Evening Star Newspaper, January 30, 1878, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except AT THE STAR BUILDING Pennsylvania Avenue. corner 1ith Feet, BY The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. bsertbers in THE NG STAR 18 served to sal Be ils on their own account, at 10 gents per week, or 44cents per month. Copies at We counter, 2 cents each. 'y mail—postage pre- paid 60 certs a mouth: one year, $8, THE WEEKLY STAR—published on Priday—$2 a . postage prepaid, copies for §15; 20 copies ‘BZ Al) mai! subscriptions must be pald in ad- wance; 20 paper sent longer than so paid for, Bw Hates of advertising made known on applice- Son. Che Vet. SIN’. 7,748. oening Star, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1878. TWO CENTS. ‘SPECIAL NOTICES. Yo REOYIDE T AS OCIA TION. Ana THU RSDAT: January 31. afe und cheap life Insu CHILDS. ng Seerat are invited Ww BLIC AU TION, on F it Brooker™: tien roens. ? and Pennsyivavia = Clocks. Jewelry, Spectarie ete for repairs and uncalled for | and 1377. ies Interested A. RK. LENDNER. 32 Penusy!vani: SOULS” CHURCH. ye EXERCISES POR THE WEEK. fay Evemi ion. by Rew. HV ‘ayer of ds ppen, Seeretary of i. Boston, Mas Bw alucte more, Rev. J by Kev £0 past hand of eon: alin ~ to the peeple, by |. Mas.: prayer, by Rev Fav oary 31. 1873. ref inant f streets. oot neral Christian ted. NS ARLINGTON FIRE | holders of INSURANCE CO e Distriet of Columbia, for the serve t the Company. 150 URDAY. February elese 3 a. 23-lawid Ds” BUPFALo LITHIA WATER, A fresh supply received and for sale by W. S. THOMPSON, | 15TH STREET. 28-tr Ko Hors ODA, WITH COFFEE, TEA AND CHOCOLATE, aT MILBURN'S, 1429 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, COLD SODA AND MINERAL WATER on @ranght curing the winter. dec4-tr K5> SAMUEL 6. yoUNG, NOTARY PUBLIC, | OFFICE-STAR BurLor oetl7-t! ass grocers keep peds and has merit. has therefore If Yo perior quality “Ss COMPRESSED YEAST sex ions are uot palmed off upon “The genuine Gaff, Fleischman & PRESSED YEAST bas on the wrapper ow mark. an! LUMBER. | prayer meeting in the Senate. mm invitation of Mrs. Hook wrote he mission, LUMBER. LUMBER. WILLET &@ LIEBBFY. CORNER SIXTH STREET AND N, Y. AVENUE. OUR PRICE LIST 18S THE LOWEST ON LATHS! LATHS: LATHS! LaTHS—Best Bangor; per thousand. $2.00 JUIST STUDS; per bundred feet... 58 FENCING 1:6, 16 Feet; per bundred....... 1.50 | WASHBOAEDS, Dressed & Jointed; CLEAR 1.50 WIDE I8-INCH BOARDS, Dressed. +2 2.50 @EOKGIA HEART FLOORING, LARGE STUCK. PAILINGS, DRESSED, 4 PATTERNS, With Bereol Work. DEY LUMBER Under Cover tn our Large Day LuMEER SHED. WILLET & LIBBEY, CORNER SIXTH STREET AND N. Y. AVENUE. &@ No Branch Yards.-@s KE DOWN TO FOUR CENTS. FURTY BUSHELS DELIVERED FOR $2.20 GAS-LIGHT OFFICE, cet i-tr 411 AND 413 10TH STREET. _ PREGHEAT EUROPEAN NOVELTY. } HBUNYADI JANOS. THE BEST NATURAL APERIENT. | THE LANCET Hunyadi_ Janos. Baron Lie- big affirms that its richuess in aperient salts surpasses that of ail other known waters. | THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL.—“Hun- | yadi Janos. The most agreeable, safest, and ost efficacious aperient water. "* PROFESSOR VIRCHOW, Berlin. Inv geod and prompt success: most Valual PROFESSOR BAMBERGER. Vienna. -*1 bave prescribed these Waters with remarkable suce | cess.” PROFESSOR SCANZON1, Wureburg. ‘1 pre- seribe none but this.> "= TON, M D., F. PROFESSOR LAUDER BR R.S., Loudon. ** More pleasant than itt id Surpasses them in efficac ably vals. PROFESSOR AITKE Military Hospital. Ne! Puliua and Friedrieshal! A WIN Every genuine bottle bears the name of TUE APOLLIN ARIS Co. (limited), Loudon. FRED'K DE BARY & CO. 41 and 43 Warren st., Mew York, Sole Agent for United States and Canadas. For Sale by Dealers, Grocers and Drug- gists. augz7-mwfeow.1y TW ssuincton HOME REMEDY. ASSFUL A DOSE. DR. LEWIS’ PLASTER. SEVEN FOR A QUARTER. | ve large and six small. Sur Capeime and Porous. Sure cure for Cuts. Burns, Bruises aud | Khenmatism. Bold dy all Dewogtate. Ask for a Circular. a —__-<_ aa " et ST ROSE'S HOUSE oF INDUSTRY, IN CHARGE OF THE SISTERS OF CHARITY, 2025 G street, bet. 20ch and 21st streets, } DRESS MAKING, ‘under the direction’ of a | Dress Maker. * Trousseaus and Chiléren's Suits. HE*B007 « co. introduging this Champagne, we are confident ‘that its superior merits will insure {ta permaneat — paulariy with the lovers of the delicious wimes of | Per case, $20.00 3 | Rare enue, | | Market Space. E 3 GRIST MILL. | FEED GHOUND TO ORDER. j ‘onsta ou haad and for sale Cons Meal tor | i mil and purposes, and every description of | —— MILTON W. JOHNSON, = | 4i7-3m" Ltth and F tte se, | THE EVENING STAR. tinuing Hilliard, of Geo | which the | ceive in payment of subseriptions to the four will hereatter other cities havi admissions on the floor. has had a salut efleet. Toda ists were missing in the re: ul onier corridors. Currency cirew Febru tional heard of the G neeessa