clarke w: Phar. . wey Caused by the B. BRYAN Ct Fr. Brodiey PENNSYLVANIA AY CHARLES BRADLEY novi8 tr ite Metropolitan f PPHANKSGIVING MINCE MEAT. CAPE COD CRANBERRIES. in Brother AMERICAN, [KISH AND SCOTCH OATMEAL SAMUEL Note warranted new TUEUTIO ag SEMORDE, AY, Decembw (CURBANTS. ity novi tr as SSPE: w JNEW CKOP RAISINS, FIGS, AND CURRANTS. p © 5@ Boxes London Layer RAISINS, eetors for th 2G Layer “ Kholders are earnestly requested to be pres Muscate! [nov29'3r]" ROBT. "BALL. Secretary re f SPECIAL NOTICE. ie = te regular annual meeting af the contuivath ccdleee og one eoting of the contrilya 39 Cages Cece FE on net bers CHILDREN SHOSPITALOF TH 23 Bb, CURRANTS, THICT OF COLUMBIA will be held at. the | Building. corner 9th at treets. on MON verinber 4th, L76, at 7 o'clock p. m., for the n of five directors, 2 Hhde. Terkish PRUNES. New funding mud for sale to the trade at lowest market rates. BARBOUR & HAMI vest J. HI. SAVILLE, Seer Di 5° EDWARD SHOEMAKER.” STALLS 635-636 | STAL 26— OTARY Pranic. ALL [S34 KET Noterial Business promptly attended t. Office— © CENTER MARKET NO. LIB. MAR! No. 345 Beall pay re ct ea Si ge J. A. HOFFMAN. asabove confident that ~ NS HOT SODA, unequaled TEA, COFFEE, AND CHOCOLATE. be can pleare all tastes, askea trial of eboree stock of FRESH MEATS OF ALL KINDS. COLD SODA and MINERAL WATERS all the Year onscientiously filled and satisfaccto 1429 Paxvevivaxts AvENCE, guaremesd. supanentige aaa “Sugitiy nov23 tr Near Willard's Hotel. BP ©. MANN LADIES’ CLOAKS. oer tan he largest and most attractive assortment in Mate- lasse. Ribbed and Plain Cloth. Dolmas in Plain Cloth, Silk ‘and Matelasse. Also, Cloaks for Misses from four to sixteen years, all at the most reasonable prices at M. WILLIAN'S. Dresses made in the mont superior style and at, rea- sonable prices by MME. WASHINGTON, up stairs. id LAMB AND VEAL «stalls, Now. 6: 5 at Stall No. 4 West lar day's at each place ied and purchases delivered angS ly oe always to be found at Sth street wing Center Market. yom KR. KELLEY, Dealer in First-class BEEF, VEAL. LAMB, MUTTON. CORNED BEE Stalls, 628 and 630 » SAMUEL G. YOUN NOTARY PUBLIC, cctl7-tf ACTUAL CONSIGNMENT. the city = o5- Te $108,000 N WORTH OF All persons indebted to topher Cammack ure by counts are now ready. and are req office of WEBB & BEVERIDGE. syivania avenue, and settle them » Fine Winter Clothing. Every Garment cf the newest style and the goods of the latest pattern. design and made — excellent manner for the present season's trade. THE FOLLOWING EXTRACT FROM A LETTER JUST RECEIVE EXPLAINS ITSELF: Ww. por: Beh ae. Washington, D. C. ae Wek, ro NINTH STREET. 406 Wholesale and Retail Dealer in CIGARS, TOBACCO, &c., 3223 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE N BoviT Im" 406 firm of ——— Hittlement of the that. firm. WALL PAPER AND WINDOW SHADES. Cblige Bp sil Ruode co wi Hg out our entire stoce at greatly reduced = cake toed as vr KIDWELL & HENDERSON, wi the wot, at wll af ue Bors 6t” Opposite Lineoln Halt ae u BARLOW'S ART GALLERY. 1225 Pennsylvania Avenue, PURSUANT TO ABOVE, We are selling AT A POSITIVE SACRIFICE JUST RECEIVED. Engra’ Fall Stock of wings, Photographs, Water EVERY GARMENT Color Draw ac 4 Pat a a eo IN TH € at reduced prices. Oil Paintings and Water TREMENDOUS CONSIGNMENT. 7 Boor i in great variet; Dresten Porcelain Painting and Frames to match Allaphe of Fieae im Gold and Silver Leaf, Git, Walnut, Span. feh and French Maple. Picture Sil Copper Wire. Mirror and Portrait Frames mode to ‘end Fogilt. | Paintings Cleaned. Restored and Varniabed ming stock of last years Chromo Ty open by gaakight until 7 Orriceras A ——- Divplay of DRESS AND BUSINESS SUITS. A Superb Selection of FINE MEDIUM AND COMYON OVERCOATS. HABLE BROTHER ian bles: BCOPES std SHADES fot the Eye ae. OPES SHADES for the Eyes. Ac. “| SEEXANDER, etd tre _« coutrom PRANKL 3 F= EStitiaNs G No. 1227 Pxxvevivayia AVENE. Genuine Brazilian Pebble Spectacies ° FINE TAILORS AND CLOTHERS, Corner 7th and D streets, povis-tr MES. S. J. MESSER, Drcoumaking.. Side and Box Plating. Also. t for ST. Taylors Patterns and Journais. 3 lye : ai nS ere dec7-lylvp | cia evenue, cup Che Lenin WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1876. . a Stat. TWO CENTS. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAy.—Inter- nal revenue, $208,208.74; customs, $359,331.20 Tur Prestpext has appointed Palmer C. Strickland postmaster at Elkton, Maryland, vice Mrs. M. M. Mahan, suspended. Tue NATION appears this morning en- larged to the size of the New York Sun, and very bright and readable altogether. REpvuBLICAN Cavcus.