Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1878, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED PAILY, Execpt Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Ave corner Lith street, BY The Evening Star Newspaper Company, BS. A. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. THE EVENING STAn js served to snbseribers In Whe city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 Genth per werk, or ‘4 cents per month. Copies at We counter, 2 centseach. By mail—postage pre- pakd—60 cents a month: one year, $6. Tue WEEKLY STAH—ubiished on Friday—$2 3 Foe RAKE vrevaie. 10 copies for BIB; 20 copies ‘#9-Ai) mail subscriptions mast be paid tn sd- vanee; no paper sent longer than So paid for. Sa Kates of advertising made known on apptica- ton. Che CLOTHING. ( USING OUT SAL uF PALL AND WINTER CLOTHING. s IMMENSE REDUCTION. Freparatory to Taking Stock I Offer the Following Special Bargains: Frmtne Fur Beaver, s West or Engiaud Siberia Fur. Lippert” Dodse Ger 7 Blue Chiuehilia. SAND BUSINESS SUITS. seliing now. Hing now nOW, Wy Bogie Stine ds. selling Globe MINIS do... cling now, 10 Lonion Worsted, selling now, 9 Russell Cassimere \« selling now, 8 Black Ribbed d sell for 8: selling now. 6 D. B. DRESS ¢ Ss. French W a now, $18 Engtish Diagona’ now, 16 Hinsdale Stripe. now, 12 Kiverside Wo ssokl for 12: selling now, 8 PANTALOONS. h Stripe....sold for $8.00; selling now,$6.00 | jarris Cassimere-sold for 7.00: selling now, 5.00 Globe Mills do... seid for selling now, 4.50 Norwalk selling now, 4.00 Dobson's S selling now, 3.00 Union Plaid. sold fe selling now, 2°00 Bivy Work Bs. sold £6 Special attention is it the following Goods, whieh have been reduced in proportion: Black Cloth Dress Suits Dress and Busine: and rats and Disters, s Dress and Every Day Suits, A. STRAUS, 1011 Pennsylvania avenue, 4 Verween 10cb and 1th street. “BUSINESS.” AFTER MATURE DELIBERATION WE HAVE DETERMINED NOT TO CARRY OVER ANY Par’ FOUR PRESENT STOCK OF WINTER GOODS. AND TO CLOSE OUT IMMEDIATELY ALL OUR OVERCUATS AND OTHER WINTER CLOTHING WE WILL SELL AT ABOUT ONE HALF OF FORMER PRICES. OUR LINE OF OVERCOATS is still quite fall, having manufactured tn antici- pation of a much ized, and as we do not wish or intend to carry them o an oppertunity is given to buy them at about kaif price; so that a fine, number one Overcoat may wow be had for what was formerly charged for the commonest grades. IN WINTER SUITS We have alsoa large overstock, the supply having exceeded the demand for the present season. ‘These Reeds must be run off. We will not hokl them over, Se that if you want Clothing at all this ts decidedly the best opportunity you will have for getting it at lew figures. MAKE A NOTE OF OUR GRAND DRIVING SALES WHEN You START TO BUY YOUR CLOTHING HABLE BROTHERS, EXTENSIVE CLOTHIERS, _‘anl0-tr Corner of Seventh and D. t#, eves res FOR THE HAND: I have a fine assortment of GLOVES for @entle- men, and my aim !s fo keep only the best articles or suchas lean commend. I have— Fine Paris made KID GLOVES. Fine Paris male CASTOR GLOVES. Fine Paris made CALF GLOVES, otherwise, DOGSKIN Fine Paris made CLOTH GLOVES, Good English CLOTH GLOVES for 50 cents; a bargain Thin BUCKSKIN GLOVES. Heavy BUCKSKIN GLOVES and MITTENS. Plymouth BUCKSKIN GLOVES, BUCKSKIN GAUNTLETS. GOATSKIN DRIVING GLOVES. ‘Thread, Kid Palm DRIVING GLOVES. Fine For Top Kid-lined GLOVES, Sik and Wool-lined KID GLOVES, Double and Single Woot GLOVES and MIT- TENS. . Spring Fur-top Kid-lined GLOVES, Kid Rein‘oreed DEIVING GLOVES. PRICES UNIFORMLY Low, AND OE PRICE ONLY. selling now, 1.50 | ger demand than has been real- | SPECIAL NOTICES. CORPORATLO STOCK WANTED. — > A small lot of Washington or Georgetown quarterly, or half yearly, STOCK is wanted, for hich a Hberal price will be paid. LEWIS JOHN & shand Pennsylvania ave, | j17-10t - OF OF. All members of ON’ FRIENDSITP LODGE. No. MOL are reanested to meet at their Thall, “Adth st. ov 1 | wo0el | Foo All members Lodge: Wing, are fraternal | Depresent. H, JOHNSON, N. { M. AL FREEMAN i 5h MASONIC.— A syeciat : -=» MOUNT VERNON R. A. CHAPTER, No. | 3,"win be held at the Chapter Chamber, Masonic | Temple. on THURSDAY EVENING, at6o'clock, | A full attendance is requested. Members of Sister | Chapters are respectlully invited. By order of the M. E. H. P_ | 6 ar J. H. PICKELL, Secretary. » NOTICE,— The annual ineeting of rhe » members of the MUTUAL FIRE INSUR- 'E COMPANY of the District of Cotumbia, for the election of Seven Managers to serve the en= suing year, &e., will be held at the Office of the Company 6n MONDAY, January 21, 1878. Poils open from 10 o°elock a.m. until 2 oreldck p.m. Capital in reai estate, cash and other se- enrities. g 149.500 00 | Capital in premium Motes “js 340,100 00 Losses and expenses for the year end= er +1 17,396 02 ER, Sec'y. ing December 31.1877 116,17,19" J. WEST. > ATTENTION, BRICKLAYERS!—Every | » true, tried knight of the trowel is requested to be present on THURSDAY EVENING, 17th inst. Mr, ALFRED, THOMAS Will address the meeting. ©” (yl4-4t J. J. JOYCE, Pres, A TWELVE DAYS MISSION Will be commenced DAY. JANUARY 16TH ON EAM, Chureh Evangelist, OF THE INCARNATIC Corner of 12th an s $.T.D rector, Order Morning Prayer rt Mission Serv ts Hehy ing Prayer ‘at | and Sertead at 11 Even ary Spiritnal Instruction may confer with the Ciergy ter each morning or evening se nd Short Address at 11 a. ve and Sermon a mmMEnion at 7:30 echising 4 p.m. rsons Who desire >> MISSISQUUI SPRING WATER. e water of this great spring isa 5] NCER, BRIGHT’S DISEASE, SC t EOUS AFFECTIONS, and all diseases arising n impurities of the BLOOD, The water is sold b prominent Druggists, and f mee pha cont w Wondertul cures can be bad hy adie: | Vermont. sing * Springs, Franklin Co., S> U )0S cific for OFULA, Jau3-e03w RIVALLED TN QUALTY AND PRICE. Champagne Wines of MOFT & CHANDON, MOET & CHANDON, Estabtished 1843. ‘ RENAULD, FRANCUIS & Co. novi-eoly Sole Agents for U ——— ; D . 