ae bringing info the 1 Arkansas, Louisiana, Miss and Florida: aud ¥ elerks day. Gene in been tendered a position sion aa E hen for Missouri. the sor Comm February. dolph B.M denly in Baltimore, yesterday ofthe lings. Mrs. Marey w: Mrs. MeCle! Congress occup: | Capitol. The force in the Surgeon Gene office 3 performed that. the business of the ot “Sixteen months in a 70,000 cases i this moining were > tatives Townsend, Stephens, Harmer. Shallen- Senate finance committee have authoriz Mr. Allison to offer as an amendment to the silver bill his provision for an internati come to the Post Of ot a bushel a last day on which ceived at the Treasury. to-da Hitle less than $0,000, making the total amount subse fixed by the contract. wl IST, for the a order to All promptly any ree large and unexpected. ‘The difference in the value of the accumnlated stamps, according to the rates of the old and the new contracts, is about $26,000, “Washington News and Gossip, VERNMENT ReECEIVTS To-DAY.—Inierna committee on bank- in favor of diseom cent pieces. JN THE SovTH Canonina CONTESTED ELEc- House sub-commitive ably repor: that th Tre Hovse Nay aLComMMITTEE have 4 to repe sely upon the claims of Secor KCo., < nd Perine, & Ce for extra compensation for building certain steam rams, &e. NECUTIVE SESSION OF THE SENATE {ternoon the nomination of H. MH. for minister to Braz favorably from the commitiee 1 Tt willcome up for ac cutive session, SENATOR EATON will propose to amead the silver bill by providing for the coinage of a silver grains. and limiting its al tender value to sums of not more than ve dollars. The Cabinet of trade dollar Trane Dor cided that t be resumed at the Philadelphia mint. |. GRANTING PENSIONS to ¢ jean, Will cost prod its requirenier s. EMENTS HAVE EN Ma t retary of the Treasury will r ek Hawk war 500,000 Tom ARRANGE . loan, coin or cn ks drawn ¢ nkers in} The curr he converted into coin at cu houit expense to the owner. pany excess over amount ad in ne on nH Wil be returned to subseribers. angements for colleeti > made, if found necess.ry, i sub-treasury officers. Cast OUT.—TI sterday en! < the rule with reference of all the old lobby: rof the seats, and were compelled to bask their shins in the y the fas ENCY.—The Comptroller of the reports the amount of additional ation issued during the month of Janu- total amount issued sin act of Janua The total amount ed to date under the ac over Cv mount o} 1 tender notes outstanding on 10424 ‘The amount of n: s outstanding on ary 1, ether with $l, {national HER HOOKER AT THE judic committee a Beecher Hooker this rning in favor of woman suffrage. tT Was Mrs. Crocke diversion when the ladie held tb note ene! with the ement ikl have ten minutes to spe; ived. Mrs. Crocker y room when Mrs, Ho “My dear Mrs. € ve the room. y ik up the meet J was not ber: bam ume into the and here by your if you don ut me to sp nad she did ne No member of pminittee spoke a word either of en- anent or dis ement, Dut sat with ows Corrugateda nily. Lire tT. CHAPWAN C. Toop, U.S. N., has be ordered to the receiving ship Franklin at Nor- folk, 8th Feb ry Mr. Durhiun, of from the House committee on ons, has reported a bill which ap- prop: ates $20,000 for the employment of clerks m the fraudulent land entries, trespasses on publ deneral Land Office “to investigate dis, &c.; $25,000 to enable the Commissioner eneral Land Office to employ the clerical force to carry into eff the of Congress approved June 22, 1876, for rket the publie lands fn ippi, Alabama ) for twenty temporary y department, at 32 per in the Treasu XPOSITION NOTES.—Commissioner Metormick has returned to his office ew York. Donald G. Mitchell ha Paris James E des has t ppointed r ris exposition “Agr exhibits from mthern states will he aceepted by the sioner of Agriculture until the loth of 1 Mus. Mary A. Marcy, wife of Gen. Ran- Y, inspector, U.S. A. died sud of congestion 'y was the mother of wife of Gen. B. McClellan, qd y OMY ILLUSTRATED. —A ed in the Senate during morning hour to-<lay on the subject of the y in the matter of obtai ning pensions. rs Hoar, Edmunds. Ingalls. and Ham. tiled thermselves of the opportunity of in the Pension bu: . x on the “econom. parsimonious, penu ious’ branch of ing the south wing of the sso much inadequate to the work to b ce is There are nearly sin the Pension bureau awaiting . With Hot enough clerical to pre: the extra number of eases from constant cumulating. AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House ator Rollins, Represen- , White (Pa.), Pound, Gardner and Pot- pn. Schofield and Col. Wherry. AN AMENDMENT TO THE SILVER BIL1 mal netary conferene X % eommon ratio tie of gold ands‘lver: this. however, is nol a mudition precedent to the provisions of the bin, Bips for the great western mail service ce department at the rate ext Saturday will be the «ts will be received. UBSCRIPTIONS to the popular loan re- amounted to a THE ibed to date $2,650,000, THE CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE Company's svuir.