Evening Star Newspaper, January 24, 1878, Page 1

‘THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, | AT THE STAR BUILDI Pennsylvania Avenue. corner 11 BY The Evening Star Newspaper Company, | &. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. | THE EVENING STAR 18 served to subscribers tn | We city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 gents per week, or 44 cents per month. Copies at Se counter, 2° centseach, By mail—postage pre- street, paid—60 cents a month: one year, $6, THE WEEKLY StAR— published on Eriday_$2 2 | tage prepaid. copies for $15; 20 copies | All mail subseriptions must be paid In ad~ | ‘vance: no paper sent longer than so paid for, Sa Rates of advertising made known on applica _ CLOTHING. | | so" E THINGS i COLD WEATHER. HEAVY xp FINE ULSTERS, From $16 up. WARM OVERC OATS, From $8 up. WOOLEN axy CLOTH GLOVES. From 50 ceats ap. FUR-TOP KID-1INED GLOVES. FINE SCARLET «yp WHITE WOOL UNDERWEAR. HEAVY MERINO UNDERWEAR, From $1 up. HOMESPUN ALL-WOOL SUITS | For $10. WOOLEN 4x» MERINO HALF HOSE, WOOL axp SILK MUFFLERS. PRICES ARE NOW AT PHE LOWEST. ONE PRICE ONLY. ~ GEO. C. HENNING, Jan2i-tr 410 Seventh street nw. Cresixe OUT SALES | or i FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING. | IMMENSE REDUCTIO Preparatory to Taking Stock I Offer the Following Special Bargains: OVERCOATS. Ermine Fur Beaver, soid for | | selling now, $18 West of England i for 202 sellir 15 Siberia Far 2 Bine, Bik 10 Lippeit's B 8 Bolson's ng how, 7 ng now, 6 ng now, 4 Engtish Wor French Wo now, 8: selling now, Special atten n is called to the following Goods, b Lave been reduced in proportion: ine Black Cloth Dress Sults. Youths’ Dress and Business suits, Boys’ coats, Dress and School Suits, pe Overcoats and Uisiers. jidren’s Dress and Every Day Suits. | | A. STRAUS, | 1011 Pennsyteania avenue, | ‘et Between 10th and Lith street. BOOKS AND STATIONERY |! PE BOOKS OF THE PERIOD. Money: Francis A. Waiker.. ‘ New England Federalism, 1800 i815; Henry Adas. paiines i Suplee's French on the Stndy oi Atmanach de Gotha, 1878... ‘The Mechanics of Engineering andof the: struction of Machines, vol. 2: Weisback Elements of Geology: Joseph Le Coute. Romances of the East ( Nouvelles Asiati from the French. . ‘The Last Years of Ye. The Sareasm of Destiny: $1.50. Young Mrs. Oliphant: 40c. A Jewel of a Girl . Biography: O. B. Frothing. Biology: Dr. Charles Letourneau; $1.75. ne and Chureh Almanacs: 25c. Fancy Baskets aud Wail Pockets at 20 per cent. off our popular prices. SOLOMONS & CHAPMAN, — | 911 Pennsyleania are. jeni8-tr EW BOOKS JUST RRCEIVED AT WM. BALLANTYNE'S, 428 7th street. All Around a Paletie: by L. W. Champney. One Happy Winter: by Mra. 8.8. Robbins, Beal Boys and Girls: by Mary C, Bartlett, ‘The Story of Creation: by 8. M. Campbell. The Cedars: Morenr Child Lite? Ee ents G 2 More of € fe: by ray. ‘The Conversion of Children: by E. P. Hammond, ¢96-tr Edwin S PIANOS AND ORGANS. ECKER BROS". GRAND, SQUARE AND UPRIGHT PI NOS are the best; in tone, in appearance. and iu durability. Also, the BURDETT ORGANS. UHN, Sole Agent, y18-tr M ee KRANICH AND BACH, AND THE GOK 407 10th st, u.w., near Peoua. ave. STIEFF PIANOS, same as ‘any | others, received the highest Content ON award, ‘as well as the strongest praise Rumerous musical celebrities. @. L. WILD & BRO., Agents, 723 7th st.n.w. a7-tr ALLET DAVIS & CO. PIANOS, UPRIGHT PIANOS A SPECIALTY. ‘The only right Piano in existence entirely sat- isfactory to the musician. Special hor j were awarded to this Piano over all ober PET | a} tsat U. S.C. ition. } ‘ew Styles for the Holidays. Piance sold instal sll ie STRERT N.W. sold on instalments, Pianos Tuned and Repaired. 7 a4-tuths — } 3 WORLD-RENOWN- — ‘M. KNABE & CO. D PIANOS.—These ce! | instruments have becn before the pul for, forty years. and have received 2 %s Righest award wherever exhibited, | McCammgn favorite Pianos and Pianos from other celel manufactories constantly on hand. Shoninger’s Sodexchanged. Particuiarattentios padtoTan. | xchat ey PR ee few doors above Penna. av. octet | TOILET SETS and VASES; new designs, at all Brices. Decorated CHAMBER SETS; beautiful styles, at low figures. me EA SETS; entirely new patterns at astonishing aagures. Artful designs of CASTERS, BUTTER DISHES and other Plated Ware of Rogers’ best makes. Ayarte variety, of ROGERS’ TABLE CUT- LERY, FORKS, SPOONS, Ere, ail All these goods I will sell atastunishing LOW FIGURES. H. HOLLANDER, 418 Seventh street, | This Evening. | 7 | @raught during the win' | ceived from Julia M. Sands, the legal helr of JOIST STUDS; per bundred feet. | FENCING 126, 16 Fexr; per hundred.. | GEORGIA HEART FLOORING, | PAILINGS, DRESSED, 4 PATTERNS, With | Scrool Work. ) Years in China and th ) A.and P. 1, => THERE WILL BE NO SERVICE iN BS? ne FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHU tt [S> PISTRICT oF CoLuMBiA, > Boarp or HFALTH, Wish AN ORDINANCE to auiend ai urdina ing “An Ordinance to prevent dome ie from running at large within the elties of Wa ington and Georgetowu,** adopted by the Boarit of Health May 19, 1871. Be tt ordained and enacted ha the Boord of Health of the District of Columbia, ‘That tie charge for taking up ane impounding any go. found runpic g at large in the cities of Washington: and Georgetown, or in either of said citi hereafter be two dollars. together with the able and necessary expenses of Keeping the ima’. Sec. 2. ‘That all ordinances or parts of ordinances not consistent with the present ordinance be, aud the same are, hereby reper'ed, Ad: pted Janna 1378. Aes tintin, C. COX, Secretary. 