Evening Star Newspaper, October 20, 1877, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sanday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenac, corner Lith street, Bt The Evening Star Newspaper Company. S. H. KAUFMANN, Pres’t. —— eee THE EVENING STAR is served by carriers (0 subscribers at Tea Cents per week. or Forty four Cents per month. Copies at the coun'er, Two Cents each. By mal—postage prepaid— Sixty Cents a month; one year, $6. THE WEEKLY STAR—published on Friday— $28 year, postage prepaid. 87 All mail subscriptions invariably in ateance. 87" Rates of advertising furnished on application. ee . 50-N®. 7,653 UMBIiA TYPOGRaPAICAL UNION, meeting of the Union of Sta med H ber m# request d to “ A. BRUDERICK, Rec. Sec. UNIVERSALIST o« RVICES.— Bev. Avex. Rest wil rowmiam § acted. fit} Vices a1 within one «; by Rew. Cia at95a.m. Public co FIbST BAPTIST we bete esa Gard H, Ree Dr. Ovre tor —Services To-morrow Moriag ana All we'come RESOBMED (1/CBCH —Divine rersi dia chapel of 3M ou wi hes ae day, Oot ber Jt, at Ia, mm. intby Rev. J.8 Keirren Sanday he Preaching To morrow at 1 by the pastor, Rev. Bb Public invited Pa (TOUS MEETING Naw a fo Beyoud from Bos come Hall” Bab Dr. Cuacscey i aNES => CHCROB OF THE BEDEEMER (R fo:med Eptecopal), Kirdergartsa hall, corner cf och and K st —-ersicesat lia. m. and 7.3) p.m. Preechi gon tre Sabb. he newly-eected r or. the Rev. FE Rahway, N. USETTS STATE AS3OJIA York ond New Engiand voters B at reduced rates can Diain the seme by applying to A. H. Room &4. Winder s baticing. Tie et» gced from October 29°h to November 20.8, im five. Per order Transportation Cemmittes, "1 PHILHARMONIC So: instact, ot J o'clock. All cingers de- Lhe practice of orstorios are invited to be pre- sent The ques. ion of the co ‘tivuarce of the Society tor the seacon wfli be dete. munca by the atierdauce at this rehearsal. x E. A. PRATT, Secretary. ctu ye * VED NOT WiSBUY BUT TOO => “BELOVED ROT Wick ow the Posumester ai Lezchtown, W. Va. tere: pted the corcesgondetce of bis '2dy love, What resnited there:rcm. will ve iilacrated by a pen and pencil sketch in the ° ay ITE TO-MORROW. The GAZBTTE contains the Ite. news Yrom all pointe. it SUNDAY SCHOOL A: mreb ia the D ©. the Chanel of Epiphany ¥, Oct ber 23, at 7:30 p.m. ENRY BROWNE, Secretary. by Bev. a y Evangetiot, aoe! the Pastor aud other minis- ters. All are invited. octis-ec3t" PASTOR. SOVEREIGNS’ CO-OPERATIVE A’ CIATION g of the Stock bolders of this Amociation tm tbe Lecture Room of the First Con b.corner Oth and @ sres's ne AY BVENING, Getober 2 ive t of the ‘Tra al frievde are ke vited te pr JUN W. event GEIFFLS, President; Tresters KER, “JA SES ¥. SMITH, is, JANG AMks, ost, = r A. HAMILTON.” ts TO THE S°OCKHOLDEES OF THE METROPOLIS SaVINGS BANK OF THE ITKICT OF COLUMBIA. The A:nual Election of Nine Trustees of the Top lis Savings Bank o° the District of Qohambin be beld at the Bank. on the corner of Tth treet renee. ir Washincton city. D.C. vember &. 1877, between the hours +m. uithe on the Travaac- L B wf 38 ‘The Repert of the Com fions cf the Back for the third year will be read ai fa m. op the same da: dance is reguested SAMUEL ROUMENT, Presi¢ent; BICHOLAS ACK £x, Vice President; HUM PSON, Secreiary; RBUUB, TH GERMAN AMERICAN EAVINGS SD a re ars dally bom 10 8. m.to3 pm. Oa from oO % to receive de amourt from fixe P Baie Depot. Bexes fo° Proof Vanic, at $10, $15, fargest aud moat conve jv38-5.1y ROCKERIVGE ALUM KENTOCKY BLUE LiOd, BEDFORD. BETHESDA, And other vaturai MINERAL WATERS for MILBUCEN’S PHARMACY, 1429 Penn. syenus. septtr is ¥. Be. a. a GOSPEL MEETING EVERY SUNDAY AFLEGNUON, 1x LINCOLN HAL AT HALF PAST THREE O'CLOCK. Short aud €87 oret addresses, Goo singing >y & quarter. Yours men come. _Bvcry dy woiccine. HONYADI JANOS WATSS axp BUFFALO LifHIA WATER, Are offered Ly the bottle or case. at lowest W.8. THOM ‘FUSE Lith street, eop!3-tr. are suffering from the errorsand tn- { youth, uervous weakuess, cariy de m lows of tranbood, &c., 1 will send a recetpt that REE OF CHARGS. This covered by @ mis«tuaary in South Amor- \dromed envelope to the Kev. JO » Station D, Bible House, New ‘8, Dentist, New YoRK AVESOR. | ary ae erroueoualy prieie eAMURL © YOUNG, KOTARY PUBLIC, v—Stan Meoiyrye detphta, on wy inveuted EGLADSS, macufec- » Silver snd Frawecless, Bravitias Pebbles Ale> on band @ large varety of free Ana Wy oR ag MIOnO- sco. on 7 res, &c. a ‘EXANDER, ood-ti let 12209 Pennsylvania aveuus sn. w All wee VALUE THEIE SIGHT TO | One Do uadens eacucarcly sciced ty tae eccuratcly, sul: i. B. HENPLEB S, 0; 453° Ps. ; i aps- Brzows GALLERY OF FINE ARTS, B Ferm sylvaniaacenus, ‘ings. Photogra:nres(a new ings; fine Chtomos, ac; Git aod Bickel Porcelatze sad Photo- Rolie are ‘pvited te «: ve Gund all the iate ve kam ine pabii- Pal reveni e, #519 9.7 5 master Ludlow for pro! Jator ‘terest has bi of Pepusylvenia, who has presented a me- mortal of four hundred workingmea of Pitt.- burg for an appropriation to enable them t> emigrate to and occupy public lands a3 cal- tivators. propriations SERVICKS IN RYLAND M. | fbe Serate ~ “he nomination o. Gen. Harlan a3 associate Jjastice of the Supreme Couri was referr. 4, ‘aid not consider tesuvject yesterday, owing to the absence of a quorvm. There is no doubdt, however, tha he will be reporied favo.ably upon avdconfiismcl. The nomi- pation 18 .avor-d oy both of the Kertucky Senators, and it is believcd that bai iew rc- Ppoblicans will vote agairst pim. charge of the u@ their | promoted to the place made ¥; ebmiscal of Brown. Hie clerk of the document rom, wa: removed by Doorkeeper Pavtar o The publishcd statements that Juatics. clouds from the titles of many tracts of la in the soutbern states, | DOUBLE SHEET. © 20, at wR Washington News and Gossip. GoverNME? T RECEIPTS To-pDAY.