— Yesterday afternoon in the reom of the ehief clerk, Thi eral, evidence was ta the Continental d Assistant Postwaster Gen by the attorneys of ote Company, to be used in their suit ag the yovernment now pending before the Court of Claims. ‘This suit grows out of the refusal of the Post Office de- partment to pay the company at the prices h expired May 1, umulated reserve stock re- ed to be kept on hand by the company isition. howevei COMMISSIONERS TO Parts.—The President to-day appointed Alexander MeLeod, of Dela- ware; Joseph G. Thorp and Robert H. Baker, f sin, and John W. Mackay and W. is Reseevot Nevada, honorary cominissjoners to the Paris expogitien, | Future Government of the Distric:. | | ACTION OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE TO-D\Y. ‘The House committee on the Distriet of Co- | ; lumbia met this morning, and resumed the | consideration of the He tion, being the adopiion of Governor mendment to elect a couneil of 24 members, was discussed, and rhed with the following resul or the Claflin amendment irman), Mess! tucky, Clymer of Pennsylvania. Bouck aitin of Massachusetts, and Davis of The Returning Board Sensation. A JURY IMPANNELED. from New Orleans last ast juror in the Returning Board | case was impanneled this evening jury was locked up for the night Was remanded tothe parish prison, jjourned until to- ed of ten wh The colored men are ye intelligent mulattoes, who st ny part in polities. the defence FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. WEDNESDAY, January 30, sthe uswal mumbe meniorials and{petitions presented during the morring hou Mr. Edmunds presented a memorial from i Y ii i tteution te cer While few seasons have been more crowded than the present one with dinners, lunche-, and evening parties, the able lick of animation abou! mmbers of ladies out | s, bur No one seems to esi in visiting as ha No longer in en- the loud buzz every day making and two colored observed in other seas ns, tering a house engaged in meri ed that they had { ‘ Why this is . Black burn of j alleging he was i ties, because of and liquor deale rest of the people ed to com.nittee on jrdi ceptions was Judge Whitaker exeused k daty whem defence would. hav There were also talks. and is constantly interrupted put nobody si pted aS a juryman. T of bills of exception taken to Uy ruling in cases where jurors kad st n opinion formed which testimony to med by the court and try the c mendment :—Messrs. Hunton y at home on Tue: Mr. Edmunds a sreceived a 4 recepiions were those Sherman and her party at the Ebbitt, and the vermont, and Brentano ab f $2 inembers of ciation of the Districi of © action upon. the bill ry of tne District of Columbia. would require n voting for the Claflin amend P that at some sud: dies of the Riggs House, which i8 a head- rters of Congressmen, and the kadies at ment, gave noti they could gc notwithstanding e impartially move an amendment to put som on the voters, as well as the ei | carried by ate dinner of last evening Mrs. Hayes’ good taste suggested more liberal use nis and flowers in the cor lors and fewer of conviction the ¢ a pension by act! The committee also changed somew! ode of the appointment ot the Commis: They axreed to recommend that th nd House each ele i ars, the third Commission officer and engince jor. to be detailed by the Pr of the United s When the stat mpanueling of the jury ¥ challenges. ‘the defence ing only used ten.” wor and par ‘ations on the dinin 1 action might be Mare Ist, 1874 He also had read a letler acknowieds! it is impossible f not below the ‘eipt of a Pension ¢ the conversator purpose were p a& remark by ti ant that if he was to have th ced in the inner cori rin 3 Major Burke aMy corrupt or distey uit of Hayes or southern kuowledze o s were placed on the § . Flowers and pkints suite of parlors. M did not seem like . ir said that in obtaining a one neeessar eh months, on ent clerical force in the oftiee of the s There was, he with the government more. ¢ ful than the penury wh ers of the proposed ¢ nominal: that the committer this community did ansthing to prejudice ilden’s chanee ns that whate pant of an in- lining room to its miusic to be distinetly heard while sufficiently softened to enh: : = The horizontal mirror was of the proposed couneil are to extend ; eheck on the 7 aid no furihe and approved in its usual p dishes of exquisite f rested upon tt. ho wine glasses. emonious dinners puter, and Mr i n revisionary power to redu nof condemmna He has contempla tion of the del de for Siiiieient ele onto be publishes purpose can be has heard enous The District in Congress. REORGANIZATION OF THE | Horth side of the t opposite. “Mrs. sident’s right, iged in the following ora Is OW. Va.) read: excrs nsion comunit- fourth Congress, stating that 's present Were