24-1 (Rep, Union, P 3 KS” THE. MURVHY TEMPERA CE ~ ING IN LINCOLN HALL, NDAY AFTERNOON. Jan 27, at3o’ 28, at 10:30 ESDAYS. WEDNESDAYS, THURSD. DAYS and SATURDAYS at 10:30a.m. and p.m. se’ tickets, transferable, admitting to each DAY EVENING fer four weeks are pow «1 for sale at Ballaxtyne's bookstore, 423 St.. at $2 each, including a reserved seat. The sustaining membersbip tickets of the \. M. Course wiiladmit toa reserved seat On FRIDAY EVENIN To all others on the latter eveuing au admission fer of G0 ents will be charged. in- | eluding a reserved seat. Apply at the Y. rooms for the FRIDAY EVENIN( seats. All other mcetinses and FRIDAY NINGS are FREE t sons desiring to avoid the rush and crowd commended to patronize the pay evenings. SPCORPORATION STOCK WA BS Aina fot of Washinuton or 6 h : STOCK quarterly ich a ae i HOLIDAY GOODS, Nologne Sets, in great variety: Odor Cases, Cut and Devorated ‘Toles Bottles, Ivory Brashes, Cel- Inicid Sets in Cases, Tortoise Shelf Combs, Farina ogres, Lubin and Atkinson’s Handkerchief Ex. | tracts, W. 3. THOMPSOD dite _ 703 16TH STREK: [S> HoT sop. | 5 witit COFFEE, TEA AND CHOCOLATE, AT MILBUEN’S, 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, | COLD SODA AND MINERAL WATER on deet-tr SES SAMUEL G, YOUNG, NOTARY PUBLIC, OFFICE—STAR BUILDING. oeth7-tt Lats © ton city, D. sive, (oF other ‘squares,) derived origina Comfort Sands* estate, and not derived deed from: said Comfort Sands, Robert Jatia M. Sands, are hereby notified that t are seriously defective and irregular.and that claim is made to said lots by the heirs of the late Dewitt C. Wilson, by good and effectual conveyances re- fort and Robert C. will be enforced al Sands. deceased. and sneh . Espec led conveyances Elias Kane, D. A. Halland Count Julius de Mea- non, rpue CELEBRATED JAQUES LECOULTRE RAZOR. Alarge assortment just received, FRENCH TRAVELING CLOCKS, AND ALARM j Of varieus sizes and decora’ M. W. GALT, BRO. & CO., JEWELLERS. LUMBER. LUMBER. LUMBER. WILLET & LIBBEY, CORNER SIXTH STREET AND N. Y. AVENUE. OUR PRICE LIST 18 THE LOWEST ON LATHS! LATHS! LATHS! LATHS—Best Banger; per thousand..........$2.00 + 1.56 | see 1.50 WASHBOARDS, Dressed & Jointed; CLEAR 1.50 WIDE 18-INCH BOARDS, Dressed. + 2.50 LARGE STOCK. DRY LUMBER Under Cover tm our Large DRY | LUMBER SHED. . WILLET & LIBBEY. CORNEK SIXTH STREET AND N. Y. Avenue, | &@ No Branch Yards.“ { dall-tr ae, TEAM GRIST MILL. LL KINDS OF FEED GROUND TO ORDER. Constantly on band and for sale Corn Meal for | family and feed purposes, and every description of Mill Feed. MILTON W. JOHNSON, i i 317-3m hand Fats. 8.10. CUS WARD & CO.’ . M* BIRTHDAY CARDS, VALENTINES. INDELIBLE CONCISE DIARY for 1878. NEW MEMORANDUM BOOK, "Where is It AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS, all sizes and bindings. ‘We have just received a new lot of the above of the latest designs. An inspection is solicited from all. | New Law and Miscellaneous, Books: Codling- ton's Digest of Trademarks: Bigelow on Fraud; | Court of Claims, Vol. ughes’ U.S. Circuit Court Reports, 2'vols. ; Josiah Allyn’s Wife asa P. | 4 Gy Samantha at the Centennial, H oney and its Laws, by Henry V. Poor, sale by W. iH € 0. H. MORRISO: Law Booksellers and Stationers, s19-tr 475 Penna. ave. THE CELEBRATED PHILADELPHIA PRINT BUTTER, : GEO. M. OYSTER & CO., J18-1in_ Center, Northern and Eastern Markets. Ne. 62 } SILK VELVET § No. 626 ESruner.} SPR NMES SaNtexer. AND PAPER-HANGINGS, WINDOW ‘i SHADES. &c. Gilt and Velvet andall Velvet Easel patterns, Chapel and other styles, largest assortment in the city, with a fall line of Feperhangings. Window ‘Shades, Gold. slivers Tnned, Copper and Worsted Pictire Cord, Rings, Nails, &c., at lowest cash ices Orders for Picture Frames, Paperhangings, and Window _— punctually filled, and satisfaction suaranteeds A i A RERITER'S New Store, E airect, 6-9" One Door east of 7th strest._ Con 2 ae j}. MOFF SMITH. nov2-3m* LAEMI: De Paris, M™. “CLASS DRESSMAK! _ compen: dohn ©. My | terms of office of Hon. | the Dep | tion of the prejudicial polic tion to be prosecuted i | appropriated to be | tion of the President: Prorided, That no part THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DA —Internal revenue, $25: J) enstoms, $461,2; THF SyxpicaTE.—It was decided at the spe- cia} Cabinet meeting yesierday that it was not advisable to rel the syndicate from their st subscription for $10,000,000 in four per it. bonds. THE LATE INDIAN COMMISSIONER SMITH.— Gen, Sherman writes to J. Q. Smith, at his re- quest, stating that Mr. of the Indian bur him (Sherman), and to Gen. Sheridan, and army officers generally. COMMISSIONERS TO Panis.—The President has appointed Geo. P. Hart and John E, Hart- ridge, of Florida, honorary commissioners to the Industrial Exposition in Paris. ce PERSONAL.