Evening Star Newspaper, December 5, 1876, Page 4

| FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. iz SECOND SESSION. TvESDAY, December 6. SENATE.—At the opening of the session to-day, Senators Morton, Jones, and Alcorn | were present. The Senate was cxtied to order at 12 o'clock rf by the Chaplain. House was received, the House was or- — and ready for the transaction of any A statement of the of the Commissioner of Washington News and Gossip. GovERnxent REcFIPTS To-DAY—Inter- Ral revenue, $220,285.40; customs, $297,057.86. NATIONAL Bark Notes received to-day for redemption amounted to £335,700. THE joint special committee to frame a form of government for the District of Co- Jumbia will hold a meeting to-morrow morn- take action on the bill heretofore printed in fall in THE STAR. SENATOR MORTON'S CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.—In the Senate, to-day, Mr. Morton introduced his joint resolution of las amend the constitution so as to elect President and Vice President by the direct vote of the people. THE SENATE COMMITTEE.—The com- mittee appointed by the Senate republican caucus yesterday (Mr. Wright chairman) to receive the list of Senate committees will not be ready to report before to-morrow. | SENATOR MORTON has bereft his chin of the large black goatee which he formerly | wore, and now wears only a moustache, which change has the effect of making him look consklerably younger than he did jas from First Page.) building for the treatment of female patieat=, DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM. | Eighty-five males and 15 females received 3 — in the coll in the primary department. the ‘support of the institution is $51,006; for the completion of the work on the ton ings. &¢., $69.524.62, for the inclo- sure, &c., of the grounds, $10,000. The board of directors suggests that the subject of state support to worthy students be brought to the atiention of the governors of the several states in some formal manner, so that the ne- essary steps may be taken to secure the re- quisite legislation. FREEDMEN’S HOSPITAL. ninety-six persons were treated. of which number 31 were admitted curing the year, 214 were discharged as cured; remaining June 30, 23. COLUMBIA Ii and opened with A fi a The estimate 'y under the care Mr. Morton wabreltted a resolution, which ordered printed and to lie on the table = jogos bedypsore oe ni on s 3 — elections Day ny amendment to the’ tution | for the elec- of President and Vice President, so that lonal districts, the person ighest number of votes in each dis- trict to receive one vote for each district; the Tson receiving the highest number of votes a state to receive in addition two votes for person receiving the Five bundred and ITAL FOR WOMEN. nts were under taratment; 22 were uring the year, 131 cases cured. PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL. patients were admitted, males, 530 were discharged, and 49 died. To- f treated (8, of whom 538 were males; number remaining July 1, 1876, 99— highene naniber of vomd at savoeen be Peat t number of s a ger ‘away with the electoral col- it submitted a resolution in rela- elation to districting the state of id on table till committees are dent, thus doing awa t SENATOR SHARON, of Nevada, states that he has no intention of resigning his seat, es- pecially since the recent complications have arisen. Ifthere were a large majority of either party in the Senate a would fel more at liberty to resign if he de- sired to do so. THE SouTH CAROLINA COMMITTER.—The special committee of the House, appointed yesterday, held a meeting this morning and to start for Columbia to-morrow CAPITOL EXTENSION. ‘The architect reports the Capitol building in good repair, refers to the improvement in the ventilation of the two houses, and of grounds, and recommends sufficient appro- priation tocomplete the paving of the va- footwalks, and for the com- Mr. Morton laid before the Senate a compila- ) prepared by Mr. McDonal erate, showing the manner of coucting the electoral vote from the year 178 to the year 1873. whieh he said had been prepared great care, and he moved that 10,00) copies be printed for the use of the Senate. r. Thurman thought the number was un- » and after further discus- sion Mr. Morton modified his motion to. pi ide that the usual namber of 1,300 be printed, ch was adopted , chief clerkof rious roadways, pletion of the four The architect estimates $71,300 as necessar: to complete the building and its surroand- | ; ecessarily large. ground builc THE CENTENNIAL EXHTRIT. + the success of the Inte- ie'phia is largely due to . Eaton, who was appointed the President to represent the department He then moved tha! additional copies be printed, and, debate ar sing, it was laid Mr. F dmunils called up his resolution sub- mitted yesterday in relation to the denialand i ‘nt of the right of franchise in some ef the Southern states, and asked its present consideration. Mr. Bayard sald he was not present yes- the resolutions ‘were’ initro- of the import of @ proper cons pos might lay ity sergeant-at- to complete its ai the Centenn son, of linois, will be chairman of the House committee appinted to visit Louisiana. The republicans appointed on the South Carolina mittee show a disinelinati anderstood that Thompsot