Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1878, Page 1

‘THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, corner 11th street, The Evening Star Newspaper Company, &. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. ne EVENING STAR is served to subseribers In | carriers, on their own aecount, at 10 pg de ig ir 44 cents per month. Copies at We counter, 2 centseach. By mail—postage pre- paid—60 cents a month: ove year, $6, ‘THE WEEKLY STAR—published on Friday—$2 a postage prepaid, 10 copies for $15; 20 copies ‘4a A) mail subscriptions must be paid in ad- vente: uo paper seut longer than s0 paid for, #@ Hates of advertising made known on applica- wor. Che - SI—-N?. 7,745. WASHINGTON, D. C., 8! TWO CENTS. COLD WEATHER. HEAVY AXp EINE ULSTERS, From $10 up. From $8 np. WOOLEN asp CLOTH GLOVES, From 50 cents FUR-TOP KID-1.INED GLOVES, SCARLET axp WHITE WOOL UNDERWEAR. HEAVY MERINO UNDERWEAR, From $1up. HOMESPUN ALE-WoOL WAEM OVERCOA’ rs For $10, WOOLEN ANp MERINO NALF HOS WOOL anp SILK MUFFLERS, PRICES ARE NOW AT THE LOWE, GEO. C. HENNING, tar23- 410 Seventh street n.w. queens OUT SALES oF BALL AND WINTER CLOTHING. IMMENSE REDUCTION, Preparatory to Taking Stock I Offer the Following Special Bargains: OVERCOATS. Ermine Fur Beave selling now, elling now, sold for ‘sold for sold for 8: selling now, for 6: selling nuw, DRESS AND BUSINESS SUITS. English Worst sold for $25; selling no’ French V Luisoll for 22; selling not English Stripe do. elling bow, e Mats d D. B. DRESS COATS AND VESTS. h Worsted... ¥, $18 ‘ 16 | PANTALOONS. Koglish Stripe. Marris Cassie + Selting now, 5.00 lobe Mills « 2 selling now, 4.50 FWwalk «lL selling now, 4.00 selling now, on Plaid, 3.00! selling now: proportion: S. ns? Dress and Busine: ys" Overcoats, Dress Chisdren's Cape Uvercoat Children’s Dress aud A. STRAUS, 1011 Pennsylvania avenue, str » 10thand 11th street. BOOKS AND STATIO NERY = BOOKS OF THE PEKIOD. Money; Francis A. Walker Suplee’s Fren Almanach de Gotha, 1 ‘The Mechani ‘3 ug andof the Con- Machines, vol. 2: Weistack Joseph Le Conte. . Bomanees of the East ( Nouvelles Asiatiques), from the Frer : The Last Years of Daniel Web tis; Be. The Woif at the Door: No $1. Canon Farrar’s Sermon on Eternal P went: 25c. ‘The Sareasm of Destiny: $1.50. ¥ Musgrave: Mrs. Oliph: BSc, Gorsit Smith, a Biography: O. B. Fi gy: Dr. Chai ‘Wureh Almanaes: 25¢. ad Wall Pockets at 20 per cent. ef our popular prices. SULOMONS & CHAPMAN, jani8-tr 911 Pennsylvania ave. EW BooKS N*®* Sr RECEIVED at WM. BALLANTYNE’S, 428 7th street AU Around a Palet yh. W One Happy Winte: Real Boys and Girls; ‘The Story of Creatioi Life of Rev. Edwin The Cedars: More of € ny Mears. hild Lite; by Ellis Gray. ‘The Conversion of Children: by E. P. Hammond, ag6-cr PIANOS AND ORGANS. ECKER Bros, UPRIGHT P tm tone, In appenra: Also, the BURD! yer 407 10m JRAND, 8 sare th din durability RG ANS. KUHN, ‘Sole Agent, 1.W., Hear Penna, ave, selling now, $18 1d i monet 00 oo 2.00; selling now, 1.50 ‘0 the following Goods, :40c. A Jewel of a Gite ‘bing= ries Letourneau; KE RRANICH A STIEFF PIANOS, same as ‘any, others, reretyed the highest, Centenn! ‘as Well as the stron Bamerous musical celebrities, BRO., Agents, 723 7th st.n.w. FPALLET DAVis & Co, PIANOS. UPRIGHT PIANOS A SPECIALTY. ‘The only Upright Piano in existence entirely sat- Astactory fo the musician. Special hon were awarded t) this Piano over one f Trey \ LJ teat U. B.C. Exposition. eyles for the Holidays. mela wena S11 NiXTH STRERT H.W. Pianos sold on iments, Pianos Tuned aud Kepatred. 44-tuths pb a oe eee ce for forty years, and have received the’ manufactories constantly on hand. Shoninge: 8, Pianos and O1 anol, roneed celebrated. and exchan; Particular attention paid id Bepairing Pianos, C. REICH- ry H's Plavo Wareroving, 435° 11ih street. a ENBAC: few doors above Penna. av. octla-tr ‘TEAM GRIST MILL. ALL KINDS OF FEED GROUND TO OKDER. Constantly on hand and for sale Corn Meal for | familly and feed purposes, and every description of Mil Feed. MILTON W. JOHNSON, 27-3u 12 and F sts. 5.00. s ‘VALENTINES. in ISE DEAKY for 1678. BE We have }.1st received au tom's Digest of Trademarks: Bigele eurt of Clas Vol. 12: Hughes’ U. 3. ys a ee pe Booksellers and Stationers, 10-0 ™ 475 Penna. aves REST PATTEMNS. all