—The charges against J.P. Loge, nominated to be postmaster at cin: filed by Samuel Thorn of that city, have been withdrawn and retracted by the party who made thes. “Ex-Gov. Tom. Young, of Ohio, is in the en Jounx Youre BRowy, of Kentucky. wh was recently charged by the New York Sun with corruption in regard to sustaining the of the Electoral commission, receiving ck pat rmember of the 40th’ Congress, . has telegraphed bis friends here, demand. ing an investization of the charges, and stat- ing that he willsoon leave for the city to meet any a tions that have been or may be mide against him. Nayat Nor training ship Sar orfolk to Washingte Passaic will take the pl temporary receiving ship here, about. the Ist of February. °"""Lieutenant’ F. H. Stevens been ordered to the Pas: tie war or Loca. INTrREST.—Thi “<The monitor ce of the Wyoming as yard, Washington. AT HE Wrire Hot enaters Hoar, Dawes, Morrill, Conover, Johnston, Ketlogs, and Representatives Veeder, K ives, Henderson. Romero, Harris, Welsh, yan. Phillips, Townsend and Waite Jed on the President to-day. Bap N FOR ENTERPRISING PostMas- <The bill regulating the compensation of postmasters, drawn up by Mr. Hazen, th yesterday nthe pi in the met t President fication of postin: termining the salar a Dut changes the basis of compensatin masters at fourth-class offiees front ber of stamps sold to the numbe and imposes rigid penalties for the ‘ Tn order ti from nied the president S sometimes happened w. it is provided that th on Shall not exceed $250 a quarte OO being the est salary fora presidential md of de. L offices, fourth.¢ highe post der the pr hice. In order to prevent too frequent changes in the sa sidential oflicers. it prohibits the i where there isan iy 7 Samouniing toa per ¢ rd that the Postmaster General may bhold commissions on false returns, and severe penalties are affixed for rendering such returns. ‘The bill incerpor: eformatory Suggestions in the ostinister General. Ixvestication Askef Fox.— s, suspen¢ quested U pstigate th neral of th most Of the port ot the ANOTIPF eorge F. Seward, OB. Bradtord, vie K, and My Mr. Myers states present minister to China consul general and const himself as consul gene! at leugth his grievanee agains! these parties alleged un “ns Which led to his ion by President Hayes. The commiua- ation Was referred to the comuniitee on foreign aftairs. suspen: GEN. Bristow will New York, with aniny ion from the President. A dinner will be givenat the White Honse in his honor this evening by the Preside: id Mrs. Hayes, to which a nun ber of prominent officials and their wives have been invited. today from THE PRESIDENT has completed his message to Congress on the Chinese question, which few days. Ht will favor th gration, but will r OUR TRADE WITH AUSTRAI tothe trade cirewlar Consul Wil from Sydney, New South Waies, niai trade being almost entirel: with the mother country, it w neees- ury to prosperous direct trade with the United tes that it should rest on ir equality of imports and ¢ to Which our proteciive iff oppos us obstacle. British and American import and onthe same footing in Australia. CHINA AND JAPAN. aun informs rument of > @ full Chinese legation has recently arrived in Japan. > It consists of a first and second minister, the former having the title of traordi- nar se OF Whom one is nd the other, ly. D. B. MeC of the Uni ales, nd Minisier Plenipotentiary and two of Ching pan has already a i establishment of diy between China and dapan is believed to point to co: peration for their mutual interests in co fastened upon the two nations by the western powers. ‘THE Brit. to auth © and equip an expe dition to the Arctic seas, introduced in the yy phate yesterd enacts that the President f the ited States be authorized to organ- ze aud send out on more expeditions to. ward the north p establis tem- porary colony, for P f exploration, at | Some point north o} y-lirst degree of north latitude, on or uear the shore of Lady Franklin bay: to detail such officers or other persons of the public service to take part in the same as may be necessary, and to use an public vessel that may be suitabie for the pui pose: the scientific operations of the expedi- accordance wii e National Academy of Se fifty thousand dollar pended under the direc- advice of U and that the su of the sum so appropriated shall be je to. the surplus fund or covered into the Treasury until the purpose of the appropriation shail have been completed, but may be applied to expenses of said expedition ineurred during any subsequent year that said expedition may be engaged in its dutie ‘THE SENATE GALLERIES were crowded this afternoon with attentive listeners to Senator Lamar’s speech the Matihews resolution. Mr. Lamar made one of the sirongest anti-sil- ver speeches delivered subject of monetizatien was introduced in Congress, Earl Dufferin occupied a seat in the dipl matic gallery. NOMINATIONS.—The President sent to the Senate to-day the following nominations: Benj. Murray to be hal district of Maine; Nathan Webb, U.S. attorney district of Maine: Philip T. Van Zile, U tornes Utah territory: olin iH. Hammond, of Tit. m 0 be Indian inspector ; Thos. Boles to be receiver of public moneys at Dardanelle, A kansas; and a number of minor postmasier Capr. Cas. MCCLURE, commissary of sub. sistence, has been erdered to temporary du! as purehasiu nd depot commissary of sub- sistence, made vacant by the death of Col. Long. INDIAN AFFAInS.