setts, will be chairman of the Florida com- THE POSTMASTER GENERAL. itures for the fiseal year 263,487 58 and the revenues to © of expenditures over re- Included in the expendi- 2 paid on liabilities incarred years. The expenditures 2 than those of the pre- ceding year, and $3,700,5642 less than the receipts were $2,208.16 more than those of the preceding and $33,541.50 more than the estimates. lue of postage stamps, newspaper postal cards, 2. Thedemand for postage stamps, ing newspaper during the year. increased ‘over duced,’and was not aw: of Massachu- them in time to give th: He hoped the resolut! over till some other time. if the Senator from ve nont could consent to such an arrange- CONGRESSMAN to his bed at his hom: 1JAH WARD Is confined in New York withase- vereand somewhat dangerous attack of pneu- monia, and is in consequence absent from the House. The New York Herald says: Mr. Ward's experience and conservative views would be useful in Congress this session, and it is to be hoped that his recovery will be Mr. Edmunds said the state of the country dit ffairs were such that it seemed necessary, and he hoped it might be done, to hi them taken up and passed this very He was sure it need not and probably would not take up much of the time of the Mr. Bayard, replying, said that this would be nothing more nor less than @ contest over the election of all who have been elected in the late contest, and would take up a great deal of the time of the Senate, and if they were to commence in this wa, compelled to sit here the whole and inquire into acts of intimi anything could be construed into an act of | intimidation, and that would form a pretext for sueh resolutions as this, and nothing else would or could be accomoplishet. | ‘He was proceeding to argue the merits of the | r. Morton raised the point that it was not competent to discuss the merits of a question on a mere motion to take up for considerati The Chair sustain Payard disclaimed an: ing upon the rules o portance of the subject had b-trayed him into the discussion. Edmunds sa‘d, without taking v7 ther time, he would call for the yeas a tak’ng up the resolution. e yeas and nays were ordered, and the motion to take up prevailed, the Senators from Colorado on this, the first roll call, vot- ing with the republicans. he comunittee to wait upon the President Mr. Anthony, reported that the President and in- e two Houses of Congress ly to receive any com- munication from him, and the President had replied that he would’ immediately comm i- nk ate with the House im writ-ng. Mr. Edmunds said he wished to change the resolutions in a few particulars, and aided that said committee be a thorized to extend this inquiry to the ele tions of 1874.” He also changed the wording, making affi- depositions,” also, Congress has any.” to read “wi gress. ‘or either House thereof, 2, constite tional power, &c., and then pro -eeded to advocate the passage of the resolutions, when a message, in Writing, was received from the President + sceretary. at one o'clock and ten minutes. Mr. Edmunds said the im resolutions demanded their ard passage, and if this committee was charged with the duties contained in these re: olutions he hoped show covelusively whe: of intimadation and outrages which had so cared in the news| had so oiten been req denied in others, were really true or had avy foundation | Were gotten gotten up fo! Mr. Conkling asi mi ght be laid aside rs,) increased large mand for postal ea: 40 percent. The amount of posta during the year on newspaper publications mailed to regular su &e., commonly ter, Was $1,014,154. during the six mot Was $486,449.49. ANOTHER ME! OF THE CABINET was held at the White House at noon to-day. They were in session when the committes from the two Houses of Congress arrived to announce that Congress was ready to receive the President's annual message. The busi hess which occupied the Cabinet was s pended for a few moments while the an- houncement was mad: BATTERIES A, C anv E, Ist artillery, ar- rived at the Baltimore and Potomac depot hout 7 o'clock last evening, from Fort Sill, Indian territory, and immediately proceeded to the arsenal, Where they repo: and were assigned quarters. They about 150 men. The officers in com- lajor Taylor. and Surgeon Powell. PERSONAL.—The report that Dr. Welling, president of Columbian University, is to be one of the ediiers of the new democratic 118, we learn, without foundation. The Well-remembered abilit; Welling while associated wtth Messrs. & Seaton on the Naticnal Intelligencer, natu- rally causes his name to come uj there is an inquiry for speci ent, uniting brilliant, fo writing, but we be they would be hs ending June 30, 1875, eneral results of the service during the year are satisfactory. The postage on local matter exceeded the entire expense by $84,075.22. vost of the service was but 5 per cent., while tage on local matter net revenue from the pmestic money order system was $190,770.84, greater than the previous year. The Postmaster General renews the recommendation of his predecessor, and urgently recommends that the co! of postmasters of the fourth class upon the business of their respective offices, @= ascertained from sworn returns to the auditor of stamps canceled. STRAW During the last fiseal Boyanee to the depart vieious