—The Republican caucus is postponed till Monday morning at 16:20 o'clock, at the room of the Judiciary Committee of the House. DR. CHAS. EWING, formerly a fourth-class clerk in the Pension office, has been trans- ferred to the office of the Secretary of the In- terior and put in charge of the pension and miscellaneous division, in place of Q. A Pearson, resigned, ALL THE MEMBERS of the Cabinet. ex- cept Seeretary Fish, called upon the Presi- dent Uris morning ina body. The object of their visit was. in all probability, to review the President's message, which was not pre- sented to them yestel at the Cabinet meeting, owing th of the diseussion upon the s lira. § Mitebell and Gen. Eaton also had interviews with the President. THE MESSAGE AND DOCUMENTS.—Mem- bers of the Cabinet, owing to previous “slips” aredetermined to exercise unusual caution to preyent the premature publication of their reports this y It being doubtful whether the message of the President will be read in Congress on Monday next the reports of the Cabinet officers will be sent by m: and to-morrow to the large cities, who are them to the press on receipt of a telegra from the heads of departments to the e: that the message of the President has been submitted to Congress. Those intended for the press of this city will be ready whenever the message is sent lo Congress. THE SPEAKERSHIP—Chairman Lamar, of the House Caucus Committee, has issued his call for a democratic caucus to-night to settle the Speakership. Morrison and Randall are on the lead, Sayler has a good deal of strength, but il is not thought that it will stand by him on more than one ballot. Clymer is out of the race. Last night he told all who questioned him that he should support Ran The result of his with- drawal has been to completely change the status of Ihe Pennsylv: a delegation. It had dall and Ided 15 of pledged th °$ to Randall. Ata meeting of the ‘yivania delega- tion this morning seventeen out of the eigh- teen members (Mr. Speakley being the ex- cepton) declared themselves for Mr. Randall for Speaker. Mr. Cly: f nate Mr. Randail as Pennsylvania’s cho in the democratic caucus to-night. « some rather his behalt, st night, and m. The im- overnor Til- den’ ace som elton, Gover- nor T! arrived and ad voe Say deal, and on his meriis, could be al if he was not an- u mized from New York. He and his friends express the belief that Governor Tilden is uot interfering in the matter. There is talk that if Morrison becom vineed that he cannot win that he will ne low his name to go before the cauc friends say that ifhe is in the race he mas win, for he cannot afford to be beaten in view «i his prominent position as a member of House. The indication: 3 o'clock show high pressure for Randall, covering an arva in all the states. A rumor got afloat about 3 o'clock tha Sayler had withdrawn. Itis pronounced wi true on the authority of Sayler. The Cabinet Meeting Yesterday. THE SITUATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA DIS CUSSED. The proceedings of the cabinet at the m ing yesterday were principally confined the consideration of southern affairs, more particularly the situation in A TELEGRAM FROM GENERAL RUGER was read as follows: Gen. W. T. Sherman or the Secretary of War, Washington, D. C.;—I have carefully abstain- ed from interference with the organization of the House from the first. On the application of the governor, and my own belief for the necessity therefor for the preservation of the peace, I pl troops in the State House, but not in the rooms of the assembly of either of the houses on the day of the meeting. It came about that for a time soldiers were placed on either side of the door at the en- trance to the hall of representatives, under the following circumstances: person at house, and who claimed au- ine the certificates of those claiming to be members prior to admission to the hall, but who, I think, had no legal au- thority for so doing, applied to the officer in command of the troops placed in the corridor for the preservation of peace, for assistance on the ground that he was being pressed upon and could not perform his duty. The soldiers were placed as stated. As soon as I was fully informed of the circumstances, I ordered the soldiers withdrawn, as I had previously in- formed Governor Chamberlain that I should confine my action to the preservation of the peace, and should do nothing with reference to keeping the doors of the rooms of meeting of the houses or the rooms themselves, unless it became necessary because of a breach of the pace which thecivil officers of the houses should be unable to restore. No act was done by the soldiers except that of the presence as stated, but whilst they were so present per- claiming the right of entrance under cer- tificate of the clerk of the supreme court were refusid admission. Tuos. H. RuGer, (Signed.) Commanding Department. WADE HAMPTON TO THE PRESIDENT. The following telegram, received by the President at a late hour on Thursday night, was also read at Cabinet meeting: COLUMBIA, 8. Nov. 30.