—Mr. Teller introduced in the Senate to-day a bill to regulate Indian affairs. This bill was introduced in the House by Mr. Lawrence, February 21st, 1876. GENERAL WHiPrte will leave here to-night for Chieago, where he will join General Sheri- dap and aecompany him ona tour of inspec. tion through the department of Missouri. AW WAS Inst satisfactory to | toga has been ordered from | ) towards midnight. | mands ter and his b | mnents we | landsof Rowersand lea ‘of th } taney | hea | of the Mustrions comp Soctety. The evening of January 230, 1878, will live in the social chronicies of the national capital as have other evenings signalized by enter- fainments not only perfect in their appoint- ments, but associated with historical events. ‘The fete given by the Snanish minister and Madame Mantiiia to celebrate the marriage ot King Alfonso XM. of Spain and his cousin Mercedes, lacked nothing necessary to render a ball ilustrious. turally recalled that given January 8, by Lord Napier, whe was at tha itish minister in Wash inzton, in honor of the marriage of his Queen's aughter, now the wife of the heir tq the empire of Germany. ‘The reminiscence given by a jady who attended the ball also es- tablishes the faet that human nature was the same in twenty ago as how in respect to the reprehensible eustom of imposing upon the ood nature of a host and hosiess int matler of demanding iny ons to entel ments which are in no sense public. Napier was, so have Senor and Sefora ¥ been subjected tothe greatest ann by importunities from acquaintances a8 strangers asking invitations for th and all their friends. Being very panish minister and his wife one, and as a consequence thei cious as they were, bee di rooms, Spa. ely crow sued more than a s in response to de- dextra invit nade upon t On approaching Worn brilliant rays of a ealei » corner by St. Matthew's chureh were first noticed. | This light was thrown directly on the fre entrance to the hotel, where an awning was anged forming a covered way from the street to the front door. Within the hotel bril- Nant tights and the sounds of delicious erted the guests. Spacious dressing rooms for the Jadies were provided in the parlors on the left of the hall, where si were in aitendanee to take appings, nd cheeks were given, no confusion arose when the ladies’ we ty to leave, and no one lost anything. ‘The four broad deep parlors on the opposite le were thrown toxether, forming a magni. icentsaion. At the entrance stood the Mini i atiful wife, both of whom gave warm greeting to each guest. zht as if she had rested sl aD Rt pand ine sof Additional gis-burne in br, ab candles, 5 nghout the lighted. All the doors separating arlers were removed, ad th marked outy by d nor tapestry above the ¢ the four jons we i loorways r- ing in festoons, by tapesty served as. imson stands W with ever. One of the side doors was coverc nother by a hank of flowers, whi reen for the musicians. On ¢ in the corners stood Cubs cove green: dotied with colored blossoms, and out with rose ty brightly colored apple and paintings alterr large recess window in th faces the other apart Inight-colored flow and in its center Linirror reachi foor to ceiling. From this point a gt was obtained before the roonis tilled seemed to look through at broad ave dered With ¢ sand frnit- 10 at bowwe: Ss! hit for the gort r Was used for the su was jew all the evening. ‘The ‘door- ting it from the next parlor was draped with gold. wrought tapestry and fes- tooned with wreaths of box siadded with scar. let and white came 1 of flowers and evergre to this room until the hi as it did before eleven o'¢ lavishly vith supperti aids. of showed the i:einded every of the table Which enhanced by th of the intume: uty of the floral des den oranges or front room, w ts, Was line . Set ina bank in which was spree The fourtt Toon, Whi open to the r tor supp ack. The mounds of flowe ing with py luscious fruits The banquet mE liquid. Bick mncnse Tl nly. So: were Uy GF the appe the said. dl maeaition ma Would appear in was equivalent to a request plomais Would also Wear court tivesses,and that sure the army 2 would 1 ar full dress nniforms. 1 Was strictly followed. by all the man > present and all the diplomatic corp few members of the katte bs nearly all were accompanied by ladies. > Edward Thornton, whose. fami in Ea- rope. came with Lord Dutferin, of Canada. Mme. Borges, Whose health does not permii her to go out in the evening, sent her friend, i most beautiful al ributes im set and a half sq nd rms of Spain, wrought in se immorteles and rlet and white c bordered b nt rose buds crown in) This stood ona h tila. Of the toilets it is The hostess, who. represented the A t the top. stand behind Mme. Man possible to say enough has gift of winni admiration Yr ownas the ott sex, wore legant satin low-neck basque and trained skirt, with a network of pearls covering the front of the waist and reaching to the bottom of the skirt. Adiadem of diamonds, set on a sO Vel rested ou her dark nad of erim- velvet enc and three ands of pearls fell on her neck. holding a ree pendant of diamonds encircling a huge T The French ministe wore @ stylish and becoming’ white. s uuze over White sik. Black velvet st With diamonds. with’ pendants of d worn on her i rwere looked ¢ s wife, Mme. Out _diamonds. ud the white feathe sped with diamond inher ¢ r It was about two | Mine. arming inst pale vel | low striped ganze over siIK the same shi On her i she wore it coronet of two s| of red roses, fastened with ditmonds. Her necklace diamonds, and. similar jewels ped the Lice about her neek, Mine. Lewenhaupt and Mme. Chibkine, M Gore Jones wand others of the foreizi: ladies present were elegantly dressed. Miss Rosa Freyre wore a lovely white dress: 1 alies visiting Mrs. Hayes The tive 1 astefully attired. Miss pale pink dlamasse over the same shade of silk garkanded with flower: Miss Cook, Mrs. Hayes’ cousin, wore an ex- quisite white dress wreathed with roses and 1 \ forget-me-uots. be | | Evarts. Miss Schurz, Mr. and Mr: Fheps and Den- | Among other toilets of specialelegance v those of M ngleton of Mississipp Cockerill of Missouri, Mrs. Albert’ My her daughter, the Misses ter Gene wife, Mr ‘thur. M ere Chittenden Among others of note who attended were Blaine, MeCreery. Davis of West dl Randolp) Howe (and Mrs. Howe). tthev ) , Coukling: Speaker | ighter; — Representatives Powers and wife, Singleton, Monroe, Chitte! er, Goode and his wife and d lite enburgh, Townshend of Minois, and M: Townshend. Maish, Potter, Wood and Mrs. nd Mrs Hickok ; Secretaries Evarts, nd Schurz; Attor General De- ' General the Misses Fred. Sew- Sherman, ing and Mrs. Cole dus- tices of the Supieme Court, Misses Kilbourn. Ge: Miss Pelouze, Col. and many more who al leant f any nd Miss Schenck, Mrs. nd Mrs. Audenreid, 's contribute to the semblage in Which they are ug ud Mrs. Matthews give a tea party yat! p.m. CONFLAGRATION IN HONOLU ~C the U.S. minister resident in the Haw Islands, writes to the Department of State that ‘ing a severe and desiructive storm of three ieee duration a tire broke out in Hono- Julu on the night of December 18th, consuming over $250,000 Worth of property. The wharves and government warehouses’ were totally de- Stroyed, and the custom-house was with diffi- culty saved. The king and ministers were early on the und: his majesty calling out Ms noeeres ‘ My er himse! eae at e brakes of the hand engines to encourage the rest. The want of a steam i fire was severely felt. The toss of the Hawafian v~ ernment is some $60,000; the next heaviest 105s feel falling on an American citizen named ighter, Kernan, Randolph | ' yesterday. | Washi and the | FORTY-FIFTH CONG BESS. Trerspay, January 2. BS ATE.—Nearly every pyesented one or more petitio: sion to inquire into the alcoh petitions were alj referred. Mr. Withers and Mr. Cockrell in presenting their petitions state their-desks witha presented to the Se Se 100 copies morial exerci Mr. Ca vill to Mr. Dorse eertitica: in the D iat the man: , in the Di: Hamm! t plution of Ja dorsing the same, propriation for that lier introdu dian affairs, Mr. Burnside offer Runkle be notified to ay jude so to do, before the counsel’ during the the Se: Agre REMOVAL OF Mr. Sarge moval of the Na Was satistied, froi that the and without providing. for posed by Mr. F mun The substitute was amended, the mended, r and is he} With the a commissi bill 1 CONS ict of Columbi tor site shal of he: and cy Session of € Mr. Beck gave 1 nud eal up hi srelary of th 1d air laid befor Referre dl te HE OBSERVATORY. bili for the re- i that ate. ich of the Bog: Agreed ti of W. of C mar purp r red Hed up t obse h mhate wanted furihe speaking for | he wouid move the adopt nds. r rect d con sting oi thr y it shall be to select for the U 1 pos ice quest. Ui refe the: red. unbia se. Re ed a bill to nit Senator present for a commis. traffic, which the 1 Inspector hment of a pte found them on me be ‘al other petitions relative to the tarit remouetization and repeal of the resumption act Were presented an Mr. Anthony reported a resolution to print 12 and Morton me- consin, introduced x uthorize the killing of seal a fur bearing animals in Alaska. _ duced a bill e committee on appropriations to inquire ent of the Freed mex " Adopt b, from the committee on foreig reported back a resolution of thanks anley. the African explorer. eign he Senate (in answer 1th) a communi: tion from the Seeretary vf the Inte closing a report by Ind Watkins relative to the establ ee Indian reservation for all the Indians in n and Washington terriiory, and en and recommend! Ban ap- al. alate In- resolution that Maj. if he see prope 'y committer wiih igation ordered by opted. ssed ls as follows all committee lion of the substitute commission of inquiry pro. nd, as thus {The tt the President bil, as. 1 to appoint, by and | ent ot the Senaie, a HSS rel that to. solution. resin: Treasury, nds for the sinking fund, from e persons, Who! ite within the Dis- naval observa. tively the ad- Ithfulness, clearne nvenience o city of Washington: and repo HELESS.] Lecess from th to the present THE SILVER DERATE. war. at the ed Ue question, opposing t nd the subst opposed both, beeau: to formulate and ition. proposed pl there wer nd that some plan thet tandards © gvains monet He argu referfing the in relation to the consul general to the commiltee on foreign atts The House then resuan the sieamboat bill reported [rom the comm ive on commerce. Seve amendments audopte liability e| of vesse’ Alte for the pury consider A Joist M oft TIN did n of remonel se he dee He would h ld propesition before he formed i jon Of such momentous iin approve He thou: Ss of remoneti ld be found by whic more harmioniou A that he be ur ey zation. use relating to owner lose of the morning hour, dress the Senate on the sily Hid not think it wi re an opinion befo: ery ded. te favored silver «do Ito gold, but not th dollar of 4 » elleet of the mn of silver Would be practically to gold. and drive it out of the rs. coasideration “sini pure! offered hening the and officers of a. he vesolution of Mr. Mat d tute offered by Mr. Mor. neither presented the trae issues. He reument final de- of th ut aur th; my pringer entered a motion to dion of the House yesterda onnmunication of Johuc. Myer t Shanghai. and ble discussion on Mr. Beck's amendment making own rs responsible. the amd nays were ordered. of the committees on post es and post roads of the s nate and House Was held this morning in the room of the Sen tin: of a steam. ni ud Brazil. in the Senate Gen. Bus: . S. Trenhohn, reuments favoring the p government of servi Bills t ve been introdu nd Mr. Gibson in the How 08 between this accomplish thi Ny Mr THE SUB-COMMITTEE of the elections com y reported to the full elections comiittee of the How mittee in the House to-d the matter of the contest between I nd Massachtv Field, republ n, of the 2 ting member the seat. tts dl istr that in Id and “tthe sit n, is entitled to IM MIGRATION.—The Supreme Court. ina re- W Withreference This des eressional atthe Capitol mittee, James, subjec tor ae SALARIES OF U. ated the subject. elegation held a meeting and 1 H a AU decision, held that no state e ppe my jon of Congress, S. Ma HAL pint Votter. wbillon the he com mittee on the expenditures in the Departinent ya to report a Dil to of dustice to-d limit the nium, and pro shail not receive left he tonia, Loui now in charg ment, which was til Vineent. THE GOVERNMENT PRINTIN penditu ting office. or investigate. marsh: ing that de the W years by ant adjutant ze as. ashe will stop afew days in Si to visit his friends. and will ge there direct to San Antoi of the office xl SON: i OFFICE TO 8 ihas been directed by the committee ¢ of the House t e the expenditures of the Government Charges have been lodged with te committee that the republican co 1 conumittee ze amount of ation pri the expense of tl This charge Mr. Finley San An- nley, in rc United Oposes to PRoposals for furnishing the Post Offic department with wrapping paper, hemp and otton twine No but it ik understood that thé contracts fornishing wrapping 1! Will be awarded to York, the lowest T Bailey sent cont Did is alleged, and it t Cincinnat gt wiapping paper, est ounce capacity ing the avoird price which ihe post offices ofthe $100,000 less than the ary for ‘ostinast pnera Co., of is et may be given to 0 amo nd letter balances were opened wards have t been made, paper and cotton twi ‘ancis H. Smit bidder. a. of For furnishing hemp twine, the lowest bidders are John Philadelphia, th tors. but an informaliiy possible that ti H. Bracker & Co he next lowest bidder. The only bidders were George Hill, jr., nd John A. Baker, the bidder for furnishing letter scales. r- banks & Co. offer to furnish scales of eight acity, with a double beam, combin is and metric s: permit their intr TY, at a cost of abs nt estimated as 1 is perpose in the report of the al. low Proposals for furnishing the departments With stationery were opened deis are as follows: to-d: Solomons & Chapman The bid Ballantyne, J. Bradley Adams, William H. Dempsey G. Johnsor Landstreet & Co. (Ba yet been made. , Whitaker & Son, C. C. rseil, Jas. allof Washington, and Towner, Itimore.) Noawards have A DELEGATION OF PRINTERS AND BooK- BINDERS from thy jovyernment priuting office were given a hearing by the Senate commit- tee on asked printing this morning. The delegation lor the repeal of the law enaeted last year which reduced their wages below union rates. AnoUT THE Size OF Hin.—A good but not ver papicesicns LNeu Fon Nation. ° man, nt Seely: | | | $500,000 to $7: | that the | pondent } uteran ‘TWO CENTS. ‘Telegrams to The Star. 'THE EASTERN WAR. RUSSITA‘S PEACE PROPOSAL. MEXICAN RAIDERS AGAIN, MORE BUSINESS FAILURES. THE EASTERN QUESTION. Agitation ef the London Steck Ex- change. LONDON, Jan. 24, 1.30 p. m.—The Stock Ex change is ‘agitated by rumors of a the peace negotiations and of orders ing British troops. None of these ru traceable to any trustworthy source, are mobably utterly groundless. 1 dullness in the stock 3 ence of the political sit ed yesterday by rumors of failures in th trade at Lyons, and of the [aiture of cotton spitmning house at Hamburg. The lia- Dilities, of the latter are stated to be from Russia's Conditions of Peace. _ Loxpos, Jan. 24.—Though it is the general impressi 1 the Eure pt Russi yet mue s conditions, and peac doubt and rly in Londen and r advices from the ¢ say’that more is felt ‘onditions Ww bmitted ty p not obj hus minin own fan the only made kuown at conditions, whi Vienna this week, have Prinee Bismare the et has not bec EN Secretary, nd approved long ago. If puditions are Known in London rd DD me public. L : hd Connt aloif, the Russian ambassador, had au intervie Monday, but the subject is unknown. The € n the dispatch from V na, print ed in this morning's Daily Telegraph, Wat Count Andrassy, while acknowledging that the Russi conditions sufficiently overed among then and, and has ened tiations with a view to imodiiying no odemands, amounts to th Count Andrassy, fearing he saw re ngland's v aken to see this has secured Prince Bismarek’s suppot The latter siatement, however, the corr: dinitsto be inere a supposition, ally inspired by, for and er. man news r those commonly to be so) ar mafticting 2 provincial correspondent, which is the org: ofthe home office. believes that peace will be secured his com tive, tr } stantinople, ase in nist interfere. The