Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1877, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. ‘PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Yivania Avenue, cormer Lith street, BY The r¥-3 o> Star fh FF STAN is served to: subseribers in on thelr own aceou w sper month. By mail—postage p kt GD cents (a month: one year, ‘THe WEERLY ST pyantisnead on Fri ear. postage prepaid. 1 copies for $15; 20 cx yh ue ‘Be Ail mail subscriptions must be paid im ad- vance pe paper seni longer than s paid for. Rates of ativertisimg made known on applica- DRY GOODS. (obese ovr sar " SEASONABLE DRY GOODS. &£ GWYNN Dry Goods to be se WISWALL $15,060 worth « next two Werks n the pks frou $20. m $5 up to 1s and Comforts iful Colored Cashmere at 20 yards Knickerbocker Dress Goods at 19 | cents, very wile Large Jot of Black and Colorat Cashmeres, 14 yards whe nts. We om FRIDAY, December 14h, cases of new prints, best quality, from auction, s. Worth B cenis, a Musitz WISWALL 4 70 Mave iving Noveliie t™. Low- AND WRADES AT THE lass FANCY Market Space. ARPETS. Inga ie. AL-W Ooi ress Geoeads: Casbmeres, 4 ettockers. . 65e sbmeres. Geitice ‘Gros-Grain Silks, $2.50—cheap. Cloaks in newest style low prices. er wet in n30-tF EW in cag Ot ALPACAS a spe ia nov2t-tr S01, corner 8th Si. ™ phy GOODS STORE CARTE Hat gn only $1.2 2 Ked Te eal Waterpre Kemember this Mannet Stare, vy pure white Bridal I very ty rea ¥ PREA TABLE LINENS, for men and boys. ‘All very cheap at YTHS aod CASSIMERES + W nov 2s 801 Sth st. an GENTLEMEN'S FRAbe otyees NOW READY. GENTLEMEN"S BROADWAY DRESS HATS FOR ONE oF INE SOFT A COLLEY'S, M: oetl7-tr_1419 Pr KEEN’'S MERCHANT TAILORING PARLORS. 414 Nuntu Srreet. ‘Contains the largest and choicest assortment of ths Washington ps Ck x Sand he Ys none but 1 i aS any first-c Tailoring establishment in the United Stat Gentlemen will find it to thetr mate tage to leave their orders for suitsat KEE T TAILOR, ROHS TO CLOSE BUSINESS, K of Will sett he 1 Pexs a. PAPER THAN ANY N THE WORLD. AT l Tw me Fine DRESS SHIRTS. Famentia Mustin aud Tweu em, for Geents. Fi DE twist M cur LINEN : Heavy Canton Fie Bel DRAW ERS, onty GD cetits. Ail gouls mate to order and teed to give satisfaction, both in Quality and At. All goods sold are guarantesd. a2 represented or the moucy returned. One price anette E. YOUNG GINN, Manager. HEIBERG ER, Sgt F. Loudon & ©o.,) MY AND NAVY WOHANT TAI LO Metropolitan Hotel (ate Brown"s), No. 617 Penna. ave., Washington, hb: ASTRAL OIL. ABSOLUTELY SAFE, Burns in all Lamps wither or exploding. mt danger of taking fire Tituminating qualities SUPERIOR To Gas. Recommen:ed as the safest and best by Insurance Cempanies and Fire Commissioners throaginoat the country. ‘The many imitations and counterfeits of the As- tral Oil that have lewen Unrown successfully on the market is further PROOF OF ITS SUPERIOR MERIT, Dealers and others can be supplied by our Specia Agent for the District of Columbia, ° FRA iS MILLER, 3 OTH STREET, ‘Two doors above Pennsylvania avenue. CHARLES PRATT & ©O., _ROvIS-cc3m Sole Manufacturers, New York. KE DOWN TO ) FOUR © ENTS. FORTY BUSHELS DELIVERED FOr. $2.29 GAS-LIGHT OFFICE, Loctite 411 ap 413 10rm Steerer. 7A. S000 Preventive FoR NEURALGIA Is the aug3l-tr DEMUNGEUT'S BYGIENIC WIGS TRIAL OF THE NEGRO, CEPRUS JONES. Yesterday, in the Crimina! Court, Jadge ‘Olin, the trial of Cephus Jones, colored, charg- ed with having, on the Sth of November Inet, committed a on the person of P. Smith,a young while girl, about years of ter « spesuot oe, See ~~ a] alter our i Which closes their testimony Mr. H. H. Weils, jr. made a for the | LADI — Witte ae 1 1877 WINTE! ‘OPE Choice Sclectic EVENING AnD RECE! ies are invited, ‘10m M™=- Sour INNETS AN Sr yeraL. AND 6231 celv ing: piven ty orders by | \ PRS. 3. P. PALMER, M i 1107 F STRE Has just received a new import: FRENCH