—His Excellency U. & Grant, Washingon:—The democratic members of the lower house, sixty-five in number, met quietly in the hall to-day, with their speaker in the chair. The republicans— fitty-nine—also assembled there and placed thelr speaker on the desk. General Ruger proposes to take out of the house eight rem- bers, duly elected, holding certificates from the Supreme court. The house is the sole yiee of the qualifications of its members. ye propose to leavethe question to the house. These members will remain until expelled by force; but we earnestly desire a peaceful so- lution. The legislature will not interfere with the Presidential electoral vote. Weask only a constitutional legislature, peaceably assembled, for the good ofthe state.” Very ré- spectfully, your obedient servant, WabrE Hampton. The rumor became very general last night that Seefetary Fish had in the Cabinet meet- ing refused to endorse the views of Secreta- ries Cameron and Chandler with reference to the use of troops in South Carolina. The story was that Secretaries Cameron and Chandler favored the expulsion of the demo. cratic claimants for seats in the legislature cor iil from Edgefield and Laurens counties, by force, and that Mr. Fish had dissented, and that sul ently Judge Taft and any infc subject. It is understood, however, as a result of yes- terday’s cabinet meeting, that modified or- ders were sent to Ruger as need not be construed to warrant his interference unless in case of violence. Last evening Mr. Lamar recetved a telegram from Hampton and Senator Gordon him to inform the President that demo- crats and republicans in the legislature de- sired non-interference of the milit and asked that they be so instructed. Mr. showed the tel m to Fish, who informed him orders had already been sent to said that effect. Mr. Fish also Gen. Ruger never had been instructed to in- terfere with the organization of the legisla- ture. Fe oie Bae nae scr ac cnare: Ts THE CONTESTED STATES. ! LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES. j SOUTH CAROLINA. THE DUAL LEGISLATURE. A telegram from Columbia last nightsays: “The situation is but little changed, at proposition has been signed by the two speakers to adjourn the respective houses simultaneously, to meet to-morrow at 12m. with the status of each unchanged. This ix to take effect immediately, provided General | Ruger will agree. Gen. Ruger refuses on the | ground that he must obey orders if he re- | ceiver them from Washington. The houses will not, therefore, be likely to adjourn. Sev- eral republican members have signified their intention to abandon the Mackey organiza- | tion.” FLORIDA. THE WAR OF AFFIDAVITS. The returning board met yestenlay. Th republicans introduced the “following wit- | nesses: Vance, colored, clerk at Archer pre- . swore that the election was fair and ular.and that [35 votes were polled; that ertificates were made out to show this | number of votes, and were regularly signe'l by Moore and Dakes, inspectors. P. H. Black, colored, testified that he was pector of Archer; that 535 votes were cast, nted and put in certifies: = ae democrats then filed objecti > vote Duval county on the ground that 53 non- registered men voted; th that 16 under penal convicti ed; that inmates of the county jail voted; ‘that the registration list was padded and. packed, the only democratic member of the board of county commissioners being removed just fore the election to make room for fraud there. ‘The republicans filed objections to 29 votes In Nassau and 2% in Duval, on th grourd that two paymasters of railroads ga democratic tickets marked with certain num- oe yes, and told them the would be discharged if those numbers we: not found in the box; that these negvoe: through fear, did vote the numbered tickets, and on various other grounds of intimidation and violence; the republicans objected to Jackson county on the geneial charge of in- timidating, violence and fraud, the specifica~ tions: think democratic inspectors drove ro publican inspectors away from the polls and then refused to receive'7 republican vote that the ballot certificate was signed by i hat they did not announce the vote pwd OF any one else as 316 votes; that the ballot-box was taken to Vance’s house, and that a party of democrats came and en- deavored to induce him to take it to some other place; that he refused to do that he did not illegal votes in. bo: that no one else did; witness was born in Philadel- phia, and educated in Edinburg. Ex-Congressman Walls, colored, testified that he did not offer Dukes $25 or any other sum to sign the affidavit introduced by the republicans. Major McCare, colored, swor> that he was in Belton’s office on the 1th aad saw Dukes pat his mark to an aMidavit that was real to him. It was something about the Archer box being placed on a low bench where voters could hot see it; that one inspector took a handful of tickets out of the box ahd pi hem in his vest pocket; that all republi ken