—Inter- % Customs, $390,808.12, POSTMALTER FiLi By, of S:. Louis, telc- &Brapbs to the Post Ul. e depar.ment adenia’ Of res ent charges against nis official condac_. and courts @ .all investigat.on. EINcxLey Not Misstng.—Tee Milwau- kee %.mestays that the repoi. of the myst - rious disappearance of Hoo. Jobu M. Bine's- ‘e €.al, Was a crael and cenie’e s hOux, formerly Acsis'ant U.S. Attorney Gen- SaMpLixne WHIs«y¥ —A cireviar issu: t rom the internal reyenve office allow: ex- amination of spirits ia bordet warchoases by sample ovly when exceed half a pint, and ro sampte shall be laken except by direct.on of the owaer. the sample shi'! no NAVAL ORDERS.— Lieut. Commander Jno. R. Bariett detached srom the bydropa »ic office and ordered to daiy in the bureva equipment and reeraiting: Lieut.-Com- mna.ider A. 8. Larker; Lieut. Goo. R. Daraud, N.J.K. Pat“h, er ‘ran nd Frank Guru to exams noon. A List oF COUNTERFEIT and stolen Na- sank notes will be issued on Monday, ed by Colonel B. G. Uaderwood. te receiver of the National Bank rolemptiou agency, an examinatic the singular fact that s*olen National Bank no! isses dup! ture of F of u which reve is counterfeit aud Which have been othe present time bear the signa- =. Spipuer, as Treasucer. THE FIRST MOVEMENT in Congress In the made by Mr. Excett, AS soon a3 the committee on av- is appointed the memorial will it. e refe.. to it. REVENUE APPOINTMENTS.—Joha J. Gi!- ETY — Rehearsal eke at Congregasousi church MONDAY EVEN- | ck, Charles C. Fant and Wm. B. Mc- G, D2 instant 5 Chesney have been appyinted revenue st 2ro- Keepers and gaugers for the 6th district of Virginia; Tho:. Homer, storekeer2r ior the ®-b disiriet of Ohio, Avsil D. Martin, for the ist district of Kentucky, and Henry dyke, W. B. Suaillitoand Goo. C. W gers for the ist district 0° Ouio. Van- i gaa- THE CoMMI:SIONER OF INTERNAL REVE- NUE will soon commence ihe preparation of his spuual repoit changes in the present system of tixation. The report wi!l. :ntain a favorable show.1¢ SOCIATION OF | Ofthe iuiernal revenue .e.¢..e, and w.lir. commend “he strict ep orcement of the laws against illicit distil tion of spirit? and m ia- wacture of tovaces tp the .ou“hern states, He will recommend no THE NoMINATION of GEN. HARLAN.— jadi iary commi.tee, to wa'eh REMOV/LS AT THE CaPiTOL—It Is now tearn’d that J. M. Browa, s.ationery clerk of the Hou. e, one of the republicans that Cierk Adams ! cM@ice, Wosxemove i Ou tbe 411 Instant, and as been charg: 1 with retaraing in . W. Maboud, an assistant, ha3 bess ation+ry room, 16 La aves on Saturlay last. Est-tow Dors Not Oppose HaRLAy.— Secretary Bristow or bis friends will or have madeeny attemot to antagonize the confirmation of Jobo M. Harlan, of Kentucky, appointed to the vacancy on th sontrsdiction in the fact "hat several lete-s Supreme Beach, nods bave bcen receiv:d here from General Br 5- tow,#vd also fiom come of his intimate fnends. expressirg their ernest hope u at Gen. Harisn will be promp ly coofiruic 1. No MILEAGE FoR THE EXTRA BES :I0N. The Grst controller of the Treasury has de- cided that members of Congress are not al- lowcd mileage for the extra session of Con. gress. The laws show that they are allowci Tr lieage for two éessions only in each Con- gress. and that it cannot be paid to them b_- fore the first day of each “regular sessio.,” and the controlier decides that a called ses- sion is not aregalarsession.”” Some special provision of law may be made, however, as in the cases of the extra session of Congress of Istl and the special session of the Senate to cousider the treaty of Washington. NIGHT SIGNALS FOR THE Navy.—The Bureau of Navigation will soon put in use on board the naval versels the new night sigae! invented by Lieut. Veny, of the navy. This plan is based on the Roman candle system, and colored stars are projected from a pistol fom t¥o hundred w three hundred feet into the air, by ineans of which the commander Ja-chief Of a fleet can readily communicate ny or all vessels in any crowded har- hor, withstanding Intervening vessels. ‘The stars project«d from the pistol are brii- liactly red and green, and can seen ala distance of trom ten to twelve miles. THE MintTs.--During the regular session of Congress authority will be ask~d to estab- lish @ bew mint west of the Mississippi— ™ likely atOmeha. Authority will alio be ask.d end an appropriation urg:4 for re- opening tae iat at New Orleans and put- ting :t Im Grst-class running order, for the purpo 6 of relieving the necessities of the lower Missi sippi valley, the galf states and the Mexican trete. Toese measure: are to be urg d es an imm<diats nevessity in casa Congr xs shall pass an act remonetizing sil- ver, which it 3s believcd will be done early tu “he .- ssien. Tue Wooprtr¥ ScientIric Expepr- TIUN AROUND THE WORLD.—Tnhe final ar- Trangements for the departure of this scientitic and pleasure excursion around the world are now being made, and we are assured that the euterprise bids jair to be a grand success. A fine steam v has been securcd, which will probably be commanded by cers of the bavy, and « faculty of scientists has b- en chosen to impart instruction to the stn- dents and tourists. When we add that the —_ mets with the approval of the leara-4 an venerable director of the Smithsonian bee ene Prof. Jose ca we are suce it nothing more necd be sal THE BILL fotrcdueed yesterday by Sena- tor Withers, of Virginia, “for the relief of oWners and purchasers of lands sold jor | direct texes in the insurrectionary states,” ‘S, its ip main features, @ copy of the bill ta- ieduced by bim last winter, amend: iso as to coutorm to the terms of the measure as pesccd by the House of Representatives and 5 favorably by the Senate commit tee ou the judiciary. The bill uas also re ceived the @ It is design<d to remove var.ous od }, especially in Sout’ Caroli: where the sales for taxes were pa. tleularly