Mr. Edmunds presented a memorial 1. With two other eh that bareat, been employed in the polit arters for five monih nt the Pension ofl ‘The memorial bi introduced Oct. 18, 1877, to reor iary of the District and to ex- of justice in the 1, Was prepared under directions of the cordingly the memo an early day 73 out of the In the Senate to-d: nels of communication than Mr. Chander i The Boy Who Was Alone at Sea. SCHOONER ON vhile drawing. | to Asia. 1 Dedite the administ one to five clerks Ww hunt up cases of fraud, but ‘| ‘ourse, the det ther would make sent out. nominally to S Want the bill The memorial is members of the association: Atlantic City een reported Publiskes the folle The Philadeiphia ing statement from wiventurous: uds retorted that the gentlen ‘dd. Mrs. Blaine, Jud president of the company es the history of the com: busines and has beeu brought int but she struck ti ed off inte the strea wharf and shi J work of the ator proposed to exw m of the cler announeement of the de, y causes the deepest 1 ho tor so many winters ulways adding to the ny by her p A from the etter | end. sweeping reduc was fast being dri mingled in on Soeieiy pleasnve of any conip She had never récoy fractives caused bya fulla ing the detail of one wy more clerks for the He did not know whether it | eof Repre- | i re coming HiabTe as reinsurc y has not been able to obtain the sum. of $135,000 unjustly withhe : | transferred io the National Capit by the Ameri GROUNDS.—Mr, Dawes, from the Senate committeee on publi ci that such a partict bot so impe; unon the stat Lhrew discre¢ ment Dade inthe re B Paddock waitcress@ resolu for an inquiryeb movalot the N, Shot been viol | that it hast for itself no obli a simgle one for $1,000, is no jusolven port of three disin commissioners, that he be not condemne Q 5 EN'S BANK BUILDING. nate commilt i “00 for the cant of her weatherin Swill be shown by a psterL compete : vasrelerred to th esseland rolled 1 he bill was referred to th vessel and tolled a with dificulty [kept myseif ty committee on i vered wilh ie Stianey then resumed the debate on ferngan amendment in the iding for the coin tm France.—The | 1 senate on » Gull Stream. age of a silver dollar’o: fine, to be a | gal tender for here ocherwise provided by law or contract. 5 ury to be author nase not less than tw mint tocoin sily y to the Sen; e at Dill directing th ‘an situation, e With India, the con. market, and that t! eof the Unit tes the ground, with the ha inprovements the sh from the souti J then headed west, dition of the Germa Latin monetary sta be fixed from time to time id into the Freasui maim in force bit one ye; The senator trom Canial . Say while urging a speedy oid standard. A Dobie SuicrpE.—J. & € the Hamburg cotton brok ed hist week, have both Freedmen’s ‘Savings a a sum Not exceeding ¥ ed to the credit of the id Freedmen’s Savi unless revived by board ight, relit i inthe main vi riday morning ESI iter beating tbc Hayes introduced a ction of legal ten ‘o make the same payable for duties. Pans OU ETS hited Lind near urer of the United St among its ereditors, oul of any money i 7 priated, upon perfect title and the execution to the zoo suid sufficient in reas. | jer distribution , and failing to brin: the inlet, and as the wate! ched her on 1 pt was taken memorial of Fs ago in favor of a uniform dniy on Sugar Without reference to cole Ret : ALPRACTICE nited States of a deed Aldrich presented ntine Shaals. wh . the jury disek 1 Bloom frou | Vicksbu | was heid last | Mr. Frye asked and sand against Mrs, consent to present ‘aroline Johnson as The two wome! Dut the doctor, who is 0 y been placed under arrest at his own house. 3 DiN1Es.—The uch ion having design: 5 “who sold a cad responds thus through the pritied for the purpose upon the first floor of the tire-proof. building under the direction of th Fitting up the rooms ours this morning listened to i Irs. Use of the Courtof Claims. Mr. Dawes re lito day.and it s prevented by the objes i. right to vote. One of the re rs ‘ein denounce the author 6 liate consideration Tray Senoulice (he author blocution asaiist Russia for the perse h in Poland, and ag: assuming the title of The queen of Portueal, daughter of mmanuel and god-dauchter i tter of temperance the Women would always be found yoting st and determination faith, he had been honored with ii itusan honor)to pre: sponse to Mrs. Hook- eution of the chu and again brand King Humbert fc person Who has made selling’ charge ined that the auest, (and hee a petition which ¥ against me as Who is most uny Mf the Court of ly ignorant of the and destitute of all honesty, and unocent of a single instinct that a gentleman mS Was renieved, she is residing at the Qui MAnyLanp 1 senate yester p ho material difference, bat he e that he would call the bill up to- late for their protection in’ th ited States, and in the Di: eainst the tree He presented the petition