Allegemeir puted to be Prince Bismarck’s specitl mouth Piece, says: The ev us sians into Constant Iv revard impr i The Nationa’ Zeitung. organ of the nati liberty party. also be ves that the Ru intend to go to Constantine: If the | about 50m | dered both cavalr’ Mans attempt tog nople there is hardly Minister will inter fé jority of Parliament, De, although Ue most oppo the of to Gallipoli or Coustanti if supported by ama nd they probably will dyanced section of the tien in beth houses would not regard of Constantinople as au int fered sritish interests. or ground for hostile action. Meantime the military situa tion of the Turks is not so desp 5 seems during the past few d Neverthe less the Porte is very anxious fora cessation | of hostilities, notwithstanding Suleiman Pa sha’s army is safe a fen Te tions for the de. he short liz Toss the peniustila at anced. Loxpox. Petersburg Agence fh report that a Russian corps would mareh upon Gallipoli. Tt says the imperial goverument is aware of Ue importance E taches t it ng this point,which is prations. it will dl, unless y should be ‘concentrat it Would be impossible 1 nour flank. ay ular Turkish a there, in whic a fo! ce an capitals | been submitted to | © et. that | doubt that the Brilish | Wall Street To-da: New York. Jan. The Joat’s financial article says “3 Exchange here we y dull an yesterday } is Lake Shore, @25. and 61'., be eral opinion ist Vhe gen 1 Ue po and thereby hy prices iad per cent. for ear hexchange is firm Si for the besi ba ro) kers TRENTON of Mercer Bills of indictment against grand jury nd tree Fr Harry C. Freeze and © y to defraud ings Bank of T ar Tequired to give bail indictment. There are ail three, one against: Harr and one ust Jabot K e and Law kK Freeze joictiy. The trial was set down for heat Wednesday. ‘The bail was secured Sugar Seizure. New York, Jan. 4—The t marshal i Brookiyn seized to. ay the cargo of the brig. Mattie B. Russell, consisting of 145 h and S40 bagsef sugar. The car a 1 to the firm of Maitland, Phelps & Co, w York, and it is all y Wax paid on sugar wh a, West In . than the was entitled to re that a less r h is from De. government A Savings Bank To Be Investigated. Provipence, R.1L, dan. 24.—Governor Van ndt bas appointed a commission to examine into the a | ings Bank dividend The Depressio: NDON, ng at the fy Mt Will ask for Killed by the Explosion. Ban timone. : ames Kuiapp, wh i by the explosion day, died this | dated, 6’ ina si steady | ell. + southern quiet an ‘and higher 1 tern wi Cory, south actly alc firm southern ted, Pennsylwania t Tred, spot. nb epidert an firmer and ligher Yellow, S4: western mixed, § 2 Mareh. S64: April, 58: Oats quiet and wichanged. at nd tir, 6& May unchanged, isions dull and ane B 2.659, Shipments—wheat, | NE KL Jannary 24.—Stocks jower. | Mone Gold. 101 hange, Jong. 4816: iis stead NEW YORK. car slighty 1g cents better, © | | basers taver. W | fin. i} LONDON. Jonnary 95 ‘for both me ihe | past few d s the thermometer has kept be. | low the freez1 it, aud there ix every in dication at present that the harvest will be plew Tn the a borhood of this city the | Workinen are now acti and storing: and hess isn ery form slowly. 4 ely en, d iu Schodack, Stuyvessant and | Cocymans the machinery iS not vet movi though the as firm. With a thickness of | about five inches. Van Steenbu . 1s) © harvesting Rineinch creck Runicker bocke TUNS #S SuON as the jee rea Six inches. tween kin den there is a thick Hud ly to start its "sa thickness of Athens, opposi T Company is inches. On the Ese at Sauge there is i five or six inches of ice. Below | Kingston far as the Esopus meadows the ice is firm, and the prospects ling the houses filled. At Staaisburgh, Hyde Park and Poughkeepsie the ice is fast and nd the recent cold snap has handene ‘aries in thickness from two to inches.—| Albany Journal, th. THE LOUISIANA RETURNING B members of the Louisiana re have petitioned for the removal fair for get ix ARD.—The urning be of the against them to the United States Ctre Court frem the Superior Criminal Court, where they are now pending, the venire name of no! application hich ¢ aius Ub ored man. Th would be argued. ye Single as filed The New York much of the paper « Bap Par intimates t Re. na Post This implies an intention to go to | er mar uring firms that was q ntinople and Gailipoli, since Turkey's | Philadelphia was hot genuine. Tisestimated trating there. stot | that between two and three hundred thou ably | sand dollars of this paper had been disposed pressure on Turkey and Eng- | of in New York and New England pt tie terms offered, aud ‘consent te such ace British Naval and Army Supplies. Lonpox, Jan. 24, 5 p.m.—sir cote has just notified the House of Co ous that he willon Monday move for the Lupple- supplies for the naval and military MEXICAN RAIDERS AT IT AGAE Pursuit of Indian Murderers. NEw York. aw Lieut. of the ans who nit of the Inc stole stock and murdered three men in Mason and McCulloch counties. The Indians are heading toward the Peeos river. The detach- iment is well prepared. and tiifre is every in- dication that the raiders will be overtakeii. Lieut. Gibson's Leg. 4 tial dispatch from Mualde to the £. press says that the right leg of Lieut. Gibson, Who was injured by the stage upsetting, has been amputated. headquarters ling is freely indulged in county, and that dung the ur herds of cattle have been nde. near Carijo, nd t month en shows that thi the r i having and has to proceed nd if they find of the Se nce to the scene of the raids, 1 flesh trails to obey the o 'y of War, and follow the thieves to the other | 8 Mm the Kio Grande. The polic will be pursued in regard to these raiders will be the same as that which has distinguished Shafter amd Bullis. THE More New York Houses Go . Down. New York, Jan, 24.