Evening Star Newspaper, November 14, 1877, Page 1

4 - THE EVENING STAR. | AT THE STAR ILDING: Pennsylvania Avenae, cormer Lith street, BY The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. oe THE EVErIne STAR és served by epriers to subscribers at Ten Cents per week, o: Forty four Cents per month. Copies at the counter, Two Cents each. Fy mail—postage prepad— Sixty Cents a month; one year, $6. THE W REKLY STAR— published on Pritay— #28 year, postage prepaid. SF AU mau subscriptions tnvariably in atvance. BF Rates of aidvertising furnished on application. re LY, Exe*pt Sanday, | Che Loening Vet, 50—-NS. 7.684. SS WASHINGTO D. C., WED ESDAY, NOVEMBER IL, 1877. LADIES’ GOODS. MBs. Max W i ot ea No. 712 Seventh street northwes' (Between Gand #.) New Store and New Goods. IMPORTANT TO LADIES. othe choteest_ and best assortment of BER a-. RMASNCO*S WOOL AND ka hich Lam offering a in th 8 for school girls, for s 3; elegant quality DRESSES aad Boo ‘everd SR LHS for Isdies, in great variety, copied rom Partel terns. a a M. WILLIAN, 907 Pennsylcania avenus. 7 Cte Trevise, Paris. Be Me. M. J. HUNT, Nos. G21 and G23 D street, portation © alls al attention to her i special Wipe celebrated MONOGRAM KID GLOVES. 2- BUTTONS BUTTONS BUETOSS. BUTLONS.... vor3 tr F URS! FU FURS!!! FS SEAL EKIN SACQUES, « 301 a0 uc! Dent L suave “dressed Skins MUFFS AND BO In Seat, Mink, Otter, Lynx CABRIAGE BOBFS. BEAR. WOLF AND FALO SKINS. 2 “a . ENS A vaPSs, GAUNTLE SE AND FFLEGS. FURS ALTERED AND REPAIRED. B.uM.STIN PETZ, Hatter & Furrter, a ennsylvania avenur, xt ioor to corner Lich street, nov}-tw FURST-cLAss MILLINERY. GRAND OPENING 3 cf,an ESTIRELY NEW AND, CHOTOR! RK. just om «= Yor Tine seeNCa Pet Fe SUPEIOR PLUSH end ¥ , A . mat the Latest Noweluws te EANCY. FEATHERS. OSTHICH Ti?'s, FLOWEBS and ORNAMENTS MISS MeCORMICK, ects ly St. Cloud Building, 52% 9th st. n.w CESS P =; Shur WOOLEN SKIRT. ‘The ins “3 ie ovelty tor LADIES’ WEAR The wert deireble. c-wiortable and stylish Skirt ever produc (As th’s Pri three leading rt t+ tote houses in esch city, it cannot comm cn. in'and dest abie que'ities of MERINO UN- DERW calito: Las . SGentiome and Cnildrea. Rew and besutifel tyles r-ceived daily; assortment Tange and caities and dewignethe most desirable, DOUGLASS, Ninth and F streets northwest, St. Ciood Batidiag. Prana M®*- J. &. PALMER, 1107 F STREE Between Lita ayo L278, Bas cow In store French Pattern BON NETS and HATS. nutrisnmt fp all tue new shapes, haw BBON French ATINS, ° Pinsa RI y sod Ostrich FEATHERS iS, ORNAMENTS sud LACES. Also, the Jagiaané Monogram KID GLOVES, !u all the Dew ssades. Special attention given to orders. ME. SELMA RUPPERT'S LADIES BAZAR, 614 Dh street, oppo-ite Patent Office, octi2-tr Gontains the Inrgest ant ch WOR?T. cet assortment of BERLIN Zeruy > ‘OWN WOOT my : SITTING YA Bly brat guaiity. "Blumanien. Hercules and Crewel WOOLS, GAN VAS, in full varios. int ae and al EMHEOIDERING AT WORSTED GOUDS; WOLSTED EMBROIDE BIBS. entirely cee «yl ci = NO" CLOAKS, = specialty. octo-em jA® H. VERMILYA, LADIES BASHIONABLE BOOT? MAKER, GLO Kb street, opposite Patent Office, A fine stock of Fall and Wister BOOTS of our own make, sale at reasonabie, Brices. = a GENTLEMEN’S GOODS. A FALL STYLES NOW READY. GENTLEMEN'S BROADWAY DRESS HATS . For Only $1.00. . FINE AND STIFF FELT HATS, of the most proved paiterus, for Gentlemen, Youths aud bs gest acrortment of CUBRELLAS and CANES i T fy THE LOWEST MARKET PRICES WALTER KER, Matter, ect tr 1419 Penna. ave., adove Wislards, G, F: SCHAFER, . MERCHANT TAILOR, TO CLOSE BUSINESS, Will sell his entire stock of NC ted esGuNaL Foe ae COs WEST OF apenas? OLULHS, To be made ep, at cost are CALE 1S SOLICITED. cetl im M111 Penna. w 4 14 KEEN’S MEKCHANT TAILORING PABLOKS, 414 Ninth street Contains the largest and choicest assortment of MEECHANST TAILOBING GOODS ever before to Washington pabiie. EEN desis only in PIECk Go0Ds and be Bo Ready made Garments, em; Bone but ti > J. HEIBERGER, o Sucer tH F Lonion& , CITIZENS SARMY meee 9 the service required . make your shoes last twice as uy 7 : Toteeager can be Caled al and will prevent stlpping on the tor F Poilcaen, ts costent attendance « ay | andby the luveutor.@1@ D strest mews octioam' | T. L. HUME, President. SEConD-HAND FURNITURE zbest cash prices paid, and sold at “a W RUTHERFORD, Cor. IMB aud @ sts.,69B, nosh > | ce AMY AND NAVY MERCHANT TAILOR, | Metropetitan Hote, (| Brown’s,) No G17 Penus ave., Washiogion And other natural MINERAL WATERS for | juced only through two or i become | ‘RINGES. BWAIDS APPLIQUE PATTERNS, , | | ie ATINGS, | sud CASHMERE VESTINGS, | | | | | | } SPECIAL NOTICES. MEM-ERS OF Ji(SEBNLA BENEV *- | LENT. IATIUN are reques @/ to meet sttheir bail THIS KVBSING, J o'clock, N vem. Yer 14. 