pumerout Ex Gov. PIxcurack has written a letter for the same J 551 this morning were Vice Presia Secretory Sherman, Senat« m ten Who, iv @ letter, expresses bis appreciation of the «¢ vat inte must decline jo a Loais) Congressional district is in the city Lypn Metcalf, the republican member, is ¢comtcst ng bis seat, and the case .s now be fore the couris of St. Loa.s, and will cided this week. Mea while neither contest- ant hai teen he will be the younzesi lookirz member of the House, and untamed, 18 at Willard s. son, of the Boston Hera’t, will also do the St. Louts Times work this winter. +: R. Keim will do the telegraphic ¢n ace of the St. Lanis Glol2-). mocra’. Welsh, proprietor o: was io the city to-d: alo proj ar to sta delegatio: had special and particular frieads | Uves concerning the time of holding a ec: oening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C.. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20. 1877. TWO CENTS. THE AMNESTY BILL.— Representative Cox,of New York, will introduce in the House on Monday the amnesiy vill. which was passed by which the Senate failed to pass. the House two years ago, bul THE REPORT of the government directors | of the Union Paeifific railroad has been filed ‘with the Secretary of the Interior. septs Me cond.tioa of the road throu bout to be excellent. It repre- THE WASHINGTON MOSUMENT Eoarp | held a mcetung at noon to lay, ai the ofice of Judge Advoca.e Ge vera! Dunn, and el i- ed Profes or He»: in place of Mr. F ya member of the board, n Coyle, decea: ed. THE PRESIDENT accompanied by Sec re taries Thomp-on and Evaris and Postma ster General Key, will visit Richmond 0a the 3h instant to attend the Virginia State Fair, ard remain for two day IT IS UNDERS10uD that the republicans in Coogress have, since the boty met, had a genersl confere will be the appointment of a committcs to ca'] upon the rresident aad hive @ qu et talk over ‘\e situation. the outcome of woich ce DRAKE MCKay, of New York, has filet o4 applic ation for the position of naval offiver of the port of New York L. | era Elwood E. Teome, 3 master of Masons of the st \¥3 of N York, is aleo in the eity, pressing bis cla o we ms c AMONG THE CALL 3 a: the White Ho: Wo ron, M or- gan, Chsffee, Christiancy, Sirgeot, Gordon, Hull and Mersimon, aud Ropce: H Commings, Hazleton, Williatos, lard, Mica., Kidder. i Darratl. HE Don’r Want Ir—A foreign appoint —the consul generalsip at Paris —was ed to Collector Arthur, of New Yo ppliment, and regret su ts are iisuch a cond. pept it. st his pei- jon (hat he GRAHAM FROST, of the third Missouri ( be de- swors in. If Frost is aimitted CHOLERA IN YOKOHAMA, JAPAN.—The department of state ts in receipt ofa dispatch from the ing the brea! Yokobamwa. Tue dispat« ber 19th, and nine deatns previous days. 8. Minister to Japio, announce: g oat of Asiatic cholera in ais dated Septsm- ccurred on Lue two PERSONAL.—Joe Pulitzer, unreconsiructed ++ KE. J. Hod- De B. pond- Mr azelte, the Ealtimore G CATTLE PLAGUE IN SoutH Ressra.— The United S'ates covsul at Olessa infornas the Department of State thai a disease has lately broken out amang the cat suction of :outa dreds of thousands of cattie have atready died. Eo malignant is thedter.e, that in many Villages there is scarcely @ coW 0. au ox lek. to the impoveri in that Russia, fom which huo- ned oh sbitants, THE GFORGIA MAKSHALSHIP.--In rela- ton t> the ma. halship oi Georzia, dectted yes iday, ‘tis proper to state that Senator con did not support the claims of Mr. Holl against those of Mr. Fitzs yel Mr. Fiizsimons was the tecond choice of &@ ‘arze majority, and his appointment gave entre satisiaction to the whole delegation. A SATISFACTORY EXAMINATION.—Moeasrs. Morgan, Ward, Eilis, Piatt and Crozgo1, of the Treasury depatiment, who went to Phil- adelpbia on Monday last by direction of the Secretary, to make an examination of the books, moneys and aceoants of the office of the U. S. Assistant Treasurer in that city, bave return dto the department. Mr. Mor- an, who wax in charge of the paily, rey orts Mat the examination was ‘atistactorv, all he money call-d for by the books ong found on hand and the office generally in a very satisfactory condition. THE GEORGETOWN CU3TOM HOUSE —The statement that I. L. Parkhurst bas beea ro- instat-d as deputy coll-etor of customs for Georgetown, Is incorrect. A letter was writ- ten from *he La ene office of the Treas- ury not reappointing aim exactly, bui ex- onerating him irom all impiication in the irregularities of the late collecto., and stating that there was no objection to his being ce tained in his io, mer position, but this letter Was not signed by Assistant Secretary Mc- Cormick. The subject now stands as .t has ence the collector’s dismissal. Parkharst may yet be appointed or an entirely new men. THE LENGTH OF THE SE7STON.—A ma- jority of the Senators expres: themselves in | favor of curtailing the length of the exifa | Session. Mr. Tharman says that if it is con- tinucd to December be shall insist on and journment of the regu!ar s°ssioa in April. Nothing definite has been azreed upou by the democratic Senators and Representa. wn cus to decide upon the length of the — ssion. Metnbers from states whece elections are to beheld in November are anxious .9 be at home duilpg @ portion of the campign at least. Speaker Randall, who retar. i last it is said favors a short session. Uatil ea of the lengih of the discussioas in the Senate on the southern coatested election case3 Can be ascertained, the members of the House will be chary in settlinog upon a deti- nite time for specdy adjournment. THE LIVELY FIGHT over the appointment of asucecessor to Judge Emmons for the 6th Circuit judicial district waxes warm. Tie place was first offered by the President to Sevator ristl ¥, of Michigan, who re. —— a pte o inedeeprnid of