MILLINE For winter wear, Also, nated at dl opera shades, rention given to THE LADIES. BERL IN ZEPHYR. G KNITTING YA NO EMB) as” MEIIN VET CATS 9: MRs. SELM Between G aw NEW STORE AND N tee nF ose TIPS FLOWERS oet30-1y AS. H. LADIES’ St. Cloud butte FASHIONABL own make, f prices, AND WORLD-RENOWNE and"for sal c, REICH PIANO | d10-2w A few doors abo nusician. Upr Neve istyes for ihe tte ays, = favorit | celebrated © R™* FOR BU INEsS, 607 H STREET y i Mrs. M.A. BONNET: FE HOUND Wat MISS MCCORMICK, A fine stock of Fall and Wint manufactories. constantly. on iauos and Or GOODS. NEN JONN H. KENNY, Late with A. T. art & Co, New York, | Wil Open on THURSDAY, December 13th, a m of PTION 3 AND HATS, 15 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, BETWEEN 9TH AND rH Srs. 1 quality, for $12, L. PrP. | SEANNE! RET, aT-#t MES. M.. FA Femi NT. of FANS at ‘Special attention ET, BETWEEN 1111 AND 121n, ation of full line of the JUGLA and MONOGRAM KID GLOVES, TED GOODS, 1ES. and NOVEL- sted Work, A RUPPERT On ii W GooDs. BER- and fows Woo x LT am offer Lal OW VERMILYA, ORGANS. Ww M. KNABE & covs D PIAN ‘Crawford. |W ittard, bbitt Hiow kK of these Pianos constantly on hand m the most reasonable terms at IENBACH’S WARERVOMS, 423 11TH STREET, pve Penna, avenue. LT DAVIS « & co. PIANOS, T PIANOS A SPECIALTY. pright Piano in existence entirely sat- ‘tal honot si to this Piano over all vtuet jghtsat U, 8. C- Expr sition. “isin Street x.w. dg-tuths passed In tone, Atilsh.fand ie oa] for he on xan ae Em: ‘7th street northwest, Repent. _0¢29-6in_ bablief for forty years, and have receives ¢ highest sward wherever exhibited, Me McCammon’ ‘3 r nd Pianos from lebrated 1 hand. Bhoningers sok, rented koe sat mage PALACE WAREROOMS. We unica cd BEBE ¥ bias and on Be feat pri band a fi ‘Os, and the wor ORG ANS, which we offer for sale face to guts the times, ine stock of new id stock of the cele- rid-re= ri whieh seis for $20 cash fully warranted. Catlsnd exanifoce SANDERS ob the installment pian. & STAYMAN, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, cor, 12th street, MR, FORREST Geo. €. Henning. will the courtesies of < now loeated, CORCORA NGAI night exhibitions will scember 13th, and sunt order. SIMON WOLF, 408, WILLIAMS fon, Be and of the. pon bends « ~ MADISON BULLE Will hold ifs fleet am AY NIGHT. 14¢h inst Lo BAI JOHN EB. THOMPSON, WASHINGTON F 1 on tNAL SA COL 5 per cent. It of De posite each year, on 3 BE a fe Uae sane hay ing bee newts tell calendar aay hefore December L or private sale ty or they 70 a HEAT! _SPECIAT. NOTICES. House, corter of 7th and D sts,, w JLERY OF ART. M Yt AcLEOD, oe c follow ing-« : STICKN WWE SHAVE DECIDED To SELL USRIVALEED THORN, fai De glad toex esr. Hable & begin THIS & oneach THURS: Hi cane notice. Ad- rusiens, vie Presidents, in spect this instant, t the fune- AA, of the District of Co. $800 09 137 NG nial at R BOUR, Presis i »« une, Yana duly t pean, daily. ned ow Sat EY. Pre: r . Will be smd at public rier 10th ING STOVES at f | IN QUALTY AND Price. Champagne Wines of MOET & CHANDON, MoE CHANDON Established 18 RENAULD. FRANCOIS & C0. | y Sole Agents for U.S, MILB COLD SODA AND ML draught during the winter. “HUSYADI dAN BUFFALO LIT Are offered by the otek can » SAMUEL G. YoU NO’ os Pass Orrice SODA. > witit COFFEE, TEA AND CHOCOLATE, ar 8.1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, ERAL WAT: decd-tr Ss WATER - Dentint, —_ EW York AVENUE. weoitsly priated tn nL NG, TARY PUBLIC, TAR BUILDING. ARM ER. De Paris. LASS DEESEM: ARE NIA LUMBER. CORNER SIXTH STREET AND N.Y EWBER. LUMBER, WILLET & LIBBEY, AVENUE, OUR PRICE LIST IS THE LOWEST ON LATHS—Best Bangor; per thousand JOIST STUDS; per hundred feet..,. FENCING 136, 16 Feet: per bundred.... oe 1.50 WASHBOARDS, Dressed & Jointed; CLEAR 1.60 WIDE 18-1NCH BOARDS, CEORGIA sTOC HEART FLOORING Dressed..s .. 