18/7, to make arrsngements for ruseral of | Patrick MAtonx late brother member, By order of Presid+nt. tia JUHN HOLLOGAN, Rec Sec. S AN ADJOURNED MEELiNG OF THe MEDICAL ASSOCIATION of the District < Cormbia wil be heid at —— Bail. No OLS o"4 tonpeinna on THURSDaY, ioetant By order ot the Presi ten: LOUIS MACKALL, Jn., M.D. Z, T. SOWERS, M. D.. Secretary novi3-3t B and U. W.SPOFFURD, under the ne of PLUMER & SPOFFORD, Proprietors of the Biggs House, Washington, D_C., | is LHIS DAY dissoived cy matual consent, Mr Pivmer ene. -_ —— eps baste ae a te coutiane y — dee. eee ep. b FOR +P. ©. W. SPOF FORD. _Wasbing'on, D.0., October 26,177. vovli-3t SCHENOA’S POLMONIO SYRUP, Fir tha Cure oy Consumption, Couxhs and Colds, ‘The great virtue of thisto dicire te that it ripens the u atter ard throws 1 oat of the system, purifies | the blood, aua ihus effects a cure. ECHENOK’S SEA-WEFD TONTO, For tha Cure f Dyspepsia, Indigestion, &e ‘Tenic pr duce-s healthy action of the ston- ach, creating an sppetite, f rming chyle, and curing the moat obstinate cases of Indigestion. 8 HRNCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS, For the Cure of Liver Complaiat, §c. ive, and produce a health: withont the lenat dager. as the ei, aod )6t more . dicacious iu re- tion of the liver, style and are free frum c storing a healthy These remedies are a certain care for Copsump- tom. as the Pulinonic Syrup ripsus the matir and arifiee the blood. Tos Mandrake Pulls act upon (he iver. cieatea healthy bile, and remove all diseases of the liver,otten a cause uption. ‘The Sea- weed Ton: ‘to the stomach, sined, will cure every case of it tu Ume,and the useof the ered in, Dr. Pchenck is professionally at his principa. cfice, corner Sixth aud Arch screets, Philadelphia’ every Monday, where all letters for advice mast be & drevsed. nov2.t.m,w tm BOCKBBIDGE ALUM. KENTUCKY BLUE LIOK, BEDFORD, BETHESDA, MILBUBN’S PHARMACY, epls-tr 1220 Peon. avenue, x. Mm 0. A. GOSPEL MEETING EVERY SUNDAY AFrERNOOR, IN LINCOLN AT BALF Past TH and addresses. HALL, REE O'CLOU! rt earnest le Gool singing by'e quartetie, tome. Everybudy welcome. HUNYADI JANOS WATER BUFFALO LITHIA WATER, Are offered by the bottle of, Ce OM POON rates, by sepe-tt {FOS itt street. | Wm VD. McFARUAN, Denisct, 1340 NEW YORK AVENUE. lew Jersey avenue, as erronevusiy printed in Direc: ory for 1577. Jané ly SaMUEL @. YOUNG, NOTARY PUBLIO, Orr: sepls-tr. ‘ot Boyd's oetl7-tf Ne QPTIcCiIAN. ‘ded tome by the Gr on my invented bles. Also on band ° for the Byes, &o ALEXA 5 NDER, ectétristp 1239 Pennsyivania avenue a. w j ME. LARMIER, De Paris, ; FI&ST CLass DRESSMAKER, | Wo. 1426 PANNSYLVAN(A AVENCE, cetzt Istpam Between Mth and lth streets. | ARLOW’S GALLERY OF FINE ABTS, | 123235 Pennsylvania avenue, Oil ne | ~- i Pol Paintings, Eugravings, P! Tree(anew Ea Frevch and German Pho! hs, Porce- Paintings, fine Chromos, &c.; Gilt and Nickel | Frames in every mule t and Phot Sar’ in whieb w: for Poi 18 beto- iDlic are invited to examine be found all the late pubil- of genwine rames, Port- NATURAL MINERAL WATER. i THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS. HIGHLY EFFERVESCENT. D ¥ htfal beverage."” DB WILLIAM A. HAMMOND. ™ Far superior to hy. Beltzer, or any other. ‘DL. LOUMIS. * Most gratefal and retreshini DE. K. OGDEN DOREMUL. * Absointely pare and wholesome, perior to all for daily use; tree from ail the ob; ns urged against Crotun and artificially aerated waters.” PROF. WANKLYN, Loxvox, ENG. “ Lmprog- “ Usefal aud very agres- poe only with itt own gas" FLINT, DR RASLEE. ful, and well suited for Dyspepsia and cases of | acute disease. DB. JAMES B. WOOD. “ Mildly antaci ‘well with Pevertics, and where there dinthesie. DB. FORDYCB BARKER. “ By far alone or mixed with wine, usefal Stomach or Bladder and i MARION BIMS. “ Not only ali ‘& necessity.” ‘To be had of all Wine Merchants. Grocers, and Mineral Water Dealers throw s@ ‘able. DB. AUST! F.N. OTIS. * Heal'b- \OOL SATCHELS. METROPOLITAN BAZAAR, 312 7th st., vear Pa. avenue. NEW AND SECOND-HAND TOP Cys BUGGIES, Single rett, fs aren ae deco Tia other styles, a & co. wrt 466 Pennsylvania aceiwe, “NQMORE CROOKED HEELS;” “NO Patent (Steels Sole ‘aad ficel CORNED BEEF, BACK ROLLS AND SHOULDER PLIKOE, noth Grew hogs thor- cash 7 cgred; ne bene, Bo waste, Mand 1¢ ceats por D. W. GARST’S Dried Be Stands, poe vy Seen sire t wing, novs-2w* Oonter Market. W4ASH_ YOUR KITCHEN TINS, Ta- 5) CHAIRS ZOURGS DerbOke, ose WAS tne ES | exception of the one pre-empted ) trooper gol well seated in it than the eane THE EVENING STAR, Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. THE Navy Dericiency BiLt, passed by the House, was presented to the Senate by Clerk Adams this morning. REV. DR. HARRISON, the newly-elected | cbapiain of the House, appeared In the House | to-ay. He will be swora in and exter upoa | NOTICE I8 H«REBY GIVEN THAT | “he partnership heretofore existing botweon PLURE his duties to- morro A NEw PLANE rof. Watson. of Aon | Arbor, Mieh., announce: the discovery on the 12th inst.of a bright planet of tue 1th Toagvitade. SENATOR DAvVis denies having given his opinion on the electoral commission, its authority and duty, as detailed some days ago by @ Washington correspondent. THE PRESIDENT, ina letter congratulating Governor Rice, of Massachusetts, upon his re-election, says the ‘result isan example of | what republicans can do when they unite, in pite of ihe blunders of the President.” THE FINANCIAL DEBATE in the House | ¢ today attracted but little attention, and resulted in clearing the galleries v tram ps for sleeping accommodatio' THE METRICAL System.