from the box at one preci inner hour, when it was left open and unguarded. LOUISIANA, THE RETURNING BOARD. In the returning board yesterday there was the usual attendance except of the republican unites, Who Were absent. Two boxes of st Raion Rouge parish were opened, show- ing Tildenel ctors had 437 and Hayes 19 votes. But little was done, when the board ad- journed until to-day. REPUBLICAN REQUEST REFUSA Senator Sherman, under date of November 30th, addressed a communication to John M Palmer, stating that it was the intention of the visiling committee of republicans to cor municate to the President copies of the test AND DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT AFFAIRS. Annual Report of the Commissioners. OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS H 6. OF THE DISTRICT OF CoLv WASHINGTON, D. C., Dee Telegrams to The Star. THE POLITICAL MUDDLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE DUAL HOUSE. ACTION OF CABINET YESTERDAY. LOUISIANA’S RETURNING BOARD. We invited the attention of Congress to seve ral matters of interest to the District, requir- ing legislation, on which no nection was had some of which we again respectfully submit for its consideration. ‘The commissioners of the sinking fund, in their report for 1575, in referring to the near completion of their labors connected with the preparation and issuing of the 3-65 bonds, and the relief they would experience when done, as the entire supervision of them weuld thereafter devolve upon officers of the Treas- urv department, except the ration of 1. coupon bonds, which,as the law now stands, requires their aid,say that “under these circumstances we recommend a trans fer, by appropriate yo po of the fane tions of the sinking fund commissioners to «fficers of the Treasury department, to be de- signated for that purpose, and we believe this would be in strict harmony with the spirit of recent legislation under which Con- gress has assumed its direct control of the af airs of this District.” Concurring ta this recommendation, for the reasons given, as well because the proposed transfer of the functions of the commissioners of the sink. ing fund to the officers of the Treasury de- partment would simplify the financial sys tem of the District and lessen the publi ense, we invited the rable connide lo the recommendation, which we no’ new. The municipal ordinances of th consisting of the ordinances ot Washington, the city of Geo levy Court 'of the eounty which had jurisdiction over District outside of the cities and Georgetown, differ widely from other, and in many re and incomplete. — The amendment. It is b statute might be dra uniferm throughout EUROPEAN WAR INEVITABLE. SOUTH CAROLINA. The Cabinet Meeting Yesterd: NEw YorK, Dec. 2—Th says, speaking of the terday: “It is known suffic e of the Cabinet were i democratic mas e ball in es’ Washington eeting from the Columbia by the use of po The views of Secretary Fish became public two years ago, when the military interfered in the organization of the Louisiana legislature. He has not changed his mind since then, and necessarily opy active federal interference now. Mr. Fish is not alone in the Cabinet in the position which he oceupies. It was agreed on all hands that Gen. Ruger should do nothing but see that no. jence is used and permit no rioting. There is a feeling among both democrats and re- publicans that the solution of the difficulty will be found among the immediate parties to the dispute.” ise. A Suggested Compromise. The Tribune's Washington special says: 4 is suggested here to-night that the South Car- olina imbroglio may result in a compromise District, city of District, and “i | To the President:—In our last annual report of the office than can be ex present tenure of one year, and that such board be Limited to three m- 7 cy of fifteen hi p practical experiences tn the discharge of ‘ution ‘The attention of Congress ts invited :o a bill pending in the Senate, Se) “Te provide for the pagent of out. Standing ceriificates of the late tied and allowed bat not finally passed on by the law board of audit, and for which certificates of that board "3s contracts, pursuant to Congress ap The amount of these elai by the engineer, t £1.045,420.54, ‘subject to re m On Account of errors and over-pay- ments of the indebtedness reported by board of audit. which will be ascortained When each account Is audited and closed by pent the controller and auditor » District who are directed by the bill to examine and't for settlement all “audited rach by the board of audit, and issue wo claimant & proper certificate for the 0: he claim allowed by them, signed bh and countersigned by the District C sioners, and keep a proper register of the certificates which shall be deposited in the “soffice. N. an be allowed euths from the claimant of the cer(ificate provided for, bar him in respect of any action or sup; right of action upon his claim, ex otherwise provided in or suit shall be mats District of Columbia ¢ n such certificate For the payment outstanding Certific audit, convertible bends, b ited by law, 2 doant of audit f said certifies * of the Ia thetr face which will give Hampton the governorship, | comprising all the necessary provisions of make Chamberlain United States Senator, | ordinary municipal regulation relative to <urplas of and leave the Hayes electors undisturbed.’ the preservation of order and protection of t assessment cortf- A Re! Com The Herald's Columbia special says: In the house yesterday Mr. Robert Aldrich (demo- erat) arose and advocated the following reso- lution as a compromise: Be it resolved, That the present difficulties existing in the organization of this house be submitted toa committee of six on the part of the house and ix on the part of the senate, to be composed equally of republicans and democrats from each body, and that their re- port be submitted in duplicates, one to each of the houses of this floor claiming to be the legal house of South Carolina representa- tives for their adoption; and pending the set_ Uing of such committee that both houses ad- journ. to reassemble as they now stand, to receive the said report. ‘The republicans refused to consider it. LOUISIANA. ‘The Ret oe, Board. New York, Dec. 2—The Tritune’s New Orleans dispateh sa: The public sessions of the returning board closed tox: NORTH CAROL Protest Against a Presi 01 New Yorx«, Dec. property. ' Legislation is needed for the better regula- tion of sales of property for tax arrearages, to subject the owners of property purchased ‘by the Distriet government to like penalties ax if the property were purchased by a private person, and give the District absolute title in the property it purchases within a reasona ble time without right of redemption thereat ter, to the owner or his legal representatives. This is important, as under existing law, the owner has little inducement to pay the tax in arrear, and redeem his property, while the District is deprived for an indefinite time of revenue from the property either from the tax in arrear or the interest upon it, which is no less unjust to the roperty owners who pay their taxes promptly than embarrassing to the administration of the finances of the District. We renew our recommendation for such legislation as will remedy these evils, will clearly define the rights ‘of delinquent tax-payers and enable the District go ment to enforce the prompt payment of taxc And, in this connection, we recommend th legislation asked for by’ the collector in his report of 1875, to simplify the adv, nts for the sale of property in arrears for taxes, So that they shall require only an intelligible say ‘A pe received at the goy- | description of the property, ernor’s office yesterday from Thomas B. | sessed. and the time when the p Keogh, chairman of the republican state mn will expire. cominitiee, against the issuance of a certifi- join the collector also in his reeom- cate of election to Wm. B. Glenn, of the 7th | mendation for such legislation a u district, as Presidential elector, on the ground that he was on December ith a sonth- vA. tial Elec. A Raleigh dispatch illegal any subdivision of real estat which due taxes are unpaid, or the e ern claims commissic such subdivision in the public records be given to Isaac W. cived the | office of the surveyor. Such highest number of vetes on the republican | Secure the full payment of deli ticket eogh also. protests when the holder in default would wai counting by the governor of the re subdivide his property for sale, mony of witnesses tak order of the board of returning of the com- missioners, but t of getting copies of behalf of ‘the democrati lors. He requester Caples ofsuch depositions promising to transmit to the democrats copies of the republican depositions. To this General Pelmer makes reply tha the gentlemen with whom he is associated instruct him toanswer that they are extreme ly anxious that all facts relating to the elec tion of Presidential electors fm Louisiana shall be known to the people of the United States, but that the note of the republicans ins no assurance that the evidence col- ted will be laid before the country. They instruct him to say that upon tha and other grounds they decline to be the medium of communication between repre- sentatives of the resident and citizens who. claim to have been chosen by the people of Louisiana at the late election as Presidential electors. THE COMMITTEE OF VISITING DEMO- CRATS e ie candidates for elec yegterday issued an address, setting forth inft the democrats have been furnished with a certified copy of the duplicate statements of yotes made by the commissioners of ele: tion at each place of voiing in the state. From these statements it appears that U Tilden electors