145 2.50 LARGE PAILINGS, DRESSED, 4 PATTERNS, With rool Work. DRY LUMP LUMBER SHED. R Under Cover in our Large Dry WILLET & LIBBEY. CORNER SIXTH STREET AND N. Y. &@ No Branch a-tr AVENUE. Yards.-¢a EMOREST PATTERNS, all the new styles, Just received lank Books: at VF WHITE & CO., Book” specialties: 3 = 7th street now. Sepi-1y k= ELEGANT SILVERWARE. 172 WEsT BALTIMORE STREET, (Established 1817.) Ma. ALSO, RIAMONDS, PLATE! eke FINE CUTLER’ sal; i Sueh property vs | stig Dt “THE ‘EVEN ING STAR. “Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS Day.—Internal Tevenue, $352,887.14 ; customs, $301,912.07. ship Wyoming at Washin THE SuB-CoMMITTEE ¢ tee on military the House co affairs, who have the a Evarts State Department this m ring. THe Pacirio Rairoap Bin! At a meet- ing of the Senate committee on railroads this morning, Messrs. Matthews, Saunders, Dor- ar and Barnum, were appointed a ee to consider the Texas Pacific railroad bills. . MILES testified bet the House mili- tary committee this morning that if the regi- ments on the Indian frontier were recruited to maximum strength, they would be 'y sufficient to protect the ‘border from Indian de predation: THE NOMINATION of J. C. Baneroft Davis, mentioned in yesterday's STAR, is to fill the y in the Court of Claims on the first of _Wwh m the resignation of Sucdee The under the full sa ry. Tue Huron Disaster.—A dispatch to the law, will continue to Te pariy ne of the Have se Naval hospit ul. been discharged. Lieut. GEN. noon before th sterday a > on military lative to alfairs eat that the sitb-¢ ssrs. Bannin White and Marsh, shail investigation during the recess of ¢ A Memorial the retail liquor senting their ¢ House TO CONGRESS on the part of lers of the District, repre As presented in th: missioner of Tnternal Revenue has mad following rs in the stations of internal Pittsbur A. Whit Ephriain i to Louisville, bathe m, to Huntevill Chas, . Whee J. We STS OF THE Art The Department of Superintendence (Na tional Educational Association) had an inter View this morning at 10 o'clock, with th mittee on the Dist Columbia Hovcy expressed the views NATIONAL education ersham, of P; sman, urging the t Washington, id, to be distribute tes on the basis of illit Dr Mr. Smart, of Ind.. and others also ad- dressed the ¢ A committee from the departin ot the House appropri. ct KrOw at 10:0 o'clock. A BILL TO PREVENT EMBEZZLEMENT IN THE DISTRICT. Harris, from the commitiee on the Columbia, reported a bill this morn- ing as a substitute toa bill offered by Senator nt in the Distri certain papers rs who et Commission: ly passed by the "officer, clerl way with, or se nbezzle or frauditlently Avert fo his own use. or shail ku ly Hully improperly or wron: pose money, goods, bn nels, or obligations of the't his possess stich employ i i, be pu sald ny y ion, or corpora tion within the Distriet of Columbia, See n 3 provides that all records, books, files, PS, putts, surveys, drawings, writings and er papers of the kite corporations of Wash- ton, Geol own or of the levy court of the Distriet of Columbi ade by persons in the employment or service of either of them. or of the District of Columbia in the course of such employment or serviee, or Which shall here. after be so made, are and shail be the Lesa of the District of Ce —., ag oe shall steal any such re . , plat. survey, drawing, or ‘other. ape or dustru: ments psed in baci engineering work, OF Contmane, Shau, upon Gonvicuon weredr, imprisoned not more than three years or pay a fine of exceeding $5,000, or both, without reference to the value of the property or thing so taken, Section 4, that all persons who shail willfully secrete or remove from the office room or place where the same are usually kept any such record, ete., or shall alter, change, deface, obliterate or destroy the same, or li to sender the same when ealled upon by