on _be- tories of the C sin the office of Montgom- in the house, na- litions were presented for locat op- and one from one hundred color ainst such a law for Wie ave Was granted to introduce eventing building associations and simi- ations from loaning notes ur simi- ms in lien of money. v ade on joint re Tat MOTHER OF Hers. Miss Katie Haun, the pretty brunette of No. Bleecker street, Ts that she was arrested on rge of thett preferred by her mother, : Mis. Henrietta Haun, of Harrison street, Ho. boken, through the alleged instrumentality of her discarded lover, John § tends to have both’ partie gisier of wills. ommittee of the House comnnittee on the Distriet of Columbia being aged did not give a hearing to Jealth this morning on the sew. ‘They heard one or two d icy bill, but took no ae- which had an anization in nearly every state. The petition was over one thousand erage question. gists on the pharm: stated above, The immeuse petition had been elegant! bound up with red, white a nd Which had been ‘repos ing on a pedestal decorated with the Ameri- i in front of the desk of the offi choenmacher, in rrested for con. ma her mother’s udeavored to force choenmacher, lutions asking DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE. tid to the Maryland and Dela- a A Dill will so of Generals Q. A. £ of the engineer corps of the itizen of Washington, whos report upon the condition of the d sewerage of ¥ witha view to the Lome because the lait her into a marriage with she sought employment as a ser Bleecker street. ‘ing so. strenuous! | the bands that ha fused to marry the man Mrs. Haun proposes a t revenge her mothe With the knowiedge and consent of the ION AT THE MIN telegram from Cumberland, Md., Janu: 5 I through the region he 1 selected delegates to id to-morrow a matter of rednetion of Three of the mines Buckuer thought it should go to the ways and means, as it would large! | ney. while } night, wa | who. after robbin y Hineeting to be ng. to consider th: 5 to 40 cents. ‘ept the reduction improveinent for sai 'Yy together with all other conditions pertaining to these question y shal submit to Congress at as The reference was made to the judic) 1 to compromise with her using her arresi decided to a tt they should have the Consolidation A PERSONAL EXPLANATION to-day on ae- ind drainage, touether with the es- DINIMission is and comprehensive plan : | surer of the town of Monmout New York Associated Press ue he town of | Monmouth voted for the Ma the House on. Fri¢ sure, and he availed him: RAVE ROBBER.—There to report a fu for the establishment of SENATOR CONKLING, at h to the New York Tribune, a in conversation touching upon r resolution in | He voted against the IL of the oppor. remark. The ts (Mr. Butler) the resolution 1 edo and Columbus, 0. est at the former } i ge of body snatebin: found a few days ago that two Toledo gr. bbed, and Dr. Morton, | ufessed’ that he had taken nt them to the medical de vartinent of Ann Arbor (Mici .eiters found on Morton's person showed that bodies have been sent to Ann Arbor, and sixty more contracted for. poverty drove him into the business, and t tonen a cha the saine rep New Orleans Burke as saying t speech ready la ing of the vote of Louisiana for izes the statement that such a charg: city of Washington, Sas those wh i any, tleman from Mas! si y that he voted fe to the improvement of the navizat Potomac within the limits of the Distriet of sing the eount be made. wa He (Hewitt) ‘awuse he believed it w: men, because if the silve: boring men would be paid ina currency worth cents on the dollar. nd to quote $ ler had done, he would laborer was worthy of his hire. The House then went into committee of the whole on the bill for the withdrawal! of spirits in bonds—Mr. C; se than at present by any ad voted against it be- Id injure the laboring Dill passed the Ia- IN COLORADO.— : ern bound train on the nd Santa Fe ri few miles ea: tour men, who attempted to rob the express ‘Two of the robbers ie, Compelling the engineer man to do as direeted, while the other two boarded the express car. The express mes: senger, howeve: pulsed them. robbers, as he was on dropped when the messen bers escaped, but are hotly, petent party. and as the trai bt of their capture. The robbers had ly bound and gagged the agent at the ition of Dodge City, and ransacked . est Mr. Lorp’s T FETC Foun MEN TO 1 would lose 10 hint to summon ¢ tral of the Lord hinacy is signed by the comm the supreiie court and commands the sherift to summon 24 good men and true to attend in the supreme court rooms, nd his conduct there was It is believed that he is organized gan; " Ss. and that thei on for along time. The Co- jumbus cemetery has been guarded of at that the ghouls have probably been forced to jevy on the graveyards in surrounding towns. Morton and two assistants have been held in $11,000 each. Soon after Morton’sarrest it was ‘k with smallpox, and the prisoners, newspaper. m nd others who have been in contact with him have, of course, bee RAILROAD KINGS IN COUNCII..