system of “straw bids” holly disappea: The number of failures ear for a long therefrom was consider- The increase in the Tesolution when the inerease in th wax 6 per cent. jon. which ts s70.628.75 ed the point, when Mr. ion of infring- Webster and Wells, year the loss and an- ment occasioned by the red. was less than in any other ae ea appeared, and they had waited uy formed a that reible and scholarly elieve that he is so thor- oughly enlisted in the work, for which he is so competent, of raising the Universit, first-class rank, that he is not likely to tached from it by any other cali, however REDUCTION OF PAY TO RAILROADS. the railroad companies raised the Question as to whether the reduction of 10 per cent. in their pay for vided by the act of July 12, legally made from the! ried of their contracts, which question was referred to the Assistant Attorney General for the Post Oifice department, who decided that they were not affected by it. The Attor- be opinion has not yet been ren- ered. FAST MAIL TRAINS. Serious embarrassments have resulted froma discontinuance of these fast lines, have been augmented Of the railroad cou panies to re-establish the mmodations they had viously furnished. Instead of retrograding, the mail system ought to soon attain such fection as to insure the transportation rs, and all other matter not too bulk: trom one important point to another with! the time required to convey passengers be- 28 over the speediest ERVERENCE WITH POSTAL EMPLOYES. « Postmaster General refers to threat- ened violence to persons employed in. th postal service on account of their political associations, and mentions messenger who was driven away while in charge of the U.S. mails, be- cause of bis “political affiliations.” He re- fers to this in Order to show the necessity for = Stw waren -nal] providea more severe pun- fensé o; assaulting any the mails. pro- "e 1806, could be y during the pe- DECISION IN FAVOR OF MRS. GAINES.— In the case of Smith and others against Mrs, Myra Clark Gaines, in which by appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States they pe liability on their bond as sureties for the city of New Orleans, Mrs. Gaines is again triumpha: the sureties liable for the amount of the judg- ment recovered azuinst the city, after execu- unsatisfied, and that the return of the officer in ihe matter of the exe- re ucstioned by the sureties em on their bond. fact that the defendant in the original judg- Ment, says the court, has been garnisheed, or ment sold at the instance of the ered- the plaintiff, is no defense for the sureties in the proceeding against them, where they have not been made parties to any such proceedings to appropriate the original judg- ment against Miller delivered the THE REPORT oF THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE states the receipts from tobacco for the fiseal year ending June 30, 186, to be £39,795 ,330.91. gress is called fo tie several amendments to the Jaws heretofore recommended, and it is ight of great importance to the trade, as verument, that Co lonal taken on them int collected for davits read, thought to ese nt. The court held by the refusal drant, his private | tion was returned state house. La’ incomplete ace tance of these sideration | cution canrot be in asuit against tives the sergeai © all the charges tween the sam Hines of commu’ pers, and which ed in some 5) hes political poses. r s Ked that the reso! ation: mally for the read- mes: when ‘. Thurman renewed the request of Mr. Bayard that Mr. Edmunds would them over to some sdmunds iNiONS OF part conseat to lay other day. ‘lined to eonsent to Mr. nest, but yielded for the Attention of Con- ishment for the person in charge of the mails, POSTAL DEFICIENCTES. The deficiency of the di jar the last fiscal year was reduced to $4,081,790. 15, 2s against $6,169,9G8.s8 of the preceding year. The difference ean be traced erease in its ordina: ly exceeded the estimates therefor, slight decrease in its expenditures. crease in the deficiency since 1869 is 13.71 cent. or nearly 2 per cent. per annum. I jing ratio of nage steadily maintained is reason to believe the cease to be a burden on Thurman's req ing of the message, and the Gorham, y to the Senate the eighth President Grant. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—The reading of journal of yesterday’s proceedings occupied half an hour. Secretary . | Well as to the gage tod ag Say penctionbee. The amou message of taxes on distilled spirits is $51,390,490.43—the the product of six hundred and grain distilleries. It would, it is ted, be impossible to select any other ob- Ject of taxation that would rose to a question of | amount of — with so few oted to remarks upon thi to the large in- receipts, (which gPeat- attent error i M pace is oon not having e whisky frauds the resolution offered day by | and the perpetrat f Mf. Ly hops of New York. ve. ve changed the result, adopted by a bare two-thirds he was informed b; Mr. Plaisted was not recorded having ~sted, and the names were r2a Banks, Mass., moved Journal in accordance with Mr. Holman, Ind., contended that in a roll | la call the Journal was made up at once. Political Faets and Fancies. Dana's dislike of returning boards is con- fined, it seems, to those of a republican com- . iy nmi In . Speaki large vote in San | ternal revenue, however, revoked —— * mene i: = ._— ee : contract between the Treasury depart- returning board in San Francisco mighthave | the the National, Con tinental Pe airs bank note companies of New York, for the printing of revenue stamps, so that for sometime at least this wor! rformed by the bank note re is now no necessity for in fature years, postal service will the general treasury. But whatever inay be advanced to relieve it of chronic de- fieiencies, they must yield to the ever- ent neecssity of supp) for the whoie country tions and reasonable expenditures. our new states and territories shall become more populous, and our inexh: sourees more generally devel . ings of the dey sufficient to defray its expenses. ——-see~ wi as the | year wi lollars. The total ex] tion for the collection past year was gbout 1-14 per cent. on nd twenty million penses of every deserip- wai Tevenue the 575,000, or at the rate amount collected. Bap OUTLOOK FOR THE EMPLOYES OF THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRIXT- teeny oN or the a of rinting has been carrying a force than the work of the bureau re- uence many of the em- resolution was vote. pres- abundant mails InG.—The su) red, and in con if Ne. It was repost a ut f print- ime. It was ex, at the work of print the revenue stamps would be bak reau,and this was the reason taining the force. The Commissioner yas = some peep large — siaty-five feet in length and of proportiona’ rcadth. was driven ashore on the Bandon beach on September 21. Kenned: him as betng the first that found him. Elliott said he was the owner because he saw him before either of them, and severa: others, whose names we were unable to ascertain, each and all deemed him their respective rty, on the grounds tha yes on him before anybedy else. Less than an hour and a half afier sandown they were unable todecide*-who owned the child.” When the darkness had set in so thiek that you couldn't see O. K.on a barre! of Flana- all retired for the night,. m Billy, Two-Mile Jack, Sugar-Lip Janey, Rambling Ned and divers other Indians, not having the far of God or eyes, quickly skinned to the bone, takin: away as much biubber with them as wouk vient to grease the wheels of life of the entire tribe for nearly a quarter of a century. What they left behind was dragged off the next morning by Bill Ward and his magnifi- cent team, consisting of five span of oxen, and thus terminated this great contest about what was ~so very like a whale.”"—{ Coos Bay * 6 Francisco, the N. Y. Sun ‘s: A democratic ystery of so enor- | ment and ‘gregate of figures; but in the hands of corrupt and concealing Federal officials it Temaina without saplanation. rw patent process for solving the Presidential problem. He says there is | Companies. ho use in making such a fuss about the case; that the remedy is perfectly clear, and that the courts are constantly a) thing to do is to put the Pres! hands of a receiver, with concern and collect the di ++ A St. Louis jud; for re-election shot is no returning ---- James Russell Lowel liean electors in Massachusetts, denies a statement intimating his defection, and says he will vote for Hayes. found a solution to the m: each of them continue to be s0 many employ: reductions in the of the secretary PS, a foree will hav This will entail gan’s whisky the: shortly many worthy families in t suffering on Meanwhile “Band is city. The rea- iving the work to the bank note jes is not apparent if the printing bureau can do the work cheaper, and it is said their bid for the work was lo’ at of the New York companias. MvucH-A DO Anout NoTrHIne—Mr. Plai- sted, of Maine, rose this morning to have the Journal of the House corrected. It appears that on the resolution passed yesterlay direct- ing committees to be appointed to int a he voted in the lying it. The dency into the wer to run the —{N. ¥. Tribune. | compan tificates of elect! house fi Diet wae Hable state infantry 1 aval wee y_men in enfore! Kennedy before thei board?—{ Boston Post. to be employed b; oo ful ‘orders of Mr. It seems that turned from be- democrat he was barbeecue—N. Y. Herald, ain. Se tne Tilden jou are charmed with thesuggestion thata Hayes | was passed by a sin, elector shall cast his vote for Bristow orsome other third candidate negative. He voting. The resolution gle vote yesterday, and if made . Banks stated lution would yen to be again sub- ic side, and of Iowa, on the part M Mass.,who ir. e, » reototion. cout’ ‘hac while he investigation he did habit for some years | not believe in accomplishi Just after el jon. — of the present dit the correction was ‘with my consent, _ jal feature in it for [Is the last week to date steady preparat: for closing out production. te is usual to stop work at about two-thirds of the mi by the loth of December, but already, on Bat- and thus secure the | the resol y don't, say much | mitted to the house. the ¥. Holman on Sraaitapaci lay evening last, the 2d instal icans. half ihe mines had ‘st Yoted for the resent wee! than the usual bay) of eaused mainly by B by threatened closing »avigation on the smaller rivers * ‘When orders slacken off coal production geateatty inane, » for the wb the the facts, but that he ruled that Mr. had the right to have the correction made. It was so