District authorities, shall, upon conviction thereof, be imprisoned not more than three years o1 be fined not exceeding $5,000, or both, a THE PLANET VENUS reached Tuesday greatest eastern el tion, or most di bene polit from the sun. is now visible three ours after sunset. setting about eight o'clock. ‘he will now seemingiy change her course, gtaduatly apuscnehins | the sun and setting bo lier, until she reaches her weg Sod conjune- jon, the 20th of next —— Seen the telescope she presen phase of moon in her last = darter, ‘andl though less and less of her enightened dise is turned towards tus, she will increase = beni on account of her near appreac' the most splendid obj in the pan winter sky. ae Peter B. Swee of Tammany ri ted for europe esterday. ise fame, sail #8-Two hundred families have been ren- ‘ered.homeless: ‘Santan- by an extensive fire at | ments which } a apy | ob the report c The New York Nominations. THEIR REJECTION BY THE SENAT! The vexing, long disputed subject of the ow York appointments was settled in the execu- | tive session of the Senate yesterday. The nominations of Theodore Roosevelt and L Bradford Prince for collector and nav: of the portof New York, were reje vote of Slte and Edwin Merritt of the port was unanimously confirmed. THE VOTE IN DETAIL. ie on confirming the nominations was Kernan, Morgan, Kan- Democrats, M Matthews, dolph and Saulsbuiry Total I$: 1 publicans, & Nays—Messs. Allison Booth, Anthony Blaiv cl tees—Mes , Dav Merrimon, M u Son Voorhees and M tho This vote W th daitle of several we nd ply in the appointnients aluy sure of a vi shalt hours being o« diseussion of th Senator Conkli ry, be wre reporting t forts were made by democratsand republic. each to carry thei urpe and sient sought to necessity f t Mimission Ww rd as showin: for reform au ment of the New ¥ t speaker, and able time. ire-of-office act in its several Admed that the President had au to make the appoint Mr. Con deemed in defi of the tenure. of-oftice law. tor Edmunds wed in a brief speech. M Ws’ views. also made e@ minutes y toni-house of ee seutiem President, i for the New York oiffi ying ws adopted by both th : atic parties in their as. He t the entire countr! that the use of federal offices as a1 chines and asylums should be stopped. travagant expenditures ap sible nthe sub pre in his position. He of the management of the cus- n house inder the present ineumbe d that they had always discharged t ithfully : told of the abuses the: ow the evil effects whic! mm ing to prevent his Senators Hoar, C! he followed in shorter sp ken the report “dd by B: mittee above MEETING OF TH DEPARTMENT OP SUP TENDENC At the evening session yesterday of the De. partment of Superintendence, Dr. J.D. Run- kie. president of the Massachusetts Lastituie of Technology, delivered an intere: stint ture, bristling. with att edu ed in this education. The manual element he introduced into our training: the powers of the hand and mind should be ‘evel. ped together. » lecturer illustrated his emuirks by speci Ss in wood, iron, steel, of the skill of pu ining suggested, at the Massachusetts In- Technology. After the lecture, gen- eral discussion followed. The report of the committ n legisiation was then introduced by Well, chairman, and after along de- and amendment by Mr. Hancock, O., the report was adopied. TO-DAY'S SESSION. The department assembled at 12 o'clock to- da Mr. Smart, from the committee on the t - of school organization for a state, gave bstract of the report whieh will be presented by the committee at the meeting of the General National Association next’ sum- ner. A diseussion on the mm ject of high schools Was then ably opened by Mr. Smart, of Ind. He stated os through investigations in his own state he had ee that more than 50 per cent of the persons, ers, ete., consul by him were in favor of ti h schools, and