Evening Star Newspaper, November 28, 1877, Page 1

“THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, cormer 11th street, | aT j The Evening Star Newspaper Company. | &. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. | ——————— THE EVENING STAR ts served by carriers to | mubseriders at Ten Cents per week, or Forty Sour Cents per month. @i the counter, | y Cents a month; one year, 6. THE WEEKLY Star—; on Priday— - BP Rates of advertising furnished on application, ear vee. 5 Che 0—N®. 7,696. LADIES’ GOODS. : FEATHERS: FEATHERS! FROM AUCTION. LESS THAN MALF THSIR REAL VALUE. IMMEXSE STOCK JUST REC VED. CONNOLLY'S, 608 9th street, 0 novz-lw @pposite Parent Ofice. | pEsc SS KNIT WOOLEN SKIRT, AT | DOUGLASS’. Another case ef these Celebrated SKIBTS just received, at DOUGLASS’, 9th and F sts., Bovd0-tr Clon Building. Te THE LADIES. Your attention ts respectfuily invited to my large Bud selec: assortment of EPBYRS. GEAMANTOWN WOOL, I NS,aed BG YARNS, 4d. RSTED GOODS, RLAP, BURLAP FRINGES, and NOVELTI - ai in fancy we ee canus, EMBROIDERED SL iP 2588. SU ' Usdiocs, Four RESTS. TOWEL Recs, and LIGHT SCREENS. ‘ Fine of SILK ard WORSTED FRINGE: ‘Childers’ MENIND OLOAKS and VEL- VETS OAPS « specialty. MES. SELMA RUPPERT, G14 Ninth street, Opposite Patent Ofice. | THER.—The celebrated VE: Bov's-tr CHERYORATED BUCKSKIN, VESTS. 1 }) Juat received at M. WILLIAN’S, | G07 Pennsylvania avence ‘@ Cite Trevise, Paris. novit-iw RS. MAX WEYL, No. 712 Seventh street northwest, | (Between G and H.) New Store and New Goods. IMPORTANT TO LADIES, ost_apd best assortment of BEB- i 2 rEPnY hs, GEaMANIOWN WOOL ASD BARCY GOODS of ol! Kinds. which Lamoffering | N er than any heu-e in the city. xia Silver Phimbies, % ceats; Best Rubber Eye Gingse=, 35 cents. novil-tr Lave CLOAKS, Bplendid quality, for $12, #14, 16 and $13. CLOAKS tn alt sizes De ACK ETS for school girls, for or ag, gaat quality DHESSES aad 8 he Oe SS SK iias ior indice, in’ great variety, oop yom Parisian patterus. M. WILLIAN, 907 Pennsylvania avenue. T Cite Trevise, Paris. tr M®- M. J. HUNT, Hos. 621 and 623 D street, mpecial attention to her importation of atte special attr peslobrated DD MONOGRAM KID GLOVES. Friest-ciass MILLINERY. GRAND OPENING ons of an ENTILELY NEW AND CHOI DR. just recrived from Ne and VE Gantt hosNers tthe Detect Noccition is FANCY FEATHERS, | 0 oveltion oeTulc: a ‘Tips. FLOWEMS and ORNAMENTS | + MISS McCOMMCK, | ect-ly St. Cloud Building, 522 9th st-nwe | yes BH. VERMILYA, BADIES FASHIONABLE BOOT MAKER, | GLO sth sireet, opposite Patent Office. A Gne stock of Fall and Winter BOOTS of our for sale owe make, Nery FeAmaD Ale gee GE) FALL STYLES A NOw READY. >| GENTLEMEN'S BROADWAY DBESS HATs, Por Only $1.00. TLEMEN’S GOODS. Fin! STL FELT BATS, of the pproved patterns, or Geatiomen, Youtas ard assortment of UMBEELLAS and CANES aT LOWEST MARKET PRICES. WALTER KER, Hatter, ect tr 1419 Penna. @ve., above Wisiards. . SCHAFER, G, FSSA rarzor, mn _ FURNISHING, GOODS: , er oe Diagonal Yo 4d. OOATINGS OF BLK and CASHMERE VESTINGS To be made up, at cost. ad 1 a4 ‘ the cit) KEEN’S 414 MEBCHANT TAILORING PARLOHS, G14 Ninth ete Contains the largest and choicest assortunent of MEBCHANT TAILULING GOODS Waehiugton pubic. in PIECE GOODS, and be keeps -made Garments, employs none but the ‘Cutters, end with a score of skilled workmen to tira cut as good Garments, a8 well made Artistically cut as any first-cl jercaaut oring eetabiisiiaeut in the United States. ‘Gentiomen will find it to their material advantage te leave their orders for suite st KEEN’S. se7-an S115 CHEAPER THAN ANY OTHER PLAOK LS THE WOKLD, at J. HEIBERGER, TIZENS: Sumy AND WAVY. aes ORTIZENS OKC TAIL HANT TAILOR, uy jetro, 1, (late Brown’s,) tut-ty Ne O17 Penne ave, Washington. 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AV. 190] P, McELRO) ermpek I'D UryorsTERER. Manovfacturer of rier aud Mantel Po ‘trait and Pic: ure F.iames, Gold and Walnut Old Frames Repaized and |. Mirrors an ag each ee sug Johane Hid: Lambrequins acd Window orger. 1001 TENSSYLVABIA AVENUE, | Cerner 10th street, | ST Orders by wai! promptly attendea to. novs-im | Ae ee mag gume;sint Soccer: ye nad er AOR at, cand fity whe el wy S LIFE” ~ HORSE QOVERS, Lar ko House COVERS, LAP Bi HORSE COVERS, Lae HORSE DOVES, LAP RO BORSE COVE LaP ko: HORSE Ranssvno’s eei-tr BUCKSKIN DEIV -F!= o1p waiskies SHERKIES, gat OTHER WINES. My ine old WHISEY, @4 per gallon, bas no Teer Did; 83 per gallon _Rovit-tr 1918 Pennayloumia avenues 'ATTERNS, all SPEC CS eoodacd LIS LODGB, No. I » OW Ih etree! northwes RVENIN as 1 is for the funeral of our I IAL NOTICES. LeTHO PO. halt 8 ( ‘o'clock, for ths parpose ot By order. ED. BAWSEL, Roo. Se sco) rie. Public invited FOUNPERY M G streets.