received the following votes, to wit:—McEnery, 8, St. Martin ing votes, to wit:—Kellogg, 44; Joseph Sheldon, Brewster, 75,457; result of the vote for P: 5 dential electors, as disclosed on the face of the returns opened by the returning board in 5; Seay, ‘or Hayes . ster, e 75,390. They LE No one would claim that Tilden and Hendricks were not entitled to the electoral vote of the state, but in Lou- isiana « tribunal has been set up which on former occasions had overthrown the will of the people as express@l at the polls, and for which the power is now claimed in its dis- cretion to change the result of the popular vote at the recent election. In view, how- ever, of the returns, and the law and facts which should control the returning board, with which we have made ourselves famil- jar, we have no hesitation in saying that the resultshown by votes actually cast cannot be changed without a palpable abuse of the letter and spirit of the law governing the re- turning board, and a manifest perversion of the facts before it. An honest and fair can- yass of the returns even under the Louisiana law cannot materially reduce Tilden’s ma- jority, as shown on the face of the returns.” Politica! cis and Fancies, Dr. Redfield writes from New Orleans “When I see the mass of Information of all sorts being arranged here for the loyal north to chew over I pity that unhappy section, and wonder if they will not, one and ail, wish they were dead.” ----Chief Justice Mases of South Carolina hi: become a democratic hero. Even the partisan New Haven ler eulogizes him as ‘‘not only an upright judge but a fearless one.” Politics certainl, shift bed-fellows now and then very strangely. NV. ¥. . _****The ineligible elector is eo ~ ape a id ema erutic majority in * ‘robab) the negroes didn't take the trouble to vote, or if they had, and had been permitted to voteas they preferred, the state would have bean close—N. Y. Tribune, +++°A stranger. said Kraetson or the rlurndag ound are lanier jerson ny are 5 ¢ ir. Case- eg returns to the secretary of state This wil M republican, % pe Subatuuetiy pe or 6 Counsel the » peremptory pes et until the respondents de- cide as to the matter of ‘One of the teachers in a Sunday was “ Sd badly Sunday afternoon. He was ing the infant class, » and, after explaining the epee he — how Dotcow e question box, figuratively speaking, and told’ the children iar might ask him any questions that suggesied themselves. was —— el @ sevev year old girl, who imme- jiately piped out, Who's elected?” He couldn't tell. &7 If anything happens now-a-days that doesn't suit you, ali you have todo isto file & protest. Property holders who pay their taxes as re- quired by law are entitled to the fullest prac- ucable protection against the burdess res ing from the non-} property holders. In our last annual report it was shown that the annual rent and cost of repairs of the rented buildings for the public schools were estimated by the trustees as $25,035, more than six per cent. interest on $400,000, the amount they estimate as sufficient to pur- chase sites and erect all the buildings re uired to meet the public school wants of District. The conditions of the schools in this respect have not been materially changed since the date of that report, and we venture to renew the inquiry, whether, under the cir- cumstances, it is not wiser polley wo abandon the use of all rented school buildings and substitute therefor houses erected and owned by the District. To accomplish this, Congro~- sional appropriation will be needed in aid of the District recources. The apportionment of the school fund be- tween the white and colored schools, as pro- counties where the returns do not comply with the law. The whole matter will bo re- ferred to the attorney general.” Hi the Republicans.” Came N ow le e Near Loulna he State. New Yori The Tribune's Wash. ington dispatch says: “The republicans were in danger of losing the vote of Nebraska by an informality in canvassing the returns, It was ascertained here a few days ago that the state law provides that the legislature shall canvass the vote for Presidential electors, and that there was no provision for the legis. lature meeting before January. Dispatches to the governor developed the fact that he had intended to make the canvass himself. Yes- terday he was urged to get his legislature to- gether on Monday without fail, and to-day he telegraphed that he had issued his procia- mation, and that the body would convene. The democrats, it seems, have been aware for some time of the juirements of the law, and have kept silent, hoping that the electors would receive certificates without a lawful vided by law, ought not to be disturbed, No canvass, in which case ae So thatthe | Complaiat of it has. been mude. It 1s baset House should throw out the raska yote.” | on the just principle of securing to all citi- pete heey zens of the District, without regard to race or color, equal privileges in the public schools. Under its operation both whil colored schools have prospered, and now justly rank among the best public schools of the country. In addition to the recognized claims of ali public schools upon the states and munic!