ordered. Thereupon Mr. Fuller, Bt @ democrat, arose and said that he was recorded as absent, affirmative. Thi: a of THE TRIAL ov REV. URTEL Graves—It Fiafeea been = the trial of raves, commence on Monday th instant, would take .utheran church, reen street, the council lessen a mouth earlier than usual, and we conskler it virtually at an end un opening of navigation next spri past season having been an unusual bad one for almost all pa: trade, we shall wait until the larger & exercise his right where result, and voted in the af. leaving the matter just where z companies have pre- theirusual annual state tempt to untangle the y one or compare ing and coal carryin, b Drowxen w ward Dunne. » MILe SKATING—While Ed - years of aze, and Goorge years, were si rooklyn, Saturday, jee and’ were dro’ stagnant pond, in Bi hroke through the After much difficulty the bodies were ered. Tal a Gi ! RaxgrvpTs—Horner and Maller, beer Mrewers at Stapleton, abilities $60,000. le and retail is, have filed a vol: ‘ati= ptey. Their liabilities aree ti- sated at € e600, : I E ! LOUISIANA FOR HAYES. DOES THIS MEAN WAB? jumbia dispatch says: trains have been arriving, bringing bodies of armed men, nearly all with rifles blankets rolled aroun necks and their haversacks slut juartered in the § ings and in the pu The state-house has still its federal guard. There are only about 400 soldiers in Not less than 3,000 members of the Tubs are here. THE SUPREME © heard a rule to-day against Speaker Mackey, to show cause wh: Wallace, rpeaker of th Mr. Mackey facts of his election, and de tion of the court over the returns, as he hell by virtue of his offies It is conceded, how: will order him to upon, and ABOUT TO BE OVERPOWERED by a body of democrats demanding aAmis- sion. The clerk had properly given orders to admit only those who held th certifleates the secretary of state. In this emergen eaut-at-arms called uy) icers in charge of the troops to aid him in against the intrusion sors. ard such aid was granted. It is true, that after conference with me upon the ly ii raed t that this call for aid at the inter is call for aid at the ptt le be submitted to him before the aid was given, and this is so faras I know, the only act done by the mil! which was not previously sanction: . It is not true that the military com- mander here has assumed to decide upon the certificates of members of the general persons hold certificates of election from the supreme court. The court, on ay refused to issue an: ificates. the persons from Ex counties hold y , dou! ator Gordon and other di to go into the house because THEIR FRIENDS FROM EDGEFIELD AND LAURENS COUNTIES without certificates were refused admittance. pediment other than this was placed in their way by any civil or bag GS ma The ‘over by Mr. ey resent, holding the on the action of the canvassers, 59 of whom voted in the elec- tion of speaker. This is a majority the whole number holding the certi: the secretary of the state. The body sided over by Mr. Wallace has never than 37 persons holding the certificates of state, less than @ majori democrats have forcibly t the persons holding on from Edgefield and Lau- ided over by Mr. id and Laurens men of the ought the law- a8 speaker, Len- force is not avail- house now —— ‘was organized wi certificates of te eheld the President for aid in suppressing domestic violence. To call this a ta~ gle is to do violence So a spentyand peaceful ectticmont leme: icans desire a speed: ponent settlement NEVER YIELD ONB HAIR'S BREADTH I its to secure Telegrams to The Star. DOES THIS MEAN WAR? Exciting News from South Carolina. Riflemen Rushing to Columbia, 3,000 Already There. | The Democratic Electors Claim It. VIEWS OF GOV. HAYES. ' A Consultation and Explanation. Tribune's “All day special They their They cious fair halls of nswered, setting forth all the ied the jurisdie- for a legal ¥, that the recognize his right to them, give them upto Mr. Should he refuse, the democrati ubs here will furnish a posse sufficient to put him in arrest. Not Enough Trains to Carry the Rifle Chaba. The Times Columbia dispatch says: ‘The city is in great agitation, have arrived to-day: all ‘are armed wjth re- velvers, some with rifles, and some wii istols and guns. They are lodged in public alls and at the fair grounds. train reaching Columbia to-day, and many | extra trains have been filled ‘with armed | men. They have blankets rolled and slung | around them and their haversacks full of provisions. They are organized in compa- nies, ard march together ander the orders of captains and lieutenants as regulars. This evening the regular trains are delayed bo- cause of the unusual numbers demanding to Hundreds of men both Every regular leateratie ined rom the republi- can house with certificates of the board of canvassers, making sixty-two, and lackin, only one of the constitutional quorum. Bott houses are in session; also the senate. The Ds are being removed and special con- jes now supply their place. Gov. Chamberlain Rises to Explain. New York, Dec. 5.