the new fast recerved ty We PL W ITE & 00,, on: | er aind Seationers, ee recwet ae. |. KNABE & CO." WORLD-RENOWN. +s Mi DUM BOOK, **Where Is It2"* UTOGVALH ALBUMS. all sizes and bindings, Ww jot of the aboxe of the latest designs. An Inspection is solicited from all. New Law and Miscellaneous Books: Codding- on Fraud; iret Court Reports, 2 vois.; Sostah Allyn's Wife as a P. A, and P. I.. 6: Samantha at the Centennial, $2.50: Money aud its Lows, by Heury V- Poor $3. For nale by W. H. € 0. Sold for 202 selling now, 15 | svld for 17; selling now, 13 i ; Selling now, $6.00 | D BACH, AND THE | ? reoms for the ‘ise 01 EL. WILD & | aly-tr ART NOTES. FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, As the readers of THE STAR already kuow, the reception of the Washington Art Club on Tuesday evening was pronounced a , as wellin the display of pictu: as in the larg: THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip, ‘T RecErpts To-pAy, sastoms, $427.1 The inclement weather of ys noon did not entirely put an end to the visit- | ing, but prevented the Friday receptions from | being as crowded as usual. at home to visitors, as were \ Misses Kilbourn, on F and G stree! ially receive on F) Powel), of th terday after. | NATE was no: Mme. Outrey was sch saa ar, | K. occupied the chair. took the floor, business whatever | Mayham, of New Yc Mr. Durham fir tnorruw Morning 3 hours for service. USUAL SABBATH SERVIC PRESBYTER 'H will be omitted Ty-morrow Mornin; AN INFERENCE Washington and the wife f Dayton, O., at Halstead is at th vether, and 10k ‘veform” movement. the city and some who are abseut were re} sented by one or more piety the exception of s teristic examples of Dusseldorf, and by M ys “at home ton Cumming and mes, are making a visit to Washington and tention from their agne has been making call e excelient and THE NATIONAL, mittee on publi The House eon- “ES and grounds has agreed to report favorably a bill for the con- fire-proof building on the be used as a nati seum, appropriating therefor Tne HoT Sprincs (ARKANSAS) RAlLROAD of changing the rowe on in business, by bringing about a con was a purely ld in contradistinetion from whieh pi Were purpose eceived abundant proof o} rienced a: meeting them a » the late loa: ures by mem! of the silver d LI of which he was ontended that the demonetiza violation of th: the work ot ists first named our already more or les: M entertain members of the diplomatic corps and ladies at dinner, and Mrs. Gore Jones will entertain guest: _ General and Mrs. B tions for Thursday, January 3st, frem 4 to 6 tion of the silver d constitution, and tion of the United ks for the privileg igmally proposed, and f is to Say, none of his ¥ RUSSELL, of Pits: sine and 7:30 Sunday Schoo! at But if is to be hoped this is not to t airly caught the this treatment of nd truthful as te d through without the k p.m., in Chapel Y. M. P| Hot Springs Commissioners, Messi Mrs. Moran, the wife of the artist, was com | pelled to retuin to Newark Mr. Waller h: er House, the sw being the currency lion, holding that the recent legislation de- a ducing the value JOSTS AND SKEPTICS, — y. Dr. Davin WILSON, Methintist Commissioner of the Land sion of his views on the subje and sentiment will give it if he is ve to his invited guest The Literary at Mr. Nordhofi’s r y 7 i ty given by Mrs. Randall Gibson last evening to unmarried ladies aud ge was in every way eni | Mrs. Wilson, w eed that it will give mber of the Club and now a Shington, the wo: as little known hei i: ined to be a fav HCY Was in the DISTRICT COMMISSIONER BRYAN is in receipt ion from Ss. D. Ward. esq., of | resident of W drews is nearl of a communi Chicago, receiver for the insolvent savi y, enclosing a e: iorwarded to Con v, “toremit tax will meet this evening itn AND ASTS. New Books. n, ¢.—Preaching © i, The Woman In Battle Adventrves and Trave E aneta Velazquez, as Lieut. Henry T, Buford, Confeder J. Worthington. Narrative of th banks of that c arrati ing the second is Divine Book se on the question, “118 ace of honor Gi aamuel M. Wilsi spending a few vings banks, Preaching To-morrow (Saud: HARKISON, DLD. for drawing trom life rly tobe seen in ¢ Campbell, sister of Mrs. G Babeock. arrived from Chica THE AGRICULTURAL CONGRESS.