—Dovale & Co. No. 2 uth street. one of the oldest houses in the South Amer i assignment y 8, $150. Adam Carr, manufacturer of iron pipes, Cortlandt street, has failed : liabilities, $4,000. —— iceman Killed by a Burglar. TNNATI, Jan. 24.—A gang of four bur- gh were detected while at work in a house on Dayton street. at 5 o'clock this morning, by a man going to market, and who called for the police and Was joined by a private watchman nd subsequently by Officer Kunkel. of the patrol. The burglars were armed with ‘evolvers, and opened fire upon the s they retreated up Dayton street. K kel was shot, and digd almost justantly. The murderers € d. She Killed her Seducer. Crxcinyatt, O10, Jan. 24.—William Miller, & young man residing at Newell's rau, Wash gton county, Ohio, died night betore last from a wound inflicted by Miss Elizabeth Tay- Jor, whom he had seduced. He had renounced her, and notified the overseers of the poor to ta ike ar $0 Oe inirseary This coming to her rs greatly incensed her, and, procuriag an axe, she repaired to his room, where he was sleeping, and literaily eut his head open ——— The ‘ado Giant of Eastern M: ufacta New York, Jan. 24.—The Tribu publishes the true history of the “Colorado petrified im: exhibited recently in this It was made at Elkland, a little moun- in town in northern Pennsylvania, near the ew York state line, George Hull, the maker of the Cardiff Giant. P. T- Barnum be- came interested in the scheme, and supplied foi mg ney The Sry Lay taken S olorado, there, and finally dug up, in accordance With « carefully arranged plan. secede nen fea The San Francisco Workingmen Or- » today wess. made an | THE AMERICAN will give a_recepti GEOGRAPHICAL Soctery to Lord Dutierin on Thursday, the SISU inst., at Chickering hall, | New York. The plan of Captain Howgate for the North Pole will be discussed ab | the meeting of the | wate, Dr. Hayes, Ba ylor and William Cullen Bryant.” s y's great work of ex ploration will also be one of the subjects for consideration. cHIGH VALLEY OF: called for yesterday in Philade Sinany of them were at Asa Pack- ers golden wedding at Mauch Chunk, the at- tendance was smail, and it was decided to ad- journ until Friday.’ It seems to be the gene- ‘alopinion among operators that the priees will be put upon a level with the Schuylkill figures. Virarsta Repepiators Drees Virginia legislature yesterday electe auditor, ter of the land offi public officials, i the a composed mainly of th of the legis! , a crushing that body Preu. Twig N. J. vesterday, a TRD.—The aying element nisidercd ead justers in rings at Atlantic City, ) «i driited to sea, having on rd aboy only. Noone could go to his as nee at the the wind Was terrific. atest report states that the seh vr Was ten miles from shore and headed wp the beac and that a crew was about to start to attemp to overtake her. IN THE MASSACHUSETTS house of repre: lalives yesterday a resolution was introduced approving the course of the Massachusetts Senators © rnding the honor of the state t the attack of the Senator from Maine { national Senate.” | AN On1o Harry THovenr.— to think it, McClellan was ones an Ohio man. His | cha the White K tens al (Cincinnati Enqui _A SUSPENDED CASHIER. — The National te bank of Newark, N. J., has suspended its cashier, Isaac Gaston, pending an exami. nation of his accounts. It was discovered that he had been carrying a large amount of checks and sight drafts for a lirm who are «aid to have conspired with him to take their Paper and credit them on the books. | DYING aT THE CLOSE oF A | Jacob Brown, an old man 7: | resident of Martinsville, N. | Vice at the Methodist chureh in that place last Sunday ng. After the sermon Mr. Brown | Was requested to lead in prayer. He made ai | earnest prayer. and as he uttered the word ‘Amen! he fell dead of heart disease. | THE MEMORIAL SERVICES of Samuel Bowles, | held in the church of the Unity yesterday afternoon, were largely attend Kemarks | were made by - Hawley, Rev. Francis Tifiany Newton, and Charies Francis Adams, ir. Letters were read from Charles Francis Adams, Senator Dawes, Carl Schurz, and Gov, Hubbara. Prevost Parapo.’s DavcnTer took the veil when her father shot himself. Now the | Suicide of her only brother has so affected her that it is feared she will die. New Bisnor or RichMoxp.—A letier re- Prayer — 3 years of aze, a J. attended ser- erived by a genUeman of this city y from a priest in Rome says that, alt the fact has not been oMcially promul; tts rtain Mgr.Chatard has been chosen op of Richmand. . PINCHING PoveERTY is Dot confined to the deuse population of great chiles,” From - lass count 1: Georgia, comes a story of a - owed and indigent mother drowning her _— because she was not to them. DEATH OF 4 Grrsry QUEEN, Mrs. a the Queen by all the tribes in the Stanley, whom the papers style the Gypsies, her “in the United Canada, died in. Vicksburg, Miss.. a few . Hier remains have bef take to Dayton her “family” owns