—Goy. Chamberlain, in a dispatch to the Tribune, says: It is not true that the United States army officers have as- sumed any duties here without being proper- nto doso. I called upon Colonel e Zith ult. for a force sufficient to. protect the state house against. the intrusion of aimed and violent men on Monday night and Tuesday morning the the legislature to assemble. evidence that a plan was matured to take for- cible possession of the halls of the legislature and carry out THE “SHOT-GUN” POLICY nization of the two houses. Col. ind to do, res) ordering a company of soldiers to guard the state house. On the morning of Tuesday, th “ith ult., I detailed a state officer to take charge of the admission of persons to the state house, with instructions only such ‘persons as had official busi- ness in the state house, the certificates of the as members of the general’ assembly. ‘These orders were inforced whenever nece: iit officers on duty in th iy the forenoon it seemed” best to relax these orders and admit persons generally into the state house. This was done subsequently. When thedemocratic memb rs reached the door of the house of representa- t-arms and his assistants, who were in charge of the doors and acti under the orders of the former house, foun themselves p1 ur for This I did upon led by to admit or who held of state of tS i nited States unauthorized per- forces by Gen. ‘assem- pplication, What are mere evidences from the clerk of thet court that the court made an order requiring the canvassers and the secretary of state to do what they have never uch papers are said of election, entitlin, ized as members and appeal to the courts and lawyers. The democ: bers holding valid certificates refused on Tuesda: ibtless under the advice of Sen- lemocratic strangers, to be valid the bearers the house, I ent of lc mem- of 116 of Lae ad ty. them- no cer- lan- The repub- the SN WEATHER PROBABILITIES TO-DAY. CHIEF Si@NAL OFFicEn, INGTON, December 5. iand and the clear or fair weather during with northwest to southwest win rising temperature and falling barometer. —$_— LOCAL Amusement, &c.,. To-night. National Theater. Mrs. Oates’ Opera Com- pany in “La Fille de Madame angot.” Theater .— “Never too Late” and while a talk would be no! be any im toriety it. wou! bie there contd nee in It equal to the no- probably have. ‘ial hurry to reach a letter of Introluction to Gov. | Hayes from the Hon. Job Stevenson, who ican visitors to the re- ae. URT—Juige Mar Arthee indicted for rob him a stiver wat: was one of the rej turning board at acquainted with found guilty of > thirty days in reel with stealing from as J. King one coat, valad at €25, & iiment, and is the Columbu editor of the Ohio Sta'e Ji Roberts a letter to Mr. H. stating that his conversation about Loul: ne affairs would be very interesting. There Were, therefore, no nexotiations and no ar- rangements for an interview representing na- the democratic edito+ from Louisiana has called on Gov. Hayes and conversed with him. There was nothing no- | table in the conversation, further than Gov Hayes referred to his remarks about the | south in his letter of acceptance as traly expressing the views he still entertained. He was told that Lamar was in too much of a hurry to call upon him. and he said it would bea pleasure to make the personal acquaint- ance of that gentleman. close attention to what Mr. Roberts had to say of the situation in Louisiana, and said with much animation that the contentment classes in the south, the safe- NEWS. onal interests, and ‘St. Josoph’s Halt.—Fair. a fist Church. Bazaar. ncary Baptist Church — Bazaar. Condensed Locals. i Of the street lamps at 5:10 p.m iret. Georgetown Heights, this ear of ber age. ATION.—At the 4 month) of the ciation, last might, 12 \ average of 1.30 per share The District Enginser bas ordered AP to be placed in front of the Car- milding. in Georgetown Bleed for Blood. FIENDS, AND How THEY MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPRARED. kest of all crimes Ix known Ber selling dry goots very | m Market Space. Read . | nbers of the Chiltren and elected Dr. A fill the vacancy Gamett a director, of the labori: ty, peace and THE BENDER happiness of those who tilled nd indispensa- ration of that she ‘ t ¢ soll. seemed to be the first ble preliminary to the resto & ction to prosperity. er tragedy of Kansas. The * mt V Aa treet and Virginia av y Was resident tn @ pair of shoes pooner Eriesson, Mt moquittet in the of much that ts charged with saving crew at that i e the returning board hs and Trinidad and is now preparing it for result fs that Ha, fons, all of th this evering a The returns from 4 vassed and compil The work will not be J. Bender, the pastor. " ci- bureaus the cous ve democratic Congress- 1 be returned a reached those best about it entire ignorance of the fact. th exential subwtien lor explato| relative to will be shown from M r. Matter bas been t it must not b to what the result of the c rcture Will remain strack as her trongly to the supposttic “Governor” McEner; tifieates to the Tilde: A New Orleans dispateh te Late to-night a number of the ore arrived in New Orle be here to-morrow. cates of election. from Me! claims to have be office whieh Governor Kel With these documents the Will Give Cer- ecto: District Finances. REPORT OF THE TREASTRER ual report of Robert B. Dodge, esq... District treasurer, for the year ending pond. and there extoriad a mthem ofall th nd will recei November 30, 1876, shows a statement of all s received, as follows: From tax col 14, It will be remembered that @ y will