—The civil en- gineers of Boston, through Sena'u: Dawes, to day petitioned the Senate for Ure a loption | of the metrical system of measure tor the business of the governn A WASHINGTON DisparcH says it ts the intention of the advocates of the silver mea- sure to attempt to repeal that part of the fpecie resumption act which allows free coinage of gold. THERE WAS No Qvorus at the meeting | The Statisical Bureau Investig ition ofthe Senate committee on the District of | Columbia to-day, consequently no action Was taken on the charges preferred against District Commissioner Bryan. ADJOURNMENT.—A concurrent resolution for the final adjournment of the special ses- sion of Congress on Thursday, the 224 instant, bas been agreed upon by the ways and means comomittee. Tar COLORADO ConTEST.—The House coramittee on elections to-day heard the ar- gument of J. J. Patterson,o"Colora to, in his own bebalf to bis seat as a member of the Forty-ffth Congress. Belford, the republi- can contes{ant, Will be heari to morrow. THE GREEN STATUE.—The bill reported from the committee on public buildings and grounds fixing the site for the equestrian statue of General Nathaniel Green at the junction of Maryland and Massachusetts avenues, Was passed by the Scnate to-day. | of dispute with the Washington and Gore: AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House this morning were Judge Bradley, First As- | fistant Postmaster General Tyner, Senators Conover, Matthews, Morrili and MeDonali; Representatives. Dibrell, O'Neil!, Hale, Baser of N.Y., Kelley, Brogden and Loonard, THE PETITION presented to the Senate committee on the District today praying tor a@ favorable report on the confirmation of Hon. T. B. Bryan, as Commissioner of the District of Columbia, is forty feet in length, and bears the signatures of aboat two thou sand of the ieading citizens of Washingt and Georgetown. A BREAK Down.— While Senator Maxey Was speaking inthe Senate this morning, Senator Davis, of Iilinots, left his own sea to get nearer the Texas Senator. He took te chance of one of the ordinary Senate ctiairs holding bim. The resalt was that he hal uo seat as well asthe underpinning gave way and gently dumped the Senator on the fluor. A COMMITTEE OF THE CAUCUS of rey lican Senators, headed by Mr. E imandas Vermont, had a long interview with President !ast evening, and it 1s understoxt they fully a quainted tim with the ¢+iera tore and se.iiment of the eriticisns ex ——— concerning the various features of is policy In the caucus of last Sa urday. THE ANNUAL REUNION of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, which was to bave been held in Cincinnati December 12 and 13, has been postponed until the com — next summer of the equestrian statue in memory of Gen. George H Thomas, when uw the | bouse at Parkersburg, W. the meeting of the eoctety will be called at | this city, and the society will conduct the ceremonies attending the unveiling of the monument. THE SITTING BULL ComMIssIoN.—Col. H. C. Corbin, secretary of the Sitting Bull commission, returned to the city Monday evening. The commission adjonrned at St Pauli to meet here one week from next Mon. day, when the report of the commission will be made and also. General Terry’s annaal report. Col. Corbin says the published re- | ports of their cool reception by the renegade chtef, and bis curt reply to their propositions Were about true. = SENATOR MoRToN's WILL gives the whole of bis property absolutely to his widow, leaving her to use her own jadgment and discretion as to what aid she shall give their children, in their education aud other- wise, “she being the sole judge of what ald | Sball be rendered.” Mrs. Morion is named in the will as executor, and is directed to make several small bequests to various parties. ‘The estate is valued at about $59 090. he signature to the will is said to be te last written by Morton's band. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE of the Senate | fiseal year ending Jane 59, 157 SERIOUS CHARGES AS To Irs MA ¢AGe- MENT. The commission appointed by the Secre- tary of the Treasury, cousisting of Mer. C.C Adams, special ageot; Mr. Lyman, of the sist onery division, aud Mr. Warrea, of the bureau of education,to investigate the bure«u Of statistics, submitted their report wo the | Secretary of the Treasury yesterday after- noon. They refer to the great expanse at- tending the pubdlicatioy of the ton we re port prepared by Mr. } division of internal navigu a ment upon the fact that while Dr. ¥ ebief of ihe boreau, reports hat this ¥ was prepared under his direec on and se vision, yet, in his testimony Mission, he states that Mr. Nimmo prepared the report without any supervision 0 his {Young’s) part whatever, and Indepeadent of | bis direction. The commission refer to the | special report made by Dr. Young mi- gration, and to the fact that it was used as an advertisement for the Peunsyivania Rail- Company, and that Dr. Young's son made money enough by its sale, (it was printed at government expense.) to pay th expenses Of a trip to Europe. Referring to tae expedition of Dr. Young to 8t. Petersburg Ln Isv2, as the agentofthe federal goverament in attendance upon the International Statistic«! | Congress, the commission find on inquiry that he also went as the accredited commer- al agent of a large bustuess {nterest in the Vuited States, for which service he was prid noney while at the same time drawing pay | at thérate of £18 per diem from tae United Siaies under a three months leave of ab- sence, and receiving the usnal oalfit and traveling expenses allowed by the State de- partment to its agents abroad, Tae com- mission accuse Dr. Young of other and serious irregularities, and claim that his tubles of commereeand navigation are gross. ly incorrect. The commission recomnend a thorough reorganization of the bureau and a radical change in the mauner of gatherin and publishing statisties of the They also recommend the employme’ two or three additiowal clerks In’ tt York custom house, to assiel in the prepara- lion of the reports from that important com- mereial cent The District ia megress. The House Commitiee on the District of Columbia, at its meeting to-day, heard Ju tz Pooks Committee of the Citizens’ Committee of | Ove Handred, asking that a day be se wherein the Executive Committee could have a hearing. The committee set Wedues- day next, at ten o'clock. The petition of Joseph Williams to be paid 33,500 for work done on Pennsylvania aveune, between 6b street ard ist street, and which is the subject town Railroad Company, no action was reached. PHARMACY AND ITS PRACTICE. The bill tutroduced in the House yesterday to regulate the practice of pharmacy in the District of Colombia, makes it unlawful aby person, nota registered pharmaci conduct any pharmacy or siore for the pu pose Of retailing compounding or dispen: Ing medicines or poisons for medicinal vv in the District of Columbia, avd that it shail be unlawfal for the proprietor of any store or pharmacy to allow auy person, except a registered pharmacist, lo compount or dis pense the preseri S$ of physicians, or lo as taken up, bul retail or dispense po.sons for meticinal ase, the except as an ald to, aud unde ale supervision Of a regis ‘the violator of t= 1a of Dot less than £25 for also provides for a nai immed. Mary ter be compose stall ¢xemine every persy vordnet the relailiag and e drugs. Jos M. States min ister to t i,and A H. Lz ire, secretary of legation, sailed trom New York yesierday in the amer Anis for Port-au- Prine THE PosTAL Dariciency F -The only bill now remaingg to be dispose or by the House ppriation commit -e is the post office de rey bill. Messrs. At kins. Sparks, and Smith have been pointed a sub-committee to arrange details of the bill A Cavccs oF Democeatic SENATORS Was beld yesierday afternoon at the Capitol, for the corsiteration of the contested elec- lion case of Batler va. Corbin, from South Carolina, wud the adinission of Eustis. The cHucus Was Iu session for Sometime, but no definite action was taken by it. ConTRacts AWARDED.—The Secretary of tle Treasury has awarded the contract for furnishing the new furniture for the post of- ap the | fice bulldi:g at Boston to Messrs. Manson and Peterson, of that citv, and for the coart Va., to Messrs. QO. R. Ware & Co., of Naw York, those firms be- ing the lowest bidde: Bips INVITED.—The commissioner of in- ternal revenue bas invited proposals for fur- ishing the internal revenue burean with about 245,000 pounds ofdistinctive paper, t» be used in the printing of United States ‘in- terval revenue stamps, for the ee of mn 3 ds wil be opeued at noon on the 2sth instant. - THE MEXICAN QUESTION IN THE SzN- ATE.—Senator Maxey, at the expiration of the morning hour in the Senate to-day, called upa resolution introduced by him a few days: | since requesting the President to inform the Senate of tbe facts In his possession coneera- 'g the forcible release of prisoners from the rr county (Texas) jail by a body of armed Mexicans in August last. Senator Maxey ju # Carefully preparel speech, gave a hb. tory of som# of the outrages suid to have been perpetrated on the Texan frontier by Mexican marauders within the past year. PERSONAL.