—Col. Scott, a Jewett, Garrett, Kissop, Blanchard, and Commissioner Fink met at the Brevoort House, in New York, yes- terday, in reference] to the freight They remained in session for some time, but, owing to the absence of Mr. Bliss an’ Hickson, of the Grand Trunk, nodefinite ac- tion was taken, with the exception of ° | mating a settlementof freights between New They hope at their meeting to settle matters harmoniously, to time they adjourned. Mr. Hickson, now on their way to New York, | are expected to be present. | CONCESSIONS TO PRINCE BISMARCK.—A special to the London Tin “The prolonged minist duced a firstresult. the blame for the existing condition of | The precept he believed the appointed by always suspicious. have been carrie lucky, and re- he shot one of the y three feet off, and nger fired. The rob- ursued by a com- is plain there is - isle in the chair. ‘The subject was under discussion when our report closed. VIRGINIA’S PUBLIC committee of the Virgini reports the debt of th a portion off), to be, principal and accrued in- s id this interest be capitalized, the total aunual interest upon tes $2.458,716.41. revenue tor the year 1 third, on the noon, to try the ry as to Thomas Lord's capacity to manage his estate and as to his sanity." The 24 persons are. to February pane allof whom will be sumn day named in the precept. Dept.—The finance ia house of delegate: tate (West Virgini: 1 of the sheriff's jury. ttend on the LY. ¥. Sun, 29th. ARREST OF MARYLAND MOONSHINERS.—A ch to the Baltimore Ge Hagerstown, Md.. January 29,’says: Col. E. M. collector of internal revenue, Wm. E. Gumberi and ye to-day Lo men named ire’ inter and Jack Ambrose, for illicit distilling. The still was located in the North miles from Haj e a line. The wi phernalia Was captured : also ‘he men arreste found that he was scores of office: +S. MARSHAL Mrssinc.—Yes- terday Patrick Burns, of No on Superintendent Wall that his brother Join, employe arshal’s office in this city, had m: disappeared about a week ago, although he fully believed that his brother | had met with foul play, he wished to place the | In view of future occur- Burns said that U.S. Mar-> shal fsaac Edsall libelled at Nyack, on the j Hudson, on the lth instant, the steamboat | Chrystenah, and Burns was sent on board as It appears from what Patrick Buvi learned of his brother that the latter was | drunk the last time he was seen, and in the | barroom where he was at that time the bar- keeper was found,to have several trinkets be- longing to the missing man. _ said he got them from one Keely, who, when found, said that he could re becouse he was drunk the night Burns disap: | LY. ¥. World, 29th FRANK LESLIE ARRESTED FOR LIBEL— | Frank Leslie, the New York arrested and taken from the u in Philadeiphia, from Washin libel preferres ‘The charge rding an enterp The total net 7, ona basis of 50 cents on the $100, was $2,449,214.62; current expenses of government and amount due free school fund $1,571,669.18, leavin: cable to the payment oj Wm. H. V: ei Mobley, deputy m. H. Vande: ssisted by Jacob Late, Wm. J. Byers, arrested’ ing to rope t revenue appli- Interest $887,545.46, n the present basis of taxation there a deticiency of $1,571,170.95 in the t on the state debt and cap- The report is indorsed by ‘ment of interest on jized interest. both the state au Waatan im a lot of whisky. } a were at the time engaged in htering hogs, and were ready arty were prepared for such emergencies, and, under cover of cocked re- voivers, they slipped the darbi placing them in a carriage, brought them here and lodged them in jail. shadowed for more than a always avoided detection. ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP A BUILDING tempt was made in Montreal Monday ni blow up the Institute Canadien building, but a timely discovery of the explosive package in the main hall prevented its accomplishment. This is the same institute from which Guibord was excommunicated for belonging to. TERRIBLE STORIES OF CRUEL7Y in the New Jersey state prison at Trenton have been rife ths, but from the strict secresy imposed upon the officers there have been no ng them. A prominent ce, however, ison physician a truth, and has called the aitention o! jury to the subject. It appears that a variety of ingenious tortures are practiced upon the ich are the boot-heel the paddle for inflicting blows, the stretcher, (which appears to be an adaptation of the me- diwval rack,) the hose for discharging cold water on the naked body, producing intense pain and sometimes ins: at least, aleohol has been poured on the bare Vack and set on fire. Attempt made before to ae York and Boston, i *s racticable fellow that Schur but the depaty’s 2 ot a Secretary's going out to i spect an institution on his ow ny notice of