1 Sa . iL who are suffering froin the errors and'indis- | gretinns of, youth. nervous weakness, early decay, loss of manhood, 1 will seud a receipt that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. | wasdiseovered by a missio | Sond aself-addressed envelope | TLINMAN, Station D, Bible House, ra | ecty. sep25-eo€k1y Ss. ‘This great remedy mn Sonth Amer HOLIDAY GOUDs, | Tre Sets, in great variety; Odor Cases, Cut and Decorated Tollet, Bottles, Ivory Brushes, Cel- | faloid Sets tn Cases, ‘Tortoise’ Shell Combs, Farina ' ol ubin and Atkinson's Handkerchief Ex. | ae W. 8. THOMPSON, ai4-tr 703 16TH STREET. HOT SODA, witht | COFFEE, TEA AND CHOCOLATE, ar MILBURN’S, 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, COLD SODA AND MINERAL WATER on draught during the winte - dec4-tr SAMUEL G. YOUNG, NOTARY PUBLIC, OPricE—STAR BUILDING, | octa7-tr Bree THE YEAR WITH A | DIARY. \ | A large assortment to select from, | i | FANCY BASKETS AND WALL POCKETS ATA REDUCTION OF 20 PER VENT. ‘Off our recent prices, SOLOMONS & CHAPMAN, jand-tr 911 Pennsylvania avenue. LUMBER. LUMBER. LUMBER. WILLET & LIBBEY, CORNER SIXTH STREET AND N, Y. AVENUE. OUR PRICE LIST IS THE LOWEST oN LATHS! LATHS! LATHS! LATHS—Best Bangor; per thousand..........$2.00 JUIST STUDS; per hundred feet.. . 1.66 | FENCING 136, 16 Fexr; per hundred... see 1,50 WASHBOARDS, Dressed & Jointed; CLEAR 1.50 | WIDE 18-INCH BOARDS, Dressed. + 2.50 GEORGIA HEART FLOORING, LARGE STOCK. PAILINGS, DRESSED, 4 PATTERNS, With Serool Work, DRY LUMBER Under Cover in our Large DrY¥ LUMBER SHED. WILLET @ LIBBEY. CORNER SIXTH STREET AND N. Y. AVENUR. B@-No Branch Yards.-Gs aw _ N ISSES SULLIVAN. Fe SHIONABLE DRESSMAKERS, No. 419 I STREET N. W., 1 — ' | Offer Speciad Indueements in the way of GEO. C. HENNING, | LOW PRICES. lans-tr 410 Seventh street nw. | SE IT: USE IT! | Miss H. SULLIVAN will call on Ladies at their U™ im DETERGENT. One teaspoonful to a gallon of water will wash Gisbes, tins, floors, glassware; two table-spoonfuls fo a tud of water will wash clothing of all kinds, Biavkeis, flannels. ‘y teaspoonful toa galion ‘Try it on your mirrors ( of water.) It will clean hair brushes beautifully. YOUNG'S DETERGENT, Office 11th and Pennsylrania avenue, Jan6-tr _Dowling’s Auction Reows, Ow ATCHELS, YEAR'S - POCKET BOOKS, IFTS. LADIES” SATCHELS, LADIES’ DRESS TRUNKS, HARNESS, WHIPS, &c., At the TRUNK AND HARNESS FACTORY AN SALESRUOMS . P or JAMES 8. TOPHAM, F425 Seventh Street Northwest.-ee REPAIRING. and Harness repaired. Trunks covered ‘Botice, 7 a-tr ‘Franks at short | residences to receive orders, if requested by postal card. tr | ‘ME. LARMIER, De Paris. | MO viRSoLass DMESOMAKER, No. 1496 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, oct2s-Istp,8m Between 14 15th streets, (\O0K'S IMPERIAL CHAMPAGNE. best American wine in the market; dry, fruity, and has less per centage of alcohol than an: Imnported brand. Good tasteand regard for howe | eee | HALL & HUME, | jantr_____ 807 Market Space. _ | A LL WHO VALUE THEIR SIGHT TO i Ayer the best One Doilar Sn oS elas, 003 Pa. ave, ‘DLW. Cor. €35 street. r (NOAL ECONOMIZER saves 25 per cent, of coal, and prevents clinkers, ™ Genera Agency. SiB8tnstrectn.w. —d30-1m0 EEL & BERGMAN, PARLOR ORCHESTRA, rH to announce to former sank epee left at SDs | : | eve ‘ae | making returns to Congr | ployed, but is not. disposed. to allow for thi | the morning hour. The galleries were filled with ladies and gentlemen. Senator McDon- THE EVENING STAR. Washington ‘News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. revenue, $329,562.09: enstoms, $295,406. TATIVE EUGENE HAL® is quite ill at his residence in this city threatened with typhoid pneumonia. ‘Internal Mus. HAYES was present at the delivery of the eulogies on Senatot Morton in the Senate to-day, and oc: ied aseat in the front row of the membi Nev SoME Must Go. — The. sub-committees, to whom the subject of the transfer of $30,000 from the bureau of engraving and printing to | the Treasury proper, for payment of tempo- rary employes, who ‘must otherwise be dis- charged, was referred, has not, as yet, made a reporton the subject. The committee will make some allowance for the retention of of some of the temporary clerks now em- | purpose the transfer of the full amount aske Nort Mech DEMAND FOR SILVER. — The Treasury department received but one order for silver coin to-day, and that was for $1,00) from a bank in Pennsylvania. ‘There has ; been paid out to date $:8,3:5,000, and the orders Jor silver are noticeably falling off. Hl SQUALLY WEATHER EXPECTED.—Look out } for a stroke of lightning that will damage things somewhere about the Freedmen’ Hospital: fair her reports from that loeality to the contrai notwithstanding. THE REBELLIOUS BANNOCKS.