- palities where located, the schools of this istrict have peculiar claims upon the favor- able consideration of Congress, as the Legis- lature of the District, wing out of the fact that about one-third of the 1 lation is colored, who have come into the District since the beginning ef our late civil war, and who contribute little to our school revenues, while about thirty per cent. of the enrollment of the white schools is composed of children whose nts,or guardians are in the service of the United States, from whom little is re- d for the support of the public schools. gress having established the policy of making liberal endowments of public lands the public schools in the states and territo- of the Union, its attention has been fre- the trustees of the District to the claims of the District for like - ‘Ment of the —_ here. ‘e venture to join the trustees in askin; ‘ aa bay ng teen fwd 5 the favorable consideration of Congress. to 44 special dispatch from Pesth to the Stand- | their request in this regan, unless it shall be Ta ahnounces the arrival there of General | its pleasure to make an equivalent money Tehernayet?. appropriation to aid in the purchase of sites and the erection of suitable buildings for the present and future accommodation of the school youth of the District and for the per- manent maintenance of the schools now and that may be hereafter organized in the Dis- ct. Whatever form of government shall he permanently established for the District, au thority, under proper restrictions and condi- Hons, should be given the executive authori- ties to purchase sites and erect suitable build- ings for school, police and fire department uses, and to sell properties now owned by the District and held for like uses but not. suita- ble for them, such as the central guard hose and lot on Louisiana avenue, and the police Station house, corner of K and 9th streets, and all other real estate owned byghe District not needed for government purposes. In their pecompanying report the commis- sioners of the fire department renew their FOREIGN NEWS. Decline in U. S. Bonds. Lonpon, Dec. 2—The decline in the U. five per cent. founded loan is caused by heavy sales on Dutch and German account. The Lege Se of Salisbury embarkel at Brindisi to-day for Constantinople. mists Pardoned. An official decree has been puting or reducing the sen- tences of 107 communists. Several have been granted full pardons. War Inevitable. Loxpon. Dec special dispatch to the News trom Vienna says: The commanders of the four Russian mobilized army corps have arrived tat Kichineff. The Opinione (pews- per). Of Rome. says: The Marquis of Salis- declarations exclade the idea of Eng- going to war with Russia, but it re- gards war between Turkey and’ Russia as inevitable. Tha Times to-day in its financial article re- marks that a similar impression was almost universal on the London stock exchange yes- terday. —_.—__. I, Prayers for Congress. NEw York, Dec. 2.—The following is pub- lished: —«It is proposed to hold a meeting on Monday at twelve o'clock, the hour of the assembling of the national Congress, to invoke the presence of the holy spirit in wisdom and peace with our legislators in their deliberations. We heartily concur in this proposal, and suggest the Fifth-avenue ist church, 46th street and Fifth avenue, as the place of assembling. (Signed)—Thonias Armitage, Geo. H. Hepworth. IT APPEARS from the report of the Com- missioners of the District of Columbia that onthe 30th day of November, 1876, the Dis- trict of Columbia was entirely clear of its in- debtedness except what was led. Not a dollar was known by the accounting officer to be due for services, repairs, labor, sup- lies, materials, nor on any other account. is is gratifying, and alike creditable to the Commissioners the District and their | sary apparatus, and one additional hook auditor. ladder company, equipped, at an estimated Ruopy Istaxps New Evecror— The | Cost of $6005. In view of the s the Rhode Island legislature met in special ses. 2 vs the sion yesterday. . Lippett communicated the opinion of supreme court that Corliss, republican presidential elector elect is ineligible by reason of bei the United States Centennial ion. W. 8. Slater, republi to fill the ican, was vacancy, receiving 81 votes to 19 for Chas. R. Cutler, Gemocratie candidate. VERDICT AGA'SST THE GOVERNMENT.— In the U.S. ci:cuit court at New York yes- johnson del: vared | n i ‘suit was for the recovery of duties for smu Justice Johnson affirms the decision the lower court, which was in ants. A DEFAULTER tx JAiL.