his coming ‘Son them, and hook, without Ss party has been —$—__—______ year, and have LERDOIST RAID FROM TEXAS INTO MEXICO. teh states that an incursion into Mexico by the Lerdoists, under Col. G. Salinas. The towns of Cordelia, Savinas and Hidalgo, in Tamaulij | captured and the principal men se! were forced to pay $5,000 for their release, The raid was planned on the Texas side of the Rio Grande, and the marauders have re- turned, having baffled the pursuit. WakM WEATHER I ves from Berlin says: erial crisis has pro- a Prince Bismarck has been authorized by the Emperor. to submit to the federal council a bill providing that the chan- cellor, in the event of his beit from acting, may authorize any member of laws and decrees requir- iguature under the exist- The bill is regarded as the ppointment of German The barkeeper | A Galveston dis} its il remember nothing, | a een ate ing prevented that couneil to si ing the chancellor's s\ ing constitution, first step toward the a) ministers acting independently of the cellor, but under his teadershi also seats in the federal coun Gowet Sous com —— e Reading teal owen, president of the compan States that no sij : to the fact that resenting the interests in the coal combina- tion had not appended their personal sigua- ct. ** We consider ourselves bound on our personal honor, and hold the minutes of the meetings as binding us,” said urs ocak “Ithas never been cust si agreement, exce| saben our signatures since that time we have met, made our com- S, ig not si chy iH inion among other coal men is that nation will last benefit to the pai ve ne i a8 soon assome o1 make; to drep out it will be doue, ublisher, was In at the depot while en route e ', on acharge of by a Philadelphialawyer named » grew out of a dispute ga ise in which Leslie and Whigley were associated at the centennial ex- MAINE.—The weather has been as warm as ere is no ive in the river three miles below here, and a continuation of the present warm weather will open this city. It is said that the ice left the river here in the winter of 1830, but closed again the Dirigo (Me.) Rural, Jan. % AUSTRIA (8 ACCORD wiTH ENGLAND.—The lish chancellor of the exc! that he had no knowle: between Ru: partition of Austria was in ac A Test OatH REPEALED. —The Kentu senate has repealed the test oath req! ‘ secure his e! nents of the oath was funds, such as ing halls for some mon aud having means of verif. the Penobscott to tained from the nificance could be AU PENNSYLY A! gentlemen rep- BLE.—O. F. ‘are county in the legislature, was arrested in December last for of the Media Building As- leaded the privii SLATOR IN TROU- state representative ennsylvania 9th of January. convicts, among hhequer yesterday of an alliance Germany and Austria for the intimated that embezzling funds. sociation and p! reseneatiee: 38 ‘3 Bae Soares 7 eee as just decided that the pt a legislator cannot be pleaded a dictable offense, and recomme! u Bullard, be remanded to the Delaware county ‘key, and 4 The picture of his nurse in the ty, and, in one case ord are claimed as hie nurse. “He sald thot tee is have bee: ug these abuses to light, they have been defeated by the efforts of ‘the rison authorities, and even now the mM ‘thy or worse. The nguiry into the charges, it has never been The general No DISCRIMINATION. of representatives in Ohio has a bill to strike the word itia Jaws of the state, The democratic house white ” from Bere as it proves of uses of cam; ing it, and that les lution directing an res tickets and p: saw bum. The color of bi different from the real American, 0th. Telegrams to The Star. HORRORS OF WAR. SUPPERINGS OF PURIKS, ———+—___ SITUATION IN NGLAND. SIOUX ON THE WAR PATH. mr Working Up th Los pe, Jan. 30, tives in the Tosise of Comm cted Lo give solid » Tharsday ) are proba divi and se nment 5 termined on their course, but they will probably me stain from vorin Such of them as vole jy ulframontanes) will support the gov ernment. The majority for the credit. is al ready estimated at over one hundred ings ave being held throug’ influence A itwent mostly by liberal or tiens. N attempted yesterday for the purpose of opp ernment: was turned into an demonstration, An amendir ginal resolution against ing at Shefficid ant Russian nt lo an eri that thi of the ey ANE patriotic songs, cheered mistield’s naine, and gteeied Lord arvon's W dd cries of “ Tro Some of ding proviu papers are taking an anti-Russian tor Appeal Purkish Suffere The ‘ommittee of the fo ail kindred committ Cross, all benevolent institut sud all kind | hearted men of ail countries. I says that a de numt into consiies rof woun led sofdiers are. ntinople from all parts of arly Loy flying from t rived of all means of exis : situation Manors of end disaster the country ideriy Red Crescent soci neralealamity Misery of the Mahommedans. cial corr udents of tH lon news S also ¢ nue to give details of im se