—The Commis- sioner of Indian Affairs received the following dispateh to-day from Agent Danielson at Ross K, Idaho: he Bannock eamp was sur- rounded this morning. and thirty-two guns and three hundred ponies r tured with- out distur ce. Their best guard ponies and all their: vould not be found. The three companies of cavalry from Fort D. A. Russell return on the 18th inst. Trecommend that the Bannocks be sent with them and held there until you decide what do with them. Unless removed, a sufficient military force will be re- quired to keep them in subjection. THE SECRETARY OF THE NAvy has dete! mined upon recommending to Congress as seon as possible the establishing of the office of Assistant Secretary of the Navy, o the varied and onérous duties 0! ary. CENTENNIAL COMMISSIONER: Presi dent today appoinied R. P. Archer and John | Echols honorary commissioners to the Paris | exposition. They were nominated by the gov- | ernor of Virginia. The THE FREEDMEN’s Hospital. Cna delegation composed of the board of directors 6f Howard university had view With the President. at noon to-d tive to the reecut investigation of the men’s hospital, Secretary Schurz} They argued that the report of th that invest SAA | ident | p inter- { hae Fre of the comm ated the hospital in no way s tained the charges against Dr, Palme asked that before Seeretary Scharz make any move adverse to” Dr. Palmer that the President the army to cided. howev Dr. Palin P char ppoint a med T board from | nine the hospital. It was d that before anything is done, | r shail be aswer some of es of misi t made against tors thought that there Would | yin the matter. }LOVER'S COMMITTEE, Which is to inve the expenditures in the T: partment, have decided to ask the authority of the House to employ clerk and two experts. AN APPLICANT for a watchman’s position in the Interior department, (a western Congress man tells the story.) when before an examining board, was asked: “How fa the sun from | the earth?” to which he promptly. replied: | - thas that to do with cieaning spit. | SENATOR EATON AND SENATOR VoRTIE Some of the admirers of Hon. D. W. Vorhees are endeavoring to make ‘angements to have Mr. Vorhees deliver in this city his lee A request for its «Lin the House wit hiss) Taid ture ou Thomas Jefferson. delivery publicly and Senate this me before Senator Eaton, Wh rhing. of Connee ic nature. he sa L will not sig don't i a V es’ financial views.” “** But.” said those who presented the document, “this © isto be a literary ef- fort only, Senator. 1 don’t care.” was hi reply, “I will not sign it. Mr. Vorhiees is the enly Senator who ever in wt speech in the Sen- at ‘endeavored to array labo: ‘against capital. Passed Assisiant Surgeon J. L. Cas. died at Brooklyn, Mass., on the sin, Vth insta THE EULOGIES in memory of ex-Senator 0" FP. Morton begun in the Senate to-day after ch by to with the ald began the culogies, and a brief sper Senator Conkling was listened greatest interest. REVISION OF LaWs RELATING TO THE ELECTORAL CouNntT.—The committee on the revision of the laws regulating the counting of the electoral vote for President and Vice. President held its first: mecting to-day. The chairman, Mr. Southard, was directed to ap point sub-committees on the subject relating to the Presidential election, the manner of r tnd the tenure of oftice. The committee apprehend that indrs ing up any Dill there is danger of a clash on the old subject of states rights. receiv tvom an unknown party in Newark. the sum of $100, to be placed to the credit of the conscience fund. AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House this morning were Secretaries Sherman and Schurz, Senators Cameron, Rollins, Cockrell, and Judge Brodhead, Cuter, Bundy, Potter, Harris. of Gibson. THE NAVAL INVESTIGATION. —The House committee investigating the expenditures in the Navy department held their first meeting this morning in the room assigned them, ad. joining the ‘Seeretary’s room. There wer present Representatives Willis, Hubbell and Page. They had before them Chief Engineer Shock, of the bureau of steam engineering, who testified and produced papers relating to the proposed investigation. he committee Will sit with closed doors. A JorstT RESOLUTION introduced by Hamlin passed the Senate to-day, appointing President Porter, of Yale college. a regent of the Smithsonian Institution, in place of J. D: Dana, of New Haven, resigned. THE SENATE COMMITTEE on post offices and Post roads met today and agreed upon sey- eral bills, which were reported to the Senate. tment of Reed to be postmaster at be considered on the sth of Febru- THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY trans. mitted to the Senate to-day the report of the work of the coast survey for the year endiug June 30, 1877; also, a bill, drawn by the Solic tor of the Treasury, for the punishment of pe sons having in their possession counterfeit dies, stamps, ete. Tucker, the sub-committee of the committee of ways and means, having in charge the pre | ‘ation of the internal revenue bill, this rning had a long conference with Commis- joner of Internal Revenue Raum at the Cap- ‘ol. Mr. Raum opposes any reduction of the tax on tobacco, and says that a revenue of forty million from that staple cannot be raised with a lower rate of tax than that whieh now prevails. Tue Topacco Tax.—Messrs. Burchard and | | | ae Lorp Dersy, though somewhat improved in health, will not be able to attend the open- ing session of Parliament to-day. HEXkyY M, STANLEY, the African explorer, eriver is Paris orersay, and ed bead ‘ railway station members of Geographical Society. Jour, ; the United | ficen THE LEG SLATION ASKED FORTHE DISTRICT. The Grounds for It. As the juestion of legislation for the District of Cojumbia is now up before the District | committee of the House, it seems to be prope to recapitulate briefly some of the points pre- sented in the memorial of the Citizen's Commit- tee to Congress, setting forth the onerous na. ture of the burdens resting upon the people of this District, and the imperative necessity of legislation for their retief. The appeal was made to Congress, because the Federal Consti- tution has invested that body with