— A con- ates from the sta’ tural societies of the country is to b Washington on the third Tuesday of Febr A comunittee of reception has been appo consisting of Gen. W.C Thos. B. Br the Departni THECHICAGO Wuisky Rr of the Treasury, in conve: ement of the eivil members of the Chicago w mond: Dustin, Gilm volume Madame Velazque n, Sie fought in the cont ected as a Spy various Ways Show upled With man’s as career during the D piain House of Represen o this mornin: vention of dele tells how. dis reference to hing else in the exhibition. even a mention of the contributions of the | s. We eit only. sa il before, that th the highest. a id well Worthy the ‘AS the elub roe uvge) for the bal S>_ REFORMED EPISC( Went on itecount of Ri wvernor’s health. THE MATTE: passed the Senate yester the bonds of the authorized to be issued und: ress cited in the pr D5 cipal and interest, at the option of the go’ ment of the United States, in sil ge of the United ch of standare SILVER Reson Le Due, Comins: > 7 last Sunday ) To-morrow at 11a : ian Evel 1 MeCauiey’s Hall. Pe s. aud no One at all in rt should fail t — Why is it that so few— fnglish paintings are brou tes containing Memory Gems for Noithend, A.M. nromptly prosecuted n released from erimin nt to be let oft from civil to Which Mr. Sheri THE SILVER yment of said loans, princi ation of publi chts of the public p and interest. is not inv in derogation of ri * Ttisexpeeted th nt to the House on Monds te to pass it under asia 1 nade such a GRAND LODG SUNDAY AFT the funeral of !avorable impre one would) suppose they take advantage of the excel to gather at} . ped in the United sttes Boys’ Coleg AND ANTI-RESUMPTION Buckner, of M iiman of the silver and anti-resumption or- ganization, effected among the members of the House, has selected the following nding committees provided tor by effort Will ben sion of the rut Popular Astronon L.L.D., Professor New York: Harper Bi Of this Work is to } public With a condensed v U.S. Naval Observatory The main obj y ir ButJup to this time, no puomade to that tists themselves. or by art stores ot Philadelphia, and other crt Sof Freneh, ¢ | Belgian and Spanish em to find ready s: sendorsement of Mr. J. Q. Smith as ient Commission dle public a few ¢ pondence betw Oriental, No. f the hisiory either by th Ise in their Liens passed which was m Oliver of Lowa nd philosophy hed in suc E COMMITTEE, . ‘Phe officers and me RW, GRAND EN Wing Subordinate wna of Indiana, pheral Sherman ast work of this kind when there is personal inte ihat the word Smith in the manag au from the report of tie be the bureau. recommendition is intend n impeachment of the board's un in his reply disclai tothe internal worki Boone of Kentite p: of Ohio. Townsend of Lilie neis, and Haskell of Kan “would apply nent of the Mdian bu. | aninterest felt in as Al subjects. by those | pursuits debar t «Lto meet at ‘the | bit of water tities of the study funeral of Past GAINST LATE GOVERS unbus Alexander has trans- ker of the House charges veweomb has re Fi HE COMM11 FICTALS.—Mr, z mitted to the Sp against the | sht the book and, par erectionce, the representative in this of English deeoratiy suppose that here at leas! paren to se aud industriat of King He duties in reference House of Represent olution adopt sisted the military und bring into the ager ies the will In. cers and mem al to “institu deem proper ‘apo: by Miss Thac 1 Maidens Fair: lings aS he ma tinder the eviden sums of money due the Distr been obtained illegally or GOLOID DoOLLan. ve of the propos goloid dollar, of whi giaphie represent Perhaps the most 7 two last mum) Hour Series. niel, The Beloved y, by its absenc So is adittie hard to under: sw of the close business relations sympathies whieh have nthe two countri Ti 1 suguests it the Rey. Wm rs of HARMONY sre the comin te Distrirt gove tates Uaut the report of ed by Taft, tra , Was filled With ‘ Sand that both of the parties mun guilty of an off CONFIRM ATIONS.