disire shite that the H-pox and Uyphus have commenced among Ugees, 3 are making to send them vended that the increased Population of Constantineple will o 4ty of provisions, unless there fort from without to rep housand refugees arrived in on Monday. It is impossible tor shelter. Many are huddled in knee-deep in mud and water. ‘T exodus trom Koumelia is unabated A Warlike M. P. Lonpon. Jan) —In the house of commons this afternoon Mr. Bedford Clapperion Treve lian Pim. (conservativ tor Grav © notice th J row that the to nt credit for dy ar that h Ww the ina SY a le giving the govern ining the policy deter ter solemn assurances of the ived only immunity for the Christin sol the Porte, and aimed at randizement: whatever, is of the pin t these assurances are beiug delibe ¥ evaded by the proposed terms of peg and the aivanee of the Kussian arms, a lieves that the time has come whe diate action of F nd is an abse orthwith estimates for d navy on a war footing, ents the stron phile see Sale of Scranton Coa! New Yous. Jan. 0-—By order of ‘the Dela awauna and Western Railroad, nton coal we were much dov .000 Tons Of steamboat coal WW TONS g sold very s,000 tons egy brought $3.1 opened at B5es, feat to 5.55, wand closed (tons advanced t« nS Chestnut Prices 423 Scaly—They Don't Call it Repudia- tion. but Se New York, January 30. + says weeting ht to co ied ty. The prevailing sentiment is yit after sealing it down tos cenison iollar, with mmittee to amend the ent bill before the legislature. There will tly atch from be no repudiation, but the action of the | Nill Le ba-ed npon the measure of its abil | pay — Meeting of Railroad Kings. NEW YORK, Jan. 30.—An adjourned meeting Was held to. railroad magnates to setile dispute re iting of freights upon seme of the trunk lines.” Mr. Vanderbilt. of New Yor niral; President Scott, of Pe ia: President Garrett, of Baltimore ai Commissioner uid Mr. Hickson, ‘and Trunk sof Boston and Jewert of the nisidl- nge monious and permanent ments Will be speedily arrived at. Gone to Join Sitting Bull. New York, Jan. 30.—A dispatch from Chi- cago says that news has been received there that another band of Sioux, mumbering eighty lodges, has eseaped from the Red Cloud agen- cy and started north ey oe ction taken by pet «| » OHIO, Jan, arning home aia late hour last sshot in the abdomen by foot pads, him. escaped. “The wound is probably fatal. Another Abseonding Defaulter. AlGusta, Me, Jan. 30.—Mr. Brown, trea. Me. disap ved he is a red a week ago, auulter for $100 i rapidly *. quent reaction to W2i,. The market was ac- live and excited. ———___ Confirmed. ALRANY, Jan. 9.—The senate has eontiy the nomination of Benj. 5. W. Ch intendent ef public works. ries 0. a@ short time Sia scaped jast night. The Markets. BALTIMORE, January 30.—Virginia deferred. 4: consolidated, 55 series, 40: South Carolina sixes old, 1 dul) ale we . a BALTIMORE, January 90. sCotten alt anct weak—midalin; active but western jnac 1.2081.38: do ominalls 104al0%. Flour more nged. Wheat, southern quiet: ruber, L3oaL37, Pease w. Le. 37; Pei red. 1,391.36 ef + gs Western winter 1.32: February, 1.32),. m, and firm: wesiern fairly: active Gaba: do. yellow. 64: active and easier shaghess aang? mite, ctive and easier — wi 38037: do. mixed. 3423. Atye quiet and stewie eh fait deinand abd unchanged= 13 OOtS.6b im. Provisions dull and nominally steady. Butter, choice active and firm—roll, 18120: packet, 20a22. ° Petroleum dull and nominal. 114, Cotes dull and vominal. ‘Whisky quiet. 1707s fee ceipt—flour, 2.800: wheat, 82.000: comm, fi. cat, 4,500; ‘rye, 900, Shipmeuts—wheat, 25-000: ore Ea Es 30.—Stocks ’ -, January 30, —St Steaty. Money. 6. Gold, 102)4a102%4. Ex vonge 482 Sg ee ae . 5 30.—Floar upd ‘ Wheat «shade lower, Corn steady. LONDON, January 30, 12:30 p, m.—C 95 11 16 for’ both money and the account. U.S four-anl-i-half per cent. 103%: 1867", 106; ten” forties, coupon, 108'.; new fives. 104.) Brie, ®,, peace demas sioamlengncarso ah THE DEMERARA CHARLEY Ross. boy brought here from Demerara, under the Er ppg that he might be (harley Ross, is atthe home of the friendles has not vet returned from New Orleans, but Will visit him as soon as he reaches home. The child is nuusually bright and intelligent for his about seven years), and talks freely to the visitors who calls at the home. that his name is Demerara was Alfred Cra) 2d that he lived with a colored who Was not his mother, 95 she had children. He persists right Charley Ross, End that he lived = ‘on the with bis reaj mother, near Philadelphia. people of Germantown all of that place as “the hill.” On being a picture Charley Ross, with long curls, in’ the issued by Mr. Ross, he put his hand bead and thought a moment. and then “That was me before my curls were. cut ent under the door steps in Demerara, body fed him. He was ate oa when asked wee ie eal it wy ened that his mother “on the hill Mr. Ross has heard of