proceed on Was discovered claiming that they are the rs from Louisiana. will de- that their vote shall be counted. : REPORTED RE guia IN MEX- Ss after this a wa, hear this port tied, Which was known to m followed by the home of Benders had It ix said, too, that Governor prived of all these or the fact that, on Tt ofthe Kansas authorities, no syate- matic effort has ever been made to appred the Renders, and stories of their capture else- pany, poor fund courts, fines, & Wharf rents, $5 born was secretly aj ch Willaccount nd Lerdo a Fugitive. —A dispatch from Gal s a Rio Grande nw None. Dee. sale of horses, fire d veston published here special to the Galveston jer has just arrived from the inte formation that the City of Mex and his ministers i cineer, instrument fu National Bank div: neral Diaz has ocenpied ‘,and that President Lerdo fled westward.” UNITED STATFS OFFICIALS To Work ON MEXICAN ForticaTions — News has a dispatch from smile at the state capital.—{ Boston Herald. “IDENT.—The Richmon $480.15; refunded for posi ceased paupers, $3.20; interest on school 45 use Of party wall and open- b ing street, 54.01; damages pai WwW. W. Rw “Ry the accidental upsctiing of a he parsonage tn the event jeFarland and family His daughter Dixie, coal-oil Lamp a 7 o'clock, brother of justice of the peace, $4; total, 2. 000: U.S. approprin- towal from ail sources, considerable excitement yesterday. Dennett, deputy clerk of Mr. Callaway and Mr. shals; Mr. White, spec and George Camp grand jury, went to M Sinith, the Americ to Jobn Clineh’s barroom and They were drinking. amd a Mexi. whs had been eating in the rear of the buil ing, came into the barroom. asked to take a drink. % Loan, $15 cannot live. Brother McFarland, in trying to save his children, was badly bursed. Or three of his fingers have been amy He is suffering greatly. Mrs. McFa: their little son, both burned, althou ing greatly. are not thought to be dangero Ail that physicians and kind friends coul J is still being done for them. has cast a gloom Over our eDtire Treasury Agent; n, tember of the federal moras, called on ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR. - Cook, collector of the District bia. has submitted to the District sioners bis annual report, consisting of a detatled statement of the transactions of office from December 1, 1575, to December ISG. The following is A summary of the pts of his office daring th eral taxes for the do has been ‘a! He told the party it~ - ‘treme of insults in tried to preserve the peace for the police. was struck in the face. oners except White, who fortunately evaded The civil authorith each, and General Re ei bin own hands and fined diem $150 eae! in default of payment one month's wor the fortifications. Women Vorine tx Uran—The wife o Black, Mrs. Maxwell, d, Miss Genevieve Hart- now soll through: SST ss. From licenses, $1 , miscellaneous sonrees, including $71.5 Yor general and personal taxes for the 30.07.16. Total rece All were made pris- cky deacons with gray hair go to see and hear the female minstrels. rt @ bank cashier in San Francisco bas married a negro, thus horrifying her fashionable friends of other ending June 30, from all sources, $1,123,991.14. The total tax able real estate in the Yistrict for the fiscal 166, is valued at is in Washing. corgetown, and 87 A new route to Florida, via Eranewiek, Ga., and Fernandina, Fla., has Through cars from Richmond, V wick pasted through Macon, Ga, Sunday and Reading ratiroad ae Eula’ . ay was purchase: ard 8. Back: % ex Seerctary Ashman. Mrs. Lioyd, } well, and several other G. active part in their respective precincts, and electioneered with the the saints. They wou! “Why, Mrs. —. How can you for a moment think of voting for Cannon? He has four wives, and, being a woman, you know he cannot love them all as he onghi to. He is a brute! thi ticket and vote for Baskin, a man who does not believe in degrading women.” The Gen- tile ladies turned out in full force, voted like men,and did all their talking afterwards. The votes of sveral Mormon women were challenged by Gentile men, who did so with extreme courtesy and timidity. The women are perfectly shocked, and swearing to their voting of the wives of Bishop lenged, but th entile ladies took an a7 The Wilmingt Was sold by auction Matthew Bainl, ia W. Smith, L. Dupont and Chas. Ba! polygamous wives of ae the point in 'm astonished! F MASONIC HALL ASSOCIATION met Acker tn the chair an Mr. Robert Ball sec- The annual report was read. In r- deerease of receipts for rents it states: «There has b-en frequent applications to rent the room formerly krown ax the St. George, for a liquor saloon, but the board, in accoriance with the known wishes of the stockholders, and the Masonic fraternity of the District. have invariably refused to Trent nd it still remains va. urge d_crea e in the amount The following finan- yle said to Pros. Haxley not ago: You Darwinians are spending ‘our lives in trying to prove thet men are lescended from spes;—and it needs merethan vilization to prevent them from being 87-The streets of San Francisco have al- ways been remarkably free from oO ed afraid of soldiers have re- valifications. Two ‘oolley were chal- ‘YY Swore stoutly enough to get their votes in.—[ Letier to San Francisco Chroni- cle. appeared with their band-orzans, and tly ed chi pe pce igen deformed children now play upon public c statement is given: | $15,797 -03; total expenditures, 813,577.61; bal- ance on hand, $219.42. Liabilities—Masonic , €9.642; floating debt, condemned by act = $2.48. $86,619.08. There are 5.633 shares of stoc] standing, par value, £100,600. Five directors were el: cted for the ensuing year as follows: Robert Ball, A. T. Langley, Nicholas Acker, ’. H. Oreott and N. D. Larner. @7-Mr. Henry Stafford Northcote. the Chancellor He % going to Constant as eave secretary, married an Ameri at least adwelieron this continent—a Brooke of Montreal. S7 A lawyerand a Eall bonds, $7. $193,75; claim Congress and A Kiowa CHIEF IN Jatt For Lirr— | Santanta, the Kiowa chief, who is under | sentence for life in Texas penitentiary, made an ineffectual attempt to end his life by sui- cide a short time since. He procured a small rope, and fastening one end about his neck, and was caught dangli 24 inches from the ground, but was cut down before life was extinct. Little Bull, a Com- anche chief, is enduring his imprisonment with a more cheerful spirit. were brought into the presence of Gov. Hub- bard during the recent visit of the latter to the prisot natehing up Little Ball’s | glass, said,‘*Whisky no good for pa: | for big chief,” and pouring the contents his own glass, tions, and then smac! ment. The big chief finds it hard to be depri ed of both liberty and MR. TALMAGE PiTcHEs Into QUACK | Rev. T. De Witt Talmage ached to a large congregation at the jrooklyn tabernacle yesterday. He alluded | t injury whieh was done by quack medicines, and warned his people to stand off from such impositions. many men who had f some weed that could cure all the monstrous Indian mix- | tures and nostrums,” said he, “are emptying | the cradles, filling the insane asylums and | choking the cemeteries with more bones than | they can swallow. The tragedies of the pill- | box and patent nostrums have never been It is time that somebody should his voice against this wholesale butch- the race.”"—{N. ¥. rh Ir 18 EASY to heat a street car in winter. eon were talking way the wind was. The former the court-house the parson, “go by “Well,” said the lawyer, “in the matter of wind that is the best au- And the parson went home to said, “We go b; “And we,” replied church vane.” with his feet about ———— THE RECENT DISMISSAL of Block from the metropolitan pol raised considerable comment unfavorable to lice board. Officer Block was dismiss <i ne charge of using his influence to obtain a liquor license for a certain person. dismissal was made in the face of the testi- | mony of several competent witnesses, who exonerated the officer. r the license in qu Block has al: tee force has 87 While all Pngland was agog with the Turko-Russia diMenlty, @ Landon man wrote toanevening pa] us: morning I ny oer in my ps and woman bearing Turk and Jane Ri the mate ‘will end sooner or later in trouble, and make the coincidence more perfect.”” CITY ITEMS. A LIBERAL DISCOUNT Will be allowed for fai mn. Santanta, The estion’ discla officer and his doings. borne an excellent repw tion as an officer, and it is claimed, with rea- son, that it was necessary to sacrifice him in order Rau: About two months unaided, did valual por- his lips in content- Docrors.—The certain outside ‘Officer Block, ‘almost service in closing up | the policy shops of this city—[Wash. Cor ere were so | Batt. Gazette. and notion goods exhibiied there. Sold at No MORE DIFFICULTY in taking Cod Liver Oi], (the remedy most relied on by the med- ical profession for the cure ung diseases, Scrofula, tion ete, Our Pure Cod Liver ne is decidedly ving wonderfully effi Signature on ——_o—___ ELECTION OF OFFICERS.—The Worst Dramatic Club have elected the following Harry Robinson; "— officers: jen resident, E, 8. Fi jazieton; business manager, J. H- treasurer, M. B. Wal Carolina lican club last evening elected the follo: officers for the ensuing year: Auguste H. Gi- | rard, president; George | ident; Dr. George Chisholm, assisiant sec terson, treasurer; Paul +e ' campaign committee, and J. A. Dapray, del- egate to association of states. AN UnvsvaAL OppoRTUNITY—Messrs. pman have this year inang- urated a new system in their business, which al They allow a discount of ten cents on the dollar upon all fancy goods 15ur Inst., and as they their new holiday @& Le passen; fo, Chairman ty |, To Oxe AND ALE—Are xo, suffering with foul air at the same time. A device has saiane, "sosaaiies ited with a small air-pi ve opened all vous, there is a great in- lic to buy their Christ. nts now and so avoid ly preceeding the holidays. ————_——_ Fire Ix THe County —The barn of John ‘bert, in the near Bennii bridge, jigious totally heron by fire inet night about No relatives sorciock. It was was ailed with it was Tongue and taken to avenue, near 13th There the features were viewed two men and seems practicable, but one of the Chi street railwa: nies will make an effort ducement for the Tur BURIAL OF AN OvTCAST—Lucy Narcisse Leathers, the inmate of service nor any cle ing to claim the a coffin in undertaker's. shop L~ {i the ding was in ae a aloes a° ‘An alarm was turned in from § Hf a ae three women, in silks and i undertaker's to the remains were Sun, 4th. f THE Saeeoaceres CREMA‘ BE es