—The session yesterday confirmed the nominations of Wm. W. Galt, of Va. muster in the navy agent tor the Ind kota. and a number including J. P. Loge at Cincinnati. existed betwe Itcontains gold mon J vale gold and . At isa teraar plden color, vii ing silver; fori : by Miss M. E fa purple ¢ ver or gold, 3 2 WILKISON, Nobi PAALLAN. Be Sec ethat they hav Adams we haye:— broad. Bit this hardly 'y Solution of the puzzie.w | Capos? by Miss 1 | nd Maidens F dames Rice, publish * by Walter Besant and dl by the Harpe AnOpen Verdi ENCAMPMEN: $100,M)txH) of it in one Tts Value as coin is equal to gold. and ten-cent pie consider thi inmost liberal buyer also, the universali and well-known de ulation and in the worid ity of art and the natura sis Lo enjoy rep. trouage outside of their owa just issued by the Harpers. ——re. ____. THE INDIAN Bi The House military committee have under assistant pay- esses of coin nted by William Hl, of Philadelphia. |i ron coinage of Cc Alexander H. Stephens is chai the specimen coined. TRANSFER OF MS it Sisseion f postmasters, +0. 0. B.—There will the Mixed Choir THIS EVE: ul Kraze,” asthe fancy for bureau to the War department. CHANCES OF PASsiN: A Two-rHtre vote on the adoption of the Matthews fairly invaded Washingto be regarded a but the disease By ofder of the Pr H ANNIVERSARY of tie > CHRISTIAN ASSOCTATION y Morning at the ON RAILROADS are partially willing to surrender the uto the War department without trans gave the Union Pa day on the suby pe conclusion one: w from the result of the sa will be held Si vian Chureh (1 fiends of the nected with thi nVited to be prese: UNION ME. CHURCH. 20:h Great Lecture. i quite large, an 5 tive to the refunding of the company alte free, ang Ine to the government. ‘arr, of the Kansas Paciti hington Ter conduct of India : hed, there is an as 1 two-thirds in its favor in the Senate is Seems not unlikely. vote, Which was were as ‘noth ces where “they apt to be the case at an pre faney and the ex rs strictly under and to have the Secret Telegrams to The Star, THE EUROPEAN CR Is. England and Austria. —_-+—___ British Fleet in the Dardanelles, MORE MORMON MARRIAGES. PENNSYLVANIA LABOR RIOTS. Tr EUROPEAN SITUATION. England's Ditemu: ONDON. Jan. di—The k the foreign office f Ss said to be not as ginult the week. Me is trai business of his department ai his private dence. “Tt is believed: that, bis. resiguay Which was tendered in cor | rs to the fleet to proceed velles, has since been withdeawn. Tt thought that the gevernr will mot deen it necessary to ask fe estimate, and that a stite on Monday will 3 in, in th eof the Russian conditions, it will by the liberals by all the means in 1 been heal power Attitude of Austr Trustworthy advices from V that A Iso had begun to look fe thing angtble than the ances of Russia's good t rt obtain at the int rrno detriment. The re Said tohave shown a ecarnesi desire than ever on the part of to maintain the good waderstanding hitherto prevailing, and it is believed that the present exchang 1 views will O a Salis. Germany. wcording 10 a special to the Tiives, has « ussia afresh that 1S Must be Submitted tothe powers for their approval Note—The reported retrocession ol Bessa the German act Austrian rier ations in th Which led to the inistey are inv 1 colnpromise relative fo certain customs ty drawn up by Prince Auersperg hin Was rejeeted by the el ot Though the erisis does not extend to het common to Austria and Hungary, of Which Count Andrassy is prime minis ived that indirectly it will aff policy.of the governinent, inast ided betw and diflerences of ad Pesth. which had t to lie dormant, and run a great revived Auersperg treHun uflairs, tween Vienna lowe bein glish Fleet is Coming.” Lonpoy, Jan The Daily Telegray issued a sp nH containing the owing °GALLIPOL, Jan. 25.3.0 pom—Tis i heavy salute at the Dardanelle fleet is coming ATER.—Admiral Hornby to tothe mouth of the Dardan ph station, he mand. He did therefore. forts, but returned to Besika bay The Sinews of W Lospos. The in its af. ternoon edition, says will be issued today, showing the the six millions of pounds (the not sed) Wil probable be appli Inillions are apporiioned tot millions to the navy, and ony th KILLING HIS SISTER'S BETRA Acquitted by (he Jary and Married. Avner. NY. Jan. 25.—The trial of Ed relies, mond Jo Hoppins for the murder of Philip Prouc UMerling Valley.on Friday of duly ri on Mond cone x ina ve quitta r uce ater wuutry. Dut att ture into the store where Hop- pins vyed Giunted him with the r H 1 ve lived through it, havem't you Hoppins seized ab: Proudtit over the i the efleetsof the blow on ull bat and sur tier dying from > followin | Intense interest has prevailed th (| trial. the court. ho | wed from day to day ince With the public expectation. were out bety three and four hours. hin half an hour after his acqu - pins was married to Miss Amy ©. Turn Whom he was to have been married in Octo ber last. The jury were present as wit The officiating clergyman came trom 8) to perform the ceremony. in 2 the verdict. Dr. Hugh Proudti Phillip, aud who attended him alter th Diow, and Was a Witness at th ul, died here suddenly thi morning, the diseas” from which | he suffered being aggravate “Lis chonghi, by anxiety lest_he might be charged with mal practice in the ietion of that kind, whe tement of competition take the | judgment and intrinsic small things went very high more important objects went very cheap: but on the whole, the pri as such things go now a days. — Mrs. Thompson, the donor to the nation of shows that the silver men have for the bill to begin wit added to this the four Senato would have voted for the resol Mr. Paddock, against the resolution, in doing’ so he was willing to vote for the ‘most liberal coinage, but considered the it placed the a ill vote for th esthe silver men 48 assu ndoln, Who also v¢ i tion. said nis vote did not should vote on thé silver bill. Will vote for it, which make: labarger made th ary statement p The Aziees, Red Then there is to be ment. He made a prel fatory to the objections Road to fav and after a review of the Pacific Railroad Wrecks on the Pacific ¢ vk King Phill , have reached th A_ number of the crew rema } hip Western Shore. which drift , Some of the nd some of the A ROTA: COMML held at Masonic ashore to-d.cs land ina small Tempie on 8) mi, toattend the flies Every member is Union Paerfi protested) against legi ning into words and plution prema- rt before the silver bill, which | gainst the exercise which belong A definition of the tert ings” Recording to the company given. Congress cannot impair the obli ee The principal point of ip, (0 the powe tS reserved in the mendment, coun- | nade in good faith and | 1¢ rights of the company. hellabarger said that the courts would ultimately revise the action of Congress, but the interference of Congress as proposed in Dorsey's bill would injure the r the courts afterward reversed the veral steamtugs attempted to | essel_ from her perilous situation, Capt. Blinn, the com » Was Killed by struck him oi emancipation prociamation, is the widow of | ‘Thompson, formerly. mense collection of pictures was New York shortly afte 3. BOND, M.D., {the Western Sho i | the parting of a hawser, which The bark’ Don N iN a more favorable position. lh: | toWed off and bronght into the har ing. The K 50; uninsure FOUNDRY M r his death, a few tion of contr: argument w It is claimed 49 almost sure Kellogg, who didi't vote the rebound. ‘as in relatioi eccentric, particularly in FOURTH LECTURE IN THE €0URSE, TUESDAY EVEN vis claimed. for silver, S absent wupaired, would have voted a This makes 51 vot 1 full Senate. 1 votes is more nd eyen if he U Ingails. who | ac 5 son we have xplained, he prohibited frou DR. WARREN, Philadelphia, Pa, rot FORCES IN A SUNDEAM. Admission 25 cents, THR OF FIC Whe been present. with due regard to th omy. one short of two-thirds in M ever being exhibited Thompson, who inherited hot the whole of his large estate, s for her charitab bility to put all her kind intentions r sold in Boston —_——__ Fire at Towsontown. Md. is of the Senate, returns the silve -| Marrying Day ERS AND MEMBERS of 2. DAUGH- y decided that E 7 members who Will vote for the pending silver bill TERS OF LIBERTY, their Hall on MONDAY NI ington seems to have been dari the week quite a gathering point for from other places. Among those who were ED.—Messrs. J. W. Mar and D. W. Rhode: y the Postmaster ASURY now holds $316. S. bonds to secure National Bank ¢ 325,648,000 in bonds to si *. S. bonds deposited nding to-day, $1¥s0% culation, Withdrawn week ending to- unk cireulation it 3 committee appointed to open and examine bi the Post Ofice depart five months from Febru ecure publie deposits. or cireulation for week donds held fo ——__ k Rank Statement. ment with stat Iptors, and Mess ; E i is needless to that they are ail delighted with Washing- S$ in many respects better idence for artists than In short they seem t the opinion that, with prope: il school of art and design on the supplemented by the ex- uiluences of the Corco- 'Y, iL would soon become, asit should be, the art centre of the country. A iresh supply received and for sale hy S$. THOMPSON, ton, and regard it al tenders, i & Son (on 4 items) and William H. Demp. obtained contr: Adams and Whi me on a large number of item: to make the award of J. Bradley NAVAL ORDER: ining ship ew York : Midshipm: the Tuscarora, and ordered to eal schoolship Jani tS AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House nators Allison, Morgan Representatives May- | ham, Cabell, Mackey, Thompson, Hart, Me- Cook, Rainey, Kidder, Durham,’ Baker and Keifer, and” ex-Gov. Y quirements. but the cominittee decide to the lowest bidder on the greatest number : J. Bradley Adams. ‘The r as awarded the con- tracts in conformity with this report. TuE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT —A sub-committee from the House com- igate the Interior department rz and has been Two Been dreis Sentenced. ‘S URS i FRIDAYS and SATURDAYS ai 1 of other items, ¥ PITTSFIELD, —In the superior court this mor Howard, a negro ed to Imprisonment for life Dg an outrageous assault on Mrs. Y, at Otis. The court also sentenced John Gilbert (colored) to fifteen years’ im- nment for assaulting a white girl 15 years adinitting to each four weeks are now ‘sale at Ballastyne's bookstore, 423 ‘ach, including a reserved seat, reinbersbip tickets of the ¥. MM. arse willadmit loa reserved seat . To all others on the f 50 ceuts will be charge: Aniy ar they’. All other meetings except th aud FRIDAY EV H Sons desiring to avoi | commended to patronize the pay evenings. }21-6r IRATION STOC TUESDAY EVENING for which is sent us by J. W. Bouton, the well . | known New York importer of books,—pre to be more valuable_and attractive this year Cnusual prominence this morning were + and McDonald, than ever before. be given to contemporary art, me of the lea ¢ sare promised. Although the Portfolio ineharacier, and rather ted for artists than the general , its editor, is recog- aited on Secretary Sel dine Bagi | informed that the department will render the conunittee all the assistance in its power in ig free access to books, ——__ Prices of Coal. —Al a meeting of of Ohio, and Putting U; PHILADELPHIA, Jan. the conference committees of the Lehigh and Schuylkill coal exchanges, held in this city to- day, the following city prices for Lehigh and Ch ill coal were a; is somewhat tec the way of furnishin: SECRETARY SHERMAN will give a dinner 1 committees of the two Houses of Congress and the leading officers of the Treasury department on next Monday the rush and Lr. Hamertoi it nized a8 so competent an author: u i oe of everything party to the fi THE Ri0 GRANDE BoRDER INVESTIGATIO: The House committee on foreign att: terday examined witnesses in referen: border troubles. One of the witnesses was Mr. J. G. Tucker, of Brownsville, a forage contractor with the government. nerally in corroboration of that ken in reference to the lawless on the Texas border and the prevalence of raids from Mexico. John S, Ford, also of Brownsville, a state senator of and who had been already before the ‘tee on the 2Ist inst. was reealled and further examined in reference to the same ail lot of Washingt STOCK ts wanted, for LEWIS sOnN. vor haif yearly nd the reduction in price a liberal price will be paid. dt from $12 to $10 per year will tend to still farther popularize it. — The trustees of the Corcoran Art Gallery have recently purchased for’ that institution Bierstadt’s large painting of “ Mount Coreo- for some time past in the south-east room. The price paid is not stated, but it is believed to be somewhere in the neighborhood of ten thousand dollars. —A lending library of handbooks on sub- Jects of decorative art has been established in New York for the use of contributors ahd other persons who, living out of that city, can- not have acecess to the city libraries. These books will be sent by mail, and the terms of ‘ing are one cent a day for use, and the prepayment of return posta; _ Applications should the chairman of the library eommittee, 4 east 20th street, New York. NAVAL NEw y department has received dispatches from Rear Admiral Wi commanding European station, He arrived there hip Trenton. ‘The Alliance was in Failure of Coal Dealers. Jan. 26.—R. & J. Watson, coal have filed their y have considerable John's parish. dealers of thi in bankruptcy hi _ erty in New ‘Orleans and St. Their liabilities are 200,000, and the assets nearly the same amount. Death of aN: NEw YorK, Jan. 26. master of the U.S. Navy, | Linsly, died on Thursday night. SENTENCED.—Thomas C. Owens, purser of and Alvin Graff, dock ‘ational line of steam condition of affa Atter first deposit al wards received. 8, and Burglar proot V wint from five cents Deposit Boxes for rent in Eire Wit, at $10, $15, $25 and $90 a ‘The largest and “most convenient buxes the previous da days from Villefranche. harbor at Sm ran,” which has hun; Linsly, jr., pay: Was supposed to | and son of D; be at Alexandria. On the 2d of January, the Apanied by bis staff and v. nsul, visited the governor of the aL) t, and Were received with the usual The Trenton intended remaining Sehley reports the arrival of the Es nando Po, on 24th of November, si Cape Palinas. were good With the e: intermittent fever. °*-” below the Washington navy or last night, but got stuck fast in the mud. T was expected that she would get off and reach the yard this afternoon. sailed this mernin; “The department information of the death of Linsly, jr., at New York, on Thursday even- from’ hemorrhage of the stomach. He «ito the training ship Minnesota, . Paymaster A. J. been ordered to the Minnesota to fill his place. UNRIVALLED AN QUALTY AND Pricg. THE House COMMITTEE ON THE DisTRIcT OF COLUMBIA Was in session all day discuss- | ing the propriety of incorporating additional gas companies in Wi sion was reached on a before them, Rand Gas Com} Champagne Wines of MOET & CHANDO’ MOET & CHANDO Established 1843. RENAULD, FRANCOIS & C¢ Sole Agents for CARD. ‘o all who are suffering from the errors and indis- cretions of youth, nervous weakness, early deca} Joss of mauhood, €c., I will seud a receipt that wi cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy wasdiscovered by a missionary in South America. Sen d a self-aldressed engelo Station D, Bi the steamship England. superintendent of the N; ers, who were convicted of silk sm: Were each sentenced States Court at Brooklyn, tary for two years and to KILLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EScare.— while under arrest for in North Alabama, attempted Was shot and killed by Davis ‘The latter then fled. MeCarley leaves a wife aud children in destitute circum Commodore ‘on, but no conclu- ny of those propositions | which are, to incorporate the any, the Citizens’ Gas Com- ‘ood Dill, which allows any ly to manufacture gas and lay mains upon giving bonds that the streets shall be placed in the same condition as they were be- tore being torp up to lay i NATOR BE@K AND JOHN YouNG Brown, of Kentucky, were in close and animated eon- one of the seats in the rear of the democratic side of the House. Senator heet of paper, and sub- who made several corree- Senator Beck was esterday, in the N. Smdcg iten- fe aduresse novl-eoly Graham McCarle; DECISION IN A LiBEL Surt.—Judge Miller, of the Maryland court of appeals, ed esterday, an elaborate opinion the Baltimore American itor bel.’ Chiet Judge Bartok and} al., for 5 udge and Jud; Bowie, nue , and Robi to escape, an “The Powhati to the Rev, JOSEPH has received ymaster Jared sultation to-day THROUGH THE Faure of Howard Snelling & Co., prominent retail coal dealers of Boston ad Coal and Iron compan: A number of coal men os are also creditors of the bankrupt son concurred. suit against the American for him when on trial ray, of Baltimore, for ie Street. In relation to rapaper. may Publish without being , the court decided that there are (1) some communications which on are absolutely priv: which, wy nds of vilege is Eiveh, oF though defama- Fo> HOT SODA, COFFEE, TEA 45D CHOCOLATE, x MILBUEN'S, 1489 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, COLD 8ODA AND MINERAL Granght during the winte Sa SAMUEL 6G. eck wrote on a half-sh mitted it to Brown, wl tions and _interlineations. ked what they had been draw! which he replied with surprise: It is believed that some resolition ured by which Brown will have before an investigating com- , to deny the very serious ¥. Sun coneern- is xetion as a member of the House when the electoral count was pending. Meesks. BRISTOW 4ND HALSTEAD called on Secretary Schurz to-day. ublishing evidence fore Justice M« indecent conduct on ths what a news] ‘vritchard has It 1s UNDERSTOOD that the appropriation committee will advise that Seeretary Schurz be enabled, by appropriations of Congress, to carry on_his operations for the protection of The amount of timber seized would, if sold, bring about prospect of recovering Severit! million dollars’ worth more. It ap- pears, then, that the country ean well afford the outlay necessary to bring this abour. Tue Mons aT Cnicaco, Thursday night, and no attempt ‘was msde to has been pre] mittee of the tions printed ii communications to those which tory coment of maleeaniit an ent the world at ree. Und SOTARY PUBLIC, Orrice—STaR BuILDING. momar aes tt side, ) and 408 Xi; Lit BOFFMAN SMITH. United States Umber, m GuILTY or Consrmacy.—In the United , and there isa States district court at Norfolk, Va., day, Henry Mille: to defraud the go Under this head are in- paper and other reports of the pro- here courts of justice, ete. eee coneetcing THE PENNSYLVANIA LABOR RIOTS | Action of the Legislature. | New York, . | special says: The house y passed a | | resolution for the appointment of a joint com mittee to investigate the cause and conse- quences of the labor riots last summer. The resolution requires the committee to inquire by what authority the treops were called ou and for what purpose, and confines the jnvesti- ation to counties Which did not susiain any ss. The primary object of the resolution is make the state responsible for the: loss of rly $9,000,000 incident to the riots, The commitice is to complete its work in twenty ‘ days. Inthe senate a bill was passed for the Yment of the military expenses of the riot | aniounting to about $544,000, independent | over $70,100 already paid the troops, _————$———— |; POLYGAMY STILL FLOURISHES. in Salt Lake New York. Jan. 26.—A Salt: Lak On Thursday morning the Endow in this city, Was opened to aceor date pers F mous Wi through, ove M pe Mother g diay will be Thursday wi uthorized by te ction jaw introduced in the polyga- mous legislature, now in session in Sait Lakes Was returned by minitiee and a substi. tute introdu tores the The whole matter is re; dd for the purpose ition by Congress, sou of Col. A: was drowned this afternoon while skating on a [ond in the rear of his father's residence. The mly Was recovered about 8 o'clock to-night. PROVIDENCE, R. 1, Jan. 25.—Two lads, each a mes H. Leary and Thomas hh the ice on Woonasqua- asdrowned. Cowan will pro! The Charter Oak Insurance Com- pany. Haxtrorn, Cony., Jan. 26.—In the Superior Court here to-day Judge Pardee postponed to February 23d the further hearing in wo the SPige pment of areveiver of the er Oak Life Insurance Company. This was done in accordance with the resolution of the ge eral assembly instructing the insirance com. missioner to request su: Postpoucment. Lonely Vey- The schooner nd Safe Arrival of the ager.” TLANTICCITY, N. J.,Jan. Twilight, which’ broke hei drifted to sea. on Wednesday last, came ashore last night on Brigantine beach, ten miles north of here. The boy, Adolphus Parker, who was the only person on board, is well. ‘The vessel Will bea total le The Markets. BALTIMORE, Jan 26.—Virginia sixes, deterred. 4: do. consolidated, 674; do. second series. $9:.; North Caroina sixes. old, 16: do, new. 8 bid today. Sugar quiet, #9 5. BALTIMORE. January 40.-Uotton dall—mid- dling, 20%s10%. ° Flour quiet, steady and une changed. “Wheat, southern quiet and 1a2 cents lower; western dull and lower—southern red, 1.30 “134 amber, 1.37a1.98: Pennsylvania red, 1,34a1.35; No. 2 western winter red, 1.33%; February. 1.34: March, 1.35% bid, south= ern stead) ud demand muterate; fairly active and shade easier —southern white, 4 do, Pelow, SSeb4i9: western gulxed. spot. "B6%6; Fey. bid. Oats quiet’ and™ stead —southerm, 85438; Western white, 37088: do. mixed. 35.86: Pemus syivania, Sasi iy steady and searce: Coffee dunt ob: 26,0005