—Supervising Architect Hill, of the Treasury, left yesterday for New York. io be absent a tew days. George Alfret | Townsend is in the city to write letters for listened last evening to arguments by baak- | ers of New York and Philadelphia in regaid to the silver bill Losses to the goveromeut and the people by the bill going into opera- | on were predicted, and it was denied that the bill would put an end to the funding of | the public debt at 4 per cent., and prove dis- astrous to the savings banks, whose deposits Were mainly in government bonds. Mr. henge present, and argued in defense of NAVAL NOTES —The Monongahela arrived at Gibraltar October 2%ch, thirty-three days from New York. She encountered consider- | able weather. She intended leaving rough about the 6th or 7th of November for Alex- andria and Port Said. Health of all on board good. The Lackawanna arrived at San Fran- cisco yesterday, having encountered very bad weather. e All well. The Essex arriv St. Jago Island, October After remaining a d: or two she intended to peocsen to Monrovia, on the coast of Liberia. The health of the ship’s company is reported as excellent. THE PRESIDENT AND THE FINANCIERS — The large delegation of prominent New York and Philadelphia bankers which was before the Sepate committee on finance last evening, called on the President this moru- ing, accompanied by the Secretaries of State, Treasury and Interlor. to express their views upon the Apancial question, Remarks in 0) ition to the siiver bil! were male by ‘essrs. Lowe, Babcock, Ellis and two other gentlemen of the delegation. Tne Presidest Setion would be, but slinpiytattine etek + mply satd the ¢ 1b, should receive bis carefu: it Spo attention. THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BiLL was reported back to the Senate to-lay from the committee on appropriations, with House. The amendments strike out both the House isioas, one limiti strength of the army 3 20,000, men, aad ee otber requiring four full regiments of eav- ler. oe the arsed 2 clause of the billof last year, that txecaval ry regiments may be to their fail } The bame of the Cincinnati Eaguirer. kins, ofthe Cincinnat! Zimes, is hereon a fying visit. ----Ex- Delegate Cavanaugh, of Montana, is at Willard’s. ----Geueral Spin- ner is In the city on bis way south. ‘He | CY riment te day. ent of the New | extended leave of intends visiting Vera fers. | George Per- | and the Mexican bord | During his travels he will keep up acorre:- | pondeuce with the paper with which he is | connected. THE PoNcA CHIEFS were at the Interior | department yesterday afternoon, where each | received from the hand of Secretary Schurz @ medal. White Eagle and Standing Bar- falo made speeches to tue same effect as those made at their conferences with the President. The Secretary’s answer was | Similar to that of the President: that they | night select the best government land in the Indian territory. and nat they should have houses, agricultural implements aad farni- ture, equally as much as they lef: on the old | reservation, echools for their children and | cattle and dravght animais when money _ should De epreseniaiet by Congress for that . He then bade farewell to them in the Great Father. i The chiefs made a final visit to the interior | department to-day, aud will provadly ieave this city to-morrow. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS. — The | President's Piivate Secretary brought to | the Serate to-dry @ lovg list of appoint- i ments, among them being fhe following:— j Manuel Govis. of Fla., U.S. consul at horn; Daniel G Fort, collecior of customs, Ozwego, X Y.; Burt Van Horn, collector of | interna! revenue, 28ih district of New York; | | bel), surgeon, to be Meutenant colonel | 80 Mi | El amendments, for the concurrence of the | eer Jobn L. Thomas, jr., collector of castoms, isirict of Baltiinore, Md., Wm. Co 4 | bava! officer, Balttmore; Robert F. Camp: bell. cellecior of internal revenue, 3d distriet | J Lawrence, collector of customs New Orleans; Ma, john Camp- | sur- geon; Captain Joun W. Williams, | eon, to he mi tur BeON: Jer. ergineer corps, lieutenant colone); | Captain Wa. J. be major; Cheney A N. Y.;_ Alexander Reed. FORTY-PiIFTH CONGRE WrpNFspay, November 4 SENATF.—Mr. Bailey introduesd a peti- t on asking for increase of pay to }- ners; referred on Indian ef reported fave Political disabi of Virginia; place from committee ya tne bill to re es of Charles W n calendar. Mr. Dawes, public baildt and grounds, reported rab! ton Nxivg @ place for erecting the statue of Major General Greene af the intersection of Mary land avente and Massaca ue east and the same was passed. Mr Cou ver in troduced @ bill to grant mid! t , tteads to cilizeos of Al yuma, Mississtppt and Flore public lands. Mr. Windom. from com niti=e on appropria- tions, reported back tae army bell witli eer- tain amendm which he asked to be ts, ered. prir so Orde Mr. Maxey ea!l up the resolution offered by bim last week cailing upon the presi’: for informat ov regarding the alleged forci- ble re-cve of two prisoners from the ali in Starr county, Texas Mr. Maxcy addressed the Se: length, settsng forth the history o} nexation of Texas, and moel of the history of some of the Mexican { { sone especially Cortina. He detailed the circa.a- stances ‘attending the alleged rescue prisoners, whom -he designated as bors thieves, from the jail,and claimed that it was only one of the many outrages that bave been committed upon the citizens of Texas alc trom to prov