supreme. islative power in this Dis- ute control and aa y as it exercises over the National fori rsenals, gazines, and navy y —and it , therefore, to the beneficent exercise of this hary authority qone, that the people can look for relie! The presentsite of the city of Washington, ng an area of 7,161 acres, was, on 20h 7M, conveyed by Daniel C othersto the United States, in trust. “to be Jaid out fora federal city, with such streets. squares, and parcels, and lots as the nd States, for the time being, nnd on the further trust, thata’! (re . together with su els, and lois as the Presi and reserve for public use, should beheld forever, “for the nse of the United States,” the Govern- meut paying for the 0 reser the ‘ate of £25 (86.05) per acre ; and the residue of lots to be fairly and equally divided between the United States and t i i The lands reserved by President Washing: ton under this grant aggregate 541 acre: thus the United States, for the considerat of 836,000, acquired title to 5,653 acres, or ne ths of the entire area of the city, vi a of streets. Oo Reres, reserva : lots donated Total... a +2, 5,653 It was further provided in these deeds, that the moiety of lots donated to th vernment should be sold, and th oceeds, alter payment to the’ propr Sof the $35.00) due lor the reservations, should be held by the United Sta rant of money,” to be applied tov public buildings, &c., under the act of Congress of eth July, 17%, for establishing the permanent owernment: and it appears that the seat of € i t fund derived from this gift, notwithstanding its improvident management, paid, not only the #35,000 due the proprietoi so. the cost of erecting the public bi pared for the reception of the Goy nt in 140, dof their restoration after destruction by tish in the war of 1812. a fact, then, tl the publie buildings originally provided for the use of the Govern ment, and the 541 acres of publie reservations, how worth from gether with ail the st city, were afree giftto ‘ the original prop . And the title ot the Goyernment, as ratitied by the State of Mary. Tand, and coufirmed by Supreme Court of States, is so Complete and absolute 108,000 To. $30,000,000, Lo: AV els ANC nues of the ne UW ates from that Congress i tany time close and occu and even alienat of the streets, and thereby be without . of lots Which fell to the proprietors in the division of the residue above referred to, was reconveyed. to then. ject to such regulations as might pre- seribed by the President in regard. not ouly bo the use ahd improvement of the ‘streets, but also to the ateriais and manner? of the buildings to be erected thereon. And the con- trol of private property thus reserved was freely exercised by. the Government in the early period of the cit story. The plan of the city. as approved by Wash- ington, is ona seale of unprecedented magni- i with st , Wto 19 feet in width, ng more than heelf ft at th of lots affe ress period of its foundation, thei fter, itv without population, s ofany kind; the improvement of its ts. and the building of s bridges. .. being the sole and exclusive ¢ iovernment and its agents. It was not uatil tthe Corporation of Washington and Levy Court of the County to open and improve the strévis and From the fuets here stated, it is apparent ashingion Was projected by its tound- for a purely national city, to be governed and improved exclusively by Congress, with out regard, legal sense. to the voice or wishes of its citi propriations poveme for general im. ve never been atali ¢ e with the princely grant under which the Government hoids nearly hundred miliions of re fe, or with the grand desizn and expe : of the Republi nd of its capital, as mani fested by their ly acts, they have at al times admitted the natio si 1, 2d Feb., 855; report of Senator Brown, 15th’ May, 1838? report of House Committee on D. of C), Bilt M ; report House Committee on Judici- ) it June, S74; report Joint Committee of Two Houses, 7th Dee., 1 port Joint Com- mittee of Two Houses, 15 A careful inquiry into the comparative ex- penditures by the local and federal Govern. for streets, sewers, and other improve- for the common. be! ‘| that ‘or these ji up to the present, do not exceed $6,000,0C0, the District Government hase) pended for the ss than $35,000,000: whieh t these expenditures nent, except $9,000,000, ex- pended prior to 1871, were made, and $15,000,000 of this oppressive debt contracted, by agents of the United States, over whom the citizens of the District had no control whatever, and for whose acts, therefore, they are in no manner respons ‘The federal propert Private owners, has sh of these expenditt a large portion the tront of the v: claimed th by the local equally with that of red the genera! beneti but, in addition to th f has been expended in publi ations. — It i t the $65,000.00) of federal expend has not. by several millions, reimbursed local vernment for improvements, by h the public property has been specially benefit S As in the beginning, the Federal City was without population or resources to whieh its founders could look for its development z improvement, so also, at the present time, it is wholly without means, either of wealth or in- dustry, to meet the enormous outlays, necessi- tated by the magnificence of its plan. It has no busiiiess, except what is based on the wants of its citizens and of the government service; one-half of its property, and the best half, is owned by the United States, and pays no taxes; and the other half is now mortgaged for more than one-fourth of its value by a debt con- tracted in exhausting and paralyzing efforts to make it what