the gan delegation in ress, the; assumed that the President desired to give the vacancy to Michigan, and they presented the name of Judge Cooley for consideration. Subsequently it wes decidcd to give Pennes_ see the vacaney, and the President was abont to nominate Joun Baxter, of Knexyille, but at the request of the Michizan delegation withheld the nomination when the lonz list of nominations were cent to the Senate 4 day or two ago. Meanwhile the democratic members of the Tennes:ce delegation, aldet by one or two newspaper editors, proteit-d against the selection of Johu Baxter, and named as a substitute Ed. Baxter, of Nash- ville. The upshot is, that while the Teanc;. ace delegation ars divided as to waich of the Baxters should have the place, the Michizan delegation may, by the influence of being agreed, have Ccoley slipped in. CoMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES WItH Japan.—in answer to the trade cir- cular recently icsucd from the Depariment Of Stste, the U.S Minister to Japan draws attention to the large amount of cotton and wWocien manufactures imported into tnat country—the imports of cotton yarn alone = the month of July of the present year reaching almost to half @ million of doilars. These manufactures come direct from Eag- FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. SATURDAY, October 20. THE SENATE was not in session to-day. THE HOUSE was callcd to order by Speaker Pandall at 12 m., and, in accori- ance w.th the resolution of Taursday, after | me by the chaplain, adjourncd io Mon- ay. ANNUAL REPORT OF GEN, BENET. General 8. V. Beet, chief of ordnance, has sabm{i od bis arcual report tothe Hon. Sec- reiary of War. The report is fall of impor- tant information, and contains also some impor'ant recommerdat 038. The report shows that since the first of Inly all the Principal operations at the armories and artenals have boen sus: endcd for waot of appropriations, aud only such employes bave teen retaincd as are indispensavle ior the care and protection of machinery ard res, and to.natke he I*sus; necessary to supply the army. In some ewes caards of citizens bave bed to be employed, becaue of the small bumber of enlisted meu allowed to the department. The report also shows that on the lit ins:. there were in store as a rezery d supply ooly 8.052 rifles and 53 carbines, or @ total of 14585 arens of the lacest me tel.’ An aporopr ation Of $90,069 is asked for to euable the de periment to manuiactnre during the next fi Cal year at least warms. it tsalso recommended that the pormaneat apiual appropriation for arming @ the militia be increased to present AMOUNT ly S270 #1m and equip more than 4,00 in- A. appropriation of $959,000 for the yarpove of arising the foriitleations, is asked or. The report says: “The conversion of our useless, because »olele, 10 Inch smooth bore guns into eflicient 8 inch rifle: by insertion of Wrougtt i.cn Undes, of Am: manu scture, has been very | satisfactory, and bas progressed so rapidly as the smal approvriation made by Congress would at- mill O4 One hvndred thonsand dollars is asked for for the establishment of powder mills for the mabntactare of exvertmental powders aid powders from peace es'ablisiment, and ade- poton the Atlantic coast for its storage aad preservation. Ane timate is submitted for six alditional clerk: in the bureau. $e Wat is “tHe INDIAN CountRY?'—In general orders No. 97, Headquarters of the amy, just issued, the S-eretary of War di- rects that tbe following orders be published to the army I—“fhe Indian Country,” within the meaning of the trade and inter- course acts, may be defined in general as— Ist. Indian reservations occupied by Indian tribes. 21. Other districts £0 occupied, to which the Indian title has not been extin- guisb: i. Furthermore, the operation of said acts May be retain: 4 by treaty or extended by act of Covgress over districis not in other respects Judian countr. THE REMOVAL OF THE Stoux --The Com- iss.orer of Jndian Afairs has received a d.spatch .vom General Crc ok, daied Camp » In which he says “nfo, mation ..om Spotted Tail to-day states that the Iodians there will move tn six days. Those irom here are all ready, and will start on can make arrangements. Delay int3is mater would be hazardous.” Gen. Cicok proposes to move with a light train, leaving the beavy buggage and mateclals to follow. It will take bim about thirty days to accomplish "he transportation. He is fearful that if there is any delay the undertaking Will be greatly impcjed by bal weather. How THEY ManaGe THvuse TAINGs IN HOLLAND.—The Department of Stats ha received an Intevesiing repos on the and political condition of the Daten tbe Minister of rhe Ualt d Scues > Hague. As an fllustra:ion ofth> carefa aud steadmeas of the Dateh, the Me ste says that there bas not been a bank failure in Holland during the ‘ast forty years, aad that the piper teoney of the banks dur! thatiime has b on<qualtogold. Ia sez to fire insurance companies, there 1s no such thing asa fatiure on record, end while te rate Of insura.cedoes not average more thas haif of one per cent. the companie3 are iu tae mest flourishing cond.tioa, realizing twelve to sixieen percent. per annum. F.rst cla: railroad travel is only one cent per anile, and yet the roa(ls pay gcol dividends, Pilfering Officials are scarcely ever beara of; when they shock the nation by turning up they are ver: severely pan shed and forever disgraced. No free posses are pented, aud managers and directors have no power 'o nass any- body over the roods free; all mui. pay te Dishon’ ity of any kind, or failu.e in busincs3, means pablic dishono., and uderly bars ‘the dishonest .com and future public confidence or *>leration. Four m llioas of people live within aa area of ‘W0,(00 suare miles, @ fact vuprec deatcd 10 apy other country, and all SPE “ar to be hap PY, pcosperoas and contented. Tae aceret of this pros 2rity les in the fact that all live within their income, aud that industry and ho.esty are iples £0 tirmly esteblishot tbat their violation is looked upoa as as outrage on the natiopal characteristics. THE FOUNDATION OF THE WASHINGTON MONUMEST Report ofthe Board to Ecamine Jt.