—Chas. B. Wilkin- son, defaulting U, S. revenue coliector at St. J , Mo., received sentenced la the U. 8. Court, at Jefferson City, yestenlay, to two Years in the penitentiary avd payment of the amount due the government, about eight dollars. A temporary stay of exe- Sten was granted. Meantime Wilkinson rc SALE OF THE CENTENNIAL BUILDINGS— Twent; of centennial buildings, incinding the Main Bu comt- ing in the: as see, wrote: atauc- ing was purchased by ihe Permancat Extibi- ton Compan; y for $29,000, tes cost. being the special improveme cates that can be so applied ts estimated, by the engineer in his S1,689,544,74 lows: Estimated amount of assessment certifi- cates for special improvements, ater pay outstanding “greenbacks,” $1,089,84.74, extl- ated amount of claims covered ULAR, €1,043,42-4, surplus of assessment certificates, $646,414.90. The claims provided for by this bill are meritorious and should be paid. The com- missioners are without authority to pay any of them out of the District treasury or other- wise. y earnestly hope the bill may bo come a law during the coming session of Congress. * * © © & The statement of receipts and expenditares is as follows Total receipts to December 1, 1876 Total expenditures to Deceriber 1, 1X76, including warrants issued and’ not prese y report, to amount to Theaccount will stand as fol- Balance Less « Wilkon, late Trew cured) (tally se Ralanee ber 1, 1* nse Subject to payment of outstandit ‘ash 01 hand, Decem- obligations, n for Which this sum has been set apart And f & Ce Total, Deneit A ma le good st inst. rt reviews at length the reports of ers of the sinking fand and of «dent Of assessments at d taxes, (both of which have been printed in Tas STAR.) the report of the engineer of the Dis. trict. (printed in this paper,) and the reports of the inspector of butidings, the attorney for the District, the commissioner of the Wash- ington asylum, the coroner, the trastees of public schools, and the commissione: abstracts of the two latter re have been published in The Stan—and thea proceeds us follows:) The last census of the District was taken in 180. Since that period there has been a con- siderable increase of the population, white and colored, in the District, especially in Washington. itis thought the pablic inter- ests, especially those connected with the pub- lic schools, Will be promoted by having @ new census taken during the coming year, for which, we trust, suitable provision will be made by Congress. The Joint € inittee of Congress to frame & government for the istrict of Columbia, in’ their published for that purpose, Provide for appropriation by Consress forty per centun pnual estimates of ‘the amount y wo y expenses pay the accruing inde! edness of the government of the Di 5 and for the perm nent payment by the See retary of the Treasury of the interest on the three-sixty-five bonds of the as the same matures,—the amount so paid to be credited as part of the appropriation the United States toward San of the government of the District. are just measures, ‘We trust will have the ‘ap- proval of Congress. While relieving private property from the payment of its present unequal share of the current expenses of the District government, which are incurred alike for the benefit of the United States, and the inhabitants of the District, they will perma: nently strengthen the credit of all the District securities, take the three sixty-five bonds from the manipulations of speculators, and — to the holders their promised and’ just value. All matured obligations of the r= the District have been audited and paid, and the payment of all out obligations not matured, so far as they are known after careful investigation, have provided for, Ti the loan of $15,000 made of Messrs. Riggs & Co., in anticipation of the taxes for the current fiscal year, and except some unsettled claims arising out of con- tracts and obligations of the former govern- ments of the District of Columbia, including Work upon incomplete contracts of the late government, terminated by the act of Con- gress approved March 14, 1876, for the settle- ment of which no provisions have yet been made yCongress. [Signed)—W. Dennison, J. 8. Ketcham, 8. L. Phelps, Commissioners of the District of Columbia. TIPSY ATTEMPT AT SELF DECAPITATION. A Delphi man vamed Grist, a man who had seen better da: who is now very much “down at the »” Monday morning filled his mouth full of powder and applied a Ii ed match to it in he h of blowing hi he is head off. The result was the lone of ‘a fe tooth This deficit will be few and the serious burning of his tongue, cheeks: and lips. The fellow Is evident crazy. The attempt took place in a saloon the man bad been in the habit of drinking —{ Chicago 7. —_—_—_—___ San Francisco notes: “The case ofTeresa E. Macnevin vs. = P. Sine e= fare re- a total of $4,500 for the same