its patriotic founders designed it tote a National Capital, worthy of the name it bea By the statistics upon taxation, it appears that the assessment of the taxable real estate of che District for 1878 was $97,672,228, while the value of Federal real estate’ according to assessment made in 1873 was $95,986,156. Had the government property been assessed under the increased rates at which private property is now assessed, the value would have been considerably beyond that of the latter. , This assessment of real estate owned by individuals is believed by the assessors to be at least twenty per cent. more than its actual present value; and when this fact, in connec- Lion with the enormous levies of special taxes, is considered, it may be confidently asserted that the burden of taxation imposed on the private property of this District is greater than that borne by any other community in the United States, while its resources, in ‘pro- portion to population, are less. For it must be borne in mind that the rate of taxation, «$1.50 on the $100) moderate as it may seem, is levied on than one half of the real estate of the Distiict, which is thus made to bear the burden of the whole. It is estimated that more than feo firths of the entire realestate belonging to citizens is now held by the District of Columbia, under purchases at tax sales. A penalty of dwo per th is running inst all pro- for genera. taxes; and the len certificates, issued for arrears of special taxes, (a large amount of Which are now held by banks,) bear interest at the rate of ten percent. perannum. And if we add to all this the expense of tax sales, and of judi- cial proceedings against dellnaushes, itis ap. parent that, without speedy relief, the District Government will soon be possessed of mere than half of the property of its citizens. , The official reports of publie schools, chari- ties and {tr institutions. police and fire de- partments, health department, &c.,all show, in strong Jight, the enormous burdens of taxa- tion thrown u an impoverished communi- tyto maintain thé Government city, and eda- cate, support and protect the large number of Somtaxpayers sojourning at the national capi- tal. Thus iv regard to the publie schools, while has never received an acre of the the District a | though the ap- | | Will be rallied munificent land grants made to all the territo- ries and most of the states, yet the fact appears that by direet act of Congress one third of our school revenue is devoted to the education of colored children, invited here from the sur- rounding states by recent action ot Coagress, and whose parentsas a rule pay no taxes: and that 30 per cent. of the white pupils in our hools are the children of persons connected with the public service, and who. for the most part, are mere sojourners and non-taxpayers. hus, whilst the states furvish 69 per cent. of the beneticia of our schools, they throw the entire burden of their support on the 40 per cent. of tax-paying citizens. ‘These burdens are more than the people can bear, and Congress is respectfully asked to re- lieve’ them of a portion of the load. Seciety. At no time have the Wednesday receptions been more crowded than yesterday. It was the first opportunity to make Cabinet calls on a fine day the season has yet offered, and there Was a general turn-out of carriages a handsomely dressed ladies, who pret utilize the perfect weather by going the rounds on foot. The residences of members of the Cabinet are not nearly so scattered now as they have been during some seasons, the throng was confined mostly to one section of the city. K street, al Ss a handsome the oughfare, presented a “ay appearance yester- day, for on it the gre it crowd Was seen, as Secretaries Evarts, Sherman, and McCrary, have houses within three squares of © other on that street. All the ladies of the Cabinet families were at home to visitors it would nearly exhaust Congression ttory and n ught on the City Directory besides,to men- tion all who called upon them. Refreshments: were offered everywhere, and a very pleasant afternoon was enjoyed by all who made calls. _ Mrs. Frederick ard (the p of the As. int Secretary of State), is at home on We WS, as is also the w ‘i dd both had ina ors yesterday. Mrs.Sherman was assisted by her niece Miss Moulton and Miss Sherman, of Ohio. Lord Dutierin, Governor ¢ 1 of Canada, is expected here 1 K tis rumored that several entertainments will be given in his honor. d Yoshida, the wife of the Japanese min ister, has made great progress in the stud. English, and eee ks it very well now. ‘She was making ealls he yesterday. Her one- year old daughte beginning to talk and Speaks English exch The Freneh minister and Mme. Outrey en- hed guests at dinner last evening. among and members of ploma wife and daughters ef Bishop Simpson are at the Riggs House. Dancing receptions will be given this hoon by Mrs. Whipple (wife of Gen. Whip wid Mrs, R Neil. Possession OF LEAD Crty.—A ROUGHS ID paity of ronghs ha aken possession of Lead City, about three miles from Deadwood, in the | Black Hills, and are guarding ali the ‘streets in the town and all the roads I quariz mills. ‘The citizens are arming and or- ganizing te protect their prope SHOOTING OysTER Dr Capt. Lem. uel Mitchell, of the state oyster poli recently shot and killed one“ Brocky” Stew art, for HMegaily dredging in the watersof Kent has again distinguished himself by Capt. Andrew Con of a it Our Annapolis dispately ss wound will bef state commissioners have invited Captain Mitchell to resign, and lic has yielded to their request.—[ Belt. Sun, 17, : THE FUNERAL OF VitLy DAVENPORT THORNE took place at Monument Cemetery, Philadelphia, yesterda She was the second ughter of the late L. Dave! rosi Thorne, her husband. psizing of Commodore Garne K, in New York bay, on the 1s THE Ono Hot OF REPRESENTATIVES y lopted a resolution in Yemonelization of ‘silver, dent Hayes and § sing the ‘reste tol represent Ohio people. iming that ary on of the s iver do! a, he views or Wishes of the nlegiskative catiens night as one of the New York University, to fill a aney occasioned by the mation of Geu- John A. Dix. Last Diten.—A Cons’ atinople tempt to nople, but the remaining troops end Constantinople. Some to goto Brous ites Southeast’ of of the refugees are sain Anatolia, fit Constantinople. ) Fetal alarge | FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. THURSDAY, puary 17, ISTR. SENATE.—The Chair iaid before the Senate a& communication from the Se y of th Treasury transmitting the draft of a bill for the punishment of persons engaged in eoun- terfeiting « referred. Also, commmnica- tion from the Public Printer trau the 2sth annual report of the Government Print- ¢ Office; referred. Also, a communication from the Secretary of the Tnterior transmit ting an inventory of property in posses: the several brancbes of that depa ferred. Also, a communieation yof the Treasury transin from Cartisie D. Patterson, sup the operations of the Coast Surv the Atlantic, and Gulf ¢ ferred, A number of 1 introduced and ng port prendent, of rials and petitions were ferred to appropriate ui mitices, Among them was petiti from Messrs. Wells & Dutcher, asking au inguiry into the liquor trate in the District of Col umbia. Mr. Wadleigh presen ed ements ry re port written by the Tate Morton on Chine higration, authorized to be sub led as a minority report, whieh, id, } ntly been fo amil Record, Mr. Sargent objects be printed in the usu the committee ont nd by the deceased Senator and asked that it be priuted in the and suggest d that it Davisintroduced ixration. RK ion {Co red to authorizing t lumbia to employ Mr. Pedd and resolut Ns condition of the sa tee on District inessenger. Re ents, leave to offe: x that in th anKs of F and kindred tutions, safety sought by investors rather than hi i asevery fac r safe investments, that the Seeve 3 > directed to authorize postmasters in towits of 6,000 population and | Upwards toaet as agents Tor the sale of four percent. US, bonds, in denominations of one pundred dojlars or less, Mr. Waddell asked the refere f the ' comniitee, ling to the | » Who | , ceived th ‘or of tie | | dering the th | the } de) reeks are manifesting great activity. The National Guard of all the towns in Greece have been called to arms, and considerable prepars Ing to in- crease the land forces, An_insurrec- tion in Thessaly and pias is imminent, and | the Cretan Assembly is about decree the annexation of the Island Crete to Greece. TRE Dying ERZEROU dent of the Daily News, who left Ezeroum Just before its investment, telegraphs that the town is now little better than a huge hospital. About hundred soldiers die daily and two or three are frozen to death every night. Typhus fever is As the corpses buried Darely covered with earth «quences niust be terrible when the thaw the conse- na Monnissey. le, Fla nd Sabai upon Senator Mortis that his condi cal; that there favorable chan patient is. still i 1 for further improvement in his condition with. in the nexttwenty-four hours. CONFESSION OF A Hort the night of Thursday, the on the plantation of D.P. sprawls, miles from Williston, 8. C., was consumed by fi together with the occupants, Stephen y his wife, and two children. A few hee two colored men were arrested, they confessed to a wanton crime. Ac’ cording to their statement the object of going to Stephen Eneck’s house was to steal a sum of money which he was said to possess. Their first acts were to murder Stephen and his wife, after which they proceeded to ransack the house in their plundering scheme. This ac- complished, they returned to their victims and covered them with bed clothes saturated turpentine. After firing this mass they locked up Within the house an infant and a lite child lo perish by the flames. A RETIRED ROAv AGENT CAPTURED.—Super- intendent Voorhees, of the Cheyenne an Black Hills stage line, received a telegram Tuesday from Hillsboro’, O., announcing the capture there of McKenna, alias Reddy, the last of the famous road agents who operated on the stage route during last summer. He had settled down, married, and bought a farm with the proceeds of his sammer’s work on the road. The last exploit in which he was e1 gaged was on the 26th of June, when $14,000 Was taken bya party of five. McKenna got away With all the money. CRIME—On THE TENNESSEE STATE DEBT.—At a meetin; in New York yesterday of the bondholders of the state of Tennessee, a resolution was adopted by which a committee of five was appointed to take steps towards effecting some settle- ment of the debt at not less than sixty cents on the dollar, THE STRUGGLE FOR THE MARYLAND SENA- TOKSHIP—The democratic members of the Maryland legislature heid a caueus last night t Annapolis for the nomination ofa U. 8. Sen ator to succeed Hon. George K. Dennis. There was but one ballot taken, resulting as follows: Ex-Goyernor James B. Groome :36 vetes, Seu: tor Dennis 25, Judge Robinson 10, ex-Governo} Thomas 6, Judge Stump 2, James A. Pearce 2 Eighty-one votes were cast, rendering 41 ne cessary for a nomination. A motion for an adjournment until this evening was then adopted by a vote of 42 to 38, the friends of ex Governor Groome opposing adjournment. THE KENTUCKY SENATORSHIP.—Another in | effectual ballot was taken in the Kentucky legislature for U. S. Senator yeste , butin the democratic cancus last “night Gen. Wil liams was nomin: on the eleventh ballot. 4@In Brunswick county, N. 0 fell in ‘and was burned, aad with tbe i, Thorpe, Geo. Divane, Dallas Williams and Adaia Badhai, who were sleeping in it. 4e The liquor men of Louisville, Ky., re idsgcre seep etsad one and revive Dusiness. 4#a-Five deaths have so far resulted from pea mine explosion, uear Ashland, Pa... A correspon. | nt. ahouse | pine Gavee | | Wiliams w OTMNITLEE ON Post id it Should to the wa subject Was now bef and that «dell said as his committe S banks auder con ve this Dill Defore them. Mr. Wood objected. and th withdrawn. r. Cook introduced bill t tatutes in re rred had pos Mr. W a i mm, they plution was i seet ion tow mu chant seamen Mr. Hewitt, (Alt.). from) eomy sions, reported a bill to pay } diers engaged in the Me Black Hawk wars, re on pen nsions to sol n, Creek and Referred to committee of Dill to extend pro. soldiersand a. ion of the bill from comuit- crged with Eyesterday by M ni Judiciary, to allow pr me in the U.S. Courts to testify in their own an after adoption of uUrts of Inquiry sane Tiorial courts, the b 4 from committ aflairs, reported a bill to pay to officers and soldiers of the Mexican wv Who had not rr Same the three months e: al by the act of duiy 19th. IS48. nin ving the. el arms to the Washi Infantry, of Charlesion, S.C. Mr. N.Y.), from committ orted Back the joint res uks of Congress and of the peo ple of the United States to. Heury M. Stanles mendment and the t Mr. Ba for his suc fo not the Africdn continent. . . Mr. Springer offered a resolution to increase mumnittee on tures to nine departinent add to authoriz rred, Bright, the ry was dit mint the House the amount of interest paid by the urtment, in coin and currency, to the na tional bank: bonds held a3 Security for the eb culat i banks. munittee of Ui onthe state of the union (Mr chair). r. Blair proc tee on the fil P Whole in the munit- time that, pi per ton of 2,2 race hunp, and chest A Quarter of a Million for Improve- ments. JACKSONVILLE, FLA., dal —Atanelection here yesterday ii was Voted to issue bonds tu the amount of a quarter of a million dollars fe mproving and beautifying the eity and its sur- roundings. Kentucky Elects Gen. the U.S. Se NKFORT. Ky.. Jan. Hlected to-da from Kentue! Rankrupte Crxciynati, Jan. 17—Johi pprietor of “a planing imill at tie a petition in bankruptey His liabili stated at P4.0U 2.000, eee lorrissey Better. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Jatt. 17.—Mr. Morris sey passed a more comfortable night iast night. The ph ns think there is a slight improve: ment in the ease, —_______ SURRENDER OF REBELLIOUS INDIANS.—One ofthe Bannock Indians was arrested ou th th inst. by Capt. Bainbridge, commanding 3 Hall, for the murder of a white man . Idaho. in November lasi.. The B nocks have since been more hostile than eve: and at daylight yesterday morning Major Hart, with three companies of Iry and three of infantry, snyvrounded their ene: ment and demaided their surrender. wh lid quietly. Fifty-five braves, some arms i 250 horses Were taken. AND Bap- from Fort Wayne, Ind. Long. one of the most the West, was immersed atthe First Baptist chureh, to-night, in the presence of a vast audience, ng many sporting men and saloon keepers. He has heen the proprietor of a faro bank in this city for the past twelve years, and has also, at times, run gambling. ‘houses at Indianapolis, Logansport, and Lafayette. He made an elo- quent address, beseeching his old associates in sin to follow his example. A RESOLUTE WomAN.—At Deadwood, D. T., Tuesday, Mrs. Elizabeth F, Lovell made her appearance at the Mother Mine and ordered | the men at work therein to leave the mine, at the same time drawing a six shooter to enforee her demand. The men withdrew, when she cut down the windlass and threw the ore car down the hill. One of the owners of the mine | began expostulating with her, when she again drew the revolver and fired, but with no other efiect than to convince the miners of the earn. esthess of her intentions. The miners subse- quently had Mrs. Lovell! arrested. #e-The cases against ex-Gov. Bullock, at Atlanta, were finally disposed of yester- day by his acquittal, thus vindicating his ofi- cial conduct. aeThe Cincinnati Enquirer heads tne news from Brooklyn, “ Lameutable decline in the value of Beeeher’s pn since he went back on the Devil of the Daddies.” 4a@-In 2 lecture at Buffalo a few evenings pn supers dagpeestt ring He us metaphysics expression “Two fools meet ; pat lps Br) What neither ean prove.” #@-Ex-Congressman Josiah T. Walls, of has beeh ‘adjudged a fanatic. aud sent fo the 2 a sent to ‘taboochie. asylum at Chat his sweetheart in ink that would spestily ‘Out, So that when she desired lo use them breach of promise suit they were only blank paper. Williams to | © | the depositors will be out about. €300,000. THE EASTERN QUESTION, OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. QUEENS SPRiIlCH,. A CRISPINS’ VICTORY. THE EASTERN QUESTION. The Queen's Speech at the Opening of Parliament To-day w Queen did Not open the sessi sen there was no state ceremonial, and the | proceedings weve dl to W usually | takes place when the opening is by Roya Commission. The weather was being clear and exceptionally | Queen's sp es hat sie Nament before the use order that it might be ne a ated with the efforts she has made to terminate the war and that she might have its advice and assist ane ae alludes to her having | intention at the outbreak of the war 4 | serve 1 na contest which she mented, but falled to prevent. s ts of her empire, as defined by Aver to br Hian’s gover ingly address | to the neutral powers, parties to the treaties iting to Turkey, an appeal for their good fives. Ht did not, howe toa they could usefully ¢ dd the Porte was se j jority of them th: With’ Lhe request, The Port te appeal to her governm ed to Lingual ft the € tain peace ov pressed his his opinion as to the course ” have taken formed. 1 Sinted pea Which should be pursued to attain it, U this subject communications Ween the ernments of Russia aud her good officers, and she is they may lead to She willy | mote result. Hi neithe the belliger ditions on Whie! ed. She witlingly believes thu IS Lo Tesy | power. So lon | fringed her attitude will continue ut she cannot conceal from th should hostiities be tuntel J some unerpecied oc anbent on he aSUres of pr masures could not be efle uate precaution, and she r Partiament’'s liberality to sapply | wus Which may be foru pose. The papers on these atlairs wial be fa | With laid before Parliament. He: | with all foreign pow matinne | Her Majesiy expresses thanks Indian tamine is ne ended. She refers t the condition of native aftairs in South At | hich has caused her some any lroops there have Deen reinforced, but she trusts for a peac nd satisfactory setue. | ment shortly of all differences. Thy mates: of the year Will Soon be preseuted tathe House | of Commons. Her Majesty clusion, munber of measu alchay that will be laid bet rhament. The Russians at Philippoptis. | Lospos. Jan. 17.—There is no news from the seat of war Which has a bad loc the Turks P Cologtie Ge cette “has a special dispaten Which says that the Russians are | Puiip popolis, | le is Gominent, at the i ‘epresentatives had demand rms for twenty four hours rste uf to send away non Not Likely. Not much reliance ean be placed on this nor } oa Constantinople dispateh in this 1 Standard saying that Suleiman Pasha, alter | fighting his way from Tatar Bazardjik to Philippopolis, found the Russians there in at foree i fought a desperate battle on Tuesday, finally sw al to Adrianuple thither, bY news favorable to the Turks would be | officially reported from Constant inoph } Russian bulletins ably equi days to set through eS | Railroad j CrNcrnn att, O., dan. 17 | from Sandusky, Ohio, st eding in id Continuing i wring ne ) tual ring of stockholders of nali, Sandusky and Cleveland railr day, John S.b wand Isaac D. F; yum rlow Was afterw of the Sloa president. present. Won His Lawsuit and Lost WILKESHAL der, of Ross township. P a Plymouth yesterday with a man uamed neils, in Which he Was successful. Callend I for home about 7 p.a., and when ne i A. receiving inj a clock this morni ‘a Hers sow had a narrow escape, a bullet having passed thr luis hat. See A Victory for the Crispins. Jan. 1.1 is pep that A. M. Wooldridge, shoe manufacturer at . has ‘d trom the manutacturers’ combina mothe fr olution from his This among th manufad ies rh he died at % ion spins, who urers will follow thy Victor Emmannet’s Funeral. Rome, Jan. 17.—The fune! Victor Emman | very impress | and a half passing a given point. | tot! wud was n hour In addition al portion of the procession, whi long, there were 2,700 deputations ts ot the Kingdom. Tie | inthe oficial portion of the processive | magniticent . MD., . 17.—The le nvention to-day with the following Robinson. er. republica : Blair and Py result -—Dennis, MeLane, 145 ap. Another Broken Bank. DANVILLE, La., Ja .—T Danville pking and Trust Company has closed its doors. “It is stated that its only assets are ) bonds of the Paris and Danville Railroad, | which was built by the bank. If thisiseorreet The bank's condition has not, however, been of ti Victor PROVIDENC % Ralian residents here ass this morning: aft a procession passed through the str a hearse draped with the Italian natic nd a band per a forming dirges in commemoration of Viet Emmanue! ing by School Boys. CINCINNATL Jan. “17.—A_ special” dispateh states that two school boys, Frank Aldridge and John Smith, be 13, engaged veste times, in je Two Victims. ORK, Jan. 17-—It is now ascertained real names of the parties to the terri ble tragedy here yesterday are James Jaeques and Mrs. Surman. Both parties formerly lived in Chicago, and moved in good soc cir- cles there. ie Benefactor. Jan. 17.—A special dispatch shburn has given his resi- g punds, situated at Madison, Wis., ),000, to the state for the estab- industrial reformatory sehool CINcINNaTi, says ex-Gov. W dence and valued at lishment of a — Whitelaw Reid Elected. 3 Alwany, N. Y., Jan. 17.—The legislature in joint ses elected Leslie W. Russell and Whitelaw Reid regents of the university, ——— BALTIMORE, ‘vn I Virgivia sixes, TIN Jani 7. deferred, 4: do. consolidated, 54%; North Caro- lina sixes, oid, 16: do. new, 7 bid to-day. Sagar Steady and firm, 17.—Cotton duti—anid- BALTIMORE. January dling, 11:11',.. Flour dull and weak and 25350 cents leo Howsid street and western super. 4.00a 25: do. - 4,505.25: do. family, 5. 76. city mills super. 4.0024.25: do, extra, 4.50a6. de. Rio brands, 6257.00: “Patapseo family, 8. Wivat. southern dail and tendency downward western dull aud lower—southern red, 1.251.373 Pennsylvania red, 1.381.235: No, 2 western winter rea, J 131; Feuruary, 1-Slisa 32, Ce . southern quiet: western easier —southern white, 49.54: do. yellow, = ae Western mixed, spot and J: ly Tuary, 66: March, 554; western Oats dull. sready’ a steady. 63:65. Hay Visions firm hut not yuotabl Thotce, western. roll. 18036: Petroleum dull and neaninal, changed. W }; wheat, uli amd un isk 320000 eee F008 Semana