rievances de asserted Uy from the zo pres ent rulers U erless to execute eny law or order. Diaz was a usurper himse maintain himsel! outside of 3 exico, and it required ali the force be possessed to Sustain himself there. He said that the rales in Mexico were subject to constant cha for ciple prevailing there was that akes right,” couseqttently no ray edy was to be found ther nse the mi Texas for such purpose. Mr Wadleigh introduced a bill to amend DIS; mducad a joint rasol tonal coptes of th mmitiee on pri ed back favora| committee on appropria‘ions th reso ution to pay the Cuaplair of tue H pase. Passed. Mr Hoar introduced a bill to allowa so- clety at Paget Sound, and kindred so’ 10 Pavigate A vessel for mission: peses. Committee on naval affairs Mr. Coke addressed the Senate on support of the resolution otlered by Mr. Maxey, and reiterates Uhe grievances of we ciliz ‘Texas, and urged that some measare be acop'ed to abate them. HOUSE.-Mr. Peddie prepared by the National troducet a mard of Trade Mr. Lathrop ia bill to fix the lime Within whieh suits for infring-meat of Fatenis may be comme 1 ed. Mr. Blount oifer authorizing the exnploges of th nase Of IL »present tiv Ss who bad neglected to by law to be F 2HE CASE OF CONGRE Mr. Townsend (N instructing tb tie oath req the stat with whe such imprisooment is violation of the priv leges of the Hose. The Speaker raled that this was a qucst of bigh privi'ege. Mr. Butler offered ar appears from the te! the newspapers tha member of the House from Sou! r Was arrested on the eve Of starting to att the extra session of Coogress, for a ¢ ne Al leged to have been committed four years ago and before he had ever become ®& member of Congress; that he was admitted to bail, aud taereafter appeared at Use bar of the House and took the oath as a member thereof; that he subsequeatly re- turned to South Carolina to aaswer to nis bond; and that said smalls is now held iu close arrest and custody by authority of the State of South Carolina; that he is prevented from attending to his official duties, and th: be is absent without tbe leave of the Hoase, and that the jadictary committee b2 there- fore instructed to inquire and examine into the precedents and facts and ascertain and report whether the rights and privileges ot the House have been violated what course should be pursued in the matter, and that said committee be authorized to fend vag? “agai and papers, to examine wit- nesses, Ke. Mr. Hamilton moved to lay the whole sub. | ject on the table. Mr. Butler said his resolution referred the whole case to the law committee of the House. It wasa matter of great concern to every member. Iie desired no definite actioa upul after the judictary committee had re- Ported. 5 Mr. Wood and Mr. Stephens said it was a question of the high privilege, and they hoped the resolution would be adopted aaac- imously. Mr. Hamilton said that the committee on elections could determine the question, a: ‘he case was before thal committee on tue prima facie care. Mr. Butler said that was a very di(fore: case. The resolution was then adopted. THE ADJOURNMENT QUESTION. Mr. Wood, from the conumittee ou ways and means, reported a resolution for the ad- joarnment of both Houses of Congress on Thursday, the 22d Insfant, at six o'clock p. tm. He said he would not ask consideration of the resolution now, bul would let it lay om the table to be called up at any time. Members iu all parts of the hall suggested that action be taken now. Mr. Wood said he could not accede to the request in the present couditioa of the busi- hers. Mr. Reagan called attention to the fact tha’ the resumption question was still undecided, and he, for one, couid not consent to apjoura until that matter was dis; of. The resolution was laid over for future consideration. Pica House then resumed consideration of e BILL TO REPEAL THE RESUMPTION ACT. Mr. Bel) addressed the House in favor ot the committee's bill for repeal. He objected at length to fixing a definite time for resump ue THE CHARGES AGAINST Mr. HAY?.—The Senate committee on Indian affairs passed a resolution this morning asking the Secretary of the Interior to give the committee all in- formation tu bis jon concerning ment has investigated ta relation to Mr. Bayt the newly appointed Indian Commis sioner. AMONG THE BILLS INTRODUCED tn the Hovse yesterday was one to regulate the ex- penditures of the Navy department to pro- vent the irregularities that have prevailed of using fands appropriated for one object to A bill introduced by received [rom io be loaned to other ratiroads and public im euts 10 facilitate and cheapen ; tand and waier bavigation. ARMY ORDERS.—Surgeon Samuel A. Stor- row relieved from duty in the department of California. and will report in person to the | commanding general department of the followi keons will report in pervon to the president of ¥ the medical examining board, New York, riba omneriegg for promotion, and will af their stations: PE’ Jacouels, Willant Waters, Contes & Te’ ‘iitam @ Ww! EK. Whitehead, William F. Bu an and R. 8. Vi a Luke O'Reilly, i9th infantry, ts relieved trom daty , and whether | the detention of said Smalis ‘is iliegal, and | | charges which it is understood the depart. to set apart all moneys Pacific railroads asp hoon | } ' ofall kind: {tax is egg u H inds o: sl tel, onter acl lot lar. TWO CE Telegrams to The Star. ods THE EASTERN WAR. ushing The Turks. FIRE IN ST. LOUIS. ° TURCO-RUSSIAN WAR. Seryia’s Keply to Turkey VIENNA, Novy. id —A special dispaich from Igrade tO tne Political Correspondence says Scrvia has replied t the Portes demaad the with¢rawal of the Servia troops from frontier that itis impossible to leave the tn- babitants of the frontier without military protection. bombardment tion be- kish foree ons. Th or Seutart su n Albania is ooly 2 Is no force _Loxpon, 3 A special dispatch fr Frzeroum tothe Daily Telegraph says xoing well here. Reinforcements a The Turkish tro; y, Hent spl nd confile to hold abil! Destructive Lovis, Now igbt a fire broke St. mi¢r of the five-st 106 and 10s eof sth street, and Chestnut streets, oppstie rs’ house. The Memes rapidly ® elevator, and the building, from basement to roof, was soou in flames. The building was occupied 0.4 the ground floor by M. J. Steinberg, bat and far deal whose stock is Raid to have been valuel from $0,000 to $70.0. In the rear of Stein berg’s store was the restaurant of John Bou- net, whose loss is unknown. The upper floors were occupied by the St. Louis B. ote Company and as lawyers’ offices ledging-rooms. The losses Involved not €ven be approximated at this time. Tae building was owned by Mrs Ann L. Hunt and cay about $60,000 a little more than two The amount of the insurance is The building adjoining north, 's museum, wa: damage! The contents of the museum escaped the fire, bul were roughly handid in moving. The magnificeut caam- ber of commerce building, which was only separatd from the burning structare by a twenty-foot area, escaped w: age to some twenty panes of plate g ne mer- chants exchange hall. enn Collision t w York Harbor New York, Nov. 4.—The steamship C of Brussets, trom Liverpool, when com up the Swash channe this morning, ran down the schoone ander Young, from auleiphia, fo York, sinking ber. The captain and two in were rescued by the steamship, and two m=» aie supposed to be drowned, ty ng about two o'clock Alex- ¥ A Gorilla’s Sadden Death Lonbon, Nov. 1 r Europe. ocspcieaniarabrlin Pio Nono Row, Nov. 14.—Notwithstanding his bilitated condition the Pope gave aud yesicrday for a period of exactly six minute He received five priests, six laymen and eleven ladies, most of the priestagbein Frerch. His holiness was borne in b palfreniers and looked very pale and weak Body Found CHICAGO, ILL., Nov. 14—The body of Wm. F. Coolbaugh, president of the Usion Netional Bank of this city, was found oa the ttep of the Douglas monum about six o'clock this morning. A revolver with Mr Soolbaugh's name on it was fouad near by. ——— en The Marke BALTIMORE, November 14 — old 32; do. defer 5 do. coneulida’ | do second series, 44%" North’ Oarolina s:x | J 7%: do. new. 9%; do. special tax, @ id 7 mew western mixed, 5 December, 6 De; nd gh ater mixed hite, $7a3% d 64966. Hay unchanc Butter—choic firm Ziad | crude, 74a7%; refined, t2 doll and | nominalty unchanged ¥ 110. K ceipts— Fi 3.700; wient, 19.000; “c 26.06 300. Shivments—Wheat, 1.30 14.-Flour st upc eu itm 106 * rs at THE COLLECTOR'S REPORT Appended ihe District Coilector’s re port, a synopsis of which was published in THE STAR of Monday last, is a statement of the tax levy for the year ending June 40, INT, for real estate, in which the Collector says that about 75 per contum has been re- | ceived, whica, considering the monetary condition affecting all commoictes, esy H cially the non-commercial and noa- produc- ing one, ts a very fair amount. ~ THE LEVY ON PERSONAL PROPERTY, while gratifying as to amount collected, has been alte-sied with embarrasstaecnt, and by reason of (he mode (of distraint) preseribet for the collection of the balance, promises | e share (75 per centum) j | of the u»eollected balance is due from the | Wholesale merchants and bankers et ai., | many o° whom have paid a license tax on | the same capital invested down to Novem. ber 1, Isi6, yet_by the levy for the year cou- | mencing July 1, I-Té, aré again taxed for | four months Op the same capital. Proprie- tors of li Stables are also a portion of the class of in arrear for this tax— | paying @ license tax of $2 per stall for each | stailin the stable; for each hackney car- ge or other vehicle sent to the public Stands an annual tax of #2; then the per- 50) im equipments making the real estate occupied, a on the capital invested b; | Of our community, ‘ani | enumerated this | Which we are called on to enforce by dis- | waint. If Spee | maori losers fome sation z or adjusting | same should be as&ed, as il does not bear in equal proportion oa basivess, which it eatly Oppresees. NUMERICALLY ARRANG >y BOOK OF showing in regular pui lot ip each square on which any delinquent tax may exist; also, showing what tax sale< may have been made of such dgemption, tc. The system of | : | TP. Mertick, Jose i j ucge Casey stated that ata LOCAL NEWS. The Citizens’ Committee of One Han- dread. MEETING OF Citizens’ Comm into con: be brong! ation Distric: matiers: proper te Te the atleotion of Congress, Jobn A ar: hong theme present were Messrs LJ Davis. KC POx, Judge MacAriur, MW. Beveridge. W liters Dor. Wa © —, Richa A Britton, } B Canreb, Weaver D, had been m Vee tee, and M ing. report fuck, Lending to show shai the po! much too smal! for thoroughly vice in the protection of th large pablic and strict, and that the soldated with he tendency in Ume re- | quire the taxpayers of che District to pay for | tne entire expense of the service. | "The report of the committee on riment Was handed in by Mr Jeremiah HIson and read by the chair, the enor of tt service should be & general government, a» local appropriaiioas commeasa rate with the consta sty expanding balding area of both private character and the loerea: Mr. Love committee on pub- Lat istical pu this Dis- ralive statement of ap- propriations for our Listrict schools, aad money end lands appropr territories for purposes, > very adversely for this District ious of the general goverament with the Diririct of Colum a8 showa in this @x- hibit, were very st S Dr. A. Y. P. Garnett, from the committes on bealth, read a brief, though interesting Tt, cuibracing Valuable suggestions on ymaiiers ard t nporlance of an eficient board of health, expressing the hope ard belief that Congress will liberally aid in the expense of & t sanitary sysiem for thix Disrict, the erameot being ejually 1 ua clizens ia this fed in wt by Mr bed private property in this D department should pot the District government as would be that Congress might to * a 1o1 principally to the from Easby" ch, showing in a@ of the national this Water course; that pot a dollar bs n expended by the cenere| goverumen! for Uais Channel since it look possession of this District for a seat of government fn 1 while annual ap i- ations had ben made for the channel on the Virginia side. Ce erable historical date was exhibited in this report, showing the gradual filling vp of this Causes, and unat absolutely necessar to clear out the # is wanted is an appropriation sumMicient to dredge this channe! to adepth of 12 feet .* entire length. Mr. W. H. Claget taxation, read an Subject, first Ureating on the present system, Ubeh showing that tse present assessment is in {mprovic far bey ond the r value of property, and, 2s compared w! lasalen in ober cites, | the rates here are very much higher. The personal tax law is all Wrong, tts ny | riows long be feit in this D: its tr jastiec In many particulars was fully show. up. The committee suggest that Con- zress be asked (> omit the personal tax fea- re in the next tax law for this District. Mr. Lewis J. Davis read a very fall an® r g report on District tlosoces, aod containing # clear statement of the public cebt heaped mas by agents of the general government The committee anty statistics were te committee on legis- ‘ir lavis, recom mend- . i todx the rate ent shor bear is 1) seriet, © read the repe mprovemenis, (publinbed in yes- y's STaR ta memb saw Low ee 4 ab .\ ENIN ct, Le desired to say by bis Knowledge barm has been done—it pg ed and read too.” e snggesied that some more hi be published to great ad- ought tw be farnished Ject of collecting these ts wat to fareisa the committee of n, Whose duty i! is lo go before the Dis- gress, with data, 60 | that they u present the needs of the Dis- trict Imelligently. Taey now have just the ecessary material. This commitiee will condense them allio one argament, whieb Will ase before Congress; this —— consists of Messrs. Jeremiah Wilson, Casey, Josiah Dent, , Samuel V. Niles, and Joseph Sail- _ | . J. G. Berret moved that all the reports. | be referred to this comumitiee for the purpose indicated by the chair. Adopted. Mr. Metzsrott moved that be instructed to condense them for publica. op, that gp A read by members of A | ing it had been proposed to have a commit- tee Rppolnted lo counter with the President tbe United States, to secure a recommende- Uon in relation .o listrict legislation in his annual message to Congress,whicb will tend. to wai he the; tee. fore the committees of Congress, as @ bet ler impresson would be roade by many than by few. Judge Dent said the plan was to divide the Whole committee of 100 into small comait- der that all may be active mem. ‘Ail Upou members from different. the coustry aud advance the i said It strack him thet a mittee Of seven would not create the im- Pression that @ larger ove would. Mr. Fox med @ memorial whieh bad been in double columns some ten feet long, asking for just and Jation for Ubis District, which he asked to There gentlemen, able lo auswer apy q' | arise as to District affairs. The ed. Those added to the amendment are Messrs. M. W. 8. Cox, Ww. Wiliam