—T! &. CHORCH, Mart mkstiviug ay. special Jousx Lanaa ais CS ean g in : service at 1 Friday at 7 rly on Sund: IAL OHOR: A, 3. BUTLER, p. a.m. Nation th-strest cirels. Thanks: = CUNGRE sing The orr, by a School of the cha WS ire AYERS TESTANT) MISSION, corner sta ant Mrrets sonthesst Sermon by GATION AL CHU RC Bes. Dr. Raxxt % ness of Citizenship.” Vinceat’s be reniered under Prof Bi<- 40 slagers from the Sabbath o 4 (METHODIST PRO. 7 —Thanksgiving sermon by & Davin Witsoy. M.D, on THUSSDAY (Tnanks. giving Day}. at Io'clock a. m. Tae public are in Vitel. Seats tree. 1 Se IT. VERNON PL SOUTH, co: ner of 9th ai Preachin winenees of the Corner th aud H stree THANK held im the the pastor, B. G. Indies cf the cencert at McCaul heast, tance 25 cer ts. dialiy invited to attend it CHURCH, K streets n.w — To-morrow (Thanksgiving Day), at 1 m. by Bey. MP. i Akgison, D. D., cb of Repsesentauives. Public cordially jt en my BALM for 75 conte per bottie, 7/0"! I deem it due to the pavite to cle can be bat at my Maag- 85 per batfdozen, or $1 Tesponsible for the price BALM OF LIFE T. A.UOOK. novas-6r* SGLVING SERVICES WILL BE 4th-street M. 6. chure: theast 4 uncer 8 will or wad ley’s Hallson Pennsylvania ave een 2d anid Sdatrsets. Admit- he members @ud friends ar3cur @ jive a supp THE FOLLOWING ENC# has sculptor, W. W. Gentlemen who near future as Will not interfere with other eagaz: ments, Signed by W. Joeeph Heary. Sargent Sherman, Benervit, N a) ar lemen:—¥ than jiver # lecture on Isball request, and will baY EVENIN BALL, at 8 o'elo k. Lbave the honor, gentlemen, to «dient servant, To ne tien, Wm ‘es Devens, ‘Bwayne, Gew La EE to aces for the very kind letter which y | me the honor to e‘dress me, rejuesting me to de- COBRESPOND- taken piace between the emineat STORY, and the dietingmianed ave addresse.| him AS HINGTON, D, OC. . the th Nov. 26 undersigned, your anxious to bi d cordially invi m audience. at such date 1 M. Ey [a pps Ww. T. Shorman, cores W. M 4M. 0. a. M. B. Waite. Job W. W. Corcoran, Geo: “oq ¥. Edmunds, rc. 1744 G 8txEET, November 25. my sincere w have dens art in this city. @ great pleasure iu complying with this t read the Lecture on WEDNKS- December 5, at LINCOLN be your obliged STORY. M. Evarts and nov2s- © STBEET MARKET WILL BE OPEN and BY WEDNESDAY MORNING ING. Biecss Y. Nov Dd the market will b vember 28th, from S The Agency ct SUBANCE CO ,¢ mova7-2°* A Lew Pen retg Ctabedas 3 ember + Dein, ‘hs ving, ye opened cr) WEDNESDAY, Net &.m, until9 p.m. novds-st* INSUPANOE,. We hold thee saf the CONTINENTAL FIRE LN- f New York (assots over $3 W0.00) ana represented in Washington over 2) years), wis! Temain at the old street Only three compa ier this law. office in May Building. 71 and E h who desire sure in ine the Batety Fant ‘Simply the Was nes ip the Cai Cail or send for a starement E ©. LEWIS & O0., Axents. WE HAVE DECIDED TU SEuL OUK enti F to discon | and to make root eis, Furneces, Bang shail sell, without reservation, onr stuck borners and ©) sold. street northweet, i HAYWARD & ock of HEATING STOVES at cost, tinue tuat brasch of our business m for alarger line of Siate Man es and Plumbiag Goods, W of Bass- Stoves at cose until all are HUTCHINSUN, S17 Stu ‘now22-lin der UNBIVALLED In Quality and Price, Champagre Wines of MOET & CHANDON, MOET & Establii RENAULD, FRANCOIS & O0., novl-eoly Sole Agents for U. 8. rene PULMONIO SYRUP, For tha Cure of Con sumption, rey urs and Colds, ‘The great virtue of this medicine is that it rt the matrer and throws it out of the eystem, puriics the blood, and thus effects a cure. SCHENOK’S SEA. EED TONIO, For tha Cure & Dyspcpsia, Indigestion, $e. The Tunic produces healthy action of the stom- ach, creating an +f rawog ehyle, and the most obstinate cases of Ludigeetions US SOBENCK'’S MANDRAKE PILLS, a ‘or ‘These Pills are action of the live: are free from storing ® healthy Cure f Liver Com int, Iterative, and produce a healthy Athout the least da2ger, as they and yet more «ficacious in re- action of the liver, ‘These remedies are ® certain cure for Consump- . asthe Pulm: irifies the blocd er, create a Of the liver, often weed Toute gives makes a good d tera blood; and tion of healthy blood. ne the matzer and rt © ¥ tile act upon the y Dil ‘aud remove all diseases ‘@ cause of Consumption. The sea- ‘and strengtn to the stomach, . and evables the organs to thus creates a healthy circula- ‘The combined action of these medicines, s6 thus explained ee esas of Consumstion, if medicines persevered taken in se of the in, Dr. Echenck ts professionally at his princtea cffice, corner Sixth Boa Arch streets, Philadelphia po o dreesed. Monday, where ali letvers for advice mast be nov2,t.m,w,lra BOCKERIDGE ALUM.” mM EENTUCKY BLUE LIOK, BEDFOBD, BETHESDA, And other natural MINERAL WATERS for sale sepas-tr MILBUBN’S PHARMACY, 1429 Penn. avenue. HUNYADI JANOS WATEB 5 sepd-tt BUFFALO by ‘axD LITHIA WA’ ox onees eh eee rates, by W.S8. THOMPSON, 70S oth street. DR bimmes 5 Dentist, fot 1340 NEW YORK AVENUB. erroneously printed jew Jet avenue, | Boyd's rectory for 1577. iS SAMUEL G. YOUNG, octl7-tt HOTABY PUBLIO, Ovrice—Stak Buitpixe. ME. LARMIE®, De Paris, ¥IBST CLASS 38! Ho.1426 PENNSYLVANIA AVSNUE, octds-Istpsm Between Mth and 1th streeis, BABLow's NEW. 2 rica sme, CITRON, GALLERY OF FINE ARTS, Peansylvan: CUBRANTS, ana BEW_EXGULISH WAL! Pi A SELSNUARAUURE PECANS. SOFT ard PAPER SHELL ALMONDS. DUFFY'S CELESEATED ROCHESTSE CID! SWERT CATAWBA WINE, 81.25 per galion. JOHN H. MAGRUDER, Fine Grocer, 1431 New York avenue, oval lm Love of Mograder & Boward. | WASHINGTON, D. C.. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1877. vening Star. THE EVENING STAR. Washineton News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.—Inter- nal revenue, ;eustoms, $3 is GENERAL ORp is expected here on Friday evening to see about the border trou les. THE NAME Of the new democratic joaroa! to be started here next Monday will be th> Washington Globe GovERNMENT G D BALE.