of the remainder 19 per cent. were undecided. He plied Sicipancveny | eh Schools aru ob; : again: sel Is, argu = were all Srithout Besieged Generaldiseus. a os versil sini faerie Sanit. aie Seem opinion on The next topie for debate was “Education in the South,” Dr. Orr opening. When the de. partment adjourned it adjourned sine die. process s\ THE STRUGGLE ‘Preside! Mahon received a deputation from the Vosges yesterday. They Cony of th — of trade 1 a ieee con. irs, and as lace ‘ tin “direct communication — with t blicans. the fara that hi he was actuated by the best tions, and would do nothin, was not lated’ by his conscience. crisis is still solved. The republicans reaffirm their deter. mination not tp vote an any 2 Copp oe vase until a constitutional cabinet is forr ICTED. — James INSURANCE Is, under the course of | | temperance, and woman suffrag | tym, 3 telegrams to The Star. of the a abming ve other, was Oe FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, mh ns similar to those to the tariff were pre nators and properly re. ning t THURSDAY, Dec, Mr Ne Wan res 1: SENATE.—Several petit presented heretofore in rela argument, ud- A. Birney fol- pected the crime his case be had which nearly eulmi- of the prisoner. Hi sented by different ferred. Mr. Cameron (Wis.) presented the jury as te agg lice to en petition of D. T. Corbin, of South Carolina, Pelcliberations then spoke af claiming a seat in the Senate, asking that his diMeulty of recognizing persoas = litle toa seat be inquired into 0 ths a seats Lamp anne a Who does | committee on printing a: Wthist” [dud Who dees ki Spencer intreduced a petition from itr") rant and others, protesting against the ex sion of the North O street Railroad in Wash ington, D. C.: committee on the Distriet of Columbia. By Mr. Dawes—Bill to authorize and equip an expedition to the Arctic seas committee 6 By oT dock—Resolut the Treasury t each of the Series of United State Mr. Birney. —" It is a natural and possibility. I don't care who says wey then re vd to the testimony of B. Hay, and referred to cases of mis- taken identity. and claimed “t hot enough evide in this dog for Killing a sh th presei made it was la ferred to the ¢ M cv er them until by t hate Surayer than Nuding to the coun- xpressed a nee not testify here in his mM post offices | th pase billesiab. | behalf as i he said perjury was ~admenis. Laid | irequent there and it Was net common than anyw | ‘to counsel a Viewed the aiming that several of rict of the withes © had committed per. diment in the nate iment Was a: nto the incousistency of They. were ones of & S amended. Wats passed pounds cack to. the prison Vorhees iitreduced a resolution setting | They, like the pontes tn the cireus, come dash. h that it wasef the highest. imp ing int as soon as the curtain was da that the government. shoul Teady to go though their parts which they tracts in wood faith, Se. | studied: eager io co throngh with them with. | out wai thy itup mit some the questions, and they all say hair dresser Was en- m. dressing the a the stand. unsel for 1 business, being the Matt ition, on Which Mr. Bayard te HOUSE.—Mr. Biiss introduced a bill te for the erection of a public build use of the government in the city o' Y. & 10. and the yers — defence offered pr District Government Aflairs. MMi stoners report the by them en ac ovements duri Hight per ce | interest, $24) coupons ; P. Morgan, of the Board sioners has, in a communica District appoint dis- ies Chat may eceur > Distrivt Servier, reconmmends that re. airs be made to the reo! of the Corcoran square markel-house, This roof is of felt and tar, ane is in b d condition. b ater Registrar are Pein Y performed by Mr. i rv tapper, The ¢ beset at an applicants f THE EASTERN WAR. ANOTHER BATTLE REPORTED. THE FRENCH en to flv y Matohmen int luspecior Entwisle MUDDLE. THE