—Gens. Gillmore and Duane, of the corps of engincers, members of the board to ex amine the foundation and the stracture of the Washington mon ment, have gone back to New York, where the flaal report of the bosrd will be prepared and submitid. A draft of the report was taade and turned over to Col. Jobu D. Kuriz, the president of the boa.d, for bis revision, aud bad been revised by bim for adoption at the time ofhbis sudden alath, in Georgetown, ou Tues} ay mor.aing. It will be remembered that last year the Loard concluded that the pcesent foundation ofthe monument was insufficient lo bear the Weight of the strucmre woen compiet 4. That opinion was based upon certain ma: surements made by Lieut. Daniel Kiagmaa, of the engineer corps, who found that the sinkipg of the sha... was 50 serious as 19 eu- anger its safety if greater weight werea ide. It now appeacs taal, through no faalt of his, the measuremeut Was matte irora the wrong vench mek, and that there has bevn really ro such settling as was believcd. The boa, bas pow azr-ed to report that the moanmeui may cafely be completed if a certain addition is made to secure the foundation. They report that a strong wail should be buiic around the foundation from th ce twelve feet below the present walls, and at least six feet distant at the coroers of the strneture. and curved or bowcd so that the center of the wall on each side shall be at least twelve or fifteen feet from the monu- ment, The space betwen the wall and the monrmest they Proscne. to fill in with a Stroog concrete of rubble and cement, and believe that this will effectually hald the esi directly underneath the sbait so tuat it Will be flim, and will no! slide orsink. ‘Tae repoit will be submit exacily as it was lett by the late Colonel Kuriz, meludiug his alterations and interlineations, a ALLEGED MURDERELS RELEASED.—A Victoria (Britisa America) d‘spatch says the murderers of the crew of the steamer G@>i ze S. Wright have been discharg: 1, the govern- ment being unable to secare ev‘ience to Wo¢- roborate that of the Coma Indian, who p:o- fesscd to have been 1 om be 3 on board the stzamer when she blew up, and to have seen the cap- tain and five otbers murder. 4. Tux PRESIDENT #4NO His Poutcy were : Of whieh he sai that tue administration of Hayes has a pro: ad La Cdpcid before it, a men, — - Small, who essay an opporite quur.e wi REET ES PooL ROOM PROPRIETORS ARRESTED.— SOME CAPITAL CONSIDERATIONS. Pits Under this head it has been held—in the rather dogmatic and incemplete style which & newspaper writer must frequently employ —that if the dream of this city’s founder and of Its permanent inhabitants is to be fully realized; if the culture and intellectual living that are desired aud expected do fod here the congenial home they must have; if the Ual- versity of America does arise; If the olter and More homogeneous cites of the east, Boston, New Haven, New York, Pailadelphia, do ever look to Washington for any aesthetic light worth mentioning, these euds will be achieved through means which appear at first, at least to superticial observers, to be opposed to such euds; through a state of things which bas not been coveted by those Who bave held the dream; through the butld- ing vp of a wealth-predacin®? people, whose own private life snall iucnish the luspira ion. a people whieh will regard the treasures Of the goverument as comparatively value less till ind:gevous hands and brains shal! have shaped the institutions that must b-ar the froit. Ithas beea held that a powerlu indey endent, self-supporting, weaith pretuc- ing city is iodispensable. [t has been held that the chief ovstacte to the growth of saca city is the lack of commuuity ia e@iacatio: using the word education, of course, in its widest sense. It has been beld tat the gen eral government is almost as greatly latse- ested as the other party In the growta of suca acity,baving no:hiog wo lose or fear tro.n It ana much to ge There willuo! be stagnation here, certainly, or lack of virility ia biood. The physical basis will be kept good unless wantonly de stroyed. Ihiversity of thought avd feeling wiil long be the chief cause of paralysis, as it bas beea im the pasi. This diversity, not withstanding what can be accomplished throngh the schools, the churcues, tae Curis tan associations, the clebsof Literary ama- ieurs, the Is tioners, ete change of proportio: increase of the perms so far outweighs th: meat ual it temporary that it can fashion its-lf; by such an encouragem ot of material industry that immigratioa will not confive tiself to government servants; by such cheap aod beaithiul living that noone who comes will flud it necessary to go. To get unofficiat inhabitants and keep them is the Orst step, even if this augments for a time the diversiiy of thoaght and confusion of action. With @ very numerons unofficial popula. tion pryjiabiy empl yed—sure as it would be of a sieady inius.on of new vblocd—the insii- tutions necessary for the most fruittal intel- lectual living would not be long in takiag productive shapes. A few of the conditions, #8 has been said, are well given by the gov- erniaent eervize, but their incompieteness makes them a delusion. In all the co idilious except @ homogeneous. numero: producing population, Washington most iavored city of the country. Few cities can contribute ko much enjsyment to the eye. Outside of buildings and their conte its, grass acd foliage and flowers in proiasion soften what is poor and harsh; and coaspica. ous on every hand are @ broad expanse of composition, atmospheres and lights Uhat permit the loss of no subtiety of tator nobility of form, skies of infinite variety, and sunsets of magical richness. Taere will ever be much to counteract the impoverish. ment of heart and brain that comes of exces. sive action, aud to favor the repose without sluggishness so nececsary to serenity of ex- pression and digaity of mental attirn te. There will ever be abandaat tudac mea + io—breathe. Washington's own polite society at the present time, while navurally muca colored by that which is more coaspicuous and aon. ibally above it, sees too much of the world to be narrow, is less snodbish than the mal- Utude that comes a and has heretofore ¢ a basis of respectability. community in its edu jaas not perait- ed the attainment of ihe higacst exeelleac? in any ove Girection, tae same coattt! wakes it richer in the commoner ge wl q ali Hes, preservea an even worth, and shoald prevent it from becoming the property or victim of any class. It is bright, kiadly, avd agreeable. Waile assimilating what is wovth having in the official circles, i's chief danger is in imitaling what is oul of place when reproduced. The catholicity that_pre- valis Opens a temptiog field tor Mrs. P xi- pber. Wuhile the temporary and per.nancat Fopulations need to tuingle ail they ean, it Must Lot be forgotten tuat mutual benefit arses only Out of taeir differences. “recep- tion” may be an wimirable steppiag-stoue to on acquainianceship, bat for @ reside it hostess to make it an ead is to slight ver pre- rogalive. Washington would give her visit- ors something besides themselves. Whaat opy ortunities she has for hosvitality—(if she could afford it); for profiting by ovservation; for transmitting to tne four corners of ne world, in tue hearts of au endless succession of gratetul guests, whatever she desires to have remembered of herself! And what temptations she has to extinguish her indi viduality by a faise estimate of the official pageaut which passes, through clouds of in- cense and countiess worshipers, continually before her! Asin the lifeof an individnal,so in the life of a community, true pa:losophy coa- sists in > from calamities tus secret good they really contain, in so using the very elemen's of defeat that they win sac- cess, in transforming the burdeas of the back into stepping-stoues for the feet. Now in- stead of the burden of unemployel paupers which has led to the labor exchange veing ia reality a mi*fortuue, to be treated as such, the part of wisdom is to make ‘t aa insiru ment. And itcan here be made a precious ope. Washington is tu trath the most fortu- nate city im this respect vo be found in we country. It seems as if Provitenes in this matter had a special care for us. Tue sitaa- uon it itshould be. Here and now is a golden opportuuity. The army of tiers v appear such @ dead wei being ino negroes, areof all creatures the dae: Wo iran form the marshes of the Poiomac and A ja- costta into wealih, and relieve the capital uf its two greatest nuissuces. Sach of them as do not wish to do a reasonable amount of work fora living should be throst fort to starve beyond the Listrict if possible. Bat most of them can be made to work, aad to do What nobody else cau do 80 weil. Forta- batety they ure the kind of laborers needed for this task. Fortauately again they stand begging for breed. Foriunately again the task Is one whose doing is of the most vital necessity. Fortunately again the accom- ae of it euriches whoever does it. fortunately again here is tue chief engineer of the army, whose bareau can be tavoked to prevent felitsh jobbery. In Heaven's name what lackier combination of clrsum- stances could any community desire or ex- 2 One who doubled thet God ruies could idly doudt longer on seeug how per- feetly,‘in this matier, He bas brought to- gether @t the riztt place and time the condl- tions and means of saving our live;, re- warding honest labor, benefitiing the un- fortunate poor, developing the public spiritand unity of purpose which the city needs, and offering another common ground on which al! classes, from highest to lowest, can pull together for the good of all. Tue entlemen who have organized xchange deserve admiration and main, on the right track. Let them expel, if they can, every mau who dou’t want to work. Let trans; the city does put its shoulder to the undertaking, le. him remem- ning must be done, riparian rights mane be ning m must be atcended to, titles must be considered, 3 and means must be provided unttl results are obtained. tail which will melt : i 3 $ Telegrams to The Star. THE EASTERN WAR. Starving Turks in Plevna. ——_o—__. CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL. GENERAL EPISCOPAL CONVENTION. Destructive Fire at Portland, N.B, Ce FOREIGN NEWS To. Laber Treablies in Engian Lon von, Oct. fhe meetiugsot we Bol ton cotton mills strikers, which were aa- ounced for yesterday, were declared in some quarters certain to effect a settlement bot that was a matter of opinion, and wax faisified by the action of the hand mule spin ners. In fact, there is a strong undercurrent against a settlement, and an entirely new op Position to the propos: eiuction of wages began yesterday by the strike of a hundred twiners and piercers {u Maanock’s Manches ter-street_miils, who have not heretofore been involved. Tne Manchester Guardian Says, editortally:—“ We trast that no insu peTabie difficulties may arise in the revision of the lists of prices, but it is by no means certain that the work can be amicably ac complished. A good deal of discrimination avd right feeling willbe needed in order to Avoid a ruptare in #9 delicate aad intricate a task.” Silver The 7imes, in its duancial colamn, says:— “ As the Gertwan goveroment refuses w sel) silver at existing rate, the sapplies are very small. Notwithstanding the limived amount ottering, there has b eo a woderate basiaess do.ng, and (he market appears firm, though no more than 5i\d. per ounce has been meral Grant wt will goto Brighton to-day to visit Comm dore Ashbury, the weli- known yachtsma . He will return to Lon don on Tue <i and it is expected he will go to Par.s on Wcduesday. ‘The Shah Coming to London. A Reuter dispateh frou ferenan aunouness that the Shab of Persia intends t» visit Lon- don and Paris next spriug. He will travel incogaito. Unprecedented Rains. LONDON, ‘ct. 20.—The secoad edition of the Jimes bas a special disvatch from Si- monitza, dated October 17,which say: ain is now falling heavily, with every a) ance of along continuance. The is are all but ——— and If the rato contiaues will scon be completely so. was never anything like it at Balaciayvia.” Starving Turks im Plevna. To-day forty Terkisn soldiers,chiefly Ana- toliaas, de.ert-4 irom Osman Pasha’s camp, and came in here underescort. They declared taey deserted because there was so little food ip Plevna that the meu only gota pound of bread jn twenty foar hours. Taoere were 13,000 men in Plevna, who could ouly be made to surrender by huager. —. CONGREGATIONAL. ‘Nhe Triennial Couacil DETROIT, Mica., Oct. 2.—Tne Congre: Uonal triennial council at F gre 8 after- hoon’s session was occupiciin hearing the report of the committee to whom various pa- pers and reports from benevolent societies, @ud memorials from other bodies, had beea referred. The memorial on the subject of tne support to be given to denominational col- leges Ps aga’nst state universities,elicited an auimatcd discussion. Tue prevalent senti- meut was one of strong sympathy for Wwe sinaller colleges, walle no Liltie distrust was Manifested as 10 What would becom -of those institutions in time. It was flaaily deter nirr ed to encourage the denom!uational col- leges with all ihe means possible, while en deavoring to secure the state universities of Chrisuan culture. The Chinese question was then briefly discussed, and etforis to evan gelize the people on the Pacific coast, warm- ly approved. A committee was appointed io sol-eit funds to erect a monument at Leydeo, Holland, to the memory Jobn Robinson. the first pastor of the Mayilower church. Adjourned. Destractive Fire in New Brouswick. st. Joun’s, N. B., Oct. 29 —Abdout thr o'clock this worntug @ fire broke ou: in Main strect, Portlaud, N. B, woich at four o'clock bed done great damaze. Tue fire is thought to havestaried Iu McPaerso1's wo 1 shed in Acadia street, and suppove1 to have been of incendia.y origin. Tue entire block bounded by Main street on the nowth, Cap 2i Str: et on tae south, Acadia street on the etst, land sircet on the west was ju es, destcoying a large number of build turaing out many basiness men, and sende, homeless dozens of famtites. At Ae At this time d srom the city. (o'clock) the fire hid taken posession of the Po,tlend Methc jist chureh, coroer of Portland and Chapel streets. The siraciure Was aimo:i entire'y destroyed. LATER, &r. Joun’s, N. B., Oci 20—At 4:15 people who were interested in the fire rusbet through the str: ets almost frantic. Sick women were carri.d from the burping buiidiugs. Mothers were slow to believe that their childrea were ail right. and their efforts to get into dau, ous places where they thought their little ones Were. kept a greai many persors busy ja preveating them from h neir lives. Sho. tly a.ier ¢ o'clock tae Wiad grew stron¢- ef,avd it blew from the north, carrviag a large shower of sparks. At 4:10, Mes. Wor I's houre, al the corner of Arcadia and Mato Streets, fell, juring ove man slightly. Tue Hames kept extending to the westward, thus makiug a great sweep towards the south ard coming well to easiward. Asstst- ance now ar-ived from New Brauswick. At five o’clock the fire In an easterly direction seem-d to be pretty near spent. Tae ournt district extends from A: ja street to Port- land street, along Chase street, back to Arca- dia street, and thence to Main street. Both sides of Chapel street are in ruins, and sev- era! houses on the east side of Acadia as well as those on the west side, weve in flames at five o'clock. At that time it was believed that every house on High street, be- tween Portland and Arce dia streeis,would be destroycd. At 5:45 the Temperance hail, on Simonds street, wa3 on fire. anes The General Convention. for ev'ry eight clergymen, was 2dopted. The committee on the b ok of com- mon prayer repo: ted thal any co.sideration of the following +u djects was inexpedient: To request the house of bishops to select a spe- cial coliect for the burial servi.e to precede service for the fhe Jenson; a form of a Doth sides | mang the Lee case and | ecision condemning woman Preaching. The vote stood 100 to Ws. Tae vote against the Lee appeal was Sto 2 The #ynod adjourned to Tuesday. when the Mil ler heresy case wil! be taken up. ——_-___ Fire on ‘ BAVANNAH, Ga., Oct. W— Fire was dis covered this moraing Amongst the cottea ap beard the steamer George Appold. of the Baltimore line. The vessel wiil have to be Ol) 4 before the fire can be put out Ao Sugar da piddling 10 r prime, 2 2. No. 2w winter 4. & Dee cent . and wentery hither sey what 40 vel : nnd Octaber, /& . i for wow. BON Mons - an mood. Rye | ge ~ u 4 need. i “ rs om | ins “t—cende. TN ‘ . p> Flour | ' MARYLAND Uncen TaTrSs SENATOR- rea “e, of Kent aod a& A proper ‘ s Se © tor Marylaod tote ster- tows Trai ‘ 2 a candidate for that q axing that tn his jadg~ ment the c weltare 5 sind that our Repre.en n the Sena Chamber should be from ‘ experi- enced men in the * “ * not —— to be nw ni those he opes the high stat led by some one capable of t orvice to the | state than he cov » AN which is & Very remarkab modesty in these degene times A Srrpexr Kins Himse.» Rar tariled ma Ta Topeka day by tact that, meditai a ears Ohi Weboiixgton, N. ¥ Womens In BUSINESS —A New York cor- respondent (ells us this. Toe loug depression bas nearly rid the business of the city of the commercial adventurers who were ccskiess because they had ything 1? make and nothing to love. Moré women are baying goods this fall an ever be reports s; women be anddiscriminating. They Knew exactly what they wante?, bought quickly, paid cash or ils ‘equivaler #44 the aggregate of these purchases was $10,630. This shows that the Women movement bes not spent its force in vain. ———___ AMERICAN MECHANICS FOK EUROPE. There have recentiy boen a vumeor of partores from the portof New York of me- chanic: and artisans for England and Scot land. On W duewday. October lh, one hundr: 4 stonecutiers le.. for England by the steamer Elysia. They are engage ito work on the new law court buildings in Loadon. Another hundred will leave this week. Ro- ferring to theve departures the New York Sun expresses the opinion that outside of a few great cities no pati of our country can at "a afford to dispense with labor of any ind. CoroRED Jv ent on Teamps.—The colored men in Havoever couety, Va., bas invented a remedy of their own for the tramp nuisance. One of their color, a big, strong fellow, having trampe: int» “the Slashes,” historic as tue birthplace of Henry Clay, “the recently enfranchised,” instead of | giving bim crust aud kind counsel, laid bim | over @ barrel and belabor 1 him with a | stout stave, after whieh he was told to “git | up and go ‘lovg back whar he come from” — @ piece of #ivice he proceedcd to follow to the best of bts ability. Tue Texas Lanp Swtnpie —The K sas City Zomes ta its account ofthe Tex } land sw saysone of The largest. bank- | re bouses tin, Texss, two Chicago | bankers, a oO real estate dealers and two atioiocys tn St. Louts, a bank aad two real estat? dealers jn Indiangy lls, and others to Cincinnati. Cleveland spd Pittsburg, are to be or have been arrest-d for being connecte I with the isaud. It also says that there bes been a well-organiz 4 system of forgery in ‘ull practice tm the western country for the past cight or pine years. AFFAIRS IN FRANCE._The Paris corre. Sy ondent of the London Times says oO persons vot-2 on Sunday last. Thi latest pumber koown since 1515, 7595.00) voto. The left polled 43,009 k in 186, while the rigut g: 650.000 from the ranks of those who in 1876 re- maincd neutral. A Paris dispatch to the Reuter Telegram cone, says the political situation is uncheng: d. cabinet is re- solved to remain in office and preside over the election for counctis general. AN IMPERIAL PRINCE wes born Septem- ber 2 to the e.aperur of Japan by one of the twelve subordinate mochers, a di: an apctent and iofluential house Kioto nobility. By a traditional law of Japan the Mikado bas twelve wives in addi- ion to the legitimate empress, the object being to make sure of succession. abdo- 1.t on.of this custom, bowever, will probably take place afier this reign. If the empress bed children the custom would be &bolished without delay. DOUBLE BACK-ACTION ELOPEMENT.— Mr. James Coffey, farmer residing in the southern part ef Fayette county, Ohio, is “sho. two packages,one of them a wie, the other a daughter. They both led his bed, board and parental r of accompanied by male acquaiptances, who, no doubt, pro- fase to be to them both busband and fathec This is something new ia the elopsment line, 4 mother and daughter both leaving at the esme time in company with their lovers. THE Races Yesrerpay—Fieeiwood Park, v. ¥.—The trotting race for five olds wes won by Jersey Roy, beating Satie Belle &od Jobn Murphy, the’ winuer's best time beng Five heats were ran, Merphy Wenning two, Sadie Belle being second in three and thied in two. Nashvitile, Tonn.—Tue two mile dash was won by Mahistick in 3.404; the mile heats by Adventure in 1k, Lit; the mile dash by a CUBAN REPUBLICAN OFFICIALS SLAIN. News has deen received at Havana that a Spanish column recently surprised 30 insar- is, killing 15 ond wounding the rest. ilicd were taken toto Paerio Principi recognition. Among the dead whose nition were establisbed as an wu’ bas taken up his residence permanenth the archiepiscopal residence. Taere — fy no formal ceremonies ia Connection -with bis oe op duties of primate of the Catholic church in Araerica. Very Rev. J. Paul de Biail, Vicar General onder Areh. bishop Bayley. has been appoluted to the same position by his succe sor. a A EX-SECRETARY OF STATE in = “ Fisu, in an in jand, and the Ministercan see no reason why the United States cannot supply Japan with al! the cotton and weoleiffab: The sberiff of Hudcoa county, ies sherequires, rested the proprietors and eraployes of tha taking in return silks, tea, &e., from thai ol poseielrs Re katy gd gyovoriay. conatry. During ee ees Zane 20,1 oon ye th $2.20 for trial, Only one of 8.x Ubat there was no contest to ths | amounted to $12,211,683, while her to | Proprietors far. ball and tae rest were ould call your sitentign to my eedeaua's | irgse mane gat ine faiporce lito Japtn | “a roe a ou. Decked, | of January 15. Isis, whled were daly presan:- | from the Untied States amounted to only | wi tyincASe MUsDERER.— Allen . Taro, to | C2 to the by Senstor West, read and | $1,£11,(€3, ll ES 9 i mother and other members of his fam: 4 ‘Pain referred to the committee on privileges god | States amounted to 86,857 307. Thus, — Penusylvavia, bas taken f> the state ‘Testored with the greatest care, so | icctions, and which bave never been acted | oer Sere trons te trnises States less a | janatic ital at Harrisburg, having bcan oe ph oo TE, Pprenazee from Eng. penton gy by the com: a> forton’s attention to this matter land, while ited States is tis Se | pariol last session, and he panuiente he | chewe “fin ‘hee Lgomcaen4 -