-The Seerc- tary of the Treasury has ordered $1,000,0) in gold to be sold in New York on Satarday, at 12 o'clock. SENATOR SARGEANT took his sea‘ in the fenate again this afternoon after an abser of a few days, caused by the suicide of his sister. GENFRAL TERRY and his aide-de-camp, E. W. Smith, have arrived in the city for consultation with the Secretary about Indian Affairs. THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPropRI- ATIONS had under consideration to-day the general deficiency bill. Postmaster General Key and several other witnesses testified be- fore the committee. CONFIRMATIONS.—The Senate, in execu- live session yesterday, confirmed the follow- ing bominations:—Alexander M. Stem to be U.S. assistant treasurer at Cincinnati, Ohio; also @ number of minor appointments. GEN. ORD SUMMONED HERE.—Tue House committee on military affairs to-day de- cided to request Gen. Ord, commanding the department of Texas, to appear before it and give testimony concerning the disposition of the military forces on the Rio Grande. PRESIDENT HAYES has purchased from the Palisade (N. J.) Land Company ten acres of land in Bergen county, in the vicinity of Yonkers, and commanding a fine view ofthe Hudson river, for which he paid $13,000. Ex- Governor Tilden has also bought largely in Bergen county. A New RAILROAD PROJECT.—Mr. Schiei- cher, of Texas, proposes to reduce the cost for defence of the southwestern boundary by constructing a railroad from San Antonio to Fort Duncan or Eagle Pass, a distance of 140 miles, the government to appropriate £20,000 per mile. THE PATTERSON HARFAS Corrus CASE. Judge Humphreys said yesterday that ow- ing to the extent of the arguments betore him in the Patterson habeas corpus case, and the bumber of references made by coansel he would rot be able to render his decisioa within three weeks or a month. - THE SENATE COMMITTEE on post offices and (post roads met to day, and considered the appointment of Casey, the Hot Spr.ngs, Arkansas, postmaster. Charges have bean filed against him. No action was tazen on Casey’s case. At the next meeting of the cominitteee the appointment of Reed, the Toledo postmaster, will be decided. IN THE RESIGNATION of Governor MeCor- mick, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, the government loses an officer of excer- tional capacity for the dispateh of depart- mental business with both rapidity and intelligence. Mr. Hawley, his successor, had the reputation when in Congress at the head of important committees of being a capable, clear-headed business man. PARDONED bY THE PRESIDENT.—The President has sigved the pardons of David P. Stephens, convicted in September of selling liquor at retail without license, and tenced to pay £1,000 fine and to six mm! imprisonment; and of Henry Campbe! victed of breaking into a post offi Stealing eleven letters, in 1575, and seater to four years’ imprisonment and $1 fi 1¢. NAVAL ORDERS.—Commander Ge rge B. White, ordered as lighthouse tnspector of the 4th district, on the 15th of December. Master S. A. Btaunton, to duty at the naval acale my, 1th December. Capt. George Brown, detached as inspector of the 10th lighth :use district, on 1st January, and placed on wait- img orders. Commander FE. R. Bridgeman, from duty as inspector of the 4th lighthouse district, On 15th Iecember, and ordered as in- Spector of the 16th district,on ist January, relieving Capt. Geo. Brown. BIDS FOR FURNISHING 245,000 pounds of paper for the printing of internal revenue stamps were opened in the office of the Com- missioner of Internal Revenue to-day, in the pees of Commissioner Raum, Mr. MePherson, chief of the bureau of engraving and printing,and Mr. John Offley,an ex- = from the Government Printing office. Nearly all the bidders offered several sam. ples. The following were tue bidders and Tates per pound: Townsend & Co., Newberg, N.Y., 20 cents; Seymour Paper company, New York, four samples, 10.9-1@ and 11.5-i0; Curtis & Bro., New York, 14 cents; Chas. H. Mullin, Mount Holly, Pa., 25 and 2% cents: Campbell, Hill & Co., New York, 13, 14 and 16 cents; W. C. Hamilton, Philadelphia, 13, 14 and 15 cents; Hudson & Cheney, North Manchester, Conn., eight samples, 1i and 15 cents; Jas. M. Wilicox, Philadelphia, 1! and 15 cents; 8. D. Warren & Co., Boston, 19;, and il cents. The bids will be conside: and the contrac! ed on next Monday. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY.—The forthcoming re- port of the Comptroller of the Currency will contain a long argument in favor of releas- ing banks from federal taxation on deposits. It states that the deposiis of the banks gmount at = to about two thousand million dollars, or considerably more than twice the whole amount of the paper and coin currency in the yon 2 The amourt collected from banks, natfonal and state, and from private banks, last year, was $10,828,656.12, and the rates of national, state and total taxation upon national banks have averaged from 49 10 per cent.in New York to35-10 per cent. eee annum in Tennessee. The number and capital of the national banks in the United States which made no dividends during the last four periods of six months each are as follows: larch 5 235 banks, $34,290,320 capital 1876, 773 banks, $44,057,725 cay 1877, 245 ban: 1, 1877, 288 ban! SCENES IN THE SENATE To-DAY.—The interest in the discussion over the contested election cases in the Senate has not abated in the least. The galleries were crowded again to day, and the space in the rear of Senators’ desks were filled with members of the House. Among the Representatives on the floor were Fernando Wocd, Eppa Hunton, Mr. Garfield, Mr. Frye, Mr, Burchard, Mr. Cook, Mr. Glover, and ‘others, Captain Gore Jones, secretary of the British legation, occupied a seat in the diplomatic gallery. first victory of the republicans, for several days, In the vote sustaining the Vico Presi- dent's rzling was followed by the motion of Senator Edmunds that the Senate proceei to the consideration of the Kellogg Spofford case, no objection being mate by the demo. crats,and when the ayes and noes were or. dered, the excitement during the caliing of the roll was intense. Whe Conrover’s Dame was called and he et from the cloak room under the escort of Sgaator Dorsey, and passing towards his voted walt there was a — which was succeeded by others as both Davis and Patterson “nay.” The vote stood 29 in the affirmative and 29 in ve, and the Vice President voting with Tepublicans, Senator Eimuuds was This sorion of te Benate somewhat de- the case of g moralized {2 democrats, and Eustis was brought in more as a diversion ioced yi eect ace tterson continued to vote with the Conover voted with his tactics carried out held Loss of the Huren. } SURVIVORS IN WASHINGTON. As stated in yesterday’s STAR, Master W. | P. Conway, Ensign Lucien Young, Cadet | Engineer E. T. Warburton and Sailor Mi- | Huron were in excellent | Ship struck. This statement does away with | place of the former system of perdiem. The | certained and cor: chael Trainor, survivors of the Huron dis- aster, airived here from Norfolk via Bal- tmore at 11:30 yesterday morning. Assist- ant Engineer Robert G. Denig. the fourth officer saved from the wreck, was unable to | proceed thus far, not having recovered suffi ciently from bis terrible experience of Sat- urday morning. Those who eame here pro- | ceeded at once to the Navy department to | n-ake an official statement about the wreck. They were heartily congratulated by num- bers of friends. The official statements of the survivors were made to the Secretary of the Navy with closed doors. None of the surviving officers were on deck whea the ship struck, and neither the captain nor the navigating officer are alive to explain the ship’s course. Cadet Engineer Warburtoa yesterday stated to Engineer-in-chief Shock, &t the department, that the engines of the condition and worked well for at least one hour after the the supposition that the engines broke down. It Is the general belief that the officers of the Huron were not aware of their proximity to the shore, and had not made suficient allow- ance for the strong current and the south- easterly gale. No cast of the lead was made until just before ths vessel struck. ‘The particulars of Ensign Young's bravery and wonderful eseape have already been | published. The balsa with which he and the sailor Williams attempted to reach the shore, is @ sort of raft, consisting of two large, inflated rubber tubes, parallel and | joined together by a framework. Tae cou- struction of the balsa renders it impossible to sink it, but makes it a feather in rough water, thrown from wave ‘0 wave. Ensign Young’s legs were badly jammed before he left the wreck, and he was pretty roughly bandled in the water, so that he bas to walk with two canes. Master Conway is rather a smal] man, apparently about thirty years of age. He, too, was pretty badly used Be = sadet the wreck, but is able to get about. Engineer Warburton seems to bear no effects of the disaster. .He ica native of Phtiadel- phia, about twenty-three or twenty-four years of age. TWELVE MORE BODIES RECOVERED. The Secretary of the Navy this morning received the following teiegrain from the station at the wreck, 1! a.m.: Lieutenant Simons and twelve other bodies from the Huron came ashore above Kitty Hawk. Will send them up as soon @s conveyance arrives. STODDARD.” COURT OF IN¢ RY. The Secretary of the Navy has decided to order a court of inquiry to lavestigate the loss of the Huron. Treasury Bureau of Esgraving and Printing. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF. The report of Mr. McPherson, chief of the | Bureau of Engraving and Printing of the Treasury Department, has been submitted to Secretary Sherman, covering the opera- tions of the bureau for the fiscal year ending | June 30, 1877. The appropriations for the fiscal year were €23.065.43 for salaries, and $813,000 for labor and other expenses; total 36,005.45. The net expenditure was $75, 923.66, leaving ab unexpendcd balance June | 0th last Of $55,141.82. About $65,000 of this balance accrued by U last on the report of a perfluous employes, w was $32,000. This occurred before the present officers took charge, May Ist last. Tue num- ber of uployes during the year ranged from 1 the highest, in Degeraber last, down to4i4,in May last. Daring the first six months of the fiscal year the number of employes averaged nearly 1,30. The pres- ent number is 479. The numer of perfect sheets of securities delivered }: HS, representing a value of S70S,414,645. The number of sheeis of cas- toms, cigar and special tax stamps delivered Was 450,720, or 1,151,720 stamps. During the year no counterfeit has appears ¢d_ on any of the work engraved and es ted by the bureau. REORGANIZATION. Since the 0th of June last, the close of the fiscal year to which this report refers, the bureau has been rr ‘ized in every part. | Material changes in U rocesses have been | made, with large reduction of expenditur Supplies are purchased from the lowest bid- der, quality considered. Useless counts and examinations have been abolished, and, at the same time, @ remarkable accuracy in work has been secured. Sundry divisions bave been consolidated, and a more simple organization made. Expenses of superin- tendence-have been reduced. Tae knrean | has been graded so as to assimilate it, as far a6 practicable, to other bureaus, and @ sys- tem of promotion solely by merit estab- | lished. A careful system of daily reports | and checks has been estabiished, so that the work of each employe becomes knowa and | their relative standing for efficiency proved. On the first of October, pay by the piece was | substituted in several of the divisions in | act making appropriation for the present fiscal year provides that the labor in the bu- reau may be done by the day, piece or coa- tract, “the pay for such labor to the fixed by the retary of the Treasury at rates no! | ee te e rates usually paid for such | work.” This provision of law largely limits | e discretion of the Secretary as to rates. The scale adopted is such that all the em- ployes doing what is rated as a good day’s work will earn an amount equal to what they received on the per diem system, whilst the specially apt or industrious have a chance toearn an additional sum. Lost error in these rates or in any other respect in the matter of reo! ization may have been committed, and in order that it may beas- »@n independent tri- bunal has been created, whica coasists of all the superintendents of divisions, the ac- countant, and the superintendent of orders; witha right of representation secured to all the interests in the bureau. It is believed that the employes are now as comfortably pro- vided for as they can be in the rooms occu- ied; that they are imparti _ 4 treated in the distribution of work; that they are justly id for what they do; and that they are as jiberally paid as existing law permits. A FIRE-PROOF BUILDING NEEDED FoR a aa ie asks for an a) riation suffi- cient to erect a fire-procr building for the of the bureau and such other me- branches of service as require bet- ju chanical ter accommodation; and anargument to show how the investment can be made to pay interest on cost. CHEAPER THAN THE BANK NOTE COMPA- NIES. In addition to the saving Of $600,000, this labor and note com, = for the same work, and it will ureau this year for the printii the legal-tenders and national $40,254.30 less than it paid the Columbian bank note company for the same work las! ear. . ig Mr. McPherson takes occasion tothank the employes for their faithfal service. The work of the bureau requires accurate checxs and safeguards, but the degree of strictness bas been applied equally to all. GOOD MORAL CHARACTER OF THE REAU. In closing his report chief says: “1 BU- the os further oe in the desire to make @ lady super! was daily care of the lady Rot only is £4 eocpeane mente, fe condition ment is made a des‘gvation, and tion, | Williams, of Michigan, yesterda; FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, WEDNESDAY, November 2s. SENATE —The Senate met at 12 o'clock m. After the reading of the journal Mr. Ed- munds asked that the journal be amen Jed so a6 to Include after the words “Mr. Thurman moved that Mr. Butler be swoi ” the words “whereupon Mr. Edmunds its present consideration.” So ordered. Mr. Wadleigh said that there was on table of the Senate a report from U mittee on privileges and elections. ac nied by two resolutions; one tuat W | | ed to | jogg Is entitled to a seat as Senator from Louisiana, and the other that H. M Spofford is entitled to efseaton this flor, aad Laat W. | Kellogg was not. He moved to take up for | consideration the first resolution Mr. Thurman objected, and said he did so under the second ciause of the Sih rale, that until the expiration of the morning’ hour | y th (and it had been so announced chair ho reports, bills, petitions, 4 considered without unanim: cons; Mr. Edmunds said that the Senat Obio bad not read the whole of the ral bad omitted to read the last claass which provides that questions of privilege relating to eredentials were wiways in order except when the journal was being read aud cor- rected. He said that the 7th rule covered the case, which read that all questions of privi- lege were always in order, even against the presentation of biils or ‘petitions, or any- thing else not relating to those questions. Mr. Thorman said that it was the duty of | the chair to decide which of these rules sould have preference. He claimed that as the 8th rule was framed er the 7th rale it was evidently explanatory, and kad the preference. Mr. Bayard claimed that rule ™ overraled rule 7, and this question should not now be considered. Mr. Withers read the rule, to show that all questions of privilege should be considered by the Senate until disposed of. He claimed that that applied to the first presentation of the credentials, and he asked if this was not a continuance of the first presentation of the credentials, and a continuation of a question of privilege. r. Edmunds said it would bea singular spectacle if all ihe business of the morning hour should be postponed until such ques. hors of privilege should be disposed of, Bat the rule ret nd other questions of privilege; and this was another question of privilege, and was the second stage of the question. After some furiher debate the Chair de- | cided that the 7th rule covered the case, and he would rule that the Senator from New Hampshire was in order in calling up tue report. A REPUBLICAN VICTORY IN THE SENATE Mr. Thurman sa! that in order to test the question forall time, and not particulariy tor this question, he feit it to be his duty to appeal from the decision of the chair; and on this Mr. Edmunds demanded the yeas and bays, and they were ordered. Tue Toil was cailed, and resulted in yeas 29, nays 2%; and the chair was sustained! Mr. Davis, of Ill, did Lot vote, and Mr. Conover voted with the republicans; otherwise tne vote was the same ‘as those taken heretofore. The «uestion then recurred on the motion to take up the report, on which the yeas and nays Weredemanded, and the vote sioond yeas 29, nays 29. There being a tie vote, the chair gave the casting vote in favor of taking up the report. (Mr. Conover voted with the re nies ] Mr. Thurman movei toam y Striking out all after the word | solved” and insert the words ‘That M. Butler be pow sworn in asa Senator South Carolina.” Mr. Es man an agreement whereby a vole be taken on the admission of Kellogg on Friday next and a vote on the admission of General Bu ler on Saturday. M urman could not consent to this agreement until an arrange- iment could be made to swear in Eustis, wio bas been oe Of his seat for twenty-two montrs. Then begandiscussion beiween t2 members of the committee on privileges elections, on the subject of delays which haye taken place in considering the Eustis case, which discussion was continued nati! 5 p.m. VOTE AGAINST SWEARING IN BUTLER At that hour Senator Tharman’s substi- | tute to swear in Butler was lost, the vote be- ing a tie,and the Vice President votiog in the negative. The District iu Congress, DISTRICT APPEAL CASES. The bill introduced in the House by Mr. “‘author- izing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to take appeals, &c., without giving bonds,” provides that in all cases now pending or hereafter instituted the Com- missioners of the District and their succ>s sors in office are authorized to prosecute and defend the same, have writs of attach- ment and replevin, take appeals and pros- ecute writs of error, and have the full beneiit | ofall proceedings at law and in equity, with- out executing auy bond or giving security, a8 may now be required. necessary togive the individual names of said Commissioners and their successors in office in any writ or proceedings, and in ali cases their seal of office shail be a sufficient Verification of auy auswer they may be re- quired to make. PROPOSED NEW GASLIGHT COMPANY. in the House, yesterday, Mr. Glover, of Missouri, introduced a bill “to incorporate the District of Columbia Gas Light;Com- py.” It names as incorporators James . Martin, Oscar A. Stevens, Frank Hame. A. St. Clair Denver and Duncan 8. Walker. ad unds propoted to Senator Thur- | It shall not be | The capital stock is fixed at $51,009, in | shares of $100 each. The bill is substantial- ly the Rand bill, introduced at the last ses- sion ofthe Forty-Fourth Congress by Mr. Neal of Ohio. ATTACHMENTS. Mr. Henkle’s (Mu. bill for regulating at- tachments for debt in the District of Colam- bia, introduced tn the House yesterday, pro- vides that no attachment shall be levied on or affect the wages or hire of any laborer or employe residing in the District of Columbia Dot actually due at the time of judgment, and exempts the sum of tachment In these cases. PERSONAL.—Sevator Blaine is rapidly eaining strength, and expects toreach Wash- ington the Ist of next week. +++ Mrs. Lip- pencott (Grace Greenwood) recently returned from her tour of Colorado and California, is suftering with the asthma at her home on Capitol Hill. ---- Major C. C. Saiffia aud his clerk. Mr. Woodbridge, lef: for San Fran- ciscoto-day. The clerks of the White House pag them a complimentary farewell supper last evening ~---- Judge Leonard, R-pre- sentative of the 5th Louisiana district, was unexpectedly callcd away from the city last night by important business. ---- Secretary Schurz was ou the floor of the Senate this afternoon. * DAMAGE BY THE GREAT FLOOD.—A dis- from Botetourt county, Va., ‘ibes the damage by the flood as truly dreadfal iu that vicinity. The river rose six feet higher than during the gxeat freshet of 1512. Twenty colored oe oe were drowned. The bridge and thirty dwellings were swept away, ing many poor families destitute fcod and clothing. The bridges are ay destroyed, the canal considerably damaged, the railroad and Sweplaway for fifteen miles. At Richmond the water has fallen eighteeu feet, and occupants of stores and dwi Jately inunaated are a di On the Bal- rs ‘Mr. San’ ts le Sindy te oait wwniie for HT.—The three men in- SERVED ’Ex bee 3 or @ances in the pulpit. thirty-seven, dicted for tarring @ woman dovbtfal character at Pa, have ‘all been sentenced to the penitentiary from $100 from eack at- | bazQueras Telegrams to The Star. | THE WAR IN THE EAST. ——_-—___ Another Turkish Repulse. —~-___. PLEVNA’S PERILOUS POSITION. SITUATION IN FRANCE, — pan THE WARFARE IN THE FAST. Perilous Poxition of Pievaa. The Doily Telegraph's Pera special contains indications contirmatory of the view that the Turks have simost, if not quite, abandoned the expectation of reaching Plevna with suc cors. Fighting Near Rustchatk e sane dispatch s Tuere an newed reports of fighting near Ki the Turks being the aggressors: bi bo information whe’ emeats are extensive enough to cause the withdraw al ‘om Plevna, even if the Czar- were weak, which is de- The Gesshofis Liberated pox, November patch from Pera to the r bas the following: +The Gesshoms w erated uncondits lly on Moaday.” Movements of Turkish Com: Achmet Eyaub Pasha has been appoiated Chipka. Reouf Pasta goes to tosuperintend the organization of anew army. Snow Storm A great storm, with snow, prevails in the Bal s. The Rassians in Armenia CONSTANTINOPLE, November 2s.—Ghari Moukbiar Pasha telegraphs from Erzeroum, under date of November 25th, as follows “Tbe Russian Bayazid column is encamped between Zeidehan and Karakelissa. Every- thing indicates that the Russians are prepar- ing to suspend operations and zo into winter | quarters. Snow has falien in tae mountal toa depth of three feet.” 8 —A Russian official dis ch, dated Bogot, says: “The Turks, on ay morning, violently attacked the 1th corps at Terstenick and Metchka. After six hours’ severe fighting the Turks were rr pulsed and pursued untul night. The Tur- kish loss must have been very heavy. Tae Ruesian loss numbered 300, including a large bumber of officers. Simultaneous demon- strations against Polomarka and Ka, were rey ulsed with trifling fighting.” ——— THE FRENCH SITUATION. A Caimer Feeling To day Lonpon, Nov. 24.—The French sijuation is unchanged, because (he next move is ex pected to come trom the Senate, whivh siands adjourned until to-day. The general cpinion secms to be that the adjouroment was for the purpose of giving time to we elevo government to win the support of the Or. | jeanists for extreme measures. Nevertueless, dispatches Ubis morning indicate a calmer feeling than on the previous day. The not istnue of any circulars b z countermand 0! vordinates by several el are cited as indications that the 1 dees not expect to last long. Special Badget of — Broglie | Ministry Reject The report of the Dadgei comail'tee on the ms accounts opened by the De Brogiie iry Guripg the recentdisso!ution (which was read in the Chamber of Deputies y terday, but not discussed because the miuis- ters Were absent from ihe sitting,) amount- ing to 15,000,000 francs. declares the accoun's illegal, and that they cannot be sanctioned by the Chamber without compromising tse rights of the nation. By rejecting the bill submitied by late cabinet, the Caamber Would not definitely refase to sanction the expenditure, but woula simply reserve its ulterior decision. The Times’ correspondent says: The report strikes by anticipation at one of the experi- ments which probably had been relied oa for expend ing money without previous authori- ty of the Chamber. The partisans of resist- abce thus fiud themselves more and more bemmed In by the network of legality from which there is no escape except by criminal enterprises, which have no advocates even emopg the most ardent and heediess advis- ers Of the Elysee. @ld Story. ELIZABETH, N. J., Nov. 28 —Peter Eller and other jurors, accused of arriving at a verdict by playing a game of cards in the jury room. Were tried this morning aad ac- quitied. The charge came from overhearing 4 juror tell an oid story in @ saloon. oe The “Scranton Vigilantes” Not Guilty. WILKESBABRE, Pa., Nov. 2s.—The jury in the case of the Scranton vigilantes this morning returned a verdict of “not guilty,” alter being out ten minutes. ———< The Koman Hiera: of Scotland. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 23.—Tue Cvurier’s Lon- dou correspondent States that the establish- ment of the Roman hierarchy of Scotland bas been indefinitely postponed. erin scene The Markets. BALTIMORE, November 2™.—Virginia sixes, old, 32; do. deferred, 5%; do. consolidated, do. second ceri 3; Carolina sixes, old 19%; do. new. she; do special tax, 1 bid to-day. Sugar steady, BALTIMORE, November 2%.—Cotton idling, 10 %. Flour fir 1 and no re strong and ne, aro 1.09%. Receipis—Floar, 1.500; aoe Shipmeuts—Whea’ Stocks droppet 's . M 5 Cora —Conseis, LONDON. November. 28, 19:30 p.m. 96 15-16 fr mouey ad the accounts U jn 8. bonds, a-halves, 10454; 1807". 109%, Benue! Cent 32% Beadin “agama shares, fined petroleum, 12%a1 5 =/1°30 p: m.—Brie, 9%; DON. November red, To K&EP THE PEACE NoT TO BREAK IT. that to troops which left the bity of Mexico w e —s ac under Gen. Trevino for the fome days ago Kio ‘Grande re not to repel United States troops. but to compere with the Uaited States authorities tn maintaining peace on | jad: have | LOCAL NEWS. | pTbe Commissioners have directed that the District offices he stones to jo ar- proclamation of the President, designating tt asad DAMAGES B The superiniendent of street repairehas re ceived several complaints of breaks in the streets and sewers in various parts of the city, but nothing which wifi oceasion heavy expense to repair. Tbe North Capitol strest sewer, at M street, was somewhat vhere workmen were employed the treak, which occurred last July, bat the loss sagainst the contractor, not the city. The recent heavy rains has damaged the coun! Toads somewhat, bul not to the extent fearet, PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF TAK SALE LAWS. le, attorney for the District, et to the District Commis a bill to amend the fifth for ¥ the District to enforce tis of AgAILSt property parchased by it sales. He states am satisfied that the proceedirg Would be gremily factlivated by | av amendment. T w looks upoa this as @ compulsory purchaser at tax save itself in the act mitted it garded as the owner of the land pur- nor is it ever to become such, bat merely the holder of t en to the extent of te debt, penalty and costs, and this section furnishes the means of enforcing the lea. This is by the institution of a proceeding in | form of @ suit in eq it mus | parties who secm to naveabyright I | to the property, and all these it must look up. The plan proposed is to tsxue a warrant and let the marshal go upon the premises, leclare a finds tn possess: botify the part | stood, and?publish notice and notify whomever he $ Keixed it, then known and unkrows and permit | them to intervene Then when sale of sales im all claims, certain source of a th | e. This ert w tries to give to the wari thing to di ule Aatroutle which dé v at a and sale of the (hing as proposed. > ~ Case on Re who was Davidson county’ court of mber for sudornation of perjury. oder WAS arrested anda writ Corpus was sued « awhich be gs | in $2,000 for appeatance today, Mr. Bentley entering into recognizance wit The tudiciment charges that Vange: March jast, being then a clerk iu the Pension | Office detailed to Investigate suxpected at- | tempts to defraud the ted Siates, did, for | the purpose of tnjarins Michael Walsh, | engaged in prosecuting pension claims, in- | duce and procure one Harriet Browo to swear falsely that after drawing ber peusion she paid Walsh #50 for his services. It also | charges that he procared James Ay and Alfred Osbo | that fo Swear in Jaly, Ixts, of Kmma Cook’ was ael Walsh and » the applicati« worn to before Mic! where and before a ome interest, ceeding Is in retaliation on Vangen- der, Who caused the arrest of Walsh and Other parties in Nashvilie for alleged viol tion of the pe: w. The beariag was commenced U 2on before Judge Wy- lie, Mr. Randolph € pearing for the petitioner. —— TRE Work! EN’s ASSEMBLY met at Beck’s ball last evening, w Messrs. | Meany, Beron, and Heyl, delegates from the Painters’ Union, aud Kobert K delegate from the man Workingmea’s Unsien, were adm ee udiciary committee re- i ported thal the recent order issued by the | Secretary of the Navy, regulating the hours of labor iu the different navy-yards, was @ | Violation of the eight-hour law, au | mended that a comn | waiton the Preside and request Ua’ ‘ecom- ttee be appe of the United he will have the la Messrs. ylning wa ss of the Movement. pioyers shoul! be ad- mitted to the meetings of the assemoly Was | adopted | Tne RAILROADS AND THE FReswers.— | ‘The track of the Wa ‘ | dria ratiroad so: | about 150 feet of w Sunday nigt | travel 5 rail was resumed this m ning, | trains ronning e two hours. Work is | continued on the ower track, and in a few | bours the usuai t every hour) will be piaced on the road. All the connections #cross the Potomac, north and south, of the Baltimore and Ohio, the Virginia Midland, the Baltimore asd Potomac, aud the Alex- | avudria and Fredericksburg (Richmond route) roads, Adams Express, &¢, were made yesterday and the day before by the | Alexaudria and Washington ferry. ———_e MARRIAGE ES bave been issued John Wayne Bowen and Em B George Conway and Elizabeth Theodore Mosher, 1. McBiair Colegat | Emma L. ard, of Baltimore county, | Md.; Jobn Smith and Si johnson: | B. White and Harr! Moten, James A Monaghan and Margaret Leddey; Wm. A. Duvall and Laura V. Robey; Chas. Wallace and Lucinda Harris; Jobn » of Cinein~ | Bati, and Jane Geddes; Chas. Fox Frederick —. of the British Legation, and Juliet mer. Razor CUTTING A¥FRAY IN A CHURCH. An affiay occurred in the vestibule of Brooks’ church, Vermont avenue, between Q and K streets northwest, yesterday moroing, | between two colored boys named Joseph An- | derson and Nathan Brown, when the latter drew a razor and cut Anderson severely in the letl side and wrist. Audersou was taken to the office of Dr. Adams, whodressed bis wounds. Brown was subseyuently arrested | by Officers Redway and Rhodes. When | found he was secreted in a closet at nig | mother's bouse on K street | Divorce.—To-day, Filzabeth Wepskey (formerly Whupp). by Mrs. Lockwool, filed a bill for divorce from Benbardt W THE Foot BaLt. CHAMrionsHIr —The students of Vale and Harvard Universities aud Princeton Coliege are excited over the | question of a championship foot-ball match, | and the understanding is Uhal a game will be | played on Thursday between the Yale and | Princeton teams. The latter claims the | championship, having beaten Harvard, and | this game Is to settle the question. The Yale team won tbe champiouship last year with eleven men in ber team, while Princeton Was anxious that tbe game should be with fifteen men SENTENCES OF SocTH CaRoLINa’s Ex- OFFICIALS.—Judge Townsend, at Colu bia, S.C., yesterday sentenced Cardoza, ex: state ee, yy to two years io Prison, @ fine of £5,000. and one year i onment — A Boe be not i gressman Sinalis, tor actepting @ . ears ip prison at bard Tabor, and L. iter, for forgery, two years in jail $1,040 ne. Appeals will be made tu all cases. cif AEKED TO RESIGN.—The comm! Pointed to inquire into the truth charges preferred aga\nst Dr. Leas, lant night and stated that taey would’ not 7 able to complete their investigations months. In view of this fact @ was offered and AY ANOTHER WARNING AnouT PLAYING Wits Pisto.s.—Laura Hannan, the border. Abont 700 rei 5 Balumore, su ight playfall, also embarkei from Vera Cruz for the 4 loaded at Mr. James E. - eet or ne ios Lendisie in. Tones nave San nd raed home with her. ‘Tae and rete: 3 occasioned extraordinary precautions. fold 08, and the ball crashed inte the GENERAL GRANT’ iawe thin 7 Grant g in the most PRESIDENT CASE SENTENCED. — Justice Davis, of New York, ay de- nied the motion in the arrest of jadgment o1 bebalf of Robert L. president of the ra ! if i :