EASTE) Another Bat LONDON, Dee. 1 renewed offensive hood stschuk. le last been fought betwe i est however CONFLICT. je Keported. The Turks seem to have operations in the u A report pre ustschuk Thus Turki ir with six of which is unknown. the ofeial reports fir rters only ine ALLAliOns. a ~y hen ce Is Bliss. of Colmmbia, ts at ting t a iwissioner of the Washington alms house until | the snecessor of Col. Lubey is appointment, Orders have been issued by the District Com iis will hereafter known as Galltiean her npossibhe to esti population which maintain its usual eet upon will pre eu forth Constanti Epinevs De again: Cook, to restrain th tax rea the iT » Mehemet Ali has re. {on account of iil-neaith. Was appointed to re signed his com no powe that the t of the fail with cal he journals urge The Turkish Parliament. STANTINOPLE. Dec. —The Turkish wnt Was opened today by the Sultan, wusible thereto, but to th for the benefit, hot United States, an and support of the property of 't States, in which the plaintiff and other zens have ne concern other than is common to all citizens Turkish dignitaries and the foreign | have not been levied in accerddtuee with the bassadors wer present. The speech from | Constitution and valid laws of the United thro served in tone, and alludes | States. but are in conflict with them; that the ther to peace nor mediation. Commissioners did net comery wie with the Law a _ by prepa a printed sehedul was THE FRENCH STRUGGLE. served ont lim: that certain, persons Both Sides Determined. Cl aS assessors assumed to levy a tax Paris, Dec. 1.—The Constitutionnel an and Unat said assessment Was not om nounces that M. Dufaureand the Duke d’ Aud- 1 property for the sum named, bub iftret squier Were again summoned to the prior thereto, and having paid cece ‘see yesterd: day. as President sacMianen “3 to accept the programme proposed Ba . i Dulane is stated to have submit. ted last ait the list of a parliamental ae Mm. Bardoux, Bethme The Gantois publishes tie e. Republican papers ex press, of these negotiatic na de e Lett remains firmly ved to ecution of its whole “pion ened M said property, oud ie farther says : Zi claregthat obtain the txe sry.—The many hy Lubes, Water he Wi agg its Paris deputativ » Bonapariists interviewed Presid is i today and deckired that they could support bis polie — — Ta biel and days. Col. Lub vk a heavy cold on giving day, which affected his spinal brain, and for several days he has rieus. The best medical atteudance was him, and warm personal {riends rem ed him ail the i mm pooss case wats too deep-seated, and is yt 4 frame suce numbed to it. He was a native a New York, and at ie Secaking out at the re- - 1 joined the awed + = ~ engineer corps—as ensign. ith this served until the close = s war, after he was made lieutenant colonel are his discharge he cs been a Distri Gen. Michier column been Speech of Senator Buttle: New York, Dee. 13.—A Columbia (8. C.) dis- rnator M. C. Butler maarecoed a ge crowd here to-night, in response to a serenade. He advised harmony among. ail classes, and urged feaity to the national demo- cratic party aud a strict observance of party or izations, Finca commitiee on federal ions in the state senate to-«ia: ied. no furt mer io on the Tesolut ion t er quire ern“ But Section te Con ction to Col therefor that the es This probably ends the matter, The | public, ‘and for a ti ne held the ‘mee of the report for consideration (o- > comma The California SACRAMENTO, Cal... Dee. cratic cancus of re L. MeDouald, JSudge Se] ogi ee ballots were taken le . Pe ior U.S. Senator. Three bally wife. but no The fi Without a <— NEW Vouk Dee he Dee. ie sumee Gaus and domestic di sv fassets SnD as fal The Markets. bilities about quiet CD. and Penpsyivania prime, 14.1 dull and Hutter er, rol and 20483. sane ak cael fam, qui LIL Rocelpts—flour, Corn, 87,000: